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		<title>Mel and Kae's Craaaaaaazzzzy Blog - snookyferrit</title>
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		<description>Unfortunately, we are currently on opposite sides of the world.  More fortunately, however, we have this blog to keep in touch!</description>
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					<title><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[Just had to tell you about this... Mom found the NZ necklace in the car! Must have came off while I was driving... I'm taking it as a good omen. Mom and I had a horrible argument yesterday morning which led to finally talking about everything that she and dad did when we were kids... and incredibly, I received validation from her. Not in the exact form I wanted necessarily, but I am satisfied. After that I just felt awesome. I bought some wine and met up with Robert and Amy... All of us had something to celebrate. Then Hubs and I spent the night in <a href='/United-States/Orlando'>Orlando</a> clubbing. We danced for 5 hours straight girl... And when I woke up this morning is when mom gave me the necklace. Not to mention tonight is my first night alone as overnights manager. I've been certified by district and start classes in September. <a href='/United-States/Spring'>Spring</a> classes start for BCC and UCF mid- January which is when I can claim my residency (hopefully). Which means... starting next January, hopefully (cross my fingers) , I can start school here! Well, I gotta' bounce again... Hope all is well! Take care, love and hugs, mel]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[psssst]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[It's been a long time since either of us have written in this thing. I'll get it going, for bump's sake. Well, my life has done a complete 180. Two days ago was six month anniversary for living here in Florida. New York has become almost... irrelevant to my life. that sounds harsh because my family is there... and my friends are there... but the truth is that I talk to them all the time, and I think about them all the time...and I miss the city like you wouldn't believe...  But Florida life and New York are two totally separate things. Everything is different. My friends are carefree, relaxed, non-dramatic. The only downfall with them, is that with the exception of Edmond and Candace, none of my friends are artistic. And the more I think about it... most of my inner group of friends are straight. I go out clubbing and partying with my gay friends, but that is really all I do with them. It's weird. Relationships are really difficult for me right now. Probably partially because of all the question marks in the air that I have yet to deal with. But also because... Even though I feel like every man I come in contact with wants me for some absurd reason... I don't really know any lesbians/bi-sexuals who live here and are attractive to me. Most of them are only interested in partying and sex, man, I party all the time... but I don't live for it. I know so many men who would totally "do" me... I find myself considering it... The pro's and con's of it. Would it work? Could it work? And I haven't had these questions in my head for a long time.  Every time I ever tried with a man it's just been EPIC FAIL. I feel comfortable calling myself a lesbian. Every good experience I ever had has been with a woman. Everything I am physically attracted to is womanly. The clothing, the perfume, the skin, the hair, certain physical attributes, personality... sweetness, aggression, and intellectualism in women is sexy. When I look at men, I don't think the same way... When I am pleased by a man's appearance or character... I feel like he's a little puppy I want to take home with me...  But, i've met one or two guys that I don't look at like that... Men that are just... attractive, motivated, not too aggressive, not totally vain, sweet but not too sweet, funny, and fun to be around with similar goals in life. Those are the guys that get me thinking, "maybe?"... But it never works... the sex doesn't work... I don't try... with men... it's less complicated that way. I haven't smoked green in like... 2 months. I have other things to keep me entertained ;-) but nothing too crazy... Work is different... or should I say... only one pay check a week is different. I was promoted to crew trainer a couple months ago and then just this week they promoted me to overnight's manager. The pitfall to that is my certification classes don't begin for another month, so I don't get the other half of my raise until i'm certified. But the 75 cent difference an hour is worth it right now. It's been SO hard financially. Especially with everyone who came down to visit. First Rosa and her family. We spent the day at a waterpark at the Nickelodeon hotel in Orlando. I tried to sneak up on them, but they actually snuck up on me. The kids wore me out but we had so much fun. I almost cried when we had to say goodbye, and apparantly so did Rosa. The next day is when my neck spazzed out and I couldn't move it, also the same day that Jess Ferrara came to visit. All we could do was talk about everything and watch a movie together... it was good anyway. Just a couple days after that Alfonso, Kristina and Shannon came down. I stayed with them at the Ramada in Kissimmee for 3 days. We spent a lot of time swimming in the indoor and outdoor pools. We drank a lot. A lot of arbor mist...6/7 bottles one night I think. Hahaha, then recorded Shannon karaoking to Kristina's Iphone, me and Kristina dancing on the bed, and all of us taking underwater snapshots. Alf, shannon and I went for a couple late night walks through the area... one night we found a snail and named her Polly. We went sun-tanning, day exploring, out to eat and everything. My last night Alf's aunt came to visit with her family. She brought us to this place called old town. It's this really great place that stays open year round, and is half amusement park/carnival... half old town shops and restaurants... the best part is that it also has a night club. LMAO. After that Heff and Elly came down to stay for a week/ week 1/2. We spent A LOT of time at the beach. I showed Heather some of the gay nightlife here. They met a bunch of my friends and we all had a blast. Then I stayed with Elly's ti ti Lisa for two days. The first of those two days we all went to the beach again with Elly's cousins and some family friends. I was sun poisoned on that day and all I can say is OUCH. The night I left there was a meteor shower. Mom and I have been struggling to get a long. As i've mentioned before, I come  long way in putting the past behind me. But there are certain issues that make us living together very difficult. Like, 1) she wants to be motherly and nurturing... but i'm grown, independant. And I got there without her. It drives me NUTS when she tries to advise me/ tell me what to do. 2) At this point she's been collecting unemployment. I have been neglecting my own bills to carry us this far. We agreed to split our shared bills down the middle but let me paint you a picture... I have given her my last three paychecks in WHOLE. We fight about it and get nowhere, and then I feel guilty... Especially since Chester died... that was very hard on the both of us and I want to be sensitive toward her. But she doesn't work with me on our issues... and screws me financially... even though she doesn't mean to, she does it... I can't NOT pay the bills... and i'm going through all these changes at work and trying to keep a social life. On a positive note... If we can get our shit together... after November I can finally go back to school... Robert, my best gay friend here... I think he really wants to marry me, and have a family. I don't know how to feel. That whole thing in itself... is sooo weird/confusing. We are just an odd couple... and I think he really wants to marry me. lmao. I'll be sending you a new CD in the mail sometimes soonish... I've been getting into electronic a little bit... I think you'd really like some of it. I feel like there's so much more to write about, but I gotta' get ready for work. So love and hugs! Let me know what's going on in your life! <3 Mel]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Heyyy you]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-left:10px;float:right;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=52624' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/PIX23.jpg' border=0></a></div><div class='borderedPhoto' ><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=52622' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/580/PIX10.jpg' border=0></a></div><div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-right:10px;float:left;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=52623' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/PIX12.jpg' border=0></a></div><p style='clear:both;'/>Hey girl- uploaded some pics from the phone for you! I hope you're enjoying yourself! How was the ceremony? Don't feel bad if you can't update all the time, I totally understand...  Yes, still the same number, and the phone is up so... if ya ever wanna' call, feel free- i'd love to hear from you. Life is good... i've made some great friends here... and even though i'm not, I FEEL really free. So maybe I am. I have so many sooooo soooo soooo many stories to tell you about. I'll update more when I have free time, or the next time I talk to you... I am curious about the many dimensions of your life- graduation, <a href='/South-Korea'>South Korea</a>, Dimo, Nashville, everything... What is going on? Are you leaving the country again or WHAT??? lmao... just kidding... take care of yourself, girl... love you lots, hope you're well... <333 Mel]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[quick update!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[Hey girl!  Sorry I've been such a poor correspondent lately...between graduation and Dimo and visitin Julia in Nashville, things have been a bit crazy.  I will get back to you soon though!  And btw, greetings from Nashville!  Is your cell phone working?  I think I should give you a call in a couple of days.<p style='clear:both;'/>Also, thank you so much for the book!  As soon as I picked up the package, I knew it was a book and I got really excited.  I can't wait to read it!  Ah, poetry...how things all began.  :D  Anyway, it was very sweet of you to get me a present...it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside.  :)<p style='clear:both;'/>Okies, I gotta go, but I WILL update and/or call you soon.  Much love, thank you again for the gift, and I will talk to you soon!<p style='clear:both;'/>~Kae]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Nashville TN, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Hey dear]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[Hey girl... I saw your facebook, and didn't want to make a big deal out of anything on there... I'm not totally sure what's going on... (though I have an idea)... but i'm sorry that you're in pain, and if there's anything I can do... let me know... I may be the last person you want to talk to... but i'm here for you. You have your BA, you have great friends and family, and you're going to have a good future... Take care of yourself *big hugs* Mel]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[By the way...]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[Ps... everything will be all right... The future is totally unpredictable- we all take a blind step forward (everyday!)... Remember that, to keep yourself grounded... (To not get too overwhelmed!)... Let yourself miss things that are passing or have already come to pass, but celebrate good memories and know that there's so much more to come! I feel like a broken record, but i'm so proud of you... take care dear *big hugs*<p style='clear:both;'/><p style='clear:both;'/><p style='clear:both;'/><p style='clear:both;'/><p style='clear:both;'/><p style='clear:both;'/><p style='clear:both;'/><br><li>Big big biiiiiiiiiiiiig hugs*</li>]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Contgradulations girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS DARLIN! have a great day!!!! xoxoxo]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Stupid ass... I am]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[I'm so retarted... guess you can ignore that message on your machine, my answer is right here, lmao... I'll be giving you a call soon... phone should be up this weekend... then I will be more capable of making calls... hope all is well! so excited for you... night, <3 Mel]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[awww]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[Awww darlin, hey girl... the end is approaching! You must be under so much stress... Though I know you have pleanty of support where you are, If you need any more, you can always call me! Sched: I'm working tomorrow 3-cl, thurs. i'm off, friday 3-cl, sat 7- somethin, sun. mornin to somethin... i'm sorry, I took down my schedule on a five dollar bill, and then threw it in with my pants in the wash... I understand if you can't call... and will try to reach you at some point and offer a generous helping of silliness to get your mind off things... Hope all is well, and good luck! PS daaaang girl, when are you gonna' plan a trip down here??]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[South Korea?]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-left:10px;float:right;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=48477' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/3187-76040272217-551652217-1832494-6495862-n.jpg' border=0><br>Times Square</a></div>Hey girl!  Um, why is God laughing at you?  That's not cool.  He's kinda laughing at me too right now...he finally warmed up the weather, but now that it's BEAUTIFUL outside, my allergies are trying to kill me...my eyes itch sooooo bad!  It kinda sucks, but I'd still take it over the cold.<p style='clear:both;'/>Sooo, new developments...all my work is due one week early this year, meaning that I have to get my shit together by May 8th (ahhhhh!).  Then May 22nd is graduation.  AHHHHHH!!!  Still not sure what I'm doing.  I thought I was going to go home to Cali for at least a year...however, I have now found a job teaching <a href='/United-States/English'>English</a> in <a href='/South-Korea'>South Korea</a> that looks pretty tempting.  $2000 a month, rent is free, and the company pays for your plane ticket there and back.  The city I'm looking at (Busan) is really cool and right on the water, and three of my friends from NZ will be there...we could travel through Asia after our work is complete.  It's pretty awesome.  I have to decide whether or not I'm ready to take off for another year though...it's an amazing opportunity, but Jamie just got over his cancer and Omi and Opi are getting older...and there's the whole not liking kids thing...I don't know.  I did the math though and calculated that I will be paying $600-700 a month in student loans for the next ten years.  It makes me want to cry.<p style='clear:both;'/>Okay, I better get to work now...I'm doing a conference paper on psychopaths, so I'm gonna go sit in the sun and read about some crazy people!  Hope all is well.<p style='clear:both;'/>Love,<br>Kae]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Bronxville NY, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[My life!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-right:10px;float:left;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=48751' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/195105.jpg' border=0></a></div>God is chilling out somewhere with a container of theatre popcorn and an Unheavenly large cup of White cherry freeze laughing his mother fuckin ass off at me, hahhahaha.... okey dokes, I shall update soon... The pics are awesome! I wish I coulda been there to help show Christa around... An nahhh, i'm fine... ttys! Love, Mel<p style='clear:both;'/>So i'm adding this on... mom's on the phone with her friend from Oregon (we were watching the film, "the strangers" and now it's on pause... haha), so I figured since I had the time...<p style='clear:both;'/>it'sbeen an interesting ride... Mom's friend and co-worker Carol has just been diagnosed with Colon cancer... it's been a mess, and hard on all of us... especially Mom and Robin... At first she wanted nothing to do with it, but now that's she's been forced to go to the hospital, she's accepted things and is moving forward and getting treatment... i'll update on that from time to time... to stray from hard topics... I've been hanging out with friends a lot... the other night we (Kayla, her boyfriend Josh, her best friend also named Kayla, her boyfriend Matt and Edmond) went to this place called Anthony's ( a small bar in Rockledge)... It was ameteur's night... So a bunch of local artists were supposed to show up and do their thang... it turned out to be mostly an old guy with his guitar and an old woman with her hermonica... it was fun anyway... Dollar drafts, monster beers and pitchers all around... Needless to say, I was WASTED... a couple nights later we (With the exception of Edmond) went to the liquid lounge (a club in Cocoa)... girs drink for free until 11... so we were drinking and doing our thing all night long... we left early around 1 because the cops showed up... On the way home Josh got sick... he threw up all over himself, and then Kayla got sick because the fuckin car reaked... so we pulled over... Josh opened the door and fell out of the car, so I had the other Kayla park it... I picked the kid up, hung him on my shoulder and somehow got him back in... (he's a short black dude, but all muscle... he's like mini shack...) He was out of control... long story short, I spent the duration of the ride on top of him slapping his face and pouring water over his head... got him to vomit again, and had him awake and responsive by the time we made it to Matt's house... otherwise, I told them if he didn't get better they would either take him to the hospital or I would call an ambulance, their choice)... Matt got all pissy that Josh was staying the night (even though he told the kid he could),,, he grabbed Kayla 2's face and told her to get the fuck out... so my Kayla and her got into it with him, and now my Kayla and Matt aren't talking...but Josh is fine... (to all of our relief) he promised my Kayla that he would quit drinking in order to keep their relationship going... Stephan told me that I should talk to Kelly because Kelly wants to talk to me... Kelly is with Clarence, and Clarence wasn't happy about it... You'd think i'd have a say in the matter... so I subtly made it clear to both of them that it's between them, and i've got nothing to do with it... and work is now interesting... Kelly is one of my 20gazillion manager's, and I am now on all of her shifts... (ooooooh snap)... On Thursday Kayla, Josh, the other Kayla, Kelly, Stephan, Ryan, Robert (my gay love!) and I are going back to Anthony's... no prediction as to how that is going to turn out... Work is better... I know know how to do virtually everything, and almost well... All of my manager's want me on their shifts, and Robin, (our new manager that everyone is afraid of) and I get along really well... I'm at a steady full time and that won't get screwed up as long as I stay on Kelly's good side... (Which is bullshit, but reality)... and we get along, anyway... I decided that since I can't step foot up north for at least a year, and can't start school for almost as long, i'm going to take this time to travel... So, it may not happen in August like I thought, because I have other expenses that I forgot to consider (like car insurance... and then there's travel expenses like food and lodging)... but I plan to travel before school... it's set... in the densest stone... I still don't know where to yet... but that is now mostly due to my total lack of knowing when we'll leave... Bus just wants to come, and her heart's already set on it... so...we're going... I think it's just us... because mom's really not bent on going, and you know how Meg is... I think she's half serious... Robin and Randy ordered a Tiki hut which will be set up on their dock this week... so we're going to have a tiki party this weekend... I'm so freakin excited...  I haven't seen Robin in almost two weeks... She said she might take me out to the river on the Kayak's this weekend... i'm stoked... I guess she has more faith in me now... I just have to make sure she knows... no Margharitas this time!Pickle and I smoked on 4/19 since I had to work all 4/20... We were stoned off our asses picking out all the different species of animal and plant on the block... it was so much fun... but I got the spins after a couple of beers and had to go inside, lmao... Dave bought me a Gator's shirt for sports season... so now i'm oficially one of them! His birthday was this week, so we're planning on doing something special for him sometime by the weekend... I"m working tomorrow 5-cl is all I know for now... but i'll have the rest of my schedule tomorrow night, so i'll try to leave it up here... you can call anytime! and if i'm not around, just leave a message... hope the school work is going well, and hope life is good! Love you! ttys -Mel]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[I like the blond!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto' ><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=48480' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/580/christa.jpg' border=0><br>Cherry blossoms in Central Park...I'm thinking of getting a cherry blossom tattoo!</a></div>Hey girl!  Sorry for the long silence...Christa came out to visit last week and kept me really busy.  I miss you too...everything okay?  You seemed a bit blah in your last entry.  Also, I've been thinking about calling you again, but I don't know when a good time is.  What hours do you usually work?<p style='clear:both;'/>So, Christa and I rocked Manhattan last week, lol.  She was only here for five days, so we crammed as much in as we could during that time.  We went to the Met and Upper East Side, St. Mark's (I took her into my favorite clothing and tattoo shops), shopping on Fifth Ave (she was SOOOO excited...she bought a necklace from Tiffany's!), Times Square and Rockefellar Center, Central Park, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Battery Park, the Staten Island ferry (it goes right past the Statue of Liberty and it's FREE), Soho, and the MOMA.  We got student tickets to the Little Mermaid, which was an awesome show and a great intro to Broadway.  We also took one of those TV/movie tours where a bus drove us around the city and showed us film sites all over Manhattan...we saw the Friends apartment building and Christa took 5 million pictures.  It was awesome, and we got along really well the whole time.  She actually didn't seem too scared of Sarah Lawrence either...the first night she got here, some people in my living room were having a graphic conversation about gay porn and she didn't freak out...it was really nice.  Now I miss her, even though there is a lot more room in my room now that her giantass suitcase is gone...5 pairs of shoes for 5 days...oh my.<p style='clear:both;'/>I'm really glad to hear that you're having a good time down in Florida!  Any new stories?  Also, that would be SO awesome if you and Bus got to go to Costa Rica or Scandinavia or Hawaii...they are all very similar, after all.  ;)  How did this come about?  Would Heff and Amanda come?<p style='clear:both;'/>Okies, I better go do work now...Christa's visit has put me in a really tight spot homework-wise.  I hope all is well and hopefully I will talk to you soon (maybe even on the phone...?)  Take care!<p style='clear:both;'/>Love,<br>Kae<p style='clear:both;'/>P.S.  Oh, and I like the blond!  It looks very natural with your skin tone and whatnot (and it's kinda punky  :D)]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Bronxville NY, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<description><![CDATA[I don't have much time, and I feel completely stupid writing this... but... I miss you... Thereisaidit... :-)<br>It's been a weird week... and I wish I had the time to write something... more... which I don't... but hopefully will soon<br>lmao<p style='clear:both;'/>Love, Mel]]></description>
					<author><![CDATA[snookyferrit]]></author>
					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Cell phone suspended blonder]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-right:10px;float:left;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=48099' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/155646.jpg' border=0></a></div>Hey girl... quick update... my cell will be suspended until next weekish... so if ya have to reach me for any reason... house phone! And I bleached my hair! Whaddya think? Too blonde? should I go lighter??]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[No time for title!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[Happy easter girl! Mom left me a memo that you called, I was at work. Friday was my first 12 hour shift at McD's. I had to be in at 7 in the morning the next day... ouch. I'll call you soon... maybe tonight, even... depending upon the time Cammy and Bob decide to leave...<br>Wooooooooooooooow about Peurto Rico... sounds like it was amaaaaazing... The pics are awesome... especially the one with the waterfall and all the people... was that like a hot spot or something? And that's awesome that you had a New Zealand reunion... how was it seeing all of them in the states? Yay for old cemeteries and abandoned carnivals!<br>My life is not as interesting, but things are so much better at work now... I no longer totally suck, and i'm making friends... I get a long well with everyone there, with the exception of maybe one or two people... I'm so much more comfortable now... we goof off all the time...<br>On a different note... Bus and I are planning a trip this summer (august-ish hopefully)... Her parents have a time share in Hawaii, so I guess that would be ideal. But we also want to go to CostaRica (well I reeeaaaaaalllly reeeaalllllllly want to go), or scandinavia (....???) hahaha... we haven't exactly narrowed it down. We're going to try to convince mom to come, and Meg and Dan want to come too... Mom is skeptical, becuase we want to adventure, and she would rather do touristy stuff... but we figure that we can come to a compromise... and it's up in the air... so, we'll just see! But Bus is doing a lot of research, and I am doing a lot of financial calculating, and we're pretty confidant that we can pull it off. And because I can't claim residency until at least January, and Bus currently isn't enrolled, this is the perfect time to do it! we're determined...<br>John (I call him pickle now, that's his last name) taught me how to use a long skateboard today... or alteast, he watched me while I wrecked myself, and tried to give me pointers... Apparently i'm a goofy foot... I thought he was making fun of me... but the term means that I skate opposite the way a right handed person normally would... so.... hahaha...<br>Oh man, i'm really starting to like it here... I'm still so different from everybody else, but they're all coming to love me for it... and though I feel ackward when I tell them about what I like to do... We've all found common ground... and it's just that we like eachother for who we are... Even though they don't like to talk about philisophical things, and I don't share their taste in music...<br>Pepper never came out last week... her friends wanted to go to a club, and most of the clubs in Brevard county where I live are 21 and older... since Pep was the only out of their group who was 21, they decided to stay in Ft. Lauderdale... but i'll see her eventually... this was just one opportunity... <br>The good news is that by January, i'll be old enough to take a student loan out in my own name... So, i'll more than likely be enrolling at UCF which should accept my credits from SCCC and is also in the same area as BCC in Cocoa... i'll finish my last semester and transfer out... Woooo hoooo...<br>wellllll.... Looks like Cammy and Bob are leaving now, so i'm gonna' Jet... take care Darlin! <br>PS... Japan... You're right...if you want to go, you will!<br>Love, Mel]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Puerto Rico...a bit after the fact]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-right:10px;float:left;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=47335' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/100-5686.jpg' border=0></a></div>Hey you!  Sorry it's taken me so long to write back...I've had a lot to do with catching up with school and whatnot...also, I went to Boston the last two weekends in a row to visit friends who I met in NZ who were visiting my friend Sarah...it was craziness, we were all reunited and it was wonderful...we visited Cape Cod and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, both of which were beautiful and new to me...I got to play in a really old cemetery.  :D  We also stopped in Salisbury, New Hamp, which was creeeepy...we went there for the beach, which was beautiful, but the town next to the beach was like an abandoned carnival...there were all these closed down arcades and pavilions with clowns painted on the side, and the only people around were obese forty year old men who were eating hot dogs and staring at us five girls...the hot dog stand was the only thing open...it gave me the uh oh feeling.  Interesting to see though.<p style='clear:both;'/>Sooo, Puerto Rico...Dimo and I decided on a whim to go there after his friend found cheap plane tickets...originally we were going to go with several of Dimo's friends, but they all dropped out at the last minute, so just Dimo and I went.  We flew down there separately, met up at the airport in San Juan (the capital), and rented a car...I drove for an hour to our first hotel, which was interesting because all of the road signs were in Spanish and neither Dimo or I speak Spanish...remind me why I took French again?  Lol.  Anyhoo, we booked the first hotel we stayed at on a website that said the hotel was "near the water."  When we got there, though, we could hear the crashing of the ocean, and when we went out back, the ocean was lapping the bottom of the hotel.  Very beautiful and very cool...we had a balcony that we could see the ocean from and we got up one morning to watch the sunrise from there.  We also walked on the beach and made sandcastles like four year olds...I love sand SO MUCH.<p style='clear:both;'/>Other things we did...we went on a hike in the El Yunque rainforest and saw waterfalls and ended up jumping into the pools at the bottom of the waterfalls in our clothes...we saw huge caves formed by the third largest underground river in the world...we went back to San Juan and saw an old Spanish fortress whose construction began back in 1540...we went to old San Juan and saw all of these beautiful old houses...they were all bright colors and had intricate railings like in New Orleans...Dimo taught me to salsa dance and we went to the restaurant where the pina colada was first invented...it was THE BEST mixed drink I have ever had.  The coolest thing we did though was taking a kayak tour at night...we started out in the ocean and then wound up in this narrow channel...there were trees hanging over the channel and everything was dark and eerie and peaceful...very cool.  Eventually, the channel opened up into a lagoon.  The coolest thing though was that in both the channel and the lagoon lived phosphorescent plankton...when the water was still, you couldn't see them, but whenever you moved the water, they glowed.  :D  So, whenever we dipped our paddles or hands into the water, the water swirled around them in this glowing cloud...it was so cool!  The bottoms of the kayaks were also made of glass, and you could see the plankton moving across the kayak underneath you like stars...it looked like something out of Star Wars.  Once we got to the lagoon, Dimo and I asked the tour guide if we were allowed to swim in the water...he didn't say no, so we both dove out of our kayak and watched the water glow around us...I felt like a fairy because the water left phosphorescent trails behind me...it was really cool.  Now I have no money for after graduation, which is probably stupid of me...the trip was so good though that I can't regret it.<p style='clear:both;'/>Speaking of after graduation, I found out last night that I didn't make it into the Japanese teaching program.  Part of me is kind of sad...I really wanted to go and travel through Asia.  A different part of me is okay though...I didn't necessarily have my heart set on teaching (especially children) and I know I'll have chances to go to Japan in the future.  For now, I guess I'll just move back to Cali...perhaps this is a sign that I'm supposed to be near my family right now.  I'd love to live with either my parents or Dimo for awhile and finish up my memoir...I need a job to pay off student loans though, so that's probably not all I'll be doing.  We'll see...the future is a big, scary thing, but I feel okay about it...I still have options.  :)<p style='clear:both;'/>That's so cool that Elly came to visit you!  I'm glad you had fun.  Also, the kayaking sounds really cool...how big is this canal?  Robin sounds like a blast.  Also, how was your dad and Liz's visit?  Oh, and a couple of entries ago, you mentioned friend and sister crises...is everything okay?  I hope so.  How are you getting on at work?  Making any friends?  I hope all is going well.  Much love and take care!<p style='clear:both;'/>Love,<br>Kae<p style='clear:both;'/>P.S.  I'll be calling you back soon hopefully...we'll see.  One month from today, all my work for graduation is due...AHHHHH!!!]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Bronxville NY, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you remember when we used to bump threads on delphi? Bump! I have no idea what reminded me of that but... haha... I don't know, i'm exhausted...<p style='clear:both;'/>Oh man, hanging out with my co-worker Edmond and his friend Terrance a couple days ago reminded me of how white I am… I don’t know anything about BET, Rap, Hip hop or R&B… aside from that and the awkwardness of outing myself while he hit on me… again… we had fun… We smoked weed and watched some of the music videos he and his friend Terrance made over the past couple of months… they’re awesome… and hysterical… I went Kayaking in the canal with Robin yesterday… it was so much fun. We pissed Randy off by jumping /dunking/capsizing each other all night long … At the end we tugged each other’s rafts around with the kayak… and then, all at once it was like… We were drinking Margharitas and floating along, and Robin out of nowhere just went down… I dumped my drink over and just dove in… We were fricken hysterical… tugging the boats back in from the middle of the canal was hahahah… we kept stopping to laugh… I had to change my clothing like three times that night… We had this stuff called slop for dinner… It’s Shrimp in this odd marinade… you’re supposed to take some shrimp and put it in the bowl, then drown it in Marinade like it’s soup, and then dunk bread into it (Randy’s father’s recipe)… it was actually really good. Later on in the evening Mom an I left to pick Elly up in Winterpark, which is a town just outside of Orlando… It was so incredible to see her again. I showed her down town Cocoa, (which is FLA’s version of Port Jeff)… We went swinging in the park, and then sat in this Gazebo thing outside of a bar in the center of town… We spent hours talking… everywhere … We shared a bed, and watched this thing on primordial dwarfs until we fell asleep. The next morning I made Banana pancakes for us and Dave … They were terrible for some reason… I also burned the coffee… The food was un-enjoyable, but we had a good time… Elly and I couldn’t leave the house until my mom’s dumb fuck landlord finished fixing the front door… So we sat around watching movies and TV shows. Finally Ed left and mom came home, so I took Elly to Rockledge Blvd. where I run. Down at the river we saw a couple dolphins, and decided to go swimming… so we jumped in… Ohhhh my god, I am so tired… I’ll update more soon… night<p style='clear:both;'/>Love, Mel<br>]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!! AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh! ]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[That's quite allright, girlie... i'm busy too... oh my god, I thought I <br>might shoot myself in the head this week. I am not nearly <br>as busy as I used to be in New York, but everything here is just <br>chaotic. Dogsitting, people visiting, work, phone, <br>new york this, new york that bills bills bills needs needs needs <br>driving back and forth guam-home, <br>guam-home nopooooo sleeeeeeeep, strange noises, low flying hellicopters, <br>friend crisis here sister crisis there lost set of keys! <br>broken shoes, broken sandals, broken brain, stresssssssssssssssss <br>money, school, residency, jury duty notices email postal service help S.O.S. Mel down!, mailboxes... bending hahaha ... bed, pillow, please...<p style='clear:both;'/>I..........can't............wait..............to...............have.................<br>things......................under.....................control.......................<br>in.................order.....................caught<br> up................................I can't wait to have the money... <br>to pay my bills... to afford tuition...to get out of debt... <br>to buy some shoes... I can't wait until I don't have to worry anymore. <br>I used to be busy... now i'm just stressed out...<p style='clear:both;'/>I don't know where that came from... <br>I have to go to work soon... and it's all good. MY head is just... full... sorry for the rant... I am going to find the <br>highest place around here tonight and just scream at the top of my lungs... ohmygodIcan'twait...<p style='clear:both;'/>i'll update on the real life next time i'm on... i'm glad Peurto Rico <br>was awesome... yess, definately tell me about it when you have <br>the chance... Visit with Dad and Liz was great, Elly is coming this <br>week end, Pepper and Tannaz next week... It's so crazy... I don't <br>know how i'm going to do it, but it's going to be great when it happens... Hope all is well, looking forward to updates... <br>take care of your self, and I miss you!<p style='clear:both;'/>Love, Mel<p style='clear:both;'/>]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[a quickie]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-right:10px;float:left;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=46913' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/100-5526.jpg' border=0></a></div>I'm back from <a href='/Mexico/Puerto-Rico'>Puerto Rico</a>!  I can't write much because it's 2:30 am and I have class in a few hours, but I will definitely update you soon, it was AMAZING!  Oh, and it's awesome that your dad and Liz came to visit!  Did you have fun?<p style='clear:both;'/>Love,<br>Kae]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Bronxville NY, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Dad and Liz!]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<div class='borderedPhoto'  style='margin-right:10px;float:left;'><a href='/Photos/PhotoView.aspx?imageID=46535' class='photoLink' ><img src='http://img2.blogabond.com/UserPhotos/2421/300/091458.jpg' border=0></a></div> P.S. I can't believe I forgot to mention that Dad and Liz are flying down to visit... Liz's parents live in Ft.Lauderdale, so they're going to visit Mom and I, and then head down there. They'll only have a couple hours to hang out tonight, but we're going to spend the afternoon together tomorrow... i'm so excited! Wooooooooooo hoooooooooo!]]></description>
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					<category><![CDATA[Rockledge FL, United States]]></category>
					<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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