- Being teased A LOT.
- Having way too many hamsters.
- Going my neighbor's second story roof to watch 4th of July fireworks.
- Developing a crush on any boy that was just around often.
- Doing lots of precarious shit when I was home alone.
- Climbing my fence and rummaging through my neighbor's backyard.
- Getting the ladder out and climbing onto my flat roof.
- Feeling bored one night and sneaking out of the house to return books to the library.
- This was probably around 1:00 AM and I was still in elementary school. Maybe the 3rd or 4th grade?
- Actually getting nominated for a student award in the 4th grade.
- I still don't understand why my teacher did that.
- Hiding in the empty space under my sink to the left.
- Plugging in a light and pretending it was my secret bomb shelter.
- My dad being a hard-ass when I overate. (I do thank him for watching my weight though.)
- Getting my very first game system, a Sega. It came with a Sonic the Hedgehog game/demo and we bought some pony RPG game.
- My dad selling it weeks later for a computer.
- Performing a dance to "Survivor" by Destiny's Child at the 6-to-6 talent show.
- Auditioning for my elementary school talent show with Victoria, her sister, and her cousin (?).
- We sang the ever popular "Hit Me Baby (One More Time)" by Britney Spears.
- I wore some pretty skanky gear to the audition.
- They said we did pretty good, but went with the group of Mexican girls who sang the same song.
- We were really bitter during the talent show and laughed during the girls' performance when one of them knocked over their mic stand.
- Videotaping Cali while we were out at the movies to see what she did when home alone.
- Seeing Cali's little face peak through the sheer curtains in the front window of my house.
- Not really saying "trick-or-treat" on Halloween... just sticking out my bag.
- Going to the Vogue movie theatre in downtown almost every weekend or Friday night.
- Getting to go upstairs to the projector room.
- That old white dog that walked around the front.
- Always seeing 2+ movies. Between movies I sat on the garden ledge out front with my feet on the bike rack and talked to my dad.
- Accidentally catching my dad smoking at the side of our house.
- Hanging out at Victoria Redgate's house.
- Seeing a small bird fall out of the huge tree in my backyard.
- Finding out that it was shot in the chest by a BB gun.
- Trying to save it by wrapping it in a towel paper.
- Seeing it die in my hands.
- Looking over my fence to see dead doves strung up on the tree in my neighbor's backyard.
- Telling my dad, who called the police on the neighbor.
- Feeling like an outcast in the group of kids Ms. Vicky watched over.
- Her long-haired dogs who didn't like me.
- Ms. Vicky's pink house and the trampoline in the backyard.
- Getting in trouble in prekindergarten for hitting a boy.
- Getting knocked completely backwards by my crush and landing on the back of my head.
- Found out later I had a concussion.
- While laying down on a mat in the gym/cafeteria, my crush came over to ask if I was okay and I nearly vomited on him.
- Going on many road trips with my dad from San Diego, California to Metropolis, Illinois and Paducah, Kentucky.
- Making a comedy scrapbook in the 6th grade w/ Denise and John called "What Really Goes on in the Media".
- Meeting Cali for the first time at the Sweetwater Animal Shelter.
- My dad giving up on the grass lawn in the backyard and replacing it all with fake green.
- Getting a badminton net and a basketball hoop.
- My dad initially teaching me how to fish... in the parking lot of my local church.
- Participating in the Dr. Seuss 1-Mile Runs held at Balboa Park.
- Playing hide and go seek at night with my friends in front of my house.
- Hiding in the bed of my dad's truck.
- Playing tag on the new colorful jungle gym.
- Receiving tickets for horseback riding from my dad on Christmas.
- My horse's name was Casper.
- Singing "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion at the Plaza Bonita Mall when I was still in Hollywood Music.
- Feeling like I never belonged in Hollywood Music.
- The "tree house" my dad built for me. It really sat on our fence, but it was still fucking awesome.
- It was painted white and baby blue to match our house.
- The yearly (?) run/walk-a-thons my elementary school held out on our track. We got a stamp on our hand for every loop we made around.
- Watching Sailor Moon with Delena Delgado.
- Watching some trippy-ass cartoons.
jan 23 2011 ∞
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