I don't ever remember feeling this positive. About anything, and right now it's almost everything. It's really kind of terrifying though, on one hand it's like everything is finally falling into place and I can really start to look forward to the future. But on the other, I've been out of commission for a while and everything is happening all at once and I'm almost scared that I won't be able to handle it all.

First off, I'm in school. This is not even the good news. Not only do I not have to spend my days with the children in which I hate most, I will most likely have little interaction with them at all. After actually going in and talking to somebody about what I'd like to get done in the next year, I was told I could do exactly what I wanted to do, on my own. Well mostly on my own, my only requirement is to drop off my assignments when completed, and stop in semi-regularly. So I can study when and where I want, and when I want or require help, I can go in Monday/Wednesday evenings. It's wonderful. I'm starting off with Bio, and despite the fact that I only graduated with science 20, they're letting me challenge it, and now I'm taking Bio 30. So far, so good. It's interesting, and even though school and homework and such, it's interesting, and I like doing it.

Second. I got the job! Bwahah. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, I went for lunch with my mom and a couple of her friends last week to Botanica, the lovely restaurant inside the Delta Edmonton South. Not only was it fabulous, but I happened to ask if they were hiring. (hah!) Long story short, I got the job, and I start on Thursday. Despite the fact that I'm a little nervous about working in a hotel, I'm excited. A step up from Drifter's? Perhaps a small one.

Third. I met a boy. Not necessarily one that I'd be interested in seriously dating, but for now, it's nice to meet somebody worthy of a decent conversation. I've been saying for several months that I haven't been interested in dating anybody. It's true that I really enjoy being single, but maybe, just maybe that's a result from the lack of well, anything in my love life. I have to say though, it's nice to be asked out on a date, rather than a tour of somebody's couch/bedroom.

That took a lot longer than I had originally hoped, so I'm going to bed now. I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately and staying up until two certainly doesn't help matters.

I really do plan to start posting more often. There have been many positive changes in my life lately, and keeping my lj updated is just one of the many things I want to do. So now I'm off to bed, and if all goes well, updates to come!

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Barenaked Ladies - You Will Be Waiting

I want to post just for the hell of it. I think my lj is sad because I've been ignoring it for facebook. hrm. doubtful, I ignore it more often than not.
I would love to make some fantastically long and interesting post. I can't. Or won't. There is just a whole lot of awfulness going on right now. so, yeah.

Current Mood: pessimistic
Current Music: Wine, Women and Song - Harvey Danger

Holy shit! Shandell is actually posting. Yes, that's right boys and girls, I'm alive! Mostly, anyways. In the last six months, I have been working an outrageous amount of hours, going to school and attempting to have somewhat of a social life. Needless to say, it has been hard. I have been working twenty three to thirty hours a week. It's disgusting, and I am getting really fucking sick and tired of it. I have been at Naturalizer for almost seven months, and I am still at the same wage I started at. A really, really shitty one. My manager has told me that I am going to get a raise at the beginning to January, but unless it is substantial I am quitting and looking for a job elsewhere. I mean, c'mon people, trying to save up for university here. Anyway, does anybody have any suggestions? Good recommendations for anywhere?

School is awful, but it's almost over. Even now, I find it hard to believe that I am going to be graduating this year. Oooh, speaking of getting older, apparently my mother is making some pretty serious plans for my eighteenth birthday. Oh, I am so excited.

In other news, I finally have all of my christmas shopping done. And by finally, I mean, I put it off until almost the last minute and did it all in one day. And then went to work. My feet are so sore. Ow.

Anyways, no more Delly-ranting. And since I probably won't post again before christmas, Merry Christmas everyone.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Nolan playing the piano.

*dusts off unused journal* Shandell is over there. I'm too lazy to log myself in so you get to read from here, not that I actually have anything exciting to say. We spent the last 90000000* minutes playing drinking games on the floor. Hooray for lots of beer and Smirnoff Ice.

I have hiccups (No, I will not spell that properly. It looks stupid.) now so I'm going to bed. Maybe.


I like adding extra S's (Is that the right way to pluralise a letter? Probably not. Oh well.) to things for no reason. I'm crazy. Shut up.

Okay, time to figure out who this is. If you know, shut up because you don't count. Um, I mean if you're here now you don't count. Shut up. Bah.

I LOVE YOU ALLS!



*Maybe nots.

Tags: poo
Current Mood: OH MAH GAWD!!11
Current Music: ACK.

It's five o'clock in the morning, or close enough for me to be calling it five o'clock in the morning. I can tell that it is that late, I don't have to a clock, I just have to realize the fact that I am having to delete and retype nearly every word that has been spit out by this very weird, rotating keyboard. (I don't think it really rotating).
The entire point of this post is that I am at Nolan (and Erika and Simon's) house and have been looking at pictures from long past vacations to B.C., and realizing how much I am going to miss not going this summer. There was one picture of my dad barbecuing hamburgers (which aren't made of ham at all so I have no idea why somebody would call them a hamburger and not a cowburger (that kinda sounds like I minced up a cowboy and stuck him in a bun). Anyway, and the next picture, the one after the hamburgers was a picture of my auntie's cows, they were galloping around,(or can only horses gallop? what is the cow's equivalent to a horses galloping I wonder...) Anyhow, I was wondering to myself if the cows could smell their mother or father or sister or brother, son or daughter who was being cooked on the grill, and if they could, is that why they were cow-galloping? or were they just cow-galloping to prove to themselves, or possibly the horses that are non-existent on her little cow-farm? Or were they horribly upset and seeing in the large cow eyes but little wee cow brains there incredibly, hot and grill-death? That seems sad. I know I would be sad if the evil bovine-creatures were barbecuing my mommy or daddy or brother or sister or son or daughter, I would be very sad indeed.

I forgot to post on my birthday. I'm sorry. My birthday was lots of fun. My parents chipped in and helped me buy a brand-spankin' new t.v. for my room and I got five new DVD's for my birthday (Silence Of The Lambs - Erika, Ten Things I hate about you - Simon, Footloose (finally) hehe - Nolan, Garden State - Sara, and Finding Nemo (Soooo cuute) - Katie.) The dorky-dorks being th first three mentioned in my little movie charade, also got seventeen pixie sticks. What better to give an already hyper-active, seventeen year old girl on her birthday than sugar? That's right, nothing. Oh oh oh oh---!!!!1 my parents also bought me this absolutely fantastic red, heart shaped pillow from that creepy "seen on t.v." store.

I am way to tired to keep doing this. Goodnight.


<3Delly-chan.

Current Mood: indifferent
Current Music: Truce- The Dresden Dolls

It was half past eight like twenty minutes ago...
My mom is working a double tomorrow (10:30am to 3:30 am) and she asked me to fix her her food for tomorrow. Her and my dad went out to the casino for a few hours and I decided I would be nice and make her meals really nice. I made a chicken and vegetable stir fry for her lunch, shrimp and cream saucy pasta and a few snacks. Anyway, half way through, They got home, and I told her she wasn't allowed in the kitchen until I was done. So she said: "so what, I'm not allowed to see my food until I eat it?" I think about this for a few seconds and tell her yes, mom. You will not see your food until you eat it. I wrapped all of the containers in tin foil and labeled them accordingly. My dad looked in the fridge a little while ago. He told me I was a horrible person. That's the third time I've been called that today. Do you think that's a bad thing?... Nah.

I have a habit of needing loud music when I am cooking, baking, cleaning (okay well alot of things) It all depends on my mood. This evening my preference seemed to be a mix of the David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Queen. So um, yeah, the next door neighbor, the one that has the loud, messy parties,at three a.m. in the morning, not the cute old ones on the other side, came over to complain about the noise. yeeahh.. Fuck you.

I'm tired, I'm going to bed. I'll see you tomorrow (or later on today) Nolly.^_^

Current Mood: cold
Current Music: Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones.

I suppose it's about time for Delly's um, monthly post. I'll even try to make this one happy! Okay, only mostly happy. It's almost Christmas. That's bad! People keep on asking me awful questions. What do you want for Christmas, Shandell. or What can I get you for Christmas, Shandell or When are you going to make your Christmas list, Shandell? Bah! Puny humans.
Um, yess... Have I mentioned yet in this lovely piece of literature how tired I am? Or How many cups of coffee I have had today. The answers being very, and eleven.

In other happy, exciting Boris news, Katie called me today and we talked for almost an hour, that is, until my mother, yes the one with the horns and and pokey tail kicked me off the phone so that she could call and make arrangements to pimp out the midgets. There is a large, and hopefully true rumor that Leeanne and I will be going to Red Deer for a week or so during the Christmas break.

I think I need to have another one of those really drunk passing out-coma sleeps that I had last weekend. I can't seem to be able to pull off a full night's sleep with out the aid of some kind, whether it be T3's or Peach Schnapps. :)

I have the highest mark in my social class right now, a whole whopping 79%. I got 85% on my Bio chapter test yesterday, not too bad, the class average was 61%. I suppose the whole point of this paragraph is just to assure all of my many *cough* readers that school has not yet swallowed my soul, quite unlike my locker last year with two very bad apples. *I swear I didn't even notice them Erika, that is, until the smell tried to kill people.*

Nolan came over on Thursday. I made a Roast Chicken with all them yummy stuffings and stuff. It was great, I can finally say I have stuck my entire fist up a chicken's ass.
The dinner was actually really nice, we haven't sat down and eaten a dinner together with the whole family for too long. Afterwards, we all sat down to watch Spiderman 2.

I'm so tired. I should go to bed. I have to get up at quarter to seven to swim.

Oh, and also, apparently my name is spelled incorrectly, it should either be Handel or Chandler.

Current Mood: dorky
Current Music: Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen.

Current Music: Radiohead - There There

School today was weird. Not necessarily good, but not particularly bad either.
Nathan called the other day. He makes me angry. I need a new boyfriend. My family is being retarded. I feel stupid, helpless and unwanted.



I have beem listening to my Vivek Shraya c.d. all day. I think I am madly in love with this man. (just thought you all ought to know)

Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: To be your man - Vivek Shraya

Hello everyone.
Sorry I haven't posted for ever, or you know since July. Nothing has really happened since then. I went on holidays, had fun, mostly. There were alot of family problems that made the trip a little less enjoyable, but it was still nice to see everyone. I had to quit working at the shop *huge sigh* I loved that job, but alas, I had to return to *bigger sigh* school.
Still having alot of the problems at home that we were having a few months ago. What do you do with a rebelling, lying, cheating and stealing fifteen year old boy? Make their life a living hell, and in this process make it so for yourself and your sixteen year old daughter as well.

So yeah, uhm. School. I'm back, I still hate it, I still want to murder nearly all of my school mates. I have mostly figured out what I have to do (course-wise) and how I am going to go about doing it.
Other than that, not else has really happened, Oh what a boring life I have. I need to find a new job. Goddamn, I wish I could still work at the shop. :( And I can't go to the company golf tournament because I am not eighteen.
I think I am going to have a party next month. I need to see my friends. yeah party, I don't know any details yet, just that I want to have one. I guess one thing about me busting my ass over chores and school, and jason being a stupid pot-smoking retard all the time, my parents are pretty much letting me make my own choices on what i want to do... Yay freedom! I'm tired. And cold. I think I am going to go and have a really hot shower, make supper, and go to bed.

Current Mood: gloomy
Current Music: The Chicago soundtrack