Poshdeluxe

in today’s entry, we learn the following about the teenage world of sarah pants:

1. you can never have too many quotation marks.

2. fruitopia is a totally cool new beverage that challenges you to be yrself!

3. people still use rollerblades.

4. school-assigned summer reading!!!

5. high school parties consist of movies, King’s Quest, pizza, goofing off and “stuff” (in other words, nothing like “can’t hardly wait”).

6. it takes a lot of practice to hang out with boys and actually feel comfortable being yrself.

7. sharing pizza with a boy is is a really Big Step.

8. who cares about booze when you can bring grover as the Ultimate Party Favor?

7/14/94

I got to sleep late today. Ahh, what a luxury! I watched “Sesame Street,” and you know what, I still love that show! Grover, Kermit, Elmo, Oscar, Big Bird… who can’t love these guys?

Mom and I “did lunch” with Dad at “Jalapeno’s.” The food was pretty good– our waitress’ name (nick name, rather) was Chili [ed note: boy, was she working at the wrong restaurant!], and she goes to A&M, and guess what– she knows Karen, my cousin. It’s a small world after all! She told me this thing I should remember for Chemistry about the Honker policec that work for the FBI [ed note: i have no idea what that means].

We walked to the Art Institute and saw these neat drawings by students there. Dad liked this “Pace Picante” one, and I wanted to buy this shirt that said, “Good Art Doesn’t Match Your Sofa” [ed note: i went back later and bought it-- and i still have it!]. Becky would definitely heart this place.

Walking back, we heard music and saw this hippie-van that was painted tons of colors with all of these designs. We investigated, and found out it was for “Fruitopia” the new fruit juice drink. They had these two “Grateful Dead” looking guys on harmonica and vocal, and free bottles if you had this ticket (which we didn’t have). They had roller blades, and this guy with this really neat mask called “Llama Man” who challenged you to be different [ed note: wow]. There was a fairly large audience. Now, you don’t see *that* type of thing everyday! I think it would be cool to go on tour like that.

me, about a year before this post was written, daring to be different, i.e. daring to be a total nerd on the first day of 9th grade. i got that shirt and shorts from wet seal, which i considered to be the *height* of fashion.

Then, for the fun part of the day, I got my DT (diptheria tetanus) shot for school. It didn’t hurt as much as I thought, and I got a cute little round Snoopy band-aid. I got ready for Rachel’s party and stopped to get my second summer reading book at “Book-Stop.” I’m reading “The Crystal Cave” and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

Rachel’s party was a blast!!! Her mom and she bought this indoor volleyball net and stuff, so I helped set up. Then, when Danny called, he said that Travis & Kevin weren’t coming and didn’t we know that?!!! But he brought Adam C. with him. And Robert B. came (surprise, surprise). We blared music, played volleyball, ate pizza, and stuff. Jennifer has lice, and she almost didn’t come (but then she treated her hair, so ok) and Se thought she might have gotten it from Jennifer, so she almost didn’t come. But I was glad when she showed up, even if she didn’t have the book of questions. A lot of people went outside, but I didn’t want to– mosquitoes!!

Later, Danny, Adam, Keriann and I played football with this big bounce ball thing, then we had this foam shapes fight, then hit the foam shapes over the balcony with tennis rackets. “Just call me Stephie-CLUNK!” [ed note: oh lord].

Then we watched some of my SNL video, which didn’t go over *as well* as I had hoped, then started “Wanda,” but then the guys had to leave. It was so great!! I haven’t felt so at ease with guys since Ashley’s 7th grade party! Adam and I shared a Pineapple & Canadian Bacon Pizza [ed note: yes, i capitalized that, cos even then i knew what was important]. I didn’t even care about what they thought of me– cool, huh?!

Grover was a huge hit! Danny became permanently attached to him and put him in the back of his shirt with his head sticking out. Now, if only it could be this easy all the time!

By the way, I was very glad that I was in such a party happy mood (drunk? noooo) [ed note: HILARIOUS]. We all helped Rachel play King’s Quest 6, but I finally put myself to bed at 1:30. What a busy day! And what a busy tomorrow!

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the guy ritchie sherlock holmes movie just got better! cos RACHEL McADAMS!!!! playing the love interest of sherlock, i.e. ROBERT DOWNEY JR.!!! swoon pants!!

if i ever have kids, i am totally chauffering them around in a pedi-cab like helena bonham carter. dad, you will be pleased to know that the kids are wearing helmets.

in today’s entry, we learn the following about adolescent sarah p:

1. she creates well constructed plans to avoid social awkwardness.

2. she believes that if she had sisters, she would be a lot more date-able.

3. her definition of cool includes going to parties and wearing polo shirts.

4. she tries to be thankful for and deserving of the good things in her life (which kinda melted this older version of sarah’s heart).

7/8/94

Had a slight “scandal” in summer school today. Kevin, who is a head banger, decided to ask Rachel out. We thought we had ended the situation when Melissa, the messenger, who was supposed to ask Rachel if she liked Kevin, asked me instead, and I told her that she liked this guy Cody in NC (true– she met him at Writing Camp) and would say no if asked.

Actually, this was a well constructed plan, but Kevin didn’t know it. Even with this info, he decided to ask her out anyway. Yikes! Melissa and I were the only ones that knew, but we didn’t tell Rachel [ed note: dude, we were totally bad friends!]. Then Jonathan told Se, who spilled the beans. Rachel finally confronted Kevin at the end of the day and told him the friends, etc. explanation. I know she felt guilty, but I know she did the right thing.

Melissa is so neato! She goes to JV– she came to PE the second semester– I befriended her in tennis. She has so much luck with guys! Which I think comes from the fact she has a big family– four sisters! Anyway, she paid me the nicest, most wonderful compliment. She said, “Sarah, I want to be you.” Oh my gosh!!! Here she is, popular, partygoer, boy magnet, wearer of polo shirts, and she wants to be me?! She said I was always happy (weeell…) and always having fun, and did everything with all of my friends. I think that was God’s way of telling me how great a life I have– how blessed I am. And that my efforts to be a new and better person are maybe working. Wow!

i know i’ve already used this picture, but i’m posting it again cos this post helped me to identify the mystery girl in the middle– party-going, polo-wearing melissa!

Babysat for Walter and Danny. Walter sure is a good kid. In order to get Danny to be quiet and sleep, he got in the crib with him! Thank you Walter!

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moody posted his casting choices for the next batman, and i give them my full endorsement, with one addition. i mean, if you’re gonna pick dan, you have GOT to add in chuck bass as a villain. he’s so cool, he could even take on batman.

this video is called “magic flashlight,” and is pretty much as awesome as it sounds.

quick! somebody throw a formal and give me a million dollars so i can wear a dress from the new marchesa collection! no seriously!

cakespy went to shipley’s in houston!! and they picked my favorite donut!!!! yay!

in today’s entry, we learn the following about summer school pantser posh deluxe:

1. yes folks, she’s still obsessed with keanu and the movie “speed.”

2. her idea of teenage rebellion is sneaking into a movie (scandalous!).

3. she is trying to become a nicer person.

4. she is, apparently, never satisfied with what she has.

5. she enjoys greeting the month.

6. there are reasons why she and her friends are taking P.E. in summer school.

7. she and her friends have no psychic ability whatsoever.

8. she considers “seventeen” magazine to be a critical source of information.

9. she refers to handsome, older men in a way that i find deeply embarrassing.

10. her nose is stopped up.

6/29/94

Hello, new journal!! Welcome to my handwriting. The last time I wrote on the front page of a journal was in 8th grade! Weird. Well, not very.

Anyway, Se, Becky, Talena & I went to see “Speed” today. *Unfortunately*, the ticket lady wouldn’t let us in unless Mom bought a ticket and watched it with us!! So, we bought tickets for “I Love Trouble” instead. Heh heh heh– yes, that is my rebellious laugh coming out. Once inside the building, we made a plan in the bathroom. Se & I went first. Lucky for us, the “Speed” door was right next to the “I Love Trouble” door, so we *accidentally* walked in the wrong door.

Oh, and I asked this guy (he looked like the manager) about having any useless “Speed” posters lying around. He said that they didn’t give any of their stuff away. It seemed like a recording– I guess he has to say it a lot. Boo-hoo!!! Now I have to worry about that stupid poster until it comes out on video– even then I probably won’t get it. Dad suggested that I write to Twentieth Century Fox and ask them for one. It might just work…

Continue reading ‘dear diary pants: “oldies but goodies”’

i just want to preface today’s diary entry by saying that this is probably my favorite one so far. not coincidentally, it’s also the most embarrassing. i mean, WOW.

also, i really, really wish i had a picture of the cardboard keanu reeves cutout that i tacked to my bedroom ceiling. directly over my bed. true story.

in today’s entry, we learn the following about 1994 posh deluxe:

1. she has issues with her hair (who doesn’t?).

2. she is totally, head over heels, crazytown obsessed with keanu reeves.

3. she takes pictures of her favorite actors from paused movie frames on the television screen. not joking.

4. andy garcia is her #2.

5. she wants to be an actress.

6. she gives pop quizzes to her own journal.

7. she is only fifteen years younger than keanu, which means marriage is totally feasible.

8. she has a very poetic and melodramatic perception of failing at life.

9. and, perhaps most shocking of all, she cared about sports! at least, for a day!

6/23/94

I got my hair cut today– just a half inch off. For a long time, I’ve been bored with my hair. I was thinking about a bob (with bangs) but I think I like my hair the way it is (for now). Now all I have to do is figure out how I can make it look good without waking up at 5:00 to do so. My hair has been a big issue with me for a long time.

Now let’s get on to the subject I’ve been DYING to write about since I started: KEANU REEVES. I think I’m obsessed. I actually got to SEE his new movie, “Speed.” It was an accident, really. We were supposed to be going to see “City Slickers 2″ but Mom got the times mixed up (5:30 instead of 5) and “Speed” was showing at 5:30. The movie people (I LOVE them!) convinced my parents that it was superb and awesome, so…

IT WAS FABULOUS. It was so intense, I swear I wasn’t breathing half the time. Of course, Keanu made it awesome, but even without him, the movie would have been great. The action never stopped!! I think there were dints on the armrest where my hands were.

me and my crew just kickin’ it at the galleria. i imagine this is how i would look if keanu suddenly appeared in front of contempo casual.

Anyway, I have this big infatuation with Mr. Reeves. I think about him all the time!!! Since I’ve never been in love, I can’t tell if this is it, but I doubt it. It’s just that he’s so FIIIIIIIIIINE and HEROIC and CARING and BRAVE. Well, even if the last 3 are in the characters that he plays, he’s an awesome and respected actor [ed note: respected? really?]. I think it’s hormones or something, but I’m just going CRAZY. I compare myself to the fans of the Beatles that went hysterical and fainted. Before now, I didn’t understand why they did it.

I taped “Point Break” and watched it about a month ago. I think that’s when the seed (which had been planted a long time ago) began to grow. I took 3 or 4 pictures of him, then borrowed “Dead Again” [ed note: dude! i was just talking about this yesterday! weird!!!] from Talena and took 2 of Andy Garcia. He is now second on my list.

What is up with this?!!! It kind of depresses me, because I know I’ll never meet him. But I told Sam today that I really think that I want to be an actress. I know, I know. Fame is very alluring. Yes, part of it’s the fame. But I want to meet these people: Sally Field, Keanu (uh, duh), Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg. I want to become part of their group. I want to be good, and respected, and successful in what I do.

Well, now that that’s off my chest, I think I’ll go watch the game [ed note: the rockets were in the NBA finals] and write a letter to Emily V. (we have a penpalship). But first, here’s a pop quiz:

I want to be a famous actress because:

A) I want the fame & attention.

B) I love to act (and I’m pretty good).

C) I want to meet Keanu Reeves and marry him (he’s only 15 years older than me!).

D) The Hollywood life is very exciting and alluring.

Who knows?! But I do I have my doubts. I don’t want to end up a failure, waitressing and barely supporting myself, living a life of broken dreams and glittery mirages. Plus, where does my religion fit in? And a family?!

GO ROCKETS!

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the NYT finally clears up all of those dirty rumors about coffee. see, i told you guys coffee wasn’t a skank!

jessica, this one’s for you: a top ten list of videos of cats swimming!

have you guys seen the new architecture in helsinki video? animated embroidery! i don’t even want to know how many crafty grandmas went into making this.

thanks to moody for sending me the best peace slogan, ever: “make cake, not war.”

uncle joey finally responds to “you oughta know.” and, after all these years, that connection still grosses me out.

in today’s journal installment, we learn the following about high school freshman posh deluxe:

1. she really hates mosquitoes.

2 . she records every grade she makes, ever.

3. her taste in restaurants and films is questionable.

4. she thinks brendan fraser is hot, which is only slightly defensible given that it was 1994.

5. she loves a good bargain.

6. occasionally, she has thoughts that might actually kinda be profound!

*note: i was in charge of the sound for our high school theater department’s performance of “the mousetrap” at the time i wrote the following entry (and i had just returned from the previously mentioned youth group retreat).

4/25/94

Yes, today is the 25th, not 24th because I was too tired to write last night because I stayed up to watch “The Sound of Music.”

Well, yesterday, we got home from El Shadaii. In the car, I beaded a necklace and taught Meredith & Melissa how to Fish Bone braid. It is great to be home. I <3 CARPET! I woke up today and yesterday with sore muscles. I think I bruised my rib cage on “The Spider Web.” I HATE MOSQUITOES. My legs are covered in toothpaste (desperate times call for desperate measures). I have a particularly huge one on my knee that looks like a blister [ed note: GROSS].

I stayed after school today until 5:15. The sound was not too good today. It wasn’t organized. So tonight I taped Three Blind Mice on a tape, Annoying Music on a tape, and Peggy Lee on a tape. I hope it’ll go better tomorrow.

I got a 104 on my math test!! WOW! Can you believe it!!

UNCLE DAVID IS HERE. He’s been staying with Mama Helen, but he came here to spend the night then leave tomorrow. He’s so great! He took us to Chili’s! Yum! I saw Courtney C. and Blake there!

Anyway, I’m sleepy now– I wish I could write more, but I really need some sleep. GOOD NIGHT!

wow, this is a terrible picture. i thought about not posting it, but that would be censorship, and i’m a Serious Journalist. anyway, that’s me (with braces and a fading, horribly embarrassing cut on my face from having a mole removed) with biscuit, the best dog in the whole world. btw, i loved that dress and wore it constantly.

*note: MAJOR SPOILER ALERT for the award-winning masterpiece, “with honors.”

4/30/94

It’s the last day of April! Wow– can you believe it? May starts tomorrow! Anyway, I slept 11 hours (yes!) and then I went to the mall with Talena and Becky. I almost bought some gold pants for $5.38, but I bought some black combat like boots instead for $16 (half off of $32). Isn’t that cool!

We saw the movie “With Honors” with Joe Pesci and Brendan Fraser (ahhh). It was really good. It was about 4 students (roommates) at Harvard (seniors). Monty (B.F.) meets Simon (J.P.), a bum, because Simon has Monty’s thesis because it was dropped into the boiler room of a library through a grate on accident (LONG story). Anyway, they learn to love each other, and a strong bond develops. Simon dies at the end, and Monty and his roommate (a girl) fall in <3 (he’s been in love with her for, like, ever). What really got me was the graduating thing, the friendship, the nostalgia. It was almost like the feeling I got at the visit at Cy-Creek. It was a story that you wished happened to you. It made me wonder about my future, and, in a funny way, made me nostalgic for the future. Kinda weird, I know.

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today is linktastic.

THE NEW HARRY POTTER TRAILER IS AWESOME. i’ve watched it seven times already.

check out my favorite new blog, which features a toddler and some amazing wigs. I LOVE THE INTERNET.

henri sent me this trailer for a movie about “the rock-afire explosion,” aka the SHOWBIZ BAND, aka THE PEAK OF ANIMATRONIC SCIENCE. this looks SO GOOD. to whet yr appetite further, watch their version of “hips don’t lie.” GAH i miss showbiz.

the story of franz felhaber and his petrified millions is reeeeeeally fascinating.

have you guys heard of the blog “cassette from my ex“? it’s pretty fantastic, and jancee dunn wrote the latest entry!

new show i plan to (somehow, even though i don’t have cable) watch: z rock. it’s based on the real lives of these three dudes in a heavy metal band who make money by performing (as a different band) at children’s birthday parties. YES.

new m83 video for kim & jessie = rollerskating brilliance.

i know i posted about this already, but here’s more hilarious commentary on r. kelly’s latest album (and you can listen to the songs!). just… wow.

check out all of the awesome people that are gonna be on sesame street this season!!! i am totally calling in sick on the days when jack black and david beckham are on.

check this cartooney uncle karl t-shirt. WANT.