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Even if it's over a week into the new year, I still want to do this. (Plus, I was more than likely too idle to bother doing this before NYE)
SUMMARY OF A DECADE
1999: I think elementary school was when I was part of the "in-crowd", in my class anyway. Had a big group of girl friends and drama ensued. Got called to the principal's office for the second time ever because Celia threatened to kick Karen's ass after school one day and I somehow was dragged into the mess. Had the most colossal crush on Jeffrey, who I had had a crush on since kindergarten... yet I barely spoke five words to the kid. Talked to Tony & Alfred on some days after school about who liked who and boners, ha. Ping moved to the burbs.
2000: I had my first boyfriend, David. Our first date was to the school play, The Sound of Music. The relationship lasted about a month because I felt he was too clingy (which would eventually ignite my exasperation of adherent boyfriends). Started talking to Anne a lot, even if she had been in my class since first grade. We bonded at lunch time by sharing pick-up lines with each other. Saw NSYNC twice with Ping.
2001: David and I got back together; that relationship lasted 7 months. He kissed me on the cheek, and I thought it was like only the biggest news ever! I was part of the school play (as was the rest of my class), The Fiddler on the Roof. Applied and tested for numerous high schools and settled on Lincoln Park, mostly because I liked the sound of it. Cried my eyes out at graduation for I feared growing up too fast and losing all my friends. Developed a crush on Tony. Spent the summer hanging out with Karen & Anne (which mostly consisted of us going to the Taste repeatedly to gaze at BMX boys). Decided that we would start a girl group. Yes, really.
Started high school and became really good friends with Wendy since we were placed in the same division. Met Jomana at orientation when she randomly introduced herself on the walk to the train station. Saw Kyle on the train for the first time and thought he was the cutest thing. Got yelled at on the train by Kyle and Bauer one day after school, which is how we became friends. Hung out at 35th/Archer... a lot.
2002: Stopped talking to Karen and a lot of my elementary school friends. Became kind of socially awkward and really down on myself. Kyle started dating Ata after flirting with me all the time, which devastated me. Became really disliked because Jomana was my friend, and all the girls were secretly jealous of her. Started hanging out with breakers to get her closer to Dan. Kyle and Ata broke up, but we stopped talking when school let out... that is until he IMed me out of nowhere one day. He finally asked me out, but broke up with me after a week because Dolores and Bauer were trying to get him back together with Ata. We got back together a month after he realized he really liked me. Spent a lot of afternoons outside on my front steps just talking. Spent most of the summer with Jomana - lots of sleepovers and ridiculous moments. Went to a breaking event and we both wore glitter jeans and everyone thought we were sluts, ha.. Had my first kiss on Halloween in Oz Park. Hooked Anne up with Ben.
2003: Broke up with Kyle due to the aforementioned reason in 2000. Started to become really good friends with Liz. Ditched class a lot, especially ninth period geometry. Met Josh in my general music class and dated him for no longer than a month. Got back together with Kyle, and ended it again. Lost a lot of friends due to the whole Kyle/Josh drama and had a lot of people talk crap about me. Developed a massive crush on Edwin after Liz claimed she saw sparks between us. Visited LP Zoo often. Hooked up with Kyle over the summer but decided it was too complicated to continue with it. Everyone threw me a surprised half birthday party to make up for the awful 16th that I had. Kyle and I stopped talking when school started; we were both mad at each other for reasons I can't remember. Started to really drift away from everyone, thus beginning my emo phase. Met Dave. Jomana transferred schools.
2004: Started cutting. Partied a lot with Jomana on the weekends. Received daily phone calls on the train from her and Patrick. Developed a crush on him, but he lived too far away for us to ever start dating. Dubbed ourselves "Big Tiff" and "Big Pat". Went on a date with Dave. He wanted to take things further, but I just wasn't feeling any chemistry. Got in a lot of trouble after Angel had alcohol poisoning - scariest night of my teenage life. Jomana found out about the cutting and got really upset. Started talking to Kyle again because he was the only person who seemed to genuinely care after everything. Got obliterated on the beach with Kyle, Bauer and Marv. Got thrown up on thanks to Kyle, ha. Hung out a lot with him and Ben over the summer. Smoked weed for the first time. Applied to 10 colleges/universities. Ben started dating Ata and talked to our mess of a group less and less. Got accepted into Columbia and DePaul, my two reach schools.
2005: Started to really miss Kyle as a boyf. He wrote me a poem that basically told me he still had feelings for me. On Valentine's Day, he broke up with Fanny because he wanted to be with me. Dated off and on until we ended things for the billionth time, literally. He was supposed to be my date for prom but a lot of us boycotted it. Got a room at the hotel, thanks to my mom, and we drank and had a good time anyway. Decided to go to DePaul per my parents' request even though I had my heart set on Columbia. Was accused of plagiarism on my senior paper, which was false! Went on an awkward date with Brandon, but I still felt like I really connected with him despite that. Graduated high school. Kyle gave me a letter after graduation that was like gold. Made a list of outrageous predictions with Wendy and Kyle. Went to orientation and met Jason. Visited NYC as my graduation present from my parents. Chloe died later that summer and I shut everyone out for a while.
Ping moved to the city for school. Spent lots of weekends at her dorm with Kyle and Marv, partying mostly. Met Marc at a Loyola party and will NEVER live that down. Attended a quarter at DePaul and was unsure of whether or not it was really for me. My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer after Thanksgiving and passed away Christmas morning. Was heartbroken and turned to Kyle again. He came back from his trip to California and hung out with me to get my mind off things. Realized that life is too short and that he was the only person I wanted to be with. The funeral was on NYE. Ping called to hang out, but I told her I couldn't... and I never received any calls after that to check up on me to see how I was doing. Didn't talk to her for months.
2006: Stopped going to DePaul unofficially because I was still coping with the loss of my grandfather. Contemplated the idea of attending EIU in the fall because I wanted to get away. Got my first job at the hotel. Met Kevin. Stopped being less available to Kyle and wasn't sure what I wanted. He claimed I was "relationship-immature" and after a week of nonstop talking, we both agreed to end things. My mom told me that nobody would ever love me the same way he did, which made me cry for the rest of that day. But we still stayed best friends. Parents went to Australia for 2 weeks, thus Kevin and I hosted a string of unbelievable parties. Reconciled with both Anne and Ping. Got my nose pierced. Decided to attend IADT. Flirted with John for weeks until he finally gave me his number after orientation. Spent the night at his place after our second "date", and never heard from him again. Dated on/off with Kevin until he disappeared. Became really good friends with Christina and decided to get an apartment together.
2007: Became really good friends with Kylie and Kierra. Met Justin on the first day of school in my Cultural Diversity class, believe it or not. Celebrated my 20th birthday, which was the legendary lobby Twister night. Kyle told Kevin he wanted to marry Fanny, which broke my heart. Saw TVOTR with Christina and Jon. Quit the hotel shortly after because I wanted more free time. Started partying a lot with Justin and his friends. Traded in my v-card. Justin moved back home in March and later asked me to move to Tampa with him in the summer. Asked Kyle for his opinion, secretly hoping he'd tell me to stay. My dad had back surgery right before I moved and couldn't come down to Tampa with me. Was devastated to leave him. Moved into my apartment and shared a room with Mindy. Met other Kyle, and Justin got jealous because he thought Kyle liked me. Got into a huge fight with all the other roommates, so Mindy, Justin and I moved out. Justin and I moved into our own apartment. Worked at A&F for the rest of the year.
2008: Turned the big 21. Designed and put together my own window display for Urban Body. Got hired at Express, thanks to Caryn. Hated it at first because I was working 50 hours in my first two weeks alone. My family came to visit in June. Drove 80 miles south to Venice to get donuts! Caylin moved in with me and Justin in July. Ping came to visit in August. She got a new tat and I got my rook pierced after wanting it for years. Got sick-drunk with Caryn after a Miller and a Woodchuck. Seriously. Went to a strip club with Mindy and Matt. Saw Jack's and went to the Black Kids/Virgins show. Moved into a two-bedroom in WPV. Spent NYE with everyone. Got oversexed text messages from Kyle throughout the night.
2009: Worked my ass off at Express. Continued to share flirtatious messages with Kyle throughout the remainder of the year. Started to become better friends with Eric. Had many fat dates! Saw KOL and Bon Iver. Finished all my classes! Moved back to Chicago after many, many tearful goodbyes.
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