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Yesterday afternoon Mr. French from Admissions called me and left a message (I was at work) and said that the board will allow me to apply (yay!). He told me to call him in case I have any questions or anything, which I have a couple, so I'll call him in a couple days.
I just went down to the Iowa State Fair Awards Reception and I didn't place (sadness), but my art teacher didn't either, and hers was really good. Some of the ones they picked weren't all that great, in my opinion.
I'm so tired. I went to bed at 10:45 last night, and I couldn't get to sleep until 12. Then I woke up at 5:30 and couldn't get to sleep until about 6:45. Then I woke up at 8:45. Yawn.
Today was my first full day working as a cashier! I was very excited, but I think I kept messing up people's orders (are they called orders?). The girl who was watching behind me was really nice and patient at first but I think she got frustrated with me. Oh well, I'm learning.
My mom and I are going to Des Moines tomorrow to submit my pictures into the Iowa State Fair. Hopefully we can get them submitted; this is the last day they'll accept them. Then after we turn them in to the Iowa State Fair, we're going to the Olive Garden. Considering the fact that the Olive Garden is my favorite restaurant, I can't wait!
Or maybe he just wrote my phone number down wrong...
My drawing for the Iowa State Fair is done, so my mom took me to Hobby Lobby to get a frame for it. Maybe I'll get Best of Show... Anyway, we have to drive it down to Des Moines because I can't get a hold of my art teacher. She said she'd take it down there, but I've left her 3 messages in the last couple weeks and she hasn't returned any of my calls. Oh well, another road trip, I guess!
I got the proofs back for my senior pics and they look awesome. I'm very confident about them. I've got a lot of compliments on them, which is always nice.
On Tuesday my mom and I drove for eight hours and finally got to our hotel in downtown Chicago at about 3:30, so then we walked up and down Michigan Avenue and ate supper at the Rainforest Cafe. We got sick from the rich food (not a bad thing--it was very good food--we're just used to fat-free) so we just walked around for the rest of the night.
On Wednesday we went to DePaul University in Lincoln Park. I really love the campus there; it's amazing. I really love the place and I honestly hope that's where I go for college. Anway, we took a tour and then went downtown (only 10 minutes away!) and ate at Giordani's for supper, this Italian place where they have the famous Chicago-style pizza. It was so good! We both had ravioli--I had the cheese ravioli because I'm a vegetarian, and my mom had spinach ravioli. At about 9:00 we went to the John Hancock Observatory (right by our hotel) and waited for the fireworks to start at the Navy Pier. We didn't want to pay $10 each to go into the observatory (which was a floor below where we were), so we went into the ladies' bathroom, which has a really big window, and we watched the fireworks from there. We actually didn't mean to start a trend; we were just looking out the window when crowds of women who heard about it came rushing in to see the view.
We were there for a couple more days. We went to see the University of Notre Dame campus, but I like DePaul's better (I love Chicago and the layout of DePaul's campus). We'll see how everything goes!
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Sue (my manager) from Hy-Vee called me and said that i can be a cashier! I will get a 25 cent raise, which is always great! The best part, though...is no more pushing carts! Oh, I'm awesome!
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My neck is itchy (from the haircut).
Okay, I think I'll put some of these old blog entries somewhere else. We'll try it.
I'm so bored I think I'm going to die.
I'm back in contacts, yay! Thats always good.
I forgot what i was going to say, so moving on...
Oh, yeah! I got a new mouse! I'm really excited. It's an optical *smiles big*
I got an eye infection, so I can never again wear overnight contacts. I'm on two different eyedrops 4 times a day. It's kinda gross, but it's very traumatic for me.
Some of my pictures are going on the float in the parade this year for the zoo. Yep, it's great :)
I'm painting a new book cover, I'm not sure if I already said that. Hopefully it gets on the book!
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ABOUT Hi! Welcome to The Thick Envelope. My name is Tori. I'm 15 and from middle-of-nowhere Iowa. I like art, especially drawing and graphic design. I have my work published on the cover of a poetry
book so that's pretty cool. I really want to go to DePaul University in Chicago after I get out of school, so i'm preparing for that. I'm
graduating high school a year early, in 2006, and leaving Iowa after my junior year. I'll be 16. The reason my blog is called The Thick Envelope is because that's what I hope to get in the mail from all the colleges I apply for. I'd describe my life as intense but laid-back, fun but secretive, but that's the way I like it!
I TOOK MY FIRST BREATH ON september 11, 1989
PLACE OF TORTURE iowa
LAST TIME I CHECKED, I WAS part norwegian, part german, native american, you name it...about everything european
SIGN virgo
WHEN I AM BORED, I AM PROBABLY on the phone, watching tv, drawing, or on the computer
SPORT not sure. i don't really have a favorite sport. i'll say dance or taekwondo or cheerleading
VEGETABLE potato
ANIMAL i forget...i'll jus do the napoleon dynamite thing and say a liger
NUMBER 7 and 9
QUOTE OR SAYING "you only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough" -- joe lewis and "your Creator deserves to see you at your best" -- oprah
BREAKFAST FOOD tiger power
TIME OF DAY late at night
ICE CREAM FLAVOR not sure :(
DEPARTMENT STORE hm...
TV SHOW csi: and sex and the city
ACTOR johnny depp and ludacris
ACTRESS angelina jolie
FLOWER red roses
BOARD GAME scrabble
MONTH october
DAY OF THE YEAR christmas or thanksgiving or halloween
SPORT TO WATCH gymnastics
SPORTS DRINK propel fitness water in black cherry
POP i really don't drink pop much, but if anything, diet pepsi
FOOD lasagna, peanuts, cheese pizza, grilled cheese, cheesecake, and fazoli's breadsticks...pretty much anything italian
COLOR black
SCENT coffee
RESTAURANT mineral city, village inn, olive garden and bonanza
DESSERT chocolate silk pie
CANDY BAR snickers
GAME um... scrabble?
LAST 2 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER 60
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE i wouldn't be a crayon. i would be an oil pastel
HAIR COLOR dark brown
EYE COLOR blue
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS yes
SIBLINGS my little brother alexander
SUMMER OR WINTER fall
HUGS OR KISSES kisses
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA i can't taste chocolate ice cream
RIGHTIE OR LEFTIE rightie
INNIE OR OUTIE innie
COKE OR PEPSI can't taste the difference between them
COFFEE OR CAPPUCCINO neither. no coffee
LIPTON OR NESTEA neither. no tea
MCDONALDS OR BURGER KING neither. no fast food
PERFECT PIZZA mushrooms, black olives, and lots of cheese!!!
BEST PHYSICAL FEATURE eyes, lips, hair
DO YOU SING yes but i'm horrible
DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE yes
DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS yes, especially on the elevators in chicago because they go so fast
WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT mexico
CROUTONS OR BACON BITS croutons
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BEDROOM CARPET this ugly maroon-burgundy color
HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU FAIL YOUR DRIVERS LISCENSE TEST none
MOST ANNOYING THING PEOPLE ASK YOU "why are you a vegetarian?"
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSEPAD kitties
CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE no :(
FIRST THING YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING what time is it
DO YOU WALK IN THE RAIN OR USE AN UMBRELLA sometimes i run but it depends on how much its raining
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO ON YOUR SUMMER VACATION go to chicago
IF YOU COULD BUY ANY CAR WHAT WOULD IT BE black ferrari 360 modena spyder, but i'm going to be living in chicago in a couple years so i have no desire to own a car
ARE YOU AFRAID OF FLYING never flown
DO YOU OPEN YOUR PRESENTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE DAY i don't remember
WHAT IS THE NEXT VACATION YOU ARE TAKING OR THE MOST RECENT chicago :)
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR LIVING ROOM white
HOW DO YOU LIKE TO SPEND A RAINY DAY i don't know...draw, write, somethin like that
HOW DID THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST MAKE YOU FEEL it really makes you think...also very emotional
HOW TALL ARE YOU 5'6 or so
ONE THING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE be a guest on oprah
CANDLES ON YOUR LAST CAKE 15
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO i think this was already asked, am i right? i said mexico
ARE YOU CHRISTIAN yes i am
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR clowns
DO YOU LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST trying to
RAINMAN OR FORREST GUMP forrest gump.. never seen rainman
WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU ARE SAD usually my room
FAVORITE NAME maybe "andre"?
MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT oh i have so many
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(NOTE: this should NOT be looked at as a real resume because i do NOT update it regularly and there are things i haven't added; if you want a real copy of my resume, please )
GPA 3.945
HONORS AND AWARDS Artwork on book cover ("Cowboy Poetry: Of Legends in Frozen Time" by Ray Meyers); National Honor Roll (2003-2004); second place in “Iowa Department of Agriculture Art in the 1800’s Contest”; artwork presented at Blandon Memorial Art Museum (“Fallen Angel”); artwork in an auction (“Fallen Angel”); artwork on t-shirt for 2004-2005 powder puff season; have been in the “Talented and Gifted” program since Elementary School; presented TAG scholarship in 2003; listed twice in the “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” of 2003-2005; several poems featured in poetry books; received “Editor’s Choice Award” for poetry; artwork displayed at Iowa State Fair
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY Band (2003-2004); Speech (2003-2004); presented six performances as Ibid Stencil and painted scenery in “The Massively Exciting Adventure of Maki Phundishadi-pour at Deep River Falls Senior High” (2005); sponsor Sandra, a girl from El Salvador; member of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Moorland; member of Fu-sion in Gowrie; helped Elementary School for TAG program during Middle School; black belt in TaeKwonDo (1998-2003); wrote Black Belt Club News-letter; took a college course from Doran William Cannon in 2002, just after 7th grade (“Write Like a Pro”); designed Oleson Park Zoo website; certified in CPR as of April/May 2005 participated in Iowa Games (2002 and 2003); demonstrated in a TaeKwonDo class for school; drew comics for school news-letter
EXPERIENCE please come back later
SKILLS I am skilled in working with ArcSoft programs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Mi-crosoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Picture It!, and Microsoft Publisher, and I am quick to learn and experiment with other programs. I can type over 60 words per minute. I have a very prominent creative side, and my work is always ar-tistic and original. I have no problem making deadlines and I am able to func-tion under a high-stress environment.
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