Entries this day: Dream Pre-rally drive first-night

Dream

6:21am CDT Friday 27 October 2000

(dream)

I had some injury on my back and in order to play a record a KTRU, I had to staple my back with a stapler. I was in the station and my shift was about to start in 10 minutes. I wanted to practice to see if I could correctly do the staple thing and I reached over my own shoulder and whap with the stapler a staple into my back. The record played correctly, but I had to get the staple out. I had whapped it in all the way flush with my skin.

We were at work and Kasi had just asked Karla if Karla could help Kasi with something this weekend, and Karla said no. Then I asked Karla if she could do surgery on my back. I showed her the staple and she used her fingernails to pry it out, but it wouldn't come out easily; it was lodged between my ribs. We both braced ourselves and she pulled and got it part way out.

We finally got it out (or didn't) and the scene shifted a bit so that we were watching the video of the current KTRU song being played. The video showed multiple clips of a woman diving off a rock into a lake. The first time she dove in. The second time, she jumped in feet first. Each time she was wearing a big long pleated skirt and stretchy fabric top. Each time before she jumped into the lake, the skirt and top were dry.

permalink

Pre rally

5:38pm Friday 27 October 2000

I just added entries 21jason.html through 24dana.html

Work today consisted of a lot of little projects and 1 big thing of moving the Ritz project online for actual production on Monday.

The little projects consisted of

• negotiating our new T1 line that will be installed in January,
• negotiating how to get Ryan M, Nicole M and her two sisters, and Amy C all set up for the rally tonight. They hadn't turned in their forms or anything. I think it will be all good.
• moving my Handspring Visor entries online.

I think there was something else, but I've forgotten. Mostly it was the Ritz project. Couple of final changes and it's online. Nice.

San Antonio Rally tonight!!!! I'm late. barely.

permalink

drive

8:31 pm Friday 27 October 2000

I cannot see as I'm typing here. I hope everything is flowing from my brain through my fingers as I intend.

We are en route to San Antonio Rally now. fifteen passenger van and I know the names of all but one youth in here whose name I forgot. I have known it.

Okay, we have Susie driving and Wende shotgun. Bench seats: David, Amy, Susie, Cassie, Katherine, Mark, Meg, Chandra, Hethre, Alison, Katy, Sara, and me.

I was asked to tell one of my classic jokes. I told a one hour rendition of Moe and Joe, including Flo, the brilliant scientist who genetically engineerd Moe and Joe, Mike and Ike who were genetically designed jockeys to ride Moe and Joe, and race after race with Moe winning, and then Moe and Joe racing independently, including Joe racing jet planes on a ring of 200 rented aircraft carriers. Then Moe winning again until they retire on an island with the dog.

Then we played the 7 Game for a while, and now they are playing a game I haven't previously heard.. "I give you back your nose..." hmm.. I'll listen.

9:18 pm

We stopped at Love's and Subway. Hethre is diggin through the 3/$9.99 CDs.

permalink

first night

11:03 pm Friday 27 October 2000

We've arrived. Steve reminded me of my mugbook quote: "Oh I'm sorry; did I break your concentration?" For almost every rally I've attended, my quotes come from that movie.

Already I've sung "you've never closed your eyes..." with Ryan, recreated the WHASSSSAAAAAAAAAAAPPP commercial with Daniel, and read through the wonderfilled Yackity Yak.. Now it's time to learn more names.

12:02 am

Talkin talkin to Lisa, Laura, Andrew, Elizabeth...

12:28 am

Talkin' to Deirdre and Wende. Haven't seen Deirdre since last San Antonio rally!! She says she quit her old job and now she travels more.

Dueling music in the loud room - Smashing Pumpkins blasting on one side and the piano being pounded masterfully by Nick on the other side.

Someone getting phuufed by Daniel and others.

12:36 am

Elizabeth reminds me that I was all, "what rally?" today on AIM ("WHICH WAS MEAN! write that in."). It went something like this:

Liz: "Am I going to see you and Wende tonight??"
Rob: "You're coming to Houston?"
Liz: "What? no the rally."
Rob: "What rally?"
Liz: "San An rally, silly"
Rob: "That's this weekend?"
Liz: "What? yes!"
Rob: "I'm busy."
Liz: "WHat????"
Rob: "yeah I'll be there. just kiddin'"

12:42 am

Sean, I mean Mr The Bibbster just walked up wearing a grey beret. His hair is not bleached.

12:52 am

Nathan just walked in with wack hat, pants, shirt and hair!!

12:58 am

Just met Laura and Amanda, sisters from Ft Worth. Just relearned Jared's name.

1:13 am

Nathan is having hacky sack withdrawls.

Hello, I'm Amanda. This is my first rally.

1:33 am

Elizabeth is cracking up telling the story about how Sean ate soap. Sean exclaims "I thought it was safe, and it wasn't safe at all. Aaaauuaghhg!!!!"

2:47 am

Opening circle was pretty informative and now youth are being sent to their touchgroups one group at a time.

Susie (advisor) and I are making silly comments. Susie is fun.

3:33 am

Robby is watching me type. Our touchgroup meeting was awesome; we asked questions and then everyone answered them. What is the most embarassing thing you've done, after my question What is the worst CD in your collection, which is actually the question that Hillary used to introduce the game I think.

OKC youth just arrived. They musta been packed into that van. Marcus, Lilly, Amanda, Tori, Lisa, Whitney, Josh, Fran, Austin, Amber, Hannah... Oh and Debu and Nancy the advisors.

Crowds are dispersing into little groups; the big band swing is quietly in the background with David and Joan doing swing dance tricks on stage. People chillin' on the couch watching, and Lacy watching from across the room. Laura B with a small crowd around her as she deals Las Vegas style Go Fish. That's so funny!!

3:39 am

Robby just bought me a bag of Reese's Pieces and that rules. Robby is like a little bag of happy energy.

4:25 am

Lilly and Amanda and Katie were all getting dressed to the max actually Katie was just watching. They were being loud by the advisor area.

12 walk-ins. I'm very anti-impresssed. I think YAC will talk about it.

I read some National Geograhic - some of the issue on water. until my eyes were all bluh falling asleep. Now I'm in advisor sleeping area about to sleep.

Good night.

permalink