my brother is the best and coolest kid in the world

well i am at work today with the little bro of mine. i will post after my vacation. have a great week everyone!!!

i am really NOT trying to gross everyone out, but i think i have some serious ass crack issues. i have a long torso and super long legs, so i like to wear hip huggers, and the reason is two fold. first off, they sort of shrink my torso, and make it look a lil shorter. secondly, they sit lower on my hips, which increases the length, and i get to avoid the my pants that are to short look (which i absolutley hate). however with all of these great benifits of hip huggers, there is one down fall. my ass crack sticks out with i sit or bend over. i always feel like a plumber, and it sucks. i always see brittany spears in hip huggers, and i have never once seen any crack. i am always having to make sure to pull them up hight when i am bending or sitting. whats a girl to do?

i love love love the lead singer for incubus, ummmm yummy. he gets me all excited

so my dad calls last night. he troubles me. hes like, hey what u r doing on wednesday? im like, well i am on vacation then, and i think i told u that like 4 times. he goes on to say that he is coming into town, and that i really should try to be there for his visit. HELLO!! u cant just call a person less than a week before your scheduled arrivial and expect them to drop all plans (especially a vacation). so i told him, that i cant do that. so oh well, i will prolly plan a tip there (st. louis) over winter break or something. i am proud of him however. i mean, he stopped drinking, got a good job, and seems to be happy with his new wife and kids. but sometimes, i just want to shake him, and yell at him for fucking up for so long. i guess its just me being selfish again. oh well, you'll have that i suppose ;)

sup, only 2 more days till i'm, off to sunny south carolina! i dont know if i have let all of u know out there, but mike and i have been arguing over these past few days, about the amount of beer to take on the trip. you see, there will be 6 of us going (3 guys, 3 girls) and the guys are totally convinced that will need 15 cases of beer. this is not a typo. they really want to transport 15 cases of beer. the sheer logistics of it all are mind boggling. where are we going to fit all of our luggage? i mean, there are 3 girls going, thats like 20 pairs of shoes right there. not to mention about 100 different outfits, and thats just for the girls. (this may sound funny, but i know all of ladies are feelin me here) so mike and i have been having this argument for some time now, but whatever. so last night, i broke it down into numbers for him, since it's about all he can relate to (he is a math major). if we brought 15 cases, that means that we would all have to consume 12 beers a day. us girls are all bringing a bottle of our own, so we will not even be drinking all that much beer. so mike finally realizes that he is being ridiculous, and takes back is argument, and here is a bit of the conversation:
me: michael, honey, 15 cases is a little much dont u think. *whips out the calculator* that means that we would all have to drink 12 beers a day, and ashley, jess and i are all bringing our own bottles, so we wont be drinking that much beer.
mike: it's better to have to much rather than 2 little
me: we r not boy scouts here, no need to be THAT prepared, we can always go to the store and buy some more. besides, it will get all skunky and warm in the trunk of a car, not to mention the amount of gas that would use.
mike: skunky beer IS really sick.
me: i know
mike: well maybe we should only bring like 5 cases (my idea in the first place)
me: so r u saying that I am right?
mike: maybe
me: so honey (long pause), how was that fall off of your high horse, did it hurt much, any broken bones, bruises?
mike: fuck you
me: whose your daddy now bitch!
we have a very loving relationship.....

so here it is folks, one of those damn survey things that come in your email inbox:

four beverages you drink frequently
diet coke, orange juice, lemonade, and if i'm feeling crazy - vodka and cranberry
five tv shows you liked when you were a little kid
scooby doo, fraggle rock, the brady bunch, smurfs, and i have been a general hospital fan for as long as i can remember
four places to go in your area
Cleveland: the flats, the warehouse district, this bar in lakewood that will serve me, the zoo, the history museum (i'm a dork)
Athens: uptown, and thats it
four things to do when you're bored
my boyfriend, read, take long drives, play cards
four things that never fail to cheer you up
my boyfriend, ice cream, my little brother, my friends
four things you can't live without
my friends, my boyfriend, my family, ice cream
seven things on your desk
the constantly ringing telephone, post-it notes, a stack of shit i have to file, a calculator, a glass of water, my ring thats too big
for me and keeps falling off, 2 disks
seven facts about you
i am a history major, i like mint chocolate chip ice cream, i like to go to the movies, i am 5'9", i wear glasses, i have a shoe
obsession, i just spilled my water all over my desk
four things you would eat on the last day of your life
steak, baked potato, mint chocolate chip ice cream, diet coke
four cds from your collection that you will never get tired of
bob marley ledgeds, tom petty wallflowers (if i can ever find it), the 66 stewart mix that andrea (my roommate) made for all of us
girls, i can't pick the last one, there are to many to choose from
six celebrities you would have sex with
brad pitt, josh hartnet, paul walker, marshell mathers, the lead singer of incubus, and ummmm, i cant think of one
four vacations you have taken
hawaii, florida, naigria falls, and soon to be myrtle beach, among lots of others
four things you'd like to learn
to cook, to teach, to sew, to walk on my hands

there u have it, everything u ever wanted to know about me, and more....

so tonight, i have to pick up a few things from old navy. they always have really good deals on their stuff, and they always have the cuest tank tops. they also had this really cool headband the last time i was there, hopefully it will still be there tonight. i also have to run to the bank. awhile ago, i lost my debit card. i called my bank to see if they could issue me a new one. i was told that my bank, firstar, was becoming US bank, so they were issuing everyone new debit cards with the new name on them. well, that was like 3 weeks ago, and i still have not recieved my new card. this is really pissing me off because everytime i need money i have to go to the bank during their office hours (which are all when i am working during the week, so i can only go on the weekends) and write a check to cash. it's all very annoying. so they better have some answers for me when i go there, otherwise, there is going to be a fight.....

if i were my tom petty c.d. where would i be. i haven't been able to find that thing for like a week....

hola! last night i went to the indians game with mike, his brother, and his friend bret. it's so funny to be the only chick in a group of guys. we had a good time, and the tribe won 4-2. i went there totally expecting a loss, due to th tribes recent track record, thankfully, i was wrong ;)

we just recieved word yesterday that the time share condo we were supposed to be staying in in myrtle each was double booked. everyone was so bumed out about it, until the company made arrangements for us to stay at a local resort - free of charge! i can't wait for Sunday to arrive!!!!

my little brother is such a trip. the poor kid has started his "2 a days," which means he has 2 football practices in one day. so he at football practice from 7:30am to 2:30pm with a 1/2 hour break in between. so i called him yesterday and asked him if he would like to go to Target with me, because i know hw like to go there. i picked him up from the house, and he was like hey rach check out my chest. he lifts up his shirt, and the poor guy has bruises all over his entire chest. he goes on to say that they are all face masks that he took to the chest. i felt so bad for him, but he tells me it's all part of the game, and that he is tough and not to worry about him. hello, my little baby straps on about 10 pounds of body armor, and goes out there to catch a ball where 20 other guys with the same body armor are trying to kill him, all for a piece of pigskin. so we go to target, and i got a new comforter set, one of those "bed in a bag" deals. i was originally going to make one myself, so that i could have exactly what i wanted, but i found one there that WAS exactly what i wanted, so it saved me a little time and energy. it was on sale too which rocks my socks. i also got the new bathroom set. i got a new shower curtian that has this really fun floral print on it, as well as the rug to match. i got the cute little wastebasket, toothbrush holder, and the lotion and soap dispenser. everything was on sale, and i had all of those target gift certificates that i used, so i only spent $6.42 of my own money. i also got a few new things to wear to myrtle beach, so thats kinda cool. so besides that way to scary movie last night all is well in rachel land.......

only 5 days til i'm laying on the beach sipping a margarita....ahhh, vacations are great don't ya think?

why do people feel that they need to stir up controversy, and look for drama? i mean hello, doesnt enough drama exist in this world without going and looking for it? maybe certian people should keep their minds on their own situations before inserting their 2 cents into others peoples business, it's really not that difficult.....

but any way, i saw the scariest movie ever last night - Signs, starring mel gibson. i am telling you, i have never been that scared in a movie theater in my whole life, or ever for that matter. it was so bad that my stomach hurt watching it, and anticipating what was coming next. i had nightmares all night long, and i made michael walk me to the door, where i proceeded to run full speed into the house and jumped in bed. it reverted back to that childhood fear that if i stood near my bed, something would grab me from under it. i woke up at 3:30 am from a nightmare, and shot straight up in my bed, dripping in sweat, and breathing heavily. it took forever to talk myself into getting up the nerve to walk across the room and turn on the fan. i was telling terry about the movie this morning and all of these scenes keep replaying themselves in my mind, and i totally freaked myself out. i need to get over it i know. it's just a movie rach, it's just a movie rach......

hey hey hey! well its another wonderful monday afternoon in the world of jencen. so i had an awsome weekend! on friday night michael had some people over and raquel, geraldo, and i went over there for a bit. it was nice seeing all of mikes friends, and i think it helped him to feel better since he has been kinda down lately.

on saturday raquel and i headed over to the dior counter so that barbara could do our makeup for the party party. she did a wonderful job (as always), so raquel and i were feeling spectacular! on the way home, my mom called and asked me to pick up some ice. i also had to pick up my cake, so i went to marcs that was right near there. i went in grabbed a cart and paid for my ice. i loaded it into my cart and raced outta there since i was in a big hurry. well as i was walking out a mom stepped out in front of me with her cart and her daughter was following behind her. well all of the sudden right in front of me the little girl stopped and sat down on the floor and started to cry, i was in the hurry and didnt feel like listening to a kid throw a temper tantrum, so i moved around her and headed out. i was throwing the ice in the backseat of my car, and the women cames out and says to me in a really bitchy tone "that i needed to watch what the hell i was doing with my cart." i started to look around, because i am thinking that there was no way this lady could be talking to me. she goes on to say that i "ramed her daughter with my cart" so i got really loud right back at her. i was like your daughter sat down right in front of me and i moved to the side to avoid hitting her, and even if i were to hit a child with my cart, i would stop and make sure they were ok. so i me and this lady are in the parking lot screaming at each other, so i just lost it (after she called me a bitch) and told her that maybe if she was watching her daughter more closely she would have seen the real reason way she started crying. i went on to say that i should run over her ass with my cart, and as i was driving away i said fuck you and left. was it immature, yes, should i have handled it differently, yes, but oh well. if someone is going to get loud with me for no reason, i will get loud right back. someone should hit her with their cart, the bitch.....

so any way, my friends from outta town showed up at around 6 or so. my friend greg from new york showed up and totally surpried me. hes dating andrea, and he flew into cincinnatti, and they both drove up together. we had such an awsome time. a bunch of my other friends came over as well, and everyone got along nicely. plans were made for a few of my cleveland friends to come visit us down at school, and i sense a little connection between my friend from school lindsay, and my friend paul. they were talking a giggling the whole night together. we were drinking and by 4 am when we finally went upstairs to bed, all of us were a bit tipsy. we were cracking up because i totally tripped on kims leg, and managed to knock down practically everything that was on my dresser, and she slept right through the whole noisy event. freaking funny i tell you....

on sunday us girls all wanted to go shopping ( i mean naturally, i did have all my birthday money). we went to southpark and shopped and shopped. i found some really good deals and just had a good time. when we returned to my house all the girls (and greg) needed to head out since they all had some distances to travel. kim had some car drama (its a really long story, spilled gasoline, and a firetruck here). so she and lindsay ended up staying another night at my place, until her car was fixed earlier today. everything worked out in the end (with a bit more drama in between), and they were back on their way at lunch time today. i had an awsome bday, and i got alot of really cool stuff, so all is well. i better get my ass working on these thank you cards.....