Coast to Coast

Friday, July 25, 2003

 

Jessie 10:44 AM

Thursday, May 08, 2003

 
I wanted to begin by saying that Bean's reflection of the last four years was really nice. I'm almost forgot how interesting/fun it was until I looked at that. I don't really have much to say I guess right now. My last final (neuroscience) is tomorrow and then I'm done for the summer w/ one more semester to go!!! I can't wait. I also wanted to add how completely lazy and bitchy I've become. Last night Mike suggested going to the movies, which would have been our first actual date in like a month and a half or so, but once 7:30 rolled around, Ididn't feel like doing anything anymore, which has been pretty much the theme of the last 2 months. Then this morning, I got all bitchy because everyone decided to eat at May's and I didn't want to go there because I wanted eggs, and so I got all pouty and bitchy. Mike asked me what was wrong, but I couldn't tell him because I knew I was being retarded. Oh well, at least I can admit when I'm being an idiot. One last thing...Steve and I are going to see TORI AMOS and BEN FOLDS WOO HOO!!!!!!!! okay that's all. bye bye!
Jessie 3:05 PM

Wednesday, April 09, 2003

 
I guess it's been awhile since I've written anything, but I've been pretty busy. Right now, I'm in the library experiencing horrible pains after a couple hours of learning shit for neuroscience. Speaking of neuroscience...I'm probably going to fail. I've never actually failed at any class that counted for anything ever in my entire life. Since, I'm prone to great anxiety, this is killing me (literally, I think--it's actually been making sick). I've been dwelling on it so much in fact that last Thursday night, I drove right into a parked car, totalling mine. The only good thing coming of this is that I might be driving home in a 98 Jeep Cherokee tomorrow. I'll keep you posted. Talk to you soon.
Jessie 4:30 PM

Sunday, March 23, 2003

 
I guess it's my turn to express my opinion on what is happening in the world. I don't have anything new or interesting to add, but I know everyone has been DYING to know where Jessie Bitler stands in all of this. haha...
At first I was very anti-war. I felt that there was absolutely no reason good reason to have a war. War is too dangerous to begin with, and I felt that it wasn't right that innocent people should have to die for George Bush's "cause." So after awhile, I completely avoided reading or watching anything having to do with the situation in Iraq, because I got too pissed off, and besides whatever is going to happen will happen whether I pick up the newspaper or change the channel to CNN. But I didn't want to sit around and watch Bush gain support by using 9/11 to play on everyone's emotions.
Well, surprise, surprise the war actually came...and now that it's here, I decided that I guess I'm really not for or against it. I do feel that since it's all happening that we might as well do it right and get rid of Saddam once and for all. I still don't know if I think all of this is necessary, however I will do my best to stay informed. And I think everyone should be reading the newspapers and watching the news, whether you agree with the war or not, people should know what's happening. The worse thing that people can do is form opinions and make judgements without knowledge. So keep up with the news, don't sit around waving an American flag from your front porch with your thumb up your ass like 78% (and that's being generous) of the people who write into 30 Seconds. We might not be able to make a difference in the war situation, but at least we'll be aware of what's going on.
Jessie 11:14 AM

Thursday, March 13, 2003

 
Yesterday was really fun. Mike and I went to Hershey and went outlet shopping. I bought two new CDs and some new clothes. Then we went to chocolate world and went on the chocolate tour. I have been on the chocolate tour numerous times and it never gets old. I always get excited when I hear the Hershey's chocolate song at the end...
Later I hung out with Jen and we had a great time too, and I ended up running into some old friends that I hadn't thought about in ages which was also pretty cool.
Well, I hope everyone's been having a lovely spring break, I know mine's been pretty interesting. Talk to you again soon!

Jessie 4:28 PM

Monday, March 03, 2003

 
So I had written this nice post about Mike, but for some reason it didn't come appear. I told him that I had written it, so if he went to Coast to Coast to read it, he's probably pretty confused. Oh well, but it said nice things about him and how lucky I am and blah, blah, blah...
So now I have to write yet another Sex and Gender paper, and then I'll be studying for a Neuroscience test that I have on Friday. Why am I studying a week an advance? Because the first test really sucked and I studied for more than 10 hrs, and I only got a D. So now I'm even more lost than before, and wish to at least get a C this time. But of course, I have to procrastinate a little before I do all of this :)
Okay, I guess that's all I have to say for now, so I'll get to work and leave you alone. Bye!
Jessie 2:18 PM

Friday, February 21, 2003

 
I was actually thinking about going to see a psychic. I know it seems kind of silly to most people, but even if it isn't real, it would at least be fun.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about how strange life is sometimes. I just never imagined that at 21 years old this is how my life would be. Not that I ever had any definite life plans, but still...I can't help but look at all of the things that have taken, and are taking place in my life, and it seems weird how things work out the way they do. Sometimes the things that I do really surprise me, and I wonder sometimes if I actually have as much control over what happens to me as I thought I did, or if fate is trying to fix some mistake I made a long time ago, so things work out the way that they're supposed to. It's almost as if there some extraneous variable influencing the way things turn out, because nothing ever seems to happen the way I would have expected it to. Because life seems more like a giant, tangled web of events, that seems so screwed up at times, that there would have to be some kind of outside force trying to clean it up. If there were no such as thing as fate or destiny, life would seem a little more cut and dry, and it just doesn't. Not that it's a bad thing, because there is always that little glimmer of hope, that even if you have no fucking clue what you want, what you're thinking, and where you're going, that it least it will all work out the way it's supposed to in the end.
Jessie 4:13 PM

Sunday, February 16, 2003

 
Hello, all my fellows and fellowettes!
I am so baked right now, which isn’t a good for communicating, but I really feel like typing.
First of all I should say that I miss all of you so much! And Jessie you make me laugh! And Bean needs to update me on this girlfriend! hehe. okay, back to reality.
I went and saw Mrs. Mohur (Madame Starfish Moreno). It was fab. I don’t really want to go into all that she read in my palm, but I will say that I feel great! If you have some extra cash, get this shit done. I’ve decided to just face the facts, do what I can, try a bit harder, get shit done. Gonna go to school for real in the fall, major in English, and get this writing shit talent under control.............hehe just kidding, I need a lot of help. But really, my head feels a bit clearer, but maybe that’s because I switched medications and finally got my teeth cleaned.
Anyways, I am losing my train of thought. I’ve been really sick lately, gonna get some blood tests done tomorrow make sure everything is alright. No big deal though, nothing serious, just precautionary measures, and plus I want to know my blood type and need to get my cholesterol checked. hehehe.
I am so hungry. I will write more later. I promise. brb.

hahaha that’s stupid

Mary 11:49 PM

Monday, February 10, 2003

 
I'm so sick of the fucking snow!!!! Really!!! It would be nice for even a week straight, to wake up in the morning and see sun, walk outside without a heavy winter coat (and be comfortable), and to know that I don't have to leave a 1/2 hour earlier, because the roads are shitty, and I can only drive an average speed of 25 mph. I don't really mind snow that much cause I'm an indoorsy type of person for the most part. But this is regoddamndiculous!!!!! I want to look out my window and see green grass, and blue skies...
Okay change of subject...
I got pulled over in Mainville yesterday. I had to meet my good friend Jen at her house (which is really, really far away...) so we could go to a Bridal Fair. She's getting married and I'm going to be a bridesmaid, so it was just my way of being helpful and supportive. But I was running kind of late, because I left my house 10 mins after I wanted to, plus I got behind all kinds of slow ass drivers. So I was in a big hurry, and most people know it's not a good idea to speed in the Mainville area because the cops are always there and they ALWAYS pull you over. It is for this reason that I always drive the speed limit and always watch for cop cars when driving through this area. But yesterday, it didn't cross my mind because I was so late, and the one day I speed, and don't look for cops (ONE DAY out of MANY) I look in my rearview mirror and see the flashing lights. So I stopped, and the guy got out of his car, and asked for my liscence and crap. He told me that I had been going 57 in a 45 which is the place that Mainville area people like to call "the flats," and I was still speeding through town. Luckily, he only cited me for "failure to obey traffic control devices" (the control device being the 45 mph speed limit sign), and so I didn't get points on my liscense, and the fine wasn't nearly as high (but it was still $104). So I was pretty upset when I got to Jen's, because I was now really, really late. But when I got there, it turns out that we still had to wait for her mother, who is never on time. So, I could have slowed down, not gotten pulled over, and still beat her mom there by a longshot. I just love life's little ironies.
Jessie 3:57 PM

Thursday, February 06, 2003

 
I just wanted to drop a quick line and let you all know that I am alive and well. I don't know if "well" is a good word but I'm hanging in there. I've been thinking about going to see a psychic, but I don't know how to pick one out. Like just go through the yellow pages and pick a name that sounds good......??? I don't know, but I need some answers and I'm having trouble finding them on my own. I'm sure you've all been there before. I'll let you know if Madame Starfish Moreno helps..............
Mary 3:00 PM

Tuesday, February 04, 2003

 
Hey everybody! Wasn't yesterday the most beautiful day? I felt completely revitalized when I woke up to sunshine. In fact I could have stayed outside most of the day, well until it got cloudy and rainy. But it was still warm even when it was cloudy :) I'm ready for spring!!!!! By the way does anyone know if the groundhog saw his shadow? Oh, and Mario Lopez is my personal savior.

Jessie 2:11 PM

Monday, January 27, 2003

 
Okay, I really don't feel like writing my paper for my Psychology of Sex and Gender class. So, being the procrastinator that I am, I decided to make a new post first. I don't really have anything new to say, but oh well. Okay, here is something new: What ever happened to Mark-Paul Gossaler? You know Zach from Saved by the Bell. I think I saw a thing on one of those E! True Hollywood Story things that said what happened to the whole cast, but I don't remember what it said. If you think about it, Saved by the Bell was a pretty stupid TV show, but I still watched it every Saturday, and even watch the College Years when that came out, along with the new cast, that replaced the old one when Zach, Jessie, Slater, Lisa, and Screech "graduated" from Bayside. Okay, I'm gonna get to work now.


the new class vs. the old class (feel the tension)

Jessie 2:26 PM

Sunday, January 19, 2003

 
First, I should thank Mel, for the nice Coast to Coast comment (they like us Mary!! they really like us!!), I really appreciate it.
Now, I have something very important I need to get off of my chest. Last night I did something that I feel really terrible about, god I can't even believe I'm about to admit this....okay, I'll just say it...Last night, I did karoake at a different bar. That's right everyone, I did sang at the Silver Bullet last night, and not the Good Old Days. First of all, my sister told me how great the karoake was there, so I got pretty excited (I get really tired of singing the same songs over and over), so after a couple drinks with my dinner, I decided I should go. So I said good-bye to Mike (he had to be at work at 5am, so he couldn't go), and went with Abra and Tim. Well, we got there and it just felt weird. Picture this, a bunch of weird hicks and Barbie Moore cramped into a tiny little space. Tim got us some beer and we sat down. By this time, I'm already regretting that I didn't just stay with my boyfriend. We've been doing so much together lately, that I just felt really weird and kinda sad that he wasn't with me. But then again we've only been together for like a month so maybe it was good that I did something else, so I don't develop some kind of weird psychotic attachment. Okay, now I feel better...Anyway, then I started to flip through the Karoake book, and a lot of the songs sucked except Heart of Glass which GOD doesn't have, so of course I picked that. And I picked two others, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited some more. And hour went by and I finally sang, and it kinda sucked, but it was just a warm up. I sit back down, and wait another long hour, while hicks hover over me and drop pool sticks on my and spit on me (say it, don't spray it, geez) while they talk to me. Barbie Moore said "hi" to me too (weird). So In the next two hours I sang two more songs (and I sounded much, much better then). But I was totally ready to get the fuck out of there. As far as I'm concerned, even with the stupid laser discs, and hordes of people when school's on, Good Old Days is much more superiour than the Silver Bullet, and I'll never go somewhere else for Karoake again (well, maybe someday...) There's far less hicks and the songs are better and you get to sing more, most of the time. I've definitely learned my lesson, and I'm sorry.
Jessie 12:21 PM

Friday, January 17, 2003

 
Yippee!! He’s gone! The biggest idiot I have ever known and been slightly involved with is out of my life! That’s right, my ex-boyfriend finally moved out about a week or so ago. Here’s the little run-down of the situation:

Yes he was gone, but he still had left some of his stuff here, and he still had my key up until the other day. I had the locks changed last Friday because I kept trying to get in touch with him and couldn't. Finally when I did he said he had been working the past few days during the days and evenings. I told him how I called his work the past three nights looking for him and he told me he was there but he told people at work to lie for him and say he wasn't. I was so pissed when he told me that! So I had the locks changed. Then the other day as I was getting ready for work, he knocked on the door and picked up his stuff and gave me the key he had. I was kinda busy and so happy he was finally gonna be gone for good that I forgot to ask him about the shit of mine he still had (my pipe, a pillow, a sheet, a blanket, my fave pair of shorts...). My mom said I'm just gonna have to kiss that stuff goodbye. I guess that's the price I have to pay for letting him in my life and finally getting rid of him.

But anyways, that's the Luke story. Meanwhile, I started school Wednesday and it sucks! My Photo II class is going to be more expensive than Photo I and just as much stuff to learn. But still I am excited about it. Not to mention, this guy I am so in love with is my class again! My other class is College Algebra and as some of you may know, I hate math! I forgot everything too! I haven't touched math, besides simple day-to-day things, in over four years! I am so screwed. I don't know, it might not be that bad, I just need to practice it a lot!

So here I am, single, perhaps looking, in school, getting lots of hours at work, and feeling great. I've been losing even more weight since I got home. Since I've moved here I've lost almost thirty pounds. It's a good feeling but I got a long way to go. In the meantime, I’m just gonna get my head on straight and figure out what I want, or maybe what I need, or perhaps a bit of both. This is a really stupid post but I just wanted to give anyone who reads it an update of what’s happening with me. Who does read this? Besides Jessie and I obviously. Eh, no biggie, it’s just for us then. HA!

Mary 12:11 PM

Tuesday, January 14, 2003

 
Ahhh...I so much love returning for the spring semester. Walking uphill as the freezing wind whips my hair in my face so I can't see. Passing a group of whores huddled in a group discussing how drunk they got the night before, and who fucked who, and blah, blah, blah...The sound of bass so loud that you would think that the rusty 1982 Toyota Corolla it was coming from would fall apart. And speaking of cars, I was really excited to spot my first VW Jetta, with a Dave Mathews band sticker, for the semester (I'm sure there will be many more to come). I also very much enjoy being kept for the full hour and 15 mins, on the first day, along with the professors spend it reading you the syllabus word for word, even when the thing is right in front of your face! Knowing how much BU professors want to help their illiterate students always makes me smile. Well, I should probably get some things done, since I already have a paper due and a test next week!!!

Jessie 4:05 PM

Sunday, January 05, 2003

 
Welly well well. Here it is 2003, no big difference from 2002 really. It was great to be back in PA and see all the good old faces and greenness. I miss you all already. I barely got to see most of you, but I did see Jessie briefly a couple of times, and she’s still my best friend, not a single thing changed between us, I like it that way.

So here I am back in AZ and it’s pretty outside, sunny and stuff. The trip back kinda sucked, really long day on four crowded airplanes, in five crowded airports, and they lost my luggage of course. I had no invitations to go out on New Year’s Eve, so I sat at home waiting for my luggage and fell asleep before the ball dropped. No big deal, I actually hate watching the fucking ball drop, what’s the point? oooooo...wow it’s midnight! No wait, its 12:00:01 on January 1st of the new year! Let me just stop everything and realize nothing in my life is very stimulating because I am sitting here getting excited about Dickie-fukcing-Clark. Okay, it’s really not like that, I just needed something to be cynical about.

Well, as soon as I got back I broke up with my so-called boyfriend-thing. I am just waiting for him to leave, he’s not having much luck finding a place to rent. He’s gotta be outta here by the time I go back to school though. I just can’t stand it much longer. My place was trashed when I got home, he broke one of my favorite glass bottles from my collection and drank a bottle of Bailey’s my mom bought for me. Plant soil covering the dining table, birdseed covering the floor, dishes spilling out of the sink, need I say more??? You don’t even want to know the things he does to me let alone all my possessions.

Fuck it, when will I get what I deserve? Someone who deserves me and someone I deserve. We deserve each other and we’re good for each other. Does that shit happen? I don’t think so. This is such a depressing post but it’s late and my new kitten doesn’t talk like Thea does. Damn I miss her. I will post again. And it will be happier. I take that back about my kitten. She’s fabulous. Her name is Harley Jane and she is a little black fuzz ball with a little black nose. She gets bigger and bigger every day. I think if Thea gave her a chance they would have been great friends. Someday if I get a scanner I will put up a picture of her, the little rascal. Goodnight.



Mary 12:42 AM

Wednesday, January 01, 2003

 
Well, another New Year's Eve as come and gone. For once I had an invitation to more than one event which made me feel a little special, since I'm a big loser and all. Also, it was my first New Year's Eve party that I actually had a date for. Mike and I ended up at a party hosted by Bill and Melissa (Tim's brother and Abra's friend, if you care), which my sister had told me about. I drank a whole lot and I don't remember very much of the night except playing Uno, getting thrown in the snow, and getting dropped on the floor. I even have a nice scratch on my face to prove it. Anyhow, it was a great night, and I hope everyone else's New Year has been wonderful, too. It's time to do some Tae-Bo.

Jessie 7:23 PM

Monday, December 30, 2002

 
So, last night I was hanging out with Shaun Wagner. After realizing there was nothing for him to do around here being that he is among the under 21 crowd, we decided to go bowling. We went to the bowling alley, and I asked for some shoes, and they're like "oh, we're closing in like 20 minutes." So, I said "let's get some ice cream, cause these guys are nazi bastards, " and so we did. At Denny's (I know, I know, but they have good dessert) our waitress informs us that they aren't serving ice cream (SON OF A BITCH!!!), so we get pie. So Shaun and I are drinking coffee, eating pie, smoking some ciggies, and are laughing our asses off as I tell stories about my brother, who is one of the funniest people on the planet (Shaun especially enjoyed the one about how my grandmother thought Darrell was autistic at one point, because all he did was rock in the rocking chair). Then this waitress walks behind me with a tray of drinks and procedes to dump an entire glass of water over my head (not on purpose). I wasn't mad, because I'm a waitress, too, however, it was very cold, and I couldn't move, I could only sit there in shock. But I told her it was okay, and not to worry about it being the nice person that I am. Then Ricky Bowman came over and talked to me, which was kinda weird, but I tried to act as cool as possible, nonetheless. So, then Shaun and I left and played pool at his house, and I got my ass kicked twice. He also gave me a copy of "Rules of Attraction" which I stayed up til 4am watching when I got home. The point of all of this is that I had an awesome night despite of all of the problems we ran into, we laughed a lot, and I'm going to miss Shaun very much. Okay, have a great day.
Jessie 12:40 PM

Sunday, December 22, 2002

 
At this moment I am having a conversation with someone about how I never post anymore. I've often thought about writing short stories, poems, or something, but I'm lazy so forget it. Actually, about two days ago I tried to write something nice about Mary, but I got disconnect from the internet before I could post and I never decided to finish it. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that it's not that I don't think about Coast to Coast 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, I just don't have time to write now that I'm spending most of my free time doing absolutely nothing.
So, I was just going to tell everybody that Mary's my best friend, it's great she's back after nine months or something like that. I love her dearly, and her's is a friendship that is very special and dear to me. I was going to say more than that, but I don't remember it all, but you get the point. Bye for now.
Funny picture

Jessie 8:47 PM

Saturday, December 14, 2002

 
Well, I feel like a complete ass. I have hardly kept in touch with anyone, let alone keep updating this page with posts. I feel so terrible that I haven't kept up my part, sorry Jessie. But I just wanted to make a little post letting everyone know that I am coming home. I get in really late on the 18th, that's this Wednesday, so I will be available to make plans on Thursday the 19th. You can all call me at my dad's house, 458-6860. I would call all of you but I can't remember phone numbers, and some of them might have changed. Besides, no one reads this anyway. That's why I am going to be sending an almost identical mass email, hoping that someone reads it. Bla Bla, this is getting boring. I will post again soon, at least when I return to AZ. Sorry for such a terrible delay. Au Revoir.........
Mary 5:42 PM

Sunday, November 10, 2002

 
Yeah...sometimes I wonder who actually reads this. A long time ago I was receiving various emails concerning that Judy Winslow thing Mary and I did along time ago, but that was then and this is now.
The other blogs on Bean's page are far more interesting than this one, and there are so many great pictures and links to see so I doubt anyone stops here. But I keep it going, despite the fact that I'm completely boring, and I never have anything interesting to say. I can't put IM conversations because I don't often have any, and I don't write opnionated articles cause most of the time I remain completely indifferent to everything.
Being indifferent is the best way to be (look, I actually do have an opinion--haha!) , because I can see every viewpoint that way. When I have political, philosophical, or religious conversation with someone, I can just listen to what they say, and make points here and there, because, let's face it, I really don't have a strong standpoint. And because I can take so many sides, I don't get angry or offended by much, so I'm a great person to talk to. Also, writing papers is a breeze. I can just pick whatever point-of-view I for which I can find the most articles, and go for it. I can pick any side I want to and write for pages and pages, and make it believable, just because I can't make any decisions. Who would have ever thought that having no opinions could be beneficial?
Look at these fuckers!








Jessie 11:00 PM

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

 
I just took this IQ test that my brother Darrell told me about. On this test you have to answer 38 questions in 13 minutes, and it is supposed to give you your IQ within + or - 5 of most standard IQ tests. So, I took the test and got a 138 in 12 minutes...This puts me in the rank of genius if this was my actual score. With an error of +5, I'm still a genius, and with a - 5 error, I'm a borderline genius. I find this all very hard to believe, and if I am a genius or boderline genius, where the fuck has my brain been all my life!!!! (Darrell got a 130 by the way--I kicked his ass---yeah!!!!!!! just kidding). I probaby am borderline mentally retarded most likely. BYE!!!

Jessie 7:25 PM

Friday, September 20, 2002

 
Ugh!!!! Everytime I try to put up something new it won't publish, Here I go again, giving it another shot. I guess I don't have anything important to say though. I mean, it's really not a huge catastrophe that no one will get to read a new post by Jessie. Ha Ha...
So what's new with me? Not a whole heck of a lot. Although I did beat the class average on my first Dinosaurs test by 14 points, when pretty much the entire class except me studied their asses off. Whenever I go into a test when I know I haven't studied as much as I should have, and I always have this feeling that I am completely screwed. And I get so mad at myself for not being more responsible. Especially when I hear the rest of the class saying "how long did you study?" "Oh I studied four hours Saturday night, and 7 hours last night, and I can't remember anything!" So this is what happened last Tuesday when I took my first Dinosaurs test. Not to mention the fact that everyone was reviewing their notes in a complete panic. However, the fact that the entire room was trying to cram information in their brains for that last five minutes, made me realize that I don't really give a rat's ass. Come on!!! this is Dale's class we're all going to fail miserably, GIVE UP!!!! So we get are score's back yesterday, and the people around me are like I can't believe I did so bad!!!! This teacher is moron!!!! Blah, Blah, Blah......So I go out and look at my score and its a 76 which is fourteen points higher than the class average of 62! I studied for this test maybe a half an hour (which consisted of 6 chapters of information) and completely gave up. The rest of the class studied their asses off. I walked out of Dinosaurs happy for the first time this semester.
Jessie 2:04 AM

Friday, September 06, 2002

 
Hello to all the friends I miss so dearly.

First I must start by saying that I am really sorry for not keeping in touch. I didn’t mean to worry any of you (Jessie), I have just been busy. So I will tell you what I have been doing I guess.

First of all, I started school last week. I only have seven credits, two classes and a weekly yoga class on Tuesday nights. I am taking an Anthropology course called “Sex, Gender, and Culture.” It’s not really interesting yet, just been doing the introduction stuff really. But the best class ever is Photography. I love it! I just developed my first roll of film today. I have to buy a lot of supplies, including an awesome camera. It was $150 used and it’s a pretty old Canon 35mm manual, but that’s good because the older ones are more simple to use. I love the class soooo much. We do all the developing on our own at home, with all the chemicals and stuff, it’s great. Anyways, that’s that. I’ve met a few people in my classes and got a couple phone numbers, but I haven’t called anyone yet.

I still work at the hotel and I got a 50 cent raise finally. My boss really likes me and thinks I should be a supervisor if I keep doing what I am doing. I really don’t like work, but it’s a job, and that’s it. Most of the people I work with are a lot of fun though.

Anyways, here’s the big news. It’s a story really, but I think it’s worth telling. Sometimes, there are interesting people that stay at the hotel I work at. Once we had the mob, then we had Cheap Trick, and last week we had the band Goldfinger. I don’t know much about them myself, but I have heard of them. They were playing at the University, which is right next to us. Anyways, I get to work last Friday night and someone tells me there is a band staying here under the name of the ‘Mark Blewett Group.’ I didn’t think much of it and figured it was just some old fogies traveling around to local bars and playing jazz or something.

La la la, the night goes on, my co-worker Jessica arrives and I told her there was a band here. She starts wondering if it could be one of the three playing at the University. We figure its someone cool because a few of them checked in and they were covered in tattoos and piercings and such. I was supposed to get off around nine that night but I decided to wait until the band came back after the gig to figure out who they were. Around 10:15 pm they arrive. We see a group of men unloading a bunch of musical equipment from a van. They ask if they can store some if it behind the front desk instead of in their rooms. We were cool with that of course, so in come guitars and cymbals galore, and what is stamped on all these cases? GOLDFINGER. Then we knew, we were pretty damn excited. Turns out Mark Blewett is their manager’s name and that’s what they use when they travel I guess.

As one man checked in I noticed a small joint tucked underneath is hat behind his ear. I told Jessica and she found that odd considering they were a straightedge band, at least that’s what she was told. So anyways, the whole night we sat at the front desk trying to figure out a way to ask this band to come party with us. Later, around 11pm, the time we were scheduled to get off work, the man who I saw a joint on earlier comes up to the desk and says, “My key doesn’t work.” There was the most beautiful aroma coming from him, sweet sweet grass. I looked up at him and said, “You smell niiiice.....,” and gave him a wink and a sly smile. He says, “I am nice.” I smiled and told him that Jessica and I were just about to go do that (meaning toke up). He told us to have fun, I said, “You too,” and he walked off with his fixed door key.

I was flipping out! This guy was so awesome, covered in tattoos just like I like ‘em, and in the rock business, and he said he was nice!! I run to Jessica and tell her the whole thing. We then decide we need to ask him to come smoke with us. We went over to the hotel cafe, which was closed, to use their phone and call his room. I was to be the speaker. I am ready, I am prepared, I dial this complete stranger’s room number, very unprofessional of me. No answer. Fuck. We decide to go knock on his door. We hop on the elevator up to the seventh floor, when we get there we realize he is right across the hall from his manager. We didn’t want to get in trouble, not that we would, so we chickened out and went down to the first floor and back to the phone idea. One more time, no answer. We’re like “let’s fuck it” and we headed towards the door. Then Jessica turns to me and says, “Let’s just go knock on his door.” I thought, why the hell not? Off we go, round two. In the elevator I tell Jessica to knock, and I will talk. We get to 708, she knocks, I hide, I get nervous, the door opens.............he is standing there in a towel almost falling off!!!! Fuck! I didn’t know what to say or do, I was breathless, speechless, all of that shit, and I was supposed to be the spokesperson! So Jessica realizes that someone needs to say something and starts to ask him to come with us, then I realize the talking part was my job so I start to ask too, we must have looked like idiots. He says “Hey, yeah, I was just about to call you guys and ask if you wanted to come up here and smoke with me! Come on in!” I was floored, no fucking way. We walk in his room, mmmmmm, smells lovely. He goes to the bathroom to get dressed, I look at Jessica with the most ecstatic look on my face. When he comes back out I mention how our original plan was to go toke at my place considering I only lived a few minutes away and I didn’t really feel comfortable smoking at my place of employment. He thought that it was a good idea and we all hopped in my jeep and headed over to casa de Mary.

I was so embarrassed and nervous, I explained how my weed was probably shittier than the stuff he’s used to, he said he really didn’t care. (Mind you, all this time, we have no idea who this guy is or what he does, all we know is that he is with the band) So anyways, we toked up for like an hour and a half, he loved all my posters and hippie-like shit, I think he liked me, not romantically, I just mean I think he thought I was cool. I was blabbing on and on, asking all kinds of questions and making a fool of myself, but he still points to me and says to Jessica “She’s goooood,” when I told him how the band Alice in Chains was deep in his pores (one of my high epiphanies). He just smiled and answered any question I had. I loved it! Anyways, he wasn’t even a band member, he was the stage manager and a guitar tech. Even better!! ‘Cause all the band members were dicks and this guy had so many great stories. He used to work for Jewel and Ben Folds Five, and while doing that he went on the H.O.R.D.E. tour with Neil fucking Young!!! He partied with Neil Young!! Smoke, drank, talked, jammed, all that shit! Can you believe it? I was in heaven, just listening to the experiences first-hand, it was incredible, the life he must live. Eventually he had to leave, I took him back to the hotel, and Jessica back to her car. As he was about to get out of the jeep I snapped a picture of him, haven’t got it developed yet, but as soon as I do I am going to scan it and put it on here (if I can figure out how).

Sorry, that was a terribly long story, and believe me, I left out a lot of detail. But I figured all my music-loving friends could appreciate my beautiful experience with a rocker and smoke. If you don’t even care, sorry to bore you, but I am still rolling from it. The opportunity for fun out here is just endless. And there are so many great people here that I can smoke with and find me interesting, unlike some people who can't stand me when I am high. I miss you all and can’t wait to come home for a visit, but believe me, I am glad to be here. Take care pals, I will try to keep in touch.

Rock On!
Mary

Mary 12:58 AM

Wednesday, September 04, 2002

 
Picture's gone...type away.
Jessie 1:21 PM

 
this is mary's secretary...........

she states she will post as soon as the gruesome picture of her is removed.

thank you.
Mary 2:23 AM

Sunday, September 01, 2002

 
This probably won't be a long post because I have just one question, and I'm sure the rest of you are wondering too...WHERE THE HECK IS MARY?! I know she actually is on the other side of the country, but she hasn't emailed me or called for a week, and she hasn't written on Coast to Coast since May 16th. That's a long time. Mary if you're reading this please write a new post, or write me an email, or pick up the phone. I'm not being angry, just sad and desperate. I need you add some life to the page, because without you it should just be called "Coast"


Jessie 5:37 PM

Friday, August 16, 2002

 
Well, my sister had a baby yesterday...a beautiful little girl. In fact, it may just be the most beautiful baby I've ever seen. I can't believe my sister and her husband produced such a perfect tiny person. It is such an incredible feeling to look at a baby and know that it has only been a part of this world for 30 minutes. I got to see her eat for the first time, and hold her for the first time, which is just the beginning of many new experiences to come with this new addition to the world. Yesterday had to be one of the most incredible days of my life.
So what else is new with me? I quit working at the Unity Market...Candy and Phillip's yearning to add a new age twist to the convenience store of a farming community, finally drove me insane. It's also great to know that in a few weeks they are going to interviewing about missing money in the cash register...great...I may hate them, but I didn't rob them that's for sure. If they're that desperate for money that they charge 20 dollars for a bottle of herbal shampoo, and can only pay their workers minimum wage, then I just feel to sorry for them to take anything more from them.

They're running a store I grew up with into the ground, the half-dead looking horses (that's what you get for feeding your horse an herbal/organic diet) they keep in the front yard are a complete eye-sore, they're dogs run onto other people's property and chase deer (which they have been fined for numerous times, but still they rarely keep them under control)...I mean Unityville was never the greatest place in the world, but they certainly aren't making it any better.
Well, I must go because I have to give my sister's cats antibiotics while she is in the hospital recovering from childbirth...see ya around.
Jessie 11:12 AM

 
Well, my sister had a baby yesterday...a beautiful little girl. In fact, it may just be the most beautiful baby I've ever seen. I can't believe my sister and her husband produced such a perfect tiny person. It is such an incredible feeling to look at a baby and know that it has only been a part of this world for 30 minutes. I got to see her eat for the first time, and hold her for the first time, which is just the beginning of many new experiences to come with this new addition to the world. Yesterday had to be one of the most incredible days of my life.
So what else is new with me? I quit working at the Unity Market...Candy and Phillip's yearning to add a new age twist to the convenience store of a farming community, finally drove me insane. It's also great to know that in a few weeks they are going to interviewing about missing money in the cash register...great...I may hate them, but I didn't rob them that's for sure. If they're that desperate for money that they charge 20 dollars for a bottle of herbal shampoo, and can only pay their workers minimum wage, then I just feel to sorry for them to take anything more from them.
Jessie 11:00 AM

Thursday, June 20, 2002

 
Hello Everybody! It's been awhile I know. In the excitement of getting my own little blog I used to update it quite a bit, and lately I've been a slacker. I think I just needed a few days to fall off the face of the Earth. I haven't called anyone, or made any kind of effort to see anyone in about a week. I actually talked to Bean for the first time in a week this morning on instant messenger, and I usually talk to him about every other day. I've missed my friends, but otherwise I feel incredible. I'm definitely ready to get back out into the world and see everyone. I think for the first time in my life, I've learned to truly appreciate how healthy I feel. I haven't felt this great mentally and physically in a really long time. I hopefully won't fall back into the state I was in in the last post again. Alright, I just wanted to write something happy and positive and let everyone know that I'm okay. I promise I'll try to keep this updated more regularly. I leave you this wonderful picture:

Jessie 11:02 AM