I don't actually have any set dealbreakers. There are things that I definitely prefer over others, but everything is different with each guy. I prefer them not to smoke or swear constantly, but I'm not all that picky. When it comes to physical appearance, hygiene is a MUST. I guess that's a dealbreaker. If he has really bad teeth, doesn't shower frequently, or has body odor, I won't be able to be in a romantic relationship with him. It's not because I think he's a bad person, but because I would feel grossed out and sick whenever we would be together.

I'm actually pretty open to tattoos and piercings, as long as they're not totally obnoxious. I don't like MOST facial piercings, and I probably wouldn't be attracted to a guy that had more than one facial piercing. I just think it looks weird.

After the relationship started, of course I have dealbreakers like cheating and stuff like that. If you're not faithful to me, then I don't want to be faithful to you, and the relationship ends.

Overall, I guess the only dealbreakers that hold true for 100% of guys are hygiene and faithfulness. I think that's pretty good.




Oh, and if he doesn't make gross noises with his mouth when he eats, it's cool too.

So, in about 11 hours, I will be on my way to see my boyfriend, Mr. Zachary Petersen, for four days. I am so excited! I'm taking a quick break from packing right now, and I'm just so ready for it to be noon tomorrow. (Random side-note: I have a LOT of pink in my wardrobe. Every shirt that I packed to go to Central has at least a little bit of pink in it. Weird, huh?)

I got a haircut tonight! I really like it. As pretty much the entire world knows, I have been trying to grow my hair out for FOREVER. Well, it finally got kind of long and that's about the time that I realized I was bored with it. Also, it had a LOT of split ends. But I got it cut tonight and the lady did a really great job. I'll probably be a client of hers for quite a while now. There will probably be pictures posted on facebook by the end of the weekend. =) My hair feels super light and smooth now. I love that just-had-your-hair-cut feeling! Kristen (that's the name of the girl who cut my hair) told me that mine was one of her favorite's she had done in a while, and that I "looked like a sexy cheerleading coach." I don't know what that means.

I'm on spring break right now, and it's been just okay so far. I saw RENT with Kirsten, Matt, and Megan...that was fun! It was a great night, which Meg and I finished off by watching Grease 2. Always a classic. For the most part, though...nobody is here! I feel like I don't even hang out with the people I used to hang out with anymore. It's kind of sad, but I guess it's also kind of inevitable when you move far away. You remain close with a few people, but you move on and make new friends, too. I'm not complaining, just...talking.

So, tomorrow, I will wake up at 10, get ready, pick up some stuff from Zach's house that he wants, and then I'll be on my way to spend a great couple of days with the guy that I love. =) I love spring break!

So I guess it's about time for an update. Since I haven't actually updated in months, I'll do it in bullet points so this isn't the longest entry everrrr.

+Zach and I are doing very well. I just visited him last weekend and he'll be here with me next weekend to celebrate Valentine's Day and his 20th birthday. I love him. We've been together for almost 8 months now and I'm just so happy with him.
+School is going well, but I don't really know exactly what I want to do anymore. It's scaring me a LOT.
+I'm finally singing again. I mean, I never stopped entirely, but I'm finally part of an actual singing group again. It makes me feel more like myself, which is so comforting. Music is so much a part of me that I'm kind of lost when I don't have it.
+I don't know what I want to do with my summer. I could do the UMetc summer show if I audition, or I could stay at home and work there all summer. I'll be honest, one of the things that is holding me back from UMetc is the fact that if I take that job, I won't have a summer with Zach. Don't tell me to "make decisions for myself" or anything like that. I'd just like to take advantage of the 4ish months that I'll get with him instead of making them just as hard and distanced as it is now.
+I'm really excited to live with Megan Dolan next year. I've known that girl since I was 11, and she always makes me laugh. She is one of those girls who I can actually stand to be around for an extended period of time. Most girls (other than my sister and my close friends, I think that most girls are just petty conceited bitches.) Even though we're always joking around with each other and making fun of one another, I know that she is totally genuine and really cares about me. I can see us having both a lot of fun nights and also some great relaxing nights, too. I am so pumped. I seriously CANNOT WAIT. It will be so nice to have someone around here who is so nice, low-maintenance and willing to help out. Also, we can carpool to school/bus stops together. And home! Oh, it will be so good.
+I'm beginning to realize that I have very strong self-control. Also, I've realized over the past couple of months that unless you are a close friend, a family member, or my boyfriend, I do NOT want to take care of you, especially not for little to no gratitude. =D That sounds mean, but it's an important lesson to learn.
+I'm lucky to have the people in my life that I have. I love how my mom and I talk everyday, I love how I hear from Kirsten everyday, I love the way my dad answers the phone when I call. I love how Zach and I are doing so well even though we're in a long-distance relationship and how nice and loving he is to me. I love the BSC and how we always laugh when we're together. I just got into the Sopranos, but I love them already. I love Holly and Molly and the fact that I've heard from both girls in 2 days. I have such a great group of friends, and I love them all.
+I really miss my dogs and my kitty.


I'll try to update more frequently now that I'm "back."

Next semester, I think I'm going to take Spanish, 1 or 2 English classes, some random class that will fulfill my race/ethnicity requirement...


...and a math class.

=(

I cannot imagine feeling worse about myself than I do right now.

Mom: HALEY, GET IN HERE!
Me: (Thinking, "Oh shit!") What's going on, Mom?
Mom: You're in trouble with me, you know that, don't you?
Me: Um, no? Why?
Mom: You humiliated me!
Me: WHEN?!
Mom: When I forgot my lines!
Me: ...what?
Mom: I forgot my lines last night and you were mean to me. You embarrassed me and made me feel so awful. I'm always supportive of you!
Me: ...uhhh...what?
Mom: In my dream!


WEIRDEST THING. What a goof.

For those of you who know me well, you'll know that I very rarely get angry.

Now, I recently got hired at Victoria's Secret, and I was really excited. It seemed like a great atmosphere and a lot of fun and hey, I got 30% off. However, after really intense (and kind of pointless) training, I only got FOUR HOURS PER WEEK.

Seriously?

WHO can live off of that? Unless they were paying me $50.00 per hour, I really can't.

And NOW, to really put the cherry on top of my frustration, they scheduled me for a DOUBLE SHIFT on the ONE day that I told them I couldn't work! I CANNOT work on the 7th of June, I have a FREAKING GALA to go to. I've made a hair appointment. I've paid for my ticket. I've learned dances. I'm not going to give it all up so I can make 64 bucks, most of which would be USED ON GAS TO GET THERE.

Oh my gosh.
I think I'm quitting.
I don't care.

Life seems to be moving so slowly lately. I really miss all of my friends from school, even though I've seen Clark, Shawn, Ingrid, and Derek a couple of times. And well, Megan technically IS a college friend, but I've known her since I was 11...and she lives in my subdivision. I don't really miss her too much, I see her every couple of days. =P

This apartment is WONDERFUL. I am so glad to be living with Ashley, we get along really well. I've been downriver more than Ann Arbor for the past two weeks because of rehearsals and family stuff, but hopefully I'll be able to stay here more often after the gala. I love my apartment, and I really do love my roommate. We're a good match. Who would have thought that the "twins" (people called us that in high school...even though we didn't go to high school together...) would end up living with each other! We're so fantastic. =)

I'm not getting too many hours at Victoria's Secret..I'm kind of bummed! I NEED to get some more hours..I have rent to pay! Ahh!

I miss school SO much. I know that I bitch about it from time to time during the year, but I MISS it. I miss living so close to people and spending so much time with my friends. I mean, it's nice to see some old friends, too, but we made new little family this year--I MISS them.

Nothing's going on in the love life...at ALL, but apparently Adam and I are getting married after we graduate, so hey. Mark your calendars.


AND HEY, WARM WEATHER, WHERE ARE YOU?

I just auditioned. They said that they really liked me. I found out that I have a 3-octave range, which makes me happy. I didn't really know that before.

I hope I make this.
Or at least, get a callback.

My semester in fall 08 is going to be brutal, I think. I am planning on taking 17-18 credit hours (because I am seriously at the bottom of the barrel right now when it comes to registering for classes.) Two of my five classes are going to be political science, two are going to be English, and one is going to be Spanish 231. It's going to be academically difficult, but if I stick it out for one or two semesters, I won't have to register on the last day all of the time. Who knows. Maybe I'll just take summer classes one year to fix that little dilemma.

Also, I am auditioning for an a cappella group tomorrow night. I really hope I make this one, but if I don't, I am going to audition for others in the fall. I'm sure I'll make one of the 20349203492 a cappella groups they have here, but I really want to make The Compulsive Lyres. They're so much fun! I know a lot of them because I went to their concert's after party last time...so we'll see how this goes.

Oh, and I'm going to have a job. I've already been offered a job at Bruegger's and Shalimar, and I've had interviews at Ben and Jerry's and Victoria's Secret. I hope that I get Victoria's Secret. I've heard that it's kind of tough, but I think that I would have fun working there. The guy at Ben and Jerry's really liked me, so if I don't get Vicky's....oh, who knows.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that if I spontaneously explode between the months of September and December, I am very sorry.

In happy news, the weather was gorgeous yesterday! I spent the day playing on north campus with Daniel and Clark. We took so many pictures. I love those boys. Additionally, I saw the show GROOVE last night here in AA. It was phenomenal! Yesterday was a great day.

Back to studying.

Someone help me pick out my audition song for Sunday.
It can't be musical-theatre-y!

Here are a few of the songs people have suggested:
1. Head Over Feet by Alanis Morissette
2. Ordinary Day by Vanessa Carlton
3. Goodbye to You by Michelle Branch
4. Addicted by Kelly Clarkson
5. Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall

Vote or offer a new suggestion.
=)

Oh golly.
I have a feeling that I am going to be ultra-super busy this summer.

1. School is almost over for the year. Hurray, hurray, hurray.
2. I have applied to 16 places in the past 3 days.
3. I have an interview with Victoria's Secret in 4 days.
4. I am kind of worried about Marc. I talked to Karen the other day and apparently she hasn't even heard from him since Christmas. I know he pissed everyone off, especially me, but still...that's pretty scary.
5. I'm living both in Woodhaven and in Ann Arbor this summer. It's gonna be crazy.
6. I cannot wait to move out of this room with Lauren. I tried so hard to be nice and tolerant of her, and I tried to be her friend. The fact that I gave up on her probably says a lot about the kind of person she is.
7. I kind of wish that I was crushing on someone..but I'm not. =(
8. I am going to be freaking out for the next 2 weeks..but after that, it'll be smooth sailing.
9. I can't wait for football next year. I am sitting with Megan, Clark, Heather, Andrew, and Tony.
10. My sleep schedule is entirely messed up in every way.

Birthday! =)

Chris D'Iorio just drunk dialed me, called me an angel, told me that I was awesome and gorgeous, and then told me that he should write a song about me.

Swoon!

Holy cow, why am I awake right now?

Oh man, I have to figure out my schedule for the summer.
I really want to do the summer show with UMetc, which would mean I'd be working at orientation and that would be SO sweet. Everyone keeps saying how much fun summer show is, and I would be disappointed if that didn't work out. There are a few possible problems.

The CONS
1. I might be under a lot of stress with doing both that and the DYPAC summer camp.
2. I plan on making a significant amount of money over the summer, and I don't know if the summer camp and the summer show would combine to make that much.
3. I REALLY want to do a show, if possible. Like, a real one. Hopefully where I could sing and feel all spectacular, but hey, I'm not even picky.
4. I don't know how flexible the summer troupe will be, and I plan on having at least two week-long vacations. (VIRGINIA and MARYLAND '08, hollaaaa.)


Now, for the pros.
1. I would be with some insane, friendly people all summer.
2. I would be getting paid to perform, which is an awesome feeling.
3. I would be in the orientation performances, which would mean that I would meet a LOT of people and hey, people would recognize me. Haha.
4. I'd be able to live in the apartment over the summer, which would be nothing short of hella sweet.
5. My entire summer would be full of happiness and performiness.
6. I would be able to keep in touch with more of my friends if I stuck around.
7. Ali Gordon is coming to U of M, and I'd get to see her over the summer!
8. If I make summer troupe, then I am in UMetc for as long as I want. I'd never have to audition again, and could be in it all 4 years of undergrad.
9. I could be the "I LOVE North Campus!" person....because OH MAN, I love north campus.
10. I might fall in love! (Haha, shut up. It would be cool.)
11. The summer show is pretty much the best part of orientation, and it's really funny. I mean, I would be GETTING PAID to make people happy.

Well, that just settles it.
I'm doing it.
I love pros and cons lists.

I mean, maybe it is for the best, since she never talks about anything with substance, anyways....

Okay, first things first.
HAPPY LEAP YEAR DAY!
I've been looking forward to this day for four years.

Okay, now for the ultimate pisser-offer.
Jessica just told me that she can't live with me next year in the apartment.
Right now.
Today.
After everyone has figured out where they're living next year and after everyone has their roommates and everything.
I find this out now.
So yeah.
AWESOME.
Thank you, thank you SO much, Jess.



So, anyone wanna live in Ann Arbor next year?