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Name: Karissa
Country: United States
State: Missouri
Metro: Joplin
Birthday: 8/6/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: currently....
motion city soundtrack
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hellogoodbye
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sadly, NOT the new mxpx album.
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the plain white t's
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hidden in plain view
www.lestwebesilent.com
a perfect kiss
anberlin
amber pacific
pretty girls make graves
alkaline trio
Expertise: i am a merching FOOL.
i make sweet buttons, too.
Occupation: Marketing
Industry: Entertainment
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MSN: coolchicak@hotmail.com
Yahoo:  coolchicak
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2/15/2004
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| well, my friends, a lot has happened recently.
1. I got a job. its not the best job in the world, buts its a job.
2. I'm being slighty irresponsible & quitting this job as of july 10th.
3. I'm quitting because I got this completely ridiculously amazing oppurtunity to work on the flippin WARPED TOUR for 21 dates this summer. my good friend Emily & I will be working for Fearless Records helping them out & such. it seems like I've been waiting my whole life for something like this & here it came, out of nowhere. this is probably THE best oppurtunity I could ask for in terms of experience & networking and when I talked to the general manager of Fearless the other, he was pretty optimistic about helping my friend Emily & I get jobs.
4. did I mention how stoked I am about warped tour?
5. next Wednesday, the 11th, will be my last night in town until the end of August/possibly beginning of September/maybe for a really long time, so I want to see everyone before I leave!!!
6. (should be #1 but i'm putting it at the end because its long & important) I've loved jesus for a long time, but I've never been baptized. my family has never pushed me to go to church & we've never went together as long as I can remember-not to say they're not believers, they're just not practicing, I guess you'd say. baptism wasn't ever brought up in our home & no one ever asked me. for a long while I really didnt know how important it was & I felt ashamed in some ways that I had never been baptized & was too embarassed to ask. my good friend kristen talked about it one day awhile back & I realized that I should be ashamed about it & that i need to do it.
so i'm getting baptized tonight by my good friend & mentor nicholette.
i'm texting/calling everyone i can think of, so hopefully you can come.
7. did i mention how stoked i am on jesus?
xoxoxoxoxoxxoxo
i love you all. | | |
| yes it was.
about 4-ish i went to heather's graduation party. hung out & saw her sweet camera & met some of her family.
then i asked Kristen Day how to get to mystery & went.
i haven't been able to really go to church for awhile due to all the car crap & i haven't been to a church since i left springfield that i really felt comfortable in. both of those changed today.
i don't know if it was some of the familiar faces or what, but it felt right. i haven't been to a service since vineyard that has really fit me. most of the ones i've been to seem like they're "Jesus For Beginners" or something, you know? some of the things Steev said tonight really stirred up my heart.
one thing i struggle with a LOT is trust. i have the hardest time putting my full trust in God to help. i'm stressed right now over my dad coming home for 6 weeks & being out of work. i mentioned it tonight & Kristen said that God will provide & i couldn't believe that that thought had yet to enter my head.
the other thing that Steev talked about that hit home was self-condemnation. seemingly all i ever do anymore is beat myself up over everything. instead of asking God to help me with these things, i think that i'm not good enough to ask for his help.
so in short, it was good. real good.
then i went to Acambaro with Kristen. & Antonio showed up too. its good to hang out. after that, Kristen & i took a walk and it ruled. we had a good talk, the weather was beautiful & it made my heart a lot lighter than its been recently.
xoxo
ps : everyone should come see showbread/the showdown/chasing victory on wednesday cause i'd like to see your faces. | | |
| hello xanga world. i guess its been awhile since i checked in. but really, not much has changed.
still poor. still in alba. still go to too many shows. still need a job.
hopefully half of that changes soon.
i've been holed up in the house lately. some of you kids should come see me. i've lived here almost a year & no one's really seen my apt! i painted & decorated it all by my lonesome. it rules.
i'm not sure how much i'll be around for awhile. my dad is coming home in 2 weeks to have surgery & is going to be out of work for 6 weeks (aka my family will be flat broke). i won't have car access that whole time, which blows. but hopefully i can escape a little.
i'm really thankful for my friends on a day like today. i did something last night that scared the crap out of me. still not sure if i should have, but its good to have it off my chest. we'll see. i've had lots of kind & encouraging words & its eased my heart.
current tunes = the spill canvas
current reads = the cost of discipleship
xoxoxo | | |
| not many of you know this, but 10 years ago my little brother got mauled by our neighbor's dog. the dog had even bit another child 5 months before my brother & they neglected to do ANYTHING about it. he has scars all over his face & is still affected emotionally by what happened. this happened when he was 4 (he's almost 15 now) & is just finally going to court.
tomorrow is the first day of court & i'm really, really nervous. i was babysitting my little brother when it happened so i have to testify. i didn't actually see him get bit, but i was there when it happened/called 911/went to the hospital with him & have seen how its affected him.
i just pray that i say the right words. i'm telling the truth, but their lawyers try to twist everything around & make you trip over your words. i just hope everything goes ok this week.
tomorrow they're picking the jury and the other girl who got bit & her family are testifying. and then i will testify either tomorrow or wednesday.
we had a mock testimony kind of thing today & i did ok, but when they put the pictures of him up i about lost it. i'm so so so so nervous. the hospital bills are still unpaid & collecting interest & my brother eventually wants to get plastic surgery to make his scars less noticeable.
just keep me in your thoughts and prayers & hope everything goes ok. | | |
| i'm back! thanks to zach allen for the swet ride to alba from the greyhound.
nashville was sooooo great.
emily + traci's birthday + JTIM!! + karaoke + the pancake pantry + the parthenon
i wanna go back already!!
i'm hoping things start turning around here.
my parents MIGHT (& i stress the might) be helping me get a vehicle. then i can get a j-o-b. cause i need one desperately.
i'm probably not gonna be at the shows tonight or tomorrow. i doubt my mom will be throwing car keys at me after i've been gone for a week. on saturday i get to see Brand freaking New & Manchester Orchestra, though. so stoked. & next week is gonna be amaaaaaaazing.
wednesday = war of ages/nodes of ranvier @ the foundry
thursday = comeback kid/it dies today/THIS IS HELL in spfld
saturday = SET YOUR GOALS!!!!!!!!! @ the foundry (& i best see EVERYONE there. no joke)
i'm worn out. but we should probaly hang out. | | |
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