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ATTN: ANIMAL LOVERS [Tuesday||October 16th, 2007 @ 8:27pm] Two weeks ago, my best friend Karly's border collie pup tore the ligament in her knee. It went undiagnosed until two days ago, when we learned she will require majory surgery from an orthopedic specialist to correct. The longer it goes untreated, the less likely it is she'll make a full recovery. The surgery is going to be expensive, and we have no idea how she will be able to afford this surgery. I'm reaching out in hopes that some of you might find it in your hearts to donate towards this surgery. Please, if you can, even the tiniest amount will help make it possible to make sure Karly's dog Kassi gets the care she needs. Hopefully with this surgery, someday she'll be able to soar after her frisbees again, but right now, we just hope and pray she'll walk normally again. :( Thank you to everyone, Christie & Karly - www.myspace.com/allfornoreason Click Here to Donate 7 / murder me.

HANSON WANTS TO WRITE A SONG FOR ME! [Wednesday||June 27th, 2007 @ 6:23pm] IF YOU NEVER READ ANYTHING I POST HERE, READ THIS. IT'S BASICALLY LIFE AND DEATH, MMMKAY? Help Hanson spread the word about their new album The Walk and be entered in a contest for them to write a song about you! Some of the greatest songs of our time have been written about people just like you; songs like "Jessie's Girl" (Rick Springfield), "Beth" (KISS), "Roxanne" (Police) and "My Sharona" (The Knack). “We have some of the best fans in the world and we want to reward them for what they always do which is spread the word about our music, by making them the subject of that music itself,” said Zac. The idea is simple: I post links and banners that is linked specifically to my hanson.net username. Each time a banner or link is clicked, it routes you to Hanson's webpage, and I receive a "vote" (or a point) for that click. You can click links as many times as you want per day, from any computer. At the end of the contest, Hanson will at random choose a username from a pool... Each point (vote) I receive puts my name in, and the more clicks I get, the more times my name goes into that pool, and the higher my chances are of winning. In order to bribe people into voting for me, I am offering a contest of my own. For each time you click a banner or link, I will put YOUR name into a random drawing each week to win a FREE piece of my jewelry, customized to whatever you would like to have. The more times you click for me, the higher your chances are to win a free necklace/charm each week. All YOU have to do is click, which takes literally five seconds... .And then report to me how many times you voted! For each person that clicks 25+ times, they will AUTOMATICALLY get a free piece of jewelry, without having to have their name drawn at random. Remember, this is on the HONOR system, folks. So be truthful. I am going to hold up my end of the bargain, so you need to hold up yours and tell me the exact number of times you ACTUALLY voted! I am posting the banner below, as well as a direct link to the contest. feel free to bookmark the actual link and click on it daily ;) There will also be weekly bulletins with the banners (i will try not to spam), and there will be a banner on my actual page. Below is the ACTUAL URL for the Hanson contest, without a banner. Remember, all banners and links are directed to the same place, so it's up to you what link you click on! Hanson Contest Link And here is the clickable banner, you will see similar ones both in my journal, on my myspace, and on my buzznet page: If you want to bookmark my PROMO [buzznet] site made especially for this contest, please go to the link below: hanson LOVES christie THANK YOU everyone for your time, I OWE you one!!! Good luck in MY contest, as well, and make sure you send me your click tally each week! 20 / murder me.

too many cooks in the kitchen. [Wednesday||June 13th, 2007 @ 5:09pm] omgzzzz friends cut u guyz. stay tuned.......... if you see an entry in like 15 minutes you win the honor of reading my bullshit nonsense. :) if you want to bribe me, now would be the time! 14 / murder me.

June 1st, 1926. [Thursday||May 31st, 2007 @ 9:31pm] Remember Norma Jeane... 1926-1962. xoxo 2 / murder me.

Make A Wish... [Monday||January 29th, 2007 @ 7:44pm] [ mood | hopeful ] [ music | Jack's Mannequin: everything in transit ] This week is crazy. I won that Jack's Mannequin meet and greet pass last night, and all day I have been trying to conjure up a way that I will be able to go... I dont have tickets yet, but they arent very expensive and since I have all my bills paid off for the next month, and money left over, I could get the $20.00 tickets pretty easily. It won't take much gas to get to seattle, just a tank there and a tank back, which is about $40.00. I don't need any accomodations once i get there besides parking money, which will probably be $15-20 for an event... But my aunt and uncle live in Seattle and I can stay with them. The only other problem is WHO TO GO WITH? hmm... Jamie won't want to, and my little sister would want to, but I dont think my parents would let her... And i don't want to go alone.. hmm. I have been friends online with a girl named Karly for a few years now, and she is basically my best friend, we talk about everything, and talk everyday for hours. we have ALWAYS planned on meeting up, but have never had the opportunity to. We always wanted to meet up in seattle... And we BOTH love Jack's Mannequin. In fact, the first xmas present I ever sent her was the Jack's Mannequin cd! So... wouldn't it be AMAZING if we could meet up and go to the show together? It would mean we could finally meet, and also see a band that we both love. It couldn't be more perfect! The plane ticket is around $200, which isn't too bad for a plane ticket. She's going to ask her mom for money, and I have been selling some things online all day to try to scrape up some money. Who hasn't wished they could hop a plane and go meet someone online who they have become good friends with? It would make me sooo happy if this could work out. Anyway, I am posting this along with a "make a donation" button on all of my websites, because even if everyone donated $1-$5, I would have enough money for gas and whatnot to go meet her and make it to this show. I am going to do everything in my power to try and make this work out. I want to meet HER more than I want to meet Jack's Mannequin! I'm not trying to beg for money or seem... pretentious or what have you. People in the past when I was struggling to pay my bills have said to put up a donation button, but I couldn't do it because i'm pretty proud when it comes to accepting help. But, this isn't a BILL, or something I did to myself, it is something that I really want to do, a dream I have had for a long time, and something that would make me so happy. So, I am going to post the button around because every little bit helps. And, I havent done anything fun in so long, I just hope this could work out the way I have always wanted it to. Thanks to anyone who reads this, and even if you can't donate anything just do me a favor and cross your fingers for me! That's more than enough. xoxox me with my JM cd 2 summers ago! :P if you left it up to me, everyday could be a holiday from real... fuck yeah, we can live like this. 2 / murder me.

you'd think after 22 years i'd be used to the spin... [Monday||January 8th, 2007 @ 10:22am] Happy Birthday to me. 16 / murder me.

see ya next year, suckas! [Sunday||December 31st, 2006 @ 6:25pm] Happy New Year everyone! I hope whatever your plans are this evening, that you have a wonderful time! I got invited to a hotel party, so I might pop by there for a minute (it's right by my apartment)... But if you're feeling lonely at midnight, feel free to call or text me... and if you live in the area, feel free to call me and ask directions if you want to stop by the party! my number (you should all have this memorized by now) is: 509.280.0832 CHEERS! 2 / murder me.

Merry Christmas, baby :D [Sunday||December 24th, 2006 @ 9:33pm] [ music | Hanson: Snowed In ] Hey everyone, I'm at my parents house, and I wanted to update really quickly to wish you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! I spent Christmas eve at my Aunt's house in Idaho, with my dad's side of the family (two sets of Aunts and Uncles, and my Grandparents, along with my parents, me and my sister.) We are spending Christmas morning at my Parents house, and then driving back to Idaho (it's about an hours drive) to spend Christmas morning/afternoon with my Mom's side of the family, with too many Aunts, Uncles, and cousins to mention here! But, it is fun having 3 Christmas parties! Thank you to everyone who sent me packages and cards, I hope you all have gotten mine. If you haven't, they WILL be there Tuesday unless i've let you know otherwise! Take care and have tons of fun! I won't be online again until Tuesday, but if anyone wants to call or text, my number is: 509.280.0832 LOVE YOU ALL! XOXOXOX. 5 / murder me.

Great Divide [Tuesday||November 28th, 2006 @ 1:42am] [ music | Hanson: Great Divide ] Note: (Even if you do not like Hanson, please take a moment to read this. Not for me or for the band Hanson, but for all of the children in Africa dying from the AIDS virus as we speak.) "Months after "Great Divide" was written we found ourselves sitting in the conference room of a small technology company in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a few friends. They were going to South Africa to give away their software to the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere – Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa. The primary use for the technology was to enable better treatment and research for AIDS and HIV. We didn't know what role we could play, but there was something fortuitous about the whole experience. We would go to Africa, and we would bring our music with us. The things we saw in Africa were both joyful and sobering. The trip was about learning. We saw as much as we could in a short time trying not to blink, so that the pictures would be ingrained in our minds. But the biggest impact come from what Africa did to our music. We were able to record two children's choirs while we were there; one in South Africa, the other in Mozambique. Watching them sing reminded us why we make music in the first place. They sing with such joy it made us stop and wonder how children with so little could possibly sing about hope. It was chilling. It was changing. Through the song "Great Divide" we hope that some of the conviction we have will translate to whoever hears it. All the proceeds we receive from the iTunes downloads will go to the Perinatal HIV Research Unit of the hospital; people who are creating REAL HOPE. We know that a song and a T-Shirt will only do so much, but we are doing what we can with what we have. Awareness must become a resolve to make a difference. -Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson Click the link below to watch the music video Hanson made while in Africa, to download the song, or to listen to it for free. http://www.flashenhanced.com/hansonecard/hanson.html ( Great Divide Lyrics, because not all of you understand Taylor Hanson gibberish. ) 10 / murder me.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons. [Tuesday||June 13th, 2006 @ 10:54pm] [ mood | hopeful ] [ music | michael jackson ] woo hoo! that fuckin' dove lady. priceless, really. wish i'd have thought of it myself. well, anyway. Today marks one year since Michael Jackson was acquitted. I've always known that he was innocent, my entire life i've been sure of it... but June 13, 2005 was something special. A day where others around the world were forced to shut their mouths and admit that they might have been wrong about Michael Jackson. And even if they didn't change their personal opinions, at least they were silenced. It was a long time coming, and a very hard road getting there-- but that day was important. It was needed. Now hopefully this year brings about a new era for Michael Jackson. One where he doesn't have to hide in fear of people trying to take advantage of him. One where he can feel comfortable in his own skin. One where he can make the most amazing comeback ever. Believe you me, he will. Mark my words, it's going to be incredible. But the vindication was inevitable, and it had to happen. It took a toll on him, but it also cast some of the negative attention and negative light away from his image, and that was one of the only good things to come of the bogus trial. I don't remember a time that I was ever as stressed in my entire life... I don't remember a time where I was glued to the TV for such a long period of time. I watched the news every single day from 8AM-3PM. I wanted to know what was happening everyday, and witness it myself. The week of the jury deliberation I took off of work, knowing it was important that I see the outcome with my own eyes, at the moment it was happening. What I should have done was gone to California and been there myself. I regret that now. But I saw the verdict live on TV and I suppose that was the next best thing, but I will always look back and wish I had been there to see him and support him there. The morning that the verdict was reached, I was bombarded by all my friends and family. I also recieved calls from MJ fans all around the world. I was rushing from my computer, to my TV, and talking on both my house and cell phone... Michael was given one hour to make it to the court house, and that entire hour was frantic. I was shaking and nervous, feeling sick to my stomach. When I saw his SUV's racing down the backroads, I had to get off the phone with everyone and just sit and watch alone. When I saw him step out of his car, he looked sickly, like death, so sad. i burst into tears for the first time... my mom called and was worried about me, but i couldn't talk to her. she was crying too. all my friends and family were watching and waiting, partly out of support from him, and mostly out of support for me. When the verdict was read, i was on the floor praying, on my knees. praying for the first time in years... and then when the first verdict was read i started laughing and screaming. i could barely hear the rest of them, every time they read another "not guilty" i would scream "i fucking told you so, assholes! i knew it!!" after all ten counts, i got up and jumped around and screamed god-knows-what. Everyone started calling and i was just crying and laughing out of joy. it was fucking over. my sister got home, yelling "HE'S INNOCENT! HE'S FREE! WE KNEW IT!" and we danced around. Then, we decorated my car with paint and went around town blasting Michael Jackson and getting reactions from people. It was awesome. We came home and made a cake and my whole family watched MJ DVD's with all his videos on them. That was one of the happiest times of my life, but also one of the saddest. I cannot believe Michael had to go through all of that, twice. It was unfair the first time and outrageous the second time. People are so mean-spirited, it's amazing. Always out to get someone, always out to make a buck. There's a target on his back, just because he's "different." Well, I love him because he's different. Being different doesn't make a person a fucking criminal... And i'm just glad he was found not-guilty. And to me, that means the same damn thing as INNOCENT. people can say all they want that not-guilty and innocent are two different things, but Michael Jackson has always been, and will always be innocent. "In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe." -- Michael Jackson if you have a few moments, watch one of these videos... vindication. (actual clips from the news from beginning to end.) (video remix with clips from the news and MJ videos.) ( photographs of today and last year ) 24 / murder me.

hello? [Sunday||March 19th, 2006 @ 1:48am] hey, who's fucking reading this? just post a comment, doesn't even have to be a word, just let me know you're here... i want to clean up my friends-list. it's not a cut, just weeding out the inactive... which reminds me: my pet peeve now is when someone adds me to their journal, and i never add them back.... but they won't take me OFF their list. mother fuckers. so comment if you read this post. (there are a few exceptions, but not for many people.) 54 / murder me.

[Friday||October 7th, 2005 @ 12:22am] 1- Go to Google (http://www.google.com) 2- Type in the word "Failure" 3- Instead of clicking "Google Search," click "I'm Feeling Lucky." 4- Giggle 5- Spread the word before the people at Google "fix" it. 16 / murder me.

[Tuesday||June 21st, 2005 @ 4:31am] THIS JOURNAL IS NOW COMPLETELY FRIENDS-ONLY. if you are a "lurker" who i do not have added, please comment in this entry. Let me know who you are, how you found me, and why you want to be added. thanks. 57 / murder me.

it makes me that much wiser... thanks for making me a fighter. [Tuesday||May 17th, 2005 @ 3:16am] I've come to a couple of decisions. I am sick of being harassed. Period. It's gone on periodically for months now, and I've patiently taken it in stride, because honestly I don't give a shit what people think about me. But it does bother me when people who don't know anything about me as a person start drama, and bring my friends into it. That is NOT okay with me. I love my friends, and I dont want them to have added drama in their lives on my account... I'm not quite sure why people (persons) waste their time on me, as I pretty much keep to myself and don't start shit with other people, even when I would really like to. I have one thing that these (this) person(s) do not have, and that's respect. I give people space when they need it, and I keep my mouth shut when I would like to give people a piece of my mind. I consider myself a somewhat decent and classy person, and I wouldn't stoop so low as to personally attack someone in their own space (such as a journal, etc) ESPECIALLY without valid cause, and NEVER without identifying myself. That just shows fear and jealousy, and proves my point. If someone has a problem with the way I live my life, or the things that I write, that's fine. I can take critisism better than most people, and being a writer I DO expect to have people who disagree with me... I always welcome a good healthy debate or arguement, as long as it's valid. But coming to MY journal and disrespecting me by calling me a slut, and a whore, and stupid... I won't put up with it. It's even worse when they bring my friends into it... And even with the drama that has been arising, i am glad to say that I STILL haven't stooped as low as calling the person disrespectful names or attacking their character. I dont know who this person is, I dont know anything about them, and even if i do know the person by association, I still have no right to call them a whore or invade their life and personal space with vulgarity. It's just sick and immature. I cannot stand immaturity, and I cannot stand people who judge me based on... oh, i dont know... petty things like my hair color!... Those kinds of things don't get to me anyway. I have been judged a lot in my lifetime by the way I look. But I know who i am, and the people who know me are the only people whos opinions matter. But, it still does get under my skin when people try to bring me down. I am only human, I do get my feelings hurt. I was upset, and angry, and confused... And that's what made me decide to make ALL posts of mine friends-only, and start banning people from my journal. It's not just going to happen here, it's going to happen everywhere I have an account. Even though I don't like doing it, I have been driven to taking this kind of step. To protect my privacy, and the privacy of my friends, I feel like this would be the best route to go. In making that decision, i have also decided that i am NOT going to be as vague as I usually am in my entries. I am going to try to let my guard down, and stop trying to communicate hidden messages through my journal. I see it too much, and I don't want my journal entries to make up for talking things out one-on-one. I have spent the majority of my time with this journal writing entries for OTHER people... to send them messages, and to inform them of how i was feeling. Well, it's not going to happen anymore. I am going to work on my real-life relationships/friendships, and I am going to start to TALK, instead of using fancy words to cover up what I really mean. And if i have something to say about someone in my journal, I am going to try my hardest to be obvious, or address the person by name if appropriate. My entire life is like one huge puzzle, and i am sure people are sick of putting together the pieces. I just always felt like i NEEDED to be vague and private, because I wasn't sure who was reading this... But now, I am going to know exactly who is reading... And I hope it solves some major problems. I also don't want my being more candid to run people off. it seems like serious entries don't get as much attention and response at the not-so-serious ones. I am not asking for a ton of notes, but it would be nice to know that someone actually takes the time to read what I have to say. I know most of you do, I just want to warn everyone in advance that I will be changing this journal, and if you feel like you need to delete me, that's okay... I am also going to try to comment more, and be a better friend all around to everyone, that includes online friends as well. So that's it. Tomorrow ALL entries are friends only, indefinately. If you read me and aren't on my friends list, you will have to comment on THIS entry to be added from this point on. (and no this does NOT apply to people who are already friends. everyone is staying.) <3 Thanks for reading through this rant. I could have said a LOT more, but again... Maybe right here/ right now isn't the place to do it. and with that, i am done. no more on this topic. i just had to get this out in the open. sorry you cant define me sorry i break the mold sorry that i speak my mind sorry that i dont do what i'm told sorry if i dont fake it sorry i curse for real i will never hide what i really feel. sorry if i'm not perfect sorry i dont give a fuck sorry i'm not a diva sorry thats not what i want sorry im not a virgin sorry im not a SLUT i wont let you break me think what you want. 11 / murder me.

christie vs. christina [Sunday||April 24th, 2005 @ 1:02am] (this was originally a post for the_glamorous, but i wanted to post it in here to see what all of you thought. lol. so here goes. please be brutally honest. I've been told so many times (especially in rating communities) that I look like Christina Aguilera... I don't particularly like her, or try in any way to emulate her... But I have browsed around at pictures of her, and it seems a lot of our looks and photos have a similar look. To some people, looking like her is a good thing. to others, its a very bad thing. (I still can't make up my mind. I still shudder when someone says I look like her, but she can look glamorous sometimes. it depends.) I always think to myself: "youre a fat version of christina aguilera" haha. But then shes also trailer trash and i'm not. *shrug* enjoy. ( look-a-like...? ) 10 / murder me.

[Thursday||April 21st, 2005 @ 4:07am] yeah, that about sums it up. <3 fuck. 7 / murder me.

[Wednesday||April 20th, 2005 @ 6:09pm] yuck. i really don't want to go to work in an hour. i havent had a day off in a week, thank god i have the next 3 off. i might fake sick or something, so i can come home. boo. anyone want to do something when i get off at 11:30? didnt think so. blah. 7 / murder me.

[Wednesday||April 20th, 2005 @ 3:42am] join the_glamorous 1 / murder me.

[Sunday||April 17th, 2005 @ 11:36pm] fun stuff you hear only when you're a starbucks barista: * CHRISTIE, you are the reason we come here everyday! YOU are what makes starbucks what it is, everytime we come here one of you employees make our day! and we want to thank you from the BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!!! (this was said to me in the drive-thru speaker one night) * What was your name again? oooh, Christie... i just want to tell you... Jesus loves you. (said to me one night in the drive through, by someone completely random. Keep in mind he was completely serious.) * I want the weirdest drink you have!!! give me SOMETHING WEIRD! (sorry sir, you are already weird enough. go home.) * Is a wet cappucino the same thing as a dry latte?! (why yes it is, you retard. you shouldnt be here. get a black drip coffee and go home.) * THIS 220 DEGREE AMERICANO ISNT HOT ENOUGH! MAKE ME A NEW ONE! (Norm, (yes thats the guys name) open your mouth, do you actually HAVE a tongue? wtf.) * Uhmmmm.... didnt i like, say, like, i wanted this... ICED? can you remakkkeeeee ittt??? (no. i repeated your drink back to you TWICE, you did not say iced! i'm going to pour this drink over your head now. bye.) * I simply CANNOT drink a cappucino like this... [in a paper to-go cup] Its just.... I CANT DO IT. its supposed to be... in a... CERAMIC CUP, a big one, like a BOWL... I CANT DO THIS!!!! (but, maam, we dont have a venti for-here ceramic cup.) I DONT CARE!!! *GASP! CHOKE!* (somebody get this lady some oxygen! quick!) * I love your hair! (ew, have you seen these roots? it looks horrible) I think its so funky and FUN!!! And it looks like you meant to have your roots like that! Like, so totally rockin it pamela anderson style!! (hah. hah. haha. thanks. did you mean i look like white trash then?) AND TODAY... (i saved the best for last...) * Has anyone ever told you that you look like LIZA MINELLI? (no but thank you i'll go kill myself now, thanks. She swore it was a compliment, because liza "is beautiful!" yeah... okay... right. at least michael jackson will still love me LOL.) ah, starbucks. how i love and despise you all at once. people are so weird and random there, ive never seen anything like it in my life. each day i come home more amused and confused than i was the day before. everyone in this world has gone nuts. i swear. ive been compared to pamela anderson and liza minelli in one day. ive been blessed and praised and talked down to, and yelled at haha. Im confused. Do i love this job, or do i hate it?? at least its not boring. *shrug* And you can never beat free coffee. honestly. it keeps me sane lol. ( jesus loves you, liza. ) ps- KYLE WHERE ARE YOU?!!? IM GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU WHEN YOU SHOW YOUR FACE AROUND HERE AGAIN, MOTHERFUCKER. :( 4 / murder me.

[Saturday||April 16th, 2005 @ 3:50am] "You cannot live with the past cluttering up the house. You cannot waste your love. You must love what is left, what has the will to live." 2 / murder me.

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