Risha Danielle Pratt, 21, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007.
That's pretty much all the obituary said. I looked at the other obituaries of the various Ediths and Joes and Betsys. They were all at least 70. Their obituaries mentioned how they enjoyed pot-luck dinners, croquet, and going to the park with their grandchildren. Risha's never mentioned anything she liked. She only liked drugs. That defined who she was, and it killed her. She overdosed and died. She died on a Tuesday. A Tuesday?! Why did she not have anything better to do on a Tuesday night than do enough drugs to kill her? Why wasn't she watching reruns of Full House? Why wasn't she doing laundry? Why wasn't she doing anything that the rest of the country does on a Tuesday night? I just wish that if she had to die, it would've been on a Saturday night. We used to make up dance routines to TLC's "Waterfalls" and perform them for my mom--over and over and over again. We'd get halfway through, and fall down from giggling so hard, and try it again. We used to play Barbies. We spent hours dreaming of being teenagers (the coolest people on the planet). We'd exchange clothes, and in the spirit of the divorce generation, "share custody" of some outfits. Why am I in college and she's in the grave? What happened? When did we become such different people?
Dad died in January.
Uncle Glen died in March.
Ivan and I broke up in August.
Risha died in November.
This year sucks.
Fuck 2007.
In response so L.B., your little brother was great! Abundance was a really cute play. It was sort of like Desperate Prairiewives. Nice night out.
And please come to Vagina Monologues! It should be really good!
-Suzanne
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Ok, ok, I Need to Update...
So, I've been slacking. I understand. But think of it this way: since I've slacked for 2 weeks, I'll have lots of stuff to tell you!
Vagina Monologues:
I'm in it! I'm SOOOO excited! I auditioned for the Vagina That Loved to Please Women, and I got it! VM will be February 15 and 16 here in Frostburg, so be sure to make the drive! The show is an amazing experience, especially for women, and my house is big enough to hold many people! Our couches are very comfy, and the floors aren't bad either.
Giving Blood:
Oh. My. Goodness. I felt queasy-pass-outty for 2 days! Yuck! I was terrified to give blood (because when I get blood taken, I feel like I'm going to pass out and throw up, and that's only when they take a couple of vials!), but when the Red Cross lady told me I was saving 3 different people's lives with one bag of blood, I felt way better. It brought a lot of perspective to it. It's difficult to have a pint of blood drained from your body when the only reward people talk about is a free ipod cover. Sheesh. But I survived, and now I'm feeling fine, aside from a big bruise on my inner elbow.
College Bowl:
College Bowl is a trivia game (like Jeopardy!) that is the collegiate version of Quiz Bowl in high school (you know, that show where all the nerdy kids went on public access television and answered random questions). I was the captain of Team SGA (woo hoo!). We beat the UPC (University Programming Council) team by a bajillion and two points, and then we faced Team Asshole. I forget their team name, but they were awfully mean and even more unattractive. They had won the last 3 years (oh! bow down! ugh...), and thought they were hot shizz. Well, Team SGA gave them a run for their money, but in the end, we were defeated. They were 4 guys from Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, and let me tell you, they were the opposite of the stereotypical frat boys. Overweight, sloppy, poor dental hygeine, hillbilly stoner kids with no sense of sportsmanship. Their frat brothers were even whispering answers from the back (although many were wrong answers)! Ugh, I get so heated thinking about it! But Team SGA has BLAST, and we are confident in our trivia skills...good luck to Pi Lambda Phi the next time the want funding from our senate! Juuuuust kidding...I'm ethical...but I really don't want to be, lol!
Weeds:
The season finale of Weeds is this Monday, and I'm so sad! It's a great show, and the only dramatic cliff-hanger type of show I've ever bothered to follow. Greatstufftv.com lets me access it for free (because I'm too cheap to buy Showtime to watch it), and I'm hoping I can find another show to become addicted to!
Lucy:
This gorgeous little girl is almost crawling! She's doing this goofy rock/bounce thing on her knees, like she allllmost has it figured out. I'm so excited for her to learn something so important!
Love Life:
...still lame, haha!
School:
I have to be back in Frostburg by Jan 2 (so I'll arrive here New Year's Day, yuck!) for intercession. If I don't take a couple of classes during the winter break, I'll be cramming them in next semester, and who wants to do that?! So I will officially graduate May 17, 2008 at 2:00pm (I looked up the time). Ladies and gentlemen, watch out! This girl's on a mission to save the world and she's college educated! Just try and stop her!
I apologize for my terrible blogging skills lately, but school has been kicking my butt! Senior year was supposed to be a slack off year, but it certainly isn't. I'm going to work very hard at keeping up, especially now that Vagina Monologues rehearsals are beginning (the first one is tonight), and I'm sure I'll have a million hilarious stories from that. Anytime you get a group of girls together and make them discuss uncomfortable topics like vaginas, some great stories are bound to come out of that.
I love you all, and thanks to the person who commented to force me to blog again!
SuzzyQ-BabyILoveYou! (a tribute to Miss Sarah Amedoro, who always sings "baby, I love you" after saying my name)
Vagina Monologues:
I'm in it! I'm SOOOO excited! I auditioned for the Vagina That Loved to Please Women, and I got it! VM will be February 15 and 16 here in Frostburg, so be sure to make the drive! The show is an amazing experience, especially for women, and my house is big enough to hold many people! Our couches are very comfy, and the floors aren't bad either.
Giving Blood:
Oh. My. Goodness. I felt queasy-pass-outty for 2 days! Yuck! I was terrified to give blood (because when I get blood taken, I feel like I'm going to pass out and throw up, and that's only when they take a couple of vials!), but when the Red Cross lady told me I was saving 3 different people's lives with one bag of blood, I felt way better. It brought a lot of perspective to it. It's difficult to have a pint of blood drained from your body when the only reward people talk about is a free ipod cover. Sheesh. But I survived, and now I'm feeling fine, aside from a big bruise on my inner elbow.
College Bowl:
College Bowl is a trivia game (like Jeopardy!) that is the collegiate version of Quiz Bowl in high school (you know, that show where all the nerdy kids went on public access television and answered random questions). I was the captain of Team SGA (woo hoo!). We beat the UPC (University Programming Council) team by a bajillion and two points, and then we faced Team Asshole. I forget their team name, but they were awfully mean and even more unattractive. They had won the last 3 years (oh! bow down! ugh...), and thought they were hot shizz. Well, Team SGA gave them a run for their money, but in the end, we were defeated. They were 4 guys from Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, and let me tell you, they were the opposite of the stereotypical frat boys. Overweight, sloppy, poor dental hygeine, hillbilly stoner kids with no sense of sportsmanship. Their frat brothers were even whispering answers from the back (although many were wrong answers)! Ugh, I get so heated thinking about it! But Team SGA has BLAST, and we are confident in our trivia skills...good luck to Pi Lambda Phi the next time the want funding from our senate! Juuuuust kidding...I'm ethical...but I really don't want to be, lol!
Weeds:
The season finale of Weeds is this Monday, and I'm so sad! It's a great show, and the only dramatic cliff-hanger type of show I've ever bothered to follow. Greatstufftv.com lets me access it for free (because I'm too cheap to buy Showtime to watch it), and I'm hoping I can find another show to become addicted to!
Lucy:
This gorgeous little girl is almost crawling! She's doing this goofy rock/bounce thing on her knees, like she allllmost has it figured out. I'm so excited for her to learn something so important!
Love Life:
...still lame, haha!
School:
I have to be back in Frostburg by Jan 2 (so I'll arrive here New Year's Day, yuck!) for intercession. If I don't take a couple of classes during the winter break, I'll be cramming them in next semester, and who wants to do that?! So I will officially graduate May 17, 2008 at 2:00pm (I looked up the time). Ladies and gentlemen, watch out! This girl's on a mission to save the world and she's college educated! Just try and stop her!
I apologize for my terrible blogging skills lately, but school has been kicking my butt! Senior year was supposed to be a slack off year, but it certainly isn't. I'm going to work very hard at keeping up, especially now that Vagina Monologues rehearsals are beginning (the first one is tonight), and I'm sure I'll have a million hilarious stories from that. Anytime you get a group of girls together and make them discuss uncomfortable topics like vaginas, some great stories are bound to come out of that.
I love you all, and thanks to the person who commented to force me to blog again!
SuzzyQ-BabyILoveYou! (a tribute to Miss Sarah Amedoro, who always sings "baby, I love you" after saying my name)
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