RIP chimes online.

we at the chimes are selfish and inconsiderate.
we are praising and celebrating a new website,
when the old one has been forgotten. it is alone, hurt,
and it has asked me to announce that a proper
burial is in order.

so, fellow chimes gossip bloggers, i propose the question.
do we care more about the beginning of a new era?
or the closing of a beautiful chapter?
we must commemorate both.

and for that, i have chalked the campus
with both Funeral and Party announcements.
We must be the voice to the voiceless,
and since the website is dead and has no voice,
we must properly bury it.
It was faithful, filled with pixels and photos, and mega-bytes,
and videos and audio and text, and...i dont know if i can go on.
the memories of that fateful site is hard to recall.
metaphorically speaking, my fingers are crying.

So on behalf of the dead website,
i am asking that we all wear black on Thursday.
and at noon, we will pause. i ask that each one of us
will take a 2 hour pause, and think about the good things
that the old site has brought us. the laughs, the joys, the memories.
(please note that I asked Sam if these hours would count towards
paid Chimes hours. He paused, choked up and shed a tear, and
with a deep sigh he let out a feeble and trembling "Yes...yes
they can count".

at the end of these two hours, i would ask that
you take another two hours and shift geers into
the joyous occasion of a new site. now we can
rightfully prepare for the party of the century (stolen from
the chalked quote from michael farr)

So, hottest funeral AND party of the year.
Are you ready, 2009? Can you handle it?
I know I can.
(except that I have U.S. history so I cant, kind of)

ALSO,
please note that the RIGHT side of the "magical journey to the chimes party"
chalked outside of the cafeteria leading up to the SUB is the BETTER side.
I read on CNN that if you go on the LEFT side of the hop scotch,
there is a possibility of catching the swine flu.
please be cautious in your hopping,
good luck and goodnight.

nate.

he's spying on us all.

in other news...

i hope the chimes doesnt catch the swine flu.
that'd be quite terrible.

i am very excited to reveal
the latest surprise that
i am currently working on
in dedication of the Chime staff.

please stay tuned.

sams girlf

is a princess.

and even has a beanie baby made after her.

burnt out.

It is not the most wonderful time of the year--Spring is a fascinating season
that produces an abundance of various emotions, fears, cancerous freckles, beach trips,
the Point deadline, proposals and newfound loves, banquets, end of the year huzzahs, etc. etc. etc.

As for the Chimes and Spring connection, it's safe to say that if they
both had a facebook page, they'd probably be in an "open relationship".

Staffers are getting burnt out. There is a loss of motivation.
Does the phrase "senioritis" hit home to anyone?

I am here to remind all of you faithful readers that there is hope.
Why? Well because Sam has a different relationship status as of recent.
Because the new website looks extremely professional. Because
Mike Villa is actually doing his homework. Because Beth continually
beats Kyle at cribbage games. Because the circulation of the Chimes
has increased. Not encouraged? Do you still feel hopeless?

As of this toasty (Big mac word choice) Monday,
we have 25 days of school left in the semester.
(but please don't quote me on that one, because
my mother's text message is the source of that information). WE CAN DO THIS.

I am beginning to feel slightly sad and remorse about
my chimes experience. I believe that this state of mind
always occurs when the end is in site--I can see the finish line.
New staffer positions have been filled.
The future seems bright for the Chimes.

But let's not forget about the here and now.
Let's appreciate the time we have together.
Let's finish strong and set the bar high.

I would like to close this blog with a quote.

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" Wayne Gretzky-- Michael Scott

another one bites the dust. [kyle does]

its kyle's birthday on monday.
happy birthday my lefty friend.

i tried to reveal this blog to you at some point.
i think you gave up pretty easily, thus.
a birthday gift is in order.

so here's to you on the big day:
now you know the hottest blog on the street actually exists.
it's real. it's fresh. it's all about the chimes.

oh, and it's kind of a secret that is slowly leaking.

go red sox.

springbreakz.

spring break includes, but is not limited to, the following items:
reading, blogging, blog stalking, writing, journaling, eating fruit, drinking coffee, drinking tea,
watching movies, photo editing, creating the ukulele book, missing chimes (jk.) swimming,
hot tubbing, silence, quiet, playing with charlotte, photographing timmy the turtle, late night
cupboard hunting, church church church, easter celebrations, vista, tangerines, and chimes gossip blog.

i hope that everyone is having a great break thus far.
i am disappointed that this year i cannot continually yell in a "whoo girl" voice...
"SPRING BREAK '08". for starters, it's 09. and for an ender, it doesn't have the same ring to it.

happy trails, wherever this break may lead you.

my dearest readers,

as most of you know, michelle won last year's award for America's best blogger.
her dedication, amount of blogs she contributes to, and the naturally ardent
passion she has with following blogs qualified her in the top 5 bloggers in the nation.

This of course, is a joke.
But today is her birthday, and I believe it is appropriate
to leak that this blog exists as a beautiful and unique birthday gift.

So. be on the look out for a new and dedicated blogger.
This may just put this blog in the big leagues, folks.

Speaking of... Sox won the big game opening day.
And the yankees lost, way to go sox. You're in first.
Even if they didn't win, the yankees lost.
But we won. So Boston is smiling.

Happy birthday Michelle.

i cant spell

siobahns name.
i dont even know if thats right.
shiiiooobannnnveb is how it is in my phone.
i guess thats kind of selfish of me not to learn how to spell her name.
i apologize for my rude behavior, my dear friend and new reader of the gossip blog.

in other related news,
i skunked kyle today in cribbage. aka,
i kicked his booty real bad. It's embarrassing, really.
I am now allowed to make jokes about skunks for the next few weeks.

No issue this week. oh drama.

Michelle's hair looked really pretty today all curly. way to go chief.

And MikeV, thanks for leaving your class (that i should have been in)
to figure out my CD-Photo dilemma. you're a real pal.

We saw the Mohlers today and I got to give Miriam the photos
from all the various encounters we've had--she seemed really thankful
and I hope they like the photos.

I hope to all those who read this that my level of intelligence does
not drop, or in no way does this blog indicate the type of writing I do
or not do. This blog is a silly outlet of pure joy that I like to share with
others in regards to the Chimes and the Chimes alone.

Red Sox opening day got postponed til tomorrow at 4:05.
total bummer, but rain will do that.

It's supposed to rain tuesday and wednesday.
glorious, some would say.