BRiDGET CEiLi [♥]

NAME: BRidGEt. AGE: 14 StAtUS: taken
CHARLESTOWN TRAITS/YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHARLESTOWN WHEN ...-you were born and raised in charlestown -you're either the fourth or fifth generation living there -you're full IRISH or your many other nationalities but you represent your IRISH side the most -you bought a townie hoodie at the red store or use to have one -even the the parade sucks, you love the bunker hill day parade and its one of the best times of the year (as well as saint patty's day) -you know everyone (literally) and their business -you call speedy wongs, speedies -you hate yuppies and tourist -you've jumped in the oilies or off the crane in the harbor -you went in afterhours (and if you didn't you still know what it means) -you say i'm going DOWN the projects, but UP the bunka, DOWN the navy yard, but UP the monument etc. -you know the sullivan sq. is still part of ctown -you've heard the tom doyle song "charlestown" and even though it makes fun of ctown you still love it -you've gone to st. catherine's midnight mass or the 6 o'clock masses -you remember when fr. coyne use to wear his snoopy robes -you went to st. catherines/charlestown catholic and you had mrs. o'shea or sr. rosemary as a teacher -lori ann's always had the best donuts -you love jenny's and christy's but you miss godfathers, jopas, and all those other stores - you don't know what people mean when they say store24 , it's " store two four " -you were a member of the boys and girls club once in your life -everytime you hear the word "charlestown" or "townie" you get wicked excited -you say wicked alot and have a wicked strong boston accent -you call your living room a "pahlah" -you know what a boss of tonic is -you walked up and down main street aimlessly -you know where "sully's" is and where "old sully's" is -when you were little you eitha were part of the colorgaurd team, played on a little league team, or played gym hockey -you say "yous" instead of you guys -you eitha lived in mishawam, the projects, or newtowne .. or you know people that live there -you hated the code of silence, but you still live by it -you get disappointed everytime they don't put ctown on a map of boston -when you were little your mom would scream your name wicked loud just so that you can come home for dinner (especailly in mishawam) -you've owned a pair of shelltoes -you're not scared to walk around ctown by yourself -everytime you pass by a church or funeral home you make the sign of the cross (or when your hear an syren) -everytime you see a firetruck go by you always follow it to see whats going on -when you were little you use to draw the monument with a shamrock in the middle and then the irish and charlestown flags hanging down -you call your grandma "nana" -you somtimes hate/love charlestown but if someone talks shit you get pissed -a liquor store is a packie -on the icecream truck you get jimmies instead of sprinkles and you know the difference between a frappe and a milkshake -you go to hampton beach like 10 times every summa -anything outside of boston is the burbs and anything outside of that is the boons -you say boga instead of ugly -if some one wants "check" you know what that means -you've gone "bumpin" down main st. when it snows -you know what a "looper" is -you've went sleddin down nearen row or up the monument -you know where every street, alley way, and corner is by heart -you've walked down dead man's alley and you weren't scared -you say it only takes 5 mins to walk from one end of ctown to the other -when you were little you always got scared when people would say the knew your parents -you fiened for mike's roastbeef and made someone drive you down there just to get some -you know where "three wall" is -you know the difference between the "neck" and the "oilies" -you think the bunka is absolutly nasty, but you use to swim there when you were little -you have a ctown sticker, or a shamrock sticker on the back of your car -you've gone behind the eddies for some reason -eden st. use to be the place to be -you know what half ball is, and you know what stick ball is -you probably don't wanna live here when you get olda but you'll always call it "home" -you use to think fr. mahoney was scary -everyone is related to you -you know that charlestown is one square mile -but everything is still a "hike" -you know the story of the battle of bunker hill by heart -people are usually scared when you say your from charlestown -you got a lecture by officer boyle about drugs and alcohal -a water fountain is a "bubblah" and you know better than to drink out of the bubblahs at the parks -the baby pool is one of the weirdest things you've eva seen -your parents or grandparents constantly talk about "old" charlestown -most of all - your a townie at hearttHiS MySPACE HAS BEEN HACKED By JANEllE HElEN && KERRiN MARiE 33am from Jenny's pizza, Mike's Roast Beef, Christies Subs, And anything that's big and quick. I am from cans of tonic, big red parade cups, bottels of bud and ciggarette Smoke. I am from monuments, steeples, schoolhouses, projects and priests. I am from rubling trucks, hissing busses, steaming tankers, and the old Laughter of firemen. I am from bricks, pavement, cement, sand and gravel. I am from lace certains, crystal chandeliers, shiny tabels and fancy Forks. I am from boots, scaly caps, handcuffs, necties and shamrocks. I am from Main St., Medford St., Mishawaum, New Towne, The Bunker, and The Projects. I am from TOWNIES, yuppies, good kids and damned liberals. I am from oscars, snappers, bappers, and dope. I am from the only square mile in the world where people neither see nor Hear anything. I am from five-minute walks to the store, close friends and nosey Neighbors. I am from battered busses, broken promises and disappearing traditions. I from rumors, confessionals, secrets and stories. I am from skating rinks, rundown tennis courts and street corners. I am from silence, fear, family and loyalty. I am from good parents, bad decisions, racist teachers and oldest Public school in the nation. I am from crests, claddaghs, tattos and crosses. I am from skinned knees, broken windows, taped bats and nylon pants. I am from the dead, the living, the confused and the lost. I am from dogs barking, babies crying, mothers swearing and fathers Singing. I am from men, mothers and boys. I am from drakness, twilight, candels and six o'clock masses. I am from late nights, rough mornings, wasted afternoons and bottels of Asprin. I am from love, frustration, loneliness and anger. I am from older sisters, little cousins, missing fathers and locked up uncles. I am from Hail Marys, Our Fathers, absolution and The Apostle's Creed. I am from court orders, worried parents, intense protest and violent Riots. I am from heavy wallets, hot stocks, empty cabinets and late walfare Checks. I am from contradictions, oxymorons, mixed messages and general change. I AM FROM THE GREATEST TOWN IN THE WORLD. I AM FROM CHARLESTOWN