Lets Pull Teeth

Aaaaaaagh! OOOOOOOOOOOOUCHEEEEEEE! Geez my gums hurt. Especially the upper jaw where MY LEFT CANINE, THE TOOTH NEXT TO IT, AND MY OTHER CANINE WERE JUST REMOVED! AAAAAAAAAUGH. Sorry, it just hurts really bad. It's mostly the left canine because it really wasn't ready to come out. Oh well, it had to be done. Of course, now my mouth tastes like blood and gauze. An unpleasant mixture. Oh yeah, and the right side of my upper lip, my nose(yes my nose), and the right half my face is NUMB. Really really numb. My right cheek feels so weird right now. Even a little under my eye is numb which feels really odd. Gosh. GOSH! Hmph! I don't like this at all as you can probably tell. I think I'll go lay down, but I may take some pictures and add those later.

Climate Troubles

What a nice day it was today! Such strange weather we've been having this winter season. It felt like spring today and now not long ago it was pouring down rain. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and will also have fun with New Year's! I received many thoughtful presents which I am very pleased with. One of which is my new green ipod nano... not to brag or anything. ;) I also got some hair things, a stuffed dinosaur that walks and makes noise when activated by clapping, various foot care items as my feet are in poor condition this winter, a scarf, sweater, canvas, two wooden easels and other art supplies, and waaaaay too much money. Honestly, family members have been generous this year. I suppose the main thing is that I just got cash from my grandparents instead of having them try to buy us the equivelant in presents. Of course, it shall remain unspent. Whenever I get money as a gift I always stash it away and I never really spend it. It feels better to save money than to spend it at this point in my life because I really have nothing to buy. Plus it just feels good to save money and then be able to count it and watch the stockpile grow right? Anyway, I'm off. I hope everyone's enjoying the holidays!

Procrastinating

Mmmmmm. Yummy. Cue hallelujah chorus* I love banana nut muffins! Yesterday my momma went to the store and called to ask if I needed or wanted anything, perhaps a breakfast or lunch material as I would otherwise starve if I was going to attempt to spend my break eating whatever we had around. So, the thought struck me, after trying to figure out what I wanted for awhile, that perhaps I would get some banana nut muffins. Best choice ever!!!! She came home with a pack of four(now two and a half) delicious banana nut muffins. They're fluffy and they have just the right amount of nuts. YUUUUUMMMMY! And they're still as tastily moist as they were when they were first opened. I hate it when we get some form of baked good that's absolutely magnificent the first day and then overnight it gets all dry and crusty. Yick. But these!!! THESE MUFFINS ARE SO GOOD! Joy! Now, you may be thinking "well Gemma, they're just muffins, I bet I've had better" but I don't care 'cause I have muffins and you don't! :D ..well you might have muffins too, just not as good as mine. :P On another bit of info from yesterday... this is going to be an entirely yesterday post as it is only 11 and I only just got up. (heehee) Actually I've been up for an hour about, as if that's any better. I'm such a sleepyhead. Anyway, yesterday I made THE BEST GINGERBREAD HOUSE EVER. EVER! Lots of best evers huh? It's been a good winter break so far as a result. But about the gingerbread house, it came disassembled in a kit given to me by my Aunt Gloria. I think this is such a great gift! I mean, I had so much fun making this thing! And I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I spent the better part of my day working on it bent over at the kitchen counter though. As a result I now have a hunchback... :P kidding, but my back did hurt really bad, I probably should have gotten a lower chair or something so I wouldn't be hunched over my work. Oh well! Another thing I made yesterday, which only took a couple minutes, was THE BEST TINY RED YARN POM POM EVER! That's right, I made a pom pom. I felt it my moral duty to attempt it when I somehow came upon this site while looking around for crafting ideas and inspiration. ....That's about it for yesterday though, I really did spend my day on the gingerbread house. Ha. Now momma and I are off to Hobby Lobby, she needs bows and I yearn for fabric scraps and canvas. I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break. Or just winter in general. Oh yeah, we've got an Arctic Front coming apparently? Freezing cold weather(as if it wasn't already) I believe the high tomorrow is only 15. And the overnight low is 3 or 4 degrees?! Wow. Chilly eh? Okay I'm off for more muffin goodness and Hobby Lobby.

Later...

Wow. I waited the whole day and never posted this. It's now 11:06 PM. Ha. I was having trouble getting some pictures off the camera that I wanted to include in here. As I was watching the photos save I remembered another thing I was going to mention. I can't remember when it happened, it was Thursday I think. "Regardless" it was dinnertime and that's what's important. You see my brother Spencer was eating some sliced banana when he came upon this particular piece that he and my mother somehow found to resemble our dog Winston. ...Our dog. Seriously, it's a piece of fruit not a dog. :D

Banana

Dog

Really? I mean... really?


And now for the other items mentioned in the post...

Tiny Red Pom Pom (by the way I made another smaller one) ...I'm also wearing my new, received as a birthday present from momma, black arm warmers in the picture

Gingerbread House!!!

Banana Nut Muffin... or at least what was left of one. :P


I don't believe I've mentioned it but I got a bonsai tree from my Aunt Glenda for my birthday
...tiny tree!!! so awesome!!!!

And now....
...more Winston pictures!

Yarr Har Fiddle Di Dee

Heh heh. I'm a pirate! Ha, yah it seems I am a pirate in the school play. Fun! We'll see how that goes... :P I think it'll be a very enjoyable part, and anyway it was expected. Soooooo, everyone happy for winter break? ...Actually why do I even ask, I mean, who isn't happy for winter break? A real crazy that's who. I just loooooooove it. Finally a little vacation time. This is bound to be a fun and relaxing break. Plus, there's lots of time to spend with family. We might go skiing and or ice skating when my grandparents are here which would be nice. Anyway I'm off to fill my grumbling empty tummy.

Little Did He Know

Yaaaaaay! I am happy, no school Friday and I have half my math final done with. Wooh! I have three more tests to take this week including the other half of the math final that is. Also, in language arts we spent the entire period writing a narrative prompt. Mine was... okay. It had absolutely no plot, I mean, it really was boring but I don't much care. It might have turned into something good if I had more time and if instead of writing it on loose leaf paper I could have typed it up. Even then though the plot was so ...blegh, that I wouldn't have been able to make it much better. Oh well, I still enjoyed spending an entire period just writing. Anyway, I can't think of anything better to say but I'll probably think of something later which will then go into tomorrow's possible post.

In The Words Of My Emma "You Fail"

I typed this yesterday…

Our internet isn’t working, this is a post entirely typed in word. I feel so cut off! The tv’s aren’t working either. I don’t know exactly what the problem is, all I really know is that I can’t get on to check my email, talk to friends, or do any of the things I usually spend so much time on when I’m on the computer. It just feels so weird whenever this seldom occasion comes up that we have no internet or TV connection. It feels so detached. I can’t see what’s going on everywhere else, I can’t waste my time away as I often do surfing the web, and I can’t mindlessly entertain myself which I so enjoy. I’m ashamed to say that I'm addicted to the technology but it's true. Whenever we want or need to get on the internet or watch some TV we just can, it’s simply there and I don’t think another bit about it. But when it isn’t there, when I try to do what I am so used to having available and it doesn’t work, well it drives me crazy! I suppose it’s for the better because I can focus all my attention on my oral report once I finish this post. Yes, posting is more important than homework. Even when I can’t post what I’ve written until the internet starts working again. Ah well, I suppose I’d better get to work.

Later…

Well homework is done. I have nothing to do. Still no connection, guh. And I have nothing to read either. I mean, we have tons of books but I’ve read most of them and I just don’t feel like reading. Ho-hum.

Later Later…

Agh! I’m so bored!

Speeding

I really hope this week goes by as quickly as last week did. I can't wait for Monday. BIRTHDAY DAY YAY! Of course, I also can't wait for the coming morrow. Eeeeh, I'm so happy! I got a callback and I go right away tomorrow so I'm fairly excited. I have nothing else important happening though so I'm guessing the day may just drag on slowly. We'll see. Today passed pretty fast. I turned in a very fancy scrapbook covering China if I do say so myself, and I realized that a coming test in language arts isn't going to be as difficult as I thought. Of course, I also have a math test the same day, this Wednesday, and that I am really not looking forward to.

...why, there is a grumbling and pang of hunger in my tummy... I'll take that as a sign that I should go eat something. :D

I Regret Nothing and Everything

Yay! It's snowing again! I wake up and the world is adorned with tiny frozen jewels that even still are coming down. In an hour or so it seems a clean fluffy white blanket, however thin, has been tossed over my surroundings. It just looks so fresh and pretty. I love the snow.

I suppose, now in afterthought, that I should mention my tryout for the play Pirates of Penzance. Now, Eric has already described the process well enough in his most recent post so I may as well simply add a bit on how my experience went. It's not really as though anyone still reads my blog much anymore. I suspect my posts are perhaps too long or monotonous, or uninteresting and bland. Irregardless I'll tell you anyway, should anyone care to come visit and comment on this blog ever again it shall remain updated. Though it's probably a worthless effort. :P Anyway, I tried out on Tuesday, the first day of the tryouts, after attending a very informative call-out meeting on Monday. I went through the lines of one of the sisters and also those of Ruth, the aging nursemaid of Frederick. I'd say neither reading went exceptionally well but I don't believe I did bad really either. I suppose if I make it (which isn't all that unlikely) I'd get a chorus part as a pirate or something. I doubt I really stood out enough or made enough of an impression to warrant a callback. And then there was the singing. Well, I can say I think I did okay on the piece from the play but I didn't fully realize we needed another piece to sing until the last minute. I wasn't entirely lost though because I sing often and have been practicing a couple various songs recently. (not saying I sing well at all, I just sing at home when I'm bored simply for the sake of it) Of course, in the last minute haste of deciding I picked a song that I realize in hindsight I maybe should not have chosen. I'm not happy with how I did on that(and the fact that Mrs. Clair was sort of grimacing while I sang it was awfully disheartening) but I really am fairly satisfied with how I performed the piece they taught us from the play. I did that second and as I sang that one she was smiling so hopefully that's a good sign. :D

On another note I am now reading for class "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" which I am actually enjoying. It's pretty interesting and informative and there are many ideas that I'd like to put into place in my life such as a well thought out Mission Statement. I need to set more goals and plans out in my life and also there are adjustments to my attitude that I feel very ready to make. Of course, being only a kid there are a couple things in the book that aren't a concern for me and won't be for awhile. All in all though I'm happy to be reading the book as it's spurring me into thought and action about various aspects of my life that I may want to work on and improve.

And finally, this weekend we're putting up the old Christmas tree and I have two projects to finish for next week so I am off to work! Happy weekend! :D

Oooone more thing. I forgot to mention, not that it's all that important, that I got my flu shot yesterday! Mom said I could get the mist but they didn't have any so I had to get a shot. It didn't hurt at all, and I really don't mind getting shots anyway. BUT now my arm is super sore. Humph! Oh well. At least I won't be getting the flu now! :D

Merry Times

This week has gone by so quickly. And of course the half day on Wednesday did help it along. The little flurries and cold weather have also been quite nice. Winter is finally upon us. Happy Holidays everybody! Merry Christmas too! And Happy New Year eventually. I can't wait for winter break now! My grandparents are coming up with their dog Bentley and it's going to be great. I really love the Christmas/Winter season. It's so full of gifts and joy. :D sigh* So nice. Anyway, I don't have much else to mention so I'm off. I'm pretty tired, and it's been a long day.

Snowfall

Okay, Thanksgiving has once again brought upon me it's fatty stomach filling wrath of after dinner doom. In other words, I'm experiencing a turkey overload. And for some reason I just can't stop eating! :D Dee food ees so goooood! We have a lot of leftover turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy and it's all so tasty! My mom makes a mean pumpkin pie too and luckily she baked two this year, one of which is calling me to take a slice, smother it in whipped cream, and dig in. Must resist. Really, each time I eat a meal I just can't help myself and before you know it I'm full to the bursting point. Guh. I need excercise. On another happier note, I awoke this morning to find the world dusted with a bit of snow. A pleasant surprise indeed. Of course, most of the miniscule amount of snow then melted into a brown slush, and Winston spent the day going in and out getting messy and wet in the melted snow. Nevertheless it was still quite pleasant. It is only another indicator of the coming winter season. Oh how I do love winter. The beautifully delicate snowflakes and the chill that gives us our reasons for hot chocolate, warm fires, and snuggling up in blankets. Aaaaah wintertime. And who doesn't mind a season that contains Christmas, New Years, and my birthday. (yes, the date on which I came into the world is that important) Also, one more thing to mention are the new gmail themes. If you have gmail then you'll know they now have themes to personalize your email. They're really quite nice, right now I have "Tree" as my theme which is especially cool because you put in your city and it changes the background of your email based on the weather. So, when I got up this morning not only was there snow outside, but also on my screen. How awesome! For those of you who don't have gmail, I pity you. Kidding! I'm sure whatever email you use is just as good as gmail (not really though), I mean except for Natalie. Really, Zoobuh? GAAAH! Does zoobuh change depending on the weather??? I didn't think so! Anyway, gmail is pretty awesome. Such great smart people they have over there at google. :)

Guh.

Okay, well I feel awful. My stomach hurts!!!! And I'm really tired. Augh. And now I'm off to Granny and Pa's for more Thanksgivingness. sigh* AAAAAGH!

The Sweet Smell Of Turkey

I smell TURKEY! ...and mashed potatoes, and sweet potatoes, and gravy, and other Thanksgiving scents. And it all smells soooo good. Yummy. I can't wait to eat. My Aunt Pam, Uncle Craig, and my cousins Cara and Kelsey are all coming over for the big meal. I'm thinking about getting out the camcorder as it has not had much use and this is a good time for that.

Happy Thanksgiving! :D

Happy Have A Thankful Thanksgiving

Augh, my head itches. Happy soon-to-be Thanksgiving everybody! I'm glad we get to have Thursday and Friday off. :D And since MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP(december 15) I have a nice little updated wishlist in my profile in the case that anyone should like to give me a gift or something for my birthday or otherwise. :P I'm joking, I need no presents from you people. But should you ever find a solid reason for giving me something feel free to peruse the wishlist for some ideas. ;D Ha. Okay, I haven't a clue why but I am suddenly exhausted. It's like a wave of drowsiness just smacked me upside the head.(though you'd think that kind of action would wake me up) Regardless, I am off to finish homework, read, and then sleep. ...I might also work a little eating in there too, who knows.

My Unseen Tormentor

I hate my toes. Not only are they ugly and knobby but I get awful toe cramp/spasms often. Usually it helps to put my foot on a flat surface or even put pressure or weight on it. Though whenever I try to sit down and massage them it gets much worse. So, a couple minutes ago (and I have no clue why this was so funny, seriously I am still giggling) I got a semi-bad one in my left foot. And then it got worse. Muuuuuch worse. So I start jumping around laughing and half screaming in pain. And really this is one LOL moment. Though I really have no clue why this struck me as being so hilarious. Well, I suppose I have some notion seeing as I was hopping around on one foot, yelling "Ow Ow Omigawd Ow OW!", and laughing hysterically. Meanwhile Spencer and Mom are staring at me and discussing some topic about going to sleep or the bathroom, I'm not all sure seeing as I was pretty crazed at the time. This cramp stands out among others I've had mainly because it lasted so long. I mean, I was going insane for quite awhile there. I'd say it's a fair guess at five minutes maybe more. Yeah. So I tried sitting down and rubbing the toe which ended up cramping it up further, I tried stamping over and over while screaming at my foot... nope, didn't work either... so I basically just ended up half running half jumping around the hallway until my condition finally, thank goodness, subsided. That was not fun. And yet the entire time I could not suppress a strong fit of giggles. Anyway, that was a rather unpleasant experience and I do hope it never happens again. :)

Pictures At An Exhibition

I've decided to go through my notebook and post my various doodles. These are the things I draw to entertain myself at school rather than pay attention in class. (just kidding, I usually do these in free time not during class 'cause I'm such a wonderful student :P ha)

Wood and Stream

Panera's Creamy Tomato Soup, YUMMmmm!

MMmmm, Starbucks!

Rose

Fox and Apples (and mouse eating apple)



RRR?



Vine Rose



Trees



Flowers



I Was Sick



Fishies and Snails



Girl



¿Donde Esta El Bano?



Penguin



Crazy Heart



Cool Circle

Cow

Mountains

Don't you just feel so special now that I've shared my doodles with you? :D Anyway, I just realized I haven't eaten dinner.... and it's really late. So I'm gonna go find some food.


...Heh heh, I just noticed that I spelled "panera" wrong, with an extra a like "panara" in some of the pictures. Ha! It's probably because I was sick at the time I drew those and could only focus on the thought of warm soup. Yeah.

The Uncertainty Principle

I am tired. Anyone else think it's great that its been snowing a little today? I really like it when the climate gets cold because then it feels all nice to be bundled up and warm inside. I always enjoy the opportunity to get wrapped in blankets and snuggle up in my bed or on the sofa. Anyway, back to my sleepiness. I've been soooo drowsy today! For that I am now off to go do my math and then I plan to take a nice long nap.

I Just Love You

I am tired, no, I am exhausted. I've had too much work to do!!! A math quiz yesterday, two tests and a quiz today, two tests tomorrow, two writing assignments due, one was due Monday and one for tomorrow, a science leaflet thingy to make in three days that was due today. There's been so much to do this week. I mean, it's not just that stuff, there has been even more. And not just school. But anyway, you know what my other problem has been recently? Every night around six or seven recently I just can't believe it's still only six or seven. By six o'clock it starts to get pretty dark out. It just doesn't make sense to me. I'll be doing my homework and when I look outside I start to think it's late but then I see the clock and it's only seven. I don't know why but setting the clocks back has really been messing with my brain this year. :P Ha. And let's seeeee... Well, I've got to be off, I need to study a little more for those tests tomorrow. :( Ah well! :D

Who Is Like God?

So, in an effort to decide on some character names to use in a narrative I'm having to write for langauge arts I checked one of those baby name websites. Having looked through the popular names section and other areas on the site I have found a name fitting for each character. While I was on the site I looked up Sophia which means wisdom, Natalie meaning born on Christmas day, Eric which means always ruler, and Sheen wasn't on there but the name Sheena was and it means God is gracious and it's Scottish(we all know sheen means shiny anyway :P), then of course I tried looking up yixin but that wasn't there so I tried yi and xin and apparently(according to BabyNames.com) yi means happy and xin means happy so does that make sheen happy happy? Anyway, I also looked up laura which means laurel, and Emma wich means universal. Upon looking up my name I found that it means precious stone(der, I already knew that) then I looked up my middle name and it means defender of men. Ha! Does that make me Precious Stone, Defender of Men? :P I bet you can tell I was a little bored. I'm so happy it's the weekend. Yay! I like having time to be bored. Not that I don't get bored during school, but at home on the weekend I can do something to stop my boredom. At school all you can do is sit and listen to the lesson. Or doodle. :D


Later...

Augh! What to do, what to do. I now have two narratives that I could use for language arts. I had two good ideas so I wrote both, and now I don't know which story I like better. :( Great.

Children Can Be Weird Sometimes

Why is it that when we were younger so many of us wanted braces? Or am I the only one? I mean, I recall a short time when I was little that I wanted braces, and when Spencer got glasses I can remember wanting to get a pair also. Of course, when Spencer and other friends of mine got braces I realized how much I REALLY DON'T WANT BRACES! But of course I have to get them. Dumb teeth. :( I guess I won't really mind too much as long as I can get the colored bands. The ortho Spencer goes to right now is really traditional and he doesn't do colored bands. Oh no! But mom is talking about maybe letting me go to someone else. I hope so. Frankly I just want to get it over with. I'm not gonna enjoy it but I don't think it'll be too ridiculously awful. Unfortunately I have to wait until all my adult teeth come in. I still have a few to go. :( Ugh. I really just want to get everything set up and get them on already. The sooner I can get them off. I don't want to have braces two or three years from now. Augh, I just hope I don't have to have them on for a long time. You know, I'm not entirely sure why I'm fretting over the subject right now since I won't be getting them for awhile.

Naaaaah!

"NAAAAH! I dun wanna go back to school!" Actually I do want to get back to school to get everything back on track. I really wish I'd been able to go to school today because now I have: two homework worksheets to make up, two tests tomorrow to prepare for, math notes to get, a math test on Wednesday(might be able to do it on Thurs. but I'd rather just get it done), keyboarding work to do, keyboarding timed writing #8 due tomorrow which I've only tried twice so far, and more. AUGH! I hate illness. I hate back-up in work. Arg. ARG. Anyway, I spent my day moping and sick. I got done what I could, but it's not much because I didn't have all the stuff I need to do certain homeworks. Sigh*

Dripping Wet? Follow ME!

Like the change in design? I thought I'd try something different. Also, Emma's post reminded me that I was going to add the followers gadget so please, follow me! (because who doesn't like my blog? :P) How did Halloween go for everyone? I didn't go trick or treating, instead we watched tv and handed out candy(lol, only two people came to our house, our neighborhood never gets many people, dumb cul-de-sac!) And, of course, the next morning I had to get up early because we were going to the Girl Scout Convention in Indianapolis and the State Museum with some of our girl scout troop(Natalie was among us) It was pretty enjoyable I have to admit. First we went to the state museum to see an exhibit they had on girl scouts, then we went to the exhibit on chocolate. Both were fairly interesting, plus I bought a South Bend Dark Chocolate Bar, yummmm(I loooove dark chocolate), in the gift shop for the chocolate exhibit. Then we went to the museum gift shop where I saw the BEST stuffed walking dinosaur EVER!!!! But I didn't get to get it. :( WAAAAAH! :( Shwiffle. So, I put him on the wishlist in my profile! Take a look. Instead I got 15 small marbles and one medium marble. :) I think I might like to collect marbles. They're like little pieces of art. Actually, they ARE little pieces of art. After the exhibits we went to the convention hall and were there for 2 or 3 hours. There were all these stalls giving out freebies and stuff. I got lots of loot so it almost makes up for not trick or treating. That was definitely a lot of fun. SO, have we all set back our clocks? I hope so, otherwise you might be a little early out to the bus stop on monday morning. Anyway, I have homework to get done, tonight we're going to my aunt's house for a game night so I must not procrastinate. Eh-heh, what's this!? Are those apple and pumpkin pies I smell baking downstairs? Why yes! For game night of course. Mmmm, pi, yummy. Okay, off to do homework!

Tsk, Excuses Excuses

Well, tonight we had a band concert so that was fairly enjoyable. But you know, I'm beginning to get a little sick of my height. I really like to wear heels but (and I'm not saying I'm taller than everyone else regularly, but I am among the tall people) when I do wear heels I look ridiculous compared to others. Of course, I did this at the concert. I just hope I didn't seem too tall. I don't know, it just seems like lots of people were wondering why I wore heels, as if I really need to be any taller. The thing is I just enjoy wearing them, plus without them my pants would have dragged the floor. :P But otherwise the concert was a lot of fun. It did seem kind of short though. Anyway, on another topic, I seem to have contracted an light illness of some sort. You know the deal, sniffles, congestion, sore throat, mild headaches, and I've been sneezing a lot for the past couple of days. I'm serious, I can't remember the last time I sneezed this much. And I'm CONSTANTLY having to blow my nose! Ugh. No fever though, my temp's only up to 99. So, I'm off to settle down and study further for my numerous (and yes 3 counts as numerous) tests tomorrow.

Red and Blue Flyswatters

Today I: Went to Panara for lunch, carved pumpkins with my grandma and cousin Kelsey, went out and had pizza for dinner, went to the bathroom at the restaurant and I have to elaborate on that later because I have a little story, then when we left the restaurant my cousin and I saw these round pink seed pod things on the ground under a tree and we stepped on lots of those(they squished out goopy stuff and the nuts made popping noises when they cracked! :P), we then went to a comedy place and watched an improv show(it was hilarious), and now I'm home. Okay, now about the bathroom. Kelsey had sweatpants on so she was going to change into some jeans her mom brought her. We went to the bathroom and found the area leading to the men's and women's was a small enclosed room the size of a broom closet. Seriously, SMALL. And of course, the women's restroom was locked. So we're waiting in this little room and after awhile the door to come in opens on Kelsey(:P Ha.) and a somewhat heavyset guy stumbles in. So he shuffles through to the unlocked men's room as we continue to wait. And no, it didn't turn out that there was no one in the women's because we heard a toilet flush and the sink after a bit. Eventually a little girl unlocks and leaves the restroom and we go in. It was like a multi stall bathroom except with only one stall so I don't completely see why she locked it. So after I go and Kelsey goes in the stall to change her pants(lol) I'm washing my hands and the door to the bathroom begins to open and this guy steps in, quickly realizing he's mistaken he just goes "Oh sh*t sorry!" and dashes out! At which point I start laughing hysterically and explain to Kelsey, who is also laughing, what just actually happened. Anyway, that was funny. The comedy place was also quite funny but I don't feel like going into great detail about it because now I'm tired.

Sarah-licious

My house is very cold. It's starting to get chilly out so the house has been cold and dry and all around uncomfortable. Saw Sarah Palin on Friday, thanks again to Natalie, and that's was pretty cool. Got some campaign buttons. And now I have homework to do. Sigh* Weekends.

Later...

Weekends, augh! I feel so lazy. And of course the new quarter is starting on Monday so that means I'll have to get used to having keyboarding and Spanish instead of gym. We'll see how this goes. But at least we've got Fall Break coming up on Thursday and Friday. My g'ma is coming up to visit so that'll be fun, plus my cousins have their Fall Break at the same time as us this year so we'll probably spend some time with them too. Really, anytime without school is good. Although, as I was implying before, the weekends can get a little boring unless you have something going on. My weekend has been very cold and lazy and has been wasted doing homework and being sleepy in my pj's trying to conserve whatever warmth I have. My toes are fuh-reezing! Seriously, why am I so cold??? Anyway, when I got up this morning I wrote this little thing/poem and I've decided to post it. So what do you think?

Morning World

You awaken
With heavy feet and blurry vision you emerge from the bedroom
You stumble to your round porcelain chair to relieve yourself
Now that that’s done you stop a moment
Your stomach, it feels empty
You are hungry so you tiptoe down the stair steps
Arriving at your destination, the fridge, you remove the milk
Then, turning to the cabinets,
You take out a glass and fill it to the brim with the white creamy liquid
And there you have it, your glass of dairy
If only you had something warmer
A mug of coffee perhaps or some hot cocoa
It’s fairly chilly and, with only your skimpy pajamas on, you feel cold
Perhaps you should have grabbed a coat of some sort upstairs
You dash up the staircase and back to your room
You snatch a large warm fleece robe from the closet and tug it on as you sneak back downstairs
Once again with your glass of milk, you settle down in a rather ragged recliner and take a sip
After awhile you finish and set the cup aside
Your bare feet and toes are cold so you tuck them under you
Snuggling further into the chair for warmth you doze off once more

Learn To Live With What You Are

Well, I feel like I might get some inspiring stuff out of this so, having just read Mr. Carter's blog I am going to do my own (probably not as good) list of ten things I believe. Also, I've been thinking about this a bit and I think I'm going to get a pocket thesaurus and dictionary and try to broaden my vocabulary further. I was also thinking about getting an English to Spanish or French or some other language dictionary so that whenever I say something I'll look it up to see how to say it in another language.

1.) I believe that, right now, my life is just taking on another routine.
I'm starting to get used to things and that can be both good and bad. It's nice because I'm settled into the school schedule and I know what's going on. But it gets boring, having the same routine without much else happening. Thankfully we have survival week next week. And of course, this weekend our day trip was fun. It's just that, some days I don't get much accomplished and I don't really do much at all and that ends up getting me all depressed about the boringness of my routine.

2.) I am often too self-conscious.
I really need to get it through my head that NO ONE CARES. If I'm walking down the road the people in their cars don't give me a second thought, at school rushing through the halls, focusing on class, no one pays anymore attention to me than I do to them. I mean sometimes I'm just acting silly, laughing too loud, and just being crazy on my way to class, but other times I'm constantly worrying what other people will think of what I'm doing. It's mostly that I'm like this out in public though, which is especially silly because if people I know don't care, people who I've never met really aren't going to care.

3.) I believe that one of the worst things you can do to someone is base your opinion of them on one instance.
I hate it when people judge other people on just one bad thing that's happened. When they drag the whole event out of proportion and then let that one over exaggerated moment shape their impression of the person. It's ridiculous. I mean really, back up your opinions with more than one instance.

4.) Dating should be left to the adults.
I really don't think dating at a young age is a very good idea. It's pointless, because okay so you're going out together and "dating" and whatever else that involves, but really where's the point? Billy loves Suzy and and she loves him back but what then? So they just keep dating and it's for fun? Eventually they'll break it off right? How many people have been married to and have had successful marriages with the person they've been dating since they were kids? I mean, I guess you could say that dating helps you realize what you want in a relationship, but not when you're a kid. Not many kids are really going to think about that sort of thing at this age. But, I'm not saying kids who are dating right now are just straight out wrong, it's just not something I would want to be doing.

5.) I believe it's very fulfilling to learn to play an instrument.
The same goes for learning and improving on pretty much any art form. (dancing, painting, drawing, martial arts, sculpting, cooking, that sort of thing) Anyway, I'm really enjoying the flute. It feels good to be able to play. And I'd say I'm getting pretty good too(not trying to brag, just providing proof, but I am ranked sixth chair in the flute section out of I dunno like 15 or 16 other flutes?) I'm just very happy that I stuck with it. Plus it's always good to enjoy what you've learned. I'm beginning to love the sound flutes make. Am I the only one who, when listening to a favorite song has certain parts that I just love the way the notes are put together. It's like looking at a bunch of vibrant colors in an abstract art piece where each of the pitches is a color. Like there are certain notes and sequences of notes that I just want to listen to over and over again because I like them so much. That happens when I'm playing my flute sometimes, that there's a certain pitch that I just love the feel of it. Another thing, I really like the sound of clarinets. Especially when they're playing soft, it's kind of whispery and woody and earthy almost. It has such a similar feeling to the soft sound of a bow going over the strings of a violin very lightly. Sort of calm and peaceful and I can't really think of a word for it other than woody but that's not really right. Warm maybe? Like a campfire almost. But not quite so smoky and blazing. The sound almost reminds me of a flowery perfume but not the kind that's sickly sweet or anything if that makes any sense. Anyway, I'm getting off topic.

6.) I have reason to believe that Starbucks is taking hold of my mind.
I'm becoming a coffee junky. I'm constantly craving a yummy Starbucks Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino (my coffee drink of choice) And though I've yet to order one myself I've tasted the Tazo Passion Tea, and I've been wanting to get one of those but I can never seem to keep myself from ordering my long loved frappuccino.

7.) I believe that in time I will change and learn and develop.
Basically, I'm expecting that, with age, my personality will change. Hopefully for the better. :) I mean, we all change as we get older, and I'm hoping that as I do I'll become more knowledgeable and wiser. It feels good to understand things and to be able to tell someone about those things in depth. For instance, after doing a project on some topic and studying it closely it feels really good to retain that information. I guess what I mean is, learning actually is fun and I'm looking forward to learning from my experiences and everything else as I get older.

8.) In every experience we learn something, no matter how small.
It's important to grow from everything we do. Every single experience should teach you something. So, pay attention to life and what's going on and, well, learn from it.

9.) Animals are worth your time.
I love my dog. I love all animals. Not only are they interesting to observe but they're a part of life. They are life. They are also tasty... :P ha. But really they are useful, and interesting, and they are certainly worth your time.

10.) I believe I have more than ten things I truly believe in but I just haven't thought of them all yet. I'm constantly spouting these beliefs, you just have to catch me at the right time to get them.

Anyway, that's that. I'm off to dinner now. Soooo hungry! :)

Learning To Breathe

Why is it that apples seems so pleasant? I mean, for me, they just seem so shiny and sanitary and happy. Perhaps it's the food they provide and the vibrant colors they offer up that make them seem so nice. Apples are good subjects for photography. They make you think. I've been feeling the need to go around and take some pictures. I like photography. A picture can be whatever you want, you can interpret it with some complex meaning or it can simply be a picture. Plus photography can be left as that exact copy of a moment, or you can edit it and change things a bit. Also, a photo inspired by one thing can inspire something else. I take a picture of an apple, inspired by this post and the KMF green apple(that's what made me start thinking about apples), then I show someone the picture and they're inspired to paint it or write a poem about it or something. Or at least that's how it is with me, whenever I see an artistic photograph I end up feeling inspired to create some poetry or other art. Actually, whenever I see any art I end up feeling inspired. I need sleep now(it's been a long day, South Bend and Notre Dame proved to be quite interesting) and whether or not any of this post makes sense I'm publishing it anyway. (p.s. the itletay isyay ayay ongsay ybay witchfootsay)

Dark Brown Spikes Of Glory

Today was a good day. A very good day. I really enjoyed science today. 4th period will be quite pleasant in the coming week. Also, in gym we're doing tennis and I've been inspired to play some tennis this weekend. Unfortunately I won't be able to accomplish that tomorrow, we're going to South Bend for the day to see the South Bend Chocolate factory and Notre Dame(my cousin goes there) with my aunt and uncle. Maybe I should have said we're going to North Bend and Erton Emad to disguise my whereabouts a little more. Ha :P Anyway, this should be fun. I mean who doesn't like chocolate? ...and Notre Dame too that is :) Now what was I going to say... Emma should post. I enjoy reading her blog and Eric's too but sometimes they need to post more. And Eric, it should be okay that I don't post much on my other blog because I have this one kept current most of the time! Unlike some people. This mostly concerns Emma though, it's been a month and I need something to read. Let's seeeeee, what else is there? Oh yeah, I have 35 new songs on my mp4 to listen to during our trip. Yay. And I can't seem to put the brown ruffled dress on eBay from my mind. I just love the style of it. So cute! Okay, well today's been great (especially 4th period) and now Supernanny is on. I guess I'll go watch tv then. TGIF everybody!

Silk and Diamonds

TGIF! ...oh, wait... nevermind. :P Anyway, happy Thursday instead because that means tomorrow is Friday and that makes me happy too. My knee is becoming very bruised due to some locker issues. I've been having trouble closing my locker but one nice jab with the knee gets it shut. It's a lot harder to close it with my hand(I have to hit it really hard) and I really don't want to have to kick my locker. But the knee solution is perfect. The only problem is that I have these bruises, but whatever I don't mind as long as I'm not late to class because my locker won't shut. Also, has anyone seen the Mitch Daniels campaign commercial? My mom and I both agree it's well done. It's very eye catching and the background music is catchy but not annoying. It really draws your attention and it shows all the best of Mitch Daniels. It's better than some of the presidential ads that's for sure. Those all just seem generic and boring. If you're going to make a campaign ad at least give it a little something else. The commercials could just add a little pizazz but still stick to the important facts on why you should vote for that person like Daniels' ad does. Also, has everyone been watching the debates? I've seen them all so far and I can't believe it but I actually found them interesting. (I'm glad I don't have to vote, ha, because I see Obama and McCain as fairly evenly matched and I've been having trouble picking a side) But enough on politics, ummmm... what else is there to say? ...I found an absolutely gorgeous dress on eBay! It's brown, sleeveless, knee-length, and it has these pretty ruffles down the skirt. I want it so badly. Of course, what reason would I have to ever wear it? Out to dinner? For a wedding or nice event? Maybe I could put it with jeans if it's not too long? Who knows, but I want it!

Shipping and Handling Free

Ebay. Ebay. Ebay. Ebay is my friend. I've only bought one or two things on eBay before, but I really enjoy browsing the site(and the internet in general) to look at various things I don't need but have decided I might buy eventually. Of course I never do buy them. But it's still nice to look. I just like seeing various pretty trinkets like rings or lockets or shoes or makeup. Sometimes I look at more interesting stuff, for instance I also enjoy looking at weapons. Daggers, swords, the occasional bow and arrow, not really guns though, mostly things that have can more artistic craftsmanship. Ebay's great. There's so much variety on there. I also often search houses, motorcycles, and cars too. (basically I search things that I don't need, so I won't feel the urge to buy them) Okay I've been listening to Pandora for awhile now, and it's currently playing "Rocket Man" by Elton John. ... Anyway, I just love surfing eBay. Right now I'm looking at some cute rings, and a cool pen that's actually a camcorder. Interesting.

Such Pain In My Head

My head hurts so much right now. I'm getting the worst migraines and I couldn't focus at all earlier. I have the weirdest feeling too, I'm very disoriented. For instance, I was walking into this room earlier and I walked right into the desk and hurt my leg on the corner of the table. It's like I couldn't see certain things or they weren't registering in my mind. I think it's because I got hit on the head twice in a row yesterday while we were playing lacrosse in gym. I have a little lump on my forehead now from the second hit and that's where the headaches are focused. I took some ibuprofen but that hasn't helped at all. Augh! My head hurts so bad!!! It's crazy it's so painful. Of course, mom isn't home right now and won't be back for another three hours. She's out with my aunts today. Anyway, not much else going on right now, other than headaches.

Later...

Well, my headaches have lessened now. Thank goodness. I was at party tree about an hour ago because they had a "Spooktacular" event thing. It was pretty cool actually, mainly because they had free stuff. They had these four prize stands and you'd get four free tickets to use on whichever stands(each game cost 1 ticket). If you lost the game at the stand(and they were really pretty easy) you got a piece of candy, and if you won you got a Webkinz Lil'Kinz(I ended up with 2 webkinz). Isn't that cool? And the whole thing was free. It kind of surprised me because the tag on the webkinz showed that they were $9.50. I guess they expected a lot of people to buy things after looking around the store because they were giving away a ton of webkinz. I also got my hair spray painted purple. Yay! Anyway, I'm very happy it's Saturday. If it weren't for the weekend I'd go insane. :)

E Vivo Ancor!

We just got back from watching the Indianapolis Opera Company in a dress recital of "Il Trovatore" and I really enjoyed it. Although I did start getting a little sore after the second hour of sitting. In all, we were at the performance for three hours. Long time. But length aside, the singing was fantastic and I loved every minute of it. Something really, well, odd that happened after the performance was that this girl came up as we were leaving and asked me if I was there for recital credit. What? When I said no she asked me to take this slip of paper up to the woman at the front desk. Apparently it was for her friend who could only be there for the first half of the performance so she would still recieve "recital credit" Huh. So, kind soul that I am, I did as she asked. Of course, as I was walking back from the desk the woman had me come back and she pointed at a line on the paper saying I had to write the name of the teacher who told me to go to the performance. Okaaay sure. So, thinking on my feet, I told her it wasn't any one teacher who suggested I go for credit. I'm not exactly sure my answer made much sense but she just said she'd take it anyway and I walked away. It was all very odd. Let's just say it caught me off guard.

Make It Stop

My window is open in the office because it's such a pleasant day out. Now guess what I hear? Screaming children. Why are there many shrill yelling voices floating from the neighbors yards in through my window with the breeze? I really don't like it when toddlers and little kids scream. It's so annoying. Yes, I do understand that we all used to be that way (though some still are :P) and it's just the way of the kiddies. But really, that doesn't make it any less annoying. Their yelling is breaking into my peaceful time so I'm going to have to close the window. Hopefully they'll stop soon. It's just so nice out and I want to be able to let in the other softer noises of the day. Like the breeze and the grasshoppers and all the other gentle sounds that add to these placid moments of Sunday. Also, I'm very grateful Tuesday is a half-day. Half days are nice.

Put Me In A Meat Pie

We just finished watching "Sweeney Todd" and I suppose I enjoyed it. I didn't really like the ending too much though. A few too many characters died in my opinion. I usually don't enjoy movies when most of the main cast is dead by the ending scene. Ha. And although I do occasionally enjoy a grisly horror movie, which this wasn't really all that horrific just very fake gory, I prefer comedies and political dramas, and mysteries. Anyway, happy late Friday night everybody. I'm going to head to bed early. You know, it seems like I'm always trying to go to bed early because I'm often exhausted by now but I never seem to get to sleep until much later. It's usually the fault of the TV. And I DO kind of want to go watch the debate but I'm really tired.... maybe if I go back to the TV with a pillow and blanket I can half nap half watch. That could work. Maybe. I'll try anyway. So, ah, everybody enjoy the weekend okay?

Creepy Crazy Persons

....ooooookay. Huh. Well that's just creepy and odd. That is... yeah that is.... ew ... seriously disturbing. Whatever. Anyway, I just finished a delicious peanut butter sandwich. It was very tasty. And it was made especially yummy because I have a little cutter that cuts the sandwich like a smuckers uncrustable. And yes it does waste a lot of the sandwich, but it isn't actually wasted because I eat all the scraps first and then I can enjoy my perfect little crustless peanut butter sandwich. Also, recently whenever we have a candle lit I can't help going and grabbing a toothpick to light on fire. Ha. Toothpicks just burn so well, and it's easy to blowout. It's addicting. So, how has everyone been? Testing last week was so boring. I'm almost happy to be back to the usual school schedule. I'm also pretty happy my team is taking a field trip on Thursday. That'll be nice. Today, I think it was because it's a Monday, I was so tired during school. I was exhausted when I got home and I kept getting these headaches. I've already taken one nap and I think, even though it may keep me from getting to bed later, I'm going to go lay down again.

Breakfast Brunch Lunch Linner Dinner

Okay, I haven't been posting much. I have stuff to say, I've just haven't been able to put anything to words on here. Right now probably isn't the best time since we're leaving right now to meet my granny and pa at Le Peep for brunch and possibly my aunt and uncle and cousins too.

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Well now, I feel like I should post something since I've neglected my blog for a little while and I already feel bad. Unfortunately I cannot think of much to post about. I've been very boring recently and I think that is the fault of my schoolwork. But who am I to be blaming others, I just can't seem to think of anything to talk about. Let us see. Well, right now some things I want to do are: make a bow and arrow, grow a bonsai tree, sew something, have a campfire, purchase some pastels and create some masterpieces, film something with the four blank tapes I have that need filling, and the list continues. I'm constantly finding things to do and now because of school I don't really get a chance to attempt them. So these ideas all end up on a "To Do" list for the weekends. At least tomorrow is Friday. Yay for Fridays! Also, I can now play the melody of the theme song for The Office on my flute. I got the tune stuck in my head so I figured I might as well listen to the song over and over again online and work it out on my flute. I also found the sheet music for the part played on the piano. Happy Thursday almost Friday everyone!

You Just Lost The Game

It seems the morrow has brought me a clearer mind. I'm so happy that we have a three day weekend. I've already gotten most of my homework done, now all I really need to do before Tuesday is get my music right for the test in band.

Later...

Not fair! Whyyyy?! I kept forgetting about "The Game" and thus kept forgetting that I was going to post about it. And now Emma seems to have snatched away my chance at being the first around our little community to do so. AUGH!!! pout* Oh well... In other news.... I just love Halloween don't you? It's such a fun little occasion. This year I've decided that I'm going to be Medusa. I'm going to braid my hair into a bunch of little braids and I also plan to design some sort of snake head piece. I've also found a good site that shows how to make various different ancient Greek and Roman costumes. At the moment I'm trying to decide between doing a doric or ionic peplos for the main garment. Anyway, has anyone else thought about their Halloween costume yet? Has anyone even thought about Halloween yet? I know this is super early, but I like to plan out my costume.

Later Later...

Well now it's time to sleep again. I just got back from the monon with my mom and Winston and Spencer and I realized that I'd never posted what I had written earlier. Anyway, I'm awfully tired so it's off to bed early for me. Nighty night everybody.

Bruised Knees

It's 11:13pm and I'm tired. I'm sore and I'm sleepy, and yet unwilling to relax in bed. I'm writing a post, but I have difficulty finding a topic. I struggle to summon words. Hmmm. Hmmm. Perhaps the morrow will bring me clearer of mind and thought. Ah well. Let me see. On Monday I was ill and consequently stayed home from school. Tuesday was a quick catch up on what I missed. Wednesday was not really memorable although I did go rollerblading(this I have become quite fond of) Friday, today, I was... needlessly apprehensive towards a 3 quarters of a mile race in gym which turned out fine(I did not realize it was only 3/4 of a mile, prior to the race I had thought it was somewhere around 1 1/2 miles which I still shouldn't have been so nervous of) I was also quite elated today towards it's being Friday, I went rollerblading(again) after school, and now I've also become fairly anxious towards a test in band class on Tuesday which I really need to practice for. All week my knees have been sore, due to a fall on the gym floor maiming one, and a little trip which sort of strained the other. I have a headache(likely my body telling me I should be asleep) Augh! Many thoughts race in and out my head. Band, math homework, project that needs to incorporate "Word Within a Word" prefixes, critique of a book, alas these are too many thoughts along with countless others. I may post tomorrow, I hope to show a picture of my new felted Winston fur pendant. Ha! But for now it's off to bed for this tired and rambling one. G'night all.

Censorship Is Wrong Foo'

Well I just finished my essay on censorship and Fahrenheit 451 (I really only mentioned the book twice in the writing) I'm quite surprised at the fact that my journal for social studies turned out waaaay longer. Although I'd say the essay was written a little better. Either way I'm happy 'cause I'm done! Wooh! And it's only 12:40. Now all I need to do is go to the library to get a book for Monday. Apparently we need a book by Monday for language arts that we're going to write an essay on that will be due at the end of the quarter. I'm not really sure what type of book we're supposed to get. I was figuring it was just supposed to be on a topic we'd like to write about so I'm just going to go with some good old historical fiction. That won't be too difficult to write about. I'm just hoping Mrs. Carter (I've had three last name Carter teachers now in my schooling...this is odd) will approve one of the books I pick. On another unrelated note, I now have the little felted ball of Winston fur as a pendent on a necklace and I plan to wear it on Monday. Anyway I'm off, I really need to go outside now that I've finished all my homework. :D

Sneezing

Well, today has been well spent I suppose. I finished all of my homework except for the essay on Fahrenheit 451 which I can easily finish up tomorrow. I also felted a tiny penny sized ball out of Winston's fur. It is very soft, and I used lavender soap to felt it so it smells good. Augh! I just cannot stop sneezing and coughing! My throat is pretty sore and my nose is, although not congested, very dry and sore. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I guess I'm coming down with a little cold or something. I'm hoping to go rollerblading on the monon again tomorrow. I'm becoming quite fond of my new roller blades. Anyway, with not much else to write about it's off to bed soon. I'm tired! ...You know I think I'm always tired. :P G'night all! (Also, sorry for the fact that this post is pitiful, in size and in general content, I just haven't much to write about, maybe I'll do something interesting, or I'll have some big philosophical posts soon, but until then I'm going to sleep... And think... But mostly sleep.)

It'll Do

Yay! Yay! Yay! My joy tolls like a bell. Over and over in my head the conscience yells, "Good Job!" "Yay!" "Congrats!" "Yay!" "You're Done!" "Yay!" "Hooray!" I've finished my homework. I've studied the books. I'm free. Now what?

So, I'm already getting sick of doing homework. Finishing one sheet feels like quite the accomplishment. You know what I really don't like about school? Getting home and feeling like the day is already over. I get home from school and I still have to do homework, eat dinner, ready for bed, and I end up with only a bit of time to do anything else. It's as if the school day that confines me, restricts me, and robs me of my creative free time never even ends. Ah well, at least there's a weekend right? If only it were four days of school and three days of weekend. Alas a two day weekend is enough anyway. I guess I don't mind school too much. I just wish it were a little shorter. Or a little more interesting. But it's really good enough. It's a privilege right? We're fortunate to get to go to school to learn? Yeah, sure. It's all a small price to pay for learning. Aw, who am I kidding, school is fine. It's just been tiring me out recently. Like Emma last week I was really tired. I mean, I didn't even have sports to do and I was tired. Wake up early, get to bed early and yet as early as I try to get to bed, I'm never quite as awake at school as I am on the weekends.

Buddha Squirrel

Yesterday evening I went with my mom, Spencer, my grandmother, and my dog Winston to see a play outdoors at a park. The play was Shakespeare's "As You Like It" with original script and a narrator to explain what was going on. It was good, there were only like six actors so it was a small troupe, but a lot of other people were there to watch. After that we went to Coxhall Gardens, which was just nearby, to look around. And then on our way home we came upon many roundabouts, one of which had, and I'm almost positive this is what I saw, a soccer ball sized statue of a really really really fat squirrel. A Buddha squirrel if you will. Another "crazy random happenstance" on the car ride home was that after I said something about the Starbucks drinks that I like, Spencer started ranting and mocking me saying "Yeah I really like the nicotine swirls they put in my drinks, Yeah yeah very addicting, I love them, like so tasty, nicotine swirls. Yum." It was actually pretty funny. I guess you had to be there. Anyway, yay for weekend! And yay for rollerblades! I've gotten pretty good at using them, good enough I hope that I'm gonna go to the monon and attempt to skate along with my mom and Winston... and hopefully not fall.

Later...

My cousin Kelsey came over today and we swam and then I did some henna design on her arm. Then we had dinner and Kelsey and I went outside. I skated and she rode my scooter (that I hardly ever use unfortunately :P) and we went up and down the street. There's a fairly steep hill at the end of the cul-de-sac that Kelsey went down a bunch of times and the last time she ended up falling. Ha. I decided not to go down seeing as I would have fallen no matter thanks to the rollerblades. Anyway, today I also made a chocolate pudding pie so I'm gonna head down and eat that now. Have a nice weekend all! ...One more thing, Emma made me watch this thing called "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" and it was pretty funny so I made my cousin watch it to while she was over here. So now I think all of you need to watch it if you have yet to do so.

As You Like It

Yay! My rollerblades came today and I'm quite pleased. I've pretty much gotten the hang of them so that's good. I just need to figure out how to stop smoothly. I'm so happy it's Friday. It's been a good week but I've really tired out from it all. It'll be nice to have those two sweet days of weekend.

My Dog Plays Soccer

Well let's see. Today was pretty good. Especially since it was a Thursday meaning tomorrow is Friday which is well, great. I also discovered some important things to add to my school day routine. Also, after having finished my algebra homework just now and after having felt quite happy about getting it done I went out to kick the soccer ball around with Winston. He's actually quite good at soccer. I kick the ball and he'll go after it and guard it. It's so cute! He'll jump back and forth and he's really good at getting the ball around, I think soccer is definitely Winston's sport. So have you all enjoyed the week? I'm pretty satisfied with the turnout of mine now, I think this year will be a fairly enjoyable one. I'm contented with all my teachers and classes now so I'm excited to see how the year unfolds. sigh* My legs are sore but I'm not really sure why. I'm tired too. I think I'll get ready for bed soon. As I said before I love sleep. A lot of people might wonder why you'd enjoy sleep, that it's just something you have to do and that you can't really enjoy it. My main reason is the comfort of being in a bed, having that safe warmth of the covers, and the cushion of the bed and pillows and blankets, it's such a privilege. Plus I like the moments just before falling asleep and just after waking up, during both I do a lot of thinking. It's so meditative. Anyway enough of my sleep babble, I'm off. G'night all.

... :( sigh* Oh well.

What a Face Matured

Wow. Yesterday I was in such a pessimistic mood! Today went way better mainly because it wasn't all boring introductions and everything was no longer so unfamiliar. There are other small reasons also that added up to make day run a little happier and smoother. I just feel a lot better. Yesterday was full of anxiety and nervousness and the rush of the new school year. Whereas today I knew what I was doing and I'm already beginning to develop a routine of things. And now two more days and then the weekend. Ahh the weekend, always a pleasant thought for a tired mind and body. Both of which I bear at the moment. I'm really tired. I keep fighting to keep my eyes open so I think I'll head off to bed a little early today. Sigh* I'm actually sort of excited to see what tomorrow's school day brings. After my immense amount of complaining yesterday (it may not have happened on the blog, but it sure happened to those who I talked to that day) who would have thought I'd so quickly get over myself and try to enjoy school. I think that first day of school yesterday was less of a day and more of an outpouring of teen angst, apprehension, fear, nerves, and pure confusion wrapped up and disguised as a school day. But today was great! Or at least it was great in comparison. Either way I'm feeling good, tired*, but good. And now I'm gonna take a little cat nap, hopefully I'm tired enough that even if I try to sleep a little now I'll still be able to get to bed later. Fatigue is my only enemy in the wee hours of the night. One must always debate how it's terms will run their course. Will I be too sleepy for this, will I be awake then, could I get to bed even with that. I'm so tiiiiired, it's sleepy time. but first, wow, that so reminds me of being in kindergarten and having nap time with the pillow and towel on the floor. Oh how I miss nap time. I get so tired during the day. Yawn* I love nap time. I love sleeping. It's so rejuvenating and replenishing. It gives so much energy and it's so docile and calm and peaceful. I like being dead tired so then I can get in bed, curl up in the covers, and just sleep. So serene. Okay, all have a nice day. Now I'm off to have a nice nap. MMmmm, sleep. Yay. (please forgive my lack of onomatopoeia, but I don't really feel like writing it out because I actually am going to go sleep, I'm exhausted :D)

This Is Depressing

I had an OKAY first day of the new school year. If I can say anything at all it's that I hope tomorrow or at least sometime in the year is better. Sigh* I really don't have much to say. Today was quite boring. And more than once it was a let down of sorts. I thought I was kind of excited for school, but I didn't really see it coming. I wish I could escape.

Later...

I counted my poems and I now have 97 fair quality poems. They just accumulate and what am I to do with them? I think a book of poetry would be so nice.

It's Coming

1 day more. I am somewhat reluctant to start school. But we have no choice so might as well try to be happy about it.

Pros on Starting School

• Seeing everyone
• Having stuff to do
• Getting to be with friends and other people everyday
  
• Seeing people
• Learning(I guess)
• ...I can't really think of many more...
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If anyone else can think of any other pros let me know k?

Also, I was doodling on my leg with a sharpie earlier and, wow, I never realized how potent the sharpie smell is. xP

Today I... got up at 9:30 after getting only 5 hours of sleep, saw my grandma, checked my email, read, wrote poetry, checked the blog, watched Olympics (wooh! More on Olympics later), went back to sleep and slept for three hours and consequently did not eat lunch, watched more Olympics, read, doodled, made pie, ate dinner, ate pie. I'm tired now so I'm headed to bed soon. Yawn* Anyway about the Olympics, has everyone been watching? What are your favorite events? Mine are the Men's diving and gymnastics. I'm so tired! I really need to get back in to the sleep routine so I can get up early for school. G'night all!

Bringing It Back

Okay, wow, so I'm really really happy. Wanna know why? I got roller blades! I got them online but I'm pretty sure they'll fit me because I looked at the sizing and all and it seems they should fit. Yaaaaay! The main reason I'm so happy is because I've always wanted to try rollerblading but I've never gotten to it. I have never EVER even worn a pair of roller blades let alone tried skating in them. I really enjoyed when we did rollerskating in gym class plus I've grown somewhat fond of ice skating so I think I could really enjoy rollerblading. Also, I searched for arm warmers and fingerless gloves online and I found a lot of really cute ones. I just think they're so useful. Somewhat stylish, plus they keep you warm. The ones I made aren't really that good when I think back on it so I feel the need to get some made with either a knit or a t-shirt sort of fabric. But those can wait to be bought until fall when I'll actually be wearing them. Anyway enough talk about my shopping needs, how is everyone? Still good perhaps even happy I'm hoping. My grandparents are in town right now, so that's another thing for me to be happy about. I love my grandparents and well, all of my family. Family and friends. That's what matters.

Later....

I wrote some poetry today and I thought I'd share this one....

Lullaby

Oh sweet lullaby as calm as the ocean

Soothing as the waves

You who lull me

Your soft rhyming words like sweet nothings in my ear

With a tune light and gentle lead me to sleep, for I go willingly near

You lure me to lands of rest and of dreams

And for that I go not reluctant

So that I am almost unwilling to stay awake