The Seagull's Name is Jonathan

We had to wear our costumes today at practice. Urg. I guess I don't mind wearing a matronly, light green, floor length dress... too much. I guess.

Sooo, this Saturday we took a bit of a field trip after play practice on Thursday! We went to Hook's drugstore (an old-timey sort of drugstore, museum, and candy store) to "get into character" and "learn about the time period" ...that sort of thing. ^_^ And of course, to learn the difference between an ice cream soda and an ice cream float. It is a key bit of info which all people should be acquainted with:
Soda=carbonated drink and flavoring and ice cream mixed together
Float=just soda pop aka "phosphate" with ice cream in it
Okay. So mainly I went to get the ice cream soda.
And. It. Was. Yummy. (mine was cherry flavoring with chocolate ice cream)
I also purchased some candy. There is no resisting candy.

Also, today and tomorrow we have ISTEP+(Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus, what's with the "Plus" part?) Which MEANS: No extra homework today! We'll still have shortened classes tomorrow though, in addition to the testing. Phooey. Anyway, we had MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH testing today. For the prompt we needed to write a fictional story about someone who does something they were afraid of doing or didn't think they could accomplish. I wrote about a girl who's afraid of elevators. xD


Now, I need to stop typing stuff on here and finish the project I now need to do for Language Arts. I thought it was due on Friday, but it's actually due Wednesday... Sigh!

ONE MORE THING: My mouth is blue! :P It's the result of one of the candies I got from Hook's which is deliciously blueberry flavored and full of artificial blue coloring. Fantastic!

I Am No Cannibal!

I don't eat people! Just in case anyone might've been wondering.
Because, of course, it's a totally relevant and obvious possibility that anyone might ask about..

It has been awhile since my last post. Not much has happened.
More play practice, which has been fun and entertaining. :D And hmmm. Monotony. Homework. That sort of thing.
The wire for my bottom braces keeps coming out at the back which is annoying. Need to go get that fixed.. Ow. It pokes me in the cheek. Not like anyone needs to know this, but it's quite a bother!
Now, I am switching between eating beans, practicing flute, typing, and studying science. Multitasking for the win! And soon, thanks to my mama when she gets home, I will be able to add a Steak 'N Shake mint cookies 'n cream milkshake to the list of tasks. Hopefully I'll have finished the beans...

If I Ever Feel Better

I forgot to mention in my last post that I'm not feeling too great health-wise. I don't think anyone has been lately; I suppose there's something going around. Really, this past week it seems there have been a TON of people absent from school. And now I am included in this sick person club. Yay. >_<
So yes, I was absent from school today due to sneezing, coughing, sore throat, fever, and general all over achiness. Oh and don't forgot exhaustion. I am surprised at how much I've slept today! Of course, it hasn't helped and I feel almost worse than I did this morning. Bleurgh. That's all I have to say about that.
And now I hope maybe we'll get enough snow tomorrow to have a snow day so I don't have to make the decision on whether or not I'm well enough to go to school. You may wonder, what decision can there be? Stay home! But, alas, I am a nerd. I've spent the entire day worrying about homework and classes and such. For instance:

Language Arts: What will I do about our literature circle group presentations from our plays?! (my group is reading from "You Can't Take It With You") I had the paper with prop ideas and everyone's parts! Ack. And I need to study Word Within the Word!
Wellness: Whatever. ;P Pardon me for my lack of caring, but there isn't a ton to miss..
Social Studies: I checked online and apparently we have to bring in a political cartoon? What specifically?! And how will I get the notes we took today?!
Art: I still haven't finished painting my clay snowman since I missed class the day it was due for my doctor's appointment! And I forgot to grab a sheet to sketch my ideas for the coil pot projects which I would be starting work on today. GAAH.
Band: ..Well I just need to remember to turn in the homework sheet I was supposed to turn in today. And practice more I guess?
Science: Gah! I'm going to have to take the quiz we had today! Will it be hard? I need to keep studying! I shouldn't be playing around on the computer!
Math: Absolute. Fear. And. Horror. Miss one day of notes, I will be so confused now in class. I'm going to fail! FAILLL!

...No wonder I'm not feeling any better.

Whatever It Is It Can't Be Named

Yay February! Yay six more weeks of winter! Honestly though, how much indication is there to be had in the actions of a small furry creature the name of which I have trouble spelling? Not much. Still, I hope this winter season can continue its course. Maybe dump a bit more snow on us? I think we're supposed to get a bit this Friday. Joy!
It seems, among other things, I've noticed I write a lot about the weather. I guess it's just an important part of my wonderfully entertaining life. Ha. Maybe I just can't think of much to write about because my life is so BORING! My blog is not fun to read at all. It is SO lame and uninteresting. No one reads it. My life is a lie! This blog is a lie! Rawr. Heehee. Self deprecation. ;]

So.. Anyway, let's seeeee what has happened today... Among other things:

• Emma came back to school after being sick for SO LONG (two days without Emma is too long ;] haha)
• I had a doctor's appointment and went to Panera for lunch (a realization: I seem to have appointments during the school day on a fairly regular basis)
• Sophia doubled over laughing at a comment I made and hit her head on my flute case! ..Sorry! xD
• We had play practice after school! It wasn't too boring or anything. It actually went by pretty quickly.
• Also, I laughed a lot today
  

And now I am eating slices of French baguette from Panera with peach jelly slathered on top, along with a pile of almonds and a glass of milk... My food choices aren't quite sophisticated, but they do taste yummy!

One more thing, like the picture? I can't remember if I've had this one up before or not.

I Too Enjoy The Sound of My Voice

Not really though. If I'm thinking, I don't usually do it out loud. Maybe I should try that though..

So, in the time since my last post: I've gotten my bottom braces put on (highly bothersome), gone to play practices and had LOADS of fun (sort of), started my art class (ceramics, which I am really enjoying!) for this quarter, received and completed lots of homework, and now my foot is asleep. Why do our limbs do this? Hmmm? And how can I make it stop?! Research time. Hmm. Interesting.
Anyway, as I was saying I've had quite a lot of homework.
Well, now in the language arts class that somewhat irritates me we have a RESEARCH PROJECT! Oh boy. My only homework this long weekend (oh yes, we have Monday off from school yay!) consists of band practice, which I enjoy, and this research project. Technically, we only have the outline for our paper due on the Tuesday we have back at school, but the rough draft is due the next day. The rough draft of a 4-5 page paper. So I will be getting that started then.. If I can avoid procrastinating... We'll see. So the topic I chose was the Zodiac Killer. Dun dun DUNNN! He was an unidentified serial killer in Northern California who murdered five, wounded two, and claimed in his cryptic letters to the press and authorities that he had done in quite a few more. Interesting.

Reality In Snow

Today is: December 29, 2009.
As you might be aware already. (note the date stamp above the title..) ;]

I'm sure everyone is extremely interested in my holidays and how they have been going! So, Christmas was fun with lots of good presents given and received on my part if I do say so myself. ^_^ I might have wished for a little more snow and a little less rain in the weather forecast though. But we have about an inch of the fluffy stuff now I think? Which is enough.. as much as I would enjoy a foot or more. ;P Winter, it demands snow. No snow, and my only enjoyment is lost as my face freezes off needlessly. I could just keep reiterating this but what use is there! I suppose there are a few aspects of freezing temperatures that can be useful even without snow. For instance, buckets of water+pavement=ice and FUN? or danger.. either way that's always worth a try. :P

So as I said before, today is the twenty-ninth! The new year is swiftly approaching. Gasp! Are we all ready?

Anyone have any resolutions prepared? Mine may regard:

• Eating healthier and exercising regularly. (my perpetual chocolate high has gone on long enough!)
  
• Reading more. I need to make a list of novels I want to read... and then read them :D
• Finding the time to paint or draw or sew or express my creativity somehow and using it.
• Being kind to all people! Just kidding, I do that already right?
• Posting. Regularly? Yes that might be a good idea. And finding entertaining things to write about.
• Improving my writing SKILLZ so that these coming posts might actually be interesting.. ;P
• Coming up with ways to express feeling besides using smiley faces.. on which I have become heavily dependent.. but what else is there?! Cleverly constructed phrases? psshhh. scoff* perhaps..
  

This Snowman Rocks

In 5 days it will be my birthday! Yay! In 6 it would be a month since my last post so I figured I should do something soon. The past two weeks have gone by really slowly (finally?) at least as I've experienced them. We've had a lot of homework assigned it seems in the past days, and the auditions for the musical which is Music Man this year at school have started up as well. I tried out on Monday, got a callback Tuesday, and now I wait. I doubt anything fantastic will be coming to me in the way of roles. But that's fine by me considering the stress I can imagine brought on with all the pressure to do well and memorize lines and music. Blegh!! I like an easy workload if its going to be on top of school work which I MUST ALWAYS FINISH! Anyway, continuing along the lines of my current obsession with getting homework done on/ahead of time I need to go study and finish up some things for tomorrow.

One last note: it is so cold outside and walking home today from the bus was NOT FUN. Freezing wind blowing in my face? No thanks. Please, if it's going to be cold, let it snow more.