DANGGIT!!!

Rawr =(
so the fact is, i looked into some cosplay stuff. That's right, I DID. And there was this wig that totally outplayed all the others, so i knew it was going to be expensive, but COME ON, people!!!! I was kinda hoping on this one:

because the rest are just... blah. So I sent the maker an email (The address was on her site, which is on the side of the pic)sayin hey, I'm a cosplayer, I like this, do you sell it, how much, yadda yadda.... and here is what I got back:

Hello!

Sorry about the delay--we've been really bogged down by many requests of the Christmas season. That is definitely one of the wigs we make, and due to the complexity of the spiking and trimming process it goes for about $175 which does include a wig cap and a wig head, and is $25 for Priority and $15 for ground. The wig head is for purposes of transportation and for storage--I could certainly try sending the wig without a head, which would make the shipping $5-$10 cheaper and the wig $170, but I cannot guarantee what condition it would arrive in. Hope this answers your questions a bit, and if you have any more feel free to ask. ^.^

-Name that I will not give you for certain purposes.

So that was really nice, yes, but AAAARRRGHGHG!!!!!! I thought this would be a little easier. Not, you know, buy it get it wear it make a million dollars easy, but I thought it would maybe be cheaper, simpler to ship, things like that. And of course I only expect to lose money to this, not make any, but what is the problem with that when I can have so much fun with my friends??
I just wish it could be more accepted. By my parents, by my sisters, ALL my family. I'm certain that everyone else thinks I've gone a bit strange. But I'm happier than ever with this. Dad can accept this, and he's proven it, but... I have a nasty feeling it's not going to be that easy with anyone else. Andrea's getting her Demyx wig sometimes after Christmas. And her mother will help pay for it, because she SUPPORTS her. *Sigh*.
This should be an entry in You Wish.
Don't I wish?

So, this month I.......

-Saw Julie and Julia
-went to a mini-con
-Met my future husband *sarcasm*
-Planned for Christmas
-Began some projects.

Julie and Julia was one of the cutest movies I have ever seen. While the story in truth was rather boring to begin with, they managed to make it interesting with fun, bright characters, a great script, and all-in-all fantastic acting. It's the story of two Julies: One a cheerful famed chef in Paris, and the other fifty years in the future, working a dead-end job and feeling something lacking in life. While the first is working against the odds to publish a cookbook and become the first cooking show host on television, the second is working against the odds to cook her way through the first Julia's cookbook in a year- five hundred and so many recipes in only 365 days. And she would write a blog about it, entering daily the recipes she had cooked, how many left to go, her progress in general, and some tidbits about her life that are connected to the cooking experiment. Sounds boring, correct? But no. Incorporating humor and a surprising effect of romance, you can really and truly delve into the characters without getting too deeply emotional to skip over all the fun with lobsters and Julia Child being the only woman, and a loud, bustling, cheerful one at that, in her field. It's an adorable movie, and I think you'll have fun watching the Julias work towards their dreams.

The local library held a mini-convention a week or two ago, and my friends and I were, of course, ECSTATIC. We all dressed up in simple, homemade cosplays, Pokemon, and went down. Mine was least conspicuous, kind of just color coded green for Leafeon, since I still had my folks to convince. Emily's mom is easygoing, so she bought a few materials. Andrea's mom is totally acceptant of this by now and helped her make her entire costume by hand, which was pretty amazing. There were so many people we didn't know were into anime and manga at the con, and we made lots of new buddies that I'm planning to look up and get into contact with again soon. that's one thing about conventions. They're not just nerds sitting in circles laughing because a robot got punched in the face; they're people having fun talking about interesting things that American shows don't even cover. They help people ion creative and imaginative thinking, and they also help make permanent connections. No doctor soap opera can introduce me to another Namine cosplayer like me. No way. So Namine and I were BFFs through the evening, and she is one of the others I'm looking up. e also made friends with the leader of a special manga fangroup at a different local high school, and she was fantastic. Everyone was really friendly and most all of them hilarious, as is the norm at conventions. People there are just amazing. It's too bad other people can't understand that, but hey, it's their loss. So she and i played DDR, we made candy and laughed and joked around and ate, we made a couple skits and had this huge dance contest with the biggest anime theme song in the history of fangirlism. We also had someone come in and talk to us about cosplaying, which really got us all thinking. Andrea and Emily won an award for their cosplays, as did the high school group leader and her group; they all dressed from the same anime, and everyone knows a cosplay will be stronger among a group. And the night was a roaring success =)

So I met an awesome dude at school =) his name is not to be discussed, and nor should it ever be unless necessary (Meaning unless in ten years I move in with him and we get a cat and/or child). He's in plenty of classes and we have a lot of fun together people get to nagging us about dating, which they KNOW I don't do, but they ignore me and so I will ignore them. For now. But anyway, we have a blast together. Two issues: I am defying girl code, as this guy is a friend's ex. But they're good now, so I suppose this law is moot. Still, it can be awkward, since the girl is so dang SENSITIVE to EVERYTHING! But I rest my case here. Second issue: we're running low on things to talk about. We're fine when there's something current we have in common, like a project or an opinion in common, but we can only go so far with that and after the conversations are over there is never another picked up immediately; only awkward silences follow, and then we start up a completely random subject that will die in only a few words. Luckily, we're usually saved by one excuse or another. But what happens when we don't get saved? What happens when we're stuck together ad he realizes what an utterly dull person I really am?
But whatever. I'm going to try not to care =) let's just let it go as it goes, huh?
Yeah. Right.

Christmas began around the same time it always does in our house, which is just a week or two after Thanksgiving. First we put the decorations up. A few snowmen here and there, a wreath on the door, BAM, we're Christmafied (Wow I'm such a dork). Then comes the tree. Everyone pulls out old ornaments and exclaims over them and tries to remember any special little tidbit about each one, which is the only reason why the process takes so long. For the first half it's usually just arguing, but after a while the mood really sets in and we get comfortable. After that it's pretty fun as we tell stories about each ornament and push each other around and sing along with the mix Christmas CDs my mom makes. So that's always fun. Then comes the shopping, which is always a pain to me. UNTIL, of course, I find the perfect gift. Maybe it's just the nerd in me, but i get a sort of a rush in finding a great present for someone, knowing they'll like it, and I get excited as I imagine handing it to them and watching them open it. It's so stupid, I know, but I love it. It's one of the many reasons why this is my favorite holiday. So I got all the presents and they were just wrapped today. Well, they have been BEING wrapped for quite some time now, I just do them all over the course of a week or so, however long. So I finished today with my mom's, which i think is a pretty good one. the best ones, however, would be my dad's a little sister's presents. Those are the best. the others are pretty great, too, though! =)
Then comes the Christmas cookies, though those are yet to come!!!!!!

So we're planning. One, my friends and I are planning cosplays. We still haven't really gotten too deeply into it, but we have given it some more thought than before since the library's mini- con. Two, my family and I are planning to FINALLY finish the finishing of our basement. It's going to be pretty dang cool, and I am generally excited.

That's all I've got for you for now, I'll try and write more often, because things are FINALLY getting a little more exciting around here =)
For now, ttyl!!!!

Wickedly bored (LOL, pun, went to see the ever-awesome wWcked

Best friends..... I just think this pictures is amazing. Completely captures the concept of togetherness, however old or young or different you may be. Whatever the time or situation, your friends are there to offer their shoulders, come with you and comfort you whatever the cost. My mood has just been broken by my mother telling me it's time for chores, and I lost what I was about to say. Dang.
But I wanted to thank my friends. I love you.

Recently....

Things have been taking that same old downward turn that comes at this period every year. I start realizing that my life hasn't changed a bit since.... FOREVER. Nothing can really happen in middle school, you know? I can't wait to get out of here. Then again, high school maybe the same, since all the excitement is usually just drama and my friends and I usually try to avoid the whole... DRAMADRAMADRAMADRAMA thing. So then, college. But then that's a quarter of my life right there, just a chunk cut out, just nothing. I don't want a quarter of my life to be nothing, I was close to ALL of it to be something. So I need a hobby, a club, a project, a sport, a job, a something, an ANYTHING! I just need help. i need serious help.
Maybe I'll start working on my movies and cosplays more professionally. First I need a GOOD camera and some money for the costumes; but I guess as long as I'm working toward something, I'm something-ing. so it's good. and when I get there, I'll have a lot of work to do.
I guess I have to get started. The problem is..... where?

SOOONGS!!!!!

News song reviews by me, suckish or otherwise, because I'm bored and don't feel like doing my homework =)

Fireflies- Owl City

At first i didn't like this song. The whole techno thing is really not my style. But when a few girls threatened to throw a machete at my face I decided to give it a closer listen.
A+!!! I love this song, mainly for the beautiful lyrics. They're rather simple, but in a pretty way, and they're so smooth. It seems to literally BE my SONG. It's... hard to explain. But I give it a thumbs up, if only fo rthe lyrics, as the music is pretty basic and the video makes not much sense at all.
But if you liked fireflies, check out another Owl City song I LOVE: Vanilla Twilight <3

She Wolf- Shakira

Okay, aside from the disgusting music video and her inability to dance, this song is actually pretty good. It's got a fun beat and it's good to dance to, and I like the twist she put on the music. It's the meaning of the song I have a problem with.....
B

Run Away- Love and Theft

Now this song? THIS song is MY song. I love it!!! it's perfect in pretty much everything, though I haven't seen the video yet. His voice is beautiful and the lyrics are meaningful and the music is provoking. Not to mention it's just AWESOME.
A++!!!!!!!

Party In the USA- I cannot type her name

Disgusting. To quote Jordan: "Party in my pants all day," this song is just.... blah. I admit it probably would have gotten a higher grade if it were NOT by you-know-who, but it seems like she wants to make it required by law that half the teens in America would die for her, and the other half would kill her themselves. i believe that is her goal. And I believe that it should be illegal for her to sing in most parts of the country.
F

Go there. Right now.

http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060303.html

*Sadness*

I just read a post by a web-friend on a special website that made me think really hard. She and her girlfriend (Yes, that's right, they're GAY. GET OVER IT, BECAUSE THEY'RE AMAZING PEOPLE) have this awesome webshow they do together and are HILARIOUS! everyone in the community loves them, and, well, they're not afraid of showing it. One of them posted a journal tonight saying how she wishes people would stop telling them they love the girls, especially her girlfriend, because apparently she loves her too much and it's hurtful to hear things like that. I'm sure there are some creeps in the world who will say weird things about a girl, so I'm not surprised, and I completely understand. Or, I try to, having no idea what love like that feels like. But I'm sure if someone walked up to me one day and told me that she wished one of my best friends would be hers, I would be a little upset too. Because, hey, I care for that person too!
I'm sure it would be worseto feel that if you were DATING the person. and I feel horrible, because I HAVE told them that I was in love with their show, but I don't think I said anything bad enough to come across as LOVE loving them. The word LOVE is tossed around carelessly so much these days, I guess it's hard to take the word seriously. Now I feel horrible, as if I've hurt her myself. I hope I never told her anything that felt hurtful, because she is one of the most amazing people I've ever talked to, and I've never even seen her in person. We have so much in common, too, it's unbelievable.

I have to wonder how it would feel to love someone so intensely. I want that soon. Not, like, NOW, which would be creepy, but I hope I can get it someday. It always seems cheesy when read in books and talked about in movies, but hearing it from this girl, this real-life person, whom I have sen and talked to, and seeing them together having so much fun, I know they love each other, and I feel scared that maybe, hey, they're just lucky, and other people don't get that. Especially someone like me. But it is TOO SOON to be worried about that! XD

Still, I do feel awful. I left a sort of comfort/apology comment on her journal, because I felt horrible and wanted to help her feel better (she's also been having some family issues). It just makes me curious, is all. You can see they love each other, really. I wonder how much they had to go through admitting they were gay. Maybe that's what the family trouble is, but I don't know, and I shouldn't care. It's their business. I'm only curious because I don't have feelings for anyone yet. I think we're still too young, but so many people my age are attracted to each other and..... it's not as if I've been attracted to another girl at all, but I don't like guys much- except I've had a lot of guy best friends and all.

WOW THIS IS OFF TOPIC. AND EMBARRASSING.

I'm not going to delete it, though. Then it would just come back tome after I got it out in this post. My friend doesn't read this blog, but I really do hope that she feels better, and I hope she knows how sorry I am. I really do know how 'love' is becoming less and less important (The WORD) and I am sorry for whenever I said "I love u guys!" because she may have taken it the wrong way. But I think she has common sense, and she's very mature and smart, and she can work it out. I do love her, though, as a friend, which is weird because I've never even spoken to her in person.....
but whatever! I feel a little better now. I just hope they do, too! :(

Washington DC. Pt. 3 & Lately......

The third day wasn't anything special, we went to the Pentagon and learned about the 9/11 memorial with the benches, those pointed inward and outward meaning certain things. It was interesting, but I wasn't really paying attention because the food the night before had made me sick. I forgot to mention the dinner on the second day, we went to a Mideival dinner & show, which was a BLAST! They split the audience into four sections and each gets their own knight. Ours was red and yellow, and he wasn't very good, but he was new, so..... yeah. But they served chicken and ribs and apple dumplings, and it was all delicious, but then I went back to the room and washed it down with Monster and Skittles. I'm sure you can't imagine how I could possibly have gotten sick, huh? It's all right, I learned a lesson then. Of course, after that I lost my phone, which I don't think was deserved of me. We were in the Pentagon food court and I reached into my pocket to see why my mother hadn't responded and it wasn't there. told the teachers, looked all over, never found it. Called it over and over until some Spanish dude answered. Then we disconnected the line, so now I have my sister's old piece of junk, but it's really not that bad actually.
So after a while of riding around we took our class picture on the stairs in front of the Capitol, then headed home, switching seats each rest stop, which occurred about every three hours for nine hours. i got to talk to Frank, which was fun because we haven't for a long time, and I watched him play poker, we joked around and watched a movie, and I got to play some Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on Andrea's DS. Got to school, greeted my Dad, loaded the car, talked on the ride home, said hi to Mom, collapsed in bed and didn't wake up for nineteen hours. It was a good time overall, especially roleplaying on the bus with my friends and being able to hang out with Frank again after so long without getting any chance to talk to him. I never realized how much I missed him.

Now I'm fine, I lost my MP3 Player, go figure, and am now using Jacqueline's old piece of crap. Gee, now why does that sound familiar?
Jacqueline's friends were just over overnight and they helped rearrange my room. It was totally weird waking up this morning!
Halloween had passed and I am candy-less. I really don't mind, I had the best time that night. Demyx's mother believes the holiday to be the night of the devil, so she had never been trick or treating. i figured hey, i didn't have anyone to go with and no costume, and she wasn't going to go, so we had a super-awesome sleepover party with candy and scary/exciting/funny movies and ice cream at my house. We handed out candy and played Thriller and the Halloween theme real loud. It was too much fun!

ParANorMaL ActiVIty

Well, if you're in the mood for a good comedy you could probably check out Paranormal. I honestly laughed more than I shouted, or even held my breath. It was the stupidest movie I have ever seen, and all hyped up. Seriously, I wanted something better for my first R-rated-in-the-theater movie. Yes, I've seen R rated before, just not at the actual theater. It didn't have to leave me breathless, I just wanted a good horror movie. But no, I got slamming doors, footprints, and a missing girl.
Basically the movie is a girlfriend who's bee haunted since she was eight, but it's never been as bad as now, when she moved in with her boyfriend, who was y favorite character out of the FOUR in the ENTIRE MOVIE. There was them, then there was the sister, who appeared for a total of about three and a half minutes, I'm guessing. Then the doctor, who had about a twenty minute segment, then came back two days later and as soon as he walked in, he said, "This ghost doesn't like me here.I can't help you. I'm leaving."
Well, OBVIOUSLY he said a little more than that, but that's basically what he meant. The evil demonic spirit is being mean to me, I'm going home. Have fun getting killed.
Then they spread powder over the floor and found footsteps, which i admit was a pretty good hair-raiser. For a minute or two. Then we found a half-burned picture in the attic. Okaaaayyy.... now what? The Ouija board caught on fire, which was pretty cool. Then it went out and they found out that it had happened before. The idiot boyfriend, who I liked because he was funny, provoked the thing and it dragged his girlfriend down the hall as she slept. She was screaming her head off and the entire theater just erupted into laughter. There were a few more slammng doors and apparently something bit her. Then she got all stalkerish and got out of bed like a zombie and stared at her sleeping boyfriend for an hour, which was fast-forwarded until she moved again. Then she went downstairs. And she SCREAMED. The loudest movie scream I'd ever heard in my life. And the boyfriend woke up and went downstairs to help her.
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"That's it?" My Aunt Kathy said, loud enough for everyone to hear. "That's the end? that's bullshit."
And the entire theater laughed. On our way out everyone was trying to convince the people in line for the same show to RUN FOR THEIR LIVES. What a waste.
Those movie people are probably so cocky, laughing at us right now.
"Hahahaaaa, look at all the suckers going in to see our crap!! We paid fifty thousand dollars to slam six different doors by remote control and now we're RIIICHHH!!!"

Yeah.
That's fantastic for them.
I'm gonna see The Invention of Lying. I don't know who the guy is, but he's a comedic genius. Don't believe me?; see Ghost Town.

Washington, DC, part 2

It should really just be DAY two, not PART two, but whatever. I won't stray from my path if I know what it looks like.

We woke up and showered- two of us did. I forgot to mention in part one that only two of us had showered during the night, and this morning two did. So we got woken up by eight different teachers at different times, so i was pretty wide awake then. We just got dressed and got on the move down to breakfast, not much more involved. Demyx had brought a can of Monster, which is apparently a guys' energy drink, which is pretty funny because she brought Monster and beef jerky.
"I'm such a guy," she laughed at herself.
Anyway, she came down with half of one (The other half which I had downed; guys' drink or not, that stuff is AWESOME) and this dude named Andrea was smiling at us. We looked at him weird and he shouted for the whole lobby to hear, "YEEEAH!!! Starting the day of with a can of MONSTER!!! Niiice!!!" And he didn't pronounce it the normal way, he said "Naaiiiiiiiiiiiisssssse!!!" Which was pretty funny. Some of the idiot guys attacked the seniors' breakfast before the teachers told them we were in another room. The food was amazing, but I mostly piled up on bacon =p
Don't worry Mom; Dad. I had a bagel, too. =D
Anyway, we were rushed onto the bus right away and we just whipped right through the Air and Space, Natural History, and American History museums. The other groups got a long time at two, but we had two minutes at each. Lucky, lucky us. As if waking up at six in the morning after staying up after midnight wasn't joyous enough.
After that we grabbed lunch in this enormous food court (Though not as big as the Pentagon's food court, which is part of tomorrow's supremely long story) and visited the WWII memorial and the Korean and Vietnam war memorials.Two amazing things happened at two of these.
First was the WWII memorial. We were looking at the stars, they looked copperish, stuck up on this wall with an engraved marble stone below it reading: the price of freedom
One old man, I think he may have been a veteran though he wasn't wearing any part of the uniform or anything special (Or maybe his brother had just been in it, I don't know), shuffled up to me with his wife (Or so I guessed) on his arm.
"Can you read that?" He pointed at the stone.
"Sure," I said, kind of surprised. And I read it out loud to him. He shook his head in this really slow, sad way.
"Nothing that stars can express," he said quietly, and he just walked away. I was speechless. I don't even know how I felt about that, it was just..... kind of a WOW thing.
Then the mood was sort of spoiled by three of the school's most annoying, most superficial girls started squealing and taking pictures of these two guys.
Girls: Hey, what's up?
Boys: Nothing, you from Ohio? (We had been next to Ohio's pillar)
Girls: Yep. You?
Boys: Europe.
Girls:
OHMAHGAWDDDDDDD!!!!!! EUROPE??? THAT'S SO COOL!!!!!!! CAN WE TAKE PICTURES WITH YOU? *DROOOOOOOOOOL*
Because none of them are willing to believe they're not high school Hollywood stars. they weren't even cute. Seriously. I'm sorry to say it, but they weren't. just the fact that they were from Europe, and the hot movie stars CLAIM to be from Europe- in FICTION MOVIES, might I add- set all that off. It was ridiculous.
And the beauty was lost.
Though that did give us something to mock for, like, three hours! =p
Anyway, after that it was Vietnam. My friends and I, without even discussing it, walked along the wall slowly as read read aloud each and every single name in the middle line of the entire wall. The very last name we read, the only one on the angled slab of marble at the very end of the wall, was Jessie C. There were so many names in just one ling of the entire wall. It made me want to cry, and not many things do that.
We looked up and there was a part of a rainbow hanging in the sky...

Washington D.C. pt. 1

Can't believe I'm already home. I mean, it's been three days, but it was non-stop moving forEVER. I thought it would never end, yet it was over all too quickly.
First thing we did was wake up, obviously. The adventure part? We HAD to be there at five thirty in the fricking morning!!!!!!!! It wasn't as bad as we expected, though, as we had originally be told it was just.... FIVE. Oh God, shoot me now, was what I was thinking. My friends know I love my sleep. I told them nobody was allowed to talk to me until I talk to them first, unless they had a good reason. I didn't want to murder them, but if it was an emergency, like they thought I was dead, which I might have been.... different story altogether.
First ACTUAL thing we did was on the bus, when they put a movie in. I think the first one was The Sandlot, but I can't remember it all too well because I only watched bits and pieces of each movie. Except for Remember the Titans, which I believe was next, because I just love Sunshine. We rotated seats every rest stop, which gave us each two turns by each other person (there were four of us: Andrea, Emily, me, and another friend, Amanda). I think I sat first with Amanda, which was fine but I felt bad because Amanda must have been bored- I was too tired for anything else. But then I sort of woke up and sat by Emily, which was awesome because we just talked and listened to her music. That's a big point in our friendship, I think, the music. She's more of a die-hard country fan, though./I LOVE country, but I also expand a little more than she does. Just no screaming rock and hard-core rap. Eccchh.
BTW: NEW SONG OBSESSION: You're Gonna Go Far, Kid- The Offspring. listening to it right at this moment.
With Andrea, we had some great cosplays. Then we went through Gettysburg with her as my seatmate.
God, Gettysburg was AMAZING. I leanred so much from the guide, and we had so much fun. From the Civil war, we saw lots of monuments and original buildings with bullet holes in the sides, the house of the only civilian who died, whose name was, scarily enough, Jennie, and even a barn that had a huge cannonball hole all the way through. You could look and see light coming through the other end of the barn!! We saw Little Round Top and the field where Pickett's Charge took place. it was too cool.
The best part EVER was the Pennsylvania Monument, which was enormous and huge and just too cool. We got to go in and run up this tight little spiral staircase that went on FOREVER! When you get to the top there's this huge room, the inside of the dome. it's pretty much empty and blank but for a few engravings in the walls, and a door to the left of the staircase. You go through that and OH MY GOD The wind and the view were unbelievable, amazing and simply indescribably beautiful. I thought I was going to be blown over the wall the wind was so strong!!! But the scenery was incredible.

So, when Gettysburg was through, we went down to the bus again and drove for the LONGEST time of my life until we got to GOLDEN CORRAL, the HEAVENLY buffet of the GODS. Or GOD. WHATEVER.
But anyway, after that we drove and we drove and we drove and we drove and we stopped and we drove and we stopped and GOT OFF. The hotel was the Clarion Hotel, just outside DC I think, and it was very nice. Elevators were messed up though, so we pretty much KILLED everybody's ears with the racket the entire eighth grade made running and souting up the staircase. Luckily my roommates and I were on the second floor, so we only had to deal with it up two short flights of stairs. The room was pretty basic, so we showered and broke out the candy and Monster, which is better than Red Bull in my opinion, and we watched NCIS and Fifty First Dates until two of us four fell asleep (Emily and Amanda), and then we (Andrea and I) just put everything away and fell asleep listening to the movie. It was a good day.

Important

I HATE it when I feel like this. Like the whole world is too big for me and I can't ever do anything like Jenn and KellyJane. my friends WERE going to help me, but then my camera broke and we have no money for cosplays and their rabid fans would attack us if we even tried, anyway. So now I have this hole in my gut and I don't know what to do with myself. I would call my friend, the one who always makes me laugh, but she's eating out and i don't want to bother her. I need chocolate.
We have none.
Great
*Cultivates mushrooms in emo corner* well.... yeah. feeling of worthlessness is getting bigger. WHY CAN'T WE GET COSPLAYS??? EVERYTHING WOULD BE FIXED IF WE COULD JUST GET SOME FRICKING COSPLAYS.

Victorian Vampire: The REAL vampire

Okay, things I hate about Twilight:
The writing. It was okay. Better than me, I admit. But seriously? She wrote that part about the snowflakes, which i thought was fantastic, and then for the rest of the series it was like, I slipped on ice. I think i love him even though he'll kill me. I STILL love him. I love him. STIIIIIIIIL loving him. STIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLL loving him. the rock. the one with no personality.

Robert Pattinson? Ummmm.... WHAT THE ........

The movie in general. What crap.

And this:
Fangirl: *Fangirl swoon* OHmigawed, i so lahve twilight. edward is so hot!!
Me: -_-
Fangirl: And he totally sparrrrklezzzzz (Valley girl accent, of course)
Me: Did you even read the book? -_-
Fangirl: Noooo, but I know he's hawt because he's rob pattinson.
Me: *Shoots fangirl* -_-

BUT: GOOD NEWS!!!!! I found Anne Rice and she is now my hero. She has saved me from a painful fangirl death by trampling after I finally lose it and actually say the forbidden words out loud.... TWILIGHT SUCKS, PEOPLE. My friends and I are seriously afraid to say it in public. i'm sorry, but I hate it. Anne Rice, however, writes about traditional victorian vampires, the ACTUAL vampires. Or, how it's really supposed to be, vampyres. Anne Rice hath saved my soul.

Dance, Dance, Dance

Tonight was the first of 10-15 dances throughout the school year. JordanTheBigFatJerkWhoThinksHe'sTooGoodForTheWorldEvenThoughHe'sATotalLoserJerkface says they're gay (WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS NOT A REAL INSULT. GREAT IMAGINATION, JORDAN), but I say they're AWESOME!
My parents had places to be so they dropped me off early with the all-too-eager seventh graders. It was kinda funny watching them all dressed up, watching what would be me the year before. It was pretty funny. I wasn't the only eighth grader there for long, one of my friends, Kelsey, cam early too. We got in and the music was already blaring for the early birds. The rest is pretty blurry. Right away Kelsey dragged me back and forth from the dance floor to the snack table, where CalebTheAwesomestNerdEver was working and we talked for a while. Pence came and we jumped up and down with the joy and then it all began.
Sam was there. History on Sam:
I just met him a couple weeks ago. He was pretty awesome, very shy and didn't talk much, but when me and Jessica, another friend, went to partner up with him he was really, really cool. I told Pence about him and she flipped out. Apparently she knows him as a past cheating jerk boyfriend, and I couldn't believe it. He was soooo nice!!! And he was the same the next day and the next day and the next day. I didn't say anything else to Pence, but he was really cool. Really funny, really nice. Jessica and I partnered with him on a new project and Jessica got sick, so me and him got to talk for a long time. I found out why Pence ever went out with him in the first place- they both play the trumpet (Really well, by the way) and love cats. He admits dogs are better and she doesn't, but he does love them to death I can tell. He had a brother, which I cannot relate to, but he also has a little sister, which I can. Basic storyline is, awesome guy, against girl-code. I'M NOT TALKING DATING. I wanna be friends with him, but Pence is so dang sensitive. She still can't hear his name, and that was in, like, fourth grade. Geez.
ANYWAY. He was there, we said hi, I really wanted to talk to him but couldn't. First, Kelsey and Emily were both spazzing and wouldn't let me stand still, and second, what was I going to say? I think he wanted to talk to me too, I saw him looking my way when we came close. But they never let me REST! don't mind, I just have to apologize on Monday. Sorry we didn't get to talk much at the dance! That was insane! How was your weekend? Are you going to DC? All that good stuff. ANYWAY.
Kaylee and Frank were there, Sam and Alexis had a fight as usual and, as usual, Emily had to be peacemaker and I can't dance without her while Kelsey's busy running away from her stalker, Kelsey. I ran with her for a while, it was kinda fun. But it's exhausting, and I needed a break. I DANCED FOR TWO FULL HOURS. IT WAS SO FUN AND NOW I'M ABOUT TO PASS OUT.
I don't know why, but I keep thinking about Sam. I feel kinda guilty. I'm sure he won't care that much, though.
It was great, the whole thing was SO awesome!!!! Dances are NOT gay. Okay, the macarena isn't exactly fun anymore. But paralyzer and let it rock and boom boom pow (Iffy song, good beat for dancing) and taylor swift and all the good stuff (Only two miley cyrus songs, i held my ears for both, all three minutes) played, too!!! The only thing missing was Cascada and Evanescence, but I had a great time anyway!!!!!!!!!
So put that on your gay-dar, Jordan.

Download 4 Free Here!!!!

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OMG, best online link to download free music EVER. You only get five a day, but tht's just enough for me for FREE!!! I can get my whole music list onto Rhapsody and, from there, to CDs and my MP3 player in about a week!!!! I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOWWWW!!!!!!!

Happy 40th

Happy 40th Stacey!!! My mom is FORTY!! big 4-oh, ten years to Over the Hill, the works : )
Mom doesn't look forty, lucky her!

Famous Aug. 12th birthdays?
Pete Sampras- famous tennis player
George Hamilton- actor
Cecil DeMille- famous director
Jane Wyatt- famous actress.

Looks like mom's a movie girl!!

Celebs turned 40 in 2009:
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Lopez
Matthew Perry
Jack Black
Catherine Zeta Jones
Gwen Stefani
Matthew McConaughey
Ellen Pompeo
Simon Baker
Mariah Carey

There are SO many, I just chow the most famous and a couple of my mom's favorites, like the guy from The Mentalist and the one from Grey's Anatomy.
I got her this GORGEOUS, ADORABLE precious moment figurine. She collects them. It's a little girl holding a bouquet of yellow flowers and a card that says MOM in crayon (they advertise Crayola). Best one I ever gave her, I think : )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!

DESPERATE!!! COMMENT!!!!

Okay, so it's not COMPLETE desperation, but I need help on several things. If you have an idea on ANY of them, just give me the number and your comment. OK? Thanks!!!

1-I have that feeling you get when you see people do awesome stuff. I need to do something, do something big. I want to start that webshow I've talked about with my two best friends, but A- we don't have the money for our cosplays, and B-we don't have the equipment, and C- I have no idea how to get started. I mean, I need a good camera, I'd like a better editing system than Windows Movie Maker, which is okay but for something huge like this just sometimes isn't enough, and then there's the issue of copyright. Some girls made a show on YouTube and I'm afraid that people will think we're copying because they're FAMOUS, and our idea is sort of similar to theirs. I mean, they have their own Q&A PANELS at conventions. It's not a big thing, I hear they're great, but I'm not sure their fans will be. It's just something we want to do for fun, it's not like we could get anywhere near what they do. they take it so seriously, and they're AMAZING!! if KH was more popular, I'm sure they would get their own SITCOM.


2- Laptop. I'm raising the money, but with the expensive cosplays I mentioned in #1, I'm kinda short as it is. I'm too young to work- it would be child labor. And I don't get any sort of allowance and the most i get out of extra chores around the house is THANK YOU!!!! I can't do odd jobs around the neighborhood because people around here just aren't friendly. I couldn't handle it. And Jacqueline has ALL babysitting covered, and by the time she leaves it to me all the kids are grown up and taking care of themselves. SO..... I need a GOOD laptop, something fast and it has to have a LOT of memory, a USB, Microsoft Word, internet access, and portability. I'm not the most graceful or sensible person, so it should probably be sturdy, too. So: affordable, preferably under $500 or $400, if that even EXISTS, which I doubt, so maybe under $800(???), portable, sturdy, easy, and fast and it has to have a LOT of memory, a USB, Microsoft Word, and internet access. I don't know a lot about laptops, so I'm not sure how many have all this. I'm pretty sure they should all have internet access and Microsoft Word, right? And they probably all have USBs, I'm just making sure : ).


3- As I have mentioned before, I am not the most agile person. In tennis I managed to throw my racket across the court (I let go while swinging..... smart, huh?) hit my knee, hit my forehead, hit my teammate, and MIRACULOUSLY, the ball. I am not the fastest runner, though I'm not slow, and I really don't like it much. I have light asthma. I know, I'm such a dork!!!! I have okay hand-eye coordination, but I can't play baseball because A- I can't throw, and B- I get bored in the outfield and start daydreaming, so I'll most likely be grievously injured by the ball because I'm not paying attention. The POINT IS, I'm not active enough. I need a sport for a non-athletic, especially a horrible non-athletic like me. People at school KNOW they need to avoid having me on their team, or we're all dead. People KNOW they need to cover my spot for me, or we're all dead. People KNOW to back away when it's my turn to serve, or we're all dead. So. Any reccommendations? PS, it has to be something simple. No rugby, which would probably land me in the hospital (I have no body fat and no muscle. I'm a stick person), and nothing that would require travel, like water-skiing, sky-diving, or skiing. Something I can do at school or at home, OK?

THANKS!!!!

OHDD

OHDD, short for Ohio Demolition Derby, which is short for Tons of Cars Crashing Into Each Other For A Crowd of Strangers' Entertainment, A Trophy, and Fifty Bucks. Yes, roaring engines, screaming fans, lots of dirt, and greasy food. It sucks. And it's the BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE!!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
We had some really gross fair food for dinner and got into the stands right away. We sat in front of two new mothers, which confused me. Who would want to bring their newborn child to something similar to a monster truck rally? I don't know, but my mom seems to attract small children on planes and at games and in stands and such. So of course we would be in front of the only pair in the stadium. Not that it mattered, but....
the derby starts and there's roaring engines and we all scream our heads off and pound our feet on the metal bleachers so that they can try and rip each other to shreds. Yippee!!!!
But it was actually a lot of fun. I snitched a couple skittles from Leah and we bet on cars that would win. I need to learn more about cars, I figure. I know nothing but that they have an engine and they use gas. I don't know much else. Mileage? nope. Gears, shifts, belts? No freaking way. But I better if I ever want to drive, because with my luck in new things in life, I will DIE.
I won a lot of the smaller battles between the cars (Or, at least, the car I bet on did) and Leah got bored and whiny like little kids do after sitting for a few hours. So my mom and I took her down to the riding-area of the fair. We bought tickets and me and Leah rode the Music Xpress and the Scrambler, a great sister-sister tradition that Jacqueline and I have now carried on to Leah. Afterward, we headed back to the derby just in time for the very last and most important part of all. The final round. It was exciting, and God was it LOUD. You know, it's kind of funny when things actually make the sounds of the sound of the words they claim to sound like. Wow, that was confusing. I mean, these cars actually went VROOM, like in the little kids' story books. Cats don't really meow but cars definitely vroom, at least in derbies.
The funny thing is, even though I won most of the other rounds, Leah's first ever bet won altogether. Number three, an awesome looking black oldsmobile-type-car with green flames along the side and TrU OXyGen painted on the hood, these little pipes sticking out above the letters where flames puffed out every time they made a good CRASH. It was a pretty awesome paintjob, and a powerful car.
It's ridiculous how much fun it is to watch Tons of Cars Crashing Into Each Other For A Crowd of Strangers' Entertainment, A Trophy, and Fifty Bucks.

Sorry, it's dull

I know this summer has been boring, they always are without the drama of middle school idiots like me. We're all so shallow and vapid. But I promise things'll pick up. Maybe one of us will even find a guy ; )
I doubt myself, but my friends all have strong personalities. They can do whatever they want to.
Now doesn't that sound so story-book basic personality? Not confident in themselves? Next thing you know some guy will sweep me off my feet, I'll gain confidence, something bad'll happen, we'll break up, I'll use my newfound confidence to get him back, and we'll live happily ever after.
Now THAT story belongs in my You Wish blog, a fake version of my own life that makes things interesting, even for myself. It's like reading the other-dimension me's life story. It's kind of fun to twist evens around like that, even if only for fun or to be able to see from someone else's eyes. It's a lot easier to solve problems in life when you can see it that way. Everyone should try it, really.

The coin

recent studies show that the coin is no longer 50-50. Well, it never was, but to us it's a first, so roll with me here, just for a minute. Now I'm depressed, because if there is not equal bargaining to be found within a quarter, there is something not right with the world. :'(

Ladies and gentledudes, my emo moment for the day.

I just had chocolate, and now the endorphins are making me happy. XD

Doesn't that last sentence make me sound like endorphins are, like, DRUGS? LOL!!!!

I seriously am spazzing right now.... sorry : )

Destin Forida Pt. 3

We woke up early that morning and went out to search for seashells! We didn't find much because the beach opens late and people walk over from other beaches and take them all before it opens. Well, we got a couple, but nothing exciting, anyway.
The next part's exciting. We booked a dolphin cruise!!! It was this beautiful yellow boat in the harbor, which was disgusting, and it was called the Florida Lady. It boarded after about twenty minutes and by that time I was already starting to get heat-sick. I hate it when that happens- then drinking something less than freezing makes you feel that much worse. So we loaded onto the boat and I got into the air conditioning real fast. It was nice, the seats were cushioned, and I went outside to watch the boat take off on the deck. Well, it wasn't like I was going to be on my first boat, however small and however short a time, without seeing the water below us!
I was fine for about one hour. The whole trip's two hours long. I went back into the air conditioning then came back out when the announcement came on that dolphins were spotted off the starboard deck, whatever that means.I went out and saw and it was amazing! I know people actually get to swim with them, but other than seaworld when I was so little I can't even remember, I have never seen a dolphin in person, so this was cool enough for me. It was so cool!!
Afterwards, I got a little worse. I hung out in the inside room, lay back on the padded seat, and talked with this really nice woman and her adorable toddler. I know, I'm pathetic! We go canoeing with thwe whole family on the Clarion Rive the Pennsylvania., and I can't handle a boat that's only about twice the size of your average canoe. The waves were really big, but that's hardly an excuse. Anyway, was glad when it ended. We drove out to a Chick-Fil-A, which I've never had before, and I slowly ate a little and drank a little and felt waaaayyy better!
Afterward we stopped off at the hotel pool. Leah was in love with it and she's a whiner- what are you supposed to do? How could we enjoy th beach with her crying she wants to go to the pool? S she got her fix and we went out to the beautiful ocean, had some fun in the sand, had some fun in the water, relaxed with chips and nice, cool drinks, and before we knew it we were headed home. We had the last of our frozen dinners and watched a movie and went to bed. I couldn't WAIT to get to sleep!
So, life lessons learned?:
A- don't like boats
B- like Chick-Fil-A

Elric vs. Cullen

Edward Elric VS. Edward Cullen
-cute/hot -hot
-sweet -protective
-kind -passionate
-compassionate -superstrong
-strong in mind -superfast
-strong in body -determined
-has automail -Will do anything for Bella
-brotherly love
-loveable
-will do anything for his friends and family
-Can do alchemy
-super smart
-dedicated
-determined
-AWESOME

A- sparkling is not really a tribute
B- Vampire's don't really sparkle
C- usually men who sparkle and/or shimmer are gay
D- EDWARD ELRIC SPARKLES TOO. JUST WATCH HIM DO ALCHEMY.

I don't have anything against Cullen. I LOVE Cullen (From the book). He just isn't up to The Full Metal Alchemists' standards. Sorry, Cullen.

Destin Florida Pt 2

Tuesday I woke up early AGAIN. By accident, really. Which is what killed me. I tried to fall back asleep, but that's a rare treat for me. Falling asleep after waking up once, I mean.
We went out to the pool immediately, slathering ourselves in sunscreen. We met this hilarious crazy girl named Carson (Yes, I know it's mostly a guy name. But it's really just like Leslie- it could go ether way, but it's mostly girls). She jumped on us, dove underwater, splashed around and screamed. She talked to Leah and my mom a lot especially. I liked her, she was funny! We went into the really deep water once and she kind of slipped a bit and got a mouthful of chlorine water. She was gagging, but then I realized she was laughing! "It's like struggling for survival!" That cracked everybody up- you had to hear her say it the way she did.
We pried Leah off my mom for a while and she went underwater, demonstrating her ability to open her eyes under there with chemicals and everything. She says it doesn't hurt, so I went under. It didn't, but I couldn't see a thing. Any shapes or colors were all blurred together, and anything else was just unclear. I came back up and told Jacqueline it didn't hurt, and she came up and told me she could see clearly. It was weird..... I also can't float. Mom tried to teach me every time we get in a big pool like that, but I just can't do it. I sink like a rock, maybe worse!!! I don't care all that much, though. My favorite part of water is under it. Fresh water, that is.
So then we went out to the ocean. We got sand toys at Wal-Mart yesterday and it was fun to watch Leah play for a while. we waded out and body-surfed waves and then just laid on the blanket, watched the ocean, and read our books. The worst part was always packing up- the wind there was wild, and sand in your hair or eyes was guaranteed no matter where you stood to keep away from flapping towels and blankets.
For lunch we went to this interesting place call Fudpuckers. I know what you're thinking, you're laughing. Think about the name: Fudpuckers. Fudpuckers.
Yeah, I know.
Anyway, it was an interesting place. There was writing all over every single available surface- the walls, the beams, the tables, even the lamps that were seven feet above you standing on a chair. It was pretty sweet! The food was good, but it was sort of a ripoff because there wasn't much and it was really, really expensive. Still, I liked it a lot. I mean, there was a DISCO BALL!!!! who can tel me a restaurant with a disco ball isn't a tiny bit cool? Huh?
One of the employees gave us a permanent marker to sign one of the railings, which we all did, then he tried to con us into a cheap cruise. We said sure and ran away as fast as possible!!!
We went to the pool AGAIN, then went back to the Palms for some froooozen pizza. Don't ask me why I said it like that I don't know I just did.
Afterward, mom and dad decided to get some extra snacks and us three kids watched Spongebob (Leah's choice, obviously) until they came back. They had chips and movies and I was SO HAPPY. I ate junk food and watched the Family Stone. My review is at the very bottom of the post.
Me and Leah had a little fight over the sleeping arrangements, but it was fixed in a minute. Leah was supposed to sleep on the trundle that pulled out from my bed while Jacqueline got the pullout couch to herself. Leah had some thing about sleeping in a drawer. I adopted it for my own and, ta-dah, got my bed back!!! It's just that I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep without a real bed. I have enough trouble when I'm away from home as it is, while Leah always falls asleep within ten minutes whether she wants to or not!
We had to wake up early in the morning for multiple reasons which I will reveal in the next post. Yaaay.


The Family Stone
The characters are flighty and fun and interesting (Except for Meredith, which is what makes it so much fun!), and my favorite was immediately Amy. I liked it at first, it looked like it would be a lot of fun. But as the movie went on I got more and more
A-Bored
B-Depressed
C-all of the above even though there's only two.
It wasn't bad, really, but I was expectnig more humor and less crying. It was sad, yes, and it was a really, really good movie. I just wish there had been more comedy. They took a very funny situation and turned it into a soap opera! Some parts made me laugh out loud, yes. But there were only two or three of those. The rest weren't that good, if even meant to be there at all. And I wasn't feeling the emotion with the Christmas present Meredith gives everybody. I know the SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! mom's sick and everything, but it's just a picture of her pregnant with the daughter. Why is it such a big deal that it's Amy and not one of the other kids? Why is it a big deal at all? It just confused me, is all.
Overall, I'd give it an A-. Really a good movie.

Destin Florida Pt. 1

I'm going to take this one day by post at a time. otherwise it would probably end up miiiiles long!!!

Monday morning we woke up at four fifteen in the morning packed and ready to go. We'd prepared everything the night before except for morning toiletries and all that. We drove out to the airport, falling asleep as we went. Anyone who knows me knows I am not a morning person. NOT a MORNING person. So I was pretty much half dead for a while. But after I wake up a little bit in the early morning, I wake up a lot. It was like pouring a pound of sugar into eight different caffeinated and sugared sodas and energy drinks. In other words, I annoyed the crap out of my family.
The first plane was BIG and the ride was about two and a half hours down to Houston, Texas. I sat between two men and neither said a word the entire ride except for the one on the left- he said 'sorry' when he stepped on my foot. What an imagination. Not that I minded- I find it awkward when you exchange two sentences, then sit in silence for the rest of the ride wondering if you should say something else.
Anyway, we made our way down through the airport (We always fly Continental Airlines) and waited for two hours in the terminal to take a smaller, yet more comfortable (And extra LOUD) plane for ninety minutes down to Destin, Florida. There we got an immediate car and hotel room, which was refreshing compared to our usual mad rush and long waits. We immediately settled in and, one hour later, we were at the ocean.
Destin's park was labeled America's best for a reason. It was beautiful!!! Mom sure knows how to pick a spot (Though her timing is never good- last time we went on vacation Jacqueline almost missed her Aptitude Tests and I almost missed my POP competition. This time I was invited to a friends' cabin and to see the Harry Potter 6 the first day it opened. Oh, well.) The water was perfectly blue from a few yards away, and the sand was WHITE. Not khaki white, WHITE white. Once you got up right in the water, dipping your feet in, it was clear as glass. You could see down for at least four feet!!! The only thing was the seaweed. It was ALL OVER. I rinsed off in the shower at the room afterwards and found pieces of the nasty stuff in my top. And everywhere else, really. Then we went down to the Palms Of Destin (our hotel) swimming pool, which was beautiful. They had turned it into the tropics we couldn't have on the beach. There were palms and beautiful plants everywhere, wooden bridges stretching across the water and rock walls with pretty flowers filling in the cracks. It looked like some sort of exotic oasis. Actually, it pretty much was.
Fridays was for lunch- I got the AAAAAMAAAZING endless lunch, soup&salad with yummy breadsticks. There was a Wal-Mart just across and down the street, so we went and bought all kinds of frozen dinners and junk foods for snacks. We ate some of our frozen meals for dinner that night and went to bed waaay early. Some of us might be better than others (Everyone vs. me) but we were all pretty exhausted.

wow

Yeah, sorry about that font yesterday. I kept changing it smaller, trying to edit it out, but it wouldn't go when I went back out to view the post gain. But I didn't spend too much time on those reviews. i would have deleted them, but I just had to see baby Caiden!!! He was adorable, and finally weighed normal. He's undersized for his age, but not dangerously so like he was when he was born.

I finished reading Marley & Me for the second time today, fully realizing all over again how much I really miss my old German Shepherd, Shana. I love Sadie, she's the perfect cuddle puppy. But she doesn't play, doesn't like to run hard, and it's nearly impossible to grasp the concept of bring-ball-back-after-fetch. Shana would play ball with my Dad for hours, her teeth used to bleed for chewing on that rock-hard thing for so long!!! It was the only toy that ever lasted. Shana's teeth would rip anything else apart- but that ball lasted all fourteen years. Yeah, Shana was really old when she died. She lived a long, pretty-awesome life!

I think it's pretty easy for humans to forget what dogs teach us. Their lives are so short they have no choice but to enjoy every day. Somehow they can see the truth of it, people, relationships, life, everything. They know somehow what's right and what's good in life. Like how fetching a stick and getting a pat on the head is better than working your butt off, leaving your family time behind so you can get some new wheels or whatever. I know all too well this kind of stuff. It makes me feel sort of guilty, having all of this and still claiming that it's not good enough, while my dog lies content, every single day, buy the window, waiting for the whole family to get home. I remember how much the silence in the house used to kill me, every day when i got home, when Shana died and I could no longer hear her nails clicking on the linoleum when I was down in the basement. I missed her greeting me by the door, and knowing that she was waiting for me when I got home. It was what pushed me to beg Dad for another dog. Now I have that again, and I've been taking it for granted. How stupid humans are. Maybe dogs have it right- maybe all you need to love is someone to wait for you at the door, someone who has faith that you will come home every day. It's what got me through the tough days.

Drive-In Movie Reviews

Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs
This movie is packed in with laughs from beginning to end! Sid is an excellent mother, Manny is an obsessive father, Elly is the patient motherly figure, Crash and Eddie are the hilarious rodents (Literally),and Diego is the funny cynic, which means all is normal. and the whole thing, though a tiny bit predictable, was a lot of fun to watch overall. My absolute favorite part of the entire thing, and it HAD to be for many people, was definitely Buck. He's funny, he's cool, and he's insane. Really, number one and three are the only things I need to like a character. Coolness is just a bonus factor.

Night at the Museum 2
Oh, WOW!!!! There is so much you could say about this movie! It's funny, it's fast, it's got a good though chaotic plot line. There's a lot happening, and they managed to keep the animation in great shape! You can hardly tell that half of the people are being filmed afterward on a green screen. There's not a lot to say, except i liked it a lot. I thought the characters were bright and funny, especially the bad guys and Amelia Earheart.

I gotta go, my mom's friend Lauren is here with her new baby!!! Caiden Hunter Kennedy, he's adorable!!

OMG!!!!!!

I've titled this post for aboslutely no reason "OMG". Let's see what has happened......

I got some followers! Thanks, guys! this is pretty cool, since I was never, ever, EVER expecting anyone to read, much less sign on to follow!! LOL!! So thanks!! I would follow you guys, too, but I have no idea how : p. Sorry!!!

We went to our favorite drive-in last night with one of Jacqueline's friends. We saw the third Ice Age and the second Night At the Museum. I've already seen NATM2, but I figured it was cooler the second time anyway. It's surprising how much adult content they're putting into kids' movies now. Like, in Madagascar 2, when the monkeys are pushing for maternity leave the penguin looks under the table and comes back up slowly, saying all suspiciously, "But you're all males..." and then in Ice Age Sid flys in and lands in front of Elly's (Is that how you spell it?) new baby and yells, "It's a boy!" Diego says, "That's it's tail," and Sid changes to "It's a girl!" Funny, but a bit inappropriate. There were a lot of small kids there that night. I mean, I know they wouldn't understand it, but they're gonna ask their parents, you can count on it.

I updated my profile if anyone wants to take a look. It's a bit more interesting, though I can't lie to say that I've mastered the concept of 'comma = end of sentence.' LOL!!!

A strange dog wandered into our garage about a half hour ago. I was surprised, and my little sister was, too, so I called up for my mom. "MOM! There's a dog at the door!"
"I know! I saw him through the window!" she yells. I wait a minute. Wow, mom. Thanks for the fantastic help. I go outside and Leah already got my dad out there to check the dog out. I asked him if he thought it was Coach, the Lab that lived just across the street with our newly parented neighbor, Jennifer. "Maybe," he said, and told me to grab a drink of water for the poor thing. He was panting so hard he sounded half dead, but what he really wanted was food, as I discovered when I brought out two dog treats, one for our newcomer and one for the curious Sadie, who would have gotten jealous as she does. It was hard to tell if this dog was Coach or not, as he was so much skinnier than last time I had seen him, which was a long time ago. We weren't even sure if Jenn still had Coach, as we hadn't seen him around for a long time. Then Jenn came out of her house and solved the mystery, calling out for her dog on her front lawn.
"This yours? He's having a ball!" Dad laughed and handed him over to her. Jennifer explained that Coach had been at her dad's house for the past six months, because her father was lonely without his own dog, who had recently passed away. Now Coach couldn't recognize this as his home and Jennifer as his mistress. I guess Coach was just attracted to my dad for being.... male. That was pretty much the fun even of the day.

Now I have a dilemma. As much fun as I have with both of my friends, together and apart, only one will be welcome on the annual canoe trip in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which will be coming up soon. Unless I decide to not bring one at all, in which case Jacqueline willl probably steal the slot for one of her own buddies. Unless, God forbid, Leah brings one of her supremely annoying girlfriends along. I will most likely have to shoot myself if that happens. You have no idea. But how am I supposed to choose? Pence is not exactly what you could call an outdoorsy person, though she hasn't met anyone in my family yet. My extended family, at least. Of course they've both met my immediate family. They know the dangerous waters of LeahLand. the problem is, I owe Pence for inviting me up to their cabin in Michigan, even though I'm not going to be able to go, because in the very same week (the same week the Harry Potter 6 comes out, by the way, which sucks) we're heading off the Florida, the surf, the sand, and the sunburn!! It's gonna be a blast. But then again, though Demyx has met my extended family, she would drive my sisters insane, and Jacqueline would be alone. Like she could hang out with my parents or LEAH. So I would feel guilty. The simplest option seems to be to not take anybody, but then Jacqueline brings a friend and, though I get along pretty well with all of Jacqueline's friends, I'd be left alone a lot. I can't hang with Leah, either, and though I'd be better off with my parents than Jacqueline would, it would still ultimately suck. Sigh. What to do what to do? I'm so lucky my friends don't read my blog! Ha! Aaaanyway, I'm sure you don't want to be reading this crap. I bet half people who would actually read this have sign off my now. Which would make a total of people reading this sentence here..... ONE! wheeee.

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut the beach trip is gonna be awesome! That's all I have for now. TTYL!!!

I'm writing this post from the local library right now, as I have twenty minutes left, am all checked out and am bored. The fair sucked the first time we went. There were three stupid, impossible games and a couple food stands, and the rest of the space was stuffed full of inflatables for six year olds. There was, of course, also a pony ride, but like I'd go on there just to get hives or whatever I'd come out of that crap with. We realized we were starving so we drove to a Mexican restaurant, arguing all the way. Me and my dad were, anyway. After we ate, though, everything seemed to get a little better. Dad started joking around and I sur fe3lt a lot better. We went back to the fair and I could listen to the cool, LOUD music and laugh at the people signing up for the hot dog eating contest. You know, it's not at all like what you see on TV? The challenge is to see how many hot dogs you can eat in ten minutes, not how FAST you can eat a hundred hot dogs. So it was actually pretty boring, so we went home soon. But it was still way better. (The winner was 6 and a half hot dogs. Dad said it was weak but didn't want to sign up because they were all college kids and he didn't want to embarrass them when he kicked their butts.) So we went home and hung out for a while, popped some poppers and tested out a couple smoke bombs. The dog was spazzing, whch was adorable, and the fireworks, both the third AND fourth, were absolutely amazing.
I went to see the proposal with Demyx and Pence, as you may know, and it was great! Funny from beginning to end, and I thought it would be predicatble but it wasn't at all!!! You'll just LOVE Gammy, she was the best part of the movie, I think. Althought they made a really cute couple. HE is seriously cute. But it was funny, it was sweet, ended as all romantic comedies do, but at least it didn't show her pregnant. That would have been too much. So, basically, it was perfect! Afterward Pence and Demyx and I went home, hung out in my room, swung in my backyard, went walking on the trails, and went FISHING!!!! we caught six altogether, I think. It was an amazing day for it. I haven't been fishing with my dad in, like, FOREVER. I should ask to go sometime soon.
I was thinking last night about how I promised my friend I would try to go to church more often. Whoops.
I think I have insomnia. This always seems to happen around this time in summer, like Annual Insomnia. Maybe it's because I'm weird. I fall alseep BETTER when I have a ton of stuff to think about, not the other way around, so I guess school is stressful enough for me to be able to sleep better. Still, I'm going to be keeping a little sleep journal and looking over it in a week to see what I did on days I slept better. Maybe that'll help me turn it around.
I've gotta check and see if Dad's waiting out in the parking lot. TTYL!!

Infinite dullness

I have titled this post correctly so, for I see no progress with my life whatsoever, I typed up a storm yesterday and came up with crap, it took me a full hour to organize a movie date w/ two girlfriends, and now I'm stuck home alone, pathetically waiting for five o'clock to come. what a long wait it will be. It tells you just how pathetic I am with how little it takes to make me miserable. Sure, I have a wonderful family a great home and good food every day, but what's the use of feeling sorry for yourself when you're thinking of that? I'd like my cynical hour for the day, please. Thank you.
Other than that, everything I infinite dullness. I have nothing to do, it's hot outside, and that's pretty much it. Wheeeee.

Summer

So far summer has been fun, full of reading and writing and swimming and just having a blast with friends.
Pence's birthday party was last Friday, happy birthday!! Luv ya!!! we went to the fair and rode spinning rides and they had the coolest funhouse and the BEST (though most expensive) food. Especially the fried stuff. OH. MY. GOD.
We listened to her dad play in his band, vinyl style (LOL, he plays the trumpet and sings. it's AWESOME....) and sang happy birthday to her. We re-rode a lot o rides and went on the ferris wheel and the merry-go-round twice each just to scream: "WE'RE GONNA DIE!!" at the very end of the merry-go-round and at the very top of the ferris wheel. Now THAT was awesome.
Afterward, we went down to Pence's house and played some PS2 games, which were her presents, Iron Man from Demyx and Crash Bandicoot games from me(It was a triple pack, whoo!!!!). We talked and messed around, staying up until three in the morning. Well, Demyx and I did. Pence conked out at her own sleepover, LOL!!! : P

Lately we've just been hanging, as it's been a little chilly for the pool. we're going to watch fireworks tonight, though I've never wuite understood how that works. Celebrating the fourth on the third, I mean. It's kind of..... yeah.

We're also gion gto the fair that's being held today, adn i expect it'll be the same sort of thing so I might not even write. But I know, as it's tradition, that i'll be going on the ferris wheel with Mom, the Whip with Leah, the Scarmbler with jacquleine, and anything and everything with Dad, my riding buddy. It's gonna be so mch fun!!! We might end up running into some of Jacuqleine's friends there, who said they would be going, so that'll be fun. I love Jacquleine's friends. Pence and Demyx won't be coming, so......

We might be starting a new blog, all three of us, together, to create a show! it could be just us, it could be cosplay, we're not sure yert, but whatever it is it's gonna be awesome!!! So tune in, nonexistent readers, for the ride of a lifetime.


PS, we are NOT copying off the awesomeness of Demyx time on YouTube if we end yp cosplaying, i swear. but chec her out, she's totally awesome and insane, which is what gives her the flair needed to help Demyx spread the squeals

; D

Song rvws

TAYLOR SWIFT: You Belong With Me
The music is pretty and her singing is amazing, with all the different pitches she has to keep up with. Then there's the music video, which is keeping up with the song so well. Cheerleaders are a bit over-sterotyped or whatever you wanna call it, though. I'm not saying that there aren't cheerleaders like that, there ARE, but there are also girls in the marching bands like that. It's way overplayed, the 'love-deprived nerd triumphs over evil cheerleader' thing.I'm just saying. Other than that, it was aWESOME. oh, and I LOVED the idea of putting Taylor in the brown wig for the cheerleader, that was great!!!! I think she's a better blonde, though. Good job, Taylor!

MILEY CYRUS: The Climb
AFTER I finally get over the fact that it's Miley singing it, this song is okay. I'd much rather Taylor or smeone sing it, but oh well. The writing is good and the music is fantastic. It's just annoying how Disney goes out of their way to shove in the moral lessons in every single show, movie, short, and song. I KNOW that junk food is bad, I KNOW that friends aren't worth fighting boys over, I KNOW that peace and kindness is the best way to resolve issues, and I KNOW that you don't go into a stranger's car when they ask you to pet their puppy.

3OH3: Don't Trust Me
Wow. If only jerks like them wouldn't lower themselves to this perverted crap, maybe they could DO something with their voices to further their careers, not further a six year old's (Specifically my SISTER'S) sexual education.

LADY GAGA: Poker Face
Though I think it's a bit unoriginal when it comes to the techno beat and all, they really were able to twist it in their own way so it sounds great. Her voice is just right for the techno, anyway. Singing, yeah, definitely, but speaking the song in that jaunty sort of way is good for hers. Other than that you have the actual lyrics, which for some odd reason I love.

I've ended on a good note. I would do more, but I'm tired and have an early morning. So much for summer vacation, huh?

Leah's wonderful sentence

RDYP'KISRZKUSER lOVE, lEAH

Phantom of the Opera

I've been working on this one for a while, though it's been a couple weeks since I last practiced. Enjoy!!!!
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgot
Night time sharpens
heightens each sensation
darkness stirs and
wakes imagination

silently the senses
abandon their defenses
.... . ............

Slowly, gently,
night unfurls its splendor
Grasp it, sense it
Tremulous and tender

Turn your face away
from the garish light of day
turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light
and listen to the music of the night

close your eyes
and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
and you'll live
as you've never lived
before.

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you.
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you.
Open up your mind
let your fantasies unwind
in this darkness which you know you cannot fight
the darkness of the music of the night!

Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be!
Only then can you belong
to me.

Floating, falling,
sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me,
savor each sensation.
Let the dream begin
let the darker side give in
to the powers of the music that I write:
the power of the music of the night.....

You alone can make my song take flight.....

Help me make the music of the night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bride Wars rvw

Rickie Coo the doctor of dance is definitely the best part of the entire movie. I wish it had been longer than fifty seconds. SOOOOOO funny. The msuic, the screaming. Classic nutcase. So funny. The rest of the comedy was just little-smile style. Not full-blown laugh attacks. I like the idea of making Liv too fat to fit into her Vera Wang. That was good. And the Emma's pregnant rumor. That was awesome. Really.

"You don't alter Vera to fit you, you alter yourself to fit Vera." That was...wow. But I bet people actually do that, too. LOL. Emaa's trying 2 make her fat w/ the international butter club. The blue hair and the orange skin...... wow. Kind of extreme. Love the super-spy "Hope You Survive" music while Liv's changing the tan spray is awesome!!! Emma's disguise in the beauty parlor? Pathetic. Then again, so was Liv's. Altogether predictable, the ending was. Everything was, though. Excet for the strip club..... THAT was unexpected. The whole thing. And the video of Emma @ spring break to replace the video montage was VICOUS. It was great.

Awesome dancing at the strip place. Too scary, seeing Anne Hathway doing that stuff. The spy movie watchamacallitIcan'trememberthetitle was the closest I got to Hathway & sex. Oh, and Passengers. That was extreme. She's a good thrilller movie actress, even though the whole plot of Passengers sucked. SPOILER ALERT:::


THEY ALL DIED? WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT???

Psh. My friends are shocked that I'm still blogging after fifty minutes. But I've already seen this movie and it's one of those movies that you can't watch twice bcuz the second time is totally BORING. It'sone of those, which sucks because I'm running out of comments for you.

"Tall hot smurf." THAT was brilliant. It would be exhausting to have a friend like Liv. I mean, really. I thought I had one, but I just realized how lucky I am for her to be waaaay more mellow than Liv. Wow, I have n idea howKate Hudson got through that. I would be cracking up through every scene and would probably be fired on the spot.

SHE IS SUCH A MORON. WHY WOULD YOU TELL A STORY TO YOUR FIANCE ABOUT DANCING AT A STRIP CLUB???? Wow, that's... wow.
I thought that part was sad, how Emma was running with her iPod, which she never did so Liv thought she was ignoring her when she called from behind her. And then Emma called her office but there was construction and they weren't sure who she was because it was so loud so Emma thought Liv was avoiding her. hat was sad.

This corner smells like cat pee. Her cats pee under the couch she said. It smells nasty, I'm moving away. Sheesh, my EYES ARE WATERING. how nasty is that???

I totally knew Emma was gonna fall in love with Liv's brother. I knew fom the moment they had that conversation just before her wedding. It was so obvious.

I'm taking a break to lay out my sleeping bag.

I Have to go, we're turning the lights out and Chy wants her laptop off. Night.

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so so so so so so sorry and can not apologize enough for not posting in FOOOOOOOOOOREEEEEEVER!!! But I was online on my friend Cheyanna's laptop (The one who's throwing the sheets over my head in the video) and I remembered that there's a camera on her laptop. SO I WANTED TO VIDEO POST!!!!! It's 10:30 we're staying up ALL NIGHT watching movies and we're going to Calahari (is that spelled right? sorry) first thing when everyone else wakes for for Kelsey's birthday. It was forever ago, but we're still doing this and I'm glad because we're having SO much fun right now! I'm going to try and write more often but less often than I did before, like, only when slightly larger than normal events occur because I'm sure that you are all entirely bored with my dull lifestyle by now. I bet nobody's even READING at this point. Anyway... sorry, again, and I hope to write soon. Man, laptops are awesome! I wonder what kind will be best for me? And for my price? I don't have a cell phone yet and I'm already saving for a laptop. I'm pathetic.

We're watching Brde Wars. I don't think it's all that funny but it's still a good movie.

C u l8r!!!

Jenn

Horton's anime scene!!!!!!

Here's my favorite scene from Horton Hears a Who, the new movie we got for Easter, posted here specially for Demyx. Turn it up, I'm not sure if you'll be able to hear it. Enjoy!!!

UUUhhhhhhhhh

I have absolutely nothing to blog about but I'm bored out of my mind until this party later this afternoon, so I wanted to say hi.

HI.

Commercial Rvws.

Okay. I feel like beating somebody up right now. Might as well be the television, right???

T Mobile Family Fave's commercial:
How stupid is that? 'She thinks you're super delicious'? 1- IDIOT. 2- ew. nasty. 3- IDIOT. Nobody would ever believe that. it's not even funny. And the little girl who says it? Point: LITTLE. GIRL. Not cool.

KFC commercial:
The one where they're all like, we have the freshest ingredients, how do we know, I'm the cook here. Point one: these restaurants really should give up on the fresh ingredients angle. It's not like it matters when every single fast food place claims to be healthier and then fries the freshness right out of their food. and here's the worst part: Then she goes, 'There's one of us in every KFC.' NO DUH. No, seriously, I thought the chicken committed suicide and ROASTED THEMSELVES ALL ON THEIR OWN.

Secret Life of the American Teenager:
Several reasons why i hate this show so very, very much. I depend on hating this show. I am fueled on sarcastic comments about this show. Let's start:
1- The title. Yes, because she keeps the secret of her pregnancy SO well. Besides that, of course it's the AMERICAN ttenager, because every teen in america goes and gets pregnant at fifteen. It's natural!!!!
2- The idea. The whole freaking show is about SEX. How repulsive is that? And they're not even teaching safety. They promote it. They get people pregnant. Pregnancy is wonderful thing.... AFTER you get your drivers' license.
3- The ads. "The moment you've all been waiting for- the BIRTH.' Yes. Because all of America is just waiting so breathlessly to watch a poor teenage girl push out a baby. One: EW. Two: WRONG. Three: DISRESPECTFUL. Four: OUTRIGHT DISGUSTING. I can't believe anybody watches this show.
this list goes on and on.
and on.
and on.
I, however, will not.

Kyle XY:
Far be it from me to enjoy freakish things, but this show is awesome. I can't believe they're cancelling it. I think I'm the only one in this country who actually watches it. Disappointing.

iCarly:
This show is way weird. But not unenjoyable. It's a silly sort of weird, and the first few episodes were cheesy, and sometimes the jokes are still bad, but overall I have fun watching it and get a lot of laughs out of it.

True Jackson VP:
I hate this show so much. The first time I watched it it was alright. ThenI watched it again and realized that the only thing I liked about it was the theme song. Catchy song; sucky show. It's just another way to sell T-Shirts, and it isn't even funny. (Psst... don't tell, because it would be BAD MANNERS, but her clothes are UGLY). I hate how they always make the main characters aboslutely perfect. Did you notice there's a pattern to every show? I'll mention it. This pattern?Main character: Perfect. Two friends: Boy, idiot. Girl, idiot in certain episodes, normal in others.

In iCarly, there: Main character, perfect. Two friends: Boy, nerd; girl, violent, idiot in some episodes, normal in others.

That's So Raven, which i like, BTW, has the same basic pattern: Main character- Almost perfect. A little self-absorbed. Friends: Boy, gangster, but still a little nerdy. No girl likes him. girl, idiot in some episodes, okay in others.

See, all the patterns are the same.Review a couple other shows and see if their basic character patterns match.

Sound-enhancing Thing:
You know, the one that's supposed to look like a cell-phone earpiece but really it helps your hearing? It pictures a man going hunting. Well, what happens when you pulll the trigger? If it actually works, you'll blast your eardrums out with the backfire. "Perfect for hearing conversations from 30 yards away"? Eavesdropping much? And in bingo, she shouts "BINGO!" well, what if the person right next to you gets it first, then screams in your ear? You'll be no better off than your beloved Hunting Husband. These commercials are such crap.

Okay, now I'm bored. See ya soon...

TLG