now we're living in the future.

Hey, guys.

2011-07-11T21:10:00.000-04:00

Though this blog may appear to contradict, I'm not finished with blogging! I've just moved my host site from Blogger to Tumblr. (Sorry!!! Does that make me a bad person?)
My personal blog is HERE.

Thanks, guys! :)

I'm afraid of 15 out of 69 common fears. (Something like that.)

2011-01-14T20:18:00.001-05:00

I tried to write a new blog post, I really did. It didn't work. I'm sorry.

Cross out the things you’re afraid of and put you’re score at the top.

~~the dark~~
staying single forever
~~being a parent~~
giving birth
being myself in front of others
open space
~~closed space~~
~~heights~~
~~dogs~~
birds
fish
~~spiders~~
flowers or other plants
~~being touched~~
fire
~~deep water~~
snakes
silk
the ocean
failure
success
thunder/lightning
frogs/toads
my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
boyfriends/girlfriends mom
rats
~~jumping from high places~~
snow
rain
wind
~~crossing hanging bridges~~
death
heaven
being robbed
falling
clowns
dolls
large crowds of people
men
women
having great responsibilities
doctors, including dentists
tornados
hurricanes
incurable diseases
sharks
friday the 13th
ghosts
poverty
halloween
school
trains
odd numbers
even numbers
being alone
~~becoming blind~~
becoming deaf
~~growing up~~
~~creepy noises in the night~~
~~bee stings~~
~~not accomplishing my dreams/goals~~
needles
blood
dinosaurs
the welcome mat
high speed
throwing up
falling in love
super secrets

If you repost this, it’s been requested that you title it “I’m afraid of _ out of 69 common fears”

If you get more than 30, I strongly recommend some counseling.

If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid.

If you get 10-20, you are normal.

If you get 10 or less, you’re fearless.

People who don’t have any are liar

I'm surprised "growing old" isn't on here. I know a few people with that fear.

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Chicago.

2010-12-13T19:25:00.004-05:00

Last Saturday I went to Chicago with my German class.

I love the beeeean! I took some better pictures with my film SLR.

We ate wiener schnitzel at the German market!

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My hawt Chicago-shopping outfit.

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It started to rain like nobody's business. Beautiful!

The market.

Angel. :3

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I ended up having a really great time. Not that I thought I wouldn't. I just love the city soo much. The fact that it started pouring rain was a big plus, minus the fact that it was freezing. And when I came home the boyfriend came over, so... Yeah!

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Paper Towns by John Green [Review]

2010-12-04T17:08:00.001-05:00

A few days ago I read and finished Paper Towns by John Green, in two days.
I'm a bit of a slow reader, so that's a fantastic pace for me.
And believe me, it was an absolutely fantastic book.

[I won't spoil any major plot points here, no worries!]

I'll start with a synopsis:
Quentin Jacobson is just an average high schooler. He spends his time studying, playing video games with his friends, and pining over his neighbor and long-time crush, Margo Roth Spiegelman. He's just living his life, when one night, Margo Roth Spiegelman climbs into his bedroom window and takes him on a late-night adventure he will never forget.
Quentin thinks that everything between he and Margo would change after that night, and he was right, but not in the way he imagined. Margo has disappeared, and in doing so, left behind clues for Quentin to find. Quentin Jacobson puts his life on hold in order to find her. However, the more clues he finds, the less he knows, about the girl and her location.

I've never read any books by John Green before, and I was pleasantly surprised. I had high expectations starting out, and they were all surpassed. I took this book very literally at first, but about halfway in, I realized that there is so much more to it. It isn't about about finding Margo Roth Spiegelman; not really. It's about relationships, Walt Whitman, who people really are. With her desire to go on a journey and escape the "paper people" (a metaphor for people who live their two-dimensional meaningless lives without question), I can really relate to Margo. ...At least, I think I can. I can relate to my version of her. Because that's what this all really is; we each have our own versions of people, both people in our lives and characters. And these versions are both wrong and right, and I don't think we can ever really know someone entirely. Most of the time we're just seeing reflections of ourselves.

"When did we see each other face-to-face? Not until you saw into my cracks and I saw into yours. Before that, we were just looking at ideas of each other, like looking at your window shade but never seeing inside. But once the vessel cracks, the light can get in. The light can get out."
-Paper Towns, John Green

The characters in this book feel just like kids I might run into at my own high school. Liable to be normal and boring, but they always have something interesting (and sometimes very funny) to say. John Green is one of those adults who hasn't lost his grasp of the adolescent years, something I always admire in adults. His writing is interesting, captivating, sometimes profound, and very funny. Lines such as "Talking to a drunk person was like talking to an extremely happy, severely brain-damaged three-year-old," or "Did you just use Greek mythology to talk trash?" would make me burst out laughing (and then promptly text it to my boyfriend!). However, this has to be one of the best lines in the entire book:

"Radar threw his books into his locker and shut it. Then the din of conversation around us quieted just a bit as he turned his eyes toward the heavens and shouted, "IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT MY PARENTS OWN THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF BLACK SANTAS."
-Paper Towns, John Green

I mean, seriously.

All in all, I'd give this book five stars. I try not to give out five stars often, but this book was so freaking good. Like I said, I read it in 2 days, and that's because instead of watching TV or going online, I'd hide up in my room for three to five hours each day, and read every chance I get in class (laugh). I'll recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading. (I already have a list of people I'm going to loan my copy to. XD) I know there must be some cons to the book, but in all honesty, I really don't see them (I've read about some things people say they don't like, but I disagree!). This has become one of my favourite books.... It just means so much to me. I feel like I can't do this novel justice through this review, so I have three words for you, dear reader:
READ THIS BOOK!

"There was no planning. No time for planning. No time for a future. But then the life spans started getting longer, and people started having more and more future. And now life has become the future. Every moment of your life is lived for the future--you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get a nice house so you can afford to send your kids to college so they can get a good job so they can get a nice house so they can afford to send their kids to college."
— John Green (Paper Towns)

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John Green with the cover of Paper Towns

Chriskindl Markt!

2010-12-04T15:47:00.001-05:00

Guess where my German class is going next week?
Chicago.
Guess why we're going to Chicago?
Chriskindl Markt.
W00!

I'm really excited for this. I love Chicago, I'm going with some good friends, it's an authentic German Christmas market, and I can get Christmas prezzies! (Ugh, I need to find more money.)
Ich liebe Deutsch! ...Well, I really don't like the class anymore (*laugh* It's because of the pace mostly. My best friend is taking German IIA as an independant study, and she loves being able to work at her own pace). But I can still speak German, and I'm extremely proud of the fact! And I really really really can't wait to go to Chicago...! Sorry! I'm excited!
I'll take pictures! This will be my second time going to Chicago.

I just found this really cool story: [link]. Basically a group of teenagers climbed to the top of an abandoned skyscraper in Chicago and sat on the ledge. The pictures are breathtaking. This is something I'd really like to do now (soo badly).
This entire blog is really fascinating, actually. I recommend checking it out.

So excited for the city. :)
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ohlala ☆彡

Musik

2010-12-02T19:57:00.001-05:00

List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below).
1. Imogen Heap
2. Dear Reader
3. Cinema Bizarre
4. Straylight Run
5. BarlowGirl
6. Superchick
7. Avril Lavigne
8. Marie Digby
9. Within Temptation
10. Marie Digby

What is the first song you ever heard by number 6?

It was either Hero or We Live.

What is your favorite song of number 8?

Beauty in Walking Away, absolutely.

What kind of impact has number 1 had on your life?

Quite a bit. I don't know, Imogen's music just makes me so... Happy. Nostalgic. Emotional. She's the only artist who has been able to really do that to me.
What is your favorite lyric(s) of number 5?Oh, that's so hard. I guess... 'She Walked Away'.
Check 'em out.

What song(s) by 3 make you happy?

After the Rain, Lovesongs, Get Off, Escape to the Stars, Dysfuntional Family.... Their music is normally pretty serious, but most of it gives me really good feelings.<3 Oh! #1 might have to be Sad Day (for Happiness).

How did you get into 3?

I was watching videos from Tale of Tale's short horror game The Path when I came across a video to the music of Cinema Bizarre's 'Lovesongs'. I can't express how that music made me feel at the time.

What is your favorite song(s) by 4?

Existentialism on Prom Night.
I just typed 'existentialism' in my Google toolbar to make sure I was spelling it right, and I am very happy/surprised to find that Existentialism on Prom Night is listed before 'existentialism definition'!

How many times have you seen 9 live?

None, they're a European band. :( I want to, though, I'm sure they put on wonderful concerts!

Favorite album by 7?

Under My Skin. I like her older music the best. ^^

What is your favorite song of 1?

Clear the Area, absolutely.
(But also Speeding Cars and Canvas. They're almost tied with Clear the Area.)

How did you become a fan of number 10?

My momma <--- Same here! :O

Who’s the most attractive member of number 8?

She's a solo artist, so Marie Digby! She really is gorgeous.

What song of 3’s do you listen to the least?

Tears in Vegas.

How long have you known 9?

Maybe half a year? Or almost a year? ....A year?

What are your top three favourite songs by 6?

Courage, Stand in the Rain, We Live

What’s your favourite album cover by number 2?

They only have one album out! So it has to be 'Replace Why With Funny.' I don't understand the title or the cover art. XD

Have you seen 10 live?

No. :(

Have you met any of 4?

Again, no. :(

What’s your favorite album by 1?

Ugh, they're all so good. Speak for Yourself, I guess, because that's the first one I bought. ^^ Nostalgia!

Favourite lyric(s) of 7?

Keep Holding On

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you

2010-12-02T15:14:00.000-05:00

(via weheartit.com)

Ahh... First major snow fall of the year!
It snowed a few weeks ago, and then last week, but it never stuck.
There's been a steady flow of snow constantly since this morning. I'm pretty sure it's still going.
Apparently the exchange students were freaking out this morning! (In a good way! They're from Brazil.)

It's been a great week so far. I'm really enjoying lunches. Instead of spending them in the library, I get to hang out with Ian (the Boyfriend), Brandon, Mack, Dakota, Emily.... A lot of names most of you won't be familiar with. ;) But they're great people, I love spending time with them.

I can't figure out why I always spell 'Chicago' as 'Chigaco' when I'm not being extremely careful! It happens almost every time! I'm writing (or typing) it, then I look back, thinking, Okay, there's definitely something not right here.... But what....? Ugh. XD

Holy yes, it's still snowing!!! :D

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PS. I wrote this yesterday, completely forgot to publish it. D:

Your Deepest Desires.

2010-11-29T17:23:00.003-05:00

I stole this tag from Bleah Briann. ^^; You can read her post here.
So pretty much, you share 7 likes, 8 hates, and 1 love... in that order.
Here's how I did it:

I like that feeling of excitement when I get a package in the mail, right before I open it
I like the scent of baking apples and cinnamon
I like having deep and meaningful conversations with the people I care about
I like when the Boyfriend holds me close and doesn't let go
I like diet soda
I like when people take the time to write me a letter
I like those days that just seem so unbelievably perfect
I hate when I get anxiety attacks for no reason
I hate when I leave all my good pens and pencils at home
I hate when adults are condescending toward me (and my peers)
I hate fighting
I hate when people tell me that I just HAVE to listen to a certain song or artist, but flat-out refuse to listen to anything I suggest
I hate when people try to put God into a box
I hate when winter lasts for more than its allotted 3 months
I hate coming up with so many things I hate :(
I love everyone who is reading this. :')

Now link this tag up to me, and then some other bloggers people you admire:
findingMuse
.:kara.grace:.
Ayla
Zach
Luxe

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both photographs were found on weheartit.com

Little Shop of Horrors.

2010-11-19T16:12:00.001-05:00

"Shing-a-ling, what a creepy thing to be happening...♪"

I have been very busy lately!
My school is putting on Little Shop of Horrors. It's so exciting! The Boyfriend is playing Mushnik (laughs). I love it because he has to wear a mustache and a fat suit!

And I'm on the crew~! A stage ninja, as I call it! I wear all black, move swiftly and silently across the stage, making objects disappear (and appear)! It's actually an incredibly fun job. I play an important part in the show, and I get to hang out backstage during those few songs where I have nothing to do! I've taken a ton of pictures.

Dan puppets Audrey II (the plant).

Josh (fellow stage ninja) feeling Mushnik's tummy.

And, of course, I get to hang out in the green room, where all the fun happens! Last night a bunch of the stage crew gathered in there and played around with the spare props (laugh). And a few days ago The Boyfriend Rick Rolled Shapley (a friend)! It was hilarious, I've never seen anyone do that in real life before.

Ian: Logan, get Shapley! Tell him there's something cool in the closet! *hides in the closet*
Logan: *comes back with Shapley*
Shapley: *opens up closet door* Wha-
Ian: "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN--"
Shapley: "NOO!"
I have the video up on Facebook. XD

Messing around in the green room before the opening show.

Paula and me, waiting on set for the show to start.

I'm wearing Dan's hat here, I think it looks quite good on me. :P

We had a preview show for the school on Wednesday, opening night was last night, there's a show tonight, and two more shows tomorrow! Then we're done! :( I don't want it to be over, though.... I am definitely signing up for Les Miserables, which happens to be the next show the drama club's putting on. :D

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Running Up That Hill.

2010-11-10T16:14:00.001-05:00

Let's see.... Soothing music, Arnold Palmer, something decent in my stomach for the first time today, tablet at hand.... I think I'm ready.

My apologies for not posting. How many times am I going to say that?

Life has been amazing lately. Ups and downs, yadda yadda yadda. The trimester is already coming to a close.... This makes me very sad, I wish time wouldn't pass by so quickly. I'm trying to keep a grasp on it, but sometimes I get distracted and forget, then I turn back around and a week, or two, has already passed by. Maybe a month, even.
One thing I am looking forward to regarding the new trimester, though: a new lunch. I'm hoping I'll get the same lunch as my good friend Rachel, I'd love to be able to actually spend some time with her. I want lunch with all of my friends, of course!

I've begun drawing more seriously once again. I took a break for a few months where I took pictures, but now I'm really going to try to do both. And if I can't, then I'm concentrating on the pencil!
The drawing above is a preview of something I've just started working on.

"What is the matter with these people, these people who won't stop fighting, won't stop hurting each other long enough to see that a body is a thing of beauty, is a miracle of rivers and oceans and islands and continents contained within itself?"
-All Rivers Flow to the Sea by Allison McGhee

I hate war.
I've begun, very slowly at first, but now faster and faster and faster, to see small changes within myself.... And I guess now those small changes are building up and changing me and making me a new person.... Not a different person, a new person. I guess I'm changing myself. I've noticed myself becoming a pacifist, accepting aspects of me that I was unable to accept before, I'm educating myself on religions.... And not just organized religions, but beliefs in general. I've found myself eating less than usual, but I'm also exercising. I've lost some weight, reading more, building new relationships.... I've become more tolerant, more open-minded.... Which also leads to more confusing, but I think I have most of it sorted out.
In other words, I'm growing up.
I never thought it would be quite so wonderful, so.... Freeing.

And if I only could,

Make a deal with God,

And get him to swap our places,

Be running up that road,

Be running up that hill...

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Update

2010-10-16T22:34:00.002-04:00

An update on my life. :)

My wisdom teeth were removed last Thursday :(
It was actually a really weird experience. It was early in the morning, and my dad took me. They made us watch this really old and boring 10-minute informational video on wisdom teeth and their removal. =.= Then they took us into another room where I had to swish with a disinfectant and sit down and they explained more things to us.

I remember the doctor putting on Oldies music and telling me to go to my happy place so the drugs work more quickly and I compared him to the dentist on Little Shop because he seemed like a guy that would start going crazy once alone with a patient and the two women loved my nails (cool decals) and one of the woman asked if I'd had an IV before and I said yes and they asked some questions about that, and I thought of my happy place (person?) but my mind was weird and I mostly just concentrated on the beeps that kept in time with my pulse because it was so cool and I wondered why the anesthesia was taking so long... My chest felt weird and it was slowly going down my body but it was mostly my chest and it felt so heavy and I could hear my heart beeps and one of the women was holding my hand and I squeezed it very hard and I accidentally bit out one of the mouth-open-clamps things the doctor put in and I think I was grasping the woman's finger and I couldn't even hear the music anymore...

Then I woke up, they moved me to the recovery room where my dad teased me about my chipmunk cheeks (I had gauze in there), but it was all so hazy because I had just woken up. I barely even remember seeing anything. I swear, I must have had my eyes closed. XD But I tried very hard to remember because Ian (the boyfriend) told me that he didn't even remember waking up, and I reallyreally had to stay conscious. I barely even remember the ride back. XDD I do remember getting out of the car, grabbing my bag, stumbling into the garage and up the stairs, and then I was flopping onto the couch and I must have taken my blanket out of my bag at one point because then I was asleep underneath it. My grandma brought out a pillow and made me sit up more because that's what I was supposed to do and my dad left to get my prescription, but I was barely conscious.
And yet, somehow, I managed to update my Facebook status from my phone.... *sigh* And I had done so much work to keep my mouth shut so I don't say anything weird while on anesthesia.

...Wow. That was weird. I was completely reliving that day while I wrote that. O.o My mom just walked in and told me to get the dogs food, and when I stood up, it was very... Whoa. Weird. I must be tired. XD

Anyway, my face has been so puffy lately. Everyone has taken the liberty of calling me a chipmunk! Especially my parents and Ian. (laughs) It was hurting soooo muuuuch earlier, especially today, but right now it feels pretty good! Thank god for painkillers
I hope the swelling goes down before school. :/

Thanks for sticking through this post, guys! (If you did.)

Love ya xx

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Tagged!

2010-10-12T18:15:00.002-04:00

Andrea tagged me. ^^

The rules are simple. Answer the eight questions, add eight of your own for others to answer, then tag the eight people who have to answer them.

1. Does having to play these Blogger games make you wanna punch someone in the face 'cause it postpones posting about your ever-so-melodramatic life?
Erm, not really. I'm actually pretty bored right now. xD There's not a whole lot going on in my life, nothing worth posting about, at least.

2. What are your feelings on zombies?
Meh, let 'em be. If they come for me, I'll find someone with a zombie contingency plan. And if I'm alone, I'll grab a crowbar and have at it! XD (The Boyfriend got after me for not having a zombie contingency plan. Well, I'm sorry!)

3. If you could visit any time period ever, what would it be, and who would you take with you (this person has to be real, and someone you actually know)?
I would visit North American before it was taken over by those darned English, and I would take... Kara! Or Andrea (aka Muse), or Ian. :3 I can't choose.

4. If I gave you Scotch tape, a sharpie, and some studded gloves, what would you do with 'em?
I would create the best Scotch-tape rock-guitarist with an epic mustache! (Who wears only Scotch tape clothes, of course.)

5. Are you suspicious or sympathetic towards third wheels?
Sympathetic, or annoyed (depends on the person. The annoyance could be directed toward the couple). (Why? ....Are you suspicious of third wheels?)

6. Pretend you have a sandbox. But it's not filled with sand. Instead, what is it filled with?
Water and piranhas. I push my enemy in it, and continue on with world dominance.

7. Do you prefer stupid nonsensical questions, or deep metaphorical ones which make you ponder life, God, and the universe around us itself?
...I have the feeling that no matter what I answer, I'm going to get both anyway.

8. Tell me what your regular disposition on life is.
Would you look at that!
Anyway.... As the great Kurt Vonnegut said:
"We were put here on this earth to fart around, and don't let ANYONE EVER tell you ANYTHING different."

Now the people I will tag have to answer these questions!

1. Your favourite book and why.

2. What's the last play/musical you saw? (Mine was Charlie Brown. XD)

3. Your secret weapon for luring in the opposite (or same!) sex. ;D

4. Do you (or did you) do your homework?

5. Which do you prefer, city or country? And why?

6. What is your opinion on organized religion?

7. How do you feel about technology, and where it's headed?

8. What was the last film you watched?

My tagees!
I'm not tagging 8 people, K?

and we all fall .down. (You don't have to do this one, okay? XD I know you just got through a bunch. Totally optional.)
from here everything changes
Monsieur Tea Monster
Just Breathe
To Walk Barefoot

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Sometime Around Midnight

2010-10-09T18:54:00.005-04:00

Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event

My good friend Zachery showed me this song a few weeks ago. This morning I was desperately trying to remember what it was, but I couldn't! I gave up and just figured I'd never be able to hear it again, since I couldn't remember anything about it (except for the video and that I really liked this song). Then a few minutes ago I turned on the radio for no reason, and this song was the second or third to come on!

I love the way things work out. :)

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20 Things to Do on a Saturday Afternoon

2010-10-09T14:11:00.007-04:00

Go to the library
Bake! Cookies, cakes, bread, etc!
The Banana Project.
Paint your town in chalk!
Write a letter to a stranger (for help: [link])
Write a letter to a friend
Blast music in your room and dance!
Start a journal
Write a story with a friend or start a joint diary
Call someone close to you/you were once close with
Draw a bath, find a good book, turn down the lights, and light a candle! (Burn some incense if you have any.)
Ride your bike
Explore parts of your town you're unfamiliar with
Put some stories* on your iPod and go for a long walk
Colour on your walls! (Chalk works best)
Read some poetry (Billy Collins is my personal favourite)
Slip nice messages under cars' windshield wipers
Make mix CDs (and give them to friends, or leave them in public places)
Letterboxing
Two words: Stage wounds. [Fake blood, more fake blood, stage wounds]

*Podcastle
Escape Pod
Pseudopod

My Home.

2010-10-07T18:51:00.006-04:00

When I grow up, I am going to live in a big house. This house will be white or grey or blue or hot violet; the colour doesn't matter. It'll be located miles from a town, with only a few neighbours. I'll have a big open kitchen with old wood floors. My children will run through it with muddy bare feet and grass stains on their knees. They'll try to sneak some of what's cooking for dinner, but I'll shoo them out to go play in our open hilly backyard. They will run across this yard, the freshly mowed grass sticking to their feet, and into the woods in the back. They'll explore and hunt and adventure in these woods, playing in the river that runs through it, fishing during the summer. The woods will be miles upon miles long, so they can adventure for their entire childhood without ever experiencing the terrible feeling of the other side of the woods; it's never as magical as they imagined it would be.

My daughter will have her own room; my sons will share one. My husband and I will have our own cozy room at the end of the large hall upstairs, away from the other rooms. My daughter's room will change, from when she is a baby, a young girl, a teenager. In this room she will write in her diary, draw pretty pictures, dream of escapes, pretend not to be talking on the phone to a certain boy on school nights. She'll go through messy phases and neat phases. Her corkboard will be covered with pictures of those she loves, her windows wide open, inviting the summer night in to comfort her when she is not well. She'll do homework and have sleepovers and sneak cans of soda under her bed. This will be her sanctuary.
My boys will be close, or perhaps not. They'll fight and wrestle and create forts in their bedroom. The cat will insist on sleeping with them, even though they do mean things to it. When they're young, this is the place they will throw tantrums; when they're teenagers, perhaps they'll try sneaking in the occasional girl at night when they think they won't get caught. They'll get a television for Christmas and play video games on it, at least during the time they're allotted. Perhaps they will have shelves upon shelves of books... Maybe these shelves will grow with dust. Rock music blares in the afternoons, feet stomping and fingers caressing space with their air guitars. And when they grow older, the sound of guitar strings being plucked will travel down the stairs, throughout the house.

I am not sure if this is the fantasy of my adulthood, or the wish for my childhood. Perhaps is my childhood. Maybe it's my childrens' childhood... Or their childrens'. Maybe it was my parents' or a friend's. Perhaps this dream will never come true.... Or maybe it will. I guess only time can be certain.

Whatever the case, I will keep dreaming.

g h o s t i e

(Images from HouseBeautiful)

October.

2010-10-04T19:31:00.004-04:00

I haven't been online much. Blogs, at least. My apologies... But I've been out living life. ^.^

Things have be changing, as things do. People come and go, school has its ups and downs, my emotions have no grasp on reality. I've been trying to practice my photography, and I managed to get a few really good shots. I've become closer to the people I love. Secrets have been shared, I've shown my true self to some very close friends. The reactions may not always be pleasant, but it's necessary. We all have to grow up sometime.

While I was in the middle of writing this, I raced upstairs, heavy on inspiration, and scribbled out a poem. It took me about ten minutes... I don't think I'll post it on here, I can be a bit conscious of my writing, unless somebody really wants to read it.

I'm surprised that September went by so quickly... I'm almost disappointed, but I'm looking forward to what this months has to offer. It'll be good, I know. Even if some of it seems horrible at the time, it'll be worth it in the end. It always is.

I don't know if this was a pointless post or if it somehow means something, but I'm glad I got it out there. I need to just write sometimes.

Cheers to Miss Kara Grace, whose sixteenth birthday is today! Luv ya soo much! <3

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Lost Continent

2010-09-10T15:30:00.003-04:00

Summer's over, I s'pose. :/
Oh, well. My schedule is pretty good... I have Kadwell again (Yesss! XD You're going to be hearing a lot of stories from that class again, I can guarantee you!), and I have AP World History, which is a really interesting/easy class. :]

XDD Okay, okay. So when I walked into class this morning, first hour, Kadwell's English class, he pointed to me and said to the teacher next to him, "That's... Uhh, uhh... PHILLIP!" ...I came up with a good comeback less than a minute later, that distressed me a bit. (laugh)
Then when he was going through everyone's names, to make sure he knew them... It went like this: "Megan... Sarah... Brock.... Dumbass... Oh, sorry, I was going by your nickname! I meant Courtney!" And everyone was staring at me, as I laughed. I don't think they knew what to think! (I'm the only student in that class who has had him before, so I'm the one who gets picked on ;D) A few of them had "Are you going to take that?!" expressions on their face, but most of them were just like, "wtf, dude? What just happened here?" XDDD Loooove that class.
I was considering switching out of Early English Classics, taught by Kadwell, third trimester, and getting Drawing and Painting into my schedule, but I really don't think I will. XD Modern English Classics was such a benefit for me, anyway.

Welll... What else? Tonight's another football game, I am more than likely attending. :3 It would be nice if Miss Kara could come as well...

Today started out as good, turned into meh (I had to go to the bathroom SO MUCH. I need to stop drinking so much tea!), got happier after I ingested some Diet Mt. Dew (thanks, Emily!), then got reaaaally crappy after a certain incredibly rude comment somebody made to me. >:/ But I was able to see Ian afterward, and he was making jokes and talking to me and Andrea and Genaro, and he hugged me, and I felt better. That, and I've been getting into aromatherapy again. ;) Looove sandalwood! It's a very versatile scent.

I guess that's it. ^^

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Silence is Beautiful.

2010-09-03T11:38:00.001-04:00

Untitled by mel!nka

I stole this from Kara because it looks like a good one.

1. Are you happier now than you were five months ago?
In this moment? No. But just in this time of my life? I believe so.

2. Have you ever slept in the same bed with anyone that you shouldn't have?
No. ._.

3. Can you sleep in total darkness?
That's usually how I do it.

4. Your phone is ringing. It’s the person you fell hardest for, the one who got away, what do you say?
"...Why are you calling me?"

5. What do you think about the weather this summer?
Agreed with Kara. Not answering this one!

6. How many people do you trust with everything?
Two. Maybe three.

7. What was the last thing you drank?

Haven't had anything to drink yet today.

8. Is there anyone you want to come see you?

Always!

9. Name one thing you love about winter?
The fireplace. And Christmas cookies.

10. Have you ever dated a Goth?
Nope.

11. What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
Sessions with Andrea, then I might be going to Hobby Lobby with my mother.

12. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having?

Grah, nothing I'm going to get into. I'm just really depressed right now. :/

13. What's the longest that you have committed to one person and one person only?

You mean romantically? It's been a bit over 3 months. And still going!

14. What’s the first thing you did when you opened your eyes today?
Sat down on my floor cross-legged, stared at my iPod, which had gone off because of my alarm, and turned if off after a few moments. Then went back to bed.

15. Has anyone ever told you they never want to ever lose you?

In those words? I'm not sure...

16. Is there anybody that you wish you could fix your relationship with?
Of course.

17. Could you go out in public, looking like you do now?
Yeah, I would. I'm just wearing a rumpled T-shirt and gym shorts. Would need to put some shoes on, though, I would think.

18. Do you think things will change in the next 3 months?
Things always change. Especially in that amount of time. I just don't know how yet.

19. Do you believe that you never know what you got until you lose it?
Sometimes. But I have a tendency to appreciate things that most people overlook.

20. Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?
Yeah, about two. The same amount of females I can talk to. ;)

21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
Art and English.

22. Describe your accent:
Midwestern Michgan, with a tiny bit of Pennsylvanian from my last vacation (after that vacation I'd say "nahn" instead of "nine," and so on. Still happens every so often), and a little bit of that New York "Gawd," instead of "Gahd," (God). (At least I think it's New York. All I know is that most people around here don't say it like that. :/ I didn't even notice until a few years ago.)

23. If you could change anything about yourself, would you?

I don't think so... Maybe a few things.

24. What do you wear to sleep?
A t-shirt and underwear.

25. When was the last time you were in a very good mood? What caused it?

Yesterday. A bunch of things (going on a long bike ride, meeting my boyfriend in the cemetery), I was in such a good mood! ...But it all ended very, very abruptly.

~*~
I'd better actually write a real post, too. Otherwise this is just too boring.

Today Andrea is having a bonfire. ^^ She invited a bunch of great people, I'm pretty excited! I really hope Ian and Kara can come. Then it will be the best. :D

Lesee... Kara and I have some awesome plans. I can't wait! One of them, which has already been put into play, is a day of not looking at any clocks ever. You can go here if you want to read about it some more.

I guess... I really don't have much else to say. I've been biking a lot lately. Rode 12 miles to the next town over (I had to take backroads, that's why it was so much longer than normally) Tuesday, then yesterday I rode about 8 miles around the country (that's when I met up with Ian).
Yeah... That's about it.

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5 things you may or may not know about me.

2010-08-30T12:32:00.000-04:00

Andrea tagged me on this some time ago, but I didn't get around to it. XD Actually, a LOT of people have tagged me on this. I don't remember how many I'm supposed to do, so I'm going with 5.

1. I love old things. Typewriters, film cameras, Polaroids, newspaper clippings from the mid-20th Century, landline phones.... The last thing actually makes me really sad, the fact that those are slowly becoming a thing of the past. :(( I want one when I move out. Same with a typewriter, I've wanted one of those for a long time. And Polaroid cameras? I've wanted one since I was 5. (But I did buy one on eBay yesterday!!! I hope it comes in soon!!!)

2. I'm the sort of person that doesn't like to/can't express her emotions. So instead of confronting people, or taking it out on others, I climb inside of myself and self-destruct.

3. I've been having problems with my room recently. >.<" I have to rearrange something every couple of weeks, even if it's just a lamp or a poster, but a few times a year I find that I reallyreally need to move a large piece of furniture around, like my dresser or bookshelf/TV stand.

4. I own 2 American Girl dolls, Molly and Felicity. (Yeah, I can't think of anything else to write! XD)

5. I like Math. I mean, I don't like it when I don't understand it (which is most of the time), but once I do, solving those problems are fun! It's... Soothing! ...I'm told that most people don't feel this way.

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Summer.

2010-08-21T00:55:00.000-04:00

I've been able to cross a few things off of my bucket list in the past week. ^.^

23. Photobooth with my boyfriend.

I did this Monday, with Ian. ^.^ We were hanging out at the mall, and so I mentioned the photobooth. It's now living with my other photobooth strips, on the molding by my window, right next to my bed. ^^ _{(We watched the playback video while we were waiting for the photo strip to print, it was so weird! I've never watched myself kiss anyone before. O.o)}

42. Tie-dye something.

I did this on Thursday, yesterday, with Donald and Kara. I mean, I've tie-dyed a shirt before, but it was so long ago, so I threw this one onto the list, for the heck of it. ;) I tie-dyed a pair of socks and a towel. My socks went missing an hour ago, and this worries me... Donald and Kara can't find the socks they tie-dyed, either... >.>;;;

8. Ride on the handlebars of somebody very close to me.
Well, I originally had my boyfriend in mind when I wrote this one down, but it still works! Today I rode on Kara's handlebars, just to see if we could do it. I see her as one of my best friends, as well as someone close to me. ;) And it was FUN! A little scary, a little uncomfortable (I was sitting at a funny angle because I was really scared of leaning forward too much XDD), but fun! I want to do it again sometime, or have someone ride on my bike's handlebars. :DD It's just so cool!

Over and out!

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Soco Amaretto Lime.

2010-08-04T22:34:00.001-04:00

Lime

Hello.

Last week: War Week. It was a life-changing experience... As I wrote on my "Meraki" blog:

War Week was… Unbelievable.

I honestly can’t put the experience into words. Life-changing. Rejuvenating.

I worshiped God and interceded like never before. I did what I love doing: helping others.

This past four days has filled me up, refreshed me, and set my life back in perspective.

It’s going to take a little bit of time to process everything. Right now I’m just glad to be home. I need to recover from all the craziness, as wonderful as it was.

Next year will be even better.

Also, I do have other blogs. Meraki, as you just saw (if you clicked on the link). That one is mostly for me, a collection of things that mean a lot to me, my personal definition of the Greek word Meraki.

Then there's Her Days. It's a project of mine... To photograph one thing a day that best sums up that day... For an entire year. I am really excited. :3

Please, follow these blogs, if you want! It's appreciated. ^.^

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We're not cool, we are free, and we're running with blood on our knees.

2010-07-20T23:18:00.000-04:00

I guess I've made a habit of posting once a week now? x.x
Guess it's good to make a post while I'm waiting for that nightly phone call. Have nothing else to do.

Today I went on an adventure! I woke up this morning with the feeling in my blood! ...Then I had to go run a bunch of errands with my mom until 3:30. But I did get to go on that adventure when I arrived back home.
Contacted Plushie, my good adventure buddy, and after I picked up my favourite canned iced tea, headed over to his home. Where he showed me a video game he was playing. XD Which was great, now I really want to play that game! It's called Rune Factory. Giiiimeee! *laugh*
Then we headed off on the railroad tracks. This is something I've been wanting to do for months, find an old construction site my friend (erm, Ian, actually) told me about. And guess what? We found it. >:] We had to walk over a mile, I'd say. It was really long, and reaaally hot. We actually found a stream on our way down the tracks, it was heavenly! The rocky bottom hurt our bare feet, but the water was so cool. It was amazing.
And, yes, we almost did get caught while we were hunting around in the construction site. It was private property. We got there, and it went kind of like this:

Me: "...Does that path look like it was freshly cut?"
P: "Uh, yes, it does. And it looks like that truck was recently parked there."
Me: "Oh, okay." *keeps walking in*

We were already headed back to the railroad tracks when a truck pulled around to where we were. There were a lot of trees, and it wasn't headed quite in our direction, so I'm pretty sure it didn't see us. It was so freaking scary. We practically dived into the weeds, and ran, then crouched down in the weeds when we thought the truck was going to drive by us. I hated that part, I just wanted to runrunrun off that property, in case they parked the truck right by us or something, but when we didn't see anything after waiting for a moment, I jumped back up and did the running I desperately needed to do. We did eventually make it out safely, without getting caught. But man, I can't express how scared I was in the moment. Even though I knew we wouldn't get caught.
Adrenaline rush, anyone?

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Why, Hello There.

2010-07-13T18:38:00.003-04:00

It's been some time, I guess. I realized this when I was threatened with my life to post. XD Sorry, very sorry.

Lesee, what's been going on...?
During the week, usually nothing. But on Friday I went to the mall with Angel, where we went into the photobooth, bought her new phone (she did), ate a pretzel (I did), and went to Barnes and Noble to be GEEKS.
Yes, folks, my best friend has recently revealed her geeky nature (which honestly surprised me). She talked about how much she wants a cape (agreed! agreed!), and we looked at paper role playing games at Barnes and Noble! :3 Originally we were thinking Dungeons and Dragons (we're complete noobs, the only RPGs I've played are the video kind), but after talking to Ian (who has been doing this for two years xD), we switched to a game with a much simpler system, Exalted. I borrowed his book, and now I have the great responsibility of reading through the entire freaking thing. Yeah, I'm the storyteller. Really pumped about this, but I hate the homework. XD

Anyway, after I went to the mall with Angel, I headed over to Ian's house (time lapse), and we watched Young Frankenstein. Very good movie! And before anyone asks (I'm defensive because my cousin doesn't believe me on this one), we did watch the movie! *laughs*

Like the picture at the bottom of this post? I found it online, but I started getting into this style of art, light graffiti. I took shots of car light trails and a little light graffiti last night (if you're friends with me on Facebook, they have their own photo album). Once I get some better shots (I got some good ones, but not the best. Don't have enough traffic by my house x.x), I'll post them here. My mom said she would take me to somewhere with more traffic this weekend! I am so excited about that!!!
My mom is picking up glow-sticks for me right now. :3 I'mma have fun tonight.

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Origami love.

2010-07-04T19:22:00.003-04:00

I have discovered a new love.
And its name is origami.

I hope that it won't replace drawing in any way (been going through a major art block, and frankly, it's terrifying). But I have been folding paper almost constantly since last night.

Behold:

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A string of cranes

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I made a bunch of patriotic cranes in about an hour, in honour of Independence Day.

Happy Fourth of July, my fellow Americans!
(And good day to the rest of you. ;) )

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2010-07-04T14:14:00.002-04:00

1. What curse word do you use the most?
"Freaking." Let's just go with that.

2. Do you own an iPod?
Yup! Gerard, had him for 5 years, don't plan on giving him up any time soon!

3. What person do you talk to on the phone the most?
Ian. ^.^

4. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?
Yup.

5. Do you remember where you were on 11/9/01?
Yes, I remember it perfectly.

6. What was the last movie you watched?
The new Karate Kid.

7. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
Sometimes. :/

8. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep?
I have in the past, but I don't agree with it.

9. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
Yup! A few people, actually.

10. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Hair, face, clothes, in that order.

11. What are you looking forward to?
To see Ian again. ;) We're planning an archery date.
(I miss him.)

12. Do you own any band t-shirts?
Yes, two Skillet t-shirts and a Cinema Bizarre shirt. Used to have a few MercyMe t's, too. ^^

13. What will you be doing in one hour?
Whatever the wind beckons me to do.

14. Is anyone in love with you?
Love? Nope. :)

15. Last time you cried?
I wonder...

16. Are you on a desktop computer or a laptop?
Desktop. *starts daydreaming about the MacBook Pro she wants*

17. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?
Just 6 earrings in the one ear. My right ear is sadly bare. :(

18. Would you ever date anyone covered in tattoos?
Why not?

19. What were you doing before this?
Watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and working on my paper cranes. ^^

20. When is the last time you slept on the floor?
A few months ago. I'd do it again, but I don't have such a good spot anymore, since I rearranged my room. :/

21. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
I've gone on 3 hours of sleep. I did fall asleep in Biology class, but after lunch I was perfectly fine. :D

22. Do you eat breakfast daily?
I try to, since it's healthy, but there isn't always anything good to eat.

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Animus?!

2010-06-26T21:44:00.010-04:00

Yesterday I went to an anime convention.

Wow, yeah, I know! I actually went to an anime convention. XD

I just had a great time hanging out with two of my best friends, a kind-of friend (Donald's best friend, k? xD), and my boyfriend (Ian). Great time for bonding... Especially when we got lost. (laugh) That was both nerve-wracking and exciting.

At first we thought we might not be able to go. Chelsie and I were in costume (the only two in our group cosplaying. She was Sakura Haruno, and I was Hinata Hyuga, both Naruto characters) taking pictures of each other while we waited for our ride.

In the end, she never did choose a Sakura-pose for in case people asked for her picture.

Aaaand I just look plain evil here. My apologies! Pretty sure I lifted my head up more when people asked for my picture at the con... Which they did, and it made me so happy! (More about that later.)

We both made a kunai (each) out of paper, a large stick, and electrical tape. XD

Hinata needs to keep her mouth closed for pictures. >.>;

"I'm going to see if I can hit my kunai on the backboard!" (She did, by the way.)

This was right after we got the phone call from Donald, I believe. He told us that Jason (our driver) wasn't back yet, and wasn't answering his phone. He said that we probably wouldn't end up going to the convention.
I made a frantic call to Ian, in hopes that he would have any ideas for alternative rides. He didn't. Plushie talked to his mom, but she didn't either.
Fortunately, I got an insant message from Donald about 10 minutes later, saying that Jason was going to be over very soon to pick us up. (I could have danced in the streets! I'd been waiting for this convention for over six months!

Jason picked us up, and with our GPS and pile of MapQuest maps, we set off!

....And got VERY lost.

"WHY ARE THERE NO MICHIGAN MAPS?!"
(This caption was edited. What was actually said is not appropriate anyone under 15. XD)

The GPS proved to be HORRIBLE. It shut off right when we needed it, turned back on when we finally figured out where to go without its help, talking in this noncomprehensible duck voice (from Tom and Jerry, apparently). ...The voice was actually pretty funny... At first.
When we first started going:
GPS: (duck voice) "Turn right!"
Donald: "W-why is the GPS talking like Donald Duck?!"
Jason: "I... Don't know... Why did it tell us to turn right?"
Ian: "You have to turn LEFT!"
GPS: (says something that no one could possibly understand)
Donald: "What?!"
Me: "I don't like this... D:"

That thing was just screwed up.

We stopped in an empty lot to get our bearings. On the outskirts of the city.

We got lost because of the construction on the interstate. We got off the freeway and promptly became lost. XD

We were going farther and farther into the 'bad' part of town, and we were beginning to get a little nervous. Just a little. Then we stopped at a gas station to ask for directions and see if they sold maps. Only Ian and Jason went in, and they came back looking really freaked out. Not so much Jason, he was just nervous (the person at the cash register was behing bullet-proof glass), but Ian was getting really bad feelings, so we got the heck out of there.

Eventually, after a, what? Two hour car ride? We got to where we were going. (The car ride was only supposed to be an hour.) We drove to the giant sign that said "GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY," and of course, everyone was making comments like, "Well, I don't see where we're supposed to be." "Yep, this is DEFINITELY not the place!" "Better turn the car around, Jason, and go home." (GVSU was, in fact, where the convention was being held. *laugh*)

We deifnitely knew that we were where we were supposed to be when we drove down the campus road a ways and saw a few cosplayers slowly turn into large groups of cosplayers as we drove. We parked, walked halfway to the building, my shoe gave out so I wrapped the medical tape we used for the Sakura costume around it, and continued on our way.

Don bought this awesome neko-hat, which I ended up wearing on the way home. XD (Even though I bought my own adorable kitsune (fox) hat. He just said, "I can't wear two hats, who wants this one for the ride?!" and I grabbed it.)

Don photobombing Jason's picture.
You can see the supersuper expensive Prinny he bought in his hand over there, to the right.

Ian. xD He was smiling, and as soon as I pointed my camera towards him, he made this face. (Awww!)

For the first hour and a half or so, I thought I'd be able to go through the entire day without anyone taking pictures. XD (I know that people like to take pictures of cosplayers, so I'd prepared myself, but I mostly hoped that no one would. *laugh* It's just embarresing.) I was standing with my friends, waiting for Ian to finish looking through some buttons in the Artist Alley, when a girl who was standing next to me looked at me. I looked back at her, we both smiled, and I think we may have said "hi," but I don't really remember. I looked away for a second, shy, then looked back. She then opened her arms for a hug, so I hugged her. It made me so happy!!! She was so cute! I wish I could find a way to contact her, it would be awesome if I could talk to her online or something.

Then there was another instance, about half an hour later, where two fangirls ran up to me, shouting "Hinata!!!" They cooed and awwed and hugged me and asked for my picture. (Three pictures, they had a guy with them.) Then they petted me and kept saying "cute!" and "kawaii!" and then ran away. *laughs nervously* That would have been SO embarressing if it were just me, but of course that would never happen, they were cooing at Hinata, and it really made my day that they liked my costume. I think it helped that my face was bright red during that whole ordeal. *laughs* It took me 10 minutes calm down after that. o.o;

People took Chelsie's picture, too, though she told me that she got some dirty looks. XD Apparently one person said, "Hinata! ....Sakura." And gave her a dirty look. I felt bad for her! I guess people don't like Sakura too much. (Note to self: moe character always get good reactions!)

Seriously, though, how could anyone glare at her?! She looks so great in her costume! (Which was entirely hand-made, by the way. Except for the headband. And the change purse, of course, she bought that at the convention.)

This is what made me wish I took more pictures of other cosplayers. Donald saw this girl, and was like, "Yeah, I'm going to get my picture with her." This costume is just epic.

Lessee... I saw Demyx... Kyouya... Hunny... Some girls dressed as Brigade members... And Vincent Valentine. *nodnod* I wanted to take a picture of Demyx sooo badly, but he was with some friends. :( It would have been rude to bother him.

Next year I am going to cosplay Kino from Kino no Tabi! Well, maybe. I might want to go with a more well-known character. If I can save up the money for the jacket, I want to cosplay Xion!

Even the ride home was enjoyable! We managed to find our way back easily (stopped at a Speedway that actually sold maps, but that didn't matter because all we had to do, it turns out, was take the freeway, and follow their detours).

About 15 minutes into the car ride, I found that I was extremely sleepy, and ended up spending half the ride laying on Ian's chest, drifting back and forth between conciousness and so-close-to-sleep. A few times I wondered if he was uncomfortable, but that was quickly overcome by a yawn that blocked out all my thoughts. xD He didn't mind, though. That's why I like him. :3

We talked about going to the mall (it was only 6:30 at the time), but Chelsie had to get home, and Ian wanted to go home. So another time, my friends!

I love those guys. (cheese, cheese, I know. *shuts up*)

"Next person we drive by is getting hit in the head!!!"

You can look at more photos from the convention (taken by the many different people that attended) HERE!

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She Who Needs to Write More

2010-06-23T15:05:00.004-04:00

My computer has a virus on it. :/
I'm not positive on how, but now porno sites pop up and my PC won't let me install the new antivirus program, saying EVERY SINGLE FREAKING FILE is infected. =.=

Aaaanyway.
<--Seeing that picture makes me want to make a bunch of origami stars. ...I'm going to make a bunch of origami stars. XD
Okay, I did it! Yeah, I just stopped writing then and there, looked up a tutorial, and pulled out some paper. XD It's SO MUCH FUN!
It took me about 3 tries, but I'm finally getting the hang of it! I'm going to make SO MANY and hang them up in my room!
They are sooo cute...

Okay, I'm sorry!
I haven't posted recently mostly because of my computer (Poor, poor Tamaki...). I have had things going on, though!

On Saturday I went to see a musical with Ian, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. It was hilarious, and also, quite meaningful (the last song before the epilogue, for me). There was only a cast of four actors, it was cool.
Then we went over to his house and hung out with his family. They were having a bonfire. I got to play with his dad's girlfriend's three-year-old daughter. She was sooo cute! Kept putting a blanket and pillow in my lap and using me (and at one point, both me and Ian) as a piece of furniture. XD I was told that after a little more time, that cuteness would definitely turn into annoying, though. (laugh)

This morning I was going to get up at my usual 8:30 or 9, but when my alarm went off, a storm was brewing. Just a small one, but there was thunder (and soon, rain). So I stayed in bed. I curled up under my puffy orange comforter, huggled my teddy bear, and fell back asleep listening to the thunder and rain. It was wonderful. And I was soo tired. I eventually pulled myself out of bed at 11 (my alarm went off at 10:30 but I didn't even hear it xD). Didn't matter to me, I didn't have any reason to wake up early, anyway. I loved waking up early during spring break, but that was because I went on adventures with Plusie and Kara before the town was awake. We don't do that anymore.
(Pssst! Guys! We need to do more chalk!) Better go do the dishes.

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100 Years.

2010-06-19T09:03:00.000-04:00

Now that I'm back from my week-long vacation, I am more than happy to get back to my regular life!

You may have noticed that I changed my blog layout... Yet again. x.x I'M SORRY!!! I'm just having problems settling on one!!! Hopefully, THIS will be the one!
(I just get bored so easily...)

Yesterday I went to the library to drop off some books... I rode my bike up there at about 9:30 am. The library hours are weekdays: 2-8pm, so I was just going to put them in the drop box (which I did do). But... When I got there... The 'open' sign was turned. To 'Open'. I thought somebody had just forgotten to turn it the night before, but the door was unlocked, too. :/ Here was when I got this image from was felt just like an anime. (Geeeek!) You know, the 'chosen one' living his/her daily life, finds a door unlocked that's supposed to be locked, and adventures ensue!
...Unfortunately, I am a chicken, and I just turned away and rode by bike down the walk, as much as I really wanted to investigate. I was afraid of getting caught. v.v This disappoints me greatly.

Recently a friend told me that he needs a break from our friendship. I completely respect and understand this, but still, it's hard. Over my vacation I finally drew the Pirate Wolf of Justice (after a year of nagging), and when I found it yesterday, I got all excited... Then I realized that I couldn't show it to him.
I'd post it here, but I promised him a year ago that he would be the first to see it. ;)
I'm just wondering what's going to happen to our perfect trio now. This break isn't supposed to last long, but what if it really does? I'm terrified of losing this person as a friend. And losing our perfect trio.
Well... I'm going to try to not think about it too much. Which is increasingly difficult.

"And oh, the awkward ways,
That you recoil when I get close,
And oh, the awful grin,
That greets me when I know I'm wrong,
So down on hands and knees,
Choking, gasping, dripping spit,
I just can't make good on any of these promises"

It's just a really good song. All of Straylight Run's songs are.

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PS. I updated my playlist. Check it out at the bottom of my blog!

Pennsylvania.

2010-06-18T12:01:00.000-04:00

Came back from my Pennsylvania vacation yesterday!

We did SO. MUCH.
Angel and I discovered, soon into the vacation, that something interesting happened every single day of the vacation.
So rather than going into a play-by-play of what we did each day, I'll write a quick story about each interesting thing that happened, one for each day.

Day One: Arrival (Saturday)
After the 8-hour car ride, we were so happy to be able to unpack and laze around our rented yurt.
Angel and I soon discovered that the neighbours next door had two sons, one of which looked about a year younger than us, and the second who turned out to be a sophomore in college.
The older son started playing his guitar on his porch around 9 that night. Ange and I went out to our porch and lay on the picnic table, staring at the stars as we listened. Then we got up and walked up and down the road, still listening, chatting quietly. We even tried to catch some lightning bugs! It was almost perfect.

Day Two: Wal-Mart (Sunday)
Okay, this one isn't the most interesting. I'll keep it short. Pretty much, we went to Wal-Mart, and Angel and I picked up hair dye. Then we dyed our hair. XD Exciting, I know. But now my hair is a light golden brown! :D

Day Three: The Bird (Monday)
We were in the bathroom, brushing our teeth, when Angel noticed the bird that was flying against the window (it was a high window). I was all for leaving it alone and getting ready for the day, but she kept looking at it, and before I knew it, we were standing on the benches in the shower, leaning across to the window, trying to catch the bird. Her enthusiasm caught on quickly, and now I feel really bad for not caring for the bird in the first place (nervous laugh). I do think the neighbours across the street thought we were crazy! We ran into the public bathroom, then a few minutes later, ran back out. We returned, still running, with a pillow case. About 3 minutes after that, I dashed out of the bathrooms once again, and returned with a chair. XDD I know that they were extremely curious because I could see them watching us from their porch, and the woman that was staying there came into the bathroom to see what the heck we were up to. XD
And yes, we did eventually manage to trap the poor bird in the pillow case and set him free!

Day Four: ...Yes, Day Four... (Tuesday)
This is where my journal begins to fail me. xD
We went to the Koffman house, Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, that day! Here, I will grace you with a photograph of the house, taken by moi.
Yup... Lovely picture there... Beautiful house. I swear there was something else we did that day, but I just can't remember!!!
...Oh.
I remember.
There was a natural water slide. Really cool, but I'm not putting up anymore pictures. It's where the rocks were eroded after thousands of years of the river flowing over them, creating the best place to slide down. It's actually really rough, though. I kept getting bashed against rocks. =.= So on my second time down, Angel and I got out after the second part. (There are two parts, after the first you have to scoot your butt down a bit to get to the second.) We sat there for a moment before we realized that we were on the other side of the powerful, rushing water. Somehow, Angel made it across, but then she slipped. She started falling down the rushing stream, yelling for my help. I held out my hand and screamed, "GRAB MY HAND!!!" I'm sure we looked so ridiculous to any onlookers, but to the both of us, it was incredibly dramatic. I could hear the pounding music in my head and everything!
I was able to pull Angel up, buuuut... I slipped down. She reached for my hand, and I stretched my arm out to take it, but no! The river had other plans. I screamed for her, but I felt myself slipping, slowly but surely, and I soon found myself amongst the rushing water once again, screaming "NOOO!!!" (and some swear words) at the top of my lungs, before I was pulled under the hungry hydraulics, and sucked to the end of the very painful natural water slide!!!

Day Five: Waterfall (Wednesday)
Our last full day!
We had nothing planned for this day.
Ange and I wanted to go rock-hopping (there are some really big glacier rocks in the river there!). Instead... We found this beautiful hidden-away rock beach! There was a small waterfall that Angel and I sat on (pictures!), rocks to climb on, rapids about 200 metres away, and the best sun-bathing rocks. =D Words cannot explain it.

Okay, so nothing out of the ordinary happened on Day Six, Departure Day. Except for the fact that we, y'know, departed. We talked to guitar-guy (whose name is Calvin), but we never got any contact information, so I fear we will never speak to him again. A shame, he was a very interesting character.

I feel like I should have a better conclusion, but I'm frekking tired. G'night, my dear readers! And thanks for sticking with me throughout that long, endearing post! I'll have something new up by tomorrow, I hope.

g h o s t i e

PS. I didn't use 'endearing' correctly, did I? Oh, dear, now I've drawn your attention to that fact, when you may have never noticed it in the first place. I'm just too tired. Why am I even bothering with words? *falls asleep on keyboard*

More Meme Plz? :/

2010-06-17T22:38:00.001-04:00

Just got back from Pennsylvania vacation, I'll write about that later. ;) Right now I just feel like doing a simple and mindless meme, to take my mind off things.

Stolen from Confessions of a Teenage Psychopath.

1.When showering, do you start the water and then get in, or get in then start the water?
Turn the water on, go to the bathroom, undress, jump into the shower, then jump back out screaming because, as always, I turned the water on WAY too hot and didn't bother to test it.

2.Do you read the labels on your shampoo bottle?
Yeah, I do that all the time. I've probably read everything on all the bottles in my shower. :3

3.Do you moan in the shower like the people on the Herbal Essences commercial?
........
*YouTubes Herbal Essences commercial*
O.o Wow, I had never seen that commercial before. O.o
To answer your question: No, I do not. >.>

4.Have you ever showered with someone of the opposite sex?
No, just the same sex.

5.Have you ever been forced to shower with one of your siblings?
Shower, no. Bathe, all the time when I was very little. XD But I wouldn't say I was forced.

6.Have you ever brushed your teeth in the shower?
Actually, no. O.o Sounds like a good time-saver, though!

7.Have you ever dropped your soap on your foot?
No, I don't use soap... Body wash count?

8.How old do you look?
I'm repeatedly told that I look 14.

9.How old do you act?
Last night Angel told me that I was acting like I was 5. I was most certainly not trying to do that. XD

10.What's the last song you sang?
Hmm, lessee... I think it was a song by Straylight Run? 'The Tension and the Terror', I think, that or 'Another Word For Desperate'.

11.Have you recently become a member of anything?
Well, I have "Joined the list of lovers," but I don't think that counts. XD

12.What are your plans for the weekend?
A date with a certain person that I can not wait to see. =D

13.Do you kiss with your eyes open or closed?
I'm always waaaay too occupied to pay any attention to THAT, but when I think back, I don't remember seeing anything, so I'm 99.999% positive that I close my eyes.

14.Whats the sexiest thing about Condoleeza Rice?
I see what you did there!

15.Does anything on your body itch right now?
Yeah, my 'skeeter bites.

16.Who's the sexiest famous woman alive?
No idea.

17.Who's the sexiest famous man alive?
I have honestly not called one man sexy before in my life.

18.Does every family have a crazy uncle? I would say yes, but if the kids parents have no siblings then they wouldn't.
I know mine does! A crazy aunt, too. (The aunt would be my mother, my cousins' aunt.)

19.Have you ever smuggled something into America? Never been out of America, so no.
I don't thiiink so....

20.Does playing the guitar make a girl/guy more attractive?
Oh, definitely. :3 Those kinds of skills are very attractive. *licks lips*

21.Do you live in a city with a good sports team?
-.- Is that a joke?
Let's not even GET into the football team! But our soccer team ain't bad.

22.Have you ever finished off the popcorn and ate the junk from the bottom of the bag?
Yep.

23.Have you ever had sex in a tent?
...What?
You know what? I'm deleting the sex questions. The person that made this meme is perverted!

25.Have you ever dated a Goth?
Nope. :/

27.Can you fix your own car?
To a certain extend, but not really. I have limited knowledge of cars, but I can do a little.

28.Would you want to kill George W. Bush yourself if you were guaranteed to get away with it?
I honestly don't see anything wrong with the way he ran this country. I would not kill him. I wouldn't kill anybody, in my current situation.

29.Should guys wear pink?
Why not?

kiss me in the rain..xxx

2010-06-11T12:19:00.000-04:00

There's a House marathon on today!!!
This is going to top my sure-to-be-awesome-day. :3

I turned the TV on to USA, and Taub was saying "Fat content indicated zero."
House: "What does fat do in water?" Kutner: "Float?" House: "And what else floats in water?"
Kutner and Taub: *silence*
House: "...The direct answer would have been 'a duck.'"

I think Plushie and Shae will get why this is so awesome. XD

I have been gone all week.
Monday I had to go to my g'ma's house, then I went to Angel's to spend the night, then to Chelsie's, where we worked on our costumes (more about that later), then finally my house. :D Last night was Chelsie's birthday party (awesome pirate theme!), but I didn't spend the night. ^^
Patient: "Aren't there any other ways to get pregnant? Like, sitting on a toilet seat?"
House: "Absolutely. There would have to be a guy between you and that toilet seat, but absolutely!"

So on Tuesday I went over to Chelsie's house, so we could work on our cosplay costumes. Yes, you read that right... I'm going to cosplay! I'm pumped, and so happy that Chelsie is just as excited as I am! A year ago I never would have guessed that she would be interested in cosplay. She's going as Sakura from Naruto, and I'm going as Hinata. I think I could be a convincing Hinata, as long as certain people are there to make me blush. XDD
The coat is heavy, though, it makes my head look kind of small. >.>;

It was storming earlier.
Not a big storm, but it was a storm.
After I discovered the House marathon, I curled up on the counter (there's a TV in the kitchen, the counter is my favourite place to watch television) and made some spearmint tea. Ian and Angel texted me, so I watched House, the storm, and talked to them on my phone while drinking tea. After I drank the spearmint, I made blueberry. It was almost perfect. <3

In about an hour I'm going to go hang out with Ian. Can't wait, it's been one week since I've last seen him.

I hope I can go out with Plushie and Shae soon to work on our chalk project some more!
Headed to the library now, folks. I have some overdue books. XD

g h o s t i e

PS. I'll put up the pictures of our chalk drawing soon.

2010-06-07T16:01:00.000-04:00

Today I went to the orthodontist.

Good news and bad news! They told me that I'll get my braces off in two appointments.

I was like, "Yays!"

Then they were all, "Oh, but your next appointment isn't until August! Ahahahaha have a great summer!"

And I was all, "Screeeew youuu" (In my head. That was actually my chant when they told me that I wouldn't be getting them off at my next appointment.)

RAWR. D:

Yesterday, I saw... Phantom!

Phantom of the Opera. It was SO GOOD.

Best musical I have ever seen. And live!

My favourite scene was when... The first time he met her. I'm not saying more than that.

If you get a chance to see it, SEE IT.

It was worth the price of tickets.

Before-hand my mother and I went to my favourite sushi/Japanese restaurant. I forgot the name of the sushi I had, but it was very good! My mom had some cucumber sushi and some sort of salmon.

Then after the play my mother and I stared out at the university campus (where Phantom was held) on the roof of the parking garage.

And we drove RIGHT by my favourite bubble tea place, so my mother was nice and let me get one. I got a taro milk tea with mango stars, and man, it was delicious. It took me right back to last summer, I think that's really what made it so wonderful. And then on the drive back the sky was gorgeous, the clouds, the cars on the highway... When I got home I showered then called this really amazing guy I know... Aka Ian, my boyfriend. <3

And we talked. And I went to bed incredibly happy.

I liked yesterday.

g h o s t i e

Bah-nah-nah.

2010-06-03T19:15:00.001-04:00

I took up Shae's challenge. BOREDOM WILL NOT CONTROL ME!!!

Basically: Find as many uses for a banana as possible.

Banana as a book weight.

Banana as a bookMARK. (Try carrying THAT one around in your bag!)

Banana as a boat.

(A'ight, I cheated on this one a bit. The banana began breaking in half, so I held it up so it wouldn't sink. xD)

Banana as a tricked-out car.
"Hang on, Fernando! This isn't over yet!"

Then the armless dino (notably bigger than the previous one) smashed the car and ate the lego man's head off.
._.
I like toys.

g h o s t i e

PS. Oh! I almost forgot. Here's one I took last winter. ;)
Shae already did this, but... BANANA AS A PHONE!

Ringringringring....

Don’t feed me violence, just run with me through rows of speeding cars.

2010-06-03T16:48:00.000-04:00

Summer is nearly here.

(For some people, it already is. -.- Darn you.)

I love summer so much.

After seeing the chalk-drawings Shae has posted on her blog, I really need to remember to ask my mom to pick up some sidewalk chalk.

That, and Sculpey clay!

See, Angel and I are starting a business. I want to make charms, she wants to make jewelry. We're both excited for it.

I’ve watched you slowly winding down for years
You can’t keep on like this

This summer, Shae and I have plans. Personally, I'm really excited for graffitiing the town in chalk. And painting our mailboxes!

Today we had half a day for exams, so Angel and I went to the DQ and Micky D's with Genaro and his little sis. There were a lot of other people there we knew, so we ran out to the parking lot and covered their car windows with window crayon.

Oh, and we did that to Ange's brother's car before we left. He doesn't know yet. I'm glad I'm home now.

I'm going to Pennsylvania in two weeks!!! I can't wait to be out on the campground. Surrounded by trees. Campfire, fireflies. My best friend, my family. I'm going to get a lot of art (writing, drawing, charm-making) done.

Now, now, darlin’
Oh, don’t kill yourself
'Cause none of us were angels

I'm going to go work on some art right now. I'm in a writing sort of mood. Hanging out at my old elementary school did that. I miss that place so much, it's unbelievable. But at the same time, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else but here. So I guess this song fits this post (my mood) more than I thought.

And you know I love you, yeah

I'll stop teasing you now. Here, enjoy the song. I know I am.

Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap.

2010-05-30T00:06:00.000-04:00

I know that memes suck unless you plan on doing them, but what the heck.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
"......I should really do something about that hair. Hair isn't supposed to defy gravity like that."

2. How much cash do you have on you?
In my walled? $7. On me? None. I don't have pockets!

3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?
More.

4. Favorite planet?
It always has and always will be Saturn. Not even Urasawa can change that. :3

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
Ian. XD

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?
The one called 'Mystique,' definitely. It reminds me of Mabinogi. I do, however, want to buy that Cinema Bizarre ringtone.

7. What shirt are you wearing?
My 'blue girl shirt,' as I call it.

8. Do you label yourself?
No. I wouldn't even know where to start.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing?
No shoes, bare feet.

10. Bright or Dark Room?
Bright, my bedroom. Window faces the north, gets the worst lighting.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
?

12. What does your watch look like?
It looks suspiciously like my bare arm...

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Just stepping out of the shower. :3

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
"Your Pix Place account has been inactive for 150 days." >.>;

15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
No where in THIS state!

16. What's a word that you say a lot?
"Really."

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?
Angel confessed her love for me while jumping on a trampoline.

18. Last furry thing you touched?
My cat, I think?

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
Does helium count?

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?
As soon as I finish up the one currently in my camera... One.

21. Favorite age you have been so far?
Right where I am now. :]

22. Your worst enemy?
I have none.

23. What is your current desktop picture?
http://tinypic.com/r/20k3yc1/6

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
"Night!"

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?
Fly.

26. Do you like someone?
Yep. :DD

27. The last song you listened to?
Currently listening to 'Drought' by Vienna Teng.

28. What time of day were you born?
1:05 pm. :D

29. What’s your favorite number?
8.

30. Where did you live in 1987?
I lived in the black and foggy world in which unborn souls wait.

31. Are you jealous of anyone?
Nope.

32. Is anyone jealous of you?
Of me? Not that I know of.

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
I was hiding with my brother behind the couch, hoping our mom wouldn't make us get started on our work any time soon (we were homeschooled). Then my mother got on the phone with my granpa, said, "Oh my gosh!!!!" and ran upstairs to the TV in her room. At first we were like, "Yay! No work!" but after a few minutes it turned to, "Wtf? Where did she go?" I remember sneaking upstairs (with my mad Harriet the Spy skillz) and seeing her watching the news through a crack in the door. I didn't even fully realize what happened until she explained it to me later.

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
"What? No! NO! Don't do this to meee!!! Come ooon! What have I ever done to you? I gave you MONEY. Now give me my sodaaa!!!" *shakes machine a little* Quiet voice: "I hate you..." *walks away sadly* ...And yeah, I say ALL of that out loud.

35. Do you consider yourself kind?
I can be. I can also be callous. Who knows.

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
Something extremely meaningful to me.

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
Japanese or Korean. Oh, or Chinese.

38. Would you move for the person you loved?
If I truly loved them, I think I would.

39. Are you touchy feely?
Don't touch me. Hugs are okay, but I do pull away quickly.

40. What’s your life motto?
"Have as much fun as possibly without getting killed."

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?
Camera, rings, pencil.

42. What’s your favourite town/city?
Traverse City. <33

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
A medium Dr. Pepper and a medium fry.

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
A bit ago, it was to the child I sponsor. I hope I get a reply soon.

45. Can you change the oil on a car?
Yep. ^^

46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?
I've never been in love.

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?
My grandma's grandma came from the Netherlands, went through Ellis Island and everything. The other 3/4 of my family are Irish.

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?
Prom, a black dress.

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
I ache a little, and my skeeter bites itch.

50. Have you been burned by love?
Didn't I just say that I haven't been in love?

g h o s t i e

So haaawt.

2010-05-24T20:13:00.000-04:00

That'sa right, folks... Summer came, and it came FAST. Just a few days ago it was very chilly, and now I'm sitting here, in my workout clothes (gym shorts and a cutoff T-shirt), gulping down water, SWEATING. Not so pleasant. But at the same time... It is. :3

For my advanced English class we are in literature circles (have I mentioned this?), which is pretty much where the class breaks off into small groups and chooses a novel (approved by the teacher) to read. Our English teacher seems to trust us very much, because she lets us just go where ever in the school to read, which is AWESOME. The past few days (er, today and last week) our group (consisting of me, Emily, Jerry, Meghan, and Rachel) has been going outside. It is SO nice. We don't even read like we're supposed to. XD We just hang out and chill, listen to music, talk.
Today we had a discussion about how our school is thinking about cutting band and theatre. I'm not going to get into it, but it's so ridiculous.

I don't know if there's anyone out there that doesn't know yet, but Fetus and I have been dating. :3 I say this because all day, I get people I rarely talk to come up to me to say congrats. XD It's so weird. After first hour Chels told me that a 'little birdy' (I suspect Erik) told her about this (and expression some annoyance that I hadn't told her. I was planning on it, I swear!).

Before third hour he came up to me and put his arm around my shoulders. Then Chelsie came plowing through us, shouting "NO PDA!" XDD Maan, I love Cheslie.

...I liked Erik's reaction the best. XD Before fifth hour Fetus put his arm around me again and we walked the short distance to his class. We parted, and when I got to the end of the hallway I found Erik standing there, with this huge grin.
"That was the cutest thing I have ever seen!" he said with this annoying look on his face.
"I'mma punch you, right in the face!" I held up my fist as I walked by him, just to show him how serious I was about this.
"No, really, you guys are so cute!!!" I rolled my eyes at him and kept walking.
"Are you going to prom next year? You have to!" I just kept walking. Behind me he shouted, "I'll drive you!!!"
I pretended to be annoyed, but in truth, I was laughing really hard. Erik was just saying that stuff to bug me, I'm sure. When I walked into Algebra right as the bell rang with a huge grin on my face (because Erik amuses me), Andrea gave me this knowing look. Like I'd been doing something bad or something. XD

g h o s t i e

My Bedroom...

2010-05-16T21:15:00.000-04:00

Please click for full-view!!!

As per request of Shae.... Thought it would be a lot more efficient to do this meme, rather than post one picture. ;)

[[BLANK MEME]]

g h o s t i e

2010-05-15T09:46:00.000-04:00

" Today is unique! It has never occurred before and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities. "

I had to babysit yesterday... Then Angel and I went off to see Robin Hood. Das Film war sehr gut, und schön! That movie was very good, and beautiful! They filmed it in the UK, Wales and England. The hills, the cliffs, the fields.... Angel and I were discussing it on our way back, and we both agreed that we want to live in the country after college. There's just something so... Peaceful about it.
...Then we got lost.
XD We just kept going down the highway ("I knew that this road would take us back!" "But you went in the wrong direction!!!"). Thankfully, after we were 20 minutes in the wrong direction, we realized our error and turned back.

Angel and Andrea-A were talking about their 'summer bucket list.' I'm going to put some of mine right here (instead of my summer to-read list that never happens XD).

My Summer Bucket List:

Go to the Fair (with my friends)
Go to a concert (right now I'm banking on Superchick, but if that falls through, Imogen Heap)
Go to the Zoo
Earn some money babysitting
Drive a lot of hours so I can get my license before I'm 18
Find all the letterboxes in my town (with my team, o'course!)
Sleep on the porch
Make Steampunk accessories
Make my own clothing
Go to Bubble Island
Eat at Sushi Moto
War Week!
Go to the Lake
Visit the Gardens

g h o s t i e

Prom.

2010-05-08T21:17:00.000-04:00

Yes... I went to prom!

Did I never mention this? No? ...Oops.

Angel's brother's best friend, Kody, asked Angel out to prom, as friends, so her brother asked me. As I call it, the perfect double date.

I really liked my dress. It was black, with a light, see-through material that went around the skirt and split down the middle. I added some criss-crossing ribbon to the back of the dress.

Our mothers wanted us to get manicures after school Friday (the day of prom), so we did (they gave us money for it). It was... Not worth it. Nice, yes, but it took 40 minutes for her to do each of us, and only about 7 minutes was actually painting the nails! This wasn't very good for people on a time limit. D:

We ate at Applebee's.

After we ate, we had about 20 minutes unil 8 o'clock. The prom started at 8, and we didn't want to be the first people there, so we went to Best Buy. :DD

Angel wanted to look at iPods, but it was 3 to 1, and Kody, Tyler (her brother), and I headed straight to the video games. XDD (I think they might have been following me a bit...) We hung out around there, then ended up playing Rock Band in our prom garb... Eye of the Tiger FTW!

Tyler missed the ramp, so we arrived at prom about 20 minutes later than we would have liked. =.=

I danced more than I have in my life that night! We were just sitting around, or standing around, chatting (Me, Angel, Kody, Tyler, Plushie, and a few times Josh and Fetus joined briefly), but that wasn't good enough for Angel. No, she wanted to dance. And because she was so determined, I refused. Then Plush got in on it, attempted to drag me to the floor, but I held my ground! >:D (laugh) They gave up... But yeah, I ended up (somehow) on the dance floor. I must admit, I had a lot of fun dancing. :D They played the Cha Cha Slide, Angel's favourite song, once, of course. And I slow danced with Plushie (after Angel took a few minutes of "Ask her! Come on! Do it! She's waiting! Darnit, Plushie, just ask her!" ...Thanks, Ange). That's the first time I've ever really slow-danced (er, with a boy... I've done it with my female friends many times before XD), and it was a bit awkward, but it was pretty nice, too. ^_^

We saw Iron Man 2 after prom, and Plushie tagged along. I was falling asleep pretty much throughout the entire movie, so I didn't enjoy it like I could have, but it was still a pretty good film (first one was better).

I got to bed at 3:00 am that night (morning?). That threw my sleeping schedule off so much.

Yeah, I had a great time.

g h o s t i e

PS. Cookies to whoever gets the reference in this post's icon.

Weak Stomachs Are Not Admitted.

2010-05-04T21:03:00.000-04:00

Time for some more gross photos~!!!

Andrea-A came over today... And look what happened! :O

PAINFUL, right?!
And so gross. XDD

...Okay, I should explain, before I get any freaked out comments. (Hmm... But comments! That idea by itself makes me not want to explain.)

Last night Fetus was talking about fake blood for our soon-to-be webcomic, and I immediately offered to research it. When Andrea came over, we made popcorn, then I went right into making stage blood. >:) After I made the blood, I realized, "Wait... If I made stage wounds... I can practice them on Andrea!" And, surprisingly, she was all for it. Aaaand, this was the result! It's actually incredibly easy!
I just can't wait to start shooting the fight scenes for the comic... I'll be able to put these things all over people's bodies!

g h o s t i e

Nobody's Perfect.

2010-04-28T19:56:00.001-04:00

I've been going through a writing/art block, yes. And that includes blogging.
Apologies!
I've just been feeling like my blogging is pretty boring. Which it is, in my opinion. (Don't bother with "oh, no it's not!" because that's not why I'm saying this. I'm just stating my feelings.)
To make up for my lack of blogging, I will go through my past week with you... In pictures. >:D

Last Saturday I went on what was pretty much the best date ever. It was a friendly date, but that doesn't matter. (With the Fetus.)

We took a spontaneous stop to here, a trail that goes alongside the river.

It turned into an adventure.
(Not only this, but walking along the slope you see in the background, but only steeper, jumping across part of the river from a small ledge.... Ouch.)

We did so much that day... Stole some soda from his mum's (and said hello, of course!), saw Kick Ass (best movie ever), the mall, went back to his house and watched Sherlock Holmes... With more stuff in between!

Okay, then half the week went by without me taking pictures. XD Today Fetus and I went out for a photoshoot.... You'll find out what these photographs are for on a later date.

I took 42 photos. ^^; These two are my favourites.

Bwaha... And HERE is my favourite part of this post.
Monday night I sat down and was all like, "Ohh, I'm going to draw a unicorn, and it'll be a nice and pretty unicorn..." While I was sketching, Angel texted my computer, so I told her, "I'm drawing a unicorn!!!" And she replied with, "Give it wings! And, and! A fiery mane and tail!" After talking with her for twenty minutes, my pretty unicorn turned into this... An animal of mass destruction!!!
Please full view. That way you can get a full grasp of its destructiveness.
And yes, I meant that it shoots cannon balls from its hooves, not cannons! That wouldn't work!
...Wow, that was a long caption.

Wiedersehen!

g h o s t i e

Today I Became Engaged. And Then a Turkey.

2010-04-23T21:46:00.000-04:00

It should be illegal to write when this tired.

I came to school this morning, all "Lalalalala I hope this day goes by quickly~~~," in a pretty good mood because early-morning gaming just does that to me. Met my friends at the lockers, and the first thing that was directed towards me was, "...Hold on, hold on. Courtney, I need to ask you something." It was Chelsie. She scrambled to her feet. I looked at Angel, and she looked highly amused. I was scared. You would be, too, if you knew Chels.
"Courtney," she bent down onto one knee, holding out a ring. "Will you marry me?"
It took me a moment to get my bearings, but once I was able to speak (yeah, I'm exaggerating for dramatic effect. Go with it.), I said, "Well... It's a bit soon...." We'd only been going out for a week! (Again, just go with it.) Chelsie put her hands on her hips and glared at Angel. "I told you!!!"
"I just wanted to see her do it," Angel said guiltily, when she saw my glare. Personally, I think she's just jealous because Chelsie took back the roses she gave Angel for Valentine's Day and gave them to me. She still hasn't recovered from that.
I ended up accepting Chelsie's offer and wore her class ring for five minutes.

Ifoundthisreallygreatblogandyoushouldgocheckitout. Rightnow.

The turkey thing comes in much later, after school. Andrea-A came over and we watched Invader Zim. ....If you're not extremely familiar with this show, then I will not bother explaining that reference. Deal with it.

My knee still hasn't started scabbing.

And I'm considering getting MSN. I have no idea why. I love my yahoo email address. But now I want a webcam.

I really need to start finding dates for Friday nights. It's just too boring over here by myself.

...Are you still reading this thing?

g h o s t i e

Release Me

2010-04-17T20:48:00.000-04:00

Step 1: Open up whatever MP3 program you use and add every song in your collection.
Step 2: Put it on random.
Step 3: Post the first line from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarassing.
Step 4: Post and let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.

[I'll separate them by tens so it's easier to read.]

1. We are a thousand voices strong
2. I never wrote a love song that didn't go 'woe is me, everything is wrong'
3. It takes a lot to be always on the floor
4. Angely i demony kruzhili nado mnoj
5. ORENJI RENJI wo shitteru kai
6. It's not that she minded he'd had other lovers
7. When the sun came up we were sleeping in
8. My eyes are open wide
9. I am green today
10. Do you erase what you're thinking and replace what you feel?

11. Spotlight shining brightly on my face
12. We've been down to the bottom, stories we got of when we hit rock bottom
13. Tonight I'm so alone, this song take a hold
14. I told another lie today and I got through this day, no one saw through my games
15. It's not everyday that I meet a person quite like you
16. Your name here, believe me, it's not what you think
17. I can see, when you stay low nothing happens
18. I saw shawdy dancing on the floor
19. We've been seeing what you wanted, got us cornered right now
20. gaman no renzoku dattaro kokoro de naiteita ndarou

21. Sparkling angel, I believe you are my saviour in my time of need
22. I invite you to a world where there is no such thing as time
23. I came to party, you came to party, so why don't we party together?
24. It's that time of year, leave all our hopelessnesses aside
25. Tell me that's it's gonna be okay
26. There's a cross on the side of the road where a mother lost her son
27. I escaped my final moments but it's turning back on me
28. Knock knock, are you alone?
29. I am in love with you
30. All the boys voices cracking, oh the moaning half tones

HINT: There's quite a bit of Within Temptation, Superchick, Straylight Run, and Imogen Heap. No cheating, though! D:

If a few people make some guesses, I'll put the answers up! (Plush, Shae, Muse, I'm looking at you!)

g h o s t i e

Schlog mich Baby noch ein mal!

2010-04-13T15:59:00.000-04:00

Reading: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, vol 2
Eating: Reese's egg
Listening: Wise Guys and Barenaked Ladies

Yesterday was the first day off Spring Break. =.= Whooo-peee...!
But after school I hung out with Plushie, so it was all good. (Shae couldn't come! D:<)
We looked at his Neopets cards, went onto Neopets online, then a walk. We ran into Rachel with her boyfriend, Chris! I've heard a bit about Chris (and his brother), so it was cool to finally meet him!
As Rachel and Chris rode away from us, Rachel told us, "Stay out of trouble now!"
......And then we got into trouble for the first time EVER.
(SHE JINXED US!)
We went by this one house, and I saw a sign covered up with pine needles, and I wanted to know what it said! It looked like the sign was on the property of the building next to that house, and Plushie thought so too. I kicked off the needles with my feet then he helped me lift up the sign to inspect it, but it was all rubbed off. :( So we just put it back on the ground and left (but not before I took this cool log!). We were about halfway down the street when this guy came out of his house, smoking who knows what, and yelled at us: "HEY! You gonna clean my lawn back up?!" We were both like 'D: What do we do?!' So we told him that we didn't know that it was his lawn, and we were sorry, but he was still standing there, scowering at us angrily.
"We'll clean it up," I told him finally, pretty annoyed. He went back into his house and I kicked the needles back onto the sign. ("And I'm keeping his log!")
Then we walked around on the other side of the street, and even went BEHIND that street (walked along the tracks), just to avoid his house. XDD

Plushie kept looking over his shoulder, paranoid that he was just going to show up.
He'd be leaning against the library, smoking his whatever. He'd take a loooong drag, then say in a creepy voice... "You didn't pick up my lawn.... And now you're gonna die."
...At least in Plushie's imagination.

<(^.^)>

g h o s t i e

What's Another Word for Desperate?

2010-04-11T15:27:00.000-04:00

Best way to end Spring Break.

I woke up at 6:30 this morning, as always, despite it being a Sunday. Now, I know you're probably thinking I'm insane, but you'd be doing the exact same thing if you were in my position. ;)

[Wow, I suck. Started this on Sunday, finishing it on Tuesday. >.<]

I arrived at the hill before Shae, but after Plushie (he actually came!). We lay on the hill for a bit, and Shae joined us, but we became a bit bored. (There was a little sunrise! Yay!) So we traveled next door, to the logging company. There Shae and I became men. (Plushie, however, did not. He refused to walk in the puddle.) We also climbed around on top of the logs (I nearly killed myself! xD!) and giant piles of dirt. Then we noticed the parked train and we went over to inspect it.
...I feel like I should not write about this here. XD
Oh well. We climbed on top of the trains! I think P went up first, then Shae, then somehow they convinced me to do the same. I'm glad I did, it was beautiful up there. Such a view! After walking around on that car, I found myself hopping from car to car behind Shae and Plushie. O.o (It did take about ten minutes of "Come on, Courtney! I know you can do it!" But whoo caaares...)

And we saved a puppy!
We were headed back to go home when we heard this loud screeching, screaming sound. We thought a dog was being abused, seriously. Turns out this guy put a puppy he was pet-sitting on his porch (surrounded by fencing), and the dog was throwing a fit. It was raining, I can't believe he'd put someone else's dog out there! When he saw us he tried climbing through the bars of the porch rail. =.= He did actually get out, and P put him back (Shae had to distract the big dog so it wouldn't eat us xD). Then he tried to climb out again, but didn't get so lucky that time. He became stuck, and we had to go knock on the guy's door to let him know. (The dog did eventually wiggle his way out, though.)
Proof:

Then after church (which I nearly missed) we met up again. When Plush and I were headed over on our bikes to meet Shae, I started screwing around and ended up wiping my bike out, and on the shoulder of the road. I thought I was completely fine until we got to his house (we went back for some money), where I realized I had blood streaming down my leg. Long story short, the road took out his big chunk of my knee when I fell. >.< It was reaaaally gross.... I couldn't even look at it straight when I first realized it was there. But hey, I don't have to describe it to you-- you can see for yourself! XDD

YEAH, HUGE IMAGE!
...Because I just like grossing people out with it.

When I came home I changed the bandage. Before I put a new one on, I made sure to go find my mom to show her.
Mom: "Ew, disgusting! Why would you SHOW me that?!" *slams door on my face*
XDD
She thinks I might need stitches, though. :/ I mean, it looks a whooole lot less bloody than in that picture, but it's still pretty deep, and the center still looks gorey. So she's gonna call the doctor today.

Hmm... I still have more to write about, so I'm gonna do what Shae does and make a new post! Sorry :DD

g h o s t i e

Tonight will be the night I fall for you.

2010-04-11T00:01:00.000-04:00

I have an adventure planned for tomorrow!
Wake up early, watch the sunset with my two friends (Plushie might actually come!), engage in some more illegal activity, then go to church. But aaaafter church... LETTERBOXING. Er, well, in my mind. I haven't asked anyone else yet. XD But if they are game, I'm prepared!

Today Plushie gave me an awesome Wocky mini-plushie (Neopets, yo!), and I luff it.
Uhm... I just read that Neopets has petpetpets? O.o; I'm worried. That's weeeird. But my Kacheek, Puchink, is adorable! I just need to change her colour... Stupid fountain, never working!
......Oh, sorry. I got distracted there. XD
Anyway, I went shopping with my mother, and I got some cool stuff. ^_^ I found a Ranma 1/2 movie at Goodwill!!! And OHCRAP Plush and I still have not discussed what we're doing at the next anime club meeting. DX Oh, well, if all else fails, we could just watch Ranma 1/2. xD
Well, I'd better get to bed, as it is growing very late and I am waking up early tomorrow.

Goodnight, my fellow bloggers and readers. <3

g h o s t i e

[[an afterthought...]]

Of Ruling the World and Licking Floors

2010-04-10T19:26:00.000-04:00

If you haven't checked out my Cbox in the past few days, I am so sorry. You have missed one of the best conversations I have ever been involved in. In short, me and my friends, Shae and Plushie, have been pretty much hijacking each others' names, and... Weell, you can see for yourself:

rubyredslippers: bow to my awesomeness!

Courtney: yes.yes your royal awesomeness, we love you

Plushie: oh we do! most excellent blogger, you are the pinnacle of greatness! we bow in your presence

Courtney: OH. YOU'RE DEAD.

Plushie: HEY HEY HEY!!! No one uses my name but me!!!

Plushie: i am sorry ruby, personality number 5 is misbehaving

Plushie: I only have 3 personalities thank you!!

Courtney: My brain is about to explode. Again.

shae: I'm suprised that doesn't happen more often.

Courtney: ikr? altho i dont have much of a brain to explode so...

Plushie: yes, tis true

shae: PLUSHIE! dont be so mean to poor courtney!

Plushie: Sorry, sorry.

Courtney: Don't be sorry, it's so true.

Plushie: yes, but i was so wrong. you and shae shall rule the world!

Courtney: Oh don't be silly, you are the true ruler of the world Plushie, shae and I are no match for you.

Plushie: but you are, i am weak and powerless, will you let me mop the floors of your fortress when you rule

Courtney: Of course not, someone as magnificent as you should not be mopping floors, you take over the world.

Courtney: I'll do the mopping.

Plushie: no, i shall LICK the floor! it would be an HONOR!

Courtney: There shall be no floor licking for you. Just ice cream.

Plushie: only liver flavored tho. it shall be my penance! i must eat it and think of my sins
shae: Fine, *I* will lick the floor!

shae: Nobody is more deserving.

Plushie: no, please dont. you might get sick! then who would rule the world? allow me to lick the floor...

Plushie: i shall do so with pleasure knowing that you shall be saved

shae: oh, why thank you! You are such a loyal follower.

shae: when you're done with this floor, could you go under my bed? the dust bunnies there are horrendous.

Plushie: of course! it would be my dearest pleasure!! next i shall make you vats of pink lemonade!

Plushie: Nah, I'm just kidding, good luck with the floor licking suckers ;D

Courtney: Oh yeah?You think you're not doing it? I have a dirty floor,too, and I don't see anyone cleaning it!

Plushie: Then you should probably get on that.

Plushie: I'm am so sorry for being so difficult!

Plushie: To make up for it, I shall lick both your floors, and cleans your cats, all with my
tongue!

Plushie: I only hope that will do it justice.

Plushie: Nah, I'm only kidding, I just like messing with you guys X3

shae: i luv this cbox... always makes me laugh. you guys rockl!

I love you guys. <33

g h o s t i e

"Ich Will Keinen Zentimeter Mehr Zwischen Uns"

2010-04-09T18:10:00.001-04:00

"I don't want a centimeter between us."

I saw an icon that said that. ^ (In German, not English.) I really like it.

I really sucked with yesterday's post. XD Sorry 'bout that.

Well, today I woke up early, at 6:30, like I did yesterday, to watch the sunrise. It was so cold that I had to turn my bike around, though, to go get my winter coat and some gloves. Doesn't that suck? It should not be this cold! Anyway. I was the only one there, to my disappointment. But it didn't matter. Shae was right, the hill is most certainly an enchanted place (read Stargirl?). I was wondering when I should go, convinced that there wouldn't be a sunrise again, and when I was starting to decide that I should go, it's too cold... The sky caught on fire.

I'm serious. Imagine these photos are 8x more gorgeous, and that should give you an idea of what it was like this morning.

(this was actually the last one I took.)

The sunrise cast an amazing light on the world behind me. The lighting disappeared with the sun (it hid behind the clouds after the show).

Oh, gosh. I nearly forgot! Remember the little building next to the hill I mentioned in the last post? There were men there this morning, and the door was open! But... But...!!! By the time I inconspicuously rode by bike to that side of the hill, they door was closed so much that there was only a tiny crack in the door, and I couldn't get close enough to see inside. v.v
When I was looking at the sunrise, I caught one of the men looking at me. He was just staring, then took a step forward, but I raised my camera to the sky at that point, and he turned away. I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, but it was kind of funny. :3 I'm not a hoodlum! (Not really!)

In other news, I want to plan a trip to the zoo sometime in the following months (even though I hate zoos), so if anyone is interested... Drop me a hint. ;) (And yeah, you have to live within a twenty mile radius of me!)
Also... Anyone interested in going to a Superchick concert? In May? At the best amusement park in the world? Who can drive? (I'm sorry, the last one is a requirement... Kidding. But it would be really nice. We don't have a ride yet. v.v)

g h o s t i e

2010-04-08T23:41:00.000-04:00

Yeah... I fail at posting when I need to. :/ (Even more at journalling when I need to. >.<) Here's my schedule today:

6:30am- Wake up. Press snooze.
6:35- Hear my mom playing the piano downstairs.
6:37- Decide I'd better just get up and stop waiting for my alarm to go off.
7:00- Meet Shae at the hill.
7-7:30- Chat with Shae, wait for the nonexistent sunrise to appear, make plans. I honestly can't remember what time it was at this point- We waited for some men to drive away from this small house/shed-like building that's next to the hill. Once they were gone, we inspected the lock on the door, determined that we could not pick it with a bobby pin, and carried this big heavy rock up the hill. The rock rolled down once we got it up there, so it took us another few minutes to roll it back up. =.= But once we got it up we realized that it wasn't quite tall enough to get us up on the roof, then some guy pulled up in a truck and waved us away angrily.
Whoknowswhattime-9:00- Have breakfast/work on my essay for English
9-9:50 (am)- Play the Sims
3 10-11:00- go to the coffee shop with Shae, buy a delicious cinnamon roll, and play Lakewoodopoly (a crack version of Monopoly xD) and lose.

Okay, so that's just my morning. But for the rest of the day I pretty much just played Sims 3, worked on my essay, and browsed the interwebs. At one point I erased my whiteboard and wrote some new stuff on it. But that's it. :/
Tomorrow I'll work on doing stuff in the afternoon, too!

But for now I am falling asleep,

g h o s t i e

A Quickie

2010-04-07T21:35:00.000-04:00

Felt like I should write a quick post before bed.... I'm going to bed early tonight! I WILL! Or at least I will go to my bed and stay in there early! Even if it means I have to read fifty chapters of The Hollow People, I will do it!!!

....Aaaaaanywaaay.... (coughcough) I love youth group so much, now that both Shae and Plushie are going. :DD Before, it was like, 'Yeah, I'll have fun... I can talk to Shantell and Zach...' and then it was, 'Yeah, Plushie's going! We can talk!' But noooow it is, 'I hope Plushie brought a cup, or else Shae may seriously injure the boy.' (Kiiiiidiiing... Kinda. XDD) Yeah, it's a lot of fun! Tonight, after youth group was over, we just hung out and chatted. (And listened to some guys play the guitar... Eric and Shae tried to guess each other's names... At one point Shae and Plushie were on me, trying to blow into each of my ears.........)

You may have noticed that I changed the header of my blog once again. I became bored... Also, the quality of the last one kinda bugged me. So here you have it, a photo I took at the Gardens last year! (I snagged to from my Flickr and just made it into a header quickly. xD)

I think this one fits my blog better. Definitely ties into the colour sceme.

Okay, I'd better head into that rain-like machine thing now... Later!

g h o s t i e

My Favourite Anime Openings

2010-04-07T11:23:00.000-04:00

I haven't done this in a few years, so I figured it was high time to update my list. ;)
I've seen a lot of anime openings in my time (lawl), but these are by far the best ones I've seen.

1.
This one just happens to be my absolute favourite opening and anime. I can't even begin to explain how much this opening (and anime) means to me. Just goes to show that some of the best anime are incredibly unappreciated.

2.
Here's an instance where I love the opening waaay more than the anime. The opening fills me with so many emotions... Then the anime starts, and I'm like, "Oh. Yeah. This is a good show."

3..
I really have no idea why this opening is so great. It just is. I have friends who will completely agree with me, too, so it's not just me.

4.
The Lucky Star opening is just frickin' awesome. XDD I luff it.

...Yeah, I couldn't even make it to #5. XD
Enjoy! (Yeah, yeah, I see you walking away without even watching these videos! GET BACK HERE!!!)

g h o s t i e

E... E... E... Something that starts with E...

2010-04-04T20:58:00.000-04:00

Weeell, today started off as a disappointment... My mom came in my room when I was still mostly asleep and told me that she was going to split up our candy and make a basket for my brother's friend, who stayed over last night. =.= I was preeeeetty annoyed by that one. But I still received a fair amount of candy. (First year getting Peeps!)
Theeen (I stretch words out a lot >.>) I arrived to church, all excited because I knew the drama team would be performing a bit, heard some rumours about people singing before service..... *sigh* But THEN the woman in charge of Childrens' Ministry found my in the sanctuary, and apparently I was supposed to be serving this week. =.=;; I was tired and upset, which is not a good mix, but it was fine. I went in there thinking, "Okay, God, this had BETTER be WORTH IT!" and it was. Taliah (spelling, spelling) stuck a foam bunny sticker to my back, which I moved to the pocket of my sweater, where it still remains. And afterward I had the chance to talk to Zach (twice in one week! I'M ON A ROLL!!!), which I wouldn't have been able to do if I'd attended the regular service. (I would have been dragged out as always.)

Things that have made me laugh today (Sorry, Shae, I hope you don't mind me stealing this!):
-The "Secretary of Defense" called, and when I said "YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!" Plushie heard a helicopter in the distance.
-I just remembered when I was hanging out with Plushie and Fetus, and Fetus pulled a knife on me. "We've joked about it before, but this time it's for real!" he declared. XD
-"Life is sexually transmitted and always fatal." I stole this from Shae's awesome blog, and iloveit.
-A certain Plushie pinning me down (he was not on top of me, BTW!) so I couldn't draw attention to us... He's been running from phantoms. O.o I do not understand.
-In the toddler room today at church, a girl came in to take photos of the kids, and this one boy was such a ham! He did these great model-like poses, putting his arm on the top of the chair, draping himself across the chair, laying on the floor... XD It was great.

And, finally, this hilarious video I was shown today after Easter dinnah:

I had my dad behind me, "'Oooh, it's so WINDY in here!'" XDDD He looks like he's being blown over by a gust of wind!

g h o s t i e

My Music Library

2010-04-03T11:27:00.001-04:00

Click for full view.

The artists that have the most songs in my iTunes library are what show up bigger, but it's still cool, right?

Here's how to do this:
1. Open up your iTunes music library
2. Go to View > View Options
3. Uncheck everything but 'Artist'
4. Select all and copy (ctrl+a, ctrl+c for Windows)
5. Go to Wordle.net and paste your text
6. Erase all the songs, but keep the artists. (This could take awhile... There's probably an easier way to go about this, but this is how I did it.)
7. Voila!

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A Lack of Posting

2010-04-02T10:24:00.000-04:00

I have a good excuse!!!
Seriously, I do.
A few weekends ago I bought (er, my mom bought for me) this reaaaally awwwesooome new journal (my pink kitty one ran out. XDD Thank GOD.), and I've been writing every single day. About everything that has been going on. Which is a LOT.
I just... When I'm out in town doing things, having a blast, I think "When I go home I should blog about this..." But the thought of sitting down in front of my computer, typing in digital words that the world can see, on a black background... It is so unappealing when I think about my journal. With my journal I can touch the words, feel the paper, run my fingers over the indents they make. And in five, ten, maybe even twenty years, I will be able to read back about the adventures I had when I was in high school. I can't do that with a blog.

And so that is my excuse, but I am working on posting more, so don't worry! I've been doing this for four years! There's no way I can stop now!

Anyway, for the entire past week, starting Monday, I have been going out in town. Monday Fetus invited me to hang out with him, so we rode around on our bikes, lay down on the hill, bought some Peace Tea, and hung out in the park. Tuesday Plush and I went to the hill. Wednesday is my Adventure day, so I planned on walking about a mile down the train tracks to this old construction site I've heard about, but that didn't work out. XD Ended up going back and forth to the gas station for supplies, the furniture store, then the hill. xD But still, adventure! Yesterday I hung out with Plushie and Shae at, yes, the hill. Love that hill.
Today I'm gonna go to the big library. ^^ And maaaaaybe the ice cream shop? Maybe? *wishes she had money*

I guess that's my week in a nutshell.

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

g h o s t i e

Strange Question Meme, part II

2010-03-24T18:16:00.000-04:00

I'M ADDICTED!
Swiped from Sunday Stealing.

26. What color is your watch?
I dun't have one.

27. What do you think of when you hear “Australia”?
SYDNEY, MATE! And that I'm gonna study abroad there someday!

28. Would you strip for money?
Nuuu...

29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
Depends on who's driving. -.- I get no say in the matter.

30. What is your favorite number?
8. And sometimes 2. And sometimes 13. They're my backup numbers.

31. Who’s the last person you talked to on the phone?
Pam the librarian. ;D

32. Any plans today?
Ja! Mini photo-shoot, library, possibly Kingdom Hearts, and then youth group!

33. In how many states have you lived?
...One...

34. Biggest annoyance right now?
My brother shouting at his XBox (to other people)... And OH DANG I HAVE HOMEWORK.

35. Last song listened to?
I think it was Jason Mraz.... Before that was The Decemberists.

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
No way!

37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
*holds back joke about her mom, because she knows she'd get in trouble*

38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
I'm in love with my blue Croc-knock offs (comfier than actual Crocs). Had since seventh grade. ^^

39. Are you jealous of anyone?
XD I was just having this conversation!
Yes. Kiro. He's too pretty!

40. Is anyone jealous of you?
I highly doubt it.

41. Do you love anyone?
My friends.

42. Do any of your friends have children?
Oh gosh, I hope not!

43. What do you usually do during the day?
School. -.-

44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Nope.

45. Do you use the word hello daily?
I do, actually!
Scenerio 1: Plushie sits down at lunch. Me: "Hello!"
Scenerio 2: Angel walks up to her locker. Me: "Hello!"
Scenerio 3: Andrea-A sits down behind me in Algebra. Me: "Hel-- Oh, it's just you."

46. What color is your car?
Heheheh.... Car....

47. What size wedding ring do you wear?
8. ._. (OKAY, FINE, I DON'T HAVE ONE!)

48. Are you thinking about someone right now?
Yes. >.<"

49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Once... Didn't impress me.

50. How did you get your worst scar?
No... Don't want to talk about that... TOO PAINFUL! *hides face*

Chocolate Haters Unite!

2010-03-24T15:13:00.000-04:00

...Just for the record, I wouldn't be one of the uniters. I mean, yeah, in general I dislike chocolate. But it's okay in very small amounts. Or covered in peanut butter and/or caramel.

The first meeting of the anime club was yesterday.
It went well... All things considering. XD
Wee~ell, half the people didn't show up.
And a lot of them were because of miscommunication. xD
So the only people at this first meeting (where we decide on what we do/when to hold meetings!) the only people that came were me and Plushie (duh, we're the co-presidents/head peoples), and then Fetus and Melissa.
But like I said, it went very well! They all seemed to like the idea of the anime con coming up this June. ;D
Then Plush's mum dropped Fetus and I off at the corner gas station (he lives a few miles back, and I just wanted to walk because it was a niiice day), and he said he'd walk me home (even though I told him that it was not necessary... Why do guys always insist on walking me home?), but I enjoyed talking to him. :DD

And then Shae might be coming to youth group with me tonight~.
Hm, I think that's about it.

g h o s t i e

Wrap Your Name in Lace and Leather.

2010-03-20T15:04:00.000-04:00

Last week (Tuesday?) Plushie and I went on a walk. I was bored, looking at some amazing pictures on Flickr, and decided that I wanted to have a 'photo shoot'. So I took my camera and my dog and met P-chan in the park. It was so much fun. I took a bunch of pictures of him doing strange stuff on the cannons, and at the elementary school's playground, too (that's actually where I took my blog's header).
Then yesterday we went out, too, but my camera's battery was dead, so the only pictures I took were on my Holga. (sigh) But it was a lot of fun, too! We went to the big hill, crunched pinecones ("nature's bubble wrap"), then hung out at the playground again. =D Okay, maybe not so much "hanging out" as "playing." Which is even better!!! (Then we sat on my porch and talked for three hours. XD)

Tuesday (?) pictures:

Waiting.

Because I'm just a rebel that way.

It looks so cool... But it was really a "I'mma screw up your picture!!!" sort of thing.

*dials phone* *listens for a few minutes, then hangs up angrily* "Well, that's rude!" "What?" "A lady was talking to me, saying something about inserting thirty-five cents, then just hung up on me!!!"

Sloth.

This is one of the cannons, btw.

"I don't think I can fit under here... Hey, I did it!" Later: "Crap, I don't think I can get out."

He stayed in this position for, what, thirty seconds?

I, however, fell down just as soon as I got up.

I used to play on this thing when I was in Kindergarten. (sighs)

Just... Sitting there.

"Courtney, I can't get down!"

The actual playground part of the school. The new one.

We just kinda... Tied her there. Then ran off to play. >.>;

That wavy thing is so cool.

Not this wavy thing, though. I don't get this one.

I do not understand.

XDD He fell.

Plushie.

Me.

And, of course, that awesome picture Plushie took of me.

Heheheh. Stupid elementary students.
I need to remember to take some white paint out there. I want to change 'Crips' to 'Chips'.

g h o s t i e

Reading Quirks

2010-03-18T18:12:00.001-04:00

I just read this very interesting post by Megan Reid (guest blogger on Justine Labalestier's blog).

It got me thinking of reading quirks.
Megan Reid listed her quirks as:

"When I get really into books I tend to forget to breathe, and then make embarrassing dying goldfish-ish gasping noises every few minutes.
In my head, every protagonist has brown or red hair. I don’t know why, but they do. And it’s probably problematic, but that is a story for another post.
I don’t read last pages first."

I spent some time in the comments, and people really do have some interesting quirks! There's reading any time, any where, talking to the book, reading while laying down, complete silence, reading the last 100 pages or so (the "final stretch") all at once... So many quirks! And they're all so interesting! If you have the time, I recommend you stop by the post comments.

What about me?
Let's see...

I tend to read each page number when I turn to that page. I have no idea why, don't ask me. I've been doing it since I was ten. (^^;)
I say each word in my head as I read. I didn't even realize that this is why I'm such a slow reader until I read a comment on Megan's post, where somebody said they did this. I know no other way of reading! Honestly, I didn't even realize people read without reading every word.
I never read the last page. Apparently I'm in the minority? I never realized that, either. >.>; I used to read the very last word, when I was a lot younger, but I've learned that it isn't always the best idea. (laugh)
I read at least a little bit every night. Even if it's only a few words, I have to read before bed!
This probably isn't a quirk, but I love to curl up when I read. Reading at school is uncomfortable (even though I continue to do it) because of the desks. (I do, however, sit backwards on the bus in the afternoon and curl up that way.)

So what about the rest of you, my dear readers? What reading quirks do you have?*

g h o s t i e

*Hint, hint. Post a comment. Maybe a discussion will start up!

The Strange Question Meme

2010-03-17T22:26:00.000-04:00

Sorry, I'm addicted to these things. A real post coming up soon.
Took it from Sunday Stealing.

1. What is the color of your toothbrush?
Purple and Silver.

2. Name one person who made you smile today.
Fetus. (Because it was something he said about smiling.) Also, DJ, Andrea, and Katy in Phy-Science today. ^^

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Styles and Textiles class, playing review Bingo. ;)

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Messing around with my blog. XD

5. What is your favorite candy bar?
o.o Carmello!

6. Have you ever been to a strip club?
NO WAY.

7. What is the last thing you said aloud? Probably... "I'm going to bed soon." To my dad.

8. What is your favorite ice cream? How to choose?
Yes, how to choose? I'd say Caramel Caribou and Caramel Praline Crunch. I like caramel.

9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Dr Pepper... >.>;

10. Do you like your wallet?
I do! It's duct tape! I made it!

11. What was the last thing you ate?
Uhm... Bottle Caps candy... >.<;

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
Nope.

13. The last sporting event you watched?
Actually watched? Winterfest game. For a few seconds. XD

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
Butter!

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to?
Don't remember. Only text on my friends' phones.

16. Ever go camping?
Of course!

17. Do you take vitamins daily?
I'm supposed to... Somtimes I do...

18. Do you go to church every Sunday?
Yes!

19. Do you have a tan?
NO WAY. I even have a shirt that says 'Pale is the new tan'. XD

20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza? I do, I do! Orange chicken FTW!!! (Eaten with chopsticks, of course.)

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw?
No... But that actually sounds good... I'mma try that with the rest of my Dr Pepper...

22. What did your last text message say?
I don't text! D:

23. What are you doing tomorrow?
School and reading. ;D

24. Favorite color?
Purple, blue, black, and grey. (Love grey.)

25. Look to your left; what do you see?
A red and yellow stuffed dog I won from the skill claw at the bowling alley. ^w^

What do y'all think of the new layout?

g h o s t i e

2010-03-16T17:18:00.001-04:00

Turns out my last post was #300. How did I miss that?!
For a change of pace, I'm doing a meme. ^^ Feel free to steal, I found it on Sunday Stealing.

1. How old do you look?
Fourteen. Or maybe it's just my personality that make people think that.

2. Where do you live?
Friend, you do not need to know that.

3. Are you waiting for something?
Always.

4. What’s one pet peeve of yours that is not common?
Is people not coughing into their elbows a common peve?

5. Do you want/have kids?
No. But maybe.

6. Have you ever thought about converting your religion?
Hypothetical daydreams when I'm bored, yeah. But never seriously.

7. Last shocking news you heard?
A few days ago when my friend called me cute/pretty. :O

8. What was the last thing you drank?
I am drinking apple juice right now. ^___^

9. Who do you most look like in your family?
My dad, I believe... Actually, I'm told that I look a lot like my grandma, but I honestly do not see it...

10. If you could have something right now, anything, what would it be?
A MOTORCYCLE. And a license for it. >w< ...On a much smaller scale, a new journal.

11. Where does most of your family live?
Over there. *points* Thataway.

12. Where did you grow up?
Right here, where I'm sitting now.

13. Where do you want to go on vacation?
Tokyo, baby!

14. Have you ever had a panic attack?
No, thank God.

15. What can’t you wait for?
A lot of things. Halloween. Germany trip. Romance. Summer.

16. When’s the last time you told someone you loved him or her and meant it?
Uhm...

17. Have your parents ever smoked pot?
Oh gosh, I hope not. (No, I could not see that.)

18. Want someone back in your life?
That would be nice.

19. What do you order at the bar?
I grab myself a mix of sodas. It usually ends up being pretty gross. (The only time I go to 'the bar' is when I go bowling every Saturday, because the bowling alley has a bar. My g'pa owns it, so I get free food/soda. >w<)

20. When was the last time you cried really, really hard?
Would you believe me if I said I don't cry?

21. Ever licked someone’s cheek?
Mmmm... Whu-? Whut? Oh! No.
...How 'bout bite someone's lip? XD

22. What is your favorite thing to eat with peanut butter?
Bread. And honey. ^-^
No, wait! Bagels! With honey. ^-^

23. Where were you on July 4th, 2008?
:O I was at summer camp with Angel! I remember it! I was extremely disappointed because we didn't do anything special for Independence Day.

24. What are your nicknames?
Coco, Ero-Coco, Max, Maximum, Maxine, Maximillian, Maxi Pad (any any other form of 'Max'), Ghostie...

25. If you could go back in time, how far back would you go?
I'd go to the Victorian era, then on my way back to the future (present), I'd take a pit stop in 1920, 1952, 1973, and 1985.

g h o s t i e

Meraki.

2010-03-14T20:32:00.001-04:00

I saw Alice in Wonderland yesterday!
Jaja, das war gut.
Apparently Kaity B was there. She told Andrea-A that she saw me, but she never told me personally. :/
Before Plushie and I went to the movie theatre, we stopped at the Dollar Store to get caaaandies (gosh, that was such a good idea! Candy is so cheap there!), and the first thing we saw (well, he saw) when we walked in was... Naruto paddle balls.
HECK YEAH.
I picked one up for Chelsie. ;)
And she still wants to do Naruto cosplay for Halloween! :DD I think we should start working on our costumes this summer. That will be fun!

During fifth hour (last hour) Mrs. S was trying to explain to us the concept of quadratic equations (man, you should have seen my journal entry for that day! We were supposed to put all we know about quadratic equations, and I wrote an entire page that can pretty much be summed up in two words: "I have no idea.")... I lost where I was. Anyway, she was trying to teach, and at the same time we all heard someone singing softly... It wasn't from our class. She went out to see if anyone in the hallway was doing it, but no one... Then it eventually faded away... Half an hour later it started up again, and Mrs. S stopped right in the middle of what she was saying to Jon and just listened. XD It was weird. We came to the conclusion that our room has a ghost. :]

I love this. It's just so expensive!

I'm thinking about changing the name of my blog... Be on the lookout for that.

g h o s t i e

Soon We'll Be Living in the Future

2010-03-13T09:31:00.000-05:00

I have to stoooop wanting to change my blog's layout. DX It's like this, and it is here to stay! (For a few more weeks, anyway...)

Plushie-chan (ooh, I should start calling him that!) invited me to go see Alice in Wonderland with him today! But... I don't know if I can. v.v I've been planning to see the 3 o'clock showing of our school play, Grease, and I have a friend in it and I really want to see it. So maybe they'll be going to see Alice a little later.... Or else I'll probably just end up seeing it with my mother or Angel. ;)

I'm living next door to a lake again.

No, srsly. April showers came a liiiitle early this year, and now my neighbour's side yard is flooded again. Like it does every year. I just hope it won't freeze over like it usually does! (That means snow. D:<)

After Jason dropped me off at home yesterday, I immediently took off my sandals and knee-socks and ran outside to get the mail. (I took a few detours through the mud.) Then I came inside and changed into Bermuda shorts and a t-shirt and opened up my window. :3 Angel thinks I'm crazy for thinking this weather is warm, but it is! Fifty degrees Fahrenheit is freaking WARM! Anyone else agree? Let me hear the 'aye's!

Okay. I mentioned this before, but now it's actually happening, so I'll go all-out here! (Uh-oh.)

SCHOOL. ANIME. CLUB.

Heck yush. >:3

I think I got the idea when I thought about the club Nellie's school has, then something Emily said really inspired me to talk to other people about it. I mentioned it to Plush, and he was all for it! So we began planning together, researching, trying to figure out how to make it work. We had everything planned, and the only two things left for us to do was to find a teacher that would supervise us, and talk to the school principal.

We killed two birds with one stone. >w< (In a way.)
We decided to talk to the art teacher first, Mr. R, because he'd be likely to want to help us. Guess what? He was all for it!!! So we met with him the next day, yesterday, to discuss what we wanted to do and everything. He told us that he talked to the principal, and there's not even any strict club etiquette we have to follow! Pretty much, we just need to have a teacher to supervise (which we have!). And Mr. R even gave us some good ideas! (We're going to watch anime, from the old stuff to the very new stuff. Y'know, to see how anime evolved over the decades? It was sort of both Plush and Mr. R's idea, I think. We're going to start off watching an anime Mr. R has from when he was a kid, back in the '70s.)

Now we just have to get members together (which we're working on), choose a date for the first meeting, and plan out the first meeting. YESSSS.

It's actually happening!!!

I hope that it works out... Maybe we can all attend that local anime con together this summer! ^w^

Later,

g h o s t i e

2010-03-11T20:09:00.000-05:00

I know I keep saying this, but... Today was suuuch a good day!

SRSLY. Even better than the usual 'wonderful.' ^_^

I was just mindin' my own business, headed to my German class, when Fetus appeared out of no where, walking towards me, put his arm around me, then dragged me to the wall, then said "Hello" and walked off. I still do not understand...

Then... I walked in for Physical Science, and the first thing I saw was Mrs. C standing in the back corner, next to this huge movie theatre-style popcorn machine, making popcorn... What?! Then we watched Land of the Lost, because the Juniors had to take the ACTs all this week, and she's a niiiice teacher. On my way out I grabbed a bag for Plushie, since I ate most of his popcorn last Sunday... >.>;;

I stayed late after school with Plush... Eh, he was supposed to come over, but we met after school and it was kind of like... This: "Do you have a note?" "What?" "Are you riding my bus?" "You never told me that." "Well, that's what we always do!" "Well..." "I'm confused now!!!" So Donald grabbed a back of popcorn Mrs. C was handing out at the corner, said good-bye to his girlfriend, allowed Genaro to take half of his popcorn, and we left. We searched for Jason so he could give us a ride home, but we couldn't find him so we walked around the back of the school and found the art teacher. Guess what? We're starting an anime club at school!!!

We ended up calling his mother to pick us up, who called his grandmother... Who took us to his house. His mother had salespeople over. (laugh) We walked to my house and played the Sims 3 for three hours. XD (SO TIME CONSUMING.)

It's raining... And now I'm really sad that my computer isn't next to the window anymore. :(

To tie together a nearly-perfect day (testing was the only thing keeping it from reaching perfection), I am now talking to my best-friend-from-elementary-school for the first time since last summer! =D YUSSSH.

g h o s t i e

Sometimes We Need to Just Stop and Breathe.

2010-03-10T17:25:00.000-05:00

We had the day off yesterday, so Angel and I hung out.

We like hanging out on the railroad tracks.

I can get some good pictures that way. ;)

And sometimes... We feel dangerous. XD

We wanted to go to the store. So instead of the 3-minute walk on the road from my house, we took the tracks.

You see, 'taking the tracks' involves a long, 20-minute trek through a big, snowy corn field.

But sometimes I can get good shots this way, too.

Good memories. ^^

~*~

I took pictures for four consecutive mornings last week.

These two pictures are both from the first morning.

The second morning.

Sometimes the sky leaves me breathless.

This one was taken from a little closer to the school than the others. I don't know why I didn't use the tree before.

Have a good night, everyone.

Courtney

O, to Be Stabbed with a Pudding Fork!

2010-03-10T15:42:00.000-05:00

I started German up again this week. Ach ja! Ich liebe Deutsch! ...Und Frühling. Ist sehr schön. Ja, ja. XDD

I now have lunch wiiith... Plushie, Emily, Linda, Melissa, and Holleigh. ^~^

And... I had a croquette for lunch.

I LOVE croquettes!!! I'm going to start experimenting with different flavours soon. How does pumpkin croquette sound? DELICIOUS.

Also thinking about looking into French meals.

Next week is an informational meeting about the German class's trip to Deutschland!!! I am so excited! Every day in German, I daydream about visiting Germany with my class. I can speak German all the time! Yuuush! And there's a possibility we'll stop in Prague (Czech Republic) for two days! I can hardly contain my excitement!!!

I need to put my German podcasts back on my iPod.

On the bus Damien told Darcy that he had a small Asian woman in his suitcase. So, naturally, she kicked it and shook it around pretty much most of the ride. At first he told her, "If you kill her, it's your suitcase. There's no way I'm going to jail for this." But by the time we were five miles down the road, he said, "You know what? I give up. She's dead. And you killed her."

Today I came to the conclusion that all of my guy-friends just like messing my hair up! I don't know what's up with that! It's weird!

We had to go in to school (my grade) at 9:00pm. I wish it was like that every day!!! I woke up without one problem! :O

g h o s t i e

2010-03-06T00:27:00.000-05:00

Ugh. I just signed into deviantART after my semi-hiatus, and I have over one hundred arts to look at! Gooosh...

It's becoming almost stressful. I feel like I need to be much more active in the Cafe. I can't keep up... I have considered quitting, but I just can't bring myself to do so.

Uhm.... For lack of words, please watch this video:

I'll post sky-photos later. I DUNT WANT TO DO IT NOW. D:<

g h o s t i e

It's So Dangerous You'll Have to Sign a Waiver

2010-03-03T16:47:00.000-05:00

Today was another wooonderfuuul day!

Since exams are coming up, Angel, Chelsie, and I had a Government study session after school, at school. ...Well, this was pretty much our schedule: (I don't know the times)

Arrive in RTR* room (Chels's grandma's office) and drink hot cocoa.
Sit around and chat
Chelsie asked Angel a question about the Miranda rights, which naturally led to Angel holding my hands behind my back and yelling and reciting them to me (attempted murder on Chelsie. She stole Marshmallow and put him on the black market.).
Chelsie's grandmother left, and locked the doors on us (they can only open from the inside, where we were). We then had a discussion about how we would get out, if the doors didn't work (through the window, up the windows, and over the school).
Take out the study guide and pass it around, quizzing each other for about five to ten minutes.
Break out the snacks
Angel had to go to the bathroom, and we let her back in... Evetually. Chelsie, however.... Well, let's say that after 15 minutes of teasing her through the window, pretending to open the door, and Angel chasing her around the hallway... We eventually got back to studying.
Quiz each other for a little more (little = 3 questions, tops). Then have a discussion about dressing as Naruto characters for Halloween. (Chelsie's idea. I felt so proud of her! Totally ditching my 'Mad Surgeon' idea.) (For the curious, Chels wants to be Sakura, and I'm thinking Naruto. Maybe Hinata for Angel.)

I love springtime.

g h o s t i e <--- Look, my signature's all springy!

*RTR = pretty much our school's version of detention.

2010-02-27T20:38:00.000-05:00

Today was a wooooonderful day!

And I didn't even realize how happy I was until school was almost out! The sky was simply amazing this morning, and a huge moon was out (it was doing some freaky things! Did anyone else see it??? Besides Plush.). After school Angel told me this story about how she defied the laws of Science and created an atom with four bonds... I forgot what atom it was, but apparently it's impossible for it to do that with that specific atom. ._.

...I just spilled lemonade on my wooden computer desk. ORZ

Today I turned in my drawing for the book my lit circle in English is reading, Dear John. I drew John and Savannah standing back-to-back on the beach, holding hands, sunset in the background. It was cheesy, but the girls in my group liked it a lot! We took a trip down to the school library because Victoria proposed we make copies, 'cuz she and the other two girls in my group wanted a copy. I couldn't really express it to them, but that meant a lot to me. (It was also pretty embarrassing.) I'm trying to put it on dA, but it wasn't letting me earlier. (>.<)

Oh, House is on! Lay-tah! ^___^~

2010-02-18T10:52:00.001-05:00

Hey all! I am in Creative Writing currently, kind of bored. We're just doing 'peer reviews,' which I did yesterday. (It's all online! Turnitin.com, pretteh sweet.)

I'm going to say something I'm sure I have said before: I love my Creative Writing class! Alex or Brandon (I'm not sure whose it is... I'd place my bets on Alex) brought this foot-tall Spiderman figure (it's pretty cool! They bought it for about $2, I think! Awesome, right?). Mr. S was taking pictures with the yearbook camera of the Spiderman figure on Alex's desk, in 'The Thinker" pose (with Alex in the background doing the same pose). XD Then Mr. S placed the figure on top of the laptop cart (above the girls that were on the floor, leaning against it) in a 'RAWR' pose. XDD

Aaanyway...

Youth group was so good yesterday! The message was about 'love' (loving other people because we're all human beings-- we are no better than anyone else), and it reminded me and Plushie of To Save A Life. Afterward I talked to Todd (youth pastor) about the movie, and we had a really great conversation. At the end, he said we'd probably watch it one Wednesday when it comes out on DVD. ^___^

Oh, lunch time. Later!

Give it up, boy...

2010-02-15T21:30:00.001-05:00

I'd better write this post now, or I'll never do it. XD

Friday I went to the Winterfest basketball game with Plushie (and met up with Angel). Man, I had a lot of fun! Plushie's a pimp, some guy taught me the 'Gangster High-Five', a new adjective was created, and I really like Melissa, Plushie's girlfriend (I'd never actually met her before).

(I'll explain some things. The adjective is P's: "shaggy." Definition: adj, Someone who can eat a lot and not gain any weight. Use: "Do you know Plushie? Man, is that guy shaggy!"
And as for the pimp thing... P put his arms around both my and Melissa's shoulders, and we just walked around like that, for half the game (I know it was half because we started it at half time). Plushie wanted to do one of those finger/gunshot things and wink (like a pimp!), but no one would make eye contact. XDD)

And then on Saturday, Angel and I saw To Save A Life...
Yeah... Wow.
If you have not seen this film, please, check all your movie listings! Find a theatre near you that's playing it! And go see it.
It's so amazing... So emotional... Heartbreaking and humorous at the same time. It portrayed high school life so well.
As soon as this movie goes to DVD, I'm going to talk to my youth pastor about showing it during youth group.
Best line in the film, I think: (paraphrased)

Jake: I just don't know how God could do this to me!
Chris: (softly) Do you ever think He looks down on us and wonders the same thing?

Johnny is my favourite character, definitely.

After the movie, Angel and I determined: if the characters were real, I would date Johnny and she would be Andrea's best friend. XD

I'm going to post the trailer one more time:

I found the ice cream scene clip on YouTube, and I was going to post it, but then I decided that I'd better not. It's best to see that scene with the entire movie, as it was meant to be seen.

Dr. Courtney is in the House!

2010-02-11T16:01:00.001-05:00

I should probably start with the title first.
In Creative Writing class we've had all these journals assignments. The other day Mr. S looked through our notebooks to make sure we had the correct number of entries.
When he came to me, he took a look at my notebook and said,
"Uhh... Courtney, do you plan on becoming a doctor?"
ME: "Uhm, no, why?"
"Because you have the perfect handwriting for it."
Angel: (laughing for five minutes)

But that is not all!
Today he was going over the journals, they're due tomorrow, make sure you have twenty, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
"Who's the famous doctor in here?"
ME: *rasies hand slowly*
Mr. S: "Haha, that's right. The famous Dr. Courtney*. You're going to have to type yours up." (Then he went on to explain to the class exactly why I am a doctor.)

Then after lunch Alex and... Brandon? Were talking about Brandon's spray-coloured hair (it was 'Pop Star Day' for Spirit Week. More on that later), and Alex turned to me.
"Dr. Courtney, is it your medical opinion that blue hair is good for you?"
"Yes, yes it is." (<-- That last one was me.)

Okay, one last story. XD
We were taking a quiz in Modern English, and for the last extra credit question, Mr. K asked, "What am I getting my girlfriend for Valentine's Day?" He then went around the room to see what everyone said. And how did G answer the question???
"Yourself, covered in whipped cream and chocolate."
The class roared with laughter.
"No, no, NO, G, that's a TERRIBLE idea!" Mr. K shouted.
I. Could not. Stop. LAUGHING.

Click for fullview.

This is my handwriting. I really don't think it's THAT bad.

The next three pictures are the Juniors' hallway for Spirit Week. I love it!

*He actually used my last name, but foo', you don't need my last name!

g h o s t i e

Today I Will Be as Happy as a Bird with a French Fry.

2010-02-10T18:39:00.000-05:00

No school today. Snow day. Sweet!

Not going to see To Save A Life Sunday. Hopefully I will be able to go on Saturday, if not I will be severely disappointed. At this point, if I had the choice to see Alice or To Save A Life, I would choose To Save A Life. Hopefully I will never have to make such a decision.

I'm eating meat again. I went two months, but it just wasn't for me, I guess. It put way too much stress on me.

Last night I learned that Fetus has not even heard of The Melancholy of Haruhi OR Lucky Star! D: My view of the world has yet again shifted. This is almost as bad as the time Angel introduced the concept of mathematical anomalies to me.

I keep procrastinating. And for easy school assignments! All I have to do is revise my English short story, and next thing I know, my dad IMs me and I'm out in the driveway, happily shovelling snow. (For an HOUR.)

If you scroll down, on the sidebar, under the Cbox? My adoptables. >w< Click 'em! I want to see them evolve!

g h o s t i e

Life Thusfar.

2010-02-05T23:05:00.000-05:00

...Is that correct? "Thusfar"? Is that even a word?
(cough)
I was going to edit my last post, the 'LOL-Worthy Things I Heard Today,' because I forgot to add something, but I'm just writing it here. ;)
"I want to have a kid and name him Stupid, and I'll get a cat and name him Dog, and get a dog and name him Cat. So when people come over, I'll be like, 'Hey, stupid, go get the Cat!' And the people will be like, 'Hey, you can't say that!' But then the kid will bring a dog, and they'll say, 'Ohh, I get it, he really is stupid!'"
-Kadwell

XD I found that so funny because, well, it is kind of stupid, but, I mean, come on! I am trying to imagine his thought process and how that even came into his head... XDD

The other day Angel and I walked into Creative Writing class late... And the first thing I saw was Alex... Wearing a pink sombrero...
And to which I whispered to Angel, "I never know what to expect in this class."
Because after lunch (we have B lunch-- it's a split class) Alex's desk was missing.
Alex: Huh? Wait, what-- Mr. S!!!
Mr. S: What?
Alex: Where's my desk?
Mr. S: What are you talking about?
Alex: Well, as you may have noticed, my desk is gone!
Mr. S: Well, I don't know. That's strange. You think it's in the storage room? But that's not my storage, and it's locked...
Alex: *Frantically searching the other side of the room, as if a desk may have accidentally slipped into someone's bag, along with their notebooks*
Mr. S: Oh, what do you know, it's unlocked! But it's not in here. Alex?
Alex: *picking up a desk from the other side of the room* I don't care, I'm taking this one!!!

I think that one turned out to be his anyway.

Next weekend's Winterfest! ...Yeah, I'm not going. I was going to participate in Spirit Week, but on Monday our class is Jocks. It's 'Clique Day,' and I was really hoping for 'Emo,' or 'Goth,' or some other (stupid) stereotype. I would have had fun with Goth!

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LOL-Worthy Things I Heard Today:

2010-02-03T17:14:00.000-05:00

(Talking about the Winterfest dance:) "Well, it's a 'Black and White' ball, I thought I had to invite a black girl!"
-Classmate

"Alex, I'm so glad that when I crossed the line, you just kept racing on past me."
-My Creative Writing teacher

~*~
^^; I'm obsessed with a new anime now.
Wooooo! It's been so long! (Heheheh.... ^^;;)
Nabari. I will not get into it now, because, man, I may never make it out (laugh), but I loooove it~. I must thank Erik a million times for loaning me the DVDs!!! ^___^
But anyway, bored, in Algebra (then Creative Writing... Then Government... Then the bus... Yeah.), I drew this:

Click for full view, please.

Yay, sketch-dump!

Text:
(Top-left:) "Whenever I watch Nabari, I am always interrupted during the best parts. (coughYoitexMiharucough)"
(Top-right:) "I did not draw Sensei. Instead, I drew his soul. After being forced on the train & bus. (laugh)" (Seriously, his fear of vehicles is a really great characteristic!)
(Near the middle, next to the demon-Miharu drawing:) "Miharu's a demon! :O" "The worst kind of ninja (laugh)"

That's all the important text. ;)
If you have not noticed/ have not seen or read Nabari.... These are all Nabari characters. :3
Haha, I've been considering posting some of my sketches here, like, once a week or something. The drawings I create in Government class or whatever, that I kind of like, but aren't good enough to put on deviantART. What do you guys think? (If no one replies, I'll just assume that you're not interested in my sketches/the art I submit to dA is good enough. Just saying that because if you ARE interested, say something!)

My favourite character is Yoite, by the way. He's so intriguing! (And, you know, with that sexy hat... Kidding! XD)

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My Desk is Wal-Mart. Good Day, Sir.

2010-02-01T17:50:00.001-05:00

I don't know if anyone remembers, but last year toothpaste exploded in my backpack.
And last year I spilled soy sauce in my backpack.
Of course, that cycle could not be broken! I just couldn't get one break, just one year without something gross spilling in my backpack.
I was on the bus a few days ago when I felt something wet on my hand. It was flesh-coloured. And smelled funny. Foundation.
Upon further inspection, I discovered a container of foundation/cover-up in the mesh-pocket on the side of my backpack. With a HOLE in it.
FOUNDATION.
A HOLE.
IN A GLASS BOTTLE.
I don't even know what it was doing there! I don'twear foundation! Heck, I rarely wear eyeliner! But sure enough, there was a bottle of foundation in my backpack, spilling its contents all over the side of my bag, on my hand, and a little bit on my pants.
Why can't I get a break?! D:
(...Crap, I still need to clean that mess up...)

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Viynl Tiolet Paper is Good for Your Heart

2010-01-31T00:14:00.001-05:00

One: Here's this great Facebook group you should check out: [link] (XD)
Two: Men are waffles and women are spaghetti. For reasons that I do not fully understand.
Three: Nabari no Ou is a very good anime.

Number one does not need an explanation. Other than you should go check it out.

Number two involves a story. Once upon a time, in a far-away land, there lived a boy. He was a strange boy, with a strange name. His name was "Canon", and he spent his time amusing himself with a girl named "Emily" in his Governzment class.
One day in this so-called "Government" class, the teacher gave the students the entire hour to work on a study guide. Many of the students turned their desks around to face one another. On this day, so did a young girl called "Courtney".
Oh, screw it-- It takes way too long to write this way. Basically, Canon came over to talk, and Emily told us that men are waffles and women are spaghetti, according to a book Holleigh read (or something). We discussed this for a bit (I think in the end women were hot dogs, and I don't remember what men were), and we came to this conversation:
Canon: There is not one person who does not like bagels. Do you like bagels?
Emily: Yes.
Canon: *turns to girl across the aisle* Do you like bagels?
Brittany: What?!
Canon: It's not an innuendo. Just answer the question.
Brittany: Oh! Yeah.
Canon: See?
Me: Well, now it's going to my goal for the day to find someone who doesn't like bagels!
Canon: You won't find anyone.
Me: Oh, yes I will!
Canon: No, you won't. It's like donuts. You will never find one person who does not like donuts.

Haha. WELL! I showed him (or, I will on Monday)! At a hockey game Friday, I asked my brother, and he doesn't like bagels! XD Bwahaha.

Number three. Okay, a few months ago I went to the mall with a friend, and in FYE a magazine caught my eye: the cover featured CLAMP's Syaoran and Sakura from Tsubasa! I was all, "*hooheehooheehoohee* I NEED THIS." (*cough* That actually had very little to do with the rest of this story.) Anyway, in the magazine there was this little mini-poster of some anime. I had not watched the anime, but I put it on my wall, to remind myself to watch it, and because it looked cool. It had two boys sitting on a porch eating ice cream, with the text: "The ninja world is at war. Whatever." (Though I swear, I thought the second boy was a girl! I still do!) It's been there for... A few months. I kept forgetting to watch this anime. But then last week a friend of mine stopped by my desk in Gov (all interesting things happen there!) and said, "I won DVDs of this anime, it's really good. Do you want to borrow it?" I said sure, and he told me the title: "It's called Nabari. Have you heard of it?" ME: "It sounds familiar, but I don't think so."
He brought the DVDs on Thursday.
I'm sure you've all already figured it out by now, but it was the anime on that poster!
"There is no such thing as coincidence. There is only Hitsuzen ('the inevitable')."
So I guess for some reason, I was meant to watch this anime. XD
But seriously, it is good.

If you actually read all that, I love you. Here, have a funny video:

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I saw her on TV today, Maria Bamford. She's great! And sounds exactly like Bart Simpson, no?

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My Favourite Things: Second Edition

2010-01-29T15:21:00.000-05:00

By the way, here is the link to that video I mentioned before.
So like I mentioned yesterday, I ordered the first disc of Kino no Tabi on Amazon for a supa-low price.
HERE IT IS.
It's the same thing Nellie bought at a dollar store a few months ago.
I HAD NO IDEA. :O (I'm telling you, I was so surprised when I opened it! XD)

To the left is the DVD case, partially in the series box (now I need the three other discs to put in the box!). In the middle is a miniature licence plate that says Hermes (which, by the way, is pronounced " 'Elemes ". H is silent.). Then to the right is the awesome Kino picture-book I bought on eBay a few months ago! Which is a little less awesome than I was hoping for when I bought it. It's mostly Japanese text, with few pictures. =_= (It did come with a soundtrack, though!)

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The Sun Shines Brighter... And "Life Goes On"

2010-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:00

So I sit down to write a new post for my blog, and an hour later, I'm still downloading icons for my blog. XD But I get so excited about that! Which one to use, which one to use? I found a bunch of Kino no Tabi icons!
Speaking of Kino no Tabi, I've been going through another (not quite obsessive) Kino phase again. :D
Last Tuesday I bought the first disc of Kino no Tabi on Amazon for TWO DOLLARS. (Plus shipping.) Which is amazing for anime. Then I log into deviantART and what do I see in my inbox? One of the artists I watch (I love her art) drew herself in Kino garb. In the artist comments she said that she now owns a hat just like Kino's, and goggles.
I didn't even know she liked Kino, so I was surprised enough as it was! (But she gave me the link to the hat on Amazon, and I want. I'll have to save up, though. ;) It's a bit expensive.)

Anyway!
Yesterday was a very interesting day, and today was a very good day!
Let's see, a list... Uhmm... Ooh! Tooaya's doing a LiveStream! ...>.>;; Sorry.
Never mind. I don't feel like writing a list. XD But yesterday I was asked out and Plushie came to youth group with me and Zach acted like his weird ol' self ("I thought you were trying not to scare him!" "Did I say that? Did I say that?!" XD), and Plushie tried on my winter coat. Which I still can not get over! XDD I need to get a photograph of that...

Then today I woke up early, took a shower, submitted Violet's application to Academy of Heroes (6 minutes after admissions opened, but I don't think she was accepted v.v), read my Bible a little bit... I think that did it right there. I've never read my Bible in the morning before, but I think that's what made my day so great!

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Memerymemememe.

2010-01-26T20:38:00.000-05:00

I've done this before, on deviantART. I saw that Andrea posted one she did on MySpace, then Plushie did one on his blog, and now I am doing it again! It is FUN.'
Generator: http://mct421.deviantart.com/art/Question-Meme-Generator-69266481

1. If Angel played in a movie, what kind of character would they play?
The evil mastermind, of course. Or the girl who gets the everybody-thinks-he's-hot-but-Courtney-is-secretly-disgusted guy.

2. In a race between you, Andrea (Muse) and Kassandra, who would win?
I don't think I've ever seen either of them run.

3. If Fetus and Nellie teamed up, what would they most likely accomplish?
D: THE HORRORS.

4. If Chelsie and Andrea (Muse) were locked in the same (really small) room for longer than a day, what would most likely happen?
Together, the powers of their imagination would have manifested into something so dynamic, it became tangible, and as soon as I open the door to the room, a dragon would fly out and go wreak havoc in the world, under their control.
In other words, I will do all I can do to keep those two apart.

5. Can Rachel be bad influence?
OH HELLS YEAH.
XD Sorry. She can also be a good influence.

6. Do you miss Zach?
Hey, wow, I do, actually.

7. What musical instrument would Nellie most likely play?
FRENCH HORN.
O.o First thing that came into my head. (I probably said that because I have two friends who play French horn.) Something brass.

8. Do you think Donald is a virgin?
...

9. What is or would be a good nickname for Genaro?
"Chocolate". REVENGE FOR "VANILLA". D:< (Actually, that wouldn't work, since my nickname is Coco. ;P)

10. What would you do if Fetus and Cody were going out?
"Oh, come ON, Fetus! Must you corrupt ALL the nice young men?!"