Bestiality abounds

"Barbie and the Magic of the Pegasus": NOT okay.
That and "The Island Princess" were in the dollar bin at the rummage sale, so I bought both.
Aaaah. That movie was not kid appropriate.
The villain was a crazy polygamist!!
He'd been married three times!!
And he was an abusive husband!!
And he was so insecure that he made his wives ugly so he could boss them around and prey on their insecurities.
Great message for little girls, right?
And the little polar bear kept randomly dry-humping people, and it was supposed to be "cute".
NOT OKAY.
And the morals of the story: Take everything literally. Your parents will always love you. Abusive husbands are really insecure, balding men. Never trust a British accent. If a horse claims to be your sister, don't fight it; go with the flow.
Ugh, so frustrated with Barnes&Noble.
I had $30 worth of Barnes&Noble gift cards to spend, so my mom and I went over to check it out.
And, believe it or not, they were having a sale on DVDs! Buy 2, get 1 free! It seemed too good to be true!
Right.
They failed to mention that their DVDs are ridiculously overpriced, so you actually buying not only 1, but 2 DVDs would be pretty much impossible.
"As You Like it"? $26!!!!!
!!!!!!!!
I could find the exact same movie at Walmart for $15!!!!
"Enchanted"?? $20!!!!!
"Rent"? Not in stock.
AAaaaaaaaaaaaargh.
The final straw was accidentally setting off the alarm by carrying unbought books into the music section.
I just about started crying, but I opted for a screaming fit instead.
Right. A screaming fit. In the middle of Barnes & Noble.
I think I freaked the guy out. He kept saying, "It's okay! Chill out! Don't worry! It's going to be okay!"
But I bought 2 books I'm actually pretty excited about, so all's well that ends well?
The snooty book customers think otherwise.
Whatever. Get back to your overpriced lattes, suckers.

Go Steelers!

You Are an Extra Point

You are reliable, steady, and a good team player. You may not take risks to get glory, but you always deliver on what you promise. When it comes to what you're good at, you know your stuff. You have years of practice to thank for that. Your success rate is unmatched. If you say you're good at something, it's likely you're the best.

What Football Scoring Method Are You?

I'm pretty excited for the Super Bowl.
Sure, I don't really pay attention during football season, and I only watch games when Mr. Williams or my grandpa make me, but I at least know how the game is played and enjoy it for the most part.
Go Steelers!

Cooking lesson #1: Chocolate cake shouldn't taste like pickles

After reading "Cupcake" by Rachel Cohn, and inspired by Cyd Charisse's baking antics, I got a massive craving for homemade chocolate cupcakes with espresso frosting.
Seriously. I don't even like coffee.
But I've never made homemade cupcakes. Just the box kind.
And my mom has a bunch of old-school recipes, so I was pretty excited when I got home from school to make these suckers.
The recipe was pretty simple. REALLY simple, actually. It had one step: dump all the ingredients in the bowl and stir.
Then bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
It was going good until I found we didn't have any "salad oil".
Who calls it salad oil anymore? I was thinking olive oil, but my mom said it was vegetable oil, which we didn't have.
So I ended up using olive oil anyway.
I added the rest of the ingredients and stirred it all up.
The batter was sort of lumpy, but smelled a lot like these brownies I used to make all the time. Read: they smelled GOOOOOOOD.
And since there were no eggs in the recipe, I figured it wouldn't be too bad if I took a little taste.
BIG MISTAKE.
For some odd reason, the batter tasted like pickles, rather than the chocolate I so desperately craved.
And it was still really lumpy.
The vinegar and baking soda were reacting like a fifth grade science experiment.
The entire mixture was the consistency of soup. Really runny soup.
So right now it's in the oven and we'll see how it turns out.
But delicious cupcakes will have to wait.

It won't be long, yeah

I really missed daily discussions about horses the other day.
Then Alexis and I spent all of PE talking about riding.
NO!!!
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
SCREW YOU!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH I saved that A MILLION TIMES!!! I pressed "SAVE DRAFT" 80 BILLION TIMES!!!!
HOW CAN IT NOT BE SAVED?????????
That's the third freaking time!!!!
HAAAAAAATE!
Yes, Timothy T. Mitchum. Soothe my frazzled nerves.
Enough, Jaclyn Moriarty.
Her books always suspend belief.
And not in a good way.
Motorcycles? True love? Mock trials? The circus?
No. We're done here, Jaclyn.
Because I know for a fact that Australia is just as boring as the United States.
Only they have kangaroos.
Finals week has been sort of boring. And the finals themselves were nothing to be scared of.
EXEMPT!!!
Yay for friendly fringies.

Mmm, sounds good right about now.

Your Ideal Island Vacation is Nevis

On an island vacation, you need the sun, the beach, the sand, and the ocean. In other words, it doesn't take much to make you happy. That's what the vacation is for. Nevis is perfect for a true island vacation aficionado like yourself. It's underrated, small, and laid back. Sure, it's a slower pace, but that's ideal. You won't be overwhelmed with activities, and you'll take the time to truly relax.

What's Your Ideal Island Vacation?

Happy Finals Week, everybody.

Obscure ramblings of a hormonal teenager

You Are a Messenger

You are a great communicator and quite persuasive too. And to be honest, your also a bit of a gossip. You like to know what's going on with people. You can deliver almost any message to anyone, and they'll take it better coming from you. In modern times, you would make a good journalist or diplomat.

What's Your Medieval Profession?

Aaaaaahahaha.
I have really amazing friends. That became more apparent this weekend.
I don't know. It's cool having people who will sing along to "Anastasia" with me and call just to help me on a jigsaw puzzle. No, seriously, that actually happened.
So being alone is cool. But I probably wouldn't make it very far if I couldn't see my friends every day.
Or at least 5 times a week.
This is me!!!!!

You Are a Carousel

You are young at heart and a truly playful person. No one would ever accuse you of taking life too seriously. You are definitely in things for the fun. You find joy easily, and you are often building up anticipation for your next adventure. In relationships, you tend to want to be babied and taken care of. And while you may be a bit high maintenance, you are incredibly loyal. Your life is simple and satisfying. Each day you treat yourself to something you enjoy. You have a lot of emotional attachments, and experiences are extra vivid to you. You tend to be nostalgic and sentimental. The past is important to you. Comfortable around all living things, you have a special connection to animals and children. At your best, you are whimsical, free spirited, and creative. Even if your schemes seem a bit strange, they usually work out wonderfully. At your worst, you are spoiled, demanding, and impossible to satisfy. You've been known to act like a brat if you aren't getting your way!

What Carnival Ride Are You?

Kristine and I watched "Sense and Sensibility" last night. Kristine thought it was amazing. And it IS! All women want Colonel Brandon. He's attentive. He's mature. He's romantic. HE WALKED 5 AND A HALF MILES IN THE POURING RAIN TO FIND MARIANNE, AND THEN CARRIED ALL THE WAY HOME!
"Anastasia" is my favorite Disney princess. Besides Belle. Except Meg Ryan is sort of irritating and flaky. But still. It's a musical, Dimitri's hot, there's a funny white bat, Pooka is adorable...what more could you want?
I mean, besides plot and historical accuracy.
Aaaaagh, boys. A bunch of my friends had boy drama...INVOLVING THE SAME BOY. >:(
And if we're "just friends", why are you marking your territory around me? If you don't want to have a girlfriend, that's find with me. Just stop sending mixed signals. Because if I got with someone else, it would be COMPLETELY justified.
I don't know. Weird stuff is happening. And Valentine's Day is coming up, and people are making a HUGE deal about it. I don't actively hate it...I'm just not thrilled about it. The candy is great...but watching them pass out roses you will never get isn't. I don't know, no matter how thick your shell is, it hurts every time.
Wow, that sounded way jaded and self-absorbed.
From the diary of some unloved girl who fights to hide how she feels.
"I'm pretty jaded, and I've got a tuph shell, but I don't know, man. They just don't know what's inside."
Have at it, Mr. Darcy. Seriously, go for it. You're a lot cooler than one would think.

False much?

You Are Traditional and Dependable

You are optimistic, friendly, and cheerful. People appreciate the hopefulness and good vibes you bring to any situation. You are a very active, on the go person. You get restless if you're forced to sit still for too long. You're easy going and easy to be around. You aren't picky or high maintenance. You seek security in your life. Feeling safe is important to you.

The Sandwich Cookie Personality Test

You Got 4/10 Questions Right

You are by no means an Obama expert, but you know a few things about him. You may (or may not) be a fan, but you definitely don't consider yourself an Obamamaniac. You may not know Obama's favorite movie or ice cream flavor, but you know the basics. And that's enough for you to be a fully informed citizen!

How Much Do You Know About Barack Obama?

Whaaaat? They made a "LOST" quiz, but they ignored my "Rent" requests.
Lame.

You Are Sun

You have a past history of being secretive and deceptive. You're the type of person who will protect yourself at all costs. While you can be crafty when you need to, you are usually giving, friendly, and likable. You truly care for other people, and you are very sensitive. People tend to underestimate you. You seem like a fragile flower, but you're not. You are gutsy and clever. You have a way of getting what you want without anyone noticing.

Who Are You on LOST?

Good haul. Excellent haul this year.

My mom made me drive to Tacoma today.
-_-
It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it was definitely very irritating sitting in the car with two parents who thought my tense shoulders and annoyed expression were due to extreme nervousness rather than extreme anger.
Because it's really annoying having your mom sit in the passenger seat going, "Slow down. Speed up. Okay, speed up a little.... Okay, okay.... Lauren! Are you paying attention? He's merging! Okay, just STAY IN THIS LANE. STAY IN THIS LANE. STAY IN THIS LANE. What are you doing? Make a lane change."
And then my dad decided to compliment my driving whilst clinging desperately to the back seat.
Yes, Dad. My peripheral vision is THAT good.
Too bad that, regarding love languages, "Words of Encouragement" is bumped down to #4, right next to "Acts of Service", when I'm driving.
Ironically, we were listening to The Ting Ting's "Shut up and let me go".
But we made it, and now I've completed 7 hours of driving time.
Only 43 more hours to go.
My birthday was fairly EXCELLENT, by the way. Not to brag. It just was. And all my teachers liked my birthday chicken.
I got three of those, along with a pretty awesome promise ring, some giftcards, and a cross necklace.
Then I got more practical gifts from family.
But they all came in pink, which I'm sorry to say I really like.
The party was pretty cool, but things got kind of out-of-hand with a game of Truth or Dare when the sheltered people refused to answer Truths, but didn't want to take part in Dares (yet still insisted on playing?), and then a couple that had broken up a week previous "got back together" and made things awkward and confusing for everyone (especially the guy's Tolo date. Yeah, I know.).
Other than that, though, it was fun.
And there's no school tomorrow, which might just be the best birthday present of them all.
No car, but there's always next year.
And until then, I have a pretty sweet Buick LeSabre I can run you over with.
16 is looking good so far.
I can now legally get drunk in Germany on their crappy German beer! Woooo!

Personality types graph!!

I've been living a lie...THERE'S NOTHING INSIDE!!!

I've become obsessed with personalities and people in general!
It's completely fascinating. Others might not think so, but I do.
And there's a whole website dedicated to understand temperament, personality type, and your role in the workplace. It's AWESOME!
Yes. I was salivating over it in the computer lab today.
And though percentages have changed since the late 1960's, INFJ is the rarest personality and ISTJ is the most common.
I'll make a pie chart or something.
Seriously. This is way cool.
Stay tuned!
Crap, I have a research draft due tomorrow.
And I've done little to no research.
And there's math.
But no French.
For ONCE.
MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THERE WERE PACKAGES IN THE MAIL THAT I WASN'T ALLOWED TO OPEN!!!!!
Do you know what that means?
PACKAGES!!!! PRESENTS!!!! PARCELS!!!
GIFTS!!!
I have an evil plan involving seduction and a low cut sweater.
Take that, Mr. Darcy.

Very funny. Please stop.

Your Friendship Style is Independent

You love your friends, but you don't always need them as much as they need you. You like to do your own thing. Sometimes this means taking a break from your friends and carving your own path. As long as your friends give you the space you need, you are happy to be there for them whenever you can. Your friends lean on you for advice and problem solving. You tend to be "the rock." You and an Empathetic Friend: Go well together. Your Empathetic Friend understand and accepts you... but may be too needy sometimes. You and a Gregarious Friend: Get along well, as long as your Gregarious Friend is happy to only see you occasionally. You and another Independent Friend: Have a love / hate thing going on. When you agree, things are blissful. However, more often than not, you butt heads. You and a Philosophical Friend: Are somewhat a matter of opposites attract. You're both thinkers, but you think very differently.

What's Your Friendship Style?

"West Coast Smoker" is my new favorite song.
Because he feels sorry for the suicidal cats.
They have to kill themselves 9 times before they get it right.
Ha ha ha ha.
My birthday's in 2 days!!
George Michaels.
How does "Crush" translate to "George" in French?
And "Squirt" to "Tortillon"?
We were watching "Finding Nemo".
I'm sorry, "Trouver Nemo".
Eartha Kitt is dead. That's terrible.
But "Monotonous" makes me want to punch her in the face.
Even though she's dead.
Curse you, Mr. Darcy.
"Pride and Prejudice" is ruining my life, and making me completely paranoid.
But at least I understand the unit circle.
I mean, that's always something.
Our group for Solo Ensemble is so amazing. We turned everything into quarter notes and left out the rests. It sounded so amazing. People were staring at us.
And not in a good way.
But they were just jealous.

The keyboard: I know it well

You Are "alt"

Some people might find you to be strange, mysterious, and even a bit off putting. You tend to be drawn to and influenced by alternative lifestyles. You're definitely not normal. Once people get to know you, they realize you're interesting, intriguing, and very intelligent. You have a lot of knowledge stored in that big brain of yours. Most of it is useless knowledge, but some of it is very useful.

What Keyboard Key Are You?

I know for a fact I have been hint-y, but when people inquire as to what has made me so incensed, I'm all vague, and, "Oh, nothing."
If you've ever experienced this with me or anyone, I sincerely apologize.
Because now I know how annoying it is.
All my friends are kind of depressed.
But life goes on.
Which is really kind of depressing.
Hopefully the Crazee Chickens will cheer them up.
Because nothing cheers people up like a Crazee Chicken.
They were out of yellow, though, so they'll have to make do with taupe and off-white.
Black and pink decorations.
Kind of anti-party, yet too trendy teenage girl.
Oh well. Not everything can be perfect.
My mom thinks I'm part of a Mr. Darcy situation.
I hope with all my heart and soul that I'm not.
Seriously. I hate that guy SO much.
Which apparently means true love.
That area of my life is already very complicated. Threefold.
My cup runneth over. But not my bra size.
Because that would be just wrong.

That arctic wind you're feeling? That would be the chill emanating from my cold shoulder.

You Are a Skull Cap

You are attractive, well put together, and even sexy. You use fashion to look as hot as possible, even if it means sacrificing comfort. You're the type most likely to resist wearing a bulky coat or silly hat in the winter. You prefer to freeze a little if it means looking as stylish as possible.

What Winter Hat Are You?

Baby, we're not buying

It seems that just when I think everything is good and I've got it all figured out, Ben points out something I've done wrong.
Not that he means to.
But he often knows what he's talking about...more so than I do.
And apparently I can't share my feelings with anyone without crying.
Woo, estrogen!!
No wonder my dad freaks out at me a lot.
Yeah.
"So Close" by John McLaughlin is my favorite song right now. It's adorable...and driving me crazy.
My favorite part of "Enchanted" is when Patrick Dempsey starts singing that song to Amy Adams, and she starts crying.
And then Idina Menzel and James Marsden cut in.
The sermon was so good today. It was about Hannah and her problems conceiving, and how much Elkanah loved her.
And Pastor Barry actually made it possible for us to feel sorry for the other wife, who was so mean to Hannah.
I mean, you would be mean to her, too, if your husband didn't love you.
Not to excuse it, or anything.
And then Hannah's desire for a son was a God-given desire...but he'd closed her wound and was waiting for his timing.
Then, when she gave up her first born, he blessed her 5 times over, with 5 more kids she hadn't even expected.
The people behind me had a 4-year-old daughter and they started crying.
And then they sang some really good songs. I love Sundays.

We only got 4 minutes to save the world!

Dang it.
Now not only can I not watch "The Lord of the Rings" due to major suckage, I've lost yet another movie series to the depths: "Harry Potter".
Daniel Radcliffe can't act worth CRAP. He's TERRIBLE.
And Emma Watson's idea of "emoting" is yelling a lot.
Last time I checked, Hermione was smart.
And she and Rupert Grint have NO chemistry whatsoever.
The entire time, she's throwing herself at Harry, while Ron blubbers about, going, "Bloody hell, bloody hell."
Ugh.
We're watching "The Goblet of Fire" in French.
Those dragons are positively terrifying!!
Yes, Daniel, I'm completely scared of those computer generated leviathans.

Okay, you got me....

You Are Chocolate Chip Pancakes

You prefer sweet and rich foods. You shy away from anything that's overly bland or unnaturally fat free. It's not likely that someone would find low fat cheese or sugar free cookies in your kitchen. Instead, someone might find a pan of brownies baking in the oven or warm popcorn covered in real butter.

What Kind of Pancakes Are You?

Screw diets.
And blueberry pancakes.
And the library.
Do you need anybody??
I need someone to loooove.
Could it be anybody?
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh....
That Bill Gates. Enzo was wrong. If you become a billionaire, living in a garage for 6 years is totally worth it.
Who needs a real house, anyway?
Cherry muffins? Really?

I finished Forever Princess in 2.5 hours

Your Word is "Love"

You see life as possibility to form deep connections with a few people. Relationships are the center of your world, and you always take time to bond with those you love. You are caring and giving. You enjoy helping those you love. And when it comes to romantic love, you feel passionately ... even in a very long term relationship.

What's Your Word?

I'm not bragging. It's just a fact.
And it wasn't that great.
But, in all honesty, it wasn't really that BAD, either.
It was kind of like HSM 3; we all knew it couldn't be as good as the first few.
But it was a good ending.
And it was sort of good that it was FINALLY ending. Mia can be really dense sometimes.
But as soon as I got the book, I read the end.
Because I'd read at least 50 pages from the online excerpts and it was irritating, having to go back and read them again.
So I found out:
She ended up with Michael (duh).
She then slept with him.
Her dad won the election.
She reunites with Lilly, and...
...J.P. is a total cad.
Then I read the book through and found out how all of this came to be.
Michael grew up quite a bit. He was quite the gentlemen and when Mia rejected his advances (sort of...they ended up making out in a carriage, but that's not important), he was like, "I still love you and I'll wait forever."
Which was great.
But I kept thinking that's what he SHOULD have said when Mia said she wouldn't sleep with him.
And Helen Thermopolis gave a big speech on prom night about how a guy might try to force a girl to do "something she wouldn't want to", but she could "always say no".
She was referring to J.P.
But Michael pressured her before.
Then again, 2 years had passed.
So hopefully he's grown up.
And, anyway, I was happier that she was with him when J.P. started being a loser.
He "proposed" on her birthday (but insisted it was just a "promise ring").
He didn't read her book, even after it had gotten published, and acted like its publishing was no big deal.
He wrote a play about their relationship, including some very private stuff.
He slept out with Lilly, then broke up with her as soon as he found out Mia was available (I knew the last part all along...and I thought Mia did, too. But apparently she really is that stupid.)
And, to top it all off, J.P. called paparazzi every time he and Mia went out in public, in order to "make good publicity for Genovia".
Really, he's just a moocher.
But yeah. It was good times. Prom sounded lame. It was just implied that Ling Su and Perin are a couple...but you know they are.
"Perin and Ling Su were there with guys they'd dragged up for the benefit of their parents."
But there's this part where Mia reads in Psychology class about Major Histocompability Complex, which shows that people will have healthy kids with people whose MHC is dissimilar to their own, and therefore smells good.
Just like Michael.
Nathan told me about this during the summer, and I just assumed that's what was with Mia and her neck smellage.
But the passage she read showed up more than three times before she realized that.
And then she was like, "Michael is my true love! Bla bla bla, JP and I have too much in common."
So Meg Cabot seems to think couples with too much in common are doomed.
Well, yeah. If you have TOO much in common, that's in problem.
But if you have NOTHING in common, like Mia and Michael, that's ALSO a problem.
And they seem to be fine, and they have more in common than they think, but to say that because of MHC, ALL couples should consist of exact opposites, that's just stupid.
And no, I'm not being very "objective", but neither is Meg Cabot.
Ugh, the thing that bothered me most is I would read all these things on the message boards and other fans kept writing stupid fanfics about what would happen, and were predicting totally bogus things, and I was like, "That's so stupid. Not of that will ever happen."
Au contraire. It all DID.
It's as if the fans wrote the book rather than Meg Cabot. Or she wrote it just to please fans. Because some parts weren't suprising or creative in the least.
The part about Lilly and J.P. was surprising, though. But it was one of those things someone had predicted and I completely wrote them off.
Yay me.
Still...irritating. It was cheesy.
They should've made the movies better.
Maybe they could make a TV miniseries.

Fascinating things, belly buttons.

You Are Puzzled Over

You are quirky, complicated, and brilliant. You tend to feel a bit misunderstood by everyone, and that troubles you. It's likely that you will have four or more children... whether you use birth control or not! You are not easily moved. You are very stoic and not though of as an emotional person. You are very detail oriented and tidy. Some may even call you obsessive. You are quite conservative. You are neither a flirter or a flaunter.

What Does Your Belly Button Say About You?

Who says I'll be using birth control?
Hee hee. Those darn Catholics.
"We're hypocrites. But you already knew that."
"Oh...well, Baptists eat a lot and can't dance."
I have really amazing friends. It was so good to see them again...even if it was 2 hours late, which was kind of a bonus.
Still. It was a weird day. Kind of sad, too.
My cellphone's happy, though.
The Bumblebee.
Holy snap. Emma Thompson and Ang Lee did a superb job on "Sense and Sensibility".
It was better even than "Pride and Prejudice", and completely beat out "Wives and Daughters", no matter how hot Roger was.
Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Hugh LAURIE, Alan Rickman, and Kate Winslet.
WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE??
Hugh Grant used to be a babe. Well, he still is...sort of. Just older.
Alan Rickman was almost 50 when he did the movie, and managed to play an older gentleman without being creepy!
And you could tell he loved Marianne. It was so adorable.
He carried her 5 and a half miles in the rain!!
He read her Shakespeare's sonnets when she got sick!!
He brought her flowers when she twisted her ankle!!
Too wonderful for words.

She's a ho! My dad's been kidnapped by a ho!

Elizabeth Gaskell apparently succeeded in creating the first Victorian soap opera.
My mom, my brother, and I just finished watching the BBC adaptation of "Wives and Daughters", and it was really good (like everything BBC has done), but some of it was...a little disappointing, I guess.
Or maybe just confusing.
Or perhaps a little maddening.
Take Roger for instance. Molly is completely in love for YEARS while he runs around discovering bugs, tramping through Africa, getting engaged to her slutty stepsister, and falling off cliffs.
Then he FINALLY comes home after everyone has had secret French love children, broken off their engagement, or died.
And all of a sudden, he likes Molly.
He's at this party when Molly comes in and he's like, "Ooooooh...Molly's looking hot this season."
But she has a date, so she spends all her time with him instead and her friends rub it in Roger's face!! It's pretty sweet.
But they end up together, because it wouldn't be a happy ending if they didn't.
And I'm glad they ended up together.
But he took 3 YEARS to come around, and was completely oblivious to the fact that this girl was following him around because she's MADLY IN LOVE WITH HIM.
He just thought they were really excellent "friends".
And the fact that he went and engaged himself to Cynthia, who was shallow and had absolutely NO interest in him or any of the things he liked, while Molly had A LOT in common with him.
And it must have been a tip-off when Cynthia wouldn't answer any of his letters, but Molly wrote him a million and asked questions about bugs. Fun times.
But no. Roger remained blissfully unaware until Molly got hot and he came down with scarlet fever.
Moron.
And Mr. Preston was a little creepy, but he sincerely loved Cynthia, who was, as they called her, a "Jilting Jesse". Poor guy.
It's not his fault.
And yeah, he was a little stalker-y...but he gave her back the letters.
We're going to watch "Sense and Sensibility" today. Because they haven't made any more Elizabeth Gaskell movies, but Jane Austen has hundreds of potentially crappy flicks for us to watch.
Not that she's a bad writer; she's great.
But today's filmmakers don't always do her justice.
By the way, screw the Brontes. They were boring.

Belated thanks from 2008

As 2009 rolls in with good food and a first experienec with buffalo wings, I'd like to thank all the people who made 2008 fantastic:

God, heavenly storehouses, the Boob Fairy, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Britney Spears, Bristol Palin, Mr. Rosendale, Meg Cabot, the Sonics, Blogthings, Blogger, my parents, Applebee's, Red Robin, Arby's, McDonald's, the Cheesecake Factory, Jack in the Box, SBC, Pastor Barry, Pastor Paul, Pastor Jake, Pastor Ben, Pastor Mike, Louie, all the Steves, Kristine, Sierra, all the nice Melissas, Josh, Paul, Jessica, Kevin, Alexis, Sarah, Amby, Emma, Mr. Jake, Amanda, Janessa, Keri, Tyler, Chris, Drew, the RNC, my dad's facial hair, Matt, Northwest Driving School, Jeff, Ed, Lloyd, Deb, our Buick Lesabre, Stephenie Meyer, Jacob Black, Kristen Stewart, the Jonas Brothers, Fall Out Boy, Ellen Degeneres, Portia deRossi, Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Po, Mr. Ping, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, the Beatles, Jim Sturgess, Martin Luther McCoy, Sean Penn, Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fuchs, T.V. Carpio, Timothy T. Mitchum, Carol Woods, Joe Anderson, James McAvoy, Heath Ledger, Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, Christopher Nolan, DC comics, NOT Superman, Spiderman, Sony, all the cows, mozzerella, all my friends that I forgot, Tie, Luke, baby Riley, the twins, Braeden, my cousins, my other extended family members, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, NOT Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Daniel Ehrenraft, Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, Amelia Earhart, Wikipedia, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Macaras, Mr. Williams, Mr. Anspach, Mrs. Hamblet, Mr. Hurd, Soren, Germany, Italy, China, Michael Phelps, the anorexic American gymnasts (except for the one that fell off the balance beam - loser), Hi-Chews, Hershey's, Dove, So brand jeans, skinny jeans, rain boots, all the pigs, Shanghai Gardens, Red, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Santa Claus, AT&T, Samsung, the mall, JC Penny, Worthington wool, all the sheep, Princess Mia, Tina Hakim Baba, John Paul Reynolds-Abernathy IV, Grandmere, the French, France, cake, pudding, lava cake, Converse, Walmart, Target, Milk Duds, M&M Mars, the place with the trains, all the dogs, Cesar Milan, NuNu, the nice lesbians I've met and other fabulous gay people, California, Bono, Africa, New York, Georgia, science, Ben Stein, South Carolina, Seattle, Pike Place Market, J-14, Quizfest, Seventeen, Barnes & Noble, King, all the trombones, pioneers of jazz, the Asian store, Handy Andy's, Uwajimaya, Kinokuniya bookstores, Japan, Japanese people, hot guys, Francesca Lia Block, Weetzie Bat, the mermaid, Heaven the hermaphrodite, Jonathan Larsen, the cast of Rent, Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, NOT Will Smith, the Muppets, Fable II, my computer, HP Intel processors, all the laptops, college, WSU, NOT UW, football, NOT the Seahawks, NOT the Mariners, NOT Washington, John McCain, George W. Bush's dogs, Laura Bush, the troops, my fighting cousins that I never see, Nintendo DS, Rayman Raving Rabbits, Zoo Tycoon, cellulite, bathroom scales, Garrison Keillor, Eddie Izzard, Bill Cosby, Jeff Dunham, Peanut, Walter, Jose Jalapeno (on a stick), Gay Man, NOT the redneck guy, NOT people who hate rednecks because they're "prejudiced" (you know who you are), my redneck family, beer, other alcoholic beverages I have never and will never consume, martinis, dessert shooters, bacon, crappy bands, Stephenie Meyer again because she sucks at life, nice Mormons who wear promise rings and sing Christmas songs, Robert, Austin, tubas, NOT our basketball team, people who weren't nice but are nice now, people that should GO TO THE POLICE, Sarah's dad, people I'm not nice to, EGR, crossword puzzles, sudoku, Decodaquote, INFPs, Carl Jung, Meyers-Briggs, MyPersonality, Sensors, the N-club, Introverted babies, musical people, band teachers that are cool, donuts, Krispy Kreme, Cyd Charisse, Gingerbread, boring science classes, bloop bloop bloop, chipmunks, various other rodents, rabbits are rodents too, Greek mythology, Muses, Chicago, Peter Cetera, the Oregon Trail, Sims 2, Sims 3, Harvey Milk, Ian McKellan, NOT Peter Jackson, Michael Medved, Mark Levin, Pepsi, Sprite, and his other dog, bears, polar bears, pandas, koalas, lions, zebras, NOT donkeys, dogs, unicorns, horses, Michael Savage, Jewish people that are nice, not nice Jewish people, yarmulkas, reality TV, Momma's Boys, the star of David, Christians with issues, people I will conceivably never again, Itunes, the color black, Power Rangers, Teen Titans, 60's music, the old R&B, white losers like me, glasses, the Navy, the Army, NOT the coast guard, guinea pigs, witty comments, NOT hormones, NOT Nikelodeon, and "Do What You Are".

2009: Was it really worth the wait?

How come tons of people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve just so they can scream, make out, and drink champagne?
I mean, they can do that any other day of the year.
And I know they want to be part of the brief moment when 2008 changes to 2009, but really? You'll enjoy it much more during your nightly cycle of REM than in the middle of the night, insanely drunk.
And the Chinese New Year is in February, yet we think it's weird when they stay up all night to ring in THEIR new year.
Oh well.
Truthfully, I love New Year's Eve. We always go out for Chinese food, chill at the Japanese bookstore, and buy tons of Asian candy.
Mmm, sweet and sour spareribs.
That and the steamed pork dumplings.
Cranberry chicken is all right, too, but Nathan ordered something called drunken chicken and it turned out to be fairly disgusting.
I mean, you were supposed to eat the MARROW.
MARROW!!!!
"The Legend of Zelda" is the best 80's show ever.
"HEY! Excuuuuuuuuuse me, princess!"
There is NO way Mia is an INFJ. People are talking about taking the Meyers-Briggs Personality test on the message boards, and some are distraught that they aren't "just like Mia".
The Sensor motto is practically, "I don't know unless you tell me". They don't ASSUME things; they have to HEAR it for it to be true.
So frustrating.
And Mia does this A LOT.
So she has to be a Sensor.
And she has a lot of trouble making decisions quickly.
Therefore, she can't be a Judger. She has to be a Perceiver.
That would make her an ISFP.
Cheer up, message board girls. You're more like Mia than you think...unfortunately.
It's going to be Michael.
The book comes out in 5 days and it's going to be Michael.
Ugh.
I brought my mom up to speed on the plot, and when I told her about Michael she started screaming.
At him, not me.
If my mom's mad about it, he must be a jerk.
But Meg Cabot made it very clear that Mia would not end up single: it will be either Michael or JP.
Crap.