And they wonder why I'm paranoid...

Just typing away in my own little world while my dad plunks away on piano.
But he's not paying attention.
Now that we have all this glorious free time, he's been thinking up all these projects we can do.
House cleaning projects, not Girl Scout crafts or anything.
We cleaned the windows yesterday. Weeee...
It involved a lot of Windex and Brawny paper towels.
I miss the old Brawny guy. Have I ever said that? He was a real man.
But anyway.
I cleaned the insides and he cleaned the outsides.
There was a frustrating point where he gave me really vague instructions on how to do something involving the vacuum, so, after spending an agonizing five minutes trying to figure out how to put the hose on (I figured it out eventually, lol), I vacuumed up all the dust and dog hair on the window sill.
How dog hair got on the window sill is beyond me.
But that's what I thought he wanted me to do.
But, apparently, I HADN'T done what he'd wanted and suddenly he's at me with all these detailed instructions.
And I got mad because if he'd wanted me to do all that, why hadn't he told me in the first place?
But his response was, "Well, I'm telling you now."
But I thought it was a job well done, and now he's telling me I haven't done the job at all. This wouldn't have happened if you'd told me in the first place!
"But I'm telling you now."
Ugh.
It's strange that we can't seem to communicate, even though we're more alike than different.
Thankfully, David Bowie was playing in the background and brought peace to the situation.
Half-Priced Books is my new favorite store.
My mom and I went on Wednesday, and we walked in to find a mini-Powells, with huge stacks of books, CDs, and stationary everywhere. There were hundreds of movies in wooden shelves that stretched halfway across the store. There was a music section with tons of CDs, new and old. I found Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Morrissey, the Beatles, Fall Out Boy, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, and Billy Idol, but ended up buying only one CD.
The teen section had more books than Barnes and Noble.
That section alone was bigger than the entire Used Book Store in Silverdale.
Maybe not.
But I found tons of stuff.
I ended up getting Princess Diaries #7 (the only one I needed besides the pesky 1/2 and 3/4 novels); two of my favorite books, "Chasing Redbird" and "The Boyfriend List"; "The Mother Daughter Book Club", which had cutesy tween illustrations on the cover and looked distracting; and David Bowie's "Changes"; and half a dozen books for my mom, all for only $32.
How amazing is that???
I haven't been this exciting since visiting Tacoma's Borders Books, where I bought two books for $7 each.
Borders is amazing...
...but Half-Priced Books is even better, I must say.
"Changes" is my new favorite song. Well, that and "Heroes". And "Diamond Dogs". And "Fame".
Ugh, my brother's friend is here and they're being irritating and pre-teen-y.
He was playing with Hillary, my Darth Sidious doll (long story).
Just playing around like it was totally okay.
It was not okay.
But I just kept my mouth shut and made grilled cheese.
It was a pretty delicious sandwich, too.

Oh, blogthings. You know me too well.

You Want to Impress People You Know

You want friends and family to think you're beautiful. You mostly focus on inner beauty and being a good person. You want your friends and family members to think you're smart. You like been seen as insightful and wise. You are at your most playful when you are around family and friends. You are more serious around people you don't know well. You have no problem letting strangers see the real you. You are upfront about who you are. You are open to becoming close to people, but it takes some time. You don't let just anyone in.

Who Do You Want to Impress?

Slightly more accurate...

You Are a Lynx

You are a quiet observer of the world around you. Your wisdom comes from listening carefully. You've always been extra sensitive and aware. And it's made it difficult for you to fit in. You see past people's outward personas. You are able to penetrate a stranger's soul. What you've learned about people is both beautiful and ugly. And you keep these secrets to yourself.

What Big Cat Are You?

Wasn't this the point last year that it all started sucking?

Might have been earlier.
I considered being in a "deep" and "contemplative" mood today, but what would be the point?
Even if I was feeling deep and contemplative, would it just be to prove a point?
Because the stuff I'm thinking about could give the wrong impression.
Might as well just say it: We left OEFC more than a year ago, but it seems like in the past week we've run into a lot more people from that church than we have all year.
And it's weird talking to them, because our lives are so completely seperate now and without OEFC, we have little in common.
And it seems like, I don't know, they resent us for some reason. Or that's me being paranoid.
So yeah, it's weird. We were there for a LONG time.
But now we're at a new, thriving church and we've made connections there, and most of the ones from OEFC are pretty much dead, so it's really not so bad.
Just...minorly uncomfortable.
And I know, Matt, that you are going to think that was directed at you and possibly take offense or read too much into it, but it's not. You're just a small factor in the huge equation.
Ha, math speak.
Actually, that made no sense.
That's enough for today. My brain is starting to hurt.
Pretty intense Sims session, though. Twins. Who would've thought? Two little boys. One looks just like his mom, the other like his dad. They're named Remus and Romulus. I know. That's me trying to be funny.
My dad's worried I might have a secret double life in the Sims, that I'm creating Sims of me and my family and friends and am doing "evil" things with them.
It's something Laura Ingraham told him.
I actually considered doing that for a time. It's only slightly creepy. Does that mean I need help?

You Are the Tree Pose

You are a well grounded, down to earth person. Not much shakes you. You can remain steady through a crisis - and other people lean on you. You have high standards and morals. You easily rise above pettiness. While people sometimes accuse you of being stubborn, you are able to shift focus when you need to.

What Yoga Pose Are You?

Chris Noth = commitmentphobe = the Perfect Man?

Chris Noth is definitely not my idea of "the Perfect Man".
And Heather Locklear doesn't seem like the kind of woman "The Perfect Man" would fall for.
Whenever they were together (which was a grand total of one scene! What a waste of a movie.), I kept expecting Sarah Jessica Parker to pop up with a billion shopping bags and a perky, cavalier attitude.
If I ever open a post with "Hey there, all you bloggers," you are allowed to shoot me.
Or send me hate-mail.
That Adam kid was pretty cute, though.
The comics, granted, were a little creepy, but he brought her a corsage in a donut box!!
Which, after writing it down, doesn't exactly strike me as "romantic" any more.

Post 900!!! That's 3^2*100!!

Wow, 900 posts in the last 2.75 years (about that long, anyway). Is that a lot? I wonder.
I made a "Boys kind of suck" playlist because I got bored and I'd just added a bunch of classic rock to my ipod.
Surprisingly, there's a lot of appropriate FOB songs.
Maybe that tells me I shouldn't listen to them?
"Penelope" was really cute. It was kind of like a Tim Burton film, only Johnny Depp was no where to be found.
Christina Ricci actually looks better with the pig nose.
Which is kind of mean to say.
Her face is so unique, though.
I like how Gerard Way put it.
"Christina Ricci looks like an alien. I think she's beautiful."
And she is. But that pig nose was just so cute.
James McAvoy is so beautiful.
And the American accent?
I'm in love.
But it's annoying when you really like someone and people scoff at you...
...but that person becomes famous and they're suddenly that person's biggest fans.
Which is pretty much what the song "Sk8r Boi" was all about.
Who knew Avril could be so eloquent?
But it's not as though James McAvoy wasn't famous before "The Chronicles of Narnia".
I just remember thinking in 7th grade right after I saw "TCON" that Tumnus (James McAvoy) was incredibly hot, and everyone else laughed at me?
And now they agree.
Especially with his lovely new American accent.
Yeah, whatever.

Now I'm no longer alone

The song "Blue Moon" makes me smile. No clue why.
"Leader of the Pack" is dumb...and super depressing.
As is "How to Save A Life".
I'm addicted to the Wii now.
I played it for the first time at Alexis' house and it's pretty amazing. Especially Wii Sports and Mario Party.
Yaaah High-Spirited Duo!!
My family has the old school "Game of Life" from the 80's, so the highest salary is $50k as a doctor, and you don't buy houses or pay off your college loan.
But in the newer game, you gain money from life experience, which is much needed, seeing as you have to pay off college, night school, and a house w/ a meager salary. Alexis and I were bankrupt for much of the game. And I had stock and NO ONE SPUN THE NUMBER 7 THE ENTIRE GAME!!
How positively depressing.
Summer is cool and all, but not when you don't really have anything to do...or blog about.
Oooh.

Fish and citrus don't mix.

But Squirt and smoked salmon are so good!!!
We had to watch the very last scene of "Field of Dreams" (XP) in church before the sermon started, and the dad was all, "Heaven is the place where dreams come true."
....
Heaven is Disneyland???
Thanks to you, I full expect a magical theme park where kindly employees blow magic dust to create for me a Mickey Mouse doll while I stay in Cinderella Castle.
William is a usurper. It's annoying.
I got bored, so I went on the Love Calculator (Looooong story...) this morning, and...65%.
Oh well. Not like I care.
Andkon! Andkon!
I'm at my grandma's again with the high-speed internet, so anything is possible.

The snuggliest one of all!!!!!

I am the snuggliest! I am the snuggliest one of all!!!!
Take that, extroverted babies!!!
Introverted babies CAN be snugglier!!
Actually, snuggling has nothing to do with sociability.
Mostly personality, I guess, which sociability is a part of, but not a great part of.
I was talking to my mom about the love languages and how she and my dad are complete opposites, but neither of they nor Nathan like physical touch all that much, and it's pretty high for me. Ha, snuggles for everyone!
Unless, you know, I don't like you, or know you that well.
What about the horse posters? You may have them. All of them. Have a ball.
BLOGTHINGS!
I'm in a pretty fabulous mood because I had a really big happy mood swing, and I get to skip school because of...well, long story.
So we had to go to PT, but we missed the appointment, and it's a WASL day and track can be lame sometimes, so why not skip school?
Mental health day, I swear.
Cinnamon and coconut sounds like the best combinatio never.
Agh, this is such a lie!!

What Your Taste in Chocolate Says About You

You are sophisticated, modern, and high class. Your taste is refined, but you are not picky. You are often the first to try something new. You are a whimsical person prone to daydreaming. Artistic and creative, you're always in the middle of a project. While you are an inspiration to others, you can come off as flaky. You love being around people. Friendships are important to you. You feel lost when you're by yourself... so you tend to avoid being alone.

The Chocolate Oracle

Your Mood is a 9

It's hard to imagine feeling much better than you do right now. Life is pretty great.

How Does Your Mood Rate?

Hurray for chemical imbalances!
Dude, I want a "The King and I" piano book! That would be so awesome!!!!!!!!!!! To be able to play "I Have Dreamed" would be so amazing.

And I thought I needed serious mental help....

O.o
I like how all I ever do now is read Harry Potter, look up Sims 2 videos, and blog.
When I'm not at school, anyways.
AAargh. I want to watch a Harry Potter karaoke party. REALLY BAD.
Hm.
Still trying to convince myself to grow a spine.
Math is pretty amazing.
And I'm pretty sure I passed the science test.
Apparently I'm a Romance Sim. That sort of depresses me.
I'm not sure if I should be worried or laughing....
Dododododododo.
Hey, tomorrow's Thursday.
Crap.