Noodles don't bite!

Why is it that when a girl is dislikes the amount of attention her boyfriend gives another girl, she places all the blame solely on the other girl? She never blames the guy for being a flirt or unwittingly making her jealous; she just thinks the other girl is a slut.
Now I know how Angela must have felt.
Can I just say I didn't do it?
Yeah.
Been a good couple of days.
Watched some really cute movies.
Like "Ghost Town" with Ricky Gervais.
And "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs".
I didn't expect that movie to actually be funny! What a concept!
It was what "Monsters and Aliens" could have been if "Monsters and Aliens" hadn't SUCKED.
"We should send the intern! She's cute, and REALLY perky!"
"Well, those ARE our only requirements to be a weather reporter..."
And it was so cute when he asked the girl on a date, and she put her hair back in a ponytail and put on her glasses and he was like, "You're SO beautiful."
All the girls in the audience (those over the age of 12, anyway) sighed.
Then Alex had the audacity to say, "I think she looked cuter before."
-_-
That's not the point, Alex.
Before the movie, we all went to Target and bought a LOT of candy.
I bought an Xtra-large box of Milk Duds, and three different flavors of Choxie.
It was $8, but I would've spent that much on a wimpy box of Milk Duds and popcorn at the theater.
SO WORTH IT.
Then we messed around at Toys 'R' Us.
Ugh, Charles de Lint. Just don't write anymore. Please.
"X-men" was all right. I finally watched it. Nothing special.
I find myself annoyed by Cyclops, like you're supposed to be.
And I do think Wolverine is pretty cool, if somewhat annoying. "I'm going to walk around shirtless and hit on married women...because I can!"
I loved how every twist in the movie involved Mystique. We'd just randomly yell out, "IT'S MYSTIQUE!" and it made the movie much more fun.
Sadly, a lot of the times we yelled it, it was true.
But now I have to watch the second one. And the third.
I'm just waiting for NIGHTCRAWLER. He's my favorite.
Storm is lame. Cyclops is pretty lame.
But Toad is by far the lamest.
And Sabertooth isn't much better. "Snarl, snarl, I have ugly eyebrows. FEAR ME!"

No you girls never know

How come, when guys want to "go on a walk", they think of it as exercise, though it's technically "hanging out" cuz you'll be walking TOGETHER?
When girls want to go on a walk, it's to TALK.
And girls don't care about the destination. They'll walk ANYWHERE as long as they get to share about their day and how they feel.
Guys go with a specific destination in mind and THEY WILL NOT BE DETERRED FROM THEIR MISSION.
Guys take off their T-shirts differently. Girls pull up the bottom, while guys pull at the back of the neck.
I don't know. It's just weird.
I lost a bet with my history teacher.
I thought I'd heard something about Catholics being the most prevalent Christian religion in America.
Actually, it turns out they're the most prevalent Christian religion in the WORLD, which is different.
So I bought him a Gatorade.
When I say that I bought it, I mean my mom did.
But that's okay! A Gatorade's a Gatorade!
Ugh. Sort of sick of friend couples.
Either they're completely disgusting and irritating.
Or they're one of THOSE couples.
The ones that, before dating, made a big deal about how they were going to stay "just friends". Um, right.
Or the ones that only want to be with each other.
Irritating as all get out.
And everyone just thinks it's a "bitter cuz I'm single" thing!
Noooo, it's a, "Hey, you know how you piss me off? It started when you two started dating," thing.
Aaaargh! Dating friends just shouldn't be allowed!
Oh no, now the courting fiends are going to come back and make a case for arranged marriage. Somebody save us!

These shoes are $300!!!

You think GIRLS are finicky shoppers?
I went shopping for shirts and ties with my brother - he just bought a suit.
Then he and my mom discussed color and pattern for what seemed like hours.
It seemed like they were on the same wavelength, but if I tried to make a seemingly helpful comment, it was wrong.
So they just ENTJ-ed together while I pouted in a corner.
But that was me overreacting again. Nathan finally decided on a white shirt with two solid-colored ties (mustard yellow and maroon) and my mom bought me ice cream, which was nice since I didn't make her shopping trip any easier.
Then, since there was, for some strange reason, a coffee table in the backseat, we all crammed into the front seat.
It was like riding in a clown car.
Then Nathan and I squabbled over the seatbelt ("I was trying to find it." "You were taking forever!" "YOu were sitting on it!" "Why didn't you ask me to move?" "I didn't know you were sitting on it!!!"). Fun stuff.
Life has been pretty slow and the most excitement I had was laughing at some molested turkeys (long story) and trying to figure out who was eating all the Pop Tarts.
Seriously, it's a mystery.
William just ripped out 2 Pop Tarts like it was no big deal, but he said he didn't eat any the day before. Actually, he said he didn't eat 2 yesterday, which, according to William Logic, probably means he ate one the day before, and then one the next day, but that's not technically eating 2 in one day, which is what he is convinced had me so incensed.
I was just curious. My dad was giggling rather guiltily, but seemed appalled that I would accuse him of taking the dang Pop Tarts.
Aaargh. THEY WERE SUNDAE FLAVORED!!!
I just want to know.
Dad's trying to kill the dog. Not entirely sure why.
Life for her in this heat wave hasn't been fun. Can you imagine a black dog, even a short hair one, finding respite from this heat?
I can't either. And she's having a hard time finding it. Instead of being her chipper self, you can find her lying lazily all over the house: in front of the bathroom, in various doorways, next to the screen door, etc.
And on my bed. A lot of the time. We're sleeping without sheets, which means clothes are mandatory.
Awwwww darn.
Lol. Kidding.
Or am I?

Glad that's settled...sort of....

Not again.
I might have a friend who's angling for a more-than-friends relationship.
But I'm really not interested.
We were hanging out today, though, and he told me some interesting stuff about his best friend.
The one who led me on for an entire school year.
THAT one.
He wanted to know "what had happened between us", because not a lot of people knew what was going on at the time.
So I told him the basics without going into the whiny, dirty details.
His reply?
"Hm, intesting. That's basically what he said, but he told me you were WAAAAAY more into it than he was."
Excuse me?
That annoyed me a little. Okay, a lot. He'd semi-stalked me for a month before our whole "relationship" debacle began, and did all sorts of creepy boyfriend type things, even though we never officially went out.
Oh yeah, but he wasn't into it.
But it sort of made sense that he would say that, because don't most guys say stuff like that? "Oh yeah, I broke up with her. It just wasn't working. She was way too into it!"
Then he started telling me about all of his ex-girlfriends and how he led on a BUNCH of other girls, including me.
Oh, and one of my best friends, who ALSO liked him at the time.
WTF?? I feel like I've walked into a teen drama.
The whole situation was stupid when it was happening, but this is RIDICULOUS!
And it makes me mad that after everything, I thought, "You know, he made a mistake, but so did I. It just didn't work out, that's all."
But no. It turns out this guy is REALLY a jerk, and he's been hurting girls ON PURPOSE because he's a JERK.
And I'm still FRIENDS with him!
Ugh. I was pretty mad after that.
And my friend, the one telling me all this, was like, "Yeah, he's kind of a dick."
UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR!!!
So they're still friends, and he's still in my group of friends, but apparently he's been saying stuff about me behind my back (and I haven't exactly refrained from doing the same to him, to be honest...), so this coming school year, I don't exactly think we'll be hanging out.
I just wish my friends didn't like him so much.
Then again, he has sort of changed in the past year, and has been making a big deal about how much more popular/stylish/cool/knowledgable he is compared to the rest of us band kids.
So hopefully he'll decide to just go away.
I'm also mad that he refused to talk to me about it, and I had to figure out what really happened from his best friend months later.
Ugh. Stupid.

Male and Female Personality Graphs

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.

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.

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.

Drastic measures have been taken

Yeaaaaah, I cut 6 inches of hair off.
Or HAD 6 inches cut off. Like I did it myself.
And there are layer-y bits in it and stuff.
It's actually pretty cute.
Just...shorter than normal.
But yeah, it's cute.
My mom got bangs, because she had to abide by our agreement.
Hmmm, why am I suspicious?
CORN???

You Are a Corn Muffin

Even though you've been accused of being otherwise, you're a simple, uncomplicated person. You just want the same things everyone else wants. You're just happier with what you already have. You are confident and strong minded. You are proud of who you are. You enjoy being recognized for your accomplishments, and you like to be the center of attention. Sometimes your ego can get the best of you. You do tend to outshine people. It's hard for you not to have a big head - very few people have it as good as you do.

What Kind of Muffin Are You?

It seems like I've been wrong about people a lot lately.
It's pretty humbling.
Friendship is complicated.
And assumptions are being made.
To a friend:
I know I assumed things that were stupid of me to assume, when your implications implied no such thing, and that I also imply things that you assume untruths about, but don't assume you have no chance when really you have all the the chance, you just assume I've implicated you don't.

Tinglies in that silly place

"It's the most horrible feeling! It tickles in all the wrong ways!"
"This wouldn't happen if you weren't so fat."
That's an annoying feeling. It feels pretty good, but when it comes, you're like, "Oh no, not that again."
Sometimes I wonder if guys and girls are REALLY meant to be together. Because guys anger girls by being weird and not communicating, and girls anger guys by being clingy and needy and OVERcommunicating, and you never really get a rhythm going.
But then girl-girl relationships usually involve INTENSE jealousy and guy-guy relationships lack commitment (in most cases, anyway).
So it's like we should all become amoebas and reproduce asexually.
Seriously. The world would be SO much better off.

You Should Maybe Be Allowed to Vote

You got 10/15 questions correct. You're somewhat in the know, but you're not as informed as you think you are. Your political information is a little old or incorrect. Consider studying up a bit before you cast you vote! You want to make sure you know where you stand.

Should You Be Allowed to Vote?

Trust me, I know where I stand.

You Should Be a Ghost

You are seen as shy and introverted. You like to blend in... or disappear. You see Halloween as the day you can sit back and enjoy what other people are doing. You don't scare all that easily on Halloween. If anything, you tend to scare people. You don't try to be scary, but you do tend to lurk around and catch people by surprise.

What Classic Halloween Costume Should You Wear?

Ha, that's funny.
Oh dear, that is...NOT that comforting.
Don't you hate if when your mom buys tons of delicious food and won't let you eat any of it?
I'm sort of pumped for Homecoming. The game, not the dance. Our football team is going to lose, but we're playing "I Saw Her Standing There"!! Yeah!!
If someone does something inconsequential and somehow gets in trouble for it, that's unjust.
But when they do it again just to prove a point, they deserve it.
But that's just me.

Don't ask, don't tell

I wasn't sure what that meant at first.
So I retook the McCain/Obama quiz, and I am 76% for McCain and 24% for Obama.
Tie and I went on a walk with Alexis and her dogs. Cosmo was there, too, and Tie tried to eat him, but Isabel rescued him and there was a death match.
BEAT DOWN!
SCHOOL SUPPLY SHOPPING!!! One of the best days of the year. But I really didn't need that much, so I just bought some binders and a couple T-shirts.
Where are all the composition notebooks??? I couldn't find them!!
There was a T-shirt that said "Vader for Prez '08" but I couldn't find one in my size. >:(
I would totally vote for Vader.
Take a ride on the dark side.
Eeeee, tomorrow is going to be so cool!
Spoken like a true sophomore, I know, but seriously!! I get to start AND end the day with a cool class.
Oh, but I do have PE first thing.
And the PE teacher is a psycho.
-_- Oh well, at least all my band buddies are in it.
"The Big Bang Theory" is pretty much the best show on television.
Better than "High School Musical: Get in the Picture", anyway. Too much drama. There are some pretty fine guys on it, though. STAN IS NOT ONE OF THEM!! James is in the chorus. :(
Ugh, and whenever he has a lead part and he messes up, the faculty excuses it because he's smooth, or whatever.
Isaiah is the MAN!
But Sheldon on Big Bang Theory pretty much makes my day, even though he's such a jerk. And he wears funny pants.
"I'm going to collaborate with you!"
And Daniel Kim got a girl at 15-years-old, so they're all jealous.
The first season came out on DVD today!!! WANT!

Everything's dumber in Texas

ALEXIS ISN'T MOVING TO TEXAS!!
Kevin told me as we were walking to math (there was an open house tonight).
Which explains why she's planning on painting her new room.
YAAAAY!
Open House was cool. I met all my teachers, and they seem nice, except for my psycho PE teacher.
He was talking about how aerobics is working out with oxygen.
???????
Don't you ALWAYS use oxygen when you work out?
In fact, aren't you constantly using oxygen EVERY SECOND?
Whatever. He made us run around the gym to prove some point.
He also made a big deal about how 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 PEOPLE IS OBESE!
Well, no. If you want to get technical, 30% of the population is obese, which translates to 3 out of every 10 people, and if you wanted to reduce that fraction, it would be 1 out of every 3.3 people is obese, but it's impossible to have less than a whole person.
But that's not as HARD-HITTING.
Like I said, he's a psycho.
My English teacher is TOO COOL, and I heard from a lot of juniors and seniors that he's the best teacher in school, but he's sort of a hippie. That's okay, though. He seems to really love reading and actually knows what he's talking about.
And as much as I liked (and sometimes didn't like Mrs. Sims), Mr. Rosedale seems more fun to be around. And we'll be watching tons of movies, so that's a plus.
Dang it, I only have one class with Karen. :P
I don't have any classes with Connor??
P Willy, ha ha ha.
My math teacher is so nerdy and awesome. We're going back to the Chicago method - YESSSSS, math will finally make SENSE again. And Mr. Macaras promised to show examples on the board (:D) and explain things thorougly (XD). Cannot wait for school. And school shopping.
History is awesome, too. We'll be doing a lot of projects that involve food and creativity. It's like we're not studying history at all!
My French teacher wasn't there, but his room has paintings that he's done all over the walls, so I won't be stuck with another teacher like I had last year. XP Yeah, only worst class ever.
Aaagh, my science teacher seemed nice, but I still hate science it'll probably be one of my least favorite classes.
There's this girl in my science class that I haven't talked to since 3RD GRADE and her mom somehow knew who I was and kept talking to me, and I was like, "AARGH, I BARELY REMEMBER YOU!!"
And the girl I used to be friends with is all popular and cute now, so I'm not sure if we'll be BFFs like before.
Not that I'm prejudiced.
I just tend not to fare well with people like her.
Agh, but that's shallow.
Maybe she'll help me actually UNDERSTAND science for once.
I'm reading "Eclipse" now and it's boring and sappy as ever. Edward is SUCH a JEEEERK.
Yeah, Jacob is immature.
But Edward is controlling. Ugh. So much worse.

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.

The Saxons are coming!!!

I finished "The Three Damosels" and it pretty much taught me everything I need to know about life.

1. If you're forced to marry a creepy old man, he won't take advantage of you.

2. A good way to test your relationship with your man is to disguise yourself as a hag and nurse him back to health.

3. If you and are your true love are slain, an old man is likely to come by and bring you back to life.

4. Life is so much easier if you're pretty, but it's also less exciting.

5. Revenge is never worth it; also, beheading a rapist is not as satisfying as it seems.

6. Finding the Holy Grail is surprisingly easy.

7. Never let an old man take your Holy Wafers.

8. It's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. (I still think that's a load of bull.)

9. Never change clothes in an emergency situation.

10. When an old dead king says he'll come again, he's probably just being metaphorical.

11. Dragons are really easy to kill with four people and some sticks.

12. Being joined together by a dead guy is the equivalent of being married by a priest.

13. When you think you've won the battle, you're probably wrong.

14. Ugly guys make the best partners, because it's what's on the inside that counts...except during battle, these guys are more susceptible to massive (and often fatal) head wounds. No one quite knows why.

15. Women are just as cool as men.
Which is basically the most important rule of all.

I've always wanted to meet the Lord Voldemort!

I hate to admit it, but I'm now a HUGE fan of God's Pottery, even if they can be sacreligious. They had to think up as many "Yo Mama" jokes as possible, and there's were the opposite of a good Yo Mama joke, so it was funny.
"Your mother is so pretty, we think she could be a model. We do."
"Your mother is so terrific, she was voted mayor of Awesomeville."
It made Ron G mad, because he'd be like, "Yeah, I made such an awesome joke," and they'd be like, "Yeah, that WAS funny!"
I like how they stole his thunder by turning the other cheek.
In that respect, they have Christian love and understanding down pat.
Whatever, Ron G deserved it. He's a cocky unfunny jerk.
Then they beat Adam Hunter, too, and he was getting just as mad. Sucker. I don't like him, either.
He, Ron G, and Jeff Dye should all be sent home.
Jim Tavare is so big and scary, but he's also pretty hilarious. Gideon Lamb called him "Lord Voldemort", which is actually what he looks like.
Then Jim and Paul started conversing, because they're British, and they had a British fight.
Paul is SO ADORABLE and tells really obscure jokes. He told one about jam tarts that about made me pee my pants. Then he said, "Iliza Schlesinger," really funny, so he could probably win, because he's funny even when he's just saying someone's name.
Sean Cullen is funny, but he sucks at improv. He's so weird and over the top, too. He was the "Knight Beauty Hermaphrodite Queen" or something like that. He did sang a song for Paul Foot that was about "doing a little dance and showing them your pants".
Paul was "the Elephant King" for the photo shoot. It was brilliant.
Nathan thought Papa CJ was ugly, but I think he's cute. He's like a cute, funny Indian Snape.
"They are essentially paying you to bomb them."
Iliza told a hilarious joke about deer haunches. It sent Esther Ku home (YAY!), but it also sent God's Pottery home, which, a week ago, I would NOT have been sad about.
Phew. That's all I have about last night's "Last Comic Standing".
I just downloaded Simple Plan's "Vacation", which made me cry in 7th grade.
Now it's on my ipod. Who knew?
It's only 2:31 long!!! That was a waste of 10 minutes.

Oh, why, hello, Kate Moss.

You Like Names That Are Classic and Timeless

You prefer quality names that have stood the test of time. You don't like anything that's trendy today and outdated next year. Names are important to you, and naming someone should not be an social experiment. You are the type most likely to name someone after a family member. Some female names you might like: Andrea, Elizabeth, Hannah, Julia, Marie, Nicole, and Victoria Some male names you might like: Aaron, Benjamin, Christopher, Jonathan, Matthew, Thomas, and Zachary

What Kind of Names Do You Like?

I was obsessed with the name Andrea for the longest time!! Nicole, too. Not so much with Julia or Marie. Elizabeth is an okay name, but having it as a middle name kind of sucks.
It helps my name flow, though.
Ben, Johnathan, Tom, Zack, and Matt are like my favorite guy's names ever!! Well, Matt not so much, because it's super common in the Northwest, I guess.
Crap. I have to be in at North Thurston all day tomorrow. Lame.
At least there will be many food outings and snatching and whatnot.

How good it feels to be purged of in my iniquities

Meaning I took a lot of my old music off my iPod. It was a bunch of stuff I'd bhad for a while, and I really don't listen to it all that much anymore...either that, or I despise it completely.
Demon Hunter? *gag*
Falling Up? Not so much anymore.
I feel bad, though, because a LOT of it was Christian rock. It's like I never listen to Christian music at all anymore.
Okay, not true, but my musical tastes have definitely shifted a lot since 7th grade.
Yeaaah, Tie!! She is pretty cool. Most of my friends like her, except Jordan, who hates dogs. Tie doesn't like Chris, but she thinks Daniel is okay. Daniel thinks Tie is cool.
But he has a Yorkie. Heh.
Magical Mystery Tour!!
So far this song is annoying.
JEREMY CAMP!
"So, what kind of dog is she? Is she a mutt? Huh?"
"No, she's pure bread."
"HA! What is she, whole wheat?"
Alexis came over yesterday. We were going to walk dogs together, but Isabella and Tie got in a dog fight, and Stuart kept tangling the leashes, so we dropped her dogs off at home and went to my house, where we sat awkwardly on the bed for like an hour.
Then we played Fusion Frenzy!
"Edgar Allen" was the lamest book ever.
Not so with "To Kill A Mockingbird". I'm sort of reading ahead.
The Beatles and I do not get along. What's with the trippy recorders?

Super Silly Mega Buttcake!!

WE'RE GETTING A DOG!!!!!!!
IN 21 HOURS!!!!
Her owners brought her over to play yesterday. Her name is Tie, she's a Patterdale Terrier, and she is SO CUTE and energetic. They're bringing her by tomorrow and we're going to take her to the beach!!
Totally posting pictures.
Mom banned the "Super Silly Mega Buttcake" song, so we had to change the lyrics to "Super Silly Mega Crumbcake", which doesn't work half as well, so I named this post with the song in mind.
Aargh, there is this guy at church who is totally mean to my dad and I. He thinks he's so much better than us musically and will just glare at us when we say hi. XP
Hehehe, there was a cello in worship team today, so when we got home, I celloed to "Breakdown" by Relient K.
Then I kept celloing and it sloshed my brain fluids.
"How to Eat Fried Worms" is the best movie I've seen all year.
Woody: Stop hurting my bike!!
Billy: I'm not hurting your bike! I can't hurt another person's bike.
Woody: Well, you're shaking it, and it's hitting my dilly-dink.
Billy: Woody, don't say stuff like that!
Woddy: My dilly-dink is my penis.
Billy: *shocked silence*
It was such a boy movie. Half the bullies in the movie should NOT have been bullies. Two were nerdy, one had Tourette's, one tucked his shirt into his pants, one had a lisp...
I'm not saying those are bad things, but bullies don't normally have those types of characteristics.
They're usually the scary ones no one makes fun of.
My favorite part: When Twitch ran out of the woods screaming and wearing pajamas???
So much better than "Prince Caspian".

Emos rather than Spaniards

Andrew Adamson, please. You had to have known that "Prince Caspian" was the most boring book in the "Narnia" series, and it would be impossible to make an even remotely interesting movie based on it.
At least you tried.
See, Pastor Matt, I'm trying to be positive.
Okay, let the rant begin.
I know there's such a thing as "artistic license", but what is with Andrew Adamson and chase scenes?? He changed the whole beginning to include a chase scene. Kind of lame.
Ben Barnes is overrated. He's pretty good-looking, but honestly? Skandar Keynes is better, especially compared to the first movie. And then the Telmarines were apparently Spanish, so they all walked around with Spanish accents the entire movie. Nothing wrong with Spanish people, but Ben Barnes' sex appeal kind of dropped when I heard him speaking in that accent. What's wrong with British people??
OMG!!! Eddie Izzard played Reepicheep!! That's so hilarious!
Too bad Reepicheep was kind of annoying and not that funny.
Caspian was one of the weaker characters. That would've made more sense if Caspian had been 13 or so (like in the book, though that's not a change I have any problem with; 13 Caspian in the BBC version was annoying as anything), but this guy's almost grown, and it was pretty annoying. Man up.
What happened to Susan? She went from being an uber-snotty freak to a babe in eyeliner who spent most of her time blinking and casting baleful looks at things.
And then, in this particular book, she was at her worst, but in the movie, all of those behavioral problems were transferred to...Peter???
PETER WAS SO ANNOYING!!! Cocky, angsty, a huge jerk, etc.
He made EXTREMELY stupid decisions throughout the ENTIRE movie, then either justified them by claiming, "I'm the High King," or playing the victim and blaming everyone else.
As a perpetual victim/hypocrite, this got old for me pretty fast.
And then his character didn't grow at all, and it was like no one expected him, too. XO Hate.
Liam Neesen got robbed. Aslan shows up more than once in the book and has lots of running dialogue with Lucy, but in the movie he had like 5 lines.
And then Lucy is one of the most important characters, and she got the least screen time. It was like they forgot she was there.
I liked the dwarves and the centaurs of color the best. The new centaurs were a definite improvement on the loser centaurs from LWW. Trumpkin and Nikabrik were both really funny and superb actors, but Trumpkin was a little too melancholic.
Okay, I HAAAAATE movies that have to have one of the characters state the theme or moral explicitly or obviously. Every five seconds, one of the characters would tearfully spout some fact of life. So annoying.
Battle scenes are boring. Andrew Adamson loves battle scenes. Andrew Adamson and I do not get along.
And the final duel between Miraz and Peter was like 10 minutes long, and then, even after Miraz died, there was another 10 to 15 minutes of the final battle.
Then there was this whole random "Let's take over Miraz's castle" adventure that came out of nowhere.
The Narnians try to invade Miraz's castle, but Caspian sets off the alarm when he learns Miraz killed his father and goes to get revenge.
Then Peter doesn't retreat until it's too late, and half of their armies are killed.
Then Peter has the balls to blame it all on Caspian, even though the whole thing had been Peter's idea and Caspian, Lucy, and Susan had all advised against it.
Jerk.
Aaagh, there was this minotaur who was holding the gate open so all the other Narnians could escape, and Peter and all them got through, but then they shot the minotaur, so he died, and half the soldiers were stuck behind, and Peter's crying and the soldiers just nod and keep fighting, and you can see them dying and accepting fate and whatnot. It was so sad.
And a lot of those soldiers were centaurs, and apparently my favorite centaur's sons. *emo tear*
I like how all the bad guys from the first movie (wolves, minotaurs, etc.) are now good guys. The minotaurs and giants had quite an advantage.
Who saw the Susan/Caspian romance coming a mile away? That would be me, and I'm sure others saw it, too. But it seemed so random. I knew they were attracted to each other and stuff, but they spent like a day together, and at the end, Caspian is all, "I wish we could have more time together," and they act all weepy and in love.
And then she kisses him and it's supposed to be sweet, but also kind of confusing?
YOU'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A DAY!!
Seriously, the director should do "The Magician's Nephew" or "The Horse and His Boy", because then he can do all the chase scenes and battle scenes he wants.
Ugh, I just wished he hadn't changed the story so much, although there wasn't much story to begin with. Artistic license be darned.
Like a sock.

Faze...that's a pretty cool word.

Ugh...there's nothing more frustrating than spilling hot marshmallows all over a kitchen mat...
...and then having to clean it up.
Actually, I can think of things that would probably frustrate me more, but it was pretty annoying at the time: spending an hour baking delicious brownies, then spilling them all as soon as they get out of the oven, then having to clean chocolate cake and marshmallow goo off the kitchen cabinets, floor, and kitchen mat.
I got it all off, though.
Except for the kitchen mat. I have no idea what to do with that, so I threw it on the back porch.
Coffee Kid! Coffee Kid is really cool. And nice. Everyday in French we clap for him. I thought maybe he was a little embarassed by it, but today he was like, "Thank you, President," so I saluted him.
I don't know his actual name.
Sounds like a quest!!
Daniel does a spot-on Smeagol impression. It's dead scary.
"Taters? What's 'taters'?"
"You know, po-ta-toes. Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew."
Mwahaha, I get to play Mercutio in class!!! Well, "play" is the wrong word; everyone was randomly selected for a part they wanted, and we read through the play in class. But I am MERCUTIO!! I finally got some lines today, but we got to the famous "Queen Mab" speech...and I will never be an actor.
After that fun experience, the sub popped in the Franco Zifferelli version of "Romeo and Juliet" and we watched about 30 minutes. There are SOOOO many hot guys in that movie. Benvolio is sort of cute and nerdy (like Adam Brody, only better looking), Romeo looks like an emo Zac Efron, Tybalt is really sexy...and there are a bunch of shirtless guys in the marketplace.
Shallow?? Yeah, but who cares?
Argh, Mercutio. During the Queen Mab speech he randomly started crying and Romeo got all intimate comforting with him. Ew.
And Amby plays Romeo, so we kept looking at each other and being like, "Eaaaah."
I'm thinking of playing "Harvest Moon" again, but keeping my old game and doing the best I can to finish over the summer.
Or at least get to chapter 4.