Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

"God Wants You to Shine" was pretty spectacular. The creepy drummer guy tries to rape Faith in a bathroom, but she runs away and her little brother protects her. It was so sweet. Then later he (the brother) gives her his autographed Yankees baseball and is all, "Whenever you look at that baseball, I want you to know I've got your back."
But she gives it back and he gleefully accepts it.
Nellie is still a horrible friend, but then she realizes that what goes on between Faith and Niles is NONE OF HER BUSINESS, and then she gets burned big time by Ethan, so Faith stays friends with her.
They adopt Faith's cousin Belle, too, because her mom got in a car accident, like in "Raising Helen" (only unlike that movie, the mom doesn't die...and they never say what happened to the dad). But they seperate Belle from her brothers...what's up with that?
INFP.
Anyways, NILES!!!!!! He just randomly comes up to Faith one day and is all, "Well, I'm going to be honest with you. I really like you. I think about you all the time. I know all of your schedule, and show up all the time in the halls."
!!!!!!!!!!!
Kind of creepy, but what teenage guy would have the balls to say that to someone's FACE?
But Faith is like, "Well, I want to still be friends with Nellie, so I can't be with you." Then she runs away.
But later, she's like, "Niles, are you dating anyone else, because I'm sort of in love with you," and Niles is all, "Sweet!!"
But they're not going out or anything.
Yet.
Faith is KIND of a Christy Miller, but a lot better and more relatable.
And she's not dating a surfer named Todd, thank goodness.
Yeah, that's how I spent my morning.
There was an article in Christianity Today that was like, "How do we save Christian bookstores? Stop making them so religious!"
So true.

This is no place to try and live my life

Have you ever realized that you seem a certain (negative) way to some people, and feel badly that they think of you like that, but do nothing to change their minds?
For example, if you came off as a really intolerant or snobby individual, and people look down on you or think badly of you, but you're not REALLY intolerant OR snobby (intentionally) how many of you would actually make an effort to be nicer?
My dad thinks watching wrestling while playing hymns on the flute is sort of sacreligious. How could it be; there was wrestling the in the Bible!
I got the second Faith Thomas book at the library. Nellie is such a horrible friend! "You've got to choose me or Niles. I'm going to let you think about it, and you can tell me tomorrow. Bye!" And she's thinking about "taking the next step" with a boy named Ethan. ETHAN?? What happened to Trevor Fish? The one she cried over at the homecoming dance? Whatever. Joy broke her nose and hurt her foot, apparently. Ew, some 20-year-old drummer is all, "Oh, gosh, are you Jake Thomas' younger sister?" She's his daughter!!! But Faith totally falls for it.
"Take On Me" by A-Ha is the best song in the entire world.
Except when the Jonas Brothers try it.
OMG, and "Forever Young", from Napoleon Dynamite!

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.

I would let you drown in a sea of foes

Mwahaha, that is quite the metaphor.
ARMY STRONG!
Jazz band had to perform at this Family Night thing at the Fairgrounds, and there were army people hoping to recruit and hand out lanyards that said, "GO ARMY STRONG". They were quite silky.
The lanyards, not the army guys.
That Bingo was a gyp. I was one away from winning like 10 times and they never called the last number.
My mom won me the first Maximum Ride, though.
I tried to convince Alexis to pick "Wolfcry" for her winning book, but she was like, "No, I don't want a book about lesbians."
But they're nice lesbians. One's a wolf and one's a wyvern. I thought it would be Nicias, though.
"Wyvernhail" is a pretty sweet book. Hai is the bomb. Better than stupid Oliza anyways. "Before, After, and Somebody in Between" is good, too, though I haven't finished it yet.
Anyone want some horse posters? My mom found a million that I apparently tore out of "Young Rider" and "Horse Illustrated" magazines. Seriously, there's like 25 posters of Fell ponies and Quarter Horses. Some of them are pretty cool, and I'm considering plastering them all over my walls, but some are butt ugly, so if you want them, tell me.
Okay, more on "Wolfcry": though I don't agree with the whole homosexuality thing totally (okay, at all), I get why she did it. I mean, yeah, she loves Betia, but there was no way for her to ascend the throne without giving birth to children that would blow up the world. The two cultures (avian and serpiente) shouldn't be mixed, anyway.
It sort of sucks that she and Betia can't have kids, though.
Well, Betia could get pregnant with a wolf, and HER kids wouldn't blow up the world.
Friday. Sweet, sweet Friday.

Plonked me between the eyes, like a bullet!

Mr. Caley made us watch part of "Carmen" in French yesterday. Pretty hilarious. So it's basically about a prostitute with impressive vocal abilities.

You Are Electronic Music

You are energetic and expressive. You love feeling alive. You never get sick of your favorite things - they're what makes life special. You don't take tradition or conventions too seriously. You live for the future. You enjoy remixes and re-interpretations of things. Life is about making improvements.

What Kind of Music Are You?

Really?
Are you sure?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah traaaaaaaaack. 8:45 on the mile isn't so impressive, but I'm pretty happy. Legs sore, though. Mr. Henrichsen made us do lunges for 100 yards. Up and down the football field. Aaaaaaagh.
Whoa. Blogthings knows all.

Your Dosha is Vata

Creative and restless, you take in all of life's pleasures (maybe a little too much!). You're quick witted and very talkative, but you also tend to have a spotty memory. You tend to get very into ideas, people, and lifestyles... but only for a short time. It's difficult to hold your attention, and you sometimes feel with what life has to offer. With friends: You are very uncomfortable in new situations or with new people In love: You fall in and out of love very easily To achieve more balance: Live in a warm climate and spend some quiet time in nature

What's Your Dosha?

WASL days are so boring. Field trip next week. Yaaaay. XP Sort of confused about what to do on the PEP thing.
My brain is completely empty of anything interesting to say.
Waaaaaait....
Lost it.
OMG, I'M GETTING MY BRACES OFF SOON!! Well, not soon, but RELATIVELY soon, like...in 4 months?? Maybe 6. I don't know, they said it would be SOON, but orthodontists have a different idea of the meaning of the word "soon".
I had a dream I was breaking into hotel rooms?
In a BIKINI?
Pretty cool.

Hell is other people

Lethal combination:
Very little sleep + PMS + negative feelings = torture
The Sunday School drama continues. So I skipped it today. And I only felt a little bit guilty.
Come on, I spent the entire time reading "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers.
So basically, it's not just that I hate Sunday School; it's also that I AM the stuck-up unfriendly b*tch everyone thinks I am, and I could care less about making friends.
Not like I'm proud of it, but skipping Sunday School might become a normal occurance.
Jessica's party was fun, though. We watched "I Am Legend" and messed around in the hot tub talking about the freshmen and stuff.
"I Am Legend" wasn't that scary, just really intense. Too bad Bob Smithouser spoiled the entire thing for me. Whatever. It was good. SAM!!! "Sam, protect Daddy!"
Cake. Monkeys. Shells. Sweet. Yeah, baby.
Don't ask.
Aaagh, my dad listened to my shuffle up to 444!!!
Ha, Josh Groban.
Hey, we saw Matt and Anita (and Katie) at church. They're thinking about going there from now on (thinking being the operative word). Cool.

Shakira is flat-chested, too!!!

Your Monster Profile

Demon Beheader You Feast On: Hot Dogs You Lurk Around In: Movie Theaters You Especially Like to Torment: Emo Kids

What's Your Monster Name?

REALLY WILD!!!

It's official. I'm addicted.

Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real"

You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love. You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!) Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Alex Sanchez isn't a bad author. I just wouldn't have kissed Iggy.
"The End of Racism" is still quite intriguing. Ethnocentrism is sometimes mistaken for racism. Huh.
What's my magical pick-up line?
OOooooh, bad.
These pick-up lines suck.
Definitely less frustrated now. Just a little uneasy.
Mmm, cookie dough ice cream cake.
Sounds delicious.
My dad doesn't know how to make an ice cream cake.
He also didn't know it required ICE CREAM.
Oh well.
Tyler threw ham at me today. During track, Kevin and Jessica were throwing grass at me. Janessa was throwing punches at me.
I detect a theme here.

Tommy "social pariah" Sullivan? What are you doing here?

After eating a grilled cheese sandwich, some Fritos, apricots, baby carrots, and two cookies, eating a piece of chocolate doesn't mean I'm still hungry.
I have a new appreciation for the song "Headlights" by The Classic Crime. It doesn't seem to be about dead people at all. It's so relatable, too. I keep picturing Matt McDonald sitting with a crying girl in a car. That should so be in the music video.
Dinesh D'Souza's book, "The End of Racism", is astonishingly accurate. He's so neutral it's scary. I found myself grudgingly admitting to some of the typical white behaviors he mentions.

You Are In a Decent Mood

You aren't turning cartwheels, but you're having a pretty good day. Some ups, some downs, but overall you're coming out ahead. And who knows? Tomorrow could be even better!

What Mood Are You In?

I guess so.
Argh, school was good until science when I got a little frustrated. Apparently all problems can be solved with a little assertion, but the rumor mill is a topic not often breached. The wimpy thing to do would be, well, to not do anything, and sit uncomfortably in an increasingly sticky situation, but I don't exactly have the guts to "fix" anything. Yeah, I'm being super vague, but this is SO STUPID and probably would be less of a problem if there weren't certain people involved.
:P
20 minute run. Pretty nice. Shuffling counts, too.
You know how badly I want a puppy? So bad.

Blowing off God for reality television

I wish I could justify it by saying there was a really good episode of "Hell's Kitchen" on.
Dave Ramsey does not look like he sounds. Somehow I picture a thin balding blonde man with glasses and a brown jacket, not a round bald man with FACIAL HAIR and glasses.
There is quite a difference between BALD and BALDING.
Welcome to the force, Drew.
Track is still amazing. Daniel runs like Pamela Anderson. Everyone sucks at long jump! 3 miles today. 3 miles. Wow.
Haha.

You Are a Brazil Nut

To most people, you seem exotic, unusual, and even a bit scary. But you're really quite normal. You're just hard to get to know. If people leave you alone and let you do your thing, you really shine. But you tend to get lost in a crowd, especially if it's filled with big personalities.

What Nut Are You?

Sensible people never follow the advice of online quizzes.
Right?
RIGHT?
Agh, the trombone music for church is so hard. Pretty ridonkulous.
Agh, "A Walk to Remember" is SOOO SAD. The book, not the extremely crappy Mandy Moore movie.
I apologize for the unnecessary alliteration.
But it was pretty hard to get into until the very end, where Jamie is dying and Landon is reading the Bible every single day. Agh. Nicolas Sparks slays my soul.
Hurray for random quizzes.
"Leaper" by Wendy Mass is an amazing book, as is "Crushed" by Laura and Tom Mcneal.
Heh. Phone calls with boys are so much nicer. Maximum length about...30 seconds.
OMG, "BEAUTY AND THE GEEK"! So it was the makeover episode, which is the best episode of every season. Greg and Tommy look amazing ("I'm hot with a W!"), but Matt, Chris, and Jason sort of look the same. Joe looked good, but he's SO ANNOYING, and he kept being like, "I don't feel comfortable, this is so stupid, I hate this, I'm going to go cry in a corner."
Their challenge was to write and perform a soap opera scene with the theme "Prom night". Jason and Kristine's was beyond lame. "You are so hot. *takes off shirt*" Superjew!! Chris and Cara's was pretty much hilarious. "Where was Mike when you were abducted by pirates? How about the time when he skipped lunch to get on his motorcycle and fake his own fiery death!!??" Lol. Greg and Randi should have won.
Greg: *leaping off the bed* STOP!! I just can't do this anymore!
Randi: Why?
Greg: Do you really want to know why?
Randi: Yeah.
Greg: Do you REALLY want to know?
Randi: WHY?
Greg: I'm gay.
Randi: *slap*
Greg later said, "When she slapped me, I was so shocked. That was NOT acting." I don't know, you just had to see it.
Joe and Tara = BEYOND LAME. They both take themselves way too seriously.
Heh. Tommy and Amanda's was pretty good. It turns out Tommy was a psycho killer and he poisoned Amanda. "We could've had something really special together."
Agh, Matt and Leticia's was kind of corny and he ended up kissing her, so they won, but it was pretty soap opera-y, so I guess it was obvious that they had to win.
Because characters in soap operas don't get abducted by pirates.
Although one of the actors on "The Young and the Restless" was like, "Abducted by pirates? That is so brilliant, I'm putting that on the show!"
Ew, those actors did the worst love scene ever. It almost put me off heterosexuality forever, it was so boring.
Yeah. I'm still straight, though, don't worry.

This made me laff.

You Are Cilantro

The bad news is that there are some people who can't stand you. The good news is that most people love you more than anything else in the world. You are distinct, unusual, fresh, and very controversial. And you wouldn't have it any other way.

What Spice Are You?

You Are An Exclamation Point

You are a bundle of... well, something. You're often a bundle of joy, passion, or drama. You're loud, brash, and outgoing. If you think it, you say it. Definitely not the quiet type, you really don't keep a lot to yourself. You're lively and inspiring. People love to be around your energy. (But they do secretly worry that you'll spill their secrets without even realizing it.) You excel in: Public speaking You get along best with: the Dash

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

Who You Should Vote For

John McCain: 60% Mike Huckabee: 60% Ron Paul: 40% Barack Obama: 27% Hillary Clinton: 13% Who you agree with on the war in Iraq: Mike Huckabee and John McCain Who you agree with on the economy: Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Ron Paul Who you agree with on health care: Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Ron Paul Who you agree with on taxes: John McCain Who you agree with on abortion: Mike Huckabee and John McCain Who you agree with on gay rights: Mike Huckabee

Who Should You Vote For?

But I hate McCain.

You Are Fairly Normal

You scored 45% normal on this quiz Like most people you are normal in some ways... But you aren't a completely normal person. You're a little weird too! Why You Are Normal: You eat the frosting first You prefer fiction to non fiction You would eat meat from a cloned animal You prefer ruffled potato chips You prefer a good meal to a good nap Why You Aren't Normal: You are no longer with your first love When you're in a car, you prefer to be the passenger If you had to, you rather live without laughter and still have music You know a little about many subjects You would rather be a movie star than an astronaut

What's Normal About You... And What's Not?

You Are an Orange

You have a zest for life, especially for anything colorful, wild, or dramatic. You have a unique take on the world, and you're not afraid to be a little funky. You are a bit reserved toward people who don't know you well. You have a thick skin, which can protect you from anything that goes wrong in your life. Once someone does get to know you, they totally get and appreciate you. Your friends see you as a bright person with a refreshing take on life.

What Type of Fruit Are You?

Those genes are TOO tight.

Phone phobia is now explained.
Mrs. Lutz must feel REALLY strongly about abusive relationships, because she made us watch this 80's Lifetime video called "But He Loves Me". The ugly clothes and ridiculous music was pretty bad, but it was SOOOO DEPRESSING. Charlie, the abuser, was really annoying. And whiny. Why would you fall for his manipulation if he was such a whiny loser? And he was super overious and creepy with the whole, "I think I'm falling in love with you," after the FIRST DATE! Then he starts hitting her while her little brother's home, and her little brother just sits there and watches for like 10 seconds. Woo, Kyle.
Track started yesterday, and it's pretty amazing. Compared to last year, anyway.
Hey, new Blogthings. Haven't been there in a while.
You have been given a chocolate Easter bunny. Which part do you bite off first?
The ears, of course.
Dang, these quizzes are really off.
So, track. We did ladders yesterday, up to 1:15, and hills today, which sucked. New shoes!!! That work!! No Scholls insoles, though.
Haha, too true.

Your Thinking is Concrete and Random

You are naturally inquisitive and curious. You're excited by new ideas, and you are a true independent thinker. You are interested in what is possible. You like the process of discovery. You are often experimenting, challenging old ideas, and inventing new concepts. Rules, restrictions, and limit don't really work for you. You have to do things your own way, and you can't be bothered to explain yourself.

What Kind of Thinker Are You?

The little black dress test??? Definitely taking that one.
Are you disturbingly profound or profoundly disturbing?
I'm disturbingly profound; how about you?
Mwahaha, the new Madison Finn came in the mail.

You Are Fairly Abnormal in Love

When it comes to love, you definitely have your own take on things. You love and hurt like everyone else, but your expectations and rules are different. It may make it hard for you to feel understood. People don't really get where you're coming from. Why You Are Normal in Love You are normal because you rather die before your romantic partner. You are normal because you first fell in love when you were 18 or younger. Why You Aren't Normal in Love You are abnormal because you had your first boyfriend or girlfriend after you were 14. You are abnormal because you think it is better to have never loved than loved and lost.

Are You Normal in Love?

I'm bored.
Please, not the 80's. Not the 80's.
The 80's.

You Belong in Generation Y

You fit in best with people born between 1982 and 2001. You are cooperative, flexible, and adaptable. You know the world changes quickly, and you're eager to change with it. You are socially responsible, forward thinking, and open minded.

What Generation Do You Belong In?

Some of this is lies.

What Your City Walk Means

You are optimistic and hopeful. Sometimes you do get disappointed by expecting too much. You are generally confident and friendly with strangers. You are well mannered and sociable. Money is important to you in as far as you'd like to have enough to survive. You are curious about ideas. If you had the means, you'd like to explore the whole world.

The City Walk Personality Test

You killed him...with your bad karma!!!

Charlton Heston is dead. Apparently he died yesterday. I feel bad because I watched the very end of "Soylent Green" and was thinking about "Planet of the Apes" quite a bit this morning, and about how stupid those movies were and how dumb Charlton Heston was.
Now he's dead.
Okay, I'm kind of super jealous of my parents. Every week, they talk about their WONDERFUL Sunday School class and how encouraging it was and how it touches all sorts of people.
Even William at least has fun in his class.
I don't know, I just REALLY HATE mine. It's like sitting through church again, and I like church, but this is just...boring. And it's sort of impersonal and...the only interaction is the 20 MINUTES beforehand where everyone sort of just...hangs out. Not so fun if you don't know anybody. But the main reason I hate it? Seriously, their worship band really sucks. You can defend them all you want, and say that they're teenagers and they're trying to get better, but it's painful.
Yaaaaaah, at least I got music from the OTHER worship team. There's going to be a horn section on April 20. Pretty excited.

Red headed boys were bred for cheerful song singing

Agh.
Adam Wylie was the voice of Louis in "The King and I".
Adam.
Wylie.
THE BOY FROM CRAYOLA KIDS! HE'S 23 NOW!
23!!!
He was like 14 when he did TKAI.
He sucks at British accents.
"Moonshee, come here! [British]You'll get in trouble[/British] with your [British]master[/British]."
Ew, he was also the voice of David in "All Dogs Go To Heaven 2".
Hey, I used to like that movie. NO LONGER.
Anyone who willingly stars as a guest in an episode of "7th Heaven" does not deserve to live.

Also known as "furniture".

I was eating some key lime yogurt today and it was all seperated and the whey was all...whey-y, so all I could think was, "SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!"
AAAAH I GOT MY BOOKS! Well, I got Madison Finn #11, and the Pony Pals, but the other Madison Finn is coming tomorrow, or next week...hopefully.
I think it's Brian. Dang you, Brian.
I changed my mind about Christiane Noll. She has a very clear, expressive voice, and I guess she had to add all those inflections because it was an animated film and she couldn't act very much otherwise, but it made "Getting to Know You" extremely annoying.
Who wouldn't want novelty St. Patrick's Day curtains?
Omg, prom fabric!
Yeah, I spent some time at JoAnn's with my mom. XP

I now know why my parents hate me.

Ew. Ew. Ew. Never watching "Quest For Camelot" EVER again.
Because Cary Elwes is the voice of Garrett. I knew his voice really bothered me for some reason, but I didn't know why.
Okay, when you look on the back of the movie, it doesn't look like there's anyone famous enough to have their name put on the back, but hello? Pierce Brosnan, Cary Elwes (ewwww), Celine Dion, Gary Oldman, Don Rickles, and Eric Idle provide the voice talents for this movie. Wows.
"The King and I" was even worse. I guess the filmmakers decided if they smushed 2 hours of plot, a few of the award-winning songs, and tons of "hilarious" slapstick humor into 90 minutes of cartoon, it would be great AND kid-friendly.
Not so much.
The songs were great...except Anna Leonowens had the MOST ANNOYING singing voice ever. Too breathy, and she sounded like the mom from "The Swan Princess".
Aaagh, just too awful. It was pretty racist, too. Master Little? Painful. And they gathered elements from ALL Asian cultures and tried to pass it off as Siamese.
The worst part? They didn't even use the theme from the original "The King and I".
However, Tuptim and Chululongkorn sang "I Have Dreamed", my absolute FAVORITE song from the original film (even though it technically wasn't in the original one).
Oh yeah, the delectably shirtless Lun Tha was missing, replaced by a grown-up Chululongkorn. Lol. And Tuptim was a flower arranger instead of a concubine, because concubines are not family appropriate. And, you know, it would be really awkward if the Crown Prince wanted to get with the girl his dad has been sleeping with.
Aaagh, Louis kept forgetting to put on his British accent. Kralahome = so evil. But he didn't even wear a skirt!
ROFL, there's a board on IMDB for "The King and I" entitled: I was on the staff of this movie and even I hate it.
So I'm watching it again this afternoon.
AAAAAAAH I FOUND A DRESS FOR FRESHMAN!!!!
It's a black halter with pinkish polka dots and netting under the skirt. I also got Vans that look like slippers to go with it.
So pumped.

"She has an annoying obessession with the word, 'w00t'!"

OMG!! "King and I" night is SO ON.
Only instead of "Anna and the King", we have "QUEST FOR CAMELOT"!
YES!!
"King and I" (the animated version, of course) AND "Quest for Camelot"?
Plus it's sunny outside?
And it's Spring Break?
And we're going dress shopping tomorrow?
And there are Pop Tarts in the cupboard?
And none of the women are on their period?
Could life get any better?
Playing speed for 2 hours while listening to your ipod isn't so great for your back.

Facepalm!

Heh. William made a pretty hilarious joke last night.
Lauren: [bringing up a topic that had been part of a discussion several nights previous] So once the king made sure Tuptim wasn't a virgin anymore, couldn't she and Lun Tha go for it whenever they wanted?
Mom: No, because she was part of his harem.
Lauren: So?
Mom: Meaning she was constantly being watched, so there was no place for them to be alone.
William: Yeah. [imitates Lun Tha] Okay, I think we're safe. [imitates tour guide] And over here we have a rare species of bird... *eyes widen in horror*
I guess you just had to be there.
So none of our family has been watching "American Idol" lately, because it's so boring, but David Hernandez was the first one voted out!!! That is so wrong! I bet it was because of the whole gay-stripper thing. Chikezie's out, too! For the love of pancakes, WHAT ABOUT KRISTY LEE COOK? SHE'S BEEN IN THE BOTTOM TWO FOR 3 WEEKS IN A ROW!!!
Aaargh.
"Beauty and the Geek" was pretty hilarious. "Hi, I'm Sara, and I've been sexually active with my boyfriend-" "Sexually active? What does that mean?" "Are you serious?" "So it's having sex...actively?" "No, having sex passively. Continue, Sara." "Hi, I'm Sara, and I've been having sex with my boyfriend-" "*covers ears* AAAGH, I need earmuffs!"
One of the guys looks and talks like Adam Sandler.
"Hell's Kitchen" was on, too, and no one could recognize Chef Ramsey with a prosthetic nose on. Then one of the chefs made a meal using raw venison, scallops, caviar, and white chocolate. Chef Ramsey threw up. Pretty sweet. Who doesn't love reality television?

Oh, all the memories we had.

AAAAAAAH, I'LL GET MY MADISON FINNS (AND A PONY PALS BOOK) BY THE END OF THE WEEK!!!! Would've paid for expedited mail, but it doubled shipping FOR ONE ITEM. However, both Madison Finns were 1 CENT EACH!!! "The Lonely Pony" was a little more expensive ($.95).
I might've already mentioned this.
Wow, I haven't played Barbie Race&Ride in a while. The disc was BARELY working, and halfway through the obstacle course it froze, so I didn't continue.
My mom made me clean out my room, and I found those link bracelets that were popular in like, I don't know, 6TH GRADE! You know, the metal ones where each link had a different picture on it? How many of you have no idea what I'm talking about? Oh well. I messed around with those for like half an hour trying to make the perfect bracelet that I'm probably never ever going to wear again. End result: pretty fantastic.
"Beauty and the Geek" has already started!!! Aargh! No! Oh well, it's on tonight.
Dave and Jasmine. Whatever happened to them, I wonder.

Ruffle my hair, Mr. Hanks!

What are some movies that you HAVE to cry during, otherwise you're a horrible person? I could only think of two: "Forrest Gump" and Bruce Willis' "The Kid". But that's just me. Just wondering, because Forrest Gump was on A&E last night, so we watched the last hour and a half. "I miss you, Jenny." Soo sad. Haley Joel Osment wears adorable pants in that movie.
Hurray for online shopping!!!
Harry Potter Sims 2 neighborhood. Tempting, tempting. Don't give in.
"Good Eats" lied. After trying their recipe for puffy cookies, the mounds of dough taste like crap and smell like shortening. Curse you, shortening.
Will you stay here for a while, so I can watch you when you smiiile, I like to think so.
Well, I hope I don't drive you insane, with my big right foot and my unkempt mane. Well, I know you love me the way I am, but I'll change my ways if I think I can.
Hahaha, they sang "Girlfriend" for Marisa Jaret Winokur's jive on "Dancing With the Stars" last night. They changed the lyrics to "everloving princess". You know, rather than "mother-effing princess". Too funny.
I like it better when Avril Lavigne pauses meaningfully, however. "I'm the...princess!!"
You're looking kind of anxious with your back up against the wall, don't this kind of music make you want to move at all?
Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna, gonna do?
WOO!!! Madison Finn #11: Heart to Heart for $.01 + $3.99 shipping!!!
I don't know, say what?

True love experienced in the golden forest heals everything.

Aaah, the joy of retold fairy tales.
"Our parents have died of smallpox! What shall we do?"
"Come live in our manor!"
"Your mother says this boquet will never die, like my love for you."
AAAAGH, SO CORNY!!!
"Snow" was so much better.
Time to put a hold on other retellings. Hopefully there will be ones as good as "Beastly", "Snow", and "The Rose and the Beast".
"Wasteland", by Francesca Lia Block, is really sad. I don't want to give away the ending, but I don't know, is it still incest?
Mwahaha, I have a playlist called "Underrated Love songs". Trying to put it in exactly the right order.
Lol, I'm posting the first Pony Pals book in a month and a half. Yeah, I've been sort of...preoccupied.
Every time think I see you, I won't forget that nobody else could ever do what you did to me on that night I saw you there, so unexpected. I could care less who else was there, I've been infected, so infected by you.
Another cheesy song with Trevor's horrible phrasing.

Welcome high-paying party of 16!!

My grandparents have been married 56 years. That's a crazy long time. So the family all went down (up?) to Ocean Shores to celebrate monogamy. The ocean was sort of overrated, because there was all this silt and pollution in it, so it was brown and disgusting-looking. The hotel room was nice, though. Cable is pretty awesome.
You know how they're always advertising Ocean Shores on the radio with the sounds of couples joyfully galloping on horseback through the waves?
That's so not what happens.
They let you ride by yourself, no lead rope, if you're over the age of 7, but you never even go near the water and the fastest you can go is a lovely walk.
I haven't ridden for 2 years, but I did hecka better than the kid next to me who practically cried every time his horse broke into a trot.
It was fun, though.
Seven Places!!
Entemann's toffee is pretty fantastic.
"M or F?" is a hilarious book.
"A Winter's Night Dream"...not so much. All this talk about "being in love" and no mention of Shakespeare.
More toffee!!
Wow, can I say I'm so glad it's Spring Break? No school tomorrow...or the next day...or the next day. And we might go dress shopping!!

Moisturizers and Vitamin E!

WSU is losing to UNC. So sad.
Today was our last basketball game, and we lost (big surprise), so we ended with 2-10. I'm going to miss basketball and everything, even though track is coming up, but I'm not sad about getting away from this team. Some of them players I'd love to play with again, but I'm tired of getting more flak than anyone else for making the same mistakes they're making.
Coach let me start today, though, so that's cool.
Argh, just want school to be OVER. I don't think I can stand 6 hours and 40 more minutes of school tomorrow. The teachers don't actually want to teach us anything, and everyone's going crazy. Who cares about microwaves and light frequency? Who cares about healthy relationships? Who cares about conjugating "faire", dissecting "Lord of the Flies", and normal distributions?
Actually, I care about normal distributions.
Mmm, Bratz fruit snacks are pretty delicious.
Okay, e-mail insists on being totally ridiculous. I haven't read a single e-mail since Tuesday because it's loading so SLOW. It can't even load 2 kilobyte e-mails.
Actually, Spring Break doesn't look fun either because I'll be stuck with my extended family all weekend at the beach. Sure, it's Ocean Shores, but that means driving and bonding and NO SLEEPING IN.
And we're staying till Sunday, so no church.
Someone shoot me.

The dunking has got to end

Haha, "Sky High" quote. Whoa, also a basketball reference! Weird.
It feels sort of weird to be in jammies at 7:46. If the stupid snow hadn't soaked all my clothes, I'd be wearing those instead.
That's right. It's snowing.
It's that crappy kind of snow that's practically rain and NEVER STICKS, but oh well. Christmas miracle and all that (even though it's nowhere near Christmas).
The Basketball Banquet was tonight, even though the official end of the season is TOMORROW, but today was the only day that would work.
They held it in the HEALTH CLASSROOM!
I hate that class. And it's too small.
And 8 medium pizzas is not enough to feed 30 teenage girls AND all their family members.
But it was still pretty fun. Someone brought 3 boxes of those soft sugar cookies with the really thick icing. Oooh yeah.
Then the coaches handed out certificates and embarrassed all the players thoroughly. It was kind of like one of those daddy-daughter things where the dad starts bragging about his "wonderful" daughter and the daughter's semi-pleased and semi-mortified. I got Most Improved this year. Hm. Implying that I sucked before? It's all good, I know I did. I mean, at the beginning of the season, I'd be shooting 1/10 for free throws. Now I'm shooting 4/10! w00t!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh, the Freshmen Dance Committee met for the first time today. ALL OF US are girls. Last year, some of the more popular guys were on it, but not this year. We had to look through prom catalogues and choose ideas for the theme, and, being girls, we picked the most retarded (ahem, "romantic") ones.
I kind of thought most of these sucked.
A Night in Paris? A Night in Rome? Under the Sea? Sunset Beach?
That's practically only two themes, seeing as Paris and Rome, and Sea and Beach are so similar. I voted for "Enchanted" Evening (sounds super corny, BUT IT WOULD BE LIKE THE MOVIE!!!! I mean, who doesn't want a ball with glass slippers and giant dragons and a New York skyline?), but I was one of the only four that did.
The 9th grade class will vote Friday. I'm hoping the boys will have the sense to vote for Under the Sea.
Although, it's kind of hard to pick a prom/freshmen/formal theme that isn't really stupid. Really, really stupid. REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, "Thank God I'm graduating soon" stupid.

Shut up and drive

I'm loving "Dancing With the Stars" this year. The only people I don't like are Monica and...mostly just her. Shannon is kind of ditzy, but also really good. Argh, I sort of hate Jason.
Okay, so the Jonas Brothers performed "Take Me On", only the best 80's song ever, and it was awful. Joe is so convinced he's a good singer. Nick's voice is a little better, and Kevin's the least annoying, except for his retarded guitar-playing poses. Argh, Nick would be less annoying if he didn't keep going, "Yeah, I'm pretty sensitive. I write songs about old relationships."
Um, what relationships?
All one of them?
When you were 12?
With your SECOND COUSIN!!!!
But I'm not one to talk.
Right now it's between Penn and Cristian. Hopefully it's Penn.
Omg, "The King and I" is the best movie ever.
Sure, Yul Brenner plays a mysoginistic egotistical dictator, but there's something about his humor and fractured English that's semi-attractive.
No, I'm not drooling over Yul Brenner, but I can see why Anna would be drooling all over him.
It doesn't hurt that all the guys in that movie are shirtless half the time. ^_^
The cartoon version is even better. NOT. :P I remember a volcano, Chulalongkorn being all emo and kickbox master-y, a panther, and a hot air balloon.
And "Anna and the King" was SO DEPRESSING. In none of the movies does Anna ever get the guy.
OMG, I found "The King and I" soundtrack, sung by Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley, and it is the best thing EVER. Peabo Bryan and Lea Salonga (of "Mulan" fame) pair up as Tuptim and Lun Tha and they are AMAZING. Julie Andrews is the perfect actress.
So much sweat. So much music. Not enough lunch. Mmm, Gatorade. What's with all the "The Wizard of Oz" music?

Congratulations, you've now been promoted to Stalker.

So my ipod is on Shuffle and Jump5's cover of "Walking On Sunshine" comes up. (Please don't ask my why I have that one there) But it opens with Chris something that sounds a lot like, "Dave." ???? WHO'S DAVE? WHAT IS HE SAYING!!??
More Easter candy acquired from Grandma: 1 Russel Stover solid milk chocolate bunny, 1 Reese's Pieces egg, 1 Russel Stover Marshmallow filled egg, 3 fun size Starbursts, 1 Starburst-flavored jellybean-filled egg, 2 caramel-filled bunny truffles, 1 basketball-shaped jellybean-filled egg.
Most of it is gone. Scarfing down a Russel Stover bunny isn't as fun as you would think. Not to mention it started melting for some odd reason.
I slept on and off until 10:00 AM, having some pretty weird dreams (no, I did not skip school, though I probably could quite easily, if I wanted). There was something about San Francisco and a stakeout (too much "Monk", I imagine), and vampires involved in a homicide with witch triplets (possibly Monk and...I'm not sure what else), then some "Goonies"-type stuff...then I kissed Patrick Stump and it was nice.
Conveniently, we were the same height.

It's Easter day, let's clap our hands, clap our hands, clap our hands.

Lachlan was singing, so I had to write it down.
"The Final Warning" was VERY disappointing.
Don't get me wrong, Max is as charming and clever as ever, but it got really preachy about global warning, and I got really tired of the whole, "I'm 14 and have faced tougher life challenges than you," thing, and to listen to her complain about not having a stable family wasn't fun, either.
Then the flock members started getting new powers galore!!! Iggy can see and tell colors (even though he's blind!!)!! Nudge can call metal objects to her!! Angel can be adorable at will! Fang can blend in with his surroundings!! And the Gasman can make mega farts!!!
Surprisingly, Max has no new powers.
I don't know, it seems kind of Mary Sue-ish. Something that Christopher Paolini would try to pull off, not James Patterson.
But I've been wrong before.
And I thought there would be resolution, loose ends would be tied, Fang and Max would quit being morons and act like they like each other.
Also, since the Voice turns out NOT to be Jeb (whaaaat? Way to change your mind, James), Total gets REALLY annoying, and the Faxness goes nowhere.
They kiss ONCE. And Max is like, "I like it...NOT!" She runs away and they never speak again.
Then Fang starts hanging out with Brigid, a 21-YEAR-OLD SCIENTIST. 21!!! AND SHE'S HITTING ON HIM!!! THAT IS SO ILLEGAL!!!! Of course, Max is jealous, and starts writing POETRY.
Poetry. *shakes head*
Fang keeps up his lame blog. I'm sorry, but I've never liked it. He even admits to being an emo. The whole dark and brooding thing? Yeah, not so attractive anymore.
And there's going to be a sequel. The ending just SCREAMED for one. Darn. I guess that's cool, but if the next one gets preachy about gun control and the right to choose, I might just self mutilate.

Which tastes better, the bunny or the egg?

Personally, I say bunny.
Hey, this is my 800th post.
Inventory: two chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies, two fudge-filled bunnies, a 30% cacao Lindt bunny, a Russel Stover solid white chocolate bunny, two Almond Joy Eggs.
The Lindt bunny was probably the best thing I've ever tasted. Mmmm.
I love Macy's. I got this shirt dressy top and it doesn't look half bad.
Yay, now that I have bangs, the blonde streak is gone! Well, mostly gone. Sort of gone.
The service was really good today. Short, though. :O What a concept. Two girls danced to a song Heidi wrote. The baby in the front row with her fist in her mouth was a little distracting, among other things, but in a good way.
Just finished volume 1 in the Faith Thomas series by Stephanie Perry Moore, and it's really good!! It was a little corny in places, but most of the time it was like, wow! Christian fiction that's realistic with relatable characters that LIKE BOYS!!! "Hello, my name is Trevor Fish. Would you like to dance?" Only how did Joy do a complete 180 and suddenly become a lovely person to be around?
The model for that book has to be way older than 14. At first I thought Faith Thomas was a real person.

Chocolate cake implies eating disorder.

My father is under the impression that he's driven me to anorexia.
Yesterday was Good Friday, and I got to play trombone in this orchestra, which was pretty amazing, so after both services, the entire worship team went to the Family Pancake House. Everyone ordered pancakes or some time of breakfast food except me, who went for chocolate thunder cake instead.
My dad felt REALLY guilty, because William said he was still hungry afterwards, so he assumed I must have been starving myself because I hadn't known ordering breakfast food was an option.
Don't worry, Dad, I knew breakfast food was an option, but why would I order french toast when I could order CHOCOLATE CAKE with CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKE and a GIANT CHOCOLATE ROSETTE ON THE SIDE. But it was fun. And I don't have an eating disorder.
OMG, I BOUGHT "THE FINAL WARNING". Haven't started it, though. I'm too scared that it will disappoint.
Sims 2: Free Time looks kind of amazingly complicated, but FUN! The Sim's area of interest affects their personality and mannerisms.
So I've been parting my hair on the right side, lately, and it looks better than parting it in the middle, where I looked like Sirius Black, but people were telling me to get bangs, so....
...I got bangs today.
And they don't look terrible. They're actually kind of nice.
EXCEPT they don't fit behind my ear and sometimes they poke me in the eye.
Cleaned the entire house. Made a rainbow chip cake. Ate a truffle egg. All set for Easter.
Thursday was so tiring. Contest was pretty cool, we got straight 2's, which is better than 3's or 4's (or 5's). Mr. Faxon got mad at us because we didn't want to sit and watch marginally acceptable junior high and middle school bands play boring music for an hour and a half. Poulsbo Middle School did superbly, but their clinic was SO BORING and the man wouldn't let us LEAVE.
I don't care if he got mad. Hungry teenagers don't want to listen to boring men talk about dynamics and tone quality.
And yeah, we could have LEARNED something, but we'd already listened to like 4 other bands. I'm sure we learned enough from those clinics.
Central Market = amazing.
OMG, WE BEAT OAKLAND BAY!!!! AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so great!!!! I can't exactly say nice things about the refs, but we played SO GOOD and beat #1'S BUTT!!! BOOOO!!! I almost punched her in the face. I hate that girl. But I didn't foul her (though everyone else did. :P)

Is this the strange feeling of you working all to good?

I think Caedmon's Call's "40 Acres" is the best album I own right now. I've been listening to it a lot lately, and my dad really likes it. "Somewhere North", "Faith My Eyes", and "Daring Daylight Escape" are my favorite songs. Ironically, they're all sung by Derek Webb. I think I like his voice better, and he's a good guitar player, but there's something about Cliff Young's voice that's really soothing and folksy. Most of Cliff's songs get on my nerves, though, "Petrified Heart" especially. I hate that Danielle girl. Her voice is go grating and I hate the song "Shifting Sands". I have another Caedmon's Call album from like 2003 something, and I think it's one without Derek Webb, but I've never listened to it, so I think I might. Dude, I'm totally going out and buying all of their albums now, especially "Overdressed".
"The Only One" = good Cliff Young song.
OMG, they consider "Shifting Sands" one of their BEST SONGS!
Yeah, I sort of got sick and stayed home this morning, where I read the remaining 275 pages of "The Book Thief". It was so good. I knew what was going to happen, as the NARRATOR KEPT GIVING IT AWAY, but it was to be expected (hello, Holocaust) and it felt right. So sad, though.
Contest tomorrow. Then on a bus to Oakland Bay. Then rushing back home to band practice at church. Yeah, haven't practiced my music AT ALL since last week. And Good Friday is IN TWO DAYS!!!
And Easter is in 4 days!!! I'm happy about the resurrection of Christ, but also about the chocolate bunnies.
OMG, a film adaptation of "The Book Thief" is being optioned!!! I hope it's good. I want lazy people who don't want to read the book to see it and be able to relate to the characters through film. Although, if it sucks as much as the film version of "A Chorus Line", I might just kill myself.
Hey, the fourth Maximum Ride came out recently! I have no money. Time to pay a visit to the library.

7 points

A mere 7 points. Oh well. It was a good game, and I actually got to play. Coach took me out rather early, *ahem*, but it gave me a chance to drink some well deserved Gatorade.
Gah. He also lied about Oakland Bay being on Columbia Street.
OMG, I won the Nervous Game!! I didn't even have to touch anybody.
Ew, The Monkees?
I don't know the French word for bucket.
Ou est le bucket???
La bucket???
How do you say the food is good? Le repas est tres sympa?
Chinese Food and lasagna. Mmm, sounds good.

Time to go. "This is goodbye," she said. Does it ever get easier to live like this?

And kiss the cheek, BUT I CAN'T KISS YOU ANYMORE!!!
Cartel.
ARGH, a sex change never sounded more tempting. Mostly because of menstruation and irregularity. I mean, it's not that great when you're late, and you're freaking out like, "Omg, I'm pregnant! Wait, I'm a virgin. Omg, I'm pregnant!" Then you wait and wait and wait, sure it's gonna come soon. Finally, you're like, "Oh well, guess I skipped this month," and you let your guard down. That's when it happens.
But enough about my body.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, by the way. I love this holiday; pretty much the best one there is. But I didn't really get much into it with a green cake and whatnot; however, I do have a green shirt, something I didn't have last year. Ahem, Mom. It's so comfortable and I loe the color. It's somewhere between mint and lime. If that's possible.
The school basically lied to us. They promised us ice cream at lunch if we were green. That's when they broke out the Otter Pops. Hello? Otter Pops are nasty and definitely do NOT count as ice cream.
I was picturing delicious mint ice cream sandwiches or something.
Guess not.
Tyler had a tail. The Zags AND WSU made it into the NCAA tourny. "Lord of the Flies" is a really good book (though violent). So except for the mild crappiness, it was a pretty good day.
I don't actually hate WSU anymore. It's pretty hard since my brother goes there and they have a really good basketball team. Besides, Huskies really suck.

Wow, you're wrong.

You know how adults think they know what's going on with a group of teenagers and decide to lecture you about it, and you're sitting there, blinking stupidly, and you have NO idea what they're talking about. In other words, Sunday School was REALLY fun today. -_- I guess the majority of us don't really get into worship, and it's assumed that it's because we're in conflict with others.
I'm thinking it has to do with the worship team.
So that wasn't very fun. And they ended EARLY, so I had to wait in the cold for my brother.
On the bright side, we didn't have to sing!!!
I suppose that makes me a really horrible person.
The end of the year is coming so fast!!! We're already discussing ASB budget for next year (and possibly the next four years as well!!!), the end of the year awards assembly, sophomore classes, and FRESHMAN!!!
So now I'm worried about getting a date for a dance that's two months away. Brilliant.
I don't even have a dress.
Is it really sad that a junior high dance is more nerve-wracking than being in charge of several assemblies?
The Princess Diaries Sims: Helen had TWINS, which doesn't exactly follow the book AT ALL, but thankfully one of them was a boy, so I named him Rocky (of course). The other was Rose, because I remember Mr. Gianini wanting to name his daughter that.
The Greeks would want me to go to NYU.

FM Static's lyrics cure clinical depression.

We're still learning about mental disorders and depression in health, and it's...well, depressing. We had to learn about Ryan (who looked a lot like Egg from Madison Finn), who was extroverted and friendly but took two bottles of sleeping pills and died. They said he had problems at home but never said what they were, and when the interviewed the parents, they seemed to go around that topic.
Later, we discussed gay rats in science. We asked Mr. Henrichsen if he thought people were born gay or early experiences made them gay. Mr. Henrichsen mentioned a test where they cut off testosterone for baby boy rats and those rats presented themselves sexually to other males. That sort of supports both cases, if you think about it, but I'm confused. How do the babies get the testosterone? What causes the testosterone to stop in real life, creating "gay" people?
Ooooh, I remember when John Kerry said that thing about Dick Cheney's daughter.
This article is a bit redundant. And not at all helpful.
Writing WASL today!! Got to skip 3 periods!! But I missed a math test, which isn't good.
All right, fine, it's PARTLY a choice.
Hm, I like this girl.
Chuck E. Cheese on the 27th!!! w00t!

Zebra cakes may be the most delicious thing ever invented.

Argh, soooo not happy with my band teacher right now. Two concerts in one week? I know people who would be like, "So, that's not that many, suck it up," but hello? I HATE band. I'm not some pathetic band geek who composes 50 page solos and salivates over marching bands. I have better stuff to do with my time. Nothing constructive or anything, but I HATE BAND. And I'd much rather be watching "American Idol" than listening to myself and others suck. And they're two LONG concerts, and we play the exact same stuff at both of them. Lame sauce.
I just want something new and NOT BORING to play.
And then we had a basketball game against our biggest rival, and it wasn't too bad, though we lost by almost 30, but it was fun, and I played a few minutes and got to shoot from free throws. Missed both, but hey.
Zebra cakes, string cheese, mangoes, orange juice, Cheetos, South Beach snack bar, pineapple ham sandwich.
Just for lunch.
God has a rather hilarious sense of humor...if you're a masochist. I like worshiping a God that likes to have a laugh, but not at my expense. Oh well.
Trombone playing french horn part with a Latin choir. This isn't a Catholic church!

Next stop: Sky High!

I don't think I watched that movie at all last year. :O THAT'S WHY MY YEAR WAS SO BAD!
I think my next project will be Sky High Sims.
How positively freakish.
A lot of stuff has been happening, or not happening. Tests, and quizzes, and math labs, and whatnot.
Nathan came home from college. He'll be here for a week. We want burgers!! I read all his Rolling Stone magazines. Basically it's run by a bunch of "open-minded" pot-smoking music freaks. Kind of boring, and there was an entire article about a transvestite boy who WASN'T EVEN REAL!!!
Pop Tart filling can be kind of grainy, which is disgusting.
Lucky Charms and Cheerios.
Curse you, guitars.
AND Girl Scout cookies.
I really wanted those Girl Scout Cookies.

No, please, go on. I find your tale absolutely enthralling.

Agh, "American Idol". I want all of Danny Noriega's clothes.
We lost our basketball game, and I only played 39 seconds, but it was a really good game, and we kept up with the best team in the league.
I'm parting my hair on the side more often. People tell me I actually look like a girl now.
There was this thing at the high school to welcome next year's sophomores and drone endlessly about the many WONDERFUL extracurriculars and classes that are available. Too bad I've already heard everything about credits and the WASL and 0 period a million times. But my counselor is nice. I'm not going to have that many friends in my classes next year, but oh well. High school is kind of going to suck with less required classes.
Nathan's a junior now!!!! AP-classes count for something. Hm... I think this means I should take AP English.
SO I SAYS TO HIM, "THAT'S NO LOLRUS, THAT'S MY WIFE!!"
Ha, Jason Castro sang the Shrek song. That's officially my new favorite song.
I wish I had been able to come home and REEELAX today. But I've spent most of my time at various schools today. Oh well.

You promised me lesbians.

Yeah, sounds kind of pervertedish. I was promised them, though.
Seriously, I just can't understand "A Chorus Line". I was expecting so much more and it was so...bland. I liked the "Dance: Ten, Looks: Three" song. But the characters? "Let's introduce you to these people and their struggles, and then cruelly rip them away from you as the job they needed so badly is torn from their hands, because life is cruel, but you move on." Um...thanks.
But I didn't see the point of some of the characters (I don't care what my mom says, that creepy husband guy was really controlling/abusive) and that 18-year-old girl was SO ANNOYING, and that Asian girl? Way to live up every Asian stereotype. But my mom was explaining them and going really deep into them about what they represented and who they were and I'm like, "Um, whoa, am I that shallow?"
Apparently the stage show is so much better, and the movie only cut out like HALF THE FREAKING PLAY!
And I hated the director and all the stupid flashbacks. He was annoying.
DIFFERENT PEOPLE GOT THE SPOTS IN THE FINAL CHORUS LINE IN THE PLAY!!! I HATE THE MOVIE!!!
And Paul will never dance again.
I foresee a really good week. Math test tomorrow that I'm sure to pass, an open house at the high school, and NO MORE JAZZ BAND THIS WEEK! YAY!
Omg, I love Sims University. Only I'm not that great about throwing parties because I just want all my Sims to graduate. Only when they graduate, they become adults...oh, hadn't thought about that. Remade ALL the Princess Diaries Sims, but have yet to move them in. I have almost EVERYONE, even a Sebastiano Sim!!

Gross? Yes. Refreshing? You have no idea.

Aww, I missed my chance to post on Leap Day!!! I was sort of busy with basketball, dancing, and spaghetti.
I kind of love pep assemblies, and I actually got to play with the pep band this time (which is so much better than helping the ASB do whatever they're doing), but afterwards I always feel really, REALLY tired. Like screaming at the top of my lungs and playing "Another One Bites the Dust" is so exhausting.
But the freshmen won (AGAIN), basketball was pretty cool (losing team had to sing to the wrestlers), and the dance was funner than usual.
Who knew dancing was that intense? And sweaty? And fun?
Not like I can dance. And I'll never get "Souljah Boy" down.
Oh well. I love my school.
I'm good to go, and I'm going nowhere fast, it could be worse, I could be taking you there with me.
I'm good to go...and it looks like I'm still on my own.
Heheh, just reread "Princess Mia". I love JP. Kitchen scene = amazing.
"Omg. JP is in love with me. And we blew up the school."
Yay, it's March 1st!!! I love March. Pretty much the best month!
Hey, today was solo ensemble. I attempted to dress nice and ended up looking like a ninja. We'd been pretty worried because Kevin said he wouldn't come, but he came and CONNOR DIDN'T. Argh, not happy with him. Not like we needed him, because he's not a brass instrument and was just doubling on my part, but way to not tell us. Well, he told Micah and Robert YESTERDAY, THE DAY BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE, but not me or Kevin. WE DIDN'T SUCK! It was amazing. Micah got a little off, but he managed to get back on track.
Rodeo cheeseburgers, Burger King milkshakes, Snickers and soda, and lame picture retakes, orange grease that flies off those good chicken wings,
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!!!
At this rate, I'll grow another inch and cup size.
Like Princess Mia.
OMG, SIMS UNIVERSITY...I HAS IT.

Losing faith in better days

That band is kind of wimpy, but that particular song is nice.
Agh, they played Finger Eleven's "Paralyzer" today and I got it stuck in my head. I LOVE that song.
Ugh. I never want to play another home game ever again. At least not one on a Thursday.
Today just felt weird. I woke up at 12 AM and took a shower...because I swore my alarm went off. But it hadn't. It's not sleepwalking, because my eyes were open and I was perfectly concious.
Then the rest of the day...it was like being transported back to 7th grade. I felt so out of place and immature and socially outcast. It was weird.
I think it's the rubber bands.
Then there was a super long time between when school ended and when the game FINALLY started, where we were soundly defeated.
Heh, one of the girls didn't like how I was playing defense on her, so she was all, "Get off me!" Not my fault you can't get the ball.
"Dancing In Red Shoes Will Kill You" is a stupid book. I thought it would be about ballet and stalkers, but it was mostly about sexism, breast reduction surgery, and free expression. Whatever.

Blink 182 with Dad: not such a great idea

Yay, let's listen to the American Idol women stink up the stage.
Agh, duress, duress, sooo much duress! Not even sure why, but I'm pretty darn irritable.
Well, more so than usual.
I think I need to eat more.
It just so happens we're covering Stress in Health class. What a concept!
I scored 456 on the Stressed Out quiz (seeing as it had you list events from the past year), and Mrs. Lutz wanted to know why.
Well, I don't know, I get home at 4:30 every day after 2 hours of brutal practice where a cop made me pull myself across the gym floor, but before that, I'm bored out of my mind in several classes and have no idea what to do in the others.
I want to buy some Lucky Charms.
Going to NYU. Going to NYU, and no one can stop me.
But they don't exactly have financial aid.
Heh. I threatened to become a music major and my dad tried to be supportive. Lol.
Ouch, cheese.
Hate rubber bands.
Pizza's not bad.
Read a depressing book about suicide, sexual abuse, and cats. Why, Aimee, why?
I think I'm going to kill all my current Princess Diaries families and make new ones. Because I'm a little disatisfied with my current ones. And I want Perin to look more androgynous.
Pueblo: A Spanish word for a village or town
I'm thinking about getting one of Amby's SAT books. Only I don't want mine to be about vampires.

Zac Efron would be proud.

I really love these jeans. They're all denim-y and faded in the right places...but soft faded, like they're worn in, rather than "obvious acid-wash".
In other news, WE WON OUR FIRST BASKETBALL GAME TODAY!!!! AND I CONTRIBUTED!!!
Okay, it was one freethrow, but STILL!
And the team wasn't even that good (0-3, just like us, only now we're 1-3 and they're 0-4!!!), but STILL!!
We went out knowing we could win and came out ACTUALLY WINNING! BY THREE POINTS!
The refs were a little weird, but I guess they always are. Still, they would call pivots "travels" and called everything a foul, so by the end each team had more than 20 fouls.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest people that ever lived, but I'm having a lot of trouble reading his "I Have a Dream" speech. Maybe because my dad's playing Black Sabbath upstairs. Or because my teeth are all weird.
Agh, speaking of teeth, the orthodontist, idiot that she is, decided I need to wear a cross band, meaning I have to wear a rubber band that crisscrosses across my mouth and prevents me from opening my mouth, talking properly, and eating. I can't even chew gum anymore. It really hurt a while ago, but the Motrin kicked in. The more I wear it, the sooner it comes off, but seriously? I look SO STUPID. Now my bite's all messed up.
Tyler and I need to switch voices so people stop thinking he's gay and I'm a lesbian.
I sort of gave up on Robin McKinley's "Deerskin". It got really boring once she ran away into the forest. I know it's a really good book and all I and could've stuck with it, even during the boring parts, but really? White dress? Silvery dog? Incest? And an implied miscarriage? Not getting it.

Jessica Seinfeld lied to me

I bought all the stupid ingredients for her stupid cupcakes, mixed them all together, greased the pans, timed the oven, etc.
And what do I get?
A bunch of bland muffinlike objects covered in a nasty frosting, and if I were a kid, I definitely would NOT have been fooled by these imposters. Maybe Jessica's kids were, but they're sugar deprived and eat their vegetables like little angels and have probably never eaten a Twinkie in their life. Freaks.
Ha, we went to the library yesterday and I found a book called, "It's not the Stork!" which taught your children the TRUTH about where babies come from. In it were pictures of little boys and girls without pants on looking down at their boy/girl parts, fetuses, and *GASP* A NAKED MAN AND WOMAN HUGGING IN BED! AND YOU KNOW WHAT HUGGING LEADS TO!!! I thought the book handled the sex bit pretty well, because you can't just tell a 7-year-old what goes on in the bedroom, but come on: they explained sex as what happens when a man and a woman get too close. Well, they were a little more specific than that (so specific my mom forbid me to say it to ANYONE), but if I were a little kid, I'd still be confused. They followed up that paragraph with another one saying that you were too young to learn about sex anyway. Oh, okay then.
Bah, Sunday School. It's like sitting in church for another whole hour. The pastor's cool and everything, but honestly? I'd rather be at home. I still haven't gone to regular youth group, but if it's like Sunday School, I might just shoot myself. At least I have a chance to go this week, because it's a home game, so my mom doesn't have to drive 1000 miles to pick me up from Sedgwick or whatever.
It's perfect track weather outside. I wish track season started now, because when it does start, it'll be back to cold and rain and wet grass. I hate Washington.
And groundhogs, come to think of it.

Why is the game of Romance reflecting my past?

I dug out that game and played it for about 2 hours because I was so bored. It was pretty intense. Argh, I couldn't find "Herd Your Horses", so I had to use the dice from the American Girl game. I'm still using my horse markers. There were several games where everyone dumped me, and a particularly memorable one where I ended up with a bisexual smoker who read his horoscope everyday. For some reason, I have some of Jeannie's cards.
I love my bass. I need a new guitar strap. Chris has that amazing leopard one, and I really want it. IT'S FUZZY.
Mostly, I just wanted to show you some adorable lol* pictures.

I'm supposed to love you

I'm supposed to looove yoooou, WHOA-OA!!!
Sort of obsessed.
I mean, after all, I named my bass Patrick.
My dad was home, so William and I had a pretty long jam session with him. I hate that I'm calling it a jam session. Oh well. That's what it was. Mostly we just attempted to play the music he has for church.
Then we made some banana bread for my mom, using Jessica Seinfeld's recipe.
It's sort of messed up, because we had to use buckwheat pancake mix instead of whole wheat flour and olive oil instead of vegetable oil, and I added too much cinnamon, but it's the thought that counts, right?
I think it smells nasty, but my mom is practically salivating.
Our hearts beat for the diehards.
Long live the car-crash hearts.
NO PRACTICE TOMORROW!!!! I'm pretty excited. Usually my weekend goes by faster if there's practice, but NOT THIS WEEKEND! HALLELUJAH!
It was pretty cool, we had freshman pictures AND team pictures today. In the freshman picture, I'm sitting with practically all my friends. Well, we're all in the same area. Good enough.
Coach shaved his head again. Only an hour of practice. Sweet.

I gotz u a rly good book...but I eated it.

What is going on with "American Idol"? I was thinking this season was going to be the best season ever, but last night the girls sucked. REALLY BAD!!! And all the guys did good, except for JASON YEAGER AND LUKE MENARD!!! But tonight on the results show, Garrett whatshisname and Colton Berry got kicked off? Garrett (that's probably not even his real name, I just forgot what it was) didn't do great, but he had potential (AND HE WAS BETTER THAN JASON YEAGER!) and Colton was good!! I liked Colton!
I mean, come on, Jason. "Moon River"? I started laughing uncontrollably at the start of his performance.
I was SOOOOOOOOO glad Amy Davis got kicked off (XP) but Joanne? She did pretty bad, but I liked her a lot more than I liked Kristy Lee Cook.
I mean, come on. Kristy is boring, sang a grand total of four different notes in her song, reminds one of Carrie Underwood (NOOOO), and SOLD HER HORSE TO BE ABLE TO AUDITION ON "AMERICAN IDOL"! Who does that??? There is no excuse. And she's convinced she'll be able to buy it back. Haate.
Moving on...
Basketball was pretty fun. Ee, I got to play, but some girl licked my arm, and kept grabbing the ball from me, so I blocked all her shots. We lost, though. AGAIN. Oh well.
Hehehe, there was a hilarious Paula Abdul video on "American Idol". Randy was barely in it, and I doubt he was really playing bass, and that was so not Paula singing. Dancing, sure, but singing?? Lies. It was funny, but sort of catchy-ish and I want it on my Ipod.
Ew, my arm is still wet after that girl spit all over it. Sicko.
I finally finished my Health project, and I'm pretty proud of it. I drew a plane, signifying my moving to the States, as my most significant moment, but I had a little bit of trouble with my happiest moment, especially when I found out it was limited to events from the past year.
Um...nothing?
So I decided to draw a puppy, signifying my dad's approval of the puppy plan.
Dance like there's no tomorrow!

My puppy...let me show you it.

OMG!!! MY DAD SAID WE CAN GET A PUPPY!!!!!
Sure, it won't be till this summer, which most likely means July or early August, BUT STILL!
My mom and I are hoping for either a Pug, or a Chihuahua. Lol. Like Paris Hilton.
There's just something about Chihuahuas in purses.
Argh, I sort of bent my glasses today in basketball; someone hit me in the side of the head with the ball. -_- But I got them fixed at Costco. I guess today was crappy samples day, because who wants melon preserves and lentil soup?
GAME DAY TOMORROW!!!
You should come!!!
Only it's an away game. Scratch that, don't come.
I am not responsible for this next Spirit Week, so DON'T BLAME ME!!
Agh, a new assignment in Health. We have to draw pictures representing the following:
1. The most significant day/event of your life
2. Your greatest achievement in the past year
3. The happiest day/event of your life
4. Something you are good at
5. Something you hope to get better at
6. 3 words you want to be remembered by.
The only one I'm having trouble with is #3. All the things I can think of are superficial and not that important. I was considering "switching churches", but I don't know what I would draw for that.
Yay, we got to color the periodic table in science!!! How pretty.

BUT THERE'S NO MORE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM!!!

Yay, we FINALLY moved on to chapter 5 in French. I'm starting Chapter 6 and don't feel at all guilty. I just need to work on aller (irregular) and "to want" (whatever that is).
Je veux de glace au chocolat.
MAIS IL N'Y A PAS PLUS DE GLACE AU CHOCOLAT!!!
ZUT ALORS!!!
Du pain complet? Je deteste du pain complet.
Curse you, library.
Alexis put up some semi-offensive posters in band. I didn't think they were offensive, but Paul did. Maybe because in the picture he was pregnant and standing with his five children next to a dancing Tellytubby.
Health class kind of sucks.
We had to think of 20 things we were good at, but we couldn't list "negative" things.
What if you happened to be really good at lying, stealing, cheating, swearing, and such?
And why is "hitting" a "negative" thing?
Aaagh, we had to talk about introversion and extroversion. My two least favorite words. Mrs. Lutz was rather miffed that I pegged her as an introvert.
Which, of course, she is.
This class seems pointless. And how are we supposed to know how many electrons an element has? It definitely did not cover that in our science book.
Now Coach is mad at us for slacking off. This is going to be a fun week.

Sun's gonna shine my way

It's days like today, when the sky is blue for once and the sun shines through the everpresent foliage, that I actually enjoy living in Washington.
And then it rains.
But it hasn't rained in the past two days, which is lucky.
So much for a four-day weekend. I barely got to enjoy it. Practice on non-school days should be outlawed. Yesterday seemed to go by both really quickly and really slowly at the same time. How eloquent, right? I mostly spent it at Amanda's house.
I find myself guilty of this often: why do people ask for help, and then don't accept the help you try to give them? Especially with math. That's why I never ask my parents for help with math because I'll just get mad at them and blow them off anyway.
But if someone asks me for help on a problem, and I see something I think needs fixing (and explains why their answer is wrong), they need to give me a reason why they know its right rather than, "No, that's not wrong. Duh."
Just...argh. 750 to 1500 is not a 20% growth.
I still want to be in a band.
Or be a singer like Colbie Caillat, or however the heck you spell her name.
But I can't sing. (Or write music for that matter)
I just want to think up song and album titles, and maybe help with the music videos.

Kotex lied to me (My butt is large and unsatisfactory)

I was going to write a song with that title, but I didn't.
That could almost be a Fall Out Boy song...if Fall Out Boy was an angry girl band.
Yeah. I haven't really posted. I've been...busy, I guess. I don't know where I've been.
This four day weekend seems ridiculously short. I think it was because for half of it I had basketball practice. LAME. None tomorrow, though.
Today was the last day of the "Rekindling the Romance" series at church, thank God. Now I don't ever have to hear about the marriage bed ever again. Hopefully, anyway.
I went to Sunday school, finally. It was okay. The message was cool and I really liked the speaker ("Aw...my heart flutters every time I see him..."), but it was like sitting in another hour of church. I knew a couple people, but I didn't want to say hi to any of them. I talked to one person the entire time. Who says I'm not social?
Ow. Ows. It's like my stomach hurts 24/7 now. Better than my hip, though.
Rereading Princess Diaries!!! Was trying to figure out which one was best. Time for another list.

1. Princess In Love (awwww...)
2. Princess Mia (DEMOCRACY! JP!!!)
3. Party Princess (Mostly because of Fat Louie's Pink Butthole)
4. Princess Diaries (the original one, which I first listened on tape, read by Anne Hathaway)
5. Princess in Pink (PROM!!)
6. Princess in Training (Except for Michael being a sex addict, it was pretty funny. And she became president of the sophomore class. w00t.)
7. Princess on the Brink (At least she broke up with Michael)
8. Princess in the Spotlight (JoCrox was the only cool part)
9. Princess in Waiting (70 pages of her stay in Genovia? So boring)

Yeah, I didn't count any of the 4 1/2's or whatever. That was invigorating. Crap, I have to go.

Stoopid.

Curse you, Kate Brian.
All of her books are the same.
"Megan Meade's Guide to McGowan Boys" was good.
"The Princess and the Pauper" was unbelievably lame.
I'm not sure exactly how I feel about "Fake Boyfriend".
The idea was pretty funny: two friends create a fake Myspace page for the perfect boy so their best friend will be able to get over her skank ex-boyfriend.
But the ending was SO OBVIOUS.
And Vivi was such a LOSER. Aargh, just a loser control-freak, and she didn't change at all, and Kate Brian tried to make it seem like everything she did (lie to her best friend, insult Johnathan, persecute her supposedly gay brother) was okay because everything worked out in the end. AND she got the guy!!! Aargh. She should have either died in a fiery conflagration or been rejected big time.
Lane was kind of a pushover, but she grew a spine at the end and was all, "Curtis, I love you!" She also told Vivi to screw herself and left her at an airport, which was PRETTY funny.
Isabelle is amazing. They made her seem kind of ditzy, until the end, which was pretty great.
Omg, Marshall. How shocking. And then how shocking again. Shocking everywhere.
Aaargh, every guy in the book was BLONDE. Nothing's wrong with that, but whenever a guy was considered "HAWT", they were blonde with no other distinguishing features. They all sort of blurred together after a bit. I've read books where there's nothing but dark-haired guys and the same thing happens. Also, I was trying to think of famous blonde people so they didn't all look the same, so Johnathan ended up looking like a broad-shouldered Will Pugh.
Curtis was the only guy with brown hair and he was pretty annoying.
I'm hoping to read something less formulaic and frothy.
Or maybe just as formulaic and frothy.
Pony Pals?

Monk!!!

"He's seperating his food!" "Me seperating food."
"NO, NO, Tommy, don't do that! That's nature. It's dirty. Nature dirty, nature dirty, nature dirty." "Nature dirty!"
"Mr. Monk and the Kid" = only the best "Monk" episode ever.
Tips for avoiding Ronald McDonald:
1. Use hostile body language; hunch your shoulders, frown, etc.
2. Talk loudly about uncomfortable topics.
3. Avoid eye contact.
4. When it's your turn, order something disgusting. Also, mixing up all the condiments grosses some people out; try this on Ronald.
5. Lastly, be mean to the other employees/patrons. No one in their right mind will approach you after that.
This worked pretty well last night at the McTakeover. Well, it mostly worked, until my mom MADE EYE CONTACT!
MY FEET HURT.
A $25 B&N giftcard + $20 will buy you a lot of books.
Well, not a lot, but I'm satisfied.
I had no idea there was a sequel to "The Boyfriend List", but I just bought it (who knew it had come out in 2006??). It was just as good as the first one. I hate Jackson.
Ew, I bought this book "In and Out" the last time I was at a bookstore and it was so stupid, but I bought the sequel anyway, because it was about boys and awkward situations. Mwahahaha. Only they try to make it seem like the popular girl is this really mean, ditzy person and her loser BFF is the sympathetic character, when in reality the loser is relaly clingy and whiny and the popular girl is kind of stupid but actually acts like a normal teenage girl.
And, lastly, "Fake Boyfriend"!!! It has a Ken doll on the cover! Kind of excited....
It's my dad's birthday today. And Tyler's, I guess?
Ow, feet hurt.
Well, I'm officially 5'9". The measuring stick I've been using at school for three years is WRONG.
If anyone makes a comment about how tall I am, I swear I'm going to kill myself.
In that case, comment away.

Dancing, boys, love...Sean Astin???

Argh don't you hate it when you have to PEE but you CAN'T pee because someone's yelling at you or whatnot and you just CAN'T GO?
I don't know, I was just wondering.
Basketball is still pretty okay.
OMG, I passed both of my finals!! And not just passed; I got an A on BOTH OF THEM! And I got A on some of the other Pre-AP work. What's up with that?
Do do do do. Connor and Sara are in my Health class. Health is pretty boring, or at least it was today because all we did was talk about hwo the class was "so controversial" because we have to discuss abstinence AND birth control, but we get to watch a lot of movies, including watching the birth of a baby. EW. Then we had to do this "getting to know you" thing where we had to convince people to sign for the things that were true about them, only instead of things like, "I've been to Hawaii," or, "I own a cat," it was stuff like, "I turn off the water when I brush my teeth."
Connor and I are in an abusive relationship?
Sorry, Connor.
Aagh it's so weird not having Amanda in any of my classes (besides math), because now I barely get to talk to her, and I see her in the halls?? Which never used to happen because I'd either talk to her at my locker or in the halls with her. I don't know, it's blowing my mind.
Tyler is in my Pre-AP class now and he's actually quiet? Amazing. He's at my lunch now, too.
We practiced sitting for Japanese class. It's part of our culture.
OMG, the "Animal Farm" movie is so violent! I thought Snowball escaped in the book, but in the movie he's torn apart by Napoleon's dogs. You don't see it, but you hear his terrified screams in the forest. Then the dogs come back and start nodding eerily.
Looking it up on Wikipedia. Though that's not the most reliable source, it's pretty darn convenient.
It took me a while to understand this icanhascheezburger picture.

OMG. There's a live action version of "Animal Farm"? WHY CAN'T WE WATCH THAT ONE INSTEAD OF THE CREEPY ANIMATED ONE?? IAN HOLM IS IN THE NEWER ONE!!! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, IAN HOLM!!
Agh, my mom rented this dance movie with Sean Astin in it, and I sort of hate Sean Astin because he's too hobbity, but he also makes me laugh and he's kind of adorable. I didn't get to watch it, though!!! My mom said I would've hated it, because it's mostly flashbacks and subtle body language and falling in love crap.
And John Goodman's in it.
After "Born Yesterday", I never want to see that man again.
Wait, Kelsey Grammar is in "Animal Farm", too.
Hmmm...Ian Holm...Kelsey Grammar...Ian Holm...but Kelsey Grammar.
What this world needs is a National Anti-Valentine's Day celebration.
"Monk" is really sad. He wanted to adopt Tommy Grazer, but he knew he shouldn't. Then they got leaves from the bush and pretended to have moustaches.

Oh...my...goodness...there's a bed on the altar.

Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. My pastor just preached to me about orgasms.
My PASTOR just preached to me about ORGASMS.
Okay, so the sermon wasn't totally about that subject, but it was about SEX and the MARRIAGE BED.
I thought Pastor Barry handled it pretty well, and I knew other pastors (that I don't feel like mentioning) would turn "sex" into a sermon about how wrong it is to feel attracted to someone, or how sex is bad, or whatnot.
And I agree that sex isn't dirty as long as it's with your spouse and them only (I honestly don't care if you disagree, that's how we Christians roll).
But to talk at length about a passage in Song of Solomon that, up until today, I didn't know was about sex. Pretty dang GRAPHIC sex.
Pastor: In the marriage bed, the man wants to feel like he can please his wife.
Lauren: TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!
Yeah. And the worse part, I was there WITH MY DAD, because William was sick, so my mom stayed home. I don't know who was more embarassed, me or him.
And I was so planning to go to Sunday School today, too! I was like, "You know what, it's been too long, I should go," and my dad was sort of making me go anyway, and there are some pretty amazing guys that go to Sunday School, no lies, but after that message, I didn't want to walk in and be like, "Hi, my name is Lauren. Did you enjoy that graphic message about love and intimacy?"
Wow.
Enough about that.
I was listening to "Evening Out With Your Girlfriend" last night, because I've been listening to a lot of FOB lately, and "Pretty in Punk" really made me cry.
It's about this guy that is performing with his band or something, and he sees this girl he really likes, but she thinks he's all egotistical when he's really just shy. He also thinks her boyfriend is a jerk, but it's none of his business so he just walks off!!
It somehow reminded me of Simple Plan's "Vacation". I STILL hate that song. What guy would be that mean? Actually, I know guys who were that mean.

He's so immature!

Heh I love "The Swan Princess". It's so shallow, though. Two people that used to hate each other have suddenly "fallen in love" because they find each other attractive.
Odette: Why do you want to marry me?
Derek: You're everything I've ever wanted! You're...beautiful!
Odette: Thank you, but...what else?
Derek: What else? *thinks* What else is there?
They obviously do not get married.
But the parents don't know a thing about arranged marriage. It's cool if you want your kids to be happy, but you can always FORCE them to get married. That's what Arranged Marriage IS. You shouldn't be all, "Oh man, my daughter hates Derek because he's shallow, this'll never work." Aren't you the king? You can practically do whatever you want.
And why did King William have to be all mysterious before he died instead of telling Derek outright who killed him?
Derek: Who did this?
William: IT'S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS!
Riiiight. I would've just been like, "Btw, it was Rothbart. If you want to kill him, go ahead."
Actually, if they'd killed him in the beginning of the movie, NO ONE WOULD'VE BEEN HURT.
Then again, they wouldn't have much of a movie.
Ooooh well.
"Derek will come for me."

Shocking things can be rather shocking

AAAAAAAAAAH! I LOVE PRINCESS DIARIES SIMS!! I haven't moved anyone in yet, because I hate redecorating houses (or rather, I love it, but it takes SO LONG), and I haven't started working on the epic neighborhood story, but things are going good with the families I do have moved in. Helen and Philippe started out married, but broke up, and I'm trying to get Grandmere and Lars to move in with him. Mr. Gianini got Helen pregnant, so they're getting married, and Mia and Michael are going steady. Lilly and Mia are best friends, JP has a crush on Mia, but Lilly and Boris haven't met yet. Phew. I can't wait to see what lil Rocky looks like.
OMG I actually made the basketball team!!! They posted a list right after practice on Wednesday and I was on it!!! Sweet! Nobody has to quit to make room for me now! I'm pretty excited, but I missed practice yesterday, so I'll probably pay for it today.
Viking Jazz Festival = boring. There was this one high school that was really good, but the other bands weren't worth watching, so we just acted retarded and ate Paul's snackums (which is pretty much the most amazing word ever). Then there was a lot of fuss about the secret pocket, which was in his PANTS.
I heart Atreyu.
And Patrick Stump.
Patrick Stump Sim??
'twould be amazing.
Agh. I need a new word besides "amazing".
They extended the semester till Monday. :P Lame. Amanda's schedule got all screwed up and now she's switching out of English and getting a new lunch, so I'll practically NEVER see her. Dang.