Hey girls. it was wednesday here and now it's not and I'm sorry.
So, I had a really good few days and now a bad day, which sucks. Why:
a) got chem. quiz that I expected to be bad and, get this, was bad back
b) lots and lots of sick people
c) in class essay in english. SURPRISE!!!! ugh.
d) (which is the really bad thing) a bad thing happened to the mother of one of my teachers (and friends... same person) and now she's in the hospital
Good Things:
- Saturday I went to debate and I was in varsity for the 1st time and I got 3rd which I feel like was based on bad judging, but i'll take what I can get.
-(bad things within that): I got sexually harassed (which has become a fun story to tell), Scotty did poorly
- Sunday I went to a friend's birthday party and we played a dance game and rock band 2 and that was fun. we also watched inception and blink and made cookies and other stuff happened and it was overall a very good thing. yes.
- Monday I had play practice all day which was actually kind of fun
- Tuesday ... I remember as good
- Today we had a two hour delay...
I'm in a psychology class now and it's both really cool and really easy.
What I expect from this year: niceness, stress, debate, stress, writing, stress, college research, stress, turning 17, stress, going into junior year, stress, doing a david foster wallace project, stress, independent project start, stress, other stuff, stress, nice stuff, stress, hugs.
I guess it would also be good if I got my drivers license this year... or at least my permit... I'll make that a goal
I'm really tired. So tired it's like "I know we're standing up, but you're giving me a hug and it's nice and warm and I might just fall asleep now" so I'm going to go...
What I'm watcing: buffy
What I'm reading: David Foster Wallace stuff... i'm tired...
What I'm listening to: Bitch of Living, Totally Fucked, Nirvana (I really want to see spring awakening)
What I'm looking at: Deviant Art- serach: ash and misty (it's adorable and i'm tiiiiiiiiiiiiired... [I hate it when people elongate their words in spelling... I think i fell asleep with my finger on the "iiiiiiiiiiii" key])
Quote: there's a moment you know you're fucked, not an inch more room to self destruct.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
I expect to eat more bread bowls
Hello, it's Tuesday... in case you didn't know. Today's been pretty uneventful aside from me eating a gigantic bread bowl full or soup for dinner. It was delicious, but also huge. But the delicious part must be outweighing the rest because I'll probably have another bread bowl soon, not like tomorrow, but in 2011. Hey, that was interesting and totally pre-planned way of moving into the theme. So, because I love lists as much as I do (a lot, in case you didn't know) I'm going to tell you what I expect from 2011 in a list.
Things I expect to happen in 2011:
1. Write everyday and get a little better at it. The first part of this is my resolution which I've already told you about. The second part is basically me expectation for my resolution. I don't intend to become the best writer ever, or anything close, but I do expect to get a little better at it then I am now. Also, I expect to make writing a daily habit, mostly because I'd really love to be at that point.
2. Work a lot, or as much as humanly possible around my class schedule, and continue setting aside part of my paycheck everytime I get paid. There's no real reason for this, I'm just one of those people that feel better when I have money in my savings account and it's definitely a good thing so... why not?
3. Get a new car. The car I have now is a Pontiac Sunfire Convertible 1996 that I've had since I was sixteen (my first and only car). Its a good car, it runs and everything, but it's starting to have a considerable number of problems. I've already been told by my parents that they are willing to chip in to this "Tenley needs a car" fund. Which is nice, because that means I'll be able to get a decent car.
Things I'd like to happen in 2011:
1. Ace all my classes this year. I generally do okay (A's and B's with an occasional C) but it would be really freaking awesome if I could ace all of my classes.
2. Attend a Nerdfighter/Youtube gathering. The big one's are Vidcon and Leakycon but due to money and the location of those gatherings neither is very likely. But, maybe a local gathering? Driftless Pony Club is going on Tour soon and Lauren Fairweather is pretty much touring full time. So, maybe?
3. Find some kind of volunteer program I like and become a part of it. I partly want this to happen because it will look good on applications to grad school when I get to that point and partly because I've always wanted to be seriously involved in some kind of volunteer/charity organization.
And... I think that's it. Well, at least, that's the bulk of what I expect/want to happen this year. 2011 has started off pretty well and hopefully it will just keep getting better.
Emily, I can't wait to hear the news that Katie says you have for us, tomorrow.
DFTBA
Tenley
Currently reading: "Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging" by Louise Rennison. I like it so far, not great in terms of plot, but its absolutely hysterical if you just want something funny to read.
Currently listening to: Um... the noise that Skype makes when people message you.
Things I expect to happen in 2011:
1. Write everyday and get a little better at it. The first part of this is my resolution which I've already told you about. The second part is basically me expectation for my resolution. I don't intend to become the best writer ever, or anything close, but I do expect to get a little better at it then I am now. Also, I expect to make writing a daily habit, mostly because I'd really love to be at that point.
2. Work a lot, or as much as humanly possible around my class schedule, and continue setting aside part of my paycheck everytime I get paid. There's no real reason for this, I'm just one of those people that feel better when I have money in my savings account and it's definitely a good thing so... why not?
3. Get a new car. The car I have now is a Pontiac Sunfire Convertible 1996 that I've had since I was sixteen (my first and only car). Its a good car, it runs and everything, but it's starting to have a considerable number of problems. I've already been told by my parents that they are willing to chip in to this "Tenley needs a car" fund. Which is nice, because that means I'll be able to get a decent car.
Things I'd like to happen in 2011:
1. Ace all my classes this year. I generally do okay (A's and B's with an occasional C) but it would be really freaking awesome if I could ace all of my classes.
2. Attend a Nerdfighter/Youtube gathering. The big one's are Vidcon and Leakycon but due to money and the location of those gatherings neither is very likely. But, maybe a local gathering? Driftless Pony Club is going on Tour soon and Lauren Fairweather is pretty much touring full time. So, maybe?
3. Find some kind of volunteer program I like and become a part of it. I partly want this to happen because it will look good on applications to grad school when I get to that point and partly because I've always wanted to be seriously involved in some kind of volunteer/charity organization.
And... I think that's it. Well, at least, that's the bulk of what I expect/want to happen this year. 2011 has started off pretty well and hopefully it will just keep getting better.
Emily, I can't wait to hear the news that Katie says you have for us, tomorrow.
DFTBA
Tenley
Currently reading: "Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging" by Louise Rennison. I like it so far, not great in terms of plot, but its absolutely hysterical if you just want something funny to read.
Currently listening to: Um... the noise that Skype makes when people message you.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
The Christmas tree spins round and round and round...
i'm watching the christmas invasion with my brother right now and it was the part where the christmas tree was spinning and trying to kill everyone... yeah. so i just got back from my friend's birthday party which was fun. EMILY HAS SOMETHING TO TELL YOU ON HER DAY.yeah...
so this week's theme is 'what you expect from 2011". i expect to turn 16, i expect to become a junior, i expect to go to summer camp at brown, i expect to see my cousin get married, i expect to worry about colleges more, i expect to start applying for a thing in france, i expect to FINALLY QUIT JAPANESE!, i expect to see the final installment of harry potter, i expect to take my first AP classes (math, chem, physics, euro), and i expect to start watching doctor who again!
I will now say what might happen in 2011. i might start dating a half-chinese freshman soon, i might get all A's *fingers crossed*, i might actually get an award at the end of the school year, i might quit bowling, i might do well in speech, i might go to harry potter land, i might not die in a car crash and i might get my driver's license, i might stop david tennant's wedding (jk... maybe).
So yeah... I blogged! Also, since Jasmine hasn't blogged in four months, should someone try to contact her and?or find a replacement? yeah?
OK
less than three,
katie z
watching: Doctor who
reading: gifts
listenting to: je ne regrette rien
quote:
Gary: i may have lost, but i get 2000 sexy points.
joanna: yes... but you lost half of them
Gary; WHY
joanna; because you quit half way through!!
Gary: BUT I TRANSFORMED INTO A GIRL HALFWAY THROUGH! that has to count for something,...
so this week's theme is 'what you expect from 2011". i expect to turn 16, i expect to become a junior, i expect to go to summer camp at brown, i expect to see my cousin get married, i expect to worry about colleges more, i expect to start applying for a thing in france, i expect to FINALLY QUIT JAPANESE!, i expect to see the final installment of harry potter, i expect to take my first AP classes (math, chem, physics, euro), and i expect to start watching doctor who again!
I will now say what might happen in 2011. i might start dating a half-chinese freshman soon, i might get all A's *fingers crossed*, i might actually get an award at the end of the school year, i might quit bowling, i might do well in speech, i might go to harry potter land, i might not die in a car crash and i might get my driver's license, i might stop david tennant's wedding (jk... maybe).
So yeah... I blogged! Also, since Jasmine hasn't blogged in four months, should someone try to contact her and?or find a replacement? yeah?
OK
less than three,
katie z
watching: Doctor who
reading: gifts
listenting to: je ne regrette rien
quote:
Gary: i may have lost, but i get 2000 sexy points.
joanna: yes... but you lost half of them
Gary; WHY
joanna; because you quit half way through!!
Gary: BUT I TRANSFORMED INTO A GIRL HALFWAY THROUGH! that has to count for something,...
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Short on time and no luck
Hello girls, it's Saturday! I don't have much time, so I will make that short. I'm now in Germany with my boyfriend, we went to some big aquapark with saunas and some thermal stuff and it was really nice. Actually is, because we maybe will go again tomorrow.
In the last few days I have been SO unlucky. First my appointment at the optician was cancelled (I came there and they told me somebdy called and cancelled it - and it was not me, so that sucked). Then the same evening I broke my glasses and that's a disaster. I have -7.5 dioptries and even if I have my lenses I really need my glasses and they couldn't fix it so I'm without glasses until Monday :/
Yesterday I spilled red wine in the hotel room all over the bed and I was really scared to tell the hotel people, but actually they were really nice and changed the sheets without any problems.
That's it so far, and I hope it stays like that.
My christmas was quite nice, here is a list of what I got:
- Magic Mouse – it’s so awesome, because it has no buttons and no scrollball, and it’s soo nice to use!
- clock shaped like a cat – unfortunately it’s ticking and I hate that, so I will probably take out the batteries (I can’t read the normal clock anyway)
- “1000 Places To See Before You Die”
- “Let It Snow” by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle – so now I have all John Green books
- “Das Evangelium des Fliegenden Spaghetti Monsters”
- Moomin plate with the Snork maiden on it
- Rubik’s cube
- and some small stuff like lipgloss, Bodyshop lip butter, money
- and of course the Xbox my sister and I bought ourselves, which was - to be honest - the best present
I have to go and my battery is almost empty too. In the next days I will put clocks in the sidebar so that we can see what's the time for the others and then we can maybe also think about the group chat thing :)
DFTBA,
Sarah
In the last few days I have been SO unlucky. First my appointment at the optician was cancelled (I came there and they told me somebdy called and cancelled it - and it was not me, so that sucked). Then the same evening I broke my glasses and that's a disaster. I have -7.5 dioptries and even if I have my lenses I really need my glasses and they couldn't fix it so I'm without glasses until Monday :/
Yesterday I spilled red wine in the hotel room all over the bed and I was really scared to tell the hotel people, but actually they were really nice and changed the sheets without any problems.
That's it so far, and I hope it stays like that.
My christmas was quite nice, here is a list of what I got:
- Magic Mouse – it’s so awesome, because it has no buttons and no scrollball, and it’s soo nice to use!
- clock shaped like a cat – unfortunately it’s ticking and I hate that, so I will probably take out the batteries (I can’t read the normal clock anyway)
- “1000 Places To See Before You Die”
- “Let It Snow” by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle – so now I have all John Green books
- “Das Evangelium des Fliegenden Spaghetti Monsters”
- Moomin plate with the Snork maiden on it
- Rubik’s cube
- and some small stuff like lipgloss, Bodyshop lip butter, money
- and of course the Xbox my sister and I bought ourselves, which was - to be honest - the best present
I have to go and my battery is almost empty too. In the next days I will put clocks in the sidebar so that we can see what's the time for the others and then we can maybe also think about the group chat thing :)
DFTBA,
Sarah
Friday, January 14, 2011
Christmas
Hey Girls. It's friday.
It seems we have all survived another school week. Next week is finals for me so I only have school tuesday thru thursday. Then on friday I might be going to Fort Wayne to see their winter play which Katie is in and Emily helped student direct or something along those lines. I can't wait to see them again. But on the the theme. I usually love Christmas but this year it was just slightly off. We had the grandparents from my mom's side at our house this year and there was a really big fight between my mom and my grandmother. It was kind of REALLY not good. The rest of vacation after that until I went to Fort Wayne was really awkward and just blah. But I still got some really cool presents.
- Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- Matched by ?(I'm not sure)
- Hand spun yarn to knit with
- a watch(it's purple)
- two turtlenecks, one purple and one black
- two sweaters
- lots of barns and noble gift cards
- lots of iTunes gift cards
- A necklace from greece with my name in greek on it
- an evil eye necklace/bracelet
- new make-up since I was running out
- and ear ring holder thing
- peppermint lotion, body gel, and lip gloss
- reusable hand warmers
- AWESOME snow boots
I wanted a stand mixer but unfortunately I didn't get one. :(
Finally before I go I wanted to give you guys the url to an event I'm doing called Relay for Life. It's really fun and we raise money for cancer research. I'm not asking you guys to donate I just want you to read about the event so that I don't have to try and explain it. Also I think it would be really cool if everyone who read this could leave a fundraising idea for me in the comments. I need ideas for me to do on my own as well as ideas for me to do with my team. Thanks.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=1030&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=30514
Oh and NO ONE commented on my blog so shame.
Sarah I'll read you tomorrow!
-Hannah
Currently Reading: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Currently Listening to: The sound of my clock ticking
It seems we have all survived another school week. Next week is finals for me so I only have school tuesday thru thursday. Then on friday I might be going to Fort Wayne to see their winter play which Katie is in and Emily helped student direct or something along those lines. I can't wait to see them again. But on the the theme. I usually love Christmas but this year it was just slightly off. We had the grandparents from my mom's side at our house this year and there was a really big fight between my mom and my grandmother. It was kind of REALLY not good. The rest of vacation after that until I went to Fort Wayne was really awkward and just blah. But I still got some really cool presents.
- Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- Matched by ?(I'm not sure)
- Hand spun yarn to knit with
- a watch(it's purple)
- two turtlenecks, one purple and one black
- two sweaters
- lots of barns and noble gift cards
- lots of iTunes gift cards
- A necklace from greece with my name in greek on it
- an evil eye necklace/bracelet
- new make-up since I was running out
- and ear ring holder thing
- peppermint lotion, body gel, and lip gloss
- reusable hand warmers
- AWESOME snow boots
I wanted a stand mixer but unfortunately I didn't get one. :(
Finally before I go I wanted to give you guys the url to an event I'm doing called Relay for Life. It's really fun and we raise money for cancer research. I'm not asking you guys to donate I just want you to read about the event so that I don't have to try and explain it. Also I think it would be really cool if everyone who read this could leave a fundraising idea for me in the comments. I need ideas for me to do on my own as well as ideas for me to do with my team. Thanks.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=1030&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=30514
Oh and NO ONE commented on my blog so shame.
Sarah I'll read you tomorrow!
-Hannah
Currently Reading: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Currently Listening to: The sound of my clock ticking
Thursday, January 13, 2011
I am not a freaking Taurus. I am still a Gemini.
Hi girls. It's Thursday.
-A break from our regularly scheduled theme so that I can rant-
I don't know if you have all heard of the new "advancements" in astrology, but they have added a new sign. I used to be a Gemini, but I am now a Taurus.
This is a list of Taurus traits:
- Persistent
- Loyal
- Patient
- Generous
- Laziness
- Possessive
- Materialistic
- Self-indulging
- Clever
- Imaginative
- Witty
- Adaptable
- Impulsive
- Restless
- Devious
- Indecisive
-A break from our regularly scheduled theme so that I can rant-
I don't know if you have all heard of the new "advancements" in astrology, but they have added a new sign. I used to be a Gemini, but I am now a Taurus.
This is a list of Taurus traits:
Taurus Strength Keywords:
- Dependable- Persistent
- Loyal
- Patient
- Generous
Taurus Weakness Keywords:
- Stubborn- Laziness
- Possessive
- Materialistic
- Self-indulging
This is a Gemini trait list:
Gemini Strength Keywords:
- Energetic- Clever
- Imaginative
- Witty
- Adaptable
Gemini Weakness Keywords:
- Superficial- Impulsive
- Restless
- Devious
- Indecisive
Let's go through some things that are wrong with this...
A) I am one of the wittiest bastards I know, and therefore feel like I am a Gemini.
B) If you look at A, you will notice that I am SUPERFICIAL (which is a Gemini weakness.)
C) I do not fit any of the Taurus personality traits, good or bad.
D) In a recent survey, 100% people said that I was not a Taurus, (granted only one person took part in the survey.)
E)How do they figure that from yesterday to today my personality changed?
-Now back to your regularly scheduled programming-
Christmas!
I love Christmas, and begin to celebrate the day after Thanksgiving when I blast Christmas songs (I would begin sooner, but in my family we have a no tolerance rule of singing Christmas songs before the day after Thanksgiving.)
Because I am now a Taurus I am going to materialistic and talk about the gifts that I got. The largest present (not in size, but in price) that I got was the Kindle by Amazon. Before Christmas I had never even thought about asking for a Kindle because I was sort of unsure of the whole concept. Now that I have one though, I think that is is a good idea. Reading is still the same, even when you read it using a different platform.
I had a very good Christmas, but I did miss one Christmas party due to planning issues. That was too bad because I didn't get to see some family that I hadn't seen in a few months (since last Christmas.)
Things I was kind of disappointed about:
- My mom did not write 'From Santa' on any presents. Santa did bring us stockings though.
- We had no cookies or milk to put out of Santa because we had eaten them all (and my mom was full.)
- It didn't snow at all (it never snows here anyway, but I was still sad.)
Overall my Christmas was fun, and I had a very good time.
DFTBA,
Haley
Book: The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear
Listening: to the bathroom fan
Stressed about: NOTHING! I am actually calm right now.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ain't I A Woman?
That was a joke... I would bet none of you get it... it's a thing from my AP US Class...
Technically it's thursday, but:
a) I haven't been able to get my computer to turn on for the last hour
b) blogger still thinks it's wednesday...
So... the holidays... it's been a while... longer than it's been for you guys... I tried listening to the this american life (show on npr. free podcast on itunes. it's really fantastic) christmas episode to get in the spirit again, but... well, I'm not so holiday spirited anyhow... this is going to try to be a list of what I recieved, but... sometimes I forget... this tends to mean I got a tshirt or a book, i just cant remember which.
The First Night: My family got a nice new TV. I've used it once and it was great. My brothers use it all the time.
The Second Night: my brothers got gaming systems/ games. I think that was the night I got the dvds and cds I bought myself on black friday (my brother and I traditionally hit best buy... I get dvds and cds and he gets games... I had a good year and got a lot I wanted... otherwise we're not big black friday people, but I jump at cheap CDs and DVDs)
The Third Night: A Terry's Chocolate Orange and two magazine subscriptions... I haven't finished deciding which ones... I'm thinking the New Yorker and the Economist, but I mean to research the price for DWM.
The Fourth Night: Itunes gift card... some mixup that never got sorted occured, but I;m not going to re-hash it because it makes me sound unappreciative and bitter which is not how I mean to come off at all. I'm very happy with how it turned out- I GOT MUSIC I WANTED (HOORAY!!!)*
The Fifth Night: New Ski Goggles
The Sixth Night: Money from grandparents
The Seventh Night: books I think...
The Eighth Night: NETFLIX (!!!!!!!!!!)
I have to sleep... I'm sorry this sucks... but it's late and I'm tired and I have to do my scholastic art submission. I suggest you discuss music in the comments... or anything else... I want to show you pictures next week...
Listening To: "One Man Wrecking Machine" by guster... now "I'm a Cuckoo" by belle and sebastian
Reading: "Up, Simba" and lots of other things
Watchig: Buffy season 5
Quote: "The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets and debits do not square. And surely not because death seems suddenly appealing. The person in whom Its invisible agony reaches a certain unendurable level will kill herself the same way a trapped person will eventually jump from the window of a burning high-rise. Make no mistake about people who leap from burning windows. Their terror of falling from a great height is still just as great as it would be for you or me standing speculatively at the same window just checking out the view; i.e. the fear of falling remains a constant. The variable here is the other terror, the fire’s flames: when the flames get close enough, falling to death becomes the slightly less terrible of two terrors. It’s not desiring the fall; it’s terror of the flames. And yet nobody down on the sidewalk, looking up and yelling ‘Don’t!’ and ‘Hang on!’, can understand the jump. Not really. You’d have to have personally been trapped and felt flames to really understand a terror way beyond falling."
— David Foster Wallace*Nevermind by Nirvana, Skip Divided (single song), Oracular Spectacular by MGMT, Rest In Peace (single song), A- Punk (single song), and I Stand Corrected (single song)
Technically it's thursday, but:
a) I haven't been able to get my computer to turn on for the last hour
b) blogger still thinks it's wednesday...
So... the holidays... it's been a while... longer than it's been for you guys... I tried listening to the this american life (show on npr. free podcast on itunes. it's really fantastic) christmas episode to get in the spirit again, but... well, I'm not so holiday spirited anyhow... this is going to try to be a list of what I recieved, but... sometimes I forget... this tends to mean I got a tshirt or a book, i just cant remember which.
The First Night: My family got a nice new TV. I've used it once and it was great. My brothers use it all the time.
The Second Night: my brothers got gaming systems/ games. I think that was the night I got the dvds and cds I bought myself on black friday (my brother and I traditionally hit best buy... I get dvds and cds and he gets games... I had a good year and got a lot I wanted... otherwise we're not big black friday people, but I jump at cheap CDs and DVDs)
The Third Night: A Terry's Chocolate Orange and two magazine subscriptions... I haven't finished deciding which ones... I'm thinking the New Yorker and the Economist, but I mean to research the price for DWM.
The Fourth Night: Itunes gift card... some mixup that never got sorted occured, but I;m not going to re-hash it because it makes me sound unappreciative and bitter which is not how I mean to come off at all. I'm very happy with how it turned out- I GOT MUSIC I WANTED (HOORAY!!!)*
The Fifth Night: New Ski Goggles
The Sixth Night: Money from grandparents
The Seventh Night: books I think...
The Eighth Night: NETFLIX (!!!!!!!!!!)
I have to sleep... I'm sorry this sucks... but it's late and I'm tired and I have to do my scholastic art submission. I suggest you discuss music in the comments... or anything else... I want to show you pictures next week...
Listening To: "One Man Wrecking Machine" by guster... now "I'm a Cuckoo" by belle and sebastian
Reading: "Up, Simba" and lots of other things
Watchig: Buffy season 5
Quote: "The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets and debits do not square. And surely not because death seems suddenly appealing. The person in whom Its invisible agony reaches a certain unendurable level will kill herself the same way a trapped person will eventually jump from the window of a burning high-rise. Make no mistake about people who leap from burning windows. Their terror of falling from a great height is still just as great as it would be for you or me standing speculatively at the same window just checking out the view; i.e. the fear of falling remains a constant. The variable here is the other terror, the fire’s flames: when the flames get close enough, falling to death becomes the slightly less terrible of two terrors. It’s not desiring the fall; it’s terror of the flames. And yet nobody down on the sidewalk, looking up and yelling ‘Don’t!’ and ‘Hang on!’, can understand the jump. Not really. You’d have to have personally been trapped and felt flames to really understand a terror way beyond falling."
— David Foster Wallace*Nevermind by Nirvana, Skip Divided (single song), Oracular Spectacular by MGMT, Rest In Peace (single song), A- Punk (single song), and I Stand Corrected (single song)
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