Minty Salad Wrap.

"It's curtains for you, Dr. Horrible. Lacy, gently wafting curtains."

2010-11-04T20:31:00.000-07:00

Bonjour, my fellow brethren! :) As you can well see, it's been a while since I've touched this dusty ol' thing, hasn't it been? Well, I feel that's with good reason anyway. This blog has been a nice little way for me to vent my feelings and relieve boredom for as long as I've used it, but... I honestly feel it's time to bring this blog to a close. I don't need to broadcast my every emotion on the interwebnet machine :), nor does anyone else need to hear descriptions of said feelings in an unintentionally melodramatic manner xD Basically, this is kind of unnecessary, and I shouldn't feel the need to explain myself further than that, so... I really think it's time for it to go, haha :)

Farewell, kind world! I sincerely and simply adore you all in every conceivable way :)

Whoaness, it certainly has been a while-ish!

2010-08-14T00:32:00.000-07:00

2:22 A.M., make a wish! :D

It's been quite a long time (for me) since I've written anything on this here so-called "blog" contraption! What to say? Not much, frankly. I mean, I could rant for days about how Disney World has once again changed my life and I sincerely need to live there or else I'll explode, but... I'm sure you've heard it all before, quite frankly! I rant far too much on topics such as these. Other than that? Just depressing summer stuff. I'm kind of going insane because my family could quite frequently be described as a pathetic, issue-ridden excuse for a household. Hahaha. But it's undeniably true; I'm going to jump out a window. Why, you may ask? Well... ahahahaa. For starters, I honestly worry that there actually IS something wrong upstairs with my mother (all joking aside), my sister took too many Advils one night and started chucking objects at my head but then failed to remember said event in the morning, and not to mention my father... Still unsure how to act "fatherly" or do "fatherly" things, he continues to complain about everything while becoming so overweight that his enormous recliner chair flipped over on him today as he tried to ascend from it... I kid you not.

...I feel bad typing all of this on the internet. But it's true, and I'm going mad! Madman across the waaateerrr!! Aaaaaggghhhhh. I need to make my nonexistent/sparse readership my therapists! Bahaha XD

But I'm okay. (I think.) (Er, pardon, I hope. ;D)

So basically- HEY, SCHOOL. START NOW. Okay, thanks. ^^

There's No Business Like Show Business Like No Business I Knoooww!

2010-07-05T14:55:00.000-07:00

Bonjour, kind fellows! :D

I've left and returned from New York City! Originally I was quite dreading this vacation...

i.e. I don't fancy the prospect of planes unnecessarily crashing into firey destruction in the harbor with me in them, bombers wanting to take out the Big Apple while I'm in it, or killers flitting about Central Park while I'm within the vicinity.

...but, I came and went and it was AWESOME! It came in stages, though. At first, in the shock of starting in Palatine and then suddenly being THERE, I took a million pictures from the limo and was engulfed in, "WHOA!!!!! THIS. IS. THE. BEST. PLACE. EVER." Then after a day or so, I was more prone to thinking, "WTF! It smells dreadful, there's sad homeless people and weird trash everywhere, you don't know whose secretly a killer or just a lonely person, people are smoking cigarettes every five paces, and all the pretty lights we're all awed by are actually just advertisements trying to make you spend money on something stupid! Aah!" After a while, though, you get used to all this and you begin to love it again... despite it's issues.

But I've ranted long enough on that point. I may go into detail about meeting famous people and stuff later, but... not right now :) I'd just like to focus on the impact this trip has had. (Yes, this post is acting as my therapist! Haha :D)There's a lot of mindset change, thinking about life like a wannabe-philosopher-dude, lalalala, but I'm also thinking about my future occupation. I've basically had absolutely NO plausible ideas, but... I'm now thinking of getting into acting/music/theater as a life choice. I've always wanted to, but there's always endless problems... What if I can't get work? What if that makes me crazy or poor? What if I don't have a back-up plan and can't get out of the rut? What if I actually do manage to become successful, but then face horrible, overly-dramatic fame problems, like having stalkers or arrogance, etc.? What if something more meaningful is out there for me, and this is just a bad idea and a waste? Yes, so... it's not the smartest path. But, being in New York, despite my fear of evil people and creepers, I almost felt at home? Like I needed to be there? I don't know. But most importantly, I met a lot of theater people. They are so happy and friendly!! And hey, not to mention, passionate about things I love. I was so overjoyed being with them, I was tingling! (Honestly, literally tingling. Talk about psychosomatic reaction, eh?)

...Sometimes lately I've had difficulty being NOT awkward with people, I've noticed, but... these awesome theater people... they were simply fantastic. I need to spend time with them and their awesomeness; it really will do me good, I surely would think, because I've never felt happier. And the point of living life is to be happy, is it not?

That rant being said, I'm looking into attending Stagedoor Manor next summer (or the summer after that if I'm too late to get accepted). In a nutshell, it sounds like the greatest place since sliced bread! ...Because bread is a place now. ? :) It's ridiculously expensive, though, so I'm going to get a job in August and maybe collect cans for money. My parents seem on board so far, thankfully :) Strangely, actually, considering. Guess we'll see how this goes?

Oh my goodness! Oh, Merlin's beard! Sweet peaches! For the love of Saint Bridgette! ...In other words, that was long! I'M SO SORRY! I'll try not to do that again!

Music and Stuff!

2010-06-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

Dear Train (the band, not the locomotive),

You are a fine musical group and I am quite fond of several of your songs. Yay for you. But deary me, people! You and your "Soul Sister" song? Yes, you have some serious problems. It's supposed to be a sweet love song, and yet:

1) You say some hideous, near-profane things!
2) I feel like you're yelling at me! Stop!

Must I elaborate on numero uno? Must I point out that you made reference to lipstick stains, blowing people's minds, smelling people in your dreams, obsession, virginity, drugs, gangsters, and your untrimmed chest?

On the other hand, I typically hate most songs involving rap (or any song that could be played on 103.5 FM, for that matter). But, as I'm busy disliking a good band like Train, I have become rather fond of both the Cooler Than Me song and the Billionaire song... I don't know what's happening. But they're good. So do give them a try. And let us write strongly-worded letters to Mr. Train and his stupid chest :)

Sincerely,
Me

Bummer in Summer

2010-06-16T17:22:00.000-07:00

Bahaha! I rhymed just there! Ahahaha....

We've started our almighty mission to clean out the horrific crime scene that is our basement. Quite a bummer. But!!! But. But there is an upside! Despite the dust now clogging my lungs, I have found an array of awesome stuff! Besides lots of random, pricey objects I get to sell for cash, I have stumbled across:

- The long-lost mate to my joyous, blue and black-striped knee sock! I've been looking for that for YEARS!

- Some of my Beanworth stories! (For those of you unfamiliar with them, they were a sort of "hit" series, haha, that I wrote for class during 4th grade. *retrospective sniffle*) I thought I had lost them for good! I'm so happy!!

So yes! As a contrast to my more depressing-sounding posts of late: HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY! :D

Do please have a miraculously snazzy day filled with jolly fairies and fanciful bunnies!
...Or whatever happens to float your boat :)

Run, Joey, Run!

2010-06-15T17:36:00.000-07:00

...Well, first of all, that's an amusing song, but not the topic of this here blog post :)

All I wish to say here is that I have this weird craving to get outside and run. It's definitely not my strong point, and my asthma will ruthlessly attack me, but I seriously just want to run and and run and run and run and run. All day. Without stopping. Everywhere. Without an overprotective guardian trailing me -_- Not to sound overly-dramatic, but I have little freedom here, and I've been pushed to the point where I just need to get out. I want to run.

But I know that can't happen :(

SQUEE!!!

2010-06-14T16:31:00.000-07:00

Several things:
- SQUEE!!!!!!! Oh my goodness!!! Aaahh!! *faints*
- Yes, too much of that ^ Fangirlism seems to be plaguing me...!
- I need to escape this house!
- I need to escape the internet!
- I need to get a life!
- I need to do something remotely meaningful!
- I need to secretly get those 5 cakes out of the house before I end up stealing them and proceed to become a blimp!
- I need a hug!
- I need a clothes dryer that WORKS!
- I need to stop needing things!

GAH. CABIN FEVER.

Haha, the Strange Way this World Works...

2010-06-09T16:55:00.000-07:00

All school year, people are exclaiming, "Like, OMG! Summer 2010, please come soooooon <3 <3 <3" and other girly, summer-related phrases such as that.

But, now it's here! Er...hooray?

WE'RE ALL BORED OUT OF OUR MINDS. AND IT'S ONLY BEEN FIVE DAYS. Each year we go through the same routine, too! We're all so ready to check out and have summer greet us with a merry splendor, and then the instant it does, we're utterly miserable. Was I the only one expecting the return of this unfortunate pattern?

Goodness, I for one am this close to jumping out a plate-glass window and declaring a mighty, "Sayonara!" (Not in a completely literal sense, though, of course. Suicide is not the answer, kids! :D) I don't know what I'm going to do with myself, nor am I aware of the proper procedures to take in order to fend off cabin fever. I also simply cannot figure out how my mother does it; being a writer, she sits at home alone everyday, all day. Kudos and sad face.

Are you all facing similar dilemmas as moi? I sincerely hope not, for your sakes :)
HELP, DEAR WORLD! D:
....But have a lovely day, anyway! :D

A Beautiful Love Story Composed for Your General Entertainment (or Rather, Perhaps for the General Entertainment of the Sleepy, Slap-Happy Author)

2010-06-08T21:52:00.000-07:00

Hi.

Once upon a time, a person was very fond of another person. Then they got married. The person continued being awesome and made pancakes a lot. Then they watched Pokemon re-runs.

THE END!
:D

Congradyoolashuns, Sundling Class of 2010!

2010-06-04T23:14:00.000-07:00

Goodness, graduation came and went! Just as I suspected:

1) Even though it happened, it STILL hasn't sunk in.
2) I wish I had purposely failed so I could come back again next year :)
3) The fact that we're all going to separate high schools is depressing me.

What I didn't suspect:
I started crying a little before we even left for the recessional. Lol. I honestly didn't expect myself to cry at all, since I knew it wouldn't sink in...

Psssssh, I'm such a wimp XD

Well, here comes a lovely summer filled with life-wasting nothingness because I don't get out much. (This is mainly due to the fact that my parents are overprotective and hardly let me go anywhere, along with the fact that, sadly, I'm no longer my hyper, 3rd grade social butterfly version of myself :P) Ah, well. In all that life-wasting nothingness, perhaps I can hatch plans to escape from the house and look at...um, like trees. And stuff.

XD Teehee!
Well, that's all I can say. Have a lovely day!
(Bahaha! I'm a poet and I didn't know it! Oh, dear.)

Dun dun dun Activity Night!

2010-06-02T21:21:00.000-07:00

All day today I felt like a crummy bag of....er...crumbs :) I kid you not, throughout my before-school meeting, 1st period, and most of graduation practice, the room was literally spinning. Deliriously.

O_o

But then...activity night came about. Frankly, I was undeniably convinced that I was going to have a simply awful time, and I nearly was dreading it all day.

But I went and...I had fun! :O Gasp, I know! I actually mingled and talked with people--what is this nonsense?!--and reacquainted myself with a jolly old friend! I even sumo-wrestled people! Suddenly... now I feel a lot better!

Yes, recently I haven't been feeling too well. As in, lately I've been past the bounds of over-tired, resulting in me not only not caring as much, but basically "checking out" over a week ago... Madness. But...I feel quite chipper now :) Hopefully this will last until at least past graduation. Then, I will accomplish my next mission: SLEEP, GOSH DARN YOU!

How very spiffy! So, there is my rant. Was this a waste of your time? ...Is anybody even reading this? Haha :) Regardless, I wish you all a spectacular, snazzy day filled with various forms of merriment!

Chicago

2010-05-31T17:40:00.000-07:00

Today I went to downtown Chicago. Things that occurred:

- I realized that it's exactly like New York, except less cool, uglier, and with a worse climate :)
- I felt like I was going to get shot the entire time...
- I probably can't ever live there because of that last bullet :)
- There were hobos everywhere, but... these were sad hobos and I couldn't help them D:
- There are a lot of crazy people. Not like "cool, crazy genius van Gogh" crazy, though, but more like, "OH MY SWEET PEACHES THIS DUDE IS GOING TO KILL ME" crazy...
- I went to the Art Institute! It was snazzy and had groovy famous stuff (like "American Gothic"), but it's amazing how many really serious, completely pretentious people are mulling around there :D
- Due to the previous bullet, I have officially discovered how not-serious of a person I am :D Honestly, there was one point where I reached the utmost degree of slap-happy ridiculousness that I nearly broke the piercing silence with an uncontrollable laugh attack :D
- Today was my parents' 24th wedding anniversary. So, happy anniversary, them :)
- I learned (well, not really learned...I kind of already knew this, haha) that my father is a complete idiot. And I say that with full confidence, thank you :D
- Um...our waiter was nice? lol

Overall.... I don't think I like Chicago. This also makes me very unexcited for our upcoming New York trip, because I can see the similarities forming in my mind already.
Except for Broadway. Broadway will be fabulous :)

Aah! I have ranted! My apologies! I love you! Farewell!

Dear Mr. Spider - I think I love you!

2010-05-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

Today I witnessed the most adorable thing! I was washing my hands, tra la la la la, and right beside the sink I spotted dear Mr. Spider. I looked down closer to admire him...and found that he, too, was cleansing his hands! I'm glad he came to the proper place to do so :)

Have a lovely day, Mr. Spider (and my dear readership, of course)! :D

Dance Recital

2010-05-29T06:09:00.000-07:00

So last night (and Thursday night, as well) I was forced to go watch my sister's dance recital. Normally, I would just find some way to zone out and deal with it, but.... there were, I don't know, 35 full-length dances with people who can't dance?

I wanted to sob.

34 dances in, it was thankfully the grand finale number. Lights dimmed, and about 20 girls quickly scampered onto the stage and got into their starting poses. The audience waited on the edges of their seats in anticipation (err, probably because they were excited they were getting out of there, um...)! But then...nothing happened. And nothing continued to happen, the girls all stuck up there in their positions, no music playing, lights still down, audience caught in an everlasting awkward silence. Many gay babies were born.
So finally, we had had enough of this rumpus! Although the family seated in front of us now despises us with a firey passion, we decided to yell out through the silence, "GO PAM!!!! :D" People everywhere started chuckling, and after that, chaos ensued. The entire room erupted with different hoots and hollers and various "We love you, Annie!!!"s and "WOOO!!! GO, MARTHA!!!!"s (although I'm sure no one in this day and age was named Martha), until finally personnel came out on the stage.

...I feel proud to have been the root of anarchy :D
Well, there's my tale. Have a wonderful day, dear readers! :D

Wow, it's been a while!

2010-05-23T00:11:00.000-07:00

...Well, to me at least, since I used to post just about every day :) Many new developments have taken place since my last May 9th post, but.... I won't be discussing them all here, of course. Too many things have happened, some mildly spiffy, some not-so-fantastic, but...it's all of no matter. It's not like my life is a soap opera, so nothing has to be overly-dramatic unless I wish it to be, nor must everything be recorded in intense detail for my daytime television viewing audience to find splendor in. (I'm truly not that interesting anyway :D) Life is just life, and at the moment, my goal is just to get through to the various checkpoints and attempt to feel merry when possible. For all of the bad things, as far as I'm concerned, I'll just regard them as for the best down the road. Frankly, dwelling on them negatively will only make matters worse, so... back to my life's philosophy. I'll not restate it for the sake of relieving repetition, but it's really coming in handy right about now.

Sorry for the nondescript life rant, sorry for apologizing, and I hope you all have a wonderful day. =)

The Optometrist!

2010-05-09T17:34:00.000-07:00

I went to the eye doctor yesterday. I joyfully viewed the back of my own eyeball and...discovered that I can NOT be an optometrist!

It's just the reality of it. This guy probably went to years and years of college. He got all his degrees and devoted himself to his career. He gets a good paycheck and is highly esteemed. But...now, for the rest of his life, this guy is going to be sitting alone in a mundane Palatine strip mall next to a Wendy's. A couple people will come in every once in a while, and when they do, the highlight of his day is sitting in a really dark room repeating, "So is this one clearer... or is this one?" So depressing! And plus, this guy is still really young; his youth is being wasted away in that dark room! And it's not like he's getting out of there anytime soon; he spent all those years in college trying to get there and now he's devoted himself! D:

It was extremely sad. It just reinforces the fact that I won't be able to have a normal job. I just can't do that.

My "Being A Hobo And Just Scraping Up Enough Dollars To Purchase A Big Mac Everyday" career choice suddenly seems a lot more bounteous :)

I feel like I need a creative venue...

2010-05-07T15:17:00.000-07:00

I don't know. I cleaned my room and now I feel inspired to do something with myself.
But I don't know what! D:
I am pressed for time though, and I have few creative ideas to actually creatively express with creativity...
Hmm.
Oh, well. For now I can randomly type here :)
Lalalala! Bahahaha! Ha! Ha. Um. Yeah :)

So...basically I've wasted your time here :) But life remains dandy!

Ooh, but a meaningless update on the matter is that, since my Expo, I've been listening to even more Bob Dylan. And I'm really liking it. A lot. The key sometimes is just to make sure you get the recorded versions so you don't fear he's ripping out his own throat singing XD (^^ No offense, Mr. Dylan ^^) For now, listening to that is quite the creative venue.

I ENCOURAGE MY READERSHIP OF TWO TO LISTEN TO HIS SONGS. =D

Father Dearest

2010-05-03T18:38:00.000-07:00

Lately it's been occurring to me that I don't give my father enough credit. Sure, he may be sort of annoying, he may complain about everything on the planet, he may have a messed-up family, and he may likely need anger management sometimes, but... Wow, I seriously don't give him enough credit. He's been incredibly generous to my entire family for as long as I've lived...and that alone should cancel out all the faults. He also truly deserves kudos sometimes, like with the ridiculously hilarious way he handled the lady on our doorstep from the Census Bureau. And not to mention, although sort of strange, he helps bring out that more tomboyish aspect of my personality. Which needs emphasizing lately, I've noticed.

So yes, our family may have problems, and for a while I may have been avoiding being in rooms that he entered... um... But I've seriously been lucky to have him. I feel like a jerk now. Ha....ha....haha....ha........ um...

Not Flustered :)

2010-05-01T20:56:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been so flustered--and sounding rather like a broken record with my incessant "sorry-ing"... because that's a verb now :) I suppose I've been overly caught-up in school, life, and all that jazz. Today, though, I tried to take a step back and even got around to walking outside at night again... Oh, man. How much better I feel. I feel almost back to that normal, calm mindset I used to always have. Optimistic and positive, but almost stronger and without all the nerves. It's nice. I just wonder how long this can last :) I hope it stays.

And besides all of that...
Have a lovely day :)

Education

2010-04-30T23:37:00.000-07:00

I have discovered an effective way to amuse yourself during Mr. Keehn's class! (No offense, Mr. Keehn, you're still in your own league of nifty-ness.) Yes, just look out at all the lovely peers surrounding you... and count how many people are slumped over on the tables yawning. Oh, it is quite amusing (especially when drowsy)!

Also, in our all-important "you can't mess with first period because every second of this time is crucial" Geometry class, Mrs. Mogilinski charismatically demonstrated her ability to fit her fist into her mouth. Time well spent, I must say :)

...On an unrelated note, I believe my father is perhaps the only man alive who could start complaining about philanthropy. Which he did. Glad you know my origins, people ;D

So, basically...that was a rant! :D
Have a magically snazzy day, my kind brethren! Yes, farewell for the current time being, and please catch any cows that get blown away in the wind! It's true because it happens in cartoons.

History Expo Presentation

2010-04-29T18:58:00.000-07:00

"Bob Dylan....la la la.... This is awkward without the music.... tra la la...."

XD
Yes, so during my Expo presentation, it turns out that my audio accompaniment did not work... So I was stuck singing really bad a capella for my "adoring" peers. Oh, joy.

Yes, it was incredibly embarrassing and I was atrociously flustered throughout the entire ordeal... That did not go according to plan at all... :) But, there actually is a bright side to this!

Yes, believe it, my dear readership of two!

Since I completely embarrassed myself in public and any forgetfulness of facts on my part was likely attributed to my flustered-ness from the unfortunate situation at hand and not the fact that I feebly practiced my presentation only twice in my head... then I likely will get graded with a little more kindness than if everything had gone correctly.

Curse or a blessing? Well, I shall just be following my life's motto:

Optimism. Why the f*** not?

Thank you, world, and good night! ^_^

This Particular Day in the Life

2010-04-26T17:41:00.000-07:00

April 26th, 2010 officially receives a monstrous, crimson F violently etched into the mighty grade book of life...

...But, that's okay and stuff :D

Graduation

2010-04-25T14:08:00.000-07:00

Oh graduation, how you plague my woeful mind! Several things:

1a) I am required to wear a dress and heels? What IS this world?! I object. Highly. I'm going to feel inclined to jump out a plate-glass window because of the dress, but then not have to worry about it because I'm going to fall over and kill myself in the heels...
I'd actually really like to show up in an intensely-colored tuxedo with disco balls all over it or something, but sadly society provides me no such luck.

1b) Dress-shopping makes me extremely angry, and then the family members shopping with me get angry that I'm angry, which makes me even more angry. Well excuse me for being forced to try on that hideous, pink, flamboyant chunk of fabric you hurl at me! After 14.5 years of living in the same household, you'd think my clan would have a clearer idea of what my personality is like.... *Okay, end of dress rant :)*

2) It's 27 school days away D: I object. Highly. As well. For a grand plethora of reasons that I could compose a 5000 page novel on. Grrr...

3) Um.... well, I'm sure there's something else, too :) [Insert anger-inducing reason here! :D]

Graduation...oh, how you plague me!

...Um...have a nice day? :)

I Call Upon the Mighty Forces of Medicare! :)

2010-04-23T21:50:00.000-07:00

I have officially decided that I am in desperate need of a hearing aid. Unfortunately, unless I bribe Medicare with enough money to stabilize the entire global economy, they likely will not give me one... especially because any hearing test I've ever gotten says I'm fine...

Apples and oranges! Pish posh!

I apologize to anyone and everyone who I've ever misheard several thousand times in a row! Which occurs frequently.
Medicare, I choose you!!!!

Creepers? Oh, how fun.

2010-04-22T18:48:00.000-07:00

My day today was filled with much creepy stalkerdom.
I arrived home finally to find some relief.
I walked in the door.
That second-
My mother immediately relayed to me how she internet-stalked somebody I know.

O_o
Oh, dear.

I don't know what to say D:

2010-04-21T18:14:00.000-07:00

I don't know what to say! I wish to express my dramatic inner emotions displayed in the form of various intensely-cheesy soap operas to my fantastical readership of 2, but alas, my intensely-cheesy-soap-opera-creating prowess is ebbing at this current moment in time. Do please forgive me.

...Did any of that make sense? I'm not sure.
I'M SORRY!
I hope your day is lovely.
I do, I really do!

Yay for Sleep! ^_^

2010-04-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

I shall be going to sleep in a matter of seconds!

HOORAY! :D

I also have been obsessed with one Metallica song, playing it over and over again for the past few days!
...That's probably not good!

HOORAY! :D

Well, that's okay! Yay for sleep and life and stuff!

Have a magically snazzy day :)

HOORAY! :D

Le Week-end

2010-04-17T22:37:00.000-07:00

C'est le week-end! Mais, par le premier jour dans ma vie (...probablement... :D), les devoirs sont deuxieme a les activities! Je suis une epave ou un vagabond... C'est tres etrange pour moi. J'ai besoin de faire les devoirs!!!

Mais, il est 12:34 et j'ai eu la joie. Ne zut pas? :)

Avez un jour fantastique!

Eyebrows

2010-04-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

Apparently some kid in my sister's science class shaved off his eyebrows and now draws new expressions on his face everyday with a Sharpie.

...I think I may post this to MLIA...

"Expo! Expo!" an original composition:

2010-04-12T14:50:00.000-07:00

Expo! Expo! Oh how I hate you!
Expo! Expo! No derogatory term could ever do!

Track meet! Track meet! You're extremely stupid.
We don't do nothin' as managers and......uh.....something something....cupid?

YEAH!

Oh, deary me...

2010-04-10T23:38:00.001-07:00

...Is there something you aren't telling me? :)

Well now... that's a tad bit strange... :)

2010-04-09T22:08:00.000-07:00

Apparently my mother read online somewhere that supposedly there is some study claiming that, if you give up all diary products for six months and replace it with goat milk, then your asthma/lung function will magically become awesome.

(Where the heck did she read this, and how the hay bale is she spending her time these days...?)

Well, if you know my mother, then needless to say, she now plans to scrap my diet for six months and feed me a lot of goat milk....

May I have a rousing chorus of, "WTF?" :)

Thank you, world, and good night!
I hope your day is snazzy.

R.I.P. Ma Calculatrice!

2010-04-07T19:47:00.000-07:00

Oh deary me- my poor calculator has finally reached its end. He was a great calculator, oh-so-dear to my heart, and could do everything under the sun; he even provided random math games and could spell "I luv hobos" upside-down! Such a loss.... (And I'm not sure why I'm using gender-specific pronouns here, but perhaps I should posthumously grant him a name...) Oh, how I shall miss you! Fellow mourners have offered to hold a funeral, so at least I shall have that to cling to within my deep, billowing pain.....

:'( Oh, the sorrow!

R.I.P. Ma Calculatrice! D:

Weeeeeeee!

2010-04-06T22:04:00.000-07:00

Wow, do I need to go to sleep! Hahahaha!
...I think I'm delirious :D!
Teehee, oh man! How fantastical.

Oooh, but before I go, I have several messages to send:
- Good luck to everyone on the remainder of the random Geometry test!
- Good luck to everyone with everything else and stuff!
- Good luck to....um.....life.... :D
- Good luck to having your day be wonderfully snazzy!
- EJTIORJORHOROSHGOIHOPIROWR!

Aaaah! I must sleep now! Goodnight, world! =) I love you. BAHAHAHA.

HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE!!!

2010-04-03T23:29:00.001-07:00

I wish you all a grand day scattered with immense baskets overflowing with joyous merriment and merry joy! :D

Bunny Cake offers you his protection.

Prancing Through the Forest Preserve!

2010-04-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

Ah, good times, good times! The results of our prancing have taken on the form of many broken swords, a lonely Pepsi can floating in a mini pond-thingy, the movement of a tree trunk, some extremely muddy boots, and a video entitled "Le Gasp"! Just another example of why I need to get out more, because that was immensely fun :D Thank goodness I didn't stay inside all day with my family who tends to aggravate me when I'm sleepy :)

Fish and chips! :D

April Fool's Day

2010-04-01T16:51:00.000-07:00

I've never fully celebrated April Fool's Day before (because I always seem to forget), but this year apparently the holiday was quite a shindig! Although, being the most gullible person alive, I obviously was the victim of many jokes, but I found it quite entertaining :) 'Twas a good day!

...And I think I will name that fish Milton...
Have a fantastical day! :D
(And Happy Easter to those who celebrate it and Happy Normal Sunday Filled With an Abnormal Number of Bunnies to those who do not!)

A Long-Lost Memory

2010-03-31T16:51:00.000-07:00

I just remembered a fantastical memory back from kindergarten!

One day, we were doing a scrapbook-type project-thing that involved cutting out a ton of little pieces of construction paper. But, what is so interesting about this, you may ask? Well, our substitute teacher that day told us to stop going to the recycling bin; she instructed us to throw all our scraps of paper all over the floor!

We never picked them up.

I felt totally badass.

Monumental!
(Please excuse the language.)

Happy Birthday, Granny!

2010-03-28T21:13:00.000-07:00

...Well, it's actually on the 31st, but close enough :) What a splendid way to spend the last day of break- celebrating Granny's 85th! Jolly day :D

Granny has always been somewhat--hmm, how should I phrase this?--quirky? Yes, that will do :) Well, she was full of strange Grannyisms today! Besides her calling "Billy Elliot the Musical" a "town" (???), I could not contain myself after this curious conversation (and might I mention, she was completely satisfied with what she was saying, no idea that what she said sounded at all strange/ridiculous):

Granny: Well, if I make it my next birthday, I would like a doggie!
My Aunt: Haha, well, you can have ours! (It's a lab.)
Granny: Oh deary, nooo! I want a tiny doggie!
Mom: ...Granny, you'll run over it with your wheelchair...
Granny: But not if it's a Mexican dog!!!

?????
...........Happy birthday, Granny! XD

Jiggerypokery at Hallmark

2010-03-25T21:30:00.000-07:00

Yes, I did not come near to finishing my essay while I shirked off at Oberweis/Hallmark/Jewel/Jessie's house, but I did manage to have a delightful minty milkshake, meet my new balloon friend (Flan), and have the greatest-tasting shrimp ever to grace my palate. So, the moral of the story? "Who gives a hoot about education if the alternative involves food?" Thank you and good night :)

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

2010-03-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

Oh, my flippin' flapjacks! The cabin fever is setting in! I feel it eating away at my brain, digging into my skull, mercilessly setting fire to any inklings of sanity I may have possessed! Aaaah! Oh, the burn! How it kills! Insanity kills!

2010-03-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

After watching some random television programs on the paranormal, our father admitted to us an interesting story. He said that, lately and for a while now, he frequently will hear three distinct knocks on his bedroom door in the middle of the night. He would go check to see who it was, but nobody would be there. It couldn't ever have been any of the rest of us, because at that point in the night, we would have all been sound asleep. And even if we weren't, we wouldn't have been able to dart away quickly enough without him seeing, especially without making any noise. Plus, oddly, whenever the knocks are heard, Father claims that no feet are visible under the door.

Being a skeptic, I tried to brush this off. But also being ridiculously paranoid, I became slightly more concerned when the Sisterpants responded to this tale with:

"OMG! That happens to me, too! :O"

...I'm beginning to doubt that Monty found some invisible stilts. So, at this point, I have concluded that the only conclusive conclusion that can be concluded is one conclusion of the various conclusions I have concluded:

1) We're all trapped in the funny farm.
2) We have a ghostie (even though we are our home's first set of inhabitants).
3) There is a shy hoboman secretly living in our house. He comes out at night looking for companionship, so he decides to go knock on one of our doors. But then at the last second after knocking, he loses confidence in himself and scampers away timidly, left only to try again the next night.

I hope our hoboman will soon find solace. (And may you all have a miraculously jolly day! :D)

Finding Ways to Spend Time Without Actually Doing Important Things Such as Homework

2010-03-22T00:43:00.000-07:00

So far, we've...

1) ...made the fantastical discovery that ACE Hardware was giving out free popcorn today (or considering the time, shall I say 'yesterday')! Oh, yes.
2) The Sisterpants and I started making yet another cheesy, demented film that no way Jose in this entire dimension will we ever show anybody ever (as is with the rest of our bizarre collection of films over the years), and...
3) Just a little bit ago (at a very slap-happy 1:30 A.M.), the Sisterpants was trying to make me relax to sleep hypnosis videos :D Lol

Just another day in the life-- though I'm beginning to realize how much I will regret my 3:00 A.M. bedtime when I wake to go to Granny's tomorrow... Oh well :D Good day, all!

Track Manager

2010-03-18T21:01:00.000-07:00

*running outside on the track*

Random Runner #1: Molly, I need a tissue!

Me: *conveniently produces tissue box* Here!

Random Runner #2: Ooh, I need a tissue, too! *joins*

Random Runner #3: *jogs past* Hey, Molly! Can you bring me a rib sandwich and a Diet Coke? Thanks!

Club Yearbook Photos:

2010-03-15T20:29:00.001-07:00

I'll be the one with the mustache.

:D

Insert Title Here!

2010-03-12T16:11:00.000-08:00

I have two extremely unimportant things that I'd like to report!

1) While reading "The Last Lecture" for book club, I kept on discovering more and more that the main dude (Randy) is like an exact carbon-copy of me...except a dude! He has an infatuation with Disney World, he likes Bob Hope, he knows the Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney "Let's put on a show" movies, he upholds the belief that everyone is actually living in an "I Love Lucy" episode, he likes ridiculous stuffed animal-things, and he didn't bother to fix his car when it got totally smashed and drove it around anyway. It was madness! Who are you, Randy, and why are you exactly like me!? ...I just hope that I'm not as conceited as him, because -- no offense -- he seemed pretty conceited :)

2) After our microwave fizzled out and died, the new replacement we obtained has a much clearer view of the food within. Via this new view, I witnessed the highlight of my day: A giant hunk of chicken jumping five inches in the air!

Life Today

2010-03-10T17:38:00.000-08:00

1- Cinnamon twists, Dairy Queen, and spring-like weather make everything better :)
2- I forgot to mention yesterday that I, as well as some of the other people that loiter in the hall after school, randomly had an interesting encounter with some guys making themselves blue skirts and togas.
3- Yesterday I did way too many sets of the bicep curl in gym; even though I was only using puny, pathetic 25-pound weights, I can ever-so-slightly notice that today my arms are starting to naturally curve forward a little bit! Aah! Tricep Extension Machine, help me!
4- I....erm... don't remember what I was going to say D:
5- As my cat sits peacefully with his eyes closed, it amuses me greatly when his ears twitch the tiniest bit when it detects me making minuscule, nearly inaudible sounds.
6- Me: "We are the stupidest country in America!" D'oh. I was about to correct myself, but then-- Maggie: "WE ARE?! :O" *legitimate look of shock*

Have a wondrous day :D

Cringe.

2010-03-09T19:43:00.001-08:00

Today had its ups and downs. But, all things considered and weighed on the mighty balance of life, I think it's very safe to say that today was basically a day of utter failure.

...In fact, you know those days when you just kind of want to beat yourself over the head with something? Well, I'm pretty sure that so is my current predicament for a colorful variety of reasons! Hooray, good folks!

Driving Home from Peoria!

2010-03-07T21:38:00.000-08:00

At 10:00 at night with boatloads of homework left to tackle, it is a truly frightening moment when you hear the lady trapped inside the GPS declare:

"Follow the interstate for 105 miles!"

AAAAAAHHHHH!
Good night, world :)

Mmm, what in all of Merlin's long and silky beard is that? Why, it is the sweet smell of the departure of ISAT week!

2010-03-05T17:42:00.000-08:00

Yes, the formidable week of doom has finally come to an abrupt close! It has been a strange week, certainly. For one, this is the third day in a row that I have neglected to do homework! I haven't even begun my Expo project research! [Insert collective GASP here!] I've also had far more Dairy Queen than one mortal soul should legally be allowed to consume per year! Which was nice :) I also haven't been posting madly every single day about minute details of random stuff in my average day-to-day life (like I am doing now -- I felt it would be nice to end the week with a post :D). But alas, we have had our tomfoolery and brain-mushing week of lack of education; come Monday, life will ensue just as it has before. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing... Perhaps I shall run off with the penguins and forget all about it :)

Hmm...I don't know what the precise point of that paragraph was... Oh well! Have a lovely day :) And I sincerely hope it actually is lovely; it goes beyond just a cordial greeting! Have a lovely day! :)

Random Report:

2010-03-01T17:10:00.001-08:00

Apparently the Sisterpants's computer charger started emitting billows of smoke and my mother's hairdryer starting shooting fire at her. Literally.

I thought I should share that with you.

Okay, folks!

2010-02-28T13:30:00.000-08:00

It's official: That guy from Eurofresh IS stalking me! I thought it was just that one day (previous post), but NOPE! Today he kept on waving and smiling at me between fruit and shelves wherever I went! Again! And this time, he started signaling for me to come over! Aaahh! Then--the icing on the cake, folks--after glancing over repeatedly while talking to his coworker-friend, he decided to run outside in the freezing rain/snow without a jacket on so that he could try to talk to me as I was leaving! Aaaahh! Obviously I decided to leave the store through the opposite exit, but that didn't stop him from trying to wave at me grinning while I tried to flee to the car... How long will this persist?

I think I'm scared.
I think I need bodyguards.

The Exam!

2010-02-27T17:08:00.000-08:00

*insert crowd gasp here!*

Yes, so... that was interesting. Haha. Ho hum. Um. Well, if I hadn't been half-asleep during the time of the actual process of the so-called "exam-taking", I think I may have done okay, but since that was not the case... well, I'll be seeing you in remedial courses, folks! :) I'm just so mad at myself because I actually had found a copy of the first portion of the test (the part with Definitely True, Probably True, Insufficient Data, etc.) online, but didn't look closely at it because I didn't think it was the test!!! Aaahh!! :O

So yes, that is life, my friends ^_^ I would now continue to ramble on further about today's family gathering for a few millennia or so, but I shall save you ridiculous additional quantities of text. I shall now just wish you a lovely day as I frantically wrack my brain for history expo ideas! *insert second crowd gasp here!*

A Morning at the Infamous Diner

2010-02-24T16:56:00.000-08:00

Today my parents were sitting at a table at the infamous diner (the diner that has plagued our existence for a ridiculous amount of years, the diner where we know every employee personally, might I add). My mother and father were sitting there chatting their routine chatter when a waitress came walking up to the table from behind. Apparently she said, "Now, what would you two ladies like to order?"

...Think it's time for a haircut, Father? Haha :)

Eurofresh...and Stuff

2010-02-22T16:51:00.000-08:00

Today in Eurofresh, one of the employees was strolling down the aisles with the biggest grin on his face. Being someone who finds others' joy rather joyous, I couldn't help but grin at his own ridiculous grin myself. But soon after this, I started noticing him following me around the store. Whenever he got the chance, he would start smiling and waving at me between shelves of food. At one point it seemed he was trying to signal me or something, but I couldn't figure what the heck he was trying to get across! Originally I thought this was funny, but then he kept on smiling and my mom started nudging me in the ribs... which was a little creepy... But, c'mon people, for some reason I highly doubt a twenty-year-old would go for some random, disheveled fourteen-year-old, let alone when her mother is around, nudging her in the ribs all the way...

Either the Eurofresh staff is desperately in need of some action or they are just really bored.

Current Semi-Obsessions!

2010-02-21T16:54:00.000-08:00

- "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed! Thank you, commercial for the Olympics :D
- Raisin bread, the true meaning of my existence
- StumbleUpon, my new best friend in the department of time-wasting joy and procrastination!
- And perhaps, in a completely non-stalker-ish and non-overly-fangirl-ish way, Apolo Ohno, simply because he emanates awesome and has the grooviest last name ever :)

Hopefully by typing about them in this here lovely post, I can attempt to not be as obsessed with them and get a life!
...Aw, who am I kidding, I'm utterly hopeless :D Woo!

Paging Life!

2010-02-20T20:36:00.000-08:00

The "I need a hug" alarm has been sounded! Round up the troops, mobilize the forces! Where are the jolly dancing court jesters when you need them!?

Woo! I'd like to thank the Academy!

2010-02-19T18:42:00.000-08:00

Hooray! The Variety Show is finally over! Er, not that it wasn't a barrel of monkeys or anything.... heheh... but thank goodness I'll never have to look at that Emcee script ever again! :D

Despite the show's general failure, my parents of course went along with their regular "Oh, that was wonderful" routine, I could see my father making the infamous "precious face" all during the show from within the audience, and my father of course had to make some agitating comment about my singing and how I should sing more... Grrr. Just put a sock in it, please... >.<

...But anywho, if you attended, I sincerely hope that you got something out of it :) Good day, all!

Shutter Island!

2010-02-18T18:56:00.000-08:00

The movie Shutter Island opens tomorrow! I probably won't be able to see it tomorrow (thanks, Variety Show ;D) but I am extremely excited nonetheless! If you've seen the commercial for it, do you know that one lady who holds her finger to her mouth and goes, "Shhhhh"? Well, according to my family, that is officially me! Haha :)

Jolly day!

"Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day!"

2010-02-17T21:01:00.000-08:00

This morning, I groggily limped downstairs, shoved some form of nutrition in my mouth, and went to grab my coat. I noticed my sister's random pink leg warmer sitting on the chair where my coat was, so I of course wearily flung it away and ran to the car that would take me to school...

* * *

...I arrived at school and spoke merrily with several teachers! I waved at Officer Mesch and wished him a good day, lalala, gave Mrs. Biancalana my usual morning greeting, and I even had a lovely, lengthy conversation with Mr. Janosch all before even making it down the hallway...

* * *

...I finally made it to my locker after all that joyous merriment! I routinely took off my coat, lalala -- but out of the corner of my eye, I noticed something blindingly hot pink fall to the floor. Oh, my! My mad flinging-away skills don't seem to be quite where they used to be... I apparently had a flamingly hot pink piece of girly leg-clothing stuck to my side all morning.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-14T07:11:00.000-08:00

Please have a joyous day filled with merriment and obscene amounts of chocolate! :D

The highlight of my day (besides visiting Granny's and showing her how to use the 'On' button on her movie player :D) was the bag of Dove chocolates my mother gave me. Inside each wrapper was a quote from Martha Stewart telling you to do something stupid! Among my favorites were:

- "Wrap a floral bouquet in a classic love poem."

- "Set pillar candles atop overturned glasses for a centerpiece."

- "For a quick whipped cream topping, use a chilled bowl and whisk."

:D We plan to hang the wrappers all around the house for us to laugh at. Overall, a pretty spiffy Valentine's Day :D

Amazing Dog-Saving Escapades!

2010-02-13T16:52:00.000-08:00

Two Basset Hounds got lost in the Palatine High School parking lot! Being the fantastical superheros that we become at night, we managed to save the dogs and single-handedly find their owners! Just another day in the life ;)

Please, no applause! :D Teehee!

The Lone Bacon

2010-02-12T15:16:00.000-08:00

On my counter lies The Lone Bacon. It is sitting there all alone, no one around for companionship, just one lone figure on a cold island of stone. I keep passing it, and realize that, yes, whoever left it there has still not come back for it. I begin to solemnly wonder about its purpose in life; it seems to no longer have one. The logical thing to do would be to simply discard it -- but, The Lone Bacon is so helpless, so hopeless... That would be cruel. It's harming no one; it's committed no crime. Until the one who has abandoned it emerges from the shadows of their guilt, the The Lone Bacon will remain.

Whoa, this time America's Next Top Model for REAL!

2010-02-10T20:25:00.000-08:00

The Sisterpants just pranced into my room literally about 45 seconds ago to ask me a question...

"Someone I know is going to be a model! It'll be the last person you guess! Haha! Guess who? "

"Uhh.... Ana... No? Summer.... No... Kellie.... Courtney.... uh...."

"It's ME!"

My mouth is still gaping open like I swallowed a fly (or something else rather large and atrocious, perhaps a hippo). She apparently is going to send in pictures of herself to see if she can be a model for a dance costume magazine. Dear lord!

Weight Watchers or America's Next Top Model?

2010-02-09T16:40:00.000-08:00

I've always liked food, but very recently, I like it a LOT :) I feel like I'm eating like a 17-year-old guy or something! So, this can only mean one of two possibilities: 1) I am finally going to get taller, or 2) I am going to become morbidly obese! Hooray! I don't know which it is (but I certainly hope it's the first option). As far as I see it, a few months from now, when I've eaten my entire family out of house and home, you will either notice me beginning to loom over you all, or not fitting through doorways.

Life! :)

2010-02-08T17:00:00.000-08:00

I'm supposed to be studying for Geometry at the table right now, but quite frankly, my father walked into the kitchen so I decided to go upstairs... I don't mean to be rude, of course, but I must say, he complains constantly about everything, so I like to leave rooms a lot when he enters ;P He walks with this painfully slow, ominous walk... You can identify it anywhere, and that's when the alarm bell in your head sounds and you quickly think to yourself, "HE'S COMING! PRETEND YOU HAVE TO GET SOMETHING FROM YOUR ROOM!" ;) (...But now I'm complaining about him complaining! It rubs off! Oh no! Well, I'll type what I meant to come and type!)

All I was going to say is that:
1) I actually had to watch a portion of the Super Bowl, but I was with my wondrously insane uncle, so I lived :D
2) I put tacos in the toaster
3) Anton told Mr. Havel that he would like to nominate him for the Shiniest Head Award, and
4) I am feeling rather chipper today!

...Yes, that's actually all I had to say... So, I wish you all a wonderful day filled with much merriment and joy, as well as many days to come after this one particular day filled with much merriment and joy that are also filled with much merriment and joy! :)

Pretty colors!

I would like to apologize for venting in advance.

2010-02-07T10:51:00.000-08:00

Aargh. I hate the topic of Florida. It's a great place and all, but my family just won't stop bringing it up. We're staying here, people, and you know it, so for God's sake please shut your faces. I can't stand this constant complaining and the aggravating arguments that always seem to follow. Grrr! Can I live with someone else? I promise I won't bother you at all, I'll just keep to my little corner and do little errands for you. I can even sleep outside if you want!

Buying Things

2010-02-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

I randomly was recognized by some people in the CVS Pharmacy today. Not knowing how to deal with any form of a social situation, I felt especially like a deer in the headlights when, rather than receiving the normal, casual, "Hey, Molly" or something of the like, I got more of a strange, "It's Molly Dominick!" like I was some sort of odd specimen everyone had been hearing about. I waved awkwardly and proceeded to be very interested in some Listerine.

History Skit

2010-02-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

During history, as those of you who have Mrs. Mason's class will know, we had to quickly create some form of a skit based on information on a social group given to us. Anika, Anton, and I decided to oddly sing our abbreviated notes we took with much ad-libbing. It was bound for failure-- but then Anton pulled out all the stops! Without ever practicing it before we went up to perform, he suddenly became our amazing side-note-singing-accompaniment (if that makes sense), and it was honestly the most hilarious thing I had ever heard~! We received a standing ovation. It was a good day :D Thank you, Anton.

O_o

2010-02-03T18:06:00.000-08:00

My mother enlightened me of a jolly tune from her childhood...

Boys are made of

Greasy, grimy gopher guts,

Mutilated monkey meat,

French-fried eyeballs

Swimming in a pool of blood

Shucks, I forgot my spoon!!

...She is now singing it merrily around the house...
This is why I'm a disturbed child.

Happy Groundhog Day!

2010-02-02T20:40:00.000-08:00

And...did the groundhog see his shadow? YES!

When I heard the news, I was about to cry out, "Oh, NO! That means six more weeks of winter! Man, I was so excited, winter was going to end and--!"

Oh, right. We live in Chicago. Never mind.
:)

Procrastinating!

2010-02-01T18:56:00.001-08:00

I need to write a song about procrastinating. I do it so much, I feel I should express my inner devotion to it somehow! Lalalala. Guess what? I am procrastinating by typing this! I have no further purpose for this post. Can you tell I'm avoiding history and band scale tests? :)

Sorry for posting again, but...

2010-01-30T20:48:00.000-08:00

I SO TOTALLY GUESSED THE WINNER OF MISS AMERICA!!! STRAIGHT FROM THE PARADE OF STATES!!! WOO!!! IN YOUR FACE, FATHER, REIGNING MISS AMERICA-WINNER-GUESSER!!! BAHAHAHA!!! MISS VIRGINIA CAN TAKE HER MISS AMERICA CROWN AND CHUCK IT AT MISS HAWAII'S FACE!!!!!!

....So...so, um...yeah......
:)

PHS Poms "Volunteer" Work

2010-01-30T16:02:00.000-08:00

We sat in what appeared to be the Teacher's Lounge, waiting to find out exactly what we were supposed to do. Three other officials accompanied us, but the room was awkwardly silent. A very proper lady who appeared to be in charge began counting out ribbons, so I decided to follow suit rather than break that piercing code of silence. You could hear a pin drop, the room uncomfortably still. I tentatively looked around, then picked up a package of ribbons. Meanwhile, the lady continued counting hers out with machine-like speed and precision, apparently very experienced with what she was doing and quite the dynamo.

"Flip, I need to keep up with her!"

Quickly I attempted to open the package, but--

"Wtf? What kind of packaging IS this?!"

BWAM! And the package exploded, twenty-four poms ribbons flying all over the room. Smooth.

Events of Today

2010-01-29T18:09:00.000-08:00

- REPORT CARDS! AAAAHH! THE HORROR! I mostly did okay--except for Geometry! Aah, just as I feared! I barely scraped by with an A- and, not only did she give me a 2 for conduct, but she gave me... *cue horror music* ...Comment #24! (It roughly reads, "Absences affect student's performance.") Aaaah! Well excuse me for almost being hospitalized!!!! This is what started all of the so-called "heckling"!! Heckle someone else!! Normally it wouldn't bother me, but honestly, you're a teacher!!!!!!!!! Aaaaah!!! Okay- *end of rant*

- A valve of our heater broke! When I awoke this morning, there was absolutely no heat in the house, and I literally might as well have slept outside. We checked the temperature--it was actually that cold! ...So that was dandy :D

- *searches for good news since this post wasn't that jolly* Um.... well... I had some popcorn?? Yeah.

Holy muffin man!!!

2010-01-25T21:03:00.001-08:00

That's my dad and my grandma! This aired on the Today show in 1984! I had absolutely no idea! They hardly even talk now! That's my grandma's kitchen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSwnWw65Wo&feature=youtube_gdata

Oh my goodness!

Skipping to Geometry and Grades

2010-01-25T19:55:00.000-08:00

- Me, Mr. Janosch, Emma, and Patrick all skipped to Geometry this morning, singing as loudly as we could, making sure to disturb many classes along the way :D

- I am quite worried about my grade in Geometry- I didn't do as well on the final as I thought I had... I'm thinking that maybe I can babysit Mrs. Mogilinski's kids or wash her car to raise my grade...

- Yay! I got a 110% on my science project! ...Maybe some of that can transfer to my Geo grade?? :)

Downtown Chicago

2010-01-24T20:51:00.000-08:00

I would just like to report that at a mini Chicago restaurant, we met a kind fellow with an enormous, reddish beard worthy of ZZ Top! He gave us the peace sign.

9 Minutes Till Sunday

2010-01-23T21:51:00.000-08:00

Well, I managed to waste all day and not complete a single, miniscule bit of homework! But, I watched many episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as a zombie movie, so I guess it was worth it :) It's now 9 minutes till Sunday- I was hoping to do homework all day, but apparently I will be spending tomorrow downtown while the Sisterpants is at a Rockettes audition. So, needless to say, Sunday night will be an exhilarating adventure, filled with various escapades of cramming-homework-completion! Teehee! :D

Hmm... there was something else I was going to write in this post that was mildly more interesting... uh... At the moment I can't recall... The thought is probably floating in the air surrounding my personal bubble/cube, but since I am merely human, my feeble graspings at the air in a pitiful attempt at capturing it are sadly of no avail... If the thought decides to catch the subway back into my brain, I'll let you know. Happy Half-of-the-Weekend-Left Day!

"Enjoy yer youth, ye lit'l whippersnapper! Git off me lawn!"

2010-01-21T17:31:00.000-08:00

All the time I hear:

"I can't wait till I'm 16! Then I can drive and probably cause a lot of accidents!"
"I can't wait till I'm 21! Then I can get drunk and have hangovers! Woo!"

Well, it's been occurring to me, I'm really not looking forward to getting older. Eventually we're all going to get old and crusty, so why speed up the process? It's rather nice to stay young and ignorant- it can really have it's bonuses. Trust me, if there was a way to freeze time so I could stay in 3rd grade as the carefree, jolly, strange thing I was, I would jump right on the offer! And even so, I'm pretty glad to still be 14, as immature and spacey as that may make me :)

Hmm... yes, I now believe that, when I am old, crusty, and probably half-crazed, I'm going to be yelling at innocent children everywhere to enjoy their youth...

Driver's Permit!

2010-01-20T16:05:00.001-08:00

Belongs...to...MAGGIE! Clear the streets, it's not safe anymore!!!!

Moving to Florida?

2010-01-18T18:58:00.000-08:00

Not if I can help it. My father for years has been trying to convince us all to move to Florida, and for years nobody has budged. But apparently suddenly, the Sisterpants cannot stand this town anymore and despises living here with a passion, providing me in-depth descriptions of how she dreads awakening every morning just because she's in Palatine. Ouch.

There's not a chance in France that we're moving (at least, I think), but it really got me thinking: as horribly cold and dreary as it can be here, I wouldn't want to move for anything. In all honesty, if the rest of my family chose to move away right now, I would put up a fight and stay here, even if it meant having to sleep beneath a tree in Hamilton Park or secretly camping out in Anika's closet instead of living in a house... Well, that last bit is a bit extreme, but you get my point here :) If I were to leave Palatine, I can only imagine how horribly depressed I'd become. So much so, that the mere thought makes me cringe. I'd probably transform into some rebellious trouble child who spends her day brooding in her emo corner listening to death metal... Honestly, as harsh as it sounds, given the choice, I think I'd be much happier living here with my friends and not my family rather than living away somewhere with my family but not my friends. Is that horrible of me?

...Yes, yes it is. My mom is pretty cool. =)

Oh no!

2010-01-17T16:19:00.001-08:00

I finished my box of Cookie Crisp!

:O *tragedy*

Four-Day Weekend!

2010-01-16T11:38:00.000-08:00

After having a simply awful week, I am so relieved that we're out of school for a fantastical four days! Although I still have to completely re-write and re-think-out my abominable excuse for an essay, I can gladly say I will finally try to stop being stressed-out (and catch up on all the episodes of my soap opera that I've missed ;D) So I'm pretty relieved! I'm hoping this can make up for Winter Break :) The only bad thing here, though, is my father's amazing powers of horribly-and-incorrectly-reading-obvious-signals-about-life-and-coming-up-with-drastically-wrong-conclusions-about-them. I won't go into detail, but I think I can safely say, without feeling too guilty about it: Father, you can be kind of a moron... ;) Ha, but anyway...

Happy weekend!

More Random Things About My Day, In Case A Human Somewhere Out There Cares Slightly

2010-01-13T16:24:00.000-08:00

- The variety show audition went better than I expected!
- Patrick, while pointing at my ham: "VEGGIE-KILLER!!!!!! ...Wait, um, I mean...."
- "Hey, Molly, you sounded good in band today!!" ...Ha, well, thanks for trying to be nice.......
- While searching for a quote for my persuasive paper, I came across this lovely quote: "Welcome to the Church of the Holy Cabbage. Lettuce pray." Teehee! Being delirious, I found this hilarious :D
- Yes, I am deathly afraid of recreational balls, especially when teenage students are encouraged to chuck them at their fellow Earthlings. Please do not judge me :)

The 11th day of January!

2010-01-11T19:46:00.000-08:00

1) My dad apparently was in some sort of car accident, so you can now view the lovely inner workings of part of the vehicle's rear! Some giant chunks of car are now also lazing about in our back seat :)
2) I ate so much Cookie Crisp today that it's not even funny!
3) Congratulations, Jill, on winning the spelling bee! I hope the district bee is not "mosquitoey"! Good luck! No, in fact, pants-y luck! :D

Lady Gaga Concert

2010-01-10T22:29:00.000-08:00

That was the most amazing experience I've probably ever had. Is it possible to have a complete epiphany while standing at an ear-busting concert of modern music you don't have a particular fancy for? Well, the answer is yes, yes you can. Even when your conservative father is frowning at the random screaming, dancing teenagers surrounding him in disapproval.

:) I'm proud to be a monster. :)

Post #100!!!

2010-01-10T10:15:00.000-08:00

WOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*confetti*

IT'S A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Palatine vs. Fremd Basketball Game

2010-01-08T21:24:00.000-08:00

The scoreboard/clock-thingy read:

46.9

Mom looked at it and exclaimed, "...Agh, they must be kidding! 46 more minutes?!"

:D

Never in all of Merlin's long and silky beard would I have thought-!!!

2010-01-07T14:42:00.001-08:00

THE AIRLINE FOUND OUR LUGGAGE!!! :D WOO!!!

I SURVIVED!

2010-01-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

"At first I was an egg, I was petrified! Kept thinking I'd get lost or I'd get cracked n' fried! But you took me to your nest before it was too late and kept me warm, and you helped me incubate! And now you're back, think you're the boss! Wanna put me on a plate next to your wife's cranberry sauce!"

...And so and so forth.
:D

A Few Things

2010-01-06T14:56:00.000-08:00

1) I'm coming to school tomorrow!!!
2) I hope there's a snow day tomorrow so I don't have to!!! (lol)
3) Luckily, I did not completely fail the Explore Test!
4) There are a lot of chihuahuas on TV right now!
5) I'm procrastinating make-up work already! :D

Llamas and 'Fros

2010-01-05T16:24:00.000-08:00

While lying on the couch with my llama, I discovered what will be my new, life-changing goal: When I'm an old, wrinkly granny, I'm going to have one heck of a 'fro!!!

I will let my hair continue to grow so that, when I finally ask my hairdresser to give me the notorious Granny Hair (as all old people seem to end up doing for some reason), I will have a 'fro so utterly ginormous that GRANDPAS HEADS WILL TURN!!!

...

2010-01-04T14:22:00.000-08:00

Blurg. Doc says I can go back to school at the earliest on Wednesday, given I start to feel less "hit by a truck"-y. And if I don't, let's just say someone's acting skills are going to be coming in handy....

;)

GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-03T21:16:00.000-08:00

It is the verdict of my parental guardian that, after begging to go, I cannot attend school tomorrow! I actually want to go to school! I've missed everyone so much, and adding another day is just asking to push me over the edge I was already teetering on. And my parents seem to be in fowl moods since our return from the Sunshine State, so I don't know how long I can endure that either...

*sigh* Why, life? Have I done something to offend you? I'm sorry, but honestly, we're all friends here- was it really necessary to take a sledgehammer to my immune system and make me sick for the 3rd time this year? Really? Fine, I'll pay you back those gambling debts I owe you from poker when you cheated, but don't expect anymore kindnesses in the future.... I'm watching you....

Gosh, I miss you guys! I send "hellos" and free hugs :D

Haaaaappy New Year!!!

2010-01-02T09:49:00.000-08:00

Happy 2010, my brethren, and thank goodness that horror of a vacation has finally ended! Well, except for Disney World, because it's the happiest place on Earth (also the germiest!). But everything else was anxiety on a stick! Between running the risk of our eardrums rupturing and ruining our lives, ridiculously high fevers, ice cold pouring rain while we finally were at the bowl, massive sleep loss, and the airline losing all our bags when we didn't even want them to take them in the first place...just, wow. This trip has left me with a lack of health, lack of sleep, lack of my favorite knee socks because they were in my bag, and lack of my oh-so-expensive retainer because that was also in my bag. Thank you, United Airlines! I still did, however, have a lovely time in Disney, despite the fact that I marched around the park with a 102 degree fever for 12 straight hours. Nothing was going to stop me from seeing Mickey - dedication!!! :) The highlight, I think, was this particular trash can. You see, I happen to absolutely love Disney trash cans, because someone actually went to the trouble of making sure that the trash cans of Disney all had groovy designs - also dedication! :) So it made me quite ecstatic when one of those awesome trash cans started gliding about the park starting conversations with people. I kid you not. Yes, I checked inside. There was no midget in there with a microphone.

Okay, I have ranted long enough. I believe a nap here is truly in order... ^_^ Happy New Y-- *COUGH COUGH HACK HACK COUGH!!!* ...Oh my, I'm deeply sorry! I've coughed all over my lovely readers! Do excuse me! Happy-- *COUGH HACK* --New Year! :D

Farewell for the current time being!

2009-12-27T16:27:00.000-08:00

Bright and early tomorrow morning, I will be dragging my sleepy carcass onto an airplane headed for Florida! I shall be in Disney World/Universal for the next 5 days or so! So, during that time, this blog will actually have a few days of rest without posting! Whether this is a good or bad thing, I am uncertain, but all I know is that I seem to have some sort of posting addiction... This is post #91. Oh, dear!!! I'm sorry to have wasted so much of your time, readers!!!

***WARNING: SHAMELESS ADVERTISING AHEAD!!!***

Back out now, while you still can! No one is judging you!

We are going to Florida because the Sisterpants will be dancing on TV during half-time of the CapitalOne Bowl! If you are bored or randomly wish to view it, it's on channel ABC on New Year's Day! Half-time is estimated to be around 3:00 (in the afternoon, obviously :D).

Phew! Advertising over! Have a wonderful day, and I shall speak with all you lovely whippersnappers when I return! :D

Merry after-Christmas! :D

2009-12-26T15:06:00.000-08:00

Jolly Presents!

2009-12-25T15:36:00.000-08:00

Yes, I did indeed receive a plastic cow! Some other joyous things I got were:

-a bacon wallet

-bacon adhesive bandages

-a lifetime supply of groovy knee socks

-a llama

-Spongebob slippers that eat your feet

-the ultimate Bee Gees collection!

It's good to know that my family has my personality down :D

I will never use non-bacon bandaids again!

Merry Christmas!

(And I think it should be noted that Granny flushed her glasses down the toilet.)

MERRY CHRISTMAS! :D

2009-12-24T21:33:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, one and all!

In roughly one half hour!

(Or, merry [insert respective holiday here]! Sorry if I have offended anyone ^_^)

Maggie is getting me a plastic cow.

I wish you all a very merry, jolly, happy, spectacular, amazing, joyous, fabulous, fantastic, awesome, snazzy, wondrous, jazzy, groovy, incredible, nifty, spiffy, classy, "gee whiz"-worthy, shindig of a holiday!