I know I've said this a million times, but really, it's ridiculous. I don't care whether school lets out on the seventeenth, I am freaking sick of having to go to school. And I know I still have two weeks until school's out, but what's really annoying is that a bunch of my teachers (okay, three) are working us all to (what feels like) the very last minute. Seriously, at this time in sixth grade we were doing absolutely nothing and I was able to walk home with nothing but my yearbook and a black sharpie on the last day, but it's gotten to the point, like last year, where I was laden with books, knitting, and all the crud that I had that was school-related that was in my locker. Seriously, that's how hard the teachers have come to work us. It's absolutely horrid. I have finals in three classes, and all of those are next week-that didn't happen in sixth grade, having finals in three classes in the last full week of school. I can hardly believe it's June, because it used to be that school would wind down and everyone would be happy and all psyched because school would be out in two weeks, and everyone would be counting the days until summer break, but now we're still going strong and counting the days until the tests stop and we can lug all our crap home before school lets out so it can actually feel like the last day on the last day, instead of having crap to lug home. And I'm probably going to have to lug home my History binder on the last day, which is going to take up most of my backpack on its own, because it's a 2 inch binder and it's STOCK FULL of papers. Seriously. It's from the entire year, but if my history teacher has a whole-year final instead of just an Africa final, I swear I'm going to shoot something. Who WANTS to read a two-inch-binder's worth of readings and worksheets? Who would force their students to do something like that? That wouldn't be cool AT ALL.
Anyway, I'm glad it's June. ONLY TWO WEEKS!!! However, there still is the Africa final and the Geometry final and the Spanish final still to do. And they're all next week. And I'm probably going to flunk them all just because I'm going to be really bad at them just because those are my worst subjects. Seriously, I hope ancient civilizations is more interesting than world history. I have nothing against world history, and I like the teacher, but the two of them together just don't seem to work. But whatever. School is ALMOST OUT!!! But I have to work the day before school lets out...crud...oh well. g2g.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Seussical the Musical. I was in it. I was Gertrude. And it was CRAZY FUN. Even though I was only Gertrude for the second act (she was one of the major characters, and it was a non-audition summer camp so everyone got in), it was awesome because I got all the awesome solos, like "notice me Horton" and "all for you" and the duet at the end for "alone in the universe." And now I'm listening to Seussical songs-it was on Broadway. The only annoying thing was that we did the Junior Version of Seussical the Musical, so half of "all for you" and half of some other songs were deleted. But whatever. LYRICS TIME!!!!!!!! (notice me Horton, then all for you then the finale- blue is Gertrude, red is Gertrude and Horton, purple is Horton, and green is my backup singers/everyone else, orange is Gertrude/Horton and everyone/backup)
It's taken all my courage to approach you not to mention all my stamina to follow you across the hills and deserts, but I feel as if I'm ready to confess to you the feelings that I've hidden with great diligence and labor behind the facade of your odd little next-door neighbor. My eyes are too small, I have very large feet, and I'm not very proud of my pitiful tweet, but I've now got a tail that is something to see... One hundred and two. One hundred and three. Oh, notice me, Horton, feather by feather, this is your next-door neighbor calling! Notice me, Horton, Horton, together, we could be great, oh, notice me, Horton, put down the clover! This is your next door neighbor calling-there's a new leaf your neighbor's turned over, over and over, clover by clover...I was just a no one only yesterday, you showed up and showed me something more. Now I've become a someone who has someone to believe in and to be there for... I will not give up hope; I was hooked from the start, when I noticed your kind and your powerful heart. So notice me, Horton...oh, the world would be something new. Notice me, Horton...if they noticed a thing or two... notice me, Horton the way I notice you.
I had a little trouble cuz I grew a little tail... well, it wasn't really little, it was absolutely giant and it really was attractive, but you never even noticed, so I felt a little silly even trying besides which, the tail was too heavy for normal flying. Go on. Well, when the hunters caught you I could see that I'd been foolish cuz I couldn't even help you no, I couldn't even fly. And I got so very frightened cuz I knew I had to save you. No one else was gonna go to all the labor. It was all up to me, all you had was your next door neighbor. So I ran to the doctor- the doctor named Dake, and she said-My tail has been a mistake! And she said: Dr. Dake, I've been foolish and vain. Pluck it out! Get it off! I won't do it again! Pluck! Pluck! Pluck! Ouch, it hurt a lot! Pluck! Pluck! Pluck! Ooh, a tender spot Pluck! Pluck! Pluck! Just a one feather tail... But suddenly, Gertrude could sail! I sailed on a junk And was practically sunk for you. I trampled thorough the trees full of furious bees for you. I slogged through a fog, and a choking smog, down a soggy slope, through a stinking bog, while my slip was gripped by a vicious dog, for you. I galloped through the snow- in eleven below- for you. Yes, even though I knew I was catching the flu for you and then came the hole where I caught my sole and I rolled downhill out of all control till I broke my fall on a jagged shoal for you, all for you! All for you! All for you! All for you! There's nothing that I wouldn't and I couldn't and I haven't gone through I sprained my little toe, but I hobbled like so for you. Then came the hit and run, but I staggered on one for you. Now, here I am, the worse for wear and here you are... I'm here, you're there, and maybe now you'll know I care for you! Oh, yeah. And Horton, one more thing... it took me seven weeks... but I found your clover, too! WHO! Gertrude...I never noticed... you're... Amazing! Aw, it was nothing.
Why, he looks just like me, except for the wings, and except for the voice, cuz that's how a bird sings. Gertrude, what will I do? I am slow, I am fat, all I know is the earth-he'll need much more than that. I have wings, yes I can fly. You teach him earth, and I will teach him sky. Just call my name, and I'll see you through. One small voice in the universe, one true friend in the universe, who believes in you. The adventures were over, the sky became pink. And then guess what happened? Well, what do you think? Oh, the thinks you can think, think and wonder and dream, far and wide as you dare... when your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there. If you open your mind, oh, the thinks you will find lining up to get loose oh, the thinks you can think, oh, the thinks you can think oh, the thinks you can think oh, the thinks you can think oh the thinks you can think when you think about Seuss! When you think about Seuss! When you think about Seuss! Seuss!
Well, that's all for now. I guess. I have to go to bed soon. I've had fun on this Seussical reminiscence, but it's time to go. Night!
It's taken all my courage to approach you not to mention all my stamina to follow you across the hills and deserts, but I feel as if I'm ready to confess to you the feelings that I've hidden with great diligence and labor behind the facade of your odd little next-door neighbor. My eyes are too small, I have very large feet, and I'm not very proud of my pitiful tweet, but I've now got a tail that is something to see... One hundred and two. One hundred and three. Oh, notice me, Horton, feather by feather, this is your next-door neighbor calling! Notice me, Horton, Horton, together, we could be great, oh, notice me, Horton, put down the clover! This is your next door neighbor calling-there's a new leaf your neighbor's turned over, over and over, clover by clover...I was just a no one only yesterday, you showed up and showed me something more. Now I've become a someone who has someone to believe in and to be there for... I will not give up hope; I was hooked from the start, when I noticed your kind and your powerful heart. So notice me, Horton...oh, the world would be something new. Notice me, Horton...if they noticed a thing or two... notice me, Horton the way I notice you.
I had a little trouble cuz I grew a little tail... well, it wasn't really little, it was absolutely giant and it really was attractive, but you never even noticed, so I felt a little silly even trying besides which, the tail was too heavy for normal flying. Go on. Well, when the hunters caught you I could see that I'd been foolish cuz I couldn't even help you no, I couldn't even fly. And I got so very frightened cuz I knew I had to save you. No one else was gonna go to all the labor. It was all up to me, all you had was your next door neighbor. So I ran to the doctor- the doctor named Dake, and she said-My tail has been a mistake! And she said: Dr. Dake, I've been foolish and vain. Pluck it out! Get it off! I won't do it again! Pluck! Pluck! Pluck! Ouch, it hurt a lot! Pluck! Pluck! Pluck! Ooh, a tender spot Pluck! Pluck! Pluck! Just a one feather tail... But suddenly, Gertrude could sail! I sailed on a junk And was practically sunk for you. I trampled thorough the trees full of furious bees for you. I slogged through a fog, and a choking smog, down a soggy slope, through a stinking bog, while my slip was gripped by a vicious dog, for you. I galloped through the snow- in eleven below- for you. Yes, even though I knew I was catching the flu for you and then came the hole where I caught my sole and I rolled downhill out of all control till I broke my fall on a jagged shoal for you, all for you! All for you! All for you! All for you! There's nothing that I wouldn't and I couldn't and I haven't gone through I sprained my little toe, but I hobbled like so for you. Then came the hit and run, but I staggered on one for you. Now, here I am, the worse for wear and here you are... I'm here, you're there, and maybe now you'll know I care for you! Oh, yeah. And Horton, one more thing... it took me seven weeks... but I found your clover, too! WHO! Gertrude...I never noticed... you're... Amazing! Aw, it was nothing.
Why, he looks just like me, except for the wings, and except for the voice, cuz that's how a bird sings. Gertrude, what will I do? I am slow, I am fat, all I know is the earth-he'll need much more than that. I have wings, yes I can fly. You teach him earth, and I will teach him sky. Just call my name, and I'll see you through. One small voice in the universe, one true friend in the universe, who believes in you. The adventures were over, the sky became pink. And then guess what happened? Well, what do you think? Oh, the thinks you can think, think and wonder and dream, far and wide as you dare... when your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there. If you open your mind, oh, the thinks you will find lining up to get loose oh, the thinks you can think, oh, the thinks you can think oh, the thinks you can think oh, the thinks you can think oh the thinks you can think when you think about Seuss! When you think about Seuss! When you think about Seuss! Seuss!
Well, that's all for now. I guess. I have to go to bed soon. I've had fun on this Seussical reminiscence, but it's time to go. Night!
happy june!
Happy June!! And...yeah. That's all I have to say right now. Except for the part where SCHOOL IS ALMOST OVER!!!!!!!!!!! YAHOO!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Two and a half more weeks...well, that's kind of longer than I wish it was, but whatever. Point is, IT'S ALMOST SUMMER BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which, of course, means swim team and ASP and the MOST AWESOME summer camp ever (at which I am a counselor, after having been a camper for five summers straight). Which, of course, means I'm going to be working my butt of for the first five weeks of break...wait, no...six...Palmico! Okay, working my butt off for the first SIX weeks of break, which means I'm going to have four weeks to cram all the nothing I feel like cramming into four weeks. And lifeguarding. But I'm getting paid for lifeguarding, so that's not something to complain about. But whatever. Anyway, I'm happy!!!!! When August rolls around, I'm going to do absolutely nothing except for bike to the library and knit and read and stuff.
In swim team, there's this thing called the Progressive Dinner, and it's only for the 13 and overs, so I'm going. It's really cool because each course-appetizers, salad, main, and dessert - are all at different houses. I'm going to try to finish knitting that dress that I've been working on for a year now, so I'm going to try to wear it to the dinner. And if it turns out that I DIDN'T get the gauge right or anything and it turns out way too small, I'll offer it to my really good friend on swim team who is rather skinny, so if I don't fit into it, she probably will. But first I have to finish the dress. But she IS really skinny, because she does track and swim team and cross country and a whole ton of other things. It's epic.
Okay, going now.
Two and a half more weeks...well, that's kind of longer than I wish it was, but whatever. Point is, IT'S ALMOST SUMMER BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which, of course, means swim team and ASP and the MOST AWESOME summer camp ever (at which I am a counselor, after having been a camper for five summers straight). Which, of course, means I'm going to be working my butt of for the first five weeks of break...wait, no...six...Palmico! Okay, working my butt off for the first SIX weeks of break, which means I'm going to have four weeks to cram all the nothing I feel like cramming into four weeks. And lifeguarding. But I'm getting paid for lifeguarding, so that's not something to complain about. But whatever. Anyway, I'm happy!!!!! When August rolls around, I'm going to do absolutely nothing except for bike to the library and knit and read and stuff.
In swim team, there's this thing called the Progressive Dinner, and it's only for the 13 and overs, so I'm going. It's really cool because each course-appetizers, salad, main, and dessert - are all at different houses. I'm going to try to finish knitting that dress that I've been working on for a year now, so I'm going to try to wear it to the dinner. And if it turns out that I DIDN'T get the gauge right or anything and it turns out way too small, I'll offer it to my really good friend on swim team who is rather skinny, so if I don't fit into it, she probably will. But first I have to finish the dress. But she IS really skinny, because she does track and swim team and cross country and a whole ton of other things. It's epic.
Okay, going now.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
glasses!
Yes, strange but true, I have glasses now. It's rather surprising to see how much detail I'm supposed to already be seeing without the glasses. I'm wearing them now, even though I don't technically need to, but whatever. So now I can see all the roads on that big map of Europe on the opposite wall, and I can kind of see where all the words are for the Interstates and the cities and the towns and whatnot. It's kind of cool. And I'm hungry. And I'm babysitting later. I'm going to bring the laptop, only because I have to work on an English paper, but I'm probably going to end up blogging. And listening to my iPod and stuff. Once I've put them to bed, of course. I'm hungry. And I'm going to have to go upstairs soon to work on my English thing, but whatever. I'm staying down here for now and type what I can about life and whatnot. And maybe I'll post some song lyrics or something.
I know I have no right
but sometimes late at night
I watch you in the attic
pacing back and forth like a maniac
I’ve never met a girl like you
anyone at all like you
this is very nice
such a lovely party
the music sounds so thrilling
it makes a person feel like dancing
I'm very good. I won a medal for dancing at school.
I don’t dance. Besides, I have a patch on the back of my dress.
A patch? Let me see!
No! No!
I like it. That patch could start a whole new fashion. Dance with me tonight and I guarantee by next spring, every girl in Concord will be wearing a patch on her dress!
We could do a hundred things,
Do anything you please.
We could fly on golden wings,
Across the seven seas.
I’ll bet you’ll get a camel through an needle,
If you’ll take a chance on me…
You’re a lunatic!
We could catch a thousand stars,
And stand them on a pin.
We could leave from here to Mars,
And make the planet spin.
If you want to do all the things you’ve ever dreamed of-
Come on! Take a chance on me…
We could be such friends,
Friends are never lonely.
All I know is books-
Books are solitary.
But I’d see you everyday,
How you live in your own way,
And you make me want to dare...
To take a chance on you!
All right. We could box if you like.
You box?
You ready?
I should warn you-I won a medal for boxing at school.
Hm. Is that how you win medals?
We could live a million dreams,
But only if we dare…
We could go to such extremes,
There’s so much we could share!
We’ll circle the world,
Doing all we ever dreamed of!
And we’ll live in our own way,
And I’ll see you every day!
We’ll be the best of friends,
When you take a chance on me!
Okay, green is Laurie (a guy, full name Theodore Lawrence III) and black is Jo (Josephine March). I really like this song. I really like a lot of songs. But I'm beginning to not like it when fingerprints mysteriously get on my glasses. But whatever. I have to go upstairs now to do my English thing-the video. Yeah. Going now. Later.
I know I have no right
but sometimes late at night
I watch you in the attic
pacing back and forth like a maniac
I’ve never met a girl like you
anyone at all like you
this is very nice
such a lovely party
the music sounds so thrilling
it makes a person feel like dancing
I'm very good. I won a medal for dancing at school.
I don’t dance. Besides, I have a patch on the back of my dress.
A patch? Let me see!
No! No!
I like it. That patch could start a whole new fashion. Dance with me tonight and I guarantee by next spring, every girl in Concord will be wearing a patch on her dress!
We could do a hundred things,
Do anything you please.
We could fly on golden wings,
Across the seven seas.
I’ll bet you’ll get a camel through an needle,
If you’ll take a chance on me…
You’re a lunatic!
We could catch a thousand stars,
And stand them on a pin.
We could leave from here to Mars,
And make the planet spin.
If you want to do all the things you’ve ever dreamed of-
Come on! Take a chance on me…
We could be such friends,
Friends are never lonely.
All I know is books-
Books are solitary.
But I’d see you everyday,
How you live in your own way,
And you make me want to dare...
To take a chance on you!
All right. We could box if you like.
You box?
You ready?
I should warn you-I won a medal for boxing at school.
Hm. Is that how you win medals?
We could live a million dreams,
But only if we dare…
We could go to such extremes,
There’s so much we could share!
We’ll circle the world,
Doing all we ever dreamed of!
And we’ll live in our own way,
And I’ll see you every day!
We’ll be the best of friends,
When you take a chance on me!
Okay, green is Laurie (a guy, full name Theodore Lawrence III) and black is Jo (Josephine March). I really like this song. I really like a lot of songs. But I'm beginning to not like it when fingerprints mysteriously get on my glasses. But whatever. I have to go upstairs now to do my English thing-the video. Yeah. Going now. Later.
Friday, May 29, 2009
GRADES!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I'm at school, which (hopefully) will be winding down and I (hopefully) will get out of Spanish with a C. If I retake that test. And turn in the homework. And do the diary thing that she wants us to do every weekend. If I do that, I'm good. Hopefully. But I have a D in Spanish right now. I REALLY want to NOT have to redo Spanish. Nothing against my Spanish teacher or anything, but I just really don't want to have to redo Spanish. That would be really annoying. REALLY annoying. And I have a Geometry test today. I want to do well on that because that will (hopefully) raise my grade to a 78 or 79 so I can get a B average for the year. And I HOPE I do well on the next -how many are there? THREE? -history tests so I can get a B in History. And I'm definitely not going to get a 4.0 GPA this quarter, much less a 4.0 for the year. It'll be a stretch to get a 3.0 for the year. Well, it'll be a stretch to get a 3.0 this quarter, due to my lousy Spanish grade. HANG ON! Before I leave, MORE LYRICS!!! who is he Who is he with his marry me With his ring and his marry me the nerve the gall This is not Not what was meant to be How could he ruin it all With those two words I thought I knew him Thought that he knew me When did it change What did I miss A kiss When I thought all along That we were meant to find frontiers How could I be so wrong How I need How I need my sisters here If I can't share my dreams What were they for I thought our promise That we would never change and never part I thought together We'd amaze the world How can I live my dreams or even start when everything has come apart I thought home was all I'd ever want My attic all I'd ever need Now nothing feels the way it was before And I don't know how to proceed I only know I'm meant for something more I've got to know if I can be Astonishing There's a life That I am meant to lead A life like nothing I have known I can feel it And it's far from here I've got to find it on my own Even now I feel it's heat upon my skin A life of passion that pulls me from within A life that I am making to begin There must be somewhere I can be Astonishing Astonishing I'll find my way I'll find it my way I'll find it in unexpected and unknown I'll find my life in my own way Today Here I go And there's no turning back My great adventure has begun I may be small But I've got giant plans To shine as brightly as the sun I will blaze until I find my time and place I will be fearless Surrendering modesty and grace I will not disappear without a trace I'll shout and start a riot Be anything but quiet Christopher Columbus I'll be Astonishing Astonishing Astonishing at last
I know that the capitalization is awkward, and I know that It's in paragraph form (again), so...yeah.
That was "Astonishing" from Little Women, another awesome musical!
WOOT!
going now.
I know that the capitalization is awkward, and I know that It's in paragraph form (again), so...yeah.
That was "Astonishing" from Little Women, another awesome musical!
WOOT!
going now.
The joys of SOL week....
Yes, I am at home. Yes, I am listening to music (kind of) loudly. But, in my defense, it's Carbon Leaf, and Carbon Leaf is amazing, and nobody is home except for me. And half of my Carbon Leaf songs are going to hit 100 plays soon...as in I'll have heard them 100 times. Wow. I didn't know I liked Carbon Leaf so much. Their old-ish songs are some of their best, in my opinion. Like "One Prairie Outpost" and "When I'm Alone" and "Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat" and "Life Less Ordinary." Those are really good songs. Not that their other songs aren't good, but I think those are the best. But that's just me. And...yeah. I would post a part of a story, but there's one problem-I don't have any part of any story with me right now. And here are some lyrics because I'm bored (Life Less Ordinary by Carbon Leaf):
Live a life less ordinary/ Live a life extraordinary with me/ Live a life less sedentary/ Live a life evolutionary with me/ Well I hate to be a bother/ But it's you and there's no other/ I do believe/ You can call me naive but/ I know me very well/ At least as far as I can tell/ And I know what I need// The night you came into my life/ Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me/ You blew away my storm and strife/ And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me/ By the way, I do know why you stayed away/ I will keep tongue-tied next time// Live a life less ordinary/ Live a life extraordinary with me/ My face had said too much/ Before our hands could even touch/ To greet a hello/ So much for going slow/ A little later on that year/ I told you that I loved you dear/ What do you know/ This you weren't prepared to hear/ I'm a saddened man, I'm a broken boy/ I'm a toddler with a complex toy/ I've fallen apart/ since the ambush of your heart// The night you came into my life/ Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me/ You blew away my storm and strife/ And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me/ By the way, I do know why you stayed away/ I will keep tongue-tied but// Honey understand, honey understand/ I won't make demands/ Honey understand, honey understand/ We could walk without a plan/ Honey understand honey/ honey understand/ I won't rest in stone all alone/ Honey understand, honey understand/ I'm all ready to go/ But you already know// Live a life less ordinary/ Live a life extraordinary with me/ If I could name you in this song/ Would it make you smile and sing along/ This is the goal/ to get into your soul/ If I could make you dance for joy/ Could that be the second-chance decoy/ The bird-in-hand I would need/ To help you understand// The night you came into my life/ well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me/ You blew away my storm and strife/ And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me/ By the way, I do know why you stayed away/ I will keep tongue-tied next time
Now I'm listening to Desperation Song by Carbon Leaf. It, too, is a very good song. It's one of their more Celtic-y songs, but it's still good. Carbon Leaf is really awesome. I love them. Apparently they have a new album out, but I haven't heard anything on it yet. Oh, well.
And I should probably leave now if I want to get to school on time...
Live a life less ordinary/ Live a life extraordinary with me/ Live a life less sedentary/ Live a life evolutionary with me/ Well I hate to be a bother/ But it's you and there's no other/ I do believe/ You can call me naive but/ I know me very well/ At least as far as I can tell/ And I know what I need// The night you came into my life/ Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me/ You blew away my storm and strife/ And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me/ By the way, I do know why you stayed away/ I will keep tongue-tied next time// Live a life less ordinary/ Live a life extraordinary with me/ My face had said too much/ Before our hands could even touch/ To greet a hello/ So much for going slow/ A little later on that year/ I told you that I loved you dear/ What do you know/ This you weren't prepared to hear/ I'm a saddened man, I'm a broken boy/ I'm a toddler with a complex toy/ I've fallen apart/ since the ambush of your heart// The night you came into my life/ Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me/ You blew away my storm and strife/ And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me/ By the way, I do know why you stayed away/ I will keep tongue-tied but// Honey understand, honey understand/ I won't make demands/ Honey understand, honey understand/ We could walk without a plan/ Honey understand honey/ honey understand/ I won't rest in stone all alone/ Honey understand, honey understand/ I'm all ready to go/ But you already know// Live a life less ordinary/ Live a life extraordinary with me/ If I could name you in this song/ Would it make you smile and sing along/ This is the goal/ to get into your soul/ If I could make you dance for joy/ Could that be the second-chance decoy/ The bird-in-hand I would need/ To help you understand// The night you came into my life/ well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me/ You blew away my storm and strife/ And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me/ By the way, I do know why you stayed away/ I will keep tongue-tied next time
Now I'm listening to Desperation Song by Carbon Leaf. It, too, is a very good song. It's one of their more Celtic-y songs, but it's still good. Carbon Leaf is really awesome. I love them. Apparently they have a new album out, but I haven't heard anything on it yet. Oh, well.
And I should probably leave now if I want to get to school on time...
Thursday, May 28, 2009
awesome music :)
So I am currently listening to "100 years" by Five For Fighting, and I seriously think it's one of THE best songs ever. It's got a decent piano part, too. At least at the beginning. And it's just a brilliant song altogether. And now it's over. Now I'm listening to "stay" by Lisa Loeb. She's also rather awesome, even though she's like forty. But that shouldn't be held against her, because she's one of the few artists out there today who actually sings her songs instead of yelling them into the recording device to the beat of a loud drum and some other stuff.
You say I only hear what I want to.
You say I talk so all the time so.
And I thought what I felt was simple,
and I thought that I don't belong,
and now that I am leaving,
now I know that I did something wrong
'cause I missed you.
Yeah yeah, I missed you.
And you say
I only hear what I want to:
I don't listen hard,
don't pay attention
to the distance that you're running to anyone, anywhere,
I don't understand if you really care,
I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.
So I turned the radio on,
I turned the radio up,
and this woman was singing my song:
lover's in love, and the other's run away,
lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay.
Some of us hover when we weep for the other
who was dying since the day they were born.
Well, well, this is not that;
I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.
And I thought I'd live forever,
but now I'm not so sure.
You try to tell me that I'm clever,
but that won't take me anyhow,
or anywhere with you.
You said that I was naive,
and I thought that I was strong.
I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave."
Oh, but now I know that I was wrong,
'cause I missed you.
Yeah, I miss you.
You said, "I caught you 'cause I want you
and one day I'll let you go."
You try to give away a keeper,
or keep me 'cause you know you're just scared to lose.
And you say,
"Stay."
And you say I only hear what I want to.
And I totally didn't just copy all that off the Internet at all... but it IS a good song. You have to hear some of her songs to hear just how rather awesome she is, because of the simple fact that she's not some crazy half-drunk singer trying to make music by yelling a lot and banging a drum-she's actually singing and she actually has something that sounds somewhat like backup music. It's rather awesome. Okay I'm done ranting about Lisa Loeb. In case you were wondering. But I have some more lyrics for you! Yes, they're Lisa Loeb Lyrics (alliteration is rather awesome). They're of "Truthfully." It's probably my favorite Lisa Loeb song ever. Here it is:
This isn't what I like to call flattery,
but I know that I believe that I've found what's true
that I've found what's you
Truthfully I
I'm finding finally
Truthfully you
you helped me find at last
Truthfully we
are finding out what's true
And truthfully I am finding out what's you
Surprise, cause I was flying the plane
Surprise, cause now I'm smiling again
Surprise, cause you showed up with your parachute
Surprise, I'm kind of happy you showed up
Truthfully I
I'm finding finally
Truthfully you
you helped me find at last
Truthfully we
are finding out what's true
And truthfully I am finding out what's you
Truthfully, I really can't explain,
I'm floating, I'm smiling again
Truthfully, I can't ignore you,
cause I've been waiting for you
Truthfully, I'm not desperate,
I haven't changed my mind since we first met
but the last thing I want to do
is tell you that I'm right for you
Truthfully I
I'm finding finally
Truthfully you
you helped me find at last
Truthfully we
are finding out what's true
And truthfully I am finding out what's you
I'm finding finally
Truthfully, I'm finding out what's you
I'm smiling again
Truthfully
And I totally didn't copy those lyrics off the Internet either! But whatever. I have to go do homework. Or rather, I have to go review geometry for a test tomorrow. And I have to review with my dad. And...yeah. So I have to go now. I'm leaving. Wait, dad's not done with whatever he's doing. And now he is. So I'm going.
You say I only hear what I want to.
You say I talk so all the time so.
And I thought what I felt was simple,
and I thought that I don't belong,
and now that I am leaving,
now I know that I did something wrong
'cause I missed you.
Yeah yeah, I missed you.
And you say
I only hear what I want to:
I don't listen hard,
don't pay attention
to the distance that you're running to anyone, anywhere,
I don't understand if you really care,
I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.
So I turned the radio on,
I turned the radio up,
and this woman was singing my song:
lover's in love, and the other's run away,
lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay.
Some of us hover when we weep for the other
who was dying since the day they were born.
Well, well, this is not that;
I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.
And I thought I'd live forever,
but now I'm not so sure.
You try to tell me that I'm clever,
but that won't take me anyhow,
or anywhere with you.
You said that I was naive,
and I thought that I was strong.
I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave."
Oh, but now I know that I was wrong,
'cause I missed you.
Yeah, I miss you.
You said, "I caught you 'cause I want you
and one day I'll let you go."
You try to give away a keeper,
or keep me 'cause you know you're just scared to lose.
And you say,
"Stay."
And you say I only hear what I want to.
And I totally didn't just copy all that off the Internet at all... but it IS a good song. You have to hear some of her songs to hear just how rather awesome she is, because of the simple fact that she's not some crazy half-drunk singer trying to make music by yelling a lot and banging a drum-she's actually singing and she actually has something that sounds somewhat like backup music. It's rather awesome. Okay I'm done ranting about Lisa Loeb. In case you were wondering. But I have some more lyrics for you! Yes, they're Lisa Loeb Lyrics (alliteration is rather awesome). They're of "Truthfully." It's probably my favorite Lisa Loeb song ever. Here it is:
This isn't what I like to call flattery,
but I know that I believe that I've found what's true
that I've found what's you
Truthfully I
I'm finding finally
Truthfully you
you helped me find at last
Truthfully we
are finding out what's true
And truthfully I am finding out what's you
Surprise, cause I was flying the plane
Surprise, cause now I'm smiling again
Surprise, cause you showed up with your parachute
Surprise, I'm kind of happy you showed up
Truthfully I
I'm finding finally
Truthfully you
you helped me find at last
Truthfully we
are finding out what's true
And truthfully I am finding out what's you
Truthfully, I really can't explain,
I'm floating, I'm smiling again
Truthfully, I can't ignore you,
cause I've been waiting for you
Truthfully, I'm not desperate,
I haven't changed my mind since we first met
but the last thing I want to do
is tell you that I'm right for you
Truthfully I
I'm finding finally
Truthfully you
you helped me find at last
Truthfully we
are finding out what's true
And truthfully I am finding out what's you
I'm finding finally
Truthfully, I'm finding out what's you
I'm smiling again
Truthfully
And I totally didn't copy those lyrics off the Internet either! But whatever. I have to go do homework. Or rather, I have to go review geometry for a test tomorrow. And I have to review with my dad. And...yeah. So I have to go now. I'm leaving. Wait, dad's not done with whatever he's doing. And now he is. So I'm going.
Hey! A post without an LOL!!
Yes, surprising but true, I have decided to post more than about two sentences. How epic is that? Well, this week, we have SOL tests, so Tuesday, Wednesday, and today I had to do testing in the morning, and tomorrow I don't have to come into school because I don't take Algebra 2, so I don't have to do the SOL. And the people who don't do the SOL don't come in until 12. So I'm probably going to bike around and do absolutely nothing for a while and then go to school. Perfect day. Not really. And then on Saturday I'm getting my glasses (AND I'LL FINALLY BE ABLE TO SEE LONG DISTANCES!! WOOT!!) and then I'm babysitting. And I'll actually be able to see the kids (that was supposed to be a joke, but it was really lame so you can disregard it).
I have to work today, too. I got my first paycheck last night, and it still says I'm working desk/snack bar, which isn't cool because I'm a GUARD. And it was almost the same as my first paycheck last year, too, even though I worked an hour more this year. Oh, well. What the heck. Yesterday was the staff meeting, which is why I got the paycheck (thanks, captain obvious). And I have to wear a bikini. I HATE bikinis. More exactly, I hate WEARING bikinis. I don't look good in bikinis. And it's just really awkward for me to be wearing a bikini when I'm not a size zero. I'm not sure what size I am, but I'm DEFINITELY not a size zero. And it feels really awkward for me. I don't know why. It just does.
I REALLY hope I got a decent grade on the History SOL. I've never gotten a full 600 (that's full marks), I don't think, and I don't think I've ever gotten an advanced pass since I left elementary school. Then again, I don't think I've EVER gotten an advanced pass. I don't remember. But I think it went well. The weird thing is, though, whenever I think a test went well, I often end up doing rather lousily on it. That's why I only have an A in chorus and English this year. And gym. I think. I'm not sure. And that's it. It's rather annoying. But whatever.
So....................................yeah.
I have to work today, too. I got my first paycheck last night, and it still says I'm working desk/snack bar, which isn't cool because I'm a GUARD. And it was almost the same as my first paycheck last year, too, even though I worked an hour more this year. Oh, well. What the heck. Yesterday was the staff meeting, which is why I got the paycheck (thanks, captain obvious). And I have to wear a bikini. I HATE bikinis. More exactly, I hate WEARING bikinis. I don't look good in bikinis. And it's just really awkward for me to be wearing a bikini when I'm not a size zero. I'm not sure what size I am, but I'm DEFINITELY not a size zero. And it feels really awkward for me. I don't know why. It just does.
I REALLY hope I got a decent grade on the History SOL. I've never gotten a full 600 (that's full marks), I don't think, and I don't think I've ever gotten an advanced pass since I left elementary school. Then again, I don't think I've EVER gotten an advanced pass. I don't remember. But I think it went well. The weird thing is, though, whenever I think a test went well, I often end up doing rather lousily on it. That's why I only have an A in chorus and English this year. And gym. I think. I'm not sure. And that's it. It's rather annoying. But whatever.
So....................................yeah.
Yes, I know. Another photo.
I know this is like the millionth photo I've put up, but I don't care. It's cute, and for once, it's not a celebrity one. It's rather awesome, though. And I love it.
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yes, another bloody photo
I know I'm going overboard with the lol celeb thing, but I don't care. And I know this one is kind of awkward, but I think it's still funny. Kind of. Cute, more like, but whatever. I like it.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
HAHAHAHA!!!!!!
I love this.
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I know, I know, I'm posting a ton of roflrazzi pictures, but roflrazzi is AMAZING!!! And icanhascheezburger is cool, too- icanhascheezburger.com
So.........yeah.
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I know, I know, I'm posting a ton of roflrazzi pictures, but roflrazzi is AMAZING!!! And icanhascheezburger is cool, too- icanhascheezburger.com
So.........yeah.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Ungora/Indigo #7
Avanna's birth parents were human, but her adopted parents, whom she met at age seven (the year she arrived in our community), were a scholar fairy and a wood nymph.
Nobody in our community really had parents, though. Yes, there were the cabins they slept in and the people they called mom and dad, but they learned about life from the abundant forest, learned social skills in the rough center of our community with the other kids. We had a very literal meaning of "a village to raise a child"-no kid was out of sight for long, and if one looked about to cry, any number of people would give them a hug. Everyone knew everyone, and nobody was antagonized unless they did something absolutely horrible.
Avanna was waiting for me by the usual not-exactly-an-entrance that I normally used to enter the community on the way back from the woods. This was unusual-I was usually the one to find her.
"You're late," she pouted. She was good at getting her way-like the princess, she was blond, pale-skinned, and blue-eyed, but Avanna still had a bit of the youthful innocence around her, probably because she was barely taller than five feet and her eyes could get huge and innocent when she wanted them to, successfully making any stranger think she was an adorable eight-year-old instead of a fifteen-year old trying to get her way or wanted you to forget she had done something wrong. She kind of looked like the princesses in the fairy tales your mom told you. This only worked on strangers, though, or those who didn't know her well. If it was someone who actually knew her and was used to what I call her "pretty glare," she wouldn't get out of any misdeed and she wouldn't get what she wanted. It took people a little while to get used to the pretty glare, as I had learned the hard way-we were always partners in crime, and so she'd always blame it on me and give them a pretty glare and I'd have to go clean the potty holes or something gross like that.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I had a run-in with an annoying royal," I told her as we walked into the not-exactly-center of the community. We didn't actually have anything like a town square or Main Street or anything like they did in the towns and cities like Jannask or Ganda, firstly because we made everything ourselves so there was no need for shops, and secondly because it would be too dangerous to make an official network between the houses, because it would be easier for us to be tracked.
"You didn't SAY that she was annoying, did you?"
"No, of COURSE I didn't. But Princess Cacyta of Bayast doesn't seem to like people like us."
"You met the PRINCESS?"
"Yeah."
"You weren't horribly rude or anything, were you?"
"Well, I didn't know she was the princess until halfway through the conversation-"
"So you were rude?" she interrupted, slightly awed and fearful at the same time.
"I didn't say that," I said indignantly.
"But you said-" she began to protest.
"I SAID that I didn't know she was princess until-"
"Well, did she seem mad?"
"Sort of," I admitted. "But that was probably because she didn't feel she deserved to be out in the wild with mud on her boots and an arrow pointing at her nose."
"You pulled an arrow on her?" Avanna cried hysterically. She was almost like my mom sometimes. It was rather annoying.
"She was following me."
"But she was the PRINCESS!"
"I didn't KNOW she was the princess when I pulled the arrow on her-"
"But WHY did you pull the arrow on her?"
"Because she was following me! What would you have done if someone was creepily stalking you?"
"Catch them by surprise and then negotiate strenuously, of course."
"'Negotiate strenuously' here meaning 'glare prettily and hope they'll leave?'"
"Yeah."
"So why did you come find me?" I wondered as we entered the central whatever-it-was of our community. " You usually sleep in."
"There's news," she said, suddenly scared. "There's a new guy."
New guys, or rather, strangers in general, always made Avanna nervous (she was awesome once you got to know her, but before you were formally introduced and had at least two conversations she wouldn't say anything), but she hadn't got THIS nervous since she first arrived in the woods.
"Well, is he evil or gorgeous?"
"No. Well, yes. Well, I don't know. He says he's on our side, but he also said he's from Ungora's court. He wants to talk to you and Layla."
"Why me?"
"I don't know. He was scary when he got here, he was panicking so much, but Layla calmed him down. They're at your place."
"I'm going to see what they want." I darted across the clearing and ran silently through the forest.
"Be careful!" Avanna called after me, but I barely heard. I was already deep in the forest. Layla and I lived in a tree house on the farthest reaches of the community's borders. Most of us live in trees, but Layla was more reclusive than most, and she claimed that she needed the exercise involved in walking to the main part of the area. By the time I got to the right tree, I was out of breath. I sprouted wings and got u without the ladder and retracted the wings as soon as I was inside the house. It wasn't very large on the outside, but my mom was part witch, so she had done some sort of spell to make it bigger inside without making any sort of difference on the outside.
Nobody in our community really had parents, though. Yes, there were the cabins they slept in and the people they called mom and dad, but they learned about life from the abundant forest, learned social skills in the rough center of our community with the other kids. We had a very literal meaning of "a village to raise a child"-no kid was out of sight for long, and if one looked about to cry, any number of people would give them a hug. Everyone knew everyone, and nobody was antagonized unless they did something absolutely horrible.
Avanna was waiting for me by the usual not-exactly-an-entrance that I normally used to enter the community on the way back from the woods. This was unusual-I was usually the one to find her.
"You're late," she pouted. She was good at getting her way-like the princess, she was blond, pale-skinned, and blue-eyed, but Avanna still had a bit of the youthful innocence around her, probably because she was barely taller than five feet and her eyes could get huge and innocent when she wanted them to, successfully making any stranger think she was an adorable eight-year-old instead of a fifteen-year old trying to get her way or wanted you to forget she had done something wrong. She kind of looked like the princesses in the fairy tales your mom told you. This only worked on strangers, though, or those who didn't know her well. If it was someone who actually knew her and was used to what I call her "pretty glare," she wouldn't get out of any misdeed and she wouldn't get what she wanted. It took people a little while to get used to the pretty glare, as I had learned the hard way-we were always partners in crime, and so she'd always blame it on me and give them a pretty glare and I'd have to go clean the potty holes or something gross like that.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I had a run-in with an annoying royal," I told her as we walked into the not-exactly-center of the community. We didn't actually have anything like a town square or Main Street or anything like they did in the towns and cities like Jannask or Ganda, firstly because we made everything ourselves so there was no need for shops, and secondly because it would be too dangerous to make an official network between the houses, because it would be easier for us to be tracked.
"You didn't SAY that she was annoying, did you?"
"No, of COURSE I didn't. But Princess Cacyta of Bayast doesn't seem to like people like us."
"You met the PRINCESS?"
"Yeah."
"You weren't horribly rude or anything, were you?"
"Well, I didn't know she was the princess until halfway through the conversation-"
"So you were rude?" she interrupted, slightly awed and fearful at the same time.
"I didn't say that," I said indignantly.
"But you said-" she began to protest.
"I SAID that I didn't know she was princess until-"
"Well, did she seem mad?"
"Sort of," I admitted. "But that was probably because she didn't feel she deserved to be out in the wild with mud on her boots and an arrow pointing at her nose."
"You pulled an arrow on her?" Avanna cried hysterically. She was almost like my mom sometimes. It was rather annoying.
"She was following me."
"But she was the PRINCESS!"
"I didn't KNOW she was the princess when I pulled the arrow on her-"
"But WHY did you pull the arrow on her?"
"Because she was following me! What would you have done if someone was creepily stalking you?"
"Catch them by surprise and then negotiate strenuously, of course."
"'Negotiate strenuously' here meaning 'glare prettily and hope they'll leave?'"
"Yeah."
"So why did you come find me?" I wondered as we entered the central whatever-it-was of our community. " You usually sleep in."
"There's news," she said, suddenly scared. "There's a new guy."
New guys, or rather, strangers in general, always made Avanna nervous (she was awesome once you got to know her, but before you were formally introduced and had at least two conversations she wouldn't say anything), but she hadn't got THIS nervous since she first arrived in the woods.
"Well, is he evil or gorgeous?"
"No. Well, yes. Well, I don't know. He says he's on our side, but he also said he's from Ungora's court. He wants to talk to you and Layla."
"Why me?"
"I don't know. He was scary when he got here, he was panicking so much, but Layla calmed him down. They're at your place."
"I'm going to see what they want." I darted across the clearing and ran silently through the forest.
"Be careful!" Avanna called after me, but I barely heard. I was already deep in the forest. Layla and I lived in a tree house on the farthest reaches of the community's borders. Most of us live in trees, but Layla was more reclusive than most, and she claimed that she needed the exercise involved in walking to the main part of the area. By the time I got to the right tree, I was out of breath. I sprouted wings and got u without the ladder and retracted the wings as soon as I was inside the house. It wasn't very large on the outside, but my mom was part witch, so she had done some sort of spell to make it bigger inside without making any sort of difference on the outside.
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