*happy*

I am incredibly pleased that I posted two blogs last night, and then when I checked this morning, I had comments on both from Lorita and Marissa. I'm not sure why this makes me all happy, but it did. So thanks you two! Ok, that's all I had to say. Bye.

School is awkward.

I went to a spaghetti dinner/open house at my old elementary school tonight. It always is a little bit awkward there, because I'm sort of floating through everyone. A little too old to be with the kids (except watching them, but they don't really want to be watched, they want to play with their friends), but not old enough to talk with the moms and teachers. I always feel a bit invisible, but not invisible so much as ghost-like. You can see me, but you can also just look right through me.

It was weird until my friend Jonathan got there. He was my best friend all through elementary school, and I hadn't seen him for months. Once he was there, we walked around, reminiscing and laughing and catching up with each other. We laughed at the second graders paintings of giraffes in funny poses, messed around the fifth graders boat full of pillows, played anicent computer games on even older computers, and had awkward conversations with the adults. All the adult people were like "I haven't seen you since you were in fifth grade! You've gotten so tall! (umm.. duh. We've grown since 5th grade.) Aww you guys are still really close, aren't you? (No. We haven't seen each other in months.) Every time I see you you're together! (Um, that's because we only see each other at school stuff. Same time we see you.)" But it was still fun talking with him. We have so many old inside jokes, that our conversations make no sense to anyone else. But yeah, it was really nice to see him again.

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I haven't blogged since the new semester started. I feel kind of bad about that. Mostly because it means my grade isn't what one would call spetacular. Also, I procrastinate in chemistry a lot and the fact that I don't understand it added to the fact that she will accept it indefinately ends up with me not doing it. And, because my math homework just takes so long and is so tedious, I only do half the assignment and then don't turn it in. So I'm not doing so great in those classes either.

And yesterday my parents checked my PIV. So now I have no phone, no computer (except blogging) and no doing anything remotely enjoyable. My parents are also threatening no boyfriend, but I sorta think that's just a threat. It would hurt more than it would help. In other words, this weekend I will be doing a lot of back homework (regardless of whether my teachers accept it or not). While my sister gets to take a friend up to the snow. Oh well, it really is my fault for not doing my homework and I'm complaining a lot and I probably sound really whiney so I'll just shut up now.

Bye.

Ashley's blog-thing.

I'm doing the survey-like thing that Ashley did on her blog. I don't know if this counts as a blog or not, but oh well. It's extra-credit anyway. Here's the link, if anyone cares:
http://mct421.deviantart.com/art/Question-Meme-Generator-69266481

1. Do you love Sheila?
Of course!!

2. What was your first impression of Ashley?
I really don't remember. Up until 9th grade, she was "Synthia's friend", as far as I was concerned.

3. Have you ever been in Burt's house?
Yep.

4. What would you do if you hadn't met Evan?
*over dramatic* I would dieee!!! Unless, of course, I still had Evan 2.0.

5. Is Marissa (from my church) your best friend?
No. Probably not even my best friend at church. She's still awesome though.

6. Can Marissa (Tong) be bad influence?
Depends. On who? me? I'm already fairly corrupted.

7. How would Isaac insult Evan? In an Isaac-y way. Call him some word that Isaac made up on the spot. Confuse him.

8. Who would win in a duel, Maria or Burt? And what kind of duel would they pick, anyway?
Umm.. I have no idea what kind of duel they would pick. And so I don't know who would win. (yes, that was a total cop-out. ;P)

9. Does Eliysha have any pets? Yeah, she's got a cat. His name is Butch ^-^

10. Josh just got vaporized in a freak accident. Now what?
"Tyler, I don't believe you. Josh is RIGHT THERE. You really think I'm going to fall for that?"

I was reading Kati's blog just now, and I think I'm gonna go to Camp Campbell next year. I do love kids. and nature, especially the redwoods. and the people at school don't really know how... enthusiatic I can be... How easily I can put aside my self-conciousness, when it's for the kids. Anyway, it sounds like a lot of fun, I just want someone to come with me.
Anybody??
*silence*
I'm going to ask Sheila. She'd love it too, and it's for community service, so her mom ought to have no problem with it.

Scout

Yesterday, I realized something interesting about my little sister, Rachel. We were messing around, doing that's what she said-type jokes, and half of hers didn't make sense. I realized that she's like Scout. She uses these words, these jokes, but doesn't understand them. It was weird, because I wasn't quite like that. we both grew up VERY sheltered (private, Christian elementary school. Very overprotective parents. I've still only seen two or three R-rated movies.) but we dealt with the "real" world differently. I laughed when other people did, but I didn't know why, exactly, I was laughing. I sort of figured out my own definitons to stuff, and I'm still not sure if all of them are entirely correct, even now. Anyway, I don't know why I just said all this. I thought it was worth saying, at the time. Now I'm not so sure, but I need more blogs this week, so I think I'll post it anyway.

Bored.

I'm bored. And rather hyper.
Anyway, I don't know what to talk about so I'm just going to analyze Twilight (the movie). If you haven't read the book, then you'll have no idea what I'm talking about. Oh well.
Well, I FINALLY saw it on Sat. It was pretty good, but the book was SO much better. My main problem with the movie was how fast it all happened. In the movie, they fall in love so abruptly. It's like "We shouldn't be friends" [2 weeks go by, without any interaction] "I love you!" It makes Edward look really creepy, and Bella (plus all the fangirls) really naive. they are supposed to fall in love quickly, but they do talk to each other, for a week or so, before the meadow scene.
Ah, the meadow scene... That the movie completely screwed up! In the meadow, their conversation is supposed to go like this: "angst" "Bella's likely demise" "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb..." Instead, it goes like this: "angst" "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb..." And the "cheerful topic of [her] impending demise" was important! From that, it makes sense for Edward to say that he could never stand to see her dead, that he couldn't stand to be the one that killed her BECAUSE he loves her. which leads into the whole lion and lamb fun-ness. Which is just adorable. In the movie, they sort of skim over it, as if the only reason it's there is because the fangirls want it, not because it needs to, you know, make SENSE. And then the try to spilt the meadow in two parts, so the first half isn't even in the gorgeous meadow!
Also, they cut out one of my favorite scenes! It's not a very common favorite, not many people know it well, but I still looooove it. It is just before the baseball scene. Edward and Bella are at the end of the road, and they are going to have to run the rest of the way, and Bella is terrified of running, because last time, she got motion sick, and thought she was going to hit a tree. So she is outright refusing to go. What I love is what he does next. He "tampers with her memory". Which he does by just kissing her... and she totally loses her train of thought, and all her resistance. It's adorable.
Those were my main grievances with the movie version. I COULD go on for hours, but that's all I'm going to say for now.