August 31st:
Today my mom simultaneously caused a fire and a flood in my house. She was burning a paper with a SSN on it when she told me to watch the trash bin to make sure the embers don't catch on fire. A minute later, she called me away from my duty to help with laundry and then I went into the garage to watch some Glee. A couple minutes later, she came in, said something that deserved a snarky comeback, and threw a little pillow at me; it missed and hit the arm chair, then rebounded and knocked over my newly opened water bottle. At that exact moment, my dad yelled from the house, "Why is the trash can on fire?!". I guess we should rename my mom "Natural Disaster Woman" or something.
Today I also went to go see another of my favorite books be butchered by the process of being rewritten for and portrayed on film. "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" was positively deconstructed. The biggest mistake they made was casting. What the heck. A 16 year old boy is played by a 25 year old man who LOOKS 25. I get casting older actors to play teens, but really? Jace looked old enough to have young children. Valentine looked the same age. Valentine was supposed to be like, 50... And blond. He was described to appear like... Lucius Malfoy with short hair, not a rock band punk... Very upsetting. So were Clary's eyebrows... Bad acting pretty much all around too. Godfrey Gao should stick to modeling and never venture back into acting. Ever. Gah. So much was wrong with that movie. And it wasn't good enough for me to recommend really, even though I love the book... Le sigh. Well, read the book, it was really good :)
So that's that. Oh, I did some crafting kind of today and yesterday, maybe I'll add pictures of that when I think of it.
Keep it classy.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
New Guidelines
August 30th:
New guidelines... for myself! So, I haven't been sleeping very well, and I think the primary reason is that I'm on the computer up until the last moment I go to sleep (which is usually VERY late at night).
Some of that is because I like to blog right before I go to sleep, but mostly the reason is I'm watching record amounts of Glee and Smallville and thus am practically tied to the screen at all times. So, to make my screen-time/laziness to a lower level, my mom and I have set up some "guidelines".
1. We won't watch more than two episodes of Smallville a day. Yes, this is a real rule. We could EASILY watch 6+ episodes in one sitting, and I feel like it's taking up all my time and keeping me up late.
2. We won't watch Smallville past 9pm. This way, we're unhooked from the TV (our desktop computer, because we don't have a real TV), a good while before we ACTUALLY want to go to bed.
My own rule is that I won't watch any Glee in bed. Because I do that a lot. Glee. Before I sleep.
SO! I watched The Dark Knight Rises for the first time today. I had kinda been putting it off because I was worried it would be scary (like The Dark Knight, omg), but to my relief it wasn't scary at all. Yay! I wish I had seen it in theatres. Oh well.
What are your personal "guidelines" about TV watching? Any house rules? Habits? :)
Keep it classy!
New guidelines... for myself! So, I haven't been sleeping very well, and I think the primary reason is that I'm on the computer up until the last moment I go to sleep (which is usually VERY late at night).
Some of that is because I like to blog right before I go to sleep, but mostly the reason is I'm watching record amounts of Glee and Smallville and thus am practically tied to the screen at all times. So, to make my screen-time/laziness to a lower level, my mom and I have set up some "guidelines".
1. We won't watch more than two episodes of Smallville a day. Yes, this is a real rule. We could EASILY watch 6+ episodes in one sitting, and I feel like it's taking up all my time and keeping me up late.
2. We won't watch Smallville past 9pm. This way, we're unhooked from the TV (our desktop computer, because we don't have a real TV), a good while before we ACTUALLY want to go to bed.
My own rule is that I won't watch any Glee in bed. Because I do that a lot. Glee. Before I sleep.
SO! I watched The Dark Knight Rises for the first time today. I had kinda been putting it off because I was worried it would be scary (like The Dark Knight, omg), but to my relief it wasn't scary at all. Yay! I wish I had seen it in theatres. Oh well.
What are your personal "guidelines" about TV watching? Any house rules? Habits? :)
Keep it classy!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Library Late Fees
August 29th:
In the past few months I have been a little late on returning my library books a few times. I think at the Mountain View Public Library, each day past its due date, the fee is something like a quarter. So, I think this year I've racked up probably two or three dollars in late fees. The strange thing is: every time I've returned my late books and gone to pay my dues, they told me I owed nothing. The first time, I figured that the librarian was just being nice to me, but since then it's happened two other times. I think that the library is messing up somehow and I actually DO owe those quarters. So, I'm at this fork in the road.
I owe probably $2.50, but they're not asking for it. But I still feel like I owe it. How can I give it to them without being awkward and saying, "No, really, I owe this money even if the computer doesn't say that I do!"? Is leaving it on the counter fine? Throwing it in the return machine thing the next time I return a book? Hiding it in... something? Haha, I'm being ridiculous. But I also don't like that I feel like I'm cheating one of my favorite institutions out of some possibly much-needed change.
So, that's a random little thing that's going on in my life. Haha!
On another note: For the past two weeks or so, I feel like I have done nothing but sit around and watch TV shows (which is pretty much what I HAVE been doing, so yeah). I think all the laziness and lack-of-seeing-other-humans is putting me in a bad mood. So, I'm gonna schedule my next week so much that I have to FIND the time to sit down and take a break. If you have an idea of something fun/interesting/new for me to do, hit me up (or invite me to something!). ;)
Keep it classy, people-who-probably-aren't-couch-potatoes!
In the past few months I have been a little late on returning my library books a few times. I think at the Mountain View Public Library, each day past its due date, the fee is something like a quarter. So, I think this year I've racked up probably two or three dollars in late fees. The strange thing is: every time I've returned my late books and gone to pay my dues, they told me I owed nothing. The first time, I figured that the librarian was just being nice to me, but since then it's happened two other times. I think that the library is messing up somehow and I actually DO owe those quarters. So, I'm at this fork in the road.
I owe probably $2.50, but they're not asking for it. But I still feel like I owe it. How can I give it to them without being awkward and saying, "No, really, I owe this money even if the computer doesn't say that I do!"? Is leaving it on the counter fine? Throwing it in the return machine thing the next time I return a book? Hiding it in... something? Haha, I'm being ridiculous. But I also don't like that I feel like I'm cheating one of my favorite institutions out of some possibly much-needed change.
So, that's a random little thing that's going on in my life. Haha!
On another note: For the past two weeks or so, I feel like I have done nothing but sit around and watch TV shows (which is pretty much what I HAVE been doing, so yeah). I think all the laziness and lack-of-seeing-other-humans is putting me in a bad mood. So, I'm gonna schedule my next week so much that I have to FIND the time to sit down and take a break. If you have an idea of something fun/interesting/new for me to do, hit me up (or invite me to something!). ;)
Keep it classy, people-who-probably-aren't-couch-potatoes!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Performing on Stage
August 28th:
Anybody who knows me also knows that I HATE performing on stage or in front of large audiences and thus would never ever ever audition for anything because even the audition is terrifying for me. Stage fright much? Yeah.
Despite my fear of performing, there are many things that I would love to do that are, well, performances. I would love to join a band and sing lead vocals. I would love to have an awesome singing (but no dancing, ugh!) role in a musical - like, say, Les Miserables, or Wicked. Those things sound SO awesome and fun, but even just thinking about them tenses me up. Even leading worship at my high school youth group was way too stressful for me.
I'd say 60% of my good friends are (or were in high school) performers. Musical Theatre. Normal(?) Theatre. Show Choir. Vocal Lessons (and the mini concerts/competitions they come with). The other 40% either did tech or had some other way of supporting the arts. I only wish I had been into that whole thing when I was in junior high. When I was in elementary school I was involved in church plays and I did CMT (Christian Music Theatre), but for some reason, that on-stage confidence fled me as soon as I entered middle school and has hidden since. I wonder if there is some UN-TORTUROUS way to conquer that fear.
A friend of mine is auditioning for her college's production of Les Miserables tomorrow and I'm cheering her on from back at home, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was a tad bit jealous of her opportunity to shine ;)
Any advice (other than, "just face your fear!")? Do you have stage fright? Do you perchance perform?
:) Buh bye!
Keep it classy~
Anybody who knows me also knows that I HATE performing on stage or in front of large audiences and thus would never ever ever audition for anything because even the audition is terrifying for me. Stage fright much? Yeah.
Despite my fear of performing, there are many things that I would love to do that are, well, performances. I would love to join a band and sing lead vocals. I would love to have an awesome singing (but no dancing, ugh!) role in a musical - like, say, Les Miserables, or Wicked. Those things sound SO awesome and fun, but even just thinking about them tenses me up. Even leading worship at my high school youth group was way too stressful for me.
I'd say 60% of my good friends are (or were in high school) performers. Musical Theatre. Normal(?) Theatre. Show Choir. Vocal Lessons (and the mini concerts/competitions they come with). The other 40% either did tech or had some other way of supporting the arts. I only wish I had been into that whole thing when I was in junior high. When I was in elementary school I was involved in church plays and I did CMT (Christian Music Theatre), but for some reason, that on-stage confidence fled me as soon as I entered middle school and has hidden since. I wonder if there is some UN-TORTUROUS way to conquer that fear.
A friend of mine is auditioning for her college's production of Les Miserables tomorrow and I'm cheering her on from back at home, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was a tad bit jealous of her opportunity to shine ;)
Any advice (other than, "just face your fear!")? Do you have stage fright? Do you perchance perform?
:) Buh bye!
Keep it classy~
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Superhero Movies
August 27th:
Some people just can't get enough of chick flicks or comedies. My achilles heel is superhero movies. Even the "bad" ones like the Tobey Maguire Spiderman trilogy and the recent "Man of Steel" I completely adored. Sure, all movies are "unoriginal" or have a degree of bad acting, but who cares as long as the movie does what it was meant to: amuse the watcher? And I'm amused.
My recent obsession has been "Smallville" and I CANNOT get enough of it. My mom and I watch Smallville together and usually we fit one or two episodes in a day. We just watched the first episode of the 8th season. Oh my gosh. I was practically dying the entire thing. So amazing. I don't get why more people aren't into this show...
Well, I'm happy to be able to include all 10 seasons of Smallville in my superhero movie/show collection. We also have both Iron Mans, Thor, Captain America, Avengers, all three Spidermans (although not yet The Amazing Spider Man, much to my sadness), all three X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, the first two Batman movies... I can't think of any more off the top of my head, but those are most of my superhero movies. Okay, the Batmans are my brothers and I'm not even sure if they're in the house, but I'm almost 100% sure that the other movies are actually mine (given as gifts). See, I love rewatching movies (and rereading books, but that's another topic), so I like owning them :)
Well, that's all I have to say for tonight. Other than my family had dinner at the new Mountain View "The Counter" and had a horrible experience. What the heck. Service, ambiance, and food was just subpar!! Le sigh. I never liked The Counter, but this just confirmed my dislike.. I will not be eating there again.
Some people just can't get enough of chick flicks or comedies. My achilles heel is superhero movies. Even the "bad" ones like the Tobey Maguire Spiderman trilogy and the recent "Man of Steel" I completely adored. Sure, all movies are "unoriginal" or have a degree of bad acting, but who cares as long as the movie does what it was meant to: amuse the watcher? And I'm amused.
My recent obsession has been "Smallville" and I CANNOT get enough of it. My mom and I watch Smallville together and usually we fit one or two episodes in a day. We just watched the first episode of the 8th season. Oh my gosh. I was practically dying the entire thing. So amazing. I don't get why more people aren't into this show...
Well, I'm happy to be able to include all 10 seasons of Smallville in my superhero movie/show collection. We also have both Iron Mans, Thor, Captain America, Avengers, all three Spidermans (although not yet The Amazing Spider Man, much to my sadness), all three X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, the first two Batman movies... I can't think of any more off the top of my head, but those are most of my superhero movies. Okay, the Batmans are my brothers and I'm not even sure if they're in the house, but I'm almost 100% sure that the other movies are actually mine (given as gifts). See, I love rewatching movies (and rereading books, but that's another topic), so I like owning them :)
Well, that's all I have to say for tonight. Other than my family had dinner at the new Mountain View "The Counter" and had a horrible experience. What the heck. Service, ambiance, and food was just subpar!! Le sigh. I never liked The Counter, but this just confirmed my dislike.. I will not be eating there again.
The Breakfast Club
August 26th:
Today began with me getting my eyes checked out at my family's optometrist's office. I have NEVER had an eye exam, so this was an unexciting first that my mother insisted on before I went off to college. She wanted a "base line" so that if I ever SUDDENLY went blind, they might have a clue as to what happened. Well, all is well that ends well: I got my eyes dilated after being deemed to have 20-20 vision and had some lovely pictures taken of the inside of my eye. So, because my pupils were vampiresque after leaving the doctor, I looked like this:
Those are the funky little wrap-arounds that the optometrist gave me OVER my normal sunglasses. Don't I just look fabulous? I know right.
After the lovely experience of getting my eyes examined, my mom and I made the trip down to Gilroy to return a pair of jeans I bought a month ago and to get different ones. I am happy with my exchange. We also had dinner at Famous Dave's - my baby back ribs were fantastic.
I got to end the day with some of my friends eating breakfast for dinner and watching The Breakfast Club afterwards. I'm not sure if any of us had seen it before, I know I hadn't, but that was a very fun movie to watch! I do, however, have two big issues with it:
1. Swearing, drug use, and crudity. I wouldn't say those things RUINED the movie per se, but it did cause discomfort for those of us watching AND most of the good points could have been made without the use of such vulgarity. See, the reason those things bothered me so much (other than their obvious unwholesomeness), was the fact that I cannot recommend the movie to anyone under 17 despite its AMAZING message of friendship beyond clique lines. Murr.
2. There is one scene where a female character gets a sort of make over and when she comes back into the room with the others, one of the boys suddenly is all gaga over her. At first I was all like, "Oh yay!" but as I thought about it more and more I became aware of and annoyed by the fact that it was her physical appearance that made him like her. He may have been interested in being her friend pre-make-over, but it was only after he deemed her "pretty" enough that he was romantically interested. What the heck is up with that?!
Other than those two points, it was a great movie with many redeeming qualities, but I don't recommend for anyone younger than 17 to see it because of content. Overall, it wasn't what I expected, but it wasn't a let down and I'm glad I got to see it with my friends! :)
Today began with me getting my eyes checked out at my family's optometrist's office. I have NEVER had an eye exam, so this was an unexciting first that my mother insisted on before I went off to college. She wanted a "base line" so that if I ever SUDDENLY went blind, they might have a clue as to what happened. Well, all is well that ends well: I got my eyes dilated after being deemed to have 20-20 vision and had some lovely pictures taken of the inside of my eye. So, because my pupils were vampiresque after leaving the doctor, I looked like this:
Those are the funky little wrap-arounds that the optometrist gave me OVER my normal sunglasses. Don't I just look fabulous? I know right.
After the lovely experience of getting my eyes examined, my mom and I made the trip down to Gilroy to return a pair of jeans I bought a month ago and to get different ones. I am happy with my exchange. We also had dinner at Famous Dave's - my baby back ribs were fantastic.
I got to end the day with some of my friends eating breakfast for dinner and watching The Breakfast Club afterwards. I'm not sure if any of us had seen it before, I know I hadn't, but that was a very fun movie to watch! I do, however, have two big issues with it:
1. Swearing, drug use, and crudity. I wouldn't say those things RUINED the movie per se, but it did cause discomfort for those of us watching AND most of the good points could have been made without the use of such vulgarity. See, the reason those things bothered me so much (other than their obvious unwholesomeness), was the fact that I cannot recommend the movie to anyone under 17 despite its AMAZING message of friendship beyond clique lines. Murr.
2. There is one scene where a female character gets a sort of make over and when she comes back into the room with the others, one of the boys suddenly is all gaga over her. At first I was all like, "Oh yay!" but as I thought about it more and more I became aware of and annoyed by the fact that it was her physical appearance that made him like her. He may have been interested in being her friend pre-make-over, but it was only after he deemed her "pretty" enough that he was romantically interested. What the heck is up with that?!
Other than those two points, it was a great movie with many redeeming qualities, but I don't recommend for anyone younger than 17 to see it because of content. Overall, it wasn't what I expected, but it wasn't a let down and I'm glad I got to see it with my friends! :)
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Separate Worlds
August 25th:
So at this point in time, I have SLIGHTLY adjusted to life at home without a good portion of my friends, just as they are beginning to settle into their respective colleges. I keep thinking, "Oh, I'm close to ______'s house, I should drop by and say hi!" and then I remember that they're gone... :(
But luckily I've been keeping relatively busy with some of my friends who are still here so I'm not TOO constantly depressed that so many of my friends have abandoned me for life *rolls eyes* ;) I've had the chance to fb chat or text a few of them and I'm happy to report that all have been blessed with agreeable roommates and are slowly making friends and getting used to their surroundings.
I will admit I do feel a little left behind as I watch and read about them all moving forward. I can't help but wish that I was already at SPU, making new friends and getting nervous for classes. Whatever. My time will come~
On another note: I was invited to a small birthday celebration today and was delighted to be included by this new friend <3 I hope her 18th year of life is just as awesome as she is!!
Well, I'm kinda pooped and my bed is lookin' REAL comfy right now, so I think I will give in to its temptations... Keep it classy!
So at this point in time, I have SLIGHTLY adjusted to life at home without a good portion of my friends, just as they are beginning to settle into their respective colleges. I keep thinking, "Oh, I'm close to ______'s house, I should drop by and say hi!" and then I remember that they're gone... :(
But luckily I've been keeping relatively busy with some of my friends who are still here so I'm not TOO constantly depressed that so many of my friends have abandoned me for life *rolls eyes* ;) I've had the chance to fb chat or text a few of them and I'm happy to report that all have been blessed with agreeable roommates and are slowly making friends and getting used to their surroundings.
I will admit I do feel a little left behind as I watch and read about them all moving forward. I can't help but wish that I was already at SPU, making new friends and getting nervous for classes. Whatever. My time will come~
On another note: I was invited to a small birthday celebration today and was delighted to be included by this new friend <3 I hope her 18th year of life is just as awesome as she is!!
Well, I'm kinda pooped and my bed is lookin' REAL comfy right now, so I think I will give in to its temptations... Keep it classy!
Photo Shoot
August 24th:
Today I had the pleasure of accompanying two of my friends, P and M, on a couple photo shoot as a photographer along with another camera-friendly buddy H. I was unsure of how my work would turn out, as I have never actually taken portraits as part of a semi-legit gig, but I can say that overall I am very happy with my photos! I took exactly 800 pictures on the 3 hour trip up to Mount Hermon. Three outfit changes and a whole bunch of posing later, I'm danged tired. I narrowed down the number of photos to 101 and edited those to my heart's content when I got home :) I have to get the O.K. from the subjects before I can post any of the pictures, but I hope to get that soon so that I can show all y'all at least a couple of my favorites. They are SUCH a cute couple!
Today got me thinking - I could TOTALLY earn a bit of pocket money (and experience) if I offered up my photographer services to my friends and acquaintances for a low price. I don't think I'd want to make a business out of it or anything, or be super official, but I think it'd be a fun way to fill up some of my spare time until I go to college late September. :)
Have you ever been the subject of a photo shoot? Or maybe you were behind the camera? Is photography something you enjoy? If you have no experience - I recommend trying it out!!
Keep it classy~
The O.K. has been given! Here are three of my favorites from the shoot!
Today I had the pleasure of accompanying two of my friends, P and M, on a couple photo shoot as a photographer along with another camera-friendly buddy H. I was unsure of how my work would turn out, as I have never actually taken portraits as part of a semi-legit gig, but I can say that overall I am very happy with my photos! I took exactly 800 pictures on the 3 hour trip up to Mount Hermon. Three outfit changes and a whole bunch of posing later, I'm danged tired. I narrowed down the number of photos to 101 and edited those to my heart's content when I got home :) I have to get the O.K. from the subjects before I can post any of the pictures, but I hope to get that soon so that I can show all y'all at least a couple of my favorites. They are SUCH a cute couple!
Today got me thinking - I could TOTALLY earn a bit of pocket money (and experience) if I offered up my photographer services to my friends and acquaintances for a low price. I don't think I'd want to make a business out of it or anything, or be super official, but I think it'd be a fun way to fill up some of my spare time until I go to college late September. :)
Have you ever been the subject of a photo shoot? Or maybe you were behind the camera? Is photography something you enjoy? If you have no experience - I recommend trying it out!!
Keep it classy~
The O.K. has been given! Here are three of my favorites from the shoot!
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Memories
August 23rd:
How do you best like to remember important moments and events of your life? Photographs? Cards from people? Journaling? Memorabilia? My favorite way to remember my favorite moments is by scrapbooking, which takes pretty much all of those things and more and squashes them together to create the ultimate memory display. You probably already know that I scrapbook (I think I mentioned it in a blog a while back), but perhaps you didn't know that I have scrapbooked every major event of my life since the summer before 9th grade? Or that I do everything in perfect chronology? Or, hey, that I only have JSB (prom) and Graduation to scrapbook before I am finished with my endeavor to scrapbook my entire high school life?! I'll decide after I'm done with those two whether or not I want to scrapbook this summer, but I'm leaning towards not because I don't really have to time/desire to. I've filled... seven(?) scrapbooks and have one more to purchase before my collection is complete. :3
But here's the thing with my scrapbooks - some pages/spreads/journal-y bits are pretty personal, so they're not the sort of things I'd like to show just anybody. My mom mentioned some neighbors maybe wanting to see them and immediately I was like, "ummm, eehhhhh...." I sorta treat them as really big, pretty journals, but with mostly pictures instead of words.
Do your parents have scrapbooks of you when you were little? Are they mostly generic photo albums with minimal words, or are they really personalized? Have you ever scrapbooked? I find it to be stress-relieving, which I've really needed the past few days!
Maybe someday (if I know and love you enough) I'll show you my scrapbooks~
Keep it classy!
How do you best like to remember important moments and events of your life? Photographs? Cards from people? Journaling? Memorabilia? My favorite way to remember my favorite moments is by scrapbooking, which takes pretty much all of those things and more and squashes them together to create the ultimate memory display. You probably already know that I scrapbook (I think I mentioned it in a blog a while back), but perhaps you didn't know that I have scrapbooked every major event of my life since the summer before 9th grade? Or that I do everything in perfect chronology? Or, hey, that I only have JSB (prom) and Graduation to scrapbook before I am finished with my endeavor to scrapbook my entire high school life?! I'll decide after I'm done with those two whether or not I want to scrapbook this summer, but I'm leaning towards not because I don't really have to time/desire to. I've filled... seven(?) scrapbooks and have one more to purchase before my collection is complete. :3
But here's the thing with my scrapbooks - some pages/spreads/journal-y bits are pretty personal, so they're not the sort of things I'd like to show just anybody. My mom mentioned some neighbors maybe wanting to see them and immediately I was like, "ummm, eehhhhh...." I sorta treat them as really big, pretty journals, but with mostly pictures instead of words.
Do your parents have scrapbooks of you when you were little? Are they mostly generic photo albums with minimal words, or are they really personalized? Have you ever scrapbooked? I find it to be stress-relieving, which I've really needed the past few days!
Maybe someday (if I know and love you enough) I'll show you my scrapbooks~
Keep it classy!
Friday, August 23, 2013
Traffic and Musings
August 22nd:
Today I hit some of the craziest traffic I think I've ever driven in. Or at least the most ANNOYING. The first was on Grant road heading towards El Camino around lunch time. Each light that turned green only managed to get, like, three cars across the intersection before traffic on the other side stopped us. And I had to go about a mile in that traffic. GAH! At least now I know to avoid the lunch rush on Grant... The second traffic time was this evening on my way to San Jose. I got on the road at ~5:40 and didn't arrive at my destination until 6:35 or so. It SHOULD have taken only twenty minutes. GAH 101!!! So, moral of the story: don't drive during rush hour. Pretty much 101 north in the morning and south in the evening. Avoid 4-7 every day on any major road. Yep.
So, I've been musing about something: should I continue blogging once I start school? I still have a little more than a month, but I'm thinking ahead because a few of my friends went to college this week and started blogs and I'm wondering if I should follow suit. It would obviously have to be new/separate from this one (as this IS called 118 Days of SUMMER), and I'd have to come up with an interesting name AND commit to posting AT LEAST once a week, if not twice. I'm worried that I might not have enough time to keep up with the blog... Hmmm. Thoughts?
Also, something I have learned this week: There are many times a week where thinking before speaking would seriously help me avoid stupid/bad situations. Even word choice can alter so much in a person's mind. I've confused and upset someone and also said something I shouldn't have to someone else, and all of that could have been avoided if I had just thought about what I was going to say before I said it. Le sigh. So, I gotta work on that. Controlling emotions would really help too. Texting someone you're annoyed with or upset at can lead to pretty crappy arguments/situations...
So yay. Traffic and musings ftw.
Keep it classy, more thoughtful folks.
Today I hit some of the craziest traffic I think I've ever driven in. Or at least the most ANNOYING. The first was on Grant road heading towards El Camino around lunch time. Each light that turned green only managed to get, like, three cars across the intersection before traffic on the other side stopped us. And I had to go about a mile in that traffic. GAH! At least now I know to avoid the lunch rush on Grant... The second traffic time was this evening on my way to San Jose. I got on the road at ~5:40 and didn't arrive at my destination until 6:35 or so. It SHOULD have taken only twenty minutes. GAH 101!!! So, moral of the story: don't drive during rush hour. Pretty much 101 north in the morning and south in the evening. Avoid 4-7 every day on any major road. Yep.
So, I've been musing about something: should I continue blogging once I start school? I still have a little more than a month, but I'm thinking ahead because a few of my friends went to college this week and started blogs and I'm wondering if I should follow suit. It would obviously have to be new/separate from this one (as this IS called 118 Days of SUMMER), and I'd have to come up with an interesting name AND commit to posting AT LEAST once a week, if not twice. I'm worried that I might not have enough time to keep up with the blog... Hmmm. Thoughts?
Also, something I have learned this week: There are many times a week where thinking before speaking would seriously help me avoid stupid/bad situations. Even word choice can alter so much in a person's mind. I've confused and upset someone and also said something I shouldn't have to someone else, and all of that could have been avoided if I had just thought about what I was going to say before I said it. Le sigh. So, I gotta work on that. Controlling emotions would really help too. Texting someone you're annoyed with or upset at can lead to pretty crappy arguments/situations...
So yay. Traffic and musings ftw.
Keep it classy, more thoughtful folks.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Thirteen Hours
August 21st:
Last night I slept for 13 hours. I think it was just what I needed to get out of my little funk. Thanks to all of you who prayed for me yesterday - I'm feeling a lot better!
On a separate note: I LOVE The Container Store. I'm a super neat freak and I love organizing, so The Container Store is really awesome to me! I got some college dorm stuff there, primarily a laundry bin and a little trashcan. Yay for being able to check things off my shopping list!
Another prayer request: I know someone who has a urinary tract infection, and from what I know those are SUPER PAINFUL. If you could pray for them, I (and they) would really really appreciate it! Thanks a bundle!
Well, that's all I have for today. Hopefully I'll have something more interesting to say soon.. Haha...
Keep it classy!
Last night I slept for 13 hours. I think it was just what I needed to get out of my little funk. Thanks to all of you who prayed for me yesterday - I'm feeling a lot better!
On a separate note: I LOVE The Container Store. I'm a super neat freak and I love organizing, so The Container Store is really awesome to me! I got some college dorm stuff there, primarily a laundry bin and a little trashcan. Yay for being able to check things off my shopping list!
Another prayer request: I know someone who has a urinary tract infection, and from what I know those are SUPER PAINFUL. If you could pray for them, I (and they) would really really appreciate it! Thanks a bundle!
Well, that's all I have for today. Hopefully I'll have something more interesting to say soon.. Haha...
Keep it classy!
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
On a Roll
August 20th:
So, by now, I've cried about my friends leaving me numerous times, and now that I'm on a roll I've started to cry about other random things. Like shopping for college. And traffic. I think I'm just in a really sad/upset place right now, so pretty much anything that is not chocolate upsets me. Actually chocolate (in large quantities) makes you fat, so I'm even upset by chocolate. There, you happy now, mood?!?! You ruined CHOCOLATE!
I'm just going to stare at a picture of Chris Colfer and hope that makes me feel better...
Okay.. that sorta worked... He's my favorite actor right now and I love his face.
I'm buying things for my dorm room right now and the color scheme I came up with is aqua/teal, maroon, and b&w. I already have about 50% of my stuff, but a good portion of the rest I need to talk to my roommate about before buying, so I'm waiting for her to message me back. I'm a very impatient person, so this whole waiting thing is super hard...
If you think of it and have a spare moment, would you mind praying for my mood/attitude/heart? I'm really missing my friends and have a lot else going on that is just overwhelming me right now. Thanks a ton.
Here's another picture of Chris... for you. Keep it classy!
So, by now, I've cried about my friends leaving me numerous times, and now that I'm on a roll I've started to cry about other random things. Like shopping for college. And traffic. I think I'm just in a really sad/upset place right now, so pretty much anything that is not chocolate upsets me. Actually chocolate (in large quantities) makes you fat, so I'm even upset by chocolate. There, you happy now, mood?!?! You ruined CHOCOLATE!
I'm just going to stare at a picture of Chris Colfer and hope that makes me feel better...
Okay.. that sorta worked... He's my favorite actor right now and I love his face.
I'm buying things for my dorm room right now and the color scheme I came up with is aqua/teal, maroon, and b&w. I already have about 50% of my stuff, but a good portion of the rest I need to talk to my roommate about before buying, so I'm waiting for her to message me back. I'm a very impatient person, so this whole waiting thing is super hard...
If you think of it and have a spare moment, would you mind praying for my mood/attitude/heart? I'm really missing my friends and have a lot else going on that is just overwhelming me right now. Thanks a ton.
Here's another picture of Chris... for you. Keep it classy!
Monday, August 19, 2013
As If We Never Said Goodbye
August 19th:
Today started at 5am when our power went out and I woke up because of the quiet in the house. Strange how my body knew something had changed... Well, I luckily was able to go back to sleep, so that's good.
I woke up again at 7am to pick up my old high school carpool to take them to their second monday of school at The King's Academy. A few alumni met for breakfast at Coco's near King's after dropping off their siblings, so I joined in on the fun (although I got my breakfast at Daily Donuts instead of Coco's).
After Coco's, I snuck into King's during Brunch to visit the two teachers I TA'd for last year: Mrs. K and Mrs. D. I also ran into Mr. Z who commented that he liked my natural hair color better (should I be insulted that he didn't compliment my orange hair, or flattered that he liked my natural color? oh well). It was so fun to see these teachers and some students who seemed super excited to see me as well! I also felt a little sneaky and rebellious by being on campus when I wasn't supposed to be - although seriously, the rule about returning seniors is super stupid.
The whole time I was at King's I had this song stuck in my head: "As If We Never Said Goodbye"
My two favorite renditions:
http://youtu.be/eguqZVxgMOQ
http://youtu.be/LwYyTnUn-Es
Such a nostalgic song.
On another note: three of my best friends left for college today and another leaves tomorrow. I got to see LARK one last time last night, but our parting didn't seem real. I thought I was in denial about them leaving me, but actually I think it's that it just hasn't hit me yet. I feel like when I truly realize they're gone and I won't see them for months THEN I'll break down and cry. For now... I just feel strange.
"Teach the world new ways to dream" and keep it classy~
Today started at 5am when our power went out and I woke up because of the quiet in the house. Strange how my body knew something had changed... Well, I luckily was able to go back to sleep, so that's good.
I woke up again at 7am to pick up my old high school carpool to take them to their second monday of school at The King's Academy. A few alumni met for breakfast at Coco's near King's after dropping off their siblings, so I joined in on the fun (although I got my breakfast at Daily Donuts instead of Coco's).
After Coco's, I snuck into King's during Brunch to visit the two teachers I TA'd for last year: Mrs. K and Mrs. D. I also ran into Mr. Z who commented that he liked my natural hair color better (should I be insulted that he didn't compliment my orange hair, or flattered that he liked my natural color? oh well). It was so fun to see these teachers and some students who seemed super excited to see me as well! I also felt a little sneaky and rebellious by being on campus when I wasn't supposed to be - although seriously, the rule about returning seniors is super stupid.
The whole time I was at King's I had this song stuck in my head: "As If We Never Said Goodbye"
My two favorite renditions:
http://youtu.be/eguqZVxgMOQ
http://youtu.be/LwYyTnUn-Es
Such a nostalgic song.
On another note: three of my best friends left for college today and another leaves tomorrow. I got to see LARK one last time last night, but our parting didn't seem real. I thought I was in denial about them leaving me, but actually I think it's that it just hasn't hit me yet. I feel like when I truly realize they're gone and I won't see them for months THEN I'll break down and cry. For now... I just feel strange.
"Teach the world new ways to dream" and keep it classy~
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Celeb Crushes
August 18th:
Okay, admit it, even you have one or two celebrity crushes.
I have 22 and counting. Yes. 22. I call them my husbands and I'm known in my friend group for always having a new one every few months.
I'm not obsessive, unlike those (I think creepy) people who plaster their walls with celebrities' faces and pretend to have some sort of deep connection. I just "have" my husbands. Heh. Most are actors, however, sometimes they are characters because I care more about the character they play than the person they are. :3
Here are a few of my men:
Neil Patrick Harris
Seamus Dever
Mr. Darcy. Either will do.
Jeremy Renner
Tom Welling
Zachary Quinto
Darren Criss
I hope you enjoyed my selection of husbands. :)
So, who are your celebrity crushes?!
Keep it classy!
Okay, admit it, even you have one or two celebrity crushes.
I have 22 and counting. Yes. 22. I call them my husbands and I'm known in my friend group for always having a new one every few months.
I'm not obsessive, unlike those (I think creepy) people who plaster their walls with celebrities' faces and pretend to have some sort of deep connection. I just "have" my husbands. Heh. Most are actors, however, sometimes they are characters because I care more about the character they play than the person they are. :3
Here are a few of my men:
I hope you enjoyed my selection of husbands. :)
So, who are your celebrity crushes?!
Keep it classy!
Saturday, August 17, 2013
The Only Exception
August 17th:
Today I had the joy of seeing every member of LARK.
R came by around noon for some cupcakes and to hug me goodbye (although I'm seeing her again, so it wasn't a tearful goodbye).
I went to K's house to "help" her pack for college, which she hadn't started yet (yes, she is leaving on monday) (luckily I get to see her again too).
L invited me over for dinner and we ended up singing "The Only Exception" by Paramore (the glee version) (she, I also get to see again before she leaves for college).
A note on "The Only Exception" - a bunch of my girl friends (R, R, L, K, and A, and me) share a youtube channel called ThoseMusicGals where we post videos once in a blue moon. Sometimes they're serious, but most of the time they're just fun, casual videos in which we don't take ourselves too seriously. "The Only Exception" is one of those where L and I don't take ourselves too seriously.
http://youtu.be/LFVNV8Ov_44
Enjoy. And keep it classy! ;)
Today I had the joy of seeing every member of LARK.
R came by around noon for some cupcakes and to hug me goodbye (although I'm seeing her again, so it wasn't a tearful goodbye).
I went to K's house to "help" her pack for college, which she hadn't started yet (yes, she is leaving on monday) (luckily I get to see her again too).
L invited me over for dinner and we ended up singing "The Only Exception" by Paramore (the glee version) (she, I also get to see again before she leaves for college).
A note on "The Only Exception" - a bunch of my girl friends (R, R, L, K, and A, and me) share a youtube channel called ThoseMusicGals where we post videos once in a blue moon. Sometimes they're serious, but most of the time they're just fun, casual videos in which we don't take ourselves too seriously. "The Only Exception" is one of those where L and I don't take ourselves too seriously.
http://youtu.be/LFVNV8Ov_44
Enjoy. And keep it classy! ;)
My Following
August 16th:
Today I attended a college going-away party at which I saw tons of people that I haven't seen in a long time! One or more of three things were stated by the other person in each conversation I had:
1. I had dyed my hair.
Yep. More than a month ago. Haha. I guess I hadn't seen those folks in a LONG time!
2. I smelled good.
Taylor Swift's "Wonderstruck" is my signature scent. Sometimes I switch it up with the lighter "Enchanted Wonderstuck". It has become my scent and people can tell when I enter a room by smelling me (only a couple people have told me this, so I can't say it's really a fact...).
3. They follow my blog (usually preceded by or followed up with "I've been creepy stalking you..").
Haha. I am actually thankful I heard that from so many of my friends and acquaintances. I had previously thought that my only following was comprised of my friends' moms, my mom, and a SMALL selection of my close friends (special shout out to G). The average count of page hits for most of my blog posts is ~25, so I guess I should have known other people read it... whatever! Thanks for reading, mes amis!
On a separate note, a bunch of my friends are leaving for college next week and I'm kind of in denial... Yeah...
Keep it classy~~
Today I attended a college going-away party at which I saw tons of people that I haven't seen in a long time! One or more of three things were stated by the other person in each conversation I had:
1. I had dyed my hair.
Yep. More than a month ago. Haha. I guess I hadn't seen those folks in a LONG time!
2. I smelled good.
Taylor Swift's "Wonderstruck" is my signature scent. Sometimes I switch it up with the lighter "Enchanted Wonderstuck". It has become my scent and people can tell when I enter a room by smelling me (only a couple people have told me this, so I can't say it's really a fact...).
3. They follow my blog (usually preceded by or followed up with "I've been creepy stalking you..").
Haha. I am actually thankful I heard that from so many of my friends and acquaintances. I had previously thought that my only following was comprised of my friends' moms, my mom, and a SMALL selection of my close friends (special shout out to G). The average count of page hits for most of my blog posts is ~25, so I guess I should have known other people read it... whatever! Thanks for reading, mes amis!
On a separate note, a bunch of my friends are leaving for college next week and I'm kind of in denial... Yeah...
Keep it classy~~
Friday, August 16, 2013
The Lord of the Rings
August 15th:
Today I attended a Lord of the Rings extended edition movie marathon at my friend E's house. I came late, about half way through The Fellowship of the Ring (when they enter Lothlorian), but coming late was okay with me because I was still so tired from yesterday's trip.
Rewatching these three movies has reminded me of why I love them so much: the characters and the music. Sure, plot is amazing, but what really gets me are the characters and the amazing soundtrack! I have all three of the movies' soundtracks (hopefully soon to be joined by The Hobbit's first soundtrack!), and I actually listen to them a considerable amount! I know most of the words to those songs with lyrics, my favorite being The Steward of Gondor where Pippin sings. ADORATION right there.
I also super love the characters. Even Frodo, the most unlovable character. Okay, yes, this is a lie. I do not love ALL the characters. WHO could love Denethor the last steward of Gondor?! Or Sauron. Or Saruman. Or worm tongue. Or Gollum/Sméagol. Or the Witch-King of Angmar. The list goes on. But those aren't characters we're SUPPOSED to like anyway, so I don't count them. I LOVE Pippin the most. And Aragorn. And Legolas. Even though his last name is Greenleaf, which is totally cheesy.
Usually when I'm not watching with a crowd I cry a couple times - especially at the end.
Do you love LOTR? Which is your favorite movie? (mine is The Return of the King by FAR) Can you quote your favorite lines (or the entire movie[s])? What IS your favorite line?
A couple of my favorites are these: (don't read if you haven't seen the movies and don't want anything spoiled~)
Galadriel:
"I give you the light of Eärendil, our most beloved star. May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out."
"I have passed the test. I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel."
Frodo: "No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!"
Sam: "Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!"
Sam: "What we need is a few good taters."
Gollum: "What's taters, precious? What's taters, eh?"
Sam: "*Po-tay-toes!* Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew..."
Frodo: "Go back, Sam. I'm going to Mordor alone."
Sam: "Of course you are. And I'm coming with you."
Gandalf: "Confound it all, Samwise Gamgee. Have you been eavesdropping?"
Sam: "I ain't been droppin' no eaves sir, honest."
Well, those are just a few! Keep it classy <3
Today I attended a Lord of the Rings extended edition movie marathon at my friend E's house. I came late, about half way through The Fellowship of the Ring (when they enter Lothlorian), but coming late was okay with me because I was still so tired from yesterday's trip.
Rewatching these three movies has reminded me of why I love them so much: the characters and the music. Sure, plot is amazing, but what really gets me are the characters and the amazing soundtrack! I have all three of the movies' soundtracks (hopefully soon to be joined by The Hobbit's first soundtrack!), and I actually listen to them a considerable amount! I know most of the words to those songs with lyrics, my favorite being The Steward of Gondor where Pippin sings. ADORATION right there.
I also super love the characters. Even Frodo, the most unlovable character. Okay, yes, this is a lie. I do not love ALL the characters. WHO could love Denethor the last steward of Gondor?! Or Sauron. Or Saruman. Or worm tongue. Or Gollum/Sméagol. Or the Witch-King of Angmar. The list goes on. But those aren't characters we're SUPPOSED to like anyway, so I don't count them. I LOVE Pippin the most. And Aragorn. And Legolas. Even though his last name is Greenleaf, which is totally cheesy.
Usually when I'm not watching with a crowd I cry a couple times - especially at the end.
Do you love LOTR? Which is your favorite movie? (mine is The Return of the King by FAR) Can you quote your favorite lines (or the entire movie[s])? What IS your favorite line?
A couple of my favorites are these: (don't read if you haven't seen the movies and don't want anything spoiled~)
Galadriel:
"I give you the light of Eärendil, our most beloved star. May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out."
"I have passed the test. I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel."
Frodo: "No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!"
Sam: "Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!"
Sam: "What we need is a few good taters."
Gollum: "What's taters, precious? What's taters, eh?"
Sam: "*Po-tay-toes!* Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew..."
Frodo: "Go back, Sam. I'm going to Mordor alone."
Sam: "Of course you are. And I'm coming with you."
Gandalf: "Confound it all, Samwise Gamgee. Have you been eavesdropping?"
Sam: "I ain't been droppin' no eaves sir, honest."
Well, those are just a few! Keep it classy <3
Thursday, August 15, 2013
El Dorado Hills - Lakehills!
August 14th:
Today I, along with my friends L, R, and K, drove up to El Dorado Hills to visit our summer camp-made friends' youth group at Lakehills Church.
After this summer at Pondy, R, L, K and I decided that we really wanted to see our camp friends and "brothers" again before heading off to college, so we told their youth group leader that we were interested in visiting and he loved the idea! Despite being college freshmen, he said that we were welcome to come to their wednesday night youth group (which worked, because most of our brothers and friends are still in high school). So we chose the date August 14th and made our plans!
The drive there took about two and a half hours with traffic and we actually got there sooner than we thought we would; we left my house at 1:40 and had dinner plans with our brothers at 5:45, so we found that we had a little more than an hour to kill (since we stopped for the bathroom and a snack break). One of our brothers, J, invited us over to another of our brothers' house, so we drove out to K and G's house, where J was. By the time we got there, time had been sufficiently killed, so we just caravanned over to the restaurant where some other friends were going to join us. It was SO fun seeing J and K because the last time we saw them was LAST summer - our greeting hugs were filled with such love! We had G in our family group two years in a row, so it was also super cool to see him!
Our other "brothers" J and Z joined us at Peet's (the restaurant), as well as a friend of our older brothers' P. It was so fun to have dinner (pizza in my case) with so many friends I hadn't seen in so long! It wasn't even awkward or anything, totally natural!
Their church Lakehills was within walking distance of the restaurant, but since the girls and I had food to drop off at our car, and it was 100 DEGREES outside!, we decided to drive up the hill to the church. We were some of the first to arrive, but even with only a couple people there we began to feel welcome! We knew most everybody by sight from seeing them at camp, and a good amount by name too. Haha. I made two mistakes: one person I called by the wrong name, which was awkward for me, although I don't know if he noticed/cared, and the other was expecting that someone else would NOT remember my name and not realizing that he had already greeted me by name when I asked if he remembered my name... Hahaa. I'm an awkward person sometimes.
A bunch of our brothers were unable to attend youth group because they had football practice or (in once case), were in firefighter training (what the what?!), but some were able to make it to say hi afterwards. The college-bound and already-in-college brothers went to college group, but we stayed with the youth group :)
The message was about giving one's testimony and made me think about in what way I would give mine if I were ever asked. Huh. Also, during the introduction to youth group, the youth pastor kept alluding to the fact that they had visitors, so we got a lot of attention, haha >.<
After youth group ended, we hung out at the church for a bit with some of our friends and then K had the idea of relocating to a tea/coffee house in Sacramento called Temple Coffee. Tea is sorta something that J and K and some of our other older brothers are totally in to, so we gladly went along. I got peppermint. I have no idea what the others got. We ate leftover chocolate cake from dinner and chatted about college and our interests and just sorts enjoyed each others' company until K and had to take G back home (at 11:45) because he had school the next day. K and G were J's ride, so we had to part ways for the last time (sounds so ominous...). We all hugged each other, then had a big group hug at the end that made me realize just how much I'm going to miss my "brothers"!
So we got in our separate cars and drove our separate ways :,( The drive home took two hours and fifteen minutes and I only almost killed us all once! (I drove all five hours of the trip). We had to stop to pee at a gas station on the way home (darned tea!), but I REALLY didn't like the idea of four girls going to a gas station at midnight so I checked to see if either McDonald's or Starbucks were open first (they weren't...). Luckily we all survived the gas station and were soon back on our way back to my house!
We got back to my house at EXACTLY 1:00 am! I was impressed by the perfection of the time. Nice round number. :)
The others girls went home and I plopped in bed, SO ready to sleep. I got nine hours of sleep - still doesn't seem like enough!
SO! Do you have long distance friends who you like to visit every once in a while? If not, you should, it's lots of fun!
Keep it classy folks.
Today I, along with my friends L, R, and K, drove up to El Dorado Hills to visit our summer camp-made friends' youth group at Lakehills Church.
After this summer at Pondy, R, L, K and I decided that we really wanted to see our camp friends and "brothers" again before heading off to college, so we told their youth group leader that we were interested in visiting and he loved the idea! Despite being college freshmen, he said that we were welcome to come to their wednesday night youth group (which worked, because most of our brothers and friends are still in high school). So we chose the date August 14th and made our plans!
The drive there took about two and a half hours with traffic and we actually got there sooner than we thought we would; we left my house at 1:40 and had dinner plans with our brothers at 5:45, so we found that we had a little more than an hour to kill (since we stopped for the bathroom and a snack break). One of our brothers, J, invited us over to another of our brothers' house, so we drove out to K and G's house, where J was. By the time we got there, time had been sufficiently killed, so we just caravanned over to the restaurant where some other friends were going to join us. It was SO fun seeing J and K because the last time we saw them was LAST summer - our greeting hugs were filled with such love! We had G in our family group two years in a row, so it was also super cool to see him!
Our other "brothers" J and Z joined us at Peet's (the restaurant), as well as a friend of our older brothers' P. It was so fun to have dinner (pizza in my case) with so many friends I hadn't seen in so long! It wasn't even awkward or anything, totally natural!
Their church Lakehills was within walking distance of the restaurant, but since the girls and I had food to drop off at our car, and it was 100 DEGREES outside!, we decided to drive up the hill to the church. We were some of the first to arrive, but even with only a couple people there we began to feel welcome! We knew most everybody by sight from seeing them at camp, and a good amount by name too. Haha. I made two mistakes: one person I called by the wrong name, which was awkward for me, although I don't know if he noticed/cared, and the other was expecting that someone else would NOT remember my name and not realizing that he had already greeted me by name when I asked if he remembered my name... Hahaa. I'm an awkward person sometimes.
A bunch of our brothers were unable to attend youth group because they had football practice or (in once case), were in firefighter training (what the what?!), but some were able to make it to say hi afterwards. The college-bound and already-in-college brothers went to college group, but we stayed with the youth group :)
The message was about giving one's testimony and made me think about in what way I would give mine if I were ever asked. Huh. Also, during the introduction to youth group, the youth pastor kept alluding to the fact that they had visitors, so we got a lot of attention, haha >.<
After youth group ended, we hung out at the church for a bit with some of our friends and then K had the idea of relocating to a tea/coffee house in Sacramento called Temple Coffee. Tea is sorta something that J and K and some of our other older brothers are totally in to, so we gladly went along. I got peppermint. I have no idea what the others got. We ate leftover chocolate cake from dinner and chatted about college and our interests and just sorts enjoyed each others' company until K and had to take G back home (at 11:45) because he had school the next day. K and G were J's ride, so we had to part ways for the last time (sounds so ominous...). We all hugged each other, then had a big group hug at the end that made me realize just how much I'm going to miss my "brothers"!
So we got in our separate cars and drove our separate ways :,( The drive home took two hours and fifteen minutes and I only almost killed us all once! (I drove all five hours of the trip). We had to stop to pee at a gas station on the way home (darned tea!), but I REALLY didn't like the idea of four girls going to a gas station at midnight so I checked to see if either McDonald's or Starbucks were open first (they weren't...). Luckily we all survived the gas station and were soon back on our way back to my house!
We got back to my house at EXACTLY 1:00 am! I was impressed by the perfection of the time. Nice round number. :)
The others girls went home and I plopped in bed, SO ready to sleep. I got nine hours of sleep - still doesn't seem like enough!
SO! Do you have long distance friends who you like to visit every once in a while? If not, you should, it's lots of fun!
Keep it classy folks.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Tea, Art, and Bocce
August 13th:
Today I attended an early morning tea party at my friend R's house! We all dressed up, brought our favorite teas, and consumed home made snacks. I'm so happy that I have the types of girl friends who can still get together and do fun, classy things like tea parties without feeling like we're too old. Thank you R for hosting!
About a year ago (June 20th to be exact), a group of my friends and I had the idea of collaborating on an art project - a canvas to be exact. Each of us were to contribute a section of art on the canvas and then pass it along to the next person in line. With 18 people on the list and an approximated three days allotted to each person to finish their bit, we expected to be finished a little bit after the school year began. Our SENIOR school year. Today - TODAY - we finished the canvas. It took more than a year! Doesn't help that one of the artists took a good TWO MONTHS to come up with an idea and had the canvas in his possession the entire time *glare at M*.
We came up with the idea of auctioning off the canvas within the group and donating the proceeds to a charity of the winner's choice. Our friend and canvas-idea-creator A bought the canvas for $42!!! It's such a great depiction of the group and our interests and I hope it brings him great memories every time he sets eyes on it! :) Not sure what charity he has chosen, but I'll bet he'll inform us soon!
Here's a picture of the finished canvas:
(can you guess which part was mine? i'd be impressed if you could!)
I ended today with a evening with LARK and our mothers in Los Gatos at Campo de Bocce. We played bocce ball (mothers against daughters) and then enjoyed an excellent Italian dinner! Oh, yeah, the moms won the bocce game. Very shameful for us young adults. Just kidding. A bit. I wanted to cream them. But I guess they DID give birth to us, soooooo they're allowed to win every once in a while... I had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, and despite the unoriginality of the dish, the meal was AMAZING. I was so stuffed with deliciousness.
All of LARK except for me is leaving next monday for college, so this was a fun last hurrah with our moms :,)
I hope you had a day as memory-filled as mine! Keep it classy!
Today I attended an early morning tea party at my friend R's house! We all dressed up, brought our favorite teas, and consumed home made snacks. I'm so happy that I have the types of girl friends who can still get together and do fun, classy things like tea parties without feeling like we're too old. Thank you R for hosting!
About a year ago (June 20th to be exact), a group of my friends and I had the idea of collaborating on an art project - a canvas to be exact. Each of us were to contribute a section of art on the canvas and then pass it along to the next person in line. With 18 people on the list and an approximated three days allotted to each person to finish their bit, we expected to be finished a little bit after the school year began. Our SENIOR school year. Today - TODAY - we finished the canvas. It took more than a year! Doesn't help that one of the artists took a good TWO MONTHS to come up with an idea and had the canvas in his possession the entire time *glare at M*.
We came up with the idea of auctioning off the canvas within the group and donating the proceeds to a charity of the winner's choice. Our friend and canvas-idea-creator A bought the canvas for $42!!! It's such a great depiction of the group and our interests and I hope it brings him great memories every time he sets eyes on it! :) Not sure what charity he has chosen, but I'll bet he'll inform us soon!
Here's a picture of the finished canvas:
(can you guess which part was mine? i'd be impressed if you could!)
I ended today with a evening with LARK and our mothers in Los Gatos at Campo de Bocce. We played bocce ball (mothers against daughters) and then enjoyed an excellent Italian dinner! Oh, yeah, the moms won the bocce game. Very shameful for us young adults. Just kidding. A bit. I wanted to cream them. But I guess they DID give birth to us, soooooo they're allowed to win every once in a while... I had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, and despite the unoriginality of the dish, the meal was AMAZING. I was so stuffed with deliciousness.
All of LARK except for me is leaving next monday for college, so this was a fun last hurrah with our moms :,)
I hope you had a day as memory-filled as mine! Keep it classy!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Back from Bass
August 10th-12th:
I just got back from a long weekend with some friends at Bass Lake and am extremely tired and sore so this will probably be a short post.
August 10th: "Inner-tubing"
Today I went inner-tubing for the first time in my life. I always thought it sounded really fun, so I was really looking forward to my first try.
Before taking my turn, I watched two other "runs" and became sufficiently freaked out. The speed at which the tubes moved was terrifying (we had two going at once, so a total of four people COULD go at a time); the violence of the waves and falls looked extremely scary; and the pain that was caused both by the bumpy wakes, rough falls, and clutching for one's life were all great deterrents.
Luckily, I didn't let my fear stop me from going! I actually got to go with someone else who was equally scared although he had gone before, so I didn't feel like a total wimp.
I actually lasted pretty long before falling off and went for more consecutive runs than anyone else (I think...). All the guys were impressed by my vitality and endurance.
Overall my inner-tubing experience was superb and I would recommend the sport to everyone!
Ps. I am in oodles of pain from my two days of inner-tubing. Muscles scream, neck shrieks, and skin screeches. Despite the pain, I still recommend it! :)
August 11th: "Ending the Day with God"
After dinner every night, one or two people read a chapter out of the Bible of their choice. Some were favorites, others random. Mine was merely the next chapter I was going to read as I go through the entire Bible (2 Samuel 17, I believe). We would sit at the dining room table after clearing it, and read the verse then talk about it. Questions were brought up, answers offered, and the following conversation never failed to be interesting, engaging, and uplifting.
We would usually spend about thirty to forty-five minutes talking and then we ended the time with prayer. The first two nights we did extensive prayer requests and popcorned. I found this time to be the most rewarding of all my time at the cabin as it brought us all together and nourished our spirits in Christ.
Does your family have any sort of tradition like this? We got the idea from one of the cabin-goers whose family does this every night after dinner. Such a great way to end the day - with God.
August 12th: "Seven Wonders"
This weekend I learned how to play the card/board game "7 Wonders". I had seen people playing it before, but figured I knew enough games and didn't want to take the time to learn another one. I wish I had learned sooner! Seven Wonders is a very interesting game based on the idea of resources and building in order to have the most points at the end of the game. I would try to explain it to you more, but that would be boring and pointless. Go read the rule book or something.
If you know how to play - we should have a "7 Wonders" game night. You'l have to bring the game, as I do not have it.
If you don't know how to play - come to our party and we'll teach you. :)
I am glad to be home at last. Keep it classy!
I just got back from a long weekend with some friends at Bass Lake and am extremely tired and sore so this will probably be a short post.
August 10th: "Inner-tubing"
Today I went inner-tubing for the first time in my life. I always thought it sounded really fun, so I was really looking forward to my first try.
Before taking my turn, I watched two other "runs" and became sufficiently freaked out. The speed at which the tubes moved was terrifying (we had two going at once, so a total of four people COULD go at a time); the violence of the waves and falls looked extremely scary; and the pain that was caused both by the bumpy wakes, rough falls, and clutching for one's life were all great deterrents.
Luckily, I didn't let my fear stop me from going! I actually got to go with someone else who was equally scared although he had gone before, so I didn't feel like a total wimp.
I actually lasted pretty long before falling off and went for more consecutive runs than anyone else (I think...). All the guys were impressed by my vitality and endurance.
Overall my inner-tubing experience was superb and I would recommend the sport to everyone!
Ps. I am in oodles of pain from my two days of inner-tubing. Muscles scream, neck shrieks, and skin screeches. Despite the pain, I still recommend it! :)
August 11th: "Ending the Day with God"
After dinner every night, one or two people read a chapter out of the Bible of their choice. Some were favorites, others random. Mine was merely the next chapter I was going to read as I go through the entire Bible (2 Samuel 17, I believe). We would sit at the dining room table after clearing it, and read the verse then talk about it. Questions were brought up, answers offered, and the following conversation never failed to be interesting, engaging, and uplifting.
We would usually spend about thirty to forty-five minutes talking and then we ended the time with prayer. The first two nights we did extensive prayer requests and popcorned. I found this time to be the most rewarding of all my time at the cabin as it brought us all together and nourished our spirits in Christ.
Does your family have any sort of tradition like this? We got the idea from one of the cabin-goers whose family does this every night after dinner. Such a great way to end the day - with God.
August 12th: "Seven Wonders"
This weekend I learned how to play the card/board game "7 Wonders". I had seen people playing it before, but figured I knew enough games and didn't want to take the time to learn another one. I wish I had learned sooner! Seven Wonders is a very interesting game based on the idea of resources and building in order to have the most points at the end of the game. I would try to explain it to you more, but that would be boring and pointless. Go read the rule book or something.
If you know how to play - we should have a "7 Wonders" game night. You'l have to bring the game, as I do not have it.
If you don't know how to play - come to our party and we'll teach you. :)
I am glad to be home at last. Keep it classy!
Friday, August 9, 2013
My Cats
August 9th:
I'd say about six years ago we adopted our two cats Michael and Moon from our family friend's yard. They were strays, but we decided to kinda domesticate them and make them our pets. They live outside, but we feed them twice a day and give them lots of love. Sometimes they come in the house, but they never stay for long. TECHNICALLY my parents got them because of our yard's mouse and squirrel over population, but they haven't started killing things until about two weeks ago where they gifted us with half of a mouse on our walkway. Since then they've killed AT LEAST another mouse and a hummingbird. A freaking hummingbird. What kind of monster would kill a hummingbird?! Well, I still love my cats..
Recently I gave Moon a tiny piece of bacon and since then he's been staring at me like he wants to eat my soul. Or a pack of bacon. Either way, it's starting to creep me out.
I'm leaving for a four day trip today, so you won't hear from me until Monday night~
Keep it classy!
I'd say about six years ago we adopted our two cats Michael and Moon from our family friend's yard. They were strays, but we decided to kinda domesticate them and make them our pets. They live outside, but we feed them twice a day and give them lots of love. Sometimes they come in the house, but they never stay for long. TECHNICALLY my parents got them because of our yard's mouse and squirrel over population, but they haven't started killing things until about two weeks ago where they gifted us with half of a mouse on our walkway. Since then they've killed AT LEAST another mouse and a hummingbird. A freaking hummingbird. What kind of monster would kill a hummingbird?! Well, I still love my cats..
Recently I gave Moon a tiny piece of bacon and since then he's been staring at me like he wants to eat my soul. Or a pack of bacon. Either way, it's starting to creep me out.
I'm leaving for a four day trip today, so you won't hear from me until Monday night~
Keep it classy!
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Being Served
August 8th:
Today I got pedicures with my mom and after we left she commented on how sometimes being served by others makes her feel uncomfortable.
I understand her sentiment. Making someone touch my feet and glam up my toenails, even if they're being paid to do it, seems a little degrading.. Same thing with wait-staff, maid-service, and, like, bellhops. For some reason, when interacting with people employed to serve me, I feel uncomfortable. Perhaps it is because I feel inclined to feel superior even though I know I am not. I like the luxury of having my nails painted and my hotel room cleaned mid-stay, but really, I could very well live without those perks. I understand that there are thousands if not millions of jobs created out of the idea that others like to be served, so I'm not like, anti those jobs, but I wanna point something out.
When was the last time you looked your waiter in the eye and thanked them instead of just leaving a measly tip on the table? Do you remember your hair dresser's name? Do you think of the people serving you as PEOPLE, or merely things that make your life a LITTLE bit easier and more comfy?
I encourage you to pay more attention to the person taking your order or painting your nails. Think of how they probably have that job to pay for their education or family. They aren't lower than you in any way.
Keep it classy - don't be haughty.
Today I got pedicures with my mom and after we left she commented on how sometimes being served by others makes her feel uncomfortable.
I understand her sentiment. Making someone touch my feet and glam up my toenails, even if they're being paid to do it, seems a little degrading.. Same thing with wait-staff, maid-service, and, like, bellhops. For some reason, when interacting with people employed to serve me, I feel uncomfortable. Perhaps it is because I feel inclined to feel superior even though I know I am not. I like the luxury of having my nails painted and my hotel room cleaned mid-stay, but really, I could very well live without those perks. I understand that there are thousands if not millions of jobs created out of the idea that others like to be served, so I'm not like, anti those jobs, but I wanna point something out.
When was the last time you looked your waiter in the eye and thanked them instead of just leaving a measly tip on the table? Do you remember your hair dresser's name? Do you think of the people serving you as PEOPLE, or merely things that make your life a LITTLE bit easier and more comfy?
I encourage you to pay more attention to the person taking your order or painting your nails. Think of how they probably have that job to pay for their education or family. They aren't lower than you in any way.
Keep it classy - don't be haughty.
Fancy Fast Food Fiesta
August 7th:
Today I attended an event at which the guests arrived in formal attire and then got in cars and drove to In'N'Out for dinner. We brought tablecloths, silver-looking plastic wear, and plates and dined in style atop our unique table settings.
This is something that I have wanted to do for AGES because I thought we would draw a lot of attention and get good reactions out of people, but that didn't really happen... I think the people at In'N'Out are too used to teenagers stopping by after their winter formals and proms for a late night snack that seeing a few fancy kids, even in the middle of the dinner rush, isn't that unusual.
Maybe a place where we'd make more of a scene would be McDonalds... Or like, Taco Bell. Or... Togos. Hahaa. Togos. That'd be funny. And what I really wanted was white table cloths, REAL plates and good silver, and tall candles. But that wasn't really an option for tonight, so maybe another time.
Have you ever done this/wanted to do this? Where would you go? How fancy would you go?
Keep it classy (like me and my classy friends at In'N'Out).
Today I attended an event at which the guests arrived in formal attire and then got in cars and drove to In'N'Out for dinner. We brought tablecloths, silver-looking plastic wear, and plates and dined in style atop our unique table settings.
This is something that I have wanted to do for AGES because I thought we would draw a lot of attention and get good reactions out of people, but that didn't really happen... I think the people at In'N'Out are too used to teenagers stopping by after their winter formals and proms for a late night snack that seeing a few fancy kids, even in the middle of the dinner rush, isn't that unusual.
Maybe a place where we'd make more of a scene would be McDonalds... Or like, Taco Bell. Or... Togos. Hahaa. Togos. That'd be funny. And what I really wanted was white table cloths, REAL plates and good silver, and tall candles. But that wasn't really an option for tonight, so maybe another time.
Have you ever done this/wanted to do this? Where would you go? How fancy would you go?
Keep it classy (like me and my classy friends at In'N'Out).
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
One AM
August 6th:
What is your least favorite time of day?
Mine is 1:00 am. I feel like it's a pivotal point in the night hours where I have to choose between going to sleep or staying up über late. I also seem to get hungry around that time and since I brush my teeth immediately before going to "bed" I usually hate eating then; so I either have to deal with the hunger and go to sleep, or commit to being awake for another hour or so in which I eat and then brush my teeth again. Haha.
It's also a pretty bad time because it doesn't seem like a big deal, however 2:00 am is like, REALLY late to me, so if I DO decide to stay up past 1:00 am I usually feel crappy by the time 2:00 am rolls around.
Plus, nothing good happens after midnight (inside joke, not meant to be taken seriously), soooooo.... ;)
Keep it classy, nightowls.
What is your least favorite time of day?
Mine is 1:00 am. I feel like it's a pivotal point in the night hours where I have to choose between going to sleep or staying up über late. I also seem to get hungry around that time and since I brush my teeth immediately before going to "bed" I usually hate eating then; so I either have to deal with the hunger and go to sleep, or commit to being awake for another hour or so in which I eat and then brush my teeth again. Haha.
It's also a pretty bad time because it doesn't seem like a big deal, however 2:00 am is like, REALLY late to me, so if I DO decide to stay up past 1:00 am I usually feel crappy by the time 2:00 am rolls around.
Plus, nothing good happens after midnight (inside joke, not meant to be taken seriously), soooooo.... ;)
Keep it classy, nightowls.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Rain
August 5th:
Despite enjoying the warm weather that accompanies summertime, I get tired of it pretty quickly. I like wearing sun dresses or shorts, swimming, and going to the beach, but after about two months of lovely warm California weather I begin craving the cold. Given the choice I would much rather have it cold and rainy than have clear skies and heat. I love bundling up (even though I complain about being cold a lot); I love scarves and warm hats; I love curling up with a blanket and a book and listening to the rain fall on the roof - my house is particularly good for this because we have a foam roof that makes a cooking-bacon sort of sound when it rains.
Just today I was wishing for cold weather because I have a new pair of jeans that I adore and I wanna wear them without feeling like my colors are too dark/warm. I want to wear jackets and fuzzy socks. I want winter. Luckily up in Seattle I will have lots of "bad" weather, so I have that to look forward to!
I've always thought there was something really romantic about rain. Maybe it has to do with rainy weather promoting snuggles (which I also love), but I think it's more the movie-scene feel of walking down the street in a downpour. Umbrellas, dancing, kissing in the rain - they're all romantic rain things!
What is your favorite weather? What weather do you get tired of quickly?
Keep it classy, mes amis.
Despite enjoying the warm weather that accompanies summertime, I get tired of it pretty quickly. I like wearing sun dresses or shorts, swimming, and going to the beach, but after about two months of lovely warm California weather I begin craving the cold. Given the choice I would much rather have it cold and rainy than have clear skies and heat. I love bundling up (even though I complain about being cold a lot); I love scarves and warm hats; I love curling up with a blanket and a book and listening to the rain fall on the roof - my house is particularly good for this because we have a foam roof that makes a cooking-bacon sort of sound when it rains.
Just today I was wishing for cold weather because I have a new pair of jeans that I adore and I wanna wear them without feeling like my colors are too dark/warm. I want to wear jackets and fuzzy socks. I want winter. Luckily up in Seattle I will have lots of "bad" weather, so I have that to look forward to!
I've always thought there was something really romantic about rain. Maybe it has to do with rainy weather promoting snuggles (which I also love), but I think it's more the movie-scene feel of walking down the street in a downpour. Umbrellas, dancing, kissing in the rain - they're all romantic rain things!
What is your favorite weather? What weather do you get tired of quickly?
Keep it classy, mes amis.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Working Title
August 4th:
I feel like I'm running out of interesting topics to write on. I know that can't be true because there are, like, millions of things that I could talk about, but they just aren't coming to mind. Any ideas? Of those ideas submitted, I'll choose one and write my thoughts on it. Deal?
Sorry for the short post, I seem to be out of words!
Keep it classy~
I feel like I'm running out of interesting topics to write on. I know that can't be true because there are, like, millions of things that I could talk about, but they just aren't coming to mind. Any ideas? Of those ideas submitted, I'll choose one and write my thoughts on it. Deal?
Sorry for the short post, I seem to be out of words!
Keep it classy~
Mischief Managed
August 3rd:
Mischief managed. In case you're out of the loop, it's a phrase used by some characters in Harry Potter after they have done something bad behind the backs of their teachers. Usually pranks, but sometimes sneaking out, stealing things, ect.
Well, last night I went on a midnight mission with my friend K to "deliver" a "gift" to our dear friend in the form of an escape-rope-esque t-shirt chain. The two of us are kinda working on t-shirt quilts and as a result, we had a lot of excess t-shirt material, so what better thing to do with it but faux-tp someone? Since our friend has a front yard filled with spiky trees which would be a pain to clean tp off, he has never been pranked in any way (that I know of). So, of course he would be our target with our scrap rope. :3
Maybe this will start a fabric-rope-tp'ing war. That'd be cool. Just for kicks.
Keep it classy, pranksters.
Mischief managed. In case you're out of the loop, it's a phrase used by some characters in Harry Potter after they have done something bad behind the backs of their teachers. Usually pranks, but sometimes sneaking out, stealing things, ect.
Well, last night I went on a midnight mission with my friend K to "deliver" a "gift" to our dear friend in the form of an escape-rope-esque t-shirt chain. The two of us are kinda working on t-shirt quilts and as a result, we had a lot of excess t-shirt material, so what better thing to do with it but faux-tp someone? Since our friend has a front yard filled with spiky trees which would be a pain to clean tp off, he has never been pranked in any way (that I know of). So, of course he would be our target with our scrap rope. :3
Maybe this will start a fabric-rope-tp'ing war. That'd be cool. Just for kicks.
Keep it classy, pranksters.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Today
August 2nd:
This morning I went to breakfast with my dad at The Original Pancake House in Los Altos. It's our favorite breakfast place and we always get the same thing (we split the diced ham and scrambled eggs with a side of pancakes and I get a hot chocolate), but today we got something different. I got a ham and cheese omelet and wheat toast and a hot chocolate and my dad got eggs and bacon and pancakes. My omelet ended up being a little too rich for me, but it tasted pretty good nonetheless.
After breakfast I went to the library and ran a couple errands. I set up my credit card and made an Amazon Student Prime account (students get 50% off the prime membership cost!).
At 2:30 I left my house and picked up my friend K and we drove up to Mount Hermon together to pick up my pillow which I had left there after camp last week. It was my first time ever driving highway 17, so that was an experience, albeit not one as exciting as I had expected. We went to Pondy, retrieved my pillow, traded in a messed up camp DVD, and then headed down to the Mount Hermon Conference Center.
It's tradition with my friends K, R, and L to walk down to Conference while at camp, but since they made the rules more strict this year we couldn't do it. For closure, I really wanted to go, so we went! I got ice cream at the Fountain and K got dippin' dots. We also ran into my counselor from 2011, which was super fun! She's such a wonderful woman of God. She was so sweet how her whole face lit up when she saw us <3 K and I also went to the bookshop where I bought a lanyard and a couple little wooden "coins" which are kinda just charms.
We were gonna also visit the Redwood grove, but when we realized we'd have to pay for parking, neither of us were motivated enough to go, so we turned around and got Jamba Juice instead. We also visited this little shop called Zinnia's in Scotts Valley, but didn't end up getting anything. Fun to look at stuff though, even if we don't buy!
I ended the day by dropping off K, then going home to tuck myself in with a book :3
Today was a good day. What did you do today? :)
Keep it classy~
This morning I went to breakfast with my dad at The Original Pancake House in Los Altos. It's our favorite breakfast place and we always get the same thing (we split the diced ham and scrambled eggs with a side of pancakes and I get a hot chocolate), but today we got something different. I got a ham and cheese omelet and wheat toast and a hot chocolate and my dad got eggs and bacon and pancakes. My omelet ended up being a little too rich for me, but it tasted pretty good nonetheless.
After breakfast I went to the library and ran a couple errands. I set up my credit card and made an Amazon Student Prime account (students get 50% off the prime membership cost!).
At 2:30 I left my house and picked up my friend K and we drove up to Mount Hermon together to pick up my pillow which I had left there after camp last week. It was my first time ever driving highway 17, so that was an experience, albeit not one as exciting as I had expected. We went to Pondy, retrieved my pillow, traded in a messed up camp DVD, and then headed down to the Mount Hermon Conference Center.
It's tradition with my friends K, R, and L to walk down to Conference while at camp, but since they made the rules more strict this year we couldn't do it. For closure, I really wanted to go, so we went! I got ice cream at the Fountain and K got dippin' dots. We also ran into my counselor from 2011, which was super fun! She's such a wonderful woman of God. She was so sweet how her whole face lit up when she saw us <3 K and I also went to the bookshop where I bought a lanyard and a couple little wooden "coins" which are kinda just charms.
We were gonna also visit the Redwood grove, but when we realized we'd have to pay for parking, neither of us were motivated enough to go, so we turned around and got Jamba Juice instead. We also visited this little shop called Zinnia's in Scotts Valley, but didn't end up getting anything. Fun to look at stuff though, even if we don't buy!
I ended the day by dropping off K, then going home to tuck myself in with a book :3
Today was a good day. What did you do today? :)
Keep it classy~
Thursday, August 1, 2013
August
August 1st:
I cannot believe it is August. Last year about now I was moaning about how summer is almost over, cramming in my summer homework, and buying MORE pens to add to my ever-growing collection. This summer is the beginning of a new August trend since my school year doesn't start until late September now that I will be attending university :3 I have about another two months until "summer" is over. Luckily I don't have summer homework (I know a few who have pre-college summer homework - EW!), and my college shopping has yet to commence. I'll probably begin actually preparing for college after my "semester" friends have left (colleges work on either semester or quarter system, semester schools start sooner and get out sooner, and vice versa for the quarter schools).
But back to August. I don't think I like August in general. Perhaps that'd because I'm so used to associating it with the end of summer and the beginning of school, but it could also have to do with the fact that I don't like how "August" sounds as a word. August. September sounds much better. November is even prettier. April is nice too. December is lovely. But August? No. Me no like. Sounds like "AW! GUST!" to me. Who cares about a gust (of wind?) anyway? I'm strange. But we already knew that.
Today is the first day of August. Août première. That's French for August first. I took french in high school and loved it, but most of it has fled my mind because I didn't take it my senior year. So, I had to use Google Translate. What can I say?
The first of every month makes me a little sad. It means that the last month is gone and I have a whole month more to fill. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it's kinda daunting.
Today is the day that I have lived the longest in my life. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
What are your thoughts on August? In particular, August first? :)
Keep it classy, readers~
I cannot believe it is August. Last year about now I was moaning about how summer is almost over, cramming in my summer homework, and buying MORE pens to add to my ever-growing collection. This summer is the beginning of a new August trend since my school year doesn't start until late September now that I will be attending university :3 I have about another two months until "summer" is over. Luckily I don't have summer homework (I know a few who have pre-college summer homework - EW!), and my college shopping has yet to commence. I'll probably begin actually preparing for college after my "semester" friends have left (colleges work on either semester or quarter system, semester schools start sooner and get out sooner, and vice versa for the quarter schools).
But back to August. I don't think I like August in general. Perhaps that'd because I'm so used to associating it with the end of summer and the beginning of school, but it could also have to do with the fact that I don't like how "August" sounds as a word. August. September sounds much better. November is even prettier. April is nice too. December is lovely. But August? No. Me no like. Sounds like "AW! GUST!" to me. Who cares about a gust (of wind?) anyway? I'm strange. But we already knew that.
Today is the first day of August. Août première. That's French for August first. I took french in high school and loved it, but most of it has fled my mind because I didn't take it my senior year. So, I had to use Google Translate. What can I say?
The first of every month makes me a little sad. It means that the last month is gone and I have a whole month more to fill. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it's kinda daunting.
Today is the day that I have lived the longest in my life. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
What are your thoughts on August? In particular, August first? :)
Keep it classy, readers~
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