A Cinderella Story

Just let me say that it was a horrible movie. Don't watch it cuz the acting sucked. Sry if I offend anyone cuz of course, this is just my opinion. Chad Michael Murray was cute in his football uniform although you don't get to see him in it till the end of the movie. other than that, it was a typical movie that was really really predictable in every sense with some pretty cheesy lines.
as for other news, I no longer have a job:( today was my last day working at papa murphy's and lifeguarding/teaching kids how to swim ended last monday. i no longer have anything to fill up my days so i shall be online quite a lot. good news is that i broke my $1000 mark thnx to lifeguarding. that's probably not going to get touched too much cuz it's most likely going into either my college fund or a car fund. in order for me to get a car, i have to raise $5000...that's not going to happen anytime soon...hehe. i don't mind though, as long as someone else can give me a ride, i'm happy. driving isn't a big part of my life although it's more accomodating for whimsical events.
only 7 days till move in day!!! we definitely should get together sometime next week and have a girls week...but sarah's not here...right? or does she come back next week??? :( i'll cross my fingers and hope that she is.
"Shall we go to bed?"

Aloha from Ball State

Allo, peeps!!

I'm currently sitting in one of the BSU computer labs, trying to pass a few minutes before we head over to the awards ceremony.

Argh... I'll explain more later. Overall, it was great. Now, it's just a bit frustraing, but I'll discuss more later.

Night!

"Shall we go to bed?"

Errare humanum est, in errore perservare stultum.

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I just really haven't had anythign to say, but oh well. I still don't really, but that's okay. I figure I'll just write.
I finally totaled points. If you want to know, just ask! I'd rather not post them in here right now. Maybe later though.
Yeah, so I'm not feeling too well. Up until today, I haven't been really nervous about this weekend, but it's hitting me now. I'll get over it after everything is over though. I'm just a bit nervous.
With all that said, not much more has happened here. It's been really quiet, which I guess is good. Chelsea's having her birthday party Friday night, but that isn't going to really be a problem, considering only 1 girl is coming. Besides, I'm going to a movie that night with my dad. (Hence why I am nervous) Ah well. Again, I'll get over it. I'm sure I'll be okay.
Otherwise, that's about all.
"Shall we go to bed?"

Busy busy!

Ooh, pretty colors. hehe My family decided at the last minute to spend the weekend in Chicago! We left Friday afternoon and returned Sunday night. On Friday night we went to Nordstrom's (I got a belt) and went to see the Blue Man Group. It's very hard to describe but the show is basically three guys who don't talk whose heads are entirely painted blue. It incorporates drumming, painting, music, technology, and skits. Not to mention it is very hard to describe. *wink* It was definitely the most surreal experience of my life; I was gaping with awe!
 
The next day we went to the Shedd Aquarium. My favorite animals were the dolphins (they were dark-sided, not like the bottlenose you usually see at the zoo, really pretty), sea otters (SO cute!) and beluga whales. That night we went back to Nordstrom's (they were having really good sales) and I bought some very cute pajamas.
 
On Sunday we went to IKEA, a massive home furnishings store. Usually I hate furniture shopping with my parents but we all ended up finding things we liked. Plus they have really good food for a furniture store!
 
So now I'm home, but not for long. This Friday I'm going to a concert (John Mayer & Maroon5) and on Sunday I leave for NYC to visit my aunt for a few days. When I get back it will be time for family vacation (to Canada, I think), which will end right before school starts. Ugh, school. I was upset about the new schedule, too. Getting out two days before Christmas is really gonna suck, but I think we're getting finals over with before vacation this year, which will be nice. Plus we get 10 days for spring break, AND we get to go to prom this year! YAY! Oh,  and about the new policy about getting books...that really screws me over since I think we'll be on vacation during registration days, so hopefully I can somehow have someone else pick up my books for me, or work out something similar. Hmm...
 
Anyway, I guess I'll blog again when I get back from NYC!
 
"Shall we go to bed?"

Ad augusta per angusta.

Hello!!!!!!!
New quote: Ad augusta per angusta. Have fun. I have still yet to calculate points. I've been with Sarah these last couple of days and therefore haven't been able to acess my point charts at home.
Ah yes. Sarah's making me blog. Therefore, it's time for........*drumroll*.......our dday in Kokomo.YAY!
Okay, Friday I went with Sarah and Mrs. M. to Kokomo to visit Sarah's relatives and to shop. Well, we first went shopping and Sarah bought a plethera of outfits, and I bought a very cute evening dress. (Although, I now have no where to wear it. lol. Ah well. C'est la vie.) I really like it though. Then we went to Sarah's Aunt's and Uncle's house to visit them. We stayed for a while and talked. We also watched home movies. Not just any home movies. Home movies of Sarah as a baby!!!! One word: AAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! We saw her go up and down steps and play in the pool, (I know, Sarah enjoying being in the pool! lol) her halloween as a bunny when her ears kept falling down, and we saw her love of rocking chairs and chocolate. At one point she carried a bag of chocolates around the house and wouldn't let them go. She was so cute though!!!!! (Sarah, embarrased yet??) That's where I am going to leave it though. (Otherwise Sarah might raid my house for baby videos, lol. )
Today I went to church and then went to lunch with the rest of my family. Much fun. But not. Ah well.
Got oboe reeds. yay......joy.....I really need to pick that thing up again though. I also got a flute music book of Les Mis. Interesting. Keeps me busy. :-D Ah well, that's all for now.
"Shall we go to bed?"

"Inspire"

WOOHOO! It's Sunday, which means that this time tomorrow I'll be at Ball State! :P Right now, I'm packing for workshops, and all you gals will be glad to hear that this year I'm only taking 3 pairs of shoes! (Last year, I had seven separate bags - one being just shoes!)

Workshops are going to be a bit different this year: Smitty's being out of business entirely, no more buying Mamma Jamma's, (hopefully) no Chris or whatever the other guy's name was to stalk Beth and me...

I have come to the conclusion that reminiscing is fun. However, even more fun is eating, and there's food downstairs that's calling my name. (In other words, I'm hungry! :P) I'll talk to y'all on Friday! 

"Shall we go to bed?"

10 Things I Hate About You

i love the colors on this blog!!!! makes it so fun and exciting!!!  all the school info is starting to come in and it's making me sad.  it really sux that they're passing out books before classes start cuz i loved the first day cuz that's what most of the time was spent doing.  then you got to talk while the teachers called everyone's name and so on and so forth.  i heard this year that SRT was going to be totally screwed up as in the fact that no one will have it the same period and you can't go anywhere to get help or make up test...so i've heard, but i'm probably wrong.  school starts in two weeks!!! i'm going to be so bored with not knowing many people and not having the conforts of home so expect to see me online 24/7 since there's wireless internet throughout campus. 
lifeguarding ends after next monday so i'll be stuck at home bored. must find something productive to do other than reading.  since summer's began, i've barely turned on the tv which is a revelation considering i was a tv maniac.  next weekend, some friends of my rents are coming down from canada so at least i'll get to get out of the state at least once this summer.  everyone seems like they've gone to so many places this year with at trips to cali, vietnam, new york, and tennesse. i'll have you all know that i'll be traveling the 3 hours to chicago so we can now add that to the list two.  not only are we not spending the night there, but we're probably only gonna be there for a couple hours of shopping and then probably eatin' lunch or dinner. lol. sounds like all of your summers are going awesome!!!
i heard a lil bit about your news sarah!!! i'm so happy for you:-D you must tell me more bout how it happened and everything!!!
 
"Shall we go to bed?"

Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto

Hola all!
Argh. Did everyone see LT's new schedule for next year? First, LN students pick up their books at registration. Argh. That's gonna be a headache and a half. Then we get out of school for winter break Dec. 23rd and go back January 3rd. But we do get "flex" days, meaning our spring break is March 23rd until April 4th. Eh, that could be worse. Ah well. Ha! Prom is 4 days before my birthday! And there is still an honor's night. I'm not going. I hated it this year. Don't ever want to go again. Ah well. That short rant is over.
So yeah.
I went to lunch with my dad and Sarah today. That was....stressful. I think that it was time to talk to him again though. So yeah. He still wants to meet Nathan. And yes, Sarah, my father does like you. I wouldn't worry about it. He likes most people. Ah well. It was an interesting time. We talked mainly about school and such of that sort. So yeah. Don't worry. I am still alive and he didn't really upset me. I told you all I could handle it. See? Strong Ashely! (Who still can't spell her name! Ah well. C'est la vie!)
Well, Michael, you just signed off, but you never gave me that link, so I won't be clicking it anytime soon, will I? (Long story. WAIT! You're back!) I'm too lazy to delete this paragraph, so deal.
Well, tomorrow I am going to Kokomo with Sarah and her mom I think. That should be fun.

"Shall we go to bed?"

"Jewel Song"

Argh. Ever have one of those days where everyone gets on your nerves for things they do that normally wouldn't bother you? :( Today's one of those days. I prefer not to rant, however.

Today was my first official DCM. One person came. I remember sitting there at 1:15, thinking: "I hope someone's late and is still planning to come. I feel like a fool standing up by myself in the Glendale Mall Food Court, watching the people who come through the doors." Then Danielle came, and I was happy. Ah, well. More cupcakes for Amaris!

After that, I rushed over to Ruby Tuesday's to have lunch with Ash and her father. (I still think he doesn't exactly like me all that well, Ash. I don't get along well with Gemini men, unfortunately. Pooie. There are some nice ones out there.)  We talked for about an hour and 45 minutes, which I found incredibly interesting. (Yes, I know, I'm using astrological psychology in my observations, but when there's a Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer present, you're bound to have an entertaining time.)

Then Ash came over, and we talked. WOOHOO! And she's coming with me to see relatives in Kokomo tomorrow! (Can you say, shopping with my aunt and uncle?)

And the countdown continues... (Right, Ash?)

"Shall we go to bed?"

Inter caecos regnat strabo.

Hola! It's me! And I am at Sarah's house.  I am spending the night. I came over to use the shower and I am staying. Ha! And there's nothing she can do about it! bwahaha!
Yeah. The gas was turned off and I wanted to take a shower, so I drove to Sarah's.  Then by the time I was finished, it was pouring and there was lightning. Ha. yeah. Not driving in that, so I stayed, and frankly, I'm too lazy to drive the 3 miles home. Ah well.
Well, I don't have points yet, but I'll attempt to do that tomorrow after lunch.
Speaking of, I am having lunch tomorrow with my dad and Sarah. Can you say nervous?? I am sooooooooooooooooooo worried and nervous and anxious etc it's not funny. Argh.
So yeah. Wish me luck!!!!!!!!! Nervous. If you want to know more, I'll post when I get home. I hope. Michael says that we're gong to end up dead on the 11 o'clock news. I can't say I really believe him though.  (Actually, I don't believe him at all.)
Oh! I got ER scrubs. Yay! They're surgeon's scrubs. :-) I love that show. Seriously.
Now Sarah's going to give me a topic to go off on a tangant about: Chocolate. I love chocolate. It always helps everything to feel better. Seriously, if you're hurt, eat some chocolate. So yeah. Chocolate is also what some people used to call Hersh. Mainly Mrs. Moreland. But that's ok! I think Sarah thinks that I am crazy. I'm really not. I'm just tired. I'm in tired mode. Seriously. And I don't know why. Probably because I am tired. AH well. Sleep! Love ya!!

 
"Shall we go to bed?"

Indescribable

Well, I'm back. You all have written a LOT in the last 10 days, and I'm sure you're expecting a really long post from me about my trip, but I just can't. There are a million things I want to say, I want you to know about, but it's impossible to write. I went with my youth group and a youth group from Illinois to do Habitat for Humanity in Tennessee. This was my second year on the trip. We worked on four houses from 8-5 Monday through Friday, went to Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, and then came home.  The trip went so fast but was so incredibly meaningful. It was wonderful to be with everyone again, and I felt I strengthened my relationships a lot more this year. Unfortunately, that also means that I miss everyone SO MUCH, and I have settled into post-Habitat depression. I'll get out of it eventually, especially considering I'm going to a concert next Friday, NYC after that, and then family vacation after THAT, but I won't ever stop missing them and thinking about how much they mean to me. All right, I'm done. Sorry.

"Shall we go to bed?"

"Expect"

My ViVi didn't come yesterday. Or today. :(

When I walked into Marsh's yesterday, one of the employees looked me up and down and said, "Woo! What have we got here? Why don't girls like you come here more often?" Then when I was checking out, the bagger (another young guy) started hitting on me, but he ended the conversation with: "I'd ask you out, but I think I'm a bit too old for a 13-year-old girl."

Argh.  Not that I could (or would) have dated him anyway, me being "single but pledged." :P Haha... I know that later on I'll be happy to look younger. I just have to keep that in mind.

"Shall we go to bed?"

Fast Food Nation

Hey everyone!! I'm back from cali!! Hehe... so i've heard about some wonderous exciting news since i've been back. Sarah dahling we shall discuss this matter to the death! hehehehe... and ali.. i need to laugh at you  so i hope i get to see u soon! hehe. Well, cali was ok. Kind of boring becuz it was based around the whole reunion thingy. But i hung out with Ohio friends so it wasnt that bad. OO! i also got my pearl drink! mwahahaha! that made it all worth it! I also finished reading fast food nation. wow... that could so turn me off from fast food not that fast food turned me on... haha.. moving on. I'll have to tell u guys about my trip later and im sure a lot of u have stuff to tell me! hehe.. Btw, we got new colors? we had colors? im so confoosed...
 
"Shall we go to bed?"

Shrek

ooo!!! all the new and pretty colors:)  very awesome.  just got all four of my wisdom teeth taken out today and so i haven't done much except sleep.  it's not painful or anything which i'm surprised about.  it was about a 45 min operation that seemed like 5 min to me cuz once they put that IV in my arm, i was out in less than a min cuz the next thing i knew, they were helping to get off the chair. lol. thank god for sedation!!!  when i finally got over the whole dizziness thing, my entire bottom lip felt like it was a huge balloon even though it was still numb, but when i actually did look in the mirror, it looked just a bit swollen but not enough for people to gape at me and say, "What the heck happened to you?!" lol. all in all, it wasn't as horrible as people kept telling me it was.  i don't even feel any pain right now...but then that might be the painkillers doing it's job.  i took my last dose around 3 and they only last bout 6 hours so if they start to bother in me in the next couple hours, i'll pop in another pill, otherwise, i'm gonna try to go without.  the only bad thing right now is that my gums are still bleeding and you have to change these guaze pads every 30 min or else, they might stick to the gums that are trying to recover and that in time might heal over the gauze where in that case, you'd have to go back to the dentist and have then cut up your gums to get the gauze out.  so if any of you are going to get your wisdom teeth taken out any time soon, it's not bad....i was hoping i'd get vikadin cuz that's the painkillers some other peole got, but i've got something that starts with an M:( lol, o well, drugs are drugs.  hope everyone is just cheerios!!!
 
"Shall we go to bed?"

"DOUBLE"

Warning: Incredibly short post.
 
My YesAsia order didn't come in today. :(
 
Three words for Jane when she comes home from Cali: "CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!" :P Then call me!
 
NEWS FLASH: Jane's coming home around 11 tonight, according to her mother. YAY!
 
"Shall we go to bed?"

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.

I'm too lazy to calculate points. Sorry!
Anyways though. Not much more here. I'm a bit depressed, so I probably won't be saying much these next few days. Ah well.
I hope that everyone has fun on all of their trips and such that are coming up in the next two weeks.
I took a walk today. It made me feel a bit better. It didn't seem as long as when I walk the same trip by myself, which made me happy. Cha cha gave up about half way through and so we took turns carrying her home. At one point she tried to perch on my shoulder. Interesting little dog. I have a bird who thinks he's a cat and a dog who thinks she's a bird. Oh argh.
Oh, btw, Jane, Evan saw some of the Labyrinth. He isn't disgusted by it as you are, lol. So yeah.
Anyways, I cut and highlighted my hair today. Much fun. I now have very blonde streaks in my hair and it's about 2 inches shorter than it was. Maybe three. I'm really bad with lengths. Ah well. You get the picture, or you should.

"Shall we go to bed?"

"Love & Honesty"

This is sad. I spent half an hour curling my hair and getting all dolled up for dinner and a concert with my college friend and her boyfriend, and now we're rescheduling the concert because of the rain.
 
Anybody want to get together with me and do something? I asked Mom if she had any alternatives to Plan A, but her Plan B wasn't all that great. "You know, we can go to the movies!"
 
The movie theater. Where it's dark for a vast majority of the time you spend in it. Where people can't see the work I put into my hair. *tear* Wow... I sound completely superficial, but I took the time to make myself look pretty. I want people to see it, like Chris Rock's line: "Heck, if I got a Jaguar or Mercedes, I wouldn't want those tinted windows. I want people to see who had the money to buy it!" (That was major paraphrasing, but you get the idea.)
 
That's the end of my rant. Good night!
 
EDIT: I dragged Dad to Broad Ripple, where we ate at La Jolla and people-watched. (Thank you, Ash, for entertaining me, though! :P )
 
"Shall we go to bed?"

Idem velle atque idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est

Hello all! And how are you all? I'm good. We've got colour now! That
makes me happy! :-D Anyways, let's get down to business: You all
have been doing really well with my quotes! Congrats! Your new quote is
Idem velle atque idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est. You get extra
points, anywhere from 10-100 if you tell me if you agree with the quote
or not. So you can get up to 260 points this time around.

WE HAVE A PHONE NOW!!!!!!!!!!! Do you know how happy that makes me?? I
was going crazy without it! But now, yay! I can get calls! Although, I
did go 15 days without it.

Last night went to see Sussical. That is such a cute show. I really enjoyed myself. :-)

And I must add a YAY in because Sarah's page is up and running once more. I really like the new layout. It's very nice.

Oh, yeah, before I forget, points!

Nathan ...................990

Ali ..........................900

Sarah......................720

Michael...................520

Marten....................470

Olivia......................460

Jonah......................320

Evan.......................160

SO.....yeah. The kids got back this morning from Canada. Chelly and
Chris came and woke me up at 7h00. Ugh. I though, did not get up, and
went back to sleep until 10h30. :-D

I found out something very cool. I ran out of silver polish yesterday,
and I needed to shine up one of my flutes. (One that I am going to
sell.) Anyways, mom told me to use toothpaste, and you know what? It
worked! So if You ever need to shine something silver and have no
silver polish just go to your bathroom and get your Colgate. It works
just as well. (Although it's harder to do if your on the phone with
someone as Sarah and I found out this morning, lol. Ah well. Yeah,
there's my useless advice for today: Buy toothpaste for all your silver
polishing needs. :-)



"Shall we go to bed?"

"Namaeno Nai Uta"

Amaris = happy.
 
New YesAsia package. Enough said.
 
I'm going with Emi (and her boyfriend and best guy friend) to see the ISO tomorrow night. :P Other than that, I have nothing planned, so find ways to keep me busy!!
 
Amarismoon.com has a new layout. YAY!
 
"I've been rejected...twice!"

"Konoyono Shirushi"

As for the above quote, it's BoA's new single.
 
Anyway, much of what's happened recently has already been written by Ash. I'll spare the details of our mall trip. (Haha... $27 bucks doesn't get much, but it does get some nice birthday gifts for Janice!)
 
I received my AP World History scores in the mail today, too. I got a 4, which, although I wanted a 5 at the beginning of the year, is great, considering how incredibly crappy my essays were. Answering all but one question on the multiple choice seemed to have helped.
 
"I've been rejected...twice!"

Quid Novi??

Eh, 100 points for translating that. It's nothing too important.

Yeah, so AP scores came today. ha. ha. ha. Nowhere near acceptable.
Whoops! (I managed to get a 2!) Ah well. I'll do better on the
multitudes of AP tests I still have yet to take. I hope......

Yeah so otherwise, nothing really important here. I spent the night at
Sarah's last night because mom worked until 6 am this morning. I didn't
really want to be alone. Being alone all night is a bit weird. I
tend to jump. A lot. At every noise. So yeah.

Hey! We're getting our phone fixed! wOOt! It'll be connected tomorrow
sometime, which makes me very very happy. :-D See? 'Tis a happy Ashley!
And tomorrow is Friday! yay for Friday! :-D

"I've been rejected...twice!"

The Scarlet Letter

Greetings from San Jose, California!! I just got here today and so far I'm... bored. Hehe... My dad has a reunion thingy here because he was in the navy. So I'm here chilling with Daniel and Andrew. We are watching friends... can u tell that we dont have much to do? Hehe... O btw! I read the Scarlet Letter! It's not my summer reading book, but I wanted to read it anyway and it is good. Not the happiest of books, but it's still good! My summer reading for the Academy is Fast Food Nation. It's alright. It's fairly interesting like how all the founders of fast food restaurants had no education. They were basically all drop outs yet they made billions. What a funny little world we live in. But I'm not a huge fan of fast food anyway. Well, anyways, I'll be back in 5 days! So everyone try not to miss me tooo much! hehe.. tootles!!!

"I've been rejected...twice!"

Dum spiro, spero.

Hello all! And how are we today? I'm good. I have finished about 1/2 of the Scarlet Letter and it's getting really good! (Seriously Jonah, it gets better than the door of the jail about 80 pages in.) I still have to type up my journal entries though. *bleh*
Well, I must put this in. You all know how Ali has been leading the Quote of the Day scores? Not any more! She is now second to...*drumroll* NATHAN! :-D
Scores are as follows:
Nathan: 990
Alison: 900
Michael: 520
Sarah and Marten: 470
Olivia: 460
Jonah: 320
Evan: 160
So yeah. Your new quote is Dum spiro, spero. Interesting one. Anyone in French might be able to make the connection between the verbs and some French verbs, but I don't know.
Sarah unexpectedly stopped by today, which was nice. I was thinking about going to see her this week, and I still might.
I can't believe that there's only 1 month and 5 days until school. Okay, I'm a dork, and I am looking forward to it.
AND I figured out how I am going to get my money for IB. Hello! I have two flutes upstairs that I never ever use anymore. I am going to sell them and get some money. Now, I have no clue what I am going to do senior year to come up with my money then, but that's okay. I should be able to get about $400 for my flutes, so that should be good. Senior year though, there's no way that I am selling my last flute. That would be like giving away my life. And as much as I despise that oboe, it is a challenge that needs to be conquered. (My new goal: To play the fugue in public on the oboe by senior year. Without passing out, lol. My oboe teacher seemed to think that I am going to pass out one of these days.)
So yeah. That is my next project: Finding a place that buys instruments. I know Paiges does sometimes, I might try there. Ah well. Another battle for another day.

"I've been rejected...twice!"

Surprise Party #2

Wow. I was surprised. Of course, when it's July 10th, I don't usually expect a birthday party.
YAY! More gifts! (Yes, I have a right to be selfish! Especially when it comes to the yellow pillow!)
I was also surprised by the amount of time and work people put into this (i.e. Ash, Jane and the drawing, Ali and the rug). I had absolutely no idea. Well, that's a lie. The streamers gave it away as soon as I walked in the door. :P

I LOVE ALL YOU PEOPLE! YOU ROCK!

And now it's time for Sarah to do some more interior decorating. (GRIN!)

"I've been rejected...twice!"

"Exegi monumentum aere perennius."

Hello all! What a blast we had today!! I'm kinda glad that's over though. There was sooooooo much to plan! I think it worked out well. I'll let Sarah give the specifics though.
Over all though, I know that I had a good time just being with my friends. Some interesting conversations about flame throwing ninja swords came up, and fun was had by all, I believe. And then, people tickled me, Ahem Evan, Clyde...and tried to take my socks, MICHAEL... But yeah. All in good humour.
I hope that everyone else had a good time. It seemed like everyone did, which makes me happy. I did come home and take a nap though. And everyone liked my cake! yay! I can give people the recipe if they want. (Just let me know. I could even post it on here)
Well, back to quotes. Nathan got the last one, and I'm really too tired to go and look for scores, so you'll have to do them yourselves. Sorry!
Ah, and with my quote thing. Your hard work will not be in vain. Whoever has the most points by the time school starts will get a cookie. Or possibly more than one. On ne sais jamais!
Otherwise, yeah. Not too much more here.
Saw King Arthur yesterday. Nathan and I shared a seat. That was really uncomfortable. Fun, but uncomfortable. Stupid armrest was going into my back the whole movie! Ah well.
When my dad gets back from Canada, I think that I am going to meet him for lunch one day. I'm telling you all, don't worry. I can handle this by myself. I promise.
I'll post later this week.
"I've been rejected...twice!"

Spiderman 2

pretty good movie. dunno if i liked it more than the first one, but i have to agree with olivia. the ending was definitely better than the first one. hope everyone had a good 4th of july. i got to go to chicago for a family reunion, but we didn't get to see much fireworks cuz it rained a lot before:( still pretty fun though, got to shop and eat in chinatown there...at least till it rained on us:-p

dunno about all of you guys, but summer has gone by so fast and it seems like we just got out of school. must treasure every moment. it's back to school comes august:( i think this weekend will prove to be very interesting. there's so many things going on. my cousin's 21st birthday is on sunday and there's this other party this weekend. just a socializing weekend. can't wait for tomorrow though!!!

"I've been rejected...twice!"

The Return of the Queen...Or Not

I survived St. Louis. Even more of a challenge was surviving nine whole days without my computer.

Janice is now an International Trustee. I'm so excited!!! She deserves the position more than any of the other incredibly unqualified candidates.

If you want to know more, ask me. (I have some wonderfully strange stories, like almost being virtually raped on the dance floor. It's much funnier in person, believe me.)

Time for a new end quote! This one was thought up by Ash and me while watching pieces of "Les Mis." She said that she liked the name Jean Valjean. I said that if she liked it so much that she should name one of her kids after him. I reminded her that my kids are going to be adopted from various Asian countries. She told me, "SO? Name one of the boys Jean Valjean and send him to France." I replied, "Oh, yeah. I can see it now: The kid will be telling people - "Oh, I'm Chinese/Korean/Japanese/etc., but I have a French name and an American mommy. She sent me on a cruise in the Atlantic and left me here. I've been rejected... twice!"

"I've been rejected...twice!"

Homines libenter quod volunt credunt.

Hello! How are all of you? I'm wonderful! My computer is working now, thanks to Evan who spent some time trying to get it to work.
Sorry about the three identical posts. The computer told me that it didn't post at all.....argh.
Your new quote? Homines libenter quod volunt credunt. Have fun. Make sure to give me an author if there's one. (Which by the way, if you don't give me an author, you get 150 points instead of 160. If there's no author, I just give you the full 160.)
Points:
Alison: 900
Michael: 520
Nathan:510
Sarah and Marten: 470
Olivia: 460
Jonah:320
Evan: 160
It's been really quiet here. I should be doing my summer reading, but I'm not. I'm getting too lazy for my own good. I know though that I am not going to have all that much time next year, and so I'm enjoying not doing anything. Ah well. I'm gonna go upstairs and read. yay...

"LOOK! Purple tuna!"

Happy Fourth!

Update since my last post: I saw The Notebook, and it is THE MOST ROMANTIC MOVIE EVER! If you like romance/chick flicks, DEFINITELY go see it!

The PA Institute is now over. Actually, today was my first day without classes (besides the weekend). The showcase went very well, I remembered 99% of the words and got some very nice compliments afterwards. Thank you to the Comstocks for coming!! (Other people came, too, but out of those the Comstocks are the only ones who actually read this.)

Hope everyone had a good holiday! On Saturday I went to visit some family friends (I call them my aunts) in Cincinnati. We went swimming in their pool and went out to dinner and for ice cream. Yum. :o) Last night I went to see Spiderman 2, it was good, full of action! And it had a happy ending (unlike the last one, sheesh, I thought I was going to die)! I need happy endings, lol.

This coming Saturday I leave on a youth group trip to do Habitat for Humanity in Tennessee. I'll be back on the 18th (technically I'll be back in town on the 17th, but won't actually be home until the next day). The trip was absolutely amazing last year, the best week of my life; I can't wait to see everyone again!! (My youth group goes with a youth group from Illinois; the other youth group has been making the trip for about 6 years now. They always stopped at our church on their way home, and last year we finally decided that we wanted to join them for the whole trip!) I don't know if I'll post before then, considering I won't be doing anything of note until the end of the week, so just plan on hearing from me when I get back. :o)

"LOOK! Purple tuna!"

Fortitudine vincimus.

I will add up points in a little bit and give them to you. Marten got the last one. He's really catching up! yay! Go Marten!
The next quote is Fortitudine vincimus.
AND...
Something happened today. Something extraordinary. It's amazing.


I cleaned my room. I mean CLEANED it. I took 8 garbage bags full of junk and yeah. It's SPOTLESS now. I mean, I have a floor, a bed, two bookshelves, a dresser, and...A DESK! And desk chair! wOOt!!!! It's amazing!!!! I am so happy!
Nathan gave me the most awesomest cd last night. I love it so much. Actually, I switched in between his cd and my new Band of Brothers cd as I cleaned my room today.
Otherwise, not much more here. I'll update later! Sarah comes home soon!
Jane and Ali: I need to talk to you both. Email me. Please. (musiknote2000@yahoo.com) :-D
"LOOK! Purple tuna!"

Fortitudine vincimus.

I will add up points in a little bit and give them to you. Marten got the last one. He's really catching up! yay! Go Marten!
The next quote is Fortitudine vincimus.
AND...
Something happened today. Something extraordinary. It's amazing.


I cleaned my room. I mean CLEANED it. I took 8 garbage bags full of junk and yeah. It's SPOTLESS now. I mean, I have a floor, a bed, two bookshelves, a dresser, and...A DESK! And desk chair! wOOt!!!! It's amazing!!!! I am so happy!
Nathan gave me the most awesomest cd last night. I love it so much. Actually, I switched in between his cd and my new Band of Brothers cd as I cleaned my room today.
Otherwise, not much more here. I'll update later! Sarah comes home soon!
Jane and Ali: I need to talk to you both. Email me. Please. (musiknote2000@yahoo.com) :-D
"LOOK! Purple tuna!"

Fortitudine vincimus.

I will add up points in a little bit and give them to you. Marten got the last one. He's really catching up! yay! Go Marten!
The next quote is Fortitudine vincimus.
AND...
Something happened today. Something extraordinary. It's amazing.


I cleaned my room. I mean CLEANED it. I took 8 garbage bags full of junk and yeah. It's SPOTLESS now. I mean, I have a floor, a bed, two bookshelves, a dresser, and...A DESK! And desk chair! wOOt!!!! It's amazing!!!! I am so happy!
Nathan gave me the most awesomest cd last night. I love it so much. Actually, I switched in between his cd and my new Band of Brothers cd as I cleaned my room today.
Otherwise, not much more here. I'll update later! Sarah comes home soon!
Jane and Ali: I need to talk to you both. Email me. Please. (musiknote2000@yahoo.com) :-D
"LOOK! Purple tuna!"

Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem.

Okay, the quote last time was the play is over. Marten gets points for that. It can also be the drama has been acted out. These words announced the end of a performance in a Roman theatre, adn Emperor August said these words on his deathbed. I'm giving Marten points. Micheal, I'm not sure where you came up with that translation, but the reason the feminine part is in there is because fabula, is feminine. Otherwise, no one except Marten gets points. Sorry!
Anyways, your new quote is Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem. :-D Have fun. Think about the meaning!
Anyways, yeah. Just thought I'd update this. Sarah, as we all know, is in St. Louis right now. I went by and saw her mother yesterday. (And her father.)But that's a long story that unless you really want to know, don't ask. Ah well. I have to go get ready to leave!

"LOOK! Purple tuna!"