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Corduroy

At Ann Taylor Loft, I got these three pairs of the same style of corduroy pants. I have them in green, yellow, and red, and I love them. The greens are my favorite, as they were my first pair.

I went over to Katie's yesterday to sleep over, and I wore the yellow pair. That morning, I came back home to shower, and changed into the green pants. That was all fine and dandy...until the seam randomly ripped during dinner. I was going back over to Katie's that evening, so I had no choice but to wear the red ones.

I don't think I've ever worn three pairs of pants on the same day before. Well, now I have.

See the lightbulb?

The electricity came on about twenty minutes ago, after spending 20 hours without Internet, light, or heat. Last night was not what I would call fun.

We planned to escape off to Alabama today, but the power came on just as we were halfway done packing (and actually, I was pretty much done by then). It's kind of bittersweet, I guess. I was really looking forward to not being lodged in a giant block of ice that is Fort Knox.

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My thoughts on this no electricity thing?

"NOOOOO!!"

"Ohhh Baxter"

"You're my little gentleman. I'll take you to foggy London town why? Because you're my little gentleman."

Fort Knox became trapped in a sheet of three-inch thick ice last night, and it's a little dangerous out there. We've heard a couple branches falling, and walking the dog ISN'T fun. We actually just take her out for as short as it takes to get the job done, actually.

It looks like snow, so when I stepped in it (and slipped) it wasn't pleasant. The ice is still coming down, so school is canceled again tomorrow. That's a really good thing---even if the streets are getting a little better, the steps aren't. My bassoon would take me down the ice and then not let me up.

Oh, and as for the quote---we watched Anchorman tonight.

Hoozah!

First school listed on the "School Closings" list is Ft. Knox. Hardin County, LaRue, Jefferson...none of them yet. I think I'm going to laugh incredibly hard if we get off and Hardin county doesn't. That'll show them what it's like to go to school when someone else have a snowday. (No offense to any of my Hardin County friends or reader)

I have some algebra homework I need to do tomorrow, but I think it's going to be really nice just being able to stay home.

Blog365: Day 25

I finished my anthrax project! I'll spare you of a picture (the graphics are kind of disgusting---I'm wondering how I'm going to sleep in the same room as it) and just tell you that the title is "(Not the castle of) Anthrax".

For all of those who are Monty Python fans, you'll get that. For all of those who AREN'T Monty Python fans...well, ask a Monty Python fan.

Over the rainbow

Today was the first YTHC workshop. It was really fun seeing my friends again (And debating who is better---Haldir or Legolas) and trying the different readings out. For instance, I read for Uncle Henry, and I think I did pretty well.

However, I've had "Over the Rainbow" in my head all day. Therefore, here's my favorite version:

Blog365: Day 23

Today was the weekly get-together with Sarah and Katie. Typically, we go over to Katie's house and watch What Not to Wear. We decided to shake things up this time, and so we watched West Side Story. Next week will be Fiddler on the Roof, and over time I'll bring over Les Mis, Phantom, and Cats.

Blog365: Day 22

Awhile back, my friend Matthew and I were voted "Most Likely to Turn in Homework" as part of the Class Favorites for the yearbook. Okay, so it wasn't quite the big deal as "Best Hair" or "Most Stylish," but I was voted something, so that was a change.

Yesterday, they made an announcement that today (Thursday) would be Favorites Picture day. They mentioned that we could bring "appropriate attire" to change into. For "Best Hair," that meant doing your hair all nice and pretty. "Most Stylish" isn't too hard to guess on. I had "Does Homework".

Rather than hiking my pants up four inches and buttoning my polo to the top button, I brought a pair of jeans and a shirt that I really like and think I look really nice, dare I say "hot" in. I wasn't subjecting myself to humiliation.

That apparently went in vain. The photographer (or the Art Teacher, I'm not sure who) had decided on our pose, and there was no negotiating. There was a single piece of paper, the "homework". Matthew and I were to do a tug-of-war over it, because we're obviously so keen on our homework and want to be the first to turn THAT particular paper in!

Well, with one piece of paper, it looks like we're being violent and trying to cheat by stealing the other one's paper. One would normally think that it would be a picture of us doing homework or holding papers that had A+'s on them.

But that's beside the point. My point is that people generally remember the class favorites in their pictures. Never forget Wylder as he climbed to the top of the bleachers while they were stacked up (I saw this, and it was actually kind of funny). Kari and Julian, always seen with a book or some sorts.

Never forget me, fighting over a piece of paper so much that it ripped. According to them, I love my homework that much.

It was mortifying. I'm already enough of a nobody at school, so that picture (in FULL COLOR, mind you, as this yearbook is in color) is not what I need to finish off the school year, nor to be remembered by. You can't see my face, as I had to face Matthew and look incredibly pissed, as to say "That's MY paper! Let me turn it in first! I spent ALLLL night on it, as I have no life!"

I can't wait for middle school to be over.

Outage

We just sat in the dark for about 45 minutes, and it was COLD. Thankfully, at about 9:38 or so, it finally turned back on, and we could all go to bed.

Time for a list

Things that come around every four years:

• The Olympics
  
• Leap Year
  
• Inauguration
  

This year turned out to be the third on the list (Inauguration), and it's the first time I've watched it. It's also the first time I've been consciously aware of it, and another first being the first time I remember being happy about the result.

I was going to post a video of the Bob the Builder theme song because I thought all the "yes we can"s would be fitting now. However, YouTube is down right now (on my computer at least), so I suppose you'll have to manage without.

So here's something else for you:



And yes we did.

Obsessed

It was sad to know that I already had a blog post titled "Obsessed", but nothing else suits the situation. Tonight, I have come up with a new hobby.

Aubrey and I were looking through Google Images (I think glancing at pictures of The Strokes for some reason) and I stumbled across a picture of them at the red carpet:



We weren't terribly impressed.

And so, I spent about thirty minutes flipping through pictures of Evanescence, Green Day, and other people to see how they dress for occasions like that. I came up with better pictures.

Who's doing it right:







If I have nothing to post, I might wind up giving my critique on some red carpet outfit.

Reason 14952 I'm happy there's no school tomorrow:

I'm wasting time watching a 3-hour documentary on Two Towers. That's almost as long as the movie itself!

I pulled out the GameCube for the first time in 6 months. I stayed on "Animal Crossing" for awhile, but did a lot of "Harvest Moon" as well. I wish I had more time to open it up, as I really do like video games and over geek-chic things like that. I probably do have the time, if I think reasonably. I just need to control it better.

Back to my documentary.

Blog365: Day 17

Mom, Dad, and Mike spent a fair chunk of today at the Brown Bear Sprint meet up at Shawnee. I didn't do much while they were away, so maybe you should catch up with them on mom's blog?

Blog365: Day 16

Today wasn't incredibly eventful. However, if I cheat with another one-liner this week, I'm not going to have moral comfort, so I suppose I can probably muster some sort of summary that'll take at least a paragraph or so.

We're doing projects on infectious diseases in science, and today we were in the computer lab. My disease is Anthrax, chosen mostly because of my huge addiction to Monty Python. Fellow fanatics will remember the scene in the Quest for the Holy Grail when Sir Galahad visits Zoot and Dingo at the Castle Anthrax. I'll probably draw from that in my title.

I need to pick one type, though. I'm stuck. Which type of Anthrax is your favorite, inhalation or cutaneous?

No more stitches!

I just got them removed. Blogging from Mom's Touch, so this is kind of hard. Better post tomorrow!

Blog365: Day 14

I have a German quiz tomorrow, so I need to study for that. Otherwise, I'm headed to bed as soon as possible. I got to sleep at 11 last night, and that ISN'T happening again.

Sorry for the lack of post recently. This has just been a long, boring, kind of painful (OW my mouth) kind of week.

Before Mom steals it

Bedtime!

Why do people stay up until all hours?

I mean, I have my homework done. I'm about to have my blogging done. It isn't even eight. Which is exactly why I'm going to sleep early tonight and, hopefully, for the rest of the week.

Happy Birthday, Harlow!

Karen informed me yesterday that today is Harlow Winter Kate Madden's first birthday. For all those unaware of who Harlow is, she is the daughter of Joel Madden and Nicole Richie.

It's strange knowing she's a year old now. She's like Suri Cruise---she never seems to get older. I could have sworn that she was eight months old for forever, just as Suri will probably be three for the rest of her life.

Happy Birthday, Harlow! Eat a little cake (or ice cream, if one-year-olds aren't supposed to have cake), open some presents, and enjoy your day.

A warning to all Mac users

Do not download the program "NVU". It's a WYSIWYG editor, and my friend Aubrey---who uses Windows---loves it. The Mac one kept opening and closing, wouldn't respond to anything, and wouldn't quit after Force Quit. I had to restart and carefully delete it.

Just a warning.

Blog365: Day 9

Tonight, I said to heck with my tooth pain and went over to Katie's house for a night of TLC. We watched "What Not To Wear", which was a review of trashy wardrobes from the past, and some Miss America show that was kind of interesting.

Aside from that, we messed around in Google image search, looking for pictures of various people such as William Moseley and Robert Pattinson. All in all, a good time.

Defy Gravity

My mom and I just got home from Wicked. Oh my God. One of the best things I think I've EVER seen.

I pride myself in being a huge fan of the show, knowing almost all the lyrics to the songs. I thought I'd just be following it along in my head---I wasn't. There's so much dialogue that they were able to cut out of the songs for the soundtrack, and so much that wasn't even in the Wikipedia synopsis.

Our Glinda was adorable, and Boq was awesome. Still, I was mostly impressed by Elphaba, my fellow mezzo-soprano. Guess who she was?

The original Young Cosette on Broadway.

I got a shirt for the show (I <3 OZ), which I'll take a picture of sooner or later. However, today I'll just say that I don't think I've seen special effects quite like that---ever!

Dentist!

Or more Oral Surgeon!

Today was my appointment, and it went fairly well, I think. It was kind of nerve wracking at first---I was listening to "Dentist!" from Little Shop of Horrors, and the door opened for the nurse to call my name just on the downbeat after "Now SPIT."

The IV kind of hurt---cold stuff and pinching aren't my ideas of fun. However, after being drugged up (and on my beloved happy gas), I was apparently hysterical. The last thing I remember was the surgeon saying that I should be feeling tired soon. That apparently wasn't the last of me---Mom says that the last thing I said was "I LOVE oral surgery!" just before I zonked out. And hey, the prep work is actually kind of nice.

If someone didn't lead me around after I woke up, I think I would have broken something---that being my arm or a vase is beyond me. I discovered that I had stitches in my mouth, which is kind of gross. They stitched up the piece of gum that's been bugging me, though, so I almost feel better.

I got the most vile liquid antibacterial medication. Really---I might as well be drinking sweat. Tonight I had both teaspoons of it in a shot glass, a normal glass of water in the other hand. I think I took an equal time to drink both.

We got my teeth to go, planning to blog them. And blog them we will. Here they are, along with the one tooth that they mostly pulled at the dentist's office:



Aren't the three down the middle (and especially the middle one) MONSTERS? And just to think---what were those things doing in my mouth?

I had my mom take this picture for Quinn, great Corpse Bride lover that she is:



"I'm his wife!"

Speak the chat

I finally really learned how to text! Aubrey and I exchanged numbers, and thankfully, we both have unlimited, so we're not going to be spending all our pocket money. I still need to exchange numbers with a lot of my friends, but I think I really like being able to send a quick message.

Blog365: Days 5

I just uploaded my photos from the pizza party. They turned out well enough for me to keep them in my secret stash on iPhoto, but none of them turned out well enough that my friends would totally appreciate me posting them on my blog. Oh well. There's always next time---I really need to work on my photography, though.

Our phones actually arrived today. We're not allowed to take the little sticker that says "Rant---Sprint" yet, because my mom wants to find screen protectors. I hope it's sooner-ish, because it's a little hard to see around the images.

My bassoon reed hasn't come yet, though.

Blog365: Day 4

Obviously, I'm not going to be able to post the pictures today. I'm going to go through them sooner or later and send the good ones to the writer of the Youth Theatre blog. I'll provide a link to the album from there.

Today was spent cleaning my room, finishing thank-you notes, and watching Fellowship of the Ring. I've had an obsession with the LOTR movies recently, and actually have been watching pieces and parts of the different movies, so as just to watch my favorite characters (Haldir and Pippin).

Sorry about the pictures, though.

Blog365: Day 3

I just got back from the YTHC new year's pizza party! I'd normally post pictures, but I'm not sure how well any of mine turned out, so I'll do them tomorrow. Nothing's happening tomorrow.

Blog365: Day 2

How odd it is to go from Day 365 back to Day 2!

Today was a low-key day mostly at home. I had an appointment with the oral surgeon ("Yep, you need surgery") this afternoon, and it was fairly in-out. We arranged a date, time, and all that good stuff. I only had one question---will I get good pain medication? This was a big deal, bigger than how much school would I miss. Recently, Motrin has been my BFF Jill. And the answer was yes, I will.

I'm on for Wednesday at around ten in the morning. I don't think I'll be able to go to Musical Theatre that afternoon (Perdita can be out for a day). I hope I get better soon, though---Thursday, we're seeing Wicked. I guess I'll just have my Pain Meds just before I go. I promise not to pull a Rocky Horror and belt "Defying Gravity" right along with Elphaba and the rest of the gang.

We were SUPPOSED to get new cell phones today (We've had ours for about three years), but Sprint was apparently wrong when they said we'd get them today. I really hope I get mine tomorrow, as that's the Youth Theatre Pizza Party. It'd be really nice if I were able to get everyone's phone number somewhere I could actually find!

And so we spent tonight eating fondue (The cheese is actually REALLY GOOD) and watching Downfall. It was long and confusing enough to challenge Lord of the Rings, but also measured up in amazingness. It was epic in its own scary-creepy-Hitler sort of way.

The Magic Forest

It was strange waking up this morning and knowing that, technically, I didn't have to blog. However, if I don't blog today, then I won't tomorrow. Or the next day. Or for the rest of the month, actually.

We were taking down Christmas decorations this afternoon. I came out of the kitchen after cleaning off some Reindeer Stakes (we have light up reindeer) and saw this in the hallway:





I think I'm really learning how to use my camera---hopefully most of the pictures from this year will be taken with it! (And I want to buy Photoshop soon---iPhoto is fine for storing photos, but not much else)