The Future is a Question Mark

Hmmm. Nothing much since Thanksgiving. Yesterday (Black Friday) we went to the mall around 10. Ahahahahaha. Lots of people. Ahahaha....*goes insane*

I'm kidding. I didn't go insane. But it was crowded and there were long register lines. XD I only got 2 shirts. But I love them both. x]

Hmmmmmmmm...not much else. Today I put Christmas lights up in my room along with some other miscelaneous decorations. And I cleaned a little. Haha. I'll finish tomorrow. Maybe. =p So..yeah. Oh, I took some photos of lights today. Playing with my camera.

I basically took a bunch of pichas that look somewhat like this. I like it. So that's all. Just an update. Peace.

Hahhy Thanksgiving!!

If you don't understand my reasons for spelling 'happy' like that, then you need to go watch Switchfoot podcast episode 29. ;]

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!!! Whoo!! I must say I really enjoyed sleeping in this morning. Really. And that I don't have school until Tuesday. =D AND that I'm going to go see Twilight on Monday. =DDDDDD

So yes. Lovely 5-day weekend. Plus food. Yummm. And hardly any homework. Yayy. Oh and riding. Plus I might have the opportunity to ride this weekend at someone's house that my mom works with..? Omgsh. This is like the best weekend ever.

However, I do have some rather sad news. Switchfoot just sent out a newsletter and the new CD release has been pushed back to summer. Not spring. This also pushes the plan back, as they will most likely be touring in my area during the school year, not the summer like I wanted. *sigh* Of course, even if it is during the year, I have full intentions of staying as late as possible at the show. It's just...I might have school the next morning. XD So a slight lack of sleep there. Of course, it will all be worth it. But still.

So, that is a bit of a downer. But hey, Christmas is coming soon, it's a happy time of year. I'll survive. ;] Anndddd I asked for a Switchfoot t-shirt for Christmas. =]]

Mmm. Life is good right now. Good.

You Blink and You're Over the Brink.

Ughh. So. Much. Homework.

Although, I must say my main concern was finishing this 4-page research paper for Tuesday, and what do you know, I'm on the 8th page and I still have some more to write. Wow. That's never happened to me in my life. That's for sure.

Other than that, I have a 2-3 page rough draft to write for english, as well as some random worksheets and an algebra quiz to prepare for on Tuesday. So no, saying I have tons of homework is not an exaggeration in this case. I don't handle stress that well. But I'll get it done. It'll just stress me out a lot in the process. =D *smiley face drips with sarcasm*

On another note, I'm still obsessed with Switchfoot and Twilight. I'm asking for the Twilight box set for Christmas. =D And I've still been listening to Switchfoot constantly and watching podcasts.

Oh! I had a riding lesson yesterday. It was good. We worked on using a driving seat to get a canter depart. It's a lot of work. It was intense. XD But it went well. It took a while, but Boaz started cantering the first time I asked. And we're going to keep working on it.

Not much else has happened, I should probably get started on that english paper. I stopped in the middle of this blog and finished my research paper on John Hancock. Haha. It's 9 pages, with like two lines on the 10th page. I hate it when that happens. XD

Just Blurring the Lines

Updates, updates, updates......well. As far as everyday life goes, I guess some things have happened. I had a chorus concert last Monday. It was pretty good. =] Anddd I finally had my riding lesson!!! WHOO!!!!!!! It was well. I was intensely bucked twice in a row. Fun. I stayed on. And it was easy. So I mostly enjoy it because now I have a story to tell. Haha. =D

Other things.....I love Switchfoot. And you knew that. But what you didn't know is my latest plan. I suppose I'll go ahead and explain it in somewhat of its entirety. So you see, I've always wanted to be one of those people who knows Switchfoot personally, who they talk to and recognize. I know, that's every fan's dream (or fam's, in this case). But you see, when I am determined, I do everything in my power to make it happen.

On to point two, there's this fan club called Friends of the Foot. And here's the beautiful part. For $50 a year you get a pass for meet and greets (along with a guest) good for ANY show during the y ear. You also get a t-shirt, exclusive downloads, and an autographed 'best of bootlegs' cd. Amazing, right? Yes. So when I thought it would be nearly impossible to actually meet them, here's this option right at my fingertips.

And get this? I HAVE THE MONEY. Eeeeep!! Now excuse my fangirly-ness. I promise I would never be fangirly in front of them. ;] So..I have the money! This is totally possible!! Thing is, I'm totally going to save it until the new cd comes out. Then once I know the dates for the spring tour and when they'll be coming to my area, I'll order it. This. Is a dream come true.

Now before I get all sappy I'll state that I won't take anyone's crap about 'oh, that's never going to happen.' Because frankly, I don't care what you say. Though I won't let anyone shake my dreams, it starts to take a toll on you hearing negative comments all the time. Which is exactly why I'm not sharing this plan with anyone I know, basically. I refuse to be brought down by negativity. Now, I am perfectly aware that it will be difficult, nay, even nearly impossible. But do I care? No. I have a plan and I am determined. So no comments. I'm doing it no matter what anyone says.

Clearly, I feel strongly about this. It's true. And I'm very excited to meet the guys. XD So no comments. No nothing - unless it's support or shared joy. Because remember, I cannot be shaken. I've been listening to Switchfoot constantly and imagining the moment. I'll do it. I'm determined. You people don't know me. When I'm determined there's no stopping it. So basically, no, I'm not 'in love' with them. I don't think about them that way ever. Just no. All I want is to be a real life friend of the foot. And I intend to do so.

A Feeling We Both Know Inside, but Couldn't Find the Words

"..I couldn't write this verse. I've seldom been so sure 'bout anything before."

Ew. Monday. I was lulled out of my sleep this morning by my mother and I immediately shot out of bed groaning because I remembered it was Monday. I. was. so. angry. GAH!!

Anyway, the day went fine. We had pictures, which I just found out about last night. And thank God - I might've just worn sweats. XD But yeah. It was okay. Tonight is our band/orchestra/chorus concert. Sooo no dance tonight. The concert will most likely take a couple hours.

I don't really know what else to say. I'm feeling very switchfoot-obsessive. So I've been checking out some different sites and stuff. Yeah. Not much else. Cheerio.

But everything inside you knows there's more than what you've heard
There's so much more than empty conversations filled with empty words
And you're on fire when He's near you
And you're on fire when He speaks

You Can't Shut Me Up, You Can't Shut Me Down.

Well. Yesterday wasn't as great as I had planned. =[

My riding lesson has to be rescheduled because yesterday morning my trainer called and said that her daughter-in-law was going into labor so she was at the hospital. Of course I'm happy for her, but yeah. XD I haven't ridden in two weeks. I feel deprived. Lol.

I guess other than that it was okay. We went to lunch with my dad, that was pretty nice. My sister went to a sleepover last night so I basically had the computer and the TV to myself, which was also nice. =] And I did some reading for english so I could feel like I did something productive...it worked! =D

Uhm today I woke up, did chores, got on the computer, and did homework. I actually did a nice amount of homework, I only have a little left for tomorrow. So I feel good about getting work done. And not much else happened...I just stayed home. It was pretty cold today. Darn. I hope I don't freeze at the bus stop on Monday. Oh yeah, and I'm sick. Which isn't fun, but I also have a chorus concert on Monday, and I don't really want to be sick for that. At all. So I took some pills and I hope I get at least well enough to sing without snot dripping out of my nose Monday. =p
Lovely, right?

The Average, the Obvious.

Today would be part 2 of my 4-part weekend. Yes, it is Friday! I might like Friday's more when I don't have school. In fact, I most definitely do.

Today is especially happy for two reasons...
1. My daddy is taking my sister and I out to lunch, to wherever we decide to go. Yummm. =p
2. I have riding today. I am very happy. I haven't ridden in two weeks. This is a joyous thing.
But this morning my dad woke me up at 9, and frankly I have no idea why.

So, there you have it. To be a responsible student I should probably do some homework...but, ya know, maybe. If I feel like it. *grins* Hey, I still have two more days, right? Yes. So yesterday I was particularly lazy. I think all I did was get on the computer, watch TV, and eat. Oh and I got a shower and dressed myself somewhere in there. Oh yeah! I went to my youth group at 6:30 and we packed boxes for OCC - which I mentioned in an earlier blog. It was really fun, we wrapped the boxes all nice and wrote letters to put in them and stuff. We got like 20 boxes. It was a good time. The kids get so excited over those little shoe boxes with practically nothing in them. It means the world to them. It's amazing how little you have to do to make a real difference.

So that was fun. I'm glad I went. I've not much else to say. I think I would have to have done something yesterday to be able to talk about it. Unless you want to hear me ramble on about nothing, because that's mostly what I did. So I suppose I did do something, just...nothing worth mentioning other than youth group. Huh. I'll use that as an argument sometime.

Every Lament is a Love Song

Today is Wednesday, but it's also Friday. And here's why. Because I have a 4-day weekend which starts tomorrow. Can we say 'yay parent-teacher conferences'? I think we most certainly can.

On thus note, I can also celebrate the sleeping in factor! Not having to get up at 5:30 = later nights. Anndddd that I only have like, 2 homework things to do for Monday. This is going to be simply amazing.

Tonight we went to youth group, they played a lot of hockey. I sat out that part. I kinda suck at sports. XD But it was still fun. Tomorrow the youth group is packing our boxes for OCC - Operation Christmas Child. I think I wrote about it a while ago, but last year around Thanksgiving I went to the OCC headquarters in North Carolina and helped out. The first day we went through all the boxes, looked for donations, and then stacked them on palletes. For the next two days we went through and took out anything that wasn't supposed to be in there, like glass/breakables, liquids, loose candy, etc., and replaced them with a bunch of stuff that was ready for the occassion. It was a really cool thing. =] But yeah, we're hoping to get 20 boxes to send.

Friday I have riding! I didn't get to go last week so I'm pretty anxious.

Nothing really, other than that stuff. I'm kind of hoping to have weekend plans but I'm not counting on it. And right now I'm having some pretty serious stomach crampage so I'm thinking about eating something..=p

Fall-ishocity

I just invented a word. On that note, yay for new colors! It's all nice and warm and red for fall. Of course, red is a good Christmas color too...not much brilliancy on my part, there. Oh well. I'll come up with something. But for now it's staying like this.

So last night (or technically this morning) was daylight savingssss. Yuss. I like an extra hour of sleep. It does me great good. I never knew my body was used to what time I get up. I literally woke up an hour earlier than I normally have to get up on Sundays. It was pretty weird. But yeah, sleeping seems to be one of my favorite pastimes nowadays. Probably because most recently I find I don't get enough of it. Kind of like...when you're deprived of something, you appreciate it more. Well, you know what they say. You don't know what you have until it's gone.

But it's not like I don't get sleep or anything. Because I do. I just don't get quite as much as I would like to. But that's probably true of nearly everyone, so I have no room to talk.

Anyway, also last night, we did end up going to my grandparents' house to visit the relatives. It was nice. We had pizza and cookies. =] And more importantly, I didn't have to entertain my cousins. My other cousins were there as well and so they entertained each other. Which worked out quite well for me.

So today I'm doing homework again. I have to make an interview with a signer of the Declaration of Independence. I'm thinking the easy kind of questions that I can easily look up online, or make up some halfway legitimate-sounding answer. Oh yes. Big fun.

Oh and after church today we went to Wendy's for lunch with friends of ours. I swear the whole church had the same idea. We saw a lot of people there. XD

Trick or Treat? Whatever, Smell my Feet.

The answer is yes. Hahaha, and no, I'm not that bitter about it. I just thought it was a funny title.

Anyway, I did go trick-or-treating last night. Happy Halloween? Sure. My friend and I were Jack and Jill. She was Jack. It was pretty funny. Other than the freezing numbness and the dramatics, it was fun. Mostly the candy. =] But seriously, I didn't know trick-or-treating was so dramatic. Long story. I don't really feel like getting into it. XD But yes, I had a good deal of fun.

I'm on my high school dance team, and we performed this past Wednesday. I suppose it was pretty good, everyone said it was, regardless of how I feel about it. XD We had mess-ups, but I guess it wasn't that noticeable. Oh well. It's over with. =]

Not much else. Today we are supposed to go to my grandmother's because my aunt and cousins came down from Maryland to visit, and we were going to go see them. But I guess not, now? Darn. I just wanted to go for dinner. Excuse me for not enjoying playing spongebob with my cousins. XD

School....eh. Had 2 tests this past week. Got a 96 and a 98! =DD Yessss. Success. So this week was the end of the marking period, report cards next week. I'm not worried, I already know what my grades are. And I'm doing fine. XD Dance is good..riding is good, though I didn't go this week.

Oh and we are getting our kitchen redone. It's looking pretty cool, but every day when I come home I'm overwhelmed by paint fumes. It's not very wonderful. But hey, what can I do? XD Should be done within the next couple weeks! It's gonna be cooolll.

So, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth yet. And I don't plan on it anytime soon. ;]