OH. MY. #%$@*. GOSH! I'm not much of a swearing person, but I'm pretty pissed off right now!
For a few days now, my mom, dad and I have been wondering what this urine smell coming from the basement was. When we were looking around today, mom found the source.
Turns out my 2 amazing cats (Laundry Hog and Miss Spaz) peed on the wall.
Mom and dad are upset, but for a different reason than mine. They're mad because the cats peed on the wall. Yeah, I'd be mad too, but the wall they peed on was kinda crappy anyways (perhaps they were trying to tell us something?).
I'm mad because now the cats have to live outside. OUTSIDE! In a kennel! The kennel's big, but STILL! UGH!
'Rents are saying that if they do it once, they'll do it again. Ugh!
Their litterbox is inside a closet and there's a little hole in the door in which they go in and out of. Well, covering the hole is a stupid little flapping door that makes a lot of noise and I have a feeling the cats are afraid of going in and out of the litterbox BECAUSE of the flapper door.
I've noticed Miss Spaz hates the flapper. Luandry Hog runs in and out of the door really fast.
It just sucks. The 2 animals I care for so much, are there for me no matter what, and listen to my ramblin', are going to be taken away from me (outside is a long ways away in my world). I've lost so many pets in my days....why does it always seem to happen to me?
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Saturday, October 16, 2010
What's Up
Last week was mid-term conferences.....wahoo? Anyone?
I ususally don't go..unless I HAVE to (ugh, in middle school, I had these student led conferences where the student had to do all the explainin' junk. I just rushed through everything, since mom knew I was doin' a good job anyways. But I took time on the things I was most proud of).
It feels SO good when your parents say that they're proud of you! :)))) And my mom said that she's proud of my piano playing and I should play for people more often. I'd always thought she disliked it and didn't support me. Glad I found out the truth.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I ususally don't go..unless I HAVE to (ugh, in middle school, I had these student led conferences where the student had to do all the explainin' junk. I just rushed through everything, since mom knew I was doin' a good job anyways. But I took time on the things I was most proud of).
It feels SO good when your parents say that they're proud of you! :)))) And my mom said that she's proud of my piano playing and I should play for people more often. I'd always thought she disliked it and didn't support me. Glad I found out the truth.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Flapjacks :)
I flipped a pancake (just to let you know, it's my first time....ever)!!!! I'm so proud of myself!!
I always used to mess them up, making them too big, flipping them too early....or too late.
But for lunch, I made cute itsy-bitsy ones and I'm a pro at flipping them (in my eyes). Mmmmmm, and I put strawberries on top with syrup.....
After A and I made pancakes for brunch/more towards lunch yesterday, I wanted to flip a pancake. I know, sounds interesting, but I wanted to prove to myself that I could flip one.
Oh, and I'm also proud of my 'newly discovered' outfits. I have to admit, I'm not the most fashion savvy person on the planet, which results in some help. So A, the fashion mastermind, helped me out Friday night with my whole closet (I shoved almost all of my clothes and shoes in one duffel bag. Yeah, don't have that many clothes).
A and I spent close to 3 hours (HOURS) tryin' on outfits and jumblin' things around. Found out my brown boots and maroon (<3) scarf are my best pieces, which is good 'cause I like them a lot.
THANK YOU A!!!!!!!!!! You made my life so much easier!! Love Ya Girl!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
PS~I'm gonna force myself to watch The Grudge and Silent Hill. At A's house, we watched the trailer of one and looked up pics from another. They both look freaky!! I can stand scary movies, but these look freakishly haunting!
I always used to mess them up, making them too big, flipping them too early....or too late.
But for lunch, I made cute itsy-bitsy ones and I'm a pro at flipping them (in my eyes). Mmmmmm, and I put strawberries on top with syrup.....
After A and I made pancakes for brunch/more towards lunch yesterday, I wanted to flip a pancake. I know, sounds interesting, but I wanted to prove to myself that I could flip one.
Oh, and I'm also proud of my 'newly discovered' outfits. I have to admit, I'm not the most fashion savvy person on the planet, which results in some help. So A, the fashion mastermind, helped me out Friday night with my whole closet (I shoved almost all of my clothes and shoes in one duffel bag. Yeah, don't have that many clothes).
A and I spent close to 3 hours (HOURS) tryin' on outfits and jumblin' things around. Found out my brown boots and maroon (<3) scarf are my best pieces, which is good 'cause I like them a lot.
THANK YOU A!!!!!!!!!! You made my life so much easier!! Love Ya Girl!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
PS~I'm gonna force myself to watch The Grudge and Silent Hill. At A's house, we watched the trailer of one and looked up pics from another. They both look freaky!! I can stand scary movies, but these look freakishly haunting!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Newb Tuesday
Newb Tuesday is here!! Can't believe it's already Tuesday (almost Wed.) but a part of me wishes it were the weekend right now. Right. Now.
Here are the songs!!
Sorry
By: Madonna
This song gets pretty addictive! Even though I'm taking Spanish, I have no idea what-so-ever of what she's saying in Spanish (I think that's what she's speaking in some parts). Anyways, good song!!
Smooth Criminal
By: Michael Jackson
Big time favorite!! LOVE this song!! Michael Jackson is a genius when it comes to music!! First heard this song on America's Got Talent a couple of years ago and have never stopped listening to it since (not literally you guys). Good. Song!!
Enjoy!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Here are the songs!!
Sorry
By: Madonna
This song gets pretty addictive! Even though I'm taking Spanish, I have no idea what-so-ever of what she's saying in Spanish (I think that's what she's speaking in some parts). Anyways, good song!!
Smooth Criminal
By: Michael Jackson
Big time favorite!! LOVE this song!! Michael Jackson is a genius when it comes to music!! First heard this song on America's Got Talent a couple of years ago and have never stopped listening to it since (not literally you guys). Good. Song!!
Enjoy!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Couch Potato
I've been a couch potato all weekend......which I'm very proud of by the way. I'm soaking up every bit of it 'cause I don't know when I'll have another free weekend like this. Gosh did it feel good to sleep in!!!!
Today I had to mow the lawn (plooey). But on the plus side, it's my last time mowing the lawn....until next year. Thought it was kinda funny how my 'rents were saying, "Oh, it's good driving practice." Yeah, don't fall for that one. I don't hate mowing the lawn, it just takes a lot of time (big yard).
Eatin' some yummy ice cream right now. I gave my ice cream the mother load of choco. syrup. I've been scavenger hunting for some bit of chocolate ALL weekend. Just to let you all know, I'm choco. deprived and I need, no, I NEED some delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, creamy chocolate in order to survive. Diamonds are not a girls best friend, chocolate is by far. Chocolate's good for the soul!!
Got back from a church kick-off a little while ago. So glad it's my last year of church classes (I'm being confirmed this year). I've been going to church classes since.....gosh, since 2nd grade or so. Long time. The kick-off was boring (2 HOURS) soooo glad it's over with.
There was this guy there (my grade, different school) who was like, "This is a good place to meet girls." Ugh. Is that ALL guys think about?? Yeah, I think of meeting a guy someday, but....really?? Church?? What's up with guys these days....or were they always like that??
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo).
P.S.~~I've still got 'Teenage Dream' stuck in my head! How long has it been now....a month? Longer? Hey, I'm not complainin'! It's a good song!!
Today I had to mow the lawn (plooey). But on the plus side, it's my last time mowing the lawn....until next year. Thought it was kinda funny how my 'rents were saying, "Oh, it's good driving practice." Yeah, don't fall for that one. I don't hate mowing the lawn, it just takes a lot of time (big yard).
Eatin' some yummy ice cream right now. I gave my ice cream the mother load of choco. syrup. I've been scavenger hunting for some bit of chocolate ALL weekend. Just to let you all know, I'm choco. deprived and I need, no, I NEED some delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, creamy chocolate in order to survive. Diamonds are not a girls best friend, chocolate is by far. Chocolate's good for the soul!!
Got back from a church kick-off a little while ago. So glad it's my last year of church classes (I'm being confirmed this year). I've been going to church classes since.....gosh, since 2nd grade or so. Long time. The kick-off was boring (2 HOURS) soooo glad it's over with.
There was this guy there (my grade, different school) who was like, "This is a good place to meet girls." Ugh. Is that ALL guys think about?? Yeah, I think of meeting a guy someday, but....really?? Church?? What's up with guys these days....or were they always like that??
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo).
P.S.~~I've still got 'Teenage Dream' stuck in my head! How long has it been now....a month? Longer? Hey, I'm not complainin'! It's a good song!!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Updates
Sorry I abandoned you guys!! I'm still here and I got some updatin' for yous ;P
Found out my dad has one kidney stone and he's still trying to pass it. The worst part's over (the stone passing through the kidney) and he has no more pain. He has to take two kinds of pills though and they're super strong (they make him lightheaded). Glad it's not cancer.
I had to study my little tush off Wed. night AND Thurs. night. Wed. for this icky U.S. History test (which wasn't that hard, but a few questions caught me off guard. Oh, and I think he took out the in-class essay part--which is ALWAYS a good thing!). Thurs. I had to study for math and english. I did good on the math test and probably did good on the english one. But the teacher dude is soooo weird. I was the last one to finish up my mini-essay responses and he came by and said, "Okay, you have to be done now." Thankfully I just finished and I told him that too. But what a BUTT (I really want to say something else, more than a few words, but.....no. Not that kind of person). He said it in a snotty way like, an impatient way. And we still had 6 minutes of class left!! Sorry I take soooo much time and that I care about my grade. And most accel. english teachers are like, "You're in an accelerated class, so I expect more from you than others." And when most of the class does bad on a writing assignment they're all like, "I expected way more from you guys. You really let me down and blahblahblahblahblah...." Doesn't he want me to do good?? Whatev. I'm just glad I finished the stupid thing.
Friday was the school's pep fest for homecoming and it was.....okay. Last year we had the band playing, strobe lights flashing, AND cool extra activities (a hypnotist, battle of the bands, and guitar hero competitions). This year we had the band play again, a cute competition between the Princes and Princesses and King and Queen involving spoon feeding some nasty looking choco. pudding, and a short dance competition. No extra activities, no strobe lights. It was alright this year, but last year was way better. Oh, and it felt SO good to boo the freshmen (BOOOOO!!).
I went to the football game last night and met up with my friends. Sadly, we lost 46--0 (I know, pathetic) but we cheered on our team with amazing cheers. We played against an all boys school and there was a chant about how we got girls and they don't (don't remember the words, but it was awesome). People were throwing out keychains and necklaces to the crowd and I got hold of a key chain (I would've liked a necklace, but a keychain's cool).
I slept for most of the day today. Okay, so I went to bed at like.....12 this morning (it feels weird to say that) and woke up at 11:30 a.m. After a shower, some singin' in the mirror and a yummy lunch, I took a "little" nap with Miss Spaz (if you don't remember, she's one of my adorable cats) and woke up at 6:45 p.m. I KNOW!! I can't believe it either. I think I'm not sleeping good at night. I have one of those sleep number beds and I think I need to readjust the numbers.
OMG!! Tonight's the season premiere of SNL (Saturday Night Live!!!!)!!!!!!!! Amy Phoeler's gonna host (she used to be on SNL) and Katy Perry's gonna sing (hope she sings 'Teenage Dream')!! I'm for sure gonna watch it. Wish I had one of those T.V. show recorder things that records the show and you can watch it later, anytime. But if I want to see something, I better watch it when it aires, even if it means sacrificing some sleep.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
P.S.~~ 'Rents are watching "The Great Outdoors." Ugh, that movie is soooo.....dumb. It used to be funny, but after you've watched close to fifty times, it gets kind of not-funny-ish.
Found out my dad has one kidney stone and he's still trying to pass it. The worst part's over (the stone passing through the kidney) and he has no more pain. He has to take two kinds of pills though and they're super strong (they make him lightheaded). Glad it's not cancer.
I had to study my little tush off Wed. night AND Thurs. night. Wed. for this icky U.S. History test (which wasn't that hard, but a few questions caught me off guard. Oh, and I think he took out the in-class essay part--which is ALWAYS a good thing!). Thurs. I had to study for math and english. I did good on the math test and probably did good on the english one. But the teacher dude is soooo weird. I was the last one to finish up my mini-essay responses and he came by and said, "Okay, you have to be done now." Thankfully I just finished and I told him that too. But what a BUTT (I really want to say something else, more than a few words, but.....no. Not that kind of person). He said it in a snotty way like, an impatient way. And we still had 6 minutes of class left!! Sorry I take soooo much time and that I care about my grade. And most accel. english teachers are like, "You're in an accelerated class, so I expect more from you than others." And when most of the class does bad on a writing assignment they're all like, "I expected way more from you guys. You really let me down and blahblahblahblahblah...." Doesn't he want me to do good?? Whatev. I'm just glad I finished the stupid thing.
Friday was the school's pep fest for homecoming and it was.....okay. Last year we had the band playing, strobe lights flashing, AND cool extra activities (a hypnotist, battle of the bands, and guitar hero competitions). This year we had the band play again, a cute competition between the Princes and Princesses and King and Queen involving spoon feeding some nasty looking choco. pudding, and a short dance competition. No extra activities, no strobe lights. It was alright this year, but last year was way better. Oh, and it felt SO good to boo the freshmen (BOOOOO!!).
I went to the football game last night and met up with my friends. Sadly, we lost 46--0 (I know, pathetic) but we cheered on our team with amazing cheers. We played against an all boys school and there was a chant about how we got girls and they don't (don't remember the words, but it was awesome). People were throwing out keychains and necklaces to the crowd and I got hold of a key chain (I would've liked a necklace, but a keychain's cool).
I slept for most of the day today. Okay, so I went to bed at like.....12 this morning (it feels weird to say that) and woke up at 11:30 a.m. After a shower, some singin' in the mirror and a yummy lunch, I took a "little" nap with Miss Spaz (if you don't remember, she's one of my adorable cats) and woke up at 6:45 p.m. I KNOW!! I can't believe it either. I think I'm not sleeping good at night. I have one of those sleep number beds and I think I need to readjust the numbers.
OMG!! Tonight's the season premiere of SNL (Saturday Night Live!!!!)!!!!!!!! Amy Phoeler's gonna host (she used to be on SNL) and Katy Perry's gonna sing (hope she sings 'Teenage Dream')!! I'm for sure gonna watch it. Wish I had one of those T.V. show recorder things that records the show and you can watch it later, anytime. But if I want to see something, I better watch it when it aires, even if it means sacrificing some sleep.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
P.S.~~ 'Rents are watching "The Great Outdoors." Ugh, that movie is soooo.....dumb. It used to be funny, but after you've watched close to fifty times, it gets kind of not-funny-ish.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Newb Tuesday
Here are the songs for this week! Hope you guys love them like I do!!!!
A New Day Has Come
By: Celine Dion
I LLLLOOOOVVVVEEEE this song soooo much!! As you can probably tell, I'm a Celine Dion fan. This song is pure magic!!!!
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
By: Bonnie Tyler
Love this song too!! Never gets old, never!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
A New Day Has Come
By: Celine Dion
I LLLLOOOOVVVVEEEE this song soooo much!! As you can probably tell, I'm a Celine Dion fan. This song is pure magic!!!!
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
By: Bonnie Tyler
Love this song too!! Never gets old, never!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Hospital
Mom and dad are going to the hospital right now. Dad's not getting any better and he can't wait for the appointment tomorrow. Hope he's alright....
I'll keep you guys updated.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I'll keep you guys updated.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Lot's O' Things
This last week or so, my dad hasn't been feeling so good. He's been home from work, sicker than ever, and he always has to go to the bathroom, but he can't go. And his urine is mixed with blood, he doesn't eat much, and he's always giving out these painful groans.
He's going to the doctor's tomorrow and they're going to run some tests. He's been taking some pills 'cause they thought it was a bacterial infection from ecoli or something. The infection is gone now and something else seems to have taken its place. They say either it's a tumor, a polop, or something else. Mom thinks it's kidney stones but whatever it is, it's gonna take surgery to fix it.
I'm worried. It seems like every few years he has something going on. Last spring it was an infected lymphnode in his stomach area, a couple years before that it was a hyrnia, and now this.
I don't know. He needs to take care of himself more, I try telling him that, suggesting things. I'd think it'd be fun to get a gym membership for the whole family, do some family stuff.
Ugh, anyways....did some stupid studying tonight. That always takes up time...a lot of time. The test is in 2 days, but I want to get a little ahead so I'm not overwhelmed with loads of info.
This week is homecoming week for my highschool and each day has a different 'theme' that you dress to:
Monday-Blackout v.s. Whiteout~~You either dress in all white or all black
Tuesday-Classy v.s. Comfy~~Dress in classy or comfy clothes
Wednesday-Battle of the Classes~~Wear your class color....Freshmen-White....Sophmores-Red....Juniors-Yellow....Seniors-Camoflauge
Thursday-City v.s. Country~~Wear "city" or "country" clothes
Friday-School Spirit Day~~Wear school colors/spirit wear
It's fun to dress up and stuff but I wish I had clothes that actually fit the days. Monday I wore some black; today I didn't really wear comfy clothes and I had no classy outfits; tomorrow I'm gonna wear red but wish I had some gray jeans to go with my red top; Thursday I'm gonna do country but need an outfit for it, and Friday I need to get some Tartan clothing.
Because of all the time I spend indoors (school + homework) it seems like the days are wasting away....
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
He's going to the doctor's tomorrow and they're going to run some tests. He's been taking some pills 'cause they thought it was a bacterial infection from ecoli or something. The infection is gone now and something else seems to have taken its place. They say either it's a tumor, a polop, or something else. Mom thinks it's kidney stones but whatever it is, it's gonna take surgery to fix it.
I'm worried. It seems like every few years he has something going on. Last spring it was an infected lymphnode in his stomach area, a couple years before that it was a hyrnia, and now this.
I don't know. He needs to take care of himself more, I try telling him that, suggesting things. I'd think it'd be fun to get a gym membership for the whole family, do some family stuff.
Ugh, anyways....did some stupid studying tonight. That always takes up time...a lot of time. The test is in 2 days, but I want to get a little ahead so I'm not overwhelmed with loads of info.
This week is homecoming week for my highschool and each day has a different 'theme' that you dress to:
Monday-Blackout v.s. Whiteout~~You either dress in all white or all black
Tuesday-Classy v.s. Comfy~~Dress in classy or comfy clothes
Wednesday-Battle of the Classes~~Wear your class color....Freshmen-White....Sophmores-Red....Juniors-Yellow....Seniors-Camoflauge
Thursday-City v.s. Country~~Wear "city" or "country" clothes
Friday-School Spirit Day~~Wear school colors/spirit wear
It's fun to dress up and stuff but I wish I had clothes that actually fit the days. Monday I wore some black; today I didn't really wear comfy clothes and I had no classy outfits; tomorrow I'm gonna wear red but wish I had some gray jeans to go with my red top; Thursday I'm gonna do country but need an outfit for it, and Friday I need to get some Tartan clothing.
Because of all the time I spend indoors (school + homework) it seems like the days are wasting away....
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Newb Tuesday
Has it really been 4 days since I last posted? Wow. That went by fast.
As I promise every Tuesday, here's some new songs for yas:
Down To The River To Pray
By: Alison Krauss (it's on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack)
This song is soooo beautiful! Alison's voice is so clear and inspirational. I love the harmonies and the background voices of the choir. I listen to this song whenever I'm feeling down and it brings me right back up.
Tiny Dancer
By: Elton John
I couldn't stop listening to this song the first time I listened to it. I love Elton's songs and his PIANO PLAYING!! Amazing!!
It's getting late and I'm in desperate need of sleep (again). Night!!
Lot's o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
As I promise every Tuesday, here's some new songs for yas:
Down To The River To Pray
By: Alison Krauss (it's on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack)
This song is soooo beautiful! Alison's voice is so clear and inspirational. I love the harmonies and the background voices of the choir. I listen to this song whenever I'm feeling down and it brings me right back up.
Tiny Dancer
By: Elton John
I couldn't stop listening to this song the first time I listened to it. I love Elton's songs and his PIANO PLAYING!! Amazing!!
It's getting late and I'm in desperate need of sleep (again). Night!!
Lot's o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Friday, September 10, 2010
FRIDAY!!
WAHOOOO!! It's FRIDAY!!
Omg, I'm soooo happy this week is over!! It's been long (and boring) and I'm so tired from waking up early. Ahhhhh, weekend, here I come!!
School was alright. My eyes started to get all heavy and sandpaper-y halfway through the day. I seriously thought I was going to fall asleep. Can't wait to go to bed tonight!! I need me some sleep!!
This whole weekend is gonna be homework free!! I finished it all when I got home and plan on doing that for the rest of the year. Other years, I used to wait until Sunday night or the last minute to do it. I learned the hard way that procrastinating and staying up super late finishing something I could've done way sooner isn't worth the stress.
So, I'm gonna relax all weekend (all 2 days. Oooo, how 'long') but I can't help saying this enough: I FREAKIN' MISS SUMMER!!!! Giggles told me that we have like, 49 weeks of school left or somethin'. That's like....about 4 summers!! (Oh, remember when I mentioned how I think Giggles doesn't like me? Stupid of me to think that).
Have a great weekend!! I'll post soon!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Omg, I'm soooo happy this week is over!! It's been long (and boring) and I'm so tired from waking up early. Ahhhhh, weekend, here I come!!
School was alright. My eyes started to get all heavy and sandpaper-y halfway through the day. I seriously thought I was going to fall asleep. Can't wait to go to bed tonight!! I need me some sleep!!
This whole weekend is gonna be homework free!! I finished it all when I got home and plan on doing that for the rest of the year. Other years, I used to wait until Sunday night or the last minute to do it. I learned the hard way that procrastinating and staying up super late finishing something I could've done way sooner isn't worth the stress.
So, I'm gonna relax all weekend (all 2 days. Oooo, how 'long') but I can't help saying this enough: I FREAKIN' MISS SUMMER!!!! Giggles told me that we have like, 49 weeks of school left or somethin'. That's like....about 4 summers!! (Oh, remember when I mentioned how I think Giggles doesn't like me? Stupid of me to think that).
Have a great weekend!! I'll post soon!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
I Survived!!
I've survived not only one day of school, but two! Yes, TWO! Only a 160 or something more to go. I should add on a countdown thing to countdown to the last day of school.
Believe it or not, I'm already thinking about next summer (eeeee!!) and I'm for sure going to make a bucket list for myself. It's not an option. I HAVE to make one. I love adventure soooo much, so I'm gonna go on a few adventures myself! Oh, and my friends and I have got to make (another) bucket list. We made one at the end of 8th grade but it somehow disappeared.....
The first day of school was alright. I was happy to see all my friends together again!! They all looked great!! Other than that my teachers are kinda weird (except for my art teacher, she's cool! I have a feeling she was a hippie back in the day....)
The day was so looooong and boring. Today and yesterday. I've been so tired lately (not getting enough sleep). It seems that I wake up early, go to school, come home and do homework, go to bed, wake up early, go to school and over and over again. Ugh. What kind of life is that??
I don't want you to think that I have this horrible attitude towards school. I don't. I do my best in class, I'm a 4.0 student and I'm gonna be on the National Honors Society (NHS) team thing. It's just that school gets boring and 'old' and I feel at times like I'm wasting precious hours of my life I'll never get back.
Bottom line is, they need to make school more interesting, exciting and fun. How? I have noooo idea. Well, maybe instead of reading about places and looking at pics of exotic animals, why don't we go and see them for real?? Talk about an adventure!!
I'm soooo sorry I forgot about Newb Tuesday yesterday!! I was swamped with homework (on the FIRST day of school! Come on!) and I was super tired. My apologies. Hopefully it won't happen again. Here are the songs:
Alone
By: Celine Dion
(hehe, nice color choice, huh?)
I love this song!! It was originally sung by Heart (that '80's band who sang 'Barricuda'). Both versions are awesome! I never get tired of this song!!
White Flag
By: Dido
Another oldie but a goody. This song makes me all teary. I want to learn this on the piano so bad!!!!
Enjoy!!!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Believe it or not, I'm already thinking about next summer (eeeee!!) and I'm for sure going to make a bucket list for myself. It's not an option. I HAVE to make one. I love adventure soooo much, so I'm gonna go on a few adventures myself! Oh, and my friends and I have got to make (another) bucket list. We made one at the end of 8th grade but it somehow disappeared.....
The first day of school was alright. I was happy to see all my friends together again!! They all looked great!! Other than that my teachers are kinda weird (except for my art teacher, she's cool! I have a feeling she was a hippie back in the day....)
The day was so looooong and boring. Today and yesterday. I've been so tired lately (not getting enough sleep). It seems that I wake up early, go to school, come home and do homework, go to bed, wake up early, go to school and over and over again. Ugh. What kind of life is that??
I don't want you to think that I have this horrible attitude towards school. I don't. I do my best in class, I'm a 4.0 student and I'm gonna be on the National Honors Society (NHS) team thing. It's just that school gets boring and 'old' and I feel at times like I'm wasting precious hours of my life I'll never get back.
Bottom line is, they need to make school more interesting, exciting and fun. How? I have noooo idea. Well, maybe instead of reading about places and looking at pics of exotic animals, why don't we go and see them for real?? Talk about an adventure!!
I'm soooo sorry I forgot about Newb Tuesday yesterday!! I was swamped with homework (on the FIRST day of school! Come on!) and I was super tired. My apologies. Hopefully it won't happen again. Here are the songs:
Alone
By: Celine Dion
(hehe, nice color choice, huh?)
I love this song!! It was originally sung by Heart (that '80's band who sang 'Barricuda'). Both versions are awesome! I never get tired of this song!!
White Flag
By: Dido
Another oldie but a goody. This song makes me all teary. I want to learn this on the piano so bad!!!!
Enjoy!!!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Oh. My. Agosh.
I can't believe tomorrow is the last day of summer vacay :( This summer just flew by. Or fall snuck up on us..... anyway you put it, summer is over. Sorry to spoil things, but summer is over (not officially, but when school starts, uh yeah, vacay for mwah is ovah. Dumb, I know. I feel your pain).
I don't know how I'm gonna spend my last day of summer. I know for sure I'll sleep in (my last sleep-in day. The weekends don't count. Holidays don't either. I'm talkin' about summer vacay here folks!). Hmmmm...what else....I'll for sure try to soak up every last bit of summer. Every bit. Hopefully it's nice and warm tomorrow (the weather's been very fall-ish and cool lately. I'm hopin' for some serious beach weather, but I'm not countin' on it very much. Stupid weather people had to smash my hopes. Then again, they've been lying pretty often lately).
We'll see how tomorrow goes. I know for sure I'll be sad (who wouldn't??) And setting out all my school junk for the next day, laying out my clothes, going to bed early......ugh. It's gonna be 'fun' tomorrow night. I always get those 'day before' jitters. Whethers it's the day before a piano recital, the day before a special event, the day before school, I get the jitters. My brain keeps me up all night and because of that I can't sleep. It sucks.
Ugh, you know how on the first day of school the teachers are like, "Okay, now tell us your name, your favorite color and something fun you did over the summer"? OMG! You know how elementary that is? I mean, come on! Whenever I hear a teacher say that I'm soooo annoyed. It's one of those things that just annoy me for no reason. I had a teacher who did that question thing last year. Talk about pathetic.
I'm seriously bummed out. Soooo bummed out. Summer is freakin' amazing! As much as I love fall, I don't want summer to end. The warm weather, sleeping in, 'me time', just all around amazingness!! But I do love the smell and feel of fall. Mmmmm, the air is so crisp. I love it. Same with winter. Winter is so romantic and I love it when it snows those big fluffy flakes. Sometimes I just lay in the snow on my back and look up at the sky or close my eyes. It's so quiet and peaceful. It feels as though the world has stopped just for me. The feeling is so peaceful. Spring is alright. Besides all the melting snow and mud, I have a separate appreciation for that season. It brings new beginnings and new life and I love the feel in the air. Oh, and spring flowers are lovely. My mom has a humungo garden (I'm serious people. The garden practically takes up the whole yard, front and back and the yard is big. No wait, the garden IS the yard). You might say I love all the seasons, and I do. It's just so hard to see them go when I just start to get used to them.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I don't know how I'm gonna spend my last day of summer. I know for sure I'll sleep in (my last sleep-in day. The weekends don't count. Holidays don't either. I'm talkin' about summer vacay here folks!). Hmmmm...what else....I'll for sure try to soak up every last bit of summer. Every bit. Hopefully it's nice and warm tomorrow (the weather's been very fall-ish and cool lately. I'm hopin' for some serious beach weather, but I'm not countin' on it very much. Stupid weather people had to smash my hopes. Then again, they've been lying pretty often lately).
We'll see how tomorrow goes. I know for sure I'll be sad (who wouldn't??) And setting out all my school junk for the next day, laying out my clothes, going to bed early......ugh. It's gonna be 'fun' tomorrow night. I always get those 'day before' jitters. Whethers it's the day before a piano recital, the day before a special event, the day before school, I get the jitters. My brain keeps me up all night and because of that I can't sleep. It sucks.
Ugh, you know how on the first day of school the teachers are like, "Okay, now tell us your name, your favorite color and something fun you did over the summer"? OMG! You know how elementary that is? I mean, come on! Whenever I hear a teacher say that I'm soooo annoyed. It's one of those things that just annoy me for no reason. I had a teacher who did that question thing last year. Talk about pathetic.
I'm seriously bummed out. Soooo bummed out. Summer is freakin' amazing! As much as I love fall, I don't want summer to end. The warm weather, sleeping in, 'me time', just all around amazingness!! But I do love the smell and feel of fall. Mmmmm, the air is so crisp. I love it. Same with winter. Winter is so romantic and I love it when it snows those big fluffy flakes. Sometimes I just lay in the snow on my back and look up at the sky or close my eyes. It's so quiet and peaceful. It feels as though the world has stopped just for me. The feeling is so peaceful. Spring is alright. Besides all the melting snow and mud, I have a separate appreciation for that season. It brings new beginnings and new life and I love the feel in the air. Oh, and spring flowers are lovely. My mom has a humungo garden (I'm serious people. The garden practically takes up the whole yard, front and back and the yard is big. No wait, the garden IS the yard). You might say I love all the seasons, and I do. It's just so hard to see them go when I just start to get used to them.
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Friday, September 3, 2010
Baby Boom
There's a baby boom in Hollywood....again. Why does it seem that evey few months or so a good handful of Hollywood's 'children' are expecting their own? Anyways, here's some of the pregnant stars:
Alicia Keys (I just found out she was pregnant today)
Celine Dion (Twins! She's been trying really hard to have another kid and she's expecting twins!)
Christina Applegate (I love Christina! A breast cancer survivor *wahoo* I'm so happy for her!)
Miranda Kerr (She's that Victoria's Secret model who married Orlando Bloom. Awww, cute couple!)
Samantha Harris (She hosts 'Entertainment Tonight' sometimes)
Am I forgetting anyone??
I think babies are cute....sometimes. I'm not really interested in all the pregnancy details, just who's pregnant. Ugh, I can't stand the birthing part. I am for sure (FOR SURE) scarred for life after I watched a birthing video 2 years ago in health. Miracle of birth? Yeah right. The baby's head (I don't care what people say) was NOT small, it was frickin' HUGE! How do women push that out?? It was bigger than the mom's head!
Then it was all blue and had a thick film of creamy white stuff and blood all over it. How do those doctors stand it?? Why are they even interested in the job??
I realize that it's a special moment and a new life has entered into this world. But WHY does it have to be how it is? Why does a baby have to come from 'down there'? Why can't the process be like one of those plant and grow things (kinda already is, I know). Like, you buy a 'baby seed', throw it in some water with a few drops of both of the parents' blood and you watch it grow. Kinda like those toys that grow bigger and bigger in the water. You know how easier life would be??
And what's so hard about the guys part? Women are the ones who have to do all the work: Grow the baby, beat through all the icky pregnancy stuff, GIVE BIRTH, and take care of the baby, la di da di da.......
Hmmmm....then there's the thing about how we have periods.....
I don't know. Giving birth is extraordinary and I'm amazed at what women (I still consider myself a teenager) can do/are capable of doing. Growing a baby is hard work and I'm proud of my fellow ladies. We're superhuman. Dude, we can grow another human. How cool is that?
I was watching Jay Leno a couple of nights ago and there was this comedian doing stand-up. This isn't exactly what she said, but pretty close:
"Guys think they're so much better than women. 'I went to Eagle Scouts. I can make a rope.' Oh yeah? Well women can reprodoce. Yeah, we can grow another human. And know what else? It comes out on a rope!"
Haha, thought that was pretty funny.
Okay, this is a random fact, but I like random facts. Elephants are pregnant for 2 years. 2 YEARS! They have to carry their child for 2 YEARS!! How amazing is that!
OMG!! I wonder if my Driver's Ed teacher and his wife had their baby yet! Okay, so in June I went to Driver's Ed and I had this unbelievably HOT (SOOOO HOT) teacher and his wife is pregnant with their first child and her due date is this month (Sept.). I'm soooo happy for them!! Oh, and it's amazing to have a hot teacher. Whenever he looked at me (he had amazing eyes! A light blue/turquois color) I got that butterfly feeling. Don't worry, it was just a crush.
Anyways, he's a 2nd grade teacher (awwwww), he's funny and......hot. He looks like that Ian Somerhalder guy (exactly like that guy). Look him up. You'll probably sa-woon over his pic. He's one hot dude!! (And yes, he's from the Vampire Diaries. Told ya I was kinda obsessed with that show) ;P
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Alicia Keys (I just found out she was pregnant today)
Celine Dion (Twins! She's been trying really hard to have another kid and she's expecting twins!)
Christina Applegate (I love Christina! A breast cancer survivor *wahoo* I'm so happy for her!)
Miranda Kerr (She's that Victoria's Secret model who married Orlando Bloom. Awww, cute couple!)
Samantha Harris (She hosts 'Entertainment Tonight' sometimes)
Am I forgetting anyone??
I think babies are cute....sometimes. I'm not really interested in all the pregnancy details, just who's pregnant. Ugh, I can't stand the birthing part. I am for sure (FOR SURE) scarred for life after I watched a birthing video 2 years ago in health. Miracle of birth? Yeah right. The baby's head (I don't care what people say) was NOT small, it was frickin' HUGE! How do women push that out?? It was bigger than the mom's head!
Then it was all blue and had a thick film of creamy white stuff and blood all over it. How do those doctors stand it?? Why are they even interested in the job??
I realize that it's a special moment and a new life has entered into this world. But WHY does it have to be how it is? Why does a baby have to come from 'down there'? Why can't the process be like one of those plant and grow things (kinda already is, I know). Like, you buy a 'baby seed', throw it in some water with a few drops of both of the parents' blood and you watch it grow. Kinda like those toys that grow bigger and bigger in the water. You know how easier life would be??
And what's so hard about the guys part? Women are the ones who have to do all the work: Grow the baby, beat through all the icky pregnancy stuff, GIVE BIRTH, and take care of the baby, la di da di da.......
Hmmmm....then there's the thing about how we have periods.....
I don't know. Giving birth is extraordinary and I'm amazed at what women (I still consider myself a teenager) can do/are capable of doing. Growing a baby is hard work and I'm proud of my fellow ladies. We're superhuman. Dude, we can grow another human. How cool is that?
I was watching Jay Leno a couple of nights ago and there was this comedian doing stand-up. This isn't exactly what she said, but pretty close:
"Guys think they're so much better than women. 'I went to Eagle Scouts. I can make a rope.' Oh yeah? Well women can reprodoce. Yeah, we can grow another human. And know what else? It comes out on a rope!"
Haha, thought that was pretty funny.
Okay, this is a random fact, but I like random facts. Elephants are pregnant for 2 years. 2 YEARS! They have to carry their child for 2 YEARS!! How amazing is that!
OMG!! I wonder if my Driver's Ed teacher and his wife had their baby yet! Okay, so in June I went to Driver's Ed and I had this unbelievably HOT (SOOOO HOT) teacher and his wife is pregnant with their first child and her due date is this month (Sept.). I'm soooo happy for them!! Oh, and it's amazing to have a hot teacher. Whenever he looked at me (he had amazing eyes! A light blue/turquois color) I got that butterfly feeling. Don't worry, it was just a crush.
Anyways, he's a 2nd grade teacher (awwwww), he's funny and......hot. He looks like that Ian Somerhalder guy (exactly like that guy). Look him up. You'll probably sa-woon over his pic. He's one hot dude!! (And yes, he's from the Vampire Diaries. Told ya I was kinda obsessed with that show) ;P
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
*Show Me Those Pearly Whites*
Just got back from the dentist and I've got good news....NO CAVITIES!! YEAH!! WHAAAOOOOO!! I don't know about you but I'm beyond happy when I receive this kind of news!! It tells me that my hard work has payed off :)
I brush everyday, morning and night. I floss everyday, morning and night. AND I use mouthwash everyday, morning and night. Call me a brushing fanatic but I like to keep my teeth healthy. I guess I shouldn't be very surprised if I don't get a cavity then. BUT, fate can take a few unexpected turns, ya know.
I wasn't always a good brusher. I remember when I was 9 I got my first (and only, so far). cavity. I was devastated!! Stupid me. So since then I've been a master at brushing and it'll stay that way.
You know what I don't want to happen to me when I get old?? False teeth. I NEVER want to get all my teeth pulled out and then have to put a tray of fake teeth in my mouth. It's horrible. Do they just numb you up, pull all your teeth out when you're still awake and you can feel the hard yanks and the loud clinks of your teeth being dropped into a bowl? It's horrible. Gives me the shivers.
I don't know about you, but the smell of the fluoride and polishing stuff gives me a headache.
Hope you guys liked the songs I recommended!!
May you have a moment today that makes you smile like you've never smiled before :)
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I brush everyday, morning and night. I floss everyday, morning and night. AND I use mouthwash everyday, morning and night. Call me a brushing fanatic but I like to keep my teeth healthy. I guess I shouldn't be very surprised if I don't get a cavity then. BUT, fate can take a few unexpected turns, ya know.
I wasn't always a good brusher. I remember when I was 9 I got my first (and only, so far). cavity. I was devastated!! Stupid me. So since then I've been a master at brushing and it'll stay that way.
You know what I don't want to happen to me when I get old?? False teeth. I NEVER want to get all my teeth pulled out and then have to put a tray of fake teeth in my mouth. It's horrible. Do they just numb you up, pull all your teeth out when you're still awake and you can feel the hard yanks and the loud clinks of your teeth being dropped into a bowl? It's horrible. Gives me the shivers.
I don't know about you, but the smell of the fluoride and polishing stuff gives me a headache.
Hope you guys liked the songs I recommended!!
May you have a moment today that makes you smile like you've never smiled before :)
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Newb Tuesday!!
The first Newb Tuesday is here!! I'm so excited :) Okay, so here's the first song:
Cosmic Love
By: Florence and the Machine
I spent FOREVER looking for this song! I first heard it on a commercial for the Vampire Diaries (which I'm a little obsessed with at this moment. AmAzInG show!!) This song is my number one right now and it is AWESOME!! My hard work has paid off. Please check it out!! You won't be disappointed (hopefully).
I've decided that I'd put 2 songs on here for every Newb Tuesday (think of it as a bonus) since I couldn't really decide which song to put on here (so I put both). This one's for all you classic rock lovers:
Bohemian Rhapsody
By: Queen
I listened to this song over and over again a few days ago. It's a one of a kind masterpiece!! ENJOY!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October
P.S. Just to let you know, the songs don't have links attached to them. Just pretty colors ;P
Cosmic Love
By: Florence and the Machine
I spent FOREVER looking for this song! I first heard it on a commercial for the Vampire Diaries (which I'm a little obsessed with at this moment. AmAzInG show!!) This song is my number one right now and it is AWESOME!! My hard work has paid off. Please check it out!! You won't be disappointed (hopefully).
I've decided that I'd put 2 songs on here for every Newb Tuesday (think of it as a bonus) since I couldn't really decide which song to put on here (so I put both). This one's for all you classic rock lovers:
Bohemian Rhapsody
By: Queen
I listened to this song over and over again a few days ago. It's a one of a kind masterpiece!! ENJOY!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October
P.S. Just to let you know, the songs don't have links attached to them. Just pretty colors ;P
Monday, August 30, 2010
8 Days
I can't believe summer vacay is almost over! :( Why does it always, always go so fast? I guess I'll have to get used to waking up early, (ick) doing waaaaay too much homework, studying, studying, studying, worrying about stupid deadlines, and just plain UGH!!
I feel like I neglect myself during the school year, all I worry about is school. I practically live school (which is not a good thing). I used to love school when my days were filled with the smell of color crayons and running around the playground. But now, the smells are of the nasty school lunches (I'm for sure going to pack my lunches this year) and I'm running from class to class because there's those annoying kids who stop in the middle of the crammed hallways to talk to a 'friend' and think the whole world revolves around them.
As you can probably tell, I'm not very excited about school. I like seeing my friends everyday but other than that....nah. School's just boring. You sit on your butt ALL DAY, only getting a good leg stretch in the 6 minutes you have to go from one class to the next. Then, it's back to listening to people babble all day. It's soooooo boring!!
The first month is alright. You get to see everybody you've missed all summer. Then the unbelievably boring stuff starts. I can tell the teachers get bored themselves after the first month, especially during the last weeks of the school year when they run out of things to teach us and just throw random assignments out. Teachers are annoying. Elementary teachers are fine, they actually know how to have fun (some of them) but middle school and high school teachers are......icky.
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. They need to make school more fun. I find it a drag to get up in the morning for school, doing the same routine day after day after day. 3 more full years of highschool and then it's off to college (a.k.a. more school). But college seems fun and you actually get freedom. I can't wait to live the life I'm meant to live and actually enjoy it!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I feel like I neglect myself during the school year, all I worry about is school. I practically live school (which is not a good thing). I used to love school when my days were filled with the smell of color crayons and running around the playground. But now, the smells are of the nasty school lunches (I'm for sure going to pack my lunches this year) and I'm running from class to class because there's those annoying kids who stop in the middle of the crammed hallways to talk to a 'friend' and think the whole world revolves around them.
As you can probably tell, I'm not very excited about school. I like seeing my friends everyday but other than that....nah. School's just boring. You sit on your butt ALL DAY, only getting a good leg stretch in the 6 minutes you have to go from one class to the next. Then, it's back to listening to people babble all day. It's soooooo boring!!
The first month is alright. You get to see everybody you've missed all summer. Then the unbelievably boring stuff starts. I can tell the teachers get bored themselves after the first month, especially during the last weeks of the school year when they run out of things to teach us and just throw random assignments out. Teachers are annoying. Elementary teachers are fine, they actually know how to have fun (some of them) but middle school and high school teachers are......icky.
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. They need to make school more fun. I find it a drag to get up in the morning for school, doing the same routine day after day after day. 3 more full years of highschool and then it's off to college (a.k.a. more school). But college seems fun and you actually get freedom. I can't wait to live the life I'm meant to live and actually enjoy it!!
Lots o' Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Saturday, August 28, 2010
P-A-R-T-A-Y!!!!
I've been sleeping all day! Seriously! I went to a sleepover party yesterday and stayed up till.....4 or 5 am. So, been doin' some serious catchin' up!
Erica and her mom picked me up for the party since my dad was at my grandpa's house doing something and my mom doesn't get off of work until 5:30 and I had to be at A's house by/around 5:30. See, that's why I can't wait to get my license--you get so much freedom!! Yes, I need more practice (make that A LOT more) but I can't wait (who teenage girl can?)
The party was fun! It was great to see all my friends again, all together (Michelle couldn't come since she was at her cabin :( Haven't seen her all summer! That's too long!)
We went to see Avatar in 3D! I have to admit that this was my first time seeing Avatar (I know, what's wrong with me?) I didn't think I'd really like it at first but I was wrong! This movie is frickin' AMAZING!! I don't know why I didn't see it sooner! It's soooooooo goooooooood! I love it!
After the movie, we all hung around the mall (the movie theater was in the mall, just to let you know). All the good stores were closed (well, it was 10:30 or so) except for Borders and A bought this collection of scary stories we read later that night. Oh, and one of our gal pals went up to the register when it was closed and A said that if she did that (our gal pal) then A would buy a belly dancing kit. Haha, this kit had these tiny little cymbals and I think (actually I hope) you put them on your fingers or something. I don't have any experience with belly dancing so I have no idea whatsoever. It looks.....interesting though.
We also went to CUB and got 10 goldfish bags for $10! Giggles has a secret love affair with goldfish (especially the rainbow kind) so we had no choice but to get them. They were nummy!!
So, we went back to A's house, (A got a super cute haircut! AND she dyed her hair a pretty red color--you all know how I love red! It looks so good on her!) hung out and talked, ate a record of 3 (yes, 3) bags of goldfish, read scary stories (I absolutely suck at reading scary stories. I can't keep a serious face. I probably could but....nah). Oh! There was this one story about a person turning into a horse and other people turning into horses and they described this guy 'riding her across the field' or something like that. Yeah, I intended it to sound bad. Haha, we were laughing so hard! And then it said, 'you want to do it' or something and we all lost it. Half of us were crying and the other half couldn't catch there breath! All of our abs hurt from the laughter!
We went to bed at around 4 or 5 am and didn't get up until 10-ish. I woke up at 8:40 to see what time it was since it was pretty light out. I was surprised by how early it was (for a sleepover). I went back to bed. My eyes felt like sandpaper.
I woke up again at 10 and decided to get ready (my mom was going to pick me up at 11 and she tends to come earlier than the time she states, which sucks. There's never a good time to leave a sleepover).
When I was in the bathroom putting my brush away and was lifting my bag up (it's a brown felty material) I noticed it was sticking to something. After it was off the counter, I noticed some wax or something was stuck to it. Ugh. I tried getting it off (it's only a tiny spot on the bottom, the size of a thumbnail) but it's a pain in the butt! I'm thinking maybe it'll harden/dry and I could peel it off. But till then, it's not a big deal. I was wondering when a thing like this was going to happen (trust me, things like this seem to happen to me all the time. I just got a new shirt and already there's a chocolate stain on it! And it's light colored fabric!) But yeah, I'll find a way to get it off. No biggie.
OMG!! In A's yard there was a dying squirrel :( A's dad had put some peanut butter with some poison in it out earlier and it ate some. It was sooooo sad. A's little brother and his friends found it and were poking at it with some sticks and a life saber thing (or whatever you call those Star Wars stick thingies that light up). A ran out there and started touching it (don't worry, she had garden gloves on). I ran out too. It was so sad. I wanted to help it but knew I couldn't--it was too far gone.
I hate poison. Obviously the squirrel was in pain and was dying slowly. Imagine how the poor thing felt? Imagine what it was thinking? UGH!!!! Call me weird or whatever you want, but I hate seeing things in pain/dying. I know it's natural sometimes but in some cases it can be prevented.
On a more positive note, I gave my friends a humungo group hug before I left (I tapped A's foot since she was still sleeping. Didn't want to wake her since I find it annoying when people do that to me) and went home. A's dad was just making pancakes and I felt bad that I didn't eat any (I had to leave, duh) but I was still stuffed from all the Skittles and goldfish from the night before. So, it's all good.
I took a shower and went to sleep. I love naps. They feel soooooo good!! Especially after a long day of school (those are the best).
Oh, and mom and dad went to Fleet Farm last night and bought me a HUGE Hershey's candy bar with almonds!! YUM!! I don't know why they did that. I'm trying to eat healthier and I just inhaled a lot of junk food the night before. BUT, I love chocolate and chocolate is good for you (that is if you don't eat it ALL the time) so I said thank you and ate it......all. Yes, I ate the whole thing. Today. And I'm paying for it. I'm super full and my tummy sounds like somethin' fierce is goin' on inside it. But it was so goooooood.
Lots o Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Erica and her mom picked me up for the party since my dad was at my grandpa's house doing something and my mom doesn't get off of work until 5:30 and I had to be at A's house by/around 5:30. See, that's why I can't wait to get my license--you get so much freedom!! Yes, I need more practice (make that A LOT more) but I can't wait (who teenage girl can?)
The party was fun! It was great to see all my friends again, all together (Michelle couldn't come since she was at her cabin :( Haven't seen her all summer! That's too long!)
We went to see Avatar in 3D! I have to admit that this was my first time seeing Avatar (I know, what's wrong with me?) I didn't think I'd really like it at first but I was wrong! This movie is frickin' AMAZING!! I don't know why I didn't see it sooner! It's soooooooo goooooooood! I love it!
After the movie, we all hung around the mall (the movie theater was in the mall, just to let you know). All the good stores were closed (well, it was 10:30 or so) except for Borders and A bought this collection of scary stories we read later that night. Oh, and one of our gal pals went up to the register when it was closed and A said that if she did that (our gal pal) then A would buy a belly dancing kit. Haha, this kit had these tiny little cymbals and I think (actually I hope) you put them on your fingers or something. I don't have any experience with belly dancing so I have no idea whatsoever. It looks.....interesting though.
We also went to CUB and got 10 goldfish bags for $10! Giggles has a secret love affair with goldfish (especially the rainbow kind) so we had no choice but to get them. They were nummy!!
So, we went back to A's house, (A got a super cute haircut! AND she dyed her hair a pretty red color--you all know how I love red! It looks so good on her!) hung out and talked, ate a record of 3 (yes, 3) bags of goldfish, read scary stories (I absolutely suck at reading scary stories. I can't keep a serious face. I probably could but....nah). Oh! There was this one story about a person turning into a horse and other people turning into horses and they described this guy 'riding her across the field' or something like that. Yeah, I intended it to sound bad. Haha, we were laughing so hard! And then it said, 'you want to do it' or something and we all lost it. Half of us were crying and the other half couldn't catch there breath! All of our abs hurt from the laughter!
We went to bed at around 4 or 5 am and didn't get up until 10-ish. I woke up at 8:40 to see what time it was since it was pretty light out. I was surprised by how early it was (for a sleepover). I went back to bed. My eyes felt like sandpaper.
I woke up again at 10 and decided to get ready (my mom was going to pick me up at 11 and she tends to come earlier than the time she states, which sucks. There's never a good time to leave a sleepover).
When I was in the bathroom putting my brush away and was lifting my bag up (it's a brown felty material) I noticed it was sticking to something. After it was off the counter, I noticed some wax or something was stuck to it. Ugh. I tried getting it off (it's only a tiny spot on the bottom, the size of a thumbnail) but it's a pain in the butt! I'm thinking maybe it'll harden/dry and I could peel it off. But till then, it's not a big deal. I was wondering when a thing like this was going to happen (trust me, things like this seem to happen to me all the time. I just got a new shirt and already there's a chocolate stain on it! And it's light colored fabric!) But yeah, I'll find a way to get it off. No biggie.
OMG!! In A's yard there was a dying squirrel :( A's dad had put some peanut butter with some poison in it out earlier and it ate some. It was sooooo sad. A's little brother and his friends found it and were poking at it with some sticks and a life saber thing (or whatever you call those Star Wars stick thingies that light up). A ran out there and started touching it (don't worry, she had garden gloves on). I ran out too. It was so sad. I wanted to help it but knew I couldn't--it was too far gone.
I hate poison. Obviously the squirrel was in pain and was dying slowly. Imagine how the poor thing felt? Imagine what it was thinking? UGH!!!! Call me weird or whatever you want, but I hate seeing things in pain/dying. I know it's natural sometimes but in some cases it can be prevented.
On a more positive note, I gave my friends a humungo group hug before I left (I tapped A's foot since she was still sleeping. Didn't want to wake her since I find it annoying when people do that to me) and went home. A's dad was just making pancakes and I felt bad that I didn't eat any (I had to leave, duh) but I was still stuffed from all the Skittles and goldfish from the night before. So, it's all good.
I took a shower and went to sleep. I love naps. They feel soooooo good!! Especially after a long day of school (those are the best).
Oh, and mom and dad went to Fleet Farm last night and bought me a HUGE Hershey's candy bar with almonds!! YUM!! I don't know why they did that. I'm trying to eat healthier and I just inhaled a lot of junk food the night before. BUT, I love chocolate and chocolate is good for you (that is if you don't eat it ALL the time) so I said thank you and ate it......all. Yes, I ate the whole thing. Today. And I'm paying for it. I'm super full and my tummy sounds like somethin' fierce is goin' on inside it. But it was so goooooood.
Lots o Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Brain Fart
I'm having a major (major) brain fart right now! I have this song from the '80's stuck in my head but I can't think of the lyrics OR the melody. I know what the singer looks like and the first 4 notes of the song but......UGH!! It's driving me nuts!!
I've heard the song before and I know I love the song. Right when I start to remember the song, it disappears and then I'm right back where I was before.
This seems to happen to me quite often. It's pretty frustrating (as you can probably tell). Whenever I have a brain fart I ask myself the question I want to find out and (for the most part) I come up with the answer right away.
For example: I can't think of the name of the actress who stars in 'Eat, Pray, Love' and it's driving me crazy. Her name just slipped out of my grasp. So, I'll keep asking myself, 'What's that person's name, what's that person's name' and pretty soon, her name will come to me (Julia Roberts, if you didn't know).
Kinda weird, I know, but it HELPS!! Ugh, what's that song's name!! I'll probably start humming it without my knowing and realize, 'Oh, hehe, that's what it is'.
Anyways, I was looking up some songs on YouTube (I like to look up new, not so well-known songs) and came across one called 'You Make Me Wanna Die'. Yeah, a little depressing no doubt, but it was actually pretty good. It's by 'Pretty Reckless' and the lead singer is Taylor Momsen (if you don't recognize that name she plays Jenny in Gossip Girl and was the little girl in 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' with Jim Carrey). She has a good voice and I kind of like the song. So check it out!!
I was thinking of having a new song for you guys every Tuesday. I'm gonna call it 'Newb Tuesday' and I'll have a new song on here for you all to check out!!
Lots o Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I've heard the song before and I know I love the song. Right when I start to remember the song, it disappears and then I'm right back where I was before.
This seems to happen to me quite often. It's pretty frustrating (as you can probably tell). Whenever I have a brain fart I ask myself the question I want to find out and (for the most part) I come up with the answer right away.
For example: I can't think of the name of the actress who stars in 'Eat, Pray, Love' and it's driving me crazy. Her name just slipped out of my grasp. So, I'll keep asking myself, 'What's that person's name, what's that person's name' and pretty soon, her name will come to me (Julia Roberts, if you didn't know).
Kinda weird, I know, but it HELPS!! Ugh, what's that song's name!! I'll probably start humming it without my knowing and realize, 'Oh, hehe, that's what it is'.
Anyways, I was looking up some songs on YouTube (I like to look up new, not so well-known songs) and came across one called 'You Make Me Wanna Die'. Yeah, a little depressing no doubt, but it was actually pretty good. It's by 'Pretty Reckless' and the lead singer is Taylor Momsen (if you don't recognize that name she plays Jenny in Gossip Girl and was the little girl in 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' with Jim Carrey). She has a good voice and I kind of like the song. So check it out!!
I was thinking of having a new song for you guys every Tuesday. I'm gonna call it 'Newb Tuesday' and I'll have a new song on here for you all to check out!!
Lots o Love,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Obsessed
I am completely obsessed with the song 'Teenage Dream'! I heard it a couple weeks ago when I was running and I was like, "Hmmm. That's a pretty good song." Katy Perry's okay, she's not my favorite person, but she has catchy songs and I like catchy songs, just as long as they're not annoying.
So anyways, I was running this morning and I heard it again and now I can't get it out of my head!! I like the song but it's in my head ALL. THE. TIME....even right now!
Sometimes when I'm super obsessed with a song I'll go on YouTube and play it over and over and over again until I'm completely sick of it. But I don't know how I'll ever get sick of this song! It's so good! Then again, I thought the same about Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance', 'Poker Face' and 'Paparazzi' and I'm kinda getting over those songs.
Whenever I'm reading a book and I see a few words that remind me of a song, it'll pop right into my head and distract me. Ugh. I have a problems, I know. But I know I'm not the only one with this 'obsession'.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
So anyways, I was running this morning and I heard it again and now I can't get it out of my head!! I like the song but it's in my head ALL. THE. TIME....even right now!
Sometimes when I'm super obsessed with a song I'll go on YouTube and play it over and over and over again until I'm completely sick of it. But I don't know how I'll ever get sick of this song! It's so good! Then again, I thought the same about Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance', 'Poker Face' and 'Paparazzi' and I'm kinda getting over those songs.
Whenever I'm reading a book and I see a few words that remind me of a song, it'll pop right into my head and distract me. Ugh. I have a problems, I know. But I know I'm not the only one with this 'obsession'.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Freakin' Busy!!
Yesterday was a big day. I got up early (7:30 in the morning. I know, too early for a teenager!) and was picked up by Erica's mom around 9-ish. Once we got to her church, we hung around, ate some yummy doughnuts and organized the prizes for all the carnival games (duck pond, fish pond, 3-legged race, cake walk, etc.).
After the prizes were done, we had to fill up some water balloons (yeah, not a good idea). The stupid things kept bursting whenever we filled them up and they were a pain to tie! I was trying to tie this one balloon and I was having the toughest time with it. My fingers slipped and the balloon fell. Right into my lap. It took me a couple of seconds to notice it was there (hello?! Cold water spilling all over you puts the body in some serious shock!) and then I grabbed it and flung it across the lawn (it deserved what it got!)
So, there I was. Cold, looking like I did some serious peeing on myself, and looking downright pathetic. Erica had a good laugh, but not the last one (she got wet herself, but not as bad.)! Her mom came over and saw the state I was in. She was going home to pick up some carnival stuff she forgot and said she could take me home to change. I did. Thank goodness for Erica's mom!
When it was time to eat pizza (which was free, since I was a part of staff. It's fun being staff, you get all these privileges and lots of free stuff! I got this cool green t-shirt). Giggles showed up. Haven't seen her all summer and it was good to see her again. When we were cleaning the pizza grease off our hands in the bathroom, Erica and Giggles asked if I was hot, since I was wearing jeans.
Okay, I absolutely HATE this question!! If I was hot, I would be wearing shorts, duh! And plus, before the water balloon incident, I was wearing these jeans with holes in them and they kept me cool. Ugh! I brought shorts along with me but didn't wear them 'cause I wasn't hot. (Frustrated sigh) Some people.
Anyways, we (Erica, Giggles and me) were in charge of the fish pond (a.k.a. as Erica and I put it, the F. Pond! Haha. Sounds funny but I know it's dumb!) Okay, so it wasn't an actual 'fake pond' which I thought it would be ( a kiddie pool filled with water with plastic fish 'swimming' around). It was as fake as you can get. It was freakin' cardboard!
Okay, so Erica and I set up this huge cardboard half circle and covered the top with a bed sheet. Then, we put this fish banner on the front. We put chairs and the prizes on the inside and kept the fishing pole outside. When a kid came, they gave us one ticket and put the fishing 'hook' inside the 'pond' (the hook was a clothes-line pinchy thing and there was a little hole on the top of the pond for the hook to go into).
The person on the outside who greeted the players and collected the tickets gave 1 knock on the cardboard if it was a boy and 2 if it was a girl. We started out with the knocks AND yelling 'Click' if it was a cutie or 'Kirk' if it was a jerk. But people started to look at us like we were crazy, so we stopped the click-kirk thing.
It was fun seeing the little kids (I was the greeter the first time around. We took turns greeting and clipping the prize onto the hook) and seeing/hearing their excited voices gushing over their prize (which were stuffed animals, tattoos, bracelets, pencils, and tootsie roll pops).
It was funny when the kids 'caught' a fish since we had to tug on the line and act like a caught fish. Their faces got soooo serious! Haha, it was cute. Lots of cute kids there.
After our shift was done and the new group of people took over, we walked around, ate some sno-cones, ate more doughnuts, went into this jumpity-jump thing, got our faces painted (I got a pink starfish on my cheek. 3 hours later, our face paint still hadn't dried and they were all smudged and smeared. Erica's looked like here fish's head got chomped off). Then, were played some serious bingo. There was this old lady who was next to me who was soooo into it. She was talking to herself and whenever somebody won, she got super pissed off!! It was funny!
The 3 of us had our eyes on the Chipotle gift card and when I won the next round, I was sure to get it. We promised each other that if we won a gift card, we would share it. Then, Giggles won a $25 gift card to CUB. Haha, we all vowed to go to each place someday together (first Chipotle's THEN splurge on junk food at CUB).
After the carnival was done, we were thinking of sleeping over at one of our houses. Not at Giggles' house since her parents were out of town and her grandma was the only one there (her grandma is soooo cute!) and she didn't want to leave all this responsibility onto her grandma. Erica's mom drove out of town after the carnival was done and her dad didn't want to do the sleepover thing. Then, they both looked at me. I told them that my parents probably wouldn't want to have people over at such short notice. But I tried anyways. Surprisingly, they said yes. Surprisingly. They're always like, "But it's so short notice. I hate short notice. Blah, blah, blah." Hmmm....wonder what changed their minds.
So, we all went home and they came over to my house at 7 pm. Once they were here, we went into my room and they started looking at everything and digging in my stuff!! WTF!! My stuff is my stuff! They had no right to do that. Yes, I'm making a big fuss about this because it's sooo rude! I don't do that to any of my friend's rooms. Yes, I might look at the stuff on their desk or their books, but not digging in every drawer and making comments about everything! Yes, I told them to stop in many different ways. My room is where I express myself and if you don't like it, that's too bad!
I have a big Pirates of the Caribbean poster in my room (yes, I'm a total POC geek and proud of it!) and Giggles was all like, 'Wow. I can see you like POC. Wow.' and it was said in a 'I can't believe I'm friends with you' sort of wow way. Then, she was looking at my schedule on my wall (yes, I have a schedule. I forget what to do sometimes and it's a good reminder) and started making comments about that too! I don't know, maybe I took it the wrong way.
Anyways, we talked, ate lots of ice cream and junk food, watched the first 2 Bourne movies (we were all gushing over Matt Damon. I never thought he was cute before, but I was wrong!) and stayed up till 4 am. We were all soooo tired but we couldn't sleep! Giggles kept singing country songs and then she started singing the songs from Grease (the movie. I haven't seen the whole movie....yet. They were both horrified and said that I HAVE to watch it.) Finally, Giggles played 'Don't Stop Believin'' on her ipod and we all started singing. We sounded really bad. Then again, it was 2 in the morning!
Erica and Giggles asked if I liked anybody (why does this always seem to come up at sleepovers?) and I said no. Of course, they didn't believe me. I don't like-like anybody from my school. They're all so weird! I tell the plain truth when I'm writing on this blog and when I say I don't like anybody, I don't!
So, they started picking out guys for me. Ugh, they were all soooooooooo weird! I said I'm attracted to tall, hot guys and they picked out all the tall guys for me. One problem though. THERE'S NO HOT GUYS!! >:( In the end, they always picked out the dude I had a crush on in 8th grade. I don't like him anymore. He's weird and a complete loudmouth!! My friends probably still think I like him. Ugh, I don't!!
We hung out sometimes and when we did, he said the weirdest things!! He told me once that he's allergic to latex. Ummmm......okay? What am I supposed to say to that, if anything? I just bit my bottom lip and looked the other way. Silence is deadly. But why would he tell me that? He also told the whole class that, too. Ick. For that reason and many others, I don't like him. Yeah, he's nice and all, but not my type.
There's something else that bothered me during the sleepover. Sometimes when I said something or was pointing something out, Giggles would always interrupt me. Like, hello? I'm talking here. I don't think she really likes me. Either that, or she's totally absorbed in her own little world. I don't know. I mean, if she didn't like me, she wouldn't have wanted to come over to my house, right? She's a little on the annoying side anyways. She's a nice friend, though. A little annoying at times, but arent' we all?
We woke up late. We were supposed to wake up at 8:30, eat some pancakes, cinnamon rolls or both, hang out and then they'd leave. Nope. We woke up at 9:40. Right when Giggles' grandma said she'd pick her up. Once Giggles packed everything up, we saw her grandma pull right into the driveway. Then, Erica had to leave and be home by 10. We didn't even have breakfast and I felt so bad. I felt like such a terrible host. Especially when Giggles practically just woke up and left. I asked if Erica wanted anything and she said no. At least I asked in Erica's case.
After sleeping all day and thinking about the sleepover, I came to realize that the sleepover wasn't that bad. It was fun! We laughed our butts off and had a good time. I wish ALL of my friends were there, then it would've been really fun. I don't really like having sleepovers at my house, but after last night, I've changed my mind. I need to have my friends over more often.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
After the prizes were done, we had to fill up some water balloons (yeah, not a good idea). The stupid things kept bursting whenever we filled them up and they were a pain to tie! I was trying to tie this one balloon and I was having the toughest time with it. My fingers slipped and the balloon fell. Right into my lap. It took me a couple of seconds to notice it was there (hello?! Cold water spilling all over you puts the body in some serious shock!) and then I grabbed it and flung it across the lawn (it deserved what it got!)
So, there I was. Cold, looking like I did some serious peeing on myself, and looking downright pathetic. Erica had a good laugh, but not the last one (she got wet herself, but not as bad.)! Her mom came over and saw the state I was in. She was going home to pick up some carnival stuff she forgot and said she could take me home to change. I did. Thank goodness for Erica's mom!
When it was time to eat pizza (which was free, since I was a part of staff. It's fun being staff, you get all these privileges and lots of free stuff! I got this cool green t-shirt). Giggles showed up. Haven't seen her all summer and it was good to see her again. When we were cleaning the pizza grease off our hands in the bathroom, Erica and Giggles asked if I was hot, since I was wearing jeans.
Okay, I absolutely HATE this question!! If I was hot, I would be wearing shorts, duh! And plus, before the water balloon incident, I was wearing these jeans with holes in them and they kept me cool. Ugh! I brought shorts along with me but didn't wear them 'cause I wasn't hot. (Frustrated sigh) Some people.
Anyways, we (Erica, Giggles and me) were in charge of the fish pond (a.k.a. as Erica and I put it, the F. Pond! Haha. Sounds funny but I know it's dumb!) Okay, so it wasn't an actual 'fake pond' which I thought it would be ( a kiddie pool filled with water with plastic fish 'swimming' around). It was as fake as you can get. It was freakin' cardboard!
Okay, so Erica and I set up this huge cardboard half circle and covered the top with a bed sheet. Then, we put this fish banner on the front. We put chairs and the prizes on the inside and kept the fishing pole outside. When a kid came, they gave us one ticket and put the fishing 'hook' inside the 'pond' (the hook was a clothes-line pinchy thing and there was a little hole on the top of the pond for the hook to go into).
The person on the outside who greeted the players and collected the tickets gave 1 knock on the cardboard if it was a boy and 2 if it was a girl. We started out with the knocks AND yelling 'Click' if it was a cutie or 'Kirk' if it was a jerk. But people started to look at us like we were crazy, so we stopped the click-kirk thing.
It was fun seeing the little kids (I was the greeter the first time around. We took turns greeting and clipping the prize onto the hook) and seeing/hearing their excited voices gushing over their prize (which were stuffed animals, tattoos, bracelets, pencils, and tootsie roll pops).
It was funny when the kids 'caught' a fish since we had to tug on the line and act like a caught fish. Their faces got soooo serious! Haha, it was cute. Lots of cute kids there.
After our shift was done and the new group of people took over, we walked around, ate some sno-cones, ate more doughnuts, went into this jumpity-jump thing, got our faces painted (I got a pink starfish on my cheek. 3 hours later, our face paint still hadn't dried and they were all smudged and smeared. Erica's looked like here fish's head got chomped off). Then, were played some serious bingo. There was this old lady who was next to me who was soooo into it. She was talking to herself and whenever somebody won, she got super pissed off!! It was funny!
The 3 of us had our eyes on the Chipotle gift card and when I won the next round, I was sure to get it. We promised each other that if we won a gift card, we would share it. Then, Giggles won a $25 gift card to CUB. Haha, we all vowed to go to each place someday together (first Chipotle's THEN splurge on junk food at CUB).
After the carnival was done, we were thinking of sleeping over at one of our houses. Not at Giggles' house since her parents were out of town and her grandma was the only one there (her grandma is soooo cute!) and she didn't want to leave all this responsibility onto her grandma. Erica's mom drove out of town after the carnival was done and her dad didn't want to do the sleepover thing. Then, they both looked at me. I told them that my parents probably wouldn't want to have people over at such short notice. But I tried anyways. Surprisingly, they said yes. Surprisingly. They're always like, "But it's so short notice. I hate short notice. Blah, blah, blah." Hmmm....wonder what changed their minds.
So, we all went home and they came over to my house at 7 pm. Once they were here, we went into my room and they started looking at everything and digging in my stuff!! WTF!! My stuff is my stuff! They had no right to do that. Yes, I'm making a big fuss about this because it's sooo rude! I don't do that to any of my friend's rooms. Yes, I might look at the stuff on their desk or their books, but not digging in every drawer and making comments about everything! Yes, I told them to stop in many different ways. My room is where I express myself and if you don't like it, that's too bad!
I have a big Pirates of the Caribbean poster in my room (yes, I'm a total POC geek and proud of it!) and Giggles was all like, 'Wow. I can see you like POC. Wow.' and it was said in a 'I can't believe I'm friends with you' sort of wow way. Then, she was looking at my schedule on my wall (yes, I have a schedule. I forget what to do sometimes and it's a good reminder) and started making comments about that too! I don't know, maybe I took it the wrong way.
Anyways, we talked, ate lots of ice cream and junk food, watched the first 2 Bourne movies (we were all gushing over Matt Damon. I never thought he was cute before, but I was wrong!) and stayed up till 4 am. We were all soooo tired but we couldn't sleep! Giggles kept singing country songs and then she started singing the songs from Grease (the movie. I haven't seen the whole movie....yet. They were both horrified and said that I HAVE to watch it.) Finally, Giggles played 'Don't Stop Believin'' on her ipod and we all started singing. We sounded really bad. Then again, it was 2 in the morning!
Erica and Giggles asked if I liked anybody (why does this always seem to come up at sleepovers?) and I said no. Of course, they didn't believe me. I don't like-like anybody from my school. They're all so weird! I tell the plain truth when I'm writing on this blog and when I say I don't like anybody, I don't!
So, they started picking out guys for me. Ugh, they were all soooooooooo weird! I said I'm attracted to tall, hot guys and they picked out all the tall guys for me. One problem though. THERE'S NO HOT GUYS!! >:( In the end, they always picked out the dude I had a crush on in 8th grade. I don't like him anymore. He's weird and a complete loudmouth!! My friends probably still think I like him. Ugh, I don't!!
We hung out sometimes and when we did, he said the weirdest things!! He told me once that he's allergic to latex. Ummmm......okay? What am I supposed to say to that, if anything? I just bit my bottom lip and looked the other way. Silence is deadly. But why would he tell me that? He also told the whole class that, too. Ick. For that reason and many others, I don't like him. Yeah, he's nice and all, but not my type.
There's something else that bothered me during the sleepover. Sometimes when I said something or was pointing something out, Giggles would always interrupt me. Like, hello? I'm talking here. I don't think she really likes me. Either that, or she's totally absorbed in her own little world. I don't know. I mean, if she didn't like me, she wouldn't have wanted to come over to my house, right? She's a little on the annoying side anyways. She's a nice friend, though. A little annoying at times, but arent' we all?
We woke up late. We were supposed to wake up at 8:30, eat some pancakes, cinnamon rolls or both, hang out and then they'd leave. Nope. We woke up at 9:40. Right when Giggles' grandma said she'd pick her up. Once Giggles packed everything up, we saw her grandma pull right into the driveway. Then, Erica had to leave and be home by 10. We didn't even have breakfast and I felt so bad. I felt like such a terrible host. Especially when Giggles practically just woke up and left. I asked if Erica wanted anything and she said no. At least I asked in Erica's case.
After sleeping all day and thinking about the sleepover, I came to realize that the sleepover wasn't that bad. It was fun! We laughed our butts off and had a good time. I wish ALL of my friends were there, then it would've been really fun. I don't really like having sleepovers at my house, but after last night, I've changed my mind. I need to have my friends over more often.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Friday, August 20, 2010
Some More Extreme Ramblin'
My school picture actually turned out good! My smile turned out kind of crooked (not my teeth, my smile/lips) but whatev. Nobody's perfect.
This year, I actually put on some make up. Last year's pic looked so plain. So, I just put on a little mascara and blush and away I went! It's amazing how much of a difference a small amount (very small in my case) of make up can do!
I wore these blue jeans that had a hint of gray in them, so my outfit wasn't so bad. Still though, I'd like to get my hands on some gray jeans!!
I saw one of my super good friends that I haven't seen in....forever (if you count 2 months as forever)! Learned she got a new kitten since her other cat passed away not so long ago (rest in peace, Tiger). Awww....her kitten sounds soooo cute! Next to baby bunnies and puppies, kittens are the cutest things. Sucks how they grow so fast, though. Good to see her again! Wish my whole group of super good friends were there....that would've been awesome and we would've been there the whole night talkin', regardless of where we were :)
I really need to get going on my biking again. I haven't been biking or excercising OR running for a week and I feel so....ashamed of myself. Like, if I don't excercise, I'm letting my body down (in a way, I am). There's this show my mom watches called 'Dr. Oz' and he says that, 'To live a healthy and happy life, you need to give your heart a reason to keep beating.' I find this sooo true. And I have been giving my heart reasons: Family, pets, friends, hobbies. But what I haven't been doing is keeping it healthy and fit. So, starting Sunday (I can't tomorrow. Have something going on) I'm gonna excercise, bike and run and NOT give up or stop. I'm gonna do those during the school year, too. I found out, from the past week, that I don't like sitting around. I love exercise. I love the feeling of sweat running down my face. I love that exercise 'pain' that you get when you do a lot of sit ups or you get muscle pains the day after a really good workout. And I love reaching my goals, no matter how small!
I've also been waking up late the past week. Really late. Like, 11:00/11:30 in the morning late. I don't like the feeling of waking up around lunch time. I feel like I've wasted my day. So, I have to make some sacrifices. No more staying up till 11:00 watching 'Friends.' I love that show soooo much!! AMAZING show! I'll have to get the seasons on DVD. I don't care how expensive they are, I'm buying them with my own money!!
And no more staying up late reading, drawing or looking through old Seventeen magazines. I am a night owl, though. So, Friday and Saturday nights are a good excuse. Oh, and I also love watching Letterman, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Fallon sometimes. *Sigh*
I also like staying up late 'cause (this might sound weird) but, in a way, I think it's my way of 'holding' onto that day. I hate it when a day passes (unless it's a really bad day) and these summer days seemed to have slipped through my fingers. I guess I try to make the most of that day until the very last seconds (literally). But, I know everything has to come to an end. I have to start realizing this. Then maybe I can let go of some things and start welcoming the dawn.
So tomorrow, I'm going to one of my friend's church to help out with their carnival. We're in charge of the duck pond game. One of us has to be in the pool (which I really want to do) and one of us has to be on the outside of the pool/grass. It should be fun. She called me yesterday and asked if I wanted to go earlier. See, if we got there at 9:00 am and helped set up, we'd get free doughnuts and pizza for breakfeast AND lunch! I was like, "YES!" Instead of going there at 12:30, not helping set up and getting no free food. When it comes to free food, I'm in!! YUMMY!! Lookin' forward to some free doughnuts!!
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
This year, I actually put on some make up. Last year's pic looked so plain. So, I just put on a little mascara and blush and away I went! It's amazing how much of a difference a small amount (very small in my case) of make up can do!
I wore these blue jeans that had a hint of gray in them, so my outfit wasn't so bad. Still though, I'd like to get my hands on some gray jeans!!
I saw one of my super good friends that I haven't seen in....forever (if you count 2 months as forever)! Learned she got a new kitten since her other cat passed away not so long ago (rest in peace, Tiger). Awww....her kitten sounds soooo cute! Next to baby bunnies and puppies, kittens are the cutest things. Sucks how they grow so fast, though. Good to see her again! Wish my whole group of super good friends were there....that would've been awesome and we would've been there the whole night talkin', regardless of where we were :)
I really need to get going on my biking again. I haven't been biking or excercising OR running for a week and I feel so....ashamed of myself. Like, if I don't excercise, I'm letting my body down (in a way, I am). There's this show my mom watches called 'Dr. Oz' and he says that, 'To live a healthy and happy life, you need to give your heart a reason to keep beating.' I find this sooo true. And I have been giving my heart reasons: Family, pets, friends, hobbies. But what I haven't been doing is keeping it healthy and fit. So, starting Sunday (I can't tomorrow. Have something going on) I'm gonna excercise, bike and run and NOT give up or stop. I'm gonna do those during the school year, too. I found out, from the past week, that I don't like sitting around. I love exercise. I love the feeling of sweat running down my face. I love that exercise 'pain' that you get when you do a lot of sit ups or you get muscle pains the day after a really good workout. And I love reaching my goals, no matter how small!
I've also been waking up late the past week. Really late. Like, 11:00/11:30 in the morning late. I don't like the feeling of waking up around lunch time. I feel like I've wasted my day. So, I have to make some sacrifices. No more staying up till 11:00 watching 'Friends.' I love that show soooo much!! AMAZING show! I'll have to get the seasons on DVD. I don't care how expensive they are, I'm buying them with my own money!!
And no more staying up late reading, drawing or looking through old Seventeen magazines. I am a night owl, though. So, Friday and Saturday nights are a good excuse. Oh, and I also love watching Letterman, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Fallon sometimes. *Sigh*
I also like staying up late 'cause (this might sound weird) but, in a way, I think it's my way of 'holding' onto that day. I hate it when a day passes (unless it's a really bad day) and these summer days seemed to have slipped through my fingers. I guess I try to make the most of that day until the very last seconds (literally). But, I know everything has to come to an end. I have to start realizing this. Then maybe I can let go of some things and start welcoming the dawn.
So tomorrow, I'm going to one of my friend's church to help out with their carnival. We're in charge of the duck pond game. One of us has to be in the pool (which I really want to do) and one of us has to be on the outside of the pool/grass. It should be fun. She called me yesterday and asked if I wanted to go earlier. See, if we got there at 9:00 am and helped set up, we'd get free doughnuts and pizza for breakfeast AND lunch! I was like, "YES!" Instead of going there at 12:30, not helping set up and getting no free food. When it comes to free food, I'm in!! YUMMY!! Lookin' forward to some free doughnuts!!
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Thursday, August 19, 2010
School (ugh, need I say more?)
Tonight I'm going to my highschool to pick up my schedule, take a pic and.....well, that's mostly it. Ugh! They just love to ruin your summer. Reading 2 boring (not to mention dumb) books over my precious, short summer isn't enough I guess.
I used to love school. Then again, that was elementary days when all I had to worry about was coloring inside the lines and gluing on the bunny's tail (sigh). I miss those days. No worries. No stress. Oh, and we had recess (which still rocks in my book!)
Now, though, everything's so.....stressful and boring. Lots of homework, deadlines, essays. Not to mention sitting on your but for 50 minutes, listening to 'can someone just kill me now?' lectures, and having ONLY 6 minutes to actually get some walkin' in (going from class to class). I don't know about you, but I feel like I have no life in highschool. Yes, I have amazing friends who I don't know what I'd do without and some of the teachers there aren't that bad (my art teacher is really nice) but other than that, highschool is just.....blah. You know what I mean?
Then there's the problem with my wardrobe. Target didn't have the gray OR light, light tan jeans I needed. Can you believe that? It seems that almost all the stores I go to don't have the styles I want or the size of clothes that fit me. I'm pretty tall and finding long-legged jeans isn't the easiest thing to find. *Sigh* I wish I had a whole store of clothes just for me. Clothes that I love and actually fit me. That would be so amazing.
So, about my wardrobe. I have this really cute red top and I would've liked some gray jeans or something to go with it. I don't like the way my blue jeans go with it (I don't really like the colors blue and red together. They look too American flaggish and spidermanish). But, it looks like I'm gonna have to wear them together tonight anyways. I was gonna ride my bike over to Target this morning but knew it would be a waste of time (I just went there last night and I know I wouldn't find anything new). Target is super close to my house so it's no big deal to bike there. The other stores I'd love to go to (Kohl's, JCP, T.J Maxx) aren't really that close ( I'd have to bike 10-20 miles, which I wouldn't do unless a celebrity crush was there!)
It's not gonna be a big deal tonight anyways. I have absolutely NO CRUSHES from my highschool or anywhere else (except Hollywood). There's no cute guys there at all!! Ugh, there's this one kid who was in my church class last year and he goes to my school. He's not really the cutest person you've ever seen (harsh, I know, but true. So true). And his personality...sucks. Big time. He's always so negative and awkward. I know. You should get to know the person before you judge. But hello!! This guy could turn ANY person off from just his personality! He's annoying, negative, creepy, and really (really) weird. Plus, I think he's stalking me.
On the last day of church class (sometime in May) my class decided to go on the playground and hangout. I was talking to one of my friends when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw HIM watching me. Yeah, just STARING at me. I ignored him and hinted to my friend (Michelle) that we should walk around. We did and guess who followed? Yep. HIM! Wherever I went, he went. Whenever I looked at him, he looked away or gave me a (shiver) creepy smile (gag). THEN, at school (last year), I always ran into him (not literally, thank goodness). Once I noticed that my route to go to my classes seemed (oddly) more similar and similar to his each day, I changed my routes and, thankfully, didn't see him anymore. I tell ya, once you have a creepster of a stalker, you'll know what I'm talkin' about. But I don't wish that on anybody!!
I'll let you know how tonight goes!
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I used to love school. Then again, that was elementary days when all I had to worry about was coloring inside the lines and gluing on the bunny's tail (sigh). I miss those days. No worries. No stress. Oh, and we had recess (which still rocks in my book!)
Now, though, everything's so.....stressful and boring. Lots of homework, deadlines, essays. Not to mention sitting on your but for 50 minutes, listening to 'can someone just kill me now?' lectures, and having ONLY 6 minutes to actually get some walkin' in (going from class to class). I don't know about you, but I feel like I have no life in highschool. Yes, I have amazing friends who I don't know what I'd do without and some of the teachers there aren't that bad (my art teacher is really nice) but other than that, highschool is just.....blah. You know what I mean?
Then there's the problem with my wardrobe. Target didn't have the gray OR light, light tan jeans I needed. Can you believe that? It seems that almost all the stores I go to don't have the styles I want or the size of clothes that fit me. I'm pretty tall and finding long-legged jeans isn't the easiest thing to find. *Sigh* I wish I had a whole store of clothes just for me. Clothes that I love and actually fit me. That would be so amazing.
So, about my wardrobe. I have this really cute red top and I would've liked some gray jeans or something to go with it. I don't like the way my blue jeans go with it (I don't really like the colors blue and red together. They look too American flaggish and spidermanish). But, it looks like I'm gonna have to wear them together tonight anyways. I was gonna ride my bike over to Target this morning but knew it would be a waste of time (I just went there last night and I know I wouldn't find anything new). Target is super close to my house so it's no big deal to bike there. The other stores I'd love to go to (Kohl's, JCP, T.J Maxx) aren't really that close ( I'd have to bike 10-20 miles, which I wouldn't do unless a celebrity crush was there!)
It's not gonna be a big deal tonight anyways. I have absolutely NO CRUSHES from my highschool or anywhere else (except Hollywood). There's no cute guys there at all!! Ugh, there's this one kid who was in my church class last year and he goes to my school. He's not really the cutest person you've ever seen (harsh, I know, but true. So true). And his personality...sucks. Big time. He's always so negative and awkward. I know. You should get to know the person before you judge. But hello!! This guy could turn ANY person off from just his personality! He's annoying, negative, creepy, and really (really) weird. Plus, I think he's stalking me.
On the last day of church class (sometime in May) my class decided to go on the playground and hangout. I was talking to one of my friends when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw HIM watching me. Yeah, just STARING at me. I ignored him and hinted to my friend (Michelle) that we should walk around. We did and guess who followed? Yep. HIM! Wherever I went, he went. Whenever I looked at him, he looked away or gave me a (shiver) creepy smile (gag). THEN, at school (last year), I always ran into him (not literally, thank goodness). Once I noticed that my route to go to my classes seemed (oddly) more similar and similar to his each day, I changed my routes and, thankfully, didn't see him anymore. I tell ya, once you have a creepster of a stalker, you'll know what I'm talkin' about. But I don't wish that on anybody!!
I'll let you know how tonight goes!
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Road Skills
Finished my first behind the wheel today! It wasn't as bad as I thought. My instructor lady was nice, but she could've cut out all the minty gum she was chewing (minty smells are overwhelming when you're stuck in a car with the windows rolled up!).
I have to work on my turns (kinda sharp) and my stops (pretty 'jerky') but, overall, it went a lot better than I thought it would considering that I have practically NO practice whatsoever (does 20 minutes even count?) The lady wished that I had at least 15 hours of practice BEFORE I had my first behind the wheel thing. I did too. BUT, I got a lot better as time went along. The lady (I'll call her Cherry--her hair was a rusty red color) said that I need a months practice (12-15 hours) before my next behind the wheel (which will be in downtown St. Paul. I heart that place, sooo pretty). She also said that the other instructors are retired 60 year old men so....I'll ask for her next time. I don't want to be stuck in a car with one of those old dudes (not to be rude or anything, but, I don't really like/trust old men teachers).
Anyways, tonight I was thinking of going (wait....DRIVING) to Target and the library. Target because I want to get a pair of gray jeans. Idk what colored jeans goes better with a red top. Should I go with gray or a whitish/light, light tan color? I'll get both. And I HAVE to get going on reading these 2 dumb books for English (we get summer assignments. Yeah, I know. Stupid). So, gonna pick those up and finish them before school starts.
I told myself I wouldn't procrastinate on any projects in highschool (I was sooooo bad at getting things done in middle school. I usually had to rush the night before to get a huge project done. For your FYI, don't do that. It's not worth the stress). But, summer doesn't count, right? So I have an excuse for giving myself a little slack now and then :)
Ooooo, we're having KFC tonight!! YUM! :)))))))))
WTYL,
Scarlett October
I have to work on my turns (kinda sharp) and my stops (pretty 'jerky') but, overall, it went a lot better than I thought it would considering that I have practically NO practice whatsoever (does 20 minutes even count?) The lady wished that I had at least 15 hours of practice BEFORE I had my first behind the wheel thing. I did too. BUT, I got a lot better as time went along. The lady (I'll call her Cherry--her hair was a rusty red color) said that I need a months practice (12-15 hours) before my next behind the wheel (which will be in downtown St. Paul. I heart that place, sooo pretty). She also said that the other instructors are retired 60 year old men so....I'll ask for her next time. I don't want to be stuck in a car with one of those old dudes (not to be rude or anything, but, I don't really like/trust old men teachers).
Anyways, tonight I was thinking of going (wait....DRIVING) to Target and the library. Target because I want to get a pair of gray jeans. Idk what colored jeans goes better with a red top. Should I go with gray or a whitish/light, light tan color? I'll get both. And I HAVE to get going on reading these 2 dumb books for English (we get summer assignments. Yeah, I know. Stupid). So, gonna pick those up and finish them before school starts.
I told myself I wouldn't procrastinate on any projects in highschool (I was sooooo bad at getting things done in middle school. I usually had to rush the night before to get a huge project done. For your FYI, don't do that. It's not worth the stress). But, summer doesn't count, right? So I have an excuse for giving myself a little slack now and then :)
Ooooo, we're having KFC tonight!! YUM! :)))))))))
WTYL,
Scarlett October
Excited? Ha, Yeah Right.
For some reason, I can't get to sleep. I think it's because I have my first behind the wheel thing tomorrow. Ugh, omg, I am soooooo nervous. You'd think I'd be all excited and happy for this new 'freedom'. Well....I'm not too psyched out about it.
My 'rents were all like, "Do you want to try driving the car in the driveway?" I said yes and after showing me all the controls and junk, I tried backing in and out of the driveway/turn around and in the process, I learned something new about myself: I officially suck at driving. Being such a newbie at this, I shouldn't expect to be perfect, and I don't. It's just that I was so not confident in driving before that, after I tested out my 'driving skills', I'm even less confident about driving now.
I have to say, though, the car my 'rents own is like a frickin' truck. It's not a car, shouldn't even be called a car. Yeah, it's really great and all but, do I really have to do my practice hours in it? I think I'm gonna crash it. I really do. I almost crashed it into the garage door and my dad had a bird. Then, after backing it in and out of the driveway a couple of times, I'm thinking tomorrow is going to be close to a complete disaster.
I wish I had more experience with driving a car instead of trying it out the day before my BTW (behind the wheel). I kept asking my mom if we could go to a big parking lot (with absolutely NO CARS) and practice driving. She was all like, "No, I want you to have a fresh mindset and learn the techniques from a professional driver." Um...hello? Licensed drivers are professional drivers! It's not fair! Here I am, going into a driving lesson totally unprepared when some of my friends have somewhat good driving experiences and they don't even have their permits yet!! Come on!!
Ugh, wish me luck tomorrow (er, today). I'll need it...a lot of it.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
My 'rents were all like, "Do you want to try driving the car in the driveway?" I said yes and after showing me all the controls and junk, I tried backing in and out of the driveway/turn around and in the process, I learned something new about myself: I officially suck at driving. Being such a newbie at this, I shouldn't expect to be perfect, and I don't. It's just that I was so not confident in driving before that, after I tested out my 'driving skills', I'm even less confident about driving now.
I have to say, though, the car my 'rents own is like a frickin' truck. It's not a car, shouldn't even be called a car. Yeah, it's really great and all but, do I really have to do my practice hours in it? I think I'm gonna crash it. I really do. I almost crashed it into the garage door and my dad had a bird. Then, after backing it in and out of the driveway a couple of times, I'm thinking tomorrow is going to be close to a complete disaster.
I wish I had more experience with driving a car instead of trying it out the day before my BTW (behind the wheel). I kept asking my mom if we could go to a big parking lot (with absolutely NO CARS) and practice driving. She was all like, "No, I want you to have a fresh mindset and learn the techniques from a professional driver." Um...hello? Licensed drivers are professional drivers! It's not fair! Here I am, going into a driving lesson totally unprepared when some of my friends have somewhat good driving experiences and they don't even have their permits yet!! Come on!!
Ugh, wish me luck tomorrow (er, today). I'll need it...a lot of it.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Soakin' Up The Sun
Gonna lay outside and soak up the sun for a while. It's gorgeous outside and I can't let it go to waste.
Ugh, I heard the humidity is supposed to return tomorrow and it's gonna be all out muggy for the next few days. Why do good things seem to last only for a little while?
I mowed the lawn last night and I think I killed a few dozen toads. Poor things *tear*. Oh, and I have this humungo pear tree in the back yard and it's dropping these ugly, premature pears. There isn't another pear tree close enough to mine to pollinate and produce mature pears, so, I get these dinky, green, malformed tennis balls that are a pain to mow over. But....I got to admit, it is funny to see them get flung here and there.
Okay, so I'm gonna soak up some sun and enjoy my *sigh* last weeks of summer.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Ugh, I heard the humidity is supposed to return tomorrow and it's gonna be all out muggy for the next few days. Why do good things seem to last only for a little while?
I mowed the lawn last night and I think I killed a few dozen toads. Poor things *tear*. Oh, and I have this humungo pear tree in the back yard and it's dropping these ugly, premature pears. There isn't another pear tree close enough to mine to pollinate and produce mature pears, so, I get these dinky, green, malformed tennis balls that are a pain to mow over. But....I got to admit, it is funny to see them get flung here and there.
Okay, so I'm gonna soak up some sun and enjoy my *sigh* last weeks of summer.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Monday, August 16, 2010
Aaaahhhh (lovesick sigh)
After what happened today, I do believe in love at first sight.
Okay, I went to the mall with one of my friends and we were looking around, squealing over cute bags and trying on every crazy thing we could find. After awhile, we decided to go into the Hollister store.
Okay, I'll admit that that was the first time I've ever been in a Hollister before and it WON'T be my last. The inside of the store is awesome and the smell is amazing! It's like I was inside an old beach house (which I LOVE) and everything was soooo cute!
I saw this dress with blue and white stripes on it and I wanted it so bad. I was gonna buy it, until I looked at the price tag...$70!!!! For a light weight dress you can practically see through if you try hard enough?!?! If I shopped there, I'd be broke in 2 seconds!! Talk about sucky. I bet I can make that dress for 20 bucks or less.....maybe. Ugh! Wish I had a thousand dollar shopping spree (a.k.a. heaven)
Anyways, there was this super hot guy arranging some clothes near the entrance of the store. He turned around and, omg, my heart went dead. He asked, "Are you ladies finding everything alright?" And we nodded. He had the perfect smile, all white and straight. He was tan and his brunette hair was in that sort of style where it covers his ears and flips outward.
Then, he kept smiling at me (I did too, of course) and when we left, he told us to have a great day. I said the same. Ooooo, he was sooooo hhhhoooootttttt. Wish I was the type to go up to him and talk......
Ugh, have to go and mow the lawn....fun (sarcasm). Hope you have an experience today that makes your heart go 'aaaahhhhh'.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Okay, I went to the mall with one of my friends and we were looking around, squealing over cute bags and trying on every crazy thing we could find. After awhile, we decided to go into the Hollister store.
Okay, I'll admit that that was the first time I've ever been in a Hollister before and it WON'T be my last. The inside of the store is awesome and the smell is amazing! It's like I was inside an old beach house (which I LOVE) and everything was soooo cute!
I saw this dress with blue and white stripes on it and I wanted it so bad. I was gonna buy it, until I looked at the price tag...$70!!!! For a light weight dress you can practically see through if you try hard enough?!?! If I shopped there, I'd be broke in 2 seconds!! Talk about sucky. I bet I can make that dress for 20 bucks or less.....maybe. Ugh! Wish I had a thousand dollar shopping spree (a.k.a. heaven)
Anyways, there was this super hot guy arranging some clothes near the entrance of the store. He turned around and, omg, my heart went dead. He asked, "Are you ladies finding everything alright?" And we nodded. He had the perfect smile, all white and straight. He was tan and his brunette hair was in that sort of style where it covers his ears and flips outward.
Then, he kept smiling at me (I did too, of course) and when we left, he told us to have a great day. I said the same. Ooooo, he was sooooo hhhhoooootttttt. Wish I was the type to go up to him and talk......
Ugh, have to go and mow the lawn....fun (sarcasm). Hope you have an experience today that makes your heart go 'aaaahhhhh'.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Sunday, August 15, 2010
S.O. (Scarlett October)
I'm not gonna go on with this blog without telling you about myself. My name's Scarlett October (not my real name). My blog name tells a bit about myself. I love (LOVE) the color red (especially maroon) and Scarlett is in the red 'family' and plus, it's a really pretty name. Scarlett is one of those names that seems like it has a secret behind it (in this case, yes). I was born in October and I love the month so it seemed somewhat necessary to include it somewhere.
I love books. Books are downright amazingness! I love the books with all the little surprises in them like, 'The Thirteenth Tale'. If you haven't read this yet, READ IT! It may seem a little boring at first but it gets really good. The story is somewhat dark and depressing but it has a lot of unsuspected twists. I love old book stores. I don't know why. Maybe it's like the thing with old people (I absolutely adore old people). They have so much history (books and old people) and so much to share. Letting them tell their stories is a guilty pleasure of mine. Oh, and I have to have a book-book when I'm reading. Not one of those online book things (unless I'm absolutely desperate and NEED to read that particular book right away). There's something about the feel of books that never gets old. Oh, and I love the smell of old books (who doesn't?)
I play the piano and I can't get enough of it. I bike to piano lessons (which is like, 2 miles away. So, not a big deal) and I hate practicing. It's completely annoying! I practice the same song over and over and over. And when I think I have a part right, I go ahead and mess it up again. And don't get me started on dynamics. Oh. My. Gosh. Frustrating. Especially since, with dynamics, you have to make it sound beautiful, put your whole soul into the piece, make it sound all flowy and like a story. I'm working on a piece right now where dynamics mean everything (oh, and fingering). 'Moonlight Sonata.' For all you non-pianoers out there, you probably heard of it before. Amazingly good piece.
I make up my own pieces on the piano. I like doing this more than piano lessons. But, I have to actually learn all the nick-nacks about piano in order to actaully learn all those weird symbol things. Plus, it's helped me a lot with writing down my pieces on paper (not easy to do!) Before piano lessons, I had this little toy keyboard where I would make up songs on it. I'd also listen to a song on the radio and figure out the notes. What I'd really love to do is to write music for movies. The movies wouldn't be the same without the music! And it would be awesome to hear my music played by an orchestra!
I love music. I love all types except for that really hard, hard rock. It hurts my ears. I love Yanni's piano music (if you never heard of him, SHAME ON YOU! haha JK. But if you haven't heard of him, look up his songs on YouTube). I'm that type of person who will listen to whatever sounds good on the radio. But I love my 101.3 KDWB with Ryan Seacrest in the morning (mostly when I'm in work-out mode).
Every morning I bike around my home town/city/whatever you call it. It's about 4 miles. I've been slacking off lately, mostly because I'v been sleeping in super late. I like biking in the mornings (8 a.m.) because it's nice and cool, the sun's still fresh in the sky, and there's something about 'morning air' that I love. I also run (on the treadmill) and exercise. Call me a work-out freak but I want to stay in shape. They say you're supposed to get 30 min. or more of cardio and an HOUR of meditation (yoga). I still need to work on the yoga part. Haven't really tried it out (the dumb yoga stuff I did in school doesn't count) but it looks really...refreshing? Oh, and I'm working on getting some abs. That's my goal, to get me some abs.
I love adventure. I can't get enough of it. I'm the type to go into a creepy dark cave or climb a tree. I'm curious about things and I love to figure things out. I think it'd be SO cool to go under water and check out an old shipwreck. I LOVE shipwrecks, especially the stories behind them. Maybe it's because I love the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (I'm a total POC geek) but it's something about huge, old ships that I love.
I really like the 1700/1800's time era. I love, love, love their dresses. But don't get me wrong, the corsets are murder. And the hygiene back then...yeah, they could've done better. But, I like the dresses and furniture from those time eras (oh, and the ships). They're so beautiful. You can't really find anything like those things nowadays.
I have 2 cats. Laundry Hog and Miss Spaz. No, that's not their real names (I have to protect my animals too!) but they sure fit them. Laundry Hog is, well, a laundry hog. Whenever he sees fresh, warm towels sitting in the laundry basket, he hops right it and falls alseep. Hard to move him since he looks so cute. He's super sweet! Miss Spaz is a total spaz. Just yesterday, she thought it would be 'fun' to jump onto my back. She was starting to lose her balance and decided to dig her claws into my neck. I started freaking out and pushed her off. Don't EVER do that! Her claws were still in my neck and when I pushed her off, they slid their way down and made nasty scratches (well, there's really only one deep one). And sometimes, she'll just go in the middle of the living room and start running in circles and hissing. The first time she did this I thought there was something wrong with her. Found out it was a bug (now her and Laundry Hog eat bugs....ick!) AND, they both have this thing where (if my room door is closed) they just sit and meow until I open it for them. If I don't they'll paw at it and make a huge fuss. I love them to death though. It's sweet how they both comfort me when I get sick. They're my babies!!
I have body image issues (who doesn't?) I hate the way some things look and...ugh, I don't get why some people get to be so beautiful and some (like me) so...plain and....just, ick. I'll go more in depth some other day.
I'm shy. I'm getting better, though. I used to turn red at almost everything: when a new person talked to me, when a teacher called on me, and sometimes, I would get these moments where I'd just feel really overwhelmed and stressed out. It's weird though, I think I can control my 'turning redness' stuff. I think of cold things or a totally different subject and I don't turn red. Sometimes, I pretend that I'm super confident (trick myself into thinking so) and I don't turn red. Call me weird, but it helps me.
As you can probably tell, I'm not the most confident person on this earth. Maybe it's because of my body image issues or I never thought of myself as a confident person. But I made a promise to myself that I would overcome my issues/insecurites. I don't know how long that will take, but I'm up for the challenge!
Hmmm......I'm not a techno nerd. I don't have texting (I know, horrible isn't it?) I don't have a Facebook and I didn't have an email until a month ago. Talk about pathetic. Oh, and I don't have an i-pod either. It's not my fault. My parents won't allow texting, one of my friends and I set up my email, and I'm thinking of getting a Facebook. I have a MP3 player that I listen to on the bus (during the school year, duh) but I know it's not as awesome as an i-pod. I think it's time for me to make a wish list......
I love animals. I can't get enough of them. This year, when I turn 16 (since I have to be 16 in order to get this particular job) I'm gonna volunteer at an animals shelter. The Humane Society. I'm gonna do volunteering because I can get a scholarship from my school if I do so many volunteer hours by my senior year. I really want a horse. They are darling! I love their eyes. I was at the county fair a week ago and there was this beautiful horse there named Mocha. She was white with brown spots and an amber colored mane. She had big brown eyes and was the sweetest thing! I would go up to her and softly smooth her nose. She would then look at me and bow her head so I would pet her ears and mane. Once I'd stop, she would bring her head back up and look at me as if saying, "Why'd you stop?!" and I'd go back to smoothing her nose and she'd duck her head again. So cute. I really want a horse. I've never rode/ridden one before and I'd love to.
I have an older sister, August (not her real name) who's sort of the opposite of me. She's outgoing, tan, has brown hair, and likes to party...a lot. Oh, and she can be a total snobby biatch sometimes. She's in college, though so she doesn't bother me much. I miss her sometimes. Me, on the other hand, am somewhat outgoing (I love to meet new people), I can get tan but am mostly pale, I have goldeny blonde hair, and I like to party, but not the club kind of party. Maybe it's because I've never been to a club, but, I don't know. I don't trust them. I'd much rather hang out with my friends and be a crazy teenager.
I'm a sweetie with a crazy streak. If someone needs a person to talk to in the middle of the night, needs a hug, or has a nasty cut and needs some help, I'm the person you can always turn to. I like helping people out and letting them know I'm there for them and someone they can trust in. I'm great with secrets. If you tell me a secret and to never tell people, you don't have to worry. I'll take it to the grave with me. Oh yeah, I have a crazy streak. Sometimes I have the urge to do something crazy and I'll do it. I'll make brownies at 2 a.m. if I have an uncontrolable craving (I know, I'm such a rebel) or I'll sneak outside at night and sit on the dock we have by the pond. I'll just sit there, thinking. Sometimes, I think I think too much. Then I start to worry and well....I turn into a worry wart.
I'll probably add in things here and there about myself. Jeesh, wrote a lot!
WTYL,
Scarlett Ocotber (xoxo)
I love books. Books are downright amazingness! I love the books with all the little surprises in them like, 'The Thirteenth Tale'. If you haven't read this yet, READ IT! It may seem a little boring at first but it gets really good. The story is somewhat dark and depressing but it has a lot of unsuspected twists. I love old book stores. I don't know why. Maybe it's like the thing with old people (I absolutely adore old people). They have so much history (books and old people) and so much to share. Letting them tell their stories is a guilty pleasure of mine. Oh, and I have to have a book-book when I'm reading. Not one of those online book things (unless I'm absolutely desperate and NEED to read that particular book right away). There's something about the feel of books that never gets old. Oh, and I love the smell of old books (who doesn't?)
I play the piano and I can't get enough of it. I bike to piano lessons (which is like, 2 miles away. So, not a big deal) and I hate practicing. It's completely annoying! I practice the same song over and over and over. And when I think I have a part right, I go ahead and mess it up again. And don't get me started on dynamics. Oh. My. Gosh. Frustrating. Especially since, with dynamics, you have to make it sound beautiful, put your whole soul into the piece, make it sound all flowy and like a story. I'm working on a piece right now where dynamics mean everything (oh, and fingering). 'Moonlight Sonata.' For all you non-pianoers out there, you probably heard of it before. Amazingly good piece.
I make up my own pieces on the piano. I like doing this more than piano lessons. But, I have to actually learn all the nick-nacks about piano in order to actaully learn all those weird symbol things. Plus, it's helped me a lot with writing down my pieces on paper (not easy to do!) Before piano lessons, I had this little toy keyboard where I would make up songs on it. I'd also listen to a song on the radio and figure out the notes. What I'd really love to do is to write music for movies. The movies wouldn't be the same without the music! And it would be awesome to hear my music played by an orchestra!
I love music. I love all types except for that really hard, hard rock. It hurts my ears. I love Yanni's piano music (if you never heard of him, SHAME ON YOU! haha JK. But if you haven't heard of him, look up his songs on YouTube). I'm that type of person who will listen to whatever sounds good on the radio. But I love my 101.3 KDWB with Ryan Seacrest in the morning (mostly when I'm in work-out mode).
Every morning I bike around my home town/city/whatever you call it. It's about 4 miles. I've been slacking off lately, mostly because I'v been sleeping in super late. I like biking in the mornings (8 a.m.) because it's nice and cool, the sun's still fresh in the sky, and there's something about 'morning air' that I love. I also run (on the treadmill) and exercise. Call me a work-out freak but I want to stay in shape. They say you're supposed to get 30 min. or more of cardio and an HOUR of meditation (yoga). I still need to work on the yoga part. Haven't really tried it out (the dumb yoga stuff I did in school doesn't count) but it looks really...refreshing? Oh, and I'm working on getting some abs. That's my goal, to get me some abs.
I love adventure. I can't get enough of it. I'm the type to go into a creepy dark cave or climb a tree. I'm curious about things and I love to figure things out. I think it'd be SO cool to go under water and check out an old shipwreck. I LOVE shipwrecks, especially the stories behind them. Maybe it's because I love the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (I'm a total POC geek) but it's something about huge, old ships that I love.
I really like the 1700/1800's time era. I love, love, love their dresses. But don't get me wrong, the corsets are murder. And the hygiene back then...yeah, they could've done better. But, I like the dresses and furniture from those time eras (oh, and the ships). They're so beautiful. You can't really find anything like those things nowadays.
I have 2 cats. Laundry Hog and Miss Spaz. No, that's not their real names (I have to protect my animals too!) but they sure fit them. Laundry Hog is, well, a laundry hog. Whenever he sees fresh, warm towels sitting in the laundry basket, he hops right it and falls alseep. Hard to move him since he looks so cute. He's super sweet! Miss Spaz is a total spaz. Just yesterday, she thought it would be 'fun' to jump onto my back. She was starting to lose her balance and decided to dig her claws into my neck. I started freaking out and pushed her off. Don't EVER do that! Her claws were still in my neck and when I pushed her off, they slid their way down and made nasty scratches (well, there's really only one deep one). And sometimes, she'll just go in the middle of the living room and start running in circles and hissing. The first time she did this I thought there was something wrong with her. Found out it was a bug (now her and Laundry Hog eat bugs....ick!) AND, they both have this thing where (if my room door is closed) they just sit and meow until I open it for them. If I don't they'll paw at it and make a huge fuss. I love them to death though. It's sweet how they both comfort me when I get sick. They're my babies!!
I have body image issues (who doesn't?) I hate the way some things look and...ugh, I don't get why some people get to be so beautiful and some (like me) so...plain and....just, ick. I'll go more in depth some other day.
I'm shy. I'm getting better, though. I used to turn red at almost everything: when a new person talked to me, when a teacher called on me, and sometimes, I would get these moments where I'd just feel really overwhelmed and stressed out. It's weird though, I think I can control my 'turning redness' stuff. I think of cold things or a totally different subject and I don't turn red. Sometimes, I pretend that I'm super confident (trick myself into thinking so) and I don't turn red. Call me weird, but it helps me.
As you can probably tell, I'm not the most confident person on this earth. Maybe it's because of my body image issues or I never thought of myself as a confident person. But I made a promise to myself that I would overcome my issues/insecurites. I don't know how long that will take, but I'm up for the challenge!
Hmmm......I'm not a techno nerd. I don't have texting (I know, horrible isn't it?) I don't have a Facebook and I didn't have an email until a month ago. Talk about pathetic. Oh, and I don't have an i-pod either. It's not my fault. My parents won't allow texting, one of my friends and I set up my email, and I'm thinking of getting a Facebook. I have a MP3 player that I listen to on the bus (during the school year, duh) but I know it's not as awesome as an i-pod. I think it's time for me to make a wish list......
I love animals. I can't get enough of them. This year, when I turn 16 (since I have to be 16 in order to get this particular job) I'm gonna volunteer at an animals shelter. The Humane Society. I'm gonna do volunteering because I can get a scholarship from my school if I do so many volunteer hours by my senior year. I really want a horse. They are darling! I love their eyes. I was at the county fair a week ago and there was this beautiful horse there named Mocha. She was white with brown spots and an amber colored mane. She had big brown eyes and was the sweetest thing! I would go up to her and softly smooth her nose. She would then look at me and bow her head so I would pet her ears and mane. Once I'd stop, she would bring her head back up and look at me as if saying, "Why'd you stop?!" and I'd go back to smoothing her nose and she'd duck her head again. So cute. I really want a horse. I've never rode/ridden one before and I'd love to.
I have an older sister, August (not her real name) who's sort of the opposite of me. She's outgoing, tan, has brown hair, and likes to party...a lot. Oh, and she can be a total snobby biatch sometimes. She's in college, though so she doesn't bother me much. I miss her sometimes. Me, on the other hand, am somewhat outgoing (I love to meet new people), I can get tan but am mostly pale, I have goldeny blonde hair, and I like to party, but not the club kind of party. Maybe it's because I've never been to a club, but, I don't know. I don't trust them. I'd much rather hang out with my friends and be a crazy teenager.
I'm a sweetie with a crazy streak. If someone needs a person to talk to in the middle of the night, needs a hug, or has a nasty cut and needs some help, I'm the person you can always turn to. I like helping people out and letting them know I'm there for them and someone they can trust in. I'm great with secrets. If you tell me a secret and to never tell people, you don't have to worry. I'll take it to the grave with me. Oh yeah, I have a crazy streak. Sometimes I have the urge to do something crazy and I'll do it. I'll make brownies at 2 a.m. if I have an uncontrolable craving (I know, I'm such a rebel) or I'll sneak outside at night and sit on the dock we have by the pond. I'll just sit there, thinking. Sometimes, I think I think too much. Then I start to worry and well....I turn into a worry wart.
I'll probably add in things here and there about myself. Jeesh, wrote a lot!
WTYL,
Scarlett Ocotber (xoxo)
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Some Extreme Ramblin'
Okay, I'll just start my ramblin' and skip all that intro stuff (which I can't stand and is really awkward)!
I'll try my BEST to make this blog interesting and funny since my life is on the boring side. But, who knows, maybe my life will be full of drama this year (is that a good thing to hope for)?
So, this morning I went to a nursing home and the other piano students and I played a few songs for them. My piano teacher's mom lives there and she used to play piano as well. She's in the first stages of Alzheimer's so it's difficult for her to remember the short term stuff. I could tell they really enjoyed it. We played songs they knew from the 50's and 'way back when' and there was this old man and he just sang his little heart out. It was so CUTE!
I adore old people. I don't know why. I thinks it's because they have so much history and they've been through so much. I love the stories they tell...they all have that magic spark to to them. Oh, and we passed out cookies to them and, I swear, it was like a kid in a candy shop. Their faces lit up! I talked to some of them and they are (well, the old people I met) are so kind and sweet. They really make your day!!
THEN, I met up with one of my really good friends at a coffee shop to set up this blog. If I had to set up this blog by myself, I would've been LOST! They claim it's easy (maybe it is) but to me it looked super complicated. REALLY glad we set it up on her laptop, 'cause if we did it on mine....um, yeah, we would've been there for a long time (my computer is SUPER slow, which makes things frustrating)!
Tonight, I think I'm going shopping. I need to. It's ridiculous how fast I grow out of things. I don't know if it's because I'm tall and still growing, but it seems like after I wear a shirt or jeans (especially jeans) and they're all washed and dried, they don't fit that good anymore. It's frustrating!! Hopefully I'll score some good deals!!
Like I said, I ramble on ;)
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
I'll try my BEST to make this blog interesting and funny since my life is on the boring side. But, who knows, maybe my life will be full of drama this year (is that a good thing to hope for)?
So, this morning I went to a nursing home and the other piano students and I played a few songs for them. My piano teacher's mom lives there and she used to play piano as well. She's in the first stages of Alzheimer's so it's difficult for her to remember the short term stuff. I could tell they really enjoyed it. We played songs they knew from the 50's and 'way back when' and there was this old man and he just sang his little heart out. It was so CUTE!
I adore old people. I don't know why. I thinks it's because they have so much history and they've been through so much. I love the stories they tell...they all have that magic spark to to them. Oh, and we passed out cookies to them and, I swear, it was like a kid in a candy shop. Their faces lit up! I talked to some of them and they are (well, the old people I met) are so kind and sweet. They really make your day!!
THEN, I met up with one of my really good friends at a coffee shop to set up this blog. If I had to set up this blog by myself, I would've been LOST! They claim it's easy (maybe it is) but to me it looked super complicated. REALLY glad we set it up on her laptop, 'cause if we did it on mine....um, yeah, we would've been there for a long time (my computer is SUPER slow, which makes things frustrating)!
Tonight, I think I'm going shopping. I need to. It's ridiculous how fast I grow out of things. I don't know if it's because I'm tall and still growing, but it seems like after I wear a shirt or jeans (especially jeans) and they're all washed and dried, they don't fit that good anymore. It's frustrating!! Hopefully I'll score some good deals!!
Like I said, I ramble on ;)
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
Newb
So...this is sorta awkward (isn't awkward spelled awkwardly?). I don't really know what to say (type, whatever you want to call it).
My name's Scarlett October (not my REAL name, but that you'll never know).
Just to let you know right now, I have a habit of rambling on and writing A LOT. So, PLEASE write back.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
My name's Scarlett October (not my REAL name, but that you'll never know).
Just to let you know right now, I have a habit of rambling on and writing A LOT. So, PLEASE write back.
WTYL,
Scarlett October (xoxo)
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