The Time Warp
The Monster Mash
I would have put Thriller in here, but the embedding is disabled. Instead, I'll provide a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xs9OQHpwDE
We didn't have that many kids coming to our street this year. Oh well, more fruit candies for us! :)
Happy Halloween :)
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I think I'm getting sick.
I've been drinking a lot of water today - at first I thought it was because I've been eating a lot of salt lately, but I feel tired too, and, well, let's just say that my nose is full of pretty colours. If this continues, I'm not going to youth group tonight, because not only will I get other people sick, I might fall asleep partway through the meeting.
I read my library book for a bit, then I knit, then I tried to sleep but couldn't so I came up here and fired up my computer. I watched InuYasha on Youtube, checked my e-mail, went on Ravelry, and now I'm writing this and I'm still on Ravelry. But I'm exhausted. Then again, I am a bit warm wearing this bathrobe...
I read my library book for a bit, then I knit, then I tried to sleep but couldn't so I came up here and fired up my computer. I watched InuYasha on Youtube, checked my e-mail, went on Ravelry, and now I'm writing this and I'm still on Ravelry. But I'm exhausted. Then again, I am a bit warm wearing this bathrobe...
I did do some schoolwork, but not much.
Here's one of the songs I listened to via YouTube today. Because my music collection is lacking, I've been listening to my favourite songs through YouTube.
Monday, October 27, 2008
A bit of a recap.
First, Saturday.
I didn't do much on Saturday, actually, but I did watch Saturday Night Live because Coldplay was on. I wasn't going to watch it at first, but then I decided to bring the yellow scarf I was working on upstairs and knit while watching it. Good thing I came up, or I might have missed Coldplay. They sang 'Viva la Vida', 'Lost!', and 'Yellow', and they started another song as they were gonna roll the credits, but it got cut off. Dammit.
So anyway, I sat through the sketches and stuff because I only really wanted to see Coldplay. They were awesome. I had never seen Chris Martin play a guitar until that night, come to think of it. I watched a Coldplay concert (the concert had been from a few months previous, I think) on Bell's pay-per-view FreeVu! thing. A FreeVu! pretty much explains itself. It's free. It's awesome. But during that concert, I don't think Chris Martin ever played a guitar. Also, Amy Poehler gave birth that night! Congratulations, Amy! :)
On Sunday, we went to another NaNoWriMo meetup. This one was downtown, and it was the kick-off party. We each got a goody bag - mine was missing the notes/novel pocketguide, but Mom kindly gave me hers. Thanks, Mom :) The bags also contained some stationary, chocolate (!!!) and an 'affidavit'.
Today I went to a local mall with my parents. There was construction going on, so a lot of people were slowing down to look at the pretty orange signs :p Dad was driving like a jerk, but what else is new? Mom actually threatened to get out of the car. And then, when we got in the mall, Mom turned around with her envelope in her hand - she had to mail something via the Canada Post counter at the Shopper's Drug Mart - to ask Dad something, and he just took the envelope and went into Shopper's. Mom was angry about that, because all she wanted to do was to ask him if he wanted to go do the banking while she mailed her stuff. So Dad came back and Mom made it clear that she was ticked with him. He went to do the banking, and Mom and I looked at some stuff in a nearby store. There's quite a few small businesses in this mall, and they have some interesting merchandise, so we sometimes look at what they have.
Next, we went to the Wal-Mart in this mall, because I needed socks (I know I should knit some, but I have to finish Justin's scarf). I wound up getting 20 pairs of socks - 10 white, 10 black. So Mom thinks I should keep five of each colour in my dresser and put the rest in my wardrobe, so that I have backup socks after I wear out the first 10. We also got some chocolate for when we start writing our NaNo novels. I wanted to look at yarn while we were there, but it was busy so I didn't bother asking Mom if we could look at yarn. I really don't like how that Wal-Mart is organised. Plus, people can be rather pushy - someone with earbuds in their ears decided to push past me in one of the aisles.
Our next stop was No Frills, which is a grocery store chain for anyone who doesn't know. Mom wanted to get stuff like baking powder and refried beans, and we wound up getting other stuff like tinned flakes of chicken.
The last stop in our shopping adventure was Value Village. I found three pairs of jeans that fit me, a pair of orange flowery lounge pants, a pair of purple pants with white flowers on them (they remind me of those pants that the Japanese wear for working in the garden), a pair of maroon pants and a pair of white pants with buttons on the cuffs! How awesome is that? So now I have jeans. Now I just need to get rid of my ugly track pants...
I didn't do much on Saturday, actually, but I did watch Saturday Night Live because Coldplay was on. I wasn't going to watch it at first, but then I decided to bring the yellow scarf I was working on upstairs and knit while watching it. Good thing I came up, or I might have missed Coldplay. They sang 'Viva la Vida', 'Lost!', and 'Yellow', and they started another song as they were gonna roll the credits, but it got cut off. Dammit.
So anyway, I sat through the sketches and stuff because I only really wanted to see Coldplay. They were awesome. I had never seen Chris Martin play a guitar until that night, come to think of it. I watched a Coldplay concert (the concert had been from a few months previous, I think) on Bell's pay-per-view FreeVu! thing. A FreeVu! pretty much explains itself. It's free. It's awesome. But during that concert, I don't think Chris Martin ever played a guitar. Also, Amy Poehler gave birth that night! Congratulations, Amy! :)
On Sunday, we went to another NaNoWriMo meetup. This one was downtown, and it was the kick-off party. We each got a goody bag - mine was missing the notes/novel pocketguide, but Mom kindly gave me hers. Thanks, Mom :) The bags also contained some stationary, chocolate (!!!) and an 'affidavit'.
Today I went to a local mall with my parents. There was construction going on, so a lot of people were slowing down to look at the pretty orange signs :p Dad was driving like a jerk, but what else is new? Mom actually threatened to get out of the car. And then, when we got in the mall, Mom turned around with her envelope in her hand - she had to mail something via the Canada Post counter at the Shopper's Drug Mart - to ask Dad something, and he just took the envelope and went into Shopper's. Mom was angry about that, because all she wanted to do was to ask him if he wanted to go do the banking while she mailed her stuff. So Dad came back and Mom made it clear that she was ticked with him. He went to do the banking, and Mom and I looked at some stuff in a nearby store. There's quite a few small businesses in this mall, and they have some interesting merchandise, so we sometimes look at what they have.
Next, we went to the Wal-Mart in this mall, because I needed socks (I know I should knit some, but I have to finish Justin's scarf). I wound up getting 20 pairs of socks - 10 white, 10 black. So Mom thinks I should keep five of each colour in my dresser and put the rest in my wardrobe, so that I have backup socks after I wear out the first 10. We also got some chocolate for when we start writing our NaNo novels. I wanted to look at yarn while we were there, but it was busy so I didn't bother asking Mom if we could look at yarn. I really don't like how that Wal-Mart is organised. Plus, people can be rather pushy - someone with earbuds in their ears decided to push past me in one of the aisles.
Our next stop was No Frills, which is a grocery store chain for anyone who doesn't know. Mom wanted to get stuff like baking powder and refried beans, and we wound up getting other stuff like tinned flakes of chicken.
The last stop in our shopping adventure was Value Village. I found three pairs of jeans that fit me, a pair of orange flowery lounge pants, a pair of purple pants with white flowers on them (they remind me of those pants that the Japanese wear for working in the garden), a pair of maroon pants and a pair of white pants with buttons on the cuffs! How awesome is that? So now I have jeans. Now I just need to get rid of my ugly track pants...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Peculiar Saturday
Very peculiar indeed. I didn't wake up until 11-ish, and I didn't come upstairs until noon-ish.
Yesterday I got a tiny cut on my finger. I think I had tried to move the kitchen faucet, and there's a little raised bit on the faucet that got my finger. Ouch.
Also yesterday, I did a lot of laundry. I washed not only clothes but also bedding and my pillow. Mom and I had a huge fight over the pillow because I washed it on it's own and it didn't drain properly, so it was dripping when I took it out. Mom assumed I was putting it in with other stuff. So she decided to put it in on the final spin cycle. Grr.
It got really fluffy, though! :)
Did I mention that YouTube is working now? It was being weird because they were doing updates. The strangest thing, though, is that Dad didn't have any trouble with YouTube. Huh.
So, I'm really enjoying We're Going to See The Beatles!. I've taken a break from A Freewheelin' Time, because it's a bit of a difficult read sometimes. I really haven't been reading much fiction, actually. I reserved New Moon, though. I hope it's better than Twilight.
That reminds me, I made another avatar that mocks Edward Cullen! It reads: "My dog demon is hotter than your VAMPIRE!!!" I would've included a photo of Sesshomaru, but I can't figure out how to use Photoshop :p
I think I'll go watch InuYasha on YouTube :)
Yesterday I got a tiny cut on my finger. I think I had tried to move the kitchen faucet, and there's a little raised bit on the faucet that got my finger. Ouch.
Also yesterday, I did a lot of laundry. I washed not only clothes but also bedding and my pillow. Mom and I had a huge fight over the pillow because I washed it on it's own and it didn't drain properly, so it was dripping when I took it out. Mom assumed I was putting it in with other stuff. So she decided to put it in on the final spin cycle. Grr.
It got really fluffy, though! :)
Did I mention that YouTube is working now? It was being weird because they were doing updates. The strangest thing, though, is that Dad didn't have any trouble with YouTube. Huh.
So, I'm really enjoying We're Going to See The Beatles!. I've taken a break from A Freewheelin' Time, because it's a bit of a difficult read sometimes. I really haven't been reading much fiction, actually. I reserved New Moon, though. I hope it's better than Twilight.
That reminds me, I made another avatar that mocks Edward Cullen! It reads: "My dog demon is hotter than your VAMPIRE!!!" I would've included a photo of Sesshomaru, but I can't figure out how to use Photoshop :p
I think I'll go watch InuYasha on YouTube :)
Friday, October 24, 2008
101 things about me
...Okay, so I borrowed this list idea from Sarah :p It's one more list that has blog-hopped!
Here's a list of things about me, some of which you might know, some of which you might not know.
1. When I was a little kid, I had to have a baby tooth removed because it was abscessed, or something like that.
2. Also when I was little, we used to go to the same Swiss Chalet location, every time. It was next to The Keg, and I think there's a car dealership on the other side. The Swiss Chalet that was there is gone now, and there's a Turtle Jack's there. I don't like Turtle Jack's myself... too noisy.
3. When we went to that Swiss Chalet location, I would eat the parsley garnish off my plate, and I almost always got a kids' Shirley Temple to drink.
4. While all the InuYasha fan-girls probably find InuYasha and Miroku cute, I actually prefer InuYasha's grumpy half-brother, Sesshomaru :p
5. As long as I can remember, we've always had a dog.
6. The farthest I've traveled was to Buffalo.
7. I used to daydream about going on a roadtrip with my friends, even though I don't have my license yet. I would still like to go on a roadtrip, actually. I just wouldn't take Erica. I'd probably take Holly, Max, and maybe Micaela and Riley. And Victoria if she can. And maybe my cousins Justin and Breanne. Wow, that's a lot of people!
8. I've been homeschooled since I was six.
9. I was one of the few girls in my year at Brownies who wore the brown uniform dress. Most of the other girls wore the t-shirt and pants or the sweatshirt and sweatpants.
...I'll finish this list later :p
Here's a list of things about me, some of which you might know, some of which you might not know.
1. When I was a little kid, I had to have a baby tooth removed because it was abscessed, or something like that.
2. Also when I was little, we used to go to the same Swiss Chalet location, every time. It was next to The Keg, and I think there's a car dealership on the other side. The Swiss Chalet that was there is gone now, and there's a Turtle Jack's there. I don't like Turtle Jack's myself... too noisy.
3. When we went to that Swiss Chalet location, I would eat the parsley garnish off my plate, and I almost always got a kids' Shirley Temple to drink.
4. While all the InuYasha fan-girls probably find InuYasha and Miroku cute, I actually prefer InuYasha's grumpy half-brother, Sesshomaru :p
5. As long as I can remember, we've always had a dog.
6. The farthest I've traveled was to Buffalo.
7. I used to daydream about going on a roadtrip with my friends, even though I don't have my license yet. I would still like to go on a roadtrip, actually. I just wouldn't take Erica. I'd probably take Holly, Max, and maybe Micaela and Riley. And Victoria if she can. And maybe my cousins Justin and Breanne. Wow, that's a lot of people!
8. I've been homeschooled since I was six.
9. I was one of the few girls in my year at Brownies who wore the brown uniform dress. Most of the other girls wore the t-shirt and pants or the sweatshirt and sweatpants.
10. When we go to this awesome seafood restaurant, I usually eat the lemon slice that comes with the seafood. I usually order either calamari or clamstrips, and an iced tea.
11. I hate polynomials.
12. I didn't complete Girl Guides. The group I was in was so small, and the badge work wasn't organised well, so my mom decided that I wasn't going back for my second year.
13. I'm actually considering joining one of the Senior Branches in Guiding.
14. I went fencing with the youth group once, back when Max was still coming. During the fencing lesson, Glynis and I had to sit and watch two other people fencing, and we talked about clothes. I told her about my black t-shirt mysteriously disappearing.
15. I used to have a necklace which had a metal dragon wrapped around a marble, but I had to give it to my brother. It had been in my sister's stuff, and when she left, I was wearing it, and my brother claimed it was his. I later bought a similar necklace, though.
16. I've blown out my left speaker :p
17. I have the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, the Immortals Quartet, the Protector of the Small series and the Circle of Magic series, all by Tamora Pierce.
...I'll finish this list later :p
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time for some awesomeness, people :)
1. YouTube is liking me again. It turns out that they were doing updates, which is why it thought that my Flash was out of date or my JavaScript was turned off.
2. I think I have my new library card memorized. Although I find it pointless that they gave me a 'teen card' when I'll have to get an adult card next year.
3. Coldplay's gonna be on Saturday Night Live this week!!!!
4. I'm doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, starting on November 1st.
5. I sent an e-mail to the Knit.1 staff asking when the next issue would be out, and I got a reply - they said that it will be out on December 16th.
6. I think we're having chicken wings for dinner, but I'm not sure. My parents bought chicken wings today.
7. My parents also bought chips today.
8. While my parents were out doing grocery shopping, I read We're Going to See The Beatles! and drank a huge mug of hot chocolate. And then I started drinking some Dr Pepper. I didn't finish the whole can yet, I figured I'd put it in the fridge so that my teeth won't get too rotten :p
9. I just remembered that Ugly Betty is on tonight!!!
10. I think I'll make a funky scarf for Breanne for Christmas.
2. I think I have my new library card memorized. Although I find it pointless that they gave me a 'teen card' when I'll have to get an adult card next year.
3. Coldplay's gonna be on Saturday Night Live this week!!!!
4. I'm doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, starting on November 1st.
5. I sent an e-mail to the Knit.1 staff asking when the next issue would be out, and I got a reply - they said that it will be out on December 16th.
6. I think we're having chicken wings for dinner, but I'm not sure. My parents bought chicken wings today.
7. My parents also bought chips today.
8. While my parents were out doing grocery shopping, I read We're Going to See The Beatles! and drank a huge mug of hot chocolate. And then I started drinking some Dr Pepper. I didn't finish the whole can yet, I figured I'd put it in the fridge so that my teeth won't get too rotten :p
9. I just remembered that Ugly Betty is on tonight!!!
10. I think I'll make a funky scarf for Breanne for Christmas.
Dental crap
Why oh why did I have to get the cursed teeth???
It all began when I was about five or six, and I had to have a baby tooth taken out because it was absessed. And then I had to start seeing my orthodontist when I was eight or so. First I had a palette (pallate?) spreader. I think headgear came after that. The same time I had headgear I also had a lip bumper, which I think was supposed to keep the pressure of my bottom lip off my bottom teeth. Braces came next, and I can't remember when I was taken off headgear and the lip bumper. Braces came off, to be replaced by retainers.
Sometime during the 'Headgear and Limp Bumper but no braces yet' days, I fell down the stairs. This was shortly before my tenth birthday. One of my adult front teeth came out, and it got put back in the same night, and the dentist who put the tooth back in glued a piece of wire on my teeth to protect the tooth that was put back in. And then I had to have a root canal done on that tooth by one of the nastiest endodontists EVER. I think he was an 'endodontist' or something like that. Braces went on my teeth (which Dr Grumpy wasn't happy about). Braces came off and the retainers came on. Fun, fun, fun. Fast-forward a few years and I'm visiting Dr G, because I told our family dentist, Dr B, that the tooth was turning a strange colour at the base. Dr G told me that the tooth had to be removed, and an implat would have to be put it. In January of this year, the tooth was removed, and I'm currently wearing a fake, removable tooth called a flipper. And now the post for my permanent fake tooth is going in this coming January, the beginning of 2009.
They give me a sedative to take an hour before each procedure.
I hope they give me a lot of drugs. As many and as much as legally possible.
...I sound like the main character from Waitress.
It all began when I was about five or six, and I had to have a baby tooth taken out because it was absessed. And then I had to start seeing my orthodontist when I was eight or so. First I had a palette (pallate?) spreader. I think headgear came after that. The same time I had headgear I also had a lip bumper, which I think was supposed to keep the pressure of my bottom lip off my bottom teeth. Braces came next, and I can't remember when I was taken off headgear and the lip bumper. Braces came off, to be replaced by retainers.
Sometime during the 'Headgear and Limp Bumper but no braces yet' days, I fell down the stairs. This was shortly before my tenth birthday. One of my adult front teeth came out, and it got put back in the same night, and the dentist who put the tooth back in glued a piece of wire on my teeth to protect the tooth that was put back in. And then I had to have a root canal done on that tooth by one of the nastiest endodontists EVER. I think he was an 'endodontist' or something like that. Braces went on my teeth (which Dr Grumpy wasn't happy about). Braces came off and the retainers came on. Fun, fun, fun. Fast-forward a few years and I'm visiting Dr G, because I told our family dentist, Dr B, that the tooth was turning a strange colour at the base. Dr G told me that the tooth had to be removed, and an implat would have to be put it. In January of this year, the tooth was removed, and I'm currently wearing a fake, removable tooth called a flipper. And now the post for my permanent fake tooth is going in this coming January, the beginning of 2009.
They give me a sedative to take an hour before each procedure.
I hope they give me a lot of drugs. As many and as much as legally possible.
...I sound like the main character from Waitress.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Oh, and one more thing...
For some weird reason, YouTube doesn't like me. I seriously don't get it. It says that I eitehr have my JavaScript turned off or my Flash is out of date. But when i view YouTube videos on other sites, they work. And when I viewed a Broadcaster video, it worked.
:)
:)
Blah-ness
I shouldn't have downloaded Firefox. I already hate it. I hate how the bookmarks are so stupid. I like having a sidebar for bookmarks. It's so much easier than having to use a frickin' dropdown menu. I don't care if it's fast, and easy, I HATE FIREFOX.
I think I'm gonna use this ancient version of Interenet Explorer until it isn't compatible anymore :)
And yeah, I know I wanted to download it, but now I'm seriously wondering if I should delete it. I have it as my default, but so far it isn't conflicting with IE, so that's good. But I still hate Firefox.
Youth group wasn't bad. Stone and Riley were throwing stuff, but as long as they aren't hurting themselves or others, I don't have much of a problem with it. Riley's pretty cool. Emma and Micaela were there, too.
I think I'm gonna use this ancient version of Interenet Explorer until it isn't compatible anymore :)
And yeah, I know I wanted to download it, but now I'm seriously wondering if I should delete it. I have it as my default, but so far it isn't conflicting with IE, so that's good. But I still hate Firefox.
Youth group wasn't bad. Stone and Riley were throwing stuff, but as long as they aren't hurting themselves or others, I don't have much of a problem with it. Riley's pretty cool. Emma and Micaela were there, too.
They're crummy photos, but hey, they're photos!
First, some Patons Be Mine in colourway 'Cuddly Blue'
And now some Be Mine in 'Lovely Lilac'
Some S.R. Kertzer On Your Toes 4-ply in 'Carousel'
And finally, some Patons Pearl Twist. I don't know the name of the colourway.
I bought the Be Mine and the On Your Toes at Len's with the 'Angela Money'. The Be Mine was on sale, and I found out that it's discontinued.
And now some Be Mine in 'Lovely Lilac'
Some S.R. Kertzer On Your Toes 4-ply in 'Carousel'
And finally, some Patons Pearl Twist. I don't know the name of the colourway.
I bought the Be Mine and the On Your Toes at Len's with the 'Angela Money'. The Be Mine was on sale, and I found out that it's discontinued.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I feel stupid today
Have you ever had one of those days when you feel so stupid, even though you know deep down that you aren't completely stupid?
I hate algebra. Actually, I don't mind algebra, but I hate polynomials. Gah. The damn book isn't making sense to me, and then my mom and I fight over something in the book. And then I get depressed. I start feeling worthless.
And then my mom and I fight over post-secondary. I was trying to tell her that I only wanted to take nightschool courses and that's it, but I guess I sounded like I was saying that I didn't want to take any courses, because she said, "How are you getting into university then?" And I find it hard to tell her that I'm interested in music, and radio, and acting, because I feel like if I tell her what I'm really, really interested in, she'll just discourage me. Like when I said I should try out for the next season of Canadian Idol if they have tryouts in town again, and I seem to recall her saying that I have no vocal training, so I shouldn't try out. Uh, a lot of people who try out for Canadian Idol have no training.
Maybe I don't want to be a florist, a butler, or a bricklayer. Don't get me wrong, they're great careers, I just feel that I wouldn't be happy in those fields.
Doesn't she understand? I'm not happy. I feel like I'm not good enough for university, and that I'll never be good enough.
I'M NOT HAPPY!
I feel a little better now.
I hate algebra. Actually, I don't mind algebra, but I hate polynomials. Gah. The damn book isn't making sense to me, and then my mom and I fight over something in the book. And then I get depressed. I start feeling worthless.
And then my mom and I fight over post-secondary. I was trying to tell her that I only wanted to take nightschool courses and that's it, but I guess I sounded like I was saying that I didn't want to take any courses, because she said, "How are you getting into university then?" And I find it hard to tell her that I'm interested in music, and radio, and acting, because I feel like if I tell her what I'm really, really interested in, she'll just discourage me. Like when I said I should try out for the next season of Canadian Idol if they have tryouts in town again, and I seem to recall her saying that I have no vocal training, so I shouldn't try out. Uh, a lot of people who try out for Canadian Idol have no training.
Maybe I don't want to be a florist, a butler, or a bricklayer. Don't get me wrong, they're great careers, I just feel that I wouldn't be happy in those fields.
Doesn't she understand? I'm not happy. I feel like I'm not good enough for university, and that I'll never be good enough.
I'M NOT HAPPY!
I feel a little better now.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I don't know WHAT is in nanimo bars, but they're good!
More on nanaimo bars later.
So I went to church today. It was okay. It's just felt so phony since the minister was forced to resign. There was a potluck after the service, but we didn't stay for it because my mom had a NaNoWriMo meet-up to go to at a local cafe. I went with her, and I've decided to do NaNoWriMo this year - and yes, Dianna, I know I'm crazy ;) The folks who came were pretty cool. Mom and I each got a chai tea - well, actually, Mom got two. I don't know what my brother was talking about when he said that the coffee at the cafe is expensive, it's pretty reasonably priced to me. But then again, he's probably used to cheap Tim Horton's coffee... Anyway, I got a nanaimo bar later, and Mom got a tart. I actually started writing stuff down for a story, so it's lookin' good. It's mostly an outline at the moment. Actually, I have to get my outline out of Mom's purse, because she let me use her notebook to write stuff down. I was going to bring a book with me, but I forgot.
The knitting's going good. I made a teeny scarf out of my leftover rainbow Red Heart Traditions. It turned out shorter than I'd expected, so it's more like a neckwarmer. It kinda looks like one of the girls' Chilton ties from Gilmore Girls actually! I'll have to take photos of my knitting when I remember to...
Crap, I gotta finish Justin's scarf. I still have time, though.
I also have to start swatching for Breanne's headband.
Anyway... I started another skinny scarf with my yellow Red Heart Kids. And I'll probably make lots of skinny scarves with my acrylic. I can't believe I didn't think of this before!
I've almost finished watching season one of SNL. I think I have only one episode left to watch. Hehe. It's gonna be almost two weeks overdue!
I have a bunch of stuff waiting for me at the library. Mostly CDs, but a book on Photoshop CS3 is there too. After I pick that book up, I'll have to make a new badge image for the Tamora Pierce group on Rav.
I have to do math tomorrow.
Blah.
edited to correct my bad spelling
So I went to church today. It was okay. It's just felt so phony since the minister was forced to resign. There was a potluck after the service, but we didn't stay for it because my mom had a NaNoWriMo meet-up to go to at a local cafe. I went with her, and I've decided to do NaNoWriMo this year - and yes, Dianna, I know I'm crazy ;) The folks who came were pretty cool. Mom and I each got a chai tea - well, actually, Mom got two. I don't know what my brother was talking about when he said that the coffee at the cafe is expensive, it's pretty reasonably priced to me. But then again, he's probably used to cheap Tim Horton's coffee... Anyway, I got a nanaimo bar later, and Mom got a tart. I actually started writing stuff down for a story, so it's lookin' good. It's mostly an outline at the moment. Actually, I have to get my outline out of Mom's purse, because she let me use her notebook to write stuff down. I was going to bring a book with me, but I forgot.
The knitting's going good. I made a teeny scarf out of my leftover rainbow Red Heart Traditions. It turned out shorter than I'd expected, so it's more like a neckwarmer. It kinda looks like one of the girls' Chilton ties from Gilmore Girls actually! I'll have to take photos of my knitting when I remember to...
Crap, I gotta finish Justin's scarf. I still have time, though.
I also have to start swatching for Breanne's headband.
Anyway... I started another skinny scarf with my yellow Red Heart Kids. And I'll probably make lots of skinny scarves with my acrylic. I can't believe I didn't think of this before!
I've almost finished watching season one of SNL. I think I have only one episode left to watch. Hehe. It's gonna be almost two weeks overdue!
I have a bunch of stuff waiting for me at the library. Mostly CDs, but a book on Photoshop CS3 is there too. After I pick that book up, I'll have to make a new badge image for the Tamora Pierce group on Rav.
I have to do math tomorrow.
Blah.
edited to correct my bad spelling
Friday, October 17, 2008
I hate my orthodontist.
I had an orthodontist appointment today. Jolly good fun. Not.
First of all, thanks to a former mayor, two-way streets became one-way, and vice versa. And one woman was blocking a lane by sitting there, in her car, with her right-turn signal on, even though there was a line of parked cars at her right. Dad swerved around her, and she gave us the finger. Nice lady.
At the ortho office, I saw a pretty hot-looking guy, pardon my language. Normally, bling turns me off pronto, but this guy looked cool. There was another guy who was nice-looking (I think his name was Kyle, actually), with long reddish-blondish hair.
So, at my appointment, I told my orthodontist that my bottom retainer was wrecked. It was cracked on one side and had a hole in the other side. So instead of having a full bottom retainer made, he gets someone to make a partial one that fits over my bottom-front teeth! He said that a full bottom retainer would just pop up in the back, but this partial one pops up, too! And I've already managed to crack it - I think I was feeling around my mouth with my tongue and it cracked and made the underside of my tongue bleed! Vicious little thing!
And Dad yelled at me to stop complaining. Uh, Dad, shut up.
I really should've been doing more schoolwork this week, but with the roof being fixed up, it was too noisy to concentrate. And now I have a headache. I might brush up on my algebra today, but I'm not promising 100% correct answers.
First of all, thanks to a former mayor, two-way streets became one-way, and vice versa. And one woman was blocking a lane by sitting there, in her car, with her right-turn signal on, even though there was a line of parked cars at her right. Dad swerved around her, and she gave us the finger. Nice lady.
At the ortho office, I saw a pretty hot-looking guy, pardon my language. Normally, bling turns me off pronto, but this guy looked cool. There was another guy who was nice-looking (I think his name was Kyle, actually), with long reddish-blondish hair.
So, at my appointment, I told my orthodontist that my bottom retainer was wrecked. It was cracked on one side and had a hole in the other side. So instead of having a full bottom retainer made, he gets someone to make a partial one that fits over my bottom-front teeth! He said that a full bottom retainer would just pop up in the back, but this partial one pops up, too! And I've already managed to crack it - I think I was feeling around my mouth with my tongue and it cracked and made the underside of my tongue bleed! Vicious little thing!
And Dad yelled at me to stop complaining. Uh, Dad, shut up.
I really should've been doing more schoolwork this week, but with the roof being fixed up, it was too noisy to concentrate. And now I have a headache. I might brush up on my algebra today, but I'm not promising 100% correct answers.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
I totally forgot to mention my RAK!
Yep. I got RAK-ed.
Someone was in the Teen RAK group as a guest and saw my list and PMed me, saying that they had some novelty yarn they could send. So I send the person my address, and yesterday I got the RAK! I don't have pictures yet, as I have only two USBs on my computer, but when I can, I'll take some photos, put them on my dad's computer and onto my Flickr. I might e-mail them to myself, too, so I can put the photos on Facebook. I recieved:
Three skeins of Bernat Boa in 'Cardinal'.
Three skeins of Lion Brand Fun Fur Stripes in 'Copacabana'.
Two skeins of Lion Brand Fun Fur Solid in 'Ivory'.
Someone was in the Teen RAK group as a guest and saw my list and PMed me, saying that they had some novelty yarn they could send. So I send the person my address, and yesterday I got the RAK! I don't have pictures yet, as I have only two USBs on my computer, but when I can, I'll take some photos, put them on my dad's computer and onto my Flickr. I might e-mail them to myself, too, so I can put the photos on Facebook. I recieved:
Three skeins of Bernat Boa in 'Cardinal'.
Three skeins of Lion Brand Fun Fur Stripes in 'Copacabana'.
Two skeins of Lion Brand Fun Fur Solid in 'Ivory'.
Crows and Columbia
I'll start with Columbia.
I finally got to see the end of Rocky Horror on Super Channel. Such a pity that Columbia got zapped.
Now, the crows.
There are crows near my house, sitting in the trees in the alley. They were cawing a minute ago. We've seen some crows in the neighborhood before, in groups, cawing at something. Dad thought it might've been because an owl was in the area, but I don't think that's it, because we never seem to have owls. Toads, yes. We've even had a bat in the city once, but not in our area. We live in the 'upper half' of the city, and the bat was in the 'lower half' - we were at a homeschooler group meeting thingy, at a church, and the younger kids were getting balls out of a storage bin and a bat came out, if I remember correctly. We got rid of it safely, though.
I finally got to see the end of Rocky Horror on Super Channel. Such a pity that Columbia got zapped.
Now, the crows.
There are crows near my house, sitting in the trees in the alley. They were cawing a minute ago. We've seen some crows in the neighborhood before, in groups, cawing at something. Dad thought it might've been because an owl was in the area, but I don't think that's it, because we never seem to have owls. Toads, yes. We've even had a bat in the city once, but not in our area. We live in the 'upper half' of the city, and the bat was in the 'lower half' - we were at a homeschooler group meeting thingy, at a church, and the younger kids were getting balls out of a storage bin and a bat came out, if I remember correctly. We got rid of it safely, though.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Knitting, the roof and a trip to the library.
The roofer guys started working on the roof this morning. The dogs were upset at the noise for a bit, then they calmed down. I didn't see the cat much while they were stripping off the old shingles - I think she was hiding in the basement ceiling, because I went down to do something (I think I was getting clothes for my shower) and she jumped down from the cubby next to the fireplace.
I went to the library with Dad later, to pick up A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties by Suze Rotolo, who was a girlfriend of Bob Dylan. I looked at the CDs and noticed that Bryan Adams's newest album, 11, was in, so I got that out. I forgot to take two CDs back, but luckily they aren't due for just more than a week, so I have time to get them back. Besides, I have to pick up Across the Universe soon... even though I've already seen it. I'd like to watch it again, anyway. It brings out the artistic side in me. Actually, The Wall does, too, because after watching that and the American Folk-Blues DVD I had out of the library, I started writing a poem/song about the mug cozy I was knitting (which, as I mentioned before, became a catastrophe that mom helped me fix). Anyway, Across the Universe came in after I left the library with Suze Rotolo's book. Yay. I'm still waiting on four CDs: a Blondie compilation, Pink Floyd's Meddle, Peter Gabriel's So, and Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Awesome :)
For knitting, I've been working on that kerchief scarf, which will become a shawl. Hehe. I need something to keep the chill off me, so why not a giant triangle? ;) I've pretty much decided to make a headband for my cousin Breanne for Christmas. I hope she likes it.
I went to the library with Dad later, to pick up A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties by Suze Rotolo, who was a girlfriend of Bob Dylan. I looked at the CDs and noticed that Bryan Adams's newest album, 11, was in, so I got that out. I forgot to take two CDs back, but luckily they aren't due for just more than a week, so I have time to get them back. Besides, I have to pick up Across the Universe soon... even though I've already seen it. I'd like to watch it again, anyway. It brings out the artistic side in me. Actually, The Wall does, too, because after watching that and the American Folk-Blues DVD I had out of the library, I started writing a poem/song about the mug cozy I was knitting (which, as I mentioned before, became a catastrophe that mom helped me fix). Anyway, Across the Universe came in after I left the library with Suze Rotolo's book. Yay. I'm still waiting on four CDs: a Blondie compilation, Pink Floyd's Meddle, Peter Gabriel's So, and Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Awesome :)
For knitting, I've been working on that kerchief scarf, which will become a shawl. Hehe. I need something to keep the chill off me, so why not a giant triangle? ;) I've pretty much decided to make a headband for my cousin Breanne for Christmas. I hope she likes it.
Monday, October 13, 2008
18 things to do before I'm 18
Before I post this on Ravelry, I'd like to put it here first. I got the idea from someone on Rav. Thanks, Cindy! :)
1. Write and finish fanfiction (I've never written any fanfiction before, but I'm itching to get started tonight)
2. Finish my vest, which I've been working on for quite some time (!!!)
3. Knit a pullover and/or cardigan
4. Sing at a Music Sunday service at the Unitarian church
5. Learn to play guitar
6. Go busking, maybe? After I learn guitar, of course.
7. Read 'Pride and Prejudice'
8. Read 'Little Women'
9. Watch 'Labyrinth'
I haven't decided on the rest. Peace and love, everybody!
1. Write and finish fanfiction (I've never written any fanfiction before, but I'm itching to get started tonight)
2. Finish my vest, which I've been working on for quite some time (!!!)
3. Knit a pullover and/or cardigan
4. Sing at a Music Sunday service at the Unitarian church
5. Learn to play guitar
6. Go busking, maybe? After I learn guitar, of course.
7. Read 'Pride and Prejudice'
8. Read 'Little Women'
9. Watch 'Labyrinth'
I haven't decided on the rest. Peace and love, everybody!
A song I absolutely love...
Blinded By the Light, written by Bruce Springsteen, this version recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I like this version better than the original, actually.
The Holiday Weekend in a Nutshell, Part 2
Time for part two, folks! :)
Sunday (yesterday)
Dad had to work again. Katie and Dan went to IKEA to eat the breakfast and look for stuff, so me and Mom had the house to ourselves. We watched SNL. Katie and Dan came back in time for the four of us to go to Len's Mill Store to buy yarn. We were there early - they weren't open yet. So we went to the nearest Tim Horton's to get something to drink (Mom and I got tea, Katie and Dan got chocolate milk). What was really funny was that an older couple drove into the Len's parking lot, and the woman got out to check the hours on the door, and was motioning to her hubby to park. It was cute. We were all laughing.
I bought some S.R. Kertzer On Your Toes and some marked down Patons Be Mine, using my money from The Other Grandmother (or, as I called it, 'The Angela Money'). It cost less than I thought, actually. I thought I'd have to pay a little over $10 for the On Your Toes, because I thought it was a print. It was actually considered a solid, so I had about $2 in change, plus the coins already in my changepurse. I might have just enough change to pay my library fines, but Mom said she'd pay them anyway. Katie got some Patons Decor.
Katie and Dan left for Grandma and Grandpa's before Dad came home, because they were eating dinner there. Dad came home at around 6:00-ish. We left shortly after. I was in casual clothes - my denim cargoes, my toothpaste green t-shirt with trees and stuff and 'Vernon Canada' printed on it (I got it from Katie), my green-and-blue plaid flannel shirt and my fluffy pink socks. Juno chic, with a touch of super-cute anime girl. Mom made cupcakes, but we didn't bring them with us because they were too warm to travel.
Aunt Patti and Becca's dog, Chelsea greeted us when we arrived. She's one of Bailey's puppies (Bailey, in case I haven't mentioned before, is my uncle's yellow Labrador), and she's rather cute. Everyone was still eating when we arrived, actually, so we sat by ourselves until they finished eating. I spoke with Justin for a bit, and Dad paid Chelsea some attention, which caused the coffee table to flip over. Justin's sock got covered in some kind of dip, but luckily, my pink socks were spared. I thought Patti was rather rude when she moved Justin's dip-dipped foot onto his lap. When he pointed out that his sock was soiled, she said, "Are you renting those jeans?" When he said he owns them, she replied snidely, "Then they can go in the wash." Uh, you don't talk to someone like that, Patti. Either before or after the table-flip, Patti said something about a fan being in the basement years ago for ventilation when they'd smoke in the basement, to which Uncle Brent replied, "That was only at your parties." ZING! And Dad said something like, "Is that what this burn mark here is from?", and he pointed at a spot on the carpet. Patti must've said it was at a New Years' party, because Mom said to Dad quietly, "It wasn't New Years', it was her sixteenth birthday party!"
I love having a blog that my extended family doesn't know about :D
So anyway, we ate some of the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Cake, which had candles on it for my grandma's birthday. I'm not sure if her birthday was that day, or was coming up, or had already passed. I was feeling too bitter to sing 'happy birthday'. I later found out that Jack, our family friend who is in his nineties, told Katie, "You deserve a medal", because Katie made the cake. I thought that was so sweet of him.
I didn't get to talk to Breanne much, because she felt sick and went upstairs to lie down, but I did get to say "Nice shirt" to her, 'cause she was wearing a 'The Wall' shirt. I actually had a conversation with Becca, which was a bit surprising. She said she was reading Twilight, and I said that I liked it, but I would've liked it better if there wasn't such a hype, and that I don't think I'd own it (I might own it, but I'd rather buy other books first). Anyway, she told me that she's liking it, and that she's going to continue reading the series.
Grandma had these bags that someone she knows made, so she offered them to us. I picked one with lots of pockets, perfect for knitting projects. It has a flowery design on it, kinda like an old fashioned table runner, but I like it. Mom got a bag made out of fabric with saddles printed on it, and Katie got the bag with leaves printed on the fabric. Becca wanted Katie's bag so bad, and she didn't like the other ones. We went out to the car shortly after, and it was quite foggy. The car was slightly damp. I found out, to my disappointment, that I'd missed the beginning of The Legends of Classic Rock. I'll have to catch it on Saturday morning. When we got home, Dad moved the table downstairs and we ate some of the cupcakes. While everyone else was watching True Blood and Dexter, I went downstairs and read with my headphones on.
Monday (today)
Katie and Dan left close to noon. She took some of the cupcakes with her. Dad washed the dishes, and I dried, but when I opened a cupboard to put a muffin tin or something similar away, we had a slight avalanche. So that cupboard has to be reorganised. Yay. Other than the muffin pans and things on the table, the kitchen is clean. Dad deflated and packed up the air matress, and then moved the elyptical so I could get to my computer! Yay! I have eaten:
Two slices of pie (one pumpkin, one cherry)
Two strips of bacon
A bowl of mashed potato casserole mixed with gravy.
I have drank:
One glass of water
One glass of chocolate soy milk
One can of Pepsi
That's just today. I don't want to list everything I ate on Saturday and Sunday...
Sunday (yesterday)
Dad had to work again. Katie and Dan went to IKEA to eat the breakfast and look for stuff, so me and Mom had the house to ourselves. We watched SNL. Katie and Dan came back in time for the four of us to go to Len's Mill Store to buy yarn. We were there early - they weren't open yet. So we went to the nearest Tim Horton's to get something to drink (Mom and I got tea, Katie and Dan got chocolate milk). What was really funny was that an older couple drove into the Len's parking lot, and the woman got out to check the hours on the door, and was motioning to her hubby to park. It was cute. We were all laughing.
I bought some S.R. Kertzer On Your Toes and some marked down Patons Be Mine, using my money from The Other Grandmother (or, as I called it, 'The Angela Money'). It cost less than I thought, actually. I thought I'd have to pay a little over $10 for the On Your Toes, because I thought it was a print. It was actually considered a solid, so I had about $2 in change, plus the coins already in my changepurse. I might have just enough change to pay my library fines, but Mom said she'd pay them anyway. Katie got some Patons Decor.
Katie and Dan left for Grandma and Grandpa's before Dad came home, because they were eating dinner there. Dad came home at around 6:00-ish. We left shortly after. I was in casual clothes - my denim cargoes, my toothpaste green t-shirt with trees and stuff and 'Vernon Canada' printed on it (I got it from Katie), my green-and-blue plaid flannel shirt and my fluffy pink socks. Juno chic, with a touch of super-cute anime girl. Mom made cupcakes, but we didn't bring them with us because they were too warm to travel.
Aunt Patti and Becca's dog, Chelsea greeted us when we arrived. She's one of Bailey's puppies (Bailey, in case I haven't mentioned before, is my uncle's yellow Labrador), and she's rather cute. Everyone was still eating when we arrived, actually, so we sat by ourselves until they finished eating. I spoke with Justin for a bit, and Dad paid Chelsea some attention, which caused the coffee table to flip over. Justin's sock got covered in some kind of dip, but luckily, my pink socks were spared. I thought Patti was rather rude when she moved Justin's dip-dipped foot onto his lap. When he pointed out that his sock was soiled, she said, "Are you renting those jeans?" When he said he owns them, she replied snidely, "Then they can go in the wash." Uh, you don't talk to someone like that, Patti. Either before or after the table-flip, Patti said something about a fan being in the basement years ago for ventilation when they'd smoke in the basement, to which Uncle Brent replied, "That was only at your parties." ZING! And Dad said something like, "Is that what this burn mark here is from?", and he pointed at a spot on the carpet. Patti must've said it was at a New Years' party, because Mom said to Dad quietly, "It wasn't New Years', it was her sixteenth birthday party!"
I love having a blog that my extended family doesn't know about :D
So anyway, we ate some of the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Cake, which had candles on it for my grandma's birthday. I'm not sure if her birthday was that day, or was coming up, or had already passed. I was feeling too bitter to sing 'happy birthday'. I later found out that Jack, our family friend who is in his nineties, told Katie, "You deserve a medal", because Katie made the cake. I thought that was so sweet of him.
I didn't get to talk to Breanne much, because she felt sick and went upstairs to lie down, but I did get to say "Nice shirt" to her, 'cause she was wearing a 'The Wall' shirt. I actually had a conversation with Becca, which was a bit surprising. She said she was reading Twilight, and I said that I liked it, but I would've liked it better if there wasn't such a hype, and that I don't think I'd own it (I might own it, but I'd rather buy other books first). Anyway, she told me that she's liking it, and that she's going to continue reading the series.
Grandma had these bags that someone she knows made, so she offered them to us. I picked one with lots of pockets, perfect for knitting projects. It has a flowery design on it, kinda like an old fashioned table runner, but I like it. Mom got a bag made out of fabric with saddles printed on it, and Katie got the bag with leaves printed on the fabric. Becca wanted Katie's bag so bad, and she didn't like the other ones. We went out to the car shortly after, and it was quite foggy. The car was slightly damp. I found out, to my disappointment, that I'd missed the beginning of The Legends of Classic Rock. I'll have to catch it on Saturday morning. When we got home, Dad moved the table downstairs and we ate some of the cupcakes. While everyone else was watching True Blood and Dexter, I went downstairs and read with my headphones on.
Monday (today)
Katie and Dan left close to noon. She took some of the cupcakes with her. Dad washed the dishes, and I dried, but when I opened a cupboard to put a muffin tin or something similar away, we had a slight avalanche. So that cupboard has to be reorganised. Yay. Other than the muffin pans and things on the table, the kitchen is clean. Dad deflated and packed up the air matress, and then moved the elyptical so I could get to my computer! Yay! I have eaten:
Two slices of pie (one pumpkin, one cherry)
Two strips of bacon
A bowl of mashed potato casserole mixed with gravy.
I have drank:
One glass of water
One glass of chocolate soy milk
One can of Pepsi
That's just today. I don't want to list everything I ate on Saturday and Sunday...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The Holiday Weekend in a Nutshell
I'm typing this using Dad's computer, because I can't get to mine. We put up an air mattress for Katie and Dan to sleep in, so Mom's elyptical workout machine thingy had to be moved to make room for the mattress. Said elyptical is behind my chair. A Rubbermaid tub is in my chair. I don't mind, I just find it funny that I'm not used to this monitor.
And now, the Holiday Weekend Thus Far. This section will probably be edited later to include dessert at Grandma and Grandpa's.
Saturday
As I mentioned before, Dad didn't bring up the table, so Mom and I had to haul it upstairs either during or after Letterman. Fun times. Mom also did some quick dusting. Dad did help clean before he went to work, but the floor still needed a sweep later that day.
Katie and Dan arrived first, because they had to pick up Nathan and Steph. When everyone except Dad was there (he was working that day, and came home around 6:00-ish), I put in disc 3 of SNL, season one. Nathan kept talking over it. He also asked me if I wanted their DS if he replaces it. I said that I was thinking there's more to it. He got all pissed off and changed his mind. When they went out later (to get bread so Steph could have a sandwich), I got upset. But I'm not upset anymore. Why should I be? I have a PSone. A piece of history.
We ate when Dad got home. I had to sit next to Steph, which I wasn't thrilled about. I told Katie that in private, and she told me to just sit through dinner. So I did. It wasn't so bad, until dessert. I was being goofy, smearing whipped cream on Mom's nose, and I accidentally got some on her glasses. She wasn't too mad about it, but that didn't stop Nathan calling me a jerk. So I went upstairs and ate my pie.
I'll add more later, I have to face the Grandparents. Yay us. Woo-hoo. I hope I get outta this alive.
edited for spelling
And now, the Holiday Weekend Thus Far. This section will probably be edited later to include dessert at Grandma and Grandpa's.
Saturday
As I mentioned before, Dad didn't bring up the table, so Mom and I had to haul it upstairs either during or after Letterman. Fun times. Mom also did some quick dusting. Dad did help clean before he went to work, but the floor still needed a sweep later that day.
Katie and Dan arrived first, because they had to pick up Nathan and Steph. When everyone except Dad was there (he was working that day, and came home around 6:00-ish), I put in disc 3 of SNL, season one. Nathan kept talking over it. He also asked me if I wanted their DS if he replaces it. I said that I was thinking there's more to it. He got all pissed off and changed his mind. When they went out later (to get bread so Steph could have a sandwich), I got upset. But I'm not upset anymore. Why should I be? I have a PSone. A piece of history.
We ate when Dad got home. I had to sit next to Steph, which I wasn't thrilled about. I told Katie that in private, and she told me to just sit through dinner. So I did. It wasn't so bad, until dessert. I was being goofy, smearing whipped cream on Mom's nose, and I accidentally got some on her glasses. She wasn't too mad about it, but that didn't stop Nathan calling me a jerk. So I went upstairs and ate my pie.
I'll add more later, I have to face the Grandparents. Yay us. Woo-hoo. I hope I get outta this alive.
edited for spelling
Saturday, October 11, 2008
An early Thanksgiving
We're having our Thanksgiving dinner early. I think my siblings are supposed to come around lunchtime, and we're going to eat around the time when Dad gets home from work.
I'm pissed off with Dad. Mom is, too. Mom and I had to not only carry the large folding table upstairs, but we also had other stuff to do. I swept the living room as best I could, then I swept the bathroom and the hallway near the bathroom, and then I gave the cat's litter pan a scoop. The roofing guy came by to drop off the materials, and Mom had to step outside to pay him. We locked up Smiles, Teddy and Lulu beforehand - we let Goldie stay out because she behaves. And she did behave. After her usual barking, she settled down. I was quite proud.
I also disinfected my table, because I've had little visitors (mice) leaving droppings on it, to put it delicately. Either that or the cat knocked the droppings onto my table via the ceiling. Who knows? Anyhow, I hid the Redwall and Artemis Fowl books, in case Nathan wanders downstairs to get a can of pop and decides to steal them.
And, just when things couldn't possibly get worse... Smiles decided to steal a cat turd. So I had to dispose of it and then sweep up the litter. We're using a pine litter now, so it's not only lighter than the standard litter, it also looks gross. Seriousl. It clumps good, though. Mom cleaned the bathroom. We still need to bring up the chairs from the furnace room...
I have not eaten anything yet - I've had a glass of water and two cups of hot chocolate, but that's it. I might eat something soon, only I don't know what.
Oh, and one more thing. Goldie and Mouse are both pathetic beggars. Mom's frying up meat (for the stuffing, I think), and Mouse is there meowing and pawing the cupboards. It was so cute. And then Goldie comes in and looks up at Mom, ears perked up, and just waits with hopeful eyes.
I'm pissed off with Dad. Mom is, too. Mom and I had to not only carry the large folding table upstairs, but we also had other stuff to do. I swept the living room as best I could, then I swept the bathroom and the hallway near the bathroom, and then I gave the cat's litter pan a scoop. The roofing guy came by to drop off the materials, and Mom had to step outside to pay him. We locked up Smiles, Teddy and Lulu beforehand - we let Goldie stay out because she behaves. And she did behave. After her usual barking, she settled down. I was quite proud.
I also disinfected my table, because I've had little visitors (mice) leaving droppings on it, to put it delicately. Either that or the cat knocked the droppings onto my table via the ceiling. Who knows? Anyhow, I hid the Redwall and Artemis Fowl books, in case Nathan wanders downstairs to get a can of pop and decides to steal them.
And, just when things couldn't possibly get worse... Smiles decided to steal a cat turd. So I had to dispose of it and then sweep up the litter. We're using a pine litter now, so it's not only lighter than the standard litter, it also looks gross. Seriousl. It clumps good, though. Mom cleaned the bathroom. We still need to bring up the chairs from the furnace room...
I have not eaten anything yet - I've had a glass of water and two cups of hot chocolate, but that's it. I might eat something soon, only I don't know what.
Oh, and one more thing. Goldie and Mouse are both pathetic beggars. Mom's frying up meat (for the stuffing, I think), and Mouse is there meowing and pawing the cupboards. It was so cute. And then Goldie comes in and looks up at Mom, ears perked up, and just waits with hopeful eyes.
Friday, October 10, 2008
I screwed up
No, really, I did!
I was finishing my second mug cozy, and I forgot to make the buttonhole. I went crazy. Mom was going to send me to my room and ground me from using the internet, I was so upset. But it got fixed. She taught me how to make a crochet loop.
I bound off Justin's scarf, but I haven't completed it yet. It still needs it's ends sewn and the emblem stitched on in duplicate stitch.
And I'm doing an okay job typing without looking at the keys as often. I still have to look down, though, for tougher words.
I might start dishcloths next. Or a hat.
I need a can of pop.
I was finishing my second mug cozy, and I forgot to make the buttonhole. I went crazy. Mom was going to send me to my room and ground me from using the internet, I was so upset. But it got fixed. She taught me how to make a crochet loop.
I bound off Justin's scarf, but I haven't completed it yet. It still needs it's ends sewn and the emblem stitched on in duplicate stitch.
And I'm doing an okay job typing without looking at the keys as often. I still have to look down, though, for tougher words.
I might start dishcloths next. Or a hat.
I need a can of pop.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
The GED book has been found!
I guess it was in a box of books. But seriously... was it there the whole time???
In other news:
In other news:
- Mom and Dad are cleaning like crazy. I've tried to help, but I think it's best if I just stay far, far away right now
- I can't find my favourite SNL skits from the 70's on YouTube. Except for a really crappy video where someone is holding a video camera up to a TV. Gah. I just can't win.
- The dogs are driving me crazy.
- I'm not looking forward to my upcoming dental appointments.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Youth group was awesome
Last year, youth group was a little, er, not-so-good. But this year looks promising. There weren't many people, but there were enough people to call it a group. Jeff and Stephen, the advisors, were there. It turns out that Jeff will be able to come to some, but not all of the meetings, which is cool, because I thought he was going to stop advising completely this year. Laura was there - she's cool. I like her. Elyssa was there too, but she was helping out with the potluck, so she didn't come up to the loft 'til later. Micaela came late. She was one of the high-strung kids last year, but she's a cool girl deep down. We get along pretty well. Stone (annoying, Hyperactivity Boy, one of the younger folks, but he can be an okay kid) and Riley (a pretty cool guy, also one of the younger folks) didn't come, and Sela (the often controlling girl) and Emma (high-strung girl, but generally a good person) weren't there either. I have a headache, but it's an okay headache. I used to get annoying headaches after youth group meetings where people were loud and silly, but this is a good headache. Sort of. It's starting to bother me now. Maybe the weather change is contributing to it. My left ear is aching, too. Ack.
So I'm listening to Q107 online. Every Wednesday, the evening DJ, Alex, has Jeff Woods, the host of The Legends of Classic Rock, on the evening show. Sometimes they have a poll over the phone and through the website. Because of the rain in southern Ontario, they're playing songs that mention rain, and songs that are dark-and-stormy sounding. Alex had a bad accident over the summer, and if he had died, I would've been very upset. I like Alex. Thank goodness he's okay now.
I love Pepsi.
I love classic rock.
I hope youth group is better this year.
So I'm listening to Q107 online. Every Wednesday, the evening DJ, Alex, has Jeff Woods, the host of The Legends of Classic Rock, on the evening show. Sometimes they have a poll over the phone and through the website. Because of the rain in southern Ontario, they're playing songs that mention rain, and songs that are dark-and-stormy sounding. Alex had a bad accident over the summer, and if he had died, I would've been very upset. I like Alex. Thank goodness he's okay now.
I love Pepsi.
I love classic rock.
I hope youth group is better this year.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
This is not funny.
We have had meat go missing from the freezer, and our blanket mysteriously reappeared in our laundry room. Allow me to explain.
When my brother, Nathan, moved out, he decided to take our microfiber blanket with him. He had borrowed it, but it was still my parents'. Then, about two or three weeks ago, my mom found it in the laundry room, in a plastic storage tub if I remember correctly. It was matted, and trust me, those blankets never seem to get matted unless they're wet, because I have my own, and I have never seen it dry and matted like that. And so my mom reminds me that she'd noticed that roasts have gone missing from the freezer prior to the blanket's return.
And now our Canadian GED guide is gone.
That's right. Gone. It was in the dining room, where the other textbooks are, but now we can't find it. I'm so pissed off. I'm not really pissed off about the missing meat, because if he's stealing meat it must mean that he isn't eating properly, so if he's eating better because of the meat he's stolen, it isn't so bad. But the GED book? Can't he get his own copy?! I'm really pissed about the missing book because I wanted to use it to study towards the CAAT (Canadian Adult Achievement Test).
I think I'm gonna password-lock this computer, just in case.
When my brother, Nathan, moved out, he decided to take our microfiber blanket with him. He had borrowed it, but it was still my parents'. Then, about two or three weeks ago, my mom found it in the laundry room, in a plastic storage tub if I remember correctly. It was matted, and trust me, those blankets never seem to get matted unless they're wet, because I have my own, and I have never seen it dry and matted like that. And so my mom reminds me that she'd noticed that roasts have gone missing from the freezer prior to the blanket's return.
And now our Canadian GED guide is gone.
That's right. Gone. It was in the dining room, where the other textbooks are, but now we can't find it. I'm so pissed off. I'm not really pissed off about the missing meat, because if he's stealing meat it must mean that he isn't eating properly, so if he's eating better because of the meat he's stolen, it isn't so bad. But the GED book? Can't he get his own copy?! I'm really pissed about the missing book because I wanted to use it to study towards the CAAT (Canadian Adult Achievement Test).
I think I'm gonna password-lock this computer, just in case.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Because the first one got removed...
YouTube decided to remove the version of Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf that I'd put up before, so I'll put this one up. Sorry about that!
Hmm...
So I told Mom that I was worried about schoolin'. So she started writing up a schedule. Oh noes. I don't want to mimick school, but I understand that I'll have to work by a timetable when I reach university, so...
We went through Nathan's books today. Mom found some of her own books that he'd claimed, along with the first three Artemis Fowl books, which Mom is letting me keep! She said, "I paid for them, not him!", and let me have them! I also got a copy of George Orwell's 1984, and the second 'The Dark Is Rising Sequence' book - I'll have to find the first one. Oh, and a knitting booklet, which was not my brother's! Haha. She also let me have his Redwall books, because he pretty much hogged them when we were younger, so I wasn't able to read them. And I also got a copy of Where the Red Fern Grows, and Master and Commander, both in Nathan's old room.
We went through Nathan's books today. Mom found some of her own books that he'd claimed, along with the first three Artemis Fowl books, which Mom is letting me keep! She said, "I paid for them, not him!", and let me have them! I also got a copy of George Orwell's 1984, and the second 'The Dark Is Rising Sequence' book - I'll have to find the first one. Oh, and a knitting booklet, which was not my brother's! Haha. She also let me have his Redwall books, because he pretty much hogged them when we were younger, so I wasn't able to read them. And I also got a copy of Where the Red Fern Grows, and Master and Commander, both in Nathan's old room.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Let's make a list!
Things that are making me very, very angry
- Our minister at the Unitarian church was recently forced to resign. No comment.
- The grandmother that I haven't met invited us to a birthday/Christmas party. Dad's livid, because she's not supposed to call us.
- Mom acts like I will never be able to look after myself unless I know how to roast a friggin' chicken.
- Nathan is being an insolent little jerk. He was supposed to visit Katie, and now he's flip-flopping, because apparently he has a 'lung infection'. I highly doubt that. And if he does, why hasn't he seen a family doctor?!
So there you have it.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The market, my parents, and Saturday Night Live
First, my parents and the market.
We went to the farmer's market this morning. Maybe I should've stayed home. There weren't too many wasps, but when I flinched, Dad yelled at me, saying that it provokes them. Uh, Dad, what the heck was I supposed to do! It buzzed right in my ear! It's human nature to recoil!
And then we're walking back to the car, and Dad makes a sudden left turn, and I'm standing with Mom in between the sidewalks, and a car is stopped in front of Mom. So what does mom say?
"Sam, pay attention! It's like walking with a ten-year-old!"
Well, it's not my fault that Dad decides to make sudden turns when there's cars coming out everybody's ears.
Then in the evening, Mom's mad because she told Dad that she wanted to order Chinese take-out, and he started drinking. He only had one beer, so he was okay to drive, but Mom wasn't too keen on it. Which I totally get. Then, when I wrote down what we wanted to order so that my dad could read it aloud over the phone, I asked him if he could read it, because I made some errors with the pen, and my writing is a bit small. So he read, "Pork fried vice...", because apparently, I can't write. So I flew into a rage, and he flew into a rage, and I went downstairs and put my headphones on until Mom called me upstairs to watch the Major League Soccer game (Toronto FC beat New York 3-1, by the way!!!!!).
And now, for the SNL portion of this post.
I started watching season one of Saturday Night Live this afternoon while my mom was making grape jam. I ate some of the grapes, and they were pretty sour, but good. I got to see John Belushi's impression of Joe Cocker, which was hilarious!
We went to the farmer's market this morning. Maybe I should've stayed home. There weren't too many wasps, but when I flinched, Dad yelled at me, saying that it provokes them. Uh, Dad, what the heck was I supposed to do! It buzzed right in my ear! It's human nature to recoil!
And then we're walking back to the car, and Dad makes a sudden left turn, and I'm standing with Mom in between the sidewalks, and a car is stopped in front of Mom. So what does mom say?
"Sam, pay attention! It's like walking with a ten-year-old!"
Well, it's not my fault that Dad decides to make sudden turns when there's cars coming out everybody's ears.
Then in the evening, Mom's mad because she told Dad that she wanted to order Chinese take-out, and he started drinking. He only had one beer, so he was okay to drive, but Mom wasn't too keen on it. Which I totally get. Then, when I wrote down what we wanted to order so that my dad could read it aloud over the phone, I asked him if he could read it, because I made some errors with the pen, and my writing is a bit small. So he read, "Pork fried vice...", because apparently, I can't write. So I flew into a rage, and he flew into a rage, and I went downstairs and put my headphones on until Mom called me upstairs to watch the Major League Soccer game (Toronto FC beat New York 3-1, by the way!!!!!).
And now, for the SNL portion of this post.
I started watching season one of Saturday Night Live this afternoon while my mom was making grape jam. I ate some of the grapes, and they were pretty sour, but good. I got to see John Belushi's impression of Joe Cocker, which was hilarious!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
I need to vent
My parents appall me.
Seriously. Yeah, I've been known to go on and on about something, but yelling at me won't make me stop, it'll just infuriate me even more. Why don't they get that?! If they want respect from me, they need to treat me with respect, plain and simple.
My dad, for instance. We're at the library, and he told me off for 'going on and on' about something. He had told me to walk around to pay my fines because I forgot to remind the librarian that I had fines, and I don't know if she saw them on the monitor. So I'm about to walk around when my dad says, "Just hold on, and give them your card here!" And I called him a hypocrite. And I 'went on and on'. And he yelled at me.
It was raining when we went home, and when I got in the door, I took my shoes off, thinking Mom would yell at me if I walked on the wood flooring in wet running shoes. My dad, who came in after me, yelled at me for not stepping in (on the wood floor, in wet runners...), and he KICKED MY SHOES OUT OF THE WAY, OUT OF HIS WAY! AM I SOME KIND OF INCONVENIECE TO HIM OR SOMETHING?! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
I swear, every time I go to the library with my father, he tells me that Mom and I need to stop reserving so much stuff. Hey, I can't control when it comes in!
I think I'll start walking to the library, even when I have a large amount of items to go back and/or pick up. Anything to avoid my old man. Yes, I'm willing to break my back to avoid going to the library with him. I need the fresh air anyhow.
My mom is nearly as bad. When I was crabby and recovering from that headache, my sister called after I'd calmed down, and she was tellig my sister that I get so frustrated over my algebra, and that the black belt test was so for me, and now... oh, and according to my mother, I should get my florist's certificate. Why would I need a florist's certificate?!
Whether you like it or not, MOM, I'm going to university. Got it?!
On top of that, I'm supposed to like Steph because she's my brother's pick. I never said I hated her. All I said was that she's rather irresponsible. She has allergies, and a cat. Now, I have no problem with folks getting married young, I just think that my brother is too immature to handle marriage. I don't even know where he's working anymore, and if he doesn't have a steady income, how is he gonna support Steph?
I can't wait 'til youth group starts up again.
I want to walk to the library tomorrow.
Since apparently I'm being very disagreeable, I'm gonna rebel. I think I should be a little self-indulgent. For too long, I've smiled, nodded my head, obeyed people, and didn't give myself credit.
I'm not such a bad person. I have skills. I can knit. I can read. I can do math, even though it drives me nuts. I can defend myself from an attacker. I can protest peacefully. I can play music - not as well as some kids, but I know how to read music, which is a plus. I can work, but nothing seems to grab me, which is why I don't have a job. I am not completely worthless. I have potential.
I'm not going to let anyone squash my dreams. I will work in radio. I will continue playing music, and hopefully, I'll become a session musician or a singer. I love to sing. And I think, if given the chance, I would love to act. Because I was in karate for so long, I never took acting classes. Maybe I'll start.
Maybe I'll write for a living, too. Heck, Stephen King writes and is in a band. If he can do it, I can, too. And my parents aren't going to stop me.
Now, my dears, here's some music. I believe my Ravelry friend, Dianna, would call these songs 'pretty noises', right, Dianna? :)
First, Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett. This video might not be suitable for younger readers, or readers who don't like swearing.
Rock n' Roll High School by The Ramones
My Generation by The Who
Seriously. Yeah, I've been known to go on and on about something, but yelling at me won't make me stop, it'll just infuriate me even more. Why don't they get that?! If they want respect from me, they need to treat me with respect, plain and simple.
My dad, for instance. We're at the library, and he told me off for 'going on and on' about something. He had told me to walk around to pay my fines because I forgot to remind the librarian that I had fines, and I don't know if she saw them on the monitor. So I'm about to walk around when my dad says, "Just hold on, and give them your card here!" And I called him a hypocrite. And I 'went on and on'. And he yelled at me.
It was raining when we went home, and when I got in the door, I took my shoes off, thinking Mom would yell at me if I walked on the wood flooring in wet running shoes. My dad, who came in after me, yelled at me for not stepping in (on the wood floor, in wet runners...), and he KICKED MY SHOES OUT OF THE WAY, OUT OF HIS WAY! AM I SOME KIND OF INCONVENIECE TO HIM OR SOMETHING?! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
I swear, every time I go to the library with my father, he tells me that Mom and I need to stop reserving so much stuff. Hey, I can't control when it comes in!
I think I'll start walking to the library, even when I have a large amount of items to go back and/or pick up. Anything to avoid my old man. Yes, I'm willing to break my back to avoid going to the library with him. I need the fresh air anyhow.
My mom is nearly as bad. When I was crabby and recovering from that headache, my sister called after I'd calmed down, and she was tellig my sister that I get so frustrated over my algebra, and that the black belt test was so for me, and now... oh, and according to my mother, I should get my florist's certificate. Why would I need a florist's certificate?!
Whether you like it or not, MOM, I'm going to university. Got it?!
On top of that, I'm supposed to like Steph because she's my brother's pick. I never said I hated her. All I said was that she's rather irresponsible. She has allergies, and a cat. Now, I have no problem with folks getting married young, I just think that my brother is too immature to handle marriage. I don't even know where he's working anymore, and if he doesn't have a steady income, how is he gonna support Steph?
I can't wait 'til youth group starts up again.
I want to walk to the library tomorrow.
Since apparently I'm being very disagreeable, I'm gonna rebel. I think I should be a little self-indulgent. For too long, I've smiled, nodded my head, obeyed people, and didn't give myself credit.
I'm not such a bad person. I have skills. I can knit. I can read. I can do math, even though it drives me nuts. I can defend myself from an attacker. I can protest peacefully. I can play music - not as well as some kids, but I know how to read music, which is a plus. I can work, but nothing seems to grab me, which is why I don't have a job. I am not completely worthless. I have potential.
I'm not going to let anyone squash my dreams. I will work in radio. I will continue playing music, and hopefully, I'll become a session musician or a singer. I love to sing. And I think, if given the chance, I would love to act. Because I was in karate for so long, I never took acting classes. Maybe I'll start.
Maybe I'll write for a living, too. Heck, Stephen King writes and is in a band. If he can do it, I can, too. And my parents aren't going to stop me.
Now, my dears, here's some music. I believe my Ravelry friend, Dianna, would call these songs 'pretty noises', right, Dianna? :)
First, Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett. This video might not be suitable for younger readers, or readers who don't like swearing.
Rock n' Roll High School by The Ramones
My Generation by The Who
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
That darn cat
Mouse the cat has been quite a little madam lately. This morning, she kept picking on the dogs - even Goldie, who gets in between the cat and another dog to make sure that the cat is okay! Goldie's quite protective of the cat.
Mouse also tried to get a second treat this morning. Every morning, Mom gives the cat a treat and the dogs each get a treat, too. But this morning, I got up to let the dogs out, so I gave them treats instead of Mom. Mom came down later, and Mouse was meowing at her, asking for another treat, the little brat.
So, I'm not sure when youth group starts up again. I asked an advisor if there had been meetings, and he said no, but we'd be starting up soon. I haven't heard anything else since, but I'm sure he'll tell me when everyone meets up again.
I'm gonna have to keep Twilight out longer. I can't renew it, but I'm willing to pay the fines - I still have birthday money from the grandmother I've never met in case my fines get to be expensive. I remember one time, when I was a kid, we had two bags of library books to go back, and Dad was supposed to take both back, but only took one. So I had about $7 in fines. Ouch. I have only $1 in fines (two DVDs were two days late going back), and because Twilight is a teen fiction book in the library system, it should only cost me 10 cents a day, which is the fine for children's fiction. Either that, or it'll be the same as adult fiction, which is 25 cents a day. I hope it's 10 cents, that way I won't have to dip into my birthday money if I have the book out a while. I still have about $3 in change, though, so I should be good for paying fines.
So Mom and Dad are out shopping at Wal-Mart. I wanted to come with them, 'cause they have Bernat Baby Sport on sale, but Mom wanted me to stay home in case they did Christmas shopping. Okay, I'm cool with that. As long as I get to the library by tomorrow afternoon, otherwise the DVD on Ahmet Ertegun that's on the shelf for me will go back. Not fun.
Mouse also tried to get a second treat this morning. Every morning, Mom gives the cat a treat and the dogs each get a treat, too. But this morning, I got up to let the dogs out, so I gave them treats instead of Mom. Mom came down later, and Mouse was meowing at her, asking for another treat, the little brat.
So, I'm not sure when youth group starts up again. I asked an advisor if there had been meetings, and he said no, but we'd be starting up soon. I haven't heard anything else since, but I'm sure he'll tell me when everyone meets up again.
I'm gonna have to keep Twilight out longer. I can't renew it, but I'm willing to pay the fines - I still have birthday money from the grandmother I've never met in case my fines get to be expensive. I remember one time, when I was a kid, we had two bags of library books to go back, and Dad was supposed to take both back, but only took one. So I had about $7 in fines. Ouch. I have only $1 in fines (two DVDs were two days late going back), and because Twilight is a teen fiction book in the library system, it should only cost me 10 cents a day, which is the fine for children's fiction. Either that, or it'll be the same as adult fiction, which is 25 cents a day. I hope it's 10 cents, that way I won't have to dip into my birthday money if I have the book out a while. I still have about $3 in change, though, so I should be good for paying fines.
So Mom and Dad are out shopping at Wal-Mart. I wanted to come with them, 'cause they have Bernat Baby Sport on sale, but Mom wanted me to stay home in case they did Christmas shopping. Okay, I'm cool with that. As long as I get to the library by tomorrow afternoon, otherwise the DVD on Ahmet Ertegun that's on the shelf for me will go back. Not fun.
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