On Billy Collins.

In response to Ally's post about Billy Collins, I would just like to say that Billy Collins IS pretty funny, witty, and cool. I heard him live at a recording of Prairie Home-Companion. He read many of his poems out loud. My favorite is called the Country. When he read it, it was so funny I nearly wet my pants. Here it is:

The Country
by Billy Collins

I wondered about you
when you told me never to leave
a box of wooden, strike-anywhere matches
lying around the house because the mice

might get into them and start a fire.
But your face was absolutely straight
when you twisted the lid down on the round tin
where the matches, you said, are always stowed.

Who could sleep that night?
Who could whisk away the thought
of the one unlikely mouse
padding along a cold water pipe

behind the floral wallpaper
gripping a single wooden match
between the needles of his teeth?
Who could not see him rounding a corner,

the blue tip scratching against a rough-hewn beam,
the sudden flare, and the creature
for one bright, shining moment
suddenly thrust ahead of his time -

now a fire-starter, now a torchbearer
in a forgotten ritual, little brown druid
illuminating some ancient night.
Who could fail to notice,

lit up in the blazing insulation,
the tiny looks of wonderment on the faces
of his fellow mice, onetime inhabitants
of what once was your house in the country?

http://www.stpetershigh.org.uk/DEPARTMENTS/ENGLISH_DEPT/PRUSH/KS4_Resources/Billy_Collins_project.html

Isn't that funny? *Ally, when I find my other book by him, you can read it. It's called Nine Horses. It's very good.

Life, Interims, and Books.

Okay, first off: I don't mean to be a nag, but seriously. FIVE posts and not a single comment. I understand you're busy. I get it. I'm busy as crap, but really guys. **Promptly sings** "I'm all alone, there's no one here beside me...." or " Lonely, I am so lonely, I've got nobody of my own..." Unless you wnat me to keep singing you might want to leave a comment. (even if it's "hi." (I'd be fine with that.))

Next, today was interims. And I am happy to say that my lowest grade is a B-. Ironically, it's in my best subject. Math. (Ally shudders. ;-) )

Next, I just finished a book. I liked it. It's one of those that requires no brain/heart cells because it's an easy read and nothing bad happens to "pull the ole heart strings" (thanks to Calvin and Hobbes for supplying me with that quote). Such as, nobody dies. But, there is a romance. And anything with a romance makes me happy. Ask anyone, they'll tell you. I'm a sap for sappy romances. (yes, I just said that, can you believe it?) Anyways, it's called Lucky T and it's by Kate Brian.

She wrote another book called Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys and it is amazing. It's about a girl whose parents are part of the military and they're shipped off to Korea. Megan doesn't want to go, so she convinces her parents to let her stay in the U.S. For the next year, she lives with a family who has 7 (count 'em, SEVEN!) boys of all various ages. This book is about how she handles living with seven "brothers" (more like boyfriends). But, it's a VERY good book. I highly recommend it.

AND (for my next trick, I'll be pulling a rabbit out of a hat (just kidding).

I've started on my new Janet Evanovich book. I'm up to number 8!!! I'm excited, this one looks good. I'm on page eight and already I'm laughing my head off (okay so it's not THAT funny, but it will be. I promise!) For the next few days, people will see me walking down the hallway/street/anywhere I can squeeze time in, reading "that dam book" (as some of my friends have put it). Anyways, I'm trying to finish my homework early, so I can a.) watch my t.v. shows (WooHoo!Ugly Betty, My Name Is Earl, CSI) and b.) read my promising book. But, it doesn't look like it's gonna happen. Oh well, I'll survive. **Promptly sings** (just kidding).

Anyways, more later. Which probably means tomorrow. *wink wink, nudge nudge*

byEEE!!!

P.s. Sorry, the spacing on this post is weird. Blogger is being temperamental.

Above the Influence.

Okay so, have you ever seen this commercial?

I've seen this commercial so many times, I could recite it in my sleep.

And all I have to say about this commercial is :

If your dog starts to speak to you about your drug problem. You might want to stop taking whatever it is that's causing your dog to talk to you. Oh, and go see a psychiatrist.

Have a nice day. ;-)

Ocelots.

The other day, a friend of mine asked me "If you could be any animal in the world, what would you be?"

And that got me thinking. SO, I asked someone who knew me really well, and they said I would want to be an Ocelot.

Ocelot.

I said what the heck?

So I looked it up.

An Ocelot is a type of feline. And I thought wow my friend really does know me!

It's a beautiful cat. Supposedly, it lives in the jungle, climbs trees, and lounge about gracefully. Everything that rocks. It's like perfect. Besides the raw meat eating; but I would be a cat, so I don't think I would care.

Here's a picture:

Isn't she beautiful?

And now for the interact portion of our talk:

What would you want to be?

Well, that's it, for now. Adios!

http://www.bestofthehome.com/metal/pp/cute-ocelot.jpg

One More Quote.

One more quote for the evening.

"Opinions are fleeting points of view, defined by one's current perseption of reality."

~by Calvin (me)



okay, I'm going to bed.

GooDNiTe.
=)

Funny Request.

A friend of mine said something hilarious today.

She told me that the federal government came out today with a request that the general public pack more neatly. And she told me this while she was packing.

She said, "How does one pack more neatly?"

I told her, "Don't worry about it, it's silly to request that."

She said, "Well, if I get strip searched because my bra's weren't folded just right, then it's on your head."

This made me laugh.

Laughable Moments in the Real World. And Mondays.

So first off, today was the LONGEST, Freaking Monday in the history of Monday's on the face of this planet.

Next, at some point tonight, Ally will have some brain dead moments posted on her blog. They were great. Perfect. Anyways, it's a requirement that you read them.

http://www.allyvg.blogspot.com/

Okay, so yesterday's quote of the day:

"The End of Pii is Coming."
Explanation: Pii is an infinite number. When pii ends, the world does too. Right?
~A conundrum by Miss Snow


Today's quote of the day:

"Politics is like drama in high school, except it effects more people."
Explanation: There is no need for one because that is soooooo true.
~Also by me.
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You know how GARFIELD is always like: "I hate Mondays." ?
That's my day in a nut shell.
It wasn't bad, just a Monday. So, it was screwed before it even began.




http://homepage.univie.ac.at/christian.cenker/lehre/img/HateMondayGarfield.jpg


Don't forget to go to Ally's blog, k? Unless your Ally, then you don't have to. =)

Put Your Records On.

So, today has been long and crazy, but extremely good. That story is for another day. Today (or rather, tonight) I want to talk about a song that I've sort of just discovered.
It's called Put Your Records On By Corinne Bailey Rae.
It's a beautiful song, in tune and wordage (coined word)(it means that poetry coming from the perfect words)
I love it. It's going on my list of favorite songs.
And I've decided to put the lyrics here. Now, I know the drill. I'm gonna put the lyrics here and your gonna go, whatever and not read them. But, let me tell you, JUST READ THEM. They are beautiful. (*And if you hate them, then stop reading them) At least give them a chance. Two seconds of your time, is all that is needed.

So, here you go:


Put Your Records On
By Corinne Bailey Rae

Three little birds sat on my window
And they told me I don't need to worry
Summer came like cinnamon, so sweet
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete

Maybe sometimes, we got it wrong, but it’s alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don’t you hesitate

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Blue as the sky, sun burnt (sunburned) and lonely,
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside,
(Just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you
Gotta love that afro hair-do
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Trust more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realize that you don't even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to!

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down

Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow


Aren't they just lovely words? I think so. So, now that you've read the words, now your ready for the song. It just makes the words even better; the tune does, that is. Go and listen to the song, it's great.

And now I must say goodnight, because I'm exhausted. Tomorrow is a new day. Adios, until much, much later.

GoodNight.

P.s. I usually like to give credit where credit is due, so here is the website I got the lyrics from:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Put-Your-Records-On-lyrics-Corinne-Bailey-Rae/45FDCC4F61810CA04825710E0008CA4A

You Gotta Love Divine Loopholes.

Okay, so I owe it to my public (*wink*) to write a post tonight. I have to ponder on the subject, though. Here goes: ponder, ponder, ponder, ponder.

AHA! I know what we're gonna talk about. But, I'm changing names, so I don't freak people out.

A relative of mine and I were talking. She really wants to go to Benin (an awesome country in Africa), for reasons YOU don't need to know. Anyways, technically difficulties aside, she felt it would be sort of morally wrong to pray for her ability to go to Benin. So, I did it for her. I told her about it later, and she said it was probably okay for me to pray for her, it might get better results. I told "yea, those divine loopholes really come in handy sometimes." She laughed.

Okay, so I know our topic wasn't very long tonight, but that's the best I can do.

More when life gets more...........Rhubarb-y. Rhubarb Pie. Yum.

I think.

I mean I've had it before, but I can't remember what it tastes like. Special shout-out to my Aunty-Em.

..MODNAR..RANDOM..

Have you ever been in a random mood? Like wanting/urging to say random things just to see how they will react to what you've said?

nudist colony
The life of cellphone batteries
Controversial string
little purple sippy-cup
calvin and hobbes go blind
wire cutters are the reason for my golden finger
mass reproduction


Can you tell that I'm in that type of mood?
Well, I am.

Aloha!

A Present for Hobbs!

Today my friend Ally (AKA Hobbs) requested an award for using her large vocabulary. So here it is:

I am happy that you can use big words correctly. Usually when I try to use big words, I use them incorrectly, and end up looking like an idiot.

Yay! Big Words!

Yay! The ability to use them correctly in a sentence!

Yay! Hobbs!

http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/images/agm.gif

So, it keeps messing up my spacing, and it won't let me fix it. It looks bad. Sorry.

One. 1. Uno. Un. Ein. ένας. 1 つ. 1개. Um.одно.一.

English. Numbers. Spanish. French. German. Greek. Japanese. Korean. Portuguese. Russian. Chinese.

Hi. One more thing.

As you can see, the only person who comments on my blog is Ally. I think Morgan and Tori did once. So, it's kinda sad. And I've fixed it so anyone can leave me a message, even if they don't have an account. I really love feed back. Now critics kinda bother me, but if you can't resist the urge; I can take some, I'll live.

So go ahead. Comment me. I like to know that I'm not just talking to myself.(Don't get me wrong talking to oneself is sometimes very entertaining, but it gets old pretty quick).

And now for something completely different (Monty-Python!):

Life goes on.

Mellow. NASA.

Today is Mellow Day. Not Nationally, just Me-ly. =)
I'm listening to Bubbly by Colbie Caillat. That's a great song. It's good for Mellow Day today.

Ooo! Did you hear?
OKay before I tell you, you have to understand something about me, I am a nerd and a dork. Now, before you get all freaked out, thinking oh crap! we have another depressive person on the internet, let me explain. To me the words: dork, nerd, and geek; all have separate meanings. Ready?

Nerd-One who is smart and intelliegent, and/or one who strives for excellence. (positive)
Dork-One who does things differently than the Barbie/PopTart norm. (positive)
Geek-An extreme between the two. (negative)

Since you know my definitions. NOW, I can tell you.
NASA has a satalite/probe thing taking data from Saturn. And they have heard noises coming from the big planet. They know the noises are occurring during the lightning storms. They aren't quite sure what the noises are (probably lightning...); but they do know they are from electron emissions (or something to that effect; I'm writing this from memory, so don't quote me).

Now, I find this fascinating. And special shout-out to Ally:
Can you believe you have such a nerdy person as a friend? =)

Anyways, that was my rave to NASA! YAY! Go NASA!!

Maybe more when I find something more interesting to the general public to write about. Don't wait up, this might take a while.

It's Mechanical Pencil Eraser!

So, I was looking at this guy's blog. It's called Mechanical Pencil Eraser. It's REALLY funny. He had this extremely random survey on it. One of the questions was:

10. How many pairs of shoes does the average necromancer keep in his wardrobe?
His answer was: One, if that.

I was like, okaaay... So, In order for me to actually answer that question for myself, I had to go and look the word up.

And the entry for Dictionary.com was:

nec·ro·man·cy-
1. a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
2. magic in general, esp. that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; sorcery; witchcraft; conjuration.

So that got me thinking. What is the significance of shoes and a necromancer; why would a nercomancer have a different number of shoes than anybody else in the world?

Then I thought: How did Alex know what the hell a necromancer was? Is that one of those words that everybody should/does know?
OR: How did he know how to answer that question? Did he look up the word, or am I just the loser, who had to look it up?
OR: Am I looking way to far in to this subject and should just SHUT UP?

Anways, that's my rant and english issue for the day. (I think.)

Go and Check it out:
http://www.mechanical-pencil-eraser.blogspot.com/

See Janet. See Janet Write.

Have you ever heard of Janet Evanovich?

Well, she is a writer. She writes this series of Stephanie Plum novels. They are HILARIOUS!!! There are thirteen of them, and I'm on number seven.

Meet Stephanie Plum, and average (yet pretty) young woman, who lives in New Jersey. She worked for a lingerie store and got laid off, now she needs money. She becomes a bounty hunter, somebody who brings in FTA's (Failure To Appear- term for bail jumpers; people who went to jail, got out on bail, and then miss their court date). It's comical, she won't even use a gun (she keeps it in her cookie jar); instead she uses a stun gun and pepper spray.

Anyways, there is this man named Joe Morelli. She has a history with him. But, all in all, he's her romance/sex appeal. She has flings with him, through out the series.

These books are about murder, sex/romance, and comedy. They are perfect.
The titles go:

One for the Money
Two for the Dough
Three to get Deadly
Four Score
High Five
Hot Six
Seven Up
And so on...

And they are my favorite. So, please go out and read them. Go get:

Calvin and Hobbes

So have you ever heard of the comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes?

Well, I LOVE Calvin and Hobbes.

My friend Tori gives nicknames to everyone. Mine is Calvin. And my friend Ally is Hobbs (and I know I spelled it weird, but that's how we spell it).

Anyways, I love Calvin and Hobbes because they are so funny:

In case you can read that here's the link:

http://my_raven.tripod.com/CalvinandHobbes/zevolution.gif

I was gonna say more, but I can't remember. Thanks for distracting me.

English Time!

Hi.
Okay, I've been thinking about things to talk about and I've thought of some great topics, and some not so great, but we're gonna talk about them anyways.

First on our agenda:
It's time for some English:

Did you know that the word noun is a noun? Isn't that weird? Okay, weird in a dorky way? Yes, I'll say it is.

Next,
The word of today is Erudite. It means scholarly and bookish. I like that word.

*sigh* We're done with English, you can relax now.

AMUSING!

Does any else find CSI the video game highly amusing?

I mean I love CSI very much, but the video game? Don't you think that's a little extreme?


CSI. HAHA!




There will be an update on things that amuse me, just as soon as I remember more things that amuse me. =)

Demented Book.

So today is a hungry day. I'm not sure why I said that, maybe it's because I'm starving.

Okay, since I can't think of a thing to write about tonight, we're going to talk about The Rapture of Canaan. It's a book I'm reading for school. Now, as most of you know, the books teachers pick out for reading are pretty much never good. And this (to me) is no exception. Now, most of the people in my class would disagree. And I will admit this book is well written, but the story line is about as twisted as one of those crunch cinnamon stick from Taco Bell. You have to read it to understand what I'm talking about.

Now, here's my recommendation: If you hate twisted stories about topics that make you uncomfortable: DON'T READ THIS BOOK. BUT, if you can appreciate a typically twisted, so many turns and surprises, you can hardly keep your pants on, then by all means GO AND READ THIS BOOK.

The Rapture of Cannan, by Sheri Reynolds.

Maybe Life will be More Interesting Tomorrow.

The Gods Must Be Crazy.

Hi.
Um, today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday. I just thought of our subject for today. TADA!:

Do you remember "The Gods Must Be Crazy"?

It was a movie made in the 1980's. It has a crazy story line, but it's AMAZING. Here goes: There's tribe in the African Kalahari desert called the Bushman. One day, an empty Coke bottle drops from the sky as a gift from the god's. It causes havoc in the tribe and Ni (one of the Bushman) is going to travel to the end of the Earth to get rid of it. There's more, but you just have to watch it. It's cute and funny and romantic. And if you love slap-stick comedy (which I happen to be a fan of) it's perfect. It starts out as a documenary and evolves into a perfect (and original) story. It was so famous in the 1980's that they made a sequel. I haven't seen the sequel yet. But, when I do I'll be sure to give you my review of it.

Ally, this movie is going onto our list of MUST SEE MOVIES! I think you'll like it, maybe not. Now, I must warn you. This movie starts off slowly, but believe me it becomes a very good movie.

So, what do you think? It's cute right? I think so.

Adult Pleasures = Hooping

Have you ever heard of Hooping? It's a sport. Well, sort of. It's hula-hooping, but special. What you do is you buy that big roll of ploy tubing usually used for irrigation. Then buy multi-colored electrical tape. Then, well, the intructions are better here: http://www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.html

The point is, is that you make your own, specific to you. The height is important because you measure the tubing out so the hoop touches between your belly-button and the top of your chest. Then, you get to show off your creative skills and decorate it with electrical tape.

I went to a hooping party last night. It was amazing. It started @ 7:30 and didn't end until 11:30. Well, I ended up staying over the whole night, but that's not important to the hooping story. We made our hoops and decorated them, that took a while. At about 9:30, we (like seven people total) went outside, with a boom-box playing the Pussycat Dolls, and in the middle of the street we started hooping. We stayed out there for 2 hours hooping. It was a whole lot of fun. I'm amazed that we didn't wake the neighbors. Today, I have bruises (not visible though) on my waist. My friends have bruises that are visible on their hips and arms. And that makes me laugh; who ever thought hula-hooping could cause bodily harm? But, it was worth it.

So, get on the internet, and look up hooping, it's cool. There are a lot of hooping videos on YouTube. There are a ot of REALLY talented people out there. So, I say you make one, it's fun. You won't be dissapointed, I promise.


Just to show you how cool some of the videos are, here's a very cool one (it's a little dirty, but she's extremely talented):

Ever consider hooping with fire?

And did you know you can use LED lights to light your hoop, too?

I hope these videos have inspired you. GO HOOPING!!

How Much Time Do People Spend On These Ideas?

So, how was your Halloween? Mine was fun, to say the least. The day of Halloween, my school allows you to dress up. And let me tell you, some of those costumes were amazing. We had: a smurf, winter edition Barbie, Peter Pan, Snow White, Salt and pepper, ketchup and mustard, a couple of fairies, a mime, a substitute teacher, Daphne and Velma, A group of hunters and their half-dead deer, many Indians and Cowboys, a tree, a bunch of old people, Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato, a Raggedy-Ann doll, Posh Spice and Beckham, Big Bird, a Benedictine Cadet, and a bee; just to name a few. =)

I dressed up as Audrey Hepburn. I love Audrey Hepburn. I trick-or-treated a little bit, but not much. I spent the evening hanging with my boyfriend and other various friends. A couple of years back into my Halloweening experiences; I have been: ketchup (and a friend of mine was the McDonald's (why does that look weird? I bet I spelled that wrong, that's sad isn't it?)), a barcode, a packet of dental floss, and one of the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz. Aren't I creative? (it's okay to be egotistical sometimes).

One of my friends, Tori said "I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday." And I'm thinking: WHY? I mean I love Halloween as much as the next person, but Hell NO, it's not my FAVORITE holiday. Christmas is just about neck and neck with my Birthday and maybe Halloween is third, but DEFINITELY NOT my favorite. Sure, I love candy, but presents that don't disappear within the first 24 hours of obtaining them are sooooo much better. Hardware. It rules.

So anyways, no complaints about Halloween. I loved hanging with my friends and boyfriend. That was fun. But, that's also personal, so no I will not go into detail. Sorry, that's just how I roll. (and yes I just said that.)

More When Life Inspires Me.