La Bella Vita

gingerbread with glue

2007-12-05T20:25:00.000-05:00

Ok so i know i havent blogged in a month but ive been very busy with debates, articles, essays, and algebra.

But last night my mom and i made a gingerbread house. The icing had the consistincy of glue. Looked like glue. And heck, it even smelt like glue. I know of one house im not gonna eat.

But i think its an amazing house. My mom said it was the house that hansel and gretel when to because we used up all of my excess Halloween candy. There were pink Double-Bubble logs, Blue-Raspberry JollyRancher Logs, and lets not forget the gumdrop lights. But i think its cool.

Fire in the classroom

2007-11-05T20:42:00.000-05:00

As my title says, this post is about fire. But not actual fire. Its metaphorically speaking, for going to civics is living hell.

First off, she makes it seem like democrats are high-and-mighty. Now to those who are democrats, im not making fun of you, im just saying i think teachers shouldn't preach to their students about their political party.

I swear my teacher was an art teacher in her past life. The way she makes us color is ridiculous. I swear to you that i've colored more than i have this part of the school year more then i did in kindergarden!

Now if you excuse me, I Love New York is coming on. Yes, i watch it ;)

END OF NINE WEEKS!!!

2007-10-15T20:44:00.000-04:00

Wow can you believe it? Its the end of the nine weeks, and one fourth of the school year is over. Time flies when your having fun, eh???

So far in the little time we've had, i can read full letters in Spanish. I know how to video-edit and write newspaper articles. I know how to pronounce never correctly.

And next week is going to be a field trip that my whole grade is going on...omg! lol that's going to be fun.... and interesting...

For adults, they think that the end of the nine weeks is nothing, that its just nine weeks gone down the drain. But for students, its an extravaganza! Bunches of tests, quizzes, and reviewing is whats mainly going on in the class rooms. Thank goodness I'm in journalism, where the only grade deduction we get is if we are chewing gum or not.

Just like that.

2007-09-22T22:35:00.000-04:00

So I'm sorry i haven't posted in a while, but I've had so much to do.

As you've probably read on my moms blog
theres been a lot going on in my family. First of all, there was a scare that i would have to have surgery. For the bone condition that i have, a tumor on my finger was killing me. My mom put a medallion of Padre Pio and it stopped. Just like that.

And worst of all, my grandfather is gone. The one who i loved. The one who always came down. The one who i made plans with to move back up to new york with him when i go to college. And hes gone. Just like that.

I thank god that we came up to New York and visited him. I thank god that we got to spend a week with him. And that was four weeks ago. Its amazing how fast it went...

So basically, this post is dedicated to the memory of my grandfather. I love you...

Morning at the library

2007-09-08T15:15:00.000-04:00

So today my mom signed me up to volunteer at the library for my Civics class.

To me, volunteering there was more like a sweat shop. They put me in a little room in the back for about an hour and a half (i was there for two). There was no clock in that room. They gave me a pair of scissors and a big stack of paper and told me to cut out all of the feathers that was on the paper (I'm guessing it was for thanksgiving....)

I also had to shelve books. That parts not bad. I'm the kid's room, there is no Dewey decimal system like my grade school's library that i worked in had.

I couldn't feel my thumb i cut so much paper. That was at twelve, and it still feels weird!

But i have to go again on next Saturday in order to fulfill my four hours of community service. And those feathers better be done...

I wonder what they will make me do next time....

NEVER!!!

2007-09-02T17:38:00.000-04:00

OK so as you all know, i have a scary English teacher. And the other day, we were verbally presenting our summer projects when she stopped me from reading my poem. The took it out of my hands and read the poem out loud, flailing her arms and accentuating useless words. She made me re-read the last stanza ten times (in front of the whole class) just because i didn't say "Never" the way she wanted.

And yesterday i got my SOL scores back. And i was freaking out. Not because i failed miserably; no, i actually did really well. I gotta 542 in pre-ap English, and 598 in pre-ap history, and lord behold, a perfect 600 in, you guessed it, math. And my math teacher last year wouldn't give me extra credit for .05 of a point because she didn't think i deserved it (as you read in my very first post). Ha ha my words yesterday were "very colorful". just kidding....or am i???

Scary teachers

2007-08-29T16:57:00.000-04:00

OK so here's a little post about my teachers.

I'm just going to say it right now, about half of them scare me.

They yell, they jump, they scream, they use weird hand motions, and did i mention they yell??? Yesterday i forgot my book at home (because i was using it for homework in that class) and she threat end me that if i forgot it again, i would have to carry a thick literature book every where. ooh I'm shaking. I wonder what she would do if someone forgot their homework...maybe carry their desk around???

Summer Cold

2007-08-26T14:50:00.000-04:00

Uck right now I have a cold. Isn't it an oxy moron to get a cold in summer? But o well.

But i always get sick right when school starts. Which really stinks because this year i am on the journalism team and have to talk on tv,and currently i have a stuffy nose.

O well. Luckily we dont start recording till later this week. Now if you excuse me, i have algebra homework to do.

School

2007-08-23T20:07:00.000-04:00

So i haven't blogged in a while because of school, and did u know they already give homework on the first day?? And a quiz on Friday??

But my teachers are cool. And the classes are too. And there is a lot of new kids. And i better go study for my tests tomorrow. So bye.

Bye Bye summer!

2007-08-20T18:53:00.000-04:00

A BREAK FROM THE NEW YORK SAGA

OK so tomorrow is the first day of school and i think I'm experiencing the "first day jitters" that you get when your away from your friends for a while.

But I'm all prepared. All of my stuff is in my locker, my summer reading homework completed, and my outfit laid out. I even have my make-up out!!!

I am sad to see summer go though. Its went by so fast. And we had a wild ride in New York and basically every where else...

Needless to say, i might not be blogging for a couple of days, depending on how much homework my teachers give.

New York: The saga continues

2007-08-19T19:19:00.000-04:00

OK so sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I've been helping around the house and been getting ready for school, which begins this week. But on with the New York saga!

So on to Monday (at the end of this will be pictures of the big city). My grandpa had a whole "to-do list" for my dad, so while he was fixing the many leaky sinks and toilets, my mom and I were off glamming it up at 18Th avenue.

That night we were going to this sort of family Reunion thingy at my aunt's house (more on that later) so my mom and i got our hair cut and styled, went shopping and had lunch at a pizzeria. So basically we had a girls day out.

First we were starving (maybe from all that walking?) so we had lunch. We went by a polish place but there was nothing there that i liked to we went across the street to a pizzeria. I got two slices of pizza, thinking that they would be the size like they are down here. WRONG! The two slices that i got were the equivalent to four regular slices of pizza pie down here! But i got to say, boy did I miss that New York pizza. And to all the people who think Domino's "Brooklyn-style" pizza is like New York pizza....you guys are sadly mistaken.

After our great lunch, we got our hair done at this Chinese place. It seems to be that all the hair salons are now owned my Chinese. When two woman took us to get our hair washed, i swear it was just like a massage. Ask my mom if you don't believe it. And they were speaking in Chinese the whole time, so we had no idea what the heck they were saying. I got the feeling that they were talking about us...

When they were finally done with the massage/15 minute shampooing, we had to wait for ten minutes for a chair to open up. While we were waiting this Chinese lady came over to me and gave me a Victoria's secret catalogue...OK....

When a chair opened up the lady told me to go, so my mom had to wait. It was a little hard to understand the guy who was cutting my hair to tell him what i wanted, but luckily i had a picture and he did it exactly how i wanted it. When he was finished with cutting it, he took out a blow dryer and a round brush and made my hair pin straight. Then to make it even straighter, he took out a flat iron. I loved how straight he got my hair, but my mom wouldn't let her person go near the flat iron.

Next up...shopping! We walked into Something Else and i couldn't believe they could charge 60 dollars for a Juicy terry sweater...that was on sale! It was so crazy that we just went out of there. The other big store that we went to was Rainbow. There the prices were a lot cheaper, and i actually got stuff there, but the dressing rooms were SO disgusting! The first one the sales woman brought me to have gum and dirt and i don't even know what other stuff all over the place that i changed to one that only had one gob of gum on the wall.

And that night we went to my aunt's house for a home cooked dinner with my family. There was an antipasto, baked pasta, meatballs, pork and potatoes, green beans, chocolate cookies and seven layers. And it was great aunt El!

New York: sunday shopping

2007-08-14T18:12:00.000-04:00

So on Sunday, it was my day in the big apple. We went to Manhattan, where all the brand name stores are.

MY favorite store by far was Sephora. I seriously wish we had one in Roanoke. And of course we went to Saks. OMG that store is soooo expensive! A dress on sale (DKNY) was $1564!!! So we walked right out of the elevator that took us up to the 2nd floor (we didn't even go to the 9th!) and went to Strawberry. There i got a cute pair of red, black, and white pumps. And of course we went to Macy's herald square. There was a Ben and Jerry's in the junior department!

I LOVED New York City. Tune in tomorrow for all the sites like....

ROCKEFELLER CENTER*

AND....

THE BUILDINGS*

AND...

THE SKYLINES*

(*would be better pictures but mom called "dibs". Maybe I'll scoop her...)

New York: the prologue

2007-08-13T19:14:00.000-04:00

So before i get started about new york, i wanna talk about my riding companion. Usually when we go away, we put our dog, max, in the kennel. But this year we took him up the east coast to the big apple.

He was the calmest dog you would ever see. He just laid in the car and slept the whole ride, unless we stopped and he went out to do his "business".

In new york he only barked at people. I think he wasn't used to seeing so many!

But when we got to the Poconos, he seemed more at ease. I guess hes a little country doggie.

im baaaack!

2007-08-12T14:55:00.000-04:00

OK so for the past week i haven't blogged because I've been in New York and the Poconos. Later I'll have some cool pics on.

First off, I find it hilarious on how New Yorkers handle natural disasters. After the tornado hit Brooklyn, the people complained on how long it took them to go to work!! And they told fema to stay away from them. You see, new yorkers (like my family and i) can handle things better then southerners. Sorry, but its true. You still hear about Hurricane Katrina, and that happened like, 2 years ago!! And where i was staying (at my grandpa's house) it was only a couple of blocks away! Weird, eh??

My little baby

2007-08-03T17:57:00.000-04:00

I love my little baby. And I'm talking about my dog, Maxie. Hes a cutie! Yesterday we put him on my mom's bed and right when i lifted him up, that little stinker stole my spot!!! But hes too cute to be mad at.

Hes just plainly the best pup EVER! e.o.s. (end of story.)

Missing things 2: the sequel

2007-07-31T16:52:00.000-04:00

I swear in our house if you really need to find something, it goes missing. But then when you forget about it, you find it the next day!

It all began around Thursday (well it actually began around since i can remember, but you got my drift.) But any who, it all began on Thursday. I couldn't find one of my shirts (a black one) and i really needed it so i asked my mom if we could go to Kmart and get a new one. So we did. And the next morning after i got out of the shower it was laying on my floor, halfway under my dresser and halfway sticking out. Now i know it wasn't there before because the day before on Wednesday i totally cleaned my room, in hopes to find it.

Then on Saturday i was getting ready to go to the teen center (as usual) and i wanted to wear a pair or red earrings that went great with my red bracelet. I clearly remember putting the pair on the top of my book shelf a few days before. So when i went to get them, they were gone. I found one by my makeup counter-thingy, but the other was totally missing. So i just wore a beaded pair that i made. Then on Sunday i was looking for a pair of shoes and found the ones i was looking for. And inside of 'em was the earring that i was looking for the night before. See a pattern???

Now the recent case of a missing thing is my dog's collar, with his dog tag and the one he got from the vet. We literally tore up the whole sun room and the whole house looking for this collar and we could not find it. So today my mom and i went out and bought him a new collar and a temporary dog tag till we can find a real one. Who wants to bet in the next few weeks it'll show up???

The Simpsons movie

2007-07-27T16:48:00.000-04:00

So today my mom took my brother and i to the movies to see the Simpson's. You would of thought that being that this is opening day, it would of been PACKED. But behold, it was empty.

It was actually pretty funny, but I'm a kid, so its funny for a kid. I don't know if my mom liked it, but i did. And there were these people in Tye-dye that were like "WOW MAN THAT WAS AWESOME!!! SPIDER-PIG!!!". Hippies.

But in the summer you would of thought that the theater would of been air-conditioned. But it wasn't. It was cooler outside then it was in the theater!!! But it was fun.

reorganizing

2007-07-26T16:52:00.000-04:00

So yesterday i spent the whole day reorganizing my room. And i mean the whole day.

I started at 12 pm and ended and 12:30 am. It took over twelve hours just to clean my room and move some desks. And whats even more ironic is that i just cleaned my room two weeks ago. Wow my room gets messy quick.

But it was a lousy day yesterday, so it was perfect to stay inside. I think today is the first splash of sun I've seen in a while.

And while i took my break we watched TAPS and this ghost documentary. There was more proof of ghosts on the documentary then TAPS!

a ripped contact!

2007-07-24T17:45:00.000-04:00

So this morning as i put in my contacts my right eye felt weird. Upon taking them out and doing the "5 second rub" thingy i noticed that it was ripped. Oh boy, what a day.

After i told my mom she immediately called the doctor and asked if my contacts that we ordered had came in. Nope. But wait! we remembered that they had the right eye's prescription! So they went to check if they had it, and when they found out, they would call.

Meanwhile, my mom remembered that Sam's has contacts. She called to see if they had them and when they said they did, we were off.

When we got them they took us right to the contacts and took the boxes needed. So now i have them.

But when we were driving home, the doctor called and said they will give me a single contact for free so we don't have to open a box (they don't know that we bought 2 boxes at Sam's). So off to the city to get that contact.

I swear in 2 hours we were all over the town. From home to the airport-side-of town to the city, we were there. o well. At least i have contacts now!

A new flat iron

2007-07-21T13:33:00.000-04:00

So the other day my mom and i went shopping. When we were out i got a new flat iron.

Normally my hair is frizzy and curly. And it is always dull and poofy. I hate it. And my other flat iron never worked.

The new one that i got is very thin. I think 3/4 of an inch. And it works!!! whoo hoo! I love the way it looks with contacts. Its awesome.

Hate mail

2007-07-19T17:03:00.000-04:00

Well yesterday i went on to my buddy profile and saw what was a hate mail comment in my guestbook. I believe i know who it was from.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not against hate mail. I sorta like it. It shows that we all have free speech, and that some of us like to use that amendment. But that doesn't mean that i LOVE getting it. Because i don't. I just like that they are using the first amendment.

But i do think i know who this is too. I think its someone who i have been fighting with. Someone who really doesn't know me, since she said that i was "rude to everyone" when I've had people say that i was the most polite girl they knew.

And its kind of funny looking at it, too. Being that there is a comment that "I'm awesome and a good friend". I guess some people know me and some don't. O well.

Uninvited guests.

2007-07-18T16:02:00.000-04:00

As you probably read at my moms blog, our house has many invisible house guests. And most of the "odd occurrences" happen to be in my room. Ugh.

This one night (around 12 i think) when i was watching TV in bed, this black shadow ran across my room and through the wall. Now I'm not a rocket scientist, but i believe that living people cant go through and solid wall that leads to the great outdoors.

And once when my mom was in her office (which is across the hall) she saw and young boy running in my room. And it was no one in my family because i am the youngest in the house.

And something always happens when i am cleaning my room, even though its already scary looking under my bed. Once when i was cleaning after school i told my mom (and showed her) that i tacked my summer reading study guide to my cork board so i wouldn't lose it. Then later when i was at my dresser (across the room) the study guide flew to the floor, tack and all. And i pressed that tack in tight, so that wouldn't happen.

And the weirdest thing happened a few days ago when i was cleaning. I had a bag to put trash and and put some trash in it. Then again i went to my dresser and started to clean it, but this time i took the bag with me. Then the bag was dragged across the room and when it stopped, the spun in circles. When i picked it up and looked at the door, i saw a black opaque figure, looking in. Of course i didn't scream. When my mom asked why i didn't scream, i reminded her that last time i did, no one came. Ha ha i got her there!

Wasabi's

2007-07-17T12:04:00.000-04:00

So yesterday my mom, brother and i went to Wasabi's after my eye doctor appointment.

First of all, there was dust and hair in my water. My mom said it was just lemon, but i know it was hair. Then we we sent our waters back for ones without lemon, there was a food particle in mine. The waiter must of spit in it. Yuck.

The miso soup was good. Smaller then the Sake House's, but still good. And the appetizer that we ordered before the meal came after our lunches were served. But it was worth the wait. Of course I'm talking about the Sumo Roll (or the Wild Cat Maki at Sake house). I love that sushi. It's sauce is the best.

I love the California Rolls that Wasabi's makes. It have fresh crab, not the imitation crab that most places makes. I got the Wasabi's special ( i think that's what it was called.) It had eel, spicy tuna, California rolls, and more. And then i realized i like eel. I do like a lot of sushi though.

All and all yesterday's lunch was pretty good. I would totally get it again.

Theres a make-up for that

2007-07-13T17:50:00.000-04:00

The only bad thing about contacts is that you can see the dark circles under my eyes. Luckily there's a makeup for that.

First i tried white eye shadow. It wasn't working out so then i tried a shimmery eyeshadow that is almost the same color of my skin. Nuh uh. Didn't work. Then my mom gave me this cover-all stick from Wet-and-Wild that was to light for her. Turns out it was to light for me too...probably from my 'summer tan', being that i am very pale.

Them i asked my mom if we could go shopping so i could buy one that matches. We did and i found one that actually works.

Then we went to Hamricks. That store is a whole post later when i have time. All i can say is that the "young attitude" looks like young attitude for a senior citizen.

I think there is knock offs in that store. There was Liz Claiborne bags there for twenty eight dollars. Liz Claiborne sunglasses were forty dollars at Belk.

Shopping

2007-07-11T17:26:00.000-04:00

Yesterday my mom and i went shopping at the mall. Since i got contacts i was in need of sunglasses, so i figured ill find some there.

And i did. Did you know A.C Moore has them? The pair i got is black with 5 diamonds on it. They are not real, of course. And of course the sunglasses are big.

When we went to Icing i saw they had leg warmers on sale, so i bought them. And I'm wearing them right now. They are really pretty: gray, white and ice blue stripes. But the only problem is that i have no clue on how to wear them. Any pointers??

We also started back to school shopping. I already got a new tote bag and we raided the 1 cent shelves in staples. FUN FUN!

Contacts!!!

2007-07-09T13:25:00.000-04:00

So today my mom took me to the eye doctor see if i am ready for contacts. He said yes and needless to say I'm wearing contacts!

The hardest part i think is taking them out. I have long nails and it was very hard trying not to poke my eye out with 'em!

But right now i love contacts. I look so different and i cant even feel them. I just love it!

A normal sunday

2007-07-08T16:29:00.000-04:00

So today my mom and brother went to see a movie. So I went to my dads shop and worked on my jewelery.

I make beaded jewelery and sell it at my dad's shop. It used to be at petal pushers and art on a mission.

We just got these shells from the beach and I'm making jewelery with them. They are gorgeous!!

The Fair

2007-07-07T17:09:00.000-04:00

So today my mom and i went to the Salem fair. What a rip off.

First of all, the food in the petting zoo was 5 dollars. And those animals really needed it.

That cow over there practically begged for food. I think i may have even saw it put his hove up. There was this one Al Palca that looked like a poodle. It might of been mistaken for a poodle. There was even some klepto animals there. One of the goat/lama things stuck its head through the gate separating the animals and stole hay from the bale of it in the sheeps' cage. Tsk tsk tsk. This one animal was the cutest there. I dont even know what it was or where it was from. All i know is that it looks like a rabbit/ kangaroo/horse.

And the people there scared the living daylights out of me. This one vendor that we got ice cream from looked like he picked his nose before he gave my mom her cone. We didn't eat that cone. There was this guy had bragged that he ate "95 Krystal burgers". My mom laughed. She couldn't even get down two. And while we are at the food subject, there was diesel pouring into the tent where we ate. mmmh mmmh mhh carbon monoxide!

And the games were a rip off too! There was Ski Ball. You got 6 balls for two dollars. And to get a prize you needed to get 200 points. Now, I'm not a math genius, but that is physically impossible for a toddler, being that you needed to get only 50s, and most players are toddlers.

And the ticket situation! BIG rip! If you didn't get the wrist band (which is 15 bucks), you would have to pay 18 dollars for TWENTY tickets! I wouldn't even ride those rides if you PAYED me 18 dollars!

And do you believe people drive in from New Jersey and Florida to see this fair?? All i can say is wow. Just plain wow. Hicks would do anything to "get a thrill" with the one tiny roller coaster that this fair has.

yay for monday!

2007-07-06T22:52:00.000-04:00

Ok so i cant wait till monday. Why you ask? Because thats the day i finally get fitted for contacts!!!! YAY!

I was going to get them in April, but my doctor said that I wasn't ready. But I think I am now.

4th of July celebrations!

2007-07-05T11:43:00.000-04:00

So, as you all know, yesterday was Independence day. And it was a special one for me. This was the first year that i got to light fireworks. I know it doesn't sound like much but every year my brother lights them off and my dad told him to let me help. That made my day.

When my dad and I went to Food Lion before dinner, they had a small firework stand and there we got a firework called "Iced Out". Together my dad and I lit it and if you asked me, I would say that was the best fountain ever. It lasted for what felt like five minutes. It was gorgeous.

I also lit a couple more things. Like I lit one smoke bomb. Of course i picked the prettiest color (the blueish/greenish one). I didn't want my brother and his friend waste it by lighting it off in a cardboard box like they so carelessly did with the others.

From where my house was, we could see tidbits of the HVCC's fireworks. And what we could see, they were beautiful.

What gets me is that i could bet you any amount of money that most don't even know what they are celebrating. They are just happy they could light off fireworks legally.

Happy 4th!

2007-07-04T17:46:00.000-04:00

Hey just a short post about the fourth. Happy Fourth of July people!

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(dont laugh at my flag...it took a while to make!)

Smells like July

2007-07-03T16:20:00.000-04:00

Every July there is this bush in the front yard that blooms yearly. When I smell the fragrance lingering in the air from these flowers, i know its July.

Even if I didn't have a calender I would of known that it was around July fourth. From when I could remember, that bush always bloomed right around this time. And its a unique scent...nothing that could be mistaken for a lily or what not.

Its a b-e-a-utiful bush, don't get me wrong. But the smell these flowers give off is so pungent. But they are also pretty. These flowers are small and yellow and the smell packs a punch.

But without these flowers, it just wouldn't feel like July. From since I was little my family and I lit off fireworks with this fragrance in the background, clouded by sulfur.

I guess what I am saying is that it just smells like July.

Happy Independence Day eve! Here are some pictures of old fireworks in 2003... hopefully by the end of the week I'll have some new ones up!

Bowling

2007-07-02T19:33:00.000-04:00

Since my dad was off of work today my family decided to go bowling. It was actually pretty fun.

Once we were there my brother and I ran to get a ball. You'd be surprised that they don't have a lot of six pound balls. My mom, being the 'professional bowler' that she is, already had a ball and shoes. My brother mistakenly handed me a ten pound one instead of a six, but there was a six at the lane.

My mom went first, then my brother, then dad, then me. I wasn't that bad at it. Of course that's with the bumpers though.

We played three rounds. My mom won all three with a high of 139. Two of the games I came in second with the high of 117. My dad mostly came in third and my brother mostly in fourth.

Bowling today was actually pretty fun. I would totally do it again ^_*.

july already???

2007-07-01T15:44:00.000-04:00

Gosh can you believe that its July first??? It'll be the first day of school before we know it!

Wow this year has gone by so fast. Its half way through the year and i still remember Christmas dinner!

So Happy July First people!

The Beach

2007-06-30T15:24:00.000-04:00

After a week of no Internet, its good to be back. But during that week my family and I went to the beach!

We went to Wrightsville Beach in north Carolina, which happens to be a b-e-a-utiful beach. The water was emerald green and so warm. At the beginning it was calm, but on our last day it was so rough that the lifeguard placed out a red flag.

While we were there, we just HAD to check out the infamous USS North Carolina. TAPS went there and said it was haunted so we decided to do our own little tour. First off, it was hot hot and HOT! By time we got out my clothes were sticking to me. But any who, the ship was SO big, I was afraid we were going to get lost. To get back up to the top from what seemed to be the lowest part, we had to step over some chains and cut through areas that we off limits (whoopsies.). And OMG I've never seem so many flights of stairs. And they we SO narrow, you could only walk down each step one foot at a time. In this one room, it was FILLED with huge bullets. The rooms in this boat were so tiny, it was hard to believe that more then 10,000 people were on it at one time!

Our hotel room was ah-mazing. It was two rooms, two bathrooms, and two TVs. We had a balcony that overlooked the ocean. in front of the room where the door is was a marsh. At night from the balcony on a clear night you could see a face in the moon...it was cool but kinda creepy! In the living room part of the suite, there was a kitchen with fully stocked cabinets: glass plates & cups, silverware, pots & pans, blenders, toasters, corkscrews and more!

Gorgeous eh? I don't think you could see the face in the moon, but its there!

Summer reading

2007-06-23T13:43:00.000-04:00

It was bad enough that teachers gave us homework all school year round. But now, if you are in Pre-AP, you have summer reading. I think that's the worst part of being in Pre-AP English, for all of my classes are easy.

And its not like they choose good books. It would be okay if they said "Read The Clique" or another good book, but the ones they have chosen are the worst books they could chose.

This year I am blessed with being assigned to read "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Forbidden City". You know your jealous.

For "Around the World in 80 Days", I have to fill out this 5-page long study guide. And when I get back to school we have this huge test that I know I'll forget the material for.

My friend said "Forbidden City" is such a boring book. I'm taking her word for it. Luckily there is no test for it.

Well my mom put a "Blackout" on all computer things, so i guess this is my last blog until next Saturday. Ciao Bella!

Missing things

2007-06-22T12:45:00.000-04:00

So as you know, I cleaned my room (yay me!). The only reason why i did it was to find my brown eyeliner that I love. I searched every square centimeter looking for that pencil and it was no where to be found.

So my mom and I went shopping yesterday. There was a makeup section in the store so I decided I would buy another brown eyeliner. When I got home and looked on my dresser (which was thoroughly searched and cleaned) there was my brown eyeliner that I loved and that was missing for the past three weeks.

I swear something is screwing with me. I still can't find my key chain that was missing since Christmas and earrings that are missing.

But now my mom and I are starting our own ghost investigation. We are calling our"business" C.R.A.P.S. Translation? Crazy Roanokers Attacking Paranormal Societies. We have all of our equipment and are ready to solve paranormal occurrences!! Lol you must think we are crazy.

Blinging rings!!!!

2007-06-21T11:31:00.001-04:00

So when I cleaned my room 2 days ago I found this little booklet on how to make rings. To pass the time yesterday, I made every single ring in that book. Two of each (as you can tell I was really bored).

There was 'The Butterfly' ring. When that ring is done, it is so b-e-a-utiful. There was another ring called 'The Vine'. It seriously does look like a vine. And there is 'The Starburst' which is a flower on a simple strand. 'The Twist' is a sophisticated beaded ring, i believe. 'The Chain' is what i normally make/sell, so its probably the easiest to make now. My personal favorite is the "Daisy Chain". Its not that hard and its so pretty when its done.

And yesterday my dad said I sold a ring....YAY EH??? Well now I have more to add to the Glitz collection!

summer cleaning

2007-06-20T12:49:00.001-04:00

So yesterday I ventured where no sane person would go...under my bed. I was looking for my brown eyeliner, so i cleaned under my dressers. Then it was the floor. And then i had a crazy thought that it was under my bed. So I cleaned it. I started at four, and finished cleaning at twelve-fourty-five. I was so tired I almost collasped.

Luckily I prepared and had a garbage bag handy whne i ventured to my bed. It was filled to the brim before I was done with my dresser. Mounds and mounds of dirt surronded my room when i emptyed the things out of my bed. Its a wonder how I got everything put away.

I finally finished under my bed around eleven. But then my dressers and bookshelves where messy. That didnt take as much courage as going under my bed did. I cleaned non-stop tot he sound of music till I was finally done.

It took a while, but right now, my room is spotless. I wonder how long that would last...

Wash day

2007-06-18T12:38:00.000-04:00

So I have the cuteest little doggie ever. Yesterday for one of my chores i had to give him a bath, outside with the hose. Now that little boy hates the hose and is quite scared of it. So giving him a bath with it is a challenge.

First when i got him out side his leg got tangled with the leash (he has a bad leg) so I had to take it off of him. I think that was his plan too, 'cause then he ran to the door. He wouldn't go back down the stairs so i could wash him so I had to do it there. My mom said that I would get the sunroom wet but I didnt listen...i just washed him there. Whne i was done i realized i soaked the floor of the sunroom...but anywho, that dirty boy was clean.

Now the extremely challenging part was to try to stop him from rolling in the dirt. Hes a dog and LOVES to play in the dirt. Luckily he leg hurt so he didn't want to go down the stairs. Needless to say, I have a clean, soft little pup.

This is my little boy...

... isn't he a cutie??

Happy Fathers day!!

2007-06-17T16:02:00.000-04:00

Hey people! Just making a short post to say Happy Father's Day to all you fathers who read me (if any do). But anywho, have a great day! =Þ

Happy Father's Day!!!

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A walk in the valley

2007-06-16T14:07:00.000-04:00

This morning my mom and I took a walk down by the river. She said it was four miles back and fourth, but I was up to the challenge.

The scenery was beautiful. Unless of course you looked in the river and caught a glimpse of a empty bag of chips. Or you looked at the skate park adorned with graffiti. Or you saw the dog poo a dog left. Or you heard the whistle of a passing train and saw the train yard. But I think you got my point.

It twas a hot day...and it was only 12 o'clock! I'm glad we didn't leave at three or it would be burning up.

The sound of the rushing water of the river was instantly relaxing, although there was the passing train. As we walked through the park there was a party going on. The smell of barbecue lingering through the air was mouth watering. It was nice and cool on the trail in the park because of the shade offered by the canopy of trees. The best place to rest was in the park as well, being that there was a ton of benches.

Halfway through the trail there was this bench. But instead of facing the scenic river, it was facing a gravel-filled plot of land. And in that plot of land there was a big sewer pipe directly in front of the bench. Now that's a b-e-a-utiful sight, eh?

Sitting on the rocks in the river was a duck. And it was just sitting there, doing nothing. That was some lazy duck. There was an abundant amount of squirrels on the trail too. On the way back to the car there was this HUGE bug (my mom said it was a gypsy moth). It was so disgustingly big that it should of had a leash on. Just another "scenic" part of Roanoke i guess.

Wheres the Geek Squad when you need them??

2007-06-15T10:46:00.000-04:00

Its about that time of year when my computer gets its annual virus. Its kind of ironic that my computer has many virus and spy ware protection but it still gets it.

I've had probably every new virus since i got that computer. This one i s just a bit more "elaborate" then the others. Instead of lagging, things don't even come up when you click on 'em. And when the stupid wireless connection actually connects, millions of pop ups come on my screen. and weird ones too! i seriously don't think I need Boflex(it was on a pop up).

And weird programs download them selves. Just last night as i was online this program called "WinAntiSpyware" just started downloading, and before i could hit cancel, it was done. done done and done. Then trying to get rid of it was a hassle! Then this morning as i signed on, a new pop up for "WinAntiVirus" came up. I think this virus is in cahoots with the "WinAntiSpyware" company.

For some reason I think the hackers know when I'm going away. This always happens a couple of weeks before we go on vacation. Being that I have a laptop, we take it on vacation and currently it looks like the only place its going is a repair shop. ugh. again.

Today's hackers must be really smart if they could make a program that crashes a whole hard drive. And they have to have a lot of time on their hands. Must be nerdy too...i bet they all work for the Geek Squad!

Now if you excuse me, there are pop-ups on my computer I have to exit out of. Ciao!

No more math!!!!!

2007-06-14T14:58:00.000-04:00

Summer Break just started and it already feels like a month.

One good thing of summer is no more math teachers. You have no idea how happy that makes me.

I think its a typical stereotype that math teachers are old lady's who are evil and cast spells on trouble makers...this year my math teacher was like this, just minus the spells. We had a quiz every week, at least once. Sometimes we even had it twice. Once in a blue moon we never had homework...unless you include studying.

Her class was the hardest class I have ever been in. We did at least two lessons per day and never went back on them until the day before the test. She did have tutoring, but they started at 7:30 and its very hard to try to get there on time, thanks to that stupid traffic light. And when you did get there, she already went over the thing that you needed help on.Thank goodness I was in first period. If I was in seventh period, I would of forgot everything that I learned during the tutoring session.

In the beginning of the year, it was rare that I got a B on the quiz/test. But later on in the year, I started making better grades. My goal for the whole time I am in that school was to get a 4.0 every year. And this year I was so close!! But obviously she couldn't let that happen. I needed to make a 98 for the fourth nine-weeks so I could get an A in math and get that 4.0 that I worked hard for. When she told us our final grades, I was so mad. For the full year in that advanced math class, I made a 93.45. And she wouldn't give me any help so I could get five-hundredths of a point to get my perfect 4.0. That strega....