27.1

I'm going to Abbotsford in April instead of March now. The YSA roped me into going to the Oscars so I can't leave until after. But I guess it's better because Louisa is coming down/over from Spruce Grove at the same time and she thinks April will be a better time frame anyways. Plus I'll have more time to get things together instead of leaving like, immediately after my birthday.

I wrote down the Greyhound schedule for April 3rd and what I'm allowed to bring, and I've already started making a list of things I need to pack, and whether or not they can go in checked baggage. Pretty much the only thing that can't go into checked baggage is a laptop. Which is fine because that will totally fit in my purse. Especially once I get a MacBook and it's smaller than this 15" piece of crap. Plus I'll be able to use it on the bus ride over. It'll only be four hours. I'm not complaining considering Louisa's ride is going to be 15 hours. Also not complaining because I'll have music and/or movies and I'm allowed to bring food on. I'm pretty sure I'll be fine.

But if you guys can think of any non-ordinary things I might need to bring, let me know. I mean, I know the obvious ones. But if there are non-obvious ones, like "that crayon you hide in that shoebox because you'll need it in Abbotsford." Or "that one item of clothing you don't like but need to bring anyways because one of your friends has the matching one and it'll be funny if you both wear them."

Something like that.*

Anyways, today's song is Pokemon, What Happened to You? By Alex Day.

*No, I don't actually have a crayon hiding in a shoebox. I just looked over and saw a crayon on my bookshelf.
And the only matching thing I can think of is earrings (Jade has the same pair in yellow. I used to have yellow and green but I recently threw them out. OH, and Hailey and I have the same hat.) But enough of this.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about a packing list.

26.7

So yesterday I ended the blog by saying something about Monet's ear. This was because I thought I wrote something at the beginning of the blog and I didn't. So I'm going to tell you now so I don't sound even more stupid.

I was on WikiAnswers the other day because I watched Ocean's Eleven and I got confused about Monet/Manet, and then I followed some "related questions" or whatever, and I got to one that was "Who cut off Monet's ear?" And the answer was just: "You mean Van Gogh's ear?" And I thought it was funny, but I forgot to mention it here, so the joke at the end of my blog failed.

Anyways. We went out for Indian food tonight. I was really disappointed. My mum had been talking this place up because her friend at work brought some food in and apparently it was perfection. So we went there for dinner and it wasn't even that good. Everything was just crap. Even the butter chicken. And the NAAN. I mean, how do you screw that up? My mom was really impressed but we weren't. I'm just thinking that maybe things taste better when you're drunk. Also, my mom decided to order a chicken dish with coconut, almonds, and saffron. And I thought it sounded gross so I told her not to order it. But she was all: Noooo, just try it. It's probably really good. You can't even taste the coconut.

Then she had it and didn't like it. Told her so. I didn't actually say that IRL so I have to say it here.

Um. Yeah. So today's song is You Can Always Come Home by Jason Castro. Because he was like my favorite Idol that season. And I stopped watching it when he got voted off, because at that moment, I lost all faith for America. I'm watching again this year because it's Simon's last year and Ellen's first, and because I know one of the guys on Youtube, and Ashley either directly or indirectly knows one of the top 12 girls. I think she's still in the top ten. I didn't see who got voted off, but I think Katelyn's still on. She has an awesome voice and is one of my favorites already. I have two favorites. I can't remember the other one. But oh well. Anyways, yeah. Jason Castro. I fell in love that season of Idol.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about a llama.


You don't have to read any of my PS. Just so I can remember who I liked from the beginning.
PS just checked the names online. My other favorite is Didi. In case anyone is watching Idol and wants to know...
I haven't really watched the guys yet because some that made it in were horrible. I was like, um hello, we're not looking for Jonas Brothers, we're looking for SINGERS. Y'know? But Ellen was saying the sound on tv is different than what the judges and audience are hearing live. And apparently they sound a lot better in the studio, so I don't know.

Aaand I kind of like that Katie girl because she did a Michael Buble song. So if any of those three made it, I'd be fine.

Okay so I'm totally finding all the guys online to pick my favorite. So far I don't like Aaron Kelly and Alex Lambert. I already knew that. Also, even though Ben Honeycutt has a nice voice, I hate him on principle. The principle being, his youtube video of a Kings of Leon cover. His tags: acoustic  gibson  pop  soul  ben  honeycutt  twilight  the  office  american  idol  tour  chuck  norris  star  wars  miley  cyrus  jonas  adam  lambert  kris  allen  michael  jackson  akon  beyonce  chris  brown  fred  halo  kelly  clarkson  lady  gaga  video  poker  face . Those people are annoying. Chris Golightly is a good enough singer, but he's annoying and I think he was disqualified. So no point. Jermaine Sellers. Okay, I love him. And John Park. I feel like I now have to choose a third, so I'm going with Andrew Garcia because I liked him on Youtube before he went on Idol. So my top three for each:

Katelyn Epperly
Didi Benami
Katie Stevens

Andrew Garcia
Jermaine Sellers
John Park

If any of those six make it, I'll be happy. Now to stop boring you. Bai.







Casey James

26.6

So tonight (still Friday) we started filming our Harry Potter spoof. It was the first movie spoof. And I was Mrs. Weasley for a scene, then I traded off filming with Zak because he had to go be Ron. My line, in case anyone was wondering: "Best do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous". I also brought my toy gun. Shoshana gave it to me for my birthday and I thought it might be a useful prop (Don't ask) but it just ended up being that Rob and I tried to make each other go deaf. His ears were ringing for a while. Muahaha. I was actually fine. I mean, I have brothers. I've met Shoshana's brothers. I know what noise is. The gun didn't phase me. Faze me? Meh.

Jeremy gave me a ride home, which was awesome. I had actually started to walk, and then a car pulled up beside me. And I had been envisioning my death on the hour-long walk home, so I knew this was where it all went south and I was pulled roughly into the car and then murdered and thrown in a ditch. Instead, I saw Jeremy looking at me through the window, so I opened the door to him saying "you should really start asking me for rides."

Then I got home and had a taco. Also, for those of you who have seen that episode of Spongebob where he just goes WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO! WOO! over and over again... I did that when Harry, Ron, and Hermione became Gryffindors. What I really wanted to do was be out of the shot, and then as Malfoy got into Slytherin, I would cheer like that as everyone booed. But they made me go to the Gryffindor table to make it more "aesthetically pleasing" because it looked better with more people. Losers.

I'm pretty sure I wanted to write something else, but for the life of me, I can't think what. So I'll just leave you with this lovely song by O.A.R. called Shattered.

Also, Amy Kuney covered this song and she's hawt. I'd recommend you watch it, but she recently took down pretty much all her covers for some reason. I was kind of depressed.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about Monet's ear.

26.5

JENGUNERLAIVNCREQLIQCNIFREL.

Shoshana asked what movies I downloaded and watched, and I've decided that I'd tell you, since one of my New Year's Resolutions was to be more open and honest.

I should just warn you all now that after reading this list, you will lose all respect you might have had for me. I feel like I can safely say that because after watching these movies, I no longer have any respect for myself.

- Hannah Montana the Movie (which I had already seen, so it's twice as sad that I downloaded it to watch for a second, possibly third, time)

- Fame (Yeah. I went there.)

- Weather Girl (which was totally cliched and annoying. There was definitely a montage of them staring at the water/walking in the cold, wind mussing their hair about, bundled into scarves, after they broke up. Those are the worst kinds of montages.)

- The Proposal (I wanted to know what the fuss was about. Also totally cliched, but I love Sandra Bullock.)

- The Accidental Husband (I watched this a million years ago, before it was released into theatres and liked it. Uma Thurman. Colin Firth. Jeffery Dean Morgan. Haven't watched it yet, but I think I'll still like it. Nevermind. It was definitely better the first time.)

- The Time Traveler's Wife (not as good as I expected.)

- Labor Pains (For reasons unknown to me, I'm kind of a Lindsay Lohan fan. This movie was weird, though.)

- Paper Heart (Made it ten minutes. Turned it off. No thanks.)

- Post Grad (I was a fan of Gilmore Girls so I thought I might enjoy it. But no. It kind of seemed like I watched three
movies in a row that were exactly the same, but with different people. This was one of those three movies. The others were Weather Girl, and I think The Proposal.)

- Wild Child (Emma Roberts. Can't believe I just admitted that. Of all the movies I watched, I am most embarrassed of this one. But I give it props for this one:
"Sorry Mrs Kingsley, we just got a little bit carried away."
"Well, as I understand it, Drippy was completely carried away, by Mr Nellis and Ms Rees-Withers. After lying in a pool of her own vomit."
"Actually, it was Kate's vomit, Mrs Kingsley... I was just lying in it.")

I also downloaded, but have not yet watched - Adam, Bright Star, Zombieland, and Love Happens (which turned out to be in Spanish).
And Good Will Hunting, but I have already seen it, and love it immensely.

There might have been another movie, but I don't think so. If there was, I've blocked it out.

So today's song. We were watching Fringe the other day and it came on. My mum hates this song, and I knew this. So I started singing along. This song is wonderful. Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon.

Just lovely.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about his mother.

PS I also watched the movie Dare. DON'T DO IT. I thought it would be awesome because it had Emmy Rossum in it, but it was the MOST awkward movie EVER. Like, clutching your face, pulling your hair out awkward. Not recommended.

26.4

So once LOST ended, I was feeling kind of empty. So I sought solace in your mum. When that proved to be anything but enough, I downloaded a whole bunch of movies. I won't tell you the titles because it's borderline embarrassing, the movies I watch when I'm bored.

I'll just leave you with a lovely song by the Sugababes, called About You Now.

Alex, Shoshana, calling you tonight. Make sure to be home and not in the library, or sleeping. :)

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about a beard.

26.3

Night number three of having a super effed up dream. Yeah, went to jail. No big. I can rock the orange jumpsuit. Seriously, I was hot in that thing. I mostly remember that my little sister was kidnapped (don't have one, so... weird) and I tried to kill the guy who did it. So we both ended up in the same prison. I remember when I was released, I had to take the garbage downstairs first, and the dude I tried to kill was sweeping. It was really weird. Made stranger by the fact that my little sister who was kidnapped, was my age when I was almost kidnapped as a youngin'. Emphasis on almost. Thank goodness.

I got a letter today. From Shoshana. And we finished the cheesecake. So I had to have carrots for my night-time snack. I'm flexible like that. AND LOST. OMGSEMNICMWCINlmoawciosink WOW. I finished it early Monday morning, and I totally forgot it was on tonight because the tv guide said it was all repeats. Until I finished the dishes, and went back to the guide, and saw LOST had been on for TWENTY MINUTES! ARHHRGH. So I watched until the commercial, then started the episode up on my computer. Then I caught up on the first twenty minutes during commercial breaks.

And Jack - what a douchebag of a dad, yeah? I mean, I guess he pulled it together in the end of the episode. But you shouldn't have to be that much of a douche in the first place in order to need to pull it together. Know what I'm saying? Anyways. I'm just so confused with what is going on right now. Will the two alternate realities collide? Because I know non-crashed Jack was all - when did my appendix get taken out? And what was up with that thing on his neck in the season premiere? I just want to know if non-crashed Jack will meet crashed-got-rescued-got-unrescued-went-back-in-time Jack.

And there was like, one scene with Kate in this episode. And what's happening with Locke now? I mean, he's the Smoke Monster, right? Would it be safe to assume that Christian Shepard and Mr. Eko's brother were also the Smoke Monster at some point? Because from what I understand, Smoke Monster is like... a demon. Because it used to be a man. And now it's this thing of black smoke that possesses other people, or like, becomes them. And it's trapped. So it's a bit like Supernatural. I'm still confused. And I'll stop right there because I have non-LOST-watching followers, and I don't want to bore them any longer. All I'm saying is, I'm excited for next week.

I made it halfway through Texts From Last Night. Accomplishment, or Crazy?

Also, I'm like seriously contemplating universities now. I did this before in the summer, but my resolve was not as great as it is now. I'm so far stuck between University of Lethbridge, and a university in BC, either in Kelowna/Kamloops or Abbotsford/Chilliwack area. And I'll probably be starting around December because the application process is pretty much over. I'm just going to decide on 3 colleges and then apply to all of them in March. I just need to figure out what I want to do. So in the meantime, I might just take random classes for things I wouldn't think I'd want to do and also things I'm interested in, so I can see if I like other things. Blah. Sorry to bore everyone with the super long blog posts lately. I wouldn't feel bad if I had no followers, but I have ten of you and I feel the need to constantly apologize for rambling.

Okay, so don't make fun of me for today's song. I know it's country, but I got addicted to it Red High Heels a long time ago and never stopped listening. Plus it's not like... bad country. Like I'm not posting Willie Nelson songs all the time. Anyways. It's Best Days of Your Life by Kellie Pickler. I still think I like RHH better, but oh well.

Oh yeah. Taylor Swift is in this too.

Have a lovely Wednesday.

Sean, if the Professor calls about that job, just tell him sorry; I have to go see about a girl.

(Good Will Hunting? No? Good movie.)

26.2

So I had a weird dream last night, but I can't remember it. So I'll spare you. This is going to be long enough as it is. However, I think it was related to Phil of the Future. Anyways. I just got back from YSA.

We were supposed to be filming our Harry Potter spoof, but Terra had realized there were a bunch of problems with doing three scenes from each book (I pointed this out early on, Terra just caught on now) and she was sick so she didn't show up. Even though Cindy and I brought TONS of props. I broke some wooden hangers to get wands, and brought glow-in-the-dark stars and Cindy brought facial hair and hats and wigs, and it would have been beautiful. We decided as a group to just do the first movie. Zak started writing the script, but gave up and went to play basketball.

And I was totally wearing pink tights and my Superman shorts. They were a huge hit. Speculation was made about us doing a Superwoman movie instead, because I already had the shorts. And it would have been Superman, but I guess cross-dressing is frowned upon (I still don't understand why. Psh.)

Anyways, Zak went home early because he had to go to work in the morning, and he's going to write the script this week, e-mail it to us, then we'll start filming on Saturday. Hopefully. Toni wants to sing a song in church next week, but she wanted it to be a guy/girl duet. After Zak turned her down, I offered to sing bass. We then proceeded to sing a duet. I was an awesome bass. She high-fived me. But apparently Jeremy already agreed to do it with her, so I am not needed. Whateva. We found some awesome luau stuff in one of the storage rooms, so I got all dressed up in a grass skirt, a lei, and Toucan Sam, and suggested the most amazing idea ever: Harry Potter goes to Hawaii. Right? Zak shot it down. But Cindy drew Harry and Hagrid on the beach, so I think she was down.

Anyways, Toni was majorly hungry and she convinced Raven to go to O'Brians with her. Then they convinced everyone else to go. So everyone that didn't go home after YSA (Toni, Raven, Anthony, Nathan, Amanda, Cindy, me) went to O'Brians. Toni asked if I was coming, and I was like: I brought no money. So Amanda was all: I'll pay for you. Then I was like: I have no ride home. And Raven was like: where do you live? And I said 'downtown-ish' and they informed me that O'Brians is downtownish. So we drove to O'Brians. Blarneys didn't start until 9, and it was only a quarter to, so we went to the statue of Ogopogo, and we went to the memorial stand with all the names engraved on it of those who died in the wars. Then when it was nine, we finally got to go! I had pachos for the first time in my life, and oh my goodness. My life is now complete. They were so amazing.

Blarneys is basically when all appys are 2 for 10 dollars. So Nathan got two pachos/pachoes? and Amanda and I got zucchini and chicken wings. Then we shared. I don't know what everyone else got, but I'm pretty sure everyone got pachos. I'm pretty sure I'm going there for my birthday. Also, Shoshana and Alex, when you guys get out here, we are going to Kelly O'Brians for Blarney time. I will never look at potatoes the same.

Anyways. Pretty sure I just went on about food for a good six paragraphs. So I'll spare you the rest in detail and sum it up in a few words. Trogdor. Lime water. Food. Ogopogo!! Beach. Crayons. Crayons. Crayons. Three times because Raven brought them all over to our table. Sunshine. Lollipops. Rainbows. Yetis. YSA. Amazing. That was my night in a lot less words than before.

So the song today is... craaap. I wanted to put a song that I've already used, because I've been listening to it a lot.

Okays, how about... Dance with my Father by Luther Vandross. I've always found this song really depressing, and I was listening to it a lot, right before Luther Vandross himself died. I was all torn up. This song totally reminds me of when my dad used to give my brother and me piggybacks before bed when we were like four and six.

I used to think it was "He left a note under my sheet." Because that makes more sense than a dollar. Now the song is ruined for me.

Have a lovely day.

PS remember that part in Wayne's World when Wayne sees Cassandra for the first time and Dreamweaver starts playing? And he turns to the camera, and goes: she will be mine. Oh yes, she will be mine. Well, it played at KOB's tonight and one of the male workers said to the male manager: you will be mine. Oh yes, you will be mine.
It was awesome. I think I was the only one that caught it, but I laughed.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about a Norbert.

26.1

Welcome to my 200th blog post. Sorry I don't have anything special for today. I was going to post my latest lip sync, but I kind of deleted all the footage and have to start over.

...I made cheesecake? Let's pretend that was for my 200th. It was like... really sugary. Next time I'll tone it down a lot.

I'll tell you about a dream I had last night instead. It was really messed up. I just thought I should clarify it because I went to four different Facebook walls this morning and told the people involved what they did. But they don't know each other, so no one has the full story. Here it is. First, I should clarify the people in it.

Spencer Cotten - friend from school who, to my knowledge, cannot ride a unicycle.
Mitchell Teauge - friend from work. 24, kind of unexpected.
Corey Sheremeto - friend from seminary. I haven't spoken to him in a year, he did not go to my school.
Anna Menta - I know, right?
Other people I can't remember.
Also, our high school (in this dream) was FREAKING HUGE. It took forty-five minutes to get across it.

Okay, so my teacher called and told me that Corey and I had been chosen to deliver speeches, I guess, in front of like, a lot of schools. Like, international level. Millions of people. And TV-broadcasted. I chose to write a narrative, because even in my dream state, I realized this was all I was good for, and apparently that's allowed for speeches. I was at Anna's for some reason, and I had to call Corey to tell him this news and he was so excited. I was not. I almost died. On Anna's carpet. Anyways, I went over to Anna's desk to start writing this speech thingy and all of the lined paper on her desk was used. So I checked in her drawer, and she had two un-enveloped letters addressed to me (not at all weird that we lived next door and this was happening) inside the drawer. I didn't have time to be mad that she hadn't sent my letters, because I was freaking out about my speech. I had an idea and she had no paper!

There was no paper anywhere on the shelves beneath the desk, so I went across the room to the couch, and opened the closet next to the TV. Anna was looking in the couches and she managed to turn some music on REALLY LOUD. I started freaking out because her parents would hear and get mad at us. She took a while to turn it off, she was panicking, I guess. There was no paper in the closet. Now I was panicking. And I was late for school. All of a sudden, I wasn't in Anna's house anymore.

Now I was at school, still looking for paper. But I was on the other side of the school from my first class, which started in fifteen minutes. Corey and I would be late! We started running. But have no fear, Spencer appeared! And he was riding his unicycle. In school... and we were the only ones in the hallways, because we were late for class. Spencer told us to hop onto his unicycle and he would take us to our class. While we were on Spencer's unicycle, I rifled through his backpack for paper. He had a whole bunch, so I took some. And I started writing my speech on the way. The speech wasn't until the next week, but I like to be prepared. Plus, if I didn't write it down, I wouldn't remember my idea and I would not have a better speech than Corey.

Then Mitchell appeared in the hallway, and stuck his foot out to trip us (totally in character for him) and we went flying everywhere. Before we could get back on the unicycle, I had to find my paper. Mitchell had disappeared so I couldn't beat him up, but we found my paper soon enough. So we hopped back on the unicycle and Spencer took us to class, which looked eerily similar to my 10th grade math class, and they were looking at a science slide movie on the projector. It was like Anaphase and prophase. Like Twilight, but just the slides on the screen and this deep voiced man narrating, while people took notes. No Cullens or Bellas, thank goodness.

We were late. And Mitchell had somehow made it on time, even though he tripped us in the middle of the hallway. Jerk.

I'm sure there would have been more intensity in my dream, but I woke up to Joe doing the dishes.

That was just a really round-about way of telling you all I'm crazy!

So anyways, I've been reading a lot of Texts From Last Night. And I read this one in particular, that said something like: Last night, you pretended to be programming your number into a bunch of guys' phones, but instead you donated to Haiti for them.

I thought it was awesome. And there have been a lot of We Are The World remakes on Youtube. This is my favorite so far. The only person I don't like is Elise. She annoys me. I think she looks like someone I hated in high school. And her voice just bugs me. Anyways. Everyone else is really talented. Also, one of the blonde girls (I think Rachel) looks kind of like Lady GaGa from the side. Just sayin'.

So everyone, have a lovely Monday.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go see a man about a dog. (Thanks, Shoshana - might change it up every once in a while, but the overall theme will remain the same.)

25.7

I spent 6 or more hours out of the past 24 of Texts From Last Night. Drunk people are awesome.

Anyways. I am going to bed relatively early tonight because I got about three hours of sleep last night, and my nap at 11 this morning didn't really help that much. So, regrettably, I turned off LOST and closed all the tabs on my internet (except this one) and I have readied myself for slumber.  I'm kind of excited to be back on a normal sleeping schedule, though. This whole going to bed at five and waking up at noon thing is getting old.

Today's song is The Beat Stuff by Hannah Georgas (more music from Zak's van, if you're wondering). She's lovely and this song got stuck in my head until I found it on youtube a week later. Thank you, internet. Also, one of her songs was totally in a Wal-Mart commercial. Doesn't that just make her like, ten times cooler? I know, right?

PS She's totally Canadian. Also on Friday night, there was a Hey Rosetta/Stars concert in Vancouver. I hate everyone that went. I would have given my left bum cheek to see Stars in concert.

I realize that is a strange thing to give up, but really, do I even need that? Well I suppose for cushioning...

Anyways, night all.

PS Anna, I don't think "Marissa out, bitches" is really my style. Plus I feel like I would just be copying Internet Voldemort. But keep leaving suggestions for my sign-out, please.

25.6

I'm a few episodes into Season 5 of LOST. So excited to catch up. And before I get to the ACTUAL song, you all NEED to see this. I laughed so freaking hard. It's amazing. (Anna, I promise that was not a Hankroll. If it is, I resign myself from the internet for two weeks. That's how serious I am.)

So I'm thinking about doing a cleanse. Just to throw that out there. I probably won't end up doing that, because I enjoy food too much. Just letting everyone know it's an option.

Anyways, I've been reading a lot of Texts From Last Night. I am addicted. Drunk people are funny. I am so ready for college, if only to prove my theory that I can handle it better than 50% of the world's population.

Also, I like hardcore cleaned my room yesterday. I didn't throw anything away because I use all the stuff I have. I just organized everything so my room can like itself again. It was struggling with image issues, saying no other room would ever love it. And I broke my window. I don't regret this. Fresh air is now twenty times more accessible to me. I actually prefer my new window.

Today's song, at any rate, is Autumn Goodbye by Britney Spears. This is my favorite song from Baby One More Time. Fun fact: When I was seven, I would rewrite her songs and totally think they'd make me famous. I was going to be the next Britney Spears. Country is the next best thing. Ima be Taylor Swift's BFF. Try and stop me.

Remember those times? I love Britney.

Anyways, have an awesome weekend everyone (even though most of you have the week off).

PS I'm thinking I should have a special ending to my blogs. Hazel says "tatty bye" and I feel like my sign out isn't as cool as hers. Leave suggestions for my signature sign out in the comments.

25.5

So because I love you all dearly, I thought you should be the first ones to know. Spencer and I are starting a band. I got such a huge response about becoming a country singer that I decided to go for it. And Spencer has offered to play guitar for me because he knows I suck. Ashley said she would play recorder for us, but I don't think she's actually as serious as we are. We'll see. I think when I go down to Abbotsford, Spencer and I will meet up and discuss band names, get some lyrics down, and see if our sounds mesh well together. We except our EP to be out sometime early next year.

Also, last night while my mum was drunk, she ate three pieces of quiche, three pieces of pie, some bagels, and some pistachios. Not counting the calories from beer. She doesn't remember any of this. I don't know whether to be angry or impressed. I mean, she ate my dinner and all. But it was still kind of impressive for a woman so tiny to eat more food than both my grown brothers. Anyways.

I figured in celebration of mine and Spencer's new band, I'd leave you all with a country song. It's not super country, but there's enough twang for some people to cringe. I've just always loved Reba McEntire. When I was like, six, and my sister Beth was 8, my grandma gave us all her old tapes and we got like five Reba tapes. I also remember a Gloria Estafan (Estefan?) tape. Man, I loved it. My sister and I hit the jackpot that day.

Anyways. The song is called You Lie and it's by... Reba. The main reason I'm posting this is because of her HAIR. HOLY CRAP, HER HAIR. LOOK AT HER HAIR! This music video is so beautiful.

PS Spencer and I are not really starting a band. We'd be awesome, though, if we were.

ALSO. Finished season 4 of LOST today. I expect I'll be starting season 5 in a few minutes. I'm one season away from being all caught up. CRAZY.

PS Anna, I totally told you I'd post a picture of my shoes on dailybooth, and I didn't. I'm posting them here instead, for everyone to see. They're a size too small but I had to buy them.

25.4

So I totally forgot that yesterday was Wednesday... Technically today, for the next seven minutes. I thought it was still Tuesday, at any rate. So that sucked. I guess Shoshana is rubbing off on me.

Today I went to Nester's (For the second day in a row). This time, I bought Crisco and nothing else. And then I made apple pie. And I roasted some vegetables in the oven and cooked some chicken with my own seasoning because I'm innovative like that. Except the seasoning was partly red from the cayenne, so I couldn't see if the chicken was cooked or not. Some of it wasn't. So I had to put it back in the pan half way through dinner. But Joe brought a pre-cooked chicken home from the supahmarket so we ate that instead while the chicken re-cooked, haha. But the vegetables and the pie were delicious. And the chicken was delicious once I cooked it all the way. :)

So anyways, I found out about today's song from one of the blogs I follow. I just started following five new blogs so I can't really keep them straight, but it was one of them. It's called Ultraviolet and it's by the Stiff Dylans.

Totally irrelevant, but I'm really impressed that my computer hasn't frozen or died lately, with all the tv seasons and music I'm forcing onto it. I'm almost done LOST season 4. Three more episodes, I think. Then I'm on to season 5, and I'll be mostly caught up. I told Zak on Saturday that I'd be caught up in two weeks. So I have a week and a half to watch everything. I just hope season 5 finishes downloading in time.

Anyways... Enjoy your Thursdays! Shoshana, Alex, I will call you both tonight. Nevermind, I won't. Alex is going out to Vancouver with Mel and Julia. That's right, I totally stalked your Facebook. And you probably won't be back in time for our phone call. If you are, send me a FB comment or call me. :)

Love you all.

Blogs I Follow

So on my last post, I linked to two of my new followers, who I am also following back. And I decided it was time to list all the blogs I follow for the lovely ten people that read this blog. In alphabetical order, so we know no one is more important than anyone else.

A Letter to Elise
Dida, who is Sunday on The Squirrel Rebellion, and a new friend of mine. Pretty much everything on her blog is in Portuguese, but Google Translator is surprisingly accurate. You just need to switch a lot of the words around and come up with better synonyms.

Confessions of Alex
Alex, one of my best friends. She blogs about her life at UOttawa and being a Page in the House of Commons, and her family and other lovely things. It's a fantastic blog, so go there.

Dani's Letters
Dani, she was recommended by a new follower of mine (Christie) when SHE made a post telling us all her ten favorite blogs. She holds nothing back.

I Recommend Pleasant
Anna, who is Monday on The Squirrel Rebellion (and the Five Awesome Strangers) is awesome. Her blog title was inspired by The Blues Brothers*, and every post is titled after a Beatles' Song. She just started blogging f'realzies, so show her some love.
*Actually inspired by the old movie/play "Harvey". I was confused because there was also an Elwood in Blues Brothers. Evs.

I'm Not Going to Lie to You
Hazel, who is Thursday of TSR is a lovely British girl, whose blogs are often completely charming, disjointed thoughts. She just gets sidetracked easily, and is like that guy who never stopped writing so in his books, you would find grocery lists and things he spoke aloud. Hazel's a bit like that.

Is It Just Me?
Missy was recommended by Christie as well, and I've only read one or two blogs. However, she blogs with elegance and humour, and has a way of making anything funny.

Let's have a Cocktail
Jenny was also recommended by Christie, but I can see why. I just read her blog post about a wedding she was invited to, and attended. Brilliance.

Maureen Johnson Books
Maureen is one of my favorite authors because all her books are filled with subtle jokes that are just so hilarious. She is quick-witted and adorably crazy. If you can't afford books, her blog is sustenance enough. I'm still trying to convince her to turn The Tiger Diaries (parts one to four) into a novel.

Oh, hey Kristina
Kristina is a blogger/vlogger/Harry Potter fan/wrocker/awesome person on the internet. She blogs about her life at university, her amusing roommates, Youtube, Twitter, gas station weddings, and everything in between.

Secret Office Confessions
It's a little bit The Office, and a whole lot addictive. Kate blogs about the secret goings-on in her office, that the bosses are blissfully unaware of.

Sent From Paris With Love
I finally found Lo's blog. She's been reading mine, without my knowledge. She must be the anonymous follower? Anyways, go check out Saturday of the Squirrel Rebellion on her blog, where she blogs about Paris, music, life, and love.

Starting Over
Jen's About Me section: My blog is an online diary / journal. It's more fun keeping it here than in a notebook stuffed under my mattress. I write about whatever is on my mind. Sometimes it's serious, sometimes it's silly. If anyone finds my life interesting enough to read, that will be a bonus.
Well, she has 49 followers. So I'm pretty sure that's good enough :)

Stay Classy
Though the title will probably change soon, Ashley will remain the same: slightly neurotic, and always entertaining. She is the Tuesday to our Rebellion. She's a senior in high school, eagerly awaiting the day when the torture and humiliation of her high school life ends and she can move on to college. Seriously. She's got a countdown and everything.

Tales From My Head
This is Christie! She blogs about music and has topless pictures of Daniel Craig in her sidebar! I mean, she blogs about more than just music, but I think I've convinced you all to take a gander after that last sentence anyways.

The Hayleylujah Chorus
Chances are, if you were already following Kristina and Maureen's blogs BEFORE you read this post, you are following Hayley's blog as well. She is hilarious. I mean, she has a count for how many chipotle burritos she has each year. I totally copied this, and while I haven't been marking it down on my blog lately, I do have a tally of my egg sandwiches this year.

The Letters From No One
The actual URL is themidnightduel. So from both the URL title and the actual title, you're guessing she's a Harry Potter fan? Correct! Ari(anna) is our lovely Wednesday, and she has just started a blog too, so be sure to show her the love.

Your Mum Luvs Me.... Even Though I Left Her For Katimavik
Look at the URL of my blog. meandyourmum.blogspot.com
Hers is yourmumandme.blogspot.com
Meet my other best friend, Shoshana. When she started a blog, she tried for meandyourmum.blogspot.com
But guess who had already taken it? She was too distraught to even look meandyourmum up to see who stole it from her. She didn't discover it until a while later, through Alex's blog. When she did, she laughed. She said if anyone had the URL, she was glad it was me. Still, this makes us telepathically linked that we both tried to use the same URL for our blogs. We are so BFFs.
But about the actual blog.... it's hilarious. I have never read a post that has made me do anything less than split a gut. Or twelve.

So check out these blogs, because they are supermegafoxyawesomehot.

25.3

When I was writing my blog yesterday, I thought that "Music From Zak's Van" sounded like a good name for a band. Right? I mean, it's not as good as Raging Lemur, but I thought it was decent.

Anyways, today I bought orange juice, marshmallows, and pizza sauce. I realize those are some of the most random things (they don't measure up to the list from Paper Towns, but it's still pretty weird). I bought the marshmallows because I was challenged by Dida to do the chubby bunny, by myself. I filmed that today. Who wants spoilers? Because I won't give them to you.

I was making pizza today, so obviously I needed pizza sauce. And the pizza turned out pretty well, thank you. What brought on my making pizza is the fact that we cannot find any good pizza in Kelowna. The only thing we miss about White Rock is Emilio's Pizza. We don't eat pizza that often, but when we do, we want good pizza. So we ordered from a couple different places that promised to be amazing and they sucked. Then we were going for a walk one day, and I suggested looking at Uptown Market for chick pea dip (because we also miss having hummus) and we didn't find any. But we found PIZZA. We thought this would be the pizza. It looked like Emilio's. But alas, it wasn't. So I made pizza, to see how good I was at it. And it was actually pretty good. We were all impressed with my skills. However, we were out of mushrooms and I totally forgot to add garlic, because I used garlic and basil pizza sauce. Big mistake. But still, it was the best we've had in K-town so far.

So if we can't find our pizza place, I'm going to be making it for us. Which is fine, because I love cooking.

And the orange juice was because I was in the juice aisle, just browsing juice, when I saw that orange juice (WITH PULP!) was half off. It was already like 3.50 so this was excellent news. It was only half off because it was almost expired (in like four days, whatever). So I brought it home and drank it all while I made pizza dough. I love orange juice. That Strawberry Fruitsation stuff was also half off, but I don't like it that much, so I forewent that. Forewent? Is that a word? Foregoed? Meh.

So today's song is Stephen by Kesha, because I frackin love it. Don't judge me. Actually, I think Shoshana will enjoy this, given her newfound love for Lady GaGa and Taylor Swift. Fact: Kesha is Taylor Swift + Jack Daniels. (Also, Taylor Swift wrote a song about a guy named Stephen, so it's like the same thing). Ashley and Lo like her, so that's all we need. :)

Enjoy Wednesday, everybody.

Also, hello to my new follower, Jen . You are wonderful. And I forgot to link to Christie yesterday, so there you are.

25.2

So I found out which characters I'm playing in our Harry Potter spoof... Molly Weasley and Dolores Umbridge. Way to typecast the fat one.

Whatever, I'll probably be in like one scene, which is fine by me, haha.

I just got back from playing VOLLEYBALL. It was so fun. I'm sure I'll have lots more bruises tomorrow (to add onto the tubing bruises) and I skinned my knees, despite the sweatpants. And my arms were red until I got home. That's how hard I play. I freaking love volleyball, and I got so into it tonight. I was on the same team with Jeremy and Geoff, who were both pretty good. I'd have to say Jeremy was better, but that's because he was diving a lot, and together we dominated. Then I was playing with Emily, who is scared of the ball; Terra, who is super short and also kind of scared of the ball; Toni, who is slightly scared of the ball, and Zak and Emily number two were there for a while, but then they left to do something mysterious and never joined back in. So basically everyone was scared of the ball. But they did put in some solid efforts.

Jeremy drove me home and we listened to his Anberlin/Boys Like Girls CD. We made it through Day Late Friend, and then I was home. He drives pretty fast. Not that I even noticed. I come from a family where if you're not driving like it's a suicide mission, you're not driving properly. My mom is significantly better than my dad. But seriously, nothing to do with driving bothers me even a little. People always ask me if I'm scared, when they make a "risky" move in traffic. And I'm just like: Yeah, I ain't even bovvered.

Anyways, it was an awesome night. I bought some shoes on Saturday. Technically, they're a size too small. But I loved them so much I had to get them. I wore them to the library today and kind of got blisters. But I get lots of blisters, so it's cool. Then I put my socks on and wore them to volleyball. But I didn't wear them while playing volleyball. And Jeremy saved me from having to walk home in them, because I would have been going in my socks. He's lovely.

Right. So I promised more songs from Zak's van. This is a really good one. The CD was playing when he picked me up, and he said there was a prize if we knew who sang it. I thought it sounded reallly familiar. And I realized a few hours ago that they reminded me of the Counting Crows mixed with another band, so that's why it was familiar. But I had never actually heard them before, and they are amazing.

Today's song is: I've Been Asleep for a Long, Long Time by Hey Rosetta!

Enjoy your Tuesday, everybody. Also, hello to my new follower, Christie; a fellow Glen Hansard lover. You are lovely :)
And to all my other followers, who are pretty much just my friends, I love you as well.

25.1

Holy wow - 25 weeks now. It feels like I've been away from my friends longer. But it also feels like I haven't been doing this blog for that long.

I made brownies today (thanks for the recipe, Alex, they are the sexiest brownies ever).
Also, Alex and Shoshana... no one posted a video, so I'm not going to either.

I feel like I should keep this short, because yesterday's post was unbelievadiculously long. So the song is called Sleeping and it's by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Because on the drive home last night, we totally listened to The Swell Season. More songs from Zak's van coming soon, because he has excellent taste in music.

I have no idea where the countdowns are. Give me a minute.

18 in: 24 (Abbotsford soon after. Lisa Lutz book in 29.)
Reunited in: 146 (Shoshana gets home ten days before this. So this is the approximate time we'll hang out)
Seizure man in: 190
Eggwiches: 5

24.7

WARNING: Long blog post. I won't be offended if you skip ahead to the song.

I just got back, kind of early. The dance is supposed to be ending like, right now. But Zak wanted to go home and sleep because he had to wake up early, and he was the driver, so we kind of had to leave. And everyone was giving Zak money for gas, which I found out later. I mean, I thought we should, but it would have been awkward if I was the only one just slipping him some money as I leave. But when Amanda got out of the van, she passed him five bucks, so I was like, sweet, I'll do the same. Then as I was leaving, I was all: Kay, here's some money, so you can feel like a pimp with all your dolla dolla bills, yo.

Like that song... Anyways. Apparently Zak's going to steal my gnome. Should have never told him about it.

Anywho. Tubing was awesome, but I suspect bruising and soreness awaits me on the morrow. I fell over way too often. It was already super sweet because we went down in huge groups of eight and eleven every time, then raced each other back up, throwing snowballs at each other.

The ride up was pretty sweet. The most important thing is that no one threw up. But I did tell them about my previous experience, briefly, while Zak was getting gas. Then a couple people felt queasy going down as a group and spinning, so I kindly asked them not to throw up on me. I also asked for Jeremy not to kick me in the face, because sometimes all your boots are in the middle and it's dangerous and his boots came really close to my face. We went down backwards a couple times, which was fantastic. It was overall just very fun, but Amanda and I were happy to get in the van and warm our toes back up. I guess my rubber boots weren't warm enough. But everyone liked the polka dots :)

The dance wasn't bad. I'm just used to Abbotsford dances where 100-200 people show up, and there are seventy different circles, and every once in a while, a huge circle is formed. And it gets all hot and sweaty so we have to open up the gym divider and have more room, or we go walk outside, and people are always dancing and it's lovely. But there were like... twenty people, not even kidding.

It was a really sad turnout, and I felt awkward dancing because we either had two groups, or one huge group. And I didn't know many people there. But I mostly stuck with Emily because she's awesome, and because Kassandra wasn't there and Amanda was off with her boyfriend, and I don't know anyone else well enough. And I was really intimidated, because everyone was like... a good dancer. And they're the kind of people that have to be good dancers, to show off or something. So I miss the simplicity of dancing like an idiot along with my friends, but I had a lot of fun by myself, I guess.

The music wasn't that great, either. It was like, all this crap remix stuff that no one liked, then it was country (the bad kind) and they had like five good songs. I was really excited when they played Paramore (Hallelujah, which was my favorite Paramore song since 2005 pretty much, until BNE came out last year). I liked having the advantage of knowing all the words, when everyone else was all: this song is awesome, but I don't know who it's by so I'm just going to dance.

And they had Wonderwall, because apparently you can't have a dance without it. And the Numa Numa song, which I have NEVER understood. AHH. Anyways. I think I danced with Rob for Wonderwall. And then there was a swing song, so Jeremy and I danced to that (I fell over, again. He blamed himself, but we all know the truth). Then there was that insufferable song by Lights (who will drive my soul) and I danced with a guy named John, who I had never met before.

They also played Backstreet Boys, which was amazing. I was really pleased. That kind of redeemed all the awful song-ness of the night.

But what was strangely fun were the rides there and back. We had lots of time to kill, so on the way there, Rob and I played the doubles game. We both agree that I won. According to him I have "this amazing ability to ALWAYS HIT THE SAME SPOT". So does your mum, bro. But no, it was awesome. And Zak started playing toward the end, but because he was driving, he couldn't hit us. And he saw one with three different doubles, so he said that was worth at least a punch in the face. Then on the way from tubing to the dance, we played I Spy. And if you lost, you got punched. So Rob took some more abuse from me. But that's what happens when you ask for car games with me. We also played twenty questions.

Then at the dance, during a much-needed self-imposed break, I was sitting with Zak and Rob, and Zak started asking us all these awkward questions like have we ever kissed a boy/girl, have we held hands, have we snuggled, etc. So that was awesome. Then on the way back, we played two truths and a lie. I won, because I can tell when people are lying, usually. And I accidentally used two lies and a truth my last time, so they think my best friend is British... Sorry to my actual best friends about that. I am friends with British people, but none of them are my best friends. Soz.

Also, I found out something today. I had suspected it for a while, but tonight my suspicions were confirmed. Cute Boy Number One, who shall remain nameless on this blog and every internet site I use, has a girlfriend. And this other guy (also going to remain nameless) likes me. And it got me thinking (I think while I dance, I'm awesome like that). Anyways, I was thinking that, throughout my entire life, I have never liked a guy that has liked me back. And if a guy does like me, I'm not interested in him that way. How is that supposed to work? It's so frustrating.

Anyways. Now I'm home and I've had an awesome time. And I'm WIRED. I am allowed to bake in 8 minutes (WOOT) but I probably won't. And I don't know if I have a ride tomorrow, so maybe I shouldn't even wake up. But I kind of have to, just in case.

This has been incredibly long. And I could tell you tons more about my lovely day, but I shan't. Because even though this is a blog, it's supposed to be a music blog, but it's totally gotten away from me. Which happens a lot, but I apologize.

Today's song is going to be My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson, because it was totally played at the dance tonight, and everyone knew the lyrics, even the guys. And we all danced and had fun times. OH. Also, before I go. They did NOT play the Spice Girls. I don't even know how to react. I mean, maybe they did play them, we left early. But I am not used to going to dances where the Spice Girls are not played. It's just unheard of.

Also on the way, Zak asked who watched LOST. And I said I did, but told him I was only half-way through the third season. So he was a little upset, because it's so intense this season and I guess he wanted to discuss it. The reason I mentioned that... I'm going to watch LOST now.

EDIT: I just realized I was trying to avoid having a love song today. But I'm too lazy to change it.
ALSO. Zak pulled a really funny prank on Jeremy tonight. There were Valentine cards all over our tables, so Zak wrote on one:
TO Jeremy
Be my Valentine? If yes, meet me in the middle of the dance floor at 9pm.
FROM Your secret admirer.
Then he slipped it in his pocket without Jeremy noticing. But Jeremy saw it like 15 minutes before we left (so this was like, ten-ish). So Jeremy felt really bad for just seeing it, because now he thinks there's some sad, rejected girl who was waiting for him. So awesome.

Anyways. Watching LOST. Bai.

24.6

TUBING TODAY! I'll probably be getting home in the wee hours of the morning, which has never been a problem for me. I'm cool with little to no sleep. Especially because I'll have to wake up at 7 or 8 the next morning, depending on how badly I want a shower after all the exercise.

Anyways, I'm really excited. So I'm posting this before I go to bed because I'll probably forget about it tomorrow. I also apologize for the GaGa yesterday. But when the people downstairs are listening to music, or making noise, I remember how much I dislike them, and I can't think of trivial things like songs I like, because I'm too busy plotting their demises.

Today's song is Everything by Michael Buble, because he was performing on some talk show the other day and I was reminded once again of how wonderfully amazing he is.

Wish me luck that today's tubing excursion doesn't end up like the last!

24.5

I totally thought I did this already. But I guess not.

And it's going to be short because I need to go!

Today's song is Bad Romance by Lady GaGa. I don't really like it, but that's what they're playing downstairs and I can't think of any other songs.

24.4

I'm almost done season two of LOST. I have the last episode to watch, and it's a double-length episode. But I'm excited. I'll be posting this blog AFTER I watch it, but I'm writing it before I watch it. Because it's still Wednesday.

And Wednesday was a pretty good day. I was cast in our Harry Potter spoof in a role that Terra described as "medium". I think she said this because I asked if it was a small role, and she wasn't sure whether or not I wanted a small role. So she took a page out of the Swiss handbook and went neutral. She doesn't remember which character I am, but I'm sure Toni will tell me on Sunday. Toni and Terra aren't going to be tubing with us on Saturday, because Toni planned something for Terra's birthday. I think they'll still be at the dinner/dance part, though. Anyways, I'm excited. We start filming next Saturday AND IT'S GONNA BE TOTALLY AWESOME.

I don't know if Terra watched that yet. I told her about it on Monday, but I think if she watched it, she'd be quoting it by now, or making obscure references to it. I mean, that's what everyone does once they've seen it.

I really have to pee. And because I'm laying down with my knees up, the laptop is on my legs, and it's digging into my bladder. Not. Helping. And speaking of my laptop, I cannot WAIT to get a new one. One more month of this POS computer and I'm FREEE. Well, almost. I still need it for other things - like the fact that it's hooked up to my router, and uTorrent doesn't work on Macs. So I'll still be using this one for uTorrent, but with all the other programs deleted, everything will be much faster. It'll pretty much just be used for movies, and by my parental unit.

I'm pretty much geeking out over this iPod touch business as well. I have a HUGE list of apps I want to get, thankfully saved on the internet. I don't think I could write all those down. Speaking of, if you have a touch, or an iPhone, appspace.com is a really helpful website. You can enter your interests, and bookmark apps, rate them, favorite them, and buy/download them straight from the website. They'll recommend apps based on the ones you've liked/disliked/your interests.

AND AND AND! If you DO have a touch or an iPhone (and you are my friend, not some creep internet stalker), you should install TextPlus, because you can text to regular phones for free, and you can also text to ME when I get my touch and this application, and you can start GROUP chats, and it's really awesome. Plus you don't even have to pay for it initially, unless you want it ad-free. But then I think it's only 2 dollars. So I'm basically really excited, and I did tons of research about the touch, and all the apps I might get.

Anyways, this is getting way too long. So I'll wrap it up, and send you off with a SONG.

Today's song is Stay home by Film Dialogue. And this is also the OFFICIAL music video. No lie. Just kidding, though. It's by Anna and her friends, and I'm using this video, because they just got chosen for a local show type thing. I don't remember the details, but I'M EXCITED FOR HER. So CONGRATULATIONS, sideaccount72!

So for breakfast today, I had scrambled eggs and a piece of toast. Does that count as an egg sandwich?

By the way, the scrambled eggs were DELICIOUS. I usually don't like eggs, scrambled or otherwise, but I am fantastic at improvising. All the recipes online said to use eggs, milk and salt. And I was like, well, when it's that plain, I feel like gagging. So I cut up some black olives and added those, and I also added some cilantro, and some grated cheese. And it was awesome. In the absence of baking, I have become better at making actual food.

And speaking of food, I copied out the recipes Alex sent me in her last letter, and then I got all motivated so I took my mum's recipe box and started copying a bunch out. I used to have a recipe box, but I left it at the Luck's house. Hopefully I get to see them when I'm in Abbotsford (even though they're in Mission) and I can steal my box back. I miss it. Anyways, then I went through a couple other cookbooks and wrote some recipes out. So now I have a giant stack of recipes that I love.

Holy crap, this is really long. Sorry

PS -  TWSS to above statement.

I LOVE YOU ALL.

24.3

I totally got my parental unit to start watching Fringe. It was through this that I learned Alex's celebrity twin, and it's totally Anna Torv. I never noticed it before, which is crazy, considering how long I've been watching the show. But we watched the very first episode today, and I was like: HOLY CRAP, IT'S A BLONDE ALEX IN HER LATE 20/EARLY 30s! She has the same color eyes, but Alex's are bigger. And their mouths are a little different, but not hugely, and they have like, the exact same nose. And Alex's cheekbones are a little more defined, but who am I to judge because Anna and Alex are both flippin' gorgeous!

So because I'm like, super obsessed with LOST at the moment, today's song is going to be about that.

Luke Conard (from All Caps, you recall) and some friends (Jason and Alex) started a band called the Oceanic Six. Which is like, a band that writes songs about LOST. And they're really awesome.

Today's song is about Mr. Eko. If you made it as far as the second season, you know who this is. I'm almost done the second season, and I love him. Anyways, here's a really awesome song called... Mr. Eko. Kind of obvious, wasn't it?

I love the end bit where Alex steps in the water. Suckaaa.

Countdowns -

Abbotsford: 30ish
Reunion: 150
Seizureman: 194
Lisa Lutz book: 34
Eggwiches this year: 5
Grilled cheeses this year: Way more than 5. What I've learned from my excessive grilled cheese cooking is that I'd be awesome at college. I mean, I'd be sub-par at the schoolwork stuff, but as far as surviving, I'd be amazing at that. I have the ability to eat the same thing every day without getting sick of it. So I could eat grilled cheese for a week, or pancakes for a week. Obviously with the intermittent apple/banana/grapefruit and yogurt, because I love fruit. But if I had to live with a small budget, I'd be alright.

Now that it's almost 2:30, I'm going to go to bed. I should have been asleep hours ago because I was exhausted all day and now I am positively knackered. Enjoy.

24.2

So today was pretty good.
I just ate my second grilled cheese of the day (which was a mistake. I totally wasn't hungry for that. I just remembered that when I had one for lunch earlier, I tried it with italian salad dressing and it was delicious, and I wanted that taste again). I figured it would be okay because I didn't really eat dinner, and then I went to FHE and ate cupcakes, and I knew I wasn't hungry but I wanted a grilled cheese!

Some notes about FHE: Which, technically isn't FHE because... only the E was right. Anyways.

Our movie (to be presented at Oscar night) is: A Harry Potter spoof!
Terra wants to do one big scene from every book, which is going to be fun.
Zak, the only ginger, is going to be the entire Weasley family.
Nathan, because he's tall, is going to be Hagrid. Even though he's not bearded. And he's really skinny.
Dobby is going to be played by a cactus.
And Toni is going to be writing the script. We're going to talk more about it next Monday, at games night.
Also, Toni has some sisters that might have costumes for us, and other people might have small costumes for us to make it funnier. But Terra's idea: use snuggies as cloaks. YES PLEASE.

Either way, I'm very excited for our movie. And even though I'll probably be in Abbotsford for Oscar night, I still get to be in the films.

We also watched some films from previous years, and we noticed that Geoff (I think it was Geoff...) was wearing the same jacket in the video as he was wearing tonight. And the video was from 2008. It was awesome.

Anyways. That was me stalling, trying to think of what today's song could be, because I ran out of songs Alex sent me. And after all that, I still have nothing.

Okay. We're going to go with Stars, because they've been playing all day (when I wasn't watching LOST).
The song... Personal, because it's so hilarious and depressing. I might have used this song before, but I can't recall.

Pretty sure this is not the official video, but whateva.

Eggwiches this year: 5
Days until I'm back in Abbotsford: 36
Days until we're reunited: 150
Days until Ashley goes to college: 196

24.1

I am writing this while it's still Sunday and still technically "today".
So a run-down of my boring day:

After my ride didn't come, I went back to bed.
And slept until one.
Then I watched The Devil Wears Prada.
Then I watched a lot of LOST.
Then I went on Skype and talked to Ashley.
Then to Shoshana and Alex (but mostly Shoshana, because Alex had to study).
And all throughout, I was online, checking stuff. And coming up with crafty ways to Hankroll Anna.
She hasn't Hankroll'd me since the couple initial ones, back when the video came out.

Since then, I've been the one getting her. Muahaha. My usual form of Hankrolling is through Facebook, but I did it through Twitter last night, because I had gotten her earlier that day and I knew she would suspect something.
So I wrote something like "omg, best Twilight-related comic EVER. Yes, this is what I do at 1 am"
Then I tiny-urled it so she didn't know it was a Youtube video. MUahaha.

She tried to get me back via her blog, but I read Lo's comment before I clicked on the two links at the bottom.
Or, rather, INSTEAD of clicking on the two links at the bottom. One was a link for shoes. The other, a Beatles song.
I'm not sure if either of those are the true links, but I have so far not fallen victim to the Hankroll.

Also today, I filmed some stuff for a new lip sync I'm doing for the Strangers. I will post it here when it's done.

Anyways, today's song is another one Alex sent me. I'm pretty sure I'd heard it once before that, but I didn't have it on iTunes, and if I have heard it, I forgot about it. It just sounded vaguely familiar.

It's called Don't Fight It, by The Panics, and it's AWESOME.

No certain countdowns, because my phone is by my feet and I really don't feel like bending. Because I'm already laying down, and my laptop is on my stomach.
I'll take guesses.

Abbotsford in: 37 (my favorite number)
Reunited in: 153
Seizure man in: 197
um...
Eggwiches: 5
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: 7
I was counting for something else, but I don't remember.
OH. Lisa Lutz book... ALSO 37 days!

23.7

So last night I finished the first season of LOST, despite Anna telling me it wasn't worth it. I gave up watching after she said that, but then I started again because I can't just watch the pilot episode and leave it. I have to know what happens. By then, it was like one am. No big deal, right? So I went to bed. And lay there for an hour. At which point, I basically gave up, watched Mean Girls (but my computer froze like, halfway through) so I rebooted it and ran a disk check (while I slept. I didn't stay up for that) and just put my cd player on because I need music to sleep. Luckily, I didn't have to change the cd or anything, because I had put Jenny Phillips on a few days earlier.

And I actually wasn't able to use my cd played until a few days ago. I have ONE electrical outlet in my room. This house was built in the 50's or something, when children didn't have electrical things. But I have my computer permanently plugged into that bottom slot, and then I have my lamp in the top. Luckily, I have one of those things you plug into your outlet and it gives you two more (there are three on it, but we're taking one away, so... I can do math). The only problem is that with MY outlet (stupid piece of crap) the wire won't stay in unless it's three-pronged, like my laptop charger. So I have to bend the three-outlet thingy up, and push my side table against the wall to keep it there. Even then, my blow-dryer never worked so I had to use it in the bathroom (which pretty much made me give up on using a blow-dryer). And my straightener would turn off if I moved it too much. So I pretty much couldn't be bothered with my cd player (Senor Player, in case you were wondering. He's got a mustache). Anyways, my mom gave me a power bar which I am now using. Like a boss.

So anyways, this morning my alarm went off at 7:30. I was pooped, so I turned on the snooze for 30 minutes. It went off again at 8:00, so I got up. It only took me twenty minutes to get ready anyways, because I'm awesome. Then I waited by the window for a long long time. Mildred (my ride, not my gnome) said she left her house at 8:30 every Sunday. And she lives, like right around the corner. But she didn't come. So at five to nine, I just came back here. And now I'm writing this. I mean, I'm really tired, so I was kind of half hoping she wouldn't show up. But I knew that there was only a small chance I could even fall back asleep. So I reasoned with myself, saying either of these situations would make me happy. But she's not here. So I'm going to try to sleep.

Today's song is a really awesome one Alex sent me yesterday. I am IN LOVE with it. And then while I was watching LOST, Jack and his (fiancee, at the time) played HEART AND SOUL on piano! Heart and Soul is the song Alex sent my by the way. Should've clarified before. It's by Al Bowlly. And he's awesome.

I can't be bothered with countdowns right now.

Alex, Shosh, talk to you tonight on Skype? Take a nap, Alex.
That way you won't go to bed before Shosh gets there.

Love you all
x

23.6

I cannot believe I haven't posted this song before. I know I planned on it a long time ago, but never got around to it, for some stupid reason. But it's AWESOME. EVERYONE loves this song. Seriously. It's just that amazing.

First, though, let's talk iPod Touch. I'm getting one. Alex has convinced me I only need the 8GB. She also said I could use her student discount to get 100 dollars taken off my MacBook price. But I would have felt dirty. So I'm just going to get it from Future Shop or something. Ordering it online would take too long. And it's still going to cost the same amount. I'll just need to take money out of an atm, because I think I have a daily limit of 600 on my debit card. Anyways. I've been doing tons of research to figure out which apps I want for the touch, including a couple that will let me text. The only problem is that it doesn't have push notification, meaning I'll only receive a text message if the app is running. But I'll live. Anyways, I guess what the whole paragraph was leading up to was a question: Do you have an iPod touch? What are your favorite apps?

Now onto the song... Hero by Enrique Iglesias. See what I mean now? Best. Song. Ever.

Does anyone else remember when this video first came out? I do! It was my favorite! But who would leave that bag of money lying OPEN in the backseat?

Eggwiches this year: 5
Days until I'm back in Abbotsford: 39 (Give or take)
Days until we're reunited: 154 (Give or take)
Days until Ashley goes to college: 198 (Give or take)

Sexy: Jennifer Love Hewitt. I have always loved her.
Unsexy: Having to wait so long to go to Abbotsford. Also, this music video. It's really depressing. I love it, but it's depressing.

23.5

Wow, I totally forgot about this until now.
But I need food, and then to go to the library, so I'll keep it short.
Shoshana, you suck. Everyone else, you're awesome.
Here's Mamma Mia :)

I'll catch up on the countdowns tomorrow.

23.4 (And the tubing incident)

It's still Wednesday for me, but all my blog readers are in more advanced time zones, so I CAN HAZ POST.

Tonight at Institute, I found out that the YSA Oscars will probably be toward the end of March, so little chance of my presence there. Which is sad. I was hoping to get more use out of my prom dress. Still, that day will come. And I can still be in the movie, so it's all good.

BUT on the 13th (so like, next Saturday), we are going TUBING! Then eating pizza, then having a dance. I will have to find someone who can give me a ride up to Vernon for that, but I'm sure if I asked the Rempels, they'd find me a ride or give me one themselves. I'm really excited because the last time I went tubing, it wasn't a very good experience. And I totally haven't told anyone (except my close close friends) about that experience, but this is a blahg, so I feel like I can delve back into the depths of my traumatic childhood events and give you something to laugh about.

Now, this story only works if you know my family: I was like 9/10 at the time, meaning my brother Connor was 11/12, my sister Beth was 13/14 and my oldest brother Kelley was 15/16. We're all two years apart. Except Connor and I are only 18 months apart. Anyways. We were up at my grandma's for Winter Break - she lives in Sunshine Valley, which ironically, gets TONS of snow in the winter. It's a valley, but it's also up in the mountains (also meaning no cell reception or internet. They've still got dial-up). So my grandma was taking us four kids (and her friend June) up to Whistler to go tubing. Connor and I were outfitted in her and grampy's snow suits. I was the only one small enough at this point to fit into her snow suit. My grandmother is 5'1, you understand.

So anyways, we all piled into the van after a hearty breakfast - I had two pieces of bacon and two full glasses of orange juice. I wasn't feeling well. You see where this is going? My grandma was driving, June was in the front seat because she was an adult (albeit a crazy one). Beth and I were in the middle, with me seated behind the driver's seat. Behind us were Connor and Kelley.

This story is not as entertaining in writing. Because when I tell it in person, I act it out. Still, you'll have to deal. So we're driving. And when we're about ten minutes out of Whistler, I started feeling really hot. Like, insanely warm.

No big deal, I thought. I'll just take off my hat and mittens and unzip my snow suit a little.

So I took off my mittens. I took off my hat. I unzipped my snow suit, which was my fatal mistake. All of a sudden, I could feel two pieces of bacon and two glasses of orange juice rising up my throat, along with whatever other fluids and solids I had in my stomach. I clamped my hand over my mouth, escalating into a panic as my mouth filled with vomit. I looked to my left, but the window in the van wasn't one of those ones that you could open up, even a little. So I leaned forward, trying to get my grandmother to open her window, so I wouldn't have to puke in her van.

My hand was still clamped over my mouth, so I tapped her on the shoulder, then tapped on her window, signaling she should roll down the window, please, so I could vomit over her shoulder. Not the best idea, I grant you, but I thought it was better than the alternative.

"What is it Rissy?" My grandma asked. She still calls me Rissy. Also, Rissy Poo. But I digress.

I tapped again on the window, hoping she would get my point and I could stop holding my vomit in with a hand and tight lips.

"What is it?" She asked again, before, "Spit it out, Rissy."

Obviously my grandma didn't know what was going on, and my siblings were just as confused. It all happened so fast.

I threw up all over myself and the van. Vomit got on the floor, the back of my gran's chair, in my snow suit, in my hair, etc. I will never forget the smell of orange juice upchuck. It's a miracle I still like orange juice - in fact I drank it the morning after this happened, even though I was out with the flu for three days.

My sister was disgusted, cringing away from me. My brothers laughed. My grandma finally understood what had happened. We had to wait until we got to Whistler, at which point, I had to slide out so the vomit wouldn't fall off my lap onto the seat. Then I went to the bathroom in Whistler, and was presented with loads of Tic Tacs and gum. Also, Pepto Bismol, which made me want to throw up, rather than settled my stomach. And I got a new shirt with a cougar on it. I had to change my shirt due to the sick. It was the coolest shirt ever. I would have worn it for years if it hadn't been so poorly made. It was ripped too horribly within a month. I was crushed.

Anyways, we went tubing and then back to my grandma's - I got to ride in the front on the way home, my biggest victory - where I showered and then lay under blankets for a long time.


So I'm hoping that doesn't happen this time I go tubing. That was a long story. But people tell me not to apologize for that, so I won't. But I'm sorry.

ANYWAYS. Today's song is, um... Gosh, I hadn't really thought that far. I didn't even plan on telling that story. But I feel better having told it.

Also, another problem with the tubing/pizza/dance thing is that I can't dance right after I eat. I have to wait a few hours or I start to feel sick when I dance, then end up sitting out, which really makes my friends angry. But I only just figured out the reason for my sick feeling when dancing, and I haven't been to many dances since this discovery in order to correct it.

I realize this blog post makes me seem sickly, as if I get sick all the time. But that's not the case. I get the flu once every 3-4 years, always in the winter. I had it twice in high school, once in grade 8 (over Winter Break) and once in grade 12 (totally puked in the hallway after gym class. Which sucks, because when I was in grade six, every kid puked in the halls at least once. I wanted to be the one kid from that class NEVER to puke in public. But the bathroom was too far away. The closest bathroom to me would have been super close, but it was locked, so I had to go downstairs, to the other side of the school, and it just didn't work out too well.) As for other illnesses, I get colds maybe once a year, but only for a week. Except last year I got a sinus infection from Jaeson and I was not pleased.

The song is Linger by the Cranberries because I love it, and because it was the first song I saw when I switched to iTunes. :)

I'm not going to do the countdowns today, because I have NFI what the progress is on those. Also, because I'm too lazy to check. But have a lovely Thursday.
Shoshana and Alex: I'll call you both around 10:30 your time.
PS Sorry again for the HUGE amount of writing I did.

23.3

We're going to switch this up today. We're going to put the countdowns and what-not FIRST. It's Tarantino-style blogging. Just less dangerous. Not as pointy...

Anyways.

Eggwich count: 5
Friends again in: 156
Abbotsford in: 58
And we're adding a new count -
Driving excursions: 3.5 (I've gone driving three days, but I went twice yesterday. Does that count as four, or still just three?)

So we're not playing the blind key-pressing game today. Because I KNOW what song I want to use. I've loved this song for a long, long time. I'm sure a lot of you have too. It's simply too amazing not to love. It's Build Me Up, Buttercup by the Foundations. So lovely :)

Happy Wednesday <3