Hey reader,
I just thought that (even though my only readers are my mom and her boyfriend) I should let you guys know that I'm going into the Valley of No Communication. I'm actually going to a ranch in the mountains but same thing as I won't be able to contact the outside world. I'm excited to get down on my writing!
I also got a new Flip camcorder and will be posting clips from my trip when I get back (and have the time since my birthday party is only a week after we get back). The only problem is my Flipshare isn't working but I convert the .mpeg4 videos to .wmv files and edit them on Windows Movie Maker. Does anyone know a better, free, editing system, though that has more features? Please leave a comment.
Okay bye! I'll be back on the 7th!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Funny Gas, Puffy Cheeks and Teeth
Hello reader,
Right now I am in bed, typing with cheeks that remind my mother of her little baby when I was three years old. You may ask: why, Corcey, why are your cheeks so puffy? It is a simple answer: I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. The horror.
I was feeling actually pretty neat during the extraction. The gas that I kept sucking through my nose made me feel shaky and I think whatever was in that needle they gave me helped, too. They did not put me out like my sister (who got her wisdom teeth out seven years ago) or my mom (who I don't even know how many years ago that was). It was for a better recovery.
Either way, soon the affects of the gas and the needle wore off and I had to take a Vicadin to try to soothe the pain. Getting them out was fun, recovering from it is not so fun.
At least I got to keep the teeth! Yep, I kept the teeth. Hehe.
Well bye for now.
P.S. Do you like my new closing signature?
Right now I am in bed, typing with cheeks that remind my mother of her little baby when I was three years old. You may ask: why, Corcey, why are your cheeks so puffy? It is a simple answer: I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. The horror.
I was feeling actually pretty neat during the extraction. The gas that I kept sucking through my nose made me feel shaky and I think whatever was in that needle they gave me helped, too. They did not put me out like my sister (who got her wisdom teeth out seven years ago) or my mom (who I don't even know how many years ago that was). It was for a better recovery.
Either way, soon the affects of the gas and the needle wore off and I had to take a Vicadin to try to soothe the pain. Getting them out was fun, recovering from it is not so fun.
At least I got to keep the teeth! Yep, I kept the teeth. Hehe.
Well bye for now.
P.S. Do you like my new closing signature?
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Book Review: The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Warning: The Reckoning is the 3rd book in a trilogy. You must read The Summoning and The Awakening to understand what is going on.
Summary:
Chloe lived a normal teenaged life in a film school, that is, until she started seeing ghosts. After seeing another ghost and that resulting in a breakdown, she was sent to live in Lyle House (a home for "troubled teens"). Deemed a schizophrenic, Chloe just wanted to take her meds and be a good girl so they will let her go. Of course that didn't last long after she found out about the real "uniqueness" of her fellow troubled teens.
After being on the run from the Edison Group (the people who ran Lyle House and who wants to kill these genetically inhanced supernaturals), they think they found safety and someone to help find Simon's dad. Although, things are not always as they appear. And will Chloe ever be normal or will she be driven crazy by "the curse of necromancy"?
Review:
I absolutely loved the first two books and was anticipating this book for a long time. I'm sorry to say that it disappointed me a bit. I loved how Chloe got with the boy I wanted her to get with but the ending was really loose. It left questions unanswered especially the "will Chloe ever be normal?" question. It made me think, "THAT's the ending? To the WHOLE trilogy?"
It did have quite a few good merits though, and I liked how you could see improvement in the characters, especially Tori and Derek. I really enjoyed the book and it left me laughing a lot out of my weird sense of humor. I loved the supernatural scenes (especially with Derek's wolfy-ness).
All in all if you can handle it not having much of a complete ending, I would recommend this trilogy. The writing is addicting and so is the storyline.
I'd give The Reckoning:
Summary:
Chloe lived a normal teenaged life in a film school, that is, until she started seeing ghosts. After seeing another ghost and that resulting in a breakdown, she was sent to live in Lyle House (a home for "troubled teens"). Deemed a schizophrenic, Chloe just wanted to take her meds and be a good girl so they will let her go. Of course that didn't last long after she found out about the real "uniqueness" of her fellow troubled teens.
After being on the run from the Edison Group (the people who ran Lyle House and who wants to kill these genetically inhanced supernaturals), they think they found safety and someone to help find Simon's dad. Although, things are not always as they appear. And will Chloe ever be normal or will she be driven crazy by "the curse of necromancy"?
Review:
I absolutely loved the first two books and was anticipating this book for a long time. I'm sorry to say that it disappointed me a bit. I loved how Chloe got with the boy I wanted her to get with but the ending was really loose. It left questions unanswered especially the "will Chloe ever be normal?" question. It made me think, "THAT's the ending? To the WHOLE trilogy?"
It did have quite a few good merits though, and I liked how you could see improvement in the characters, especially Tori and Derek. I really enjoyed the book and it left me laughing a lot out of my weird sense of humor. I loved the supernatural scenes (especially with Derek's wolfy-ness).
All in all if you can handle it not having much of a complete ending, I would recommend this trilogy. The writing is addicting and so is the storyline.
I'd give The Reckoning:
7 Whiskers!
I'd give the trilogy as a whole:
8 Whiskers!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
I Have a School to Go to Next Year
Hey reader,
I'm not sure if I mentioned this or not, but I'm currently on summer vacation and was unsure about what school I was going to next semester. I was either staying at independent study or (with the grace of whatever goddess is out there) get accepted into Middle College. And I just got a letter from the principal of Middle College saying that I'm in!
Just thought I would share that for those who would like to share in my joy. Maybe I'll actually be able to make friends this time.
I'm not sure if I mentioned this or not, but I'm currently on summer vacation and was unsure about what school I was going to next semester. I was either staying at independent study or (with the grace of whatever goddess is out there) get accepted into Middle College. And I just got a letter from the principal of Middle College saying that I'm in!
Just thought I would share that for those who would like to share in my joy. Maybe I'll actually be able to make friends this time.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Summer To-Do List
Hey reader,
Remember when you were in elementary and middle school and the minute that last bell rang at the end of the school year and you would jump up and down yelling "FREEDOM!"? It's my first day of summer vacation and I have an assignment!
It's a summer assignment to read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Of course, if I do get into Middle College High then I won't have to do it, but I highly doubt I'll be getting into Middle College. I applied late and they have a waiting list many pages long...
I have decided to create a summer to-do list and I will add to it as I go along with the summer. I like making lists so I figured it would be good to do this.
So without further ado, here is the list:
Remember when you were in elementary and middle school and the minute that last bell rang at the end of the school year and you would jump up and down yelling "FREEDOM!"? It's my first day of summer vacation and I have an assignment!
It's a summer assignment to read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Of course, if I do get into Middle College High then I won't have to do it, but I highly doubt I'll be getting into Middle College. I applied late and they have a waiting list many pages long...
I have decided to create a summer to-do list and I will add to it as I go along with the summer. I like making lists so I figured it would be good to do this.
So without further ado, here is the list:
The Summer To-Do List
- Clean room
- Move writing "desk" in room
- Organize room
- Finish planning the Green-Blooded Myths Series
- Start Driver's Ed.
- Plan Zombie book
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Watch the season premiere of Psych
- 16th birthday tea party
Thursday, June 3, 2010
My New Purse, Manufactured by Ziplock
Hey reader,
Well as some of you who might know me may recognize the fact that I am broke. Also, my older sister's birthday is tomorrow. So, I asked her what she wanted and all she wanted was fresh flowers. I scavenged through the big plastic bottle in my bedroom of collected pennies in the search for nickels, dimes and quarters.
After finding a decent amount, I put them all in a Ziplock bag last week and stashed it at the end of my bed. All sixteen dollars worth of coins.
My mom took me to Trader Joe's to pick out the flowers while she went to the store next door to buy her Nicotine gum. I paraded smiling down like a five-old-year ready to buy her own icecream with the quarters safely swaying in the Ziplock bag.
Since my sister loves the color pink, it was a tough debate between the wonderful smelling pink peonies or the roses of the same hue. I could get her two flower bouquets if I got the peonies. But, I decided on the roses, figuring that my sister would be more surprised at the fact I didn't get the cheap flowers. She loved them.
Despite how good I felt after giving my sister the roses, I actually feel like shit now.
I was pacing around my backyard when a chair animated its legs and jumped in front of me, causing me to trip and slide onto the cement. It didn't hurt and my first reaction was "oh shit, my tights!" What do you know, I looked down and my favorite pair of expensive purple tights were now exposing bloody skin.
I was really upset because of the tights. My mom kept fussing about how I was bleeding (and I couldn't really ignore that fact since the blood was dripping down my leg).
And the worst part was that she is making me throw away the tights. I want to wear them even with the holes in them. I don't see why my sister is allowed to wear jeans with big holes in them but I can't wear tights with holes in them! She keeps saying it's different but how? She never explains how it is different.
She doesn't understand that I don't care about what other people think. People are ignorant and prejudiced against anything that is different. Well they can go screw themselves because I don't care.
Well as some of you who might know me may recognize the fact that I am broke. Also, my older sister's birthday is tomorrow. So, I asked her what she wanted and all she wanted was fresh flowers. I scavenged through the big plastic bottle in my bedroom of collected pennies in the search for nickels, dimes and quarters.
After finding a decent amount, I put them all in a Ziplock bag last week and stashed it at the end of my bed. All sixteen dollars worth of coins.
My mom took me to Trader Joe's to pick out the flowers while she went to the store next door to buy her Nicotine gum. I paraded smiling down like a five-old-year ready to buy her own icecream with the quarters safely swaying in the Ziplock bag.
Since my sister loves the color pink, it was a tough debate between the wonderful smelling pink peonies or the roses of the same hue. I could get her two flower bouquets if I got the peonies. But, I decided on the roses, figuring that my sister would be more surprised at the fact I didn't get the cheap flowers. She loved them.
Despite how good I felt after giving my sister the roses, I actually feel like shit now.
I was pacing around my backyard when a chair animated its legs and jumped in front of me, causing me to trip and slide onto the cement. It didn't hurt and my first reaction was "oh shit, my tights!" What do you know, I looked down and my favorite pair of expensive purple tights were now exposing bloody skin.
I was really upset because of the tights. My mom kept fussing about how I was bleeding (and I couldn't really ignore that fact since the blood was dripping down my leg).
And the worst part was that she is making me throw away the tights. I want to wear them even with the holes in them. I don't see why my sister is allowed to wear jeans with big holes in them but I can't wear tights with holes in them! She keeps saying it's different but how? She never explains how it is different.
She doesn't understand that I don't care about what other people think. People are ignorant and prejudiced against anything that is different. Well they can go screw themselves because I don't care.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Safety = Independent Study = No Social Life
Hello my fellow muskrat,
I am so close to finishing my sophomore year. All I need to do is eight key questions, two writing prompts, two art assignments and an essay. I remember last year I was having nervous breakdowns because of all the work I had to do at the Christian school.
Sadly,
Christian school = intolerance = sad Hayley
Public school = danger = scared Hayley
Independent study = safety = lonely Hayley
I can't ever win when it comes to my schooling!
I haven't talked to my Christian friends in so long (without the use of Facebook). My public school friend and I only talk every Wednesday to complain about my boyfriend. The only person I talk to every day is my boyfriend and I honestly don't want to. I thought I was supposed to be the sensitive one that keeps saying "I love you" and he's the one that's supposed to say "... back at you"? When did the roles reverse?
Thank the Goddess for the Internet or else I would have died of boredom.
I miss seeing my Christian friends everyday and fooling around, talking about hiding bodies in cat litter (um... don't ask). I miss talking with my Biology teacher every morning before school.
I really need to start doing something but there's nothing to do in this town! Any suggestions to counteract the boredom?
Lately I've been finding episodes of Nickelodeon's iCarly. I haven't had a celebrity crush since I was like 10 but now I really like Nathan Kress (Freddie). But that will not last long since there are only three seasons.
Hopefully I can get into Middle College for next school year or else... I don't know what I would do.
P.S. As you may have read earlier, I am a Seddie shipper (I support the relationship between Sam and Freddie in fan lingo). I found this really awesome video and thought I should share it.
I am so close to finishing my sophomore year. All I need to do is eight key questions, two writing prompts, two art assignments and an essay. I remember last year I was having nervous breakdowns because of all the work I had to do at the Christian school.
Sadly,
Christian school = intolerance = sad Hayley
Public school = danger = scared Hayley
Independent study = safety = lonely Hayley
I can't ever win when it comes to my schooling!
I haven't talked to my Christian friends in so long (without the use of Facebook). My public school friend and I only talk every Wednesday to complain about my boyfriend. The only person I talk to every day is my boyfriend and I honestly don't want to. I thought I was supposed to be the sensitive one that keeps saying "I love you" and he's the one that's supposed to say "... back at you"? When did the roles reverse?
Thank the Goddess for the Internet or else I would have died of boredom.
I miss seeing my Christian friends everyday and fooling around, talking about hiding bodies in cat litter (um... don't ask). I miss talking with my Biology teacher every morning before school.
I really need to start doing something but there's nothing to do in this town! Any suggestions to counteract the boredom?
Lately I've been finding episodes of Nickelodeon's iCarly. I haven't had a celebrity crush since I was like 10 but now I really like Nathan Kress (Freddie). But that will not last long since there are only three seasons.
Hopefully I can get into Middle College for next school year or else... I don't know what I would do.
P.S. As you may have read earlier, I am a Seddie shipper (I support the relationship between Sam and Freddie in fan lingo). I found this really awesome video and thought I should share it.
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