First Week of School

Well, I can officialy say I've survived the first week of 8th grade. Things are kind of weird, to say the least. I'm learning Spanish (Which moslty just makes me laugh a lot 'cause I'm sure I sound like a total moron trying to pronounce all the words. The whole rolling r's thing is equally hysterical). I have two classes out at the same portable, which is new. Also, there's Geometry. I hated Algebra. I hate Geometry. The only thing that's changed is that geometry has more shapes. The deans are still mean, the principal's still stupid, the lunch room still smells like a science experiment gone wrong, and my friends are still amazingly awesome. Life as a middle schooler can be summed up in one word in my case: WACKY. Things are never normal, sometimes that's fun, and other times it's just plain terrifying. Here's to another year in Middle School, the wackiest place I know.

Am I even coordinated enough to attend public school?

I'm not entirely sure i'm going to be able to go back to school, seeing as how I've been having trouble completing basic tasks such as opening doors and putting things in shopping carts. The other day I went to Perkins, and kept pushing a door that you had to pull to open. I couldn't get inside until one of the employees opened it for me. (I know, pathetic). Then, at SuperWalmart (Where you can buy just about anything) I tried to place an item in the cart and dropped it several inches short of the cart. (Fail). I also manged to jab my thumb in my eye (on accident) and trip (then go flying inot my dresser) thanks to my laptop cord. All in all, I'm questioning whether I even have the ability to survive in an environment where I have to open doors and place things in my back pack. do you think the doctor would give me an excuse note to avoid school for this kind of thing? =P

Weirdest. Summer. Ever.

This summer definitely ranks as one of the weirdest ever. For some strange reason I've been having a lot of strange encounters with marine animals. I got to ride a wild manatee, which was awesome. (I named him Jerry, no joke). The locals then called me "The Girl Who Rode The Manatee". (Again, not kidding). I also found a dead shark, was followed by schools of fish biting my ankles, and saw a green jellyfish. All in all, rather strange. Also, I went online to take a personality quiz (I do weird things when bored), and my results were "No one F*cking Cares!". Well, that's five minutes of my life I won't get back. T_T Another really fun thing I got the opportunity to do is... PARASAILING! I got to go up 800 feet with my brother will attached to a parachute being towed by a boat. (And I was a good girl and resisted any urges to unclip him =P) All in all I've been having a very weird, yet fun summer. =D

Summer, Freedom, and the magic of Toothpaste

Summer is finally here!!!! Now that school is over and summer has once again arrived, I am free to write, blog, read, and lounge around doing absolutely nothing if I so please. Ahh, life is good. I am currently staying at the Ron Jon resort with my brother and grandparents while my parents work back at home. This place is amazing, yet there is one, or two, things about it that I find slightly disturbing. First, you have to wear an orange wristband 24/7. Yeah, you can't remove it. Ever. Until you leave. Freaky, right? Not sure whether it's more prison-y or mental asylum-y. Also, the curtain covering the window next to my bed refused to shut all the way, so my grandma fixed it. With toothpaste. I love it, yet somehow I doubt the people who clean and manage these rooms are going to....hehehehe =P

My lack of updating is horrendous, but then again, so is school

I can't believe I haven't updated since....SEPTEMBER! Ooooopppppppsssss. Anyway, I might as well run through a quick list of important things that have happened since then. Here we go....

1. I've discovered my evil band director deserves to be severly punsihed.
2. Pop music has gotten even worse...look at Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black....shudder!
3. Kara read an apples to apples card that said "The Three Tenors" as "The Three Tumors".
4. I have barely survived Algebra.
5. School dress code got stupider, as well as our administration.
6. I've discovered the joys of disecting a pickle....Rest in Peace George.
 Well, that sums up just a little bit of what's been happening since I last updated. Anyway, like always free chocolate to anyone who comments. (Yes, Nat, I'm thinking of you. She has O.C.D. Obsessive, Chocolate, Demon. I on the other hand have O.C.D. Obsessive Coffee Demon.)

Love, hugs, and COFFEE!!!

The Magical Wonders of Duct Tape

Duct tape has got to be one of the best things anyone has ever invented. I mean, seriously, what can't duct tape do? The Mythbusters have proved that you can make it into a bridge, stop a car with it, fix a car broken into a million pieces with it and tape a car to a pole with it. Anyway, I just felt like talking about duct tape since its so amazing! =)

Pangea or Pandora?

I feel like it's been forever since I last updated. Things have been so insane with school starting back and all that I haven't really had much free time at all. I'm hoping that maybe now that things have finally started to settle down, I will have more time to regularly check and update my blog. In the meantime, I thought I'd share an interesting conversation Kara and I had one day at school during 6th period Geography. I like to call it
 "Pangea or Pandora?"

Kara: "Is India in Rome?"
Rebecca: "No..."
Kara: "Is Rome in India?"
Rebecca: "Again, no. They're not even on the same continent!"
Kara: "Well they could be, what about continental drift?"
Rebecca: "Continents don't drift that way!"
Kara: "What about Pandora, huh?"
Rebecca: "It was Pangea! Pandora is a jewelry company!"
Kara:"oh."


Yes, this is a real conversation and she honestly wasnt trying to be funny. Shes not very good at Geography obviously, and she gets words screwed up sometimes. She really thought what she was saying was true until I pointed out otherwise. I will post more little conversations like this as we say them. My friends and I have a habit of saying stuff like this a lot, so it probably wont be that long. Until then, bye.

I am now feeling like a LOST addict

Lately I have been feeling like a LOST addict. I've been renting the episodes on DVD from Blockbuster and have just finished season 3. I think it is one of the most amazing shows I have ever watched. The thing is, I've seen like 40 episodes in like 4 days. Pathetic, I know, but I had to do something to keep entertained. Anyway, I just wanted to talk about LOST, seeing as how I now love it so much. =)

Some Really messed up videos about cats

WARNING!!! The video called MEOW is not for kids under 12. It is one of the single most messed up videos I have ever seen. Watch at your own risk. The other one is fine and actually kinda funny, at least to me. Enjoy, or at least try to. =)

Something to keep you from dying of boredom

I just got back from Camp Crystal and already I miss it. Sure, I;m glad to be home, but camp was AWESOME! (Well, except for the fact that Nathalie, Kara, and I were horrendous at sailing and I got hit in the head a lot with the boom, and also the fact that the boat was overflowing with water and tipping a lot. Basically, never go sailing with us if you want to come back not half drowned and three hours late along with a couple of minor head injuries from being knocked out of the boat by the boom, which did actually hapen to another girl.) I swear, we were so bad at sailing we almost hit another sailboat three times, the speedboat once or twice and the dock about two or three times. That's how great we were! =) (not!) Anyway, now that I am home I've been feeling a little bit bored. I'm working on my summer reading, but I really need something else to do. I was looking around on youtube for some funny videos and I came across this one. It's not the funniest one in the world, but it is more entertaining than sitting around staring at the wall. Here it is. I have also posted another video of some people who actually sail worse than me and my friends. (Wow, impossible right? Think again!)

Interesting but Completely Useless Facts

I was bored and just looking around on the internet when I came across some really random, totally useless, yet oddly interesting facts. They are absolutely useless and have no value whatsoever unless you go on Jeoapardy or another game show. Enjoy. =)

Random Fact #1 When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole".


Random Fact #2 If you plug your nose you can't hum.
 
Random Fact #3 In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
 
Random Fact #4 The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturi- Pukakpikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu - a New Zealand hill.
 
Random Fact #5 A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down
 
Random Fact #6 An average American will spend an average of 6 months during his lifetime waiting at red lights.


Random Fact #7 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Random Fact #8 The average American eats 23 pounds of pizza per year.

Random Fact #9 The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

Random Fact #10 A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

I apologize if any of these facts aren't true, but I did do a good deal of research on all of them so I am confident that most of them are true. I hope this makes you wonder about your dentist, the stupidity of large birds, and the dangers of translating english to chinese. =)

Some Funny Pictures

Here are some funny pictures to brighten your day or at least make you smile a little. Also, if you're looking for more laughs, I suggest you check out one of my older posts, crazy cats, which has a video of some pretty hilarious cats.  Enjoy. =)

SCHOOL'S FINALLY OUT!!!!!!

I can't believe school's finally out! I thought it would never end! Now that I have more time, I can actually have a life outside of school. Finally! Speaking of that, I'm also relieved finals are OVER! There's nothing worse than having finals for three days in a row, especially when you're only in 6th grade! Cut us some slack! Geesh! So, I'm hoping to be able to post more, maybe some more short stories or something....I haven't been able to write in a while either. See why I hate school sometimes? It's only purpose is to rid you of your free time so you have no life. How wonderful. Well, i'll definently be posting more later, so feel free to check back in.

Happy Early Mother's Day

Hah! I didn't forget like I thought I might! Here's a cute little poem...

Mother's Love
Her love is like
an island in life's ocean,
vast and wide
A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide.
'Tis bound on the north by Hope,
By Patience on the West,
By tender Counsel on the South
And on the East by Rest.
Above it like a beacon light
Shine Faith, and Truth, and Prayer;
And thro' the changing scenes of life
I find a haven there.
Author Unknown

Isn't it so true? Make sure you tell the mother in your life how much you care-you have no idea how much that means. She doesn't need a gift, or a card, or chocolates, or flowers (Though all of those are nice too and she does appreciate), no, she needs to know she is loved. A simple hug is worth a thousand boxes of chocolate and rose boquets.

St. Augustine, Fl -best city ever? I think so!

Coolest city ever? I think so. I mean, what other city do you know of that has a cool fort, cool ghost stories, great shopping, awesome local authors, the title of oldest city in America, the supposed landing spot of Ponce de Leon, neat streets and shops, trolleys, mueseums/old jails, an old ivy-covered college, and Ripley's Believe it or not? Seriously, I love this city. It has this feeling of history and supernatural blended together-two things that I like. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to move there when I grow up and become one of those local authors. The whole city just feels so special and unique to me. I'm so excited to go there this weekend!!! I've been waiting for weeks for this Mother's Day Weekend (which I will post more on specially)! I haven't been in ages it feels like, though it's only been maybe 6 or 7 months. Also, I'll get to go on the ghost tour for the very first time! Can you believe someone who loves St. Augustine and the supernatural as much as I do has never even been on a single ghost tour? I can't wait. =)

Happy Belated Birthday Kara!!!!

Another Video

Here's another video I made. Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions for new video ideas. Enjoy =)

The Second Entry(s)

My friend Nathalie has submitted a couple of things, some cool websites and a very accurate picture of her little sister. If you know her, you will agree. =) (you can copy and paste the website addresses into your browser)


http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/

http://www.fark.com/

http://www.earthcam.com/

I can put my own videos on here!!!!

I found an old web cam in my bedroom and have decided to post my own videos on my blog. Enjoy! =)

The first submission

Here's the first submission in the contest...a picture of a golden doodle puppy from Kara! =)