Christmas Day!!!

Ok, I know that it was yesterday that it was Christmas Day but still, I didn't get a chance to write an entry yesterday.
So it was Christmas, and it was time to open all the presents under the tree. The only thing that I don't like about Christmas is that once you open all the presents, the tree is empty and the mystery is gone. I still look under that Christmas tree, like I did before Christmas Day, and just at the same time wish I didn't open my presents just because it was fun trying to figure out what lied inside the boxes. At the same time though, I'm glad that I opened my presents, because the suspense of what was inside was killing me. I like all the things I got, especially my new ipod nano, which not only holds the songs and videos, but it also takes videos. There is a video camera on the ipod so that I can take videos, and I can also record my thoughts or whatever I want in this voice memo app. It's really cool and this is what it looks like, though it's not green, it's blue...

See the camera? That's my ipod, and it also has the radio on it, which is what I'm listening to at the moment until my Mom puts songs on it; which will hopefully be today, I'm tired of listening to the radio. That's what I've been listening to before I got the ipod.
I also got a nice warm pink and green blanket, some clothes which are really cute. I really love this sweater that I got, it's probably the cutest thing in clothes that I got. I'll get a picture of it on here when I can. I still have that camera problem (no camera), so I have to figure out how to take some pictures and put them up.
Let's see, I also got some Aquolina Pink Sugar perfume which smells really good, I'm happy that I got that.  My Mom made me a purple scarf, which I love. I love the purple and it is just so comfy and warm. And like every Christmas, got some chocolate.
My boss at work also gave me a box of chocolates for Christmas, with a card and $20, along with my paycheck, so that was cool. Tiffany, my boss is really nice. Though, I did have to work yesterday; and some people may think that that just sort of just ruins Christmas. Having to work on Christmas Day, but it didn't for me. I like working at the movie theater up here, so I guess it was just a weird Christmas present for me and possibly for other people that think that working on Christmas Day is fun.
I got to see Sherlock Holmes though. Even though I was working, I got to see the movie, which was cool, and the movie was really good; and funny. I want to see it again.
Ok, well I am going to mess around with my new ipod, and clean my room so Merry Christmas! and a Happy New Year!!!

Avatar

So, yes I saw the movie Avatar and I must say that it was so awesome. I don't really know what to say about the movie without giving too much or everything away. I guess all I can say is that the special effects were extremely good and the storyline was amazing. I want to see that movie again. Of course the movie was long, but it still was a great movie and worth watching again. The only other thing that I will say about the movie is that I loved the way the Avatars had this really deep connection to everything on their planet. Ok, I'm not saying anything else, just that it was really good.
And I'm looking out my window now and see clouds so it might be possible that we get snow or something, but I'm no weather expert so I wouldn't know.
What I do know is that Christmas is in the air, for it is only one week away now. Or 6 days, which ever you choose. Hopefully I'll put a poem up today, so look at my other blog for a possible poem. And now I am offically on the 7th book of the Sword of Truth Series and the 6th one was just as good as the other 5 that I've read. I still can't decide which of the 6 books I've read so far is my favorite. Hmmm..
Anyway, I made this not so great cleaning list that I can hopefully get done and out of the way today. Just hopefully. So right now I'm going to go downstairs and have so cereal and then watch some tv for a little bit and then get started on that cleaning list. If I do happen to get done today, I'll hopefully still be in a cleaning mood and clean some stuff downstairs for my Mom, but that's only if I get my list done first....
Welp, better go. And yes I know that "welp" is not a word, but it's kind of close to the word "well" except it sounds a little better. Welp, welp, welp. That's a fun new word to say. Or maybe it is already a word. If so I need to discover the meaning of this new word that I discovered or..... whatever. I'll look it up and see if it's a word. Welp, LOL, gotta go and eat something for I'm getting all rumbly tumbly in my tummy. LOL. I don't know if that's exactly what Pooh Bear says, but it's close. Okayss now, going to go and find some yummy food to eat. OMG! I just remembered that there are donuts downstairs. Can't pass those up. Now I really have to go before they're all gone, or at least the good ones. Byeee!!!!!!

Santa Claus

Well, it's getting really close to Christmas. Like one week away, and I don't know what Christmas Eve or even Christmas Day is going to be like, but I guess that's the magic of it; or at least of everyday, you don't know what will happen.
When I was a little girl, maybe like 4 or 5 - something like that - I saw Santa Claus. First I heard that odd sound on the roof and then I quietly headed towards the living room and saw Santa by the fireplace. Granted I only saw his back, but it made me really happy. I remember that I wanted to say hi, but I didn't want him to put me on the naughty list or something so I quietly went back into bed. I don't remember if I heard another sound on the roof of him leaving, but that might have been because I was so excited that I saw Santa Claus.
To be honest, I still do believe in Santa Claus to this day, but I don't believe that he necessarily brings packages for everyone, but something more along the lines of miracles. It sounds stupid, I know; but those are my thoughts. Every Christmas I don't know what I'm going to get or what the day is going to be like. And since my memory utterly sucks I don't really recall having a miracle happen for me on Christmas. I'm hoping however that one may happen this year and that I will remember it. I seriously don't know what kind of miracle it would be, so don't ask me.
Christmas is my favorite holiday, and I look forward to it every year. The snow, the colors, the lights, Christmas songs/movies, and bells; every one of those things I look forward to. It only really happens once a year.... just like Halloween (LOL), which I happen to like too. I don't really even know what I want this year. As I seem to get older, the things that I seem to want decrease. Like when I was little I seemed to want everything I set my eye on, much like my little sister, Denali; but now it's like I just sort of look for things that would be more useful to me, but are still things that I want. I don't really know what else I want other than what I put in earlier posts. I guess I'm going to just have to wait and see what I get......
The wait by the way is torture...LOL, but it's worth it. I just wish that I was able to get my Mom and Denali something like I told myself I would this year; but I guess I'm just going to have to wait until next year or until their birthdays; or even both.
Well, I smell something good and I'm tired so I'm going to go get some dinner and then head off to bed. Denali tired me out today. LOL. Goodnight, and if you've had a Christmas miracle, I'd love to hear about it...

Yikes!!!

Yikes= yes. It snowed so much today that the roads were just extremely dangerous today. My Mom was coming up from Reno and she I guess could not see a thing. I was hoping that she would get home okay, for I was at work at the time; and she did. I mean, we just got so much snow, it was crazy. Over at the movie theater we got like a foot of snow, and higher up, well, IDK how much snow it was higher up, possibly like 3 ft or something. And it's supposed to snow more tonight and tomorrow.
I'm just wondering what I'll be doing tomorrow. I'm not working so.... who knows? Hopefully I'll find a friend thats free to hangout with; and is able to drive down into town or something. Today, I watched some TV, ate food, read a book, and worked a little bit on my poem; oh, and was on facebook. As you can tell I didn't have a very productive day. Though I did do the dishes and go to work, if that counts....
Well, I'm going to probably go and read this book, it's really good. So I'm going to read some of that before I head off to bed. Get some quiet time....
Ok, so bye, and goodnight, and stay warm and safe; and hopefully where ever you are the roads aren't dangerous. Sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs bite....LOL! Goodnight.

Snow!!!!!

Let it snow! Let it snow!
Right now as I am typing it is snowing outside, and it just looks beautiful. Trying to figure out a poem that I can write to this beautiful but chilly weather. Normally I don't really care that much for the snow, just because snow creates ice which makes me fall, and my friend Forrest laugh. But it is really beautiful and mesmorizing to look at. We already have a lot of snow up here, but it just keeps coming, with short breaks of the sun. My friends invited me to ski with them on Sunday, but because I haven't set one toe in my ski boots in like two years.... maybe more... I politely declined. I wish that I could go though. It seems like it would be fun; but I really want to learn how to snowboard. It looks more fun than skiing and possibly easier. But IDK, cause I haven't tried it before. My Uncle Matt made an offer to send one of their snowboards or something up here so that I can practice and learn; and I might just take him up on that offer.
Right now I am watching my sister dance in her little princess heels and her Gap hat. She looks so cute. She's in her Pj's, a Gap hat, and her little princess heel shoes. I have this music playing, "All Over You" by Kaci; and she is dancing to it. Now the song has changed to New Classic [Live] from the movie Another Cinderella Story, and she just looks so cute trying to dance all cool. She just looks so cute.
It sucks though, cause she's going to her Dad's today and I don't want her to go. But then again, it just makes me all the more excited for her to come home.
It's still snowing, but it doesn't look like its quite sticking yet, but it's getting there..... No worries.
Hopefully I can get out of the house today. I have no school to do so there isn't any reason why I couldn't. I just hope that I have someone to hangout with. I haven't hung with friends in a while, so I'm just hoping that they're still there and want to hangout with me. Today is also my day off, so I want to be able to do something. Though I'm going to try and steer clear of the library because every single time I go there I always end up getting one of those free books that you can take. Can never leave a library without a book, and the books I do have are piling up because they're still waiting to be read.
I also want to be able to learn how to knit. It seems like something that could keep me busy, and I could even sell the things that I would make. I just need to learn how to do it first, and get somethings that I need to do it, like yarn and the needles. I want to do a lot of things, but this is the only thing off the top of my head right now - including snowboarding, but that might be a while as well as take a while.
Well, I better get going. I think Denali wants to watch a Christmas movie. So later. And I'll try not to put too many entries here. LOL. I just have nothing to do right now, so I just feel like looking at my blogs and organizing through them and stuff. That's why I hope that I can get out of the house...... Well, later.....

Finally!!!

Well, FINALLY!!!!  I finished my English class today, and you have no idea how happy I am about that right now. Took the final today. Don't know what I got on the final, but I got the class done today. I also worked again today. Seems I've been working everyday this week, though I don't work tomorrow, at least not that I know of; but I am working on Saturday, then another day off on Sunday and then back to work on Monday. I'm wiped out.
Good news is, is that because I am done with my English class and I don't know when I'll be starting my next class, I can finally get things done. I can read my books, write more poems, actually keep my room clean and play with Denali more, and hang out with friends. I don't even remember the last time it was that I got out of the house for the day to hang with friends or had a sleepover at a friend's house. It's been a while.
It is getting much colder here, so I've been wearing my ski socks around the house because even slippers aren't doing the trick. My purse ends up weighing a little more than usual because I added my gloves and a hat in there, and God knows what else. It's like a treasure hunt in my purse sometimes. No matter how many times I may clean it, it always gets messy. I wonder if there's such thing as a purse organizer; you know like the kind of thing you put in your desk drawer, but it's for a purse and it may not be made out of plastic like a desk organizer? Hmmm.
Well, I said before that I'd say what my sort of personal Christmas list is. Ok, so it's more like a resolution. You know, like you would make at the beginning of the year? Well, my resolution was that when I got a job, I'd be able to get my Mom and Denali great presents, because I'd finally have the money to pay for it. I'm hoping that sometime before Christmas I can get them something special. It is sort of a promise that I made to myself, and I want to be able to try and follow through with it.
And as far as other things on my Christmas list goes.... I was thinking that I want the rest of this "Sword of Truth" Series books. So far I have "Blood of the Fold," "Stone of Tears," and "Temple of the Winds." The other books I would need is "Wizard's First Rule," "Soul of the Fire," "Faith of the Fallen," "The Pillars of Creation," "Naked Empire," "Chainfire," "Phantom," and "Confessor." Come to think of it, I should save up for a book shelf. I have so many books that I'm just trying to find places where they will fit in my room. It's crazy. Speaking of books, I'll be able to work on my book more while I'm not doing any classes, which shouldn't be for long. I could get it tomorrow or on Monday. I really don't know; but this Math class that I'm going to be doing next should be easy. I should hopefully get it done in the 21 days that I have to get it done. Then after that I have Science, though I don't know how long that class will take me. Science is interesting, but it's hard for me to understand and do.
Ok, well I'm getting cold, so I'm going to get under my nice warm covers and get some shut eye. Goodnight, and stay warm and drive safe. The roads are getting really slick now.

Christmas List

Well, I do have a list of things that I want even though I know I'm probably not going to get them all, I mine as well put some of the things on my Christmas list out there. Of course, this is like a journal too, so I may want some of these things for my birthday or just something that I can also buy myself when I have enough money saved.

Ok, so here's my list:

First at the top of the list right now is this jacket that I found. It looks really comfy and its a little stylish. And on top of that, it looks just like the jacket that Bella wears in Twilight. I want it. Here's a picture of the jacket and then a pic of the jacket in the movie (well it's on a poster, but still...).

Here's the website where you could buy the jacket...

http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Outerwear/Jacket+from+Twilight

And I wear probably a small or medium. LOL

Ok next on the list... well... would be a camera. I love taking pictures, and it just sucks that i don't have a camera now, cause I wanted to be able to take a picture of the snow and the other beautiful stuff that I see out my window everyday. And plus, I'd have better pictures to put on here instead of trying to use my webcam.....

That's pretty much all I want right now. Well, actually I need a gift card to like American Eagle or Abracombie or something cause I need more clothes. Jeans anyway....

Ok, so there's my Christmas List. And I have somewhat more personal Christmas list that I'll try to put up later today or tomorrow. It's not really a sort of Christmas list, but its just one thing that I told myself I would try to do this Christmas.

Ok, well gots to study for my English final. Yes, I'll tell you more about that when I get back. Laters...

Thankful

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it seems like the time of year where people are thankful for what they have. So here is what I am thankful for......
I am thankful for having my Mom and little sister Denali with me. I love them so much and will love them always. I will watch Denali grow and help her with her troubles when she starts to even have things that she would be worrying about. LOL. I love my Mom, and hope that by the time I'm 21 or something, we'll be a lot closer; and be friends.
I am thankful for the roof over my head, and the food that I eat. Which, speaking of food, I'm starting to get hungry. LOL.
I am thankful for the job that I have right now. I love working at the movie theater. I think that its the best first job, and I want to be able to keep it for as long as I can.
Those are the main things that I am thankful for. And I know that I've told myself, as well as my Mom, that I am going to change and become a better person. Everytime that I've said that, I haven't really followed through with it. I'm hoping that this month, I'll be able to do that. I am almost done with this class, and afterwards I am taking Math, then possibly Chemistry before I start the k-12 online program. The math might be easy, because there is no researching; there is just dealing with dimensions and numbers. The science might be a little hard though. Maybe I can just do that over summer. It would probably be a lot easier that way.
Over this month, I am hoping to get into a routine, where I do the dishes almost everyday (cause I don't do them really at all right now), keep my room clean (I need to get rid of a lot of stuff though; make room for other stuff), keep updating this blog, as well as my other blog as often as I can (meaning every other day if not everyday), I want to be able to have time to work on my story, but also to be able to have time to go outside; and like in my poem "Adventure in Autumn," find the perfect tree and sit and read.
That is what I am hoping to do during this month. It is a lot, but I'm hoping that after this English class is done, school will go a lot more smoother for me, and I'll be able to get more done. Everything right now sort of revolves around how quick I can do school, so wish me luck. And let's hope that I get a high B, if not an A in my English class (for my grade).
Thank you for listening, and I hope that you check out my other blog and read my poems. I hope to have more up after next Monday, but like I said before, it depends on school. Thanks again, and now back to school.

On A Role

So today was a very productive day. I woke up, did school, and got 2 1/2 assignments done. Tomorrow I might have the same number or maybe 3; depending on the assignments. I had dinner; macaronie and cheese. And the kind that I made, usually makes me sick, but today, I felt fine. I went to work and got everything set up in like 5 minutes, and then just waited to let people in. I just feel like I'm on a role today, or rather "felt" because the day is now over and I'm going to be heading off to bed pretty soon here. But gosh... I just want it to be like that everyday. It felt really good. I got to play with Denali for a little bit today. I mean, sometimes she comes in and I have to tell her to get out because I'm doing school, which I don't like to do, but.... I need to get it done. Tonight however, she came in my room when I was getting ready for work and she pretended to do her hair while I actually did mine. She also helped me with the macaroni, and while the noodles were cooking we danced in the kitchen for a little while. And my Mom didn't get mad at me today.
I just feel so happy right now, and I just wish that everyday could be like today; and maybe I can make it so. That is if I can be as productive as I was today, everyday. Though tomorrow, I'm going to try and get up to at least 2 or 3 assignments done tomorrow, and I also have to clean my room, cause it is such a mess.
I have 9 more assignments that I have to get done, which means that I could be taking my final next Monday, or even on Friday, if I could get more done a day. Now that is what happened today, let me tell you what happened yesterday, or rather a big something that happened yesterday......
My boss and I were taking out the trash and heading out to leave from work, when we saw the biggest bear. Well, it wasn't huge, but it was big, and it was just staring at my boss and I. It was just staring at us the whole time, while Tiff (my boss) was making some room so I could sit in her car. When Tiff started flashing her lights and stuff, that's when the bear finally went away, and we were able to put the trash in the dumpster. That was some bear, I'll tell ya.
Well, now that I've said that, I think that I'm going to head off to bed and wake up early to get somemore school work done. So, goodnight..... Oh and the moon just looks so awesome tonight. There was a halo around it. It looked so beautiful. Its just a shame that no camera would be able to get that kind of footage. Nothing taken from a camera is as beautiful as seeing it with your own eyes. I think that's a quote that I'm going to call my own- cause I haven't seen it anywhere, and it is a good quote if you ask me so.....:

"Nothing taken from a camera is as beautiful as seeing it with your own eyes."
-Kayla

Goodnight now..... and enjoy the beautiful moon and night sky. It really is a site to look at. Gorgeous.

.......

How do I feel right now? Hurt, sad, scared. When I came home tonight from work, I didn't expect my Mom to start getting mad at me. She said a lot of hurtfull things that I wish that she never said, because now they are ringing in my head. I don't think she knows how much she hurts me; and I don't fully know how much I may hurt her, but I just wish that she wouldn't say those things. I mean, I don't mean to hurt her. I don't do it on purpose, it just happens, sometimes, most of the time, with out me even knowing it.
I just wish that she knew how sad I feel almost everyday with the words she puts in my head. I wish she knew how hurt I am all of the time because I just feel like no one loves me, that no one wants me.
I love my Mom so much, no matter what she says; but what she says puts me on edge. I don't want to go back to my Dad's. In fact I don't care if I never see him again, because he hurt me so much. I have so many things that I wish that I could talk to my Mom about, but she doesn't always listen. I mean, she listens, but she doesn't take it in as I would like her to. 
I love my Mom, but IDK; she just doesn't believe in me anymore. And if she does, she doens't tell me; but I wish that she would. I just wish that I could have one day where my Mom doesn't get mad at me for something. I just don't have the energy to fight back, and try and tell her my side or how I feel. I just let her get it out. I mean, every now and then I'll try to say something, but IDK.......
I want things to be ok with us, but it doesn't help when she pushes me too hard- and not even realizes it.
I love my Mom, and I hope that she loves me too; and I hope that things can turn out ok with us too. I've already lost my Dad. I don't want to lose my Mom and Denali too.

Emo Susie, Uncle Matt & Olivia & Abigal

Well, today was like the best day. I got to see my Emo Susie, and my cousins Olivia and Abigal, and my Uncle Matt. I haven't seen them it what seems like forever. Though of course it kind of was forever because the last time I saw them was like 2 years ago. We didn't quite do much today. I mean we went to Barnes & Noble and looked at some books, of course, and stuff. Then we went to eat lunch, and then headed to the mall to let Denali and Olivia run around a little while Susie, Mom, and I talked and caught up and everything. It was really great. I miss them already. I was going to to try and see them next summer, if I was able to get a car, or save up enough money to go on a plane or something. But I think that I'd rather take a road trip. LOL, stop in Vegas or something on my way down there. It'd be fun, though might use a lot of gas/money on the way down there. I hope that I can see them soon. I'm just sort of bummed that I didn't get to see my Emo Chelsea and Tessa. I don't even remember the last time I saw them; but it has been a while.
Gosh, I just can't believe how fast Olivia has grown. She is just so big, and I've only seen pictures of Abigal, but she is getting big too. It's amazing how fast kids grow. Uncle Matt and Emo Susie were astonished at how fast I'm growing. All I could do was smile, LOL. I love them.
We took some pictures which Susie is going to send me so that I can post them both on this blog, and on my bulletin board. It just really sucked when they had to go, and when we had to go. I guess that goes to show that time sure flies when you're having a good time.
As for school, IDK if I'll be able to finish this English class in time, so I might have to take it with this new k through 12 program during the summer. The upside is that I'll have about a month and a half with no school. The downside, is that I'll be behind and I probably wont be able to graduate with my class. I'm just not up to doing more school over next summer, but what can I do? This class through WOLF is hard, and I just want to smack it. It's getting on my nerves, it really is. Anyway, I'm not going to like having to take classes over summer, but maybe if I'm lucky, and the classes through the new school program aren't as hard as WOLF, then I could possibly get through it a little faster. Who knows? That would be nice, I mean, the deadlines for the k-12 are just like going to the high school up here, but maybe if I understand most of it, I might be able to get ahead, and possibly work on my English class right before summer starts, so I could get done with it before summer is over and stuff.
And even if I have to do school over summer, I can still go visit my Emo Susie in Arizona because its all online. So all I'd have to do would be to bring my computer. Anyways, I think that I'm going to go, just because I would like to see how much I can get done before I go to bed, which believe me, will be soon because I'm just so tired. Everytime I go down to Reno, it just takes everything out of me, and I'm exhausted by the time I get back home.
So goodnight, and yes, I will try to post another poem soon. Its just hard getting the wording right. I want to be able to give the full meaning and make it sound beautiful, even though the watery slush of snow doesn't look or sound great. Goodnight, and best wishes to you all.

Thanksgiving

Ok, so yesterday was Thanksgiving, as all of you know; and my Mom made the best feast ever. She was cooking all day, which was torture because it smelled so good. I was just glad when we finally got eat, which was at like 3:45. Kind of early, I think, but IDK. Anyways, before dinner we all got dressed up for Christmas pictures, which I don't have, so I'm unfortunately unable to show you how great they turned out. Then we ate, and I was stuffed, so I waited a couple hours before having dessert. My Mom made some pumpkin pies too. Two of them in fact. Let's see..... She made a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, and yams. We had some apple cider to go with it. The turkey was delicious, and the potatoes was an experiment that my Mom was doing, and they are fantastic. I love them. They have sliced potatoes, thyme, butter, some sort of pepper seasoning (you'd have to ask my Mom), and some salt and pepper. It was so good. Yummm....
Anyways, it was a great thanksgiving. The only suckish part was that I had to do school while all of my friends got the day off. Upside, the food was great and I actually got some sleep last night.
When I woke up this morning, I felt refreshed and ready to get a lot of assignments done; but now I feel wiped out, stuffed, and ready to go to bed right now.
Did I mention that I finished my midterm, though it took two tries to get a good enough grade on it. The first try, I got an F, naturally; but the second time I got a C which is a lot better than a F. So how is school you ask? Well I'm supposed to be taking my final on Monday, but I still have, now 13 assignments to do before I get to that point. My term for this class doesn't actually end for 10 more days, but IDK... If I don't get everything done by Monday, there is a chance that I might be able to take my final sometime next week, and still be able to get everything done and have time to study. I'm just hoping, cause I really am not wanting to fail.
On my breaks, to clear my head an stuff, I read a book, talk to friends on facebook, and every now and then the phone, and that's pretty much it. Other times when I'm not doing school, I'm either sleeping or eating, or at work. So as you can see, this school is taking up my entire life right now. I just can't wait till next week when I can finally get this done.
Well, I'm going to go now, and try to get at least one more assignment done before I go to bed in an hour. Yes, I know that I'm going to bed early; but I need to change my sleeping pattern and that just tells you how tired I am. Usually I end up going to bed at like 1 or 2 in the morning. Sometimes even 3. So I'm trying to change that now. I don't want to end up getting sick because a lack of sleep. Getting sick is no fun.
So, goodbye, and I'll write updates of my life as soon as I can catch my breath.
Laters, and wish me luck on my final, and that I can get all of these assignments done to even take my final....

Proficiencies

Hello there. Well, this week I've been studying to take proficiency testing at the high school up here. Let's see..... yesterday I did the Math Proficiency, today I did the Writing and tomorrow I'm doing the Science. So I'm studying for that (science) so that I can pass that. I actually think that I did good on the math and writing proficiencies, but that's just a guess. The science one seems like its hard, but I'm still looking for a practice proficiency test to study from. This morning was a little crazy because I set my alarm for 5:45 this morning, and I was just so tired, 'cause I didn't even end up going to bed last night until like 11:00 because I was at work. Anyways, I set my alarm for 5:45 and I was tired so I just kept hitting the snooze button. I had to be at the school at 7:45, because that's when the test was. Guess what time I got out of bed this morning? At like 7:40. I look at my alarm clock and 7:40 is what it read. So right then I just became wide awake. I ran into my Mom's room and told her that we had to like light speed hurry, cause I was going to be late. I apparently scared my Mom and Denali from coming into the room so fast. So I got ready for school in like less than five mintues; getting warm clothes on, brushing my teeth, getting my purse and getting my shoes on and heading out the door. I didn't even have time to eat anything. I ended up getting at the school at like 7:50. Luckily testing was running a little behind because it took a while to set the chairs and tables up in the gym. After I found my seat, I just caught my breathe. Running up three sets of stairs is not easy. Yes, the high school is three stories, and the gym was on the third floor.
So there you go. I took my test, and then after I was done, I saw some of my friends before they we fnt to class, then I headed out of the school and headed down to the animal shelter: Pet Network Animal Friends, which is right next door to the high school. I waited there until my friends were leaving the school for lunch and hung out with my friend Megan during lunch.
After lunch I asked the office if I could have a pass so that I could go into Megan's sixth period class, which was ROTC. Anyway, I got the pass; cause you have to have a pass to walk around the school if you're not a student and stuff. Anyways, I spend the remainder of the high school in the ROTC building. Then after school I hung out with my friend Megan. After hanging out with Megan, my Mom called cause it was getting dark, so I had to go home....blah, blah, blah,,etc.etc.etc.
And now I'm going to go to bed, so goodnight, and wish me luck on my Science Proficiency tomorrow. I'm really going to need it.

2012

Let's see.....
Yesterday I saw the movie 2012, and let me just tell you that it was so good. Granted it was sad....I cried. Of course because like most people, I tried to hold in my tears, cause I hate crying in front of people. Anyways, it was really good, and I suggest that everyone go see it. It is scary though, just because it seems so real because of the scientific data, etc. I love the ending though. I mean, I know that all endings are good, but this was a great ending; well not the very very end, but a little before the end. I am so getting it when it comes on dvd.
Ok, so I am SO EXCITED for New Moon to come on Friday. Just like 4 1/2 more days till it gets here. We're having a midnight showing at the theater on Thursday night, and I so want to go, but... I'm just guessing that we are going to be sold out that night, so I'm not going to even bother. I'll see it on Saturday or something. Plus I'll take a peak every now and then while I'm working. And then the week after New Moon gets here, I think that we're going to get The Blind Side, which I do get, because that movie looks really good, and I want to see it.
Denali, my little sister is learning how to draw her letters/numbers. I was helping her a little bit this morning. She had a hard time doing the letter "x," number "5," and she was actually able to pick up the number "8" faster than I thought. She is really smart, and I seriously think that she's going to be a singer or actress when she grows up with all of her singing and everything.
.....Ok, I'm going to go to bed now. I'm so wiped out. We had a lot of people come to the movie tonight, and my eyes are killing me, not to mention my back from cleaning and moving stuff around. But no worries... It shall heal...LOL.
Niters, and GO SEE THE MOVIE 2012. It's really good...... Hey, do you know what's going to happen in 2012? Cause I mean, I don't think that the world is going to end, but I do think that an event is going to happen that will change the world. Sort of like 9/11, but possibly a little bigger and more worldwide.

This Dream

Ok, so before I head off to bed, I just can't get this out of my mind. It bugs me so much just due to the fact that my Mom said that I can't see him anymore. Ryan, whom my Mom told me not to see anymore, for reasons I'm not going to say.... I keep having dreams about him. How crazy is that? I mean, anyone... does that mean anything? Cause if it does I'm not hearing the message.
I mean I miss him a lot, more than anyone can ever know, and want to be able to see him again. Its just.....IDK, what Mom says is what goes. Which I don't like by the way. I'm 17, going to be 18 next year. My Mom shouldn't be telling me who I can and cannot date. Its just not right.
But IDK, just thought that I might add this because sometimes when you let things out, you feel better and it goes away. So maybe that was what I was hoping. I miss him already, but dreaming about him now, just hurts. I guess that's why I've been so tired. Haven't been able to sleep at night.
Well, wish me luck tonight. I need the sleep.

By the way... I might be changing this playlist before December, just because with our Christmas tree already put up in the livingroom, and seeing snow today, I'm kind of getting into the Christams spirit already. I might put a Christmas background too, if I have the time.
Ok, leaving now. Goodnight....

First Snow

Ok, so when I woke up this morning, guess what I saw? Snow! That's right, snow. We probably got about 3 or 4 inches, but it looked like it was more than that. It looked so pretty. But it didn't last long, at least by my house. The sun came out and melted like all of the snow, except in higher in the mountains of course.  Everyone kept telling me that there was still snow outside, but I stayed inside all day again, so I didn't see anything other than what was outside the windows.
I started to write a poem about it, but I haven't gotten very far. When I do happen to finish it though it will be titled "December," only because it sort of talks about what happens in December; the snow, Christmas, so just watch out for that on my other blog "The Art of A Learning Writer." That's where I'll be writing all of my poems and my book updates, and by book updates, I simply mean how far I've gotten in writing my book. Though I'll sometimes add what book I'm reading, what its about, and if I really enjoy reading it, I might talk more about it.
Anyways, I'm tired again, so I'm going to bed; and then waking up in the morning to start working on school again. You know I've gotten about half of the assignments done? I have a total of 31 assignments to do (including my midterm, but not final), and now I have 18 more to go. Hopefully I'll be able to get it all done before Saturday, if I'm lucky. I still have a lot of reading ahead for me. And for a lot of upcoming assignments, I have to write a short play or make a playwright script out of the last chapter of Huckleberry Finn; which I'm not too excited to do, just because I haven't even read the book yet, and I'm supposed to do this assignment on the last chapter, which will just ruin the book for me.
It wold be nice if WOLF told me to read the book first or something before giving me this assignment, or having me do it on a book I've already been told to read like "To Kill A Mockingbird" or "Of Mice and Men" or even "Lord of the Flies." IDK, I just can't wait till I get into this new program.
Anyways, I think that I'm going to be off to bed now. So goodnight and sleep tight.

Sleep Tight

Well, last night I didn't get as much sleep as I'd hoped. I ended waking up I'm guessing at like around 4 in the morning, but it might have been sooner. So right now I'm exhausted and am getting ready for my head to hit my pillow.
I'm still doing that English class, but I'm getting closer and closer to getting it done. I'm able to work past my midterm which I'm happy about, but I still have to try and get this class done by Saturday, and then start another class after that. Right now I have like 19 or 20 assignments to go, so I've got to get going on those. I'm going toward working on the easiest ones first, and then heading for the harder ones, cause once the easier ones are out of the way, I'll have no choice but to then hurry and do the harder ones. Wish me luck.
Anyways, lately I've just been working, working on school, and listening to music. Oh... and I've been doing some writing on my breaks or in my free time. Either that or reading one of my books.
Now, lets see what's new....... Oh yeah, well, we have to move out of the place we're in right now because, well Incline is expensive, so we're looking for a place up here that's no so expensive but still really nice and big enough for us. It will be interesting to move from one place to another up here. Let's just hope that we find a place before all of the snow comes crashing down. Otherwise it'll be harder to move things around.
Denali right now is going through a phase where she's afraid of everything. It's a bit annoying actually, but like I said, its just a phase. She doesn't want to go downstairs unless someone is going with her, even if someone is already downstairs. She's afraid that monsters are going to get her, and no matter what we say, Denali doesn't believe us (my Mom and I).
Anywho, 2012 comes to the movie theater up here on Friday, so I'll talk more about that when I actually see the movie. It doesn't look scary persay, but more, interesting.
Ok, so like I said, I'm tired, so I'm going to that place where one sleeps- in bed. So goodnight, and I'll write when I can...... School is just taking over all of my time right now........
Ok, goodnight, and sleep tight.

A Christmas Carol

Ok, so today I watched A Christmas Carol with my bestest friend, haha, Whitney. The movie was great, but if you have a kids about the age of 3 to 6 then don't take your kids, because its too scary. Whitney and I actually jumped a couple of times because there were some parts that you ,just don't expect. But the movie was great. Granted it seemed more about the animation than the story, but the movie was still great.
Now I'm going to turn in early for tonight, because my friend Whitney here is going to pass out, and I think that I might too. Goodnight all....
Oh and next up at the movie theater, we're getting 2012, and then NEW MOON!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!
Ok, night...

One & A Half

Ok, so I was unable to really get in my class today, because my deadline is over, so I have to wait for someone (This is why I'm bad at remembering names) to call me back so that I can hopefully get one more extension. But, though I was unable to get into my class today, I was able to get like an assignment and a half done today. Hopefully it'll be two by the end of tonight. After this class, my Mom wants me to one more class in WOLF, before I go to this new school program she is putting me in, which I'm glad by the way. Anyways, the next class that I'm hopefully going to be able to take is Math or in other words, Algebra 3-4. I don't think that this class has that many notes that I have to print out, at least not as much as this English class, which means that I can definitely get that class done in the time I'm supposed to. Then I can relax a little and hang out with my friends before I have to start this new program. This just makes me so happy, you have no idea. But I do have to say, that I am going to miss my teachers in WOLF. They are really nice. I really like my English teacher, Mrs. Green.
Anyways, I also updated my other blog, I guess you can say, so take a look at that. I put a new header on there, which I really like, and will probably just keep there, picture and all. Next I'm going to put somemore poems on there, and hopefully be able to talk about the book I'm writing without giving too much away. Well, on second thought, I'll actually just wait, because I still am unsure what direction my book is going to go. I got the beginning down, but the rising action, climax and resolution are still a work in progress.
Tomorrow up here, we have A Christmas Carol playing, which I'm definitely going to see. And no, its not going to be in 3-D, but for those of you who get dizzy and stuff wearing those 3-D glasses, this is a good thing. Over at the other theater in Kings Beach, Paranormal Activity is playing, which I'm not really up for seeing since I've just heard that it was extremely scary. And I'm already uneasy about watching scary movies as it is, so I'm not going to even bother. Plus my Mom doesn't want me to see it because after she saw the preview for it and after talking to her friend who saw the movie; she's just like "no way Kayla."
I'm happy though, because we're going to get New Moon up here, and I want to see it so bad. I have the preview memorized because I've seen it in the theater and on the tv. I'd rather see the actual movie now.
Ok, so I'm in a very long process of cleaning my bedroom- just because I'm organizing it and cleaning it at the same time, so..... enough said. But I just wish that I didn't have all of these old school notes to go through. And yes, many people would say to just throw them away, but I actually like keeping some of my school notes, at least the stuff that I really don't know and would like to hold on to. And plus, once I have kids, they're going to be asking me for help on homework, and so if I keep at this math and stuff as much as I can, I should be able to remember almost everything without needing these notes anymore. IDK, just a thought.
I'm still wishing that I had those eye drops, but my eyes do feel better than yesterday, surprisingly. I'm actually going to try to go to bed early tonight. And when I mean early, I actually mean at like 10:30 to 11. But hopefully I can get to bed before then. I really do need the sleep.
Ok, so I'm going to make another graceful exit, and try to get ready for bed. Which reminds me, I still haven't eaten dinner.
Gotta go....

80s & 90s Month

Ok, so now it's 80s & 90s month which basically means that I have made a playlist of 80s and 90s music. Now some of this music may be from earlier than this or later than this. On some of the songs I'm not sure, but enjoy. I love all of these songs too.

I'm Still Here.... Don't Worry

Ok, so I haven't written in a while, and that is because I'm still trying to get this English class done. I hate this class now, well don't really hate it because its helping me with my writing; but still, this is ridiculous. I just don't want to do this class anymore. In fact I have to call my counselor or whoever else I can talk to, cause I just don't like her, to give me another extension. I now awfully regret not taking this class with another class. Then I might have actually gotten it done, but I can't do that now.
I'm just happy that my Mom is getting into this new online school program. Life will be so much easier, and my stress level will decrease. Anyways, let me say what's new......
I started another blog. This blog is about the things I write; poems, stories I'm in the process of writing or even books I'm in the process I'm reading. So I hope that you follow me on that:
http://www.alearningwriter.blogspot.com/
I'm also hoping to get myself some contacts and finally get rid of these glasses, but I have to be able to touch my eye first, which is a work in progress, but is still at the same time difficult. I just hope that I get passed it soon because I could really use those contacts right now. I can also use some eye drops. My eyes have just been irritating me like crazy.
Halloween was fun. Denali dressed up in the cutest kitty costume, and my Mom put some whiskers and a little eye shadow on that matchedd her costume. She had a lot of fun. When I get a chance I'll put a picture of her in her costume on here. What else....?????Hmmmm.......
Oh, Michael Jackson's: This Is It is playing up here at the movie theater right now. And I don't even know how many times I've seen it now. I'm just glad that right now I don't have his songs stuck in my head. And might I add that my Mom is a big fan. We went to see the movie together, and she sang to every song during the movie. You know, I bet if she wanted to, she would have danced in the isle. The I went to see it a second time and this time Denali came along. She, unlike my Mom, was dancing in the isles. She looked so cute. And because I just didn't want to be in there anymore. I needed to stretch my legs and what not. I went upstairs in the projection room with my boss and other co-workers. Denali, only seconds later was up there with me, and dancing up there with my boss Tiff. It was so cute. Then the movie was over and Denali wanted to keep dancing. She wanted to go down on the stage, where the screen is, and dance and sing. But it was late so we had to go home and sleep.
Did I mention that Denali went trick-or-treating with my boss' kid, Isabelle? Well, yes she did, and she had a great time. So good in fact, that my Mom invited both of my boss' kids to come over to our house and play. I was at work at the time, so I didn't watch them play and possibly drive my Mom crazy. But my Mom said that they were good; had a few time-outs, but were still good. By the time Tiff and I got to my house the girls were in the livingroom, laying by the couch watching Alvin & the Chipmunks, quietly I might add. And when it was time to for everyone to leave and get ready for bed, the girls wanted to play somemore.... so enough said for any parents out there and know what I'm talking about.
....Well right now my eyes are burning through their sockets, so I'm going to turn in and get some sleep since there seems to be no school stuff for me to really do right now. (I can't get into my class right now because my "Term Ended," so I have to call somebody and get them to open my class for me again. Wish me luck, because I really need it. If I want to go to college and take English classes, then I have to be able to get A's in like all of my English classes.
Yes, I want to become a writer of some sort if you didn't catch that by now. So again wish me luck, and check out my other blog. Just keep in mind that because I'm trying to get this class done and others that will come in the near future I may not be able to write everynight. In fact, I know I'm not going to be able to write everynight, on this blog or my other one. But I will keep ya updated about what I'm doing and what I'm writing (on my other blog). So goodnight. These eyes of mine need to close and rest. Goodnight....

Cold, Tired, & Hungry

Ok, so like the title, I'm cold, tired and hungry. I just got back from work and it is freezing outside..... Next time I'm bringing my other jacket and a hat with possibly a side of gloves. There was no bear outside tonight, at least not one that I saw. Someone came in though and said that there was a bear trying to get into the trash again, but it wasn't the theater trash, it was the trash farther down in the parking lot. I guess it got scared away though because the movie just got out and everyone was going outside and leaving in their cars.... So yeah....
I saw my neighbor and friends Rich, Candy, and little Cody who I sometimes babysit. They came to go see the movie which was pretty cool. Yes, its still "Where the Wild Things Are" and yes its still as cute as ever when watching some parts of the movie. I actually thought it funny, because tonight I got more tips than yesterday night and yesterday night we had two showings hence more people. IDK, its cool though because I'za gots me somes money.
I'm tired because my Mom woke me up to come down to Reno with her so that I could help Denali after she got done with the dentist today. And might I add she was very brave. I don't even remember everything that she got, but lets just say that her mouth was numb for like the rest of the day, pretty much. I think she got like a root cannel (ok, so I can't spell this, you get the idea..) and/or something and something...... IDK, you'd have to ask my Mom, but she was so brave. Granted she felt a little sick afterward and had to lay down and take a nap, but her stomach quickly healed from the ache. Though her mouth was still numb, at least on the right side, so when she ate, she had to eat only on her left side, and she did a really good job with that too. She's just so smart..... at four years old.... I love her so....
Any who, now I'm hungry, so I'm going to probably go downstairs and get something to snack on or something before I head off to my nice..... warm..... bed. So laters and goodnight.

Lions and Tigers and "Bears," Oh My..

Ok, so I just saw my first bear tonight... Which is pretty sad because I've lived in Tahoe for like 4 years and this is my first time seeing a bear. So yes, I saw a bear at work actually, when I was taking out the trash. It was sort of hidden by this tree so I didn't see it at first, and when I did, it of course startled me. Looking back on that, I kind of feel like an idiot because when I saw the bear, I was prepared to run for it.... But then I saw that it just stared at me and then started backing away a little bit. I wasn't as afraid of it as when I first saw it, but I kept my distance..... I slowly walked to the opposite side of the dumpster and put the trash in. Meanwhile the bear just sort of ran back about 10ft behind the dumpster. So I put the trash in and then just started backing away. And, well IDK if I just really like looking at pictures of wildlife and just the fact that I'm living up here, surrounded by a bunch of trees and seeing squirrels everywhere or something...... Whatever..... But anyway, I just was so fascinated by the bear that I just sort of stood there and stared at it. I mean its not everyday that you see a bear, at least for me. So I thought it was really cool. It was just a medium sized black bear. I would say small, but since this is my first bear and not being able to picture a bear as huge, it would seem to form its own tower, or something, I'll just stick to medium.
Then my Mom drove up and was just like Kayla what are you doing?! Get away from there!!!! She was just freaking out like any Mom would..... But I was just kind of like, OMG Mom, its not even doing anything and its more afraid of me and ready to run off then start clawing me to death or something. I mean, granted I had that in my head, hearing about bears being angry all the time and always chasing you. But IDK, tonight kind of proved them wrong. Not every bear is going to chase you. I mean they are the ones minding their own business, trying to get food, etc. and then we just walk up on then, whether we know it or not and either run for it, or try to scare them away..... Yea, so my Mom called Patrol or whatever, and a cop car came and started turning on his sirens and scared the bear off. Which I was actually thankful for because the bear was right next to my boss, Tiffany's, car and since my Mom was already here to pick me up, Tiffany was still in the theater cleaning. And she was there alone, so I didn't want her to go walking out to her car and see a bear, and not be able to get into her car or something. Cause it was pretty close to the driver door.
Anyway, something that I'm not going to do again. I've seen my first bear, was amazed by it, and now feel like an idiot for just standing there looking at it while it was digging through the trash. I've had my excitement for one night. In fact this could probably last me the whole week.... Hahahaha......
Any who I smell some delicious cookies downstairs and after having a taste of the cookie dough, I'm guessing that some nice hot soft cookies are just going to make it a night for me. So, so long, and yea, if you see a bear, just run for it.... Don't be a dork like I was.

Had A Friend Over

Ok, so I'm writing in the morning, but that is only because I had a friend over last night..... It was actually good to have a friend over. Her name is Whitney and she's just one of the friends that I haven't seen in forever. Though we didn't really do much last night. We watched Center Stage, because she's never seen it before. Then we had ice cream, or rather I did. It was Pumpkin ice cream and it was soooooo gooood. Whitney just had some hot chocolate and some toast. It is pretty cold downstairs. Then we just pulled out the couch bed and watched the last half of Knocked Up. Which sucks because I've never seen it before, so it wasn't really fun to watch the last portion of the movie..... Then this morning we had some yummy french toast, though I don't know how I ate three pieces...... We ended up sitting on the couch and watching TV until she had to go, which was like five minutes ago.
Now I'm going to get dressed and get reading and get going on school before I have to head off to work at 4:15. So I have three hours. And Denali wants me to play with her, so I more so have up to two hours of doing school. So I better get going. I've got a lot of stuff to do......
Tell you how everything went tonight, If I can keep my eyes open. Whitney and I ended up going to bed at like 2:30 in the morning. Yikes..... Ok bye now
Hopefully I have enough money to get some coffee at Starbucks.......

Where the Wild Things Are

Ok, so I didn't really get any school done today. Denali wanted me to do things with her today, like watch something on TV with her, and go downstairs to eat breakfast, etc. Then I went to go get my paycheck at work at like 2:00. I ended up staying there until the showing that night, and that was at 7:15. I actually went in to go see the movie with my Mom and Denali. And guess what movie was playing? Yep, you guessed it.... Where the Wild Things Are. And let me just tell you that it was a really cute and funny movie. So just ignore those reviews that say otherwise. I don't really remember like what the storyline of the book was, but I do remember that I really liked it, just as I like this movie. Sadly to say that Denali didn't even know there was a book, or has even had the book read to her. (She's still four, hence unable to read.) But yes, the movie was great, so go take your kids to go see it, and well, if your a teenager like me, then just go see it.
So, to what I was doing at the movie theater for that long, I did some filing for my boss, and a little babysitting too. But it was ok.... I sadly didn't really see anyone that I knew at the movie theater, but maybe on Sunday I will.
Surprisingly, the weather was really nice today. I was able to wear just a pair of jeans and a tank top. Though I brought a sweater, just in case. And well, since I'm still wide awake (sort of), I'm going to try to get something done in this school work tonight. Next week I'm supposed to be taking my Final, but I haven't even taken my Midterm yet, so I'm in kind of a pickle. I just hope that I can get this done, with only like one more week of an extention. Just hoping. I'm also hoping that my Mom will be able to get me into this new online school program. I'm also hoping that with this new program, there'll be no deadlines, at least ones that aren't reasonable for me.
Ok, well I'm going to say hi to some friends on Facebook, and then go and read some notes.
Go and see the movie, Where the Wild Things Are, because it is such a cute movie. I might just want to see it again. And also look up the movie "The Blind Side" with Sandra Bullock. That looks like a great movie that I can't wait to see. I just love the storyline, or rather just the story.....
Ok, I'm done... Goodnight, and hopefully I'll get a lot of school work done tomorrow. Just hoping..... Still hoping.....

The Christmas Shoes

Ok, I know its a little early for Christmas still, but I just watched this great movie called "The Christmas Shoes." OMG, it was so good, I'm still trying to wipe the tears away. It was sad, don't get me wrong, but it was a great story. I highly recommend that you watch it. And I guess there's a book too, which I'm going to need to add to my never ending book list.
Lets see.... The books that I can remember are on my list right now are:

• Atonement by Ian McEwan (I'm going to read the book before I see the movie.)
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (I started it, but never really finished it.)
• Marley & Me by John Grogan (The movie was so good, and though it was sad, I'm going to read the book.)
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (Never finished it... School, ya know?)
• The Search by Iris Johansen (An author of mysteries)
• East of Eden by John Steinbeck (I have a feeling I'll be reading this one for school.)
• Some Clive Cussler books (Have you seen Sahara the movie? Well it was good, but didn't know there was a book until after. The many adventures of Dirk Pitt)
• Some Stephen King books (No matter how scary some of the movies were, based off of the books that he wrote.)
• The Golden Compass (Again, didn't know there was a book until after seeing the movie.)
• A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory (An author of historical fiction)
• Jumper by Steven Gould (Remember the movie? Well, it was based off of this book, and I think that this is the first book within a small series or something.)
• The Books Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr by Christopher Paolini (I have read Eragon, and I think part of Eldest, but forgot what really happened in them so I need to read the first and second books over again before I read the third.)

And that's really all I can remember right now, but this is not even half of the books that are on my list. Right now I'm reading The Sword of Truth Series, which are fantastic books. There are like 11 books and I'm on book #6, Faith of the Fallen. The other books, in order (I think) are:

• Wizard's First Rule
• Stone of Tears
• Blood of the Fold
• Temple of the Winds
• Soul of the Fire
• Faith of the Fallen
• The Pillars of Creation
• Naked Empire
• Chainfire
• Phantom
• Confessor

I'm pretty sure that those are in order. I don't know about the last two or three, but the rest are in order. They are really great books, and I would definitly suggest reading them. They have everything from romance, to wars, to mystery and surprise, and to, well, lets just say that kids shouldn't read these, not that they could anyways. Each book is about like 800 to 900 pages long. There is a TV show called "Legend of the Seeker" but to be honest, it doesn't even follow the book. Not one bit. Though I can't help but watch them every now and then. I haven't had time to lately, I'm sorry to say, for I've still been staring at this screen almost all day. Though Denali got me away from the computer every now and then when she wanted me to hear her sing, or watch something with her.

I'm telling yea, she's going to be a singer or something of that nature someday. She just wont stop singing. She is so cute, my little sister is. Its crazy how fast she's growing up.

Well, during some of my breaks, I've gone through some of my old school stuff. Today it was my art stuff, which I'm still not done going through. Just going through this art stuff again is making me want to draw and paint again. Something I haven't really done since last year at the high school. I just can't wait until I get this cleaning done. I'll have so much space in here now, well at least a little bit more space. Then once I get caught up with school and have a system worked out. I'll just be peachy. I just hope that I can work some sleep out in all of this. Jeesh... Ok, well I'm going to get back to school notes, and going to say hi to some of my friends on Facebook before they all go to bed. Its a school night you know.... Ok goodnight, and I just might try to go to bed early tonight. Not that it worked last night. I still ended up going to bed at like 11:30 or something like that. Ok, goodnight now. Wish me luck getting this all done.

About The Monthly Tunes....

Ok, so I tried to fit this on the side, but that didn't work out so well. So this is about the monthly tunes, so hope that you like it, and give me some feedback on some artists that you may know and would like to share.....

Quotes....

Now there's an idea... I think that I'll find a quote and make it like a quote of the day. That would be fun, and hey, you and I could possibly learn something from the quote too. Yeah, that sounds good. I'll start tomorrow.
And it will show up on the right hand side, under the "Welcome" sign, thing. You know what I mean....

Combining Quotes Into A Poem

So, it didn't rain today, but it sure was cloudy and windy.... You could only see the sky when the clouds parted a little, but then they just covered everything up again. A few times, the sky just looked really beautiful because of the lighting and the way the clouds were..... I wish that I had a working camera so that I could have captured the image. It was amazing.
Ok, so I'm not working tonight, or tomorrow night, so today I, of course, got to stare at this computer screen all day. Just like I'm doing now..... I'm going to try and go to bed early tonight.
And in staring at this screen practically all day, I've gotten like two assignments done, one of which I had a little fun doing.....
It was this Poetic Definition Assignment... and it wanted me to look up three dictionary definitions of the word "poetry." Did that, not really that exciting though. Then it wanted me to combine those three definitions into one definition. Did that, not quite to the cool part yet..... Then I was supposed to find quotes about what other people thought poetry was. Getting warmer..... Here are the quotes that I got:

"Poetry is what gets us lost in translation." - Robert Frost
"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of dictionary." - Kahlil Gibran
"The poem is the point at which out strength gave out." - Richard Rosen
"Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement." - Christopher Fry
"Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.." - Charles Simic

Those are the quotes that I chose, and for the next part, I was supposed to combine the quotes into a poem. This is the part that I really liked doing:

Lost in translation
of joy and pain and wonder,
our strength gave out;
which man explores his own amazement
enough to sew this poem into a blanket.

I don't know about you, but I really like it. Anyways, that's that.
Oh, and I actually did better today with what I do when taking breaks...... I had a lot of old school papers to go through, so I finally got some out and started working on those. While going through my old english notes, I found some poetry stuff that I was able to use for one of the assignments that I got done today. I also found some essays that I did in middle school and stuff that I totally forgot about. It was cool. I miss middle school. The assignments then were actually fun to do. Now its like, you get this done or you get an F..... No fun in that. The least teachers can do is make the assignments a little fun, even if we're high schoolers. It would be good to have fun while doing these hard assignments, before we get out in the real world and start doing the really hard stuff. Yeah......
Ok, well I think that I'm pretty much done with school for today, so I'm going to get ready for bed and go through somemore of my old school notes. Get rid of some stuff that I really don't need. I was actually able to use some of the old papers that I don't need as note pads. Its a good way to recycle. I just folded the paper in half, cut it, and then folded that again, cut it and stapled a certain amount of the paper together, which formed a note pad.
My Mom does it with hers, and so I thought, well, that's a good way to recycle..... Now I just need to get a blender and like a sort of window screen so that I can recycle the used paper and make more paper without having to buy more paper. Now that's a good way to recycle. Though I know what you would need to make new paper, I just don't know how to do it. And plus, I don't think that it would do very well through the printer. Though it would make a very cool card, if you added some like food coloring or something..... IDK
Ok, heading for more papers, so goodnight. And lets just see if it ends up raining tomorrow.

Rain, Rain, Rain

So, it rained today. And not just your average sprinkle rain that lasts like an hour or something. It has been raining all day today, literally. I heard it rain when my alarm clock went off this morning at 7:00. Still rained when I got out of bed. And it rained, hard I might add, when I was going to work at 6:30. And I don't know when it finally stopped, but when I was coming home, the rain stopped. But when the rain left, it was freezing cold. My nose and hands still feel cold right now. And i guess tomorrow it is going to be the same as today. More rain. I gotta say, I love the rain and all, but too much is just too much.....
Ok, so I got most of my notes done, but I stopped so that I can actually get some assignments done. And I did get one done today, and I was going to try and get another one done, but I'm just too tired. I mean I'll try to blast the music in my ears. That usually works for a little while. But I also gotta say, that staring at this screen all day... the music may not help much. In fact, if I even try to get something done, I'll probably just fall asleep at my desk, which would leave me with a bad neck ache, and possibly back ache; so I think I'll pass on that.
Man, it sounds really windy outside.... and I'm just waiting to hear that rain again, falling on the roof.
Ok, I give in to being tired. I'm heading off to bed now..... Goodnight, and hopefully its at least a little warmer where you are. Just a little....

First Picture

Ok, so this isn't my first picture that I've put on here... so its more like first non-internet picture.

I was feeling in a sort of goofy mood at the time, and I was going to french braid my hair, but it turned into pigtails. When Denali saw them, she wanted some too. Now, since we both had pigtails at the time, I just thought a picture was necessary. So here it is.... Granted its from my webcam, because I haven't fixed my camera yet, but it doesn't seem to look that blurry.....

Of course I don't really know if you can see my pigtails, but they're there.

Anyways, I did school again today. They were just more notes that I had to type and print out though. Nothing really knew. Though, again I'm hoping to stay up a little later tonight so that I can get at least one assignment done. I think that I did get one done the night before. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I did.

I went to work today, and just about finished cleaning a big mess. I'll tell yea, when I stood back to look at the work that I did, I was surprised. Just wowness took over me. Hahaha... I don't think that's a word, but ok. My boss is coming back into town tonight and probably coming back to work tomorrow, so I'm wondering what her reaction is going to be..... IDK. I'll just have to wait and see.

Ok, well I'm going to get ready for bed and get to staring at this screen again. Which by the way, about those breaks.... Still stuck on the TV, but I'm hoping that will stop by tomorrow.

Ok, turning in for the night. Don't forget to bundle up. Its been pretty cold lately. At least up here, so.... Stay warm, and goodnight.

Power Outage

Well, I really don't know what to say.... I got like one assignment done for school today. Of course, it was sort of hard, and I had to look over my notes again. But, yeah. Just pretty much did school. Then I went to work at 3:35.... But guess what?! The power was out. If fact the power was out at T's, 7 Eleven, that building where Fredricks, The Bite, and Rainbow Printing was out too. I went to work with know one to let me in, which wouldn't have mattered anyway, cause we were unable to show the 4:30 showing. I got a hold of one of the managers, and she just told me to go home and come back at 6:30. So I don't even know when the power came back on, but it did, so we were able to have at least one showing tonight, which was good. It was just kind of a drag because of how many people I had to turn away, telling them, mistakably to come to the 9:30 showing, when the next show was actually at 7:15. Oops.... Only one person showed up though at 9:30, which was good, otherwise I would have had to turn the same people away with the sorry for getting the times wrong.
Ok, well I'm going to print these school notes out, and then head off to bed. I'm excausted, again. So, ok.... Bye now.... And goodnight....
Yeah, ok, later..

TV

I got a couple of assignments done today. So I only have minus that couple to go. I'm going to try to work on at least one more assignment before I go to bed. I, well... I took a break from school. Like about a 3 1/2 hours of a break. It wasn't really the best break either. I just ended up staring at another screen the whole time. The TV screen. Thought that would wake me up a little more, which it did, sort of. It just didn't really work to look at another screen. Next time I take a break, I'll just read a book or something that doesn't require looking at an electronic screen.
They were good movies though. We, meaning my Mom, Denali and I, watched A Cinderella Story and My Fake Wedding, on ABC Family. What comes on next is A Walk To Remember. I really want to watch it too. I love that movie. Who doesn't? Anyways, I just figured that it'd be good to get something done. Hopefully I actually get something done. I mean I was going to clean my room last night, but didn't really get to it, just cause I was tired.
Who knows.... Maybe if I'm still as awake as I am right now, I might get to clean my room a little bit. Course I have to get at least one assignment done first.
Again I didn't really wake up at the time I was supposed to. But at the same time, I did go to bed at like midnight last night. Not good. I know that it's going to happen again, but hey I got stuff to do. And I've got work tomorrow.....
Now I'd better go, because this assignment is going to take a while. Well, not even a while, rather a long time. Yeah, that sounds about right...... I have to compare and contrast a language comparison between Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and Common Sense. Two pieces of work that are very long and will take forever to read. Jeeesh. Hopefully I don't have to read the whole thing of the two. I'll have to double check the assignment.
Ok, here I go.... And hopefully next time I need a break, I'll think of something else that might keep me awake longer and, yeah. You know what I mean.
Goodnight, and hopefully its as warm tomorrow as it was today.

Toy Story 1 & 2 (And 3?)

Last night I stayed up until 3 in the morning. And no, I didn't get any assignments done, sadly. I just had a lot of reading to do most of which were on the Salem Witch Trials. Lets just say that it was a long night. So I finally went to bed at like 3, and set my alarm for about 6:30. My alarm went off, but it didn't really help to wake me up. I ended up sleeping in until 10. My Mom came into my room, irritated I might add, that I was still in my bed and not up doing school. I'm just happy that that's the only time she got mad at me today. So today went pretty well.
Today, I of course did more school, and I'm just happy that I got this one assignment done. I've been skipping because it was just hard and a lot more work to put in it than possibly the other assignments that I have to do before my midterm. No, I haven't taken my midterm yet. This is a hard class so give me a break... Anyways, this assignment had to do with a sermon written by Jonathan Edwards called Sinners In the Hands of an Angry God. I gotta say that that thing is long, but I finished the assignment today, and I'm just so relieved and happy to get it out of the way. Granted, I only got one assignment done today, but it was big, at least to me, and just kinda hard all together.
My friend Megan called me today, inviting me to come with her to see Toy Story 1 & 2 in theaters, in 3-D. But alas I had to say no, because I still have a lot of school to do..... She said that was cool and that maybe we can see it next weekend, which would be cool. I think I saw in the preview that there is a Toy Story 3 coming out, and that at the end of the 3-D movie, it'll show a sneak preview of Toy Story 3. I just wonder what this one is going to be about.....
Tonight was kinda hectic... I mean we had a change of the movie from Couples Retreat to The Informant. A lot of people came, sort of at the last minute, which didn't really matter because we couldn't even get the movie started. It took us about a half an hour to finally get the movie going. But within that half hour, a lot of people came out asking for a refund. It just wasn't a good night. We finally figured out that one of the breakers for the projector just wasn't switched on, and that was the problem the whole time. It just wasn't a good night. Though now that we know what the problem was tonight, there wont be any problems tomorrow. I just wish that I was able to stay longer, just because I had more work that I could have done for my boss. I just hope to get it all done before she gets back on like Tuesday.....
Lot of stuff to do and little time to get sleep. I'm so tired.... OMG, you have no idea. I could use a Pumpkin Spice latte from Starbucks right about now. Anyone got one??? No? Too bad.
Ok, so I have more school to get done and hopefully I have less reading and more typing to do tonight for those assignments I have to get done.
Goodnight everyone, and wish me luck. I hope to do my midterm on Monday, and I have 27 more assignments to go. Meanwhile I'm going to get this school stuff done, and watch my baby sister Denali sleep on my bed. She fell alseep reading these Brain Quest cards. She just makes me wish I could sleep right now.... Makes me just want to be a kid again so that I don't have to worry about all this stuff yet...
Ok, nite now.

War of the Worlds

Ok, wow.... While doing my school stuff, I'm learning more about the broadcast of War of the Worlds, and how it stirred panic among many Americans who were big radio listeners at the time. On each of my school pages about War of the Worlds there is a picture of what the book cover looked like, for instance, in 1913....
Like I said before, I saw the movie "9" tonight, and for those who don't know what its about, its about robots taking over the world, and with every human being killed, this scientist is able to make these puppets that he designed to destroy the robots.
Now I'm looking at the pictures of these book covers from War of the Worlds and this one book cover really caught my attention. It had robots on the cover, and they looked almost exactly like the robots that were in the movie "9". Weird, I know, but then it got me thinking.... How would a person figure out a storyline for movies or books? They could get them from scary or memorable times in the past.... What if this movie "9" was written in a sort of way that connected with the book War of the Worlds? What if the writer got some of his ideas from War of the Worlds? Its possible.

Ok, so here is the book cover that I saw. So if you've seen the movie "9", then you know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, I just thought that was weird and cool, so I just had to share my discovery. If you could even call it that. Ok, I'm getting back to school, so laters, or..... goodnight it would actually be.

9

Today was a little better. IDK.....
I was able to see my friend Whitney today, which made me really happy. We went to go see the movie "9" (directed by Tim Burton). It was a good movie, though it wasn't really one of those movies that you'd want to see again. I thought that we were going to get "Couples Retreat" at the theater up here, but apparently not. I guess we're getting "The Informant" (directed by Steven Soderbergh). It looks like a good movie, but a lot of people were hoping for "Couples Retreat", but hey, its not the theaters fault when they can't get a movie, so don't blame the theaters. Next week we should be getting "Law Abiding Citizen" which I know I've seen the preview, I just can't remember what its about. I know I thought it was good. IDK... I'll have to look it up when I have time.
As for today, I thought it kind of good. My Mom and I didn't really talk much today..... And Denali came into my room like every 5 seconds wanting me to play with her or do something for her. She's so cute. I wish I was able to put pictures on here, but I'm still trying to fix my camera. I just need to find a small screw driver to take it apart and see if I can open the lense from the inside, cause trying from the outside isn't working so well. So wish me luck with that.
I hope that as the days pass on, my days will be getting better. I'm just hoping. Whitney was able to cheer me up a little today. I just hope that I get enough school done tonight and tomorrow that I can see my friend Megan tomorrow. We were going to go see a movie, "Couples Retreat". But since its not playing, we can probably find something else to do. Who knows, she might be able to spend the night or something... We'll just have to wait and see...
Ok, back to school for me. God only knows how long I'll be up tonight. I just hope that I'm able to get more than one assignment done. Ok, goodnight. Until tomorrow.

A Day...

Today was a little bit better than the last couple of days, which brought me down. I felt really crappy during those last couple days. I still actually do feel crappy, but today was a little better than the last two. Pretty much the only downer, is when I came home from work and my Mom asked again if Ryan tried to contact me today. I didn't even want to talk about it, but she would have told me to tell her, so I just did. I did see Ryan today, and I was so happy to see him too. I just didn't like what I had to tell him.... I had to tell him that I could no longer see him, and it really hurt me, and I could see that it hurt him too.
There is a fine line that people shouldn't cross because it either stresses a person out or it just puts a person over the top. Something like that.... Anyway, my Mom crosses that line daily, and she doesn't even seem to care, which just hurts. I mean if she didn't keep pushing me and crossing that line, I would have told her about the talk with Ryan when I was ready to tell her. But like I said before, I just told her because I knew that she would cross that line and push me to tell her, even if I said that I wasn't ready to talk about it. I just wish that she would stop because it just seems like she thinks too much about being a Mom, than how I would feel, as her daughter, about certain things that would hurt me. This being one of those things......
I just don't really know what else to say, but that I'm tired, feel crappy, which you already know, and am hoping that friends can make me feel better.
This weekend I'm just hoping that am able to accept my friend Megan's invitation to have a sleepover at her house. We might go see Couples Retreat, which plays at the theater up here on Friday; and that movie looks hilarious. Though I don't know if it'll be funnier than The Hangover. We'll see..... Hopefully I'll be cheered up this weekend, because I need it. Really.
Anyway, I'm going to let these drowsy eyes close, so goodnight and let's just hope that tomorrow is a little bit better than it was from the beginning of this week to now. Tomorrow I start doing more school, which I did today, but I'm not working tomorrow, so I'll be staring at this screen all day tomorrow.
Ok, going to bed now. Laters....

Sleepy, Crappy, & Sleepy

Ok, so today was not a very good day at all. And it all started when my Mom said that I couldn't see my boyfriend, Ryan anymore. Who does she think she is? I mean, I know that she's my Mom and all, but she shouldn't be able to have a say in any relationship I have with anyone, no matter what they do or not. It's just not right. I'm going to out of the house in about a year. I'm 17, and she shouldn't be telling me who I can and cannot date. I mean, OMG!!!!!
That is what started my crappy day. And on top of that, I'm extremely tired, so my Mom yelling at me and telling me what I can and cannot do didn't help, at all. It just made me even more stressed out.
OMG, my eyes are just burning through their sockets right now. Jeez.... I'm going to bed after I'm done checking my mail and everything. I mean I was going to stay up and do school but I'm just so tired.
When I got off work just now, I walked through the door to hear Denali crying. When I went over there to see what was wrong, my Mom told that Denali had a mouth on collision with the dining room chair. OUCH!!! She wanted me to hold her, and so here she is in my lap watching me type. She stopped crying, but she is probably going to bed soon.
Well, I'm going to hopefully go to sleep. I just can't even believe that my Mom is not letting me see someone that I really like, and might possibly love. I know what your thinking. OMG, teenagers, they just think that they are in love with just about the first person that they date, or something like that. But IDK, I really do like him, and it just really hurts, like someone just punched me in the stomach a couple of times, when my Mom says that I can't see him anymore.
She just really hurt me and for that I'm not talking to her for a while.....
Oh, wait!!! Did I mention that it snowed today?! Yep, it so did, and it just coming on and off. Though tonight while I was at work, it came down hard and thick, but it didn't stick. It did create ice on the wind shield of my co-worker's car however when she was giving me a ride home. And boy was it freezing. I'm glad that I brought my beanie.
Ok.... Signing out now. Hopefully tomorrow will be a little bit better, but IDK about that.....
Goodnight

Beef Stew

Yep, that's what I had for dinner tonight. And, well, I didn't completely get my wish, but I did get to see Ryan, which is what I wanted. I would have rather gone to his house and watched one of the many movies that he has, most of which I have never seen or never heard of. But, alas, he came over, late I might add, but none the less, he came over and ate dinner with me, Denali, and my Mom. And the beef stew was good too. In fact I could have somemore if I really wanted to. But I'm tired so I'll just call it a day.
Sadly I don't see the stars tonight. I was actually told that it was supposed to snow possibly tonight and all day tomorrow, which would be good for business at the movie theater. I hope. Just because there would be nothing to do outside, in town, so usually people would come to the movies. Yep, I'm also working tomorrow. Tiffany, my boss, is out of town at the moment so I'm kind of lost of what stuff I should do. Because she usually lets me know what she would like for me to do, like filing for her or something of that sort. Now I'm just sort of lost, and trying to figure out what to do until she gets back. And no I'm not the kind of person that just does whatever she wants because the boss isn't there. And I'm not the kind of person that likes sitting around doing nothing, at least when I'm at work. When it comes to school, I don't mind just sitting around doing nothing.
Since there is possibly going to be snow tonight, I'd better bundle up good; cause I don't want to be waking up in the middle of the night because it is so cold. I need to get some sleep, just oh so badly. These English assignments are killing me. I almost got one done today, but pretty much all of these assignments require research, and for me, its twice as much research, because I have a hard time understanding certain stuff. It doesn't always help when Denali comes into my bedroom wanting me to her a book, or come downstairs and do something with her. But hey, she is only four years old.
Ok, I'm going to hit the hay and probably fall asleep in less than a minute. Haha, less likely, but who knows. I'm so tired. Now, I've got a lot to do tomorrow so hopefully I'll get a lot of sleep and still be able to wake up at 8:30 or 9:00. I'm just hoping......
Goodnight, and yea, just goodnight.
(Zzzzzzzzzzzz......)

Just Tired

Tiredness is taking over my body. God, I'm just so tired that I could just pass out right now, but sadly I can't. I've got more school to do. Man, I could really use that coffee right now, or an energy drink. Last night I stayed up until around 1 or 2 in the morning trying to understand these assignments and research them. There is no way that I can get all this done by Monday, even if I worked 24-7, I still wouldn't get it all done in time.
I just got off work, and am hitting the books, so to speak. Really I'm just going to be staring my computer down reading endless notes from the assignments that I have to research. And the only way that I'll be able to stay up, for at least a couple more hours, is if I get my headphones on and turn the volume on my computer to just about the highest it can go. When you have loud music sounding off in your ears, its hard to even fall asleep. But for me, I'll get used to it eventually, and end up going to bed earlier than I planned. Then again, I do need my sleep. If I don't get at least some sleep, then I just wont feel good, and lets just leave it at that. For example, as I said before, I went to sleep at around 1 or 2 in the morning and then set my alarm for 8:30. I didn't actually get out of bed until like 9:30, but with getting like less than 8 hours of sleep..... It just made me feel crappy all day today, so I really don't want to have a day like that again. Though they do come every once and a while, no matter how much sleep you get.
I haven't really seen any of my friends lately, and I miss Ryan (boyfriend). I don't really even remember the last time I saw him, though I do know that it was sometimes this week.
I just hope that I can get out of the house sometime this weekend, cause I'm already going crazy being stuck in this house doing school all day and almost all night. A person just needs to get out and breath, you know? Today it wasn't that cold, but it was still chilly, which just gives me a little insight about how cold it is going to be tonight. Brrrr....
Well, I better get going on this school. I want to get at least one assignment done before I possibly pass out at my desk. That would be an uncomfortable way to sleep.
Anyway, laters. My Mom is making grilled cheese sandwiches and I'm not missing out on that, for I am starving.
Goodnight all.... Until a new day begins. (In like a half an hour.)

One Artist Month

It being exactly as it sounds, I will play one artist for this whole month, whether it be just one artist, or one soundtrack (that is if I'd be able to find one whole soundtrack, or at least most of the songs). This is something new that I want to try out, just changing up the music so that no one has to hear the same music every month. Though you may hear the same song at least every other month. This also gives me a chance to find new artists that I like.
For "One Artist Month" I put Bowling For Soup. I haven't really listened to them that much, but I have been listening to them today, and so I thought, why not? So here they are, and no worries... the playlist is on shuffle so you don't hear the same song everytime you come on this page.
I'm still working out of what I'm going to play next month, but hey, its the beginning of this month so I have lots of time....
(Also, if you are one of those people that doesn't like the fowl language, then I'd advise not listening to some of these songs.)
Enjoy...