Landlocked Blues

TERM IS OVER!!! Thank goodness to, I thought it would go on forever. I did fairly well in all my classes thank goodness, no F's or anything like that. now I just have to do even better next term. Today was a half day and I get the next two days off which is quite frankly bliss.

     On a more somber note, my former band teacher Miss. Christensen died this passed weekend in a bus crash, here's the link to an article about the crash. Curtis and I went to the candle light vigil American Leadership Academy held for her. It was good but is it bad to say that I'm glad it's over? Her funeral is on Saturday and I think Curt and I are going.


     I don't want to dwell too much so moving on to happier things. LONG WEEKEND!! I don't really have any plans except for to sleep as much as possible. Maybe I'll hang out with Kaitlynn, and Mauricio and I were planning on doing something this Saturday but we'll see. I want a vacation though, I need to get away from Happy Valley for a bit. Some place warm would be amazing, near the beach to. Actually I just want to go to Disneyland, I miss it. I feel happy when I'm there and I can forget about my cares for a few days.

     I had a senior meeting today and it was just basically Ms. Cooper chewing us out for not ordering our cap and gown, also for not going to the senior meetings during lunch. I however have done both (being the goodie goodie nerd I am) and the meeting was pretty much pointless, though I did get out of math for a bit.

Something Vauge

It be cold here in Spanish Fork. We've finally turned the heater on and it's reminding me of Christmas. I feel like dragging the tree and all up stairs and setting up. I figured we'd get a jump start on decorating so we can leave all out stuff up from October till February. No seriously folks, the Christmas stuff stay up at my house till the secondish week of February. Why till then you ask? Well really it's quite simple, I refuse to have Christmas decorations in the background of my birthday photos. If my birthday wasn't so soon after it would probably stay up a lot longer. It always feels so empty when we take the tree down so we put it off as long as possible.

Oh look at me, talking about Christmas and we haven't even had Halloween yet. I used to get really excited for Halloween, I loved dressing up and the free candy wasn't bad either. Though it wasn't really free, you've got to work for it. They make you walk all over the neighborhood in freezing cold weather (unless you're one of those whimps who trunk-or-treats) and you have to sit through adults trying to scare you. I remember this one time when I went to the door of a house and rang the bell, I was the only one up there and a lady answers the door. I smile and hold out my bag waiting for her to give up the goods and she just stares at me. Stares for a really really long time. I'm about to turn away but she finally says, "What do you say?" It freaked me out so much that she actually spoke so I said the automatic response to that question. "Please?" She started laughing and saying I was a very well mannered little kid. I felt pretty stupid because I couldn't figure out what she wanted me to say. Isn't that what all adults want you to say. Please and Thank You. Then it dawns on my little brain. The answer is trick-or-treat. Suffice to say I felt like an idiot.

First term is almost over which is crazy to me, I mean where did the time go? Why are all these things due all of a sudden. Why oh why didn't I keep on top of my school work like I promised my self I would do this year. I'll tell you why, it's because I love procrastination. That must be the explanation. I'm going to go buy a ring and ask it's daddy for it's hand. Who is procrastination's father anyway?

I have to take English 10 next term. Not happy about it but what can you do. I didn't like the class then, I know I'm not going to like it now. However it'll bring my GPA up and that's the reason I'm doing it.

I'm finally taking the ACT on October 24, yeah took me long enough I know but that doesn't matter I'm registered now and I'll report to hell at 8 a.m. sharp.

That's all for today munchkins, till we next meet!

The Ice Is Getting Thinner

This school thing is highly overrated. Is it May yet? When can I be done with high school and move on to bigger and better things? What's happened since I last posted? Not much actually, life has been pretty dull this past week.. I got sick last week (real exciting) and was throwing up Chinese food for a night then just feeling crummy for another day. No need to worry reader, I'm much better and am now in the process of catching up on all the work I missed. Mainly a test and lots of math and physics assignments which definitely aren't easy.

I wish I had some cool pictures to post or something but seeing as my camera is sitting in a plastic baggie in pieces I have nothing to take photos with. As for my computer, it's still in need of a new hard drive which I'm hoping to get very soon. I'll be happy when I don't have to use the downstairs computer when I need to update this or work on homework. My iPod Touch has been helpful though, since I can check facebook and my mail from it as well as get on the internet though it can be a pain sometimes. I miss my macbook.

I had an assembly today after school about graduation. Well mostly about graduation cap and gown and all this other junk you can get with it. Though I don't think I'll order my invitations from the Jostens company. They're rather expensive and I don't really like the way they look. Now to figure out who to invite.....

I suppose that's it for now....
till next time my dearies!

Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh

I can't stop listening to Bright Eyes, it's just too amazing to not listen to.

It's once again been well over a month since I've updated and I'm sure you're all just so relieved to see that there is indeed a new post.

What you may ask has been going on in my life since August the 2nd? Well I'll tell you since you asked so nicely. I started my senior year of high school on the 17th of August and while I'm ready to graduate and move on to bigger and better things I'm also anxious about leaving home. I wonder if I'm really ready or if it'll all just blow up in my face soon after I leave.

The Friday before school started my dad's retina detached, that was not a fun experience. I had to take him to the hospital that night for emergency surgery that night and then he was down for a little over two weeks recovering from that. It was a tad stressful being the only one who could drive or really do anything outside the house. Though he wasn't allowed to read or do anything on the computer. He started watching a lot of T.V. and that's how he got both of us hooked on Mad Men.

Let me just say that I love this show. I love the characters, the story line, the actors and most especially the clothes. I love how they stay true to the way things were in the 60's. Kids riding in the car with no seat belts let alone car seats, as well as mixing drinks for their parents and running around with dry cleaning bags over their heads. :)

The clothes are awesome and while I don't think I could always wear something to make my skirts fluffier all the time it would be fun to dress like that for a while.

I went to homecoming this past Saturday, and while my date was a total dud. Ignoring me for the most part for his friends and just in general not talking to me, I had a good time. Thank goodness for big groups of friends and Tiffany and Bridger. I felt kinda bad because they came to the dance together but I think I dance with Bridger more than Tiffany did. But it was great to get to know both of them a little better and I had a lot of fun hanging out with them. I think I made a little bit of a fool of myself at the dance but hey I had fun and I think that's all that matters.

My dress was way cute and cost like 10 dollars (thank goodness for thrift shops) and my hair was amazing and took so little time to do. If I can find the pictures on my dad's computer I'll put them up on here.


My date's name was Scott and I doubt I will ever see him again thank goodness. Pretty sucky first date (pathetic that I have to wait till my senior year of high school to go on my first date) but it was a great first high school dance, it'll probably be my last as well but at least I'll be able to say I've been to one.

I've been home sick today which hasn't been fun at all. I was up most of the night paying tribute to the porcelain alter. I'm staying away from chicken in garlic sauce for a while.

Every Day's Like Sunday.

Anyone want to guess how I spent most of my day today? Why playing Sims 3 of coarse. That game sucks up so much time, it's not even funny. Though it's usually time that I enjoyed wasting. I made a sim of myself that looked really nothing like me. I fail at creating sims that look like real people. I've been playing for probably like 4 or 5 hours. Not straight I did take a break for dinner around 6 but yeah. That's how Whitney wastes time.

Started Atonement this morning, haven't gotten very far though because I sadly fell asleep. Not that it's not an interesting book, it really is, I was just way too tired because I slept like crap last night and staying up till almost 5 didn't help.

Now I'm downstairs in my dad's office, listening to Curt play the sims. I wonder how long he'll be on it for. It's funny to hear the strange comments he makes. Oh now he's on the phone with Brittany. He talked to her a little while ago when I was on the computer and I was spazzing out and shouting random things in the general direction of Curtis and the phone. I really need a life, or friends, or maybe both!

Curt and Brittany are talking about cinnamon rolls and now I'm über hungry, because man that sounds so good!!!!! Samantha should be coming over to spend the night on Wednesday. I'm excited to see her as it's been ages since we've hung out.

Oh you should be ever so proud of me. I learned how to properly spell Wednesday. Curt is saying "Be cool boy, be cool. Be cool like a Voss." He's a strange duck, though I suppose I must love him.

Books, Books, More Books, And My Battle with Insomnia.

I should go to bed seeing as it's almost 4 in the morning but I'm really not tired anymore and it's exceptionally hot in my room for some reason. Must be my computer. Any who, I have this beautiful scrape on my left shin from falling down my front steps about three days ago. This just proves my point that I should go outside as little as possible. Naw I'm kidding, kinda. I'm hoping I won't have a nasty scar because really my legs always look banged up any ways and I don't need a huge scar to mingle in with all my random bruises.

Finished reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and let me tell you it was awesome! I highly recommend it to a fan of the book. It's so quirky and funny and so close to the original. It's basically the original text with the extra bits about zombies added in. I say read the original first as it's amazing by it's self but the zombie version will just make you love it even more.

Next on my list of books to read is Atonement. I saw the movie and thought it was epic and beautiful and sad and so many other things. Now I've finally gotten around to getting the book and I hope I enjoy it. From what people have told me the book is even better and I so look forward to reading it. After that I'm not sure what I'm going to read.

I also found the audio book of my favorite book when I was younger. The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine. I fell in love with this book when I was probably 10 I think, I could be totally wrong though and when I found the audio book I was so excited because I was finally going to learn how to pronounce the name of the kingdom where they lived. In my head I finally settled on Bear-em but I listened to the audio and they told me it was Ba-mar. Duh, I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed when I was younger so forgive me my mispronunciation. I love Princess Addie and I think the wizard Rhyes was the first book character I ever had a crush on.. Princess Addie and I also share a fear of spiders which I really connected with when I started reading. I also loved her older sister Meryle though I couldn't stand her name. I was a name snob back in the day. Still kind of am...

I hate staying up this late because my stomach always starts to growl and I get hungry but I'm too tired to get up and make food and plus it's like 4 in the morning. I probably won't wake up tomorrow till 1 if I'm lucky. I need to get back on a normal sleeping schedule or there's going to be hell to pay when school starts back up.

It's become that time of the month when I realize my happy pills are dangerously low. Now normally this wouldn't be a problem seeing as I'd just have to talk to my doctor to get my stupid evaluation done and get my refills (I sound like an addict) but they're booked solid for like ever and I've only got a few left. Bad planning on my part I know. Any who I'll deal with that soon.

Okay Okay fine I'll go to bed. Sheeze don't have to be so mean about it.

Vampires and not the stupid sparkly kind.

I'm so bored and sick which is never a fun combo. To pass the time I'm listening to a book, actually a series of books, because I'm way too lazy to read right now. It's the Southern Vampire Mysteries, the one that the HBO t.v. series True Blood. Anyway it's amazing and I saw the t.v. show before I started reading the book. Now I'm on the 7th book and I think there are 9. I love the characters and the lady who reads the book is amazing! Anyway I'm not sure if I'm a Sookie and Bill fan or a Sookie and Eric fan. I can't really say why I like each couple because it will spoil some of the plot (not like anybody reads this but on the off chance.)

I watched this movie called Lost In Austen. Not the best movie in the world but the plot was pretty good. A modern day girl goes back in time I guess and into Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (argh I can never spell that word. Thank goodness for spell check) and switches places with Elizabeth Bennet. The story got me thinking, wouldn't it be awesome if we could go live in certain books. I think that would be amazing, just to get to interact with these people and live their lives for a little while. Oh well, I guess I should just be content with where and when I was born. I used to want to live in a time where I would be a princess, probably around the Tudor time but I think that would have been a little scary though now I think about it. As I got older I wanted to go back to either the Victorian era or Edwardian era but I like being able to brush my teeth and take a shower. I think it would be cool to go back to the 40's. Yeah rationing everything would suck and there's that little thing called WWII going on but still I think it would be fun to live there just for a while. I mean they had cars, radio, movies, electricity, running water, and they still cared about how they looked and how they dressed when they were going out in public. No pajama pants at the grocery store for these people. And we would wear hats! I love hats in general, although I find I don't look good in them but I just love to see the people wearing them, and the cool little veil things some of them had!c

Oh I would be so happy if I got to wear a hats like those with a dress to go with it. It'd be amazing, and the big band music playing at an USO function. Then I'd probably have to buy a black one to wear to a funeral.

Okay enough of my rambling, I'm going to go look up more 1940's fashion while I listen to my book.