Eureka! Friday!

Okay, so. Friday at last. Mum and Dad's anniversary was lovely. We all went out to dinner being treated by my Dad's daughter(only my half-sister). We all sang him Happy Birthday and got a piece of his birthday cake. It was quite nice!

Once again, I haven't been posting very often due to homework. It has got me so stressed out....again. I just got my new topic for my new research report. Come on! Already?? I guess so. Well. Woah! I just realized I have the whole Christmas color deal going on. LOL.

Tomorrow I am going to be completing my nice deed of volunteering to clean up my church tomorrow at 9:00. Awww.. How cute. yeah, well....I need to have the hours for a class. I'm okay with that, but still. I think I have mentioned this prior to this post, but oh well. Now that the time has come, I am going to mention it again.

Alleluia! I honestly don't know how to spell that word, so mind me. Anyways...... We finally got some rain! It was so satisfying to wake up to rain sprinkling heavenly upon my window pain! To smell the fresh shower thrust upon our state! Oh, how we needed it so much! It feels great. Except for the whole "I'm freezing but life off" situation. Well. One more announcement. My friend Rachel is going to have her birthday this Monday! yay! I think she is the oldest out of all of my close friends. Not quite sure, though. You can Bet on it, just don't Push it to the limit. This is the life! Isn't it Fabulous?

Ellie :)

Wednesday

Finally, through half of the week. I can hardly wait until Friday has come. Exciting news, though! Tomorrow, two extremely important events are happening: Dad's birthday, and Mum and Dad's anniversary! On the same day! I know that it means less celebrating per each one, but I still think that it is so cool! I hope everything goes well. Oh no! I still have homework, better go now. Sorry for this nonsense post. I might do something later when I have a topic to talk about.

Ellie :)

No Time!

So sorry that I haven't had much time to post. So cramped with homework! I can feel the stress again. Here's my schedule so far:

Monday: Started reading Charles Dickens in English(I don't even want to talk about how much homework I had in this subject). History wasn't bad. Math=boring. Science=BORING.

Tuesday: Read more Dickens. Had a sub in history, we watched the most boring video EVER. I finally got to eat half of my lunch outside of a classroom. Math=not so easy, review for test. Science, review for test.

Wednesday:(what I have scheduled). Test in math, BENCHMARK TEST! Homework review in all other classes(not very fun). Mini "decathlon". Not really. You can check out their site at www.greatauk.com. *sigh

Thursday: Science test! Not very hard, just not very fun. I strongly dislike exams. I usually do good on everything, but I just don't enjoy taking them. Parent's anniversary and Dad's birthday! WHAT ON EARTH AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!?!?!??!?!?!?

Friday: Relax! Not really. We are getting our grades back from our previous History research report(uh oh!), and we are getting the topics of our new ones. Do they not allow us a little break!?!??! I have to go home and then work on a research report!!!!

Saturday: Volunteer at my church for three hours. Not only do I have to get up earlier(not get up, but really get dressed) earlier then I want to, but then I am helping cleaning up. I have to get volunteer hours for each trimester because of one of my classes, and I really don't mind, so I am starting early. It's just that, there goes my Saturday morning slouch!

Sunday: Now I have to start on my research report. Mum and I go to the library every single week(she has a volunteer job there). How fun does that sound? Using up my other weekend day to do studies. Hmmmm.....

Hope I didn't ruin any one's day by droning on and on and on, but this is a pretty good way to "talk" about things.

'Till Next Time:

Ellie :)

Saturday!

So, I visited my friend Amy today at her house. We attend different schools, and it was really nice to see each other(you know, school rivalries are going around.) She has the most adorable pets! Two dogs, a tank of saltwater fish(imagine the colors!), and two new kittens they recently got. They were fostering them and others, and then they got to keep two! So lucky! They are absolutely adorable! It was extremely nice to see her.

When Mum and Dad picked me up, we were supposed to go and renew our passports(my dad and I had ours expired, while Mum's was still fine for a few more years). Of course, we weren't the only ones who had heard about the amazing opportunity. There was a line out the door(it was held at the post office), and there was a zigzagging line on the inside, also. We decided that it totally wasn't worth it.

Right now, I am eating spoon fulls of my frozen Starbucks strawberry creme frappuccino. Yum! I love freezing yummy treats! They taste so delicious the next day. Thanks, Tal, for the information on the double chocolate chip frappucino. I have heard a lot about it, and it was my second choice, but I just felt so much like I needed to have strawberries. Does anybody know the true spelling of frappuccino? I would be terrified to look as if I new how to spell it when I really didn't!

Also, awful news! Another Malibu fire arose! I am so upset! I just heard that a man from out of state moved into his house, and not even after one night there, he was evacuated from his house due to the flames. What a horrible California welcome! I have it on the news covering the topic now. Dad explained to me that the fire was the reason as to why the clouds looked so peculiar earlier. Not to say, the were gorgeous, but definitely different. I hope that everything goes well for us here. Send the rain!

One more thing, I am now a proud supporter of the World Wildlife Fund. I just purchased one of their shirts that says "Hug a tree". I love it. If you can(and only if you can) donate! My Mum's work company donates about one hundred dollars per month! Awesome! Thanks for listening, and sorry for the unusually long post, for me at least.

Ellie. Hug a tree! Now!

Happy Day After Turkey Day!

Well, woke up at about 5:25 this morning. I know, super crazy. Mum and I went shopping and found the following things: the annual Mickey Mouse mini snow globe give away, two tops for me, and that is it. We picked up donuts and drove back home. We both slept for about two or three more hours. At about 11:00 we ate lunch(leftovers from last night), and headed out once again. We bought the following things: a pack of five mechanical pencils for my school, a mini stapler, a pair of capris for Mum, a pack of v-neck undershirts for Daddy, a wallet half the size of my current one, and we picked up a drink at Starbucks on the way home. I ordered a strawberry creme frappuccino in a venti(the largest) size. It was my first time going there, and I absolutely LOVED it. The drink was so delicious. I sprang for the chocolate chip cookie, also, since it was all on a gift card my Dad got from his work. He detests any other coffee place except for his kitchen, so Mum and I always get it. We never did receive our cookie, though. We didn't make a big deal out of it. It was a smaller way of donating.

My day was so fabulous! I hope yours was, too.

Love,
Ellie. New motto: Hug a tree. Kiss the ground. Save the world.

Happy Turkey Day!

Yes indeed, today is in fact turkey day! Hooray! Finally! After an entire year of 365 days of waiting! Not that I was actually counting down are anything. I'm just trying to get into the spirit. My family will be having a quiet dinner(just the three of us) with turkey breasts, rice, stuffing, and maybe a few other delicacies. I am grateful for the fact that I am doing so well in school right now! What are you grateful for?

Anyway, do you go shopping early the next morning(which is going to be tomorrow, which is going to be Friday)? My Mum and I do. Last year I woke up at 4:00 in the morning to get ready. Shopaholics, they call us. Well, I'm not that into shopping, but my Mum definitely is.

Number one goal for today:

I have to see if the tennis courts are open today. They are NEVER open! I know it is Thanksgiving, but my family intentionally doesn't try and schedule our entire day. It gets to be so overwhelming. I am used to not bustling all over town for the holidays.

I hope everything turns out absolutely perfect for you on Thanksgiving day! Have fun!

(%) Ellie

Stress Stinks

I woke up fine this morning. No sign of rashes, or bumps, or red dots, or hives. I was so relieved; not only did everything return back to normal, but I got to sleep in due to no school!

My parents(at least my dad does) believe that it was all stress related.

Having to read a book in a certain time period that I wasn't understanding, all of my assignments overlapping each other. Regular things like that. It could be true, couldn't it? I don't know though. I'm so glad to be back to normal, though. Hopefully that I just said adios to that last bit of possibility concerning any diseases.



you-know-who:



Ellie.

CHICKEN POX ARE HAUNTING ME.

NOT ONLY IS THIS MY 100TH POST(YAHOO!) BUT I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY:


FUNNY CHICKEN POX COINCIDENCES/RELATIONS SO FAR TODAY

I WOKE UP WITH A BUMP ON MY NOSE TODAY, BUT IT WAS GONE BEFORE I GOT TO SCHOOL.

I WAS ITCHING ALL DAY TO OBLIVION.

I AM STILL ITCHING RIGHT NOW TO OBLIVION.

I WAS WATCHING A SHOW AND THREE PEOPLE WERE INCASED(IS THIS A WORD?) WITH THE CHICKEN POX.

I SAW ANOTHER SHOW WHERE A WOMAN TALKED ABOUT GERMAN MEASLES(ISN'T THAT ADULT CHICKEN POX. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. NOT SO SURE, THOUGH. IF NOT, FORGET I SAID THAT.)

I BROKE OUT INTO OUTRAGEOUS HIVES TODAY AT THE STORE.

I DON'T THINK I AM HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION, I HAD NOTHING OUT OF MY NORMAL APPETITE.

MY PARENTS THINK MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE I WORE A SHIRT TODAY THAT I HAVEN'T OCCUPIED IN AT LEAST A YEAR(YAY...IT STILL FITS!).

HOPEFULLY I AM JUST GOING THROUGH SOMETHING.

I AM ALSO TYPING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS ON MY BLOG. I'LL CHANGE IT BACK IF I DON'T LIKE IT. DON'T WORRY: I'M NOT YELLING.

PLEASE HOPE TREMENDOUSLY FOR ME THAT THIS IS JUST A HEALTHY, NON-THREATENING "POWER SURGE" MY BODY IS EXPERIENCING. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPEND THANKSGIVING LIKE THIS!

THANKS..... LOVE YAS.

Freedom!

I will finally be able to just relax. I have five days off from school!!! Yes!! FREEDOM! I have been pretty stressed with all of the projects going around now. Now I am given some free time to just lay back and relax. All of Monday and Tuesday were pretty good. I actually enjoyed it quite a bunch. Nothing really wrong. I had a math exam today, but it was fairly easy. Not the kind of test I could just zip through, but the kind where I understood what I was doing, kept a good pace, and had enough time to check my work and read for a while.


I have a question, though:

Is it seriously impossible to get chicken pox more than once in your lifetime? I haven't gotten them, yet, and I am worried. A couple people I know have already told me that it is worse when you receive it as an adult, because it is more harsh. That just doesn't sound to fun for me.

Another health-related question:

Have you ever noticed how whenever you get some type of flu vaccination, you tend to get the flu right after?

Maybe it is just me and stuff, but I've seen that happen often. My Mum's friend at work, just got a shot to prevent these kind of things, but she also just got sick from(guess what..), the flu!!! Hmm...coincidence? Physics? Weird?

One more non-health-related question:

Has anybody actually licked a tootsie roll Lolly pop and and counted how many times it took them to reach the center. I know two people in a couple of my classes who have. I think, if my memory serves me right, it took the at least half an hour for over 2,000 licks. Hmmm....

Rain?

Sorry, Andrew(see 4th Avenue Blues under "Blogs of Importance"), I would love to give you and Alabama some rain, but we have yet to receive some, either! California is breaking records with our outrageous heat! It seems as if it is all we get. I know I have repeatedly talked about this weather issue, but I am really upset! I want rain! Better yet(but I know this isn't going to happen), SNOW! I'd appreciate if everyone pitched in to do a rain dance. I think we could all use it.

I guess this is just the beginning of a result of not saving electricity. Don't get me wrong, there are tons of people who are saving the world, but for those who aren't, we are not being punished. We shouldn't ask the Earth to save us, though. She(I guess it is a she.) gave us a home and everything, we deserve nothing more from her.

Wow, I haven't thought hard about a worldly issue in a while. Well, there you go.

Tekka

I finally have decided on what I want. I like my blog looking like this. All I really need is just a little change. Thanks so much for kind words everyone! In about a week, the color pattern on my blog will look really cool!

Simple II

I know how simple this new design is, but I just can't handle any excitement at the moment. I just want to open up my blog to a white page with words on it. I need change sometimes, okay?

Hope you understand..

New Feature!!

I have added a new feature my blog.

Poll Time!

You can now take polls on various questions I will post. You will get about ten days to answer for each question. Now I have one about songs and music. Please check it out and recommend it to others! Thanks!

Also! This is the last Saturday before Thanksgiving!!!! woo hoo!!!!

Those People You Can't Live With Or Without.....

I was in math, right? I just happen to overhear the kids around me involved in an extremely interesting conversation. Here was there mystery question:



If you are shot on the International Dateline, and half of your body is on one side and the other is on the other side, when did you die?

No joke.....

Not kidding....

People surprise me....

I think you die when the bullet hit you....That's just my thoughts on it.

What Happened To The Rain?

I can't believe that it is back to hot times again. Come on?!?!? People are going to start going to the beach on Christmas......

Also, I still can't remember the bad news.

But My day today was a pretty good one.

How was yours?

Good News vs. Bad News

The Good News:

The killing ache in my foot has finally disappeared(probably due to the new pair of shoes!)

The Bad News:

OMG! I actually forgot what I was going to say(type) while I was typing "The Bad News".
How pathetic am I? I guess I'll have to post this without knowing(remembering, really), what the bad news is.

Sorry about that, I'm sure I'll remember.

Don't you just hate it when it was on the tip of your pitiful tongue, and all of the sudden, it disappears!

Taylor Swift

I have discovered a new, talented, young country singer. Her name is Taylor Swift(doesn't that explain the title of this post?). I believe that she is seventeen, not exactly sure, though. You should check her out. She sang at that Country Music Award deal.

Here are the links to a couple of her songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6s5cxBN8mA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvU3lfOvPbU

Hope you liked these.

Just to let you know, I'm not much of a country music fan, but I particularly liked these.

Rain!

Finally, we have received something that doesn't often com upon us....rain. Our poor land here definitely needs to quench its thirst. Water is probably something it has longed for a while now.

I guess I can say good-bye to the hot days of summer, and say greetings to fall and winter. I hope fall gets itself over with, also. I'm not that big of a deal for this season. It doesn't seem very significant. I have not a problem if you favor Fall, or Autumn..whatever you want to call it, but I favor Spring the most. (then summer, and winter, and autumn.)

Hopefully everything(weather wise) is going great for you wherever in the world you are!

Interesting Facts

I found these among the Internet, and I thought that maybe you would like to read them. So, here they are...

-the faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it burns.
-when your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
-The height of a bowling pin is equal to its circumference.(so does not look like it)
-The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China during 1910.
-Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that don't get cancer. Scientists believe this has something to do with the fact that they don't have bones, but cartilage.
-The Giant cricket of Africa enjoys eating human hair.
-An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed this!

Wednesday

Finally, the point of the work week that indicates it's almost over! Over half way through! I guess that's the best part about having a five(uneven) day week to work: only two days into it, your miserable, but wait just one more day, and you're almost done!!


A conversation with my friends:

Which Came First: the chicken or the egg?

My theory:

I believe that the egg came across from the cross-breed of two prehistoric creatures(basically the same as my other friend, Holly, and my other friend's(JJ) science teacher.

What's your theory?

Pig Dog

Yesterday, my family and I went to a street fair. There were multiple booths set up( actually go a real pearl necklace from there[ten dollars for a real pearl necklace!!!!]). They also had things such as wooden crafts, fundraisers, and hand blown glass ornaments.

We all noticed a peculiar sound, almost like a pig. When we turned around and looked down, there was an adorable Yorkshire terrier(also called a Yorkie). They are small and so cute! We watched the innocent dog as it appeared to be scared to death. Then it started to bark....or oink, really. Honestly, it sounded exactly like a wittle piggy! We were all amazed. Is this normal? we still thought it was irresistibly cute, but still....IS IT NORMAL?

The Circle Of BLDT

Birth

Life

Death

The End



(I am not trying to do poetry, really. I had nothing to write, and I thought that would definitely be something.)