Disclaimer: Okay, now before I start this blog, I want it to be known that this is just making fun of how much teachers teach us and how they drill it into our brains. I am not criticizing teachers...just stating how it's kind of funny how we NEVER forget somethings we are taught. On to the blog....
So, I was talking to my friend while we were working on our physics project about how certain things that teachers tell us NEVER get out of our minds....and we seem to apply them to everything. I'm not saying it's a BAD thing that teachers drill things into our minds, but sometimes those things come up when and where they have no logical reason to come up for the average person. But they do, because we can't forget them.
For example, English. GAH, English. After freshman year with all the stuff about archetypes (colors, seasons, etc), I CANNOT read books or watch movies without thinking at least once, "That's an archetype." about something or other. Whether it's the fact that the person is wearing white or that everything takes place in winter. Or the really annoying, "Look! The Hero Cycle!" Or, I'll be reading a book and thinking about all the things that an English teacher would want me to annotate. I don't, because it's not for school, but it's just so annoying! I sit there now and analyze every little thing sometimes. Not ALL the time...but especially when I'm reading classic books that I want to just sit down and enjoy. It's almost like we can't just sit down and simply enjoy a classic book anymore, because our teachers have ingrained into us that EVERYTHING is there for a reason and EVERYTHING means something and we need to analyze EVERYTHING.
And I'm not saying that authors don't put things in their books for a reason. I know they do. =] (Although I'm doubtful about SOME things English teachers claim. Some things, I'm sure the author just thought would be cool, ya know). But I am saying that we shouldn't have to think about all that every time we read a book. Sometimes a book's purpose is just so that people will enjoy it, and if they find any symbols or analysis, good for them. But, usually, an author's main point is not to put a bunch of stuff that English teachers will love into their books.
I'd really like to just be able to sit down and read a book without wondering if the fact that so-and-so is wearing a blue dress to the dance when she wore a white one to the last one. (I don't think this is actually in any book that I've read, it was just a random example.) I love the analysis and deeper thinking and all....but sometimes you read to relax, okay? Back off just a little if you could, English teachers...
Also, we were working on our Physics project on Newton's three laws. So at the time we were supposed to be analyzing what movements of a cat could apply to the laws. But, when we were editing the video, my cat jumped on my lap and I leaned forward. And I say, "That's equal and opposite reaction! She jumps on me, and I move forward!" And then, I immediately thought, Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Brainwash!!!!!!!!! Physics!!!!!!! AH! and hit myself on the head. I do not want to go into physics, so I should not be analyzing how every movement applies to physics. Or, at least I don't want to.
My math teacher also seems to want us to think about math constantly. He told us to walk to school "in vectors" and then have "your friend walk in the resultant vector." And I was thinking, Yeah, NO!
I like school, really I do. There are many criticisms I could make, especially of Rampart High School, but I don't want to do that right now. I just wish that teachers didn't ingrain material so deep into your brain that you think about it constantly. It's annoying, and often quite pointless....
Anyway....Omegle?
You: RAWR
Stranger: I'm made of a million tiny bugs
SPREAD THE WORD! ALIENS ON OMEGLE!!!!!!!!
It's supposed to snow a lot again tomorrow and Saturday. Great..............*sarcasm* *rolls eyes*
Well, until tomorrow, then! Cheers! DFTBA!
16 April 2009
15 April 2009
Traveling, traveling
Okay, I suppose that today I will blog about funny travel stories, since Abby, Lindsay, and I are trying to find a way to get to England in June. =] I have many funny travel stories, since my family LOVES to travel, so prepare yourself!
First one. When I was about 8 years old, we went to Spain over Spring Break. (Wow, am I bad at starting stories). Anyway, we didn’t know anyone in Spain (unlike in the rest of Europe ), so we were kind of just traveling around in a rental car. And no one really spoke Spanish very well; my mom only had high school and college, definitely not anywhere near fluent. So, we got the rental car, they said something to us in Spanish which we didn’t understand, and…we left. Sometime soon after that, probably, my dad filled up the gas tank with REGULAR standard gas. (Keep in mind this is a normal small family car…like a Honda Accord or something) We were driving, driving (really fast on the Spanish highways with no speed limits…) and then, as we were at a toll booth, the car just STOPPED. It wouldn’t go anywhere. All of us, including the toll booth attendant, were incredibly confused. I guess we got towed somewhere, and it turns out the car took diesel fuel. What?! A car using diesel?! I think the guy at the mechanics place went and drove to get some diesel fuel from a gas station, drove back, and put it in our car. I don’t exactly have a strong memory for this experience as far as details go, but I do remember sitting on the side of the road, riding in the tow truck, and then sitting at a mechanics place….But, really, how were we supposed to know that a small car took diesel fuel?!
In 2003, my dad, sister, and I decided to go on a three week trip in Europe , since we could get cheap/free military flights and stay with all his friends. Several funny stories come from this (awesome) trip. Well, first of all, our plane left Washington DC at about 8:00 pm on the 4th of July, so we watched fireworks from the windows of an airplane. Anyway, we flew to England and stayed at the Air Force Base there (with a really ugly green bathroom). We stupidly went to London on a Sunday, so just about everything was closed. We ended up spending a week in England , because we couldn’t find any flights to mainland Europe.* Uh…but we did find a cheap flight, and went around Germany and Belgium and Luxembourg and The Netherlands. (My dad got lost in Luxembourg , and also got lost in The Netherlands and ended up back in Belgium for a while) Then, there came a point when we wanted to try to find some flights back to the US . So…we basically lived in the airport near the Air Force Base in Germany . We ate WAY too much Subway, and I couldn’t eat it again for about a year….One day when we couldn’t find a flight, we decided to drive into the Alsace area of France . But….what we did not realize was that it was Bastille Day.** So everything in Strasbourg was pretty much closed…although we DID see a church filled with bikes. Finally, we did find a flight back to the US ,*** although it was a flight that was transporting soldiers back from Afghanistan , had engines in the middle of the plane,**** and REALLY uncomfortable seats. It was an epically amazing vacation….but several amusing travel stories come out of it. =]
Also, this one is sort of short. In 2006, I was helping my stepmom move from Berkeley to Chicago, and we were driving through Nevada and Utah and Wyoming, etc. Anyway, her newish car wasn't used to driving up big hills. So we were just outside Salt Lake City when her car just started making really strange (the BAD kind of strange) noises and having problems going up the hill. So we managed to get the car to a gas station/garage, where they told us to let it cool down for a while. We needed something to do, so we walked her dog, and also ordered pizza and a salad to the gas station for lunch....I'm sure the pizza place thought we were crazy when we asked them to deliver to gas station! =D
Last one, I guess, since I don’t have too much time (writing in study hall before my dad picks me up for appointments)! In 2007, we went on a trip around New England , which also brings out several funny stories. The itinerary was planned around the fact that my dad had gotten a ticket to a Barack Obama event in New York City on that Friday. In the morning, we had visited around Woods Hole, MA,***** and then flew through Rhode Island and Connecticut . Except…….we ran into awful, awful traffic around New Haven , and it continued all the way into the city (typical). But, you see, we could not waste time!!!! What ended up happening was that we arrived at my stepmom’s friends’ apartment (and they weren’t home yet), my dad changed and took the subway to the place. He was late, but it didn’t really matter in the end. Anyway, I also remember that we didn’t get to bed until about 2 in the morning that day, so we were up for about 17 hours straight. The other funny story that comes from this trip occurred when we were flying back to Denver out of Manchester , NH . There were big storms in Chicago , apparently, so the flight there was delayed. So we had to RUN across the Midway airport to catch the flight back to Denver …and it turned out they were waiting for another family anyway. *rolls eyes* I was up for over 18 hours straight that day….
Okay….so…in case anyone is wondering where I was today, I had appointments up in Denver right after school, and then we went to dinner, and then we had to drive back. So I wasn’t on the internet until about…oh, 7:30. Sorry!
Do you realize we're halfway into BEDA? *gasps* AMAZING!
Well…until tomorrow, then! Cheers! DFTBA!
*But we did find a bunch to Iceland!
**We did figure this out really quickly since my sister and I both took French
***A FREE FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
****So we had to wear earplugs the whole long plane ride....
*****A very, very awesome place =]
First one. When I was about 8 years old, we went to Spain over Spring Break. (Wow, am I bad at starting stories). Anyway, we didn’t know anyone in Spain (unlike in the rest of Europe ), so we were kind of just traveling around in a rental car. And no one really spoke Spanish very well; my mom only had high school and college, definitely not anywhere near fluent. So, we got the rental car, they said something to us in Spanish which we didn’t understand, and…we left. Sometime soon after that, probably, my dad filled up the gas tank with REGULAR standard gas. (Keep in mind this is a normal small family car…like a Honda Accord or something) We were driving, driving (really fast on the Spanish highways with no speed limits…) and then, as we were at a toll booth, the car just STOPPED. It wouldn’t go anywhere. All of us, including the toll booth attendant, were incredibly confused. I guess we got towed somewhere, and it turns out the car took diesel fuel. What?! A car using diesel?! I think the guy at the mechanics place went and drove to get some diesel fuel from a gas station, drove back, and put it in our car. I don’t exactly have a strong memory for this experience as far as details go, but I do remember sitting on the side of the road, riding in the tow truck, and then sitting at a mechanics place….But, really, how were we supposed to know that a small car took diesel fuel?!
In 2003, my dad, sister, and I decided to go on a three week trip in Europe , since we could get cheap/free military flights and stay with all his friends. Several funny stories come from this (awesome) trip. Well, first of all, our plane left Washington DC at about 8:00 pm on the 4th of July, so we watched fireworks from the windows of an airplane. Anyway, we flew to England and stayed at the Air Force Base there (with a really ugly green bathroom). We stupidly went to London on a Sunday, so just about everything was closed. We ended up spending a week in England , because we couldn’t find any flights to mainland Europe.* Uh…but we did find a cheap flight, and went around Germany and Belgium and Luxembourg and The Netherlands. (My dad got lost in Luxembourg , and also got lost in The Netherlands and ended up back in Belgium for a while) Then, there came a point when we wanted to try to find some flights back to the US . So…we basically lived in the airport near the Air Force Base in Germany . We ate WAY too much Subway, and I couldn’t eat it again for about a year….One day when we couldn’t find a flight, we decided to drive into the Alsace area of France . But….what we did not realize was that it was Bastille Day.** So everything in Strasbourg was pretty much closed…although we DID see a church filled with bikes. Finally, we did find a flight back to the US ,*** although it was a flight that was transporting soldiers back from Afghanistan , had engines in the middle of the plane,**** and REALLY uncomfortable seats. It was an epically amazing vacation….but several amusing travel stories come out of it. =]
Also, this one is sort of short. In 2006, I was helping my stepmom move from Berkeley to Chicago, and we were driving through Nevada and Utah and Wyoming, etc. Anyway, her newish car wasn't used to driving up big hills. So we were just outside Salt Lake City when her car just started making really strange (the BAD kind of strange) noises and having problems going up the hill. So we managed to get the car to a gas station/garage, where they told us to let it cool down for a while. We needed something to do, so we walked her dog, and also ordered pizza and a salad to the gas station for lunch....I'm sure the pizza place thought we were crazy when we asked them to deliver to gas station! =D
Last one, I guess, since I don’t have too much time (writing in study hall before my dad picks me up for appointments)! In 2007, we went on a trip around New England , which also brings out several funny stories. The itinerary was planned around the fact that my dad had gotten a ticket to a Barack Obama event in New York City on that Friday. In the morning, we had visited around Woods Hole, MA,***** and then flew through Rhode Island and Connecticut . Except…….we ran into awful, awful traffic around New Haven , and it continued all the way into the city (typical). But, you see, we could not waste time!!!! What ended up happening was that we arrived at my stepmom’s friends’ apartment (and they weren’t home yet), my dad changed and took the subway to the place. He was late, but it didn’t really matter in the end. Anyway, I also remember that we didn’t get to bed until about 2 in the morning that day, so we were up for about 17 hours straight. The other funny story that comes from this trip occurred when we were flying back to Denver out of Manchester , NH . There were big storms in Chicago , apparently, so the flight there was delayed. So we had to RUN across the Midway airport to catch the flight back to Denver …and it turned out they were waiting for another family anyway. *rolls eyes* I was up for over 18 hours straight that day….
Okay….so…in case anyone is wondering where I was today, I had appointments up in Denver right after school, and then we went to dinner, and then we had to drive back. So I wasn’t on the internet until about…oh, 7:30. Sorry!
Do you realize we're halfway into BEDA? *gasps* AMAZING!
Well…until tomorrow, then! Cheers! DFTBA!
*But we did find a bunch to Iceland!
**We did figure this out really quickly since my sister and I both took French
***A FREE FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
****So we had to wear earplugs the whole long plane ride....
*****A very, very awesome place =]
14 April 2009
The Complexities of Dating (in high school)
Dating is supposed to be one of those joys of high school, right? *crickets* Um...yeah, NO. I guess I can't REALLY have an opinion on the subject, since I've never had a boyfriend. I went to two dances in 6th grade with a boy named Robert, but that's not really dating girlfriend-boyfriend. It's, "wanna go to these dances with me?" and nothing else. I've had crushes (what teenage girl hasn't). But I'm terribly shy and scared to say ANYTHING to ANYONE. So, yeah, never had a boyfriend, never had a boy tell me I'm pretty, and have yet to have my first kiss. And I'm sixteen.
Okay, just so y'all know, I'm not trying to get your pity or sympathy or whatever. Because when I really think about it, I'm not sure I WANT a boyfriend at this point in my life. It just seems like such a hassle! Call him on the phone, get together during the weekend, make sure you look nice because you MIGHT see him...I'm just not that kind of girl. I mean, I like dressing up every once in a while, and it's not like I'm a slob most of the time....I just don't want to have to go through daily motions worrying about what "he" will think. And, yeah, it'd be nice to have someone who thought I was beautiful and was always there for me. But, especially in high school, that's not necessarily what a boyfriend is....more often, they break up with you and ignore you and hang out with their friends and wonder why they ever started dating you. More often, it's heartbreak*, not comfort and love. Anyway, I think I have plenty of online friends who are there for me when I need them. Frankly, especially with the IB Programme, I'm not convinced having a boyfriend would make me feel better...it'd probably just make me more stressed out!!!! I mean....I don't really need a boyfriend right now whether I want one or not. There's no physical need that teenagers have for a boyfriend--contrary to what some say, a teenage girl will survive without a boyfriend in high school. In fact, she'll probably get through high school a lot easier, with less drama and tears and losses and all that.
The expectation seems to be, though, that teenage girls have a boyfriend who they hang on and can't stand to be away from (stereotypes...) Well, Hollywood's stupid expectation. Not only does this just not happen believably or realistically or anything, I'm also pretty sure it's mathematically impossible.** There isn't an even ratio of guys to girls in an ACTUAL, not-invented-by-Hollywood, American high school. More than that, there's definitely not an even ratio of guys and girls who want a girlfriend or boyfriend. Geez, I hate Hollywood's assumptions about high school. But, really, what's the point of dating in high school? Probably 1%*** of high school sweethearts actually get married. All you're setting yourself up for is a lot of break-ups and A LOT of crying. Sure, you love your boyfriend/girlfriend now, but I can almost guarantee that will change once you mature and go through college and want to start your life. High school relationships almost always mean nothing. And they're such a hassle! So, I'm not really sure I want a boyfriend right now....
Related topic: The Complexities of Online Dating. Now, I didn't even get Maureen Matched last night, though I desperately wanted to be. =[ Why? Well, the main reason is that I seriously need a date to the Nerdfighter Prom. But also, i was just thinking that almos the whole POINT of online dating is that it's....pointless. I mean, okay, yeah, there are the dating sites and all. But I guess it's just that I wouldn't expect as much from online dating. Also, it feels a lot "safer." Not in the actually security definition of the word, but in the sense that the person is judging you not necessarily on how you look, but on your personality and whether they like the same things and if they like your laugh (maybe). It just seems a lot more simple....even though it's really not.
Because when you think about it, online dating is EXTREMELY complicated, especially if you decide you really like the person. How will you see each other? How will you hug and kiss and touch....you have to adapt to their time zone and you can't actually go out with each other anywhere...Instead, it's like Lauren's song, "Won't you stay up all night on Skype with me?" I mean, it's like, if you do decide you want the online relationship to be a little more serious....GOOD LUCK! Not exactly an easy thing to do, is it?
Still...I wanna be MaureenMatched!!!!!!! I want a date to Nerdfighter Prom!!!!!!!! =[
Er...well....since it's a Tuesday again, I have a video for GenerationofAwesome again. http://www.youtube.com/user/Generationof Awesome WE NEED SUBSCRIBERS!
Well...until tomorrow! Cheers! DFTBA!
*Heartbreak is a funny phrase...I mean it's not like your heart LITERALLY breaks. Pondering....
**I would appreciate it if some resident math whiz confirmed that this is, in fact, mathematically impossible
***NOT AN ACTUAL STATISTIC. Just something I made up off the top of my head....
Okay, just so y'all know, I'm not trying to get your pity or sympathy or whatever. Because when I really think about it, I'm not sure I WANT a boyfriend at this point in my life. It just seems like such a hassle! Call him on the phone, get together during the weekend, make sure you look nice because you MIGHT see him...I'm just not that kind of girl. I mean, I like dressing up every once in a while, and it's not like I'm a slob most of the time....I just don't want to have to go through daily motions worrying about what "he" will think. And, yeah, it'd be nice to have someone who thought I was beautiful and was always there for me. But, especially in high school, that's not necessarily what a boyfriend is....more often, they break up with you and ignore you and hang out with their friends and wonder why they ever started dating you. More often, it's heartbreak*, not comfort and love. Anyway, I think I have plenty of online friends who are there for me when I need them. Frankly, especially with the IB Programme, I'm not convinced having a boyfriend would make me feel better...it'd probably just make me more stressed out!!!! I mean....I don't really need a boyfriend right now whether I want one or not. There's no physical need that teenagers have for a boyfriend--contrary to what some say, a teenage girl will survive without a boyfriend in high school. In fact, she'll probably get through high school a lot easier, with less drama and tears and losses and all that.
The expectation seems to be, though, that teenage girls have a boyfriend who they hang on and can't stand to be away from (stereotypes...) Well, Hollywood's stupid expectation. Not only does this just not happen believably or realistically or anything, I'm also pretty sure it's mathematically impossible.** There isn't an even ratio of guys to girls in an ACTUAL, not-invented-by-Hollywood, American high school. More than that, there's definitely not an even ratio of guys and girls who want a girlfriend or boyfriend. Geez, I hate Hollywood's assumptions about high school. But, really, what's the point of dating in high school? Probably 1%*** of high school sweethearts actually get married. All you're setting yourself up for is a lot of break-ups and A LOT of crying. Sure, you love your boyfriend/girlfriend now, but I can almost guarantee that will change once you mature and go through college and want to start your life. High school relationships almost always mean nothing. And they're such a hassle! So, I'm not really sure I want a boyfriend right now....
Related topic: The Complexities of Online Dating. Now, I didn't even get Maureen Matched last night, though I desperately wanted to be. =[ Why? Well, the main reason is that I seriously need a date to the Nerdfighter Prom. But also, i was just thinking that almos the whole POINT of online dating is that it's....pointless. I mean, okay, yeah, there are the dating sites and all. But I guess it's just that I wouldn't expect as much from online dating. Also, it feels a lot "safer." Not in the actually security definition of the word, but in the sense that the person is judging you not necessarily on how you look, but on your personality and whether they like the same things and if they like your laugh (maybe). It just seems a lot more simple....even though it's really not.
Because when you think about it, online dating is EXTREMELY complicated, especially if you decide you really like the person. How will you see each other? How will you hug and kiss and touch....you have to adapt to their time zone and you can't actually go out with each other anywhere...Instead, it's like Lauren's song, "Won't you stay up all night on Skype with me?" I mean, it's like, if you do decide you want the online relationship to be a little more serious....GOOD LUCK! Not exactly an easy thing to do, is it?
Still...I wanna be MaureenMatched!!!!!!! I want a date to Nerdfighter Prom!!!!!!!! =[
Er...well....since it's a Tuesday again, I have a video for GenerationofAwesome again. http://www.youtube.com/user/Generationof Awesome WE NEED SUBSCRIBERS!
Well...until tomorrow! Cheers! DFTBA!
*Heartbreak is a funny phrase...I mean it's not like your heart LITERALLY breaks. Pondering....
**I would appreciate it if some resident math whiz confirmed that this is, in fact, mathematically impossible
***NOT AN ACTUAL STATISTIC. Just something I made up off the top of my head....
13 April 2009
Dr. Who and an Amazon rant
This blog comes to you in three parts! =]
Part I: Dr. Who
Thank you, THANK YOU, Joe and Charlee!!!!!! Dr. Who is freaking amazing! I mean, I’m not so uninformed that I’d never heard of it. I’d heard of it, I’d heard it was amazing, I’d wanted it….and then I’d moved on. So it wasn’t exactly a new revelation or anything. But…after Joe got so excited about the Easter special and ALL my friends in England were watching it, I just had to have it! So, Abby and I searched and searched and searched and…WE FINALLY FOUND OUR DR. WHO!!!!!!! So, I watched it yesterday, with Joe and Abby listening to my reactions to the show on Skype. It’s freaking awesome! I suppose I shouldn’t give away any spoilers in case someone reading this hasn’t watched it yet and really wants to. But….IT’S FLYING!!!!!!! I WANT ONE!!!!! =]
Okay, I probably overreacted to a lot of the stuff, because it was the first time I had seen it. And I’m sure it was very funny to listen to me watch it. But it was quite funny, and a little bit sad, and then happy…basically, I loved it. Now, the only problem is that I now absolutely HAVE to have the rest of the show….The problem with this is that it costs 64 dollars to buy just one season here in the states (on Amazon, which I refuse to do for reasons I will state below). And none of the lame libraries around here carry it, either. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!!! I need Dr. Who! And there’s no way I can figure out how to get it! HELP!!!!! =[
Seriously, if any of y’all (especially my English friends) have an idea of how I can legally get the Dr. Who series, let me know.* If I do not get it, I will become very upset. DR. WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!**
Part II: Amazon GLBT/“Adult” books
GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >[ How dare they?! As one of my friends said on Twitter, THIS IS VIRTUAL BOOK BURNING! They have no right at all to do this! And I don’t think I’d be quite as mad if they just admitted their prejudiced mistake and changed their ways. But….when they’re trying to blame it on some so-called “technical glitch,” but have already told certain authors the real reason….Grrrrrr….Watch out for the wrath of the Nerdfighters!
According to the UK ’s Guardian, Mark Probst got this e-mail after he wrote to Amazon last week asking about their new policy: "In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude 'adult' material from appearing in some searches and bestseller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature.”
First of all, if this was true, then they’d be removing books other than GLBT books. If this is true, then why is Playboy Centrefold collection still in the sales rankings? Okay, maybe I should stop and explain what is going on, in case anyone is confused. Basically, these “adult” books have been removed from Amazon’s sales rankings. Amazon says they are trying to make their bestseller lists more “family friendly.” So, the books have not been removed from sales totally. If you search for the name, it will still be there and you can still buy it. But, the ranking matters because it determines how likely a book is to come up in a search. This new policy (which Amazon is denying…) affects how many sales a book receives and how easily customers can find the book.
It just doesn’t make any sense to me***….It really is like virtually burning books, or telling those authors that they don’t deserve the money and rankings. Now, hear the chant of the Twitter army:
Hey, hey, what do we SAY?
Amazon needs to be more GAY!
Read our TWITTERS, read our RANTS.
Now we all take off our PANTS.
Okay….so I couldn’t actually wear no pants today, since I had school. But I was pantsless in my mind. =] It’s important that Amazon realizes how many people they have upset because of this, and it is important that we stay away from Amazon products until they have fixed this…and APOLOGIZE.
Part III: Crazy Colorado
Oh, the joys of Colorado weather! Snow on Easter! (Okay, I don’t even celebrate Easter, but…really? A half-blizzard on April 12th?!) It was super warm all winter, and then it decides to snow a bunch in spring. I mean, it’s not unusual; we usually get a lot of our snow in March and April and sometimes May, but I’m still sick of Colorado weather. I know that I live in the wrong state if I hate cold and the snow….but whatever. I still do.
I stepped in a freezing, slushy, snow puddle of death while I was walking yesterday =[ My poor cold foot! Sheesh! Now a lot of it has melted, but…Geez. Colorado ’s crazy.
Anyway, live BlogTV show with Maureen tonight! See you then, I hope! Cheers! DFTBA!
*It would be acceptable as a late birthday present/early Christmas present…. (yeah…okay…not going to work)
**Seriously, though, if you know of a way I can get Dr. Who, you will be my new favorite person!
***I’ve probably left out a lot of stuff….so, ask Maureen. AND TAKE OFF THOSE PANTS!!!! =]
Part I: Dr. Who
Thank you, THANK YOU, Joe and Charlee!!!!!! Dr. Who is freaking amazing! I mean, I’m not so uninformed that I’d never heard of it. I’d heard of it, I’d heard it was amazing, I’d wanted it….and then I’d moved on. So it wasn’t exactly a new revelation or anything. But…after Joe got so excited about the Easter special and ALL my friends in England were watching it, I just had to have it! So, Abby and I searched and searched and searched and…WE FINALLY FOUND OUR DR. WHO!!!!!!! So, I watched it yesterday, with Joe and Abby listening to my reactions to the show on Skype. It’s freaking awesome! I suppose I shouldn’t give away any spoilers in case someone reading this hasn’t watched it yet and really wants to. But….IT’S FLYING!!!!!!! I WANT ONE!!!!! =]
Okay, I probably overreacted to a lot of the stuff, because it was the first time I had seen it. And I’m sure it was very funny to listen to me watch it. But it was quite funny, and a little bit sad, and then happy…basically, I loved it. Now, the only problem is that I now absolutely HAVE to have the rest of the show….The problem with this is that it costs 64 dollars to buy just one season here in the states (on Amazon, which I refuse to do for reasons I will state below). And none of the lame libraries around here carry it, either. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!!! I need Dr. Who! And there’s no way I can figure out how to get it! HELP!!!!! =[
Seriously, if any of y’all (especially my English friends) have an idea of how I can legally get the Dr. Who series, let me know.* If I do not get it, I will become very upset. DR. WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!**
Part II: Amazon GLBT/“Adult” books
GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >[ How dare they?! As one of my friends said on Twitter, THIS IS VIRTUAL BOOK BURNING! They have no right at all to do this! And I don’t think I’d be quite as mad if they just admitted their prejudiced mistake and changed their ways. But….when they’re trying to blame it on some so-called “technical glitch,” but have already told certain authors the real reason….Grrrrrr….Watch out for the wrath of the Nerdfighters!
According to the UK ’s Guardian, Mark Probst got this e-mail after he wrote to Amazon last week asking about their new policy: "In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude 'adult' material from appearing in some searches and bestseller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature.”
First of all, if this was true, then they’d be removing books other than GLBT books. If this is true, then why is Playboy Centrefold collection still in the sales rankings? Okay, maybe I should stop and explain what is going on, in case anyone is confused. Basically, these “adult” books have been removed from Amazon’s sales rankings. Amazon says they are trying to make their bestseller lists more “family friendly.” So, the books have not been removed from sales totally. If you search for the name, it will still be there and you can still buy it. But, the ranking matters because it determines how likely a book is to come up in a search. This new policy (which Amazon is denying…) affects how many sales a book receives and how easily customers can find the book.
It just doesn’t make any sense to me***….It really is like virtually burning books, or telling those authors that they don’t deserve the money and rankings. Now, hear the chant of the Twitter army:
Hey, hey, what do we SAY?
Amazon needs to be more GAY!
Read our TWITTERS, read our RANTS.
Now we all take off our PANTS.
Part III: Crazy Colorado
Oh, the joys of Colorado weather! Snow on Easter! (Okay, I don’t even celebrate Easter, but…really? A half-blizzard on April 12th?!) It was super warm all winter, and then it decides to snow a bunch in spring. I mean, it’s not unusual; we usually get a lot of our snow in March and April and sometimes May, but I’m still sick of Colorado weather. I know that I live in the wrong state if I hate cold and the snow….but whatever. I still do.
I stepped in a freezing, slushy, snow puddle of death while I was walking yesterday =[ My poor cold foot! Sheesh! Now a lot of it has melted, but…Geez. Colorado ’s crazy.
Anyway, live BlogTV show with Maureen tonight! See you then, I hope! Cheers! DFTBA!
*It would be acceptable as a late birthday present/early Christmas present…. (yeah…okay…not going to work)
**Seriously, though, if you know of a way I can get Dr. Who, you will be my new favorite person!
***I’ve probably left out a lot of stuff….so, ask Maureen. AND TAKE OFF THOSE PANTS!!!! =]
12 April 2009
Books! (And why you should read them)
Okay, so I don’t think I ever actually stated this in my blog last Sunday, but the theme for Sundays is a list of 10 reasons why you should do…….something. This week, I present you with a blog about books! And the top ten reasons (at least according to me…) that you should read them!
1. You’re never alone!!!!!
Just open a book….and, look, people! Right there!!!!! Now, granted, they can’t hear you or interact with you….but THEY’RE PEOPLE!!!! I mean….okay, this is going to make me sound quite lame probably, but whenever I’m going through a really tough time, I always turn to Harry Potter. And it always makes me feel better. I mean, yes, OBVIOUSLY they aren’t real people? But if they feel real enough to you, to make you feel less lonely or upset or like you have someone who cares….then that’s what really matters, right? I think so, anyway….I mean, this is the girl who gets literary crushes on people like Neville Longbottom and Jack from the Importance of Being Earnest and Adam Eddington. I know it’s…nerdy, but that’s the point!
2. You have something to do when you’re bored!
I mean, really. If you carry a book around with you everywhere (as I do), then you always have something to do! Unless, of course, you run out of new books to read, which happens to me often since I do not have an endless supply of money and our school library sucks. But anyway, if you read books, then you almost always have something to do….Bored? Snowing? Raining? Stuck in the waiting room? Finish a test an hour early? TAKE OUT THAT BOOK! And everything will be good again! (Assuming you are in the mood for reading and you like the book and all…)
3. Your teachers will like you.
Obviously, if you like reading, your teachers will be happy…as long as you aren’t reading while they are trying to lecture. English teachers love students who love to read outside of class, because it gives them ideas of good books that they could maybe use. Or, they just like the fact that a teenager likes to read! (*gasp* It’s the apocalypse!) Also, this one teacher was talking about how she was going to read The Importance of Being Earnest with her class…and I said, “Oh, I LOVE that book!!!!” And she was so INCREDIBLY happy. Occasionally, they might also think you are strange—my current English teacher thinks it’s weird that I’m obsessed with Harry Potter and that I went to an HP conference. But….mostly, he likes the fact that I read a lot and that I read a bunch of new books all the time.
4. You can tease the authors!
Now, this only exists in our lovely age of the internet. Imagine if Maureen was a popular 90s author, and we were all reading her books then. WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO BE DOING THIS!!!!!! No blogs from Maureen, no funny twitter updates, no BlogTV, no demanding monkeys…WE’D HAVE TO RESORT TO SNAIL MAIL!!!!!!! (end of the world!) But, if you read, and you read books by people like Libba Bray and Maureen Johnson and John Green, then…wow. So much fun! We can tease the authors on YouTube and Twitter….For example: @maureenjohnson Why yes, I do want my monkey. Thank you. (you know...you shouldn't ever promise the nerdfighters anything. WE WILL WIN! And, really, what could be better than teasing the amazing authors?
5. You make a difference in the world!
Again, this applies to the internet being around! But look at all the stuff us Nerdfighters have done! Project for Awesome! Bangladesh! Candle for Rwanda! And all the charities and such that JK Rowling donates money from her extra books to! =] I wouldn’t have every found out about most of these things without reading books….particularly the HP Alliance, which does such wonderful work! READ BOOKS! MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
6. You have advance knowledge of awesome events.
Harry Potter Conferences. The Tour de Nerdfighting 2008. Knowing the EXACT date of book releases! Knowing when the author is working on their next book. Knowing when they might be coming near your town. Knowing when they make appearances. BlogTV shows. Hank dressing up as Carrie Bradshaw….You know. All that awesome stuff.
7. You seem smart.
Reading books USUALLY makes you seem smart. Especially if, like me, you like reading books like Pride and Prejudice and A Thousand Hills and The Phantom of the Opera and Shakespeare. But, in general, books increase your vocabulary greatly. I think half the reason I did so well in the spelling bee was that I had read so many books that had the words in them, and my photographic memory remembered how they were spelled. But, also, you learn new words…and you can do better on the verbal section of the SAT (or whatever your country’s equivalent is). WIN!
8. You can strike up a conversation….
Well, again, let’s say you are at that boring party. And the story of your stupidity didn’t work. So it’s all silent again, and getting really awkward. You can immediately start asking people what books they’ve been reading lately and discussing book recommendations and, if you’ve read the same book, discuss how great (or bad) the book was. Once again, you have SAVED the party. The host will come worshipping you again, and you will be invited to all the future parties because you are so good at starting people in conversation. (Disclaimer: It is also possible that you might get thrown out of the party and never be invited to another one because you are so boring. But let’s stay optimistic)
9. You talk to people all over the world!
For example, I am currently talking to Joe, in England; Tobias, in the Netherlands; and Abby, in Indiana. And this is all because we like Maureen’s books and are nerdfighters and all that great stuff. Again, this is only truly possible because of the internet and Skype and all that. But if I hadn’t read these books, I don’t think I’d be talking to them (and teasing Joe. Teehee. RAWR) I’d just be really bored, with nothing to do! Books for the win!
10. You have stuff to blog about!
Yes, it always ends in this. If you are out of material, you can blog about your favorite books, your least favorite books, write a review of a book, share a funny book discussion, share a funny story about a conversation you had with friends you met because of books. And, if you really need a reason to read more books, here it is: When you run out of BEDA ideas, you can just write about books.
Okay….I meant to post this a lot earlier. But I kept getting distracted by my Skype friends (thanks, guys). Basically, you should read books—you shouldn’t even need a reason, but if you do, here are ten great ones!
Until tomorroooooooooooooow!!!!!! Cheers! DFTBA!
1. You’re never alone!!!!!
Just open a book….and, look, people! Right there!!!!! Now, granted, they can’t hear you or interact with you….but THEY’RE PEOPLE!!!! I mean….okay, this is going to make me sound quite lame probably, but whenever I’m going through a really tough time, I always turn to Harry Potter. And it always makes me feel better. I mean, yes, OBVIOUSLY they aren’t real people? But if they feel real enough to you, to make you feel less lonely or upset or like you have someone who cares….then that’s what really matters, right? I think so, anyway….I mean, this is the girl who gets literary crushes on people like Neville Longbottom and Jack from the Importance of Being Earnest and Adam Eddington. I know it’s…nerdy, but that’s the point!
2. You have something to do when you’re bored!
I mean, really. If you carry a book around with you everywhere (as I do), then you always have something to do! Unless, of course, you run out of new books to read, which happens to me often since I do not have an endless supply of money and our school library sucks. But anyway, if you read books, then you almost always have something to do….Bored? Snowing? Raining? Stuck in the waiting room? Finish a test an hour early? TAKE OUT THAT BOOK! And everything will be good again! (Assuming you are in the mood for reading and you like the book and all…)
3. Your teachers will like you.
Obviously, if you like reading, your teachers will be happy…as long as you aren’t reading while they are trying to lecture. English teachers love students who love to read outside of class, because it gives them ideas of good books that they could maybe use. Or, they just like the fact that a teenager likes to read! (*gasp* It’s the apocalypse!) Also, this one teacher was talking about how she was going to read The Importance of Being Earnest with her class…and I said, “Oh, I LOVE that book!!!!” And she was so INCREDIBLY happy. Occasionally, they might also think you are strange—my current English teacher thinks it’s weird that I’m obsessed with Harry Potter and that I went to an HP conference. But….mostly, he likes the fact that I read a lot and that I read a bunch of new books all the time.
4. You can tease the authors!
Now, this only exists in our lovely age of the internet. Imagine if Maureen was a popular 90s author, and we were all reading her books then. WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO BE DOING THIS!!!!!! No blogs from Maureen, no funny twitter updates, no BlogTV, no demanding monkeys…WE’D HAVE TO RESORT TO SNAIL MAIL!!!!!!! (end of the world!) But, if you read, and you read books by people like Libba Bray and Maureen Johnson and John Green, then…wow. So much fun! We can tease the authors on YouTube and Twitter….For example: @maureenjohnson Why yes, I do want my monkey. Thank you. (you know...you shouldn't ever promise the nerdfighters anything. WE WILL WIN! And, really, what could be better than teasing the amazing authors?
5. You make a difference in the world!
Again, this applies to the internet being around! But look at all the stuff us Nerdfighters have done! Project for Awesome! Bangladesh! Candle for Rwanda! And all the charities and such that JK Rowling donates money from her extra books to! =] I wouldn’t have every found out about most of these things without reading books….particularly the HP Alliance, which does such wonderful work! READ BOOKS! MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
6. You have advance knowledge of awesome events.
Harry Potter Conferences. The Tour de Nerdfighting 2008. Knowing the EXACT date of book releases! Knowing when the author is working on their next book. Knowing when they might be coming near your town. Knowing when they make appearances. BlogTV shows. Hank dressing up as Carrie Bradshaw….You know. All that awesome stuff.
7. You seem smart.
Reading books USUALLY makes you seem smart. Especially if, like me, you like reading books like Pride and Prejudice and A Thousand Hills and The Phantom of the Opera and Shakespeare. But, in general, books increase your vocabulary greatly. I think half the reason I did so well in the spelling bee was that I had read so many books that had the words in them, and my photographic memory remembered how they were spelled. But, also, you learn new words…and you can do better on the verbal section of the SAT (or whatever your country’s equivalent is). WIN!
8. You can strike up a conversation….
Well, again, let’s say you are at that boring party. And the story of your stupidity didn’t work. So it’s all silent again, and getting really awkward. You can immediately start asking people what books they’ve been reading lately and discussing book recommendations and, if you’ve read the same book, discuss how great (or bad) the book was. Once again, you have SAVED the party. The host will come worshipping you again, and you will be invited to all the future parties because you are so good at starting people in conversation. (Disclaimer: It is also possible that you might get thrown out of the party and never be invited to another one because you are so boring. But let’s stay optimistic)
9. You talk to people all over the world!
For example, I am currently talking to Joe, in England; Tobias, in the Netherlands; and Abby, in Indiana. And this is all because we like Maureen’s books and are nerdfighters and all that great stuff. Again, this is only truly possible because of the internet and Skype and all that. But if I hadn’t read these books, I don’t think I’d be talking to them (and teasing Joe. Teehee. RAWR) I’d just be really bored, with nothing to do! Books for the win!
10. You have stuff to blog about!
Yes, it always ends in this. If you are out of material, you can blog about your favorite books, your least favorite books, write a review of a book, share a funny book discussion, share a funny story about a conversation you had with friends you met because of books. And, if you really need a reason to read more books, here it is: When you run out of BEDA ideas, you can just write about books.
Okay….I meant to post this a lot earlier. But I kept getting distracted by my Skype friends (thanks, guys). Basically, you should read books—you shouldn’t even need a reason, but if you do, here are ten great ones!
Until tomorroooooooooooooow!!!!!! Cheers! DFTBA!
11 April 2009
Confessions of a Nerd Girl Part Deux
Yes! The Second Installment in Confessions of a Teenage Nerd…I’m not really sure if y’all enjoyed it last weekend, but…I had a lot of fun with it, really. And I think it’s good to have plans for at least the weekend….So, I now present you with three more so-called “confessions” (meaning things that you lovely people of the ning do not know yet about me….which includes a lot of stuff).
1. I love country music.
Well, this is something my camp friends definitely know about me. I mean, being at a barn half the summer around horses and all that….you kind of have to learn to like country music, you know? But, really, I do love it. I know some people hate the accents or the lyrics or something about country music…or they try to claim it’s not music. And I will admit I’m much more into a lot of the female country singers…though a lot of the guys are great, too! It’s hard to really choose a favorite, but I think I have to say Martina McBride because she has such a gorgeous voice and such a large range of topics within her songs…she approaches the really tough stuff in a tender way, she sings about the beauty of life, and she also sings about heartbreak. She’s absolutely phenomenal!!!! I got to see her in concert in May of 2007 here in Colorado Springs, and she was even better in person. She’s simply lovely, but she doesn’t make a big deal out of the fact that she’s a really famous singer (not that many country singers do, but…)
Anyway, I mean, it’s not like I’m obsessed with country music or anything. That would be why it’s something not very many people know about me—unless you look through my iPod or hang around the barn at camp with me. Really, I am a country southern girl at heart. I mean, I spent my childhood in Texas, so I do have a southern accent when I’m asked to pull it out….I’ve lived in Colorado so long that it isn’t how I speak daily, but I can still pull it out. And, obviously, I love horses and being at the barn and…yes….I even do like getting dirty sometimes! Even mucking stalls can be fun sometimes, because my friends and I have some pretty hilarious conversations.
Okay. Anyway—summary of confession. Country music is awesome, but I don’t preach it or anything. I just love it, and I hope people don’t judge me for loving it.
2. I love history =]
I know, nerdy. But it’s just so interesting! I don’t watch much TV, but when I do, I mostly watch random things on the history channel. I don’t understand how anyone can’t be at least just a little bit interested in history, because it’s how we got where we are today. And we can learn so much from it! Or….some things are just really amusing. For example: At Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed because it was swearing. Isn’t that funny?! Or: In England and the American colonies the year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost. That would be strange…where did the eleven days go?!
Also, I mean…we have so much to learn from our history. If we don’t pay attention to history, then the same thing is just going to keep happening over and over again….like the situation in Darfur—as I said on Tuesday, we can’t let it be another Rwanda. We have to do something about it, you know? I mean, I’m not saying we always do learn from our past mistakes. But at least we have a chance to! And, if we really try, we can look at past wars and interactions with countries to try to predict what they might do or how we should go about fighting them…
Anyway, I know it’s kind of weird. But I find things fascinating….trying to figure out why people might have done the things they did (Hitler, for example). Or just looking back at our past to see how we got where we are now or how much things have changed and what the future might bring. One of my favorite shows on the history channel was “Life after People.” So great =]
One more: The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
3. I love the outdoors.
I kind of already said this, but I’m a huge outdoors girl. I love hiking and running and swimming and the ocean and…….just being outside in general. I mean, it comes partly from my family and the fact that my dad grew up being outdoors a lot too. And when I was young in Texas we mostly played outside with our friends, no matter how hot it was. And then, of course, when we moved to Colorado, there are so many places to go hiking! Or canoeing, or horseback riding, or running….
I’ve climbed 4 14ers in my life: Quandary, Belford, Brauss, and Lincoln. And I hope to do many more, because it’s so much fun.
Okay, this is probably too long for Jordan to read already….I’m sorry! I write too much!
Anyway, until tomorrow! Cheers! DFTBA!
1. I love country music.
Well, this is something my camp friends definitely know about me. I mean, being at a barn half the summer around horses and all that….you kind of have to learn to like country music, you know? But, really, I do love it. I know some people hate the accents or the lyrics or something about country music…or they try to claim it’s not music. And I will admit I’m much more into a lot of the female country singers…though a lot of the guys are great, too! It’s hard to really choose a favorite, but I think I have to say Martina McBride because she has such a gorgeous voice and such a large range of topics within her songs…she approaches the really tough stuff in a tender way, she sings about the beauty of life, and she also sings about heartbreak. She’s absolutely phenomenal!!!! I got to see her in concert in May of 2007 here in Colorado Springs, and she was even better in person. She’s simply lovely, but she doesn’t make a big deal out of the fact that she’s a really famous singer (not that many country singers do, but…)
Anyway, I mean, it’s not like I’m obsessed with country music or anything. That would be why it’s something not very many people know about me—unless you look through my iPod or hang around the barn at camp with me. Really, I am a country southern girl at heart. I mean, I spent my childhood in Texas, so I do have a southern accent when I’m asked to pull it out….I’ve lived in Colorado so long that it isn’t how I speak daily, but I can still pull it out. And, obviously, I love horses and being at the barn and…yes….I even do like getting dirty sometimes! Even mucking stalls can be fun sometimes, because my friends and I have some pretty hilarious conversations.
Okay. Anyway—summary of confession. Country music is awesome, but I don’t preach it or anything. I just love it, and I hope people don’t judge me for loving it.
2. I love history =]
I know, nerdy. But it’s just so interesting! I don’t watch much TV, but when I do, I mostly watch random things on the history channel. I don’t understand how anyone can’t be at least just a little bit interested in history, because it’s how we got where we are today. And we can learn so much from it! Or….some things are just really amusing. For example: At Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed because it was swearing. Isn’t that funny?! Or: In England and the American colonies the year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost. That would be strange…where did the eleven days go?!
Also, I mean…we have so much to learn from our history. If we don’t pay attention to history, then the same thing is just going to keep happening over and over again….like the situation in Darfur—as I said on Tuesday, we can’t let it be another Rwanda. We have to do something about it, you know? I mean, I’m not saying we always do learn from our past mistakes. But at least we have a chance to! And, if we really try, we can look at past wars and interactions with countries to try to predict what they might do or how we should go about fighting them…
Anyway, I know it’s kind of weird. But I find things fascinating….trying to figure out why people might have done the things they did (Hitler, for example). Or just looking back at our past to see how we got where we are now or how much things have changed and what the future might bring. One of my favorite shows on the history channel was “Life after People.” So great =]
One more: The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
3. I love the outdoors.
I kind of already said this, but I’m a huge outdoors girl. I love hiking and running and swimming and the ocean and…….just being outside in general. I mean, it comes partly from my family and the fact that my dad grew up being outdoors a lot too. And when I was young in Texas we mostly played outside with our friends, no matter how hot it was. And then, of course, when we moved to Colorado, there are so many places to go hiking! Or canoeing, or horseback riding, or running….
I’ve climbed 4 14ers in my life: Quandary, Belford, Brauss, and Lincoln. And I hope to do many more, because it’s so much fun.
Okay, this is probably too long for Jordan to read already….I’m sorry! I write too much!
Anyway, until tomorrow! Cheers! DFTBA!
10 April 2009
Oh, the joys of high school
So, I had a pretty amusing day today at school. While I usually do not enjoy sharing my day, this includes things that will then go off into some rather amusing stories and rants (I hope).
Now, my first class of the day is precalculus...not a very good first class, granted. For the first 45 minutes, I often don't register anything that my teacher is saying...I mean, I take the notes, but then I get home to do the stupid homework and I don't remember actually writing DOWN any of the notes. So I'm lost. Anyway, today we were taking a quiz on vector quantities or....whatever....and my teacher is very violent. The problem was a stick figure guy being pulled with different sized weights from his arms, legs, and his HEAD. Seriously, he actually said, "And don't forget that he's also being pulled on his HEAD." WHAAAAAAAAT?! Eeeeeek! Never piss off Mr. Perry, apparently. And then, he was discussing how it would be fun if gravity was positive....and then he made a weird noise and some weird movement that I don't think I can really explain. Anyway, then my friends and I were laughing for a really long time....Imagine, you let go of your pencil and it flies up and get stuck in the ceiling! And then, you just stand up and fly up to the ceiling to grab it! So much fun! Although, actually, everything would just be backward....our floor would be the ceiling, and our ceiling would be the floor....except we wouldn't KNOW it was backward, because that's just the way it would be. Oooooooooo....(thanks Haley)
Next, I go to physics. Now, my teacher is big on finding "real-life" examples of physics. So he was doing this thing on the forces and the friction on Bruce Springsteen during the half-time show for the Super Bowl. If you didn't watch it, basically he doesn't start his power slide soon enough so he runs into the camera man. We also did an experiment involving your weight on an elevator to calculate the acceleration, and Mr. Pohjola said that in college he went to a hotel, in their elevator, riding up and down, standing on a scale. And...wow, is that going to be me in college? The nerd, doing experiments in hotels? Probably....well, no, because I'll need an ocean most likely, but....okay, maybe you had to hear him tell it. Sorry...
Okay, onto the hilarity of French class. Now, we never get ANYTHING done. But today she was trying to teach us the "futur anterieur," which my old french teacher told us was pointless...but whatever. She can't think of anything else to say, I guess. Anyway, funny points of this class: ~Our teacher tells us that her outfit doesn't match because she ran out of quarters for the washing machine!!! And then I told her there was an ATM in the school and she was like, "KWAAAAAAA????" (that's seriously how she says it)
~Then, this kid in our class went into the little closet where we keep the extra books, and stayed in there until she noticed, at which point she said, "Jon, come out of the closet, NOW!" And then we all burst out laughing.....I mean, it's not even that great of a joke if you think about it, but we were all really....easily amused in that class today.
~Short one, but my friend Joel asked if douche was masculine or feminine...(douche means shower, if you didn't know) and then she laughed...and then got mad at all of us for laughing. Stupid.
~We were doing an exercise from the book because she got annoyed with us (which usually happens, but I'm sure it won't be for a grade). Joel said that in his next class he was going to, "tuerai un chat et viderai les poubelles" (kill a cat and empty trashcans) Then, I said I was going to "je tuerai Joel dans la prochaine classe apres il tue le chat" (I will kill joel in the next class after he kills the cat.) Then she made a new class rule that you couldn't use the verbs "tuer" (to kill) or "violer" (to rape) in her class anymore. *rolls eyes*
~COME BACK IN 15 MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE DONE IT (a way to use the futur anterieur)
Then lunch...where some pretty hilarious things happened, but I think they're kind of hard to explain...they involved a lot of talking about how stupid and incompetent our french teacher is. And then my friend Sarah said this girl "lacked the cervical ability to communicate." Now, what she meant was "the cerebral ability" and I knew that...but it was still really funny.
Er....History class wasn't particularly amusing (I mean, it's world war two....) But our teacher was really tired. So I went to go print something out after school and then turn it in and I asked, "So, Mrs. Gillette, do you just want it in the basket?" and she just looked at me and said, "What?" and I had to explain to her what I was doing and why and what it was....then she told me to have a good weekend and I said, "Yeah, you too..." because she REALLY seems to need a weekend.
Umm....so, I have to do a French project, read the Great Gatsby, do a Physics lab report, and do math homework....Thank you teachers. Non-existent weekend.
I hope that was amusing, maybe. And, remember, COME BACK SOON AND WE WILL HAVE DONE IT. (sorry, I don't know why I find that so funny!!!!)
Cheers! DFTBA!
Now, my first class of the day is precalculus...not a very good first class, granted. For the first 45 minutes, I often don't register anything that my teacher is saying...I mean, I take the notes, but then I get home to do the stupid homework and I don't remember actually writing DOWN any of the notes. So I'm lost. Anyway, today we were taking a quiz on vector quantities or....whatever....and my teacher is very violent. The problem was a stick figure guy being pulled with different sized weights from his arms, legs, and his HEAD. Seriously, he actually said, "And don't forget that he's also being pulled on his HEAD." WHAAAAAAAAT?! Eeeeeek! Never piss off Mr. Perry, apparently. And then, he was discussing how it would be fun if gravity was positive....and then he made a weird noise and some weird movement that I don't think I can really explain. Anyway, then my friends and I were laughing for a really long time....Imagine, you let go of your pencil and it flies up and get stuck in the ceiling! And then, you just stand up and fly up to the ceiling to grab it! So much fun! Although, actually, everything would just be backward....our floor would be the ceiling, and our ceiling would be the floor....except we wouldn't KNOW it was backward, because that's just the way it would be. Oooooooooo....(thanks Haley)
Next, I go to physics. Now, my teacher is big on finding "real-life" examples of physics. So he was doing this thing on the forces and the friction on Bruce Springsteen during the half-time show for the Super Bowl. If you didn't watch it, basically he doesn't start his power slide soon enough so he runs into the camera man. We also did an experiment involving your weight on an elevator to calculate the acceleration, and Mr. Pohjola said that in college he went to a hotel, in their elevator, riding up and down, standing on a scale. And...wow, is that going to be me in college? The nerd, doing experiments in hotels? Probably....well, no, because I'll need an ocean most likely, but....okay, maybe you had to hear him tell it. Sorry...
Okay, onto the hilarity of French class. Now, we never get ANYTHING done. But today she was trying to teach us the "futur anterieur," which my old french teacher told us was pointless...but whatever. She can't think of anything else to say, I guess. Anyway, funny points of this class: ~Our teacher tells us that her outfit doesn't match because she ran out of quarters for the washing machine!!! And then I told her there was an ATM in the school and she was like, "KWAAAAAAA????" (that's seriously how she says it)
~Then, this kid in our class went into the little closet where we keep the extra books, and stayed in there until she noticed, at which point she said, "Jon, come out of the closet, NOW!" And then we all burst out laughing.....I mean, it's not even that great of a joke if you think about it, but we were all really....easily amused in that class today.
~Short one, but my friend Joel asked if douche was masculine or feminine...(douche means shower, if you didn't know) and then she laughed...and then got mad at all of us for laughing. Stupid.
~We were doing an exercise from the book because she got annoyed with us (which usually happens, but I'm sure it won't be for a grade). Joel said that in his next class he was going to, "tuerai un chat et viderai les poubelles" (kill a cat and empty trashcans) Then, I said I was going to "je tuerai Joel dans la prochaine classe apres il tue le chat" (I will kill joel in the next class after he kills the cat.) Then she made a new class rule that you couldn't use the verbs "tuer" (to kill) or "violer" (to rape) in her class anymore. *rolls eyes*
~COME BACK IN 15 MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE DONE IT (a way to use the futur anterieur)
Then lunch...where some pretty hilarious things happened, but I think they're kind of hard to explain...they involved a lot of talking about how stupid and incompetent our french teacher is. And then my friend Sarah said this girl "lacked the cervical ability to communicate." Now, what she meant was "the cerebral ability" and I knew that...but it was still really funny.
Er....History class wasn't particularly amusing (I mean, it's world war two....) But our teacher was really tired. So I went to go print something out after school and then turn it in and I asked, "So, Mrs. Gillette, do you just want it in the basket?" and she just looked at me and said, "What?" and I had to explain to her what I was doing and why and what it was....then she told me to have a good weekend and I said, "Yeah, you too..." because she REALLY seems to need a weekend.
Umm....so, I have to do a French project, read the Great Gatsby, do a Physics lab report, and do math homework....Thank you teachers. Non-existent weekend.
I hope that was amusing, maybe. And, remember, COME BACK SOON AND WE WILL HAVE DONE IT. (sorry, I don't know why I find that so funny!!!!)
Cheers! DFTBA!
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