MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope Santa was good to everyone.
Everybody knows the song "The 12 Days of Christmas". Now I personally think this song is VERY unrealistic. For one thing, no one I know, not even a 'true love' would give somebody 12 gifts in a row; plus, even if you DID give them 12 presents, you give it all at once, not on 12 different days!! Anyway, I don't want to type out the entire thing, so I'm just going to write what the gifts were on the different days:
1st day: a partridge in a pear tree
2nd day: two turtle doves
3rd day: three french hens
4th day: four calling birds
5th day: five gold rings
6th day: six geese a-laying
7th day: seven swans a-swimming
8th day: eight maids a-milking
9th day: nine ladies dancing
10th day: ten lords a-leaping
11th day: eleven pipers piping
12th day: twelve drummers drumming
Now this song really annoys me. Example A: what's with all the birds?? Doves, hens, birds... why not just buy a canary from the pet store and be done with it? Example B: this song is so repetitive!! 11 pipers piping- well no kidding! What would the pipers be doing? Baking? Swimming? Example C: why on earth would your loved one give you nine ladies dancing? If you're the male, you don't want nine ladies dancing around him, and if you're a woman, who cares about other women?? And finally, Example D: what's with the really old-fashioned wording? Seven swans a-swimming- why do you need the 'a' before the verb? I guess they just needed it to fit into the beat. So, as you can see, I'm a bit picky. But you'll see in later posts that I have a bone to pick with a lot of different songs!
In this blog, you will read lots of things that are random, but awesome. I will write about events that I find amusing, fun, or interesting. I really hope you enjoy my blog!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Figment.com
I know in an earlier post I suggested that people sign up for a website called Shelfari. But, if you like to write more than you like to read, then Figment.com is the website for you!! You can post stories or poems you have written and get great feedback!! People can review, comment, and heart pieces of writing. You can even follow authors you like, so it alerts you if they update a story or post a new one!! If you love to write, please join this website!! You'll be happy you did!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
The former first lady, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, sounds like a very fascinating person! She's a very important herself, being the previous wife of John Kennedy, but when she had her job as an editor, she got to work with a lot of cool people of books! I just learned that got to work with Michael Jackson on his book, and he even said that he wouldn't write the story UNLESS she edited it. Since they didn't finish before he was supposed to go on tour, SHE WENT WITH HIM ON HIS TOUR TO AUSTRALIA. How cool is that?! I would've loved to help edit a book written by Michael Jackson and go on tour with him! Then I found out she edited a book on John Lennon, which is really cool, too! I want to do this!! Bring on the "King of Pop" and John Lemon. My pen is ready!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Shelfari.com!!
I'm sorry I haven't been posting as often lately. It's because I've been on this website called Shelfari that I learned about through my school, and this website is great!! You can suggest book sto friends, review and give the number of stars for all the books you read!! It's so fun, and I already have like, 13 books that were suggested to me to read!! Well, I have to go!! Lots of books on my nightstand to begin to read!! =D
(By the way...I STILL hvan't seen the seventh Harry Potter movie......... has anyone else? How is it?!)
-Celeste =D
(By the way...I STILL hvan't seen the seventh Harry Potter movie......... has anyone else? How is it?!)
-Celeste =D
Friday, November 12, 2010
7th Harry Potter Movie!!! Woo-hoo!!!!
Who cares that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming out in exactly one week?! I DO!!!!!!!! I am a HUGE Pottermaniac, and I cannot wait for the first part of the seventh movie comes out!!!! It's also my half-birthday on November 19th, so ahem, perfect half-birthday present (not that we've ever given presents on half-birthdays, but why not start now?)!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, right now I'm watching the second Harry Potter movie on ABC Family Harry Potter weekend (is it just me or does ABC do this Harry Potter weekend a lot?)!! The books really are much better than the movies, but they're still very enjoyable to go see.
How does J.K. Rowling come up with this stuff? Where did the name Harry Potter come from? You have to be some sort of genius to create house elves, the Ministry of Magic, everything!! I personally am an aspiring writer, but if I ever end up trying to write a fantasy book, I end up sounding just like Harry Potter and I have to delete the whole thing and start again. And again.
The seventh movie is the one with the most action, too, so I'll probably be gripping the edge of my seat (if those movie producers do it correctly)! I have to go hop around in excitement because I want to see it on opening night so bad!! But it's a midnight premiere, so the chances of me getting to go are slim. Plus, I bet the tickets are sold out by now, too. Oh well.
I will wait. And hope. And watch the second movie. =D
How does J.K. Rowling come up with this stuff? Where did the name Harry Potter come from? You have to be some sort of genius to create house elves, the Ministry of Magic, everything!! I personally am an aspiring writer, but if I ever end up trying to write a fantasy book, I end up sounding just like Harry Potter and I have to delete the whole thing and start again. And again.
The seventh movie is the one with the most action, too, so I'll probably be gripping the edge of my seat (if those movie producers do it correctly)! I have to go hop around in excitement because I want to see it on opening night so bad!! But it's a midnight premiere, so the chances of me getting to go are slim. Plus, I bet the tickets are sold out by now, too. Oh well.
I will wait. And hope. And watch the second movie. =D
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween!!!! (Some Tips About How To Survive It)
Happy Halloween and don't get frostbite!!!!! I just got back from trick-or-treating with my two friends and sister. I made the mistake of forgetting to wear gloves!!!
1) ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES ON HALLOWEEN.
I also learned that older sisters like to eat lots of candy. Now, this hasn't happened yet, but i'll bet you any money that throughout this week my sister will be poking around my candy. So rule number 2:
2) KEEP ALL CANDY AWAY FROM OLDER SISTERS THAT HAVE "BIGGER STOMACHS TO FILL".
So, those are the two tips that I can think of right now. I'll post more when I think of some!!!
1) ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES ON HALLOWEEN.
I also learned that older sisters like to eat lots of candy. Now, this hasn't happened yet, but i'll bet you any money that throughout this week my sister will be poking around my candy. So rule number 2:
2) KEEP ALL CANDY AWAY FROM OLDER SISTERS THAT HAVE "BIGGER STOMACHS TO FILL".
So, those are the two tips that I can think of right now. I'll post more when I think of some!!!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Guess Who's Angry About Project Runway?!
Argh!!!!!!! The most talented contestant on Project Runway, the one all the judges said was great, and had a really good chance of winning, lost! I'm sooooooo mad!!!!!!!
Info:
Judges- Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, Heidi Klum, Jessica Simpson (guest judge)
Final 3 Contestants- Mondo Guerra, Gretchen Jones, Andy South
Mondo Guerra, the most fantastic designer I've seen, was obsessed with color. All his clothes were full of color and patterns, and they were laways so interesting to look at!!! The judges loved all his designs, too. They loved the fact that he used all this color and how he mixed patterns, and all those crazy, unique things Mondo used in his various outfits. But now, in the last week, the judges suddenly think, "Your outfits look clownish. People won't take you seriously." What are they talking about?! They need to be consistant!!!
The next contestant was Gretchen Jones. She was always trying to create "ready-to-wear" clothing, which by the way, I totally disagree with because if you want ready-to-wear clothing, you go to Wal-Mart, but if you're watching Project Runway, you want to see RUNWAY clothing. Anyway, Gretchen's clothing has always been sort of dull and bland (no offense Gretchen). Even in the last episode, Heidi Klum and Michael Kors called her style "granola". So, why would GRANOLA GRETCHEN WIN THE SHOW????????!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, because the judges would MENTALLY UNABLE AT THAT MOMENT!!!!!! Or at least, they better have been. So the judges had this huge fight when they were discussing who should win. Jessica and Heidi bothe were Team Mondo (as everyone should) and Michael and Nina were Team Gretchen (ughhh).
Let's get this straight, what you know so far: The person they've been praising forEVER loses, and they person they've been hating on for the longest time WINS. You tell me if you think that's fair.
Then there's Andy. I feel really abd for Andy, just because within two minutes of the judges' discussion, they had already decided "Andy's out." Andy's collection was IMMENSLY better than Gretchen's (one again, no offense Gretchen; I don't really like being this blunt and making people feel bad) and they had already crossed off Andy. They got rid of Andy because supposedly, the outfits looked a little too much alike. Each outfit had it's own personality, and I really liked his design. Gretchen's collection was by far the worst.
Then, my mom, sister and I went on MyLifetime.com. And what do you know? People agree with me!!!!! People are saying they're "former Project Runway fans". My mom said they did this to get people to start talking about Project Runway, but really they're plan has just back-fired. They screwed the whole thing up, and now a bunch of people that have been watching Project Runway since the beginning are quitting now because they're outraged Mondo didn't win.
I AGREE!!!!!!!!!! VOTE ON THE POLL OR COMMENT!!!!!!!!
Info:
Judges- Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, Heidi Klum, Jessica Simpson (guest judge)
Final 3 Contestants- Mondo Guerra, Gretchen Jones, Andy South
Mondo Guerra, the most fantastic designer I've seen, was obsessed with color. All his clothes were full of color and patterns, and they were laways so interesting to look at!!! The judges loved all his designs, too. They loved the fact that he used all this color and how he mixed patterns, and all those crazy, unique things Mondo used in his various outfits. But now, in the last week, the judges suddenly think, "Your outfits look clownish. People won't take you seriously." What are they talking about?! They need to be consistant!!!
The next contestant was Gretchen Jones. She was always trying to create "ready-to-wear" clothing, which by the way, I totally disagree with because if you want ready-to-wear clothing, you go to Wal-Mart, but if you're watching Project Runway, you want to see RUNWAY clothing. Anyway, Gretchen's clothing has always been sort of dull and bland (no offense Gretchen). Even in the last episode, Heidi Klum and Michael Kors called her style "granola". So, why would GRANOLA GRETCHEN WIN THE SHOW????????!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, because the judges would MENTALLY UNABLE AT THAT MOMENT!!!!!! Or at least, they better have been. So the judges had this huge fight when they were discussing who should win. Jessica and Heidi bothe were Team Mondo (as everyone should) and Michael and Nina were Team Gretchen (ughhh).
Let's get this straight, what you know so far: The person they've been praising forEVER loses, and they person they've been hating on for the longest time WINS. You tell me if you think that's fair.
Then there's Andy. I feel really abd for Andy, just because within two minutes of the judges' discussion, they had already decided "Andy's out." Andy's collection was IMMENSLY better than Gretchen's (one again, no offense Gretchen; I don't really like being this blunt and making people feel bad) and they had already crossed off Andy. They got rid of Andy because supposedly, the outfits looked a little too much alike. Each outfit had it's own personality, and I really liked his design. Gretchen's collection was by far the worst.
Then, my mom, sister and I went on MyLifetime.com. And what do you know? People agree with me!!!!! People are saying they're "former Project Runway fans". My mom said they did this to get people to start talking about Project Runway, but really they're plan has just back-fired. They screwed the whole thing up, and now a bunch of people that have been watching Project Runway since the beginning are quitting now because they're outraged Mondo didn't win.
I AGREE!!!!!!!!!! VOTE ON THE POLL OR COMMENT!!!!!!!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
I Hate Being Cold!!!!!! Brrrrrrrr..........
You want to know what I really hate? I hate it when you have comfortable lounge pants on and a sweatshirt and your snuggled under a blanket and then some one in your family comes and reminds you that you have to take a shower. Then I always complain that I don't want to get all cold again, and then my mom will say "Well, when you shower it's going to be all nice and hot." And I always think about how cold I will be when I get OUT of the shower. I ESPECIALLY hate when I have to dry off with a damp toel AFTER I have to get all cold to get into the shoer, and AFTER the warm shower, and AFTER I freeze from the air-conditioning. So that's something I hate. I hate, hate, HATE being cold..........brrrrrrrrrrrr........
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Great Debate
So, I was riding the bus home, and there was this girl who called up to our bus driver "The pinky and thumb aren't real fingers, right?" So then there was all this yelling whether they thought the pinky and thumb were real fingers or not, until the bus drivers went over our little intercom and said "The pinky is a finger, but the thumb isn't a finger. You don't call your thumb you thumb finger, right?" Then there was yet another eruption of objections again. The girl spoke up again. "But you call this one your pointer finger, this your middle finger, this your ring finger, but nobody calls this your pinky finger!!!!!" "But you do, some people do! Just 'cause you don't say pinky finger doesn't mean other people don't say it!" my bus driver said. Sooooooooo, I guess until i talk to some sort of finger doctor, I'll believe my bus driver. Do you know something different?Comment and tell me whether you have another theory!!! Comment! NOW....... just kidding........but please do comment!!
Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
Everyone knows that everyone is either a Yankees or a Red Sox fan. All the Yankees fans say: "Yankees rule, Red Sox stink!" and then all the Red Sox fans say the opposite. I am impartial. I'm not really a Red Sox or a Yankees fan. It's sort of nice because I can choose which team I want to root for whenever I'm watching a game. But, if I'm surrounded by a bunch of people who LOVE the Yankees, then I'll root for the Yankees. If everyone around me happens to like the Red Sox, then I'll root for the Red Sox. I'm really not a huge baseball person anyway. So,
GO YANKEES!
GO RED SOX!
GO YANKEES!
GO RED SOX!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
GAS-WASTER!!!!!!
This year, I did the Light the Night walk against Leukemia (Did I spell that correctly? Correct me if I didn't!) at Evergreen Walk. It was really fun and I had a good time. I left pretty much right after we finished the walk, (which was around 8:00) and my mom, sister and I stopped in one of the shops there (L.L. Bean) on the way out. So we get on the highway and there is this small back-up. My mom is not happy because we had like literally, no gas. We only had enoguh to get us there and back very quickly. We pull in and drive behind the front two cars. We're not really sure what to expect. Then we see one of those construction vehicles that had a bunch of road signs and tons and tons of pylons in the back of it. Then we catch on. We move about a foot every two minutes as these construction workers go out and put each sign up one by one by one. That goes on for about 10 minutes, and we finally think that the torture is over, and that we might not run out of gas. But NO. They had to put EACH PYLON DOWN ONE, BY ONE, BY ONE, BY ONE. And you want to know what else is crazy??!! These two police cars are blocking ALL of the other lanes even though these construction workers are only putting signs in this one lane!!!! So no other cars could go!!! By this time, the traffic jam must go farther than two miles back!! Why would they do this at 8:00 at night when practically everyone is out?! We're sitting here praying we don't run out of gas and just die right there on the spot. This pylon nonsense goes on for who knows how long and then finally FINALLY we leave! We were probably stuck there for 20 minutes. We just barely get home with enough gas. One more thing that's frustrating: we were two cars away from missing this whole thing!!! We might've been able to beat the police and consturction if maybe we hadn't stopped at the store or something. The next morning, we couldn't drive to the bus stop, so my dad had to drop my mom and me off at the stop.
Construction at 8:00 at night? Really? Made no sense whatsoever. What a gas-waster..........grrrr........
Construction at 8:00 at night? Really? Made no sense whatsoever. What a gas-waster..........grrrr........
Target's Parking Lot and Bussing
Bussing (busing?) !!!!!!! Crazy school bussing...... I have a story for you.
It's a rainy day out. I get onto the school bus, and I have a temproary different bus driver (I knew this already; that wasn't a surprise) and it goes just like every other bus drive. UNTIL my bus driver goes over the intercom (yes, they have one in the bus) and says "Listen everyone. My windshield wipers are broken, so you're switiching buses with some kids going to another school.And, you're switching in the Target parking lot." So we turn into the Target parking lot and all us kids are thinking 'What? Why are we switching buses in the middle of the Target parking lot?? But anyway, we unload and walk onto this bus and we're all cramped into the front part of the bus (there's about 30 of us) and get to school about 20 minutes late.
Who knew Target's parking lot would be the place to switch buses on a rainy day when your bus' winshield wipers break?
It's a rainy day out. I get onto the school bus, and I have a temproary different bus driver (I knew this already; that wasn't a surprise) and it goes just like every other bus drive. UNTIL my bus driver goes over the intercom (yes, they have one in the bus) and says "Listen everyone. My windshield wipers are broken, so you're switiching buses with some kids going to another school.And, you're switching in the Target parking lot." So we turn into the Target parking lot and all us kids are thinking 'What? Why are we switching buses in the middle of the Target parking lot?? But anyway, we unload and walk onto this bus and we're all cramped into the front part of the bus (there's about 30 of us) and get to school about 20 minutes late.
Who knew Target's parking lot would be the place to switch buses on a rainy day when your bus' winshield wipers break?
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
He's Here, He's There, He's EVERYWHERE!
That was the theme of my sister's family birthday party yesterday!! Who is "he", you ask?? John Lennon! Or as I like to call him, John Lemon.
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She got present after present of John Lennon!!! It was just OVER AND OVER, book after book, CD after CD, photo after photo, IT WAS INSANE. I actually got a picture of the Beatles with her name on it, which I got done at the Wethersfield Corn Fest (which by the way was AMAZING!). It does look pretty cool, though. I'm glad she got what she wanted, though. Go JOHN LEMON!!!
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She got present after present of John Lennon!!! It was just OVER AND OVER, book after book, CD after CD, photo after photo, IT WAS INSANE. I actually got a picture of the Beatles with her name on it, which I got done at the Wethersfield Corn Fest (which by the way was AMAZING!). It does look pretty cool, though. I'm glad she got what she wanted, though. Go JOHN LEMON!!!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Harry Potter Poll
So, I've been looking at my poll about the favorite Harry Potter books of everyone. One day left to vote, people! But it seems like practically everyone likes the dealthy Hallows the best. My personaly favorite is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but everyone's entitled to their own opinion, obviously. If you don't agree with the last Harry Potter book being the best, then VOTE!! Get people you know to vote, too! ONE DAY LEFT!!! TICK, TOCK, TICK, TOCK, TICK, TOCK....
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Sore Legs, Steep Hills, and a Fun Afternoon
Has anyone ever climbed a really steep hill? Correction: Has anyone ever chased some kids up a really steep hill? I went to my dad's retirement party (retirement from being chair of the English department at CCSU; he's not stopping work) and all his colleagues were there. And all his colleagues' kids were there. And I had tons of fun playing with all those kids. But these hills we were climbing were HUGE!! We were playing freeze tag, regular tag, pretty much every running game you could play. And we were going, UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN! My legs are very sore right now. I still had a lot of fun, though. And the kids I was playing with were really fun to play with!!!! But steep hills are really hard to climb!! And I'm the hyper one in the family!! The warmth of my laptop on my lap is helping, though. Ah, they feel nice. I'm not expecting to be bouncing around the house tonight!!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Greek Goddesses
Who thinks Greek goddesses are cool? Virtually raise your hand!!!! I think Greek goddesses are really awesome, so I decided I would be one for Halloween (yes, I'm aware it's a while away, people). So, I'm sitting here thinking: "I can't just go around saying I'm a Greek goddess. I have to choose which one I want to be!" So I've been thinking about it and decided this:
1. No Hera
2. No Hestia
3. No Artemis
And it went like this for a while until I finally lowered it to two.
Athena
or
Aphrodite
I like them both! So which one should I choose? I decided I could get a little help from other people. Who do you think I should be for Halloween? Vote on my poll or leave a comment!!!! Please!!! I'll give you a couple of weeks! Thank you in advance!!!!
1. No Hera
2. No Hestia
3. No Artemis
And it went like this for a while until I finally lowered it to two.
Athena
or
Aphrodite
I like them both! So which one should I choose? I decided I could get a little help from other people. Who do you think I should be for Halloween? Vote on my poll or leave a comment!!!! Please!!! I'll give you a couple of weeks! Thank you in advance!!!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
An A"maze"ingly Hard Maze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^
CHEESY JOKE! CHEESY JOKE ALERT!
Sorry about that.
Down to business. The Corn Maze!!!! The hardest maze EVER imaginable (in my opinion...then again, I've hardly ever gone in mazes, so please take my opinion as a grain of salt)!!!! It will confuse you beyond our human comprehension! It took my sister and I a little over an hour to get through this thing. Now mind you, we're not stupid. This thing was BIG. And the corn must've been 7 feet tall. I AM NOT KIDDING. You also have trivia questions (in the category of your choice) you have to answer that lead you in the correct direction. If you're wrong, you're WRONG. You have to go back to the exact space where you originally answered the question and take another crack at it. My sister and I chose the category "Movies, Music and TV". But these question were from a long time ago!!! We don't know the answers!!! Finally a Corn Cop (one of the workers) led us through the maze and got us much closer to the exit.
SARCASM TIME:
It was very reassuring that on the back of her shirt it said:
CORN COP
Don't follow me, I'm lost, too!
That would have really freaked me out if she didn't have a cheat sheet version of the map in her hand.
My point is, if you're just lying around one day thinking, "Hmm, I really want to do a lot of running around, confusing myself, and difficult as heck," then I would highly suggest the Corn Maze. You might find this hard to believe, but I had A LOT of fun. Who cares if you're lost and hot and tired?! It really was fun. It was also rewarding to walk back up the hill and get a giant jug of apple cider and a big bag of kettle corn.
Unfortunately, my sister and I were racing our parents, and we lost by a landslide. But boo hoo for us, it's just a maze.
One more thing: at the end we got stickers that said "I Survived the Maze!"
It really depends on their definition of "survived"....
CHEESY JOKE! CHEESY JOKE ALERT!
Sorry about that.
Down to business. The Corn Maze!!!! The hardest maze EVER imaginable (in my opinion...then again, I've hardly ever gone in mazes, so please take my opinion as a grain of salt)!!!! It will confuse you beyond our human comprehension! It took my sister and I a little over an hour to get through this thing. Now mind you, we're not stupid. This thing was BIG. And the corn must've been 7 feet tall. I AM NOT KIDDING. You also have trivia questions (in the category of your choice) you have to answer that lead you in the correct direction. If you're wrong, you're WRONG. You have to go back to the exact space where you originally answered the question and take another crack at it. My sister and I chose the category "Movies, Music and TV". But these question were from a long time ago!!! We don't know the answers!!! Finally a Corn Cop (one of the workers) led us through the maze and got us much closer to the exit.
SARCASM TIME:
It was very reassuring that on the back of her shirt it said:
CORN COP
Don't follow me, I'm lost, too!
That would have really freaked me out if she didn't have a cheat sheet version of the map in her hand.
My point is, if you're just lying around one day thinking, "Hmm, I really want to do a lot of running around, confusing myself, and difficult as heck," then I would highly suggest the Corn Maze. You might find this hard to believe, but I had A LOT of fun. Who cares if you're lost and hot and tired?! It really was fun. It was also rewarding to walk back up the hill and get a giant jug of apple cider and a big bag of kettle corn.
Unfortunately, my sister and I were racing our parents, and we lost by a landslide. But boo hoo for us, it's just a maze.
One more thing: at the end we got stickers that said "I Survived the Maze!"
It really depends on their definition of "survived"....
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ranks for Middle School
I want every person that is in 8th grade or higher to comment on this blog. Here are some questions.
Which grade is the best?
Which grade is the worst?
What was your favorite thing about 6th grade?
What was your least favorite thing about 6th grade?
What was your favorite thing about 7th grade?
What was your least favorite thing about 7th grade?
What is/was your favorite thing about 8th grade?
What is/was your least favorite thing about 8th grade?
Please comment!!
Which grade is the best?
Which grade is the worst?
What was your favorite thing about 6th grade?
What was your least favorite thing about 6th grade?
What was your favorite thing about 7th grade?
What was your least favorite thing about 7th grade?
What is/was your favorite thing about 8th grade?
What is/was your least favorite thing about 8th grade?
Please comment!!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
School, School....Tut Tut, What to do with School....
Today is Sunday, August 29th, 2010. Tomorrow is Monday, August 30th, 2010. These dates might not mean much to some people. But to children from the ages of 3-21 in Connecticut, this means A LOT. They care that there's a difference between the 29th and the 30th!!! Because tomorrow school starts. The two words that end the fun in the sun and the no responsibilities that come with summer. Kids now have to go and work hard for the first time in about 9 weeks.
Now, I do not agree with the date that school starts. Does it REALLY seem fair for 10 MONTHS OF SCHOOL AND ONLY 2 MONTHS OF VACATION?????????????? That just isn't right, people!! What happened to equality??!! How about 6 months of vacation and 6 months of school? That works, right? Nice and even. If they're really stubborn, how about 8 months of school, and 4 months off? Even that's better than forcing us to sacrafice far over half a year to learning! Even my mother said, "You should either go to school fewer months of the year, or fewer days of the week." And that's coming from a mother of a child who LIKES to go to school. Think about the parents of kids who hate school! That much be torture!! And everyone knows parents want they're kids to learn all the time. So, I think the Board of Education should sit down and think How does the scheduling of the school year make sense WHATSOEVER?! What annoys me is that the number months we go to school aren't even REMOTELY CLOSE to the number of puny months we get off!!!
School, school...tut tut,what to do with school... I just really don't know. Too bad there's nothing I can really do about it (I know that because I already tried writing a petition about something else I hoped to change, and that didn't work out).
Got to go now. Better go sharpen my pencils. ; )
Now, I do not agree with the date that school starts. Does it REALLY seem fair for 10 MONTHS OF SCHOOL AND ONLY 2 MONTHS OF VACATION?????????????? That just isn't right, people!! What happened to equality??!! How about 6 months of vacation and 6 months of school? That works, right? Nice and even. If they're really stubborn, how about 8 months of school, and 4 months off? Even that's better than forcing us to sacrafice far over half a year to learning! Even my mother said, "You should either go to school fewer months of the year, or fewer days of the week." And that's coming from a mother of a child who LIKES to go to school. Think about the parents of kids who hate school! That much be torture!! And everyone knows parents want they're kids to learn all the time. So, I think the Board of Education should sit down and think How does the scheduling of the school year make sense WHATSOEVER?! What annoys me is that the number months we go to school aren't even REMOTELY CLOSE to the number of puny months we get off!!!
School, school...tut tut,what to do with school... I just really don't know. Too bad there's nothing I can really do about it (I know that because I already tried writing a petition about something else I hoped to change, and that didn't work out).
Got to go now. Better go sharpen my pencils. ; )
Friday, August 27, 2010
Stores and Their Thinking
I went to the mall today. And all I can say is "SERIOUSLY? ARE YOU KIDDING? SERIOUSLY?" Now I'll explain why.
I need a new pair of jean shorts, right? Simple, jean shorts just for hanging around in. All but ONE store don't have jean shorts???? It this just me, or is it insanity? It's still summer, people! Get with the program!!! People still wear shorts in the fall, thank you very much!! And then this topic drives me to other aggravating habits made by stores. This is a true story.
I'm in Delaware, just walking around the main street, with all the cute little shops. It's the middle of August. I walk into this little trinket shop with my mom and what do I see? EASTER DECORATIONS!!!! For next year!!! I've seen some pretty insanely far away occations that stores have prepared for, but Easter? To quote Mr. Porter from Unaccompanied Minors, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR JUICE-STREAKING LITTLE MINDS?!"
What the world has come to I'm not sure. But I'm positive back in the old days, Christmas decorations were sold at Christmas, Halloween accessories were sold at Halloween time, and so on.
The only thing I know is that I'm not buying Easter decorations in August. And those stores at the mall sure lost business from all those jeans short-searching people out there. Like me.
I need a new pair of jean shorts, right? Simple, jean shorts just for hanging around in. All but ONE store don't have jean shorts???? It this just me, or is it insanity? It's still summer, people! Get with the program!!! People still wear shorts in the fall, thank you very much!! And then this topic drives me to other aggravating habits made by stores. This is a true story.
I'm in Delaware, just walking around the main street, with all the cute little shops. It's the middle of August. I walk into this little trinket shop with my mom and what do I see? EASTER DECORATIONS!!!! For next year!!! I've seen some pretty insanely far away occations that stores have prepared for, but Easter? To quote Mr. Porter from Unaccompanied Minors, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR JUICE-STREAKING LITTLE MINDS?!"
What the world has come to I'm not sure. But I'm positive back in the old days, Christmas decorations were sold at Christmas, Halloween accessories were sold at Halloween time, and so on.
The only thing I know is that I'm not buying Easter decorations in August. And those stores at the mall sure lost business from all those jeans short-searching people out there. Like me.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The New "Mania" (actually, it's not very new at at all, but oh well)
Most people know about the "mania" in the 1960's. You bet, the Beatles. And what did they call this crazed faze? Yet again you are correct, Beatlemania! Girls swarmed they're cars, hotels, concerts- you name it. And now, from the late 1990's through the "to be named" ending date, is Pottermania. It is a not-so-new "mania", so please ignore this title. But, it is a newer that Beatlemania, so I guess the title really should be, "The Newer Mania". But oh well. Pottermania is all about Harry Potter. He, however, is fictional, unlike the Beatles. The fact the J. K. Rowling made a character so real that there would ACTUALLY have a "mania" named after it is pretty huge.
One more thing. I just learned this recently. Ms. Rowling actually pronounces her last name like the rolling of a ball. I'm "rolling" down a hill. My sister and I learned this from an interview she had after the 5th Harry Potter book came out. I was quite surprised to hear it, just because everyone that I know that's obsessed with Harry Potter (as I am now, too) said Rowling, as in growling. But then again, if you split the first half of the last name in half, it would really be pronounced like ROW (as in row your boat) -LING.
I swear, last names are even more confusing then the English language. And I have first-hand experience. My last name: Gigliotti.
How do most people pronounce it? GIG-LEE-OTEE.
How is really pronounced? GI-LO-TEE
Like I said, it's all very confusing. Back to the subject of the "mania". If you go to a certain wesite called FanFiction.net, you'd be unsurprised to find out that when you click on:
Books
then on
Harry Potter
You'd find out there are about 417,000 fan fictions on the series! This webiste is national! All ages above 13! That's A LOT of people, people!
I'm one of the many people obsessed with Pottermania. My sister is obsessed with Beatlemania, even though she was born too late. Oh well...that's the way the cookie crumbles.
One more thing. I just learned this recently. Ms. Rowling actually pronounces her last name like the rolling of a ball. I'm "rolling" down a hill. My sister and I learned this from an interview she had after the 5th Harry Potter book came out. I was quite surprised to hear it, just because everyone that I know that's obsessed with Harry Potter (as I am now, too) said Rowling, as in growling. But then again, if you split the first half of the last name in half, it would really be pronounced like ROW (as in row your boat) -LING.
I swear, last names are even more confusing then the English language. And I have first-hand experience. My last name: Gigliotti.
How do most people pronounce it? GIG-LEE-OTEE.
How is really pronounced? GI-LO-TEE
Like I said, it's all very confusing. Back to the subject of the "mania". If you go to a certain wesite called FanFiction.net, you'd be unsurprised to find out that when you click on:
Books
then on
Harry Potter
You'd find out there are about 417,000 fan fictions on the series! This webiste is national! All ages above 13! That's A LOT of people, people!
I'm one of the many people obsessed with Pottermania. My sister is obsessed with Beatlemania, even though she was born too late. Oh well...that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Ear Piercing
Just this past Sunday, I got my ears pierced. So did my sister. We both got small little balls; I got gold and she got silver. I was so nervous about getting my ears pierced. I had gotten so many mixed responses on whether it hurt or not.
"It hurts like crazy! My ears were burning for a week after?"
or
"Oh, it's just a little pinch. They'll be a bit sore for a few minutes after but otherwise it's fine."
I now know first hand it's the latter. It was really more waiting for it to happen. You don't know whether it will hurt or not, but you've already paid so there's no turning back.
It was not at all as bad as I might have anticpated. Getting my ears pierced was actually a very pleasant experience. Now, I just have to keep them in for 8 weeks. I'm happy!! Most people get their ears pierced when they're very young, but I didn't.
The thing I don't get is getting piercings anywhere else. Does anyone REALLY need an earring in their eyebrow? Does it really not hurt when you pierce your tongue? It would be like stabbing your tongue with an unnaturally sharp fork or something!!
I'm fine with getting my ears pierced, and I can assure myself I'll never get anything but ears pierced. Ever. Never Ever (Ever, if I didn't make that clear =D)
"It hurts like crazy! My ears were burning for a week after?"
or
"Oh, it's just a little pinch. They'll be a bit sore for a few minutes after but otherwise it's fine."
I now know first hand it's the latter. It was really more waiting for it to happen. You don't know whether it will hurt or not, but you've already paid so there's no turning back.
It was not at all as bad as I might have anticpated. Getting my ears pierced was actually a very pleasant experience. Now, I just have to keep them in for 8 weeks. I'm happy!! Most people get their ears pierced when they're very young, but I didn't.
The thing I don't get is getting piercings anywhere else. Does anyone REALLY need an earring in their eyebrow? Does it really not hurt when you pierce your tongue? It would be like stabbing your tongue with an unnaturally sharp fork or something!!
I'm fine with getting my ears pierced, and I can assure myself I'll never get anything but ears pierced. Ever. Never Ever (Ever, if I didn't make that clear =D)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Harry Potter LEGO Years 1-4....
really is a fun game. My mom ordered it off of Ebay and gave it to my sister and me. It's exactly like what Harry goes through in his first four years at Hogwarts. But, it's not any easier for us than it was for Harry. This game was given 5 stars for everything, including DIFFICULTY!! Stuck on Level 2, my sister and I jumped and bounced, trying to save this person stuck on a chandelier (this happened during Charms class, and no, of course Professor Flitwick isn't going to help us). We finally lower this person to about a foot above the ground, but we have to somehow grab onto him! He can't jump for himself!!! Did he somehow knock himself unconscious by clunking his head on the metal chandelier as he hung there???
In the end, we had to give up all our hard work on saving these people, because it didn't autosave until you completed the level. So we'll have to start over next time we play!
I sure have a goal now. Maybe I can beat it before then end of summer vacation. It's doubtful, but worth a shot. As my sister says, "Expect the worst, hope for the best."
If I could just do something besides jump around a lot....
In the end, we had to give up all our hard work on saving these people, because it didn't autosave until you completed the level. So we'll have to start over next time we play!
I sure have a goal now. Maybe I can beat it before then end of summer vacation. It's doubtful, but worth a shot. As my sister says, "Expect the worst, hope for the best."
If I could just do something besides jump around a lot....
Design Star Outcome!!!
Does anyone else love to watch Design Star????? I know my sister and I watched everyone episode of this season. We just recently got hooked on HGTV, and then once we saw the first episode of Design Star, we watched it EVERY Sunday.
Now for the outcome. If any of you blog-readers watch it, I hope you caught last night's episode. THE LAST EPISODE!!!!!!!!!
And Emily won! My sister and I loved her and wanted her to win from the start. We are definitely planning to watch her show, Style to Lifestyle. She's peppy, fun to watch, and also has really good design skills (obviously, considering she just won her own TV show on HGTV!)
I hope you all want to watch her show, too! I assure you, you will be impressed. No need whatsoever to worry about that.
But I also want to talk about Michael. He was the other finalist, and I really liked him, too. I definitely wouldn't have complained if he'd won, either. I've always noticed how the camra crews on these shows never show the person that loses. They only show how happy the person who wins is. Now, in a way that's nice, because then if you're really depressed you lost it doesn't show on camera, but it also makes you forget all about that person. Which always makes me feel bad. So, great job Michael, even if you didn't win!! And Emily, I can't wait to watch your show!! (I'll still talk to them, because I would bet all the cash in the world they have never heard of this blog.)
I can't wait for the next season!
Now for the outcome. If any of you blog-readers watch it, I hope you caught last night's episode. THE LAST EPISODE!!!!!!!!!
And Emily won! My sister and I loved her and wanted her to win from the start. We are definitely planning to watch her show, Style to Lifestyle. She's peppy, fun to watch, and also has really good design skills (obviously, considering she just won her own TV show on HGTV!)
I hope you all want to watch her show, too! I assure you, you will be impressed. No need whatsoever to worry about that.
But I also want to talk about Michael. He was the other finalist, and I really liked him, too. I definitely wouldn't have complained if he'd won, either. I've always noticed how the camra crews on these shows never show the person that loses. They only show how happy the person who wins is. Now, in a way that's nice, because then if you're really depressed you lost it doesn't show on camera, but it also makes you forget all about that person. Which always makes me feel bad. So, great job Michael, even if you didn't win!! And Emily, I can't wait to watch your show!! (I'll still talk to them, because I would bet all the cash in the world they have never heard of this blog.)
I can't wait for the next season!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
The Title
I named the title of this blog because of this past summer. I went to Canada. I bet you can guess which type of bread I tasted at a pastry shop in Quebec. That's right, the french baguette. It's crunchy on the ouside, soft on the inside, and tastes phenomenal with butter. So when I was sitting here trying to think of a name for this blog, my sister said, "Why not The French Baguette?" I decided it was a perfect name because that, just like the other posts I will write, is random and awesome. So, that's right, anyone who either:
a. likes my blog
or
b. likes baguettes
You can thank my sister. I hope you all have enjoyed my first post! I was really excited when I wrote it!!
a. likes my blog
or
b. likes baguettes
You can thank my sister. I hope you all have enjoyed my first post! I was really excited when I wrote it!!
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