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Sophomore Thoughts

I'd say this has been one heck of a year. Let's start, shall we?

First thing that comes to mind is Robotics. VoTech is my school away from .... school? Made more sense in my head. I remember being so awkward in there, not knowing anyone besides a bunch of guys from my school I didn't like and my bestie Nykia. Eventually I grew and even earned the respect of most of the guys in there. Very proud of that! That also means I'm protected for the rest of my high school life. I'm a freaking mafia princess! Ah, I love my boys.

Riding all the way out there also meant I had late lunch. Fine, I suppose, if there was ever food left. I did make great friends there, too, who just graduated. Miss 'em already.

Band took state second year in a row! Then we got all superior in concert season! We're kind of amazing like that.

I got our school's first 4 on that English test, further proving I'm a genius. Haha, just kidding.

Mostly.

Uhm what else... Well, the obvious, my house getting turned into a tree taco. Definitely not fun, especially since we're getting little to no help. I've learned more about my family this past year than I needed to, and I'm very, VERY disappointed. It's like we're useless since my parents have gotten older and can't do as much. Ugh, I'm so tired of this and the drama. Our new house won't be here quick enough.

Ahhh I just found out tonight that one of my best friends is getting married! Super duper excited for her and her guy! Plus I get to be a bridesmaid, how cool is that?

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We Survived!

In case you've been living under a rock for the past month, some really bad storms came through the south recently. Like, tornado bad. One of these happened through my hometown. It was a small place to begin with, but now it's literally some twigs and scrap metal.

Yes, my family is fine, just shocked. A tree fell through the roof of my room and our bathroom, so the house is ruined. We've gotten a good bit packed up, though, so we should be able to get a new one soon.

What bothers me most about this (besides when it rains anymore) is that the place I've lived in my entire life doesn't exist anymore. As far as the house goes, though, it's almost a blessing. It was falling apart and we really did need a new one. Plus, if we get the one we're thinking about, I'll have my own bathroom! Yay!

Anyway, quick post to show I'm not dead, ha. God Bless!

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I'm old!

Have I mentioned how much I ignore this sometimes? Cause I kinda do.

Anyway, I feel old now. My nephew is already seven months old, I have less than 9 weeks of my sophomore year left, 1 week left with braces (YES!), and I'm about to order my class ring.

So old.

Anyway, Pokemon B&W? Yeah. Got 7 badges. Ha...?

Hmmm what else can I say?

House is awesome.

I'm hungry.

Let's go to McDonald's!

:)

Christmas Games!

Ah, Christmas has just past and you know what that means...

New video games!

Since we had Christmas Eve at my house this year, my nephew and I both got a look at the games we got. He got Halo: Reach and I got Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Mad love, thanks sis! <3

(FYI, this is a review post. Pretty much not gonna touch my other blog simply because of it's unpopularity. Blah.)

So we tried AC first since it has multiplayer and we're both huge fans, but X-Box Live is required for multi. Kinda disappointing, but it makes sense because we'd be able to see each other's movements and all. So we put in Halo and....

Michael, Dakota, John, I owe you an apology for complaining about y'all talking so much about Reach. It's pretty much amazing.

As far as Halo goes, that is. The only other one I've played is 3 and I just couldn't get into it. Reach, however, feels so much smoother in the controls. And the guns on the back of the ATV-thingies (Warthogs?) rotate 360 instead of 180! -is such a noob-

Long story short, I might actually be interested in Halo now.

Now Brotherhood, on the other hand, is nothing short of my expectations. First thing I said was something like, "Yes, we finally get to explore Rome! Ah Roma, Italia, mama mia~" OK, not really that last part, but now I do wish I'd paid more attention when learning Italian in school...

Brotherhood really builds on to what ACII left off (including the total WTF ending!) Ezio comes equipped with pretty much everything available in ACII and a few new things like the crossbow and ax. Certain citizens are available for recruiting and adding them to the 'Brotherhood', hence the name. Think they just sit around and collect dust? No, I can't tell you how many times my assassins have come in handy. Also, female assassins! Chalk one up for the women!

There are new parts to the memories as well. For one, they're now replayable! YAY! But also there are certain conditions to get 100%, such as completing a task within a time limit or not being detected by guards. It changes for each memory, but adds a nice touch and something else to obsess over for perfectionists like me. I'll be busy for a while, though. My map is so full of markers I can't even find myself.

Also new, you can leave the Animus anytime you want. I know what you're thinking. "Desmond's story kind of sucks, why would I leave?" Well, Desmond's got some action now! (No, not that kind, you perv. But come on, we all know he and Lucy have something.) Anyway, like I said, the new base is in 2012 Monteriggionni and you can run around outside! For ten minutes. And nothing's really out there. But hey, there may be later on, I'm only on like sequence 4.

I don't want to give away everything right now, but the last thing I must rave about is the true-to-life-ness of it all. Depending on the subject, I'm a bit of a history buff, and Rome and the Renaissance are definitely hot topics. Rome is HUGE, and you can explore places like the Roman Colosseum and the Pantheon (two places I'd love love LOVE to see but probably won't). Also, Ezio's 40-ish now and I really get the feel of his aging. Things like little grunts after a short fall and complaining about his back are nice touches. Don't worry, though, he's still that loveable, charismatic man-whore we've come to love... What? No? Just me? Well, I do love a man in assassin's robes...

I'm kind of a loser, huh?

Weirdness??

This is my mind's way of saying "Michael, NEVER dye your hair!"

So I had this dream one night were I was walking out of Vo-Tech to get on the bus. When I got on, Michael was sitting and talking to Cagle and his hair was red-orange, but his bangs were still blonde. It. Was. HORRIBLE. So next I'm sitting in the middle of a road with Dakota and Michael comes up and starts talking to us. We've finally had enough of it and make him go and dye his hair back to normal.

Yeah. My dreams are weird.

End-of-Year Ramble

I'm done with school! YAY! .... Until January. Oh well, better than nothing, right? Anyway, here's a reflection of last year...

2010 has been really different for me. I've learned to drive (going to get my license on the 15th), found out who my friends were, spent Thanksgiving at home, and got a fantastic English score. And this is all just recent stuff!

I'll admit, I had no idea where to start this.

The friends thing may actually be part of a misunderstanding. I'm not elaborating, but some people know what I'm talking about. I'm kind of glad he's gone, if I think about it, because something's been up with him and I wasn't liking it. I do miss having someone to talk to all the time, though. And by chance, I've mad two new great friends, all from lunch. Awesome, huh? They mean a lot to me.

We spent Thanksgiving at home for - I think - the first time in my life. Family can be so finicky. "Sorry" for being "masses of in-laws" and loving my sister. But my sister's family did come over and we had a blast! I think that was the night I went over to their place and we played Left 4 Dead until midnight. Oh zombies, how I love to kill thee.

You know how we have to take these huge state tests every year? Well, we had the writing one at the end of November and just got the scores back. I got the first 4 Smithville's ever had! (4 is the highest score.) Yeah, I was pretty excited.

OK, so I'm kind of out of stuff to talk about. Really I wanted to type this so I could thank all the people I know just for being here for me, even though most of them will never see this.

Kim, Summer, Brianna, Nykia, Michael, Dakota, I love you guys! Merry Christmas <3

OMGWTFBBQ

Holy mess, I'm not dead! I have, however, been EXTREMELY busy.

I've had some band competitions recently (1A champs again!) and took the English II state exam yesterday. Three hours of nothing but reading. And I was one of the ones who finished early! Not to mention my World History class. Uhg, I hate it! I usually have homework every night.

Personally, some things have been good and others bad. The medicine I've got for my anxiety has be oober tired all the time. Had a rough time with one of my best friends and he won't even talk to me about it. Some family issues; this was the first year I remember us staying home on Thanksgiving. But Christmas is coming around so super excited about that! It's going to be perfect~

So yeah, just an update I guess. Hopefully I'll be able to get on here more. So yeah, bye!

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Weird IMMD Moment

So my fever's spiking and I can't tell if listening to Hilary Duff and Aly & AJ is from it or just an interest in music from my childhood when I decide to get on my mom's Club Pogo and play some solitaire. I'm totally losing this game when this couple get on the chat and start talking. Being the sick (literally) and nosey person I am, I like reading other people's conversations. First it looks like an e-fling, but then they start talking about 'coming over' and then it ends up on gin. I couldn't tell for a while if they were talking about the game or the drink, but they start talking about being lonely and getting it on. This ends up being the funniest, most disturbing thing I could think of right now, and of all places. I hope they know they're on a public chat with 29 other people right now. Oh yeah, and strip poker and birthday suits.

Don't ask... But I needed this.

.....

OHMAHGAWD nevermind, I'm leaving this room.

Boo sickiness!

It's been a while. Like, a month. Yeah.

But I'm sick.

We went to the doctor today. So after about three panic attacks, we go to get my prescription filled (and some ice cream, because apparently what anxiety does to me) and now I'm back at home. I was watching Batman with daddy, but it was too hot up there so now it's Don't Forget The Lyrics back in my room. Why don't I ever know any of these songs?

Anyway, that's my update. Be happy.

Products I Used... (Add on to YT Vid)

Gah, my huge nose!

Here's a link to the bubzbeauty vid! (Check her out, she's got some great tutorials!) And here's a link to my vid! (Which is not so great, but still.)

So I made this SUPER quick video about this makeup tutorial. I've put my own spin on it, but hey, that's what makeup's about! Anyway, here's what I was wearing and/or used for the video and where I got it... (Yes, this is the acutal order I do my makeup in!)

FACE
Covergirl Clean - Sensitive Skin (Foundation) in Warm Beige (#245) {Walgreens}
Covergirl FreshComplexion (Consealer) (For under my eyes, sorry, no color/#) {Walgreens}
Neutrogena SkinClearing Blemish Consealer (For acne spots) in Light (#10) {Ulta}
Covergirl TruBlend Minerals (Powder) in Translucent Fair (#405) {Wal-Mart}
Bronze Gems Bronzer, Highlighter, & Eyeshadow in Light Bronzer {Ulta}
Revlon Brow Fantasy (Eyebrow pencil) in Dark Brown {Walgreens}

EYES
10-Piece Brush Set {Wal-Mart}
L.A. Colors Eyeshadow Palette in Urban (#BEP425) [I used the yellow in the top right and a combination of the orange and pink in the bottom left] {Dollar Tree}
L.A. Colors Eyeliner/Brow Pencil (Eyeliner) in Black {Dollar General}
Maybelline Waterproof Ultra Liner in Black {Dollar General}
Japonesque Power Curl Eyelash Curler {Ulta}
Covergirl LashBlastVolume (Mascara) in Black {Fred's}

LIPS
Maybelline ColorSensational Lipstain in Touch of Toffee (#95) {Ulta}
Caboodles Lipgloss in Kiss & Tell {Unknown?}


You probably noticed that most of this stuff is cheap, drugstore makeup. A, I do not believe in spending a fortune on makeup and 2, the closest high-end makeup place (Ulta) is about an hours drive from my house. But hey, this stuff works for me and feel free to use your own makeup and imagination!

I had a dream...

I dreamed we were back in Oklahoma. We (being me, my mom, and my cousin) were filling up the car at a gas station in front of walmart when we saw one of my other cousins. She had been in a car accident and had a huge sling on her left arm. She had two children with her and was even pumping gas with a kid on her hip. Next I was in the store. Mom had asked me to buy beer but I didn't want to, so she had me buy water instead. After that, me and my brother were walking through some kind of massive sweet shop. I talked him into buying me some cake. We find an entire section of the store with penguin-themed items and I buy a few, all for $1. I wanted to get a pen, too, but it was twenty. $19.95 to be exact. I wasn't paying that much, so we left. I also remember hearing girls gossipping near the frozen food section in walmart and being in my dad's truck and driving to Georgia at some point.

I think my dream was trying to tell me that even with something good (being back in Oklahoma), there's something wrong with it (my cousin, the beer, prices).

More later. I wasn't even really up to writing this.

Birthday Adventures!

I have had a busy day! My dad took me shopping for my birthday (Sweet 16, heeeeey!) and here's a non-photographic rendition of what all went down.

Our first destination was Wal-Mart where I got......

(wait for it; drumroll, if you please, Tommy, haha!)

Left 4 Dead 2!

Yes, one of my favorite purchases of the day, I can now shoot zombies in the gut on a mere whim. Mindless, brain-eating flesh-bags will cower at the mention of my sniper rifle, my AK-47, and the frying pan I found in that shack back at the swampy camp ground.

Except for the witch. She can go cry in her emo corner and, y'know, not kill me...

Next place, which I drove to, was the mall in Tupelo. We had some time to kill, so we decided to go to Old Navy and all first. It kind of freaked me out driving through there though, and I turned in the wrong places sometimes, but I made it there in one piece. Got a t-shirt and some cargo pants at Old Navy. I know, I was bad. No more t-shirts, I promise!... Yeah. Well I got my pants on clearance and the shirt was a special thingy, so only about $10 altogether. (Lemmetellya, I wanted some cargo pants like nobodies business!)

We walked over to Sally's, but it wasn't open yet. Then we walked over to Rue 21. Which wasn't open yet. Nooooo!

OK, dad didn't think it was such a hot idea for me to drive again, so he drove us over to the mall. We kind of had to sit for a little while and wait on the stores to open, but I figured since most of the good stores were on one side, we'd go down the other one to kill some time. Barnes and Noble was down the cruddy side and once I got in there, by the time I got out, everything was open. I got a book called The Hunger Games, which my English teacher had told us about. I was also THISCLOSE to buying this other book, called Infinity, but it was $20. Oh, but the promise of witches, werewolves, and zombies was so tempting!

More walking, along with my commentary of various stores. (Buckle = Expen$ive, maxRave = has-been store, A&E = smells good, but that's it, etc.) Went in American Eagle because I saw this really cute shirt in there, but it was actually 3 different pieces. I hate when stores do that because it looks so cute, but is so expensive! And often not the right size, but anyway. Aeropostale was much more promising, got a shirt on sale (which looks great, btw) and two tank tops (also kind of sale-ish.) Oh, and we had to walk in GameStop, just to satisfy my sick need of being surrounded with hundreds of games.

For the first time in forever, I went in Claire's. Part of what got me in there was a Glee ad, and partly to see if their earrings were as cute as they were three years ago. I did end up buying some earrings, a ring (with a strawberry on it!), some bobby pins, and a stuffed penguin. I know, I'm a sucker for the little guys. Next came Ulta, where I spent way more than I meant to. I was looking for the China Glaze and OPI nail polishes and found the China ones first with a sale. I got 3, haha! I'm a sucker for nail polish. It's amazing, by the way. I've used two of them already and they've lasted through a bath, whoo! Didn't pick up any OPI, though, since it was $12.50 a bottle. I just don't believe in spending a fortune on makeup! Anyway, I also found those Maybellene Color Sensation things. It's a lip stain instead of a gloss or lipstick. I love it since it doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything. Kind of dries out your lips a little, though, so I'd suggest a good lip balm or gloss if you get any. (Eos lip balm, anyone?) Also found this concealer, but I'll wait until tomorrow to find out if it works. So far it's been worth the $35 I spent in there, haha! (Eventually I just had to make myself get out of there, so yeah, it could've been disastrous!)

Because it was my birthday and my daddy loves me and all, he drove back so I could go in Rue 21. Shirt on sale and some perfume. It's called Tarea and is my new favorite! And cheap to boot. Sales = <3

Dad had also been looking for a Coca Cola flavored slushie, and guess what we found? Slushies!:)

Oooh, this was so cool. Dad drove over to the Elvis Presley memorial thing and I got to see his house! Ahh it was so cool! Gah, I'm a dork, haha.

Learning Your Numbers+How NOT to Read!

Rant time!

Since school's started, I've noticed a few trends in my World History class: lack of knowledge of Roman Numerals and decent reading skills. I'll admit I'm not always a strong reader (even though Coach always calls on me and makes me read an entire page instead of a paragraph like everyone else. Gah, some people...) but at least I'll stop and look at the word so I don't have an HB moment.

This is part actually a funny story. This girl in my class (just HB for security's sake) was reading one day and the page said something about eternal damnation. Well when she read it, she said "eternal Dalmatian," so apparently we're all doomed to little spotted dogs.

OK, so Roman Numerals. Learn them! I = 1 (one), V = 5 (five), and X = 10 (ten). XIV = 14, XVI = 16. VIII = 8, XIII = 13. Believe it or not, someone actually made the last mistake.

Larger numerals come first. If there is a smaller one in front, subtract it from the next. Only ONE can go in front of a larger. IIX is NOT 8, you've just slapped some crap down and I have no idea what you were saying.

I'll tell you how I learned it -- I grew up on Disney cartoons and at the beginning of ever cartoon there's a "title page," if you will, and it has everything like "Walt Disney Production" and "Donald Duck Cartoon" along with the date in Roman Numerals. If it says MCMXL, I know the cartoon was made in 1940. (M = 1,000, C = 100, L = 50. Subtract the C from the second M and you have 1900. L minus X is 40; add it together and the year is 1940.) Cartoons got me started, but when I started playing the Final Fantasy games the whole thing was reinforced since they're all about some Roman Numerals.

Now take this sample from Wikipedia (my best friend):

"...sights on establishing a studio in the movie industry's capital city, Hollywood, California.

Hollywood
Disney and his brother pooled their money to set up a cartoon studio in Hollywood. Needing to find a distributor for his new Alice Comedies — which he started making while in Kansas City, but never got to distribute — Disney sent an unfinished print to New York distributor Margaret Winkler, who promptly wrote back to him. She was keen on a distribution deal with Disney for more live-action/animated shorts based upon Alice's Wonderland.

Alice Comedies
Virginia Davis (the live-action star of Alice’s Wonderland) and her family were relocated at Disney's request from Kansas City to Hollywood, as were Iwerks and his family. This was the beginning of the..."

Yes, it is the article on Walt Disney, because the man was a genius. "Hollywood" and "Alice Comedies" are headers for a section of the article. You do not have to read them! My real pet peeve is this one guy who always gets called on to read and I simply despise the way he reads. I can't type how it's said, but it grinds on my every last nerve to hear him read. Like I said, I'm not that great either. Sometimes I get to going too fast and the words jumble up in my head. (Mild form of dyslexia?)

OK, rant over. Now please excuse me while I write my English II paper...

....

I lied a little. I made ensemble! It's so exciting to get to sing and dance! Anyway, we've pretty much gotten our first song at least decent. Here's the real thing. BTW, our theme is Glee. How great is that show?!

My friends come out of the closet!

This is just a short story of something that happened today, and is dedicated to Austin, Sawyer, Wesley, and Dylan!

So we were standing around today, waiting for the bell to ring to end class, and Wesley, Austin, and Sawyer go into the storage closet (where we put our robots when we're not working on them) to look at some kind of computer. Dylan has the bright idea to go over, close the door, and hold it closed to see what they do. So Sawyer yanks the door open and everyone looks over at the doorknob, which has been pulled half way out of the door. (This is where everyone starts making 'coming out' jokes.) Mrs. Welch walks over and puts it back in place, saying something about raising three boys and having to know how to fix things. :)

Wesley calls it his first gay moment, haha!

Mall Haul!

This post is specifically for my aunt! Because I love her, she asked what all I got, and I had fun taking a bunch of pictures. :)

OK, so my best friend Sarah and I went shopping today and hit the jackpot! I'll try to take you step by step, but I don't have the best memory. Bear with me, haha!



Old Navy is pretty pricey, but their clothes are acutally realistic sizes. These two shirts are both mediums! Sarah picked the sleeved one and mom found the beaded one. I know I was supposed to get away from black and white, but these were too cute!





Rue 21 is a lot better than I gave it credit! Sarah found that red shirt, and lemmetellya, it is adorable! Probably going to wear it Monday to school. The ear rings were a must, simply because of the strawberries. And my little wallet? Love it! I had to pick between that one and a green zebra striped one, but that was the only star one I saw, and I'm all about the uniqueness. That black jacket right there is probably my favorite item of today. Can't wait to wear it.


After this, we went into Sally's, but didn't get anything. I didn't find the eyelash curler I was looking for and Sarah didn't find her Jessica Simpson hair extentions. Oh, but the nail polish...




Shoe Carnival was having a sale, so I got these babies for $11! They're so comfortable, too, it's like walking on a cloud! A cloud! Ha!


So we drove to the mall and ate. Mmm, Chick-fil-a...




I don't know where we went first, so let's start with JCPenny. I saw these shirts on the mannequin and thought, "We have to get one of those!" But there was a 'buy one get one for $1' sale, so I got two.




Ulta is actually a really cool store, despite their lack of check out ladies. Got some bronzer and a lash curler. It wasn't the Shu Uemura like I'd heard about, but I figured it was pretty good. And the bronzer has a mirror and brush with it! How cool is that?




Sarah got me into this store called Rainbow, which at first glance had some good stuff, but I dont' know if I'd go in again. Not trying to be rude or anything, but it kind of felt like a black person's store. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not my style. I did, however, find the vest like I've been looking for! Gonna wear it with my peace sign t-shirt.




Even with all the money I had left at this point, I still wasn't willing to spend $10 on a bottle of lotion. Even if it was lemon scented... :(
Anyway, Sarah and I both got one of these. It's hand sanitizer, smells great, and has this little holder/clippy thing and is on my keys right now!




Aeropostale returns! I've always wanted an Aeropostale shirt (well, one that I can wear to school) and finally found one. It is way expensive in there. Not as bad as Abercrombie, but still. The price wasn't too bad, though, so that was cool.




I needed some bracelets BAD, so I got some. :P




And, of course, what's a mall run without GameStop? I'm a sucker for a man in assassin's robes, haha! No, but really, I love the history ties in these games. I already knew some of my history class because of them... Plus, it is SO satisfying to stab a guy in the face! I know, you're thinking, "But Susan, why didn't you get Left 4 Dead 2?" While that is pretty much my favorite game of all time, the used game was $35 and the new was $40, hardly worth it yet. Oh, yeah, and the whole rated M thing. Psshh, I can so pass for 17....

Couple weird things today. There were like a million sales on jeans, but I didn't get any. Dang. And for going in with $216 and leaving with $26, I didn't do half bad. Did I mention I love a good sale? Haha :)

Loooong week....

Yeah, it's been a while.

My dad was in the hospital for a good part of this week, so I haven't even been home longer than it takes us to let the dog out.

Anyway, he's all better now, came home yesterday, and doing good as far as I can tell.

Right now I'm kinda tired, spent all day yesterday cleaning and then had to sleep in my own bed (lol).

Yup, but things are getting back to normal. Playin some Assassin's Creed, watchin some FMA (Brotherhood FTW!) and freaking over Al's woman voice. (Yeah, to see more about that, check out my other blog.)

Ciao for now~

More Pencils, More Rulebooks, More Teacher's Dirty Looks...

Last day of band camp was today! Whoa, it was longer than last year, a bit more tiring, but a heck of a lot more fun. Oh the things I could tell you... Anyway, school starts next Thursday. Call me crazy, but I'm ready for school to start back; this has been a boring summer! But I want to see my friends and meet some new people and stuff... We're going to a vocational center for some of our classes this year, so hopefully they won't all me peeps from our school. Also, I want to listen to some Alice Cooper now...

Exercise makes me hate life?!

First, I have to say, for me, there are few things more satisfying than finding a good razor. Venus Embrace? Best $9 we ever spent! My tired, no-longer stubbly legs thank you.

Now don't get your panties in a wad, I was totally busy today, so updates may come sparingly. Why? Band camp. One of my favorite weeks of the year in my high school life. Except for all the exercise. And the marching. And the occasional color guard drama. Other than that, love it!

Yes, the absolute worst part of this week is the exercises we do with the color guard. Guard has to do them for like, EVER, which is one of the main reasons I can never be on color guard. That, and the fact that I'm a terrible marcher. But those exercises make me hate life itself! If I didn't know it only lasted a week, I would've quit band last year. It has gotten easier since I lost weight over Christmas, but I still hate it. I'm perfectly fine with being a couch potato, thanks.

Definitely no disrespect meant toward color guard peeps. I really respect that you can even do half the stuff you do! Just be glad I'm not trying to inflict my crappiness on you!