Happy Almost New Year!

Well, I'm here again. Burning some time before going to a party. A little bored.

I haven't really done that much today. Just been chilling and chatting.

I haven't a book I have been reading. It was super good, called A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass. It's about a girl living with Synesthesia which sounds like a horrible affliction but really isn't. It cause her to connect letters, words, and sounds with colors and shapes. So for example she believes and it's truly real to her that the letter a is lemon yellow. It's really fascinating and here is a link to learn more about it ------> &

It snowed about an inch yesterday. Not a lot but it beets the black slush normally accumulating in the streets. Nice way to start the new year I would say.

I don't know how I'm going to deal with the new year. I tend to fail writing down calender dates. (If you look at my school work you will see that work down over a week will probably all bear the same date) 2009. Looks cool enough in this font I suppose. Better than 2008 at least. 

2009 also brings new things. Convienietly I started Kindergarten in the year 2000. This means that I started 1st grade in 2001. 2nd in 2002. 3rd in 2003. 4th in 2004, etc. Getting the amazing pattern that no other class for like a century will be able to cherish? Yup, in the fall this year it means 9th Grade. Frightening, eh?

Well, time to move out. See you next year. ha ha... Bye!

Rianna

P.S. Happy Birthday, again Amelia. Even though it's over for you. :(

Mourning the Snow

Hello, I am again posting! A little later than I anticipated but still....

The year is coming to a close. A bit of a bereavement I would say but still hope for a good new year is nice. This year has brought many good things and a few bad... but here are some positive highlights!

Just finished watching Mamma Mia. Hilarious movie. Sort of bugged me though cause it ends on sort of a weird cliff hanger kind of thing. Those sort of movies bug me to no end. I pretty much just end up making up my own endings.

I saw Marley and Me yesterday and like two days before that. I loved the ending to that movie. It was so funny until the last twenty minutes of the movie. It sort of bugged me though because like half the movie is close ups on Owen Wilson's nose which is super crooked. I don't know, maybe it only bugs me. ha ha

So tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Super excited! Chilling with friends as usual! Happy Birthday Amelia!!!!!! Loads of Birthday Flair a coming to you!

Well as I tear my ears off from my sisters attempts to sing along to Mamma Mia I sign off!

Adios, Rianna

Failure!! Epicallly!

Here we go with another post.

Had a great day enjoying this beautiful winter weather. I love snow. *gush*

Went sledding. I didn't do much sledding but I certainly did a lot of sliding. Ice runs on hills are super fun. Even when you are being pushed down them. :)

Watching some great videos by the group ImpovEverywhere. Heres a good one -> ***

A little tired still. This time I really make sure I write something interesting. Tomorrow. 

Rianna

Happy Winter Solstice!

Updating for the First Time in Forever on the Longest Night or the Year!

Sorry, times have been crazy. I really do mean to update on things.

So things in life have been relatively good. Few bumps in the road but I do my best.

Band concert a few weeks ago. Went pretty well.

We got a new song, super excited about it. Last Ride of the Pony Express.

Been listening to some new music by Taylor Swift. Super good stuff.

Well that was a bit random but an attempt. I'll do a better job with on tomorrow when I'm not so tired.

Just Hangin'

Hello, I'm back. It's pretty exciting. I don't update this blog very well. Aww.. well. I'm hanging out with some friends and Christine who insists on reading over my shoulder. Well who cares because it is a public blog.

The past few days have been really good. I had a bunch of tests but I think I did pretty good on them. I spent most of the days playing Sims and doing homework (or avoiding doing my homework). I should really practice my instrument more because we have a chromatic scale test coming.

I would like to say congratulations to Emma for finishing Intensification!!! ( thanks for reading if you read this).


Well I would like to talk about how awesome this new book Harry, A History is!!! It's by Melissa Anelli and it's cool. I got a little crap from kids at school for reading it but most were pretty supportive.

Well, that's all I have to say

Bye

Well, It's been a few days...

Well, yep. I was pretty weirded out on Elections night. I was freaking out the whole time. I had gotten up at like 5:50 that morning to go with my mom to vote and was so tired. I stayed up till like 12:32 in the morning to listen to Obama's speech. And if I may say so, I can't wait to find out what lucky little dog will be chosen to be the First Dog.

Well, after that the week was pretty good. Pretty normal at least if not good. Went down to Bloomington, Indiana for a  memorial service. Hung out with a lot of relatives and their friends and stuff. It wasn't to bad.

Now I'm back at home and it's 6:50 in the morning because of my new whacked up schedule (don't ask). I pretty much feel like a sack of flour on the couch. Okay, that was a weird comparison but whatever. 

I hope the heater works at school today. I'm bringing a sweatshirt with my jacket just in case though. Schools shouldn't be able to  be open without heat. My language arts room was flooded to. Does that count for anything?

Ahh... well. To tired to remember what else I usually do on this blog

Ack!!! Freaking Out.

Ack!!! McCain projected to win Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, and many others. I can't deal with this. I've called 62 People in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Obama can't lose. I can't deal with this. ACKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

Gazebo!

Hello, this is Rianna, blogging again. This post might be a bit off topic though cause I'm watching Gilmore Girls.  Who doesn't love a good dramedy. So satisfying. I probably should not be typing in this little box thing cause I don't have it hooked up to the Internet. We should get wireless. (hint,hint Mom!). Ah well.

So, this was the final day of our glorious standardized tests, so I might have the energy to write everyday. Aww... look I have gotten distracted. Well, not anymore.

My day has been pretty normal. Woke up, did homework, went to school, etc. I don't know. In Spanish we actually did work. It was pretty traumatizing after like our last two weeks of watching Mulan, Monster House, etc. Why do you ask? Well, I don't really know. Maybe we were studying the Spanish culture in China in whatever year Mulan is supposed to be in. So far we have learned that it was non-existent. Maybe I could try to compare and contrast with modern Mexico. That makes a lot of sense, right?

Ah, Gilmore girls. What an interesting show. Not important though. Still playing with my laptop. And listening to my iPod. Well, actually that is a lie because I just finished the episode so this post all in all has taken me an hour so far. 

Dude, I'm really confused. There was a dog who Lorelei bought but then it disappeared in the middle of the episode. Never to be seen again. What's with that?

Aww... well. That's all for now folks.

Link of the Day: Sorry can't think of one!

Question of the Post or Day: Should homework be extra credit or optional? It is supposed to review right?

Rianna

Sorry, Sleepy!

Gosh, I feel so bad that I haven't posted in like eight days. I have just been so tired. With homework and tests and my birthday I just haven't had time.

My birthday went great with a fun party, yadda yadda. My real birthday was fun getting my slick new gift which I am writing this message with!!! I love my new laptop. It is so cool. It doesn't have a lot of programs on it right now but I don't care.

Yeah, so the homework situation has been a bit out of control but I deal. I have a pretty good strategy down, eat, sleep, do homework, put off homework, work on homework sleep.... go to school. 

I'm keeping on trying. Fine.

Goodnight!

Crash!

Hello, this is Rianna, about to fall asleep on the computer. I don't know why I'm this tired. I got plenty of sleep, but it's probably the test. I was just drained and brain dead, dragging a long to Spanish and band. 

I stayed after school and Political Action Club and watched the soccer game and field hockey game. We did pretty good but I think we lost both of the games. I got to hand out with some friends and visit with friends from other schools. There were a lot of kids I knew there and they were fun to hang out with. There was Prank calling to Willy Wonka, jumping in joy, and of course some singing. 

I just read on a computer that the Red Wings met the President. Good for them I guess. I just find it odd that our president spends so much time greeting guests at the White House and not that much time saving our country from the demons that are growing in it. Yeah, I don't know.

Thanks you Amelia and her mom for the kind comments, they are much appreciated.

Well the answers for yesterday's (or maybe this morning's question) was...

me: observation and and interviews with maybe test students that would travel around observing. 

other: Same as mine pretty much, but probably better thought out. Saying decreasing funding to failing schools will not help them improve.

¿Question of the Day?

If you could be born in another country,city, or state besides your own what where would it be?

(try not to be to soppy about it.... i.e I love the place I was born, and I can't imagine growing up anywhere else.... I know you can!)

Link of the Day!!!_________

Click here for a interesting link.....-----> Be Responsible . I don't know much about it but it looks cool!

Rianna

P.S. Emma if you are reading> I am going to turn in your registration slip and good luck with you chemo!

The Dark Day. (remember yesterdays post)

Hello, and happy Monday.  Hello, Amelia, Emma, Libby and any new reader. My days been pretty good. I almost posted during advisory but I had to go the bathroom and ran out of time. So yeah that didn't happen. we finished a supposedly sad movie in Language Arts called The Long Walk Home. A lot of people have said it was very sad. Maybe I just have no emotion but I didn't think there was anything particularly sad about it but who knows.

So  besides that a new PotterCast came out. I walked home, which completely drained my energy. I spent the rest of the time hanging out doing homework. I have a load of homework because I have to make up work that all the students will miss while taking the standardized test we enjoy this week. 

These tests do nothing for anyone. It doesn't show what parts of things people need to improve on, just the subject. Also it cause teachers to teach for the tests or lose funding instead of improving on actual skills. So literally the first four weeks of school were spent doing test preparation instead of learning. It is just lame. I think my science teacher told us last year that if  the whole grade didn't get 100% in the Science test, then the school's science program would lose a load of funding. No pressure though. At least if you do well though, you can get money for college tuition, which could be helpful later.

Well now for the link of the day...... your choice!!!! ----> ? or ? <----

Question of the Day!!!   What would be a good way, besides tests to judge how well schools are doing?

Rianna

Answers to Last Week: Me: Benjamin Franklin, others have said Gandhi, Susan B. Anthony, and George Harrison, or Miles Davis. Actually maybe I would choose Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Wow, those names are similar. Aww... well. Sorry, this came out so late.

Absolutely Disgusting! --->

Well, this is Rianna back from church. It was pretty awkward today. But I won't get into that. 

So tomorrow is Columbus day. I hate Columbus day. It should be renamed or abolished. He was a jerk and a dark blotch in The Americas history. He was a racist, rapist, pig. The pugnacious entity of him that thought he had to conquer every plot of land  he stepped foot on. But I'll survive. 

I just watched the Twilight Trailer. It was crap. the acting is crap and the special effects were horrible. People just jumping up. I wasn't supprised though. This might be the first movie I have ever thought about where I don't want the movie to be like the book. More on that later though. 

So, the election is only in a few weeks. Last night we discovered that someone had stolen our Obama yard sign. That made us pretty upset but we weren't that after reading this article we felt that it could have been worse.

Well, I let me think. I need a good link of the day. hmm.... Ahh here we go. It is great for my future profession. click here -> *

Rianna

Question of the Day. 

 

If you could go back in time and talk to one person and not change history who would you talk to?

Nostradamus is not a choice.

Stick, stick.. poke poke.

Well, I guess this is the classic, be careful what you wish for. As I said yesterday and the day before I promised that something interesting would happen today. Well, I guess hanging out in the ER wasn't what I had in mind. 

Don't worry. (probably Amelia, I don't think anyone alse really reads it except Libby). I'm fine I was discharged at 5:00 perfectly healthy. I had to get stuck for a IV three times though before they were able to get a vein. That wasn't exactly fun. 

Well, I when I got home I got to make a cake for my parents shared 50th Birthday Party (Loloys, shared). I made a decorated a cake and did a little cleaning. They had a bunch of people I didn't know over and it was a little weird. I hung out with Pascale and Libby (hi, if you are reading) so that was cool. I'm getting really tired. It to me like ten tries to write that sentence because I kept writing weird instead of tired. So lets finish this off.

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The question of the day relating to probably tomorrows post is.....

Do parents have the right to force their kids to practice a religion they don't agree with?

Just a question. Keep on reading. 

Rianna

P.S. Link of the day I guess would be this cool painting site.....  click here -> ?

Well, this is now my second day writing in my blog. I now have some widgets. -> -> -> 

. Well you get the point. I have my Half Blood Print countdown widget which I think is pretty neat. Someday I'll get more. 

I think the Random Information is pretty cool. Earlier it was saying that Cleopatra was part Greek, part Roman, and part Iranian. I already knew she was not really a native because she was a Ptolematic Pharoah.  For more information click here -> * . 

Today was a pretty average day. Not a load of exciting things. It's a Friday which is nice. An Olympic Athelete , Allison Gregorka came to our school and talked about Beijing and stuff which was sort of interesting. 

My day otherwise was pretty normal. I promise something interesting tomorrow.

Well since I can't think of anything I guess I'll do a small movie Review.

Eagle Eye: *** of Five

I say this movie on Wednesday and it was pretty good. The camera work was a bit bumpy which made me a bit feel a bit sick. Some plot threads were never tied up but it's good. Very violent and not for young children.

Ohh.... I just remembered we got a new song in our band today. It seems good but a little easy. It's called the Chester Variation.  Listen to it here -> € . (Well I lied but you can listen to Linus and Lucy which is another song we are playing.)

Well, as a link of the day.... here we go!

The HP Alliance 

Comment Idea for the day......

If grass could be any color besides green what would you want it to be? Also please rate this post. Lacking T= Boring or bad. One T= Good    Three Ts: Fabulous 

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9 Days till my birthday!

It's my first blog post!! How exciting!!

Hello, this is me. My very first blog post. This is so exciting. OMM (Oh my McCain). I'll have something cool to write about tomorrow. I'll keep it interesting. Until then I have some cool links!!!

PotterCast

The Leaky Cauldron

Cool drawing Blog