Happy Halloween!

Just wanted to wish you all a very spook-tastic Halloween! Here's my halloween costume:

Have an amazing time out there, but stay safe! :)

Happy Halloween!

Amanda Out.

Star Trek with hot guys

Ah... Spock. I love thee. I have to say I approve of filling a generally nerdy movie full of highly attractive men. And much to most of our displeasures, Spock gets the girl instead of Kirk, which makes us all sad because we all secretly want Mr. Pointy Ears.

Sigh. But I suppose I can't have everything I want (although sometimes I wish I just got something) and I have little regret settling to wicked 17 year old Russian guy (I really don't remember his name...) for his sheer attractiveness and awesomeness. And Karlene wants Scotty over Russian guy (wait... his name was Khercof or something like that...) so it all works out wonderfully.

OH! I was telling Kyle earlier about how I completely approve of them filling the movie with hot guys, but then he asked if I even found old Spock attractive. My answer? God dammit man, it's Spock! Who cares what he looks like, his awesomeness just... just... ah...

Damn... so we're having this debate over who wins now... Kirk or Picard... which I really think is a battle between the awesome of Spock and Data (ah Spock, yes I'm biased) and not so much their respective captains.

Anyways, the damn was for the fact that I lost... I voted Kirk in favour of Spock, and Jess picked Picard (I'm assuming for Data). Oh... she says it's for Picard's epic awesomeness and his bad ass voice... but anyways...

The Librarian picked Kirk too (ftw!!!) but I was completely just trumped by Mr. Delodder's choice of Picard, which Delodder's choice trumping all opinions. Jess says he's supreme overloard, he is pretty epic I must admit.

So we're completely distracted by Star Trek videos on the internet now... so I'm going to have to leave you all with that obscure review of an epic remake.

Spock, I love you too!
Amanda Out.

The Inside Ride

I will not neglect. I will not neglect. I will not neglect.

Anyways... yeah.

Today I wanted to tell you about an epic event I participated in last night called The Inside Ride. What it is is an event where teams bike on a stationary bike for five minutes each, with the goal of biking across Canada with the total of kilometers of all participants.

It was way a lot of fun and we raised $30 000 all together!!! Incredible event. Our team's name was THE NERD BRIGADE!! I brought in my light sabers and everything. Here's a picture:

There's me, Erika, Jared, and Kyle. XD Livi's missing... she's off somewhere... I might post a better picture once they're up on good old facebook.

Anyways the point of the event is to raise money for kids with cancer. There's a kid who used to go to our school who has cancer, so we're supporting them. I didn't know him. So what did I do it for? Because every kid deserves to grow up to be and inspiration to others. :)

Check out the Inside Ride website for more information on hosting your own Inside Ride event. ^^

Busy Busy Busy

So I have very little time to talk, I'm already cutting in to my snack time, and I still haven't found Mr. Mol, or Murphy. Both of whom I need to find before the Inside Ride tomorrow.

For all you not familiar with the Inside Ride event, it's a stationary biking competition to raise money for kids with cancer. Our school is raising money for some kid on the French side name Mitch (I don't know him), but all the same I'm on a team. GO NERD BRIGADE!!!

So that's tomorrow. I went shopping for my halloween costume this weekend, and had my share of adventures when I had to cross the floor to the guys side to find a blank t-shirt. There were literally NO t-shirts on the girl's side fo Wal-Mart. This experience has scarred me slightly, but it's for a halloween costume, so it doesn't make much difference.

So yeah, I ironed on my words "Freak of Nature" on to my t-shirt...

Holy cheese!! The bells gonna ring in two minutes and I gotta grab philosophy stuffs yet, so I gotta go.

ttfn sunshines,
Amanda Out.

Validation

Watch this. It's beautiful. (P.S. - remember to pause the music player at the bottom of the page first)

Updates, Updates

Bonjour

So you've probably noticed a change in the look of the blog... I'm trying to add more pictures and things, and less text, because although text is epic, it's not very catchy. Well, unless it's bright red or yellow, then it's just annoying.

Other than that, I'm thouroughly sick now. My pudding brain is starting to solidify into concrete, taking any sort of rational thought with it. I feel top heavy.

But I have to write that stupid philosophy test anyways. And my moral towards it was significantly lessened after Writer's Craft this morning. This new teacher is starting to irritate me. She's really closed minded toward writing, even though she thinks she's not. We read a Lenard Cohen poem today (yeah, I know, great choice for a Catholic School), and she went off on how you can't write unless you know his stuff by heart. Hello? What happened to the Shakespeare insults of the day before? I was loving you for that.

And it's really biased that she tells us all this about this Cohen guy. I really didn't like the poem. It was good, I'll admit, but it was repetitive in a boring way. I had to read it several times before I found something I liked. But she's just drooling over the thing like we'll fail if we hate it. Naturally I said nothing, but I think she surmoused enough of my feeling toward it through my analytical responses.

ANd why are we analysing it? This isn't english (ok, yeah it's an english course), but it's WRITER'S CRAFT. I want to WRITE. We've been doing all analysing shit in English (we haven't even read a book yet!)

Errr... she's getting on my nerves. That, and under her, I'm probably going to fail.

Enough ranting. Big cookie time!!! (I wonder if this will change my outlook towards the Philosophy test?)
Amanda Out.

Oh Philosophy, how thouest does melt my brain.

Ugh.

So I really should have taken today off. But I didn't. Because I'm stupid...

I'm feeling like my brain is pudding (which does that physics sound wave thing when I tap it, then proceeds to make my brain hurt because I thought about physics). I'm getting sicker (is that a word?) each day, and I have a philosophy test tomorrow that I really should be studying for. I'm just scared that I'll wake up tomorrow so thoroughly hateful that I won't be able to write my test and focus on it. SO I think I really should have taken today off to sleep and study... I have a PD day to catch up on my work...

But did I? No. I didn't. *headdesk*

I'm supposed to be studying for Philosophy right now on my spare, but I'm totally distracted. I think some of that pudding just melted an important part of my brain... a co-herant part. I'm not too worried though, we have half a period in philosophy to study today.... ugh... that is, if I actually study.

What else. Well not much. The Sparks were wonderful last night and they rekindled my love of Robert Munsch stories, and I got to practice my storytelling skills reading Mud Puddle (sadly I don't own Murmel Murmel Murmel, which is my favourite.) I'm gonna have to go to the library and get some halloween books. Or maybe I'll write one with actions because the Sparks can't sit down that long.

I can feel the sides of my head caving in, and I'm scared it's gonna run out through my nose and ears, so I'm going to go study for Philosophy now (which will completely melt whatever is left). :P

Need sleep... *drones*
Amanda Out.

Change the World.

Hello all.

Yes, I am aware I haven't posted in forever. I got lazy. *smacks hand* Bad Amanda. Amanda must be punished.

So I have a lot to fill you in on, don't I? Japanese peoples, canned food drive, my weekend? Geektastic?

Well, let's start with the Japanese. My buddy's name was Akira. Isn't that wicked? They didn't speak much English, but based solely on facial expressions, I think he liked playing football and basketball, and perhaps the darkroom best. Oh! And they did this wicked dance at the assembly, and we all went onstage after to try it. My legs were burning for a whole week. I could barely walk. Of course, joint pain didn't help any.

The canned food drive for FACE team went very well, we had like 1600+ cans and over $900 bucks when I was last told. Out next campaign is the Coats for Kids drive and collecting milk bags to make mats for the homeless. That reminds me... I should probably jump over yonder to give Mrs. Thompson my announcement... and we need to make them posters for the end of the day reminder...

Hmmm... OH! my weekend. Well, it was my grandpa's birthday. We bought him a wicked puzzle with all the famous television people on it. He was so excited, it was crazy. I recognized some of the people... that guy from M*A*S*H*... Bugs Bunny, Jay Leno, the Flinstones, FRIENDS... my grandpa knew way more though...

We also got him a book called Valkyrie. It had a movie based on it, and I had to watch it like nine times for a history project, and it was really good, so we figured he'd like the book. We'll find out I suppose. It's about a plot to kill Hitler from within his own ranks. Yeah.

And we went shopping with my Grandmother. I got a balloon hat. She thought it was pretty epic. So did my mother. But my Aunt, who is usually epic, went on this rant on how I should grow up, and it kind pissed me off. But I ended up buying a dress. I know, completely unlike me. But I'm being forced to go to semi, so I might as well be prepared. Plus, the design on the dress looks like it was drawn by a child. Which makes it epic.

And that's about it. Right now I'm kinda sick (probably should have taken the sore joints as a precurser), and my head feels like it's melting from the inside.

The last thing I want to say is to for you to join this site: It Starts With Us

I joined it, so you know you want to. It sends you "missions" via e-mail that encourage you to change the world in just 15 minutes a day. Isn't that wicked?!! I can't wait for my second mission. Join children, join!!!!

OH! I forgot to talk about Geektastic. As usual, it's the most incredible book ever!!! Cassandra Clare's short story was amazing, as expected, and the ending was completely phenominal and completely Clare esque. And the English nerd got the English nerd. There were pancakes involved.

Alright, so that's all for today. I have to plan a craft for the Sparks tonight and I have to find Jennifer. I'm definately bringing a Robert Munsch book with me. Those are always good. (I may be 17, but I have Robert Munsch stories on my MP3. I'm that cool)

Ta ta for now, mes amis.
Amanda Out.

Ugh.

I'm going to go sleep today on my spare.

Bye,
Amanda Out.

MIA

Yes, I know I haven't posted in five days. And I would sit down and write you a beautiful tale of everything you missed, but I don't have time! (pulls out hair)

I still have to read Philosophy before class, and Matt's badgering me to find a book for him, so that took up time... (stop patting my head freak!)

So I'll shorten it to this. I spent most of my weekend writing a ten page short story on a witch hunt. Yeah.

Maybe I'll post the link later.

Anyways, too del oo,
Amanda Out.

The Future

I spent a good portion of todays spare editing Korky's Marxist's Theory essay, with lots of you are amazing-s coming from behind me as I covered her pages in red pen. Somehow I don't find editing that amzing, but whatever, let her think that.

That reminds me last night though about Michelle telling me to become an editor with her. Can you seriously see me sitting at a desk job, leafing through endless piles of paper to find the one story that will sell? Or picking away at someone's work until it's covered in red grammar and spelling mistakes, and green cuts? I'll probably be too biased anyways. I'll pick the female's sci-fi story over a male's anyday, providing the females story isn't thoroughly terrible. *cough* Twilight. *cough*

Plus my own works will be lignering in the back of my mind. Michelle's other suggestion was I become a travelling poet, which I admit would be wicked cool, but make me like no money. Unless the king took fancy to my work, but you know things like that don't happen in this century.

Originally I threw around the idea of being a photojournalist, but I read an article in PhotoLife last night that the profession of photojournalism is going downhill to the point of ceasing to exist. Publishers are pulling pics from photobanks and google instead. (as unethical as it is to use google for such things)

*sigh* I guess I'm gonna have to re-think this career thing. But being an Editor can't be that bad of a job, can it? At least it pays well. IF I get the job...

Amanda Out.

Leaving

Another day without Korky. :( This is making me awfully sad. I hope she's alright.

What else... OH! MRS. CLARKE IS LEAVING! The blasphemy! We're trying to make a scrapbook thing for her, but it's gonna be hard without help. We have to make sure we get everyone's input for it too, and I only know so many people. And it has to be done for Friday.

Anyways, I was thinking an Explosion box scrapbook because those are always cool and they're not that hard to make. Well, that is if I remember how. *thinks about it* Yeah, I remember.

We're making Turkeys out of cookies and candy and stuff for Thanksgiving at Sparks today. I get to be the icing master. Mostly because I don't want to have to clean up the mess five and six year olds will make spreading they're own icing. They can put it together. But I am the icing master!

Ooo I'm distracted by some girl talking to the librarian. So much for having focus. It's raining. My joints hurt. My head hurts. It's going to be a long day.

Snack time today may turn into applying Myoflex time. I have a feeling we're going to be writing a lot in Philosophy. English was long enough this morning. We read this weird story called The Yellow Wallpaper, which is about this chick that goes crazy because her husband locks her up in her room and isolates her from society. Apparently society's ideals are supposed to be the villain here, but personally, I still think it was the guy. He was supposed to be helping her. But seriously? Locking her in a room because she's suffering from after-having-baby depression? Wow, fail.

I'll stop ranting about English though. We started Plato in Philosophy and he's actually kinda cool. I understand the whole parallel universe of perfect forms thing. But I still think I liked Socrates better and his rantage on what it means to exist. This guy who liked Plato's work ranted about "being" in the textbook, and he had a point, but that random guy isn't exactly one of the Big Three (makes them sound like the Gods, eh?). He was German I think.

What else... Oh! Writer's Craft. I get to have two parties on Friday. One for Mrs. Clarke, and one in class for Mrs. Bougner because it's her last day before going on Mat leave. Sonya thinks her baby is going to be a boy. I'd trust her judgement.

So yeah, that's about it. I put some poems in a contest the other day after talking to you all. We'll see how that turns out. I only get like ten bucks if I win though. :(

OH! That reminds me... I found five bucks on the ground today on the way to school. There was no one around... so I kept it. Don't worry, I'm not that selfish. I'll use it to buy things for other people instead of myself. Then my good luck will be put to good use.

Mind, there was this old man staring at us while we picked it up, but he was way down the street, and we asked him if it was his and he didn't respond. So, yeah, now I'm five bucks richer.

I really wish Korky was here, or even Jess Murphy. At least I'd have someone to talk to... :(

I suppose that is all for today. I need to go get an announcement form for book club...

Ttfn (ta ta for now) sunshines.
Amanda Out.

Pie Day

Ok so I'm sad. Korky isn't here today. And I brought pie today too! The blasphemous child! Can't believe she didn't come today!

So I am sad. But Kyle came to visit while writing his lame Spanish test... it really was the most pathetic thing I'd ever seen. Well, almost.

What did I do this weekend? Well... I slept... and ate... and slept... and watched MERLIN!!!! Merlin is a wonderful show! *drools over Arthur* Ok, I secretly like Merlin. Sort of mostly because Arthur loves Guenevere and they're ridiculously cute together.

What else... that's about it. I surfed the internet and such... OH! And I got GEEKTASTIC from the library. It's only the most wicked book ever. The first story is about a Klingon and a Jedi. Yes, I know, two things that should never mix. But that's what makes it EPIC!!!!

I can't wait to read the rest of the short stories. If you're interested, here's the goodreads catalogue of it:




Pretty wicked cover, eh?

Well I would say more (and I do want to) but I have to study for philosophy and have pie snack time without Korky. :(

Hopefully the sun shines brighter tomorrow!
Amanda Out.

Missing

I HAVEN'T POSTED IN TWO DAYS!!!!! It's not my fault I swear! It's the first time I've been to school since Tuesday!! >.<

Let me explain! On Wednesday, I went on a trip to London to see Anything Goes, put on by the High School Project. The acting was incredible, (there were even a few SMHS students involved!) but I wasn't too fond of the play itself. It's all romance and nothing but romance. Shakespeare is so much better. It's romance AND death. ^^

And then yesterday (Thursday) was a fog day. I spent my day Role Playing, watching three episodes of the Big Bang Theory, and one of this Anime/Manga thing called Black Butler. It was interesting.

The rest of the time I spent napping and litening to music, finishing off the day with a Girl Guide meeting and Season Two, Episode 13 of Merlin. I can't wait to start Season 3. Episode 13 was AMAZING! Great season finale.

So that's what you missed. OH! And we had the Terry Fox run today. I wrote Sutch's name on my paper cross. I miss him. :(

But Ms. Rastin (my English teacher) made our day. As we walked she told us about her daughter who had cancer, and then we talked about books and TV and all the other awesome sci-fi-y stuff we watch. She proved herself even more epic than we thought. Now I have like nine million other things to watch on fog days/snow days now, other than Big Bang Theory.

Anyways, Korky wants pie, so were going to go to snack time now. COMMON LUNCH AFTER! Woot! *hugs* I've missed you invisible internet lurkers.

Amanda Out.