Possibly a new blog. And stuff about literature and crap.

As you all know, I talk about the site Maximum-X a lot. Me, along with some other book-lovers, will be hopefully creating a blog to review books.

I dunno about you guys, but I'm really excited.
More info will hopefully come soon.

Hey! I'm so proud of myself! I got a non-reader to read a book yesterday, and he loves it! (So, no, Anderson, not you. :D)
^^ That was a lot of exclamation points. (bleh.)

What else happene-- OH! I went to the optometrist yesterday about that eye-thing. I found out I have 20/15 vision (yay). If you want to hear the story of what happened to my "eye-thing", drop a line. It's a little gross...

Oh! I'm giving a presentation to my eighth grade class this month - I'm pumped, it's about alcohol. I just spent (over the last two days) about twelve hours at the McConnell Center. Well, I'm also going to a conference in Vermont, so we were working on that. (ASTERISK!)

That's all for today. I know, kinda dull. S'later!

Aha! Ahahaha! I found this video while looking for a song post.

What? It's a good message.

I try not to post multiple songs by an artist, but I wasn't feeling very inspired today.
Flight of the Conchords - Leggy Blonde (feat. Rhys Darby)

Listen to this one all the way through. It takes a few rounds, but it's pretty great.

Balaclava - Arctic Monkeys

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
(PS- I just got a new mp3 player, so only about half of my music in uploaded. Here goes!)


IF SOMEONE SAYS "ARE YOU OKAY?" YOU SAY?
The Dark of the Matinee - Franz Ferdinand

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Falling Out - Relient K

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off - Panic! at the Disco (aha! ahahahaha!)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Babylon of the Orient - Unknown (this song must have come with the player, because I've never seen it before)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
From Me to You - The Beatles

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage - Panic! at the Disco (how did I get TWO Panic! songs?)


WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
From The Ritz to Rubble - Arctic Monkeys

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Brainstorm - Arctic Monkeys (at least that's a different album)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
A-Punk - Vampire Weekend (No offense, or anything...)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Red Sam - Flyleaf (WOAH. Why didn't I hear about this?)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
I Am - Train

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Take You There - Sean Kingston (*goes and deletes song*)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Tell Her Tonight - Franz Ferdinand (...)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Idaho - Train (HAHAHAHAHA)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Handel's Messiah (The Hallelujah Chorus) - Relient K

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
A Million Ways - OK Go

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Hoopes, I Did It Again - Relient K

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Hang 'Em High - My Chemical Romance

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Honey, Honey - Mamma Mia! cast

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
I'm So Sick - Flyleaf

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes - Fall Out Boy

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (frowny face)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Lolli Lolli (Pop that Body) - Three 6 Mafia

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (What's with all the femme hints?!?)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
The Prince of Parties - Flight of the Conchords

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Lady Madonna - The Beatles (...)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me - Fall Out Boy (self-explanatory)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Fully Alive - Flyleaf

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Balaclava - Arctic Monkeys (What? What does that even mean?)


...Five hundred songs, and most of these artists were duplicates. Lame.
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Originally posted on my Maximum-X blog

Pretty Cool

I found a link to this blog on Answers.com (the encyclodictionalmanacapedia that is also my homepage). The blog is titled, " no. stupid. answers. "
I thought it was pretty great.

I went to the Currier Museum of Art today (in Manchester), now that was a great time. They had a big exhibit featuring Andy Warhol, which was pretty cool. He did all the crazy-colored prints of soup can, US presidents, and Marylin Monroe.



Also at the museum was an exhibit by Kirsten Reynolds, who creates sculptures that looks like In-Progress construction disasters. That was seriously cool.


And check out this PSA I saw on TV. Why does it sound better when she says it than when I preach it?



Ohhhh, you thought you could get off without a song, right? Nice try.

Look at this insanity of a "hand-jig"!
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

I'm only writing a post because I have a song to attach

Hey there everyone. I think it's Saturday... I haven't really been paying attention.

So, I was supposed to go shopping today, but I was feeling pretty bleh. I made up for it by using my, like, four Amazon gift cards. I pre-ordered four books (yay).

Yes, pre-ordering books does make me excited.

Umm, I just burned Anderson a billion Cds. If anybody want something, just holla.

Let's see, is there anything else to say? I'll probably post again later today.

Shit! I can't put the embedded video code on here. You just have to do it old school:
Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot

Boxing Day

Man, I wish I lived in Europe.

So, I guess today requires the mandatory "Oh My Gosh it's the 26th I got a cell phone and a Mercedes and Hollister clothes and another car and...." blog post.

Sorry, this is how I'm feeling that the posts today are going. Or people are moaning on about how their life sucks.

Guess what? This is the internet - I DON'T HAVE TO CARE.
If we were face-to-face, I would have to pretend to be sympathetic (bleh).

So, I had Christmas yesterday, and it was pretty good.
I got a new mp3 player. I told my parents I didn't want one, but my old one had a crushed screen.
I also now had a camera. Problem? I'm super-tempted to take racy internet photos (on MyPage I have two of the, like, 60 pictures I took).

All I wanted was clothes and music, not all this technological stuff. Urg, I sound like a whiny bench. (<-- Don't you love that edit? I invented it over the summer. I'm uber-proud of myself)

*le sigh*
Now I have to go write ThankYou notes. Mmhmm, not emails, people. Actual pen to paper.

Can I tell you something that made me really sad about half an hour ago? I force-fed myself ice cream, because the bowl I saved wouldn't fit in the freezer. It was delicious, though...

I have a question for you guys out there - is there a difference between "burning" and "ripping" a CD? Is ripping when you save it, and burning when you copy it? ...This isn't relevant to anything. Not that this blog post actually has a purpose. I'm just typing my brilliant thoughts.

So, New Year's is coming up. I actually like that holiday more than Christmas (I'm not sure why though). Maybe because I get to pop the cork of a bottle of sparkling apple juice. That and balls will be dropping in Times Square.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.

So, happy holidays to everyone! Jewish awesome people, have fun with the rest of Hannukah. See you all in oh-nine!

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This was originally posted on my Maximum-X blog

More Links

I added some other links in the "Meander" section on the sidebar.

One I'm about to add right now is the artPad. This thing is pretty great.


Finding a new song for every post is a lot of work!

Dem Franchise Boyz featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, & Bow Wow
I Think They Like Me (BET edit)

Check it out! ---->

Over there to your right you can see I've added a poll. I'll probably make a new one every week. I got the idea for this poll from my good friend Ella at Maximum-X. Click here to see her blog.


Franz Ferdinand - This Boy

This.

Hey all you readers out there! If you're reading my blog (which is hopefully more than two people), I have a question for you. Do you like this layout better than the one I had before? Leave your votes as a comment to this poll. Thanks!


Merry Christmas everyone. Or Hanukkah. Or whatever suits your fancy.

Trans Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter

Other Stuff

Haha, check this out.

I have a vid for you guys, but the embedded codes are disabled. Clicky.

Fan Art!

This isn't my masterpiece - A friend of mine drew it. Isn't it friggin' amazing?



...She really likes Robert Pattinson.


So, yay! We're on winter break! Our last day of school was yesterday (23rd), but I really didn't do anything. Here's how my school day went:

Period 1: Did imaginary numbers and coloring (Algebra 2)
Period 2: Took a test, not really difficult (Social Studies)
Period 3: Did a lab to test hand dexterity (Science)
Periods 4, 5, and 6: I delivered candy-canes to all the lunch periods (I skipped Lunch, Health and Language Arts)
Period 7 and 8: I helped the above friend start a mural she is painting in a 6th grade SS room (Study Hall and World Language)

So, yeah. A bit of a nothing day.


This is my current FavoriteSong: (this is the official video, but since I never watch music videos, it might be a weird one)
Arctic Monkeys - "Fluorescent Adolescent"

Gotta Love Facebook

The Rules:
1. Pick 15 or 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb* and find a quote from each movie. (internetmoviedatabase or http://www.imdb.com/)
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions. That's cheating. Try to post answers you think in one comment.
7. For best way to go quote to quote w/o seeing the other answers, grab a piece of paper and pen and write down numbers 1-20 and jot down the answer and post comment at once in the end. (even if someone had the answer put it down)
6. Have FUN!
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1. "What are we gonna do next, short-sheet the Pope's bed?"
2. "It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."
3. "What's with all the closed captioning? I'm not mute! And GED? What does drunk driving have to do with school?"
4. "Oh, the cleverness of me."
5. "No, it-it's a good book, Your friends will love it. You know, it's got mazes in it and, you know, little coloring areas, sections, pop-up pictures. It's... a lot of fun."
6. "I'm sorry about your house - your wife... your... house-wife."
7. "Can we skip the cinematic foreplay? I wanna fuuuuuuuuck."
8. "See here: "Every Good Boy Does Fine" on the lines. And "F-A-C-E" in between. And "Great Big Dogs Fight Animals". And "All Cars Eat Gas". Get it?"
9. "P.I Staker? Right! "Piss Taker!" Come on!"
10. "Dude, I can't take you seriously in that hat."
11. "Why should Caesar get to stomp around like a giant, while the rest of us try not to get smushed under his big feet? What's so great about Caesar? Hm? Brutus is just as cute as Caesar. Brutus is just as smart as Caesar. People totally like Brutus just as much as they like Caesar. And when did it become okay for one person to be the boss of everybody, huh? Because that's not what Rome is about. We should totally just *STAB* Caesar!"
12. " Sup Arizona? How you likin' the rain, girl?"
13. "And where were you, photographing squirrels? You're fired!"
14. "I killed a man... with this thumb."
15. "A cupcake... In a cup!"
16. "You know what the problem with this country is, though? Every good-looking guy is either gay or married. Except for *you*, but you're too young."
17. "Beef, yes. Roast beef. It's the Swedish term for beef that is roasted!"

"I cost $3520 a night!"

Natural Hair Color:
[x] Brown - $100
[ ] Blonde - $50
[ ] Black - $15
[ ] Bald - $5
[ ] Other-$75

Total: $100


Eye Color:
[ ] Brown - $50
[ ] Green - $75
[ ] Blue $150
[x] Hazel $100
[ ] Other - $15

Total so far: $200


Height:
[ ] Over 7′ - $200
[ ] 6′8″ to 7′ - $175
[ ] 6′0″ to 6′7″ - $150
[ ] 5′5″ to 5′11″ - $75
[ ] 5′4″ to 5′10″ - $85
[x] Under 5′4 - $95

Total so far: $295


Age:
[ ] 50 to 56 - $175
[ ] 46 to 50 - $150
[ ] 41 to 45 - $125
[ ] 31 to 40 - $100
[ ] 26 to 30 - $75
[ ] 21 to 25 - $50
[ ] 19 to 20 - $25
[x] 0 to 18 - $100

Total so far: $395


Birth Order:
[ ] Twins or more than twins - $750
[ ] First Born - $320
[ ] Only Child - $250
[x] second born - $150
[ ] Middle child - $100
[ ] Last Born - $100
[ ] third born - $550
[ ] fourth born - $300
[ ] fifth born - $400
[ ] sixth born -$215

Total so far: $545


Drink?
[ ] I did like twice - $400
[ ]Only Holidays - $250
[ ] Sometimes - $215
[ ] YES! - $200
[ ] only weekends - $300
[ ] Every other day - $50
[ ] Once a day - $15
[ ] I live from the bottle - $Bankrupt$
[x] No - $600

Total so far: $1145


Vision?
[x] perfect vision $400
[ ] need or have glasses/ contacts but dont wear them $200
[ ] No correction $100
[ ] Glasses $50
[ ] contacts $25
[ ] Surgical correction -$100

Total so far: $1545

Shoe Size:
[ ] 13+ - $300
[ ] 12 and a half to 13 - $250
[x] 11 to 12 - $400
[ ] 7 to 10 - $500
[ ] Under 7- $450

Total so far: $1945


Favorite Colors (two):
[ ] Green-$750
[ ] Red - $600
[x] Black - $100
[x] Yellow -$475
[ ] Brown - $300
[ ] Purple - $225
[ ] White - $400
[ ] Aqua - $350
[ ] Orange - $300
[ ] Blue - $300
[ ] Pink - $100
[ ] Other - $500

Total: $2520


Did you use a calculator to add it all up?
[ ] Yes $0
[x] Nope-add $1000
[ ] some- $750

Final Total: $3520

REPOST WITH TITLE:
“I cost — a night”
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Isn't that great? I found it on a Maximum-X blog.

Ohhh how it's been so long, we're so sorry we've been gone, we were busy writing songs for - YOU

Sorry to go all Panic! on you, but that was the only thing that popped into my head as a title.

Wow, I haven't written an actual post in about ten years.

Today is my third snow-day in two weeks!
Last Thursday (12/15) , there was a MAJOR ice-storm. Like, half of New Hampshire lost power. Well, technically, only like 400,000 homes and businesses...
Anyway, so we didn't have school on Friday, Monday, or today(Wednesday). We went yesterday, and was one of the only districts to have school (lame).

I'm actually a little sad that there's a snow day. Today, my team was going down to Boston to the theatre, and I was ALL excited.
Let me note that this was the same trip that got canceled on us last year. *big frowny face*

Luckily, I didn't lose power this weekend. Only the cable/internet/phone. I actually had to go to the library to do research! I felt so old-school.
I really did feel bad for the people who lost power. Their houses were all a high of 30 degrees. Everyone was in SurvivalMode. (e.g., gas station ran out of gasoline, supermarket shelves were picked clean, etc.) It freaked me out a little bit.

On the plus side, I spent first period discussing amusing stories of the storm. Here are a few:
1. My teacher wanted coffee so badly that she tried to boil water on their grill. And that was one of her better plans.
2. A student's grandmother was freaking out, running around yelling about trying to find her cats a hotel room.
3. A student's neighbor's family tried to keep themselves warm with a turkey cooker. At least they were responsible - they kept the front door open as to not get carbon minoxide poisoning. Why don't you reread that one again.
4. A student's family was bored and without power, so they hooked up the car to their tv so they could watch a movie
I love our math class ^^

On the plus side of things, guess what I managed to do?
It's a chef! --> C:=3


Did you really think you could get away without another song?
Prince of Parties - Flight of the Conchords

Quote

I found this on a fellow fanfictioner's profile.

(tee-hee)

"I understand that Scissors can beat Paper, and I get how Rock can beat Scissors, but there's no fucking way Paper can beat Rock. Paper is supposed to magically wrap around Rock leaving it immobile? Why the hell can't paper do this to scissors? Screw scissors, why can't paper do this to people? Why aren't sheets of college ruled notebook paper constantly suffocating student as they attempt to take notes in class? I'll tell you why, because paper can't beat anybody, a rock would tear that shit up in 2 seconds. When I play rock/ paper/ scissors, I always choose rock. Then when somebody claims to have beaten me with their paper I can punch them in the face with my already clenched fist and say, oh shit, I'm sorry, I thought paper would protect you, you asshole."




Jeez, that sounds like M.A. from Gravity Brings You Down.
You better thank me, M.A., I just gave you free advertising.