THE SLOWSKYS ARE BACK. AND PLUS ONE.
My other favorite is Piggy.
That's all for now, I'm afraid. Though I just have to let you know: being backstage before a show when NO ONE ELSE is around is really fun. Also, hayrides.
Sorry. Now I've confused you and I don't have time to explain. More later!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Yep
So I decided to change my template seasonally. This one is from now through Independence day (also known as 4th of July). Then the paper lanterns will be back, I promise. Maybe.
Well, that's funny. I did a google image search for paper lanterns and found the exact picture that my background was. EXACT SAME PICTURE. You can tell because the pink one is flowery.
Hm. That's it for now. Talk to you soon!
Well, that's funny. I did a google image search for paper lanterns and found the exact picture that my background was. EXACT SAME PICTURE. You can tell because the pink one is flowery.
Hm. That's it for now. Talk to you soon!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Graduation
For those of you unaware, graduation was Thursday night. Am I the only one who is a little sad? I'll miss all the seniors, even though I didn't know too many of them. Most of them I'll probably never see again. There are a few that I hope I'll encounter in the future, those who weren't really friends but acquaintances who I only knew a little bit but will miss nonetheless.
Following is my tribute to the seniors that made an impact on my life. Maybe that's a little too dramatic. Let's try again. This is a recognition of those seniors I knew in some way and will miss (first names only because I don't want them to hunt me down).
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good...
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
And because I knew you,
Because I knew you,
Following is my tribute to the seniors that made an impact on my life. Maybe that's a little too dramatic. Let's try again. This is a recognition of those seniors I knew in some way and will miss (first names only because I don't want them to hunt me down).
- The French Clubbers: Jillian, our fearless leader, you might have been a little hard to get along with, but you made French club fun, especially the middle school trip; Christine, treasurer, even if you never sent the emails you were supposed to, the crepe-making ingredients you bought were yummy; Lexi, caroling with the old people was fun!
- The Seniors in my Creative Writing Class: Thanks for being nice to me, guys! Little first-semester freshmen really don't need to be intimidated by you!
- All the theater kids but especially Alisha and Rett: It was great getting to know you all backstage at Anything Goes! (Even if you don't know me...) Again, thanks for being nice to the freshmen! Alisha, wasn't that quick change fun? (ha.) Sorry about that zipper. Thanks for being nice to me anyway. Rett, you crazy person. Thanks for the 'constructive criticism' in creative writing, and for being the first to say you like my writing and actually mean it. It was fun hanging out with you at Anything Goes, even when there was zipper drama! I'll be seein' ya backstage!
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good...
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better...
And because I knew you,
Because I knew you,
Because I knew you,
I have been changed for good.
(Sorry it's from glee, but it's the best one I could find)
Well. That's that. Have a great summer people! May I remind you that the word 'commencement' actually means 'beginning'? Happy new beginning.
(I've always wondered if they get their caps back after they toss them in the air. Do they catch the same one or just keep the one they catch?)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Faithful
I just found out that one of my favorite books ever is becoming a series!
Faithful by Janet Fox is the first book. I first read it last summer and then a couple times since. The Faithful summary from goodreads.com follows:
"Sixteen-year-old Maggie Bennet's life is in tatters. Her mother has disappeared, and is presumed dead. The next thing she knows, her father has dragged Maggie away from their elegant Newport home, off on some mad excursion to Yellowstone in Montana. Torn from the only life she's ever known, away from her friends, from society, and verging on no prospects, Maggie is furious and devastated by her father's betrayal. But when she arrives, she finds herself drawn to the frustratingly stubborn, handsome Tom Rowland, the son of a park geologist, and to the wild romantic beauty of Yellowstone itself. And as Tom and the promise of freedom capture Maggie's heart, Maggie is forced to choose between who she is and who she wants to be."
The second book, Forgiven, was released June 2nd, and I didn't know about it until now. Summary follows:
"Kula Baker never expected to find herself on the streets of San Francisco, alone but for a letter of introduction. Though she has come to the city to save her father from a cruel fate, Kula soon finds herself swept up in a world of art and elegance - a world she hardly dared dream of back in Montana, where she was no more than the daughter of an outlaw. And then there is the handsome David Wong, whose smiling eyes and soft-spoken manner have an uncanny way of breaking through Kula's carefully crafted reserve. Yet when disaster strikes and the wreckage threatens all she holds dear, Kula realizes that only by unlocking her heart can she begin to carve a new future for herself."
(Kula also happens to be a secondary character in Faithful.)
Book Three (which I guess is still in the writing/publishing process) is called Moll:
"'Book 3 is set in 1925, and the protagonist is a girl caught up in a net of lies and mysteries revolving around her father's dream of getting rich through running alcohol during Prohibition. It's set in New York City. I'm calling it a "noire romance" because she does fall in love - but like all my stories it's also about something deeper, in this case the mystery of life after death.'"~ Janet Fox
Interesting. Doesn't seem to have any of the same characters...
And it appears Book Four is already in the works, too. Paradise:
"The forth book in Janet Fox's historical fiction series, called Faithful, is set in the 1930's in Montana. The children of the characters in her first three books will return and unite in Paradise."
COOOLL!
Methinks I can't wait to get to Barnes and Noble.
While I'm here, I might as well tell you about goodreads.com, which is an online literature sharing/rating/ book website. I don't know how to explain it, but join please because I don't have any friends.
Sorry those pictures are so small. But you get the idea. SO. Even if you don't like historical fiction, I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND reading Faithful. I promise it's REALLY good. I would call it my favorite book ever, but right now I'm still kind of obsessed with Water for Elephants and ESPECIALLY the fabulous The Other Boleyn Girl. Read those, too.
The new Faithful series is only the beginning of my summer reading list! I absolutely HAVE TO read the rest of Philippa Gregory's books, as I'm really fascinated with that time period after Boleyn Girl. Also, I never finished Anna Godbersen's The Luxe series because I could never find the 4th book... but I just found out she has a new series, Bright Young Things. I may have to turn into my friend who reads while walking through the hallways at school. Though that seems dangerous, since you can't really watch where you're going.
Happy summer reading! Though can someone please tell me why I only seem to read historical fiction???
Faithful by Janet Fox is the first book. I first read it last summer and then a couple times since. The Faithful summary from goodreads.com follows:
"Sixteen-year-old Maggie Bennet's life is in tatters. Her mother has disappeared, and is presumed dead. The next thing she knows, her father has dragged Maggie away from their elegant Newport home, off on some mad excursion to Yellowstone in Montana. Torn from the only life she's ever known, away from her friends, from society, and verging on no prospects, Maggie is furious and devastated by her father's betrayal. But when she arrives, she finds herself drawn to the frustratingly stubborn, handsome Tom Rowland, the son of a park geologist, and to the wild romantic beauty of Yellowstone itself. And as Tom and the promise of freedom capture Maggie's heart, Maggie is forced to choose between who she is and who she wants to be."
The second book, Forgiven, was released June 2nd, and I didn't know about it until now. Summary follows:
"Kula Baker never expected to find herself on the streets of San Francisco, alone but for a letter of introduction. Though she has come to the city to save her father from a cruel fate, Kula soon finds herself swept up in a world of art and elegance - a world she hardly dared dream of back in Montana, where she was no more than the daughter of an outlaw. And then there is the handsome David Wong, whose smiling eyes and soft-spoken manner have an uncanny way of breaking through Kula's carefully crafted reserve. Yet when disaster strikes and the wreckage threatens all she holds dear, Kula realizes that only by unlocking her heart can she begin to carve a new future for herself."
(Kula also happens to be a secondary character in Faithful.)
Book Three (which I guess is still in the writing/publishing process) is called Moll:
"'Book 3 is set in 1925, and the protagonist is a girl caught up in a net of lies and mysteries revolving around her father's dream of getting rich through running alcohol during Prohibition. It's set in New York City. I'm calling it a "noire romance" because she does fall in love - but like all my stories it's also about something deeper, in this case the mystery of life after death.'"~ Janet Fox
Interesting. Doesn't seem to have any of the same characters...
And it appears Book Four is already in the works, too. Paradise:
"The forth book in Janet Fox's historical fiction series, called Faithful, is set in the 1930's in Montana. The children of the characters in her first three books will return and unite in Paradise."
COOOLL!
Methinks I can't wait to get to Barnes and Noble.
While I'm here, I might as well tell you about goodreads.com, which is an online literature sharing/rating/ book website. I don't know how to explain it, but join please because I don't have any friends.
Sorry those pictures are so small. But you get the idea. SO. Even if you don't like historical fiction, I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND reading Faithful. I promise it's REALLY good. I would call it my favorite book ever, but right now I'm still kind of obsessed with Water for Elephants and ESPECIALLY the fabulous The Other Boleyn Girl. Read those, too.
The new Faithful series is only the beginning of my summer reading list! I absolutely HAVE TO read the rest of Philippa Gregory's books, as I'm really fascinated with that time period after Boleyn Girl. Also, I never finished Anna Godbersen's The Luxe series because I could never find the 4th book... but I just found out she has a new series, Bright Young Things. I may have to turn into my friend who reads while walking through the hallways at school. Though that seems dangerous, since you can't really watch where you're going.
Happy summer reading! Though can someone please tell me why I only seem to read historical fiction???
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Hmm
Guess what? Three more days of school left! But they're finals :( Hm. Well, at least we get out early! I thought finals were only supposed to be on the second half of the school year, but my English teacher made it on the entire year. That means I have to study 6 novels, 2 analytical essays, and archetypes in mythology. The test itself is 7 essays. But luckily, my French teacher gave us pretty much all the answers to actual questions from the test!
The seniors are getting less and less creative. I only heard about two senior pranks this year, and they weren't that great. One was all the seniors gathering in the window hall and not moving (which made me late to math class!) and the other was greasing one of the staircases, which was really dangerous and not at all funny.
In other news...
I am now addicted to Japanese Botan Ame rice candy. Especially because you can get it at Wegman's. We had it for a chorus project we did on Japanese music, and bringing in food was extra credit. We had sushi too, and I'm kind of obsessing over sushi too. All weekend I've been asking my mom if we could get sushi but she says no because she doesn't like sushi. We had pizza instead.
Anyway, this candy comes in little boxes and there are also stickers in the boxes. Who doesn't love stickers? I'm not sure what flavor they are - either strawberry or watermelon - but they're really good. They're individually wrapped in plastic, but under the plastic is a rice paper wrapper which you eat. All day Friday I was giving them out to people and I got a lot of suspicious looks from people who doubted the rice paper.
In need of inspiration?
"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives." - C.S. Lewis
To thine own heart be true.
#letlovein
http://felldowntherabbithole.tumblr.com/
The seniors are getting less and less creative. I only heard about two senior pranks this year, and they weren't that great. One was all the seniors gathering in the window hall and not moving (which made me late to math class!) and the other was greasing one of the staircases, which was really dangerous and not at all funny.
In other news...
I am now addicted to Japanese Botan Ame rice candy. Especially because you can get it at Wegman's. We had it for a chorus project we did on Japanese music, and bringing in food was extra credit. We had sushi too, and I'm kind of obsessing over sushi too. All weekend I've been asking my mom if we could get sushi but she says no because she doesn't like sushi. We had pizza instead.
Anyway, this candy comes in little boxes and there are also stickers in the boxes. Who doesn't love stickers? I'm not sure what flavor they are - either strawberry or watermelon - but they're really good. They're individually wrapped in plastic, but under the plastic is a rice paper wrapper which you eat. All day Friday I was giving them out to people and I got a lot of suspicious looks from people who doubted the rice paper.
In need of inspiration?
"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives." - C.S. Lewis
To thine own heart be true.
#letlovein
http://felldowntherabbithole.tumblr.com/
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Oh happy day
Sorry I haven't been able to get this news to you before now, but.......... I got a part in the Fall Play!!!!!!!! That's why I'm happy and it's a happy day. I didn't want to broadcast the fact that I was auditioning just in case I didn't get in. The audition was last Tuesday and I found out late Thursday night! I'm going to play a blind girl, and I'm only in one scene, but that's ok! I still get to be in it!
The play, in case you haven't heard, is The Miracle Worker. It's about Helen Keller, remember her? We learned about her in elementary school, she's one of those people like Harriet Tubman, only not. The show is in November, actually it's right after my birthday. The shows are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th. There's a really long rehearsal on the 2nd, my birthday, from 5-10pm. There goes my birthday weekend! But that's ok!
In other news...
Our French Club trip was last night! It was at The Melting Pot, which is a fondue restaurant in Philadelphia. If you haven't been, you should go! Right now! It's really good. All they have is fondue. We got 4 pots of chocolate fondue. One was plain milk chocolate, one was s'mores, one was bananas foster, and one was the Flaming Turtle, which was chocolate, caramel, and pecans. Each pot came with a big plate of stuff to dip in the fondue, like strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, pound cake, and brownies. There was also cheesecake. The best part was when the waiter put the fondue pots on the burner and set them on fire, or "flambeed" them. Also, we found out for sure that my friend and I are going to be co-presidents next year. Now we have to figure out how to deal with Madame.
8 more days of school!
The play, in case you haven't heard, is The Miracle Worker. It's about Helen Keller, remember her? We learned about her in elementary school, she's one of those people like Harriet Tubman, only not. The show is in November, actually it's right after my birthday. The shows are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th. There's a really long rehearsal on the 2nd, my birthday, from 5-10pm. There goes my birthday weekend! But that's ok!
In other news...
Our French Club trip was last night! It was at The Melting Pot, which is a fondue restaurant in Philadelphia. If you haven't been, you should go! Right now! It's really good. All they have is fondue. We got 4 pots of chocolate fondue. One was plain milk chocolate, one was s'mores, one was bananas foster, and one was the Flaming Turtle, which was chocolate, caramel, and pecans. Each pot came with a big plate of stuff to dip in the fondue, like strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, pound cake, and brownies. There was also cheesecake. The best part was when the waiter put the fondue pots on the burner and set them on fire, or "flambeed" them. Also, we found out for sure that my friend and I are going to be co-presidents next year. Now we have to figure out how to deal with Madame.
8 more days of school!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Happy summertime!
Happy unofficial summertime! Happy June!
I thought the old blog could use a little freshening up for the summer, you see? It looks prettiful now! It only took me an hour and a half to pick out the template!
I got paper lanterns for my room for Easter so that's what inspired this template. I'd post a picture for you but I'm a bit technologically challenged when it comes to uploading pictures from my camera. You'll just have to take my word that they look pretty in my apple green room! And you can look at the lanterns on the screen!
In other news...
Actually, there's not much other news.
I thought the old blog could use a little freshening up for the summer, you see? It looks prettiful now! It only took me an hour and a half to pick out the template!
I got paper lanterns for my room for Easter so that's what inspired this template. I'd post a picture for you but I'm a bit technologically challenged when it comes to uploading pictures from my camera. You'll just have to take my word that they look pretty in my apple green room! And you can look at the lanterns on the screen!
In other news...
Actually, there's not much other news.
- French Club is going on a field trip on Saturday! (Well, it's the closest we've had to a field trip in a while!) This is how we spend the money that we make by selling crepes; we go to a restaurant and eat crepes! I guess we have to spend the money somehow! I'm hoping that my friend and I are French Club co-presidents next year. Our current president is graduating and Madame won't let the one girl who wants to be president be president because she's not taking French next year. That's Madame for you!
- My aunt and uncle are having a surprise party on the 26th for my cousin who turns 21! Yay! They have a pool at their house. My mom just realized that we'll have to send her a card and present on the 19th, her actual birthday, so she doesn't think we forgot her birthday!
- We're going to Cape May for my grandmom's 80th birthday! We get to stay for the whole weekend! And my dad's not going because he doesn't want to spend a whole weekend at the shore with my grandmom and my aunt (and my mom and me). Cape May is my favorite New Jersey beach town, though my favorite beaches are in Maine and California.
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