The Topic of Great Randomness

[Kathy Li]

Ok, Gryph, you and me--single together! It could be worse. You could be doing what I'm doing for Valentine's Day: visiting the dentist. (First appointment he had open in three weeks).

Anyhoo, I look at it this way: tomorrow, I can go and indulge in all the half-price chocolates (assuming dental visit goes ok, of course) and long-stem roses I want.

[Countryfan1394]

And also, thanks to all the people who didn't bake cookies out of concern for others' health.

lol gryphon well I'm happy bout the CHOCLATE I getbut in other words:
(/quote]I hate Valentines day.[/quote]
me too plus me is single and happy well kli6 that's weird to get a denist appotement but I do not rule the worlds so whatever

Country Music!!!

[seabiscuit1009]

*huggles Gryph and Kli* Me too. I'd hoped that after the church retreat I'd spent the entire weekend at, the guy I like there would start something...well, something's started all right. I'm not going out with him or anything, but I'm beginning to think he might ask me out. I don't know, it's a rumor, but he has been acting differently lately. Anyway...yes. Hungry had a VERY good weekend at a church retreat with the guy she likes. But she's still single right now, so she's not going to think about it all.

Hmmm...I had inspiration for a new love sonnet over the weekend. You know, for a school project on a subject I'm depressed about, I'm getting surprisingly into the whole love sonnet thing. I might actually write one about being in love (or at least liking someone) for fun.

I stayed up all weekend on retreat. We didn't sleep at all. We were watching Moulin Rouge at 4 in the morning. The guy I like forced me to watch it instead of going to bed, and it wasn't that bad of a movie-it was pretty good. I really don't know what to think of him. But I swore to myself I wasn't going to use this post to blab about him, so I won't.

I got a new cell phone? It has a camera, which I could have used over the weekend. But it'll be fun once I transfer my number to the phone, so I can actually use it.

Oooh, Gryph, I like your dragon. It's better than anything I could draw, since I can't draw anything at all. Except for stick people, but no one wants to see my stick people. They're crazy weird.

Happy un-Valentine's Day all, since that's what I celebrate right now...XD

-seabiscuit, a.k.a. hungry

[Mel]

Mmmph...for some reason the regualr repy button didn't want to work, so I hadda use the quick reply...mmph.

Soo...it snowed like a foot! ...which is weird because its the third actual snowfall this year...and it' February...

Valentines day: *huggles all who don't like it* yea, today wan't much fun. I think I found that cartoon I was talking about!!

ahh, here it is:


urg, I hope it works...

EDIT: Aaanddd...it didn't work... I dunno how to get URLs!! *headdesk*


Well, I don't have much to say.

...except that you definately should read this comic. This is now my favorite comic and is taking overFoxTrot!


yay for comics!!

[kaiba4ever]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! Not that I did anything special, or got an flowers, singing valentines, or pretty much of anything from any guys. My friends gave me some candy, that's it though. Oh well...

I almost wore a shirt that says "Love Stinks" today, with a heart and X going through it. I ended up wearing a different shirt at the last moment, but it would've been very ironic though amusing.

Today, on Saint Valentine's day, something scary happened...

There was a bomb threat at our school today. Code Red, meaning; lock doors, turn off lights, crouch in corner of room, no talking at all-- for fourty-five minutes. The teachers were almost freaking out, (which is something one does not often see), except it was very apperent that they were trying to keep their cool in front of the class. At the time, no one, not teachers or kids, had any idea at all what was happening, and we were all thinking along the lines of Columbine and waiting to hear gunshots or something. But then no one was actually scared, just excited with an adrenaline rush. Of course, after half-an-hour of just sitting there, everyone was bored and annoyed.The police were running around the school wearing all that fancy protection gear, and an entire block around the school was blocked off by the police or soemthing. Not everyday does this happen, but at least I got to miss almost an entire period of math (but he assigned homework anyway!)

Gryph, that's a cool dragon! I really like how you textured the colors, and I think that you're actually are pretty good artist!

[Rysade]

AUGH~! I'm still here, but I don't have time to post!

Seriously, work is like, KILLING ME. I work 50+ hours a week right now. Hopefully I'll be able to have some free time sometime soon so I can come by and catch up with everyone!

(overtime pay is nice tho)

Laters...

[Angel_Star]

Oo! Oo! I was single on valentine's day! *jumps up and down, waving hand everywhere* My friends rock on high though. Emily B put this huge teddy bear in my locker...it was absolutely adorable. My other friends got me chocolate and cards and other happy stuff to get my mind off of things. They're mostly single, too, but I guess they felt particularly sorry for me. It wasn't too bad of a V-day, even with the whole sadness factor. I'm generally a happy person. I haven't gone a full day without thinking about him. Probably not even a full hour. I hate this...

In Nerd Herd, I was singing along with this song I was listening to on my iPod. After I stop, Shoe goes, "See? You can sing! You can never say that you can't!" Then Emily G. (a junior who is absolutely awesome) says, "You're really good." Shoe goes on to say how I should try out for Chamber Choir, which only 12 people get into out of the highschool. I can't be in regular choir because it's during band. Anyways, then Maddie comes over. She's actually in Chamber Choir right now and she's a Senior. She told me to sing something for her. I'm still listening to my song, but it's like this long guitar solo. I'm turning pink waiting for it to get to the singing part, because there was no way Maddie was going to let me go without singing something. So, I finally sing along with it, all the while turning a darker shade of red, until finally I must be purple...but anyways. When I finish, she asked me if I had voice lessons, and I was like, "Mum won't let me...unless I pay for them myself." She said that I didn't make the common mistakes of people who didn't have lessons, or something like that, and that I should definitely do some sort of choir.

My random embarrassing story of the day. I hate doing stuff in front of people, and this was in front of just about everyone in Nerd Herd, including a bunch of Juniors and a Senior.

Fweeesh! Four day weekend! *dances* I get to sleep in tomorrow! *is ecstatic*

[Mel]

*phweeeee* TGIF!! Aaaand saturday sunday, and monday are all off!! Woop woop!

O goodness, my cousin would kill me if I said that in front of her. or laugh. prolly the latter. Y'see, she was at my house in like October or something, and she slept over, and she kept sayin like, "Woop woop!" and then I started picking it up, and then...well, it became one of my notorious catch phrases!

Today was SOOOOO much fun!!! Like all of the snow melted (so much for our knee-deep blizzard. didn't even last a week! *blanches in disgust*) and there was this weird storm that passes through in like 15 minutes. It made the power go out during Math!! WOO!!

And then it was allll windy out and skirts were flying along with the lunchboxes and coats that were strewn across the schoolyard/parking lot. It was soo cool, I felt like superman!!


WEll, I think I'm missing something...hmmm...Oh, right: today I look like a teenager. which is weird because I'm not 13 (yet). I'm wearing jeans, blue ankle socks, a vaguely fashionable shirt (hand-me-downed by my older twin cousins) a magnetic jewlry thing that I fashioned into a choker, and my hair in a pony-tail then twisted into a knot held by a clippie thing. Its really cool, I've never really played around with my hair before!


I had to clean up all my books today because my mom is having a tupperware partey *snicker*


Well, now I'm really bored...I was gonna go out to see a movie but nooooo, "You have to have a parent in the theater!"...that's one thing worth growing a bit for. Ick! *sees rebellion in the future*

Oh, also: I'm writing a story with my friend set in the Great Depression. I was looking up some photos at the Library of Congress Website, and it was really sad, a lot of these. One called the Migrating Mother had a mother who looked very old but was only 32, and had 7 starving children, and they ate ote frozen vegetables they found in feilds and birds the kids and killed and they lived in a lean-to tent. It was very sad!

But there was a picture of a fiddler that I just adored, that I want to buy. It was light in a patch of darkness, truely!

With that happy note, "Goodnight Mrs. Callabash, wherever you are!"

[tori]

wow, i havent posted in like ever..well i have been bust working on my report for the new planet..i hvae t get like 5 pages of re-source in like 2 typed pages and then i have to work on a 10 page eassy. ugh to uch for only 14 lessons to wkr on it..ugh. well, good news is that my moms motion for work failed and that the lawyers on the other side are total idiots and werent ready for the montion on tuesday,14..(yes, my mother made it puposely on valentines.) My mother is lawyer btw, incase you were wondering if we were getting sued or something the like. ahaha but the good news in that is that though she is coming back on the 18h..(which is today,,4:19 am now)she will have yo go back to florida AGAIN!!!! cause the motion is now "continued" she isnt happy about it but i certainly am..im so evil...

Monkey, i want to personally apologize for what happened in the chat. When i use the term "retard" i use it towards if my sister did something wrong if she slipt her coke, If i did afend you in any way i am really sorry. JohnSmith didnt mean any harm as well. Just using it as in "crazy or silly".. Hope you dont kill us..lol

MY SERVER IS SUCH A GOOD LITTLE SERVER.. for some reason it seems to like this place and yesterdays island a heck of a lot better than it did for Ponce. I have lost connection once out of me being on since 1:39 yester afternoon and my sister being on befpre at like 9:00am. Now it is 4:24 in the next morning and it has only lost its connection once..*beams*

Mel: whoa, i read a book on the great depression..it was deep; I mean it was like they were always hungry and they didnt have much of anything, i felt sad.Tupperware partys aye?..Lol i think my mom had one of those once..it was horrid..a ton of other moms came it was just stupid and they were all like "And look at this! its a egg scooper!!" It was weird.

NOt much else, actully im starting to get tired..,maybe i will go to bed now....tehe maybe not and just wait till 5:00 like isaid..no cant make it..my contacts are getting dry..ugh lol okay not much else. have fun al OH YEA!!!
VALENTINES DAY WAS SOOOO FUN. all we did was sit on the boat and be all like "funfun" i think my dad had something exciting happem..he put his watermaker on ebay if that is exciting to anyone else..lol I had a valentine so i wasnt that bad...but unfortunalty i cant say who it was..if i were to do that i would be giving out way to uch info and ruining trust. lol okay for all ya other Anti VALENTINE HATERS.: it not that bad if you have aguy/girl chocolate is fun but i dun like it. ---Lol how can i not like chocoalte you may ask.umm cause i dont, i mean i ike it but i dont obbsesse over the stuff. I like to have samplers of chocolate..ever have white gold chocolate?..thats reallly to die for. Its not very common anymore..-unfortunly- but it is still awesomely awesome...lol

Byebye all im falling asleep. Lol
Tori <3 Toodles

[wildflower]

MACHINAE SUPREMACY!! Yup, wf's going to rant about music. MACHINAE SUPREMACY IS AWESOME. I've heard four songs so far, but they have a LOAD of them up on their site (go to discography, and they have mp3 links next to a lot of the songs). MS is metal, and really pretty in some parts. Through The Looking Glass is my favorite song so far. The lead singer's voice was a little odd to me at first, but it took me a while to get used to Interpol, too.

...iTunes is weird. It says pop as the genre for one of their songs. That's, um... well, they're definitely not pop. If anything, it's like... metal/electronica, sort of? Sometimes, anyway. I LOVE THIS.

Kathy:
The key, here is mastering smart playlists. For example, you could create a smart playlist that's everything that hasn't been listened to in the last three months and/or that has been played more than 3 times, and then shuffle and play from that. Of course, this will only work if you have more than Linkin Park, Evanescence, and Three Days Grace in your library.

Oh, cool! Thanks. ^^' That helps a lot. Part of what it is, though, is just me wanting it to shuffle everything I have and come up with any songs randomly, rather than acting as if I have it set to play things that haven't played in a while/have a lower play count. Ah, well, it could also be me imagining it, and only noticing the stuff I don't play a lot simply because it's different.

-SOUNDTRACK TO THE REBELLION! *beams* I love this song too. This is awesome.

Crap, it's really really late. Ughh, or early...

nnn. I'll add more tomorrow, maybe. Erm, short version of everything I noticed glancing down the page really fast- congratulations to Gryph on making green belt , *tacklehugs Rysade*, and *huggles* for everyone who was single on Valentine's day (not that I wasn't, but whatever). Oh, and I have chocolate from friends, too. *gives peanut-butter chocolates to everyone*

[TheClone]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE YOUNG WIZARDS COMMUNITY

Today, I was lounging about in the chat room when, much to my shock and horror, I saw two members devouring a third member. This poor girl could never have seen it coming, nor do I think that she would have ever imagined that she would fall victim to cannibals whilst in our chat room.

Cannibalism has been a growing problem in Modern America, made popular by movies like The Silence of the Lambs. But let me tell you, this is not a laughing matter. I have, myself, lost a loved one to cannibals. This behavior MUST be stopped in its tracks. No longer can we just wait about while our brothers, our sisters, OUR MOTHERS are stripped of their flesh.

But we are an intelligent group and should not persecute these troubled individuals. Nay, we can reform them! These people are our friends! They are NOT a lost cause. We can and will help them.

Do you know a cannibal? If so, please direct them to this post. Are you one yourself? If so, keep reading. It will change your life forever!

I'm am here to help you! This chat room can be a better place. I've created this post to aid in your rehabilitation, so that our chat room can once more be friendly fun for everyone.

First and foremost, you must cease eating human flesh this very moment. You must stop cold turkey. This is not a behavior that can be weaned or that will go away with time. But don't fear, I understand that you will still have cravings, and that's why I'm here to help you with a number of mouth-watering dishes that have helped rehabilitate even some of the most far gone cannibals.

Do you find that you miss the lean, tender flesh of your young victims? When you close your eyes, can you still see their chewy torso laid out in front of you? If this fits the description of you or any of your loved ones, then let me suggest a delicious California-Thai Flank Steak. This easy to prepare, zesty dish is sure to send any desires or cravings out the window!

Do you miss the tender crunch from your more well-prepared victims? Don't fret, for I've got something that will change your life forever: Chicken Fried Chicken! Try it, really, go out and make it now! You'll regret that you ever purchased that human-sized frying pan!

Do you still find yourself unfulfilled after a meal? Do you miss having savory brains for desert? Instead of longing for Jodie Foster, why don't we instead try Vanilla Pumpkin Pie? Close your eyes while you eat into this dish and you can just imagine yourself taking a bite out of my massive cranium! Plus, this dish can be served with a whipped cream topping! Beat that, Hannibal!

Cannibals, I hope this post has been a wake up call to you. Your behavior thus far has been wrong, but you can redeem yourself with this new path! Your life is in your hands now! These delightful dishes are just a starting point! Your life can be filled with treats like these! Hatcher Oils!

(It's okay to eat newbies, though.)
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[Gryphon]

Yo, I'm at my grandparent's, lazing around. I just came back inside from running around like mad -- I feel the need to do that when I've been doing next to nothing all day while eating all of the junk food imaginable. But, on that topic, those new hershy Kissables are great. :P They're like M&Ms, but different.

Yesterday, I pulled out my binder from my backpack, flipped to a blank page and just started writing. It made me think of that time, years ago, when I was sitting in the back of the car, gazing out the windows at the miles and miles of wheat and farmland. My brother's new (at the time) Meteora CD was playing, and I was lost in my own thoughts (this is what you call zoning out, and I do that a lot when I'm really bored). I declared to myself, then and there, that I wanted to be an author. Of course, since then, I've become more realistic. (:P Pshhht, those kids these days, crushing their dreams before they've even grown XD ), but naw, if I were to write, I wouldn't be a full time author. To tell you the truth, I just liked to have my own stories. Yeah, well, yesterday was kinda like that. I just sat down and wrote whatever came to my mind, filling up a whole page, and when I finished that, I flipped it over, and wrote out a plotline -- the sort without any organization, and the grammar I used is the kind you call nonexistant. :P And as I neared the end of blank space, I clawed up something that none of my other stories ever had: something that led to a conclusion! Yahahaha. XD Yeah, so the fact that I can never make up a goal or an ending is possibly why I've never written much of anything before.

Whatever. :P Now I'm just high off creative power -- that feeling when you've drawn something good, and you love it, and you _know_ it's good.

I also bought clay from a store. It doesn't harden, dry, smell, or is toxic. I've got a half-finished painting leaning against a wall somewhere here that's beginning to be worked on. I love art; I don't know why I'm in a math and science school. In fact, I think it's because math and science is like a security for me. I know I could be successful in that area. I love art, but ehh.. as a living?

God, Clone. XD

*huggles Rysade* I hope some good stuff happens. Like umm... you get a 300% raise and some huge bonus, along with a few hours hacked off. That's what I'd wish for. Or, all of a sudden, employers are at your door, beginning you to take their job offer -- and it'd be something great, too. Like maybe you'd get a $200,000 salary to water millionaire's plants.

Ugghhh, WF, when I get back home (Monday or something), link me the music (or remind me). This computer's sound is really low quality. Hold up, I'm gonna try listening to it here. Nuu... it won't work _at all_, but I've got rhapsody, so if I can find them on there...

Wow, Rhapsody doesn't have it. And I even spelled Machinae right (but I did mispell supremacy the first time XD ).

So... dun dun dun... cannabalism! *shock* I'd never commit cannibalism, right, Angel Brains? Angel can vouch for me. :P

[Angel_Star]

Originally posted by Gryphon:
So... dun dun dun... cannabalism! *shock* I'd never commit cannibalism, right, Angel Brains? Angel can vouch for me. :P

*stares* I refuse to comment.

It seems with 250 songs, I'd be able to find something I want to listen to. Sheesh. *kicks iTunes*

I was supposed to go over to a friend's house tonight, but she's really sick. *sigh* We were also supposed to go to a movie tomorrow, but that fell through as well. Another weekend stuck at home...meh. I guess I just really want all my time filled up so I can stop thinking about him. It seems like I would, after nearly a month, but it's not working out that way.

Most of the youth group at church is in Gatlinburg right now for Winterfest, so I was there with the leftovers. There's this guy who has the most awesome hair ever... It's long and uber-curly, and he's extremely tall, even though he doesn't even stand up straight. He's pretty cute, too. Man, I wish I had the nerve to talk to people at church. I talk to Amber when she's there, and Heather, but that's about it. Oh, and Bryce's little sister. He actually goes to my school and is a year ahead of me, though two years older. He used to say hi to me in the hallway, but now I don't run into him as much...*cough* Okay, yeah, it was kind of on purpose for me, which I shouldn't be doing, because he's Amber's boyfriend. But he's so nice...lol. But anyways, I talk to the little ones in the nursery more than the people in my youth group. I should have stayed in church today, because I might've been able to talk to him... *blush* Anyways, I just went back to the nursery and got my usual hug from Elijah before I left, along with another hug from Kyla. I love those kids.

I can listen to love songs, and even songs we danced to, without crying now. You know, I never thought of myself as the crying type. I don't think I've cried as much all my life as I have these past couple of months. I'm really pathetic. *sigh*

It's really hard, being on bad terms with people inside your circle of friends. I mean, I realize that it's near impossible to like everyone, but when it's beyond mere dislike, and it's where you like people who annoy the heck out of you on a usual basis more than you like a certain person, it's...bad.

I wish I could really sing... *wistful sigh* Then I'd know that people really meant it when they say I sound good, and I could sing in public without being afraid of bursting people's eardrums. And I really do want to try out for Chamber Choir, but if I'm in there with Miss Perfect, that wouldn't be too fun. I guess there are always my upperclassmen friends who are in there... Oh wait. There's only one. Hehe. Too bad Maddie's graduating.

And now, because dinner shall be ready soon and mi padre shall need the computer in less than fifteen minutes, I must depart. Toodles, my friends!

[tori]

Okay, i have to get this out of me or else i will become all mad and weird at myslef for not telling you guys the truth about me.,

Okay...*breaths* i am sorry to all who know me as 14..i am not 14, but 12. i am really in 7th not 9th. I am 5'8 and my picture is me. for those who have seen it. I dont think i should have lied in the begining. i hope you guys can forgive me. i am sorry to all who have lost my trust now. i understand. to Ariel and Alex and my other close friends..i am sorry. i really am.
That was a lot for me. sorry if it isnt long enough for TOGR but you know i had to get it out of my system....hope you can forgive me . byebye.

Sincerely.
Tori

[Angel_Star]

Tori, dear, it's okay. *hugs* Not a big deal at all. Out of curiosity, why did you say that in the first place?

I went to play laser tag with the twins today...er, hem, Ash and Brit. It's so much easier to just say the twins, though. Anyways, Ash let me borrow her Carrie Underwood CD. It makes me soo happy! *squee* I love it sooo much!

I've been writing a lot in my venting journal lately, but it hasn't all been venting. It's more of whatever comes to my mind of the somewhat emotional type.

I wish I had more to report...report? um...lol. Talk about, more like. Anyways, but I don't. Things are pretty boring around here, and it's back to school tomorrow. On with the monotony. But! Ahah! An idea comes into my mind! I finished this book that I've been reading whenever I spontaneously find that I have the time. It's...um...oh dear. I can't remember what it's called, but it's about a girl named Jacky Faber who pretended to be a boy on this ship and then she gets "shipped off" to a school for girls when they find out that she is one, and she has all these issues...yeah. It was actually pretty good.

I painted my nails...they're so splotchy that I've decided I need lessons on how to paint my nails.