The Topic of Great Randomness

[eowyngirl]

Mel--that sucks. Really. Glad you had a good time at Universal, though! I can't wait until they open the HP part of the park...I am SO going. Hope you get better...oh, and what's labyrinthitis? I'm too lazy to look it up at the moment. :P

[EricG1793]

Y'all are behind the times - there's a thread devoted to school now! We don't want a grim topic such as school cluttering up TTOGR. Even if it's positive things about school.... The School! thread can't be all about complaining; that would be an EXTREMELY CAUTION SIGN!!! thread in terms of entropy! We don't want that.

My dad bought a few miscellaneous computer programs last night; I'm off to try them out!

Farewell!

[seabiscuit1009]

Eric: while it's nice that we've got a thread devoted entirely to school...I don't know about anyone else, but I find it easier to just incorporate school into my TOGR posts, since school=life for most of us right now, and TOGR=about the randomness of life. Anyway, by incorporating school into TOGR posts, we slow down entropy by posting less on the boards (and save DD a little bit of money.)

*huggles Tuttle* I hope it all clears up for you soon (all being everything you talked about in your post.)

Mel: I forgot you went to Florida! I'm glad you had funfun, even though you were semi-sick; I know how that feels, I was sick the entire two weeks I was at camp last summer. And congrats on the mini tan, lol.

So, for Twilight fans...I was at Target today after school and I parked next to a silver Volvo and was all like "Ah! Edward!" and my sister who was with me thought I was crazy. XD I don't know, I find it funny whenever that happens.

My brother just got a guitar for his birthday today. Joy. Another instrument; he already plays piano and violin, and has his own keyboard, violin, and normal piano. At least it's an electric guitar, and has a headphone jack in it which works (we tried it out; if he uses certain headphones, I can't hear it at all from my room. ) It's not that I don't support his musical endeavors, because he does have a good ear for music. I just don't like listening to live music all night long, which is often what happens when he has to practice violin and piano and my sister has to practice violin as well. Why didn't they join choir, like I did? They could practice in the shower then!

[Emi]

Mel: I used to make impromtu movies with my friends all the time. Thats great you had a nice time in Florida!!!

Hungry: I know what you mean about the bball pains. I used to get them all the time... and some times it's from practice!! Oh, and what a jerk that guy was... but hey, you got to dance with a guy you liked. And with the twilight thing, I do that sometimes too.

Tuttle: I hope all will be well for you!! Doesn't sound like fun.

Welcome eowyngirl.... I think I've seen you around.

So, winter break. Yeah, it's nice. I like not having to wake up at 5:30 in the morning!!

New book I read, it's a part of a series called The Midnighters By Scott Westerfield. The book I read is called "The Secret Hour". I liked it. Now, I need to get the next book. I'm kind of obsessive when it comes to reading before bed. So today, just in case I finished "The Secret Hour" I got another book, called "Faerie Path"? I think that's what it's called. Anyway, I'm going start reading that tomorrow... er well, today.

Um, nothing really new to report... it's kind of really sad. Anyway, be back on later I guess.

Dai.

[Sean L.]

Hungry - so you're going to have a date to prom then, I take it.

Tuttle - -shudders- one of the problems of medicine is that sometimes the treatments are as bad as the problems.

Emi - darned good book :P also check out Peeps.

[Tuttle]

So I woke up feeling slightly off on Sunday. By the end of Sunday I was surviving off of tea. This continued, and how I was feeling was varying hugely. I've been needing at least 14 hours of sleep a night too... like its not unusual I'm going to bed at midnight and not really awake before 4.

So I had a final today at noon. I woke up, got tea, got my stuff together, was going to be late because I woke up a bit later than I should have, and went to go to exam. I couldn't make it up the hill. Physically I couldn't as in I collapsed before I got to most of the hill (well didn't quite fall over but I was needing to lean on the cars in the parking lot) because I couldn't breath. I didn't make it to my final... ended up calling my dad and he was like, you either have the Flu or Bronchitis. Either of which would make sense because I know people who've had both recently.

Luckily I've at least probably got somewhere to live next year . Unluckily I don't know for sure because the person who I'd be living with couldn't talk to the person who's contact information she needs to give me because she had to go home to New York because of bronchitis.

Also luckily my professor is going to let me take the final later . This is good because it means I don't fail two classes this term and enough this year that I lose my scholarships if I don't manage one of those things where you go argue you should still have it(did I mention I can't think lately) but I'd probably succeed with the sicknesses.

Also, tea is good . I like tea.

Oh, and Eric, if you just want to talk about school the other thread is useful, but there is a lot of times when school and your life intertwine enough that it makes more sense to put it in TOGR, since its the randomness of life. I also have issues with the 'school' thread because, do you put both high school and college stuff in there? They're very different and could confuse it. Not that the thread shouldn't be used, but that's why I think there'll still be some school stuff in TOGR. Shrinking the amount that is just complaining about school does work though. (I'm not complaining that you're wrong, I just don't think we could realistically remove all complaining of school).

Oh right another thing. I called my dad like I said before. He came in with my inhaler and some cough medicine. I do have asthma triggered by cold air (which is a pain since I like having all the seasons and don't want to leave up north), which is making everything even worse. But I took some of that and its much easier to breath now. I may be able to take the final tomorrow even which would be good, though I may need to wait for next week (which is break).

Anyways now I think that's everything. More tea.

-sick Tuttle

[EricG1793]

Tuttle, I really hope you feel better.... I can see the frustration you go through with the cold thing but wanting to stay up North. Just hang there; Spring* is right around the corner.

*The worst time of year for me, actually, due to the masses of pollen, mud season on our "lovely" dirt road, no more snow, etc. But most people like spring over winter.... Winter's my favorite season. Probably because I sleep with my window open and the fan going even if it's ten degrees outside (as long as I close the window in the day time, my dad's fine with that )....

I typed out a long ramble about another community I'm at, but decided not to include it, because the annoyance of tip-toeing around saying the "wrong" thing is coming back to me now (I really should lay off here for a while again; I was relieved of this feeling for a long time, and I don't like the fact that it's suddenly coming back).

Don't get me wrong; I love coming around every once in a while and participating to good discussions, DD chats, and such , but I don't want to post often enough that this feeling is around all the time....

Well, dai for a while.

[Mel]

Eric, don't worry, it was very thoughtful of you! Thank you for trying to make things easier for all of us -- but think about it -- can you really get rid of school in your life right now? It's sort of a little impossible, there.

Speaking of which...

Is it me, or are just more relationships brewing with the advent of spring? I swear, it's contagious!

I don't actually have a lot to say, except, Tuttle feel better! Tea = delicioussss and that it's awesome that your professor is nice enough to do that for you. I love it when the world is kind, don't you?

:P

Emi: What else did Westerfield write? He sounds awfully familiar...

For whatever reason his name brought up Garth Nix & Sabriel in my mind. Go figure.

So, I'm trying to compose a song. It's nothing much, it's actually very silly. But it's sort of nice to just be able to think of something out of thin air and then write it down and go, "HA! I created that!!" I bet that's what parents feel like sometimes. Except, in this case, I'd be a very neglectful parent. Haha, wow.

Anyway, I think I'm gonna go back to writing it now and avoiding my History project at all costs, haha

Later days

Dai

[eowyngirl]

Originally posted by Emi:
Welcome eowyngirl.... I think I've seen you around.

First off, thanks! Second, huh? Do you mean you've seen me around here or on the LL...I'm on there with the same name.

[Emi]

Mel: He also wrote the Uglies trilogy. I never read them. But am thinking about it. Good luck on your song!!

eowyngirl: i meant around the forums sorry for the confusion.

Tuttle: I have asthma, too it stinks. Winter, is the worst season for me. I don't like spring or fall here though because of the pollen.. ick. Hope you get better soon, and ace that final!


Well, my internet is down, I'm actually at my dad's store because he has internet there. Anywho, I'd probably won't be on for awhile. It kind of stinks, because at night I am usually online reading fanfiction. Haha. I bought like three books this week alone. and read through them all. I think this isn't an obsession. haha.

well that's all for now I guess. I'll try to get on here sooner.

Dai.

[EricG1793]

Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday dear my-15-year-old self, happy birthday to me!!!

Now, what can I say to not make it a "one-liner in spirit"....

OK. This past Friday was a school dance, and it was pretty good. A nice small crowd... about 30 people less than usual.

Then Saturday afternoon, my friend came over to my house for the afternoon, then I slept over at his house, then Sunday morning, we went to church at my grandfather's church (usually we go to a different one on a town near us, but my grandfather's only about ten minutes longer away the opposite way), which was great, because it has a mass at noon.

Then we went to Burger King for lunch (I got chicken fries and a strawberry "Icee"), and then we met my dad at the bowling alley and played for a while in celebration of my birthday.

Now, what I used to do was to have two of my friends sleep over, and we'd go bowling or something at some point. But those two friends aren't a very good combination.... Meaning, they leave my room trashed with no care. It's mostly the friend I used to call my best friend. So. I decided to have him over night, and do the special thing (bowling) with just him. Then next weekend, I'll have the other friend who I talked about above sleep over along with another friend who's never done anything with me for my birthday (not his fault; I've never invited him). We'll probably simply get a pizza and just hang out for the evening. No bowling or other special activities; since I just did bowling this weekend, I think it's unreasonable to ask my parents to do something for me again next weekend. It'll just be a quiet, non-room-cluttering (I hope ) evening with my friends.

Did I talk about the fact that my sister helped me clean my room and rearrange the furniture? I think I did, but either way, I did now. I want it to STAY flawless like it is now forever.

(Now, the next step is the upstairs bathroom and my closet)

[eowyngirl]

Emi: Oh, ok. That clears things up.

Eric: Happy birthday! I hope you don't get your room messed up....I know I hate it when I have everything perfect and then my dog comes in and drags stuff around all over the place.

[seabiscuit1009]

So, hopefully I can get this typed out before my internet dies again...it's being weird today because of all the snow.

Today has been one of the most welcome snow days in years. In fact, it's probably the best snow day EVER! It's because I am for sure totally and positively going to my first choice of colleges next year! It's even better because today we managed to get $2000 more in merit scholarships from them today, so that makes it an amazing day! I'm using too many exclamation points, and am basically jumping around the room as I type this, but it's really ridiculous how much better today is than yesterday, and it's amazing, and...I can't type a coherent sentence right now, and I don't care! I know where I'm going to college!

Ahem. I really am sorry about my excessive excitement. Really. *dances around room*

Sean: nope, no date to prom as of yet. No dress either. I'll figure it out though...eventually. (Or by May 11, which is the last day they sell prom tickets.)

Mel/Emi: The Uglies trilogy/quartet is fun to read (I say quartet because there's a fourth book that's kind of related to the other three...kind of not.) They're good; I bought one for my sister for Christmas, and she loved it. She usually reads the kind of books that are pink and sparkly and meant for prissy teenage girls, so I try and steer her in the direction of books with a little more substance to them.

My Internet keeps going down today because of an ice/snow storm last night. I drove home from working the polls and thought I was going to crash into something, there was so much snow on the roads. And my car had been completely coated in ice as well. Maybe it's just me, but this winter it seems like the snowplows here aren't doing their jobs very well. Or maybe it's just that I didn't notice them when I didn't have to drive in 3 inches of snow in a minivan.

I just reread Pride & Prejudice last week because I was bored. The first time I read it, I think I was too young to be able to follow the language Jane Austen writes in...but now it's become one of my favorite books. I can't resist a good old English romance. XD

My basketball team is probably going to states. Can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing, since states is on the same weekend as a church retreat I really wanted to go to (well, I really just wanted to spend the weekend at a church retreat with the guy I like, actually. I always have an alterior motive to going to church youth group.) But if we get to states, I'm definitely playing in the games rather than going on retreat. Choices...basketball or boys? haha.

Well, it's dinner time now, and my snow day is almost over, so I'm going to go celebrate college. Dai all!

[Emi]

Happy Birthday Eric!!!

Hungry: Good luck on your choices... I don't know what to choose.. guys... bball... Haha. Either way you'd have fun right? Lucky, You got a snow day.. whereas my area just rained ALL DAY. and then it brightened around three? Weird NH weather...

Um, I'm actually at a DECA conference right now.. we're supposed to be like taking this Economics test right now, but I don't have to take it since it won't effect me. Yay, so now I'm just chilling in my hotel room, waiting for the hypnotist event. It's mandatory. I'm actually watching American Idol at the moment. Haha. I thought I was going to miss it, but luckily I'm not. Anyway, I took my mom's laptop for the three days I'm away because of complimentary internet service!! Haha, My internet is still down at my house. OH well.

I'm going to go now, just dropping in to say hi.

Dai

[Ash78]

I'm actually in a happy mood today! It's freaking everyone out, under the circumstances. (The Circumstances:
~HW
~high school
~losing a basketball game
~not being able to read because of said HW
~and not having the right comp. programs to finish noted HW)
Eric: Happy belated Birthday!

Hungry: Congrats with basketball. Hmm, good luck with the whole boys vs. ball thing.

Emi: Good luck with the DECA conference, and the lack of internet at home. It rained here yesterday too, and it hasn't stopped since. I live in a flood-prone town, and we get more days off school for rain than we do for snow, or anything else.

Umm...EH! I don't want to go to high school. Let me re-phrase that. I don't want to have to worry about high school. Much better. This is my 8th grade year and most of us just got our packets for this one high school, and it is so confusing We were all so hysterical on Friday (like usual), because we have no idea what we're doing, and it rained. We all stare out the windows when it rains, like we've never seen it before (though it rains, like, every week here) And then most of my friend and I love the rain so when we're walking home or to the bus we're all loving it. You see about ten of us walking together with our heads tilted up, or if we're singing/humming/listening to a song/or just feel like it, we'll just start dancing. It really is fun.

Anyway, I should probably stop ranting and get back to my homework. I have a flippin research project, a math project, a HEP project,an english journal, and 'study island' (I don't know if you guys know what it is, but if not, it's a website with tests/games about stuff that you have to take for whatever classes you have. Very annoyinng), plus my regular homework load (which is already more than usual). But...wait for it...I don't have to help my sister! She's already finished hers! YAY!
Okay, I'll go rant to someone(more like something) else. Dai'