Involuntary Meows

just now

2010-10-17T00:16:00.002-04:00

I haven't written in ages. I feel there is too much to even begin a re-cap with, so I'll let it go.

But I've decided just now (and by that I mean that this has become a priority, rather than a dream) that I'm going to go to England. As soon as possible.

The wisdom of Skins.

2010-03-28T15:41:00.001-04:00

oh what a tangled web.

2010-03-28T15:29:00.003-04:00

I feel like I make poor choices every day. But some days, I make extremely poor choices.

Oh the inner conflict.

I hate choosing between two things I feel passionate about. Whether it be people, activities, future plans, my word...I always seem to make the decision I end up regretting.

I give it up to the Lord.

things i've learned recently

2010-03-28T03:09:00.002-04:00

to sing from my diaphragm
the plot of lord of the rings
how to salsa poorly
how to rumba poorly
how to swing dance relatively well
how to run a mile
how to play bumper pool
to return library books on time
to respect deadlines
there is a correct way to mop

more simple pleasures.

2010-03-12T16:10:00.004-05:00

cold grapes in my cereal
the feeling after a workout that you've not only accomplished something, but accomplished something worthwhile
the feeling when your alarm goes off, but you can stay in bed for another hour
when your cat jumps up on your lap and licks your arm
having sap on your hands, removing it, and then not feeling sticky anymore
showering while being home alone, thus being able to sing as loud as you wish
knowing all the ice cream is gone, so even if you crave it, you can't have any. insta-diet
finding ovaltine at your neighbor's house and drinking it
when the air feels neither hot nor cold on my skin, but still fresh in my lungs
going to your best friend's house to do art

Beautiful

2010-02-23T04:11:00.003-05:00

Kate Walsh- Your Song

For some reason this song just rings so true in my heart. It's so simple and yet I understand it so perfectly.

Watch and Listen

Haven't you heard?
I'm stuck on a face
I'm stuck on a boy who feels me with joy
I knew I was wrong to
jump straight on into the picture so pretty
But he is so pretty to me

And he doesn't know just how far I would go
Just to kiss him
He doesn't doesn't know I pine

So I make whirlpools
And watch him sparkle
And we'll make love make magic

And haven't you heard?
I thought I had first
And he loves me so
We're two in a row
Just look in his eyes
They're blue as the skies
are picture so pretty
but he is so pretty to me

So I make whirlpools
And watch him sparkle
And we'll make love make magic

But I couldn't tell you
Just tell that it takes you
'Cause words don't make
what I make with you

Haven't you heard?
I'm stuck on a face
I'm stuck on a boy who fills me with joy
I knew I was wrong
to jump straight on into this picture so pretty
but he is so pretty to me

tumblr

2010-01-06T02:26:00.003-05:00

mine.

some of the photos are my own...some are not.

all are rather pretty.

Simple Pleasures

2010-01-06T02:19:00.002-05:00

Sneezing
Brushing your teeth in the shower
Receiving a text that says "i miss you"
Wearing leggings, a tank top, and sweater boots
Having the house to yourself, taking a shower, then dancing
Having a cat come and sit in your lap
Waking up with no where important to go right away
Tealights
Eating cheezits and drinking icy water
Not having chapped lips

Fresh air.

2010-01-03T20:50:00.001-05:00

A newly fallen snow really does make everything feel ok.

Changes and revamps.

2010-01-02T23:50:00.002-05:00

I've decided to give my blog a bit of a makeover, as I've also simultaneously decided to start blogging again. Not so much about my life, but about life in general....maybe. I'm not sure exactly. We will see where the wind takes me.

On that note, I've had some Ecclesiastes running through my mind lately along with the "Chasing the Wind" by This Providence.

Ecclesiates 1:16-18

I thought to myself, "Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge." ¹⁷ Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the more knowledge, the more grief.

This all seems to me to be quite similar to "Ignorance is bliss." And sometimes that is true. There are so many things in life that I wish I didn't have to know, but to be honest, though they cause me grief, they contribute to my overall self. I don't like knowing about all the poverty, perverseness and sadness that exists around me and around the world, but if I didn't, I think my actions would hold less meaning sometimes. But at the same time, we need to know that it's not humanly possibly to know everything, all that God knows. And sometimes the pursuit of knowledge can get in the way of what really matters, so if this pursuit impedes that, it is all for naught.

So as I've just finished my first semester at colleges, I've tried to keep this in mind. Yes, my classes are important, and my grades, but sometimes the most valuable aspects of the college experience come from outside the classroom. Conversations, mistakes, sights, relations...these things teach just as much as a professor. And I try not to forget that.

....Only I think I've been remembering that TOO much on occasion and have been struggling to find that balance between studies and sociality. And sleep.

All I can say is that I have quite a journey ahead of me these next four years.

"Nothing matters, I'm just chasing the wind. If I can't have you darlin'"

Gordon

2009-09-17T16:17:00.002-04:00

So I'm at college now.

And I adore it.

So much.

We make lots of macaroni and cheese (which I can't eat anymore...I'm a vegan :( )

And ride around till 3 in the morning,

and be ridiculous.

And everyone is so nice.

My brain hurts because:

1. I'm listening to "Stacy's Mom"

2. M headphones are kinda tight (as in cool, and snug. Oh puns)

3. I've been studying for my Old Testament test, and I'm afraid.

...

So I apologize for the lack of coherent thought in this post.

I feel like I apologize for something each time I post.

So sorry for that....

;)

2009-07-11T15:52:00.003-04:00

Ugh.

Not in the mood to write, but I've been writing thank you notes from my graduation party for ages and I had a migraine this morning so we couldn't go into Boston and visit the Tall Ships and I couldn't meet a dashing young sailor who falls in love with me and offers to let me sail around the world with him on his magnificent ship and have the time of my life and fall in love with him and the ocean and dock on a little island and build a cute house and live by the sea and be lovely.

So yeah...I need a break to vent.

2009-07-08T09:54:00.002-04:00

I wish life could be like Titanic...only Leo lives, and no one dies.

Is that too much to ask?

Great

2009-07-01T22:18:00.002-04:00

I have been babysitting my neighbor's three boys on Monday and Tuesday from 7 in the morning until 5 at night.

20 hours is a long time.

As I left on Tuesday, I yelled a goodbye and started walking down the drive way. As I reached the bottom, I hear one of the boys yell enthusiastically across the yard to me:

"And don't forget Michela, you're hot!"

...

great.

He's in second grade.

In better news, I'm going away for the 4th of July as always, and I'm happy because it's my favorite time of the year.

I'm sad

2009-06-29T13:50:00.002-04:00

Sorry again for not posting, we had my grad party on Saturday, and we had over 80 people, so needless to say, lots of planning, cleaning, setting up and more cleaning.

Anyways.

Today is Monday, and I'm babsitting my neighbor's three boys from 7 in the morning till 4:30 in the afternoon. It's been a long day, and tomorrow is the same deal. But thats ok...I need the money, and they're not too bad.

But thats not why I'm sad. I'm sad because I feel responsible for the death of an innocent chipmunk. And I feel awful.

The neighbor's have these two cats, and they are supposed to be indoor cats, but they're been going out lately, and now meow like there's no tomorrow until they are let out. So one escaped on his own, and the other I let out because I couldn't take the meowing.

Then later we are all playing outside and I see the cats chasing this poor chipmunk. They don't even catch them and eat them, they just play with them until the little munk dies. So i try shooing away the cats, and I try to pick up the chipmunk and move him. The poor thing was trembling and half its tail was gone, and I felt so bad.

But then it jumped and the cats chased it into some poison ivy, so I couldn't follow. Then one of them comes trotting triumphantly back with the chipmunk in his mouth. Then he continues to bat it around. It was all I could do to keep playing ball with the kids and not let my heart break all over the grass for that tiny chipmunk. If I had only snatched the chipmunk up sooner, or not let the cats get out at all, it would still be alive. I feel horrible. It was so tiny and cute, and its little eyes were so scared. I miss him :(

I'm sorry chipmunk.

lo siento

2009-06-23T15:32:00.001-04:00

I feel like crap today, and am stressed out. I'll go into it more tomorrow probably, but here's a picture to make it up to you.

Soz

2009-06-20T16:10:00.004-04:00

Sorry I haven't made a list in a few days.

I'll try to make this one nice and humorous then.

Right now, the acoustic version of "Everytime We Touch" is playing. "LOL"
Remember when I said I was reading "A Tale of Two Cities"? Haha, well, I was actually reading "Great Expectations." You may think I'm making some high-level Dickens pun, but in reality, I just never bothered to look at the cover, which would explain why the story seemed different than what I remembered about it. Another "LOL" for Mik.
I made more banana bread.
Today while doing my driving lessons (don't laugh, I hate driving, so I never bothered to learn and get my license...but I sorta need it now as I'm going to college) my driving instructor starts reminiscing about when her and her friends would smoke pot, and one boy specifically would "jump off cliffs and stuff, thinking he could fly! His name was Malakai. It was so funny." I don't know if this woman should be teaching me anything. She also speaks in "we" form. I don't even know what literary person to classify that in. I suppose the extended form of second person? Oh, and she sings really off key to "My Life Would Suck Without You," claiming it to be "her girly song" and that she had never heard of Kelly Clarkson before that some came out. And to top it all off, she yells at me for speeding home. I think I am justified in that.
Sorry that was long. To make it up to you, I'll show you kids singing Lady Gaga.
My grad party is a week away, and just the other day found out that my grandmother, whom I haven't seen in a few years, is coming down from NY for my party. Let the cleaning commence.
Here's a link to my Flickr account so you can see the pictures I've taken lately.
You should read all of John Green's books. They are amazing. Like, legit. They are all similar, but drastically different as well. The first one I read was "An Abundance Of Katherines" and I must say, for a girl who hates math, I found it highly entertaining. Read Them.

TALKMORESOONKTHNXBAI

Ugh.

2009-06-15T10:53:00.002-04:00

I recall now, after waking up to do driving hours at 7:30 in the morning, why I don't have my license: because I hate driving. When I marry Rafa Nadal, I'll just hire a chauffeur.
I need to read more of the books I got from the library. I started both The Road by Cormac McCarthy, and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. And now I don't know which one to finish first.
I got quite a few Dickens books at the library, actually. As I'm graduated now, I feel like I should have read at least one of his books, and I haven't. Well, I read a Christmas Carol, but thats really short. Why don't we read his stuff in school? All we did was watch the movie...legit.
I'm really tired. I watched "The New World" last night, because it has Colin Farrell AND Christian Bale in it. And...ok, it was a very artistically well-done movie, but it was 3 hours long, and barely any dialogue. The girl who played Pocahontas was really pretty though. (she seemed a little young however to be gallivanting about with older men..hmm)
I need to go to the library and pick up some movies.

List 2

2009-06-14T15:37:00.003-04:00

I just made banana bread, sans eggs (because we have none) and sans butter (because since the heart attack, my dad doesn't like to eat lots of fattening foods. It's cooling, but I think it's come out nicely

2. Speaking of my dad, he's painting the hallway right now. It looks dangerous.

3. I'm cleaning the sunporch to be nice, only I've discovered Swiffers are not all that effective for cleaning up cat fur.

4. That banana bread smells really good, but it's still hot and I can't eat it yet. :(

5. I think I'm going to read some Charles Dickins tonight, and then watch "The New World" form iTunes. It looks good, like live action Pocahontis, and not exaggerated, but real. And also what happens when they take her to England. PLUS Christian Bale is in it, so....exactly.

Meredith Inspired me.

2009-06-14T01:26:00.004-04:00

She said she liked making lists, and that is something I am very happy with.

Because I generally type in list form anyways.

So I might as well number the lines, right?

I'm thinking that I'll try to make a list each day.

Of at least 5 things, just random things. Whatever I'm thinking. (Which could get strange...)

Here we go:

It is currently 1:28 on an early Sunday morning.
I have to teach Sunday school to a large group of 6-10 year olds in 9 hours.
My cat is asleep next to me, and I wish I could take her up to sleep on my bed in a minute, but she can't go in my room, because people sent me flowers for graduation, and my cat eats them and gets sick :(
I seriously love photography. Here's the flickr account I just made to put up some pictures I took the other day. SLIDESHOW!
This summer was supposed to me the best summer ever. And it's not, nor is it going to be anymore :(
I didn't want to end on a sad note, so I'm going to listen to Demetri Martin and go to bed.

NITE X

2009-06-14T01:20:00.001-04:00

A picture's worth a thousand words.

and it also quicker to post...

http://michelalikesyou.tumblr.com/

SCHOOL IS OVER!!!!

2009-05-27T22:40:00.002-04:00

....forever......

just sayin.....

Reading.

2009-03-09T15:21:00.002-04:00

We had to read "The Secret Sharer" by Conrad over the weekend for AP English.
Everyone said it was pretty bad, but I truly loved it.
Its about a sea captain, and his voyage....thats all I can tell you without giving much away.
But something has always interested me about books with boats, or ships, or oceans.
The Mysterious Island, Moby Dick, the Ryme of the Ancient Mariner....etc. Something about the sea.

It's just so mysterious and draws you in. once you're out there, there's no going back until you've done what you need to, or something prevents you...did that make sense? it's just you and the water.
Yet, there's also something really freaky about it...for the same reason.

Erm.

2009-02-25T12:49:00.001-05:00

So I stayed home today, to complete my art portfolios to ship off to colleges....and so far I've accomplished nothing.
I feel special.

Puddle Jumping

2009-02-12T17:44:00.002-05:00

I can't believe it was warm enough that things began melting.
I can't remember a non-frozen time in months.
Water was literally gushing down my street this afternoon.

And I jumped over some puddles, as I was wearing sweater boots.
A week ago, if i had jumped outside, I would have slipped and fallen on the ice that enveloped the state of Massachusetts.

Today was nice for a few reasons.
1. It was warm and I didn't have to wear gloves.
2. We had our Fantasy Newsmakers draft party in my Contemporary Issues class, so we ordered 12 large pizzas and had them delivered to the classroom.
3. In English, we just happily discussed "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen the entire time, and I like unforced discussions when we are just generally interested in the subject, and not guided by any questions. It was good.
4. I'm on the decorating committee for our "Spring Fling" dance for the Senior Center. I get to find flowers :)
5. I don't have too much homework and MAY get to do something fun, OR sleep at a normal hour.

Hasta Luego.

Heat Wave.

2009-02-11T15:35:00.003-05:00

This morning was cold, as usual, but when we all walked out of school this afternoon, it was a miracle!
The air was warm and lovely and smelled good.
AND
(get this)
it was nearly 60 degrees out!
I was ready to throw on shorts and a tee and take a few laps!

But sadly, no, I didn't do that.

Other than that, nothing much happening in my joyous and stress-free life as a Senior.

I was also slightly reprimanded for not submitting as many stories and poems to the school's magazine...
Apparently my sense of humor is missed.
So hopefully tonite I won't be up till past 12 doing homework as I have for the past week.
Man I love sleeping...I wish i could do it more often.

If i end up writing anything, I'll post it I guess.

In other news, my sister and I are planning to make a video involving my cat and "Single Ladies" dancing. So........yeah.
(hint: I will not be doing the dancing)

CIAO

Right again.

2009-02-10T15:54:00.003-05:00

I'm decided to start blogging more. I read so many blogs, it's insane, and I really should write my own, yeah?

...I can never figure out how to follow people on blogger...

and Meredith if you read this thank you dear for being my first follower :)

I was listening to Dave's cover of "Calm Down Dearest" this afternoon, now its stuck in my head. Play the record on Man.

So at my school, we have a million different computer labs. The art one that I'm usually in is fine, but the other ones (minus the Mac lab) are crap and have these screens that literally pulse and flicker. And it hurts me.

I can't look at strobe lights or police lights or anything like that...so why do the computers have to be like that too? It's not fair, I don't think.

I'm really confused right now.

I was taking with my mom, and she said how I need to have a job this summer. And I could be a camp counselor again, but that would mean they would need me for the entire summer. I loved it thee last summer, and made good money, but I dont want to spent my last summer working. Plus I have things I wanna do, and it won't happen if I'm in work the whole time.

So...I have to find another source of income. Babysitting, possibly. If i can.

I refuse to work at Stop&Shop.

...sigh....such is life.

My cat is licking her face next to me.

And I just watched a ridiculous amount of Jake&Amir videos. Those guys are my unsung heroes.

Vacation next week at least.

I need my camcorder fixed as well....gahhhhh why does money need to be involved with everything?

Like, this week I need to pay for my AP tests, and buy my ticket to Senior banquet, AND pay for a ski trip ticket in advance. Goodness....money money, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.

(or something like that)

Speaking of which, I'm probably one of the very few 18 year old girls who actually knows what the Rime of the Ancient Mariner is, let alone makes references to it on a weekly basis.

I need to shut up.

I leave you with photography.

Right...

2009-02-09T16:05:00.002-05:00

So i haven't blogged in ages.

Making videos every week is more work than it seemed to be, or to make them semi-interesting anyways.

http://youtube.com/sayhellotoseven is where i make them i guess now, but i try to put some on my other channel as well.

My cats are staring at me. they must wonder why i'm always staring at this glowing silver piece of expensive metal.

and the battery, along with mine, is almost out.

ciao.

I AM SO SCARED

2008-06-09T01:32:00.002-04:00

I was typing my English project, nice and happy on my bed, when OUT OF NO WHERE this ugly giant spider comes careening down on it's massive crazy web and swings over my bed and up my wall.

Now, I am absolutely terrified of spiders. Like, i see one, and i freeze. I cant move because the terror renders me immobile.

Now imagine that, only in HUGE UGLY spider form. I was trembling and on the verge of tears I was so scared.

In Normal circumstances, I'd scream for a family member to come and get the spider. Only it was 1:30 in the morning, and everyone was asleep. So away slipped the spider.

Ok, fine, its gone somewhere.

But wait...somewhere IN MY ROOM.

Thats it, i'm sleeping downstairs.

Seriously, thats how bad it is...if i know there is a bug in my room, I cant sleep until it's dead, or I sleep somewhere else.

Darn it.

PS: I usually name things, but this spider is soooo ugly I cant even bring myself to name it.

PSS: AHHHHHHHHHHHH now its ON MY CELING sneaking around. I'm going to cry.

PSSS: It's coming closer. it will eat me.

The Mystery Channel

2008-05-23T17:29:00.001-04:00

SOOOOOOOOO confusing, yet so much fun!

http://themysterychannel.blogspot.com/

help if you can

I HEART FIZIX

2008-04-03T20:53:00.003-04:00

I am typing up my Physics Lab. (it is almost 2 months late...oops).

And I am ANGRY because Microsoft Word keeps telling me that Photogate is not a word!

And yes, I am aware that technically, it is supposed to be 2 words....but it looks so much nicer as one word.

Now I'm listening to David Archuleta....awww he is so adorable and insanely talented. I want him to win. Either David or David (Cook).

David squared.

They can both win.

Peace and Idols,

Mik

Oh, What a Tangled Web I Weave...

2008-04-01T22:37:00.010-04:00

This is the party of technology that exists on the floor near my bed.

WHOOT WHOOT UP IN HEA!

*fails miserably at a party reenactment*

I counted 8 different chords.

....

and the sad part is, that within the past 5 minutes, I have used 7 out of those 8 chords in my nightly electronic updating.

Yikes.

I wonder what cavemen did without all this technology?

Actually, I take back that question...I don't wanna know

G'Nite,

Mik

APRIL FOOLS

2008-04-01T19:54:00.003-04:00

Gotta love the Fools.

But really I wasn't in school today, and I don't feel well.

But honestly I have no clue what Hyposectmia is...i think i made it up.

I know that This is not original in ANY WAY. But hey, I was home alone all day, I had to fool someone, right? Or at least try?

EH?

AY?

yes.

The Answer is yes.

PS: While you're at it, check out PJ's new video. It is truly brilliant.

I AM HAVING A BAD DAY

2008-03-31T15:09:00.004-04:00

I didn't get to finish my math test, which I NEED a good grade on. So I start off with a 90 because I had to hand it in before I could finish the last problem.

And do you know what important things we had to do AFTER the test?

play hangman.

I was forced to hand in my test 15 minutes before class ended so we could sit around and play hangman.

And the day just went downhill from there, coz I'm angry.

Too angry to write anything else, so I'll find a nice picture to post:

(an Icon I made a while ago of dear Seth Bolt from NeedtoBreathe)

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T11:40:00.003-04:00

I love Easter. It is just a good feeling, because you know that Jesus did what he did for you. So as long as you believe in him and what he did, you're all set.

So Bona Pasqua Everyone!

On another note, I'm miffed coz we couldn't go to the concert...I'll vent about that later.

But in the mean time, here is perhaps the greatest sign I have ever seen.

I forget what store it was in, but I saw it, and me and Sarah just looked at each other and go "OH. MY. GOSH. Take a picture!"

So here it is:

From now on, every time I see a giraffe, I am going to ask for help. No matter what. DONE.

Eat Eggs!

~Mik

My Room Needs a Facelift

2008-03-21T01:03:00.000-04:00

Or At Least some heavy-duty cleaning...

I even have pants laying around on my bed!

Thankfully this is all clean now.

Sorta.

In 48 hours I will have Breathed

LOVE MIK

I basically love the Nite-Time

2008-03-17T23:13:00.000-04:00

And I basically hate essays about books that I hated. Thats a double hate.

Only hate is a strong word, so I'll say I have a strong antipathy towards them.

Yeah.

But what I love is that these such essays let me stay up later I guess...only it's not the fun kinda of staying up like "Yay let's watch scary movies and eat popcorn on the couch."

Oh no.

It's more like the "Darn it all I need more literary Criticism only none exists because no one has written about my topic in the history of topics written and I'm gonna get an F because I can't find any but if I make some up I'll get in even more trouble and it's late and I'm tired and wanna go to sleep and dream of happy things like ponies and cookies dipped in milk."

(Only the cookies will be dipped in milk, no soggy ponies)

So yeah...

and I also love how I procrastinate my essay by writing a blog about how much I dislike my essay.

Good Times though, because I know at least 30 other kids in my class will be doing the same.

I wish we all had anti-essay telepathy so we could talk to each other as we all sit in our rooms and stare angrily at our computers.

This post has been longer than I had anticipated.

So I will leave you with a random picture I've taken:

I freakin love people.

Peace and cheers,

MIK

Airport Shenanagins!

2008-03-15T18:34:00.001-04:00

So we started up here by the road....

And we followed this landing strip down to that tiny building in the distance....

And arrived here....

And here is where we almost died. Sorta.

Grrrrr

2008-03-15T18:19:00.000-04:00

So I had a date and no dress....and now I have a dress and no date.

Sigh.

I'm just not having a good day.

I've been cleaning my room, which is semi-clean now, and I had planned to do all these fun things this weekend, but Saturday is almost over and all I have done is find out I'm dateless and make my room halfway clean.

Not that I need a date to have fun, but I told my friend who booked the limo to reserve me 2 spots, and now I only need one, which means everyone is gonna have to pay a bit more. And they are gonna be mad at me.

Also I have a fair amount of homework this weekend, and all I have done was read a packet, and that was while I was babysitting last night and I was basically asleep.

My heart just feels funny right now. Like its slowly deciding that it wants to be somewhere else, other than beating inside me. (wow, that sounded really emo right there!)

Maybe not that extreme, I dunno, I'm just in a sad mood.

Oh AND I am supposed to teach Sunday School tomorrow, and the other girls STILL have not called me back.

Looks like it's gonna be up to rushed phone calls on Saturday nite. (AGAIN).

I mean I try, I send them emails at the beginning of the week, and they respond and say they will call me, but they don't.

I try.

I really do.

On a happy note, Jessie and I had a fun time at the Airport. On a scale of 1-10 on how freaked out we were, I gave it a 5, and she a 6.

It was creeeeeeepy.

Muy creepy.

But I wanna go back.

Bye Bye everyone.

Maybe I'll vlog a bit today.

Mik

2008-03-04T15:42:00.000-05:00

So basically prom is frustrating.

I have to:

Find a dress that looks expensive but isn't
Find shoes that match
Paint my nails and toes
Get a fancy hairdo
Find a limo and organize who will be in it besides me
Find money to pay for all this, plus the ticket (ouch)
Find a nice boy to go with me (like that'll happen in Franklin)

And if I were a guy, I'd have to:

Ask a girl
Rent a tux
Buy a ticket

DONE

Being a girl is so complicated sometimes.

Anyways, I went dress shopping the other day with Jessie.

I never found "the one".

But I'm gonna keep looking obviously. Or go naked.

I chose dress.

But I also think it would be classy to go in a dress and Converse. Nice.

Here are a few highlights of the shopping event.

After all this, I was excited to shop more.

But then in bed that night, I was like:

"Maybe I just won't go to prom."

Here's Why in List Form:

I can't dance very well
It is expensive like mad
I'm not sure if it is worth the stress
I'll feel weird if I go without a guy, but I doubt anyone will ask me. And I'm not the type to ask.
Prom Drama has already begun
Someone will no doubt spike the punch

SIGH.

But then I told myself that I should go.

Here's Why:

I get to dress up like a princess
I can ride in a limo for the first time
It's fun getting all dressed up
I will have a summer job, so I'll get more money
This is supposed to be the "best night of my life"
I'll feel really left out if I don't go
Someone will no doubt spike the punch.

So I lost against myself 6 to 7.

I guess I'm going to the prom.

Peace and List-Happiness,

Mik

White and Nerdy and we used it to our Advantage

2008-02-20T18:31:00.000-05:00

So, if you know me you probably know that yesterday 3 friends and I took the train into Boston and went to the Museum of Fine Arts.

I will now tell the story for your hearing pleasure with the use of handy visual aides.

First we showed up at the train station and boarded. And we were quite bored. ( insert pun ).

So when cute girls like us ( Sarah knows this ) are bored, we take pictures of ourselves. We are not vain, just bored.

Example:

Jessie and I talked about underwear, art class and random other things. I'm not sure what Sarah and Jojo talked about.

Next we arrived at Ruggles Station and argued about which way to go, until a nice lady with a star tattoo told us the way. Traveling onward, another nice lady in a Monster Truck (Monster energy drinks) handed us free Monster Coffees. I didn't take one because caffeine makes me strange and uncomfortable.

Then we entered the Museum and got in free because we were 17 or under and on school vacation. Then some guy checked our tickets and told Jojo that her bag was too big and needed to be checked. To Baggage!

We checked our coats with this little older lady who didn't speak much English, but still I wouldn't mess with her in a million years. She could probably take me down with one hand.

Then we embarked into the heart of the Museum.

First we went through Egypt and the like, and looked at all the old sculptures and jewelery. It was all so amazing.

I found this helmet that looked like a Batman helmet:

Next we went through the Ancient Rome section. It was all so fantastic, and Italian-ish. I loved it. We took some interesting pictures.

Next we went into the painting section and nerded out. It was great. This nice security guard told us all about a painting we had been staring at for about 5 minutes. He told us that the Disney Castle was based on the castle in the painting. Wow. Me and Sarah (and this random kid who walked by) said that it reminded us of Narnia. I also thought it was ironic because it was called "The Forest and Hunting" or something like that, and all the men were going off the hunt, but we, the viewers, could see that all the animals were in the other direction. Haha.

I took a picture of it, but it came out blurry.

When we were looking at the painting still, Jessie taps me and says "Look right" so I lok right and see this guy intently staring at a painting. And I mean Intently. He didn't even notice us staring at him. So Jessie fell in love, and made me stand in front of random things so she could pretend to take pictures of me but actually take pictures of Edward (that's what she named him). Then eventually none of the pictures came out so she just took a picture of him outright. Only he was so focused on the art, he had no idea. What a guy.

Sorry some photos are sideways, I'm not sure how to fix that yet.

Here is a fascinating painting of paintings. Wow.

Here is a glass purse.

Here is the ceiling.

Another cool painting.

Next we went out for lunch. I had a surprisingly good burrito. When Sarah and Jojo were up ordering, Jessie took a picture of them in line and waved. And this older man thought we were waving to him, and then proceded to follow us until we left. He is actually in the corner of the picture. Creeeeeeeeeeepy.

Back in the Museum, we looked at more paintings and then went to the Gift Shop! We looked at tons of books, and suddenly the lunch hit us and we all curled up next to the "50% Off" book rack and read random books. Sarah read us this hilarious quote book and I looked at a cat book and British travel guides and such. Jessie looked for cheaper Aussie books, but didn't find any :(

Eventually we dragged ourselves up and back out into the world.

As we went out the museum door, Sarah and Jojo were walking down the steps with Jessie and I close behind, when these 2 boys turned the corner and the conversation went something like this: (correct me Jessie if i'm wrong)

Boy: Hello ladies, how are you?

Me: Good...

Boy: Did you enjoy the museum?

Me: Yes, it was very interesting.

Boy: Thats good, are you from Boston?

Me: No.

Boy: Are you a college student here?

Me: No

Boy: Then where are you from?

Me: Franklin.

Boy: Where is that?

Me: Exactly, it's kinda in the middle of nowhere.

Boy: Me too, I mean we are from Agawam.... one knows where that is. Springfield?

Me: Yep, I've been there.

Boy: Cool, well you ladies have a good rest of the day now

Me and Jessie: Thanks, bye, you too.

It was truly strange. Why?

1. They were cute.

2. That sort of thing doesn't usually happen to me.

3. If they were hitting on us, they were very polite.

4. They liked art, coz they went into the Museum afterwords.

As we walked back to the station, we all came to the conclusion that an Art Museum during vacation would be a good place to meet guys who weren't jerks, because obviously they had good taste and were well mannered.

Back at the station, I bought a water and Jojo bought an Oringina.

Then we had nothing to do, so we took pictures again until we got on the train, where we took more. Here is a string of the ones we took. Again, sorry if your neck breaks trying to see them :P

THEN WE CAME HOME!

Let's Reminisce Together

2008-02-19T23:15:00.000-05:00

MUSEUM ADVENTURE IS GONNA BE UP TOMORROW!

i'm waiting to get all the pictures first.

I am going to use them as visual aides for my intellectual, thrilling and sensational story.

Art. Creepy men. Polite Boys.

(wtf on the last one!!!!??! I didn't know that existed in this world!!)

....no offense to all the guys I'm friends with. You all rock. :D

Rain makes my hair frizzy

2008-02-18T13:52:00.000-05:00

I don't know about you guys, but this is getting ridiculous.

At least it's getting warmer today.

Tomorrow should be fun, and now I'm glad we didn't go today, coz we would have been drenched. And no one loves soggy art nerds.

Now I need to go shower to get the smell of burnt veggie bacon out of my hair.

And I REALLY want to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

2008-02-17T18:00:00.000-05:00

VACATION is a word I love. Very much.

Other words I love are: RATHER, RIDICULOUS, and SQUEE.

I know squee is not a word, but it very accurately describes the way I feel when I see something I like. I squee.

So anyways, I am embarking on a journey this week, a journey called vacation. Hurray!

I haven't blogged as much as I've wanted to...

according to the All-Knowing Wikipedia, the origin of the word Blog is from a combo of the words Web Log. interesting.

Nothing much going on right now. Playing guitar, and trying to find the distance from Ruggles Station to the Museum of Fine Arts. I think it's a little less than a mile. Eh.

But my friends and I are going there this week coz we are Art Nerds.

Speaking of Art Nerds, here is a photo I took and kinda like. I stuck a flower in the snow at various places in my yard and took pictures till my nose went numb with chilliness.

HARDCORE PHOTOGRAPHERS UNITE!

yeah.

I'm also reading 13 Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson for the Nerdfighter's Blurbing Bookclub. (VlogBrothers on Youtube...Hank and John are fantastic) It's good so far....but it makes me sad coz I'm so jealous of the girl. She is shy and didn't even want to be in London in the first place, and already she is just THERE FOR 2 DAYS and met a wonderful boy (ex-convict/thief/drunken hooligan, but wonderful now) and they travel around together... :(

Grrrr.....but then she made him mad and he went away...so HA. I wouldn't have done that.

Then I read my London Travel guide and feel slightly better.

Mik's Quote of the Day:

"The Queen talked to me like she was in a pub with the lads. "

And so the Legacy begins...

2008-01-30T19:15:00.000-05:00

...or at least I hope a Legacy will ensue.

SO. BLOGS.

all the cool kids have 'em.

And in my ongoing struggle to be just like everyone else, I felt it was necessary to begin one myself.

Personally, I like reading other people's blogs. They offer a secret little window into worlds I would otherwise have no access to.

So in other words I mainly read the blogs of people I wish I was friends with, but sadly don't know that well.

I'll have to post the links blogs I read sometime...

So here are some things about me:

-I am a girl, but defy cliches and rather dislike the color pink.

-I have a mom, dad, little sister and two cats.

-I go to a high school on a regular basis.

-I currently take 2 AP classes.

-I am obsessed with all things British.

-Some bands I like are Mcfly, Relient K, The Academy Is..., Hellogoodbye, The Click Five, and Sherwood. But I like tons of music.

-I want to be a photographer, or a music video producer. Or something else. :)

-My current ambition is to become a YouTube celebrity and be invited to make collaboration videos with the other youtubers I admire.

-My favorite show is BBC's Robin Hood.

-My favorite actor is Harry Lloyd.

-I am terrified of anything with more than 4 legs.

-If you are nice to me, I will be nice back.

-I melt for a British accent

ehhh.....the above can serve as a basic tool you can use to strike up a conversation with me, should you ever meet me randomly on the street and wish to speak. I will be instantly enthralled should you mention any of the above. (minus the high school bit)

Let's make another list:

What I plan to Get Out of This Blog:

-A place to write my thoughts to strangers. (do you ever find it's so much easier to write to people you don't know than people you do?)

-A place to use proper grammar if I want to, or wrong grammar if i dont wanna

-A place to post random things I've written, or pictures I've taken, or drawings I've, er, drawn.

-Hopefully a place to make a friend or two.

Feel free to comment if you think you have something to say. And even if you don't. :D

Peace and Cheers,

Mik