Update: SORRY!!

WOW!! October...sorry?? then again, no one reads this, so really there's no point in apologizing...

so yeah, i guess i'll start by describing my Christmas...at least, i'll describe what i remember since that was in December and it's now March!! so umm...i got a bunch of clothes and a pillow...Danny got a Wii...i made butterbeer (yum!!)...i almost failed a few of my classes because i didn't work for a few weeks straight...i visited family in Vermont for the first time in about 4 years (wait, was it 4 or 6?? i'll say 4 because it makes me sound a bit better...not much, mind you)...oh yeah, and i decided i want to go to Middlebury College in Vermont!! ok the last one was based mainly on the fact that they have a quidditch team, but there are a few other perks too...such as the fact that it's close to my aunt/uncles/cousins, my immediate family won't be visiting every month like Nicki does to us, and students in the film program are given a chance in their junior year to visit either NYC or Hollywood and study film for 1-2 semesters...so THERE!!

anyways, back to everything that's happened since i last posted in October...my old foster sister contacted us and spend Thanksgiving at our house...i've gone even paler than normal, and it seems like it'll keep happening for a while...i dyed my hair blonde yet again...i decorated a tablecloth in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday...here are some pictures:

A sneetch, the grinch, and the cover of "Oh, The Places You'll Go"

Vermont in the winter

Me, with blonde hair

ok, so now that i've bored you with all that nonsense, i'm gonna go...maybe i'll post something later on my trip to Vermont (i have a picture of some very creepy dolls my grandmother puts on display every Christmas that might amuse someone)...bye!!

Songs I'm Currently In Love With

yeah, so ive been listening to a lot of music lately, and i thought i'd share some of my favorite songs with you guys...theyre in no particular order, and NO they are NOT all Hawk Nelson songs!! haha ok, so heres my list:

• Lucy by Skillet
• Fireflies by Owl City
• Long Ago by Hawk Nelson
• Shaken by Hawk Nelson
• Yours To Hold by Skillet
• If My Heart Was A House by Owl City

so yeah, those are my favorite songs at the moment, but ive been listening to quite a few others...pretty much anything by any of the artists mentioned above...

i just thought i'd share, since my last post wasn't really about anything other than costumes...i remember when i used to post on here every day!! of course, that was when i first made this blog, so the circumstances are a bit different than they were back then...

oh, and by the way, i might try to find a way for my posts to stop being automatically uploaded to facebook, so if anyone actually reads those things, you might have to come to the site to read them...

but yeah, thats all i really had to say...bye

COSTUMES ARE FUN!!

ok so im just gonna come right out and say it: this blog sucks!! i never write anything interesting, so no one reads it...but this week i had a conversation with a friend about spirit week and costumes and how i don't actually HAVE a spirit week, and i thought "why not wear costumes around the house, and then post pictures online??" i mean, home-schooled people need to have some fun too, right?? so ive decided that every week (or month; i havent really decided yet), im going to pick a theme and dress up in a related costume (and maybe my brother and sister, too)...

also, depending on the number of people who actually read this (im guessing 1?? maybe 2??), i might have some kind of contest for each week's (or month's) theme...i think that constitutes as fun, right?? who doesnt like dressing up in costumes?? so yeah, maybe it just sounds fun in my head; i dont know, but i think im gonna do it...ill decide by Friday so i can get everything planned and advertised in time for halloween...so yeah, just keep checking here for updates!!

Mysophobia...

...otherwise known as germophobia, is the fear of germs or being contaminated with germs...you would think that someone with this illness wouldn't want anyone touching their stuff, right?? well then why do people come into my room, touch my clothes, sit on my bed, move stuff around, and release all kinds of bodily gasses into my breathing air?? ive made it quite clear over the years that im mysophobic, but no one seems to want to respect that...you may think that its a lifestyle choice that i can control, but if you've ever had a phobia or any kind of mental illness, or even an addiction, you should know that it is completely out of my control...i cant just NOT think about the germs that are all over people and that are floating around in the air or forming colonies on every surface in the house...its basically a part of my genetic makeup; my brain has been programed to think this way, and i cant help it...

what i don't get is why its so hard for so many people to respect that i don't want their germs on me...in most cases, its nothing personal (you'll know if its personal cuz ill tell you), but i just don't like germs...i usually will give people instructions on how not to give me a heart attack when they're around me, so theres really no excuse for anyone not following the simple guidelines i give them...here are some basic ones:

1. wash your hands
2. if you touch my computer, spray it with Lysol afterwards
3. use hand sanitizer
4. dont touch my food
5. dont touch my clothes
6. sit on one of the many chairs i have in my room, NOT on my bed
7. put the cover down on the toilet before you flush it
8. dont touch my personal supply of cups
9. cover your mouth/nose when you sneeze/cough/burp and use hand sanitizer or wash your hands afterwards
10. leave the room to release any other bodily gasses (im not one of those immature people who will make a big deal out of it; i just dont wanna breathe it in)

i think a lot of these should be pretty standard as far as hygiene goes, to be totally honest...sure, some of them may seem a bit excessive (like the cups), but to me, it sounds completely normal...

also, i would like to point out that CLEAN and NEAT/ORGANIZED are completely different things...CLEAN is a mysophobe's best friend...it's like the absence of germs, or at least a majority of them...NEAT is when everything is in its place...most people seem to think that its hypocritical of me to have an unorganized room and call myself mysophobic, but i would like to point out that everything in my room is CLEAN, even the floor...trust me, i make sure of that...if i have a clean blanket on a clean floor, it doesn't mean my room is dirty; it means my room is unorganized...

i just thought id share this since SOME people have decided that my mental health is of no importance recently and have been breaking every single one of my rules (i only listed the 10 basic ones)...i just wanted to make sure everyone was clear on the fact that i hate germs and that im prone to panic attacks when i become contaminated with other people's germs...

Update

so im gonna try to post weekly updates from now on...i've been neglecting this blog lately, so i figure i should probably put more content on here if i expect the 1 or 2 people who actually read it to KEEP reading it!! haha so yeah, here's everything i did this week:

SUNDAY: we still haven't chosen a church, so i slept in...i don't think i did anything else...oh yeah, i helped veronica with a project that was due the next day...oh, and my dad disowned peter (not forever)

MONDAY: i woke up early and went to a pto meeting at danny and veronica's school...i figure if i help out with events and stuff, i can put it all on my college resume

TUESDAY: dad left for a trip and wont be back until friday...i ate lunch at the school (pizza sticks=YUM!!) and was had a bunch of 5th graders answering every question i asked my sister...they were very interested in our conversation, i guess...after school, we left for our first girl scouts meeting, but it was cancelled, so we went to danny's back-to-school night instead

WEDNESDAY: veronica and danny stayed home from school, so i was stuck with them all day...nothing interesting happened...oh, and i watched GLEE

THURSDAY: nicki and richard were here with baby jordan...i listened to the baby cry all day and made fun of nicki every time she had to change his diaper...richard watched shows about cars all day, so he was no fun...

FRIDAY: veronica and danny had a doctor's appointment, so afterwards we all went out to lunch, where the waitress made a big deal out of how cute she thought jordan was...the food was actually really good, so i forgave her...then, we went to the grocery store, where the only person who cooed at jordan was the check-out girl...we came home and dad was back from his trip...he sat us all down for a meeting about how he's being deployed at the end of january, and how richard should join the military (he was GREATLY opposed to that idea, though)...he talked about how nicki and richard should come live with us while he's in iraq, but they still have to think about it...later, after nicki, richard, and jordan left, the rest of us played apples to apples, and now im on the computer

so yeah, that was my week...i might post another update tomorrow night about how my saturday went, but it'll probably be really boring, so there's really no need...

i know everyone's probably wondering what jordan looks like, so i'll try to post the one picture i have of him sometime soon...the next time they visit, ill try to make a video or something, too...

so that's pretty much everything i have to say...until next time, then

My Top 5 Favorite Movies

ok, so ive been watching a lot of movies lately, so i figure why not let you guys know which ones are worth watching...well, in my opinion at least...

1. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings)

Nick, a guy who's just been dumped by his girlfriend meets his ex's friend, Norah, at a club where his band is playing, and they sort of hit it off...they spend all night together running around new york trying to find their favorite band, "Where's Fluffy"...while Nick tries to get some information on his last girlfriend from Norah, she has been infatuated with him since before they even met, due to her love of the many mixed tapes he's been sending to his ex, Tris, who's been giving them to Norah...after a full night of chaos and love-hate relationships, will Nick end up with Norah, this girl he just met, or Tris, his obsession for the past six weeks??

2. She's All That (starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook)

After Zach Siler, the senior class president and most popular and "best-looking guy in school," is dumped by his equally popular girlfriend, Taylor, he agrees to a bet with his friend, Dean, that he can make any girl in the school prom queen in 6 weeks...the catch: Dean gets to pick the girl!! After a bit of humorous debate, he chooses Laney Boggs, the school's resident art geek, who is described as "scary and inaccessible" and who is, furthermore, not interested in Zach...but eventually, he gets her to go out with him...before she is officially introduced to the school as his Taylor Vaughn replacement, though, she needs a makeover, and it works!! things seem to be going fine until Dean "accidentally" lets it slip that Laney was just a bet between him and Zach, causing friction between the whole cast...of course, Laney doesn't know that despite the whole bet thing, Zach's fallen in love with her...will he be able to tell her before she leaves the prom with Dean, who doesnt care a bit about Laney, or will Zach step in and save the day??

3. 10 Things I Hate About You (starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles)

Cameron, the new guy in school, is immediately infatuated with Bianca Statford upon arrival to his new school, and would do anything to go out with her...of course, its common knowledge that she isnt allowed to date, so when she reveals that her father has allowed her to start dating when her older sister, Kat, does, Cameron quickly devises a plan to get Kat a date...he chooses the creepiest guy in school, Patrick Verona, but he wont ask Kat out without a monetary bribe, so Cameron tricks the school's rich kid, Joey, who ALSO happens to like Bianca, into bribing Patrick...everything is going well until Bianca chooses Joey over Cameron and Kat finds out about the bribe...will any of them get their happily ever afters??

4. Spaceballs

A classic Star Wars parody that's just too chaotic to explain...

5. Juno (starring Michael Cera and Ellen Page)

A young girl gets pregnant with the weird kid's baby and struggles to be a normal teenager and find a good home for her unborn child at the same time...when friction is created between the happy couple who is to recieve Juno's baby, there seems to be no hope for the baby inside her...will all these problems be resolved, or will Juno have to take care of her baby herself??

so yeah, number 5 is debatable, but those are my 5 favorite movies...sorry i got a bit lazy with the descripuions later on, but can you really blame me when ive been up since 6:30pm yesterday?? so yeah, hopefully ill have an update on school soon, but until i can get registered, theres really nothing to tell...until next time (probably in like 15 months, but hopefully not!!), bye