Shutting down...again.

I realized how stupid and weird I sound, looking back on most of my posts. I just don't sound like a teenager should. In short, I'm shutting down this blog. I'm making a new one that will be more focused on photography and less on my boring and uneventful life. Thanks for reading, whoever did, sorry I'm such a freak.

Crashing down.

It has officially begun. Not three weeks ago, I was coming to terms with the fact that my 7-year assumption had been replaced with hardly nothing. In short, I assumed I was going to get a lead in my very last CTE show because A) I'd gotten leads before and was considered to be one of the "good" ones B) The adults (directing team, other parents, etc.) really do love me and C) All ninth graders get at least a small speaking part on their last show, it's just set in stone.

I.still.don't.under.stand.

I still had one hope - the next fall show for CTE's sister theatre group, FVTC (Fox Valley Theatre Company). And just now, I checked the website and it's ... Children of Eden.

The show where they make up things about the bible. A.k.a.? Blasphemy. My God is my God and in everything I do, I honor him. And this? Out of the question.

So my one solace has been torn down. Now what?

???

I can tell you one thing. This SUCKS. I HATE it. I hate to be blunt, I hate to be crude but it's true. All the other ninth graders are always talking, they're disrespectful, the boys flirt shamelessly with the girls and vice versa. Not to say I don't love a good amount of them, quite dearly in fact. But I never talk, I always pay attention, I treat this like a career and not Social Hour. And guess what? Back in June, they all got SOLOS and I did NOT. They reward bad behaviour. And I've had enough.

Off to bed.

From your residental Punk-ette.

I have a confession. Or more, an annoucement - whichever you prefer. I have always considered myself to be 'different' - quirky, unique. It goes beyond the ties of the Theatre - I'm just, well, a bit odd. So far in life I haven't strayed from typical style - you know, Aeropostale and what not -but I've felt lately that it should change. Well, not that it should, as styles nowadays are many times very cute, but more that I want to.

Gothic is too ungodly. You know, red and black, blood and giant skulls. Erm. Nothankyou. There's Bohemian - which is gorgeous, but being the clunky klutz I am, I could never ever pull it off. So I resorted to Punk. Or, what Mum refers to as, "Fun". And fun, it is! Neon colors, pettiskirts, bright hair extensions, hair bow clips, skirts over skinny jeans. I just love it all.

So yesterday Mum and I went shopping at my new 'staple store' - Hot Topic. It was my first time getting actual clothing from there, though I've stocked up on their amazing hair clips. While I'll admit that some of their stuff is much too, like I said, gothic - I had a blast. And, Mum loves it too, AND it's not terribly expensive (she refers to it as "Kohls without the sales". Win-win!



OH, and before I forget - Congratulations Jeremy on winning last night's round of the Law Tournament! Good luck tonight! Love ya! ~ Your sissy-in-law

At Long Last

Something people are surprised to find out about me is that I do not own, nor have I ever owned, a cellphone. In teenage years, they are crucial. Everyone-and I really do mean EVERYONE-has one. Except me.

But not for long! I've FINALLY (after about 4 years of trying) convinced my parents to let me buy one and pay for all the bills myself. The bills are easy, with tax it'd only be $25 a month for unlimited nights and weekends and *drumroll please* unlimited texting!!! A dream come true.

Because I'm totally not overdramatic, or anything like that.

Anyway...say hello to the Samsung Gravity! To be mine in an exact 19 days. I've not found a name yet (Maria is my Ipod) but I will soon.

"I have had no trials in my life until now, and they have proven that I AM a horrid child." ~ A Little Princess

Oh my poor neglected blog...

Truth is, actually, I just haven't felt like posting. It's Pinocchio. I have ... no lines. None. At all. Zip. Nada.

Okay...I do realize this isn't the end of the world...but. Okay; get ready to have a bunch of self-assuring statements thrown at you. I am a good kid. I never talk. I always pay attention. I can sing. I can act. I memorize lines very quickly. And, lest we forget, this is my last CTE show..EVER. ALL the ninth-graders are supposed to get leads. And seriously, it's CTE...I've been in these since I was SEVEN.

So, these reasons combining themselves, I'm no less then upset. It seems so unfair.

But! The optimistic, Pollyanna side of me NEVER stays upset for long (I almost come off as being bi-polar...lol). There have been good points to the last couple of weeks, and here they are.

• Ade came for President's day, since she didn't have school but her Dad had to work. We had so much fun, especially playing Scrabble (goober is a word, right?? ;p).
• I do LOVE the song I'm "featured" in...The Lonely Goatherd. I LOVE Sound of Music!!!!!!!!! (btw, I'm a puppet named Gretta. It's not a lead, but I have two singing lines. At least it's something, right?)
• Katarina, always.
• New inside jokes: "Then Gepetto shoots Pinocchio in the head and he goes 'lay-di-oh-lay-di-oh!'" Oh my goodness, I love Adam WAY too much :D
• Nobody's been snobby to me regarding "I got a lead and you didn't". Either they haven't mentioned it, or have been supportive and sympathetic. :)
• The two days of amazing weather we had. I ran outside barefoot...it was divine... Of course, now it's back to the bitter cold of February in Chicagoland *sigh*
• Project day for 4-H. It sounds nerdy, but no, it's really fun. I made homemade ice cream and oh, my, WORD....I'm posting the recipe and pictures once I've made it at home. :)

A Trip Down Memory Lane

No better way to spend an afternoon then scanning old, old photos and putting them on Facebook, tagging my sibs in the process ;) I was pretty cute, no? ;p

^My favorite. I just love my face...

^This was when I was two-and-a-half. The 'rents thought I should be potty-trained so they put me on until I went, but this was the result...lol :D

^Definitely CTE-graduation-slideshow-worthy.

Anyways...I'm off for now. It's been sort of a slow, lazy day .. I should probably do something more beneficial then sitting in front of the screen all day.

P.S. Pinocchio auditions are tomorrow, meaning my last CTE audition ... ever. Mixed feelings ensue.