Back from Massachusetts

We are back from Massachusetts, where we went last week. We were out on the Cape, visited Martha's Vineyard, and ate a lot of ice cream. I've recently had an obsession with ice cream. =P The trip was a lot of fun, but it's nice to be back home.

There hasn't been much going on lately. I have been playing Myst a lot more than usual, and yesterday we got my favorite game in the series (Myst IV Revelation) working, so I've been playing it a lot. At the moment I am listening to the soundtrack to it. =D I also beat 2/3 of Uru, another fun one.

I've been trying to think of a video to put on here, but I can't think of one yet.

Not really anything else to report. I'll think of something else later, I bet, but we have to go soon because we are going on a walk/hike. Later today I might try to email a post to my blog (I think that's what the feature is, unless I misread it). Sorry I haven't been posting much, it just isn't the highest priority on my list. Cya later. ;)

Camping

Last weekend (yes, it's been a while) we went camping to a place about 1.5 hours from here. We got a site right next to the stream. It was a pretty nice place, but it rained a whole lot the first night. In the middle of summer! We had lots of hot chocolate and s'mores. (Btw, I love the spanish word for hot chocolate! It makes it seem like you're an expert because it's very easy to say fast =D )

For dinner on Saturday, we had hot dogs. While my brother and dad cooked two each, I completely failed to cook even one. I stuck it in the embers and ended up burning the top. I tried to peel off most of the black, but then I felt the bottom and it was barely warm. I finally resorted to the grill, and then when I went to take it off, it fell into the ashes. D= But then my dad cooked one for me. =D

Usually, when I cook s'mores, I put the marshmallow near the embers, and it gets nice and brown on the side. The problem is, the bottom/middle usually don't get cooked, and I don't like the texture of uncooked marshmallows. Then, my dad suggested a way, to stick it above the flames. It didn't get brown, but it was wonderfully cooked all the way through, so warm and melted it was falling off the stick! Unfortunately, that was on the last night we were there, so no one else wanted any. I ate about 5. =3

Am I spelling marshmallows right? :-?

ZaPaper, I added that ClustrMaps thing you have on your site. It hasn't done anything yet, I guess it will soon. =D

Sorry I haven't been replying to comments. I appreciate them all, but I barely even have time to blog!

Nothing else to report. I might change the video, but I won't tell anything about it unless I really want to. =P

EDIT: Actually, I am going to say something about the video. It's (another) one of my fav bands, and a great song, Seanchas. The person who put it on Youtube does not allow embedding, so you just have to click on it to watch it. It is a great song, but the video is not that great, so just pay attention to the song. =D

ANOTHER EDIT: I just remembered something else I should say, to make this post a boring post. I'm back into Myst, which is a very fun computer game series. I beat Exile in 2 days, and I also played Uru a bit. Unfortunately, I was reading the manual for my favorite of them, Revelation (I hadn't yet installed it, 8GB =O ), and it said "Laptop video cards not supported." *cries* I can't play it on my computer! We have another computer, but it can't read DVDs! =(

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Wow, I'm really bored. I typed that all by hand, no copying+pasting. I am very good at it, I hate to admit, and I could have done a lot more if I hadn't been capitalizing the 'B's and putting periods at the end. Too bad blogger doesn't have an AutoCorrect feature. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blha blah blah blah blah blahlb alhbla bhalb blahb blah blah blh blahb blhab blhbalbh blahbhlb ahb. I did that all in about 15 seconds. Why am I wasting time (and blogger space) like this?

OK, nothing sane to report, really. I shut down my website a few days ago because I received an email that I thought was from it, but the information it had couldn't be possible (plus most of it was in Arabic), so I thought I had been hacked. In a panic, I deleted everything. Then, I looked closer, and it was from a different website. I'm trying to restore mine right now, as I'm typing. (In fact, as I was blah-ing, I was also uploading files).

My brother and I have been playing this fun board game called Carcassonne. You build cities and roads by drawing tiles that fit together, and get points for completed ones. It's a pretty fun game.

And to let certain readers of this blog know, I have been playing Pokemon Pearl, but not too much. I beat the first two gyms easily, but I cannot beat the third gym. Maylene's Lucario is ridiculously strong! I gave up for a while and haven't played for a couple of days, but I might play again soon (I'm going to have to train before fighting her again).

EDIT: If any of you three (you know who you are) come reading this before checking your email (unlikely, I know), my site is back up.

Back to Boredom

Life is boring again. Nothing to report. Except that I burned my hand this morning and I can't type very well because it hurts.

But, I am in the process of making a photo gallery that is on my website. I will post it when I finish.

Sorry about the second short post in a row, just wanted to let you know I am still here!

Ratatouille

Tonight we went to see the movie Ratatouille, about a rat who wants to become a chef. It was a pretty entertaining movie. I usually don't go see movies, so this was a special occasion for me.

Also, happy 07/07/07 (July 7, 2007)!

This is a short post, as I have to go to bed.

Hawaii Pics

Here are some pictures from my trip to Hawaii.

This first one is at a beach. It's just a nice picture of a palm tree. I liked how the sun was shining through it yet you could still see its color. I also managed to get the shadow in there for a nicer effect.

The next one is walking to a second beach. There was a nice view of a mountain. My brother and dad have agreed that it was Mauna Kea.

This one is at the beach we were walking to. There was an interesting dead tree there, so I took a picture of it and its shadow in the sand, with the ocean in the background.

The last one is one my brother took with an underwater camera while snorkeling. There's some coral in the background and a nice fish.

I know this is a small portion of pics, but I certainly couldn't upload all of them. I hope you enjoy these, which are my favorites! You can use them for your own personal use (desktops, etc.), but please don't give them out anywhere. Please link to this page instead. =P

Oh, and I decided I needed to change the video already because I found one I liked better and couldn't wait. Never fear, all of the previous ones are listed under the video and you can still watch them. =P This new one is Karen Matheson (also the lead singer of Capercaillie).

Good night!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July (Independence Day) to everyone who reads this! (I only know of two. lol)

Last night, we went down to the riverfront to watch the fireworks, the first time I had ever done that. At first, they were right behind a tree (groan), so we had to move. Then it was okay. I got cold, so I had a blanket wrapped around me. The fireworks were really cool, though. They kept taking long breaks, so we kept thinking they were over. Part of the grand finale exploded where we couldn't see them, but oh well. We got to see the hugest ones. =)

You may have noticed that I changed the video on the right. While Enya is not my favorite artist, I like this remix of her song Only Time.

That's it for now. See you later!

Back from Hawaii, planes, planes, and more planes

Well, we're finally back from Hawaii. It was a pretty fun trip overall. (Except for yesterday, which was all planes, driving, and sitting in the airport from 6 AM to 12 PM.)

We went to the big island, which is where we went last year (I really want to go to Maui sometime to see a silversword). I went snorkeling twice. My brother, mom, and some friends that we went with also went snorkeling twice more, at a beach that I hate because it's so shallow. All of it was beautiful. My favorite snorkeling was at the Captain Cook monument, but the boat ride over made me seasick. D=

The food was yummy. There are actually not many good restaurants around Kona (where we were), but you just have to find the best ones. My favorite is a breakfast and lunch place called U-Top-It, where they have crepe like things and you put whatever you want on them.

I mainly forgot about my camera until the last day (Monday), but we went to a nice beach and I took some great pics. (I can't spell beach today.) I will post some pics when I get them uploaded. (Uh oh.)

And of course, yesterday. That's a whole different story, but I'll tell it anyway. =P Yesterday, we had to get up at 5:30 AM so we could eat, drive to the airport, and still catch our 8:20 flight to Honolulu. Then we had a 3 1/2 hour layover in Honolulu before our 12:30 flight to San Fransisco. Because of the time change, it was 8:15 PDT when we got to San Fran. And then we had to get one more flight back home. Because of the baggage, and the driving home, it was 2:30 in the morning when we actually got home. (And here I am, less than 10 hours later, typing on the computer. Typical of me. lol)

So that is the conclusion to our interesting and fun (except for yesterday) trip.

Nothing much..

Nothing much has happened over the last few days. Last night I bought a new CD (which I'm listening to right now) off iTunes, and it's pretty good. (Yes, it's been so boring I'm writing about a CD I bought. lol)

On the other hand, we're leaving for Hawaii on Tuesday! Pretty excited about that! =D

Water Balloon Catapult

My mom is on a work trip, so my brother and I are having various people stay with us. Yesterday, our uncle stayed with us. We built a water balloon catapult using poles, surgical tube, and red tape (all from Bi-Mart =P ) ! It goes so far! We were launching it yesterday, and we got it to go 4 houses down the street (a big hill). This morning we launched it the other direction. My brother pulled it back really, really far, and not far enough down, so it hit smack on the mailbox. It made a huge dent! Fortunately, we pushed it back out. =P We also tried to hit our uncle's car, but we didn't succeed. =P

This morning my brother showed our uncle the demented cartoon movie. It is probably more than 15 minutes long (of total randomness), and I can't really stand it for that long. Only watch it if you are completely bored and will do anything. It is the most random thing. (For example, the first part is random people walking in, saying "blah," and having their heads blown off.) If you really have nothing better to do, the link is on the right.

I will also try to more frequently rotate the videos on the right column. At the moment, it is showing my favorite band, Capercaillie, playing a song called Mile Marbhaisg. This is not the best version of the song, but I still like it. =P

Oh, and ZaPaper, would you happen to know a chinese song called Gan Lan Shu, or The Olive Tree? Misty River (a favorite band of mine) does it, and they have an interesting story that goes with it.

Nothing else to report. See ya!

Concert, Fiddle Lesson, BBQ

Yesterday was an interesting day. Hmmm, the first day school is completely out is the first one in a while that wasn't boring. Coincidence?

I had my first fiddle lesson with my new "teacher" yesterday. My old teacher is taking an "indefinite break," which probably means she's going to stop teaching. I am now taking lessons from another one of her students. It went pretty well yesterday. I think we both learned a lot. =P

Last night we went to a concert. It was a local folk band called Misty River. I have all 5 of their CD's and this was my 5th or 6th concert I've seen by them. The tickets were a birthday present, and I also bought their latest CD, Stories, which I didn't have. I'm listening to it right now. =P It's okay, but Willow is still better. =P

In less than an hour, we are leaving to go to a barbecue, hosted by my old fiddle teacher. We are supposed to bring a dessert... I can smell the brownies baking!

That's it for now. See ya!

SCHOOL'S OUT!!! =D

YAY! SUMMER!!! NO MORE SCHOOL! ....for less than three months. Yes, I'm kind of a "glass half-empty" person. But summer goes by so fast!

School was fun today. The whole day we just signed yearbooks. Then we watched Blue's Clues in Humanitites because there wasn't anything else to do. lol

This summer is probably something I should look forward to. We're going on three main vacations, to Hawaii, Washington DC, and Massachusetts. The problem is that that's not going to leave much time at home and there's so much stuff I want to do!

I am NOT looking forward to next year. We had some people from the next grade up come into our class and talk to us about their year. They said there were more homework and more projects, my two worst nightmares! I certainly will not be caught wasting my summer! *shifty eyes*

Whenever I feel like it, soon, I'll post here again. Bye. =P

A partially interesting Sunday

Well, it's been an okay Sunday. Here I sit, listening to Seanchas will I write this post, and chatting with my friend on Skype.

Breakfast was good, we had crepes. I ate a bit less than usual. I don't know why. >_>

My brother's friend (AL's brother) is over, and they've been playing video games for the whole time. Typical. *rolls eyes* I really wish they'd have smileys on this thing...

AL was going to come over, but he apparently had too much homework, and there wasn't even any homework this weekend (last weekend before school gets out)! According to his dad, it "piled up throughout the year." Very typical of AL, lol.

And......... school gets out this Thursday! The whole week, we'll basically be watching movies, lol. Tomorrow, we're launching rockets. I'm not particularly excited about that, but I'm more worried that mine works okay (my grade is based on that). *gulp*

We are not sure where to go to dinner. We are still debating it. The Chinese place seems to be what's probably going to be chosen, but we're not sure. (Speaking of Chinese food, I've heard that actual Chinese food is very different from "American Chinese" food. Is that true, ZaPaper?)

I haven't played video games in over two weeks, I think. I'm proud of myself. (I have, however watched TV, but just a bit >_< )

I can't seem to think of a good ending. Oh, well. Bye!

EDIT: zomg the photos! I may forget to get them tonight, but I'll try!

Finally!

Well, school's pretty much over. We get out on Thursday, and the rest of next week is basically just watching movies and signing yearbooks. Finally, no more homework! =D

Nothing much else to report. I guess this is my first official "very short" post. =P

Major catch-up time (or not)

Sorry about this, I've totally flopped in posting. I've been really busy and stressed lately, mostly about homework (evil PT and her end-of-year projects!). So here I am again, racking my brain about what to post of the last few weeks.

The day after I last posted (the 28th) was my birthday. Happy birthday to me, yeah yeah yeah... I got some nice gifts, had some fun, etc. My birthday cake was a cheesecake =D
One of the best gifts I got was an $100 gift certificate for the iTunes store. =D I've been buying like crazy since then, but still have $73 left, lol!

The rest of the days have been regular, except for irregular amounts of homework. Nothing to report, except that I have managed to remain with A's in every class. I can't wait until next year. *rolls eyes*

While typing, I remembered that I still hadn't put those pictures I promised on here. Oh, well. I'll do it tomorrow. =P

EDIT: Since I am very bored right now and there is nothing else to do (apart from some unnecessary homework which I am very bored with =P ) I will give descriptions of my homework projects. You may now wish to proceed to the bottom of the post and skip over this terribly boring few paragraphs. For your convenience, I've changed everything you should skip over into gray.

First, we had to create a feudalistic society. And we had to be creative and come up with silly things! The example PT showed us was called "Fruitopia" and it was a whole bunch of fruits living in a feudalistic society. My friend AL did "Evil Vegetables." Someone else did Pencils. I was so uninspired. I had no ideas, so I had to do the whole thing the weekend before it was due. I ended up getting an 88% on it, which I am happy with (since it keeps my grade at a 95%).

We also had to find and draw our/a coat of arms. I am at the moment finishing mine, which I did on my grandmother's maiden name. My name nor my mom's name worked. It wasn't quite as bad as Create Feudalism, but did it have to be at the end of the year?

Earlier in the year, we had made picture books based on Greek myths. Last Thursday, we actually had to go to an elementary school and read them to first graders. I would have preferred (sp?) to never see my book again. It wasn't actually that bad, but still...

And last but not least, the rockets. I mentioned them in an eariler post. The rockets themselves are actually kind of fun, I hate to admit, but we also have to do an assignment along with them. Correction: 3 assignments. I have two of them finished. I'm thinking of working on the other one, but I think I've decided to put it off until tomorrow. =P Nothing more, since even I'm getting bored of this by now.

If you need some nice music to listen to, go to Moya Brennan's MySpace page. All four songs on there are really nice, but especially Peace Has Broken Out and Molly Fair (I'm listening to the latter right now). The link is to the right. ;)
EDIT2: Oh no! Peace Has Broken Out is gone! =(
I guess this is what iTunes is for, especially if you have a $73 credit =)

So I guess this will be one of those very short posts, and I'm sure I'll think of 1,000 other things to put on here later. Bye. =P

Oh, and does anyone know if it's legal for me to put whole songs as background music on this site?