12 posts tagged “qotd”

What question do you hate being asked?

The two questions I am asked most frequently, of course:

A) Are you okay?  Because when I'm thinking about something very important or complicated people say I look like something is wrong.  In fact, it seems like if I'm just not smiling people act like I am sick or something.

B) Are you stoned?  Because I'm just odd and some people are suspicious of anyone who doesn't act like a stuck up little stiff.

Well.  Imagine this:

You are in bed, in your jammy's and you mother is on her way out the door.  She asks you to take a big bag out to the car.  You do as told and return to your porch, twist the doorknob and realized it's locked.  Keep in mind you are in your pajamas, face unwashed, teeth unbrushed and not wearing a bra.  Mom just left the driveway and you look at you options:

wait until around 3 when she'll be back.

go ring on your neighbors' doorbells until someone lets you use a phone even though you aren't dressed for that.

attempt breaking in your own house to avoid the second one.

I did the second one.  My neighbors on the right were home but didn't bother coming to the door, the ones across from them really were'nt home and the ones on their right were, but were men (worse).  On the bright side everything worked out because I'm here blogging it hoping you'll chuckle a little, eh?

And you know what else?  When one thing goes wrong in my life a few others always come with it.  Last night when my parents were in MS, the church van broke down.  They all (church members)had to get a ride here.  No other bad thing has happened and that's that.  Everything else will continue just as happy as before.  Usually everything goes bad, but not this time...nope.

If you had to write your autobiography in 6 words, what would you write?
Submitted by mitzie.

I laughed, lived, learned and loved...and knitted.

I'm clearing out the guest room because we dropped off my neice with her parents.  Now I am unsure whether to turn it into a library or game room or what.  What kind of room would you transform your boring guest room into? There is always an office. 

Aside from that matter, my sister and her husband have settled in a lovely house in Germany.  She says, however there are bugs EVERYWHERE and no airconditioning yet AND no screens on the windows, resulting in her opening the windows in order to get air and bugs coming and going as they please.  Good thing I gave her Lacey, my dog, because she eats bugs.  Gross, I know

^is a male european house spider.  Yum.

Which life lesson do you wish you'd learned sooner?

In order to have an honest answer, I would have had to actually learned something from life.  The only thing I've really learned is why it's worth loving people when it hurts when they leave-they always do, or hate you later or...die.  It's wabi sabi.  You know, that Japanese philosphy?  It's all about the beauty of things imperfect (life), temporary(love) and simple(me).  Loving someone won't last forever and that's what makes that time more beautiful-because especially after death-you won't have that time again.  So it's worth the pain.  I guess I have learned one thing.

It's the end of the world.  Oh no, just the school year-even better.  Today band members had what is called podium day-basically senior goodbyes.  My band friends were all crying in fourth period.  There were year books and free time in classes wher you'd been busy in all year.  Next week in choir there will be parties (yes, plural).  People are giving stuff away like free choir shirts (I got one) and hugs and "I love you"s and simple stuff that makes us happy.  I'm in a hurry to turn in my assignments and take exams.  I think I'll be fine this summer-not seeing too many friends until next year and all.  aNd even then some people are moving and seniors are doing what they do.  Next year most of my friends will be juniors.  I like that.  I'll be in more clubs.  That's great. 

I haven't listed much in a while, so...Summer goals:

1. Go visit Aaron and Ashley.

2. Get rid of my niece.  (I meant that as a joke-she's kinda cool.  Maybe I'll miss her when I'm lonely)

3. ACT. 

4. I am looking at the Orpheum thing.  I just want to see my friends and people I don't know-I hope there won't be a lot of people from school there.  I hate seeing them somewhere else.

5. Write more interesting blogs.

6. Don't forget to blog.

7. Piano lessons.

8. Quit drum lessons.

9. Maintain a healthy weight.

10. survive without getting bored.  Perhaps keep in touch with friends.

What role did you play in your school play?

 

I played myself.  No lie.  It was all about improvisation.

Anyway, to get to the point of the title...I am currently in Organizational Leadership, a class where we are acting like we are some company trying to sell t shirts.  There are about eight people in this class and four of us are actually working on this project-the rest won't even come over here to see what's going on.  Well, there is this girl who keeps shooting down my ideas (and I hers, to be completely honest).  She is making me sick.  Even her outfit is.  I am just trying to get things done, here.

Have you ever been in such a position?

How do you stay in shape?

To simply put it:  I don't.  Try, I mean.  No excercise and lots of junk food- sweets particularky.  But no soda and a lot of water. 

What would you most like to change about your life?

 

I absolutely love my life, but there are some things that I think need a little changing.  Like the people I am stuck with in this town.  not my family or closest buds-no, no, just the ones who become follwers to anyone who shares a joke with them.  I would also give myself magical powers.

Today I have to eat lunch on the stage-again.  I know I just did that yesterday(selling tickets for the school play), but this is for Organizational Leadership and I am supposesd to pass out surveys for people to fill out.  Here's another confession to add to the last post: The last time I was supposed to hand out surveys during lunch, I didn't. 

My persuasive speech is going great.  I wrote a buttload of it last night...okay...maybe a few paragraphs.  Too bad I decided to do it on the overdone topic of Animal Testing.  In this 5-7 minute speech, I'll attempt changing a belief or at least making my audience think a bit more about the good side to animal testing.  Honestly, not all of the alternatives(people volunteering, virtual animals for dissection, etc) will always work.  Any who that is going good for someone (like me) who procrastinated in the first place-it due tomorrow. 

I am a little nervous about trying out for Cougar Vision, but ithat's okay because I don't even know when the auditions are.  They could be going on right now. 

I think I am supposed to stay after today to help paint the set for the play.  Crap.  I sore the wrong kind of shirt.  But then again, I am not sure what is going to happen.  I'll just ask Greg in World History-which I made a C in. ugh.  My grades aren't looking so good.  I'd better get off because the bell is about to ring.

What's the biggest mistake you've ever made at a job?

I went blabbling on and kept doing it until I said something stupid and didn't get the job at all.

Any way this breaking up with a friend thing?  The coward appraoch isn't going too well.  She hasn't noticed anything at all.  In fact, she's still calling my decisions stupid.  I am going to have to confront the problem.  How fun.  I am just a little worried about how she'll take it.  I am not the one to take advice from a magazine article, but Cosmo Girl says I should give her an explanation, but not list all of her errors-that could be hurtful.  It also said don't make a big deal about it.  So I guess I'll be doing this on Monday.

In my English class we are reading Julius Ceasar (sp?) and from Shakespeare I read this quote:

Cowards die many times, before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once.

I actually like this quote.  A lot.  It's going on my list.  Maybe this is a sign that the direct approach is a good thing? 

What one thing about your significant other drives you bananas?

I don't have one, but at some point I'm sure it will be the toilet seat being left up and I'll be the one who leaves hair in the sink (gross, I know).

So.  As for getting my permit, I have to find out how many days you are allowed to be absent.  My absent number is 16 days.  The lady at the office said that was too many, but I want to find out for myself.  The website, www.dmv.org says nothing about that.  I have been taking these tests and memorizing them.  I am going to make an appointment at the DMV for next monday around ten.  Then later I will go off to my choir rehearsal at three. 

Friday I will be spending it on a mission trip to live with the homeless.  It's something my mom has been organizing.  We leave all technology behind and take what we can carry.  For lunch, we bring something for us and seven more to share with theless fortunate.  I think I'll take my camera anyway to make my first video blog.  Maybe I can pretend to be a journalist like on channel 366.  That will be fun.  I can see it now...

"Today I am here discovering the true meaning of 'a day in someone else's shoes'"

Then Saturday I was invited to a sweet 16.  Finally. I know two that have passed and no one would think about inviting moi, the life of the party (tres offend, as my friend Mr. Whiskers puts it).  This should be fun, though I hope I know others there besides the host, but that's the fun about parties-life even: "life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you might get".

Aside from that I have found out I will only be needing thirty bucks for a one day pass to Memphis In May.  I thought I needed seventy, but that was for a weekend pass.  Can you imagine going somewhere everyday for a whole weekend?  Too much for me.

So, with that said I must:

1.  find out how many days absent maximum will still permit me a permit.

2.  study some more.

3.  do third period homework in second period.

4.  do fourth period homework in thrird period.

5.  copy notes from yesterday's third period on the library's tecnology (getting ten bucks for it-why not?)

6.  stop goughing off in first period by blogging instead of going over the hand out.

7.  make oppointment.

8.  pack for day without a home

9.  plan sunday school lesson

...and much, much more.

How have your religious views changed since you left your parents' home?

I haven't left, but the more I am here the more questions I have about this religion. 

Went out today picked up a book or two:

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

It rocks.  Even the title.  and I only just got past the introduction.  I hope it will have a lot to do with neurology-in order to cross off my list on my first post. 

I have an English paper to work on, can't post much.  But that's okay because no one reads this and I am talking to myself.

*Apu from the Simpsons accent*

Thank you, come again.

If you could take any class you wanted for one semester, what would you study?

either philosophy or psychology or music.

actual music.  all kinds, though.

Not much news, really.  I have been eating a ton every day and it doesn't bother me.

That bothers me.

Today is a Friday=nap day. Tomorrow I am going to be coordinating our church youth breakfast.  I planned everything but there is supposed to be some kind of skit going on.  I just have to find a skit with morals.  how hard can that be?

I still have that ugly optimism-is-a-'perfectly good'-waste-of-time-and-hope feeling, but thats alright.

And because there is nothing interesting to say, a list.

Things that made this week worth passing

1.  She offered me gum.  i accpeted it.  I then realized how long it had been since I had gum.

2.  He offered me a hug.  I gave in.  It was my first not forced, not awkward hug in a VERY long time.

3.  I found a good qoute in a Nick Flynn poetry book:  "the ocean will always be trying to find a way into your boat."  It is from the Coat Gaurd on life saving, he says

4.  They skipped me.  it was a joke.  I laughed wholeheartedly.

---By now you should know what kind of week it was.----

5.  Rob Thomas's burning to the ground song. .

6.."On the way down" ryan cabrerra.

7.  ...

I guess that's it.