Yeah. Kind of pointless. But I'm drastically changing my Facebook profile and I want to be reminded of the person I was before I made these drastic changes.

And I'm also on a library computer and I can't save to it.

And I don't feel like walking all the way back to my residence hall to do this on my laptop.

For me, laziness = motivation. Because I'm a nonconformist.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

My activities were: High school activities: Thespian Society, Forum staff (layout editor/graphic editor/cartoonist), National Art Honor Society, YAC (Young Adults in the Church)

College activities: Theatre Oxford, Live Artist Society, Outdoor Oxford, POOCH, Volunteer Oxford, Culinary Club, BSO Co-Founder and Co-President

Rockbrook Camp counselor!!

My interests were: "Sit-down" interests: Drawing, reading, writing, art, computers, poetry, comics/cartoons, painting, and writing newspaper columns about nothing

"Doing-something" interests: acting, flaunting my stick-shift skillz, kayaking, horseback riding, Rockbrook camp, hanging out with friends, making bad puns, and pointing out bad puns that other people don't make intentionally

My favorite music was: "Old" bands: Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Ramones, Fleetwood Mac, Heart

"New" bands: Green Day, R.E.M., Hellogoodbye, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Regina Spektor,The Killers, Coldplay, The Shins, The Decemberists

Other: more Disney songs than any normal person should know, Broadway original cast recordings, movie soundtracks

My favorite movies were: Anything that's deliciously quote-able like Monty Python, Mean Girls, Juno, or My Big Fat Greek Wedding, almost all of Mel Brooks' movies, the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, musical movies like Chicago and The Producers, and most importantly, ANIMATED MOVIES. Even the bad Don Bluth ones.

And that's all I have to say about that.

I GOT INTO ALL OF THE CLASSES I WANTED FIRST TRY!! My laptop + ethernet = WIN. My roommate's laptop + wireless = FAIL.

So . . . college is college. Midterms are coming up, as is the play that I'm in, Our Town, so later on this week I'm gonna die, but as far as right now goes, I'm good.

But this post is about my boyfriend, because I know he has found my LiveJournal now and I want to clear a few things up.

Oh, yeah, forgot to mention. I got a boyfriend within the first two months of college. Quite awesome, seeing as with the rest of life it took me 16 years to get a boyfriend, only to get dumped seven months later for no reason. THROUGH A FREAKING NOTE. There's a reason why he's saved as 'Asshole Ex--DON'T RESPOND' in my phone.

But I digress. I'm learning how to chase out my demons from my past relationship, because I've denied their existence for the past year and suddenly they feel the need to crop up again, right as I'm content with where I am. It's hard that's what she said because my mind makes comparisons, which aren't fair to me, to him, to anyone. I can only think about how love has hurt me instead of helped me and that slows my progress.

BUT I DIGRESS AGAIN. In looking back through my old posts, I came across this one from December of last year:

My ideal boyfriend in college will be a guy who:
Is tall and skinny
Has dark, wavy hair and brown eyes
Has emo glasses
Has frekkles. :)
Wears scarves and peacoats. Navy peacoats.
Wears turtlenecks.
Often puts his hands in his front pockets.
Kills at poetry slams.
Willingly poses shirtless for me to draw. (A girl can dream!)
Rubs his chin when he's thinking.
Wears black, beat-up Converses almost daily
Is rarely seen without iPod earbuds in his ears
Plays acoustic guitar
Has a gap between his front teeth
Leans in close when I talk to him
Takes me out on dates to coffee shops

. . . he is also:

Not a smoker, alcoholic, or druggie. Or Republican. If he turns out to be a smoker, then he will show his love for me by quitting. But it's better if he isn't a smoker in the first place.
The world's biggest geek. Talk to me like he is Yoda, he will. And we will have long, deep, meaningful conversations about how Gandalf survived the Balrog and about the theme of self-sacrifice in Harry Potter. Swoon, I will.
Not a fan of skinny jeans on men. 'Nuff said.
A close shaver. I hate beards. They feel weird. And speaking as a girl who once went out with a guy who only shaved once a week *the horrors!* I'm still at that stage in my life where I like clean-shaven guys.
A bit socially awkward. Over-confident guys are difficult to go out with. This runs in the same vein as being geeky. The only people my college boyfriend and I won't be awkward around are each other. Awww . . .
Is just a good guy all around. What else can I say?

Well. I'm just gonna say that I wrote this probably after finding out my ex was dating another girl IMMEDIATELY after breaking up with me, so my mindset was, "Well, she can have his buttface all to herself because I'm gonna find a great guy in college."

And I did. And looking back on this list, it's pretty funny how high my expectations were. Fortunately, my boyfriend makes most of these items, for he . . .

* Has dark eyes
* Is a poet
* Is a geek
* Is a musician (well, perhaps not acoustic guitar, but he's teaching himself how to play the piano. SWOON.)
* Wears sweaters (but not turtlenecks. WTF I found turtlenecks attractive?)
* Rubs his chin when he's thinking
* Is a bit socially awkward
* Is not a smoker
* Has glasses (but they broke)
* Is just a great guy all around

And he's better than this imaginary guy because, to be honest, this faux-guy seems like he'd be a little moody and no fun to be around. But my boyfriend is super-fun to be around. For instance, last night . . . I'm gonna pause a moment to see how long it will take for your mind to take the wrong direction . . . we sat in the student center for three hours talking about anything and everything, from our families to Stephen King to classes to the English translation of the Swahili at the beginning of 'Circle of Life.'

And that, just in and of itself, of speaking and having someone listen and not judge, is all I could ask for.

And, *ahem* Seventeen magazine said that boys who are good dancers are good kissers. And my boyfriend's a good dancer. So, even though I take most of what that magazine says with a grain of salt, I am quite intrigued by this trivia . . .

So . . . I got a Twitter account yesterday. I don't quite know what to do with it. YES I KNOW I BAD-MOUTHED TWITTER IN MY LAST POST. I guess I really did get that bored.

So, moving on. I have now seen Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a whopping three times. Once I saw it with my 13-year-old campers, courtesy of the camp directors, then again the same day on counselor leave (I had pre-purchased a ticket on Fandango) and then again on Sunday with my dad and brother. I'm bad, I know. But two out of those three times I didn't have to pay!

And, this is what I think of it:

The Good

1.) Tom Felton can act? Who knew? I guess he could really prove his chops in this movie, since in the other ones he had maybe one scathing line, then a sneer, and then a "MOMMY!" moment. Also, his lips have the coolest shape to them.

2.) Tim Broadbent as Slughorn = brilliant. He nailed the "I have good connections with famous people" side of Slughorn. Like Imelda Staunton and Umbridge, I forgive his not looking like the book character for his acting.

3.) Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was more grand and awesome than I imagined it. Kudos, art directors. Did anybody else notice the Umbridge "I must have order!" toy?

4.) Hermione has been too "pretty" in the past few films. I know Hollywood warps things, but I'm glad that the makeup department took Hermione back to her original bushiness in some scenes.
In the same vein, Emma Watson can act, too? I like the way she portrayed her soft spot for Ron. Probably because it reminds me of how I act around a boy I like. *whistles nervously*

5.)Blaise Zambini = HOT.

6.) Cormac McLaggen = HOT AS WELL. Methinks he was a bit too attractive for his role, but it worked. I loved watching his scenes because I got a chance to look at him I knew I would laugh. The finger licking-utterly atrocious and perfect.

7.) Art direction = WIN. The Tom Riddle memory scenes were a sight to behold. It's like they glowed from within.

8.) I had really been looking forward to the Dumbledore's funeral scene, but I settled for the Hogwarts wand-salute. It was a lot shorter and just as touching.

9.) Those silly Muggles at the beginning. Win by Death Eaters. Those opening scenes made my goosebumps come out every time I saw the movie.

The Bad

1.) Movie-to-movie consistency = FAIL. In GOF, the Penseive was a stone bird-bath looking thing that Harry fell into and was part of the memory. Now it's been reduced to a water basin that Harry just sticks his face into. Also, in COS, wasn't the Burrow . . . smaller? With more trees around it? (More grumbling about the Burrow later.)

2.) Ginny is taller than Harry! And the Room of Requirement scene was laughable. In fact, when I went to see this scene with counselor friends, we couldn't stop laughing and a guy in the back row shushed us very loudly.

3.) WTF THE BURROW DIED? I suppose no Bill-Fleur wedding scene in DH? Hell, where were Bill and Fleur the whole length of the movie?

4.) And for that matter, Lupin and Tonks? She called him "Sweetheart" one time, and they briefly glanced at each other in the reeds. Whoever played Tonks got her HBP moodiness down, though.

5.) So . . . I guess to moviemakers, Cedric's death was more important than Sirius's? Sirius was mentioned . . . once. By Slughorn. But Cedric's death was a recurring theme in OTP. I guess if an actor can't be resurrected as a hunky vampire, he's just totally useless . . .

6.) Narcissa Malfoy is supposed to be cold and unfeeling, but not that cold and unfeeling. Where was her motherly side? Oh, and her hair? She must have visited Cruella DeVille's stylist.

I almost signed up for a Twitter account today. HEAVEN HELP ME. I hope my life is never so boring that I feel I have to talk about it incessantly. If I need to tell the Internet, and myself, that my life is interesting, that probably means I actually need to make my life more interesting.

( Character rant! )

I graduated last night.

YAY!

The ceremony was less than an hour long. Not like Chestatee's last year, where every kid had to sing a song and every Board of Education member felt they had to give a speech. Nope. North Hall's graduation was short and to the point. Like our valedictorian, Tommy Chen.

Peace out, Eagle Scout.

1) Tell us a little bit about yourself. Gender, age, hobbies?
Female, still 17 but won't be anymore in 10 days (!) Hobbies, hobbies . . . hobbies . . . uh, I like to draw, write fantasy stories, read, and hang out with friends (so I don't look like a loser).

2) Now let's get a little deeper! Do you have a secret crush?
Honey, please. If I didn't have a crush on a boy, you just might have to take my temperature.

3) Do you prefer men, women, both, or neither?
Love me some men! Though I'm still young enough to date boys, if I wanted to.

4) Are you one of those people who believe the forwarded messages that spam your inbox?
No. I laugh at them, actually, like, "BAHAHAHA, I'll still be alive at 12 a.m. tomorrow even if I don't send this!"

5) WHY are you best friends with your best friend?
Same reason you're best friends with your best friend.

6) Do you like where you are in life? Where you're going, where you've been?
Where I am in life makes my head want to explode. I want to go to college, but I want to take all my high school friends with me, but I want to meet new people, but I want to relive inside jokes with my friends, and . . . GAH!

7) Is there anything you'd like to accomplish before you go?
Go where? To college? To heaven?

8) How strict are your parents? The annoying kind of strict, or the too loose?
My parents are pretty good, but if I try to go anywhere on a school night, watch out.

9) Siblings? If so, how many and do you like them at ALL? If not, do you feel lucky?
1. We like each other for the most part, but I am SO glad that I will be in college when he goes through puberty. Which is really weird to think about.

10) Do you have a favorite book? Or if you don't read books, maybe a magazine?
I have several favorite books. "The Hobbit," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "Memoirs of a Geisha," Tamora Pierce books . . .

11) Favorite genre of music?
Classic rock. It's classic for a reason.

12) Song?
"Kashmir," by Led Zeppelin

13) Artist?
Roy Lichtenstein

14) Water bottle company?
Fiji. Expensive, but sexy.

15) Video game?
I don't play video games.

16) 'Nuff of that! Time to roleplay! Now, you're running from the law and are running through the sewers to get to safety. You come to an intersection; one direction is water and the other is cement. You know that if you take the water route, you'll most likely be safer at the end of it, and your scent will be lost by any dogs they're using... but the thought of trudging through that is not pleasant. The cement way is longer, but at the end, a friend is waiting to slip you through a secret passage, and you're more likely to get caught. Which way do you take?
What am I running from the law from? Public nudity? In that case, I'd take the waterway, because I know how to swim.

17) Your best friend is dangling at the edge of a cliff, right next to your mother. You only have time to save one of them. Which one will you save?
Both because I'm a superhero.

18) Your best friend confesses to you that she is madly in love with your boyfriend. What do you do?
I'd say, "Wait your turn."

19) QUICK! I'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED BY THE SOVIET UNION AND NEED YOUR BANK NUMBER TO GET ENOUGH MONEY SO I CAN BUY MYSELF OUT! GIVE IT TO ME, QUICK, HURRY!!
Nice try. The Soviet Union broke up almost 18 years ago, doofus.

20) Black cat crosses your path. Your reaction?
"Hey, kitty!" As superstitious as I am, this one doesn't bother me.

21) Is that--GASP--CHRIS BROWN??
Meh. If you had said Chris Pine, then we'd be talking.

22) Omg. Ew. Chris Brown. How could you LIKE Chris BROWN?!
I never said I did.

23) You just encountered the love of your life kissing a different girl. How do you react?
Who is the love of my life again?

24) What do you believe is the purpose of life?
Live it the best way you know how.

25) How did you like *our answers?
You didn't answer. I answered. Moron.

This is from my ex-boyfriend's Facebook page . . . shh . . . He tagged me in this, but I won't give him the satisfaction of my doing it again on Facebook. But . . . I can't pass up a good survey.

A - Age: 17, soon to be 18

B - Bed size: Full

C - Chore you hate: Unloading the dishwasher/placing ice waters on the table

D - Dog's names: Gato!

E - Essential start your day item: Orange juice

F - Favorite color: Dark blue

G - Gold or Silver: Silver

H - Height: 5'2"

I - Instruments you play(ed): Guitar, in 9th grade

J - Job title: General camp counselor/activity instructor

K - Kid(s): Are cool unless they're bratty.

L - Living arrangements: Home, then camp, then dorm.

M - Mom's name: Mrs. Cummings

N - Nicknames: Gracie Lou, Miss Grace, Shaqwan.

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None.

P - Pet Peeve: Incorrect grammar

Q - Quote from a movie: "OH MY GOD, Karen, you can't just ask someone why they're white!"

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: Grant

T - Time you wake up: 6:45, 7

U- Underwear: Shouldn't be visible if I'm wearing it correctly.

V - Vegetable you dislike: Radishes

W - Ways you run late: Every way possible. I have no sense of time.

X - X-rays you've had: Teeth and knee

Y - Yummy food you make: This could be taken to be something really dirty.

Z - Zoo favorite: I don't do zoos. I prefer animals in their natural habitats. </hippie>

That makes no sense whatsoever.

Anyway, I've been wanting to do this for a while. I think it's a good writing exercise.

Okay, the thing to do is take a few of your characters and write an FML about their lives. (to write an FML: start out with Today, then describe your scenario in less than 300 characters, then end your statement with FML.) If your character doesn't have an FML . . . make their lives suck so they can!

Charlie: Today, I killed an evil wizard, only to learn my equally evil, vindictive aunt is still at large. FML.

Brigid: Today, I finally kissed the boy I like, only to have him step out into the hallway outside my bedroom and pass out. FML.

Keene: Today, I argued with my parents about why I can't marry my girlfriend. They "can't afford" to allow me to marry her, but are willing to pay for quality silver rings so I can marry a girl they choose. FML.

Mildreth: Today, my husband woke up from his month-long coma. He didn't know who I was and denied that I was his wife. He doesn't even believe I'm pregnant with his child, which is true. FML.

Queen Ailis: Today, my sister's son thwarted capture by my soldiers. Again. FML.

According to Sigmund Freud. Actually, according to Freud, everyone's a pervert. Thomas Forster in the book How To Read Literature Like A Professor just reinforces that writers are perverts.

Speaking as a writer, sexuality does come up in my stories. But not as often as I'd like. For instance, Character One is a boy and has just discovered that Character Two is a girl. (Character Two masquerades as a boy to get ahead in the world--just like Hillary Clinton!*) Character One and Two have to share a room with each other and Character One is laying down the law.

Character One: " . . . First, don't undress in front of me. In fact, let's not undress in front of each other. That's just . . . I don't want to go there."
Character Two: "Psh. I have a brother. It's nothing I haven't seen before."
Character One: "Well, you're not going to see that nothing on me."

Interpret that as you will. This could turn into an Abbott and Costello routine:

Character One: "Well, you're not going to see that nothing on me."
Character Two: "Your what?"
Character One: "Nothing."
Character Two: "Your . . . nothing?"
Character One: "Yes. It's nothing."
Character Two: "Your nothing is nothing?"
Character One: *raises eyebrows suggestively* "Oh, it's something." ;D

*Disclaimer: I'm actually a member of the Democrat party, and Hillary rocks my socks, almost as much as Obama does. But this lame joke was the last cookie on the plate that I justhad to take.

I need something to do while my brother hogs the shower. *sigh* Pre-teen boys.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Grace
2. Gracie Lou
3. Shaqwan

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:
1. Typed my senior will
2. Typed my cartoonist sign-off
3. Checked FML.com

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I'm pretty decent at writing and drawing.
2. I work hard for what I want.
3. I never try to be someone I'm not.

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I can't control the volume of my voice.
2. I have a hard time looking people in the eye when I talk.
3. I'm incredibly nervous around boys.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR ORIGINS:
1. Suthurn ('Southern' in a Southern accent . . . get it?)
2. German
3. Scotch/Irish/English/all that jazz

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF:
1. Dying without really living.
2. Losing people/pets I love
3. Car accidents

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Jeans
2. Rolling Stones hoodie
3. A permanent retainer

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Breakfast!
2. Social interaction
3. Smiling and laughing

THREE IMPORTANT OBJECTS:
1. Computer
2. Truck
3. Food

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS:
1. Led Zeppelin
2. AC/DC
3. The Killers

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
1. Hang with friends
2. Try new things
3. Reading a good story

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:*
1. "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire
2. "I'm Still Here" by Johnny Rzeznik
3. "Everytime We Touch" by CASCADA

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. College boys (!)
2. Getting my hair cut as short as I had it freshman year.
3. To fall in love with the school I want to go to.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Intimacy through communication.
2. Honesty.
3. Commitment.

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE WORLD:
1. Nurturing to the learning environment of 12-year-old girls.
2. My perspective on life via my newspaper columns
3. Something to believe in.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:**
1. I'm secretly jealous of people who can sing really well.
2. I was really good at soccer back when I played it.
3. I'm obsessed with luck and have so many 'lucky' and 'unlucky' things in my life.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:
1. Eyes
2. Lips
3. Everything else.

THREE EMOTIONAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:
1. The ability to listen.
2. A good sense of humor.
3. Acceptance that I just need my space sometimes.

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Hate someone.
2. Lie and get away with it.
3. Anything bad for my body, short of not exercising and eating junk food.

THREE THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
1. Having innocence.
2. When my friends weren't in marching band.
3. Not having so much @#$%ing homework.

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
1. A pony!
2. A(nother) pair of Vans or Converse
3. My diploma

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE:
1. The people around me.
2. The choices I make.
3. The life I live.

THREE OF YOU YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
1. Drawing
2. Writing epic fantasy stories
3. Reading " "

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Shower, dammit.
2. Graduate
3. Go to Oxford this weekend

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Fantasy Novelist
2. Graphic Novelist
3. English professor

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR VACATION:
1. England
2. Germany
3. Back to Greece

THREE CARTOON/TV CHARACTERS:
1. Captain Planet
2. Bill Nye The Science Guy
3. Ms. Frizzle

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Publish a book.
2. Get a PhD in English.
3. Travel to the lands of my origin

*Not to be confused with my favorite songs of all time.
**Guess the lie!

I just got tired of looking at my last (friends only) post. I was all *emo* because I failed two quizzes that, as it turns out, didn't contribute to my grades any.

1. WHERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My 4'11" tall great-grandmother. I was doomed to be short.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? A week ago. Damn.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's bad. Really bad. I like to laugh at it.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I'm a vegetarian. No, totally kidding. I just don't know what I'd answer . . . roast beef?
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Nope. Not even any goat kids.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I've thought about this, actually . . . if I was, say, a Goth kid, I wouldn't be friends with me. I'd be like, "Dude, who's that weird, happy chick?"
7. DO YOU EVER USE SARCASM? I only use it around people who will pick up on it.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Last time I checked, I did.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? It might take some convincing, but yeah, I'd probably do it.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Mini-Wheats
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Um, I mostly wear Vans slip-ons and Birkenstock sandals.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I don't have one. Every time I go to an ice cream shop, I try a new flavor.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their faces.
15. RED OR PINK? Red, babe.
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? That I alienate myself from people.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My darling little campers from last year.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? Yes. DO IT, FOOLS.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black sweatpants, bare feet.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My parents argue over an actor in Ugly Betty.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Royal blue. Easygoing, non-offensive, cheerful.
23. FAVORITE SMELL? This may be my hormones speaking, but hot boys when you hug them.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A telemarketer. *sigh*
25. DO YOU KNOW THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I don't know. Do I?
26. WHAT SPORTS DO YOU LIKE TO WATCH? High school basketball, show jumping, and barrel racing.
27. HAIR COLOR? Golden brown with fried medium-blonde ends.
28. EYE COLOR? Blue-green with hints of brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? The edible kind.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings all the way, man.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Hairspray
33 WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Light green.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs AND kisses.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Creme brulee.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? What? People respond to these?
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? *ditto*
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Perks of Being A Wallflower. For the 3rd time.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A map of Germany in the 1400s. How geeky.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST Night? The news.
42. FAVORITE SOUND? My cat purring, or just complete silence.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? How dare you make me choose! GAH! Uh . . . the Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Athens, Greece.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can eat 14 baby-back ribs in one sitting.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Atlanta, Georgia.
47. WHO'S ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Yours!
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOU SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? I have one?

My real name: Grace
Age: 17
Natural hair color: Either really dark blonde or really light brown, depending on the time of year.
Eye color: Blue-green, with an EXPLOSION OF BROWN!
Glasses/contacts: 20/20
Piercings: Ears

FAVOURITE:

Color: Navy blue, lime green, black, white, brown, gray . . .
Band(s): Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Killers, The Beatles, Death Cab For Cutie
Book: The Hobbit
Food: Carrots
Flower: Cherry blossom
Comic book: Foxtrot and Calvin and Hobbes
Cereal: Frosted Mini Wheats
Website: green-watches.deviantart.com


CAN YOU...

Sing the alphabet backwards: *recalls Mallory* I can sing the alphabet backwards! X, Y, Z . . .
Speak any other languages: Spanish, and a teeny tiny bit of Greek
Go a day without food: Yup.
Roll your tongue: Define "roll"
Eat a whole pizza: Oh goodness, no.

HAVE YOU EVER...

Won something in the lottery: I'm not old enough to buy lottery tickets.
Snuck out of the house: Yes.
Lied to get out of trouble: Probably.
Had a computer crash: Nope.
Gotten lost in your city: Hahahaha, yes.
Seen a shooting star: You bet.
Been to any other countries: Mm-hmm.
Had a serious surgery: Nada.
Solved a rubiks cube: No.
Gone out in public in your pajamas: Maybe?
Kissed a random stranger: No.
Hugged a random stranger: No.
Been in a fist fight: Nope.
Been arrested: Nein.
Done drugs: Nope-a-doodles.
Had alcohol: Yassus. (Greek for 'no.')
Laughed and had milk come out of your nose: Oh, most definitely.
Sneaked into the opposite sex's bathroom: Not really sneaked so much as, "Whoops, this isn't the ladies' room!"
Swore at your parents: Once.
Kicked a guy where it hurts: Man, there is one guy I would just really love to kick right now . . . but no.
Been to a casino: No.
Ran over an animal and killed it: Maybe? There's a really weird story behind this. BTW, cats totally have nine lives.
Gotten stitches: Nope.
Made homemade muffins: Ohhhhh yes.
Bitten someone: I think when I was at camp Rockbrook for the first time, I bit one of my cabinmates just because I was curious at what biting someone felt like.
Been to disneyland/disney world: Si.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU...

Cried: A while ago. It might have been the last time I watched Titanic.
Saw a movie in a theatre: Probably "Marley and Me" in January, but for some reason I want to say something more recent than that.
Read a book: This morning.
Had a snow day: A year ago or so . . . lame school district.
Had a party: Sophomore year? I need to throw another party like that again.
Got cursed: At? Or cursed by some Goth kid?
Called someone: idk my bff jill?


DO YOU PREFER:

Fruit/vegetables: Fruits
Black/white: Black.
Lights on/lights off: . . . for what, if I may ask?
TV/movie: Movie
Body spray/lotion: Lotion. Makes your skin smooth.
Cash/cheque: Cash, but I like the way 'check' is spelled here.
Pillows/blankets: Both! Mmmmm . . ..
Headache/stomach: I'd rather have a stomach than a headache. I hope we all come with stomachs.
Paint/Charcoal: Charcoal.
Chinese food/Mexican food: CHINESE! Omg.
Summer/winter: Summer.
Snow/rain: Snow.
Fog/misty: Misty
Rock/rap: Rock.
Chocolate/vanilla: Vanilla/chocolate swirl
Sprinkles/icing: Icing
Cake/pie: Pie
Strawberries/blueberries: Both, together.
Ocean/swimming pool: Ocean.
Cookies/muffins: Muffins!
Wallet/pocket: Huh?
Window/door: Window? What kind of a question is this?
Charles Chaplin/Chespirito: Charlie Chaplin
Pink/purple: Purple
Cat/dog: Both. Dogs more.
Long sleeve/short sleeve: Short sleeves
Pants/shorts: Shorts!
Winter hols/summer hols: Summer, because it's longer and not cold.
Spring/autumn: Spring.
Clouds/clear sky: Partly cloudy. Or partly sunny. Is the glass half full or half empty?
Moon/mars: Moon
Questions/Answers: Questions
War/Peace: What kind of dumbbutt would say 'war?' PEACE!

WHAT DO YOU THINK? ...


I...

Am: who I am.
Want: to graduate high school.
Need: to vent.
Love: you!
Hate: When people are immature for the sake of being immature.
Feel: Like I should be doing something other than this.
Did: not study for the math test I took today.
Miss: childhood.
Am annoyed by: my sore throat.
Am tired of: high school.
Will always: daydream about having abs, but not be willing to work out and get them.


MISCELLANEOUS:

How much money do you have right now: Why do you want to know?
Are you hungry right now: YES. I'm always hungry.
What are you doing right now: Typing this sentence?
Do you like the moon: I do indeed.
What are you going to do when you're done with this: Eat food.
If you could have any magical power what would it be: I'd want to be able to fly. That'd be freaking sweet.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE:

Funny: Not too extensively.
Cool: Nah.
Pretty: On good days.
Sarcastic: Yup.
Lazy: Definitely.
Hyper: Meh.
Friendly: Yes.
Evil: What?
Unforgettable: No?
Smart: Slightly.
Strong: Nope.
Talented: Perhaps.
Dorky: Very much so.


WHAT COMES TO MIND WITH THE WORD

High: James Blunt
Lonely: Dog. (Long story.)
Pen: Princeton University.
Flower: A weirdo word for "fart."
Window: Ourdoors.
Psycho: My ex
Brain freeze: Ice cream
Strange: Hiccups
Sassy: Malia Obama
Suffering: Darfur
Art: The Hinkles


WOULD YOU EVER

Sky dive: I've thought about it before . . .
Run away: Probably not.
Curse at a teacher: No.
Not take a shower for a week: Ew?
Ask someone out: Yup.
Lie to someone to make them think better of you: Lie about what?
Visit a foreign country for more than a month: YES.
Scuba dive: Yes!
Write a book: Already have. Several, actually.
Assemble a computer: If I could.
Become a rock star?: Hahaha, seeing as I'm not musically gifted whatsoever . . .
Have a long-distance relationship: Nope. They don't work.
Marry someone you don't know: NO

LAST QUESTIONS ( FINALLY )

What kind of computer do you have: 8-year-old Dell

What grade/level of studies are you in? (if applicable): Senior in high school

How many posters do you have in your room?: Two.


SEVEN THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE:

1. Re-learn the guitar (so I can play "Stairway to Heaven")
2. Get an MFA in Illustration and a PhD in English
3. Publish a book
4. Go to Ireland, England, Scotland, and Germany
5. Go to a rock concert
6. Own a horse. Or several.
7. Find the secret to immortality so I can do a lot of other things!

SEVEN THINGS I CAN'T (OR WON'T) DO:

1. Smoke.
2. Get a tattoo.
3. Kill myself or another.
4. Kiss, or do anything else to, a girl. (Contrary to all the jerks at my school who think I'm a lesbian . . .)
5. Get mind-numbingly drunk.
6. Wear heels to school.
7. Permanently straighten my hair.

SEVEN THINGS I SAY THE MOST:

1. "Cool beans."
2. "Indeed. In. Deed."
3. "Awesomesauce!"
4. "Lo siento."
5. "Me gusta!"
6. "Sorry?"
7. "Most definitely."

SEVEN MOVIES I COULD (OR DO) WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN:

1. The Lion King
2. Mean Girls
3. Devil Wears Prada
4. Legally Blonde
5. Any Lord of the Rings movies
6. Mulan
7. Star Wars

SEVEN VIDEO GAMES THAT THE STORY JUST GRABS YOU:

1. I
2. don't
3. play
4. video
5. games.
6. Lo
7. siento.

QUESTIONS ABOUT U...

1. Do you like animals?
Most definitely.

2. Have you ever met an online friend in person?
No.

3. Are you athletic?
Used to be.

4. Are you: thin, fat, athleticlly built etc:
Thin, thin, thin, until you get to my waist, then I thicken up.

5. How much do you weigh?
Less than 100. I worry my doctor.

6. What's your height?
5’2"

7. Shoe size?
5 1/2 to 7

8. Girls - are you tomboyish, girly, normal, etc?
Normally tomboyish or tomboyishly normal.

9. Guys- Are you girly, or guyish?
Oh, I'm the most girly guy you've ever met. </sarcasm>

10. How old are you?
17 . . . didn't I just answer this?

11.When's your birthday?
May

12. Do you like to receive giftart?
Si. Me gusta mucho.

13. Are you sociable?
Yes, I believe so.

Rules: Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag 10 people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real... nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must try to come up with different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question. All answers are supposed to be just one word.

1. What is your name:
Grace

2. A four Letter Word:
Gasp

3. A boy's Name:
Gregory House

4. A girl's Name:
Gina

5. An occupation:
Gas-station attendant

6. A color:
Green

7. Something you wear:
Galoshes

8. A food:
Grits

9. Something found in the bathroom:
Greasy-hair shampoo

10. A place:
Greece

11. A reason for being late:
Gas was low

12. Something you shout:
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!

13. A movie title:
Gattaca

14. Something you drink:
Gatorade

15. A musical group:
Gainesville Marching Red Elephants?

16. An animal:
Giraffe

17. A street name:
Grant Road!

18. A type of car:
G . . . gasoline-powered?

19. A song title:
Greengrow and the Rush Is Good (R.E.M.)

20. A verb:
Gesture

"Fat penguin!"
"What?"
"Just something to break the ice."

DA-DUM TSH!

So I haven't posted here in like, years. I am suffering from the worst writer's constipation right now. TMI much?

Therefore, a *unbelievably sarcastic* survey!

Name: Gracie Loo Poo
Single or taken: Single
Gender: Lady
Birthday: May 25th
Sign: Peace
Hair color: Golden brown
Eye color: Dreamy blue with an explosion of brown
Height: 5'2" on a good day
Are you straight/bisexual/gay?: Straight as a stick

-----------• × • F A S H I O N | S T U F F • × •--------------

Where is your favourite place to shop for clothes?: dELiA*s
Favorite designer?: Converse, Levi's, Abercrombie
What is your sexiest outfit?: My sexy outfit doesn't involve clothes. ;)
What is your most comfortable outfit?: T-shirt and exercise pants
What do you usually wear?: Hoodie + shirt + jeans + sneakers

--------------• × • S P E C I F I C S • × • -------------------

What kind of shampoo do you use?: Some botanical 'Forest Essentials' stuff
What are you listening to right now?: How dare you assume that I am addicted to my music! . . . and my iPod's charging.
Who is the last person that called you?: My Lit/Journalism teacher, by accident.
How many buddies are online right now?: IDK my BFF Jill?

-------------• × • F A V O R I T E S • × •-----------------

Foods: The edible kinds.
Girls names: Charlie, Rose, January (like January Jones from Mad Men)
Boys names: Charlie (I'm sensing a pattern here) Devin, James
Subjects in school: English and art
Animals: Horses, wolves, dogs, cats

----------------• × • H A V E | Y O U | E V E R • × •-------------

Given anyone a bath?: My dog?
Smoked?: Nope, and proud of that record.
Bungee jumped?: Haha, no.
Made yourself throw up?: Sure.
Skinny dipped?: Probably.
Ever been in love?: . . . get back to me on this one.
Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: No.
Pictured your crush ?: What, naked?
Actually seen your crush ?: Wait, I have a crush?
Cried when someone died?: Of course, I'm not heartless.
Lied?: No. Well, actually, that's a lie.
Fallen for your best friend?: Best guy friend, yes.
Rejected someone?: More times than I like to think.
Done something you regret?: Yeah. I'm only human.

------------• × • C U R R E N T • × •---------------

Clothes: Jeans, hoodie, T-shirt, socks.
Music: Didn't you just ask me this?
Smell: My cat. He's a smelly cat. "Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you?"
Desktop: A picture I drew three years ago of a person in a black hat.
Cd in player: Truck stereo player? Uh, a 'mix tape' though it's really a mix CD.
DVD in player: Titanic

----------------• × • L A S T | P E R S O N • × •----------------------

You touched: I have no idea. I'm not a touchy-feely person.
Hugged: My mom?
You IMed: Kimberly
You yelled at: My brother
You kissed: My ex-boyfriend. Mrrg. How dare you bring that up.

---------------• × • A R E | Y O U • × •---------------------

Understanding: I try to be.
Open-minded: Yes.
Arrogant: Who would answer yes to this? Psh. No.
Insecure: Definitely.
Random: Yes. Chicken?
Smart: On good days.
Moody: Not really.
Organized: NOPE.
Healthy: Eh, so-so.
Shy: Sometimes.
Difficult: Not one bit.
Bored easily: Sometimes.
Obsessed: With what?
Angry: Oh, goodness, no.
Sad: No.
Happy: Yes.
Hyper : No.
Trusting: Yes.

---------• × • W H O | D O | Y O U | W A N N A • × •--------

Kill?: Nobody. 0:)
Slap?: Yo momma.
Get really wasted with?: People I know that like to get wasted, except I wouldn't get wasted.
Get high with: No one.
Talk to offline: All of my friends.
Talk to online: A certain someone that I also want to talk to offline.
Sex it up with: You, you hot commodity, you. *Grrrawr*

------------------• × • R A N D O M • × •---------------------

In the morning I: have to let my cat out.
Love is: not important to me right now.
I dream about: boys. I'm dead serious.
Sexual preference: Gentlemen.
What do you notice first in the opposite gender you're into: Smile, eyes, hands.

---------------• × • W H I C H | I S | B E T T E R • × ---------------

Coke or Pepsi: Coke. You can't snort Pepsi.
Flowers or candy: CANDY! I can't eat flowers.
Tall or short: I'm short. I prefer tall.

---------------• × • W H O • × • ---------------

Makes you laugh the most: My friends.
Makes you smile: A lot of people.
Gives you a funny feeling when you see him/her?: Two boys who are cute and make me smile.

--------------• × • D O | Y O U | E V E R • × •-----------------

Sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone special to IM you?: Nope.
Wish you were a member of the opposite gender?: Sometimes, just for a day, though.
Wish you were younger: When it comes to kid's menus, yes.

-----------• × • N U M B E R • × •--------------

Of times I have had my heart broken: A few times.
Of hearts I have broken: 4.
Of guys I've kissed: 2
Of grls I've kissed: 0
Of CD's I own: in the 20's or so.
Of scars on my body: The scars are internal. *emo*

Okay, I'm just putting this out to the world: I just finished watching Hancock and there is a concept in it that I used in my story--one person getting hurt and another person feeling the pain, and a boy and a girl who are solely dependent on each other. Well, just so everyone knows, I wrote that concept into my story before I ever watched Hancock. So I'm not a copycat. Thank you.

As a writer, that is one of the weirdest things that can happen, finding out the something you've never seen before applies to what you've written. ISS WEEEEEEIRRRD.

So I've been thinking . . . (everybody run! Grace has been thinking!) about my ideal college boyfriend again. I can't help it. He's just soooooo dreamy. :)

In addition to this list:

My ideal boyfriend in college will be a guy who:
Is tall and skinny
Has dark, wavy hair and brown eyes
Has emo glasses
Has frekkles. :)
Wears scarves and peacoats. Navy peacoats.
Wears turtlenecks.
Often puts his hands in his front pockets.
Kills at poetry slams.
Willingly poses shirtless for me to draw. (A girl can dream!)
Rubs his chin when he's thinking.
Wears black, beat-up Converses almost daily
Is rarely seen without iPod earbuds in his ears
Plays acoustic guitar
Has a gap between his front teeth
Leans in close when I talk to him
Takes me out on dates to coffee shops

. . . he is also:

Not a smoker, alcoholic, or druggie. Or Republican.If he turns out to be a smoker, then he will show his love for me by quitting. But it's better if he isn't a smoker in the first place.
The world's biggest geek. Talk to me like he is Yoda, he will. And we will have long, deep, meaningful conversations about how Gandalf survived the Balrog and about the theme of self-sacrifice in Harry Potter. Swoon, I will.
Not a fan of skinny jeans on men. 'Nuff said.
A close shaver. I hate beards. They feel weird. And speaking as a girl who once went out with a guy who only shaved once a week *the horrors!* I'm still at that stage in my life where I like clean-shaven guys.
A bit socially awkward. Over-confident guys are difficult to go out with. This runs in the same vein as being geeky. The only people my college boyfriend and I won't be awkward around are each other. Awww . . .
Is just a good guy all around. What else can I say?

So the story I've been working on for a year has now surpassed 146 pages and I'm still not finished. :P Probably because I'm a largely stream-of-consciousness writer that has a general idea of the plot, but then this hyper cheerleader voice in my head says, "Like, OMG! Wouldn't it be cool if this happened?" And by and large the rest of my mind says, "OMG that's a good idea!" And then I read the finished work and I think, "WTF did I write that?" However, sometimes the plot is helped . . . And other times the plot is turned on its head.

Fortunately I'm at the most exciting action part. Maybe I'll finish this week. That's what I want for Christmas.

There is a point when one is drinking hot chocolate when the hot chocolate just isn't hot anymore, and that is the point I have reached. It's kind of a bummer.

I've done this list on two other websites, but I like listing random things about myself, so for peeps new to my LJ . . . ta-daa! *jazz hands*

16 Random Things About Me

1.)I don't really care if my cat pees in my bedroom and I don't know why I don't care.

2.) I'm VERY superstitious: no walking under ladders or opening umbrellas indoor for me.

3.) My face always shows my true expression, except for when I'm acting onstage.

4.) I don't know whether to call my eyes blue or hazel.

5.) Being short bothers me, but studies show that I'm less likely to get cancer because of my height.

6.) I LOVE to read fashion magazines, though I rarely heed their advice.

7.) I just recently discovered that I'm a fan of basketball.

8.) But I think football is really boring until the Super Bowl commercials come on.

9.) I love horses, but haven't ridden one in two years.

10.) I think I'm a bad poet, but everyone likes to read my poetry anyway.

11.) Sometimes I wish I was born in a different time period--the 1960's, 1940's, 1860's, 1770's . . .

12.) I asked for a set of bedsheets for Christmas.

13.) My parent's won't pay me when I do my chores--but they fill the tank in my truck once a week, so I can't complain.

14.) I hate being skinny; ladies, if you think you need to drop a few pounds to find a boyfriend, trust me, boys don't like skinny girls.

15.) Nevertheless, I'm boy-crazy to a fault.

16.) This is the sixteenth item.*

*I think that one was the most revealing fact.

I get e-mail promotions from Victoria's Secret.com. The thing is, I only bought two things from them. A sweatshirt and a tank top. A SWEATSHIRT AND A TANK TOP. And that was nearly a year ago! I really don't care if thongs are 20% off for fall, okay? I should probably stop deleting those e-mails so I can stop them.

It was bad enough that I got the gift card from my cousin in the first place. That's one Christmas present I opened last year that my parents were like, "O RLY?" Good thing I found two non-slutty things to buy with that gift card.

YOU MUST LISTEN TO THE KILLERS' NEW CD DAY AND AGE. I had forgotten what it felt like to fall in love with a song, but 'Human' reminded me. And Brandon Flowers is just the cutest little Mormon stud muffin . . . mmm!

It's snowing here in Georgia. On the first of December. It . . . it just doesn't snow in Georgia in December. As soon as I got home, I ran around, bookbag and all, and caught snowflakes with my tongue. And it made me very happy.

I have homework to do . . . NAH.

Marry me, Brandon Flowers.