It wasn't just junior year... it was junior year PLUS IB

That would be the title of a horror film, yeah? So anyway. If you haven't seen this movie, I DO NOT recommend checking it out, because it freaking SUCKS. The plot is interesting, but the stress is WAY TO HIGH and there is too freaking much going on. At least HW wise. So yeah.
Btw, VARSITY SOCCER WON 3-0 vs. BUSH HELL YES. It was wonderful. You should all come watch Friday's game. DO IT.
Okay, bye.
Bonne chance mes amies,
mon coeur est avec vous.
Ellen :)

I'm Alive...

In response to Cailyn's title ^

Anyways, I'm so glad it's Friday. Even though I have a crapload of stuff to do, at least I have the whole weekend to look forward too. But on a different note, guess what? I finished my last Swerve drive today! I'm hoping to get my license ASAP :D
Things outside of school all seem to be falling into place perfectly for me - drama tech, a tutoring job, driving, etc. So when I get time on the weekend to just enjoy those moments when I realize my life isn't so bad, I feel a lot better.

Also, I'm really excited to try out for Chamber Choir. I'm hoping I can get in, because I think I'm at the point now where I can truly commit more time to choir, because it has always been something I loved, but I just wasn't sure Chamber Choir would be my thing.



So Photoshop picture of the week. This is a background I made myself, using a repition of the letter N in a scripty font. The resolution settings got kind of funky, so it's a bit more blurry than what it originally was. It was a lot of fun to make, and if you want I can make one for you using your initial. Just leave a comment or shoot me an email.



Love you all, but I've got (homework) to do!

-Nathalia

History. 'Nuff said.

Sorry bros, check out the title. Maybe another day.
Ciao,
Ellen :)

OOOO, who's still alive??

Hey guys. So update on me?

I'm petsitting this cat next door (Jasper), and it's been 4 days since I've been going over there, and I'm going to go over every day ish for two weeks.

So...Jasper is an outdoor cat, but I've been told he should probably stay inside for the duration of his owner's trip.. Yeah. It's pretty exciting when animals escape. I think it's getting smarter.

Today when I went over, I opened the door as I usually did, trying to be really quick about it so I could get in and close the door before Jasper shows up, but also as usual, I couldn't and made a TON of noise fiddling with the bolt and the lock. So...jasper's waiting for me. I have to put my leg in his way, so he won't get through my feet, but that didn't really change anything for some reason this time. Maybe Jasper is more comfortable around me...but he zooooomed right on past.

I said that he was getting smarter, but I guess not that smart. He stopped, to bask in his freedom...literally on the door mat. So I picked him up and set him down right inside the door again. If cats had more prominent facial expressions...I bet I'd see one of my own regulars on his face. He was definitely mewl-ing the part.

Yeah. so that's Jasper in the picture. He always looks like that when we leave, probably wondering what the hell made us so special to be able to open the doorknob when he can't (he's tried).

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On a more school related note (BECAUSE WE'RE BACK IN SCHOOL Y'ALL X_x)

What are you guys thinking for CAS? I'm a little interested in volunteering for an organization called Teen Link. If I was able to, I would be able to volunteer answering phones for their suicide help line. I think it would be really interesting, and I love being able to talk to people.

But yeah... CAS projects anyone?

It's about time!

It's about time that I posted again! Or anyone else for that matter...

So. School started. Pretty exciting, huh? Lots to think about, lots to do. I'm not a big fan of the 1 1/2 hour block periods, but hopefully we can adjust. I am however excited for HL art. That class will be amazing. And history. Love the topic, and I actually don't mind the reading too much. What are you all looking forward to in this year's classes?

Also, Drama Tech for this year's play, The Mouse That Roared, could use a few more members. The times are 3x a week after school until 5:20, but it's pretty flexible. And lots of fun - don't forget that! BTW you can do dance company and drama tech. So consider joining if you have the time, I promise you won't regret it. This also fills a drama credit in case anyone needs that...

Well, I don't have too much more to post, and I've homework to do. Sorry guys, no Photoshop picture of the week.


Have a good weekend! (I know I will!)

-Nathalia

Last Katie Post of the Summer

Well summer is almost over. I guess it's been really successful. I relaxed, had adventures, met new people, and played a TON of video games. I also made a lot of friendship bracelets... haha. We should make blog friendship bracelets with six strings and each string represents us. They should be the color of our fish (hehehe).

The fish are the best part of this whole blog.

I think I am the only one who really posts... Nathalia usually does. But OH WELL.

School is starting up. Are you guys excited? I am. I want to use my brain. And see my friends.

But we have to start thinking about SATs and colleges this year. That part is very stressful, although college life sounds really good right about now.

I am going to giv eyou a link to the Song of the Week from now on. Please listen to them! Music is a really important part of my life and I love to share it with others (trolololo). But seriously, do it.

Song of the week ---> Sweet and Low by Augustana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFrZHTNOmas&ob=av3n

Katie ---> out. MWAH.

2nd to last KatiePost of the summer

We start school in like almost a week. Oh dear... BAH

I'm watching that 70s show... this is my life. no joke.

And I've been DRIVING!!! AHHH!! I haven't even gotten in a crash... so proud of meeeee. yayyyyy katieee.

AP calculus has started, as well as soccer. Calc is actually a ton of fun. Our class already has LOADS of inside jokes. Like... MOOOOOOOOO. MEROOOOOOOOOOO. and "cowculus taught me how to jerk!!!" I love math.

And soccer! Oh my gosh, it is so much fun. It's stressful, because I put so much pressure on myself. But it is so great to play the sport again and see all my sporty friends. And the new coach is just great. So much better than Walt! But Walt is funny and awkward so I like having him around. And the coach Jeff is cool too. He's a chill guy.

Also... The Help is a GREAT MOVIE (sorry Ellen...) I have seen it twice already this week... lol. So good. So you should watch it. It will change your life. GO. NOW.

I can hear a party going on in the neighborhood. A party I was not invited to. Dumb neighbors.

Song of the Week ---> "Death of an Interior Designer" by Death Cab for Cutie

Katie ---> out. MWAH.

Soccer has STARTED

Soccer has started! I love playing a sport, and I LOVE soccer. I am not very good at soccer, but I absolutely love the people who play! So much! And I feel like I've gotten so much better at soccer over the past two years, hopefully this year is good too. Speaking of sports, I have the opportunity to play fall ball (fall lacrosse) with PSS (Puget Sound Select - team Lindsay, Kelly, and Nicole play for). I really want to play because I do want to get better, but also I feel like all the people on the team are WAY better than I am, because I got worse over the summer (not kidding). On our FR team our coach is always telling us how to get better, and on my summer team they would never correct me or help me in that way, so I fell back into all my old bad habits. So I'm pretty on the fence. On one hand, playing would be great and I would get better, while on the other I'm scared s***less to be playing with people who have so much more experience than I do. What do you think? Feel free to help out with my dilemma haha. Anywaaaays. I just got back from Maine! Isle Au Haut to be precise. It is very wonderful up there. My cousin and I probably would've set the Guiness World Record for the farthest distance traveled by two people on one bicycle that was not a tandem bike. We had a lot of fun. I love hanging with my cousins.
Anyway, WHO WATCHED THE GLEE PROJECT. Oh my god. I don't want to give anything way in case you haven't seen it yet. But there is a certain contender who I LOVE SO MUCH (Cailyn knows all too well... :)) and it was the cutest thing of my life. <3
Alrighty.
Ciao for now,
Ellen :)
Oh dang I need a joke. I may give this up unless I hear a really good one to share. Sorry broskis (new favorite word). Joke would have to be Walter's various hairstyles (BHAHAHAHAH). Okay yeah. I'll only share if I actually have something now. Bye!

And it begins...

So we started AP calc yesterday. I actually understand it. yay.
Test tomorrow though, not looking forward to that.
Not much to report.
I'm heading up to the island on Saturday thru the next Sunday.

LOVE YOU ALL.
-Kylie

WTF y'all gotta POST

The point in having a BLOOOOG is that everyone should POOOST. I really want to keep this up in the school year as well. I know we're busy, but I look forward to this... haha... bahh.

I just made pizza. It was a quattro fromaggi (4 cheese). DELICIOUS. I'm going to bring it to eat during math class and I don't care what Mr. Pesce says. SO HA.

I am playing Harry Potter Lego again. I LOVE MY LIFE.

I went on a 5 mile hike up a mountain today so I can do that kind of unproductive shit and still feel good about myself.

My back is hurting. I am concerned.

I CAN'T UPLOAD PHOTOS.

DUMB.

...

Does anybody even still read this anymore?

Song of the Week ---> Falling Down by Space Cowboys

Katie ---> out. MWAH.

a taste of what i do every day

I am too lazy to write a long blog post today so here is a list of the things I have done recently.

1. Got my belly button pierced
2. Went to South Carolina and stayed with Maddie Bean for a week
3. Got stung by a jellyfish
3. Went to my friend's dad's wedding reception
4. Played Harry Potter video games

This is really short so here are some funny pictures.








Song of the Week ---> Roll Up by Wiz Khalifa

Katie ---> out. MWAH.

I'm feeling creative

Yeah. I'm in a creative mood. It's bright and sunny outside my bedroom window, and I've been stuck doing math homework for the past couple of hours, not to mention getting all my outlines and resources ready for a tutoring session tonight. I don't want to sit down any more. So that's why 20 minutes ago I got up and made a bottle cap. You know, where you put a picture or bauble and stuff and use glaze glue to seal it all in? Yeah, so I basically found a bunch of cool beads that I wasn't using for earrings and dumped them into a cap with glaze to get a rainbow charm type deal. I'm going to attach a clip and hang it on my backpack. Here's a picture of it taken from my phone:




Kinda cute, huh?


So I'm kinda miffed that they haven't posted the school supply list yet. Normally it's out by now. And I need to go shopping for stuff like, this weekend. Because then I'm gone afterwards to Oregon and California, and then school starts. And there will be no cute supplies left once school starts. This is a tragedy. :(

Oh! You know what, Glee the 3-D Concert came out today! I really want to go see it. I heard from people that it's quite good. I'm looking forward to going in the next week or so.

I just saw the UPS guy drive by my house outside my window. I got another Sephora package yesterday, with another eyeliner and lipgloss. Yes I know, how could I possibly want more. I needed to spend those giftcards though. Anyways, my eyeliner is coppery pink, by Tokidoki. And the lip gloss is clear, by Philosohpy. It smells like coconut and vanilla. Yum :) perfect for summer.

Anyways, Photoshop picture of the week. Not much done to this pic, taken in Hawaii. Just minor touch ups. It's a sign you see as you go to the Black Sand beach on the Big Island. We stopped by on the way to the Volcano National Park.




Enjoy your weekend!
-N

Bubbles

Hahahahah so the title ^ I just typed a random letter into the the "Title:" box and on a drop-down menu, "Bubbles" came up. It made me laugh so I made it my title today.
Do you think bubbles would freeze if it was cold enough out? I wanna try it... that'd be legit.
I need to write three essays tonight. I NEED MOTIVATION. So I just bought myself this "Livestrong" bracelet. I am going to wear it now for motivation. THOSE ESSAYS ARE GOING DOWN. I mean it. For sure. I swear, you contact me any time tonight and I will be working on them. Unless I'm done with them. Anybody want to have an essay contest? Kylie and I did that once and it worked pretty well. I have my last summer lax practice tomorrow... next sport, soccer! Yikes we might have enough for two teams this year... eep! Wish me luck! I want to make varsity, but I'll convince myself to have a good time on JV too. Plus people tend to drop out of soccer eventually anyway.
Alllrighty. Joke of the week: Following Kelly. Yikes. Hahahah quite the adventure.
Anywayyyy.
Love y'all! I'll be in Maine next week - no computer, no phone, no Facebook, no electricity, LIFE WILL BE GOOD. I cannot wait.
Ciao,
Ellen :)

Long time no blog

Hey, sorry I haven't posted since the beginning of the summer. My computer was in the matrix (my B, 1, AND A keys work now, as well as the left half of my space bar. happy day.).

I really don't know what to blog about right now.

My life is sort of on an emotional roller coaster.
My family is in a rough place right now, mostly caused by uncertainty of Grandpa's health conditions. We're getting some good news, lots of bad news. I'm at the hospital with him right now. It's weird being with someone who you know is not going to be getting any better. They look so helpless and it sucks because I can't do anything. All we can do is be here for him and grandma right now. It's also hard because even though he's my grandpa, he's moms father. So its super extra hard for her to see the man she grew up with in such a state of solitude and stagnancy.
Right now he's trying to explain how to play angry birds to grandma.
"Get him off of there! GET HIM OFF! level failed. tell me about it!" i love my grandma.
But anyways, it's just hard because I want to be of help you know, but i think the best I can so right now is just be here and available to talk to whoever needs to.

Moving on.

Yesterday I found a four-leaf clover. It was a good day.

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. Cailyn and I are going shopping, then we're seeing the early premier of Glee 3D with Catherine and Ariel. I haven't seen Ariel in forever so that'll be lots of fun. I miss my junior.

I have a pretty fun rest of the summer. Jane and I are going to Leavenworth with mom for a few days, and then Maddy and I are going to Portland. That's going to be great. I love spontaneous trips.
Speaking of spontaneous, I haven't seen Mamma Mia in a while.
Maybe I'll watch that tonight. Lift my spirits up. That, and the Sound of Music.

I slept over at Jane's house last night and we had a mini iCarly marathon. I love that show. It's actually really funny.

I should go, I'll post more later.

Love you all, Kylie.

Pottermore!

Happy first Friday in August everyone!

So guess what? I got early access to Pottermore by completing the magicial quill contest thingy at 6 am this morning. I was assigned the username MidnightUnicorn139, which is quite lovely. I like unicorns. Actually, I got this app called I'ma Unicorn, but that's another story :D I'm super excited! I am eagerly awaiting my welcome email to Hogwarts and am really curious to see which house I'll end up in. For those of you who still wish to get early access, keep trying! Day 7 is the last day, but I'm sure if you are persistant it will pay off. Good luck to you all!

What else is new? Not much. I have a full packed schedule for August, including finishing Driver's Ed (about time!), huge family get togethers over the next couple of weekend, going to California in about 3 weeks, and of course getting ready to head back to school :| and then there's also the little things that I really wanted to finish before summer was over, like my Israel scrapbook. So I apologize if I haven't seen you all summer, because at this point I'm so scheduled that I have no room to breathe!

Also, I have to talk about my Sephora haul. Y'all probably don't care about what kind of exciting new makeup I got, but I'm just going to rave. Skip if you want. So yesterday I got my Sephora stuff from UPS. I got a ton of stuff, and more is still to come! Don't worry, I'm using gift cards :) Alright, first up is the Sephora 12 hr wear waterproof jumbo liner. Long name, I know. It got it in this beige color that has some shimmer, and it looks pretty natural, but that's what I wanted. The best thing about this eye liner is how long it stays on. It won't budge until you take it off with makeup remover. Love it! Next is the Tokidoki Brillante Glitter Eyeliner. I got it in Unicorno, and another one that's on its way in Carina.They are on sale for only $5! Unicorno is like a light gold color, and it's definitely got glitter in it! I wore it yesterday out, and it really made my eyes look brighter. And the packaging of the pencil itself is super cute - it has a unicorn on it! Then we have the Sephora Sun Disk in Aruba. It's a bronzer, and has a super light shimmer to it. Made me look a little less pale and has a nice glow. Need to experiment more with it. But so far I'm happy. Then I got this concealer pen by Sephora. It's pretty lightweight, and a liquid formula really helps hide imperfections. It hides red spots really nicely. And it was only $3! What a deal. At last, I got another Buxom lipgloss. This is seriously the best lipgloss in the world. It's super shiny and slightly sticky, but it has some lip plumping stuff in it too. Not to mention vitamins to help hydrate your lips! Got it in the shade called Bunny, which is described as an "innocent pink". Pretty sheer but has color to it, which is what I wanted. I also got a pencil sharpener for my new eyeliners, and some samples. I'm currently waiting for my next shipment with the Carina eyeliner, which is a light pink with gold glitter, and some Philosophy Aloha Girl lipgloss, which is supposed to smell like coconut and vanilla. Yum!


Alright, last section here. Photoshop picture of the week. Another Hawaii picture, this one of the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. Used a lens blur to put emphasis on the memorial, as the shot was taken from the Battleship Missouri. I think I posted this pic already in an earlier post, but whatevs.




Would love to hear from everyone in the comments!

-N

Post

Today is a post about toast
Today is a post about boastful toast
Today is a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost
Today is a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast
Today is a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast more toast
Today is a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast more boastful toast
Today is a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast more boastful toast that posted a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast more boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast more boastful toast that posted a post about boastful toast that saw a ghost about to roast more boastful toast.... etc.
Today is a post about Ellen who spontaneously decided to post toast and it just went downhill from there.
I've decided I want to learn to be really good in an obscure (and possibly pointless?) area. But I don't know exactly what. Like painting with my left hand. Or learning to juggle slinkies (or juggle period...), or riding a unicycle, or... I dunno. So if you have any ideas feel free to comment :)

ANYWAY I need a joke to tell, but I really don't know any. So that's rather unfortunate. Check out Anna's Facebook status, I found that pretty funny. Oh, unless you're Nathalia in which case I'll tell you. It says, "I'm reading a book about anti gravity. I can't put it down" Teeheehee. Anyway.
Ciao,
Ellen :)

SUBARU

I am an official member of the Subaru Crew. I think we need t-shirts.

LOOK AT MY CAR:



It's a 2002 model with like 86800 miles on it and it is WONDERFUL. I am SO happy right now. I got the keys in a box and I walked outside and THERE IT WAS WITH A GIANT BOW ON IT.

Oh my gosh.

I decided I am going to do abstract art for my HL project. I got inspired by this one guy at the Bellevue Arts and Crafts fair. I love that place and I try to go every year.

Also, it was my sweet sixteen on Friday. That was pretty fun, I hung out with Amy and we went to the art fair! yay for art. Also, chocolate fondue is the new cake. The Melting Pot is my life.

But not really, cause that would be strange and unhealthy.

Song of the week ---> Great is Better by Rabbits! (LOOK THIS UP PEOPLE)

Katie ---> out. MWAH.

The sun is out, today is glorious...

So why does it smell like warm milk and cheerios? Seriously, I smell this faint cereal in warm milk smell. A bit weird, yes, but absolutely true.

Before I move on, I just wanted to send a shout out to KATIE LARSON because it's her 16th birthday today! Happy birthday Katie, and enjoy this fabulous day!

I can't believe July is almost over. I need to start amping up my summer homework. I've done one book/essay, and am currently reading my second book. Then there's still math... ah well. Plenty of time, right?

Guess what? I got this awesome book from Barnes and Noble the other weekend. It's called "Wreck this Journal". It looks like a journal, but the point is to follow directions on each page to creatively "wreck" the journal. Examples: one page says to poke holes in it with a pencil. Another says to throw stuff at the journal (paint, pencils, etc.). And yet another says to take a shower with the journal. I'm saving that page for last. It's quite fun. I'm doing a little each day for some creative outlet time.

Did you guys get a peek at your schedules for next year? I know I did, and noticed some strange errors, like an hour long lunch on Mondays. That's probably why they took it down. And because they don't want us to know before school starts. You know, I really hope we have clubs next year. I wanted to start a martial arts club maybe, or a technology club. There were some rumors of a computer science club, which I would join in a heartbeat. What do you all think about clubs for next year? Should they happen, or not? Leave a comment.
I've also been thinking a lot about HL art lately. I'm super excited! I have so many plans and ambitions for that class.

Mk, time for the Photoshop picture of the week. This was taken while I was in Hawaii, on the Big Island. This beach is called A-Bay. The seperation you see in the middle of the bay actually wasn't there before - the tsunami from Japan did that. But it's still a nice beach. I did a few things here, desaturating the color a bit and adding an edgy overlay effect, along with amping the colors a bit on the kayaks there on the right. Enjoy!



Have a great weekend!
-N

Remember Me?

Gosh. I totally forgot about this...haha. My mind has been all over the place lately.

Sooooooo what's new???

Well, it's summer. It's been so nice to just hang out and relax. The Philippines Trip was amazing- I'm still trying to recover from how emotional and physical draining it turned out to be.

I've been pretty busy ever since I got back. I've been taking an SAT course (not that exciting), playing tennis, and DRIVERS ED. fun fun fun! WATCH OUT FOR ME ON THE ROAD :D The class is sooo boring, but the police officer people are so funny :) And I'm making friends!!!! So yay for me!

Speaking of friends, I MISS YOU ALL. I haven't seen like anybody in a month. But I'm gonna see more people in August...hopefully. I don't know if I can make it to the class party, but whoever's going, I hope you have TONS of fun!

ohhhhh. guess what I'm excited for? GLEE 3D CONCERT :D yesssss!!!!!!! 13 Days left!!!! that's going to be lots of fun :)

I actually can't wait for Junior Year. It's going to great :) I....it's our 11th year. (haha Kylie) We're upperclasswomen now...that's so odd to me. I remember 5th grade like it was yesterday.

Have we changed much? Nope. not really. (well at least I haven't)

wishing you all a fantabulous summer :)

-Catherine <------ whoa. used my real name for once.

LSD

When I say LSD what do you think of? Probably the Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds or else some druggies. Well. Now you have something new to think of, because apparently Cailyn and I are "just like LSD". Well that's a pleasant thought. Anyway. We were in the San Juans. It was pretty. And funny. So I guess that makes it pretty funny. List of pretty funny things:
-bothering david
-pretzels & peanut butter and trying to talk
-frozen watermelon
-onefers and twofers and threefers
-being hungry (they were meaaaan to me!)
-ice cream
-tube worms that are not afraid (song cue) and that are also on buoys
-the deadliest catch
-tying our shoes together

So yes. It was lots of fun.
I DID NOT GET MY SCHEDULE. Because they were down when I checked :(
Anyway,
Ciao,
Ellen :)