Well...

The fires have gone, but now it's time for the mudslides...

Guitar hero III IS Addicting, steph. I'm currently halfway through hard. Favorite songs so far: My Name Is Jonas-Weezer (Favorite song of all time, though), Even Flow-Pearl Jam, Prayer of the Refugee-Rise Against, Helicopter-Bloc Party (Co-op only), Bulls on Parade-Rage Against the Machine, and i'm amazed that the sex pistols rerecorded Anarchy in the UK for the game.

I just downloaded this new john mayer song, called Say. It's pretty good.

-Nick

hii.

i dunno...i liked poll. what genius made that one up?? *cough*

my recent drug of choice? guitar hero III

I'M SOO ADDICTED.

even though i stink and can onl beat career on medium and play a few songs on hard, i lovee it. it's also introduced me to some sweet songs.

check these out:

before i forget- slipknot

can't be saved- senses fail

prayer of the refugee- rise against

through the fire and flames- dragon force

rock you like a hurricane- the scorpians

blahh.

i have a retreat on wednesday with my class. wish me luck.

-St3ph

Not again!?

I poked my nose out the window this morning. Smoky.

Slightly curious, I turned on the radio. They were saying something about a fire in Malibu. I groaned.

Remember, last time that portended what was later called a "firestorm" by just about everyone I've heard from.

(note: an attempt at nonfiction narrative... to be continued in next posts (if I remember))

Okay

I just made some "pumpkin bread"...

and made a poll (the previous one was "what is your name? steph, KC, or other") to judge the uselessness of the previous poll.

And I posted a really odd video I found on the Internet. About going everywhere in the universe to try to get to some Target sale. Something like that, anyway.

HEY!!!

Hey guys! sorry, i havent really got the chance to go on here for sometime.
I got a new email address, so add me when you can. ^^ : aznXxanj3L@gmail.com

Oh, and i added some people from here on my facebook: go add me! :D
I have pics from my school and stuff up there...haha

Let's see...what have i been up to...
oh! we got mario galaxy a few days ago. its super sweet. ^^

I have this math paper due on nov. 26/ :[

I've got nothing more interesting to say...
HAPPY EARLY TURKEY DAY <3~

[ Annie Eng ]

Well, so much for "twice a week"

Nick here.
Well, the new streetlight manifesto album came out today: AMAZING.
uhh, i dunno what else to say, i'm just checking in....

hellooo

woot!!!!

IT'S OVER! CO-OP IS OVER! I NEVER HAVE TO TUOCH ANOTHER ON OF THOSE STUPID PREP BOOKS AGAIN!

it was easyyy i'm soo getting a scholarshippp like my sister!

by the way, CO-OP stands for Cooperative Admissions Exam ((i think)) . why they didn't call it the CAE is beyond me.

i'm worried though, because i might have got one wrong! it would be on the pic. analogies because i couldn't tell what the picture was...

it's like "return of 3rd grade phonics" . i always got 70s on phonics tests because i couldn't tell what the pictures were. like is it a broom or mop??

well the anaolgy picture was of a lumpy looking oval. i think it was a peach pit, but i'm not sure. ha..

hmm the SSAT sounds kinda like the CO-OP.

that reminds me of the SAT i took last year for some other john hopkins thingy. anyone else take it? i got a 7 on the essay (( ='[ )) and did sad on the math but really good on the reading. i don't remember the scores.. i'll look for them.

well...

what's a 1st friday treat?? i don't get it. we have mass on every 1st friday, is that the treat?

well, good luck to all with everything,
St3ph

Well, that's over... or is it?

All the fires have now been contained. That should be a good thing.

But...

Those pesky Santa Ana winds are supposed to be blowing on and off and on for the next month. At least.

Meanwhile, life has gone back to normal for most people (the "Governator" responded well!), and now we have a new Allstate commercial to show for it. Why?

Blown over

The fire danger has passed, but I hear that the Santa Ana winds are supposed to pick up again this weekend (tho they haven't yet). This means, KC, that those fires may or may not continue burning everywhere. Currently they have been contained (surrounded), which means that not much should happen now. Just keep fingers crossed (knock knock).

This is funny: http://www.techdebates.com/people/william/?p=63 (The difference between girlfriend and wife)

SSATs

SSATs suck. I took them today... SATs are so much easier than SSATs, surprisingly. Everything was pretty easy, but the vocab! UGH! I know most of the words, but some of the definitions didn't match! GAH GAH GAH. I could make a song describing how stupid the test was. I mean, it's not SUPPOSED to be stupid, cuz it's a required test to get into certain high schools, but still. It's stupid in my mind, and all of my friends' minds, and everyone who has take this test's mind. But at least the guys were there too. Afterwards, at least. But I hate how you can't talk about the test between breaks! Although, it does make sense... cuz then you could go back and change your answer... BUT STILL. I hate SSATs.

Oh yeah, for those of you who don't take this test, SSAT stands for Secondary School Admissions Test. It's for regular high schools, like those non-Catholic high schools. But I also have to take the HSPT (High School Placement Test) for those Catholic high schools. Or religious high schools. Or something. And maybe the whatever-test for the public school my mom is making me look at cuz the people there are super geniuses.

BLAH.

Steph, do you get First Friday treats (for religion)? Or is that just a my school thing?

Gotta go eat lunch. And maybe buy my friend her present for her birthday party tomorrow... And a card... At least I finished my homework yesterday after school.

OMG we had an earthquake a few days ago (5.6 magnitude) and it was so long!!! Like 45 seconds!!! For you non-earthquake-area-living people, 45 seconds is actually a really long earthquake. I'm sure you can find an article about that earthquake somewhere, especially since it's being broadcasted all over the news here in San Francisco.

I really hope the fires down in south Cali die down soon. I have friends who live there. And friends whose houses are down there even though they're in San Francisco now.

KC

Ick

school's been keeping me busy ((surprise, surprise))

i've not really much to say except have any of you dealt with hysteric teachers?

like my religion/social studies teachers cries a lot. it's weird. and she always has puffy cheeks. i diagnose she's on some steroid medication.

ugh school's as pointless as ever.

6 days til i take the CO-OP!!!! ahh wish me luck. it's on nov. 9

tata pplz

-St3ph

nanowrimo

My dad recently discovered this contest-like thing on the web. It's a thing called NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). It's where you sign up and get an account, and you have to write and submit a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days. It started on midnight November 1. It's not supposed to be a really well written novel....its going for quantity more than quality I think. Anyway, the link is http://www.nanowrimo.org/. I thought some people who are writers here might be interested.

My oh my

The fire still is about a city away. School was canceled today because air quality was judged as "very unhealthy", courtesy of fires. We will still lose some office hours, to make up for the lost day, but this was still a cause for rejoicing by about everyone else. Not me. The teachers are complaining that their schedules have been messed up and that now we'll have to rearrange all the tests... I'll probably get all three tests (two were supposed to be today, one was scheduled for Monday) on Monday, if they haven't already canceled school on Monday.

ugh

I found out today that the same man here (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lirape1026,0,2478675.story) Taught me 8th grade history. frankly, it's more than disturbing. Oh, well. he was a pretty weird teacher anyway.

AARGH! RUN!

Apparently I live uncomfortably close to one of these fires. It's really a bit too smoky for comfort. My second period teacher distributed face masks, and I have taken mine and switched out tissues inside the face masks to keep from having to throw mine away (currently I don't have any others). They may or may not cancel school tomorrow...

People are trying to get out of the north side of town. I live on the south side of the town, though, so for now there isn't anything too bad. Yet.

Stuff.

So I have some stuff to say.

1. Soccer game today: we lost 2-1, but we won in spirit. And also, IF we had all our players, we would have won the game. 3 players quit near the beginning of the season, and then for today's game, 4 people didn't come. One was on an exchange trip in China for school, one was involved in the crew of her school's fall drama and couldn't make it, and I have no idea why the other two didn't come. But here's how it went. At the start of the game: 7 players, 1 goalie. During the second half of the game, one of our players does something to her toe or something, and can't kick or run or anything, and she has to be taken off the field. At the end of the game: 6 players, 1 goalie. So assuming we had all our players, we would have won.
2. Geometry is stupid. We have a stupid test! I know, I voted for Algebra 1 on the poll, except (I said this before, didn't I?), being the nerd I am, I'm in the optional geometry class my math teacher and the boys' math teacher offered. And we have a stupid freaking geometry test on Thursday. And on Friday too. But at least I have a good geometry partner :D (*wink wink nudge nudge*)
3. ARGH I HAVE A PUBLICATIONS DEADLINE COMING UP!!!! Which means a few things. A) I have to write a few articles, B) This coming week (minus Monday) will have to be spent editing articles and formatting DURING MY LUNCH PERIOD. Which means I can't stare at my geometry partner. I hate deadline weeks... Well, at least my yearbook page is done...
4. My final cross-country meet is next Tuesday with all the schools. I think we might be able to take first place this year, instead of taking second after a 3-way tie (like last year).
5. I had something else... But I forget. Maybe if I keep typing random stuff I'll think it up... Hmmm... Nope. Not coming up. Maybe I'll think of it some other-- OMG I JUST REMEMBERED!!! So. My best friend (well, one of my BFF's) got tickets to see the Jonas Brothers IN CONCERT!!! UGH!!! Lucky buttface. And all the tix are sold out, and same with Hannah Montana, and no one else is in concert. Linkin Park isn't on tour, and Avril is just finishing her tour in ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Like I can totally fly across the country on a weeknight to see Avril. UGH!

So that's it. I'll post again when something interesting happens.

OOH I just remembered I have a Halloween dance party to go to on the 27th... and then I have the school Halloween dance on Halloween. Duh. YAY!!!

Okey. Done.

KC

*witty title*

I'm bored, and trying to put off homework. Nothing really interesting to say....bleh........
-Nick

blah

I. Hate. Algebra. With a passion. WAIT NO!!!! I hate algebra ardently. Thats a word from G&T class that we're supposed to use in real life. Yay me. I get a word point.

Anyway, back to algebra.

I have a really bad teacher.....she explains it terribly. Right now we're on chapter three and she keeps forgetting to mention little rules.....so my older sister who took Algebra for two years (8th and 9th) has to point them out for me. Right now my average is a 79. AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never EVER gotten a C before. And if I don't get up to a B i get kicked out of Algebra and get put in the normal 8th grade math, pre-algebra. There's a test on Monday, so all weekend I'm studying for math. Except for right now, because my mom decided that G&T homework is important too.

We only have 40 minutes to take the test, and that's one thing that really kills me. I always finish RIGHT before the bell rings, so I don't have time to go back and check my work. If anyone has any tips about shortcuts in Algebra to help make me finish quicker, please share.

*sigh* OK, back to writing the movie review.

~LAUrEN


P.S. Has anyone read the story "The Most Dangerous Game"?

yay, new poll!

Just wanted to say so, so nobody freaks out or something.