Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Ten Tings
- Today is my birfday.
- I'm 16.
- I'm the one who told Alice about Chick-Fil-A. She had actually never even heard of Chick-Fil-A before I told her.
- All the computers in my school are four minutes fast. Every single one.
- Right at this very moment people from band are playing music. (Turning around and watching. Shhh.)
- The people played Oh Come All Ye Faithful and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. It was just four girls playing flutes. Twas nice.
- I wish I could play the violin.
- My brother reminds me of my uncle (Dad) and my grandpa (Mom). It's pretty funny (odd).
- I'm in the library and there is a guy talking about how he wants to see beer cans when he walks into his dorm room. Loser.
- My friend forgot my present. I have to wait until we come back from the break.
- 11 is a palindrome.**
*Mario.
**MY BIRTHDAY IS A PALINDROME!!! 12/21/1991
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Numeros Cuatro y Cinco
Oh my goodness!! I only just looked at James's blog and saw that his five part meme is due tomorrow! I don't know what would happen if we didn't make it in time, but I'm not going to try and find out.
The fourth part is your favorite actor and band/singer. Hmm. What to put? I don't think I have one. I have favorite genre, but that switches a lot. So I like most music. I'll listen to almost anything. Out of the iTunes genres:
- Alternative
- Blues
- Children's music
- Christian and gospel
- Classical
- Comedy
- Country
- Dance
- Electronic
- Folk
- Hip-hop/rap
- Holiday
- Jazz
- Latino
- Pop
- R&B/Soul
- Reggae
- Rock
- Soundtrack
- Vocal
- World
The ones I won't listen to are reggae and rap. Now there's a difference between hip-hop and rap. Rap is just someone talking rhythmically. Hip-hop has something else to listen to besides someones nasty lyrics.
Number Five
Number five is: What movie you are dying to go see? Hmm. Well there are some movies that I haven't seen in a while that I want to see. Monsters Inc., Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. WE HAVE ALL OF THESE MOVIES! We have Monsters Inc. on video, and out VCR is broken. We have Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail on LASER DISC! The laser disc player is broken. It's quite sad.
What movies do I want to see in theaters? Umm. Enchanted, I Am Legend, and I'm also gonna want to see National Treasure: The Book of Secrets which comes out on Friday.
I think this is everything. AWESOME!! I'm done! I've completed the meme! FIRST!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Tee Hee
Monday, December 17, 2007
Number Tree!
-The Great Dalmuti: An awesome game that teaches the lesson that "life is not fair." (Nasty pictures though.) Spider pit, spider pit.
-Greedy Hands: An exciting game that will either make or break you.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
It Takes TWO!!
Now I'm having trouble with this. Does it mean the simplest song that gets in my head or is it the song that's in my head the most?
Well, I won't do either of those. I'll do my favorite song.
It is.....
"It Takes Two" from "Into the Woods" but you see, it must be sung with Chip Zien. MUST.
I don't know what it is, but his voice makes me melt. It might just be in that song, but still...
Here is a clip, but you have to go to the very end. That's when they sing the song.
If you've never seen "Into the Woods" then you MIGHT be confused when you watch the clip. And if you haven't seen it then see it! It's fablus.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Numero Uno
My favorite TV show was/is probably....
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Do it or die
People! People! LISTEN! It's the holiday season and Santa Clause is comin' round, but there must be winter snow that's white on the ground!
It's probably the most wonderful time of the year because of all the wonderful weather. What I need you all to do is....
-Always sleep with you pajamas inside out.
-Sleep with a LICKED metal spoon under your pillow. (Must be licked each night).
-And check the weather every five minutes.
What is this for? It's for getting our snow (even though ice is better).
This truly works. I'll have Alice tell you the story.
Those bells won't jingle unless Kris Kringle has some snow for his sleigh!!! OKAY?!?!
Extra Credit: How many songs did I mention in this post?
Super Extra Credit: What book was I thinking of when I wrote the post?
Friday, December 7, 2007
Rant-a-long
Now I must tell you all about my name.
M.Q.C. = Mary Quite Contrary. I am stuck with this name.
I can't say that I'm not contrary, because then I am. I can't say that I am, because... then I am. WHAT SHOULD I DO ?(exclamation point)?(exclamation point)?(exclamation point)
People, help me with the awesome-est comeback for this nickname. I don't mind being called MQC as long as I can make a witty remark about it. I NEED WITTY(exclamation points)
Thanks for the help.*
Look at the weather this weekend. It looks lovely!!!!!**
*You better help me.
** Oh My GOSH!!! I didn't even realize. There is another button where the one is supposed to be.
Now I can do them!! What ever is to the left of the one is not there, and the key right above it. No time to change now the bell is going to ring.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Bored Baby Story
Okay,
So one time Sam and I were walking down our road, and we were walking walking, counting how many piles of dog plops we could see. Then we heard this noise in the "woods" so we just kept on walking, la di da di da. Then we heard it again, and along with that a little growl, kinda like a... thing in the back of your throat. Oh! Like when I make my demon voice, that's what the noise was. Okay. Getting creeped out we are walking walking, then jumped out of the woods was a RABID RABBIT. Like the Monty Python rabbit, only slightly less terrifying. So there it was running in circles, foaming at the mouth, eyes all popping out. I scream, Sam yelps, and we just stand there staring. Then I start jumping up and down freaking out, and I start running in circles wondering what to do, but then I accidentally kicked it. It went flying back into the woods and Sam and I run for our lives. THEN I fall down, break all of my fingers trying to catch myself. I'm in quite a large amount of pain... and then my eyes open.
I turn over, it's 4:50am, and "Movin' Out" by Billy Joel is playing on the radio. And in 25 precious minutes I have to get out of bed.
Ugh. What a horrible dream*.
*Not a real dream.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Not so Wednesday
Sunday, November 25, 2007
I'm Singing in the Drain
-"It's the Holiday Season" - I basically hate this song. It's not my style. I can't sing it well.
-"From an Irish Cabin" - Lovely song, if you want to fall asleep.
-"Shine On Me" - My personal favorite. Quite exciting. One problem. I'm the only one who actually sings. Unless this awesome person comes, but she doesn't seem to come too often.
Be there or be square.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Meme of Death
This meme is...
My Top Ten Fictional Characters From Novels That I Am Madly In Love With And Would Gladly Meet, Fall In Love With And Live Happily Ever After Were I Not Under 18 And In No Situation Whatsoever To Begin Any Sort Of Romantic Connections; Fictional Or Otherwise.
Alice's first one is my inspiration for the tagging of myself.
"Edward Cullen- I guarantee that every other girl I send this meme to with have the exact same number one as me. Edward is the unbelievably gorgeous, sensitive, vegetarian vampire that is the star of Stephenie Meyer's genius Twilight. Yes, Jacob is cool, but Edward is........incredible! The whole fictionality of him (is fictionality a word Luisa?) is what makes him so... Do you know that phrase, "You want what you can't have". Well, there you go! Completely fictional and unreachable, even to the main mistress Bella, and completely mysterious and enigmatic."
Uhh. Is that a money back guarantee!?! Because I'm pretty sure Edward wouldn't even be on my top 10! Oh snap!!
No. I don't care much for Eddy, he... annoys me. Ugh! Look what you've done! Now next time I see people I'm just going to yell, "NO!! You're wrong! Why Edward!?" The more I think about it the more I (Dare I say it? ...No.) super dislike him. Jacob. Only Jacob.
*Evil Look (that means you, Jess)*
I'm right you're wrong. That is all I have to say about this entire subject.
Don't forget the "contest" for the picture.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Would you like a bucket-o-baby?
Duh- this is clearly straight from a Mother Goose book.
That the child in the bucket was clearly the evil overlord.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Mother
A list of things she tells me*
- Various people were moving.
- Maria (my aunt) was getting married.
- Grandma's dog died.
- My cousin was born.
- And probably a lot more.
*I had to figure these things out all by myself.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Dictionary.com
1.
the act of corroborating.
2.
a corroboratory fact, statement, etc.
Lovely.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Mi Familia!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MjfgmxIrS4.
And here is what my uncle and cousins did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxjvYt93UeM&NR=1
Awesome.
PS - M-tez, it will probably be best if you don't watch.
The Dumplings (insert scary music here)
Chef Karen will be competing against Iron Chef Chow Doun for the ultimate prize of 1 katrillion dollars! Secret ingredient... anything you like. Lauren (14), Will (12), and Julia (7) (Ben wasn't there) will be judging to see who will become the next Iron Chef.... of the WORLD!
With 1 hour to cook the ultimate meal Chef Karen and Iron Chef Chow Doun set out on the most extreme competition of their lives. They get to work. Chef Karen is working on what looks like some sort of a dumpling soup, and it seems like Iron Chef Doun is working on some pizza.
15 minutes into the competition and Chef Karen is working hard to get those dumplings done in time. So far it seems that Chef Doun only has enough pizza for one, but is he making enough food for all 3 judges? We'll be back right after this commercial break.
Child: Mommy Mommy! Can I have some Ovaltine?!
Mother: Sure dear.
Child: Mmmmm. Ovaltine...... HOT!
And were back with 30 minutes left on the clock and Chef Karen is right on schedule for her chicken and dumplings, and Iron Chef Doun looks like he's opening up a bag of... is it candy? Yes, it looks like a big bag of Halloween candy. Let's look back at Chef Karen and see how she's doing. Wow! it looks like this is really stressful for Chef Karen as she is trying to cook the chicken to perfection and get the dumplings just right. Let's ask her how she thinks she's doing.
"Well everything is going great. What I'm trying to do is create a new taste for the judges, and I really hope they like it."
Well We hope so too. Now let's see how Iron Chef Chow Doun is doing.
"好地比萨饼在去大。以及糖果在盘子完美被放置。我在尝试而不是做出同样的膳食为每法官创造一种不同的膳食。"**
Well that sounds interesting. We have 10 minutes left on the clock, and it looks like Chef Karen might finish with a little time to spare. And Iron Chef Doun seems to be pouring a big bowl of KIX cereal.
5...4...3...2...1!
Alright Chefs, step away from your food!
Iron Chef Chow Doun will be serving his food first. He places the pizza in front of Lauren, the cereal in front of Will, and the plate of candy in front of Julia. They all take their first bite, and smiles appear on their faces.
Lauren says, "This pizza is exquisite! The way the cheese and sauce melt together on the bread, it's genius!"
Will exclaims, "This is the best bowl of cereal I've ever had. It's truly remarkable. I have nothing else to say except, well done!"
Through a mouth full of candy Julia says, "How did you know?! You knew exactly where my soft spot was. I'm not going to be able to stop, this candy is fantastic!"
The three judges eat all their food greedily forgetting completely that there is still another meal to judge.
Now it's time to see what the judges think of Chef Karen's chicken and dumplings. Each judge gets one bowl of soup.
They all stare at the soup and with a swish of their hand they all say. "It looks fine, but I'm way too full to eat anything else."
And that ends this episode of Iron Chef.... of the WORLD. Iron Chef Chow Doun gets the title and the reward money.
What is the moral of this story? If you're going to make a questionable dinner that you are testing on your family for the first time, starve your children.
As my motha always says, "Hunger is the best sauce."
*This story is completely false.
**Well the pizza is going great. And the candy is placed perfectly on the plate. I'm trying to create a different meal for each judge instead of making the same meal.
(That Chinese it totally real. It says exactly that.)
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
La la la Lollipop!
On my way out from Spanish class, I think I made up a song. It goes like this: La la la la la la la la la la la la BLEHHHHH! What are the notes? Not a clue, but whenever I sing the song in my head I start cracking up. So it's obviously a really awesome song.
What do I DO in Spanish? Today we played bingo. Quite fun, won a homework pass. But every other day I usually practice my signature. Still no progress.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Me Me ME!
Uno. I can type 55 wpm.
2. In the beginning of the school year teachers give their classes a "get to know you" worksheet. One sheet has many little boxes that have a statement. Such as, "I play an instrument" or, "I was born in a foreign country" What you have to do with this sheet is get a signature in each of the boxes. Follow? No? I'll explain later. One time we were doing this in health. And yes, one of the boxes was, " I was born in a foreign country" So one person walks up to me and says, "Where were you born?"
I say, " Uhhh Utah...?"
He says, "Oh great! Can you sign your name right there? (pointing to foreign country box)"
America, I pity thee.
4. I think I'm going to have Swedish meatballs for my birthday dinner, along with something made out of potatoes.
5. Today (Tuesday 10/23) I took a pre-test in biology today on biochemistry. I got a 89% (40/45)! Which was so much more than I thought was was gonna get.
6.
You Scored an A |
It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors.If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs.As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human.And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes. |
7.
You Are Apple Pie |
You're the perfect combo of comforting and traditional Those who like you crave security |
8.
You Are a Blue Crayon |
Your world is colored in calm, understated, deep colors. You are a loyal person, and the truest friend anyone could hope to find. On the inside, you tend to be emotional and even a bit moody. However, you know that people depend on you. So you put on a strong front. Your color wheel opposite is orange. Orange people may be opinionated, but you feel they lack the depth to truly understand what they're saying. |
9. I skipped number three. ;)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Personality Colors!
Blue
Strengths
- Imaginative
- Liberal in appreciation
- Empathetic
- Democratic
- Enthusiastic
- Excellent listener
- Cooperative
- Intuitive
- Nurturing
Weaknesses
- May procrastinate
- Wants to please everyone
- Sometimes too emotional
- Unproductive
- Needs approval/needs to be complemented
Yellow
Strengths
- Responsible
- Precise
- Punctual
- Concerned w/ detail
- Follow through
- Weighs actions
- Patient
- Steady
- Dutiful
- Decisive
- May decide too quickly
- Doesn't like change
- Needs perfection
- Might only care about grades
- Over think negative
- might not appreciate a good grades
Green
Strengths
- Fair
- Idea makers
- See the whole picture
- Makes decisions objectively
- Very smart
- Pioneers
- Principled
- Gets message out
Weaknesses
- Become bored
- Move on too quickly
- May be skeptical
- Don't state the obvious
- Assumes everyone understands
- May be too focused
Red
Strengths
- Diplomatic
- Negotiator
- Expedient
- Flexible
- Practical
- Self confident
- Realistic
- Open minded
- Enthusiastic
Weaknesses
- Might not keep promises
- Tests rules
- Unpredictable
- May be intimidating
What be ye?
P.S. - It took me FOREVER to get this all right. This is not the best program for organizing information. So you better like it.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Wait! Stop!
I also do not like pickles.* Don't give me a pickle for Christmas.**
If anything else comes up then I'll have to make a list of everything I don't like. I don't want to do that. It would be a very long list.
So people, please, use your better judgement.
*I had a slight over usage of the word pickle.
** People, being confused by my love of the WORD pickle, thought I loved pickles. Thinking I would like a pickle for Christmas. For their sake, it's a good thing they didn't do it.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Newsies
But here are some of my Newsies (Santa Fe!)
-Breaking news-
The Derby household has just acquired a new computer game. What game? This game, Settlers 6. It's pretty painful, but also extremely delightful. Does that make sense? I THINK NOT!
I need glasses. I will look awfully awful wearing them. The bad news is, contacts are against of my religion. So there.
This is a strange "thing" isn't it? A tad odd. ;)
-Sad news-
This happened a while ago, but our Chinese food place burned down. I KNOW! What shall we do?!?!
-Happy news-
Birthday!!!! In... (Doing the math, it's gonna take a while) 78 days?
Mathematical error!
It's 82 days until Christmas.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Note to self
Thursday, September 27, 2007
-Rolls eyes-
-.-
Bean the Fly Slayer
I HATE DBQs and Thematic essays. They are the two worst things ever. I think I have to do one by Tuesday. Hmm. I should find out.
Good news! James posted!
And I'll give you a preview of what the Health thing is about. Some people might be able to tell what I'm talking about. I am blue and yellow.
Monday, September 24, 2007
News
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Oh look!
I wrote this poem last year. We were given a plethora of objects, and had to choose one to write a poem about. I chose the lemon.
That's just too long, for having to rest and sit.
I get a little car sick, and a bit anxious too.
These long car trips are hard to get through.
So for this whole thing, you're gonna have to wish me good luck.
For I have a feeling I'm going to up-chuck.
Don't get me wrong, this is all very fun.
But I'll be glad, when this is all said and done.
I'll be back on Saturday, too tired to stand.
My hair all messed up, and a bag in my hand.
I'll go straight to bed, never wishing to wake.
I won't even wake up, if there is an earthquake.
I have to get going now, away to my death.
I can't think of a next line that goes with death.
Victory is truly half mine!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Victory?
We had good times together.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Evil beings
So you see my problem. What I really want is for the fly to drop dead. But I think that's out of the question.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Disney Laughs
If you know anybody who has been suffering from Disney Laughter Disorder (DLD) please contact this number: (123)-456-7890. Someone you may know might be diagnosed with Dumb Show That Was Never Funny Disease (DSTWNFD).
This is something serious and should not be handled lightly.
(Fake number... Don't call.)
I only know of two...
I don't know if that's how the other few people view it, but I like it.
So hooray for skunks and their self defensive smelliness!