So, a little bit ago, when Sarah came back from college for Christmas break, we had a date and we went through the billions of old journals that she has. Sarah was a crazy little chica. :p She also told me about her awesome list, basically a list of her blessings, like what my mom does. So, I've decided to adopt this idea for my blog. Sometimes it'll be more like my mom's and sometimes it'll be just things I think are awesome. :)
THE AWESOME LIST:
~ unexpected early-outs :D
~ a French class where I actually learn French
~ being back on my blog
~ blasting music :)
~ chocolate!!!
~ bundling up with tons of blankets when it's raining ice and you're FREEZING! lol
~ Michael Jackson's Rockin' Robin :P
PS~ Katasha, I'm terribly sorry, but this just happened.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Yertle the Turtle
"On the far-away island of Sala-ma-Sond,
Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond.
A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat.
The water was warm. There was plenty to eat.
The turtles had everything turtles might need.
And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed.
They were… until Yertle, the king of them all,
Decided the kingdom he ruled was too small.
“I’m ruler”, said Yertle, “of all that I see.
But I don’t see enough. That’s the trouble with me.
With this stone for a throne, I look down on my pond
But I cannot look down on the places beyond.
This throne that I sit on is too, too low down.
It ought to be higher!” he said with a frown.
“If I could sit high, how much greater I’d be!
What a king! I’d be ruler of all that I see!”
So Yertle the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And Yertle, the Turtle King, gave a command.
He ordered nine turtles to swim to his stone
And, using these turtles, he built a new throne.
He made each turtle stand on another one’s back
And he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack.
And then Yertle climbed up. He sat down on the pile.
What a wonderful view! He could see ‘most a mile!
“All mine!” Yertle cried. “Oh, the things I now rule!
I’m the king of a cow! And I’m the king of a mule!
I’m the king of a house! And, what’s more, beyond that
I’m the king of a blueberry bush and a cat!
I’m Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me!
For I am the ruler of all that I see!”
And all through the morning, he sat up there high
Saying over and over, “A great king am I!”
Until ‘long about noon. Then he heard a faint sigh.
“What’s that?” snapped the king,and he looked down the stack.
And he saw, at the bottom, a turtle named Mack.
Just a part of his throne. And this plain little turtle
Looked up and he said, “Beg your pardon, King Yertle.
I’ve pains in my back and my shoulders and knees.
How long must we stand here, Your Majesty, please?”
“SILENCE!” the King of the Turtles barked back.
“I’m king, and you’re only a turtle named Mack.”
“You stay in your place while I sit here and rule.
I’m the king of a cow! And I’m the king of a mule!
I’m the king of a house! And a bush! And a cat!
But that isn’t all. I’ll do better than that!
My throne shall be higher!” his royal voice thundered,
“So pile up more turtles! I want ’bout two hundred!”
“Turtles! More turtles!” he bellowed and brayed.
And the turtles ‘way down in the pond were afraid.
They trembled. They shook. But they came. They obeyed.
From all over the pond, they came swimming by dozens.
Whole families of turtles, with uncles and cousins.
And all of them stepped on the head of poor Mack.
One after another, they climbed up the stack.
Then Yertle the Turtle was perched up so high,
He could see forty miles from his throne in the sky!
“Hooray!” shouted Yertle. “I’m the king of the trees!
I’m king of the birds! And I’m king of the bees!
I’m king of the butterflies! King of the air!
Ah, me! What a throne! What a wonderful chair!
I’m Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me!
For I am the ruler of all that I see!”
Then again, from below, in the great heavy stack,
Came a groan from that plain little turtle named Mack.
“Your Majesty, please… I don’t like to complain,
But down here below, we are feeling great pain.
I know, up on top you are seeing great sights,
But down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.
We turtles can’t stand it. Our shells will all crack!
Besides, we need food. We are starving!” groaned Mack.
“You hush up your mouth!” howled the mighty King Yertle.
“You’ve no right to talk to the world’s highest turtle.
I rule from the clouds! Over land! Over sea!
There’s nothing, no, NOTHING, that’s higher than me!”
But, while he was shouting, he saw with surprise
That the moon of the evening was starting to rise
Up over his head in the darkening skies.
“What’s THAT?” snorted Yertle. “Say, what IS that thing
That dares to be higher than Yertle the King?
I shall not allow it! I’ll go higher still!
I’ll build my throne higher! I can and I will!
I’ll call some more turtles. I’ll stack ‘em to heaven!
I need ’bout five thousand, six hundred and seven!”
But, as Yertle, the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And started to order and give the command,
That plain little turtle below in the stack,
That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
Decided he’d taken enough. And he had.
And that plain little lad got a bit mad.
And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing.
He burped!
And his burp shook the throne of the king!
And Yertle the Turtle, the king of the trees,
The king of the air and the birds and the bees,
The king of a house and a cow and a mule…
Well, that was the end of the Turtle King’s rule!
For Yertle, the King of all Sala-ma-Sond,
Fell off his high throne and fell Plunk! in the pond!
And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he,
Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see.
And the turtles, of course… all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be."
by Dr. Seuss
PS~ I <3 Dr. Seuss, the rhyming gen-euss :)
Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond.
A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat.
The water was warm. There was plenty to eat.
The turtles had everything turtles might need.
And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed.
They were… until Yertle, the king of them all,
Decided the kingdom he ruled was too small.
“I’m ruler”, said Yertle, “of all that I see.
But I don’t see enough. That’s the trouble with me.
With this stone for a throne, I look down on my pond
But I cannot look down on the places beyond.
This throne that I sit on is too, too low down.
It ought to be higher!” he said with a frown.
“If I could sit high, how much greater I’d be!
What a king! I’d be ruler of all that I see!”
So Yertle the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And Yertle, the Turtle King, gave a command.
He ordered nine turtles to swim to his stone
And, using these turtles, he built a new throne.
He made each turtle stand on another one’s back
And he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack.
And then Yertle climbed up. He sat down on the pile.
What a wonderful view! He could see ‘most a mile!
“All mine!” Yertle cried. “Oh, the things I now rule!
I’m the king of a cow! And I’m the king of a mule!
I’m the king of a house! And, what’s more, beyond that
I’m the king of a blueberry bush and a cat!
I’m Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me!
For I am the ruler of all that I see!”
And all through the morning, he sat up there high
Saying over and over, “A great king am I!”
Until ‘long about noon. Then he heard a faint sigh.
“What’s that?” snapped the king,and he looked down the stack.
And he saw, at the bottom, a turtle named Mack.
Just a part of his throne. And this plain little turtle
Looked up and he said, “Beg your pardon, King Yertle.
I’ve pains in my back and my shoulders and knees.
How long must we stand here, Your Majesty, please?”
“SILENCE!” the King of the Turtles barked back.
“I’m king, and you’re only a turtle named Mack.”
“You stay in your place while I sit here and rule.
I’m the king of a cow! And I’m the king of a mule!
I’m the king of a house! And a bush! And a cat!
But that isn’t all. I’ll do better than that!
My throne shall be higher!” his royal voice thundered,
“So pile up more turtles! I want ’bout two hundred!”
“Turtles! More turtles!” he bellowed and brayed.
And the turtles ‘way down in the pond were afraid.
They trembled. They shook. But they came. They obeyed.
From all over the pond, they came swimming by dozens.
Whole families of turtles, with uncles and cousins.
And all of them stepped on the head of poor Mack.
One after another, they climbed up the stack.
Then Yertle the Turtle was perched up so high,
He could see forty miles from his throne in the sky!
“Hooray!” shouted Yertle. “I’m the king of the trees!
I’m king of the birds! And I’m king of the bees!
I’m king of the butterflies! King of the air!
Ah, me! What a throne! What a wonderful chair!
I’m Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me!
For I am the ruler of all that I see!”
Then again, from below, in the great heavy stack,
Came a groan from that plain little turtle named Mack.
“Your Majesty, please… I don’t like to complain,
But down here below, we are feeling great pain.
I know, up on top you are seeing great sights,
But down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.
We turtles can’t stand it. Our shells will all crack!
Besides, we need food. We are starving!” groaned Mack.
“You hush up your mouth!” howled the mighty King Yertle.
“You’ve no right to talk to the world’s highest turtle.
I rule from the clouds! Over land! Over sea!
There’s nothing, no, NOTHING, that’s higher than me!”
But, while he was shouting, he saw with surprise
That the moon of the evening was starting to rise
Up over his head in the darkening skies.
“What’s THAT?” snorted Yertle. “Say, what IS that thing
That dares to be higher than Yertle the King?
I shall not allow it! I’ll go higher still!
I’ll build my throne higher! I can and I will!
I’ll call some more turtles. I’ll stack ‘em to heaven!
I need ’bout five thousand, six hundred and seven!”
But, as Yertle, the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And started to order and give the command,
That plain little turtle below in the stack,
That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
Decided he’d taken enough. And he had.
And that plain little lad got a bit mad.
And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing.
He burped!
And his burp shook the throne of the king!
And Yertle the Turtle, the king of the trees,
The king of the air and the birds and the bees,
The king of a house and a cow and a mule…
Well, that was the end of the Turtle King’s rule!
For Yertle, the King of all Sala-ma-Sond,
Fell off his high throne and fell Plunk! in the pond!
And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he,
Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see.
And the turtles, of course… all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be."
by Dr. Seuss
PS~ I <3 Dr. Seuss, the rhyming gen-euss :)
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Love Story Meets Viva La Vida
So I haven't been on here in forever... to make it up to you check this out :)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Im Here!
I'm back! Sorry, been really busy and such so..
Um.. I thought I'd get on and write a QOTD for you. I forget where I heard or saw or read this but I heard or saw or read it somewhere so...
"You are nothing, you have nothing. You don't believe me? Then do something, make a difference, and prove me wrong."
Just thought I'd let you in on that awesomeness, your welcome.
Um.. I thought I'd get on and write a QOTD for you. I forget where I heard or saw or read this but I heard or saw or read it somewhere so...
"You are nothing, you have nothing. You don't believe me? Then do something, make a difference, and prove me wrong."
Just thought I'd let you in on that awesomeness, your welcome.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Storm Chaser
So I haven't been on here in a while...
Rhythm Express had our 2nd competition of the season last weekend. It was so much fun!! We left school early on Friday, performed that night, got Grand Champs again, watched Pure Elegance kick butt and the Choraliers also win Grand Champs (big surprise :]) the next day, and then left on Sunday. It was crazy...
Um... I put everything basically in that big sentence above and now I can only think of one more thing to say. :(
The Rhythm Express techies, aka me (rrandom), chia, and newbie, finally got our tech shirts!! Since our theme this year is storms, ("riding the strom out" is our opener, "blue skies" is the ballad, "the thunder rolls" is the boy's number, "it's raining men" is our girl's number, and "this joint is jumping" is the closer) our shirts have "Storm Chasers" on the back. They've got a little tornado and some stars and stuff too. :)
So now I'm a Storm Chasing, two time Grand Champian, techie! :p
Rhythm Express had our 2nd competition of the season last weekend. It was so much fun!! We left school early on Friday, performed that night, got Grand Champs again, watched Pure Elegance kick butt and the Choraliers also win Grand Champs (big surprise :]) the next day, and then left on Sunday. It was crazy...
Um... I put everything basically in that big sentence above and now I can only think of one more thing to say. :(
The Rhythm Express techies, aka me (rrandom), chia, and newbie, finally got our tech shirts!! Since our theme this year is storms, ("riding the strom out" is our opener, "blue skies" is the ballad, "the thunder rolls" is the boy's number, "it's raining men" is our girl's number, and "this joint is jumping" is the closer) our shirts have "Storm Chasers" on the back. They've got a little tornado and some stars and stuff too. :)
So now I'm a Storm Chasing, two time Grand Champian, techie! :p
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
So I have wanted a facebook for a while now and last night at approximately 9:57, my parents cracked. :)
My mom decided a while ago that I had to wait until my birthday to get one. Then last night, randomly she says that if it's ok with Papa I can get one. So I got one. Last night.
That is all. :]
My mom decided a while ago that I had to wait until my birthday to get one. Then last night, randomly she says that if it's ok with Papa I can get one. So I got one. Last night.
That is all. :]
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Favorites
So a little while ago someone asked me what my favorite song was. I had to tell them I didn't know because I didn't know. I hate that. It's so annoying when someone answers that and it's been bothering me since.
After a lot of thought and listening to a lot of music, I decided that I still don't know. Which sucks. :( So I will be doing a ton of blabbing until I think of it because I decided that I won't end this post until I am jammin to my favorite song...
Let's see...
On the 16th Rhythm Express, the Middle/Freshman School show choir, had our first competition. It was soo much fun! :) We won a lot of the awards (best choreography, best male/female vocals, etc.) and got Grand Champs!! The trophy we got is huge, taller than me, which I guess isn't that impressive.. But it's also taller than Taylor, the tallest kid in Rhythm and trust me, he's tall.
The Lemons visited Ohio for almost a week and were staying with us. I tried to steal Brookie and Ian, the youngest two, but they have some pretty tough security. (haha, that was a joke but I seriously wanted to kidnap them) It was fun having them here and we got some pretty yummy bread out of it.
A whole bunch of people had a James Bond night yesterday. It was awesome. We hung out at Claire's and watched Casino Royale. I met someone from Barcelona!! I love his accent, actually I love all accents. :) Then we went to the cheapy theatres and watched Quantom of Solace. It was good but it was also really late so we were pretty tired. Plus, there was a bunch of sand in the movie and it was putting me to sleep. I had a dream that I was sleeping in the desert. Seriously.
Um.. Ryan's almost ready to turn in papers. It's going to be so cool. I really want him to go somewhere foreign. Not because I want him super gone and away, but because it would be oober exciting and amazing.
So... I've babbled and I've thought and my new favorite song for the moment is Blue Skies, which is Rhythm's ballad this year. It's basically adorable. :)
After a lot of thought and listening to a lot of music, I decided that I still don't know. Which sucks. :( So I will be doing a ton of blabbing until I think of it because I decided that I won't end this post until I am jammin to my favorite song...
Let's see...
On the 16th Rhythm Express, the Middle/Freshman School show choir, had our first competition. It was soo much fun! :) We won a lot of the awards (best choreography, best male/female vocals, etc.) and got Grand Champs!! The trophy we got is huge, taller than me, which I guess isn't that impressive.. But it's also taller than Taylor, the tallest kid in Rhythm and trust me, he's tall.
The Lemons visited Ohio for almost a week and were staying with us. I tried to steal Brookie and Ian, the youngest two, but they have some pretty tough security. (haha, that was a joke but I seriously wanted to kidnap them) It was fun having them here and we got some pretty yummy bread out of it.
A whole bunch of people had a James Bond night yesterday. It was awesome. We hung out at Claire's and watched Casino Royale. I met someone from Barcelona!! I love his accent, actually I love all accents. :) Then we went to the cheapy theatres and watched Quantom of Solace. It was good but it was also really late so we were pretty tired. Plus, there was a bunch of sand in the movie and it was putting me to sleep. I had a dream that I was sleeping in the desert. Seriously.
Um.. Ryan's almost ready to turn in papers. It's going to be so cool. I really want him to go somewhere foreign. Not because I want him super gone and away, but because it would be oober exciting and amazing.
So... I've babbled and I've thought and my new favorite song for the moment is Blue Skies, which is Rhythm's ballad this year. It's basically adorable. :)
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