I just wanted to show you guys this. It’s awesome! I’m a nerd!

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written. Sorry folks, but I’m just so busy! Today is one of the few and far between days where I have no homework. So, I’ll take advantage of this.

School. The very word makes me want to hurl. It wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for the idiots who ruin it for everyone else. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Everyone has to deal with idiots sooner or later, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating. I feel… overwhelmed with two things; 1)their stupidity 2)teachers giving projects all at once. For English, I have a paper due tomorrow that MUST be typed in class. Wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have a 7 page story (and counting). Next Friday, I have an essay due for the same class. TV tune-in. I have to write a pointless essay on either why I don’t watch TV, how the news affects me, or something else that I forget. Like how often do I get time to watch TV, so I think I’ll do the “why I don’t” essay. For Social Studies, I’m doing a project on Nellie Bly for National History Day. It’s going to be an exhibit with a backboard, like a science fair one, only cooler. In case you don’t know, Nellie Bly is this chick who helped change the view of women in Pittsburg as one of the first female journalists who actually wrote about something other than fashion and girly stuff. She did her stuff in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. I think she was a Muckraker, too. She traveled around the world in 72 days, beating the non-existent record in that book, the 80 days one. Pretty interesting stuff. But there’s all the extra stuff, like the annotated bibliography (had no idea what this was before this project), research journal, and process paper. That’s due on my birthday. Lucky me. And, to top it all off, I have a sewing project to do in four school days. I’m making a cute white cat, and while others are almost done, or at least have a project resembling what they’re making, I have half a head with no eyes, mouth, or nose.Part of the reason I have next to nothing done in 6 days is because of one of the idiots I mentioned earlier. The other part is that no matter what I do, I make at least 10 mistakes a period. Like, for instance, forgetting to put the presser foot down and having loops on the back of the cat’s head. I stayed after school to work on it today, but I’ll have to stay tomorrow, too. It was so quiet, though. I could actually hear myself think. If school were like that all the time, I would absolutely love it. Life can be tough, huh?

Enough about school. My stomach is starting to hurt. Apart from school, I have been busy with quiz, piano lessons, and Wednesday night youth group at Laura’s church. Piano and quiz have been going normally; not much variety in that department. But church is a different story. It’s so fun! There’s always a variety. One night we drove to hagerstown to play underground church. We split up into groups and we were supposed to be able to find our way into a warehouse-the secret church-they had rented out. But, the warehouse people forgot to leave the doors unlocked. So, instead of being massively awesome, the game itself turned out massively lame. But, once we outran (more like outwalked) the “guards” and got into the substitute church, we had a blast just talking, drinking caffinated soda at 9 o’clock, drinking hot cocoa, and eating all the doritos and oreos we could stuff into our mouths. Very fun night. And, the 30 Hour Famine is coming up in February sometime. I went last year, and it was one of the most fun 30 hours of my life! I won’t go into too much detail, seeing as how this is too long already. But I look forward to the next one.

Lately, I’ve discovered my love of three things. 1) poetry 2)writing 3)Redwall books. I love writing and poetry, and at points throught the day, I find myself narrating what I’m doing out loud, and in past tense. I know, I know, it’s really weird. But it does help my writing. Try it sometime. It works. About the Redwall books, I love to read them so much! They take me to their little world of people-like animals. With animals, there’s more of a variety in the characters, and they are really adventure books disguised as fantasy. Ferrets are evil, though, and that’s the only part I don’t like. I’ve read 15 out of 17 of Brian Jacques books since October. I just need to visit the library and get the two newest ones, Loamhedge and Rakkety Tam. Terrific series. I highly recommend them.

I’m so excited I can barely hold it in. Tara and Dave got engaged! At first, when Mom screamed it across the house, I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t imagine crazy Tara being engaged. It seems kinda weird, those two. Tara is loud and outspoken. Dave is quiet and calm. Two opposites so made for each other seems odd, but they couldn’t be more perfect. I can’t wait for the wedding. I’ll be the Junior Maid of Honor! First time I’ve ever been in a wedding. I always wanted a brother, and now I’ll have one, the best I could imagine having. Tara and Dave, since I know you’ll be reading this, I love you guys. I’m so excited for you, even though I didn’t do a good job of communicating it on the phone. I can’t wait to see you!

There’s so much to say to everyone who will be reading this, but most of what I didn’t say would be better told in person. It’s easier to do sound effects that way. I promise I’ll write more often than I have been. Love ya!