Happy Movember

     Hello again friends! I really don't feel like posting tonight, mostly because my day has been so up and down in terms of mood. I had an early class that was just worthless. Bad mood. Then I came back to nap until lunch. Very good. Then I had history class. Bad mood because it was a dull lecture (though probably the first actually dull lecture in that class). Then I met up with my partner and we got our project sorted, and more or less completed. Good mood. Then I found out we have a house meeting tonight and I think we are going to get into trouble. I didn't do anything, it's probably to address the under-age students who came home drunk last night. So, bad mood. But on the plus side, I am not going to class tomorrow, as I am instead going to an author lecture which should be interesting. 

     I am probably not going to do NaNo this year, as per usual. I do think that I am going to do more writing though. There have been a few times where I thought of something and wanted to jump into writing. Sadly it was always in the middle of doing something else. Oddly enough, it has mostly been poetry that I have wanted to write. Something exciting though. There is going to be another open mic night in the campus coffee house, and I think I am going to read something. It's rather intimidating, but I really want to do it. I think I want to write something new for it though. All of my favourite pieces that I've written just don't seem right for the occasion. 

     So Hallowe'en (yes I spell it that way, leave me be foolish mortals). I ended up not doing my original jelly fish idea. Mostly because I ended up helping a bunch of others with their costumes, but also because I found something else to be. I ended up dressing up as the lynx, the mascot of my residence house. I had the cape that we made in the first few days, my sports pinnie, my hand painted flag, and a sparkly silver cat mask. It was fun. We went trick or treating through the residences, and then there was a dance type thing. It was fun. That was on Sunday. On the actual All Hallows Eve I stayed home and played Mario Kart and Cribbage with some friends. Adam, I want to see pictures of your Eleventh Doctor costume. Please :)

     Kate, my favourite childhood toy was a doll that I name Sylvie. I used to play with her all the time, and take her everywhere. My Mom had to fix rips all the time, and the only reason that I stopped playing with it was because it became unfixable. Now it sits on top of my dresser at home. My Mom was dead convinced that I was going to bring it with me to university, and I was going to, but I just couldn't bring myself to move her from where she has been since we moved into that house. 

     So it ended up that all four of my original fish died from fish sickness. Two the night of that post, one right before I went to get new fish, and the last one I really thought was fine. Until that night when I found it dead at the bottom of the tank. But I have two new fish, and the snail still lives. I have asked my parents for a bigger and better fish tank for Christmas. What can I say, I am a simple person. It can only go up to a certain size for me to be able to keep it in residence. 

     Anyway, I have to go now. House meeting and whatnot. So have a good weekend and don't forget to be awesome! 
-Deidra 

And The Blog Is Dead ...

     ....... Is anyone out there? I was totally shocked to find that pretty much no one posted since last Thursday, and Kayla only got hers finished because she was here with me and I reminded her. Well then.

     Anywho, this is a bit late because I've had a really busy day and I remembered at like, 10 o'clock while I was eating a late dinner. Then I went and played Wii, then got ready for bed. It was only once I was cozy in my bed that I remembered again.

     So, Hallowe'en activities. Tonight I went to the Haunted Fort at Old Fort William here in Thunder Bay. Basically it is a walk-through story type thing that is meant to be scary. The story: A doctor goes crazy, gets killed, is revived because he is somehow immortal, chops off the hand of his killer, and rampages the town. The group has to find his blackened heart and destroy it in his presence. It was fun. I ended up doing a bunch of the interactive things because I love these types of things. I carried the severed hand from the beginning to the madman killer guy. Then I carried a rose from the children's ward to the doctor's not-really-a-funeral funeral. Then I flipped the switch to electrocute a guy. It was pretty awesome. Not all too scary, but still really fun. I love the Fort, I kind of would like to work there someday. 

     This weekend I am going to make candy apples with the house, attend an open mic night and maybe read some of my stuff, cheer on my house soccer team and maybe play a bit, create my costume, get new fish, and go trick or treating through the residence. I am thoroughly excited. I love Hallowe'en. I am super pumped. My costume is going to be a jellyfish made out of recyclable materials and an umbrella because I get a house point for being eco-friendly. Yay house point. 

    I hope you all have an amazing weekend and an awesome Hallowe'en. And if you don't celebrate it in Ireland or New Zealand (I don't remember from last year) then I encourage you to at least watch a scary movie. Adios! Don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra

No NaNo

   I think it's safe to say that everyone has had a decent week. I know that my week has been better than the last. I've been sleeping better (which is an amazement all in its own), and I've been able to keep up with my work without stressing out like mad. The only downside to my week is that I've had a cold, but I seem to be through the worst of it now.

   We have a long weekend this weekend, and my family and I are going into the city for some appointments and to spend some time shopping and being together. I am hoping to get some early Christmas shopping done, though I have no clue right now as to what to get anyone. It will be great, since I don't really get to see my dad at all during the week, as he works during the hours that I am at home, and sleeps when I'm at school.

   My Hallowe'en was nothing special this year. I sat on the couch doing homework, (and freezing, as I sick), while my mum gave out the candy. I didn't even watch any movies or Hallowe'en specials like I have in past years. Also, since I was sick, I didn't wear a costume at school. I was planning to, just black angel wings, but I was feeling too horrible.

   I am like you in the subject of aliens, Kayla. I believe that we cannot be as unique as we make ourselves out to be. With such a huge universe as they tell us there is, with millions of stars and planets, there has to be some other form of living creature out there. And of course, since it does not live on Earth, it would be alien to us. Little green martian-like creatures would be neat, but I'd accept anything.

   I have thought about taking a vow of silence, though never during school. I don't think I could go a day of not talking to my friends, or giving my opinion on something. Also, I don't think my teachers would appreciate it. But one day when I'm not at school I might. Just to see what changes when my voice is not around.

   Congrats on your grades, Kate. You did wonderful! I'm sure you did the best you could, and that you will be able to keep them up sufficiently through the rest of the year. And at least your teacher allowed you to redo your assignment, instead of just taking away marks.

   Adam, I wish it were Saturday. But at least the weekend is almost here. One more day! I am jealous that you got to see a Rocky Horror showing, its something I've wanted to see since reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I hope your week was fun, and that your test went well.

   Your posts are never boring, Kira. Or annoying. I've never read The DaVinci Code, or watched the movie. It sounds really good, also a bit confusing. My Hallowe'en was good, all things considered.

   Exams suck, Campion. Good luck. Hopefully all of the studying you have been doing will kick in, and you will ace them. The Armageddon Expo sounds really cool. I've never been to anything like that, but I'd like to. Glad you are having fun in between studying, and not stressing too much.

   I am not doing NaNoWriMo this year. I was thinking about doing it, but since I have a lot of work already, and am tired all the time, I decided against it. Plus, I find that a looming deadline just makes me produce bad writing. I'd prefer to write in my own time, when I feel like it. But all to people who do NaNo, if it works for you, that's awesome.

Don't forget to be awesome!
Deidra

This is Hallowe'en, everybody make a scene~

Aliens. That's what I'm going to talk about today because it's the first thing I thought of. Do you guys believe in them? I do. I asked my mom what she thought about aliens and she says that she believes that there are other humans out there, but no "little green men". I'm a little more flexible in my opinion. I think that with such a huge universe there's bound to be more life forms out there than just humans. I can't even begin to imagine what they might look or act like though. There's just way to many possibilities. However, whether or not any aliens have contacted earth is questionable. I mean why would they?

Adam, that's cool you got to go to an observatory, I've never even seen one before besides in movies. And sure, if you think you can write a Doctor Who episode that's 50,000 words long then go right ahead. I bet it'll be awesome.

Num8ers was such an amazing book, Katie. I haven't read the sequel yet, but maybe I'll get around to it sometime. And if by "colours" you mean the ones for your post then yeah I love the colours. Makes your post stand out. As for contact outside of the blog, I'm mainly on msn, skype, and facebook. I don't use facebook to chat though because the chat on there bugs me. If anyone wants to add me on any of these message me on the nerdfighters site or something and I'll tell you my usernames/link to my facebook.

Hang in there Kira, I'm sure things will get better. I'm taking a physics e-learning course this semester because my school is to small to have its own class so I know how it can be frustrating sometimes.

Congrats on New Zealand's win Campion. And don't be ashamed about watching anime instead of sports, I'd do the same any day.

And Deidra I know exactly how you feel. I wish I could sleep forever. I've been so overloaded with homework, maybe it wasn't the best idea to take four 12U courses this semester, but I need them so I guess it can't be helped. As for Hallowe'en I'm dressing as a 1920's flapper girl this year. I would like to have a party or something with you, but with the way things are going I don't think that'll be possible. I'll probably stay home, watch some horror movies, and eat the candy that we never give away to kids because no one ever comes to my house. It's one of the perks to having a house a little outside of town. Also I'm carving my pumpkin tonight, anyone have any suggestions as to what design to put on it?

Also, before I forget, I'll give you guys a little plant update. Out of all the sunflowers only two are left (I think they may have been to squashed in the one pot), but they are thriving and one even has a bud. Hopefully it will flower. And I'll put a picture of my venus fly trap since I didn't put one up last time when I mentioned buying one. It caught a huge fly just today.
 

         DFTBA
         Kayla

To Be, or Not To Be?

   You know what I would love to be right now? Asleep. I would love to be able to sleep for the next week, undisturbed, with no consequences. It would help me so much. I have been staying up late every night this week to get homework done, and it is really taking a toll. So tonight I got all my work done super early so that I could go to bed early.

   We have moved on in our English class and are now studying Hamlet. So far I really like what I have read. The plot is good, and it seems like it will be all the way through, but the characters are all so horrible. I mean, they are written very well, but they are just bad people. Hamlet is so indecisive and whiny, I can't stand him. Either kill yourself or get on with your revenge, never mind 40 line soliloquies thinking about it!

   Yesterday was picture day, one of my least favourite days of the year. I don't really like having my picture taken, and never even get them printed anyway. Since this is my final year though, I decided to do something really different. As I am kind of against hair dye, I ended up using food colouring to make my hair blue. It turned out looking pretty cool. A little dark, since my hair isn't as blonde as it used to be, but still blue all the same.

   I don't have one favourite mythical creature. I like them all. Some of my most favourites are the manticore, pheonix, centaurs, and valkyries. I love mythology and all of the creatures that have come from them. I like to hear new takes on old classics, which is also why fantasy is my favourite genre.

   Are you guys going to do anything for Hallowe'en this year? Go out trick or treating, a party, or something? If so, (or not), are you dressing up? I am going to be wearing a pair of black angel wings to school on Monday, to be in the spirit. This year though, I am staying home and will probably just watch a movie or something.

   As always, hope you all have had a good week and have a great weekend. Don't forget to be awesome!
Deidra