In Which I am Out of Character

     So like Kayla said, our prom was last Friday. All in all, it was a not bad experience. I wore a dress, and I admit I looked pretty damn good. It was uncomfortable though. Also, I danced, which shocked me a lot, considering I do not dance. What made it really awesome was that my boyfriend made scheming arrangements with my sister and mom, and he got me a corsage. It was really cute, and really surprising. Anywho, here is a picture of me:

     Our graduation is tomorrow, and I am not really all that excited for it. I mean, sure, we are graduating, but after we still have a weeks worth of school and exams to write. I just want it all to be over now. Speaking of things being over, I have completed the required hours for my co-op placement, which means that I can stop going any time I want. I think I am going to go next week for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I think I am going to find it difficult to leave those students.


     So it's almost been a year that we have all been merrily blogging together. According to our archives, Kate wrote our first post on June 27. It really makes you think. It doesn't feel like it's been that long. 


But I have a lot of work that I really need to get done, so I'm going to cut this post short. As usual, I hope you all have amazingtastic weekends, and don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra

Super Special Birthday Post

 Hey guys posting this at like really close to twelve again, but this time I have a good reason. I wanted to do everything, including prom, before I posted so that I could talk about it. I won't post pictures because half of them are on a friends camera, maybe I'll put them in a later post. 

But yeah, so it's my 18th birthday! Yaaaay! I had a really good day actually. It was super full of stuff and super fun. First I had to finish decorating for prom, it turned out pretty good I think. Not as extravagant as some years, but still really nice. Our theme was A Starry Night. At lunch Deidra gave me her present, it was a bunch of manga, a painting she made of the Starry Night with the TARDIS flying in it, and this super epic awesome Tumblr card. I had no idea what I was going to get from her so I was super excited about her gift.

Then I did a bunch of school stuff and then when I got home I hurried to finish my Data Report, which I left until today because I'm stupid and was feeling really lazy. But I got it in with time enough for me to get ready for prom. (Though I had to rush a bit.)

Then we went to the dance. We had to do the coat check for a while since we are on student council but it was at the beginning when nobody was really dancing yet so I didn't mind. Once we were done we actually got everyone to dance with us. Everyone is really shy about dancing first usually so we just went right for it with several other friends and eventually we had a huge group going. And I don't really know how to dance at all, but I did anyway, just kinda bouncing around and stuff. And yeah we totally ended up dancing for like a solid two hours. My feet are killing me now. But it was worth it, this was probably the funnest dance I've been to. I think it's because Deidra was there so I didn't feel as awkward. It was really fun.

Also I'm going to Thunder Bay tomorrow to pick up my sister and to visit with family to celebrate my sister's birthday (day before mine), my birthday (today!), and my Papa's birthday (also today!). So that should be lots of fun. My sister is staying until after my grad so I have a couple days to spend with her which is nice.

DFTBA and have super awesome weekends,

Kayla

Busy Day

     Today has been an extremely busy day. We started setting up the gym for the prom tomorrow, and that is one huge job. It meant being on my feet literally all day, and now I'm exhausted. We are only about halfway through, though most of the grunt work is done. I can't wait until the decorating is finished.


     Along with decorating, I have to get Kayla's birthday surprise finished. It's just about done, only the final details and wrapping to be done now. It's weird, because I'm more excited for her birthday than I was for mine.


     There is now less than one month of school left. We do things weirdly here, and have our graduation ceremony before we write our final exams. It is kind of unsettling to think that I am graduating in a week. I really wish that was the end, and I wouldn't have to write final exams. *sigh*  Oh well, what can you do.


     Katie, despite the fact that I don't drink tea, I am very jealous of your TARDIS mug. The only kind I've ever seen in stores are the disappearing TARDIS mugs. Never any that are actually shaped like it. Waterfire sounds like it was a really fun experience. The statue people remind me of the Weeping Angels, in a less creepy way. Also, the fire dance looked pretty cool.


     Sounds like you have a busy summer planned, Kate. I am not 100% sure what I'm doing with my time off. Hopefully some travelling. I've also got to pack up my stuff and move into my dorm at the end of the summer. I don't know if I'm looking forward to that or not. In terms of driving partners, we seem to have opposing problems. I cannot drive with my mother, she's a little too high strung. I prefer to drive with my dad. And yeah, I still can't drive on my own. I didn't get my first class license until I was 17, and still really don't drive at all. There's no appeal for me.


     It's been a long day, and I'm not even finished everything that I need to do. So I'm going to go and do that. Hope you all had wonderful weeks, and I wish you amazing weekends. Don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra

Where in the World

     So I get a super short week this week, as there was no school for us on Monday and I didn't go to school today. We went up to Thunder Bay to bring my niece home, do some shopping, and for some appointment of my sister's. I got everything I need for prom (basically just shoes). I am still not really looking forward to it.When we got home, we discovered that our phone isn't working. Apparently it was storming here, and our hydro/telephone pole got hit by lightning. We still have electricity and Internet (thank gosh) but our phones aren't. It's a conundrum.


       Have you watched all seasons of Torchwood, Katie? I watched seasons 1-3 online, and then season 4 when it was playing on television. I liked the first two seasons, I felt they were really amazing, and the cast was just the best. Then stuff happened, and season three was so-so, but they totally ruined it in season four. They american-ized it far too much. I liked the concept of it though. Don't read farther if you haven't seen the season, but I have often wondered how things would work if suddenly all humans became immortal. 


     I hope you are feeling better, Campion. It always sucks when you get sick. Though getting to sleep may balance it out for me. Also, when I'm sick, I like to watch movies and shows. Also ignore school. It's good until you have to go back. I hope you get to back online again soon, for more than what little time you are getting.


     I have a question for you all this week. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? I have toyed with the idea of living in London, mostly because of my love for Britain. France has come into contemplation recently, as apparently they have really good health care and government. And you know, it's France, romance capital of the world. I've given the United States a bit of thought, since my boyfriend is from there, but I'm not sure how I'd feel about that. 


     Anyway, this post is long and boring enough already. Hope you guys have fantastical weekends. Don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra

Meelo is One of My Fave Characters

I'm in a really good mood right now and there is one single reason for that. I stayed home from school today. Just because nothing important was happening and I didn't want to go, so I just stayed home. And let me tell you, that is majorly relaxing. I ended up cleaning my room a bit and suntanning since the weather was ridiculously good until about 3 o'clock (good thing I wasn't cooped up inside school or I would have missed it). I was lucky though because my mom was out of town for work today so I just asked my dad if I could stay home and he didn't have a problem with it. If my mom had been here she probably would have made me go because I didn't have any real excuse to stay home.

Since the weather has been so nice I've been getting into my spring cleaning mood again. I just finished sorting through my clothes and holy crap do I ever have a lot of clothes. It was getting pretty crazy so I decided to donate a bunch that I didn't really wear anymore.

Oh! And like Deidra mentioned we went prom dress shopping and I also got my dress. It's teal and I really like it. Only problem is it has sparkles on it so whenever I wear it or touch it or move it around to much they get EVERYWHERE. (lol I was in the middle of cleaning when I took this picture, so don't mind the piles of clothes scattered around)

I've also been rewatching some of the 10th Doctor episodes of Doctor Who recently. It's been nice since I found that I forgot some of the things that had happened. Plus David Tennant, so yeah, need I say more?

Kate I really really really really want to see The Avengers movie too. For these movies I usually find that you don't really have to know much background on the superheros to still enjoy the movie. You could always google it though if you really wanted. Or watch all the previous movies, haha. And you should definitely try making some fruit tarts! We found a really easy recipe, they're not hard to make at all and they tasted pretty great.

Kira try not to wear yourself out too much with school. Campion congrats on your nerdfighterlike. That puppet you made sounds pretty cool too, you should show us a picture if you can.

DFTBA

Kayla

PS - Soooooo excited for prom now that I know for sure Deidra's coming. I can't even describe it so I'll let Meelo do the talking for me:

First Time For Everything

     No! My post is late! Ahh! I'm sorry. I decided to take a nap last night at 7:30, and intended for it to only last about an hour, but apparently I was much more tired than I thought I was. I woke up at 12:30 from people texting me. And then I fell back asleep until 6:30 this morning. So I got around 11 hours of sleep. Which is good and bad, but mostly good, since I'm feeling pretty refreshed now.


     So yesterday, Kayla and I went down town during our spare period and looked at dresses for prom. I ended up actually trying some on, and miraculously found a dress that I didn't completely hate. And I bought it. This may sound totally normal to you guys, but I've never owned a dress before, as I hate dresses, so this is kind of momentous for me. I guess now I have to go to prom. No more excuses. It's black, goes down to just above the ankles, and ties up around the neck. I will try to get a picture as soon as I get it back (my grandma is fixing it for me, as it is a bit loose).


     Kate, I haven't seen The Avengers yet, but I am really excited for it. It's apparently a really fantastic movie, with lots of different elements that haven't been combined in a good movie in a long time. I don't think it will require any background knowledge, as that would just denote from the movie's awesomeness. As for the fruit tarts, every time you reblog them on Tumblr and I see them it makes me hungry. They are so good. Also, so jealous that you are almost done school.


     I have to get up now and get ready for school. I figured since I woke up early and wasn't tired I'd write my post, so that it wasn't extremely late. Not a lot to say. Hope you guys have really fun weekends. Apparently Mother's Day is on Sunday, so good luck with that as well. Don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra

after a while, it gets... not good

   I'd like to start off by saying I was extremely tired and not in a good state of mind last week when I posted, and that is why I suggested the fall/autumn theme idea. When I woke up the next morning and reread my post, I face-palmed. Not my brightest idea. Forgive me? Anyway, as a reminder to the horrible timezones that separate us, Kayla and I came up with an idea that may help to remind us. Here is the story:
   On messenger, Kayla showed me clocks that she set up on her computer to show the time in Ireland and New Zealand so that she didn't have to remember it, like I do. But alas, I apparently had the time difference for NZ wrong. So I made the suggestion that we should put clocks, or something of the sort, onto the site, so that we (mainly me) wouldn't mess up the time differences anymore. So we searched and searched, and Kayla ended up finding the beauty that now sits at the bottom of the site. Not only can you look at our time zones, but every other possible Earth time zone you can think of. And there are some strange ones.
  
   Other than that, my week has been pretty tame. I've been on Ning chat a lot, which has been fun, and odd. Sometimes conversation on there can get a little wierd, but I've met some really interesting people there. Awesome Nerdfighters. : )    Also, I got Skype, which was something I didn't think I'd ever do, mostly because I don't have a functioning webcam, but apparently all you need is a microphone. So that has been pretty fun. Kind of awkward, since to anyone who walks in I'm just basically sitting here talking to my computer, but I'll get over it.

   Kayla, I would love to believe that going to the Hallowe'en dance would get me off the hook for prom, but I think my mom has other ideas. I'm starting to get the idea that if I don't literary handcuff myself into my room, I will be forcefully dragged to the dance. *sigh* Besides, you know more than anyone that I don't really like dressing up at Hallowe'en.
   Again Adam, congrats on your test scores! I can't wait to get some real news on your school, though I have a feeling it'll be good. I've been listening to a lot of Trock lately, but I haven't really heard much about the Bad Wolf episode, or about Bad Wolf in general. It was one of my favourite themes with Rose. All of the warnings, and yet the tragic end still happened. Thank god for Bad Wolf Bay. That had to be the saddest scene ever.
   Welcome back Katie's computer! It's great to fully hear from you again. I also am a big fan of Evan, though I don't really watch much Youtube anymore. Also, I haven't seen any of his liveshows lately, which sucks, 'cause I really want to hear his new music. I absolutely love The Limit as X Approaches Girlfriend. Mostly because I kind of understand most of it. Also, my favourite charity is the This Star Won't Go Out foundation, mostly because I loved watching Esther so much, and it was horrible when she passed a year ago.
   Kate, I love that you count down the days of school. I do that, but more toward the end of school, since it's easier. Though I don't know how that's going to go at the end of this year, seeing as it will be my final year of high school. I'm both excited for it to be over, and sad that it has come so quickly. It seems like it was just yesterday I was sitting down in my first ever high school class (which was art) and making friends that have lasted through these years.
   Kira, I know what you mean about homework. I also have been in all the advanced level courses in my high school, and with my procrastination, work tends to pile up until I am just ready to scream.
   I do feel sorry that you don't get snow too often, Campion. Snow is my favourite part of our winters, as it makes the world so much cleaner and quieter. That is, until snowplows ruin everything.

   Anywho, I don't really have anything else to write about. The title of this post is completely unrelated to anything in it. It was just something that happened. So don't forget to be awesome, and have a good week!

Happy as a Clam

Hello, how is everyone doing today? I had a pretty nice week so I'm in a good mood right now. I spent all day cleaning my house and breaking in my new awesome boots that I bought. I also spent some time outside watching at least 6 hummingbirds fly around and play with each other. They were really cute. We set up a hummingbird feeder every year and this is about the time that the babies are big enough to fly so they're always hanging around. I also got back in a writing mood and managed to write out another page for my short story. Also they were having a sale on classic novels at Coles yesterday so I bought 3 and started reading Journey to the Centre of the Earth. It's pretty good so far.

The closest thing my school has to a debs is what Deidra said: prom. I went in grade 9, skipped 10 and 11, but I plan to go this year. Our school is so small though it's really just a fancy dance with food trays and punch. And yes Deidra you are coming with me whether you want to or not. We don't even have to stay for the whole thing, but you have to be there for some amount of time. The only way I see you getting out of it is if you go to the Halloween dance instead and then we can just have our anti-prom as per usual.

I hope your computer gets fixed soon Katie and have fun at school! Kate good luck with volleyball practice and school starting next week. Kira I spent 7 or 8 years learning to play the piano. It was fun at first when I was younger, but as I got older I just kind of stopped liking it (also I realized I hate being in front of people speaking or performing...) so I quit. I can probably still play some things on there, but it's been about a year since I last played so I'd probably be a bit rusty.

Campion your excitement over snow makes me smile, mostly because where I live we get snow for about 6 months of the year. It's cool that you had so much fun with it though. : ) I'm glad you had such an awesome day.

Theme weeks sound good to me, we should just choose someone to start and they can come up with the first theme. Then the next week the next person in line can choose the new weeks theme. Also I don't think the themes have to be about fall, it could be anything like a movie week, book week, pet week, nature week, food week, hobby week, family week, etc, etc. It could really be anything and we would all be free to write whatever we want about that theme.

DFTBA everyone!
Kayla