Hi!

Hey, guys. You are reading about a very tired Kira. I have been working on a project for the last six hours, non stop. I am DONE.

I...have nothing to write about. So...random ramblings.

I hope you all had good weeks. I...did not. I'm under a lot of stress at the moment, which makes me worried for in a few years...

Ooh! Random comment that depicts my inner child! It's my fourteenth birthday next Sunday!

Same request as always - visit alifetimeofenchantment.webs.com My friend is collecting people's Harry Potter memories. She's disappointed. Only one person joined. Make her happy and post?

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For some reason I wasn't sure how to start this post... so here's a picture of two cats cuddling in case you are into that kind of thing.  

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun for me.  My mom and I went to my Aunt and Uncle's house where most of my mom's side of the family go for Thanksgiving.  We had a delicious meal and my uncle let me ride the four-wheeler for the first time!

I'm tired and don't really have anything else to say this week.  I hope all of you are doing well!

Kate

Just 5000 more words left to write for NaNo!

Thinking of a title

And I still don't have one. So I took an unexpected vacation last Sunday in which I just went to bed and forgot to post. It sucked when I woke up the next day realizing that I hadn't. I decided to give myself small topics in order to write more. Not sure if you guys did this too but I went back to the first week and just saw how small my posts got as the time progressed.

No more I tell you! So the first topic is really just to give you a large summed update of me I guess. I have been doing well. We [being the ninth grade class] were just taught how to check our grades, and I am semi-proud to announce that I am passing all my classes, except Algebra. I need to bring my grade up five more points to pass and I only have eleven days to do it in. That won't be too fun. I know the material, it was just those two or three problems on each test that brought my grade down. Once that has lifted I will be doing exceptional for the first trimester. Woo! 

I saw Arther Christmas on Friday, which is a cute film I must say. Really caught the inner child that believes in Santa Clause. It's also officially Christmas in the states now that Thanksgiving has passed here. I'm glad, because turkey is gross. Do you guys celebrate Christmas? If so do you have any traditions you normally do? At my house we pretty much just decorate and watch the Home Alone movies and Elf. Also, what is your favorite part about the season? Mine is the music. I'm a big fan of the caroling and all that jazz. I think one of my favorite songs is 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland'. It has always been too, not sure why.

My next set topic is tea. I quite enjoy tea, and I found eight reasons why tea is good for you. If your not a big tea drinker like me this may not pertain to you, however its my topic.

1. Tea contains antioxidants. Antioxidants are important because they help to protect our immune system. They fight against free radicals that are found in the environment and have even been shown to help slow down the effects of aging.

2. Tea contains less caffeine than coffee. An eight ounce cup of coffee has been shown to contain 135mg of caffeine while the same size cup of tea only has about 40mg. Caffeine can have negative effects on the body including raising blood pressure, irritating stomach lining, and even causing rapid heartbeat. The less caffeine you drink, the better it is for your body.

3.Drinking tea may reduce the risk of heart attack. Drinking a cup of tea a day can actually help to keep cholesterol from building up in your arteries. Blood clots that are formed from this build-up are the main cause of heart attack and stroke.

4. Tea can protect your bones. The phytochemicals that are naturally occurring in tea have been shown to help strengthen bones.

5. Tea can protect your teeth. When you don't add a lot of sugar to your tea it can actually help to protect your teeth against cavities. The reason for this is that tea contains fluoride that can keep plaque from building up.

6. Tea can keep you hydrated. The reason for this is that tea is made with water, an essential fluid that our bodies need everyday.

7. Tea has no calories. Unless you add milk or sugar, tea doesn't contain any calories. If you consume 250 fewer calories a day you can lose up to one pound a week. Tea is a good choice if you're looking for calorie-free drinks.

8. Tea boosts your metabolism. Drinking green tea can actually help you burn an additional 70 to 80 calories a day. In just one year, drinking five cups of this tea everyday can help you lose up to eight pounds.

I found that interesting enough to share. Adam I loved those videos you posted last Saturday, and yes I have watched Yugioh Abridged and it is defiantly the best thing ever. I haven't  gotten around to reading your fic, but I will being a Swindon Town fan. Also Deidra and Kayla can you be my official cake bakers? That Nyan cake looks so deliciously awesome! I'm glad freedom taste so great Campion, because now I'm stuck with the exams. Kate I'm glad your all caught up and doing well. Words words words words words words.

I had a small movie fest these past few days. It started with Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Thurs., Footloose on Fri., Grease on Sat., and The Outsiders tonight. I'll watch Drop Dead Fred tomorrow, and Forest Gump on Tues.

 

Anyway I kinda quit NaNo due to the fact that I have less drive that I thought I did when it comes to writing a lot of words in a small amount of time. I haven't written in weeks. To bad, I'll try something else next year, writing isn't really my thing I guess. However I seem to be doing well with the longer post. To recap: Math grades= horrible, Christmas is a good thing, tea is a mega beverage, and I'm good at mentioning you guys to fill up space. Oh and I suck at NaNo, but that's fine. I'm going to continue my movie vacation with The Outsiders.

Bye!♥

The Miracle of Swindon Town.

Hi, I hope everyone had a great week. My week was ok, I've been studying a lot because I have a lot of in class tests as well as my finals coming up soon. I met up with a few friends Thursday night though, we ordered pizza and watched Family Guy "It's a trap." That was fun.

Kate, It's really cool that you found other nerdfighters in your area. I've found a good few randomly in college.  I wore my pizza John t-shirt to the Fred and George thing and loads of people were like "OMG you like John Green!" It was a great wat to meet people cos I'm usually really shy.
Deidra, I hope your university applications go well, it seems weird to me to have to write an application cos the system is really different over here.
I can't believe that the pizza vegetable thing is true.
I posted some Swindon Town fanfiction on my new blogger account. Here's a link http://miracleofswindontown.blogspot.com/2011/11/prologue.html
Feel free to check it out, or not, or whatever :)
I'm going to try and post weekly. Sorry, this is a short post.
DFTBA
Adam

NyanNyanNyan

So my week was pretty crazy, but hopefully I won't be quite as busy next week. I'm going to Thunder Bay this weekend so I'm going to try to get some Christmas shopping done. I'm pretty sure I know what I'm getting for my parents and my sister, which is strange because I usually have trouble figuring out what to get them.

Anyway, like Deidra said we made an awesome Nyan Cat cake last weekend, here's a picture we took before eating it.



Adam, I love Yugioh Abridged Series! There are just so many things to love about it: the voices, all the stupid jokes, stupid internet references. I could write down a whole bunch of my favourite jokes from there, but I'll restrain myself and just say: I agree with you, everyone should definitely check it out.

Kate, I agree about the whole US congress thing. I laughed when I heard they were going to try to censor the internet. The whole pizza vegetable issue also made me chuckle a bit.

Good to hear from you again Campion, it's great your exams are done. I got to say, I definitely don't prepare for my exams as well as you seem to do so I hope you get super awesome marks.

DFTBA
Kayla

Freedom never tasted s good

Well after several months of study and preparation my exams have finally come to a close and I am now free. It's good to my freedom back and now I can go back to working on some of my art and film projects that I was working on before exams started. I've got a filmshoot tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday, all with different people. So it's good to keep myself busy for the moment.

Adam, it's awesome that Father Ted's free on YouTube. I've seen a few of the episodes and I wanted to get back into it. Deidra, you haven't seen Lord Of The Rings? Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just in New Zealand everyone has seen Lord Of The Rings. I guess that I'm just not used to people who haven't seen it because it's such a big part of our culture, but they are good films and I would recommend seeing it. Also I hope that yours and Kayla's University applications go well. Kate, it's awesome that you found another Nerdfighter in your town, I was really excited when I found out that a few of my friends were also nerdfighters.

I'm sorry that I missed last week and that this weeks post is a bit late but I out of my exams now so I'm not under as much stress as I was before so getting these posts out should be a lot easier for me now.

I hope that you guys have an awesome week
DFTBA

A Sigh of Relief

   After today, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I have been working my butt off this past week to get all of the work on my independent study project for my English class done for today. I have worked about a total of at least 12 hours in the past couple days, and I never even ended up finished reading the second book. I can't say how good it felt to be able to hand in the rough drafts and whatnot today. It means at least a weekend free from working or thinking about it. FREEDOM!

   I have been thinking for a while on what I will do my Biology project on, though, since I have been so busy with this one. I have chosen symbiosis in nature, which is basically species who live together mutually and work off of each other. A cool example of this is the clown fish and sea anemones. The anemone provides the fish with protection, and the fish provides the anemone with a source of nutrition. Without each other, they would both likely die. I think it's a pretty interesting topic. At least one that I will not be bored looking into.

   Also this week I submitted my university applications. It was an easy process once I decided what programs I wanted. After I was done though, I don't know if I felt more or less relieved. I mean, I didn't have to worry anymore about doing them, or stressing about what choices to make. But all of sudden the reality that I am in my final year of high school, and in a few short months I will be leaving home to start this, was just all too scary. It was kind of a momentary panic as to what emotion I should be feeling. Makes me wonder what will happen when/if I get accepted.

   Kayla and I ended up watching Edward Scissorhands, which I must say was a really good movie. I laughed a lot, which means that it has to be good. We also made a cake. A NyanCat cake. It was awesome.
   Adam, the Father Ted clip was hilarious. Maybe over the Christmas Break I will watch some of the episodes on YouTube. They really seem like they are worth a look.
   Kate, you are so lucky that you have other Nerdfighers in your town. Other than Kayla, there are no other really nerdy people around here. Which is really notsome. Also, I laugh at the Internet Censorship idea. They can try, but I don't think it is quite possible. People will find a way around it.
   Kira, I am infinitely jealous of your five day weekend. We only got 3 days for our Thanksgiving. Also I had a ton of homework to do during that weekend, which didn't help the relaxation. I hope yours is relaxing though.

   I have a music recommendation for this week. It is Alice's Theme by Danny Elfman, from Alice in Wonderland. I have had the tune from this song stuck in my head all week, and as much as I love love love it, it has driven me crazy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

   Hope your weeks have gone well and better than mine, and that your Thanksgivings (or regular Thursdays) have passed with pleasure. Don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra