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well, that's that. I am now 14. And I got some pretty cool loot. Not as cool as last year {tablet} but THAT is because I will be getting a laptop for Christmas, which basically means I won't get anything else exciting {from my parents at least}. It probably won't be a EPIC LAPTOP OF EPICALNESS, but I'm still pretty psyched about it. It'll be more portable, so I can take it on vacation, and... well, it'll be my own. YEAH. Also, my grandmother's dog is having puppies!!! I have not seen any actual puppies in real life since 4th grade. Apparently they'll be born by Christmas, which is when I'm going up there, so I expect them to be super cute!

Alright, now back to my science homework.

more 14th birthday shenanigans

So it turns out that my birthday party can be on the 19th after all! That's very good and I'm excited. The only thing is that I don't know what to ask for this year for a major-ish technological present. Three years ago I got DS games, two years ago I asked for and got an iPod Nano, last year I got a spiffy tablet. But, since I already have an iTouch (durrr durrr durrr) there's not much that I can think of that I want, other than my own computer. But I think my mom's against the idea cause then I'd be shut in my room all day, which is probably true. But the only things that I can think of that I want are soft stuffed animals that I can use as pillows, books, barnes+nobles giftcards, and itunes giftcards. Of course there are other cool things that I would be happy to recieve, but nothing major. I guess I'm just content with what I have :?

One good thing that I am very happy about is that I finally have a door. In 3rd grade when my sister and I's room was renovated, the door was removed so it could be painted, and then something happened and it couldn't be used anymore, and we didn't have a door (soon enough neither did my brother, for unrelated reasons.) Then in 7th grade my sister got her own room and I finally was left to myself again, but I still didn't have a door. Last summer my parents ordered a door. And now finally I have a door. And it shuts all the way. And it's magnetic. And it's painted the same dark purple as the far wall of my room. I like it a lot ^^

Okay one idea I just had for some Homestuck fanart is to design a set of Homestuck playing cards. There are 52 playing cards in a deck, so I figured I'd just assign each troll to a number, and draw each of them 4 times. That only makes 48, so I would draw 1 kid for each of the 4 aces. The way I'm imagining this I think it would be really cool but honestly I don't think I could make it turn out that well. Maybe if I had more time - and more skill.

Okay well I guess that's all I have to say for now! I'm glad that I manage to keep this blog going, even though probably only one or two people read it anymore. Derp!

shenanigans

Okay so my birthday is coming up soon and JEEZ I have not posted ANYTHING on this blog in far too long. I mean I haven't posted anything on my other blogs either but I've been especially inactive on this one. But, on the other hand, I have been getting a good bit more active on my DeviantArt!

Anyways. Back to my birthday. It's on the 16th, but my party is going to be a sleepover so normally it'd be on the weekend before or the weekend afterwards.. Turns out there are some problems with that. I really would rather not have it on the 12th or the 13th because then one of my best friends wouldn't be able to come, but my mom was planning on hosting some crafting party on the 19th so it can't be then. BUT three of my best friends wouldn't be able to come nearly at all if it was on the 20th! And the next weekend after that is Thanksgiving! Gaaahhhh! However, my mom said that she'd try to move the crafting party to the 21st. Maybe that'll work @_@

My nose has been very clogged up lately, and it's quite annoying. I've also been coughing a bit, but not nearly as much as my brother or mother, so hopefully I won't have to take meds for it. Part of it might just be seasonal allergies anyways. I really hate those, because they mean that my nose is runny for about 2/3 of the year. Ugh.

I am really beginning to enjoy my tablet, even moreso than when I first got it. I would definitely recommend it to any aspiring artist who has any interest in digital work.

Okay, I guess that's about it. Yay for [slightly] lengthy posts!

birthday!

so today my friend and I had an inspiration: we will {EDITED TO PREVENT FRIEND FROM SEEING} birthday parties! {EDITED TO PREVENT FRIEND FROM SEEING}! it'll be excellent. I won't say just all of what it will involve, because that might ruin the surprise for those real-life friends of mine that are reading this. you'll know if i'm talking to you. 8D

also, the amount of planning i've put into my birthday party this year may well be more than all the other planning i've put into all my other birthday parties combined. i am so excited! i would elaborate, but i have to go to bed now. two months, four days. ^_^

titles are boring

So tomorrow's my brother's sixth birthday, and to celebrate this our family is going to this awesome waterpark. That will be fun, especially because I haven't gone to go anywhere decent in terms of amusement parks since third grade, seeing as around third grade my little brother was born and prevented us from doing that kinda thing. (Admittedly, had I taken orchestra, band, or choir in the past 2 years, I would've gotten an opportunity to.. but that's not the point.) So, that'll definitely be cool.

So, uh.. I'm listening to my whole music collection, shuffled, which I don't usually do (I tend to stick to playlists.) Yeah. Oh, and on Friday I hosted a sleepover that consisted of me and my 4 best friends. I hadn't seen any of them but one all summer, so that was fun. 'Course, a couple of them left stuff, but I'll be able to return said stuff at one of the friends' birthday part on the 7th.

So, uh.. yeah. I'm tempted to ramble on about some changes in one of my favorite sites, but no one would know what the heck I'd be talking about, so I'll shut it.

Sept. 11th

...I feel bad for posting all this junk about 9 and not even mentioning September 11th.

I was only like, 5, or, 6, or something, on September 11th. My sister was about two weeks old. My brother hadn't been born yet. None of us remember it. My parents lost no one on that day.

I think. I don't know. I've never asked. But it's not like my parents cry every year on 9/11. They've never mentioned anyone.

But how would I know?

Still, I wonder if someday someone will create something great on September Eleventh, something that overshadows the horrible events that happened eight years ago. I hope so, because today should be taken at face value. (Not sure quite what I mean by that. :P) Anyhoo, I have a friend whose birthday is today. And there must be many others. To them, I say: happy birthday, even if today isn't necessarily happy. Hey, I never said I was a good psychiatrist. I hope I'm not being insensitive here. But anyways, I hope that we won't push away humor today just because it's 9/11. That's my two cents.

Edit: Found this poem here, but they don't know where they found it;

my whole world is falling down
nine one one, nine one one.
In smoke and debris our loved ones down
nine one one, we say.

husbands, brothers, sons, and dads
nine one one, nine one one.
wives, sisters, daughters, mams
all come to help that day.

senseless deaths from hate and war
NINE ONE ONE, NINE ONE ONE
In our homeland or yonder shore
When will it go away?

Our children need us to be there
nine one one, nine one one
To give them tender love and care
that drive their fears AWAY.