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.

More 9

I never realized I could be so obsessed with a movie.

But I have to say, 9 was an awesome movie. The graphics were great, and the suspense was amazing. If it had been a book I would've said "I couldn't put it down, it was too good." Although I can't imagine 9 as a book.

I was vaguely obsessed with 9 before it came out (watching the trailers & clips over and over again, etc) but now I am actively drawing the characters, trying to think of a way to write fanfic, wanting to see the movie again, and praying that they make a sequel. xD Seriously, anyone reading this should watch it. Now.

I love the way the creators help build interest for 9 with this site here, where you can learn a bit more about what happened before the movie. The Scientist has a Facebook; a "Rebel" has a Twitter. I have to say, I'm immersing myself in this 9 lore.

I really want to see the movie AGAIN, even though it's only been 2 days since I first saw it when it came out (which, if you didn't know, was on 9.9.09). The movie doesn't really leave that much in the form of unanswered questions, but if there's no sequel, I'll cry.

Although apparently Shane Acker is considering a sequel to 9, if it sells well. Just more incentive to watch it again! 8D

Still, I long to see it again. The only problem is that I don't want it to seem like I'm obsessed or anything to my parents. (It would be true, but.. d: ) Stacia did suggest that I go see it with my friends, though. I dunno if it's possible this weekend, but perhaps I could next weekend. :D

{Oh yeah, and a couple days ago:
-I looked at the page number of the book I was reading. It was 222.
-I looked at my watch; it was 444, the double of 222
-I realized that 222 is only 666 divided by 3... O_O }

9

So. Yesterday (wow, it was only yesterday?) I saw 9. I have to say, it was a wonderful movie. Very exciting. I don't want to give away any spoilers, though, so I'll just say this:

You know in the trailer, how it goes 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 with a few seconds of clips from the movie between each number? Well, for some of them, the clips applied to the number, but not all of them *cough* 6 *cough*. Not trying to spoil anything.

Anyhow, I actually...want to see 9 again. xD

Tests

I hate it when teachers give us our grade for a test but we don't actually get the test back. Today, for instance. I got an 86 on my recent algebra test, but my teacher didn't actually give us our tests, so I have no idea what I got wrong. This bugs me. I would rather have to wait and be on the line about what my grade was than know my grade but not know what I missed or why I missed it. I know I'll get the test back soon, but I wish my teacher could've just made us wait a little while longer. It's even worse with some benchmarks and the TAKS (Texas Assesment of Knowledge and Skills) test, which is the annual state testing here in you guessed it, Texas. On these benchmarks and the TAKS test, we get our results, but we never find out what questions we missed, what we did wrong. This bugs me big time, although normally I get a 100 or close to a 100 on the TAKS.

Also- 9 comes out tomorrow! I'm so excited, since my dad's not working today and as long as I don't have much homework, I'll probably get to go! Of course, this is assuming that the tickets aren't sold out, but since it's a Wednesday, I think we'll be fine. ^-^

Rooms

If, say, a long-lost older cousin who had never been to your house before was going to be staying @ your place for a few days, and he walked into your house and no one was there, what w0uld he see?

For me, he would first see a line of computers, a small TV, and many bookshelves. He would also probably see some junk and toys. If he tried to go through the double doors on his right, he would come into a room that had a /lot/ of junk and would go back and go through the short hallway that led to the rest of the house.

He would see the kitchen, the dining room, the living room with the large TV and a Wii. He would perhaps peek his head into a bedroom and decide that it was my parent's room. He might go down a hallway and enter my sister's room.

And really, my sister's room describes her completely. Except for the black purse on the floor, her room tells you that she's a little girl who likes girly, pink, frilly things. Oh, and horses and cute animals. I suppose that's what most little girls' rooms tell you. Except my sister's room also has an iPod (unless she has it with her) and an iPod dock. So maybe it also tells you that she's spoiled.

My brother's room is different. Definitely more boyish, although there's still a lot of toys involved. Still, the wooden shades and aqua & yellow room definitely has a different feel than light blue walls and pink curtains.

And my room? Well, it says two things: that I have a lot of miscallaneous stuff, and that I really really like to read. Both things are true. My sister's problem was finding out where to put all her toys and stuffed animals. My problem was finding out where to put all my miscallaneia. Although in the future I might have to start taking up more than one wall for my books. ;) Anyhow, the dark purple/aqua walls and the loft bed (which is a bunk bed without the bottom bunk; my loft bed has a desk instead) definitely tell a different story than the daybed & small, girly room that my sister has.

(I hope that no stalkers are reading this or anything xD)

More 222.

Regarding 222, one of the answers to my sister's math homework questions was 222. And I just came across a youtube video that was 4 minutes, 44 seconds (which is 222 doubled.) I also had another run-in with 444: I just saw a deviantArt submission that had been favorited by 444. I also got a score of 888 on a facebook game, which is 222 times four.

Annnnd. Yay, no homework today! Except I've got a history test tomorrow. and i should probably study. but I probably won't because I don't study in general. d:

Sept. 1st & School

It's September 1st (which means it's only a week according to my counter until 9 comes out!) This also means that Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games comes out. :3 For any (nonexistant) readers who are wondering, The Hunger Games is an awesome book. It's got a bit of a sci-fi setting, but it's mostly action and a bit of romance.

I already have a lot of homework. Right now, I have to write a 3 or 4-paragraph story about something in my childhood (and I have to use at least one participial.) Then I have some algebra and a lot of science. We have to do this stupid worksheet and estimate a bunch of stuff. And I loathe estimating. Not like, in math, but distances and stuff.

You know, I like to use the word loathe, but I can never pronounce it right in real life, so I can only use it when I'm typing/writing. d:

Yeah... maybe I should work on my homework now ;-;