Well, this is my last post of the year. I will miss 2008, I think. Ah, even numbers. But anyways, here’s the other list! So, farewell to 2008 and Happy New Year!
The Ten Best Things That Happened in 2008
1. Tim and I got together! (Self explanatory)
2. Obama was elected! After this happened, I discovered that I might actually be proud to be an American. Is that weird at all?
3. I discovered t.A.T.u. and I love them! This is to my teenage self what the Beatles was to my child self. (Not that I don’t love the Beatles still.)
4. We finished Middle School and put it behind us, but we still have the memories.
5. I was forgiven for certain things I did earlier in the year. Obviously, this is a good
thing, and that’s why it’s high on the list. I’m pretty sure y’all know what I mean here.
6. Breaking Dawn came out, completing a saga that I’ll get my children to read.
7. SAYF retreats happened. I only went to 2 last year, so I guess this counts as a 2008 event?
8. I had my best birthday party yet, in which we did nothing but hang out. It was fun!
9. We had awesome sleepovers at Hannah’s Mamaw’s. The best two sleepovers I’ve ever been to. I mean, who could go wrong with Dr. Pepper ice cubes, staying up until 4 in the morning, ghost stories, and really random music?
10. The Twilight movie came out. Now this is a very political placing. Low on the list, for those who object, but still on the list for those who would kill me otherwise. :D
Well, my brother found live streaming of the ball drop, so I'ma go watch that... Happy 2009! Happy 200 posts! Bye!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008 list 1: Music
I have TWO lists! But there's only one in this post! And it's the MUSIC list!
I love you all! Bye!
There's 15 of them! They're not in countdown form... sorry... but they DO have links to YouTube videos of them! Just click on the title, if you want! Most of the videos are the official video! Yay! Ummm Here we go!
1. Hot ‘N Cold – Katy Perry
I LOVE this song. I would never NOT want to listen to it. When it comes on the radio, I won’t leave the room until it’s over. It’s got a hyper beat and it’s great to dance to! It’s got simple lyrics that sound really great with the music and I just LOVE it!
2. I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
Yes, another by Katy Perry! But we all love this song. Ten years ago, this song would have been shunned. I think it’s great that, even though she’s not really lesbian, that a song about un-straight goings on can be so popular. And besides that, it’s another one of those hyper dance songs that I love so much… And it’s easy to parody! (I kissed a squirrel, anyone?)
3. The Show – Lenka
SUCH a cute song. It’s one of those songs where it would be annoying if they overplayed it, but I’ve only heard it on the radio once, so it’s OK. Lenka has a cute voice, and the lyrics are cute, and the tune is cute, it’s just CUTE! And the music video is adorable. It has dancing tomatoes. You can’t go wrong with dancing tomatoes!
4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
This song is a happy song! We all need some cheering up at times, and this is just the song. It is vaguely reminiscent of reggae, but not overly so. And you can almost hear Jason Mraz smiling as he sings it. When I was listening to the radio when we got home, I heard this song and I couldn’t help smiling. This is definitely a song I’ll make my kids listen to. :D
5. 220 – t.A.T.u.
You know I had to put a t.A.T.u. song on this list, and quite handily they came out with a new album this year! The English version, “Happy Smiles,” isn’t coming out until sometime in 2009, but I’m okay with Russian! There are, of course, several other songs on that album (which is called “Veselye Ulybki,” by the way) like Beliy Plaschik, but I didn’t like it as much as 220. As with most of their songs, you can vaguely grasp the meaning but it’s kind of… vague… to me. But the music and beat is great, and the lyrics (although I can’t understand them) sound good with the music. The music video is kind of strange, but whatever. I love this song! (I just listened to it like, 10 times in a row lol)
6. Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Even though I fail at understanding the lyrics, I love the tune and music to this song. The start, where it sounds like an orchestra, is incredible. I don’t really have much to say about this one, except that I love it!
7. Angels on the Moon – Thriving Ivory
I heard this song a couple times, and I remembered it from the fact that one line was, “Don’t tell me if I’m dying, ‘cause I don’t wanna know,” which I liked, and the fact that I couldn’t tell if the singer was male or female. Eventually I looked it up and found out that the singer was in fact male. (I also saw them in one of Mrs. Flynn’s music magazines.) Anyways, then I found out Hannah likes that song too. It’s a good song, although not the type I usually listen to :D
8. Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
This is one of the most popular songs of the year, but I still like it! Nobody calls it “Bleeding Love,” or at least I don’t, I call it the keep bleeding song. It’s just on the edge of being too R&B for me to like it, but the lyrics are great, and Leona Lewis’ voice is really beautiful. Even though the lyrics don’t make that much sense, the music is beautiful.
9. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield
This is a nice song, a feel good song! There is, of course, the inside-joke thing with the butterflies, and Loveless, and all that. But ANYWAYS. I don’t know, I can’t say why I like this song, I just do!
10. Fall For You – Secondhand Serenade
When I first heard this one, it sounded like some band I’d heard, or maybe not, or…? But I found out that it wasn’t. The singer sounds a little to heartfelt for my tastes, but the words are good and so is the music. And he pronounces the words funny! For example: he says, “ouuver again” in a weird kind of… accent… Um… I like this song?
11. Paper Planes – M.I.A.
Haha! I like this song! It’s like, ALMOST rap but not quite and it’s REALLY fun to sing (especially when you’re on the escalator at the Cleveland airport and there are these big steel plate models of paper planes…). But yeah. Once Lekey showed me this song on the way to a SAYF retreat, and I was like, whatever. But then I started listening to it more, and it grew on me…. heheh.
12. Love Lockdown – Kanye West
I KNOW, you’re like, What? She likes Kanye West? TAYLOR likes Kanye West? The answer is: not really. I just like this song. It’s kinda spooky, and the vocal effects are cool. Except the end is creepy because it’s just like, drum…drum…drum… and I always have to change the station when it gets to that part ☺ But it’s a good song!
13. Love Song – Sarah Barriels
GREAT piano song. There was this girl at camp who could play the whole thing AND sing along with it! But yeah. The music video is cute, where she’s in the little machine… anyways. Good song, great lyrics, GREAT piano. :D
14. Shake It – Metro Station
Yeah. This song is NOT about dancing. But it’s still a good song! Especially when you want Italian dressing, and you have to shake shake, a shake shake, a shake it!
15. So What – Pink
Not my favorite, but still a good song! There are two parts I really like: the “uh, check my flow, ouh” part, and the very end where she goes “badadadada” to end the song. Me likey. Haha. But yeah. This was Time magazine’s top song of the year, and I can see why! (Love Lockdown was number 2, FYI)
Okay, there are my lists! Now I’m off to waste time until it gets relatively close to Midnight, at which time I will post my last post! Okay!
1. Hot ‘N Cold – Katy Perry
I LOVE this song. I would never NOT want to listen to it. When it comes on the radio, I won’t leave the room until it’s over. It’s got a hyper beat and it’s great to dance to! It’s got simple lyrics that sound really great with the music and I just LOVE it!
2. I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
Yes, another by Katy Perry! But we all love this song. Ten years ago, this song would have been shunned. I think it’s great that, even though she’s not really lesbian, that a song about un-straight goings on can be so popular. And besides that, it’s another one of those hyper dance songs that I love so much… And it’s easy to parody! (I kissed a squirrel, anyone?)
3. The Show – Lenka
SUCH a cute song. It’s one of those songs where it would be annoying if they overplayed it, but I’ve only heard it on the radio once, so it’s OK. Lenka has a cute voice, and the lyrics are cute, and the tune is cute, it’s just CUTE! And the music video is adorable. It has dancing tomatoes. You can’t go wrong with dancing tomatoes!
4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
This song is a happy song! We all need some cheering up at times, and this is just the song. It is vaguely reminiscent of reggae, but not overly so. And you can almost hear Jason Mraz smiling as he sings it. When I was listening to the radio when we got home, I heard this song and I couldn’t help smiling. This is definitely a song I’ll make my kids listen to. :D
5. 220 – t.A.T.u.
You know I had to put a t.A.T.u. song on this list, and quite handily they came out with a new album this year! The English version, “Happy Smiles,” isn’t coming out until sometime in 2009, but I’m okay with Russian! There are, of course, several other songs on that album (which is called “Veselye Ulybki,” by the way) like Beliy Plaschik, but I didn’t like it as much as 220. As with most of their songs, you can vaguely grasp the meaning but it’s kind of… vague… to me. But the music and beat is great, and the lyrics (although I can’t understand them) sound good with the music. The music video is kind of strange, but whatever. I love this song! (I just listened to it like, 10 times in a row lol)
6. Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Even though I fail at understanding the lyrics, I love the tune and music to this song. The start, where it sounds like an orchestra, is incredible. I don’t really have much to say about this one, except that I love it!
7. Angels on the Moon – Thriving Ivory
I heard this song a couple times, and I remembered it from the fact that one line was, “Don’t tell me if I’m dying, ‘cause I don’t wanna know,” which I liked, and the fact that I couldn’t tell if the singer was male or female. Eventually I looked it up and found out that the singer was in fact male. (I also saw them in one of Mrs. Flynn’s music magazines.) Anyways, then I found out Hannah likes that song too. It’s a good song, although not the type I usually listen to :D
8. Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
This is one of the most popular songs of the year, but I still like it! Nobody calls it “Bleeding Love,” or at least I don’t, I call it the keep bleeding song. It’s just on the edge of being too R&B for me to like it, but the lyrics are great, and Leona Lewis’ voice is really beautiful. Even though the lyrics don’t make that much sense, the music is beautiful.
9. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield
This is a nice song, a feel good song! There is, of course, the inside-joke thing with the butterflies, and Loveless, and all that. But ANYWAYS. I don’t know, I can’t say why I like this song, I just do!
10. Fall For You – Secondhand Serenade
When I first heard this one, it sounded like some band I’d heard, or maybe not, or…? But I found out that it wasn’t. The singer sounds a little to heartfelt for my tastes, but the words are good and so is the music. And he pronounces the words funny! For example: he says, “ouuver again” in a weird kind of… accent… Um… I like this song?
11. Paper Planes – M.I.A.
Haha! I like this song! It’s like, ALMOST rap but not quite and it’s REALLY fun to sing (especially when you’re on the escalator at the Cleveland airport and there are these big steel plate models of paper planes…). But yeah. Once Lekey showed me this song on the way to a SAYF retreat, and I was like, whatever. But then I started listening to it more, and it grew on me…. heheh.
12. Love Lockdown – Kanye West
I KNOW, you’re like, What? She likes Kanye West? TAYLOR likes Kanye West? The answer is: not really. I just like this song. It’s kinda spooky, and the vocal effects are cool. Except the end is creepy because it’s just like, drum…drum…drum… and I always have to change the station when it gets to that part ☺ But it’s a good song!
13. Love Song – Sarah Barriels
GREAT piano song. There was this girl at camp who could play the whole thing AND sing along with it! But yeah. The music video is cute, where she’s in the little machine… anyways. Good song, great lyrics, GREAT piano. :D
14. Shake It – Metro Station
Yeah. This song is NOT about dancing. But it’s still a good song! Especially when you want Italian dressing, and you have to shake shake, a shake shake, a shake it!
15. So What – Pink
Not my favorite, but still a good song! There are two parts I really like: the “uh, check my flow, ouh” part, and the very end where she goes “badadadada” to end the song. Me likey. Haha. But yeah. This was Time magazine’s top song of the year, and I can see why! (Love Lockdown was number 2, FYI)
Okay, there are my lists! Now I’m off to waste time until it gets relatively close to Midnight, at which time I will post my last post! Okay!
I love you all! Bye!
Nobody Posted D:
Well, so much for that plan. You guys are probably partying your butts off....
Wellllllllllll uh.....
I've got 2 more posts to ... post before I've got all 4 so.... um....
Yeah....
Bye for now....
Ehm....
I love you!
Wellllllllllll uh.....
I've got 2 more posts to ... post before I've got all 4 so.... um....
Yeah....
Bye for now....
Ehm....
I love you!
Post the first!
OKAY so we had 196 posts before this one! That means 4 MORE until 200! So, I'm going to post 4 times! Except I'll only post one right now. Then I'll wait until oh, 8:30 and post again! Unless someone else already posted! No wait. Uhhhhh.... I'll post this and one later. Then at 11:30 if there are no more posts, two more happen! RAAAAHH! So in other words, nobody post more than 2, okay! I HAVE A GRAND SCHEME AND IT WILL WORK! MUHAHA!1!
Day 366!
So anyway it is the 366th day of the year meaning that 2008 was a leap year. Speaking of "leap", I read that 2009 will be delayed by a second, a "leap" second the be exact. I don't know, but it sounds cool. So what are you guys doing tonight to ring in the last semester as freshmen.
Laura: Can't wait to see you tonight at Jon-Jon's! I'll bring my camera!
Taylor: Where is my snow? Are you going to make it into a snow ball and throw it in my face like Laura said? LOL!
Lekey: Have fun on TV tonight! It'll be hilarious if the camera catches you guys. Make sure it's Dick Clark's New Years Eve Bash and not Miley Slutrus's sex party at her house. LOL!
Hannah: Go with Frankie! IDC! Stay with Gerard! Don't give up. Celebrity couples almost always end in divorce.
So anywho! Happy 366th! See you guys next year, except Laura, though I'll see her next year while we're at the party! :D
Laura: Can't wait to see you tonight at Jon-Jon's! I'll bring my camera!
Taylor: Where is my snow? Are you going to make it into a snow ball and throw it in my face like Laura said? LOL!
Lekey: Have fun on TV tonight! It'll be hilarious if the camera catches you guys. Make sure it's Dick Clark's New Years Eve Bash and not Miley Slutrus's sex party at her house. LOL!
Hannah: Go with Frankie! IDC! Stay with Gerard! Don't give up. Celebrity couples almost always end in divorce.
So anywho! Happy 366th! See you guys next year, except Laura, though I'll see her next year while we're at the party! :D
Ooops.
I found my awesome post. It's posted. Just below some of the other ones... And the other long one I posted is basically all the same stuff. Sorry. Laallllalaaalala....
I love John Frusciante. He is sooooo frickkkkkiiinnnnggg ammmmaaazzzzinnnnggg.....
(the guitarist from RHCP.) I don't know how to post pictures, otherwise there would be like a million in this area.
Bye. -L
I love John Frusciante. He is sooooo frickkkkkiiinnnnggg ammmmaaazzzzinnnnggg.....
(the guitarist from RHCP.) I don't know how to post pictures, otherwise there would be like a million in this area.
Bye. -L
I'm home!
Not posting much, and it isn't the second I got homeeee....
But I'm going to post my lists later.
So....
Here's a post then!
I'm glad you like peeps laura.
Now you have to read the next one, it's called The Last Days.
And, did you watch my Eddie Izzard video?????
Ok, well, Be back later!
But I'm going to post my lists later.
So....
Here's a post then!
I'm glad you like peeps laura.
Now you have to read the next one, it's called The Last Days.
And, did you watch my Eddie Izzard video?????
Ok, well, Be back later!
PHUQQ.
I attempted to post yesterday... and somehow this stupid website lost it!!!
It was a really good one too! So instead of my really cool planned post, you guys get a lame-o list.
What Lekey Has Done in NYC:
1. Visited Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo, Greenwich Village and all sortsa cool places in Queens (where my family's apartment is).
2. Eaten good food. Italian, Sichuan (Spicy!!) Tibetan... New York is the friggin victual capital of the world. There's good food on every corner, no matter where you are. Mmm..
3. Seen originals from:
-Dali
-Matisse
-Chagall
-Picasso
-Miro
and a lot more. The best part was, we happened across the gallery (in SoHo) completely by accident, and IT WAS FREE.
4. Bought all of you Chinese candy. Its kinda odd. but yummy.
Things Lekey will not do in NYC:
1. Find a cute guy to ctj with while the ball drops. No thank you. In Berea I'd do it, but here there are way too many creepy people who have god-knows-what STDs. :P Not to mention my parents would MURDER me... that hasn't stopped me in the past though, has it?
2. Get any more presents. (sorry!!!, I'm trying to save money for the House dvd boxed set... I'm addicted.)
Random stuff:
-I think communicating with God can happen through movement as well as sitting still. Dance, running, anything where you are aware of a higher power...
-I got purple jeans. Holllyyy crap.
-I'm glad your mind is still liberated, Laura. We'll work on liberating the world when I get back.
I'm out. Love y'all. Lots.
-L
It was a really good one too! So instead of my really cool planned post, you guys get a lame-o list.
What Lekey Has Done in NYC:
1. Visited Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo, Greenwich Village and all sortsa cool places in Queens (where my family's apartment is).
2. Eaten good food. Italian, Sichuan (Spicy!!) Tibetan... New York is the friggin victual capital of the world. There's good food on every corner, no matter where you are. Mmm..
3. Seen originals from:
-Dali
-Matisse
-Chagall
-Picasso
-Miro
and a lot more. The best part was, we happened across the gallery (in SoHo) completely by accident, and IT WAS FREE.
4. Bought all of you Chinese candy. Its kinda odd. but yummy.
Things Lekey will not do in NYC:
1. Find a cute guy to ctj with while the ball drops. No thank you. In Berea I'd do it, but here there are way too many creepy people who have god-knows-what STDs. :P Not to mention my parents would MURDER me... that hasn't stopped me in the past though, has it?
2. Get any more presents. (sorry!!!, I'm trying to save money for the House dvd boxed set... I'm addicted.)
Random stuff:
-I think communicating with God can happen through movement as well as sitting still. Dance, running, anything where you are aware of a higher power...
-I got purple jeans. Holllyyy crap.
-I'm glad your mind is still liberated, Laura. We'll work on liberating the world when I get back.
I'm out. Love y'all. Lots.
-L
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Post! (again)
Hey guys! Sounds like everyone's doing well... Not much going on over here. I got enough money over Christmas to pay off my library fine though! Finally...
Remember: Book-lover + Procrastinator = Extremely high library fines
I may as well have bought the books for all the money I spent on fines... Okay, so it wasn't that bad, but still... It wasn't pretty... And then, I find out that I can renew books over the internet!! If they'd told me that earlier, I'd have been able to save myself some money... Seriously, I think it's a conspiracy. They see me coming in the door and go, "Yes! Let's put out all the new fantasy books on display and see how many we can get her to check out! She'll never remember to return them all and we shall get lots of money!!! Muhaha!"
Seriously though, I always find the books that I've been looking for on display... They're never on the shelves, but always right out there, waiting for me to pick them up. Curious, isn't it? But no more! I shall now renew them over the internet! And My fine will never become that huge again! I'll go right now... On second thought, I leave that 'till tomorrow...
So anyway, now that I'm done with my little rant, what's up with you guys?
Tay- Post the second you get home, okay? We totally need to hang out! Oh! I finally read Peeps by Scott Westerfeild, and it was totally awesome! Though the parasite references kinda creeped me out, especially since I had a stomach ache earlier... And to make it worse, some guys are drilling a hole down on the area between our land and the neighbors, and the drill keeps making the ground shake a bit... It's kinda scaring me... What with that big, gaping hole in my backyard... *shudders* Oh well, I guess.... I've read much worse. But still...
Braden- I'm glad things seems to be going a little better. At least you can go every so often, right? Better than not at all. And as soon as you get your license, you can go all the time. And I'm texting you while I'm writing this! Though I probably won't be once you read it...
Hannah- We absolutely must spring you so we can take you shopping. One of my gifts was a shopping spree so I must absolutely spring you and we must go shopping with you, and Tay, and Braden, and Lekey, okay? Absolute must.
Lekey- How's New York? Miss you lots! Did you get us awesome Canadian stuff from Chinatown? What are you doing for New Year's? Find some cute guy to see the jacket with as the ball drops!!! Especially if you're there as it drops... Maybe you'll get on TV and we'll see you! Heehee!
Hmm... If you couldn't tell yet, I'm extremely hyper right now for no apparent reason... Though I did eat a few too many butterscotch candies while stuck in my parents office this afternoon... That must be it...
Hey, has anyone talked to Kaylyn recently? I haven't heard anything from her... Maybe I'll call her later...
So... Yeah... That's all I really have to talk about right now....
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.... Yup... All I can think of for the moment... Call or text me!
Remember: Book-lover + Procrastinator = Extremely high library fines
I may as well have bought the books for all the money I spent on fines... Okay, so it wasn't that bad, but still... It wasn't pretty... And then, I find out that I can renew books over the internet!! If they'd told me that earlier, I'd have been able to save myself some money... Seriously, I think it's a conspiracy. They see me coming in the door and go, "Yes! Let's put out all the new fantasy books on display and see how many we can get her to check out! She'll never remember to return them all and we shall get lots of money!!! Muhaha!"
Seriously though, I always find the books that I've been looking for on display... They're never on the shelves, but always right out there, waiting for me to pick them up. Curious, isn't it? But no more! I shall now renew them over the internet! And My fine will never become that huge again! I'll go right now... On second thought, I leave that 'till tomorrow...
So anyway, now that I'm done with my little rant, what's up with you guys?
Tay- Post the second you get home, okay? We totally need to hang out! Oh! I finally read Peeps by Scott Westerfeild, and it was totally awesome! Though the parasite references kinda creeped me out, especially since I had a stomach ache earlier... And to make it worse, some guys are drilling a hole down on the area between our land and the neighbors, and the drill keeps making the ground shake a bit... It's kinda scaring me... What with that big, gaping hole in my backyard... *shudders* Oh well, I guess.... I've read much worse. But still...
Braden- I'm glad things seems to be going a little better. At least you can go every so often, right? Better than not at all. And as soon as you get your license, you can go all the time. And I'm texting you while I'm writing this! Though I probably won't be once you read it...
Hannah- We absolutely must spring you so we can take you shopping. One of my gifts was a shopping spree so I must absolutely spring you and we must go shopping with you, and Tay, and Braden, and Lekey, okay? Absolute must.
Lekey- How's New York? Miss you lots! Did you get us awesome Canadian stuff from Chinatown? What are you doing for New Year's? Find some cute guy to see the jacket with as the ball drops!!! Especially if you're there as it drops... Maybe you'll get on TV and we'll see you! Heehee!
Hmm... If you couldn't tell yet, I'm extremely hyper right now for no apparent reason... Though I did eat a few too many butterscotch candies while stuck in my parents office this afternoon... That must be it...
Hey, has anyone talked to Kaylyn recently? I haven't heard anything from her... Maybe I'll call her later...
So... Yeah... That's all I really have to talk about right now....
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.... Yup... All I can think of for the moment... Call or text me!
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