And to all a good night!
So, as far as holidays go, Christmas is one of my absolute favorites. Its a time of family, friends, and the spiritual awareness of Jesus Christ's birth...oh, yeah. And Hollywood Theaters.
Yes, my amazing holiday was surrounded by WORK and POPCORN and LITTLE KIDS WHO THROW UP IN THE LOBBY!!!!!
But still, it was a good holiday none the less. I managed to survive my shift only to go home and spend time with my family. We ate more than we should, we played on the Wii (which I got for Christmas!!!!!), and we enjoyed each other's company.
I know this post is not only late but very short, but I promise to write again with a truly awkward story where I was mortified in public. For now, happy holidays, and (if I don't get a chance to say it before then) happy new year.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Shopping and Jazz
Well guys, out of total guilt for my Cloverfield ranting, I am writing you today a bland, boring, normal post....
Out of sheer boredom this week, I decided to go see our high school jazz band perform at the mall. I mean, band is ok, but because I play flute (and I'm not "jazzy" enough AS a flute) I can't be in jazz band. And jazz band, well, is so much more fun than regular old band. They play fun music, they joke around, they do all kinds of shows...you get the point.
Anyways, I decided to go to the mall to watch their Christmas performance and, while standing in the crowd (which was convieniently placed in front of Hollister, with all the snobby jr high kids gawking at us instead of asking us to move) with some other kids from school, I was tapped on the shoulder by a bystander.
Now, before I go on, there are two things in this world I am deathly afraid of: jellyfish (completely understandable, right?) and mistletoe. Both of these items contribute to terribly painful childhood memories, moreso the mistletoe and how it was convienently over me and my friend in 2nd grade at my dad's company Christmas party...I didn't quite understand that concept (the whole kissing thing) that early on, so when _____ tried to kiss me, I turned my head sharply and hit the wall...and broke my nose....
Anyways, mistletoe and I don't get along very well, and for the past ten years I have done very well to avoid it. Until the jazz concert...Ok. First off. What mall even PUTS mistletoe up??? Thats ridiculous, I mean truly....and of course, I am the person to get put under it out of the whole crowd...darn this bad luck./
But needless to say, I was standing under the mistletoe with Ryan (my best friend) and he leaned in to give me a peck....and...I was not ready...and....well it was just awkward. Thankfully, nobody's nose was broken...but I was completely mortified. People were laughing at me in the middle of the mall, and Ryan was about to explode from the laughter.
Come to think of it, it was really funny. But that mistletoe fear of mine, yeah...not going away anytime soon. Haha. well that was entertaining, huh? I actually had a lot of new cloverfield stuff to talk about but I figured I'd spare Ben (since he's such a pansy). Anywho, leave comments!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Out of sheer boredom this week, I decided to go see our high school jazz band perform at the mall. I mean, band is ok, but because I play flute (and I'm not "jazzy" enough AS a flute) I can't be in jazz band. And jazz band, well, is so much more fun than regular old band. They play fun music, they joke around, they do all kinds of shows...you get the point.
Anyways, I decided to go to the mall to watch their Christmas performance and, while standing in the crowd (which was convieniently placed in front of Hollister, with all the snobby jr high kids gawking at us instead of asking us to move) with some other kids from school, I was tapped on the shoulder by a bystander.
Now, before I go on, there are two things in this world I am deathly afraid of: jellyfish (completely understandable, right?) and mistletoe. Both of these items contribute to terribly painful childhood memories, moreso the mistletoe and how it was convienently over me and my friend in 2nd grade at my dad's company Christmas party...I didn't quite understand that concept (the whole kissing thing) that early on, so when _____ tried to kiss me, I turned my head sharply and hit the wall...and broke my nose....
Anyways, mistletoe and I don't get along very well, and for the past ten years I have done very well to avoid it. Until the jazz concert...Ok. First off. What mall even PUTS mistletoe up??? Thats ridiculous, I mean truly....and of course, I am the person to get put under it out of the whole crowd...darn this bad luck./
But needless to say, I was standing under the mistletoe with Ryan (my best friend) and he leaned in to give me a peck....and...I was not ready...and....well it was just awkward. Thankfully, nobody's nose was broken...but I was completely mortified. People were laughing at me in the middle of the mall, and Ryan was about to explode from the laughter.
Come to think of it, it was really funny. But that mistletoe fear of mine, yeah...not going away anytime soon. Haha. well that was entertaining, huh? I actually had a lot of new cloverfield stuff to talk about but I figured I'd spare Ben (since he's such a pansy). Anywho, leave comments!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Monday, December 10, 2007
TAGRUATO EVIL!
This video is number five of those on www.jamieandteddy.com. Watch and enjoy!
Edit:
Ok, so I know that neither one of you have followed this like I have, but I really am trying to get yall interested in it. Basically, its amazing. Tagruato makes Slusho! and TIDO Wave is trying to stop Tagruato...
With me? Tagruato captured Teddy (that bimbo's boyfriend)who was working with TIDO wave. No idea how that relates to the monster, but its an interesting plot...
Goodness, I need some LOST in my system...all of this monster ranting is tiring. But on that note, LOST SEASON THREE CAME OUT!!! Woot, I think I am going to buy it tomorrow!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
aka The girl who rants on her blog about a movie nobody cares about (lol)
Saturday, December 8, 2007
SLUSHO! Commercial
This is the newest slusho! commercial, for those who haven't seen it yet. There is also a contest going on (which I previously mentioned) where people send in a thirty second video commercial about how slusho! is happy! I am sooo entering!
Enjoy!
SLUSHO!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
SLUSHO! ZOOM
So this Cloverfield stuff has officially got me hooked.
I was on the computer the other day, when I noticed that all of my "Favorite"-ed Cloverfield sites said that a new viral site was discovered...my friends, after that fateful moment, all of my free time disappeared.
Anyways, school is school, work is work, life is life. But LOST comes on in February, Cloverfield in January, and there have been reports of LOST previews in certain movie theatre chains (although I am pretty certain that my chain isn't one of them). I guess after all of the craziness of having a movie theatre job, the perks are finally visable. All of this hype around cloverfield promotional posters and items, its great, but I am in a position to walk away with so much...I am going to get a poster (I've already made a deal with the projectionists) and hopefully we get tshirts or something good like that for my usage.
For now, with it still being over a month away, I am dealing with the standee. An eight foot tall, amazing cardboard creation dedicated to CLOVERFIELD and all of its glory.
I took pictures. In the lobby. Squealing and singing. People stared.
Its actually kind of funny. I was so excited to see that we got something as big as a standee for the movie; actually, we don't get many standees, so I was pumped that the hype for this movie has gotten us one. The pictures above (taken on my cell phone, mind you, so don't laugh) are of the standee. It was really exciting. In a fanboy kind of way...
Anywho, I'm ordering (or hoping to order) some slusho! gear for Christmas. I am buying myself a tshirt, but the hat isn't likely. For those of you who don't know, when you order slusho! gear, you get Tagruato memos, or japanese newspaper clips, or all kind of stuff. It really depends on the gimmick at that time. It's really just that, a gimmick, but one I'm willing to put money into.
Anywho, if you have no idea what I'm talking about, go to these sites....please...
tagruato.jp
slusho.jp
projectcloverfield.com
cloverfieldnews.com
tidowave.com
1-18-08.com
cloverfieldmovie.com
jamieandteddy.com (password:jllovesth)
cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com
1-18-08.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
SLUSHO! ZOOM!
Deneece
aka LOSTie 108
Sunday, November 25, 2007
IT's COMING!
Well, looks like I've been a little tied up lately, seeing as my blogspot has become increasingly vacant over the past few weeks. However, in order to make that up, I am providing a MEGAPOST (this is where that cute little copyright circle c thing goes) to tell everyone about turkey, bleach, and of course that mischevious JJ Abrams...
So, starting off. Thanksgiving holiday+lots of food+football+CLOVERFIELD=AMAZING! To say the least, I did work the entire holiday, Wednesday being my only day off. But all those days at the theatre proved a benifit....I GOT TO SEE THE NEWEST CLOVERFIELD TRAILER! But more on that on my "Cloverfield Section". Between the popcorn serving, the nacho making, and the money robbing...all was well at work. We hired a bunch of new people, including a set of twins named Trent and Taylor. Trust me, these guys are crazy. Seriously, I wouldn't doubt that one day they pull a nametag switcheroo...the ultimate twin fantasy, right? To switch places?
As far as twins go, theiy weren't the only distraction at work. On Friday, I was assigned to clean out the drains in the concession stand by pouring this chemical-bleach-water mixture down them then reach in with gloved hands to pull out the popcorn, lids, ect out of the bottom....it was disgusting. Worst off, I accidently spilled the bleach mixture all over the front of my shirt. At first I didn't even notice, you know, just continued to work around the stand, helped a few people, whatnot. I probably wouldn't have even known what happened until a lady came to my stand and said, "Did you get into a fight with the cleaning supplies closet? Because, honey, it looks like the closet won...*walks off with popcorn and hysteric laughter*...". Great, huh? But after all, I'd rather have spilt bleach than Mr. Pibb...its less sticky, even if my shirt is ruined.
Anyways, when not slaving away (or getting covered with cleaning supplies) at work, I did have an amazing thanksgiving. We invited my aunt, uncle, and two cousins to come over, along with this British family that goes to our church, the Hughes. They had never had a real thanksgiving before, so we fixed it up nice: every food ever eaten at ANY thanksgiving dinner was present. My mom wanted it to be perfect.
The downside to all that food? No one took any leftovers home...I'll be eating turkey till Christmas! As for the day itself, there was eating and football watching...and Madden playing. My big mouth was going on about how amazing I was (I hadn't played in a year), so Alistair (the oldest Hughes, a senior like me and also in debate) challenges me to a game...I didn't have time to brush up and the random button pushing method didn't help too much.
By the second quarter, needless to say, I was getting dominated...and my accidental 96 yards field goal attempt didn't help at all. All I can say is "God Save the Queen"!
Anyways, I now present to you the real reason I have rambled on and on...
CLOVERFIELD<>1-18-08
In this section, I want to provide my theories and otherwise concerning the second cloverfield trailer. First off, by the looks of the trailer, it seems that a good portion (if not all) of the movie will be on commercial camcorders. If this is the case, my theory suggests that JJ Abrams won't even show the monster in the movie. Sure, we'll get a few brief glimpses of a leg or whatever, but as for a full on Godzilla style showcase of CGI Monster AMAZINGNESS, well, I just don't think that's JJ's Style. Just like with LOST, I feel the movie will lead the viewer on, keeping the mystery, but not in a way where everyone leaves the theatre dissappointed.
On that note, the monster itself is something I just can't figure out. I mean, like all monster movies, I am guessing some sort of giant reptile; however, for all of the many possibilities, let me name a few of the commonly believed impossibilities:
IT IS NOT
Godzilla
Cthulu
Voltron
Pokemon
The Host
or a parasitic monster that has spores that creates littlier monsters...
I mean, really people. JJ himself said this monster was completely different, new. And besides, many of the aforementioned are owned by different production studios, and some (the Host) have remakes coming out next year.
And finally, my favorite part, what everything means. We've seen a loose connection to slusho and tagruato in the movie, however clearly the most popular theory (and the one I believe myself) is that the Chai (sp?) station opening near New york by Tagruato is the thing that wakes the monster. If you look at the massive explosion that occurs in the teaser and the trailer, its clear that whatever caused it didn't just accidently step on something. THat kind of explosion had to have come from something rising from below the ground. All of the evidence on the slusho site makes no sense to me anymore, especially all of the BLOOP references (I did the research, but really, I just can't connect it to the plot of the story).
For what its worth, I seem to have gotten so many of my coworkers interested in the hype. And due to my incessive speaking of JJ Abrams, LOST, and Cloverfield, all of the guys who work projection are going to snag me any form of cloverfield memorabilla, posters, tshirts, ect that we get for the movie...FOR FREE!!!! Many of them are giving their own theories, and some are interesting: for example, this one guy has a theory that the monster despises human...heads. Yeah, not the rest of them, just HEADS. He says the monster could've taken out the whole statue of liberty "but nooooo, he took the head!" Coincidence? I believe so...haha.
Well, I really planned to say a whole lot more on the movie, I can talk about what I believe for hours, but after the Thanksgiving tangent it might be better to just get off now!
Hoping to hear from all my long lost friends,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
*EDIT
Found this while skimming the projectcloverfield.com boards. Interesting, huh?
"I just recieved a very interesting e-mail from The questioner, codename: Q30. He sent me the following theory that he / she thought up! Here is the new theory:
Here goes: The secret ingredient in Slusho is the monster’s blood.
And the rest of it all ties together…
In the begining, they’re at a party. A farewell party for Rob who’s leaving “for Japan.”
What if he got a job working at Tagurato? I’m willling to bet that at the party, there’s talk of the great new product called Slusho and no one knows what gives it its great taste.
The monster attacks, it’s a deep sea creature from below the earth’s crust which has been tapped by Tagurato in secret. Now, there are thousands of tiny parasites riding its body like scales. They suck the monsters’ blood. They fall-off during the attack and become monsters in their own right. But the parasites attack SOME people, but not others. The difference? The ones they attack have been drinking Slusho because they smell the secret ingredient.
The main character with the camera, because of his connection to Tagurato, figures this out. Maybe they’re in a convenience store with a Slusho machine, the parasites break-in and start attacking the machine and he understands, and puts the important message on the tape, maybe yelling into the camera “They’re after the Slusho!” or somesuch. THAT’S why this recovered video tape is of interest to the authorities.
Maybe the monster’s blood carries within it the eggs of the parasites. When you drink more than six, the eggs hatch. That shadow of the woman shows her being restrained by 2 guys in biohazard suits… her stomach was ripping-open because the little parasites were coming-out."
So, starting off. Thanksgiving holiday+lots of food+football+CLOVERFIELD=AMAZING! To say the least, I did work the entire holiday, Wednesday being my only day off. But all those days at the theatre proved a benifit....I GOT TO SEE THE NEWEST CLOVERFIELD TRAILER! But more on that on my "Cloverfield Section". Between the popcorn serving, the nacho making, and the money robbing...all was well at work. We hired a bunch of new people, including a set of twins named Trent and Taylor. Trust me, these guys are crazy. Seriously, I wouldn't doubt that one day they pull a nametag switcheroo...the ultimate twin fantasy, right? To switch places?
As far as twins go, theiy weren't the only distraction at work. On Friday, I was assigned to clean out the drains in the concession stand by pouring this chemical-bleach-water mixture down them then reach in with gloved hands to pull out the popcorn, lids, ect out of the bottom....it was disgusting. Worst off, I accidently spilled the bleach mixture all over the front of my shirt. At first I didn't even notice, you know, just continued to work around the stand, helped a few people, whatnot. I probably wouldn't have even known what happened until a lady came to my stand and said, "Did you get into a fight with the cleaning supplies closet? Because, honey, it looks like the closet won...*walks off with popcorn and hysteric laughter*...". Great, huh? But after all, I'd rather have spilt bleach than Mr. Pibb...its less sticky, even if my shirt is ruined.
Anyways, when not slaving away (or getting covered with cleaning supplies) at work, I did have an amazing thanksgiving. We invited my aunt, uncle, and two cousins to come over, along with this British family that goes to our church, the Hughes. They had never had a real thanksgiving before, so we fixed it up nice: every food ever eaten at ANY thanksgiving dinner was present. My mom wanted it to be perfect.
The downside to all that food? No one took any leftovers home...I'll be eating turkey till Christmas! As for the day itself, there was eating and football watching...and Madden playing. My big mouth was going on about how amazing I was (I hadn't played in a year), so Alistair (the oldest Hughes, a senior like me and also in debate) challenges me to a game...I didn't have time to brush up and the random button pushing method didn't help too much.
By the second quarter, needless to say, I was getting dominated...and my accidental 96 yards field goal attempt didn't help at all. All I can say is "God Save the Queen"!
Anyways, I now present to you the real reason I have rambled on and on...
CLOVERFIELD<>1-18-08
In this section, I want to provide my theories and otherwise concerning the second cloverfield trailer. First off, by the looks of the trailer, it seems that a good portion (if not all) of the movie will be on commercial camcorders. If this is the case, my theory suggests that JJ Abrams won't even show the monster in the movie. Sure, we'll get a few brief glimpses of a leg or whatever, but as for a full on Godzilla style showcase of CGI Monster AMAZINGNESS, well, I just don't think that's JJ's Style. Just like with LOST, I feel the movie will lead the viewer on, keeping the mystery, but not in a way where everyone leaves the theatre dissappointed.
On that note, the monster itself is something I just can't figure out. I mean, like all monster movies, I am guessing some sort of giant reptile; however, for all of the many possibilities, let me name a few of the commonly believed impossibilities:
IT IS NOT
Godzilla
Cthulu
Voltron
Pokemon
The Host
or a parasitic monster that has spores that creates littlier monsters...
I mean, really people. JJ himself said this monster was completely different, new. And besides, many of the aforementioned are owned by different production studios, and some (the Host) have remakes coming out next year.
And finally, my favorite part, what everything means. We've seen a loose connection to slusho and tagruato in the movie, however clearly the most popular theory (and the one I believe myself) is that the Chai (sp?) station opening near New york by Tagruato is the thing that wakes the monster. If you look at the massive explosion that occurs in the teaser and the trailer, its clear that whatever caused it didn't just accidently step on something. THat kind of explosion had to have come from something rising from below the ground. All of the evidence on the slusho site makes no sense to me anymore, especially all of the BLOOP references (I did the research, but really, I just can't connect it to the plot of the story).
For what its worth, I seem to have gotten so many of my coworkers interested in the hype. And due to my incessive speaking of JJ Abrams, LOST, and Cloverfield, all of the guys who work projection are going to snag me any form of cloverfield memorabilla, posters, tshirts, ect that we get for the movie...FOR FREE!!!! Many of them are giving their own theories, and some are interesting: for example, this one guy has a theory that the monster despises human...heads. Yeah, not the rest of them, just HEADS. He says the monster could've taken out the whole statue of liberty "but nooooo, he took the head!" Coincidence? I believe so...haha.
Well, I really planned to say a whole lot more on the movie, I can talk about what I believe for hours, but after the Thanksgiving tangent it might be better to just get off now!
Hoping to hear from all my long lost friends,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
*EDIT
Found this while skimming the projectcloverfield.com boards. Interesting, huh?
"I just recieved a very interesting e-mail from The questioner, codename: Q30. He sent me the following theory that he / she thought up! Here is the new theory:
Here goes: The secret ingredient in Slusho is the monster’s blood.
And the rest of it all ties together…
In the begining, they’re at a party. A farewell party for Rob who’s leaving “for Japan.”
What if he got a job working at Tagurato? I’m willling to bet that at the party, there’s talk of the great new product called Slusho and no one knows what gives it its great taste.
The monster attacks, it’s a deep sea creature from below the earth’s crust which has been tapped by Tagurato in secret. Now, there are thousands of tiny parasites riding its body like scales. They suck the monsters’ blood. They fall-off during the attack and become monsters in their own right. But the parasites attack SOME people, but not others. The difference? The ones they attack have been drinking Slusho because they smell the secret ingredient.
The main character with the camera, because of his connection to Tagurato, figures this out. Maybe they’re in a convenience store with a Slusho machine, the parasites break-in and start attacking the machine and he understands, and puts the important message on the tape, maybe yelling into the camera “They’re after the Slusho!” or somesuch. THAT’S why this recovered video tape is of interest to the authorities.
Maybe the monster’s blood carries within it the eggs of the parasites. When you drink more than six, the eggs hatch. That shadow of the woman shows her being restrained by 2 guys in biohazard suits… her stomach was ripping-open because the little parasites were coming-out."
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Catching Up
There's so much going on lately, and I just can't seem to get a grip on life.
We watched a movie in AP Environmental Science today where these little larvae things who lived in the ocean had to latch on to the rocks below to grip themselves against the currents of the ocean. If they didn't get a good grip, they had a backup line to help them get back to their postition. However, the moment that line broke, they were swept away into the dark abyss of the ocean floor....
I am a larvae. As cheesy, as corny, as it may sound, I am that fragile little sea creature. In a world of silly stresses, I have given up. I can't fight the current any longer, and this week I am tethering along on my string of last resort, fighting for one more chance to get things right. But no matter how hard I paddle or push, my body keeps getting flung backwards towards the opposing end of my goal...in the end, I'm always at square one.
Its a mixture of things. I have to have a coronation date by Wednesday because mine can't go, calculus is starting to kick my butt, I am working TWO jobs Thanksgiving week (yes, even on the dreaded day after Thanksgiving), my friendship with someone is on the line...oh yeah, and I'm starting to fall for a guy who has no interest in me whatsoever. The list goes on, all of my issues as dumb and immature as the one's forementioned, yet even with my knowledge of their insignificance in my life, even knowing how silly these problems are, even knowing that there are bigger issues I need to care for...I CAN'T SEEM TO WIN THE BATTLE.
As time continues to move too quickly, as my work piles up and my emotions are drained, its clear that everything I need is out of reach. With all of these things acting as my current, the only lifeline I have left is slowly starting to break. Piece by piece, inch by inch, its slow and steady fraying is leaving me alone to fight the battle I can't win....
Trying to catch up, but falling farther behind...
Deneece
aka Lostie108
We watched a movie in AP Environmental Science today where these little larvae things who lived in the ocean had to latch on to the rocks below to grip themselves against the currents of the ocean. If they didn't get a good grip, they had a backup line to help them get back to their postition. However, the moment that line broke, they were swept away into the dark abyss of the ocean floor....
I am a larvae. As cheesy, as corny, as it may sound, I am that fragile little sea creature. In a world of silly stresses, I have given up. I can't fight the current any longer, and this week I am tethering along on my string of last resort, fighting for one more chance to get things right. But no matter how hard I paddle or push, my body keeps getting flung backwards towards the opposing end of my goal...in the end, I'm always at square one.
Its a mixture of things. I have to have a coronation date by Wednesday because mine can't go, calculus is starting to kick my butt, I am working TWO jobs Thanksgiving week (yes, even on the dreaded day after Thanksgiving), my friendship with someone is on the line...oh yeah, and I'm starting to fall for a guy who has no interest in me whatsoever. The list goes on, all of my issues as dumb and immature as the one's forementioned, yet even with my knowledge of their insignificance in my life, even knowing how silly these problems are, even knowing that there are bigger issues I need to care for...I CAN'T SEEM TO WIN THE BATTLE.
As time continues to move too quickly, as my work piles up and my emotions are drained, its clear that everything I need is out of reach. With all of these things acting as my current, the only lifeline I have left is slowly starting to break. Piece by piece, inch by inch, its slow and steady fraying is leaving me alone to fight the battle I can't win....
Trying to catch up, but falling farther behind...
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Building a Bond or Making Bail?
So, this fantastic cruise that I keep writing about has finally busted my budget thanks in part to the 70 dollar paychecks I've been recieving.
The thing is, with over 250 dollars due in two days, my chances of making the payment deadline is...well, nonexistent (to say the least). Accepting this dissappointing fact, I spoke with our overall band director about what I could do to raise money. I was, and still am, desperate for any oppurtunity to make a dent in the large amount of money thats due. That's when the proposition occured...
If I could do some housework/yardwork for my band director, she would COMPLETELY PAY my payment...thats a lot of money....so of course, feeling slightly guilty, the offer was taken. Today was my first day of work, and it wasn't really that bad. Seeing as its halloween, I wasn't given too much to do. All I had to accomplish was the cleaning of her mobile home and the interior of her Expedition.
Lets just say, neither vehicle was in very good shape. Her two grandsons, the little monsters, had destroyed the interior of both cars, leaving a sticky trail of destruction everywhere they went. But, with an army of cleaning supplies at my beck and call, I attacked the job quickly. Never in my life have I held such a respect for 409, windex, and armor all wipes. They saved my life.
Anyways, she paid me 50 dollars for my work, and although I'm grateful I really wonder why she is so caring. I mean, I haven't been the best band student, I don't practice often...I even get involved in many of the pranks that the other Seniors pull. So her sudden offer for money, her caring attitude and concern, really surprised me. I guess when you look at it, she has always cared about us. But never in a million years would I have thought that any teacher would take it out of their wallet to allow a student to go on a trip. Just offering that opportunity has been my lucky break, and now that I don't have to worry about money, I'm a lot calmer.
Either this is real compassionate behavior, or she's torturing me with the most disgusting chores she can find as punishment...or its a mixture of both....whichever it is, I'm sure thankful for the chance to get this kind of money so quickly.
Speaking of money, guess who has a job interview tommorrow at Best Buy? Maybe my luck is changing after all.
Out of debt,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
The thing is, with over 250 dollars due in two days, my chances of making the payment deadline is...well, nonexistent (to say the least). Accepting this dissappointing fact, I spoke with our overall band director about what I could do to raise money. I was, and still am, desperate for any oppurtunity to make a dent in the large amount of money thats due. That's when the proposition occured...
If I could do some housework/yardwork for my band director, she would COMPLETELY PAY my payment...thats a lot of money....so of course, feeling slightly guilty, the offer was taken. Today was my first day of work, and it wasn't really that bad. Seeing as its halloween, I wasn't given too much to do. All I had to accomplish was the cleaning of her mobile home and the interior of her Expedition.
Lets just say, neither vehicle was in very good shape. Her two grandsons, the little monsters, had destroyed the interior of both cars, leaving a sticky trail of destruction everywhere they went. But, with an army of cleaning supplies at my beck and call, I attacked the job quickly. Never in my life have I held such a respect for 409, windex, and armor all wipes. They saved my life.
Anyways, she paid me 50 dollars for my work, and although I'm grateful I really wonder why she is so caring. I mean, I haven't been the best band student, I don't practice often...I even get involved in many of the pranks that the other Seniors pull. So her sudden offer for money, her caring attitude and concern, really surprised me. I guess when you look at it, she has always cared about us. But never in a million years would I have thought that any teacher would take it out of their wallet to allow a student to go on a trip. Just offering that opportunity has been my lucky break, and now that I don't have to worry about money, I'm a lot calmer.
Either this is real compassionate behavior, or she's torturing me with the most disgusting chores she can find as punishment...or its a mixture of both....whichever it is, I'm sure thankful for the chance to get this kind of money so quickly.
Speaking of money, guess who has a job interview tommorrow at Best Buy? Maybe my luck is changing after all.
Out of debt,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Guarding our Watch
It's finally over.
After four years of struggle, heartbreak, dedication, and lots of spit, my final marching band competition was yesterday.
Now, all this year there has been some extra pressure on the Seniors; it was now "our watch", our responsibility to make sure the band was as good as possible by setting an example for the underclassmen. The problem has been obvious ever since we began marching in July: Our band is very immature. The majority of the band (about 3/4 of it) is made up of freshmen and sophmores, meaning that the level of difficulty in the music and drill had to be lowered to fit the ability of the band. But by doing this, we got a bland drill, one that didn't have any pizzazz or excitement, while we played Boys of the Old Brigade march, with one of the hardest Trios we've ever attempted (the funny thing about that was that 4 other bands played the same march in their drills but left out the trio because it is very difficult....just imagine how much work was put into that last little section of music!).
All we've heard is complaints, worries, and other negative comments about how we arent as good as we should be. But after three months of work, contest came, and in eight short minutes, we did everything we could to wow the judges.
Let me tell you, It definately paid off! Even though we had so much to struggle with this year, our band made a first division (the highest you can make) at contest! Everyone was estatic, but none were as happy as the Seniors. We finally proved that we could hold on to our first division winning streak, that we are just as dedicated as those before us, and that in the end we had it in us all along.
So, after we got home last night there were several parties (and pranks) held for the band. I made the rounds, traveling to several of them, only to find myself overjoyed and deeply saddened by the end of my high school marching career. No more sweat and late night practices, sure, but I'm losing so much. No more races to the stadium, no more celebrations and parties, no more pranks on our youngest band directors house because we wiped the competition clean....
All that's left to say is "It's all over"...
And man, I can't wait for the party we are gonna have on Monday morning!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
After four years of struggle, heartbreak, dedication, and lots of spit, my final marching band competition was yesterday.
Now, all this year there has been some extra pressure on the Seniors; it was now "our watch", our responsibility to make sure the band was as good as possible by setting an example for the underclassmen. The problem has been obvious ever since we began marching in July: Our band is very immature. The majority of the band (about 3/4 of it) is made up of freshmen and sophmores, meaning that the level of difficulty in the music and drill had to be lowered to fit the ability of the band. But by doing this, we got a bland drill, one that didn't have any pizzazz or excitement, while we played Boys of the Old Brigade march, with one of the hardest Trios we've ever attempted (the funny thing about that was that 4 other bands played the same march in their drills but left out the trio because it is very difficult....just imagine how much work was put into that last little section of music!).
All we've heard is complaints, worries, and other negative comments about how we arent as good as we should be. But after three months of work, contest came, and in eight short minutes, we did everything we could to wow the judges.
Let me tell you, It definately paid off! Even though we had so much to struggle with this year, our band made a first division (the highest you can make) at contest! Everyone was estatic, but none were as happy as the Seniors. We finally proved that we could hold on to our first division winning streak, that we are just as dedicated as those before us, and that in the end we had it in us all along.
So, after we got home last night there were several parties (and pranks) held for the band. I made the rounds, traveling to several of them, only to find myself overjoyed and deeply saddened by the end of my high school marching career. No more sweat and late night practices, sure, but I'm losing so much. No more races to the stadium, no more celebrations and parties, no more pranks on our youngest band directors house because we wiped the competition clean....
All that's left to say is "It's all over"...
And man, I can't wait for the party we are gonna have on Monday morning!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Another Place Entirely
Right about now, the senioritis is setting in.
Now, from everyone's comments, its clear that I am the only person stuck in the craziness that is public high school--so, if any of this sounds completely immature, well, I'm sorry.
rambling/
I actually thought about this last night. Clearly, you (once again, brian and ben) are out of high school. Looking back at my posts, I am almost embarrassed to think that somewhere in the world there are these two college (or older?) guys laughing at my immaturity and naivity and so forth. What am I to think? Am I really that immature, do I ramble about things that seem pointless? If so, this post (dedicated entirely to high school) will just be another for you to laugh at...
/rambling
Anyways, today in my communications class (yes, the one I did the amazing cloverfield presentation in) we were talking about what each student was looking for in relationships. As the stories were told, they all said the same thing: A person had to be attractive, a "cool" kid (not in band or something dorky, have a good reputation), ect. Really superficial stuff if you ask me. When it was my turn, I realized something massive. I am not at the same level as the kids at school.
I'm tired of superficial relationships. Tired of stupid breakups, dumb boyfriends, going out with people for their looks only to find out they have the intellect of a peanut. I want so much more than the typical high school student does in life right now.
I don't want a relationship to be based on looks or something shallow. I don't want a shallow relationship either, one that lasts a couple of months. I want a connection. I want to have a person to turn to for anything, to know they won't laugh. I want a relationship where I don't have to hide my clumbsyness or dorky-ness or whatever people may see in me that they don't like....I've been through the typical high school thing. Did the "two week relationship", had the bad blind dates, even thought I loved somebody at one point.
Overall, I just want something more. I can't wait to be a new person at college. At least from what I hear, the chances of finding someone who cares less about bra size than intellegence and other important characteristics is much higher than here in hickville, USA.
Senioritis--its not because of the tests, grades or groups. Its happening because I know that there's so much more potential for me out in a world away from here.
Waiting, praying, and getting through it all,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Now, from everyone's comments, its clear that I am the only person stuck in the craziness that is public high school--so, if any of this sounds completely immature, well, I'm sorry.
rambling/
I actually thought about this last night. Clearly, you (once again, brian and ben) are out of high school. Looking back at my posts, I am almost embarrassed to think that somewhere in the world there are these two college (or older?) guys laughing at my immaturity and naivity and so forth. What am I to think? Am I really that immature, do I ramble about things that seem pointless? If so, this post (dedicated entirely to high school) will just be another for you to laugh at...
/rambling
Anyways, today in my communications class (yes, the one I did the amazing cloverfield presentation in) we were talking about what each student was looking for in relationships. As the stories were told, they all said the same thing: A person had to be attractive, a "cool" kid (not in band or something dorky, have a good reputation), ect. Really superficial stuff if you ask me. When it was my turn, I realized something massive. I am not at the same level as the kids at school.
I'm tired of superficial relationships. Tired of stupid breakups, dumb boyfriends, going out with people for their looks only to find out they have the intellect of a peanut. I want so much more than the typical high school student does in life right now.
I don't want a relationship to be based on looks or something shallow. I don't want a shallow relationship either, one that lasts a couple of months. I want a connection. I want to have a person to turn to for anything, to know they won't laugh. I want a relationship where I don't have to hide my clumbsyness or dorky-ness or whatever people may see in me that they don't like....I've been through the typical high school thing. Did the "two week relationship", had the bad blind dates, even thought I loved somebody at one point.
Overall, I just want something more. I can't wait to be a new person at college. At least from what I hear, the chances of finding someone who cares less about bra size than intellegence and other important characteristics is much higher than here in hickville, USA.
Senioritis--its not because of the tests, grades or groups. Its happening because I know that there's so much more potential for me out in a world away from here.
Waiting, praying, and getting through it all,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Monday, October 15, 2007
Filling in the Gaps
I know that my last post wasn't exactly cheerful, but before I go on to boring anybody with the noneventful weekend i had, I want to say thanks to moltenpanther (or ben) and Brian for commenting(as if there ever is anyone else there to comment). Both of you helped me realize that freaking out about my situation wouldn't help at all, and status update:things are slowly getting better. I am working with my manager to fix the issue this week.
Now that that's settled, my weekend:
I am quite unhappy to announce that our football team lost by over 30 points on Friday night...
I am, however, quite estatic to announce that I predicted at least a 25 point lost. Man, am I good.
Anyways, clearly the game wasn't the victory we were looking for. It really showed us how terrible our team actually is. As my good friend Jilian put it: "They look like a bunch of overweight chicks running around in tight pants like little pansies...".
That was the best comment they got all night.
But, Saturday was much better. As mentioned before in previous posts, I am an avid debater. I love to debate, to research current events, to practice the art of persuasion...Its all quite fascinating really. My debate partner and I don't get along too well, so Saturday really was a test of our ability to work together as a team at a very difficult tournament. We apparantely did well because....
WE WON FIRST PLACE IN CX DEBATE! WE WON THE TOURNAMENT!
Trust me, that is crazy awesome! In my three years, the highest I ever placed was third. To win...that's a whole other level! I guess the best part about it was knowing that the previous teams that recently graduated won't be the end of our school's debating legacy. Forever, I've always looked up to them and hoped that I could reach their level of commitment and achievement. Now, I'm actually there! Its an extremely gratifying accomplishment to know that it can only go up from here. First we will dominate district, then state, and the NATIONALS in LAS VEGAS!!! *music in background * viva las vegas! viva las vegas.....*end music*
I would write about Sunday, but there isn't much to say. Church, family went to oklahoma, I stayed home (because I was going to work that evening), watched LOST, ect.
Shocked but Estatic,
Deneece
aka Lostie 108
Now that that's settled, my weekend:
I am quite unhappy to announce that our football team lost by over 30 points on Friday night...
I am, however, quite estatic to announce that I predicted at least a 25 point lost. Man, am I good.
Anyways, clearly the game wasn't the victory we were looking for. It really showed us how terrible our team actually is. As my good friend Jilian put it: "They look like a bunch of overweight chicks running around in tight pants like little pansies...".
That was the best comment they got all night.
But, Saturday was much better. As mentioned before in previous posts, I am an avid debater. I love to debate, to research current events, to practice the art of persuasion...Its all quite fascinating really. My debate partner and I don't get along too well, so Saturday really was a test of our ability to work together as a team at a very difficult tournament. We apparantely did well because....
WE WON FIRST PLACE IN CX DEBATE! WE WON THE TOURNAMENT!
Trust me, that is crazy awesome! In my three years, the highest I ever placed was third. To win...that's a whole other level! I guess the best part about it was knowing that the previous teams that recently graduated won't be the end of our school's debating legacy. Forever, I've always looked up to them and hoped that I could reach their level of commitment and achievement. Now, I'm actually there! Its an extremely gratifying accomplishment to know that it can only go up from here. First we will dominate district, then state, and the NATIONALS in LAS VEGAS!!! *music in background * viva las vegas! viva las vegas.....*end music*
I would write about Sunday, but there isn't much to say. Church, family went to oklahoma, I stayed home (because I was going to work that evening), watched LOST, ect.
Shocked but Estatic,
Deneece
aka Lostie 108
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Batteries, Band Nerds, and Being Broke
Ugh. For those of you out there who aren't in a very good mood-neither am I. I normally try to be pretty upbeat in my posts, but heres the disclaimer...today wasn't an upbeat day.
Yes, even after my super optimistic post from yesterday, I still managed to have the most terrible day of my life today. And do you know what the cause of all my issues is?
Money.
Cold hard cash...or a lack thereof. You see, I am very very busy. I am in band, a very competitive debater, I take every AP course offered by my school, I have all kinds of scholarships I am applying for, tons of college admissions I need to work on...oh yeah, and my job (where, as some may recall, Mr.Pibb gets spilled on me often).
Unfortunately, it seems that when I ask off for fridays and saturdays because of my requirements for band and debate, my managers can't work me more than one day a week. They feel that "working weekdays is a privelege given to those who sacrifice their weekends. They deserve money..." ect ect. So here's little old Deneece with a massive cruise to pay for, a need for money for all the trips she goes on for band and debate, and the ever lingering call for basic necessities. But that one day a week thing is having some major consequences....
....I make literally $100 every two weeks. Do you know what that can buy? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I mean, it takes so much to fill up my car, and then the rest goes to the cruise. That's it. No more money....
The worst part is that I can't get another job. Everyone of the places I've been to has told me that I can't work for them because I can't work weekends. So basically, putting it in laymans terms, because I work hard at school (like all the teachers have told us since kindergarten to do) I am being punished. Darn my academic success and scholastic involvements....
The real problem just happened literally five minutes ago. My car battery died. My check was microscopic. My mom told me it was my responsibility. My hands trembled. My eyes watered. And now, my money is gone exactly 32 minutes after I cashed my check. No gas money. No cruise money. No food money. Nothing but an empty wallet, an overburdened mind, and two tear streaked cheeks.
I guess I'm just not ready for the whole grown up life thing. Or maybe, I just can't afford it.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Yes, even after my super optimistic post from yesterday, I still managed to have the most terrible day of my life today. And do you know what the cause of all my issues is?
Money.
Cold hard cash...or a lack thereof. You see, I am very very busy. I am in band, a very competitive debater, I take every AP course offered by my school, I have all kinds of scholarships I am applying for, tons of college admissions I need to work on...oh yeah, and my job (where, as some may recall, Mr.Pibb gets spilled on me often).
Unfortunately, it seems that when I ask off for fridays and saturdays because of my requirements for band and debate, my managers can't work me more than one day a week. They feel that "working weekdays is a privelege given to those who sacrifice their weekends. They deserve money..." ect ect. So here's little old Deneece with a massive cruise to pay for, a need for money for all the trips she goes on for band and debate, and the ever lingering call for basic necessities. But that one day a week thing is having some major consequences....
....I make literally $100 every two weeks. Do you know what that can buy? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I mean, it takes so much to fill up my car, and then the rest goes to the cruise. That's it. No more money....
The worst part is that I can't get another job. Everyone of the places I've been to has told me that I can't work for them because I can't work weekends. So basically, putting it in laymans terms, because I work hard at school (like all the teachers have told us since kindergarten to do) I am being punished. Darn my academic success and scholastic involvements....
The real problem just happened literally five minutes ago. My car battery died. My check was microscopic. My mom told me it was my responsibility. My hands trembled. My eyes watered. And now, my money is gone exactly 32 minutes after I cashed my check. No gas money. No cruise money. No food money. Nothing but an empty wallet, an overburdened mind, and two tear streaked cheeks.
I guess I'm just not ready for the whole grown up life thing. Or maybe, I just can't afford it.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Goodness Gracious!
Today has been a great day.
Wow, thats quite the optimistic sentence. I don't usually start a post so cheerful and light! Anywho, today I gave my final speech for communications applications class.
It was BRILLIANT (not that I would brag or anything...)
It was entitled "Mystifying the Market:1-18-08", and it focused on the Alternate Reality Game that 1-18-08 is using for promotion and how the publicity and very little information the audience has is creating quite a stir. I did the presentation with a powerpoint, and literally had 20 of the 22 kids in the class come and ask me what sites to look at, what I knew of the movie, and who they could talk to for more information. I was stoked (that's right, I said STOKED-even though that word should be outlawed on violation of being "oober nineties")!
I guess I never was nervous about the speech, I mean I have four years of Debate and Extemporaneous speaking down my sleeve, but I was worried that the class would laugh at my subject: Some people just don't understand the way I work. When I enjoy something, when I want to know more, I get this amazing drive and dedication and I work until I fully understand the concept or the issue or the whatever it may be. Like Lost, I watch the show for information. I research for clues. That's just what I do.
Thankfully, nobody in the class laughed at my "nerdy-ness". However, my two favorite cast hosts made fun of my use of the words "chugging" and "y'all"... I let all my friends listen to the y'all part. They got a pretty good laugh out of it. Needless to say, I am slightly dismayed right now, my pride as a Texan being hurt.
Actually, I thought it was funny myself. I know that I have a southern accent, and apparently, it shows in my comments to the cast. Ooh, speaking of accents, my friend Marco who just moved here from Minnesota (he has an accent too) told me today "I'm obsessed with Lost"! Yea for new Lost watching buddies who understand my obsession with the best television show ever!
Overall, great cast. Great day. Great.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wow, thats quite the optimistic sentence. I don't usually start a post so cheerful and light! Anywho, today I gave my final speech for communications applications class.
It was BRILLIANT (not that I would brag or anything...)
It was entitled "Mystifying the Market:1-18-08", and it focused on the Alternate Reality Game that 1-18-08 is using for promotion and how the publicity and very little information the audience has is creating quite a stir. I did the presentation with a powerpoint, and literally had 20 of the 22 kids in the class come and ask me what sites to look at, what I knew of the movie, and who they could talk to for more information. I was stoked (that's right, I said STOKED-even though that word should be outlawed on violation of being "oober nineties")!
I guess I never was nervous about the speech, I mean I have four years of Debate and Extemporaneous speaking down my sleeve, but I was worried that the class would laugh at my subject: Some people just don't understand the way I work. When I enjoy something, when I want to know more, I get this amazing drive and dedication and I work until I fully understand the concept or the issue or the whatever it may be. Like Lost, I watch the show for information. I research for clues. That's just what I do.
Thankfully, nobody in the class laughed at my "nerdy-ness". However, my two favorite cast hosts made fun of my use of the words "chugging" and "y'all"... I let all my friends listen to the y'all part. They got a pretty good laugh out of it. Needless to say, I am slightly dismayed right now, my pride as a Texan being hurt.
Actually, I thought it was funny myself. I know that I have a southern accent, and apparently, it shows in my comments to the cast. Ooh, speaking of accents, my friend Marco who just moved here from Minnesota (he has an accent too) told me today "I'm obsessed with Lost"! Yea for new Lost watching buddies who understand my obsession with the best television show ever!
Overall, great cast. Great day. Great.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Saturday, October 6, 2007
The Derivative of X is the square root of Y cross applied..........
I think that the most important mathematical advancement we humans have made since the begining of time is "the top 10" list. They can tell you anything: who is dressed well, what is really cool about a movie, what books you need to read, which LOST episodes are considered the best...It's all about personal preferences meeting the public. Teaching others what you consider to be important.
In honor of my love of lists, I am starting a new one : Reasons Why AP Calculus Will Never Help Me In Life...
10. Our culture has numbers. We have letters. We are perfectly fine with keeping them seperate, thank you. I don't believe the two should mix...
9. The textbook for the course weighs more than I do...the book is a beast! How will it help me if I can't pick it up?
8. In ten years from now, I won't be standing in the grocery store using derivatives and chain rules and mathematical theorums to figure the cost of my spighetti-o's...multiplication, maybe. Calculus...not even a little bit.
7. I really, really don't want to be a Calculus teacher.
6. I also really really really don't plan on being an engineer...so, that takes out the only other calculus related career.
5. Just thinking of Calculus gives me the heeby-jeebies. I can't spend the rest of my life in perpetual fear.
4. The likelyhood of anyone asking me for help in calculus is slim...I'm not going to be walking down the street when a hobo comes up and asks "whats the definition of the limit of infinity concerning the derivative of x, or delta x as its known?". At least I hope not...
3. Even with it's highly religious, mythological, and logical approach, LOST doesn't require its viewers to know the math to watch the show....(but if it did, I might just put calculus back into my life...)
2. The major I hope to go in is entirely ENGLISH related (Modern American Lit), so if I end up getting a PhD, Calculus won't do me ANY GOOD.
1. And, my favorite, on the last test, 16 out of 20 kids in our class failed with a 50 or below. The other four were as follows: 2 A's (both going into engineering ), 1 B , and 1 C. Guess which portion I was in...
Ugh. Why does Math have to be so darn difficult.
Deneece
aka lostie108
In honor of my love of lists, I am starting a new one : Reasons Why AP Calculus Will Never Help Me In Life...
10. Our culture has numbers. We have letters. We are perfectly fine with keeping them seperate, thank you. I don't believe the two should mix...
9. The textbook for the course weighs more than I do...the book is a beast! How will it help me if I can't pick it up?
8. In ten years from now, I won't be standing in the grocery store using derivatives and chain rules and mathematical theorums to figure the cost of my spighetti-o's...multiplication, maybe. Calculus...not even a little bit.
7. I really, really don't want to be a Calculus teacher.
6. I also really really really don't plan on being an engineer...so, that takes out the only other calculus related career.
5. Just thinking of Calculus gives me the heeby-jeebies. I can't spend the rest of my life in perpetual fear.
4. The likelyhood of anyone asking me for help in calculus is slim...I'm not going to be walking down the street when a hobo comes up and asks "whats the definition of the limit of infinity concerning the derivative of x, or delta x as its known?". At least I hope not...
3. Even with it's highly religious, mythological, and logical approach, LOST doesn't require its viewers to know the math to watch the show....(but if it did, I might just put calculus back into my life...)
2. The major I hope to go in is entirely ENGLISH related (Modern American Lit), so if I end up getting a PhD, Calculus won't do me ANY GOOD.
1. And, my favorite, on the last test, 16 out of 20 kids in our class failed with a 50 or below. The other four were as follows: 2 A's (both going into engineering ), 1 B , and 1 C. Guess which portion I was in...
Ugh. Why does Math have to be so darn difficult.
Deneece
aka lostie108
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sushi, Anyone?
I can't believe it!
After several long, long weeks, the cloverfield site http://www.1-18-08.com/ has finally released a new photo!
And also after several long, long months, I finally figured out that you could flip the pictures OVER to reveal notes on the back of them....okay, so apparantly everyone else in the world knew this back in July and August, but I am now In The Loop, I swear!
So, the picture is of this japanese chef or baker of some sorts holding a tray with some kind of concoction on it...he seems pretty happy (BONZAI!). Anyways, the weird thing about this picture is that unlike all the others, there is no watermarked date on the bottom of the picture. There's nothing on the bottom of the picture. My guess, this was taken either pre or post 1-18-08...maybe post, like it was something this rob character picked up in Japan. Does that mean that he lives through "the attack"? Oh, the questions!
On the back of the picture is a bunch of japanese writing, with random numbers like "10" and "1/2" sprinkled in throughout. I (along with many others) presume it to be the recipe for the "food" in the picture. I did some research, and I think I found a decent translation, but since I am oh so fluent in japanese, I can't be sure if its right. Even if it is, there was nothing out of the ordinary...It was, I dunno, just a recipe.
Anywho, I feel quite proud of myself for this discovery! Like I said, I did some research and finally feel connected to the project once again. So here is my new favorite site devoted to cloverfield. This guy does a video post every week where he discusses the rumours, the truths, and the crazy awesomeness of the movie. Its amazing. Find it at http://www.1-18-08news.com/. One post that caught my eye was for some website called http://www.jamieandteddy.com/ where one character named jamie from the movie is talking about something. I havent watched it yet, but if you go to the site, click the picture of the bears, and then put the password "jllovesth"then click the video link to see it. I'm going to check it out later.
Also look into http://tagruato.jp/ . It is this oil drilling company that has a site opening near new york this month, whose subsidaries include the mysterious slusho org. Feels pretty "HANSO FOUNDATION-ISH" to me..I mean, the organization is fake. Connects with slusho. Creepy website. CONNECTS WITH SLUSHO. I feel its not a fake. Its too involved, and besides, the drilling may be what awakenens the "monster".
Leave some comments on what yall think (my comment box has been increasingly less popular lately...cough cough)lol. I'm pretty excited about it all...maybe I will be able to make it to January after all.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
After several long, long weeks, the cloverfield site http://www.1-18-08.com/ has finally released a new photo!
And also after several long, long months, I finally figured out that you could flip the pictures OVER to reveal notes on the back of them....okay, so apparantly everyone else in the world knew this back in July and August, but I am now In The Loop, I swear!
So, the picture is of this japanese chef or baker of some sorts holding a tray with some kind of concoction on it...he seems pretty happy (BONZAI!). Anyways, the weird thing about this picture is that unlike all the others, there is no watermarked date on the bottom of the picture. There's nothing on the bottom of the picture. My guess, this was taken either pre or post 1-18-08...maybe post, like it was something this rob character picked up in Japan. Does that mean that he lives through "the attack"? Oh, the questions!
On the back of the picture is a bunch of japanese writing, with random numbers like "10" and "1/2" sprinkled in throughout. I (along with many others) presume it to be the recipe for the "food" in the picture. I did some research, and I think I found a decent translation, but since I am oh so fluent in japanese, I can't be sure if its right. Even if it is, there was nothing out of the ordinary...It was, I dunno, just a recipe.
Anywho, I feel quite proud of myself for this discovery! Like I said, I did some research and finally feel connected to the project once again. So here is my new favorite site devoted to cloverfield. This guy does a video post every week where he discusses the rumours, the truths, and the crazy awesomeness of the movie. Its amazing. Find it at http://www.1-18-08news.com/. One post that caught my eye was for some website called http://www.jamieandteddy.com/ where one character named jamie from the movie is talking about something. I havent watched it yet, but if you go to the site, click the picture of the bears, and then put the password "jllovesth"then click the video link to see it. I'm going to check it out later.
Also look into http://tagruato.jp/ . It is this oil drilling company that has a site opening near new york this month, whose subsidaries include the mysterious slusho org. Feels pretty "HANSO FOUNDATION-ISH" to me..I mean, the organization is fake. Connects with slusho. Creepy website. CONNECTS WITH SLUSHO. I feel its not a fake. Its too involved, and besides, the drilling may be what awakenens the "monster".
Leave some comments on what yall think (my comment box has been increasingly less popular lately...cough cough)lol. I'm pretty excited about it all...maybe I will be able to make it to January after all.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Monday, September 24, 2007
Discovery Learning
(This post was meant to be posted on monday...just so you know)
Well. What can I say about today?
For starters, I must admit that for a monday (the least liked day of the week), today wasn't too horrible. On the contrary, it was extremely funny...in an "oh, i kinda feel sick" way. But I'll get to that in a second.
So, today I had the pleasure of going to take my Senior yearbook picture. Unfortunately, this one photography studio has a contract with our school, so the place I am going to BUY my pictures from isn't the one I actually went to. Anywho, I went in and waited for an hour to take, literally, three pictures....being photogenic, yeah, definately not my strong point. Doing it while grumpy because the mean receptionist in the front office made me wait forever, REALLY not my strongpoint.
Now, to the "feeling kinda sick" part of my day...
As a highly intelligent female, I am taking many advanced and AP courses this year, one of which being AP Environmental Science (or as I like to call it, liberal propaganda hour). Basically, the course is centered around field trips to the zoo, the woods, ect while listening to the teacher yap about "how terrible the human population is", and how "everything we do kills the trees". I mean, the woman talks to birds,
Seriously. You don't even know.
Well, our teacher loves those birds, and decided to create a lab for our class. She came up with disecting owl pellets...Now, in laymans terms, an owl pellet is basically like an owl furball. They eat birds, mice, and other animals whole, the regurgitate the feathers, hair, and skeletons in a pellet. It could have been worst, you know, like disecting a frog (or, for those in anatomyand physiology, a cat), but for kids like me with a weak stomach, the pellet was enough. I spent the whole period scraping black fur-hair-iness off of dead rodent skulls...then went straight to lunch.
Oh yeah, for lunch was broccoli and rice casserole. You know, the one where the broccoli chunks are hidden in the self contained mound of rice...kinda like an owl pellet? If only my poor, sickened mind didn't make that connection....needless to say, i didn't eat.
I guess thats just her way of letting us "discover" new things. I discovered that owl pellets smell. I discovered that having AP Environmental Science before lunch is not a great thing. And I discovered that out of all the possibilities in the world, i ended up with a crazy teacher, a meadow mouse skull, and leftover broccoli casserole.
How lucky am I?
Deneece
aka lostie108
Well. What can I say about today?
For starters, I must admit that for a monday (the least liked day of the week), today wasn't too horrible. On the contrary, it was extremely funny...in an "oh, i kinda feel sick" way. But I'll get to that in a second.
So, today I had the pleasure of going to take my Senior yearbook picture. Unfortunately, this one photography studio has a contract with our school, so the place I am going to BUY my pictures from isn't the one I actually went to. Anywho, I went in and waited for an hour to take, literally, three pictures....being photogenic, yeah, definately not my strong point. Doing it while grumpy because the mean receptionist in the front office made me wait forever, REALLY not my strongpoint.
Now, to the "feeling kinda sick" part of my day...
As a highly intelligent female, I am taking many advanced and AP courses this year, one of which being AP Environmental Science (or as I like to call it, liberal propaganda hour). Basically, the course is centered around field trips to the zoo, the woods, ect while listening to the teacher yap about "how terrible the human population is", and how "everything we do kills the trees". I mean, the woman talks to birds,
Seriously. You don't even know.
Well, our teacher loves those birds, and decided to create a lab for our class. She came up with disecting owl pellets...Now, in laymans terms, an owl pellet is basically like an owl furball. They eat birds, mice, and other animals whole, the regurgitate the feathers, hair, and skeletons in a pellet. It could have been worst, you know, like disecting a frog (or, for those in anatomyand physiology, a cat), but for kids like me with a weak stomach, the pellet was enough. I spent the whole period scraping black fur-hair-iness off of dead rodent skulls...then went straight to lunch.
Oh yeah, for lunch was broccoli and rice casserole. You know, the one where the broccoli chunks are hidden in the self contained mound of rice...kinda like an owl pellet? If only my poor, sickened mind didn't make that connection....needless to say, i didn't eat.
I guess thats just her way of letting us "discover" new things. I discovered that owl pellets smell. I discovered that having AP Environmental Science before lunch is not a great thing. And I discovered that out of all the possibilities in the world, i ended up with a crazy teacher, a meadow mouse skull, and leftover broccoli casserole.
How lucky am I?
Deneece
aka lostie108
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Roller Coasters, Anyone?
So I've decided to categorize today as "a heart pounding, breath catching, emotional roller coaster to end all roller coasters" of a day.
I mean, its good-bad-good-bad-fantastic-mediokre-horrendous-ect.
And thats just first block.
Well, If I can say anything on the subject, I am estatic to be home right now, sitting at the computer, working on homework and blogging about my miniscule life. What more could anybody want? It's just relieving to be away from the pressures of doing things right, of deadlines and work ethic and blah blah blah blah blah. All I need right now is a Diet Coke, my computer, and to breathe.
Hmm...I'm going out on a limb (spelling?) here, but I would say most everyone is more relaxed and comfortable when they are just sittin at home reading their comments on blogspot or checking out facebook. I know I am.
In cyberspace, somewhere,
Deneece
aka lostie108
I mean, its good-bad-good-bad-fantastic-mediokre-horrendous-ect.
And thats just first block.
Well, If I can say anything on the subject, I am estatic to be home right now, sitting at the computer, working on homework and blogging about my miniscule life. What more could anybody want? It's just relieving to be away from the pressures of doing things right, of deadlines and work ethic and blah blah blah blah blah. All I need right now is a Diet Coke, my computer, and to breathe.
Hmm...I'm going out on a limb (spelling?) here, but I would say most everyone is more relaxed and comfortable when they are just sittin at home reading their comments on blogspot or checking out facebook. I know I am.
In cyberspace, somewhere,
Deneece
aka lostie108
Monday, September 17, 2007
"Oh, The Emmys were Yesterday?"
What a response I've gotten today.
I must admit, I love me some awards shows. As a matter of fact, my friend Lindsay (who I hope to podcast with) and I have Emmy/Oscar parties. Well, kind of. By "parties" I mean we text message all of our thoughts to each other as we watch the shows in the comfort of our own homes. But still, we party it up on Award show nights.
Frankly, we are the only ones.
Apparantly, nobody else in Hallsville watched the Emmys. At All. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zip-A-Dee-Do-Da-Day....okay. that last one was slightly unnecessary but I thought it was funny. Everytime I would ask somebody about a funny moment or joke or commercial, they all gave me the same answer: "The what were on when? Hm, didn't know that..."
But it's okay. No matter who actually saw them, Everybody I know has already heard the good news, via my blabbering....TERRY O QUINN WON BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES!
Now that's the kind of information that gets you pumped about "Locketober" (ha. Lost Unlocked reference)
Deneece
aka Lostie108
I must admit, I love me some awards shows. As a matter of fact, my friend Lindsay (who I hope to podcast with) and I have Emmy/Oscar parties. Well, kind of. By "parties" I mean we text message all of our thoughts to each other as we watch the shows in the comfort of our own homes. But still, we party it up on Award show nights.
Frankly, we are the only ones.
Apparantly, nobody else in Hallsville watched the Emmys. At All. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zip-A-Dee-Do-Da-Day....okay. that last one was slightly unnecessary but I thought it was funny. Everytime I would ask somebody about a funny moment or joke or commercial, they all gave me the same answer: "The what were on when? Hm, didn't know that..."
But it's okay. No matter who actually saw them, Everybody I know has already heard the good news, via my blabbering....TERRY O QUINN WON BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES!
Now that's the kind of information that gets you pumped about "Locketober" (ha. Lost Unlocked reference)
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Its funny what 3 hours of sleep and competitive debate can do to you
yes. I said three hours of sleep.
Friday night was our first loss of the football season, and even worst, an away game. So what does that mean for the little flute player who is also in debate???
*In talk show host voice*
She wins a fabulous night of restlessness, followed by a 4am wake up call to go to a debate conference! *Audience sound effect here*
Lets just say, waking up at four this morning, I found myself partially delirious and walking around my kitchen singing (and I quote) "I'm stuck on Band Aid brand cause band aid's stuck on ME!"...Dont ask me why.
Anywho, We went to the debate conference today where I was chosen to do a demonstration exhibition round of debate. I thought it went okay...till we saw the observer's sheets with their opinions on the round....
"The debaters should have been better experienced", "I know more than them", and (my personal favorite), "WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!".
Funny thing though, Im not mad. Im actually pretty okay. Maybe it's the sleep deprivation.
Either way, I have to rest up. I have to get my homecoming dress tommorrow. Amazingly enough, I was voted to be a runner for the title of Homecoming Queen!
Sweet Dreams,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Friday night was our first loss of the football season, and even worst, an away game. So what does that mean for the little flute player who is also in debate???
*In talk show host voice*
She wins a fabulous night of restlessness, followed by a 4am wake up call to go to a debate conference! *Audience sound effect here*
Lets just say, waking up at four this morning, I found myself partially delirious and walking around my kitchen singing (and I quote) "I'm stuck on Band Aid brand cause band aid's stuck on ME!"...Dont ask me why.
Anywho, We went to the debate conference today where I was chosen to do a demonstration exhibition round of debate. I thought it went okay...till we saw the observer's sheets with their opinions on the round....
"The debaters should have been better experienced", "I know more than them", and (my personal favorite), "WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!".
Funny thing though, Im not mad. Im actually pretty okay. Maybe it's the sleep deprivation.
Either way, I have to rest up. I have to get my homecoming dress tommorrow. Amazingly enough, I was voted to be a runner for the title of Homecoming Queen!
Sweet Dreams,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
...OH I Wanna Take Ya to Bermuda, Bahama....
Come on pretty mama!
Yes, that is the sound of one girl getting pumped about her FIRST CRUISE EVER...courtesy of band. Who would've thought that six years of spitting into an elongated piece of metal could pay off like this???
I'm happy to state that at our meeting tonight, we discussed two possible cruise lines to go on, and ended up choosing the Royal Carribean Cruise to Jamaica and Mexico. It has a rock climbing wall, a miniature golf course, and an ice skating rink ON BOARD; the Carnival ship that they've taken the past 8 years only had swimming pools and a "teen disco".
The downside. It costs over $300 more to go on the bigger cruise. Even worst, we'll be on the sea on Easter Sunday. I don't know how religious some of you are out there, but I am very involved with my religion and let me tell you, my parents are not happy that I am "missing the most sacred Christian holiday to run around on a big boat".
Oh Well. What do they know about having fun?
Anyways, the cost is pretty steep...we're talking in the neighborhood of $1080. And I make minimum wage and only work for two or three days a week. Even if I were to take EVERY CENT of my paychecks till the money is due, I could only cover a portion of the costs. And for all purposes, lets just say that I'm not exactly living the high class lifestyle...my family has 6 people in it and 0 dollars for Cruises, proms, whatever may come up this year.
Its up to me now; All I can do is picture the beaches to encourage my work ethic.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Yes, that is the sound of one girl getting pumped about her FIRST CRUISE EVER...courtesy of band. Who would've thought that six years of spitting into an elongated piece of metal could pay off like this???
I'm happy to state that at our meeting tonight, we discussed two possible cruise lines to go on, and ended up choosing the Royal Carribean Cruise to Jamaica and Mexico. It has a rock climbing wall, a miniature golf course, and an ice skating rink ON BOARD; the Carnival ship that they've taken the past 8 years only had swimming pools and a "teen disco".
The downside. It costs over $300 more to go on the bigger cruise. Even worst, we'll be on the sea on Easter Sunday. I don't know how religious some of you are out there, but I am very involved with my religion and let me tell you, my parents are not happy that I am "missing the most sacred Christian holiday to run around on a big boat".
Oh Well. What do they know about having fun?
Anyways, the cost is pretty steep...we're talking in the neighborhood of $1080. And I make minimum wage and only work for two or three days a week. Even if I were to take EVERY CENT of my paychecks till the money is due, I could only cover a portion of the costs. And for all purposes, lets just say that I'm not exactly living the high class lifestyle...my family has 6 people in it and 0 dollars for Cruises, proms, whatever may come up this year.
Its up to me now; All I can do is picture the beaches to encourage my work ethic.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Getting Better
I've been so disoriented lately. I'm just not thinking straight...but hey, what can I do?
I think it's time for me to let go of some things in my life, negative influences and such. I'm just ready to snap back, to laugh and not feel guilty about it. To be happy without the worries of things that are out of my control.
Truthfully, however, I am doing better. I enjoyed the football game on Friday (which we won), went to work on Saturday, and slowly I am getting back to being happy and excited most of the time. I know that I'll be fine. It's just a matter of time.
Well, to help that come along, I've made a list of why concession stand nachos at movie theatres are the spawn of satan....(I had some mighty awful nacho issues yesterday).
10. The chips always get on the floor, which means WE have to sweep up after them.
9. Changing the chili or cheese ALWAYS leads to 3rd degree burns
8. People are never satisfied with the cheese to chip ratio (therefore we have to go back and forth till its absolutely perfect to their taste, which takes a while)
7. Making nachos is a pain...
6. Making nachos then dropping them all over the floor is a bigger pain...
5. Picking up said nachos takes an eternity (refer back to number 10).
4. They are WAY too expensive ($5.95), and people love to remind us of it.
3. Handling nachos lead to being covered in salt...and smelling like a tortilla chip for the rest of the day.
2. The "cheese" tastes like melted yellow plastic
1. Nachos are just straight up gross!
There. That felt better.
Deneece
aka lostie108
I think it's time for me to let go of some things in my life, negative influences and such. I'm just ready to snap back, to laugh and not feel guilty about it. To be happy without the worries of things that are out of my control.
Truthfully, however, I am doing better. I enjoyed the football game on Friday (which we won), went to work on Saturday, and slowly I am getting back to being happy and excited most of the time. I know that I'll be fine. It's just a matter of time.
Well, to help that come along, I've made a list of why concession stand nachos at movie theatres are the spawn of satan....(I had some mighty awful nacho issues yesterday).
10. The chips always get on the floor, which means WE have to sweep up after them.
9. Changing the chili or cheese ALWAYS leads to 3rd degree burns
8. People are never satisfied with the cheese to chip ratio (therefore we have to go back and forth till its absolutely perfect to their taste, which takes a while)
7. Making nachos is a pain...
6. Making nachos then dropping them all over the floor is a bigger pain...
5. Picking up said nachos takes an eternity (refer back to number 10).
4. They are WAY too expensive ($5.95), and people love to remind us of it.
3. Handling nachos lead to being covered in salt...and smelling like a tortilla chip for the rest of the day.
2. The "cheese" tastes like melted yellow plastic
1. Nachos are just straight up gross!
There. That felt better.
Deneece
aka lostie108
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Simply Wondering.
I woke up this morning with a heavy heart and an even heavier mind, so this post is not going to be of any happy manner. Be forewarned that the sarcastic banter, the witty analysis, and all other common aspects of my posts are to be discarded for today only. There is something more important to write. All I ask is that you, whoever you may be, will read this and consider it in your thoughts throughout your day.
Yesterday, a friend of mine commited suicide. Unfortunately, he was not the first of my friends to pass away this year. In fact, our high school has lost 8 students in the last year to cruel consequence. To drunk drivers, to common mistakes, and now to their own self judgement. Many, if not all, of these kids were my friends. My classmates. My next door neighbor. All were happy, healthy, strong willed, opinionated, passionate kids who always encouraged me to stand up for what I believed in and (most importantly) for myself.
I sit here telling you this, not for sympathy, but for warning. At a mere 17, 18, 19 years, their lives ended. Im heartbroken at the realization that such vibrant youth, such strong character, can be crushed in so little time, in one tragic moment. I know that death is common, but there is a difference between being common and being overbearingly present in one's life. I guess our whole community is having to struggle with that concept right now...
All I ask of you is that you pray for these kids, these families; theyve been torn apart by fate, their own existence slowly drowning in their own tears of grief. I have had to mature too much over this past year, but yesterday was the breaking point. I have felt pain like many are lucky to never have felt, and still I'm trying to move on and grow, even though a little piece of my heart keeps getting left behind.
Just be careful out there in that cold place they call "The Real World". It has no mercy.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Yesterday, a friend of mine commited suicide. Unfortunately, he was not the first of my friends to pass away this year. In fact, our high school has lost 8 students in the last year to cruel consequence. To drunk drivers, to common mistakes, and now to their own self judgement. Many, if not all, of these kids were my friends. My classmates. My next door neighbor. All were happy, healthy, strong willed, opinionated, passionate kids who always encouraged me to stand up for what I believed in and (most importantly) for myself.
I sit here telling you this, not for sympathy, but for warning. At a mere 17, 18, 19 years, their lives ended. Im heartbroken at the realization that such vibrant youth, such strong character, can be crushed in so little time, in one tragic moment. I know that death is common, but there is a difference between being common and being overbearingly present in one's life. I guess our whole community is having to struggle with that concept right now...
All I ask of you is that you pray for these kids, these families; theyve been torn apart by fate, their own existence slowly drowning in their own tears of grief. I have had to mature too much over this past year, but yesterday was the breaking point. I have felt pain like many are lucky to never have felt, and still I'm trying to move on and grow, even though a little piece of my heart keeps getting left behind.
Just be careful out there in that cold place they call "The Real World". It has no mercy.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Are You Ready for Some Football????
I am!
Yesterday was the first official football game of the season, and let me tell you, it was amazing.
We had a little guitar hero 2 tournament before the game (in which I dominated), then rode 2 hrs to the game where our team won 17-7. Following that was a victory dinner/breakfast at IHOP at two in the morning. Can you say "best pancakes ever"? I can!
First week of school is over too, meaning that I survived the worst. I've spent my time either working, at school, or chilling at home trying to watch Lost season one.
Speaking of Lost, NEW PODCAST!!WOOTWOOT! It was shorter, but hey, it was still the pickme up that I needed this morning (which also brings me to guitar hero again, I love guitar hero and I'll check out this 'frets of fire' thing this week...).
Ok. I definately thought this post would be a little more exciting, but its definately a borderline ramble, so I'm gonna stop it before it turns into an all out rant,
Deneece
aka lostie108
oh yeah/ new favorite word: haas!
Yesterday was the first official football game of the season, and let me tell you, it was amazing.
We had a little guitar hero 2 tournament before the game (in which I dominated), then rode 2 hrs to the game where our team won 17-7. Following that was a victory dinner/breakfast at IHOP at two in the morning. Can you say "best pancakes ever"? I can!
First week of school is over too, meaning that I survived the worst. I've spent my time either working, at school, or chilling at home trying to watch Lost season one.
Speaking of Lost, NEW PODCAST!!WOOTWOOT! It was shorter, but hey, it was still the pickme up that I needed this morning (which also brings me to guitar hero again, I love guitar hero and I'll check out this 'frets of fire' thing this week...).
Ok. I definately thought this post would be a little more exciting, but its definately a borderline ramble, so I'm gonna stop it before it turns into an all out rant,
Deneece
aka lostie108
oh yeah/ new favorite word: haas!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Sawyerisms...
Everyone's favorite pick-me-up!
So last night I watched Confidence Man (season one), and caught a hilarious line by Sawyer. Jack comes up searching for Shannon's asthma medication in Sawyer's tent, causing Sawyer to get pretty angry...
Sawyer: "What are you doing?"
Jack: "Where is the medicine" (or something to that nature)
Sawyer: "I don't know what kind of Commi (sp?) sharefest you're running over there in cave town..."
The quote goes on. But really, thats flippin hilarious. So I go to thinking, "What are some more Sawyerisms that I love and adore?"
1. "Caught in a net, huh? So that's what they're calling it these days."
2. Ben was given the nicknames "the artist formerly known as Henry Gale", and "Captain Bunny Killer".
3. Jack was "St. Jack", "Amarillo Slim", and (my favorite) "Dr.Quinn" (heehee!)
4.Hurley was "Jabba", "Deepdish", "International House of Pancakes", and "Muttonchops"
5.Kate was "The Mighty Huntress", "Sassafrass" and of course "Freckles"
And Lastly
6. Jin and Sun were "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon".
Of course there are far more quotes and nicknames than that, but those are some of my favorites. I wish I could remember more quotes, but hey. I only know so much.
These made my day. Hopefully they will make yall happy too!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
So last night I watched Confidence Man (season one), and caught a hilarious line by Sawyer. Jack comes up searching for Shannon's asthma medication in Sawyer's tent, causing Sawyer to get pretty angry...
Sawyer: "What are you doing?"
Jack: "Where is the medicine" (or something to that nature)
Sawyer: "I don't know what kind of Commi (sp?) sharefest you're running over there in cave town..."
The quote goes on. But really, thats flippin hilarious. So I go to thinking, "What are some more Sawyerisms that I love and adore?"
1. "Caught in a net, huh? So that's what they're calling it these days."
2. Ben was given the nicknames "the artist formerly known as Henry Gale", and "Captain Bunny Killer".
3. Jack was "St. Jack", "Amarillo Slim", and (my favorite) "Dr.Quinn" (heehee!)
4.Hurley was "Jabba", "Deepdish", "International House of Pancakes", and "Muttonchops"
5.Kate was "The Mighty Huntress", "Sassafrass" and of course "Freckles"
And Lastly
6. Jin and Sun were "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon".
Of course there are far more quotes and nicknames than that, but those are some of my favorites. I wish I could remember more quotes, but hey. I only know so much.
These made my day. Hopefully they will make yall happy too!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Monday, August 27, 2007
I'm so spoiler free....
Ok. Well, I didn't really have a catchy "spoiler free" saying to write, but i figured that nothing could truly open up a blog entry like a refrence to Lost Unlocked.
I guess I'll leave that to Chris and Bryan.
Anyways, I definately got some amazing things for my birthday (like a crazy time at Six Flags with my friends), but I am most excited about finally owning Lost Season One. I mean, Its the first, Its number one! Why wouldnt I want that (especially seeing that I haven't seen many of the first episodes). Yes, It's pretty nice.
Actually, Its a silver bundle of happiness...but I figure the word "nice" could encompass that.
Just a sidenote, I have become this major nerd over Lost. I mean, not hardcore, "Oh man, I know everything to know" nerd, just a nerd...In a good way. I seem to do this, I find something I enjoy and then BAM! I get so caught up in it that until I feel the need to move on to something else, that thing is really important to me.
I think Mr. Webster would call that "passion".
Then again, I never was one for vocabulary.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
I guess I'll leave that to Chris and Bryan.
Anyways, I definately got some amazing things for my birthday (like a crazy time at Six Flags with my friends), but I am most excited about finally owning Lost Season One. I mean, Its the first, Its number one! Why wouldnt I want that (especially seeing that I haven't seen many of the first episodes). Yes, It's pretty nice.
Actually, Its a silver bundle of happiness...but I figure the word "nice" could encompass that.
Just a sidenote, I have become this major nerd over Lost. I mean, not hardcore, "Oh man, I know everything to know" nerd, just a nerd...In a good way. I seem to do this, I find something I enjoy and then BAM! I get so caught up in it that until I feel the need to move on to something else, that thing is really important to me.
I think Mr. Webster would call that "passion".
Then again, I never was one for vocabulary.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Friday, August 24, 2007
Reasons Why This Week Rocked....
and I mean OUT LOUD!
1. The new Lost Unlocked Podcast came out (featuring a character spotlight on Desmond!)
2. I saw Relient K (well, the lead singer and guitarist from Relient K) live and acoustic.
3. My birthday is tommorrow.
4. My friends and I are going to party tomorrow! (woot woot)
5. I actually began my summer reading without falling asleep.
6. I saw Hot Rod (which, although on a much lower intelligence level than Lost, was hilarious).
7. I gained trust
AND FINALLY:
8. I hit the realization that not only is this chapter of my life begining to end, a new and exciting one is just starting,.
Wow. Everything is finally coming together.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
1. The new Lost Unlocked Podcast came out (featuring a character spotlight on Desmond!)
2. I saw Relient K (well, the lead singer and guitarist from Relient K) live and acoustic.
3. My birthday is tommorrow.
4. My friends and I are going to party tomorrow! (woot woot)
5. I actually began my summer reading without falling asleep.
6. I saw Hot Rod (which, although on a much lower intelligence level than Lost, was hilarious).
7. I gained trust
AND FINALLY:
8. I hit the realization that not only is this chapter of my life begining to end, a new and exciting one is just starting,.
Wow. Everything is finally coming together.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The Only Thing Worst Than Not Knowing...
Is you thinking that I don't know.
Funny how things said in private somehow end up in the evergrowing fog of gossip and insanity known as life.
Only Fall Out Boy could truly put this thought into words...
On the upside, NEW PODCAST! WOOT WOOT! Yes yes yes, I am downloading it at this very moment! Definately going to be the upside to my day. There's just too much going on right now, but maybe a high quality Lost related podcast will cheer me up.
Oh yea, by the way, RELIENT K IS COMING TO A CITY NEAR ME! And If all works out, tommorrow night My close friends and I will be traveling down I20 in hopes of seeing an amazing show (Hello?! Relient K is so fun! Of course it'll be amazing...) All I really have to do is sit here and wait patiently (yeah, right) for everything to come together!
Wow, I went from honestly upset to completely stoked in less than two paragraphs....
Blogging-good for the soul!
Deneece,
aka Lostie
Funny how things said in private somehow end up in the evergrowing fog of gossip and insanity known as life.
Only Fall Out Boy could truly put this thought into words...
On the upside, NEW PODCAST! WOOT WOOT! Yes yes yes, I am downloading it at this very moment! Definately going to be the upside to my day. There's just too much going on right now, but maybe a high quality Lost related podcast will cheer me up.
Oh yea, by the way, RELIENT K IS COMING TO A CITY NEAR ME! And If all works out, tommorrow night My close friends and I will be traveling down I20 in hopes of seeing an amazing show (Hello?! Relient K is so fun! Of course it'll be amazing...) All I really have to do is sit here and wait patiently (yeah, right) for everything to come together!
Wow, I went from honestly upset to completely stoked in less than two paragraphs....
Blogging-good for the soul!
Deneece,
aka Lostie
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Sincere Thoughts without Sarcasm (Be Amazed)
I can't decide whether I am extremely excited or extremely scared about starting school in less than two weeks...
Yes, I'm a senior. Its my last year of certain teachers I can't stand, certain people that I would rather shoot myself than deal with, and certain stresses that I could easily do without.
But, In the same way, all of those things have led to here:To all my senior friends, guys, we're going to college. In less than a year, all the people I have spent most of my life with will disapear forever into the darkness of the future as I go lonely wandering into the face of my darkest fear. All the pressures, the essays, the tests, the classes, and all of the life experiences we have earned are finally going to be tested, and our will to become individuals will become our most prominent trait while facing this big step. As much as I despise some aspects of my tiny hometown, I know that wherever and whenever I leave it, I am leaving the majority of my being...all of the dances, fights, band practices, bad haircuts, first days of school, summer reading with friends, and everything else that once seemed miniscule but now stands out in my thoughts.
I'm really preparing to leave. And not to Kilgore College or somewhere close by...
Is this really happening?
Yes, I'm a senior. Its my last year of certain teachers I can't stand, certain people that I would rather shoot myself than deal with, and certain stresses that I could easily do without.
But, In the same way, all of those things have led to here:To all my senior friends, guys, we're going to college. In less than a year, all the people I have spent most of my life with will disapear forever into the darkness of the future as I go lonely wandering into the face of my darkest fear. All the pressures, the essays, the tests, the classes, and all of the life experiences we have earned are finally going to be tested, and our will to become individuals will become our most prominent trait while facing this big step. As much as I despise some aspects of my tiny hometown, I know that wherever and whenever I leave it, I am leaving the majority of my being...all of the dances, fights, band practices, bad haircuts, first days of school, summer reading with friends, and everything else that once seemed miniscule but now stands out in my thoughts.
I'm really preparing to leave. And not to Kilgore College or somewhere close by...
Is this really happening?
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Its ALIVE...Its HUGE!!!!!!!!!
ah...the sweet melody of a massive jj abrams project coming to life.
Am I the only one who is ready for January 18????? I keep going to 1-18-08.com to look at the pictures and see what kind of anything that I can scrape up out of them. I did the ethan haas was right thing (even though ethan haas was not right in the end), and have pestered my friends for a good month over the theories I have concerning that one shaky camcorder video that I saw the day that Transformers came out.
I guess its my way of thinking: If I like something (lets say, a tv show called LOST for instance), I like to understand fully the concepts and theories surrounding said something. Just like I scavenged up information on Lost when I joined the show's fan base during season three, I just can't seem to get enough of the cloverfield thing.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Am I the only one who is ready for January 18????? I keep going to 1-18-08.com to look at the pictures and see what kind of anything that I can scrape up out of them. I did the ethan haas was right thing (even though ethan haas was not right in the end), and have pestered my friends for a good month over the theories I have concerning that one shaky camcorder video that I saw the day that Transformers came out.
I guess its my way of thinking: If I like something (lets say, a tv show called LOST for instance), I like to understand fully the concepts and theories surrounding said something. Just like I scavenged up information on Lost when I joined the show's fan base during season three, I just can't seem to get enough of the cloverfield thing.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
An Update on My Life...
Not that anyone truly cares.
Yes. The joys of blogging when only two or three people even see the posts....Ha.
Anyways, I am happy to pronounce that I am off for the next three days (after this evening). That means no popcorn, no polyester shirt, and most importantly, NO LARGE MR.PIBBS!
Ah, Freedom. Sweet, Sweet, (temporary) Freedom. It smells so...so....
I don't know. So unlike a large Mr.Pibb? Sure, Lets go with that.
All I really have to do is suffer through morning band rehearsals (the heat index for this week is only at 110 degrees....oh joy), Make it through today at work, and begin the summer reading novels that I was supposed to have read two months ago.
To sum it all up...Life's pretty good right now.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Monday, August 13, 2007
Immaturity is Killing Me...
Slowly. Very slowly.
It amazes me how stupid and ignorant some people can be. I mean, I may not be a supermodel, but if people weren't completely brainwashed by the insane standards that we are supposed to live up to, maybe I'd have more of a chance.
Now, don't take this the wrong way, this isn't a pity party or anything; I just don't know how to survive another year in this hicktown. I'm ready to graduate, to go off to college, to meet people who DON'T wear Wranglers or Cowboy Hats and who accept differences in the people they meet.
I know that immaturity is everywhere, that some people (*cough cough*) never outgrow their young ways, but I don't want to be a victim of it any longer.
NOTICE: To all of you out there who may possibly read this-If you haven't done it already, GROW UP! For my sake...for the world's sake....for your sake.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
It amazes me how stupid and ignorant some people can be. I mean, I may not be a supermodel, but if people weren't completely brainwashed by the insane standards that we are supposed to live up to, maybe I'd have more of a chance.
Now, don't take this the wrong way, this isn't a pity party or anything; I just don't know how to survive another year in this hicktown. I'm ready to graduate, to go off to college, to meet people who DON'T wear Wranglers or Cowboy Hats and who accept differences in the people they meet.
I know that immaturity is everywhere, that some people (*cough cough*) never outgrow their young ways, but I don't want to be a victim of it any longer.
NOTICE: To all of you out there who may possibly read this-If you haven't done it already, GROW UP! For my sake...for the world's sake....for your sake.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Saturday, August 11, 2007
What do you get when you mix Poleyester and Soda?
You get a big sticky mess my friend.
Yes, working at a movie theatre yeilds some pretty helpful tidbits of information for my gaining throughout the years. The newest piece: Don't let a customer spill their ENTIRE LARGE SODA over the counter towards you in the middle of a rush with angry people standing in line...It's not good at all. As the soda cascaded onto the counter, under my computer, and into my cash register, I was left sticky, smelly, and desperately in need of a towel (or 20).
What's really funny, though, is that i didn't cause the mess. Being as clumbsy as I truly am, I went the whole night without tripping, slipping, falling, or breaking some limb and i STILL end up a sticky mess.
Irony? I'd say so.
Well, as I sit here this morning with a hint of Mr.Pibb still lingering on my skin, I wait in earnest desperation for the new Lost Unlocked Podcast to come out....on August 19. That is a very long wait, but i guess it will be worth it. This week's character spotlight is my favorite (DESMOND)! Can i get an "ooooh yeeeaaahhh!".
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Yes, working at a movie theatre yeilds some pretty helpful tidbits of information for my gaining throughout the years. The newest piece: Don't let a customer spill their ENTIRE LARGE SODA over the counter towards you in the middle of a rush with angry people standing in line...It's not good at all. As the soda cascaded onto the counter, under my computer, and into my cash register, I was left sticky, smelly, and desperately in need of a towel (or 20).
What's really funny, though, is that i didn't cause the mess. Being as clumbsy as I truly am, I went the whole night without tripping, slipping, falling, or breaking some limb and i STILL end up a sticky mess.
Irony? I'd say so.
Well, as I sit here this morning with a hint of Mr.Pibb still lingering on my skin, I wait in earnest desperation for the new Lost Unlocked Podcast to come out....on August 19. That is a very long wait, but i guess it will be worth it. This week's character spotlight is my favorite (DESMOND)! Can i get an "ooooh yeeeaaahhh!".
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Friday, August 10, 2007
Welcome to the Blogosphere
...
Is it sad that i didn't know this place existed until now....Hmmm. Curious.Well, I guess this could be considered my 'coming out' into the blogging community, though i did write on my xanga before everyone went over to facebook and myspace (note the sarcasm).
Anyways, If anyone actually sees this (unlikely) it would be a miracle, so until then I will leave it at that.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Is it sad that i didn't know this place existed until now....Hmmm. Curious.Well, I guess this could be considered my 'coming out' into the blogging community, though i did write on my xanga before everyone went over to facebook and myspace (note the sarcasm).
Anyways, If anyone actually sees this (unlikely) it would be a miracle, so until then I will leave it at that.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
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