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Brittany T. on 3/30/2011 1:07:54 PM

Hey Katie!
Did you have a nice Easter? Mine was pretty good. This was the first year in a long time that we didn’t have to go to my aunt’s house for Easter dinner, which was nice. (sorry, I know that probably sounds mean, but most of our relatives are crazy!)
Haha, yeah, I’m glad you got to see Duke! It’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? Is your brother thinking about going there? Did you go to North Carolina State University? My sister got accepted there, so she’s going in the fall. It seemed like a pretty good college; it definitely focuses a lot on art, which is what we’re both interested in. Of course, Duke has so many music programs, I think it would be a better college for me, but I’ll definitely apply to NCSU also (so that I’ll have a back-up plan for when I fail miserably getting into Duke... that is, provided that I actually do get accepted into NCSU, which I’m getting less and less sure of...). Yeah, school’s not going too well! I’m still getting A’s, but I’m so bored with it.
Yeah, Busch Gardens is fun; we’re going again tomorrow, which I’m really looking forward to. Alpengeist (haha, I don’t know how to spell it either, so I’m using your spelling) used to be my favorite roller coaster, but the newest one, the Griffin, is really fun. Did you go on Apollo’s Chariot? I love that one too. The last time my sister and I rode it, it stopped right at the top of the first drop, and we had to walk off. It was fun. I love roller coasters! I went to King’s Dominion with a couple of friends last year... It was a fun park, but I had a terrible time! Have you ever been there? I didn’t even get to go on a single roller coaster, because the lines were so long. I hate being in hot, crowded places (I get really, really claustrophobic!), and the time I went, there was actually a line to get into the pool. It was awful... We waited in line for about two hours to go on one roller coaster, and then when we finally got to the front, the ride messed up, and we had to leave. And then we couldn’t even stay late, because we were going to a concert afterwards. I think it was Thousand Foot Krutch, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp, and a few others... A great concert, but again, a sold-out concert in ninety-degree weather... Not my favorite place to be!
Haha, that home video sounds so cute! I was always afraid of Santa... :’(
Yeah, actually I do have a couple of gmail accounts. I needed one to put on my business card for my earrings, and then I loved it so much I got a personal one too. I have the ninja theme! I’ve never used the instant messaging, though... I don’t think any of my friends use gmail. Haha, that sounds funny about having your own dictionary of mistyped words. Unfortunately, even if I did instant message any of my friends, they wouldn’t get any jokes I made about them mistyping things because they couldn’t care less whether or not they spell correctly. I used to IM a couple of friends pretty often, but their typing was so bad, it seemed like they were trying to spell incorrectly on purpose. It usually doesn’t bother me that much (especially since I mistype things all the time), but I automatically correct them without intending to; I would think they probably get irritated... Oh well. It just surprises me how many people don’t care at all about grammar. My friend always jokes with me about my homepage being set to the DailyWritingTips webpage.
Anyway, staying on the subject of bad grammar, I have the most amazing criminal justice comment yet!
Okay, here it is:

“In non violent crimes, it would save money to have a person plea bargain and expedite a case through the court system. In a case such as murder, you might have a victim who is terrified to face their murderer and they might prefer to allow a plea bargain. This would not be desirable, but it might be the only way to get a conviction.”

???

“...You might have a victim who is terrified to face their murder...” What??!?!?!? I can only hope he meant to write that the victim’s family wouldn’t want to face the murderer. But with this class, you never know! The odd thing is, he didn’t have any spelling mistakes, and I’m pretty sure this person has given some pretty good answers before...
Haha, yeah, I have no idea what a grade of hair is, either. And I also have no idea how to pronounce Tacriasha’s name. I thought it was funny that her first introduction post said something like: “I know my name is hard to pronounce, so if you don’t know how to pronounce it, just call me TC.” Well, yes, she does have a point about it being hard to pronounce, but when, in an online class, will I ever have to actually say her name out loud??? Oh well, if nothing else, these classes keep me laughing!
Hmmm... what else... oh, I bought an accordion last week! I was going to buy one a few years ago, but I didn’t have enough money at the time to get a good-quality one. But now I finally have a vintage Federfisa piano accordion. It’s really beautiful. I’ve been playing around with it a lot, and it has a great sound! It was kind of one of those impulsive ebay purchases, but I haven’t regretted buying it yet, so I guess that’s good.
Anyway, I have to go; I hope you’re doing well!
Talk to you later!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 4/23/2009 3:25:39 PM

Hey Katie!
I’m glad to hear spring track is going well! I wish I could find a sport that I liked so I could stay in shape (or get in shape!). Haha, and I’m writing this as I’m sitting at the computer in my pajamas eating chocolate! I always feel like personality-wise, we’re a lot alike (I hope you don’t take that as an insult!), so I’m surprised our interests are so different. Anyway, I hope everything is still going well with your running! Are you going to try high jumping? (If you haven’t already…sorry, I guess I’m about a week behind in my messaging!)
Is there anything new going on in your life? It’s kind of boring here… My mom took me and my sister to Busch Gardens on Friday, which was fun. Since we don’t get a spring break (or any other break, really), we try to spend as many Fridays as we can at Bush Gardens. (Especially before it gets too hot; we only go in the spring and fall) For Christmas, my dad had all of our old video tapes made into DVDs, so we’ve been watching those a lot.
“Last night, I had a dream or something.” -That’s a quote from a five-year-old me. Hmmm… and then there was this very long story about “a boy frog...who met a girl frog... and then... and then...they got married.... and had a baby frog.......” I never actually finished the story; I just turned around, ran in a few circles, and fell down. I was a very odd little kid. When I was four and my sister was seven, we got ducks. I wanted to name mine Dachous... Creativity or insanity? I guess my mom finally convinced me that “Daisy” was a better duck name, because that’s what I ended up naming it. I had a really southern accent, too... Sorry, my comments must be so boring, especially when I ramble on about nothing... So, enough about my weirdness, and on to my crazy college classmates!
Okay, this is a comment where a girl insulted the teacher by accident (I don’t think she realized who was commenting). The topic was: “if you could choose three genetic traits for your future children, which would you choose?” Most people put things such as eye color and height (Mine was good physical and mental health, and intelligence. I was actually the first person to put something other than attractiveness) Anyway, here’s the exact post, mistakes and all! (and yes, two people in a row actually did spell confidence as “coinfidence”)
Tacriasha (student): if I was faced with that as the only option I would like for my child to havegood grade of hair, wisdom, and coinfidence.
Cory (student): Correct me if im wrong, and i do understand where everyone is coming from but i dont believe that coinfidence is a genetic trait.
Tammy (teacher): You are correct Cory. At this point I don't think anyone has identified confidence as being a specific genetic trait. They have shown that addiction is genetic to a point.
Tacriasha: Well Tammy and Cory,
If you read your material, you would know that happyness is heredetary so there fore I personally think that having confidence is a part of being happy. So I was right in my my approach, sorry that I didn't break it down to common terms for you.
The teacher never replied, but it sounded really rude to me. I thought it was funny, though, and I wish the teacher had commented on it.
Here’s one from my criminal justice class:
“My answer to this question is ithat if you love what you do and do what you love than nothing and noone whould stop you from doing what you heart set on doing. Weather the person is right or wrong. You know he/she did it or didn’t do no matter what do what makes you happy.”
The question was something about lawyers defending criminals, and I understand what this girl was trying to say, but I think the majority of the people in these classes could benefit from reading up on basic sentence structure. I had a couple more funny comments, but I can’t remember where I saved them. If I find them again, I’ll send them to you; I think they were pretty good... Anyway, since this comment is already so long, I think I’ll go ahead and end it before I find more to write about! Oh, actually I did want to tell you about this fortune cookie I got yesterday. The fortune was: “I spent the time prepare the song while the song is not being sung.” ....haha, it sounds like one of my classmates wrote it! Any ideas on what it means? I think maybe it’s talking about how sometimes you spend a long time making something, and then it’s not appreciated... or maybe it’s just Engrish! I got one recently that said: “Son said ‘Even Popeye didn’t eat his spinach until he had to’”.....hmmmmm. Maybe they just put those weird ones in occasionally to confuse you, haha. Anyway, I just added about 100 words since I said I was going to end the comment, so this time, I really am going to end it. (wow, that was a bad sentence; maybe I’m the one who needs to learn about sentence structure! Haha!) I hope you’re doing well! Talk to you later!
~Amanda
Oops, I forgot something… I just wanted to ask you if you had ever read “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. I just finished it, and it’s really good.

amanda92992 on 4/6/2009 3:32:15 PM

Hey Katie!
Wow, I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to comment back; I just realized that it has been almost a month since I last wrote you. Of course, it's the same reason of having way too much schoolwork. Last night I was up until after 12 trying to get a report sent in by the deadline. Plus, my mom's been really irritated at me lately because I'm still behind on my work.
And sorry about that last comment! Haha, It was probably a good thing I wasn't able to post it the first two times; I actually had about two or three more paragraphs the first time I sent it! I guess that's the bad thing about being a fast typist; I don't even realize how long they end up until after I post them!
Gosh, I'm really sorry to hear you were sick on your trip to Vermont. I'm getting over a cold, too, so I've been feeling really bad lately. Plus, I had to go to the doctor and get five shots a couple of days ago, so I'm still really sore from that!
What you had to draw for your art midterm sounds interesting! Now that I think about it, I remember having to draw something similar for my art lessons. It wasn't graded, though; the point was to work on perspective and size relationships since it had to touch the sides of the paper.
Haha, I'm glad you didn't think I was being mean making fun of my college classmates! Every time I joke about them, I'm worried you might think I'm a mean person. Sometimes it's just too hard to resist, though!
Okay, now for the question that I feel really bad about asking, since it's so late: How did it go with your basketball game on that Monday? (I think it was on the 23rd of February) I read your comment that day, and I was planning to write to you to wish you good luck... Obviously, I didn't, and now I feel bad about it! Sorry! It sounds like you really like sports (and are very good at them!); it's great that you're that interested in it. I wish I liked doing something that was healthy and good exercise! I used to dance (completely for exercise- I hated recitals!), but my dance teacher stopped teaching, and I didn't want to take lessons from someone else. Anyway, I hope everything's going well with your basketball playing!
The regional level of the art contest was Saturday. I got first place for four of the seven art categories I was entered in, so those pieces will go on to the state level. I'm really happy with that, since there was a lot more competition at this level. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to compete in any of the music or performing arts categories, because I was sick. From what someone told me, I would have won for all three because nobody else showed up. I would have only had to perform in front of about 100 people, so I really wish I could have gone! The first prize for those categories at the state level is $250 each. With my luck, probably no one will show up at the state level, either, and I could have basically gotten $750 for free if I hadn't been sick! Oh well. I think my quilled earrings and temari might have a chance at the state level, so I'm hoping to win something. Me and my sister's picture was in our local newspaper for the contest; it's always funny when I get my picture in the paper. Living in a very small town, people always comment on it. Yesterday, I was in the library, and some lady (I've seen her before, but I have no idea who she is) came up to me and started talking to me about my artwork. A reporter interviewed me for an article on quilling a few years ago, and the the lady actually remembered that, which was very odd. That article was funny, because they put this giant picture of me (much bigger than I would have liked) on the front page of the community section, so when I opened the paper, I was kind of like "Woah!". Haha, I looked really stupid. But it was a pretty good article, I guess...
Anyway, I have to go dissect an owl pellet! Sorry for the long comment (again). Hope you're doing well!
Talk to you later!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 3/17/2009 5:10:30 PM

i know me too
i make weird faces at the back of their heads...whcih i have a lot of time to do since theyre walking so dang slow!

purplecrazed on 3/12/2009 7:02:44 PM

hey!
wuts going on?!
cmb
ttfn

**God Bless**

seastar22 on 3/2/2009 8:06:58 PM

heyhihellogreetingswutshappenin?
sorry it took me long to respond.........homework *sigh of sadness*
anyway, our team was what they call the "consolation champions". basically that means we're the winners of the losers LOL
now the season's finally over *sigh of relief*
yeah, that flu really took out a number on me, but i was there playing w/ my team the next morning.
it's all good now
what's new with you?
cmb
ttfn

**God Bless**

seastar22 on 2/26/2009 7:40:36 PM

Hey Katie!
The Yong Americans is this group of young adults that travel around the world teaching musis and dances!They are all amazing singers and dancers!Some can even play instruments!Sam can play guitar!He looks like Zac Efron!Me and him is the wallpaper on my cell phone!...I am sad that the Ya`s are over!Comment bac when u can!btw,do u have a myspace?If u do u can look up Sam!



Have a great day!

♪Hannah♪

mellophonerocks4ever13 on 2/23/2009 12:37:56 PM

hey!
i would love to go to NYC
the weeks pretty good, except i stayed home sick today. my b-ball team started a tournament tonight, and it sucks that i can't play w/ them.
i probably will tomorrow, though.
they're actually playing right now........i wonder how they're doing.
any plans 4 the weekend?
cmb
later!**<3

**God Bless*8

seastar22 on 2/20/2009 8:32:31 PM

Hey Katie!
Okay, sorry about that last comment; I was getting pretty frustrated! It wouldn’t have been too bad, except that the first time I sent it, I typed it on my iPod (which takes forever), and the second time, I just didn’t think about saving the comment to a word document, and went ahead and sent it… Anyway, here’s the comment that apparently doesn’t want to be sent!

Hey Katie!
Wow, the length of that last comment was impressive!
I can’t believe you think your comments are boring; I’ve never once thought that, and I always enjoy reading them! Actually, I always notice how well-written they are. Do you write much? One thing I’ve learned from my Criminal Justice and Psychology (more about that later…) classes is the importance of being able to write a good e-mail. I’m sure you’ll never have a problem with that; ever since we started writing sometime last year, I’ve been impressed by how easily you come across as being an intelligent, funny, caring person. Anyway, my point is, your comments are never, ever boring (and you’re a good enough writer that you could probably write about the growth rates of different grasses and make it sound funny and interesting!).
And wow- I’m so impressed by your midterm grades! A 98 on History?!? You really can’t do much better than that! Congratulations! I’m surprised you had to draw something for your art exam. Did your teacher give you a particular object to draw, or could you pick the subject? It just seems to me as though it would be impossible to keep the grading fair. Two peoples’ interpretations of a subject might be completely different, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the more realistic drawing is better. To me, it takes more skill to create an interesting, balanced abstract, than a realistic still life (I say that because I’m horrible at painting abstracts! When I took art lessons, and we had abstract studies, my teacher always told me to paint “looser” and “free-er” (hmmm.. my spell checker doesn’t like that word)… Anyway, I’ve always had a hard time with abstracts… yeah, I know you probably don’t care, and I’m getting off the subject…).
Did you have fun in Vermont?? Do you go skiing much? I’ve never been before; I’d love to go, but I’d probably be really bad at it!
Okay, now to tell you about my psychology class… I’ll try to keep this short, since there’s really nothing much to say about it except that my classmates are morons (but you already knew that). Haha, I agree with you when you say they make you feel smart! I know it’s mean to keep making fun of them, but I feel like I should enjoy this class for its comical aspects while I can. I’m sure a four-year college won’t be this easy (or hilarious!) I’ve been battling it out in the discussion boards for the last few weeks, and I’ve figured out the best way to post my answer. Here’s my method:
1. I answer the question and state my opinion, keeping it polite simple, and a bit vague.
2. Some unlucky person will decide to challenge my answer and attempt to make me look stupid by exposing the “holes” in my theory/belief/opinion. (These “holes” are actually just the facts I decided to leave out in my initial post.)
3.I attack back with a scientific, intelligent-sounding explanation, and in the end, the other person generally comes out looking pretty foolish. I’ve learned that the shorter my reply is, the worse the other person looks.
Step 4 usually doesn’t happen, because by then, the person doesn’t dare reply. If they do, I just ignore it because I’ve usually already answered their question and it’s obvious that they just want to argue.
I love this class!
Sorry if my way of posting sounds mean. I always keep it polite (otherwise, I’d be banned from posting), and if the other person happened to be right, I’d definitely admit I was wrong. (hasn’t happened yet, but I guess it could…) And just so you know, I only pick on the ignorant ones that actually try to tell me my opinion on something is wrong, or the ones who purposely try to tear other peoples’ answers apart just to be mean. They’re the only ones I get irritated at, and the only goal is to make them sorry they posted their replies to begin with. One good thing about the class is that I’ve started to feel a bit more confident about my intelligence! Most of my confidence vanished the time I got a 7% on a seventh-grade pre-algebra quiz! (well, in my defense, I did better than my friend, who got a 4; everyone failed; and when I retook it, I got a 100… It’s amazing how much difference it makes when you actually study!) After the initial shock of getting a grade that low, I thought it was pretty funny. That year, I had the reputation of being the smart, straight-A bookworm, and that grade was so opposite of what I normally get, that any labels I had that year disappeared! The quiz hung on my closed door for several years, until my mom made me take it down… Maybe I’ll take it to college and hang it on my wall…
Congratulations for getting to practice with the varsity team! (before I go all smiley on you, that’s good, right??? Haha, no, I’m just kidding!) That’s great that you had eleven wins and only one loss! The year I went to an actual school, our team hardly ever won! Have you been enjoying practicing with the varsity team??
Anyway, I have to go; I think I’ve bored you enough for one comment! I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write back. My online classes have kept me busy! Yesterday, I had to take three 80-question quizzes (yes, I had three weeks to do them, and still waited until the day they were due; I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a procrastinator!). Anyway, I hope you had a fun, safe trip to Vermont, and that you’re doing well!
Talk to you later!

----And that is about what I wrote, minus a few paragraphs. 1,000+ lost words. Oh well… At least I’ve learned to save it to a word document until it gets posted!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 2/19/2009 3:13:55 PM

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! I just wrote you a really long comment, and somehow got logged out when I posted it!!! The same thing happened a couple days ago when I tried to write to you!! I'll try to comment again in the next few days, when I'm not ready to scream at the computer. Sorry it has taken me so long to reply; I'd try to rewrite some of what I just tried to post, but I'm so frustrated now, that it would probably come across as a very angry comment. I feel like crying. When I get some free time, I'll comment again. Until then, I hope you're doing well, and I'll talk to you later!
<--- I don't feel like that at all right now, but with all these sad faces, I ought to put at least one smiley to balance it a little bit!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 2/17/2009 8:08:19 PM

yeah..........
there were some albums that i had never even heard of.
any plans for v-day?
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later!**<3

**God Bless**

seastar22 on 2/13/2009 8:48:11 PM

thnx!
did you check out the grammy's?
coldplay so should have got album of the year, and jobros should have got best new artist
oh well
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later!**<3

**God Bless**

seastar22 on 2/9/2009 4:52:47 PM

Hey Katie!
I haven`t talked to you in a while.How ahve you been.I saw on a survey that you go to Confirmation Class.I went last year.Is it a Methodist class.I`m just wondering because that was the religion class I went to.It was so amazing.The teacher was the preacher of the church.It wasn`t my church because my church is really small.It was the church where my grandfather is associate preacher.We ended the term with an overnight trip to these cabins,It was awesome.We ahd to go on the high rope course to see that we have friends.(We had partners taht watched an encouraged us.)I hope this is the smae Confirmation class.Like church class.Because if it is not,I proballly sound like a total idiot.


P.S.Write back please

~Hannah

mellophonerocks4ever13 on 2/3/2009 1:34:13 PM

Hey Katie!
I'm glad you're back! I was starting to miss my GL friend! How do you think you did on your midterms? It must be a relief to have them out of the way! It's so weird to hear you talk about having snow days; the day you sent your comment, it was over seventy degrees here!
Haha, it was kind of funny when I read the part of your message where you wrote about spilling Gatorade on your brother. Just, like, ten minutes ago, I spilled orange Gatorade all over myself... I missed my mouth How old are your brothers? I think I remember you saying one was about my age and the other is younger, right?
Yep, the Criminal Justice class is great; I'm looking forward to the psychology one, starting on the sixth of February, so I can meet all the geniuses taking that class... And yes, you're probably right about "sermester" being the way she pronounces it... It seems like if someone doesn't know how to spell a word, they write it exactly as it sounds. I had some free time today, so I printed out some of the worst spelling errors especially for you! Just so you know, none of these are typos; I'm assuming that if someone spells the same word wrong 2-5 times in their post, they really think they're spelling it correctly. Anyway, these are 13 of the worst: injoy, intrest, privleges, thurough, intresting, theese, secssions (that one confused me, but I finally figured out he meant 'sections'), decission, recial (another odd spelling, but it's supposed to be 'racial'), committ, aspecially, prspective, gilty... That's not even half of them, but I thought they were kind of funny. I love the "injoy" and "gilty" ones. Oh, and for one of the weekly assignments, one girl wrote as her answer "I think all the data compiled gives a better idea of what the crime rate is." I can't remember what the question was, but I wrote a full two pages on the subject... It's kind of sad, really. They even have a spell-checker over the box where you type your answer, so it always amazes me that almost everyone makes these spelling mistakes.
Anyway, you're probably tired of hearing about these people, so I'll go on to the next thing I wanted to tell you about.
I entered nine pieces in the art contest I wrote about in one of my last comments. I got first place in seven of them; the lady that organized the contest mixed up one of my categories, so I ended up competing with myself in the papercraft one (and I won- YAY!). Anyway, I ended up entering for guitar, piano, and performing arts (juggling). Nobody else entered for piano or performing arts, so I won by default. And, I got a pretty high score for my guitar playing, so I got first place for that too. So, I've been having a pretty good week!
It sounds like you're doing well; I'm glad to hear your midterms are over so you can relax a little. Is there anything interesting going on in your life right now? I feel like I'm hogging all the conversation... Sorry if it sounds like I'm talking about myself a lot... You like sports, right? Is there anything...new...you know, going on with...sports? Or whatever?? Sorry; I think I told you before that I'm clueless when it comes to sports-related things. I just wanted to get the conversation back to something that's interesting to you. So...yeah... Please write about whatever you want to in the next comment! I don't want you to think I'm one of those irritating people that only talk about themselves!! Anyway, I'm rambling now, so I'll talk to you later!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 1/30/2009 7:39:31 PM

Hey Katie I'm back!
I didn't realize New Jersey had different rules for the age for getting your license. I was able to get my learner's permit when I turned 15. So far, nothing too bad has happened while I was driving, but I've almost run into a few ditches before. And I ran over a squirrel... Well, it was already dead, but I still felt bad. I think the worst thing that has happened so far was when I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a squirrel. An 18-wheeler was following really closely, and the driver almost hit us. My mom got really mad. But, nothing was worse than when my sister first got her learner's permit and almost ran into a ditch because she "forgot to turn," or the other time when she "forgot she was driving!" Luckily, neither of us have ever been involved in any serious wrecks. I don't know how much it would cost to get the car repainted; I haven't looked into it yet. I do know that I'll paint it pink, though!
I'm so glad to hear you like the guitar song that much! It's definitely reassuring to know that I at least made a good decision on my song choice!
One of my college classes (Intro. to Criminal Justice) started yesterday. My classmates are... Interesting... For example, one guy starts his introduction out with "Hi, my name is Timothy and I'm a former gang member." Another used his intro to tell us all how he got pulled four times in the last month, and then proceeded to say that he was taking the class to learn "cop lingo" to get out of speeding tickets. He ended his mess of an introduction beautifully with "watch out for the police!" Yet another classmate, this time a 40-year-old woman, used the opportunity to invite everyone to a party. I could go on for much longer, but I'm going to try to keep this comment from becoming too long! My last thing to add is that, oddly, Timothy, the former gang member, actually sounds the most intelligent of the group. I've never seen so many misspelled words; it's just sad! I'm not saying I write perfectly, but at least I actually try! "Sermester" was one of the worst, mainly because she spelled it that way each of the five times she wrote it! To describe it all in one word: ............wow........ To describe it in six words: Thank God it's an online class!
Good luck on your mid-terms!! At least you still have a couple of weeks to study. I'm sure you'll do great! Trust me, you sound brilliant compared to my illiterate/criminal collge classmates!
Anyway, I have to go before this message turns into a super-scary-long one! (Or is it too late??) haha! Talk to you later!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 1/12/2009 9:13:34 PM

Hey Katie!
Your profile's back! Sorry I haven't written back sooner. When I saw that your profile was being moderated, I decided to wait until it was back before commenting again. I didn't realize it would take almost a week- sorry about that!
I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad car ride. I hate riding in the car when it's raining... Even when it's just lightly raining, it still scares me. I'm really glad to hear you had a nice Christmas, though. I got a mixer/recorder, a camera, some video games, and some new juggling clubs. Do you like Rock Band 2? My sister and I got it, and I like it a lot better than Guitar Hero. My favorite game we got was LittleBigPlanet. Have you ever played it? It's a really great game; the levels are so creative!
Did you have a nice birthday?? Can you get your learner's permit now? I was just wondering, since I'm planning to get my license soon. I agreed to wait until this year so my parents could save money... And because I hate driving... And because I'm scared to take the test... And because I really don't want to be another "available driver"... Pretty much the only reason I would get my license is that, when I get it, I'll get a car. Of course, it'll probably be my grandfather's old, stinky car that's been totaled once, resurrected, and then has gotten into about ten other small wrecks, but my mom said that if that's my "new car," I can get it painted whatever color I want (paying for it with my own money)... Such a great deal! Especially when you consider that my sister got a barely-used car when she got her learner's permit! And she drives less than I do! Gosh, now I'm really starting to feel cheated! haha... Oh well... I've been having a great week (thanks to GL!), so I'm definitely not going to let that bother me! I won a cell phone in the "giveaway of the day." I enter the contests a lot, but rarely check the winners' list, so I had no idea had I won it until it came in the mail yesterday! Next week, I'm going to enter some artwork in a local art competition. I'm not nervous about that at all, since I've participated the last few years (last year, several pieces went to the state level, and I won over $125). This year, I'm going to enter in the music category for guitar and [maybe] piano, which I am really nervous about. I hate being in front of people, and I have to play live for the panel of judges. My mom wants me to play a really difficult fingerstyle guitar song, which is adding to the stress. I think I'm going to play Andy McKee's "Rylynn" (if you haven't heard it yet, look it up on YouTube. Andy McKee is amazing; he's the reason I started learning guitar.) I know the song, and when I play it, the first half sounds decent, but after that, it kind of falls apart. The sheet music is seven pages long... Hmmm... Think I can learn three and a half pages of music by next Thursday??? I doubt it, but I guess I'll try. I promised my mom I would, and I would feel so guilty if I backed out now.
How has school been going for you?
Anyway, I hope you're doing fine, and had a nice birthday!
Talk to you later!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 1/9/2009 8:29:26 PM

Hey Katie!
Merry Christmas!!!
Did you end up getting all of your Christmas shopping done?? I've been so busy too, trying to get last-minute gifts for my family. I really wish it had snowed here- today it's so warm that we have our house open!
My grandfather is feeling better; he's still really confused, but he's well enough to come over tomorrow for our family Christmas party.
Your birthday is on the third? My mom's is on the fourth!
Anyway, sorry it's taken me so long to write back (and that this comment is so short). I hope you and your family are having a nice Christmas!
Talk to you later!!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 12/25/2008 4:47:53 PM

Oops- sorry I posted the same comment twice!!!!!

amanda92992 on 12/16/2008 7:01:48 PM

Hey Katie!
Haha, that’s weird; going from 20 degrees to 65??!? So far, it hasn’t gotten too cold here. Right now, it’s 47 degrees. Yesterday, we were planning to go to a state park and bring our dog to hike since it was such a nice day. Unfortunately, my grandfather had a stroke yesterday morning. He’s in the hospital right now, but he’s coming home later today. He had one a little over a month ago, and got a concussion; after staying in a nursing home for a couple weeks, my dad brought him home… Now, my dad spends every night over at his house, and my aunt spends all day there. So, at least he didn’t fall this time, since my dad was there to help him. And, thankfully, it wasn’t as bad this time- I can just imagine how our Christmas would have been this year if it had been any worse!
At least you’re done with your Shakespeare sonnet! Do you get graded on it?? I'm glad to hear it wasn’t as bad as you thought it would be… I’m sure I would be shaking too. Actually, when I get really nervous, my hands get all sweaty and gross.
Sorry to bore you with just talking about school and family! My mom has officially given me four days for my break!!! I don’t have to do any schoolwork from Christmas Eve through the 27th!!! It’s been a while since I’ve even gotten that much of a break!
Well, I have to get back to my English; right now, I’m writing a 500-word essay on the use of similes vs. metaphors- such an interesting topic! Talk to you later!!
~Amanda

amanda92992 on 12/16/2008 11:47:05 AM

wow, how do u get soooo many comments???? anyways we have a few things in common, i am a capricorn 2 and i <3 max theiriot 2!!! anyways, commment on my profile please!!!!!
thanks if u do,
ttyl,
~Candi17~

candi17 on 12/15/2008 6:32:55 PM

Kaattiiee:You're welcome!oh,it comes on at 2:00 in CA!
<3 Renesmee

Shorty13 on 12/14/2008 2:59:57 PM

Hey! I love Gilmore Girls too-I totally got hooked over the summer,but now I can't watch it cuz I am back in school and it comes on during that time.
<3 Renesmee

Shorty13 on 12/13/2008 4:47:45 PM

wow people like to right to you. all they do is right an entire report to you as if you are going to grade them on their progress. lol. hey, have you ever learned how to make smiley faces. well if not here are the steps. first you press : them you press ). and that is how you get a smiley face. i love basketball. i am on the school team and i am on the rec teams. have you ever seen home alone or home alone 2. i am watching the second one right now. i am at the part where marve and harry are trying to get him. it is so funny and my dad is laughing his nose off. oh my gosh, the rope is burning now and they are climbing up the rope as fast as they can. now he is swearing his head off.

i hope you are grading me with an A+. lol.

check out my profile and leave a comment please.

riel5 on 12/12/2008 7:22:49 PM

Heyy girl what's up?? That sux that u guys don't have alot of practices. I was sooo happy 2day cause i didn't have practice!!!Yesterday we had a game and we killed this team like 62-9!!!They were horrible!!But it was kinda funny how bad they were!!!lol. Ohh our varsity team in the tournament, they did ok, they lost their first game by like 20 pts, but then they won ttheir second game by 10. They didn't even win their own tournament!!!But there's been like sooo much dramaz on varsity cause we had a game on mon, and they lost pretty badly, and the varsity coach like flipped out on certain ppl cause they were "moping" on the bench, and this one girl who was a starter and their best defensive player, quit!!!!Cause like she couldn't take the coach nemore and all the drama and stuff on the team. Just crazy stuff!!Can't wait til i'm on varsity nxt yr!!lol. Comment back when u get the chance!!!!!

xoxo
<3jadehart

jadehart on 12/11/2008 3:41:34 PM