Voyage of the Dawn Treader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I'm into photography...

2008-10-29T18:27:00.004-04:00

I'm on a photography phase. Unlike Tori, I'm into the really close up modern artsy stuff (tehehe).

Boom Box

The following are of a CD. I liked the way the flash worked on it

What do you guys think?

Rachel Joy Scott

2008-10-17T14:30:00.006-04:00

This Monday my school hosted "Rachel's Challenge", a program inspired by Rachel Joy Scott who was the first of thirteen people to be killed at the Columbine. She tried to love everyone she came in contact with. I have been thinking a lot about this. She was an amazing person, yes, but there was more to her that was ignored by the presentation. Maybe they were trying to be politically correct, even so that was no excuse. If she had seen the presentation she probably have been horrified.
She would have asked them why they didn't say that Christ was the reason for her actions. When she was put at the gun point, she began praying and was then shot
She would have wanted them to tell about the girl in the library who, when the killers asked everyone who believed in God, came out in the open to say "I do."
She would have wanted them to talk about the boy who was shot when holding the door open for his fellow students to escape before him
She would have wanted them to mention the teacher who was shot twice in the chest while directing the students to safety.
I found a few articles and such on the internet:

A Great Speech / Congressional Testimony Which Never Made It On The News

by Darrell Scott, Father of Rachel Scott, one of the Columbine Shooting Victims

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee’s sub-committee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful. They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! His words are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. The following is a portion of the transcript, as circulated through electronic media.

Since the dawn of creation there has been both good and evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain’s heart.

In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA, because I don’t believe that they are responsible for my daughter’s death. Therefore, I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel’s murder, I would be their strongest opponent. I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy: it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves.

I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. This was written way before I knew I would be speaking here today.

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You’ve stripped away our heritage,
You’ve outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question ‘Why?’
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

Men and women are three part beings. We all consist of body, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our makeup, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and reek havoc. Spiritual influences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation’s history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine’s tragedy occurs, politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to eroding away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws.

Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts. Political posturing and restrictive legislation are not the answers. The young people of our nation hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening taking place that will not be squelched! We do not need more religion. We do not need more gaudy television evangelists spewing out verbal religious garbage. We do not need more million dollar church buildings built while people with basic needs are being ignored. We do need a change of heart and a humble acknowledgment that this nation was founded on the principle of simple trust in God!

As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America, and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School, prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God- given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA, I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone! My daughter’s death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!”

Scott believes that Rachel was a martyr, whose death was a pre-ordained wake-up call to the world.

"She wrote the words: 'He gave his life for me. I will give my life for Him,'" says Scott. Asked if he considers his daughter a mystic or a prophet, Scott replies, "I believe she had a prophetic element about her she wasn't aware of. On May 21, 1998, less than one year before she died, these were the words she wrote, the only words in her diary that day: 'This will be my last year, Lord, I have gotten what I can. Thank you.'"

Scott learned the depth of his daughter's spirituality shortly after her death, with a stranger's phone call.

"He had a dream about Rachel's eyes, that he had seen a stream of tears flowing from them and he asked if it meant anything to us," recalls Scott. "I told him it didn't mean anything."

That feeling changed several days later when he recovered Rachel's diaries from the police.

"I was absolutely stunned when I turned to the last page of the diary," he says. "There were 13 tears falling from her eyes, and she drew it 30 minutes before she died. Thirteen victims were killed from the guns of those two boys."

(Here is the rest of the article)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/04/20/columbine/main186406.shtml

This video was made by her sister:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9tnlEASWS8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNzYPqVPYQg
And this is a video in honor of the Columbine victims:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YgAkBXw17c&feature=related

My sister's idea...

2008-10-12T21:56:00.003-04:00

Today I commented that not many people post on my blog. Let's see, Anneloes, Ashlee, Tori, Naomi, Sophie, Meaghan, Nina and my sister Leah. Not a very large list. And so my sister suggested having a specialty blog. Her friend has a burrito blog which is very successful. So, I would like your input. What kind of specialty blog should I have? I could also put adds up and make money with every hit. That's a nice little perk...

I've become obsessed with this graphics thing...

2008-10-08T21:41:00.003-04:00

These are some graphics I've made lately (I'm in a frenzy right now).
These three are of Hayley Westenra:

These are of an musician Vienna Teng, she's really great:

And here is a link to a wallpaper of Vienna Teng click here
Hope you like them!

I made a graphic

2008-10-05T20:19:00.003-04:00

School

2008-09-23T15:31:00.003-04:00

A look into what is going on in Emma's mind:

School is boring.
School is aggravating.
School is stressful.
School is annoying.
School is a waste of time.

Yes. That is my opinion on school at this moment, and I've only been in school for about three weeks. Very impressive.

Narnia............ again

2008-09-01T16:15:00.004-04:00

Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Last Battle

Yes, here I am again, obsessing as usual.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-27T10:35:00.003-04:00

School is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm scared

Ashlee's request

2008-08-14T13:14:00.004-04:00

While volunteering at Berea I got a request from Ashlee for some more pictures from England. So here they are.

This is a picture of the Kilns, C.S. Lewis' house in Oxford.

This is the room that inspired the attic in the Magician's Nephew.

Here are a few pictures of the view from Pilsley in Derbyshire.

This is a wooden carving I saw at Chatsworth (where they filmed part of Pride and Prejudice)

Here is the entrance to an old coal mine on the property. I love how the flash worked on this shot.

Here is the a waterfall in the rock garden at Chatsworth. The gardens there were amazing.

This is "The Hundred Steps". There really are a hundred steps. I counted.

This is the garden maze. You had to find your way to the middle, but we never found it.

This fountain is completely powered by gravity. It was built around 1650isharea I think?

Here is the way the carriage came up to the house in Pride and Prejudice.

answers...

2008-08-09T16:10:00.004-04:00

how long can you hold your breath?

45 seconds

do you own a rocking horse?

no

have you ever been in a toboggan?

Yes, I have. I went sledding with my friend in second grade and she had a toboggan!

have you ever attempted to eat a worm or any other crepusculent creature of ill-intent?

I never have and never will.

have you ever jumped off of a ladder, and if so, why?

I've probably jumped off a step ladder, but those are so short I don't think that counts.

if you had to describe yourself in only one word, what would it be (make up one if you need to)?

Varied

have you ever ridden an ostrich?

No.

do you want to?

YES!!!!!!

have you ever eaten mint-chocolate-chip icecream in a waffle cone while commenting on a blog?

No. That would be very nice though.

do you plan on learning how to knit in the distant future when you are a grandmother with naught else to do but while away meaningful hours knitting striped stockings for rambunctious grandchildren?

no, I will be a hip grandma listening to hard rock and other fun stuff. imagine that music while knitting

or will you be a grandmother at all?

Yes, I will.

Just another one of my crazy ideas.....

2008-07-25T11:48:00.002-04:00

OK, a little entertainment. Ask me a question about myself or my family or the meaning of life or anything and I will answer it to the best of my ability.
Ask me anything! (If I know you that is)

Hey I'm back!!

2008-07-21T19:49:00.004-04:00

And I'm still obsessing over VotDT.
To clarify, here's the latest casting announcement: Will Poulter will be playing Eustace.
Here's a picture:

Now, Ramandu's daughter has not been cast yet, but I'm on team Rachel Hurd Wood (who is the one in the icon)
Here are a couple pics:

I'm on team Rachel

Red Lake

2008-07-12T13:09:00.003-04:00

I'm going on a mission trip to Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota and we're leaving the church at 3:30 am.
Snore
snore
snore
snore.
Pray for the trip to go well!

Thirsty?

2008-07-09T15:15:00.000-04:00

Happy Fourth!

2008-07-04T18:30:00.002-04:00

Happy 4th of July!!!!! Oh, say can you see!

Now does anyone find this as funny as I do?

If you don't get it, this should help.

Oh, the humanity!

VBS Blues

2008-06-24T12:51:00.003-04:00

mmMy church is having their VBS this week and I'm helping with crafts. I don't know who comes up with these crafts, but they are not thinking straight. On Monday they put stickers on a cup and fill it with dirt and grass seed. Today we made slime, yes, slime! It was soooooooooooooo disgusting! EW!! I will never touch that stuff again!

Hehehe!

2008-06-20T14:03:00.006-04:00

Now that Prince Caspian is over you all are probably thinking "Yay! We don't have to deal with Emmaline talking about the Chronicles of Narnia anymore!"
Well do any of you know what's happening two years from now? Voyage of the Dawn Treader! So you have not escaped my obsession! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
And I will keep posting about NarniaWeb, too! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
You will hear spoilers and casting announcements. Speaking of which, click here.
Oh and here are some graphics (tehehe).

Hahaha, you will never escape the growing obsession.....

I'M A UNICORN!!!!!!!

2008-06-19T16:08:00.003-04:00

I just took a quiz about what Narnian creature I am:

Unicorn
You are gentle but strong. You are graceful and beautiful, but deadly in battle. You are loyal to the last and a firm friend.
Cool!

The Book Club Blog!

2008-06-13T18:08:00.001-04:00

Here's the link to the blog:

http://booksarethebomb.blogspot.com/

I hope you want to participate!

All right...

2008-06-13T14:19:00.002-04:00

OK so I have no idea whether or not to make this book club blog! PLEASE TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to make it anyway, but you'd have to email me to get the password and stuff.

I made my own quiz, this will be interesting

click here

Revolution- Grey Holiday

2008-06-10T19:55:00.003-04:00

Come now, come now
Things aren't that bad
Or so we try to convince ourselves
We're doing fine
Come now, come now
This is just temporary
The madness will one day end
And we'll be fine
There's still time
Don't buy the lie

We keep waiting on the world to stop
But it won't slow down
And we'll never catch up
We keep waiting on the world to stop
But the time is now
And we've got to get off
This revolution, our revolution

What now, what now?
Get off the carousel
That's trying to steal our lives
It's just not right
Hold out, hold out
And let the moment count
For more than we realize
This is our time

We're the break away
From the masquerade
And we will not join in the world race
Cause we're not afraid
To make a change
We'll stand up tall
And together say...

Alright, this is your last warning! This Friday I will make the book club blog. Ask Ashlee for my e-mail if you have any question 'cause I won't risk putting it up on here!

the book club idea again

2008-06-09T21:26:00.001-04:00

alright, since none of you seem interested in voting in my survey i will just ask you what books you suggest and if no one has anything to say i'll just call it quits.
THIS IS MY LAST WARNING!!!!!!!!!
people seem to be neglectful lately

IT'S TOO HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-08T13:58:00.004-04:00

OH
MY
GOSH
IT
IS
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

postiphobia

2008-06-05T15:34:00.001-04:00

has everyone developed postiphobia or something? no one posts anymore. and i'm the only one who's voted on my survey so far.........
i'm not expecting anyone to say no, but i don't want the book club to be like 2 people!

OK guys...

2008-06-03T20:17:00.002-04:00

Alright guys, it's been long enough and I've only had one response about this whole book club idea.
Here's how the voting stands at this point:
2 Yes
0 No
AND THIS IS BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HAS TOLD ME WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IT!!!
Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please tell me what you think of having a book club blog! I need your thoughts!

MORE england...

2008-05-31T11:05:00.006-04:00

It was lambing season in England when we went so there were all these adorable lambs everywhere! Awwww...

We drove through Stratford-Upon-Avon, but the only place we stopped was a little panini shop for lunch (paninis in England? oh and they were made with french bread. what the heck?). We just drove by everywhere else.

This is Shakespeare's house he was born and where he died.

This is the London portion of the trip.

This is Trafalgar Square. Purty statues. (They also have a statue of GEORGE WASHINGTON there?)

The Parliament building and Big Ben!

The London Eye. My mom and I went on this, but the camera ran out of batteries before I could take any pictures

Shakespeare's Globe Theater

This is not London Bridge, it's Tower Bridge.

The Tower of London. Not much of a tower...

And there's more to come!

sudden and amazingly great idea!!

2008-05-24T21:42:00.004-04:00

i just thought that we could have a book club blog! or we could just post comments on my blog about what you think of the book! anyone in favor, say "I"!

P.S. You think YOU went wild on the PC icons Meghan?

50th post!

2008-05-24T12:00:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone! This is my 50th post aren't you proud of me?
OK, I really posted to ask everyone what you think of my new quotes on the sidebar.
Also, can anyone tell me how to add icons onto my blog? I asked Tori but I might have gotten the email address wrong or something. Help!

this is pretty depressing

2008-05-23T17:59:00.000-04:00

Silent Screams- by Eowyn
Broken ties, she was gasping for her life
Pushing past her jaded mind she is calling for help
One more time, slipping fast she held on tight.
This tranistion calls for fight She is calling for help
With Silent Screams cried out. Will we reach them now
It's time to scream out loud Will we hear them now
Opened eyed she now see the other side
Grass is greener, but it dies...she is calling for help
now alive but she's fading scared to fight
losing faith she longs to (try)
She is calling for help

just boring stuff about life

2008-05-22T17:26:00.002-04:00

yeah.................. I don't have much to talk about.
Today was the senior's last day at CHS. I'll miss my senior friends.
Last night there was a concert for the orchestra, band, jazz band, jazz ensemble, treble choir and concert choir. I'm in concert choir and treble choir.
On Saturday I'm going to Barnes and Noble. How exciting. (sarcasm all the way)

2008-05-19T18:08:00.000-04:00

boy it's windy today! that's just about it...

My Prince Caspian Review

2008-05-18T15:41:00.000-04:00

*This does include spoilers!*

I came prepared to see this movie like I had no expectations (except that in the back of my head I just hoped in vain that there would be no kiss).

As the Walden Media logo came up, I was in denial. “Of course I'm not seeing Prince Caspian! It's not out yet. I can't believe this.” But when the opening scene started I knew this was going to be great. It was absolute genius to start with the birth of Miraz's son, and when Doctor Cornelius woke Caspian up the acting was such that I felt that there was a close relationship between the two.

Now, here I go into the danger zone: Susan.

I was reading PC again today and realized that not only did they add the fighting and the *squirm* romance, but they changed Susan's personality. In the book she's a whiny brat until she finally sees Aslan. I like that she wasn't whiny, but I don't like how they made her this bloodthirsty, ruthless fighter. She was just too harsh.

Then there was the romance. Ugh! I thought the other people's reactions to it were funny. Lucy and Edmund had some funny one-liners. The fact that Susan kisses Caspian made it a little more bearable.

Some annoying things:

Of course there was the whole Susan thing. That's a give-in. I didn't like the fact that Lucy was left out of everything. When she was sitting by the stone table just twiddling her thumbs, I felt so angry. I'd rather her be twiddling her thumbs with Susan.

I also didn't like the fact that there was so much slow motion during the single combat. But that's just one of my little pet peeves: slow motion. In my opinion, someone should have a really, really good reason to use it, or don't use it at all.

Some of my favorite little tidbits:
The dialogue between Susan and that kid at the news stand.
The treasure chamber.
When Truffelhunter and Nikabrik are introduced. A lot of lines word-for-word from the book.
Everything with Reepicheep. (Especially the scene where the mice tie up the cat!)
Edmund. Just plain Edmund. Absolutely loved Skander's acting. Loved Edmund's lines, personality, comedy. Everything. I've become an Edmund fan, I'm really looking forward to seeing him in VDT.
Gorgie's acting has become amazing and she's just as cute as ever. Can't wait to see her in VDT.
Trumpkin's sarcastic humor.
The Lucy/Trumpkin scenes. Loved the hug at the end.
Prunaprismia's part. I like how she had a little conflict.
Even though the White Witch was all CG, Tilda did great acting just through voice.
Costumes were amazing. Absolutely loved all of them. They did great with hair too, especially for Prunaprismia.

Conclusion:
They definitely kept the heart of the book. They never tried to shy away from the spirituality of the book.
One thing I would have put in:
When Lucy and Aslan were facing the Telmarines at the Bridge of Beruna and Lucy drew her dagger, I wish she had gone up to one of the posts and cut a rope, then the River God had destroyed it.

things left unsaid

2008-05-14T15:43:00.000-04:00

this is a song that's been on christianrock.net lately by a band called Disciple:

Things Left Unsaid
It's just a matter of time a few days ago
I saw you, you were fine
Remember what you said about the book you read
The one I got you at the beginning of the year
Oh, how we talk for hours upon end what I would give just to do it again
You're lying there in this hospital bed
Won't you open your eyes and lets talk once again

If you fly away tonight
I want to tell you that I love you
I hope that you can hear me
I hope that you can feel me

If you fly away tonight
I want to tell you that I'm sorry
That I never told you
When we were face to face

Well I've been here all night
And I'm watching you breathe in and breathe out
Is it really you or just a machine that's giving you life
And its making it seem that there could be hope I could say to your face
If it weren't for you there would be no grace
That's covered my life
You took the time to speak into my mind and heart words of light

So goodbye for now
And I'll see you again someway somehow
When its my time to go to the other side
I'll hold you again and melt at your smile
Now all I have all the words that I'm with
And you taught me not to take for granted the time that we have
To show that we care
So we give to the mind and the hearts while they're here
Say I love you

more england

2008-05-10T12:50:00.001-04:00

Here is the town we stayed in up in the Peak District.
(Doesn't it look like the cat is going to jump on me?)
Here's the view from my window:

Here's our B&B in Pilsley (the only one in the town), the owner managed the only store and only post office and was kitty corner to the only school. It was a tiny town.

If you went across the street and up the road past five houses, there was the peak of a hill and as soon as you got to the top this was the view:

Pilsley is part of the estate of Chatsworth in Derbyshire, and some of you may recognize these:

Yes! This is the house they used for Pemberly in Pride and Prejudice!
Well I think that's enough for now.

England

2008-05-08T21:38:00.000-04:00

Ok, lately all I've posted about is stress and Prince Caspian pictures, so here's something different: pictures from my trip to England!

Oxford: Just so you all know, Oxford is not a college, it's a city.
This is the Pickwick Guest House, our B&B.

This is me holding C.S. Lewis's pen! He wrote all his books with it. COOL!!
Here's the Kilns from the outside, where the Lewis family lived.

Just so you know, I went right by Nottingham! Robin Hood country as they called it.

Well, that's it for tonight! gtg to bed.

AHHHHHH!!!!!!

2008-05-07T16:28:00.000-04:00

I have an algebra test tomorrow, and my health project is due tomorrow. On Friday I have a history test. Ah, history tests. Every test has at least eight open response questions, we have to draw and label a map of the world and write an entire five paragraph essay. Yup! No multiple choice or any of that good stuff.

2008-05-06T18:41:00.000-04:00

Hey, guys. I have a pretty boring life, so please post to entertain me! I've gotten 15 comments in a total of four months.
I know you're out there...

more "global warming" pics

2008-05-06T18:00:00.000-04:00

Now first, when I refer to "global warming" in context to Prince Caspian, I am referring to an interview with Douglas Gresham about a year ago. There was a rumor going around that there would be a Prince Caspian romance (which seems to be true, arg!) and someone asked him about it he said (and I quote): "You'd better worry more about global warming". On NarniaWeb some people refer to it as "global warming", but mostly people who watch GlumPuddle's video blogs on YouTube or who work on NarniaWeb.
Get it?
Ok, now more pictures:
This one is really well made (I like what they did with the colors), but I don't concur with their thoughts:

I really like these, they are really well made:

Anyone who has seen or read Pride and Prejudice will think this is hilarious:

Here are some non-global-warming pics that are funny:

And a Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe one for good measure:
9 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the kiss...

2008-05-06T15:44:00.000-04:00

In light of the recent news with Susan and Caspian, I decided to post some pictures people made for NarniaWeb:

I'm back and busy with a musical...

2008-05-02T15:14:00.000-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I came back from England on Monday and have had musical stuff all week. But, some really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really bad news.
Just go to this link, watch and scream in horror.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJEvaZ5ilXY

OFF TO ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-04-21T08:42:00.000-04:00

I going to England today!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME HYPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey!!!!!

2008-04-19T19:13:00.000-04:00

Today my friend and I went to TJMaxx and tried on some really goofy outfits and shoes and made fun of grandma dresses. They even smelled like grandmas! While we were walking home some really sketchy guys were staring at us. (Anneloes wants me to say ogling) And she did a funny "leprechaun dance".

Emma is very very very very nerdy!

2008-04-12T10:10:00.000-04:00

Hi. I am very much too obsessed with this...

33 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

history report

2008-04-08T19:17:00.000-04:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have any of you ever heard of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations*. No? I though not. It's a very interesting topic with lots of Communism and oppression and politics and stuff like that, but it's really hard to write about. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!

*Did anyone realize that if you take the "strations" off of "demonstrations" then you get "demon"? Scary

A serious matter!

2008-04-05T17:07:00.000-04:00

No goofing around guys

Seriously.

the april fools joke and the concert

2008-04-02T17:37:00.000-04:00

the april fools joke is from narniaweb.com go onto it there's a new stuff about prince caspian on there every day. it's wicked cool.
now onto business. last night was the high school spring concert (part 1) first was the jazz ensemble they were really cool. there were some very fun solos and stuff. (cool, solos is a palindrome!yay!) then the vocal jazz ensemble (who did some very cool a capella) then 'gulp' treble choir. I was so nervous because there was a song that none of us could get the beginning of but our chorus teacher skipped it. THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the rest of it went really well. after treble was chorus and then the orchestra. most of the people who sang went home before the orchestra went on but i stayed with my friend Lindsey. the music was awesome (of course i like classical music, i don't know about you). yep it was fun.
oh and since april fools came up so fast, i didn't get a chance to plan any jokes, so in the library i put sticky notes on the bottom of the mice so that they wouldn't work, then when they went to look what was wrong, the sticky note said, "april fools! " then my friends Ashley, Allison and i put caps lock on the computers.

Spring Concert

2008-04-01T22:06:00.000-04:00

Hey! I just came back from the Spring Concert (Part 1) tomorrow night will be the band. Tonight was the Jazz ensemble
I've got to go to bed.
by the way! Zach Effron is playing Eustace and Lindsey Lohan is playing Rumandu's daughter in Voyage of the Dawn Treader!

April Fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

continuing...

2008-03-31T15:51:00.000-04:00

on my last post I did not finish my statement:
"...I will keep posting things like this"
there ya go!

only really nerdy narnia fans would get these...

2008-03-30T12:54:00.000-04:00

These have a couple PC spoilers:

(just to let you know that until about a month after the prince caspian movie comes out, I will keep po)

Good Friday

2008-03-21T16:47:00.000-04:00

Today is a rather sad day because Jesus died...... but three days later He rose! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh well. I'm bored. I've had enough of composing my song for today (I don't know what to call it). I'm not really the kind of person to compose a song, but the tune sort of just came out of nowhere. Here are a few fun picture I found off of narnia web. PS If you don't want any spoilers for Prince Caspian, don't look at these:

and here are some cool icons:

Collages

2008-03-20T16:23:00.000-04:00

Wow! It's been ten days since I last posted. Here a collage I made. What do you think?

the concert

2008-03-10T21:52:00.001-04:00

To continue my post:

I went to the Matthew West/ Jeremy Camp/ tobyMac concert on Friday. It was amazing!!!!! I was supposed to meet tobyMac before the concert, but we were a half an hour late.
Darn. I've got to go... again.

SORRY!

2008-03-09T14:49:00.000-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I was sick on Wednesday (blah!) and I've had lots of homework.
On Friday I went to a concert with Matthew West, Jeremy Camp and tobyMac. I've got to get off the computer. I'll post later.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

2008-02-28T16:15:00.000-05:00

[To be read in a sing song voice] Today is my birthday!
I got up and left for school early. On the passenger's seat in the car was a "morning present", a mini travel hair brush, a big comb and a pack of gum, from my mom, then she brought me to Dunkin' Donuts and got me a coffee roll! When I got to school (I was really really early) I wandered around until my A-block teacher opened the classroom. I hung around until it was time for my group to walk up to Harrington elementary school to hang out with the kids for Early Childhood Education class. When we got there the teacher aids gave us each a homemade chocolate-chip-pancake! IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All my friends wished me a happy birthday, thanks you guys! What other surprises await me in birthday land?

prince caspian countdown

2008-02-28T14:24:00.001-05:00

one more day!

2008-02-27T17:56:00.000-05:00

TOMORROW IS MY 15TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tonight is the first rehearsal for the Scarlet Pimpernel (the spring musical) and I'm in the chorus so I've got to figure out if I need to go or not. If I don't have to go to it, I get to go to youth group! Yay! Oh well. How funny are these?

going to boston and stuff

2008-02-23T17:38:00.000-05:00

I just got back from Boston today after hanging out with my sister. I saw Legally Blonde for the first time last night. It was hilarious! That chihuahua is sooooooooooo cute! "Whoever said that orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed." hahaha. No matter how tomboy a girl is, you have to agree with that.
Now shocking news: on Disney Scene-It 2nd Edition pronounces "the Pevensie children", "Pivensie"! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How could they!

onions

2008-02-20T18:39:00.000-05:00

Today I came to a revelation: chopping onions should be a form of punishment. I tried multiple ways to keep myself from crying like biting matchsticks (I got that one from the movie Frog!) and goggles, but my tears kept flowing. Here are a couple ideas I got to keep my mind off my burning eyes:
1) Instead of using all those expensive chemicals for tear gas, just vaporise onion juices.
2) Instead of sending people to jail, make them cut a certain number of onions. Example- 100 onions for petty theft
250 for serious theft or breaking and entering
500 for animal abuse
10,000 for child abuse
1,000,000 for attempted murder
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for murder (and jail for that)
Anywho got to go to YG! Write later

a quiz I made!

2008-02-18T12:53:00.000-05:00

Here's a quiz on how weird you are (according to random pictures on my computer):1) Is this how you react to your favorite meal?
every time! (5 points)
never (1 point)
only when I'm really really hungry (3 points)
2) Would you wear this on a t-shirt?
anywhere! (5 points)
I wouldn't be caught dead in it (1 point)
not in public(3 points)
3) What would you do is a giant doughnut was chasing you?
eat it (5 points)
doughnuts can't chase people (1 point)
run away (3 points)
4) Do you agree with this statement?
of course! (5 points)
nobody should wear a sumbrero (1 point)
I agree with this as a symbolic statement (3 points)
5) What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see this?
start a rescue mission! (5 points)
who wasted their time drawing all those faces?(1 point)
that's so cute! (3 points)

6) If you got a new car, would alpacas be welcome?
the more the merrier!(5 points)
no! (1 point)
as long as they don't make a mess (3 points)

Your WQ (weirdness quotient):
6-13 points- Waaaaaaaaaayyyy too serious! Loosen up a bit and enjoy life!
14-22 points- You are well on your way, but you tend to be weird in private, and conservatively.
23-30 points- Good job! You have mastered the art of weirdness! Just make sure to be serious at important thing like the next RDC (Rubber Ducky Convention). You can't miss the Golden Duck Awards because your sombrero was too big.

a boring sunday afternoon

2008-02-17T13:40:00.000-05:00

My exciting news is that I had Chinese food today!!!!! YAY!!!!!! Now the rest of the day is blah. Katie's already gone. Leah's in Florida. Mom won't let me get the movies I ordered from the library, and Josh has stolen the family room for tonight and I can't see any of the stuff I wanted to. Humph!
This is a picture of some ducks I saw outside of the American Indian Museum in D.C.

books and february break

2008-02-16T18:46:00.000-05:00

just recently I got a new book called Savvy by Ingrid Law. I got a early copy from Walden Media as some kind of promotion thing. Here's what it says as a description for it on the walden website:
"Mibs Beaumont is about to become a teenager. As if that prospect weren't scary enough, thirteen is when a Beaumont's savvy strikes - and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, her savvy promises to be outrageous... and positively thrilling."
sounds good huh? it's an awesome book! it's so quirky and fun. it comes out in may
now on to more important things. february break. (i just recently found out it was spelled "february" not "febuary" it's really fun to say!) i have nothing to do. my bestest friend in the whole wide world (besides Jesus, obviously. duh!) is going away. sniff! so now i have just about no plans. to keep me busy i'm doing my history report on communism in china. and algebra homework.

chores, chores, oh and more chores!

2008-02-16T12:57:00.000-05:00

my to-do list:
clean my pig-sty of a room
organize my pig-sty of a room
sweep the stairs
make some homemade cards
do laundry
take a shower

and there's more to come!
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

sigh!

2008-02-15T17:28:00.001-05:00

Today was a good day, except math class. I hate math in general. But I did get to see some old middle school friends and teachers. YAY!!!!!! Middle school rules!!!!!!!
So, now I am on February break and I have no plans whatsoever, so I will be doing math homework and working on my history report.
Oh yeah! I'm doing a history report about the 1989 Tianenman Square demonstration. It's all about Communism and China and Cold War stuff. Yeah. But the nerdy thing about it is that I chose this topic. Yup! Just more proof that I'm a nerd!

2008-02-14T17:27:00.000-05:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!

FIRST POST EVER!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-14T16:05:00.000-05:00

Hey just want to say hi to all my viewers out there! If there are any viewers............ Anyone out there? Well, there must be someone............ maybe............ please?