The Oh-So-Dreaded Update

The Chronicles updated to the new version of Blogger last night, which was good for the blog and very annoying for me. After the first few minutes, I found my whole user-profile had been "weirdified". *long sigh* So, after spending fifteen precious minutes to fix that, I decided to play around with the new features....

Changes to the Chronicles:

1) I've added a list of my favorite TV shows.
Because you just couldn't live without knowing, right? :D

2) The Blog Archive format has been fiddled with.

3) Various other little tweaks have been made, and are going to be made!

-Caitlin :D

Randomness at it's Worst

Go Sox!

Bad Luck for the Laptop

Guess what happened? I think you can guess from this post's title.

I was on the computer playing some random game when Rose tells me to come over and look at something she was painting, (she's the artist in the family). So, I put the laptop down on the ground, with the top partly closed, and got up. Except, I did it too quickly, and since I'm a total klutz, I tripped over the cord, and fell down, dragging the laptop with me and banging it into the coffee table. When it was all over, the laptop screen was broken, I was almost crying, my mom and dad were ballistic, and Rose was in blaming mode.

You see, this is not the first time something like this has happened. Other incidents include breaking mom's digital camera, and losing 15 DVD's on a plane trip.

So, now we can only use the latop when it is plugged into a monitor, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of a laptop in the first place, but at least all of my data isn't gone. *sigh* And now my parents are on my back 24/7. In fact, mom is yelling at me right now...

I Can Now Say "Boring" in Two Languages...

Yep. I've started Spanish. So far....(not to insult anyone)..it stinks.

1) Almost none of my friends are in my class. (I have one, but she's been absent all week.)
2) Everyone else has had a year of Spanish before this, but not me! I'm clueless when it comes to "Espanol".
3) Two words: Assigned Seats
4) Our teacher is nice, but I think she went to fast. Our first day wasn't spent on introductions, it was spent on immediately taking notes.

So, the only part that has been even semi-fun is getting our Spanish names. Mine is "Catalina". Cool, huh? Like the girl from My Name is Earl.

Hmm...well, in other news, I have started writing a book. I've actually gotten far, although it's really weird. It's kind of a mix between a non-fiction "girly" book, Maximum Ride, and Harry Potter. I might post some it later...unluckily for you!

TGIF! I'm off to do some homework, (ick), so I'll write more later...

*Sneeze*

I think my previously cheerful attitude has jinked my health. I made it through Christmas and my B-day ok, but now I'll have to face New Years with a cold. Which, is horrible, since I go back to school in TWO DAYS. *faints*

(Also, I just found out that 20 of my post titles have exclamation marks in them, which is over half. Gosh, I hope my cheerful phase is over, and I can get back to my usual gloomy self. I think I'm ok, though. I made up a weird after-christmas carol today, to the tune of Christmas Gloria. It goes, "Christmas is over, and I'm depressed! Here comes the sorrow, and all the stress! I feel so gloomy, as the tree comes down! Christmas, come back to town!"
Hmmm...am I scaring you already?)

Well, I have to go and do "laundry duty," ick.

So long and farewells!

The Best Day EVER!!!

In first period, we went to the coffee house, (a fundraiser to raise money for the library) where I got to eat/drink some holiday themed stuff, watch people playing chess/checkers, and listen to some very sad Karaoke singers.

In the end I kind of just walked around with some of my friends and talked. Maybe I would have played checkers, or something, but the library was packed with people. The description of the food line was "so close, yet so far". Seriously, I was three feet away from delicious brownies, and the line was moving like snails! There were also raffles you could enter. I bought three tickets and put them toward some good prizes.

Then, after the coffee house, my whole team gathered together to watch "Elf", which was pretty fun, considering it's one of my favorite movies. After that was another trip to the coffeehouse, thanks to my Study Hall teacher. And then came "Home Alone", snacks, and finally....yes, another trip to the coffeehouse, for my third cup of hot chocolate.

At the end came the best part, considering that I'm almost never lucky.
That's right...I won a raffle!

I came home with 4 tickets to the Regal Cinema, and a gift card to Blockbuster. I call it my "before birthday present". Yup, my birthday is the day after Christmas. Not the best date if you don't like two days of presents in a row, but I've gotten used to it. Plus, I get two parties. One with my family on my birthday, and one with my friends in May.

I so happy, I'm so happy!!! Plus, the first day of break is tomorrow, and I can finally relax. So, I'm off to watch this cool movie I got from the library called "Christmas in the Clouds."
See ya!

P.S. (Whatever that really means...)
Sorry for the typos, but I think all of this sugar is affecting my brain!

Caroling, and Cookies

I 'm currently suffering from sugar overdose, due to the two cookies and cups of cocoa I had last night. Why? Because I went caroling with the rest of the school's Builders Club...

I was just going to skip the whole thing, since I'm not the most active member, but someone asked me if I was going, and in the end I decided to attend.

When I got there, I picked up the sheet of carols and looked around. No one was there.
Baaad sign. Soon, however, some people I knew arrived, and we got to practicing singing. It was kind of fun at first, but after we walked to this senior home, sang, and talked on the way there and back, I was having a great time!

Then, we arrived back at the school, we were presented with delicious sugar cookies smothered with creamy icing, and steaming cups of tounge-burning cocoa. (Sorry, I'm in descriptive mode, all of the sudden.) So...I'm feeling great.

I have to go! I'm getting ready for tomorrow, the last day of school before break, and the school Coffeehouse. (More details about the Coffee thing, tomorrow. All I'm saying is that it sounds really fun!)

Quotes

So, following up the concert thing, I'm going post some quotes from our band teacher. He really hates the drummers on our team. (The pull your hair and scream exasperated, kind of hate.)

It's mostly because if you look at the class troublemakers/attention seekers, they happen to be all drummers. Don't get me wrong, some of them are ok, or else band would be a total disaster! It's just that when our band teacher gets mad, he seems to take it out on them.

So...straight from the school band-room, some quotes from my band teacher to the drummers.

1) "Can't you even keep a beat? Just get a radio!"
2) "Why are you even in band?!"
3) "Have any of you even looked at your grades?!"
4) "To some of you I really want to show my nice side! But with some of the drummers, I just want to take them around to the back of the school and teach them a lesson!"

Hmmm...I'm sure there is more, but I can't think of any at the second. Oh yeah, there is the one he said to the parents on concert night...

5) "I don't think we could have anymore drummers....if you get your kid to switch to French Horn, I'll pay you!"

*looks at what was just written*

Oh no! I hope I don't sound too mean. I'm not trying to make my band teacher look bad or anything, I just thought his quotes would make a cool entry on the blog. I mean, he's not my favorite teacher on earth, but he isn't that bad.

So, I guess that wraps everything up. I'm off...to make homemade dog biscuits. See ya!

(By the way, the dog biscuit thing is true...unfortunately...)

Brava! (I wish...)

Yeah, my band/choir concert was two days ago. So...I was nervous. I was really worried that I was going to screw up. I mean, I've only been playing the keyboard bass for two months!

And, not to change the subject, but what happened to the name of my instrument? During Summer Band it was called "Keyboard Tuba", and now all of a sudden everyone hits me with the "Keyboard Bass" thing. And my music still says "Tuba" in the corner! So...do I play bass, or tuba? Is there a difference, or is everyone just trying to mess with my mind?!

Sorry, *calms down*. Now, back to the concert. I played ok. I got three songs, and the other player got two. That would have been great, if I didn't get the three songs I didn't like. But at least I didn't make major mistakes.

And the choir part was cool too, and everyone clapped when the concert was over, so in the end the experience was a thumbs up.

The only part I really hated was dressing up. I was dreading the afternoon where I had to put on that annoying blouse and dress pants. Hmm....well at least I was allowed to skip the dress pants. Instead I wore these ok-looking black cords.

So...I've got to stop writing. We're getting some ice cream from Coldstone as a celebration, yum!

SNOW!

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

(This reminds me of the woods near our house. They were breathtaking the other day, coated in white wonder. When I was outside, I remembered this, and decided to post it.)

Christmas Mania

My house is holiday packed...

-Outside we have luminarias lining the sidewalk, two mechanical deer near the flowers, and bushes and trees covered in lights. Our door is lined with a garland of fresh greens and grape lights, with a wreath in the middle.

-Inside we have two Christmas trees, already hung stockings, 5 nativity scenes, a stack of holiday CD's, and little figurine thingys.

-In the backyard our mini Gazebo is covered in icicle lights, and there are even more luminarias.

...and it's not even December yet.

Our whole family loves Christmas. Me especially, being born the day after. There's just something about it that makes me happy. Which is saying a lot, as some of my friends criticize me for "always frowning".

Hmmm...is that the delicous smell of dinner wafting up my nose? I guess I've got to go....

Happy (late) Turkey Day!

Yes. I know Thanksgiving was five days ago! I think the combination of no school and tryptophan caused me to be in an un-bloggish mood. Who knows?

So, my Thanksgiving was cool. I watched the Macy's Day Parade, and ate a great lunch with my family. Then for dinner I ate leftover cranberry sauce, (my fav), and a turkey-dog. Weird that even when I was sick of turkey, I still ate turkey. Only in a different form. It's like you have to eat Turkey on Thanksgiving, "or else". Hmmm...

Sorry, I'm just rambling on and on and on and on.

So, see ya!

*cue the end of this post*

Anger Level: 100

I had this whole long post all written out, when my computer died! *scowls at screen* What is wrong with this laptop! Urgh. If it didn't cost so much...I'd...throw it out the window!

Ok. Time to relax. Get some tea...count to ten...that sort of junk.

Mwa Ha Ha, Ha Ha Mwa!

Ok. Ignore the random title...

This morning, I went "piano shopping" to this piano guy's house. He had, like, 10 pianos laying around and a bunch he was working on. It was really weird. So, I banged around on them for an hour, and played some of my songs. By the end my clothes were covered in soot, a good excuse for what was coming next....real shopping.

We went to Kohl's, in the shopping center near town. Surprisingly, I had a good time, and got 3 sweaters, 2 pairs of jeans, and some shirts. It was nice, especially since I've been wearing the same stuff for the last few months.

I also wanted to get this cool fuzzy scarf...but I decided not to. I discovered an orange one in my closet last week.

Hmmm....am I being shallow? Hope not. Anyways, I have to go and ponder world peace. See ya later!

I'm Still Alive!

I survived yesterday, thank goodness. But now I'm convinced I have an ear infection...ugh. Mom offered to take me to the doctor after school tomorrow, and I graciously accepted. She was just going to let me stay home, or go during school...but with tomorrow being the only day we have school this week, my teachers actually planned something fun. I have "free cook" in Home Ec, and my group is baking pasta, with garlic breadsticks, yum! And my teachers, (who also think going to school on Monday is a waste of time), are crowding my whole team together to watch a movie. Me...miss the one day of school that might actually be fun? No way!

Play thee funeral march....

It's a good thing I have blogging, or else no one would know what I'm saying for the rest of my life! My voice is so hoarse, I think an actual "horse" could communicate better than me. I was horrible in choir the other day, and even though I'm an alto, I couldn't hit the notes. I also had to repeat myself a zillion times yesterday, even to my friends, who can usually understand my babblings. Urgh. My voice is half whisper, half "monster from another universe"! What is going on? Will I die with no last words? I know...I'm a major hypochondriac, but that doesn't mean I actually get sick! *moan* And why doesn't the doctor's office take people on Saturday or Sunday here? What if I actually was dying?!!

*sneeze*

I have to go and make a cup of tea. Hopefully it helps.

C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S!!

Emmett and Cheryl won, woohoo! *claps enthusiastically*

Hmm...time to to go to bed and catch some zzz's. See ya!

I'm waiting....

Who will win? Emmet or Mario? Only a few minutes until we find out!!

Pumpkin Pictures

Guess which is mine?

Candy, candy, CANDY!

Yum! Halloween isn't my favorite holiday, but it sure is nice to get a bunch of candy without paying for it. I dressed up as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz and Wicked. I haven't actually seen the musical Wicked, but I've viewed a couple of pictures online, and I think at one point Elphaba (the wicked witch) wears glasses, so I had an excuse to wear mine and not be totally blind!

Apparently, while I was out, my dad went a little over board with the costume thing. He dressed up as Willy Wonka from the new movie remake, with a hat, wig, black coat, cane, and goggles. He even downloaded a song from the movie and played it on his I-pod when trick-or-treaters arrived. Apparently, he was more scary than funny. When one little kid saw him, he burst out crying, and a cute, 5-year old girl said, "You're pretty scary!" Poor dad.....

Well. That's about a wrap. I went out trick-or-treating for a couple of hours with some friends, while things got a little freaky back at home. Halloween...All Hallows Eve...I guess it's over!