happy new years eve!

okay, so maybe it's morning and 12 hours away from the actual "eve" part of new year's eve but we can go ahead a little right? i mean, if we work at the time difference it should be new year's in some part of world right now.

another year past...
any new resolutions?

hm. you know what i realized? if you post your resolution here you'd have a whole horde of people (okay that's exaggerating but you know what i mean) that you see everyday bugging you about your resolution.
so i suppose if anyone is really masochistic about keeping a resolution this will be the solution.
pun unintended.

happy new years everyone. there's a light out for each one of you.

happy-soon-to-come-new-year

blah, hectic days lately (sorry, susan, i'm not spending most of my free time on the story :/ ).
guess what- i did my career shadow today! FINALLY, IT IS OVERRRR!! gah, how i hate is so. now to b.s. and/or say exactly what i think in my essay. :P

cheers.

not strictly true

i am not the only one who reads this lucy...it just happens i'm one of the only ones who posts even though i may not have terribly interesting or intelligent things to say.

meanwhile, for everyone else who's reading this---hi everyone! *waves* hope you had a good vacation!

i have, lucy, an idea of why your personality is the "exploration type". hint-- it has to do with the compass.
*grin*

another year is coming. time marches on.
to quote garfield: "come back!!"
[that, by the way, is his response to the statement "time marches on]

fine, i'll post again! though susan's probably the only one who still reads this thing

How Many Women Are Like You?
This chart compares the percentage of women with your personality type, or a similar one, with women who have dissimilar or opposite personality types

Exactly Like you (6%)
Very much like you (8%)
Similar (26%)
Dissimilar (52%)
Opposite (8%)


I just thought it was funny how 50+% of women are "dissimilar" to me.

Anyway, so this was a Yahoo Personals personality/love type quiz thing.

Apparently I am a..

Your Personality Type:
Explorer
Finding your way without a compass.
Like all Explorers, you're driven in life by a restless dissatisfaction and longing for something more.
(it goes on and on)

Your Love Style:
Romantic
You want and expect it all—a lasting connection with someone on every level—mental, emotional, sexual, and spiritual.
True Romantics like you are pretty rare. You have a good imagination, which allows you to visualize the type of man you could fall in love with.
(yada yada yada)


Your Biggest Challenge Is:
How do you tolerate uncertainty?

(haha!)

*hugs her friends*

Thank you all so much!
I know Christmas shouldn't be about presents, but I do the rest of the Christmas stuff all year long (like spending time with my family and friends and appreciating them), so unfortunately presents are a large part of Christmas.

Also unfortunately grown-ups have no idea (like no idea) what to get me to make me happy, so yes without YOU GUYS I wouldn't have had a single present that really made me smile. *sigh* I think I'll ask them next year not to get me anything, because that's better than the disappointment of the 'presents'.

Victoria, party?........

Anna, Malvina- poster?......

Happy Holidays =)

thank you notes

a direct copy of what i have in my blog since i don't know how many people here have links to it.=p

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i opened all my presents this morning, so here comes the thank-yous:

kate, i''m going to address you first because your present happened to be the first i opened. thank you for the hard-covered book! i had it on my desk and i kept on thinking that i should return it to the library because it looked like a library book so i thought to prevent myself from making this little accident i should probably put on my book shelf instead. *cough* susan and her mistakes. i read the snow queen already...and i've actually seen the story before somewhere, just a vague notion of it. i find the demon-glass idea very interesting... [story plots forthcoming! lol]

malvina, you're next even though i'm not sure if you still read this or not so i probably should post a copy of this in the group blog. i admired the bookmark thing right after opening kate's book and i stuck it in the book where it still is. bookmark evolution...they get more modern as we go, don't they?

victoria, i didn't open your presents for the right reason. i mean "scientific purposes" sounds great and all...but taking it apart so we can see if the bone model'd fit in the box just doesn'tseem like what should be done for a present. ah well, i'll do my best to erase that from their...er...memory. silver's a cool color, isn't it? thanks for picking it out...flowers and all.

lusine...well i sort of opened it on your request but thanks! the windchime is great (even though my mom thinks i'll make it into a healthy hazard) even though i daren't to hang it outside because of my crazy neighbor who...nevermind. and as for the book...for the cover, i suggest flipping to the week of april 11-17 in your agenda. as for the actual content of the book...it may not consist of life, the universe and everything, but it did cover most of life. thank you!

anna, i just opened your present this morning. you know, i was thinking of ink when i opened it so the shape rather took me by surprise first. *cough* lol. but it's so PRETTY! *grin* well now you know what will happen to all your pictures when i request a new one every year. it holds up to...60? i think. i stuck the picture of your cat on the cover. a little reminder of anna's furry little problem with gift-wrapping. ^^

kateryna--sorry i can't stop laughing--the frog--it makes me laugh. probably because i just spent the past hour analyzing fairytales. maybe someone ought to kiss it? lol! [psst, it's stuffed! stuffed! nvm. bad lit jokes have no place in a day like this.]

thanks for the food, christine. ^^ and another mystery for susan to ponder over--how did they make the candy that way? i bet i can study it for longer than 4 hours. *cough cough* but that will be waaay too geeky, yes? so maybe i'll just eat it. lol.

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thank you, everyone! and merry christmas!

^^

hehe I know it doesn't look real enough, but I still had fun doing this, and that's what counts, right? =)

You must teach me how to make realistic hair colorings! :D

p.s. FORGET about New Year. There is o.ooooo1% chance of me not spending it with my family.

*sigh*

lusine...1st of all i can tell the picture's been pixellated, meaning that someone's messed around with it
2nd of all the hair's brownish, not blonde
3rd of all, there's a more realistic looking way to change colors in photoshop, even to green and blue.

now the question is, why would i even tell you that?

and lastly, i also remember you comments about you with blonde hair and know you probably wouldn't willingly turn your hair (to a permanent shade of) blonde.

nice try though.
*grin*.

look!

I dyed my hair blonde!


*cough* Just kidding =)



I scared you for a moment there, didn't I Susan?
Photoshop is way cool. But I haven't yet figured out how to make believable blue hair. Or green.

hmm a number of things. read on.

first off, my break is a break in terms that i havent done much hw, but it's not a break coz I have 4+ projects looming over my head mercilessly and not letting me sleep at night (actually I sleep quite well and for long hours, but figuratively speaking they don't let me sleep at night ;).

Now about the party. You know I thought it'd be really cool to meet the new years together. Somehow. Now I know that most of the parents (including mine) won't be very happy about their kids not being home past midnight, but if we can come up with something more or less reasonable.. (no, i don't have any ideas >.<), it might work out (hey, we did get to have a sleepover).

Also the San Jose open skating rink is closing on Dec 31. I know Kate really wanted to go, and I wouldn't mind myself.

there's also victoria's party. And I know that a lot of us can't afford 3 days of partying, so maybe somehow we can combine the skating, the victoria (heh) and the new years?

Any ideas?

FOOD!

Heheh. I found out today that I got the s'mores maker I asked for...because it came in the mail. Then I wrapped it for myself. =) So yeah, if we have a party I can bring it and we can make smores!
Other than that, I have no ideas.

hello

how is everyone?

i should probably be typing this up in an email because of the format and all but hey, what's a blog for? besides posting random quiz results and annoucements i mean. *cough*

how's the "break" going? is anyone really getting a "break"? anything interesting?

kate and i discussed about making a movie about my current live and we agreed that people would get bored to death watching it and then it'd be considered a lethal weapon and then i'd get arrested. lol. so that sums up my existence.

yours?

I check this.. more than once a day

Hey, I am good at procrastinating, ok? OK?!

Er, anyway, an email is a good idea, except I must warn you that hardly anyone answers those kinds of emails that I send.

*COUGH*

i read this thing. daily, almost.

hmm...and i like the make food idea...but maybe it's just me. next week is fine. so long it's the week days. then again, during the weekdays i don't have a ride. o_O

and i don't have baking powder.

purple and seeeeeelver

sure, i'm always up for a party ;)
the date should probably be next week.
i dont really have an idea of what to do. did u mention video games?...


p.s.
OMGOMGOMG

actually ;P

i am keeping 5 presents till xmas. they're from family friends and stuff.

me rejected by stanford too!

end of another messy business. yay!

i haven't opened all of my presents yet still...waiting for christmas.
lol. lucy, i think i can put more than "2" for my patience.

yes, thank you everyone for your presents!

also, susan asked for college info to be posted here, so here you go- got my rejection from stanford today (they were nice enough not to use the word 'reject' though). Either way, I'm having a bad day because I woke up SICK! grrrr But guess what- waking up sick wasn't as bad as it normally would be coz i woke up to face Anna's SPONGEBOB ALARM CLOCK! =D And throughout the day Kate's wonderful CALVIN AND HOBBES BOOK kept me entertained and made me forget that I was sick ^^ I haven't read Malvina's POETRY BOOK yet, but knowing Dickinson, I know it'll come in useful when I'm feeling poetic =)

Kateryna's beautiful WATCH and Victoria's COOL EARRINGS are getting comfy in my jewelry box, waiting for a day when I decide to try to look pretty (the key word is 'try').

Susan, your presents are feeling very welcome in my room too :) The LETTER is standing proudly next to my HP books, the KEY is gracing my nightstand thingy, and the GOOD LUCK POTION is dangling on my key chain ^^

Also, of course, thanks for the pretty cards which will go into my spongebob notebook, and for for the various kinds of candy I got which will go into my STOMACH! :D

Thank you and good night.

-Edit-
I was making a wallpaper as an experiment and ended up with this...
~ HERE IT IS ~It's so big that it messes up the site.

-Edit #2!-

~4 PICS FROM FRIDAY~

photos?

a couple little things

1. should we promise to post our college results here? all the way through may till when we decide where we're going to?

2. i have a layout ready for this blog. i'll change it on new year's day. please let me know if you want a link to your site/journal/email/xanga here, just say yes or no.

3. are we having a sleep over during winter break?

and not sure about the ice-skating idea, lucy. have to depend on the time and stuff.

XMAS BREAK

mr morse wasn't there! oh, woe is me, i got to come home before 12 ;P Hehe (need to go back for bones tho). So anyway, I was gonna suggest ice-skating at San Jose open rink? Yea? Yea? =)
CHRISTMAS TOMORROW (well, sort of).

i got the same result for victoria. just thought you'd like to know. ^^

i like susan's idea

since victoria never seems to take those quizzes, i did it for her ;P
I sort of got close =)

You Are a Retrospective Soul

The most misunderstood of all the soul signs. Sometimes you even have difficulty seeing yourself as who you are. You are intense and desire perfection in every facet of your life. You're best described as extremely idealistic, hardworking, and a survivor. Great moments of insight and sensitivity come to you easily. But if you aren't careful, you'll ignore these moments and repeat past mistakes. For you, it is difficult to seperate the past from the present. You will suceed once you overcome the disappoinments in life. Souls you are most compatible with: Traveler Soul and Prophet Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

here's an idea

instead of taking the quiz just for yourself (assume that you know yourself quite well), let also take the quiz for the other people in this blog who'd taken the quiz!

this what i got for lucy... for the number one:

You Are the Enthusiast

7 You are outgoing and playful - always seeing the happy side to life. You're enthusiastic and excitable. You love anything new. Multi-talented, you do many things well... and find success easy. You prefer to keep things light with others. Opening up is hard for you.

What number are you?

this is what i got for myself for the quiz taken from lucy's xanga:

You Are a Seeker Soul

You are on a quest for knowledge and life challenges. You love to be curious and ask a ton of questions. Since you know so much, you make for an interesting conversationalist. Mentally alert, you can outwit almost anyone (and have fun doing it!). Very introspective, you can be silently critical of others. And your quiet nature makes it difficult for people to get to know you. You see yourself as a philosopher, and you take everything philosophically. Your main talent is expressing and communicating ideas. Souls you are most compatible with: Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

this is what i got for lucy:

You Are a Dreaming Soul

Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you awy from this world So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all... But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you. Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses. Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others. Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life. Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul, Prophet Soul, and Traveler Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

can you see that i have less homework today?
*cough*

i always found the "you're gonna change the world" part a bit scary

You Are the Investigator

5 You're independent - and a logical analytical thinker. You love learning and ideas... and know things no one else does. Bored by small talk, you refuse to participate in boring conversations. You are open minded. A visionary. You understand the world and may change it.

What number are you?

~50% true

You Are the Enthusiast

7 You are outgoing and playful - always seeing the happy side to life. You're enthusiastic and excitable. You love anything new. Multi-talented, you do many things well... and find success easy. You prefer to keep things light with others. Opening up is hard for you.

What number are you?

lucy as a nagivator? o_O

i had problem deciding on this one...for instance, what if i like science, but i also draw on my freetime, as well as write? not like i can pick all three options...

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

blargh

Your Dominant Intelligence is Spatial Intelligence

You've got a good sense of space and how the world around you looks. You can close your eyes and "see" images. You have innate artistic talent. An eye for color and shapes, you're also a natural designer. Since you think in pictures, visual aids and demonstartions help you learn best. You would make a good navigator, sculptor, visual artist, inventor, architect, interior designer, or engineer.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

p.s. So you called, Anna?...

we understand, anna.
beside, you can always make up for the wrapping by placing a picture of your cat on top because she's so cute. ^^

*note- remove cat from under the picture. lol

I'm sorry, you guys, but this is why all your christmas presents will be poorly wrapped this year...click

That...one...university LIED
hmph

lame christmas jokes!

this joke is, even by my standards, incredibly lame! ;P But I thought the russians here and *cough* christmas song *couugh* appreciaters might find it funny.


"Big Red"
A Russian couple were walking down a street in Moscow one night when the man felt a drop hit his nose.
"I think it's raining," he said to his wife.
"No that felt like snow to me, dear," she replied.
"No I'm sure it was just rain," he said. They were about to have a major argument about whether it was raining or snowing. Just then, they saw a minor communist party official walking towards them.
"Let's not fight about it," the man said. "Let's ask Comrade Rudolph whether its officially raining or snowing." As the man approached the husband said:
"Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it raining or snowing?"
"It's raining, of course" he replied and walked on. But the woman insisted.
"I know that felt like snow!"
To which the man quietly said, "Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."

To Malvina,
with the best of wishes. ^^

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTINE!

victoria, your 'movement' is a success!

either that or we're just really scared of the blog's ugly skull... *cough*

*saves the lists* Anna, your gift ideas are like covered for the next 10 christmases and birthdays =) Your list is so happy to read, because unlike the rest of us you mostly listed the things you want =)

I'm taking the stuff you guys don't want

YAY! My turn!

WANT:

-Stuff that smells good (lotion, perfume, body spray, scented candles)
-Jewelry (NECKLACES, bracelets, watches, but probably not earrings or rings because I don't wear them)
-Stuffed Animals
-Clothes! (Any kind)
-Socks (toe socks, warm/fuzzy socks) =)
-Bags!! Lots of pretty handbags and shoulder bags! =)
-Food
-Anything from the Sanrio store
-Anything with Spongebob's face on it
-Shiny stuff
-Accessories (belts! and scarves!)
-PRETTY stationery (nothing tacky)
-Anything cool that I can hang up or display in my room
-Gift certificates

DON'T WANT:
-Anything ridiculously expensive, because then I feel bad since I'm on a tight budget this year
-Practical stuff, like Kate said

merry christmas to you too victoria

lol. in other words, for lucy, get her almost anything sponge-bob/hp related that she doesn't already have. and no i'm not worried about someone getting her the same thing as me. O_-

i mentioned something about windchimes, but victoria grumbles so much abou it o_O.what's wrong with windchimes?! i know what most people are getting me already anyway^^. for future reference, i also like tennyson poems. just the normal ones though, not the horrifying long sagas.
meanwhile, what i don't want...

• make up (likewise, we're not a very covergirl oriented group)
  
• anything bright pink (my mom overkilled it when i was little, trust me)
  
• blank notebooks (i have too many now 0_o)
  
• spongebob related stuff (if you know me, this is self-explanatory)
  

actually that's it... contrary to the fact that people think i'm "hard" to shop for, i'm not that picky. and if you're insistant on asking what exactly i want for christmas *cough cough* i'm likely to ask for weird things.

yes that means that i'd even accept artificial fruits and flowers...provided they come from people in this blog.

and so this is christmas

i will try to think of the things that I don't want.

*starts thinking*

• well, makeup, but i don't think anyone was planning on getting that anyway.
• jewelry (except cool earrings)
• food
• photo albums (we have a big fat one that needs to be filled up)
• ordinary stationary (as in 150 pieces of paper or pencil lead)
• purses (I now officially have enough)
• clothing (unless its something you think would make a really good present for me). And by clothing I mean the 'big' stuff like shirts, pants, jackets. (Cool/weird socks, gloves, hats are not 'big' clothing =)
• no scented candels. no scented anything.. i rarely like any of those smells.
• no artificial fruits or flowers

haha ok, i'm getting random, which means i ran out of ideas. otherwise, if you're really having trouble with me, i like cute, funny, and fascinating stuff =) In other words, that junk that your parents won't let you spend money on, so you hope that someone will get it for you for christmas. no, i don't have anything specific in mind.

it's THE blog!

come, come, and sit you down
you shall not budge
you go not till...
*cough*

Once upon a time there was a snail who had finally escaped the confinement of its evil taskmaster. The snail left the house and went into the garden, where there are a lot of roses. The snail climbed on a rose, hid under a leaf, and was prepared to sigh with relief and catch up on a little nap before it was rudely knocked down by a large window, which a girl had thrown down so she can escape out of it by climbing down the rose bushes in front of her house.

*grin* guess who?
feel free to continue the story...

Post! Or face the wrath of my evil...um...skull?

Thou hast thy blog much offended.

Lameness.

...

i remember that quiz.
unpleasant memories.

someone want to make up a quiz about senior year?