Welcome, one and all, to Ariella's musical theater! This year's play shall be... *Drum roll*
The Pirates of Penzance, Junior! (I know it sucks, but my school always does the junior version of plays.)
Zev (A boy from school, whom I believe I've mentioned before...?) is an opera singer, and this is HIS play. He loves it. When we used to do talent shows at school, he always sang "I am a Pirate King." It is now posted below, for your enjoyment.
Sorry the people are so weird looking.
Anyway... Well, not much else, really. Most of this year's teacher are pretty good. A few, who will not be named, are not so very good... (I would say more, but I know of one teacher specifically who reads this, although he isn't my teacher this year, and I don't want to get in trouble.)
Been doing a lot of writing, both on my new manuscript (Hooray, for the assassin! The government shall never catch her! No, I won't say anything else about it for now.) and editing Reborn. I have been told by multiple people that I WILL be published, for real, not just self-publishing. And that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and glowy! :-D
When we were on our road trip, we went to Toronto. And in Toronto is one of the coolest museums ever. It's all about the history of shoes. So I got this REALLY, REALLY awesome book about people making designs on their own shoes and stuff.
As a birthday present to myself, I've decided to make a pair.
Today my mom and I are going to some craft stores to buy the stuff I'll need. And then later today, or sometime this week, we'll go find a pair of white Converse, and I'll possibly buy some different color laces, because just white would be boring!
And I'll wear them FOREVER! :-)
I'm also hoping that at school, people will like them. Maybe I can get some money out of it...?
I won't count on it, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.
It might work better when I'm in high school, though.
But I'm starting to need the money... O.O
Once I'm done, I'll post pictures, but I'll give you my ideas right now.
Right shoe: Kind of piratey/Goth/punk. (Yes, I DO mean pirates. They ROCK and invented the original skull and crossed bones, which will be on it.) There'll be music notes and lots of black and skulls and some cool stuff like that.
Left shoe: The other one is sort of fairy tale like. It will, of course, be minimal pink. I don't really like pink much... But there'll be purple and some flower doodles and some trees, maybe a crown. BUT the words 'once upon a time' will be on it, because they rock! :-)
Ooooh!!! Good idea!!!! I am brilliant! LOL.
Because I love to write, the other shoe will be central around 'it was a dark and stormy night!'
I am so smart!!!!!!
They will be the ultimate teen, punk, author shoes!
And they will be MINE!! ALL MINE!!!
MUWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
LOL! :-D
I'm happy, and, for no reason I can think of, slightly hyper!
:-)
Some time in September, I'm going to have a pre-Halloween party, with monster movies. Dracula and possibly Frankenstein, and MAYBE even Young Frankenstein.
My parents have some friends with this really big, blow up movie screen, that makes it sorta like a drive-in movie theater, so that is AWESOME. Gotta love the classics.
And for Halloween itself, even though it's on a Sunday, I'll invite some people over for a double sleep over. We can stay up really late on Saturday, and then we'll be tired after walking around all Sunday night, so we'll sleep, and then go to school in the morning.
Perfect plan!
My neighborhood ROCKS because Trick-Or-Treating is ALWAYS on Halloween NIGHT!!!
Most places just go on a weekend afternoon. We are so cool!
I ♥ Halloween!
And I am so hyper!
12 days until my birthday!
Tomorrow, I'm trying out for some plays with a monologue I wrote and "No Good Deed" from Wicked, which I saw last Wednesday for the THRID time. And I L-O-V-E it!!!!
I'm starting at 'What good is this chanting...' and end with the chorus, which is really fun to sing.
The monologue is from a previous camp, about a vampire with some problems controlling her charge, Benedict.
If I get published, look out for the second book! You'll meet Illiana and Benedict then!
Well, my 100 book reading challenge started officially Thursday night, even though I said it would start on Friday.
If you are insulted, sue me. *Snort* Like that's gonna happen!
(1 month later: *Find plain brown envelope in mail. I open it.* I'm being sued for WHAT?!?!)
Lol.
Sorry. Had to say it!!
Sorry again...
I'm a little tired.
Anyway
The books!
I've read 5 books already.
Right now I'm reading The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett as my main book.
I'm almost done with Chicks Dig Time Lords, which is a compilation of essay things and some interviews(YAY!!).
And I'm STILL reading the Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. It's pretty good, I'm just having trouble getting back into it. I loved the beginning but then it got a little whatev-ish. Oh well. I'll finish it eventually.
Next I'm going to read The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer. I don't know why I never read the Artemis Fowl books before. I guess I just wasn't interested....
But I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Artemis Fowl!!!! I L-O-V-E him!!!
And Butler too!
I know he's technically considered the bad guy a lot, but I like him even more than the fairies! Even Foaly, although it comes close.
At the Library (Yes, I cap Library. Didn't you know it was a gift from God?!) I have a few books on hold:
Quiver by Stephanie Spinner
Quicksilver by Stephanie Spinner
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
and a manga.
I'm also going to read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner sometime soon. And I REALLY want The Necromancer by Michael Scott. I love that series!
Since we're pretty much done with all our classes at school, 'cuz it's done FINALLY on Friday, we've been watching movies. In RS we're watching Fiddler on the Roof and in English we watched Grammer Rock.
So, in Fiddler on the Roof there is a strange zombie dream.
Strange zombie dance......
This song was stuck in my head ALL day yesterday!!!!
Yeah. I'm weird.
In English today our teacher read us a whole bunch of hilarious stuff that his former students had emailed him.
My favorites:
In China, people thought that "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead." FUNNY!!!
And, the letter from the grave:
A man sends his wife an email. Unable to find where he wrote her email down, he guesses it. He only gets it wrong by one letter!
Meanwhile, a widow of a minister returns home from his funeral to check her email. She sees this letter and faints;
To: My loving wife
Subject: I've arrived
Date: November 18, 2004
I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send e-mails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and have checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Look forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
Poor lady, and poor guy. He must have been so embarrassed when he found out his wife didn't get the email. Wonder when he found out who he sent it to.....
No, my door isn't that color, it just looks cool that way.
'COURSE I'M A NORMAL PERSON!
A cool photoshop of a sign on my closet door.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A HANDFUL OF CHANGE?
I just had some change lying around. It's a cool pic, you gotta admit.
Also a creepy title.
Short story, anyone?
ALIENS!
Just the invert of image below.
STRUGGLING ARTIST
I'm not sure what I was thinking when I took this.
Actually, I'm not sure what I was thinking when I took any of these...
It was kind of 11:30 about two weeks ago...
(Untitled)
A bad pic of the sign on my closet.
TIME CRASH (1920/2010)
DOCTOR WHO!!!!!
FUNNY video. Posted at bottom.
LUMINESCENCE
Cool invert of below.
AMERICAN ME
My fav hat, my American flag dog tag necklace, and my rainbow sequin shoe!
SEGREGATION
Bad picture...
NORMAL PERSON STAMP
Cool version of the sign close-up.
SCATTER!
*Shrug*
TEENAGE RICHES
My handful of change, golden hat, and favorite fake pearls.
I know I have real pearls somewhere, but I love my fakes!
ELEGANT HISTORY
This is an interesting one. I have my great-grandmother's pocket watch necklace, which is mine now, my fake pearls, and pretty porcelain box.
Something about this picture distinctly reminds me of the late 1800s/early 1900s.
Doctor Who-Time Crash:
DOCTOR WHO!!!!!
LOVED David Tennant!! Still think he's BRILLIANT!!! Gotta see the BBC Hamlet with him! My favs!!! Shakespeare and David Tennant!!!!!
:-D
And now I ADORE Matt Smith! He is HILARIOUS!!!!! And Infublo agrees!!!!
But Matt Smith's so cute!! He's not cute, like crush cute, but little brother cute. And in the beginning you might think he's kinda odd looking, but watch 2 minutes and I GUARANTEE you will love him! And he keeps growing on you! He's amazing!
I'll finish part 4 eventually. I guess I'm just being lazy, but I dunno if I can really say that, cuz I just wrote an outline of the last half of my book, which will be super action packed-
Sorry.
More poetry, and a quote I made. And my proverb.
Love You, Too-
Me: Once upon a time...
You: I love you, too.
Me: I didn't say that.
You: Were you going to?
Me: Maybe.
You: Continue.
Me: Once upon a time...
You said you loved me.
And I told you that's what I thought about you.
I <3 U.
White as Snow-
What is whiter than snow,
but blacker than death?
What is red as a rose,
but blue as a tear?
LOVE
"But not all stories that start with 'once upon a time' end with happily ever after."
And from reading all this you'd probably never guess that I've actually (And I'm dead serious here.) only had two crushes in my entire life.
I wrote all that down last night in a cool way, so I'll try to post a picture of the paper some time this weekend, or something.
Fay's teaching me Russian! It's so cool!
Anthony Hill-
HE IS AWESOME!
Ten Seconds-
This might be my new favorite song.
I'll post my other favs.
Gone One-
I'm waiting for this to be on iTunes...
Mischeif-
I love this song!
On last.fm if you search Anthony Hill you can find it for free.
Speaking of free music...
There's this site called Daytrotter.com, and they record lots of indie artists live and acoustic and you can download them for free.
Examples: This Providence, Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, Kate Walsh.
(I didn't choose anyone special (Except for This Providence and Death Cab for Cutie. I LOVE them!) I just went through some artists I've downloaded from them.)
I'll keep working on anything writing related for the next few days.
Today she posted this cool thing called Soundtrack to My Life, as if it was a movie or something. It was really cool, so I tried it.
RULES: Put your iPod on shuffle and don't skip songs. Write the songs down in the order they play.
Here's what I got, plus a YouTube video of the music, if I can find one. And my commentary on the song relating to the event.
Opening Credits: The Lovecats by The Cure
This song kind of works. It depends on what part they'd play it at.
Waking Up: Help, I'm Alive by Metric
All I have to say is: Hahahaha...
First Day of School: Brain Stew by Green Day
This one works pretty well. I'm happy with this song.
(The sound isn't so great on this video, but it's the best I could find.)
Falling in Love: Open Wounds by Skillet
WTF??!?!?!?!!!?? This song is for BREAKING UP!
Fighting: Middle of the Night by Sherwood
I guess this one would probably work if the other person was cheating, or something.
Breaking Up: Holiday (Demo Version) by Valencia
This one is okay. Depending on what part they'd play it at, it would work.
Driving: Eighty Steps Away by The Good Listeners
This one works nicely. It talks a lot about going places. (And the only reason I got it was because it was free on iTunes one week.)
Flashback: Fell in Love Without You by Motion City Soundtrack
Haha. Good one. Depending on the flashback.
Getting Back Together: Liars and Battlelines by Rookie of the Year
I don't know if this one works so great. It might work better for fighting, but whatev.
Prom Night: You Found Me by The Fray
I found the slow dance song!
Wedding (Skips a lot, doesn't it?): Set Apart This Dream by Flyleaf
I actually think this is a good one for this. It talks a lot about dreams and stuff, so when you're happy enough it can fell like you're in a dream. Although, it's actually a kind of depressing song if you really read into the lyrics, like Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables, but let's not think about that, shall we?
Birth of a Child: Weathered by The Dangerous Summer
I'm not gonna comment on this song.
Final Battle: Top of the World by All-American Rejects
WTF?!?! Unless... Nope. It just doesn't work. Unless they're beat by the "king that we put up there."
Death Scene: Dressed to Kill by Love is a Story
OMF. What the freak?! THIS MAKES NO SENSE!!!!
Funeral: Soldier's Poem by Muse
I this works pretty well. It would actually work better for the death scene, but I dunno.
Love Muse.
End Credits: Surfaced by The Dangerous Summer
This works PERFECTLY for an ending credits song!
So, in summary, I am thinking I do not want most of these songs as the soundtrack for my life. But Surfaced is probably at the top of the list, if I had to choose some.
Kind of weird poem. Different than a lot of what I've done before... Based off some weird stuff at "school" (Actually at the museum...) today and some songs. After everything I've seen happen to people I hang out with, all over love, I can truthfully say that, even with all the grief it brings, it would be nice to like someone. I just haven't found anyone yet...
Mostly the song it's based off of is There Was Another Time in My Life by Relient K
Love Relient K.
At the museum after the main exhibit we went to see the butterflies. FOUR of them landed on me!
We didn't have much actual school today, so yeah...
YAY!!! Today was a half day. We had to run the mile in P.E. Not fun. We had a math test that I forgot about, but I didn't do that bad, so it was ok. NO HOMEWORK!!!!! Thank the lord for Rosh Hashanah! (Jewish New Year is this weekend.)
Today I had ANOTHER song stuck in my head. So, I went and found it. The only problem is that it has a lot of swears, so it took me a while to find a clean one, so this one is the best I could get. Sorry.
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid by The Offspring...
It's a really good song. Thank Infublo for it. She suggested I get it. :-)
There is no homework... AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok. I is happy! :-D :-D (-:> Yay!
Weird... Infublo didn't do practically anything really wacky today... Tomorrow is a half day, 'cuz it's a holiday. For Jewish people, of which I am one. Still need to finish the icky poem. Curse it.
Today I had a whole bunch of songs stuck in my head, so here they are...
Today we had three substitutes! THREE! One for Social Studies, one for Lit, and one for P.E. The one is Social Studies was really WEIRD. She was a really, really bad teacher. I don't think anyone liked her. For Lit we just watched part of a movie with Mr. W, so it wasn't that bad. For P.E. almost any sub is better than the regular teacher. We just played kickball, though, so there wasn't much to compare.
All the teachers were gone because the grade above us went on their bike trip, so they left yesterday, and came back after lunch.
Anyway, I am so SICK of Google Docs! Everything is on it! Ok, just venting.
So, I feel bad about missing last night's VMA awards, although I had never heard of them until this morning. But Muse was on, so I feel SOOO bad about missing them! But I was watching Doctor Who, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. (Well, duh. You never waste your time when watching Doctor Who. ;-P) But, still,... I feel SOO bad! (Although, Doctor Who is British, just as Muse is. Who I am listening to now.) So, to make up for it, here is Uprising by Muse.
Yay Muse! Parts of this song sound like the Doctor Who theme song!
Here...
Well, this is about as close as I could find. The pictures are from the episode "Voyage of the Damned." It was SOOOO SAD!!!!!!! :-( And the weirdest episode of his I have EVER seen!
Aaand, since it won an award last night, 21 Guns by Green Day.
Here ya' go, Infublo. (She's STILL obsessed with them, by the way.)
There's this awesome site called free rice. It's really fun. You get to learn words, or grammar, or countries (and things like that) and be able to give rice to people who are hungry. It's a really fun site.
Ok, homework. For health class, I got this weird assignment. I'm supposed to find at least three songs, that I would listen to, that are anti-alcohol, or anti-drugs. And then I have to write at least one page of stuff about then. It's gonna be really hard, but I have about two weeks, so I should be ok. I've found one song already. It's called Call Me When You're Sober by Evanescence. It's really good. Here,
Wonder what the teacher will think of that... If anyone can think of any suggestions, please, please (please, please) comment with them. Preferably from a band I like. (You can see a list on my profile.)
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