I think after today I'm done with all the graduation receptions I have to go to. I do have one going away "reception" for one of the foreign exchange students on Teusday, but other than that I think I'm done. What a relief, and now I know how to do it for next year. I wonder if I'll have as many next year. Sadly probably not, even though I will be a senior. Lol, how ironic. Oh well, they don't like me, and I don't like them. It all works out.
Tomorrow I have to go to Great Spoons, and find dressy clothes for my trip to Pittsburg. I am job shadowing my aunt, and I have to be dressy while I'm at her office. that's 10 days, and I certainly don't have 10 days worth of dressy clothes. I have maybe 4. So Wonder Woman helped me put some stuff together tonight. So far we have 6 outfits, but that's four short. Hopefully my mom is understanding with her checkbooks tomorrow, or I'm going to struggle.
Tomorrow should be a good day though, I don't have to go in to yearbook since it's a holiday, so I have time to go to GS, and then relax later. That's all for now.
I'm sorry this post is written so poorly, but I'm really spacy today. I too two really hard naps. It was tough to wake up.

And altogether now, collective sigh *Whoosh*. And the depression sets in. I got through the bulk of my receptions today. Wonder Woman had hers, so we can live in the house once again. Lola also had hers, and Uma, and Lana. Sad times at Ridegmont high. Oh wait, that's not my school, oh the delirium. "What does that mean?" And that is a quote from a graduating senior on a word during Giles' speech. Quite amusing. So I was the designated photographer at graduation, and I failed miserably, I loaded the camera wrong on my second role of film, so I missed alot of pictures of the ceremony, and we had to re-do many afterwards. But it all worked out eventually.
I just got back from Lana's house, we met the EGSers (East Great Spoons people)there, and played mafia, and I never (with fingers, not alcoholic beverages). I had names down by the end of the night, but sadly I still refer to them by their character names from my first and only EGS play. I'm really going to miss all my seniors when they leave. They are so much more fun than juniors (except for a select few, and you know who you are.)
I really need to get to bed though, because it's about 2 am, and I need to work at church tomorrow. So have a wonder full whatever you are doing. This is Amanda of I Dream of Genie signing off. *boing*

Wonder Woman and I are currently preparing puppy chow for her reception on sat. I was singing Rent to her, and she burst out laughing. Apparently normally when I sing I'm only like a step to a half step off but this time I was a whole staricase off. But really, it's like laughing and throwing things at the stupid kid. It's not funny, It's not fair. How can I atone? Are you okay? (sorry Rent tangent). Oh and I finished my Hawaii movie today, and I got Abner's LOTR spoof on tape, so all I have left school wise is the Yearbook, but they always work into the summer, so it's not surprising.
I would like to give a big thanks to Mahinda for helping me to resurect my links, and chatter box. We are enterally grateful. And as far as I know my quiz is now functional.
I have decided that it's time to bring back the 50's era high pony tail. It's similar to sparkly things in that it makes me very happy. Much like sparkly things. Which as you already know are the key to happiness. Next year for prom (if I go) I want to go with a 50's inspired dress. Ivory satin with a greenstripe acrossed my ribs. I'm so excited. Even if I don't go to prom I still want to make it a wear it everyday. With my high ponytail, and little ivory heels. And of course sparkly jewelry.
Well I lost my train of thought. I'll reboard when I find my ticket. Until later.

I am currently eating some Berry Burst Cheerios, they are good I might add, and I have had a realization. I can't eat with certain spoons. I dug through the silverware for almost a minute trying to find a spoon i could eat cereal will. I found that to be really wierd. Although not quite as wierd as having an unexplainable twitch. Right Mahinda? You know, I don't think it's totally unreasonable to say that you can't go to school because it makes you twitch. I would use that excuse if I was you next year hun.
I also just realized, even though my quiz is working, my links are not, because I don't know how to do them, so you'll all have ot hold in the anticipation until tomorrow.

As you may see, I picked a new template today. But I don't really understand how to update the sidebar, so I'm sorry to my chatterbox visitors, but Mahinda is going to help me fix it tomorrow so never fear. On a good note I had my last day of Spanish EVER today!! *Hallelujah Hallelujah. Heavenly light streams down* And my quiz is now functional, but most every one has taken it already so what can you do. But I have finals to prepare for. Have a wonderful evening.

So my post from yesterday is currently missing. intriguing. Well have no fear, you didn't miss much. I just rabbled on and on and on and on. I also informed people that I created a quiz, and there is a link to it under my links if you feel so compelled to take it, be my guest.
In extemely happy news. I got a B on my last Chemistry test. *and the peasants rejoice* I think I did alright on my Chemistry final day 1 of 3 as well. It was all stuff I remembered how to do. Joyous. Mahinda came over tonight, and we "studied" for day 2 of 3 of the chemistry final. It went well she was here for approximatley 4 hours and we studied for about 20 mins. We also narrowed Mahinda's hair style choices down to three, and viewed Lola's lastest videographic masterpiece. It's very very very very very good.
Well since my last post is MIA I should probably update you on the results of this weekends poker tournament. I took 3rd (out of 5) but I ended up only loosing one dollar. Not to bad I don't think. Agemmemnon practially played the beginning for me. But I needed the help.
We had our first student council meeting today, and I'm worried for next year, because I've signed myself up for alot of stuff. Which wasn't in my plans, and I also signed myself up for alot of classes, hard classes. bad plan Manda. But it's too late to change now.
I was also published in the Great Spoons Periodical. I did a student profile on Giles, and it was actually published! The only thing I technically wrote for it were the interview questions, and the title. Hooray for getting to keep my title. And thanks to Giles for providing me with the interest factor my other stories were lacking.
That's all for now. By the way, if you haven't tried Diet Coke with Lime yet, you should be throw in jail and never released. It's rocks. Have a wonderful [insert time of day here].

Another day, another failed chemistry test. It was a good one this time. Mr. G. was gone, so we recieved our Ch29 tests and most of us burst out laughing. (never a good sign) I think I may have done alright. I thought I knew what I was doing, but that's the same way I felt for the last math test I failed. On a slightly happier note, I got an -A on my latest english paper. Mr. B. graded very harshly this time. He docked me about 5 points because I put things in paranthesis instead of italics, and because in the one calculations I did I didn't use significant digits. (Had no idea I was going to be using Chemistry in English.) This wouldn't have been so bad, except that He never told us that these things needed to be correct. I actaully read the whole revision worksheet, and followed all the rules. I'm glad I did, or I would have struggled.
Oh, I never updated you on how the poker game went. I took third (we played a tournament style game apparently) and that means that i only lost $1 instead of $5. Agammemnon pretty much played for me until he left, because I had no clue what I was doing. But that's alright, because he probably saved me $4. And surprisingly Abner took first. Go figure. Also on the financial side of things, the price of gas has now risen over $2 per gallon. That's insane! I'm glad I don't have to pay for my own gas yet.
So I was procrastinating tonight, and I decided to follow in Lola and Giles' footsteps, and create a quiz. you should try it. It's pretty fun. I put it in my links. It wasn't working here. Enjoy. I should really start studying for my finals now. Have a happy monday.

Well it's another day of reception preparation. And my family is being so kind. my mom told me that if my room isn't clean by tomorrow I'm not allowed to go to any receptions. So I feel like hitting her. And you know it's not like I have finals I should study for next week, or other homework, or my own life. For the next two weeks the world revolves around Wonder Woman. And she's being a little whiny brat lately. We went to Great Spoons yesterday, and we were supposed to return some napkins my mom didn't want at target, and get some digital pictures ordered. Well Wonder Woman didn't feel like doing it, and so I have to do that today in my two hours I have to get a bajillion things done. Then she asks me to pick up a guest book for her too. I figured since I was doing so much for her, it wouldn't be unreasonable to ask her to get me some gas right? (she doesn't even have to pay for it, my parents pay for it ) Apparently I was wrong, she's too self ritous to do something for the lowley stressed out juniors of the house. Then she tells me how I wouldn't be so stressed out if I didn't talk to my friends on MSN all the time, and it's somewhat true, but you know they're al moving away in about three months, so I think I have the right to talk to them now. And for the past month probably while I've been on MSN I've been working on essays and other homework as well. You'd think she would understand, seeing as the same thing happened to her last year. Apparently empathy has no longer term memory. Well I'm off to get gas. wish me luck.

This is probably a record, three posts in one day. Well technically it's now tomorrow, but I'm going to count it as yesterday to set the record. It's currently pretty late, but I can't go to bed for about another hour. I'm being an ebay shark, and I love it. I got sharked out of my first Erik Satie cd, and it's not happening again. There are only so many to be had you know? I'm also bidding on Broadway playbills which excites me. So far I'm winning with $3. But there's two days left on that one.
I'm currently cleaning for Wonder Woman's graduation reception. And someone (who shall remain nameless) dumped her shoe basket on my bed, so I could sort them and the bed is currently covered in leaves and dirt etc. Seeing as it's too late to vaccumm it looks like a night on the couch for Manda. Oh well, you really can't overcome your own stupidity sometimes. Common sense along with spelling is hard for some people.
Tomorrow Abner has his reception, and I'm excited for the present I got for him. I can't reveal what it is yet, but tomorrow post reception I will. I wish I could be there when he opens it though. Oh well, can't win them all. Sadly Abner's girlfriend couldn't make it up for the reception. Poor guy. That also frightens me for after the reception, I was invited to learn to play poker with "the boys", and I am afraid they're going to take all my money. (Abner's girlfriend was thinking about coming to that too.) Which they probably will. We're each only contributing $5 but that's alot of money if you think about it. That's two rolls of film, two white chocolate mochas, a cheap shirt, thrift store shoes. So many things. Wish me luck, and pray for my financial situation. I really don't like to gamble, so I don't know if I'm going to have fun. I'll let you know though.
This sunday is the last day of Sunday School. Leila and I are going over to Great Spoons tomorrow to get little presents for the kids, and about a bazillion other things I need to do within two hours time. I know they were difficult at times, but I'm sad to see my little 3 yr olds go. They're incredibly adorable. I signed Leila and I up for 3rd graders next year. I should really let her know that. We have stuff planned already. I'm really excited. But it's going to be very different from this year. I'm looking foreward to it though, I love teaching kids.
And on a completely different subject, Wonder Woman and I took a trip over to Great Spoons today, and we went to the college there, and found a cool fountain in the park that I definitly want a senior picture by. I'm excited for my senior pictures now. I'm going to go to the place that Giles' parents run, and they have a tuscany scene set up in their basement, so I'm going to tuscany, and I'm going to take a picture with my books and Wonder Woman's glasses, and I'm going to take one with me taking a picture with my camera, and one stupid formal picutre for my mom. Boo formal pictures. I think I want to wear my Rent t-shirt in my books picutre. Wow, that was a good tangent. So anyway we went over looking for a guest book for Wonder Woman's reception, and we met Lola and Mahinda at the Urb, and had an awesome photo shoot outside afterwards. It was so much fun. I want to do it again. Then on the way home, Wonder Woman and I sang duets from Rent, and even acted them out once we got home. It was a good day. A sad, but good day. I am writing Abner's graduation card right now, and I think it may be a bit sappy, and I feel bad. But I am a little emotional right now, which is strange for someone who has been dubbed cold and souless, and given rocklike attributes. I hope he doens't mind.
Well I am rambling now, and I need to keep sharking. Good night/morning/afternoon/eveing to you all. Keep you children out of the water. bum bum, bum bum, bumbumbumbumbumbumbumbumbum, BUM BUM! Cue the red food coloring!

Twenty minutes later, I'm back. Still in Newsbroadcasting, and one of the long lost juniors has returned. there's the bell. And off to Social. Joy!

Hello Everyone. So I'm sitting here in my news broadcasting class, and since the seniors are gone, and the juniors don't come, it's just Mrs. K and I. Right now I am capturing some footage I took of the tunderstorm on wednesday I want to say. I think I'm going to take it and combine it with some music and make myself cd. I have one Evanescence song with a thunderstorm on it, and I absolutely love it.
So i went into the commons today to see if Lola had left anything for me in the office. I was assigned the task of handing out a few undelivered graduation announcements, and I was giong to make a copy of her self in technicolor tape. But all the seniors were sitting in the commons waiting to get on the buses to go to oak lake for their senior skip day. I went and talked to Lola, and it was very sad. If I had a soul I would have cried. I decided that I hate graduations. It was kinda of exciting last year, but I now know how Wonder Woman felt lasr year when all her friends graduated. But enough for now, I'm going to work on my personal video. On the bright side I get to use final cut pro for another year. Weee.

Hello my faithful blog viewers. How was your day? Mine was pretty good. I got to sleep in *baloons and confetti fly* ow, my eye. Then I worked on my english paper, yuck, but it really needs to be done. And my pastor called to let me know that I am speaking tomorrow about my trip to the Ukriane, to ask for donations. Which is pretty cool, but I hate speaking in public. I also went with Wonder Woman to Great Spoons to shop for jewlery. Now just so you all know, never specifically go shopping for jewelry. It's a bad idea. I found two pairs of chandeliers earings and a braclet to match each. I love them but I really shouldn't buy so much jewelry. I did however find a shirt to wear to Wonder Woman's graduation, and to her reception, and tomorrow! New clothes are fun. Tomorrow I am also taking Wonder Woman's sunday school class, because it's bacheloriat (pretty sure that is spelled wrong, but I'm too lazy to look it up) sunday, and she has to be at a breakfast for the seniors during sunday school. Her class is notorious for their "energy". I am going to attempt to read them a story, and offer gummy bears as a reward if they can answer questions afterwards. We'll see how it goes. I really should be getting to bed though. I have to look presentable tomorrow. Happy May to you all.

I have returned from the Great Spoons outing. It was an experience. I'd never been on a boys night out before, and I have some to the conclusion that boys are wierd. We left right after school for the 8:15 movie. Don't ask, I didn't get it either. We then went to the mall, and looked around for less than an hour, and promptly headed to the Mexican Restaurant. It was spicy, and people were smoking. Bleck. But don't tell Abner, he's already threatened to break up with his girlfriend (jokingly of course) because she said that it was over rated. I was impressed with how much those boys can eat. They each spent $5-10 on food and they ate it all. I spend a total of $1.23 and was fine. Agamemnon told us a really funny story about one of the people he works with who is apparently not the brightest fellow. They told him that there were no left-handed straws left, and he needed to go put some more out. They told him to look right next to the right handed coffee cups, and he should be able to fisn them. So he goes back, and looks for about 10 mins, and returns to report that he couldn't find them. Acting frusterated, they tell him that it's really not that hard, they're right next to the right-handed coffee cups, he can't miss them. Then they go so far as to tell him that if he can't find them, he's moping when they close. With a downcast face he heads back, and searches for another few minutes. He returns once again, to tell that he still couldn't find them. So they send him back to someone else to ask where they might be. He informs this poor guy that they are in the sky hook. (there is no sky hook) So he's wandering around looking for the non-existent sky hook, and the left-handed straws. They did let him konw eventually that there were no left handed straws.
After this we went to the park which was rather fun, and then we arrived at the movie 45 mins early, to get good seats apparently. So since we were sitting there for so long, the movie theater people came in, and one of them told us that his friend Andrea was going to come in, and that we should make fun of her. So as she walks in, Agamemnon yells, Hey Andrea. And she looks at him, and looks again, and then goes "Oh, Hi!" and continues to her seat. Her theater friend approved. I would be wiling to bet she tried to figure out who he was for a long time.
Sadly I missed Giles' reception tonight. I really wish I could have gone. Wonder Woman got to go, and she got to be an ion. I mean I've been an electron, but never an ion. It sounded like a lot of fun. So I'm sorry Giles, and I'm even more sorry about the not I wrote and had Wonder Woman put in your card. I suck at writing stuff like that. But that one was praticullarily bad.
I realy should get some sleep tonight though, so it's off to bed for me. Goodnight stars, good night sheep, goodnight chair, goodnight moon.

Another day, another dollar. Oh that's right, I always work for free. I forgot. So it was another day of panic editing HSOD today, and as always we got it done. It struggles, there is not obvious order to follow, but it's done nonetheless.
So I was "watching" the Two Towers (with the cast commentary, which is quite funny) through a tower of graduation decorations, I began to realize that this is the last spring Wonder Woman and I will be here for, and after this summer we're really not going to see each other much. It makes me sad. But then I am going out to visit her in California next spring, when all the music students go on a trip to Florida.
I shoudl really be going though, I have a chemistry test tomorrow, and no idea what I'm doing. Have a wonderful evening

I appologize for the anger in my last post, but this one might not be terribly "love and peace" either. So last night we had an awesome thunderstorm. It rocked my socks. I was sitting at my window, watching the lightening, which by the way I took pictures of, which I hope turn out. As I was watching the lightning I see part of our tree, that broke during a previous storm, come tumbling off. Right on to my car! I watched it and thought, "well that's not cool." so this morning we assesed the damage, and I have three dents, a broken back window wiper, and a hole in my bumper. But it could have been worse, Wonder Woman already scratched the front left side, with a trailer, so we're just going to get it all fixed at once. And the best part is they're doing it while I'm gone this summer, so I don't have to be carless.
In other news HOSD has to be on tape tomorrow, and you know what? We were still taping today. Aaah! I was at school until almost 5 editing today, and I have a feeling I may be tomorrow too. The blood drive was today as well. I, being a youth, was not able to donate, but I have a feeling even if I was old enough, my iron would have been too low to donate anyway. Judging by my complexion though, you'd never know it. *wink wink* Paco, Mahinda, and Agemmemnon, all donated. I was jealous.
So on friday, I'm going with Abner, Paco, and Agememnon to Great Spoons to see Troy, and we're going to their favorite mexican restaurant, and I'm scared, because I don't go well with spicy food. Especialling since I've had indigestion for like a month porbably due to stress, because it started about when my hair started falling out. Going off on a tangent, I read and article on MSN a few days ago, that said extended periods of high stress can take 10-15 years off of your life. I found that quite frightening. Back to the topic at hand, Wonder Woman said she went to the Mexican restaurant and ordered a quesadilla with just cheese, and they put so much chili powder on it she couldn't eat it. Oh well, I'll get by. But i'm heading away. Probably not to bed. Have a wonderful evening.

Damn School!! Damn it all to the fiery chasm form whence it came!! I have too much crap to do and no time to do it. So why am I writing this instead of working on my homework you might ask? Well I'll tell you. I've become quite a fan of procrastinating. I hate school the stupid "nerd banquet" as Lola so appropriatly put it took four hours out of my night. And for what? For me to go up on stage for three seconds and have the announcer say Amanda participates in crap, now get off the stage! I'm sorry, I really shouldn't be communicating with people right now. I'm going to stop writing and try again when I can be less of a cry baby. oh that's right I can't cry. How about just a baby.

So I made a sad discovery today. I tried to see my villa in Tuscany, and the links don't work. I was saddened. Then I came on to write this, and blogger has made major changes. I was really confused at first. I think I have a handle on it for now. Today was so fun, in Sunday School we took the kids out and we blew bubbles. A little messy with three year olds, but that's what paper towels are for right? I also got to take a summer nap. That's where you sleep with the windows open, and it had just rained, and smelled soooo good. So I started my paper on my book for college in the high school for english, and it's already about six hundred words long, and I have discussed three of the ten things I was planning on discussing. I hope Mr. B. doesn't have a limit for these papers. It's too bad I can't make conversation like I can write essays. I'm awesome at ackward silences. But what can you do?
so for HSOD we are doing a salute to seniors episode, and I was looking through tapes of old tv shows last night, it was fun, I was looking through the Winne-The-Pooh for old comercials, and I found episodes of Alf, and I have come to the conclusion that I was the only child in this county who watched Cheers and Mash on a regular basis, but wasn't allowed to watch The Little Mermaid. I also found a kindergarten program of the seniors it's so funny. I remember singing the did you feed my cow? song, and at the end the cow dies and gets eaten by buzzards. And to show you what a warped child I was that was one of my favorite songs to sing in msuic class.
Tomorrow is our last day of titration. *tear* We're hoping for a sucessful titration from Mahinda. She's been a bit titrationally challeneged as of late. But it's rather comical to me. She's some what frusterated.
I had best be going though. I have to finish my Espanol and practice my social report. Mine is on Marilyn Monroe, the sex goddess of the 1950's, and so much more. I'm getting nervous though, my class showed their consideration during Leila's presentation. Wish me luck.

So today went by really quickly. I'm pretty sure I was in a daze all day. I hardly remember anything between lunch and when I took my nap. I wonder if my body didn't just go into an automatic sleep mode after being awake for too long. I do however remember counting how many times Abner changed positions, and dropped his pencil during Spanish class. The final count was changing positions 35, and dropping pencil 15. He is a hyperactive child. I almost feel like I was drugged this afternoon. It took Wonder Woman about 20 mins to wake me up to go to Great Spoons. We had a good time. I got new shoes! They're so pretty. They're black and strappy and sparkly, and little bit expensive, but they're comfortable, and will last a long time. Abner and Paco actually called me to go to Great Spoons tonight too, but I was already gone. I was really surprised that they called though. Next weekend I'm going with them to the opening of Troy though, so that should be interesting. But how can a movie that has both Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt in it be bad?
So on the way home tonight I was thinking, and next year is really going to suck. Wonder Woman, Lola, Abner,Uma, and alot of other school time friends are going to be gone. It's going to be a really hard year too. I'm taking first semester: English, Social, Advanced Bio, Pre-calc, Web Page, possibly Discrete and Finite if I can do it as an independent study class, and Journalism. Second semester I'm taking all but discrete and Web Page, those will change to science seminar, and a technology aid, or technology independent study, whatever they want to call it. I'm going to be very stressed next year. I'll have even less hair. score!
In other news the results of the student council elections were in today, I was beaten by my one competitior. I can't understand. both of my friends said they voted for me. I obviously didn't do much to appease the masses. Oh well they'll be fine without my leader ship. I'm a born follower.
I think today was a be mean to people I like day. In english this morning one who will remain nameless was reading the article Lola and I had published in the great Spoons paper which was against tanning. He is an avid tanner, and he was making fun of us when I was right there in the class. I'm not deaf, and it's not like he was discrete about it either. Then in social another one who shall remain nameless counted the um's in Leila's presentation about the Beatles. I wanted to hit him, it's hard enough to give a presentation without someone pointing out what you did wrong after you were done, to the whole class. Kids these days have no respect. But I'm exhausted. I'm heading to bed.

Mondays suck. But it's almost over. I felt really awful, because yesterday I was helping Aden and Abner with their videos for Spanish, and Aden's went well to start with, and then Abner came out, and found my house on the second try, after returning to retrive his map. And his was going well, until the tape ended, and the battery died twice. Well the problem solver that I am, I'm thinking. No problem, we'll just tape before Aden's video, and it'll be no problem. Bad idea. I taped over and small scene of his, although he still got his video in on time. Abner however had more difficulties, and in the process of transfering his, the machine ate the tape, and it was unusable. So he had to reshoot his whole movie today, and he was editing it, as I left school. Poor guy. it's rough. Mrs. Evil Spanish Lady better not dock him points, but she would be in character if she did.
In other news, I found a Marilyn Monroe time line, which makes my social presetation preparation much easier. So much for today. Back to my homework.

It's Saturday, and it's also Mahinda's Birthday! Happy Birthday! I went to Great Spoons with her today, and found some good clothes for summer, and my trip to the Ukraine this summer. I'm excited. I'm not really in a writing mood though. I'm crazy tired. I need to work on my homework. Check you later.