Secluded Island Haven

STEP 01 — Load up all your music in your music player and hit shuffle.
STEP 02 — Post the first line of the first 100 songs that pop up. She was
STEP 03 — Let everyone take a guess at the artist and song.
STEP 04 — ONLY CHEATERS USE GOOGLE!
STEP 05 — ready, set, go. :D

( Click, please. )

Good luck~ You’ll need it. c:

...this meme sounded like lots of fun. xP

Band name: KAYD-FM (It's a country music station. 8D)

Album name: Lambada

Tracks:
1. John Gall
2. Koshkonong, Wisconsin
3. Metrication in the United Kingdom
4. Cruelty to Animals Act 1849
5. Awaking the Centuries (This only sounds cool because it's already an album name. =( )
6. Doreen McKay
7. Fūga Wakashū
8. Irving Gertz
9. Mount Elizabeth Hospital
10. Electoral district of Pascoe Vale
11. Palathulli
12. Pan-African orogeny (...It's a term used to refer to the combining of Gondwana and Pannotia 900 million years ago.)
13. Divide By Zero (Now *that* would make for an awesome song title.)
14. Under the Influence - 21 Years of Flying Nun Records (See above caption. xD)
15. Yekaterina Peshkova

My album has too many proper names in it.

So, I was working the other day, and since I was filing member information, I started thinking about names. xD And...I realized that if I ever have kids (haha, that's sooo far off in the future...xD), I want to name my sons Nathaniel and Orlando, because OMG, I ADORE THOSE NAMES. So, yeah, that got me wondering...what do you guys want to name your children? :3

And, for the record, I don't know what I would name a daughter. =/ Madison, maybe? *snicker* How about Olette? ='D

But...yeah, if you want to answer, leave a comment? :D *curious*

Weeeell, we sold our house. ^^; It didn't even take two weeks. So, uh, we have to be out of there by July 13th, and we get to live with my grandparents until the new house is done. ...Yippy skippy. >>; Ah, well...at least Mom has to suffer with me. :D; *was worried for the longest time that she'd be expected to live there by herself* But...yeah. Once the renovations are done, we'll officially be citizens of Elburn, Illinois, which is a small farm town about a half-hour west of here. According to Mom, it's what Naperville looked like thirty years ago.

...I've only been to the house once, but I have to say it's pretty cool. It's this massive ranch on 2.2 acres of forest, and we back up to a cornfield. Our only neighbors are some guy named Kevin and his girlfriend, whose name I can't seem to remember. Oh well. Oh...they have a pond on their property, and it's, like, infested with bullfrogs. It's craaaazy; they're so friggin' loud. xD But, yeah, that's pretty cool. There's another house behind us, which belongs to a woman who just won the lottery, so she spends half the year in Texas and the other half here. ^^;

Mm, what else? Oh yeah...we're having an in-ground pool put in, so, um...pool party at my house! :D Whoo! And...yeah, we can go ATVing on the property, too. x3 Lloyd (my mom's fiance) wants to buy a total of four. All of that is pretty far off in the future, though.

Oh, and...the best part about all of this is that I won't have to transfer schools. Yaaaay! :D Switching schools for my senior year would have totally sucked. Oh, and...I know I didn't exactly disclose to a lot of people that I was moving, and I apologize for that. ^^; I figured that since I'd still be graduating from Central, it wouldn't be too much of an issue.

But, um, yeah...I'm not sure I have much else to say. xD Sorry this update was so random. Talk to you guys later...^^;

I really don't know where to start with this one. I'm stuck somewhere between, "OMG, わたしはトリです!", "Our teacher is funny, but has a really thick accent," and, "Gaaah, I can't fucking stand the Narutards! DDDx"

I think I'll go with the last one.

Yeah. There are these kids from various high schools in the area who think this class is, like, an extension of ACen. They fucking cosplayed. Personally, I consider that to be about as lame as stories I've heard about people cosplaying at Mitsuwa. (...Who dresses up as an anime character at a Japanese shopping center? o_O;) There's a right time and place, people. Seriously, when I saw that they were cosplaying (and made plans to do so for every class!), I totally heaved a gigantic, exasperated sigh. I just wanted to walk up to the teacher and say, "For the record, I don't associate with them. Please don't judge me based on their behavior. D:" I felt really bad for her, because they didn't seem the least bit interested in learning Japanese. Which, you know, is really stupid, considering it cost them $154 to take the class in the first place. Do they really intend to spend it chatting in the back of the room about Naruto, Death Note, and Ouran Host Club? =/ That's what ACen, anime club, and the Internet are for, people!

Oh, and they asked me to join their "Cosplay Club." I said something along the lines of, "...:D; I'llthinkaboutit." ...Yeah, how about no?

And...another thing that totally made me twitch. I believe I overheard them insulting each other with the infamous, "ばかやろう!!" No...just...no. Dx That'swhatwecalledeachotherineighthgradewhenwethoughtInuyasharuledtheworld.

...Ugh. >>;

Ohh, man...so much stress going into finals. Thank God it's finally over. @_@

So, to formally kick off summer vacation, here are my final grades, courtesy of iParent:

Pre-Calc:
Exam Grade: 88
Final Grade: 86
...Bleh. D:

Physics:
Exam Grade: 86 No idea how that happened...*was expecting at most a 78*
Final Grade: 90
Juuust managed to hold on there. :D;

AP Lang:
Exam Grade: 92...! And on impromptu essays...! *pats herself on the back* :3
Final Grade: 93 ...I've had a 93, like, all semester, so this one doesn't surprise me at all. ='D

International Business:
Exam Grade: 113 ...See what I mean when I say the class is a joke?
Final Grade: 101 ...Meh. Whatever. Hated the class and the teacher, so I didn't even show up on the last day.

Spanish:
Exam Grade: 87 I think that's the lowest I've ever scored on a Spanish final. =(
Final Grade: 95 ...Down from the 97 I had all semester, but I have no reason to complain. ^^;

GPA for the semester: 4.17. Yaaaay! :D

And...yeah, that's it. I have a ton of other stuff I could talk about, but I'm not really motivated to type any of it. ^^; Hopefully my updates won't become too sparse over the next few months...

I GOT A 33 ON MY ACT! YAAAAAY! 8DDD

*dies of shock* ...<3

P.S. My Physics final sucked. Dx

I GOT AN 88% ON MY PRE-CALC FINAL?! ...HOLY SHIT. I TOTALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO FAIL. D8

...<3

...*goesbacktoworkingonherAPLangpaper*

So...picked up my pictures today. ...They came out really, really grainy. Stupid, overpriced, disposable pieces of crap. ...Dx *is totally going to save up for a new digital camera with her work money*

Anyway...here they are. ^^;

( The pics from Saturday! )

Next up: the pictures from ACen 2006! ^^ I just need to get them off my desktop computer and upload them. ='D

Oh, by the way, about the camera thing...Does anyone know anything about what I should look for when buying a new digital camera, or better yet, what to look out for? I'm afraid I don't really know enough to make an informed purchase, and I don't want to end up dishing out a good chunk of cash for a piece of junk. God knows I did that with the disposable cameras. D:

I GOT MY FIRST PAYCHECK! WHOOOO! <33

$102.44, BABY! YES! >3 <3

...*transfers half to her savings account*

*$51.22, BABY!

...^^,

Yeah...these are all the pictures I managed to take on Friday before my camera went and committed suicide. Yay for more cuts! ^^;

( Pictures! (With commentary! >3) )

Okay, so...I have the feeling this is going to be a very long entry. Yay for cuts, huh? xD

( OMG, anime convention! )

P.S. Pictures'll be up in a separate post as soon as I have enough money to get them developed. :D;

...I still want my badge. *camps out by the mailbox* YOU HAVE THREE TWO DAYS TO DELIVER IT TO ME. DD<

P.S. To my International Business teacher who really has nothing to do with ACen, but I feel needs to be addressed: Go curl up and die somewhere. Please.

Your unloving fanbrat/student,

Tori

I started work last week, and if I counted my hours right, I'd say I made $43.25 over three days. Not bad, huh? The work is pretty mundane, but my coworkers are nice, so I guess it's not too bad. :3 Well...it could be a lot worse, anyway. xD But...the best part about the job is that I get to print pretty labels for all of the new member accounts. It sounds boring, but...the letters are all different colors! *lamelamelame*

Anywho...went to the mall with Kenan and bought stuff. Oh, and I randomly tried stuff on, too, including a $630.00 dress with about a million yards of fabric that I had to crawl my way out of and a really slutty miniskirt thing (not to mention Lolita-esque white lace pumps). ='D 'Twas amusing.

Hmm...what else? Oh! I wore my Sailor Moon platform cosplay boots to school today. I felt really, really tall in them, but my feet were screaming in pain by eighth hour. Even though I lost my balance and totally fell on my ass walking down the hallway before third, the overall experience was worth it. :D I intend to do it again on Wednesday so my feet will be prepared for the torture of walking around for two days at ACen. ^^;

Speaking of ACen...WHERE IS MY GODDAMN BADGE?! DID IT GET LOST IN THE MAIL? DDD8 *does not want to stand in the pre-reg line on Friday*

Okay, so...a ton of stuff has happened. First, I found out two days ago that my dad ordered me a car--a Dodge Caliber, to be exact. I'm really excited. x3 Finally, a car that gets more than twelve miles to the gallon! I'll have it in about a month.

Also...I started work yesterday! I got paid ten dollars and fifty cents to fill out paperwork and listen to various employees say, "You're Vicki's daughter? I knew you when you were thiiiis tall! :D *makes gestures to a small child's height* ...It was amusing. ^^; I'm scheduled to work again tomorrow, and I think this time I'm actually expected to work. :D; Yay, I get to alphabetize stuff!

Hmm...what else? Oh...I got a 90% on my last Pre-Calc test, but my grade didn't budge. ...Fuck. Ah, well...if I do test corrections and get all my points back, I can boost my overall grade to an 87.

Oh, and...one more thing before 6th hour ends--Mr. Sanoshy talked to me about Trigun on Monday. That was cool. *wrote 'Sanoshi-sensei wa toraigun ga suki desu.' on the board today during class* x3;

Speaking of Japanese, I've decided that that's what I want to major in. Mom and I are looking into summer classes at a local community college. :D

...This is going to sound really, really stupid, but...

*clears throat*

TRIGUN.

IS.

FUCKING.

AMAZING.

<33333333333333

Thank you, YouTube, for allowing me to watch this wonderful series! 8DD

*wanders off to go praise Vash and his godliness*

HOMEWORK FUCKING SUCKS.

...That is all. c:

*goes downstairs to practice her tap routine*

( Click me! x3 )

*takes a deep breath* I. FINALLY. BEAT. FM!SEPHIROTH! 8DDD Level 71 on Proud Mode, bitch. x3 Oh, and without MP Rage. Let's see you top that. >D

Time for Re: Chain of Memories! :D

...

*gets owned by Axel* ...This is going to take some work. -_-;

Today was...interesting, to say the least. I woke up at 3 AM with my grandmother standing over my bed yelling, "Are you okay?" I was half asleep and angry about being woken up in the middle of the night, so I was, like, "D< What do you think? I'm sleeping!" Turns out my mom (who was at a two-day conference in St. Charles) panicked after she called my cell phone at two-thirty in the morning, only to find out that it was off. She automatically assumed that I was dead, so she called my grandparents and had them check up on me. Considering I had gone to bed at 1:20, I was pretty peeved. My grandma had me call Mom so I could tell her I hadn't had my throat slit by some crazed serial killer, and after that I very quickly shooed her out of the house so I could go back to sleep. Though, not before loudly exclaiming that I had to take a Pre-Calc test in less than five hours.

When Mom got home, I got a huge lecture about how I scared the crap out of her. So now she's requiring me to leave a message every single time I call her, and she says that if I don't, she's calling the police and having them make sure I'm all right. ...>>; But what really pissed me off about the whole thing is that I had done exactly what Mom told me to do. She said to call her before I went to bed, and I did. So...whatever. It's not my fault she forgot why I was calling and assumed the worst. D:

Let's see...what else happened today? OH. It snowed. Dx Walking into the building this morning totally sucked because of the sleet and the wind. My socks, shoes, and pantlegs were totally soaked by the time I made it to the cafeteria. *whinewhine* Why can't it be waaaarm? D: *totally sick of winter*

OH. THIS JUST IN. THE HOTEL WE BOOKED OUR RESERVATIONS AT FOR ACEN HAD SOME CANCELLATIONS, SO WE NOW HAVE A ROOM FOR FRIDAY NIGHT, TOO! SWEEEEET! :DDD *does the happy dance* <333