Today is, quite literally, my last day of summer.
I didn't do enough.
I really didn't.
And I can't even reminisce about what I did do, because I have to go pick out my outfit because picture day is ridiculously on the first day of school, and I need to do my hair because of said reason, and I need to go read my summer reading because I have 300 pages left and I have and hour.
this is not how I was expecting to be starting my first year of high school.
But then again, when has my life ever gone as planned?
As always,
I am,
~Elle
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Summer Stories - Volume 11: I'm Mad/Rainforests
I have just been told by my lovely mother that I cannot attend the slumber party my friend was planning (it was going to be our last hurrah before high school!!!! WAAHHHH!!!!!) And now I have to plan another one because there is no way that I am going back to school without one crazy sleepover to talk about.
Must discuss with my band mates (Recipe for Awesome is SO going to happen, chaps).
Get back to you later.
I look like the Amazon rain forest has taken up residence on my legs. I need to remedy this situation immediately.
Hugs and kisses,
~Elle
P.S. I get to go see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat today! So excited! I love musical theater!!
P.P.S. I'm not the only one who wants to answer their phone like Kim Possible did, right? 'What's the sitch?' is honest-to-goodness the coolest way to answer a phone. Hands. Down.
Must discuss with my band mates (Recipe for Awesome is SO going to happen, chaps).
Get back to you later.
I look like the Amazon rain forest has taken up residence on my legs. I need to remedy this situation immediately.
Hugs and kisses,
~Elle
P.S. I get to go see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat today! So excited! I love musical theater!!
P.P.S. I'm not the only one who wants to answer their phone like Kim Possible did, right? 'What's the sitch?' is honest-to-goodness the coolest way to answer a phone. Hands. Down.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Summer Stories - Volume 10: I Need To Go Shopping
Yes, I know that the title of this post goes against everything I've ever said in the past (http://confessionsofelle112.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-stories-volume-7-shopping-and.html) (Also, I'm sorry, but I don't know how to do links any other way. If someone knows how, could you give me a hand and leave a detailed comment on how to link things without using the URL that would be fantastic!) but I do. I recently discovered by self-diagnosis that I am gluten intolerant. In other terms, no more bread for me. Wahh.
On the bright side, I have lost some weight, and with school looming on the horizon, I think that now would be the perfect time to unleash my svelte new bod on the world (by the way, I totally am in no way, shape, or form svelte).
Also, I'm sick of baggy sweatshirts.
See ya soon, Miss June!
~Elle
On the bright side, I have lost some weight, and with school looming on the horizon, I think that now would be the perfect time to unleash my svelte new bod on the world (by the way, I totally am in no way, shape, or form svelte).
Also, I'm sick of baggy sweatshirts.
See ya soon, Miss June!
~Elle
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Summer Stories - Volume 9.5: Recipe for Awesome (Sans Parentheses) (I Find It Ironic That I Put 'Sans Parentheses' IN Parenthses!)
The last blog that I wrote had the title Recipe for Awesome and JOHN FREAKING MAYER, and while I addressed the JOHN FREAKING MAYER portion of it, I have yet to talk about Recipe for Awesome.So here goes it.On the ride to the stadium where I saw John Mayer, my friend Liv and I were talking and I said the phrase "Recipe for Awesome".
Right after I said that Liv and I both said at the exact same time that 'Recipe for Awesome' would be a great name for a band.So I texted my friend Jacquie and told her about this, since she would be the person that I would start a band with, and she texted me back and that sparked a conversation that led to eight album names and one EP.
Here they are, in order.
1. irunintowalls
2. travisismybuddy
3. Recipe for Awesome
4. GRAND
5. [insert title here]
6. When We Get There
7. Allons Y!
8. The Awesome Is Done.
9. It's All Good In The Hood - EP
So there it is.
My entire music career mapped out.
Now I just need to find a band, write the songs, record the songs, create a following, meet some famous people who love my music, and my world domination is imminent!MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TAKING OVER THE WORLD, ONE CHORD AT A TIME!!!!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go write about 90 songs.
Wish me luck!
Musically yours,
~Elle
P.S. {Mwahaha, I am using curly parentheses, which don't count as parentheses in my book. I think that they look like moustaches. Haha, moustache. Anywho, doesn't this post still make sense? Why yes, yes it does {Phineas and Ferb reference!}. But honestly, I think it is a little lacking in the zing department. You know why? It is lacking the essence that is parentheses. So deal with my over-use of them and enjoy the ride, because parentheses are here to stay. Haven't they always been?}
Right after I said that Liv and I both said at the exact same time that 'Recipe for Awesome' would be a great name for a band.So I texted my friend Jacquie and told her about this, since she would be the person that I would start a band with, and she texted me back and that sparked a conversation that led to eight album names and one EP.
Here they are, in order.
1. irunintowalls
2. travisismybuddy
3. Recipe for Awesome
4. GRAND
5. [insert title here]
6. When We Get There
7. Allons Y!
8. The Awesome Is Done.
9. It's All Good In The Hood - EP
So there it is.
My entire music career mapped out.
Now I just need to find a band, write the songs, record the songs, create a following, meet some famous people who love my music, and my world domination is imminent!MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TAKING OVER THE WORLD, ONE CHORD AT A TIME!!!!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go write about 90 songs.
Wish me luck!
Musically yours,
~Elle
P.S. {Mwahaha, I am using curly parentheses, which don't count as parentheses in my book. I think that they look like moustaches. Haha, moustache. Anywho, doesn't this post still make sense? Why yes, yes it does {Phineas and Ferb reference!}. But honestly, I think it is a little lacking in the zing department. You know why? It is lacking the essence that is parentheses. So deal with my over-use of them and enjoy the ride, because parentheses are here to stay. Haven't they always been?}
Summer Stories - Volume 9: Recipe for Awesome
The last blog that I wrote (yesterday, incidentally(go Elle). So are you actually writing now? Why is that? Oh, right, your life got interesting for a change) had the title Recipe for Awesome and JOHN FREAKING MAYER, and while I addressed the JOHN FREAKING MAYER portion of it, I have yet to talk about Recipe for Awesome.
So here goes it.
On the ride to the stadium where I saw John Mayer, my friend Liv and I were talking and I said the phrase "Recipe for Awesome" (and yes, the capitalization was discernible). Right after I said that Liv and I both said at the exact same time (she owes me a soda) that 'Recipe for Awesome' would be a great name for a band.
So I texted my friend Jacquie and told her about this, since she would be the person that I would start a band with, and she texted me back and that sparked a conversation that led to eight album names and one EP.
Here they are, in order.
1. irunintowalls (for a long time, I thought that irunintowalls would be the name of my band, but Recipe for Awesome is just, umm, more awesome?)
2. travisismybuddy (That is another story for another day)
3. Recipe for Awesome (since all good bands have at least one self-titled album)
4. GRAND (honestly, I think I say that more than British people, and they're the ones who made they saying!)
5. [insert title here] (I had to go look for the paper I wrote these down on to find the title of album #5. Does anyone else see the irony?)
6. When We Get There (because all good things happen when we get there. Where ever there is.)
7. Allons Y! (Because I had to have at least one Doctor Who reference. It's me.)(This album was previously named Bombs Away!, but Allons Y! is way better, don't you think?)
8. (Personally, I think that this is the most brilliant album name out of all of them. And it wasn't my idea, so I can say that without sounding like a pompous fool!) The Awesome Is Done.
9. It's All Good In The Hood - EP (That is my catch phrase. Fo' shizzle, dawg.)
So there it is. My entire music career mapped out. Now I just need to find a band(I'll think I will recruit my lovely friends, since they love me and want me to be happy)(The incentive of chocolate also works wonders), write the songs(about what? Give me ideas, people!), record the songs(Umm, where? In my basement?), create a following(Tell your friends!), and meet some famous people who love my music (Brad Pitt would be nice) and my world domination is imminent!
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TAKING OVER THE WORLD, ONE CHORD AT A TIME!!!!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go write about 90 songs(I need pudding).
Wish me luck!
Musically yours,
~Elle
P.S. I apologize for the over-use (but who decides when it is over-used, Elle? WHO???) of parentheses (whenever I say parentheses, I sound like I have a lisp. Go ahead. Try it. I bet you will too.). I was in a mood (the mood for food. It's 2:15 and I haven't really eaten breakfast or lunch yet. I want pudding.) for giving you all a lot of extra information (so deal with it). If you want you can just read the blog with out the parentheses - I will post this blog again with out them. I guarantee that it will still make sense (because that is the purpose of parentheses - they add extra information to the story (or in this case blog) that is not needed but good for Trivial Pursuit.)
(P.P.S. I think that Trivial Pursuit is a horrible game designed to make people feel stupid for not remembering those small, insignificant details that the people who created the game found interesting and a whole lot cooler than the actual plot of the movie/book/TV show that they created the version of Trivial Pursuit for.)
(P.P.P.S. I rock at Trivial Pursuit.)
So here goes it.
On the ride to the stadium where I saw John Mayer, my friend Liv and I were talking and I said the phrase "Recipe for Awesome" (and yes, the capitalization was discernible). Right after I said that Liv and I both said at the exact same time (she owes me a soda) that 'Recipe for Awesome' would be a great name for a band.
So I texted my friend Jacquie and told her about this, since she would be the person that I would start a band with, and she texted me back and that sparked a conversation that led to eight album names and one EP.
Here they are, in order.
1. irunintowalls (for a long time, I thought that irunintowalls would be the name of my band, but Recipe for Awesome is just, umm, more awesome?)
2. travisismybuddy (That is another story for another day)
3. Recipe for Awesome (since all good bands have at least one self-titled album)
4. GRAND (honestly, I think I say that more than British people, and they're the ones who made they saying!)
5. [insert title here] (I had to go look for the paper I wrote these down on to find the title of album #5. Does anyone else see the irony?)
6. When We Get There (because all good things happen when we get there. Where ever there is.)
7. Allons Y! (Because I had to have at least one Doctor Who reference. It's me.)(This album was previously named Bombs Away!, but Allons Y! is way better, don't you think?)
8. (Personally, I think that this is the most brilliant album name out of all of them. And it wasn't my idea, so I can say that without sounding like a pompous fool!) The Awesome Is Done.
9. It's All Good In The Hood - EP (That is my catch phrase. Fo' shizzle, dawg.)
So there it is. My entire music career mapped out. Now I just need to find a band(I'll think I will recruit my lovely friends, since they love me and want me to be happy)(The incentive of chocolate also works wonders), write the songs(about what? Give me ideas, people!), record the songs(Umm, where? In my basement?), create a following(Tell your friends!), and meet some famous people who love my music (Brad Pitt would be nice) and my world domination is imminent!
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TAKING OVER THE WORLD, ONE CHORD AT A TIME!!!!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go write about 90 songs(I need pudding).
Wish me luck!
Musically yours,
~Elle
P.S. I apologize for the over-use (but who decides when it is over-used, Elle? WHO???) of parentheses (whenever I say parentheses, I sound like I have a lisp. Go ahead. Try it. I bet you will too.). I was in a mood (the mood for food. It's 2:15 and I haven't really eaten breakfast or lunch yet. I want pudding.) for giving you all a lot of extra information (so deal with it). If you want you can just read the blog with out the parentheses - I will post this blog again with out them. I guarantee that it will still make sense (because that is the purpose of parentheses - they add extra information to the story (or in this case blog) that is not needed but good for Trivial Pursuit.)
(P.P.S. I think that Trivial Pursuit is a horrible game designed to make people feel stupid for not remembering those small, insignificant details that the people who created the game found interesting and a whole lot cooler than the actual plot of the movie/book/TV show that they created the version of Trivial Pursuit for.)
(P.P.P.S. I rock at Trivial Pursuit.)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Summer Stories - Volume 8: Recipe For Awesome and JOHN FREAKING MAYER!
Alright, GOOOD MORNING WORLD (it's 8:00 in the evening, why did I say good morning? The world will never know) GOOOOD EVENING WORLD!!!!
I'm in an exceptionally good mood, aren't I?
You know why?
Text message.
BRB
It's my friend Hannah's birthday on Monday, so everybody leave her a comment and then I get to tell her that people all around this world love her in a creepy voice. That would really make me joyous, so make it happen, people!
Anywho, where was I?
Oh, yeah.
Guess who went to a concert last night?
Not Barbara Walters, ME!!!!
And it was John Mayer, with Train as the opening act.
Oh my Holy Moses, it was AWESOME!
Train was so good. I was so glad that we made it there in time to see them, because the traffic was insane, but we made it, and it was amazing.
So after Train, you know, there's about an hour of set-up time where most people eat or drink. During this time, I got nachos and ate them (by the way, they were delicious!) and my friend Liv got a pretzel, but you couldn't eat in the stadium, so we had to sit just outside it while we were waiting for her mom. We also got matching concert tees during this time period.
Anyway, we walk back into the arena, and there are these three ladies sitting in our seats (by the way, our seats were AWESOME! Isle seats to the right of the stage, close enough so that you could see the band and they looked people-sized, instead of like ants. Those seats were also good for something else too, but I'll get to that later) and they are totally smashed. So Liv's mom goes "I think you ladies are in our seats" and one of the ladies looks up and goes "Oh, OK" and then another looks up and practically shoves her beer under my nose and says "Someone spilled beer on your seat" and I say "Really, someone, huh?" and she goes "Uh-huh" and then the three of them get up and leave and as they are leaving I notice that one of them looks like she pissed herself. Oh, I hope that they weren't driving themselves home.
The music was amazing. Honestly, if you can only say one thing about John Mayer, it has to be that the guy is an AMAZING guitarist. Seriously, he could give buckets of his talent away and still be more talented than the average human. It's just not fair. Also, at one point he was playing ukulele and his saxophonist was playing the soprano sax. The awkward guitar and the awkward saxophone unite! And it was awesome. Also #2, John Mayer changed guitars for every song. Legitimately every song. He must have a lot of guitars. I digress.
Remember what I said about those seats being good for something else too?
Well here it is:
I was THISCLOSE to TOUCHING John Mayer!(!!!!!!!)
Liv's shoulder was in the way!
She got to touch his hand though. So jealous!
So he had gone up to the lawn seats to sing a few songs, and then he had to get back to the stage and he went down OUR ISLE!!!!
It was SOOOO COOOLLLL!!!!!
I WAS THISCLOSE TO HIM!!!
All in all, it was a good concert.
My title for this entry was Recipe for Awesome and John Freaking Mayer, and while I've addressed the John Freaking Mayer portion of that, I have yet to discuss Recipe For Awesome, and I don't think I will because 1: I think it deserves its own post and 2: This post is really long and I've probably bored you all to tears, so I will bid you adieu.
Love love love!
~Elle
I'm in an exceptionally good mood, aren't I?
You know why?
Text message.
BRB
It's my friend Hannah's birthday on Monday, so everybody leave her a comment and then I get to tell her that people all around this world love her in a creepy voice. That would really make me joyous, so make it happen, people!
Anywho, where was I?
Oh, yeah.
Guess who went to a concert last night?
Not Barbara Walters, ME!!!!
And it was John Mayer, with Train as the opening act.
Oh my Holy Moses, it was AWESOME!
Train was so good. I was so glad that we made it there in time to see them, because the traffic was insane, but we made it, and it was amazing.
So after Train, you know, there's about an hour of set-up time where most people eat or drink. During this time, I got nachos and ate them (by the way, they were delicious!) and my friend Liv got a pretzel, but you couldn't eat in the stadium, so we had to sit just outside it while we were waiting for her mom. We also got matching concert tees during this time period.
Anyway, we walk back into the arena, and there are these three ladies sitting in our seats (by the way, our seats were AWESOME! Isle seats to the right of the stage, close enough so that you could see the band and they looked people-sized, instead of like ants. Those seats were also good for something else too, but I'll get to that later) and they are totally smashed. So Liv's mom goes "I think you ladies are in our seats" and one of the ladies looks up and goes "Oh, OK" and then another looks up and practically shoves her beer under my nose and says "Someone spilled beer on your seat" and I say "Really, someone, huh?" and she goes "Uh-huh" and then the three of them get up and leave and as they are leaving I notice that one of them looks like she pissed herself. Oh, I hope that they weren't driving themselves home.
The music was amazing. Honestly, if you can only say one thing about John Mayer, it has to be that the guy is an AMAZING guitarist. Seriously, he could give buckets of his talent away and still be more talented than the average human. It's just not fair. Also, at one point he was playing ukulele and his saxophonist was playing the soprano sax. The awkward guitar and the awkward saxophone unite! And it was awesome. Also #2, John Mayer changed guitars for every song. Legitimately every song. He must have a lot of guitars. I digress.
Remember what I said about those seats being good for something else too?
Well here it is:
I was THISCLOSE to TOUCHING John Mayer!(!!!!!!!)
Liv's shoulder was in the way!
She got to touch his hand though. So jealous!
So he had gone up to the lawn seats to sing a few songs, and then he had to get back to the stage and he went down OUR ISLE!!!!
It was SOOOO COOOLLLL!!!!!
I WAS THISCLOSE TO HIM!!!
All in all, it was a good concert.
My title for this entry was Recipe for Awesome and John Freaking Mayer, and while I've addressed the John Freaking Mayer portion of that, I have yet to discuss Recipe For Awesome, and I don't think I will because 1: I think it deserves its own post and 2: This post is really long and I've probably bored you all to tears, so I will bid you adieu.
Love love love!
~Elle
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Summer Stories - Volume 7: Shopping and Why I Am Like the Piggies In That Nursery Rhyme
You know why I hate shopping? I hate shopping because everyone who is the in fashion industry somehow forgets that most normal people in the world don't look like they were built out of sticks by a cro-magnon and don't eat food? I'M NOT LIKE THAT!!! I HAVE HIPS, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! I have WIDE HIPS! Holy Moses, this is just NOT FREAKING FAIR! So I went shopping tonight, and ended up crying all the way home like the piggies in that nursery rhyme. I tried on about thirty tops and not one of them fit! The only thing that fit was the leggings, and they were ONE SIZE FITS ALL (Oh the irony)! It's just not fair. At all. Not fair, at all, screw the fashion industry. My mother and I were talking on the ride how (well, she was talking, I was snuffling through my tears) and I said that I wished that I had the boobs to balance my fat ass and my mother goes "No you don't! You'd look like Betty Boop!" Thanks BUNCHES Mother. Every teenage girl wishes that they looked like a fifties pin-up cartoon.
Lots of love!
~Elle
P.S. Guess who gets to go to a John Mayer concert? ME ME ME!!!
Lots of love!
~Elle
P.S. Guess who gets to go to a John Mayer concert? ME ME ME!!!
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