deep-sea drinking?

i can't concentrate when i read 9-page articles about deep-sea bacteria & sand. thinking about math homework is infinitesimally much more interesting than trying to pronounce something ridiculous like "thiomargarita namibiensis." (it has nothing to do with a margarita or any alcoholic beverage.) i'm trying to say it out loud right now, and ben's giving me weird looks. it makes my brain hurt.

mickey/minnie tomorrow. teen titans thursday. blue friday.

i have a serious addiction to caffeine: two cups of english breakfast tea. again.

it was really only you.

new obsession:



this song just makes me happy for some reason. it's not a happy song. it sounds pretty angry almost.

aim is the main distraction of my life. i think it takes up at least 50% of my computer time. but that's okay. talking to my friends online at 1am when i'm alone downstairs is a good thing; i'm scared of my own house at night.

i type very loud.
there's a clock ticking in the closet.
my house is making weird noises.
aim saves me from going crazy.
i've been watching the banner on the marine bio blackboard account for the last 5 minutes. it's a moving fish that spells out "welcome" in bubbles.
i really want an omlette.
i'm not tired at all right now.

amount of caffeine i had today: two cups of english breakfast tea, one sip of ben's coke.
i'm getting a little better.

a neverending story.

when i was little, i used to watch aladdin, sleeping beauty, and the lion king with my brother. then came the 1000 sequals of a neverending story and fantasia. pokemon, yugioh, all of the japanese cartoons. lizzy mcguire, sabrina the teenage witch, kim possible, teen titans. avatar. now its more of bones, gossip girl, and phineas & ferb. i still like aladdin the best.

i wish i had time to watch tv now. homework never seems to end; once i finish a project, another is assigned. this weekend is just as bad. in an attempt to not procrastinate, i'm trying to finish my workload for tuesday too. just thinking about it makes me cringe. i'm going to bring some work to TTT tomorrow, but i don't think i'll get anything done.

hc week is next week! i know what to do for every day except tuesday (nintendo) and thursday (duty calls). i'm attempting to be starfire from the teen titans for thursday, but that'll be a "fail" since i don't own anything purple. dress your best is always my favorite.

caffeine overload today: starbucks vanilla latte, mcdonalds iced tea, english breakfast tea, and pepsi.

yummy yummy?

hoo ha hoo ha. nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah.
repeat 3x.

my brother and i are the coolest kids ever. if you hear this song, you'll understand. we used to sing that part in the car all the time, with him doing the hoo ha, and me nahnahnahing. it drove my parents crazy. we knew it was a real song, but we didn't know the name of it, or even how the rest of it went. yesterday, while reading his AP bio article, ben suddenly sits up and says "IVY! I KNOW THE NAME OF THAT SONG! 'BEST FRIEND!!!'" best friend by toy box/aqua. the lyrics are strange, the tone/voice stranger, and the music video was probably made by people who ate crack.

ohemgee. el-oh-el.

[21:20] x33 k a t h y y: ivy = tinkerbell and tinkerbell = skank therefore ivy = skank?
[21:20] x33 k a t h y y: LOL
[21:20] ohsnap x itsivy: um.
[21:21] ohsnap x itsivy: the transitive property doesnt apply
[21:21] ohsnap x itsivy: LOL
[21:21] x33 k a t h y y: it ALWAYS applies
[21:21] x33 k a t h y y: kathy = harry potter. harry potter = cool. kathy = cool.
[21:21] ohsnap x itsivy: it definitely doesnt apply there.
[21:22] ohsnap x itsivy: kathy=harrypotter. haryypotter=reallyreallystupid.....
[21:22] ohsnap x itsivy: sooooooo
[21:22] x33 k a t h y y: nope thats a lie
[21:22] x33 k a t h y y: it only applies when its true
[21:22] x33 k a t h y y: because of a = b and b = 1 a can't be -2!!!
[21:22] x33 k a t h y y: wait what
[21:22] x33 k a t h y y: nvm

That had to be one of the most ridiculous AIM conversations i've ever had. We were talking about halloween costumes.

big words are confusing.

I was taking my AP calc quiz today when I noticed that there was very little white space on the cardboard box surrounding my test on my desk. So, in the middle of my timed-10-minute quiz, i started to read what people wrote. It was basically a series of "My life sucks," "good luck!" and "I hate..." so and so. After 3 minutes of reading, I decided to finish up my quiz. But then I noticed something.

How can i be so tired and stressed at the same time!

a reply was written below in a different colored pen:

-It's not mutually exclusive.

It took me a while to figure out what the second part meant, and afterwards I thought that it was the most hilarious thing ever for some reason. Only a tj kid would say something like that.

Today, I almost spilled a secret. ------ told me something that I couldn't share with everyone. Then, someone asked me about it. Both of these people are really close friends, but I can't tell. I felt like I was going to explode.

Last week, my dad decided that we were going to have security cameras in our house. or outside. something like that. I'm not sure if I'd really like that.

i like to pretend that i'm cool.

day one of week two went by fast. each class only took about 50 minutes. in physics, we walked back and forth in front of a motion sensor, and talked for 5 minutes. it was amazing.

i also went to the library to do homework today. not only did i get some done, but i also got to hang out with my friends at the same time! even the grouchy librarian who hates me couldn't bring me down.

i feel like such a nerd for saying that.

nerd is the new black.

i like to whine. i like to complain. i'm possibly the most annoying person you'll ever meet. all of my posts contain some amount of bitching. it's who i am. so instead of just having one long rant and a giant block of meaningless words, i'll put them into list form.

1. i really want to go to the library right now. the only problem is that it's not open on sundays. stupid recession. americans are retarded. now, i can't visit the library to go do my homework without any distractions, like this blog. also, my house is very noisy.
2. the SAT can go ---- itself. enough said.
3. the same goes to my APUSH book. i've read 4 pages and so far, i've written 2 whole pages of notes. only 60 more pages to read. what's really sad about this is that i actually enjoy reading the book. it's just taking notes that i have a problem with.
4. my mom keeps on pressuring me. i have to get good grades. i have to get an amazing SAT score if i want to get away from my house. i have to get that merit scholarship PSAT thing even though we really don't need the money.
5. i'm already behind on homework, and school started only a week ago.

again, i'm going through one of my terrific adolescent moods. being a teenager is absolutely wonderful.

ivy, aka professor moody.

i'm in a mood right now. i crave coffee and eggs and peace of mind. i can't have coffee right now since there's none in my house. i can't have eggs because of my genes. and i can't have peace of mind since i have so much homework and everywhere i look, i am reminded of it.
first week of school and i don't think i'm gonna survive the weekend. i have so much to read: english, spanish, marine, energy sys, apush. and so little time. it's piling up, and i know it's only the beginning. already, i can see that lacrosse might not be possible for me this year, especially if i'm volunteering at the hospital. honestly, i'm happier at school than i am at home, since home equals homework.
as a continuation of my whining, i have to say that hc asking week is next week. the dance itself will be on october 3rd. i'm pretty sure that someone, maybe more than one person, will ask me next week. i'm trying to decide now whether or not i even want a date. honestly, going with a group of my girlfriends would probably be more fun.

on a happier note, i watched the series premier of the vampire diaries today. it was amazing. as well as some of the guys in it. i swear, if the plotline seemed dead boring, i still would've watched.
what's kind of sad about watching it today was that it took me around ten minutes to actually find the cw channel. i used to watch gossip girl religously, so i don't know why that happened.

looking back on everything that happened to me today and how i felt and reacted, its safe to conclude that i'm just going through some steriotypical teenage mood swings.

freshmen & fresh starts.

week one of school isn't as bad as i thought it would be. it was really nice to see everyone again; aside from NOAA with sabrina, i only got a few chances to see my school friends over the summer.
on the first day of school, i started off with my typical triple tall iced skim caramel macchiato. it was nice, except for the fact that i had to pee a billion times during the school day. in addition, in addition, i also thought that it was an anchor day for some reason. oh well. yesterday was fine too; i got to show liam around school. it made me feel so...old i guess.

today was the first day of having "real" classes. monday and tuesday don't count since its all about syllabi and introductions. i had history (where i nearly fell alseep), spanish, physics, & calc. i already know that physics and calc will be my hardest classes. the guy who helped me out a lot on my physics lab probably thinks im mentally retarded now. or deaf. or both. that also goes to my ap calc partner.

also, the doctor called today and told my mom that my cholesterol was super high. apparantly, it's in my genes. i have to watch what i eat now; no more fries, chips, ice cream, eggs, or anything else that tastes remotely good. it's not like i can't eat it, its just that i have to severely limit myself when i do eat unhealthy foods. i'll probably go crazy in the next 48 hours.

let's make this last forever.

Summer is nearly over, and it's time that I fully realize that. This has possibly been the best summer of my life. I've went everywhere... and nowhere. I traveled across the globe, but some days I sat at home, doing nothing. I've made new friends, and possibly neglected some. But really, the holiday has gone by too fast.

Even though it's the end of one vacation, my mom has already started to plan another. Spring break. Where do I want to go? My parents don't really care: CO skiing, cruise, or Atlantis. Nowhere too far though. I guess trying to decide where to go is making me think that summer's lasting a little bit longer.

first cup of starbucks in a month.

i had to wake up early today to go get my blood test for cholesterol & anemia & something i can't remember. showing up at the lab office was like the calm before a storm; i listened to my ipod, tried to read some school stuff, and cracked lame jokes with my brother. but this all ended when a woman wearing scrubs called out my name. i guess i'm fine with needles, just not when i'm the one getting a shot. i remember volunteering to help a doctor give a whole bunch of people blood tests, & i was completely fine with watching. it's a whole different situation when it happens to me. i've had a fear of needles since i was little: once my mom told me that if i moved too much, the needle would break off into my skin and get stuck inside me forever. i think that really scarred me for life. everytime i get a vaccination, or a blood test, that thought goes through my head. this time though was worse than usual. i started hyperventilating before i got in the chair, & then my mom started yelling at me which made it even worse. i think i either got too much or too little oxygen because after a while, my arms got all tingly & my face and legs were numb. the actual shot didn't hurt at all, but it's the idea that makes me panic. i couldn't calm down until 10 minutes afterward. again, my mom's yelling did not help.
i'm like a little kid when it comes to these types of things.

on a happier note, i got to hang out with some of my friends today & that turned out to be fun. it left me in a good mood for the rest of the day since i also had starbucks. tomorrow, i'm going shopping with some more friends & possibly going to a party. i'm not too sure about the party though. it's not like i don't want to see people, it's more like i'm just really lazy and i kind of want to spend my last few days of summer relaxing. then, on sunday, i'm going back to school shopping. then a party that night. just thinking about all of this makes me happy (:

i kind of got re-obsessed with tom felton.

wow. this post is long, boring, & it doesn't even have any pictures!

ready, set, go, it's time to run.

instead of watching countless episodes of phineas & ferb and strange documentaries on the history channel and watching nigahiga and shanedawson, i really should finish up reading The Mayflower. I flipped through the book yesterday, & i realized that it wasn't 400 something pages long; it was only around 360. which means i'm almost halfway through!

also, i got my schedule yesterday. after stalking myself on richie's intranet account & using jeff's web, i finally found out which teachers i had. i'm so not looking forward to 2nd period. & i don't really have an close friends in that class either. yay me.
my other classes are fine though, and it makes me happy (:
i'm really jealous of richie's robotics class; it has everyone in it.

together we'll be running somewhere new.

a whole lot of my friends want me to go out with them this week, but i have to finish all of my summer homework. only around 400 more pages to read, a couple short stories, & an essay to write. at least i finished all of my spanish worksheets. if i want to have any fun before school starts, i'll have to be done by friday.

i've talked to someone who has gotten his schedule. apparently, no teacher's names are put on it, which makes me extremely nervous. if i get the some of the same teachers i had last year, i think i'll go jump off a bridge. or something like that. i think the schedules are coming today in the mail though. okay, so don't expect to see me ever agian after 2nd period.

i have a doctor's and dentist's appointment today. hopefully, there won't be any needles; if there are, i'll probably start hyperventilating again. i can't stand shots. it's fine watching another person get one, but it's a totally different question when it's done to me. i remember when i was little, they had to get a two nurses to hold me down while the doctor administered the shot. now, it's gotten a little better.

i really should go read The Mayflower.

the 3rd time is not the charm.

yesterday was supposed to be a peaceful, carefree day of doing summer homework. when my brother found a small mouse in the guest bedroom, this was all destroyed. the mouse was grey, & it was the size of the circle you can make with your thumb and pointer finger: extremely small. i immediately freaked out until i realized that it was extremely cute. we caught it in a box & then let it free in the woods. a couple hours later, when my two cousins came over, another mouse had appeared; this time, in ben's room. still, i thought that the mouse was pretty interesting & i found it quite adorable. this mouse was also brought outside. i finally lost my patience later on. i was peacefully attempting to read The Mayflower when my concentration was disturbed by a repeated tapping noise. i finally got up from my bed & walked towards the direction of the noise. after squinting around, i discovered a small shadow in the middle of my dimly lit bathroom floor. i was about to brush it off as a piece of trash or fluff when it moved. after a minute of hyperventilation and ten yells of "ben!" my brother finally arrived, shoebox in hand ready to capture the small mouse. it was quite a workout for the both of us. after closing the lid on that last shoebox, i no longer found it cute. i think i can understand kathy a little bit better now.