Things.

My English teacher, Mrs. Jackson, would not approve of my vague title. She would tell me to be more specific. But "Things" is just about how specific I want to get at the moment.

Because my lovely friend Nicole wanted me to, I will mention her in this post. Because "ID BETTER BE AFTER ALL THAT HAPPENDED(;" were her exact words. So here's to you, Nicole. You are so beautiful, and wonderful, and I love you so much! And you boost my self esteem into planetary distances. Perhaps even galaxy-wide distances.

So school is... stressful. And awesome. And stressful. And drama-filled. And slow. And fast. And... stressful. High School, am I right?

None of previous said things about school were even real sentences. Maybe I should work on that. You know, proper sentence sTruCTuRe. Ha, even that wasn't grammatically correct. Perhaps paying more attention in English would do me some good, rather than writing goofy things on my "study" paper.

But I really don't care at the moment. I am past caring. Today, I took a bible test (with a secular focus, to help with spotting allusions to the bible in literature) and I'm pretty sure I didn't do very well. Usually, that would freak me out, but this time it didn't. I retained barely any of the information I read, and some of the questions on the test truly had me stumped. But I didn't care. I know, I know, I'm probably going to hell for this.

Halloween is almost upon us! What are you dressing uP as? You'd better be dressing up, because what other point to Halloween is there? That's how you get candy, for God's sake! I had a dream a couple nights ago, where I was going to go as "Flo, the Progressive Girl" from the commercials, but my mom said it was too expensive. So in the dream, I was like, "Oh, no worries. I'll just wear my dragon/dinosaur costume!" And I tried it on, and it was smashing! But then I woke up to realize I don't actually have a dragon/dino costume. Kind of depressing, I know.

Science Humor: Two men walk into a bar, and the first says "I'll order some H2O." The other man says, "I'll have some H2O too!" The second man died.
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Get it? 'Cause H2O2 is peroxide! Poisonous! But he was just trying to say that he would like some water as well! Anyone? Just me? All right.

Did you know that "alright" is never actually correct? It's not even a word, it's always "all right."

Speaking of grammar, I saw this hilarious picture the other day of a status:
"There, their, and they're. Get it right your in college."

Its funny because the dude used the wrong "your!" It should have been "you're" to show that it was a conjunction between "you" and "are!"

Oh man. It's no wonder I have no  real  friends...

Just kidding! I do have friends. At least my mom says so... But no, really. They are wonderful people who help me with all of my problems. They help me through all of the hard times.

My Grandpa Chuck died on Tuesday. I had gone and saw him just a day earlier. He is passed now, in a better place in better health.

I will miss him so much, as will the rest of my family.

This means that there will be a funeral. It will be held in Provo, Utah, a city I have definitely praised before. Despite the dark cloud hanging over the visit, I think I will enjoy myself. It will give me a chance to see my amazing cousins and catch up with them, and I can visit with the friends I made on my last visit. But I still feel incredibly guilty for being happy.

So yeah, I'm sad right now. But I am also happy. Which adds guilt. Of course.

But besides that, I am doing fairly well. Did anyone see the new post on Hyperbole and a Half? I did! She hasn't posted in roughly five months and now, finally, Allie's much anticipated return to the internet world!

So that's my life right now.

Links to Things

*Doctor What - A charlieissocoolike song. He's a british babe. Yeah. And its about DOCTOR WHO! Winning..


*MEEKAKITTY - When We First Met video. Its super cute and makes me happy inside. Its moments like when I'm watching this that you see the super girly part of me really shine.


*Video from mimmblemimmble. She is very deep and awesome. This video may lack some of the depth her other videos may have, but I love it. I identify with her SO MUCH.


*Nat's YouTube channel: communitychannel. I know, lame name. But give her a chance, hey? She's freaking hilarious. And Asian. And Australian.


*Pokemon Theme Song. 'Nuff said.


*A Day in the Life of Voldemort - KickThePj. Because he's just that cool.

I was bored and I wanted to post about unimportant things. These are not by any means my favorite things on the internet, though they are definitely among my favorites. And I wanted to make a proper rainbow. So I didn't add any more links after that last one. But hey, its Harry Potter related, which is pretty damn good to end with.

Golden Phrases Through the Ages [Part 1]

Can we just talk about that title? I was in math today, zoning out (you know, as you do in math), when I thought of that brilliant title. Kind of randomly. My train of thought is a little all over the place, so I don't really know where that came from. But then I was like, 'Hey! Blog post title! Frick to the YES!'

So you know how phrases can go in and out of style? Well, here are some of my favorites from the 50's, 60's, and so on until we come to today. [EDIT: Actually, its just the 50's and 60's. Awk sauce.]

The 1950s

The Bomb

Dude I literally say this all of the time. "AWH MAN, that new Harry Potter movie was the BOMB!" This is usually a phrase to indicate that something rocks.

Groovy
Though in later years, it was synonymous with "cool," in the fifties it was used to indicate that music that was swingin' or funky. "Dig that groovy beat!"

Cruisin' for a bruisin'
Yes, it actually was said. This meant that, if someone was "cruisin' for a bruisin," they were looking for trouble.

Muggles
I know what you're thinking, and no, this does not mean non-magical people. In the fifties, it was slang for marijuana, or, a joint.

The 1960s


Bitchin'
Probably one of my favorite slang terms. "Man, this song is bitchin'!" Said to indicate something is awesome or cool.

Duh!
Winning! Duh!

Friggin'
Used as an adjective, basically in front of anything. "Friggin' awesome!" "Friggin' weird." Today, it isn't widely used (except by me), and is replaced with "freaking" or the other word.. you know the one.

"Hell no, we won't go!"
This was one of the most popular anti-war chants in that time. (C'mon guys, peace and love!) Obviously, it was used quite often during the Vietnam War.

Ken Doll
A term used to describe a guy who cares way too much about his looks and appearance. Naturally, it derives from how the Ken doll, from the makers of Barbie, is a girl's toy.

Main Squeeze
Pretty much the greatest term for 'boyfriend' or 'girlfriend' EVER.

"Sock it to me."
Meaning, "Lay it on me," or "Let me have it."

I'm bored. But I did finish the 50's and 60's! Give me a little credit. This took me over a week to write. I barely have any attention span. You're lucky you got anything!

So yeah. I'll finish this another time. It'll be a series! Boom. You're welcome.