Uhhh...

Every time I log into Blogger, it says I have one more post. Like, for instance, one day it says 91, then a few days later it says 94. But...I haven't posted anything. I think Blogger is conspiring against me. One word. Rude.

Oh No...

I'm becoming one of those people. You know, the ones who go on the Internet and spill their emotional innards all over the place for countless people to discover? Not that there's anything wrong with that at all. Actually, I think if you're comfortable enough with whatever you're going through to put it out there for everyone to read, then it's a pretty darn good idea.
But, you see, I'm not one to spread my problems. There are a select few on this earth who actually know what goes on inside my head and heart. I like to keep it all to myself most of the time, lest the information falls into the wrong hands.
However, I've been finding myself coming to this blog very frequently lately, poised to post all about my emotions and feelings...blech.
I'm really not a heartless monster. I'm just reserved.
So expect an onslaught of completely pointless, random, emotionless posts that will make you wonder why you are still reading this blog.
You've been warned ;)

Hmm...

So, I've realized...I do my best writing late at night. I don't really know why this is...but it seems like my thoughts come together much better when the sky is dark and my house is quiet.
Anyway...as you can tell, I've kind of been forgetting to post those ten things that make me smile each week. So I figured I should post something. And this probably won't be ten things that make me smile. Heck, it might not even be ten things. Basically just a list of thoughts that are kicking around in my head?
Yeah, okay. Here we go...

1) My new favorite song lyrics ever? "We go together like sugar and sweet tea" & "Shout it loudly...yeah, we from the country!" (Not really. But this is what I'm listening to right now) 

2) I get to see one of my best friends tomorrow! It's been...almost three months since we actually hung out. I'm pumped :)

3) All the thoughts that were in my head three minutes ago seem to have escaped me...

4) Oh, I remember one. I kind of dislike people who are full of themselves. Like...people who are just so darn impressed with themselves. I can understand accomplishing something and being proud of yourself and feeling accomplished, but come on now. You can only ride that wave so far before you go crashing right into the Sea of Ego.

5) I'm set to finish math on June 14th, the same day as public schools let out. And if I don't accomplish this. Well, we won't go there ;)

6) I think that everyone should read The Hunger Games series this summer. Because I need more people to talk to about them.

7) Hmm...I'm going to see Pirates 4 tomorrow. Two thoughts on this: it's probably not going to be anywhere near as good as the three before it andddd, I'm going to be melancholy about it because it will remind me of my brother.

8) Speaking of my brother, I've had a lot of people ask me lately, "So, you just have two sisters, right?" I do have a brother. But he's in the Marines (in school), and currently MIA in my life. Which is ridiculous, I mean, who could go an extended amount of time without talking to yours truly? :p

9) Whoo, the ":p" face reminded me...I've been having super great (yet, kind of weird?) conversations with a super great friend. They pretty much make my day :)

10) Okay, this is the tenth thing and I'm going to make it the last because I'm super tired.
I got a book in the mail yesterday by one of my favorite authors. It was basically a novella, just a small addition story to a series. But the crazy thing was that the entire message and story and everything related really closely to certain...relational circumstances that I've been in? I guess that's how you could word it. You see, I tend to get myself in trouble because I'm sometimes too quick to speak. About a lot of things. Including, er, crushes. It pains me to say that word. Or, type it, whatever. I hate it so much that I wish it would just be eliminated from the English language. It really doesn't even make sense, like, "I have a crush on you." Whaaaat? 
Okay, sorry, off topic there.
Anyways, yeah. I speak too hastily. Sometimes. And in this book, so did the girl. And the guy. And out of all 96 pages of text, there were about five sentences that stood out to me. And they were:
"Do you think we can go back to being whatever we were before I told you I had a crush on you?" 
"No, I don't think we can. I think we just go on from here. I'm content to let everything be what it was and what it is and not try to push it any further."
I just...I was amazed at how much that related to me. Sometimes I really do believe that God sends little messages to me in little ways when I need them most. And that dialogue doesn't even only apply to crushes people who "like like" each other. It applies to friends and family and anyone that you talk to and care about...there will always come a time in every relationship where you hit a crossroads. And you can either decide to desert the relationship or just keep going, but not push for anything more. And I think that this little, tiny piece of wisdom is something I need in all areas of my life. I've had so many relationships (not romantic relationships...) that have just gone South. And I've finally realized that I don't need to try to retrieve all of the pieces. And I don't need to try to walk away from the person. I just need to keep living my life and trust that in the end, God's will will be done. And if it's not in God's will for that person to be in my life, then they will drift out of my life without me forcing them out. And if they are supposed to be in my life, then things will eventually work out.
So that's my new...goal, I guess. To not try so hard. To just take things as they come and trust God. Because otherwise, I will fail miserably every time.

Done, done, done!

Today...was the last day of school! Whooooo!
At first when I was thinking about this, I wasn't planning on blogging about it, or at least not like a "reflection" of my year. But I kind of feel like it's necessary. And it will probably be long and boring and uninteresting, but that's how this thing usually goes, right?

Changed my mind. I'm not going to do that. Just know: This year has been pretty awesome at some points, but I'm still glad it's over! :)

No Title Today!

I'm going to do something I never do and vent on this blog.
So, I was doing what I do and wasting away my existence spending my leisure time browsing the internet, when I came across a review of the concert I went to a few weeks ago (different show, though same concert), on a website called Jesus Freak Hideout.
I thought that the review would be full of great things because the website seemed to really promote Family Force 5. But, boy, was I wrong. Here is a list of things that made me want to knock down doors.
1) Family Force 5 is known to have stage names. Fans know them by their stage names, and they even call each other by these names. Mr. Debiase, who, for this blog will be called Mr. DebiaseD, clearly never took any kind of English class, and lacks knowledge of consistency. He referenced one of the members by their stage name, then referenced another by their real name...in the same sentence.
2) Mr. DebiaseD is obviously an old man. He decided that the super, awesome, high energy, band, Since Forever, was "a bit too typical sytlistically to leave much of an impression". Note that "sytlistsically" isn't even a real word. Like I said, clearly he never stepped foot in an English class. 
3) Mr. DebiaseD is obviously an insensitive rudeling (I know this isn't a word, but sometimes you just need a word to describe such imbeciles!) for he dared to rag on  Stereo Skyline, when they were two members short. This is like making fun of a kid using crutches! I'm going to have to go even deeper into this: 
          A) He boldly had the audacity to assume that Stereo Skyline had lost two members, as if they had broken up, when in reality two of the members had to fly home for an emergency. Where's your fact checker, Mr. DebiaseD? 
          B) Okay. Two members. A singer with a guitar, and a drummer. It's gonna be hard to impress a crowd who's there for a band like Family Force 5. But they did super well, at least at the concert I went to. But what did Mr. DebiaseD think? "It was a valiant attempt on their part to keep going despite the personnel losses, but the set was too bland for an otherwise high energy show. Their set went on a bit too long..." Why don't you try to go up there and entertain a crowd, Mr. DebiaseD? 
4) I feel the need to simply repeat my previous claim that Mr. DebiaseD is obviously an insensitive rudeling. He continued in his review to write about Swimming With Dolphins. Firstly, he started off on the wrong foot by saying that SWD originally consisted of Austin Tofte and Adam Young, but Adam Young left after Owl City picked up speed. However, this is completely false as Austin Tofte left Owl City to focus on SWD. 
Now, are you ready for the big kicker? Mr. DebiaseD so brazenly said of SWD, "...Their songs weren't as memorable or catchy as Young's project."
Need I even point out the rudeness in this statement? Good, I didn't think so. 
And lastly, Mr. DebiaseD once again did not consult his fact checker when he stated that "Sleep to Dream" was one of SWD's old songs, when, in actuality, it is their newest single. 
And for the main event...
Let me start out by saying that minutes before the show, three of the brothers in Family Force 5 were informed that their dog of eleven years had died. Do you have a pet? Do you love it? Do you hug it and kiss it and call it George? Think about it passing away. Think about having to go be happy and play a show for hundreds of people. And on top of that, think about being sick. 
It'd be kind of hard, don'tcha think? Clearly, Mr. DebiaseD doesn't share that sentiment. 
In the paragraph and half that he wrote about Family Force 5, he repeatedly insisted that they were having an "off" night, not bringing their best, and that he altogether hated the theme of the tour.


So, I will end this by simply saying that Mr. DebasieD should be happy that he's safe and secure over there in that Jesus Freak Hideout.

Some Say...

So, some people say that Taylor Swift steals their diaries to write song lyrics. I'm pretty sure that Charlieissocoollike on Youtube has stolen my diary to find content to make his videos.



P.S. 1,005 blog views? Yes, please :)

The CD That I Risked My Life For...Twice

Woo. Sorry I haven't had any type of coherent post in a while. The past week and a half has been so crazy it's kind of ridiculous. And it all kind of came to a head yesterday and yesterday was just...wretched. It was horrible. And you know what made it even more horrible?
I'ma tell ya! (Just look at that grammar...it's golden.)
Soooo if you've been reading my blog, then you know all about the plans I had to buy Swimming with Dolphin's CD the day it came out. And man, I was pumped. I was gonna go get the CD and listen to it all day while I did homework, and it was going to just make my entire day that much better.
Or not.
I went to Best Buy...they didn't have it.
I went to Target...they didn't have it.
Walmart didn't have it either.
So I came home, all forlorn and such, and went online. The band had posted that you could get the album on iTunes (which I refuse(d) to do because I have a thing about buying full CD's on there) or at FYE.
So I called FYE, the one in the mall closest to my house, and asked if they had in the new Swimming with Dolphins CD. The guy then says, "Swimming with what?" To which I answer, "Uh...dolphins?" And after which he replied, "Yes, actually, I just finished putting them all out." (remember the all part...it's important for later).
So I said thanks, etc. etc. And I called my sister to ask if she could take me after she got off. She said yes, that she would be home at 8:30.
Now Marley Station Mall....is a very....abandoned mall. Not many people go there, and the people who do go there are...creepy. Most of them, at least. So here I go, waltzing into Marley Station at 8:45, when it's dark, the mall's about to close so there's even less people around, and security guards are scarce. I knew I was taking my own life into my hands, I really did. But this CD was just so worth it.
I made it to FYE unscathed, and looked for the CD but couldn't find it, so I finally broke down and asked. And do you want to know what the woman said?
"Oh...we only ordered one copy and it just sold."
What the heck kind of store orders one copy of a CD???? 
And what happened to "I just finished putting them all out "?
I was mad, to say the least. Really, super, duper mad.
And I had to navigate my way out of the super creepy, dark, deserted, mall by myself, CD-less.
Then we decided to go to the FYE in Arundel Mills.
Arundel Mills isn't as bad as Marley Station...but at 10 pm....it's pretty bad.
So here I go, risking my life again, going into another FYE, and guess what?
"Nope, sorry, we don't have that one."
I wanted to punch a wall.
So I ended up not getting it. At all. I went to four different stores and nobody had it.
And I had to order it online, from Amazon.
And Amazon has free shipping on orders over $25, so I wasn't about to spend twelve dollars on a CD and six dollars on shipping when I could just spend a few extra dollars and get free shipping.
Sooooooooooooo.
Not only did I not get the CD yesterday, but I also spent fifteen dollars more than I expected to and am now completely broke.
Let's just say....it better be worth it.

Oh & P.S....exactly one week of school left. Yessss.

Darn You, Blogger...squared.

Blogger decided to put my post back up. Thus making my last post make me look like an idiot.
Thanks, Blogger, thanks.
Thatisall.

Darn You, Blogger

I'm not so happy right now. Blogger decided to "undergo mantenence" and I guess they thought that should included deleting one of my posts and a bunch of comments.
So did anyone actually see the last post? I don't know when it was taken off.
Well anyway. It wasn't all that important. It was mostly me saying that
1) I finished driver's ed. (Whoooo!) But...I have a class to make up, and I have to make it up before I can schedule any behind the wheel sessions with an instructor. At the time that I decided to go to the concert and miss a class, there was a new driver's ed session that was supposed to take place at Arundel Mills, beginning May 16th. So I figured that I would just be able to make it up right away.
No. They took the session off, and nowwwwwww there aren't any available until July.Grr.
2) Uh...I can't even remember what I wrote before in the last post. I suppose then that it wasn't so important.
But! There is something that is important. So that one post...the one titled ". . ." ? Yeah...you can basically just disregard the first part of it. I'm really not that upset about anything. I tend to write things in the heat of the moment, then when I go back and think about it, things aren't nearly as bad as I made them out to be. So yeah. But I was totally serious about the rest of what I wrote. Which I can't remember.

So this post...was kind of pointless. But I haven't been able to get into my blog for about two days, so I felt that since I could finally get in, I should post something. Which I have now done.


P.S. I just found out that Owl City's new CD isn't coming out until June 14th. I was mad. Because I had planned on getting their CD & Swimming with Dolphin's CD on the same day!

Kbye. 

Five Things

Okay, first off, I seriously just almost had a heart attack. Blogger was doing maintenance and when I logged in, it said my blog didn't exist. Like forreal. I was hyperventilating.
Now that I've recovered from that near-death experience...I just re-read (or skimmed, really) my last post. I was a tired, emotional mess. And that post was the outcome. I'm really not that upset.
Third, I finished driver's ed today! Whooooo! I still have to make up one class, but that's basically no big deal because I already took the quiz on that material...so basically I just have to go sit in a room for three hours and pretend to listen. So now begins the fun part of actually driving more...and driving with an instructor. Joy, joy, joy. :p
Fourthly. I don't have a fourthly. Or rather, I won't have a fifthly.
I don't really have anything else to say, actually... heh.
I just wanted to clear up the fact that I'm really not as upset as the previous post would imply. Yes, there's stuff going on that's stressing me out and making me want to pull my hair out...but it's really not as bad as I made it sound before? I tend to get a bit dramatic when I begin over thinking things. Oops.
Oh, so that could be the fourth thing...and the fifth thing could be another Swimming with Dolphins song. Because I'm going to keep covering this blog in their music...it makes me happy :)

. . .

I seriously can't even think of a title for this post...I don't even know what this post is going to be. I might end up writing a mile of words and then deleting them.
I'm sitting here...alone, in my dining room when I should be asleep (This is gonna say it was posted on Wednesday, but it's actually just late on Tuesday) And usually around this time of the week, I would be posting ten things that have made me smile. But I can't find it in me to do that. I've had so many conflicting emotions over the past week that I just feel plain exhausted. There have been moments that I've been so happy and carefree, moments when nothing mattered but being with the people I love and laughing until I cried. But there have been other moments where I've been feeling so down and so upset that I didn't know what to do with myself.
My problem is...I feel too deeply. I care about people at such a strong level that when something happens, I beat myself up over it, even if it's not my fault. I walk around and say "Oh I really dislike so and so because..." but I could never hate a person. There is always at least an ounce of something in me that still cares about them.
So if I really still care about the people who make me angry on the good days...you can imagine how deeply I care about the people that I actually like.
And...I can feel myself drifting away from someone in my life who, up until recently, I thought was just...so important to me. And it wasn't my decision to put space between us, but it was something that I had to do for my own good. Because I felt so deeply about them...I couldn't watch them drift away from me.
It feels almost selfish to walk away, when I feel like I'm blindsiding them. And I still don't even know if it's the right thing to do at this point in time. But it's the one thing that doesn't feel wrong.

Um...yeah, so now that I've spewed out a ton of depressing things. Here's at least a few things that have made me smile this week:

1) Tomorrow is my last day of driver's ed. I have mixed feelings about this...I'm glad I'll be done with the wretched experience (except for one class I have to make up) but then again, I'll miss being able to see my bestest, best, best friend in the world four out of seven days of the week.

2) As of tomorrow, I have two weeks of school left (at Granite at least...of course I'll still be slaving over math all summer. As usual.) I have absolutely no mixed feelings about this. It's 100% pure, unadulterated joy.

3) So I totally just found this...but it's so stinking great. I gotta share it.

4) The band Since Forever. Sooo...I don't even know how to talk about this without sounding like a crazy teeny-bopper (ack, I remember when I really was one of them) fan girl, but I will attempt....I saw them in concert, which alerted me to their presence on this earth. And if you know me, then you know I go through short bouts of obsession. I basically focus on one band/movie/book, etc, intensely for like a month or two, then I move on. And every time, I say "I will be obsessed with this band/movie/book, etc, forever." It never lasts. At least not as intensely?
Whoo, okay anyways. Their music is so happy and bouncy. They sing about heartbreak and I'm sitting here grinning (not sure if that's a good thing?). And. And. And. They have Southern accents. And they're Christians. And one of them is named "Taylor" and they don't say it like "Tailor" it's like..."Tayyyylor". Makes me laugh.


Are you seriously still reading this?

5) I totally confused Elizabeth during driver's ed last night. We tend to um...pass notes...and the notes went something like this (starting with me):
"Javier is the name of your future boyfriend. Like Have-ee-air."
"What?"
"Javier! Future boyfriend!"
"We've never talked about this!"
"Well duh, I just met him on Saturday."
"What are you talking about???"
"On June 25th, 1994, a very pregnant lady was craving tacos. Her husband drover her to Taco Bell, but her water broke and there was no way to get to the hospital. So a beautiful brunette, green eyed little boy was born. They wanted to incorporate his birthplace into his name. The husband, being crazy, suggested "Pinto" (as in beans), but the wife suggested Javier. Javier Robert Johnson-Smith. He's 6' 7", plays soccer, football, and basketball. He's sweet, thoughtful, and kind. Javier Robert Johnson-Smith wants you to be his girlfriend!"
"Go away."
I even downloaded a picture offline (of Tayyyylor, heh) and saved it to my phone, showed it to her, and told her it was Javier.
It was great.
And if you've actually read all of this...I feel like you should get some sort of prize. This has been one of my most ridiculously pointless posts of all time. I don't even feel like posting it, but I will, considering I've written it. But I'm guessing this is one of the worst things I've ever written, so maybe I shouldn't post it?
I'm posting it. And I'm going to sleep. And I promise I'm going to think of readable things to blog about.

But before I go!!!!! Swimming with Dolphins. I love them a lot.
Okay, g'night.

Decisions, Decisions.

I've decided something. I refuse to grow up. I really, really do. And you can roll your eyes and say "Honey, you're still just a kid," all you want, but I'm just going to sit here and insist I refuse to grow up.
And yes, in the eyes of many, I am still just a kid. But that's exactly the point here. Another point that could be made is that I'm sixteen, and this is when most people stop wanting to grow up. But. I'm still going to vent about it.
I don't remember a time when I didn't want to be older. I always wanted to be older, to be able to "hang out with the big kids" (granted, my child mind didn't realize that when I was their age, they'd be even older), get a job, have a car and my license, be independent, and, oh yeah...have a boyfriend.
I "hang out with the big kids" now, I have my permit and I'm in driver's ed. I'm faced with the need to get a job, in order to pay for a car once I get my license. I have to be independent and responsible in my school work, and now begins the search for colleges. I've learned a lot (but really a microscopic amount in the scope of the world) about love and relationships and decided....heck, a boyfriend is the last thing I want. 
My ten year old sister walks around and laments about being a kid, wishing she was older. On one hand, I completely understand because I was there at one point in my life. But on the other hand, I want to sit her down, and explain to her that, "Hey, this growing up thing? It's not so hot."
I don't want to grow apart from my friends as we all come across new responsibilities, new people, and new situations. I don't want to have a job, a car, bills, college applications and essays, and so many other things that will become my new reality. I don't want the carefree, easiness of my childhood to slip away from me.
And yet, that's what I'm facing right now. I have to get a job. I have to get my license. I have to buckle down and focus on my school work to my best ability. I have to take more responsibility as an older sister. I have to be a good example.
And I really don't want to.
So I'm going to Neverland. I have a plane ticket. The flight is all booked. A one way ticket to never having to grow up. Plane leaves tomorrow. If you have gifts for Peter Pan...well too bad. You'll have to get them there yourself. I can only take one bag.

Are You Feeling Magical?

I blew off driver's ed. I'm such a bad person. I got texts all night from Elizabeth, about some creepy (*EDIT!* I totally take this back. He's not creepy. At all. She's just crazy.) guy who kept trying to convince her he rode her school bus. I feel bad.
But not bad enough! Hahah.
That was mean.
Anyways.
Tonight, I had...like the best experience in the world. Ever. Nothing will top this for a while.
At first, I really didn't want to go to the concert. Because I didn't want to miss driver's ed. But I did.
And boy, am I glad I did!
The only thing is...I'm sworn to secrecy about the night's events, under an oath titled "What happens at Ram's Head, stays at Ram's Head" or "WHARMSARM" for short ....but I will divulge some details.  (*EDIT!*...I have no clue why there are "M"'s in there...except for the fact that I must have been exceptionally tired. It should be WHARHSARH" oops...)
[And for the record, this post is mostly so that I can come back to it and remember everything about tonight...but you can read it if you so wish :)]
My dear eldest sister, Erin, had two VIP tickets to the Family Force Five Tourantula.
We got to the venue at around 4:30, went in...waited in a non-existent line (okay, okay...there were about 15 people) for about an hour, until the lady came out and gave us our VIP passes.
We went in & were able to meet the band...not the best quality, but it's still cool :)

So...I go stand next to Soul Glow Activatur (stage name...of course...I would name my child something weird like that...but that's just me ;)) and what does he say to me?
"Are you feeling magical?"
"Uh...yeah!"
"Good, good."
. . . okay.
Ermmmm. Then we moved towards the stage. And something awesome happened. We got front row! It was pretttty cool. Then we got to see an acoustic set by them, which was awesome!

Then we had to wait, and wait, and wait. And I was getting high a headache off of the stinking (literally!!) marker that security marked my hands up with.

Then, after much waiting, the first opening act, Since Forever came on. They were pretty awesome. And they totally succeeded in singing "Baby" without sounding stupid!

They played. They conquered. They were awesome (I need a thesaurus!). Then Stereo Skyline came on, but it was kind of awkward because half of the band had to fly home a week ago...so it was only the lead singer with a guitar and the drummer.

However. They still did amazingly. And then...they brought three guys up from the audience...and this happened...(excuse the weird flippage of the video...I think my camera flipped)

I laughed. So hard. Three minutes of that.

Thennnnnnn the band Swimming With Dolphins came on, who I mentioned earlier. They were so good. You should go pre-order their album. Now. It comes out the same day as Owl City's. Soooo you can buy them both. And that will be a darned good day!

And then, of course, the main event. Family Force 5 came on! Wearing...matching outfits. White skinnies, ankle boots...and t-shirts depicting various wild animals. Don't ask. Please. I really don't have an answer.
They were so good. The energy was cah-razy.

So. I'm thinking there are several things that the lead signer said during their set...
1) He said that their music was ghetto. But it was okay because they were in Baltimore. ;)
2) Before they played one of their most popular songs, Dance or Die, the lead singer went off on this monologue:
"This song...this song has a lot of unicorns. They're black unicorns. And they breathe fire out of their nostrils. Feel the unicorns!"
...okay. Only two things. The rest is classified under "WHARHSARH"
Then the concert was over. And you could feel everybody crashing. The energy was draining fast.
So we went to the merch table, got a few things, then I went over to Since Forever's table, got autographs & this lovely picture.

And thennnnnn. Family Force 5 decided to come out into the crowd. So I got some autographs, and Erin got some more pictures. Except she says I did a bad job and that they're blurry. But that's not my fault. I have carpel tunnel syndrome (whaaat? That made no sense...).
I met Swimming With Dolphins as well, and they were super nice! Just another reason for you to get their CD. 
So Stereo Skyline was the only band I didn't meet...but I was kind of okay with that because the people in the band that I wanted to meet weren't there.
So yeah. The night was awesome. I also got some bracelets & pins to add to my collections! Woop! It was fun. I'm tired. And I will be dead tomorrow, I'm so exhausted. I will die with black x's on my hands, because they used industrial Sharpies that have no plan on coming off anytime soon.
I need to sleep.
But I suppose I should finish this blog off the obvious way...refer back to the title.
The night was magical!
:)

10 Things!

Oookay. I'm thinking I might need to switch this "ten things that make me smile" thing to Tuesdays. Mondays are just uber busy.
Mmmmkay!
(& I'm so totally procrastinating right now. It's bad. But I call it "taking a break from the back-breaking burden of being a high school student"...roll with it)
Oh...and this may just end up being a random jumble of things. 

1) I haven't had driver's ed homework for the past two classes! That makes me smile because I despise doing it. Lots.

2) I'm skipping driver's ed tonight. Because I'm a rebel.
Not really. I didn't really want to skip it because now I'll have to go and make it up in the next session! Ahh.
I'm being forced (yes, forced) to go to a concert tonight. I refuse to enjoy myself. I know the whole time I'll be wishing I were in class learning about the proper way to acknowledge stop signs.

3) So one of the bands that's playing at the concert is named Swimming With Dolphins. It was a pain in the butt to find the actual band. But when I did, I kinda liked the music, but I kept thinking, "This sounds like Owl City. These people ripped off Owl City!"
Uh. Swimming With Dolphins was founded by Austin Tofte...and Adam Young. He left the band after Owl City started picking up. Check them out because their music is pretty good (still not the same as Owl City...but ya know)

4) I'm taking a quick interlude here...just to tell you something that will probably make you smile. Or throw things at me because I'm so blonde sometimes. I was on Myspace (I only use it to listen to music) and at the top it says "My_______" and I'm sitting here...
"Why the heck doesn't it say Myspace? Are you supposed to fill it in with something? Why is there just a random spa-....oh."

5) I have less than a month of school left!

6) I won a contest from one of my favorite authors to win a book by one of my other favorite authors! And on her blog, when she announced the winners, she wrote,
Naomi, who is good at procrastinating (I totally don’t relate to this.) (Totally lying)
Out of, like, ten things that I posted on the contest, and this was what was acknowledged?
I refuse to admit I have a problem.

7) There's something that I've been wanting to buy for two months, it wasn't on the internet, but now it is! And I found it. Woohoo. The only thing is that shipping is $8 and the thing in question is only $5. Darned shipping.

8) Remember those books I was talking about last week? I finally got them!
...twenty minutes after I posted that they weren't here yet...
Anyways! I read them in the span of three days and loved them!

9) Reading those books also seemed to get rid of my writer's block that I've had since, like...February.

10) This text I got from my friend: "Dear Ashley, you were right. I was wrong. You're idea was a good one. Without you, I'd be like Osama Bin Laden. Dead. Love, Naomi"
She took the words right out of my mouth, eh?