temporary hiatus

So, I'm trying out Tumblr for a while instead. This blog will go on hiatus. I might come back, I might not. In the meantime, I'm concentrating my blogging mostly on Tumblr.
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"i shot a man in weeno"

This is sooo cute! And he actually does it pretty well...I can't sing like that. ;)
And obviously, the high point of the song is whenever there's an "r"..."Folsom Pwison", "I shot a man in Weeno", "I know I can't be fwee"...XD

Um, yes, life is good, thank you. I got invited to visit my friend's summer house in the countryside for a couple of days. She says they have spiders and no Internet connection. I think it should be interesting. >.>

Listening to...um, wonderful morning sounds of London, including the garbage truck coming to free us of our trash,
Blue

back in l...ondon

So, I've officially gotten permission from my mother to say where I live, London. That's going to be the closest anybody will ever find out that I live, though. Nothing else! Nothing, I say! Muaahahaha...^.^
So, I'm back. I've been back for a while, but first I was too tired and my knee hurt too much (yes, it even affects my fingers! :P). And then I got sick. It was only one throwing-up, but my stomach hurt for ages after it. :(
Maybe it was that deadly combination of mango pickle...and wasabi peas...and soy milk. Actually, I drank the soy milk to prove to my parents that I didn't like it. I guess I really did prove it, because it was the soy milk that really did me in.
Not that my parents were supportive. Actually, they were mostly trying to get me to throw up more. Queasy people don't read.
Tata: Blue, are you hungry?
Me: I'm not hungry because I'm SICK! And I can't get myself to throw up more!
Tata: Here's some bread with raw liver on it. (Hands me pátê)
Me: BLUUUURGH! You're evil!
Queasy people can start reading again.
Anyway, by the next morning I was fine. I got my revenge on Tata by telling him repeatedly while we were watching "Love and Death" that he looks just like Woody Allen, especially with those glasses. But honestly, it's either that or Tom Lehrer! (If I were him, I'd choose Tom Lehrer...when he was young, obviously! :P)
Anyway, I was well enough in the morning to go to the service. Of course, it turns out that barely anybody was there. Not even the rabbi. So they had this guy who was obviously not trained to be a rabbi go up and lead the service. Now, it is true that Jewish tradition teaches that anybody should be able to go and lead a service just as well as a rabbi. But after this I have learned the ground-breaking fact that not all people should.
Anyway, at the kaddish my mother was talking with this person who was gesturing so wildly with the newspaper she was holding right in my direction. Nice, huh?
Anyway, we had a nice ramen lunch (I LOVE ramen...) And we went to the libraby and I got a really interesting book. The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. I thought that it would last me 2 days, and then I finished most of it in about 2 hours! That's usually a sign that I like the book...
Well, dinner's ready! Byee!

Listening to "Never Forget You" by the Noisettes (the singer for that band has a really cool Mickey Mouse haircut...),
Blue

ljubljana!

So, I'm in Ljubljana right now. Tomorrow we're leaving for L.

Today we went to Triglav (which used to be the tallest mountain in Yugoslavia but is now, coincidentially, the tallest mountain in Slovenia). We went swimming in this really nice lake. It actually didn't last very long, because right when we started swimming, I reminded everybody of the last time we went there, when Mami got a leech bite. We went back to the beach pretty soon after that. And then it got cloudy and nasty anyway, so we went to this restaurant with the best mushroom soup ever. After that, it was sunny and hot again, so I managed to get everybody to visit the little Savica. It's actually the very beginning of the Sava River, which, if you go to Belgrade, you will find is huge. And very polluted. But this was barely more than a brook, so I made it my goal to wade across and then I could tell everybody that I'd waded across the Sava. :)

Well, anyway, it turns out that the river is ICE COLD at that point. Hehe. Anyway, I remembered this thing where they said that swearing helps when you want to do something like that. So I kept up a constant stream of "shitty shit crap crap f*ckity f*ck jebote bog", and, guess what? I crossed the river! Yippee! :D

When we got back to Ljubljana, we decided to go bike riding. Ljubljana is probably the most bike-friendly city you'll ever find. There are bike lanes on every single street, and they even have a bike-riding test that all people have to take when they're 10 years old. But unfortunately, my bike visit was cut short. I was biking normally when, for no apparent reason, the bike just slips and falls over. It was actually sort of funny, because when most people would be saying "Ow, that hurt," I was just saying "How the hell did that happen?" It wasn't really anything serious, but it was enough to make us cut short our bike ride. *sigh*

You know, that same thing happened the last time I went bike riding in Ljubljana. But then I rode on a piece of candy wrapping while I was turning, so I figured it was that. Now there's no explanation. I think the city must hate me.

Well, tomorrow we're leaving to L. And then, in September, school will start. (Noooooooo...)

Oh, well, at least my parents owe me £25 for my allowance. Even though I'm going to splurge it all on books the moment I get it...because I'm me...;P

Listening to "Sea of Tranquility" by Siouxsie (Not of my own accord. It's the music that's being played for the party.),

Blue

political science

What? You're expecting me to actually talk about politics in this post? No way. I prefer to stay...mysterious about my political preferences. Well, ok, I probably won't stay mysterious. But I'm not going to talk about real politics in this post.
So, anyway! Take a look at this.
I'm guessing you're wondering what the heck is happening in the photo. Well, here is the answer to all your questions:
What Obama is holding is a fly.
Nice, huh? And we were impressed when George W. Bush turned out to be good at dodging.
I wonder who's next for president...
I tried to be like Obama and catch flies while we were eating dinner. I ended up knocking over a glass. Well, at least I won't get the PETA after me...

Listening to "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's (I actually really like that song...yes, I know, Blue actually has some variety in her tastes! O.O),
Blue

EPIC WIN!!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!
SERBIA WON!! WE ARE FIRST IN WATER POLO IN AAAAAAAAAAAAALLL THE WOOOOORLD!!
Ahem.
We won 14-13. First it ended 7-7, so they had to have a penalty shoot-off. Then they got the same as Spain in the penalty shoot-off, so they had to have another one. AND WE WON!!! BY 1 POINT!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY!!

Oh, and, um, other news. The most important thing that happened today besides that was that when someone said "Sve za đabu", which means everything for free", I thought they said "Sve za žabu", which means everything for frogs. Đ is like a hard j and ž is like the j in French, so it's easy to mishear. But still funny. :)

Listening to cheering all over Belgrade,
Blue

life

So, I haven't really blogged about my life in a while...so I'll just show you some important life lessons that I've learned since then:

1. Cats are evil.
We visited these people who have this little cat, Mrvica. (That means "flea", by the way.) So, I was trying to coax it out of under the dining room table. So I was petting it, and Mrvica enjoyed, and then I pulled my hand away, and what does little Mrvica do? Scratch me! And it HURT! Cats are sooo evil. :'(

2. Don't walk around the city in flip-flops.
What can I say? I wanted to break them in, so I wore the flip-flops. By the end of the day my feet were covered in blisters and other annoying injuries.

3. T-shirts with funny phrases are awesome.
Well, ok, I knew this before. But still. I bought 2 t-shirts. One has these cute little faces on them and another says "sushi saved my life". :P

4. Little kids can be annoying as heck. Don't be fooled by their cuteness.
There was this little boy whose parents are friends with my parents. So, since I was the one nearest to his age group (I guess being 8 years older doesn't count as enough separation), obviously I was given the job of looking after him. Even though I'm not really a big fan of spending more than 5 minutes with little kids. (Good thing I never had any younger siblings...)
Anyway, so here's a little snippet of basically what the entire 2 hours I spent him was like. And yes, I did actually say all that.
So, imagine this scene while the boy is playing with toy cars and I'm reading The Cartoon History of the Universe (awesome book, by the way):
Him: "Wouldn't it be nice if I were a prince and you were a princess and I had to save you from horrible monsters?"
Me: "Not for you. I'd kick you in the balls for being a little chauvinist piglet and save myself from horrible monsters, thank you very much."
What can I say? I'm not exactly inspired to censor my thoughts for little kids.
Him: "Can we go outside and play with cars?"
Me: "Don't you ever think about anything besides cars?"
Him: (thinks for a while) "Play with airplanes?"
Me: "I've lost hope for you."

5. Ok, so cats aren't that evil.
At that place there were also these cute little cats, a mother cat and 2 kittens. By the end of the day, I'd gotten the mother cat to allow me to pet her, but the kittens were still afraid of me. It was really funny when I was petting the mom and the kittens were watching us and saying, "She hasn't died yet..."

6. For goodness' sake! Don't go walking around the city in flip-flops!
Ok, so I did it again today. I thought it was going to be a SHORT walk, and then my parents drag me around the city! Well, ok, I should have known better. But still...

Well, that's basically my life as of now!

Listening to "Birdhouse In Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants,
Blue

awesome time lapse video!

I just HAD to show this to you. It's basically the words to Death Cab for Cutie's "Little Bribes" put into a time lapse video. It's pretty cool that not only is the time lapse really awesome, but the song is really nice, too.
And, by the way, I was surprised to find that they don't have this on Youtube. I mean, they have videos of practically EVERYTHING, but not THIS? So sad. :'(

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Well, you can take it as a sign of my total boredom that I actually found this. :)

Listening to "East Jesus Nowhere" by Green Day,
Blue

no internet connection!

Well, I'm in Serbia now...I couldn't blog for a while because the Internet connection was going crazy. It would be on for long enough for me to check my mail, but when I got around to making a blog post it would go. Ah, sadness. Anyway, I'm here now, so here's my life!

So, we got off the plane at Osijek. (Which is in Croatia, by the way.) We spent around 2 hours walking around in 90 degrees with long jeans and suitcases looking for a place to eat. I almost got sunstroke. We finally found one and got really good steaks and really bad Mexican food. (Well, ok, I sort of had it coming to me ordering Mexican food in Croatia.) Then we went to the bus station and met this really nice stray puppy. He just went over and welcomed us, and then when we went over to sit down, he lay down in front of us like he was our dog. Poor thing. :'(

We went on the really long and exhausting bus voyage, and then came in--drumroll, please--Belgrade! Now I'm with my grandparents in what's supposed to be the hottest day of the year. Great. (Well, at least here they have real weather, as opposed to the monotony of L weather.) And now my summer vacation is really starting! Yay! :)

Listening to "21st Century Breakdown" by Green Day,
Blue

short story

Anyway, I was feeling bored trying not to go to sleep tonight, so I decided I'd hop on the creative bandwagon and write a short story. (Just about everybody seems to be having all these artsy-fartsy blogs these days...) So this is basically a sort of a crime story parody...thing. Can't think of a title. I think I've just exhausted all of my creativity for tonight. :)
Anyway, here you go!

***
All right. Let's start with this story. First, introductions.
My name is Rosa. I'm 14 years old. Until recently, I was living happily with my family. Well, maybe not so happily. Well, okay, so I was a little spoiled brat and I hated it, but still.
It all started when I couldn't get to sleep. It was a school night, and it was 1am, and I should have been snoring and drooling, but I just couldn't. I tried, I honestly did. I'd taken sleeping pills and read to make my eyes tired and done workouts a hundred laps in my room so that I wanted to go to sleep like heck, but just couldn't. Insomnia sucks.
That was when I decided to go out into my garden and just sit down and relax in the moonlight. Just this impulse that I had. I trudged barefoot out of the house and sat down on a dew-wet bench in the front garden. I stayed there for a couple of seconds and contemplated the moon. Once I decided I'd contemplated it enough and was wondering why the heck I'd even bothered to come out anyway, I turned around.
That was when something cold and hard pressed against my neck and I heard a husky voice say, "Come with me or I shoot."
I felt my body go suddenly cold and adrenaline rush through my veins. So much for me sleeping tonight.
I walked forward, going wherever the person told me to. He was placed behind me, so I couldn't see him, only hear his large footsteps and massive weight behind me. Whoever he was, he was humongous, and there was no way I'd be able to fight him.
"Um," I said, "If you don't mind me asking, Mr. Big Person, but just what is it that you want to do?"
"No questions," he said. "You are Rosa Sinclaire?"
"That's me," I said, gulping.
"And your father is Harvey Sinclaire, head of the Sinclaire Bank chain?"
"That's right," I said. "Look, I think I know where this is going. If you want to keep me hostage or something, I don't think that's gonna work."
"Oh, I'm sure it'll be fine," the man said.
"No, really!"
"Of course, honey." I wasn't really sure how I felt about being called "honey" by a man threatening me with a gun.
You know, the whole irony of the thing was, that it was then that I started to feel sleepy.
***
"Well, here we are at the bank," said the man. "If you don't mind, I'm going to do a bit of shouting and threatening right now."
"Oh, I don't mind at all," I said scathingly. He ignored my sarcasm.
"Hello, everybody! If you don't give me $1 billion in cash right now, I'm afraid I'll have to shoot this nice young lady here!"
I tried to yell something, but he brought his arm up and covered my mouth, and my shout was muffled.
We were attracting a huge crowd, and the employees working their night shift were pouring out of the building and milling around indecisively, waiting for a message from the higher-ups. It was one of the most surreal moments of my life.
In the midst of all the shouting and whispering came a smooth voice saying, "If you don't hand her over in five seconds, you're dead."
I looked up. Standing in front of me was a small person wearing an overly large detective coat and a matching detective hat. He looked tiny compared to the hulk behind me.
"Are you crazy?!" I tried to yell. But with the massive hand in front of my mouth, it ended up being, "Mr funh krnhuh?!"
He looked at me, and for the first time I saw his face. "I'm sorry," he said. "This will be over soon."
My eyes widened and I really began to struggle. That idiot's face...he couldn't be more than sixteen!
The boy launched himself at the man. What followed immediately took over as the most surreal moment of my life.
They were both moving so fast, I could barely follow them. In one moment, the boy was on one side of the man, then on the other, aiming punches and kicks. The man was big and strong, but slow, and he didn't stand a chance against the boy. Eventually the boy managed to get the upper hand, and the man was helpless.
The policemen came over with handcuffs for the man, but the boy stopped them. "Please," he said, "let me. I'm the only one who knows how to really take care of him. Your jails won't be able to do that."
"What are you saying?" asked the policeman.
The boy leaned in very closely and whispered, "Have you ever heard...of superheroes?"
The policeman went pale. "You can't possibly mean..."
"Oh, I do," said the boy.
The police let him leave with the man.
That was when I heard a reporter's camera clicking, and voices saying things like, "Where is that boy? Where is that girl? Oh, the poor thing..."
I quickly ran off after the mysterious pair, staying behind them and silently following them. The man was laughing.
"Master Caspian, that was excellent! 'Have you ever heard of superheroes...'"
"Yes, Lumiere, it was pretty good. But don't call me 'master'."
"Yes, Master Caspian. Is this where we agreed to meet Don?"
"It is."
"I wonder how much he managed to get?"
"Hopefully a lot. We went to all this bother."
A new, unfamiliar voice whispered from the shadows, "It was a lot."
Caspian looked bored. "Hello, Don. You do startle people, sneaking around like that."
Lumiere wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. "Must you be so sudden?" he asked. "You almost gave me a heart attack."
"Sorry," said Don unapologetically. "Couldn't resist it." He came out of the shadows. He was a small and stooped man, with uncut tangled black hair and an unshaven look to him. "But we got tons of dough!"
That was when I couldn't take it anymore. I stepped out from my hiding spot. "You're bank robbers," I said.
They all turned around and stared at me.
"Who's this?" asked Caspian.
"That's Rosa Sinclaire," said Lumiere. "She's the one I held hostage."
"Oh, her," said Caspian. To me he said, "Well done, Rosa. What are you going to do now that you've found us out? Call the police?"
Before I could stop myself, I blurted out, "Let me join you!"
There was a long silence, eventually broken by Don.
"What?" said Don. "A little squirt like you? And a girl? What would we do with you?"
I ignored his sexist remark. "Well, for one thing, your plans could use a lot of working on. This one went fine, but what if you let another person found you out and called the police? And what if a banker were to go inside and use the phone? You need a lot more strategy than that if you want to get away with a bank robbery!"
Caspian looked at me. "What's your name again?"
"Rosa Sinclaire," I said.
He turned around and started walking away. I felt my legs grow numb with disappointment. I knew it...I knew he'd never let me...
"You're in," he said. "Welcome to the family."
I smiled and chased after them, into the growing sunrise rising above the city.
***

Eh, I'm not really happy about it. Sort of last-minute and badly paced. What do you think?
I have more stuff planned along this storyline, but I don't think I'll be putting it in my blog. It would mess up the whole copyright thing.

Well, in half an hour I'll have to wake my parents up and everything will be in total chaos for a while. I'll probably blog again when we arrive in Serbia.

Until then,
Blue

blogthings!

What kind of shorts am I?

You Are Denim Shorts

You are friendly and outgoing. You tend to be a carefree person who doesn't worry much. You are fun loving and optimistic. You have a bright outlook on life. You are casual and low maintenance. You think that life's too short to make a fuss about things. You are open minded and socially liberal. You believe that it's wrong to judge people.

What Kind of Shorts Are You?

Yay! Denim! :)

Where does my inner Californian belong?

You Belong in San Francisco

You crave an eclectic, urban environment. You're half California, half NYC. You're open minded, tolerant, and secretly think you're the best. People may dismiss you as a hippie, but you're also progressive, interesting, and rich!

Where Does Your Inner Californian Belong?

Why am I not surprised?

What generation do I belong in?

You Belong in Generation X

You fit in best with people born between 1961 and 1981. You are fun, laid back, and very independent. You are willing to take risks and live your life however you see fit. You are casual, accepting, and friendly. You see everyone as your equal.

What Generation Do You Belong In?

Oh, great. So I belong with the punks. Better go get a mohawk soon. And by the way, isn't the person in that picture supposed to be emo?

What frozen treat am I?

You Are a Dipped Cone

You are dramatic, deep, and even demanding. If you're going to do dessert, you're going to go all out with something super rich. People might be surprised to know that you worry about how you're perceived. You've got an image to keep up, and you don't ever want to appear weak.

What Frozen Treat Are You?

Mm...dipped cone...

What kind of muffin am I?

You Are a Cherry Muffin

You are very friendly and sweet. You love to socialize. You have a bit of a fire in your heart, and you secretly love adventure. You are well known for speaking your mind. You tell people exactly what you think. However, you're so nice when you're honest, no one really cares! Even though you're down to earth, you're not exactly the girl or guy next door. You are actually quite worldly and sophisticated. You are well traveled and well read.

What Kind of Muffin Are You?

Yuck. It just has to be a kind that I hate.

The gemstone test

Your Gemstone Says You Love Yourself

You are simply joyful. You find it easy to have peace of mind. You tend to think positive thoughts. It's easy to control where your mind goes. You have great mental powers and self discipline. You are able to dream big. You definitely aren't afraid of failure.

The Gemstone Test

Haha. I do love myself. :)

What type of women's shoe am I?

You are Barefoot!

You're a total free spirit, go with the flow girl You can't be restricted by shoes for very long And unsurprisingly, the same goes for men Your match is out there - and he's as carefree as you are

What Kind Of Women's Shoe Are You?

Lol. Shoes cannot contain me. :)

What is my dosha?

Your Dosha is Pitta

You have a quick mind, a gift for persuasion, and a sharp sense of humor. You have both the drive and people skills to be a very successful leader. Argumentative and a bit stubborn, you have been known to be a little too set in your ways. But while you may be biased toward your own point of view, you are always honest, fair, and ethical. With friends: You are outgoing and open to anyone who might want to talk to you In love: You are picky but passionate To achieve more balance: Be less judgmental of those around you, and take cool walks in the moonlight.

What's Your Dosha?

Just look it up. Hm...if only I had the time for cool walks in the moonlight...

How big is my ego?

Your Ego is Medium

You have what psychologists would call a healthy ego. You have high self esteem, but you don't think too highly of yourself. You believe in yourself, but you are also able to believe in others. You know how to put your ego in check and let someone else take the reins.

How Big Is Your Ego?

Hmm...funny, I'd think my ego would be a lot more than that.

How much life experience do I have?

You've Experienced 20% of Life

You have the life experience of a young teenager - which means there's a lot of life in front of you. And if you are past your teen years, you probably have some catching up to do! There's no time like the present to get started on life experience. It's time to start checking off goals on your life checklist.

How Much Life Experience Do You Have?

Um...yeah. Sure.

What Mexican food am I?

You Are Chips and Salsa

You are energetic and a real go getter. You can even be aggressive at times. You love taking risks and taking the rewards. You are a true daredevil. You can be a bit greedy in life, and you go after what you want. You are courageous and edgy. You will do what others are afraid of.

What Mexican Food Are You?

Now I'm hungry! Food...food...food...

What kind of reptile am I?

You Are a Crocodile

You are incredibly wise and knowledgeable. In fact, your wisdom is so deep that it sometimes consumes you. People are intrigued by you, but you find few people intriguing. You are not a very social creature. You are cunning. You enjoy deceiving people a little. You are able to find balance in your life, and you can survive anything.

What Reptile Are You?

Aw, wittwe cwocodiwes...I like how it seems to keep on stressing my wisdom and cunning...

What is my gift?

Your Gift is Imagination

You are constantly dreaming. You are always thinking about what could be. You love to express yourself in many ways. You have a way with words and tell vivid stories. You love to be amused. You are good entertaining yourself, and other people find you hilarious. You're the type of person who finds staying happy easy. There's always fun to be had!

What's Your Gift?

Yay! Imagination! I can't think of anything more original to say. ;)

Will I be a multimillionaire?

Your Chances of Being a Multimillionaire: 64%

You have a good chance of being a multimillionaire. Better than most people. You simply have a natural knack for money. You have the perfect personality for success.

Will You Be a Multimillionaire?

The only problem is, will I have to work for it? Because I wouldn't want that. :)

Ok, well, I think that's more than enough Blogthings for now...

Tomorrow I'm leaving to Serbia! It was sort of funny, because today we spent all this time shopping for summery stuff and it was really cold and rainy. :)

And I think it's a sign of how boring my life really is that I have more to say about my Blogthings results than I do about my life as of now. :P

Well, anyway, I'll probably blog once we land in Serbia. I think I'll be staying awake all night, because we have to leave at 4 in the morning, and it would just be a bother to have to get me up that early. I might as well already be awake.

Well, bye for now! =] <-- experimenting with a new kind of smiley

Listening to "Hot Cha" by They Might Be Giants,
Blue

last day of school *sniffle, sniffle*

So, this Friday was the last day of school. It was sort of really sucky and really cool all at once.
So, basically, it was a non-uniform day. Yippee. We spent our lessons watching movies. Yippee.
Then, when we had our end-of-day registration. It was really sad because it's the very last registration from this teacher, Mr. Shishkebab. (The name is made up...obviously!) Normally we'd come back to school to have him as our form tutor again, but he's leaving to India to become a soccer star. So we were all really sad. He gave us all good-bye cards, which was really sweet. But when we come back we're going to have Mr. Scotch (another pseudonym) as our form tutor. And he really sucks. And Mr. Shishkebab was really good. :'((
So, after school I went over with my friends...uh...Hayley, Cindy and, um, Lucian. (Made up.) We went to Lucian's house, and then we went out to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Which was really good--I think the third-best movie. But they actually had to stop it in the middle of the movie because there were some kids sitting near us (nobody we knew) who were really loud and obnoxious, so they actually had to stop the movie in the middle and get the kids out of there. Which was a little scary.
Alan Rickman was so good in this movie! He would just go, "Avada kedavra!" and I'd be like, "Snapey-wapey!" (I think I creeped my friends out a bit.) Tom Felton was really good as Malfoy, too. And Daniel Radcliffe's eyebrows are really creepy. And they did Dumbledore's death really well.
So anyway, after that we all went to a restaurant with Lucian's family. (It was his birthday party, so yeah.) And Cindy and Hayley got huge portions and couldn't eat them all. And...yeah. That's about it. I can't think of anything else to say...so bye. :)

Listening to "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" by Fall Out Boy,
Blue

they say

So, hi! I'm blogging at school. (Don't tell my parents...) And, to take advantage of this marvellous opportunity, I will give you messages from my friends here! Here you go:

heyy!
message from alesi : nice to meet you x], blue is a very nice person, a bit weird though..
(: but we love her x]
ha.
well yes, i hope your missing her (:
haha

Your "weird" blogger,
Blue

read banned books!

So, this is a bit of a random topic, but I was just looking up The Giver and then I happened to wonder why it was banned. It turns out that it was because it didn't demonize suicide enough--apparently Jonas being totally shocked about it didn't cut it or something. But in the process, I found quite a few books that were banned for totally stupid reasons. These are my top three books banned for the stupidest reasons. You can decide for yourselves which one is the stupidest.

1. King and King, Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland
I don't know if you've read this book. It's a picture book, so I'm guessing you probably haven't recently. Basically, this is about a prince who has to find a princess to marry. He sees a bunch of princesses and none of them really interest him. Then he spots one of the princess's brothers and falls in love with him. They both get married and live happily ever after. (Well, it's a picture book. It's not like it's supposed to be a great story.) This was banned for showing homosexuality in a good light. Yes, I know. Apparently learning that homosexuality is not, in fact, an evil and disgusting thing at the age of seven is too young. Can we say stupid?

2. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
So, I'm guessing that even if you haven't read this book, you've heard of it, since it's, like, uber-famous. I would call it a classic. This book was banned for including the name of Jesus Christ in a list of great scientists, philosophers and writers who have supposedly fought evil. I mean, I don't pretend to understand Christianity or anything, but shouldn't saying that Jesus is a great evil-fighter be a compliment to him?

3. The Higher Power of Lucky, Susan Patron
Not sure if either of you have read this. I'm not really a big fan, but it's a pretty good book and it doesn't really have anything unspeakably horrible in its pages. So, can you guess the reason this book was banned? It is because, in the first page of the book, the word "scrotum" is used. (Just look it up.) It's not used in any horrible sex-ed-ish way. It is because this person is talking about her friend's dog being bitten in the scrotum by a rattlesnake. The 10-year-old heroine doesn't even know what it means. But according to these people, "you won't find men's genitalia in quality literature." Which, for one thing, is totally NOT TRUE. Maybe these people just haven't read any quality literature. And, for another thing, it is not a man's genitalia that they are talking about. It is a dog's genitalia. Kids with dogs can see their dog's scrotums every day. (Maybe next they'll ban dogs!) Plus, it's using it as a medical term. It's not like the person's friend is saying, "My doggie was bitten in the hynie by a rattlesnake! Tee hee!"

Hmm...maybe if these people would actually read the books they are trying to ban, the world would be a much better place.

Anyway, rant over. You can comment on which one you think is the stupidest if you want to make me happy. :3

Listening to "Let It Roll" by All Time Low (No, the title is NOT a hint for what I should do about banned books!),
Blue

lajos's health

Ok, so here is the update on Lajos's vet visit:
So, apparently the vet was from South Africa, and this was the 3rd time in his life that he'd ever seen a Schipperke, so he was very interested in Lajos. So he poked and prodded him all over, but Lajos still didn't make a noise. The vet said that he didn't think he would get any more out of Lajos, because he would let me or Tata know when something was hurting him, but the vet was a stranger and letting a stranger know when something is hurting him would be showing weakness, which dogs aren't exactly fond of doing. So he gave him some painkiller and said that if Lajos starts to show that something is hurting him again when the painkiller wears out, then we should take him to the vet again.
So, not the happiest vet visit. But the painkiller seems to be working really well, because Lajos is his old wriggly, silly self again. :)

Listening to "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day,
Blue

angsting about lajos's health

So, those who know me know of my great love for my dog, Lajos. (Pronounced "LAHY-osh." The same breed as the dog on my profile pic.) So today I was very worried. Basically, this morning I noticed that he was holding his head in a strange way, sort of holding it to the side and shaking it a lot. But I figured that he just got something in his ear or something. Then, later that afternoon, when I hugged him he yelped. And when he was walking he was leaning to one side and going in circles. So we checked around to see what was happening, and I looked in the books and saw that he showed all the symptoms of having damage to the part of his brain that controls balance! And we also noticed that it was when we touched his ribs that he yelped. So when he went for a walk, he seemed to be fine, just a little slower than usual. But then after dinner, when Tata was petting him he touched his ribs, and he yelped really loudly! So tomorrow we're making a vet appointment. But Tata is being totally unfair, and not letting me skip school to go to the vet with him. I mean, this is at the very end of the school year, so it's not like we'll be doing anything worthwhile, anyway! And even if we were actually doing something in school, Lajos's health is totally more important than me attending one day of school! I still don't know whether he's going to let me, but tomorrow morning I'll be at my most persuasive. :(

Listening to "Six Feet Under the Stars" by All Time Low (and my parents bickering about my Bat Mitzvah arrangements...),
Blue

a party and a summer fair

So, I had a Bat Mitzvah party yesterday. I wasn't really expecting it to be all that good, because the only Bar/Bat Mitzvahs I get to go to are the ones from my friends in Hebrew school. So, of course, all the people from Hebrew school feel a bit like loners while all of their closer friends are partying. But last night wasn't so bad. I got a fan following the moment they found out I was American, so when most of my friends from Hebrew school were gone I wasn't so lonely. I even did a little bit of dancing. (Yes! I know! Me, dancing!) :)
So anyway, I ended up falling asleep at around 1am, and then I had to get up EARLY to go to Hebrew school, so I was a bit of a mess. Normally I skip Hebrew school, but this time we had a summer fair, so I had to go over and work the stalls. :(
So...now I'm just really tired. And I'll probably be late for school 3 times in a row. (Monday, exhausted. Tuesday, exhausted. Wednesday, exhausted AND I just HAVE to watch the new episode of Bleach on Youtube, so...yeah.) :)

Listening to "The Beach" by All Time Low (Yes, urbanchick got me interested in them. Thank you, urbanchick.),
Blue

youtube is truly awesome!

Ok, so everybody who knows me knows that I have an obsession with theme songs. I love learning them, listening to them, and singing them at random moments during conversation. So, you can imagine my delight when I found THIS:



OMG! It's STAR WARS, told through THEME SONGS! :D

(Moment of self-awareness: Now I'm posting TWICE in a day! This really is totally un-Blue-like!)

Well, I don't think I'll be posting anymore today!

Some other time,
Blue

"all right everybody, put your hands up, this is a BANK ROBBERY!!" *squirt, squirt*

Yes, I know the title is really confusing. I really suck at giving my posts titles, so bear with me, ok? :)
So, basically, what happened. Today one of my friends...uh...Hailey (it's a pseudonym) brought in this really adorable little water gun in the shape of a pistol, that was so tiny! It was about the size of one of my fingers. And, of course, I came up that title line. It was really funny when the teacher came over while we were spraying each other and we immediately became totally silent. And she didn't even know something was up, even when she noticed our Galapagos Islands poster was wet. :)

Anyway, it was a half day today. So I got to come home early, and parents still think I'm at school. (I left my cell phone at home to charge today, so I couldn't call them then. And then at home it turned out that I didn't have any money left on my account, so I couldn't call them or text them. And then both of their phones were off!)

So, anyway. That's all the news for today. (I know! I'm making really short posts every day, instead of making really long posts every so often like I usually do! It's so un-Blue-like!)

Listening to "Dark Blue" by Jack's Mannequin (it's actually a lot better when it's not your first time listening to it. And yes, I get the irony of Blue listening "Dark Blue."),
Blue

today i learned that i should take my friends seriously when they say they want to pick me up by the arms and legs!

(Yes, I know it's a ridiculously long title!)
It was so funny! They were like, "Blue, we're gonna grab you by the arms and legs and carry you over there!" And I said, "Oh, sure. Buy me a caramel frappuccino while you're at it." (Mmm...) And then they actually grabbed my arms and said, "Get her legs, too!" And I was so freaked out... So anyway, we spent the rest of lunch riding each other on piggyback and dragging (and dropping!) me by the arms and legs. And then one of them got scratched when they were doing a triple piggyback (well, honestly, what did they expect?!). And then we were late for math. :)

Well, that's basically the news of today!

Peace, love, and Green Day (ooh, urbanchick, I stole your signature phrase!),
Blue

today

So...the news of today, Blue-style!
The Daily Friends Report: HELL-o, mes amies! (There you go, Slip Jig. All that French is getting to me.) Today, a couple of my friends were fighting. Only it seems like they're always fighting. And these other friends of mine are being a little back-stabbing and acting like they're sided with one person when they're with her and the other person when they're with her. I don't know whose side they're really on. It's making me feel depressed. :'(
Soo, I'll move on to something else!
Bat Mitzvah News: Eeek! Nooo! My Bat Mitzvah is coming up WAY too soon! I'm already reading my Torah portion without vowels and I'm halfway through my Haftarah portion! And it's in October, which seems like a long time away, but when you take out the month that I'll be in Serbia, it's only in about 2 months! Noooooo! :((
To those of you who are wondering what religion that is, I'm Jewish. :)
Breaking News: I just learned this really creepy fact about Audrey Hepburn! She's considered, like, this beauty icon because she had a really skinny neck and a really skinny waist, right? Well, the reason they're so skinny is because when she was growing up in Holland during World War II, she was starving when she was supposed to be growing! Now whenever I see her neck I'm like, "Eeeek!"
I say "eeek" too much, don't I?

Soo...that's all, folks! I'm listening to The Simpsons Theme by Green Day. (That's ok. You can laugh. I am.)

Over and out,
Blue

my first post!

Ladles and jellyspoons, welcome to my new blog, Out of the Blue! I've actually had this in planning for a while, but it's thanks to my friend urbanchick8002, whose starting of her new blog Glamorous...Rat? inspired me to say, "Hey! I want a public blog, too!"
And yes, I do actually have a private blog called The Ethniette. From now on, the chances are that the Ethniette will take a back seat and basically cover more personal things, and this blog is for anybody who cares to look at it. Since I've already put things like names and places on there. And I'm really paranoid.
Oh, by the way, that's something you'll notice about me. I am really paranoid when it comes to the Internet. For example, I like to call the city that I live in L. What could L stand for? London? Luxembourg? Just some random letter I picked out of the alphabet? Who knows?
Well, that's about it for starters! I'll probably post again soon. With real news, not just introductions.

Peace,
Blue