I feel like my whole life, I've been staring at this one firework. You know the kind you light and then run away from? The ones that shoot up into the sky with a whirring noise and crackle away until they fade? Yeah, those. And my older cousin's standing over my shoulder, saying "waiiit for it, waaaait for it..."So I do. I stand and watch the fuse burn down as the warm, sticky air of a Texas night...

I’ve been in a really weird mood today. I think it’s the weather. Overcast skies always treat me strangely. I’ve been journaling randomly throughout the day.10 days until this is over. I’m excited to go home, but I’m gonna miss this place. But the thing is, I don’t miss home itself; I miss the people. I miss my parents and my sisters and Patti and the old woman that works at the Valero...

So, in my About Me on Facebook, I say that I like to save old honey bottles and then drink out of them. A harmless enough fact, or so I thought. Then today, I logged in to find that I had a message. It was from a girl that I don't really talk to that much. She's one of those "scene queen wannabe" types with all of the hair and none of the personality. She's a bit of a b*tch, to top it all off. So...

Hot like Wasabi when I bust rhymes!So I'm totally reliving my childhood today. I woke up around 2 in the afternoon (late sleeping is a long-standing habit), and watched How the West Was Fun with my little sister. I really miss when they looked like this, and not this. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I really like how they dress, but I just miss the little girls who were kicked bad guys' a**ses and...

So I'm looking for some good stories to read. I'm in a talky mood, so if you leave a link to one, I'll be happy to leave a comment. And not just an "update soooon!" comment, I'll try to be helpful. I'm fairly good at workshopping from my creative writing class, so that should be nice.I don't really have any preference to original/fanfiction, but if it is fanfiction, I don't really like the Jonas...

So I was thinking today, about how quick we are to write off "teenage love" or whatever. Unfortunately, this mini-epiphany of sorts came to me while I was listening to Love Story, and I feel like that takes away some of its credibility. Go figure.So anyways. When a little kid tells their parents or whoever that they love them, the first reaction I usually have, I can't really speak for most...

So, I just bought my Austin City Limits ticket! Huzzah. It was 85 bucks, which took up basically the majority of my birthday money, but it's gonna be worth it. The lineup this year is pretty damn good, though I still mourn missing Bob Dylan a couple of years back. *tear*Is anyone else going? Are you as psyched as I am? :DOh, and I also went shopping today, with the money my mom gave me for my...

So, I got a 57 on my math final. Which basically blows, because I studied my *ss off for that final, and I missed two concerts so that I could buckle down and study.I honestly don't understand how I failed so badly. I started studying two weeks in advance for this exam, and I spent almost every waking moment worrying about it. So yeah, that was kind of discouraging.This basically only tops off my...

I wish I could go to a party or a bookstore or something without immidiately being aware of all the people there and what they probably think of me. Sure, I'm socially inept, and I'm not really the best looking person in the world, but that doesn't mean I have to be constantly aware of it every second that I'm in public, right?I'm sick of trying to be everyone's friend. I'm sick of looking for...

No, seriously. My friend bought me one for my birthday, (one of the best gifts I've ever recieved, by the way), and I've yet to come up with a name for it. No, I don't want any variations on Audrey II or anything, hahah. So yeah, if anyone can think of a good name for a Venus Flytrap, I'm open to suggestions. (:On a totally unrelated note, does anyone else like The Honorary Title? I've been into...

Yesterday and today have been so good. Right when school stress and other problems seemed like they were going to completely crush me, I was rescued by summer.Things are looking up.On Thursday, we took our math final (which I probably failed) first thing in the morning, and when I finished, I ran out screaming "IT'S SUMMER, IT'S SUMMER!" Which I'm sure our teacher didn't appreciate, but I was only...

Yes, Adam Lambert did lose American Idol. Yes, I respect your opinion on him. But do I want to hear about it endlessly? No. All I've been hearing since last night, no matter where I go, is: "It's sooo unfair that he lost! It's probably just because he's gay, oh my god!!"No, it probably isn't. Honestly, even the most dedicated bigot wouldn't obsessively call in to American Idol to make sure that he...

Yeah, the title is lame.So, last Wednesday, my friend and I performed our first, fully-written song at our school's opening night. I'm really proud of us, because we said we would do it before the year was done, and we did! Anyways, I thought I would share it with all you lovely people to get feedback and stuff.I'll admit, it's not the best song in the world, but we worked really hard to put it...

Today, I almost slapped a b*tch. Actually, I think the more accurate phrase would be punched a douche, but hey. Tomato, tomato. (That's difficult to type and still get the meaning across).So anyways. Backstory. The guys in my grade have recently taken to playing hacky-sack in these big circles all around campus. Believe me, I think hacky-sack is an amazing sport, but the way they play it? Um, no...

So this is probably going to end up sounding really b*tchy and bitter, but I need to get this off my chest. Do you think that idolizing people is unhealthy? To place so much hope and faith in this one person, when in reality, that's all they are: a person. A human being with just as much room for error as anyone else.Last night, on Twitter, Ryan Ross posted a link to this one song on Grooveshark...

This time, the title isn't lying. You should seriously prepare yourself.So, today, Audrey (my baby sister) laughed for the first time. It made my day so much better. She was laying next to me on the couch, and I was wiggling my glasses up and down like I do when I get really into whatever I'm watching, and apparently she found it really funny, because she just burst out laughing. It was the cutest...

..Yeah, the title was totally irrelevant. I've just had that song in my head all day. What's your favorite Mindless Self Indulgence song? I always have trouble choosing..On a totally different topic, I got to miss English class today to paint kids' faces. It was pretty sweet. The Head of Middle School, Ms. Rothwell came up to me today and was like: "Hey, we need people to paint faces! I'll get you...

I got my cartilage piercing today! I went to a new place, so I was kind of apprehensive, but the guys were really nice, and they did a really good job so that worked out nicely.I guess because I'm so tiny, or something, the guy thought I would be a crier, and it was funny how surprised he was when I was totally fine. He was all shocked that I used to have a labaret piercing. xD His name was Mino,...

Did anyone else see Star Trek today? Personally, I loved it. It was pretty intense; and the special effects were really pretty. Then again, I don't really know what 'Trekkies' thought of it, because I wasn't ever heavily into it. To anyone who knows, was it accurate? (:And the kid from Charlie Bartlett playing Pavel Chekov? Priceless. Simon Pegg was hilarious as always! (Don't judge me, I loved...

Is anyone else aware of the beauty that is this man? I'm in love, honestly. When I was reading Inkheart, I already had a weird thing for Farid, and Rafi only furthered that. I've yet to see Breaking and Entering, but I can assure you that it's number one on my Neflix queue. ;DOn another note, is anyone going to, or thinking about going to, Austin City Limits next year? The lineup is pretty...