Why aren't I walking down the center of the road?

So this one time, I was walking on the sidewalk and thought to myself, "Why aren't I walking down the center of the road?"


That was completely irrelevant. But I thought it was a good way to start this post. This post happens to be really boring. So you could probably stop reading right about now.

And then the puppy crossed the street and his family was very happy that he crossed safely. It's a good thing he looked both ways before crossing! Bob-Jim, Sue, and little Jim-Bob ran to greet their poodle, Muffy. Suddenly, a semi being driven by a drunk driver swerved onto the sidewalk and hit the puppy. Goodbye Muffy, we'll miss you, and friends, don't let friends drink and drive (whether or not the semi driver had friends is fairly debatable).

Do you ever just have one of those days? The day where everything is going great, and miracles are happening...but then the stupid person who made a stupid decision ruins it (yeah, you do effect people when you're stupid). So, don't mess up, because no one likes a stupid person.

Uhm, and then they lived happily ever after, just without a puppy.

Life goes on!

Because Life's Too Short Not to Wear Pink Pants

Maybe just maybe, these days that seem to last forever are just split seconds of eternity. Maybe, just maybe, each moment wasted is a memory never made.
Maybe, just maybe, we may never remember each little thing that happens.
So maybe, just maybe, we should enjoy each moment as it happens.
Because we may never get that moment back.
And maybe, just maybe, life is too short not to.

And if you have nothing better to do, why not just wear pink pants?

The Wedding Date

So I have been wanting to watch "The Wedding Date" for a REALLY long time, but I don't actually have it. So when it came on TV on Saturday, I got real excited. But I had to leave after the first hour to go set up a surprise party for a friend. He turned 18. I can't believe there are people my age turning 18. I wish I could stay 16 forever. So anyway...that was fun. And then on Monday I was having an ice cream party with some friends and one said she had the movie recorded, so we started watching it, and about thirty minutes in, the recording stopped. So this was starting to get REAL frustrating, and I was just like, ok, I'll borrow it from my friend, I KNOW she has it. So Yesterday I went over to her house to get the movie from her...and she had gotten rid of it. I just want to see this movie you know. And I need to see it before I go insane.


Yeah, crazy right?

Advanced

That's right, you heard it hear first, I am "Advanced" material. Weird right? I never thought I'd be participating on the Advanced Speech team of all the things I'm advanced in, that is not what I would have predicted ever. But it's a reality that I'm just going to have to get use to fast, I'm way weirded out by the fact that of all the people to choose, I got on the team, I don't even care that I was the last one to be picked, I'm just amazed.....but it's just one more stress on senior year:

• Marching Band
• Symphonic Band
• Senior Projects
• Soccer
• Academic Decathalon
• Spanish II
• AP English
• Physics
• Calculus
• College Applications
• Scholarship Stuff
• Job

AND

• Advanced Speech

I officially am stressing about next year and this year isn't even over!

We're Lucky, There's a Cure!

In I.O.T. today, we had to look at some things at colleges and I came across this, I couldn't help but giggle. It was under Personal Counseling in the Mental Health section. Unfortunately, me and some my friends suffer greatly from this mental illness. BUT we are lucky there is a cure.

You are probably wondering what mental illness I might be suffering from, and the answer is

PERFECTIONISM
True story, here are some signs...

1. Unreasonable Goals
2. Self worth based on Achievements
3. Can't seem to self-reward
4. Based on comparisons with others
5. Feels unloved and invalidated unless performing well; Cannot share mistakes without excessive shame.
6. Excessive fear of failure; chronic
7. External standards for success
8. Goals exceed present performance by a great degree
9. Cannot find pleasure in progress toward the goal;Focus only on the outcome
10. Emphasis is on keeping life under control

Totally me, but funny, because most people in the world are this way.

If you feel as if you suffer from this illness...this terrible ailment of Perfectionism. There is a cure, and together, we can overcome it all.

For more info: http://ccc.byu.edu/counseling/perfect.php

Laugh it Up Chuckles

I've been told I have THE TALENT. Yes, that's right, the special little talent where I can get injured in the funniest ways imaginable. I also tend to get injured frequently, as in about once a month. For the month of March I managed to dislocate my toe, and yes, it is painful. But the funny part is how it was done...

I hit it with my xylophone.
This is where people usually start laughing...

Other funny thoughts for the week-

It's more fun than a frog full of kittens!

"You know, there are better ways to control your anger than break your pencil?"-Mr.Muck
"I know Mr.Muck but they aren't WORKING."-me
"Have you tried counting to ten? That's what I thought, you should, I count to ten and I'm never angry."-Mr.Muck

"That yellow sweater makes him look like a hispanic Charlie Brown "bueno greif!"-Mr.Brown

And one last one, the Idaho State Champion Original Humorous peice, "The History of the World in 12 Minutes or Less" by none other than Tom, Tyler, and Micheal. ENJOY!
+http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_IDi2whbyo

The Eyes of Dr.T.J. Eckelberg

It's late and I should be sleeping or preparing for better things, but I was talking to my cousin and was absolutely enlightened.

We've been reading and analyzing "The Great Gatsby" in English this week and one of it's main themes is that God's eyes are watching over all and He sees everything. And the main character sees things black and white, he doesn't judge people, he tells things as they are. And all I can think is how awesome it would be to see things so innocently. To stop judging and to just see things as they are. It's kinda like what we've been talking about in band about music and art.

I love it when everything I'm learning lines up. I love it when it all makes sense. But most importantly, I love I can use the things I'm learning to help others. It's intense. And I'm so happy that I don't see things black and white. I'm so glad that I have a chance to look over the bad things in people and see the good. Because people who don't judge don't have that chance. They can't overlook the bad or take the time to find the good. But from all I've learned from everything these are my words of wisdom:

1. The most important thing to believe in is yourself.
2. Look for the good in other people as well as yourself.
3. Love. Every moment, everything, everyone.
4. Know who you are.
5. Know who you want to be.

YES!

I finally said yes to the kid. It took me a whole week and two days to do it, but it's done. And I must say, I had quite a lot of fun. Rachel came over and we made cookies and put them on a paper plate that said YES on the bottom. We then went to his house and chalked his driveway with questions like, "Is the pope Catholic?" "Is the sky blue?" "Did it rain today?" "Are basketballs round?" and one of them said "Will Callie go to prom with you?"....

Then we doorbell ditched the cookies. But you see, he doesn't live on a through road, so we had to improvise. We drove past his house with our hoods on hoping he wouldn't see us. He probably did, but we still giggled about it all and claim that he didn't.

I just hope that he's smart enough to figure it all out. haha....
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I love my Pig

So it's Friday night and I'm sitting here at the computer petting a mechanical, yet still very fluffy pig. It's been an interesting day.

After school I was in the drama room working on my English paper and Jonica and Micheal and some one else came out of the prop closet and Jonica says "Hey Callie! Do you want to come play a game with me!" And I didn't want to do my paper so I said YES. And as I was walking into the prop closet to play this game with Joni, Micheal looked at me and said, "I've got to go home before practice, so...see you later." I said bye and went to go play the game, I was kinda excited.

We basically just were trying to find the ugliest costumes in the room when the door open and a little orange pig walked in carrying a note....which said,

"The closest think I had to a a carrier pigeon was...an orange carrier pig...sorry. Hope you like him nonetheless. But I really wanted to use him to ask you a question:
Will you go to prom with me?"

So it's really simple, but I love it, because it's Micheal and it's an orange pig, and his spelling and grammar were practically flawless. I'm still smiling.

I still don't know how I'm going to say yes, and I don't know what to name the pig, but Becca thinks I should name him Rex. I think I like it.

haha, JUST KIDDING

So today in band we were playing through next year's field show music. We've played through it enough times that I almost have the thing memorized. I'm really excited because there are a lot of xylophone features in the show. One of which is a duet with the tuba player. The tuba player wasn't there so today, the duet was a solo. No biggie, but I made some mistakes...

Mistake #1.I tried to play it memorized

Mistake #2.I didn't have it memorized

It's not that big of deal I just stopped in the middle and said.... "haha, JUST KIDDING." Everybody laughed at me. I don't know why......

Can you say PINK?

I made a decision to go to Prom. It's going to be fun. I'm excited for it. My dress is going to be vibrant pink with a silver sequin sash....I KNOW you are jealous right now. The dress will be modeled after the pattern of the blue dress except it will be full length. This brings me to my biggest fear....

I am short.

True story...I'm okay and accepting with that small minor detail except when I'm in a full length dress, I appear to be four foot tall. Which is also easy for me to accept. But there's another detail....

My date is tall.

True story, my mom finds him to be freakishly tall, which is almost true. You see, he's about 6 foot 4. And most guys, when wearing a tux, look taller than they actually are. Now I'm very accepting of the fact that this boy is tall. And to be perfectly honest, I am quite attracted to tall guys. It happens. But let's just say....

Pictures are going to look interesting.

Just A Thought from our Friends at Avenue Q

Mix Tape

He likes me.I think he likes me.Does does he 'like me' like me,Like I like him?Will we be friends,Or something more?I think he's interested,But I'm not sure.

Princeton:Hi! Listen, I was going through my CDs yesterday, and I kept coming across songsI thouht you'd like, so I made you this tape.
Kate Monster:Oh, that's so sweet!

A mix tape. He made a mix tape. He was thinking of me,Which shows he cares!Sometimes when someone has a crush on you. They'll make you a mix tape to give you a clue.Let's see...

1."You've Got A Friend"
2."The Theme From 'Friends'"
3."That's What Friends Are For"
SHOOT.Oh, but look!
4."A Whole New World"
5."Kiss The Girl"
6."My Cherie Amour"
Oh, Princeton! He does like me!
7."I Am The Walrus"
8."Fat Bottomed Girls"
9."Yellow Submarine"
What does this mean?
10."Stuck On You"
11."Love Me Do"
12."My Heart Will Go On"
13."She's Got A Way"
14."Yesterday"
15."Goodnight Saigon!"
16."Through The Years"
17."The Theme From 'Cheers'"
18."Moving Right Along"
Nice tape.
Oh, there's one more...
19."I Have To Say I Love You In A Song"

He likes me!

Just Say No

It doesn't matter what the situation is, be bold, don't beat around the bushes. Just do what you have to whether it's a no or a yes. Just say it or you may forever regret it.

To Prom or Not to Prom

Everyone knows that high school is all about going to the prom right? Maybe not really. But every girl in my school seems to think so. I'm not going to lie. I've thought about it, and I've had to opportunities to go in the past. But now I'm old enough to go and I have an opportunty, meaning I have a date, but I don't know if I want to go. It's kind of creating an internal conflict within me. A friend of mine told me to make a pro and con list so here it is....

PRO:
1.The date
2.The dress
3.The fun with friends and such
4.The boy is totally willing to go if I want to, SO sweet.

CON:
1.I've been saying I don't want to go for a long time now and my mom as always thought that I would....I don't want to prove her right.
2.Prom is a money drainer, I don't want to do that to the poor kid.
3.My brother comes home that day.
4.There's a rehersal scheduled for that day.

Counter-Arguement:
1.I don't care if my mother has been right all along
2.He's willing to go, this may not happen again
3.My brother's not leaving once he comes home, I'll have him back forever.
4.The rehersal will probably be cancelled.


So, I'm obviously, undecided.....sigh.