22 posts tagged “hanna”

Spill

I was going to post this yesterday, but by the time I got on the internet all motivation had drained away. Sorry! Anyway....

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If you are curious about the book (which you should be!), then head over to Siobhan's totally awesome, newly revamped website and check it out! I highly recommend it! Or just head over to your local independent bookstore and as them about A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian. If they don't have it? Have them order you a copy, and tell them to get a couple for the store, too. If you must get it online, then I humbly ask you do buy it from Powell's. Powell's is probably the most amazing bookstore in the US and is in Portland, Oregon. It's totally independent, and has the best (and most huge) selection of used and new books. I love going there, because they buy your books from you and give you yummy store credit. And, even online, though you don't get the experience, it's still miles better than soul-sucking Amazon.

What was I talking about, again? Oh yeah, ALFA. Another reason to read it? On Siobh's site there are Polaroids of some of the places in the book. How awesome is that? Do eeeet!

OK...moving on! Let's see...ah, yes...

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Semester grades came in the mail to-day! This is what I got:
CLS: B
Civics: B
Spanish: A
AP English: A^
Trigonometry: B
Physics: B
P.E.: A
Creative Writing: A
IS English: A

Half As, half Bs...thank goodness I have that extra English class, and then the split 7th period (P.E./Creative Writing, though I dropped P.E. for this semester), because otherwise it would be 4 Bs to 3 As. No idea what the ^ after the AP grade is, maybe that indicates that it is weighted, because it is AP?

I'm not too thrilled with my grades, of course, but, in a way, I'm pleasantly surprised. They could have been so much worse. Ugh. Oh...we started reading The Catcher in the Rye in AP English. I know it's supposed to be the book of being a teenager and so amazing and all, but I'm 14 pages in and all I want to do is punch Holden Caulfield in his stupid self-important face. The fact that I may kind of identify with him in the tiniest bi makes this all the more frustrating.

In other news:
›› Vox went under a re-design? It looks nice, but dang I hate having to get used to these things.
›› There are possibly two Tokio Hotel shows in the LA are on Feb 15 and 16. If they happen, Hanna and I are going. We are still working to convince our parents of this fact.
›› I hate responding to emails.
›› I need a mess o' padded envelopes.
›› Homework needs doing. See you later, kids.

Deine,
Charlotte

Semester grades came in the mail to-day! This is what I got:
CLS: B
Civics: B
Spanish: A
AP English: A^
Trigonometry: B
Physics: B
P.E.: A
Creative Writing: A
IS English: A

Half As, half Bs...thank goodness I have that extra English class, and then the split 7th period (P.E./Creative Writing, though I dropped P.E. for this semester), because otherwise it would be 4 Bs to 3 As. No idea what the ^ after the AP grade is, maybe that indicates that it is weighted, because it is AP?

I'm not too thrilled with my grades, of course, but, in a way, I'm pleasantly surprised. They could have been so much worse. Ugh. Oh...we started reading The Catcher in the Rye in AP English. I know it's supposed to be the book of being a teenager and so amazing and all, but I'm 14 pages in and all I want to do is punch Holden Caulfield in his stupid self-important face. The fact that I may kind of identify with him in the tiniest bi makes this all the more frustrating.

In other news:
›› Vox went under a re-design? It looks nice, but dang I hate having to get used to these things.
›› There are possibly two Tokio Hotel shows in the LA are on Feb 15 and 16. If they happen, Hanna and I are going. We are still working to convince our parents of this fact.
›› I hate responding to emails.
›› I need a mess o' padded envelopes.
›› Homework needs doing. See you later, kids.

Deine,
Charlotte

Sometimes I look at the amount of work that I give myself to do and I don't know whether to laugh or cry and it seems so hopeless and silly to even dream of ever being able to catch up.

But then....I live such a charmed life. I can't believe that so many amazing things happen to me and that I'm friends with the craziest, most improbable, and most super people. And more and more lately I've been so happy that I can't breathe and it feels like something is pushing on my chest, but in a good way. That scares me, some, but at the same time to feel emotion that intensely is indescribably beautiful and I am constantly dying to feel that way again.

I made a daily to-do list and I've only completed 3 of 24 so far with 7 hours until it all starts over again and that freaks me out but I'm OK with it.

I know it's a week into November already and that I said this last month but I'm turning over a new leaf and will be blogging more...and trying to comment on everyone else's blog. I've missed this terribly.

On another note, I really like listening to Avril Lavigne. And Good Charlotte. And Fall Out Boy. Hellogoodbye, Amy Winehouse, Linkin Park and The Plain White T's. And singing along with Hanna to Tiziano Ferro in the car on the way to school in the mornings.

In case you were wondering, I got 2070 (out of 2400) on my October SATs.
Critical Reading: 760
Math: 640
Writing: 670
I took them again last weekend and I'm hoping I brought those numbers up and that high scores can help make up for crappy grades so I can get into a good college because I'm terrified of what would happen if I didn't. And more and more I'm dying to go to USC, if Hanna goes to Scripps, because the thought of being too far from my best friend makes me want to cry and I can't breathe but not in a good way like before.

Back to the grindstone, bbs!

Love always,
Charlotte

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D'ya like my School Halloween costume? (Different from normal Halloween costume for reasons that will become apparent when you scroll down)

"What are you?" "Awesome." ::silence:: ::Charlotte tackles Halloween and gives it a huge, slobbery hug::

Even on Halloween I'm a walking advert for Fred Flare, holy cow. This was the first time I've actually worn my pink wig, funnily enough! I pretty much a-dored it. Even though 'twas a bit warm during basketball... ::sigh:: Whatcha gon' do?

After school we all went to Christina's house to change into our costumes for the night....

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Not exactly the most flattering photo of Hanna and I, but it's the only one I have ATM of us in our Halloween costumes! Hanna was a Goth (and looked smashing in my Freshman prom outfit) whilst I was a dead princess (in my other beloved Fred Flare Britney wig!). I very nearly wore this HUGE pink dress that I bought at this store called "Junk" in NYC (downstairs from Buffalo Exchange). It was a bit rather too small (I bought it Sophomore year and haven't worn it since), which was a pity, because, had I worn it, I would have had an almost 100% Brooklyn costume (dress + FF wig!). Shucks.

I adore this dress that Heather bought me for camp, though, so that was OK. Plus it is super-comfortable, which is a MAJOR plus when you are tromping about in it all night.

I have decided that I am super good at making myself look inside-dead, but not so much outside-in-the-dark dead. Which is weird because I'm less-than subtle at normal makeup (hey, I never learnt properly), but when I'm layering on the purple and pink and brown and yellow and green and white and making shadows and stuff I am loathe to go "overboard," even when "overboard" is exactly what is needed. ::sigh:: It still looked OK, though, I reckon!

We had a super-fun time trick-or-treating, and got heaps of candy, even though we didn't go the whole route! ::loves candy:: When we were driving around (yes, you have to drive to go trick-or-treating here) there were gazillions of pumpkins smashed in the road, which made me really glad that we live off the main road, so my lovingly carved (ha! you shoulda seen me hacking at that thing...pumpkin carving is so not my talent) jack o' lantern was safe.

Here is a picture of it, taken....Sunday!

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Yep, I'm all about the traditional face. Eeew I just realized that you can already see the mold in that picture. You should see it now, it's truly horrendous. Almost as horrendous as my roots...omg. Never fear, my dye should be arriving soon, I have a 4 day weekend starting tomorrow, so by this time next week at the absolute latest I shall be flaunting ultra-violet locks. I hope. ::crosses fingers::

Violet, iolet, iolet, iolet,
Charlotte

Yep, I told you I'd write it!

My Wednesay was your typical, not too exciting Wednesday, up until 2pm, when I, armed with a max pack (large popcorn w/ butter and brewer's yeast, large diet coke, m&ms and milk duds) and accompanied by Spencer, Aubrey and Hanna, finally saw SUPERBAD! I have been dying to see this movie for ages, but haven't gotten the chance, a torture that was made all the more difficult to handle as anyone who is anyone saw it in August.

Sometimes, when you look forward to something for a long time, it disappoints you. SuperBad did not do that. Holy cannoli! It lived up to and surpassed the hype in a big way! But, then, when you have Michael Cera and Seth Rogan (my two favourite Canadians...and on the Top 5 Hottest Guys list - guess the other 3) in it (and writing, in Seth's case), how could you not? If you are often offended by teenagers this movie might not be your cuppa, but if you are a normal person who has not seen it yet, do so immediately. It will change your life. (And check out Knocked Up on DVD as well, if you haven't already. Seth R. + Katherine Heigl = Genius!)

When I got home, I finished Blankets, which I had been reading all day, through as many classes and breaks as possible. Oh Em Golly. That is so hardcore an amazing book! If you haven't already, read it. It is definitely being added to my list of the Best Books of my Lifetime (that is, books after 1989 that I adore. There are a lot of books that I love but sometimes it's deeper and more connection than that). Thank you so much, Siobhan, for bringing two amazing books into my life. Speaking of ALFA, I'm getting tired of lending it out because I want to read it again.

Something else was waiting for me at home, besides the end of Blankets. A genius box from Keith @ Fred Flare! Um, Hello, I love you! Inside was the crazy awesome Good Life Mix that K sent out to peeps that shot him a B-day Mix (like me!). I put it on the stereo immediately, and it totes started rocking the house. Thanks for the tunes, Keith! I should post the playlist of the mix I sent him...it is a pretty neat selection, I have to say!

The other thing that was in the box ('twas a very large box) was a pair of roller skates! (I wish I could find the BFF post about it, Jen looks TOTES cute in them!). Now, I knew that they were there, but still, opening the box and actually seeing them was definitely a thrill! It was even better when they fit (buying shoe-type things online is sketchy). I immediately put them on, of course, and went rollerskating about my house all day. I mean that literally, I didn't take them off until I went to bed, after midnight. It's somewhat surprising that I even took them off then, as my mom pointed out, I'm just the type to sleep in my skates. Just because I'm awesome... Anyway, I haven't tried them out anywhere that is not my house yet, but I did pretty well on them there. It helps that my house is mostly carpeted, though going up/down stairs was somewhat harrowing. Heh heh heh. I'll try to get a pic of me 'n' my skates today, and get that posted up. Because they made my life.

The last thing (yes, this is a long list) that was in there was another CD: Thinking of You, by The Kung Fu Girls. Now, the KFGs had been on the Fred Flare Blog recently, but I was so buried in homework and whatnot that I didn't really have a chance to check them out. Boy am I glad that K sent me the CD! I listened to it at least 3 times all the way through that night. They are super-cute and super talented sisters NYC who play poppy rock, kind of like a better, more B.A., chick version of the Plain White T's. ((I found out, on further investigation, that they share a producer with the T's, and are going to go on tour with them!)) I'm going to try to get one of the songs up here - my favourite is "Dance With Me" - but you can check the tunes out at their MySpace page for now, and friend them if you have the 'Space.

It's safe to say that they are my new favourite (non-TH) band!

Kfg cd!

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Julia got her permit last week, which was completely amazing and I am super-proud (and jealous) of her. I waited outside in the frigid morning to snap this pic of her driving to school for the first time ever (I'm taking the bus on days she drives until she has a tad more experience) and it was totally worth it. They're all laughing because I was totally darting around all paparazzi-like, which was fun, but as I mentioned, rather chilly.

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When I got my EPs I obviously had to give one to my dearest Hanna, and she took a break from her AP Calc homework (no great sacrifice) to open it with the appropriate ceremony and excitement. I had yet to open my own so it was a rather thrilling experience for the both of us. Julia, needless to say, was less-than impressed, but what can you expect from newly-driving younger sisters?

I am continuously extolling the virtues of Fred Flare's marvy sunglasses, and this is no different. My most commonly sported pair at this time is their Risky Business shades, which I purchased this summer and have loved ever since. For the past few days they have become entertainment fodder on the bus rides home, and Christina, Spencer and Aubrey look quite neat in them, don'tcha think?

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On Wednesday Hanna and I went up to our old Elementary school on Back To School Night to assist with the Book Fair, which was actually really fun! Though it was rather strange to see all these kids who we had gone to school with all grown up; some of them with kids of their own in school. Of course, I entered Kindergarten a good...13 (?) years ago, so kids who were in 8th grade then are now in their mid-twenties. Holy cannoli that is strange to think about.

Whilst browsing the shelves (of both the library and the sale) I encountered many a book that figured prominently in my childhood, including these: (click'em for details)

There were also a few books that I found that I would have liked to purchase, but did not have the necessary funds avaliable. In retrospect this was a good thing, as my budget could not stand to be stretched this far.

 Hanna and I were both given $5 gift certificates as a reward for our hard work and considered pooling them to purchase Song of the Sparrow but reconsidered when we discovered that it was completely written in poetry. Poetry's good and all, but not when it's a novel.

We ended up with the Beatles poster (H) and the Spider-Man comic (me) in the picture. I was tempted to purchase the poster as well, but I already have too many posters for my wall space. And dude, I cannot even begin to resist Spider-Man.

Hope you enjoyed my week in pictures!

Love always,

Charlie