Thursday 31 October 2013

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October 31 2013:
  Today was Halloween!! It was really sad when I went trick or treating with some friends because everyone thought we were too old. :( We got a lot of candy and luckily, we didn't have to give anyone a trick, it was all treats.
  I actually slept really well last night, despite being on the floor. I slept a lot better than when I slept on my bed with no bedsheets. I'm not looking forward to tonight, though...
  My song of the day is Royal by Lorde. We got to listen to it today in gym and it's always on the radio.   

Wednesday 30 October 2013

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October 30 2013:
  I think knitting may have become my new obsession. first day of knitting and I've already finished a scarf. I actually find knitting very relaxing and you can do it while reading, watching tv,knitting... 
  I finished making my Halloween costume but I'm not wearing it to school because it involves pretty extravagant hair and I bike to school. Helmet + extravagant hair = disaster. 
  I really didn't want to do the food bank thing. I think it is very rude that we (as a class) take food from the food bank when we are not in a position of need. I know we are supposed to be building empathy but taking food away from the people we're supposed to be building empathy for... Something doesn't sound right to me.
  My song of the day is Gives You Hell by the All-American Rejects because Victor was sitting behind me in applied skills and he was blasting it.       

Tuesday 29 October 2013

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October 29 2013:
  Today we played against PW in volleyball. We won and we had a lot of team spirit and fun. Hopefully we go to cities so we can continue playing volleyball.
  I was checking my email and there was a notification about a comment on my food blog. I opened the email and there was a letter about someone writing a book and wanting to interview me to have a chance at being a part of it. We thought it was a hoax and we are still skeptical but we looked up the person who sent the email and she is a food writer and journalist and shes been a guest star on some food network shows so if it's really from her this could be a great opportunity because food is what I want to do for the rest of my life.
  I'm ready for day one of the homelessness project (technically day 2). I'm enjoying my last day of hygene... I've stripped my bed and I'm ready to go!
  My song of the day is All Good Things (Come to and end) by Nelly Furtado because in reality, they do. This may have been our last volleyball game.     

Monday 28 October 2013

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October 28 2013:
  Today I made corn meal and lime cookies. They were really yummy and healthy. I really love baking and cooking especially new recipes and I've never baked with cornmeal in a sweet way (I've baked with it in a savory way).
  I'm really nervous for the empathy project because I feel like with all the sleeping outside and such, I'm going to be so tired I won't be able to function properly...
  My song of the day is Wake Up by Hilary Duff. Because I'll "Wake up, wake up, on a Saturday night!" Because we're sleeping outside on Saturday...

Sunday 27 October 2013

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October 27 2013:
  Today I made chocolate cake and ratatouille. The occasion: Niki and her family were coming over for dinner. It's really fun to cook when they come over because it's a challenge to find foods that are vegan. We had potatoes, quinoa salad, bharta, broccolini, ratatouille, and pita for dinner and then vegan ice cream and chocolate cake for dessert. It was really fun to talk with Niki and really catch up. 
  My song of the day is Some catching up to do by SAMMY. Because Niki and I had some catching up to do.  

Saturday 26 October 2013

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October 26 2013:
  Today I went to buy my Halloween costume. I never buy store bought already-done costumes. I always make my own. Sure, there are store bought elements but I never go buy a witch costume in a per-packaged set. I went to value village to get my things. The only thing I got from the costume section was black face paint. I am going to be a tiger for Halloween but not a teenagerafied version. I'm not going to wear something really revealing, slap on cat ears and say I'm a tiger. What I got a value village was a tiger print skirt (which I'm wearing with leggings underneath), a black shirt, and an orange shirt. What I'm going to do for the shirt is wear the black one under the orange one. Then I'm going to slash up the orange one so you can see the black underneath (not while I'm wearing it). I'm not wearing a tail or ears but I am attempting to make ears out of my own hair. It's an intense process involving bobby pins and a lot of hairspray (really un-eco-friendly but it's just this once). 
  My song of the day is Try by P!nk. I really like P!nk and I think she is a much better influence then Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and all the other really famous female singers.    

Friday 25 October 2013

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October 25 2013:
  Today I went to my brother's curiosity club to check it out. It's at Science World and it's for ages 3-5. I found it very good level for the kids age. Today there were exploring music because there is a music exhibit at Science World. The exhibit was really fun and I could spend hours upon hours in there (which I pretty much did). 
  I had tennis today and as I was playing, my left thigh started really hurting. Now, I'm just stretching it hoping the pain dies down. It's been hurting for a while, but I never really paid that much attention to it. I hope it's not serious. 
  My song of the day is Big Blue Wave by Hey Ocean! It was one of the song featured in the exhibit plus I know the guitarist and he taught me how to play power chords and a bunch of great rock songs. He's a really nice guy which make me more inclined to really like the group.   

Thursday 24 October 2013

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October 24 2013:
  Today was the game against Kits. This was our make or break game. We get to Kits, we warm up, and we start. Kits wins a set, we win a set, Kits wins the next one, we win the fourth one. It was down to the last set (volleyball is best out of 5/first to 3 sets). The last set is only 15 points long (they are usually 25). After 8 points are won by a team, you switch sides. When we switched it was 8-6 for Kits. We switched sides and we kept going. Sadly, we weren't able to come back due to the shortened set. I would bet sooo much that if it had been a full set, we would have won. 
  I was really down because I though, that's it, we're out. But... I looked at the rules and the standings. Kits is 1st. Point Grey, Hamber, and us are tied for 2nd. Point Grey and Hamber still need to play each other. We're playing Prince of Wales on Tuesday. For us to go to cities Hamber HAS to beat Point Gray and we HAVE to beat Prince of Wales. If Hamber wins and we win, that means PG gets knocked down. That leaves us and Hamber tied for 2nd. Rules state, if there is a two way tie, the team that won we those teams played against one another moves on to cities. We beat Hamber. We didn't beat PG though so if they win, we're out. So now Hamber HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS to win.
  My song of the day is Let Me Go by Avril Lavigne. It came out maybe, 10 days ago and it's really good, especially the video.     

Wednesday 23 October 2013

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October 24 2013:
  The field trip was actually really tiring... Amy and I were really tired after school for volleyball so good thing it wasn't a game, just a practice. I had a lot of fun except for when Margaret, Niki, and Cindy went missing for a bit...
  I went to the dance today and I have to say, I liked my elementary school dances better. The cafeteria was sooo hot and the girls' makeup was sweating off. The security kind of scared me. Not that I had to go through it, but that there needed to be security...
  My song of the day is Clarity by Zedd. I don't really like it but it was the only song I knew at the dance...

Tuesday 22 October 2013

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October 22 2013:
  Today the bantam girls volleyball played King George. And I was captain today!!!! And on top of that... we won! Our next game is against Kits and I'm scared out of my mind. 
  After volleyball Caitlin and I went to Soho for dinner. It was really good Chinese food on Cambie and 19th and It has amazing bubble tea. I had a lot of fun with Caitlin and we spent 3 hours there...
  My song of the day is Livin' la vida loca by Ricky Martin. Its a really good song and I really like it because of the melody.   

Monday 21 October 2013

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October 21 2013:
  Today was really frustrating... At volleyball practice our coach wasn't there and she left other people in charge and no-one was focusing even though we have game tomorrow. It was really frustrating because we were missing so many balls that we really should have been getting because no-one was paying attention.
  I went to a macaroon making course after volleyball. I was a two hour course and I was really excited because I've always wanted to learn how to make macaroons and I didn't try them there because I wanted to come home and try them as a family but my dad was busy and my mom wanted to read Russian with me. Then I got really frustrated because my Russian has gotten significantly worse and I couldn't remember what a lot of words meant. So I probably had the most reactive response ever which was to cry. Then by the time we finished it was 11:00 and I had to go to bed and we didn't get to eat the macaroons so after the whole day I was really upset and once again, I cried. But in the end I pulled myself together and I decided to talk to my parents about why I was frustrated. 
  My song of the day is I'm only me when I'm with you by Taylor Swift since one of the lyrics is "Well you drive me crazy half the time" which its true about my parents and I soooooo... ya.   

Sunday 20 October 2013

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October 20 2013:
  Today my brother did the cutest thing ever. I made cookies because we had guests coming over and I gave him one because he really wanted one. He ate it, left, then came back and said "I have an idea. How about I have 2 cookies?" I just laughed and laughed but I didn't give him another cookie.
  I definitely had a reactive response today. My brother and I were play fighting but then he grabbed my hair and pulled. Hard. My reflex was to grab his legs and arms so that he couldn't move which probably made him want to kick me more so it wasn't a really good idea...
  My song of the day is Oh no by Marina and the Diamonds. I was playing just dance 4 and I saw this song and I was like "YES!" (punching the air and playing it over and over). But it's a really good song. 

Saturday 19 October 2013

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October 19 2013: 
  Today I had guitar and swimming and I was really tired when I got home. I didn't really do much today. Lots of homework so that I won't have to do any tomorrow and that's pretty much it...
  My song of the day is The Arena by The Tributes. They are a really awesome group made up of youtubers and the theme is the hunger games...

Friday 18 October 2013

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October 18 2013:
  Today we tried on sweaters for volleyball. The sizes were all kids sizes so I need an XL. The sweaters are really good quality and I'm really excited to get one.
  I had 3 hours of tennis came back and when I came home I ate nachos and cheesecake.
  My song of the day is Another Brick in the wall by Pink Floyd. The song is really iconic and I really like the music video

Thursday 17 October 2013

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October 17 2013:
  Today we had the dreaded English test. I'm so nervous, I'm shaking thinking about it. I didn't blog yesterday because I was putting as much time as possible into studing. 
  I got and early dismissal from science today to go play the volleyball game against Hamber. I was really nervous since Hamber was undefeated... Was. They aren't anymore because we beat them 3-1. 
  Today was also my mom's aunts birthday (grandpa's sister). We went to a restaurant called Fable (short for "From Farm to Table") on 4th and Burrard. I got really good duck confit with a berry glaze and a cucumber relish. It was a really good restaurant but kind of one the pricy side. 
  My song of the day is She's so high above me by Tal Bachman. The song is really good and upbeat and it's really fun to sing along to. 

Tuesday 15 October 2013

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October 14 2013:
  We had a volleyball game after school today (Bantam Girls) against Lord Byng and...... WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!! So far our score is 2 games won and 1 game lost. We're going against Hamber next and they are undefeated but we can't worry about them. We just have to train hard and I'm sure we can pull through. 
  I went to the pool with my dad and my brother because my mom was feeling sick and decided to give her some space. I think she caught the same thing that my brother had when he was vomiting a few posts back since she was generally the one to care for him.
  My song of the day is I'm a Believer by Smash Mouth. Whenever I hear it I just want to dance around and be really happy.

Monday 14 October 2013

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October 14 2013:
  Today I went and I played tennis with my dad. It's been ages since we played together so we went out and played for a good hour or so. It felt really good to show him what I had learned. 
  I made dinner today. Really fancy... Pasta with mussels and orange. It was really yummy and it was really fun to make.
  I connected with an old friend today and I was so happy since I haven't spoken with him in 4 months! We spent at least an hour on gmail chat just talking and I'm really glad he wasn't mad at me or anyhting. 
  My song of the day is Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked. It's a very empowering song when Elphaba decides what path she'll take. 

Sunday 13 October 2013

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October 13 2013:
  Today I was getting ready for a thanksgiving dinner by making cupcakes and cranberry sauce and my mom decided to take a run with me. I biked to the Langara. golf course while my mom ran, than we ran around the course, then back home. On the run, I fell and scraped my knee and it's really stinging. 
  At the dinner I ate a lot of ham. More ham than turkey actually... I had a lot of fun with my friends and I had a really good day.
  My song of the day is Roar by Katy Perry. My brother is obsessed with it and he sings it all the time. It's actually quite cute. 

Saturday 12 October 2013

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October 12 2013:
  I didn't blog yesterday because I had tennis until 9 and by the time I got home I was exhausted and went to bed. At about 1:30 am my brother started screaming and I knew instantly that something was really wrong. I can generally identify my brother's screams. There's the scream of pain (if he falls or hurts himself), there's the scream of desire (when he REALLY wants something), and there's the scream of sadness (generally when you take something away from him). The scream that I heard, however was nothing like I had heard from him before. It sounded like extreme confusion. It turns out my brother has stomach flu and he had started to vomit. He was on a strict diet today of rice and crackers and he had some soup at the end of the day.
  I also went for a 26 km bike ride today and on the way back I was so sore but I made it!
  My song of the day is Titanium by David Guetta. My mom was singing it today on the bike ride to motivate me. 

Thursday 10 October 2013

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October 10 2013:
  I had a pretty bad day today. Nothing too dramatic though. In English, I was gonna take a book test but when Mrs.Greskiw gave me the sheet none of the questions had anything to do with the book. So now, I have to do the tests orally Tuesday at lunch.
  Today was the second volleyball game of the season. We played against Point Grey and we were super pumped after beating Magee on Tuesday. Unfortunately, we lost. 1-3. I think we just need to learn from this experience and move on, plus, we can't win ALL the time or the other teams will get suspicious.
  My song of the day is No Good Deed from the musical "Wicked". I'm currently reading the book it was based on and it's really good.   

Monday 7 October 2013

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October 7 2013: 
  Today I had two quizzes and thankfully, I scored very high on both of them. 10/10 in french and 30/32 in math. I think I mentioned this last post but test freak me out. No matter how well I know the material, I get so scared. 
  I had volleyball after school and we played against the Gr. 9 girls as practice because we have our first game tomorrow. We lost but we gave them a run for their money.
  My song of the day is Boys with Girlfriends by Kate Morgan. I really like the melody and the music video.   

Friday 4 October 2013

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October 4 2013:
  Today we had a test in socials. I was prepared but I was still shaking... a lot. I ended up getting 11/10 on the test so all the worrying for nothing. I don't know why but tests really freak me out. even if it's a test about myself. Oh well, I get through them, I guess...
  I had tennis and I carpool with three guys in my class and when the coach left to pick something up it was the worst time ever. They were making the most annoying jokes in the world. Do you know what it's like for a 13 year old girl to be stuck in a car with a 14 year old and two 15 year old boys? It's bad.
  My song of the day is The Fox (What does the fox say?) By Ylvis. It's such a silly song about foxes... I mean, really?

Wednesday 2 October 2013

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October 2 2013:
  Today was Calder Hell week. Coach Calder (volleyball coach) normally does this week of boot-camp with the juniors and seniors the last week before games start. Since we're bantam, we only have 2 days of Calder Hell "week". One of the girls, it was her birthday today so we all went out for frozen yogurt at Oakridge mall (except for Amy couldn't make it). 
  Today I made some errors. I came home after fro-yo and I did a load of laundry. I wasn't paying attention and accidentally put my brother's diaper into the washer. I came out all pasty and I had to clean it up... It was BAD. 
  My song of the day is Just Dance by Lady Gaga because that's the song Coach Calder was playing during the extreme workout.