::YET ANOTHER magical textbook::

I feel so bad for almost forgetting poor Xavier... he's been sitting here for a couple of weeks

Xavier, the World History Texbook: is perennially perky. He can always find the bright side of the most dismal crap that comes along. He also has a knack for winning/ settling arguments as a peer mediator, so he settles most of the textbooks' disputes. He loves to travel, even though he never leaves my room. He'd like everyone to be positive and to study up your history!

Today is Jon Heder's Birthday!!!
more on Jon Heder [aka- Napolean Dynamite!]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Heder

::Fred Faces a Dirty Campaign::

Above: Fred Faces a Dirty Campaign.

Okay, you all know how I like Fred's stuff. And I LOVE how he says everyone needs to sing and dance sometimes to let it out.
I know you guys prolly think I'm trying not to think about homecoming which is tonight. If you are, you're right. Never fear, I'll update ya afterwards.

today is Chuck Berry and Zac Efron's birthday.
Also, today, King Louis XIV [the 14th] revoked against the Edict of Nantes. [sorry, I'm learning about that in school]
more on Chuck Berry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry
more on Edict of Nantes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes

::Homecoming Countdown Revamped::

Ack... It's almost here!!!! [I added an extra 30 minutes to it]

Today is Eminem's birthday. And tomorrow, ugh, is Zac Efron's.

::Pajama Day::

Wootness... Today was Pajama day @ school.
You know, like a part of Homecoming Spirit Week. I wore Jeans to school, u know, just in case no one else decided to dress up. But I was reassured, so I changed into pajama pants.
Today was your average day otherwise.
I drew Henry VIII [that's the 8th for those of you who aren't fluent in Roman Numerals] yesterday, and in my own opinion, he looks pretty bad. He's supposed to be a fat old man, as people pointed out, but I portrayed him apparently as a smexy man in his 20s. o.O Not sure where that came from.
I am also all done with my mystery w00t! Oh, right, my mystery is about people in my homeroom and it's kind of a whodunit. It's a surprise twist, i guess...
Sorry i had temporarily not blogged. There hasn't been a lot of cool birthdays or things in my life. I went homecoming dress shopping yesterday so now that's covered.

Today is Marie Osmond and Ashanti's birthday.
more on Marie Osmond [whose real first name is OLIVE, which is the coolest]- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Osmond
more on Ashanti- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashanti_(singer)

::Sorry for my absence of blog::

I am sorry that there has been no blog for the last 2 days. There were no birthdays I was inclined to share (besides John Lennon's yesterday) and my life is sorta trudging on. If you can see my homecoming countdown of doom, then you'll see it's almost a week till then... ahh. I'm going dress shopping this weekend *sarcastic woo*, which'll be loads of fun *sarcasm*.

Today is David Lee Roth's Birthday.
about David Lee Roth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth
my fave DLR ref: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-2QRih3rmQ

::Today's birthdays for now::

Today is Taylor Hicks and Simon Cowell's Birthday.

::Something I Bet you Didn't Know about me::

Wooooooo. Today was another day. Another 'Fun Monday'. Fun Monday is the best example of an oxymoron I've ever heard. Wooo.
I need to find a good quote for my quote of the week.

So, about my title- I think I found something very little people [an exception is ppl who have been to my house... more specifically my room] know about me. You may think it's weird, but at this point I think it's downright cool... Alright, I'm a Beanie Babie Fetish.
I have so many I can't count them. My parents started my collection when I was super little. No, my beanie babies did not sit on the shelf and collect dust when I was like 5. I played with them every day. And I regret it now that I am mostly a collector, but I removed the swing tags back then, which knocks off value if i were to sell them. I remember those days. I used to have soooo much fun with them. I even have a mint Patty the Platypus, which is one of the original 8 from 1993.
My collection is mostly confined to dogs though. All of the ones above my bed are dogs. I really do need to count them, but my Dad guesstimated about 70 so.
Ok, sorry for wasting ur time. Just thought I'd share w/ ya.

Today is Universal Children's Day.
Embrace your inner child. (this totes fits my Beanie Babies theme)

::Last Words::

people say some of the best stuff when they're about to die. No joke. I mean, it's kind of sad thinking that they died directly after they said this... but it's so amazing to see how they bid us goodbye.

Some famous last words:
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." --Pancho Villa
"Goodbye. I am leaving because I am bored."--George Saunders
"I'm afraid I'm being such a nuisance." --Edith Sitwell
"Now comes the mystery." --Henry Ward Beecher
"Goodnight." --Lord Byron
"Friends, applaud. The comedy is over." --Ludwig von Beethoven
"Go away. I'm alright." --H.G. Wells

Today is Ray A. Kroc, Kate Winslet, and Chester A. Arthur's Birthday!!!
More on Ray A. Kroc, credited for making McDonald's into a major fast food industry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kroc
More on Kate Winslet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Winslet
More on Chester A. Arthur, our 21st president: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur

::A little more excitement than I bargained for::

Well. Here are some key words for ya about it.

Embarassing. Jubilee. Wonka. My Dad. Lost. Birthday. 2 Hours.

Today is my dog and Alicia Silverstone's Birthday.
more on Alicia Silverstone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Silverstone

::Another Day::

Soooo... Another day. woo.
Homecoming is in 2 weeks... *sigh*
Not like I'm looking forward to that at all. I hated school dances last year... something tells me it might be a knotch up from last year... but still dreadful.

And I'm attempting to write another story. It's pretty crappy, if you ask me, but still...

Today is Gwen Stefani, Chubby Checker and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz's birthday.
Also, it is techie day! Do something nice for that person who moves the stumps and shines the spotlights in PPT or that person explains technological terms to you!
more on Chubby Checker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubby_Checker

::Lots of Birthdays::

Nothing much to blog about today... sorry for wasting your time.
Except for one fact: I did not get in the play. I am a lights and sound person... oh boy! Am I cursed or something? I am going to be pretty mad if I don't get into Alice because then I will have nothing to do for a longer amount of time.
I'm in a semi-decent writing mood. Maybe Invisabel will benefit a bit?

Here's a whole chunk of birthdays-

Today is Groucho Marx, Ghandi, Sting, Anne Leibovitz, and Kelly Ripa's birthday.

more on:
Groucho Marx:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_marx
Ghandi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghandi
Sting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)
Anne Leibovitz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Leibovitz
Kelly Ripa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Ripa

::Lip-Synchin' on the bus::

Wow... I actually did it.
After 20 consecutive posts, I broke the chain.
I feel so devious... oooooh. *stealthy music plays in background*

^ Pay no attention to that... hehe. Anyways, not much [that i feel like blogging about] is happening lately. I managed to not make it into everything I tried out for last month, so I'm super hoping that the school play cast results turn out in my favor. I'm not expecting anything major, but at least hoping that maybe, just maybe, I might to get to be a tree like fred. Or a moving tree, AKA- a chorusperson in a play. Don't think I'm being mean, and I don't believe that every part matters: I'm normally the chorusperson. But think about it, in musicals, chorus people get to sing and dance and stuff, but let's face it- if you don't have any lines in a play, isn't it kind of like being a moving, semi-emotional tree?

Here's what I enjoy doing on the bus to occupy my time: listen to my iPod, like most people. But I add a special flavor to it- I lip synch. You know, I'd disrupt the peace if I sang out loud, and it would be a repeat of middle school bus rides with Patrick and Trevor. So, I lip-synch it with a lot of emotion and occasional dance moves. I bet the people on my bus think I'm crazy. Frankly, I think most people think I'm crazy. But I'm decently okay with that. It actually looks pretty cool when you have the music. But I bet the peoples in the back of the bus are like, "Oh, there's that crazy weird Lip-synching girl. Stay away from her..."

I have to admit that I'm liking High school a lot better than middle school, mainly since i have some pretty decent friends who care. I'm still having my awkward nerd moments where a certain someone excludes me from everything and everybody, but I guess it all pays off. *sigh*

today in 1971, Walt Disney World opened.
Today is Jimmy Carter and Julie Andrews' birthday.
more on Julie Andrews: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews and Jimmy Carter, our 39th president,: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter .