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Speech and Debate-NOT WHAT IT SEEMS

I am on the Speech and Debate team at my school, and whenever people hear that, its immediately "EW" or "I debated in my high school's team"

NO.

Its not decathalon no mo'!

Its an intricate art!

Debate, is too complex for me to explain.

But I can explain the Speech half.

There are persuasive speeches and interpretations.

Persuasive speeches are about issues in the world/local community that the world/you needs to fix and how to fix it.

Interpretations:

Dramatic-a DRAMATIC piece (movie, play, story, scripted thing) that is cut to 10 mins and done in the performer's own interpretation of it.

The same goes for Humorous.

Duo- is the same except with two people. Plus, they cannot look or touch each other.

Then, Thematic is a collection of scripts to support a similar theme.

Like, I had one about potatoes.

Didn't do well.

Then there is Oratorical...

It is a speech previously made to the public by a public figure.

Then, prose/poetry which is an original, unpublished script.

Suck a 'Tac.

Gosh, I'm so Modest!

My pic was so old, so I sifted through my recent Nikon folders, and first one I found is the one I used, and I realized-I'm so pretty!!!! But it is a lot of work on the camera's part... : D

I'm Blogging Again, I Frickin' Promise!

I'm in the Blogging business again!

I capitalized it, oh well!

Well, I'm hilarious and I should share my comedy with all....6 of you...

I'm gonna blog again.

At a reasonable hour.

But for something to do:

Check out my gorgeous photography:

http://forthezap.deviantart.com/

Pop a 'Tac and enjoy!

"We're in the Nazi killin' business and cousin, business is a-boomin'."

I saw Inglorious Basterds a while back (long time ago) with Poppy, and I loved it!

Sure, the movie was two and a half hours long and almost all in German and French, but it ROCKED!

Tarantino does not disappoint!

It wasn't as good as the Kill Bills or and didn't reach the memorable caliber as Pulp Fiction and Res. Dogs, but by GOLLY it was good!

It was very Tarantino-y, but it was also cinematic.

Very movie-like.

Authentic...ish.

Definitely one I want to add to my enormous movie collection.

Plus, it fed my monster of a deep interest in WWII.

And experiencing the French and German languages for that 2.5 hours opened a whole new world for me.

Languages are cool!

Now, I really want to speak French and German!

It was really cool to see Brad Pitt in a Tarantino.

What was even cooler to see was Tarantino's alternate ending to WWII.

Not to mention see that SOB Hitler get shot a couple hundred times then blown up.

So, overall kinda good movie.

Ode to My Bagel

Up until recently, I haven't had a bagel in over a year!

I like bagels.

Of course, with my picky eating I only like plain white bagels (I'm a bagel racist).

I usually cover the top of the open bagel halves with shredded cheese and stick it in the microwave until the cheese melts.

It amazingly delicious.

Well, I didn't have it for over a year because of the internal body explosion I had around a year ago that only affected my pancreas -_-".

I finally remembered how much I frickin' love bagels and nabbed some at the grocery store.

I enjoyed my BAGEL.

Brief

SO, I have this list.

Its a list of things that I need to blog about.

Its on my white board.

That I never use.

Hmmm...

Well, I added to this list over and over and over and now I have all this crap I need to write about.

Everyday I'd look at it and just sigh and procrastinate more and more.

Procrastination is great with the help from Stumble (http://www.stumbleupon.com/home)

I've been incredibly busy, but I have reserved this very empty Monday evening to update the crap out of this frickin' blog!

So, sit back, relax, pop a 'Tac and enjoy the following random of my day-to-day life.

(((((

Here's the stuff that was on the list, but didn't make the final cut-

"Sudoku->Free Time"

"Deviant Art"

"Having a Life V Wanting to Have a Life V NOT Wanting a Life"

)))))

SHIZ-NAPZ!

Holy Strawberries Batman, indeed!

Its been way too long since I've updated.

Its about time I do.

Get ready for an onslaught of random and crazy shit.

Holy Strawberries, BATMAN!

Well, DAAAAMN!

I haven't posted an update since August!

That was such a long time.

I GOTTA update.

I plan on it!

I have my white board COVERED in blog topic stuff.

Its a mess, but I'll get it figured out.

There are so many things to tell!

Obtain the FRESHNESS!

YMT

Potatoes, Deaf People, Taking to Walls, Dialects-A-Plenty, Love, and Shopping...

What a crazy summer this has been.
Its August already!
I've lost track of time.
I joined the Speech and Debate team at school, and we have a summer "camp".
When you think "Speech and Debate" you think giving speeches and arguing.
Barely.
Speech and Debate is quite profound now.
There is a giant umbrella of the divisions of Speech and Debate.
Its intense!
I joined the Speech half.
I am in the interpretation division.
I am involved in the thematic and dramatic interpretations.
Its been hardcore work and I am so tired!
But it'll be worth it when I win!
Speech camp is Monday-Friday 9-5:30!
PLUS, to cover my foreign language credits at school, I am taking a Sign Language night class.
It is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 6-9:30 in Irvine.
Yeah, I'm tired.
So, back to Speech.
Thematic Interp (TI) is basically just this-A theme is selected and is supported by several scripts or poems.
My TI is on Potatoes.
Oh yeah.
I'm just THAT awesome!
In my TI, I have characters.
The character variation is crazy and if done well, gives me a terrible headache.
The first character is sexy and the script is sensual...and about potatoes.
The next character is an Irish woman, who I have officially named Hannah Simon, who is recounting the story of the Irish potato famine to her four grandchildren.
I NAILED the Irish accent, mind you!
But doing her pieces is hard because I have to LOOK like an old lady, so I'm bent over and crouched awkwardly.
Not too fun.
The next character is this peppy museum lady. I named her Bobbie Brian, because I can. Apparently she is from North Dakota. I had no idea that I could do a ND voice! As much as I absolutely ADORE this character, she makes my face hurt. She's smiles for the entire piece.
The next piece then contains four characters: Tom Thomson, Jon Johnson, Shelley Carr, and Jose.
Tom and Jon are newscasters for Channel Four News.
Shelley Carr is a seven-year-old girl who was mugged by Jose, who stole her potato and butter and sour cream.
Next, is Steven Shepherd Smith. I named him so. He is a seventeen-year-old who is recounting his story of when he was fifteen and he wanted to buy a gun and eventually carved one out of a potato....
Then we have a British potato rights activist.
Its quite an array of characters.
THEN, I have another piece.
Its a dramatic interp (DI)
DIs are different from TIs.
A DI is a single script.
Mine is titled "Heart of a Dog" by Terry Galloway.
Its about a deaf woman.
That was real fun to learn.
(HEAVY SARCASM)
You'd think, growing up surrounded by deaf people, that I would be able to do a deaf voice easily.
NOPE!
Took me two weeks to get it down.
Now, I've got it and I frequently, accidentally slip into it...
:D
We had a mini "mock" tournament for just us kids in the camp.
I made it to semi-finals with the potatoes TI, but my DI didn't make it.
Oh well, I'm still new.
~Grab a TicTac on your way out!
Stay FRESH...!

Trust Me... (a more..womanly blurb)

This morning I was getting ready to go to a 4th of July party at a family friend's house with my mom.

It will be by a pool, so I am wearing a bathing suit and this dress thingy (don't know what to call it, on account of my lack of dress knowledge, hating them and all) so I went to get something out of the bathroom to put my hair up and Mom comes in and stares at me.

Her jaw drops and she dramatically signs "cute".

"I FORGOT you had that! It is SOOOO CUTE!"

I just kind shrugged and continued doing my hair.

"And it makes your boobs look HUGE!"

"Thanks Mom" -_-

"No, you don't understand. Trust me, when you have boobs like these" gesturing to her own "You really want to have boobs like those" gesturing to mine.

"Great Mom. Just great..."

Overplanning...

SO, I have this calendar in my room that I write all my plans in and everything is corridinated by color.

I have many plans this summer, so June and July are full on blinding with color and craziness.

There are a few, what I call "white days"or days that have no plans, thus they are white.

I have plans set on the calendar up until October.

But there are a lot of thing that are "TBD" and I hate them!

I like planning ahead and knowing what's going on, what's going to happen, etc.

When stuff is undecided it makes me FREAK!

I like knowing what I'm doing.

Not a crime.

I consider it a priviledge.

Some call it pathetic...

I don't see anything wrong with it.

Freshness, plz.

Y.M.T.

Introduction to Technology...

So my uncle recently was given an iTouch as a gift.

Thing is, the man has STKD!

For those of you who don't know what STKD is: Severe Technologic Knowledge Deficiency.

So my uncle has almost no clue to what he is doing.

But, he's getting some practice in and is beginning to learn the ways of modern technology!

Of course, there ARE moments when I need to help him.

Such as the time he asked me how to spell "bitch".

I admire his perserverence into the world of technology.

Its not easy to just jump into, but he did it.

Let's give him round of applause!

I love my uncle, but I couldn't resist blogging his little adventure.

LOVE YOU NICK JR!

Stay Fresh all.

Y.M.T.

So, I bathed my CAT the other day...

The most horrific experience of my life!

I decided that my cat was disgustingly dirty, so Mom and I gave him a bath.

It was so sad; he hated it.

He was so upset, and he looked so small!

We finally got him completely wet and shampooed (Head and Shoulders, a MUST for all cats) then we dried him off, or rather, we tried to.

He was all...squirmy and stuff.

His fur stuck out in all directions and he looked REALLY small.

Poor guy.

I'll never do it again.

Stay Fresh, yeah?

Y.M.T.

RAIN?

The other day it rained for several minutes, and I got very excited.
I grabbed my camera and shot some pictures.
Its not easy getting pictures of rain.
You'd think it would be simple, but I couldn't get what I was looking for.
Oh well.
I still have these shots.
I had hoped that a rainbow would show,
but then I realized there hasn't been a lot of sun lately...
My bad.
I will enjoy looking back at these pictures in
July, when I'm in LA, and its a thousand
degrees outside.
Ah, summertime in Southern California.
Not exactly my cup of tea.
Maybe, with all my plans and classes, I'll be too busy to notice the heat.
I hope so.

An Expert...

Someone called me "The Expert" today.
I was just working on a project for a teacher of mine, its a video montage for Theatre.
A couple of my friends have made this group for me, so I am having them do all this stuff that, well, that they would normally do.
It was just casually slipped into a conversation (actually it was a threat, but anyway)
and it made me realize, that people really think that I know what I'm doing.
I was taken back for a minute.
WOW.
I was just doing what I thought would work, maybe what I think works, actually works!
Maybe.

Its Been a Good Year

Well, the my freshman year has come to a close.
Its been a fantastic year.
I have made so many friends and memories.
I will miss my seniors and I wish them well on their college adventures.
So, for my classes next year:
-Chemistry
-English 2 Honors

-Drama 2/3
-Speech

-Geometry
-World History
It'll be a fun year.
The whole, being in speech/being in drama thing will be interesting.
Southern California is currently in the midst of "June Gloom" and its GREAT!
Soaking in whatever cloudy-ness I can!
Its been a fantastic first year at FUHS and I can't wait to start the second one!
STAY FRESH!
Y.M.T.

Facebook

Recently, I convinced my newbie mother to make a Facebook, because she would then be connected to the world.

She now has one and has been on it FERVENTLY.

She has become quite the interwebz pro!

Today she sits at her computer on her Facebook, editing and such and I am sitting nearly three feet away on the floor blogging and looking at her "progress" and commenting on several of her pictures and she will intermittently say something that would usually make no sense to anyone not on our Facebooks, but makes perfect sense to us.

It's probably quite entertaining to watch, but since there is no one here but us and the multiple animals (who, I doubt, understand it) it might not be.

Hey mom!

What should we do for dinner?!

Y.M.T.

Myspace...

So I was looking at my pictures of myself on myspace today...
And I realized that I am SERIOUSLY conceited!
I know I am conceited, but this is crazy!
Stay FRESH!
Y.M.T.

Going Back...

So I was looking back at my first posts and was amazed at the changes in my opinion on some things.
Here's the comparison:

I live with my mom and grandfather
and our four cats and one dog.
TRUE

I'm a freshman.
TRUE

I'm in the drama department.
TRUE

I am a rabid member of myspace.
Not so much anymore.

I LOVE anime and manga.
TRUE

I am fascinated with Japanese culture.
TRUE

I am a HUGE fan of Harry Potter and Twilight.

Yes, I am one of THOSE people.
Still one of 'em!

I am a total geek and I couldn't be more proud!
TRUE TRUE TRUE

I am a member of my school's Comedy Club and Gamer's Guild.

WHat a match, huh?
TRUE

My favorite animal is a dog.
Technically a wolf, but similar!

My favorite foods are: cereal, chocolate chip cookies (the ones my mom makes), and chocolate.
Hahahaha! Pre-Diabetes obsessions!
My favorite food NOW-Hot Dogs, String Cheese, Club and Cheddar Crackers, and Trader Joe's White Cheddar Popcorn!

My favorite drink is water!
Because I was always so thristy! I still like water, but Propel is nice, too!

My favorite soda is Coca Cola, because I'm just that cool!
REPLACED! By Coke Zero and Diet Mountain Dew Code Red...

My favorite restaurants are: Islands, Chiles, Yard House, and the Whole Enchilada.
TRUE

My favorite color is green.
TRUE

I support the GO GREEN thing.

I also support Product(red), fighting AIDS.
TRUE

My favorite movies are(I can't pick just ONE): Dan in Real Life and Finding Nemo.
Any Pixar movie.

My favorite TV shows are: FRIENDS, Grey's Anatomy, House, and Desperate Housewives.
TRUE

I am a big believer in chopsticks. I collect them!
TRUE

Converse are the shiz!
TRUE TRUE

I have a wide vocabulary!
TRUETRUETRUETRUETRUETRUE

I love writing.
TRUE

I have two iPods.
TRUE but I gave one to my mom!

I love texting.
TRUE

I am always taking pictures.
TRUE

Most of the time they are of myself.
TRUE!

I am a sore loser and I'm not afraid to admit it.
TRUE

I am a martial artist.

OK, OK! You got me! I'm a black belt!
TRUE

So, really there's a lot to me!

TO really get it, reading opens the doors!

TRUE

There's quite a few differences, then!
WOW!
Stay Fresh!
Y.M.T.