Dazed And Confused

Okay, I watched that movie last night,

and I'm a little baffled that Alex said it was like the best movie ever.

No offense, but not the greatest movie I've ever seen. It was possibly one of the least entertaining.

But, I also watched pineapple express, and it was hilarious.

I laughed my ass off.

So today, I'm going to be drugged out of my mind on pain killers!

Because I'm getting my wisdom's out.

So it should be a very interesting experience (though I'm dreading the part where they have to stick the IV in my arm.. I don't do well with needles).

I'm quite interested in having people text me and see if I make any sense.. because my friend trever (boyfriend at the time, not anymore), when he had his teeth out, he was on some high dosage of viacadin (I know that's wrong. I can't spell it.) or something and he was texting me and it was HI freakin' LARIOUS to talk to him.

He was a silly silly person on painkillers. He was soooo out of it.

ha.

Other than chatting, all I'll be doing today is eating jello and smoothies and watching movies and sleeping.

It should be good fun.

[not really].

The Waiting Game

So, It's a dreary old Tuesday,

And I'm just avoiding my homework.

I have sooo much coming up, FAST.

And frankly, I'm scared shitless.

But I'm trying to balance out the fear with some excitement, at least.

So I have some things to freak out about in the future, and some things to look forward to.

Things I'm dreading:

1. Getting my wisdom teeth out (This coming Thursday)

2. School Starting (August 11th)

3. Starting on Birth Control... I mean it will be good in the long run, but my friend who was on it in 8th grade said she got her period for like 28 consecutive days when she first started. SCARY.

Now, Things I can look Forward to:

1. Ugly Dress Party!! (But we still need to decide a date)

2. Denver Freeze! (Maybe, I don't know for sure if I can go yet.. shit that's next week! better find out..)

3. Going back to school (yeah, it's stressful, but I do look forward to speech starting again, and seeing everybody.)

4. Going on Birth Control (yeah I know it's the thing scaring me, but I mean once I'm on it, it should clear up my skin, which is the whole reason I'm starting it.. because I'm not worried about the pregnant thing, I don't have sex.)

But as much as I do look forward to these things, they are stressing me out. I mean, it's hard planning parties, and doing homework when school starts in two weeks!

And right now I'm procrastinating even more, which is making it worse!

So, yeah, it's my fault.

But still!

Can't you see what the stress is doing to me! I'm becoming paradoxical! First I say something is scary, and then I say the same thing is what I'm looking forward to! What's wrong with me?

I am such a mess.

I can't believe I'm wasting my time like this.

I should really get back on track.

The Spirit of Aloha

So yesterday, I went to the dragonboat festival.

It was pretty fun..

kind of.

Well it pretty much sucked for the first half hour that I was there, cuz it was raining, and I was watching these crappy dances by philippino-amercians.

Nothing against them personally, they just did very un-entertaining dances.

But soon the rain cleared up and the better dancers went on,

they were Polynesian-Americans, I guess.

Anyways, they had much cooler dancing.

ha.

I guess there were also some dragonboat races going on, though we didn't really watch them.

but I did get a couple of pictures of them.

The lake was reallyy pretty.

Edgewater, for all you Coloradoans who know their stuff. (or don't?)

After it was over, we walked up to some Thai restaurant and ate dinner there.

Thank god I had some fried rice at the festival, or I would have gone hungry.

I ordered Drunken noodles with tofu.

it was disgusting. and it wasn't even the tofu I had a huge problem with (although I did have to force myself to swallow, though it doesn't taste bad, the texture reminds me of.. I don't know, vomit or something), it was the flavor of the entire dish. It tasted like

Crap.

But anyways, fun night. The people who were introducing all the dance acts on stage were pretty hopelessly un-funny, but they thought they were pretty cool.

it was kind of entertaining.

They kept talking about the "spirit of aloha". I guess you have to be from the pacific islands

or asian or something to get that.

whatevs.

ha. it was a good time anyways.

Single: From Failure to Freedom.

Photo by: http://srulia-nialo.deviantart.com/

Currently:

I am listening to the playlist of the mixed tape I made for my best friend who currently is in Michigan (I mailed it to her, because I'm that cool.)

It is a masterpiece if I do say so myself. Hopefully she will agree (to some degree).

Anywho,

today was fairly boring, I spent most of it doing my summer homework, but then I went on a bike ride to the park (the one nobody knows about, so I'm totally not naming it. It's MINE.) then to starbucks to get a green tea (unsweetened).

So you're probably wondering, "why the hell is she writing a blog about that shit? so boring."

Well, my dears, I am blogging because while I was out today, I experienced some serious revelations. So Alex (aforementioned best friend) is in cute boy heaven in Traverse City, MI and I'm stuck, boyless, in Highlands freakin Ranch. Lovely. Oh yeah, and to top it off count chuckle emailed her again, inviting her to the lake next saturday. Really Creepy actually, so that's not the part I'm really concerned about but I just kind of find it funny in a weird way so I wanted to write that in here. yeah.

Anyways that's not the point.

As I was wallowing in my loneliness and overwhelming jealousy of Alex I feel right now (the lucky hoe), I realized that I could probably easily have a guy right now. I know of a couple that are decent that wouldn't be too difficult to obtain.

So why don't I have them?

Because I haven't gotten off my lazy ass to pursue them! Of course they're not going to come to me, we haven't interacted since school! And it's not like they are just going to suddenly appear at some public place at the same time as I happen to be there, and strike up a conversation with me like "hey, let's hook up".

If I want action, I'm going to have to create it. I can't just sit here waiting for a guy to appear in my life and want me, I am actually going to have to go after someone! And it's not like it HAS to be somebody I already know, I can go talk to that quiet cutie in the music section of Borders, or strike up a conversation with the next cute clerk at the counter of whatever store I happen to shop at.

Okay, so I'm just stating the obvious here. So what? Just because the rest of the world has probably realized it, I obviously just now came to terms with it. Okay, so I knew this before. But it never really struck me as something that made a difference. But seriously, it truly does!

And it's not like the rest of you people are trying it out!

Maybe some of you, but I mean when you think about how many unhappily-single people there are in this world, they probably aren't doing much about it, or else things would totally change for them! Maybe not everybody has luck with love, so not EVERYBODY would get results,

but at least half of the unhappily-single population of the world could start doing something about it, and actually stop being single and mopey, and start being nailed and happy!

And that's guys too, not just girls.

Guys, let me tell you, if you have at least some appeal lookswise or personality-wise,

and just started flirting with some random strange girl, they would TOTALLY dig it. seriously.

Stop being shy and GO GET 'EM!

Harry Potter, this one's for you.

So, just got back from Kansas yesterday.

And I'm not even going to discuss it any further because it's very uninteresting.

So.

TONIGHT: Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince.

At midnight. YES. I'm soo excited.

Yes, ladies and gents, I am a total harry potter nerd.

The little nerd inside of me (actually it's not that little) is grabbing her HP garb and jumping up and down with excitement.

But I actually don't own any HP garb so unfortunately I won't be dressing up to view this lovely film. (Other than glasses and a scarf, but the scarf isn't even similar. Oh well it's pretty much law that you have to wear at least some sort of scarf when going to see a harry potter movie.)

Anywayss, I am totally getting psyched for tonight, not only by getting as much costume as I can (I am not above drawing a lightning bolt on my forehead) but also by watching disney channel, for you see, Wizards of Waverly Place is going to get me warmed up.

I'M A NERD.

and you love it.

Exhausted, Excited and Freaking Out

photo: http://whiterose243.deviantart.com

As we all know, Last Weekend was our Independance Day.

I spent all day inside making my TODDLER-PANTIE-PURSE. Don't judge.

Then, our cul-de-sac had our 4th of July BBQ that ended up being in the Levy's garage because of the rain. Lovely. But luckily, the rain cleared in time for us to light all of our lovely fireworks.

Also luckily, Dioni's (yeah, I have NO idea how to spell her name) sister from South Africa, along with her two kids, were there with us. Don't ask me to remember the chick's name, because there was no reason for me to know it. HOWEVER, Dioni's nephew, FRANCOIS (yeah, his name is French.), was adorable. And 17. And adorable. And funny. And adorable. We hung out and talked the entire time. It was pretty chill. Unfortunately he's going back to South Africa now. Oh well.

So anyways, back to the present:

Today was aaaahhhmazin'. Alex and I went to the mall, and I got glasses and eyeliner. Yes.

AANND we went to Macy's and tried on a million UGLY ASS DRESSES. yes. UGLY. ASS. DRESSES.

and we have decided to have an Ugly Dress Party. MMyes. Yes,mm.

So when we got home from the park (we went on a run after our shopping adventure) we immediately got on facebook and formed our ugly dress party group, and sent out many many invitess.

Another thing I did on the computer tonight, (which I am exxtreemely excited about) is restore my iTunes. FINALLY. I got allll of my songs back (before, after my computer crashed, I only got all my purchased music back, and then I re-burned a few of my favorite CD's on there. But that was only a little more than half.) Yes, it's true ladies and gentlemen, Emily Elizabeth Pohlenz FINALLY has all 1,235 songs on her iTunes. YESS.

So now I'll have my entire gorgeous soundtrack to listen to in Kansas, for which I leave for This Saturday (I'm visitin' my Gran'parents. Yes. Gran'. Parents.). I really hope that the Town of Argonia, Kansas has gained a population of at least a few (CUTE) boys ages 15 to 17.

Other than boy-scoutin' (ha!), All I'll really be doing in the lovely state of Kansas will be my AP European History Summer Homework Assignment. Yay.

That one is definitely gonna take up the rest of my summer.

So here's the dillyo.

I have to read this ginormous (pretty boring) book (A History of the Wife, if you must know) and answer 10 (fairly long) questions (in detail. oh yes.) FOR EACH CHAPTER.

No, boys and girls, not 10 questions about the book.

10 questions for each of the 10 (50 page!) chapters of this lovely lovely book.

And then I have to "record relevant information about" a bunch of dead chicks from the book.

Great.

So I'm thinking this week will be my last social week of the summer.

Other than the Denver Freeze (hellyesssss) on August 8th

and our Ugly Dress Party (date yet to be set)

I don't think I'll be doing much else.

Count Chuckle Lake

Camping

at Big Soda Lake last weekend,

WAS FREAKIN FUN.

Alex invited me to go with her camping, with her mom, little little sister, little sister, and little sister's friend.

At first, the plan was to go to THE GREAT SAND DUNES. helltotheyeah.

only, it didn't helltothehappen.

Her mom, being a doctor, was on call to deliver a baby. so we had to go somewhere close.

Fortunately, close didn't mean lame like we first thought it would.

The beach:

well, it wasn't a beach. it was some skanky sand next to some skanky lake water surrounded by skanky people, and we were pretty sure it was infested with skanky sewage runnoff from the nearby outhouse.

BigSodaLake so far

was BigNasty"Lake"

BUT THEN

Sammy and Shayna left!

to where!

We didn't know!

but we soon found out, as they came back to give Alex's madre some consent forms for PaddleBoating.

And so we discovered the other side of Big Soda Lake.

This side had rentals: Kayaks, Canoes, Paddleboats, Windsurfing

This side had clean water

This side wasn't crawling with toddlers and their skanky teenage mothers and fatass grandparents.

It was gohhhjuss.

So, we rented a kayak.

And it was pretty decent. We got some cool pictures of us kayaking, like a boss.

fo rizzle.

Then

I had the GENIUS idea of jumping OUT of the kayak.

Hold your applause, please. I know I'm a freakin genius.

so we got some AHA-mazing pictures of us in the water.

Then when we went back to shore, we spent like 6 hours jumping off the docks. fun fun stuff.

Then we went to the campsite and ate dinner.

Then we went back to the lake for a couple more hours.

Then we went back to the campsite for the night and roasted sweet sweet marshmallows

and one apple.

The next day we returned again to the lake,

where we took pictures again off the dock,

and took pictures of a group of presumably drunk about twenty-year-old sailboaters.

Who thought they were pirates.

ARR.

they wanted us to send them the pictures, so we did.

Email: Countchuckle@yahoo.com

They then proceeded to invite us this weekend to a BBQ with them for Fourth of July:

"YARRRRGH back. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING THOSE! we all got a laugh out of them & they came out great, good memory with my e-mail also. We will be there all day on the 4th of July if you want a free lunch on us. thanks again lol - Trevor"

So I guess one of their names was trevor. And I guess they don't realize that we are probably about 5 years younger than them.

But hey, they saw us from far away, and I mean, we DO tend to look a bit older in swimsuits, afterall.