I needed a blog...

dissection!

2010-03-04T13:13:00.001-08:00

I'd like to correct the correction which I previously corrected. *clears throat* I DON'T think photobucket is having any problems. Actually, they might. But I've got a Mac, and apparently Macs are more virus prone. So basically I currently don't have an excuse to NOT use my blog. *sigh*

ANYWAY, that's irrelevant.

Anyway, in Biology I've been dissecting things. WEEKLY! Some high schoolers groan and complain and maybe even choke themselves before cutting open a frog or a grasshopper. I find it relaxing. probably because of my morbidly cute sense of humor. I may be the only kid who says "AWWW!!! look at the cute little brain!". The best thing is I'm in a class with nine boys and no girls and I'm the one who's most excited about butchering small animals.
Well, at least I think... I'm a natural spaz. Every friday I take in my camera, Ernesto. (Yes, I named my camera Ernesto. He's, like, my best friend!!!) And I take plenty of vivid pictures.

This is Walter. (Yes, I name my victims.) As you can see, he's a worm...

I love making everything look like a horror film. I actually know how to make intestines out of sausage and jelly...

this is Graham. The grasshopper...

poor Graham...

This is Jaques. (Ya know, like the one from finding nemo? yeah...)

I'm never going to red lobster again....

and last but not least, this is Frankie. idn't he a cutie?

May they all rest in pieces...

Next week I'm dissecting a pig. I'll be naming him Kevin Bacon! (clever, eh?... no? ok...) look out for that! Something tells me he's gonna be REEEEALLLY cute! (Ya know, because pigs are always cute!)

I spoke too soon...

2010-01-17T19:10:00.001-08:00

uh, remember when I said a few days ago that I was going to get into funny pictures I found on the internet and post them here. heh. apparently photobucket has a stupid worm crawling it's way around the site. so... out of fear it'll eat my computer, I will be avoiding that site. which really makes me sad, since I have a lot of my favorite pictures on there, and not all of them are on my desktop... so... yeah. I'll try to find something interesting to post in the next few days. but not likely. I have to go memorize Shakespeare. -.- *dies*

I'm back from the grave...

2010-01-15T18:15:00.001-08:00

I haven't been on here forEVER!!!!! O_O because of my dull life. So you missed Christmas and my sweet sixteen! (I use this term very loosely. my older brother ate my piece of ice cream cake.) and, because of my dull life, I really don't think I have the ability to blog about things that go on. maybe occasionally. so I'll just post very random stuff I find that makes me laugh.

here's something I found at the local college last week. I just love fail pictures!

look what I can do!

2009-09-19T10:30:00.000-07:00

holy crow, it's been a while! I'm so sorry I haven't been able to write, all you imaginary people who read my blog!
I found a new way to occupy myself! (sort of.) I've mastered the art of avatar making!
what the heck is an avatar? is it contagious?
no, it's a small square icon people use on forums, blogs, and networking sites. they're usually a little picture with words on them.
here are some I made:

aren't they adorable? and they were so easy to make!

am I and Artiste, or what?

2009-08-23T11:41:00.001-07:00

check out the similarity!
I have reconstructed "starry starry night" by van goh entirely out of cupcakes! it took 24 cupcakes and 2 and a half cans of frosting, and a whole bunch of food coloring. and I got the decorating done in less than an hour! how cool am I?

Caitlin and Kelly. er, Kelly and Caitlin.

2009-08-11T20:54:00.000-07:00

hey, everybody! I just found this hot new band!

and I know them!

they're Kelly and Caitlin, or maybe it's Caitlin and Kelly...

can't quite remember which...

but they're absolutely awesome! they've both got beautiful voices and mad guitar skillz! I heard them play at a coffee house on Saturday, and I must say, I am now a big fan! I'm not entirely sure what their websites name is, but once I know, it'll be here.

in the meantime, here is a video to watch:

sorry, but the video might be a little dark. coffee shop lighting. psh.

wandering around Amish country...

2009-08-02T17:08:00.000-07:00

thanks to insane amounts of cleaning and busy-ness (*cough* laziness *cough*) I was un-able to make a post about my excursion last saturday. I went to Amish country! all you big-city folks are probably choking right now. I can hear your distant screams. "AMISH COUNTRY?!?! EXCURSION???!? how crazy ARE these hoosiers?!? Is this why you guys are in 'flyover country'?"

I pity the fools.

it was really quite fun! up north their are these cute little gardens planted to look like quilts scattered throughout elkhart county. me, my mom, and my grammy all went to check it out. (that is TERRIBLE grammar, I know. I told you. I am NOT well about grammar.) We started out at a cute little amish store, where my mom bought a boatload of cinnamon sticks on the cheap. then we headed to a cute little town to a dime store and bought some vintage gum. we then had breakfast at a cute little coffee house. I ordered a luscious giant cinnamon roll absolutely SMOTHERED in buttercream frosting that still makes my mouth water. I also had some chai tea.

I love chai tea.

I just love it.

afterwards we went through the nappanee library.

this was an actual library within a library!

me and my grammy.

pace? what pace? there's no traffic! (lol, just kidding)

what we came for. look! it's a basket!

Philip Diller, the rooster.

wow. this hand-dryer sure did boost my self esteem. (sarcasm, sarcasm.)

we then went to the old bag factory. a small little mall of expensive boutiques.

needless to say, I didn't buy anything.

old train stuff in the old bag factory.

me and my family LOVE the show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. (or triple D.) we love all the cool down-home restaurants they go to. we love Guy Fieri, and all his quirky sayings. it's a really good show.

impertinent? random? I don't think so.

after the old bag factory we just had to find someplace to eat. we were scared to death that this little soda shop would be closed. it's been around for a while, and we didn't know whether it had survived. but it was opened. I said, as I got out of the car "this looks like one of those places they'd go to on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives!" for it was a cute old fashioned Diner type place.

on the door there was a little sticker with the food network logo. it said "as seen on food network."

"no way..." I thought.

inside there were lots of pictures from the show "Diners, Drive-ins, and dives". my mom almost fell over.

this is where you get your ice cream. I had grilled cheese and fries, and a strawberry milkshake. it was bananas! (bananas is good.)

was that a money trip, or what?

bored to near certain death

2009-07-09T19:03:00.000-07:00

I'm so bored. like really bored. there is seriously nothing to do on my own. so I've been doing nothing but watching tv, walking, and looking for cat pictures on the webbernet. here are some highlights:

happy (late) 4th of July!

2009-07-05T14:03:00.001-07:00

I love fireworks. I love the sight, the sound, the smell... I ESPECIALLY like the concept of blowing stuff up! but yesterday was kind of a bummer here in the midwest. at around three o' clock it started to rain.

and rain.

but not a hard rain, or a big storm. a long, drizzling rain that just wouldn't stop. the weather threatened to break loose any minute, so my family had to put off going to the local university to see the fireworks early to get a good spot. (believe me, we went last year five hours early and it was already packed.)

so we got there 2 hours before the fireworks were to start and parked a mile away from a reasonable spot. after 20 minutes of bickering about where the heck we were supposed to sit, we set off in search for a good-ish spot. after 2 hours, our waiting paid off. 20 minutes of fireworks.

whether it was worth the trouble or not, I don't know, but I eventually did have fun.

miracle whip

2009-07-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

miracle whip has been given a bad rap for YEARS. people always saying that it's not as good as it's eggy cousin mayonaise, (yes, I spelled that wrong.) and that it will never be anything more than mere salad dressing.

this must be stopped.

I have reasons why miracle whip lives up to it's name:

1. it tastes way better than mayo. it's much less sour.

2. it's WAY better for you. it's, like, 30 calories!

3. it's just plain prettier. mayo has a sickly yellow tinge to it, whereas miracle whip is perfectly white.

it's also creamier.

so stop hating miracle whip.

have yourself an MW sandwich.

kick back and relax.

too much mountain dew.

2009-06-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

I'm on the computer right now (obviously...) and I found these hilarious signs! I'm laughing my head off, probably because of all the caffeine I've been drinking.

aww....

see ya tomorrow! (maybe...)

Converse=love!

2009-06-18T08:00:00.000-07:00

anyone who doesn't have a pair of converse sneakers NEEDS TO GET ONE NOW!!!!

here are some pictures of mine:

ok, fine. so you may have to tilt your heads a bit...

this one isn't as cute.

aren't they adorable? *swoon*

here are some pictures of other people's converse sneakers that I stole off the webbernet:

aww...

eek! I wouldn't put my foot into this one...

I love "the dark knight", so I think these are absolutely adorable!

that's right. converse sneakers are old school.

*sniffle* so cute...

ouch, that looks painful...

ha ha! for those who are TRULY obsessed...

i like these ice blue shoes...

so true.

I swear, I could marry these things.

African Journey

2009-06-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

hello, imaginary people who I pretend read my blog! I haven't really posted anything in while. I apologize.
anyway.

my local zoo just opened a new chapter called "the African Journey".
I checked it out last sunday, and it was pretty cool.

This hyena didn't seem to be laughing.

I was actually afraid it was dead, but I guess it just

couldn't take the Indiana heat.

(that was a joke...)

this is Zuri, the giraffe.

you can feed her a leaf of lettuce for five bucks.

even my little brother couldn't take the heat.

there were a lot of mongoose (mongooses? mongeese?)

scurrying around.

and last but not least we saw two majestic creatures;

the king and queen of the jungle themselves.

their names are Bill and Ina.

ironic, huh?

summer's a bummer

2009-06-04T19:50:00.000-07:00

I love swimming. I love warm weather. I ESPECIALLY love the idea of losing weight. ('cause brother, I need it.) but I hate summer. I hate all classes and group meetings being put on hold for two and a half months. everyone I know goes on vacation and has fun, while I'm confined to my bedroom all alone listening to my radio and playing solitaire.

and my only friend is this guy.

sorry for complaining. :(

cherry blossom festival

2009-06-02T13:59:00.001-07:00

From Osaka to Asakusa, I LOVE Japan!

This Saturday I was lucky that our local Library held a free Japanese festival! ("free" being a subjective term...) there were many people dressed up in kimonos, karate outfits, and anime costumes. (I was absolutely green with envy.) I watched someone play the koto, (one of my favorite instruments) and I got to see alot of bonsai. my best friend, who can draw flawless manga comics, was there to enter the anime competition. I foolishly entered too.

this is my inferior excuse for a manga picture. everyone else at my table had great drawing skill, something I don't possess.

despite my inferiority complex, I had a lot of fun! (even though I was there for about an hour...)

I look forward to next year!

Shadow

2009-05-28T19:44:00.000-07:00

I own a dog.

named shadow.

he's really dumb.

he has bad teeth and he sleeps whenever possible.

and I love him.

see? bad teeth!
he thinks he's so perky and cute...

...and he is!

Disclaimer

2009-05-23T19:53:00.000-07:00

ok.

my name is Mari. (ok, fine, it's Mary with a y, but I want to change it.) this is the not-so secret life of a real American teenager.

because if it's on the internet,(OR Tv...) it's not a secret anymore.

and who's to say I'm an american? for all you know, I could be french. you never can tell with these blogs.

or a teen? I could be 52, ya know.

but you're just gonna have to trust me.

so here are some stuff you need to know about me:

1. I'm topsy turvy. if I say something that no one understands, that doesn't mean you're crazy. and i usually don't get anything other people say.

2. I like the Jonas brothers. deal with it.

3. I am not good about grammar. or is it not "well" about grammar?

for now, that's probably it.

yup.