Hey guys! While they're airing it, I'll be blogging The Next Food Network Star and posting once a week on it. Feel free to watch with me (or not) (Ed note: This post is late because I ran into some issues). This is episode 1, where we first meet the Finalists.
So, Doreen Fong is first. She's Asian, and learned to cook because she didn't like her momma's food. She seems nice; I like her.
Next is Aarti Sequeira. She has a British accent, and grew up in India. She says shes nervous about serving home-cooked meals to "someone like Bobby Flay". She seems really cute; I like her :D
The next guy is--whoa he just came on and the first thing he said is "I already know I'm gonna win this". Ex-ca-yuze ME! And how would you know, pray tell? I don't like this Paul Young. He's irritating and cocky. Yada yada he went to some fancy schools, and blah blah i don't care.
Herb Mesa's next. He says his show would be about food and fitness (thumbs down). He's a stay-at-home dad. And has a cool hat. I guess I like him. He seems really energetic and enthusiastic. A little wierd, but a good kind of wierd.
Ugh. I don't like this next girl. She's all like "I'm sassy, I can be a diva...". Well answer this question: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD?! I can tell you that Brianna won't be my favorite finalist.
The next guy looks like that dude who played "Mantis" in "Kung-Fu Panda". Seth-something (Regan? Ronald? Ragan?) Tom Pizzica seems cool, go-with-the-flow, easy-going, and just nice in general.
Eww...kay then. Weird reaction-thingeh i just had. I heard a woman's voice and then saw a dude. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that he's what I like to refer to as "confused". Nuf said. Anyway, Alexis (yeah) seems like he probably knows how to cook. Unlike Brianna.
DZintura (?) is a little strange, but a cool kinda strange. Like--I'm not gonna bother trying to describe it. I like her.
Brad started his own restraurant when he was 22. Propz! I like him. He definitely knows how to cook. YAY!
The first thing that Serena says is "I have no culinary education". Uh, not the best opening line for a food reality show. But she covers nicely when she follows with "but I have very strong women in my family to taught me how to cook just about everything". She has a really cute accent.
Das says he would make a show for guys who can't cook. AMEN I VOTE FOR DAS! I mean, uh, well, that's nice. :D But he seems a little cocky--I don't know if I officially like him yet.
Aria is next. I LOVE HER! She is so nice and cognizent and just...cute. And she has a 3-year-old son!
The First Challenge (Mini-Challenge)
The Cooking Session
So, the first challenge is to "Put yourself on a plate". You know, "if you were food, what would you be?" After the finalists quit marveling at the new kitchen and at Giada (I hate Giada) and Bobby Flay (I like his cooking but he's a little annoying on TV), and Susie Fogelson they begin the challenge. Oh, and there was Bob Tuschman too. He looks like the kind of guy who would be found in the Capitol building--middle-aged, average-looking white guy.
The finalists have 45 minutes to use chicken and potatoes to make a dish that describes them. Pretty basic ingredients, so I expect good things from these people (except maybe Brianna).
Brad put on a hat. He's awesome. Herb is looking very energetic. He really wants to make something "fun and exciting". That's good. Tom (who will now be reffered to as Seth) was going to make Gnocchi (i think that's a stuffed Italian pasta), but he didn't have enough time so he made a hash brown instead. Nice recovery. Basically, nothing noteworthy happens during the cooking session other than that Dzintura utters some corny phrases like "Yummy, yummy in my little tummy!"
The Judging Session
The finalists have 30 seconds to tell the judges and the camera why their dish represents them.
Aria comes first. When she first comes out shes all like "and the selection commitee is right there just sitting there watching". I'm thinking like "uh, DUH!" But she regained my respect during the camera 30-seconds. She's bright, cute, engaging, and perfect. Also, her dish was good.
Doreen was next. She totally failed. Several word mess-ups and stuttering. Then, the cameraman tells her to stretch because she still has, like, 10 seconds left. And she says "...um, and I just love butter--*timer beeps*". It sounded terrible. I actually flinched. The judges felt that the dish didn't even represent her.
Next up: Herb. His dish looks like a quesedilla with its guts spilled out. He made a cute comment: "and I put cilantro on it because I'm like cilantro; either you like me or you don't". Well, that was decent. Susie Fo like him a lot. So did the rest of the Selection Committe (SC).
Seth gives a false start for the camera, asks to start over, and doesn't get to start over. He was at a loss for words, so he was very low-key. I agree with the judges when they said that he looked like he didn't even wanna be there. His dish was just okay.
Dzint kept rambling on trying to find something meaningful to say. And then can't find her way off the set. But her dish was really good.
Serena was shaking as she approached the set. She stuttered, talked really fast, and was really nervous; but she had good food.
Das' chicken was raw, and his camera presentation was painful to watch. ouch.
Aarti's chicken was raw too, but she sold her dish to the camera nicely (i just had a vision of a money-toting camera). She was confident, sweet, and funny. "My mantra is "I don't care what your momma said, play with your food". " It made sense for her to say that because she did an Indian spin on a classic roasted chicken.
Paul was really boring. That's it about him. (oh, yeah his dish sucked)
Brianna had a stupid name (sticky-chicky in a little piggy?) and kinda failed at the end.
Brad got nervous in front of the camera. I felt that he was a little stiff.
Alexis was really monotonous. I don't remember a word he said. Giada thought he was timid and wanted to give him a hug.
The Verdict:
Das got reprimanded cus he sucked, and Seth was told to be more enthusiastic.
Herb won. He was good, but I like Aarti's camera time better. Aria was second place. She was really good, and I liked her better than Herb. But, it was probably Herb's food that let him win over her.
The Second Challenge (Star Challenge)
Cooking Session
The finalists have to shoot their first promo for their would-be show, and this is the first part of a two-part challenge. Andy Fickman is going to coach them, help them write a script and blah blah blah.
I'm not even going to bother listing their promos. They almost all sucked. And looked really stupid. I'm disappointed in the Food Network. The only one who did any good was Aria. I REALLY LIKE HER! And Aarti was alright. But everyone else really stunk.
The second part entailed the finalists cooking for Wolfgang Puck (except they didn't know it was him). They had to pick teams, and assign courses. I really hated this section of TNFNS (pronounced "tunfuns"). It was so boring. Nothing interesting happened.
That is, until Dzint got an inflamed tear duct! YES! Some action, finally! I mean, uh, I feel really bad for Dzint. She went to the hopistal. She had to make the dessert. Dessert is important. Oh, and Brianna totally dissed Dzint cus she went to the hospital; not like she had a choice! I mentally called her a not-nice word. And smiled. Seth was being (not-nice word) too, even though he made Dzint's dessert, a complicated lemon dessert.
The Judging Session
Aria ROCKED. Paul phailed. Brianna phailed. Aarti ROCKED. Seth did pretty good. Dzint's lemon savignon sucked (and she said "it's like putting your egg into somone else's womb"...awkward) but it's okay cus she didn't really make it. Herb did push-ups (literally). Wolfgang hated Doreen's promo and her dish. Das tried too hard to be "a cool guy". Brad ROCKED (even though he didn't realize it). Serena did pretty good. Alexis phay-YULD major (Wolfgang said that his wife would divorce him if he made such horrible food).
Evaluation (where they're in the imposing looking room)
Are you bored yet? I am. *sigh*
Grey Team (they won):
Dzint: Seth and Brianna were being (not-nice word) towards her. She needs to be more natural.
Aria: Shes perfect.
Brianna: She sucks (IMHO).
Paul (I-already-know-I'm-gonna-win-this-Paul): HORRIBLE.
Seth (Tom): Needs to be a little more serious
Aarti: Was scared that Bobby was gonna hate her food, but he really likes it.
Black Team (they lost):
Herb: Did alright, but needs to be more natural in front of the camera.
Doreen: Needs to get rid of the whipped-dog attitude
Serena: Fake
Alexis: Needs to work on his cooking and camera skills
Brad: ROCKS! (but needs to work on his camera skillz)
Das: Too fake. Me and the judges hate the "too cool for school" personality.
Elimination!
The judges were all dramatic while elimination someone. Like "Alexis, Doreen, only one of you can move on". Like, uh, THEY KNOW! And how they say "We're sorry" when they leave. If you're sorry, why'd you eliminate them? Anyway, Alexis was eliminated. YES! I agree with this decision because Alexis is my least favorite and he can't cook anyway.
My Final Thoughts
Well, I think that Tunfuns used to be more interesting. The "stars" are so one-dimensional and wannabe-ish that I am annoyed and disappointed. Maybe it'll get better as more episodes come out, but this was a pretty bad season premiere. It was way too over-advertised as well.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Another post. This time I wrote it. MY FIRST REJECTED POST!
I kinda like this "rejected post" thing. This is a post I (wakwy) wrote a while ago. I sent it to Miss Marm at Sparknotes and never heard back. She must have really hated it.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
Another Rejected Sparknotes Post
Well, it seems as if me and my crew just keep getting posts rejected. Either we're really bad authors or just really clique-ish. Dang...anyway, Murtagh963 wrote a post that got rejected because it doesn't apply to everyone. So I'm publishing it here. :D *feels like a rebel*
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ish sorry...
Omg first I want to say that I am SO sorry for taking forever about posting. *takes beatings* There was a lot going on, and I didn't have time to post or read new posts. In fact, this'll be probably the only post for at least a week, since I'm going to Florida next week. But, in hopeful recompense for your anxious waiting (cus i know you've been waiting anxiously :P), I've written a post for yall. Actually, it's co-written. I sent it into Sparknotes, but they didn't publish it because they didn't want people to feel left out. I agree :D
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
I'm terrible at thinking of titles...
To all my adoring fans (I've always wanted to say that):
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Friday, April 30, 2010
A Quiz
Hi everyone! I haven't posted in a very long time, due to my being very busy. The other day, I got a quiz from my friend, and of course I filled it out. She sent me an email back saying that I was hilarious. I was just answering honestly. Anyway, here's the quiz: (also, if you want to, email me yours at randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com)
1. High heels or boots? high heeled boots. wadaya think?
2. What time did you get up this morning? i didn't sleep last night. severe insomnia. so i woke up at 8am yesterday morning
4. What is your maiden name? guess. (Hubbard, for those of yall who don't know)
5. What is your favorite TV show? hanny montanny
6. What do you usually have for breakfast? i feel that quizes like these are very invasive to your private life. How will it benefit the world if you know what i had for breakfast? or lunch? or dinner? or elevensies?
7. What is your middle name? Joy. what were my parents thinking...
8. What food do you dislike? raw meat.
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? either "Live Life Loud" by Hawk Nelson, "Ocean Eyes" by Owl City, or "Awake" by Skillet.
10. What characteristic do you despise? perpetual optimisticness.
11. Favorite Clothing: shorts. from the guys' section.
12. Anywhere in the world on vacation? Alagaesia or Middle Earth
13. Are you an organized person? Ya'll know me...
14. Where would you retire to? atlantis
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? my 13th. i had a big ol' fancy shcmancy party that i had to wear a dress to
16. What are you going to do when you finish this? read or listen to bob. (my ipod)
17. Furthest place you are sending this? florida
18. Person you expect to send it back first? bleh...probably gabby or rachel
19. When is your birthday? *suspicious look* this requires a lot of personal info...
20. Are you a morning person or a night person? afternoon
21. What is your shoe size? 7 1/2. i can fit into a 6 comfortably, but i prefer a loose fit.
22. Do you own any animals? yes, a little brother. We named him Mikey.
23. Any news you'd like to share? nope. welcome to my life. perpetual boredom
24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? a rainbow (don't judge)
25. What is your favorite flower? Fake lilies. I'm allergic to flowers.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? thanksgiving. the only time it is acceptable to suddenly gain 15 lbs.
28. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? im not a crayon, so it doesn't really matter, now does it?
29. How is the weather right now? dark and dreary like it always is when im filling one of these things out
30. Last person you spoke to on the phone? someone who wanted me to donate to the Organic Consumers Association
31. Favorite soft drink? why do they call them soft drinks? i like mtn dew
32. Favorite restaurant? red robin
33. Hair color? really dark reddish brownish
34. What was your favorite toy as a child? *sigh* im not answering this question again (editing note: I've been asked this question on many quizes like this, and I've always answered the same: I didn't play with toys as a child)
35. Summer or winter? Spring
36. Chocolate or vanilla? mint
37. Coffee or tea? i have to pick one? well, coffee pretty much tastes like burnt dirt, while tea is literally dirty leaf water. i think i'll go with burnt dirt.
38. Wish you were still young? yes. i wish i was at the age where i could be bad and stay up late and not get in trouble. and where the hardest thing i had to do in school was identify a triangle.
39. Do you want your friends to email you back? no. LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU....PEOPLE!
40. When was the last time you cried? this morning. i was reading Maximum Ride and the kids escaped and stuff. I am such a sap
41. What is under your bed? carpet. among other things (ie dead bodies, half-eaten food items, books, dirt-encrusted socks that i haven't worn since i was 10...)
42. What did you do last night? Normally i would say "i slept". but i suppose you already know that. I stayed up really late finishing a book that i like. and then i slept.
43. What are you afraid of? Men's underarm hair. and wookies. also, peanuts, since they can now kill me.
44. Salty or sweet? *sigh* depends on the food. obvi, i'd rather have salty fries than sweet fries. but who wants salty ice cream?
45. Best quality you have? i can burp the loudest in my family. and i can magically disappear when it's time to wash dishes. :P
46. How many years at your current job? about -2
47. Favorite day of the week? sunday
48. How many people will you send this to? I really don't know. Count yourself.
49. How many will respond? is this a trap to find out if i'm psychic? cus im not. I mean, how am i supposed to know that?
50. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? depends on the answers. im sure there are things i'd rather not know...
1. High heels or boots? high heeled boots. wadaya think?
2. What time did you get up this morning? i didn't sleep last night. severe insomnia. so i woke up at 8am yesterday morning
4. What is your maiden name? guess. (Hubbard, for those of yall who don't know)
5. What is your favorite TV show? hanny montanny
6. What do you usually have for breakfast? i feel that quizes like these are very invasive to your private life. How will it benefit the world if you know what i had for breakfast? or lunch? or dinner? or elevensies?
7. What is your middle name? Joy. what were my parents thinking...
8. What food do you dislike? raw meat.
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? either "Live Life Loud" by Hawk Nelson, "Ocean Eyes" by Owl City, or "Awake" by Skillet.
10. What characteristic do you despise? perpetual optimisticness.
11. Favorite Clothing: shorts. from the guys' section.
12. Anywhere in the world on vacation? Alagaesia or Middle Earth
13. Are you an organized person? Ya'll know me...
14. Where would you retire to? atlantis
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? my 13th. i had a big ol' fancy shcmancy party that i had to wear a dress to
16. What are you going to do when you finish this? read or listen to bob. (my ipod)
17. Furthest place you are sending this? florida
18. Person you expect to send it back first? bleh...probably gabby or rachel
19. When is your birthday? *suspicious look* this requires a lot of personal info...
20. Are you a morning person or a night person? afternoon
21. What is your shoe size? 7 1/2. i can fit into a 6 comfortably, but i prefer a loose fit.
22. Do you own any animals? yes, a little brother. We named him Mikey.
23. Any news you'd like to share? nope. welcome to my life. perpetual boredom
24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? a rainbow (don't judge)
25. What is your favorite flower? Fake lilies. I'm allergic to flowers.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? thanksgiving. the only time it is acceptable to suddenly gain 15 lbs.
28. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? im not a crayon, so it doesn't really matter, now does it?
29. How is the weather right now? dark and dreary like it always is when im filling one of these things out
30. Last person you spoke to on the phone? someone who wanted me to donate to the Organic Consumers Association
31. Favorite soft drink? why do they call them soft drinks? i like mtn dew
32. Favorite restaurant? red robin
33. Hair color? really dark reddish brownish
34. What was your favorite toy as a child? *sigh* im not answering this question again (editing note: I've been asked this question on many quizes like this, and I've always answered the same: I didn't play with toys as a child)
35. Summer or winter? Spring
36. Chocolate or vanilla? mint
37. Coffee or tea? i have to pick one? well, coffee pretty much tastes like burnt dirt, while tea is literally dirty leaf water. i think i'll go with burnt dirt.
38. Wish you were still young? yes. i wish i was at the age where i could be bad and stay up late and not get in trouble. and where the hardest thing i had to do in school was identify a triangle.
39. Do you want your friends to email you back? no. LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU....PEOPLE!
40. When was the last time you cried? this morning. i was reading Maximum Ride and the kids escaped and stuff. I am such a sap
41. What is under your bed? carpet. among other things (ie dead bodies, half-eaten food items, books, dirt-encrusted socks that i haven't worn since i was 10...)
42. What did you do last night? Normally i would say "i slept". but i suppose you already know that. I stayed up really late finishing a book that i like. and then i slept.
43. What are you afraid of? Men's underarm hair. and wookies. also, peanuts, since they can now kill me.
44. Salty or sweet? *sigh* depends on the food. obvi, i'd rather have salty fries than sweet fries. but who wants salty ice cream?
45. Best quality you have? i can burp the loudest in my family. and i can magically disappear when it's time to wash dishes. :P
46. How many years at your current job? about -2
47. Favorite day of the week? sunday
48. How many people will you send this to? I really don't know. Count yourself.
49. How many will respond? is this a trap to find out if i'm psychic? cus im not. I mean, how am i supposed to know that?
50. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? depends on the answers. im sure there are things i'd rather not know...
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Ouch
I went to my weekly archery lesson on a couple days ago, and there, I discovered something that might change my life forever: NEVER under ANY circumstances hold your bow crooked--when you shoot the arrow, the string will smack your arm (the sensitive part) at roughly 70 mph (for me, a weak little girl who can only pull 6 lbs). I now have a welt the size of a funsize Milky Way (TM) bar on the underside of my left forearm. Not to mention that my right arm muscles hurt from having to hold the bow still.
Peace, Love, and Non-Dangerous Bows,
Wakwy
P.S. I'm thinking of cancelling my second blog, My Thoughts Upon Reading, because no one reads it. If you do read it don't want me to cancel, you have exactly one week to say so.
Peace, Love, and Non-Dangerous Bows,
Wakwy
P.S. I'm thinking of cancelling my second blog, My Thoughts Upon Reading, because no one reads it. If you do read it don't want me to cancel, you have exactly one week to say so.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Blogging The Next Food Network Star--Episode 1
Hey guys! While they're airing it, I'll be blogging The Next Food Network Star and posting once a week on it. Feel free to watch with me (or not) (Ed note: This post is late because I ran into some issues). This is episode 1, where we first meet the Finalists.
So, Doreen Fong is first. She's Asian, and learned to cook because she didn't like her momma's food. She seems nice; I like her.
Next is Aarti Sequeira. She has a British accent, and grew up in India. She says shes nervous about serving home-cooked meals to "someone like Bobby Flay". She seems really cute; I like her :D
The next guy is--whoa he just came on and the first thing he said is "I already know I'm gonna win this". Ex-ca-yuze ME! And how would you know, pray tell? I don't like this Paul Young. He's irritating and cocky. Yada yada he went to some fancy schools, and blah blah i don't care.
Herb Mesa's next. He says his show would be about food and fitness (thumbs down). He's a stay-at-home dad. And has a cool hat. I guess I like him. He seems really energetic and enthusiastic. A little wierd, but a good kind of wierd.
Ugh. I don't like this next girl. She's all like "I'm sassy, I can be a diva...". Well answer this question: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD?! I can tell you that Brianna won't be my favorite finalist.
The next guy looks like that dude who played "Mantis" in "Kung-Fu Panda". Seth-something (Regan? Ronald? Ragan?) Tom Pizzica seems cool, go-with-the-flow, easy-going, and just nice in general.
Eww...kay then. Weird reaction-thingeh i just had. I heard a woman's voice and then saw a dude. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that he's what I like to refer to as "confused". Nuf said. Anyway, Alexis (yeah) seems like he probably knows how to cook. Unlike Brianna.
DZintura (?) is a little strange, but a cool kinda strange. Like--I'm not gonna bother trying to describe it. I like her.
Brad started his own restraurant when he was 22. Propz! I like him. He definitely knows how to cook. YAY!
The first thing that Serena says is "I have no culinary education". Uh, not the best opening line for a food reality show. But she covers nicely when she follows with "but I have very strong women in my family to taught me how to cook just about everything". She has a really cute accent.
Das says he would make a show for guys who can't cook. AMEN I VOTE FOR DAS! I mean, uh, well, that's nice. :D But he seems a little cocky--I don't know if I officially like him yet.
Aria is next. I LOVE HER! She is so nice and cognizent and just...cute. And she has a 3-year-old son!
The First Challenge (Mini-Challenge)
The Cooking Session
So, the first challenge is to "Put yourself on a plate". You know, "if you were food, what would you be?" After the finalists quit marveling at the new kitchen and at Giada (I hate Giada) and Bobby Flay (I like his cooking but he's a little annoying on TV), and Susie Fogelson they begin the challenge. Oh, and there was Bob Tuschman too. He looks like the kind of guy who would be found in the Capitol building--middle-aged, average-looking white guy.
The finalists have 45 minutes to use chicken and potatoes to make a dish that describes them. Pretty basic ingredients, so I expect good things from these people (except maybe Brianna).
Brad put on a hat. He's awesome. Herb is looking very energetic. He really wants to make something "fun and exciting". That's good. Tom (who will now be reffered to as Seth) was going to make Gnocchi (i think that's a stuffed Italian pasta), but he didn't have enough time so he made a hash brown instead. Nice recovery. Basically, nothing noteworthy happens during the cooking session other than that Dzintura utters some corny phrases like "Yummy, yummy in my little tummy!"
The Judging Session
The finalists have 30 seconds to tell the judges and the camera why their dish represents them.
Aria comes first. When she first comes out shes all like "and the selection commitee is right there just sitting there watching". I'm thinking like "uh, DUH!" But she regained my respect during the camera 30-seconds. She's bright, cute, engaging, and perfect. Also, her dish was good.
Doreen was next. She totally failed. Several word mess-ups and stuttering. Then, the cameraman tells her to stretch because she still has, like, 10 seconds left. And she says "...um, and I just love butter--*timer beeps*". It sounded terrible. I actually flinched. The judges felt that the dish didn't even represent her.
Next up: Herb. His dish looks like a quesedilla with its guts spilled out. He made a cute comment: "and I put cilantro on it because I'm like cilantro; either you like me or you don't". Well, that was decent. Susie Fo like him a lot. So did the rest of the Selection Committe (SC).
Seth gives a false start for the camera, asks to start over, and doesn't get to start over. He was at a loss for words, so he was very low-key. I agree with the judges when they said that he looked like he didn't even wanna be there. His dish was just okay.
Dzint kept rambling on trying to find something meaningful to say. And then can't find her way off the set. But her dish was really good.
Serena was shaking as she approached the set. She stuttered, talked really fast, and was really nervous; but she had good food.
Das' chicken was raw, and his camera presentation was painful to watch. ouch.
Aarti's chicken was raw too, but she sold her dish to the camera nicely (i just had a vision of a money-toting camera). She was confident, sweet, and funny. "My mantra is "I don't care what your momma said, play with your food". " It made sense for her to say that because she did an Indian spin on a classic roasted chicken.
Paul was really boring. That's it about him. (oh, yeah his dish sucked)
Brianna had a stupid name (sticky-chicky in a little piggy?) and kinda failed at the end.
Brad got nervous in front of the camera. I felt that he was a little stiff.
Alexis was really monotonous. I don't remember a word he said. Giada thought he was timid and wanted to give him a hug.
The Verdict:
Das got reprimanded cus he sucked, and Seth was told to be more enthusiastic.
Herb won. He was good, but I like Aarti's camera time better. Aria was second place. She was really good, and I liked her better than Herb. But, it was probably Herb's food that let him win over her.
The Second Challenge (Star Challenge)
Cooking Session
The finalists have to shoot their first promo for their would-be show, and this is the first part of a two-part challenge. Andy Fickman is going to coach them, help them write a script and blah blah blah.
I'm not even going to bother listing their promos. They almost all sucked. And looked really stupid. I'm disappointed in the Food Network. The only one who did any good was Aria. I REALLY LIKE HER! And Aarti was alright. But everyone else really stunk.
The second part entailed the finalists cooking for Wolfgang Puck (except they didn't know it was him). They had to pick teams, and assign courses. I really hated this section of TNFNS (pronounced "tunfuns"). It was so boring. Nothing interesting happened.
That is, until Dzint got an inflamed tear duct! YES! Some action, finally! I mean, uh, I feel really bad for Dzint. She went to the hopistal. She had to make the dessert. Dessert is important. Oh, and Brianna totally dissed Dzint cus she went to the hospital; not like she had a choice! I mentally called her a not-nice word. And smiled. Seth was being (not-nice word) too, even though he made Dzint's dessert, a complicated lemon dessert.
The Judging Session
Aria ROCKED. Paul phailed. Brianna phailed. Aarti ROCKED. Seth did pretty good. Dzint's lemon savignon sucked (and she said "it's like putting your egg into somone else's womb"...awkward) but it's okay cus she didn't really make it. Herb did push-ups (literally). Wolfgang hated Doreen's promo and her dish. Das tried too hard to be "a cool guy". Brad ROCKED (even though he didn't realize it). Serena did pretty good. Alexis phay-YULD major (Wolfgang said that his wife would divorce him if he made such horrible food).
Evaluation (where they're in the imposing looking room)
Are you bored yet? I am. *sigh*
Grey Team (they won):
Dzint: Seth and Brianna were being (not-nice word) towards her. She needs to be more natural.
Aria: Shes perfect.
Brianna: She sucks (IMHO).
Paul (I-already-know-I'm-gonna-win-this-Paul): HORRIBLE.
Seth (Tom): Needs to be a little more serious
Aarti: Was scared that Bobby was gonna hate her food, but he really likes it.
Black Team (they lost):
Herb: Did alright, but needs to be more natural in front of the camera.
Doreen: Needs to get rid of the whipped-dog attitude
Serena: Fake
Alexis: Needs to work on his cooking and camera skills
Brad: ROCKS! (but needs to work on his camera skillz)
Das: Too fake. Me and the judges hate the "too cool for school" personality.
Elimination!
The judges were all dramatic while elimination someone. Like "Alexis, Doreen, only one of you can move on". Like, uh, THEY KNOW! And how they say "We're sorry" when they leave. If you're sorry, why'd you eliminate them? Anyway, Alexis was eliminated. YES! I agree with this decision because Alexis is my least favorite and he can't cook anyway.
My Final Thoughts
Well, I think that Tunfuns used to be more interesting. The "stars" are so one-dimensional and wannabe-ish that I am annoyed and disappointed. Maybe it'll get better as more episodes come out, but this was a pretty bad season premiere. It was way too over-advertised as well.
So, Doreen Fong is first. She's Asian, and learned to cook because she didn't like her momma's food. She seems nice; I like her.
Next is Aarti Sequeira. She has a British accent, and grew up in India. She says shes nervous about serving home-cooked meals to "someone like Bobby Flay". She seems really cute; I like her :D
The next guy is--whoa he just came on and the first thing he said is "I already know I'm gonna win this". Ex-ca-yuze ME! And how would you know, pray tell? I don't like this Paul Young. He's irritating and cocky. Yada yada he went to some fancy schools, and blah blah i don't care.
Herb Mesa's next. He says his show would be about food and fitness (thumbs down). He's a stay-at-home dad. And has a cool hat. I guess I like him. He seems really energetic and enthusiastic. A little wierd, but a good kind of wierd.
Ugh. I don't like this next girl. She's all like "I'm sassy, I can be a diva...". Well answer this question: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD?! I can tell you that Brianna won't be my favorite finalist.
The next guy looks like that dude who played "Mantis" in "Kung-Fu Panda". Seth-something (Regan? Ronald? Ragan?) Tom Pizzica seems cool, go-with-the-flow, easy-going, and just nice in general.
Eww...kay then. Weird reaction-thingeh i just had. I heard a woman's voice and then saw a dude. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that he's what I like to refer to as "confused". Nuf said. Anyway, Alexis (yeah) seems like he probably knows how to cook. Unlike Brianna.
DZintura (?) is a little strange, but a cool kinda strange. Like--I'm not gonna bother trying to describe it. I like her.
Brad started his own restraurant when he was 22. Propz! I like him. He definitely knows how to cook. YAY!
The first thing that Serena says is "I have no culinary education". Uh, not the best opening line for a food reality show. But she covers nicely when she follows with "but I have very strong women in my family to taught me how to cook just about everything". She has a really cute accent.
Das says he would make a show for guys who can't cook. AMEN I VOTE FOR DAS! I mean, uh, well, that's nice. :D But he seems a little cocky--I don't know if I officially like him yet.
Aria is next. I LOVE HER! She is so nice and cognizent and just...cute. And she has a 3-year-old son!
The First Challenge (Mini-Challenge)
The Cooking Session
So, the first challenge is to "Put yourself on a plate". You know, "if you were food, what would you be?" After the finalists quit marveling at the new kitchen and at Giada (I hate Giada) and Bobby Flay (I like his cooking but he's a little annoying on TV), and Susie Fogelson they begin the challenge. Oh, and there was Bob Tuschman too. He looks like the kind of guy who would be found in the Capitol building--middle-aged, average-looking white guy.
The finalists have 45 minutes to use chicken and potatoes to make a dish that describes them. Pretty basic ingredients, so I expect good things from these people (except maybe Brianna).
Brad put on a hat. He's awesome. Herb is looking very energetic. He really wants to make something "fun and exciting". That's good. Tom (who will now be reffered to as Seth) was going to make Gnocchi (i think that's a stuffed Italian pasta), but he didn't have enough time so he made a hash brown instead. Nice recovery. Basically, nothing noteworthy happens during the cooking session other than that Dzintura utters some corny phrases like "Yummy, yummy in my little tummy!"
The Judging Session
The finalists have 30 seconds to tell the judges and the camera why their dish represents them.
Aria comes first. When she first comes out shes all like "and the selection commitee is right there just sitting there watching". I'm thinking like "uh, DUH!" But she regained my respect during the camera 30-seconds. She's bright, cute, engaging, and perfect. Also, her dish was good.
Doreen was next. She totally failed. Several word mess-ups and stuttering. Then, the cameraman tells her to stretch because she still has, like, 10 seconds left. And she says "...um, and I just love butter--*timer beeps*". It sounded terrible. I actually flinched. The judges felt that the dish didn't even represent her.
Next up: Herb. His dish looks like a quesedilla with its guts spilled out. He made a cute comment: "and I put cilantro on it because I'm like cilantro; either you like me or you don't". Well, that was decent. Susie Fo like him a lot. So did the rest of the Selection Committe (SC).
Seth gives a false start for the camera, asks to start over, and doesn't get to start over. He was at a loss for words, so he was very low-key. I agree with the judges when they said that he looked like he didn't even wanna be there. His dish was just okay.
Dzint kept rambling on trying to find something meaningful to say. And then can't find her way off the set. But her dish was really good.
Serena was shaking as she approached the set. She stuttered, talked really fast, and was really nervous; but she had good food.
Das' chicken was raw, and his camera presentation was painful to watch. ouch.
Aarti's chicken was raw too, but she sold her dish to the camera nicely (i just had a vision of a money-toting camera). She was confident, sweet, and funny. "My mantra is "I don't care what your momma said, play with your food". " It made sense for her to say that because she did an Indian spin on a classic roasted chicken.
Paul was really boring. That's it about him. (oh, yeah his dish sucked)
Brianna had a stupid name (sticky-chicky in a little piggy?) and kinda failed at the end.
Brad got nervous in front of the camera. I felt that he was a little stiff.
Alexis was really monotonous. I don't remember a word he said. Giada thought he was timid and wanted to give him a hug.
The Verdict:
Das got reprimanded cus he sucked, and Seth was told to be more enthusiastic.
Herb won. He was good, but I like Aarti's camera time better. Aria was second place. She was really good, and I liked her better than Herb. But, it was probably Herb's food that let him win over her.
The Second Challenge (Star Challenge)
Cooking Session
The finalists have to shoot their first promo for their would-be show, and this is the first part of a two-part challenge. Andy Fickman is going to coach them, help them write a script and blah blah blah.
I'm not even going to bother listing their promos. They almost all sucked. And looked really stupid. I'm disappointed in the Food Network. The only one who did any good was Aria. I REALLY LIKE HER! And Aarti was alright. But everyone else really stunk.
The second part entailed the finalists cooking for Wolfgang Puck (except they didn't know it was him). They had to pick teams, and assign courses. I really hated this section of TNFNS (pronounced "tunfuns"). It was so boring. Nothing interesting happened.
That is, until Dzint got an inflamed tear duct! YES! Some action, finally! I mean, uh, I feel really bad for Dzint. She went to the hopistal. She had to make the dessert. Dessert is important. Oh, and Brianna totally dissed Dzint cus she went to the hospital; not like she had a choice! I mentally called her a not-nice word. And smiled. Seth was being (not-nice word) too, even though he made Dzint's dessert, a complicated lemon dessert.
The Judging Session
Aria ROCKED. Paul phailed. Brianna phailed. Aarti ROCKED. Seth did pretty good. Dzint's lemon savignon sucked (and she said "it's like putting your egg into somone else's womb"...awkward) but it's okay cus she didn't really make it. Herb did push-ups (literally). Wolfgang hated Doreen's promo and her dish. Das tried too hard to be "a cool guy". Brad ROCKED (even though he didn't realize it). Serena did pretty good. Alexis phay-YULD major (Wolfgang said that his wife would divorce him if he made such horrible food).
Evaluation (where they're in the imposing looking room)
Are you bored yet? I am. *sigh*
Grey Team (they won):
Dzint: Seth and Brianna were being (not-nice word) towards her. She needs to be more natural.
Aria: Shes perfect.
Brianna: She sucks (IMHO).
Paul (I-already-know-I'm-gonna-win-this-Paul): HORRIBLE.
Seth (Tom): Needs to be a little more serious
Aarti: Was scared that Bobby was gonna hate her food, but he really likes it.
Black Team (they lost):
Herb: Did alright, but needs to be more natural in front of the camera.
Doreen: Needs to get rid of the whipped-dog attitude
Serena: Fake
Alexis: Needs to work on his cooking and camera skills
Brad: ROCKS! (but needs to work on his camera skillz)
Das: Too fake. Me and the judges hate the "too cool for school" personality.
Elimination!
The judges were all dramatic while elimination someone. Like "Alexis, Doreen, only one of you can move on". Like, uh, THEY KNOW! And how they say "We're sorry" when they leave. If you're sorry, why'd you eliminate them? Anyway, Alexis was eliminated. YES! I agree with this decision because Alexis is my least favorite and he can't cook anyway.
My Final Thoughts
Well, I think that Tunfuns used to be more interesting. The "stars" are so one-dimensional and wannabe-ish that I am annoyed and disappointed. Maybe it'll get better as more episodes come out, but this was a pretty bad season premiere. It was way too over-advertised as well.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Another post. This time I wrote it. MY FIRST REJECTED POST!
I kinda like this "rejected post" thing. This is a post I (wakwy) wrote a while ago. I sent it to Miss Marm at Sparknotes and never heard back. She must have really hated it.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
Another Rejected Sparknotes Post
Well, it seems as if me and my crew just keep getting posts rejected. Either we're really bad authors or just really clique-ish. Dang...anyway, Murtagh963 wrote a post that got rejected because it doesn't apply to everyone. So I'm publishing it here. :D *feels like a rebel*
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ish sorry...
Omg first I want to say that I am SO sorry for taking forever about posting. *takes beatings* There was a lot going on, and I didn't have time to post or read new posts. In fact, this'll be probably the only post for at least a week, since I'm going to Florida next week. But, in hopeful recompense for your anxious waiting (cus i know you've been waiting anxiously :P), I've written a post for yall. Actually, it's co-written. I sent it into Sparknotes, but they didn't publish it because they didn't want people to feel left out. I agree :D
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
I'm terrible at thinking of titles...
To all my adoring fans (I've always wanted to say that):
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Friday, April 30, 2010
A Quiz
Hi everyone! I haven't posted in a very long time, due to my being very busy. The other day, I got a quiz from my friend, and of course I filled it out. She sent me an email back saying that I was hilarious. I was just answering honestly. Anyway, here's the quiz: (also, if you want to, email me yours at randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com)
1. High heels or boots? high heeled boots. wadaya think?
2. What time did you get up this morning? i didn't sleep last night. severe insomnia. so i woke up at 8am yesterday morning
4. What is your maiden name? guess. (Hubbard, for those of yall who don't know)
5. What is your favorite TV show? hanny montanny
6. What do you usually have for breakfast? i feel that quizes like these are very invasive to your private life. How will it benefit the world if you know what i had for breakfast? or lunch? or dinner? or elevensies?
7. What is your middle name? Joy. what were my parents thinking...
8. What food do you dislike? raw meat.
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? either "Live Life Loud" by Hawk Nelson, "Ocean Eyes" by Owl City, or "Awake" by Skillet.
10. What characteristic do you despise? perpetual optimisticness.
11. Favorite Clothing: shorts. from the guys' section.
12. Anywhere in the world on vacation? Alagaesia or Middle Earth
13. Are you an organized person? Ya'll know me...
14. Where would you retire to? atlantis
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? my 13th. i had a big ol' fancy shcmancy party that i had to wear a dress to
16. What are you going to do when you finish this? read or listen to bob. (my ipod)
17. Furthest place you are sending this? florida
18. Person you expect to send it back first? bleh...probably gabby or rachel
19. When is your birthday? *suspicious look* this requires a lot of personal info...
20. Are you a morning person or a night person? afternoon
21. What is your shoe size? 7 1/2. i can fit into a 6 comfortably, but i prefer a loose fit.
22. Do you own any animals? yes, a little brother. We named him Mikey.
23. Any news you'd like to share? nope. welcome to my life. perpetual boredom
24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? a rainbow (don't judge)
25. What is your favorite flower? Fake lilies. I'm allergic to flowers.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? thanksgiving. the only time it is acceptable to suddenly gain 15 lbs.
28. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? im not a crayon, so it doesn't really matter, now does it?
29. How is the weather right now? dark and dreary like it always is when im filling one of these things out
30. Last person you spoke to on the phone? someone who wanted me to donate to the Organic Consumers Association
31. Favorite soft drink? why do they call them soft drinks? i like mtn dew
32. Favorite restaurant? red robin
33. Hair color? really dark reddish brownish
34. What was your favorite toy as a child? *sigh* im not answering this question again (editing note: I've been asked this question on many quizes like this, and I've always answered the same: I didn't play with toys as a child)
35. Summer or winter? Spring
36. Chocolate or vanilla? mint
37. Coffee or tea? i have to pick one? well, coffee pretty much tastes like burnt dirt, while tea is literally dirty leaf water. i think i'll go with burnt dirt.
38. Wish you were still young? yes. i wish i was at the age where i could be bad and stay up late and not get in trouble. and where the hardest thing i had to do in school was identify a triangle.
39. Do you want your friends to email you back? no. LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU....PEOPLE!
40. When was the last time you cried? this morning. i was reading Maximum Ride and the kids escaped and stuff. I am such a sap
41. What is under your bed? carpet. among other things (ie dead bodies, half-eaten food items, books, dirt-encrusted socks that i haven't worn since i was 10...)
42. What did you do last night? Normally i would say "i slept". but i suppose you already know that. I stayed up really late finishing a book that i like. and then i slept.
43. What are you afraid of? Men's underarm hair. and wookies. also, peanuts, since they can now kill me.
44. Salty or sweet? *sigh* depends on the food. obvi, i'd rather have salty fries than sweet fries. but who wants salty ice cream?
45. Best quality you have? i can burp the loudest in my family. and i can magically disappear when it's time to wash dishes. :P
46. How many years at your current job? about -2
47. Favorite day of the week? sunday
48. How many people will you send this to? I really don't know. Count yourself.
49. How many will respond? is this a trap to find out if i'm psychic? cus im not. I mean, how am i supposed to know that?
50. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? depends on the answers. im sure there are things i'd rather not know...
1. High heels or boots? high heeled boots. wadaya think?
2. What time did you get up this morning? i didn't sleep last night. severe insomnia. so i woke up at 8am yesterday morning
4. What is your maiden name? guess. (Hubbard, for those of yall who don't know)
5. What is your favorite TV show? hanny montanny
6. What do you usually have for breakfast? i feel that quizes like these are very invasive to your private life. How will it benefit the world if you know what i had for breakfast? or lunch? or dinner? or elevensies?
7. What is your middle name? Joy. what were my parents thinking...
8. What food do you dislike? raw meat.
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? either "Live Life Loud" by Hawk Nelson, "Ocean Eyes" by Owl City, or "Awake" by Skillet.
10. What characteristic do you despise? perpetual optimisticness.
11. Favorite Clothing: shorts. from the guys' section.
12. Anywhere in the world on vacation? Alagaesia or Middle Earth
13. Are you an organized person? Ya'll know me...
14. Where would you retire to? atlantis
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? my 13th. i had a big ol' fancy shcmancy party that i had to wear a dress to
16. What are you going to do when you finish this? read or listen to bob. (my ipod)
17. Furthest place you are sending this? florida
18. Person you expect to send it back first? bleh...probably gabby or rachel
19. When is your birthday? *suspicious look* this requires a lot of personal info...
20. Are you a morning person or a night person? afternoon
21. What is your shoe size? 7 1/2. i can fit into a 6 comfortably, but i prefer a loose fit.
22. Do you own any animals? yes, a little brother. We named him Mikey.
23. Any news you'd like to share? nope. welcome to my life. perpetual boredom
24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? a rainbow (don't judge)
25. What is your favorite flower? Fake lilies. I'm allergic to flowers.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? thanksgiving. the only time it is acceptable to suddenly gain 15 lbs.
28. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? im not a crayon, so it doesn't really matter, now does it?
29. How is the weather right now? dark and dreary like it always is when im filling one of these things out
30. Last person you spoke to on the phone? someone who wanted me to donate to the Organic Consumers Association
31. Favorite soft drink? why do they call them soft drinks? i like mtn dew
32. Favorite restaurant? red robin
33. Hair color? really dark reddish brownish
34. What was your favorite toy as a child? *sigh* im not answering this question again (editing note: I've been asked this question on many quizes like this, and I've always answered the same: I didn't play with toys as a child)
35. Summer or winter? Spring
36. Chocolate or vanilla? mint
37. Coffee or tea? i have to pick one? well, coffee pretty much tastes like burnt dirt, while tea is literally dirty leaf water. i think i'll go with burnt dirt.
38. Wish you were still young? yes. i wish i was at the age where i could be bad and stay up late and not get in trouble. and where the hardest thing i had to do in school was identify a triangle.
39. Do you want your friends to email you back? no. LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU....PEOPLE!
40. When was the last time you cried? this morning. i was reading Maximum Ride and the kids escaped and stuff. I am such a sap
41. What is under your bed? carpet. among other things (ie dead bodies, half-eaten food items, books, dirt-encrusted socks that i haven't worn since i was 10...)
42. What did you do last night? Normally i would say "i slept". but i suppose you already know that. I stayed up really late finishing a book that i like. and then i slept.
43. What are you afraid of? Men's underarm hair. and wookies. also, peanuts, since they can now kill me.
44. Salty or sweet? *sigh* depends on the food. obvi, i'd rather have salty fries than sweet fries. but who wants salty ice cream?
45. Best quality you have? i can burp the loudest in my family. and i can magically disappear when it's time to wash dishes. :P
46. How many years at your current job? about -2
47. Favorite day of the week? sunday
48. How many people will you send this to? I really don't know. Count yourself.
49. How many will respond? is this a trap to find out if i'm psychic? cus im not. I mean, how am i supposed to know that?
50. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? depends on the answers. im sure there are things i'd rather not know...
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Ouch
I went to my weekly archery lesson on a couple days ago, and there, I discovered something that might change my life forever: NEVER under ANY circumstances hold your bow crooked--when you shoot the arrow, the string will smack your arm (the sensitive part) at roughly 70 mph (for me, a weak little girl who can only pull 6 lbs). I now have a welt the size of a funsize Milky Way (TM) bar on the underside of my left forearm. Not to mention that my right arm muscles hurt from having to hold the bow still.
Peace, Love, and Non-Dangerous Bows,
Wakwy
P.S. I'm thinking of cancelling my second blog, My Thoughts Upon Reading, because no one reads it. If you do read it don't want me to cancel, you have exactly one week to say so.
Peace, Love, and Non-Dangerous Bows,
Wakwy
P.S. I'm thinking of cancelling my second blog, My Thoughts Upon Reading, because no one reads it. If you do read it don't want me to cancel, you have exactly one week to say so.
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