Day 73: December 31

So the year of 2012 is coming to an end. Just 18 more hours until it is officially 2013. So in this post, we bade farewell to the year that was.
2012:
The year we say goodbye to Witney Houston, Neil Armstrong and Tony Greig, among many other people.
We say 'hola' to the thousands of babies born
Where Gangnam Style was a YouTube sensation, reaching over 1 billion views
Where there was a royal wedding
Where I did - and survived - my first set of exams
2012 will soon be the year that was, but will 2013 be the year that is?

Seventy-three things I will do in 2013:
1. Stress less
2. Not worry so much
3. Draw more
4. Be more adventurous in my food tasting
5. Cook more
6. Laugh lots
7. Cry sometimes
8. Make a movie
9. Make a soundtrack
10. Do something wonderful
11. Meet someone inspiring
12. Go somewhere I haven't been before
13. Make a new friend
14. Be more positive
15. Open my mind
16. Persist
17. Have beautiful dreams
18. See Catching Fire in cinemas
19. See City of Bones in a midnight screening
20. Don't be so indecisive
21. Judge Less
22. Be more spontaneous
23. Acquire a male friend
24. Do something wacky
25. Take notes
26. Write letters more often
27. Find a typewriter
28. Exercise more
29. Don't be so opposed
30. Do the Great Victorian Bike Ride
31. Do my fourth 24/7 (maybe running?)
32. Don't complain as much
33. Have a bonfire
34. Be happy
35. Watch lots of movies
36. Spend less time on my Ipod
37. Be less caught up with the crowd
38. Explain things
39. Have more sleepovers
40. Engage
41. Join a new club/group
42. Welcome someone
43. Take a 'perfect' photo
44. Practice my '3 point shots'
45. Don't be so flippant
46. Job
47. Help more people
48. Paint more
49. Be creative
50. Be organised
51. Be friendly
52. Be different
53. Shop better
54. Less obsession with weight
55. Find a new TV series (when finished with Bones, of course)
56. Don't lose so many pens
57. And Pencils
58. Seek help if needed (not only in maths)
59. Experiment
60. Present more gifts (see what I did there?)
61. Less Procrastination
62. Keep in contact
63. Pen Pal
64. More emails
65. Buy accessories
66. More more small bags
67. Buy unusual ingredients
68. Watch Glee 
69. Watch Winners and Losers
71. Speak to people on the phone
72. Carry on this blog
73. Make 2013 the year that is 

Goodbye people, and see you next year <3

Day 72: December 30

I really want to be one of those people, who when they sing, people stop what they're doing and just listen. They listen to the sweet melodic tune that is coming our of your mouth. They can hear the soul and passion you've put into the song. They can hear your love for the music and the lyrics. I want to be able to express myself through song and to be able to tell someone how I feel without actually telling them. I do have writing though. I love love love to write. When I write I can express myself like I can nowhere else. My writing doesn't always make sense and it doesn't always express what I mean, but it's about as close as I'm going to get. I love being able to write. Poems, stories, fanfictions, blogs - you name it, I've probably written one (or at least attempted to).

Seventy-two things that are overrated or overexposed:
1. Gangnam Style
2. Kony
3. Janoskians (maybe just because my friends are obsessed?)
4. Wills and Kate (and the royal wedding)
5. One Direction (even though I love them)
6. Call Me Maybe (no.)
7. Masterchef Allstars
8. The Shire
9. YOLO
10. SWAG
11. hashtagging things (even though I do this)
12. Miley Cyrus' Haircut (who even cares?)
13. Shoes
14. Chocolate Ice-cream
15. Sock Buns (and the things you use to make it)
16. Qoohme
17. Boxing Day Shopping
18. Rihanna and her dramas (cough Chris Brown)
19. Bertocchi Ham Advertising (Mmmm, Bertocchi. Mmmm Bertocchi. Mmmm Bertocchi.)
20. The Kardashians (and all their drama. Really, I don't care).
21. Doing next years work at the end of this year (teachers, just NO.)
22. Lindsay Lohan
23. Charlie Sheen
24. Nicki Minaj
25. Jelena - Justin Bieber/Selena Gomez. (care factor = 0)
26. Pumped Up Kicks (I don't even like this song)
27. Somebody that I used to Know (don't get me wrong, I love this song, but there are only a certain number of times a song can be played)
28. OMG - Usher
29. Oprah (Winfrey)
30. Dr. Phil
31. Relationships on reality TV shows that aren't with your 'show' partner (e.g. Beauty and the Geek)
32. Beauty and the Geek
33. The World Ending (I see we survived this.)
34. The Zombie Apocalypse (and this)
35. Sexy and I know It (oh, god. Catchy, but annoying as hell).
36. Hot Problem (just don't make music unless you can sing.)
37. The negative hype over Friday (i actually didn't mind this. Everyone was so annoying about it though)
38. The Awkward Moment When 
39. Celebrity Mini-Mes (cough, Suri Cruise)
40. COD: Modern Warfare 3 (seriously, when this came out, it was all i heard about).
41. Twitter
42. Nail Polish
43. Celebrity Relationships
44. iCarly
45. Crocs (vomit in shoe form)
56. 5p3ak!nG L!K3 d15 (go buy a dictionary)
57. The hate on Twilight (seriously, go be rude to other franchises. but not harry potter. never that)
58. The Beach
59. Instagram
60. The Melbourne Cup (and horse racing in general)
61. Knowing what you want to be when you grow up when you're still young
62. Ricky Ponting (I just think he's annoying and chuck your gum out)
63. Golf (oh, excuse me while I sleep)
64. Honey Boo Boo (she's funny, but people shut up!)
65. The Gangnam Style Dance
66. Iphone 5
67. Snapbacks (no).
68. Drama
69. Erasing Pens (cool, but people got seriously obsessed at one stage).
70. Love Triangles (eg. Ryder (or Flynn?) and Jake fighting over Marley - Glee)
71. Coke /Pepsi
72. Mango (I like it, but not THAT much).

Day 71: December 29

My favourite place has got to be my room, or where my friends are. My room is my haven; it has everything I need (except for a constant food supply). I have books, my camera, my Ipod, my phone, paper, pens, the radio, my bed. My bedroom is my sanctuary. Whenever I have a shouting match with my family (most of the time, my mom), I'll go to my room. I don't really like sleeping, but I love lying in my bed in the morning, reading. If the book is good enough, I can read for hours and hours on end. My friends are my chosen family. I love them to bits. They make me laugh, they cheer me up when I'm sad, and they listen when I'm pissed and I just want to rant (which is quite often). They're there for me when I need them, and they're often there when I don't need them. We have our fights, but we apologise and make up. Our 'group' is made up of vastly different people: 

= Tall, smart, African-American, Justin Bieber, The Janoskians, loud 

+ Small, very loud, Jewish, Straightens her hair, Brilliant at English

* Chinese, Smart, Small, very sporty, loud as hell, Anglican 

& Average Height, Jewish, Janoskians, Justin Bieber, Smart, Spanish, loud

^ Chinese, Smart, Tall, Funny, loud

# South-African, Jewish, gymnastics, loud, smart 

That just about sums about our group. I have other friends, who are just as amazing and funny and awesome that aren't in my 'group'. I think friends are the most important, because unlike family, they choose to be there, unlike family who has to be there. (and I'm not saying I don't love my family, because I'm not. I absolutely love them to death).    

Seventy-one things are are essential to have in a 'favourite place': 

1. Something you can lie on (and the floor doesn't count) 

2. Some colour 

3. Books 

4. Magazines 

5. Music 

6. Radio 

7. Hidden food (or lollies or something) 

8. A Camera (or a camera phone) 

9. Pens 

10. Textas/Kokis 

11. Paper 

12. Glue 

13. A phone 

14. A pillow (or something you can cry into and then punch if you're angry) 

15. A mirror 

16. Nail Polish 

17. Permanent Markers 

18. Pencils (coloured and non) 

19. A Clock (actually, more than one. Remember, a watch warrants as a clock) 

20. Slippers 

21. A Dressing Gown 

22. A Rubber 

23. Floor Room 

24. A Chair 

25. A Desk 

26. A Laptop/Computer/Ipod/Something that connects you via social media

27. Headphones 

28. A Calendar 

29. Scissors 

30. An extra blanket (or something to keep you warm) 

31. A fan (or air-conditioning) 

32. A Tape Player 

33. A CD player 

34. Photos 

35. Pawpaw Ointment (or cream?) 

36. Chocolate 

37. Stickers (why? STICKERS ARE ALWAYS GOOD!) 

38. Homemade Pottery 

39. Poster/s of a hot celebrity/ies 

40. CD's 

41. Bandaids/plasters 

42. Money 

43. Earrings for every occasion 

44. Bubbles (because of reasons) 

45. Tissues 

46. A Bookshelf 

47. A Letter-Writing Kit 

48. A Journal 

49. Cue Cards (for writing orals and such) 

50. Something that reminds you of (the greatness of) your friends 

51. Snowglobes 

52. A disposable Camera 

53. A change container 

54. Spare hair clips 

55. Spare Bobby Pins 

56. A Dictionary 

57. Gum 

58. Sunnies 

59. Window Art 

60. Fake (rubber) Spiders (just because) 

61. Access to looking up song lyrics 

62. Access to YouTube videos 

63. Funny pictures of animals 

64. Wacky Photo Frames 

65. Old School Books (for entertainment purposes) 

66. Water Balloons 

67. Photo Albums 

68. Recipe Books 

69. A pair of shorts 

70. T-shirts 

71. A reel of ribbon (is that what it's called)

Today we went raspberry picking with my family (minus erin, plus my friend) and the two sets of cousins. We ate many raspberries, threw many raspberries and collected about 2kg worth.    

Day 70: December 28

Verwelkom, mense van die internet (Welcome, people of the internet).

LOTE. Languages Other Than English. Or, in my case, languages that other people speak and I do not. I did Hebrew lessons for 6 years and the only think I remember is the letters (very vaguely), and I can very haltingly read. I did French for two years, and omg, I am so unskilled. I know a little bit - counting, a few phrases - but really not very much. I learnt Afrikaans and Xhosa when I was in grade 1. I really wish I knew another language. Two of my friends speak Chinese and my other friend speaks Spanish. My parents speak Afrikaans and they use this as a weapon to talk in front of me and my sister. My older sister knows some Afrikaans, but she is forever mixing up her phrases. My one claim to fame is that I can count from one to ten in five languages (including english, that is). They are: Afrikaans, English (duh), Xhosa ( pronounced ko-za), Hebrew and French (Oui!). 

My Xhosa is a bit rusty as I did learn it in grade 1. My French is slightly

dodgy because I suck at pronunciation. So this is a sound recording of me counting from oneto ten in those five languages. https://soundcloud.com/kavendish/counting-from-1-10-1/s-G6YKZ

Seventy Things you can find in South Africa:
1. Cape Town
2. Johannesburg
3. Table Mountain
4. Lion's Head (also a mountain)
5. Grove Primary School
6. Westerford High
7. Williamstown
8. My grandparents
9. My cousins
10. Mitzi (my cousin's cat)
11. Benoit (my cousin's dog)
12. Cedar Peak (my uncle's farm)
13. Camps Bay Beach
14. The Noon Day Gun (which is actually a canon)
15. Kerborm Park
16. The Red Firetruck
17. Squirrel Cottages
18. Kirstenbosch Gradens
19. Greenpoint
20. Seapoint
21. Botswana (where World Challenge was on this year) 
22. Fish On The Rocks 
23. Gauteng
24. Swaziland
25. Mozambique
26. Limpopo
27. Barnsleigh
28. Jacko (my grandparents' dog)
29. The Cape Town Stadium
30. Pick 'N' Pay
31. Cape Town Gardens
32. Caca
33. Signal Hill
34. Rhodes Memorial
35. Bluebottles
36. Muzenberg
37. My great aunts and uncles
38. Drakensburg Mountains
39. Johannesburg Zoo
40. The Wilds (restaurant)
41. Waterfront
42. Stellenbosch
43. Paarl
44. Worcester (where my mom grew up)
45. Clifton
46. Milnerton
47. Canal Walk (massive shopping centre)
48. Ratanga Junction
49. University of Cape Town
50. Wild Fig 
51. Port Elizabeth
52. Addo
53. Nelson Mandela
54. Desmond Tutu
55. Robben Island
56. District Six Museum
57. Hout Bay
58. Hout Bay Market 
59. Greenmarket Square
60. Boulder's Beach
61. Franschhoek (vineyards)
62. Devil's Peak
63. Kayalitcha (town)
64. The Red Shed (waterfront)
65. The Blue Shed (waterfront)
66. Cape Town Fish Market
67. Two Oceans Aquarium
68. Tea-Bag Art (I'm not exactly sure what this place is called, but if you ever visit Cape Town, go to this place - it's amazing!)
69. Pavillion (pool with sea-water)
70. Spur (best 'restaurant' ever!).

I'm definitely biased, but I just happen to think that Cape Town, South Africa is one of the most amazing places on Earth. I'm not sure if it's the places, people or atmosphere, but it just is. The people are all (mostly) friendly, the beach sand is white (compared to the brown in Oz Land), the views are magnifique and once you've gone, you'll want to keep going back.

 
   

Day 69: December 27

I'm not a high fan of classics. In fact, I quite loudly dislike them. But with no proper reason, it seems. I have never read The Great Gatsby or even To Kill A Mockingbird. I have started to read To Kill A Mockingbird twice, as we are doing it for school, but I can never seem to get into it. I think my dislike stems from the fact that I dislike ye old English and I find it hard to get into. When I read something, it has to grab me right from the start to actually capture my attention. I think that's why I love murder mystery novels so much. They are full of secrets, lies and clues at every twist and turn of the novel. Today I saw Les Miserables, which my sister pronounced Lez Miz-er-ables. So, so wrong. Despite my cynicism, it was actually rather good. The whole thing was sung, save for a few words. I think the movie captured me right from the beginning to the very end. It took me away, to Paris, to the 1800s. I'm a big believer in 'books before movies', but in this case, I think it was a 'movie before book'.

Sixty-nine 'Classic' Books:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. To Kill A Mockingbird
3. Jane Eyre
4. The Great Gatsby
5. Romeo and Juliet (we're doing this next year as well)
6. The Catcher and the Rye
7. Animal Farm
8. Little Women (started this - never finished)
9. 1984 (started this - never finished)
10. Wuthering Heights
11. The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
12. Of Mice and Men
13. Lord of the Flies (I really want to read this)
14. Sense and Sensibility
15. Frankenstein (weird to think of this as a classic)
16. Tale of Two Cities
17. Dracula
18. Great Expectations
19. The Secret Garden
20. Fahrenheit 451
21. Brave New World
22. Hamlet
23. A Christmas Carol
24. Les Miserables
25. Gone with the Wind (we have this on DVD - it's 3 hours!)
26. Anna Karenina
27. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
28. The Grapes of Wrath
29. Macbeth
30. The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank (read this one)
31. Crime and Punishment
32. Anne of Green Gables
33. Moby Dick
34. A Midsummer's Night Dream
35. Alice in Wonderland (weird to think of this as a classic. read this one)
36. Alice through the looking-glass (again, read this)
37. Oliver Twist
38. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (never read this, never seen any of the films. I have seen Epic Movie though)
39. Treasure Island
40. The Iliad
41. The Odyssey
42. The 3 Musketeers
43. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
44. Tess of the D'Ubervilles
45. Gulliver's Travels (saw this movie, Jack Black style)
46. War and Peace
47. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (seen the movie, read the book and watched the play)
48. David Copperfield (we have this)
49. Othello
50. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
51. Peter Pan (read the book, seen the movie)
52. Much Ado About Nothing
53. Julius Caesar
54. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Never seen/read any of this, but my dash is filled with it)
55. A Clockwork Orange
56. The Outsiders (my sister is doing this for her set-work next year)
57. The Phantom of the Opera
58. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
59. The War of the Worlds
60. Around the World in 80 Days (seen the movie)
61. The Taming of the Shrew
62. King Lear
63. Journey to the Centre of the Earth (seen the movie)
64. The Scarlet Letter
65. The Wind in the Willows (I'm pretty sure I read a kid watered-down version of this book)
66. The Tempest
67. Merchant Of Venice
68. Twelfth Night
69. A Room With A View

The website I got these off kept saying that Lord of the Rings was a classic. I disagree. I think, that if Lord of the Rings is going to be counted as a classic, so should Harry Potter. Although, I might be slightly biased because Harry Potter is my favourite. Ever.

Day 68: December 26

Happy Boxing Day.

I know so many people my age (and older & younger) that are so talented, but don't always get recognised. Of course, for people with athletic talent, there's regional and state championships. But, even then they don't get recognised very much. People congratulate them, an then that's about it. I think people, the world over, should know about these talented human beings. And what about people with talents that aren't as athletic? So I, Lauren, propose, that we as people of the Internet, should start and host a Young Adult Olympics. Alright, so the name is bad; I'm still working on that.

Sixty-eight events that should be in the YA Olympics:
1. Hula Hooping
2. Throwing Pancakes
3. Skipping
4. Fasted typer in a certain amount of time
5. Fastet texter
6. Loudest yeller
7. Make the room the messiet in a certain amount of time
8. Spread rumours the fastest
9. Best liar
10. 100m sprint
11. 200m sprint
12. 400m sprint
13. 800m
14. Best trick on skateboard
15. Best trick on a penny
16. 100m hurdles
17. Best at running for the bus
18. Who can ignore an adult the longest
19. Find an object in the messy room the quickest
20. Elastics
21. Hand-Calpping rhythms (e.g. Apple on a Stick)
22. You're Gonna Miss Me (Cups)
23. Break 1/Break 2 etc
24. Horse Jumping
25. Who is the most effective at finding out personal information about someone off social media (incl. time limit)
26. Best Comebacks
27. Who can get an adult to crack (get angry) first
28. Best Jete (QC: I'm still not sure on the whole 'dance is a sport' thing, but I know a lot of people feel strongly about it)
29. Best Plie
30. Most inventive stretch
31. Most inventive/effective studying technique/s
32. Creator of the best Sims family
33. Most inventive dance move
34. Most white-trash name you can think of
35. Who can skip the most monkey bars
36. Who can do the coolest/most tricks on the monkey bars
37. Who is the best at playing 40/40
38. Who is the best at hide and seek
39. Who is the best robber (ie. cops and robbers)
40. Who has the most obscene collection
41. Best excuse for not doing homework
42. Biggest hoarder
43. Most unusual talent
44. Gymnastics - Floor
45. Gymnastics - Bars
46. Gymnastics - Rings
47. Gymnastics - Pommel
48. Gymnastics - Vault
49. Most effective domino run (distance wise)
50. Best Aim
51. Who watches the most TV
52. Who spends the most time on Facebook (per day/week/on average/month)
53. Guess the logo
54. Guess the slogan
55. Guess the character
56. Guess the movie
57. What TV theme song is this?
58. Most love/obsession for a celebrity
59. Best multi-tasker
60. Knows the most about their celebrity topic*
61. Can write a fanfiction on the spot
62. Writes the best fanfic sex scene
63. Fastest at doing their homework just before its due
64. best at hiding that they're doing other work in the wrong class (eg. doing maths homework in a science class)
65. Best Speller
66. Knows the most celebrity topic (mating, dating and hating)
67. Knows the most school gossip (mating, dating and hating)
68. Best at making inventive snacks for after school

*Each person picks a topic they feel they know more about then everyone else. They will get quizzed on this topic, including chosen person's personal habits, blood type, past girlfriends etc. The winner is the person who knows the most.

Day 67: December 25

People of Blogspot (and other people who just come on here, just to look at their favourite blogs). MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY (BELATED) CHANNUKAH. (I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S ANOTHER RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL ON NOW(ISH) BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO THINK OF THE NAME). I hope your day was excellent - filled with the likes of family, friends and food. Might (or may?) your bacon/pork/beef/fish/whatever you had have been cooked to perfection. I hope you took an extra helping of the pudding. Forget your diet for one day and just eat. Stuff your face people. There's not too many days in the year where you can just forget everything and eat food. Embrace it. I hope you laughed louder and got excited for no apparent reason. I hope you loved receiving your gifts as much as your loved giving them. Also, I hope you didn't have too much trouble with the 'reaction' to your presents. I hate opening presents and then everyone is watching you - waiting for your reaction. Are you gonna like it? Are you going to hate it? How good are you at faking that you like in, when in actual fact, it is the worst present since Tiffany Hall got a whale's penis bone?
So people, embrace the fact that today, you spent (or are going to spend) the whole day with family and/or friends. Eat lots. Laugh lots. And just embrace it.  

So there is my Christmas/(belated) Channukah, another religious festival's wish. 

Sixty-seven relatively obscure facts about my family and I:
1. My dad is the only male in our house
2. I have three female pets
3. I am the tallest female in my dad's side of the extended family
4. My older sister has no middle name (unfortunately, I do)
5. I have a really diverse taste in music
6. Only one of my aunties (out of four) is left-handed
7. We are the only family (out of my mom and dad's immediate sides) to have 1. Three Girls and 2. Three Kids
8. My mom has two brothers
9. My dad has two sisters
10. Both my aunties on my dad's side own cats
11. Both my uncle's on my mom's side are lawyers
12. Both of my dad's sisters have two boys
13. Both of my mom's brothers have one girl and one boy (each)
14. My mom's older brother is not actually married, but him and my auntie have been together for about 23 years
15. I am left-footed in high-jump, but right in everything else
16. If I could spend a day in the life of someone, it'd be a make-up artist of (preferably), a costume designer for a movie. (or maybe a special affects/effects person)
17. I hate Monopoly
18. I am easily amused
19. I am REALLY gullible
20. My dad is colour-blind
21. My mom is an art-teacher (oh, the irony)
22. My dad and both my sisters are brilliant at maths
23. My dad runs for leisure
24. My favourite type of medium is pastel (and then paint)
25. I love experimenting with technology
26. I'm good at making caramel slices
27. I (mostly) eat apples with my left hand
28. I never shut up
29. Books must (almost) always come first (as opposed to movies)
30. I enjoy reading trashy magazines
31. I wish I had 'red' hair (Quick Comment: I've never understood why they call it red hair, when in fact, it's actually orange)
32. I was born 6 weeks early
33. I had a guy best friend from the beginning of grade two (when I moved here) till the end of grade 6 (we drifted apart in high school)
34. I suck at Cello
35. I like eyes
36. I want a boyfriend who's taller than me
37. My eyes are blue and yellow
38. I love fruit
39. Between my mom and I, and the (almost) 8 years we've been here, we have been to 7 hospitals
40. I have been on crutches 6 and 1/2 times
41. I still have my 'mask' (thingy) they used to put me to sleep when I had my tonsils out
42. I've had my tonsils out
43. I've been asked twice 'If you're from Africa, why are you white?''
44. Seven is my lucky number
45. Eight is my unlucky number
46. In my favourite childhood books - Animal Ark by Lucy Daniels - I always read the name Lydia as Linda
47. I am allergic to no food item
48. I am, however, allergic to mosquito bites
49. I prefer stilettos over wedges
50. I am also allergic (or as my mom would say, sensitive) to athletic tape and some materials (e.g. wool)
51. I never want to be a teacher
52. Or an accountant (snooze factor)
53. Whenever people sleep over at my house, they dislike the ticking of the clock
54. I hate sleeping in silence (ie. I like the clock. If I can't sleep, I count the ticks)
55. I have a 'rushout; temper (I have a quick temper, but once it's over, I'm over it - mostly)
56. Biggest pet hate: People who get your and you're mixed up.
57. I don't drink tea or coffee
58. I know how to make coffee on a machine (latte anyone?)
59. I don't like sleeping it (It makes me feel like I've wasted the day)
60. Books are my favourite. They allow me to get lost into another world.
61. I want to do something worthwhile when I'm older
62. I don't swear at home
63. I'm irrational. Screw logic.
64. I would love to be best friends with Raven Symore, Rebel Wilson, Emma Watson, Emma Stone, J.K. Rowling, John Green and Andrew Garfield (Actually, this list can go on forever...)
65. I really want to meet someone from the Harry Potter cast
66. I can type really fast, but according to my grade 7 I.T. teacher, my 'fingers are placed incorrectly'.
67. I love making lists (as we can see through this blog).

Alright, yes, I know, I've already done a list on facts about me, but these are different.
1. They are about my family and not only me
2. These are obscure facts and although I might have overlapped one or two facts, the majority is different.
3. Deal with it.

Lately, I've been doing actual lists - things that have a right and wrong answer. I think I'm going to be doing more of these kind; a list where no-one can tell me what's right and what's wrong, because the answers will be opinion based.

That is all.

Day 66: December 24

Happy Christmas Eve (Day)!
I've never understood why tonight - the 24th - is called Christmas Eve. Shouldn't tomorrow night - the 25th - be called Christmas Eve as tomorrow night is the Eve Of Christmas? But I suppose, as I pointed this out to my dad, we have more than one of these 'eves' in our year. New Years Eve, for example. That's also, technically, the eve before the new year, not the eve of the new year. Confusing stuff.

Sixty-six ways to cook codfish:
1. Basked Codfish I
2. Baked Codfish II
3. Baked Codfish III
4. Baked Salt Codfish
5. Creamed and Baked Codfish
6. Baked Codfish A La Montreal
7. Baked Codfish A La Nantucket
8. Baked Codfish with Cheese Sauce
9. Quick baked Codfish
10. Baked Rock Cod with Dressing
11. Baked Cod A La Bedford
12. Baked Codfish with Cream
13. Lemon Baked Cod
14. Red Lobster Nantucket Baked Cod
15. Fish Chowder (Cod Style)
16. Newfoundland Cod Cakes
17. Tomato-Crowned Cod
18. Boiled Codfish with Oyster Sauce
19. Codfish A La Creole
20. Codfish Puffs
21. Codfish Au Gratin
22. Escalloped Codfish and Macaroni
23. Creamed Codfish
24. Broiled Salt Codfish
25. Herb-Coated Cod
26. Roasted Cod and Tomatoes with Basil and White Wine
27. Bakinbaby's Dijon Baked Cod
28. Cod Fish Cakes
29. Codfish Souffle
30. Fried Codfish Tongues (Don't plan on trying any of these soon)
31. Codfish Fritters
32. Devilled Codfish
33. Stewed Codfish with Oysters
34. Codfish Steak
35. Codfish Hash
36. Stewed Codfish
37. Fried Cod
38. Garlic-Crusted Codfish
39. Cod in Tomato Sauce
40. Cod in Mediterranean Salsa
41. Cod with Spiced Red Lentils
42. Spiced Cod Fillet On the Grill
43. Codfish Pie
44. Matelote of Codfish
45. Cod with Oregano
46. Nutty Drunken Cod
47. Chili, Lime and Cumin Cod
48. Cornflake Baked Codfish
49. Oh My Cod!
50. Peppered Cod
51. Cod Cakes with Dijon Tartar Sauce
52. Baked Cod with Ritz Cracker Topping
53. Codfish with Pine Nut Brown Butter
54. Cod and Potato Tapas
55. Roasted Cod
56. Cod Cobbler
57. Cod Olympia
58. Baked Cod with Crunchy Lemon-Herb Topping
59. Cod Fillets with Tomato and Spinach Relish
60. Spicy Cod with Tomato and Spinach
61. Cod and Cabbage Stew
62. Baked Cod with Summer Squash
63. Cod with Onions and Chives
64. Cod with Caesar Crust
65. Cod Fillets with an Asian Lemon Curd Glaze

Who knew there were so many ways to cook cod?
My friend just got follow by Tyla Sandford on Twitter. She is going crazy #fangirl

Day 65: December 23

Two days till Christmas (even though I don't celebrate it)
One day (or night) till Christmas Eve
Six days till my sister's 20th birthday
Eight days, three hours, fifteen minutes and 23 seconds till 2013


Today was another Melbourne stinker - 39 degrees Celcius. Vom. I went to my friend's house and we swam, baked, talked and watched TV.

Sixty-five 'Twilight' characters:
1. Bella Swan
2. Edward Cullen
3. Carlisle Cullen
4. Esme Cullen
5. Rosalie Cullen
6. Alice Cullen
7. Emmett Cullen
8. Jasper Cullen
9. Renesmee Cullen
10. Jacob Black
11. Victoria
12. Laurent
13. James
14. Riley Biers
15. Bree Tanner
16. Zafrina
17. Senna
18. Kachiri
19. Peter
20. Charlotte
21. Mary
22. Randall
23. Eleazar
24. Carmen
25. Tanya
26. Irina
27. Garrett
28. Tia
29. Amun
30. Benjamin
31. Kebi
32. Alistair
33. Charles
34. Makenna
35. Siobhan
36. Liam
37. Maggie
38. Vladimir
39. Stefan
40. Nahuel
41. Pire
42. Joham
43. Huilen
44. Sam Uley
45. Quil Ateara V
46. Embry Call
47. Paul Lahote
48. Leah Clearwater
49. Seth Clearwater
50. Harry Clearwater
51. Collin Littlesea
52. Brady Fuller
53. Ephraim Black
54. Charlie Swan
55. Renee Dwyer (nee Swan)
56. Sue Clearwater
57. Billy Black
58. Lauren Mallory
59. Mike Newton
60. Jessica Stanley
61. Angela Weber
62. Eric Yorkie
63. Emily Young
64. J. Jenks
65. Ben Cheney

I'VE GOT HEAPS OF PAGEVIEWS, BUT NO COMMENTS :(  

Day 64: December 22

So I survived the ending of the world. Shocker. Never saw that one coming.
We have a guinea pig 'staying with us', like we are looking after it for a friend. It's a male and it's called Tubby. Unfortunately, we can't put it in with mine, because they'll have sex and we'll have baby guinea pigs. Which would be pretty adorable...

Sixty-four pages I have 'liked' on Facebook:
1. Bring One Direction to Melbourne
2. Friends Memes
3. "I don't need a cloak to become invisible" - Albus Dumbledore
4. We Owe JKR Our Childhood
5. Don't you understand? I have to do this! I have to kill you
6. White Chicks Memes
7. See More
8. One Direction Infection
9. Perfectly Timed Photos
10. Completely bullshitting your way through an english essay
11. I KNOW YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND BUT IF YOU FALL I WILL LAUGH
12. That moment when you think to yourself, why did I just say that?
13. Turning the exam paper before it starts because you're a fearless bastard
14. I didn't fall, I attacked the floor
15. Frank Lampard Fan Page
16. Parents call it answering back, we call it explaining why they're wrong
17. Most beautiful teenager of 2012
18. The Tattoo Page
19. Daily Quotes
20. Shouting random numbers when someone's trying to count
21. Reading texts half asleep is like looking into the sun
22. Australian Memes
23. I'm not hungry. But, I am bored. Therefore, I shall eat
24. Justice Crew
25. Fred Weasley
26. "I wasn't that drunk!" "You gave a sock to a midget, yelling Dobby, you're free!"
27. WeAreTeens
28. Join if you're an Aussie. ignoring means you don't deserve to be one
29. I hate it when I am sleeping and someone wakes me up for nothing
30. We've all tried to balance the light switch between on and off
31. The feeling you get when you understand something in maths class
32. OMG YOU TWO OBVIOUSLY FANCY EACH OTHER, JUST GO OUT :D
33. Wearing a red wig and hand-me-down robes so you're officially a Weasley
34. New Breed Running by New Balance
35. That's Mahogany - Effie Trinket Fandom
36. Mom (4 missed calls) Oh man, I'm in deep shit
37. I automatically start pulling out grass when I sit down on a field
38. I can spend hours with you, and I still miss you as soon as I leave
39. I hate "Battery low"
40. Can this potato get more fans than Justin Bieber
41. I just entered my room and forgot what I wanted -_-
42. Nialler Horan
43. Bring One Direction to Melbourne
44. Teddy
45. Changing a word because you can't spell the word you wanted to use
46. Lorna Jane
47. Shit Sluts Don't Say
48. R.I.P Amanda Todd
49. Texting in Bed
50. Bohoo.com.au
51. STOP EXAMS = SAVE TREES
52. I was born to be a Directioner
53. Voldemophobia: The fear of having no nose
54. I have stuck with Harry until the very end
55. Desperately waiting for my Pottermore Welcome Mail
56. Bet we can get 100,000 One Directioners to Like this Page
57. When I get a text from you, I immediately stop whatever I'm doing to read it
58. Everyone was Born as an Original, don't Die as a "Copy"
59. Hermionaphobia - The fear of being killed - or worse - expelled
60. ROFL!!..... LOL jk, I'm still in my chair
61. You can't be a true Harry Potter fan, unless you've read the books
62. Potterflies - Potterheads in Support of The Butterfly Project
63. I don;t get it why everyone picks Niall Horan as the least favourite
64. I Flip My Pillow Over to Get To The Cold Side

Ughhh. Some of these page's grammar is so bad. Most of it is the original grammar, but some of it I changed, so it was legible.  

Day 63: December 21

Guys, as some of you may know, today, 21/12/12, is the end of the world. After the world ends (or maybe during the ending?), there will also be a zombie apocalypse. Just thought I'd let you people know in case you weren't informed of this minor event.

Today, I went to the city to meet my dad for lunch. Now I have a love/hate feeling towards the city. I hate how there are so many people there and you can't walk one step without walking into someone. But I actually love all the people. There's so many different colours, clothes, shoes, personalities, hair styles; just different people. I love people watching. Just staying still as people walk by - some of them are clearly in a rush, others just dawdle, as if they're taking a walk in the park. Lots of people wear heels. I never understood that - why would you wear heels to walk around the city in? Won't your feet hurt? My feet hurt when I wear runners (although I do have ankle issues). I love seeing the different clothes and shoes people wear. I love to see the mix-and-match up of things that people have on.

Sixty-three chocolate manufactures:
1. Mars
2. Hershey
3. Nestle
4. Taya's Chocolate and Confectionary
5. Anand Mills Union Limited
6. Mastefoods
7. Cadbury
8. Sulpice Chocolat
9. Tootsie Roll Industries
10. Lowney's Chocolate
11. Idaho Candy Company
12. Chase Candy
13. SK Industies
14. Sperry Candy Co.
15. Goetze's Candy Company
16. Lotte
17. Adams and Brooks
18. Kraft Foods
19. Lindt and Sprungli
20. Lake Champlain Chocolates
21. Fremantle Chocolate Factory
22. Godiva
23. A. Loacker Co.
24. Delfi Foods Incorporated
25. Hollywood Candy Co.
26. Annie's candy Manufacturing
27. Ferrero SpA
28. Necco
29. Honest Chocolate
30. Toms International
31. Wavel
32. Neilson
33. A. Korkunov
34. Nidar
35. Freia
36. Palmer Candy Co.
37. Katakit Foods Industries
38. Ivory Gull Industries
39. Coco Abio
40. Lulu's Chocolate
41. Meji
42. Ulker
43. Boyer candy Co.
44. Sucre Chocolates
45. Marabou
46. Brown and Haley
47. Hosta
48. Friesinger's Candies
49. Pearson's Candy Company
50. Gangong Bros. Limited
51. Whittaker's
52. Cocoa Processing Co. Ltd
53. McVitie's
54. Paulin's
55. Peter Paul
56. Danone
57. Wayne Candies
58. Gandour
59. Lucy Ellen Candy Co.
60. Europe
61. Rowntree Mackintosh Ltd.
62. Storck
63. Brockmann's Chocolates Inc.

Chocolate cures everything (says me, the philosopher)

Day 62: December 20

Today I had my friend over and we talked about everything - friends, people we don't like, school, teachers, guys, actors, singers, people obsessed with famous people, stalkers, Justin Bieber, One Direction, modelling, New Years Eve, jobs, Magic Mike, how bad Magic Mike was, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, YouTube videos, Matthew McConaughey, strippers, people at our school, dogs, ex-boyfriends, next year, work experience, Central Australia, advertising. Just everything.

In my group of friends, there are people I trust more than others. There's always that one friend that you tell stuff to. There's always the friend that you love, but only sorta trust. There's the friend that knows some of your secrets, but not all. There's the friend that you're just friends with and they don't really know any of your secrets.

Sixty-two 'Jelly Belly' flavours:
1. Root Beer
2. Cream Soda
3. Berry Blue
4. Blueberry
5. Bubblegum
6. Chilli Mango
7. Buttered Popcorn
8. Cantaloupe
9. Cappuccino
10. Caramel Corn
11. Cotton Candy (Fairy Floss)
12. Cinnamon
13. Coconut
14. Chocolate Pudding
15. Crushed Pineapple
16. Dr. Pepper
17. Sour Cherry
18. Island Punch
19. Green Apple
20. French Vanilla
21. Juicy Pear
22. Kiwi
23. Liquorice
24. Lemon Drop
25. Lemon Lime
26. Mango
27. Margarita
28. Mixed Berry Smoothie
29. Orange Sherbet
30. Peach
31. Pina Colada
32. Plum
33. Pomegranate
34. Red Apple
35. Sizzling Cinnamon
36. Raspberry
37. Sunkist Lemon
38. Strawberry Jam
39. Strawberry Daiquiri
40. Sunkist Orange
41. Sunkist Pink Grapefruit
42. Sunkist Tangerine
43. Wild Blackberry
44. Toasted Marshmallow
45. Sunkist Lime
46. Strawberry Cheesecake
47. Honey Bean
48. 7UP
49. Peach Bellini
50. Mojito
51. Pomegranate Cosmo
52. Grape Crush
53. Orange Crush
54. Cranberry
55. Acai Berry
56. Barbados Berry
57. Watermelon
58. Cherry
59. Birthday Cake Remix
60. Chocolate Devotion
61. Our Strawberry Blonde
62. Apple Pie a la Stone Cold

I certainly haven't had all of these, but out of the ones I've had, my favourite is definitely sour cherry. I hate the chocolate ones - chocolate and chocolate pudding - and also the coconut. If there was a coffee one, (which I'm sure there is somewhere) - then I would also not like that one.  

Day 61: December 19

This morning I dyed my hair spicy cinnamon. I have already dyed my hair twice before - red and then black - but both times for the World's Greatest Shave. This time I just wanted to do something different with my hair, so voila, it is now spicy cinnamon.
Today, we had to collect our school magazine, and then afterwards myself and five of my friends came back to mine and we hung it. We literally watched YouTube videos for three hours straight. Mostly One Direction and Kingsley. We also ate, did not SHUT UP and laughed heaps.

Sixty-one of the top (free) apps at current:
1. Google Maps
2. ElfYourself
3. Santa DanceBooth
4. YouTube
5. Itunes - 12 days of Christmas
6. Subway BMX
7. The Walking Dead
8.Icon Pop Quiz
9. Gangnam DanceBooth 
10. OvenBreak 2
11. Snapchat
12. Kick The Boss 2
13. Ticketek
14. Angry Birds Star Wars
15. Nose Surgery
16. Podcasts
17. Bad Piggies free
18. Instagram
19. Find my Iphone
20. Find my friends
21. The Room Pocket
22. Emoji
23. Hill Climb Racing
24. Itunes U
25. Santa Naughty or Nice
26. Virtual Families
27. Action Movie FX
28. Fake Call from Santa
29. Viber
30. FML Official
31. Subway Surfers
32. Kik Message
33. Emoji and Unicode
34. SnowJinks
35. Home Design
36. Google Earth
37. iBooks
38. Skype
39. InstaCollage
40. Flashlight
41. Pandora Radio
42. Jewel Mania
43. Car Town Streets
44. Hungry Jacks
45. MyGumtree free
46. Candy Crush Saga
47. Telstra 24/7
48. eBay
49. Respawnables
50. The Simpsons
51. Stick Cricket
52. iGun Pro HD
53. Weatherzone
54. Cut The Rope
55. Nail Salon
56. Flow free
57. Jetpack Joyride
58. Bubble Safari
59. Photo Collage
60. PayPal
61. Free Music Downloader  

Day 60: December 18

Today is my grandpa's birthday and he is turning 85. He is one of those people who finds modern technology both confusing and hard to use. We recently bought him and my granny a computer and then downloaded Skype for them to use. My granny loves it - she's totally tech - savvy and I reckon if she was a kid now, she would love learning about all the new things. My grandpa on the other hands doesn't like using this new technology. It's like he's scared of it or something or maybe he'll get a disease. I sort of understand his hesitation, I mean it is new and different, but I do say EMBRACE IT! EMBRACE THE NEW AND EXCITING TECHNOLOGY AND USE IT TO YOUR FULL ADVANTAGE. 

Sixty songs with the word 'dog':
1. Ain't nothing but a hound dog - Elvis Presley 
2. Dead dog on asphalt - Adrian Belew 
3. Dogs of war - Billy Thorpe 
4. Philly Dog - Booker T & The MG's 
5. baby Ice Dog - Blue Oyster Cult 
6. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie 
7. Dog House Blues - Canned Heat 
8. Tropical Hot Dog Night - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 
9. Walkin' The Dog - The Del Fuegos 
10. Nasty Dogs and the Funky Kings - ZZ Top
11. Dogs - The Who
12. Dog Pile - Voodoo Glow Skulls
13. Dog Eat Dog - The Toasters
14. Dogs And Ferrets - Steeleye Span 
15. New Dogs - SSS
16. Jealous Dogs - The Pretenders 
17. Dog Food - Iggy Pop 
18. Snoop Dog Baby - Reel Big Fish 
19. I wanna be your dog - Iggy Pop 
20. I am the Dog - Nevermore 
21. Dog Meat - Frank Zappa 
22. Dog Breath - Frank Zappa 
23. Dog Gone - Frank Zappa 
24. Dog Eat Dog - Holy Moses 
25. Bob's Dog Story - The Grateful Dead 
26. Dog Eat Dog - AC/DC 
27. Giving the dog a bone - AC/DC 
28. Hot Dog - Led Zeppelin
29. The Dogs of war - Pink Floyd 
30. Dogs - Pink Floyd 
31. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin 
32. Hound Dog - Jimi Hendrix 
33. Sick as a dog - Aerosmith 
34. Dog day sunrise - Fear Factory 
35. Evelyn, A Modified Dog - Frank Zappa 
36. Yellow Dog - House of Freaks 
37. Dog - Hunters and Collectors 
38. Darling Underdog - John Doe 
39. My Dog has no Girlfriend - M.D.C 
40. All The Dogs are Barking - Pere Ubu 
41. My old Dog and Me - Ramblin' Jack Elliot 
42. Bytor and the Snow Dog - Rush 
43. Tracking the Dog - Screaming Blue Messiahs 
44. Annie Dog - The Smashing Pumpkins 
45. Do The Dog - The Specials 
46. Dog Pile - Voodoo Glow Skulls 
47. Atomic Dog - George Clinton 
48. Hair of the Dog - Nazareth 
49. Dirty old egg sucking Dog - Johnny Cash 
50. Youth Culture Killed my Dog - They Might Be Giants 
51. Dog Years - Rush 
52. The movement of dogs - Xihilisk 
53. I wanna f*** a dog in the ass - Blink 182 
54. Salty Dog - Flogging Molly 
55. Spine of the dog - Moe 
56. Can your monkey do the dog - Rufus Thomas? 
57. Dogs - Motorhead 
58. Underdog - Kasabian 
59. Hair of a dog - Senses Fail 
60. Dog Days are over - Florence and the Machine 

Totally thought they'd be way harder to find.       

Day 59: December 17

Can people (ie. people that I know) NOT be so obsessed with celebrities and who they're dating and who they're not dating? Like, come on, I like to see who is dating who as much as the next person, but when you get upset or say "Oh, I'm not a fan anymore", after your celeb dates someone you don't like is just ridiculous.  Like you can ship them or not, I really don't care. Just let them be! You can have your opinions, but keep them to yourself or if you wanna share them, do it in a non-emotional state or just to your friends, not to a world-wide view.

Fifty-nine 'musical' movies:
1. Aladdin
2. The Muppet's Christmas Carol
3. Brave
4. The Lion King
5. Tom and Jerry: The Movie
6. Robin Hood: Men In Tights
7. Pocahontas
8. The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
9. The Land Before Time IV: The Mysterious Island
10. The Land Before Time: II: The Great Valley Adventure
11. Pippi Longstocking
12. Pooh's Great Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin
13. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
14. Mulan
15. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
16. The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
17. The Swan Princess: The Mystery Of the Enchanted Kingdom
18. Barney's Great Adventure
19. Annie
20. Fantasia 2000
21. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
22. The Land Before Time VII: The Stone Of Cold Fire
23. The Road To El Dorado
24. The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea
25. Moulin Rouge!
26. South Pacific
27. The Land Before Time: The Big Freeze
28. Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
29. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys
30. Chicago
31. The Hinchback of Notre Dame II
32. The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
33. Winnie The Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
34. Return To Never Land
35. A Christmas Carol
36. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
37. Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The 3 Musketeers
38. A Cinderella Story
39. Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Pooh
40. Bride and Prejudice
41. Corpse Bride
42. The Land Before Time XI: invasion of the Tinysauruses
43. Mulan III
44. Pooh's Heffalump Movie
45. The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers
46. Hairspray
47. The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom Of Friends
48. Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
49. High School Musical
50. High School Musical 2
51. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
52. Another Cinderella Story
53. The Princess and the Frog
54. The Boat That Rocked
55. Alvin and the Chipmunks
56. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
57. Pitch Perfect
58. Rock of Ages
59. Footloose

Day 58: December 16

I am feeling much better and for some reason, the internet is really slow.
Guys, I read The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. I cried. I have never cried from a book before. John Green is a seriously amazing writer, and manages to portray the character's feelings so you at feeling the exact same thing yourself. He has that amazing ability to make the characters seem like real people - like you're their friend, like you're right there next to them.
Cancer. Such a sad, tragic 'disease'. Obviously cancer is horrible and I never wish anyone to have it, but reading this book actually shows me the devastating effects that cancer has on people. Authors, and other people, always glass over how it makes them feel, or they just don't seem to capture the exact feelings. This book...wow. This thing, cancer, is just something I wish never existed and I very much hope a cure can be found. Following my love of The Fault In Our Stars (and also my reading of Looking For Alaska), I have preceded to buy five of John Green's books. (http://www.bookdepository.com)

Fifty-eight islands in the world:
1. Australia
2. Greenland
3. Madagascar
4. Borneo
5. New Guinea
6. North Island, New Zealand
7. Great Britain
8. Sumatra
9. Indonesia
10. Philippines
11. Japan
12. Malaysia
13. Maldives
14. Cuba
15. Iceland
16. Hawaii
17. Lombok
18. Java
19. South Island, New Zealand
20. Canary Islands
21. Statten Island
22. Cape Verde
23. Samoa
24. Tonga
25. The Cook Islands
26. French Polynesia
27. Fiji
28. Easter Island
29. Tokelau
30. Niue
31. Wallis and Futuna
32. The Solomon Islands
33. Vanuatu
34. Corfu
35. Crete
36. Seychelles
37. Mauritius
38. Reunion
39. Zanzibar
40. Rodrigues
41. Comoros
42. Sao Tome and Principe
43. Mayotte
44. Annobon
45. Madeira Islands
46. Azores
47. Saint Helena
48. Lamu Island
49. Bassas de India
50. Ascension
51. Pemba
52. Glorioso Islands
53. Juan de Novo Island
54. Tristan da Cunha
55. Tromelin Island
56. Coney Island
57. Mariana Islands
58. Equatorial Islands

"What did one ocean say to the other ocean?"
"Nothing, it just waved."

Just on a serious note:
- Sandy Hook Elementary Massacre -
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those who have passed. I wish the families and friends nothing but the best. I hope they have continuous support, especially over the next couple of weeks, but also for the next couple of years. I hope nothing like this every EVER happens to them or people they know, or  to  NO-ONE at all. To the victims of this terrible tragedy, may you rest in peace. May your souls go to a happier place and just know that you will never ever be forgotten. 

Day 57: December 15

Yesterday I fell asleep during the day and slept for about an hour and a half. I think this was my first nap since I was four or something. I literally never, EVER sleep during the day.

Fifty-seven items of clothing/accessories:

1. T-shirt
2. Long Pants
3. Short Pants
4. Undies
5. Bra
6. Crop Top
7. Jumper/Jersey
8. Vest
9. Long-sleeves shirt
10. Rain Jacket
11. Jacket
12. Shirt
13. Shirt
14. Dress
15. Hoodie
16. Leggings
17. Bike Shorts
18. Tracksuit pants
19. Singlet
20. Tank Top
21. Skort
22. Cardigan
23. Zip-Up
24. Boxers
25. Hot Shorts
26. Hat
27. Blouse
28. Scarf
29. Gloves
30. Beanie
31. Pajamas
32. Genie Pants
33. Sports Bra
34. Gown
35. Slips
36. Socks
37. Suit
38. Dress Pants
39. Anorak
40. Dufflecoat
41. Belt
42. Jodpurs
43. Bikinis
44. Tankini
45. One-Piece
46. Onesie/Baby-Grow
47. Dungarees
48. Suspenders
49. Pinafore
50. Zoot Suit
51. Kimono
52. Stockings
53. Earmuffs
54. Leotards
55. Apron
56. Maxi Dress
57. Mini Skirt     

Day 56: December 14

So after,
35km
0 broken bones
45 approx wet tents
1 movie
A couple of metres of athletic tape
painful sunburn
Two blisters
Lots of rain
Much pain
1 cute dog
91 kids
9 teachers
1 mini-bus
and
all of the elements -
I am back and writing in real time.

PHEW. So glad that it's over. Glad I did it, but I certainly won't be doing it again anytime soon.

Fifty-six commonly-used (mostly) acronyms:
1. ASAP - as soon as possible
2. AKA - also known as
3. G2G/GTG - got to go
4. TTYL - talk to you later
5. STFU - shut the f*** up
6. GTFO - get the f*** off/out
7. SMH - shaking my head
8. GPOY - gratuitous picture of yourself
9. GIF - graphic interchange format
10. SMD - suck my dick
11. JPEG - joint photographic experts group
12. ATM - automated teller machine/at the moment
13. RADAR - radio detection and ranging
14. YOLO - you only live once
15. AWOL - absent without leave
16. MIA - missing in action
17. BRB - be right back
18. WTF - what the f***/why the face/welcome to facebook
19. LOL - laugh out loud
20. BF - boyfriend
21. GF - girlfriend
22. BS - bullshit
23. BTW - by the way
24. BBQ - barbeque
25. BYO - bring your own
26. CBS - can't be stuffed
27. CBB - can't be bothered
28. CBF - can't be f***ed
29. TBH - to be honest
30. TBC - to be confirmed
31. ILY - i love you
32. MCG - melbourne cricket ground
33. WACA - western australian cricket association
34. ICT - information and computer technologies
35. NYPD - new york police department
36. AGM - annual general meeting
37. AIDS HIV - acquired immune deficiency syndrome human immunodeficiency virus
38. DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
39. AM - ante meridiem
40. PM - post meridiem
41. ALP - australian labour party
42. ARIA - australian recording industry association
43. AFL - australian rules football
44. ANZAC - australian and new zealand army corps
45. RAF - royal air force
46. LCD - liquid crystal display
47. LSD - lysergic acid diethylamide
48. CNS - central nervous system
49. CD ROM - compact disc read only memory
50. CEO - chief executive officer
51. CSIRO - commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation
52. BCC - blind carbon copy
53. BBC - british broadcasting corporation
54. TV - television
55. DOB - date of birth
56. CV - curriculum vitae

i g2g, i'll ttyl
 

Day 55: December 13

So today is the 14.12.12, and I was unable to write yesterday as I was hiking on my Duke Of Ed Hike. Joyous. So let me tell you a little about this hike: We left from school at about 9.00am and about an hour and a half later we arrived in Torquay. LET OUR DAY BEGIN! After about 5 or 6 kms, we stopped for lunch. By that time, the sun was high in the sky, the weather was seriously hot and my feet were in pain. We finished lunch and walked along the nude beach for a couple of kms. At one stage, we had a break by some rocks, in the shade and the teachers - Miss A, Huddo and Jordan - were doing handstands and cartwheels and having competitions. We were just minding our business when this guy comes jogging along. People, we were on a nude beach. Go figure. After about half an hour, we moved on and got to the top of a path, where we had to waited for one of the other groups, who had taken a detour, to come. We waited for quite a while until they finally came. We went to our next destination, which was another beach. This beach was horrible, because the sand was soft and it was really dune-y. From the beach was a walking track which went on FOREVER. It seriously did not ever stop. The end of the track was our 'campsite', which I swear was not a campsite, but a random patch of grass that just happened to have portaloos on it. The ground was really bumpy, which warranted a bad nights sleep. Anyway, the next morning at 5.50am, I was up. Ew. Anyway, this time one of the teachers told me to put my 15kg bag in the trailer because of my feet problems. Aiyana and I packed up and everyone was ready by 9am (even though we were meant to be ready by 8.30am). The walk yesterday was much better. It was more downhill and the weather was definitely less hot. We even had a sea breeze. The view was amazing and I thought that maybe Ireland would look something like that. We arrived for lunch at a beach and some of us swan - I stood in the water - but most people didn't. Our last stretch for the day (5km ish) was on the beach, which was amazing because we were allowed to go barefoot and walk in the water. About 10 minutes before we got there, it started to rain. Only lightly, though. Lots of people swam - or went in the water - but less than was expected because of the weather. We were bussed - by one of the teachers - from the beach to the campsite. We had to go in groups of 18 because it was a mini-bus. When we got there there were showers - LUXURY - so lots of  people had a shower and I had a rinse-off. Then we set up our tents at the bottom of a giant hill, which was a pain because the toilet block was at the top. There were also lots of bull ants around, which we nicknamed Spants (spants = spider ants). That night it rained heaps, but we didn't get wet because we were warm and cosy in our tents. The next morning - this morning - I got up at a slightly better time - 6.50am and had to pee, so I walked up the giant hill to go. It had started to rain again, so the quicker we got packed up, the better. We finally packed up, and after a lecture about picking up rubbish, we were off. It was raining consistently, so after about 15 minutes, we were all saturated. We got to about 3.5/4km and we stopped for about a 5 minute break. Next stop was the lighthouse. The lighthouse was up a very steep slope, which I just managed. This time I was carrying no bag, but a tent and drink bottle. We arrived at the lighthouse and I found out it was the lighthouse where Round The Twist was filmed. Awesome stuff. From there, it was about a 10 minute walk to the place where the busses were coming, which took about 20 minutes. Once the buses arrived, we were off and back to Melbourne.

Fifty-five people (out of 91) who came on Duke:
1. Ellie
2. Aiyana
3. Ruby
4. Tali
5. Penny
6. Breanna
7. Imogeon
8. Niamh
9. Natalie
10. Cara
11. Abhi
12. Laura
13. Ellie
14. Alannah
15. Ashley
16. Alexia
17. Jess
18. Laura G
19. Seii
20. Elizabeth
21. Liss
22. Mollie
23. Chloe
24. Amy
25. Courtnee
26. Alyssa
27. Charlotte
28. Guy
29. Shai
30. Xanthia
31. James
32. Will
33. Nick
34. George
35. Luca
36. Lucy
37. Ben
38. Matt
39. Ben C
40. Jack
41. Fletcher
42. Tim
43. Cam
44. Jason
45. Jeremy
46. Will M
47. Willem
48. Reece
49. Paul
50. Dom
51. Casey
52. Brendan
53. Robyn
54. Jade
55. Jenna
56. Jessie  

Day 54: December 12

So I'm writing this today (11.12.2012), because tomorrow (12.12.12), I'm going to be away.
OMG TODAY IS THE 12/12/12. This is the last repetitive day I will be alive for (unless scientists magically come up with something to make people immortal). I hope I catch 12.12.12 at 12.12.12pm, because that would be seriously amazing.

Fifty-four music CDs that my older sister has:
1. Velociraptor - Kasabian
2. Four Seasons - Big Scary (I think that's right; I'm not sure who's the band and which is the album name)
3. Intensive Care - Robbie Williams
4. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams
5. Moonfire - Boy & Bear
6. This Modern Glitch - The Wombats
7. I Believe You Liar - Washington
8. Gilgamesh - Gypsy & The Cat
9. Mark Ronson and The Business Intl Record Collection
10. Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs - Ball Park Music
11. A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation - The Wombats
12. Missing Bongo - Maximo Park
13. Moments and Dust - Josh Pyke
14. So Many Nights - The Cat Empire
15. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At The Disco
16. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
17. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
18. Leave It All Behind - Saskwatch
19. Weekend - Kisschasy
20. Contra - Vampire Weekend
21. Music from the ABC TV series - Twentysomething
22. goodbye - Spice Girls
23. Museum - Ball Park Music
24. Ma'Cheri - Freshyground
25. Fitzroy - The Mcqueens
26. Once Upon A Time in The West - Hard-Fi
27. Off With Their Heads - Kaiser Chiefs
28. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys - Arctic Monkeys
29. Konk - The Kooks
30. Mega Mountain - Hungry Kids of Hungary
31. Shaka Rock - Jet
32. Midnight Remember - Little Red
33. Nomvula - Freshlyground
34. Rich Kids - Washington
35. Draw Attention To Themselves - Yves Klein Blue
36. Room Service - Bryan Adams
37. Jonathan Boulet
38. Humbug - Arctic Monkeys
39. Empire - Kasabian
40. Tonight - Franz Ferdinand
41. Welcome To The Walk Alone - The Rumble Strips
42. Emergency - The Pigeon Detectives
43. Music For The People - The Enemy
44. When I Wake Up - Jesse Clegg
45. 11 - Bryan Adams
46. Yes Yes Vindictive - Operator Please
47. What Your Boyfriend Said - Little Man Tate
48. Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy - Little Man Tate
49. Greatest Hits III - Queen (There is also Greatest Hits I and Greatest Hits II)
50. Irish Son - Brian McFadden
51. Just A Song About Ping Pong - Operator Please
52. Escapology - Robbie Williams
53. Hard Act To Follow - Grinspoon
54. The Chronicles Of Life and Death - Good Charlotte

Make a wish at 12.12.12 at 12:12:12pm (OR AM!)

Day 53: December 11

I have established which movie has the best soundtrack..... PITCH PERFECT. At this moment in time, I am obsessed with a-capella. And Rebel Wilson, because that girl is absolutely hilarious. Can she be my best friend? Tomorrow, I'm going on Duke of Ed for three days, so this means NO BLOG POSTS FOR TWO DAYS (I'll manage to do Friday's one when I get back). This will be the first time in 53 days I haven't written on here. I think I'll do one today and post it and then do Thursday's post on Friday.
So in keeping with the theme:

Fifty-three things on my packing list for duke:
1. Cereal
2. Noodles
3. Porridge
4. Baked Beans
5. Spoon
6. Spork
7. Light plastic bowl
8. Maybe: cup
9. Scrogin (trail mix)
10. Wraps
11. Cheese
12. Nutella
13. Peanut Butter
14. Lollies (packet)
15. Chocolate
16. Billtong (snack)
17. Leftovers (first night)
18. Noodles/pasta
19. Cup-a-Soup
20. Dehydrated food
21. Rice plus tuna/salmon
22. Drinks - sachet of Gatorade/Powerade
23. Map
24. Snacks
25. Camera
26. Rainjacket
27. Pocket Knife
28. Toilet Paper
29. Head Torch
30. Whistle
31. Sunscreen
32. Hat
33. Water
34. Sleeping bag
35. Roll Mat
36. More water
37. Spare Socks
38. Thermals
39. A garbage Bag
40. A fleece/Warm top
41. Electrical Tape
42. First Aid items as required
43. Matches (in plastic bag)
44. Mobile Phone (in plastic bag)
45. Stove
46. Fuel Bottle
47. Tent
48. Swimwear
49. Small Towel
50. Toiletries
51. Gloves
52. Beanie
53. Neck Warmer (I don't understand why they can't write scarf, but anyways)

STORY TIME: As I was packing my bag for Duke, a massive cockroach came out of it. I screamed. I am seriously scared of them - bugs and spiders I'm alright with - but cockroaches, NO. I called my dad - first line of defence? - and then he told me to "calm down and kill it with a shoe". So I hit it with my basketball shoe and it half-died. Like, it's leg was still moving, but I think it was dead. It then took me like ten minutes to get it onto a piece of cardboard, because I refused to pick it up with newspaper.

Day 52: December 10

I'm home by myself today, as my older sister is away, my parents are at work and my younger sister is at a volleyball tournament. So far, I haven't done much. I've half-packed for Duke of Ed, eaten a souvalaki, felt sick, watched just over a quarter of Pitch Perfect and played Pipe Roll numerous times. Fun times.

Fifty-two *eponyms:
1. Achilles - Greek mythological creature (Achilles tendon)
2. Adam - Biblical character (Adam's apple)
3. Thomas Addison (Addison's disease)
4. Adam Walsh - abduction/murder victim (Code Adam)
5. Alice Liddell (Alice in Wonderland/Alice in Wonderland syndrome)
6. Alois Alzheimer (Alzheimer's disease)
7. Hans Asperger (Asperger's syndrome)  
8. Robert Atkins - nutritionist (Atkinds Diet)
9. Augustus Caesar - (month of August)
10. William Baffin (Baffin Bay/Island)
11. Barbara Handler, daughter of Ruth Handler - creator of Barbie (Barbie Doll)
12. Joseph Banks - botanist (The Banksia genus)
13. Francis Beaufort (Beaufort Scale)
14. Louis de Bechamel - a courtier to King Louis XIV (Bechamel Sauce)
15. Henri Bacquerel (Bacquerel - unit of radioactivity)
16. Juan de Bermudez (Bermuda)
17. Yogi Berra - Baseball player (Yogi Bear)
18. Laszlo Biro (Biro/Ballpoint pen)
19. Amelia Bloomer (Bloomers)
20. Boann - The Irish Goddess (The river Boyne)
21. William E. Boeing (Boeing Commercial Aeroplanes)
22. Louis Braille (Braille)
23. William Burke (Burked - to execute someone by suffocation)
24. Julius Caesar (Month of July)
25. John Cadbury (Cadbury Chocolate)
26. Caesar Cardini - restaurateur (Caesar Salad)
27. Gian Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (A Casanova, A womanizer)
28. Louis Chevrolet - founder (Chevrolet)
29. Andre Citroen - founder (Citroen)
30. Samuel Coly (Colt Revolver)
31. Thomas Crapper (Crapper, Bathroom)
32. Marie and Pierre Curie - Scientists (Curium, Curie - unit of radioactivity)
33. Pierre Curie (Pierre Point)
34. Harvey Cushing (Cushing Disease)
35. Adi Dassler - founder (Adidas)
36. Michael Dell - founder (Dell, computer company)
37. Melvil Dewey (Dewey Decimal System)
38. Thomas Edmund Dewey - American Politician (Dewey from Huey, Dewey and Louie)
39. Rudolf Diesel (The Diesel Engine)
40. Walt Disney - founder (The Walt Disney Company, Disneyland)
41. John Francis Dodge and Horace Dodge - founders (Dodge)
42. Donatello - Renaissance Painter (Donatello, one of the TMNT comic characters)
43. Gustav Eiffel - designer (Eiffel Tower)
44. Bartolomeno Eustachi (Eustachian Tube)
45. Sir George Everest (Mount Everest)
46. Guy Fawkes (Guy)
47. Gabriele Falloppio (Fallopian Tubes)
48. Enzo Ferrari - founder (Ferrari)
49. B.C. Forbes (Forbes Magazine)
50. Leonhart Fuchs - Fuchsia        
51. King Camp Gillette - founder (Gillette)
52. Edmond Halley (Halley's Comet)

*A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named     

Day 51: December 9

My sister has gone and so have my cousins. From seven people to four. And we've got our rooms back. Yay! I have just come back from basketball, and we lost both games. The first game was my normal team, it was a fun game and we played well. My second game was a fill-in for someone's team. They were the Ladies Classic, so we got pretty thrashed  It was fun all the same.

Fifty-one 'board' games:1. Monopoly
2. Snakes and Ladders
3. Candy Land
4. Mouse Trap
5. Ludo
6. Trouble
7. Take 5
8. Trivial Pursuit
9. Hungry Hungry Hippos
10. Operation
11. Kerplunk!
12. Pick-up-Sticks
13. Risk
14. Jenga
15. The YES or NO game
16. Cluedo
17. Scrabble
18. Bounty
19. Balderdash
20. Pirate's Treasure
21. Yahtzee
22. Pictionary
23. Chess
24. Uno
25. 30 Seconds
26. Break the Safe
27. The Game of Life
28. Battleship
29. Blokus!
30. Monopoly Junior
31. Cranium
32. Checkers
33. Scene It
34. Apples to Apples
35. Stratego
36. Taboo
37. Backgammon
38. The Dictionary Game
39. General Knowledge
40. Mastermind
41. Bananagrams
42. Articulate
43. Connect Four
44. Rummikub
45. Pay Day
46. Guess Who?
47. Chinese Checkers
48. Lost Cities
49. Sequence
50. Twister
51. Don't Quote Me    

Day 50: December 8

Bonjourno.
Well, today in the lovely city of Melbourne, it is 36 degrees Celcius, and I am sitting on our great air-conditioned house. Oh, thank-god for air condition. Ugh, I can't think of a list to do... YAY! I GOT ONE:

Fifty App(lications) on my Ipod at the current moment:
1. Facebook
2. Tumblr
3. Viber
4. Fox Fm (Radio Station)
5. Google Chrome
6. Doodle Jump
7. Temple Run
8. Fruit Ninja
9. Line Birds
10. JetPack
11. Chasing Yello
12. Flow Free
13. Pipe Roll
14. Snake
15. Cooking Mama
16. Draw Free
17. Jigsaw Free
18. OMG Facts
19. FanFiction
20. Rhyme Free
21. Dictionary!
22. Hoyts
23. Supershare
24. Wattpad
25. TapTap Revenge 3
26. TapTap Revenge 4
27. SongPop Free
28. Tap Tap Revenge
29. Vevo
30. Music Quiz
31. Discovr Music (I don't even know what this is)
32. YouTube
33. Music D/L (Downloader)
34. Impossible Quiz: Beach
35. Impossible Quiz: Original
36. Impossible Quiz: Water
37. Impossible Quiz: Space
38. Impossible Quiz: Christmas
39. Logos Quiz
40. Flags Quiz
41. IMDB Trivia
42. Movie Quotes Quiz
43. Movie Quiz
44. Icon Pop Quiz
45. Letris 2
46. Whirly Word
47. Riddles
48. Word To Word Associations
49. Pop Words!
50. Emoji

So there it is, people. 315 days to go.

My sister is leaving to Israel tomorrow. Our cousin and mom is also leaving tomorrow, to go back to South Africa. So, we'll go from 7 people to 4 people. Still, the loudness won't go down too much - I'm still here.

Day 49: December 7

I have officially finished Year Nine forever. No longer will I be in hallways, being taught by horrible teachers (until next year, of course). Also, I GOT INTO GEOGRAPHY ENHANCEMENT! (I actually found out yesterday, but..). I'm really proud because you had to have an 8.5 average, which I didn't think I had, but evidently, I did. Although, I do have to go to school next Tuesday for periods one and two for like an introductory lesson.

Forty-nine berries:1. Barberry
2. Blueberry
3. Logan Berry
4. Strawberry
5. Blackberry
6. Mulberry
7. Gooseberry
8. Cranberry
9. Nannyberry
10. Watermelon
11. Banana
12. Grape
13. Honeysuckle
14. Bearberry
15. Crowberry
16. Currant
17. Elderberry
18. Tomato
19. Wolfberry
20. Persimmon
21. Mayapple
22. Pumpkin (apparently..)
23. Olive
24. Plum
25. Peach
26. Cherry
27. Hackberry
28. Bayberry
29. Raspberry
30. Gurbir
31. Wintergreen
32. Sea Grape
33. Pineapple
34. Fig
35. Breadfruit
36. Platanus
37. Pomegranate
38. Mamoncillo
39. Dewberries
40. Pear
41. Loquat
42. Quince
43. Rowan
44. Toyon
45. Hawthorn/Thornapple
46. Medlar
47. Whitebeam
48. Almond
49. Pistachio

Tomorrow is going to be 37 degrees (Celsius)

Day 48: December 6

Only one more day of grade 9. WHAT?! Where has the year gone? Seriously, yesterday was August or something. I've got a question for you people: what happens when you're friends with someone but then you start to dislike them? Like, you can't stand being around them and anything they do annoys you. Last time we tried talking to her, she told us she has OCD, but then she's never mentioned it again. Funny, how conveniently it just came up. It also ended in tears. The time before that, when we had a problem with someone, we talked to her and she was perfectly rational and normal about it and she's stopped doing what annoyed us. Now, we're tighter than ever.

Forty-eight French words that are used commonly in the English language:1. Abattoir (slaughter house)
2. Adieu (bye)
3. Amuse-Bouche (small, bite-sized hors-d'oeurve)
4. Armoire (wardrobe)
5. Art Nouveau (Literally new art)
6. Au contraire (on the contrary)
7. Au pair (Nanny)
8. Au revoir (see you later!)
9. Avant Garde (A group or style that is inventive or innovative on one or more levels)
10. Baguette (well, it is what it is)
11. Ballet
12. Belle (A beautiful woman or girl)
13. Blase (Unimpressed with something because of it's over-familiarity)
14. Bon Appetite (enjoy your meal)
15. Bon Voyage (Good trip!)
16. Bouquet (A handful of flowers)
17. Brioche (A sweet yeast bun)
18. Brunette (A brown-haired girl)
19. Bureau (desk)
20. Cafe (A coffee shop)
21. Chaise Lounge (A long chair for reclining)
22. Chanteuse (A female singer)
23. Chauffeur (Driver)
24. Cliche
25. Clique
26. Concierge
27. Creme Brulee
28. Creme de la creme (best of the 'crop')
29. creme freche
30. Crepe
31. Critique
32. Depot
33. Denouement   
34. Dossier
35. Eau de Cologne
36. Eclair
37. En garde
38. En route
39. Entree
40. Escargot
41. Extraordinaire
42. Faux
43. Faux pas
44. Fiancee
45. Flambe
46. Foie Gras
47. Garcon
48. Impasse

Day 47: December 5

I am currently lying on a mattress on my sister's floor. Why? We have a cousin coming over from South Africa tonight (for 5 days) and he is staying my room, while I live in my sister's room. Yesterday, I cleaned my room - properly - and it's so weird to see absolutely nothing on the floor or on my desk.

Forty-seven things I can see that are at eye-level (from the mattress, that is):
1. Purple coloured pencil
2. Sparkly Jelly shoe
3. Clock (I have no idea why that's on the floor)
4. Bin
5. Snuggle Buddy (mine)
6. Blue Rock
7. Pencil
8. A computer mouse
9. Sunnies
10. A laptop case
11. Bandaid/Plaster
12. A fake blue Sharpie
13. Tripod
14. Slippers
15. A miniature bin
16. Flats
17. A black spool of cotton
18. A photo frame
19. An orange twistable
20. A blue cap
21. Brown coloured pencils (x2)
22. The God of Small Things (book - and I can't see who it's by from here)
23. Diary
24. A blue Jelly
25. A heat pack
26. A black piece of thread
27. A teddy bear
28. A Clag glue stick
29. Battery Charger
30. Green paper clip
31. Cricket Ball
32. Wireless Speakers (and box)
33. Bag of materials
34. A blue sock
35. Food processor
36. GHD straightener box
37. Ice-cream machine
38. Iphone cover
39. Giraffe ears (from Halloween)
40. Remmington hair straightener box
41. Fan
42. To Kill A Mockingbird (book - Harper Lee)
43. Runners/Takkias/Trainers (Mine)
44. Heater
45. School Shoes (mine)
46. A beer tray (from Berlin, I think?)
47. A carpet

Eenie Meenie Mione Mo, catch a tiger by it's toe. 

Day 46: December 4

I think itunes just deleted all of my songs off my ipod. Again. Love you too, Itunes.

RANT ALERT:
Gay Marriage and Adoption
Alright, I am so PRO this. I don't think EVERYONE has to be pro - people have the right to their own opinion. But, I DO think that gay marriage and gay adoption should be legal. Yes, I know people say that you don't HAVE to get married to show your love, but to some people, it's how they express their love to their partner and others. Gay Adoption should absolutely be LEGAL. Why? Gay people have as much right as straight people to be parents. As they cannot naturally conceive babies, how else are they going to get them? Yes, there's always surrogacy, but some people don't like this opinion. Look at Timon and Pumba. They are a perfect example of a same-sex couple raising a child. Look at how perfect Simba turned out. We have our rights, and I KNOW in 20 years (or so), we'll be looking back on this time and thinking "how can we not have allowed it?"
*RANT OVER*

Forty-six palindrome sentences:1. Don't nod
2. Dogma: I am God
3. Never odd or even
4. Too bad - I hid a boot
5. Rats live on no evil star
6. No trace, not one carton
7. Was it Eliot's toilet I saw?
8. Murder for a jar of red rum
9. May a moody baby doom a yam?
10. Dennis Sinned
11. God saw I was dog
12. Do geese see God?
13. Ah, Satan sees Natasha
14. Senile Felines (imagine...)
15. Tuna nut
16. A man, a plan, a canal - Panama
17. Desserts, I stressed
18. Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard
19. Live not on evil
20. Madam, I'm Adam
21. No lemon, no melon
22. Was it a cat I saw?
23. Race fast, safe car
24. Cain: A maniac
25. Ed, I saw Harpo Max ram Oprah W. aside
26. Did I draw Della too tall, Edward? I did?
27. Draw, O, Coward
28. Stack Cats
29. Step on no pets
30. Rise to vote, sir
31. Yo, banana boy! (sounds like you're talking to someone's penis...)
32. A car, a man, a maraca
33. A lad named E. Mandala
34. A Santa at NASA
35. Amore, Roma
36. Bird Rib
37. Camp Mac
38. I did, did I?
39. Liam's mail      
40. Llama mall
41. Mad as Adam
42. Ma has a ham
43. Mirror rim
44. Nemo's omen
45. Nurses run
46. Too far, Edna, we wander afoot.

(I never said they would make sense)
p.s i quite like doing rants.  

Day 45: December 3

You know what's really gross? Bruises on bananas. You can taste them. It's totally and utterly disgusting.
Anyway, people of the internet, I have an announcement: I AM 1/8 THROUGH THE YEAR. (I think; I'm pretty bad at maths). AND TODAY I MADE A PRINT FROM SILK-SCREENING. IT WAS AWESOME. #reference #meangirls

Forty-five Computer games we have (on CD):
1. Reader Rabbit (3rd Grade)
2. Finding Nemo
3. Reader Rabbit (1st Grade)
4. Reader Rabbit (Preschool)
5. Shape and Space
6. Literary Bank 3
7. Magic School Bus (Earth)
8. Magic School Bus (Ocean)
9. Goggabos
10. Reader Rabbit (Preschool, version 1.01)
11. Reader Rabbit (kindergarten)
12, Toy Story
13. Lion King
14. James Discovers Maths 
15. Reader Rabbit (4th Grade)
16. Jumpstart
17. My World Africa (3.3
18. Ruff's Bone 
19. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
20. Sims Vacation Expansion Pack
21. FIFA football, 2002
23. The Sims Hot Date, Expansion Pack
24. Sims Makin' Magic
25. Sims Makin' Magic, Expansion Pack
26. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (copy)
27. Robots
28. Sims Superstar (1)
29. Sims Superstar (2)
30. Maths Explorer 31. My teacher is an alien 32. Sims House Party, Expansion Pack33. Science Explorer II 34. Games from Nick 35. Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets (original)
36. Disney Princesses 37. Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?38. Sims 2, Expansion Pack, Apartment Life 39. Animaniacs 40. The Sims 2, Expansion Pack, Free Time41. The Sims 2, Expansion Pack, Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff
42. The Sims 2, Expansion Pack, Seasons 43. The Sims 3
44. Pick and Choose 
45. Reader Rabbit (5th Grade)

Wow, these brought back memories