I got a photo blog, world.

I've posted a lot of the same pictures that I've posted here previously, but they're bigger and nicer. If you check it out it would make me happy :) I'm going to try to post at least one picture every day this year, because I have a massive number of (half decent) pictures. Here's the link:

This Is (an average) Photo blog

Love,

-J-

In which I express my love of odd things.

My parents felt guilty that I keep buying my brother clothes so they gave me $20 to spend at the mall.

I came home with a antique map calendar and carousel earrings. I have such odd taste.

I am also including a picture of Lindsay's beautiful, comfortable, majestic pillow that I became antiquated with on New Year's. Apparently it's a polygamous pillow, as Kaelen and I are both going to marry it.

Such a fantastic pillow.
Love,
-J-

You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic.

New Year's was grand.  We partied it up in a seniors hall with nachos, hide and seek in the dark, 3am Dutch Blitz, challenging each other to demonstrations of physical fitness, and other generally sleep deprived ventures. I think most of our conversations with made no sense after about 11pm. Such as:

"Why are we even discussing this? It's impossible to have a baby with a cheeseburger." -Noah
"If you hear the seniors cry in the sweatshop in the attic, just hit the wall and tell them to be quiet."-Jen
*insert t-rex dance here*- Kaelen

The next day I got by on two hours of sleep, as well as some power naps I had in the afternoon. 

So now, I have a week filled with:

• Great Expectations (audiobooks via youtube are helpful)
• IB French paper #1
• 1500 word History essay

I had a beautiful week of forgetting how much I had to do. Now I suffer. I fear this might happen:

I have this as my desktop background, right next to sticky notes reminding me of my homework

Love,
-J-

To be clichéd, Happy New Year!

Hmmm, what has happened this year?

• Musical: January to April preparing for 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.' It was a good time, I met a lot of fun people and I temporarily improved my coordination issues. 
• My first job: Remember, future me; a summer student job at a church=doing everything no one else wants to do. Heck, I was really overworked, but I made money, enjoyed myself occasionally, had great coworkers, I'm not scared of kids anymore and found out my mad skills with a paper cutter.
• Eleventh grade: I've gotten a lot closer to my classmates. We have good times, I like my classes and I see an eventual end to high school. I've also joined choir which has been quite enjoyable. I finally feel comfortable in high school. 

What to look forward to this year:

• Another musical, Miss Saigon. 
• My IB French exam. *insert look of terror.*
• Summer and whatever happens then.
• The beginning of my 12th grade year. 

Goals:

• Pick up guitar again. I've slacked since summer.
• Read Lord of the Rings. 
• Take French seriously to avert disaster.

Tonight I get trek over to a hall in the sticks for the youth New Year's all-nighter. There shall be nachos, a bonfire on the beach, movies and me getting grumpy somewhere between 12 and 2 and going to bed. It'll be fun.
Love,
-J-