Insanity

Fun fact: People who use Match.com are 3 times more likely to find a match on Match.com than people who never use the website. Go figure.

 Everyone I talk to is aching to know if I have a crush on someone. I mean, it's okay in high school, like, we're in high school.  If you don't have a crush on someone, you're abnormal or something (nobody had better say anything about me being abnormal in the first place. >:( ... :D) You know how Google looks at the stuff you click on and stuff, and then fits advertisements to you? Well, apparently Google is in on the "Kira-needs-a-crush" scheme, because the advertisement just told me to find my soulmate on Match.com! Like, seriously? Really? Who's pulling the strings here, because this is just weird.

Two minutes later: I just previewed this blog on my site, and the computer put a link on "find your soulmate." This is ceasing to be funny. o_o

I'm Such A Nice Person

Because Maya's not on Google, I don't know if she will see this or not, but I'm putting it here anyways. This is from about a year ago, like my 8th grade summer:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Maya Pechenov <climberguru@yahoo.com>
To: Kira Lange <twall246@yahoo.com>; Fedie <dragonclaw518@yahoo.com>; Cari Dowden 1 <cld90000@yahoo.com>; Allie Bitz <stripedwalrus@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 2:04 PM
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Trivia?

I found this in my old files while I was cleaning out my inbox. Thought I'd make some comments.

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Natalie Heise <natalieb_08@yahoo.com>
To: Love <fediej69@yahoo.com>; Krystal Fedie <sweetness728@sbcglobal.net>; Brandon Fedie <dragonclaw518@yahoo.com>; Jen Lautenschleger <jrheise@hotmail.com>; Karin Schei <karinschei@gmail.com>; Laurie and Dave Karrels <djkarrels@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tue, March 15, 2011 6:27:11 PM
Subject: Fwd: Trivia?

 Did you  know?
     
 If you are right handed,  you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you  are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of  your mouth. I can't imagine what scientists do to obtain this knowledge. Ask people if they're right or left handed, then sit there and watch as they chew their food?
To make half a kilo of  honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual  flowers Poor flowers. 
Communications giant  Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik  Idestam. ARGG IT'S A GIANT
  
 Tourists visiting  Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an  insult! Gasp! Scandalous!  
 

People in nudist  colonies play volleyball more than any other  sport. Again, how do they find this out? Sit on the sand dunes with binoculars and casually observe?  
 Albert Einstein was  offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he  declined. "Mr. Einstein, will you be president of our great country, Israel?" "E EQUALS MC SQUARED!" *blink blink* "I'll take that as a no..."
  
 Astronauts can't belch -  there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their  stomachs. "Houston...we have a problem..."
  
 Ancient Roman, Chinese  and German societies often used urine as  mouthwash. For that fresh, clean feeling!    

 

Because of the speed at  which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse  to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds. *Sobs* My life...is over...  
 There are over 25  million bubbles waiting to burst out of each bottle of  Champagne NO, THERE ARE 25 MILLION AND FIVE! I COUNTED!  
 Google is actually the  common name for a number with a million zeros Duuuh.
     
 When it originally  appeared in 1886 - Coca Cola was billed as an Esteemed Brain Tonic and  Intellectual Beverage. Think of how disappointed the founders would be to see kids nowadays.
  
 Zero is the only number  that cannot be represented by Roman numerals The Romans didn't believe in losing. Overachievers.
  
 The song, Auld Lang  Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking  country in the world to bring in the new year. What the heck is that?   
 

For every real Christmas  tree harvested, two to three seedlings are planted in its  place. See? Christmas is eco-friendly!  
 Drinking water after  eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61  percent Glub glub    
 Nine out of every 10  living things live in the ocean And another 5% live under rocks.
  
 The banana cannot  reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of  man Um... then how did humans discover it in the first place?
  
 Airports at higher  altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air  density Denver: Mile High City with a Mile Long Airstrip.
   
 Fish and Chip selling  officially remained an offensive trade until 1940 due to the smell it  produces It's what Sherlock Holmes tracked down on his free time.  
 The University of Alaska  spans four time zones One big campus.

 

The tooth is the only  part of the human body that cannot heal itself. They're left hanging.
 
 In ancient Greece,  tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage.  Catching it meant she accepted.
But what if she caught it accidentally out of reflex?

      

Intelligent people have  more zinc and copper in their hair. Mmm Mmm Good

 

 Caffeine increases the  power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some  medicines. "Please, sir, return to your hospital bed!" "I can't, nurse! I'm HYYYYYPPPPEEEERRR!!!!!!!" 

 

The military salute is a  motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised  their visors to reveal their identity. Darth Vader helped out with that process. Eep aah. Eep ahh.      

 

If you get into the  bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even  in the middle of the day. Sooty astronomers!       

 

When a person dies,  hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is  sight "She's dead!" "NOOO!" *dies*     

Trivia in Roman  mythology was the goddess who haunted crossroads, graveyards and was the  goddess of  sorcery and witchcraft.  She wandered about at night, and was seen only by the barking of dogs  who told of her approach. She was also the goddess of stalkers and hobos!        

 

In ancient times  strangers shook hands to show that they were  unarmed But that doesn't always work to your benefit. For example, if you shook hands with Chuck Norris...

      

Strawberries are the  only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside They're just cool like that.        

It cost the soft drink  industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending  machines The main crimimals: raccoons and bears      

 

The moon moves about two  inches away from the Earth each year Earth got REJECTED      

 

The Earth gets 100 tons  heavier every day due to falling space dust Got some chub in the tub     

 Due to earth's gravity  it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000  meters The sky really is the limit.        

 

Soldiers do not march in  step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration  which could be sufficient to knock the bridge  down Where do you think "Three Little Goats Gruff" came from?
        

Everything weighs one  percent less at the equator Visit Equatorial Ginuea and lose weight!

 

Mickey Mouse is known as  "Topolino" in Italy Get 'em, Donald Duck!

 

It takes glass one  million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be  recycled an infinite amount of times! Another recycling thought: do you think we could knit a sweater from Fedie's afro hair? And give it to Michelle?

Oops. I just realized. I think Maya might be subscribed to me... so she automatically gets all of these. Oh, well. While I'm at it, might as well finish off. 

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Maya Pechenov <climberguru@yahoo.com>
To: Kira Lange <twall246@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 5:12 AM
Subject: Fedie's Amazing Ropeplaying Skills

Don't ask; just read. This from our Dragon Rp on the Warriors Forum.

 

Fedie: Graythorn pointed at the crumpled mass of pink, "your unicorn died."

Other Roleplayer: Ukla saw Grockle fly in on his unicorn, that died, "Hey!" she called to him, "can we cook that up and eat it?"

Fedie: "I doubt it," graythorn said. "those things give me indigestion"

OP: Ukla blinked, "You've... eaten a unicorn before?"

Fedie: "No, why do you ask?" he responded. [....he's a little out of it]

OP: "...No reason," Ukla mumbled.

Show Choir Competition

I told Mikayla that I would try and take pictures or videos during the show choir competition, but I didn't get a chance to... Sooo... I'm going to just go over it here... same thing as a video, right?
I think the most important things that happened today were... ummm....
#1) We got first place for the pep division (meaning we had lots of energy, and totally killed ourselves cheering for the other teams and dancing around in the stands). Actually, even though the award wasn't for our actual performance, it still took TONS of energy. After every performance we yelled, "SYNERGY (our show choir name) LOVES YOU!!!" and the screamed and yelled and clapped and stuff (I was going to write wooed, and then I'm like, oh, wait, that's an actual word.) And then in between each performance we stood up and danced like crazy insane people and did roller coasters and were basically cheerleaders the entire time. It was exhausting. 
#2) I got a super yummy muffin and iced coffee (it was sooooo good!)
#3) We went to McDonalds afterwards, and I got an eggnog shake! It made me so happy! But everyone was teasing me while they were eating because... well... Some information is left better off the internet. Lets just say it was because of a conversation we were having about flirting and leave it at that.
#4) At the end of the day, when we were all super pooped out and about to die, we were all waiting for the bus to come so we could take the drum set outside, and a guy came over to us (meaning me and a couple of other girls) and was like, "I thought you girls were the cutest, so here's a gold star." And then he threw a RED foam star at us, and we were like, "Hey, dude! That's a red star, you idiot." But then one of the girls named Mary Jo picked up the star and he wrote his name and phone number on it!! It's like seriously? Is this guy for real? So the star bopped around our show choir and ended up with a guy named Brad in our choir, and then he kind of threw it at me, and I'm like, whatever. I'll keep it as a souvenir. So I got a guys number...
[i never did end up calling that dude. hmmm....] #5) There was a group of little 12 year olds and they did a Seussical medley and sang the song from Tangled when they're at the Snuggly Duckling... It was sooo cute! There was this little boy who "played" Flynn Rider, and he was adorable! I think probably the cutest thing in the world is little boys who sing and dance and are good at it and don't look like they're being tortured while its happening... So cute!

So yeah. Obviously, a lot more happened today, but I have finals this week to study for. Sooo.... if you really want to know more about it (as I'm sure you are dying to hear every insignificant detail), idk, call me up or something. My phone definitely won't be busy, as I am NOT calling Mr. Star's number.

Mooooon...

Yesterday, I walked through Walmart with my eyes as big as moons. And no, its not because I was going through the ice cream aisle. My eyes were literally as big as moons. Because... I got my eyes dilated at Walmart... woot. So I basically walked through a grocery store with my eyes feeling like somebody shoved flour or something under my eyelids (I know that's a weird comparison, but it totally felt like that!). And then I came home and looked in the mirror, and was like, OH MY GOODNESS! I look like a cat! Or a anime character! Or something! And then my second thought was: I wish I was at school so I could puppy-dog-eye someone into giving me a cookie or something. Sadness.

Snow day... Yay?

Today I woke up a little earlier than usual, and you know how sometimes you wake up and you don't ever want to move again, and sometimes you wake up and you're like, "Hello world! How are you this morning??" Well, yesterday was a "never want to move again" day and today was a "I love everyone day and I can't wait to go to school!" day. However, my mom came in the room and told me that today was a snow day. I was actually really surprised, because it didn't really snow all that much last night. I mean, it obviously snowed a lot, but our school district is really strict about snow days. Like, I'll be trudging to the bus stop with snow up to my knees because the superintendent didn't call snow off, and today there was barely two inches on the ground. And then my mom was like, "Well, its supposed to snow a lot today." No it didn't! It rained the whole morning and then started snowing around two! So it was kind of a pointless snow day. And the internet was down too, so I just practiced the songs for the musical, and danced around the house, and watched the new Muppet Movie. And Tangled (which is like my favorite movie ever of all time). And Princess Diaries Two 'cuz I was kind of bored, and I'm like, whatever. Lets stare at Chris Pine for two hours. Sounds like a constructive use of my time.

Merry Christmas!!!

Here's my next month of weekends: This weekend- Sat=volunteering at a home for older men with mental handicaps, Sun=going to the Christmas Carol in the morning, church @ night. Next weekend- Sat=going to the Art Museum with Maya to gaze at artwork from the French Revolution (don't worry, its for extra credit in AP Euro. I'm not that much of a nerd that I would go there for fun.. like.. Maya... umm... nvm. Edit that part out :D) And then the next weekend is CHRISTMAS, and then nest Saturday I have an all day show choir practice to get ready for Competition. Yeah, my life is crazy. But strangely, well, I willingly volunteered for this, and more strangely, I actually enjoy this kind of craziness. Have you ever heard me say I thrive on chaos? Well, it's true. Welcome to my Christmas Season of No Sleep!!! (and no dreaming of sugarplums.. sadness.)

Guess What?

On Friday I got to get out of school early, which I was pretty thrilled about. I missed a chem test, which might not sound too great at first, but in my book missing a test over a weekend means more time for studying!!! Which I definitely need. Even though it might get a little tricky with making up the test, since I now have musical practice after school.

This brings me to my next topic... MUSICAL!!!! It's the most... wonderful tiiiiiiimmmmeee of the year!!!! I love musical season. Its chaotic and hectic and stressful and... wonderful!! And this year I actually got a really really really small (like small enough that when you look at Wikipedia she doesn't even show up on the cast list) speaking role. Actually, I don't even know if it is a speaking role. I just know that I have a name this year: Ronni (as in Veronica) Driscoll. It's kind of ironic because there's a girl in my choir named Ronnie that tried out for the musical too, and she got a nameless chorus role. So even though my part is miniscule, at least I have a name. Last year people would ask me who I was playing in Beauty and the Beast, and I told them Townsperson #4. Having a name definitely boosts my self-esteem. :D

And finally, the ALEX GOOT CONCERT last night. Like I said before, I got out of school on Friday to get home early, so my aunt and uncle could come and pick us up to go to Chicago. Then we rode up to Waukesha to pick up to Mikayla and Juliana. I pretty much talked non-stop for the entire car ride. Which was about 2 hours long. Yaay. We stopped at the highway oasis-reststop thingy, I got a peppermint mocha from McDonalds, burned my tongue a couple of times, spazzed out in front of the huge windows overlooking the highway, and then got back in the car. I couldn't drink my coffee, 'cuz it was HOT, and so I was kind of sleepy. So I took a little nap on Mikayla's shoulder. Poor her. This is pretty much how it probably sounded to everyone else in the car:

Me: So bla bla bla musical bla bla bla men lions eagles and partridges bla bla bla bla bla alex goot bla bla bla bla bla bla

Mikayla: Uh huh. Uh huh. Uh huh. Uh huh. Uh huh.

Me: Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla..... *snore*

I do not exaggerate. Ask Mikayla.

Then I woke up, drank the rest of my coffee, got ahold of Mikayla's camera, videotaped a little vloggie thingy, which I'm thinking about uploading to Youtube, and then waited and waited and freaked out because we were gonna be late.

We got there and heard the opening act that I had never ever seen before, got our eardrums blasted out, and Mikayla, Juliana and I spotted LUKE CONARD and INGRID. In person!!! Selling merch!!! Juliana and I went over, since Juliana really wanted a picture with Ingrid, and so Luke Conard and Ingrid actually smiled at me! And the picture turned out pretty good. Well, at least Luke and Ingrid looked really good. Juliana just kind of looked possessed because of the flash. But whatever. And then we stood there for two hours and watched Chad Sugg *<3sigh<3* and were in Luke Conard's vlog, and listened to Julia Sheer and Cory (I don't know what his last name is...). I had no idea that Cory could sing, but apparently he can. And he's really really really good. But finally (it seemed like it took forever!! Probably cuz we were standing the entire time and it was getting super hot in there) Alex Goot got up there. HE WAS AMAZIIIIIIIINNNNG!!! The first song he sang was "Lightning," and at the end I was like, where's the repeat button?? I wanna hear it again!!! But the main song I wanted him to sing was his cover of "Call Me Maybe." Because I love it sooo much!! And he sang it!!! I was so happy. My life was fulfilled when he "hearted" the audience. Oh, yeah, and Cory saw me through a window in the green room and I waved at him and he waved back.... and my uncle saw Alex Goot when he was leaving the bathroom!! Haha.. total fangirl moment...And then we left in sadness, because I couldn't get a toasty t-shirt. But I was still having a very big party inside... Cory waved at me!! And I was like twelve feet from Chad Sugg!!! *sigh*

And then we had to embark on our quest home. I pretty much fell asleep on Mikayla's shoulder the entire time, and she let me. She's such a nice person. We made another stop at the oasis, and I got Subway, which = numminess, and then I slept the entire way home. Oh, yeah, and I recorded Mikayla rambling on the camera too... Exciting, right?

And this concludes my total Goot-fangirl blog-entry-thing. EL FINE!!!