Och, These Infuriating Humans

Old blog post. This is how much I care about you, posting stuff like a month after it actually happened. I was a little too angry with these two lovelies to actually finish this.

I consider myself a people person. I totally AM a people person. But sometimes, these infuriating humans make me SO UPSET. Two of my closest friends are named Michael and Katie. We've been hanging out all summer, and of course, Michael happened to have a crush on Katie. This would be perfectly acceptable, except Michael asked Katie out, she said yes, and she DIDN'T actually like Michael. This has happened quite a few times to Michael, so you'd think he'd be if not used to, at least exposed to being "friend-zoned." Katie was totally freaking out on how to tell him that she didn't want to go out, and I, being the wonderful psychologist-to-be, tried to help her. Sidenote: All my friends turn to me for relationship help. Why? I have no idea. I've never been in one! Anyways, I told her that she should have told him no right away, but now that the deed was done, she needed to tell him how she really felt right away. And I kind of gave her some advice on how to deal with him. This is what I said:

so.. about you asking me out. i made a decision too quickly after you asked me, and after i've thought about it for a little while, i don't think us going out together would be a good idea. you're one of my closest friends, and i love you as a friends, but i honestly don't have the same feelings. i know that's cliched, and i know you've heard it before, but i don't know how else to tell you. i would never intenionally do anything to hurt you, but i think that going out with you and leading you on would be more painful for you than being truthful up front and telling you how i really feel.

Pretty good, right? Oh, Kira the wise sage. We bow down to you and your unexperienced relationship advice. All hail the queen (don't know what that was. it just fit. deal.) Yeah, it was supposed to work out all pretty, with Katie telling Michael she had to go (they were Skyping all during the time she was freaking out to me. Face to face. #awkward), and then kind of gently dumping him. Ponies, rainbows and Cheezits. But of course Michael has to be Michael and not cooperate with what us girls predict, and he HUNG UP on her. Yeah. HUNG. UP. The jerkface. (I can say things like this because I know he'll never ever ever read this blog.) Katie was absolutely freaking out. The great thing is, both of them had a band competition the next day, requiring them to actually interact with each other, and they were really ticked at each other. Later on, I learned that Michael thought Katie's reason that "We're too close as friends to date" was a bad idea. The thing I hate about this stuff is there is NO way to turn down a guy that hasn't been said before. Its hard to be sincere, and not cliched. Or you can just do what I did, and just run away from the guy for the next 6 months. (its an interesting story. maybe i'll tell you some other day). So. She's mad at him for hanging up on her, he's mad at her for not having a good enough reason to "break up" (if you can call it that), and there are no fuzzy feelings in the least. Yeah.

The next day, my friend Fabio is chatting with me on Skype (yes, i live on Skype. don't judge.) and he's complaining that Michael is driving him insane with his broken heart over Katie. Michael and I actually have a very long and heartfelt conversation about our idiot friends, and eventually we make Katie and Michael sit down (theoretically. or should i say, electronically) and tell them nobody's leaving until something gets worked out. I felt like a mom. I mean, I know I'm the mother of our entire friend group (long story), but that doesn't mean I should be enforcing discipline! It was absolutely ridiculous. Michael and I are scolding both of them, and Michael is being a stupid little toddler and saying things like, "There's no reason why she shouldn't like me," and "Just because she's upset doesn't mean she can't talk to me." (oh, yeah, i forgot to mention. at the band competition Katie refused to talk to Michael. he was a little miffed at this.) I was more upset with Michael than Katie, obviously, but I still was upset with Katie because she didn't follow my sage advice and keep talking to him, even though she wasn't very happy with him. I mean, what is with people? I'm just such a good, experienced person to follow. Jeez louise. Anyways, eventually we got them to talk, even though Michael decided to be a jerk once again and leave in the middle of the conversation. The nerve. Finally Katie resolved the issue by telling him how she really felt, and apologizing. Which was what I told her in the first place. SO. Moral of the story is: When you ask Kira for advice for some strange reason, even though it really makes no logical sense, LISTEN TO WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY. SHE'S USUALLY RIGHT. Okay? Okay. I'm glad we've figured that out.

Disclaimer: Actually, don't listen to what I have to say. This is the girl who sits in her room and sings to the Lorax. Pathetic. And, I'm not actually this mad at Michael. I just like to insult him :D

Demon Man

Driving is always an adventure. I was practicing with my mom today (I actually got up to the actual speed limit! WOO HOO!! Aren't you proud of me? :D) and as I was cautiously pulling up a hill, I saw two figures, one small and normal sized, and one huge, black, and Grim Reaper shaped. Did I mention that he was coming out of an abandoned field? Yeah, total creepstertown. As I drive past, he kind of just stares at us with his marred face and abnormally large nose. I felt a little uncomfortable. Just another day in the life of Kira A. Lange. Oh, yeah, and my parking skills are sadly lacking. I was having many issues, one of which being that I was cracking up so hard, that I could barely steer. Apparently steering is an essential component of parking. Who knew?

Ohhh Yeeeah....

Sooo first day of high school as an upperclassman, and let me say, THOSE FRESHIES ARE GOING DOWN!! I can't wait to terrorize their little minds!!!

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No, I'm kidding. I would never do anything to them. Too much work. Buuuut... I am finally an upperclassman. Aaaand, as I'm sure you're dying to know how my first day went, here you go:

I've had a strong, strong hatred for the buses since all my friends got their licenses (fyi, i'm starting driver's ed next week. FINALLY!). This morning wasn't too painful though. Once again, I was probably the oldest person on that bus. Random thought: I really hate it when I'm in situations where I feel really tall or old or just big in general. I like feeling small and young and short. Just a random fact about me. I guess most people feel that way. But, it was really quiet. Everyone was on their mobile devices, and the little Indian girl next to me looked like she was in 6th grade, so she didn't say a single thing the entire time. The only people who were annoying were, of course, right behind me, but they were pretty easy to ignore this morning..

I think my first and second hours are going to be the most painful this semester: Spanish II and Advanced Algebra. Now, let me explain something. Many students take Spanish I their freshman year, or if they're really on top of things, they take it in 8th grade and are able to take Spanish II their freshman year. So, you can see how being a junior in Spanish II might be a little awkward. I took Span. I my freshman year, but last year I didn't have room. Luckily, I have Sam Kivimaki, Macy Caliendo and Sarah Philippi with me. I thought it might be torture, but it shouldn't be too bad. Might get a little awkward with the odd number, but whatever. I'm okay with being the loner jellyfish once in a while (for those of you who don't understand what I'm talking about, sorry, I don't feel like explaining.) Then second hour is Advanced Algebra. That class.... is gonna be pretty boring. And it's second hour, which is my zone out hour. Its when any caffeine loses its power, or I just kind of have issues concentrating. Soooo yeah. That might be a problem.

Then... I get to go to A CAPELLA!! #ohhappydays I love that class already, and I've only been in it for one class. Its gonna be a lot of work, but SO much fun. We have probably the coolest people in the school in that class. I might be a little biased though.... :D Then I have lunch, which is nice because I have a couple new people to talk to, so I'm not stuck with my other friends who, as much as I love them, annoy me by talking about various vampires and which ones are stronger, and which manga is better. I have nothing to contribute to that conversation. I just end up staring at them the entire lunch. As beautiful as Allie Bitz is, its a little boring. And then I have choir! AAAAAAY! I have a whole 90 minutes of singing, and it makes me so happy! I finish out my day with AP Language. This class will either be really fun, or a huge pain in the butt. I'm glad there's so many of my friends in the class. Usually what happens in most classes is I'll have a few friends, and we just kind of sit in the corner and be nerds. But this class, there is about 2/3 dorks like me, and 1/3 popular people who think they're smart, or are actually smart, but pretend they're not. Sooooo we'll probably be murdered by the end of the year from ticking them off. Or they'll be suffocated by us. Either way, someone's going down. Annnnywayss.... i think i'm leaving now... not enough coffee and too much time without a nap.

Kira's Life Lessons

It's almost the first day of school, and I thought I would bestow my life advice upon y'all, because I'm so wise in the ways of the world and everything I say has never ever blown up in my face. Like, ever. Here we go:

1. Never eat kale unless it's with raisins. Your tastebuds will thank you.
2. Who cares if you wear white after Labor Day?
3. Never lose faith in the fairy tale ending.
4. There is nothing in life that is so sad that a little Disney music and goofing off in front of the mirror can't make better.
5. If a guy is flirting without your consent, don't acknowledge him until he starts actin like a normal human being and not a starry-eyed baboon.
6. It is always better to be slightly too cold than to be slightly too hot (there are only so many layers you can take off!)
7. Less is always more when it comes to makeup.
8. Don't worry, be happy!
9. Your brain is elastic. You can never know too many useless facts (except in Fedie's case. well, his problem is he shares the useless facts instead of keeping them inside his elastic brain.)
10. A smile can do wonders.
11. Being yourself is so much better than being someone else (because you're the most awesome person in the world! Duh!)

Biggest Waterpark In The World

Sooo... haven't blogged in a long time... but my life has been pretty uneventful lately... getting together with friends at the library, shopping, working, etc., etc. Yesterday, however I went to NOAH'S ARK!! WOO HOO! Where I proceeded to burn, bite, and bruise myself quite a lot. Only to you Kira, only to you. Therefore... I am very very sore today, aaand I really don't want to do anything for the next month. Unfortunately, I have to. Sadness. And, I also don't really want to wear a shirt, because my burn is all on my shoulders and chest. Thank God for tank tops. Otherwise I would pretty much be goin' shirtless right now. That's the point I'm at. Anyways, ramblings. Yes, I went on the Black Anaconda (for those of you who are not Wisconsinites, or have never been to the Dells, those are rides. Just an FYI.) , and I loved it, and no, I did not go on the Point of No Return or the Scorpion's Tail. My favorite ride though, was one called Flash Flood. It was actually a very simple ride, basically a mini rollercoaster where you are in a little car and you go up the ride, and then around and straight down, and you have a little of the thrill factor falling straight down, but the best part is when you hit bottom, it creates this HUGE SPLASH and its soooo cool! Yeah, surrounded by all the rides with huge turns and near-death experiences, and I like the one that makes a big splash. Buuut you could stand right where the water was about to hit afterwards and get completely soaked as the wave blasted you and it was SO COOL!! Yeah, I know... I'm a little pathetic. But that's why everyone loves me, right? :D

P.S. Squishy. Squishy.

Jealousy

Soo... deep post from Kira today... looking at friends on Facebook and feeling kind of jealous because they're having a good time without me... Isn't that shallow? Its like, I don't want anyone to have a good time without me, even though I'm clearly busy, and have no way of getting to the aforementioned friends. NOBODY CAN HAVE FUN WITHOUT ME!!! Anyways, wondering if anyone else feels like this, or if I'm just a very possessive, controlling person.

Friends for MEEEEEE!!! :D

So this week (and this summer in fact) a lot of my main friends were going away, and I was like, crap. What am I going to do with myself? These are friends that I've had for a super super long time, since like 7th grade, and I know for sure I'm going to enjoy myself with them and they can put up with me. So I was kind of sad, because my best friend Maya's been in Russia with Russian boys, and Fedie is gone to go look at Mount Rushmore or something, and my cousin Mikayla has had to work all summer, and then I would have seen her on Sunday, but she got sick and didn't come.... probably from working to hard in the hot heat with little children. Or screaming at Alex Goot. Aaaanyways, I was a little sad, but it turns out, other people can put up with me besides these three people. I actually hang out with more people than these three, but I almost always have one of these three core people with me when I do hang out with others. This week, however I got to hang out with many many awesome people, without my three main friends, and it's been an absolute blast. On Sunday I got to spend the ENTIRE day with three amazing people named Hannah, Andrew, and Collin. Hannah and Andrew are siblings, and Collin is practically related to them, and they're all practically related to me, but I never spend time with them unless Mikayla is there too. Until Sunday. I spent the whole day with them, and even though it was raining at the fair, Andrew still dragged us around outside so he could buy doughnuts and fudge and cheese curds. Luckily, he let me eat some of them, so it was all good though. :D Then we all sat in a row and watched the Holmes family play piano, and I was so exhausted that I almost fell asleep, and barely escaped volunteering myself for singing onstage because I didn't know what I was saying... :D Andrew said I was like his grandma, because the night before she almost fell asleep at Culvers... yeah, I was almost literally sleeping sitting up in a hard metal chair.

Then today, I was hanging out with my friends Breanna and Collin (a different Collin from before). I actually am really good friends with both of them, but once again, I always have one of my "core friends" there too, and today was so much fun! I laughed so much, and we got pistachio muffins (which was basically my dinner), aand I said more than a few really dumb things, but it was okay, because it was just tons of fun...

Sooo.... yeah! I'm just so blessed with all the friends I have, and I love them so much. I just wanted to say that I'm so glad I got to hang out with y'all, and I hope I was tolerable enough that you want to hang out again... <3 :D