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50 Things About ME!

1. I'm obsessed with ballet but don't want to take any ballet classes.
2. I have a duet with another person in my upcoming dance performance. Duet as in no one else is moving!
3. I played a whole year on Harvest Moon 64 in a day over spring break.
4. I hate bad grammar or language (I.E. Caroline's Blog).
5. I have had my ears pierced but I never wear earrings.
6. In 7th grade I was the biggest overachiever in the WHOLE SCHOOL no joke.
7. I really wish I could act like my friend Emma Munson.
8. I'm super jealous of my shadow because it's stretched out... so I look like I'm tall and thin.
9. My ELP teacher is insane. She told us.
10. This same teacher knows everything in the whole world. One day when we were working on grammar one kid randomly raised their hand and asked about fault lines and the ring of fire, and of course Ms. Domanski pipes up and teaches this whole lesson as if she just read a science teaching manual.
11. I love Jason Mraz and John Mayer a TON.
12. My step dad thought I was 12 for a while.
13. My brother RJ is 16 years older than I.
14. I'm as tall (if not taller) as my almost 16 year-old sister. So she's almost my little sister who's older than I.
15. I speak fluent HTML.
16. This is EXTREMELY depressing but I have read any Harry Potter book of your choice more than the Bible or Book of Mormon.
17. I've taken 7 and 1/2 years of piano and I still can't read base cleft notes or understand the circle of sharps (drop and leave the circle of flats. My piano teacher Megan vows to never try and attempt to teach me it again).
18. I am out of dress code every single day at Clayton.
19. I can get away with anything I want in the dress code. Easy. Yesterday I wore a totally obviously scandalously brown skirt. EASY.
20. I make the bratty b@!#$ show choir girls jealous by my rule-brake-and-get-away-with-it ability.
21. I have a surprisingly realistic sheep, llama, and goat (any kind you want varying from pygmy to mountain) sound.
22. I know like every "modern" song ever made. NO Beatles or oldie stains.
23. I totally SCORE at Mario Kart 64 and Super Smash Bros 64. I even beat a Vietnamese kid, and he was really good. Dang it all Asians are! (That isn't racist)
24. I am a professional procrastinator. I actually plan my homework throughout the day it's due so it will just be done as soon as we're asked to pull it out.
25. I love the French language.
26. I don't tan. I burn bad, peel, and then be white again.
27. I love Helen Keller jokes (no offense HK). You have to say this out loud to make it work, so say it to a spouse or somebody but.... "Why couldn't Helen Keller drive?" .... wait for their response.... then shout like it was totally obvious "BECAUSE SHE WAS A WOMAN!!!" turn on your heel and walk away laughing your head off, peeing your pants, crying, or whatever you do when you're amused.
28. Ok, Ok one more. This one is my step dad's favorite - you do it if somebody is being really annoying and you want them to shut up. "Knock Knock!" "Who's there?" "Interupting starfish!" "Interupting sta --" And right when the person is midway through their reply you quickly reach your hand out (with spreaded fingers) and shove your palm onto the persons face. (By the way this was dedicated to Gerritt Hansen. Use this joke all you want Gerritt! but not on me please...)
29. I really want to quit piano, but don't want to at the same time.
30. It is exceedingly rare that my friends actually get one of my strangled thoughts.
31. I love making fun of the sevie's (7th Graders') blind contor drawings in the halls with Maria.
32. My Mom has this amazing talent of signing me up for random babysitting jobs without asking me if I was even DOING anything that day.
33. Oh, and when I was little (like 4) my Mom tricked me into thinking that vacuuming was a GREAT treat and you only got to do it if your were REALLY good! Like a better than candy treat.
34. As a baby, my sister Caroline would put me in a doll stroller and one time she actually pushed me down the stairs. Yeah! I was buckled in and everything!
35. As a toddler my siblings would put me in a blanket and through me up in the air while they were jumping on the trampoline.
36. One of my colarbones is bigger than the other because I broke it at a young age.
37. When I'm thirty, my step dad will be 72.
38. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the new 2006 Phantom of the Opera.
39. I HATE HATE HATE HATE Abercrombie!!!!
40. I've been known for my stories that I have written since 1st and 2nd Grade.
41. My third grade teacher (Mrs. Moyle at Uintah Elementary) just recently had a midlife crisis.
42. My room is right by the stairs so every time my parents use the stairs they look in my room to make sure it's PERFECTLY CLEAN. To make this shorter lets just say that I'm grounded every week. Caroline's room is sorta hidden in the back of the basement and her room hasn't been clean since January.
43. Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Destroy all Humans, Harvest Moon, Guitar Hero, DDR, the original Mario, the original Super Smash Brothers, all War and Star Crafts, Black and White, the original Sims, and Oregon Trail 1 are the best games EVER INVENTED!!!
44. Speaking of Warcraft, I could play that game and totally own before I could even read.
45. I'M A NERD!!!!!! sometimes... but not always. I mean come on, every one has to nerd out a little bit!
46. My art teacher doesn't really like me so she wouldn't let me into advanced art, but my art was picked by the District out of 5 in our school and I got overall 3rd place in 14 middle schools! HA HA SUCKA MRS. OWEN!!! BEAT THAT FOO!
47. One day in the summer when I was like 11 my 20 year old brother (at he time) actually said this, word for word, "Wow, I feel so weird.... I haven't watched Yugioh in like three days..."
48. YES CARLY PORTER. NEWSFLASH -- I DO HAVE SIBLINGS.
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50. I can draw some mean stick figure G's. Yeah, they're my bros.

Motivational Thought for the Day

MOTIVATION. Psychology tells us that motivation- true, lasting motivation- can only come from within. Common sense tells us it can't be manufactured or productized. So how is it that a multi-billion dollar industry thrives through the sale of motivational commodities and services? Because, in our world of instant gratification, people desperately want to believe that there are simple solutions to complex problems. And when desperation has disposable income, market opportunities abound.

http://despair.com/viewall.html We dare you. Me and the voices.

Sled Hockey -- The "Tuff Guy" Sport

Ok, so on Friday my family went to a sled hockey game (regular hockey except for disabled people), and I have to admit -- IT WAS AMAZING. These guys have such arm strength and they can move across the rink at really high speeds!

They have a little plastic seat that is sitting on two poles for support. One side of the poles has two blades about an inch from each other while the other end has a small metal loop for balance. Instead of one long hockey stick, they have two smaller ones to propel the sled and to hit the puck. Other than that, the entire game is exactly the same as original hockey!

We were able to go to the game because my mom has a coworker named Erin and her brother is disabled. He is in the Park City regional team (the team that was playing) and he is the all star. His name is Greg and he's participating in a sled hockey team for the 2010 paralympics in Canada. He also loves to downhill ski!

The game that we saw was really great! Greg's the best of his team and the whole audience was cheering every time he got the puck, calling him out by name and shouting. The eagles (G's team) totally killed the other team 7 to zip.

My mom almost peed her pants because it was her first time ever seeing a hockey game. There was even a small brawl and after it was broken apart, my mom turned over to me and cheerily exclaimed, "Wow Hannah! I didn't know this was such a .... a tough guy sport!"

After the momentary fist fight, the involved players were sent to what my mom retells as a "timeout" on the sidelines.

Overall, I would rate this experience an 11 out of 10. It was really exciting, and it really goes to show that even if you are disabled, you can do anything!

Plus, Tom bought me food out of the vending machines...!

Writing

I know this sounds REALLY weird, but for me, writing novel work is somewhat of a passion. I CAN'T write anything that's like persuasive or sci-fi or anything with great confidence, it's just novels or stories that works with me. ( oh, and don't judge from the writing that I have done on this blog -- I'm just messing around! lol)

If I go for a while without writing down something, the weirdest things start to happen. Little by little my life starts to turn into one of my stories. I often find myself narrating my life as if I was in my own book. I keep on unconciously choosing good chapter titles and intro paragraphs, or deciding on a good approach to portray a certain feeling.

Well, it's spring break and I haven't had the usual pressure in my ELP class to constantly produce on-demand writing work, and my brain feels like it's going to EXPLODE! I came and wrote this little post to vent a little so please pardon me!

FWD: Fwd; FWD; FWD!!!!!!!

Ok, you'll probably hate me forever for doing this but....I got this really funny FWD: (don't worry, I really hate them too) but my spider senses are telling me to post it here. Once again, I am previously apologising, but seriously, you can deal with it right?

Oh my gosh, I checked like every single little box in this! orange things are comments from me

[ ] Gotten detention. amazingly no
[x] Gotten your phone taken away.
[ ] Gotten suspended.
[x] Gotten caught chewing gum.
[x] Gotten caught cheating on a test.
total so far: 3

[x] Arrived late to class more than 5 times.
[x] Didn't do homework over 5 times
[x] Turned at least 3 projects in late. more than that!
[x] Missed school cause you felt like it. long story
[ ] Laughed so loud you got kicked out of class.
total so far: 7

[x] got your mom/dad etc. to get you out of school. easy!
[x] Text people during class.
[x] Passed notes.
[x] Threw stuff across the room.
[x] Laughed at the teacher The maxweller!
total so far: 12

[ ] dialed 911 from the pay phone.
[ ] Pulled down the fire alarm. ive egged a boy on to do it...to bad he didn't but it was still funny to watch his face -- he was a sevie
[x] Went on myspace, facebook, friendster, xanga, etc. on the computer at school or tried to i know of some really good sites, meebo.com is one (for IM ing) but not too reliable... try it i dare you!
[x] Took pictures during school hours
[x] Called someone during school hours.
[x] Listened to an iPod, mp3 player, etc. during class. * it's pretty easy with a sub sometimes you get the cool ones who totally let you pull your stuff out
total so far:16

[ ] Threw something at the teacher. cool! i will! jk lol
[x] Went outside the classroom without permission.
[x] broke the dress code. LIKE EVERY SINGLE FREAKING DAY!!! boo clayton's dress code
[x] Got caught breaking the dress code. again, like every day, but as IF i ever change
[ ] Failed a class. surprisingly no
[x] Ate food during class.* mr. bancroft is so awesome he lets you and encourages you too! besides student gov. open fridge fridays
total so far: 20

[x] Gotten a call from school. they call you if you miss like advisory or something
[ ] Couldn't go on a field trip cause you behaved badly.
[x] Didn't take your stuff to school. EVERY FREAKING DAY I FORGET SOMETHING FOR ELP! just ask gracie
[ ] Gotten a detention and didn't go.
[ ] Stuck up your middle finger at a teacher when they were not looking. no... wouldn't dare!
[ ] Cursed during class loud enough so the teacher could hear haha that's great
total so far: 22

[x] Faked your parents signature. once my mom actually told me to
[x] Slept in class.*
[ ] Cursed at a teacher.
[x] Copied homework
Total: 25

NOW MULTIPLY BY 3 75% of the time! WOW. i seriously wonder how i even learned anything at all lol! but seriously i still get all A's and i am good, just not behind their backs... muhahaha but really you have to have some fun in life, tease some seventh graders, you know what i mean!
Repost as: I SCREWED __% of school in 2007