Yes

Oh, I see. Yes, TR: Underworld is pretty cool so far. As I mentioned before, I die quite a lot. But I am getting better. Heh.

And.. yeah. Talk to ya later!

A "special comment"

Hey, one more thing.

A note about Obama's choice of Rick Warren to head the invocation at the inauguration....

At first I was appalled by this choice. It thought it was a horrible thank you gesture to all the liberals who worked so hard for him during the campaign. I mean really, this guy seems a little intolerant, to say the least.

But then I started thinking. I have always thought that tolerance is the backbone of liberalism. So maybe Obama is making one of his most liberal moves by including Warren. To tolerate people who are intolerant. Apparently this guy does some good things, as well as bad. But I dunno. I guess in my heart of hearts I think this is a bad move. But maybe it really doesn't matter. Warren will get his fifteen minutes of fame, and then he will be gone. He will have no part in the governing administration.

What do you think about this?

Hello

Hi!

Yes, I am playing Tomb Raider: Underworld. I think it is the same one you played the demo of, Joellymo.

I don't think Gracie will be very active for a while. But I am sure she will be ridden again at some point. I hope so. But in the meantime I am enjoying riding Carmen. I have ridden Gracie 90% of the time though.

The Amazon gifts are always great. You can buy pretty much anything. And you can buy it cheap too. At least clothes, shoes, and purses are cheap. I really needed some good winter boots and I think I found a great pair. Thanks again.

And, I am loving my new computer. I use it all the time. It is great and very fast.

I am glad you all liked your presents.

Well, that is all. Bye!

O happy day

Well, Grammy and Nono are over right now. We have just opened all our presents. I got two books, a cool purse, and an outfit. I bought a pair of nice black pants and a matching shirt at the mall a while ago, and Grammy took it to give to me for Christmas. Heh.

Also, Grammy and Nono came to my riding lesson today. They had a good time. It was a good lesson. And... Gracie is healing very nicely! She is going to be ok. She was up and eating today when we saw her. She still had her IVs there, and her leg looks awful. That's where the infection started - in her leg. But she is doing well, and I am glad about this.

Anyway, that is all the latest news. I started to play Tomb Raider - the new one - on my computer. It is pretty cool, but I suck at it. Haha. I die quite frequently. I burn to death in massive flames. That's how the game starts. A huge mansion explodes and you are stuck inside. It looks really good, though.

So... bye!

Merry Christmas (sales at the mall)

I am writing now on my new computer. It is very cool. I like it a lot.

And... so... I think that is all. Yes. I got a lot of really good stuff for Christmas. I can't really remember everything, I have to go through it and see. But I like it all. I got a whole bunch of socks. heh.

Anyway, I hope you had a good Christmas. I hope you like all the things we got you. Bye!

Oh yeah. I got a total of 5 gift certificates this year. I spent all of them yesterday. haha. Delia's, Amazon, J Crew, Sephora, and Sanrio. Thanks for your gift to me, Joellymo! I bought two pairs of boots and a purse with it. I should get them before my trip and I can bring them with me.

Ok, bye!

One less pill

Hey.

I had a funny dream last night. I dreamed that Sam, my riding instructor, had us run laps around the arena before our lesson. haha.

Anyway, no news on Gracie. Maybe I will go in today or tomorrow and see how she is doing.

And, now school is officially over. Yay! I am glad. Now I can relax. This month has gone by very fast.

So.... that is all. I am just hanging out now.

Oh yeah! I saw Dr. Fung last week and he said that this will be my last month of accutane treatment. I have one month left, that is. That is pretty cool. Although I am kinda scared to go off them. I wouldn't mind staying on them.

Ok, bye.

Boo

I have very, very sad news.

Gracie could die at any moment. She has an infection in her bloodstream. Her organs are failing. She was almost put down twice.

Yes. That is what's happening as of Saturday. I saw her. She looks terrible. For all I know she could be dead now.

I am very sad about this.

But, I also had a good lesson with Carmen. I jumped again.

I just thought I would share this news with you. Bye.

Hey!

Hi, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I am still here.

Well, I my English thingy went well. Did I tell you about it? We had to do a presentation on our paper about humans and animals.

Tonight is my History 8 final. Yay! That class is over! Haha. Man, that teacher was odd. I didn't learn nearly as much this semester as I did last semester in History 7 with Ms. Klask. But oh well. It was all self-taught. I just used the textbook. His lectures did not really do much for me. And usually I take great notes in all my classes, but in this one I just gave up. No notes.

And Monday is my History 25 final. I get a ten point bonus because I made it to every class except for one (when the teacher was absent). I made it to every night class and I missed three English classes (one because I slept all that day. Heh.)

Anyway, I keep track of these things. I also keep track of how many riding lessons I have had. I have had 27. Yes.

I guess some of you know about my lesson last week. It was fantastic. The best one so far. Why? I dunno. Maybe because I cantered a lot, and for the first time I did it correctly and I felt the night and day difference from how I had been doing it before (and falling). The canter really is the most stable gait that a horse has, even though that is counter intuitive. I mean, when the horse goes fast you assume it's harder to stay on, but it's not.

I rode Carmen. Elizabeth, the girl who I usually ride with, rode Gracie. Elizabeth is really nice. She is in middle school but she has been riding for five years. Wow. She must have started really young. Last week it was just me and her.

Oh and Saturday, they are having a potluck thing at the stables. I want to go, but what should I bring?

so.... I am excited about my trip in January! But.. I will be getting home the day before school starts. I wonder how that will be. Heh.

Ok, I just realized I lost my prescription paper from my doctor. ((*^&%$.

Anyway, yes I hope I will be ok on Jan. 20. I will only have one class that day.

... I forgot what I was going to say....Gah. I am mad about my missing prescription.

Well, mom and I have been wrapping stuff. Yes. Stuff. We have finished wrapping Joellymo, Maki, and Paul's presents. Right now they are sitting in front of me on the couch.

For Mom's birthday, Grandma got her a really ugly Christmas vase. And it's broken. But she got some nice Christmas bowls too.

So... that is all. Bye.

Hey!

Almost Christmas

Hi!

Well, I have about a week left of school. Yay! But I sort of have a lot to do.

A girl in my History 8 class, Jen, asked me a while ago to study with her for the final. Yesterday we met at Barnes and Noble and did that. She is really nice. Then I gave her a ride home. She goes to Foothill high school, class of 2009.

Apparently I am getting a laptop for Christmas. That is pretty cool, I think.

Mom has a pile of unopened packages in the house. But the table is still covered in decorations so she can't open them yet. She has to set up the wrapping paper station before she can open them.

And... that is all. Today we are finalizing the passport papers so that I can get it.

Short post

Well, Mom just had me throw away our pumpkins. I tossed them up the hill in our backyard.

Am I the only one who thinks pumpkins have feelings? I think they are sad now. But today Mom is putting up all our Christmas decorations. It will probably take a couple days actually.

Anyway, that is all.

Paul and relations

"Just give me the food, Mom!"

Carmen

Random stuff

Hi.

Well, I am glad (very very glad) that I wrote my monster paper for English over a week ago. The first draft is due on Thursday. Yay!

I am back to school but I like that. It ends in less than three weeks!! It will be so nice to not have any school obligations over Christmas, like I did in high school. Yes.

And.. yesterday Grandpa went to school with me and sat in at my Indian history class. Then he introduced himself to the teacher. I didn't mind, though.

Now they are gone. (Yay.) Haha. One week is long enough for them to be over I think. Although, this last week felt literally like three weeks. It went by so slowly, but not because it was tedious. Quite the opposite. I wanted it to last a long time and it did. Unusual I guess.

Anyway, Grandma left some Christmas gifts with us. There aren't too many and I decided to open one of them today. However, I did not find a single one with my name on it. There was one that said "for: Lauren or Grayce." It turned out to be a Rachel Ray cookbook that Mom already had. Heh. So... no gifts for me this year? Mom thinks they have more that they haven't sent yet.

Oh wait, that's not true. There was a bag with no tag that had a really pretty sweater and underwear in it. We assumed that was for me. But it's not like I don't have enough underwear. Gah.

So... I guess that's it. I am very excited for Christmas this year and for my trip in January. Yes. It will be fun.

And... I am glad that cold weather is finally here. The main reason I like cold weather is because I can wear all my very nice winter clothes. I have more warm clothes than summer clothes. I like them. I like wearing scarves and gloves too. Hahahaha. I think that sounds kinda weird. Am I obsessed with clothes or something?? I must be. Looking in my closet is like going to the mall. Haha.

This summer for my birthday I had a no clothes policy. But now I am not doing that. I will accept clothes for Christmas. Of course, Mom and Grandma are the only ones that give me clothes...

When they came to my riding lesson on Saturday, the grandparents took nearly 60 pictures. Yes, 60. For a one hour class, that's one pic every minute. Haha. But they turned out very very nice. I rode Carmen. And Sam had me go over a (small) jump. Carmen trotted into it and cantered out. Everyone clapped for me b/c I actually cantered without falling.

And Grandma said that Sam told her some really nice things about me. Sam said I will be a really good rider, and that she wished she had me when I was "ten years old." She also said I was very nice and caring. That made me feel good. I was riding with three other girls who have been riding for at least one year. They all come at least twice a week too. Sam said, "yeah they're all rich kids." Sam said she wishes I could come more often. But all the girls are nice. Elizabeth, Torii, and Mikayla. Mikayla is only nine years old, but she looks like she's 12. I mean, compared to Bethany, who's ten... well she doesn't compare. I cannot imagine Bethany riding a horse and jumping too.

Anyway, I have been riding for five months now. I can't believe that. I have had 25 lessons. Soon I will have been riding as long as the other girls have. That's cool.

Ok, that is all. Bye!