No school Fridays

So today is the first day out of 17 days when all the public schools in hawaii have no school on Friday. As you know we are all living in a time where the economy is falling and doesnt look like its going to rise. Well a lot of the federal and state departments here are trying to budget the money, and to do so they have decided to either cut the hours of the workers, or fire workers. For the schools in Hawaii the teachers have accepted 17 days where they cant work, just to save money. It sucks for the teachers, maybe for the kids who are taking advanced placement classes, and for those who want to go to an out of state college but for me its another where i can have free time to do whatever i want. So on these 17 free days, I am going to sleep, read, go to the beach, go running, hang out with my friends, im going to be doing everything and anything. Well maybe I'll do some homework on one of those days.

Books read in september

This is kind of late but Ive been having too much fun since my one week fall break started.=]
So last month I read:

1. Fade
2. Leaving Paradise
3. Darkest Whisper
4. Two way street
5. Hush Hush
6. Catching Fire
7. Shiver
8. Blood Promise
9. Intertiwned
10. Claymore
11. Grendel(for school)

I think thats all of it..

not learning anything...but having a shit load of fun!!!

English was never my favorite class in the world, and now probably never will be. But i get to talk to a lot of my friends in that class and make jokes behind the teachers back, text other people in other classes or maybe even the person right next to me. =]
So one day my friend made a somewhat poem for me and it made me laugh like crazy, and my teacher gave me the most retarted look(even though her face is already like that....)

Shannon Shannon is a tree
How will you get down to me
Youve been up there since three
Do you not have to pee?

Shannon Shannon please come down
There are weirdos all around
They found something in the ground
Theyd love to show you what they found

Shannon Shannon in a tree
Where in the world may you be
Oh wait now I see
you are in the cemetery!

Shannon Shannon oh my dear
There is something you should hear
Theres a hobo offering you some beer
Just thought Id let you know my dear

Shannon Shannon did you know
That out of your tree down below
Is a present with a bow
What is it I dont know

Shannon Shannon will you please
Open your present just for me
There is a suprise you see
A box and a bottle filled with pee!

Thats her poem!!! =]

These past two weeks

these past two weeks have been the best two weeks of my life and the most stressful. First it started off witht an Okinawan festival that happens every year.theres always a bunch of food, games, entertainment and its right next to the beach so you always have something to do after. I worked at the dunking booth this year, Ive been in the chair for the past 6 years and it never gets old. But this year was even better, not only did I not get a lot of free food, and a tan, i met this amazingly cute guy. =] hes the same age as me, but goes to a private school =[. but it doesnt matter, i talk to him everyday and its always fun to be around him.

But when something good comes into your life, something bad is always not that far behind, last thursday my grandma fell and broke her leg... it was around 2 in the morning, she wanted to go to the bathroom or something and the next thing i know is that my aunty needs me to get my parents up and to call 911. Believe it or not but that wasnt the first time I had to call 911, I hate calling them, sometimes they make you hold or they say "Ms you need to speak louder or calm down" how do i calm down and im yelling my head off! At the time I didnt know that my grandma broke her leg, i thought she was full on dying... If youve read from my blog before you might know that my grandma has had cancer before and is now in recovery. So if you were me you might have thought that the side affects of kimo therapy have caughten up to my grandma.

I went to the hospital in the ambulance and was awake from 2 am to 9pm, my grandma was in soo much pain when they were bringing her in the hospital i wish i was deaf or just had my earphones with me. Whats even worse is that I skipped on day of school to be in the hospital with my grandma and my teacher didnt excuse my absence and said "you should have came to school" I was about to kick his ass, i didnt care if i got suspended or expelled you should never tell anyone that!! My grandma stayed in the hospital for about 4 days and is now at home with me and the rest of my family.

Im happy and exhausted for what has happened in the past two weeks, and if your reading this then it might not have made any sense. =] im just reviewing about what happened and its making me remember that there is always good and bad things in life

What I read in August

I am now nine months in the 100+ book contest and I'm not sure what my book count is anymore... I'll go and check later on. So this month in August I read:

1. Fire
2. Fade
3. Rave
4. Shiver
5. Two way street
6. Blue Kiss
7. Blood Promise
8. Intertwine
9. Blue Moon
10. Dark Warrior Unleashed
11. Dark Warrior Unbroken
12. Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Tenth grade slays

I think that's all the books I've read... August was a good month to read, especially since school started again

Venomous

Summary:

Locke Vinetti is a high school junior, disenchanted and more than a little hostile. In fact for years hes had a lousy social life because of a problem he has with his anger-a force he calls "the venom". Ever since he was eight years old and a bit off a piece of classmates nose, hes been something of a loner. But all that is about to change when he foes out with his one friend, Randall, to meet some of his crew hanging out at Riverside Park. Because in addition to meeting his kindred spirit Casey- who has his own problems with his own kind of venom(or as Casey calls it the "black") Locke meets a spiket blue fairy haircut goth girl of his dreams(Renee) And if their relationship is going to work, he knows he has to rid himself od the venom once and for all. Not only does this book tell a story of whats happening around locke it also tells a story for what goes through his dreams and how he tries to deal with the venom.

My thoughts:

Venomous by Christopher Krovatin had already drawn me in with the book cover picture, everything about this book just stuck out to me, the title of the book, the pics in the book and the summary is like nothing Ive ever read before. Venomous is an amazing book because it shows all the emotions and how hard Locke is trying to fight those emotions. He knows that the venom has caused him and the peoplpe he loves so much problems, that he tries everything to overcome it. Krovatin was able to make such strong connections so that the reader can understand what Locke has to go through, I just love it.

What I love even more is that there's a romance going on through out the book, and like every book the girl is able to help the guy overcome all of his issues. But with Venmous that only worked out for so long and Locke has to find away to fix the course of action that he has take.

Venmous is a book that every teen would have an easy time relating to with having trouble controlling your anger, having a hard time making new friends, expressing your feelings to someone that you shouldnt love or just the life that Locke has. This book is an amazing book with everything that a teen(mostly me) could want in a book.

If you havent read this book... what are you waiting for!! go out and buy the book, steal it from a friend or go to a public library just go and read this book!

Favorite Quote:

"I was a fallen Guardian Angel, the Gargoyle upon the church of sin and despair, a cathode ray of desolation" -Locke

Twenty of my favorite YA couples

So I noticed how big my bookshelf was getting this morning when i was rushing to get ready for school and I wondered to myself who are my favorite YA couples. You wouldn't believe how productive I was at school... I read Blood Promise and thought of ideas for this list. In no particular order these are my Favorite YA couples.

1. Katsa and Po (Graceling)
2. Fire and Brigan (Fire)
3. Rose and Dimitri (Vampire Academy series)
4. Christian and Lissa (Vampire Academy series)
5. Edie and Dylan (Diary of a Crush series)
6. Aden and Victoria (Intertwine)
7. Mary Ann and Riley (Intertwine)
8. Sara and Toby (When it Happens)
9. Marissa and Nash (Waiting on you)
10. Locke and Renee (Venomous)
11. Clary and Jace (Mortal Instruments series)
12. Janie and Cabel (Wake and Fade)
13. Sam and Grace (Shiver)
14. Morning and Portia (Suck it up)
15. Brittany and Alex (Perfect Chemistry)
16. Sophie and Robin (What my mother doesn't know)
17. Maddy and Chris (Gamer Girl)
18. Jason and Kyle (Rainbow boys)
19. Audrey and James (Audrey, Wait!)
20. Vlad and Meredith (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
    

I think some of the couples I chose aren't that well known but I love em. =]

Skillet

I am so happy right now!!! I got to leave school at 12 cause I don't have a 6th period!! Anyways besides having to take a quiz first thing in the morning I was able to get the new Skillet CD!! I love all of their songs because they annoy the shit out of my mom(don't ask why) and the lyrics are just amazing!

here's the lyrics for Awake and Alive:

I'm at war with the world and they

Try to pull me into the dark

I struggle to find my faith

As I'm slippin' from your arms

Its getting harder to stay awake

And my strength is fading fast

You breathe into me at last

[Chorus]

I'm awake and I'm alive

Now i know what I believe inside

Now its my time

I'd do what i want cause this is my life

her, right now

I'll stand my ground and never back down

I know what I believe inside

I'm awake and I'm alive

I'm at war with the world cause I

ain't never gonna sell my soul

Ive already made up my mind

No matter what I cant be bought or sold

When my faith is getting weak

And i feel like giving in

You breathe into me again

Waking up waking up

In the dark

I can feel you in my sleep

In your arms I feel you breathe into me

Forever hold this heart that I will give to you

Forever I will live for you

For my favorite song: The last night

You come to me with scars on your wrist

You tell me this will be the last night feeling like this

I just came to say goodbye

I dint want you to see me cry, I'm fine

But I know its a lie

[Chorus:]

This is the last night you'll spend alone

Look me in the eyes so I know you know

I'm ever where you want me to be

The last night you'll spend alone,

I'll wrap you in the arms and I wont let go,

I'm everything you need me to be

Your parents say everything is your fault

But they don't know you like i know you they dont know you at all

I'm so sick of when they say

Its just a phase you'll be OK your fine

But i know its a lie

[Chorus]

the last night away from me

[bridge]

The night is so long when every things wrong

If you give me your hand i will help you hold on

Tonight

Tonight

[Chorus]

I wont let you say goodbye

I'll be the reason why

The last night

Away from me

If you want to listen to these songs just go to YouTube for the last night here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP0Ne9aW7UI

for Awake and Alive here's the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w536OTLn-9E

Hope you like skillet, if not...well you just weird