Library = refuge

I was too tired yesterday to talk about my day. I actually had a really relaxing evening - and by that, I mean that I didn't do my math homework and biked down to the library instead. I stopped by this really cute café, Laura's, and got a black & white mocha. Yummy!!!

Then I went to library, picked a random book off the shelves (Olivia Joules and the overactive imagination, by Helen Fielding) and sat down, sipping my mocha and spending an hour or two in the cozy sofa.

It was nice.

Today, as soon as I am getting home from school, I am driving for 5 hours to Lillestrøm - hooray!

Sleepy... ZZzzzzz

Wow... I really should be in bed now! I have just had waaay too much fun downloading songs for the long car trip to Lillestrøm / Oslo tomorrow.
Anyway, here is a really cool song that I found - yeah, I know Jason Derulo is very cliche - but it describes my sentiments exactly: Single and loving it!



I promise that the next time I blog there won't be any more songs/videos - just me and my real thoughts. Later, peeps!

Good Music is the cure to a Bad Morning

I had a pretty stressful morning, but that's something that's only my fault. I was really irritated with my mom for about an hour, but when I heard these songs I totally calmed down. Doesn't Coffey have a unique voice?!
EnJOY!!!

Complain, complain...

I feel so tired.
This weekend, I had to skip band practice on Friday to get enough time to study for my test. On saturday, I was in a confirmation all day - also, my family from Trondheim came down to visit us (I haven't seen them in a year!)

On Sunday, I taught Sunday school and then practiced for about an hour for my test. Karoline came over, and we practiced a bit more, and then we watched Ugly Betty for a little bit :) After she left, I called Danny Hurd and we talked on the phone for about an hour. After that, we went on skype and had a webcam convo. It was sooo nice to talk to him - we haven't had a real conversation in about 8 months.

Yesterday, I was so stressed out about my test that I forgot to eat! I spent my entire recess freaking out, reading maniacally through my notes. Also, I had to get my stitches removed. (I cleverly planned my appointment in the middle of Spanish class.) I only had about two stitches, and it went really quickly, but I still had to wait for about half an hour at the doctor's before she had time to see me. (Luckily I brought my social studies notes to the waiting room.)

Afterwards, I didn't go back to spanish class right away. I went to the library and practiced some more. (Wow, aren't I a badass? Skipping Spanish to go the LIBRARY and STUDY? Woah!) I squeezed back into my seat 5 minutes before the class was over. "Sorry, they made me wait FOREVER in the waiting room!" I told my teacher.

My test went really badly.
I remembered EVERYTHING - so I was busy writing down the entire textbook from memory on each question. I spent an HOUR writing down the first two answers! That means I only had half an hour to finish the last four problems. So, the first answers were about two pages long each, and I know my teacher is going to take points off for not being "precise" enough in my answers. The other answers were only a few sentences, and he'll take of points for not writing enough. This was the most important Social Studies test for me, and I totally blew it! FML!

...I'm going to ask my teacher if I can take it again.

When I got home from school, I was really exhausted and depressed (and hungry). Thankfully, mom agreed to take me to the library. That cheered me up a bit. She let me skip yoga, though, and I spent the evening on the couch, watching a movie.

Anyway, tonight I have bible group. It'll be fun, but I'm really, really tired. I would LOVE just to have an evening on my own. Next Tuesday, I have a science test. (UGH!!!) And on Wednesday, I have a cardio test (kill me NOW!). This weekend, I am going to travel to Lillestrøm (a town about 5 hours away from here) because Amanda has her first dance competition.

We are leaving right after school on Friday, and we're not getting back until Sunday night. I won't have time to practice for my test, or go jogging. I also have a science report to write, friends to keep in touch with, a book to write, and a cardio test I need to exercise for.

Luckily, after Wednesday, we have a five-day weekend (we get both Thursday, Friday, and Monday off from school). After that, though, are EXAMS!!! And the weekend after that is the "Pinsefestivalen" - a church festival for families. I'm nervous about that one for a WHOLE 'nother reason that I'm not going to talk about here ;)

As you can see, my next month is just packed.
... I need a hug.

You really CAN'T make this stuff up!

Hi again.
I'm extremely tired today. I'm not dead-upset, though, but I certainly have felt better. I have a huge test on Monday, and I'm going to be at a family party all tomorrow, so I have to spend tonight + my entire Sunday practicing for my test.

But nooooo! I have band practice tonight, and Sunday school on Sunday. I'm planning on skipping out on band practice, though, since I desperately need to write notes for my test. Oh yeah, and I'm hanging out with Karoline on Sunday night.

I also have to make time to do a good bit of jogging (we have our cardio test in two weeks), and I'm in the middle of a really good book. So I guess I wouldn't have anything against making time to read that, too. Not to mention the book I'm actually writing.

As you can imagine, all this stuff is piling up quite a bit. I had to tell the church that I wouldn't be able to write an article for them that they asked me to do. I would have loved to, but I already have one published, and the next one was due in 10 days. No way I could make that deadline with all this stuff on my plate.

Anyway, I hope that I can make some time to relax this weekend, too.

Oh yeah... so, guess what!

I went jogging yesterday after school again. As I coasted into the driveway after a long ride home, I saw a green car parked in our driveway. Someone was sitting in the car, and I automatically assumed it was my uncle (they have a green car).

My uncle and I have an inside humor thing going on, so as I biked past I stuck my tongue out at the person inside. The man turned around, and - horror of horrors - it wasn't my uncle! I quickly withdrew my tongue and ran inside.

"MOM!" I said, alarmed. "Why is there a strange man sitting in a car in our driveway?"
"That's the piano-tuner, sweetie," she told me.

GRRREAT -
I stuck my tongue out at the piano-tuner!!!

Needless to say, when he actually came inside, I locked myself in the bathroom with a good book and didn't come out until he had left. Ahahaha!

I almost forgot: Today is the last day of my candy-abstinence thing! Yaaaayy!

Heeey there!
I'm sorry that I haven't written anything in about a week. It's not that I haven't had the time, I just didn't have the motivation (or anything interesting to write about). Mostly, I've just been reading a lot and exercising.

Yesterday, for example, I didn't bother to change out of my gym clothes after school, because I was biking home in the rain and didn't want my normal clothes to get wet. When I got home, though, I was already dressed, so I dropped off my backpack and biked straight up to the "lysløype" - a trail in the forest that I love to run on - and jogged for about an hour before coming home.

Since the rain had been pouring the entire time, I jumped in the shower immediately and warmed up. I can honestly say it was one of the BEST showers in my entire lifetime - no jokes :)

I spent the rest of the evening lounging on the couch and reading. Thankfully, since I exericised so much, my parents didn't badger me for being such a layabout - I nearly finished my book, too. It's called "A blessing in disguise" by Pamela Fudge, and really is quite a find!

(Oh yeah - I've been finding loads of HILARIOUS Harry Potter pics on the internet. Enjoy.)

But, speaking of books, I went to the library for about two hours on Tuesday. At first my mom told me she would drive me, but after a few minutes she changed her mind. When I asked her why, she said "There's going to be an oil crisis in about 20 years, if we don't stop using so much gasoline."

CAN YOU BELIEVE HER?!
Yes, I know there's going to be an oil crisis, but I hardly believe a ten-minute drive to the library is going to decide the fate of the earth two decades from now.

I was pretty pissed for a few minutes, but decided to suck it up and bike down there myself. The weather was pretty glorious, so I actually enjoyed staying down there a while. I discovered an entire corner devoted to English literature (thank goodness for that!) and a really cute couch, to boot. I think I'll be spending more time there from now on, reading and such. How fun is that? :)

OH, I've also spent a bit of time writing on my story, too. I'm halfway into the second chapter, and on the 7th page. Not a bad begining, if I may say so myself! Also, I haven't eaten candy, chocolate, cake, cookies, ice cream or had any soda pop for three weeks! Thank goodness I'm giving myself a break this weekend - my cousin is getting confirmed, and we're throwing a HUGE party - so I'm looking forward to enjoying sugar for the first time in a while.

Well, I need to get a move on with my Social Studies homework (big test on Monday), so I will blog later. TTYL, homies! <3>

Lighthouse

I found this video. Most of you have probably seen it / heard the music already, but I have to share it one more time. It is so beautiful it almost made me cry (and I'm sitting in class)!

The ironic thing is that it is a visual representation of my book - lonely people who come together, and experience something magical that gives them their joy back. The most ironic part, though, is that I had been planning on calling my book "Lighthouse" as a symbolic hope in the darkness. The video stole my idea - darn video!

Haha, but no, it's still very beautiful. Watch it.