So i am a huge hypocrite-- i went & got stuff from Starbucks. I know, i'm horrible. But i've been having a very persistent headache & was wondering if caffiene truly remedies it, or if something being ingested would help at all. So i got a small pumpkin spice latte thing & a cookie with M&Ms in. And they taste good. The latte is good. Ohhh, going to hell.

So, today: First, saw a different kind of Jesus fish on a car. It was the fish, & inside it said, "N' CHIPS." Brilliant.

Astronomy: The Professor mentioned in passing that Kepler thought there were cosmic brooms that moved the planets around on their orbit. Seriously, Kepler?

Then, coming out of Astronomy: There were two girls outside Cook Library, standing on either side of the doors, blowing bubbles. Most people were all, "WTF" & ignoring or sneaking around them, but a few were, "Yay bubbles!" I drew them. They said it was for a sociology project.

Japanese: We had to make a "can do" sentence to ask someone. Kate came up with the brilliant "Kaze no iro ga kakemasuka?" Which was the rought translation of, "Can you paint with [all] the colors of the wind?"

Sensei called on Ying-Yu to ask her sentence. She turned dramatically to face Kate. "Keeeeeeeeeto-saaaaaan," she said; Kate sat there & went, "Iiya, iiya!" (No, no!)

"JUDO KURAPPA GA DEKIMASUKA?!"

Kate: "HAI, DEKIMASU!!"

*JUDO CLAP COMMENSES*

We die.

Sensei: "Hai, judo kurappu..."

The rest of the class: Faces of stone at us. As per usual. The Judo Clap is essentially Kate holding up her hand, saying, "Judo Kurappu!" & having a fairly forceful high-five with someone else.

Some banned books. And some more, 2000-2007 list:

1 Harry Potter J.K. Rowling
2 Alice series Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3 The Chocolate War Robert Cormier
4 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck
5 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou
6 Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz
7 Fallen Angels Walter Dean Myers
8 It’s Perfectly Normal Robie Harris
9 And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
10 Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey
11 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
12 The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison
13 Forever Judy Blume
14 The Color Purple Alice Walker
15 The Perks of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
16 Killing Mr. Griffin Lois Duncan
17 Go Ask Alice Anonymous
18 King and King Linda de Haan
19 Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
20 Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson
21 The Giver Lois Lowry
22 We All Fall Down Robert Cormier
23 To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee
24 Beloved Toni Morrison
25 The Face on the Milk Carton Caroline Cooney
26 Snow Falling on Cedars David Guterson
27 My Brother Sam Is Dead James Lincoln Collier
28 In the Night Kitchen Maurice Sendak
29 His Dark Materials series Philip Pullman
30 Gossip Girl series Cecily von Ziegesar
31 What My Mother Doesn’t Know Sonya Sones
32 Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison
33 It’s So Amazing Robie Harris
34 Arming America Michael Bellasiles
35 Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane
36 Blubber Judy Blume
37 Brave New World Aldous Huxley
38 Athletic Shorts Chris Crutcher
39 Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya
40 Life is Funny E.R. Frank
41 Daughters of Eve Lois Duncan
42 Crazy Lady Jane Leslie Conly
43 The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson
44 You Hear Me Betsy Franco
45 Slaughterhouse Five Kurt Vonnegut
46 Whale Talk Chris Crutcher
47 The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby Dav Pilkey
48 The Facts Speak for Themselves Brock Cole
49 The Terrorist Caroline Cooney
50 Mick Harte Was Here Barbara Park
51 Summer of My German Soldier Bette Green
52 The Upstairs Room Johanna Reiss
53 When Dad Killed Mom Julius Lester
54 Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause
55 The Fighting Ground Avi
56 The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien
57 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred Taylor
58 Fat Kid Rules the World K.L. Going
59 The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things Carolyn Mackler
60 A Time To Kill John Grisham
61 Rainbow Boys Alex Sanchez
62 Olive’s Ocean Kevin Henkes
63 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey
64 A Day No Pigs Would Die Robert Newton Peck
65 Speak Laurie Halse Anderson
66 Always Running Luis Rodriguez
67 Black Boy Richard Wright
68 Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George
69 Deal With It! Esther Drill (if it's what i think it is)
70 Detour for Emmy Marilyn Reynolds
71 Draw Me A Star Eric Carle
72 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
73 Harris and Me Gary Paulsen
74 Junie B. Jones series Barbara Park
75 So Far From the Bamboo Grove Yoko Watkins
76 Song of Solomon Toni Morrison
77 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Chris Crutcher
78 What’s Happening to My Body Book Lynda Madaras
79 The Boy Who Lost His Face Louis Sachar
80 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
81 Anastasia Again! Lois Lowry
82 Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Judy Blume
83 Bumps In the Night Harry Allard
84 Goosebumps series R.L. Stine (one or two. Who didn't?)
85 Shade’s Children Garth Nix
86 Cut Patricia McCormick
87 Grendel John Gardner
88 The House of Spirits Isabel Allende
89 I Saw Esau Iona Opte
90 Ironman Chris Crutcher
91 The Stupids series Harry Allard
92 Taming the Star Runner S.E. Hinton
93 Then Again, Maybe I Won’t Judy Blume
94 Tiger Eyes Judy Blume
95 Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel
96 Nathan’s Run John Gilstrap
97 Pinkerton, Behave! Steven Kellog
98 Freaky Friday Mary Rodgers
99 Halloween ABC Eve Merriam
100 Heather Has Two Mommies Leslea Newman

And of course, a lot have to do about sexuality. I am rolling my eyeballs at you, America. What, can't handle Heather having Two Mommies? Can't handle puberty & Things That Are Going To Happen? Lame, America, lame.

Aw, cookie's gone, & soon the latte will be, too.

It's finally raining! Yay.

And Halloween is coming up. Want to attempt to get in one last year of trick or treating before i have to conform to all the depressed adults & cease such activities. Especially since now, i really have no one to go with. Last year i got stuck with my cousin Jay & his friends, so i was a complete outsider. (Goodbye, latte.) But really do want to give it a go at least one more year.

Sooo, this "Quarantine" movie looks pretty creepy. Chiefly because it means you're stuck in a building with something, & no one will let you out. If you try to escape, the people who have quarantined the building will shoot you. (Though seeing "zombies" is discouraging. They're so overrated.)

Of course, it's a remake of a Spanish film. Come on, America. First the Japanese, now the Spaniards? Stealing other people's horror ideas; shame on you. Of course, still want to know what happens. But i have an aversion to watching movies to find out what happens, & would much rather wait for them to come out & read the spoilers. (Well, at least know how [REC], the Spanish original goes & ends. Damn.)

But yeah! So watch this for Halloween at any rate. Heheh.

2:33 p.m. | September 25, 2008

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