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So if y'all haven't noticed, there's a little green box on the right hand side of my blog. If you have no idea what this little thing is for, I like to think of it as a little visitor's board. As you browse through my blog, you can leave me a couple messages.
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An Unfortunate Day

So today was not the most pleasant of days, however I will not say that the reason for all this is because it's *cue ominous music* Friday the 13th. I am definitely not a superstitious person, mostly because believing in all of these different beliefs makes me worry a lot more than I need to. Another reason is because these superstitions simply don't make sense.
So anyways, now that I have given my opinion on superstitions, I shall begin telling you of all the unlucky unfortunate events that happened today.
From the morning, the mood was not at all cheerful. There was a dark overcast and it was raining. I do not like waking up to this type of dark weather, just because it somehow tricks my body into thinking that it's still nighttime, making me extremely reluctant to drag myself out of bed.
After getting dressed half-asleep, I started to sneeze and cough as though I had a cold. This is also one of the thinks that I hate the most, feeling really lousy from the minute the day starts. I figured that all this sneezing would clear up as I got through the day, so I just ignored it and went to school anyway.
And of course, when I got to school, I realized that I had forgotten my lunch at home. So I had to run to the office before school started and call my mom to bring my lunch. At this point I knew that this day would not exactly be one of those good days.
By the time I got to my next class, my allergies started acting up. They started getting worse and worse; but the horrible thing is that we were taking a math quiz and I couldn't get myself to focus.
While I was taking the math test, I realized that I had completely forgotten to do my history homework for last night, which added on to my stress.
It was only the second period of the day, however I knew right away by the way I was sneezing and rubbing my eyes that I needed to go home early.
When I got to the office to wait for my mom to pick me up, my lunch was right there waiting for me. I felt so bad since she didn't even need to drop it off anymore, and also because I had just missed her.
So then, my mom had to come and pick me up again, and by the time I got home, I was pooped. I did not want to do anything but lie down and sleep.
But wait. I'm not done. You see, me and my friends were supposed to go see The Hunger Games in theaters right after school today, but since I was sick, I missed that too.
So many bad events in one day...
*sigh* It never rains but it pours, right?

Hummingbirds!

So in our apartment complex, there are tons of hummingbirds. And this is really exciting for me, because there are absolutely NO hummingbirds whatsoever in Vancouver. My family and I always get extremely excited whenever Mr. Hummingbird comes to visit us on our balcony; hummingbirds are just happy little creatures.
But the main point of this post is that my dad found a hummingbird nest in our courtyard. (Oh dad, you and your keen eyes.)
Of course, the whole family raced over and practically climbed the tree to get a peek at these baby hummingbirds.
The least I could say is that my heart exploded. The hummingbirds were miniature, probably half the size of your thumb. There were two of them in there, both squished into the nest the size of your pinky. They were looking so cozy.
Honestly, I think that seeing baby hummingbirds in their nests are really rare, and I think I'm really lucky to have seen something as extraordinary as this.
It's really hard to comprehend how small a hummingbird baby is until you've actually seen it with your own eyes; I have to say, I was pretty him really gets you to see the simple pleasures in life-and once in a while find rare things that is a once in a lifetime thing!

Menchies

So today I tried Menchies Frozen Yogurt for the first time. SO. GOOD.I heard everybody talking about how they wanted Menchies all the time at school, and it came to the point where I couldn't just sit there and hear all these great things about something that I've never tried before.
Believe it or not, in Vancouver, frozen yogurt was first being introduced when I was leaving. So if you ask somebody from Vancouver if they know what Menchies is, they'll look extremely confused. People from Vancouver have probably never tried good frozen yogurt before. That's how unfortunate my situation was before I moved to L.A. and lived a few blocks away from a Menchies place.
But anyways, since today was a furlough day for our school, I thought, why not try Menchies? Now I will always go to Menchies whenever I'm craving something sweet.
There are so many flavors, and what I like about the place is that they let you sample all the flavors before you decide which one so that you don't choose something that you would regret getting. They also give away these cute spoons and stickers. It's a self serve place, which I like. In Pinkberry, they give you two tiny pieces of strawberry when you ask for strawberry toppings. In Menchies, you can load on as many toppings as you want.
*sigh* It simply makes my sweet tooth go crazy.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GO AGAIN!

New Guitar!

I seem to be getting lots of new items nowadays, no?Well, I'm ecstatic, because I've been using a spare guitar that my teacher had, so I've been anticipating my getting a new guitar of my own. And so I finally did.
I was wanting a guitar with a light, almost white color, but that was not what I got. 
I got something even better, something that I didn't even know I wanted until the moment I laid eyes on it. It was beautiful. although it wasn't as light of a color of wood as I wanted it, it was still just as pretty. It didn't have a glossy covering but had a satin wood finish, which I thought was very very cool. Although it wasn't bought brand new from a store, it just as well may be. It may have been played 4 or 5 times, which technically makes it "used," but it was just as good as a brand new one. It even smelled new.
I'm enjoying my new computer and my new guitar very much!
Now if only I could get a brand new piano (preferably a grand piano)... heh heh. My life would be complete. ;)

New Computer!

So today, we finally went and got a new laptop. Why do we need one? Because ours just stopped working and kind of died. You see, that computer was just worthless. We spent more time fixing it than actually using it, which was absolutely ridiculous. But when it did work, it froze at least 3 or 4 times every time you used it. SO AGGRAVATING.
Anyways, it was such a relief to get a new computer, and a laptop, not a desktop. We invested around $600 on it. Too much? Maybe... But we're using it happily and it looks like my parents have no thoughts on refunding the computer, so it's all good for now!
We bought an Asus computer, which we heard was one of the top selling brands with the lowest rate of being broken, so we obviously went with this one. So far? Best computer I've ever used. It's given us no problems so far, so I'm really happy with it. :)
So if you're planning on getting a new laptop or a computer, I suggest you get this Asus laptop (or any of the ones from the line) because everybody agrees that it is a very likeable computer.
*sigh* Getting new (and sometimes unnecessary) items are always fun. Especially gadgets.

Drawing

I found my long lost love a few days ago. Drawing. I drew ALL THE TIME throughout elementary school and then when I somewhat lost the creative mind of a small child with a big imagination, I just quit on drawing. Worst mistake ever. So there I was just sitting at my desk, not sure if I should be doing something productive, when I picked up a pencil and started drawing random things. So yeah, they weren't masterpieces, but they weren't horrible either. Little drawings here and there inspired me to do other drawings, which led me to decorating my binder, then my notebooks, then my journal. At this point, I've got almost everything you can imagine decorated. My lamp? Yes. My clock? Mm-hmm. My computer mouse? Totally.
So I've decided to keep a journal where I illustrate the things that happened as well as write. It's a lot more entertaining, and I don't procrastinate on my journal entries anymore! :)
In other news, I have entered and been called to present at the finals for a speech contest. 1st place is $300. If I win, I shall buy myself a scanner... and possibly probably use the rest to buy chocolate. ;)