Kalypso The Odyssey

Je suis dans Paris! I think the only way to efficiently sum up the trip is with the following video… so, enjoy!

For the summer, we ordered this. We also got another harmonica, making our total harmonica count two. Me and my father plan to pay for our entire trip with these on the streets of Paris. I can already play all of the easy songs like twinkle and Alouette and the most complicated one that I can play so far is you are my sunshine. Im trying to learn some of the stuff from the Nightmare Before christmas sound track, cuz i finally found a great site for the sheet music. I can play part of Sally’s Song, which is really pretty, but its sorta hard because the only sharps the thing has are F’s. So everything else is natural, which makes playing songs with key signatures dificult b/c if your playing frum sheet music, you have to change everything. But Im getting better at it, and should able to play alot more in a few weeks.

kk, this happened ALONG time ago, but i enjoyed it so much that i want to post it anyways… On our way to the suprise party/family reunion my family stopped in graceland, tennesy, the home of the great King of rock and roll, Elvis Presly. We went to his mansion and took the tour. His home was really kick ass, but it was still pretty laid back. Nothing like all of the millionaires/billionaires today that go off to these luxurious islands and buy multi million dollar homes with like 47,000 acres of property and all of that crap. (Sorta like i plan to do… -_-;) Anyways, after the tour, we went to the gift shop and bought a whole lot of overpriced crap, but it’s elvis crap, so it’s all good. I got TCB earrings and a cool belt. We also got bumper stickers and Mike got a T-shirt and more stuff like that. Also, my Abu and I got into an argument over whether or not I had been there before. I say that on my first trip to our great city, when we were bringing all of out furniture from Omaha to our new apartment, we stopped at the mansion. Mike says no, and this was my first time here. So, whatever that does. If any family member somehow has information about the subject, I am making a request that you help us solve this. (Unless said information helps Michael, then you can keep it to your self and no one the wiser, right?) So, thats about it…

The Math and English Exams were combined into one project. We had to make a children’s story book. Within the book, we had to include three math problems that would somehow help the story move along. For example, “Jenny has three nickels and 2 dimes. She found out that she has $0.33. That was just enough to buy the pineapple…” Except for our problems had to be a bit more complex. The science and social studies exams are going to be easy, as far as I can tell. (don’t tell Mr. Bravo I said that) I finished the book before it was due and turned it in for extra credit. All that is left are the french exam and the music exam, the two that i am most worried about. For french, we just have to take an exam, but for once, I think I’ll actually need to study O_o, I know, right… But the professions confuse the hell outta me, so there’s not much I can do about it. For the music class, we have to audition to get into the CA next year. (CA = certificate of artistry) Im not worried that I won’t make it, it’s just that I have to stand up and do a solo in front of judges. I wouldn’t mind, were it not for the whole solo thing… well, not much I can do about this one either.

A while before the day, my aunt, Poncho, came down. Two of our friends, Mark and Jackie, also came down. They all made the event much more enjoyable ^_^, despite the fact that I was sick for the entire time (DX why?!?) So, that day, we went to Keith’s house and then headed down to the quarter. We caught the last of the saint anne parade and saw some amazing costumes! My dad says that the event was very inspirational, and I have to agree. So, more time at the sowing machine for me! After, we went through the quarter, and headed home… that was about it… if you want to see some cool photos, I recommend going to my dad’s flickr account. Just go to www.flickr.com and search his name. Thats about it…

My parents were in this years parade. That was a bit weird, as anyone would know if they’ve actually seen the parade. They were in the group called Seeds of Decline and their theme was ‘Fannie Mae Goes Down’ Here they are, dressed as Mr. Monopoly and Fannie Mae:

And here was the float:

The whole thing was cool though, and I’m glad that I was still able to go, all thanks to my wonderful god father.

And because it was the 1st of the month the last time I posted and is now the 18th, I suppose that if I am to follow through with my new years resolution, I have some running to do.

This year’s theme was ‘Batmut, The Bark Night’. The dogs were the heros and the humans (and me) were the villans. I was cat woman
Gil was riddler

my dad was the penguin

mom was poison ivy

and the dogs with the float

Ok… Im not gonna lie to you… I didn’t run the whole marathon. I only did the half. But my time was great! I got under 30 minutes!

Alright, so I’m still lying to you. I did the 5K with my mom, but I actually wanted to do the half. She had signed up by the time I had the knowledge to do anything about it. The previous time I mentioned was accurate, though… I guess its not bad for not having run anything close to a mile in months… And i didn’t walk at any point during the entire thing. My mom was about one and a half minutes behind me. We plan to run the half marathon next year, and we will try to run the whole thing the year after that. Just being able to say that I ran a marathon at the age of 15 is a very appealing thought…

I was in Atlanta during the inauguration speech. My father was supposed to give a leachture later that night. He had been invited to give the beer lecture for Emory. So, before I continue to talk about the speech and all else that I can fit in here, let me state my opinion on a few things… *clears throat* GEAX BAMA!!!!!!! YA!! *does a dance* Okay, now that thats over with, lets get to the point. His speeches were all amazing. From the Presidential Acceptance speech (we took notes on this in English class (<3 you Ms. Gray!!!) to the Democratic Nominee Acceptance speech to the speech he gave before election night, everything has been amazing! Like, the way he uses the english language, the way he makes it flow is great! (thats why we studied it in english class, because of all of the literary devices ^_^) so, i am infinitely happy that bush is finally out of office and the country might actually be heading in the right direction for once… or we will be once we get out of the recession.

And, the other than that, today is my dads birthday!! Happy birthday Abu! XD
One more side note; it has been six days since my last blog, so i dont have to run… even though i probably should… i guess ill try to be happy about getting off the hook…?

Ignore the title. Its more like… ‘My Delayed New Years Resolution.’ I just like cats, so thats the title. If you dont like it then too bad. Deal with it.

Resolution #1: Eat more chocolate…
Resolution #2: Blog more… i think that for every week that i dont blog at least twice, i will have to run a mile for every day that i did not blog… (this is nice because if the world cant be in touch with me, at least i can be in touch with the world… or at least the streets of my neighborhood… + it gets me exercise)
Resolution #3: more art! Seriously, I keep on going on about how Im going to draw and sew and paint but nothing has come! Im sick and tiered of my lazy ass! Up until now, I keep on giving the excuse of ‘not having the materials,’ but i wont have any more of it! so, you will hopefully see more of that posted on here through verious photos and whatnot…

and god, i seriously need to go to a grammar school! to much im’ing does that…