4/28/05 09:59 pm
So, I go into the bathroom to brush my teeth etc before I go to bed, I take my hat off, that I have had on since I left the beach about six hours ago, and as soon as I take it off, a spider promptly falls into the sink.
We arent talking one of those little ones either. It was one of those huge ones with the hairy legs.
I'm ever so glad I'm not scared of spiders. I mean, I did experience I sharp intake of breath, but it was quite surprising. But I'm sure some people would have been screaming their heads off. And I think I took it pretty well!
Of course, if a clown or a jellyfish fell out of my hat I wouldn't have taken it so well. But that would be alot more unlikely! =D
4/28/05 06:58 pm
Today feels like its been about three days for some reason.
So I wake up this morning and get all my costume ready. I liked it, I thought it was very good, especially since it was almost like an extention of something I might wear any other day, just taken to an extreme. I actually got alot of compliments on how good I looked. I enjoyed it =D
At first I had decided that I was in no way taking part in the United Nations, I mean hey, if we get a day off to sit in the gym, I'm not doing any work. But then, I see lovely old young Miss Mrs. Scarcella Clarke walking around with her marking clipboard. Then I realized that she was giving us participation and costume marks. And although I had nothing to worry about for my costume, I did not want to lose those participation marks.
So, during all the speaches for the first issue, I decide to write a speach for the second. Now, when you get up in front of everyone in your grade, you have to make sure you don't say anything stupid or embarassing. And since, I really don't like to show personal feelings or emotions to the general public, I decide there is a perfect way around anyone getting the message of what I was saying (even if I was in character).
I write an entire speach in Spanish. Now, I wouldn't want to make it seem like I was just trying to show people that I was overly intelligent, or overly into it, so now I must make it funny.
So, since alot of people just made up foreign words and then had other people "translate" them, I decided thats what Erin and I should do.
So I launch of into this bug long speach into Spanish, usually all of my speedy talking abilities that I have, so it sounds like one of those Mexican soccer football announcers. It was about a paragraph, but really didn't take very long, and at the very end Erin translates,
"we disagree"
But the thing was, it was all Spanish, all real words all very nicely put together, although I did have to do a South American accent (because of the whole Uruguayness) instead of a Castillian one, which is unfortunate because I like the way the Castillian one sounds alot more.
So afterwards at my locker, Clarkscella tell me how great and funny she thought me speach was, with a big smile. Which I was extremely pleased about.
Then, I went to the beach to work on my nearly non existant tan and catch up on some of the latest gossip. I got some good stuff. Although, my tan still needs aloooot of work, but if I work hard, I should have one by September. Of course during the winter I always saw (and do) hate tans. But comon its the winter, winter skin should be paler to match winter style. And generally this is a relatively pale summer too, which makes me happy, but I am still behind, and I won't lower myself to lying in a cancer tanning bed.
I know suntanning is bad too, but I don't plan to overdo it, just get moderatly darker.
Then, I went to McDonalds to get some unhealthy tasty food, and to visit, since my Nicholas boycott ended last night!
Then home, and now, I should do my Math homework. Icky.
4/28/05 12:37 am
So I have come to a conclusion about the pressing United Nations costume dilemma.
My group wanted something authentic.
I wanted something hinting of my country, but something that looked at least moderatly good.
I wanted militant socialist soldier.
They wanted goucho (basically a badly dressed cowboy with a poncho).
We went back and forth, and I kind of disagreed with what they wanted. They are girls, they get to look pretty in their bright skirts and flamboyant clothes. And hey, I don't want anything flamboyant, but I would love something that looked good. Or at least made people look.
So, how do you make an outfit that looks good/interesting/creative out of a militant socialist cowboy. Well, I'll tell you.
Lets start from the ground up.
Bulky Combat Boots.
Grey/black camo pants.
Chaps.
Black Dress Shirt (just a backup, in cause my militaryish looking jacket doesnt show up)
Necklace that many people have commented looks alot like dogtags.
My Fidel hat.
The best part is, I don't need to buy one article of clothing. Of course I would have loved to if I had more time, but hey, I'm rather proud of myself for it being a last minute solution.