Speech Meet at Northside =)

I went to my first Speech meet yesterday! It was really fun, but unfortunately they didn't have any doorstops. That was dumb. I didn't place in either of my competitions, which was kind of lame, too, but whatever! It was still amazing.

Without challenge, Edison would never had invented the lightbulb,
so we all be walking around holding candles......... like nuns.

Mona and lavender boy were interesting... sort of. They were kind of annoying, too, but I'm glad I met them. Mona's jacket! Ha, ha, ha... that was pretty great.

Elephants and kangaroos? Indians just don't get it.

Technically, it's a tint.

Ha, ha, ha... chipmunk cheeks! That is such a great photo. ^

Congratulations to everyone who went! Carroll got sixth overall, so that's pretty sweet nibbletz, unlike stalkers, who are not sweet nibbletz.

Speech!

Hm... well, last weekend was interesting. I didn't get to go to the debate at Concord, because my brother and partner couldn't attend due to some studying for AP Chemistry. It turned out for the better, though, because I got a break, plus the opportunity to go trick-or-treating Friday (as Hannah Montana, ha, ha, ha... I was definitely a rock star) and to party Saturday, which was awesome, except for that one crazy, adrenaline-pumping moment. Ei! Of course, then dodge ball with Turtles at her church on Sunday was awesome! I had an absolutely great time, so thanks, Turtles!



After school on Monday, my Debate coach convinced me to join Speech, the first meet of which will be this Saturday. It should be awesome, because it requires practically no preparation (yes!), and I have a bunch of friends on that team who I don't get to see much anymore. I've been feeling a little empty since Spell Bowl finished, too, so I'm going to try to fill that space in, but there is no way that Spell Bowl can ever be replaced. It's way too great.

I'm double-entering in Speech, which means I compete in two events. I will be doing U.S. Extemporaneous and Impromptu - very exciting. In U.S. Extemp., I'm giving a box of magazines a question that I select out of three, a note card with (max fifty words), and a half hour to write a speech up to seven minutes long. It looks pretty fun, and it'll keep me informed. Then in Impromptu, you get a card with one word or a quote on it. Some examples I got were "honesty," "winter," and the less likely "meat." I turn and face a wall for thirty seconds, and then I talk to the judge about it for a maximum of five minutes. That should be really fun, I think! =)

The Spell Bowl party after school on Tuesday was pretty good. It can't compare to meets, but it was fun still. I haven't laughed as hard as I did when I got my award in a long time! I would scan the picture and put it on here, but, well, ha, ha, ha... you know! =)

The Comeback (CUM LAUDE) Kid Award

Dude... that's hot.

Colombia City Kleptomania

Well, I had my first Varsity debate ever last Saturday. It was in Colombia City, which was a blessing. I got to sleep in almost two hours more than usual for debates. My public forum team, my brother and I, got ninth, which I'm really excited about. I didn't think that we'd even place in the top ten, so that was a real joy. I was tired and lacking spirit, though. I had no gusto at all while I was speaking, which probably didn't help us.

Watch out, she's a bit of a klepto.

Although I love debate, I can't say that's exactly how I like to spend the entire Saturday of my fall "break." Furthermore, this Saturday is another debate. The topic is whether or not America should adopt the French health care system, I think is a really boring and lame subject, especially compared to nuclear energy, our October resolution. Anyway, last Saturday, I was ready to go home after round two. Had it not been for coffee and walking around the upstairs before the competition started, I would've been dead tired. Our experience with the doorstop was priceless - definitely a sweet nibbletz moment.

Since 19__, we have erected __ nuclear facilities.

I heard a great story from one of our Congressional... people (COUGHhomosCOUGH). During a debate about whether or not naturalized citizens should be allowed to become president, a competitor said that because Jesus died for all of our sins, everyone had the right to become president. Obviously, he didn't win. Ha, ha... I think he might have been a little bit desperate.

Save the environment; mate with manatees.

I am still super-psyched for "Underworld." Ah!!! The demo comes out tomorrow on "Tomb Raider Chronicles," and I'm really pumped. It should be very amazing. =)

I have to get a Hannah Montana costume tomorrow, too. I'll be sad if I don't get one. =(

I went home early today, because I had a splitting migraine. I was only going to miss IED and Spanish. In IED, we're doing a project that I'm three days ahead on and in Spanish we're making Justo posters, so I wasn't exactly going to miss much at all.

Spell Bowl at Hamilton!

Sorry I didn't post this sooner. I tried five times before to do so, but the photos option was under construction. We all know there isn't much of a point writing a Spell Bowl post if you can't add pictures!

Ha, ha... Spell Bowl was so amazing last Monday (a week ago now). BK icees afterwards rocked, too!

Come on people, these words aren't gonna spell
themselves!

Embrocation with Ben-Gay to help your sore muscles.

Polynomials, too.

Rawr!

Go Mrs. Ohneck!

It was definitely awesome. I was trying to decide which meet was the most fun, but I can't decide. They were all to fabulous to choose just one! Here are a few words we spelled:

~ monogramattic

~ aggrandizement

~ eclecticism

~ ebullience

~ fiduciary

~ embrocation

~ periphrastic

~ piece de resistance

~ lambency

~ presbytery

~ ubiquitous

~ illimitable

~ miscible

~ hemorrhage (hee-moor-haj, right Turtles?)

~ Aristophanes

~ homogeneous

~ sapience

We got 27/66 in state, so we are better than average anyway! We were also the top school in Fort Wayne, which is gratifying. Unfortunately, my own contributions were not all that fab at this competition (6/9). That's OK, though, I still had fun! =)

I am so excited for Tomb Raider: Underworld. It's less than a month away, and I'm going insane. I have the eighteenth all planned out. My brother is driving me to Best Buy directly after school, so I can go pick it up - sweet nibbletz.

I had a debate meet last Saturday, which went quite well I thought, but I'm saving that for my next post. Spell Bowl and Debate are both amazing but in their own ways, so I think they should have their own posts.

Boob Combustion

I found an amazing song a few days ago - "I Hate This Part" by the Pussycat Dolls. The music video is good, too. Oh, and if you get a chance, check out "Magic," also by them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FagUUbjleRg

I can still add videos, but not from YouTube, which is sad, but it's not the end of the world. I can only upload them from my computer.

I cleaned my room today, which must be something like the first time in two weeks. You can always tell that I'm really busy when my room's dirty, because I like it to be very clean, especially my windows. =)

Combust? Isn't that something with boobs?

Here's a rubble picture from the marshmallow Twin Towers.

I missed both of the Fall Choir Previews, because of movie night on Friday and CHOPS on Saturday. That was sad, but, you know, going to CHOPS isn't all that bad. Somehow I was able to find solace in their classic cheesecake. =)

I saw "Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" for the first time Saturday. I thought that it was really retarded. I didn't dig the whole aliens thing, which ruined Indiana Jones for me. Sci-Fi and IJ don't mix. Thumbs up to the sword fight on the cars, though. That was definitely the highlight of the movie. And come on, if they can make a fourth Indiana Jones, I think they can make a third Tomb Raider. Speaking of which, the new game comes out in less than a month. Ha, ha... that's the one video game I actually like. I cannot stand practically any others.

I also saw "Gladiator" for the first time Friday during movie night. Even though I fell asleep during the movie while I was supposed to be hosting, I finished it Saturday morning. I really liked it. Ha, ha... it was absolutely better than Indiana Jones.

I'll bring my paddle to be safe. Either way, I won't be
disappointed.

Ha, ha... we rock. Our jokes are definitely the best ever.