"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten."

Only four days left, people. As much as everyone is aware of this and counting it down, too, it still seems important. Look back to last May and you'll see one of these there too. This is just a little more condensed.

I DON'T WANT HIGH SCHOOL TO GO THIS FAST.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ALL MY FRIENDS BEHIND, EVEN IF WE STILL TALK.
I WANT TO LIVE MY DAYS AS A KID, MORE SO THAN I AM NOW.
I'M SCARED OF GOING TO COLLEGE.
I'M SCARED OF THE FUTURE.
THESE THINGS FRIGHTEN ME.
MORE THAN ALMOST ANYTHING ELSE.

That's honesty right there. I mean everything. So only four days left. And it scares me.

But enough of that. Such is life. I just checked my grades today and I'm actually pulling straight A's at the moment. Freakin' awesome, right? That's chemistry included! F YES! Hopefully that will buoy the semester tests I'm bombing... After the aforementioned failing I'll post my sophomore second semester grades, which are hopefully still maintaining those A's, although that's unlikely. Then onto junior year...see above...

WHO WANTS TO GO TO WARPED TOUR THIS YEAR?!?! MELANIE!!! Go look up the August 2nd Minneapolis date. It's pretty intense. Looking forward to begging to go. Speaking of concerts...

How long until The Believers Never Die, Part Deux Show?: 6 days!

...That's a fail countdown right there. Looking forward to that too. Anybody have a 200 dollars they don't want? 100? A camera?

And finally:

What is Melanie listening to right now?: I Must Be Dreaming - The Maine
P.S. Thanks for the quote, Korra.

We Might As Well Be Blind If Seeing Is Believing

...this parable is misleading. Another Envy On The Coast gem for you.

I have a lovely little contest for you today on this fine Friday afternoon! If I was running a business, I would have told you this about a month ago to get the hype up. Alas, you are just reading a simple blog. Nothing to sell here. But a little background first. I love music videos. Who doesn't? I couldn't tell you, but I have 59 music videos on my iPod. And I love them all, so today I am spreading the love. Following this paragraph you will see 15 freeze frames from 15 different videos from my iPod. It is your job to guess what the song the video is for, and what artist each respective video belongs to. You do not have to guess both at the same time if you don't want to, or don't know. And before I said there wouldn't be a prize...and I wasn't lying. I don't know what I can give you. Like I said, I'm not selling anything here. Maybe I'll come up with something. I guest post on my quaint little blog here. That's not much, but that's about all I can give you. And that's assuming that the winner is someone I know. I will define a winner by however I feel most fit in the end. Good luck!

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Nine In The Afternoon - Panic At The Disco
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What is Melanie listening to right now?: A Fault Line, A Fault Of Mine - Underoath

Jump The Gun

Sorry for the lack of posting. I've been a little swamped with procrastination, the occasional homework assignment and disease.

GUESS WHO CAN GET HER LEARNER'S PERMIT?!?!? It only took two tries...but I'm SO GLAD DRIVER'S ED IS OVER! I can't even express it in words. Now we move onto the driving portion. I can only think of one thing more frightening than me on the road...me on the INTERSTATE going +65 mph. At least once I get my Learner's I can practice driving legally with a person over 18 years of age between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. (see, Melanie WAS listening during DE...)

I also got over the fact that Elizabethan England sucked and finished my project last night. It's pretty good for being written in under two hours with no experience prior. Now I need to work on that presentation...

How much do the new Schedule Regulations suck, people? I think we should picket! Gather the wood and paint my fellow freshman! I've already taken a semester of P.E. and I'm taking Hellth. And now we hear one has been a waste of time? PICKET!

On a lighter note, here's a few bands you should all listen to and enjoy:
- Daphne Loves Derby
- Edsion Glass
- Driving East
- Number One Gun
- Flight 409
- FM Static
- Haste the Day
- Kill Paradise
- Sullivan
- The Send
- Test Your Reflex

Also, one person we haven't heard about recently, my Sweater Guy, likes to run into people. He ran into me today and afterschool basically bowled down Zoey. We won't mention what happened after that event...including Rich dramatically falling to the floor in front of Crushing Barbie Chick. Which was funny. At least my Sweater Guy hasn't DISAPPEARED OFF THE FACE OF THE PLANET. Remind Alissa to find a new one.

I'd like to finish with a quote from Jack Handey I came across today: "If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason." And if that doesn't make you laugh, go put a "Kick Me" sign on your FACE.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Dismantle.Repair. - Anberlin
P.S. Yes, the Rice Krispie wrappers ARE different.

You're Call Has Been Forwarded to an Automatic...

As I sit here in my house...alone, I think about what a life I've had, or lack thereof. You see at Lincoln the Winter Formal taking place right about now, even with several inches of snow piled up all over the city. Guess who isn't at Winter Formal? MELANIE!!! Zoey's there with Rich as well as Ron and the rest of the posse. Alissa isn't though. But she won't answer her phone. So we're back to me being alone. There is a job application sitting to my left, the computer before me, and homework to my right. I should be doing some of the homework, but instead I have been looking for new bands via PureVolume and iTunes for about the past two hours. I finished both my poster and program for Play Prod. though. That only took four hours...

Not much else took place today. I finally got out of my pajamas around 3:30. I was real motivated, you see. Now I should probably fold the four loads of laundry sitting around my house.

HAPPY DECEMBER FIRST!!!
Countdown to my birthday: 18 days

What is Melanie listening to right now?: The Ocean - The Bravery