Microblogging...Less Cool Than Real Blogging.

Zoey, you want a twitter because the people who write twitters are funny. I've been debating getting my own twitter for awhile. I just don't think I can be that amusing. I may get one just so I can follow those amusing twitterers.

http://twitter.com/melaniedumdei

Nick Santino and Thomas Dutton...I blame you.

How many days until the Jonas Brothers concert?
16 days!

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Weightless - All Time Low

If Life Is A Joke, Why Aren't We Laughing?

Ah, sweet boredom.

Honestly, waking up just before 5 in the morning and delivering papers only takes up at least 2 hours of my long 25-hour day. Yes, 25. It sure feels that way. But Melanie, 1 hour more then everyone else isn't that much. Oh, but it is.

Boredom is no one's friend.

Tomorrow could possibly tie as one of the longest days of my life. Tied with what, you may ask? Well that would be tied with the last two weeks of my life. Sure, not being at work is grand, but the video for I Kissed A Girl and every other crappy song on all the music channels I waste my life on gets old after about the 2,500 time. And sure, Michael Ian Black is highly entertaining but after watching I Love The 80's more times than the average homo sapien, you wish you hadn't lived in the 80's. Even if you didn't live during the 80's.

bore·dom /ˈbɔrdəm, ˈboʊr-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bawr-duh . m, bohr-] –noun the state of being bored; tedium; ennui.

Oh, but I forgot to explain myself. Why will tomorrow be one of the longest days of my life? Not because this particular day has 26 hours, but because Breaking Dawn becomes available to my eager hands at 12:01 a.m. August 2nd. And I will be eagerly waiting to attend the Breaking Dawn release party event at my local Barnes And Noble to pick up said novel. With Alissa, Maddy and Kaitlyn at spat camp and Zoey at the lake I will have no one to ease the wait. So I'll be stuck with the above-mentioned life-wasting TV crap. But Melanie, the internet is always available. Well, that would lead me to, as Seth the webmaster describes it, B.D. Countdownitis, on the Twilight website (see, http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html. The Breaking Dawn quotes are also nice). Watching those silly silly milliseconds wind down the hours of my wait. That would be bad. And Twilighting is not good for the brain either.

Oh, the pain.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Untouched - The Veronicas
P.S. I recommend the homo sapien article.
P.S.S. HAPPY 75th post!

I Like The Voice In My Head...

Well, it's been a good week in my life for music. I actually have TWO favorite songs this week. And I don't think you need lyrics and band pictures to enjoy them. So, they are...

- Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape by UnderOATH from their album They're Only Chasing Safety
- Between You and I by Every Avenue from their NEW album Shh. Just Go With It

Go check 'em out. You'll probably enjoy them.

So I just got back from driving around...and right turns and yield signs can go jump into the center of the busiest intersection. Another couple tally marks to add to the number of times I've almost killed myself and others while behind the wheel.

Mrs. Wallenberg is officially out to get me. No lie. We (we being Zoey, Rich, Mary, Jake and myself), were standing at my locker, comparing the graffiti on it to Mrs. Wallenberg's room/Satan herself. (It says "hell," by the way, if you don't know me). When over my shoulder, she appears in her sunny yellow sweater and wants to know what we were going to finish that conversation with. Several "uh" and "um"'s in response. When she leaves, we burst out into frightened, nervous giggles.

On top of that, since Zoey was sick today, I waited for my dad to come in a very dark Little Theater with three guys for an hour. Wanna know what we talked about? I'll never tell. it was pokemon

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Ants - Forgive Durden
Poor Forgive Durden. They broke up, ya know?

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.

Are You Afraid Yet? You Should Be...

Funny how if you, being the procrastinator you are, wait 'til basically the night before to finish your speech your teacher thinks its the best you've done. I feel sorry for the disgrace of a speech I did on poor John Lennon. He was a cool guy though. I'm glad I did him for the speech. I even wore my (Zoey's) Beatle's shirt for the occasion. Call me cheesy...

We start the driving -

Oh what the hell. My blog "sucks ass."

Anyone want to hear anything about my pathetic life?

What is Melanie listening to right now?: I Miss You - blink-182
I really need to do tech. There seems to be a lot of drama there that I could blog about.

DISASTER!

So, this morning I go upstairs after chillin' out and playing some Pokémon (more on that later), to shower. Cuz, you know, I'm the kind of person who likes showering on the occasion, especially since I didn't feel like waking up VERY early for the 7:30 freaking a.m. start yesterday to bathe. So I kinda wanted a shower. But lo and behold! Our hot water heater no longer produces warmth for our H2O here at the Dumdei residence. So I was just chillin' again in a green noxious cloud of my own stench when I decided, "My blog-friends need an update!" So here I am, and long time no see.

You may ask, "Hey, what have YOU been up to lately, Mel?" Well, let me tell you. Driver's Ed is a waste of LIFE. 3:30-6:30, almost every day. Listening to a scary guy - who likes to whistle LOUDLY at his innocent pupils at random, unpredictable intervals, I might add - talk to us for 3 hours takes a lot out of ya. I didn't go on the compy for a long time, and I'm finally over the withdrawals.

The music video for NINE IN THE AFTERNOON came out on Sunday. So go HERE to have your life blown to pieces by the amazingness. There just might be a little too much long underwear and mustaches for some of you, but push through the pain!

Zoey and Rich came to my house for awhile yesterday once school was let out at 12:30 and we Wii'ed it up for a bit. That's where the Pokémon comes in. While Zoey was pwning Mario and Rich played Zelda a bit later, I sat for several hours with my face glued to a GameBoy playing Leaf Green. I bet all your Bulbasaur's haven't evolved to a level 20-something Ivysaur...

Oh! My dad just came and informed the water heater is now fixed, so I'm going to go...you know...

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Sleep, Everyone - Powerspace
P.S. Pidgey's my fave, and Weedle and Caterpie SUCK.
P.S.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICH!!!!
P.S.S.S. I'm babysitting dogs all weekend! With a house to myself, with lots of food and free music videos/movies!

Nail-Less Fingers in Acid Bath

Compliments of Zoey Groman

I weaseled my way out of my speech today! Now I have to dread it another whole day! Last night I was shanking people on our Wii/GameCube game GUN. It was quite an entertaining game, actually. Their language was atrocious though... I got to slide-attack buffalo, trample wolves (and other humans), blow off people's heads (don't read into that one...), and shoot lots of weapons in general. I also killed a horse in cold blood. Ooops... No wonder its rated mature. Heh. I also kicked my mom's butt in Wii Tennis (it's a physically demanding sport!) and got K-O'ed in boxing.

Can you all tell I have NOTHING to blog about today?!

Mrs. Wehrkamp demonstrated how to exercise with a giant rubber band in health today for a good solid 15 minutes. And yes, I did catch the dagger looks she was sending me as I read - completely ignoring her. And FYI, if any of you commit suicide, don't send me any tapes listing reasons why you started pushing your own daisies. (See: TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY).

Countdown to Nine In the Afternoon! - 6 days

What is Melanie listening to right now?: All the Small Things - blink-182
P.S. I suppose, as condiments go, mustard is pretty stellar. - Jade Puget

Area Formerly Known as "Central Park"

Me and Zoey went and saw Cloverfield last night. It's an amazing movie and I'd recommend it to everyone. But don't forget your motion sickness bags... There's a lot of mystery surrounding the film, so if you haven't heard anything about it, go do your research. It's really quite interesting, if you're into that type of thing. At the end of the movie, something is whispered, but Zoey and I left before we could catch it. I looked it up, and supposedly it sounds like "Help Us," but it turns out it's a backmasked. When played backwards...well, just listen to what I've included in this post, if it works for you. It really freaked me out.

Enough with my Cloverfield rant. I haven't posted for awhile, and I probably shouldn't be doing so right now, seeing as I have a speech to work on. I'm also starting a countdown for the release of "Nine In the Afternoon."

Countdown to Nine In the Afternoon! - 8 days

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Prostitution Is The World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, Am A Professional) - Cobra Starship
P.S. Do you know of Garfield?

Oh, It's Been So Long

I really haven't felt like posting in awhile. So I didn't. But now, I've decided that you people need to be informed of my life and times. Which really aren't as exciting as you may think.
Jon has come and gone, and I don't remember exactly what I got, but I'll post a list, based on the pictures we have.

• Guitar Hero III for PlayStation2 (YAY! Guess what I've been doing since I got it?)
• Moccasins/Slippers
  
• A Wii (This was from "Santa" for the Whole Family)
• Warm Vanilla Sugar B&BW Set
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Movie)
• A Nintendo DS Game
• Some Boots that don't fit me (Anyone where a 7 1/2?)
• Headphones
• My magazine subscription to Entertainment Weekly
• iTunes Gift Card - $15
• House M.D. Season Three (!)
• Gloves
• An iHome Remote (Too bad it doesn't work from large distances.)
• Two Sweaters
• A Giant TV Remote (This was a white elephant gift, but I LOVE it)
• A Mini-Converse ornament

Our family Christmas party was O.K. It will further be known by me as "The Tragic Christmas," because my Grandma wrote this letter to all her children and it was very touching and everyone cried. Then we started talking about my Grandpa (her husband, who has died) and it was all great. We went to the candlelight service at my church after the party and it was very...illuminating?

Not much else has happened since then. Alissa spent the night and we tried to find Monsters on Guitar Hero...for 5 hours. Ask about Moby and Dick sometime. Zoey came over and we went sledding and found Jared on "100 Greatest Teen Stars." We're going to a New Year's Eve party up in Marion at a friend's (Peg and Scott) on Monday. There will be lots of drinking, but not by me. Though everyone will encourage it. You might hear about it. Maybe I'll get back to you.

Well I haven't showered lately, so see ya! (Sheesh, Melanie, just because you don't have to go to school doesn't mean you can let yourself go...) Oh, and I have to go check out Barely Blind? Strange E-Mails these days...

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Animals - Dead Poetic
P.S. What's going on with the poll?!? PEOPLE! THIS IS IMPORTANT! (Thank you Maddy and Alissa...)
P.S.S. There'll probably be some pictures of all these events...eventually.

Just Lost Causes

I'm sure not very good at updating this thing everyday. I suppose that's a good thing though, seeing as nothing happens in my life. All last week, since my previous update, I've been semi-busy, though I completely ignored my model. I got some more measurements for that on Friday, but I forgot one, so it'll be a little tough to do it now as well.

Today (which is Saturday), I got to wake up 4 a.m. to sub for a friend's paper route...And I thought it was cold during the day. I was wearing several layers and I was still very cold. I learned while doing this said paper route that we live near a Joe Anderson (YAY! ACROSS THE UNIVERSE), Rich's grandma, and *shudder* Mrs. Wallenberg, a.k.a. Satan. We got done and I went back to bed and slept 'till 10:45, which is nice. I also slept through St. Lucia. OOPS! Oh well. It gets old. I was also supposed to babysit the dogs as mentioned before, but that went down the drain. So we went shopping instead. Here's several highlights of that trip:

• I got my Christmas/Hanukkah present from Zoey at Aeropostale. I still need to get the second half of her present for her.
• We met Rich at the mall. (Sorry about my father.)
• We saw Alissa's Sweater Guy in Old Navy. Probably made my day.
• We also saw Andrew the Guy In Girl's Pants at Old Navy. Good times...
• The fact that I was shopping instead of doing my model was a highlight as well.

There really isn't anything else interesting that happened recently. Wish me luck at entertaining myself tonight! ANSWER THE FREAKING PHONE, ALISSA!

Countdown to my birthday: 10 days
Number of presents for Melanie under the Jon tree: 4, soon to be 5

What is Melanie listening to right now?: (*Fin) - Anberlin

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

a.) Ignore or b.) Stand up For (What They Say)

Today in gym, we continued my own personal torture by elaborating on our unit in the weight room. For those of you who know me, you understand that I can totally bench press 3 large men on each side of a 200 pound bar. For those of you who don't, my arms have the circumference of a pencil and my legs can be related to a chicken's. I struggled on all of the sets, especially the military thing. We didn't even put weights on it, I could barely lift the 40 lb. bar. I got the first couple (in pain, of course), but made the mistake of letting it go. Props to Blaine and Matt for lifting it for me at the very end, though. It helps when you don't have a class that stops and star- well...laughs.

In other news, I have new curtains, Zoey is no longer sick, we had our first semi-major snowfall here in XXXXX XXXXX, (and they're predicting 6-8 inches for Saturday), and I stole Richie's scarf. It's very warm, actually. It makes my neck sweat. (Rich, if you're reading this, I'm sorry). I have posted a few pictures to add visuals. This is my first time trying to post pictures, so if it doesn't work, I'll try to make it look decent.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: All Fall Down - OneRepublic