Carol Alt

I still can't believe I MET this woman. It is amazing.

For those of you who don't know her, Carol Alt is a famous supermodel/actress/entrepreneur/author. She was extremely popular in the 80s, gracing the cover of Vogue, Cosmo, Sports Illustrated and many more.

I did not know much about her until I did some research. She was discovered while waitressing in a restaurant at 17 years old. She moved on to become a world-famous model and superstar. She wrote a fictional account based on her experiences about what it's like to be in the fashion industry and also a nutrition book on her raw food diet. She has a skincare line called RAW Essentials.

My World of Fashion class got to MEET her! How amazing is that! She happens to be the sister-in-law of one of the gym teachers at my school, so we asked her to come and visit. AND SHE DID! She is such an excellent speaker, and she's so motivational! I walked out of the assembly that day feeling like I could do anything I wanted. Her story is so unique, and it was truly such a pleasure to meet her. I wrote an article about her for the school newspaper with a friend from my class. Here are some of my favorite Carol Alt quotes:

“This is the hardest job you’ll ever love in your life…if there’s anything else you want to do, do it.”

“Think outside of the box, but work with others inside of it.”

“It’s not a world to be shy in. Believe in the stuff you have to offer. Don’t let anybody kick you to the curb.”

“A question not asked is an answer never learned.”

“Like a guy, go for the classics—they always come back!”

“Whatever you give comes back.”

Those are all of the quotes I have right now...there was one that was something like, people will smile at your face and stab you in the back, but I don't know exactly how she said it. I thought that was a good one though too.

Move over Tyra. The coolest supermodel ever? CAROL ALT!!!

Rant

Conversation:

My cousin: you havent blogged in forever!

me: whatcha talkin bout willis i just gave out an award like a few days ago

Cousin: nahhh man

Me: oh whoops that was nov. 11 kinda long ago
hah nvm
i was just heading there but i realized i dont have much to post...i guess i could just tell everyone what im doing nowadays and rant about how the government sucks
okay good idea

Cousin: hahaha
AND how you are deeply in love with your favorite cousin for getting you new moon tickets!

Okay, for a clarification here: I am NOT at all obsessed with the Twilight movies. However, we went to the midnight showing of Twilight last year and had such a good time mocking it that we decided it was worth it to create a tradition of midnight showings. (Oh, and another clarification: no, my cousin and I are not incest. She didn't mean "deeply in love" in that sense. Really. No, I'm serious. Stop making crude jokes. Jerk.)

Anywho. Last year we bought vampire teeth and took creepy photos. This year, I say we dress up as werewolves. Woo-oop! I'm hoping my mom lets me skip school on Friday like she did last year. Wheeeeeeeee

Okay, well I'd love to tell you what I'm up to nowadays and rant about how much the government sucks, but I've been working at this computer for quite a long time now, my back hurts and I need to take something for this headache I've had for about six days. Plus, Big Bang Theory is coming on in...4 minutes. Oh, yes. I adore nerds. Even if they're only actor nerds. =]

Byeee

Peace,
<3

Thank you, thank you! *takes a bow*

So today my girl Nicole over at WORD for Teens awarded me with the Honest Scrap award!



This award is given to bloggers who "write from the heart." Thank you, Nicole! I feel so extraordinarily special! This is like the first time I've ever won an award! *sniff sniff* I did a celebratory dance, but I won't do that again because as Nicole was rotfl-ing I almost ended up on the floor too...*note to self: don't dance in wheely chairs.

So the rules to this award are to send it on to seven other people and then list ten honest things about yourself.

Hmmm, who to choose?

1.) Potato Pancakes, who makes me smile- A Spud and his Buds
2.) Aly Bo Baly! who does absolutely everything from the heart -Aly's Adventure to Studying Abroad
3.) The beautiful MBlack- Copper Bebes and Tree Frogs
4.) "John Q. Sample," who has a little too much heart =p- enano horror films
5.) Rafael, the great multi-lingual philosopher- Everything is Possible
6 and 7.) Shout out to "cutest couple" here- Amanda at Just Thinking
Kevin at Something Like That

Congratulations, everyone! You deserve it! Now for my ten things, hmmm...

1.) I'm always cold. My hands, feet and nose especially. I don't really notice except for when they're numb, cause that kinda sucks, but people always jump when I touch them. I hate it. It makes me feel like a freak of nature. And nobody likes holding my hand. =[
2.) I try to never ask questions/pressure people/be nosy. If someone wants to explain, they will. I know that I hate giving people personal information, or telling them if something/someone is bothering me and stuff like that. I just let everyone come to me. Maybe that's why people tell me everything. If you tell me a secret, it's like telling a wall. Except this wall looks strangely similar to a human, and may talk back to you.
3.) My biggest fear is that I will end up unhappy.
4.) I've never had a significant other (that's right...the guy I "dated" for like three days doesn't count).
5.) I secretly wish I was thin. I never say this to anyone, because they'd say "What? You're skinny!" And then they would all get on my case about it and try to feed me every two seconds to make sure I'm not starving myself. But the truth is I'm really not skinny. I mean I'm not fat, I'm an average size...but I would love it if I was like stick-thin. Every now and then I go into these sporadic phases where I'll stop eating...but it never really lasts. I just like food too much. =]
6.) I have crazy psychological issues. I get into the strangest moods, like I'll get extremely angry and then just start laughing or I'll be depressed over absolutely nothing for days. Sometimes I wonder if it's bad, but I've decided it's completely human. I love to psychoanalyze people, but I can't quite figure myself out. I don't think I want to.
7.) I enjoy being alone. I'm good with people, no doubt, but to quote the Backstreet Boys, "loneliness has always been a friend of mine." Sometimes I'll make plans with friends, but I realize I just want to be alone so I'll break them.
8.) I love the taste of toothpaste.
9.) I love the smell of coffee, but I hate the taste. I wish I enjoyed drinking coffee. The scent is very misleading, and it makes me sad. =[
10.) I can't wait to get out of my house the very second I graduate school. But I worry about my mom. It'll be just her and my dad, and I'm afraid she'll become depressed like him. I hope I'm wrong.

So, I bet you didn't know that! Okay, now that this award has allowed me lengthy procrastination, I'm off to write a letter to the governor.

Peace,
<3

Givenchy

Oh, how I love love LOVE this designer.


(And the women he dressed, of course...) =]









http://vivienebanks.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-favorite-dress-of-all-time-by-hubert.html
http://dilettanteville.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/audrey-hepburn-in-second-life/http://www.fiftiesweb.com/kennedy/kennedy-assassination-25-1.htm

Who We Are

By Lifehouse

Live my life around a picture
Taken when we met
Spending all of my time chasing your silhouette
For all we go through, I don't want to change you
Cause my minds running in reverse trying not to forget
Who we were
Where it's at
Here We Go (Here We Go)

And we break
And we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

Strugling with my thoughts
Change the locks inside my head
Reading between the lines
Of what you say, and what you said
I turn the radio on, to drown me out
Driving through the night to nowhere
Trying to forget
Who we were
Where it's at
Here we go (Here we Go)

And we break
And we burn
And turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

And it's all
To the wind
It's all
In our heads
It's all to the wind
It's all in our heads

And we break
And we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

And we break (we break)
And we burn (and we burn)
and we turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start (to the start)
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

Woopsie daisy!

I promise, ipromiseipromise I wasn't completely avoiding Blogger due to Facebook.

Actually, I think I've only used Facebook about four times since I made it.

Truthfully, I just haven't had a great deal of time, and when I do get some free minutes I choose sleep over blogging. =/ I know. Ew.

Well, what to say? Everything is going well. I'm ecstatic about there being no school tomorrow due to Superintendent Conferences. Wooooot! So I've been on the computer for a while, and I promised myself that I'd get some homework done but that hasn't happened. So oh well. I'll get to it tomorrow.

[bee tee dubs, I'm typing this post on Monday, November 2nd. It says Sunday because I typed the first two sentences yesterday and had to get off the computer...yeah, just thought I'd clear that up]

I have to choose lyrics to share with my creative writing class. We're writing songs, but for our first assignment we are just reading each other lyrics that we really like. I have to choose ONE song. How is that possible?! There are so many options!!! I was going through my ipod earlier and I just can't decide. But something keeps bringing me back to "Who We Are" by Lifehouse. Love that song, but it is an unexpected surprise that I can't get it out of my head. Like, I would just never think to use that one. So maybe this is some kind of sign or something. Like, "hey you! Pick me!" So maybe I'll do that. But I don't know yet.

Okay, this post has no meaning. I'm gonna go post lyrics for you. Back in a few =]

Oh, schiezer.

Today, our AP English teacher was absent. He won't be in school tomorrow either, so we took a practice AP exam and we are going to finish it tomorrow.

*shudder*

Oh dear, what am I going to do? So. Many. Big. Words.

Honestly, I did not understand half of the questions. I MUST brush up on my vocabulary. Ah, who am I kidding? I don't need to brush up, I need to eat up! So many, many words!

At least I will be completely ready for the SAT vocabulary after this class...!

woah.

I just set up a facebook account...my my, nothing like blogger! I can see how people become so addicted to it. I can't get away, especially at first. There are so many people I know in the friend suggestions that I kept sending out requests until I was just like, screw it. I'll let them come to me. Or at least I'll just keep adding friends some other time. It really is quite time consuming.

I'm off to find/take a current, non-creepy picture of myself.

Peace <3

Grrrr, conclusions!

I hate writing conclusions. They are by far the absolute worst part of every essay I've ever written. I've done kick-ass intros. I've done kick-ass bodies. But kick-ass conclusions do not exist for me, and I'm almost positive they never will. It's like I just don't know what to write anymore. I don't want to just repeat myself, but I can't bring up another idea that was not discussed in my essay. So my conclusions are just sort of Forrest Gump-y, like, "and that is all I have to say about that." (I love you, Jenn-ay.)

My AP essay (!!! first one of the year!) is no exception. The whole thing is generally alright, I did what I had to do and eliminated my linking verbs and such. And then the conclusion happened, and the whole thing just went pffft. I can't come up with anything. It makes me sad. =[

How long must I live with my Gump-y conclusions??? Oh please, Almighty God of English, help me find the words!!! (Bee tee dubs, I am decidedly polytheistic. I find religion much more interesting this way...and yes, I've been making up my own gods. Deal with it.)

Well, now that I've gone off on a tangent and gotten completely off-topic (much like the first rough copy of my essay...bah ha ha) I guess that "that is all I have to say about that."

Bye. =p

Snow.

It really is beautiful. And there's always something special about the first snowfall of the year...

But it's not even Halloween yet!