This weekend has been pretty good so far. Yesterday was my dad's birthday, so we're going to go to his favorite restaurant, The Tandoori Grill, which is, incidentally, my favorite restaurant too! So, that's exciting. Also, Derek is home for this weekend and I've missed him. Last night we watched the second live-action Death Note movie together, which was pretty ridiculous.
So this is why my family is awesome: my dad, my brother, and I were talking about Nicholas Sparks and all of his sad, girly, romantic novels and I said, for some reason, "I bet you he can't perform alchemy with out a transmutation circle." And my dad, preemptively says, "I bet you he's can't produce a corporeal patronus, either." And that is why my dad is awesome.
Speaking of performing alchemy with out a transmutation circle, I finished the first anime series on Fullmetal Alchemist today and let me just say that it was AMAZING! Honestly, I was literally screaming and laughing and yelling and shaking. It's just so intense. I'm going to watch the follow-up movie and maybe the second series. Man, it's a good show.
Well, here's my promised drawing of the day.

Because I can.
Oh, and Derek and I just had a quarrel over the lyrics of Pretty Woman in Sweeney Todd. I said that it was "Tis true that love can still inspire the blood to pound a heartly pyre...", but he insisted that that wasn't it, so I just looked it up and it turns out it's actually "Tis true that love can still inspire the blood to pound, the heart leap higher..." So, there you have it and now we know and such and what not.
Also, Suman, if you're reading this, know that I love you and don't you ever let anything he says or does to you bring you down because you're special and amazing and he's not worth it.
Ta ta for now.
-Marissa

Yup, This Is Another Blog Entry...

So, today was pretty good! I wore my brother's ugly sweater to school and I got mixed reactions. Eliza, Hannah Looney, Kelsey, Lauren, and Sarah said they liked it, but Michelle literally looked like it made her want to throw up and the first thing Aley said to me this morning was, "What's with the ugly sweater?". So, that was fun, but it was comfortable.
We did more fitness testing again in P.E. We did the trunk lift and push-ups, both of which I passed. I just need to pass the sit-ups (which won't be a problem) and the mile (which will be a problem). So, we'll see how that goes.
We're doing a project in French and we have to do a skit where we are sick and have to go to the doctor and Michelle, Aley and I are working together. Our plan is to have Aley get Spattergroit and I have to take her to St. Mungo's where she sees the Healer, Michelle. And the best part about all that, is that it was all Michelle's idea! Man, I love that girl!
I have a huge quiz tomorrow in A.P. Euro on dates. Alot of dates...
So, in order to give myself an incentive to blog and to make it more interesting, I decided that I'm going to post more drawings. Either old drawings, doodles I did in class, or full complete portraits. So don't judge me if they're bad!
Today's picture is a drawing on the Golden Trio that I did a while ago, last semester I think, for my friend Maddie that I never put online! I just didn't want to scan something new.

-Marissa

A Recap.

Okay, I really have to blog because I haven't done it in over a week and Suman is making me. And I really don't want to fall out of rhythm because I like to blog and I like to write.
So, today, in the morning right before PE, I suddenly started to get a huge headache in my right temple. I mean, Voldemort must have been seriously pissed! (I need to start making more Harry Potter references to make up for my name.) Anyway, after taking an Advil and and Excedrin, it finally got better, but not until about one. In the meanwhile, I had to hold my head together; it sucked!
So, yesterday, I got to talk on Skype with my good friend, Ingvild, from Norway. For more that two hours. It was really interesting and I loved to talk to her for real. It was like really meeting her in real life. She's so sweet and admirable. She is one of the most real people I know. And she has an adorable accent. And, Ingvild, if you're reading this: Hi!
This weekend was my best friend, Aley's, birthday! She had a "party" at her house that consisted of six of us sitting around in her garage watching Star Wars and eating junk food. It was really fun. Surprisingly, it was the first time I'd seen the movies and I really enjoyed them. Especially when Kayla would misconstrue anything anyone said. We watched the original three and now I really want to see the new ones. It was a great night! I only wish more of our friends could have made it to share the experience with us.
So, speaking of Aley's birthday, she got a VidCon ticket, that I had actually known about before-hand. Anyway, now I'm really excited because that means I get to go too! So, yesterday, I registered for the conference! It's going to be the day before my brithday and we get to see some of my favorite people in the world, including John Green, Hank Green (whom we've actually met before), Kristina Horner, Charlie McDonnell, Luke Conard, Alex Day, Tom Milson, and maybe others. Not to mention I get to share the experience with Aley! We are so fortunate that it's taking place in L.A. and not New York or someplace.
So, this week should be fun. I get to retake the California Fitness Exam. Oh goody. But tomorrow, Aley and I are to watch the second live-action Death Note movie! And we're watching Pride and Prejudice in English, and Derek is coming home this weekend!
So, that's it for now!
-Marissa

There should be more weekends.

Yesterday was pretty good. It was a Friday, which automatically makes it awesome. I finished reading Pride and Prejudice and I loved it. I started watching the five hour long movie starring Colin Firth, courtesy of my awesome friend Molly. It's really accurate and true to the book. the actor who plays Mr. Bennett is really funny! Mrs. Itaya postponed the test to Thursday, so I have more time to study and watch the movie, although I wish she had kept the due date as Monday so that the slackers only on page twenty don't get rewarded. Oh well, that's high school for you.
So, today I worked for my dad as a "research assistant" helping him proof-read his paper for a journal. I worked for three hours and can now afford to go to VidCon! It's been pretty laid-back; just watching Fullmetal and hoping I can see Alice in Wonderland tomorrow with Aley.
So, since Derek's Spring Break is next week, we all assumed that he would come home this weekend. However, he never answered any of my parents e-mails. So, my mom had to call the college and they sent a person to his dorm to tell him to e-mail his parents. And after all that, he only sent a really terse message saying that he's going to stay at school. But, the dining halls aren't even going to be open during the break! So, how is he going to eat for the whole week of break that the dining halls aren't open? He doesn't have any money. And why doesn't he ever answer our messages? It's not that difficult! It's just rude and lazy and inconsiderate! I mean, my parents are really worried about him! Doesn't he care about us at all? It's not just that he's not coming home for the weekend; that's irrelevant. It's the way he treats us. It makes me wonder if I even really understand him.
-Marissa

Mustaches are cool.

The reason this blog is titled as such is because today, I had a sub in Chem and that sub was Mr. Crissman, my former Bio teacher whom I loved! And he has a mustache. School today was pretty good. I had a test on Macbeth that hopefully I did well on. I have to finish Pride and Prejudice by Monday, which will not be a problem because I have only twenty pages left. We started our last chapter in Euro today. I had a French quiz on conditionnel clauses. I "played" flag football. I'm looking forward to tomorrow, except for the mile in the morning. This week has been great.
Tonight my family and I are going to Buca di Beppo on Universal City walk with our friends from out of town. It should be fun. I'm avoiding food until then to save room for the large and delicious portions. No doubt we'll get crepes for desert!
Yesterday, I finished a drawing in my art class:

It was really fun and easy because I'm used to graphite! I love graphite; it's my thing! :D
Ta, ta for now!
-Marissa

Tiles are smelly.

So, as mentioned before, our kitchen is getting tiled. And it smells bad. And we can't use our kitchen. At all. So, today for dinner, we went to La Cocina, which I've been wanting to try. It was really good, just as all my friends said it was. It was weird though, I saw at least four really hot guys. I can't help but think that that's the reason all my friends like it so much. Of course I'm kidding.
You know, having a blog really makes me think sometimes that you never know when some random person is writing about you on the internet. I mean, what if someone you knew at school had a blog and habitually wrote about people you knew at school, or maybe even you? What if this fictional person's blog is actually pretty popular? I don't know, it's just weird. Like, I never knew that Suman has a blog until about a month ago. And most people probably don't know that I have a blog. Sorry, rant over.
So, am I the only one who thinks this picture is the funniest thing I've seen all day?
Gotta love John and Hank.
Oh, and this picture I forgot to show yesterday.

-Marissa

A Marvelous Monday.

So, today was pretty good, other than the fact that it was a Monday. I got a B on my Euro test. Aley came over and her, Sofi, and I all went to Qdoba and my dad paid and that was awesome. And then Aley and I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion because we're cool like that. Then she ate Samoas, and left. She's a worthless user. I hope you can recognize the sarcasm because I love her and I wouldn't be a person if it wasn't for Aley. I'm just sayin'.
Yeah, so tomorrow we're getting tile installed in the kitchen. Honestly, I'm going to miss the hard wood; I don't really think that there's anything wrong with it. Our kitchen is going to be a mess for days. But, my parents have been going on and on about this stupid floor for months now and I'll be glad that they won't drag me to anymore tile stores anymore.
Also, yesterday, I was going through my mom's iTouch and I found a bunch of adorable old pictures. I e-mailed a few of them to myself, so I'll show them
here.


ByeBye
-Marissa

I'm miserably uncreative

I felt obligated to do another post, but I can't think of what to write, so I'm going to do this survey instead. Deal with it.

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. “tricked his son, killing him by a strategem beneath the dig-”

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. Okay.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? Family Guy

4. Without looking, guess what time it is. 4:30

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? 5:04 wow, fail.

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? My parents talking and cooking.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? Two hours ago, I went to the grocery store with my dad.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at? Err... I watched two episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist and checked my Deviantart

9. What are you wearing? white undershirt, purple sweatery-ish shirt, dark blue skinny jeans, sparkley purple bangles.

10. Did you dream last night? I dreamt that Jessica and her sister came over to my house and drank my whole liter bottle of Sprite. True story.

11. When did you last laugh? While watching Fullmetal.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in? White paint.

13. Seen anything weird lately? Yes.

14. What do you think of this quiz? Eh. It's okay; I liked the first question, but then it was just downhill from there.

15. What is the last film you saw? Everybody's Fine.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy? A car and a ticket to VidCon for me and Aley. And the closest branch of Qdoba.

17. Tell me something about you that I dont know. Well, considering you're a random internet quiz, I think it's pretty safe to say that you know nothing at all about me, so, Hi! My Name's Marissa! :D

18. If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? No Comment.

19. Do you like to dance? No.

20. George Bush? George Seinfeld

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? Darci.

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? Michael.

23. Would you ever consider living abroad? Yes.

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates? Jeez. Took you long enough.

25. 4 people you would like to see do this meme in their blog: Aley, Melody, Suman, Seiji Amasawa.

Yup.

That's all.

-Marissa

My epic debacle.

First of all, Mrs. Itaya would be very proud that I used a vocabulary word in my blog title! Second of all, I'm apparently incapable of eating soup. That's right, soup. So tonight for dinner, my mom made tortilla soup, which was actually pretty good, despite the fact that my mom's soups are usually inedible and this one of course had the dreaded spinach. I think it was good because of the special peppers she put in. And my addition of the cheese. Any way, so after I put in all the toppings, including the tortilla strips, I endeavored to squeeze some lime juice into my soup. Here is where I made my fatal mistake. I stupidly tried to squeeze the lime against the side of the bowl in an attempt to get more juice out of the tiny slice, but I lost my grip on the lime, and my bowl went flying. My uber-hot soup and all the yummy toppings landed in my lap. Fail. I had to change my clothes and was my pants. It burned my skin and I feel like an idiot. Great. Oh, well, I felt significantly better after I ate a few samoas and drank a glass of milk.
In other news, check out this awesome video!

-Marissa

I feel really guilty.

So, I made a rash decision and hurt a close friend of mine. I feel really bad about this and I don't know how to reconcile it with out sounding insincere. The truth is, I was just being stupid, as usual. I wish I could have a do-over. I'm sorry, Ingvild.
In other news, when did Tom Felton get so hot?



That is all.
-Marissa

I didn't blog at all yesterday, but I have a legitimate excuse: I was watching a stupid amount of anime. Yeah, I'm cool like that. So, I finished watching Cowboy Bebop, which was amazing! Then I watched eight episodes of Durarara and I can't wait for the next episode! It's really interesting and intriguing. Then, today (Aley, you should be proud) I started watching Bleach. Sigh. What have I gotten myself into? Aley's probably laughing maniacally as she reads this. Oh, well; what else and I to do with the obscene amount of extra time on my hands? Might as well watch hundreds of hours of anime on the internet. What has become of me?!?
In other news, my contest on Deviantart recently came to a close and I posted the winners. It was legitimately hard to chose, but I eventually had to just pick one!
Here's the winner:

Contest Entry: Katniss by ~black-phoenix-juliet on deviantART
Well, it's off to bed for me!
-Marissa