Warning: tumblr was not harmed in the writing of this post.

Hi y'all! It doesn't appear that I've blogged in a long time, and I apologize about that. I've just been really busy with school this year. Being in Grade Nine really takes up a lot of my time, especially since I got a part in our school's musical.

What? You didn't know that I was in Hairspray, Broadway's Big Fat Musical Hit? Why, yes, dear reader, I am.

And what's more, I'm an understudy for one of the Dynamites (a trio of singers)! I find that pretty impressive, especially since this is my second musical ever. Christin and Nicki are both in it too: Nicki is Penny Pingleton's understudy, which is pretty impressive as she's only in 7th grade. I'm honestly a bit jealous because I wanted to be Penny, but I guess I'm not that good.

Well, other than that, school's been pretty... school-ish. We had exams at the end of January and I did really well, even on History, which is my worst subject.

I got a really high average on my report card, and I was promised new sunglasses,

the kind that Darren Criss from Glee wears...

.. except the one's I found were blue, and looked like this..

.. but then after they arrived, I decided that, unfortunately, they didn't suit me and so some other girl in our boarding house got them. I say "some other girl" because she really is "some other girl".

Literally. She's been around since before exams in January, and nobody knows who she is. Well, I'm sure that Miss J knows, but she refuses to tell us, too. So we're completely in the dark.

Speaking of 'in the dark', Miss J is hiding something else from us. She's really terrible sometimes. I wish she'd just tell us what was goin

g on.

I'm looking at other blogs while I'm reading this, like bearpicnic's Hannah's blog, and I realized that their blogs are more illustrated and more focused on one topic. I wonder why mine isn't... hmm...

Anyways, I've got to be running. I want to go surf mugglenet now. I promise that I'll write soon!

This is a picture that I found of me last year. At least, I think it's me. I can't really tell.

Shall I do the Song I'm Listening To then? Mmkay, here we go...

Today's song is Granger Danger from the viral musical A Very Potter Musical. I like this song not only because it is my favorite Harry Potter character..

.. with one of my least favorite..

.. and have them both sing about a character that I feel mutual about.

Plus, it's catchy and I find that I'll be singing it for days after hearing it a couple times on youtube or something. Which is fine, because it's just so good.

Epiphany: I should get a tumblr account. I use too many pictures from tumblr for my own good.

Also, I've decided maybe I should get a catchy phrase to say at the end of every blog. Today:

Potter, Apocalypse, New Girls

Hey, wouldn't you know it? It's August.

Um, I've been super busy, what with school finishing, and my plethora of volunteer activities that I participate in to further enhance the amount of value I hold in my community.

Yeah, right.

In reality, I've been lazing around since April. I had two year end exams, but one was for English and it's pretty much an easy class for me (aside from dealing with my Mentil teacher) so I didn't study. And I still got an "A". My other exam was math, and let's just say I had the choice of doing math in summer school, or retaking Math 9. I chose to retake it in September, because it is just too hot to leave this place. What is with this weather? The end of June was breezy, and occasionally wet, but then comes July and now it's been sunny and dry for five weeks straight. And I don't know if you've ever faced hot weather during the summer, but sometimes it is so hot that I don't feel like getting out of bed in the morning. But I've had to for the past two weeks because I've been plant sitting for our neighbours. I know, I know. I'm 14 1/2 and I'm babysitting plants? But here's the reasoning: there is a thrift store two miles from downtown Pleasantville and they have the entire set of Harry Potter books. I already have the first two, but I've only ever read up to the middle of Phoenix. So I will buy those books, and I will finish the series in time for the movie in November.

On the same Potter note, my friend Jaycee, who is possibly more into Potter than I am, just came home yesterday. While she was at her cousin's, her cousin's best friend introduced Jaycee to some internet Potter musical. So now Jaycee is convinced that I will find it hilarious, and she wants me to watch both musicals with her soon. I've kept her off my back for the time being by telling her I should read the two and a half books that I haven't read before watching the musicals. But I just don't know how I feel about this musical. I mean, Harry Potter is one awesome thing, and musicals are another good thing. Truthfully, I only love Glee and cannot stand most other musicals, but I guess Glee cancels out the musicals I don't like and so I feel neutral about musicals. Let me put it this way: you won't see me at a Broadway show anytime soon, but you won't see me on youtube, vlogging about how musicals will cause 2012's destruction. (Which I think is baloney, of course. What do you think? Discuss.)

Okay, so I know that some of you, nay, my one reader, is curious about the new arrivals. Don't get your $24- $32 outfits in a twist, because they aren't that interesting. They aren't wealthy orphans from Mt Bedford 1904, or a Russian Jewish child of immigrants in New York 1914. There are three new arrivals: two that I mentioned in my last post, and a new one, who I think is a girl.

The 1900's-1910's girl is Virginia Cole. She's a 12 year old blue eyed blonde from southern New York state. She loves to read, is very quiet, and is best friends with Nicki.

The 1990's girl is Robin McCarthy, and she's my other best friend (Ivy is, and always will be, my first best friend.) She's 13, with freckles and green eyes. She hates her red hair, and really wants to dye it blonde (Her mother refuses to allow her.) Robin is a ton of fun, and loves music videos, Babysitter Club books, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. She wants to be a New Mousekateer or a pop star like Madonna. Good luck to her when she realizes that neither of those things exists anymore.

And finally, the newest girl took the place of sweet/ annoying 7 year old Chrissa Marie Charlotte Maxwell, the half sister of my apparent doppelganger Daphne Hepburn. Both girls live in Arizona with their aunt, so once Chrissa left, we needed someone to take her place. The person who came claimed to be a guy named James Paul Sherwood, and seemed like a cool guy. Until "James" turned out to actually be a girl, 13 years old, and as manipulative as a queen bee. Her name, coincidentally, is Chrissa Maxwell, and she looks pretty much just like the Old Chrissa. The only difference is that New Chrissa isn't Old Chrissa. New Chrissa is rude, she treats everyone terribly, she exaggerates a great deal, and nobody seems to care much that she acts this way. She plans to win a Tony, an Oscar and an Emmy, not to mention an "Honorary Grammy for not having to sing anything." by the age of 18. Good luck to her, because Pleasant County is on the Washington-Canadian border, and she's from South Dakota. And she's never been to either New York or to L.A. Though she claims otherwise.

So that's it for me this week, dear reader. I haven't much else to say: this summer's been like a Wednesday school day, and I suspect it isn't going to get much better. Although I heard that some of the girls here are planning to go to Camp Gowonagin, up at Piney Point, later this August. I think it would be kind of fun, though I'd have to go with Ivy and Robin.


Book I'm reading: Re-reading Chamber of Secrets: I've somehow misplaced my Philosopher's Stone and so I really own the one Harry Potter book: that is, until I buy the other five books at the thrift store, and then the whole series will be mine. Hahaha.

Music I'm listening to: Um, some Across The Universe stuff. It isn't mine, it's on Her iPod, so I can say I don't like Across The Universe that much. I used to, but now that I've decided I only really like music from Help! or from Rubber Soul, or from Revolver, ATU is irrelevent for me because it focuses more on the psycedelic Beatles.

Favorite Glee episode: "Dream On". What a great ending to a more-or-less terrific season. Plus, great guest star, am I right? Wait, this wasn't the season finale? Well...
Least Favorite Glee episode: A lot of the "Back Nine" (post- Idol) episodes were less than mediocre, which sucked, but I'd have to say that "Journey" was the worst. I won't give too much away, but the main focus of this episode was based on that one single they did a year ago that I never liked in the first place. Should have put 'Dream On' after 'Journey', or just remove 'Journey' from the entire show.





This is the face of adorable that Robin is obsessed over. On a completely separate note, do you know anyone crushing on someone who is 30 years old?




This is what my Ron Weasley looks like.



Though I certainly don't mind what Warner Brother's Ron Weasley looks like.



But this guy from the Harry Potter musicals looks nothing like my Ron, or Mr Awesome Grint. Let's list some anachronisms (Great fun.)
- Blue headband? What?
- Oreos? The Hogwarts Express didn't have any mars bars for Harry, why does this Ron get Oreos?
I'm already not looking forward to watching this musical.