Wednesday, September 1, 2004

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Hello everyone! I must say, Ari is feeling much much better today!*huggles everyone who commented* To those of you people who saw my insanely long post and ran, I highly encourage you to go back and read it. There is a little surprize among all of those letters that I will probably never say again. Probably becuase of a) I was depressed, and b) I was on a sugar low at the moment.

Now, to tell you peoples about my school day. There's really only one thing that sticks out in my mind... it was after 6th period when I was going to lunch... Now, this is in the middle of a hallway that is an intersection thingy of three hallways. You know, a fork in the road!

Little Kid: *standing in the middle of the hallway, looking extremely confused*

Me: *walks by little kid, going to the left*

Little Kid: Um, excuse me. *very soft and nervous voice*

Me: Huh? You need something? *sees little kid, thinking* AHH! HE'S SO KAWAII!! *holds back self from glomping kawaii 6th grader*

Kawaii 6th Grader: Do you know where the Library is?

Me: Oh! Yeah! It's right there! *points right behind little kid, like, right behind. It's two feet away from him*

Kawaii 6th Grader:...*turns around*...I'm sorry! Thanks! *runs into library*

S-chan: *walks up behind Ari* Aww, that was nice of you.

Me: Yeah... did you see him! He was so cute! I wanted to poke him, or hug him or something.

S-chan: Yeah...

Hehe, that's it! Hope you liked!!!

On the bus, I did do this Leperchan (how do you spell that anyway?) thing... but I can save that for another day.

I hope everyone has a nice night! *goes back to studying*

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Tuesday, August 31, 2004

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Hello everyone... I'm very very sorry for not posting yesterday. It's very noncharacteristic of me, but I think I'm feeling clinically depressed for the first time ever. Yesterday started bad, but it just kept on getting worse... First Period I got to class a few seconds before the bell rang, but Mrs. Higgings, who was usually very chipper in the morning, seemed a little bit off. It was either a) It was monday and 7:15 in the morning, or b) she was angry at me because I was the last person in the classroom. Oh, did I also tell anyone about my back killing me that morning. It took me so long to get out of bed because when I moved my spine it felt like someone stabbing me in the back with a knife. Second Period, Mrs. Koberna didn't seem to mad at me, but then again, she didn't seem happy with me either. Third Period, gym with Jess, I actually thought my day could be getting somewhat better, but I was wrong... Fourth Period, L.A. got to class a little bit early, which is extremely strange. Nothing really wrong right now. Fifth Period... this is where I broke down. Ari got third chair... third chair... Ari is very sad and disappointed in herself. She thought that she was good at playing the trumpet, but she was wrong, I will never be as good as Pig... Now that I've mentioned Pig, I might as well tell everyone what my strange User name is all about... On the first day of school, when Ari was a very small 6th grader, Ari saw a very strange looking 7th grader who was wierd but cool at the same time. Ari did not know that she would get to meet this strange person next year though. Ari played the trumpet in 6th grade, she was okay, but got very nervous when it came to testing so she mostly would stay in the 2nd trumpets. When Ari was in 7th grade, she was in band class with the strange 7th grader from last year, who was now an 8th grader. She learned quickly of this 8th grader's social status and name, Pig. Pig was a very very skilled trumpet player, he was first chair all year and never even feared when he was challenged for his chair position, and Ari wanted to be like him. So Ari played and played and played to try to be good like Pig, until she managed to get 3nd chair half-way through the year. Then, Pig actually noticed her and he said that he was actually scared that Ari had the potential of taking his chair. Ari was thrilled, and continued to practice to become the best. Ari was going to challenge Pig after becoming 2nd chair, but the school year had ended. Ari spent the summer vacation spending many many hours playing her trumpet and trying to be the best like Pig. This is why Ari's name is what it is, Pig is Ari's idol, she wants to be just as good as he is. In 8th grade, Ari's goal was to be like Pig was, she wanted to be the best... but Ari was not, and she got third chair... Ari thought she was good at the trumpet, but she found out that day that she didn't even have a talent. Back to 6th period, Ari needed to go back to L.A. but she was crying on the way there. Ari was three feet away from Mr. Carr who was standing in the hallway when the tardy bell rang, and Ari got a point taken off because of her tardyness. Ari did not talk throughout lunch. Ari had an alright time in Health, but Ari was very confused in Geometry like she always is. She really likes the teacher lady, but Ari has some sort of learning disorder and she stinks at math, eventhough she somehow got into the advanced class. Because of this, Ari thinks that she will never be able to go into Computer Engineering and work for Nintendo like she wants to. She will just be the scary old Lady who lives in the house at the end of the street who all the little kids fear. And I'll probably work at McDonalds, contributing to the death of people all around America. But Ari's bad day did not end there. When Ari got home, she had to go to her sister's friend's house because she found out that her Mom's car broke down in Columbus and she had to find a way home. Ari could not get online and spent most of the afternoon wasting her mind away infront of the TV watching Wrestling. Ari could see how fake it was and she did not know why these people watched it, but she did not complain. Ari was able to go home and go to bed, but Mom wasn't home until 7am this morning. Ari's arm hurt very bad this morning, and she felt very sick because she opened the window in her room because her room was abnormally several degrees hotter than the rest of the house. Today the teachers didn't seem to be wanting to smite Ari, but she did get another point taken off in Language Arts because she needed to print an article off of the internet and Ari did not want to complain, probably because Mr. Carr would not believe that Ari's Mom's car broke down and she couldn't sign a form that excused me from the homework assignment because she got home after I went to school. Ari hopes she made the right choise... Ari also knows that crying about a trumpet is probably stupid to a lot of people. But it was the only thing that Ari thought made her somewhat unique. Ari also knows that Love has pain, but she has not been in love and does not wish to know about them until she is emotionally ready for it. Right now, Ari does feel like stabbing herself to death with a toothpick over... and over... and over again... Ari is definitally depressed....

Ari is very sorry for boring you with all of her useless ranting, but for those of you people who read all that Ari wrote, Ari says that you are the best friends that anyone could have...

Ari is also sorry but she thinks she won't be able to post the random words this week and also the random quotations... thank you for stopping by... and please, have a nice day for Ari.

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Sunday, August 29, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "Art is either plagiarism or revolution."
Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)

Today's Random Word: Sorry, no Random Words on weekends.

Congrats go to S-chan (Sango123), hinaru, Petie, and sailor firestar. They guessed what the theme to this past weeks 'random' words!! *huggles* No huggles for you people that didn't guess *sticks tongue out*.

Well, I must go do my Geometry homework now. It is messing around with my head and I'm not very good at Geometry right now I think. It's very hard for my brain to comprehend or something. Oh well, I put it of 'til today so I must do it. OFF TO THE OFFICE!! *runs upstairs*



theOtaku.com: What Tales of Symphonia Character Are You?

Just took a test... I think it's mostly right, except for the whole 'attractive to the opposite sex' part... o.O

BYE!!

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Saturday, August 28, 2004

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Today's Random Quote:"A short saying often contains much wisdom."-- Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC)

Today's Random Word: Sorry, no random words on weekends. >.<

Okey dokey, first of all, I must hold my contest thingy that has no prize except for a 'way to go!' It is the contest in which you must tell me what this weeks theme for the random word of the day is!

Next, I have to say that you guys are so awesome in that you still come to my website, eventhough I'm starting to get no time to visit yours. I'm not a very good friend I guess... Oh, well, I love you all but I need to go help Dad with the baby!! *leaves oatmeal for everyone* Hey, it's what I had for breakfast! DEAL WITH IT! *secretly put in a lot of brown sugar in the oatmeal*

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Friday, August 27, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact."--Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

Today's 'Random' Word:Lilliputian

(noun, adjective)[lil'·ah·PYOO·shahn]

noun

1. a very small person

adjective

2. very small: "I'll say this slowly so your Lilliputian brain can grasp it."

3. small and of little importance; 'our worries are Lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war'

also: lilliputian

Don't really have much to say today... except that I'm bored an blah blah blah blah blah. Oh, I think I did good on my test if anyone's wondering. Thanks for all of your support! *huggles* Must leave now, bye bye!!

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Thursday, August 26, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." -- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

Today's Random Word: Imp
(noun, transitive verb)[imp]

noun

1. (as in folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous: "Oleg was convinced that the magic and petty troubles of his life were caused by imps who inhabited his country garden."

2. a playfully mischievous child

3. a small demon; fiend

transitive verb

4. (as in falconry) to graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather; 'Imp out our drooping country's broken wing' (Shakespeare)

Well, I'm going to be busy for a little while today, just got done with homework but I have a quiz on grammar tomorrow so I'm going to have to study on that. I hope everyone's day has gone well!! BYE!!

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Wednesday, August 25, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)

Today's Random Word: bantam

(noun, adjective) [BAN·tahm]

noun

1. a variety of small barnyard fowl

2. a small person with a spirited and aggressive disposition: "Josh was a bantam who always dragged his larger friends into bar fights."

adjective

3. very small

4. spirited and aggressive or overconfident

Umm... well, I actually made a post about 2 hours ago, but it's not showing up so I'll just repost this stuff... *shrugs* I don't think I'm going to write a lot this time either, because I wrote too much already.

I'll just give you guys a short summary. It actually didn't go that bad, I think my teachers don't think I'm horrible, they don't exactly think I'm great, but still, I think I made a good impression. Things that stick out, Science teacher = hyper but awsome (like me!), Gym - fun 'cause Jess is in my class too!, L.A. = Mr. Carr was strangely nice today, but I still have a fear of him, Band = AWESOME I LOVE BAND!! I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO BE FIRST CHAIR!, Health = Cool! Mr. Johnson said I have a good poker face, Geometry - funky, 'cause I'm not good with shapes and numbers and stuff. Oh yeah, and the teacher passed out a survey sheet, I'll give you a little section of it.

What are your goals for Math class this year?

...to not fail...? x.x

Hehe, yeah, that's all you get right now. Well, I'm going to go now, bye bye!!

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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." --Krishnamurti

Today's Random Word: wee

(adjective)[wee]

1. very small: "Susan knew that her husband didn't like fluffy handbag dogs, but the wee pup was simply too adorable to pass up."

2. very early; 'the wee hours of the morning'

Well, I've been working around with my pictures in the intro and I think the little red X's of doom should be gone now. If you couldn't see the pictures before, can you guys tell me if you can see them now? Thanks!

Oh, and to all you people who thought that He was Mr. Carr, well, you are correct. I think he is too strange to be a teacher, but I guess the school board thinks differently. *sighs*

MY BROTHER IS ACTUALLY WATCHING SOMETHING BESIDES THE OLYMPICS!!! OMG, I'M SO HAPPY! The Olympics were starting to warp my brain. I was getting so sick of them.

... I think that's all that I got for today right now. I'll talk to you guys later! I have to get to sleep in 6 hours and I'm freaked out!

*leaves Math books out for everyone, and cookies for those who thought He was Mr. Carr*

BETTER STUDY UP!!!

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Monday, August 23, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them." --P. G. Wodehouse (1881 - 1975)

Today's Random Word: diminutive

(adjective, noun) [di·MIN·yah·tiv]

adjective

1. very small; below the average size; little: "The story of Thumbelina gave Hailey, a diminutive 10 year old, great inspiration."

2. (as in grammar) used to describe a suffix that indicates smallness (such as -let or -kin)

noun

3. (as in grammar) a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin

4. something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing; 'Such water flies, diminutives of nature' (Shakespeare)

adverb form: diminutively
noun form: diminutiveness

Well, first of all, as many of you have probably noticed, I spent the greater part of yesterday making minor changes... okay, so I made a few changes... fine! I completely redid my site! I'd appreciate your comments on how you like version 2.0 of my site. I would put 'version 2.0' in my intro but I only have 2 characters left.. Oh, and the pictures in the title are the summoned spirits from Tales of Symphonia and they're all so pretty... hope ya like! If the evil red X of doom is there and you can't see the pictures, that's because the website's having a few technical dificulties right now with their server. The problem will be corrected very soon! THANKS S-CHAN FOR DOING STUFF TO MY AVATAR AND MAKING IT UNDER 50k!!!!! *huggles Sango123*

Yesterday, I bought my new backpack, which is cool, but I don't really feel like talking about backpacks today... so we shall move forward in time!I was going to go to the Middle School to check out my classes yesterday, but there were a lot of people there so I was like, 'oh screw it, I'll come back tomorrow.' So, today being tomorrow, I went back! But tomorrow is tomorrow and today is today but yesterday today was tomorrow... o.O Sorry, I just made myself really confused... onwards!

At the school, 12 pm today, it wasn't very crouded... but... a mysterious evil hovered above the building that reminded me strangely of my Grandma's foot fungus... but I can tell you about that some other day....

Me: *humming along with Ipod that she brought along to ease the earie silence, batteries run out*...*hears footsteps behind her, but disreguards them for the time being*.

???: Hello Ari.

Me: *slightly startled, but doesn't show it, turns head to left, then cringes at the sight of... Him....* Hi *voice has a hint of nervousness*

Him: Are you afraid?

Me:... *slowely walks backwards, bumping into sister* It's Him, IT'S HIM! *hissing into sister's ear* IT'S HIM!! *continues to walk backwards*

Him: Be afraid, be very afraid Ari!

Me: *gets in full out sprint before turning corner and ending up in a different hallway, sister following* It's him... It's him... *almost starts to cry*

Yeah, so, after that little 'episode' I found all of my classes that were on the second floor relatively easily. But two of the three classes on the first floor, rooms 125, 126, took me a small amount of time to find...

Sister & Friend: *walking down hallway 10 feet ahead of me*

Me: 127's over there... 124's right here... where the hell is 125 and 126?! *sighs, and turns around, running down to hallway... unbeknownst to self that He was right by my sister.

Him: That's right, run Ari, run!

Me: *starting to think He is stalking her, so she makes sure she's out of way*

Yes... so, that's what happened today. Eventually, I found 125 and 126, but I got more emotional trauma for the day than I really needed... I do have a question for you though... does He get entertainment out of my fear? Does he feed on it? Is that why he is so scary to me? Oh, and, if any of you can figure out who He is, I'll give you a cookie!!

Oh, and some brain food for those Tales freaks like me...

"Yggdrasil, mithological tree between heaven and hell."

Aww... Mithos is so KAWAII!!! *huggles Mithos*

*drooling all over keyboard*

Another Zelos pic for a friend. (Love ya Sam!)

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Sunday, August 22, 2004

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Today's Random Quote: "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."-- Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)

Today's Random Word: Sorry, no random words on weekends >.<

Hello everyone. I got up at 8am today but I still had to force myself up. I'm going to have to ease myself into the school year by Wednesday, when it starts. Oh, and about that, the people at the school tricked me. On their website it said school started on Monday for the longest time but then I guess they got the date wrong 'cause they just changed it. They're soooo evil...

Well, I plan on doing a bunch of nothing today, except for the fact that later tonight, around 5 or 6, I'm going to be going out to get a new backpack for school because mine's litterally falling apart. It has a huge hole in the bottom.

Oh, and before I leave, a few pictures for a friend...

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