Yeah, so I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. It's just that my parents don't quite know I have this blog...
So, yeah.
Nothing much has happened while I was gone, but tomorrow I have a softball tournament and we're going to Yellowstone to go camping.
-LiveOutLoud-

Bonjour.
*HIYA FOIS NEUF DIX*
Today we had another class, and it was boring, except this girl, April* who goes to the local school for arts, is a really bad whisperer. So, naturally, during the firefighter presentation, she had to loudly whisper to me, "I have 16 fire alarms and 20 carbon monoxide detectors!"
Yah. Me and a girl I'd consider a friend from the class, Hannah*, were whispering about April's whispering. We're such hypocrites (except we can actually whisper).
Then again, when I asked April what her art was at the school for arts, she said "Theater and dance. But I also do singing." Emma doesn't whisper because "it strains her vocal chords" *eye roll*, so maybe April is doing the same thing. It's a possibility, I guess.
Are there any other teenagers who play Poptropica? Didn't think so. But I still like it. Mostly for the storyboards, I guess. Each "island" has a storyline to it, right now I'm writing a story based on the Mystery Train island.
That was random. Then again, I am very random.
-LiveOutLoud-
*Names have been changed to protect the identity of the people aforementioned.

*This is for yesterday*
Today, we went shopping! I got 1 shirt, 1 tank, and 2 pairs of flip-flops. It was realllllly fun. Then we went to a restaurant with my two step-aunts. It was also fun.
*And now for today*
My Red Cross training class started today (yes, I am the oldest one taking the class). It was 9-12, and I really appreciated the sleeping-in part of it. I got to sleep until 8!!!!!! For me, that's late.
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-LiveOutLoud-

So, I know I've already posted today, but I need to post again, because so much happened at Julia's.
So, after I left Emma's, I went to Julia's house. First we went to the city pool for a couple hours. Then we went back to her house. Her sister kept bugging us, though, she wouldn't leave us alone.
First we went to Julia's friend Carli*'s house, turns out she's the sister of an annoying boy in my grade. We swung around on their rope swing, then went inside the house and watched Carli play Sims. It wasted a lot of our time. Then we walked back to Julia's house. She made macaroni and cheese while I stole her iPod and played Fruit Ninja.
The mac and cheese was good.
Aaaaand then we went downstairs and dug out all of her old American Girl dolls and played high school drama with them. 4 of the dolls got pregnant. Then, sadly, I had to go.
At home I watched Night at the Museum 2 and wrote this post.
Until tomorrow.
-LiveOutLoud-

Hey again! I'm at Emma's house. Last night was SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We got all fancy and we're all SO PRETTY!! Last night I think we were all A's on the pretty scale. Yay! Then we went to see the Katy Perry movie and I lost a tooth. Blame it on the Milk Duds.
Emma's sister Sidney* also lost a tooth. Haha.
Friday the 13th and it was our most fun night yet!
Emma's Writing
I have on thing to say and one thing only GO ON MY BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!  tweenagerswelcome.blogspot.com
Ok, it's back to me now
It was amazing till I got all dramatic when they were straightening my hair (an impossible task). Then Jackie missed the people and such from her Les Mis rehearsal. I feel like such a bad friend for not being good with that kind of stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then we hip-bumped in front of the mirror when we were pretty (aka when our makeup and hair were still done) and it all felt better. Well, at least I wish that was what happened. Then we asked the candy hearts about our love lives.
Have I mentioned both of my friends have found their soulmates?
Well, in Emma's case, it's a boy at our school. In Jackie's case, it's a boy from the Les Mis camp.
For me, it's an imaginary guy that I hope exists. *If you're out there, please say something*
-LiveOutLoud-

My step-aunt Kathy is in town today for my dad's birthday. But I have to leave right after his celebration, because of my sleepover with Emma* and Jackie*! We're doing nails and seeing the Katy Perry movie! I love Katy Perry.
Have I seriously gone this far without mentioning Emma and Jackie? Well, they're my two best friends in the entire world. (Except for Julia* and Maddie*, but both of those are different and long stories. I'll get to them later.)
Emma also has a blog on here, tweenagerswelcome.blogspot.com. I'm pretty sure you'll get to know her well on her own blog, but I'll introduce her here as well.
She, much like me, loves to sing, except she is better at it than I am. She's best at a pop style.
(My brother is singing from his "Mammals of the U.S." encyclopedia. WTF)
Anyway, she has a very defined style, she only wears dresses or a yoga pants+tie-dye T-shirt+Aeropostale sweatshirt combo. Even in freaking summer. She is the only one of us that cares to wear makeup on a daily basis (well, maybe I want to but my STUPID step-mom won't let me). She doesn't care for reading (once again, the only one of us) and is pretty self-centered. The best thing about her is her randomness, likableness, and ability to relate to pretty much anything. The worst thing about her is her inability to have an actual conversation (over text or chat, in person she's fine).
I actually don't know if Jackie has a blog on here. I'll make a point to ask her that.
She also loves to sing, and I don't know if she's better than I am or not because she's never sang for me. She insists that I'm better, but there's no way to prove it until I've heard her. She says she's best at a Broadway style, and I believe her.
She also has a defined style, always an Aeropostale tee+black leggings. She only wears tasty lip stuff, as far as I know. She loves reading (but likes "Hunger Games" better than "Divergent". Grrr). She, the polar opposite of Emma, is very negative about herself. She has a dream to be on Broadway one day, specifically Elphaba in the production "Wicked" and Eponine in "Les Miserables". She's actually doing a Les Mis theater camp presently, the production is today. Of course she wouldn't tell me where it is. She has scales for everything. One for how wrong-minded you are (Emma is 60-40, I am 65-35), how good your singing is (Emma is A-, I am B+), and how pretty you are (Emma is B-, I am A-).The best thing about her is her funniness and her always-return-texts policy. The worst thing about her is that she doesn't want to sing for me and Emma.
I did promise I'd tell you about Maddie and Julia.
I've known Maddie since third grade. She was in our little group for a little while, but then she stopped editing the Google docs (which are me, Emma, and Jackie's means of communication). So then she and the rest of them got kicked out, and now it's technically just me, Emma, and Jackie. Maddie's still one of my good friends, I'm going to her place tomorrow after Emma's sleepover.
She loves the earth, and even though her mom owns a small art deco store, she's not crafty. She gets along well with everyone and has a very distinct style, like her mom, she's very art deco in that way. She gets all of her clothes from Anthropologie, Target, and H&M. She ranks a B- on Jackie's singing scale. She has a dog named Lucy and two parakeets, Daffodil and Hydrangea.
I've known Julia since we lived somewhere other than we are now. In other words, since I was 6 months old. We just visited Julia and her family (we both moved, so she lives...once again, somewhere else) last month, for the first time since I was in fourth grade. She is the tomboy of the grade, she loves Minecraft (especially Creepers). She's hilarious, and beautiful, even though she won't suggest it. Ever heard of Dani Cimorelli? Julia looks EXACTLY like her. It's quite creepy.
Well, until tomorrow. Wait, maybe not tomorrow, at least until Sunday.
-LiveOutLoud-
*Names have been changed to protect the identity of the people aforementioned.

Hello again.
Today at the summer camp thingie we went to a reptile zoo and a waterpark. The reptile zoo was pretty boring, but me and my new friend Allie* provoked a snake and pet a crocodile.
The waterpark was more exciting. This time, we were in a "buddy" group of 5, me, Gabriella, Allie, Violet*, and Cassidy*. We "played" an idiotic game where I somehow wound up as the mother, Violet and Cassidy were my children, Allie was my sister, and Gabriella was my cat/OSS agent.
It was fun. We all got injured at some point, but I have to say Violet suffered the most. In the game, everyone hated her and vice versa.
After we went back it was pretty much the same as yesterday, more cards.
In case you all were wondering, this is going to be, pretty much, my diary. I don't feel a need to...
A. Censor myself
B. Cut out any of my thoughts, no matter how hurtful they might be.
So don't be expecting this to be a ride through UnicornLand (once again, unicorn-lovers and unicorns are not  welcome in Annika).
-LiveOutLoud-

Today...
I went to this day care thingie for people in middle school (ninth grade is still middle school in my district). It's called...why should I tell you???
Anyway. So we went to a global market and I bought my dad a birthday present, a little handmade basket from a Guatemalan trinket shop.
They still make us have "buddies", and I was with my friend (Gabriella*) and another girl (Katrina*) who wouldn't stop talking. She rambled on and on about bees (WTF), Italian ice, and much more that all amounted to torture. Aaaaalmost as bad as catching (for softball). Almost.
So, me and Gabriella just texted behind Katrina's back. I feel kind of bad for Katrina, but it was better than sitting through that torture.
I guess you folks are still getting to know me. So, yes, I can be mean. Don't judge.
After the field trip we went back to the home building and I played Knives (Spoons, but with plastic knives) with a lot of people, Gabriella included.
*Names have been changed to protect the identity of people aforementioned.

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I am your pretty much average teen. So, don't expect anything special unless special is normal to you. Then expect away!

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