Pet Peeves

I feel like ranting right now. So I'm going to rant.

5-4-3-2-1: Commencing Rant

Everyone has words that they overuse. Like those people who use, “like,” ten times in a sentence?

“He was like, and I was like, and then he was like, what?”

It’s the same as “all.”

“I’m all, and she was all and they were all, whatever.”

I know someone who says “literally” all the time. But she doesn’t mean literally. Literally means “the explicit meaning of something.” And she’ll say, “I literally froze to death.” No you didn’t. You’re standing right in front of me. You literally exaggerated, is what you did.

Some people run out of steam when they’re talking. Instead of finishing their sentence they say, “et cetera, et cetera.” Aren’t you supposed to say it once? Saying it twice is just redundant, redundant. I heard someone say, “dot, dot, dot” at the end of a sentence. They’re speaking their punctuation. That’s like asking: “Do you have the time, question mark?” or “You look great, exclamation point.” “Thanks, I’ve been working out, quote unquote.”

Now, don't get the impression that I'm some sort of grammar Nazi, because I'm the exact opposite. But I do think that people should know the basis, because, do you have any idea what you sound like when you repeat yourself? It sounds like you're unglued! And no one will take you seriously. So please, do us all a favour, including yourself, and learn to speak/write properly. Please.

Same deal with there, their, they're.

No, he doesn't live over their. No, there not playing catch. And no, that's not they're book. No, it's not a hard concept to grasp. But yes, it does make you look bad.

Correcting the world, one like, all, and their/there/they're at a time.

Ending Rant.

007

The name is Bond, James Bond...

*Raises gun or does whatever the heck James Bond actually does

Oh wait, wrong person!

So the name is actually not Bond, in case you don't know me. You should try to guess my name, I'll tell you if you're right.

A hint, a lot of people call me Stephanie - That's not my name, really really not (take my word for this).

Maybe I should write a basic list about myself. I like lists, they make everything seem so simple and understandable, when in reality, nothing is ever really simple or understandable. Especially physics. That stuff goes right over my head. Woosh.

Here goes nothing:
1. I've been the same height for the past 6 years. If you think I'm tall now, I was really tall in grade 8.
2. Career aptitude tests never work for me. Unless you think I should be a music teacher or a bee keeper or even a sheet metal worker.
3. I could never be a music teacher; I'm tone deaf.
4. I never say never, except in the example above. I will grow a third leg before I teach music.
5. I'm really really indesicive. It took me almost an hour to decide what sunscreen to buy.
6. I kind of want to be a writer when I grow old (notice I didn't say up), but I can't really seem to make a decision career wise. I could be a horrendous writer without even knowing it, which would probably kill that idea really fast... Feedback is eagerly accepted.
7. I can sort of play expert guitar on guitar hero, but I'm an absolute mess on the drums. Which is odd, because my horoscope thing says I have natural rythm.
8. I have walked into a glass door, more than once, on the same day, into the same door.
9. The thing that scares me to death more than anything else in this world would be the idea of floating in space without being attached to anything; just surrounded by the darkness, alone and scared... and freaking myself out now... going to stop thinking about this.
10. Birds also freak me out.
11. I'm in a war. With household appliances. I'm not entirely sure who is winning, but I tell myself it's me - it helps me sleep at night.
12. I have a lot of theories on government conspiracies - my most prominent one being the true effects of coffee.
13. I'm in a band called Elephant Whales. I play recorder or chello.
14. I have the Cool-Whip song stuck in my head.
15. My lifelong dream is to time travel.
16. Gnomes regularly eat my homework.
17. Clocks fall on my head.
18. Do you see the moonwalking bear? I'm working on it. Perspective is everything.

Let me just say, right off the bat, I'm weird. I may not seem so weird at first, in fact, I may seem kind of quite and shy, but that really is not the case. Ask anyone who knows me if you don't believe this. I always have the most random thoughts going on in my head, and I very rarely actually pay attention to what's going on around me.

People tell me I look dazed and confused most times, while others tell me they have no idea what I'm thinking.

This blog will tell you what I'm thinking - I can guarentee that.

On a side note, I tend to ramble. A lot. My teachers tell me that I'm basically incapable of not rambling, and I know that it is true.

Expect the most random stuff to be posted. Kind of like my list above.

Oh, and ignore the posts below (you can read them if you want). They were just posts that I liked from a previous blog for school so I copied them into this new blog.

Peace.

"A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing."

Lakes and Oceans

So as some of you know, I live in K-tore(home of the creek, pond, variety store and four way stoplight), and yes it's a blast. Yes, I could blog on all the terrific times that I've had living in that quaint village. But I've decided to, mostly because I am bored, to tell you about my walk home (from the bus stop) today.

Yes, it's very true. I have to walk from a bus stop. It's awful. By the time I get home from my very long and very exhausting walk my legs feel as if they are going to fall off. There is only one word to describe that walk, treacherous. Yes, I said it. It's a perilous journey. I have to walk from the variety store all the way to the outskirts of town, in which I happen to reside in. Luckily, I have my sister to carry me when I feel like I just can't make it.
However, today, I was feeling quite energetic and felt able to complete the walk, all on my own. In fact I even had energy to spare! A rare occurrence indeed. I managed to not only walk all the way, but also to talk to my sister on the way as well. The majority of our conversation was focused on Lakes and Oceans.

It began when she saw the lovely K-tore pond. She told me that she wanted to go swimming. I agreed, I said that I wish we could go swimming in the ocean again. She gave me a peculiar look, asking when had I ever been swimming in the ocean. I replied, all the time, like twice a summer. She asked me if I was sure I wasn't making it up. I said I was sure. Because we do! Then, after a few minutes of silence while she digested my piece of information, she piped up, do you mean the lake? Yeah, I guess I did, I told her. Thus sparking a big debate on lakes vs oceans, lasting at least five minutes.

You see, even though many argue that I am quite the genius (:D), I can not distinguish between Oceans and Lakes if my life depended on it. In fact I question why we bother calling them to different things. Obviously it's to confuse people, even the intelligent ones, like me. It's most likely the government's doing. (:D) They get a kick out of confusing the masses.

So, after she attempted to discourage me from using the term ocean (she failed) we got into a fight about why I would want to go the "ocean". She claimed that whenever we go I refuse to go into the water and therefore there is no point in me even going. I said I don't go into the water because there is stuff in it (Blech.. it's like bathing in a tub of waste) but that shouldn't be the only reason I, or anyone else, would go to the beach. Her, quite nasty may I say, response was that what else would people do there? I retorted that the reason that I go to the Ocean is to play in the sand!! She asked what happens when those sand lovers get hot, I said they pour water on them. She then asked where from, I said from sanitary bottles of water. She then said I was a tool. Ending the debate, and also declaring me the winner (she had nothing left to say). I was a good day. I do believe that I can go head to head with the best of them.

There really wasn't a point to this blog but I wanted to tell all you cynicals out there, (heehemm Stephanie) that a person can go to the OCEAN and not have to swim in the water. They can play in the sand!

Oh, and those who say that pouring water from water bottles is a waste, well I reuse the bottles, because, I do actually care about the environment.