Official Blog Theme-Song

When I first started a blog here -- two days ago -- I had no idea what I was doing. In fact, it took me a few hours just to come up with a url that hadn't been taken already. Sad, right?

Anyways, I didn't understand that when it asked me to name my blog, it didn't mean name my first post. :( What can I say? I was kind of tired when I started this; it was a homework assignment. So that's how this blog ended up being named "Introducing Me :)" (Gotta add the smiley face.)

There's a song that actually goes with the title -- it's named the same thing. No, it wasn't really going through my head when I wrote out the title two days ago, but it was as soon after I read what I wrote, and it starts every time I look at the title. You'd think this was annoying, but it isn't. Not yet. I've only listened to the song a couple of times through so far. But I kind of like it. As a song. Not necessarily the movie it's from.

Now I know you're all dying to hear it, so here it is, the youtube link to it. I christen it my official blog theme-song. If there is such a thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAQfKIJ0Tg

WARNING: Jonas Brothers haters -- stay away from this song.

Math :(

School's starting again. Yep, it's that time of year. Doesn't it just get you so excited to think that we have to be back in school, struggling to balance interests, extracurriculars, and school work, trying to maintain our GPAs to keep up with the competition, and getting used to new friends -- or no friends, as the case may be?
Okay, so probably most people rank the whole friends thing higher than the GPA thing, but that's just me. I'm a nerd. Surprise, surprise! I hope I didn't shock anyone too badly.
Yes, my GPA is very important to me, especially since I'm towards the higher end of the scale as far as that goes, if we're crunching numbers. And the one thing that gives me the most trouble, puts me in the most jeopardy, gives me the most stress headaches, is that tiny, four-letter word for trouble: math.
It's not that I'm not good at math or something. I get As in math, generally. The trouble is, I'm struggling in math more than I am in other subjects. Which makes it my problem area.
And the worst part, the thing I'm most nervous about this school year, is that I have not one, but two challenging math classes that I have to take on if I'm going to keep up with my GPA and all those 5.0 classes.
So I'm taking Algebra II, which is known for it's difficulty. Fortunately, I've taken Algebra I twice, so maybe it won't be as hard as everyone says for me. And I'm taking Geometry, which I may or may not hate by the end of the year. It's one of those classes where you either love it or you want it banned from all schools, everywhere. I'm more of a visual person, so I was hoping that would make a difference, because Geometry is a lot of shapes and stuff like that. Who knows? Maybe I'll be lucky.
Oh, I'm also taking Chemistry. I guess I was brain-dead when I picked out my classes last year.

That One Song

Okay, a lot of people are going to dislike me for saying this, but I find that one song by Carly Rae Jepsen very annoying. I won't even say the title, because it will probably get it going through your head, and I'm not that mean.
I don't really know how to say it, but it's one of those songs with which you have a love/hate relationship, you know? You love it when it first comes out, you're singing along, dancing to it (where no one can see you and possibly be turned to stone), and just really enjoying it. But then everyone else starts singing it, and it gets annoying. Especially when guys think it's funny to start singing it in falsettos, just to annoy/upset people.
Mostly, those songs are the kind of songs that I dislike the most, because they're almost too popular. And sadly, there are a lot of them out there right now. Just listen to a mainstream station on the radio for a half-hour, and I guarantee you'll hear the same song at least twice.

Books for u:

I like reading. Which kind of explains why I like writing so much. The two go hand-in-hand, I'm telling you. But I don't like reading the kind of books that you'd think most girls with my blog style would like to read. No, I have never voluntarily read the Twilight books, and I don't really like romance that much. Much less badly written romance. (Yes, I'm a Twilight "hater".)
But here are some books right now that I think are really awesome and that you should check out (from your local library, of course :P). If you like them, cool. If you don't, then we obviously don't look for the same sort of things in a book.

Lemme tell you about "da region" . . .

If you haven't gotten a chance to take a look at my profile, this is the part where I'm supposed to say that you should. But I'm not going to. Because I don't want you looking at my profile, you nosy people!
Okay. Random spurt of anger aside, if you have happened to glance at my insignificant profile, you'll have noticed that I'm from Hammond, Indiana. Which is basically like saying Theothersideofthespeedbump, USA.
What I mean by that is that Hammond isn't exactly the most exciting place on earth. We don't get a lot of tourists (Who would want to tour here again?) and there's not many places-to-be around here. Heck, this place isn't even a prissy, quiet neighborhood. There are many words you could use to describe the neighborhoods of Hammond, and prissy doesn't even make the list.
The place is kind of run down and all, ever since all the steel mills shut down. A little local history for you: steel mills = jobs, booming industry, flowering city, ect., ect. No steel mills = no jobs, aging city, increased crime rate. And that's Northwest Indiana in a nutshell. Except for the Munster Bubble. But we'll talk about that later.
Anyway, I've never seen myself growing up and moving in right next door to my parents. I don't want to end up here when I'm all grown up and stuff. Oh no, I want to live somewhere much more exotic, exciting, and generally less politically corrupt.
My family takes a lot of huge summer road trips, and throughout the course of these road trips, four states we've passed through have really struck me with their beauty and stayed with me.
The first is North Carolina. Why there? Well, I love the mountains. Weird for me, right, growing up around the flat-lands? But I just love the thousands and thousands of tree-covered slopes whose peaks reach up for the sky, gently brushing any clouds that get in the way. Ah, yes. I love the mountains.
Another state is Arizona. When my family went out West this year, it was the greenest state I saw, and it struck a profound note in me. Can't say I'll be moving out there right after college, but I may make my way there someday. In retirement.
The third state is Pennsylvania. Again, it's about the mountains. And I love the state's history. And there's this one place, near the Pennsylvania/Virginia border that is absolutely exotic.
And the fourth state is Virginia. Do I have to say it's about the mountains again? Well, this time, it actually isn't. It's about the city. Washington D.C., to be exact. I love the history of the city and I especially like how beautiful it is. I may end up going to college there, so that may suffice.
Needless to say, I'll be holding my future mailing address until further notice.

Hidden Talents (Shhhh)

If you haven't noticed, the url for this blog is actually wickedwitchblogg. In case you were wondering about that, I'd just like to say that I played the Wicked Witch of the West in our school's musical last year, the Wizard of Oz. It was a ton of fun, and I don't think I'll ever forget it. You know, the kind of thing you tell to your kids, and they give you looks like they could totally picture you with a green wart and hooked nose.
Suffice to say, I'm part of the drama program at my high school. And I love it. Some of the best experiences of my high school year (I'm only a tenth grader) have taken place in drama club or something related. Acting is one of my passions, one of my talents.
That's one of my displayed talents. But I've got a lot more hidden talents. Oh come on, we all have them! Maybe you're a great turkey charmer, or you make a killer strawberry crumble. And if you think those are weird, then you'll be surprised at how far out mine is.
When I was eleven, I went to the Renaissance Fair, this awesome fair that opens up in the summer, over on the Illinois/Wisconsin border. It's basically a place for all of us fantasy freaks out there, with actual jousting, and all sorts of medieval treats. I even saw a guy walking around with elf-ears! And I gotta admit, they looked pretty realistic.
While I was there, I saw these people selling things called juggling sticks. They're also known as flower sticks and devil sticks, because it's kind of an abstract art. My family and I watched them performing for a while, and that was when my Dad made up his mind to make his own set of juggling sticks, because the ones they were selling were way over-priced.
So I learned how to use juggling sticks through lots of failing and youtube tutorials. It's crazy fun when you get the hang of it, but that can take a lot of practice. It's just something I like to do in the summer when I'm bored out of my skull and I want to make the neighbors re-think their opinion of me. Again.
Here's a video of what I'm talking about:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyJCi2J0u4s

Into the Future! (Well, MY Future)

So this is only my second post, and I'm already kind of liking this whole blogging thing. I never thought I'd like this sort of thing, since I'm not exactly the blogger type: you know, extreme extrovert, outgoing, talkative, nosy, opinionated. No, I like to think that I'm the opposite of most of these things (though I'm sure there's more than one person who will tell you I'm flattering myself).

This is really fun, though. I don't know what it is, but I'm actually enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. Maybe it's just because I'm a writer, and I take pleasure in coming up with those awesome metaphors, snappy dialogue, or those descriptions that make you stop and think. (Yup, that really is what I live for.)

I wonder how long I'll be doing this. I mean, after a while, I won't be able to keep up with the posting and stuff, and I'll forget my password or something and that will be that. I'll definitely keep writing though. No stopping me.

This Google-Cyberspace-World-thingy

Hello out there! Welcome to this amazing google cyberspace world, which is a completely different world than the usual cyberspace world. It's a universe completely dominated by google products. I mean, you can't get away from them!
But anyhow, welcome. Hope you're enjoying yourself so far :) If you've happened upon my blog, chances are you're really bored with absolutely nothing better to do or you're my teacher, the amazing Ms. Renwald, grading my blog. (If it's the second, hi Ms. Renwald <3)
What do I mean by google cyberspace? Well, chances are, you've got a google mail, or gmail account if you're accessing this blog. And if you don't, then you really should get one. Seriously. They're pretty awesome. You can do all sorts of things, from sharing documents, to translating your spanish homework (I didn't tell you that), to actually reading your summer assignment, and yes, even blogging. All you have to do is find this tiny little button in your gmail that says "more".
Yes my friends, it's an amazing world out there, one that can be accessed primarily by us google products users. Don't you feel special?