Happy Pre-Twilight Day!

Hello, fellow Twilighters!

As you all know, here in the U.S. we have a little over twelve hours (I'm on central time--it's 10:18 AM here) to go before the movie comes out in theaters. How many have midnight tickets? I know I do. ;)

I can't really talk long right now (I happen to be in school at the moment) but I will update again before I see the movie, and then again after I see the movie.

I can't wait. *excitement*

Some questions:

Who else is excited? (Okay, that one's a given.)
What about the movie are you looking forward to?
Which scene are you going to be most interested to see how it was executed in the film?
What's your favorite scene from the book? And subsequently, which is your favorite book?
Favorite character besides the main two (Edward & Bella)?
(And the million dollar question) Team Edward, or Team Jacob?

"JA + pot.....Japot?"

Well I finished my paper for Mr. Brown. It's all about band and how the program is virtually dead now. I wonder--is it actually badmouthing someone if you never say their name?

I guess we'll find out.

A half moon's fading from my sight.

So I have been utterly lazy all day. Like, really, all I've done is lay on the couch and do absolutely nothing. Oh, I washed a few loads of laundry, but that's it. And now it's almost seven o'clock and what do I have to show for it? Gah. I just didn't feel like doing anything. I've been feeling like that a lot lately. I think it's because of the tremendous amount of writer's block I seem to be suffering from. Like, if I can't write, then I can't do anything else, either. Which is odd, I know. But whatever.

I'm supposed to be coming up with an essay topic and writing about it. It's due Monday when I walk in the door. I'm supposed to pick something that I feel strongly about, and using literary allusions, write about it. Well, there are a lot of things I feel strongly about, but I don't feel like offending people right now so I won't talk about them. Or write about them for my essay. But I do need to find something. I was thinking of writing about band--how the program has been utterly ruined by uppity school administrators who don't want to get their hands dirty. I could rant about that all day. So it'd make a good essay for me.

It's just that how in the hell am I supposed to allude to something literary with that sort of topic?

A most unusual happening.

So recently I had a bit of a fall-out with Angelica. Every year since we were freshmen we've gone to my grandmother's house on Halloween for a little party. Well, this was our last year to go together but did Angelica go with me? No. She ditched me for her boyfriend. She also ditched Dani's party last night for her boyfriend. You know, a real friend would not let a significant other get in the way of friendships. That's why Jurlene broke up with her boyfriend: he said her friends were getting in the way, and she dropped him for it. Dani never let Ray or Chris deter from her friendly obligations. Yet it's like Angelica's just...obsessed with Will or something. She's going to move in with him when she graduates; you'd think she would be able to spare just a moment or two for me, Dani, and Jurlene. We're supposed to be the four best friends. Well, only three of us were at Dani's party yesterday. I went without Angelica to Grangran's on Friday. Shelby ended up going with me, but that's not the point.

Well, anyway--so I haven't been speaking to Angelica. I decided this Thursday night. And on Friday I didn't hardly speak to her at school. I meant it when I said I was angry with her. So tonight I went to eat Chinese with my mom, brother, and grandparents. When the fortune cookies came around I opened mine up and it said:

"A fond memory will lead to a renewed friendship."

Freaky.

I dunno. Mom said that once we got back to school we'd be friends again, but I don't feel like I can forgive her just yet. It wasn't that she made me mad. She hurt my feelings. As loathe as I am to admit it, my feelings are quite fragile creatures, and she stepped all over them. But according to my stupid cookie, we'll be friends again by the end of the week.

Gah. Stupid, stupid cookie.

So hold on to me, pretty baby, if you want to fly.

Last night I went to a party at Dani's house. It was a Halloween/band party. Since we all thought we'd be in Louisville this weekend for semi-finals and finals no one had plans for Halloween. Well, when we didn't get into semi-finals (you had to be in the top eight to move on; we were ninth by 0.39 points) everyone's weekend plans kind of died. So Dani had a party at her house. She invited the whole band, but it was only really our extended group of friends that showed up, which is just fine with me, because I was rather dreading the party when I thought the whole band was going to be there. Guests included: me, Shelby, Hayley, Megan, Lizz, Eli, Kyle, Kelcey, Jurlene, Seagram, Savannah, Corey, Mr. and Mrs. O., my mom and brother, and of course Dani, Alex, and their parents. Pictures shall be up when I stop being lazy and get them off the camera. It was pretty fun. Jurlene, Seagram, Kelcey, and Kyle left kind of early. Then Savannah, Alex, and Eli went outside to play in the dark. Dani, Hayley, Shelby, Lizz, and I went inside and watched Disney movies: Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, and Sleeping Beauty--all movies the five of us hadn't seen in forever. It was a pretty fun night, and I have to admit, I'm glad I went. Oh, and we wore costumes, too. That was pretty cool. I was afraid I'd get there and no one would be wearing theirs, so I took mine in a bag and just wore my normal clothes, but when I got there Megan, Jurlene, Dani, Alex, Hayley, Shelby, and Savannah were all dressed up. So I changed.

And today I have to go to another party: my great-grandmother turns 90 on Tuesday, so they're having a birthday tea or something for her today. My mom's supposed to be there at 11:30 to help my grandmother decorate. I'm not even getting ready until I go to my grandparents' house: I'll take my shower and get dressed there, because it's just too early right now to get ready for a party that doesn't start until 2:00. Pictures of today will also be up when I stop being lazy.