Aaaargh!

I still can't seem to be able to post regularly like I soooo really want to!
So I've decided to make myself a GOAL:
one post every Sunday.
Just 1.
So that way I can actually be posting but it's not like my goal is unreachable.
So how was everybody's Halloween?
I went trickortreating with a bunch of my friends as a girl pirate.
Trying to limit myself to 1 piece of candy per day...not. working.

Question of the Day: What constitutes an annoying person/place/thing?

I will. Promise!!!!!

I am now a "sevvie," or a seventh grader. Which means........
Tons. Of. Homework.
I got a project today...due tomorrow.
I have an essay.
60 math problems.
A history worksheet.
I could go on and on and on and on and on and on.....
I will post. I will post. I promise! I promise, the fake and invisible people out there!
As well as the real and invisible fairies and sylphs out there!!!!!
Sigh. I want to be magic.
Wouldn't that be so....
amazing? Cool? I don't know what word to use.

Question of the Day: In the Big Bang Theory, where did that original dot come from? So the universe was made from the dot-sure, they have some evidence, I think, and it's the best theory we have (unless you're religious and believe in a God or something along the lines of a god that created the universe). But where did that dot come from?

PS: I will be posting more often on
The Diary of Winkle
Enchanted
PROMISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summer Stuff

Okay, so lots of people are getting out of school soon, into summer. Summer....yeah, sure, I like it. This year I am taking a program called Math Enrichment. From nine AM to three PM...so it's like school but a little shorter. No homework, though. Since it goes for seven weeks, starting on June eleventh, my family and I have no vacations planned. My grandpa is coming from China. Here is a list of stuff we could do those few free weeks.
We could go to Florida. Disney World, Universal Studios, Everglades, and stuff.
We could go to Los Angeles. Disney Land, Hollywood....
We could go to New York. Broadway, Statue of Liberty.....
We could go on a cruise. (I'm fantasizing about this huge, luxurious cruise ship in the Caribbean, with a twenty four hour buffet and stuff that will never happen...=P)
That's about it.
Question of the Day: Why do people park on driveways and drive on parkways?

Busy Bee

I have been soooooo busy, sorry!!!!!!!! I SWEAR to post more in the summer. I am working on a YAF book, book report, essay, research report, tons of tests, ugh, I have been SWAMPED!!! So, sorrryyyyyy!!!!!!!!! Many new Q of the Ds, though.
I will post more, especially on Diary of Winkle.

Question of the Day: How are strawberries formed? I mean, how does the flower turn into the berry?

2nd Question of the Day: Can tow trucks be rented? If so, can a criminal rent one and start towing cars away to keep for his/her own?

...Wow...

I haven't posted in more than a month, but hey, who cares? It's not as if anyone even reads it, I think. Well, I only got one comment so far and I know I maybe should put up a Cbox but am still wondering whether or not to do so. I won't stoop down to begging other people on other blogs to read my blog, because I would hate other people advertising on my blog. Sigh... Well, here's the thing: I don't really have anything to post about. I went skiing....and swimming in the hotel's pool....and I also drank hot chocolate. What else? Uh....I worked on my science project...which is "How much DNA can fit inside a cell?" If I think of something, I'll try and post it. Otherwise, see you, and please check out my complete profile to see my other blogs.
Question of the Day: When doing a science project proposal, my teacher said, "This is a great example of a sixth-grade-level project." How do people measure what grade a science project is?

Rubix Cubes and Football

Who here can solve a Rubix cube? Sigh I've been working on solving one alll morning and, actually, it's not too too bad. I mean, I can solve one side, no problemo. It's continuing that's hard. SO FRUSTRATING!!!! Well, that's all. I'm passing the time with Rubix cubes since I am too too too lazy to do anything like flute or alto sax or something.
Well in my defense I practiced alto sax for nearly 2 hours yesterday!!!!!! And flute, one hour.
Football. Superbowl (Super Bowl? Hmmm...) is close....right????? I think.
The teams left, I think, are New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco Forty-Niners, and New York Giants. (Hey, that's what kind of knowledge you get with a football-crazed dad, brother, and cousin that's staying for the weekend!) As I type this they are sitting on the couch, watching TV with no idea that I am blogging about them HAHA!!!! So right now is Patriots vs. Ravens. I really don't have a favorite team. I don't care. I'm just thinking, like, isn't New England a couple of states? Thought these teams were city teams...
Well the next game after this one is Forty-Niners vs. Giants. Again I really don't care. My brother/dad/cousin are all Forty-Niner fans-the team is relatively local. I am not sure if I told this at any time but I live in the Pacific Time Zone. So yeah. I don't care but forty-niners are the miners that came to California for the Gold Rush, most coming in 1849, thus they were called forty-niners. Actually that Sam or whatever his name was divulged the "Gold! Gold in the ____ River!" (I forgot the name of the river) information in 1848 but it took a long time for the info to travel. So I guess I'm interested in the forty-niners but more because of the gold rush fact than the local team thing.

Question of the Day: Is peanut butter a solid or a liquid? (I mean, we can rule out gas!)

Initiation

Initiation is the thirteenth book in the (on the?) AMAZING Canterwood Crest series written by author Jessica Burkhart, and AMAZING author. I commented on her post, but I only posted what I liked. Here is the "what I liked" part of my Initiation review, if anyone's interested.
It took me two hours, 49 minutes, and twenty-three seconds to read Initiation. (Stopwatch.)
What I liked about Initiation was the drama about Lauren's secret, and the very vivid descriptions of all the characters' clothes, appearance, and personality. Lauren seems like a sweet person. I enjoyed reading about how Lauren tackled the workload at Canterwood while still having enough time to bond with Khloe, Lexa, Jill, Clare, and Riley. I won't say anything about all the girls' personalities, but please read my blog post about it.
And now, my aforementioned blog post about Initiation.
I don't like Lauren Towers.
At all.
Weeeellllll, maybe a little bit. For example, we both LOVELOVELOVELOVE tea (part of the reason why I made my name Chamomile for the blog....) and my fave color is sky blue too. (Rhyme not intended.) But I LOVED Sasha. I nearly cried when she wouldn't be the narrator anymore. I told myself that Lauren would be just as awesome.
She wasn't.
She has a mean streak. And an attitude. I don't know if anyone agrees with me-only one of my friends does-but Lauren is definitely MEAN, in my book.
It started with Chosen, the super special book that announced the arrival of Lauren Towers.
She was SUCH a snob towards Charlotte. I was actually SO mad at Lauren (and so obsessed with Canterwood Crest) that I wrote SEVEN fan fictions on Chosen. SEVEN. That's a LOT. Because I was really THAT mad at Lauren, an imaginary character! Which, yeah, does indicate the Jessica Burkhart (Ms. Burkhart?) is a very talented writer.
And Lauren was REALLY mean to Riley. Yeah, Riley wasn't very nice either. But Lauren was just so...unfair.
Again, I loved the drama, the descriptions, and the cliffhanger at the end was SO interesting and I am literally counting the days till Popular comes out.
In the end, love the book, LOVELOVE the book, actually, and don't like the narrator. I won't say I hate Lauren, because I don't. I don't dislike her so bad. I agree with her on some things-like the fact that it was ENTIRELY her fault that Riley had to tell the girls at the sleepover about Toby. I agree that Riley was not supposed to be int he skybox during her audition, but SHE was watching Riley's audition, so who is Lauren to talk?
I don't like Lauren, but my friends love her.
It's a good book, whether you like Lauren or not.
I really suggest you read it.
Initiation by Jessica Burkhart.
The post was for a contest that authorJessica Burkhart (Ms. Burkhart? I don't know!) is running.
Read about the contest at http://jessicaburkhart.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html
Question of the Day: I've asked it twice already. I don't know author Jessica Burkhart, so I only felt comfortable slapping an "author" in front of her name. What is the proper way to address her?

New Year's Eve

People stay up later on New Year's Eve than New Year's, in my perspective. Anyway I'm going to my cousin's house tongiht. What are your New Year's plans? Only one day till the new year. Anybody have any New Year's Resolutions? Here are a few of mine:
1. No A-minus, on A or A-plus
2. Work really hard at school
3. Work really hard at ballet
4. Watch only one hour of television a week.
5. Eat more vegetables.
There are five. How many of them I will actually fulfill, I do not know. I mean, I already eat a reasonable amount of vegetables, I think. Every day. As for television, I don't watch any programs like Nickelodeon or Disney Channel or Cartoon Network, I like to watch game shows. Like Jeopardy, You Deserve It, and so on. I'm trying to cut back. I already work really hard at ballet. And same with school. Oh well, I could work harder. Much harder.
Question of the Day: Do you take the trouble to put up a Christmas tree and yard lights? Why or why not?

Sorry and hello

Sorry, yesterday I went to Monterey Bay. First I had to drive a half hour to pick up my cousin and spend 15 minutes there loading the bike rack. Then a one and a half hour drive to Monterey, and then we biked from Fisherman's Wharf to Lover's Point and back. Then lunch at Fisherman's Wharf. I would have loved clam chowder in a bread bowl, but I'm lactose intolerant so I enjoyed some fish and chips (chips meaning french fries, which I didn't eat much of because they contain acrylamide which causes cancer. Eek.) for lunch. After lunch (which, BTW, was at like three thirty) we reloaded the bike rack and drove one and a half hours to my cousin's house, dropped him off, and drove forty five minutes to a restaurant to have dinner. By the time I got home, it was time for a card game. My parents meet up with four others to play a Chinese card game, and we play at this house where there's a girl in my grade, she's my good friend, and we stayed until two AM. So....sorry.
   My apology was so long that I think it accounts for my post.
Yesterday's Question of the Day: Why do some people go to pizza restaurants only to buy salad? Like California's Pizza Kitchen, for instance. It's a PIZZA KITCHEN, not California's Salad Bar! Might as well go to a real salad, bar, they'd have more choices and better quality.
Question of the Day: If a coupon has no expiration date and you dig it up a year after you got it, is it still valid? Why or why not?

Christmas Gifts

I totally forgot to tell you about my Christmas gifts. And as I have nothing else to post about today, I will tell you about them.
OMG I GOT 175 BUCKS IN BARNES AND NOBLE GIFT CARDS!!!!!!!
Here's how: every time someone asked what I wanted, I said, "Barnes & Noble gift card." So I got 50 from my aunt and uncle, 50 from my other aunt and uncle, 25 from my grandparents, 25 from a family friend, and 25 from another family friend. From one family friend, I received an awesome jeweled bookmark and a really pretty necklace. From my parents, a Kindle Fire EEEEEKKKKK!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They also gave me a Sherpa lined traveling vine hoodie from Eddie Bauer. They ordered it in extra small petite, yet it is still big.
Question of the Day: Where is considered the Bay Area and why?

Obviously...

NO Internet. Or wi-fi. Well, it wasn't cheap. So...yeah. Well, I hope you had a Merry Christmas, all!!!!!!! And if you have read the Kane Chronicles, you will know about the Demon Days. They start today!!!! Happy Holidays, all. Becasue Kwanzaa, I believe, is still going on, and I'm (ha-ha) starting a countdown to the New Year. Check back tomorrow!
Question of the Day: Anyone have a blackout the morning of December 23rd? I know, not a really good question. I woke up that morning at 4:26 AM to go skiing-have to drive 4+ hours. I turned on the light and was waking my brother and cousin (they sleep in so they slept in my room so I could wake them up haha) and then the light turned off randomly. On my way to tell my parents, who were supposed to be up but not up (haha again), I walked straight into a wall, entered the bathroom twice, bumped into my mom's dresser, and tripped over a backpack before getting to them. The blackout was only in a small area, thank goodness. There were barely any cars, so it was okay that traffic lights were off. If you had a blackout, maybe you live near me!

Book Recommendations

As I have nothing to blog about but must do this as a countdown to Christmas...
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!!!!
1. Warriors series by Erin Hunter
2. Seekers series by Erin Hunter
3. Canterwood Crest series by Jessica Burkhart
4. Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling
5. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
6. The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
7. The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
8. The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
9. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
10. 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison
11. The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormick....I think.
Okay, please recommend any good books to me in the comments!
Question of the Day: Is being a conductor easy or hard?

Inclusive or Exclusive

What's three plus four? Seven by going four, five, six, seven. You don't go THREE four five six. Why not? I don't really know. How many days until Christmas? There are four ways to go about counting and three different possibel solutions. Let me show you:
1. Including today AND Christmas: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday-5 days.
2. Including only today and not Christmas: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday-4 days.
3. Including only Christmas and not today: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday-4 days.
4. Excluding both: Thursday, Friday, Saturday-3 days.
I would go with number 2 or 3. Number 2 because if it's already Christmas, why count the day? Number 3 because that's standard addition. Number one and four have reasonable arguments, as well. I, for one, really don't know.
Question of the Day: In your persepctive, which of the counting methods above are correct? Why is that one correct and not the others?

P.S. I know that's a hard Question of the Day, but that's the kind of questionI LOVE. Hard and frustrating, one htat no one can answer satisfactorily. Except for some super logical person like Max-Ernest. I would love to hear his opinion on this question!

Reblog

I hope this is how you reblog, guys!
So . . . anyone interested in winning a copy of INITIATION? (Out Jan. 3rd). :) If so, I'm giving away TWO signed copies!

The rules are easy:

You must be a US resident

You have to comment on THIS post and leave your email address so I can get in touch with you

Your comment topic is: "How are YOU going to celebrate Initiation release day?" :)

You get extra entries if: you reblog about the contest, tell your friends about Initiation (I trust you!), Tweet, Facebook, or do whatever you like to let other people know about it's release. If you leave what you did in your comment, I'll add it as an extra entry.

Two winners will be drawn at random at midnight on Monday. Good luck! I'll email the winners the next day. :)

xoxo

That post was by the author Jessica Burkhart, who writes the amazing Canterwood Crest series!

Sleeping In

What time did you get up today? I got up at eight but hung around and ate breakfast and read a book and stuff before this thought came to my head. I know WHY people sleep in-they're tired or lazy. Simple as that. You slept at 2 AM? You won't be getting up for a while. You flew to USA from Japan? You'll be sleeping like a LOG. Or you are lazy and don't want to get up. That's what I don't get. I mean, there's nothing to do in bed! You just lie there! The only time I do that is when I randomly wake up at 3 AM and want to go back to sleep. But if it's a reasonable time to get up, like 8 AM, get up!!! There's a lot to do every day, and soem of that stuff needs to be done in the morning, right? Maybe I feel this way because I make a to do list every day I stay at home (without school) and list whether to do it in the AM, PM, or either. Hmmm...
Question of the Day: Why is sleeping in called, well, sleeping in? What does it mean by sleeping IN?

First Second post

As in, it's the first time I've posted twice on the same blog in one day. I was hanging around with nothing to do, and was like, "I feel like posting something on my blog." I really don't have much to say except for this: My eyes are really sore. I'm massaging the nerves, looking far away, looking at green, everything to soothe my eyes. Alas, my eyes are still sore. What does alas mean? Hey-that's your second question of the day, though you could just look it up. One more thing-I am going to the Hot Pot restaurant tomorrow for lunch! Yum. Have a nice night, all.

Understudy

I was reading a book where the understudy was trying to injure the main character so she could go onstage. If I were an understudy, I would be pretty bummed, too. I mean, I wouldn't try to injure the main person, but still. Like, you don't get to have any actual parts because you need to be free to take the role in case. But if you don't have the role, then you just wasted your time with the rehearsals and everything.
Question of the Day: What would you feel/do if you were an understudy?

Countdown to Christmas

Hello everyone!!!!! I will be posting every day as a countdown to Christmas. As for my Questions of the Day, they will still be posted but won't be all that GREAT, I can't come up with that many!!!! I am going skiing from the 23rd-26th. I will still post, though. I hope. If there is no Internet, whaddaya gonna do? Well, I have to get back to practicing now.
Question of the Day: When you close your eyes, you can still see. The only thing you are seeing, however, is your eyelid. But you are still seeing-and I have a test to prove it.
Is there a nice, bright lightbulb around you? Make sure there is-the Sun might be too harmful to your eyes. Look up at it-NOT NOW!!!! BUt after you look up at it, there will be a flash blob of color. Close your eyes once you see the flash blob. Can you still see the flash blob? Yes you can. Whiuch means your eyes are still seeing, right?????

Halloween Queen

From the title, you can tell that I am going to be a Queen for Halloween. Weeelllll, I probably won't trick-or-treat very long, cuz I want to pass out candy in my queen costume!!!! Go Halloween Queens! I mean, who wants to be a princess when they can be a queen? Which brings me to my next piece of news: I have created a pretend game with my friend. I am not mentioning her name at all. BUT, I can tell you what it is. We're twin sisters that are fifteen, and that is, I believe, at one point the age at which a girl is eligible for marriage. So we just kinda talk a lot, and look through our very peasant-ish jewelry and pretend it's super valuable and everything. My friend's princess name is Quinavyre. My princess name is....actually I haven't decided. Maybe Yvole? I heard the awesome name Fawndria from somewhere but can't use it cuz its copying.
Question of the Day: Is two to the power of four one number or four?

Okay....

Maybe I haven't blogged for a bit, but still, what can you expect from someone who, you know, has a life? Took a break from watching The X Factor. The judge Nicole, um, Scherzinger or something is really pretty. She won Dancing with the Stars, didn't she? With Derek. I like DWTS, I want Derek to win, because I like him.
Question of the Day: How do bees make honey?