I haven't done much today. I got up around quarter to ten, but I washed my hair again this morning, so I wasn't dressed until around 2. Plus: My hair is now clean. Minus: It's clean. That means it's light, and more likely to blow around in the wind, and that my bangs won't curl properly, and that it won't look right until Wednesday or so. But I can deal.
Mom went to a funeral this morning. I wonder whose it was. She didn't mention it, and if it was family, I'd know. She just kind of took of this morning before I got up. Talked to Greg on the phone for a little while after I got dressed, then did my Trig homework and my map for World History. We just started World War I, so we had to color a map of the different countires and alliances and such. I find it interesting that Italy fought with the Allies, even though she was part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. It's like Italy signed the agreement, then decided she'd be on whichever side she thought would win, so she joined up with the Allies. An odd strategy, and my map looks weird having one country outlined in red (for the Triple Alliance) and shaded in purple (for the countries that fought with the Allies).
Random thought: Why do we refer to countries and ships (water- and space-) as female? Not that I'm saying we shouldn't, but have you ever noticed that?
Dad dragged me to Cluck-U-Chicken down the street for dinner. I kinda resent being carted along on food runs, but it's beneficial in the end. Dad can never remember (or, when the rugrats are too far away to bother asking what they want, decide) who wants what, so I have to do it for him. And then I can make sure I get my food the way I want it (I like things plain). So, I basically go to expedite the process and carry stuff. Yep. WalkingShelf!Lindsay.
After we ate, my parents left, and I got online. They go out most Saturday nights, except that time back in September when I went to the movies with Megan, Stephanie, and Shadonna. They went to a Japanese restaurant tonight. Mom said it was the sort of place where you order and they cook your food on the hot-plate thing in front of you. Very cool. They're much less irate when they get to go out now and then and pretend they don't have kids. And in exchange for watching the rugrats, they buy me stuff. Works out nicely.
I just noticed
Sims's new layout, mostly because she changed the layout for her blog, too. The graphic she used is
so awesome! Sims can do incredible things with MS Paint. And I checked out
her hostess's site as well. She has a neat layout, too, with Avril Lavigne and a bunch of colors. I especially like the dynamic calendar. I want one. Or, like, a countdown script that will count the "days until..." whatever. Maybe I can find one somewhere. Must go look. Just like last time, I'm going to keep working with this layout until it's just right. I wanna put the quote section back up, but I'm not sure how I can get the lines to wrap properly. (All the links over there are devoid of long lines of text. And it took me forever to figure
those out!) Web design is addicting. Even when you're me, and you don't always know what you're doing, but you do it anyway.
So that was my day. Also, I have decided that Natalie Imbruglia's
Wrong Impression and Evanescence's
Bring Me to Life are my current favorite songs. I don't know all the words yet, but I'll learn. Tomorrow, we're going to visit Augie. Erm... how to explain who she is... Augie (whose real name is Auga, but whom I have called Augie since before I can remember) is a relative. Mom's cousin, I think, which makes her my second cousin. She never married, never had any children, and lives alone in Chevy Chase since her sister died. She treats the rugrats and me like her own children, so she gives us excellent presents. I don't think she drives (something we have in common for the time being), so we go out to visit her a few times a year. She usually gives me clothes and Borders giftcards. I haven't paid for a book in at least a year. I really appreciate that, because I
love books, and the library doesn't have evrything.
The point is: My Sunday is pretty much eaten up with that trip and AP Physics homework. I feel great sympathy for anyone who's taking that test. Oh, and
Andra, the AP exams are standardized, so everyone gets the same test, on the same day. They're designed by the College Board, so it's like the SAT. Same stress, too.
Days until I
finally have my (free) SAT scores, and either breathe a sigh of relief or totally lose it: 2
