Girls Under Water

I thought this would be a fun memory to bring up, especially with the Wet and Alive story going on. Love, as always, A

Pictures!

 

DenOtter and Me in a reluctant grad picture

 Julia and Me while caving deep in the Rockies

 Obviously I didn't listen to my mum when she told me not to play with food.

'Mother' and 'Father' Discussing Important Matters over Grilled Cheeses

Perdone. (sorry in spanish)

there is someone reading this over my shoulder right now. Why, you ask? Well, simply because I am typing this in a public area. Oh. wait. he read what I wrote and is gone now. His name is Tim and sometimes he lets me have a bit of his coffee...but only if it;s the good kind.

So the post today: Things About Canadians that I Don't Understand
(as explained by a 28 year old tim dunlop, a scottish laddie)

1. Victoria Day

Tim as paraphrased by Johannah: It's basically a day for lazy Canadians to take yet another day off in the year to celebrate a dead monarch. Although, he adds, it was under her reign that Britain conquered one quarter of the world (a vast majority for one country) which were already colonized by other  European countries and be the mother of nine wonderful children. Not to mention India.

2. Bagged Milk

 

Tim hasn't seen this in Alberta but it does exist in Ontario for sure. I have no idea why we would want to sell milk in bags but it is a great conversation starter. Nothing else to say here except for the fact that this originated in some European country, which just goes to show that Canada is actually more influenced by the blasted lobster backs than we realized.

3. The song: God Save the Queen

 

Tim says that this song was Canada's national anthem up until 1980 at which point the already existing, "Oh Canada" but which is still sung with fervent ardour. Don't ask me why, I've practically given up on trying to understand why Canada as a whole appears to be enamoured with Britain.

4. Saying "zed" instead of "zee"

As explained by Tim: The British said "zed" instead of the more phonetically pleasing "zee" because that's how the British said it and what the British do goes. And to be honest, Tim feels quite strongly about this subject...although he doesn't have a logical explanation as to why it is better.

The Anime To Watch

To sum up the great anime I've watched over these past three years, I decided to make this post. (And I bet you'll agree with me...)

(Mostly) For Girls:

CHIHAYAFURU
   Enter Karuta, a Japan only car game in an anime featuring Chihaya, a young girl searching to reunite her friends from childhood who have spread far and wide and have their own myraid of problems...

OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB
   Which everyone, EVERYONE must watch. Drop dead funny (with a bit of crude humor), discover yourself with an eccentric group of hilarious high school "boys".

HANASAKU IROHA
   A beautiful animation about a classical Japanese bath house and the 'family' who works within.

(Sometimes) For Boys:

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE BROTHERHOOD
   I say the Brotherhood because it sticks true to the wonderfully awesome manga, and it has a better ending, in my opinion... Ed and Al, two brothers who have been horribly disabled in an alchemy experiment search for a cure to their injuries and are a benefit to everyone along their way. An epic adventure.

HIKARU NO GO
   Available on YouTube, the story of a young boy with no special skills who discovers a proffessional board game playing ghost in a game board who is a thousand years old! The ghost, Sai, teaches the boy how to play and begins a series of events to change both their lives forever.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
  No true anime lover can get away without watching the epic Naruto series. Jam packed with comedy, action (and fillers) Naruto Shippuden follows the story of a young orphaned boy in a ninja village who is trying to become somebody in a war torn and chaotic world... and succedes.



Hope you liked the list ;)
Aloha, A

How NOT to Pose for a Picture at a Volcano...

The World From Above

Pictures taken from an airplane of the islands of Honolulu, Oahu (Top) and Hilo, Hawaii (Bottom).

Night Lights

The scary one is Uncle Y.B., the pyromaniac is me! ;) Pics taken around New Years. Happy 2012!

Burlesque and Sleeping till Eleven

I'm at my friend Anna's house, we had a sleepover last night and I'm on her computer listening to the soundtrack of Burlesque, I bought the soundtrack of Valentine's Day. I woke up at around ten, puttered around for a bit and then decided to make my dear friend breakfast.

This is what I had in mind:

This it what it looked like:

(not really but it wasn't as good as I wanted)

She liked though and ate it with gratitude.... I have the best friends in the world.

Anyway, that was a great inspiration for Teague/Faye and now I'm listening to amazing music sung by the beautiful and talented Christina! Anna really has a voice that sounds so much like Christina, it's crazy. I leave you with this song:

Close Up

Hello stranger....

Here is Music Sunday. The part of the week where Jo brings a song to serenade your ears... and procrastinate homework at 10:45 pm. Yep. I have discover this band from down under who've just celebrated a decade of commitment and existence. My only regret is that I didn't find them sooner. Have you listened to Hysterical yet? No? Well it's just down here|

                                         . V

YESSS

Cause, it's MUSIC THURSDAY! And I've been reading Bleach fanfics like crazy! I think I have a thing for couples who argue....all the time. :P

What to Drink When You Visit Hawaii?

Kale and carrot juice, with apples...and yes, I did drink this.

Normally, what happens when you freeze a glass bottle is it explodes....

I'm Sorry About Your Hampster! To: Joshua

I just realized: I am a horrible person.... wwaaaaahhh....

Eye See You

Welcome To Home School!

I have nine subjects this year for school... it's better than last year's eleven ^_^ Heehee
-A

Fangirling? Who me? Never.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH ok, ok. so I just finished the blog previous to this one where I briefly mentioned that I am watching a kick-butt drama even though it is so fluffy, angsty, sappy, cliched, and.... I just love it, ok? well anyway, my favourite character is unfortunately a fairly minor one and I must say that I think he's pretty cute even though he's verrry girly. And he was still my favourite character when I found out he was gay, in the drama. Anyway here he is....

Lee Jong Suk irl 

yes, I know he had a nose job but I still like him.

And

Han Tae Sun

his character

 

start at 4:10, even though he's lip synching I just love the song.

School, Schedules, and Secrets

I have completed my promise and am now writing to you as you see the pixels across the monitor. First of all, I'd like to say that I am in the process of writing up that skiatem drabbley and will send it to you soon for beta-ing. Now to get on with life....

Twelve days ago, I had the *ahem* pleasure of attending the world's most common torture device....school. I know that it's not really but let's just say it is. It was really boring actually but it was amusing to watch all the giddy grade seven kids and their awkward presences blundering along the hallways. It was even more fun to finally be able to vent my boredom with some intense verbal sparring and a few of the 'ole one two. Yes, I do have sadistic tendencies.I walked into the school year with no plans or intentions in mind and now I have three:

Johannah's Goals for the School Year 

*applause, applause*

1. To paint our checkerboard table in the community park several outrageous, yet artistically inclined colours

2. To get the shyest kid in our class, Eric V., to actually have a conversation with me that I didn't force him into and with no insults traded

3. To try and get my friend back together with my other friend as in, Becky + Eric D. = cute~

Okay, don't laugh. The first two are pretty realistic but I don't think that goal three will ever happen because they're both bad at expressing their feelings, no matter how petty it may seem, and both are actually very personal. Other than that I am having a lot of fun with my fam and teasing the life out of Andrew! Oh, and Becky and Julia have already gotten into a fight which I  think is a record for them... they usually wait until the second week or so. I also have to adjust acting like a, oh I don't know, a dog! Wait and do what the masters tell us to do and each whistle means we can go to another master and we wait eagerly for each whistle, tails wagging and saliva dripping and everything. Urghh...makes me laugh just thinking about it. My butt hurts too.

And just to let you know I am watching one of the BEST Korean Dramas Eva! YEAH BABY! It's called Secret Garden and I'm getting a lot of shikatem inspiration from it. I'm also getting a lot of inspiration from this married couple I know and they are so hilarious to watch because in some weird way they remind me just like shikatem. Ah...well. I will fangirl about my favourite character in a blog soon. Peas!

Urgent Report! Life Like Jell-o!

Three things:

First!

Have you seen Ouran Host Club episode 72 in the manga!@?!

I was like:

B/c these guys:

Are breaking up! Nooooooooo! And to make things worse, they're cousins, too!

*Sobs*

Second!

Elijah enjoyed the Coke balls and moose droppings very much... thank you...

Thirdio!

Isn't 'Life like Jello cool?? It translates to:

I MISS YOU! COME AND VISIT SOOOON!

<3

A

P.S.

(I had caffine, can you tell??)

The Faces of Joshua...

...who does not like to get pictures taken, apparently....