Friday Night

Okay, now I'm going to talk about the night of Friday (the 13th).

Once all but Leah, Kalie, Rachel and Sam (who were all spending the night) had finally gone home, our little group travelled up to the park in my neighborhood with my Tarot cards, Rune Stones, and Ouija board; also a candle, not only because it was dark, but helps get people in the "spiritual mood."
For those who don't know, I'm a highly spiritual person, so this kind of thing is normal for me. xD
Anyway, I started out reading Tarot cards for everyone. It was funny how everyone reacted to how accurate the readings were. Tarot cards aren't just fake things where you can always apply a card to something; each card has a specific meaning.
After that, we broke out the Ouija board. Ouija boards are called talking boards because they contact spirits that speak to you through the letters and words on the board. You always have to have a partner; at least, that is what I have come to believe. If you use only one person, that one person is left open for any form of an attack. Two people using the board generally helps block attacks because you have two combined, and usually weak and inexperienced, spiritual powers working has a shield.
So, we started out by asking questions that the spirits could answer with yes or no. (Like, does this person love me and other questions like that.) Then, Sam and I made further contact with a spirit. It was German, judging by the fake name it gave us. Although, it may have just been fucking with our minds. When Sam and I asked if the spirit meant us harm, it said yes. Of course, we freaked out and moved away. Breaking contact with the board doesn't always mean breaking contact with the spirit, but I'm fairly certain we broke away from the spirit, too.
Kalie and Leah went next and contacted a new spirit. Eventually, the spirit told us it name was Gab. We also learned that Gab was 18, and died by her own hand (suicide.) She came to us simply looking conversation and friends. We learned later on that Gab is also Kalie's guardian. We talked with her and got to know her more; she's a really awesome guardian. We hope to be able to contact her again.

So, we had to go back to my house because my mum didn't like us being at the park speaking to spirits at twelve in the morning. ^^; So, we went back and did more readings. I, having trained my spiritual senses and having a strong spiritual power, sensed something was wrong. I couldn't put my finger on it until we decided to go inside. I went to go retrieve a sweater (we had placed over the out door lights so we could be in only candle and moon light) and found out why I was so uneasy. It turned out a spirit was out there. It wasn't any run-of-the-mill spirit, either. It held extreme malice towards one of us and was probably going to attack. The first person it would attack would have been me; spirits attack those who have the highest spiritual strength first. I'm to entirely sure why it's like this, but I think it has to do with the fact that spiritual power draws on their own power or something. They go after the strongest person to get rid of them, then they go after the second strongest and so on.
Anyway, I went rushing back into my little courtyard and told everyone to get inside immediately. If I was going to be in danger, no else needed to be in danger has well.
Well, I'm not saying anymore about the spirit or anything; only that it comes around a lot and is dangerous.
That's all about spirits. Now it is time for Saturday between three and six in the morning. xD

So, we all piled into my dad's room (it's the biggest room, so we kicked him out so we could all sleep together) and went to sleep around three. Sam, Rachel and I were on the bed, Kalie and Leah were on the ground. I was still worried about the spirit, and kept getting up and going downstairs to check things out. I simply couldn't fall asleep. When I finally crawled back in bed (which was hard, since I was in the middle) I found that Rachel was also awake. She kept me up until six in the freaking morning trying to figure out what my first Tarot question and other random stuff. We had fun being retards though. We also had our first make out...at five in the morning. -twitch-
FYI- Rachel and I are going out; we have been since February 26. Sam and I had been going out for over a year before we broke up and Rachel went out a few days later. Leah and Rachel had recently broken up, after having over half a year long relationship.
Sam went out with John on the 25th, Rachel and I got together on the 26th, and Leah and Richard got together on the 27th. Pretty weird how it was all in a row. Anyway, yes I am Bi...or Lesbian. I'm not entirely sure. I haven't liked a guy since fourth or fifth grade. =) My and Rachel's parents do not know we are going out, and we're going to wait for a time when we can tell them on our own.

Well, I'll stop typing now. This was one long-ass blog. xD I wonder who will actually read it all?

~Duani Y

Friday!

Okay, this blog is on this past Friday (The 13th!). This one is going to cover my party. My next blog will talk about Friday after ten/Saturday.



Okay, so the party was for my birthday, which was on Tuesday.
Before the party, Leah and Kalie came over to help me decorate. They weren't the largest of help after a little bit; they got distracted on inhaling the helium. Once I got them to get out of my way, they were amusing on the side while I continued to work. The funniest part was when Kalie inhaled the helium and said "Hiii.... I'm Kalie! Destroyer of worlds!" I was about to die laughing. I got a video of it; too bad the damn video doesn't have sound, which was the whole point. xD

I invited twelve people; and all showed up. Two people were late, but that's better than them not showing up at all!
Anyway, once we got everyone settled, Leah, Kalie, Ivy, Brittany and I all attempted to teach the people how to play Bunco (see Birthday! blog). By the Goddess, that was the hardest thing to do. xD Everyone kept asking for repeats. If the people would have settled down and actually listened, I'm sure we could have gotten through it much faster. But, I don't blame them. It was a party, and everyone pretty much knew each other.
We played bunco, and everyone caught on and understood the game fully. It's always easier when you have the people watch and play along. It makes explaining a bit easier.
After that we ate pizza and got dressed to go outside and swim in my pool! Have you ever had twelve people trying to change into swimsuits all at the same time? It's dangerous. xD Everyone was fighting over the bathrooms and bedrooms. Eventually we got everyone out and into the pool, though. xD
We played Marco Polo (with twelve people in an eight-foot pool, that was interesting. =P), and then just swam around and did our own things. John, being an idiot, didn't swim around much. The pool was heated, but the air was windy; thus was it cold to the wet body. Once he was in and wet, he just stood there shivering. I had to chase him around to keep him moving.
If I thought people changing into bathing suits was dangerous, you should have seen it when everyone went back inside to change again. That was scary. Cold, wet people fighting over bedrooms and bathrooms. You can bet I stayed out of the way. xD
Then we went downstairs, ate ice cream cake (since I don't like frosting) and opened presents. I got gift cards to Target, Barnes and Noble, Hot Topic, and Best buy. I also got some jewelry, a statue, cds, and a stuff animal.
I've used my Barnes and Noble card to get a cool series of books (I'll probably post about them later); I used my Hot Topic card to buy a corset-like top, and I used my Best Buy card to buy a new computer game. I'm not sure what I'll buy with my Target card; we'll see when I get taken over to Target later this week!
To summarize the day, it was amusing, chaotic, and really, really fun! ^_^
That's all on the party! I'll post about Friday night later.
~Duani Y

Thursday!

Okay, from Thursday to Sunday was a really busy weekend.
I'll post a new blog for each event, otherwise you'll be reading one loooonnng blog!

So, starting at Thursday, June 12.
It wasn't that busy of a day, really. I went over to Sam's with Leah and we hung out and watched TV, waiting for Sam's boyfriend, John, to come over.
Let me tell you, it was a long, torturous wait. xD
Sam's little brother (Tyler) and sister (Sydney) have endless amounts of energy stored up. At least Sydney takes a break and settles down when you want her to. Tyler runs all over the house, screaming in his extremely high-pitched tones. I swear, if he was just one octave higher he could speak to freaking dolphins or something!
That boy is always running around; it's no surprise he runs into walls sometimes. I know that sounds mean, but you should see this kid.
So, I got realllyyy bored of just sitting around and doing nothing, and went to play hide-and-go-seek with the kids. It's amazing how you can play that game for hours in a house, and kids never get bored. Even if they run out of hiding places, they keep playing. It's really amusing. So, I hid and I sought. Apparently I'm the "hiding master" because whenever I play with the little kids, I find at least one good spot where the have to give up on finding me. That good spot? It's usually somewhere obvious and right out in the open. It's pretty funny.
So, by the time I was tired of hide-and-go-seek, John was there. We all sat around, talked, and waited until Sam's mum came home and took us out to eat pizza. Once we were inside, Tyler was flying over to the arcade. Damn, that kid was fast. xD I had to retrieve him a few times. I thought one of us was going to have to retrieve John, since he wanted to go on the little pony ride thing so badly. =D
All in all, Thursday was a good day; tiring, but good.
My next blog will be about Friday!
~Duani Y

Birthday!

So, yesterday (the 10th) was my birthday. It started out not too great, because my mum and dad were fighting already, but otherwise it was a pretty good day.
My gifts were: a Japanese Zen Garden, from my mum and dad, Tarot Cards from my Aunt, a Japanese scent thing from my sister, a remote control boat-thing for my pool, and a new Kodak digital camera. (Yeah, the last two presents soo do not fit in with the other presents. xD)
I really love all of my presents. A few of them were pleasant surprises, while others were exactly what I wanted.
Leah and I hung out before we had to walk the dogs (I'll explain that later). We had fun just being retards an exploring/setting up my gifts.
When I came home, I helped Mum set up for her Bunco party. Bunco is a dice game with 3 rounds of six for a total of 18 rounds. Each round goes with a number on the dice. So, 1 would be four people at one table rolling dice and aiming for ones. There are three tables, the Head table, the Middle table, and the Lower table; four people sit at each table for a total of twelve people playing. If the head table gets a Bunco (when someone rolls all three dices and each one ends up being the number of that round-ie. the round is six, so someone rolls three sixes; that would be a bunco.) then that round is over, and the go to the next round.
So, I played Bunco in my mum's place, that way she could continue cooking, cleaning, and such. You wouldn't believe how many times I was asked what high school I was going to, how old I was, and all of that. It was hilarious, really.
At the end, of course, a group of the girls did what I had dreaded; they sang me happy birthday. =P It was nice, but embarrassing. The desert, that always comes after the bunco rounds and before the prizes, was an ice cream cake. ^-^
Charlene, my mum's boss, is one of the bunco ladies. She chose a rug for her prize, for she won the most non-buncos (those are when you roll a dice of all the same number, but the number isn't the one for the round- ie. the round is round five, and you roll three ones. That's a non-bunco.). The rug she chose had been one I liked, and in the end, she gave it to me has a birthday present, even though I could have gone out and gotten the rug if I had wanted. It was very nice of her. ^^
Of course, my mum had to ruin the nice evening by yelling at Dad when he came home. "What are you doing here?! I told you stay at the bowling alley, no one wants you here!" Dad kind of lives here too, you know, Mum. My father has every right to come back to his house, especially since it's his daughter's birthday. Dad didn't need to throw one of his semi-fits and throw a water bottle, though...
-shrug- Oh well. All in all, the day was a really good one!
Well, that's all. I'm tired and wish to go to bed.

~Duani Y

Shot

Ohh, today sucked.
I had to go to my new doctor and get a shot; note I said new. I hated my old doctor, and finally had to transfer to my dad's doctor because she only accepted patients that had a "yearly good bill of health." I'm sooo happy I got away from my old doctor.
So, today I went with my dad, filled out a ton of paperwork, and then was sent to the little room in the back with him where my blood pressure and all that good stuff was taken care of. (By the way, you know the new freaky blood pressure things that actually tighten around your arm? Yeah, that scared the crap out of me. I'd never had one of those kind put on my arm. I'm used to the one where the doctor pumps it with the little squeezy-thing. Lol. xD) Then I had to sit in the room for over an hour, cooking with the agonizing notion that I was about to get a shot.
I hate doctors, and I hate other people with needles. I'm fine when either my friends or I are holding the needle, but freak out when someone else, especially a doctor, is holding any form of a needle.
An hour and forty-five minutes of waiting for one damn little poke with a needle? You've got to be kidding me. It didn't hurt at all...until the fluid was ejected into me; it hurt a bit then. I'm still a little sore now.
My dad wants to take me back to get some other series shot. I'll go mutiny on him if he even tries.
Well, I'm going to stop reliving the shot now. I'm done ranting about the shot for the day. =)

~Duani Y

The Band!

Okay, so remember I mentioned that my friends had a band, and that I'd tell you about it later? Well, later is now!

Above: Rachel, Guitarist

Below: Leah, Bassist

Above: Ivy, Singer!

Below: Sam, Drummer!

These are all really close friends of mine, so you'll probably hear me refer to them a lot in my blogs. xD

Anyway, they created the band last year and went through a few singers before they found Ivy. Since then, Ivy has remained the singer, and probably will continue to be so for a long time to come.

Rachel is generally the person that holds the band together, since she knows how to play all the instruments and taught everyone how to play theirs.

Sam learned how to play the drums from Rachel, and still is. She's learning steadily, and doing a great job.

Leah also learned how to play her bass from Rachel. She is now learning a bit more from her boyfriend, Richard, and is getting better steadily with practice.

All together, they make the band they call Black Heart Tuesday. The name has changed multiple times, so there's no guarantee that is what they'll stick with. ^^;

They practice weekly and currently are working on their cover of Die Die My Darling, by Aiden, has well has I'm Not Okay, by My Chemical Romance. They also have other songs they are working on. I'll update in other blogs on what they are working on, and will probably post some videos that I'll record later on. The last band practice I went to was on Wednesday, since it was the last day of school and it was a half day. I did record some videos, but none of them were in good visual or sound quality. I'll have to be careful about that next time!

~Duani Y

Books!

Okay, ready for the next review? Here it is!

Storm Thief by Chris Wooding:

I read this a few weeks ago, and I have to say I really liked it. It kept me interested throughout the book. For the most part, I wanted to continue reading and reading and- well, you get it.

Storm Thief takes place in a city of complete chaos, Orokos. It's constantly assaulted by probability storms that randomly re-arrange the world. It has stood for so long that history has forgotten it, and its citizens no longer question what else may exist outside Orokos. Everyone is to believe that in this world, Orokos is the only place there is. Then, two thieves, and one unlikely friend of theirs', discover a map that holds the key to the secret at the heart of Orokos. But many others want this very key, and are willing to do whatever they can to get their hands on it.

If you like adventure, fantasy, and a little dash of romance, then this is for you. I'm certain a lot of people will like this book.

~ Duani Y

Books!

Okay, I said I'd give some reviews of a few books every once in awhile, right? ( Remember, I don't guarantee you'll like the books I decide to review. =) )
Well here's one I finished reading( I read books really fast, so I probably will be posting a lot about books, if I remember to. ^^' ) :

The Priest of Blood by Douglas Clegg:

This is the first of three books in the Vampyricon series. It looked and sounded really interesting, so I decided to try it out. I have to be honest and say that I found the beginning incredibly boring. It just takes a little bit of time to get into it, I suppose; at least it did for me, and I love vampires/fantasy books. But once I got going, it was really interesting. I got through it before I realized it, which tends to happen a lot to me...
Anyway, this book is about a young man, named Aleric, (the Falconer), and his journey from being a poor boy, to a falconer at in the Baron's household; he story also speaks of his unrequited love for the Baron's daughter. When his love is found out, he is forcibly conscripted as a soldier and sent to the Holy Land to fight; unfortunately, he has lost all faith and conscience. He cares not for his life any longer.
Soon, he finds a new love. "She calls herself Pythia -- and in her passionate, bloody embrace, he also finds his destiny..."
I found it a truly good book, even if you had to try to keep yourself interested in some parts. You can find it in most libraries, if you'd like to take a look.

~Duani Y

Day After

I'm so sad, and yet I'm really happy at the same time.
Today is the day after the last day of school. It feels so strange to not be getting up early in the morning and getting ready for another long, but interesting, day of school. I actually got up at six and was about to get ready for my imaginary school day when I realized I had around eleven or more weeks without school. When I went back to bed, it felt like I was skipping school. xD

These past two years in middle school were probably the best school years I have ever had. I met tons of great people like Rachel and Sam (two of my best friends from school) and got to go to school with older friends like Brittany (also on a blogger!) and Leah (Life-long best friend).
I have to say that eighth grade was the best school year, though. There were a ton of tough, sad times, but the happy times and my friends are what made it worth it. If I had the choice to rewind and relive the year, I probably would; especially if I could relive just after Valentine's Day up to now. I had all my friends, and we had so much fun. We were all super retarded at times, which made it all the more fun. We had sad times, and serious times, too. All in all, this school year was so great, I hated that it ended.
When good things end, some of the good has to continue. I know a lot of my friends will still be with me in high school, and I know I will stay in touch with those who aren't going to the same high school. It's just sad about those who won't be going to the same high school has me, because I won't be able to see them as much. There will be times where I'll have to go weeks, or months, without seeing one of those particular friends. But, it's good that I won't totally go without seeing them.
I'm particularly worried about Rachel; I won't get to see her much. I can't go to every band practice (My friends have their own band, I'll probably post about them tomorrow, or sometime really early in the morning if I'm still up) and see her. I wonder how our relationship will be over the summer; and how it will be throughout highschool? But I'm not going to really go into that right now.

The last period of the day was the most dismal. Our English teacher sang a very beautiful, stirring song that basically told us to have good lives and wished us well. Just when she finished singing, it was time for the enrichment video. The video was a slide show of a lot of the events that happened this year. Of course, the music on it was the Graduation Song, by Vitamin C. By the end of the day, and the video, over half the class was crying. That includes myself, unfortunately. I really hadn't expected to cry, but I did.

I'm happy that school is out, though. It's finally time to hang out, celebrate, and have has much fun as possible! My birthday is next week on Tuesday (June 10th), and I'm having a party on Friday the 13th. That will be fun. Of course, I'll blog about both days.

I'll stop being bi-polar and changing from feeling strange, to sad, to happy again. I hope I didn't make you depressed with this blog! Haha

~Duani Y

First Blog!

Hey! So, I'm Karah/Duani/Gee/Gerard, whatever people want to call me, or know me by; and, yep, that's me above in the picture to the left.
I mainly started blogging because of my friend, and because it sounded like fun.
I'll probably talk about my family, my friends, things I like, and other stuff. Just whatever I feel like talking about at the time. I might give some ideas for mangas, books, and movies that I think other people might like; especially if it's one particle thing I found and loved a lot.
So, that's about it for my first blog! Thanks for reading.

~Duani Y