A Not So Short Post With Good Intentions And Lots of Awards

This is going to be a very short post, on account that it's 8 p.m. and I still have to study for THE TJ Admissions Test, which, by the way, is THIS SATURDAY.

But I have a few things I would, (quickly) like to mention.

One of them being that my grandparents left for Greece yesterday, and arrived safely home.  We really enjoyed having them here at our house and we all hope they come back again soon!!!

Another thing, Nicholas received his very first A's and B's Honor Roll Award Thingy (for those of you who do not know what that is, it's an award that congratulates students who receive all A's and B's (or all A's) on their report card for that semester. Hence the name, A's and B's Honor Roll Award Thingy) and he also was awarded the Cornerstone Award for effort, which is a Cornerstone Award for effort. Kapish?
So Y-A-Y Nicholas! You have also now been awarded the Danielle Thinks You Are Fabulous (No Matter How Annoying) Award!  A prestigious honor only few are lucky enough to receive!

Also, my father is currently in Boston with Those Guys (his family) for the rest of the week, and coming back Friday, just in time for THE TJ Admissions Test.  He, sadly, does not receive the Danielle Thinks Your Fabulous Award.  Or any award for that matter. Except for possibly getting poison ivy.  I'm not sure if there is an award for that.

So, last thing before I go (uh, didn't you say this was going to be short, Danielle? Why yes I did folks. But apparently, I lied.) I just thought that I would give you all a little taste of what kind of questions are going to be on this Admissions Test.  Directly from my practice test I got in TJ prep class, here is one question:

1.  As you walk up a long hill, you pass five different trees.
          1) The first tree is not an aspen.
          2) The last tree is an elm.
          3) The second tree is a sugar maple.
          4) You pass the hickory tree after you have passed the sugar maple, but before you pass the aspen.
          5) You pass the aspen after you have passed the red oak.
    In which position is the aspen?

A. second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth
E. Cannot be determined from the information given.


Shall I remind you all, that is is only ONE question out of 45 on the Verbal part of the test.  There is a mathematics part of the test too.  And let me just say, it is MUCH harder than that.  So go ahead and give it your best shot.  Comment your answer, and if you get it correct, you will receive the DTYFAward.  I think you all know what award that is ;)

Anyway everyone, time is ticking, and I must be going.

Oh, last thing.  Promise.  Don't forget that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 comes out in July!  Go buy your tickets 8 months before hand!  There you go, Warner Exec and Danny boy!  (If this strange addition was confusing for you, go see the comment made by Anonymous under my H.P and the D.H rant post. Yup.  If you still don't get it, then I can't help you son!)

So adios for now muchachos!  And remember, It's Not Smart, Unless It's K-Mart Smart! (Oh man, I am on a roll with the advertisements!)

Love,
Danielle

P.S.     [*Pwned*]  That was for you dad.

Thanksgiving! Food!

Side Message: I would just like to congratulate my Uncle George on his successful surgery this past week, and to pass on my love from me and my family over here to him.  I was so happy to hear everything went well and that you're doing fine too.  Congrats Uncle George, and I love you a ton!  Hope to see you soon!

Happy Thanksgiving fam!  If your house is like mine, you'll have people downstairs cooking away like mad so that the food can be on the table in time for lunch! And boy, what's Thanksgiving without food???  You'll also have the TV on in the living room, while The National Dog Show is playing.  Oh yes.  The NATIONAL Dog Show.
And what's on the menu for the Matta's?  Well, I know we will have lots of potatoes...sweet and regular.  I should know, since I butchered the poor darlings with my peeling skills.  We also have some squash cooking, and of course the Big Ol' Turkey.  I believe we also have cranberry jello in the fridge and I know for a fact that we have two delicious homemade pies waiting...calling to me...
So really, just your typical, Thanksgiving meal.  But the difference between my family's Thanksgiving and your family's Thanksgiving, is that I'm pretty sure mine's going to be crazier than yours.  So HA.
I have also been informed that three episodes of the Three Stooges and Mrs. Doubtfire the movie are on the schedule for today. (Jealous???)

All in all, I honestly hope that all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving today with your family and friends, wherever you may be, and please, on the behalf of all who are sane, (which excludes most of us) eat my friend, eat.  Don't be ashamed to unbutton your pants and untuck your shirt.  Show the world how proud you are to be an American by show casing your Big Ol' Tummy!  Pilgrim pride baby!
And besides, the Turkey wants you to!

Once again, happy Thanksgiving to you all, and enjoy your meal and your company, whoever that may be.  (It won't be the Three Stooges though.  Sorry, they're booked buddy)

Love,
Danielle

P.S. For any of you who were wondering, I believe the Irish Setter and the Boxer won first place medals.  Now we can eat them! Oops, no, no, we don't eat dogs.


mmmmm...Irish Setter....yummmy

I Think I'm In Love...

If you all recall, yesterday I mentioned at the end of my informational post that I was going to see HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (part one) which is exactly what me, my dad and my brother did.  And let me just say this right now:

I love the Harry Potter Books.

And I have read them all, and seen all the movies up to date.  The difference is: The movies suck.  I'm sorry, all you Harry Potter Movie Fanatics, they just do.  The special effects are cool, I must admit, but the acting is less than to be desired, and when I say 'acting', I'm really just talking about one particular person's abibilites in that area.

Daniel Radcliff.

Harry Potter, if any of you have read the books, is supposed to be considerate and friendly, a little shy but trustworthy, brave, talented and selfless! (and ok, he has some anger issues...but can you blame him, all considering?)  But Daniel Radcliff represents that as well as a cucumber would.  That's just my opinion, at least.  And having a bad main character/actor really just ruins the movie for me.

But that all changed 19 hours ago.

Please, for the sake of humanity and your soul, go pay money and see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part one) !  It was, by far, the best of all the Harry Potter movies, the best reenactment of the book that could possibly have been made in movie form, the best acting I've seen from any of the cast members (excluding Mr. Radpuke) and just in general the GREATEST MOVIE.  Seriously man.  Those words have never been used with 'Harry Potter movie' in the same sentence before.  And if you still don't believe me, go and check my profile and look under Favorite Movies.  Oh yeah, that's right.  Try to disagree with me NOW.

Basic Point: Stop, drop, and roll to your closest movie theatre.  And DON'T see Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.  No seriously, that's actually a movie playing at Regal Movie Theatres right now.  RESIST THE TEMPTATION.

What are you still doing here? Run boy, run!

Love,
Danielle

And just because this annoys me when people say it, I'm just going to mention that Warner Bros. Pictures HAS paid me to advertise their movie.  Because a famous Production Company seriously knows me personally. Jeez -_-

A Very LARGE Update and Putting Me Into the Corner

Long time no see everybody!  You know, you guys could make a better effort to write in your blog about current events, instead of writing about it a month and 16 days later!  I mean, can you say slacker? Let's pick up the pace here people!

So a very large apology for the lack of posts lately.  I have been very busy...and stuff.  Which is no excuse, I guess, since the whole point of this blog is to tell you guys WHY I'm busy.  But that's just the way it happened. Sorry!

Since I haven't blogged in a month and 16 days, I thought I should backtrack, and make a quick commentary on all the days I SHOULD have blogged about, but didn't.  So here we go!


October 11: Columbus Day. No school!

October 19:  My grandparents arrive from Greece!  Nick and I are picked up early from school (yeah baby) and greet our European grandparents at the airport.  We drive them home and show them around. Lots of talking and eating and unpacking ensued.

October 22:  TJ application deadline.  But don't worry; I turned mine in weeks earlier.

October 27:  Monthly anniversary for me and my braces! I do love you metal deathtraps glued onto my teeth!

October 30:  Halloween party at my place!  15 kids were invited, 9 could make it, 8 actually came.  None the less, fun party!  Everyone was dressed up, and there was lots of Halloween music, decorations and food for us hoodlums!  The party ended with a bang at 11 o'clock by staring at the ceiling in my room. (Obviously out of exhaustion from my exhilarating and insane party!)

October 31:  Happy Belated Halloween!  Hey dad, let's go follow Nick and his one friend Trick or Treat while I am dressed ridiculously, so that we can reminisce the good ol' days when I used to Trick or Treat, (Last year) whilst freezing our behinds off!  And I WON'T occasionally Trick or Treat, and WON'T hold out my hands instead of a plastic pumpkin, and WON'T get any strange looks from adults handing out candy while they drop a piece or two into my waiting palms.  That's what I WON'T do.

November 1:  Both my grandfather's and my Name Day.  Celebrate all the Danielle/Daniel's of the world!  (I assume you all celebrate this special day in your homes too.)  We all go out and have a Danielle-lisious meal at Not Your Average (Joe's), the bestest restaurant on the east coast.  If you haven't eaten there before or don't like it, you are not a human being and probably live in a cardboard box eating bugs all day and talk to the trees about the stock market.  Oh, and we also have the no school, because of a Teacher Work Day, I believe.

November 2:  Election day!  No school!  Vote on THAT.

November 8:  I Audition for my school's musical, Mulan.  All girls must sing "You'll Bring Honor to Us All" and impress the judges and chorus teacher.  I am a Smarts Mill Middle School Musical Veteran though, so I make the callbacks.

November 10:  I attend a TJ prep class at my school to...well, prep.  For the Thomas Jefferson Admissions Test in 2 FREAKING WEEKS, that is.

November 15:  Callbacks and another TJ prep class.  I sing, "Keep 'Em Guessing", a song for Mushu, little dragon thing, who, yes, is a boy in the movie, but can also be a girl in the play.  We also had to act out a scene from the musical.  Went pretty well.

November 19:  The Mulan Cast list was announced!!!!  One of my good friends got Mulan and another got Mushu.  I got the part of Mulan's Grandmother! Woo! Old lady time! (I still haven't figured out what I might have done at the audition and callbacks to seem like a good person to be the grandmother...do I resemble a senior citizen?)

Anyway, that's as about updated as it gets!!! Must go watch the new HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. cya!

Love,
Danielle