Really? How do you forget a heavy, winter coat?!?! I mean, HELLO? Oh, hey, it’s cold out! I wonder what I’m missing? And the thing I don’t get, besides that, is that they never reclaim it! How do you not remember that you left your coat at school? How do you not remember that it’s your coat hanging in the closet? How do you not remember to bring it home the next day?!?!

Once, my friend even saw a pair of underwear in the staircase. O_O How do you lose your underwear? I mean, it’s not like you’re wearing it, and then all of the sudden it’s falling down your pants, or something. O_o Unless you take it off, and I don’t know why you’d be taking off your underwear in the SCHOOL STAIRCASE, how do you lose your underwear?

Speaking of school, on Friday, January 29^th, I had part one of my social studies midterm. D: I have an okay feeling, but you know how that always turns out. Day two of my S. S. test is on Monday (February 1). Wow, would you believe that it’s February 2010 already? That brings us another month closer to 2012 and Armageddon. (; To be honest, I don’t believe that the world will end in 2012.

The only reason some people think that, is because the Mayan’s calendar was in a spiral, and it was really precise. The position of the moons, the stars, whatever. The Mayan calendar almost matched our current calendar. They were just that exact. Anyway, like I said, their calendar was in a spiral, and the spiral ended at 2012. And that’s why people think the world will end in 2012. But really, they couldn’t even predict the end of their own civilization. And how do you know they didn’t just run out of room for the spiral?

Last Tuesday, we went to the Maimonides Hospital! We went to the nursery section, and the babies were all so cute! Everyone was asking if that baby was a girl, or if this baby was a boy. When the nurse replied, everyone was like, “How do you know?” And the nurse would go, “Oh, you know.. I’m a nurse. I’m supposed to know these things. But it also helps that there are labels.” Everyone felt really stupid after that.

One bad thing has happened, though—My aunt was going down the stairs, but she twisted it somehow. :/ Her left ankle is a bit swollen, but it’s been getting much better now.

And… I don’t really want to end on a bad note, so I’ll end saying I saw The Lovely Bones. It was pretty good, actually, and I enjoyed it. It was a bit sad, though, of course, since it’s about a murder. It wasn’t really too scary, though, except for this one part where… Uh, sorry, I don’t want to spoil it. ‘Kay, well, BYE FOR NOW!

Question(s):
Wow, I haven’t asked questions in my blogs for a while now.
How do you lose your underwear at school? Be creative!
Do you believe in 2012 the world will end? What do you think about the Mayan calendar?

Updates: Round Six of Guess the Number; New poll, so go vote, please; Last but not least, a Jessika Name Signature—Go request one too!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I am currently typing this about 10 minutes before 2010! Yes, I’m staying up to see the ball drop on TV.
Also, if you haven’t noticed by now, I’ve put a new layout up, so refresh! Please let me know if there are any errors, or if you think I should change something, and why. Thanks, everyone! Happy Holidays. XOXO, Allie.

Merry Christmas to all, and for those who don’t celebrate it, Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and I hope you all have a great New Year! I made a little gift for you all, and it’s been up for a while now. Click on that little link up there above the blog post. *points*

I hope your holidays are awesome, and if you don’t celebrate anything, I hope your New Year is better than the last one. (: So for those who celebrate Christmas, or a holiday where they receive presents—What did you get? Did you get everything on your wish list?

I didn’t really want anything in particular, except for a new phone, which, I might add, I did NOT get. -.- (See, the last one I got was the LG Neon, and I had it for A WEEK until my aunt accidentally dropped it in water. *sigh*) I also wanted to get my ears pierced. I asked my dad last year, but he was a bit reluctant, though I really don’t get why since I had my ears pierced when I was younger; it just closed up after an infection. I asked him like a million times, and he finally gave in! Yay for annoying people until they give in. Teehee.

I got an “A” pillow from my friend from Justice (click to see what it looks like, though in the picture it’s an E whereas mine is an A), another pillow/stuffed doll thingy, a cushion, a necklace from Juicy Couture, a set of 3 charm elastics from Juicy Couture, socks (bleh, LOL), purple nail polish, and hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works.

On Christmas (December 25), I went to Rockefeller Center to see the tree. The tree looks huge on TV, but it’s not really *that* big in real life. I also went to Bryant Park and we went skating!

I was *going to* go to Georgia with my aunt on the 26^th, but it rained all day long. Like, seriously? Are you kidding me?! It was pouring, and it was too dangerous to go, so my aunt decided not to go. After all, it takes more than half a day to get there from New York, and we wouldn’t be able to stay that long there. *sigh* So instead, we might go to Great Wolf Lodge with my aunt’s friend.

In case you missed the gift on Twitter, which I think most of you have, this is the Thanksgiving gift I made. (: I drew the little turkey scribble. Like it?

I’m not planning on making this blog too long since it’s 10:05PM and I’ll probably get into trouble if I stay on too long. D: I’m also accepting affiliation requests along with link exchanging.

Last week, the whole 7^th grade went on a trip to the Bowling Alley. We got to choose our groups which made it all the more awesomer. xD Surprisingly, I actually won the first round we played. I’m not that good of a bowler; I’m an average bowler. I won with 69 points. I had a lot of fun at the bowling alley. Some boys from our class were in the lane right next to us, and they were cracking jokes and making everyone laugh.

Near the end, when a lot of teams were finishing up, they got a bit more rowdy and annoying. Every time it was my turn, this one guy would yell “DON’T CHOKE!” at the same time I would let the ball go. “Choking” is when you play with the bumpers down, and the ball goes into the “gutter.” Of course, every time he’d say it, I’d choke. -.- I was so annoyed at him. >.<

Well, now for the random fact, I suppose. Did you know it takes 14 muscles to smile, yet 43 muscles to frown? All the more reason to smile, right?

Last Friday, I saw New Moon! It was definitely way better than Twilight, which I thought was horrible. When I first read the books, I imagined Bella to be way different from Kristen Stewart. Kristen is a little too.. I don’t know, outgoing (?) compared to Bella. I expected Bella to be a bit more reserved and quiet around people. Well, that’s just my opinion. So did you guys see any movies lately? If so, what was it and what are your thoughts on them?

Last Tuesday (the 17^th), was Parent-Teacher Conferences at my school. We had to wait forever to talk to some of my teachers. Luckily, we only had to go to 5. When my dad was talking to my string (orchestra) teacher, I found out that my grandmother’s cousin used to be a world-wide violinist! He’s at least 60 years old now, so he doesn’t play anymore, but he used to play with Yo-Yo Ma. I believe this is him, but I’m not 100% sure because my dad doesn’t know how he spells his name in English. I spent 30 minutes Google-ing him until I finally spelled it correctly. My dad hasn’t seen him in 20 years. He’s supposedly currently residing in New York, and he’s super rich.

I’ve been sick since Friday the 13^th, unfortunately. I had a fever, sore throat, cough, and a stuffy/runny nose this past week and a half. I didn’t go to school on Thursday and Friday, which helped a lot, though it means I’ll have to make up a lot of homework. *sigh* On the bright side, it’ll be Thanksgiving next Thursday, so I have both Thursday and Friday off again! (: Yay!

I know I haven’t been too active, so these past few weeks, I’ve been trying to add a bit more and edit old things. I’ve added a few new name signatures, a new poll (Pleas vote! The current one ends this Wednesday.), a new page of AIM Icons and Avatars, and a new article on Swine Flu. I’ve also added a collection of random quotes, but I’m thinking of deleting the page because it seems a bit boring. What do you think? Keep it or lose it?

And now for the random fact of the blog, did you know that African elephants are pregnant for 22 months?! That’s almost 2 years! Wow. Elephants are also the only land creatures, besides humans, who can cry.

Anyway, on a happier note, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I have a little gift that I made, which you can view here. (: I know it’s not really much; Sorry! D:

I didn’t go trick or treating this year. I think it’s the first year I haven’t, actually! O_O I don’t know why I didn’t go; I guess I just didn’t feel like it. >.< What did you guys do? At school, there was a Halloween Dance, though I personally thought it was stupid. Nobody really “dances.” The boys just run around, chasing each other. Real mature, guys. We weren’t allowed to wear costumes, though. Our teacher said it’s because if someone does something bad, and we have a mask on, they wouldn’t be able to see their face or something. On the bright side, we had a dress down day, meaning we could wear anything we wanted, including jeans!

See, my school has this dress code thing where 7^th grades need to wear collared shirts and navy blue or khaki bottoms. So it’s pretty awesome whenever we have dress down days. It was crazy socks and hats day, to make up for the lack of costumes. I wore socks with stripes of neon green and dark blue. It had a little doggie on the sides.

Today, November 1, is when Daylight Saving Time ends. When I woke up this morning, I was so confused. xD Yes, I fail terribly. Only after checking my calendar did I realize I had to turn back my clocks. Meh. Well, at least I get an extra hour of sleep! On the news on TV, I heard this watch store had over 800 watches. :o The owner had tons (not literally) of people helping him rewind them all. I feel bad for him.

This Tuesday (November 3^rd) is Election Day for mayors, I believe, so we have the day off. Why can’t they just give us Monday off, too? xD That way, we’d have a 4 day weekend. Awesome.

Well, I was going to end this blog with a random fact, but I sort of forgot the random fact.. So I guess now I’m ending this blog about how I wanted to end this blog with a random fact that I forgot. LMAO. Wow. Good luck trying to figure THAT one out.

Edit.10.16.09.
Whoa. I’m just so overwhelmed with the amount of comments I’ve received. I feel soo bad disabling comments. :/ But I have to return more than 35 comments, and I can’t really keep up with it all. So until I return at least 15 more comments, it’ll be disabled. You may comment here instead. The comment box pretty much beats the purpose of returning comments, I know. xD
Georgina is also the 32^nd commenter, so she will receive 3 weeks of plugging ending on November 6.

Hey, everyone! Wow, that was a long revamp. I’m so sorry, I didn’t expect it to last this long. Affiliates, if you don’t see your name on the affiliates page, I probably missed your site. Oops. Please let me know! If you were not an affiliate but would like to be one, you may apply here! (: Also, I know a lot of people have complained about FanUpdate not remembering their information and whatnot. I re-installed FanUpdate, hence losing all my blogs and comments *sniff*, but now it should remember you. I’m not making any promises! (;

I added new content, and most of it is mentioned in the updates section in the sidebar. But I’m going to tell you anyway. (; I added a new page for layout templates with 3 templates, there is a new round of the Guess the Number and “What Is It?”, and I added 3 new name signatures that say Alice, Delilah, and Karina. Go request a name signature for yourself! I also added two new tutorials, Displaying Code Properly and Using and Customizing Bullet Points. I’m also thinking about adding a page for AIM icons and avatars.

Moving on to the title. I’m assuming you all know what an ATM is. If not, it’s one of those machines where you insert your credit card and it gives you cash instead. A lot of people say “ATM Machine,” instead of just “ATM,” which is really the correct way to say it. ATM stands for Automated/Automatic Teller Machine. So if you said “ATM Machine,” technically you’d be saying “Automated Teller Machine Machine.” That’s like saying “a basketball ball” instead of just saying “a basketball.” Dumb, yes? xD

Yeah, so that was just a random mini-rant. Also, a random but somewhat cool fact: Did you know that cheese dulls a dog’s sense of smell? It would have done my dog a lot of good if my aunt and I knew that before feeding our dog a bunch of cheese. My dog LOVES cheese! Strange, how everyone loves the one thing that is bad for them.

Oh, and the.. 32^nd commenter (not on this blog only, but overall), will receive 3 weeks of plugging!