Roller Blading Accident

I love to roller blade! It's just so much fun. But I just started, so I'm not very good at it.
I can skate around without falling pretty easily... I just don't know how to brake. xD
So on Friday, my family and I went to the park. I put on my roller blades and was just rolling around the place. We all eventually met up at a bench and was getting ready to go. I asked my dad to get my shoes for me, so I can walk to the car. But he was like "No. Just roller blade over there, and get them yourself." I was like "But I can't roll down hills because I don't know how to stop." And he just left. I was like "-____-;; ...." I sat there waiting. Thinking my dad was going to get my shoes for me, but he seemed to be taking his time. I was able to see our car from where I was sitting. My sister looked at me, and I made a "hurry up and get over here" motion at her, but she just closed the car door. My family is pretty mean xD. Then I saw dad start to drive away. Panic surged through me. I thought maybe they either didn't know I was still on the bench or decided to ditch me! I sat there for a few seconds thinking "Oh..they're just tricking me...right?" But then I quickly put my roller blades back on and started roller blading. I was in a hurry so I didn't even fully strap them back on which caused me to be a little wobbly. I go all the way up the park and to a hill I know is not too steep. As I was going to this hill I was thinking, "Okay. Calm down. You know the way home. It's just a couple of blocks away. No need to worry." Then I got to the hill, and down I went. I started to gain speed, and I was like "OH SH*T!" I didn't think about the fact that even though the hill isn't very steep, I'll still gain moment. I'm such an idiot. I couldn't stop, and I was nearing the street. My first instinct was to grab onto the pole, so I can stop. And I unfortunately followed that instinct. However, you know those brown electrical wire poles that people staple stuff on? When That was the pole I grabbed. And you know those staples? Well the pole was covered in it, and I just so happened to grab onto a very staple filled section of that pole -___-. My hand got cut as it rubbed against the pole, and I fell on my bottom to top it off. And strangers were looking at me with pity filled eyes. Sigh....I fail at life. My sister opened the door and started laughing. I got up, and started yelling at my dad the whole way to my car. I got into my car, and took out my first aid kit out of my bag. (yes I carry a first aid kit with me everywhere. I'm very clumsy ^ ^;;) I had to put 5 band aids on my stupid hand because it got 5 stupid cuts in different areas. They were all relatively small wounds but they still hurt like hell! My brother started calling my dad a traitor for not helping me. My dad was telling me it was my fault for thinking he would abandon me, when he was really just driving the car to the bench I was at. My sister was just laughing the whole time xD. My other little brother was supposedly calling my name the whole time they were driving to the bench. At least I know that if I go missing my little brothers would be the first to notice/care.
Sigh~ my family is just too weird.... and my hand still hurts TT~TT. Good thing it was my left hand. I'm a righty.

ps. I bet you're wondering why I'm writing this now when it happened on a Friday. xD Well, I just remembered about it was I was staring at my hand. I decided to write about it because I thought it was blog worthy. lolz.

My Camera is so Old

My camera sucks xD. I should really buy myself a new one. I've had it for like 3 or 4 years I think. The picture quality of my camera isn't so good. The pictures always come out blurry no matter how steady my hand is. But sometimes it makes for cool effects. Like I took a picture of Ca. and she had her hands up in the air with a big smile. Somehow everything in the picture except her was blurry. When I say blurry, I mean like it was as if the background was running away. If I photoshopped a roller coaster in, it would look like she was riding a roller coaster. xD It's kind of cool. Some of my other pictures turned out pretty cool too. They habe random lines that are blurry, and it looks like ghosts. I joke with Luka and say "Oooh! The ghosts are trying to contact us!" And she starts laughing. I have one weird picture of something skin colored with a random black circle eye looking thing in the top left corner. It looks like a close up of a demon's face. xD It was quite fun seeing the pictures I took. I don't even remember taking some of them. Anyways, even though it creates these cool effects, I still need a new camera because those cool effects aren't very usefull when I want to take an actual picture. Plus it looks kind of crappy so people make fun of me for it. The good this is though, once they see the funky pictures I get, they kind of like my camera.
I must be confusing you, huh? I keep saying I don't like my camera, and yet I say I think it's cool. You can hate and love at the same time. xD
I tried to convince my dad that I need a new camera, but he just said that I'm not using it right or it's on the wrong setting. Sigh~ but I spent an hour playing with all the different settings, and the pictures still came out weird and blurry. I'll just save up some money for a new camera then. TT^TT but that means I can't buy any anime stuff. ....Hm...what to do...? I know, I'll ask my dad to get it for me for Christmas. ^ ^ that's my plan B. But then again, that's kind of mean >.>
I'll save up my own money. sigh~

My Favorite Season...

Did I ever tell you people how much I love Autumn? ^ ^
Well, I do. I know right now it's Spring, and it's kind of weird to be talking about Autumn now. I was just on my computer, randomly searching, when I suddenly started thinking about Autumn. It made me miss the beautiful season.
I like Autumn for a number of reasons.
I mostly like the wonderful season because of the trees. In Autumn the trees change colors, and the way the colors all compliment each other is just beautiful. They're warm, soothing colors of red, yellow, brown, and orange. It's just so beautiful to see. I don't know how to explain it, but when I see the trees in Autumn, I feel a smile creep up at the corners of my mouth.

Ooh! Another reason why I like Autumn is that it has two names. xD lolz, yes I know that's a silly reason, but that's how I am. I'm weird. So deal with it :P. Fall and Autumn; two different words that describe the same thing.  I remember hearing a story about why the season was called Fall. It had to do with a turtle. I would tell you, but that seems like I'll get off topic and this blog entry will end up being super long. So I'll save the story for another time :). In my opinion, the word "Fall" describes the events of the season, and the word "Autumn" describes the elegance of it. I don't know what's the greek/latin/or w.e. language it originated from means, but Autumn just has this feeling of elegance and beauty to it. I like that :D
I also like Autumn because of the leaves. The leaves are nice and crunchy. So when they fall, they make funny sounds when I walk on them. In my neighborhood, the people shove the leaves to the sides of the sidewalk, and it collects up. I love running through it! Since it's all collected up on the side, there's a whole bunch. It makes walking in it easier and more fun. I like kicking it up in the sky, and hearing it crunch softly under my feet. It's so much fun! Last fall I gathered the leaves up in the park, and jumped in them. I've always wanted to that! Lolz, yes I know, I'm too young for that, but I couldn't help myself. I've always seen people do it on T.V. and it looks like fun. So I tried it out for myself, and it was fun! xD

Fall has nice warm weather too. It's not too hot or too cold. It's just right. Lolz is it just me or did me saying that remind of of the children's story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"? Maybe it's just me... xD

Anyways, my friend said she likes Autumn because she likes the Fall fashion. I guess that's a good reason to like Autumn, and I like the Fall fashion as well. But I think that's a silly reason to like Autumn. :) Oh, well that's her opinion, and I shouldn't change it.

The meaning of Autumn is nice too. It's the end and a new beginning at the same time. My friends say it just represents the end. But I think it's both because when the leaves fall it is the end, but it also gives new leaves a chance to grow. So in a way it's like a new beginning as well. :) I don't think I'm explaining my theory well enough, but oh well.

I found out that K. likes Autumn as well :D So that's even more reason to like Fall.

All these pictures were taken off the internet. I must remember to take pictures of my own during next Autumn. Once I do, I think I shall post them on my blog ^ ^

Science Project In Detail

I think I told you about my science project already, but I'm not sure. If I did, I don't think I told you about it in detail. So that's what I'll do now.
My science project, in my opinion, was pretty epic. I got a perfect 300 score on it.
It was about gears. I wanted to see how the size of the driver gear affected the driven gear. (if you don't know any of the terms, just keep reading or google it xD)
The most amazing part about my project though was the display board. :D That's what got my project most of its attention.
I like positive attention and compliments. ^ ^ When you compliment me, I'll act modest, but I'm most likely to be thinking "Ha! I know I'm awesome." Lolz, but don't feel offended because that's just how I am and I know I'm not that awesome. It just makes me feel better if I think I am xD.
Anyways, my project got so much attention (which I'll describe later) mostly because of the middle part. You know how display boards have like 3 parts? Well the large middle piece is where all the magic happened or at least that's where I applied the magic xD.
My dad and I wanted to go all out.
So first we decided to do the title for my board. We had this really great idea of putting  the word gear everywhere in different languages. My title for the board was the problem: "How does the size of the driver gear affect the driven gear?" But it wasn't just some simple word-art on Microsoft Office Word. We used photoshop to make the title. I used the directions on this website:http://layersmagazine.com/blueprint-style-text-in-adobe-illustrator.html to make the font for my title. It turned out pretty cool looking, and it was very simple. I suggest you to try it if you ever find something it can be used for. In the background of my title we put the word gear in different languages. The languages were sort of faded and light color, so it wouldn't take attention away from the title. The title has to stand out in order for it to be good. Afterwards, I pasted on my data tables, pictures, and charts onto Microsoft Publisher. Publisher allows you to edit the paper size and stuff, so I think that's why we used. I don't know, my dad is a total computer nerd so he must have had some special reason for wanted to use Publisher. I also put detailed captions on my pictures. I gave a whole explanation about the gears and the relationship I was showing between the two gears. It was mad crazy. I also bought pictures on istockphoto.
I went to a Office Supply store that prints stuff for you. I wanted to print the middle piece part on one giant sheet of paper, and my printer's too small, so that's why I went to the print store for it. When my dad went to go pick it up 4 hours later, he came home with it. I was so excited to see it. However, when I finally saw it, the paper was so messed up! The text somehow printed over each other, and the charts printed over each other. It was a mess :O we went back to the store and complained. We paid $48 for that giant 24" by 36" (about) paper! So obviously we're going back to complain. The guy tried printing it again, but something was wrong with the printer, and the tech guys don't work on Sundays, so it was terribly stupid. But on the bright side, the guy gave it to us for free! :) Good thing they can't give customers bad products, or else I could have sued them (not that I would have >.>). We got our money back! And ended up getting two giant papers!! My dad and I just pasted the correct text over the screwed up parts. It actually turned out pretty good. :) I was happy.
My dad screwed on gears to the left side of my board too! It was cool. When I was going to school, I accidently scratched my hand against it. It looked like I got a vampire bite on the back of my hand xD.

My board was so cool/impressive, that a teacher who teaches a grade higher then mine found it cool enough to show his classes. xD When I was talking to him one day (first time I've spoken to him) I was like "So, I've noticed you like showing off my board." And he was like "Which one?" "The one about gears." Guess what his answer was. "Oh! So YOU'RE the gear girl!" ...gee what a nice little nick name: gear girl. xD That sounds so stupid. Oh well. He said it was really impressive and he liked it.
Almost all my classmates voted for my board as first place. I don't know about anybody else, and the winners hasn't been announced yet.
My classmates, said they liked it too. One of my friends said they'll copy me and when the teacher asked where did they get the idea from he'll say "Emiko taught it to me! Oh yea!" xD It was a lot funnier when he said it.
My science teacher was showing it off to all the teachers, that I was asked about it randomly sometimes.
Being able see your hard work paid off is a good feeling. And it's not that hard either. You just have to want to do good, and if you try hard enough you can. :) just use the internet to its fullest. lolz.

What a Fun and Disappointing Friday

Today was ...busy.

I won third place in a Chinese Painting Contest, and had to go to the award ceremony today. My dad and I took the subway there. I like riding the subway for some reason, so I enjoyed it ^ ^. The subway to me is so fun. You get to see so many different kinds of people, and it's like a whole new experience each time I go on. Also, this youtube video made me love the subway even more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rFaGtx8PGw

It's very cute, and inspiring in a way I guess. I have yet to ride a ferry, so I can't wait until I do.

Anyways, back to the ceremony. It was kind of boring ^ ^;; no offense to the people who put it together. There was also awards for the essay contests. The ceremony felt like it dragged on forever. And when I finally got my award, it was a fail cheap trophy and a certificate with a cheap frame. The best part was the certificate for proof, and the $50 gift card for Barnes and Nobles....but I mostly get my books from the library...>.> so that's pretty useless in a way too. xD lolz. I'm an ungrateful person (jk). But what I am is a total freeloader xD. I took some of those free stuff they handed out, and left. The award was great and all, but third place is like...well..not as good as first place xD. But it's still an honor to get third place. After the ceremony, I went back to school, even though there was only like 2 more hours left. My school was having a free day today, so that meant outdoor activities and a movie. I made it in time for the movie. My friends were lining up to go to the auditorium, so they were in the concourse. There are windows in the concourse, and my friends could see me coming. They were like chanting "EMIKO! EMIKO'S HERE!" As I was coming, I could here them. I was like "Are there people calling my name?" I just thought I was hearing things. But when I came in, everyone was pointing and smiling shouting my name. It was kind of a big entrance I guess xD. I felt special ^ ^. I didn't even get to tell the security guard that I came. My friends just pulled me over, and was like "Oh my god where were you!?" and "HOLY SH*T YOU'RE BACK!" xD The weird part, is the 'where were you' question. They all knew where I was xD. Anyways, they started tackling me, and hugging the crap out of me. A few were even groping (rubbing) my head. It's nice to know friends care about you ^ ^. Then I ask Nyu-chan, "Why the hell did you call me? You knew I went to the award ceremony." She called me twice, and I was in the subway so there was no signal. She was like "Oh, yea. I just wanted to yell at you." ....-.-....I was expecting something sweeter like 'Oh, I forgot, and was worried.' but it's only expected that Nyu-chan would say something so rude. The reason why she wanted to yell at me was because I got a perfect 300 (the highest score you can get) on my science project. My friends all got in the 200s, maybe even in the 100s. They're all jealous. And they all wanted to kill me. After our "heartfelt" reunion, they all attacked/poked/tickled. It wasn't painful, but I'm very ticklish -__-... xD my friends can really get revenge. All like 6 or 7 of them started poking me at once. It was terrible. I couldn't protect myself. They eventually stopped. 

So then after, a guy who is rumored to like, attempted to start a conversation. He's actually pretty nice, and I enjoy talking to him, but K. is the only one for me. I'm still friends with him though, and he doesn't know that I know he likes me xD. By the way, let's call him M.  Anyways, I felt kind of bad, once I got there, my math teacher came to me with food. I was like "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not really hungry." Then she gives me a "wtf. oh, hell no! Don't tell me that" kind of look with a sprinkle of sternness, and said "I! Packed this for YOU. So you're eating it!" I was like "O-ok..." The school had some kind of barbeque food. It looked gross. We all know that school food sucks O____o;; . So I gave it to my friends who wanted it >.> They're weird people.
Anyways, I ended up watching "Knight Rider" the batman movie in my social studies teacher's room. It was crowded and my friends and I had to share 3 chairs when there was 5 of us > < it was so squished.
When school ended, I was so excited to go to the park! I couldn't wait to see K.
But when we got there...he wasn't. I just thought, "Maybe he's still at the bus stop picking up his little sister." I called him just to make sure. Turns out he wasn't coming because he had to help his mom pack or something. TT-TT I was so sad. I started fake crying. P. was fake crying too because J. was there, but she was sad that she couldn't talk to him. xD She's not very good with the conversation starting. M. knows I like someone else, and he seemed to get pretty jealous, so he was like "Oh, stop the crying. Let's go do something." So not seeing K. was pretty disappointing D':
M. took advantage of that. When we were playing manhunt (a form of game that's sort of like tag and hide and seek put together), he kept following me -__-;; And when I tried to run and catch the other person, he was like "Why don't we just stay here and talk? When you get tag that's it." But in manhunt, you're suppose to get the others who aren't it yet. Sigh~ it was quite annoying. P. knows I like K., but she liked teasing me about it anyways. M. wouldn't stop though! He kept trying to get me to just walk around with him. So boring. If K. was there, I'd be stuck to him like glue, so M. wouldn't have been a problem. But K. wasn't there, so .... Yeah it just sucked.

So like the title. This Friday, was a lot of fun, but very disappointing towards the end.
Well, as long as I had fun most of the day I guess that's whats more important. :D
I'll see K. on Monday...damn that's memorial. Never mind. But definitely on Wednesday...I hope. Who knows some stupid event/problem might come up on Wednesday.
Sigh~ well I'm still going to think positively :)

A Girl's Rules to Gettin' Her Guy [vice versa?]

It's kind of funny, I sort of have these rule like things for getting a guy to like me. I shared them with my friends, and they say that they're really helpful. I thought maybe I could share them with you. This necessarily isn't only for girls. The rules I am about to tell you will also work on girls. It's very universal...or at least I think so xD

Note: If you don't agree with this then tell someone who cares. This is based on MY opinion, readings, and experience (which is slim to none).

Hidden Rule (or something you should all keep in mind): Be yourself
Reason - you do not want a guy to like a you that's not you.

1. Be friends with his/her friends
Reason: If his/her friends don't like you then he won't like you. 
People's opinions and choices tend to be swayed by others.


2. Talk to him/her
Reason: The person will never have mutual feelings for you if he doesn't know you. Get close to them, find out more about them. (This is also beneficial for you as well. If you only admire from afar, and never talk to them, then you will only know the him/her in your fantasies. Fantasies can be deceiving, and cause you to think he's someone who he's not. When you talk to him/her, then you will know for sure what/who you're in love with.)

3. Flatter him/her
Reason: people are sometimes not as confident as you think they are. Compliment them will make them feel good and think kindly of you.
WARNING!: There are some people who defy this rule. These types of people are conceited and you will only boost their confidence in a bad way. In this case still compliment them, but only when they feel less confident/sad/nervous  about something. This will remind them about how "great" they are, and will always remember that you're the one who helped them remember that. (or at least I think they will.)

4. Be Patient
Reason: Following these rules might help you improve your relationship with your crush, but don't expect it to work right away; give it a week or two... perhaps months (depending on the type of person).


5. Gather Information (This branches out into different things)
       -ask people about him [2 questions per person, so no one gets too suspicious]
Reason: you want to see if they're a nice person. If a lot of people don't like them, then that's a bad sign. Doing this rule can also help you find out facts about him, that you might be able to use as a conversation starter.
       -observe him
Reason: seeing what kind of shoes he/she wears or the way he/she sits could tell you quite a bit about they're personality. 
       -stalk them (OPTIONAL)
Reason: I don't mean the creepy stalking though! xD
Sometimes life isn't nice to you, and doesn't provide you an easy way to see your crush, so maybe you can somehow find out a little about his schedule, so you can see him/her more often. (That's what I did. In my opinion 2 hours every other day isn't enough xD) 
Warning! Don't appear around him/her "coincidentally" too often. They'll think you're staking them. Even though you kind of are, you don't want him to think that. 
(yes I know this rule is kind of creepy. that's just my personality I guess :P)

*use the gathered information wisely. For example if you find out he likes dogs, don't say "Oh, you like dogs right?" if he didn't tell you then it'll be creepy.  Use your information like this: "Dogs are great, huh?" that'll start a nice, easy conversation.

another hidden rule: Don't forget about your friends
reason: even though you really like this person, and you're trying to gather information don't forget to spend time with your friends. Life without friends is just empty and sad. A new boyfriend/girlfriend isn't worth the loss of friends.

Yay!

Turns out I have more time then expected! My dad hasn't gotten the green screen I need for my project yet, so the filming got postponed until next Saturday. So that means no more cramming a whole bunch of work into 4 hours!! :D
I'm happy with all the free time I just got now. I almost finished my project because I thought I had until this Saturday, so now I can be lazy again. Yay! ^ ^
This also means I'll probably get to go to the park tomorrow, and see K.!!
I haven't really talked to him that much lately, so I can't wait!