Spring Break Photos

Today was photo upload day, and so I have some photos from Spring Break I'd like to share with you. I went out to Waldron, an island in the San Juan islands, and had tons of fun out there. Then we came home and had an easter egg hunt in the rain. All good Northwestern fun, right?

Here's our group (friends, family, next door neighbor, dog) piled in the back of my grandma and step-grandpa's old beat-up Waldron truck.

This is the aforementioned relatives cabin- small, cozy, and crammed. But I like it that way. My grandma has a weaving studio in the back, and they have a huge wood stove which they cook delicious meals on. Especially tortillas and pies.

How can you resist that face? So cute and fuzzy!

The intrepid Easter egg hunting party...armed with baskets and rain gear.

And last, but definetly not least, our new kitchen cabinets, built by my grandpa and installed by us! Yay! No more green plastic tubs for us!
And that was Spring Break! Stay tuned...there are some book reviews coming your way next post! And have a great spring day!

I Love My Bike!

I've been able to ride too school these past two days, and I am loving it! The weather is finally nice, and I'm hoping it lasts. *crossing fingers and knocking on wood* One of the perks of riding is my bike. I have an Xtracycle, an especially rad bike.

Here's a picture of me on the first day of school this year, ready to board my bike and start highschool:

Isn't the bike cool? It has two saddlebags, where my backpack, lunchbox, runing stuff, and violin reside, and a place where people can sit as I ride them around. It makes the load much easier to bear.

If you'd like to know more about Xtracycles, you can look at the homepage of the company that makes them, http://www.xtracycle.com/. If you live around here, you can get them at The Hub, my favorite used bike store ever. And you can visit them here: http://www.pedalproject.org/.

Bikes in general are pretty cool; always good to lower your carbon footprint. Plus, you get excersize and you feel good about yourself and the environment. So get out and be the engine today!

Springing into...Spring!

Hey guys! I'm really sorry i haven't posted in ages and ages...there was the adnoids, and then I got the stomach flu, and so I was buried in make-up work and homework. Plus track turnouts. But it's Spring Break (rejoice!) and so now I have time to do stuff! It's a very weird concept, having time... :)

Speaking of track, I had my first meet on Wednesdsay. I ran the 800, and my time was 3 minutes, 9 seconds, which isn't bad...that's a PR (personal record) for me! Not to mention that by the time we ran at 6 pm, there was standing water on the track, it was raining so hard we could barely see, and we'd been standing in the cold for about 4 hours. Not the funnest experience of my life. I'm hoping the next one's a bit warmer.

And we even have sun today! I am thrilled. My mom is outside gardening...making up for all the rain we've had. Our garden is beginning to bloom! It's beautiful. Observe:


Isn't it wonderful? I'm loving the sun and the flowers...and just spring. It's my favorite season!

Goodbye Adenoids!

Today I got my first taste of surgery, IVs, laughing gas....all that fun stuff. And it tastes like charry syrup and grape popsicles. On the plus side, my adenoids are now history and I can breathe better then I've been able to in a long time! I'm hanging out with a book and lots of popsicles.

And that book is.....another Tamora Pierce. Lady Knight, the fourth in the Protector of the Small series. It follows Kel as she is given command over a refugee camp on the Scanran lines, and her part in ending the war. It's got action, humor, emotion, good lines, and lots of medieval history mixed up in there, definetly a good read.

Speaking of good reads, I am running out of them! *Gasp* What will I do? Any reccomendations from the masses that I'm sure read my blog? (ha, ha, ha)

Stumbling on Genius

Has anybody heard of The Weepies? I hadn't either, until about 5 minutes ago, when I happened upon them while browsing iTunes for new music. They are amazing! Singer Deb Talan, her singer/songwriter husband Steve Tannen, bass player and guitarist Whynot Jansveld, guitarist Meghan Toohey and drummer Frank Lenz make up the band, which has a folky pop sound, and excellent lyrics.

Here are some of their songs. Sorry, the dimensions got a little weird when I tried to post the playlist, but I think the songs should still play. Enjoy!

Boy Master Minds

The homework level has abated a bit, which is a welcome change, so I now have time to do other things like blog or read...though I try to find time to read anyway.

Speaking of reading, I'm revisiting an old friend of mine in the book world. The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. It follows the adventures of an Irish criminal mastermind, 14 year old Artemis Fowl, and his interactions with the technologically advanced fair folk. It's full of action, suspense, shady dealings on the dark side of the law, magic, and even some morals are thrown in there. A good read for anyone, but especially the middle school sort. The books are Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident, The Eternity Code, The Opal Deception, The Lost Colony, and the new books is The Time Paradox. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but it's high on my to read list.

Buried

SO MUCH HOMEWORK! I'm buried...it's why I haven't written in a while, sorry. I had to fight my way out of a pile of papers.

I'll keep this short, but Dairy Queen and The Off Season. Good books. More later, gotta run. (Literally and not)