This Just In: Togas are ALL the Rage

From the olden Greek streets to your local hallways, you'll see people rocking the Toga look. High School seniors of Bucksport High got into their "school spirit" this past Tuesday, and rocked a bed sheet as their main attire. Whether it was newly purchased for the occasion or ripped off the bed that morning, you couldn't miss them if they were walking down the hall.

Why togas? You may be thinking at this point...Isn't this fashion statement a few hundred, thousand, even million centuries over by now?! Well, thanks to March Madness, the majority of the senior class was rocking this ancient fashion statement. March Madness is similar to the fall shindig at Bucksport High, homecoming week. Each event lasts a week, and encourage the students to dress in goofy costumes every day. Homecoming week consisted of a "hick" day, which didn't require many students to dress any differently than a usual day for them. "Nerd" day, lots of fake glasses were purchased at iParty that previous weekend. "Theme" day, each grade having a different theme, Seniors having "Halloween".

"Gender-bender" day, switching up the norms and putting a guy in a dress and some baggy pants on a girl. And lastly, purple and gold day, celebrating the good ole' Buck pride of course. This time around, during March Madness, a "Pajama" day kicked off the week, making it that much easier to deal with a Monday. "Party" day, each grade having a different party. Freshman having St. Patrick's Day, sophomores having Mardi Gras, juniors having high lighter and seniors having the previously mentioned togas. Following up party day was Summer day, in the middle of the winter, and then color day after that. Each grade rocked a different color on color day, Seniors having the infamous black. And to end the week of festivities, the Buck pride is shown again through our purple and gold themed day. From Togas, to colors, to sporting the good ole' "Buck" pride, you'll be seeing an unfamiliar sight if you chose to visit Bucksport High this week folks.

Weekend of Champions

This weekend was one to be put in the books. It consisted of a few of my favorite things. A). Kevin B). Relaxing C). Playing Black Ops 2 with Kevin and D). Pizza. What more could a girl ask for, really?
Well, since previously mentioned, Kevin and I played some serious black ops this weekend, and I can proudly say, I'm finally 'getting on his level' if you know what I mean. Also this weekend, Kevin and I purchased the infamous Black Ops 2 revolution. An expansion to the normal black ops 2 game. It included 4 new maps, 2 new zombie games, and a new gun, the Peace Keeper. Ironic, huh? Well, this gun has actually become one of my favorites. It packs quite a punch, and most definantly gets the job done. Along with playing the usual multi-player, we engaged in some playing of the new zombie map, although I hate to admit isn't as fun because it scares me so much, but I'm begining to enjoy it a bit more.
Along with playing a ton of black ops, Kevin and I also made a dent in our complete series of The King of Queens. We finished season four, and started in on season 5. That show just keeps getting better.
And to finish the weekend off the right way, my parents did some serious grocery shopping, since Kevin and I mostly munched on Pizza all weekend a change of senery was quite satisfying for our tummies. We boiled some shaped mac N cheese and made a night of it.

Top Ten Least Favorites

Least Favorite T.V. Shows

Walker Texas Ranger
    When I was younger we only had one T.V. in the house that got satellite, that was the T.V. in the living room and my Dad would ALWAYS put on Walker Texas Ranger, with Chuck Norris. I never liked that show, and to this day, I still despise it.

Soap Operas, in general
   Something about the quality of the these shows, the way they look, and obviously the terrible acting and ridiculous situations they get themselves into just doesn't seem to entertain me. The way they look really bothers me for some reason I can't put my finger on.

Married with Children
   I used to watch this show when I was a bit younger. For a little over a year now, whenever the show comes on TV, I need to change the channel before that retched theme song begins. If I hear the song, it tears me apart a little bit.

Hoarders
    Although this show was a bit of a guilty pleasure when it first came out, I feel sick whenever I watch it. The clutter makes me feel claustrophobic, the bugs everywhere makes me sick to my stomach, and I can't help but feel terrible for every person I see on that show, so the best thing to do, is just simply avoid it.

Ghost Hunters
   Although some people may disagree, Ghost Hunters is one of the worst paranormal shows I have ever seen. I started out watching Ghost Adventurers with Kevin, and when we tried to watch Ghost Hunters, they just did not get the job done, literally. It may be the "original" paranormal show, whereas Ghost Adventurers seems to be the "rip off", but I just feel as though when it comes to quality, it is the other way around.

Reba
    Well, the name says it all. How could you like a show called Reba. For some reason this show seems to be on whenever I turn on the TV, and it's another one of those shows that when I hear the theme song, I can't handle it...not only can I not stand country music, just the fact that it's Reba, makes it 1000 times worse

The 700 Hundred Club
    If I'm ever watching ABC Family and 11 o'clock at night--or the morning--roles around I know it's time to stay as far away from that channel as possible. It's bland, painful, and just plain and simple, I hate it.

Buckwild
   I know this is probably the "dream show" for some Maine teenagers, but for me, it's just a complete waste of time. I feel like it's a replacement for the "Jersey Shore" now that it's no longer airing, but it's just altogether stupid waste of an hour.

The Big Bang Theory
    I know, once again MANY people love this show. I've tried to get into it, but I just simply can't. People are always raving about it, and I just can't agree. It's just boring and flat out stupid in my opinion.

Bunheads
   Now, I've barley ever watched this show, but when I tried, I just couldn't get over the awful acting. It seems way too acted, if that is such a thing. It seems as though some new TV shows that are coming out are just filled with people that simply have no idea what their doing, and this is one of them.

Top 10 favorites

My 10 top favorite movies (in no particular order, unless otherwise stated)

21 Jump Street
    If  you want to see a funny movie, this is the one to see. Whenever I watch a funny movie I always have high hopes that I will non-stop laugh, unfortunantly, that's not usually the case, instead, I try to find even the slightest funny thing to laugh at and end up laughing at things that aren't worth he laughter. No matter how many times I watch this movie though, it never fails to be that nonstop laughing movie that everyone needs in their life.

Sinister
    If you're a person who is into scary movies, this will be, guaranteed  the scariest movie you will ever see. It's needless to say, a movie that will never be erased from your memory, ever. If you can keep your eyes open, and not shielded, then your going to want to make sure you have lots of lights on after you've watched it.

The Last Exorcism
    After a long school day last year Kevin and I were trying to have a nice relaxing afternoon, trying out our new movie channels, when we stumbled upon this chilling horror flick. At first it seems as though this movie may not be frightening, just another one of those painful shaky camera films, but no, this is another terrifying horror movie you can't look away from although it's hard to look at. And this Friday, The Last Exorcism Pt. 2 comes out, I know it doesn't make sense, if the last movie was supposed to be the "last" exorcism, why another one? Watch the first one, and it makes complete sense.

Paranormal Activity
    A very known movie to most, also a love it or hate it type of flick. Well, if you haven't noticed since yet, horror seems to be my thing. And well, it took me about 4 after this came out or longer for me to even watch this, but once I did, I loved it, and decided to continue to bask in the "Paranormal Activity" journey, and see all of the sequels.

Paranormal Activity 2
    Another good horror flick, similar  yet so different to the original, yet they connect. More of a "before" type of movie, because technically it's based before the first one. Now, if you really pay attention to the first movie, the second one makes complete sense, and although scary on it's own, it only makes sense if you watch the first one

Paranormal Activity 3
   Continuing with the "before" theme, this movie was based before both of the first paranormal activity movies, and gives you a full back ground to the movies, and why any of this is happening. Paranormal Activity 2 explains Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 3 explains both Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2. Not only are these movies quite terrifying, but they have an interesting plot behind them

Paranormal Activity 4
    Although this is the fourth one, the movies still continue to be scary and don't tend to get that awful "fourth movie, terrible acting" sense that most fourth movies in a series get. This movie tends to be possibly one of the scariest of the four, I can't rate them which one is scariest to least scariest, but this one seems to be in the running for the scariest

Atrocious
    Once again, horror. But this, happens to be about the second scariest movie of all time in my opinion, with Sinister falling in number one. Usually I'm not one for a movie that you have to follow subtitles in order to watch it, and it being horror, seems as though this would be a tough task to complete, but surprisingly, if you actually pay attention, to the subtitles and all, it doesn't become that difficult to actually know what is going on. This movie is hands down, atrocious, just as it states.


Men in Black
   Introduced to by Kevin, one of the funniest movies by far. The part that just never gets past me is when Will Smith is doing paper work at the Men In Black head quarters with all of these special forces, marines, army people, etc, and their all sitting in chairs trying to do their paper work, and Will Smith, being himself, drags a table across the floor over to his chair and since everyone is looking at him after the loud noise, he asks one of the guys if he "wants to get down on this", it's too funny, you have to see it.

Men in Black 3
   Although all three Men in Black's are funny, interesting and fun to watch. The third one is just a little bit more higher ranked than the second one for me. Being the first Men in Black I had ever seen, it really drew me in and made me want to see the other ones (with a little encouragement from Kevin, them being some of his favorite movies).

The Vacation of a Lifetime

My vacation was none of the "ordinary" vacation, I did not travel to an exotic island or anywhere, really. Instead, I enjoyed some much needed R&R at my humble abode. 

The first couple days of vacation were incredible, I felt as if we had all the time in the world to just do whatever we wanted without having to worry about going back school...unfortunately, that was not the case for long. Once the vacation started to reach the weekdays I realized this would not last forever. Wednesday morning when I woke up is when it really hit me, vacation is half way over!
So what exactly was my vacation filled with?
Well, at first, some much needed catch up on sleep, and watching the sixth, and finale season of Gossip Girl.

In case you didn't know this yet, Dan is Gossip Girl. Now, if you don't watch Gossip Girl than that meant nothing at all to you and probably makes about no sense, and if you do watch Gossip Girl and didn't know that, now you do.

Reveal of Gossip Girl

Since Gossip Girl first came out on DVD I have been getting it, and watching it that way, granted, it aired on the CW, I always stuck to waiting it out until the next season would release on DVD. I recently got the fifth season for Christmas from Kevin, and finished watching it over Christmas vacation, but that meant I had to wait until season six was released to once and for all, finish Gossip Girl. So I did a little research and learned Gossip Girl, the sixth season, would be coming out February 19th, so I waited. And to my surprise, that was supposedly not the release date at all, because whilst Valentines Day shopping for Kevin, I stumbled upon the sixth season, and knew, right then, I HAD to get it. Unfortunately, this season was SUPER short, especially compared to the other seasons, and barley took me three days to watch it. Now, by three days I don't even mean three full days, just tid-bits of the three days, needless to say, I was hoping it would take me much longer. All in all, it still holds to be one of my top favorite shows.
Besides watching Gossip Girl, I nursed by boyfriend back to health after unfortunately giving him my cold, a few bowls of chicken noodle soup, cans of ginger ale, and a package of cough drops later, he was feeling a bit more himself by the near end of vacation, which meant we could spend more time doing things together. So, we engaged in watching one of our mutual favorite shows, The King of Queens, due to one of his Valentines Day presents from me, the complete series.

And during the rest of vacation I finally gave in to Kevin asking me to play Black Ops 2, and decided I actually like it, a scary thought, but oh well. It's even gotten to the point where I'm even asking him sometimes if we can play. 

As for going out, Kevin and I had one date, that we decided was going to happen, and then we decided it wasn't, and then, once again, we decided it was. So, needless to say, we went to Pizza Hut. Our all time favorite place to eat...besides chinese. So of course, since we were making the trip out to Bangor, I had to go shopping, after all, I hadn't spent nearly any of my Christmas money on clothes and well, come on. So we departed off to Bangor and made our first stop at Marshall's. Afterwards, Kevin was hungry, so we decided to bump up our Pizza Hut visit a few hours. After Pizza Hut, we headed to T.J. Maxx, then the mall, then Target, and finally, we made it to the movies, where we saw Dark Skies. Which was much better than I expected, and we also got in for the kids movie price because of supposed audio problems, which we failed to really notice at all. 

                                                         

And last but not least, we decided to go snowboarding with Dylan and Lisa. Well, let's just say I didn't really think too much into this until I saw the mountain...until then, all that I was thinking about was the outfit I had to change into when we were done snowboarding, some recently purchased items from out date night that I was dying to break in...well, I'm thinking now that maybe I should have considered the snowboarding part a little bit more. Never having gone before, I honestly didn't see it to be too hard, get on the board, go down the mountain, and repeat, simple as that, right? WRONG. And I have the bruises to prove it. After falling off the ski lift when we're supposed to gracefully slide off of it with our snowboards, I managed to realize for the first time that once you're down, it's not easy to get back up, especially when the snowboard never stops moving. Well, let's just say, after nearly sliding into the woods one too many times, I decided to unhook myself from this death trap they disguise as a "snowboard" and walk down the majority of the mountain, and halfway down, I run into Lisa, also a first time snowboarder, I learned later her thoughts when she saw me were somewhere along the lines of "I'm doing what Carly's doing," Well, after making it down the mountain, finding Kevin, and surrendering,  I waited inside the lodge until he decided enough was enough, and our snowboarding career was over before it even began.

To me, my vacation was perfect. Just the right amount of everything--I could have done without passing my dreadful cold to Kevin--but besides that slight inconvenience, we had a joyful, stress-free vacation. Although it may have been 9 days long though, it went by faster than I can even comprehend. 

My Life in Numbers

Number of times I've been on a plane: 12. Number of countries I've been to: 2. Number of states I've been to: 11 Number of houses I've lived in: 2. Number of towns I've lived in: 1. Number of schools I've attended 3. Number of years I've been with Kevin: 2 years, 9 months, 10 days. Number of shoes I have: 41. Number of miles I travel to school: 21. Number of hours I spend getting ready each morning: 1 Number of Valentines Days I've spent with Kevin: 3. Number of times I've broken a bone: 0. Number of times I've bought mascara: 3. Number of colors my hair has been: 6. Number of rings I wear a day: 2. Number of animals I have: 4. Number of animals I've had that have died: 7. Number of full siblings I have: 0. Number of half siblings I have: 2. Number of times I've cried myself to sleep: 8.

Flash Fiction

It was midnight when she arrived at the airport. She'd been flying for thirteen hours straight, all she wanted

was to go home and see her husband. It had been nearly a month since the last time they had seen each

other. She went to baggage claim and got her luggage. Finding a taxi seemed next to impossible so the next

best thing was walking. When she went out the exit, she saw her husband, roses in hand standing in front of a

car. Living in New York City though, of course they didn't own their own car. He had rented it, just to pick

her up at the airport. Once she jumped into his arms she knew that every second she had been away from

him was worth it, because she got to feel his love again.

Once they got in the car surprisingly the traffic wasn't that atrocious. There were only a few cars and the

 lights were working in their favor, a usual thirty minute drive with traffic seemed like it was going to be an

 easy ten minutes. The next right and that brought them to the upper east side, where their apartment was.

"You head up, I'll grab the bags," he said as they pulled into the parking garage. As she walked to the

elevator  she smiled at her neighbor as he was walking to his car. The next thing she could remember was

 seeing the inside of a dark room. She panicked, trying to move her arms around to feel anything in her

 presence, her wrists were tied together. She screamed, but her scream echoed. "Where could I be?" she

thought with panic to herself. The only thing to do is try and find a way out, so that's what she did. It was cold, and there was a draft coming from in front of her, she walked forward, five steps, before a ear piercing scream came out of her mouth, and she woke up on the plane. "Fifteen minutes to landing," she heard over the speakers.