It's here! It's here!

Hmm. Perhaps I have an artistic career in the future. Or perhaps a lot of therapy.

Hey all- thanks for coming to Coco Juniper's 100th Anniversarry. I know i promised to do it a looooong time ago, but really, doesn't New Years Eve and 100th Anniversarry and Coco Juniper just WORK? I thinks so. Well, enjoy that piece of art.

It originally started off being inspired by this piece at this AWESOME blog. (I would specifically show u which piece it was, but im too lazy to shift through all those art pieces). It's www.ricecandy.org. It is absolutely AMAZING. U people should go check it out. Shyeah!!!

Anyway, i really hope you enjoy it. Again- sorry for the delay. I owe you. And, have a great new year!!! '09 is gonna b a great one- i can feel it in my bones!!!!!!

If I were a Ka-Pa-Tiddillionaire...

First, to clear it up- Ka-pa-tiddillion is a REAL number. so therefore, a Ka-Pa-Tiddillionaire is someone with Ka-pa-tiddillion dollars.
To explain, this is because numbers are infinite. It goes on forever (and even past that). So, since it goes on forever, there IS a real number- somewhere along the line of infinity (and beyond)- called ka-pa-tiddillion. Mathamaticians just don't bother to count up that high.
How do you get to number ka-pa-tiddillion? 1 million x ka-pa-tidd. duh.
(and yes ka-pa-tidd IS a real number.)

If I were a Ka-Pa-Tiddillionaire...

1) I'd save the rainforest.
2) I'd buy the mall.
3) I'd buy Obi-Wan-Kenobi. (Wait- what's that you say? Obi-Wan-Kenobi is dead? Dang it).
4) I'd buy Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. (oooooooooooooh!)
5) I'd sit on a 50 ft by 50 ft throne made from Cap'n Booty (Cheesy puff things)
6) I'd make my own rock band. (*guitar sounds*)

okay, im lost after that. Truth is, to make a real list, i'd need to sit down and ponder hard. And...well, i'm to lazy for that. So...ttyl!!!

Random Joke Alert

How do you keep an idiot busy? (look down)
How do you keep an idiot busy? (look up)

You Voted.

I just happen to make unnecessary side remarks.

Okay, i put up a poll a few so-so weeks ago, asking you what you thought good advice was. You were allowed to pick multiple answers, and i hope you chose wisely.

The #1 winning by a land-slide best advice was... "Coco Juniper Rocks!" Thank you, the 77% of my viewers who chose that. Ahhhh, now that is good advice. Want to c the advice it action? Well, if you insist:

Little Boy: Waaaah! I'm sad because my action-figure broke!
Sky the Weasel: Never fear! Coco Juniper Rocks!
Little Boy: Thank you kind sir! You made me feel all better!

Random Woman: Oh no! I'm sad because I got mayonaise on my party dress!
Sky the Weasel: Never fear! Coco Juniper Rocks!
Random Woman: You made my day!

Billionaire: Goodness, I'm sad because I have all this money and I don't know what to do with it!
Sky the Weasel: Never fear! Coco Juniper still rocks!
Billionaire: That's great! I'll give her a billion dollars, then go save the rain forest!

See? Everyone wins!

The 2nd Place Winner was "Always Believe."

...

Always believe? Believe in WHAT? Believe in WHO? You really should be more specific.

But don't feel bad, cuz i also voted for that choice too. Great minds think alike.

3-way tie for 3rd place:

"Go, Go, GO." that's just it, go...where? Go WHERE? Specify!!!

"Never stop being YOU." This is good, i liked this. I mean, it's not like you'll have a CHOICE, i mean no matter how twisted or corrupted you may be, you'll always be YOU. But, whatever.

and thirdly: "Don't mix plaid with polka dots." *no comment*

This has been an incredibly boring and wasteful post. Im sorry. I'll try to do bttr next time. Promise.

Warrior Cat Contest

THIS POST IS JUST FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE THE WARRIOR CAT SERIES BY ERIN HUNTER, NO ONE ELSE!

jk, i don't care if you don't like the books- i just wanted to warn you that if you haven't heard of erin hunter then you'll hav trouble following along with this post.

so you might as well skip to the next one. Or you can search "warrior cats" here on my blog to find a few posts with blurbs of info about warrior cats, so you'll be better informed when the winning video is announced.

this is a CONTEST. I felt this blog was beginning to become a one-note, so to get the pulse back im going to enlist YOUR creative surfin'. Usually I'm the one doing all the talking here on this blog (well, DUH, I mean it is my blog). And I'm the one always recommending videos or websites or whatevr. So, to get a li'l more interaction here's a contest for those who have read the warrior cat series by Erin Hunter.

What you do is recommend a video that goes along with one of the listed characters from warriors. You can do ONE of the characters, or as many as you can find crammed into a video. The video can have music, funky graphics, pictures, words, whatever. Make sure it follows the rules (listed later).

You can pick one of the guidelines and find a video for it. You can go find a video for one of the characters listed below....

>firestar/fireheart/firepaw

>graystripe

>sandstorm

>spottedleaf

>brambleclaw

>leafpool

>squirrelflight

>ashfur

>(any other of the cats who went on the Great Journey) Tawnypelt, Crowfeather.....

>Jaypaw

>Hollypaw

>Lionpaw

>Tigerstar

You can find a video about the cat's personality (Tigerstar: decietful), the cat's life overall (bloody and ending in failure), or a single important event that happened in the cats life (attempting to murder Bluestar). Anything at all that is incoorperated with that character is legible as long as it follows the following rules:

>must be APPROPRIATE: no swears, bad images, or intensely bad morals implied.

>the minimum time that the video can be is 1 minute. the maximum time is 5.5 minutes. im flexible, so if it's a little over or a little under, then it's okay. But no 1-hour documentaries. Please!

If your video doesn't follow these rules, then it will be DISQUALIFIED. The deadline for entries hasn't been decided yet, but you'll have PLENTY of time to find the perfect video and i'll giv you a heads-up when they're due. To submit a video, leave a comment with the URL for it. If someone has already used your video, then im sorry but you may have to go get another one. First pick, first draw. Sorry.

So get creative! I can't wait!

Twilight (Oh no!) Movie

Since I've been talking about Twilight WAY more then is the recommended serving size, i will leav the word-play to Tia.
And, i know, i know- im WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS too late to b talking about Twilight, but oh well. :P :P :P :P

Good morning, internets!

(When I say "morning", I'm using the term loosely, since I haven't been to bed yet.)

JenBun and I had a lovely time at the Twilight premiere. I know many of you will be seeing the movie in the days to come, so fear not: I'm not going to talk about the actual film SPECIFICS, but more just our experience in general.

So, I was a little afraid that we would be a) the oldest people there b) the dorkiest people there c) forced to beat down some thirteen-year-olds or d) all of the above.

(I was ready! No little whippersnapper was going to cut ME in line!)(Saying "whippersnapper" does nothing for the attempted preservation of my youth, I just realized.)

We arrived at the theatre TWO HOURS early, and took our place in the already growing throng of people waiting to get in. TWO HOURS. (See above mentioned: item b) the dorkiest people there.)

After standing in line for about 10 minutes, I realized that not only were we BY FAR less dorky than most of the crowd, we were also right in the middle of the age bracket. There were people years younger and YEARS older than us, all waiting for a glimpse of the big-screen version of Edward Cullen.

When they finally let us in, it was a mad dash for the good seats, but luckily they had multiple screens reserved for the showing, so after securing our spots, we got up to scope out the rest of the Twilighters.

And let me tell you, hilarity ensued.

(Seriously. There are some WEIRD-A** people in the world. And apparently, they're all fans of Twilight.)

JenBun and I had our fabulous sweatshirts, one-of-a-kind and designed by none other than ME, and some of our other friends were also sporting Twilight-themed shirts, but our get-ups were no match for the SMALL CHILDREN dressed as potential child brides for Edward Cullen.

At least, that's what I'm guessing their costumes were.

CHILDREN IN WEDDING DRESSES.

What other explanation is there? You're seeing vampire love story film, you're dressed in an old fashioned wedding dress, and you're nine years old.

Anyone?

Of course, there were also the requisite goths, and the wanna-be goths, and the chicks that think it's a good idea to go to movies dressed like gothy-hookers, and the boys who date the gothy-hookers but look like bored surfers, and the guys wearing lip rings and eyeliner, and the giggling teenage girls wearing skinny jeans and Uggs.

And the CHILD BRIDES.

(I can't get over it. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen.)

There were definite perks to attending the premiere: we got Twilight bracelets and a mini poster (which is IMMEDIATELY going up in my hair color locker at work, clearly), and it's always fun to see a movie with a bunch of people who are also all caught up in the hype.

(Except the child brides. Those were just freaky.)

As far as the actual movie goes, I'll just say this: I loved parts of it. I enjoyed all of it. It's worth seeing, especially if you love the books.

(And who am I kidding? I'll be buying the DVD.)

Happy Twilight day, everyone! Uhm...so, it would be weird if I wore my Team Edward sweatshirt to bed, right?

Donkey Model? Good Grief!

We believe beauty can be found in many places, but who would have predicted that a donkey could make headlines on a fashion magazine? "It's a fashion dead-end," Sandy Cheeks from Bikini Bottom states, "we can trust that style has finally left forever."

Or has it?

Producers of the magazine "Model" contradict that Donkey is a rare kind of his breed, and has uncharacteristic grace. "Donkey just screams beauty," says Ugly Betty, head producer of the magazine, "but more than that, he gives a positive influence to the public that no fashion icon before him has presented." It's true, Donkey has been giving very inspirational speeches now that he's climbed to power. He had already been mildly well-known, from his role in "Shrek", but now he has become more than a supporting character. He is the star!

"Yes, yes, I always try to look my best," Donkey tells us shortly after the photo-shoot in Los Angeles. "I shampoo every three hours, and add a finishing after-gel to my coat for extra sheen ever half an hour. I was hesitant to using bright Coral lipstick with my skin-tone, but with a little balancing nail-polish and mascara, it worked out after all. Also the blush...."

However, some question Donkey's right to lead. "It's irrational," Billy-Bob-Joe of Utah complains. "Donkey has no idea what is being thrust on his shoulders. Donkeys can't be models. For goodness sake, HE'S NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES."

Madonna agrees heartily. "Of course, i don't think Donkey is worthy. Look at him! Mascara?! Donkeys CANNOT wear mascara!"

But anyway, Donkey still remains at large. Even Shrek supports his movement. "Well sure, it's undignifying, and wrong, and gross, and stupid, and wacky, and appalling, and shocking, and scarring, and hideous, and terrible, and horrible, and frightning--but i respect-" (air-quotes around "respect) "- and humor his decision. NOW GET OUT OF MY SWAMP!"

How long will this last? What will come of it? There are many risks of having Donkey a model and open to the public, but can he handle it? Vote here at cocojuniper.blogspot.com!

Hoozah!

Ppl r very predictable. Think about it.

If i went up to some of my friends, to think of a few, and smacked them, i can probably predict what they'd do to me.

One of my friends would yell "OW! What the heck?!" and smack me back.

The second one would be very hurt (not physically), and stare at me w/ a shattered expression (oh no...my heart is aching already....)

The third one would b completely baffled, rub their cheek and ask "What did i do?"

The fourth one would whack me on the head w/ whatevr they happen to be carrying at the time and say "Get a grip!"

If i went up to them and gave them $20, i can probably predict how they'd react.

#1: would blink a few times, then say in a quiet voice: "I can't accept this."

#2: would stare at me as if this was some sort of joke, then say "..what? seriously?!"
#3: would grin widely and say "Gee thanks!!!"
#4: would scratch their head, shrug, then snatch up the moolah before i can change my mind.

If I went up to them and sneezed, i can try to predict what they'd do.

#1: would say (looking at me with concern) "do you need a tissue?" OR "r u okay?"
#2: would cringe away, "ew ew ew ew!"
#3: would go; "do you MIND?"
#4: would flick mutter, "wierdo," and walk away with a disgusted expression.


Me is psychic, yo. Hoozah! (Meh new word)

Cereal Without Milk? What, You Can't See It?

this is post #99.
To put it out there, the 100th anniversarry will be on the day AFTER christmas. so we'll c how that goes.

Just wondering:
do any of u eat cereal without milk? or am i the only one?

*sighs* i am weird. but i don't c how i can help that.

Post #98

hello internets,

just to let u know- this is the 98th post i hav ever written on this blog. In two more posts there will b the ONEHUNDRETH ANNIVERSARRY CELEBRATION-NATION (don't u luv rhymy words?). lol myself. so, on the 100th post, there will be "party". u kno, like the 50th anniversary except BETTER. i haven't quite decided on a date yet--i'll wait for that to b revealed on the next post. On that date, i will let out a bunch of random posts all at once. videos, pictures, music, URLs for other websites, bits and pieces of stories im writing for fun, MAYBE. MAYBE MAYBE. I haven't exactly got all that stuff yet. But when i do, it will rock u. But u anticipated that much.

yesterday was an okay day.
if u didn't know, there was, oh gosh, AN ICESTORM!!! (jeez, u think u would hav realized!) I lost power for about 24 hours, as did, like, everyone else. Without power, there was no heat- so to escape the coldness we ran to friendly's. Then, because we had nothing else to do and because we wanted to go somewhere warm- we went to the mall. and, i got myself 1) an avril lavigne cd and a tin sign w/ a pic of Elvis on it that u can hang up on ur wall. Why?!?! Heck, im COCO for goodness sake. I don't buy CLOTHES, i buy ELVIS. Cuz im just that cool.
okay, i lied a li'l. I do buy clothes. I enjoy buying clothes. I also got myself a tee that says in bright neon letters "YES WE CAN" on the front. Which may or may not be provoking. Odds r, that if i around school in that tee, i will get a million ppl (all boys, gah) saying "NO, we CAN'T" to me. but that's the price u'll hav to pay for wearing that kind of shirt.

finally, iv got the electricity back. Which is good, because i was getting tired of reading TWILIGHT by candle-light in a thick big jacket. Oh, and speaking of Twilight... ('oh not again!' u think, 'y won't this lady stop talking about Twilight?!')...i finally saw the movie. Actually, i saw it a week ago but was too lazy to post up my opinion about it on the blog.

Dark Fire Moon tried to turn me against watching it, with magical phrases such as "it will suck" and "Edward's a creep" (though, really, he IS a creep). But, i was intensely curious. And i watched it. And it was GOOD. Yes, GOOD.

My Playlist

I was a playlist I made over at the side-bar. Was. Now, I dunno where it wents. Blog trouble? Computer trouble? URL trouble? I dunno. Either way, i made one---and then it was gone. And when i went to the site to make it again, my computer picked the best moment to take a REALLY long time loading. I dunno if it likes me anymore. I tried to fix it but things are a li'l sketchy. Have fun with it though. As far as i know, there is a possibility the playlist may be at the side-bar like i promised. heh. funny. There may also be songs i didn't mention in the post. That's a mistake too. Still, thy are good songs so listen to 'em. Peace out.
So, since you can't listen to the playlist. I'll just list what the songs i was going to put on. Some mean a lot to me. Some mean absolutely nothing at all. And some, were just smacked there randomly. So, here's my dough. Enjoy.

Memories by Within Temptation.
Who-a. Killer soprano! Within Temptation is known (by me) for being a mournful band. It's beautiful, high, and sad. I like this piece of music because I think it has a very beautiful but sad point. It means a lot to me personally, and relates to some of my favorite characters in books. I luv it.

Greensleeves by Mozart
Or at least I think it was by Mozart (gonna hav to check). Anywho, i like this because I think it relates a lot about who I am as a person. I absolutely luv this song too. It's medievaly and great. I am learning how to play it on the piano, and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I can mix it up a li'l so it can be sad or happy or caffienated or obnoxious. The Greensleeves song at the side-bar is in rock, by accident. It's a mistake. To listen to the song i'm referring to, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5ItNxpwChE. Don't pay any attention to the images. Listen to the song.

Bella's Lullaby by Carter Burwell/Robert Pattinson
I've been told that there are two different Bella's lullabies. I'm not sure if Carter or Rob wrote it. It's the one at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1w_6YJBoTg, whichever one that is. I like this, because...well it's just a mush of stuff. Partially because I liked the books. Partially because this is somewhat close to what i imagined Bella's lullaby to sound like. Mainly because it's pretty.

The Final Countdown by Europe
Haven't I already lectured you on this?

Thanks for the Memories by Fall Out Boy
I like this song because it gets the pulse going. I first heard this when i was about 8 years old. I remember really liking the real jam of the piece. I didn't hear it for a while, and then recently it's been playing a lot. And i love it. It's something i liked then, and it's something i like now.
(P.S. What is up with all the chimps in the music video? Just saying.)

Lord of the Rings by Enya
I grew up listening to this as a kid. I don't know why or how or exactly when but i did. Everytime i hear this, i have this strong feeling of deja vu. I think of times when i wuz real little. I know this song too much. And i love it.

Harry Potter Theme by ??????
I forget who wrote the dooodooodooodooodooodooodooo harry potter song. You know what I'm talking 'bout, right? I had a dream once, well actually a whole bunch of dreams in a row, with this harry potter music. My friends still tease me 'bout it to this day. I'm a harry potter fan, and naturally i can feel a warm sense of recognition when i hear this song.

We Three Kings (Of Orient) by ????? (Old Christmas Hymn)
Out of all the christmas hymns, i like this one the best. It has a warm thrum to it, a gentle but full beat. It's a really really great song.

Ma Ya Hi by Dan Balan
Whenever I think of Ma Ya Hi, i think of my Uncle Deitmar. I don't know why. Maybe it's the whole bouncy theme of the music or the fun words like "Numa numa" that remind me of him. Whatever. Anywho, Mi Ya Hi is a cool song. One day im just going to invite a whole bunch of friends to my house and start blasting Mi Ya Hi. They may not like it, but it's my house. ;) lol

Girlfriend by Avril Lavinge
Is that how you spell her last name? I can never get it right! I think Avril Lavinge has an awesome taste of fashion. It's punk, but it's peeeeerdy. Me like a lot. Why do i like this song? Heck, i dunno. It's just another thing that i file carefully in the back of my head for no reason. >.<

Crazy Frog by Crazy Frog
I think. Whatev. Me and my cousin Bex went on a Crazy Frog phase. We sang Crazy Frog. We talked Crazy Frog. We ate Crazy Frog. We breathed Crazy Frog. We thought Crazy Frog. We would burst into song for the heck of it, and listen to it all night long. I even have some pictures i drew at the time to prove it. Then, next summer i went over and we listened to crazy frog once. Neither of us was very impressed. "You know, why did we ever like Crazy Frog in the first place?" Bex said. We were quiet for a moment. "It's actually a pretty dumb song," i concluded. The CF phase was over, but whenever i hear this song i think back to the days when we were obsessed 8-year-olds.

So What by P!nk
Ahhh, P!nk. Me and my friends chose to do this song for our own dance routine that we did in front of the whole grade when we went off to a leadership school. We rocked the air-guitar, yo. I mean, we were only up there for 30 seconds, but shyeah. The judges kinda liked ours too. Out of 5 we got one perfect score and two 4s. I think. We didn't win, but it was still kinda fun.

Not all of what I listed are good songs. Some of them may possibly be terrible pieces or work. But, they mean so much to me that it doesn't matter. I'm gonna c if i can get my playlist back, but no promises, guys. Anyway, enjoy!

Too Cool For Edward

Just for fun, i went onto http://www.quizrocket.com/twilight-quiz, to take this Twilight quiz i heard about. It's supposed to tell you what character you are in Twilight (Bella, Edward, Carlisle, Jacob...). Instead, i got THAT. I stared at it for about 20 minutes.

"You are ____ ????"

Yeah, that's right. I'm too cool for any of them. ;D

Oh, and just to put it out there- i'm on TEAM JACOB. Wooooh! *waves flag*. Yeahuh. He rocks. Go Jacob. I know that everyone nowadays is on team Edward, but still. He just seems better. I'm a loyal wolfian *wags tail*.

Dude! Do You Realize? It's Just a Shirt With Words on It!

Today I wore a Plain White T's shirt with Abercrombie jeans and an American Eagle Sweatshirt.

I'll get back to you on that.

First, i want to rant on about human obsessions. Dude, have you realized? EVERYONE AT MY SCHOOL DRESSES THE SAME. Everyday, a girl will walk in with a layered tee either from Abercrombie, Hollister, or Aeropostle, jeans, and Uggs. Honestly. I can literally predict what they are going to wear the next day.

And, then the boys. They're just as bad. 50% of the population wear Hurley shirts, and the other 50% wear stuff from abercrombie or hollister (just like the girls.) And jeans. I can predict what they'll wear the next day. So should i wear the RED hurley shirt or the BLACK hurley shirt today? Yeah, like it makes a difference!!!

And even then, it's so the same. Get a plain colored T-shirt and slap a brand name on the front. That's it. And, kapeesh, it's like $30 (the abercrombie, anyway).

I almost wish we all wore uniforms. Almost. I'm not ready to give up my skinny-jean days quite yet.

So I at least try to be original.The American Eagle Sweatshirt wasn't too unique, but at least it didn't have a brand name on it. As for the Abercrombie jeans, I'll say this. I really, really do luv em. So what if I'm too adorable for abercrombie? Those are killer jeans, yo. And then the Plain White T's tee....Honestly...I DON'T like the plain white ts. They're just another mediocre band with a lead singer with a funny name. I just happen to like the shirt.

The Conclusion Based Off the Exertion of Momentum Driven Into the Liquid of an Egg Causing it to Spin Additionally!

it's been a while.

You know King Midas? Whatever he touched turned to gold? Yeah, I'm like that with technology (not the gold part.) End of summer, my computer crashed, and now the computer i was using completely broke down too. So thats how I'm like Middy here, whatever technology i touch...dies. Yeah, bummer.
So right now I'm using my dads computer. I know I'm putting it at risk with my "Middy touch" (btw, it's pronounced MY-dee, not midd-y) but its worth it. I mean, only a few people come to it occasionly, and i usually just prattle on about a lot of useless topics but that's okay. I humor myself.
(and those few people who come to it occasionally- keep rockin' on! Luv ya guys. ;) )

Oh, guess what? In science today, we learned how to tell a hard-boiled egg from a raw egg WITHOUT breaking open the shell.
Just as a little side-track, do you know those carnival rides where you spin, spin, spin, spin, spin around so fast that you end up feeling really dizzy when you come off (and maybe a li'l nautious.)? The reason why you feel so dizzy is that the water in your ears is still sloshing around in your noggin from that crazy ride. So, your body is tricked out into thinking that you're still spinning. The momentum of the ride spinning around unsettles the water in your ears, which doesn't settle down again for a few long moments.
Back to where i was-- the eggs. To tell the hard-boiled egg from the raw egg without breaking open the shell, you start to SPIN it rapidly on a flat surface. Like a top. Then, you suddenly STOP them from spinning. The hard-boiled egg shouldn't move, but the raw one (what, with all the liquidy ick stuff in it) should still be rocking and maybe spin one last slow lap. That's cuz the liquid in it hasn't settled, just like when the water in your ears hasn't settled from the viciously spinny ride. (Only the egg doesn't throw up.) Go figure!
...
Okay, i bet you don't care about anything i just said. Right? Yeah, i thought so. So you can decide to do whatever you like with that bit of info. Hey, with some polishing, that knowlege can make a pretty good punch-line for a joke even!

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because, since he measured the exertion of momentum driven into the liquid of the egg causing it not to spin additionally, he concluded that it was a hard-boiled egg and he wants to demand a refund.

*cricket, cricket* *tumbleweed* *baby cries*

Knock Knock
Who's There?
The conclusion based off the exertion of momentum driven into the liquid of an egg causing it to spin additionally!
The conclusion based off blahblahblahblah, who?
A raw egg, silly!
Oh, doh!

*chortles* hey, that actually was pretty funny. Well, no, it wasn't, but humor me and laugh. LOL.

I Did It!: Random Award

Congradulations! If are here, you can have your very own, I DID IT button! Prize it, show it off, why? Because you DID IT! Whether you beat the odds, or came up with a really awesome idea, you are prize worthy! So, go on- take it!

But remember, only take it, if you deserve it. If I didn't tell you to come here...don't even try at it!

The Giraffe Test

I originally got this as a chain-email, but then I looked it up and found this is actually a real test. So, for each of the numbered questions, think up your best answer of how you would handle that situation. Then, hilight with your mouse directly under the question, and you'll get the answer! Have fun!

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, insert the giraffe, and close the door.
This question tested whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the door?" Wrong answer.
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.
This tested your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct Answer: The elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there.
This tested your memory.

OK, even if you didn't answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.
4. There is a river you must cross but it is inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?

Correct Answer: You swim across. All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting.
This tested whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many preschoolers got several correct answers. Andersen Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old.

You Might As Well Stamp "Vampire Boy" across Rob Pattinson's Forehead for all the Recognition He's Getting

well

since im already on this topic of twilight, i might as well throw u another peice of info.
It's an interview with Rob Pattinson, the dude who plays Edward in Twilight.
...
I usually don't like using interviews on my blog for 1 dominating reason. They're so incredibly...ORDINARY. It's always the same. The hottie-superstar tells the interviewer that he/she LOVES whatever movie they're in, and he/she LOVES the character he/she's playing, he/she LOVES his peers on the set, he/she LOVES just about everything to do with the movie.
...
*cough suck-up cough*

the interaviewer will drill him/her with unimaginative questions, and he/she will always reply "Great! No, no, i love everything. Everythin'gs great." Then he/she will tell this one interesting fact about themselves or a "life-changing" (yeah right!) event that they witnessed or took part in.

La-a-a-a-ame.
I mean, those stories...they could be, well, even mildly funny, but what makes everyone think that they're something extroadinary? What makes them think that it's better than any story pulled out of a low-funded newspaper?

Or a blog?
Like mine?
(of course, my stories R extroadinary. The media just hasn't figured that out yet. ;) )

But, i thought Rob (Edward) had an interesting discussion. He said "i hardly get to do any vampire stuff, like, i mean, uh, i don't get to kill anyone. I really want to kill some people with it..."
so pretty boy has a diabolical side. I'm okay with that.

He also said "{and edward said} i really want to kill you so much, every single day. every moment im with you, i desperately want to kill you. and she's like, 'i don't care, i love you.' and it's like, well, there's definetely something wrong with her."
uhm, DUH. <I love you Edward. You can eat me. I don't care>. Yeah. I always knew Bella had a problem. Rock on, Rob, for saying that on camera. hahaha.

"{edward}'s not that great at all, it's just how she sees him."
Lot's of girls r going to be disappointed. ha. haha. ha-a-a-a-a-a.

The groin comment at the end was unneccessary, but i feel that Rob made an interesting interview. You go watch it now. It's only, like, 5 minutes, so have fun.

(Rob Patterson has like this HUGE ego now. Nobody cared about him when he was Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter 4, but now suddenly he's surrounded by screaming girls 24-7. Always screaming. Always girls. hahahahaha. Might as well stamp "VAMPIRE BOY" across his forehead.)

Twilight (Again) (a few spoilers ahead)

Twilight.

I've been off and on about that series.

I read book 1 and said to myself, "hey...this is good." then i read new moon and said, "wow...what a soap." but, the overall cheesyness wasn't enough to keep me off the series.
Stephenie meyer is a strange, strange lady. The idea of a vampire x girl clicky-clicky is good. But then she runs on about some other blahblah stuff that i don't care about. And yet...it was good. She can take some teeny tiny dull thing, add some "magical writing powder" (perhaps overexplain it a smidge) and BOOM. 'Bouts 3 million readers, and a book deal. Shhyeeeeah.

Then i started reading eclipse. I got peeved my some details. But, it was only when Bella finally decided to marry Edward that i went beserk. I mean, what was WITH that chick? What is UP with that? Sometimes my rants didn't even have to be expressed in words.
!!!!!!!!
So, i slapped the book shut right there, and vowed never to read the treacherous thing again.

Some asked me why i did this. Simply, i was being very stubborn. I had never liked Edward, and the fact that he had finally married Bella was OUTRAGEOUS. CRAZY, man. Edward is a FREAK, and he is ABSOLUTELY NOT the person for Bella. Who would marry such a creep?

Okay, im done.

Sorta. Well, after a long while, i got bored and started reading Twilight again. Then i got absorbed in Edward Cullen. I learned that, if you look beyond the creepiness, he can actually be *squints* cool. A cool creep...who would have thought?
He's actually a li'l more deep than i thought.
Like, he's a good person.
Really!
And i couldn't help myself, i borrowed breaking dawn from my friend and now i am furiously tearing through it.

I didn't need to finish eclipse to get the drift of it all. So far, im half way through the book. And...it's good. There definetly r some parts of it i want to chuck out the window, but hey...im a picky reader, some say. overall, it was good.

FYI: Please let me encourage you to scroll down and post a comment, revealing WHICH mag. cover you liked the best. Whihchever mag. cover wins, i will write an article (that would be found in the magazine, of course) about it- explaining the weird odds of it. It's fun, but unfortunetly only ONE mag can be writtin' bout. So make sure it's the one you want. VOTE!

Justa Word With Some Webboteers (You)

Just a checkup to see how my bloggernauts r doing.

Today was interesting. I found myself singing randomely to "American Idiot" throughout the day. Which is a nice change-- I needed to get off singing advertisements. (But admittedly they are rather catchy, you know in the jingly cheap way. S'all good stuff.) (Btw, i will c if i can post up the advertisement jingle on my blog so you can all sing along to it. It'll b our jock-y inside joke.)
Anywho.
Over at the side-bar is a segment of a movie that probably came out 20-40 years ago. It's from Monty Python and The Holy Grail. Ask your parents about it. Anyway, I thought it was pretty funny...you know, in that diabolical sorta way. It may b a little bit ghosty for uz, and that's okay.
There was this OTHER Monty Python vid. that i was debating to put up as well, but iv decided to wait until later on in life before i post it up. Suspense is good for the soul. Like chocolate.
Just a reminder- b ABSOLUTELY sure to vote on which mag. pic u liked the best, or what u'd like to hear more of. VOTE. PLEASE.

-CJ (I'll b back!)

Magazines...What Do People Read These Days?!

Come on! You HAVE to admit these r cool! I thought i saw the last of these guys with Sky (the weasel) but...it's a part of me now! LOL, at these three magazine covers i created! Then, post a comment to vote which one interests you the most! The winning mag. cover will get it's own blog post- me writing an article based off the magazine you saw! But remember...there's only ONE winner! So, if you REALLY want to know the story behind one of these dudes, make sure you vote for it! Choose only what YOU want! Have fun!

Coco Juniper, in SPARKLE form!

I just LOVE pyzam.com right now. I mean, there's a lot of stupid junk on it- but if you dig deep enough...TADAH! CJ- in sparkle form! I'm digging these new blog pumpers. Really catches your eye, eh?

No way, dudes! That's totally NOT halloween. It's all Coco Juniper, yo. *sniffs* Though i guess it does look kind of sinister...oh well! ;)

Advice Column

There's a time and a place for everything...

...and that was completely necessary. It always is.

Just to keep things funky fresh (Omg, did i really just say that?!) i am starting an advice column over at the side-bar. Every now and again, it will change to another weekly (or hopefully more frequently) advice. Good advice is...well...good, so get some 'ere at cocojuniper.blogspot.com!

if YOU have any brilliant, wacky, totally cool advice to share, post a comment.

Good music.



What is good music?



Good question.



Usually good music is something that provokes feeling in the listener. The more feeling is better. For example: if a song is so sad that you break down crying then u r listening to a masterpiece. If the song makes you want to jump up and down and pump your fist in the air (not like angrily, i mean to the music. it's the clostest thing to dancing you'll get from me.) then SICK that's also an awesome song u'v got here. There's a song im listening to right now and it's really coarsing through my veins, the rhythm. ROCK ON! However, the music video is scary. Technically it doesn't have any bad footage. At all. Still, it's scares the rock out of me. And yet...i find myself sneaking peeks at it every now and again. U know that half-hearted feeling? Like when you were little and you're watching a scary film, you'd hide your face in your hands...but then peek through the fingers just because it's killing you to find out what's happening? Yup. That's me right now.



Moving on...


What is your fav. type of music? Please, please, comment or do the poll. Open response!

Where the Hell is Matt...is Back!

If you remember, a looooooong time ago i put up a post about a website and youtube video that was...well, GOOD. Now, matt is back with a poorly drawn slide-show presentation. I thought it was interesting to watch, and now u can c it too. Au revoir!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue1GZ4IUFiU&feature=channel

I couldn't help it...

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com

New Template! Oh yeah!

Noticed?


Yeah, iv remodled my blog 2 a new template which i think totally rocks! But that's me. Either way im just soooo happy to get rid of my old one. Cuz honestly, this is a li'l more original. It really POPS.

But what do u think? Post a comment about whether u like this new look or not! Don't worry, i'll nvr b offended. Even if it's just a tiny thing i could change, post it! I luv feedback! :)

Hannah Montana

u kno in those really corny movies, the main character or the bad guy gets a dream telling them to stop doing something bad and start being good. And then that one dream changes their life 4evr?

if u haven't noticed, in the past i hav been vry mean to Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana. After a very freaky nightmare last night, my life has been changed (and scarred) forevr. I hav come 2 my senses and now will apologize to her.

Dear Hannah Montana,
I am sorry i hav been mean to u. I don't know u, and yet i hav been taunting u for ur stupid nickname (y do u hav to rhyme?), ur lack of taste in music, and other stuff that i will not name. The things i say at u may or may not b true, but i hav now come to say sorry. I know u don't know me, but still.

From,
Coco Juniper


I might hav been offending Hannah-montana fans in my numerous jabs at her. if i offended u by offending her, then i apologize. In the future, if i accidentally say something bad about HM, don't b afraid to slap me across the face. i'll understand. hopefully.

Still...it's still fun to listen to other ppl striking jabs at her. go to http://www.icarly.com/iSnaps/Default.asp?GalleryID=2000000038 to c wat i mean.

Peace out! ;) -CJ

French vs. Spanish

Me and this boy i sit next to in Math had an argument. I'm in french, and he's in spanish, and- since we're obviously both so immature- we had a large argument ovr which language was more widely spoken. It went a bit like this.

Him: "Mexico!"
Me: "Canada!"
Him: "Most of the U.S.!"
Me: "Madagascar!"
Him: "Peru!"
Me: "Africa!"
Him: "Spain!"
Me: "Well, duh!"
Him: "Spain counts too!"
Me: "I know, fine, FRANCE!"

...
this went on for a while.
...
and...he won the argument.

Apparently, more ppl speak spanish then french. I guess i should hav forseen that, but still.
C, this is how the order goes:

Chinese* (937,132,000)
Spanish (332,000,000)
English (322,000,000)
Bengali (189,000,000)
Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000)
Arabic* (174,950,000)
Portuguese (170,000,000)
Russian (170,000,000)
Japanese (125,000,000)
German (98,000,000)
French* (79,572,000)

Le sigh.....

A Little Web Lonely (And Then Some)

Hello all. Just writing 2 get this out of my system. It's been there 4 a while, but i wasn't motivated enough 2 spit it out at the time- only now i am. So, ahem, here i go-

Sometimes i feel like just the only blog on the net. You know, at the top bar of my blog is a button that says "Next blog". If u click on it, google will automatically send u 2 another blog. After 30 mins. of rapid clicking i wuz beginning 2 feel depressed. 1) cuz half the blogs i went to were abandoned years ago, and 2) the other half were by ppl 30 years older then me and writing about things nobody cares about- such as the George Bush. (i hate George Bush, btw. Who doesn't?!?!?!) after scrolling through hundreds of blogs, i began 2 feel like a loser. it seemed like i was the only person on the web that felt like expressing herself. ranting, blubbering on...yep, only me. It seemed weird going to all those abandoned blogs and thinking: "I feel like such a loser- i'm the only one that doesn't have a life, so bubbles randomly on her blog." Yeah. Bummer.
'Course, i was wrong. Finally i came to some interesting blogs. 1) was written by a girl called Racheal in Michigan, who ranted on and on about being fat. Which is ironic, because some ppl still consider me underweight. 'Course, u can always trust me 2 forget the name of the blog, about 45 minutes aftr looking at her posts. heh. heh. The next one was a whole lot less emo. naturally, the speaker was 1) a married woman (but young! She's still in da 20s! Don't scare me by thinking that i read old-lady posts.), 2) has some very immaturely mature friends (JenBun, hence.) and 3) has a fairly cool life. She's a hair-stylist. Cuz iv got nothing else 2do, i'll just start pasting quotes from her blog, and then tell u how they relate to me.

"I twittered earlier about how I love carrying a notebook in my purse. Ever since I was in junior high, I've had a habit of carrying some sort of a journal around with me.
I guess it's because I always fancied myself some sort of a writer, and I always had these weird thoughts in my head that I would jot down, and eventually, little scraps of paper took over my backpack, so I got myself a tiny notebook, and that's how it all started.
The journals from my early days were full of random crap; bits of transcribed phone conversations, movie times, phone numbers, homework assignments. As I got older, I started writing down my feelings, and my observations.

(Plus, I thought it would help me with that whole "air-of-mystery" thing. You know, the intense girl in the corner, scribbling away? Don't laugh. I'm awesome.)" - Posted by Tia, Tuesday, October 28, 2008

I used 2 hav a notebook in 6th grade that i would doodle in. Just doodles, mind u. I wasn't as deep as Tia in the essence that i would start scribbling down noble feelings. Personally, i feel that you can honestly tell a lot from a person's doodles. nowadays when i get bored i doodle a billion tiny, overlapping triangles.
--and as for wat Tia says about the whole "air-of-mystery" thing, i think that's pretty cool as well. It's fun to watch ppl try 2 copy my triangle design. It's frustrating to b copied, but then satisfying to c that they can't do it. Y? Cuz it's MY thing. Don't laugh. I'm awesome.

"Since I work in what is basically a customer service industry, if there are no customers, there is no industry. As a hairstylist, I don't see quite as much revenue lost as estheticians (facialists) and manicurists, but times are tough. For everyone.
This is unfortunate for me, because I am a spender. But in light of the current state of affairs, and the fact that saving a buck never killed anyone, I present you with Tia's Top Five Little Ideas on being Frugal and Fabulous (not necessarily in that order).It's not for everyone, saving money. It's certainly not for me. But what can you do? "A rainy day" might be coming faster than you think.
(Seriously.)

1) You can't stop going out to dinner. Think about the poor servers! They need money too! But maybe you can cut down to one night a week. And, you can just order an appetizer with an iced tea. Portions are huge these days, and iced tea refills are free. You still get all the ambiance and the going-out-ness of a restaurant, but your bill will be at least 25% less than if you ordered an entree. And if you're still hungry on the way home? Jack-in-the-Box has $0.99 tacos, and they are GOOD.
2) It's really nice to donate to charity. More people should do it. However, before you pack up the bag of your castoffs, consider a garage sale. JenBun and I had one a couple weeks ago, and we each made $50 on the stuff we sold. Everything that was left over, we donated. People got our great junk for cheap, we made a little money, and we still gave to charity. Everyone wins.
3) Pre-purchase a gift card to your favorite coffeehouse. I hate the idea of spending $5 on a cup of coffee, but I do it all the time, so last month I gave myself a coffee limit. I bought a gift card for $50, because I decided that was my coffee limit for the month. If I wanted a coffee, I only used the card. When it ran out, I knew that meant I had to make my coffee at home. I THOUGHT before I BOUGHT, so I ended up spending probably half the amount I'd usually spend in a month. I drank less coffee, which is better for me, and spent less money, which is better for Hubs' blood pressure.
4) Buy a reusable water bottle. Disposable ones are so last season. I recently bought this bottle (in pink, clearly), and I love it. I carry it with me every day, and I refill it wherever I go. It's amazing how many places have water fountains or water coolers. I took it to the movies the other day, and I was really proud of myself because they charge $4.50 for a bottle of water there. Can we say "highway robbery"? Plus, a reusable bottle is better for you and the environment because most of them are now BPA-free." Posted by Tia, Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I think that's cool. I especially liked the one with the garage sale. I kinda do and kinda don't want to hav my own shop. 1) i don't want to suffer all the blah-blah paperwork and the direct blah-blah economy thing that is affecting store-owners head-0n. Still, iv always had this kinch for wanting to sell my stuff. I want to hav a garage sale badly. The last time i had a garage sale was in 1st grade and the only thing we sold was some vacum-cleaner bags and a McDonald's toy. Lame, huh. I hav a lot of clothes stacked away that i don't wear, so i feel that i can pretty much start a yard sale if i wanted to. And, i could definetly steal some clothing from Lizic and Bramble to add a male selection to the sale. Bsides, i could use the cash. With more moolah in my wallet, if u do the math, it means more clothes to buy at the mall. Huzzah!


Okay, i think iv talked too much in this post. I started about being web lonely, and now im mooning about garage sales. I'll stop now. Oh, yeah, and comment please!

Election Time! Choose Your Candidate! Spoof!

As u know, the great presidential election takes place November 4th- which isn't far from now. So, 2 get ur brain cells pumpin', let's have a debate and election of our own. Let's say that the possible choices 4 president were 1) Spongebob Squarepants, 2) Eeyore, and 3) Sleeping Beauty. The information about them is listed below. When u hav come 2 a conclusion, then post ur answer. CHOOSE WISELY.

Spongebob Squarepants:
Ups: Is super nice, will always help u with ur problems and makes good burgers.
Downs: Overreacts, Obsesses, and is a bit of an idiot.
Neutral: is an optimist, considered "girly", and a sponge.
Intelligence Level (0= low 10=high): 2.5
Kindness Level (0=low 10=high): 10!
Persistence Level (0=low 10=high): 8.5

Eeyore:
Ups: Isn't a criminal, hasn't broken the law, isn't hated by anyone, etc., etc. Is smart.
Downs: Doesn't physically do anything apart from moping around.
Neutral: Is emo, and a donkey.
Intelligence Level (0=low 10=high): 8
Kindness Level (0=low 10=high): 6
Persistence Level (0=low 10=high): 0.000002!

Sleeping Beuty:
Ups: Is smart, kind, thoughtful, sensitive, and is not a criminal.
Downs: High risk of dozing off during important speeches, decisions, etc., etc. Super, ultra, incredibly scared of anything spiky or pokey in any way. Will Decree that every1 has 2 dress like princesses (frilly, pink, dresses, bows, etc.) May sleep 4 another 100 years when prodded by something sharp.
Neutral: Often breaks into song 4 no apparent reason, dances w/ wildlife, etc.
Intelligence Level (0= low 10= high): 7
Kindness Level (0=low 10= high): 9
Persistence Level (0=low 10=high): 5

Fun Words! Heheheh...

It's fun 2 make up words, ya know? it just is. here's my random brain dump of made-up sayings, 4 u 2 enjoy.

skhnazl- (skn-nazz-ull): talking really fast cuz ur really excited. (example: "Slow down, sis, ur beginning 2 skhnazl.")

hikikukikukikikikukuki - (it's pronounced like it's spelled): something u say 2 some1 when u really want them 2 shut up, or their skhnazl-ing is beginning 2 bug u. (this actually works 2. if some1's talking and all of a sudden u say this, they get all confused and b quiet.) (try saying hikikukikukikikikukuki 10 times fast!)

hiccupolitusease - (Hih-cup-oh-lite-uss-eese): 1 when someone can't stop hiccuping. 2 when hiccups becomes contagous.

excairquo - (exx-airh-kwo): from the words "excelleration of air quotes" or "extreme air quotes", exairquo is a person who overuses the air-quote-gesture. (example: "Stop being such a exairquo!")

iZombie3 - (ei- zom- bee-thawee): a person who is addicted 2 ipods, MP3s, CD players, radios, (any type of music-playing device.)

schnakhavkahc - (pronounce -or attempt 2 pronounce- it anyway u want. u hav no idea how many different possibilities their r in this word!): mysterious gunk (u kno- that icky stuff u find on the sidewalk, but u don't kno what it is. the gross gooey gunk.)

OML - (Oh-Em-El): an abbriviation 4 O.h M.y L.asanga! (i made this up, but iv been trying my best 4 this 2 catch on, so if 1 day this is a famous word- u'll kno who made it!)

snarky - (snarr-kii): when some1 is acting extremely or abnormally grouchy. (P.S. i did not make up this words. Hundreds of other ppl -maybe even thousands of other ppl- r already using this. 1 of these ppl is Dark Fire Moon. im just saying this bcuz i think she may b slightly mad if i didn't mention her.)

Rate 'em! Out of 5 stars (5 being best, obviously), rate each of "my" words based on originality, catchiness, function, purpose, etc., etc., etc. Then, u can come up with a few of ur OWN words. big debates will b flaring up in the comments box, so b part of it. FOR PETE'S SAKE- COMMENT! PLEASE!

Ahem, no, i do not know a Pete.

Spooky Hap'nin's

Things in my house have been getting a li'l spooky lately. For one thing, my mum decided 2 go ovrboard w/ halloween and snazz up some decorations. She got what looks like a cheap plastic bowl with a fake gray hand sticking out of it. it's supposed 2 hav a motion detector on it, so when u reach in the bowl 4 some candy, the hand grabs u and says in a spooky voice: "hahahahahaha, trick or treat!" of course, we got lucky and got the one novelty item that doesn't work but tries 2 make it up 2 us anyway. So when u reach into the bowl and wave ur hand around, there is about a 10% chance (no- make that 5%) that the hand will move. at all. But, in the middle of the night i wake up to: "hahahahahahaha, trick or treat!" that hand hates me, man. 'tis not fair!
and 2 top that all off, there has been some mystical appearences of Lego, so now whenevr i step i hav 2 b careful not to prod myself w/ lego. cuz that stuff hurts 2 step on. the only thing worse then stepping on lego is stepping on a nail, but thankfully there has been none of those around (oh no, i didnt jinx it did i..?)
o, and i didn't mention that my cats hav been going beserk- right? well, they hav. Sunset is like a li'l demon, lurking about in the hallway...awaiting it's next victim. When you're walking, you'll feel a POW, and there u go. Demon-cat wrestlin' ur foot. and this really stinkz if u happen 2 encounter him in the mi'l of da night. Right, this is me: *walking...walking...walking...SCREAMS AT TOP OF LUNGS AND FALLS FACE FIRST ONTO GROUND...glares at orange kitty*. the last thing u want 2 do is tussle w/ a li'l puddy-tat when it's da middle of the night and ur all groggy (well, this is the last thing aftr stepping on a nail. OOPS! did i just jinx myself AGAIN?!) it's really funny how some ppl think cats r peaceful snoozy, sleep-the-whole-day-away (which is some-wat true, cat's sleep alot) cutsy fur-balls. WRONG! they're vicious. ...or at least sunset is.

HUZZAH! We Have A Winner! HUZZAH!

PEBBLES!

Pebbles

ur the winner of the Saddest Song Contest! Huzzah!

Now, 4 the prize: (each prize is rated on Coco Juniper's Awesome 5 Star Scale - 5 being the best of course-)

1) u get an HONORARY MENTION (2 stars)
2) ur song will b posted here on my blog! (2 stars)
3) u get YOUR OWN POST that u can write entirely on ur own! (4.99999999 stars!)
4) u get 2 change the name of this blog for a week (or two weeks, i'm not picky) (YES!)

So, here's how it works, u get #3 and #4 by simply emailing me ur answers. I'm not gonna put my email up on the blog 'cuz u nvr know whos watching- but u already know my address so that's notta prob. now, don't b embarrassed- ur post and ur blog name can b WHATEVR U LIKE. use this freedom wisely! and don't worry about sounding weird 'cuz that's plain silly considering this is my blog and i (coco juniper) am a weirdo. so weird is natural.

and thanx 2 all of the other ppl who entered the contest. Sweettropic- u rock!

i am vry pleased w/ all of u. 2 b honest, bcuz of the disasterous 1st contest i didn't think this contest would b a success. and...well, the sad song contest wasn't much of a success when only 2 ppl submitted entries (technically, it's only 1 entry considering the last 1 was changed last minute- but u get my drift). but im so pleased u guys tried! that means so much to me. Keep rockin' on!

^_^ - Coco Juniper

p.s. the strange markings under "Pebbles" is actually ur name in Wingdings. ;)

Unusual Paragraph (Hmmm...)

u hav NO idea how hard it is 2 keep trak of this blog w/ school bouncing around and such. I'd b looking at something kinda cool and think, "hey- that might b a good idea 4 a blog." and then i'd b like "O MY GOD! MY BLOG!" and when i finally come here, i'd smack myself in the head when i find that the last time i posted wuz like a week ago.
this isn't the case. here, i wuz lucky cuz i got reminded of my blog a li'l earlier. so u only missed me for 3 dayz. 's'all good.

so here's wat reminded me of my blog. Okay, here it is- it's a riddle. the 1st person who answers this correctly gets a prize, btw. But u'll hav 2 wait 2 find out wat it is (mainly bcuz i haven't thought up an idea of wat the prize could b).

Thanx again to Bellababy who gav me this riddle! ^_^

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!

The Final Countdown (Read First!)

I'm a sucker 4 good music. It's true. But i might point out that good music isn't always cool music. For example, i kinda like this song from the '80s which sounds pretty lame when i say it. Of course, i didn't know it wuz old when i started liking it, but y'know. whatev.It's called the "FINAL COUNTDOWN" and it's by some band who's name i don't know. i think it's called "Europe." i dunno, i'll get back to u on that. Ovr at the side-bar is the music video. Some of the effects the band did (such as the explosions) were AWESOME, but don't linger on the visual. First of all, as soon as u c the hair some of the band members had u'll want 2 close the window. i mean, come on, don't those guys know what a haircut is? as in, the cutting part? and their pants r so tight. Ugh! *shivers* so don't judge them by wat u c. just listen 2 da music.

dare i giv u the address already? here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZkllM8znx4

a boy once showed me this song and i thought it wuz really awesome. he actually told me about it ...well a year ago if im not correct. maybe a l'i'l less. But i nevr really took the time 2 appreciate it much b4 i took the time 2, u know, really listen 2 it. but it's good. the song, i mean. the song's good. c'mon, giv it a chance!

and in comparison 2 other songs other ppl like, this song isn't actually that old. y'kno. if that helps.

August Rush's Guitar Solo

Awesome Guitar, August Rush!


There's a clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnz5W9afayc&feature=related from the movie- August Rush. its' about a boy w/ incredible musical talent. i don't wanta get a whole lot more indeph then that, cuz that'll ruin it. also cuz, uh, i haven't finished watching the movie yet. I got about 3/4 the way through. but im seeing if i can find a way 2 c it. i might go 2 Blockbuster or something 2 get it. anyways, as i wuz saying- this dude has got amazing potential. like- whoa!i thought it wuz wicked awesome. so go c the movie. if i remember correctly, it's PG- but i'll c if i can check. anywho- u know the link. go watch it. ;)

Oh HICCUP the HICCUP terrible HICCUP pain!

I hav a really sore throat today. I can't talk about anything for more then 20 seconds without coughing. and by coughing, do assume a mixture of the following: spluttering, wheezing, choking, retching, gasping, crying, etc., etc., etc. it's, like, sooo not cool. And 2 make matters worse, iv got da hiccups. Here r the results:

Hiccup!
Pain!
Hiccup!
More pain!
Hiccup!
OH, MY THROAT IS ON FIRE!!!!
Hiccup!
*whimpers*
Hic
Make
Hic
It
Hic
STOP!!!

...

Hiccup!

yeah, so im not feeling up 2 anything much. which is a shame, cuz i had like this AWESOME blog post planned out. But that's not going to happen bcuz all i am prepared to do is sulk like a deflated balloon and moon about myself.

Moon about myself? you ask
No, i do not even know what i meant by that.

So, try this. Think of it this way, my throat is in an sauna...that's on fire...on a volcano...on the sun. (no, i did not quote that properly. i think i might have missed a few words, but w/e. If u can guess where i got that "quote" from then you will recieve a...well, something "good." (yes, the quotation marks r there 4 a reason.))
My pain all started this morning, if i remember correctly...i was eating cereal so naturally my throat got real banged up there (cuz i don't eat cereal w/ milk) (yeah, im weird). so this is wat it's like:

*bite out of cereal*
SCRAAAAAAAPE!
*bite out of cereal*
CRUUUUUUUNCH!
*bite out of cereal*
CRACKRACKRACK
*bite out of cereal (you'd hav thought that by now i would hav learned my lesson)*
CLANGCLANGCLANG!
*bite out of cereal (goes 2 show how desperately hungry i am)*
BASHBONKBLAST
*finally puts down cereal and goes 4 a pop-tart instead*
about time!

----remember that this was all happening inside my throat. I do not sit at the breakfast table belting out weird sound effects. no, this wuz all the drastic anonymous sounds from my mouth. yep, it trues.

And then 2 make matters worse, i had 2 sing 4 chorus. and, naturally, Mr. D. had 2 teach us all the super squeaky high notes when my throat is still wounded. So, not only did i scar every1 that happened 2 b near me 4 life bcuz of my terrible attempts at singing w/ a store throat, but i also hurt myself. self-esteem wise. not that i had evr been able 2 sing well w/ a healthy throat, but still. it burns. :'(

so now, bcuz this has drastically wounded my throat 4 life, i cannot hit the high notes any more (or at least that's wat i suspect will happen.) so instead of going "tweetweetweet" i will go "tweetweetDUNNNN!" and blast out a super low note.


Another reminder about the oh-so-important sad song contest. So far i hav, since i hav last checked, ONE response. I know there r more of u out there, so go on, turn something in! it doesn't hav 2 b perfect y'know. oh, u know u wants to!

How 2 B Funny- Coco Juniper Style

hmm...i am rambling more then is healthy, rn't i?

here r some points on wat i learned ovr the past makes ppl laff (results may vary). i listed them, c?

1) any kind of joke that haz the word "bozo", "nincompoop", or "butt" in it.
2) any kind of joke with a farting noise in it.
3) any kind of joke with George Bush in it.
4) when u laff. (ever heard of the theme that laffing is contagious? yah, even if the joke is really really lame, if u start laffing like a maniac aftr it's suddenly halarious. laffing in nature's symphony...except when some1 goes so far that milk shoots out of 'is nose.)

if u notice, i apply to #1 the most out of all of them. u can look back through all my posts, and u can c that the funnier of them all r ones that have weird words in it. I don't like 2 do #2, and #4 a whole lot though. For 1 thing, if u do #2 too often u may get a very bad reputation. yeah, think of all the nicknames u can get out of that. and i don't like #4 cuz laffing like a maniac ovr something stupid is bound 2 scare ppl.

i probably shouldn't hav put this post up bcuz the moral in this is misleading. 2 clear things up, saying "bozo" all the time isn't always funny. some ppl will think it's childish and immature. (though i must say that i prefer lame-o words like 'bozo' to some of the stuff kids r saying these days.) and another thing, doing every 4 of those tips i listed won't make u a jock. ppl r a lot more complex then 2 get tickled by George Bush slams 24-7. yeah, so try not 2 take my tips up 2 a level where it's just frightening. b urself. Rock out! ;)

*** if i strain my brain i can possibly remember 4 da future, if there r other tips. keep tuning in 2 cocojuniper.blogspot.com 2 keep posted on strange stuff like this!

Ticking

October 2nd? R u kidding? Wow, i haven't been on 4 a while. i'm sorry.

quick reminder bout da contest. It's super cool, and 4 details u can go 2 it's post. Iv gotta feeling that the only ppl who come 2 my blog any more is me (doesn't fill the void), and pebbles (luv ya like a sistah! ^_^). well, i hope i'll get back my audience soon.

im running low on ideas of wat 2 write my posts on, so i'm gonna ramble on about wat makes me tick.
Wat makes me tick? hmm. Basically, it's more or less of the following iv listed b-low.

1) Being in a small compact space filled w/ other ppl when someone passes gas. This drives me nuts! call me oversensitive, but i hate it when someone farts- especially when there's no escaping it- like when ur sitting w/ them in a car.
2) basketball. since im rather tall, lotsa ppl try and make me play basketball, saying that i'll b "so good." This always pulls a switch on my nerve somewhere bcuz i simply cannot play basketball. 4 my life.
3) prejudice. if u don't know wat this means, it's the act 2 judge some1 b4 u get 2 know them. this is a real pit-and-stinkah 4 me bcuz 95% of the kids at my school r a real pal of prejudice. which bugs me so bad.
4) sexist ppl. I hate it when ppl judge some1 else 4 their gender, or think that they're bttr then some1 else bcuz of their gender. it's crazy! GRRRR!
5) rainforest music. u know that soft tinkly music ppl switch on when their doing yoga, or trying 2 relax? yah, that ticks me. instead of calming me down it just makes me restless, and fidgity.
6) disloyalty. i can't think of anything 2 add 2 this.
7) when it's all quiet (like when ur taking a math test) and ur so hungry that ur belly starts ROARING, and evry1 looks at u like ur a loony.
8) stealing. it always ticks me when my bros steal somthing from me. like this time that Bramble ate my sandwich and i wuz so mad that i threw a carrot stick at him. not my idea of revenge, but it still made me feel good. kinda.
9) Soulja Boi (is that how u spell it?). this is a song that evry1 seems 2 loooooooove dancing to. i can't understand it. 2 me it sounds like: "blublublublublublub SOULJA BOI blublublublublublublub SUPERMAN blublublublublub." i don't like rap music, and iv heard that song so many times that i know it by heart. and yet the blubs nvr fail 2 leav.
10) when ur trying 2 explain something 2 some1 when some1 else completely inturrupts, changes the conversation, and doesn't understand how rude their being. OR, an alternativ 2 this is when ur telling some1 something and then all of a sudden, they just STOP listening right in the middle, and then u hav 2 repeat it ovr and ovr and ovr again until it finally sticks.

posta comment! ;)

SiCKO Healthcare Issues

Okay, so at my school, in my grade, on my team we r doing debates on the presidential candidates- Obama and McCain. so, naturally, we started talking about some factors that will impact us based on america's decision on which man should b president. 1 of them was healthcare.

y is healthcare so important? well it's wat pays for all ur bills on things that help u stay alive. of course, as u may or may not know-- america's healthcare is among wat is considered the worst there is. Micheal Moore certainly agrees that insurance companies rn't giving their clients what they deserved. One client didn't get her med. bills paid for because her body-mass index was too large. in other words, they didn't giv her the cash bcuz she was FAT. another lady didn't hav her ambulence ride to the emergency room paid for bcuz she didn't inform the insurance company b4hand. that's stupid-- how wuz she gonna know that she was going to need an ambulence b4 the car accident actually happened, and wat- was she supposed to call the insurance company while she was mangled and unconscious on the road?
Workers hav also been quitting their jobs at the insurance companies bcuz they feel that their policy, their methods, and their message r all terrible. Some insurance companies giv a bonus to the workers who deny the most clients. that's not right- and that's certainly turning the workers a little biased.
so, enough with da healthcare angry ramblin's. to cut it short, ppl r paying big money 4 a healthcare that doesn't giv them wat they deserve.

B4 the ramblings took control of a hefty amount of post space, i wuz mentioning something about Micheal Moore, wuzn't i? Micheal Moore is a dude who doesn't believe that american healthcare is worth it. so, he started speakin' out against it, rebellling a little, gettin' the word out-- on youtube!
so ovr at the side-bar u'll notice a video. that's his TRIP TO CUBA, 1 way 2 get the medical treatment ppl deserve. actually, the story behind it is very loooooong, and he has many episodes of his SiCKO (that's the name of his rebelling healthcare videos) trilogy. However, i only hav 1- so that explains some of the loose ties at the end. however, i thought that the message was clear there, so go on--- enjoy.

**EXPLANATION ON VIDEO:
as u know healthcare in America is painfully expensive, i mean whopper expensive. however, prisioners- murderers, in American prison get quality healthcare for FREE. So, thinking this was super unfair- Micheal Moore and a lot of other desperate Florida citizens boated ovr 2 a small section of Cuba where the prisoners were kept. At the gates of the base, they demanded the medical attention- no more, no less, then what the evil-doers were getting. they did not get their wish, but after sailing to Cuba, they realized that the hospitals there were quite good. In america, the prescription 4 one lady would hav been $120, but in Cuba- the equivelence is 5 cents. 5 cents!? W-O-W. anyway, they got wat they deserved in the end, although they did hav 2 get ovr some bitter boundries dividing the two nations- and focus on what was more important.

srry bout da video. it's not upgraded well so it takes a LONG time ta load. hopefully it'll get bttr.

Another Contest- Saddest Song Ever! (NOW CLOSED)

Okay, ready guys? here it comes- ANOTHER CONTEST! ^_^ yayayaya! wow, i think the last time i did one o these wuz *ponders* june. @.@ i know- right? scary.
well, here it is, and this time the topic is SADDEST SONG EVER. can u find the SADDEST SONG? now pleez, remember the last time i did this. i only got ONE entry! ONE!!! that's really pitiful. well, now that there's more ppl, i hav higher hopes, so pleez don't squash 'em. if ur having problems writing a comment on it under this post then talk 2 me. i can help.

just 2 spice up the competition, the winner will recieve a few things. 1) an honorary mention. 2) the song will b posted on this blog 3) they will get there own post. unlike a "takeover" they get 2 write the post themselves, rather then me just asking questions. on it u can blab on about urself, things u like, ur blog, yaddayaddayadda. pretty much anything u want! just try 2 keep it PG appropiate k? this is ur chance 2 b FREE, and advertise YOURSELF 2 the world! huzzah! and finally.... 4) u get 2 change teh name of the blog from "Coco Juniper Rocks" to whatever u like! knock urself out! ;)

Rules (ick, i know.):

1) the song has 2 b at least PG appropriate.
2) it haz 2 b on Google Videos OR Youtube. (if it's not on there- which i doubt- then put it on!)
3) u hav 2 state the song's name and artist (that's it.)

how this works is u find a song, u can either email me the song (the youtube address, aka.) or post the name (and youtube address) of it under this post. any questions can b emailed or posted here.

now remember, try 2 find the saddest song as possible! u wanna win this! go get it! this is urs!

Later Edit: Yah, 2 bad but ya missed it. This contest is now CLOSED. b sure 2 keep looking 4 more opportunities 2 shine in contests, here at cocojuniper.blogspot.com! keep rockin' on!

TIES R WICKED

Ties are truly wonderful things. Seriously! and they're not just a man thing, i think girls can use them 2. in fact, i created a list on what u can use it for....

1) use it as a pretty scarf
2) use it as a belt.
3) use it as a...well, a tie.
4) keep it around your neck and use it as a whip for self-defense, etc. heh...heh...
5) use it as a headband...erm, a really long headband (good if u hav a very large head.)
6) wrap it around...and around...and around...and around, ur wrist as a bracelet. fasten w/ pin.
7) use it as a hair-tye to put ur hair in a pony tail (and whenever u turn around, a long piece of tie will whap someone on the head.)
8) attatch something small and heavy to either end of the tie and uv got urself a real nifty pair of ninn-chucks (or how is it u spell it?)
9) if it's really cool looking u can hang it on your wall.
10) do some really complicated form of origami on it. ^_^

i think ties r cool. they can hav so many cool patterns and textures and they can even b shiny or sparkly! and they're fun 2 use. i remember on the Suite Life of Zack and Cody (a TV show, if u don't realize), Maddie likes 2 use ties...alot. and i think that's cool! i think im gonna use ties more often.
as in, im wearing a tie 2 school tommorow. well, not the whole day, just Social Studies- bcuz im doing a debate in front of the class. my group and i plan 2 dress up like lawyers (heh. we'll c how that works out.) as in, skirt, neat and well-ironed shirt, hair in a very very tight bun, glasses that u will perch on the very end of ur nose (or some spectacles don't hurt), dressy shoes, and a tie. im not so sure about the granny glasses, i tried that and aftr a while it gets really really annoying 2 wear sunglasses on the tip of ur nose always, and as for the bun...HA! and anyways, i doubt i could do a bun, my hair's too short! ^_^. and naturally, i plan 2 wear a tie.
the tie im wearing is pink w/ white stripes, and it's so incredibly hard to get it on you. After i practically strangled the tie, i asked my mom 2 help, and in a flash she had it in a perfect tie. all she did was squirm, tuck it under, loop it through, flow over it, slash inbetween, twist, scrunch up, etc., etc., etc. lemme tell u, i thought it would b easy to get a tie on, but it ain't! so don't hurt urself trying. unless, ur particularily brave. and if that's the case- kudos 2 u. good luck w/ that.

so, yeah....ties r cool. Remember this 2 future generations.

Babbles...Babbles...Babbles

Okay, okay- it's true that i haven't been coming 2 my blog a lot and it hasn't been updated as consistently as it wuz ovr the summer. that's understandable right? i mean- hello- school? u get that right? uh-huh, yeah, yes? so, now that iv confessed this blog's faults i'll move on- bcuz this isn't a very interesting topic.

so wat do i base my blog post's on? usually i get my ideas from books, TV, ppl, etc. Unfortunetly i hav run dry of ideas at this point, and im sorry 2 say that im too lazy 2 go do some real research.

yes, u heard it from me.

so, if im not gonna write my blog posts on that then what do i write it on? *ponder* *ponder* usually, my friends, i get it from my own brain.
unfortunetly just shifting through random memories in ur brain will take ages 2 get something relitively good. this is usually bcuz ur brain throws out many of it's memories in, like wat?- 2 minutes? 2 seconds? something like that. so, it's very hard 2 write about something u don't know what 2 write about. and also- hav u evr come up w/ a time when u wanted 2 write about something but u just couldn't? that's a writers block and yes they can b a problem.
howevr, lucky me, i hav the ability 2 babble if i truly wanted 2. if i were in a light, fuzzy, bored kindof mood then it is more likely that i would babble. on a normal basis, i can control myself. but, if i really try to babble- then my peeps- i make success. I know, right- u didn't c that coming. @.@
but babbling can actually b kindof fun 2 listen 2- just as long as the rambles don't blab on 4evr. if uv evr heard someone babble then u'd understand what i mean. they could b talking about- oh, i don't know- star wars, and then end up with a deep explanation on y they don't like George Bush. sometimes that makes u go- "whoa. where did the link come from? *brain twitch*" howevr- other times when u can manage 2 keep up, it's rather amusing. and fun. u learn alot about the person. perhaps more then u evr dreamed about knowing.

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in a good way

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usually, anyway.

so y exactly am i writing this post? what on earth am i talking about? where did u go wrong? i can hear u thinking that- yes, i can. and 2 answer that, i'll simply say that i wuz giving u a good idea of what babbling wuz. howevr, lucky 4 u, i didn't babble so much that i hurt myself, or u, and i managed 2 stay on 1 irrelevent, unimportant, downright stupid topic. so, you're welcome. if u evr felt like looking, u can scan through my posts 2 c where i babble on. the one w/ the "nude barbies" or the "air freshner" is a great place 2 start if ur looking 4 babbling. and, u can look 4ward 2 much more babbles in the future- bcuz that's what coco juniper is all about. KIDDING! u didn't seriously believe that? *laffs*

Cakeriffic

I <3 cake! wahoo!




on the top right is a steak. no, a cake. no a...ceak? or a stake? it looks like a steak, but it's made from the ingrediants of a cake, so what does it taste like? hmm, i wonder.










don't laff- it's "special". and spiky too. It's truly unique, but yet... too spiky for me. i might hav 2 go 2 a hospital aftr i hav a bit o that. Still, giv it points, after all puffer fish r cool. erm, i think. and, i suppose it's original. erm...i suppose. but don't laff- it's special.

i like this cake as well. it's unique, violent, interesting, violent, original, violent, weird, and violent. U got da idea, right? VIOLENCE! not my kinda wedding cake, if u know wat i mean. wedding's r supposed 2 b happy, and heart-warming, not violent. erm...right? iv nevr actually been 2 a wedding b4, so....







got any fun cake stories? b sure 2 comment here- only at cocojuniper.blogspot.com! or, if u don't hav any cake stories- make one up. we'll try 2 guess if it's real or not. or, just tell us wat ur favorite dessert is (don't worry, i won't get offended if u don't say cake.)

9/11

Pleez take your time 2 go 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDh_pvv1tUM and watch the video. i know i usually like 2 joke and fool, b weird and make fun of things on this blog, but now i kinda wanta b serious. if u can't handle that, then im sorry. tuff luck.

“Freedom itself was attacked this morning, by a face-less coward…”

For once, I agree with what President Bush has to say. The 9/11 was a terrible attack on the WTC, and though I did not understand the seriousness of it when it occurred, I can now recognize its impact on the U.S. Before the terrorist attack, traveling by plane was as simple as it is to hop on a bus, but now the government complicates security immensely- knowing that if security might fail, another attack like the 9/11 may occur. I think the attack on the WTC was more sad then it was frightening. The part that touched me the most was when you could see the people jumping off the building, or when I heard about the wives receiving last calls from their husband. It ached inside to see that, and I know that others felt that way too. I remember how the plane swooped into the tower, and you could see the rippling of the building. Then, when the second plane plummeted into the offices, the mass of rubble blew up in billows of smoke and debris. That is why I fully agree with George Bush’s statement.

“…And Freedom will be defended.”

Alagaesia- The Land of 'Inheritence'

Eragon, is a fantasy read written by Christopher Paolini. He starting writing Eragon when he graduated from high school at fifteen. He became a New York Times best-selling author at ninetten. Out of the entire Inheritence trilogy, Chris has so far gotten through two books so far- Eragon and Eldest. Like other books, Eragon can b seen as 'boring' or 'confusing', but i actually think it's a good action-packed core book. i also think u should try it- bcuz it's definetly worthwhile.
i first read this book in 4th grade, not that i think any 4th graders should try reading it. it's kindof confusing 2 some ppl, though how it's confusing idk. so, i got bored and picked it up. there wuz sooooo many new things i read this time that i missed the other many times i read it in 4th-5th grade. it's a great book. seriously.
as i wuz going through the book, i marked a few short segments that i really, really liked. unfortunetly, i cannot show 2 many of these segments bcuz it's a 1-way spoiler 4 this book. so, i found this excerpt. i read it ovr a few times and i don't think it givs away anything 2 huge. i thought it wuz cute...

The herbalist's shop had a cheery sign and was easy to find. A short, curly-haired woman sat by the door. She was holding a frog in one hand and was writing with the other. Eragon assumed that she was Angela, the herbalist. On either side of the store was a house. "Which one do you think it is?" he asked.
Brom deliberated, then said, "Let's find out." He approached the woman and asked politely, "Could you tell us which house Jeod lives in?"
"I could." She continued writing.
"Will you tell us?"
"Yes." She fell silent, her pen scribbling faster than ever. The frog on her hand croaked and looked at them with baleful eyes. Brom and Eragon waited uncomfortably, but she said no more. Eragon was about to blurt something out when Angela looked up. "Of course I'll tell you! All you have to do is ask. Your first question was whether or not I could tell you, and the second was if I would tell you. But you never actually put the question to me."
"Then let me ask properly," said Brom with a smile. "Which house is Jeod's? And why are you holding a frog?"
"Now we're getting somewhere," she bantered. "Jeod is on the right. And as for the frog, he's actually a toad. I'm trying to prove that toads don't exist- that there are only frogs."
"How can toads not exist if you have one on your hand now?" interrupted Eragon. "Besides, what good will it do, proving that there are only frogs?"
The woman shook her head vigorously, dark curls bouncing. "No, no, you don't understand. If I prove toads don't exist, then this is a frog and never a toad. Therefore, the toad you see now doesn't exist. And," she raised a small finger, "if I can prove there are only frogs, then toads won't be able to do anything bad- like make teeth fall out, cause warts, and poison or kill people. Also, witches won't be able to use any of their evil spells because, of course, there won't be any toads around."
"I see," said Brom delicately. "It sounds interesting, and I would like to hear more, but we have to meet Jeod."
"Of course," she said, waving her hand and returning to her writing.
"Once they were out of the herbalist's hearing, Eragon said, "She's crazy!"

Like it? It's only a small part of Eragon, though. If ur curious, the woman- Angela the herbist- was actually based on Chris' sister. Cool! and btw, u'll b hearing more of Angela throughout the series so ur not done w/ her yet! ;)
INHERITENCE REPORT: Book three in the cycle is coming out soon- and it's only 12 days away (from when im writing this!) if u want the exact time you have 2 wait, and u want 2 learn more- u can go to http://www.alagaesia.com/index.php . Brisingr, is said 2 b a hit, but don't take my word 4 it! ;)

Sunset, the Pokey Kitten

WELCOME, THE NEWEST ADDITION 2 THE JUNIPER FAMILY! SUNSET!

meow! that's right, Sunset is a cat. This 8-week-old kitten is super-active and totally out-going. His previous owner was right when she said he "certainly has a personality!" This guy ain't shy at all, quite different from my 5-year-old cat Callie! My brother, Lizic, named him Sunset, though i flatter myself that i actually came up w/ the name. Lizic, Sunset's owner, liked Sunset bcuz it reminds him of his soft orange coat, and pokey white paws! He's a bit nippy, but so playful. His favorite toy is a straw tied to a long piece of string. he has light blue-green eyes, and he loves to eat my hair!
But enough about that- onward 2 another matter: Callie. Callie is timid, shy, and just a bit cowardly. Completely different then this outgoing, adventurous, and nosy kit, u can c. so, we wondered how she would react to this new addition of the Juniper family. The good news is, she hasn't eaten the bouncy dude. The down news, is that she doesn't seem too fond of him either! When he first arrived, she took to staring at him with her wide green eyes, for about 10 minutes. Then she stayed down in the basement, and hasn't come up. Jealous, probably. Since we've been busy trying to settle him in, she has been keeping 2 herself a lot. Me, my mom, and my bros have been playing w/ her. If she knows that we still luv her, she may not b so envious.
Sunset appears to like the place. and everyone luvs him, so perhaps it will work out. after all, Callie hasn't eaten him- so maybe that's a sign that it's all gonna work out! ehhh, well we'll c how it all works out.

To Moon: hey Moon, d'u still come 2 this blog? U should meet Sunset sometime, he kinda reminds me of Ginny, except a li'l less fluffy. He is adorable! ^_^

Fortune Cookie Fortunes (And Me Yapping On About Wat the Right And Wrong Ways to Open a Fortune Cookie)

Normally, i just assumed fortune cookies were some cheap novelty thing. but actually, they turned out 2 b very interesting. honestly, fortune cookies r posessed! The other day i had chinese food, and 4 out of teh 5 family member in my family got fortunes. here r what they r:

my mum: "never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you."
Bramble: "let hatred turn into friendship because of your existence."
Lizic: "learn to listen, not hear."
Me: "not having a goal is more to be feared then not reaching one."

i like my mum's fortune best. at first it sounds like gibberish, but once u get past that.... and lizic's makes sense too. I'm okay with mine. i mean, it's true and it makes sense, but i honestly don't c how it relates to me.

but, thats all irrelevent at the moment, wat i really wanta talk about is the fortune i found today. i had the combo for my locker in my jean pocket, and when i wuz looking 4 it, i found this fortune instead! this is wat it said:

"trust your intuition. the universe is guiding your life."

I can't remember when i got it. i remember asking some1 what 'intuition' meant, but i can't remember exactly when i got it! errughh, that really bugs me. anyway, i liked the fortune.
fortune cookies r fun. i especially like the ones w/ "learn chinese" in the back of it. It'll have teh chinese symbol, a thing on how to pronounce it, and what it means. at the time it's fun, but physically it doesn't do me any good bcuz i usually 4get it after like an hour. which is a bummer, bcuz chinese always sounds so cool.

and another thing. i wuz told that there's apparently a 'right' and 'wrong' way to open a fortune cookie. howevr, i forget wat the right way is. is it, pulling on the two ends. or do u bite the tips? or do u smash it w/ ur fist? i dunno. i usually just chomp on it. that's always worked for me, except sometimes i eat the fortune in the cookie. well, i don't anymore, but i stay on guard. cuz paper ain't supposed 2 b good 4 u. i think, anyway. siiiiiiiiigh. well, leav comments, my peeps.