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I'm a little sheepish about writing after the hunormous time I've spent away. My last entry was from September, so... yeah, that's kind of a while ago.

I'm back to working on Ice in Oviedo. I'm revising the whole thing, under a new name. "The Ice in Oviedo". Very slightly different, so you know it's the same thing. But changed enough so you also know it's not.

So far, I really like the revision. I've made sure to enhance everyone's personalities to the best of my ability-- "transforming them from 'flat' characters to 'round' characters", as Mrs. Ross would put it.

Mrs. Ross is my English teacher. At the beginning of the year, I was sure she and I'd have problems in that class. I hold back because it at least seems like she's TRYING to be nice.

Unlike a certain Coach Price I know.

So I'm hacking my lungs out right now. My brother managed to pass on a nearly homicidal cold from acoustiblok (his work place) to our lovely home. He's already over it, and rubbing it in my face as I cough and sneeze and try to speak unrecognizable words.
My mom's been resistant to any kind of sickness her whole life. Lately she's been trying to console me while watching countless mafia movies-- her new vice, I guess. She's been renting them one after another.

If you're curious about how my social life goes, I stilll pretty much have zero friends at Alonso High. I'm still clinging like cellaphane to my mid school friends, god help them.

And, as we all know, I'm a basket case incapable of a relationship. So I'm not even going to go there.

I've watched Titanic twice in the past three days. Ryan wouldn't stop complaining, because it's a four hour movie chocked full of historical inaccuracies and scientific improbabilities (ex-- Rose and Jack survived too long in water of that temperature. They should've died a lot sooner.) And Danny doesn't like it 'cause it's depressing.

But I love that movie. It's just awesome.

I've been reading a ton of JD Allen's stuff (from ficpress), and I gotta say. He's amazing. If I ever become an author like that, I'll be blessed. I'm currently reading his "Six Feet From Paradise" which I know ends sadly, because I accidently saw a comment of the last chapter.

But how can it not, with all the main characters being terminally ill as they are? But it's still a great book, I can tell that much.

My science teacher has helped me out a lot. It's kinda embarssing that I'm having to take IPS again (stupid hydrochloric acid screw up), but Mr. Toscani definitely rocks. So did Ms. Marr... I guess it's a science teacher thing.
He has a website that I've been reading for awhile, and a blog (call me a nerd, but I'm a fan of my science teacher).

Hmmm I'm all tired today. No surprise, seeing as how the flu has been keeping my wide awake and achy since thursday. But at least I can take it easy, watch mafia movies with mom, eat microwavable pizza bagels, listening to the occasional secondhand serenade song. Of course, my beta's probably gonna murder me once she hears that I haven't written a word this entire time.

...I probably should delete that from my journal, since she reads it and all... but I'm lazy.

Other than this, I can't really remember what I used to do on this site. I'm not planning to be on very often, but I might as well give it another go. For some of my old friends, it's pretty much the only communication link I have.

I have an iPod now. I know, I know. Call me a conformist or whatever. But I love it. I can actually listen to songs. Predertmined and chosen by me (well, Ryan and Zach. Close enough), instead of a crappy fm radio device that doesn't work half the time and lets the batteries fall out and all over the pavement if you turn it the wrong way.

I got it for my birthday, along with some books from Julie... which I haven't gotten to read yet, and oranges from cym and a picture and bandaids from Nai. They were pretty bandaids, so don't say anything. I love them (even though they're all gone now D: ).

I think I'm gonna wrap it up now. Time for some more DayQuil *shudder*
Anyhow, see ya later.