*Embarrassing!*

Dear Readers,

This is Jessie. And I've come to announce that I'm hopping mad at Summer!!!

Mostly because of the last thing I heard come out of her mouth!!!!

And now her horrible words have become this really bad rumor.

Thankfully, Noah has chosen to ignore it all.

(For a guy, he really is an awesome best friend.....)

It's horrible. I walked through the hallway and pinned to my locker was this note--

"Jessie loves Noah."

I admit it. I about puked!!

The next time I went to my locker the note was gone. I was pretty sure it had been Noah. Thanks, buddy. I owe you one.

Every time I saw Summer, she was just glaring fiercely at me. I kind of wondered why. I mean, I suppose she might LIKE Noah, but I would think that that stinky Maurice was more of her type, if you know what I mean...

Either way, when school ended I sprinted out the door, running into Mom's waiting car and yelled, "STEP ON IT, MOM!!!"

When I explained the whole situation, Mom admitted there wasn't anything she could do.

Me: Are you serious?

Mom: Uh, yeah...

Me: Can't you like talk to the principal or something?!

Mom: What can he do about it?! You can't make a whole school stop talking about something!!

Me: What about the Nazis?!

Mom: Jessie, what about them?

Me: Well, they made people stop reading Jewish books and whatever, so I think that the principal could...

Mom: Jessie, this isn't 1940!!

Me: I know...

Mom: You're just going to have to grin and bear.

Me: Grin and bear it?! More like PUKE and bear it!! It's embarrassing!! He's just my best friend. Can't they get over it?

Mom: Apparently not....

Isn't this awful?!

I don't like things changing.

Dear Readers,

I've never liked the idea of giving things away. Or the idea of moving, of packing up my things, leaving, and never coming back. I like to hang onto things. I like them always being there. The thought of people close to me dying is almost unthinkable.

I don't like change, either. I don't really like having to give something away from my childhood. I don't like having to forget and go away. I like remembering things. I like hanging onto the memories and keeping them forever.

But that's just me, isn't it?

Love,
Katrina

I have found out that I love chopsticks...

I have found out that I love chopsticks. I really do! They're like amazingly awesome!!! :) I've met some Japanese people before, and I have a friend who helps a lot of Japanese people get used to living away from Japan. One of the Japanese people actually taught me how to use chopsticks! I was sooooooo excited!!! If you haven't tried using them, they're SUPER fun and actually really easy!!! If you've ever thought that like the idea of eating rice with chopsticks is hard, think again. I learned from our Japanese friend that the kind of rice that they eat with chopsticks is actually really sticky and so stays in clumps, which, I know from personal experience, would be REALLY  easy to pick up with chopsticks! We actually don't eat a lot of rice, but I love using chopsticks to eat things like pieces of cereal or popcorn. It's tons of fun!! Our Japanese friend gave me my own pair of chopsticks so that I could practice at home. :) And did you know that there are actually boy and girl chopsticks? The black ones are boys', and the red ones are girls'. I got a wooden pair, which could be either. (Though there's some pink on the end, so I would say girl.... =D) If you've never tried chopsticks, go and grab some and try them out!!!! :)

//wordless post from Pinterest//

Party Horrors

Dear Readers,

Hey, this is Jessie!!

Let's just say that you probably don't want to hear about the dance.

What? You DO?!

OK, your funereal.

(It WASN'T MY FAULT, okay?!)

OK, so, like, I got ready, and then Noah's mom came over and we all went to the dance and got dropped off, and the whole time we were joking all over the place.

And then we finally got there, and the whole thing was totally decked out like this huge castle or something, with streamers and big paper cutouts and lots of crazy stuff. We were pretty much like "are you serious? This was the GYM?!"

So then Noah's mom drove off and we just walked in there like old pals. I think that Noah wanted us to go, but didn't want to go with me and ask because he was afraid that I'd think he was going all weirdo on me. So it was all relaxed and totally friend-to-friend, which was what I wanted.

When we walked in, Summer looked about ready to burst.

"What's her problem?" I snorted.

"Probably ate a sweet pickle," chuckled Noah. "Come on. I think I see some food over there."

Boys. Always thinking about food.

OK, OK, I admit it--I was starved. So we hurried over and attacked the food and then sat on in the chairs by the wall and watched the drama unfold. Pretty interesting.

First, Summer got jealous about Ladasha and "secretly" (not very. We could see the whole thing.) tripped Ladasha so that she fell right into Maurice, who'd been dancing with another girl who I'd never met.

Then Ladasha went and started yelling things that I wont repeat at Summer, which got everybody horrified and hushed. THEN the principal showed up and demanded what on earth was going on. Then Summer lied and said that Maurice had taken her out and then been ignoring her the whole time.

Then Ladasha told her that she was a liar--TO HER FACE--and then they both got taken off to the principal's office.

Then I got wrangled into dancing, and then Maurice asked me, and then I had to dance again with Noah, then I hid over by the refreshment table, and then, and only THEN, did the dance finally come to and end.

I LOVE YOUR TIMING, GOD.

But then something really horrible happened. Summer had somehow escaped the hands of the principal and, just as I was walking out, yelled,

"SO YOU'RE LIKE DATING NOAH, AREN'T YOU, JESSIE?!"

And I was horrified that I nearly fell over, and Noah grabbed my arm and we ran towards the door.

So then I finally managed to escape.

With Noah's help, of course.

#WORSTNIGHTEVER

Wow. Another contest??

Dear Readers,

Apparently you guys want another contest!! (I mean, it's winning.... =P)

So before I go and make up this big idea and the add and everything, what kind of contest would you be most likely to enter?

Story, design, or photo contest?

The one that gets the most comments about it, that's the contest that I'll do, OK? ;)

Meanwhile.....

It's snowing!!! Yay!!!! Love ya, snow!!!!! =D

This is kind of random, but I really love libraries. I really, truly do. If I had to spend all day in town at one place, you know where I'd go? Bingo!! THE LIBRARY!!! 

I love it because of all the books. And that's because I LOVE reading!! I always have. And I love it when they get a whole bunch of awesome new books in. I'm usually the first ones to get them out!!! =D Yeah, it's pretty awesome... this one librarian really knows us, too, so it's just like coming and seeing a friend. :)

And, if there aren't any good books, there's a TV upstairs in a quiet corner, so you could watch a movie, too. And of course computers. =P (lol) 

Don't forget to talk to me about the contest!!! ;)

Love,

Katrina

Wow--it's 2013!!!

Wow--it's 2013!!!! I can't believe it!!!! :)