tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14721068317957624302024-03-13T20:53:41.832-07:00Good Girls Wear Converse (and Vans)The true story of middle school told by two honest girlsDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-23416259706922207852013-04-28T13:16:00.000-07:002013-04-28T13:16:41.803-07:00We are still here!- Vans Well hello, it's Vans. Don't worry I have not complete dropped off the earth- only momentarily tripped. I'm so sorry that we have not written in literally a year. I guess school and friends and all the other thing in my life have completely consumed me. I can't speak for converse. But at least for me it seems like lately I have been really busy. For example today I had to go to two thing in the morning that were going on at the same time. I personally get super stressed when I think of all I have to do. But one thing that worked for me is to picture a day in the really near future when I have no commitments. Like Monday. I know I'll be sitting in school- but at least I don't have to be worrying about being somewhere else. For some reason this really calms me down. It's weird I know. And quit seriously, I don't actually know if anyone else feels this way. But if you do, maybe this trick will work for you. Golly- I'm a poet and I didn't even know it :)<br />
On a completely utterly different note. I think about two years ago someone asked us to write about fashion. So once again I'm going to try. So. I read an awesome article on a truly remarkable blog called rookie. And one thing I took away from it was to be creative with your shoe laces. (Okay. That might have been the oddest thing I have ever typed "creative with your shoelaces"???) BUT DO NOT BE AFRAID! In the article it suggested replacing your laces with a peice of fuzzy yarn. I loved the picture so I went looking for fuzzy yarn. Alas I did not have any but I had something else.... RIBBONS! So I grabbed a red one, burned the edges, and relaced my wolf printed-lace up-shoes.it actually made me feel like I was wearing a new pair of shoes. They looked really cool- if I do say so myself. So I highly suggest replacing your laces with ribbon, yarn, twine, pipecleaners, whatever you would like. I'm sure you will be impressed. And if not. You can take them out! Yay! That concludes my odd fashion post about shoe laces. Although. I don't know if it can be considered fashion..... Oh well.....<br />
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Until next time,<br />
VansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-31700775858215522662012-07-20T13:26:00.000-07:002012-07-20T13:26:03.008-07:00A word from ConverseI was out running yesterday... Which means staring at people as I crawl up a hill.
I noticed a group of girls, about our age (Vans and I), wearing extremely tight, short clothing.
Now, everyone is entitled to their own choice of clothing. I've been know to wear some really loud, badly fitting clothing on occasion (I did just buy some epic orange jeans, but they fit!)...
These were healthy girls, tall and muscular, but they looked really pudgy in the clothes they were wearing. I knew one of the girls, we're not close friends, but I do know that she is very worried about her weight and it's very important to wear clothes that show off her body.
So, these were cute clothes, but they were just the wrong size. And so here's my thought, find clothes that flatter you. No one cares what size you are, so why not wear the clothes that make you look good? Or the clothes you love...ORANGE JEANS!!!
When you wear clothes that are too small for you (or to tight) it't not a good look. So buy clothes in your size that flatter you!
Well, that's my word of advice!
:)
Xo,
ConverseDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-72801986718782100782012-07-19T17:29:00.001-07:002012-07-19T17:29:36.627-07:00I'm really sorry... Because I'm lameHello there.
Sorry. I've been meaning to write a post for the last few months and haven't gotten around to it, because I'm a loser :). My apologies to Vans and you all!
Well. I thought I'd write about Facebook profile pictures. For those of you who don't have Facebook, a profile picture is just what shows up on your page in the top left corner-ish. It's supposed to be a picture of you, I guess, but if your like me it's either a really unflattering picture a friend took, or a picture you took yourself of, like, a tree (no kidding.)
Well (I've noticed I say that wayyyyy to much...), I've noticed the new fad (okay, not so new fad...) is for girls who don't have a lot of self confidence to strike a pose wearing as little clothing as possible (ex. Wearing a bikini, while thrusting, uh, some parts of their body forward.) and use that. And some of the pictures ARE photoshopped. I mean, REALLY?
Anyway, it's the people (because it's not always girls, who are doing this) without a whole lot of self confidence who do this. They assume it makes them look "cool & sexy" to their peers.
If you're resorting to this sort of thing, please, please, find a hobby or a sport that your good at or enjoy. That's the sort of thing that should boost your self confidence, not a "sexy" picture.
And, if you don't agree with me, just think of this. COLLEGES WILL BE LOOKING AT YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE. Aren't you even a bit worried that Ms. Admissions Officer is going to look at you "sexy" pictures and think, what a puffball. Because that's what she/he is going to think.
There's nothing wrong with posting a picture of yourself, but really, there's no need to be "sexy", and it will bite you in the backside. Literally. (okay, not so literally, but I really wanted to write that.)
So, yay.
Hope you all are having a fabulous summer, and I will be back soon!
Yay,
ConverseDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-73970170140737427572012-06-11T14:40:00.001-07:002012-06-11T14:42:37.289-07:00Vans-- the world is coming to an endHello. I think the world is coming to it's end. I have written more than one post in a day!! What I wanted to write is very short. Lalalalala left a very good comment. She took it off but the gist was basically she said sorry to someone and bullying stoped. This brings up a good point. Don't hold a grudge. SAY YOU'RE SORRY!! Sometimes you need to be the bigger person and say something. Also saying you're sorry to bully's is not a bad idea. It might show them that what they were saying hurt you more than they realized. I hope this helps! Lalalalala you are super rad for commenting!
-- vansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-58660156353385683322012-06-11T09:00:00.000-07:002012-06-11T14:43:11.908-07:00Vans_ attempting to write about fashion, and hopefully secedingHello. Guess who it is? I'll give you a hint. I like to wear vans.
So it's summer. Again! Yaa! So someone commented (very awesome person) and they asked us to write something about fashion. So I am going to try to write an insightful post about fashion. So I have wasted many hours watching a tv show called. Wait that might be a bad idea to post the name... Anyway. Something they have said multiple times on it is,"fashion should not hide your personality, nor should it be your personality. It should express your personality." we'll if that's not confusing I don't know what is. But here's what I took from it. You should wear something that makes you happy not what other people want. Also you should feel like you have to show your whole personality from your outfit. It should just help you show it. So I hope that was deep and helpful.
So one thing about fashion that I think is interesting, to say the least, is that everyone has different standards. For some showing bra straps might be wildly inappropriate, while for others it's just normal. Is something inappropriate even if you don't think so? Ummmm...... Well I'm not quiet sure. But I will try to make a good analogy. Guess what I'm going to use? Babysitting!! So we have all had that Auckward moment when you tell the kid to go take a bath and they strip right in front of you. For them they have not learned that this would be inappropriate in a seance. So this might be the same way with clothes. People who wear reveling shirts might either not, yet, know the attention they get from wearing them. Or they might enjoy the attention. So this kinda sorta answers my question. If you want that kind of attention then the outfit isn't inappropriate. If you don't want that attentn it is.
So when we were asked to write about fashion I don't really know what to say..... I guess I would describe my style as: attractive school girl, sometimes rocker, sometimes plain, sometimes wild, sometimes out of the ordinary, sometimes hipster (or at least I hope), circus performer, colorful, someitims dark, sometimes weird, quirky. So I guess my advice is DON'T AFRAID TO BE YOU! I know that sounds cheesy so I will reword it. Don't care what other people think about you, I know that's hard to do, but if they don't like the way you dress you should probably not hang out with them, because you are so much cooler for expressing yourself. If they don't like the way you dress they can go screw off.
So many a times I have asked people how to they create an outfit. I usually get pretty interesting answers, ranging from: first thing I see- to- I plan one outfit out at the beginning of the week and try to style all the others for that week around it-to- based off the color of my nail polish. Here is something I do (if you care) I try to feel bueatiful everyday. Or at least happy with the way I look. If you feel happy with the way you look, you will probably have more confidence. Or at least feel dauntless ( READ DIVERGENT) and invinsable. Also I enjoy planning outfits around one piece (like heart shaped sunglasses, or a shirt). So I hope that was helpful.
So thank you lizzy. You are an awesome person, I can tell by your willingness to search vans+mermaids (I am going to ask, What?) I don't think I will ever attempt to write a fashion post again (that's a lie I probably will) because that was hard. But fun!! I hope it was helpful and if not. Well, I don't know... Go read another blog?
Have a gramazing summer,
VansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-8908684762859501812012-01-28T18:00:00.000-08:002012-01-28T18:00:32.558-08:00Vans-- things to do when your sad.-- hello,<br />
I'm really sorry I havent posted in a while (I seem to start ever post like that) so do u ever get the feeling like you have nothing to look forward too? No parties, no<br />
Sleepovers, no nothing? It just seems like your life is an endless<br />
Pit of nothingness? Yeah. We all have. So I know one thing that helps me is to put on some really happy music and pretend like my life is a happy chic flik-- without all the drama. I know it sounds corny, but It cheers me up. Also I like to plan things when I'm sad, maybe your sad on Monday? Plan a sleepover for Friday! Then you have the whole week to look forward to it. Another thing that helps-- if you happen to be in the car-- is to put on some happy music (sorry a lot of these have to do with music) and stare out the window. I once did this and everything became really funny. I saw two kids scootering and I couldn't stop laughing. Also SMILE!!!! All evidence, from experiment scientist have done, has shown that it makes you happier. I would have said "it's scientifically proven" but my science teacher just spent a long time telling us how nothing is "proven". So now the we have gotten the advice part put of the way, how about a story! Sorry that was a rhetorical question. No matter how much you said, "no no no, not a story!" in your head it did nothing to stop me from writing one. Because I'm not a mind reader. Sorry. I just really wanted<br />
To type that. Anyway. So I'm baby sitting (gasp)! and<br />
Just a few minutes ago i was reading my book when the little girl (she's four) crept up into the room and yelled BOO! It scared me so much. So note to self (and anyone else) watch the doors incase a little kid is about to sneak up on u. <br />
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Bye for now,<br />
VansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-71953251619968758392011-12-17T17:46:00.000-08:002011-12-17T17:46:41.027-08:00Being left out-- oh yeah, this is VansThat caught your attention, "Being left out," didn't it? I thought since i hadn't posted in a while I would write about this. Don't you just hate it when your friend is talking about a party and then she's like," so what time should i pick you up?" and you're like,"never dingbat! I wasn't invited!" and then it's really awkward because she just totally embarrassed herself, and you're now LEFT OUT. since it's the title i thought i would put it in caps. so last week was my bat-mitzva, it was tons of fun but, i couldn't invite everyone i knew. I felt really bad because, i knew i had left some people out. so i was really sad because i had to leave out some people who might have thought we were good friends. SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY COUSIN'S FRIEND AND MY FRIEND KELP: i really wanted to invite you guys but since you were both out of town my mom said i couldn't, i still think you are awesome. ok, now that that's one i thought i would give some advice. you can follow it or not, i don't really care, but i know it would make some other people's lives better. Try not to leave anyone out, or if you do don't rub it in their face. also if you have to leave them out for a reason tell them so they don't get mad. you all are good people, well i hope you are, so do the right thing! yaaaa!<br />
-- VansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-66592976693386323222011-11-17T14:53:00.000-08:002011-11-17T14:53:12.973-08:00VANS--Thanks giveingso, it's that awkward time between Halloween and Hanukkah/ Christmas/ Kwanzaa/ winter solstice. I always get annoyed when I'm driving down the street and people have already put up Hanukkah/ Christmas/ Kwanzaa/ winter solstice decorations. DON'T FORGET ABOUT THANKS GIVING!!! it's a holiday too. why don't we have thanks giving decorations? instead of giant inflatable snow globes we could have giant inflatable turkeys! I don't know about you all but my family and I have some weird holiday stories. we usually eat thanks giving dinner with our friends who are doctors. one year between dinner and dessert we all got our swine flu vaccine. I was putting a last bite of turkey in my mouth and i looked over into the other room and i saw my mom being injected with a needle. that ruiened my appitite. so that's just one story. what are yours? do you have a weird thing that you eat? or relitives that have weird jobs? leave a comment and tell us about it!<br />
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Happy thanks giveing!<br />
-- VansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-47293633712709585322011-10-19T08:03:00.000-07:002011-10-19T08:03:09.486-07:00Vans-- HALLOWEENLets start out with a random fact about trick or treating: Katey Perry has never been trick or treating. Sad right? Well it's Halloween time and people are making plans with friends to go out and beg for candy while wearing costumes. For most people this is a fun activity. But what if the people you are going with don't like each other? Then you have a problem. Who wants to spend the night with friends who are arguing the whole time. So I have some advice. Go with a bigger group of friends. That way if two of them are arguing you can spend time with someone else. Also if there are more people they might spend time with others instead of the person they don't like. Remember it's not your fault if they don't like each other so don't let their arguing keep you from having a good time. Let them work it out themselves. Unless they are punching each other you don't have to be the peace maker. So now that we have covered that topic how about a recipe! So a couple of years ago converse brought in these delicious cookies to school on Halloween. They were sugar cookies with a chocolate kiss on top. She then put frosting around the rim of the kiss. They ended up looking like witches hats! And who said she can't cook (see earlier post)? So I hope you have an amazing halloween! I'm going to be the Cat in the Hat. Comment on this post and write what you're going to be. <br />
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-- VansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-87802472407852526462011-10-15T18:23:00.000-07:002011-10-16T12:31:03.376-07:00vans-- read to find out.Hello, so it's a Saturday night and guess where I am?!? No not at a party, not at a friends house, not at my own house, I'm…… (dramatic pause)… BABYSITTING!!! so I was reading converse's post about Facebook, I myself don't have one-- I write on a blog that's viewed by who knows, but I don't want something where I can write and it will be viewed by my friends--welcome to my crazy mind-- so I don't know why her post made me think of this but, it made me think about things I do in my free time with friend that are not electronics. I know in this 20 first centry we're all supossed to be obsessed with electronics, in fact in 2050 they are supposed to attack-- acourding to a magazen, but there are other things to do in life. Speaking of electronics my dad just got a snazzy new phone, he just interrupted my posting to show me his background. so here is a list of things to do with friends that have nothing to do with electronics:<br />
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-- make a list of things to do in your local shopping area, ie: go into a store and speak with a brittash accent. i've made lists with friends tons of times and we had lots of fun.<br />
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-- go for a walk and talk. if it's a nice day, go outside, if it's pouring i don't suggest this activity.<br />
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-- make up a new game, my friends and i used to love foursqare, we would make up all theese crazy rules, it was lots o' fun.<br />
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-- go for an adventure, in you back yard, in your neighbors yard, in your enimies yard, the possibilities are endless!<br />
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-- play a games, my personal favorite is rat-a-tat-cat, ITS UBER FUN!<br />
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-- learn karate, if you didnt already do it this summer (see me earlier post) learn it together! two kickers are better than one!<br />
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well, theese are just some of my ideas, comment and i'll give you some more. whenever i have done one of theese things with a friend we always end up laughing, talking, and haveing a great time. so instead of stalking someone on face book do something else! yaaaa!<br />
-- Vans the super babysitter :)Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-58576162410341788932011-10-13T11:21:00.000-07:002011-10-13T11:21:40.839-07:00Converse- FacebookSorry about my lack of posting!<br />
<b>Note: If you want to get a Facebook and are trying to convince them to get you one, don't let them read this!</b><br />
Just thought I might add a quick word about facebook- do you, our WONDERFUL readers, have facebook? I do and I have to say, I almost wish that I didn't.<br />
Several reasons as follows:<br />
1. You learn way to much about other people and what they have been doing<br />
2. You get notifications through your email, things like "so and so tagged you in this picture" and naturally you want to see the picture they posted and then you get sucked into the BFT (the big facebook trap) and end up looking at the page of your friend- of a friend- of a friend- of a friend. <br />
3. Its very easy to say that you are going on to set up a time to hang out with your friend, but instead you end up staring at other people's pages for hours on end.<br />
4. You never quite know if someone can tell if you have been on their page... and who has been on yours...actually this should be my #1 bullet point.<br />
5. You get friend-ed by people you STRONGLY dislike, and yet if you deny their request they find out. A helpful tip: if you don't like the person and they try to friend you, just let the request sit around- never click yes or no. Then if they find out they can't be offended, because you can use technology as a great excuse.<br />
6. All those people that you don't like that you friend-ed, while on one of those, "I'm going to give everyone a fresh start!" five minute inspirations, can see everything you post. And all of your pictures. Even the ones you don't want them to. And of course, you can't un-friend them because they will find out... and that's simply a very akward situation. What do you say? Umm... I don't like you very much and I was trying to give you a second chanc, but really- I don't think you deserve one so I'm never talking to you again...<br />
So unless you have a desperate need, a cousin you are very close to who lives in a different state, for example, or a friend in the same situation- its worth it. Otherwise, I suggest skipping it...<br />
- ConverseDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-41643487255460565352011-09-25T12:09:00.000-07:002011-09-25T12:09:34.011-07:00Converse speaking- its school again...Hi,<br />
So for me school is completely in session. Its hard to think that summer was just a few weeks ago- but anyway, I don't know about you, but for me I can always tell when I'm back in school.<br />
- My alarm goes off and I realize that its not by accident<br />
- I open my school email and actually have homework, not just private jokes with friends<br />
- I always trip over stuff on my floor in the morning, but this time its my science binder instead of a pile of magazines<br />
Have any rituals that let you know your not going to have a social life for the next 10 months?<br />
I don't know any one else- but for me it always seems like the farther I get into school the less social I become. I have homework everyday, including the weekend, and several sports practices. I guess its just a piece of getting older... what happened to the days when I had to write a review for a book and that was all my homework for the week?! When I could go to my friend's house Monday night without worrying about studying for tests.<br />
There are lots of pros and cons I guess when it comes to growing up. Its nice to have more freedom, walking to a restaurant with friends, but you almost never can due to school schedule.<br />
When I was younger I always thought it would be cool to be on a sports team, but now I realize its a lot of hard work- getting up at 6:30 on a Saturday morning to go practice. But the feeling you get out of it is so worth it...<br />
Overall, I'm sure the pros outweigh the cons for the most part, but I'll admit, I wouldn't mind not having any homework.<br />
See ya,<br />
ConverseDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-42421052171523175622011-09-24T19:28:00.000-07:002011-09-24T19:28:41.038-07:00Vans speaking-- baby sittig tipsHello. Sorry converse and I haven't posted in a while. I know I have been busy with skool, homework, learning how to ride a unicycle, volley ball an all the other normal everyday things that I do :) anyway, I was talking to my cousin today- just FYI we r close, I try to call her often since we don't live in the same state- and she was like, "u haven't posted in a while." and i said something like, "whoa, the kid in the restrant next door to where I am sittig goes to my skool." and she said, "vans ur getting off topic." anyway. I relized she was right. So I decided to post baby sitting tips. Random i know. But it better than nothing right?!?! <br />
Here it goes:<br />
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1. Rubbing their back helps them fall asleep. <br />
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2. Playing the alphabet game helps them<br />
Fall asleep( the game where u think of an animal that starts with a, then b...) BUT DON'T TRY TO PLAY THIS GAME WITH KIDS WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED THE ALPHABET YET-- I learnt the hard way… <br />
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3. If they say, I'm not tierd! Tell them,"to bad,<br />
u have to go to bed<br />
Now." but use different words. Don't tell the kid, " ok! U can stay up!"<br />
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So, I know middle skool is when u start babysitting so I hope this helps. <br />
Vans, who just told a<br />
Kid to go to bed :)Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-89065151280650301752011-08-06T07:42:00.001-07:002011-08-06T07:42:48.868-07:00Vans- summer worries.Vans Speaking. As the summer is comeing to an end and school is about to start we all get kinda sad. Soo.... I know these r some of my worries. <br />
-- what if my friends changed over the summer. <br />
-- what if some trend started while I was out of town. <br />
-- what if I have no friends in my class. <br />
So I was looking at all if these problems and I relized something. Wait... Quick break. Fun fact. Did you know that I have never been to walmart? If don't have a walmart in your town it's a big store that sells everything. Kinda like a target. Anyway back to the post. So, I relized something. Everyone has theese problems. When we all get back to school we will all be worringing about theese things.some<br />
More than others. So do yourself a favor. Stop worrying. About the trends, they don't developed that quickly. Also it's ok if you don't follow trends. Mabey you can make up your own! About friends, everyone changes a little bit. It all comes with growing up. But just except their changes. Don't try to change them, that will just make them mad. About friends in your class, even if you don't have any in your class u can always make new ones. This past year I started out the year with only a couple of friends in my class. But by the end we were all really close. So don't worry and have a really really really fun rest of the summer! <br />
From vans.Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-14142996281195073442011-06-16T07:43:00.000-07:002011-06-16T07:43:40.901-07:00vans-- things to do when you are board and it's summerHello, this is Vans. so... it's now summer. great. usaully unless you have a really fun camp, or vacation, or other plans summer might be really boring. so, i have decided to give some ideas of fun things to do. in the first week of summer i filled up a note pad with things i could do when i was board. when i have nothing to do i flip to a random page and do what it says! i highly suggest makeing one of theese books because, then you have a whole book of things to do when you can't think of anything else. so..... here are some of my ideas:<br />
-- learn karate<br />
-- write a letter to someone on home made stationary<br />
-- bike somewhere for lunch<br />
-- write a story<br />
-- decorate part of your room<br />
-- give yourself spa treatments (doing your nail, face maskes, cucumber over your eyes)<br />
--brake a world record<br />
--try a new hair style<br />
-- make a new outfit<br />
-- practice a sport you like for twenty minutes<br />
-- decorate a journal to write in <br />
-- make a test on your favorite subject and give it to someone<br />
-- cook a dessert for your family<br />
-- learn three phrases or words in another language<br />
-- make a moive<br />
-- start a garden<br />
-- get a pen pal<br />
-- read a book <br />
i hope thees help! happy summer! if you need more comment and i will be happy to post more! wow, that's a lot of exclamation points.<br />
vans!!!!!!!!!!Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-1078053923356790662011-05-29T14:36:00.000-07:002011-05-29T14:41:36.285-07:00Vans speaking-- The short shorts problemHello people, animals, or whatever else might be reading this. I am going to write today about what clothing stores think teens want to wear. also about their advertising. But... first i shall tell you a story (don't worry this had to do with a teen clothes store)<br />
so, one day i was at the mall and i had to go to the bathroom. The store i was in didn't have a bathroom so i had to go across the way to the xxxxxxx and xxxx store (i don't want to post the name in case the store gets mad) so anyway, i walk to this store to look for a bathroom. as i come to the entrance there is a big picture of a shirtless teenage (14 or 15) boy. underneath it said the stores name. i think it was advertisement for their clothes. I'm not sure what clothes he was advertising because the picture didn't show any. anyway, (do i say that to much?) is this what people think teen fashion is all about?<br />
good looking bodies? i thought fashion was a way of expressing yourself with clothes and accessories. <br />
oh well,<br />
untill next time,<br />
vans.Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-44382647435943910622011-05-29T14:32:00.000-07:002011-05-29T14:37:04.989-07:00VANS SPEAKING--SWIMSUITS-- WHAT HAPPEND TO CHOICES?hello this is vans speaking-- or really typing. today i am talking about. well actually u should know if you have read the title. so, i suggest u read the title before reading this. or else it will be very confusing. have u read the title? gotten a snack? used the bathroom? r u comfortable? yes? OK we can begin. so as the title obviously states my post will be about swimsuits. so our class was having an end of year swim party when i realized i didn't have a swimsuit (don't worry i realized this before the party, not at it) anyway, i decided i should go buy one. so i hoped into my mom's car and we drove to the mall. once at the mall i started to look around in stores for a bathing suit. so I'm looking in this store. but all i could find were bikinis. i bought one. then i realized i should probably get a one piece for camp where we will be swimming in a cold lake. so i looked around. NO ONE PIECES. actually that's a lie. there were a couple. but they were either cut to low, for racing swimmers, or for two or fifty year olds. i tried the next store, same thing. next, same... you get where this is going. so i was wondering. is there any store where i can get a normal, patterned- not racing- one piece swimsuit???? if there is please tell me. what happened to the choice of a one piece or a two piece. and don't even get me started on tankines- no offense to tankini lovers, they are just not my thing. <br />
-- so happy summer!!!<br />
-- vansDa Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-32597917180004835382011-05-06T12:59:00.000-07:002011-05-06T12:59:56.560-07:00Converse speaking- I'm cooking! (not really...)Hi to all of you wonderful readers,<br />
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Have had a ton of work- will talk more about that later-<br />
Well I'm here to talk about cooking. I love eating homemade things. I'm perfectly happy to cook them. My only issue is that everything I make turns out horribly....<br />
'nother common lie about middle school girls- they are great cooks.<br />
So as an exception to this rule:<br />
While I'm sitting here munching on a few carrots and poking away at a rather hard to use keyboard (i was born PC and just switched over to mac and have to switch keyboard shortcuts- poor me! {not really...}ha ha! 'nother common lie- not all teenagers are good with la computerdoras- clearly i don't take Spanish- but that's another good idea for a blog post.)<br />
So just to fill you in on whats going on right now- my carrots and i are sitting at a computer while vans is <i>slaving away in the kitchen- </i>her word choice- attempting to figure out how to deal with a recipe that calls for 1/4 of an egg. seriously? i call typo. Although she says she has figured it out- clearly she knows a little more about cooking than i do. <br />
So the myth busters have struck again- 1. teens aren't always good cooks. 2. teens aren't always good with computers. 2. it is possible to only use 1/4 of an egg. See ya soon my wonderfully amazing readers!Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-74285873249729742532011-04-22T14:38:00.000-07:002011-04-22T14:38:05.271-07:00Vans -- the hugging problemThis is vans speaking. So, today I want to talk about hugging. Yes, you read this correctly hugging. Hugging. Hugging. It's actually quiet a fun word to type. Anyway, in middle school all of a sudden instead of waving to people people decide to hug them. I don't know if all of a sudden people have a strange urge to wraps their arms around people, or if they're trying to be cool. But my point is, does anyone else find this extremely odd? Maybe it's just me but, do people really want to give everyone they meet a hug? I'll give u an example of the strangeness. -- I'll walk down the hall and I'll literally see four people hugging. Two people running down the hall to hug some random person and say, "hi" to them. And I'll see at least six people hugging each other and turning in circles blocking the hallway. (these r the worst because it's always awkward to say," Excuse me but would u mind standing still while u hug so I can walk to class?")-- so, what happened to the nice old wave? If anyone agrees with me please comment. And don't get me wrong. I love to give a close friend a hug. I just don't like how in middle school hugging becomes a sign of statues. Who u hug r the people u hang out with, the people u like. So, I don't want to worry about who I hug. Why can't we just wave? It's a lot less time consuming. Also u don't have to worry about if the person ur about to wave to has Good hygiene.<br />
Thats all I have to say for now. -- vans.Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-52061853274498868302011-04-17T14:38:00.000-07:002011-04-17T14:38:30.883-07:00Converse-sunday nightsworst invetion ever. its still the weekend so you want to have fun- but the next day is the start of a long hard week. anyone with me on this?<br />
im thinking of starting a national campaing,<br />
"End of the Sunday nights."<br />
- converse,<br />
please comment on this post!Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-39733945725007877882011-04-16T17:58:00.000-07:002011-04-17T05:05:09.645-07:00Converse speaking- more Vietnamese food for thoughtSo as I related in an earlier post I was made fun of for eating leftover Vietnamese food. Well, tonight I was riding back in the car and thinking about bullies. Somewhere along the way I started thinking about those people in your life who are dramatic, they aren't bullies, just dramatic. In one of my classes I have to sit through 45 minutes of constant TMI (to much information) chatter centered around one rather flirtacious child. This person flirts with EVERYONE of the opposite gender, and trust me, its gets annoying. Not the flirting, the endless, "Oh I went there once!"- Or- "Remember that time at sports practice when you and I were talking about blah blah blah..." and find some way to finally relate it to class.<br />
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Well, try as he might, our poor h teacher can do nothing about it. So he created the list.<br />
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The "list" names every couple that flirts in our class. When they flirt our teacher marks it down and gives them an "F-" for class behavior, both parties.<br />
Just wonderin if anyone else out there has any stories about the dramatics (the more dramatic people in life.) So comment on this, let us know! Wow that sounds odd. So yeah.<br />
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Hope your having a great weekend + stay posted for my next post (sorry could not resist the pun...) about cliques and some rather interesting ideas they have about the perfect person...<br />
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see ya then and get some sleep (I know I need to! So I think I finally need to end this!)<br />
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Converse :)<br />
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Who is going to have Vietnamese food for breakfast tomorrow!Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-55197571155160912762011-04-15T13:43:00.000-07:002011-04-15T13:43:18.465-07:00Vans Speaking--Hello people. This is Vans. So.... GUESS WHAT!<br />
you: What?<br />
Me: I"M GETTING NEW VANS SOON!!! YEAH! my old ones had holes so big you could see my socks. also they didn't fit. So, i'm getting new ones! yaaa!<br />
oh and guess what - my birthday is also national name a peanut day(please don't be pervs!) so kewl right?! <br />
HAVE A GOOD LIFE,<br />
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-Vans. *<:)<br />
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and a little converse for good measure (so converse speaking): don't worry- we are changing the blog around but it will the same info in the same place! woo hoo! and note to all: we will have to shut down this blog (okay not really but if no one follows it my mom won't let my write on because she thinks it will be a waste of time... and then your stuck listening to vans posts about nation name a peanut day... really vans? okay so yeah!)so if you like this blog please comment on this post, ask us a question, leave a note- follow us! anything at all! kewl! see ya later!Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-57172082642860500582011-04-07T09:51:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:51:09.621-07:00Converse speaking- spring breakEveryone says that spring break is a time when teens go crazy and party all week long. So not true!<br />
Sleeping all week long? Maybe. <br />
Talking to other people @ school everyone is staying home or going to Flordia. So I have to say- except for the "evil girls" in our grade who fit the average idea of a teenager perfectly, no one is going crazy, having wild parties ect.<br />
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Just thought I would prove you wrong once again society!<br />
- Converse, who hopes you have a very merry spring break! (sorry that just rhymed so well!)Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-82723685673757481842011-03-27T12:50:00.000-07:002011-03-27T12:50:49.422-07:00Converse speaking- can I get some sleep here?So,<br />
Teachers will complain that we (the students) aren't awake enough. Were always tired they say. Yes, I completely agree with them. But its their fault!<br />
I do my homework first thing when I get home (I know! I'm sure you think I'm lying and that I'm really a huge procrastinator- but ha ha- I do my work first thing- oh now I should go of on a tangent about what the world thinks of teenagers... good idea for my next posting!) anway, unless I have a soccer game or practice or have to go run, its hitting the books first thing. I'm in middle school okay? Already this week I stayed up till 10:00 pm every night only with homework. No facebook or texting. Just work. Yup, I'm exhauted.<br />
So we have two options.<br />
1. Accepting exhaustion as a way of life.<br />
2. Saying something about it.<br />
Well I hate to say this but I'm to tired to do anything.<br />
Does anyone else have this issue?<br />
You stay up super late doing homework and studying for big deal tests- and then the next day the teacher who gave you 5 hours of homework is complaning that you look to sleepy and telling you that you spent the night texting and on facebook.<br />
I am tempted to kick my teacher... but I don't.<br />
I'm to tired.Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106831795762430.post-36373139646691317492011-03-23T13:05:00.001-07:002011-03-23T13:05:09.463-07:00Converse- sorry we haven't been talkingsorry vans and I haven't been on line in a while!<br />
so much school work!<br />
we will be on w/ some new posts this weekend- stay tuned for more awesomeness!Da Bloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783005147988512869noreply@blogger.com0