Advil will fix everything. Especially in reducing a fever. Yaaaay

Bonjour

I feel frenchy because half of the people at South have either French or German exchange students. So far, I haven't seen and Sonia Raykiel.

Well this is a bit too out there for high school, but I expected at least a nice sweater. But no, they just wear the same things we do. How boring.

News alert: I was flippin through this month's Vogue (with the adorable Carey Mulligan on the cover, love her) and I saw Marc Jacob's new cologne for men ad. Man! He is really, really sexy. I envy his boyfriend so much. It's such a pity when attractive men aren't in the market for women, but hey, they make the best friends! Where else will you find a male who loves shopping, and girl stuff as much as you? (Plus theres no competition, unles you judge who's boyfriend is hotter, in that case you're on your own sister.)


Holy mother, feast your eyes on that. The fact that its called BANG makes me want it. And I'm definetly not a man.



Look at his Sponge Bob tattoo. Now I want to get one of Patrick so we'll match. Gabi, when we're 18 I'm telling you, its off to the tattoo parlor we go.

He reminds me of Robert Downey Jr. who is also an attractive older man (Ellie, I know, I'm going to try to attempt and get a picture of his veins.)

So cute, but his veins are not pictured. Darn.

As far as music goes, I was trying to relax by listening to the 17 songs I have by Bon Iver. For those of you who aren't in my classes, or who I don't text, I'm sick. I know what you're thinking, "Rebecca, Rebecca, we all know you're sick. We've known for years!" Not that kind of sick, okay? I have a fever. It started Sunday, and today when I took my temperature after school I was hot. No, no, not that kind of hot, I mean 102.8 hot. It even got up to 103 at one point. My mom made me take a cold bath, it was torturous. This is when Bon Iver saved me. If you don't know him, you really should, his voice is magical. That's probably his most popular song, along with this one. But if you're already familiar, or are feeling especially adventurous today, listen to this. It's really incredible. It makes me wish I could come up with a melody like that, and put all of those harmonies on top of it. He's truly talented.

Three more days till Passion Pit! (I'm so PUMPEDDD)

Rock climbing: I didn't get to go today, which makes me very sad. I couldn't go because I'm sick, duh. But I did go in twice over the weekend, which is good. I already know I'm going Sunday, and we'll see if I can go in Friday too. I can't wait till I get to see the bouldering room renovation when it's finished. It's going to be wicked cool.

Well, I've got to go to bed now. We sicko's need our sleepy sleep. Maybe I'll go to school, maybe I won't. Theres a 90% chance I'm going. My mom only lets me stay home if I'm dead, or have swine flu, like last year during Homecoming. Just my luck, right?

Quote of the day: Time is a great teacher, unfortunatly it kills all of its pupils. -Louis Hector Berlioz
This is very true indeed.

Remeber, don't share water bottles or you'll get sick, like me. And then I'll call you a sicko. Like me.
Night
-R

"Ima punch you in the fat!"

Greetings earthlings.
I currently have two little girls, of ages 10 and 4, running around my house. It's quite distracting.

Also, I found out that on my computer, my stepsister downloaded a program where you can take YouTube videos and put them into iTunes. It was pretty cool.

I'm pining over this velvet j.crew skirt

So classic, plus I'm currently obsessed with velvet.



And this velvet dress. Alexa Chung for Madewell.

 Madewell is already epic, and adding Alexa Chung to it makes it all the better. Alexa Chung is my idol. She's insanely gorgeous, hilarous and has possibly the best boyfriend ever. Who wouldn't want to date the Artic Monkeys front man?

Can you say perfection?

Oh, and this t-shirt (also Alexa Chung for Madewell) is so cute.

I saw it in Nylon a couple of days ago, and I fell in love.

Music wise, I'm still in that reggae (Collie Buddz!!!) stage, but leaning slowly onto St. Vincent. I wish Vampire Weekend would come out with a new CD. I miss them. Oh, and GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?! I'm going to see Passion Pit at the IU Auditorium the (23rd?). With my dear friend Ellie who is reallly interesting and not at all boring FYI. We have decent seats which is pleasant as well.


Be jelous. Very envious.



They're so cute. They're also really good live! I mean, who wants to go to a concert where the preformers are all autotuned and suck live (yes I'm talking to you Rihanna and everyother artist who's on B97 24/7). I have had the song Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros stuck in my head all day. It's reminding me of when I first found them on YouTube on the Letterman Show. 

Well I think thats enough for tonight. I'm talking to Gabi on the phone and it requires my full attention.

Quote of the day: The next time you think of saying something less than satisfactory think "Only nice things, NOT MEAN THINGS" but in a really squeaky high pitched voice that's repetetive.

Sleep well my loves
-R

Death by Barney.

Hey there lovelies.

So today I took the PSAT along with everyone else in the sophomore class. I mean, come on, it was free! Everyone else had to pay $15. Ha take that Freshmen and Juniors.
The test was easier than I had suspected, but I still have that gut feeling that I probably got half of them wrong.

Do you see how their faces are smiling?! Utterly ridiculous. If it's associated with the SAT, there are NO SMILES. These kids were probably told that if they smile for three seconds they would be given cookies.

Today is also a momentos day, because I got my permit! Yay. I can officially drive.... with an adult. Would you like to see the car that will be mine once I get my licence (given that my cousin won't crash it first)? I think you do.

It's cute, no?

Also, in math, Gillian talked to me. About various things that are not good to discuss here. Long story short, it was fun. I took pictures. Hehe

Looking at a friend

Security God. Or Jewish God, whichever you prefer.

So, if you were wondering what my favorite YouTube video is, its this one. For sure. Funnies thing ever. Ever. Ever. And a last and resounding: EVER. Try and not laugh. I dare you.

Super cool picture I found in a book at Anthropologie. I'm naming it "Squid Face". Clever, huh?

I suppose that's enough for tonight.  Yeah, Ya Know. ( :20-:26) I might just be obsessed. A tad.
-R

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possesion of brains must be in want of more brains.

Good day to you chaps.

In honors chemistry with the lovely Mr. Rapp, I was brainstorming on what to post for today. And then it hit me: What goes on in chemistry! Chemistry happens in chemistry, I can tell you that. Although they may deny it, some people flirt quite a bit (you know who you are). I sit in the back row, next to Ellie (she's in all my classes so expect to hear alot about her), and three boy's whose names I will alter. Lets call them Sam, Adam, and David. Sam is pretty cool, Adam is obnoxious and David is mean. What a lovely group of chillen', no?

Anywho, our favorite pasttime in chemistry is passing notes. I know what you're thinking, "Geez, since these kids are in an honors class shouldn't they be paying attention?!" We most certainly do pay attention, but only when necessary. Don't get me wrong, ole' Mr. R is excellent, but he tends to get side tracked, especially when discussing nuclear energy. These notes go something like this:

Me: Hey, what should I eat for dinner this afternoon?
Ellie: Hmm.... I don't care.
Me: Well I need to know.
No response, in this break David steals the note
David: Rebecca, nobody likes you.
Me: No one likes you either.
Ellie: I agree with Rebecca. I like your sweater. You look cute.
David: I know right? I'm sexy.
Me: No, David, you're mean and only midly cute.
Now is when Adam tries to steal the note and read it. He is unsuccesfull 90% of the time, and will soon start his own note.
Ellie: You're not that mean David. Sometimes you're nice.
David: Hey, I'm gonna be nice from now on!
In five minutes, David calls me short and annoying and makes some joke on how I look like a monkey. Sometimes, he even draws a labled picture of my monkey-ness.

Oh, and Adam's note goes something like this:
Adam: I'm so hot, you know you want me.
Me: Get over yourself. Loser.
Ellie: haha, Adam, you're a creep.
And thats the end.

Enough boring chemistry talk! Lets chat about SNL!
If I can figure it out, I will post some of my favorite clips right on this very webpage. Lets see....

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Okay, well I can't display the video directly, but I gave you the link. It's the infamous doorbell skit. With Tina-Tina-Who Cares About Her Last Name. It's classic, and if you don't know about it, watch it.

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This one is the Betty White Muffin skit. It's probably the funniest thing I've ever seen. When I watch it, I laugh the whole way through. Watch it. Unless you're under 15, then, don't. Please.

Okay, well that's enough SNL. Maybe I'll post my favorites on Monday's from now on...

The title of this post is from the book "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." It might possibly be the best spin on a classic in ever. It's the regular book, but with zombies. When do zombies NOT make anything better?

Isn't she lovely?

Speaking of zombies, Halloween is right around the corner. I still don't have my costume together, but I'm almost positive im going to be a superhero. Dino Girl to be exact. I still need to get the cape though. Maybe I'll post pictures when I get it.

Hope you don't have a terrible Monday, only four more days till the weekend!

-R

Sometimes all you need is a bit of chalk.

My name is Rebecca. Bear with me, this is new, and probably everyone who finds out about this will laugh at me. Feel free to laugh yourself. I won't feel too bad.

In fear of sounding like an e-Harmony profile, I'll just get to it.

I've been lusting over these Palladium boots. I saw this guy at my school wearing them, and I was just short of tackling him, ripping them off his feet and taking them home.

Aren't they beautiful? Ahhhh.

Speaking of fashion, yesterday my friend, my Mom, and I went to the mall in Indianapolis, a rare treat for a Bloomingtonian like myself. I found that I was attracted to black-downey things, all of which resembled trash bags, kindly informed to me by Ellie, my friend. Here they are:

The first one is a Burberry puffer that I wanted to crawl into and never leave. The second one is a Chanel bag, I didn't actually see it, but there was a similar one at The Gap that reminded me of how much I love it.

But you see my dilemma? Both resemble trash bags, albeit being very pillowy and soft trash bags.

Now for the music portion:
As a girl who usually listens to thinks like Jenny&Johnny, Matt Costa, Miniature Tigers, The Shins ect. I have gone into an unexpected reggae obsession. It might actually be wearing on my family's nerves. Really, how much blasing reggae can a sane person take when they aren't listening to it directly? Very few, that is.

My reggae playlist contains Bob Marley (who doesn't like Bob?!), Collie Buddz, NAS&Damian Marley, and one Beach House song that I just wanted to listen to. (It's mostly just Collie Buddz because I got lazy while using Frostwire.)
A surprising bit of information:

Collie Buddz is white. Also, this is probably the only picture you'll find of him without sunglasses on. This is because he's most likely perpetually stoned (ex. His songs Come Around and Mary Jane will show you that he is very fond of Marijuan).

And last but not least, Rock Climbing!
My sister got me into it about two months ago, and it was addiction at first try. I climb at my local gym, Hoosier Heights, and it's SO much fun. If I didn't have to go to school, I would most definitely go climbing at least two hours every day. In fact, I'm on a climbing team, rightly named the B-Team (Bloomington Team). We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays for two hours. Some of the kids are insane good. It makes everyone else feel like crap on someone else's shoe. Here's what it looks like:

Awesome right? I know. Oh, and I have no clue who that person is, Google Images isn't THAT specific.

Phrase of the day: Try making this anaolgy when describing a task that is difficult, "It's harder than trying to stop peeing in the middle of a piss." (Yes Gabi, I am aware that you find me disgusting.)

Chao
R