Wow! This is still here? Amazing. ;-)

So... what to talk about... um....

I know! A quiz! Quizzes never fail!

As Ron, while you may not have any particular talents or stand out from the crowd, you still show unfailing loyalty to your friends. Just watch that temper!

That sucked. Lemme take her again... (but ooh, I was Cho second)

I think I'm Neville now...

HOW COOL IS THAT? I GOT IT RIGHT! But... I don't WANT to be Neville... I want to be Krum or somebody cool like that...

As Neville, you may be shy and clumsy, but you are loyal, gentle and generous, admired for your easy going nature.

Awesome, Ginny's second. Cho and Ginny. Awesome.As long as I don't get Fleur, I'll be okee-dokee.

Now I get to do NARNIA! Horray.

*cries* I'm Edmund. Edmund! NO!

www.homeschoolblogger.com/stirene

Yep. Another quiz! Mwahaha. Enjoy!

Fave sayings: Uh... hey, I say that a lot...

Fave book: Hard to say. I like LWW, but it's not my fave. I also like several SW books. But they're not my faves either. Maybe... Eragon? I don't know, that's too hard of a question to answer!!

Fave Singer: THIS QUESTION IS TOO HARD!!! I like too many people to just pick ONE! What are you, nutty?

Fave Rock Band : Um.. this one I can pick. Kutless. BECAUSE BARLOWGIRL'S NOT THE ROCK I'M THINKING OF, THAT'S WHY!

Fave Movies : Oh man. Um. Pride and Prejudice, Star Wars, Narnia, LotR, Phantom of the Opera, and lots and lots and lots of others. Hee.

Fave Punk Band: Ugh... punk bands.

Fave Place To Go With Friends: Um... the movies. Yeah.

Fave Actor: >_O (

HORRAY!!

Andrew "smilin' real big"

Andrew                   Uncle Kevin                   Aunt Missee                  Mamaw

Sasha and Mamaw

Jeff and Symeon before we left: There is a new king!

Dad, Timo, Sasha, Jeff, Symeon and me at a rest stop about an hour from Aunt Anita's house

View from "Snake Wall" at rest stop

Sasha and Timo in the back, and Andrew in the carseat

Sasha feeding the chickens at Aunt Anita's

Me riding Leroy!!! I was kinda leaning over to pet him. That's why I look so slouchy. ^_^

(And I cut out my cousin, Nicole)

Another petting/riding Leroy picture

Jeff and David with their frog giggin' gear

Andrew teasing Ace

More A&A

Us in the car... I'm SUNBURNED! YAY! Wait...

At Mamaw and Papaw's house... TImo's a little tired. *grin*

Andrew and his puzzle (he did it about 300 times during the 3 days we were there...)

Timo and Papaw looking at old pictures of dad when he was little, and me leafing through LotR

Sasha playing with one of Mamaw's Noah's Arks.

Moriah

Sasha again

"Take another smilin' picture!"

Mom working on her cross stitch from last year and dad hiding

Mamaw and Symeon

Sasha watching and learning how to color inside the lines

Moriah ("Don't you take my picture!")

Sasha and Timo coloring

Jeff hiding from the camera

I taked this picture! ^_^

I took this one too. ANDREW'S A WILD MAN!!! (Look at Sasha!! LOL)

A blurry but otherwise nice picture of Uncle David

Papaw, Aunt Julie and Uncle Steve (Uncle Steve is dad's brother)

Our cousin Justin (Aunt Julie and Uncle Steve's "Nascar freak")

A nice picture of Mamaw

Me and Jeff (see my Star Wars book on the end table? ^_^)

An extremley cute pic of Symeon

Dad fixing the garbage disposal while Papaw looks on

Our comedian-in-the-making, Symeon

Stopping for supper on the way home (SEE MY ARM???)

Andrew waits to be let loose

On the way home (either the car is lopsided or the camera is. I hope the latter.)

Another going home pic... look how fast we're going! ;-)

Dad hiding from the camera...

But we caught him this time!

Papaw

Jeff trying to be dad (Okay. First I typed out Jess and then Jedd. Ack.)

Timo

And that's all!! Hope you enjoyed the Florida slideshow. *grin*

Any questions?

We went to the park today! For those that don't know (which most of you don't...), it's got a lake, and dukies, and goosees ( ), and a path that goes around the lake (it's about one and a half miles around). Anyway, it's really smooth for the most part, so me and Jeff brought our roller blades and attempted to skate all the way around. After putting our skates on, and me jumping out of the car and nearly killing myself, we decided to skate ahead of mom and the other siblings until we reached the next checkpoint; we'd wait for them there. ANYways, mom took some piccys, so without further ado, Our Trip to the Park:

That's me chekcing out the goose poo. Jeff was ahead and turned around to see. If you're wondering what's in my backpack, it's my shoes. Let's just say I didn't have much faith in myself.

  ^Moriah   ^Timo ^Sasha 

Us at the first checkpoint and me trying to stop. LOL!

Same checkpoint. Timo's trying to do it.

A very pretty pic, IMO, of the lake and some geese.

Another checkpoint, almost back at the begining. (You were supposed to curl up on that thing... Tim's using it as a slide!)

Some turtles. (Timo took this pic! Pretty good, eh? )

After the trip around. Mom, Timo, Sasha, Symeon in the carseat (can't see him. But he's there.) and Andrew.

So that was really fun... tomorrow the guys (meaning Jeff and Dad ) are going to another church to give communion with Fr. James, so we're going to watch Pride and Prejudice. The old one, not the new one. My aunt Missee's going to see that one first.

We're going to Florida next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now... let me explain WHY I'm so excited. I mean, it's just Florida, right? We haven't been down in YEARS. I think the last time we went down, Sasha was about 9 months old, because we went the year he was born, 2001.  That's about 5 years... Holy moley...

Our whole family is in Florida... well most anyway. *sighs* So we'll see if mom gets some pics (which I'm SURE she will... won't you, mom? ) I'll post 'em.

(Oh... sorry for the double post, some of y'all)

Cool background, huh? *grin*

*sighs* Moriah was sick last week... now the rest of us are sick. Yippee. Except dad. He rarely gets sick. At least I'm over the throwing up part... not fun. Timo had that too, but nobody else. Okay. This might be easier for me if I do it like this:

Sore throat- Mom 

Fever- Timo (I don't know if he still has it. It might've broken in the night)

Runny/stuffy nose- Jeff; Sasha; Andrew; Me

Coughing- Jeff; Me (I haven't heard anyone else coughing... but there might be more SOL)

Well. Moriah's sick now. Yay. I'm not sure if she has a fever or what. But at least she's not throwing up anymore. Yay. So... yeah. I've got another SURVEY! Yay.

(yay... overload.... *dies*)

1. What time did you get up this morning? Um... seven thirty. (I rounded. :-P)

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? NAR-NI-A!! WOOOOOOOT!

4.What is your favorite TV show?  Um... I got lots. Monk, and... Spongebob sometimes, and the old Power Rangers... not TOO old though 'cause then they're cheesy.. um. American Idol, too (Brenna needs to GO.. she annoys me)

6. What is your middle name? Lynn

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Southern!

8. What foods do you dislike? Um. Too many to list!

9. Your favorite Potato chip?  Nacho Tasty Doritos... whatever. And Pringles.

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?  Actually, the radio's my favorite... right now. Unless they play something bad then I just listen to my BG interview. *griiiin*

11. What kind of car do you drive?  Well... my family drives a 15 passenger. Lovingly named Gus the Bus

12. Favorite sandwich? ham

13. What characteristics do you despise?  Uh...

14. Favorite item of clothing? My jeans. Just... jeans in general.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation,
Where would you go? GAH! Um... Scotland, or Ireland, or Russia, or up north. Blech.

16. What color is your bathroom? White

17. Favorite brand of clothing? Uh, I just love clothes in general.

18. Where would you want to retire to? Scotland! Or Ireland, or Russia...

19. Favorite time of day? Um... nighttime. Then I can read.

20. Where were you born? Orlando, FL

21. Favorite sport to watch? Football... curling's funny to watch, um... hockey... ice skating...

24. What laundry detergent do you use? Tide

25. Coke or Pepsi? COKE

26. Are you a morning person or night owl? Night owl! Whooo, whoo...

27. What size shoe do you wear? 8 8 1/2 to 9

28. Pets?  Two.. one fishy and an iguana

29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with
Everyone? No.

30. What did you want to be when you were little? *shrugs*

31. Favorite Candy Bar? Reeses... do they count?

32. What is your best childhood memory? Uh...

33. What are the different jobs you have had in your
Life? None. Not unless you count what I've done in the house.

34. What color underwear are you wearing? Why do you want to know THAT? O.o

35. Nicknames: *sigh* Meendas, Manda, Whya, AmanDuh, uh...

36. Piercing? ears

37. Eye color? greenish blue

38. Ever been to Africa? No

39. Ever been toilet papering?  I don't think so.

40. Love someone so much it made you cry? Yeah

41. Been in a car accident? No

42. Croutons or bacon bits? BACON!

43. Favorite day of the week? Sunday

44. Favorite restaurant? Uhm... What's that place by the mall.. GAH... Now I can't think of it. But it's good.

45. Favorite flower?  Carnation

46. Favorite ice cream? I just like ice cream in general

47. Disney or Warner Brothers? It depends. Disney made Narnia.

48. Favorite fast food restaurant? Wendy's....

49. What color is your bedroom carpet? brown-black-cream-tan... it's not really anything

50. How many times did you fail your driver's test? I haven't taken it yet

51. From whom did you get your last E-mail? The Inkspiller. But ACTUAL EMAIL, *grin* Abbey.

52. Which store would you choose to max out your
Credit card?    WHAT CREDIT CARD?

53. What do you do most often when you are bored? Read, or write, or listen to music, or do pushups, or...um...

54. Bedtime? 9:00

56. Last person you went to dinner with? Nobody. I ate by myself.

58. What are you listening to right now? Return of the King blasting from Jeff's room

59. What is your favorite color? Blue

60. Lake, Ocean or river? Ocean

61. How many tattoos do you have?  None

62. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Chicken... I think

65. What time did you finish this questionaire?  <

So... I would like a Xanga. I gotta ask mom first, though. Because whenever I post a comment in Ilia's blog or whatever, they always go to mom's blog and answer. I'd rather have my own Xanga so that don't happen no more. *sigh*

Oh! We went to the library. I got 2 books. The Cestus Deception and Jedi Trials. They are, of course, both Star Wars books. Heehee.

Um... why is Star Wars now blasting from my brother's room? And why am I thinking of the guy from the Steelers who's hair of really poofy? Oh, well. He's cool. I can't spell his name though. Hey, is the guy who's name starts with R (Rosselburger or something) on the Steelers? The guy who if his name was any longer it'd circle around to the front of his jersey? Or was he on the Seahawks? *rubs forhead* I'm so confused.

I now have TWO parks on Roller Coaster Tycoon and one has 3 roller coasters. And an info booth, and ice cream, and a thingie that goes up and comes back down, and a swinging ship, and it used to have a train, and... um... *forgets the rest*

Never mind.

You know when I was frustrated that I couldn't find a background I liked and just clicked this one? Well... it works out really good, because I've recently been... uh... what's the WORD, darn it?... liking? Okay, liking Todd Agnew's music more, and I really, REALLY like The Wonder of It All...

 Looking out the window at the clouds rolling by

I wonder if You move them with a thought

or with a breath

And as they pass, I see the beauty of the sky

and I wonder how You decided to make it that blue

And once again I'm amazed

I see the miracle of a baby being born

And I wonder how You give us life

I see this young boy trying to grow into a man

And I wonder how You let us live so long

And once again I'm amazed

I can see the majesty You have made

I gaze into the eyes of Your creatures 

I can feel the wind You breathe on my face

And I'm amazed at the wonder of it all

When beauty breaks forth from the shell of a worm

I wonder how You give it wings

When green leaves burst into the colors of a flame

I wonder why October is a time for the display

And once again I'm amazed

I can see the majesty You have made

I gaze into the eyes of Your creatures

I can feel the wind You breathe on my face

And I'm amazed at the wonder of it all

I'm amazed (speechless)

Stand in awe (astounded)

Can't believe (Jesus)

What You've done for me

The wonder of it all!

(*acoustic guitar solo*)

(repeat italiced chorus)

See the underlined words? And I just HAPPENED to have my candle up as an avatar, and then I clicked this layout. Sweeeeeeeeet.... O.o And the Reflection of Something CD case has orange-y colors on it! O.o.o.O (

Oh, and the thing I wanted to say was could y'all pray for my Mamaw? She's been having some problems with her leg for the past year or so. Well... she went to the doctor the other day and it turns out she has a tumor in her leg that is highly suspicious as cancerous. So... on the 7th of March she's going in for surgery and on the 8th we're making our way down to Florida.

So if y'all could please pray for the Newport family and Phil and Thelma especially, that would mean a lot to me.

Oh, and when she told dad on the phone last night he told her that "you just lost all rights to bug me about going to the docter ever again." *grin*

Yay! Pics are UPLOADED!

They're on the website, too, but I wanted to upload them here. There's funny captions on the website, and I think there's more pics. It's here: http://community.webshots.com/user/rincon113 on page 3, in Youth Activities Album. You can also see the construction of our new church on there. *smile*

So, as you know, we started with putt-putt.

The Winner of Putt-Putt waits his turn

Me. ("Where'd the hole go?" "It's the other way, idiot.")

And that is NOT a Lance Armstrang band on my arm. He is a JERK.

Father Deacon Vassily lines up the ball

Elisabeth Norman chases the ball while Subdeacon Nico keeps score

Jeff. "Where'd it GO?" "It's in the road!" Hole one.

Oh, in the background, that's Ms. Joanne, Moriah, and Sasha

Ms. Joanne, Sasha, and Moriah

Andrew watches the golfers in The Beast (see Symeon's footses?? ^_^)

Subdeacon Nico... what form!

Moi in the Go-Karts first time 'round

Adam on the Go-Karts first time 'round

I'm going so fast I'm just a blur! XD

Jeff in number 34. (The kid in fromt of him hit me)

Deacon Vassily and Katherine take the lead over dad and Timo

Dad and Timo

Adam tries to pass a kid

Now #20 has taken the lead over #22!

Jeff nudges the same kid... who slammed Jeff

Timo and dad enjoying themselves

Deacon Vassily and Katherine wave

Symeon watches all from the arms of my Godmother, who also happens to be The Winner Of Putt-Putt's mom

Sasha, Timo, and Katherine after the park at McDonald's

The Youth: Jeff, Adam, Elisabeth, Moriah (hiding), and Me (Jeff stuffed french fries into his mouth just before that pic, that's why me and Biss are laughing)

The rest of the kids: Sasha, Timo, Katherine, and Andrew

Deacon Vassily, dad, and Ms. Joanne

And the very best for last (I stole mom's caption for this):

"I wonder if I can change this 7 to a 1 and nobody will notice..."

SO! That was our Youth Outing. *grin* 'Twas SOOOOOO fun...

There's something else I want to say but everyone else wants me to get off, so bye.

Well... the Youth Outing was REALLY fun. We went to the Five Star Family Fun Park (that's one long name). They had Go Karts and Putt-putt... and an arcade and playground. So... we were waiting for people to show up... as you know *points to below post*... but turns out they weren't coming to our house after all. So after we arrived, with 2 people trailing us (well, actually 5, but there were two cars), we sat around trying to decide what to do first and waiting for more people who never showed up. We decided to putt-putt first. Adam won... dad was 2nd, then Elisabeth, then me and then Jeff. Jeff was BAD at putt-putt. So...  after that we went on the Go-Karts; it was my first time and I was a little more than nervous. I was like AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! It was fast. FAST. But I didn't die!!!! HORRAY! *dances*  And then it started raining and I had to get off. <_< Oh! And the 2nd time I went around, I was waiting in line, and there was this little kid in line behind me and he KICKED me in the shins! And it HURT! I just kinda glared at him... the father was like... oblivious. Why are people like that? Ah well. And I got in the FRONT go-kart... smart. Anyway, the kid who rode in that go-kart last must've been a little pudgy or something 'cause the seatbelt was HUGE on me. I was trying to figure out how to get it tighter (do you KNOW how many STRAPS are on that thing????), and the guy who was checking the seat belts just came and pulled a string and ziiiiiip... it's better. *rolls eyes* I was like... Oh. Thanks. Jeff bumped me a few times but I didn't crash. That's always a good thing.Anyway.... there's a long tag I wanna do, so...

Fav. foods? Anything with sugar, and pizza. ^_^

Fav. drinks? coke... water, tea

Fav.stores? Target, any (ok almost any) book store, and Seeds of Faith since Media Play died.

Fav. animals? Kitty cats, and a whole buncha mystical stuffs that I ain't takin the time to post

Fav. movies? whole lots... Star Wars, LotR, PotO, Uh... that's all I can think of right now. But they're in my profile.

Fav. tv shows? 

Sunday night: Well...

Monday: Um...

Tuesday: Let's face it. I basiclly watch the same shows.. MythBusters, Spongebob, Power Rangers in the morning, and Monk.

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

 
Fav. books? Lots. Can't choose.

Fav. sports? Roller-blading's fun...

Fav. toothpaste? Crest

Fav. ice cream? Chocolate

Fav. chips? almost any kind of pringles

Fav. school subject? art, reading, and I'm pretty good at grammar

Fav. cookies? that one kind I made and I took to Pre-sanctified... I forget what they were called (oh and Lent starts REALLY soon... I'll tell you my plan at the end of my post)

Fav. insects? Butterflies are cool... ladybugs... um...

Fav. reality tv show? -_- American Idol

Fav. day of the week? Sunday

Fav. resteraunt? McDonalds! Haha

Fav. things to cook/bake? Brownies

Fav. month? October (I watch as the leaves change into the colors of a flame/and I wonder why October is the time for the display/ and once again I'm amazed...)

Fav. season? Fall

Fav. holiday? Pascha (Easter for non-Orthodox persons *big grin*)

Lucky #? THREE!

What would you retire to? Somewhere pretty. Like Scotland. Hee.

Have any exciting news? Not.. really...

OKAY! Lent starts on March 12th... I tihnk. Unless it's the week before. ANYWAY, I decided that I'm going to give up.. *drumroll*... PANTS for Lent! Yay!

Waiting for people to arrive so we can go on our youth outing. *sigh* Mom's probably take pictures, but only if she can find batteries 'cause she forgot to get some. *shrugs* I've been TRYING to find a layout I like... but no. I've been going back and forth and forth and back and GAH.

There. I just changed it again! Sheesh.

Um... what was I going to say... oh... I took a pic of my necklace... I'll get it uploaded as soon as I can.

And I found some really cool BG pics, too.

WOOK AT DA WITTLE BITTY BARWOWS!

        ^Becca        ^Alyssa      ^Lauren (she looks like Avril Lavigne minus the eyeliner)

Becca Barlow Rocks On

Alyssa. Ni-ice.

It's huge. But it's awesome. That's Alyssa.

I think Alyssa's my favorite.

BOING! Alyssa; Becca

        ^Alyssa        ^Becca      ^Todd           ^Lauren

They say "That's us and The Agnew in studio." *bounces*

Okay. Gettin' off now. See ya!

HIYA!

Nice. I just took a Narnia quiz and I'm Edmund. Yippie. I hate Edmund. Nasty little kid. Blech.

You will never guess what I got. Ever. This is how it started: yesterday was my day to get the mail... so I did. Yeah, I saw the package.

I just ambled up to the mailbox, ladeedadeeda... *DOUBLETAKE!* It's from Abbey. Then I openacated it. My jaw dropped to the floor. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PACKAGE CONTAINED??????? A BarlowGirl NECKLACE! And-- and--- BARLOWGIRL AUTOGRAPHS!!!! O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O Because Abbey went to the concert, and *sob* got autographs for me... Now they're hanging on my wall, with the cardboard still attached bacuse I didn't want to (heaven forbid) pierce the paper. Now... to convince someone to take me to see their concert in Orlando... I think they're going to be with Todd Agnew in that one but I'm not sure.

Oh, here's a pic of the necklace (not mine... it's from the website. But I'll get a pic up ASAP):

I was so excited... I think the next BG thing I want from the website ( www.barlowgirl.com/barlowgear  is either a t-shirt (the "Be a voice not an echo" one on page 2) or the Never Alone journal. *grin*

Well... I was at Sprite's blog... and I stole her quiz (again). I don't wait to be tagged. ^_^

I don't really have anything to say today. I'm just not busy.

Sarah- Inkies is a forum especially for writers (even if you don't write much) and it's here: http://s11.invisionfree.com/The_Inkspiller/index.php We've recently had a tidal wave of new members, so.. kowabunga, dude! Sorry, that was weird.

I found this website ( www.operationsaveapetkatrina.com ) and it's really cute... you type in your zip code and they find a pet for you! It's so CUTE!... I found a few I want already.

7 awesome movies (How dare you make me only pick 7!)

1. Narnia
2. Revenge of the Sith
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Return of the King
6. Fiddler on the Roof
7. Pride and Prejudice


7 Great Music People

1. BarlowGirl (Haha, I cheated)
2. Abbey ()
3. Mac Powell of Third Day
4. Todd Agnew
5. Fernando Ortega
6. Alison Krauss and Union Station (Oh, geez, I did it again)
7. Steven Curtis Chapman


7 people I talk to almost every day

1. Family (counts as one. Be quiet)
2. Abbey
3. Elisabeth
4. All the people on Inkies
5. All the people on JC
6.The girls on Orthodox Classical Girls 
7. The voices in my head

7 things I love

1. Being Orthodox
2. Chocolate
3. Sugar
4. Family (Does this include my church family?)
5. Friends
6. Music (as long as it's the right KIND of music)
7. Reading


7 things you could call me

1. Meendas
2. Manda
3. Weeda
4. Whya
5. Insane

6. Mandy (but please don't)
7. Aman-DUH


7 states I love

1. Georgia (I suppose... as long as it isn't Savannah)
2. Florida
3. South Carolina
4. North Carolina
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?


7 people that I will tag

1. All the people I know have been tagged...OOH! I'll tag Abbey!
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

YAY! I'M BACK! After, like, a week with out posting an entry. Wow.

So dad is now a Subdeacon. And Subdeacon Vassily is a Deacon. So he's not a Subdeacon, then, he's just a Deacon. This is going to be hard to get used to.

Anyway, there are pictures here:

http://community.webshots.com/user/rincon113/2

In albums 31, 32, and 33. We took lots of pictures. *grin*

There is one pic I'd like to post here...

There's Deacon Vassily, Archbishiop Dimitri and dad, Subdeacon Nicodemus.(Did I spell that right?)

Anyway, yeah, that's pretty much it... exept a new link in my links section.

I SMELL FOOD!

Amanda out.

 Well it's true.

Let's see... oh yes. I took a survey the other day, and it asked this simple question: "In order to be considered 'cool' in your school you must:" These were the choices:

1. 1. Dress nice/cool/trendy

   2.Be good at a sport/activity

   3. Be smart/’A’ Student

   4. Have the latest tech gadget (cell phone, ipod)

   5. Have a boyfriend

See? Odd. I was thinking: well, in my school, what's considered cool is being able to tell the difference between a Stormtrooper and a Clone Trooper, Anakin and Darth Vader, Leia and Padme, Palpatine and Darth Sidious, and Boba and Jango. Yep. That's what's cool in my school. What about you?

Stolen from Miss Sprite:

1.Name 3 things that you did in 2005 that you'd never done before.

1. Uh... I... uh...

2.

3.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't think I made any NYRs last year. And, yes, I made some this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My MOM!

4. Did anyone close to you die? ...yes...

5. What countries did you visit? No new ones!

6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?

A better relationship with my siblings...

7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Hmm... I'll always remember all of November (couldn't they have picked a DIFFERENT month for NaNo? ), May 19th, with RotS in theaters, and December 9th, with Narnia in theaters.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Not sure...

9. What was your biggest failure? ONCE again, not sure. :-)

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Illness, yes. Injury, yes. I broke my toe again.

11. What was the best thing you bought? Best thing I bought? Oh.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? No one's... 

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I can't say.

14. Where did most of your money go? CDs, books...

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? I get excited about everything! When I got AJE for Christmas, and when I got RotS, AND when RotS came out on DVD, AND when RotS was in theaters. *bigbiggrin*

16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Um...

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder? happier

b) fatter of thinner? about the same (I don't gain nor loose weight: I'm a Newport)

c) richer or poorer? Richer... I didn't get an allowance last year at this time

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? *shrugs*

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? doing nothing

 (<)

How 'bout you?

ANYWAY, BarlowGirl won the Yahoo Music Who's Next thingie!!!!!!! So right now I'm watching Never Alone (well, more listening too it, because I can't watch it and type at the same time...). LIVE. It's really good, even live, and I'm not saying that just because I love BarlowGirl, either.

Symeon got baptised on Sunday! Yay. We took lots of pictures. I have to ask mom if I can put them up later.

I officially hate Photobucket. Grr. EVIL Photobucket, deleting all my nice pictures. EVIL. If ImageShack didn't take so long to LOAD the pics, then I'd switch over to that. Evil.

NOW I'm watching/listening too I Need You To Love Me. Which is my favorite song. Yay. (I can't type today... song came out sonf, yay came out yat, and when I tried to hit the . button I hit the / button. )

What else has happened... we started school today! Yay.

(I think I'm having a yay overload...)

Random Becca Barlow Fact: She read her dad's journals.

I just noticed this... I don't know if anyone else noticed it, but I kinda start talking about something then go off on some other thing and then come back to what I was saying. Does that confuse you?

I need prayer for Elisabeth; she's very sick. I don't know how she is today, but I hope she's feeling better... supposedly, she was sick and then felt better and checked her email and now she's sick again, so I don't know how she is now (obviously... she can't call me if she's sick and she's probably hesitant to get on the computer).

Watching this BG video, I love Alyssa's hair color. It's like almost red in this one. *goes to watch I Need You To Love Me and the interview again to see if it's red-ish in those*

Ooh, in the interview it is kind of red... interesting. Hmm, it's red in I Need You To Love me, too. Sweet. Maybe it's the lighting, or what...

~~~~Amanda~~~~

Currently Listening To:

Eragon by Zachary somebody

Narnia based quiz that I stole from Big Dog.

1. Who is your favorite Narnian King besides Aslan?
Peter, duh. Who else?

2. Who is your favorite villain?
White Witch! Woot!

3. Which book is your favorite?
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe! Woot!

4. Who is a better archer Susan Pevinse, or Jill Pole?

I wouldn't know. But I'll say Susan.

5. Who is the Bravest Narnian? (Aslan is not from Narnia)
Um.

6. Who do you like most? Caspian, Rillian, or Tirian?
Caspian, I guess.

7. Which is your favorite of The Lone Islands?
ALL of 'em!

8. Which do you like more? Faun, Centaur, or Mermaid/Mermen?
Centaurs are way cooler.

OOOOOOOOOkay, I couldn't wait to do that so now I'll answer comments.

Bigdog: Nice site. *nods*

Blogginaddict: YES! It WAS awesome!! I wanna see it again! *bounces*

Biss: "*pokes*

Now then...

EVEN BETTER THAN STAR WARS???????????? *dies*

*is reborn as an elf. Mwahahaha*

I still like HP4 bestest, but you know I love Narnia.

THANK YOU SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO MUCH FOR THE SOUNDTRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

YES! IT IS BETTER THAN STAR WARS!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BETTER!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?????

*looks at Biss' new ears* That's interesting.

Yep. I know you love Narnia.

NO PROBLEM!!!!!! What's your favorite song???

Ilia: HI! Oh. OKAY! I get it now. *smiles sheepishly*

I just realized that I deleted the HP images on my Photobucket account and... now they aren't there. *cries for the poor pictures* Remind me not to do that again...

GUESS WHAT? I GOT THE SOUNDTRACK! THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK! I like The Stone Table and A Narnia Lullaby and-- Wunderkind best. *nods happily* And I got one for Elisabeth. *nods again*

GUESS WHAT? I GOT PRIDE AND PREJUDICE!! It was at Sam's for 16 dollars!! *happy dance* Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh... NOW WE CAN WATCH IT WITHOUT COMMERCIALS AND NEW P&P PREVIEWS!!! YAY! *bounces*

I'm hyper. *grins*

What else... err....

GAH! Shooooooooooot......

On Future, I'm kinda stuck (or is it "I kinda suck?"), 'cause there's no emotion. Crud.

LOOOOOOOONG quiz time!!

Real Name:
Amanda Lynn Newport

Do you like it: 
YES!

What does it mean:
I was named after a mandolin, but uh... I don't know what it means. Loved By God or something. *shrugs*

Nickname:
One? I have not one.

Nicknames that have been made up for you or you’ve been called:
Aha. Question asked twice, no? Meendas, Whya, AmanDUH, Mandyport (that's the newest, I believe)

Age:
13

Gender:
Take a good guess

Birthplace:
Florida! Woot!

Birthdate:
10/10/1992

Currently live in:
Georgia. Not woot.

Currently live with:
Mom, Dad, 6 siblings, 4 fish (SOAP DIED!) and an iguana I nicknamed George.

Have and brothers, sisters:
Yep. One sister, 5 brothers. *twitch*

Hair color:
Blonde-ish brown

Eye color:
Green... or blue, on occasion

Height:
Five feet something

Contacts/glasses:
Not yet

Hobbies:
Blogging, watching movies, good music, collecting avatars and stuff

Do you play any sports?:
Unless chasing Andrew around is a sport... no.

Where are you?:
In the dining room

What time is it:
12:53 PM

Piercings:
one on both ears, that's it

Tattoos:
none



:School:




School name: 
St Elizabeth the New Martyr School is what we adopted 

Mascot:
None

Grade:
7th

Colors:
None

Favorite Subject: 
Er... english is sorta fun 

Least favorite subject:
Math. Duh.

Have you ever failed a class?:
How can I?

If so what?:
I said NO

Favorite teacher?: 
The one and only mom.  

Least favorite teacher?:
HELLO?? ^^^^^^

If you could have any teacher fired who would it be?:
I can't fire my mom. Duh.

If you were a teacher what subject would you teach?:
NO teaching. College is EVIL.

Are you going to college?:
Where have you BEEN???

If so, what one?:
*cries*

Whats they’re mascot?:
GRR!

What do you plan to major in?:
DIE!

What do you want your career to be?:
Don't know, don't care. I've got three years before I cn legally workwork.



:Favorites:




Color
Bluuuuue

Type of music:
Country, mostly, but also rock

Song:
I Need You To Love Me by BarlowGirl!

Group(s):
BarlowGirl, Kutless, eh...

Boy band:
Boy band. When you say boy band, I think N'Stink. *raises eyebrows* KUTLESS!!!

Girl band:
BARLOWGIRL!

CD:
Hmm.... either BarlowGirl: Another Journal Entry or NARNIA, or Music Inspired By.

Video:
I Need You To Love Me!

Vacation Spot:
Florida. Or Elisabeth's house. *laughs*

Place to hang out:
Elisabeth's house, or the mall.... or church, I guess

Holiday:
Christmas, Pascha 

Season:
Spring

Day of the week: 
Saturday

Sport:
Hm

Sport to watch:
Hockey (Bodyslam'd him!)

Family member:
Don't know. (can't pick a favorite, really) OH! GEORGE! But he doesn't like me. *cries*

Store:
Barnes and Noble first, then uh Target

Hair style (for guys): 
Am I supposed to care about guy hair?  

Hair style (for girls):
Uh

Website: 
NarniaWeb and Shur'tugal.com (both of which are over there >^) 

Country:
Here am I

Smell:
Most foods, and carnations

Food:
Chocolate, pizza (not chocolate pizza LOL)

Drink:
Coke (not SODA)

Car:
Don't know

SUV:
There's a difference?

Name:
Boys name or girls? Boys: Christopher Jacob. Girls: NO IDEA

Kind of book: 
Fantasy; sci-fi 

Planet:
Currently? Mars!

Sandwich:
ham

Favorite joke: 
Jokes are stupid. Especially the ones that you find on popsicle sticks.  

Poem:
I don't know what it's called... The Ocean or something, that my friend Emily wrote

Color of clothing:
Bluuuuuuue

Word:
Woot! Yay! BOOKS! Food!

Animal: 
Cat

Pet:
Cat

Radio Station:
Air1

Television station:
ABC Family at 8 AM to 9, and from there on I usually don't watch TV

Electrically powered device:
computer bwahaha

Quote: 
"If anything happens, I'm pinning you to my back and never letting you off."

"I love you too."

(Eragon) 


Thing to do on a hot day:
Read

On a cold day:
Read

On a rainy day:
Go on the computer... oh and read 

Number:
3

Color of m&m:
It doesn't change the taste, you know

Type of tree:
Willows

Disney movie:
NARNIA!! WOOT!

Street name:
Do I care?

Soda:
It's Coke. *raises eyebrow*

Magazine: 
American Girl is the only one I get now 

Cologne: 
How would I know?

Perfume:
I don't wear perfume let alone know what kinds are available

Coin: 
Quarter

Football team:
Packers (my poor packers...) and Gators, and the Bucs

Gum:
Juicy Fruit

Starburst:
They're all yummy

Jolly Rancher:
Watermelon

Weather:
Sunny with a few clouds (like today, only warmer)

Vegetable:
broccoli

Shape:
Star

Actor:
Ewan McGregor

Actress:
I am a Drew Barrymore traitor. Um... Jennifer Ehle! LOL

Computer game:
I don't play them anymore

Ice-cream flavor:
Chocolate (duh)

Board game: 
Life

Cereal:
Honey Nut Cheerios

Island:
One of Hawaii's

Athlete:
Don't know

Language:
English... it's all that I understand

:Do you know anyone who…:





:Would you ever:




Eat bugs on purpose:
Depends on what kind of bug it is. :-)

Commit a crime:
Nope.

Jump off a waterfall:
Why the heck would I want to do that?

Sing in front of a lot of people:
I have.

Eat dog/cat food:
I think I've done it.

Swim in shark infested waters:
no


:Have you ever:




Lied to your parents about something really important:
Maybe... I can't remember

Have your life threatened:
Nope

Stumble across top secret documents:
Never.

Stay up until the morning chatting online:
Never.

Read a Shakespeare play:
Yes. Ick.

Performed in a Shakespeare play:
Never.

Written a play:
Never.

Written a book:
Yep.

Stole someone else’s book and said you wrote it:
Never.

Written a poem: 
Yep.

Stole a poem and said you wrote it:
Never.

Talked in your sleep:
Maybe...

What did you say:
*shrugs*

Sung at a karaoke bar: 
Uh... no. 

Been run over. . .by a bike: 
Probably, actually.  

Been run over. . .by a car:
Uh... no.

Been run over. . .by a remote controlled car:
LOL Yes.

Shoplifted:
*rolls eyes* Never.

:Which one:




Plastic or paper bag:
Plastic

Carpeted or wood floor:
wood

Paint or wallpaper:
paint

E-mail or snail mail:
E-mail

Sunrise or sunset:
sunset

Lake or ocean:
ocean

Walk or run:
run

Water-skiing or regular skiing:
I wouldn't know

Golf or mini-golf:
Neither.

Gold or silver:
Silver

Phone or computer:
computer, by far

Black and white, or colored:
colored

Stripes or plaid:
stripes

Knock or doorbell:
Knock

Vanilla or chocolate:
chocolate!!

Laugh or cry:
laugh

Whisper or scream:
whisper

Happy or sad:
happy

And now what time is it?:
1:48 PM

So how long did this take you?:
You do the math. :-P 

I SAW IT I SAW IT I SAW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SAW IT I SAW IT I SAW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was so totally awesomly perfect!!

Before I start raving, this is what I found wrong with it:

• Now, I don't know if this is an error or if I overlooked it somewhere in the book, but wasn't the captian of the Secret Police's name Fenris, not Maugrim?
• Lucy, Peter, and Susan aren't supposed to see Edmund going into the Witches house
• The wolves were attacking before the Pevensies and the Beavers had left the house
• I don't think Ed turned in Tumnus, I think the Witch's Secret Police found him
• The letter in Tumnus' house was pinned to the wall in the movie, not the carpet like the book
• Lucy recived her present from Father Christmas before Peter, and Peter was last
• Fr. Christmas said nothing to the Beavers
• Peter was knighted Sir Peter Wolfsbane, when in the book he's knighted Sir Peter Fenris-bane.

      And the biggest problem I had with the movie?

• Lucy's blonde, not brunette in the books

  So I'm a bit of a fanatic (oh, I know Elisabeth's going to say something about that...).

NOW! For the raving!

Everyone was very well done, Jadis especially, and I didn't have too much of a problem with Aslan's voice, as everyone else does. At least he wasn't a cheesy puppet like in the OTHER one... *coughBBCcoughcough* Those were bad. And y'know when I said HP4 was the bast movie ever? Strike it. I think this version of LWW was the best movie I've seen all this year AND last year, and not just new ones either. Better than ALL the Harry Potter movies, better than ALL the Star Wars movies, and Jeff even said better than LotR, buuuuuut.... I don't know. I do know that Elisabeth is also going to say something about my SW comment...

Now. You know what's really freaky? My little brother and little sister and older brother went too, and then when we were walking out, I went: *gasp* "Jeff! You're Peter! I'm Susan! And Moriah is Lucy and Timo's Edmund! Only... wasn't Ed taller?"

And Xenia got a kick out of that.

I cried. I did. There was a happy cry and a sad cry and a sweet cry and everything.

Let's see... I didn't cry at the actual moment of Aslan's death, I cried when Lucy and Susan were crying over Aslan, and I cried after the battle when Peter hugged Edmund, and I was sizzling with rage when Edmund was being mean to Lucy and was cheering when Peter pushed Edmund back onto the bed. Like: Stay. There.

*grin* I'm evil.

Okay, the Professer was... interesting, but cool. He didn't look exactly like I pictured him, but he was at least better then Mad-Eye Moody.

Mrs. Whateverhernamewas scared me. She was scary. "NO touchin' of the historical artifacts!" Yes ma'am!

Who else... uhm.. Mr. Tumnus was very well portrayed, only I didn't see a tail anywhere. Well, I did, but not one long enough to drape over his arm. Yup. And I know I saw him somewhere else, but I don't know where.

Great, I did this with HP4 too and forgot Cho and the french lady. *nods*

Clever. I just looked up who played the older Pevensies, and the one who played Lucy was actually Georgie Henley's older sister.

Anyway.

All the Pevensies were awesomly done, Lucy especially but Peter was a close second. Susan was good, too, and I say Edmund last because I hate him. But he was very good. *smiles*

Oh, I want to sow you the older Pevensies. Yes, I know probably half of you have seen this already. *sticks tongue out* Deal.

First is Edmund, then Susan, then Andrew Adamson (he can sleep soundly tonight; I'm not stalking him), then Lucy, and finally Peter. He scares me with a beard. It's just not natrual. It's creepy. *wink*

And see? Compare the pics! COMPARE THE LUCYES!

Weird, huh?

ANYway, like I was saying... everyone was good. The Witch's dwarf was awesome, and so was the Witch. Maybe she was the bast actress in the whole movie. Did you know Tilda is actually taken from her middle name, Matilda? Oooh, that was random.

Now. What else? Uh...

I'LL POST PICS! 'CAUSE I LIKE FINDING PICS! BUWAHAHAHA!

Starting from the oldest of the Pevensies, Peter: Gah. Never mind.

I don't feel like searching, then saving, then uploading t PhotoBucket, then posting... *sigh*

Anyways, yes, it was extremly good. I want to see it again. *bounces away, singing 'Wunderkind'*

Currently Listening To:

Air1's Year-End Pledge Drive

Well, Abbey and I have a few plot twists in Future now! YAY! But I can't tell you, 'cause it's a secret... and we don't want nobody stealin' our PLOT!

Hey, I just realized that it's Random Blog day... I'd better do that. Later. I HAVE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWS!!!! I'm going to see LWW on Sunday AND Monday!!!!!!!!!!! See, Xenia's taking us on Monday (us being Jeff, Moriah, Timo and I), and then Elisabeth said she's taking me on Sunday! Yay! I don't care if I see it twice... *knowing grin* We (we being Moriah and I) just have to finish the book before Monday...

TWENTY-FIVE MORE CALLS AND AIR1 STAYS ON THE AAAAIIIIIIIRRRR!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!

*cough* I really want them to stay on, y'know. Because His Radio isn't as good as Air1. *grin*

Well, I didn't really have--OH! OHOHOHOHOHOH!! I GOT A CD TODAY! GUESS what it is. NAH, I'll tell you! Todd Agnew. YAY! He's really good.

TWELVE!!!! TWELVE MORE!!! YAAAAAAAAY!!! *hyperventilates*

ANYWAY! Todd. Yeah, he's awesome. But I still have like 50 billion CDs I want to get... Lifehouse, Kutless, Third Day.... yeah.

SEVEN!!! SEVEN MORE CALLS!!!! YES! *chants* Call! Call! Call! Oh, P.O.D.'s on now. As if it matters.

. What is your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite girls name? Hmm... that's a hard one for me. I've always liked the name Anastsia; maybe that's 'cause I'm obsessed with the Romanov family, though...

3. What is your favorite boys name? Eh... I like the name Chistopher Jacob, or Jacob Christopher.

4. What is your favorite letter to write? Y

5. What is your favorite number? 3

6. What time to you go to bed? 9:00, but I don't go to sleep till 10:00. ^_^

7. What time do you get up in the morning? Depends.

8. What is your favorite food? PIZZA. Yum.

9. Do you like getting tagged? Yup

10. What is your favorite animal? Eh... cats, or dogs... mostly catssssss... (no I ain't a Ra'zac)

11. What is your favorite flower? Carnation

12. What is your favorite game? Life

13. What is the book you are reading right now? The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and I'm supposed to be reading From The Two Rivers, but it's so boring... And I got a notic yesterday from the library that I need to take back First Rider's Call. >_<

14 What was the last movie you watched? What was the last movie I watched?

15. Do you like to play outside or inside better? Outside

16. What is your favorite drink? Sweet Tea

17. What is your favorite bird? Blue Jays, and Birds of Prey, like Hawks and Eagles. But not Buzzards.

18. How many neighbors do you have? 3 or 4

19. What is your favorite kind of cookies? Chocolate chip cookies

20. What is your favorite sport? hockey or football

21. what do you want for Christmas? NEXT Christmas, if I haven't gotten it already, NARNIA. :-)

Anyway... yeah. Oh, guess that's it.

Goodbye For Now

So Long

*snicker*

THEY MADE IT!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!

Glorify Him!

*sighs*

The Christmas Kontakion (not sure I spelled that right...) is so pretty... *low bass voice* The wise... *high soprano voice* The wise men! It's so beautiful.

*bounces* YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT I GOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BARLOWGIRL'S SECOND CD! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!

Clever mom, she hid it in one of those clothes boxes, y'know, and put PlASTIC BAGS in it so it'd muffle the sound. *hugs mom* Thank you, mom.

And I got SPARKLIES from Biss. I LIKE SPARKLIES. SPARKLIES ARE PRETTY. Thank you, Biss.

AND I got a phone call from Abbey that lasted 81 minutes. And she didn't die! (I'd bring you 99 cent flowers, because if you're cheap I'm cheap! )

Now. Something that's been nagging me.

Independence Day Versus Goodbye Earl

Now, why is it, that when the Dixie Chicks came out with Goodbye Earl, they got a lot of smack and trash talk for it, and when Martina McBride came out with Independence Day, everyone was like: *wipe eyes* "That was beautiful!"? They have the same exact meaning: the women in the song both have abusive husbands; both the women *ahem* kill their husbands. It's so dumb! Why are people like that??

Leave me a comment telling me what you think.

Bye!