I'm finally in Ukraine.
It took us all two days to get here, but we made it. Along the way, we spent the night in London. Yeah. Awesome.
I'm learning new phrases in Ukrainian and Russian. Such as:
Moy Shopka - My hat
Kag dyila? - How are you?
It's much harder to pronounce than it looks.
So, I'm in the church in Kagarlyk, about to go to bed. Today, we went to an orphanage and spent some time with the kids. They sang for us and danced, and afterwards we all played ping pong. Micheal Steinle, one of our team members, was unbeatable. He threw down on whoever challenged him in ping pong. Altogether, today was pretty great.
Well, further updates will ensue, so I'll get back to you when I feel like it, or if the mood strikes me.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Forgot My Lunch Today
Leaving for Ukraine tomorrow.
I'm really stoked. I can hardly do my work, because I've been thinking about my trip all morning. Except I may not be able to walk through the whole airport. The first grade teacher that I fought (I'll tell you how that went.) and a senior stomped on my feet this morning. That, and my knees have been being weirder than usual. They freeze up and then give out. Stupid cold weather.
Alright, so about the fight. I came back from break to find that there was little pieces of double-sided tape on the spacebar, and the E, U, Enter, and O keys on my keyboard. Also, my mouse was taped to me desk the there was tape on the top of it so when I grabbed it I audibly whimpered in disgust. But I was not defeated.
I snuck into Alex's classroom when he took his class to recess and put double-sided tape on his mouse, his keyboard, and the handles to his drawers at his desk. I am thoroughly satisfied with the way I retaliated.
I also have other plans for my counter-attack, but since he might read this blog, I'll tell you about it after it happens. And yes, revenge will surely have a very sweet taste when I'm done.
Well, this will be my last post for about 10 days. It's sad. Also, tomorrow will be frustrating, dealing with customs, lines, transfers, and such. I'm a grumpy plane-traveller anyway. It should be a fairly irritating day, but I'll refrain from making people cry as much as I can.
I'll tell you all about my trip, and also accompany it with pictures when I come back.
Until then.
I'm really stoked. I can hardly do my work, because I've been thinking about my trip all morning. Except I may not be able to walk through the whole airport. The first grade teacher that I fought (I'll tell you how that went.) and a senior stomped on my feet this morning. That, and my knees have been being weirder than usual. They freeze up and then give out. Stupid cold weather.
Alright, so about the fight. I came back from break to find that there was little pieces of double-sided tape on the spacebar, and the E, U, Enter, and O keys on my keyboard. Also, my mouse was taped to me desk the there was tape on the top of it so when I grabbed it I audibly whimpered in disgust. But I was not defeated.
I snuck into Alex's classroom when he took his class to recess and put double-sided tape on his mouse, his keyboard, and the handles to his drawers at his desk. I am thoroughly satisfied with the way I retaliated.
I also have other plans for my counter-attack, but since he might read this blog, I'll tell you about it after it happens. And yes, revenge will surely have a very sweet taste when I'm done.
Well, this will be my last post for about 10 days. It's sad. Also, tomorrow will be frustrating, dealing with customs, lines, transfers, and such. I'm a grumpy plane-traveller anyway. It should be a fairly irritating day, but I'll refrain from making people cry as much as I can.
I'll tell you all about my trip, and also accompany it with pictures when I come back.
Until then.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Ramen Noodles in My Lunch. Again.
Four days till Ukraine.
I have a new update on the upcoming fight with the 1st grade teacher at my school. He came upstairs this morning to my class and made a note of exactly where my computer is and where I sit every day. It didn't take me long to figure out that he was plotting something. For one, he never comes upstairs, especially not to my class. So I expect he is conspiring against me as we speak. Talk about a Paranoid Parrot day.
Anywho, Currently I'm listening to my playlist, consisting of the Gorillaz, Gogol Bordello, and Mindless Self Indulgence. Fun mix, right? I find it entertaining, which balances out the intense boredom that ensues when you do online classes. To make it worse, I'm doing algebra 2 work, which, if you know me well, makes my brain want to self-destruct. I loathe math of any sort. Except for the math that includes dollar signs and decimals. Thats the good kind.
I was looking at a pigeon today, and it was missing an eye. Just then, I had a crazy flashback that made me laugh out loud and made me look like a lunatic. To tell you why I laughed, I have to tell you two stories, and hopefully you'll understand after that.
Well, a year ago, my good friend Sergio and I were at the park behind the library I go to after school, and there's practically an army's worth of homeless people that sleep in the park. We were talking when this big tall Black guy came up and asked us what time it was.
Guy: ..H-hey, yo.. what time is it?
Sergio: Uhh, it's like 4:10.
Guy: Oh...
(At this point, the guy is silent for about a minute, and his right eye is twitching and spazzing the whole time, to the point where he apparently just decides to close it, and he closes his right eye.)
Guy:...Hey mah name is Nayja (Nye-Sha).
Sergio: Hey.. I'm Sergio..
Abbey: (Supressing giggles) I-I'm Abbey.
(7 seconds go by...)
Nayja: Hey what time does the l-library close?
Sergio: I think it closes at 7 today.
(5 seconds)
Nayja: You say it close at 6?
Sergio: No, 7.
(10 seconds)
Nayja: Oh..... Well I see you latah.
(Nayja walks away.)
If you didn't find it funny, you either are the most emotionless person ever or you have to be there to find things funny. That was the most hilarious thing that ever happened to me.
Now for our second story. A week later, Sergio and I were at the park again, and we were having a conversation about spirit animals, like the ones in the Golden Compass. And we were looking at a flock of pigeons, trying to decide who's spirit animal would be the pigeon. Then Sergio decided that Nayja should get the privelage of having a spirit pigeon. We even picked out a prticularly gimpy pigeon from the flock and named it after him. And so, Nayja the Spirit Pigeon was born.
So when I saw that pigeon with only one eye, I laughed, because it brought forth many funny memories into one hilarious thought. Altogether, it was a good morning for me.
I have a new update on the upcoming fight with the 1st grade teacher at my school. He came upstairs this morning to my class and made a note of exactly where my computer is and where I sit every day. It didn't take me long to figure out that he was plotting something. For one, he never comes upstairs, especially not to my class. So I expect he is conspiring against me as we speak. Talk about a Paranoid Parrot day.
Anywho, Currently I'm listening to my playlist, consisting of the Gorillaz, Gogol Bordello, and Mindless Self Indulgence. Fun mix, right? I find it entertaining, which balances out the intense boredom that ensues when you do online classes. To make it worse, I'm doing algebra 2 work, which, if you know me well, makes my brain want to self-destruct. I loathe math of any sort. Except for the math that includes dollar signs and decimals. Thats the good kind.
I was looking at a pigeon today, and it was missing an eye. Just then, I had a crazy flashback that made me laugh out loud and made me look like a lunatic. To tell you why I laughed, I have to tell you two stories, and hopefully you'll understand after that.
Well, a year ago, my good friend Sergio and I were at the park behind the library I go to after school, and there's practically an army's worth of homeless people that sleep in the park. We were talking when this big tall Black guy came up and asked us what time it was.
Guy: ..H-hey, yo.. what time is it?
Sergio: Uhh, it's like 4:10.
Guy: Oh...
(At this point, the guy is silent for about a minute, and his right eye is twitching and spazzing the whole time, to the point where he apparently just decides to close it, and he closes his right eye.)
Guy:...Hey mah name is Nayja (Nye-Sha).
Sergio: Hey.. I'm Sergio..
Abbey: (Supressing giggles) I-I'm Abbey.
(7 seconds go by...)
Nayja: Hey what time does the l-library close?
Sergio: I think it closes at 7 today.
(5 seconds)
Nayja: You say it close at 6?
Sergio: No, 7.
(10 seconds)
Nayja: Oh..... Well I see you latah.
(Nayja walks away.)
If you didn't find it funny, you either are the most emotionless person ever or you have to be there to find things funny. That was the most hilarious thing that ever happened to me.
Now for our second story. A week later, Sergio and I were at the park again, and we were having a conversation about spirit animals, like the ones in the Golden Compass. And we were looking at a flock of pigeons, trying to decide who's spirit animal would be the pigeon. Then Sergio decided that Nayja should get the privelage of having a spirit pigeon. We even picked out a prticularly gimpy pigeon from the flock and named it after him. And so, Nayja the Spirit Pigeon was born.
So when I saw that pigeon with only one eye, I laughed, because it brought forth many funny memories into one hilarious thought. Altogether, it was a good morning for me.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Salsa Picante Ramen in My Lunchbox
Six days till Ukraine.
Guess who's extra warm today? That's right. I AM. Wanna know why? Of course you do. I'll spare you the trouble of asking. I'm wearing tights under my jeans. Oh yeah. Bet you didn't think that was warm, but you better bet your bottom dollar that it is.
(Alliteration points.)
Also, there's this song by the David Crowder Band that I'm really into right now. It's called SMS Shine. So look it up, even though I know most of you won't. But anyway, the song makes me happy.
Yeah, it's amazing. I had to watch the video at least 5 times because I'm always fascinated with David Crowder's beard. And his white guy fro. It's not as good as Bob Ross's white guy fro, but he's an adequate substitute.
Speaking of Bob Ross, have you ever tried doing a painting with him? I swear, you could have every color he uses in the episode, the right brushes, and the right medium, you could even have the flying squirell in your pocket and your painting is so mediocre compared to his. Frustration. My happy trees never look happy. The places where my foliage lives doesn't even look like a habitable land. In short, it looks like poop. Bob Ross probably has a good laugh in his grave whenever someone tries to paint like him.
I love memes. Their like inside jokes that everyone knows about. And if you don't know about it, You need to. My all-time favorite memes are:
Yes. And if you know what all of these are, I love you. Because half of what I say relates to these.
Guess who's extra warm today? That's right. I AM. Wanna know why? Of course you do. I'll spare you the trouble of asking. I'm wearing tights under my jeans. Oh yeah. Bet you didn't think that was warm, but you better bet your bottom dollar that it is.
(Alliteration points.)
Also, there's this song by the David Crowder Band that I'm really into right now. It's called SMS Shine. So look it up, even though I know most of you won't. But anyway, the song makes me happy.
Yeah, it's amazing. I had to watch the video at least 5 times because I'm always fascinated with David Crowder's beard. And his white guy fro. It's not as good as Bob Ross's white guy fro, but he's an adequate substitute.
Speaking of Bob Ross, have you ever tried doing a painting with him? I swear, you could have every color he uses in the episode, the right brushes, and the right medium, you could even have the flying squirell in your pocket and your painting is so mediocre compared to his. Frustration. My happy trees never look happy. The places where my foliage lives doesn't even look like a habitable land. In short, it looks like poop. Bob Ross probably has a good laugh in his grave whenever someone tries to paint like him.
I love memes. Their like inside jokes that everyone knows about. And if you don't know about it, You need to. My all-time favorite memes are:
Yes. And if you know what all of these are, I love you. Because half of what I say relates to these.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Yogurt in my Lunchbox
This extra week of school before I leave for Ukraine is at pointless as choosing a Magicarp to swim you to shore when your're stranded in the ocean.I mean, it couldn't make any LESS sense. But alas, I am in the institution yet again, for another nonsensical eight hours of my life. I swear when someone asks me what my childhood was like when I'm older I'm just going to say "I had school". 'Nuff said, right? Right. You would also be correct in thinking that writing out this blog is my way to look like I'm doing work but not actually doing anything. Crazy stuff. And I'm having oh so much fun doing it.
Besides writing this, I'm also listening to my most recent band obsession, Gogol Bordello. Know why? 'Cause how many "Gypsy Punk" bands have you heard of? Also, their talented and Eugene Hutz posesses a mystical handlebar moustache that makes me happy. I think all those reasons are good reasons to listen to them.
I lost a button on my favorite jacket this morning. Well, I didn't lose it, but it fell off and I don't have any means of sewing it back on. It kinda made me day unhappy before I even got into class.
I'm leaving for Ukraine on Saturday. Happy face! I'm really excited. Gonna go see my friends that I met last year. These include Katya, Lyena, Sasha, Sasha (Tato), Nazar, Vadim, Jenya, and Petya. I love those crazy guys. They hung out with all of us, even though we're crazy Americans. It's gonna be intensely cold in Ukraine though. I'm a huge cold wimp. I'm not sure how I'm going to survive 10 days there. No clue whatsoever. I'll probably come back with purple, useless toes and ears. That would definitely be something to talk about.
I'll be posting till about Friday, I think. Then I'll be gone for 10 days! Guhhhh, I'm going to miss people here in Phoenix. And then when I get back, I'll miss all my friends in Ukraine. That and one of my best friends, Josie, will be moving to Kagarlyk, Ukraine, for three years. We're all going to miss her.
Well, when I get back, I promise to recap my trip and give you updates and such.
Besides writing this, I'm also listening to my most recent band obsession, Gogol Bordello. Know why? 'Cause how many "Gypsy Punk" bands have you heard of? Also, their talented and Eugene Hutz posesses a mystical handlebar moustache that makes me happy. I think all those reasons are good reasons to listen to them.
I lost a button on my favorite jacket this morning. Well, I didn't lose it, but it fell off and I don't have any means of sewing it back on. It kinda made me day unhappy before I even got into class.
I'm leaving for Ukraine on Saturday. Happy face! I'm really excited. Gonna go see my friends that I met last year. These include Katya, Lyena, Sasha, Sasha (Tato), Nazar, Vadim, Jenya, and Petya. I love those crazy guys. They hung out with all of us, even though we're crazy Americans. It's gonna be intensely cold in Ukraine though. I'm a huge cold wimp. I'm not sure how I'm going to survive 10 days there. No clue whatsoever. I'll probably come back with purple, useless toes and ears. That would definitely be something to talk about.
I'll be posting till about Friday, I think. Then I'll be gone for 10 days! Guhhhh, I'm going to miss people here in Phoenix. And then when I get back, I'll miss all my friends in Ukraine. That and one of my best friends, Josie, will be moving to Kagarlyk, Ukraine, for three years. We're all going to miss her.
Well, when I get back, I promise to recap my trip and give you updates and such.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Peanut Butter, Pickles, and Bacon Sandwich
So when I posted yesterday, I got a threat on my facebook from my favorite 1st grade teacher at my school.
And if you know me at all, you know I'll take just about any fight that's requested. So myself and this 1st grade teacher are going to throw down, and trust me, there is going to be some thunder brought onto this pitiful guy. That's right. Abbey's bringing the thunder. So, give me your ideas on my method for curb-stomping this guy. Maybe I'll use them.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Pea Soup
It is January 1st, 2011. I'm simultaeneously feeling excited and a tad bit freaked out. Questions as numerious as Moses' plague of locusts are pirouetting around my head. What mistakes am I going to make this year? Will something amazing happen this year? Will I die this year? All these questions, coupled with ADD, makes it pretty hard to focus right now.
Since this is my first blog, I figure I'll tell you some things about myself. I like reading, drawing, painting, and acting. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series, the Series of Unfortunate Events, the Chronicles of Narnia, and Coraline. And trust me, the movies made that were based on these books pale in comparison to the actual books.
Side Note: I want to see True Grit with the intensity of a thousand Magicarps.
I will also give you a very long list of things I do NOT like. These list items are not listed in most hated to least hated, but are listed in order of what comes to mind first.
-Double-sided tape
-Miley Cyrus
-Robert Pattinson
-Bella's insane, jealous fanaticism over every little thing.
-Horseradish
-The movie Stardust
-The texture of tofu
-Spiders
-When people can't finish a sentence without saturating it with the word "like"
-Megan Fox
-Megan Fox's "acting"
-Eat Pray Love
-People that try really hard to be random
-People that try hard to be accepted
-Tools
-Players
-Hoes
So there's my list. If you disagree, please keep your opinion to yourself. I'm having my pimp glove dry-cleaned, so wait until I pick it up before you disagree with me.
One thing I love right now is the Lincoln Park Bed Intruder song. It makes me smile.
Alright, I'm done rambling. You kids have fun in the new year of 2011.
Since this is my first blog, I figure I'll tell you some things about myself. I like reading, drawing, painting, and acting. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series, the Series of Unfortunate Events, the Chronicles of Narnia, and Coraline. And trust me, the movies made that were based on these books pale in comparison to the actual books.
Side Note: I want to see True Grit with the intensity of a thousand Magicarps.
I will also give you a very long list of things I do NOT like. These list items are not listed in most hated to least hated, but are listed in order of what comes to mind first.
-Double-sided tape
-Miley Cyrus
-Robert Pattinson
-Bella's insane, jealous fanaticism over every little thing.
-Horseradish
-The movie Stardust
-The texture of tofu
-Spiders
-When people can't finish a sentence without saturating it with the word "like"
-Megan Fox
-Megan Fox's "acting"
-Eat Pray Love
-People that try really hard to be random
-People that try hard to be accepted
-Tools
-Players
-Hoes
So there's my list. If you disagree, please keep your opinion to yourself. I'm having my pimp glove dry-cleaned, so wait until I pick it up before you disagree with me.
One thing I love right now is the Lincoln Park Bed Intruder song. It makes me smile.
Alright, I'm done rambling. You kids have fun in the new year of 2011.
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