Yellowstone National Park

I, like many of you, are far more used to a world with cable TV, high speed internet, and unlimited texting than a world without technology. I spent four days in Yellowstone National Park minus all the modern day luxuries. And let me tell you, it was amazing.
Wyoming is the most beautiful place I've ever been. The skies are a clear sapphire blue... none of that smoggy gray I'm used to. Snow caps the mountains and it isn't uncommon to see a family of elk grazing on the side of the road.
You know, maybe I'll move there someday? Or work a summer at Yellowstone? That'd be awesome.
Anyway, I'll leave you with pictures filled with beauty impossible to express with words.

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Username: notadumblond9
Why did you pick it?: i suppose it's about time i told this story: when i was thirteen, i was silly and picked a screen name (for aim) that had to do with my crush. it was diane(digits of his birthday). when i got his screen name from a friend, i was mortified! his screen name was (name of boy + digits of his birthday). so, as soon as i got home, i registered as notadumblond9. clever yes? psst. the "dumb" and "blonde" words run together. you see? so then "dumb" is spelled wrong, which is just stupid is someone doesn't know how to spell that word. also, i consider it weird when "blonde" is spelled without the "e" because i think it doesn't look right if the "d" is just hanging off the end. it needs a friend.... i put too much thought into this.
no boy is going to make me change my screen name again.
Who did you first subscribe to?: shellshellann! she's hilarious and she inspired me to make my own youtube videos. although i haven't done that in a while.
Who did you most recently subscribe to?: no idea.
What does your last text message say?: the last couple texts i got have been pretty boring (no offense). the last interesting one was: we going to the midnight showing of harry potter. wanna come?
Do you have any goals?: i want to write a book. not necessarily publish it. just write one. that would be a feat in itself.
What was the last thing you bought?: probably some itunes songs.
Describe the person who posted this using one line?: thatzak from youtube. he's really funny.
Are you excited about anything?: college orientation!
Do you have a crush? ehh. not really i guess.
Have you ever been drunk?: never
Who was the first Youtube you met in real life?: hmm i suppose that would be zach!
Who was the last Youtuber you met in real life?: dan brown! (aka pogobat)
Do you prefer day or night?: night
Are you a member of any collab channels?: nope
Do you have a secret account?: wellll
Do you believe in God?: yes
Which youtuber do you talk to the most?: karinaaaa. she has a channel now!
Which Youtuber do you think makes the best videos?: communitychannel. i don't know where she comes up with that stuff but its amazing.
Are you in a relationship?: no
Would you date a smoker?: no
Where is your favorite place?: london, england
Are you a happy person?: most of the time
Would you kiss the person who posted this?: haha oh why not
What would you take to the desert island?: stephen colbert so i would never get bored.
Do you prefer sun or snow?: snow if i'm inside; sun if i'm outside
Who did you last speak to on the phone? karina
Who did you last text?: denise. my little sister is at cheer camp! they make movies about that! hah
What are you doing tomorow?: going to see harry potter for the second time with karina.
What is your favorite flavor of potato chips?: regular. just regular.
What size are your feet?: 8.5
What do you want?: my wisdom teeth holes to close up.
What do you need?: to watch the daily show.
What do you remember?: everythinggg
What do you wish?: =]

mkay i gotta go watch the daily show now. byeeee

self-explanitory

i miss food

as of right now, i am pretty much on a liquid diet. i get to eat yogurt, pudding, ice cream, smoothies, cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, and soft toast. it may sound good… but it gets boring!!!

YOU. yes you. you are so lucky. what did you have for dinner eh? tacos? steak? bread?

i woke up this morning with a craving for my usual Honey Bunches of Oats cereal and the LA Times… but no cereal for dianee! that would hurt her teeth.

i was watching part of the Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family today with my sister, Denise. A commercial for KFC came on and ya know what she said to me? “you can’t have that! you have to eat delicious mush!”

how rude.

i have six days left to be on this diet… at least i’m hoping it’s only six days. I MISS FOOD!!!

bright side: i might lose some weight! hah

wisdom teeth

BAM! what precious little pieces of calcium.

my wisdom teeth were impacted. that means that they hadn’t erupted yet (did not break the surface of the gums). some very lucky people can let their wisdom teeth grow in without a hitch but i couldn’t. according to the xrays, mine were angled directly towards my last molars. uh oh bumper teeth! MAY DAY!!!
if i hadn’t gotten them out, all sorts of ugly and miserable things could have happened. but yipee! never fear because today they went bye-bye.

i do not like doctors. i do not like dentists. i do not like medicine. biology bores me. shots scare the crap outta me. i hate how unnaturally cold it always seem to be in doctor’s offices. so, understandably, i had been dreading 9:30 am on friday, july 10th, 2009 — the day i was scheduled to get my teeth extracted.

but you know what? the whole procedure wasn’t that bad!!! the nurses were very nice to me (they gave me lots of drugs). i took some anti-anxiety pills… although i swear those were sugar pills to mess with my mind. they didn’t stop my heart from being like a jack rabbit.
however, when the doctor told me he was going to give me some laughing gas beforehand, i got pretty excited. oh silly nitrous oxide. how taunting you are to me. when the nurse put it over my face, i didn’t feel any different at all! i guess it only works on certain people because it didn’t have a very big effect on me. finally, i told the doc just to go ahead with it. he sprayed this freezing cold substance on my arm and stuck the anesthesia in (ouch!). again, nothing happened to me.

all these horrible thoughts started running through my head. “what if i’m allergic to it? what if it doesn’t work? what if i’m awake but i can feel everything they do to me but i can’t say anything about it like in that one movie? what if…? what if…?”
then i heard the doctor say, “do you have a nice dream planned out for yourself?” ohhh yes. cute guys… jonas brothers… you know the usual.
but of course i didn’t say that. i meant to say “yeah, disneyland” but i don’t think the words ever came out.

FABULOUS! the whole operation lasted 40 minutes to the outside world but to me… it was a glorious nap time. i dreamed i flew over buildings completely weightless.

when i woke up, i was groggy and sleepy but i’m 90% i was completely sane. i apologize if you were expecting a “david after dentist” video. i was too.

anyways, the moral of the story is anesthesia is your friend. people wait on you, spoon feed you smoothies, and you get to take fun drugs like vikadin and ibuprofen.

ahh good day. =P

P.S. the nurse said i requested to keep my teeth. i do not recall this.

hello =]

okay before i start seriously blogging, i’m going to let you in on a few things.

this blog is for ME. i’m using this as a place to share thoughts, write some short stories or series, or just vent about my life. you don’t have to read it; you don’t have to love it. but if you do that would make me very, very happy and then we can be best friends. in the words of taylor swift, “all you have to do to be my friend is like me and listen.” i don’t think i’m that complicated.

secondly, as you may have noticed, i’m not going to be very picky about grammar or proper spellin. if the mood strikes me, i’ll try my best to be correct. most of the time, i’m not going to go out of my way. it’s much easier for me online, in order to convey my tone, to just let my text reflect what i FEEL. my feelings flow better when they are not constrained by correct punctuation and capitalization. thats another thing. i don’t like capitalizing online. sorry. deal with it.

now back to business.

WHY HELLO THERE!!!

let me introduce myself. my name is diane. i have dark blondish hair and hazel eyes. i’ve seventeen years old, and i live in orange county, california.

contary to popular belief about “california girls,” i am, unforunatley, not tan. i look like i belong in great britain, which is brilliant because my ancestors were actually from there. regardless, my potential for being tan is another topic for another time. lets moooove alonggg…