Survey Crazy!!

Stayed single almost the whole year?
Almost. 11 months.

Were involved in something you'll never forget?
I suppose.

Dyed your hair?
Yes!

Came close to losing your life?
Nope.

Saw one of your favorite bands/artists live?
NOOOO

2009: FRIENDS & ENEMIES
Did you meet any new friends this year?
Of course!

Did you hate anyone?
No.

Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
yes.

2009: YOUR BIRTHDAY!
Did you have a cake?
Nah.

Did you have a party?
Yeahhh holla

Did you get any presents?
a few

2009: ALL ABOUT YOU
Did you change at all this year?
Definitely

Did you change your style?
Not really.

Were you in school?
Mhmm.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not really

Did you go on any vacations?
Arizona

Would you change anything about yourself now?
I don't think so. I'm happy with who I am now.

2009: WRAP UP
Was 2009 a good year?
For the most part, yes.

Do you think 2010 will top 2009?
I sure hope so.

IN THE YEAR 2009 I CONFESS THAT I....
Kissed in the snow?
Nope.

Had your heart broken?
No.

Done something you've regretted?
Yes.

Painted a picture?
Haha, no.

Wrote a poem?
Haha, no.

Ran a mile?
Yep.

Visited a foreign country?
If Canada is a foreign country, then yes.

Cut in a line of waiting people?
haha lunch line.

Told people you were busy when you weren't?
Yes.

Lied about how old you were?
maybe?

IN 2009 I.....
Broke a promise?
maybe.

Lied?
Most likely.

Disappointed someone close?
yes.

Hid a secret?
Yeah.

Pretended to be happy?
It happens.

Layed out under the stars?
you bet.

Kept your new years resolution?
I had quite a few.

I think i must have kept some.

Forgot your new years resolution?
There were like 16.

i have them written down though.

Met someone who changed your life?
sure.

Changed your outlook on life?
A little.

Learned something new about yourself?
Yes.

Tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it?
possibly.

Made a change in your life?
working on it.

Found out who your true friends were?
Starting to.

Met great people?
absolutely.

Stayed up til sunrise?
yep.

Cried over the silliest things?
it happens.

Had friends who were drifting away from you?
Yes. also happens

Spent most of your money on food?
yes.

Had a fist fight?
No.

Liked more than 5 people at the same time?
haha no. We live in Fargo, remember?

WITH 2009 COMING TO AN END. . .

2009: In The Beginning

Where did you go on New Years?: Tony's, then Ginny's
Who were you with?: Friends
Did you kiss anyone on new years ? Nope
Did you make any resolutions?: A few.

2009: All about YOU

Did you change at all this year? A lot
Did you dye your hair?: yes
Did you get your hair cut?: apparently a trim means to chop it off... ughh
Did you change your style?: Not really.
Were you in school? Yes
Did you get good grades?: Yes
Did you have a job?: Student Leader?
Did you move at all?: Nope. still in the same little townhouse

2009: Your Love Life

Did you break up with anyone?: yesl
Did you meet anyone special?: Yes
Did you fall in love? No.

2009: Friends and Enemies

Did you meet any new friends this year? Yes
Did any of your friendships end?: Yes.
Did you dislike anyone?: of course.
Did you make any new enemies?: Not really.
Did you resolve any fights?: Yes
Did you grow apart from anyone?: Yes
Did you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?: yes.

1. Have you had any relationships this year? Yes
2. Have you had your birthday? Nope.
3. Kissed two or more people in the same night? I dont think so.
4. Been on a diet? kind of? just trying to eat healthier
5. Pulled an all nighter? Yep
6. Drank Starbucks? Yes
8. Bought something(s)- No I actually grow everything in my backyard and make everything myself. duh i bought things
9. Met someone special who changed your life? not in a big way really

Do you usually plan ahead?
depends what it is. but sure.

Are you one of those crazy Twilight fans?
Not really. I used to be. But the vanity has somewhat worn off

What if your most recent ex came to your front door with flowers/present,wanting you back, what would you do?
umm I'm sorry....

What is a song that you can never get sick of?
i dont know. I think I probably could get sick of any song if I listened to it enough

What were you doing before you logged on to facebook?
watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Look to your left, what do you see?
the door

Could you go out in public looking the way you do right now?
I would prefer not to, but sure.

What shoes are you planning on wearing tomorrow?
my uggs most likely.

I don't think I could get through the snow with any other type of shoes.

Do you wish you still had someone in your life that you don't anymore?
absolutely.

Are you wearing jeans at the moment?
nope sweats

Do you pick out your outfits the night before?
most of the time, yes.

Are you currently tired?
eh. just lazy.

Is it easy to make you smile?
most of the time

Speaking of which, when was the last time you smiled?
Probably while watching Harry Potter.

When did you last eat pizza?
few days ago.

Have you ever done something you promised yourself you wouldn't?
yes

Who is the last person you said "I miss you" to?
I think I did when I wrote on Kelli's wall on her birthday

What was the funniest thing that happened to you today?
Vinnie jumped on me and woke me up...

its been a pretty uneventful day.

What is the background on your phone?

Me and Kelsey in our christmas get-up

If you were drafted into a war, would you survive?
not likely.

Who was the last person you hung out with?
My family. Mostly my sister.

Are you drinking anything right now?
no

Who are you thinking of right now?
Nobody in particular.

Have you ever crawled through a window?
yep.

When was the last time you went swimming and where?
Labor day weekend at the lake?

Plans for tomorrow?
No idea.

Where is your phone?
downstairs.

What's your nickname (if you have one)?
gretch betch

grooch

taters

Do you read other peoples' answers to surveys?
if I care about them. possibly.

Does anyone not like you at the moment?
yes.

Ever been out of your state?
like everyday.

Are promises important to you?
yes.

Has anyone put their arms around you in the past 5 days?
like a hug? yeah i suppose.

The teacher calls on you in class, but you haven't been paying attention, and you say:
That doesn't happen.....

What do you really think about where you live?
I like it. except when it snows us in.

Relationship status?
single

Who are all the messages in your inbox from?
Twitter, Emily,.... there's more I just don't feel like looking

Your friend says she's got tickets to see your favorite band in concert, you say?
You better have one for me BITCH

What were your brother/sister' s first words?

No idea. I'm the youngest.

Is anyones smile etched into your memory?
not really.

Your mom tells you she's pregnant, you say?
hahahahahahahahah she already tried to pull that once. Scared the hell out of me.

I would laugh, because that would be impossible.

A good quote to put on your bedroom wall would be:
no idea. Something that's not cheesy though.

When was the last time you actually wrote someone a letter?
I think I wrote Bailey a letter 2 summers ago. ha.

Have you kissed anyone in the past 27 days?
nope.

Last person you shared food with?
don't remember.

How long did your shortest relationship last?
like 2 weeks.

Has there been anyone particular on your mind at all today?
not really.

Are you wearing jeans, shorts, sweatpants, or pajama pants?
sweatssssss

Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you?
of course. there's a few.

Do you need to say anything to someone?
what needs to be said has been said.

Do you think before you speak?
normally.

Is there something you're not looking forward to?
going back to school

Do you think boys truly understand girls?
no. probably not.

Last time you kissed someone in a vehicle?
few months ago.

What is one word you seem to always misspell that you know you shouldn't?
restaurant. I think I got it down now though.

What was the last movie you watched?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Is it okay to kiss people when you're single?
yeah go for it

When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard?

Anoche, con mi familia

Have you ever punched anyone of the opposite sex in the face?
nope.

When you hear love songs, who's face pops in your mind?
nobodys really.

Have you ever fallen asleep in someones arms?
mhm.

When was the last time you wore a dress?
I tried on my new one yesterday :)))

What is your favorite month of the year?
july

What's the last thing you put in your mouth?
blueberries.

How many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust?
maybe one.

What's your opinon on girls who become obsessed with their boyfriends?
Some can't help it, but you have to learn to balance your time.

When was the last time you were extremely disappointed?
the other day.

When was the last time you laid in bed with someone else?
don't remember

Whats something you remember about kindergarten?
Mrs. Gjervold, being best friends with Rachel Erikson

Having a big crush on Jayme McGillis

Thinking about anyone?
of course

Anyone you miss?
desperately.

What are you looking foward to?
My New Years Party!

Plans for this week?
writing my 3 page dance essay, dancing in the cities again, Ergan's Birthday Party, My New Years Party!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I never really understood that song. Although, Christmas time is pretty great, I wouldn't say it's the MOST WONDERFUL time of the year. With the 'freezingcoldwannakillmyself' weather and the excessive stress and wondering if my car will start or not, it's not exactly what I would call the most wonderful time of the year.

But yes, it is Christmas time. I wonder if Kyle (our tech director at school) took the blogger and twitter blocks off our network as an early Christmas present. Hmm... doubt it. He's probably watching me type this. Creeper. Just go walk to your car a thousand times during 7th period.

Only 3 more days until Christmas break. Which means 2 more tests and 1 Spanish final which I probably should be studying for instead of writing this blog. But I feel the need to update. And once Christmas break comes I get to spend the majority of my time driving to the cities and writing my 3 page essay for the Stevens Point dance program which my mom says has to be done before New Years. Sound fun? YOU BET. That's sarcasm if you didn't catch that. I do love the dance I'm working on though for my audition. It's completely worth driving to the cities almost every weekend. Hopefully my hardwork will pay off.

So You Think You Can Dance finale is on tonight. Kathryn better not win. You seriously don't want to hear my argument against her. Trust me. I love Ellenore. I voted for her continuously for two hours last night. I calculated how much I voted. Each vote takes like 10 seconds and if I voted for 2 hours then it would be 6 votes per minute. 6x60= 360 votes per hour. 360x2= 720 votes for 2 hours. So I probably voted just around 700 times (with certain calls that took longer than 10 seconds and other reasons). Holy shneikes. I hope you enjoyed that. That is my math for the day considering I'm not in a math class.

I'm having a New Years Party. It's my reward for doing so well this year. Thanks mom and dad. I'm excited. So if you know me and aren't doing anything you should come. It will be a ballin time. Also excited just because the new year means new beginnings. That sounds cheesy, but it would be nice to leave all the shitty stuff of this year behind. I need to figure out a list of resolutions that I want to achieve in 2010. Graduating I guess should be one of them. Graduating. Now that's scary. I'm both excited and terrified. I'm sure once time gets closer I'll be writing more about graduation, but I'll leave that as just a little thought for now.

Happy Holidays

Feel the need to blog

So much for updating more often.
Or not. We have some extra time in PF today, so I thought I would keep this updated.

Life has been pretty crazy lately. Like really crazy.
It's so weird. Life is dull and boring and then I wish for something exciting to happen and life gives me more than I can even handle. It's ridiculous.
And even though life is so crazy, its actually really good. Maybe because I like to keep myself busy, but whatever it is, I like it.
My mom has been really funny lately. We bonded over something that we both do which I dont feel like I should post for the world to see, but you can ask me personally if you would like. But it was hilarious. Also she read me Where the Wild Things Are last night. We called up my sister and put her on speaker while my mom read to us. I felt 5 years old again. The sad thing is that I think she was more excited to read to us than we were. ha.
Vinners is living with Brittany right now. Of course it's nice not having your dog attack you every time you come home and also not having him hump all of your male friends, but I do miss the little devil. It was a nice break, but it's time for him to come home :)
We actually have directors for our one-act and for our musical now! Kelsey Johnson for one act and Kristen Fox for our musical. I'm not doing the one-act for various reasons but I'm curious to see what our musical is and how it will all pan out.
I'm going to the cities next weekend during teacher's convention to look at UofM and begin working on my dance for college auditions. I'm super excited for this! Even though the thought of college and picking the right one and picking the right major scares the bajeebers out of me, it's still exciting preparing for my life.

There's nothing much to complain about. Or nothing miniscule enough where I would want to post it for the world. Not that the world reads my blog. Or anybody for that matter. It's going to be a busy weekend. Just the way I like it

TGIF


Gretchen Bailey Haga


p.s. I hate tools :)

BACK TO SCHOOL

Herro!!

So now that i'm back to my mediorce days here at the OG, I suppose its appropriate to start up my blog once again. No more emo posts. I promise. Well..... we'll see.
After a mostly funfilled summer of Trollwood, I am back at school. Everday 7:25 to 12:15. Which is pretty nice if you ask me. Until I start Spanish at Concordia that is. Which is Monday-Wednesday-Friday. Wah wah. But thats okay. Me gusta espanol. ha.

My weekend was pretty fantastic last weekend. Friday was Emily's Birthday Gem-boree which was super fun, and Saturday was game night at my house with Quelf, the notecard game, and "Da Bitch House". And to to top it all off, Jieun and I went to the lake on a lovely sunday afternoon.
Weekend=SUCCESS!!
Aubree just laughed at me because I am blogging. But it is SHE who is missing out. bahah.

All (or i should say a lot) of my friends are leaving for college again. Its sad. We had a goodbye shindig for Thomas last night. Me and Catherine made him a poster of SYTYCD. Needless to say he loved it.

Unfortunately it is only Tuesday and we have a full week this week. but this WEEKEND i'm having a bunch of people out at the lake which should be pretty entertaining. Plus we have Monday off for Labor Day.
Life is good.
Getting out of class at 12:15 is good
I'm gonna start nannying soon.
That is good.

I just need to figure out my dance classes. yikes.

1 day more til SYTYCD
8 more days until Glee
13 days until Gossip Girl
16 days until The Office
26 days until Desperate Housewives!

Its a busy month.


Thats all for now!

Gretchen Bailey Haga

What time is it?? almost SUMMERTIME

Once again. In History.
I just finished my last highschool history chapter test ever.
As specific as that may be, it's weird.
In 4 more school days (2 of which are finals) I'll officially be a senior.
I remember coming to Oak Grove as a tiny little 6th grader with people like Heidi Lee as a senior and they seemed so big. And i still feel as little as I was in 6th grade. (maybe not AS little but close).
I'm excited for next year though. Despite how teachers and people are leaving our school, there's also many opportunities that I can't wait for. And i'm especially excited to finally return to our school. South Campus II just doesn't compare at all. It's just going to be very very different.
But I'm not going to focus on next year right now.
Because what i'm ready for it summer.
Right now, in history class, I'm currently sitting in the farthest back seat of the classroom right near a window. The sun is shining and the heat is coming in through the windows and soon it will finally be summer. I'm still waiting on some student leadership stuff and when I find that out i'll be all set and I am so ready for that.

All in all. School needs to be done. I want to be a senior. Summer's coming.
Can't wait to ease on down that road.


--Gretchen Bailey Haga

We've got spirit

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
I'm in chemistry now. Mollie and I are supposed to be doing our webquest project for Chemistry. BUT we're not.
Today is SPIRITACULAR. But I would like to call it SNOOZTACULAR
just kidding. But seriously.
But yeah i'm not going because I have a "dentist appointment".
Cast list came out today.
I'm a munchkin/tin tapper/no bad news&brand new day dancer/ya'll got it dancer
Which is sweet.
For my "dentist appointment" i'm leaving at 2 and then picking up laura from school so we can gossip about the cast list and such.
I love my mom.
I have to kill time until 1:50 because i REALLY don't want to do my project. And Mollie's talking on MSN so pretty sure we're gonna do awesome on this project.
I apologize in advance for how long this might be.
So I'm still waiting on my student leadership results.
I think i'm more excited for that than the cast list.
Peter Frei is now our new student body president!
And that would make me the official Theatre representative on his board xD
I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back
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Okay i'm back! I also had to put on my spiritacular tshirt for a chemistry group photo. ADORABLE.

At the End of the Day....

The school day that is.
I just finished my history test for history and I now have 20 minutes to spare before the bell rings. I could start on the large amount of homework that I will have over the next week for I'll be in Arizona. But that would just be impractical.

Good News: I leave for Arizona approximately at 6:40 tomorrow night and apparently my parents have a BIG surprise for me and my sister. I hope my mom doesn't pretend to be pregnant again. That was not cool.


Bad News: I have the ACT tomorrow morning AND i have to finish an English paper on Societal Disillusion by tuesday, but that's better than having it be due today which it was supposed to be.

So I'm home alone again tonight. I was last night too. And I don't even think my plans are going to follow through. Maybe i'll just study for the ACT and write my paper. Then my bad news would be all gone. BUT then again, I would be incredibly bored most likely.

So. I decided the beginning of the school day and the end of the school day are the least favorite parts of my day. Probably because I don't really have friends in either. Which I'm half okay with considering the people in them. I'm just a big ray of sunshine and happiness right now if you can't tell.

If you're ready for this year to be over clap your hands.
CLAP CLAP

Time to go Arizona.


--Gretchen Bailey Haga

Emotionally and Physically Drained

Hello from 7th period study hall in the South Campus II library.
Current state: Exhausted with an eye twitching and headache. And slightly cynical.

So far I have completed two assignments from Algebra II and Espanol. What did I learn from them? Probably nothing. (refer back to cynical).
This week is already incredibly long. Days at this school seem to be much longer than they were back at Oak Grove. My classes seem more boring. The people are a little more annoying. Maybe things were just always this way but now I'm just starting to notice it. In which case I would be a little dillusional as well. So I'm gonna cram in as much of a blog as possible in 10 minutes which is when I have to leave this lovely library and move on to the class which will be the death of me, U.S. History.
I feel like I've been thinking too much lately. When I go to bed at night, my mind just clutters with so many thoughts and then I wake up in the morning and my thinking soon is interuppted by 'Jai Ho', AKA my alarm. It's weird because I don't feel like I have much to think about. I'm content with my life. There isn't much that I would like to change at the moment. And yet now I feel like I'm thinking more than when I actually need to think. This thinking however does not include thinking in a school sense. This... lets call it personal thinking.... clutters my mind so much that school is in fact incredibly difficult to concentrate on. And no matter how hard I try to concentrate, I can't stay focused. I know I'm not the only one who suffers from this.
It was just a little thought of the day.
I hope you enjoyed, but you probably didn't.

Okay. Its now time for History.
Have a good day.
and have one for me too.

-Gretchen Bailey Haga

A Beautiful Morning in the Office of South Campus II

Okay maybe it's not so beautiful. But it's not so ugly either. After being sick for an entire weekend I suppose I should start thinking a little more positively. Or maybe not.
This is the one social website that is not blocked on our entire network. Not that I exactly like to call this a social website considering I only know 2 people. But maybe we can start a new revolution and this can really become the new Xanga!.... Or maybe not. Oh well. Maybe that's also a good thing.
So like any other blog i'll describe my weekend in full detail. Or half detail because it's early and I'm lazy.
Soo FRIDAY I had big plans to go to Chloe Gunderson's 18th ALL PINK birthday bash. Emily Olig and I even went shopping for the occasion considering I had zero pink. I think this was because I wore so much pink in 7th grade that I filled up my pink quota. Alas, we decided not to go to the party because we were both incredibly tired. Instead we watched a Dateline special entited 'Disappearance at the Dairy Queen.' And trust me, the content was almost as good as the alliteration. Following that riveting special, I just went home because I was tired and Emily wasn't feeling well. But to my surprise in the middle of the night I woke up with an upset stomach and a bucket'o'vomit. I'm sure that put a nice picture in your mind. Then the rest of the night just fell asleep in pain. bah.
SATURDAY- spent my day watching Desperate Housewives which is now the favorite show of my life at the moment. Seriously. It's so good. Watch it. Now. Anywayy, stomach still hurt, but this is the oh so magical day of South High's Prom. So like a good friend I attended the Grand March. Which was full of ugly dresses and wrong pronunciation of names. Oh so magical. Also because my stomach still felt as if somebody punched me right in the gut. Partly from being sick and partly from seeing all of my (not-so) favorite people. All my favorite people looked beautiful. Funny how that works. Then when I came home my mom became my hero and provided me with my new BFF, Pepto Bismol. We're tight. Also I watched the last episode of the first season of Desperate Housewives. Wow. Thats all.
and SUNDAY - I woke up to a lovely text from Jillian Stallman inviting me to the circus. Unfortunately my mom (Sherbear) did NOT allow me to go because we needed to do some errands throughout the day. Little did I know that if i did go, I would have won a bike. WTF. But i did buy some jeans that don't really fit me and had a sales associate follow me around the Buckle trying to get me to buy expensive things. BACK OFF. wow. Me and Sherbear then went to Red Lobster and enjoyed some salmon and biscuits. MMMMMMMMMMM. And i finished off la noche con Laura. Decidamos ir a la Target y TCBY.

I apologize. Yo soy en la clase de espanol y tenemos decir en espanol. Es muy dificil.
Okay now i'm in Chemistry so I can talk in Ingles.
So Hannah and Mollie got blogs too. So now people will actually be reading this. Maybe I should clean up my posts a little. OR maybe not. Bah.
COACH CARD IS TEACHING OUR CHEMISTRY CLASS.
He's pretty great.

It is now the afternoon.
And now I should be doing my Chemistry homework


6 days until Arizona.
Get me out of here now.



-Gretchen Bailey Haga

Back to blogging.

So. Look what i've resorted to. Can't tell if i'm a little disappointed in myself. This is just another excuse to spend all my time on the computer. Oh well. Too late now i guess.

I doubt anyone will even read this. In fact i bet nobody will. I don't have any followers and I only know two other people who do this thing. Who probably won't follow me anyway. What I have to say isn't really all that interesting. I'm not witty like Emily and Jacob. But i promise to do my best.

I need a hobby. I wish i would have realized this 3 weeks ago when i began my thousand year vacation from school due to the flood. Oh now that i have this blog that nobody from my school will probably ever see i can say how i feel about this whole new school situation. Okay Here i go:

Shut up! God i'm so sick of people whining about this new school we have to go to. Yes. It sucks. Our school is destroyed and it looks like a war zone (trust me i know i was there today). But we don't have many options here. It would be impossible to learn in that facility post-war. And FargoPublicSchools open this option to us and all you do about it is complain. Wow. Way to be thankful. This does not apply to all students. Just those who refuse to just go with the flow and accept that people are doing the best they can. Sorry for sounding like a Kcarie. I'm trying to not go to those extremes.
Okay i'm done with that.

This weekend was good. I got to see people that I haven't seen in a long time. One in particular. Which was just a tad disappointing. I won't go into detail. But overall I had a good time with these people. This was the first year ever I didn't go to church on Easter. Church on TV is bad and definitely not the same despite what my dad thinks.

I'm finishing this post later. Because I have decided to try to go to bed....
We'll see how that turns out.