Happy New Year, all.

It was only recently that I noticed how much I've changed over the last year. 2009 has been awesome to me... nothing super messed up has happened, no one died, I haven't gotten abducted by aliens, and none of my exes want to kill me. I made no enemies, only friends. And on top of all that, I made my arrival in high school and have survived four months generally unscathed. I think I'd call that a successful year.

But anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about. What I wanted to do was compare myself now to myself at the beginning of this year. So...

Then:
- Eww, color. Black. <3
- I wanna learn piano omg. <3
- Hair all one color, or a fail with semi-permanent
- No makeup, all natural.
- Jewelry is for noobs.
- Accessories consist of studded bracelets only.
- Converse rip-offs from Airwalk
- Judgmental and critical of ALL THINGS.
- All my writing is structured and is never posted until I'm 100% happy with it.

Now:
- Still mostly into black, but loving other colors, specifically purple and green. <3
- Omg acoustic guitar. <3
- Awesome two-tone blond and copper red hair. Hell yeah.
- Makeup is good in moderation.
- Love jewelry, especially necklaces.
- Bandannas, scarves, hats and gloves please! (still loving studs though.)
- Two pairs of Converse; one from Toronto and one from Mexico. <3
- More laid back, it's all good man. :]
- More free writing and less structure is good.

I am very satisfied with the changes I have made. Life is going well for me as of now, and 2010 is looking good too. Christmas is only a few days away, I'm at the beginning of a steady relationship, my family is all intact and I can't think of how things could be a whole lot better. Time to embrace the new year with open minds and hope for the best. This will be my last entry of this year.

It's been a good one, guys.
2010, here I come!

Yours truly,

- Lexi

Music: Misery Business by Paramore

Need pipe cleaners, creating DNA, BRB.

So I just thought up a rant, guys, and I had to put it down.

I might as well explain the title of this entry first... it's another enchanting tale from my ninth grade science class. Last week, we were assigned a project where we had to make a model of a DNA strand. So I sent a text to my mom this morning asking her to get me some pipe cleaners so I could make the model. I know that now that I explain it all, it doesn't seem that funny, but I kinda thought it was.Yeah, I'm lame.

So today, I was looking in the new Sears catalog. Yes, there's already a new one... it's the Spring and Summer 2010 one now. It's the middle of December. WTF, guys? Aren't you kinda jumping the gun? I walked home in weather that was -19C today, with wind chill. I'm pretty sure it's still winter, guys. Sorry.

But that's not even it. I mean, I was just flipping through the first section of it, which is woman's fashion. You know how in the pictures, the models will be wearing a shirt in one color, but you can get in in several different ones? Well, the color is usually just put right beside the picture there, and I just saw some fat woman wearing a brown shirt. The color beside it said it was "light fudge."

That's a HORRIBLE name for a color. And I mean, putting a word like "fudge" in the color would make it sound appealing. But no, it's kind of an ugly brown to be honest. I think they just should have called it "shit brown." So yeah, that little top thing would come in bright red, cerulean, and shit brown. I know I'd buy it. And also, this fat woman is wearing a fudge colored shirt. Maybe it's we are what we eat, or something? I don't know. I just don't think that was a coincidence, man.

Okay, I think I'm done.

Yours truly,

- Lexi

Music: All Black by Good Charlotte

I'm allergic to flower sperm.

Did you know that pollen is flower sperm?
Yeah, I didn't know that until yesterday. Never stop learning, right?
God, my science class is so enlightening.

In other news, I broke up with Derrick this morning. Yeah, really. At first I wasn't sure I made the right choice, but I feel better about it now. It was probably because he said some very hurtful things... but he took it back eventually. We're not on a talking basis until he gets over me... which is fine, really. But I still feel down about the whole thing...

Sorry there's not much else I can say. I'm feeling awfully blue right now. Not in the bloggy mood.

Yours truly,

- Lexi

Music: When You're Gone by Avril Lavigne

Today, I learned how to properly draw a blob.

...and by blob, I mean cell.

In science today, we were looking through microscopes at vegetable and animal cells and drawing pictures of them in division... I'm not actually sure if that's what they're called in English, I have all my science classes in French. That was well planned out, really. It's like they're just trying to make university harder for all of us in the immersion program. Thanks, guys. Also, in case you forgot, the official languages of both math and science are, internationally, English. FAIL.

Anyway, the school's Christmas formal is tomorrow night. I'm a little excited, I'll be honest. IUt's kind of a shame Derrick can't come with me, but I guess it's alright. He's not so into the dances thing anyway. I don't think he would have had fun... but I will, tomorrow night. I know I'm dateless... and that's kinda lame seeing as I have a boyfriend, but oh well. I am gonna be looking alright though. Hehe. I love dances. I love the fast atmosphere, and I love dancing. It's almost like a high for me or something, I don't know... Reminds me of that saying, "high on life." I think I'd like to be high on life more often. Then maybe it wouldn't suck so much sometimes.

Well I guess that's all that mattered to me this Tuesday evening. I'll stop now.

Yours truly,

- Lexi

Music: Beautiful by Eminem (thanks Brett.)

You're my Wonderwall <3

On December second, 2008, I asked Derrick to be my lover.
He accepted.

Today, December second, 2009, I am proud to say I have been in a healthy, happy relationship with Derrick for the past year, despite all the obstacles we've had to face, the distance being the main one. I hope to see many more anniversaries with him. I'm so proud of us. :]

I love you so much Derrick. Happy anniversary! <3

Yours truly,

- Lexi

Music: Wonderwall by Oasis (that's our song <3)