How to Waste Time Online...

So, I know many people already know many many ways to waste time online, but I've found a myriad of ways that are so much more than the obvious (ie Youtube) sooo... here goes.

Haili's Complete List of Ways to Waste Time on the Internet

(I am guilty of all of these)

1. http://www.tvtropes.org/.  Don't have the slightest idea why it's so entertaining, but it is.  I just look up a movie or book I've recently read and drink in the unconstrained knowledge, because, as they say, There is No Such Thing as Notability
2. http://www.deviantart.com/ I find it very fun, and you can find all sorts of tutorials that you just have to try.  I ended up downloading Gimp (a free photoshop- download here- it's really fun) and then used stock photos to make photo manipulations, or "manips."  That kept me entertained for an entire weekend.
3. http://www.azaleasdolls.com/ This is for girls- but it's basically paper dolls on the computer.  I feel like such a nerd, but I made all of my screenplay characters (Prince Micah, Princess Jensina, Princess Contenza, and Prince Nolan-Micah, Jennie, Connie, and Nolan) on the Tudor doll thing and it's surprisingly addicting.  I love how they turned out and they look amazing- I'll post a screenshot soon.  There are all sorts of games on this site, from Victorian to fairy to Tinkerbell to tudors (with guys!) and Rapunzel.  They're all really detailed and you can make it look AMAZING.
4. http://www.coolmath-games.com/ The only game site my high school allows.  When I had no classes and was feeling very sick, I beat Ninja Painter and Factory Balls 1 and 2.  I also like the Meeblings games, though I haven't won that yet.
5. Red Ball- I've beat Red Ball 2 and 3, but not 1.  I don't like Red Ball 1.  It's super entertaining.
6. http://www.yahooanswers.com/ You knew this one was coming... don't have a clue why it's so entertaining.  You'll find me (Keidreiy in greek letters) in the baby names section, usually playing name games.
7. NaNoWriMo forums- they're still open! I just asked a question about the fued in my screenplay and got a lot of help.
8. Google Translate- have no idea again why this is fun, but you can spend a lot of time "researching" for novels... hehe
9. Youtube Tutorials- ever wondered how to decorate a cool cake or make fabric roses?  Almost anything you could ever want to learn how to do, you can find a tutorial for it on youtube
10. Youtube skaters- I don't know why, but I find it really fun to look up figure skaters on youtube...
11. Youtube karaoke- find your favorite songs' accopianment and sing along like no one's listening!
12. Youtube your name- or google it.  I like it because my real name (Haili's my nickname and online name) is really unique and it's interesting to see how many other people have it and where they're from.  I'm the only person in the world (or at least on the internet) with my first and last name spelled my way.  There's a figure skater on youtube with my first name but she pronouces it really weird and still spells it my way...
13. Lolcatz- enough said.  "Can I has cheezburgah?"
14. Look up funny quotes from your favorite books "I vill destroh the snickah bahrs!"- Gazzy Ride
15. http://www.teenink.com/ look up people's work.  Here's a link to my page (I'm MercyChristine... for now.  I always change my name)
16. http://www.bighugelabs.com/ all sorts of fun things to do to your photos
17. Start a blog!

And if that's not enough, here are 101 ways to waste time online http://voices.yahoo.com/101-ways-waste-time-online-170580.html

Irish stuff!

Finished my music project this weekend- you can take a look here.  Enjoy.  I made all the videos (except the one at the end) and only had to record the 16 second Irish jig.  The rest I had from last spring... it was weird.
Anyway, in case you're too lazy to look at my project, I'll post the videos I uploaded on here. 

Irish Jig

It's like 16 seconds... it's short

Evening Reels

From my recital last spring

Be Thou My Vision

recorded this for a project last spring...never used it...

 and last but certainly not least

Loch Lomond

Did this in honor band in 10th grade...it was amazing!!! this video's long, but watch the whole thing, because it's totally worth it to hear the french horns (my instrument of choice) play at the end... I did all the videoing on this but did not do the music.  I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!

Other things I'm working on/excitited about

• French horn solo, the Nocturne from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Mendelssohn
• Piano solo, Grieg's Puck (it's so fun!!! I've got it memorized...)
• The musical!!! I got the music and script to read and practice... need to get my voice up to the high f, and auditions are coming up at the end of the month.  Plus my friend just told me the other day that she wants to play Helen... so at least we're not going to be competeing for the same part.  That's nice since she's really competitive.  I'm not going to be mean about it, but it's just the way she is.
• Passed my astronomy test with an A
• am working on several screenplays, "Twice Upon a Time" and "Night at the Library" a short film my siblings and friends and I are doing or the library movie competition this summer.  It's kind of a mix between Inkheart and Night at the Museum. Who knows what happens after the library closes at night?  Libby Akona is about to find out...
• Am going to see 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee this Friday
• am going to Feed My Starving Children on Friday and get to spend the day with my friend...
• My idea for an awareness campaign in my small group communications class (our big project is running a campus awareness campaign this semester) will probably get picked.  It's how to use campus technology... and how not to save your stuff in a place where they'll be deleted...
• I lost 7 pounds...

I need to go now... I've got class in 15 minutes... adios!

-Haili



I am waiting...

for 294 videos to upload to my computer from the family video camera... the thing is, I only need about 10 of them... *sigh* this could be a long night.  I need them for my music project.

I got a 75% on my Astronomy test...plus extra credit brings me to a good solid 80.  In this class, anything over 75 is an A, and only about 60% of the class passes the first test... and now I know why.  Trick questions EVERYWHERE!
     x. List all the ways energy is created
    Energy can't be created, or destroyed!!!! Tricky, tricky!

I aced my music exam today but made a stupid mistake on my screenplay quiz...you'd think I'd know the difference between Interior and Professional... they're like opposites!  But my excuse is that it was early, I was tired, and it was online matching...I couldn't draw lines... oh well.  Still did well.

I checked out the script and music for our musical today... and spent most of the night playing the songs.  Dang, some of them go high!!  They have both Beauty and the Beast soaring up to that high f...I can barely hit it...strrrreeeetttch, vocal chords!! STRETCH!  Anyway, now I have "Can I Possibly Be Your Friend" stuck in my head... it's this super funny exchange between Beauty and the Beast.  The Beast keeps asking her to marry him and she says no, but there's more to love than the marriage kind, to which he's clueless and she tells him she'll be his friend, no matter what.  It's cute and very funny.  One of my favorite lines:

BEAUTY: (sings)

A true friend's a person with a giving heart

A true friend will tell you when you're not so smart

A friend won't desert you when the going's rough

A true friend will tell you when she's had enough!

BEAST: (spoken)

Like now?

BEAUTY: (spoken, teasing)

Like now!

BEAST: (spoken)

Sorry

I don't know, I think it's cute.  

Anyway, moving on... my videos have FINALLY uploaded--- seems that the issue was one of the videos had an error which is why it took almost an hour for video 90 to load.  I finally skipped it and had no further issues as it zipped through the rest of them... Anywho, I've got to get my project done.  Gus and I did a recorder duet today so I'll probably post it on youtube soon- I'll be putting stuff up for a project... gotta go

-Haili

What's happening with me today

I really shouldn't be writing this...I've got a project and a paper and a test... all due before Monday (test today... in about 40 minutes... Astronomy!  Yikes) Sociology paper due Friday, Music project due on the 5th and I spent most of last night trying to get a video off our camera for my music project and answering questions about baby names on Yahoo Answers... my favorite time wasting activity.  When all this craziness is done, I'm supposed to be working on my screenplay (Twice Upon A Time)...*sigh*  I'm WAY too busy...

I'm going to sing for my piano teacher today before my lessons- she also teaches voice and is Elli's voice teacher.  She's going to give me some pointers so I can be really good for my audition on March 1st.  I'm so nervous!!! And I'm getting myself all worked up about this...I've been excited about this for a year...no joke.  I really hope I get the part.  It's my favorite fairy tale, and a musical, the last one I'll be able to do at my school- The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast- not the Disney version- but still...

I feel like a complete dork because I spent some of my birthday money on the 2 disc special platinum edition of Beauty and the Beast... and I'll probably go see it in theaters in 3D if I can get around to it.  We ordered a bunch of other movies, and they're all coming by Feb 3, but my movie won't come till the 24th!  *frustrated*
Oh well, wouldn't have time to watch it anyway.

I'm going with a bunch of friends to see the college's musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in a few weeks, so that should be fun...

We picked parts for my church's passion play on Sunday.  It's called the Living Stations of the Cross.  I'm a junior this year, so I was hoping for a good part, like Mary Magdelene, Pilate's wife, or Mary, wife of Clopas, or Mary, mother of John... or even a flash back Mary (we have a LOT of Marys) but I look nothing like the girl who got the part of Mary, my friend Heather.  She'll love it that she can hold the baby Jesus at the beginning (we start with the presentation in the temple- there's a flashback when Jesus dies and two girls stand with a baby doll and the kid who played 12 year old Jesus... I can't do the 12 year old Jesus flashback- I'm 4'9" and not only is my friend like 6 ft tall, but the kid playing 12 year old Jesus is taller than me...yeah, I'd look real motherly.)  So anyway, I was hoping for a part where I get to do a lot of crying, since according to Elli, I'm really really good at fake crying (who knew?)

Yeah.  I'm a serving girl.  I get a towel chucked at my face (if I'm lucky) and I stand there with a straight face.
This should be interesting

Okay, I just wasted 10 minutes... I've only got half an hour before my test!!!  Study, you fretting Haili, STUDY!!!!

okay.  I'm out.