The Only Anla

The New Layout

2009-04-19T18:27:00.003-05:00

As you can obviously tell, I haven't been able to blog lately and I updated the layout to something that suits my current style more. I have been busy with school and other things that are, sadly, more important than blogging. I wish I could catch everyone up with what has been happening to me but that would require a really long time so I'll just start with today.

I went to the mall today and got a new pair of Vans. My old pair (the ones with balloons from forever ago when I first started blogging) was starting to tear apart. My new pair is part of the Robots collection.

My new BambooFun

2008-10-12T19:53:00.001-05:00

Hi,this is Anla,using her new BambooFun. I took a break from Blogging but now I'm back! I took a break from knitting and still hasn't recovered yet. In case you don't know, a BambooFun is a penpad.I use it to draw. I have ALOT to talk about but that will hafta wait till tomorrow.

Junior High Scares Me

2008-09-24T16:51:00.002-05:00

As y'all know, I've just started junior high and the thing that bothers me is the extreme differences of some people. For example, some kids do drugs while others have never even touched a beer bottle. I didn't really know anyone ever on the bad side of the differences except now. There's a rumor saying someone (I'll call her M) is pregnant. Like, there are some girls in my grade that have never even had a crush! M was in my class in 1st grade which was a long ago and she was kinda my friend before she became popular so I kinda hope it's not true but kinda not care at the same time.

I hate Ike

2008-09-18T11:49:00.000-05:00

I hate Hurricane Ike. I know have no school or anything but the power went out for 4 days (it went back on yesterday) and a couple of trees fell down and one made a hole in my roof. I would post some post-hurricane pictures but I didn't take any (unfortunately). School's out for the rest of the week so yay for that.

New School

2008-09-05T18:39:00.002-05:00

I started school on August 25 at a new school. The school's HUGE and I have a lot of homework so I have no time to knit and do my other hobbies.
Today was the first day of PE and we had to run around the football field/track while the cross-country kids called us wimps for not able to run 5 miles without wanting to pass-out. The locker rooms also stink so my friends and I are planning to each bring a bottle of perfume or body spay to make the place smell pretty.

Starting over

2008-08-23T13:01:00.002-05:00

I haven't posted in a while and so many exciting things have happened and I don't know where to start so let's start all over.

School's starting on Monday. I'm starting junior high so I have to change schools. I missed orientation so 1. I don't have my textbooks 2. I haven't met my teachers 3. I couldn't get help with my locker the day I went to get my schedule because it's jammed.

On Vacation

2008-08-07T06:36:00.003-05:00

As you know, I'm on vacation and most places in China have no internet so:
1. I can't blog
2. I can't email
3. I have no contact with the outside world
4. Rachel is being crazy and saying I died and went to heaven
5. uuuuh... I don't know. I just think there should be a number 5

When I go back to The Woodlands, I'll post my vacation pictures for everyone to see.
BTW, I'm in Huhhut, Inner Mongolia.

I'm in Nanjing

2008-07-02T03:22:00.001-05:00

Greetings from China!
I'm right now here in Nanjing.

Here's a basic summary of what's going on:
Saturday: I left The Woodlands, went to New York, and left for Beijing on the plane
Sunday: Arrived in Beijing and then got a train to Hefei
Monday: Arrived in Hefei
Tuesday: Got on a train to Nanjing and arrived an hour later
Wednesday: Still in Nanjing
Thursday: Today

If you have no idea where all these places are here's a dictionary sort of:
The Woodlands: The suburban town outside of Houston where I live
New York: Almost everyone already knows
Beijing: The capital of China
Hefei: The capital of the Anhui province and also where my mother grew up and where I went to preschool
Nanjing: uh...

I would post some pictures of the inside of my maternal grandparents' apartment but it's 4 in the morning right now and I don't feel like going through my backpack to find everything. And for some weird reason, I like to act really scientific right now.

And tomorrow, I'm going to my dad's hometown. I would tell you what it's called but I can't spell it.

Airport in New York

2008-06-28T12:05:00.000-05:00

Right now, I'm at an airport in New York. I have internet because my dad got into me the Continental Airlines President Club. My flight to China is delayed by 3 hours.

Here's something funny from this morning at around 4:45:
The scene:outside,loading our luggage into Derrick's dad's car
Eddie:WHAT THE HELL!!
Me:Shut up or you'll wake the neighbors!!!
Mom:You guys will wake up the neighbors if you keep on yelling.

Invading Rachel's House

2008-06-26T19:12:00.003-05:00

I'm over at Rachel's right now with my brother and a bunch of her brother's friends are here. They are invading Rachel's house and are using MY LAPTOP!!!!! Here's a picture taken from Racahel's webcam.

Stupid Library PCs

2008-06-25T16:52:00.002-05:00

I'm right now using one of the computers in the library because the DDR party doesn't start until 5:00. None of my pictures will show up.

I am complete

2008-06-13T23:47:00.001-05:00

I HAVE FOUND MY PHILOSOPHY!!!! HERE IT IS!!!:

"You can change the outside but your insides will forever be the same."

FRIDAY THE 13TH

2008-06-13T10:56:00.001-05:00

I JUST REALIZED TODAY'S FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!

Photography Class

2008-06-09T20:50:00.002-05:00

I'm taking a photography class. More pictures until the course ends.

I Found My Cable-Thing

2008-06-08T11:41:00.001-05:00

I finally found it!!!!

There Will Not Be Pictures

2008-06-07T20:23:00.004-05:00

I can't find the cable-thing-majig that connects my laptop to my camera so there will not be pictures. Just like how there will be blood (I know, not funny).
Well, anyhow, my mom invited over a bunch of her friends to play cards so I'm extremely bored and my dad's on a business trip in San Francisco.
And in case you didn't know, in three weeks, I'm leaving for China. Yes, China. The communist place. Actually, communism isn't that bad and I was kind of being racist towards myself. Haha.

The Caps Strike is Over

2008-06-05T20:44:00.001-05:00

The caps strike is over and same with school. Seriously, today is, well, was, the last day of school.

yay111 i have air conditioning

2008-06-03T15:54:00.003-05:00

my air conditioning got fixed today1111
i'm so happy11111
friday is the first day of summer break111
yaya111111
lalalalala111
i got cones and a strawberry temporarily tattooed on my face.
and i just bought the uh-oh and stackable cats pattern from mochimochi land. and yay dust bunnies.

newton's third law part 2

2008-05-29T19:48:00.002-05:00

yesterday was my birthday. i got guitar hero 3, knitting needles, and a mochimochi land gift certificate.
but the upstairs ac also broke. now the temperature is almost hotter than outside. it's 89 degrees and getting warmer byt the second.
now me and ed, my li'l brother, have to sleep in the living room.
oh, and i also need ideas on wut to buy with my giff ferfificate.
newton's third law part 1

my parents

2008-05-25T20:40:00.001-05:00

i just realized i've never told you people about my parents.
basically, my parents trust me to make my own decisions, like the entire loaf of raisin toast i ate half an hour ago.
my mom is gonna teach a introductory class on speaking chinese at a nearby community college during the summer. she got highlights put into her hair today. her hair's dark dark brown like mine but mine has natural highlights.
my dad taught me how to write numbers in binary code on friday and it's easier than i thought it would be.
uuuuuh, that's basically it.
oh, btw, i'm chinese but anla isn't my chinese name. it has nothing to do with my chineseness.

im typing this on rachels ipod touch

2008-05-25T12:14:00.002-05:00

field day

2008-05-23T16:01:00.003-05:00

status;still on caps strike
today was field day1 i'll never have another field day in my life unless i become an elementary school teacher and i wanna be a preschool teacher. field day got cancelled an hour early cuz it was really hot out and according to some people, people were passing out cuz of the heat. last year, it was too muddy and wet outside and field day also got cancelled. when our class was at the soccer station, i slipped on purpose and got muddy which was so fun. of course, i still had to pretend it was an accident. haha

the meaning of life

2008-05-18T17:31:00.006-05:00

i am going to find the meaning of life.

i'll will not type in capital case letters.

i got my inspiration from my friend cathryn.

our im is pasted below:

Cathryn (5:29 PM): 1 0r 2 choose wisely
Anla (5:29 PM): 12
Cathryn (5:30 PM): aaaahhhh
Cathryn (5:30 PM): the wise one
Anla (5:30 PM): hehe
Anla (5:30 PM): r u going to B a philosopher and find the meaning of life?
Cathryn (5:31 PM):
Cathryn (5:31 PM): i guess so
Anla (5:31 PM): same here
Cathryn (5:31 PM): ...
Cathryn (5:31 PM): the meaning of life is 42
Anla (5:31 PM): for me, so far it's: have fun and try not to die young
Cathryn (5:31 PM): of course
Cathryn (5:31 PM): yeah i know
Cathryn (5:32 PM): they always say the answer to life is 42
Cathryn (5:32 PM): for some weird reason
Anla (5:32 PM): oh
Cathryn(5:32 PM): i don't reall get it
Anla (5:32 PM): 42s one of my lucky #'s
Anla (5:32 PM): does that mean i'm gonna be a philosopher?

oh, i got my pattern on mochimochi land.

Pink Zebras

2008-05-14T18:41:00.003-05:00

I have just started Pink Zebras with one of my best friends, Rachel. Pink Zebras are just random internet finds that either me or Rachel find.

Newton's Third Law

2008-05-13T18:42:00.004-05:00

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." ---Isaac Newton

Happy Lance Armstrong Day!

I think I set a trend today. Everyone had to wear yellow to school today and I brought a box of foam stickers to give to my friends who didn't wear yellow. Then, other people started asking for yellow foam stickers and I ran out by 2nd block.

There are two reasons why I wrote Mr.N's 3rd law up there. 1)There's a science test on Friday 2) I got a bad tummy ache after I ran out of stickers.

I think a possibility of having strap throat is the unequal and opposite reaction. Wow, I'm learning inequalities in math. See Domino, math and science are strongly related.

Recycled Pidge Scarf Pattern

2008-05-11T14:38:00.003-05:00

You need:

Any old yarn you can get you hands on

Size 10 needles

Needle and thread

2 big buttons

Pins

Gauge: Who cares?

Abbreviations

BO=bind off

CO=cast on

k=knit

p=purl

SKP=slip knit pass

sl=slip

yo=yarn over

Cast on 30 stitches

Knit 3 rows

Change colors if you want

Row 4:*k1,p1* to the end

Row 5:*p1,k1* to the end

Row 6: Repeat row 4

Change colors if you want

Row 7: k2 *yo, sl1, k1, SKP* to the last four stitches, yo, SKP, k2

Row 8: Knit the whole row

Repeat rows 7 and 8 once

Change colors if you want

Knit 3 rows

Change colors if you want

Rows 14 and 15: *k2, p2* to the end

Rows 16 and 17: *p2, k2* to the end

Rows 18 and 19: Repeat rows 14 and 15

Change colors if you want

Repeat rows 1-19 'till piece measures 2 feet long

Next row: Knit across

Next row: k3, BO3, knit to last 6 stitches, BO3, k3

Next row: k3, CO3, knit to last 6 stitches, CO3, k3

Next row: Knit across

BO all stitches

Wrap scarf around you as shown:

(This isn't my scarf.)

and pin in place where you want the buttons.

Sew on your buttons.

I'll have someone model the Recycled Pidge Scarf for me soon.

So little time

2008-05-11T14:08:00.007-05:00

Sorry I haven't posted a bunch of things. I was really busy with school (TAKS tests, World Cultures Summit, projects...). Here's a summary of what I was doing:

4/25/08:I WENT TO THE AVRIL LAVIGNE CONCERT!!!! It was so much fun.

4/29/08:Math TAKS. It was really, really easy.

4/30/08:Reading TAKS. The last TAKS of the year. 6th grade only got 2 this year. (My brother had to take 3.)

5/1/08:I got my Ravelry invite which I applied to about a month ago!!

I got the new DDD book and read it in about a day.

5/7/08:The World Summit trip was so much fun!!! I had no idea Phoenix and Cameron were into belly dancers.

5/8/08:The Coulson Tough 3rd Annual World's Fair. The group I was in got assigned Colombia. I didn't know Colombia had a lot of drug dealers. I knitted a Blue Morpho Butterfly toy using an i-cord and the wing pattern for Butterfull as part of the project display. Pic ASAP.

5/9/08:My parents anniversary. As usual, I forgot and felt bad about it. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner and stopped by Barnes and Nobles. Someone who worked there yelled at me and my brother for walking up the escalator that was going down.

Today is Mothers' Day and like my parents anniversary, I forgot. I tried making my mom breakfast but it ended up looking like someone ate cherries, chocolate, and a cup of yogurt and puked it up. Then someone elso thought it was instant pudding mix, so he put in a bowl and whisked up. I'm still working on something for dinner.

My friend Rachel sent me a story her 6 year-old little brother wrote.

I em alex and I like cilc whale be ckus dae has teses and I like dim be ckus das are cool *scratches* and I like dim be ckus d*scratches*ae hav lofin fin and dae can smel *scratches* gud *tiny scratches* and dae are a mamele and I like dim be ckus dae hav gray te*scratches*aes and dae hav a blohoe and dae hav a tun.

That translates to:

I am Alex, and I like killer whales because they have teeth and I like them because they are cool and I like them because they have long fins and they can smell good, and they are mammals and I like them because they have gray teeth and they have a blowhole and they have a tongue.

Isn't that cute?

Oh yeah, I'll post the pattern for the scarf now (on a new post).

My Stupidity+A Desk in a Dark Corner=Subject of This Post

2008-04-25T17:06:00.005-05:00

I know I said I would post my Earth Day creations either the day after Earth Day or Wednesday, but then I realized Wednesday WAS the day after Earth Day. My camera's battery is low so no pictures until Sunday.

Also the TAKS test is coming up soon. The TAKS test is like the SATs except it's only for kids from 3rd grade to 12th grade in Texas and there are certain tests for certain subjects. Next week, I have to take the Math TAKS and the Reading Comprehension TAKS. Since we have the TAKS tests, everyone is has to sit in alphabetical order which means in every class, I have to sit in the very back corner, except language arts. In language arts, I'm almost wedged between a wall and a cabinet so I have a chance of getting whacked in the face with a cabinet door. Also, I can't see the white board from where I'm sitting in language and that little corner is so dark. Thanks a lot, Mrs. B.

Oh yeah, I finished my pidge scarf before I checked the results of the poll. I guess the 3 people who voted for "Recycled Pidge Scarf" are psychic. Don't worry, I will post my drawings for the people who voted for my artwork. Pattern and picture tomorrow or Sunday.

Happy Earth Day!!

2008-04-22T16:16:00.003-05:00

YAY!!! Today is Earth Day! Happy Earth Day to all!
I usually celebrate holidays or birthdays the day before or after because I'm usually not prepared to celebrate and party. Tomorrow or Wednesday, I'll post some pictures of my Earth Day creations, which I'm going start to making right now.
Also: VOTE,PEOPLES!!!

Dough People

2008-04-20T17:02:00.003-05:00

Today, my mom was making spring rolls and I was very bored, so I made two dough people out of the leftover dough.

I used sesame seeds to make the eyes and shape the mouths

Oh! And yesterday, I designed a logo for this blog. This blog deserves a logo. I think I'll put the logo on here next Saturday.

Also, please vote in the poll before I go loco!!!

What should I do!?!?

2008-04-18T15:47:00.003-05:00

I am sort of lost about what I should do next in my free time. I have two social studies projects right now and both of them are due around the same time but that doesn't mean I don't have any free time. There is a poll right now. Please vote in it even if you don't care about my mental health.

My addiction to random things

2008-04-17T18:53:00.003-05:00

I don't know why, but lately, I've been taking pictures of a bunch of random things.

Example: My brother on his scooter.

There are a lot more random things on my Flickr page. To go there, click the button on the left.

Things that happened

2008-04-16T16:54:00.008-05:00

Thursday, April 10: I found out I was one of the 25 people who will get to go to the World Cultures Summit.

Sunday, April 13: Started working on a Sausage Dog for my friend Domino.

Tuesday, April 15: I EARNED MY BRONZE AWARD IN GIRL SCOUTS!!! If you're one of my teachers who's reading this, I didn't skip school to help with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). If you're not one of my teachers or the principal or the AP, I so totally did.

Later that day: I finished making the Sausage Dog for Domino.

Not much happened today, except I got new shoes.

My old ones are the one with a hole in the right shoe. My new ones are the black ones.

Here is a list of books I want to read:
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Hobbit
Dear Dumb Diary: Never Underestimate Your Dumbness
IDK, maybe a book on plantains or bananas.

No pictures

2008-04-13T08:09:00.004-05:00

Sorry people, no pictures this week.

Saturday: I built a box for my Petunias!

Sunday: Went to ChinaTown.

Monday: Started on my second Sausage Dog.

Wednesday: Finished my Sausage Dog. I named her Selene after the Greek Titaness of the Moon.

Yesterday (Saturday): Made lasagna.

That's basically it.

My Busy Week

2008-04-04T18:43:00.006-05:00

WOW!! I had a really exciting and busy week.

Tuesday: April Fool's Day

Wednesday: Got JellyBean Featured on Mochimochi Land

Thursday: Bought books at the book fair at my school

Derrick's 2nd grade musical (he was a cloud)

Finished making all the pieces to my Sausage dog

Today: My long term sub's last day (I made her a heart)

Stuffed my Sausage Dog and named her Agatha

JellyBean, My Butterfull

2008-03-30T19:57:00.002-05:00

Yesterday, I finished my Butterfull! I named her JellyBean.

Well, Anna of Mochimohi Land offered to post pictures of Jelly Bean on her blog. I immediately said yes.

I also got all A's on my report card, but that's not important.

Yesterday was Slap-Ass Friday

2008-03-29T09:18:00.005-05:00

Yesterday was "Slap-Ass Friday". My friend Esther kept on trying to slap everyone's butts. To prevent her from doing that, everybody ran away from her and would sit down on the sand covered ground that made up the school playground.

Also, on Thursdsay, I finished making the body of Butterfull. Instead of using sfety eyes or beads, I colored two of my old Clickits pieces black with a Sharpie.

I just bought a Ripstik and not to brag or anything, but I'm already pretty good at riding it.

I just finished doing my Spring Cleaning for this spring and planted some forget me nots this morning.

Good News, Bad News

2008-03-25T18:39:00.004-05:00

Good news and bad news.

Good news: Anna from MochimochiLand has offered me 2 FREE patterns because she thinks it's cool how I'm a young knitter. I just have to send her the results which I will. I'll only choose one but I was so happy I screamed (2nd time today. The first time was when the fire drill alarm went off and I didn't know there was a fire drill.) and Ed, who was practicing piano, shouted, "Anla, SHUT UP!!!"

Bad news: I have a zit. This pimple is pretty big. I've never had a bigger before. A few days ago, it was just a small bump, invisible on my face. Now, it's red!!

Derrick's B-day

2008-03-23T10:51:00.005-05:00

Yesterday was Derrick's birthday. Derrick is in the 2nd grade at my school. The reason I know him is kind of odd. He is my brother's best friend's little brother. I went to his birthday party last night and didn't get home until around 11:30, which is sorta late for a 8 year-old. Well, I knew it was his birthday but I didn't know I was invited to his party until 30 minutes before the party so I tried to knit up a slug for him. I didn't finish it so I decided to stick it in a purse I knitted last December but the seam that linked the strap and purse together ripped so I grabbed my denim bag which is stuffed with unnecessary papers. While I waited for my parents to get out of the house, I stood in front of the recycling bin tossing out yarn labels and old patterns.

I ended up finishing the slug after dinner at the party which wasn't hard because all everyone was doing was playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

This is the game they are all so addicted to.

Derrick asked me to name the slug so I named it Grapefruit. Grapefruit ain't a guy or a girl just like how ain't ain't a word. Grapefruit is just Grapefruit. I will post a pic of Grapefruit next time I go to Derrick's house.

Also, I'm not done with my Recycled Pidge Scarf, yet.

Dental Care

2008-03-22T13:23:00.006-05:00

I almost forgot. Thursday afternoon, my little bro Eddie got a headgear. He pretty embarassed about it so he only wears it in his sleep.

I secretly snapped this photo of him.

I made this little guy for him to make him feel better.

The pattern is from Mochimochi Land.

Spring Break :(

2008-03-22T11:34:00.006-05:00

Tomorrow is the last day of spring break and I barely got anything done. I got back from Las Vegas Thursday morning at around 3am. I hate Continental.

The knitting project I'm working on now is called "Recycled Pidge Scarf". I designed it. I know nobody reads my blog but I'll post the pattern tomorrow because I'm planning on finishing it today.

Here's what I've done so far.

HI!!! I'm Anla

2008-03-21T20:50:00.002-05:00

HI!! I'm Anla. I started this blog because I was really bored and wanted something to do.

Here are some things about me:

Name: Anla, duh!

Fave Color: Purple

Hair: dark brown, almost black, shoulder length, hard to take care of

Eyes: According to my friend Cathryn, I have hazel eyes with a dark blue ring around them but a lot of other people say I have plain brown eyes.

School: 6th grade, sigh. I get good grades but I'm extremely unpopular and I'm one of those girls who sit with the same 3-5 people each day.

Friends at School: Domino, Carolyn, the Esther bunny, Allie, and Olivia

Hobbies: Knitting, sewing, cooking, ect.