Mommy, What's the A-lollipop-calypse?

A brilliant question, Little Timmy.

A while ago I mentioned something called a FATAT (Fighting Against the Apocalypse Tip [also a funny sounding acronym]). But how, you ask, are these absurd bits of advice on a small-time blog gonna stop the end of the world from coming?!?! (As a side note: The last FATAT was about brushing your teeth in the shower :))

Obviously, the Apocalypse would hypothetically be caused by the gradual accumulation of so much World-Suck (man, I love the italics button), that the human moral standard would spiral downwards to a level where chaos and manslaughter were rampant across the globe, leading to the general DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! That's my half-baked theory anyway, but I hope you get my point as to how lowering World-Suck levels will prevent the Apocalypse from happening (or at least through human causes). And at the end of post, you'll find some bonus Mini Anti-Suck Tips for the purpose of entertainment and the understanding of how YOU can decrease World-Suck Levels/prevent the Apocalypse!!!

Why don't we take a dive head-first into what's happening in MY life in this segment of the post??? ;)
Well, it's summer!!, but I'll be spending most of my weekdays in a classroom attending a 6-week(!) Mandarin Chinese/Chinese Culture program. I'll add this to my list of reasons of Why Ari is a Nerd. But hey, I don't really mind, as long as it's sunny and I don't have to see 9 teachers everyday (except for the occasional coincidental sighting at the supermarket. *Shiver*)

"Summer days driftin' away to oh; oh those summer nights..."

Ok so,

FATAT #2

When decreasing World-Suck Levels, we must take the state of our environment into consideration, right? Here's a way to save money, reduce waste, and bring down big businesses all-in-one!!!:

• Instead of buying bulk packages of water bottles, install a water filter in your kitchen sink and buy some reusable water bottles. Now you won't have to dispose of all those empty bottles or constantly worry about buying new ones, and getting a water filter in your household is really easy; just look it up on the internet for more info!!! *Note: Using plastic water bottles of #4 plastic or less aren't good for your health (look that up too, if you like), so make sure it's #5 plastic and up. You can also get a metal one, but I think the Swiss made ones are a rip-off. :(

And now for the Mini Anti-Suck Tips:

1. Part of the reason why the world sucks so much can be traced back to people's manners. I kid you not; I just don't come across honestly considerate people that often, who are amply aware that other individuals are walking right beside them and respond with common courtesy. And so, this Mini Anti-Suck Tip (Trademark pending! :)) advises you to be more considerate to people, whether it be a random stranger or your close friends and family, because a small gesture like holding a door open or saying "Excuse me" could make a difference in a person's day or remind them to be considerate too. And remember: Wars, racism, and genocide are caused partly by people's lack of consideration of others!! :D
   
   
2. WATCH THE VLOGBROTHERS' YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND BE A PART OF THEIR VOLUNTEER PROJECTS/THE NERDFIGHTER COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Nerdette Ari (says ciao 4 now!!!)


P.S. Notice how my posts are getting soooooooooooo long now??? I only get to the computer once in a while and these hybrid, multi-topic super posts are the result!!!

Random Oddity of the Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And today's Random Oddity of the Day is...

• Pepper spray, when being sold at a guns and ammo store, can be sold for $12.99!!!!!!!!!

I mean, what a rip-off!!!!!!!!!! The tiny, idiot-failure-proof spray bottle only contains 10 one-second sprays (and by "idiot-failure-proof" I mean that the "complex mechanism" prevents you from doing something stupid like accidentally making it go off in your purse or pocket. It will not, however, stop you from spraying yourself in the face, as that would have to be due to the fact that you a) had aimed it at your face, b) had lifted the safety cover, and c) pressed the glaringly large red button while deliberately pointing the nozzle at yourself)!! This means that one can easily spray the whole bottle within 10 seconds at the perv (or "assailant," in more politically correct terms) and pay $13 just for that. 'Nuf said.

Bonus Random Oddity of the Day!!!!!!!!!!!:

• You sign something saying that you don't have a criminal record in order to buy pepper spray. Plus, you have to show your driver's license.

Yet apparently, you can own a paintball gun and shoot frozen paintballs at people and their cars on Halloween as you please. 'Nuf said.

So yeah, iT's SuMmEr and I'm going to a 6-week program in order to learn the basics of Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture so that I might bridge the gap between the U.S. and China in my successful future career!! I'm gonna miss you Blinda. Je vais te manquer! I'll also miss tennis with Frank and even Bruce and that lady who made you run all the time. Promise we'll practice a lot in the grueling heat of summer!!!

And now it's time for the part of post where Ari blurts all the going-ons in her brain out into a text-format blurb on the blog:

I have "Pieces of Me" by Ashlee Simpson stuck in my head. Nowadays I get "Don't Stop Believing" stuck in my head cuz it's so super-catchy and it's the anthem of this generation. The other day I got the Hustle stuck in my head; you know, the part that goes

do-do-do-do-do-do-do do-doo, do-do-do-do-do-do-do do-doo, do-do-do-do-do-do-do doo

DO THE HUSTLE!

Gaia online is the best website EVER. I'm reading Inherit the Wind which is an awesome-mazing book. It's well-written and really interesting and is written as a play. It's a great book for intellectuals (i.e. It's a great book for nerds!) because it's got really good lines and makes you question your (and others') moral beliefs. And it's historical fiction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guten nacht,

~Nerdette Ari

Not-so-amazing, But Amazing Anyway!!

It's amazing that the school year ends in 2 days. I mean, I know everyone keeps saying that and the fact that time passes is a given, but now it's like the school year ended so fast. Anyone else astounded that it's June already??? Including you Blinda; I know you're super-super-happy about the freedom of summer. :D

YEAH!!!!!!!! SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy summer, everybody; hope this year was a good one! Hope the next months are full of orange juice, bike riding, aquariums, a 6-week program in Mandarin Chinese, and tons and tons of chlorine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Please comment if you've got any music artist suggestions for this summer. I like any and all good music. ;)

P.P.S. I'm almost done with The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson and I think it's a really good book. It's really real and there are some really funny lines, but why the hell did Steve have to go and end it with Nina?!?! XD

~Ari Ze nerd is outta here

Nerdism, Part II (With Some Bonus Features!!!)

Sorry this is getting posted about half a month after the first one. XD Contrary to popular belief, I do have somewhat of a life (Got mine off eBay for cheap, boi!!)

I know that the privilege of being a nerd is almost way too much for most of us to handle. But after we finally get over the fact that we're made of awesome (referring to us nerdfighters, of course), how many of us have decided what to do with our awesome??? Boy, do I have the solution for you! It's...

SHAMWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jk. XD

There's this fabulous concept forming in the minds of certain nerds and nerd-assisters and that is:

The SAPAFR Nerd Revolution!!! (The acronym will be elaborated on at a later date)

All you need to know about the SAPAFR Nerd Revolution is that, in the near future, nerds around the globe will combine their efforts in the creation of a massive wave of nerd technology and culture that will make all objects on Earth that do not support nerdism obsolete.

Translation: We're gonna invent some microscopic bombs (with built-in artifical intelligence, of course) that will fly into the ears of stupid people (ex: George W. Bush ;)) and implode in their minds, eliminating all unwanted threats to humans and nerds alike. Of course, we will scientifically determine which people around the world are stupid enough to destroy, plus, this method is so ingenius, no one will be able to figure out (let alone prevent) their cause of death!!!

Honestly, if civil rights and youth have their own movement, I think nerds should [legally] be entitled to one too. XD

Much thanks to Vicky for co-devising this brilliant plan!!!!!!!!B!!!!!Meyer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!is!!!!the!!!!!!!!!!!!sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pimp!!!!!!!

C'mon nerdfighteria, tell us what you think (This includes you, Blinda, as you contribute nothing else to this blog because the other aspects of your life are Oh Soooo Important)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

~Nerdette Ari (now has the song "eBay" by Weird Al stuck in her head)

P.S. Yes, I know I capitalize and de-capitalize (Is that a word?) the word directly following my parentheses inconsistently, but this is the sorta stuff they just don't teach you in English. :(

Nerdism, Part I (Heh, heh) ^_^

Howdy, nerdettes!!!

(By the way, even if you're a guy and you read our blog [i.e. If you're reading this sentence right now] you're considered a nerdette. Embrace it)

Um, yeah, I'm sorta bored and I also want to tell the world why the nerd is such a powerful symbol of awesome and what being a nerd means to me (Aw, so heartfelt!!). But really, there's a reason nerds across the globe suffer the injustice of bearing incredible mental capacity, yet are hardly ever recognized for their brilliant talents.

But the good thing is, nerdism (The physical state or philosophy of being a nerd) is almost completely socially accepted in today's culture. I mean, everywhere I go I hear in conversations, "Yeah, I know, I'm such a nerd!" (AND NO, I'M NOT EAVESDROPPING!!). :P And of course, John & Hank Green (or Hank & John, if you prefer) have enormously helped along this change of place in society for nerds (Now we're higher up on the totem pole; thanks guys!!!). But what really makes nerds so awesome and way better than any other high school stereotype out there???

My answer to this pressing question is that nerds have used their awesome brain power for good, in classroom situations and in social situations, and have made others realize that us nerds are a powerful force to be reckoned with. For example, Manga and Animé (Japanese comics and animation) Nerds are no longer just the quiet little nerds reading their stupid, childish foreign comics and drawing people with weird eyes. We are skilled and talented manga/animé artists that caught on to today's trends way before anyone else and know way more about than Pokémon than you, so there.

My efforts in supporting nerdfighteria at its awesomest include:

• Wearing creative outfits that mix and match styles, never conforming to the social clothing norm, that show I don't have to have a brand name on my shirt to wear great outfits AND be a nerd at the same time (This also rids nerds of the "You guys have no sense of style" stereotype. Try it out sometime)
• Joining chess clubs, going to Comic Cons and Animéfests, and reading nerdy books without giving a d@#* about what haters will think
  
• Conducting myself with confidence in social situations--not mumbling, having my own opinions, demonstrating good communication skills--which shows that nerds know what they're talking about (This one sounds really nerdy, doesn't it Blinda? ^_^)
• Drinking an awesome-shake every morning (Some people drink protein shakes, I get my daily serving of awesome. It's what nerds do)

And you too can do these and more to support something that is bigger than all of us. This something will have a huge impact on life as we know it, nerds and non-nerds alike. This momentous concept will be... discussed in the next post, so sit tight until then and DFTBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD ^_^ :D

~Nerdette Ari (loves using parentheses so much, if she had a brownie for every parenthesis she used in this post, she would be on a sugar-high for the next 5 months)

Life's Unexpected Suprises

Well, wasn't the title of this post redundant.

Yesterday, Ari was innocently going through the day's routine when an incident occured that changed the course of her day forever (if the sentence made sense, it wouldn't be coming from me, would it?). On the afternoon in question, she had felt the back of her ear, noticing there was a scab-like flap on the back of it. She walked to the bathroom mirror to further investigate... and saw a bug attached to the back of her ear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her reaction was nothing short of, "Holy Schist?!?!" (schist is a metamorphic rock, FYI) and she proceeded to immediately grab some toilet paper and yank the small, roundish, flatish, scarab-shaped bug off her ear. This was but one of the highlights of her day. Ari discussed this freak incident with Blinda, who was equally astounded (I mean, stuff like that just doesn't happen often, am I right?). As the perfect excuse for all stalkers, Blinda sez, "Well, someone's gotta write your obituary." Yes, this comment was completely irrelevant; our conversation went out on a tangent, you know how it is.

HEY BWINDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saw your post; it's made of awesome. I should've predicted that you'd wanna bike ride EVERY WEEK during the summer and that you'd somehow drag me into your little scheme. While I encourage your enthusiasm towards physical effort (shocker!), I'm not sure my short supply of stamina can handle it. :( Plus I'm going to that 6-week learning Mandarin course, remember? I'm sure we'll make it work somehow, as soon as we get your gears fixed, that is. XD And I, uh, *cough* wuv u 2, Bwinda. ^_^

~Nerdette Awi (is super-psyched that Blinda posted and just enthused about life in general!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Bike Riding to the Beach!! (Ariane ditched us)

Bonjour, C'est moi! For once... So, we went bike riding to the beach last Sunday and I was SOOOO happy! Ariane only came with us about 1/4 of the way there, and then ditched us to do spend more time with her homework. We took the bike path through the park to the beach and the scenery is sweetness! The ocean was really cold though. My toes were about to freeze off. Teehee. I want to ride there every week during the summer :)

Of course I know certain people will refuse will join me EVERY week, so I probably won't get to go every week because I'm afraid to go by myself :(

Righ now, I'm going to start counting down the days until school is over. Then I will be FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! Teehee

~Belinda ♥

Are you happy NOW, Arine?? I finally posted a REAL post? teehee i still love you...