Julia Explains "Shipping" to her Parents

So here we all are, sitting at the dinner table, having normal dinner conversations.  Which for my family means we were talking about the day in the future that my younger sister Erin will be asked to prom by my friend Ashley's brother Cole.  It is going to happen.  They are our OTP.  So I was like, "Ashley and I TOTALLY ship them."  And the table is quiet.

My Life as Described by TFIOS Quotes

Okay guys, time for a serious post.

I honestly don't know if anyone even reads this anymore, but I guess why not pour my heart out into a blog post, right?

So anyway.  These past couple days have been crazy for me.  It's been such an emotional roller coaster and I'm still a little bit in shock.  But whenever a new plot twist in my real life story happened, I kept using The Fault in Our Stars quotes.  And they fit the situation perfectly.  It was weird man.  And yes, I did say every one of them out loud.  So here goes.

How to Bring Your Fandom on Vacation

Hey guys.  So I've been back in the US of A for about a week now, and I'm very avidly wishing I wasn't.  Don't get me wrong, I love my friends and my home, but foreign country = no responsibilities, and I'm not really in the mood for responsibilities right now.  I miss the summers where you could go for a week without getting out of your pajamas.  RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT FUN.  AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS.

But anyway.  Back to the trip.  We were in Norway, the country of Frozen and What Does the Fox Say, for a week and a half, and needless to say it was the most beautiful country I've ever been in.

One of about 2 thousand photos

But, as every fangirl knows, fandoms do not present themselves only when it is convenient.  Where you go, the feels follow.  You will be thinking about Hazel and Gus and Katniss and Peeta and Gale and Tris and Four and Gwendolyn and Gideon and everyone else. So, without further ado, here is:

How to Bring Your Fandom on Vacation

Idioms. They Don't Translate

Hallo.  As you may or may not know, I have spent the last two and a half weeks in Germany, and tomorrow we're going to Norway for a week.  Yup.  Being bilingual, I like to notice differences in sentence structure or specific words between English and German.  That didn't seem so nerdy in my head.  But anyways, I have realized that idioms.  Do.  Not.  Translate.  Like, if a foreigner came to good ole Murica, they would be genuinely perplexed if you said you had a cup of Joe for breakfast.

Image courtesy of Meme Generator

The Joys of International Flights

Hey y'all.  Yours truly is currently writing from Leverkusen, Germany.  Whoop whoop!  Do you know how I got here? A 4-hour flight, 5-hour layover, an 8-hour flight, and a 30-minute car ride.  It sucked.

So I figured most of us here have ridden in a plane before, even if it wasn't international.  And we can all relate to the joys and woes of airports and airplanes.  So, here are things I think during the adventure of getting from one place to another using this joyful method of transportation.

SURPRISE!

Okay guys.  In my last post, I talked about how this blog is going to be over, and I'll be switching to my other blog.  But.

I changed my mind.

I like this blog.  And I like you guys.  And I thought we'd keep the party where it's already at.  So yay!

JUST SAYIN' LIVES ON.

And I know that half of you will probably stop reading my blog, because you won't be writing your own blog and will forget about everyone else's blogs you used to stalk, but if you ever feel the need to visit some weird randomness, my blog will be waiting for you in this little corner of the blogosphere.

And since school is almost over, I thought I'd leave you with some pictures.

It's Been Real

It is a sad day in this corner of the blogosphere.  The school year is coming to a close (that's not why I'm sad) and Just Sayin' is having its last say today (that's why I'm sad).  I have loved ranting and making lists and everything else for you guys to read.  We've really made a connection this year, wouldn't ya say?  But anyway, as the last post of the school year, it's time to reflect.

Random Things I Really Need to Get Off My Chest

Hi guys.  I think my brain is imploding or something, and I kind of have to rant.  Consider yourself warned.

You Know You're a High School Student When

Hi everyone!  It is fourth quarter, for those of you who didn't know.  Ha, who am I kidding, I'm pretty sure it's impossible not to know it's fourth quarter.  You know all those tests and projects and essays and stuff you've been doing all year?  Well, we thought that might let up a little bit fourth quarter.  Instead, it's gotten worse.

Basically.  Image courtesy of Quick Meme

But if there's one thing we've gotten out of it, I feel like we freshmen have kind of bonded in some sort of let's all face the suckiness together party.  Or maybe I'm crazy.  But anyway, here's a list of things that, as a high school student, you have probably experienced.


YOU KNOW YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHEN...

In Case You Wanted to Know (Which You Probably Didn't)

Hi everyone.  So.  I've decided that this post should be about me, in case you wanted to know more about the psycho behind the blog that you are reading.  The thing is, you probably don't want to know. Consider yourself warned.

My Life in Pictures

So.  My day starts at 5:50 am, when I am basically this:

Image courtesy of Raisin Bun

Even MORE Volleyball Swag

Hi everyone!  So this past weekend my volleyball team had a two-day tournament, which was super awesome.  I wrote a post about volleyball a few weeks ago, and now I have an interesting story and some pictures! :) So:

That awkward moment when you walk through the metal detectors at the airport and your abs of steel set them off

I have a love-hate relationship with the gym.  I mean, on one hand it's this really awesome way to get healthy and all that.  But on the other hand it's an evil torture place.  So here are some things I think while I'm at the wonderful place called the gym.  I hope I'm not alone.

The Many Fails of Me - Part 2

Well.  Hello there.  My wonderful friend Sydney asked me to write a part 2 of the Many Fails of Me post, so that you guys have more stuff to laugh at me for.  Since I am such a wonderful person, I obliged.  So here ya go:

The Many Fails of Me

If you know me, you know how I fail at a lot of things.  If you don't know me, then you're about to.  I'm clumsy, I'm socially awkward, I'm weird, I'm nerdy, and I just have these what-the-heck moments.  Here is a list of things I am bad at or have embarrassed myself by doing so you can laugh at me.  You're welcome.

High School Sucks Sometimes

I apologize in advance.  This post isn't going to be funny or entertaining or anything like that.  This is something, like my last rant, that I need to get off my chest because it's been bothering me.

High school is tough.  There are so many things that you have to do to be considered successful: good grades, hard classes, extracurriculars, community service, and a job.  Also, there's that whole social life thing.  We all say we have no social life, but that doesn't mean we don't need one.  Without my friends to rant to, I would be a charred lump from all the steam, anger, and frustrations boiling up inside me.  There's so much going on in high school, and whatever you do, you're expected to do it intensely and to your highest potential.  How is that supposed to work?

Volleyball Swag

So.  I've told you about my school life and I've told you about my nonexistent social life, but I haven't really talked to you guys about my sport, volleyball.  Since I am one of two people at our school who plays for a different club than everyone else, maybe you guys are curious about what volleyball's like for me.  Or maybe you just want to know what volleyball is like in general.  Or maybe you just don't care.

Brain Things in the Head

Words words words words words words words

Phew.  Got the opening sentence over with!

The SATs and ACTs are pretty much the funnest tests ever.  JUST KIDDING.  (And yes, I know 'funnest' isn't a word, but I'm a rebel and I do what I want.)  Anyway, I've taken each test twice, and I have friends who have taken them too.  Yep, we nerds party hard.

Christmas Misadventures

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My cat just walked over my keyboard.  He also opened iTunes, and when the icon starting jumping up and down he tried to eat it.

Well that was a nice intro.

ANYway, Christmas is coming!  YAY!!!!!!!!  I desperately need the break from school, even if I have two projects to do and three tests to study for during our time "off."  Haha, yeah right.  Teachers take the break as an opportunity to load us with crap.

I Was a Very Strange Seven-Year-Old...

Hi.  Back again?  :)

Recently, I found a notebook in my closet from when I was in first grade.  It's a pink Barbie notebook, with flowers and hearts and who knows what else.  As I pulled it out, I thought, this is gonna be good.

And it was.