Senses of Community!

You all know Hillrise, right? Well, tonight was the homeowners association meeting. I brought up the ideas of a community picnic and a block party...you know, some actives for Hillrise residents. Well, apparently nobody comes to them because they don't give a crap. Only three homeowners were at the association meeting (no onder they have them once a year) Things weren't this way for Hillrise back in the 60s and 70s. There were community picnics, barbecues, even Octoberfest. Everyone attended. You could find kids n every corner of every block. Everyone attended homeowners association meetings. Hillrise was even featured in movies and TV shows like Matt Houston. (Ask your parents what that is if you don't know.) Bob Hope and Elvis had even filmed some scenes in Hillrise! But in the 80s and 90s (when i was born) the kids were growing up and moving away, and my town began to suburbanize. My hometown, a snooty, rich city with huge houses, was also constructed and Hillrise was left behind in the dust. I felt bad upon hearing this, because Hillrise deserves better. It is a nostalgic, witty place with a lot to share. Although more younger couples moved into Hillrise around the tiem I was born, those people do not share the spirit of Hillrise. They ignore the friendly invites. They throw away the notices for community picnics. I plan to change that by talking to some neighbors of mine, but I'm scared that the community sense around Hillrise is fading away. I really wish people were closer to Hillrise. I'm one, and many others love Hillrise. Don;t get me wrong, people love Hillrise. I just wish they'd show it.
Whitney

NO SMOKING in Hillrise!

I was at a Hillrise garage sale (my favorite kind!!) and visiting a Hillrise-loving neighbor of mine. He was an original owner and had raised his family in Hillrise. Well, I was looking around and the smell of cigarette smoke made my senses vomit. I think Hillrise vomited too. I didn't vomit but I was so close to it. His kid was smoking a cigarette-IN HILLRISE. I tried no to mind it, but inside I was like, He grew up and was born and raised in Hillrise and he's a total fladoodle!!! I was ready to cry. (I did.) I felt bad for my neighbor because he had tried so hard to raise this dude-in Hillrise- and he drank snd smoked! Now hat's a crapload way to treat such a wholesome place like Hillrise! He also talked about the memories he had of the model homes and watching them build Hillrise-while he took a puff. I can't tell you how upset that made me. If I see someone smoking in Hillrise, I will crack like an egg. No-an egg embryo. Hillrise doesn't deserve that kind of bull crap. Seriously. Hillrise has been known for 43 years as a wholesome neighborhood with the cleanest air in the universe. That's what it has been to so many. apparently some don't care and treat it like a fricken shack. I seriously want to outlaw smoking in Hillrise. It is a crapload of crap for you and even worse for poor Hillrise. (Oh, and did I mention he threw the cig at the wall and rubbed it into the nostalgic wood paneling?!?! WHO THE HELL DOES THAT??!) I can't believe people sometimes. Neither can Hillrise. That's why I hope the fladoodles move out soon.

Whitney

Essays suck!!

I have a fricken in-class essay I have to do tomorrow and I am so nervous about it that I think I might vomit. **barfs** Yup. I hate in-class essays because I am surrounded by a bunch of people, or in this case, mean people, and I am not given enough time. I hate timed essays more than in-class ones. Same thing, sorta. But I don't want to  do it in a stuffy room filled with sweating bodies and mean looks! I have to do it on why tolerance is important. I can do a SENTENCE that tells why tolerance is important, but not a 5-paragraph essay! Here, I'll show you!
Tolerance is important in modern society because if tolerance didn't exist, everybody would kill themselves.
Now, HOW THE HELL CAN I EXPAND THAT INTO 5 PARAGRAPHS?!? Yeah, I also have to quote some books (I hate that) but all of the quotes I can think of-and their explanatons-would go into TWO simple paragraphs or ONE intense paragraph. But not five different paragraphs. I'm so stressed out because, I mean, can't the dang teacher wait until Tuesday?!? We have a pep rally! I have a history quiz! That equals COMPLETE AND TOTAL MIND DISASTER!!! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy writing, but only creative writing. Book-based ones are annoying. Oh, and also, Tuesday I'm super busy because I have a Hillrise Homeowners Association meeting that I'm way too excited for. They only have one a year! I wish they had more. Anything Hillrise is a hobby for me. I'm hoping to bring up the stuff mentioned in this blog post. Well, everything except the cussing. I can't punish anyone for cussing! Okay, getting off topic. Point is, I do NOT want to do this crapload of an in class essay! 
Whitney

Luck o' the Whitney!

Good fortune and luck came my way last night. First of all, Kaitlyn is home safe and feeling a lot better-except for soreness where she had her surgery-but that's normal. I also re-united with a friend of mine who confirmed that Cailyn (remember her from a few blogs ago?) did not turn her against me. We've been friends since seventh grade due to us living on the same street in Hillrise. We lost touch for a year when I went into eighth grade/high school. We reunited towards the end of freshman year when she got a Facebook and hung out a lot that summer. Once we hit school starting again, me and Cailyn had that fight and I avoided her friends because I didn't know them that well. Well, now that we all know each other, I am a part of that group.
Did I mention that I'm part Irish? Yup it's true. My grandmother on my mom's side immigrated to the US from there in, like, the 30's. So shamrocks and leprechauns are in my heritage! Then again, I have a lot of stuff in my heritage. Like...nail polish? (That's a joke. My great grandpa is Polish.) I also have Russian dolls (my great grandpa #2 is Russian) pizza (my grandpa is Italian) and...I have no idea what else. But, being a 3rd generation Californian, I consider myself all-American because Ive never even left the US. Plus I do have some ancestors who lived here for since the dawn of time-according to my mom I was a relative of John Hancock (who signed the Declaration) and...I don't know who else. I'll find out, though!! Anyway, back to St. Patty's Day. Didn't mean to go off topic about my heritage. :) I am wearing so much green I got mistaken for a shamrock! I'm wearing shamrock earrings and a green striped tee. As well as green eyeshadow! However, I got pinched by some douches who thought my green was yellow/blue. It's like, what the Hillrise! Speaking of which, Hillrise knows it's St. Patty's day because I'm finding clovers everywhere!! And Hillrise is wearing green (lawns, greenery, paint) so it hasn't been pinched at all. I hope no one pinches it for no reason like they did with me, though! That would be one annoying orange. Anywho, I wish you all a HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!
Whitney

Appendicitis+Best friend=Unhappy Whitney

I'm watching TV and checking my facebook. On my news feed, my best friend Kaitlyn posted something horrendous.
She's in the emergency room for appendicitis.
Appendicitis isn't a cancer. It means that you have to have your appendix removed. Kaitlyn needed hers done badly, according to her parents. She went into surgery last night and is recovering currently at a nearby hospital. Today I plan to visit her and bring her a big old balloon. It will be depressing to see your happy-go-lucky best friend in a hospital bed though-and that's what I'm going through. The only injury I ever remember Kaity having is her multiple ankle sprains. (She's a big klutz sometimes.) I wish school would end so I could go to see her. I messaged her that me and Hillrise wish her the best. She's going through a lot of pain, according to her texts. I hope she recovers soon. I hate seeing people in this kind of pain, especially my own BFFL. Feel better, Kaitlyn!!!

Get well, chicky!
Whitney

it's just a doll

Hey people, there's somehing (someone) on my mind thatI ahve to blog about. She is pissed at me for naming an American Girl doll after her. Normally I wouldn't care, but she lives in Hillrise and while on Facebook her current location popped up onto my news feed. She had labeled her house as 'Hillrise Agoura'! Now that I don't get. At all. I think she just wants to taunt me. All over a DOLL. A DOLL for heavens sake!
Here's how it all happened:
I met someone named Cailyn* at cheer tryouts one day and found out she lived in Hillrise. When I first met her, she seemed nice. She was. Then, I added her on Facebook and...she blocked me. It was that hypocritical 46 year old woman scenario all over again. I was so upset that I created a doll version of her and named her Cailyn. I created a blog and a website for her. However, after I sent doll Cailyn's head off to be customized, I befriended real life Cailyn and forgot about doll Cailyn. For three months, Cailyn and I were the best of friends, and she was even nicer than I remember. I was happy to have finally befriended her and planned a get together with her after school started. However, one day, upon web searching herself Cailyn found the doll's website. She was so mad that she stopped talking to me for a month and said her entire family was pissed at me. She also said that she could have sued me! Our get together was cancelled and everything changed for me. Cailyn's friends whom I had hung out with throughout the summer suddenly refused my friendship. Shortly after my fight with Cailyn, I met Marissa*. She knew Cailyn and lived in Hillrise as well. At first, she was super nice and understanding. But when I said 'you wouldn't care if I named an American Girl after you' (not that I would) and suddenly Marissa was on Cailyn's side. Turns out they had known each other since the beginning of time from living in Hillrise and through school. Luckily, me and Cailyn made up a month later. Marissa was still a bleak question mark. But me and Cailyn chatted and once again befriended each other. She was even nicer than she was before the fight, but we weren't that close anymore. Then, towards Thanksgiving, Cailyn found yet another doll website. This time it was the pictures on my Facebook on one of the American Girl doll groups. She threatened lawsuits and even stuck her middle finger up at me. It's been awhile now and we don't talk anymore. Marissa isn't too happy with me either, but at least we still talk. When Marissa got her Facebook, she added everyone else but me. She says she thought she accepted me, but I guess not. She probably pressed the wrong button or is covering for Cailyn's entertainment. I'm pissed at how Cailyn called her house 'Hillrise Agoura' to get back at me. I want to be friends with Cailyn again, but after her actions a few months ago (middle finger, suing me almost, etc.) I've had second thoughts. I wish Cailyn never did that stuff...especially over something as simple as a doll. I still think Cailyn is turning our mutual friends against me. Hopefully she will mature. That was the case with my friend Bernice*. She and I reunited this year after a failed Cailyn-like friendship in seventh grade.  Only difference? Bernice doesn't and never did live in Hillrise. So let's hope Cailyn matures eventually. I mean, she's just a freshman.
Whitney

*-Name has been changed.

Happier now!

Lately, I have been feeling more energized and happy. I took care of some business that I needed to take care of awhile ago yesterday, and of course I've been excited about my new bed. Finally-I can have more storage space, a place to store my iPod, and even...an electrical outlet in one of the drawers?? Yep. I am too excited. Also, next week, at school, it is dress up day. I can't wait to dress up like a wee baby on Tuesday!
And Hillrise. There's a homeowners association meeting on the 22nd, and the problem is...I haen't gotten the notice yet. This is why I don't like my dad asking them to deliver the stuff to the dang P.O. box. Then they don't believe we live in Hillrise. Either that or they are having a harder time with the mail this way. I hope I do get it soon-I bet I will, they can't forget about me!
Anyway, I also discovered a tire swing in Hillrise behind one of the homes (it's open to Hillrise residents) and let me tell you, it was so nice swinging from it. I've never been on a tire swing before (although this one is plastic) and yesterday was the perfect day, with the wind blowing through my hair. The more I think about it, my life ain't that bad. After all, I have Hillrise. (:
Whitney (:

This is gonna be one heck of a weekend.

You know the bed that my dad ordered this last weekend? It is being delivered on Saturday. I am very excited and I wish it was Saturday already so I can get that bed. Also, my mom said we can go to the American Girl store that day as well. I hope to get a new doll since I've been CRAVING one lately. (My last doll was purchased in December.) Besides that, I'll be reorganizing my room, hanging out with friends, swimming (possibly) and finally getting to wear some new earrings I bought at Claire's for cheap. (You may not recall, but I got my ears pierced the day before Valentine's Day.) I need to get thru school and crap so I can get to the effing weekend!! !!!!! !!! I miss Hillrise, I'm heavily overheated, and, as anyone else would be, IMPATIENT AS FLID* And it's only 1:30. School ends at 3. Can you spell C-R-A-P? Hopefully I will make it.
Whitney

American Girl Forum Probs

Okay, so I'm part of an American Girl doll collectors group called American Girl Fans, and awhile ago I was banned from one that will not be named. Let's call it American Girl Universe, AGU for short. And some people on the AGFans group are also on AGU, and they aren't too nice to me for my 'crappy' rep on AGU. I mean, some group members won't even private message me anymore (it is an online group) because they're so 'true' and 'close' to AGU, where people have written quite some nasty crap about me. And there's some news and updates you can't post on AGFans, but AGU has it all. But, you can only see it if you are a member. I wish people would forgive me and move on, and NOT spread crap about me.
Whitney

First post in awhile!!

Heyy peoples! I'm so sorry I han't posted in so long, I've been focussed on my garden in Hillrise, my homework, and redoing my room. Also, I've been horrendously sick (well, I just had a 24 hour cold) and I've been with my best friend(s). For Hillrise's birthday, I hung out with my neighbor/friend Kaylie, and we've definitely getting closer. Kaylie is awesome and nice and good to Hillrise. I plan to hang out with her again this weekend.
Oh, more news on Hillrise. I got my portion of the community garden in good shape and I leaned how to water the plants, LOL (it's actually complicated, the Hillrise Homeowners Association installed this water maintainer thing in a secret place to prevent kids my age from fooling around. I can understand, people are MEAN to Hillrise sometimes. Anyway, while watering the garden yesterday, I discovered a tire swing on a nearby tree by the nature trail. I really want to go on it today and swing carelessly. I also want to photograph some of my dolls around the nature paths for some of my American Girl accounts. But I just want to forget about the real world for awhile and swing on that tire-barefoot-thinking of life in Hillrise.
Also, more Hillrise news: I got my new bed!!! (Click to see!!) It only took me 8 months but I DID IT!!!! This is one of the first steps I've done towards re-doing my room. Here's what I've done so far:

• painted my room sea foam green (used to be baby pink)
• upgraded my 10 yo mattress for a brand new full mattress (that I put directly on the floor, since my bed is a platform bed)
• Got rid of my 20 yo desk
• Added three shelves

Here are the things I still need to do:

• Get a new desk
• Get a new dresser (this one matches my bedd)
• Add more shelves
• Get a bendy head light fixture

I know, expensive. But I really like the PB Teen stuff. Especially the Chelsea collection-very vintage, but at the same time cute and modern. I hope that I can inch my way towards the desk and dresser as well. I may get a cheaper one, though. I just want one that's a corner desk.
Whitney