Last One To Post WINS!!!

[LiveLoveTumble]

Treasure Ducky wrote: "...they were talking about *normal stuff* (you know, like who broke up with who and who's going out with who and who should have gone out with who and who is not going out with who and omigod so-and-so is now going out with who and stuff that *everyone* talks about)"
Wait wait wait, back up there... that's NORMAL stuff? In that case, I'll join the abnormal party... I'm bringing snickerdoodles!!!

[Jocelyn]

Well, to the rest of the world, I suppose. Thus the asterisk things. (*)

I'm bringing my stuffed animal collection!

[Kyra]

Dude, Ducky. I feel for you, man.

And I will bring brownies!!!!!! CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!! (Okay, Ducky, I may feel bad for you, but I don't feel quite bad enough to neglect chocolate brownies. Sorry. XD)

[Mel]

Treasure Ducky wrote: "XD I specialize in the abnormal category of being.

Speaking of abnormalness... Have you guys ever had a sort of social event where you were with a bunch of *normal people* and you were sitting the..."

Whenever people talk about crap like that I just zone out. I'm REALLY good at that. Comes in handy when you're trying to read in the corner at huge parties or in a noisy cafeteria. :3

[Jocelyn]

Oh, yeah, I zoned out mega, but my problem was this: if I hadn't been forced to go to brunch with them, I would have had a quiet snacky thing with my mother and read my book for the rest of the time. Which was the main reason it was so tortuous.

I was thinking of Sep, and Jen, and Si, and Marcia, and Marcellus, and Beetle, and Nicko...

[Mel]

Those are some epic names there...

[Kyra]

I am totally winning, because of these reasons:

Okay, so you know how in stories and books and stuff, there's this distant relative that never associates themselves with their family, never goes to gatherings or writes or anything, and then all of a sudden, they send the main character a box of old mystical artifacts that usually starts them off on some sort of amazing magical quest? Well, my great-aunt, Nancy, she's never visited or anything, and has pretty much never bothered to make contact with my family at all in years. And all of a sudden, just an hour ago, we got this box of a bunch of stuff she sent us. There were beautiful old necklaces and pictures of sunsets she took from Arizona and there were books, eleven or twelve beautiful old books, the kind with crumpled yellowing pages that have obviously been neglected for some time. And I saw the books and I kind of experienced love at first sight, for the first time ever, and even though I don't have any room on my bookshelf I'm going to clear all the extra stuff out and make room for them.

Sorry, that was really long. But I'm pretty excited. XD

[Jocelyn]

Oh...

Lucky...

*sigh*

[Jocelyn]

Mel wrote: "Those are some epic names there..."

How do you mean?

[Kyra]

There is officially more room on my bookshelf!!! I found a different place to put some of my older books, and I'm proud to say that there is still room for even more books. I can't start on my great-aunt's books until I'm done with the book I'm reading now, but I'm pretty sure I just fell in love with them. First time I've loved a book without reading at least the first chapter... XD

[Kyra]

So, yeah. Winning. XD

[Mel]

Kyra wrote: "I am totally winning, because of these reasons:

Okay, so you know how in stories and books and stuff, there's this distant relative that never associates themselves with their family, never goes t..."

OH. MY. CHEEEEESE. *dies of envy* THAT IS SO AWESOME.

[Mel]

Treasure Ducky wrote: "Mel wrote: "Those are some epic names there..."

How do you mean?"

They're cool-sounding names. :3 Are they names? I have no idea.

[Mel]

GUISE. GUISE I FOUND A SHIRT AT THE STORE THE OTHER DAY. IT HAD A UNICORN ON IT AND IT SAID I DON'T BELIEVE IN HUMANS. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WANT IT?!?! O-O

[Jocelyn]

Oh. My gosh. That's awesome.

[Mel]

I KNOOOOOOOOW. I'M GONNA GO FIND MONEY AND BUY IT.

...

EXCUSE ME WHILE I WAIT FOR MONEY TO GROW ON TREES.

[Fran]

I am offically a two time state champion in crime busters. I literally couldn't of imagined a better past like two weeks. There are legit no words. Everytime I start to complain I think, "But I went to Disney so it's okay." like Aladdin told me my eyes were really pretty. And I had Rapunzel call my sister for her birthday and she was like how'd you get her in that box?! Ahhhhhhhhhhh I think that nobody else should comment because I win forlikeever.

#lifecomplete

[Jocelyn]

That sounds amazing. Explain?

[LiveLoveTumble]

I just had pretty much the most horrible practice of my life. I lose.

[Kyra]

Poor LLT!!! This will never beat Frances, but I just finished a 5k, and so I'm winning in my own small little way. XD

[LiveLoveTumble]

Well I lost my kip (which I worked for almost 2 years to get and was soooo close to having for a year) and found out that in 2 weeks the best coach I've ever had is leaving.

[Fran]

I'm not going to pretend I know what a kip is but losing a coach is terrible. I hate that, when you've worked with someone for a really long time and that's who you're comfortable with and then they leave. :(

@Ducky, which part?

We had a tournament today for softball and we lost both our games :( I struck out their four hitter who had hit a home run off of another (better) pitcher so yay!

[LiveLoveTumble]

I couldn't find a video of just a kip alone, so in case this doesn't work the way I want it too, the part you should see is from 2:17 on.
http://youtu.be/0eRtHv4jyJY?t=2m17s

[LiveLoveTumble]

Doesn't look too hard, but most coaches say it is the hardest skill to learn in gymnastics. Not the most advanced, but the learning process is the most time consuming and difficult, combined with the fact that it is the first skill for most gymnasts that takes a long time to get. And apparently Gabby Douglas wrote a whole chapter about it in her book, so that should give you some idea about how hard it is...

[Fran]

There's so many things that could go wrong while doing that so it makes sense it's so hard. I hope you can get it back!!

[LiveLoveTumble]

Yup me too! It's all about the timing which makes it so hard. My mom says it's just a mental thing though and it was probably just because I was still shocked and upset about my coach, so hopefully it will be back next week.

[Jocelyn]

@Frances: All of it! It sounds awesome!

[Jocelyn]

I bet you'll get it back. It does seem like something that isn't so hard physically, but much more difficult mentally.

[LiveLoveTumble]

Yeah, I'm not too worried about the kip right now. This week is just dragging on though... I haven't really been able to get my coach out of my mind...

[Fran]

I win... Just saying...

[Jocelyn]

XD But now I win!

Technically, I'm losing... at life...

But I win!

[LiveLoveTumble]

Treasure Ducky wrote: "Technically, I'm losing... at life..."
Heh heh I may have to challenge you on that one...
But I'm winning!

[Fran]

You guys are wrong! I win!

[LiveLoveTumble]

I MADE MY CARTWHEEL ON THE HIGH BEAM TODAY!!! I've been trying to get over that fear for 3 years and I finally did it! I WIN!!!!!!!

[Jocelyn]

Yay for Tumble!

I fell and hurt minorly injured my arm in my soccer gamr, anf this is really hard to type, so i win! Sort of...

[Mel]

Aw no Ducky! D:

Good type job for a hurt arm though. ;)

[Jocelyn]

Thank you! I got pretty good at it!

[Kyra]

Uh... I'm listening to Disney. I win. XD

[LiveLoveTumble]

I got my kip with straight arms, and my back tuck off the block by myself, on the day my coach left. So I win.

[Kyra]

I'm going to archery now at a new range! So, I still win!!!
That's really awesome, though. Congrats!!!

[LiveLoveTumble]

Yeah, well I got a rip that bled all over and now there's blood stains on my grip. So I win!

[Jocelyn]

I got sick and vomited twice, so I trump all y'all.

[LiveLoveTumble]

I have a huge scrape down the back of my leg because I went over too hard on my cartwheel on the high beam, totally missed my feet, and ended up sitting really hard on the beam. I win.

[Jocelyn]

No you don't.

Because...uh...because...because I said so! XD

I win.

[LiveLoveTumble]

No, I win because I said so!

[Kyra]

I went to Black Mountain and watched my sister destroy three of her six arrows. So I win. XD

[Jocelyn]

I trespassed on Camp Deer Lake property, walked around the block in the rain, and explored a gorgeous house for sale 2 streets away, so I win.

Mainly because of the trespassing bit. XD

[LiveLoveTumble]

I just watched A Walk to Remember for the third time this weekend, so I win. (can you tell it's my favorite? XD)

[Mel]

Treasure Ducky wrote: "I trespassed on Camp Deer Lake property, walked around the block in the rain, and explored a gorgeous house for sale 2 streets away, so I win.

Mainly because of the trespassing bit. XD"

Swag. Ducky wins. Cause trespassing, duh.

[LiveLoveTumble]

Well I win cause I.... I... I have A Walk to Remember memorized and can quote pretty much any scene you give me! (except the first 7 minutes cause I don't like that part and usually skip it)