ah, my beloved fans. sorry ive taken so long. allow me to enlighten you on life as i know it.
day 1: we got off the plane, brains dead, looking gross, feeling worse. we then travelled to our LITTLE rental place, where i took a shower and then went to sleep. that was after i was done crying my eyes out, wishing life was different. sniffle.
day 2: we started with school, and have been going every day since then. i saw the guys in my class and almost fainted with horror. no english guys, and many were, hairy. ew. yeah, and its an A.C.E school, which means i work on my own at my level, and i have to work really hard. boring. psh.
im gonna quit the day thing now. any how, school is getting better, i have to "friends". its wierd, i want new friends, but then i dont. life is really hard when youre a teen without friends, you know? so im trying. dont want to forget you guys though.
ok, so the cruddy little house we're renting. its falling down around us pracitcally. and it comes with this huge, slobbery, gross dog that we call simon (his name is simson, but thats afrikaans). as soon as i warm up to this beast, he slobbers all over me, which is really gross. its like "awwww.... arrrrhg!!!" ANY HOW... so like three days after we arrived, i was gonna take my morning shower before school, k? and i was just adjusting the shower head thing, when it came off the pipe it was on. i was like "oh crap, im breaking this lady's house!" ( but i put it back on, and then the shower worked fine.) so then that night, gordon takes a shower. and he came out of the bathroom wondering if we have any duct tape, coz the shower pipe was busted, and water was coming out of the sides, not the nozzle. needless to say, the bathroom was flooded. he never told me, however, the shower pipe thingy was broken. so guess what? i take a shower the next morning. and it was horrible. i had to manouver the shower nozzle thingy so that the water coming out of the sides would wet me, since none of the water was coming out of the (broken) nozzle. arg! i was like "what am i doing to this house???" then the owner of the house came over that sunday for lunch (sort of invited herself) and told us we werent supposed to use the shower. o thanks. after we're done breaking it and wondering what on earth we did wrong you finally tell us.
thats just the shower. the toilet has problems too. it like doesnt flush properly. (jess) im like yelling "FLUSH YOU STUPID TOILET!! DAAAAAAAARN IT ALL!" (never mind why i said jess, she should understand). i hate it.
ok, so then theres no dishwasher. so we three kids gather around the sink to wash dishes every night. its horrible. coz when i did it, there were no rubber gloves, to i had to sort through all the floaties in the water to find like, the last tiny teaspoon. and gordon would laugh at me.
then theres the stereo. the one piece of relatively new technology in the house. oh, oops, it doesnt funtction properly. WHAT IS WIIIIITH THIS? saith i. so when we do try to listen to music, its like a ten minute operation of pushing buttons, crying bitter tears and begging the stereo to work until it finally does. man.
of course, then theres the issue of me and morgy sharing a room. i wont go into the horrors of this, because morgy would never forgive me. needless to say, its horrible sometimes. other times, not so bad. like we got in a fight because i put my two chapsticks on "her table". then she went and put her bible on mine. (in case you havent noticed, morgy and i fight alot). then shemakes me feel like and ogre (and i am one) when i grump at her. but boy, when shes grumpy, i want to go sleep with simon, even if he does drool and stink. (btw, he slobbered on gordon the other day, right after he took a drink. gordon was peeved).
then, on monday, the gate opener of the gate to our house broke. so heres us, the entire miskin family, sitting by the gate for half an hour trying to get the gate open. then my dad went outside the gate (it opened enough for us to get through, not the car tho) to see what he could do, and it opened even less, so he was stuck OUTSIDE the gate (in his sweatpants and slippers). simon was drooling all over us. and we just sat there until we finally firgured out how to open it manually. chaotic, i tell you. i felt like a freak.
then yesterday, after my dad took us to school, he tried to unlock the door of the house, but the key broke in the lock. mom wasnt home, so he was locked out. the only other keys were inside the kitchen, right by the microwave (a long way from the window). so then my dad (MY DAD, OK!) had to go find a long pole so he could create with it and a piece of wire, a hook to get the keys. i dont want to know how long it took him to finally get them, but he did. and i think he was mad. really mad. if i was in that position, i would have started foaming at the mouth or something.
and the internet guys was supposed to come on thursday. but he didnt. so dad phones him and asked if he was going to come, but he was busy. so he told us he would come friday. yipee, i thought, internet finally! stupid me. friday rolls around, and he didnt show (again) "why didnt you come"said dad. "eeeh, i forgot" he replied, mystified at why dad would be mad. totally baffled.
then the cars we are borrowing. we have this old VW... nevermind what kind. its huge and its like 20 years old. and it sounds like a freakin semi going down the road. and the church where my dad does the english service... full of nice cars. and here we roar up in this HUGE piece. the entire family fits in the first two rows (there are three huge rows of seats). gordon morgy and i sit really comfortably in the front row alone, with a good amount of elbow room. its massive, gross and loud. then theres the tiny litte truck we're borrowing from my oupa. two seats in front, and it has one of those little cab things with a roof, so thats where morgy and i sit. in little lawn chairs. and they go flying across the width of the back when my mom turns sharply. i feel soooo dumb in that car. and we bought a second hand toyota condor, thats really nice. and it was supposed to arrive this week. but it didnt. i almost cried.
well, i made my life seem horrible i know. but its interesting. we put an offer in for a house, and i hope we get it. its a nice house. im having a pretty good time. but what means alot to me is that you guys remember me and think of me ( i hope). ive got this post lined up that i'll put up soon of stupid things ive said. so if you know any, email them to me, and i'll put them up. i hope this amused you, and reminded you to keep us in your prayers, and to think of me often.
miss you guys!
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
D'OH!!
speaking of the wisdom of weirdos, heres a few things ive said that really made me laugh. and other people too. hope you like them... till i post on african life.. OOH!
1.) last summer, when we came to S.A over the summer, my uncle mike had this habit of making fun of me. i was trying to prove to him one night, that i am, in fact, intelligent. so he said to me "oh yah? whats the square root of 32?" to which i haughtily replied " i dont know, i havent taken GEOMETRY!" he called me the family blonde joke.
2.) my uncle mike (again) had a habit of punching us. for no reason, at random times. i was drowsily sitting with my cousins around the fire waiting for supper, thinking i was rather thirsty. so mike appears and asks me (in a nice tone of voice) "would you like a punch?" i replied (in a stoofusy tone of voice) "oh, yes please!!" thinking he meant a drink. so when his fist balled and he was ready to strike me, i begged for mercy with tears streaming down my innocent face. just kidding. i said "ohohoh NOO, i thought you meant a drink!" everyone, including my brother laughed at me.
3.) i was lamenting about the backwardness of the rental house we're staying in to my brother, as we were drying the dishes. (no dishwasher...). i was raving about washing dishes and about the stereo which is messed up. in my exuberance i cried " i mean, for goodness sake, everything either MALFUNCTIONS or is DOESNT WORK!!" gordon guffawed and informed me that they have the same meanings. and then he quipped " yah, i know, its either dumb or its stupid!" silly me.
4.) i was qouting from this political show from the nineties we saw on a sikma home video once, about bob dole. and i said " well, bob dole didnt grow up with a FIVE FOOT YACHT!" to which gordon replied "what was it a toy yacht?" haha, gordon.
5.) my dad had told my mom he would give her a hiding (aka spanking) if she kept up with her "bad attitude". so then, later in the meal, i said to dad when he was ungrateful, "dad, i will put you over my lap, and give you a backside!!" gordon laughed almost as loudly as morgy did. it was kind of embarassing.
any how, hope this keeps you fiends satisfied for a while. jk. erika, i'll email you asap..dont worry. im so busy emailing like 12 ppl every day... its hectic. any how, hope you laughed. if any of you know something dumb ive said that was funny, put it up on a comment, id love to see it.
1.) last summer, when we came to S.A over the summer, my uncle mike had this habit of making fun of me. i was trying to prove to him one night, that i am, in fact, intelligent. so he said to me "oh yah? whats the square root of 32?" to which i haughtily replied " i dont know, i havent taken GEOMETRY!" he called me the family blonde joke.
2.) my uncle mike (again) had a habit of punching us. for no reason, at random times. i was drowsily sitting with my cousins around the fire waiting for supper, thinking i was rather thirsty. so mike appears and asks me (in a nice tone of voice) "would you like a punch?" i replied (in a stoofusy tone of voice) "oh, yes please!!" thinking he meant a drink. so when his fist balled and he was ready to strike me, i begged for mercy with tears streaming down my innocent face. just kidding. i said "ohohoh NOO, i thought you meant a drink!" everyone, including my brother laughed at me.
3.) i was lamenting about the backwardness of the rental house we're staying in to my brother, as we were drying the dishes. (no dishwasher...). i was raving about washing dishes and about the stereo which is messed up. in my exuberance i cried " i mean, for goodness sake, everything either MALFUNCTIONS or is DOESNT WORK!!" gordon guffawed and informed me that they have the same meanings. and then he quipped " yah, i know, its either dumb or its stupid!" silly me.
4.) i was qouting from this political show from the nineties we saw on a sikma home video once, about bob dole. and i said " well, bob dole didnt grow up with a FIVE FOOT YACHT!" to which gordon replied "what was it a toy yacht?" haha, gordon.
5.) my dad had told my mom he would give her a hiding (aka spanking) if she kept up with her "bad attitude". so then, later in the meal, i said to dad when he was ungrateful, "dad, i will put you over my lap, and give you a backside!!" gordon laughed almost as loudly as morgy did. it was kind of embarassing.
any how, hope this keeps you fiends satisfied for a while. jk. erika, i'll email you asap..dont worry. im so busy emailing like 12 ppl every day... its hectic. any how, hope you laughed. if any of you know something dumb ive said that was funny, put it up on a comment, id love to see it.
Friday, January 20, 2006
hey guys... long time no post. sorry, youre gonna have to wait a while till i really get posting (suspense buildeth) coz the cruddy little house we're renting has no internet. no computers. no washing machine... its not cool. so i'll post soon... on life, liberty and freedom for all... I AM OFFICIALLY STILL RETARDED!!!!
love you guys
love you guys
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Good bye post.
well guys, this is a couple days before we leave, so im gonna write a small note to all of the people who come to my blog on this post, saying good bye and stuff. if i leave you out, dont worry, i still like you (if i know you) you just dont come to my blog, so i didnt write something here coz i figured you wouldnt see it any way. so here goes.
1. erika van dyke. im sorry i didnt become friends with you alot earlier than i did, but i loved getting to know you and hanging out with you as much as we did. thanks for commenting here as faithfully as you did, and being a fun person to know. i will miss you very very much.. but no fear! you will come visit us, and i will email alot.
2. john sikma. i cant really thank you for everything youve been to me on my blog... but i know i surely will miss you.you gave me my taste for music, made me laugh, and gave me really good advice on whatever i asked you advice on. thanks for listening to me, for caring about my problems and for helping me as much as you did with all the advice you gave me... it always helped me alot. i will miss you a TOOOON and you better come visit us... and i love you like a brother... :D
3. petey. thanks for sahring all fun times you shared with us over the summer of '04 and all the times you hung out with us... thanks alot for helping us at our house too... that was awfully helpful. i will miss you too. thanks for always being there to make me laugh.
4. nick kwekel. i read your comments nick. and i will miss you too. you were fun to get to know, and it was fun to hook you up. dont move too fast here, k? and i enjoyed talking to you alot, even tho you did get me in trouble in science. you are a cool friend, and i hope one day when i come back to visit you, that you will remember who i am, and that we can still be friends.
5. bryan denhollander. oh man, i will miss you alot. its too bad i hated you and nick for such a long time (harr) coz youre really very cool people to know. thanks for being my friend, commenting on my blog (when i told you to). and for listening to me, and taking me seriously enough to be able to tell me stuff. i will miss you alot, and i will email you FROM AFRICA, like you said in 8th grade, remember? i hope to see you again one day!
6. courtney kamp. youre my bestest friend. i dont know what else to say, or i'll start crying, and i cant do that coz im at your house. i will miss you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much... you mean alot to me. please, dont forget me, and dont forget our millions of lame jokes, and find someone else to get drinks with all the time. i loved being your friend, and i always will be. come visit me, K? coz im gonna visit you.
7. lindsay vandyke. you better find someone else to get your trapper out of your bag, and get you a milk every noon, coz im not gonna be here to do that. dont forget our little link thingy that we did for courtney, and tubba tubba toot toot! (dont ask) i will rememer you every time i wear your earrings, and will miss you alot. hope to visit you again one day.
8. echuckler. too bad we didnt get to know you very well, but thank you very much for taking the time to comment on my blog... i always liked your comments. i also had fun with you and the vandykes and the sikmas at our house, it was a night i wont ever forget. thanks for being a friend.
9. evie lanning. i had a lot of fun knowing you, especially when we went camping... thanks for being so much fun and for giving us our much beloved dog... hehe. i will miss you, and i hope to see you again one day.
10. chris blok. i dont know if you will ever see this, but i'll write it anyway. im sorry about how i was to you, coz i know that i was really mean. and if we weren't leaving, i would try to fix it all. but we are leaving. so you will have to just be happy knowing i will miss you, alot. i dont hate you. and i would burn your candy grams you sent me. never. i'll remember you by them.i hope you wont be like very sad when we leave, and if you are, it will get better in like a week. and if it helps, just forget me. it always works. but i do like you. and you are funny. and i will miss you alot. trust me. thanks for being the way you are, i like you as you are... different. so... ya.
11. jess. you dont come to my blog any more, but i didnt wanna leave you out. i will miss you and all our jokes. please dont forget me... and watch our movie to remember all the good times we had. im going to.
well, i think that covers everyone. and really, i love all of you. each of you helped shape who i am today. looking back, i wouldnt have had my life any other way. coz then i wouldnt have met all of you. and i know i will see you again one day... if you havent forgotten who i am. each of you has a place in my heart, and you will always be there. sorry if i sound stupid, but thats how i feel. so, any more and i will cry. good bye, all my friends.
love,
scarletta miskinivitch.
1. erika van dyke. im sorry i didnt become friends with you alot earlier than i did, but i loved getting to know you and hanging out with you as much as we did. thanks for commenting here as faithfully as you did, and being a fun person to know. i will miss you very very much.. but no fear! you will come visit us, and i will email alot.
2. john sikma. i cant really thank you for everything youve been to me on my blog... but i know i surely will miss you.you gave me my taste for music, made me laugh, and gave me really good advice on whatever i asked you advice on. thanks for listening to me, for caring about my problems and for helping me as much as you did with all the advice you gave me... it always helped me alot. i will miss you a TOOOON and you better come visit us... and i love you like a brother... :D
3. petey. thanks for sahring all fun times you shared with us over the summer of '04 and all the times you hung out with us... thanks alot for helping us at our house too... that was awfully helpful. i will miss you too. thanks for always being there to make me laugh.
4. nick kwekel. i read your comments nick. and i will miss you too. you were fun to get to know, and it was fun to hook you up. dont move too fast here, k? and i enjoyed talking to you alot, even tho you did get me in trouble in science. you are a cool friend, and i hope one day when i come back to visit you, that you will remember who i am, and that we can still be friends.
5. bryan denhollander. oh man, i will miss you alot. its too bad i hated you and nick for such a long time (harr) coz youre really very cool people to know. thanks for being my friend, commenting on my blog (when i told you to). and for listening to me, and taking me seriously enough to be able to tell me stuff. i will miss you alot, and i will email you FROM AFRICA, like you said in 8th grade, remember? i hope to see you again one day!
6. courtney kamp. youre my bestest friend. i dont know what else to say, or i'll start crying, and i cant do that coz im at your house. i will miss you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much... you mean alot to me. please, dont forget me, and dont forget our millions of lame jokes, and find someone else to get drinks with all the time. i loved being your friend, and i always will be. come visit me, K? coz im gonna visit you.
7. lindsay vandyke. you better find someone else to get your trapper out of your bag, and get you a milk every noon, coz im not gonna be here to do that. dont forget our little link thingy that we did for courtney, and tubba tubba toot toot! (dont ask) i will rememer you every time i wear your earrings, and will miss you alot. hope to visit you again one day.
8. echuckler. too bad we didnt get to know you very well, but thank you very much for taking the time to comment on my blog... i always liked your comments. i also had fun with you and the vandykes and the sikmas at our house, it was a night i wont ever forget. thanks for being a friend.
9. evie lanning. i had a lot of fun knowing you, especially when we went camping... thanks for being so much fun and for giving us our much beloved dog... hehe. i will miss you, and i hope to see you again one day.
10. chris blok. i dont know if you will ever see this, but i'll write it anyway. im sorry about how i was to you, coz i know that i was really mean. and if we weren't leaving, i would try to fix it all. but we are leaving. so you will have to just be happy knowing i will miss you, alot. i dont hate you. and i would burn your candy grams you sent me. never. i'll remember you by them.i hope you wont be like very sad when we leave, and if you are, it will get better in like a week. and if it helps, just forget me. it always works. but i do like you. and you are funny. and i will miss you alot. trust me. thanks for being the way you are, i like you as you are... different. so... ya.
11. jess. you dont come to my blog any more, but i didnt wanna leave you out. i will miss you and all our jokes. please dont forget me... and watch our movie to remember all the good times we had. im going to.
well, i think that covers everyone. and really, i love all of you. each of you helped shape who i am today. looking back, i wouldnt have had my life any other way. coz then i wouldnt have met all of you. and i know i will see you again one day... if you havent forgotten who i am. each of you has a place in my heart, and you will always be there. sorry if i sound stupid, but thats how i feel. so, any more and i will cry. good bye, all my friends.
love,
scarletta miskinivitch.
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