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Found an old counted cross-stitch pattern that mum left out. She dug it out and was all, "Okay, here we go!" and then proceeded to forget about it, and it's been like a week so I figured I'd do it if she wasn't going to. So I pulled it out and started going through it. It's bigger than anything I've ever finished, but it shouldn't be too bad, I guess.

And then I found out that all the thread was on a card, but none of the colours were marked on said card. So I have to guess which colours are which, according to the notes on the pattern. Which wouldn't be so bad, except that some of these colours are kind of obscure. ...well, at least I can try to identify them by number of strands, if nothing else.

Never mind that I should be drawing, or cleaning. Never mind that I'm going to forget about this in a couple of days! I'm totally going to start this!

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And then the mail came, and I got my STAR test results. I got basic in maths! I was expecting below basic, so that was a surprise. It's still below the "state target for all students," so it's nothing to be proud of, but still. I didn't fail miserably, I just almost failed miserably! I got advanced on the other two tests I took, which was also kind of a surprise, at least for US History. It would have been nice to get 500 or higher in English, though, especially since this is the last STAR test result list I'll ever get.

None of my scores for maths are above 65%; if it were for an actual maths class, I would definitely have failed. Of course, if it were for an actual maths class, then I would have actually been reviewing Algebra II material. As it was, my trigonometry class did an excellent job of preparing me for this Algebra II test, what with all that algebra we didn't use, and the Algebra II test did an excellent job of testing my knowledge of trigonometry, what with the zero trig questions on the test. (Yes, I am a little bit bitter; I hadn't had Algebra II in two years, and then surprise! Have another Algebra II state test that you're totally unprepared for! Never mind the fact that the last time I had a maths test, it was the Algebra II test. If I thought I knew where my scores were from freshman year, I'd compare them.) Meanwhile, my other scores are much better. I did well in US History! I'm shocked! I did worst on WWII and foreign affairs, and a little less good on post-WWII and domestic issues, but I did much better in the other three sections. And I did really well in English, as usual, though not as well as I would have liked, as I mentioned. I got surprisingly low scores on the reading portion of the questions (to which I say fuck you, state test, I got a 5 on the English Language AP test and that's what really counts) but I did a lot better on the writing portion.

Also, I'm looking at the suggested reading list (a different one than usual, though I suspect they changed their reading lists), and god damn, there is a lot of Shakespeare. Eleven of his plays! That is a lot of Shakespeare. Though I'm pleased as punch to see The Story of King Arthur and His Knights on there, because Arthurian legends are always cool.

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And then I found someone trading their ghost paint brush for 120k, so I made an offer. I'm feeling pretty antsy about it, haha; this is the most expensive thing I've ever bought.

And then I checked the seller's profile, and she hasn't actually been online for like two weeks. So I'm thinking I might have a while to wait before I get the pb... /: Oh well, I need more time to draw anyway.

In other news, mum's not going to be too happy that I missed her collector's item. Well, the game wasn't loading; I couldn't pick it up. At least I was able to do the other things she asked...

Going to the hub tomorrow with twinsies! I haven't done anything with them yet this summer so I'm really looking forward to it. I'm not sure where we should go for lunch, though; even though the hub professes to have lots of shops and restaurants, it really doesn't, or at least not in the part that's supposed to have lots of shops and restaurants. There's kind of a lot around, otherwise; just nowhere I really like eating and that you'd expect three teenagers to eat at. (I should stop thinking like that, since we're all seventeen; we're practically adults. Then again a lot of people look down on young adults, too, so maybe my thinking is justified... :\)

Maybe I'll start my petpage images straight in Photoshop... I'm not quite sure what else I can do right now. (Other than finish reading Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, since I kind of did tell Shiki I'd give it to her... but I'm not finished yet, I'm sure she'll understand.)