Pizzaaaa Roooollllllssss

Right now, I'm sneaking in a quick post while my pizza rolls are warming in the conventional oven.  Let me just say that PIZZA ROLLS ARE THE BEST FOOD EVER.  Besides watermelon and mashed potatoes.  Yeah.  :)

 

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The only thing I don't get is why the creators of pizza rolls don't call them pizza pillows.  I mean, they look exactly like pillows, so why call them rolls when they don't look like cinnamon roll-ish things?  First world problems.  

*One thing to keep in mind: Never ever buy the generic brand for pizza rolls.  Never.* 

Anyway, this will most likely be my last post before I arrive on Californian soil tomorrow.  See y'all soon!

New Cimorelli EP: Made in America!

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Hello!  Yesterday Cimorelli released their new EP called Made in America!  It has four songs, and three are new.  Here's the song list and my thoughts...

1) "Made in America":  This was my favorite song out of all four of them.  I really liked the tune; it was really catchy.  I don't quite know the verses, but I can sing the entire chorus.  :)  I also really enjoyed how they described many aspects of the States' culture, such as football games, apple pie, and the Pledge.  They even recognized suburbs!  Sometimes, I feel like only big cities get all the glory, haha.  Overall, my favorite song on the EP!  Keep an eye out for their official music video that comes out on their YouTube channel next Wednesday.  

2) "Wings":  This was the only song that wasn't new.  I didn't particularly like this version of the song because it was put into a kind of pop/rock style.  They added a beat to it and everything.  Don't get me wrong, I love the song "Wings"!  Except I usually like acoustic versions of songs better because you're then able to hear the singers' voices clearer.  Also, the beat didn't really fit the more slow tempo of the song.  Or maybe I'm just too biased because I've listened to the acoustic version way too much.  You be the judge.  

3) "The Way We Live":  It was such a nice surprise!  Usually Dani and Lauren rap songs, but this song opened up with a different sister rapping!  I don't really know who it was, but I'm going to guess it was the oldest Cim sister, Christina.  This song was a bit like "Made in America", with the underlying theme of "we're the best, we're so cool, you can't touch us".  In the nicest sense possible, of course.  The two songs contained a lot of confidence in the lyrics, which is pretty cool.

4) "Whatcha Think About Us":  This song was the only song that I didn't really like in the EP.  I felt like it was directed toward a younger crowd (so I'm guessing that's why Dani and Lauren sang for most of the song), and it was a little repetitive.  It was a good song, but I usually don't like songs when I can't connect to them personally.  This song also had the underlying theme of a lot of confidence in yourslef.  You can see this clearly with the upbeat lyrics, "This is my night, These are my friends, We don't really care, Whatcha think about us!"

The Made in America EP was a very anticipated EP for me, and I was pretty pleased with the results.  However I really wished that Cimorelli put in some of their covers too!  Especially the one of "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake.  It featured James Maslow from Big Time Rush (I was majorly fangirling during the video).  I'll be waiting for their next EP (or maybe CD!!) with A LOT more anticipation!

Well, time for me to go.  I hope you enjoy the EP just as much as I did!  Happy listening!

TWEET tweet TWEET...

I have finally entered the land of Twitter!  I made my very own Twitter account a few days ago after admiring the website from afar for a couple of years.  If you'd like to follow me, just search me up, @chrispytai.  

To be honest, I probably won't really be tweeting much at all.  The main reason I got it was to keep up with the people around me, get good offers from my favorite restaurants, and also follow musicians/YouTube channel people that I like.  So if you decide to follow me, don't expect too much!

Ever since I was young, my parents have always been very strict about anything involving screens/accounts.  I remember distinctly that I was one of the rare few that did not have a Facebook in middle school.  My parents believed that I wasn't mature enough to handle my Internet time along with my homework.  Also, they are big sticklers to the rules.  The websites doesn't permit anyone under 13 to make an account, so of course, the twelve year old me was not allowed to have a Facebook.  

No amount of cajoling, begging, or crying would move them to allow me to get a Facebook till freshman year was pretty much over.  And they only started to consider letting me get an account after I'd made an agreement that I'd get an A on my biology final.  Thank God I studied and got that A!  

This time, however, I didn't really need to get good grades to get a Twitter account.  The trust of my parents built up over time, and I'm glad for that.  Now, I'm finally caught up in the social networking land, haha.   

Thanks for reading!

My Summer in a Nutshell

Summer has finally officially started for me!  In the past years, I've usually slept the morning (and maybe early afternoon) away while my mom yelled at me to get a move on from downstairs.  However, I really feel like I'll be having fun and doing productive things during summertime, for once.

Some reasons why this summer won't be a drag...

1) No summer school this year!  My parents and I failed to sign up in time, so all the classes were filled.  This was kind of a blessing in disguise because of number 2...

2) Family friends from Southern California informed us that they're going on an extended vacation and would like my family to house-sit!  So I'm gonna be in SoCal for almost a full month.  Heehee.  I'm so glad I didn't sign up for summer school.  

3) As a "summer project", I decided that I'm going to knit hats and other items and sell them and donate the money.  I mean, if I'm going to be sitting on my butt the whole time, listening to Narnia (another story for another time), I might as well be helping some people out in the world.  My goal is to earn at least $100 for this summer and donate it to a charity of some sort (or donate the hats and knit stuff).  It'll probably be World Vision because I already sponsor a young girl from the program.  I think that this will be really fun because a few of my friends have already decided to help me out with this!  They're a lot smarter than me though, since they've decided to make friendship bracelets instead of sweltering in the heat with yarn and needles.  Oh well.  All I can say is that my hat turned out beautifully, and someone will enjoy wearing a nice purple beanie, complete with a pom-pom, this winter.  :)

4) I have yet to find out if this will make my summer fun, but it will definitely be productive.  My mom and I have decided to go running every morning to stay fit!  I'm not too excited by this because: one, I am not a morning person.  Two, I'm not a fan of running nowhere (don't even get me started on treadmills).  Three, I'm not a runner.  I don't think more should be said here...

5) I might join the tennis team at school next year!  I have no idea if this is a GOOD idea, but a bunch of my friends that play tennis really want me to go for the team.  I think it'll be a no-cut sport next year, so it won't be so bad when I try out.  But the truth is, I am pretty terrible at tennis and don't even know how the scoring goes.  People expect me to be good because I play badminton.  But really, the two sports are nothing alike.  Anyway, a friend of mine has kindly offered to give me a crash course on how to play tennis this summer.  If I fail... well, no tennis for me in the fall!

6) An ever-present ingredient of a fun summer: books!  I've been reading like crazy, making up for all the good books that I missed during the stressful school year.  There will definitely more book reviews, possibly two or three a week! 
 
So there you go, my summer all summed up in 6 points.  Man, lists are definitely the way to go.  

By the way, if I know you personally, and if you'd like to help out with the "summer project", please let me know!

Thanks for reading!

"Dangerous" by Shannon Hale GIVEAWAY!!

One of my favorite authors, Shannon Hale (who also wrote the Princess Academy Series) is coming out with a new book called Dangerous!  Yayy!!  She'd been writing this particular one since 2005, and I think that this is so amazing!  I really admire how she stuck to this project and did not give up.  The cover looks something like this...

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This cover is pretty awesome, in my opinion.  I love sci-fi books, and I believe this book is in that genre!  I've only ever read Shannon Hale's fantasy/romance, so I'm very excited to see how she does with sci-fi.  

There is a contest on the Mundie Moms blog if you'd like to win a copy of this new book.  On Shannon's blog, she mentioned that winners get to read the book a whole 10 months before everyone else!  

To enter, you have to be at least 13 (without adult consent), and you give your email or Facebook info.  From there one, you've already been entered once automatically, but you have the opportunity to get more entries by posting a comment, liking pages on Facebook, etc.  I've already entered.  :)  Unfortunately, I don't have a Twitter account, so I had to settle for 12 entries instead of 15.  DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS CHANCE TO WIN DANGEROUS!  Good luck!