This is not me. I never wear my hair in 2 braids. Okay, so maybe I did like once. And my face doesn't look like this either. This girl looks like she's 4. Someone stuck this in my locker.

March 19, 2010 This is the best website ever!

January 4, 2010 It really is a new year! Google has gone raw foods! Check out today's Google uh, what is it, Google's logo?

May 8, 2009 My cousin called me last night and told me about the most delish car in the world. (Retti and Sheliah: eat your heart out. You think you're "organic" in your raspberry-colored convertible that runs on gasoline?) Check this car out: This car, I mean, this race car in the UK is made from carrots, potatoes, flax, soybeans and... are you ready for this??? Its engine runs on vegetable oil and chocolate factory waste. What could be better than this?! (This means we need to eat chocolate, right?!!) So here it is: an AP story. Check it out in this NYC newspaper that my cousin sent me. Hurry and check it out before they take down the link! Carrot Potato Flax Soy and More Race Car that Runs on Chocolate Factory Waste

May 4, 2009 I think today is the 4th, but I'm not 100% sure. I just wanted to say that I was babysitting my neighbor's kids yesterday and they were watching icarly. And Spencer once again did an amazing thing: he offered his friends cubed fruit. Cubed Fruit. I love it! I am going to have to keep my eye on Spencer.

April 26, 2009 It's state testing week and my teachers are going bonko. But more importantly, have you seen the latest McDonald's commercial? If you haven't, you have to see it. It's about their Filet O' Fish sandwhich and while it is a commercial to promote their fish sandwhich, it goes way beyond just promoting their fish sandwich. It doesn't take an Einstein or Pielou to read between the lines. This fish is like way promoting vegan eating. Check it out-check it out:

Earth Day 2009 More to come on this! Quick Summary: everyone wore green to school today AND all the walkers walked! Even the kids with the cool cars, except for Retti and Sheliah, of course, who were in their usual raspberry custom-painted convertible Mustang, of course. Give me a break. I guess I should at least be happy that it's raspberry.

January 15, 2009

OMG! I'm very happy! At least I was when I first saw it. When I first saw it, I was like OMG! I have to tell Judy Pokras, the Editor of RawFoodsNewsMagazine. And I have to tell all my friends and everyone about this b/c it's huge! And I'm so excited! But then when I googled it, I became very sad and confused and disheartened. I'm talking about the TV show icarly on Nickelodeon. Last night I was babysitting and my charges were watching icarly--which I have to say is pretty cool and I like so like the premise b/c it's about this girl (Carly) and her BFF (IDK her name) who make a web show and millions know about it and watch it and it's amazing and funny... And so on the show this taller and older dude walks wearing--get this!!--HE IS WEARING A RINGER T THAT SAYS: PUMP UP THE FRUIT.

I couldn't believe it! Can it get any better than this?!

The answer: yes it can.

Why? Because I googled later and found out that this "PUMP UP THE FRUIT" saying may have originated from a scene where Carly and her BFF pump up a watermelon with air so much so that the watermelon explodes. For real. Uh, okay, so I have to say it's kinda funny and interesting and I hadn't ever seen a watermelon or any fruit explode before and we could apply scientific theories and algorithms if we wanted, but why did they have to blow up a fruit?! So, that's the sad and disheartened part of me here. I'm confused. I want to do more research on this. I was so hoping PUMP UP THE FRUIT meant something else. I mean, like I wanted one of those Tshirts--just like Spencer--but now I don't. I mean, I want one of those shirts, but I don't want one b/c of what I'm afraid the meaning really is behind the saying. So, I'm bummed, sad and disheartened.

December 24, 2008

I finally played the sock and awe game today. I'm not very good at it. I'm going to try it in a jiff. The website is www.sockandawe.com, in case you don't know. Also, I just found this and I am so gonna track him: http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html. Sorry I can't make it link directly on my blog b/c I'm forgetting how. I think I've had too many Junior Mints. Yeah, okay a bit of true confessions here. Okay, so but I had lots of Goji berries last week and I even brought them to school. My friends were like, "OMG! They are so cute! I want little pink footballs, too!" I think I'm getting Matthew Kenney's book for Christmas, and clothes, clothes, clothes, of course! Yesterday for Hanukah, I got this really cool strawberry top remover. It's like a giant thick pair of tweezers but it's only an inch or two long. I can't wait to use it! So I so need strawbs now, organic, of course. Oh, and I also got 3 Thai Coconuts!!! Three! Count 'em! (My mom thinks I'm nuts!)(I'm going to call Michael today.)

December 1, 2008

My Chanukwanmas Wish List for the Year: I wish my school cafeteria would sell young coconut juice in the cafeteria soI could drink it at lunch time. OMG. Lightbulb over head: I could bring it to school myself everyday in my own Thermos. Hmmm... but would it become too metal tasting? Does anyone know of any good juice carriers or whatever you call liquid containers you carry when you are on-the-go?

November 15, 2008

I had so much to say the other day but my blog wasn't working. Some techie problem and I'm not a techie. Not happy that it wasn't working. Okay, seems stupid now to say that Obama won. I mean, who doesn't know that? If you didn't know that, then now you do. January twentieth. Here we come. Yes we can.

It's almost midnight. I'm tired. I'm going to bed. Oh, I am now the debate team captain. We ran a real election in my school. The O-man won.

Unrelated but I'm sure O would care: MY NEW WHOLE FOODS HAS THAI COCONUTS! WOOWHOO! I mean, my Whole Foods moved to another street and they have Thai Coconuts. They are in the juice section. I'm but I'm tired and going to bed.

October 19, 2008

I'm feeling relaxed right now and just wanted to give you some updates since it's been a while and a super long while since I calmly blogged. The coconut oil worked well with removing my eye make up. Michael and I are talking regularly through e-mail and IM. I'm doing well at school and this year I'm only doing the debate team, working backstage for the spring musical b/c last spring after the show I promised Shannah that I would do it again this year, Earth Day, KBMC, Flygirlz and Field Hockey. I've been recommended for the Debate Team President even though I'm only a junior b/c Terrence, who was the president, has to quit b/c of his schoolwork b/c he got in on early admission to an Ivy, but will lose it if his grades slip, so his parents made him quit. I want an iPhone.

My skin is so much better since I ate a spinach salad the other day. I swear eating effects my skin. That article I stumbled up is totally right. You are what you eat and your skin proves it. Halloween is coming and I will trick-or-treat with my friends and I will eat chocolate but I'm going to balance it out with juicing both before and after.

For some reason I had this thing with blueberries last year, but now I seem to be into almonds and how they make such excellent smoothies.

My fall wardrobe is decent, but I could use more jeans and long-sleeve T's. I'm not wearing my Uggs this year.

October 1, 2008

I'M GOING TO USE COCONUT OIL AS AN EYE MAKEUP REMOVER TONIGHT!!

September 27, 2008

I haven't heard from Michael since school began.

I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Ms. Lang, my PoliSci teacher for some reason wants us to write an essay on what we want to be when we grow up. I don't know what that has to do with politics. On the first day of school she did say that she was very big-picture oriented. What if I tell her I want to be an organic tomato farmer?

September 6, 2008

Omg. Must see/must hear/must peruse. Must do? Earth Day 2009. I HAVE to talk to Mr. Shantz, our band director. If we start now, we can do it. Check this out.

June 13, 2008

Can anyone say Blackberry?

May 12, 2008

If I do more babysitting, maybe just MAYBE I can afford this Lettuce Dress for the prom, as if I'm going - hA!

April 30, 2008

I've been so busy I haven't had any time to write about Earth Day! Did you see the school and town newspaper articles on it? We had so many Goji Berries!!!! Some kid named BJ from the next town over came and was making almond smoothies. They were delish! BJ: where did you go?

April 21, 2008

Love this!

April 7, 2008

Earth Day is only a few days away! The school is letting me use the gym! I am so excited! Michael is coming! Shawna found some organic recipes online and coordinating the baking efforts. She will make 3 raw cookies. Unreal! Unreal!

April 1, 2008

I am so mad! I can't find recycled poster board! This is NO joke! My mom won't take me to any more stores. I should have googled a month ago. So much for being organized.

March 23, 2008

My Whole Foods has young coconuts! I'm so psyched! But I don't know how I'm going to open it. Where's Juliano when you need him? Better yet: this is a job for RawGirl!!!!

March 22, 2008
Happy new year. I can't believe I haven't blogged since 2007. I swear I thought I did. Oh well, I've been SO busy. Too much to get into. But here's a real quick update: Spring musical is in like 2 weeks, today is Easter and I'm allowing myself to eat malted milk balls. I promised myself I will juice later. Shannah may come over with celery. She said she had some in her fridge. I still need an assistant? Takers anyone? I'll pay you in goji's! Earth Day is almost here. I'm working on posters. Michael said he may come out for Earth Day!!!
December 21, 2007
OMG. I ate a salad for dinner last night -- like A LOT of salad and I'm completely not exaggerating but my skin feels totally different. Most of the the little bumps are gone. I swear. I'm going to eat a huge salad again tonight.

December 18, 2007

I miss Michael.

December 17, 2007

Michael emailed me the debate stuff. He also said his room at his new house is small and has a dark blue shag carpet which looks cool, but he keeps losing everything in it - like his watch, his cell, money. Not good. My skin looks good today, like better than it has in days. Not sure why. I haven't had any M&M's or stuff in 2 days.

December 14, 2007My skin is better than it's been in weeks. I'm not sure if it's because I reduced my M&M intake, the exfoliant mask I used this week OR because the stress from my wind power essay is gone. (I got an A+! Woohoo!) And did you catch the headline that Britain is seriously working to increase its windpower? They just announced it this week (after my paper). They hope to generate enough electricity by windpower to power every British home by the year 2020. Very cool.Shannah taught me shoulder isolations and I am sore. I'm sorry, but I don't want to be in the spring musical. Today she wants to work on some other thing that's jazz related, kinda show tune she says. Michael is supposed to email me the debate stuff which he accidentally brought to Michigan.

December 8, 2007

I need an assistant. Maybe someone will get one for me for Hanukwanzmas. I saw these really neat buttons on a website when I was surfing at school when Mrs. DiCiccione was out and we had a sub with a terribly audible cold who I swear slept on the desk while we, the students, "studied." (The sub should probably drink some greens or an orange or something.) Anyway, the buttons are made from recycled old stuff. If I had an assistant, I'd get them for all my friends for Hanukwanzmas. We'd be fab. But I've got this mean essay due that requires oodles of research on the benefits of windmill power. Plus, Shannah is still on me to try out for the spring musical which for some reason they are having tryouts after Hannukah and before Christmas and Kwanzaa. I told Shannah I am great at holding a clipboard, wearing a headset, and saying, "People", but she wants to practice jazz hands and shoulder isometrics with me.

December 5, 2007
I love chocolate babka! HELP ME! And it's almost midterms! Oh, the stress of it all! And the Debate Team is recruiting me now that Michael D. moved to Michigan. That plus rumor has it that the spring musical needs lots extras and one of my BFFs says I should do it this year. I'm not sure I can sing and wave my foot or hand at the same time. Can't I just help with the program or work backstage as the Stage Manager or something? Where is the babka? I should probably juice a celery stick or something. LFB. (late for bus).

November 4, 2007
I am not going to school tomorrow. Let's just say I ate way too many pieces of Halloween candy and my face is here to prove it. I do look like that girl in that picture. But worse. I swear: someone who can read Braille could brush their fingers across my forehead and tell me something, probably something like, "Joelle, you are a stupid moron. You should know better than this." And it always happens suddenly. Like, I'm trick or treating and stuff and eating candy and having the best time ever with my friends and then BAM! Like 3 days later I'm Braille-Face. I hate this. I hate my skin. It's not fair. It's so not fair. Okay so sure, so sure I could not eat the candy, but the pressure is just too much. Okay, I hear voices now: throw it out. Yeah, easier said than done. Okay, so maybe I'll throw it out. No, I'll go to school via online tomorrow. I swear I'm not going to school tomorrow. My locker will be covered in more zit pics drawn by Anonymous. Hey, Mom? I think I feel sick!

COMMENT from Ryan: Hey, Jo, my drawing of you has no zits on it. Those are freckles. Give a guy a break!

COMMENT from Joelle: Like anyone can even know that, Ryan. Ryan. Yeah, and my name is Gabriella.

October 30, 2007
Okay, Halloween is tomorrow. So what, I'm not supposed to eat candy?

October 25, 2007
Okay, I'm starting to get mad about the picture. I still don't know who put it in my locker OR who drew it.

October 22, 2007
I need a Blackberry. Because I do so much. From Student Council to all the parties and txting, IMing, e-mail, all the other clubs I'm in + keeping up with all the dish. And I'm in Honors classes. I'd like it in magenta. I think I'm worthy. (And it ends with the word 'berry' which makes it even more cool. Cool.)

October 17, 2007
So yeah -- I'm so tired of having zits, pimples, blackheads and whiteheads. Seems all my friends get them at some point, but some of us get them more. So I googled this and I found this, about how what we eat affects our skin! Check it out.

That's it: I'm going to take charge.