Welcome to the next stop on the Awkward blog tour! Today we have Mackenzie here with some word association. I gave her a word and she fills us in on the first things that come to mind!
Awkward:
My daily life? Mental head slap.
I really hope this is a stage I can outgrow!
Dream:
Walking into my first college class (with my brand new laptop under my arm) and realizing that this was what I had always hoped high school would be like. I know: completely nerdy. But that’s the dream.
Wallflower:
Erm . . . me, again? I guess this applies more to my best friend Jane. She’s the one good at blending into the background while I aspire to that type of invisibility. It’s better to go unnoticed than to be mocked, right?
Once upon a time:
There was a beautiful blond princess who dated the hottest knight in all the land. All the townspeople sighed over the love-sick pair and proclaimed them the happiest of couples. Until one tragic day, the princess snubbed out Logan’s the knight’s heart in her diamond-encrusted ballet toe shoes because a prince invited her to hang out in his castle. But the prince inevitably dumped Chelsea the princess when his parents ordered him to take his place as ruler of a kingdom far, far away. And so the princess turned into a royal ice queen who ruled over her subjects with a frozen heart and a merciless sneer. Her only goal soon became to reunite with her former knight who had since mended his own damaged heart. But he was no longer interested, so she set her sights on the destruction of a lowly peasant when . . . okay, fairytales are clearly not my strong suit.
Favorite:
Something I’ve always wanted to be but never wanted to have. I could never choose a favorite friend. That’s just . . . inconceivable. But do I secretly want to be the girl everyone wants to hang out with? I admit, it’s got an appeal.
Pride:
Corey. We’ve been discussing gay pride lately and what it means to own your identity and he’s just . . . amazing. He’s so open and unashamed to be himself. This is going to sound pathetically mushy, but I’m really proud to call him one of my best friends.
Embarrassing:
Well, the YouTube video where I epically failed at delivering basic first aid (the one that got over four million hits in its first week) that was pretty embarrassing. Although realistically, my whole life is pretty much one big string of humiliating moments.
Wish:
That every now and then I would know how to act in social situations. Is that too much to ask?!
Kiss:
Hmm . . . we’re not talking celebrity crushes, right? Because the actor from Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief, Logan Lerman, is awfully cute. Although I think Logan Beckett might be even hotter. Maybe it’s an unofficial rule that if you’re name is Logan you have to be insanely attractive. Jots down note for future study. Interesting!
Better off:
Without my dad. None of us need him around, not even my little brother Dylan. He’s already twenty times the man my dad will ever be and he didn’t need a “strong male role-model” hanging around our house to become that way.
Ideal:
Getting through to Logan Beckett during our AP US tutoring session without him checking out Chelsea Halloway the whole time!
Or he could, you know, pass the test! That would definitely be ideal.
Sensational:
ReadySet. You know, that amazing rock band with all those music videos? I think they pretty much own the word, “sensational.”
Choice:
Free will. Which I have kind of a weird relationship with since I sometimes think that certain things in life are fated. See, I believe maybe it was fate that my embarrassing video became an overnight success on YouTube. But how I choose to deal with it? That’s all me.
Miracle:
One of those would be helpful. I don’t know what I would choose first. I mean, it would be a lovely little miracle if YouTube shut down and suddenly nobody was talking about my video anymore. But then all these people who make their living by creating videos for the site would be out of a job. So . . . what if another video were posted and someone else claimed the title of America’s Most Awkward from me. Except that would suck for them too.
Okay, I’m not sure yet how I would want my miracle delivered.
Cupcake:
Delicious. Are there any around here? Hmm . . . I think I ought to go investigate!
Thanks so much to Mackenzie (and Marni!) for participating 🙂 Here’s more about the book:
Mackenzie Wellesley has spent her life avoiding the spotlight. At Smith High, she’s the awkward junior people only notice when they need help with homework. Until she sends a burly football player flying with her massive backpack and makes a disastrous – not to mention unwelcome – attempt at CPR. Before the day is out, the whole fiasco explodes on YouTube. And then the strangest thing happens. Suddenly, Mackenzie is an Internet sensation, with four million hits and counting. Sucked into a whirlwind of rock stars, paparazzi, and free designer clothes, she even catches the eye of the most popular guy at school. And that’s when life gets really interesting…
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