Monday, December 3, 2012
My Current Life in 90 Questions...
Remember those surveys you used to do ALL the time when MySpace was cool, and you were online until like, three in the morning filling out 150 questions about yourself. Well, I'm bringing it back. This post is all about nostalgia and "My Current Life in 90 Questions."
1. What was the highlight of your week?
The Big Ticket! A 12 hour music festival of back-to-back bands consisting of Paper Tongues, Grouplove, Of Monsters and Men, FUN., Rise Against, Anberlin, Silversun Pickups, Flogging Molly, and like, a bajillion others. It was nonstop madness and I had an absolute BLAST! Ahhh, I love music festivals.
2. Whose car were you in last?
Mine!
3. When is the next time you will kiss someone?
On the evening of December 13th when I'm reunited with Andrew! WOOH!
4. What color shirt are you wearing?
Not wearing a shirt. ;) Mmmm. Jk. Totally wearing a yellow dress.
5. How long is your hair?
I guess to my chest.....
6. Are you good looking?
You know it. I be one hawt chicca. Boiis be breakin' der neckks.
7. Last movie you watched?
BRAVE! And it was bloody fantastic. I knew I should've bought it on Black Friday.
8. Who were you with?
The two kiddies I was babysitting.
9. Last thing you ate?
Goldfish, ya'll!
10. Last thing you drank?
Dat Desani.
11. When was the last time you had your heart broken?
I guess like, almost 2 years ago. But I quickly healed! <3
12. Who came over last?
Eric?
13. Are you happy right now?
I'd be happier if I were listening to good music opposed to the droning of my weather professor in the background.
14. What did you say last?
"No, I meant that we have to endure the conflicts in order to achieve greatness later on."
15. Where is your phone?
In front of me, on this desk.
16. What color are your eyes?
Blue/green/gold
17. Are you left-handed?
Nah.
18. Spell your name without vowels:
Shl
19. Do you have any pets?
No. I'd like a tiny turtle though. Or a puppy-sized elephant.
20. Favorite Vacation?
Last Christmas in the Northeast! I love dead trees.
21. What do you dislike currently?
How much CRAP I have to do between this week and next.
22. What are you listening to?
I should be listening to this weather lecture...
23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
Andrew. Always.
24. What is your favorite scent?
Italian food and gasoline. Nice combination.
25. Who makes you happiest?
Sigh, Andrew gets this one again.
26. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Skyping with Andrew! Seriously, I need a life.
27. When is your birthday?
January 17, 1992. Ya girl's almost 21.
28. Who has the same phone as you?
Pretty much everyone of my generation that isn't an Apple Hater.
29. Last time you went swimming in a pool?
I don't remember. Sometime in August, I believe.
30. Do you read your horoscope?
I used to everyday, but I'm relying more on my own intuition these days.
31. Where was the last place you bought something?
It's a secret! CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!
32. How do you feel about your hair right now?
It needs more layers and I want blue and purple and red streaks.
33. Do you bite your nails?
Sometimes. I'm more of a pull and rip kinda girl.
34. Do you have any expensive jewelry?
None that I've bought for myself. I don't know what others have paid for my jewelry.
35. Do you have any expensive jewelry?
Typical MySpace survey - duplicating questions. Usually the response is, "Didn't I already answer this question?" lolol
36. Myspace or Facebook?
O-M-G, like, FACEBOOK! TOTES!
37. How fast have you driven a car?
60?
38. Have you ever smoked?
Nope.
39. What was or is your favorite subject in school?
English in high school & Air Traffic Control in college.
40. Do you have Verizon?
Nope - AT&T.
41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for?
FUNNY, dark hair, & usually, almost always, my best friend.
42. Do you have any hidden talents?
If they're hidden, I haven't found them yet.
43. Favorite Song?
Currently, "Welcome Home" by Radical Face; the entire Of Monsters and Men album, and "Itching on a Photograph" by Grouplove. Oh, and "North by North" by Faded Paper Figures
44. Do you like to sing at all?
YES. I love it. I lovelovelove making music.
45. Dream Job?
In addition to controlling airplanes? Home daycare with writing novels on the side and selling crafts on Etsy. And acting pretentious with my tea on my front porch listening to indie rock.
46. Where does most of your family live?
Florida!
47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
Younger sister, 16 & younger brother, 9.
48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
I've been given everything I want - but I don't have a spoiled attitude. I know the value of work ethic.
49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
"That was an amazing dream."
50. Do you drink?
Well, I do get a little crazy on the Capri-Sun and cuppa sometimes.
51. Know any other languages?
I took Spanish for two years. Didn't do a lick. Obsessed over Doctor Who: learned British English, Scottish English, Sycorax, Sontaran, and other various alien species.
52. Ever write a coded message?
Oh, yes. My friends and I had our own language and nicknames for people in our notes we passed in middle school. I still code people with nicknames.
53. Have you ever been IN a wedding?
Nah. I caught the bouquet once, though.
54. Do you have any children?
I babysit a lot...
55. Did you take a nap today?
I wish.
56. Who has the same birthday as you?
Jim Carrey and The Guy who Invented the Toilet.
57. Ever met anyone famous before?
Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch, Scarlett Byrnes, and pretty much every supporting character in the Harry Potter series. I think I've met others, but these are the only ones that matter to me.
58. Do you want to be famous one day?
Sometimes I want to our band to get recognized and then other times I just want a career.
59. Any Pet Peeves?
Teachers not posting grades on Blackboard and people who think they know everything.
60. Are you multitasking right now?
I appear that way.
61. Do you like Britany Spears?
That's not how her name is spelled. Her birthday was yesterday and her favourite color is baby blue and her favourite ice cream is cookie dough. I met her twice (OH! Another famous person I met!) and I will forever BE A FAN!!!! DON'T HATE. Jk.
62. What is your least favorite chore?
Laundry!
63. Last place you drove your car?
Where I get dat cashflow.
64. Ever been out of the country?
Unfortunately, no.
65. Where were you born?
Daytona Beach. Ol' 3-8-6.
66. Could you handle being in the military?
I'm not a fan of how this question is worded.
67. What is your average cell phone bill?
No idea.
68. Who are you thinking about right now?
How upset I am that Logan is leaving and how badly I don't want our band to stop playing music because Logan is leaving.
69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard?
Yesterday. It was just one massive gigglefest.
70. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Probably only like, 20 pair.
71. Are your toes always painted?
Mmhm. Fire engine red with a green tip for the holiday season! ;D
72. How many piercings do you have?
3 in mah ears.
73. What are you doing today?
Work, school, work, study, eat, musicmusicmusic, Skype, bed.
74. Have you ever been gambling?
Nope. Still a baby.
75. When is the last time you updated your page?
I posted a few pictures on Facebook last night.
76. Do you like roller coasters?
Absolutelyyy.
77. Have you ever been to Disneyland or Disney World?
Disneyland, no. Disney World - YESYESYES. Many times and it never gets old! <3<3<3
78. Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
Not really. Anything from the 90's, though. Doug, Rugrats, AH! Real Monsters. OH, and currently, Rainbow Dash and Pinky Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. :3
79. Last thing you cooked?
Soup!
80. How’s the weather?
Slightly warm, with a too-cold breeze, mostly cloudy.
81. Do you e-mail?
Oh, quite frequently.
82. What’s the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
Flushed it down the toilet.
83. Last time you were sick?
A couple weeks ago: Strep & then a sinus infection. xP
84. What states have you lived in?
Florida.
85. Do you wish you could move?
I'mmmm still debating. Portland, Oregon is always calling my name.
86. Do you take all the QuizPox.com quizzes?
HA. Probably when I was 14.
87. What is your dream car?
I don't really have one. As long as it's pretty and safe, I'm good.
88. Have you ever wanted someone you cant have?
Everyone, ever, until I met the love of my life. (:<3
89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be?
I don't really care for where I am as long as the stress of finals would just go away.
90. Are you happy with your life?
I absolutely LOVE my life. Everything in it is perfectly perfect.
That was the best waste of my time, ever. Now, go re-post with a new title within the next 15 minutes, or 8 billion tigers will attack you in your sleep at 11:13 tonight!!!!! THIS IS NOT A JOKE! SERIOUSLY. I saw someone get attacked in their sleep by 8 billion tigers at 11:13 PM because they didn't re-post this!!!!! THIS IS FOR REAL!!!!!
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Books read: 26
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Bandwagon-ing.
So, we're ten days into November, which means that everyone in America makes the decision to abandon all effort for clever statuses for twenty-five or thirty days and simply post one thing that they are thankful for each day. (I'm not entirely sure if these thankful posts are going to end on Thanksgiving or if they last the entire month of November.) Don't get me wrong, I love reading what everyone is thankful for; I love it, really. I just think we should be thankful for these things 365 days rather than 25 or 30 (I'm still unclear on this number).
That being said, I'm going to completely contradict my last statement and toss my I-Won't-Ever-Jump-On-Bandwagons belief to the wind and make a list of thirty things that I'm thankful for. (Check out that alliteration).
This way, I can get all thirty things out of the way now and not be bound by the chains of 30 Thankful Statuses on Facebook.
1. Of course, my family. My mom, dad, sister, brother, and grandparents.
2. The love of my life, my best friend, and soul mate, Andrew! My muffin!<3
3. My education I've been blessed with. I've been given an amazing opportunity to be pursuing a career that I'm in love with.
4. The Harry Potter universe! The books, movies, video games, board games, theme park, and J.K. Rowling for giving me the best escape and teaching me the power of love.
5. MUSIC.
6. And of course, Native Tapestries. I love making music with my best friends. I'm so thankful for The Two Logans and Ben and the music we make as a collective. (:
7. The country I live in. I'm blessed to have the freedom to be an individual and express who I am in all aspects.
8. Nail polish, hair bows, feathers, chunky jewelry, and lace-up boots. I'm thankful for my own sense of style. I'm an indie child.
9. Books.
10. Cool, fall weather!
11. Doctor Who, Castle, Once Upon a Time, Pan-Am, Food Network, and all my other favourite shows on telly. :3
12. Google. I don't know how I would survive without it.
13. Disney. My childhood would have never been the same without it. I would have grown up too fast, never known to wait for my Prince Charming, and never realized what a little wishin' can do. ;D
14. Having the blessing of clean water and wholesome food.
15. My sleeping space. I LOVE my bed. It's my haven; the lights, the pillows, the posters...I could live in there.
16. HOLIDAYS.
17. I'm thankful for my teachers. I know I went through a "cool phase" in middle school and gave 'em hell. But I'm sorry for that. I'm truly thankful for all of the teachers in my life. Both in the school system and in other areas of my life.
18. For the ability to try ANYTHING I want. Ice skating, dance, cheerleading piano, basketball, theatre, chorus; I love having the freedom to find what I'm good at and what defines me.
19. Love. I'm thankful that I've found it and I truly feel sorry for the people who don't know love at all.
20. For the shoes on my feet and the clothes on my body.
21. Hot, sudsy, candle-lit bubble baths, underscored with ambient music and good chocolate.
22. Pictures and the technology to edit, filter, upload, share and save memories in an instant.
23. POTATOES
24. The beach, mountains, trees, rivers, lakes, grassy fields, and towering clouds. I'm thankful for the beauty of this world.
25. The vastness of the ocean.
26. A clear, cold night, a full moon, and the sky sprinkled with stars.
27. That my sister considers me as her hero. I hope I can always be the model on the pedestal she displays me on, for both her and my brother.
28. Warm, sunny days by the pool, slurpin' on a fruit-kabob!
29. Air travel. Everyone should be have the chance to see everything they want to see in their lifetime. Thank God, we upgraded from the Mayflower...
30. And finally, I'm thankful to be ALIVE. I'm thankful for my health, my spirit, my passion, drive, and for every breath I take and beat my heart makes.
What are you thankful for?
xx
Books read: 26
That being said, I'm going to completely contradict my last statement and toss my I-Won't-Ever-Jump-On-Bandwagons belief to the wind and make a list of thirty things that I'm thankful for. (Check out that alliteration).
This way, I can get all thirty things out of the way now and not be bound by the chains of 30 Thankful Statuses on Facebook.
1. Of course, my family. My mom, dad, sister, brother, and grandparents.
2. The love of my life, my best friend, and soul mate, Andrew! My muffin!<3
3. My education I've been blessed with. I've been given an amazing opportunity to be pursuing a career that I'm in love with.
4. The Harry Potter universe! The books, movies, video games, board games, theme park, and J.K. Rowling for giving me the best escape and teaching me the power of love.
5. MUSIC.
6. And of course, Native Tapestries. I love making music with my best friends. I'm so thankful for The Two Logans and Ben and the music we make as a collective. (:
7. The country I live in. I'm blessed to have the freedom to be an individual and express who I am in all aspects.
8. Nail polish, hair bows, feathers, chunky jewelry, and lace-up boots. I'm thankful for my own sense of style. I'm an indie child.
9. Books.
10. Cool, fall weather!
11. Doctor Who, Castle, Once Upon a Time, Pan-Am, Food Network, and all my other favourite shows on telly. :3
12. Google. I don't know how I would survive without it.
13. Disney. My childhood would have never been the same without it. I would have grown up too fast, never known to wait for my Prince Charming, and never realized what a little wishin' can do. ;D
14. Having the blessing of clean water and wholesome food.
15. My sleeping space. I LOVE my bed. It's my haven; the lights, the pillows, the posters...I could live in there.
16. HOLIDAYS.
17. I'm thankful for my teachers. I know I went through a "cool phase" in middle school and gave 'em hell. But I'm sorry for that. I'm truly thankful for all of the teachers in my life. Both in the school system and in other areas of my life.
18. For the ability to try ANYTHING I want. Ice skating, dance, cheerleading piano, basketball, theatre, chorus; I love having the freedom to find what I'm good at and what defines me.
19. Love. I'm thankful that I've found it and I truly feel sorry for the people who don't know love at all.
20. For the shoes on my feet and the clothes on my body.
21. Hot, sudsy, candle-lit bubble baths, underscored with ambient music and good chocolate.
22. Pictures and the technology to edit, filter, upload, share and save memories in an instant.
23. POTATOES
24. The beach, mountains, trees, rivers, lakes, grassy fields, and towering clouds. I'm thankful for the beauty of this world.
25. The vastness of the ocean.
26. A clear, cold night, a full moon, and the sky sprinkled with stars.
27. That my sister considers me as her hero. I hope I can always be the model on the pedestal she displays me on, for both her and my brother.
28. Warm, sunny days by the pool, slurpin' on a fruit-kabob!
29. Air travel. Everyone should be have the chance to see everything they want to see in their lifetime. Thank God, we upgraded from the Mayflower...
30. And finally, I'm thankful to be ALIVE. I'm thankful for my health, my spirit, my passion, drive, and for every breath I take and beat my heart makes.
What are you thankful for?
xx
Books read: 26
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Outlets, Expression, Babies, and Just a lot of DEEPNESS
I can't believe it's been seven months since I've blogged, but I really think it's time again. I've got so much going on and I just really need some outlets. Just to get you guys up to date, the band is still together, I'm still blonde (with the exception of the new blue streak!), I'm still an Air Traffic student, and I'm still obsessed with too many fandoms.
Yes, the band is still together and we're making more music again, FINALLY. I've really missed hanging out with theguys and just having a blast and exhaling the week's baggage through music. I think everyone needs an outlet to purge the bad within ourselves. Sometimes we let the stress of our jobs and schooling define us and we forget the beauty of the little things and who we are as individuals. It's like we become sponges; we take in a little stress here and a little stress there, and we take it to heart when people hurt us. And we absorb all of the bad of the day or week or even month and we lose track of our hearts; we don't squeeze out those things that we've absorbed. I think that's why I get in these moods where all I want to do is listen to music and make music and play music and be with the people I love. I just want to squeeze out the bad and get back to my heart through singing with my best friends and WRITING. We all need outlets to get back in touch with ourselves. Find one, if you haven't. (:
I've also recently acquired a handful of babysitting jobs. I watch an 18 month old girl, a two year old boy, and a four year old Autistic boy. It really bothers me when adults say, he or she is "just a kid." It's like, just because a person isn't over 18, they can't teach adults anything. I can honestly say that I've learned so much from these kids that haven't even reached Kindergarten-age, yet. It just amazes me how kids' minds are so simple and appreciate everything. They hang on to every single moment. While us adults are almost never satisfied with what we have, constantly upgrading, buying more, and we're rushing all the time, I can put my hands over my eyes and then reappear in a matter of seconds, and to a child, it's the most fascinating thing in the world. The greatest part is that they will never get sick of it. Ever. It's amazing that they fight each other for your attention and if you throw one in the air, you have to throw the other. And it's exhausting and tiring and no, you don't get time for yourself until they're asleep. But it's the most exciting and invigorating experience I could ever ask for. The innocence and simple-mindedness of a child is refreshing; and it too, helps me remember to appreciate the little things. Like peek-a-boo.
I know this return post is deep; it's kind of more for myself than for you, readers. But I do hope, that if you haven't purged your sponge or done something for YOURSELF to make the light inside of you shine brighter, I encourage you to do it! It's fun! I promise!
Also, some bands that are awesome for this sort of thing:
The Head and the Heart
The Paper Kites
Of Monsters and Men
Mumford & Sons
xx
Books read: 26
Yes, the band is still together and we're making more music again, FINALLY. I've really missed hanging out with theguys and just having a blast and exhaling the week's baggage through music. I think everyone needs an outlet to purge the bad within ourselves. Sometimes we let the stress of our jobs and schooling define us and we forget the beauty of the little things and who we are as individuals. It's like we become sponges; we take in a little stress here and a little stress there, and we take it to heart when people hurt us. And we absorb all of the bad of the day or week or even month and we lose track of our hearts; we don't squeeze out those things that we've absorbed. I think that's why I get in these moods where all I want to do is listen to music and make music and play music and be with the people I love. I just want to squeeze out the bad and get back to my heart through singing with my best friends and WRITING. We all need outlets to get back in touch with ourselves. Find one, if you haven't. (:
I've also recently acquired a handful of babysitting jobs. I watch an 18 month old girl, a two year old boy, and a four year old Autistic boy. It really bothers me when adults say, he or she is "just a kid." It's like, just because a person isn't over 18, they can't teach adults anything. I can honestly say that I've learned so much from these kids that haven't even reached Kindergarten-age, yet. It just amazes me how kids' minds are so simple and appreciate everything. They hang on to every single moment. While us adults are almost never satisfied with what we have, constantly upgrading, buying more, and we're rushing all the time, I can put my hands over my eyes and then reappear in a matter of seconds, and to a child, it's the most fascinating thing in the world. The greatest part is that they will never get sick of it. Ever. It's amazing that they fight each other for your attention and if you throw one in the air, you have to throw the other. And it's exhausting and tiring and no, you don't get time for yourself until they're asleep. But it's the most exciting and invigorating experience I could ever ask for. The innocence and simple-mindedness of a child is refreshing; and it too, helps me remember to appreciate the little things. Like peek-a-boo.
I know this return post is deep; it's kind of more for myself than for you, readers. But I do hope, that if you haven't purged your sponge or done something for YOURSELF to make the light inside of you shine brighter, I encourage you to do it! It's fun! I promise!
Also, some bands that are awesome for this sort of thing:
The Head and the Heart
The Paper Kites
Of Monsters and Men
Mumford & Sons
xx
Books read: 26
Friday, April 27, 2012
New Developments & Exciting Things
I know you're probably sick of me disappearing for weeks at a time and then coming back to apologize for my extended leave of absence. School for the past month got extremely out of control and that has been my entire focus for the past 30 days. But the semester is OVER and there are so many amazing things that has happened is happening and I'm just so excited to be apart of a lot of awesome projects. This week started off beautifully because I celebrated my one-year anniversary with the love of my life. Despite a one-thousand mile separation, we still celebrate it right:
A Skype Date Celebration at midnight with my party hat and I came home to a beautiful hand-written letter and gorgeous bouquet of flowers. I seriously have the greatest guy, ever. <3
Other exciting news! I get to see this amazing guy in like, THREE days! It'll be exactly 76 days since our last encounter and I couldn't be more ecstatic to spend nine days with him and his family in Pennsylvania! Cannot WAIT to see the beaches of Jersey, Yankee Stadium, and so many other places!
I also got a part at Daytona Playhouse in the summer One-Acts show so I'll be working on that for the first half of the summer and I'm so excited! I haven't been on stage since last summer and I need my fixxx. On top of that, it's looking like a full Summer A semester and I'm going to be a lab rat for the Daytona TRACON class, plus working and band-stuff! I was also asked to be a lab rat for the Daytona Tower class for fall, so definitely going to try and do that on top of 18 credits. Ah, so much good happenings happening!
I guess the most exciting thing in my life at the moment is Native Tapestries. A folky/rocky/indie/bluesy sounding band consisting of myself, and my friends Logan & Ben.
It's the closest I've been to music since high school and it's truly just, ah, making me the happiest person in the world. We mostly just jam on Friday nights, but we're trying to get in with some Open Mic Nights. Last night, we played a few songs at Java Jungle and the energy and response was fantastic! Lots and LOTS of new things to come with Native Tapestries, I'm just not going to announce them right now because I want to build suspense like really famous bands do. Also, I think I'm going to start a blog for Native Tapestries and just update everyone with new developments and our progress and things happening. So if you're following this blog, be sure to follow that one, too! I'll post when it's up! Also-also, if you haven't already, make sure you check us out on Facebook! www.facebook.com/NativeTapestries <=== We've had the page for about 5 days now and reached the first 100 likes in less than 24 hours! We're now up to a little over 120 and we couldn't be happier. Make sure you guys check out our music; I promise it'll be worth the 3-4 minutes out of your life! <3
Summer is here and I plan to pick up my reading goal again and be in a play and singsingsing and go to school and do lots of summer projects! Thanks for putting up with my lack of blogging for a month! Pinky promise it won't be this bad over the summer!
x
Books Read: 9
A Skype Date Celebration at midnight with my party hat and I came home to a beautiful hand-written letter and gorgeous bouquet of flowers. I seriously have the greatest guy, ever. <3
Other exciting news! I get to see this amazing guy in like, THREE days! It'll be exactly 76 days since our last encounter and I couldn't be more ecstatic to spend nine days with him and his family in Pennsylvania! Cannot WAIT to see the beaches of Jersey, Yankee Stadium, and so many other places!
I also got a part at Daytona Playhouse in the summer One-Acts show so I'll be working on that for the first half of the summer and I'm so excited! I haven't been on stage since last summer and I need my fixxx. On top of that, it's looking like a full Summer A semester and I'm going to be a lab rat for the Daytona TRACON class, plus working and band-stuff! I was also asked to be a lab rat for the Daytona Tower class for fall, so definitely going to try and do that on top of 18 credits. Ah, so much good happenings happening!
I guess the most exciting thing in my life at the moment is Native Tapestries. A folky/rocky/indie/bluesy sounding band consisting of myself, and my friends Logan & Ben.
It's the closest I've been to music since high school and it's truly just, ah, making me the happiest person in the world. We mostly just jam on Friday nights, but we're trying to get in with some Open Mic Nights. Last night, we played a few songs at Java Jungle and the energy and response was fantastic! Lots and LOTS of new things to come with Native Tapestries, I'm just not going to announce them right now because I want to build suspense like really famous bands do. Also, I think I'm going to start a blog for Native Tapestries and just update everyone with new developments and our progress and things happening. So if you're following this blog, be sure to follow that one, too! I'll post when it's up! Also-also, if you haven't already, make sure you check us out on Facebook! www.facebook.com/NativeTapestries <=== We've had the page for about 5 days now and reached the first 100 likes in less than 24 hours! We're now up to a little over 120 and we couldn't be happier. Make sure you guys check out our music; I promise it'll be worth the 3-4 minutes out of your life! <3
Summer is here and I plan to pick up my reading goal again and be in a play and singsingsing and go to school and do lots of summer projects! Thanks for putting up with my lack of blogging for a month! Pinky promise it won't be this bad over the summer!
x
Books Read: 9
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Spring Break: A Recap
One of my favourite things about spring break is the overload of mirrored statuses and photo captions that read, "No makeup, pjs, hair up, glasses: Spring Break 2012." As much as I agree with the aforementioned statement, why do over half of the female population on Facebook feel that it's such a cute way to kick off spring break? I, in fact, spent the majority of my spring break in my pajamas with my hair in a knot on the top of my head and my face refusing the perks of makeup. I also blasted indie rock throughout my flat and played an excessive number of board games and read a grand total of 787 pages this week. I really thought that number would be more impressive. In addition, I think I bettered myself at Mario Cart, placing in the top 4 every time, rather than pulling a sorry seventh through tenth. I officially earned one sunburn and gained three pounds: watched eight straight episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, 11 straight episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and six of the eight Harry Potter films.
I was really excited that I held the first of many board game nights on Monday night. The tiresome and grilling half an hour of grinding a 14'' pepperoni stick in a blender paid off: the dip was a hit. And I was surprised everyone showed up and had an awesome time playing Harry Potter: Scene It? and QWELF. I was so sure my team was going to win Scene It, but somehow, Ashley and Justin pulled this card and got to take the lead: finally winning the three hour long tournament. QWELF is this really awesome game consisting of weird characters like, "Mrs. Picklefeather," "The Dude," "Biscuit Farmer," and others. The point is to get around the multi-coloured spaces which correlate to a designated action card. Yellow spaces are the stunt cards; for example, one person had to make a mask out of household items. Red spaces are the scatter brainz cards, where each player writes down a word belonging to the chosen category on the card. Blue spaces correlate with the rules cards: the person who drew the card may have to talk like a pirate the entire game, or make a flush noise whenever someone performs a penalty. (Penalties are taken when a player refuses to act on their card or answers a quiz question incorrectly.) Some rules cards may be for the entire group; such as, whenever the phone rings, all players must jump up and scream "Pizza Party!" The last to perform the action takes the penalty. Green spaces are quizzle cards, asking ridiculous questions like, "Which one of these men was Reese Witherspoon not married to?" And finally, the purple cards. These cards are always the most fun: the action cards. For example, the person who draws the purple card may have to do a hula dance while singing Hawaiian music or mime taking a picture of each player while saying things like, "Work it!" "Bad kitty!" and "Show me the money!" This game was so much fun and is definitely recommended!
Now, all I want to do is have more of these themed parties. I usually have an annual Harry Potter party where guests must dress as characters or their house colours and wizard rock is played and the movies are watched with our wands out. I plan on having an Avatar: The Last Airbender themed party in May and of course, the fourth annual Harry Potter Party. I'm also working on a Hunger Games party.. but that will take an exceptional amount of planning. More details coming soon.
It's such a cute scene and I really wish they kept it. But other than that, everything else was just perfect and completely exceeded my expectations. Only 606 days until Catching Fire. I can do this. I can wait.
Spring Break was a success. And tomorrow it's back to the dreadful hours of class and work and I just need it to be April 26th already! I'm going to go bleeding mad.
Books read: 8
I was really excited that I held the first of many board game nights on Monday night. The tiresome and grilling half an hour of grinding a 14'' pepperoni stick in a blender paid off: the dip was a hit. And I was surprised everyone showed up and had an awesome time playing Harry Potter: Scene It? and QWELF. I was so sure my team was going to win Scene It, but somehow, Ashley and Justin pulled this card and got to take the lead: finally winning the three hour long tournament. QWELF is this really awesome game consisting of weird characters like, "Mrs. Picklefeather," "The Dude," "Biscuit Farmer," and others. The point is to get around the multi-coloured spaces which correlate to a designated action card. Yellow spaces are the stunt cards; for example, one person had to make a mask out of household items. Red spaces are the scatter brainz cards, where each player writes down a word belonging to the chosen category on the card. Blue spaces correlate with the rules cards: the person who drew the card may have to talk like a pirate the entire game, or make a flush noise whenever someone performs a penalty. (Penalties are taken when a player refuses to act on their card or answers a quiz question incorrectly.) Some rules cards may be for the entire group; such as, whenever the phone rings, all players must jump up and scream "Pizza Party!" The last to perform the action takes the penalty. Green spaces are quizzle cards, asking ridiculous questions like, "Which one of these men was Reese Witherspoon not married to?" And finally, the purple cards. These cards are always the most fun: the action cards. For example, the person who draws the purple card may have to do a hula dance while singing Hawaiian music or mime taking a picture of each player while saying things like, "Work it!" "Bad kitty!" and "Show me the money!" This game was so much fun and is definitely recommended!
Now, all I want to do is have more of these themed parties. I usually have an annual Harry Potter party where guests must dress as characters or their house colours and wizard rock is played and the movies are watched with our wands out. I plan on having an Avatar: The Last Airbender themed party in May and of course, the fourth annual Harry Potter Party. I'm also working on a Hunger Games party.. but that will take an exceptional amount of planning. More details coming soon.
OH. AND THE HUNGER GAMES! I scooped up five friends and went to the midnight premier of The Hunger Games. My sister and I looked so fly in our Katniss braids and HG t-shirts:
I, along with probably a zillion others, have been waiting for this day forever. And just like a zillion others, I was nervous that the movie would not live up to standards. But I can honestly say, the movie was EXTREMELY well-crafted. I need to go see it again because I was mostly just stunned the first time I saw it. All of the characters were picked perfectly, and I really loved seeing the Gamemakers' control room. The scenery was exactly how I imagined it. Ahh, just everything about the film was beautiful. Some of the minor things that did bother me was that Katniss didn't wait in front of the fence to listen for the hum of the electricity. She kind of just dived through it without giving any regard to the possibly-humming-fence. I also didn't like that Madge wasn't the one who gave Katniss the Mockingjay pin, nor did her and Peeta put the berries in their mouths at the end of the games. I love that part because that line,
"'You didn't swallow any?' I ask him.
He shakes his head. 'You?'
'Guess I'd be dead by now if I did,' I say."
Spring Break was a success. And tomorrow it's back to the dreadful hours of class and work and I just need it to be April 26th already! I'm going to go bleeding mad.
Books read: 8
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Response to "Dear Body"
Dear Body: A Letter of Apology and Gratitude
Dear hair,
I love you. You always know exactly what I want and you never make me look ridiculous. Thank you for always being thick and blonde and have the ability to straighten, scrunch, curl, crimp, and still look awesome when I don't do anything to you. I'm sorry for thinking my hands had the skill to cut you in eighth grade in efforts to save me a few dollars. I promise to never torture you like that again.
Dear skin,
I'm sorry for being embarrassed of you for so many years due to your lack of pigmentation and for spending so many hours in the sun without protection in attempts to change you. I'm also going to apologize for the rest of my peers and class mates for teasing you; you don't deserve that. Thank you for protecting me and keeping me cold and warm and never cursing me with more than one acne breakout per month.
Dear teeth:
Thank you for saving me from the social embarrassment of the paradox of crooked teeth. Ridicule for crooked teeth and then ridicule for braces. You're beautiful. I feel I've taken care of you over the years and you've repaid me. Perhaps I shouldn't have chewed so much gum pre-wisdom-teeth-surgery. I'm sorry for that.
Dear nose:
Thanks for being the perfect size. You're awesome.
Dear eyes:
I'm sorry for coating you in layers of eyeliner for so many years and for never finding the will power to take out my contacts for so long; I know I'm guilty of damaging you. Thank you for putting up with me and still giving me a beautiful blue, green, and gold mix in my eye color. I owe you one.
Dear arms:
I wish I toned you better.
Dear fingers:
You've held, touched, pointed, poked, picked, and grabbed countless things in my lifetime. I don't know how I would survive without each one of you. I'm sorry for cracking you for so long and caused you to swell three times the size of the average finger.
Dear legs:
I'm sorry for that year in high school when I covered you up with tight jeans out of embarrassment of you. It was my fault for pushing my leg muscles to develop so early; I shouldn't be embarrassed of thick legs. I think you're beautiful. I'm sorry for all of the bruises, falls, cuts, and scars you've had to endure. I'll try and be more careful with you.
Dear feet:
I wish you weren't so flat. But thank you for giving me foundation to walk on everyday and for being silky smooth even without moisturizer.
Dear lips:
You're perfect. I'm sorry for that period in my life where I bit the skin off of you and denied you chap stick. Thanks for your awesome kissing abilities, too.
Dear stomach:
I'm finally at a point in my life where I truly love you. I'm sorry for starving you in efforts to lose weight. I'm sorry if I destroyed any part of you. If I could take back that point in my life, I would. Thank you for tolerating my poor diet and excessive amounts of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Thank you for accepting the fact that I love cheese and ice cream too much, and even though it pains you, I cannot give it up. And thank you for giving me the line of freckles that look like The Big Dipper. All of my friends thinks that's pretty awesome.
Dear ears:
Thanks for being the perfect size. I'm sorry I don't clean you more often and you had to go through hell when I pierced my second hole. But thank you for healing properly and not giving up on me.
Dear knees:
I'm sorry for making you grow weird from all of those Spread Eagles I did in figure skating when I was younger. I'm also sorry for hating you. And Left Knee, I'm sorry for permanently damaging you because I had to try and be cool that one day in rehearsal. Just don't give up on me yet.
Dear chest:
I have nothing to say to you except: THANK YOU. <3
Dear body,
I love you.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Hollah-Dayzzz!
I really, really enjoy holidays. If there's an excuse to celebrate something, I will find the excuse to celebrate it. I've developed this unhealthy obsession with finding Unofficially Official Holidays. I've discovered that there's a holiday for everything; you just have to find out when the Everything Holiday is.
So, starting this month, I have been, and will be, celebrating every Unofficially Official Holiday every Official Day in March! March 1st was "World Compliment Day," so I tweeted random followers and posted compliments on Walls! It was also National Pig Day, so I curled my hair in piggy tails and dressed in all pink. Yesterday was National Dress in Blue Day & Dr. Seuss' Birthday! This was definitely my favourite day so far: my brother and sister and I baked Dr. Seuss Cupcakes and watched all of the Dr. Seuss movies, AND made green eggs & ham!
It was so much fun and I felt like such a kid again! Celebrating all of these weird holidays is definitely a contributing factor to me wanting to feel like I'm doing exciting things with my life. Doing this, along with reading 100 books, and attending Cons and watching my favourite anime shows, just makes me feel so young again. I've decided that I just really don't want to grow up. EVER. I just want to stay young and keep doing all of these weird, spontaneous things to stay alive and not be so focused on school and Financial Aid and work and icky Adult Stuff. It's official. I'm creating my own Never-Never Land. <3
In other news, I finished another book this week! As much as I feel I'd be letting my favourite author down by saying that Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Cruz was better The Fault in Our Stars, I, like Harry, "must not tell lies." It was truly an amazing book, dripping with suspense that literally made the hairs on my arm stand on end, constantly hilarious scenes, and perfectly-developed characters. Ahh, it was so gooddd. I really liked that the story kept switching perspectives, rather than telling the story from one particular point of view. The same scene would be told from three different people, which I thought was really interesting. The only other time I've read a book like that was Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, but it wasn't nearly as literaturely delicious as Tell Me Lies.
As promised, my daily nerdisms from February 21-28.
Tuesday: Wore my Firefly t-shirt to school!
Wednesday: Wore a Doctor Who t-shirt and watched Firefly
Thursday: Watched My Little Pony! :D
Friday: Read my book instead of paid attention in class
Saturday: Played "Harry Potter Scene It?" for HOURS!
Sunday: Extreme Study Sesh
Monday: Dressed as a "Slytherin School Girl!" <3
Tuesday: Organized myself a Firefly Marathon
I know this is an incredibly long blog, and I apologize. I just have so much stuff going on that I haveee to say! But that's all for now. Oh, and if you want to do the "Celebrate the Unofficially Official Holidays in March," click here!
<3
Books read: 3
So, starting this month, I have been, and will be, celebrating every Unofficially Official Holiday every Official Day in March! March 1st was "World Compliment Day," so I tweeted random followers and posted compliments on Walls! It was also National Pig Day, so I curled my hair in piggy tails and dressed in all pink. Yesterday was National Dress in Blue Day & Dr. Seuss' Birthday! This was definitely my favourite day so far: my brother and sister and I baked Dr. Seuss Cupcakes and watched all of the Dr. Seuss movies, AND made green eggs & ham!
It was so much fun and I felt like such a kid again! Celebrating all of these weird holidays is definitely a contributing factor to me wanting to feel like I'm doing exciting things with my life. Doing this, along with reading 100 books, and attending Cons and watching my favourite anime shows, just makes me feel so young again. I've decided that I just really don't want to grow up. EVER. I just want to stay young and keep doing all of these weird, spontaneous things to stay alive and not be so focused on school and Financial Aid and work and icky Adult Stuff. It's official. I'm creating my own Never-Never Land. <3
In other news, I finished another book this week! As much as I feel I'd be letting my favourite author down by saying that Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Cruz was better The Fault in Our Stars, I, like Harry, "must not tell lies." It was truly an amazing book, dripping with suspense that literally made the hairs on my arm stand on end, constantly hilarious scenes, and perfectly-developed characters. Ahh, it was so gooddd. I really liked that the story kept switching perspectives, rather than telling the story from one particular point of view. The same scene would be told from three different people, which I thought was really interesting. The only other time I've read a book like that was Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, but it wasn't nearly as literaturely delicious as Tell Me Lies.
As promised, my daily nerdisms from February 21-28.
Tuesday: Wore my Firefly t-shirt to school!
Wednesday: Wore a Doctor Who t-shirt and watched Firefly
Thursday: Watched My Little Pony! :D
Friday: Read my book instead of paid attention in class
Saturday: Played "Harry Potter Scene It?" for HOURS!
Sunday: Extreme Study Sesh
Monday: Dressed as a "Slytherin School Girl!" <3
Tuesday: Organized myself a Firefly Marathon
I know this is an incredibly long blog, and I apologize. I just have so much stuff going on that I haveee to say! But that's all for now. Oh, and if you want to do the "Celebrate the Unofficially Official Holidays in March," click here!
<3
Books read: 3
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