I have finished my new blog, and now I'll be making all my posts there. I'm trying not to get all sentimental about this, but as much as I want a fresh start for this blog, it'll be a little sad not going to this blog anymore. But I'm sure I'll be fine once I start posting a bit.
This will be my 193rd, and last post on this blog. I'll definitely keep it open, so I can look back at all the memories I've recorded. Who knows, maybe I'll go through and do a kind of Flashback Friday thing on my blog, covering some of the times I had during this blog. Hm, that'd be fun actually! Anyways, here is the link to my new blog, Life's a Journey: http://intheendyouwillallkneel.blogspot.com/
I know the URL is a bit odd, but when I first made the blog I didn't know what to use, so I just did that. I rather like it, so I decided to keep it. Shows my interesting personality. :) See you all on the other side!
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Big Hero 6
Okay, calm down everybody, all is well now. Turns out we didn't have to hire a plumber, but we did have to buy and install a $50 dollar part on the pipe that broke. I woke up to hear that the water was turned back on! Yay! That's such a relief.
Turns out we were actually able to make it to Big Hero 6. It was really good; I enjoyed it very much. We were literally the only people watching it, so we were wandering all around the room, talking about which seats we'd sit in for when Star Wars VII comes out. *Spoilers* I have to say, when Tadashi died in Big Hero 6, it was sooooo sad! I didn't want him to die! *End spoilers*
Well, I suppose I'd better get back to life. But before I do, IT'S ONLY THREE DAYS UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY!!! Gahh... I've finally decided what I want to do for my birthday on Saturday.
My plans go as follows: I will wake up, and everyone will be awake before me so I can race up stairs and open presents first thing. We all hang out for a bit, me probably playing with my new stuff (if they are the kind of presents that you would play with) until Mamma and I leave for lunch at P.F. Changs. I'll be having my favorite spicy chicken, which is incredible. We'll return home, hang out, probably play some Wii Games, maybe have a bowling tournament or something, then dinner. I'm having steak fajitas, one of my favorite dinners, oh, and we'll have cheese balls with crackers and homemade jello throughout the day. Then finally we'll watch a movie. I'm hoping to get How to Train Your Dragon 2, but I may have to settle for something else. Maybe we'll finally get around to watching The Return of the King. I'm so ready to start watching The Hobbit movies. I started fangirling a little at the theater when I saw the poster.
So those are my birthday plans! I still can't believe I'm almost sixteen; as I probably keep saying, it's just weird.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Rude Awakening
Well isn't this positively marvelous. Here I am, lying in bed for the night, minding my own business when Daniel says something. I pull out an earplug, and he repeats that he heard something. It was a hissing sound, similar to the fan on my old laptop. So of course I'm like, yeah, it's just my computer. But it sounded too loud, and when I got close my computer was silent. Obviously my adrenalin had kicked in before I even got up. I walked towards the garage, and it was coming from there.
My first though was, dang it, we've got dangerous fumes leaking from pipes or something, and the house could set fire or something. So I'm like, Daniel we need to get upstairs and tell Mamma and Daddy, NOW. (Apparently I react fairly calmly in such situations; I'm quite proud of myself). We raced upstairs, I explained the situation, and Daddy and I raced back down to the garage.
DANG. There's water piling up by the door, and an unknown pip is hissing water loudly. Daddy raced over, while I open the garage door. The water goes pouring out towards the drain, and continues to constantly pour down the driveway. The pip is spitting water everywhere, so we grabbed a flashlight and ran out to this... darn, I forgot what it's called, but we opened up this concrete hole, trying to shut off our water. But that dang this is too darn complicated. We ended up calling 911, asking for assistance. Other than the fact that water was gushing from our house, it was kind of exciting when the fire truck arrived. 'Course we woke up a few people around the neighborhood, and it's gonna cost a small fortune to hire a plumber to fix the damage. What's even worse is we now have no water. No shower, no toilet, sink, drinking water; zilch. Let's just say we're in for quite an interesting time. I don't think we'll be going to the theater to see Big Hero 6 tomorrow.
In conclusion: we are fine, we are alive, but we are without water. Who knows how long we'll last. A few days at most. :P Kidding, we'll find a way.
My first though was, dang it, we've got dangerous fumes leaking from pipes or something, and the house could set fire or something. So I'm like, Daniel we need to get upstairs and tell Mamma and Daddy, NOW. (Apparently I react fairly calmly in such situations; I'm quite proud of myself). We raced upstairs, I explained the situation, and Daddy and I raced back down to the garage.
DANG. There's water piling up by the door, and an unknown pip is hissing water loudly. Daddy raced over, while I open the garage door. The water goes pouring out towards the drain, and continues to constantly pour down the driveway. The pip is spitting water everywhere, so we grabbed a flashlight and ran out to this... darn, I forgot what it's called, but we opened up this concrete hole, trying to shut off our water. But that dang this is too darn complicated. We ended up calling 911, asking for assistance. Other than the fact that water was gushing from our house, it was kind of exciting when the fire truck arrived. 'Course we woke up a few people around the neighborhood, and it's gonna cost a small fortune to hire a plumber to fix the damage. What's even worse is we now have no water. No shower, no toilet, sink, drinking water; zilch. Let's just say we're in for quite an interesting time. I don't think we'll be going to the theater to see Big Hero 6 tomorrow.
In conclusion: we are fine, we are alive, but we are without water. Who knows how long we'll last. A few days at most. :P Kidding, we'll find a way.
Recent Ponderings
I've been thinking about my blog, and just general blogging lately. See, I really enjoy having this blog, and while I'm far from expert I like re-decorating it and things. But yesterday I started thinking, and there's a possibility that I'll be closing this blog down. I know! Hear me out though. I have this idea for a new blog to replace this one. It's been great, but my posts are very random, and my blog is basically a journal. That's been fun; but I though it would be cool to start a blog to record more than just my thoughts on life. I would also document my progress in Gaelic, talk about my writing and things I've learned, even write a bit about my history research. Basically bring together all the random blogs I've made into the past into one, big, awesome blog.
If I do, it'll be hard to say goodbye to this blog. I've had it for over a year, and I've loved it. But I'd like a clean slate if I do this.
Why can't I manage more than one blog, you might ask? I've tried, and regularly posting on more than one blog is tough. Especially if they are similar; then you're just voicing the same thoughts in different ways.
To be honest, the more I think about making this blog, the more excited I get, and I think that this may very well one of my last posts. I'll link my new blog to here, so you can keep up with my crazy busy life (kidding, it's hardly busy, but I aim to make it more full). I haven't even decided what to call this new blog, but just be sure, it will be just as crazy awesome as this blog. There's be one big difference though: I'll actually edit the posts. Yeah, I've never done that in the past, so there's been lots of spelling errors. Basically I'm just being lazy, so with this new blog, which I shall set upon he world in the near future, I will eradicate this horrible habit and bunch of laziness.
Okay, I'm getting really excited about the idea of this blog, so I think I'll get started today. And if you know me, it'll probably be done today. But I'm going to make sure it's perfect. So out with the old, in with the new! It's been nice knowing ya! (Don't worry, I still have at least one more post before this is all over).
If I do, it'll be hard to say goodbye to this blog. I've had it for over a year, and I've loved it. But I'd like a clean slate if I do this.
Why can't I manage more than one blog, you might ask? I've tried, and regularly posting on more than one blog is tough. Especially if they are similar; then you're just voicing the same thoughts in different ways.
To be honest, the more I think about making this blog, the more excited I get, and I think that this may very well one of my last posts. I'll link my new blog to here, so you can keep up with my crazy busy life (kidding, it's hardly busy, but I aim to make it more full). I haven't even decided what to call this new blog, but just be sure, it will be just as crazy awesome as this blog. There's be one big difference though: I'll actually edit the posts. Yeah, I've never done that in the past, so there's been lots of spelling errors. Basically I'm just being lazy, so with this new blog, which I shall set upon he world in the near future, I will eradicate this horrible habit and bunch of laziness.
Okay, I'm getting really excited about the idea of this blog, so I think I'll get started today. And if you know me, it'll probably be done today. But I'm going to make sure it's perfect. So out with the old, in with the new! It's been nice knowing ya! (Don't worry, I still have at least one more post before this is all over).
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Dreams: You Love 'Em, You Hate 'Em
Finally, I think I've decided which novel to start writing in December (that is, tomorrow; eekk!). I'm feeling inspired for Heart of Fire, and so tomorrow I think I'll start writing. That'll be fun, and sometime soon I'll start editing Believe. There's a lot of work to be done with that novel, and I'm quite sure I'll have to re-write it. But none the less, it will be edited!
My birthday is so close. Like, way closer than if feels. For those who don't know, my birthday is on December 6th. Yeah, I know, I'm less than a week away from being sixteen. Crazy, right? Actually, on the topic of birthdays, I'm terrible at remembering birthdays. I only barely remember the birthdays of my family, and out of my family I only remember a few. The two most memorable are the birthdays of my friend Lilly, who I am exactly six days older than, and then Matt, who's birthday is two days before mine. Pretty cool, huh? It's just kind of awesome meeting people with birthdays that close to your own.
So this Black Friday was pretty awesome. Usually I'm broke, and don't buy anything because it's usually all about clothes shopping, which of course is boring. But now that I've got a Chase card and I'm managing my own clothes budget, I got to do some real shopping. I finally got a proper Superman shirt. I've been needing one (ha, I'm actually wearing it right now). Then I also bough two awesome button up shirts. I I've flannel shirts, and I finally got a red one, and a blue one. Of course I wouldn't pass up buy two get one free Schleich at Fred Meyers, so I got an Angus cow (which I have named Sharpie... don't ask why), a sheep, (which I have named Mary... get it?) and the new Golden Retriever (which is currently nameless, though if it's a boy I may name him Count). I ended up getting up at 2:25AM that day, and I'm still recovering from staying awake for 18 hours. One day I'm going to pull an all nighter; I just don't know when.
Her Interactive is having a super sale on their Nancy Drew games. Half off! YEAH!!! Tiana and I bought two of them. I really wanted Labyrinth of Lies, but we ended up with The Shattered Medallion, and The Deadly Device. I can't wait to play them. I actually watched Arglephrumf's walk-through of Deadly Device, but I don't remember it that much. I remember the intern at the time was in all the videos, and she counted each area that Nancy said, "it's locked" in. If you play ND games, then you'll get why. ;)
Also on Black Friday we got to some friends who live out of town. It was pretty fun getting to see them again. We talked a bit about Nancy Drew games; the one game that has scarred me the most is Shadow at the Waters Edge. Now it's easy to be really uneasy during these games, and sure I get "scarred" by most all of the, but this is one that when these two scary parts come up that I have to look away. You have to see it to get it. They just really freak me out, because I had a dream that is still scares me when I think about it in the dark.
It's time I tell you of my most frightening dream I've ever had (actually I might have already written about it, but I like retelling it for some reason). I'm in the middle of a lake, swimming while Tiana is standing on a platform nearby. It's pitch black, but there is a spotlight where we are. The water is so deep, you couldn't see the bottom. I swim over and grab a platform, to show Tiana where to jump. She makes it, and bounced over to a ship, to safety. I climb on, to my right is the ship, to the left a board standing just a foot above the water. For some explainable reason I go to the left. Now you know how in movies, they'll play creepy music, and you just know that something freaky is going to happen and it makes your heart skip a beat before it happens? That's what I felt, and from the water emerged this, thing. Imagine Infiri from Harry Potter, only more human. Smiley, and green with sagging skin, skeleton hands clawing to where I'm standing. I freak, trying to jump over to the ship to safety, but times slows and it's about to grab me. BAM! I wake up, and my heart is racing so fast I felt like I was having a heart attack. I literally couldn't fall asleep out of fear. It had felt so real, and every time I looked into the darkness I could almost literally see it emerging out of the water. It still gives me the creeps at night.
Speaking of dreams, you know how when you need to run, you never can, or you just barely move? I have a twisted version of that in every dream. Every time I need to run, I actually have the power to fly, but it's really difficult. It's like swimming, only through syrup, and you have to point your head in the direction you want to go, but you have to wiggle your body. The hardest part is you're always drifting. It's the most frustrating thing in the world. But on the bright side, I feel like I've actually flown, and it's the coolest thing in the world.
It's almost Tuesday, which is the first of the two episode event of the Arrow, Flash mash up! Gah, I can't wait to see it! It's gonna be EPIC!
My birthday is so close. Like, way closer than if feels. For those who don't know, my birthday is on December 6th. Yeah, I know, I'm less than a week away from being sixteen. Crazy, right? Actually, on the topic of birthdays, I'm terrible at remembering birthdays. I only barely remember the birthdays of my family, and out of my family I only remember a few. The two most memorable are the birthdays of my friend Lilly, who I am exactly six days older than, and then Matt, who's birthday is two days before mine. Pretty cool, huh? It's just kind of awesome meeting people with birthdays that close to your own.
So this Black Friday was pretty awesome. Usually I'm broke, and don't buy anything because it's usually all about clothes shopping, which of course is boring. But now that I've got a Chase card and I'm managing my own clothes budget, I got to do some real shopping. I finally got a proper Superman shirt. I've been needing one (ha, I'm actually wearing it right now). Then I also bough two awesome button up shirts. I I've flannel shirts, and I finally got a red one, and a blue one. Of course I wouldn't pass up buy two get one free Schleich at Fred Meyers, so I got an Angus cow (which I have named Sharpie... don't ask why), a sheep, (which I have named Mary... get it?) and the new Golden Retriever (which is currently nameless, though if it's a boy I may name him Count). I ended up getting up at 2:25AM that day, and I'm still recovering from staying awake for 18 hours. One day I'm going to pull an all nighter; I just don't know when.
Her Interactive is having a super sale on their Nancy Drew games. Half off! YEAH!!! Tiana and I bought two of them. I really wanted Labyrinth of Lies, but we ended up with The Shattered Medallion, and The Deadly Device. I can't wait to play them. I actually watched Arglephrumf's walk-through of Deadly Device, but I don't remember it that much. I remember the intern at the time was in all the videos, and she counted each area that Nancy said, "it's locked" in. If you play ND games, then you'll get why. ;)
Also on Black Friday we got to some friends who live out of town. It was pretty fun getting to see them again. We talked a bit about Nancy Drew games; the one game that has scarred me the most is Shadow at the Waters Edge. Now it's easy to be really uneasy during these games, and sure I get "scarred" by most all of the, but this is one that when these two scary parts come up that I have to look away. You have to see it to get it. They just really freak me out, because I had a dream that is still scares me when I think about it in the dark.
It's time I tell you of my most frightening dream I've ever had (actually I might have already written about it, but I like retelling it for some reason). I'm in the middle of a lake, swimming while Tiana is standing on a platform nearby. It's pitch black, but there is a spotlight where we are. The water is so deep, you couldn't see the bottom. I swim over and grab a platform, to show Tiana where to jump. She makes it, and bounced over to a ship, to safety. I climb on, to my right is the ship, to the left a board standing just a foot above the water. For some explainable reason I go to the left. Now you know how in movies, they'll play creepy music, and you just know that something freaky is going to happen and it makes your heart skip a beat before it happens? That's what I felt, and from the water emerged this, thing. Imagine Infiri from Harry Potter, only more human. Smiley, and green with sagging skin, skeleton hands clawing to where I'm standing. I freak, trying to jump over to the ship to safety, but times slows and it's about to grab me. BAM! I wake up, and my heart is racing so fast I felt like I was having a heart attack. I literally couldn't fall asleep out of fear. It had felt so real, and every time I looked into the darkness I could almost literally see it emerging out of the water. It still gives me the creeps at night.
Speaking of dreams, you know how when you need to run, you never can, or you just barely move? I have a twisted version of that in every dream. Every time I need to run, I actually have the power to fly, but it's really difficult. It's like swimming, only through syrup, and you have to point your head in the direction you want to go, but you have to wiggle your body. The hardest part is you're always drifting. It's the most frustrating thing in the world. But on the bright side, I feel like I've actually flown, and it's the coolest thing in the world.
It's almost Tuesday, which is the first of the two episode event of the Arrow, Flash mash up! Gah, I can't wait to see it! It's gonna be EPIC!
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A Bad Night of Sleep
Okay, so it seems like at least once a week since Doji went missing, I'll have a dream that he came back. It always feel so real, and the one I had last night was the worst one yet. In the dream I just got really emotional that he returned, and waking up from those dreams sucks because I realize it was a dream and then I get really sad. It's not exactly how I like to start my day.
Last night was one of my worst nights of sleep, ever. First off I had Kokopelli sleeping on me. First he was at me feet, then they got cramped up so I moved up and I was hugging him and trying to sleep. After a while I needed to shift positions, and when I did he decided my stomach was a great place to stretch out, so I couldn't breath for a bit. Then he ended up in between my legs. All the while I was listening to music. I usually don't do this, because I can never fall asleep with music on, but I was because outside there was this really odd noise. It sounded kind of like a car door slamming close, or someone loading a truck. Just an odd noise, and at 11:30 in completely darkness that noise can start to creep you out. Even my ear plugs couldn't keep away that loud noise. Finally I just sucked it up, turned off the music, and tired to sleep. That banging was creeping me out though. All I could imagine was someone doing something illegal or something in the middle of the night.
The funny part about that sound though, is I couldn't tell where it was coming from. Usually you have an idea of where it coming from, but I seriously had no idea. It's like the noise was coming from everywhere. 'Course, me being a writer and all my mind started with all these crazy ideas and such. Luckily I finally fell asleep, but even this morning I'm still quite tired.
Okay, so in December The Flash and Arrow are having a two night event. Flash and Arrow are teaming up, and it's a two parted using two different shows! That's really gonna mess some people up. But I think it's totally epic. Especially considering the plot line of the episodes. I really love both those shows, and until recently Agents of Shield hasn't been as good as before, so these shows have been totally kicking them hard. Now I know Man of Steel was a disaster, and I can't truly say anything of the Dark Nigh movies. I think the Batman v. Superman movie will be a flop, and let's just face that DC is terrible at making movies. TV on the other hand, well, let's just say they're incredible at it. Good thing Arrow has a large following, so the show should go on for many season, and the Flash, which is still on it's first season, just hit two million followers on it's Facebook page. Let's hope these shows have a long life span, because they're awesome.
I still can't decided which book to start writing. Heart of Fire and The Shadow have the most plot; one is historical fantasy, the other just fantasy, so I'd be getting away from real life stuff in my writing. That'd be kind of nice since Believe is set in the real world. But at the same time, True Hero is set in the real world, but I really want to write that. Then of course there is Prevlion, which is my most fantasy of fantasy novels. Lots of dragons and mythical beasts. GAH, how am I supposed to decide!
Last night was one of my worst nights of sleep, ever. First off I had Kokopelli sleeping on me. First he was at me feet, then they got cramped up so I moved up and I was hugging him and trying to sleep. After a while I needed to shift positions, and when I did he decided my stomach was a great place to stretch out, so I couldn't breath for a bit. Then he ended up in between my legs. All the while I was listening to music. I usually don't do this, because I can never fall asleep with music on, but I was because outside there was this really odd noise. It sounded kind of like a car door slamming close, or someone loading a truck. Just an odd noise, and at 11:30 in completely darkness that noise can start to creep you out. Even my ear plugs couldn't keep away that loud noise. Finally I just sucked it up, turned off the music, and tired to sleep. That banging was creeping me out though. All I could imagine was someone doing something illegal or something in the middle of the night.
The funny part about that sound though, is I couldn't tell where it was coming from. Usually you have an idea of where it coming from, but I seriously had no idea. It's like the noise was coming from everywhere. 'Course, me being a writer and all my mind started with all these crazy ideas and such. Luckily I finally fell asleep, but even this morning I'm still quite tired.
Okay, so in December The Flash and Arrow are having a two night event. Flash and Arrow are teaming up, and it's a two parted using two different shows! That's really gonna mess some people up. But I think it's totally epic. Especially considering the plot line of the episodes. I really love both those shows, and until recently Agents of Shield hasn't been as good as before, so these shows have been totally kicking them hard. Now I know Man of Steel was a disaster, and I can't truly say anything of the Dark Nigh movies. I think the Batman v. Superman movie will be a flop, and let's just face that DC is terrible at making movies. TV on the other hand, well, let's just say they're incredible at it. Good thing Arrow has a large following, so the show should go on for many season, and the Flash, which is still on it's first season, just hit two million followers on it's Facebook page. Let's hope these shows have a long life span, because they're awesome.
I still can't decided which book to start writing. Heart of Fire and The Shadow have the most plot; one is historical fantasy, the other just fantasy, so I'd be getting away from real life stuff in my writing. That'd be kind of nice since Believe is set in the real world. But at the same time, True Hero is set in the real world, but I really want to write that. Then of course there is Prevlion, which is my most fantasy of fantasy novels. Lots of dragons and mythical beasts. GAH, how am I supposed to decide!
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
For the Win!
I did it! Today I hit 50,053 words on my novel, Believe! I have officially won NaNoWriMo for my second year in a row! Yeah!
I'm really glad to be finished. Don't get me wrong, I loved every second of it. But I wrote 6,000 words today. My neck is still stiff from sitting at the computer for so long. But I did it! This story was one of my less plotted novels, so I have a much better idea of where I want this book to go. So while I will actually take advantage of the free paperback copies this year, this will definitely not be my finished manuscript. I'm going to have to re-write the whole thing, but that's okay. :) I'll definitely take a break form this story though. Having it be the only one in ym thought process for one whole month is tough. Usually I drift between novels, so this was kind of tough.
Now I may take a bit of a break, considering Thanksgiving, Black Friday, etc. but starting December 1st, or sooner, I will try and write 500 words a day. In this way I will create a habit of writing every day so I can write the many stories in my head, but I don't use all my time writing. I either write, or I don't. There's no in between. I want to change that. The thing is, I can't decide which novel to write. One with less plot, or more? Heart of Fire and The Shadow have the most plot. Prev. takes second/third, and the rest tie for last. Because of the fan art I want to do True Hero, and I might. Argh, I just can't decide!
My novel ended up being 80 pages long. That may seem like a lot, but that is actually a very, very small book. I can only imagine how many words the Harry Potter books much be!
Oh yes, and my Facebook account was "hacked" by a friend. Technically Tiana did it, but my friend Matt left a message for me. It was pretty funny. Matt if you happen to read this (for some odd reason since no one really reads my blog anyways) watch out. I'm plotting my revenge, and I will not rest until it has been fulfilled! >:D
I'm really glad to be finished. Don't get me wrong, I loved every second of it. But I wrote 6,000 words today. My neck is still stiff from sitting at the computer for so long. But I did it! This story was one of my less plotted novels, so I have a much better idea of where I want this book to go. So while I will actually take advantage of the free paperback copies this year, this will definitely not be my finished manuscript. I'm going to have to re-write the whole thing, but that's okay. :) I'll definitely take a break form this story though. Having it be the only one in ym thought process for one whole month is tough. Usually I drift between novels, so this was kind of tough.
Now I may take a bit of a break, considering Thanksgiving, Black Friday, etc. but starting December 1st, or sooner, I will try and write 500 words a day. In this way I will create a habit of writing every day so I can write the many stories in my head, but I don't use all my time writing. I either write, or I don't. There's no in between. I want to change that. The thing is, I can't decide which novel to write. One with less plot, or more? Heart of Fire and The Shadow have the most plot. Prev. takes second/third, and the rest tie for last. Because of the fan art I want to do True Hero, and I might. Argh, I just can't decide!
My novel ended up being 80 pages long. That may seem like a lot, but that is actually a very, very small book. I can only imagine how many words the Harry Potter books much be!
Oh yes, and my Facebook account was "hacked" by a friend. Technically Tiana did it, but my friend Matt left a message for me. It was pretty funny. Matt if you happen to read this (for some odd reason since no one really reads my blog anyways) watch out. I'm plotting my revenge, and I will not rest until it has been fulfilled! >:D
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Fan Art!
Okay so, on the LOL Kids Forum someone asked for permission to draw my character, Jade, from my story True Hero. Obviously I said yes, I mean who doesn't want someone to draw their character, right?! I was really excited to see how they though Jade looked, and to see the finished product. Now I really wasn't sure what to expect, I knew that their drawings were more on the cartoon-ish side. This honestly exceeded my expectations greatly. I'll show you their painting.
Now I don't know about you, but I'm completely in love with this drawing. It's actually given me a whole new look on Jade and her character; the expression is literally perfect. Only once before have I had someone draw my character, but the first way me requesting someone to do it, not the other way around. Out of the two I'd say this is my favorite. It's just so cool! Honestly, I was super excited and touched when she asked if she could draw Jade. She said she really loved the prologue that I wrote, and her praise just gets me really excited. I know I'm not the best writer in the world, but whenever someone really likes my work I just get all tingly and excited.
I'm just really happy with how their painting turned out. I'll be using it as a base for Jade's character from now on. I never really did find a photo of someone that quite fit Jade's character, so this drawing truly is perfect. Gah, I think I'll have to start writing True Hero in December, after NaNoWriMo. Those comments along with the painting just make me fell as warm inside. It's the coolest thing! It's my first fan art you could say. This is extremely awesome.
That's all I wanted to say. I need to get back to writing Believe. I've already hit tomorrows par, and I need to keep up with Tiana. She's already at 41,000 words today, though I'm only two hundred words behind. Maybe I'll even catch up to Evangeline today!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Black Widows Everywhere
Wait, my last post was on the thirteenth? What? It doesn't feel like it'd been that long. But then again, writing makes time fly really fast. I have officially passed the halfway mark, and while my story isn't perfect it's going pretty well. I've got plans for it once December starts. Or should I say, once the month of editing begins!
I have found two new composers whom I like. Peter Roe, and Mark Petire. Both are pretty awesome, and I love their music. Now that I've got Spotify back on my computer, listening to music is a lot easier. Usually I use YouTube, but I get kind of fed up with all the ads before the video. Then it kind of ruins the mood of the maker of the song talks at the end of the video. That's why Spotify is perfect. Well, except that there are ads, though less of them. These ads are really obnoxious.
Oh dear. Now I'm seeing a lot of Mockingbird stuff around the interest. Brace yourselves, it's coming! But at least there's only one more movie until it's over. Actually, some of the trailers look kind of cool (nothing like what I thought of based on the books). Who knows, the soundtracks might be cool. I listen to lots of soundtracks of movies I've never seen, and probably never will. Just cause I don't like a movie doesn't mean I can't like the soundtrack. Though I've never tired either Hunger Games, or Catching Fire soundtracks.
Daniel and I have been doing major cleaning in our room. One because it's nice having a clean room, and two, it'll be easier when we finally move into the office room. I can't wait to get that room. But yeah, we went and cleaned under our bed and purged a lot of stuff. There was sooooo much dust under the bed, it was unbelievable. We also found a spider that looked just like a black widow under there. For all we know it is a black widow (after all, only the females have the red mark... or was it only the males had it?). Either way, that spider is gone. No, I was not the one to kill it. My mom came in and saved the day. I have arachnophobia, so I didn't want anywhere near that spider. Apparently it was already half dead when she killed it. That's a relief, I mean it was under my bed! We also have a spider that looks like a black widow in our garage. Seeing as they can survive in Washington, but not reproduce and stay alive here, it makes me wonder. I seriously doubt it's a black widow. But what if it is? I hope it just says in that corner by the door. I don't fancy being bit by that spider.
Today Daniel and I plan to go through our closet. We still have out stuffed animals, and I don't plan on getting rid of them anytime soon, but the end of ours beds just doesn't work that well anymore. So we're going to try and find a nice place to store them. I have the perfect place in mind too.
Ug, I feel all on edge after talking about the spider. That's one of the problems with long hair, once you think about spiders you feel like they're crawling all over you, and that there are webs all over you, just because your hair brushes over your arms. Even so, I still really like my long hair. I don't plan on getting it cut any time soon. I only just discovered that I can tie my hair in a knot, and so I can pretend to do an Elsa transformation because my hair comes out so smoothly. Or I can pretend to do the Wonder Woman change. I want to get a Wonder Woman shirt, wear it underneath a button up shirt, have have my hair up. Then I can perfect spinning around, letting my hair down, pulling off the button up, and being ready to fight! :) Haha, that probably sounded weird.
I must write now. Yesterday I stayed up until ten trying to hit par. Not that I don't usual stay up until ten, but you know, had I gone to bed any later I may have been up really late. So yeah, see y'all later (that sounded weird coming from me... y'all. Not in my usual vocabulary. Now something I say quite often thanks to Doctor Who is Oi! I don't even think about it, it just comes out now).
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Ads Can be Good
Darn it. I was messing around with my Walther P22 (air soft of course) and it's stuck. I pulled back the slide and now, for reasons I cannot figure out, it wont go forward. One of the BB's is stuck somewhere inside, but I can't get it out to make sure everything is safe.... okay that was odd. I just got the BB out. But there were two. How the heck did two BB's get in the chamber? I didn't even know it could fit more than one! Whhhaaaa? Two more? Where the heck are these BB's coming from?! I pulled the magazine out... what the heck. Oh, and that makes five. The slide's back in place and everything appears to be working. But how on earth did five BB's get stuck in the chamber? That doesn't make an logical sense.
Well, I hit par for today! I wasn't sure I'd make it though. My plot is running out of steam. Oh well, at least I can continue to write about supernatural events for filler. It may drag it out, but at least it'll be more interesting than the last ten thousand words of Rohca. A novel which I have large plans for. The next draft will be a million times better.
I've gotten used to the keys on Tommy. I can now type with ease and extreme speed. There are a few times I get slightly caught up, but I'm getting used to it. That's a good things, because it's really frustrating when you can't type fast. It's also frustrating when there seems to be something stuck under one of your mouse buttons. It's really hard to right click, and it's rather maddening. Oh yay, I just fixed it. Thank goodness. It was driving me crazy. I wonder how something got stuck in there in the first place.
Everybody knows that over half the videos on YouTube have adds, right? Well, that's just a guess, but I'm probably right. Anyways, usually they're annoying and you can't wait to skip them. Or you cant skip them and it's really annoying. Well for once I'm glad for YouTube adds. Since I use YouTube to listen to most of my music I'm using it all the time, and one of the adds was for Peter Hollens version of the song I See Fire from the Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug. I am now completely in love with that song. I love the original version, as well as Peter Hollens version. So for once, thank you YouTube. Keep playing more ads like that.
Well, I hit par for today! I wasn't sure I'd make it though. My plot is running out of steam. Oh well, at least I can continue to write about supernatural events for filler. It may drag it out, but at least it'll be more interesting than the last ten thousand words of Rohca. A novel which I have large plans for. The next draft will be a million times better.
I've gotten used to the keys on Tommy. I can now type with ease and extreme speed. There are a few times I get slightly caught up, but I'm getting used to it. That's a good things, because it's really frustrating when you can't type fast. It's also frustrating when there seems to be something stuck under one of your mouse buttons. It's really hard to right click, and it's rather maddening. Oh yay, I just fixed it. Thank goodness. It was driving me crazy. I wonder how something got stuck in there in the first place.
Everybody knows that over half the videos on YouTube have adds, right? Well, that's just a guess, but I'm probably right. Anyways, usually they're annoying and you can't wait to skip them. Or you cant skip them and it's really annoying. Well for once I'm glad for YouTube adds. Since I use YouTube to listen to most of my music I'm using it all the time, and one of the adds was for Peter Hollens version of the song I See Fire from the Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug. I am now completely in love with that song. I love the original version, as well as Peter Hollens version. So for once, thank you YouTube. Keep playing more ads like that.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Sound
So what I'm about to talk about is something not many people (outside of my family) know. Actually, I don't think any of them know this. Okay, so for about the last three or four years, give or take a year, I've slept wearing ear plugs. I don't remember exactly when it started, but now I literally can't fall asleep without them. There are multiple reasons, I share a room and people make noises at night. I'll hear the creaking of the house (it doesn't scare me, but since I wear earplugs it's unusual), and just a different kind of quiet.
To continue, just recently we learned that I mostly likely have a case of Misophonia. In short, it's a condition that basically manes a hatred of sounds. That sounds kind of odd. But yes, it would appear as though I have this condition. It's actually been a huge relief for me, because I have a hard time when people make certain, totally natural sounds. I would just get angry when I heard them, and I couldn't figure out why I got angry so quickly over something so trivial. This is apparently a new condition and there's supposedly no cure. But I'm sure there's something we can do.
One thing about Misophonia, apparently if you have it then it's a bad idea to wear ear plugs. Even just listening to music is better than ear plugs (I'm not totally sure why there's a difference, other than with ear plugs there's literally no noise, while with ear buds there's still sound). So back to why I told you about my wearing earplugs for many years. I have made it a quest for myself, I'm going to try and wean myself off using earplugs so I can sleep like a normal person. My plan is to get a fan to generate white noise, create a long playlist of relaxing music to play softly, and to take a melatonin so I can have an extra bit of help in the beginning. So far the only fan in the house isn't working (go figure) so I may have to wait a small while. Perhaps I can get one from our grandpas basement, because I don't think just the music is going to cut it... hm. I wonder if the sounds of nature, or a thunder storm in the background would help as well? Maybe I can go between that and music if that ends up working.
Now on an entirely different topic, NaNoWriMo. It's going quite well. I've only got a few hundred words until I've hit todays par. My whole thing of being a few days ahead of par has been lost. In a sense I'm glad, just because I don't want NaNoWriMo to go by too fast. But looking back, I was only ever two days ahead before, and those two days go quick.
With the quickly passing NaNoWriMo days I've realized, it wont be long until my sixteenth birthday! It's less than a month away. I'm not quite sure what I want to do. What I do know is as soon as I wake up I want to open presents. Last year I did this, but everyone forgot to wrap my gifts and I had to wait what felt like hours for them all to be wrapped before I could open them. Lets hope history doesn't repeat itself. ;) Things I'm planning to do on my birthday are going to P.F. Change for lunch. They have the most amazing spicy chicken. It's basically orange chicken, only gluten free and spicy. It. Is. Amazing! Unfortunately since we're still kind of poor, only my mom and I will be going. But I suppose it'll make it kind of special!
For my birthday I'm also planning on having homemade chocolate cake, and homemade, no sugar added, jello. Then I suppose we'll watch a movie. I don't know what movie to watch. I'm considering trying to get Soul Surfer, to watch it again. But maybe I want to wait, so I can watch How to Train Your Dragon 2. I loved the first one, and from word on the street the second one was worth the wait. Of course I don't have to wait as long as everyone else, since I didn't watch the first one till a small while ago. :)
A few months ago I started composing my first song! It's on the piano of course, and it's about fifteen seconds long so far (that sounds kind of pathetic, but that's actually a lot of work!). I transferred what I've got so far onto Magix. I'm hoping to get it up to at least a minute for a short song. Since I can make it any instrument the final product may not be piano at all. I'm considering turning it into a guitar solo, or maybe flute. I'm not very experienced with working with the flute on the midi; it's rather complicated. So probably not flute.
I really hope that Brunuh and Sharm release another vocal collab. song soon. I really love the ones they'd done so far. I think Song of the Dragonborn, Cry of the Dragons, and The Essence of Life are my favorites. They're all good, though one of them is a bit rough. Brunuh didn't intend that song to be a vocal when he first composed it. I love the way Brunuh changed the end bit of Cry of the Dragons for the vocal. It had a much more epic ending.
Today I bought the Anna doll from the Disney store! It's awesome, because now both Tiana and I have an Anna and Elsa doll for ourselves. Each doll has an interesting personality, and they're usually quite crazy. I also got an awesome Lion King shirt.
Gah. Kokopelli just jumped up on my computer, and he insists on laying on it. Crazy cat, I can't write like this.
To continue, just recently we learned that I mostly likely have a case of Misophonia. In short, it's a condition that basically manes a hatred of sounds. That sounds kind of odd. But yes, it would appear as though I have this condition. It's actually been a huge relief for me, because I have a hard time when people make certain, totally natural sounds. I would just get angry when I heard them, and I couldn't figure out why I got angry so quickly over something so trivial. This is apparently a new condition and there's supposedly no cure. But I'm sure there's something we can do.
One thing about Misophonia, apparently if you have it then it's a bad idea to wear ear plugs. Even just listening to music is better than ear plugs (I'm not totally sure why there's a difference, other than with ear plugs there's literally no noise, while with ear buds there's still sound). So back to why I told you about my wearing earplugs for many years. I have made it a quest for myself, I'm going to try and wean myself off using earplugs so I can sleep like a normal person. My plan is to get a fan to generate white noise, create a long playlist of relaxing music to play softly, and to take a melatonin so I can have an extra bit of help in the beginning. So far the only fan in the house isn't working (go figure) so I may have to wait a small while. Perhaps I can get one from our grandpas basement, because I don't think just the music is going to cut it... hm. I wonder if the sounds of nature, or a thunder storm in the background would help as well? Maybe I can go between that and music if that ends up working.
Now on an entirely different topic, NaNoWriMo. It's going quite well. I've only got a few hundred words until I've hit todays par. My whole thing of being a few days ahead of par has been lost. In a sense I'm glad, just because I don't want NaNoWriMo to go by too fast. But looking back, I was only ever two days ahead before, and those two days go quick.
With the quickly passing NaNoWriMo days I've realized, it wont be long until my sixteenth birthday! It's less than a month away. I'm not quite sure what I want to do. What I do know is as soon as I wake up I want to open presents. Last year I did this, but everyone forgot to wrap my gifts and I had to wait what felt like hours for them all to be wrapped before I could open them. Lets hope history doesn't repeat itself. ;) Things I'm planning to do on my birthday are going to P.F. Change for lunch. They have the most amazing spicy chicken. It's basically orange chicken, only gluten free and spicy. It. Is. Amazing! Unfortunately since we're still kind of poor, only my mom and I will be going. But I suppose it'll make it kind of special!
For my birthday I'm also planning on having homemade chocolate cake, and homemade, no sugar added, jello. Then I suppose we'll watch a movie. I don't know what movie to watch. I'm considering trying to get Soul Surfer, to watch it again. But maybe I want to wait, so I can watch How to Train Your Dragon 2. I loved the first one, and from word on the street the second one was worth the wait. Of course I don't have to wait as long as everyone else, since I didn't watch the first one till a small while ago. :)
A few months ago I started composing my first song! It's on the piano of course, and it's about fifteen seconds long so far (that sounds kind of pathetic, but that's actually a lot of work!). I transferred what I've got so far onto Magix. I'm hoping to get it up to at least a minute for a short song. Since I can make it any instrument the final product may not be piano at all. I'm considering turning it into a guitar solo, or maybe flute. I'm not very experienced with working with the flute on the midi; it's rather complicated. So probably not flute.
I really hope that Brunuh and Sharm release another vocal collab. song soon. I really love the ones they'd done so far. I think Song of the Dragonborn, Cry of the Dragons, and The Essence of Life are my favorites. They're all good, though one of them is a bit rough. Brunuh didn't intend that song to be a vocal when he first composed it. I love the way Brunuh changed the end bit of Cry of the Dragons for the vocal. It had a much more epic ending.
Today I bought the Anna doll from the Disney store! It's awesome, because now both Tiana and I have an Anna and Elsa doll for ourselves. Each doll has an interesting personality, and they're usually quite crazy. I also got an awesome Lion King shirt.
Gah. Kokopelli just jumped up on my computer, and he insists on laying on it. Crazy cat, I can't write like this.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Suddenly I'm Busy
I love Tommy so far. Having my own laptop is so nice. Today I started going through a bunch of my old files from when my old computer still worked (speaking of which, I need to get some things off of the actual computer that didn't get transferred to the Link Station). I have so many old things that I really don't need on there, though I found a few good old things. Like a Pirates of the Caribbean background Sereina made for me years ago. I also found the beginning of a story from a really long time ago. Wow. Just wow. That writing was really terrible. Of course I was a bit younger, and I'm not putting myself down for it, but my old writing is very... boring. :) It goes to show that I've come a long way.
So I have now played a Nancy Drew game on my computer, and since you computer can flip around (not all the way, but pretty far) it's pretty interesting. I love my touchscreen. When I flip it around it's kind of like having my own personal television. It's pretty awesome. I was playing Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (or as I call it, Last Train, or Blue Moon). I've always cheated in like, every game, but I've decided to go though the game and not cheat. But it's so hard. I cannot for the life of me figure out the order of the dolls! It's driving me crazy, because I know, but it's not working. Grrrr.
So far today I haven't done any writing. Yikes. Yesterday I did hit todays par though, so it's not too scary. I've been busy working with my dad for the lending and things all last night and this morning, I've barely had time to eat, let alone write! I'm planning on doing some writing, but I really want to clean and go through my room. I actually used Pinterest in the way other people do, and was looking at crafty pins. It got me in a super artsy mood, but it was late at night, so I couldn't exactly start cleaning my room then (if I didn't have a roommate then I might have). So today I want to purge and clean, but still get some writing done so I'm at least a little ahead. My friend, Evangeline, is totally whupping me. Last I saw she was at eighteen thousand. I'm only at twelve thousand! Maybe tomorrow or the next day I'll dedicate to writing a whole bunch. Things have been so busy with Trebon. We didn't have anything going on, but now we're finalizing three deals, preparing another, and just gah. Too much at once. :)
Okay, I'm going to either write or eat, I don't know which first, then I'll probably clean my room. Unless I have more Trebon work.
So I have now played a Nancy Drew game on my computer, and since you computer can flip around (not all the way, but pretty far) it's pretty interesting. I love my touchscreen. When I flip it around it's kind of like having my own personal television. It's pretty awesome. I was playing Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (or as I call it, Last Train, or Blue Moon). I've always cheated in like, every game, but I've decided to go though the game and not cheat. But it's so hard. I cannot for the life of me figure out the order of the dolls! It's driving me crazy, because I know, but it's not working. Grrrr.
So far today I haven't done any writing. Yikes. Yesterday I did hit todays par though, so it's not too scary. I've been busy working with my dad for the lending and things all last night and this morning, I've barely had time to eat, let alone write! I'm planning on doing some writing, but I really want to clean and go through my room. I actually used Pinterest in the way other people do, and was looking at crafty pins. It got me in a super artsy mood, but it was late at night, so I couldn't exactly start cleaning my room then (if I didn't have a roommate then I might have). So today I want to purge and clean, but still get some writing done so I'm at least a little ahead. My friend, Evangeline, is totally whupping me. Last I saw she was at eighteen thousand. I'm only at twelve thousand! Maybe tomorrow or the next day I'll dedicate to writing a whole bunch. Things have been so busy with Trebon. We didn't have anything going on, but now we're finalizing three deals, preparing another, and just gah. Too much at once. :)
Okay, I'm going to either write or eat, I don't know which first, then I'll probably clean my room. Unless I have more Trebon work.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Robin Hood, Fact or Fake?
Ah. I love watching shows set back it time. They bring so many questions to my mind. I should really write them down as I watch, so I can remember to research them later. What has brought this on? Robin Hood. The BBC show to be exact. My mom and I finally got around to watching it again. We got in two more episodes. Of course it's not the most historically accurate show, and I'm okay with that. Though I find it annoying that Lady Marion wears pants. That's one of the biggies of history. After all, only in the last hundred years or so have pants become acceptable for women to wear. It's kind of funny. With all of today's technology I forget that the eighteen hundreds really weren't that long ago. Sure, one hundred years is a long time. But that's just a little bit longer than a persons life (I'm not saying all people live that long, but many people do). So just think, only a few generations ago we didn't have cars.
I've actually become quite interested in the history of Robin Hood. But darn my luck, right when I find the section talking of Robin Hood I have to return Castles, Customs, and Kings. I'm hoping to do more research on Robin Hood, and King Richard and the Crusades. From what I've read there's been a lot of Robin Hoods. But it's not what you're thinking.
Today I got to go rollerskating with some friends. It was really fun. For some time we all kept saying we hoped they would play Let it Go (that's right, I am not, and never will be, sick of that song). Mary and I went and requested it, but didn't tell Tiana and Lilly. They got all excited when it started playing, but then we told them. While the song played I saw a kid covering his ears. I guess he doesn't like that song.
Oh, gotta go.
I've actually become quite interested in the history of Robin Hood. But darn my luck, right when I find the section talking of Robin Hood I have to return Castles, Customs, and Kings. I'm hoping to do more research on Robin Hood, and King Richard and the Crusades. From what I've read there's been a lot of Robin Hoods. But it's not what you're thinking.
Today I got to go rollerskating with some friends. It was really fun. For some time we all kept saying we hoped they would play Let it Go (that's right, I am not, and never will be, sick of that song). Mary and I went and requested it, but didn't tell Tiana and Lilly. They got all excited when it started playing, but then we told them. While the song played I saw a kid covering his ears. I guess he doesn't like that song.
Oh, gotta go.
Monday, November 3, 2014
TOMMY'S HERE
Finally, after the weekend that lasted an eternity, my wonder Lenovo laptop, Tommy, has arrived! I'm so excited! Hes perfect! There's a real number pad on the keyboard (I'm soooo not used to that), and the sound is better then any computer I've ever owned. Granted, it's Windows 8, but it's not like you get just get it without Window 8. I'm still getting used to the new keyboard though. I keep pressing the wrong buttons. It's going to be a while before I can type without looking.
Actually when Tommy arrived at the door I was mid word sprint with Tiana and a friend who we were video chatting with. I didn't even hear the truck (we call UPS delivery men the ninjas of delivery) Ack, I'm so not used to this keyboard. I'm all out of whack.
One of the nicest features, which I really didn't think I needed, is a touch screen. It's actually really helpful at times. Especially when you can't find your mouse and don't feel like using the tedious touchpad.
The screen can also fold backwards in a 180° which is really nice. I mean I haven't used it yet, but it's a cool feature. The whole computer is just, gah! AWESOME!!! It's so nice, now I hae a computer that can be off the charger without dying in less than a minute (that's literally how terrible my old computer battery is, I'm not exaggerating).
Actually when Tommy arrived at the door I was mid word sprint with Tiana and a friend who we were video chatting with. I didn't even hear the truck (we call UPS delivery men the ninjas of delivery) Ack, I'm so not used to this keyboard. I'm all out of whack.
One of the nicest features, which I really didn't think I needed, is a touch screen. It's actually really helpful at times. Especially when you can't find your mouse and don't feel like using the tedious touchpad.
The screen can also fold backwards in a 180° which is really nice. I mean I haven't used it yet, but it's a cool feature. The whole computer is just, gah! AWESOME!!! It's so nice, now I hae a computer that can be off the charger without dying in less than a minute (that's literally how terrible my old computer battery is, I'm not exaggerating).
Saturday, November 1, 2014
November Has Arrived
Today is the beginning. NaNoWriMo has begun! Already Tiana and I are really competitive. But let me start at the beginning (a very good place to start ;))
Tiana and I stayed up until midnight. After our usual few games of Poker and giving candy to trick or treaters we set up our computer spots. It felt like an eternity for midnight to come. We did a video chat with two of our friends who are also doing NaNoWriMo (it's their first year). Tiana wrote about half her par, and since it was almost one in the morning decided to go to bed. I was going to go to bed, but ended up writing a little more. So I hit my first days par around one in the morning.
Now usually I wake up, on a normal day, around eight or nine. This morning, since I was so deprived of sleep, I ended up waking up at seven. In the morning. Yeah, I'll bet you weren't expecting that. Tiana, for some weird reason, couldn't sleep. She got me because she wanted to be fair and give me a chance to keep up. Of course that was the perfect moment to mention that I'd already hit par. ;) We both went up stairs and she wrote and it's been a competition ever since. At one point today we both had the same word count, 1,750. But she decided to go and write more. I've almost hit two thousand words today; I have a feeling like we're going to finish NaNoWriMo early again.
So remember how Tommy is thirty minutes from my house, but I can't get him? Well now he's five minutes away. Literally five minutes. I called to see if I could pick him up, but I apparently called the wrong part of UPS. My parents were headed to Costco though, and said they'd stop by and see if they could pick it up. It's kind of funny, last night I was "complaining" about it being so close (you know, mock whining) and my dad's like "there's plenty of ways you could go get it. Breaking into the wear house for instance." Haha. I'd had the same thought (of course I'd never actually do that. I just need to clarity, in case any cops find my blog and read it for some reason. :P). You know, it's thoughts like that that really make it appropriate for me to be in Slytherin. :P
It's so cool doing NaNoWriMo with friends. Evangeline (who I know will read this ;)) has almost hit par today! :D My other friends haven't updated their word count. Mine is always updated. So unless you check as I'm writing, the number on my account will be exactly how many words I've written. It's so exhilarating to update it every time I break from writing.
I feel kind of like playing a Nancy Drew game... but I lack a computer to play it on. Once I get Tommy I'm planning on putting all of our Nancy Drew game on him (we own all but like four or five of them). That's one thing about me, I'm a gamer. Sure, I have my fair share of tv shows that I love, but when it comes down to it I'll usually pick a computer game over watching tv. Even if it's not educational par say, I love to engage my mind. Even if I've done a Nancy Drew game a hundred times, or played the entire scenario of Petz Horses five times (it's a really long game) I don't care. I get into the story. :) Speaking of Petz Horses, that game it amazing. Look it up. I would ramble about it for hours, but... well, why don't I?
Ohhh, there's a squirrel on the deck! He's so cute! I think a pet squirrel would be awesome.
Gah. I really hope that Daddy's able to pick up Tommy today. That would be awesome. They seriously should have overnighted it the other day so I could have gotten it Friday.
Tiana and I stayed up until midnight. After our usual few games of Poker and giving candy to trick or treaters we set up our computer spots. It felt like an eternity for midnight to come. We did a video chat with two of our friends who are also doing NaNoWriMo (it's their first year). Tiana wrote about half her par, and since it was almost one in the morning decided to go to bed. I was going to go to bed, but ended up writing a little more. So I hit my first days par around one in the morning.
Now usually I wake up, on a normal day, around eight or nine. This morning, since I was so deprived of sleep, I ended up waking up at seven. In the morning. Yeah, I'll bet you weren't expecting that. Tiana, for some weird reason, couldn't sleep. She got me because she wanted to be fair and give me a chance to keep up. Of course that was the perfect moment to mention that I'd already hit par. ;) We both went up stairs and she wrote and it's been a competition ever since. At one point today we both had the same word count, 1,750. But she decided to go and write more. I've almost hit two thousand words today; I have a feeling like we're going to finish NaNoWriMo early again.
So remember how Tommy is thirty minutes from my house, but I can't get him? Well now he's five minutes away. Literally five minutes. I called to see if I could pick him up, but I apparently called the wrong part of UPS. My parents were headed to Costco though, and said they'd stop by and see if they could pick it up. It's kind of funny, last night I was "complaining" about it being so close (you know, mock whining) and my dad's like "there's plenty of ways you could go get it. Breaking into the wear house for instance." Haha. I'd had the same thought (of course I'd never actually do that. I just need to clarity, in case any cops find my blog and read it for some reason. :P). You know, it's thoughts like that that really make it appropriate for me to be in Slytherin. :P
It's so cool doing NaNoWriMo with friends. Evangeline (who I know will read this ;)) has almost hit par today! :D My other friends haven't updated their word count. Mine is always updated. So unless you check as I'm writing, the number on my account will be exactly how many words I've written. It's so exhilarating to update it every time I break from writing.
I feel kind of like playing a Nancy Drew game... but I lack a computer to play it on. Once I get Tommy I'm planning on putting all of our Nancy Drew game on him (we own all but like four or five of them). That's one thing about me, I'm a gamer. Sure, I have my fair share of tv shows that I love, but when it comes down to it I'll usually pick a computer game over watching tv. Even if it's not educational par say, I love to engage my mind. Even if I've done a Nancy Drew game a hundred times, or played the entire scenario of Petz Horses five times (it's a really long game) I don't care. I get into the story. :) Speaking of Petz Horses, that game it amazing. Look it up. I would ramble about it for hours, but... well, why don't I?
Ohhh, there's a squirrel on the deck! He's so cute! I think a pet squirrel would be awesome.
Gah. I really hope that Daddy's able to pick up Tommy today. That would be awesome. They seriously should have overnighted it the other day so I could have gotten it Friday.
Friday, October 31, 2014
So Very Close, and Yet So Very Far
My package. My wonderful package containing Tommy. My package carrying Tommy to me. It is literally thirty minutes away, as of yesterday. It should totally be able to arrive today, but noooo. It's still due on Monday! I seriously wish I could just drive over and pick it up! But that's not how mailing works. I suppose there's a smallest, tiniest chance that it'll come today. But I'm trying not to get my hopes up. It would be awesome if it came today though, then I would have it just in time for NaNoWriMo. Ach, does must this torment me so? It is right there.
So in chapter three of Gaelic I'm learning about names and introductions. One of the first things they're talking about is how Scottish (and maybe Irish) names very commonly start with Mac (I'm assuming that Mac and Mc are the same thing, based on other things I've read). Oh, random fact, David Tennant (who plays the tenth incarnation of the Doctor) his real name is David MacDonald. Yup, he sounds more like the Scotsman he is with that name, compared to Tennant. That would also suggest that some friends of ours, the McAndrews, are of Scottish descendant as well. That's pretty awesome. I'm a mix of lots of things, such as some German from my moms side, and based off our last name, French (Blanchard is a French name). I suppose if you go back far enough I'm really everything. It would be rather interesting to trace my family back to see if I'm related to anyone important. Of course, in my mind I'm racing us back to Revolutionary France (seeing as I would appear to have some French blood in me). That would be rather cool... but tough to trace I admit.
When Daniel and I finally get to move into the large office room I'm really, really hoping for a large empty piece of wall. Something I've wanted to do for a while, but just lacked space (ha, lacked space, story of my life :P) was to create multiple family trees of the royal families I like to study. In the end they almost always connect in a way. Mary Queen of Scots was Elizabeth I cousin. The last Empress of Russia was the granddaughter of Victoria. Those are a few that come to mind. Actually they could be it, but royals believed in marrying other royals for treaties, so there's a large chance I'll find out more (that's actually part of why many of the royals over the ages have been sickly, they kept marrying their own kin).
I'd also like a large stretch of wall to tape all my story inspiration pictures to. Right now I have a whole bunch taped under my bed. They're a bit beat up though, so I'd like a better place for when I eventually get that room. I love daydreaming about when Daniel and I will move over there though. It'll be so weird. When we do we'll be putting in a door. That'll be odd. And it'll be so big! I've always shared a room, and I've never had a large room to begin with.
Over the course of my life I've never successfully written a journal/diary. I started them, forgot to write for months, and decided to start over. Just repeat that a few times. Yeah. Well now that I've been trying to do school I've been writing in a journal everyday day (or almost every day). I've had it since October seventh of this month. It's actually kind of fun now, I'm not sure what changed. It's cool to think of someone in the future reading it, and being all excited because everything in it's true. That's how I felt about reading Olga Romanova's diary. It so so amazing, because I knew that on that date, she did that at that time. Like I never would have known that the royal family read A Study in Scarlet. I just find that really, really cool. Ahh... someday I want to visit Russia... maybe even learn Russian one day...
Okay guys, deep breath... today's Halloween... tomorrow is the start of NANOWRIMO!!! AHHH I'M SO EXCITED, IT'S TOMORROW, THE DAY HAS COME TO STAY UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND START THE CRAZY JOURNEY THAT ENDED IN WONDROUS DISASTER LAST YEAR!! Hoo... woa.. yeah. I'm really excited. Gah! :D
Back on the topic of Tommy. He's so close. Maybe the tracking information just didn't update. Maybe he's out for delivery. After all, I know from experience that sometimes the tracking information is wayyy off and you get your package before then. But I also know from experience that shipping company's don't focus entirely on you and my package will probably come Monday. Which is completely tormenting me because it's right there.
So in chapter three of Gaelic I'm learning about names and introductions. One of the first things they're talking about is how Scottish (and maybe Irish) names very commonly start with Mac (I'm assuming that Mac and Mc are the same thing, based on other things I've read). Oh, random fact, David Tennant (who plays the tenth incarnation of the Doctor) his real name is David MacDonald. Yup, he sounds more like the Scotsman he is with that name, compared to Tennant. That would also suggest that some friends of ours, the McAndrews, are of Scottish descendant as well. That's pretty awesome. I'm a mix of lots of things, such as some German from my moms side, and based off our last name, French (Blanchard is a French name). I suppose if you go back far enough I'm really everything. It would be rather interesting to trace my family back to see if I'm related to anyone important. Of course, in my mind I'm racing us back to Revolutionary France (seeing as I would appear to have some French blood in me). That would be rather cool... but tough to trace I admit.
When Daniel and I finally get to move into the large office room I'm really, really hoping for a large empty piece of wall. Something I've wanted to do for a while, but just lacked space (ha, lacked space, story of my life :P) was to create multiple family trees of the royal families I like to study. In the end they almost always connect in a way. Mary Queen of Scots was Elizabeth I cousin. The last Empress of Russia was the granddaughter of Victoria. Those are a few that come to mind. Actually they could be it, but royals believed in marrying other royals for treaties, so there's a large chance I'll find out more (that's actually part of why many of the royals over the ages have been sickly, they kept marrying their own kin).
I'd also like a large stretch of wall to tape all my story inspiration pictures to. Right now I have a whole bunch taped under my bed. They're a bit beat up though, so I'd like a better place for when I eventually get that room. I love daydreaming about when Daniel and I will move over there though. It'll be so weird. When we do we'll be putting in a door. That'll be odd. And it'll be so big! I've always shared a room, and I've never had a large room to begin with.
Over the course of my life I've never successfully written a journal/diary. I started them, forgot to write for months, and decided to start over. Just repeat that a few times. Yeah. Well now that I've been trying to do school I've been writing in a journal everyday day (or almost every day). I've had it since October seventh of this month. It's actually kind of fun now, I'm not sure what changed. It's cool to think of someone in the future reading it, and being all excited because everything in it's true. That's how I felt about reading Olga Romanova's diary. It so so amazing, because I knew that on that date, she did that at that time. Like I never would have known that the royal family read A Study in Scarlet. I just find that really, really cool. Ahh... someday I want to visit Russia... maybe even learn Russian one day...
Okay guys, deep breath... today's Halloween... tomorrow is the start of NANOWRIMO!!! AHHH I'M SO EXCITED, IT'S TOMORROW, THE DAY HAS COME TO STAY UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND START THE CRAZY JOURNEY THAT ENDED IN WONDROUS DISASTER LAST YEAR!! Hoo... woa.. yeah. I'm really excited. Gah! :D
Back on the topic of Tommy. He's so close. Maybe the tracking information just didn't update. Maybe he's out for delivery. After all, I know from experience that sometimes the tracking information is wayyy off and you get your package before then. But I also know from experience that shipping company's don't focus entirely on you and my package will probably come Monday. Which is completely tormenting me because it's right there.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
FIVE?!
Okay so I mentioned that I might try and learn both French and Scottish Gaelic at the same time. After today's practice I'm beginning to reconsider my idea. I still want to learn French, but now that I've started chapter three of learning Gaelic things just got real. There is literally FIVE DIFFERENT WAYS to say "am, is, and are." Like, the statement way, the question way, the negative way, the emphatic way, the question form of the emphatic way... Don't get me wrong, I love it. But can't you just use your voice to emphasis something, instead of changing the entire sentence? So yeah, after today I may not learn French just yes. There are still a few things I've learned that I don't quite understand, but I'm getting it. Maybe by this time next year I'll be fluent. ;)
I can officially play the entire song of Noble Maiden Fair on my recorder! Well, technically I'm missing a tiny bit at the beginning, but the tutorial didn't have that part, and I can't make my recorder hit low enough notes to do it myself. But I can play that, a very, very small part of A Window to the Past (from Harry Potter), the beginning of Concerning Hobbits, and the beginning of Magic of Love (by Brunuh Ville). There are a lot of songs I want to learn on recorder, and now that I've learned Noble Maiden Fair maybe I'll start a new one. But which one to choose?
My laptop, which I've already deemed Tommy, will be arriving Monday! Not before the beginning of November, but two days sooner than it originally said! I'm really excited! I remember getting my last laptop, the Dell. Ug. Never buy a Dell. Soon as they're out of warranty they just go downhill; and fast. Considering how terrible of a computer it was, it lasted pretty long though. I pretty much worked it to the ground, trying to make it last until I could afford a new one. I'm so excited! I decided to call the new computer Tommy in honor of Tommy Merlin (he's a fictional character, I know, but I like the name and it fits the computer). This is actually my first time naming something. I have a friend, Morgan, who names pretty much everything she gets (if you ever see this post Morgan, then hi!). Actually, I already have a name picked out for when I get a camera. I want one exactly like Tiana's, but since I'm usually poor (I just got paid, so I'm not now) I haven't gotten it yet. I would name it Chelsea if I ever got one.
Actually I'm not the only one getting a new laptop. One of my friends posted on Facebook the arrival of his new laptop yesterday. And one of my other friends mentioned that he was looking for a new laptop.
I'm in a very fantasy mood right now. Maybe it's because I'm listening to Brunuh and Adrian's music. Their music is perfect for someone writing fantasy. I also feel in a very... horsey-ish mood. I've been pinning horse stuff lately.
I can almost walk normally; now I can put my full weight on my right foot, and I can move it all the way around without any pain. I just can't put those two things together, so I'm still limping around the house a bit.
I can officially play the entire song of Noble Maiden Fair on my recorder! Well, technically I'm missing a tiny bit at the beginning, but the tutorial didn't have that part, and I can't make my recorder hit low enough notes to do it myself. But I can play that, a very, very small part of A Window to the Past (from Harry Potter), the beginning of Concerning Hobbits, and the beginning of Magic of Love (by Brunuh Ville). There are a lot of songs I want to learn on recorder, and now that I've learned Noble Maiden Fair maybe I'll start a new one. But which one to choose?
My laptop, which I've already deemed Tommy, will be arriving Monday! Not before the beginning of November, but two days sooner than it originally said! I'm really excited! I remember getting my last laptop, the Dell. Ug. Never buy a Dell. Soon as they're out of warranty they just go downhill; and fast. Considering how terrible of a computer it was, it lasted pretty long though. I pretty much worked it to the ground, trying to make it last until I could afford a new one. I'm so excited! I decided to call the new computer Tommy in honor of Tommy Merlin (he's a fictional character, I know, but I like the name and it fits the computer). This is actually my first time naming something. I have a friend, Morgan, who names pretty much everything she gets (if you ever see this post Morgan, then hi!). Actually, I already have a name picked out for when I get a camera. I want one exactly like Tiana's, but since I'm usually poor (I just got paid, so I'm not now) I haven't gotten it yet. I would name it Chelsea if I ever got one.
Actually I'm not the only one getting a new laptop. One of my friends posted on Facebook the arrival of his new laptop yesterday. And one of my other friends mentioned that he was looking for a new laptop.
I'm in a very fantasy mood right now. Maybe it's because I'm listening to Brunuh and Adrian's music. Their music is perfect for someone writing fantasy. I also feel in a very... horsey-ish mood. I've been pinning horse stuff lately.
I can almost walk normally; now I can put my full weight on my right foot, and I can move it all the way around without any pain. I just can't put those two things together, so I'm still limping around the house a bit.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
How To Train Your Penguin
I finally ordered a laptop! My dad and I did some searching last night, and we ordered it! I'm so excited! It;s not the color I wanted (red, or something cool). It's just black. But that's okay, the computer screen can flip around. Sadly it's not due to arrive until November 5th, and I was hoping to get it before November. They didn't offer two day shipping! Egah! And I didn't have to pay tax, so I could have afforded it too!
Oh, I finally saw How to Train Your Dragon. It was... interesting. I mean, it's just... AWESOME!!! Haha, yeah, I would say it's my new favorite movie. Toothless was awesome. Oh, and Daniel kept calling it How to Train Your Penguin. I dunno why.
Today I got myself a Chase card. Yup, now I'm officially employed and I've got a Chase debit card. I'm epic. :P Unfortunately I can't get the cool Disney cards! What the heck man? It's just because I have a high school account or whatever. That should be why I get a Disney card. Because I'm a kid... er... teen.
So quite a few people I know are learning (or want to learn) French. As it happens I'm in the middle of learning Gaelic, but French is the second language I want to learn. I'm thinking I might try to learn French alongside Gaelic. They seem like different enough languages (imagine learning Irish and Scottish Gaelic at the same time!). I haven't decided if I really will, but I'm considering it. If it gets too hard I'd drop French, and save it for after I'm fluent in Gaelic.
NaNoWriMo is upon us! Ahh, Tiana and I are so excited! We're coming up with all these traditions. I'm going to start a NaNo journal (handwritten of course). Each day I'll write a little about how my writing went, etc. Tiana is going to make a NaNo survival vlog, which I'll post to my blog when it's done. :)
Today, while getting my debit card, I zoned out as I watched somebody standing around. They looked slightly apprehensive, and I couldn't help but wonder why. Then I started imagining them as a character in a book, they were adopted at a young age, and were waiting to meet their real parents/family. But they're stood up- again. I don't quite know why that exact idea entered my mind, but now I've got little ideas running around in my head again. *talking to self* bad timing guys! I can't focus on you now, NaNoWriMo is too important to mess up for you! *back to you* Sorry 'bout that. :P
Oh, I finally saw How to Train Your Dragon. It was... interesting. I mean, it's just... AWESOME!!! Haha, yeah, I would say it's my new favorite movie. Toothless was awesome. Oh, and Daniel kept calling it How to Train Your Penguin. I dunno why.
Today I got myself a Chase card. Yup, now I'm officially employed and I've got a Chase debit card. I'm epic. :P Unfortunately I can't get the cool Disney cards! What the heck man? It's just because I have a high school account or whatever. That should be why I get a Disney card. Because I'm a kid... er... teen.
So quite a few people I know are learning (or want to learn) French. As it happens I'm in the middle of learning Gaelic, but French is the second language I want to learn. I'm thinking I might try to learn French alongside Gaelic. They seem like different enough languages (imagine learning Irish and Scottish Gaelic at the same time!). I haven't decided if I really will, but I'm considering it. If it gets too hard I'd drop French, and save it for after I'm fluent in Gaelic.
NaNoWriMo is upon us! Ahh, Tiana and I are so excited! We're coming up with all these traditions. I'm going to start a NaNo journal (handwritten of course). Each day I'll write a little about how my writing went, etc. Tiana is going to make a NaNo survival vlog, which I'll post to my blog when it's done. :)
Today, while getting my debit card, I zoned out as I watched somebody standing around. They looked slightly apprehensive, and I couldn't help but wonder why. Then I started imagining them as a character in a book, they were adopted at a young age, and were waiting to meet their real parents/family. But they're stood up- again. I don't quite know why that exact idea entered my mind, but now I've got little ideas running around in my head again. *talking to self* bad timing guys! I can't focus on you now, NaNoWriMo is too important to mess up for you! *back to you* Sorry 'bout that. :P
Monday, October 27, 2014
The Party
The party was Saturday, and it's Monday and I haven't posted about it. But I'm here now to record every detail! Okay, I'm kidding, I'll just give an overview.
The party was great! The turnout was smaller than I thought, but still fun. The skit actually turned out really well. Even though I was off stage and didn't come out except for the final bow I was really nervous. I wanted everything to go right, and I didn't want to mess up! I had to move props around in the dark and cue the lights and stuff. It all turned out well.
Actually, the party started out rough for me. Just after arriving (we were the second ones there) I had to go get my dads coat out of the car. I ran out, grabbed it, jumped out and boom. Twisted ankle. Basically imagine someone hitting your ankle with a hammer. Yeah, you get the picture. Because of my little mishap I was hopping around the entire night, and I missed out on the dancing. I really love dancing too.
There was lots of games, including death hand shake/mafia, signs, and my personal favorite winkum (aaaaand I probably spelled that wrong).
The different costumes were: Rose Tyler for Doctor Who, me as a Whovian, Annabeth from Percy Jackson and the Olymipans (I think that was it), Emma Swan from Once Upon a Time, Tristan from Weeping Willow, Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon 2, a Minion from Despicable Me, an army guy, a girl from the 50's, Monk and Herald from Monk, a cowgirl, and a pirate. I think that covers everybody.
So yeah, that's a bit of an overview of the party. Now on to other random things in my life.
NANOWRIMO!!! Ahhhh, it's so close. I'm really, really excited. Sadly there's almost no chance of me having a new computer before November (I haven't even found one to buy, and shipping alone takes around a week).
I want to write about a gypsy girl during the French Revolution. Okay, that was really random. But I do.
Friday, October 24, 2014
I Wear a Fez Now, Fezzes are Cool
Tomorrow is the costume party. Today I "finished" my costume. I'm going as a Whovian, and what complete Doctor Who nerd outfit is complete without a fez? I made it today, with some help from Tiana since she knows how to sew. I really like it, though there was the problem of it staying on my head... in the end I'm using bobby pins. I wish I could just have it loose, to take on and off, but alas, it would not stay on my head if I did. It's sort of weird wearing a fez, because it's just perched on your head kind of awkwardly. Because of this fez I know own two bobby pins! I've never had any before, but as I said I need them to keep my hat on. I'll especially need it during the bow, since our friends and us are preforming a play. I'm not an actor, but I'm in the final cast call as the producer. Really I'm more of a director/producer. I'm hidden in the back helping with costume changes, directing the lights, etc. It's kind of fun actually. Not that I'd want to pursue it for a career; but still fun.
I've been off of sugar for quite a few months now, and while I don't intend to go back I have cheated a few times. I couldn't help it, I just love candy corn and the Jo Jo's from Trader Joe's were taunting me. So now I've made a calendar to keep track of when I cheat and what I cheat on. This way I wont go back to my full sugar diet, but I can still justify a treat now and again. Especially during the holidays. I love candy corn. Like, I really, really love candy corn. It's amazing. Right up there with pretzel rolls.
Gosh I'm tired. I've been exercising, but Sereina got this Wii game called Just Dance. I've been doing my last two days of exercising on there. You really work up a sweat with that thing. It's awesome because there's a dance for Let it Go. I don't care how many times I listen to that song, I don't think it'll ever be annoying to me. It's just epic!
NaNoWriMo is almost here! Tomorrow will be the one week point (though because Tiana and I are staying up till midnight on Friday you can almost take a day off... you know, because we're not sleeping. Well, we are, but... eh, you know what I mean). The sad thing, as I keep saying, I'm getting really motivated to work on Heart of Fire. Ha, I just had a funny thought that borderlines of terrifying/insane. Trying to write two novels in November. Like you hit par that day, then work on the other until you hit par. You'd have to be crazy to do that. I remember last year, not to scare anybody off or anything, but there were days that Tiana and I hardly left our laptops. Ah, good times... good times.
I shouldn't have eaten all that pizza. I ate over half a pizza... but that's actually the norm now days when we get pizza. I eat gluten free, and so I get one third of each of the two pizzas to myself. That doesn't mean I have to eat them all at once, but hey! I was hungry. What can I say.
I've been off of sugar for quite a few months now, and while I don't intend to go back I have cheated a few times. I couldn't help it, I just love candy corn and the Jo Jo's from Trader Joe's were taunting me. So now I've made a calendar to keep track of when I cheat and what I cheat on. This way I wont go back to my full sugar diet, but I can still justify a treat now and again. Especially during the holidays. I love candy corn. Like, I really, really love candy corn. It's amazing. Right up there with pretzel rolls.
Gosh I'm tired. I've been exercising, but Sereina got this Wii game called Just Dance. I've been doing my last two days of exercising on there. You really work up a sweat with that thing. It's awesome because there's a dance for Let it Go. I don't care how many times I listen to that song, I don't think it'll ever be annoying to me. It's just epic!
NaNoWriMo is almost here! Tomorrow will be the one week point (though because Tiana and I are staying up till midnight on Friday you can almost take a day off... you know, because we're not sleeping. Well, we are, but... eh, you know what I mean). The sad thing, as I keep saying, I'm getting really motivated to work on Heart of Fire. Ha, I just had a funny thought that borderlines of terrifying/insane. Trying to write two novels in November. Like you hit par that day, then work on the other until you hit par. You'd have to be crazy to do that. I remember last year, not to scare anybody off or anything, but there were days that Tiana and I hardly left our laptops. Ah, good times... good times.
I shouldn't have eaten all that pizza. I ate over half a pizza... but that's actually the norm now days when we get pizza. I eat gluten free, and so I get one third of each of the two pizzas to myself. That doesn't mean I have to eat them all at once, but hey! I was hungry. What can I say.
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