Kangaroos, Beer and Hermione Granger

I chuckled while reading this DRAFT. 

Originally written November 27th, 2012 at that local coffee shop.

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I just need to write. Write write write. My body is quivering from locked up emotions and words I need to express. The sun is setting to my left. The smell of coffee & winter spices fills the air. Quiet typing is all around the room. Sip. We haven't bought anything. Sitting over here, 'hiding' and discussing the finer things in life... like kangaroos, beer, and hermione granger.

Yes, I have quite the to-do list, but this place inspires creativity. . . not boring work.
If i could just hold off a little longer on this creative spirit trying to escape my body, then i could get some work done . . .

talking to myself, it seems like. its ok though. this is helping. off to learn about mad cow...
dossen hoodeed man.
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Lent-il Soup

Oh well hey there!
Nope, I'm not dead
*thumbs up*
I'm vive-ing and kickin' and going along with my daily routine.

A lot has changed since I last posted.
And I mean a LOT.

I have far too many drafts that are unfinished or cowering in fear.
I'm going to delete them ALL.
Start fresh.
Blank slate.

As all things happen to be, my return is ironic.
I've returned to say so long for a bit.

I know I haven't been here, but I have been on the www
Too much actually.

Using lent as my excuse, I'm cutting back my internet usage.
While I don't need to give strangers (nor friends) my rules to this, I'll share a bit.

I'll still be tweeting, but hardly/ reading tweets.
I'll still be using Facebook for photos or conversing, but no bored scrolling.
Tumblr is completely forbidden.
And definitely no getting sucked into Youtube's dark hole.
Oneword will never be taken away from me, so you can forget about that one.

I'm attempting to cut my reliance down.
After the forty days I will return, but hopefully have less of a presence.

I hope to reconnect to things that are important to me.
Have interactions In Real Life.
Put more emphasis on schoolwork.

The internet will no longer be my weakness.
After this, I will use its powers for good.

Signing Off,

Literally.

Edit: The same day I wrote this post, I failed... 

I randomly scrolled through Facebook and watched sad proposal rejections and pranks on Youtube. 

Thanksgiving Flashback

The Story of Me

Turkey Goble

One chilly November I was sitting in the barn next to my best friend Cowy the Cow, trying to fall asleep. Yes I remeber it like it was yesterday.....

"Honey its time to feed the Turkey" said Mrs. Goblerodel as she cut an orange juicy carrot for dinner. Mr. Goblerodel came down stairs and went out side. This is the part where I thought I was in heaven. Mr. Goblerodel picked up the turkey food and spread a bunch by my nose. I jumped up in surprise as he walked away. "Hey Cowy" I said with a puzzled look. "Don't I only get fed at breakfast and lunch?" "Well yeah" said Cowy, not paying any attension "Oh well" I skipped over to the lot of food and gobled up the food faster than a jack rabbit. I was out like a light in a few minutes.

The next few days I was fed and fed and fed and I got fater and fater and fater. Until I was so fat that I couldn't even fit in the dog door. Not that I went throught the dog door.

One day I think I bragged a little too much about being fed the most in the barn. Finally one of the geese got soo sick of my bragging that the geese waddled up to me and told me the truth. "You fat turkey the only reason they are feeding you so much is because they are trying to fatten you up so you can be dinner on Thanksgiving." the geese swaked. That night I could scarcley sleep.

A few days before Thanksgiving and I've haven't a plan. "I don't want to die" I cried out. I looked over at my friend Cowy he was lieing down kicking rocks. I wobbled over to him. "Cowy" I said sadly with tears filling me eyes. "Will you let me die or will you try and save me?" I said. "Well Turkey Gobble sence you are my dearest friend I will have to at least try to save you." he said. "i will work on the plans tonight" he said "but I suggest you go to sleep" "OK goodnight Cowy and Thank you" I said drowseley and dozed off.

It was the night before Thanksgiving and Cowy still hasn't told me the plan. "Cowy are finished with the plan" I said "Almost" he said. "Can I see it" I said excitedly. "Sure" he said daydreaming in a strange way. I wobbled on over to him and all I saw on his paper was BLANK. "COWY! I thought you said you were almost finished" I exclaimed. "Well you see I thought some and I didn't need to come up with a plan the only thing you have to do is escape and take me too!" he said. "Billiant, I better go to sleep really early" I said. "But Turkey Goble its 1:00 in the morning" he said confused. "like I said, early" I said and fell asleep.

The next day I awoke to an ear shaddering scrape. I opened my eyes and Mr. Goblerodel was coming straight at me with an axe. I ran as fast as I could towards Cowy whe I got ovr to him he jumped and quickly saw Mr. Goblerodel come with an axe. "Follow me" he said. I followed him and I was shaking so badly and I was so frightened that a few times I stummbled oven over my own 2 feet. When we came to a dead end Mr. Goblerodel came closer and closer untill he finnally cornec corned us by the fence. He took up the axe and just when I thought it was all over for me he swung the axe and at that very moment I was lifted and carried away by Cowy who had jumped the fence and taken me away. Yes I learned a valuleble lesson that day never brag. No never eat lost of food before Thanksgiving. As for me and Cowy now we live on the barn we had ran from and and the Goblerodel's farm.

Now the children Jack and Jen are convinced as keeping both me and Cowy Cowy and I as pets not food. Oh yeah I forgot to tell what the Goblerodels had for Thanksgiving dinner. Tha Goblerodels had for Thanksgiving. The Goblerodels ate Turkey Gobler, one of my other friends. Poor Tunkey Gobler. Poop Poor Turkey Gobler.

Please Note:
-This story was from Elementary School.
- I did not edit any of the spelling or mistakes.
- Poor TuNkey Gobler...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Currently Crushing: Youtube Edition

I couldn't chose just ONE thing to rant about today...

 So, Currently Crushing is up again today,

with every Youtube video I've been obsessed with lately!

Oh surely you didn't expect me to get over these SAME things so quickly, did you?

I warn you, it's a long post... be ready for story-time

Go ahead, click on to see it all X )

I'll go ahead and start you off with this though:

The Adventurous Adventures of One Direction

Just skips over the awkward bits & you've got a 1D Animated Comedy
P.S. Bacon Tacos...

Bibliotheque

I ventured out into the chilly weather to come to the library. 

While I've previously mentioned my hatred for this cold, silent, and creepy 10-story building...

I've hated nothing more than the very bedroom I sleep in each night.

Rewind to the end of Spring Semester last year...
Moving out of Sanford should have been a joyful experience. Getting away from the community showers, noisy neighbors, and minimal space was definitely a relief, but as I turned around to shut the door for the very last time, I became sentimental.

Looking around the room I saw every positive and negative emotion I felt in that space. I saw myself sitting at my desk Skyping with my friends, dancing around being silly with my roommate, laying in bed arguing with my ex, pacing back and forth tearing up over the loss of Abby, and curling up into the corner of my bed screaming and crying hysterically about Gary's passing. I could literally see all of these things before my eyes. It shocked me how vivid I made everything. I didn't want to leave it all behind. SO much had changed in one short year...


So not only is there a giant mess stretching to every corner of my current room, but standing at my door looking in I see every emotion I have felt there. I won't get into all that I feel when I sit at my desk, but I know it makes me want to jump out the window and run as fast as I can. How do you get these memories and feelings to leave your room for good?

At this point I have no solution... 

so here I am, in the library I once dreaded... 

feeling more comfortable and happier than ever

Currently Crushing: Katherine Cimorelli

When I first began obsessing over Cimorelli, a Youtube band of six Californian sisters with amazing voices, I found myself in love with Lauren's voice [ and beauty of course ] The love then shifted over to Lisa, all the while never forgetting how much I loved Dani's voice :)

I definitely didn't show Christina, Katherine or Amy much love :/ But today, I'm coming out to say it. Katherine Cimorelli.

At a point in time hardly my favorite, 

has stolen my heart

After following her on Twitter, I wound up on her blog Sonnets and Scribbles where she writes poems & lyrics. I melted. I basically love every message, strength, weakness, and joy that she puts on this website. I started to relate to her more and more, and every video I watched after that made me see her in a different light. Going to be cliche and say it... 

never judge a book by its cover

and another lesson:

LISTEN TO CIMORELLI

G+ Hangouts of October

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Phoenix Halloween Party

Caroline // Me // Alette

Bunny // White Masquerade Thing // Jester (Black Masquerade Thing)

 
Had lots of fun tonight at a nearby club. We went for Alette's friend's 21st birthday & had a blast. We danced all night until we couldn't dance any longer. Then we left & took along crazy Buzz Lightyear (see below), got Cook-out & safely dropped him off! Overall we had a great time dancing together & being silly & laughing at all the sad attempts of men trying to dance with us & get our attention. Lame lame lame. Where were all the hipster lumberjacks? Lol.

 The only picture I could find of another friend from the group we went with. Buzz Lightyear!

Currently Crushing: Ed Sheeran

While I find him quite adorable & attractive for a redhead, it's not just his look I'm crushing on!

His music mellows me out.

&&&

He writes his music himself

Unfortunately something you don't often come across.

PLUS

He's British!

The A Team

Lego House

Very cool song & video...

Not to mention:

Ed SheeranRupert Grint

*boom*

(that was my mind exploding)

Although, when you place the two next to each other I have a hard time choosing.

If you had to choose...
Ed Sheeran Rupert Grint Ew, neither!
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Drunk

This video just cracks me up.

Party tonight at my house, everyone bring your cat!!

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Anyways, if anyone wanted to buy me one... or all... of his CD's

or even CONCERT TICKETS

[I'd only have to fly to London & back]

I'd love them forever :)

T-Swift

Stress relief

Lack of time for expression

8 posts halfway written
Coming soon...

Short Story:

Went to Jen's house to talk about wedding shtuff.

Helped them practice their vows.

Chris was being silly.

I chimed in with a:

I STILL LOVE YOU

[in a Taylor Swift voice]

Jen didn't realize what I was doing at first

I continued with:

I mean this is exhausting

We are never getting back together

like

ever

She laughed & replied with:

Alright T-SWIFT let's get back to the vows

Please pay close attention to the gorilla and the emo lion-ish guy.

They always stare intently at the camera. 

They are my favorite part of this video.

I die ery tyme.

Silly Taylor... empowering women

What was she thinking?!?

:P

Girl Scout Hunger Games

Imagine the look on my face when I heard that my mom's troop was attending a Hunger Games themed Camporee... All I could picture was small Girl Scouts battling til death. Horrible. Fortunately it's just a theme where the events will consist of self-defense classes and archery! My mom called upon my to be the creative eye and create t-shirts for the girls to wear during their weekend. I had to make sure they looked cool! So, District 734 needed their very own emblem:

I used Iron-Ons which turned out to be not as fun as I thought. I wrote SKILL instead of weapon & the girls loved writing in what each of them strived at. It was cute to hear about them writing 'Cooking' or 'Problem Solving' :)

I used the font from the cover of the actual book: Hunger Games Font

October Love

color of leaves

rainy days

scented candles

camping

&

campfires

jeans

hot chocolate

blanket requirement

scarves

blustery winds

the smell of the air

halloween

pie

early sunset

sweaters

decorations

 

Looking forward to...

No Shave November ;)

 

^ above pics from tumblr ^

^ random places ^

Super excited for this years' state fair [October 11-21]

Quite possibly going to see Scotty McCreery... but not sure yet

I am obsessive when it comes to Autumn

You will surely hear me sharing more excitement soon.

Maybe even one thing I love about fall per post... we'll see!

ttfn ☆

QFI: Day Ten- Embarrassing Moment

10. Describe your most embarrassing moment

We've all had those times.

Multiple times a day for some.

When something happens

and you get that feeling

Everyone reacts differently to embarrassment. I personally turn beet red, get super hot, and sometimes even can hear my heart beating in my ears, and SURELY feel it trying to jump out of my chest.

I can think of many stories...

The time I asked one of my Aunts if she was pregnant... when she wasn't

HEY, I was a kid :/

The time I did a total wipeout boogie-boarding in the ocean & came up with sand all in my mouth & bikini... making it look as if I had numer-twoed... enough said

Or most recently the time I went to the wrong class, sat down & pulled out my calculator...

only to overhear something about an 80 question grammar test

Everyone needs a calculator for grammar, right?

...but there's no contest for first place here

It was a Girl Scout Cookie Trip in May of 2009 at Busch Gardens. We had just stopped our roller coaster riding madness for a lunch break. There was a Luau themed lunch/dance in a private section. It was a cookout and I decided to eat a hotdog... with every topping imaginable.

I layered ketchup, chili, cheese, and relish on top of that juicy dog and went to sit at a picnic table with the rest of my troop. There were many younger girls dancing on the 'dance floor' but none of us were really interested in 'childish' things like that.

It's funny remembering how cool you once thought you were :D

The YMCA began to play and I thought to be a little goofy. With hotdog in hand I flung both arms up yelling 'YYYYYY' and never continued with the other letters. Instead my jaw dropped and I brought my hands back down. In my hand lied a hotdog bun.

Just a bun.

The hotdog had flown out of the bun, bringing all of its condiments along, and unfortunately landed on a woman's back at the table behind me. I was horrified and everyone was laughing. The woman's floral button up shirt had ketchup and chili running down the back. And it was my fault.

My mother and I rushed to her with napkins apologizing like crazy and promising that it was only an accident. I laughed until I cried... but also cried for the sake of crying because I was so embarrassed and the happenings were just TOO perfect. Luckily she got a good laugh out of it and was not mad at all.

There is a photo of me, somewhere lost on Facebook, holding up my bun with a dirt covered hotdog inside, and tears streaming down my face. If I find it someday I will surely post it here.

Until then, this post-incident & calmed down photo will have to suffice:

The woman in red standing right behind me is the hotdog victim!

QFI: Day Eight- Five Passions

08. What are 5 passions you have?

Music
Listening, playing and writing
It has, is, and always will be a big part of my family & life

French
I love the language.
C'est tout.

Math
I love solving problems. Especially the hard ones.
I'm naturally inclined to enjoy math

Writing
Part of the reason I have this blog,
my many journals, and my oneword account

Photography
While I haven't always had access to high quality equipment,
I've always had a strong interest in it,
and it has shaped a lot of what I do today

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QFI: Day Seven- Dream Job

07. What is your dream job and why?

I have a very specific dream job.

Teaching Mathematics to elementary aged children in a French immersion school in America.

It completely combines my two passions of Math & French.
&
The idea of me as a teacher pleases me, especially this unique teaching method.

Someday I may go more into depth on the subject of the benefits of language immersion...


It's been one [nonconsecutive] week already of my QFI!

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QFI: Day Six- Hardest Experience

06. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?

Around age three my parents divorced, and a few years later both of my grandparents passed away. I remember crying at their funeral because I was angry at myself for not really feeling the same emotion that all of the others were feeling. How could I be mournful & sad at that age though? While I had a connection with my grandparents, it wasn't lengthy or deep enough to hurt me at the time. It upsets me now because I never really got to know them. 

While these events were 'important' in my life...

No experience was more difficult and life changing than losing Gary.

This post is going to be very long. Keep scrolling to read other posts of mine if you don't wish to hear the explanation of my hardest experience.

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QFI: Day Five- Happiness

05. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?

1) My classes are fun, challenging, & really interesting.

2) The weather has been so beautiful... it makes me want to dance

...and sniff the air...

3) My current playlist of lovely music is bangin' ...

Consisting of Goo Goo Dolls, Cimorelli & Death Cab for Cutie

This totally pumps me up on my way to class.

4) My guitar has been really nice to me & has been SO relaxing.

{nice = cooperative}

5) My friends, family & dog.

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QFI: Day Four- Sixteen

04. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.

1) Do your homework & study harder!

2) Sixteen is exactly as young as it sounds...

3) Falling in love may be inevitable, but never lose who you are in the process.


4) Ya know those times you think 'I don't want to be like everyone else' ??
Well, don't... Be you.

5) Don't forget to say I love you. Ever.
You never know when your last chance will be.



6) Psst... lay off the oreos & potato chips! Exercise is 'fun,' promise ;)


7) Parlez en français chaque fois que vous pouvez.
Je sais que c'est dur, mais essayez!

8) ' I'm just a shy girl ' won't be an acceptable excuse forever.
Like many of your excuses.
Go do something about it!


9) Trust more.


10) Pray

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QFI: Day Three- Parents

 03. Describe your relationship with you parents.

Time to get a little bit personal. Ready?

It's not going to be easy for anyone reading this to understand the relationship my mother & I share.
Since divorcing my father when I was three, it has basically just been her and me.
{with a lot of raising help from Aunt Debbie & Uncle Dave of course}

But, with no man in the household we formed a really special bond.
It's possibly the reason that my mom & I are so much alike.

I feel weird. I could go very in depth with this story, but with that I could write a novel.
So, I'll stay on the surface.

Words:
strong, special, unbreakable, unique, dependent,
necessary, reliance, caring, helpful, apparent
fun

We say I love you after every phone call, visit, etc.
&
We cherish the time we get to spend together
{disappearing more & more since college started}

I think if we both were asked about the most important person in our lives...
we'd talk about eachother

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QFI: Day Two- Three Fears

02. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.

THE DARK

Sure, it is irrational in the sense of their being no real danger...

It started from when I was a kid.

I was always afraid of everything coming to get me.

I have/had a very vivid imagination. If I think of it, then it can get me.

And the darkness just clouds my vision, and I don't like that.

I have yet to totally eradicate this from my life. 

It still affects my actions. 

I'm having a hard time now because my lamp is so far from my bed.

I can't reach it at all if I suddenly need to.

So, I'm working through it. 

I know I don't need the light & that nothing is in my bedroom.

MY FAMILY

I fear my family losing its closeness & breaking apart.

I'm not sure how to explain my development of the fear...

At least, not without being a little too personal for the internet.

I understand things change...

But I want us to all remember the most important values our family teaches: 

That family is the best thing you can have.

That you should cherish them.

And that you never give up on them.

OCTOPUS(es)

Haha this one is a little silly

But hey, you're going to find out a lot about me during this Quest.

I don't have to give it all away on the second day ;)

So yes, I am afraid of every octopus/squid.

Anyway, I think this started in the ninth grade.

I found a picture of what was called a 'Tree Octopus'

My mom finally convinced me the pictures were photoshopped,

but that did not stop my mind from believing it!

They creep me out so bad.

Whenever I see one on TV or even a picture...

I shiver & squirm & die.

ICK! I hope to never see one in real life...ever!

Of course lately I've had an irrational fear
that the squirrels in the woods are plotting their attack on me...
but that's different :)

Somewhat a little embarrassing & difficult to post. But, it's over & done with now.
I've said it & feel good.
Thanks for sticking around to listen


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