Just quick before bed...

Another fantastic Eisley song, and a cool picture I came across on google today...

Infrared photography.  I am absolutely captivated.  When I grow up, I wanna be an infrared photographer.

And now I am praying that that cricket hiding under my dresser will come out so I can squash it mightily instead of lurking in the dark waiting to ninja-leap at my face in the middle of the night. -_o

~DBF Out~

Battling senioritis is definitely a balancing act...

So I'll spare you the details of all the essays and campus touring and high school work and scholarship applications and tea and essays and chocolate and essays.  I've been accepted to four colleges, and I'm waiting for responses from two.  The decision will be difficult, as it will effect pretty much the rest of my life.  I must proceed with caution.  Oh, and finish high school.  Can't forget that part.

And, unfortunately, this balance battle has caused a lull in my blogging and painting/drawing.  But I have FINALLY begun writing my secret cottage / magic candle novel (by begun I mean seven pages :/ ) and I have learned to finger pick "Safe and Sound" from The Hunger Games movie on my guitar.  And a local writer is helping me improve my poetry, so I have written a different style of poem that I shall perhaps post soon. I am currently working on a song likely to be called "Picture in the Locket."  Mum found our long lost video camera, so maybe Kellie could give me some music video making tips and I could work on a music video over the summer.

Oh, and speaking of music videos, here is one by a wonderful band I recently discovered.  Maybe you've heard of Eisley.  If you don't like them, don't click the play button.  If you do like them, enjoy!

I love how all the beautiful things, the beautiful memories, grow throughout.

Well, I can't really think of anything to say to sign off because I'm rather drowsy, so...

DBF Out!

z.z



As I devour my homemade banana split shloppy creation...

Ice cream and Pandora on a foggy Saturday afternoon.  Yep, I'm a happy camper.

So I thought this would be the opportune moment to do a blogger update.  Here's a picture of Isabelle's birthday cake.  She turned fourteen last Sunday, and since the cake we got at Walmart the night before was rather plain looking aside from a Mickey and Pluto in an airplane figurine, I secretly made some alterations of my own...

Yep, that's Percy Jackson inspired: Camp Half-Blood orange icing, the Poseidon trident-thingie, and my sister's name in Greek (thank you Google translate).  I am proud to say that Isabelle was quite pleased.

And speaking of Percy Jackson, I've recently read the two Heroes of Olympus books, and they were really fun.  The Son of Neptune was especially great.  Now I am quite impatient for this fall to bring me The Mark of Athena, book three in the series.  So I've started The Kane Chronicles, at the recommendation of my sisters, to tide me over.  Finished the Red Pyramid this morning, and shall shortly begin The Throne of Fire.  But in my opinion, there's no beating Percy Jackson when it comes to mythology.

I've been learning Spanish lately, which is quite fun, even though I'm not very fluent in conversation yet.  I had an lol moment the other day when the computer woman I was conversing with said, "Nuria es tonto" and then later, "Los hijos de mi vecino son feos."  That's "Nuria is stupid" and "My neighbor's children are ugly."  I guess my Spanish program doesn't teach manners.  I figured out on my own that right now, this is probably the best thing for me to say to a Spanish-speaking person: "Mi español es mal."  My Spanish is bad.  But hopefully, not for long.

And here I sign out.  Love to ya, mi amigas!