Pictures of my new room, that is. I reawly wikes it. My friend Hannah said it's a perfect writer's room; I agree. Surprisingly though, I haven't done much writing at all since I've moved in. O.o (which reminds me, I said I was going to do the NaNoWriMo challenge, and then I didn't. Fail. Me so fail.) Right, so, now, the pictures!
You can't really tell in the picture, but the little light next to the bean bag chair has a castle on it :)
I had to make this picture bigger than the others because it's the memory board that I made (even the buttons) and I'm really proud of it and it's possibly my favorite part of my room. (Note that the pink tag in the corner says "Candies" and I have Logan and Ben and Skandar on the board ;)
Hahaha, it's my robe, painting/ticket to Narnia, and half of me in the mirror!
Unfortunately, I did not paint this one lol. But it's one of my faves.
My "prettying-up" station and Owl City pandora station (on my laptop lol)
Dis be da hat I crocheted :)
Okay, that was kind of a lot of pictures, I know. Sorry if I bored you. In the news for my corner of the world, it snowed today. So much that rehearsal was canceled. So I went outside and took pictures. This is the only decent one I got:
College applications=major time-eater. Appalachian State made me write FOUR ESSAYS in order to be considered for their chancellor's choice scholarship; UNC Chapel Hill asked for a boatload of information (along with two essays); and then there's Mars Hill, Elon.... BUT, after taking the ACT and SAT again, I have raised my scores! ACT was a 27, SAT was 2050. Hopefully this will help me get some good scholarships.
Happy late Thanksgiving! I hope you guys had a good one. We stayed at my aunt and uncle's in Raleigh over the weekend, hitting some malls and such on Black Friday. I bought some pretty cool stuff (a union jack t-shirt!) and then at around 9:30 we ate at P.F. Chang's. INCREDIBLE CHINESE!!! Eggrolls cooked to perfection, lettuce rolls, lo mein...ahh.
At long last I have finished reading the entire Inheritance Cycle (aka the Eragon books). It had a bittersweet ending, but I had expected more twists in the last book. Overall, though, it's a fantastic series, and I'll likely read it again in the future.
My friend Hannah is coming over for the first time tomorrow, and I'm really excited. She likes to write songs, like me, and we both love chocolate, to name but a few of the many things we have in common. I got a hot chili chocolate bar for us to share tomorrow, but I couldn't wait and had to nibble. Imagine rich dark chocolate, practically melting in your mouth. You swallow, and then this spicy aftertaste rolls over your tongue. This is my kind of experience. (;
Here's a song I heard on a Disney dvd advertisement. I loved it, looked it up, and listen to it all the time. I do seriously feel this way sometimes:
And I finished crocheting my hat, which I wore yesterday and today, and I am working towards getting some pictures of my new bedroom up. That for a later post. Until then, so long my fair DBFs.
One of my goals for this year was to make a medieval-style dress. I finally bought a pattern in September, and yesterday, I stitched the last stitch. It was fun, but I'm rather glad to be finished with it now; this newfound confidence in my sewing has produced a whole list of pending projects.
The funny thing about this dress is trying to put it on by myself. I laced many a dress like this during Robin Hood, but when the dress is on ME, and not an actress...well, it's kind of, Tangled. Anywho, I hope you DBFs are having a great November, and I can't wait to see more of your lovely blog posts. I'm off to crochet a hat now.
Oh, AND one more thing: I bought Inheritance yesterday! 50 pages in, already loving it. Methinks the year-and-four-month-wait will not have been in vain.
First off, this was the first Three Musketeers movie I've ever seen, and I don't know the whole story (though I'm more than halfway through the book) so I have little to compare it to in that respect. That being said, I shall post my thoughts on it. It was of the lighter, humorous sort of adventure movies (think a step down from Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl); the preview sets the tone for the actual film very well. I found it very entertaining (what? Logan Lerman? No, he had nothing at all to do with it. Nada.), though there weren't really any twists in the plot or edge-of-your-seat moments. Well, except for D'Artagnan's rooftop duel with that bad Cardinal's captain dude whose name escapes me. And I loved the airships. The last movie I saw with one of those was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, so it was refreshing to see some again. Milady's ninja-ing was pretty cool too. It was kinda hilarious to see Orlando Bloom, whom I'm used to seeing do all the epic stunt stuff, wear ridiculously colorful, poofy, ornamental costumes and be all "I'm mister proper guy. Don't contradict me or my guards will kill you. Now, time for tea." And then there's D'Artagnan. He's so cocky (but "only on Tuesdays, and in front of beautiful women"), especially when he comes to Paris, that I was laughing out loud on multiple occasions. His sword-fighting skills are, I must say, quite attractive. Alright, I shan't bore you guys with anymore details; just "go to the cinema, yeah" and then we can discuss our favorite scenes and all that jazz.
I must apologize to Skandar, for I have been posting about Logan quite a bit lately. But, in my defense, I would certainly post more about him if he'd do more movies! Having said my apology, here is Logan on the Ellen show...
I loved the hair extensions bit. When he saw that picture, his "oh my" was pretty cute.
Finally, here's his Teen Vogue photo shoot:
Lovin' the hair.
Well my dears, I now conclude this longish post. Thanks fo readin'. :)
Yeah, I had an orthodontist appointment today so they could get impressions of my teeth to make a new set of retainers for me. Hence the goo-shoving.
And we ate at Earthfare for lunch, where my desire to eat sushi for the first time was satisfied with a California Crab roll. At least, it was satisfied at the moment. Now I want more. Like, right now, ack-chellay. Argh, 11 o'clock cravings; they're the worst.
This evening, I had a music rehearsal for Beautiful Star, the Christmas play that my local theater is putting on. Isabelle and Olivia and my friend Hannah were cast to act; I am one of the four people cast as musicians. The best part is, I'm to sing lead for two songs! I'll also play my guitar and mandolin. So I'm pretty excited, despite the fact that rehearsals are almost every night. The work always pays off.
Well my friends, I must close here. Stay tuned for... The Three Musketeers: The Lermaniac's Analysis.
Our homeschool group met at the gym today, and we played basketball: girls versus boys. I'm not a very sportsish girl, but I wasn't going to sit out. So I dove in wholeheartedly, and scored my team 6 points. Boo-ya. Despite the fact that my body is totally worn out and I somehow bruised my pinkie finger (which is really beginning to hurt now) and we girls were soundly beaten, I had an awesome time.
I have finished reading Dracula and I am now about 70 pages into The Three Musketeers. I decided to read it upon Kellie's recommendation, and I am very much enjoying it! Makes me even more excited about the movie. Which reminds me, I take the ACT again tomorrow, and then while we're out and about, the plan is we'll "go to the cinema, yah," to see The Three Musketeers. :D Logan Lerman, here I come!
I am also planning a novel. So far I have a summary paragraph and two character sketches, the main character, a girl, and then a prince. I am having difficulty naming them, as the setting is fantasy medeivalish, and I want the names to sparkle without being outlandish and hard to pronounce. I shall update when I make significant progress.
And finallyyyyy.....I HAVE MY OWN ROOM AT LAST!!! I moved into it Monday, so I'm still organizing and decorating(last night I hung "Starry Night" and my Dawn Treader painting). I'll post some pictures soon.
Weyel, it is here that I shall close; must rest up for tomorrow morning.
