I wrote 99 posts in 2010.
NINETY-NINE.
ninety-nine.
>.<
ONE away from a hundred. just one! Every time I come onto this old blog of mine, that little number sits there, laughing at me. I never thought I was particularly OCD. But that number! It's awful. If only I had seen last december. If only there was a way to predate posts. but no. I'm stuck with 99.
oh dear.
songs to listen to:
How to Love - Lil Wayne
Wonderman - Tinie Tempah & Ellie Goulding
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Merry Christmas
and a happy new year!! :)
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. (This was the first census that took place while
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 1011 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. (This was the first census that took place while
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 1011 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Bad Guys
Today I'm going to take a break from the usual deep, thought provoking content of this blog (stop laughing) and do something a bit more shallow.
I'm going to be discussing the merits of villains and their side changing.
Mainly the phenomenon of why girls like the 'bad guys'. See, I know a lot of girls (coughseracough) who go for the villain in the movie/tv show/book :D
Personally, I like the 'bad guys' when they're good. Honestly, if you take a mildly attractive bad guy and turn him good... *poof* he is 1000000 times better!
Observe:
Our first subject is Zuko! (big surprise there ;))[Avatar: the Last Airbender]
Background:
In the first two seasons of AtLA Zuko was 'evil'. In season one he was the main antagonist, though in season two he took a backseat to Ozai's Angels.
Towards the end of season two he began to 'see the light'. The season finale found him in a cave, connecting with one of the main 'good guys [or, girl in this case].' (I know fellow zutarians, it pains me to put it in such unromantic terms too. :/) In this episode we saw a glimpse of the 'good' Zuko to come, but by the end of it he had turned back to 'the dark side'.
The real 'Good Zuko' wouldn't come until later: halfway through the third season. At almost exactly the halfway mark, he realizes his 'destiny' is actually to be a good guy, so changes teams. We are now introduced to an entirely different side of the previously nefarious Zuko, the side we got a glimpse of in season two.
CCD [Contrasting Characteristics Detail]:
'Bad' Zuko was arrogant, moody, and conflicted. 'Good Zuko' was shy, funny, and... conflicted :D
Teenage FanGirl Summary:
Season three Zuko was attractive, good or bad. But when he turned good, he gained an extra measure of sweet/cuteness. 'Bad Zuko' was someone you'd like to look at, like a celebrity; you'd want to watch him in movies and the like. But 'Good Zuko' was someone you'd actually want to have a relationship with.
also said: OMD OMD ZUKO OMD haaaaaaa.
Our next victim is....
Sylar!!! [Heroes]
Background:
Sylar turned 'good' in season three. He worked with Noah Bennet to catch other bad guys. After a while helping the Company, and trying to be 'good' he gives up and goes back to being 'evil'
[sorry for the short bg. haven't watched Heroes in a while ;)]
CCD:
Bad Sylar is volatile, practically insane, and prone to bloviation [ that is a real word, sorta.] Good Sylar is cheeky, humorous, and most importantly; believable.
Teenage FanGirl Summary:
OMD, so like, 'bad sylar' = *stare... wince at violence when secretly you are loving it (oh, that might just be me) stare* Good sylar = *stare, keep staring, laugh, drool slightly*
;)
now on to:
Ba'al!! [Stargate SG-1]
Background:
Ba'al becoming 'good' is debatable. He never exactly was 'good', he just helped out SG-1. He first appeared in season five (minorly) and remained an enemy (consistently gaining in importance) until season eight. In season eight he helped them find and disassemble the weapon on Dakara. After this he remained one of those confusing characters: The ones who do something bad and then in the next episode help the good guys. Eventually, at the end, he turned into Earth's second biggest threat... I guess. I never really saw Ba'al as a threat, even throughout the movies, where he was the main antagonist. I just like giving the poor guy the benefit of the doubt I guess :D
CCD:
Stargate wikia says: ' 'Ba'al's personality was generally wry and sardonic' [my favorite :D] I have to agree: Wry, Sardonic, and (despite their contradiction) slightly Megalomaniacal. Good Ba'al is the same just... good.
Teenage FanGirl Summary:
Bad Baal is amazing. Good Ba'al is amazing x 1000. :D
next up is:
Darth Vader...
JUST KIDDING :P
Got any examples of your own? Please, share!
I'm going to be discussing the merits of villains and their side changing.
Mainly the phenomenon of why girls like the 'bad guys'. See, I know a lot of girls (coughseracough) who go for the villain in the movie/tv show/book :D
Personally, I like the 'bad guys' when they're good. Honestly, if you take a mildly attractive bad guy and turn him good... *poof* he is 1000000 times better!
Observe:
Our first subject is Zuko! (big surprise there ;))[Avatar: the Last Airbender]
Background:
In the first two seasons of AtLA Zuko was 'evil'. In season one he was the main antagonist, though in season two he took a backseat to Ozai's Angels.
Towards the end of season two he began to 'see the light'. The season finale found him in a cave, connecting with one of the main 'good guys [or, girl in this case].' (I know fellow zutarians, it pains me to put it in such unromantic terms too. :/) In this episode we saw a glimpse of the 'good' Zuko to come, but by the end of it he had turned back to 'the dark side'.
The real 'Good Zuko' wouldn't come until later: halfway through the third season. At almost exactly the halfway mark, he realizes his 'destiny' is actually to be a good guy, so changes teams. We are now introduced to an entirely different side of the previously nefarious Zuko, the side we got a glimpse of in season two.
CCD [Contrasting Characteristics Detail]:
'Bad' Zuko was arrogant, moody, and conflicted. 'Good Zuko' was shy, funny, and... conflicted :D
Teenage FanGirl Summary:
Season three Zuko was attractive, good or bad. But when he turned good, he gained an extra measure of sweet/cuteness. 'Bad Zuko' was someone you'd like to look at, like a celebrity; you'd want to watch him in movies and the like. But 'Good Zuko' was someone you'd actually want to have a relationship with.
also said: OMD OMD ZUKO OMD haaaaaaa.
Our next victim is....
Sylar!!! [Heroes]
Background:
Sylar turned 'good' in season three. He worked with Noah Bennet to catch other bad guys. After a while helping the Company, and trying to be 'good' he gives up and goes back to being 'evil'
[sorry for the short bg. haven't watched Heroes in a while ;)]
CCD:
Bad Sylar is volatile, practically insane, and prone to bloviation [ that is a real word, sorta.] Good Sylar is cheeky, humorous, and most importantly; believable.
Teenage FanGirl Summary:
OMD, so like, 'bad sylar' = *stare... wince at violence when secretly you are loving it (oh, that might just be me) stare* Good sylar = *stare, keep staring, laugh, drool slightly*
;)
now on to:
Ba'al!! [Stargate SG-1]
Background:
Ba'al becoming 'good' is debatable. He never exactly was 'good', he just helped out SG-1. He first appeared in season five (minorly) and remained an enemy (consistently gaining in importance) until season eight. In season eight he helped them find and disassemble the weapon on Dakara. After this he remained one of those confusing characters: The ones who do something bad and then in the next episode help the good guys. Eventually, at the end, he turned into Earth's second biggest threat... I guess. I never really saw Ba'al as a threat, even throughout the movies, where he was the main antagonist. I just like giving the poor guy the benefit of the doubt I guess :D
CCD:
Stargate wikia says: ' 'Ba'al's personality was generally wry and sardonic' [my favorite :D] I have to agree: Wry, Sardonic, and (despite their contradiction) slightly Megalomaniacal. Good Ba'al is the same just... good.
Teenage FanGirl Summary:
Bad Baal is amazing. Good Ba'al is amazing x 1000. :D
next up is:
Darth Vader...
JUST KIDDING :P
Got any examples of your own? Please, share!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Permanent
SO - I have a lot to tell y'all. but I realized I'd update faster if I spread it all around rather than making it one long post!
This post is to tell you that I decided to get a tattoo!
As you may or may not be able to tell, that is my left wrist (the picture is sideways) and that is the kanji for 'fire'. Currently I'm just drawing it on with a sharpie. I figure if I can keep it on for two years, then I'll be able to stand it for the rest of my life. :)
Anyway, that's all for now. Next time, I'll tell you about my dream house ;D
Oh, later today I get to go on a FIELD TRIP. haha I get to go hear Senator Dan Patrick speak. whoo hoo. (no sarcasm... I think... ;D)
OH And my new txt message alert sound is the kimmunicator beep. My life is complete. Leila rules. :D
ciao for now!
~LS
This post is to tell you that I decided to get a tattoo!
As you may or may not be able to tell, that is my left wrist (the picture is sideways) and that is the kanji for 'fire'. Currently I'm just drawing it on with a sharpie. I figure if I can keep it on for two years, then I'll be able to stand it for the rest of my life. :)
Anyway, that's all for now. Next time, I'll tell you about my dream house ;D
Oh, later today I get to go on a FIELD TRIP. haha I get to go hear Senator Dan Patrick speak. whoo hoo. (no sarcasm... I think... ;D)
OH And my new txt message alert sound is the kimmunicator beep. My life is complete. Leila rules. :D
ciao for now!
~LS
Monday, October 11, 2010
13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. 16For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
[James]
I am struggling with that - 14But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth -
bitter envy and selfish ambition. bitter ambition and selfish envy.
Lord, save me. Help me let it go. Help me gain humility and contentment in the millions of blessings that I have.
[James]
I am struggling with that - 14But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth -
bitter envy and selfish ambition. bitter ambition and selfish envy.
Lord, save me. Help me let it go. Help me gain humility and contentment in the millions of blessings that I have.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
My sisters say;
'And you've already watched balto! That's an hour of your time!'
'but I'm like.. I'm like...'
'OK lillian -'
random much? And who watches balto, anyway? What is this, 1996?
anyways.
I don't much do these narratives. I let you see into the depths of my odd mind - and keep you blind to my more practical, day-to-day side. I'm not nearly as good at writing these as Sera, and I apologize for making you sit through this... but it's her fault anyway :)
WELL whats been going on with me lately??????
I honestly don't know! ;) sorta kinda. let me think.....
hold on, I can't think without music on...
GAH MY ITUNES IS FREAKING OUT
ahh, there it goes. The sweet, melodic cadences of Maroon5. I should probably update my iTunes [for the FIVETHOUSANDTH TIME] but not atm. you have to restart your computer, ya know? not gonna go through that right now.
so. once again - let's attempt thinking... ok, screw that. Let's just go to facebook - that'll jog the memory somewhat.
AHHH RIGHT!!! I REMEMBER!!
ok. I'll post the highlights
Monday of last week - YAY FALL WEATHER. It's not 90-100 degrees anymore! it's 70-90! haha :) I think this was the day I went to ikea with mi madre. that was fun :)
Tuesday of last week - Math Exam!! eeps! Was the first one finished - did pretty well :) Also Y&G - that was fun! brought my knitting to jr y&g, got a bit done, wore my fn shirt AND had my fn notebook, which sparked a conversation with my friend that led to us thinking about bending the whole meeting ;D
Wednesday of last week - zip.zilch.nada. I honestly don't think I did... oh, right! I DIDN'T do anything last wednesday. HA. that was the day I sat in my mom's bed and knitted and watched bones all day. aha. a sick day fail. :)
Thursday of last week - um. also nada. like, really nada. haha
Friday of last week - went to Jo-ann's with my mom and got navy and gold yarn :D :D watched pride and prejuidice. haha.
Saturday of last week - babysat in the morning, then cleaned, then went and got my friend and we went out to this treelined drive thing and took some purrty pictures :D then she spent the night [we watched Sweet Home Alabama... she'd never seen it!!!!!!!!!!]
Sunday of last week - Church, and then I came home and watched 17 episodes of the office. HA. yeah.
Monday - I dunno what I did yesterday. Honestly! Wow. Um, thought i'd figured out a bill topic, but it turned out I couldn't do it.
SO YEAH.
bleh blah bleh.
I WANT A LEMON CAKE. but theyre at jell's house. and I'm at my house. Oh yeah, i forgot, lately I've been craving sugar and chocolate. and, uh... I've been eating straight frosting. [chocolate] it's SO GOOD.
anyways.
tooodledoos.
'but I'm like.. I'm like...'
'OK lillian -'
random much? And who watches balto, anyway? What is this, 1996?
anyways.
I don't much do these narratives. I let you see into the depths of my odd mind - and keep you blind to my more practical, day-to-day side. I'm not nearly as good at writing these as Sera, and I apologize for making you sit through this... but it's her fault anyway :)
WELL whats been going on with me lately??????
I honestly don't know! ;) sorta kinda. let me think.....
hold on, I can't think without music on...
GAH MY ITUNES IS FREAKING OUT
ahh, there it goes. The sweet, melodic cadences of Maroon5. I should probably update my iTunes [for the FIVETHOUSANDTH TIME] but not atm. you have to restart your computer, ya know? not gonna go through that right now.
so. once again - let's attempt thinking... ok, screw that. Let's just go to facebook - that'll jog the memory somewhat.
AHHH RIGHT!!! I REMEMBER!!
ok. I'll post the highlights
Monday of last week - YAY FALL WEATHER. It's not 90-100 degrees anymore! it's 70-90! haha :) I think this was the day I went to ikea with mi madre. that was fun :)
Tuesday of last week - Math Exam!! eeps! Was the first one finished - did pretty well :) Also Y&G - that was fun! brought my knitting to jr y&g, got a bit done, wore my fn shirt AND had my fn notebook, which sparked a conversation with my friend that led to us thinking about bending the whole meeting ;D
Wednesday of last week - zip.zilch.nada. I honestly don't think I did... oh, right! I DIDN'T do anything last wednesday. HA. that was the day I sat in my mom's bed and knitted and watched bones all day. aha. a sick day fail. :)
Thursday of last week - um. also nada. like, really nada. haha
Friday of last week - went to Jo-ann's with my mom and got navy and gold yarn :D :D watched pride and prejuidice. haha.
Saturday of last week - babysat in the morning, then cleaned, then went and got my friend and we went out to this treelined drive thing and took some purrty pictures :D then she spent the night [we watched Sweet Home Alabama... she'd never seen it!!!!!!!!!!]
Sunday of last week - Church, and then I came home and watched 17 episodes of the office. HA. yeah.
Monday - I dunno what I did yesterday. Honestly! Wow. Um, thought i'd figured out a bill topic, but it turned out I couldn't do it.
SO YEAH.
bleh blah bleh.
I WANT A LEMON CAKE. but theyre at jell's house. and I'm at my house. Oh yeah, i forgot, lately I've been craving sugar and chocolate. and, uh... I've been eating straight frosting. [chocolate] it's SO GOOD.
anyways.
tooodledoos.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Because I always do what Sera tells me to...
NOT
Gosh, I love those guys. Haha. Psych is the best show ever - no joke.
So, I had written like half of this post. and then I clicked a button and it all deleted. and so I screamed, went and had a couple giant bites of pudding, and came back to persevere. So if I seem short.... that's why. (I must really love you, P. you better be freaking grateful.)
SO anyways!
"Oh yeah
So scared of breaking it that you won't let it bend
And I wrote two hundred letters I will never send
Sometimes these cut are so much deeper then they seem
You'd rather cover up, I'd rather let them bleed
So let me be and I'll set you free"
Gosh, I love those guys also. ;) Yeah. I bought Maroon5's new album. and it IS freaking amazing. I seriously adore it!
SO. Miss Seraphima A. Stoff (what is your middle name, Ser? May I suggest Alana? orr... Justine. Orrrrrr Marguerite. OR OR OR Isabella (pronounced spanishly), or Isalli (pronouced spanishly)or Rilla (pronounced spanishly)) ANYWAY Sera wants an account of what I've been doing lately. So here goes [accuracy improves as it goes along]
monday the 13th of september
Got HP & the Goblet of Fire. Went to acting, where I had to write a soliloquy and a bio (I hate writing about myself. NOT! haha, but yeah, sorta). Took my friend AnnaMae home, which was fun, cause we got to talk. Came home and read, and read some more, or something.
tuesday the 14th of september
Went to math class. Prof talked about linear equations and word problems. No time for doodles. came home, listened to 'the coffeehouse' a sirius XM radio station. read some more.
wednesday the 15th of september
went to the BEACH!! with my fam and my Oma and Aunt and Cousin [jell]. We went to surfside, and the water was CLEAR. excuse my geeking out - this is a Texas beach we're talking about. I mean, normally you can't see your hand an inch from your face. This time, my cousin took a picture of her leg, and could see it all the way... and more. I mean... WOW. anyways, I acted anti-social when we first got there, laid on the beach and finished my book [sorry cedric, but your death just wasn't that sad when surrounded by the beauty of the ocean. sucks for ya, though.] After I'd finished it I went and boogie-boarded a bit, and then went in and worked on a sandcastle - http://i-amawriter.blogspot.com/2010/9/ruins-of-abalone.html
I applied, applied again, and REAPPLIED my 8spf tanning lotion, but still came away with a nasty sunburn, all down one side of my back, my arms, even the backs of my hands. [which has just started peeling, but more on that later] Ate dinner/lunch in a place that smelled like a bathroom (and the bathroom smelled like an animal shelter) but the food was good. I watched something when I got home, but I can't remember what :/ sry!! oh, and all day I was singing The Only Exception, acoustic version. It was annoying cause I couldn't remember the words. but oh well! I did some math homework, but HP & The Order of the Phoenix was calling me, so I went to bed to read it. Read until 3 in the morning, when I realized I should finish my math homework. So I got out of bed, realized I had actually done all my homework except for one problem I wasn't sure about, and went back to bed.
thursday the sixteenth of september
went to class. prof talked more about word problems, no time for doodles. Came home and crammed all the work I'd missed on wednesday. Ignored my acting homework, which was to find a celebrity who was like me. went to Y&G. was shocked, but pleased, by the giant amount of people there. Went to bed to read. Read until 4 in the morning, when a poem suddenly struck me. Came out of bed, wrote said poem down, and went back, to read until i finished the book.. at 5 in the morning.
friday the seventeenth of september
Finished the tiny bit of school I had left. cleaned the house a bit, or something. Don't really remember. :D :D went to the mall for a friend's bday at 6. got an amazing parking spot, thanks to my aunt who saved it for me. ate delicious Taco Bell, and then went to Bible study. Bible study was awesome. at one point we had to write three things we were afraid of, and my name was on the top of my brother's and another friend's lists. I love it. :D after that I went back to the same friend's sleepover. ha. it was... interesting. we played a very boring truth or dare game, I, naturally, was the only one who did a dare. I ended up with ranch all over my face, and celery in my hand. *nods* played 'freeze' and the ABC game. Had an hour long politics and religon debate. Did a little 'talent show' thing :D went to bed at about 4:30 or so.
saturday the eighteenth of september
came home and cleaned. managed to finish all my chores before I went to a skit rehearsal thing at one. got cast and all that fun stuff, came home and talked to my dad for five minutes, went to blockbuster in the shooting rain and was afraid I was going to go flying across the road, but I didn't! :) watched HP & the Goblet of Fire with Oms, Auntie D, & J, but didn't have time for OotP. went home and discovered the Netflix app... not so great ;) entered NHHS members into a spreadsheet while watching bones.
sunday the nineteenth of september
went to church! forgot how much my sequined dress scratched me! good sermon. came home, thought I was going somewhere with my mom but we ended up not going cause it was raining again. changed into a much more comfortable outfit and watched a couple episodes of bones, and then went over to Oma's to watch Order of the Phoenix with all of them. Watched that, ate a yummy steak dinner, complete with WONDERFUL AMAZING CARBS (in potato AND bread form. GOSH carbs are GOOD)
anyways. Came home, watched another bones while finishing the NHHS stuff.
monday the twentieth of september
woke up at about noon. attempted to do school, got SOME math homework done, and then gave in and read HP & the Half Blood Prince all afternoon. Was almost done with it when I realized I was about to need to leave for acting and I had no idea where my solliloquy was PLUS i hadn't taken a shower and my hair was grody. SO i stopped RIGHT after Snape killed Dumbly and ran around looking for my soliloquy saying over and over again in my head 'I thought Snape was good, I thought snape was good' [SERAPHIMA JUSTINE STOFF DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS I HAVENT FINISHED DEATHLY HALLOWS YET AND IF YOU SPOIL IT... INCIPIO MORTALITIS!) didn;t find my soliloquy, decided to finish the book instead of write a new soliloquy ccause I knew I wouldn't be able to focus in acting otehrwise. finshed it, ran to the car, jetted of to acting, mentally writing a soliloquy all the way.got to acting, wrote it all down in my notebook and went in, only to find out we didn't really need it this week. We studied the way people lead (walking wise.) and that - pretty cool. I found out I was cast as the mother in The Nutcracker! I came home and watched last week's project runway, then skyped leiler, halfway through she decided she wanted to hear a show, so she three-way called me and her other friend Olivia, who is a rabid Kataanger. She [leila] would go, 'say something Kataang guys, say something Zutara' so I would say 'well, aang needs to die' and Olivia would go 'How can you think that, that's not right,' and leila would just be dying laughing. we had a nice little conversation though, while I finished the NHHS stuff. Until my mom came and told me it was time for beddie. started deathly hallows
tuesday the twenty-first of september
went to math. prof was just going over the problems I'd already done, so I had time to doodle two Azulas, one awful sokka, half a katara, hermoine, luna, and little ginny. :D got home and did some school. went to rehearsal and had a lot of fun. glitterfied our bake sale posters :D got home and went to bed, got to leila's fave chapters and sorta understood why they were her favorites (harry finally does something realistic, for one!) stopped just before the hogwarts invasion, cause i knew it was fairly late already.
wednesday the twenty-second of september
did school. and school. and school. :D burned my old paper license, which was satisfying. Got the new Maroon 5 album, which is amazing. started to write this blog post and got distracted writing a story, accidentely deleted this post, cussed, made and ate pudding, started to write this new one, went to gringoes and had enchiladas and frozen yogurt, came home, and finished this post :) :)
well
there ya go, Seraphima Justine [justine is definitely your middle name. definitely]
Now, I am completely out of words. I'll go scan all the doodles I've made over the last few days instead :)
Gosh, I love those guys. Haha. Psych is the best show ever - no joke.
So, I had written like half of this post. and then I clicked a button and it all deleted. and so I screamed, went and had a couple giant bites of pudding, and came back to persevere. So if I seem short.... that's why. (I must really love you, P. you better be freaking grateful.)
SO anyways!
"Oh yeah
So scared of breaking it that you won't let it bend
And I wrote two hundred letters I will never send
Sometimes these cut are so much deeper then they seem
You'd rather cover up, I'd rather let them bleed
So let me be and I'll set you free"
Gosh, I love those guys also. ;) Yeah. I bought Maroon5's new album. and it IS freaking amazing. I seriously adore it!
SO. Miss Seraphima A. Stoff (what is your middle name, Ser? May I suggest Alana? orr... Justine. Orrrrrr Marguerite. OR OR OR Isabella (pronounced spanishly), or Isalli (pronouced spanishly)or Rilla (pronounced spanishly)) ANYWAY Sera wants an account of what I've been doing lately. So here goes [accuracy improves as it goes along]
monday the 13th of september
Got HP & the Goblet of Fire. Went to acting, where I had to write a soliloquy and a bio (I hate writing about myself. NOT! haha, but yeah, sorta). Took my friend AnnaMae home, which was fun, cause we got to talk. Came home and read, and read some more, or something.
tuesday the 14th of september
Went to math class. Prof talked about linear equations and word problems. No time for doodles. came home, listened to 'the coffeehouse' a sirius XM radio station. read some more.
wednesday the 15th of september
went to the BEACH!! with my fam and my Oma and Aunt and Cousin [jell]. We went to surfside, and the water was CLEAR. excuse my geeking out - this is a Texas beach we're talking about. I mean, normally you can't see your hand an inch from your face. This time, my cousin took a picture of her leg, and could see it all the way... and more. I mean... WOW. anyways, I acted anti-social when we first got there, laid on the beach and finished my book [sorry cedric, but your death just wasn't that sad when surrounded by the beauty of the ocean. sucks for ya, though.] After I'd finished it I went and boogie-boarded a bit, and then went in and worked on a sandcastle - http://i-amawriter.blogspot.com/2010/9/ruins-of-abalone.html
I applied, applied again, and REAPPLIED my 8spf tanning lotion, but still came away with a nasty sunburn, all down one side of my back, my arms, even the backs of my hands. [which has just started peeling, but more on that later] Ate dinner/lunch in a place that smelled like a bathroom (and the bathroom smelled like an animal shelter) but the food was good. I watched something when I got home, but I can't remember what :/ sry!! oh, and all day I was singing The Only Exception, acoustic version. It was annoying cause I couldn't remember the words. but oh well! I did some math homework, but HP & The Order of the Phoenix was calling me, so I went to bed to read it. Read until 3 in the morning, when I realized I should finish my math homework. So I got out of bed, realized I had actually done all my homework except for one problem I wasn't sure about, and went back to bed.
thursday the sixteenth of september
went to class. prof talked more about word problems, no time for doodles. Came home and crammed all the work I'd missed on wednesday. Ignored my acting homework, which was to find a celebrity who was like me. went to Y&G. was shocked, but pleased, by the giant amount of people there. Went to bed to read. Read until 4 in the morning, when a poem suddenly struck me. Came out of bed, wrote said poem down, and went back, to read until i finished the book.. at 5 in the morning.
friday the seventeenth of september
Finished the tiny bit of school I had left. cleaned the house a bit, or something. Don't really remember. :D :D went to the mall for a friend's bday at 6. got an amazing parking spot, thanks to my aunt who saved it for me. ate delicious Taco Bell, and then went to Bible study. Bible study was awesome. at one point we had to write three things we were afraid of, and my name was on the top of my brother's and another friend's lists. I love it. :D after that I went back to the same friend's sleepover. ha. it was... interesting. we played a very boring truth or dare game, I, naturally, was the only one who did a dare. I ended up with ranch all over my face, and celery in my hand. *nods* played 'freeze' and the ABC game. Had an hour long politics and religon debate. Did a little 'talent show' thing :D went to bed at about 4:30 or so.
saturday the eighteenth of september
came home and cleaned. managed to finish all my chores before I went to a skit rehearsal thing at one. got cast and all that fun stuff, came home and talked to my dad for five minutes, went to blockbuster in the shooting rain and was afraid I was going to go flying across the road, but I didn't! :) watched HP & the Goblet of Fire with Oms, Auntie D, & J, but didn't have time for OotP. went home and discovered the Netflix app... not so great ;) entered NHHS members into a spreadsheet while watching bones.
sunday the nineteenth of september
went to church! forgot how much my sequined dress scratched me! good sermon. came home, thought I was going somewhere with my mom but we ended up not going cause it was raining again. changed into a much more comfortable outfit and watched a couple episodes of bones, and then went over to Oma's to watch Order of the Phoenix with all of them. Watched that, ate a yummy steak dinner, complete with WONDERFUL AMAZING CARBS (in potato AND bread form. GOSH carbs are GOOD)
anyways. Came home, watched another bones while finishing the NHHS stuff.
monday the twentieth of september
woke up at about noon. attempted to do school, got SOME math homework done, and then gave in and read HP & the Half Blood Prince all afternoon. Was almost done with it when I realized I was about to need to leave for acting and I had no idea where my solliloquy was PLUS i hadn't taken a shower and my hair was grody. SO i stopped RIGHT after Snape killed Dumbly and ran around looking for my soliloquy saying over and over again in my head 'I thought Snape was good, I thought snape was good' [SERAPHIMA JUSTINE STOFF DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS I HAVENT FINISHED DEATHLY HALLOWS YET AND IF YOU SPOIL IT... INCIPIO MORTALITIS!) didn;t find my soliloquy, decided to finish the book instead of write a new soliloquy ccause I knew I wouldn't be able to focus in acting otehrwise. finshed it, ran to the car, jetted of to acting, mentally writing a soliloquy all the way.got to acting, wrote it all down in my notebook and went in, only to find out we didn't really need it this week. We studied the way people lead (walking wise.) and that - pretty cool. I found out I was cast as the mother in The Nutcracker! I came home and watched last week's project runway, then skyped leiler, halfway through she decided she wanted to hear a show, so she three-way called me and her other friend Olivia, who is a rabid Kataanger. She [leila] would go, 'say something Kataang guys, say something Zutara' so I would say 'well, aang needs to die' and Olivia would go 'How can you think that, that's not right,' and leila would just be dying laughing. we had a nice little conversation though, while I finished the NHHS stuff. Until my mom came and told me it was time for beddie. started deathly hallows
tuesday the twenty-first of september
went to math. prof was just going over the problems I'd already done, so I had time to doodle two Azulas, one awful sokka, half a katara, hermoine, luna, and little ginny. :D got home and did some school. went to rehearsal and had a lot of fun. glitterfied our bake sale posters :D got home and went to bed, got to leila's fave chapters and sorta understood why they were her favorites (harry finally does something realistic, for one!) stopped just before the hogwarts invasion, cause i knew it was fairly late already.
wednesday the twenty-second of september
did school. and school. and school. :D burned my old paper license, which was satisfying. Got the new Maroon 5 album, which is amazing. started to write this blog post and got distracted writing a story, accidentely deleted this post, cussed, made and ate pudding, started to write this new one, went to gringoes and had enchiladas and frozen yogurt, came home, and finished this post :) :)
well
there ya go, Seraphima Justine [justine is definitely your middle name. definitely]
Now, I am completely out of words. I'll go scan all the doodles I've made over the last few days instead :)
The Ruins of Abalone
"They came upon the ruins quite by accident.
'What is this place,' asked Sam fearfully
'The Ruins of Abalone,' replied Isabel, staring in awe, 'I thought they were just a myth.'
'Are they... haunted?' Eli scooted closer to his friends
'Sam will protect us if they are, right Sam?' Alise shot a subtle look at Sam through her eyelashes
'Uh...' Sam looked around the ruins, 'Well, I... um...'
'They're not haunted,' said Isabel finally,'Would you like to hear the tale?'
The other three nodded
'All right. Follow me then,' She strode purposefully over the bridge, careful to stay away from the crumbling sides, through the broken gap in the wall, and right up to the door of the center tower.'
Sam, Eli, and Alise followed her a bit more timidly.
'The tale of the Ruins,' Isabel smiled at her friends, 'Is one of mystery, above all else. No one knows what happened to the great Castle of Abalone, once known for it's lavish parties and gossip-ridden court life. Tales are told of the princesses and princes who ruled society from the Castle of Abalone, but no tale is told of it's decline... except one.' She took a deep breath, and smiled mysteriously at the others, "In the rule of Flavius and Neora Sevante, the castle came under attack. The great gardens, once known for their giant seahorse shrubberies, were left unkempt, the moat ran dry, and the towers crumbled. Flavius and Neora evacuated all their friends, family, and staff, but they stayed, wanting to liberate their castle or die trying. A letter written from Neora to her sister Quiani was found. In it, Neora said she'd found a way to keep the opposing army out, but she and Flavius would have to sacrifice to achieve it. She didn't say what they had to sacrifice. After taht, they were never heard of again, and the Castle of Abalone dissapeared off the map. The opposing army found themselves in their beds in their own homes, remembering nothing of the attack and seige. No-one ever spoke of the Castle of Abalone again. This has to be it!' At this she ran to the door and tried to pry it open. It wouldn't come. Sam and Eli jumped up,
'Let us try!'
She rolled her eyes, but nodded, and they set to work. She went to the windows. They were covered in sand, and permanently fogged with time. She tried to wipe them clean, but they were sporting the wear of ages. She was startled out of her cleaning attempts by a yell from Eli.
'We got it! Isabel, we got it!'
She and Alise ran to where the boys were staring apprehensively into the dark building.
'Oh, come on, there's nothing bad in there!' Isabel pushed them aside and started to go into the house
'We'll wait out here. Call if you need anything,' Alise exchanged a look with Sam, who nodded. Eli, on the other hand, shook his head.
'I'll go with you, Isabel.'
'Thanks.'
He nodded, and took her hand, 'We don't want to get separated, you know.'
'Right,' she said, a bit dis concertedly.
They tiptoed into the pitch black tower, attempting not to trip over anything. In the dim light from the open door Isabel could make out 500 year old furniture, slightly shabby, but otherwise in perfect condition. She moved a little closer to Eli, 'This is kinda creepy. Wish we had a light.'
'Yeah. Wait!' He fumbled in his pocket for a minute, and then pulled out a flash light, 'Here!'
'You had a flashlight in your pocket? Why did you -" She stopped talking as he shone the light around the room. It truly was eerie. It was as if they had stepped back into medieval times. Isabel pointed wordlessly at a spiral stone staircase. Eli nodded, and they made their way to it. They crept up the steps, Eli flashing his light before them, until they'd reached an opening into another large room. This one had a large four poster bed in the corner and - Isabel gasped - a roaring fire in the fireplace. A woman was sitting at a vanity combing her long brown hair. Eli tried to pull Isabel down the stairs, but she wouldn't budge.
'Neora?' She took a step towards the woman, much to Eli's annoyance.
The woman smiled slightly and gave a small incline of her head that sufficed as a nod.
'Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Eli! Oh my goodness, you're... you must be... oh my goodness.' Isabel was shaking, staring at Neora. The former queen came up, smile still present on her pale face, and took Isabel's hand.
'Thank you,' She breathed.
'What... for what?" Isabel managed to shrink from her touch and look excited by it at the same time.
'Only one who was not seeking the castle could find it, and only one who did not want to harm it could enter. You have achieved both, and thus have freed me and my husband, Flavius.'
At his name, a man appeared at the foot of a staircase that led up. He stared for a moment, shocked, at the newcomers, and then rushed to Neora's side.
'Have they done it?" he whispered to her. She nodded, and he opened his mouth in a silent scream of joy. she turned bemusedly to Isabel and Eli;
'I'm afraid fivehundred years does not help the voice.'
'Five... five hundred...' Eli shook his head
'Yes. Five hundred years ago we cast a spell upon this castle. Nothing in it would age, until such time as one of pure heart discovered it. Unfortunately, as the spell is impossible to cast outside of the object you are immortalizing, we had to stay for the span of time also. I'll admit, we've questioned our decision many times through the years. But perhaps... perhaps you can use these ruins as a teaching tool. Tell the world about our time, show them how we lived.'
'What about you?' Isabel frowned at the former Queen
'We are going to, finally, get some much needed rest.' Flavius smiled at Neora.
'Thank you, both of you.' Neora laid her hand upon their joined ones, 'May you have a wonderful life together.'
Eli reddened, 'Oh, we're not, I mean -'
'Hush, Eli.' Isabel was trying to listen to Flavius
A slow smile spread across Eli's face, and he moved closer to Isabel.
'Are you ready, my sweet?' Flavius had donned a crown, and given one to Neora.
'I am,' She placed her own crown upon her head, and gave the former King a kiss. THey made their way to the four poster bed and lay on it, on their backs, staring at the stone ceiling. Isabel turned into Eli and began to sob. He put his arms around her absentmindedly, stunned by the suddenness of the monarchs' death.
They came, blinking back out into the light, much closer and more fragile than when they had entered.
'What happened?' Sam noticed Isabel's tearstained face, 'Are you alright?'
'Isabel? Isabel, are you ok? Eli, what happened?' Alise looked from Isabel to Sam and back, worry lines disturbing her normally perfect face
'We're fine,' said Eli, 'Fine.
Isabel nodded. Then she turned to Eli, 'We have to get back, tell the professor. Do you realize what this means, Eli? This can be my first project. I'll finally be able to become a real archeologist. You too!'
He smiled down at her, 'I know. I'm so incredibly happy for us.'
Alise turned to Sam, 'I think more happened in there than they're telling us.'
Sam nodded, 'Definitely.'
Monday, August 30, 2010
Stories
Hey guys! Guess what? I have recently found quite a few original stories -just the first chapter or so- that are primed and ready for completion!
Here is where you come in- you get to pick which story I work on first! I will give you each story summary and you get to pick!
Ok-
Option one: '7 years of servitude', a story about a simple village girl who goes to work in the palace and finds surprises from, and about, her past. [first person - happy story - happy ending]
Option two: 'Unnamed Kung-Fu story'. A story about lei-lah, and her fight for the freedom of her people... and the love she didn't know she had [third person - sad story - semi-happy ending]
Option three: 'Unnamed Princess Story' - a story about a Queen named karlie, how she had to flee from an evil prince, and how she realized her plight wasn't so bad after all. [second/third person - semi-happy story- happy ending]
Option four - 'Savannah'- A girl is in love... with a lion. This is a story about loss, trials, and hardship... And finding humanity. [second/third person - semi-sad story - semi-happy ending]
Well, there are your choices!! The summaries suck, I know, but the stories are good (even if a bit cliche, in the case of the first and third;) let me know which one you want to see first (and/or second, third, and fourth) asap!! I'm liking these!!
:)
~LS
Sent from my iPod
Here is where you come in- you get to pick which story I work on first! I will give you each story summary and you get to pick!
Ok-
Option one: '7 years of servitude', a story about a simple village girl who goes to work in the palace and finds surprises from, and about, her past. [first person - happy story - happy ending]
Option two: 'Unnamed Kung-Fu story'. A story about lei-lah, and her fight for the freedom of her people... and the love she didn't know she had [third person - sad story - semi-happy ending]
Option three: 'Unnamed Princess Story' - a story about a Queen named karlie, how she had to flee from an evil prince, and how she realized her plight wasn't so bad after all. [second/third person - semi-happy story- happy ending]
Option four - 'Savannah'- A girl is in love... with a lion. This is a story about loss, trials, and hardship... And finding humanity. [second/third person - semi-sad story - semi-happy ending]
Well, there are your choices!! The summaries suck, I know, but the stories are good (even if a bit cliche, in the case of the first and third;) let me know which one you want to see first (and/or second, third, and fourth) asap!! I'm liking these!!
:)
~LS
Sent from my iPod
Saturday, August 21, 2010
meeehhh
-_-
^^^ see that face? That's my 'meh' face. That's the face I make when I have a lot of good story and drawing ideas, and no way to put them down on paper because
A) I can't draw. at all.
B) at this particualr moment in time, I can't think of how to say what I want to say, so no story is happening
C) I JUST FEEL LIKE MEEEHHHH
hence the name 'meh face'
well, meh.
~LS
(PS - i wrote 'Zutara & Azokka' on my door in glitter glue/paint. it looks awesome :D)
^^^ see that face? That's my 'meh' face. That's the face I make when I have a lot of good story and drawing ideas, and no way to put them down on paper because
A) I can't draw. at all.
B) at this particualr moment in time, I can't think of how to say what I want to say, so no story is happening
C) I JUST FEEL LIKE MEEEHHHH
hence the name 'meh face'
well, meh.
~LS
(PS - i wrote 'Zutara & Azokka' on my door in glitter glue/paint. it looks awesome :D)
Friday, August 20, 2010
Getting Licensed
(excerpt from - The Utterly Normal & Boring Escapades of Elaine)
Today was the day! One of the most important days of her life, one of the milestones that marked her growth.
"I'm going to get my driver's license!" Elaine declared to all her facebook friends
She woke up at 7:10am so that she would have enough time to pretty herself for the photo. This picture would be her ID for a whole year... it was no time to skimp on the prep time.
She found herself with just the right amount of time, a great start to the day. She grabbed her large pile of forms and jumped in the car with her dad, eagerly anticipating the short line (since, of course, they were aiming for opening time... no one else would dare be there!) and the easy passage.
As she pulled into the parking lot she noticed a line outside of the door.
'Well, that's probably jsut the people waiting for the doors to open,' she explained to herself
As she and her father walked up to the doors, they realized that the people were in lines.
The lines had already escaped the building.
Sighing in resignation, she took her place in the correct line.
"This can't be too bad, right?" She wiped the humidity-caused fog off of her sunglasses and look up at the clear blue sky. At least it wasn't rainy! And hey, it was like a sauna out here! A free sauna! She smiled to herself, happy with her optimistic observations. And it only got better. She ran into a friend that she hadn't seen in a while, which was nice, and the line moved quickly inside the building.
and another hour passed
and another hour passed.
at one point she remarked to her father, "I see why they don't make shows, or write stories, about teens getting their licenses. It would be rather boring."
Her father chuckled and nodded.
after three and a half hours in line, they finally got to the desk. All their forms were in order, and everything was done quickly. Unfortunately, she still had to take the driving test. Frowning in annoyance, she scheduled her test for the following monday.
"Well, that went well." Her father made a face.
"Tell me about it," She sighed.
So much for all those plans for the weekend.
(~LS)
Today was the day! One of the most important days of her life, one of the milestones that marked her growth.
"I'm going to get my driver's license!" Elaine declared to all her facebook friends
She woke up at 7:10am so that she would have enough time to pretty herself for the photo. This picture would be her ID for a whole year... it was no time to skimp on the prep time.
She found herself with just the right amount of time, a great start to the day. She grabbed her large pile of forms and jumped in the car with her dad, eagerly anticipating the short line (since, of course, they were aiming for opening time... no one else would dare be there!) and the easy passage.
As she pulled into the parking lot she noticed a line outside of the door.
'Well, that's probably jsut the people waiting for the doors to open,' she explained to herself
As she and her father walked up to the doors, they realized that the people were in lines.
The lines had already escaped the building.
Sighing in resignation, she took her place in the correct line.
"This can't be too bad, right?" She wiped the humidity-caused fog off of her sunglasses and look up at the clear blue sky. At least it wasn't rainy! And hey, it was like a sauna out here! A free sauna! She smiled to herself, happy with her optimistic observations. And it only got better. She ran into a friend that she hadn't seen in a while, which was nice, and the line moved quickly inside the building.
and another hour passed
and another hour passed.
at one point she remarked to her father, "I see why they don't make shows, or write stories, about teens getting their licenses. It would be rather boring."
Her father chuckled and nodded.
after three and a half hours in line, they finally got to the desk. All their forms were in order, and everything was done quickly. Unfortunately, she still had to take the driving test. Frowning in annoyance, she scheduled her test for the following monday.
"Well, that went well." Her father made a face.
"Tell me about it," She sighed.
So much for all those plans for the weekend.
(~LS)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
a grotesquely incorrect portrayal...
It's still late. Somehow, I think I come up with my best work at these hours. Evidence;
JACKSON RATHBONE IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE ANY FORM OF TEXAN, AND NEITHER IS JASPER. I DESPISE STEPHANIE MEYER FOR HER HEATHENISTIC AND GROTESQUELY INCORRECT PORTRAYAL OF THAT SUCH GLORIOUS THING AS A TEXAN MALE
a reply to Sera, who was claiming that Jasper was awesome cause he was a Texan. I say - battleship.
:P it's true, y'all
JACKSON RATHBONE IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE ANY FORM OF TEXAN, AND NEITHER IS JASPER. I DESPISE STEPHANIE MEYER FOR HER HEATHENISTIC AND GROTESQUELY INCORRECT PORTRAYAL OF THAT SUCH GLORIOUS THING AS A TEXAN MALE
a reply to Sera, who was claiming that Jasper was awesome cause he was a Texan. I say - battleship.
:P it's true, y'all
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
we are not, by any means, normal
It's 11:51 pm. Want me to tell you how I know? I just had this conversation on im with Sera -
Sera says
can you read something for me, I need you to look over it and give me your opinion
LuLu says:
NO
NO NO NO
YOU WILL NOT FORCE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
Sera says:
pleez
someone HAS to read it
LuLu says:
I WILL NOT FALL FOR YOUR EVIL TRICKZZZZZZZZZZZ
Sera says:
wanna bet
LuLu says:
SHES TRICKSIE
Sera says:
HECK YA!!
LuLu says:
WHATS IN HER POCKETSES???
Sera says:
a new chapter
LuLu says:
SHE MUST KNOW THE WAY OUUUTTTTTTTTT
Sera says:
yes she does, give her four chapter and the way out will be found
sixteen to a happy ending
LuLu says:
MYYYY PREEEECIIIIIIIIOUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
Sera says:
twenty to get it to all come crashing down
LuLu says:
smeagol knows. smeagol knows the truth. smeagol sees your tricksies. SMEAAAAGOOOOL KNOOOOOWSSSSS
*sera puts chapter excerpt that LUTHIEN DOES NOT WANT TO SEE*
LuLu says:
MY EYES ARE CLOSED
IM NOT READING THAT
YOU ARE TRICKSIEEEEEEEE
Sera says:
CMON CORA!!
PLEASE!!!
I NEED YOUR OPINION TO SEE IF I SHOULD CHANGE ANYTHING!!!
PLEASE!!!
WITH A BIG RED SUPER SWEET CHERRY ON TOP!! AND A FREE ZUKO!!
honestly, I wonder. do normal people talk like this? 'Cause... I doubt it. :D
my preciousssss
~LS
Sera says
can you read something for me, I need you to look over it and give me your opinion
LuLu says:
NO
NO NO NO
YOU WILL NOT FORCE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
Sera says:
pleez
someone HAS to read it
LuLu says:
I WILL NOT FALL FOR YOUR EVIL TRICKZZZZZZZZZZZ
Sera says:
wanna bet
LuLu says:
SHES TRICKSIE
Sera says:
HECK YA!!
LuLu says:
WHATS IN HER POCKETSES???
Sera says:
a new chapter
LuLu says:
SHE MUST KNOW THE WAY OUUUTTTTTTTTT
Sera says:
yes she does, give her four chapter and the way out will be found
sixteen to a happy ending
LuLu says:
MYYYY PREEEECIIIIIIIIOUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
Sera says:
twenty to get it to all come crashing down
LuLu says:
smeagol knows. smeagol knows the truth. smeagol sees your tricksies. SMEAAAAGOOOOL KNOOOOOWSSSSS
*sera puts chapter excerpt that LUTHIEN DOES NOT WANT TO SEE*
LuLu says:
MY EYES ARE CLOSED
IM NOT READING THAT
YOU ARE TRICKSIEEEEEEEE
Sera says:
CMON CORA!!
PLEASE!!!
I NEED YOUR OPINION TO SEE IF I SHOULD CHANGE ANYTHING!!!
PLEASE!!!
WITH A BIG RED SUPER SWEET CHERRY ON TOP!! AND A FREE ZUKO!!
honestly, I wonder. do normal people talk like this? 'Cause... I doubt it. :D
my preciousssss
~LS
Friday, August 13, 2010
Letting Go
This is Sera's world, that I'm using :D for more Pandora & Luthien go visit her blog!! Serastoff.blogpost.com
"
She felt torn. In many, many ways.
In one way, she wanted her friend to leave. Perhaps it would be easier than this slow band-aid that was being painfully pulled off. If she left, then maybe the salt would stop falling on this open wound. Perhaps her heart would stop its random aching.
In another way, obviously, she didn’t want her friend to leave. She wanted to drag it out, to be able to be with her as long as possible.
“Why must she go?” Luthien recalled her whiny pleading, her immature unacceptance
“She’ll have a better future if she leaves, Lu. Besides, she’s not happy here, you know it!”
“She’s plenty happy here! We have lots of fun! She’d grow to love it even more if she stayed!”
“Luthien, please. Pandora needs to go back to where she’s happy; she needs to go to where she’ll be able to grow more. Don’t fight it.”
She had stalked off, angry at the predicament. She’d sat on the window seat in her room (her favorite place in the whole house) and stared at the sky, the heavy gray clouds echoing her feelings.
“Who will take care of her? Who will watch her, protect her?” Luthien sighed, knowing no-one would answer her.
A sudden call from her mother caught her attention.
“Luthien, a letter!”
She ran down eagerly, hoping perhaps it was something that would help this awful day.
“It’s from Li!”
She smiled. This probably would brighten her day.
She read the message, a standard one about the amazingness of life in general, and felt better. As she returned her gaze to the gray sky, a thought suddenly struck her.
“Li will watch her, Li will protect her! Li knows she’s special, Li knows about her tendencies.”
She knew that Pandora was trying to have a semi-normal life, despite her mental conditions. She knew that Pandora couldn’t stay here and do that. Gradually, over the months before Pandora left, Luthien became accustomed to the idea. She accepted it, was happy for Pandora even. But that didn’t mean she wouldn’t miss her, wouldn’t ache sometimes.
Now, she wanted to rip the band-aid off. She was sitting here, in this old familiar tree (Pan’s favorite), thinking about life in general. Her journal lay open next to her, half a page filled out. There was no other way she knew how to express her feelings except through writing. Writing was emotionless and emotion-filled at the same time. The very phenomena of writing something down in a journal could not be explained. She picked it up again and began to write, the sound of the pen softly connecting with the paper was like a balm to her wounds. She let the tears flow as she wrote, not caring if her eyes would be red or her head would ache. Tears must flow sometimes, despite society’s looking down upon them.
She scribbled a poem that had suddenly come to her in the soft twilight
“For though time passes, we stay still
Sitting, laughing, upon this hill
I smile at you, and you smile at me
We wonder what we might not be
A dancer, a writer, an artist, we scream
these are the simple things we dream
We wish upon the shooting stars
but will we end up tending bars?
For dreams are funny, angry things
they fly around on paper wings
Eventually the wings get torn
and new thoughts and dreams are born
The old ones turn to ash and die
to the corners of our hearts they fly
To stay and grow and fester and mold
until we have grown far too old
For them to ever happen, or such
these dreams feel stale to the touch
And we cry at night as we remember them
What could, and might have very well been
Our future lives as actresses and writers
have fallen in proverbial fires
And burnt to death, as we can see
Burning flesh and death smell we
Our lives have turned to nothing more
than a simple wooden score
And nothing that we say or do
could bring us back to twenty-two
So let us stay here, and speak our dreams
for, perhaps, if we believe, these things
They will come to pass, that is;
if we work , and study too
We will be able to accomplish
things through Him who strengthens us
And anything is possible through Him
Impossible things, like flying, living, dreaming
are possible, through HIM, God our father
So let us leave this pretty hill
go to achieve our dreams, we will
And pray and hope for happy lives
in which I become a loving wife
And you can live where’re you wish
I will visit you with a covered dish
We’ll smile and laugh like always
and it’ll be more than just a phase
It will be our life, filled with love
and joy, and everything stereotypically included above
And when we feel down, we’ll remember this hill
and sitting and laughing and talking still
We will always be friends, always love each other, never will we be able to completely and utterly separate.”
Luthien tore it out and stuck it in the hole in the tree. She knew Pandora would visit here before she left in the morning, and hopefully she’d see this. Brushing a stray tear from her eye, Luthien slid off the tree, relishing in the simple joy of the way the grass felt on her bare feet. She walked tiredly home, emotionally exhausted. Smiling at her complete and utter emotionality and her over dramatic-ness she gave a sudden skip. Life was good, and anyone who couldn’t see that was blinder than a mole.
Yes, a mole!
Never will we be able to completely and utterly separate. This carries me on."
~LS
"
She felt torn. In many, many ways.
In one way, she wanted her friend to leave. Perhaps it would be easier than this slow band-aid that was being painfully pulled off. If she left, then maybe the salt would stop falling on this open wound. Perhaps her heart would stop its random aching.
In another way, obviously, she didn’t want her friend to leave. She wanted to drag it out, to be able to be with her as long as possible.
“Why must she go?” Luthien recalled her whiny pleading, her immature unacceptance
“She’ll have a better future if she leaves, Lu. Besides, she’s not happy here, you know it!”
“She’s plenty happy here! We have lots of fun! She’d grow to love it even more if she stayed!”
“Luthien, please. Pandora needs to go back to where she’s happy; she needs to go to where she’ll be able to grow more. Don’t fight it.”
She had stalked off, angry at the predicament. She’d sat on the window seat in her room (her favorite place in the whole house) and stared at the sky, the heavy gray clouds echoing her feelings.
“Who will take care of her? Who will watch her, protect her?” Luthien sighed, knowing no-one would answer her.
A sudden call from her mother caught her attention.
“Luthien, a letter!”
She ran down eagerly, hoping perhaps it was something that would help this awful day.
“It’s from Li!”
She smiled. This probably would brighten her day.
She read the message, a standard one about the amazingness of life in general, and felt better. As she returned her gaze to the gray sky, a thought suddenly struck her.
“Li will watch her, Li will protect her! Li knows she’s special, Li knows about her tendencies.”
She knew that Pandora was trying to have a semi-normal life, despite her mental conditions. She knew that Pandora couldn’t stay here and do that. Gradually, over the months before Pandora left, Luthien became accustomed to the idea. She accepted it, was happy for Pandora even. But that didn’t mean she wouldn’t miss her, wouldn’t ache sometimes.
Now, she wanted to rip the band-aid off. She was sitting here, in this old familiar tree (Pan’s favorite), thinking about life in general. Her journal lay open next to her, half a page filled out. There was no other way she knew how to express her feelings except through writing. Writing was emotionless and emotion-filled at the same time. The very phenomena of writing something down in a journal could not be explained. She picked it up again and began to write, the sound of the pen softly connecting with the paper was like a balm to her wounds. She let the tears flow as she wrote, not caring if her eyes would be red or her head would ache. Tears must flow sometimes, despite society’s looking down upon them.
She scribbled a poem that had suddenly come to her in the soft twilight
“For though time passes, we stay still
Sitting, laughing, upon this hill
I smile at you, and you smile at me
We wonder what we might not be
A dancer, a writer, an artist, we scream
these are the simple things we dream
We wish upon the shooting stars
but will we end up tending bars?
For dreams are funny, angry things
they fly around on paper wings
Eventually the wings get torn
and new thoughts and dreams are born
The old ones turn to ash and die
to the corners of our hearts they fly
To stay and grow and fester and mold
until we have grown far too old
For them to ever happen, or such
these dreams feel stale to the touch
And we cry at night as we remember them
What could, and might have very well been
Our future lives as actresses and writers
have fallen in proverbial fires
And burnt to death, as we can see
Burning flesh and death smell we
Our lives have turned to nothing more
than a simple wooden score
And nothing that we say or do
could bring us back to twenty-two
So let us stay here, and speak our dreams
for, perhaps, if we believe, these things
They will come to pass, that is;
if we work , and study too
We will be able to accomplish
things through Him who strengthens us
And anything is possible through Him
Impossible things, like flying, living, dreaming
are possible, through HIM, God our father
So let us leave this pretty hill
go to achieve our dreams, we will
And pray and hope for happy lives
in which I become a loving wife
And you can live where’re you wish
I will visit you with a covered dish
We’ll smile and laugh like always
and it’ll be more than just a phase
It will be our life, filled with love
and joy, and everything stereotypically included above
And when we feel down, we’ll remember this hill
and sitting and laughing and talking still
We will always be friends, always love each other, never will we be able to completely and utterly separate.”
Luthien tore it out and stuck it in the hole in the tree. She knew Pandora would visit here before she left in the morning, and hopefully she’d see this. Brushing a stray tear from her eye, Luthien slid off the tree, relishing in the simple joy of the way the grass felt on her bare feet. She walked tiredly home, emotionally exhausted. Smiling at her complete and utter emotionality and her over dramatic-ness she gave a sudden skip. Life was good, and anyone who couldn’t see that was blinder than a mole.
Yes, a mole!
Never will we be able to completely and utterly separate. This carries me on."
~LS
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Facts
There are some things in life that we know for sure. No doubts. Things like: the sun will always rise in the morning, and the moon will do the same at night. Every morning we will be rudely awakened by beams of gold, and every night we will be serenaded to sleep by beams of silver. This is something we will never question, never worry about... never even consider it becoming non-existent. We can see the sun every day, we can see the moon every night (even 'new moon' we can still see its shadow). Everyone in our history has been able to see the sun and moon. It is an 'unquestionable' fact of life.
It is a part of time; time is the same. We know time will pass. No one exclaims at the fact. No one is surprised by the changing of seasons; no one is surprised to grow older. Saddened by it perhaps, but it is expected. We don't see time, but we know it is there, always moving, always passing us by.
If these things, things that we can and can't see, are accepted so readily, why isn't the existence of God? Why, when he is so plainly visible everywhere and in everything, is he not believed in by every being on this earth? We can accept the passage of time, the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, our own mortality, the life of the things around us... yet we cannot readily accept God. Even the strongest Christian has doubts on occasion. I can bet you have never gone to bed thinking; 'I wonder if the sun will rise tomorrow. I wonder if it will be a new day, or the same one. I wonder if next year will come. I wonder if I will ever die.' You know these things will happen. The same way, I can bet you have gone to bed at least once thinking; 'Is God really real, and even if He is does he really love me? Was it really Him who created all of this?'
Truly, it is sad. God's presence in creation, His ultimate and unconditional love for us is visible everywhere, in every tree and every cloud, in every smiling face and every angry one. He is the one who makes the sun rise and the years go by, the one who changes the seasons and carefully crafts wrinkles onto our faces. He is always there, always loving us; wayward, sinful us!
Sunbeams will always fall in the morning, and moonbeams will always fall at night. If these things are true, how much more is it true that God will always love and care for us; always be there.
Hebrews 13:5b - 'I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you'
Job 37: 5-6, 14-16, most of 38, "God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; He does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.'
14Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders. Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said: Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place, Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep? Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this. What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside? Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle? What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth? Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one in it, to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass? Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew? From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen? Can you bind the twinkling Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God's dominion over the earth? Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'? Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind? Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together? Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket? 42:1-2Then Job replied to the Lord: 'I know that you can do all things, no plan of yours can be thwarted.'"
~LS
It is a part of time; time is the same. We know time will pass. No one exclaims at the fact. No one is surprised by the changing of seasons; no one is surprised to grow older. Saddened by it perhaps, but it is expected. We don't see time, but we know it is there, always moving, always passing us by.
If these things, things that we can and can't see, are accepted so readily, why isn't the existence of God? Why, when he is so plainly visible everywhere and in everything, is he not believed in by every being on this earth? We can accept the passage of time, the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, our own mortality, the life of the things around us... yet we cannot readily accept God. Even the strongest Christian has doubts on occasion. I can bet you have never gone to bed thinking; 'I wonder if the sun will rise tomorrow. I wonder if it will be a new day, or the same one. I wonder if next year will come. I wonder if I will ever die.' You know these things will happen. The same way, I can bet you have gone to bed at least once thinking; 'Is God really real, and even if He is does he really love me? Was it really Him who created all of this?'
Truly, it is sad. God's presence in creation, His ultimate and unconditional love for us is visible everywhere, in every tree and every cloud, in every smiling face and every angry one. He is the one who makes the sun rise and the years go by, the one who changes the seasons and carefully crafts wrinkles onto our faces. He is always there, always loving us; wayward, sinful us!
Sunbeams will always fall in the morning, and moonbeams will always fall at night. If these things are true, how much more is it true that God will always love and care for us; always be there.
Hebrews 13:5b - 'I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you'
Job 37: 5-6, 14-16, most of 38, "God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; He does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.'
14Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders. Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said: Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place, Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep? Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this. What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside? Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle? What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth? Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one in it, to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass? Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew? From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen? Can you bind the twinkling Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God's dominion over the earth? Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'? Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind? Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together? Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket? 42:1-2Then Job replied to the Lord: 'I know that you can do all things, no plan of yours can be thwarted.'"
~LS
Monday, July 19, 2010
The grass is always greener...
Winter's ice loses its glory,
We tire of cold and white.
And with heavy hearts we count the months
'til flowers are in sight.
We cry with joy at the first warm breeze
And the tidings it may bring
For we know the grass is always greener
In the first few months of spring.
We tire of cold and white.
And with heavy hearts we count the months
'til flowers are in sight.
We cry with joy at the first warm breeze
And the tidings it may bring
For we know the grass is always greener
In the first few months of spring.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Birthday Buddies
Tuesday was my birthday. It was also Harrison Ford's birthday. I wonder if he looks as much forward to it as I do. Does his life revolve around his birthday? Is his email address 'guns-r-better-than-swords713@gmail.com'? (I bet it is). Is his favorite number 13 (mine is), his favorite month July, his favorite season summer? These are the questions that keep me up at night. That and... are sheep really just clouds that have assumed organic shape?? It's really a wonder I get any sleep at all! ;)
happy post-birthday to me!!
~LS
happy post-birthday to me!!
~LS
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Blue Sky and TLA
It's amazing how a bad movie can ruin your week, especially when you were expecting it to be horrible. Of course, it makes a bit more sense when you throw in the fact that you have waited six months (counting down the days) for this movie, that you dressed up and went to the midnight premier (and ended up finding out that your 'genius' costume sucked and you looked/felt awful) ...
in case you haven't yet deduced it I'm talking about The Last Airbender (hereafter reffered to as 'TLA')
I am far too het up to write anything even closely resembling a review, so I'll give you pieces of other people's... with my commentary in brackets {like this}
Sera writes: So I went to the A:tla movie premier!! Needless to say, I hated the movie! Don't get me wrong, I love M. Night, {as do I} but it takes a true trooper to get past the lack of acting (although Zuko and Sokka were great!{Still hated them, casting wise}), plot and character development. And through the whole movie I kept waiting for something truly funny to happen, or some sarcasm to blow me away. HELLO!!! Where on Earth were Sokka's endless sarcastic quips... or his intense love of meat? In the show Aang character may have been a little bit emo (VERY emo when Appa got taken) but he still had a sense of childish humor, WHERE THE HECK WAS THIS IN THE FREAKIN MOVIE!!?! Katara spent the entire film looking like she was about to cry... What? Where was her preachy hopefullness!! Why where the Earthbenders weak? Where were the Kyoshi warriors {I was confused by this, because I saw a picture of them... so did they get cut at the very last moment???}? Why was Yue's father dead? Where was Hahn (Yue's fiancee)? Why does it take four hours to make one water whip (And people wonder why the Fire Nation took near complete control of the world?)?
I'm going to blame the writers.
{All of these things bugged me too, as well as a few other things. Erica AKA GreenifyME summed up most of everything else:}
Erica writes:
As for the characters/acting/writing: Let me just say that it wasn't really the race thing that bothered me about these characters. You could quickly get over that. {yeah you could. I was over that in may...}Yes, Katara's family seemed to be the only white family in the Southern Water tribe (the rest were Inuit), but after seeing that the entire Northern water tribe was white, and knowing that Kanna came from there, I allowed myself to buy it. Sure. Whatever. But we barely had time to even get to know Sokka and Katara or even really learn to love them. They were just sort of "there" for the whole movie, besides the very beginning, when they actually had more than a couple words to say. And when they did, well, it wasn't very good. Which brings me to the writing...which was unbelievably awful. {YES YES YES. this was what bugged me the MOST. ugh ugh ugh. continue for more}
I don't know what on earth Shyamalan was thinking when he wrote this script. It would almost be impossible for anyone to perform good acting in a movie that forces you to speak such cheesy and out-of-place dialog. I literally cringed at a few parts...even giggled.{um yes. there was ALL OUT LAUGHING at some parts. my word, shamamallama!} There was nothing natural about the way they spoke, it was just awkward. The pacing of the whole film was terrible. I really don't blame the actors for this, I blame Shyamalan. That being said, Katara could have seeeeriously toned down the melodrama. Nicola Peltz had a tendency to over-act, and everything she talked about seemed to require her bugging her eyes out or having tears in them, or both, and having a constantly shaky voice like she was about to have an emotional breakdown at any second. But once again, this is not her fault. It is the director's job to direct. To say "cut". To say, "Let's try that again with less DRAMA." But that, he did not do.
Noah Ringer's performance started off pretty shaky, but he did seem to get better as he went on, and I did like him at the end of it all. Sokka was pretty good, and was allowed a few humorous parts. Dev did really well in his delivery and emotions, even if what was coming out of his mouth was bizarre. And everyone else was just alright.
Also, Azula does show up at the very, very end, bowing before her father and in a flashback. She looks the part, but we'll see, if there's a second movie. {I LOVED azula!! I loved loved loved her! I sincerely hope they change writers/directors (Although I love shamamallama.... this movie just didn't work for him) so she can actually get a chance to work the part!}
One thing that bothered me was that Aang, in ocean spirit form, did not kill Zhao. A band of waterbenders literally just appeared, lifted him up into a ball of water until he drowned, then dropped his butt and walked away. O_o I was like alright... {yeah, that was weeeeiiiirddd. I was like.. okkk. guess hes... dead??}
Honestly, the most Aang did in that form was lift up a huge wall of water (like you saw in the trailers), and that alone scared the entire fire nation into leaving. That's it. Huge wall of water= we're done for. He didn't even USE it against them! It was just a warning!{EEEEEERRRRRRGGHHHHHHHH I hated that! I was looking forward to Aang Koi!}
And then of course, there's the name changes. Yes, Sokka, Aang, and Iroh are indeed all pronounced differently. Sokka is now Soh-ka, Aang is now Ohng, and Iroh is now Eeroh. I don't care what Shyamalan's reasoning for this was, it was unnecessary. All it did was throw the audience off every time one of those names were said. I'd hear whispers and giggles. It was distracting. {hee hee, ummm yess, we were the ones giggling. and ONCe when someone said 'Ong' Leiler went 'grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!' really loudly, and then we couldn't stop laughing and then.... ummmm... yeah. Sorry everyone in the theater with us!}
SO yes, that's pretty much that. Both of those sum up what I {Lu} feel about TLA. I despised it but at the same time... it was atla. on screen. in real life. SO MUCH POTENTIAL... and... failure.
:)
It is even more amazing how a simple patch of blue sky, a shower, some new cover up, and a night with your family can turn it all back around.
It might seem a little overdramatic if I say that with the failure of TLA I lost my will to live. But it did send me into one of those 'funks' where you don't see the point in anything. I wasn't even excited for my super-birthday celebration, which is going to be amazing!
I'm here to tell you that when you feel like that don't give up! Find the blue sky, drink some coffee, do something you always do that makes you happy, write a song, bake a cake, take a shower! Go shopping or to lunch with a friend, read your Bible, sing, pray, just live life... normal, wonderful life!
:)
~LS
in case you haven't yet deduced it I'm talking about The Last Airbender (hereafter reffered to as 'TLA')
I am far too het up to write anything even closely resembling a review, so I'll give you pieces of other people's... with my commentary in brackets {like this}
Sera writes: So I went to the A:tla movie premier!! Needless to say, I hated the movie! Don't get me wrong, I love M. Night, {as do I} but it takes a true trooper to get past the lack of acting (although Zuko and Sokka were great!{Still hated them, casting wise}), plot and character development. And through the whole movie I kept waiting for something truly funny to happen, or some sarcasm to blow me away. HELLO!!! Where on Earth were Sokka's endless sarcastic quips... or his intense love of meat? In the show Aang character may have been a little bit emo (VERY emo when Appa got taken) but he still had a sense of childish humor, WHERE THE HECK WAS THIS IN THE FREAKIN MOVIE!!?! Katara spent the entire film looking like she was about to cry... What? Where was her preachy hopefullness!! Why where the Earthbenders weak? Where were the Kyoshi warriors {I was confused by this, because I saw a picture of them... so did they get cut at the very last moment???}? Why was Yue's father dead? Where was Hahn (Yue's fiancee)? Why does it take four hours to make one water whip (And people wonder why the Fire Nation took near complete control of the world?)?
I'm going to blame the writers.
{All of these things bugged me too, as well as a few other things. Erica AKA GreenifyME summed up most of everything else:}
Erica writes:
As for the characters/acting/writing: Let me just say that it wasn't really the race thing that bothered me about these characters. You could quickly get over that. {yeah you could. I was over that in may...}Yes, Katara's family seemed to be the only white family in the Southern Water tribe (the rest were Inuit), but after seeing that the entire Northern water tribe was white, and knowing that Kanna came from there, I allowed myself to buy it. Sure. Whatever. But we barely had time to even get to know Sokka and Katara or even really learn to love them. They were just sort of "there" for the whole movie, besides the very beginning, when they actually had more than a couple words to say. And when they did, well, it wasn't very good. Which brings me to the writing...which was unbelievably awful. {YES YES YES. this was what bugged me the MOST. ugh ugh ugh. continue for more}
I don't know what on earth Shyamalan was thinking when he wrote this script. It would almost be impossible for anyone to perform good acting in a movie that forces you to speak such cheesy and out-of-place dialog. I literally cringed at a few parts...even giggled.{um yes. there was ALL OUT LAUGHING at some parts. my word, shamamallama!} There was nothing natural about the way they spoke, it was just awkward. The pacing of the whole film was terrible. I really don't blame the actors for this, I blame Shyamalan. That being said, Katara could have seeeeriously toned down the melodrama. Nicola Peltz had a tendency to over-act, and everything she talked about seemed to require her bugging her eyes out or having tears in them, or both, and having a constantly shaky voice like she was about to have an emotional breakdown at any second. But once again, this is not her fault. It is the director's job to direct. To say "cut". To say, "Let's try that again with less DRAMA." But that, he did not do.
Noah Ringer's performance started off pretty shaky, but he did seem to get better as he went on, and I did like him at the end of it all. Sokka was pretty good, and was allowed a few humorous parts. Dev did really well in his delivery and emotions, even if what was coming out of his mouth was bizarre. And everyone else was just alright.
Also, Azula does show up at the very, very end, bowing before her father and in a flashback. She looks the part, but we'll see, if there's a second movie. {I LOVED azula!! I loved loved loved her! I sincerely hope they change writers/directors (Although I love shamamallama.... this movie just didn't work for him) so she can actually get a chance to work the part!}
One thing that bothered me was that Aang, in ocean spirit form, did not kill Zhao. A band of waterbenders literally just appeared, lifted him up into a ball of water until he drowned, then dropped his butt and walked away. O_o I was like alright... {yeah, that was weeeeiiiirddd. I was like.. okkk. guess hes... dead??}
Honestly, the most Aang did in that form was lift up a huge wall of water (like you saw in the trailers), and that alone scared the entire fire nation into leaving. That's it. Huge wall of water= we're done for. He didn't even USE it against them! It was just a warning!{EEEEEERRRRRRGGHHHHHHHH I hated that! I was looking forward to Aang Koi!}
And then of course, there's the name changes. Yes, Sokka, Aang, and Iroh are indeed all pronounced differently. Sokka is now Soh-ka, Aang is now Ohng, and Iroh is now Eeroh. I don't care what Shyamalan's reasoning for this was, it was unnecessary. All it did was throw the audience off every time one of those names were said. I'd hear whispers and giggles. It was distracting. {hee hee, ummm yess, we were the ones giggling. and ONCe when someone said 'Ong' Leiler went 'grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!' really loudly, and then we couldn't stop laughing and then.... ummmm... yeah. Sorry everyone in the theater with us!}
SO yes, that's pretty much that. Both of those sum up what I {Lu} feel about TLA. I despised it but at the same time... it was atla. on screen. in real life. SO MUCH POTENTIAL... and... failure.
:)
It is even more amazing how a simple patch of blue sky, a shower, some new cover up, and a night with your family can turn it all back around.
It might seem a little overdramatic if I say that with the failure of TLA I lost my will to live. But it did send me into one of those 'funks' where you don't see the point in anything. I wasn't even excited for my super-birthday celebration, which is going to be amazing!
I'm here to tell you that when you feel like that don't give up! Find the blue sky, drink some coffee, do something you always do that makes you happy, write a song, bake a cake, take a shower! Go shopping or to lunch with a friend, read your Bible, sing, pray, just live life... normal, wonderful life!
:)
~LS
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Reminiscing
So I just posted this pic on deviantart - http://luthiensnowtail.deviantart.com/art/Reminiscing-171371141
and it made me sappy. So I wrote a little paragraph. and it's perfect blog fodder. so here goes:
"I sat and watched her through the window. It was as close as I could get, nowadays. She leaned on the hood of her car (her very own car) and laughed at something that the boy standing by her had said. Another girl came out of the house holding a camera, and took a picture of my girl and the boy. After they were done posing they all got into the car and drove off, my girl driving. I knew she'd come back tonight and type away at her computer, or scribble in her journal. Time was she would tell ME all the important goings on. But that time has passed, something I must learn to accept. It is hard, becoming obsolete. I would despair, were it not for my girl's soft heart, her sentimentality. I know she'll never toss me out. She still picks me up and kisses me whenever I get tossed onto the floor. She still holds me as she falls asleep. And she still talks to me, only once in a while. I'll always be there, always be close by. I'm her teddy, and that's what teddies do."
ack. that's seriously like one of the best things I've ever written
:)
~LS
and it made me sappy. So I wrote a little paragraph. and it's perfect blog fodder. so here goes:
"I sat and watched her through the window. It was as close as I could get, nowadays. She leaned on the hood of her car (her very own car) and laughed at something that the boy standing by her had said. Another girl came out of the house holding a camera, and took a picture of my girl and the boy. After they were done posing they all got into the car and drove off, my girl driving. I knew she'd come back tonight and type away at her computer, or scribble in her journal. Time was she would tell ME all the important goings on. But that time has passed, something I must learn to accept. It is hard, becoming obsolete. I would despair, were it not for my girl's soft heart, her sentimentality. I know she'll never toss me out. She still picks me up and kisses me whenever I get tossed onto the floor. She still holds me as she falls asleep. And she still talks to me, only once in a while. I'll always be there, always be close by. I'm her teddy, and that's what teddies do."
ack. that's seriously like one of the best things I've ever written
:)
~LS
Friday, July 2, 2010
I'm so-kkanfused
Hey y'all!! I have a lot of things to tell you, mainly about TLA, but right now I am at Sera's house ;)
She just informed us that she is going to marry a sexy ninja.
and Jell said that Zuko and the Kim Possible guy are hotter than any other japanese guy ever. :D :D
speaking of Jell, the weirdo, she just got a bloggy! so you get her side of this crazy story we call life! :)
check it -http://ajarofjelly.blogspot.com/ :)
sayonara!
(Leiler, Sera, and Jelly say hi. They;re watching me {type this})
JELL IS TOPH
haha :)
<3
LS
She just informed us that she is going to marry a sexy ninja.
and Jell said that Zuko and the Kim Possible guy are hotter than any other japanese guy ever. :D :D
speaking of Jell, the weirdo, she just got a bloggy! so you get her side of this crazy story we call life! :)
check it -http://ajarofjelly.blogspot.com/ :)
sayonara!
(Leiler, Sera, and Jelly say hi. They;re watching me {type this})
JELL IS TOPH
haha :)
<3
LS
Sunday, June 20, 2010
natural entertainment
"She stared morosely at the road in front of her. The grass was itchy, the bugs were biting, and absolutely nothing exciting was happening. The road was as boring as the golf on the TV inside. Which begged the question: why wasn't she inside, where there was air conditioning and a remarkable lack of bugs. I mean, if the levels of boredom were the same...
She pondered this for a moment, and then smiled slightly.
She had come outside originally to escape the cats in the house, the allergens that debilitated her. Now she realized she was outside because the world was much more entertaining. Currently she was listening to a symphony of cicadas, and watching the cadence of her neighborhood's activity. The mosquitoes were annoying, sure, but the heat...
She reveled in the extreme humidity, the type that made her hair curl and her clothes feel moist [more moisture than simple sweat could create]. And the heat... the heat made her feel alive.
As she discovered these revelations her smile grew. It was a glorius day. Why would anyone want to be inside?"
~LS
She pondered this for a moment, and then smiled slightly.
She had come outside originally to escape the cats in the house, the allergens that debilitated her. Now she realized she was outside because the world was much more entertaining. Currently she was listening to a symphony of cicadas, and watching the cadence of her neighborhood's activity. The mosquitoes were annoying, sure, but the heat...
She reveled in the extreme humidity, the type that made her hair curl and her clothes feel moist [more moisture than simple sweat could create]. And the heat... the heat made her feel alive.
As she discovered these revelations her smile grew. It was a glorius day. Why would anyone want to be inside?"
~LS
Thursday, June 17, 2010
O to be a bird
A little ditty type poem I wrote. I had the title 'Oh to be a bird with wings' in my head for a while... it popped into my brain when I was swinging, you know, like on a playground. It is quite wonderful. I finally actually wrote it the other night... and ended up with random haikus. :D ah, the dear japanese influence!
"O' to be a bird with wings
And fly over you flightless things
Up I would soar to see the sky
I'd go until I was so high
I couldn't see the ground
I dream and dream of this
Until it turns into a wish
I continue to wish to fly up there
Where you can feel the wind in your hair
And the bugs in your teeth...
Oh to be a bird
Then I could fly 'cross the world
across the wide sea
Though I suppose being a bird
You couldn't say a word
You wouldn't be understood
You'd be expressive as wood
And I suppose, being a bird
No wits would be assured
You could be as dumb as a rock
To think would be... a shock!
I suppose, a bird
Cannot eat hamburgers, such
A sad tradgedy!
I think I like my life
Though it has a bit of Strife
I'll be content with walking
Thinking, eating, living, and talking!
I will be happy with myself
Put that dream upon a shelf
And I'll love my fellow flightless things
despite our sorrowful lack of wings
I am glad I am
not a bird, for how very
restrictive and sad"
"O' to be a bird with wings
And fly over you flightless things
Up I would soar to see the sky
I'd go until I was so high
I couldn't see the ground
I dream and dream of this
Until it turns into a wish
I continue to wish to fly up there
Where you can feel the wind in your hair
And the bugs in your teeth...
Oh to be a bird
Then I could fly 'cross the world
across the wide sea
Though I suppose being a bird
You couldn't say a word
You wouldn't be understood
You'd be expressive as wood
And I suppose, being a bird
No wits would be assured
You could be as dumb as a rock
To think would be... a shock!
I suppose, a bird
Cannot eat hamburgers, such
A sad tradgedy!
I think I like my life
Though it has a bit of Strife
I'll be content with walking
Thinking, eating, living, and talking!
I will be happy with myself
Put that dream upon a shelf
And I'll love my fellow flightless things
despite our sorrowful lack of wings
I am glad I am
not a bird, for how very
restrictive and sad"
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Shila Epilouge (Pianikpok) - A/N [AKA a really long a sappy post :D]
[BTW this is my 80th post! :) pretty epic 80th post, I think! :D]
So, wow. It's over! eeeps!! Before I go all sappy and comment on how much of a journey this has been, and all that good stuff, first let me comment on this epilouge!
**
This epilouge took me AGES, but not as long as I thought it would. it turned out TOTALLY different from how I had originally planned it, but I think I like it. I think! :D
so, Iroh. Yeah, that was sad, but I downplayed it, cause I didn't want to cry ;(. I needed someone to die and Iroh seemed the easiest. It was a bit wimpy, but I didn't want to get rid of anyone else. Well, Aang is a different story.
Hikari means light in japanese!! :) I LOVE that name, too! I was so happy when i searched it and found out it was such a pretty name!
Azula! I love her! She was soooooo fun to write! At first I thought I made her a bit TOO childish, but Sera said she was fine. I mean, her main problem is that her mother [supposedly] doesnt love her, so... yep.
Seriously, I want to write like 500 azula one-shots now. She is really fun to write. Try it! no, really...
hee hee, YES i did put a march hare moment in there! I couldn't help myself! It was just begging to be written!!
Oh and this line - “I guess so. It really is Zuzu’s baby? Not that moustache man? The earthbender? You two seemed to –“ LOL omg that crax me up SO MUCH!!! I was like dying when I wrote it... haha!
so. Sokka and Kya hadn't fought! I was like, WHAT? thats impossible! so, yep. :D
:D
OH and I wrote that thunderstorm paragraph one night when there was a giant storm outside. I was like 'ahh, I have to put a storm in my story!' :)
Kya is a bit weepy. But so am I... so... yeah. There is nothing wrong with being emotional!!! :P :D
Yes, Zuko and Kat named their son after Iroh. Isn't that so sweet?? :)
LOOK -> I explained Mai and Ty Lee's absence! haha. not well enough, I know. But I really didn't want to mess with them... I had more than enough characters already. (next time I write a story, remind me to narrow my focus to two or three characters, not like TEN! omyword. haha)
Yeah, so... I'm not really sure what Kya did either. that horizontal column somehow stopped the lightning. And since Ky didn't WANT to hurt azula, it didnt. Please, don't examine it. It is full of flaws :D
Sooo, um, sorry leila for kinda making your life tragic :D but hey, you ended up with Cha-li! so its k, right??? haha.
Oh yeah, and, I had written this whole thing minus Aang's viewpoint. Like, Sokka just got the letter and then it went back to Kya's pov. but then I realized that I kinda needed to go into detail a bit. So, I put that little bit in. And then had to make this FB status: 'thought people would worry that I just googled 'how fast do you die if you get stabbed in the chest with a knife' until I found a yahoo answer for it and the person who asked the question was in the same predicament as me: writing a story :D'
and yeah, those avatar relics are two of the ones we saw in 'The Storm' :)
and I don't know what shila did to aang. avatar magicky stuff, I guess. :D :D
well, there ends THAT portion of the authors note :) now on to the sap...
:)
Wow. I cannot believe this is over!
When I started this I hadn't even seen the third season. In fact, i think I started it because I wouldn't be able to get the third season for a while and I was having withdraws :D
So, I know I'm going to go back and hate those first few chapters (i already re-wrote chap 3! haha) but it's ok! This was my first fully digital (like, I wrote it all on the computer) story to complete! I can't believe I actually did it! It's amazing, really.
mainly I need to thank Bryke, for creating such an awesome universe to write about! :D and all the voice actors, for living in my head and helping me out! :D
thanks to SERA! omd! Without her, thsi story would suck, no kidding! she was (almost) always there on chat when I needed to bounce ideas, validate viewpoints, or rant about zutara! :) thanks sis!
thanks to my family, who doesn't even know what the heck this story is about, but knows I am writing a story and gives me my space when i'm in the zone :D and tolerates my 'ZUTARA SHOULD BE CANON' random screams :D
thanks to Leila, for actually reading this story! haha! and for inspiring an awesome, if underused, character! :)
Thanks to Dr. Pepper, Fritos, Funyuns, Fast Breaks, and fudge popsicles (OMD do I have a thing for the letter F? What is that about?) for keeping me from going insane! :D
Thanks to my computer for being amazing! :D
and now for the music portion of this.
So, a long time ago, (not really that long) I realized that there were certain songs that fit with this story. So I created a playlist that I called the 'soundtrack'. I will now share this with you:
Stand in the Rain - Superchick
Save You - Kelly Clarkson
Shadowland - Various Artists(The Lion King [Original Broadway Cast])
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Stumptown - Nickel Creek
Maybe - Kelly Clarkson
Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
If I Fell - Evan Rachel Wood
I Want You - Kelly Clarkson
You Remind Me - Allie Moore
Breakeven (Falling to Pieces) - The Script
I Can`t Stop Loving You - Keith Urban
4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) - Madonna
It's Not My Time - 3 Doors Down
Love Is Worth the Fight - Lanae' Hale
Have you ever really loved a woman? - Bryan Adams
He Lives in You (Reprise) - (Various Artists The Lion King [Original Broadway Cast])
When the Rain Comes - Third Day
Used To The Pain - Keith Urban
Without You - Brooke Fraser
Learning to Fall (Bonus Track) - Love and Theft
That is the Shila Soundtrack :) It is amazing and it really fits, and I love it. :D
other music that I owe my writing capabilites to (for I could not write without music...)
Jack Johnson
Gregory and the Hawk (thanks Alicia aka Squishpie!)
Veer-Zaara soundtrack
Pablo Cassals Bach Cello Suites
DMB (just the song You and Me)
Across the Universe Soundtrack
Replay - Iyaz
John Mayer
Kris Allen
Owl City
Maroon 5
Allie Moore
and THE TRACK TEAM omyword, without them... avatar would have been half of what it is! :)
ok, so... I'll stop being sappy!
I'll tell you now: There will be NO sequel. Haha! I love this AU, and Kya, but... yeah. haha. Maybe a one-shot, but that's unlikely :)
:D
EEK I don't want to end it. I need to bite the bullet
fin
<3
~LS
So, wow. It's over! eeeps!! Before I go all sappy and comment on how much of a journey this has been, and all that good stuff, first let me comment on this epilouge!
**
This epilouge took me AGES, but not as long as I thought it would. it turned out TOTALLY different from how I had originally planned it, but I think I like it. I think! :D
so, Iroh. Yeah, that was sad, but I downplayed it, cause I didn't want to cry ;(. I needed someone to die and Iroh seemed the easiest. It was a bit wimpy, but I didn't want to get rid of anyone else. Well, Aang is a different story.
Hikari means light in japanese!! :) I LOVE that name, too! I was so happy when i searched it and found out it was such a pretty name!
Azula! I love her! She was soooooo fun to write! At first I thought I made her a bit TOO childish, but Sera said she was fine. I mean, her main problem is that her mother [supposedly] doesnt love her, so... yep.
Seriously, I want to write like 500 azula one-shots now. She is really fun to write. Try it! no, really...
hee hee, YES i did put a march hare moment in there! I couldn't help myself! It was just begging to be written!!
Oh and this line - “I guess so. It really is Zuzu’s baby? Not that moustache man? The earthbender? You two seemed to –“ LOL omg that crax me up SO MUCH!!! I was like dying when I wrote it... haha!
so. Sokka and Kya hadn't fought! I was like, WHAT? thats impossible! so, yep. :D
:D
OH and I wrote that thunderstorm paragraph one night when there was a giant storm outside. I was like 'ahh, I have to put a storm in my story!' :)
Kya is a bit weepy. But so am I... so... yeah. There is nothing wrong with being emotional!!! :P :D
Yes, Zuko and Kat named their son after Iroh. Isn't that so sweet?? :)
LOOK -> I explained Mai and Ty Lee's absence! haha. not well enough, I know. But I really didn't want to mess with them... I had more than enough characters already. (next time I write a story, remind me to narrow my focus to two or three characters, not like TEN! omyword. haha)
Yeah, so... I'm not really sure what Kya did either. that horizontal column somehow stopped the lightning. And since Ky didn't WANT to hurt azula, it didnt. Please, don't examine it. It is full of flaws :D
Sooo, um, sorry leila for kinda making your life tragic :D but hey, you ended up with Cha-li! so its k, right??? haha.
Oh yeah, and, I had written this whole thing minus Aang's viewpoint. Like, Sokka just got the letter and then it went back to Kya's pov. but then I realized that I kinda needed to go into detail a bit. So, I put that little bit in. And then had to make this FB status: 'thought people would worry that I just googled 'how fast do you die if you get stabbed in the chest with a knife' until I found a yahoo answer for it and the person who asked the question was in the same predicament as me: writing a story :D'
and yeah, those avatar relics are two of the ones we saw in 'The Storm' :)
and I don't know what shila did to aang. avatar magicky stuff, I guess. :D :D
well, there ends THAT portion of the authors note :) now on to the sap...
:)
Wow. I cannot believe this is over!
When I started this I hadn't even seen the third season. In fact, i think I started it because I wouldn't be able to get the third season for a while and I was having withdraws :D
So, I know I'm going to go back and hate those first few chapters (i already re-wrote chap 3! haha) but it's ok! This was my first fully digital (like, I wrote it all on the computer) story to complete! I can't believe I actually did it! It's amazing, really.
mainly I need to thank Bryke, for creating such an awesome universe to write about! :D and all the voice actors, for living in my head and helping me out! :D
thanks to SERA! omd! Without her, thsi story would suck, no kidding! she was (almost) always there on chat when I needed to bounce ideas, validate viewpoints, or rant about zutara! :) thanks sis!
thanks to my family, who doesn't even know what the heck this story is about, but knows I am writing a story and gives me my space when i'm in the zone :D and tolerates my 'ZUTARA SHOULD BE CANON' random screams :D
thanks to Leila, for actually reading this story! haha! and for inspiring an awesome, if underused, character! :)
Thanks to Dr. Pepper, Fritos, Funyuns, Fast Breaks, and fudge popsicles (OMD do I have a thing for the letter F? What is that about?) for keeping me from going insane! :D
Thanks to my computer for being amazing! :D
and now for the music portion of this.
So, a long time ago, (not really that long) I realized that there were certain songs that fit with this story. So I created a playlist that I called the 'soundtrack'. I will now share this with you:
Stand in the Rain - Superchick
Save You - Kelly Clarkson
Shadowland - Various Artists(The Lion King [Original Broadway Cast])
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Stumptown - Nickel Creek
Maybe - Kelly Clarkson
Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
If I Fell - Evan Rachel Wood
I Want You - Kelly Clarkson
You Remind Me - Allie Moore
Breakeven (Falling to Pieces) - The Script
I Can`t Stop Loving You - Keith Urban
4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) - Madonna
It's Not My Time - 3 Doors Down
Love Is Worth the Fight - Lanae' Hale
Have you ever really loved a woman? - Bryan Adams
He Lives in You (Reprise) - (Various Artists The Lion King [Original Broadway Cast])
When the Rain Comes - Third Day
Used To The Pain - Keith Urban
Without You - Brooke Fraser
Learning to Fall (Bonus Track) - Love and Theft
That is the Shila Soundtrack :) It is amazing and it really fits, and I love it. :D
other music that I owe my writing capabilites to (for I could not write without music...)
Jack Johnson
Gregory and the Hawk (thanks Alicia aka Squishpie!)
Veer-Zaara soundtrack
Pablo Cassals Bach Cello Suites
DMB (just the song You and Me)
Across the Universe Soundtrack
Replay - Iyaz
John Mayer
Kris Allen
Owl City
Maroon 5
Allie Moore
and THE TRACK TEAM omyword, without them... avatar would have been half of what it is! :)
ok, so... I'll stop being sappy!
I'll tell you now: There will be NO sequel. Haha! I love this AU, and Kya, but... yeah. haha. Maybe a one-shot, but that's unlikely :)
:D
EEK I don't want to end it. I need to bite the bullet
fin
<3
~LS
Ill-I-My
I've done one of these before, but they're just so fun... had to do it again! This is to tide you over until Shila's epilouge is up! [BTW IT'S DONE OMD! I just have to proofread, which could take a while :D]
1. Put your iPod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Remedy [David Crowder Band]
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Our Kind of Love [Lady Antebellum]
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Umbrella (so I never have to worry about the rain?) [Rihanna]
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Giving It Up For You [Holly Brook]
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Give Me Your Eyes [Brandon Heath]
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Alone (LOL) [Allison Ireheta]
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Daughters (not really... haha) [John Mayer]
WHAT IS 2+2?
Potential Breakup Song [Aly & AJ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Believe [Britt Nicole]
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
So Small [Carrie Underwood]
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Words I Can't Say (L O L) [Rascal Flatts]
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Love Don't Live Here (LOL) [Lady A]
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sweetest Goodbye [Maroon 5]
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
What Can I Say [Carrie Underwood]
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Raise The Barn [Keith Urban feat. Ronnie Dunn]
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Hopelessly Devoted to You [Grease Soundtrack]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Irvine [Kelly Clarkson]
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Hole [Kelly Clarkson]
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (LOL) [The Lion King soundtrack]
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Good People (LOL again!!) [Jack Johnson]
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Surely, Surely [Israel Houghton]
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Spring Again [Lanae Hale]
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
You Found Me [The Fray]
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Revelation (if we are talking the book in the bible... close! :D) [Third Day]
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Drive My Car [the Beatles]
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Real Gone [Sheryl Crow]
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Ill-I-My [toby mac]
1. Put your iPod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Remedy [David Crowder Band]
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Our Kind of Love [Lady Antebellum]
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Umbrella (so I never have to worry about the rain?) [Rihanna]
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Giving It Up For You [Holly Brook]
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Give Me Your Eyes [Brandon Heath]
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Alone (LOL) [Allison Ireheta]
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Daughters (not really... haha) [John Mayer]
WHAT IS 2+2?
Potential Breakup Song [Aly & AJ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Believe [Britt Nicole]
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
So Small [Carrie Underwood]
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Words I Can't Say (L O L) [Rascal Flatts]
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Love Don't Live Here (LOL) [Lady A]
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sweetest Goodbye [Maroon 5]
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
What Can I Say [Carrie Underwood]
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Raise The Barn [Keith Urban feat. Ronnie Dunn]
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Hopelessly Devoted to You [Grease Soundtrack]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Irvine [Kelly Clarkson]
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Hole [Kelly Clarkson]
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (LOL) [The Lion King soundtrack]
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Good People (LOL again!!) [Jack Johnson]
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Surely, Surely [Israel Houghton]
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Spring Again [Lanae Hale]
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
You Found Me [The Fray]
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Revelation (if we are talking the book in the bible... close! :D) [Third Day]
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Drive My Car [the Beatles]
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Real Gone [Sheryl Crow]
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Ill-I-My [toby mac]
Monday, June 7, 2010
you know what bugs me?
that sokka doesn't recognize Suki when he sees her at the Ba Sing Se ferry-port-thing. he doesn't even recognize her face! I mean sure, she's makeupless and all, but come ON!
its so blatantly obvious that he's made for me.
sooooo obvious.
;D
~LS
its so blatantly obvious that he's made for me.
sooooo obvious.
;D
~LS
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Crossroads of... destiny? Perhaps... well, no, destiny works!
Lately I've been driving a lot.
The problem with this is that I am not good with directions. I'm too easily distracted.
I keep getting lost. I keep ending up at the intersection of 'Procrastination' and 'Work' and I have to make a choice but I can't decide.
The main issue is the time of year. I still have a lot of stuff waiting for me on 'Work' but the same goes for 'Procrastination.' I look down 'Procrastination' and I see flowers, rainbows, and butterflies. I look down 'Work' and I see storm clouds, dead trees, and zombies.
See, sometimes, when I choose to continue along 'Procrastination' I end up getting *some* things done, just not the things that count.
If I would just make myself turn onto 'Work', I would find the key. Because it turns out if you take 'Work', you end up on 'Freedom'. 'Procrastination' keeps crossing 'Work', but 'Freedom' is freedom.
I mean come on, rainbows and flowers make me sneeze anyway. And storm clouds and dead trees are so poetic and inspirational. I can do it: I can choose 'Work'
I think I'll just get on Interstate 'Sleep' and go until it ends. Then I'll wake up and get out of this metaphor nightmare. :D
;)
~LS
The problem with this is that I am not good with directions. I'm too easily distracted.
I keep getting lost. I keep ending up at the intersection of 'Procrastination' and 'Work' and I have to make a choice but I can't decide.
The main issue is the time of year. I still have a lot of stuff waiting for me on 'Work' but the same goes for 'Procrastination.' I look down 'Procrastination' and I see flowers, rainbows, and butterflies. I look down 'Work' and I see storm clouds, dead trees, and zombies.
See, sometimes, when I choose to continue along 'Procrastination' I end up getting *some* things done, just not the things that count.
If I would just make myself turn onto 'Work', I would find the key. Because it turns out if you take 'Work', you end up on 'Freedom'. 'Procrastination' keeps crossing 'Work', but 'Freedom' is freedom.
I mean come on, rainbows and flowers make me sneeze anyway. And storm clouds and dead trees are so poetic and inspirational. I can do it: I can choose 'Work'
I think I'll just get on Interstate 'Sleep' and go until it ends. Then I'll wake up and get out of this metaphor nightmare. :D
;)
~LS
C'est La Vie
[written 5/21/10]
That is my new favorite 'commonly used phrase' (What is the word? It's not a cliche, or a quote or anything. Maxim, maybe? Hmm. I'm not quite sure of the definition of maxim. ahh... [just looked it up] Maxim: N. 'An expression of a general truth or principle, espescially an aphoristic or sententios one.' I see. So somewhere between a cliche and a maxim. Oh dear.)
Anyway, 'Such is life'... (Doesn't C'est la vie sound so much more poetic? haha, foriegn languages always sound better :D) pretty much describes my mode of thinking. I talk, about my life. And it is a great title to generalize what I am saying. Like the Photo Album I have on FB that is called C'est la vie... it's just a bunch of random pictures from the events I have gone to during the month. Such is life.
anyway (my other favorite word, as I'm sure you've noticed...)
I have this old computer
well, to me, it's new. It was my dad's (or his buisness partner's, or someone's) a long time ago.
I mean a long time ago.
well, not that long. over half my life, which I suppose I am qualified to call 'long'. But not that long ago.
Anyway, this particular 'dinosaur', as my brother calls it, is an IBM thinkpad. ['99 or 2000 I believe. But I could be wrong. might be '01]
Yeah, remember those? Remember when that was what companies gave? When ever single computer programmer (And perhaps other people... I know mainly cps so... ha) had one???
I remember that.
Well, turns out the little buggers are quite hardy. My cousin Jella has one also, except hers is a bit newer I think... it has wireless at least. Or, she just keeps is more updated... I dunno *shrugs*.
So, We've had this comp for a while. For a bit it was said that it would be my brother's. But I think he kinda lost interest when he found out it didn't have wireless. plus, it was dead... the cord, or 'brick' as my dad calls it, was lost somewhere in the fifty bajillion cords we own.
Recently (A couple weeks-ish) my dad tore apart all of his cord boxes looking for the connector for a wireless keyboard, and he found the brick!
Perhaps I should explain a bit more.
I have a fantastic computer. An HP Pavilion, got it christmas '07. It is a bit full, but other than that it runs great. Really awesome computer. I have stickers all over it, and it's totally mine. But it also has a 16" screen. It's really not very portable. And I do all my writing, or most of it, on Microsoft Word. That way I don't have to copy it from a notebook, cause I'm horrible at that!
anyway, I had been wanting a super cheap, small, computer, so that I could use it basically like an electronic notebook. I had sorta been looking, when a stray best buy catalouge was lying around or so, but those little dudes run at about 300-400$ which isn't TOO bad, but not really what I wanted to spend. My price range was more about 0-10$... :D
So as soon as I saw this IBM, I was elated. Completely ecstatic. It's tiny (foot long screen, maybe?) and it fits in my life bag (more on that later) and it has word! Plus, it doesn't have internet so I can keep it in my room, and I don't get too distracted while I'm writing (Although I still have my iTouch to check thesaurus.com or avatarwikia or such)
Even though I balked a little bit when I realized it had word '97. '97!!!!! haha :D I got over it eventually, though!
I even personlized it some with a new, perfect, wallpaper from shopruche.com...
Oh yeah, I have a really adorable thumbdrive I use to transport stories and such from the IBM to the HP, so I can upload them, and such.
:)
mucho bueno
What have I been listening to recently
Veer-Zaara soundtrack: Listening to Lodi and cracking up when he says 'notabooka-eh'
My Paper Heart, Francesca Battesteli: and I thought Free to Be Me was good. This album is fantastic!
The soundtrack genre on my ipod: I put it on shuffle, just in the soundtrack genre. I have 199 songs, and some of my fave albums are 'Across the Universe', 'Veer-Zaara', 'Happy Feet', 'Shrek 2', 'Up' (I owned it way before it won the Oscar, or whatever that was, thanks to my addicted little sister), and 'The Lion King' which is my favoritist album of any genre ever. Yep
Well, C'est La Vie!!
:)
Ciao!
:D
~LS
That is my new favorite 'commonly used phrase' (What is the word? It's not a cliche, or a quote or anything. Maxim, maybe? Hmm. I'm not quite sure of the definition of maxim. ahh... [just looked it up] Maxim: N. 'An expression of a general truth or principle, espescially an aphoristic or sententios one.' I see. So somewhere between a cliche and a maxim. Oh dear.)
Anyway, 'Such is life'... (Doesn't C'est la vie sound so much more poetic? haha, foriegn languages always sound better :D) pretty much describes my mode of thinking. I talk, about my life. And it is a great title to generalize what I am saying. Like the Photo Album I have on FB that is called C'est la vie... it's just a bunch of random pictures from the events I have gone to during the month. Such is life.
anyway (my other favorite word, as I'm sure you've noticed...)
I have this old computer
well, to me, it's new. It was my dad's (or his buisness partner's, or someone's) a long time ago.
I mean a long time ago.
well, not that long. over half my life, which I suppose I am qualified to call 'long'. But not that long ago.
Anyway, this particular 'dinosaur', as my brother calls it, is an IBM thinkpad. ['99 or 2000 I believe. But I could be wrong. might be '01]
Yeah, remember those? Remember when that was what companies gave? When ever single computer programmer (And perhaps other people... I know mainly cps so... ha) had one???
I remember that.
Well, turns out the little buggers are quite hardy. My cousin Jella has one also, except hers is a bit newer I think... it has wireless at least. Or, she just keeps is more updated... I dunno *shrugs*.
So, We've had this comp for a while. For a bit it was said that it would be my brother's. But I think he kinda lost interest when he found out it didn't have wireless. plus, it was dead... the cord, or 'brick' as my dad calls it, was lost somewhere in the fifty bajillion cords we own.
Recently (A couple weeks-ish) my dad tore apart all of his cord boxes looking for the connector for a wireless keyboard, and he found the brick!
Perhaps I should explain a bit more.
I have a fantastic computer. An HP Pavilion, got it christmas '07. It is a bit full, but other than that it runs great. Really awesome computer. I have stickers all over it, and it's totally mine. But it also has a 16" screen. It's really not very portable. And I do all my writing, or most of it, on Microsoft Word. That way I don't have to copy it from a notebook, cause I'm horrible at that!
anyway, I had been wanting a super cheap, small, computer, so that I could use it basically like an electronic notebook. I had sorta been looking, when a stray best buy catalouge was lying around or so, but those little dudes run at about 300-400$ which isn't TOO bad, but not really what I wanted to spend. My price range was more about 0-10$... :D
So as soon as I saw this IBM, I was elated. Completely ecstatic. It's tiny (foot long screen, maybe?) and it fits in my life bag (more on that later) and it has word! Plus, it doesn't have internet so I can keep it in my room, and I don't get too distracted while I'm writing (Although I still have my iTouch to check thesaurus.com or avatarwikia or such)
Even though I balked a little bit when I realized it had word '97. '97!!!!! haha :D I got over it eventually, though!
I even personlized it some with a new, perfect, wallpaper from shopruche.com...
Oh yeah, I have a really adorable thumbdrive I use to transport stories and such from the IBM to the HP, so I can upload them, and such.
:)
mucho bueno
What have I been listening to recently
Veer-Zaara soundtrack: Listening to Lodi and cracking up when he says 'notabooka-eh'
My Paper Heart, Francesca Battesteli: and I thought Free to Be Me was good. This album is fantastic!
The soundtrack genre on my ipod: I put it on shuffle, just in the soundtrack genre. I have 199 songs, and some of my fave albums are 'Across the Universe', 'Veer-Zaara', 'Happy Feet', 'Shrek 2', 'Up' (I owned it way before it won the Oscar, or whatever that was, thanks to my addicted little sister), and 'The Lion King' which is my favoritist album of any genre ever. Yep
Well, C'est La Vie!!
:)
Ciao!
:D
~LS
Friday, May 28, 2010
Shila CHP3 (Suinnak) REVISED EDITION - A/N
So, I rewrote this chapter, because I hated the previous version. I'm moving the previous version to 'Thought wasps and Luna moths' so it'll still be up. Like a deleted scene :)
Not too much to say here! Except I like this version much better, it kinda sets up Macahty a lot more.
for the previous author's note, which pretty much says what I would normally say :)
thanks!
~LS
Not too much to say here! Except I like this version much better, it kinda sets up Macahty a lot more.
for the previous author's note, which pretty much says what I would normally say :)
thanks!
~LS
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Shila CHP20 (Uitayok) - A/N
As you can imagine, I have a whole story's worth of things to say about this chapter. But, really, since I can't sit there next to you and give you a running commentary, I don't have that much! :D
I love love love the letters idea. I kinda, sorta, not really but almost got the idea from a fic i read which I can't remember the name of right now. But I'll remember eventually! :D
in fact, I got so caught up with the letters that it was really hard for me to go back to writing dialouge haha. :D
SO this chapter is pretty epic. it is of epic proportions anyway. hee hee.
*sigh*
hahah, Sera wanted Zuzu to play the Tsungi Horn.So, I got them all drunk. hee hee. :D
OH and the name Yuuchi (pronouced somewhat like 'yoo-ee-chee' but with the 'ee' barely noticible.) I asked her 'what would you name your first child' and she's like, 'boy = yuuchi!' :D
OH and Liluye's thing may be a bit unbelievable, but really think about it. Sokka and katara really would have made an impression on Chief arnook, not to mention Aang. And, since Yue is gone, he would need an heir (although, admittedly, he probably would have already picked one but whatever) SOOO Kat and SOk could put in a few words and suggest Lil. PLUS that would also pretty much clinch the loyalty of Nuuk, since before they werent *clearly* NWT.
so, yup :D
hehe, my favorite line in this: 'he stroked the beard he'd been growing out'.. OH YEAH BABY! bearded sokky! hahah :D 'I can't, it is permanently glued to my face!'
:D
OH YES and I used the songs Have you Ever Really Loved a Woman [bryan adams] and They live in you/he lives in you [the lion king] for helaku's encouters :D
OMG only the epilouge left! wow! I can't believe it! Don't worry, I'll save all the sappiness for the last A/N :D
OH and I am about a third of the way through the epilouge. I think I'm gonna go back and fix everything first though... rewrite the zutara chapter. :)
translations -
Uitayok Opened eyes
(I'm not going through and finding any others. If they're there, they're not new. They're translated in one of the previous A/Ns :))
I love love love the letters idea. I kinda, sorta, not really but almost got the idea from a fic i read which I can't remember the name of right now. But I'll remember eventually! :D
in fact, I got so caught up with the letters that it was really hard for me to go back to writing dialouge haha. :D
SO this chapter is pretty epic. it is of epic proportions anyway. hee hee.
*sigh*
hahah, Sera wanted Zuzu to play the Tsungi Horn.So, I got them all drunk. hee hee. :D
OH and the name Yuuchi (pronouced somewhat like 'yoo-ee-chee' but with the 'ee' barely noticible.) I asked her 'what would you name your first child' and she's like, 'boy = yuuchi!' :D
OH and Liluye's thing may be a bit unbelievable, but really think about it. Sokka and katara really would have made an impression on Chief arnook, not to mention Aang. And, since Yue is gone, he would need an heir (although, admittedly, he probably would have already picked one but whatever) SOOO Kat and SOk could put in a few words and suggest Lil. PLUS that would also pretty much clinch the loyalty of Nuuk, since before they werent *clearly* NWT.
so, yup :D
hehe, my favorite line in this: 'he stroked the beard he'd been growing out'.. OH YEAH BABY! bearded sokky! hahah :D 'I can't, it is permanently glued to my face!'
:D
OH YES and I used the songs Have you Ever Really Loved a Woman [bryan adams] and They live in you/he lives in you [the lion king] for helaku's encouters :D
OMG only the epilouge left! wow! I can't believe it! Don't worry, I'll save all the sappiness for the last A/N :D
OH and I am about a third of the way through the epilouge. I think I'm gonna go back and fix everything first though... rewrite the zutara chapter. :)
translations -
Uitayok Opened eyes
(I'm not going through and finding any others. If they're there, they're not new. They're translated in one of the previous A/Ns :))
"I found myself in a predicament scarily similar to Emma's [Emma, Jane Austen]
I wanted so much for this Mr. Elton to like this Harriet. I worked toward it. I was a bit less modest than Emma though; I suspected him of liking me. The thing was, this Mr. Elton and Harriet fit so very well together, it was plainly obvious they were made for each other. I grow happy just thinking about it. But how on earth could I get Mr. Elton's focus off of me and onto Harriet?
Although I could just be really vain in thinking he had any interest in me.
better safe than sorry, right?
Though he definitely didn't ignore my Harriet.
Luckily I didn't have to worry about it now. In fact, if they did get together now I would be worried. Much too young"
I wanted so much for this Mr. Elton to like this Harriet. I worked toward it. I was a bit less modest than Emma though; I suspected him of liking me. The thing was, this Mr. Elton and Harriet fit so very well together, it was plainly obvious they were made for each other. I grow happy just thinking about it. But how on earth could I get Mr. Elton's focus off of me and onto Harriet?
Although I could just be really vain in thinking he had any interest in me.
better safe than sorry, right?
Though he definitely didn't ignore my Harriet.
Luckily I didn't have to worry about it now. In fact, if they did get together now I would be worried. Much too young"
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Shila CHP18 (Omayok) - A/N
SO wow. this chapter took me a very very very long time. yup. Sorry 'bout that, invisible readers! :)
I love it!
soooo, because I am utterly and completely OCD I have to have 20 chapters. 21 with the prolouge. I absolutely adore the numbers 20 and 21, so yup. 19 and 20 not so much... haha :D so there will be one more chap and then an epilouge!
I got a new computer that basically serves as a notebook, so hopefully I'll get a bit more done... haha :D in fact, the next chap is almost done! :D
~Translations~
ningarsareitok tireganierk - Irascible Fox
Omayok - is alive
I love it!
soooo, because I am utterly and completely OCD I have to have 20 chapters. 21 with the prolouge. I absolutely adore the numbers 20 and 21, so yup. 19 and 20 not so much... haha :D so there will be one more chap and then an epilouge!
I got a new computer that basically serves as a notebook, so hopefully I'll get a bit more done... haha :D in fact, the next chap is almost done! :D
~Translations~
ningarsareitok tireganierk - Irascible Fox
Omayok - is alive
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Obsession
so hello.
:)
this is a post with pictures.
about AtLA. and Zutara. :)
lets start with AtLA...
Yesterday my mother and I went to the beach! She had an eye appointment in a town right by the beach, so we just hopped on down to the sea when she was done! We were only there for about 20 minutes, but it was enough time for me to do this -
confused as to what that is?
perhaps that helped? It is a bit better angle. still unsure??
:) Yes, i copied Iroh's sand drawings from the episode 'Bitter Work! :D I am a bit annoyed that I mixed up the places of the air and water, but its ok! :) I must concur with Sera and Leiler's conclusion though... anime sand is NOTHING like real sand. ;D
Fire was my favorite! (naturally... being a firebender!)
Water was the hardest! I swear, it took me forever!
Air probably came out the best! also, I find it hysterically ironic that my skirt blew into this pic. seeing how it is 'air' ya know? :D
Earth was the easiest! :D i like it too though!
so, yes. I realized that it is nigh on impossible to find a 'stick' at the 'beach'... yeah... *eyeroll*
I had to settle for a little piece of bamboo that had probably broken off of someones mat or something. It got progressively smaller as I continued, and by the end I had to draw the lines pretty much with just my fingers. :/ ha. it was fun though!
I love the beach. :) (though I don't like the ocean very much. more on that much later ;D)
SO now on to zutara.
I am the slightest bit obsessed. :D
I started maintaining a friend's facebook fanpage (or is it 'likepage' now... ;D) for her! She makes absolutely gorgeous glass jewelry, and she wanted to use the awesome marketing tools of fb, but didn't have the time. Since I am all but addicted to it, I was the one she asked! Well, this was all great, and THEN she told me that to pay me, she could give me a necklace and earrings set! Wanna see which one I picked?
yes. it is a blue, swirly background, with an irridescent flame. and yes, it came with the red & black ribbons.
could there BE a more perfect necklace??
plus, it came with earrings too!
:) I LOVE it. very very very very very much! :)
so, yes, it is a pretty necklace in general! This proves I like Zutara, but obsession? ehh...
that is my hand. and those are kanjii characters. they say 'Fire + Water = Love'
:) on the OTHER hand, I have the Fire Nation insignia + the Water Tribe insignia = a heart :D
oh yes. that is obsession.
(PS - I have had the red and blue bracelets on since last august, long before I knew what zutara was. just FYI ;D)
so, yes. I am obsessed
Oh well, it's fun, eh?
:)
~LS
:)
this is a post with pictures.
about AtLA. and Zutara. :)
lets start with AtLA...
Yesterday my mother and I went to the beach! She had an eye appointment in a town right by the beach, so we just hopped on down to the sea when she was done! We were only there for about 20 minutes, but it was enough time for me to do this -
confused as to what that is?
perhaps that helped? It is a bit better angle. still unsure??
:) Yes, i copied Iroh's sand drawings from the episode 'Bitter Work! :D I am a bit annoyed that I mixed up the places of the air and water, but its ok! :) I must concur with Sera and Leiler's conclusion though... anime sand is NOTHING like real sand. ;D
Fire was my favorite! (naturally... being a firebender!)
Water was the hardest! I swear, it took me forever!
Air probably came out the best! also, I find it hysterically ironic that my skirt blew into this pic. seeing how it is 'air' ya know? :D
Earth was the easiest! :D i like it too though!
so, yes. I realized that it is nigh on impossible to find a 'stick' at the 'beach'... yeah... *eyeroll*
I had to settle for a little piece of bamboo that had probably broken off of someones mat or something. It got progressively smaller as I continued, and by the end I had to draw the lines pretty much with just my fingers. :/ ha. it was fun though!
I love the beach. :) (though I don't like the ocean very much. more on that much later ;D)
SO now on to zutara.
I am the slightest bit obsessed. :D
I started maintaining a friend's facebook fanpage (or is it 'likepage' now... ;D) for her! She makes absolutely gorgeous glass jewelry, and she wanted to use the awesome marketing tools of fb, but didn't have the time. Since I am all but addicted to it, I was the one she asked! Well, this was all great, and THEN she told me that to pay me, she could give me a necklace and earrings set! Wanna see which one I picked?
yes. it is a blue, swirly background, with an irridescent flame. and yes, it came with the red & black ribbons.
could there BE a more perfect necklace??
plus, it came with earrings too!
:) I LOVE it. very very very very very much! :)
so, yes, it is a pretty necklace in general! This proves I like Zutara, but obsession? ehh...
that is my hand. and those are kanjii characters. they say 'Fire + Water = Love'
:) on the OTHER hand, I have the Fire Nation insignia + the Water Tribe insignia = a heart :D
oh yes. that is obsession.
(PS - I have had the red and blue bracelets on since last august, long before I knew what zutara was. just FYI ;D)
so, yes. I am obsessed
Oh well, it's fun, eh?
:)
~LS
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