CRAZY 8s
8 books you've read recently:
Desecration (Left Behind series--wonderful end-of-the-world stuff)
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (so sad! and the end of the series, too...)
A Wizard of Mars (Young Wizard series--awesome fantasy/sciencey fiction series. perfect for wannabe-geeks like me :-D)
The book of Genesis (from the Bible, where else? Trying to read the entire Bible in a year! Yeah!)
Lord Brocktree (Redwaaaallll!)
The Inside Story (Sisters Grimm series. Man, I read a lot of series, don't I?)
A True and Faithful Narrative (about a bookseller's daughter in the 1600s! OMGosh! They had books back then? ahahahahahahjkjkjkjk AHEM.)
The Wizard of Oz (Like, the original version. I can tell how it was totally written for small CHILDREN.)
8 Songs or Albums I listen to All the Time:
"Big Yellow Taxi", by Joni Mitchell (I love her sound, her self as a person, everything!)
Mozart, Sonata in A Minor, K.310 (hurrah for classical music geeks! I'm also learning this song on the pianah.)
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite. (Gosh I love that ballet. It is my favorite...favorite.)
"Cross the Line," Superchick (love the music video. Makes me want to go bash some cultural barriers.)
Barlow Girl--their album, Another Journal Entry. I think they're my favorite Christian band, tied with Superchick and Casting Crowns, of course. Which leads us to...
"What if His People Prayed," Casting Crowns (Didn't see that one coming, did ya? ahahaha. But, in all seriousness, this song has such an important message.)
"Valentino," Diane Birch. Once again, awesome music video. It's got this dancey-yet-not-too-much-like-pop-music sound that I extremely enjoy.
8 Things I Love:
God (well, He's not a thing, obviously, but I still love Him!)
The truth (and I know that sounds cheesy, but really--lying is way uncool)
BOOOOOOOOOOOOKSSSSSSSSSS (and, I guess, the public library. Does this count as two things?)
Being different from the "mainstream". If not in appearance, then in mind and character.
Rainy, gloomy, cloudy days. These days are perfect for reading A Series of Unfortunate Events. And just for pondering Deep Things in general. And for writing.
My parents (how many teenagers would say that, eh? But really--I'd be nowhere without them. Literally.)
Patterns and coincidences. In life, in nature, in most art. They're a sign of the Creator's masterpiece (which is you, me, and the natural world!)
Typewriters, and typing on them (except when the ribbon wears out...bleh. Heading for Amazon!)
8 Things I've Learned This Year:
Practice slowly (for any musical instrument).
The Inside Story (Sisters Grimm series. Man, I read a lot of series, don't I?)
A True and Faithful Narrative (about a bookseller's daughter in the 1600s! OMGosh! They had books back then? ahahahahahahjkjkjkjk AHEM.)
The Wizard of Oz (Like, the original version. I can tell how it was totally written for small CHILDREN.)
8 Songs or Albums I listen to All the Time:
"Big Yellow Taxi", by Joni Mitchell (I love her sound, her self as a person, everything!)
Mozart, Sonata in A Minor, K.310 (hurrah for classical music geeks! I'm also learning this song on the pianah.)
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite. (Gosh I love that ballet. It is my favorite...favorite.)
"Cross the Line," Superchick (love the music video. Makes me want to go bash some cultural barriers.)
Barlow Girl--their album, Another Journal Entry. I think they're my favorite Christian band, tied with Superchick and Casting Crowns, of course. Which leads us to...
"What if His People Prayed," Casting Crowns (Didn't see that one coming, did ya? ahahaha. But, in all seriousness, this song has such an important message.)
"Valentino," Diane Birch. Once again, awesome music video. It's got this dancey-yet-not-too-much-like-pop-music sound that I extremely enjoy.
8 Things I Love:
God (well, He's not a thing, obviously, but I still love Him!)
The truth (and I know that sounds cheesy, but really--lying is way uncool)
BOOOOOOOOOOOOKSSSSSSSSSS (and, I guess, the public library. Does this count as two things?)
Being different from the "mainstream". If not in appearance, then in mind and character.
Rainy, gloomy, cloudy days. These days are perfect for reading A Series of Unfortunate Events. And just for pondering Deep Things in general. And for writing.
My parents (how many teenagers would say that, eh? But really--I'd be nowhere without them. Literally.)
Patterns and coincidences. In life, in nature, in most art. They're a sign of the Creator's masterpiece (which is you, me, and the natural world!)
Typewriters, and typing on them (except when the ribbon wears out...bleh. Heading for Amazon!)
8 Things I've Learned This Year:
Practice slowly (for any musical instrument).
Sleep away camp isn't all that bad. Especially if it's at a university (ahahahaha).
Second-hand clothing stores are wonderful places to go find clothes, unless you go with someone who doesn't think that highly of second-hand clothes (unless they are from friends).
God is amazing.
Driving/car control is much harder than it looks.
English teachers are really cool (okay, I've known that since 6th grade, but still...)
Shakespeare (when actually acted out) isn't all that bad. It's quite good, really. Which is why he's considered a classic author, I suppose (duh!).
There are no such things as concidences.
And one extra one (although this is entirely of my own doing and thus completely optional):
People can surprise you. Especially by their kindness.
8 New Recipes I Want to Try and Make by the End of the Year:
[Hmm....I don't really cook, but if I did, then here's the list:]
1. Soup (seriously--a good soup is difficult! Although it seems so simple...)
2. Turkey Avocado sandwich (I just had one at a restaurant the other day and it was DELICIOUS. The best turkey sandwich EVER.)
3. Fudgecake (this is something I say a lot, usually in place of swear words. It'd be interesting to actually make the stuff!)
4. Cookies. (the Internet kind, ahahhaha not really)
5. Scrambled eggs with bell peppers and ham (yum! and fairly simple--throw those three things into a pan, and stir-fry away!)
6. Ratatouille, as seen in the movie of the same name. It looks absolutely delectable.
7. Elvish bread from Lord of the Rings. Not possible, but there's no harm in trying, right? (Plus I love the scene where Legolas is describing the bread, saying one small bite will fill up a grown man for hours [or something]. And then Merry says to Pippin: "How many'd you have?" Pippin: "Four." xD okay, that was from the movie, but whatevz. Hilarious! Ahem...that leads us to...)
8. This Asian noodle soup that my mom made on Labor Day, with small scallops and this awesome flavoring stuff and ramen noodles. The best way to make noodles, ever.
8 Favorite Online Hangouts:
Ah, this one is making me excited (hurray for the Internet generation?)
1. Blogger (obvs)
2. Young Wizards Discussion Forum (yay for nerdiness...)
3. NaNoWriMo YWP (in November, and thereabouts)
Second-hand clothing stores are wonderful places to go find clothes, unless you go with someone who doesn't think that highly of second-hand clothes (unless they are from friends).
God is amazing.
Driving/car control is much harder than it looks.
English teachers are really cool (okay, I've known that since 6th grade, but still...)
Shakespeare (when actually acted out) isn't all that bad. It's quite good, really. Which is why he's considered a classic author, I suppose (duh!).
There are no such things as concidences.
And one extra one (although this is entirely of my own doing and thus completely optional):
People can surprise you. Especially by their kindness.
8 New Recipes I Want to Try and Make by the End of the Year:
[Hmm....I don't really cook, but if I did, then here's the list:]
1. Soup (seriously--a good soup is difficult! Although it seems so simple...)
2. Turkey Avocado sandwich (I just had one at a restaurant the other day and it was DELICIOUS. The best turkey sandwich EVER.)
3. Fudgecake (this is something I say a lot, usually in place of swear words. It'd be interesting to actually make the stuff!)
4. Cookies. (the Internet kind, ahahhaha not really)
5. Scrambled eggs with bell peppers and ham (yum! and fairly simple--throw those three things into a pan, and stir-fry away!)
6. Ratatouille, as seen in the movie of the same name. It looks absolutely delectable.
7. Elvish bread from Lord of the Rings. Not possible, but there's no harm in trying, right? (Plus I love the scene where Legolas is describing the bread, saying one small bite will fill up a grown man for hours [or something]. And then Merry says to Pippin: "How many'd you have?" Pippin: "Four." xD okay, that was from the movie, but whatevz. Hilarious! Ahem...that leads us to...)
8. This Asian noodle soup that my mom made on Labor Day, with small scallops and this awesome flavoring stuff and ramen noodles. The best way to make noodles, ever.
8 Favorite Online Hangouts:
Ah, this one is making me excited (hurray for the Internet generation?)
1. Blogger (obvs)
2. Young Wizards Discussion Forum (yay for nerdiness...)
3. NaNoWriMo YWP (in November, and thereabouts)
4. YouTube (a necessity for someone without an MP3 player)
5. Runescape (yeah...any time I spend on there is too much time. unless I'm hunting hill giants.)
6. Google (does this count? It's my homepage.)
7. Gmail
8. Apple site (ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaZOMG IS THAT A NEW IPOD NANO)
8 projects I need to work on:
1. AmStuds homework. If you're taking the class, you'll know what I'm talking about.
2. My "short story" which is quickly becoming a "not-so-short-story/novella"
3. My novel, which is actually supposed to be a novel.
4. Writing. In general.
5. Assembling a gift-email for my friend. (With pictures!)
6. HTML. Learning, using, and understanding.
7. Reading all of the Redwall Books.
8. Reading through the entire Bible in one year. (Best for last, :-D)
8 other people I think should do this:
Hmmm...does this go for anyone? Then anyone it is....
1. Wendelin Van Draanen (the awesome author behind Sammy Keyes)
2. R. L. LaFevers (another awesome author--go check out Theodosia Throckmorton!)
3. Tru (who doesn't love pretty little things? especially cupcakes.)
4. Quintessajazz (another about-school-and-other-things blogger, only much cooler than me. And a WVD fan!)
5. JD (and no, I'm not initials-biased. She's actually written a book! And published it! Under the age of eighteen!)
6. CasadillaAndPeetaBread (Sammy fan with awesome drawing skills! aka xxCammyLoverxx. I can't link to her because apparently her blog "cannot be found by blogger".)
7. Mila (a fashion blogger who's not afraid to tell the world about her style!)
8. Gilda Joyce (okay, she's a fictional character, but that doesn't mean she can't come up with at least 56 things about herself!)
Okay, simple rules--If you're tagged, do the above categories (with your own answers, of course) and then tell 8 other people to fill this thing out! But, since some of the people mentioned above probably don't have that much time to do this, I shall say that this is optional.
Gosh this is a long post.
5. Runescape (yeah...any time I spend on there is too much time. unless I'm hunting hill giants.)
6. Google (does this count? It's my homepage.)
7. Gmail
8. Apple site (ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaZOMG IS THAT A NEW IPOD NANO)
8 projects I need to work on:
1. AmStuds homework. If you're taking the class, you'll know what I'm talking about.
2. My "short story" which is quickly becoming a "not-so-short-story/novella"
3. My novel, which is actually supposed to be a novel.
4. Writing. In general.
5. Assembling a gift-email for my friend. (With pictures!)
6. HTML. Learning, using, and understanding.
7. Reading all of the Redwall Books.
8. Reading through the entire Bible in one year. (Best for last, :-D)
8 other people I think should do this:
Hmmm...does this go for anyone? Then anyone it is....
1. Wendelin Van Draanen (the awesome author behind Sammy Keyes)
2. R. L. LaFevers (another awesome author--go check out Theodosia Throckmorton!)
3. Tru (who doesn't love pretty little things? especially cupcakes.)
4. Quintessajazz (another about-school-and-other-things blogger, only much cooler than me. And a WVD fan!)
5. JD (and no, I'm not initials-biased. She's actually written a book! And published it! Under the age of eighteen!)
6. CasadillaAndPeetaBread (Sammy fan with awesome drawing skills! aka xxCammyLoverxx. I can't link to her because apparently her blog "cannot be found by blogger".)
7. Mila (a fashion blogger who's not afraid to tell the world about her style!)
8. Gilda Joyce (okay, she's a fictional character, but that doesn't mean she can't come up with at least 56 things about herself!)
Okay, simple rules--If you're tagged, do the above categories (with your own answers, of course) and then tell 8 other people to fill this thing out! But, since some of the people mentioned above probably don't have that much time to do this, I shall say that this is optional.
Gosh this is a long post.
