Once again, I apologize for the lack of blog updates. I've been very busy. This week was my first week of school and it's been crazy.
The first thing I want to do is share the song that will be the center of this blog entry.
This song is called "Raining Sunshine" and it's by Nickelodeon star Miranda Cosgrove, best known for her roles on "Drake and Josh" and "iCarly". The song is going to be featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs", which hits theaters on September 18th. I heard a snippit of the song on Nickelodeon, which I watch frequently because I have siblings aged 8-and-a-half and 6. I loved it, and the music video debuted last night and it fit well to the theme of the song and the movie. Miranda confirmed on her Twitter that the music video will be on her youtube page tomorrow. Will share when I can.
This song has helped me through this week very well. On Thursday night my brother had to go to the ER because he stabbed the inside of his ear with a tiny plastic toy sword. My sister cried even harder than he did, so I went downstairs, got my laptop, and since my main iTunes library has whatever song I pick to play on repeat, I put this song on and we listened to it a few times before she calmed down.
On Friday, while I was watching "The Daily 10" on E! News, they interrupted the show to break the news that popular New York DJ Adam Goldstein, best known as DJ AM, died at 5:20 pm EST. Drug paraphenilia was found in his apartment so they're trying to determine if he overdosed. The following day I recorded a version of this song on youtube for both him and a contestant from the American Idol top 36 that I talk to regularly on Twitter. Will share that with you another time.
And today I've just been really depressed. I've been thinking a lot that I will never find a Mr. Right. I was in a bad relationship when I was 15, never was asked to prom, never asked out on a date unless it was a dare (I always turned the guy down because I didn't like whoever it was), and my mom doesn't think I'll find someone either. She told me I can't live at home forever (which I wasn't planning on: I'm hoping to move to Boston next year for college, but need to get out of the house sooner than that because my stepdad and I DO NOT get along at all and I've had enough of it). I protested that someday I'll get married (to some guy that I meet in the future, who knows who that'll be), and she exasperatedly replied "TO WHO!?". Which really hurt me. I've never really been told I'm pretty (in fact I've been told quite the opposite on youtube, which is now why on all my personal videos comments either have to be approved if they're not friends with me, or disabled altogether, and comments on my channel page have to be approved as well), and I'm just coming to the conclusion that no guy will ever want me.
That song, "Raining Sunshine" always makes me feel better when I'm sad, angry, nervous, etc. So thank you Miranda Cosgrove for helping me feel better when I'm down.
That's my rant of the day. Comment if you want. You DO NOT have to be a blogger member to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Just dance, gonna be okay, just dance, spin that record babe.
I'm writing this blog from my grandma's house in Des Moines, IA, listening to the Delilah show and just trying to wind down from the crazy day.
I was up at 6:15 getting the rest of my things together to hit the road. My Uncle Barry came with us. We got here around 10:00 and I charged up my iPod. I had left my charger here and while I was at home my iPod had died. so it was nice to get it all charged up again. Plus I had added some new songs to my library, so it was nice to finally have them for my iPod.
I'm listening to Delilah right now. Some of my favorite songs have been played tonight, each bringing back another good memory of my life, or reminding me of someone special in my life.
I was talking with my friends Katie and Kayla today about everything. They are my closest vices, along with my best friend Jenny. We talk about everything and anything that there is to talk about. Be it about music, school, life, romance, etc, we talk about it. They're just SO easy to talk to. And we share a lot of the same interests. So it's nice to have friends like that.
Well, I'm just rambling now, so I'll sign off this blog and try to relax and wind down a bit more.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I was up at 6:15 getting the rest of my things together to hit the road. My Uncle Barry came with us. We got here around 10:00 and I charged up my iPod. I had left my charger here and while I was at home my iPod had died. so it was nice to get it all charged up again. Plus I had added some new songs to my library, so it was nice to finally have them for my iPod.
I'm listening to Delilah right now. Some of my favorite songs have been played tonight, each bringing back another good memory of my life, or reminding me of someone special in my life.
I was talking with my friends Katie and Kayla today about everything. They are my closest vices, along with my best friend Jenny. We talk about everything and anything that there is to talk about. Be it about music, school, life, romance, etc, we talk about it. They're just SO easy to talk to. And we share a lot of the same interests. So it's nice to have friends like that.
Well, I'm just rambling now, so I'll sign off this blog and try to relax and wind down a bit more.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Friday, August 21, 2009
Now she's got a boyfriend, I've got a rock band, cuz nothing really ever goes the way it's planned.
I'm sorry for the lack of updates.........I've just been REALLY busy and exhausted by the end of the day.
But boy do I have some stories for you!
A couple of nights ago on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, I was transported back in time a few years, and I will tell you why. They have a new lifeline called "Ask the Expert", where famed authors, TV hosts and other people get to help out the contestant. You obtain this lifeline after you reach $1000.
Well, a couple of nights ago, the expert on Millionaire was Ken Jennings. He is the ultimate trivia nerd (we'd get along well, because my friend Steff picked me as "most likely to win at trivia on facebook). He won "Jeopardy!" 74 times in a row (I am not kidding. Just look him up on wikipedia if you don't believe me).
So, a couple of nights ago, I was transported back 5 years to the summmer of 2004. I was 14 years old, turning 15 the day before the episode he lost aired. I was about to enter my freshman year of high school, working as a volunteer at the public library on Fridays, seeing a movie in theaters practically every week.
I don't remember exactly how I found out about Ken, but something drew me in to watching Jeopardy! every week to see if he was gonna win. And on days I went to movies, or on Fridays when I was at the library, I made my mom watch it to see if he won (and of course he did).
And I had this unusal crush on him. I have always been known to fall for the nerdy boys, and I guess I did even when I was 14. But he's a lot older than I am and married. So I have no chance haha. I don't care tho.
Early on during his big run, I made this vow that if he lost, I would paint my nails black. And he lost on the day after my 15th birthday, so I had to rub off my favorite color of nail polish (Psychadelic Pop, which is a hot pink) and paint my nails black. I got irritated because that was my favorite color that I was wearing in honor of it being my birthday week. But a vow is a vow, so I had to follow through.
So when Regis announced he was the expert for the night, I seriously had a spaz attack. Ken Jennings was always really cool, good-looking, and knew a lot about trivia. It'd be cool to meet him!
So that's my story of the night. I'm going up to Des Moines one last time tomorrow, just for the weekend. Then I start school on Monday. Will be sure to tell you of any exciting things that happen at school!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
But boy do I have some stories for you!
A couple of nights ago on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, I was transported back in time a few years, and I will tell you why. They have a new lifeline called "Ask the Expert", where famed authors, TV hosts and other people get to help out the contestant. You obtain this lifeline after you reach $1000.
Well, a couple of nights ago, the expert on Millionaire was Ken Jennings. He is the ultimate trivia nerd (we'd get along well, because my friend Steff picked me as "most likely to win at trivia on facebook). He won "Jeopardy!" 74 times in a row (I am not kidding. Just look him up on wikipedia if you don't believe me).
So, a couple of nights ago, I was transported back 5 years to the summmer of 2004. I was 14 years old, turning 15 the day before the episode he lost aired. I was about to enter my freshman year of high school, working as a volunteer at the public library on Fridays, seeing a movie in theaters practically every week.
I don't remember exactly how I found out about Ken, but something drew me in to watching Jeopardy! every week to see if he was gonna win. And on days I went to movies, or on Fridays when I was at the library, I made my mom watch it to see if he won (and of course he did).
And I had this unusal crush on him. I have always been known to fall for the nerdy boys, and I guess I did even when I was 14. But he's a lot older than I am and married. So I have no chance haha. I don't care tho.
Early on during his big run, I made this vow that if he lost, I would paint my nails black. And he lost on the day after my 15th birthday, so I had to rub off my favorite color of nail polish (Psychadelic Pop, which is a hot pink) and paint my nails black. I got irritated because that was my favorite color that I was wearing in honor of it being my birthday week. But a vow is a vow, so I had to follow through.
So when Regis announced he was the expert for the night, I seriously had a spaz attack. Ken Jennings was always really cool, good-looking, and knew a lot about trivia. It'd be cool to meet him!
So that's my story of the night. I'm going up to Des Moines one last time tomorrow, just for the weekend. Then I start school on Monday. Will be sure to tell you of any exciting things that happen at school!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Forgive me my weakness but I don't know why, without you it's hard to survive.
Another Tuesday done!
Today I woke up at like 6:15 am, which is early for me. I'm used to sleeping in, but then again, I have to get back in the "school" routine since school starts for me on the 24th. My siblings start this Thursday.
Big events of the day were that I went to school to figure out my schedule, only to learn that Walk-In Advising ended JUST as I got there, so I have to go back tomorrow. I need to figure out a class to take the place of Spanish. Per the suggestion of my mom I dropped it, but I need to meet with an adviser to figure out a class to take in its place because I'll drop below full-time if I don't. Plus my siblings had their back-to-school ice cream social, but I didn't go. I stayed home to watch The Daily 10 and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. My friend Kayla and I kept our commentary going via Twitter, just like we did for I Survived a Japanese Game Show. The celebrity guest tonight was Wynonna Judd, who Kayla loves. I haven't heard too many of her songs, but I will have to give some a listen.
Also, I learned that Shania Twain is going to be a guest judge during the American Idol auditions. I grew up listening to her and have 2 of her CDs. I remember at my 11th birthday party, we rented a limo and drove around town, and during the trip we listened to Shania and sang along. She's an amazing artist, one of my favorite country singers. I re-uploaded one of her CDs to my iPod and plan on re-uploading the other one soon.
So that's the story of my life on August 18th, so I will sign off for now and just relax to the sounds of this playlist I started making a few days ago.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Today I woke up at like 6:15 am, which is early for me. I'm used to sleeping in, but then again, I have to get back in the "school" routine since school starts for me on the 24th. My siblings start this Thursday.
Big events of the day were that I went to school to figure out my schedule, only to learn that Walk-In Advising ended JUST as I got there, so I have to go back tomorrow. I need to figure out a class to take the place of Spanish. Per the suggestion of my mom I dropped it, but I need to meet with an adviser to figure out a class to take in its place because I'll drop below full-time if I don't. Plus my siblings had their back-to-school ice cream social, but I didn't go. I stayed home to watch The Daily 10 and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. My friend Kayla and I kept our commentary going via Twitter, just like we did for I Survived a Japanese Game Show. The celebrity guest tonight was Wynonna Judd, who Kayla loves. I haven't heard too many of her songs, but I will have to give some a listen.
Also, I learned that Shania Twain is going to be a guest judge during the American Idol auditions. I grew up listening to her and have 2 of her CDs. I remember at my 11th birthday party, we rented a limo and drove around town, and during the trip we listened to Shania and sang along. She's an amazing artist, one of my favorite country singers. I re-uploaded one of her CDs to my iPod and plan on re-uploading the other one soon.
So that's the story of my life on August 18th, so I will sign off for now and just relax to the sounds of this playlist I started making a few days ago.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Monday, August 17, 2009
Sometimes I am frightened but I'm ready to learn about the power of love.
Since Twitter is currently down, I'm gonna take a minute to write in my blog.
Today wasn't really all that exciting. The biggest event of today was that I had a doctor appointment. Not like a physical or anything, but I take a lot of medication, two of which being anti-depressants, so I had to check in with that doctor today. I always look forward to those appointments, even though they're only every 3-6 months. The doctor who handles my meds is a good guy. We always manage to talk about some other things besides the routine questions he asks me. Like the last time I was there, I was wearing my "Twilight" t-shirt, and before he asked me the routine questions we talked about the Twilight series. And when he was done asking all the questions, he asked if I had a boyfriend. I said, "not quite. There IS a guy," (referring to my almost-boyfriend, Billy, who I've mentioned before), and we talked a bit about him, and I said "we're not, like 'official' but we're getting somewhere". And then my doctor asked if my guy was a vampire. And I laughed and said he wasn't.
Today we talked a little bit about movies we've seen. And I mentioned to him that the longest movie I will sit through in one sitting has to be 2 and a half hours at max, like the Harry Potter movies. He mentioned that he hadn't seen them yet and I told them he should. I've seen all the movies in the series except for the 5th one, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", because I was at camp at the time it was released and couldn't get to a theater.
Speaking of movies, there's a lot of movies coming out this fall that look interesting. Like the writer of one of the blogs I read, Dan Barbour (http://bydan.blogspot.com), when I know of 5 movies I want to see this fall, I will make a list. I'm single, and don't really do anything on the weekends, plus I'll have some money from my student loan, so I'll be sure to let you know of any movies I see and will give my review.
I don't have a list of 5 (yet), but I do have one big movie I really want to see.
I have been a fan of the Twilight books since last fall. I love to read (and have a LOT of books I want to read). I am currently reading the 3rd book in the Twilight series, "Eclipse". The first movie in the series, "Twilight" was released last November, and I saw it on the opening day. I only had one class that day in the morning, so before my class I stopped at the theater (it's across the street from my school) to buy my ticket. And fortunately there really wasn't much of a line. So I saw it, enjoyed it, and now own it on DVD.
Well, the sequel to the movie, "New Moon", comes out on November 20th. Depending on what my schedule is like this semester, I am going to see it on the opening day or the day after. And I will get in line when the box office opens, like I always do when there's a huge movie coming out that day that I want to see. The huge movie I didn't see on the opening day, that I can think of, is "The Dark Knight". I waited a week to see it, because 1) it was going to be a zoo, and 2) there was another movie opening that same day that I wanted to see, so I saw that instead.
So I'm looking forward to New Moon this November. And if I can think of 4 other movies I want to see, I will make a list of them and why I want to see them.
Now that's wraps up my rant of the day, so I will sign off this blog, and write in 3 real journals. I'm almost done writing in one of them, so I have to start a new one soon.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Today wasn't really all that exciting. The biggest event of today was that I had a doctor appointment. Not like a physical or anything, but I take a lot of medication, two of which being anti-depressants, so I had to check in with that doctor today. I always look forward to those appointments, even though they're only every 3-6 months. The doctor who handles my meds is a good guy. We always manage to talk about some other things besides the routine questions he asks me. Like the last time I was there, I was wearing my "Twilight" t-shirt, and before he asked me the routine questions we talked about the Twilight series. And when he was done asking all the questions, he asked if I had a boyfriend. I said, "not quite. There IS a guy," (referring to my almost-boyfriend, Billy, who I've mentioned before), and we talked a bit about him, and I said "we're not, like 'official' but we're getting somewhere". And then my doctor asked if my guy was a vampire. And I laughed and said he wasn't.
Today we talked a little bit about movies we've seen. And I mentioned to him that the longest movie I will sit through in one sitting has to be 2 and a half hours at max, like the Harry Potter movies. He mentioned that he hadn't seen them yet and I told them he should. I've seen all the movies in the series except for the 5th one, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", because I was at camp at the time it was released and couldn't get to a theater.
Speaking of movies, there's a lot of movies coming out this fall that look interesting. Like the writer of one of the blogs I read, Dan Barbour (http://bydan.blogspot.com), when I know of 5 movies I want to see this fall, I will make a list. I'm single, and don't really do anything on the weekends, plus I'll have some money from my student loan, so I'll be sure to let you know of any movies I see and will give my review.
I don't have a list of 5 (yet), but I do have one big movie I really want to see.
I have been a fan of the Twilight books since last fall. I love to read (and have a LOT of books I want to read). I am currently reading the 3rd book in the Twilight series, "Eclipse". The first movie in the series, "Twilight" was released last November, and I saw it on the opening day. I only had one class that day in the morning, so before my class I stopped at the theater (it's across the street from my school) to buy my ticket. And fortunately there really wasn't much of a line. So I saw it, enjoyed it, and now own it on DVD.
Well, the sequel to the movie, "New Moon", comes out on November 20th. Depending on what my schedule is like this semester, I am going to see it on the opening day or the day after. And I will get in line when the box office opens, like I always do when there's a huge movie coming out that day that I want to see. The huge movie I didn't see on the opening day, that I can think of, is "The Dark Knight". I waited a week to see it, because 1) it was going to be a zoo, and 2) there was another movie opening that same day that I wanted to see, so I saw that instead.
So I'm looking forward to New Moon this November. And if I can think of 4 other movies I want to see, I will make a list of them and why I want to see them.
Now that's wraps up my rant of the day, so I will sign off this blog, and write in 3 real journals. I'm almost done writing in one of them, so I have to start a new one soon.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, August 16, 2009
I can't make you love me if you don't, and you can't make your heart feel something it won't.
Wow, I am SO SORRY for the lack of updates, I've been so busy that I neglected to blog. Please forgive me.
Well this weekend has been exciting. My sister and her friend Sarah have been hanging out together all weekend. So I had 3 little kids to keep my eye on this weekend. They start school on Thursday, their ice cream social is Tuesday. I start school the 24th. I can't believe summer is almost over.
This summer I got to spend lots of time with my family, listen to some great music, watch some amazing TV shows, make some videos showing my musical talent, and talk to some of the most amazing people in the world. Be it over Twitter, facebook, myspace, idolforums.com or archuletafans.com, I managed to meet and talk to some amazing people. They're all so easy to talk to and I can trust them with anything.
I just thought of something I could do on this blog: give reviews of some new CDs that I like. My first one will be Colbie Caillait's CD "Breakthrough", which comes out next Tuesday. I'm gonna get an iTunes card sometime this week when I go out, because the pop cans need to be taken back. I love the first single off that CD, "Fallin' For You" because it describes my life right now. I like some guys but I am not sure if I should tell them I'm falling for them. It's just a pretty song and fun to sing. I actually used that song in one of my fanfics, and it was a nice addition and a hit with my readers.
Well, my lovely readers, I am gonna sign off for now and try to catch some z's...........I have a doctor appointment tomorrow. Hoping it goes well.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Well this weekend has been exciting. My sister and her friend Sarah have been hanging out together all weekend. So I had 3 little kids to keep my eye on this weekend. They start school on Thursday, their ice cream social is Tuesday. I start school the 24th. I can't believe summer is almost over.
This summer I got to spend lots of time with my family, listen to some great music, watch some amazing TV shows, make some videos showing my musical talent, and talk to some of the most amazing people in the world. Be it over Twitter, facebook, myspace, idolforums.com or archuletafans.com, I managed to meet and talk to some amazing people. They're all so easy to talk to and I can trust them with anything.
I just thought of something I could do on this blog: give reviews of some new CDs that I like. My first one will be Colbie Caillait's CD "Breakthrough", which comes out next Tuesday. I'm gonna get an iTunes card sometime this week when I go out, because the pop cans need to be taken back. I love the first single off that CD, "Fallin' For You" because it describes my life right now. I like some guys but I am not sure if I should tell them I'm falling for them. It's just a pretty song and fun to sing. I actually used that song in one of my fanfics, and it was a nice addition and a hit with my readers.
Well, my lovely readers, I am gonna sign off for now and try to catch some z's...........I have a doctor appointment tomorrow. Hoping it goes well.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Thursday, August 13, 2009
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender, I could lost in this moment forever
Today I learned I have a new talent: graphics! My friend Rachael posted 2 tutorials on how to make pictures more........what's a good word......altered. My favorite pics that I've made are posted above. I did pics of Kristen Stewart, Demi Lovato, Ashley Tisdale, Spencer Pratt and Casey Carlson. I'll be posting more as time goes on, if you want to see them!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour, I'll be there for you cuz you're there for me too.
Another Wednesday passed, another middle-of-the-week come and gone, another boring, ordinary day in my life.
Tonight I started watching what will be my new addiction, "The Daily 10" on E! News, then another night of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" on ABC, then I watched a movie (like I do every night), and then I re-watched the series finale of "Friends", which I own on DVD. The series finale aired in May 2004, when I was in 8th grade. I remember watching it with my mom, and my stepdad and sister watched it in another room. Then when I was visiting my grandma for my cousin David's graduation, my now-late Uncle Brian and I ran to Wal-Mart and I bought it on DVD. I re-watched it tonight cuz I had nothing better to watch.
I remember that the ending was satisfying to fans of the show, and it was really good. I was a casual fan of the series because it ran its original run when I was younger and I'd sometimes watch it with my mom.
And the theme song, "I'll Be There For You" by the Rembrandts, is the perfect anthem for friendship. I am actually listening to it as we speak, and am thinking about singing it on youtube in the future and dedicating it to all my friends, both online and in real life. First I need to learn it a little better. It's just a really happy song and it's a good song to sing to your friends when they're feeling down. It even says so in the lyrics:
I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you like I've been there before
I'll be there for you, because you're there for me too.
Just remember that song when you or someone else is feeling down. It just has a nice message. Just saying that you'll always be there for someone because someone is there for you too. It's just got an amazing theme to it and if you give it a closer listen, it's just an amazing song.
So now I'm gonna stop preaching to the Bloggerverse about friendship and write in my real journals, but keep this in the back of your mind. Will check in tomorrow!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tonight I started watching what will be my new addiction, "The Daily 10" on E! News, then another night of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" on ABC, then I watched a movie (like I do every night), and then I re-watched the series finale of "Friends", which I own on DVD. The series finale aired in May 2004, when I was in 8th grade. I remember watching it with my mom, and my stepdad and sister watched it in another room. Then when I was visiting my grandma for my cousin David's graduation, my now-late Uncle Brian and I ran to Wal-Mart and I bought it on DVD. I re-watched it tonight cuz I had nothing better to watch.
I remember that the ending was satisfying to fans of the show, and it was really good. I was a casual fan of the series because it ran its original run when I was younger and I'd sometimes watch it with my mom.
And the theme song, "I'll Be There For You" by the Rembrandts, is the perfect anthem for friendship. I am actually listening to it as we speak, and am thinking about singing it on youtube in the future and dedicating it to all my friends, both online and in real life. First I need to learn it a little better. It's just a really happy song and it's a good song to sing to your friends when they're feeling down. It even says so in the lyrics:
I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you like I've been there before
I'll be there for you, because you're there for me too.
Just remember that song when you or someone else is feeling down. It just has a nice message. Just saying that you'll always be there for someone because someone is there for you too. It's just got an amazing theme to it and if you give it a closer listen, it's just an amazing song.
So now I'm gonna stop preaching to the Bloggerverse about friendship and write in my real journals, but keep this in the back of your mind. Will check in tomorrow!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Pretty baby, don't you leave me, I have been saving smiles for you.
Today was a slightly better day than yesterday was, but still kinda boring as I didn't really leave the house. Just watched TV, played some addicting facebook games, talked to Emily and my other girlfriends, and updated two fanfictions. And re-read them over and over again.
Tonight when I was talking with my friend Theresa, she shared some tips about how to kiss a boy, because my friends Melanie, Sarah and I were wondering how to kiss, since none of us have ever been kissed. I've only been kissed on the cheek by guys I didn't really like. And Theresa being the expert she is, she shared the tips that she found in "Seventeen" magazine (which I read sometimes), and me being the dork I am, I saved them to my computer. Melanie did the same too. We may be dorks, but we're each other's dorks.
And also, I forgot to mention this yesterday, but it's something I wanted to share.
I have been an avid watcher of the TV show "At the Movies" since 2005. Since it's always on at 5:30 am where I am, I just watch my selected reviews online. I have watched it when Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper hosted it, when Roeper had guest hosts (when Ebert had thyroid surgery and lost his voice), when Michael Phillips became Roeper's permanent guest host, and when Ben Lyons (my main man in the world of movies) and Ben Mankiewicz became the hosts.
I just recently read online that beginning September 5th, Lyons and Mankiewicz will no longer host the show (after barely a year), and will instead be replaced by Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott. I personally have seen both of these guys host with Richard Roeper and I like both of them, but I am just very attached to Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz because I usually agreed with what they had to say. And even if they didn't like a movie I wanted to see, sometimes I saw it anyway. Plus, I've had a crush on Ben Lyons since October 2008. I told him this via Twitter (in the sense that I thought he was amazing and have loved him since October), and he replied back saying thanks and that his birthday is in October (October 8th, to be specific). When I heard the news that he and Mank were no longer hosting, I sent him another Tweet saying that I was bummed out. He tweeted me again saying that he appreciated the kind words. And I know that it's really him Tweeting me because his account is verified. Judging from those two Tweets he sent me, he seems like a very nice person that I'd enjoy meeting someday.
So that's my big rant of the night. Any comments? Feel free to leave them. You DO NOT have to use blogger to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tonight when I was talking with my friend Theresa, she shared some tips about how to kiss a boy, because my friends Melanie, Sarah and I were wondering how to kiss, since none of us have ever been kissed. I've only been kissed on the cheek by guys I didn't really like. And Theresa being the expert she is, she shared the tips that she found in "Seventeen" magazine (which I read sometimes), and me being the dork I am, I saved them to my computer. Melanie did the same too. We may be dorks, but we're each other's dorks.
And also, I forgot to mention this yesterday, but it's something I wanted to share.
I have been an avid watcher of the TV show "At the Movies" since 2005. Since it's always on at 5:30 am where I am, I just watch my selected reviews online. I have watched it when Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper hosted it, when Roeper had guest hosts (when Ebert had thyroid surgery and lost his voice), when Michael Phillips became Roeper's permanent guest host, and when Ben Lyons (my main man in the world of movies) and Ben Mankiewicz became the hosts.
I just recently read online that beginning September 5th, Lyons and Mankiewicz will no longer host the show (after barely a year), and will instead be replaced by Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott. I personally have seen both of these guys host with Richard Roeper and I like both of them, but I am just very attached to Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz because I usually agreed with what they had to say. And even if they didn't like a movie I wanted to see, sometimes I saw it anyway. Plus, I've had a crush on Ben Lyons since October 2008. I told him this via Twitter (in the sense that I thought he was amazing and have loved him since October), and he replied back saying thanks and that his birthday is in October (October 8th, to be specific). When I heard the news that he and Mank were no longer hosting, I sent him another Tweet saying that I was bummed out. He tweeted me again saying that he appreciated the kind words. And I know that it's really him Tweeting me because his account is verified. Judging from those two Tweets he sent me, he seems like a very nice person that I'd enjoy meeting someday.
So that's my big rant of the night. Any comments? Feel free to leave them. You DO NOT have to use blogger to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Monday, August 10, 2009
I was trying to fly but couldn't find wings, then you came along and changed everything.
Today was a mixture of amazing and horrible: got into bad fights with my parents (still don't know how I live with them! It's horrible!), but I figured out financial aid for school, got an iced coffee, re-connected with one of my closest friends, and watched the Teen Choice Awards.
I mentioned in an earlier blog about my friend Emily. She managed to re-connect with me and now we've been talking about everything. Our future, what's going on right now, and everything in between.
And I'm also getting re-hooked on this facebook game called "The Heist". You collect characters from TV shows, cartoons, movies, and even the lists of the sexiest people alive. My friend Max introduced me to it and I got permanently stuck on it, then kinda drifted away from it, and now I'm getting re-hooked.
And I also wrapped up chapter one of a fanfiction trilogy I am writing. The series is my David Archuleta "songfiction" series, and there are 3 stories. "I Drove All Night" is part one, and told the story of 3 best friends: Vanessa Keller, Devonne Hart, and Casey Jayne Cabot (played by Casey Carlson, Demi Lovato, and my friend Casey Jayne, respectively), who take a road trip from Minnesota to New York City so that Casey Jayne and, eventually, Vanessa can audition for a record deal. They pick up David Archuleta on the way, and have all sorts of adventures, plus Vanessa and David find time to fall in love.
Part 2, "Shut Up and Drive" will start soon. I have one other story I am going to update. And with this series, I try to include the song that inspired the title in the story. For example, "I Drove All Night", originally by Cyndi Lauper but covered by Celine Dion, is the song that Vanessa sings for her audition for the record deal. And then "Shut Up and Drive", a song by Rihanna, the characters will say that phrase to cab drivers who talk too much, and I'm considering having the characters rock out to that song at the end.
I always base my stories in trilogies. I have no idea why, but I just do. My first big trilogy was a series of stories I wrote with my great-aunt, then I have my David Archuleta songfiction trilogy, in which the first story is complete. My other David Archuleta trilogy is the Abby Gomez trilogy, which will be based on the first two "Scream" movies and the TV show "Harper's Island". So it's a horror/thriller/murder-mystery series. I am currently writing the first story, which is based on "Scream". I mentioned the story in an earlier blog and described the characters that survived the whole series. And my other trilogy I am working on is my Adam Lambert songfiction series. The first story is "So Close", and I'm working out the details of the second story, "If My Heard Had Wings". With this series, I use the song and the original artist. "So Close" is by Jennette McCurdy, and I cast her as the main character's best friend. So she'll be a main character in all 3 stories. And "If My Heart Had Wings" is by Faith Hill, and I cast her as the main character's mom. And then I figured since I'm using Faith Hill, I may as well use Tim McGraw, so I made him the main character's dad. This series is the love story of Jessica Wagner (Taylor Swift) and Adam Lambert (himself). And Jessica's best friend is Shelley Middleton (Jennette McCurdy), and they always stick together.
So that's my story about trilogies. Feel free to comment/elaborate/do whatever. And you DO NOT have to be a Blogger member to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I mentioned in an earlier blog about my friend Emily. She managed to re-connect with me and now we've been talking about everything. Our future, what's going on right now, and everything in between.
And I'm also getting re-hooked on this facebook game called "The Heist". You collect characters from TV shows, cartoons, movies, and even the lists of the sexiest people alive. My friend Max introduced me to it and I got permanently stuck on it, then kinda drifted away from it, and now I'm getting re-hooked.
And I also wrapped up chapter one of a fanfiction trilogy I am writing. The series is my David Archuleta "songfiction" series, and there are 3 stories. "I Drove All Night" is part one, and told the story of 3 best friends: Vanessa Keller, Devonne Hart, and Casey Jayne Cabot (played by Casey Carlson, Demi Lovato, and my friend Casey Jayne, respectively), who take a road trip from Minnesota to New York City so that Casey Jayne and, eventually, Vanessa can audition for a record deal. They pick up David Archuleta on the way, and have all sorts of adventures, plus Vanessa and David find time to fall in love.
Part 2, "Shut Up and Drive" will start soon. I have one other story I am going to update. And with this series, I try to include the song that inspired the title in the story. For example, "I Drove All Night", originally by Cyndi Lauper but covered by Celine Dion, is the song that Vanessa sings for her audition for the record deal. And then "Shut Up and Drive", a song by Rihanna, the characters will say that phrase to cab drivers who talk too much, and I'm considering having the characters rock out to that song at the end.
I always base my stories in trilogies. I have no idea why, but I just do. My first big trilogy was a series of stories I wrote with my great-aunt, then I have my David Archuleta songfiction trilogy, in which the first story is complete. My other David Archuleta trilogy is the Abby Gomez trilogy, which will be based on the first two "Scream" movies and the TV show "Harper's Island". So it's a horror/thriller/murder-mystery series. I am currently writing the first story, which is based on "Scream". I mentioned the story in an earlier blog and described the characters that survived the whole series. And my other trilogy I am working on is my Adam Lambert songfiction series. The first story is "So Close", and I'm working out the details of the second story, "If My Heard Had Wings". With this series, I use the song and the original artist. "So Close" is by Jennette McCurdy, and I cast her as the main character's best friend. So she'll be a main character in all 3 stories. And "If My Heart Had Wings" is by Faith Hill, and I cast her as the main character's mom. And then I figured since I'm using Faith Hill, I may as well use Tim McGraw, so I made him the main character's dad. This series is the love story of Jessica Wagner (Taylor Swift) and Adam Lambert (himself). And Jessica's best friend is Shelley Middleton (Jennette McCurdy), and they always stick together.
So that's my story about trilogies. Feel free to comment/elaborate/do whatever. And you DO NOT have to be a Blogger member to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, August 8, 2009
The little things you do to me are taking me over.
Today was kinda boring. Normally, Saturday's aren't that boring, but today it was. Not too much went on besides some housework.
But tonight I got to talk with a new friend, Melissa. We talked about love, life and everything in between. She's really nice.
And tonight, like I do pretty much every night, I tweeted up a storm. When I tweet, I usually talk to my friend Katie, who's becoming one of my best friends. I first met her on archuletafans.com, but never really talked to her until Twitter. We talk about everything, and we always share what we're listening to at the moment.
Katie's one of those girls who I can tell anything to, and she'll give me advice, comment on it, and will do so without judging you. She may be far away, but she's amazing. Her birthday's 4 days before mine, so maybe we'll have a twitter party together to celebrate. She's just awesome and I hope that maybe I'll meet her someday.
Matt Giraud just posted an amazing BubbleTweet of him beatboxing with season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis. It was probably one of the most epic things I've seen in awhile. I loved it! My friend Chelsey has met Blake a few times since she lives in Seattle, which is where he's from, and she said he's really nice. I'd like to meet him someday. I haven't met anyone from American Idol yet, but I hope to soon.
Funny, I'm actually listening to "High Hopes and Heartbreak", by season 7 alum Brooke White. She's an incredible artist and always has nice things to say on Twitter. If she comes to Iowa, I will definitely see her in concert. Brooke seems like a nice person too.
Tomorrow I'm heading back to my hometown, and will let y'all know if anything exciting happens. We'll see!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
But tonight I got to talk with a new friend, Melissa. We talked about love, life and everything in between. She's really nice.
And tonight, like I do pretty much every night, I tweeted up a storm. When I tweet, I usually talk to my friend Katie, who's becoming one of my best friends. I first met her on archuletafans.com, but never really talked to her until Twitter. We talk about everything, and we always share what we're listening to at the moment.
Katie's one of those girls who I can tell anything to, and she'll give me advice, comment on it, and will do so without judging you. She may be far away, but she's amazing. Her birthday's 4 days before mine, so maybe we'll have a twitter party together to celebrate. She's just awesome and I hope that maybe I'll meet her someday.
Matt Giraud just posted an amazing BubbleTweet of him beatboxing with season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis. It was probably one of the most epic things I've seen in awhile. I loved it! My friend Chelsey has met Blake a few times since she lives in Seattle, which is where he's from, and she said he's really nice. I'd like to meet him someday. I haven't met anyone from American Idol yet, but I hope to soon.
Funny, I'm actually listening to "High Hopes and Heartbreak", by season 7 alum Brooke White. She's an incredible artist and always has nice things to say on Twitter. If she comes to Iowa, I will definitely see her in concert. Brooke seems like a nice person too.
Tomorrow I'm heading back to my hometown, and will let y'all know if anything exciting happens. We'll see!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Friday, August 7, 2009
Have you ever thought just maybe you belong with me?
Another Friday done, another day passed, another week about to be wrapped up.
I'm gonna run through the highlights of my day, then give a movie review.
Basically, today, I saw a movie, went out to eat, burned things, and went to Wal-Mart. It was pretty fun.
Now for a movie review.
Today I saw "The Ugly Truth" starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. Katherine Heigl is one of my favorite actresses (she plays Izzie, my favorite character on "Grey's Anatomy), so anything that she's in, I'm down for seeing.
The movie is about Abby Richter (Heigl), a morning show producer that is considered a control freak cuz she analyzes everything and has to have everything done a certain way. I can relate a little to that since I kind of like things done a certain way and have to do the same things in the same order. Her morning show is suffering from poor ratings, so her boss brings in Mike Chadway (Butler), a local cable access show host who is known for his chauvinistic views on relationships. Both Abby and Mike clash at first, but he gives her advice on how to win over her new neighbor, Colin (Eric Winter).
The movie was very cute, a bit raunchy at times, and both Heigl and Butler give good performances. This is only the 3rd R-rated movie I've seen in theaters since I turned 17 (the other two being "Knocked Up" which also stars Heigl, and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"), and I think it was very good. Some scenes were a little too much, but overall, I will give this ***1/2 out of ****.
The next movie I hope to see is "The Time-Traveler's Wife". I saw a preview for it when I went to see "My Sister's Keeper" and again today, and I just think it looks really good. Rachel McAdams is one of the leading roles, and she's another one of my favorite actresses. If I get to see it, I will let you know how it is!
Well it's time for me to get some sleep. So I will go to sleep now and will talk to you tomorrow!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I'm gonna run through the highlights of my day, then give a movie review.
Basically, today, I saw a movie, went out to eat, burned things, and went to Wal-Mart. It was pretty fun.
Now for a movie review.
Today I saw "The Ugly Truth" starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. Katherine Heigl is one of my favorite actresses (she plays Izzie, my favorite character on "Grey's Anatomy), so anything that she's in, I'm down for seeing.
The movie is about Abby Richter (Heigl), a morning show producer that is considered a control freak cuz she analyzes everything and has to have everything done a certain way. I can relate a little to that since I kind of like things done a certain way and have to do the same things in the same order. Her morning show is suffering from poor ratings, so her boss brings in Mike Chadway (Butler), a local cable access show host who is known for his chauvinistic views on relationships. Both Abby and Mike clash at first, but he gives her advice on how to win over her new neighbor, Colin (Eric Winter).
The movie was very cute, a bit raunchy at times, and both Heigl and Butler give good performances. This is only the 3rd R-rated movie I've seen in theaters since I turned 17 (the other two being "Knocked Up" which also stars Heigl, and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"), and I think it was very good. Some scenes were a little too much, but overall, I will give this ***1/2 out of ****.
The next movie I hope to see is "The Time-Traveler's Wife". I saw a preview for it when I went to see "My Sister's Keeper" and again today, and I just think it looks really good. Rachel McAdams is one of the leading roles, and she's another one of my favorite actresses. If I get to see it, I will let you know how it is!
Well it's time for me to get some sleep. So I will go to sleep now and will talk to you tomorrow!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Thursday, August 6, 2009
One day I thought I'd see her with her daddy by her side, and violins would play here comes the bride
Another typical Thursday: was short, but had a good adventure.
I woke up, had some coffee and just hung at my grandma's for awhile, and helped her out. I burned some cardboard and stuff out in my grandma's burning barrel and watched it burn. I have no idea why, but I find it fascinating when things burn. It's just cool.
Tonight was a lot of fun too. We had chicken for dinner that was awesome, then we ventured up to West Des Moines to do some shopping. The department store at one of the malls has a MAC counter and we took a look at the stuff there. I ended up getting a nice, pale-colored sparkly lip gloss and silver eye shadow. I normally wear a lot of blues and purples, but I decided to try something different, and the silver color was really pretty.
Tomorrow I have a lot of stuff to do, and tomorrow night, we're going to the movies. My mom and grandma are going to see "Julie and Julia", while I'm going to see "The Ugly Truth". Will give my review tomorrow! Katherine Heigl is one of my favorite actresses, so I always make sure to see a movie she's in. I ADORE her as Izzie on "Grey's Anatomy" (and am glad she didn't die).
So there's my story of the day. Will give my movie review tomorrow!
***-Lily-***
I woke up, had some coffee and just hung at my grandma's for awhile, and helped her out. I burned some cardboard and stuff out in my grandma's burning barrel and watched it burn. I have no idea why, but I find it fascinating when things burn. It's just cool.
Tonight was a lot of fun too. We had chicken for dinner that was awesome, then we ventured up to West Des Moines to do some shopping. The department store at one of the malls has a MAC counter and we took a look at the stuff there. I ended up getting a nice, pale-colored sparkly lip gloss and silver eye shadow. I normally wear a lot of blues and purples, but I decided to try something different, and the silver color was really pretty.
Tomorrow I have a lot of stuff to do, and tomorrow night, we're going to the movies. My mom and grandma are going to see "Julie and Julia", while I'm going to see "The Ugly Truth". Will give my review tomorrow! Katherine Heigl is one of my favorite actresses, so I always make sure to see a movie she's in. I ADORE her as Izzie on "Grey's Anatomy" (and am glad she didn't die).
So there's my story of the day. Will give my movie review tomorrow!
***-Lily-***
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
It took a lot to take you home, one stupid call and I end up alone.
Today was just another typical Tuesday: hung out at home, had some coffee, watched TV, and Tweeted up a storm.
Tonight the big topic on Twitter was trying to get record companies to sign "American Idol" season 8 finalist Matt Giraud.
Giraud, if you remember, was the 5th place finalist this season, a dueling pianist from Kalamazoo, MI, and the recipient of the "Judges' Save", where he was spared elimination and then eliminated for good 2 weeks later.
I first heard Matt's final Hollywood solo, where he sang "Georgia On My Mind" and I thought he was phenomenal. He made it to the top 36, and he picked a song that wasn't the best for him, "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. I actually liked his performance of it. He didn't advance to the final 13, but was brought back for the Wild Card round and he was chosen to advance to the final 13.
Matt is an amazing artist. He's been compared to the likes of Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble, Chris Martin, and Isaac Slade. He's a great singer, amazing on the piano, and I think he'd make a great artist. He deserves to have a recording contract, and if he is signed, I will definitely buy his CD. Plus I've seen interviews with him and he's VERY funny........I think he and I would be good friends. And we both love Disney movies, so if we were friends we could get together and watch them.
He released a couple of albums prior to Idol.......I haven't heard them yet, but if I get a chance, I will give them a listen. I bet they are amazing.....just like he is. And I really hope he gets signed to a major label and puts out a CD, cuz it'll be awesome.
So there's my rant of the night, may not be the best, but it's after 1:00 am and I'm blaring All Time Low in my ears. I'm heading back up to my grandma's house tomorrow, will update as much as I can!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Tonight the big topic on Twitter was trying to get record companies to sign "American Idol" season 8 finalist Matt Giraud.
Giraud, if you remember, was the 5th place finalist this season, a dueling pianist from Kalamazoo, MI, and the recipient of the "Judges' Save", where he was spared elimination and then eliminated for good 2 weeks later.
I first heard Matt's final Hollywood solo, where he sang "Georgia On My Mind" and I thought he was phenomenal. He made it to the top 36, and he picked a song that wasn't the best for him, "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. I actually liked his performance of it. He didn't advance to the final 13, but was brought back for the Wild Card round and he was chosen to advance to the final 13.
Matt is an amazing artist. He's been compared to the likes of Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble, Chris Martin, and Isaac Slade. He's a great singer, amazing on the piano, and I think he'd make a great artist. He deserves to have a recording contract, and if he is signed, I will definitely buy his CD. Plus I've seen interviews with him and he's VERY funny........I think he and I would be good friends. And we both love Disney movies, so if we were friends we could get together and watch them.
He released a couple of albums prior to Idol.......I haven't heard them yet, but if I get a chance, I will give them a listen. I bet they are amazing.....just like he is. And I really hope he gets signed to a major label and puts out a CD, cuz it'll be awesome.
So there's my rant of the night, may not be the best, but it's after 1:00 am and I'm blaring All Time Low in my ears. I'm heading back up to my grandma's house tomorrow, will update as much as I can!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Sunday, August 2, 2009
I was cryin' when I met you, now I'm tryin to forget you.
Another Sunday done, another boring, ordinary day passed.
I didn't really do much besides drink virgin cosmopolitans (cranberry juice with club soda instead of vodka and orange liquer), listen to music and watch movies.
And I also came up with an fanfiction idea: the first two stories in the trilogy will be based on the first two "Scream" movies, and the third story will be based on the TV show "Harper's Island", so it's basically a murder mystery/horror trilogy, which I've never tried my hand at writing before. We'll see how everything plays out. I'll give a rundown of the characters that survive the whole series (i.e. don't get killed off):
Abby Gomez (played by Victoria Justice) is the Neve Campbell/Elaine Cassidy role as the heroine of the series. Her mother was killed before the events of the first story (like in both Scream and Harper's Island) and her boyfriend is constantly pressuring her for sex and she feels that she can't satisfy him (like in Scream). Her childhood best friend only got to see her during the summer (like in Harper's Island) when she used to live on a vaction island spot. She moved to her current hometown because her dad got a new job. And throughout the whole series, she and her friends are stalked by a masked killer (like in Scream, kind of in Harper's Island in that the killer was unknown til the end).
David Archuleta (himself) is the Jamie Kennedy/C.J. Thomason role. Like Kennedy's character Randy, David is a horror movie fanatic and works in a video store, but unlike Randy, who was killed off in the second movie, David survives the whole series. Like Thomason's character Jimmy, David becomes Abby's boyfriend in the 3rd story (he is in love with her for the whole series but doesn't officially ask her out til the 2nd story). Like Randy, David explains the "rules" for surviving horror movies in a little segment in the story.
Dan Raymond (Ben Lyons) is the David Arquette/Jim Beaver role. Both of their characters were police officers, but my character is more like the Arquette role in that he's more there to protect Abby and her friends and that he falls in love with a journalist.
Lucy Wilder (Megan Joy) is the Courteney Cox Arquette role as the journalist who covers the murders. Unlike the Cox Arquette character, she's not manipulative or ambitious and is quite friendly towards Abby.
So there's the run-down of the main characters.......will keep you updated on how everything goes down.
Now I'm gonna take a rest, get ready for my adventures tomorrow.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
I didn't really do much besides drink virgin cosmopolitans (cranberry juice with club soda instead of vodka and orange liquer), listen to music and watch movies.
And I also came up with an fanfiction idea: the first two stories in the trilogy will be based on the first two "Scream" movies, and the third story will be based on the TV show "Harper's Island", so it's basically a murder mystery/horror trilogy, which I've never tried my hand at writing before. We'll see how everything plays out. I'll give a rundown of the characters that survive the whole series (i.e. don't get killed off):
Abby Gomez (played by Victoria Justice) is the Neve Campbell/Elaine Cassidy role as the heroine of the series. Her mother was killed before the events of the first story (like in both Scream and Harper's Island) and her boyfriend is constantly pressuring her for sex and she feels that she can't satisfy him (like in Scream). Her childhood best friend only got to see her during the summer (like in Harper's Island) when she used to live on a vaction island spot. She moved to her current hometown because her dad got a new job. And throughout the whole series, she and her friends are stalked by a masked killer (like in Scream, kind of in Harper's Island in that the killer was unknown til the end).
David Archuleta (himself) is the Jamie Kennedy/C.J. Thomason role. Like Kennedy's character Randy, David is a horror movie fanatic and works in a video store, but unlike Randy, who was killed off in the second movie, David survives the whole series. Like Thomason's character Jimmy, David becomes Abby's boyfriend in the 3rd story (he is in love with her for the whole series but doesn't officially ask her out til the 2nd story). Like Randy, David explains the "rules" for surviving horror movies in a little segment in the story.
Dan Raymond (Ben Lyons) is the David Arquette/Jim Beaver role. Both of their characters were police officers, but my character is more like the Arquette role in that he's more there to protect Abby and her friends and that he falls in love with a journalist.
Lucy Wilder (Megan Joy) is the Courteney Cox Arquette role as the journalist who covers the murders. Unlike the Cox Arquette character, she's not manipulative or ambitious and is quite friendly towards Abby.
So there's the run-down of the main characters.......will keep you updated on how everything goes down.
Now I'm gonna take a rest, get ready for my adventures tomorrow.
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Hard as I try I know I can't quit, something about you is so addictive
Saturdays are one of my favorite days of the week. I can get out of the house sometimes, venture around my hometown, and just feel the fresh air.
This Saturday started kinda late cuz I slept late, but it was still good. Managed to get some shopping done. I love to shop, but I always buy some of the same things: school supplies and food. I always get a composition notebook or journal to keep someday (my nightstand is jammed full of blank journals that I plan to keep), and I get something to eat.
And then I just listened to music, wrote in my 3 current journals and watched movies.
I started keeping journals when I was young, just because it was something I was interested in. And in 7th grade, we were required to keep composition notebook journals, and it was something I continued doing since then. And then in 10th grade I started keeping regular journals. It was just a little collection, and I have all sorts of blank ones to keep on my shelf: TV show and movie themed journals, plain designs, fancy designs, cartoon characters, you name something that'll appeal to me, I'll most likely have it.
I keep 3 journals at a time. Back in 11th grade I only kept 2 at a time, but then I lost one of the ones I kept at the time so I started writing in a new one, and then I found the one I lost. So I just have kept 3 ever since. And as soon as I finish one, I start another. It's an on-going cycle that will most likely continue for years to come.
I name all of my journals as well, for two reasons: first, to tell two identical ones apart, and two, because it's like having a friend that you don't have to lie to, try to impress, or judge, a friend that will never forget your birthday or any important event, and a friend that won't get mad when you throw it at the wall in frustration (which I've never done, but just in case). And all of my journals are female because it's just easier to discuss things with girls.
Currently, I keep 3 journals: a red composition notebook that has a design of a girl with a fancy outfit on and says "Urban chic" that I named Stephanie, a "Hannah Montana" journal that I named Amelia, and a journal that belonged to my great-grandmother and has a floral design that I named Emma.
And there are always reasons behind the name: I name them after actresses, singers, characters, athletes, dancers and friends that I like, or just names that I like in general. And if there's more than one person with that particular name that I like, then the journal is named after all of those people. My journal Stephanie has 3 namesakes: two friends both named Stephanie (one from my old high school and one online), and actress Stephanie Pratt of "The Hills". My journal Amelia is named after my friend Amelia. She and I have been friends since she was in 8th grade and I was in 7th grade. She graduated from my high school a year early, but we have remained friends to this day and I occasionally see her downtown. My journal Emma is named for actress Emma Roberts. She is the daughter of Eric Roberts and the niece of Julia Roberts. Emma starred on the tv show "Unfabulous" and has starred in a few movies, including "Aquamarine" and "Hotel for Dogs".
I try to write in my journals daily, but if other things get in the way, I don't write in them. But I try to write in them daily. And I like to listen to music while I write in them. Either I just search through my iPod or put on one of my playlists. And sometimes I tell a story behind why I like that song.
So there's my big story of the day. Feel free to comment if you want......share any thoughts on my journal-keeping or share your own journal-keeping stories. And you DO NOT have to use blogger to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
This Saturday started kinda late cuz I slept late, but it was still good. Managed to get some shopping done. I love to shop, but I always buy some of the same things: school supplies and food. I always get a composition notebook or journal to keep someday (my nightstand is jammed full of blank journals that I plan to keep), and I get something to eat.
And then I just listened to music, wrote in my 3 current journals and watched movies.
I started keeping journals when I was young, just because it was something I was interested in. And in 7th grade, we were required to keep composition notebook journals, and it was something I continued doing since then. And then in 10th grade I started keeping regular journals. It was just a little collection, and I have all sorts of blank ones to keep on my shelf: TV show and movie themed journals, plain designs, fancy designs, cartoon characters, you name something that'll appeal to me, I'll most likely have it.
I keep 3 journals at a time. Back in 11th grade I only kept 2 at a time, but then I lost one of the ones I kept at the time so I started writing in a new one, and then I found the one I lost. So I just have kept 3 ever since. And as soon as I finish one, I start another. It's an on-going cycle that will most likely continue for years to come.
I name all of my journals as well, for two reasons: first, to tell two identical ones apart, and two, because it's like having a friend that you don't have to lie to, try to impress, or judge, a friend that will never forget your birthday or any important event, and a friend that won't get mad when you throw it at the wall in frustration (which I've never done, but just in case). And all of my journals are female because it's just easier to discuss things with girls.
Currently, I keep 3 journals: a red composition notebook that has a design of a girl with a fancy outfit on and says "Urban chic" that I named Stephanie, a "Hannah Montana" journal that I named Amelia, and a journal that belonged to my great-grandmother and has a floral design that I named Emma.
And there are always reasons behind the name: I name them after actresses, singers, characters, athletes, dancers and friends that I like, or just names that I like in general. And if there's more than one person with that particular name that I like, then the journal is named after all of those people. My journal Stephanie has 3 namesakes: two friends both named Stephanie (one from my old high school and one online), and actress Stephanie Pratt of "The Hills". My journal Amelia is named after my friend Amelia. She and I have been friends since she was in 8th grade and I was in 7th grade. She graduated from my high school a year early, but we have remained friends to this day and I occasionally see her downtown. My journal Emma is named for actress Emma Roberts. She is the daughter of Eric Roberts and the niece of Julia Roberts. Emma starred on the tv show "Unfabulous" and has starred in a few movies, including "Aquamarine" and "Hotel for Dogs".
I try to write in my journals daily, but if other things get in the way, I don't write in them. But I try to write in them daily. And I like to listen to music while I write in them. Either I just search through my iPod or put on one of my playlists. And sometimes I tell a story behind why I like that song.
So there's my big story of the day. Feel free to comment if you want......share any thoughts on my journal-keeping or share your own journal-keeping stories. And you DO NOT have to use blogger to comment!
Love y'all,
***-Lily-***
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