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-***

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-***

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-***

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-***

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-***

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-***

Do you catch your breath when I look at you? Are you holding back like the way you do?

It is officially 12:04 am in Iowa. So it's August 1st.

Exactly one year ago today, an amazing song was released to radio. "Crush" by David Archuleta, who is "American Idol" season 7's runner-up. I was a huge fan of his and still am. To celebrate, I am having the song play on my iTunes on repeat, and later today I will be going out and wearing my Crush t-shirt that I had custom-made on cafepress.com.

I remember first hearing the lyrics "Do you catch your breath when I look at you?" and saying "yes I do, David!" whenever I heard them. Now just change David to another name that begins with D and it's perfectly describing of my life now. I added it to the playlist I made for him (which now has 9 songs on it).

I love the song so much and used to blast it as loud as my radio would go when it came on the radio, really late at night. I would do it with no cares. I didn't care if my parents woke up, David freaking Archuleta was on the radio, everyone had to hear it. But fortunately they never did.

And I remember calling into my favorite radio station to request it, my favorite DJ and I had a conversation about David. And he said David was goofy-looking and I got mad. My best friend Jenny said that he was jealous that someone almost 10 years younger than he is (my DJ's 27 and David's 18) is getting all the attention. My favorite DJ is good-looking tho.

That song is a song that anyone can relate to......it talks about having feelings for someone, and you're not sure if they're real or just a crush. That's exactly how I feel right now about someone. He's just an amazing guy and I really like him. I may even love him. But I don't know. My friend Melanie says that we're gonna fall in love as soon as we lay eyes on each other. I hope so.

Well I'm gonna stop rambling about love songs and go back to Tweeting up a storm! And maybe write in my real journals too.

Love y'all, and I will talk to you soon!

***-Lily-***