12/30/10

Like/Dislike

     I could easily write forever on things that I like and dislike, and since I am becoming extremely annoyed at something I dislike,  I'm going to blog about it. A lot of social networking sites emphasize on what we like, but not very many allow you to dislike something. It makes it seem like the act of disliking something is severe or unethical. But the truth is, no one likes everything. We all dislike things.
     To start off, some things I do like. I like staying up late when everyone is asleep, when the night is quiet and the air is cool and the world seems to be taking a break from being its amazing self. I like stirring things by hand instead of using an electric mixer, not only because it's quieter and improves arm muscles, but because I can watch as things slowly mix together, becoming one entity that will later be extremely tasty. I love lying in bed with my cat on my back. It's become a reassuring thing, having another heartbeat near me. I like rain sliding slowly down the glass of the windows, drops crashing into one another until too heavy to drip. I like a clear night with plenty of stars, no noise, only me and the sky. I like a good book, of course. But mostly, I like to think.
     What I dislike is large puddles when I'm in a hurry, because they don't move and I have to walk through them. I dislike homework when I should be out having fun or relaxing. I dislike noisy crowds of people who don't care that I am standing there, and push and shove to get around me. I dislike doing work for nothing, and things being changed without my knowledge. I dislike when people are hypocritical, although they never see it that way. I dislike being woken up for anything, regardless if I have to do something or if it's 1 o'clock in the afternoon. I dislike the fact that I am very good at procrastinating, which seems to get me into a lot of tight spots and long nights.
     The lists could probably go on forever but there are things that I really should be doing right now. Of course, there is, isn't there always? Next time I post, it will be of an assignment that I am working on for my English class. So until then, to whoever really reads this, I hope that you have an amazing start to your year, and that the past one was worth remembering. And, needless to say, don't forget to be awesome.

12/22/10

50 Question Challenge

     I have decided to add another thing to my BFS List. I will do what I am calling the 50 Question Challenge. Once a week I will answer one of the questions from a website that I found a while ago. Link here. It has a list of 50 questions that are supposed to make you think. Doing this will help me to get to know myself better, and will also force me to blog at least once a week. 
     That's all I really wanted to say. I've got a pile of assignments that I have to get done during the holidays, which isn't getting any smaller. *Sigh* Always work to be done. DFTBA. 

12/18/10

Big, Fun, Scary List 2011

     In the aftermath of NaNoWriMo 2011, I received an email from the NaNo staff. This email included a thank-you for participating (even though I basically write nothing), a link to the Participant survey, and links to other things to do after NaNoWriMo. One such suggestion that I found interesting was the Big, Fun, Scary List 2011.
     The BFS List 2011 is basically a list of things you wish to accomplish in the coming year. I don't usually have things that I want to accomplish, but this year I want to change that. I have thought a lot of what I really want to accomplish this year, and this is what I have come up with, with reasoning:


*survive grade 11, and move on to 12
-this year has been rough and tiring, and it's only halfway though
*attend my first high school dance
-the last school dance I went to I was probably in third grade. All of my friends have been getting mad at me for not going to dances, but they are just not my thing.
*get a radical haircut
-I don't mean cut an inch or two, I mean a complete change.
*actually do NaNoWriMo 2011
-I didn't get very far this year before other things took over and I forgot about writing.
*50 book challenge
-I probably read around 50 books a year, so why not count and actually try to do it
*get my driver's license
-I could already have it now, but it's not something that I really care about, so it hasn't happened yet
*get a job
-pretty simple, I have no money and need it
*donate blood
-I hate needles, but I have a lot of healthy blood that I have no need for, and other people need it
*lose weight
-I need to, plain and simple
*try vlogging
-something I have been thinking of doing for a long time now
*fill a journal with meaningful quotes
-I have a love of quotes. My wall of quotes is getting too full.
*learn to write with my right hand (even if it's bad)
-seems like it could be useful, and interesting to see
*write
-anything, anywhere, at anytime. Because I love it


     2011 will be a year to remember, just like 2010 was. I intend to fill it with many more memories, lessons, and friends. So good luck to me, good luck to you, good luck to us all.

12/15/10

I am Who I am.

     Clearly I haven't written in a long while. We're going to skip the excuses and the nonsense and go right to writing, because I am in the mood and I am in control.
     I just wrote this, in about 3 minutes. I flipped over on my bed and saw my room from a completely different view. A view of the same room that I am in every single day. It got me thinking, which got me writing. Don't question. It usually gets you into a mess. Here:
A different view can make all the difference. I don't care whether it's the view from a different tower, a different country, a different planet. Just change the view. Open your mind and let the view teach you. Let it show you space and colour, depth and precision. Let your view change your mind, your opinion, your life. It may be a change for the better; it may be a change for the worse. The point? Change. No one likes the same things over and over, no matter how much they argue about safety, comfort, or a love of something. A change throws you into a new situation, with new problems, and new ways to solve them. A change will expand your comfort zone, introduce you to things you never knew existed, never knew you liked, or didn't like. So change the view. Angle your head a little differently, take the path you usually don't, or create a new one. If it doesn't change you, even in the slightest way, in the farthest future, in a way you never thought would matter, then I will admit defeat. But I know I won't have to. Things will change. 
     I think that if weren't lazy and a one shot writer that that paragraph could be edited into something more comprehensible, but I am who I am, and it's going to stay like that. Hmm, a block.
     So the winter break is coming up, 2 more days to be exact. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited. I am, but I'm also not. I don't want to leave my friends for that long. Pathetic, I know, but whatever. I'm going to have a lot of work to do over the break, most of which will be put off until the last couple days, because once again, I am who I am. There are a lot of other things I'd like to get done over the break, including a lot of thinking and planning. *Sigh* So much for peace and relaxation.
     So I didn't do NaNoWriMo. I can't remember if I wrote about that before, but who cares. If I haven't and you want to understand, use Google. I'm not a search engine. I got about 150 words, then got sidetracked, then forgot, then just didn't care. So became the Great 2010 NaNo-fiasco. I'll try harder next year. One thing I did get out of NaNo was the BFS List.
     The BFS List is the Big, Fun, Scary list. It's supposed to be a list of things you want to accomplish, big, fun, or scary, in the coming year. I have composed a small list, but will not post it until later, once I've reviewed it and all.
     But now I am tired.