BEDD: Cupcake

     Today was an okay sort of day. I didn't do much in terms of school work, but since it's getting soo much closer each day, I couldn't care less. After school, K and I made some cupcakes for our friend's birthday tomorrow. It is the first year that we get to celebrate his birthday all together, since we are usually out of school at this time. The only bad thing is he and K have a physics test, so we will have to do the celebrating at lunch. Oh well, no morning cupcakes for me I guess.

     Yesterday, while I was being bored and looking around the Internet since I didn't really  have any homework, I came across a really awesome '12 Days of Nerdmas' on a Tumblr page. Unfortunately, I couldn't trace it back to the original post, but I am going to put it on here and say that it beats mine in awesome by a lot.

On the twelfth day of Nerdmas, nerdfighters gave to me,

Twelve Hanks a humping,

Eleven peeps for eating,

Ten faults in stars,

Nine in your pants jokes,

Eight giraffes in love,

Seven hanklerfishies,

Six yetis hiding,

Five pizza Johns,

Four corndogs,

Three French llamas,

Two Brothers Green,

and an online community.

     Of course, my favourite from this list is a toss-up between seven hanklerfishies, because I absolutely love the hankerlfish, and two brothers Green, because I love the Green brothers and the reference to the Brother's Grimm. Nine is a bit wordy in my opinion, but all in all it is a Nerdfighter wonderland of awesome.

     Today's challenge just happened to coincide with my day's activities. The word for the day was 'sweet', which went hand-in-hand with the cupcakes that were baked. Unfortunately, genius I am forgot my camera, so the photo is courtesy of K today. They are delicious, but you can't have any because they are too special. The green icing has nothing to do with the holidays, either.



     Hopefully tomorrow will go by very quickly, and then there will only be one more day left until break. Until then, don't forget to be awesome!

BEDD: 'Tis the Season... Finally

     I was planning on posting early today, but then I got caught up in the Internet, then taking pictures, and now I am right back to my more regular posting time. But whatever, I guess this is just when the universe wants me to write. Don't want to mess with the universe; bad, bad things happen.

     So, one day down, and four to go before the holidays. I am getting rather excited for them, especially when I woke up this morning and just did not want to get out of bed. It is getting increasingly difficult to want to go to bed at a decent hour each night, and to pull myself out each morning. It wouldn't be so bad if there were more interesting things to look forward too, but it's just regular school as usual. We aren't even having our Christmas concert this year, since none of the drama classes are willing to perform. That has always been my favourite part of the final week of school, too.

     Saturday's photo challenge was a close-up, and I finally got a more seasonal picture with this one. I found an old snowflake charm that I had in my jewelry box, and took a close-up of it. It turned out alright, kind of blurred, but the shadow behind it makes it look nice. I was thinking of wearing it, but I prefer my pocketwatch over it anyday. Plus, I've gotten used to the weight from it, and the snowflake was just too light.

     Yesterday's challenge was backlighting, which I am not really a fan of. I didn't really put much into this one, seeing as how the lighting in my room is horrible no matter where it's coming from. So a bit of nostalgia in this picture, my Game Boy Colour in all its glory. I still play it from time to time, and prefer it over any of the newer game systems. Especially when playing Pokémon. Double nostalgia right there.



     Today's challenge prompt was time, and instead of taking a picture of a clock or something like that (since I've done the timepiece already), I was a bit more creative. I found an old cap off a Jones soda from my collection which had a quote/fortune/saying on it that was relative to the challenge topic. It says Donate your time, which I think is a really good thing to do and to remember. Especially around the holidays, we focus a lot about ourselves and our close families, but forget that there are others out there.



     I have a few special post ideas planned for some days this month, and am looking into more things. I figure if I am posting every day, then why not make some of those days more interesting. Especially on the days that I don't really have much to say. I am hoping to do some writing over the break, maybe also a bit of drawing if I get really bored or procrastinatey. Until then, don't forget to be awesome!

BEDD: Sometimes I'm a Hypocrite

     I hate English. I also love English. I can explain this though. I like English in the sense of creative writing and reading and analysing (which most people hate). I love to write, and someday do wish to write an actual novel, or something resembling an actual novel. I love to read, and analysing novels can be interesting sometimes. I mean, it's interesting to see other people's opinions and have more insight on things that seemed to be so simple.

     What I don't like is writing essays. I don't like citing sources, and calling authors by their last names over and over again. I mean, some essays are fine to write, like the ones in which stories are told, but those that just teach you something lame are boring. And who cares where I got my information from, as long as it's there. Also, why can't Wikipedia be a credible source? Who cares if anyone can write an article; do you know how difficult it is these days to actually change something in those things? (Probably not difficult, but come on, they have all the information in one place.) As for author names, I am going to build a freaking time machine and meet these people so that I can technically call them by their first names in essays. (I wish)

     The love/hate thing is not the only reason I am being hypocritical in this post. I really do love English, and these things only annoy me when I have procrastinated a lot and have to rush to finish an essay. I am going to have to get used to these things if I want to get an English degree in university. *sigh*  I just like to rant sometimes. Especially when I'm tired and just want to read instead of doing homework.

     Speaking of reading, I started a book last night, and due all of the procrastinating I did today, I am almost finished it. I think the 50 Book Challenge will not be too bad now, if I can continue this way and not have too much work to do for the rest of the month. (Haha, funny. The next two weeks are going to be horrible for homework.

     Today's challenge word is love, a word which I really hate. So for the photo, I kind of translated it to heart, and something that I liked. This summer my family and I ate quite a few Kinder Egg chocolates, and I collected the plastic eggs. At first I had them in a chain, as my goal was just to see how long an egg chain I could make. Then one day my sister took that chain and kind of bent and twisted the eggs into the shape of a heart, and since then I have not touched it, despite having gotten a few more to add to it. And so that is the picture for today, a love/heart of Kinder chocolate.

     Anywho, I am exhausted, and just want to read before going to sleep. Don't forget to be awesome!

BEDD: 12 Days of Nerdmas

     I freaking love weekends. Except when I have tons of work to do. Either way, I get to sleep a lot, so it doesn't bother me too much. Mostly. Another good thing about today being Friday was that it was a  really simple day. This whole entire week has basically been easy. And I got my camera all figured out, with the challenge pictures all perfectly taken.

     I sort of worked on my Awesome Post idea during the day, but didn't quite finish it up until now. As the post title says, it is the Twelve Days of Christmas, nerd style, therefore the Twelve Days of Nerdmas. I have put a great deal of though into most of them, and I like how it came out. I'm just going to write it from the twlefth day backwards, instead of writing them individually or a million times over. I'd love to know which day of Nerdmas gift you would want to receive the most. Et voila!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, a True Nerd gave to me...

twelve bloggers blogging

eleven Timelords running

ten Tumblrs tumbling

nine Nerdfighter notes

eight Trolls-a-trollin'

seven years at Hogwarts

six Pokéballs

five John Green novels

four nerdy jokes

three Trock CDs

two sing-a-majigs

and a Timelord in a Christmas TARDIS

     As I said before, my camera is my friend again, and I have the photo challenge back together. Yesterdays challenge word was broken, and this took a lot of thought, since I tend to throw out things whenever I break them. But I ended up finding the perfect thing for the photo, aa birthday figurine from when I turned 8, which is perfect because this is for day 8. Part of it broke in one of the many moves in the past couple of years, and because I have been collecting one each year on my birthday since I was born, there was no way I was getting rid of it. Plus, it isn't like it was entirely smashed to bits.



     Today's challenge was an out of focus photo, which was both difficult and simple, since my camera can be horrible when it comes to focus. Th difficult part was getting the unfocused-ness to look good. I photographed a little plastic sand dial, and I think it came out quite all right despite my horrid skills. You can even see the sand running through it.

     I hope the week was good for everyone, and that you enjoyed this amazingly lovely Friday. I know I did. I am going to go to sleep now, since I am super tired from the week. Don't forget to be awesome.

Pre-BEDD

     On the last days of November, a desperate blogger makes a mad dash at posts to feel better about the procrastinatio she has been doing for months now. Also, I really don't feel like working on my English essay. Of course, she always returns when there is other work to be done. Yeah well, I've gotten a lot of other work done today. Sort of.

     Anyway, I am planning my own sort of Blog Every Day in December, or BEDD. Haha. I am going to post a holiday themed picture, in a 30 Day photography challange. Mostly this is to make me more inclined to blog, and then hopefully by the end of the year I will have something to look back on. Also, I have a special Christmas Day post planned (well, not yet, but I will), and a New Year's post (which I do have planned). Now, with all of that, I aim for 30 posts in December, along with my posts on the Week of Awesome blog.

Without further ado, I present upon you my 'Christmas List 2011' :

1. Peace on Earth, and all the wondrous lands.

2. A wardrobe passage to Narnia.

3. Acceptance to Hogwarts. For reals.

4. A Jetpack.

5. Jetpack fuel.

6. A toaster that says "yum, yum, yum," when you stick toast in it.

7. A time machine.

8. Recipe to make homemade wizard lighting.

9. A rocketship to Mars.
10. To Catch 'em All.
11. Meow.
12. Peace on Secret Earth (The one we’re not supposed to talk about - the little one hidden behind the moon.)
13. Epic music that plays in the background of my life.
14. Jetpack betteries.
15. A genie.
16. A black unicorn. No glitter!
17.   5 Golden Rings!

18. No more homework. Ever.

19. More wishes.

20. An owl to deliver my mail. Or a cat that transforms into friends.

21. A flashdark. It’s like a flashlight but the opposite.
22. Sugarplums to dance over my head, and incite magical dreams of Christmas miracles.

23. A sideways trampoline.

24. A jellyfish. I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy.

25. ALL THE PRESENTS!

   So yeah. If anyone can make any of that possible, you will be my overlord. Oh mighty Christmas gods, pleasepleaseplease! I guess I should do my homework now, since it's getting late and I want to go to sleep early tonight. December first! I will post. And then December second, and third, and so on.

Don't forget to be awesome, and have a good end-of-November.

Allow Me To Sum It Up For You

     Before the summer ends, I thought it would be a good idea to post this. I recently found this on a blog, and thought it was a brilliant idea. It was actually harder than I thought  it would be. I mean, there are plenty of things that make me happy, but when I really think about them, these are the things that really make me feel good and happy through and through. As summer ends, and the school year draws nearer, it's nice to think of things that make me happy.


10 Things That Make Me Happy

1. A book so good I never want it to end
2. Music that sparks memories
3. Friends that know me so well that they know what I mean when I fail at speech
4. Falling asleep when my head hits the pillow
5. Getting/Making the perfect gift for someone
6. Getting something right on the first try
7. Warm sand beneath my feet
8. The first snowfall of the year; also, the last
9. A blank page
10. The inevitability that tomorrow brings a new day

     Hopefully I will find time to post during the year, and stop procrastinating it (and the homework). Until next time, don't forget to be awesome!

These Walls

     As we grow up, we begin to build a wall. This wall is our protection, our sanctuary against the elements, our happy place. As each day passes, we face new challenges, discover new fears and secrets, grow stronger and wiser. But we also add another brick to the wall, another layer to this prison. As the years pass and the wall begins to rise, we cut ourselves off from the world. The ties that bind us to each other become thinner, so as to fit in between the cracks of the wall. Where before an expanse of air housed a steel cable that connected us to one another, now there is only a thinning string. Our view of the world vastly changes, as blue skies and rolling green hills are replaced with marks to count the days. Our imaginations get cluttered as we try to count the layers that make up our walls, and we try to remember what lies just beyond it.
     But we have to stop. We have to break down these walls, and step away from the barriers we create ourselves, and discover the world again. We have to stretch and grow, build ourselves instead of the walls. We have to learn how to be human again, how to live and breathe and see without fearing what's in front of us. Because these walls aren't just hiding us; they're stopping us. So stop them, and start new.

A Return and Introductions

  Kye peered into the darkness between the branches, waiting for any sign of movement that would indicate she had been followed. Once she had reassured herself that the path behind her was empty, she turned her eyes to the one that lie ahead.
  The ground was an abundance of overgrowth and fallen branches as she picked her way quietly across the landscape. Her ears twitched at the slightest sound from the surrounding forest, and her eyes strained to watch the darkness ahead. She may not have been followed, but there was no telling of the possibilities of what was to come.
  She stopped only when she came to a clear stream about three feet across. It stretched as far as she could see in either direction. She crossed and climbed a tree, ensuring that her scent would be lost in the steadily flowing water.
  Resting against the trunk of the tree and watching the forest beneath her, she relaxed for the first time since she started running. She hadn't wanted to leave Trevor behind like that. There was just nothing she could do. Once she saw the blood beginning to pool and the glassy look overtake his eyes, she knew she had no time. She had to go. Run.
  Trevor Davenport was from a small town on the Maine coastline. He had come to Canada to get away from the gang life that had begun to consume him. Then he met Kye. Kye Winters was a city girl, and out in the country she had stuck to Trevor like a shadow. Not that he hadn't minded. He told her once that he enjoyed her company, listening to her stories...
  A snapping twig brought Kye back to the forest. Trevor was gone, and she would be next if she didn't keep her mind in focus. He would come for her next. And this time, he wouldn't spare her.

     I realize I haven't written in a long time, and I've kind of come to the conclusion that it's because every time I want to write, I feel like I need to excuse myself for having not done so in a long time, and trying to catch up on things that I've done and missed. So I'm not. I'll add in the mass of books that I've read since the last time I"ve posted, but other than that, things will continue on.
     I wrote that short piece last night because I was in a writing kind of mood, but Blogger was down so I couldn't post it right away. It really ticked me off. Anyway, it made me feel kind of good to write like that, so whenever I do I'll post it here. Let me know what you think of it. It won't always be about the same characters, or the same time lines or plots. It'll probably be more like a how I feel when I feel like writing kind of thing, unless I get into something that I really like and it picks up.
     Anyway, I'll end this post and get one up on the books I've read, update everything for the 50 Book Challenge. I believe I'm nearly halfway through, which is really amazing considering it isn't even halfway through the year yet.
     DFTBA.

17

     So today is my birthday. I am seventeen. This means that seventeen years ago, I got my first glimpse of the world. And what did I do? I cried. But we all do. I believe that as newborn infants, we can sense the inevitability of life. We can sense hard work and fun times, memories and histories, love and sorrow. Seventeen years of living has taught me a lot of things, has giving me time to make a alot of memories, and has giving me a lot to think about. So here we go. A special birthday post, filled with the thoughts that pop into my head as the letters pop up onscreen.

1. It will.

2. No matter how much I try to deny it to myself, my feet are freezing! No amount of blankets are helping right now either. Neither are socks, slippers, or feet-resistant flames.

3. The procrastinating needs to stop. I can procrastinate myself into the corner, very easily I might add, and it is doing nothing to help anything. It is actually making things worse. All things.

4. I read at a faster rate than I can buy books. This may not sound bad to some people, but to me it can feel like he end of the world sometimes.

5. What is at the end of the world? I know most people want to know how it ends, or when it ends, but I'd like to know what's there. Are we there? Is proof of ou existence there? And if we are there, are we the same, or have we changed? There is too much uncertainty in that kind of future to worry about, I know, but I still wonder. 

6. Does anyone really know what all the keys on the keyboard do? I mean really, mine has all of these weird symbols on it. And what if you press multiple keys at one time? Like <Ctrl><Alt><Del>. If I press a certain sequence, will my computer become a robot or something? I mean really, they could be death machines and we would never know.

7. I poured myself a drink to come down here are write this post, but I haven't taken a single sip. Now the glass looks all neglected, and I feel obligated to drink it, but I'm just not thirsty anymore.

8. Who goes out one day and says "I'm going to create a math theory"? Has anyone but me noticed how many equations and problems there are in the math world? Who comes up with this stuff? Sure, one day I'm just going to stay home and create a problem that no one else can solve, then make up a way to get an answer, and consider it a theory. Who cares how long it will take Train A and Train B to get to the same spot on the track? Just stop them before you kill a bunch of inicent people. Gosh. (That was a rant against the horrible math test I had to write today. Grr!)

9. Then again, I also feel this way about weekends.

10. I really hate it when people make a list, pretend to forget a number, and make the next thought something like "I bet you didn't realize there was no number whatever." It's not that hard to count, or go back and change the numbering. Also, not a lot of people look at the numbering. They look at the words after the numbers. That's where all the information is written.

11. This is the first time I've done a list like this. I think I may do more in the future. Except I will plan better in the future, since I am running out of time and things to say.

12. Everytime I'm bored or don't know what to do when I'm online, I look up to the top bar of the screen where I have some of my favourite sites listed for easy access, and I wonder if I will find something to do or say. I never do, in case you were wondering. Mostly I just think that a lot of them aren't favourites anymore, and I haven't visited some in the longest time.

13. Book boys = <3  

14. This thought will self destruct in three ... two ... one ... *poof*.

15. Not enough thoughts, not enough time. Ahh!

16. I was sixteen yesterday.

17. I will be seventeen for 364 days. That's a lot of days.

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.

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.

Halloween and November

Happy Halloween! Happy November first!! Happy I-finally-have-time-to-blog day!!!

     This blog comes in three parts. These parts are going to be written in a reverse order from my intro. Since November is going to a crazy month, I think that this will suit my first November post. November is a nice time of year. None of my close friends have birthdays, so I don't have to worry about remembering any of them. There aren't any major holidays to have to celebrate. And November means Nanowrimo!! But more about that later.
     Part 1: why I finally have time to blog, and why I didn't have time to blog before. This past week has been all about getting ready for Halloween, and also I had another history assignment to do. We are now studying the Greeks, so we had to make a scroll. I must say that I am really proud of mine. I made the paper look old by soaking it in coffee and then baking it in the oven. This not only means that it looks nice, but it also smells nice. The message that I wrote on my scroll was:

"If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless."

     I also put a sun, an owl, and an olive tree. The sun is a symbol for Apollo, the god of prophecy, and the owl and olive tree are symbols for Athena, the goddess of wisdom. I did those because my message is speaking of the wisdom of not wanting prophecy, or knowledge of the future. Of course, I did not think of that myself. It is a quote from the John Green novel Looking for Alaska. It is my favourite book ever.



      In an unrelated note to last week, I haven't been sleeping all that well, so I have been extremely tired. Which means I have been half asleep all week, and taking naps. Not good for blogging. Nope.



     Part 2: November the first means the beginning of Nanowrimo! Nanowrimo stands for National Novel Writing Month. During the month of November, the participants are to write a novel, consisting of at least 50,000 words. It's pretty exciting, since one of my life's goals is to write a novel. It'll be good practice, and it will show me if I have novel-writing potential, or if my dream is just a false hope. I'm hoping that it's not. But you never know. Anyway, if you decide to write, add me as a writing buddy. Of course, my user name is Dandelions-Fly.

     I have a good idea of what I am going to write, but don't ask me about it. Not until I am partway through. Just so that I don't talk about it, and then talk myself out of it or anything.

Part 3: Halloween! To start out, I want to say that I did go trick or treating. K and I went together, dressed in our death eater costumes. We were only out for about 40 minutes, but I've got enough candy for myself, and the stuff that I don't like for the rest of my family. I carved a pumpkin for at home, and also one with K, so that we could do our own when we were together. I only have a picture of the one I did for my house, because my battery died right before we did our pumpkins. Yes, I did the dark mark.

     We also made Halloween cupcakes. It was really fun. Ooh, extra large picture.

     Pet costumes are cute, right?



Patch didn't want to dress up.  :(

     Well, I hope you had a safe and Happy Halloween, and that you will forgive me if I don't post as often as usual, but only because of Nanowrimo. So DFTBA, and write, write, write my friends!!