Another award!? Oh my goodness you guys, I really am starting to feel like Jennifer Lawrence!
This award is called the Shine On Award and I'd like to give a HUGE thank you to Jessica from Written Paintings! :) Go check out her blog! It's amazing!
Rules: *Link back to the person who nominated you *Post the badge on your blog *Answer the questions posed. *Nominate five bloggers who shine a light on your day and notify them. *Issue some questions you'd like them to answer.
Step 1: Answer Questions
1. Do you ever listen to music that's not in English?
Does the french part of Lady Marmalade count?
2. Do you watch anime, or would you be willing to give it a chance?
I used to watch Pokemon and Sailor Moon like, hardcore.
3. What's your Favorite TV show, Anime, or Cartoon?
Phineas and Ferb, hands down, the awesomest show ever.
4. Do you ever read poetry?
Yeah, I love some good poetry. But nothing fluffy, it should have depth and meaning.
5. What are your thoughts on Pokémon?
(see question 2)
6. Do you own a/multiple gaming devices, and if so, which ones?
My first video game device I got was a Game Boy Advance. Then I got a DS but when my brother's broke, I gave him mine. And then he broke mine...
7. Is it possible that we could be in the Matrix or a similar program of control?
Step 3: My Questions for the Nominees 1. If a movie was being made of your life and you could choose the actor/actress to play you, who would you choose and why? 2. What is your favourite dessert? 3. If there were a holiday in your honor what would it celebrate? 4. You are planning the most awesome dinner party of your life. Which 3 celebrities/historical figures (past or present) would you add to your guest list to keep the dinner talk interesting? 5. If you could live anywhere for one year, all expenses paid, where would you live? -Have Fun!
Oh wow! I have been nominated for Liebster award again! I am honoured you guys! I feel like Jennifer Lawrence right now, seriously.
She's so awesome. My number one girl crush. Without a doubt.
Right, back on topic!
So I was actually nominated by two people for this award so I decided to go ahead and do them both at the same time. So bear with me, this may be a long post. Plus, I'm going to cheat a bit, because I don't know if you noticed, but eleven is a rather large number!
Now I post 11 random facts about myself: (Be warned, I'm slightly over-tired and hyped up on caffeine)
1. I always type 'myslef' instead of 'myself' by accident and have to go back and fix it. Every time.
2. I'm listening to some good old Xtina right now. And rocking out. "Sweet, sugar candyman!"
3. I have a physics exam tomorrow.
4. I'm going to fail it.
5. In an attempt to pass, I will be wearing my lucky socks, my lucky necklace, and my friend's lucky necklace.
6. Yes, I have lucky socks. But don't worry, I wash them.
7. Is it number eleven yet?
8. I got a job interview today! It's for this historical landmark in my town and if I get the job, I get to wear and "Period Costume".
9. No, a "period costume" is not hair up, hair up, all-grey sweat suit complete with ice cream and Midol. It basically means I get to dress like Anne of Green Gables.
10. Speaking of Anne of Green Gables, I finally finished reading Pride and Prejudice!
11. Now that I think about it, those two things don't have much in common. But, well... whatever.
On two part two! First I will answer the questions from Becky in Blue: 1)If you were trapped on a desert island what 3 things would you take and why? A book - gotta have something to do to pass the time. My journal - I don't go anywhere without it. Sunscreen - Don't want to get a burn! 2)What is the most beautiful song you have ever heard and why? Feels Like Home - by Chantal Kreviazuk. This song has a very personal backstory for me. When I was in grade eleven, me and twenty other students went to live in the Domincan Republic with local families for a week and we brought donations that we spent all year fundraising. This was our theme song for the trip. It was an irreplaceable, eye-opening experience and I can't listen to this song anymore without crying.
3)What would you say your best feature/personality trait is? Tricky. I don't think I can't find anything that really stands out :P 4)Who/what is your biggest inspiration and why? Meg Cabot - reading Code Name Cassandra for the first time inspired me to become an author. Plus, she originally went to school for illustration, not writing, and is still very successful. 5)What do you want to be when you’re older? An author. 6)What’s your favourite chocolate bar? Any dark chocolate! 7)Would you rather be rich or happy and why? Happy, because then I'd be rich with happiness and is there any better way to be? 8)What’s your favourite quote? So many hard questions! How do I just pick one? "If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” C.S. Lewis 9)What was the best moment of your life so far and why? I don't think I've had any yet :( Oh well, must mean there's plenty in store for me! 10)If you could go back to an era of history where would you go and why? The 1920's. Flappers, speakeasies, the glitz, the glamour! Need I say more? 11)What’s your favourite thing in your wardrobe and why? My flapper dress. See above. And now I will answer the questions from Treskie:
1.) What brand of computer are you using?
Macbook Air :)
2.) If you go outside, take the first star on your right and then go straight on 'til morning, where will you end up?
NEVERLAND!
3.) How would you handle a pickpocket?
I'd pickpocket him/her right back. Like Kat in Uncommon Criminals.
4.) Do you like cowboys-- meaning cowboys from the Old West.
I've never really had a thing for cowboys. Unless you count Jesse from the Mediator series by Meg Cabot (but he'd probably be offended if you did).
5.) Do you know what the "big blue" looks like?
I'm not sure...
6.) What's you're 'go to' style for your hair?
Down.
7.) Have you ever wanted to be a voice for a character in an animated Disney movie?
OH MY GOODNESS YES! Can you say dream job!?
8.) What's the first thing you think when someone says, "Let's get down to business"?
FAVOURITE MOVIE EVER! I AM NOT KIDDING YOU! SORRY (NOT SORRY) FOR THE CAPS! One time, I made a list of disney princes based on their hotness and overall awesomeness. Shang trumped all the other guys. I would probably marry him.
9.) What do you say when someone sneezes?
Bless you. (Unfortunately, I'm boring like that.)
10.) What's your favorite smell?
Vanilla. But real vanilla, not that chemically fake stuff.
11.) Why do you think girls find British boys more attractive than American boys?
I think it has to do with the accent. Personally, if they were a nice guy, I wouldn't care how their voice sounds or where they come from! PHEW! That was tough! Now for the fun part! I tag people and ask THEM eleven questions! Tagees: The Human Guidebook Danny from Blue Bells and Owls Time is Passing Bella Rose from To Say Nothing of Reality Question Time! 1) What is your typical Starbucks/Tim Hortons/any other coffee shop order? 2) What's the weather like where you are right now? 3) Who is your number one celebrity girl crush? 4) Do you have any lucky items? If so what are they? 5) If you could marry a Disney prince/character who would it be and why? 6) If you could have either Anne Shirley's or Elizabeth Bennet's life, whose would you choose and why? 7) If you were given a boat, what would you name it? Why? 8) If you hosted a talk show, what would it be about? 9) What is the weirdest food you've eaten? 10) Is the glass half empty, or half full? What's in the glass? 11) 2%, 1%, skim, or (gag!) whole milk? Enjoy! P.S. Wish me luck tomorrow on my exam! I'm going to need it :S
Today I write to you from... The Land of The Undead!
Duh duh .... duh!
(I hope that was as dramatic for you as it was for me.)
Okay, so maybe it's the fact that I've been up past 3 am every night for the past week, or maybe the stress from exams is starting to take a toll on my mental stability, but I'm really starting to feel like a zombie. And looking around the library at 10:00 at night, I can tell I'm not the only one.
The Land of the Undead, otherwise known as the library, is currently housing a number of students zombies who looks as though they are going to fall asleep on their keyboards, and a few of them actually have.
Instead of braaaaaains, we are all like "coffeeeeeee!"
... although maybe brains might be more helpful when trying to pass exams? I wonder if I can get them anywhere with my meal card?
Ok, to the point!
What I really wanted to show you was this:
Dove did this amazing beauty campaign to show just how much women underestimate their beauty. It's absolutely eye opening to realize just how much of a difference a change of perspective can make. What really struck me is that you can be so hung up on one minor detail about your self that you don't like, maybe you think your nose is to big, or you have too many freckles, but other people don't notice that. They see your smile, and your eyes, or the little dimples on your cheeks. So why worry about it so much?
Now, if I sat here trying to teach you how to have a good self image, I would be the first to call myself a hypocrite. I know that a good self esteem is very hard to obtain. I struggle with body issues everyday. But I think this video may have put me a step in the right direction. I highly recommend you take a look.
Now, I have heard the critics, and yes I understand where they are coming from when they say "You are more than just beautiful." This is true, but you don't need to hate on this campaign for it. Dove wasn't saying that physical beauty is all that maters. They were trying to give women everywhere a self esteem boost, so that they could begin to view themselves more positively. Everyone deserves to know that they are beautiful, inside and out. Because that's what's true.
Hello all! Just thought I'd give you all a quick update (at midnight nonetheless) on the current state of my sanity!
Honestly though? It's hanging on. By a thread. But by some force of sheer will power I did not know I had, I'm getting through it.
Sometimes I wonder though...
Like, why is that I could barely keep my eyes open long enough to integrate a differential equation this afternoon, but now that it's midnight, I'm bouncing off the walls like "Sleep? Who needs sleep? Ooh, I want hot chocolate! Let's watch the Lizzie Bennet Diaries again, cause it's not like I've seen them a hundred times already!"
... and I don't even like hot chocolate.
But here I am, sipping luke warm, watery hot chocolate, informing you once again, just how weird I am. As if you needed any further proof!
I will now let you know the secret to my miraculous strength. You're going to like this.
The library.
I know! Who would have thought?!
Okay, but it's not just any library. They call it the "Harry Potter Room". Unofficially, of course. But it is great. I know this because I've practically been living in it the past week.
The minute you step through the heavy oak doors, you can tell this room dates back to the birth of my precious school. Tall, stuffed bookshelves line the perimeter, surrounding the rows of antique, wooden desks. The desks are sectioned into individual cubbies and equipped with their own lamps. Candelabras hang on the walls, and although they have long since been replaced by lightbulbs and plastic candles, the effect is still appreciated. Magnificent stained glass windows reach up to the high ceilings, letting in just enough natural light to cast a dim atmosphere.
It was strange but the environment is just so different from anywhere else. You really feel like you have stepped into a different time. And goodness, I can actually work in there! I get so much accomplished and the time flies. It's like there is actually a spell cast on this room. One that can turn even the biggest procrastinator into an over achiever!
I'm kicking myself for not having discovered this room sooner! I mean, everyone on campus talks about it, but I never had the guts to actually test out it's magical properties myself.
Don't get me wrong, I love normal libraries (my own mother is a librarian - no late fees for me!) but school libraries can be intimidating. Out of the four libraries my school has, I'd only been in two and it was very difficult not to run away screaming. I just couldn't get any work done in them. They were too modern and the lighting was too bright.
So thank goodness for the Harry Potter Room. If you're looking for me, that's where I'll be. (Please bring coffee!)
I guess I should be excited that it's April because that mean I only have one week of school left! And then ... exams. And then ... SUMMER! Which technically just means I have to find a full time job that hires students for only four months (read: impossible) asap or my mother will kill me.
Exams. Yikes. I will warn you, within the next month, I may go temporarily insane. Okay... temporarily more insane than usual... My mental breakdowns are already becoming more frequent.
Sorry for being so MIA again. I've actually been going through a pretty though time right now. I'm just so overwhelmed that I've been getting anxiety attacks even just thinking about everything that needs to be done. It doesn't help that my self esteem is in a dip and my one friend who I actually can talk to about things like this is just as busy as me so we don't get any time to hang out. Hence, the fact that I'm spending most of my time alone in my room.
I called my mom yesterday to talk about my schedule and she started reading off the symptoms of depression from some website. I'm serious. She thinks I need counselling.
But despite me mother's lack of faith in my mental stability, talking to her did heighten my spirits slightly :)
Plus I have you guys! You always make me smile :D
Ok, so since it's already April, and I've been such an absentee blogger for the most of it, I guess I should tell you how my last week has been!
April Things:
1. I'm currently reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. To say I'm obsessed may be a slight understatement.
2. Ever since I came back from reading week I haven't been able to stomach even the thought of eating cafeteria food. Recently, my friend introduced me to the wonders of The Grill and Pita Pit (both of which are on my meal plan so I don't have to spend $$). The Grill makes the best salads in the whole world (or at least on campus) and I always get the same thing: small salad with grilled chicken, goat cheese, carrots, red peppers, dried cranberries, walnuts and maple dressing. So goooood! I've practically had one for dinner every single night.
3. Lately I've been craving smoothies, like, all the time. Last week I went on a full on hunt all over campus for a smoothie because the booster juice was closed! :(
4. 25 Things to Make You Smile Number 4 literally made me cry.
5. I've been watching this show Psych and I absolutely love it! It's so funny!
6. Peanut Butter and Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams Peanut Butter, a.k.a. Heaven in a Jar. It's like my two favourite foods combined! I think I'm addicted to it.
7. If there was ever a song to perfectly describe my life at the moment, this would be it.
That's all for now!
Hopefully I wont be so MIA from now on!
So I was nominated for the Liebster award!!! This is super exciting because when I first started blogging I never in a million years though anyone would read my blog. I'd like to thank Dany, from Bluebells and Owls, for nominating me! You guys should go check out her blog cause she's awesome! :) Now for the rules: 1. You must share 11 things about yourself. 2. Answer the 11 questions your tagger has given you. 3. Choose 11 fellow blogs to nominate. (Nominees must have under 200 Google Friend Connect Followers and be told in a comment on their blog. 4. Next you need to think of 11 new questions to ask the bloggers you have nominated. 5. Finally, thanks the person who nominated you and link back to their blog. 11 things about myself:
1. I am a Sagittarius.
2. I have arachnophobia and emetophobia.
3. My favourite food is ice cream.
4. I can read a book a day.
5. My first pet was a boy cat I insisted on naming Emily.
6. My favourite Disney Princess is Mulan.
7. Dare is short for Daria.
8. I was a cheerleader up until this year.
9. I cried 7 times while reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
10. I am obsessed with Phineas and Ferb.
11. I am 95% certain I'm psychic.
11 questions from Dani:
1. If you could go back in time, would you choose a specific era in history? If so, which one and why?
This is actually a tricky question for me because there are so many different eras I'd like to go visit! I think my top choice would have to be the end of the Progressive Era of the Unites States, specifically the 1920s. I love woman's fashion in the 20s and I could so picture myself as a flapper! My other choices would be the Victorian era (in Europe) because I've always wanted to wear a hoop skirt, and the Ancient periods of Greece and/or Rome because I'd love to experience that culture. The only thing I'm a little bit skeptical about is the whole plumbing situation, or rather, the lack of one.
2. What would you like to do on a Sunday evening?
Relax with a hot cup of tea and a good book. (This rarely ever happens, though, because Sunday is when I usually do all the homework I neglected to do during the week!)
3. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
I'd really like to be able to pause time so that everything around me would be froze, but I'd still be able to move around and do things. Or I'd like to be able to turn invisible.
4. What do you like the most about blogging?
My favourite part about blogging is 'meeting' new people!
5. Name two of your life goals.
To be a published author, and to find happiness.
6. Do you speak any other languages?
Um... do gibberish and pig-latin count?
7. One person, one question. Who and what would it be?
Meg Cabot and probably 'will you be my best-friend?' though if I ever actually met Meg Cabot, I'd most likely be speechless.
8. What is/was your favourite subject at school?
Writer's Craft class (a.k.a. Creative Writing).
9. Is there any movie or book that has changed your life in a significant way?
Meg Cabot's 'Code Name Cassandra' from the 1-800-Where-R-You series (or the Vanished series). This was the first Meg Cabot book I ever read, and it inspired me to want to become a writer.
10. What is your favourite holiday?
Christmas!
11. Do you have a quote that you live by?
There are quite a few but here is my all time favourite:
"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry, but why on Earth should that mean it is not real?" (From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
Questions for my nominees:
1. Where are your top three places to travel?
2. Who is your favourite Disney princess (or character)?
3. Do you believe in anything supernatural?
4. Who is your favourite author?
5. If you could choose one junk food to be magically turned healthy, what would it be?
6. If you could live in a world from a book, which would you choose?
7. What are your pet peeves?
8. What is your dream job?
9. What is your favourite accent?
10. Sweet, salty, or savoury?
11. Why did you start blogging?
Rules:
