"The Worst Thanksgiving Dish You've Ever Had"

Onto the next thing to write about!

To be honest, I've never really had anything bad for Thanksgiving. I mean, I know I don't like stuffing, and I'm pretty picky when it comes to vegetables, but I know what I like and what I don't like, so I chose my dinner that way. As far as I can remember, I've never actually eaten anything terrible. Of course, it helps that quite often my birthday weekend lands on the same weekend as Thanksgiving, so I pretty much get to pick what we eat, or where we eat.

Well that wasn't very interesting, was it? How about a life update? We got a new desktop computer because our old one finally crashed permanently, or at least to the point that it was too much effort to fix it. Our new one has windows 8.1, and I've actually learned to use it fairly quickly. My mom still seems to hate it, and I'm pretty sure my dad is avoiding it. More time for me to play the Sims though. Which is running so fast that I forget that I don't need to give it ten minutes for my sim to sleep. I normally have to bring a book or my ipad down while playing because there will be long stretched of time where nothing happens because the game keeps pausing. Now I keep forgetting that my sim needs attention, and I've nearly killed her a few times because I haven't let her eat...

Let's Get This Started

I'm going to start working my way through the book that my friend gave me, titled "642 Things to Write About", starting from the very beginning. (If I don't keep an order, I'll never remember what ones I've done) Some will be poems, some will be prose. Don't expect a whole story, unless it's very short.

What Can Happen In A Second

An idea.

The blink of an eye or two

A frown turned into a smile,

or vice versa.

The flash of a lens

and the snap of a photo.

The choice between yes or no.

The inhaled breath after a long wait.

The thump of a heart,

an electrical shock.

A scream.

But it’s not the second that counts

but the before and the after.

An idea to take life or create it.

When the eyes open again,

or remain shut forever.

When the tear-stained face of a child lights up,

or the hopefully look of a parent is crushed.

When the photo is placed in an album

or in a record.

When the yes is a yes

and the no doesn’t matter.

When the wait is for a loved one

or simply one of desperation.

When the heart beats for the first time

or for the last.

When the shock saves a life

or takes it.

When the scream is of joy

Or cut off after a second.

Six Weeks Later...

So it's already been six weeks since I got back from Disneyland, and yesterday something really exciting came in the mail:

Yes, that is a fancy-shmancy dagger. I bought it in this small shop in Disneyland that sold these really elaborate replicas of famous swords,a nd even a few shields or other weapons. This one was only $20, plus another $13 or so for shipping, since I couldn't exactly bring it on the plain in my luggage. Don't worry though, it's so dull that it won't even cut paper. Believe me, I tried. It's just for decoration, and yet another thing to add my my collection of nerd stuff. It's also my third 'weapon'. I have a wooden dagger, a wooden sword, and plastic bow and arrow, and now a metal dagger.

Nerd Level +1

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I bought a ticket to see Symphony of the Goddess, which is a Legend of Zelda symphony. It was last night, and I'll say now, it was amazing. I've had Zelda songs stuck in my head all day. I even thought I heard the Song of Storms at one point during work.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos. My phone was dying and I didn't want to risk the power running out. Especially since we ended up getting out of there half an hour later than expected, making me miss the last bus that would go past my house, therefore making me call my mom to ask her to pick me up. I owe her big time. She even picked me up from work tonight too, and I would have completely understood if she made me bus.

But back to the symphony. Almost instantly after entering the building, we got a picture with a girl dressed up in an amazing Link costume, complete with a shield (if she has a sword, she didn't bring it. I don't think that's considered safe...) Then during intermission there were a group of three girls dressed up. It took us a while to figure out what they were. At first we thought Poes, but Poes are purple, and they were either red, green or blue. Vanessa finally figured out that they are Poes, but from the Forest Temple in Ocarina of Time. I with we had gotten a photo, but again, my phone was dying. (I'm currently searching Reddit for any photos...)

And that was pretty much it! It has really made me realize that I need more friends that are fans of Zelda... I'll just start forcing it onto my current friends.

Out of the Teens

So Sunday was my birthday, and as you might have figured our from the title, I have left my teenage years. That's right, I'm not twenty years old. I think I can see my first grey hair already. And since today was my friend's birthday, we combined our party on Saturday. 

It started out with laser tag, which didn't produce a big crowd, because we kind of forgot that it was Thanksgiving weekend, and a lot of people had other plans... Or were afraid of laser tag. There were five of us, and I'm blaming my poor score on the gun I had. I literally had it pointed directly at my friend's chest for at least ten straight seconds. I could actually see the laser right in the middle of the target, and I apparently didn't hit her. Of course, the moment she realized I was shooting at her, she shot at me and instantly got the point. 

I'm not a poor sport at all.

Then after laser tag we all went to Red Robins, where we met up with several more people. It was a lot of fun. So much fun that I actually forgot to order myself an alcoholic drink. 

But now for the part I'm sure everyone is interesting in; Presents! (with pictures)

 A beautiful earring holder from Sianna, along with a pair of earrings that I forgot to get a picture of. (I'm sorry)

Earrings from Brittney

Candy from Brittney and Emma

An amazing book from Andria. I'll get to work on them as soon as possible. (If you can't read the title, it says 642 things to write about)

And adorable Link stuffy from Vanessa

A pair of super warm toe socks (almost too warm...)

A glass necklace from Vanessa. It goes very well with my glass snake necklace. (Not together, of course)

 

Some really nice duvet covers my parents got me, along with that black pillow and some place sheets that can't be seen in this photo.

Another book from Andria. I'm going to see if my parents want to try out some of these drinks the next time they have guests over.

A snack bracelet from my parents. And it actually fits my wrist! Mostly...

A really cute pig figurine from my parents. It's supposed to bring good luck.

A pair of peacock socks from my sister. Now I just need some slightly warmer weather so I can wear shorts and show them off.

I'm sure I'm forgotten something, so just mention it in the comments if you're one of my friends and I forgot to mention a present you got me. And thanks again to everyone! I love everything I got.

3000!

I meant to say something about this on Tuesday, but I forgot. So, happy 3,000 page views! I got a huge mass of them after Tuesday's post, so I guess my review on Once Upon a Time was more popular than I thought... despite my stats page saying there were only seven views. But on the eights, I managed to get a total of 129 page views, which is a new record. Yay!

Anyway, let's talk Halloween. I love to dress up, and I'm lucky enough every year that I get to work at the Museum on the Sunday before Halloween, in which case I get to dress up. I was thinking of just going as Link again, but I'm kind of bored of that. So now I'm thinking Waldo. Or, in my case as a girl, Walda. I would probably go back to using my old glasses, which are rounder. I just need to find a red and white striped sweater and a red and white striped toque... This might be a little more difficult than it sounds. Luckily a Halloween store just opened up near my house, and I'm hoping they'll have something.

So just a quick post today. Now I'm going to go watch Big Bang Theory.

Once Upon a Time Review

Over the past few days I've started watching Once Upon a Time. It's far past the time that I started watching it. In fact, the moment it came out, I wanted to start watching it, but I'm terrible at keeping up with TV shows on the actual TV. So I've been watching it on Netflix, where I can easily watch mass amounts in one sitting. (Yes, I am that lazy)

First off, I think I love this show. I now understand why so many people talk about it (especially girls). What I love most is the fairy tale element, obviously. It's the parts that go into the actual book though, in the fairy tale world that I love the most. Sure, I love seeing the modern representation of the characters, but I've always found reality and the modern world fairly boring. It's mostly why I don't watch much TV unless it's a comedy. Even dramas are boring, because they're all the same. This show may be a drama, but it's definitely unique.

It is a little slow, however. In the modern world, I just want to scream at the characters for not believing in the kid. It's so obvious to a watcher that it's almost painful. But of course, it is a TV show, and they have to stretch everything out as long as possible.

I'm very impressed with how well they can weave different fairy tales together though. How Snow White might appear in Cinderella's tale, and Belle appears with the dwarves, or Red Riding Hood appears with Snow White (Okay, Snow White is pretty much everywhere...) It's masterfully done, and gives much more depth to the old fairy tales. It really makes it seem like there is a world where all the fairy tales live, or at least a book that contains this world.

I'm still in the first season (Nearly done!) and I'm very excited to continue with this series.

New Posting Schedule.

I'm starting to feel like if I post an ipdate to my life every couple days, everyone's just going to get sick of me talking about Starbucks... So, I think for the mean time I'm going to start posting only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That way I don't have to squeeze as much creativity and new information out of myself as often.

And now onto the updates! I have an essay coming up in several weeks in my Canadian Native Cultures class (I finally memorized the name of the class... after four weeks). This means I might start talking a lot about First Nations, especially about the topic I've chosen; First Nations portrayed in the Media. I'm having trouble finding certain infomration on something called Relations, which was a kind of pamphlet sent back to England (Or maybe France) that summarized the progress made in converting the First Nations. I'm trying to get a hold of one of my old professors who had us read an essay that had quite a bit of useful information, but she's not getting back to me.

On a more interesting note (in my opinion), Girl Guide cookies are back! We had a little girl come by yesterday, and my whole family was scrambling to find enough money to buy two boxes. I remember when I used to sell them, and they were only three dollars. But I guess five dollars each is pretty good for the amazing minty taste. Now I'm drooling. Maybe I should go eat dinner...

I'm Saying it Again...

I'm sorry for missing the Monday update. I sat here for hours trying to think of something to write about, and came up with nothing interesting. As it is, I still haven't come up with much.

But I have the day off work, so that's exciting! There was a little complication with the schedule, and for a while this morning I wasn't sure if I was going to be called in. It appears my co-worker showed up to work after all, so I have a whole day to do chores and catch up on things I've left hanging.

I've said this before, but I'm saying it again. I'm going to start entering my work into literary magazines. I sent in a short story to a speculative fiction magazine, and I should be hearing back within a few weeks. The problem with literary magazines is that there are very few that have to do with speculative fiction, and that's where I'ms strongest. I write poetry, but from what I've seen, it's nothing compared to what gets into magazines and books. It seems you have to make absolutely no sense to the average person to be considered a good poet. Unfortunately, I either write cliché poems (about the female image, fear, writing, ect.) or I write comedy poems, neither of which appear to be popular in magazines.

But I'm going to join this writing group. It's only $20 a year, and I'm hoping it'll give me some help when it comes to publishing, or submitting stories. Maybe even with my procrastination. So hey! Look for my name in some magazines coming soon, maybe I'll get published.