The Lovely, BEAUTIFUL Summer!

It is finally summer vacation! Oh, how wonderful. I am of course loaded with tons of summer homework, but other than that, I'm thrilled!
I can't wait to fill my days with museums, books, movies, friends, walks in the cool summer evening, music, concerts like crazy! Wow. Summer. What a wonderful season.
I hope everyone is doing well?

The First of June

Wow, is anyone else shocked that today is the first day of June? That means a few things to me. Summer! And finals. Awful. This week will be my last week of school, and I can't help but feel that my teachers have slightly sadistic feelings for their students. Of course I am talking about my homework load.

Anyway, I don't want to talk about school. I mean really, would you? I didn't think so.

I'd rather talk about the beautiful day that is today. It's a good 76 degrees, and I would give anything to go out for a walk. Unfortunately, I am stuck in my home, writing an eight page book report on "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" by G.K. Chesterton. Oh joy.

Well, I best be off. Six more pages to go.

I would like to leave you all with this picture by Camille Rose Garcia:

Isn't it incredible?

And I've Noticed...

And I've noticed that when I write these blog thingys, no one reads them. Its oddly comforting. And strange that I do it. It's for myself.

Do things for yourself.

Music Advice

If anyone needs some new great music that will please your senses, I've got some great recomendations!

Beautiful, mellow music:
1. Straylight Run's cd "The Needles The Space"
2. Placebo's cd "Meds"
3. As Tall As Lions's cd "As Tall As Lions" (self-titled)
4. Interpol's cd "Turn on the Bright Lights"

Loud, passionate, beautiful, sometimes screaming music:
1. AFI's cd "Sing the Sorrow"
2. Circa Survive's cd "On Letting Go" AND/OR "Juturna"
3. I Am Ghost's ep "We Are Always Searching"

Happy sounding music:
1. The Shins's cd "Chutes Too Narrow"
2. Dear and the Headlights's cd "Small Steps, Heavy Hooves"
3. Lights Resolves's cd "Prelude" AND/OR the ep "Currency"

Hope everyone is having a great week! Only 3 more weeks until summer vacation!

Heat&Stress&Music&Books&Disturbing Movies

Hello all :)
It has certainly been very hot lately. Today was 104 degrees, I believe. Quite awful! I prefer beautiful, rainy days, myself. Maybe some day I will move to Seattle, Washington. Sounds lovely.

Life for me has lately revolved around schoolwork. It's really been giving me a bad mood all the time. I try to read and listen to music to help out with my stress. I've been listening to the song "Buttoned Down" by Straylight Run nonstop! It's quite a wonderful song. You should certainly give it a listen.

I've been reading the book "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer. It's the third book in the "Twilight" series. I'm really enjoying it.

Has anyone heard of the movie, "Funny Games"? I'm partly interested in watching it, but I'm also partly thinking that it will be intolerably sick, just twisted. So, if anyone has seen it, I welcome opinions!

Well, I am quite thrilled that it is Friday. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Get A Life Tour

Last night I was at an amazing concert! It was Straylight Run, Lights Resolve, The Used, Street Drum Corps, and Army of Me.

It was such a great show. I had pit tickets which made it even more fun, and the best part is....... drumroll please..........my friend won BACKSTAGE PASSES! And took me of course. It was really great I met all the guys from Lights Resolve (Neal, Matt, Shermin); the singer from Straylight Run (John), and the drummer from Straylight Run (Will); and the singer of Army of Me (Vince). They were all really awesome and laid back.

Pictures!
(Sorry, just icky ones from my phone) And unfortunately, my pics of Lights Resolve are SO bad that they aren't even worth putting up here. Too far away. :(

John and me........................................................... Neal and me



Matt and me........................................................... Vince and me



Street Drum Corps:







Straylight Run:





Army of Me:



and The Used (I got really far back by the time it got to them)

So basically, it was a fantastic concert to add to my list of fantastic concerts that I've attended.
The only bad part was that my friend got hurt in the mosh pit, and so we took him to the hospital right after the show to get stitches! It was a really deep cut right above his eye. But he said it was worth it!

Oh, and if any of you ever have the chance to see Street Drum Corps live, DO IT! They're AMAZING!

Pictures from the stable!

I love my job!!

Here is my love, Casper:



Dreamer:


Al:



Jimmy T:

Today I Learned the Importance of...

...a mental health day.
Well, afternoon.

I start having a serious mental breakdown at school! I just couldn't take it anymore. So I called my mom and we decided that we would take the rest of the day off, and have a mental health afternoon. She picked me up from school, and we went to a little French crepery and ate lunch. We shared a sandwich on a baguette, and a delicious crepe with nutella, strawberries, and bananas. Mmmm.
Then we walked around the little downtown area and I tried on whimsical dresses in a charming store, (of course, not buying any! :D ), and we smelled some lovely perfumes in Bath and Body Works. ;)
It was a lovely afternoon.

Too bad I have to go to school tomorrow...

Anyways, now I think that I will take my book "Farewell Summer", by Ray Bradbury, and go sit outside and read. With one of my kitties, of course.

Back from the Dead

Well I have not left a new post on here for a very long while. But I am back from the dead now and I don't have anything very interesting to share...

My bunny rabbit, Aiden, escaped from his cage yesterday. He was running around my back yard, but then he was GONE! I was so sad that he was lost forever. Much later that day, I was sitting in my garden with my gray kitten, Ellie-phant, and there was Aiden! I think he had a very fun day in the garden! It reminded me of my story, "Anticipating a White Rabbit". Except Aiden is brown! :)

Speaking of "Anticipating a White Rabbit", the sequel will be coming very soon!

I also have a few new photos! I hope your eyes enjoy them.

My Newest Story...

I love writing fanciful children's stories, and here is my newest! I call it "Anticipating a White Rabbit"


Little Avery paced back and forth in front of her window with orange flowery curtains.
'Oh', she thought to herself, 'I do so hope that Mr. Bunny will come see me again today!’
At that moment, a charming white rabbit hopped towards the window. He started munching some sweet, chewy grass.
“Why hello, Mr. Bunny!” Little Avery said as she opened the window with orange flowery curtains. “How are you this morning?”
The little rabbit looked up with his big brown eyes at the sound of her voice, but of course, he said nothing. “Oh Mr. Bunny, you are so charming.”
He stared at her for one more moment with his kind eyes, then started on the grass again.
Little Avery, however, was not disappointed at all. She just smiled and went into the kitchen to grab a white cupcake with pink icing. She also took a carrot.
When Little Avery returned to the window, the charming white rabbit with big brown eyes was gone.
'Oh no', she thought to herself, 'I guess I will just take these treats outside and wait for Mr. Bunny there.' And so she did. Little Avery had been sitting on the grass, eating her white cupcake with pink icing for about 6 minutes. The carrot still sat beside her.

rustle rustle rustle

She heard a sound coming from the blueberry bushes, and when she turned around, the charming white rabbit appeared.
“Oh, Mr. Bunny! Back so soon?” The charming rabbit only looked up at her with big, kind, brown eyes.
“Please come here, Mr. Bunny.” Little Avery said. “I have something for you.”
The white rabbit took two hops over. He stared at the carrot, then he stared at the girl. He looked at her, and his little rabbit mouth opened and he said “Is that carrot for me?” “Oh yes!” Said Little Avery, not at all surprised. And the charming white rabbit took a big, smiling bite.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello, dears.

Today was such a warm, nice day! I usually prefer rain, but today was actually very nice at about 82 degrees. It made me think of summer...Oh, how wonderful summer is, and I can not wait until summer vacation!

Anyway, here are a couple of my new photographs. Hope you enjoy :)

Home Sweet Home!

I am finally back from my trip and it is so good to be home! Its so wonderful to see all my animals! My precious kitties, Ellie, Mickey, Prince Charles, Toby:




My wonderful buddy Max: And my little turtle Martin:

As you may know, I went to Washington DC, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia (not to mention the ones we drove through). Both flights were awful. AWFUL! They were both late, service was horrible, and all the people who worked there, everywhere, were just mean. It made me very sad, but lets not dwell on the bad.

I had a lot of fun with my cousin from Virginia when we went into DC on our own. It was great! We went in the National Portrait Gallery and spent hours in there! It was quite beautiful. We walked around the city a lot, got lunch, and also went into China Town were I bought myself a darling little teapot, and I bought my mom an adorable box of white peony tea.

Washington DC:

my cousin

New York was of course, very cool, and very exhausting. So much walking, and lots of catching the underground trains too! It was a great experience. I walked around Times Square and Central Park of course, and I also went into Little Italy and China Town in lower Manhattan. I bought a beautiful (and cheap :D!) purple scarf that I adore and a charming little picture/drawing of a girl walking her dog in the city. I got it at a stand in Central Park.

New York City:





Not to mention my visit to Leesburg, Virginia which is an old historic town with many antique stores! Of course I had to pick up treasures there! I bought a charming vintage pendant from the 30's for only $6! And also this adorable little bird cage with a little blue wooden bird in it.


Here are my treasures!

From New York:

From China Town, Washington DC:

My antiques!:

Well, I'm pretty exhausted, but infortunately I must go work on homework :( Very sad indeed...

Goodbye for now!