The Gift of Drawing

A skill that I've always wanted and am still trying to gain is drawing. I love to draw (in private) but I haven't always been good at it. Sure, I can look at something and resize it or redraw it myself. In other words I can look at a sketch online and draw it into my notebook, rather good I might add. And sure I can buy books that teach you how to draw and then learn to draw them myself. But we're missing something here.

Unlike all the talented artists out there, I can't just sit bored in class and come up with an idea in my head to draw because I don't know how to sketch it or even where to start. Or when I'm laying in a hammock swinging gently in the breeze with a sketch pad on my chest, I can't emerge myself in drawing an eye in which I learned from one of my teaching books because I need the guide to help me draw it.

It makes me go ARGH!

To me, drawing is an amazing talent and I will honestly say I am jealous of all those lucky, imaginative artists out there. I want to be able to paint what I see in my dreams, draw what beauty I see, and sketch those funny moments I've had.

Have any of you realized how some paintings and pictures seem to just reel you in? The cold but sad eyes of a broody man pulling the curious you in with them, and beautifully watercolored gardens that magically give you a feeling of warmth.

Drawings, paintings, and sketches give you the gifts of realization, hope, and bizarre feelings that sometimes you haven't ever felt.

I want the skill to be able to show others my own dreams, feelings, and insight to what I see.

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

One of the most amazing books I've ever read! It was more than just a satisfying read and it brought me to a New York I've ever known. The book has almost everything you want to hear, from vampires to demons and all the way to a new race known as the shadowhunters. It was an extroidinary read as it kept my heart racing at almost every second. I reccomend it to anybody out there looking for a current book to read. You won't be disappointed.

Reviews by others:

"This book is nothing less than brilliant! Lovable characters and an exciting plot. The first book just leaves you craving for the next" -Anonymous

"This is one of my favourite books! It's exciting and always keeps you guessing with new suprises at every turn. From the moment I picked up this book, I was addicted! Cassandra Clare keeps you hanging with every page!" -Anonymous

Beastly by Alex Flinn

I could not put the book down! Seriously. I lost a night's worth of sleep just trying to finish the too-good-of a story. If you're a fan of fairy tales, then this modernized version will really get you reading! Let me tell you, if you read it, you will not be able to put the thing down. Alex Flinn added her own twist to the original story, Beauty and the Beast, turning it into a sensational read! It's a book you will most likely read more than once!

Reviews from others:

"Beastly is an excellently woven tapestry of fantasy, romance, and current teen issues. Flinn deftly takes a vibrant, modern day setting and blends it flawlessly with variations of the original Beauty and the Beast story. What's created in the process is a completely unique world filled with characters you will both love and hate - but for all the right reasons. As the story progressed, I was turning pages almost faster than I could read them, and upon reaching the end I was left with a sense of both loss and hope - loss that the Beast's story was finished and hope that Flinn might offer more fairy tales in the future." — Miranda (Arlington, TX)

The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel By Cassandra Clare

You may have heard of the series, The Mortal Instruments. Or perhaps you've read the books, City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass. Either way, you know that the series is written by the rising author of fame, Cassandra Clare. Therefore, have you yet heard the news of her carrying out a new book? Yes, you heard me right. Your favorite or soon to be favorite author has written another book called in a new fantasy trilogy, Clockwork Angel.
Clockwork Angel is another book that takes place in Clary's and Jace's world, as in shadow hunters and angels, only this story is going back in time to the Victorian era in England. The book is about a girl named Tessa Gray, an orphan who is on a search to find her missing brother, only she instead finds herself falling into a world that involves more magic than she ever thought could possibly exist. On her journey, she happens to meet two new friends, Jem and Will, along with many other new faces.
Sound interesting?
So what are you waiting for? Go grab your copy August the 31st of this year!

Disaster or Absolutely Brilliant?

You all may have heard the rumors by now. If not, well, I'm here to tell you the news. So you may have read the book Beastly and if not, well it doesn't matter. What does matter is the fact that the twisted modern fairy tale is becoming a movie with many changes from the original script. For example, Kyle isn't a beast, as in hairy, instead he's a scarred, tattooed, and bald guy. What a disappointment. They should have at least kept the beast the beast!

Everyone loves Kyle Kingsbury, as he is the kind of guy every girl daydreams about while in class. He's kind, good-looking, intelligent, sensitive, and romantic, so who and how exactly were they able to find a guy that was able to, or at least act the part? This is where the ever rising star of fame Alex Pettyfer comes in. Yes, the Alex Rider star is playing the part of Kyle Kingsbury. I mean, how could he not get the part? He's talented, good-looking and sorry but exactly how did he get the part? I know all you girls out there are probably asking yourselves, "How can this girl disagree with Alex Pettyfer, one of the most gorgeous guys out there, playing the part of Kyle Kingsbury?" Well, the reason is, I don't think he has all that great of a personality. Have any of you seen his interviews? I'll change my mind about Alex playing Kyle if I ever meet him in person and he proves that he does not indeed have a spoiled personality.

Moving on to the sensitive, shy Ms. Linda Owens[Beauty]. She described as not beautiful(but to Kyle it's another story), with strawberry blonde hair, green eyes, and supposedly crooked teeth. Guess who she's played by and I must say I am rather more than just a little disappointed in who they chose for the part. Vanessa Hudgens. I'm not kidding. Vanessa Hudgens, the black haired, brown eyed, High School Musical actress, is playing a fair skinned red head. I never particularly cared for High School Musical, let alone Vanessa Hudgens, so why is she playing Linda? It ruins everything! I'm hoping that most of you out there agree with me in saying, "Vanessa Hudgens is not fit to play Linda". Am I right?

A list of the other actors and actresses playing the part of some other characters:
The Witch/Kendra Hilferty: Mary-Kate Olsen
Rob Kingsbury: Peter Krause
Sloan: Dakota Johnson
Trey: Eric Knudsen
Will Fratalli: Neil Patrick Harris
Daniel Owens: Roc LaFortune

So will this be turn out to be an amazing movie or will it just be a big disappointment for all Beastly lovers out there?

Comes to theatres July 30, 2010.

The Power of Books

Books have always had a powerful effect towards humanity for as long as they have existed in our world. They encourage, strengthen, and inspire us and they take away our pain, take us to other worlds, get us out of reality, and they seep us knowledge without our knowing. Believe it or not, books are an important part of our society. Without them, who knows how our world may be? Perhaps we'll be less knowledgeable, or maybe our world will be lead downhill towards depression with no source of imagination available. Who knows?




The most common reasons we look to books are to seek for comfort, enjoyment, and knowledge. Comfort for those who are having troubles with their lives. Knowledge for those who want to fill their minds with new things. Finally, enjoyment for those who just like to read for fun.


Books are always there. Really thinking about it, they're one of the only things that are loyal to us. Even though they don't have a mind of their own, they are the ones that are always their to help us and show us around. Have you ever heard the phrase "Man's best friend"? Usually the non too famous phrase is referring to dogs. Well, refer the well known phrase to the word books instead of dogs and you've got the main idea. Because really, books are man's best friend.


As I already said, books are powerful. They can take you to places far off in a whole other world. They can affect your mood, making you sad, happy, lost, or sometimes even angry. They can affect your life. For example, reading the book Ishmael has brought me new outlooks on life, making me in ways more stubborn and giving me an urge to save the world one day. Books give people a chance to be able to create and make something of themselves. And guess what? They can do so much more than just what I named. The power of books can go on and on.


So are you getting the idea of what I'm saying?


Like it or not, books are a part of humanity.


Read.

Spring Break Comes With Heads and Chocolate

I haven't written a post in a while. It at least feels this way. But you see, there was no reason for me not to write a post because so much has happened in just a little over a week. So much in fact, that I don't know where to begin telling you about it all and I still can't understand why I didn't sit my butt down at my computer a update my blog. I guess so much has happened that it just didn't cross my mind, but enough about that. I think it's time I get started on what has exactly been going on.
It all started on a Friday, March 26 to be exact, when Waldo (a guy who I have the likes for and happened to give him the nickname of Waldo) found out that I'm the mystery girl that likes him. Some of you I know don't find this interesting and want me to go onto another topic so I won't go into details on this, not to mention it's too long of a story for me to tell (on computer anyways). So, all I will say about the topic is that I'm am hugely embarrassed and he hasn't said anything other to me than "I will have to think about all this." It was a really good thing that starting the week after this incident, spring break started. In fact, spring break is still happening. The only downside is that it's almost over and school starts up again on April 6. Also meaning that I will have to go to school in a shadow of embarrassement and try to avoid Waldo at all costs. Fun.
The cool part about spring break at least was that I got to travel to a country besides Colombia called Ecuador. Going to Ecuador was quite an experience and I got to try new foods, see new things, and balance an egg on a nail. Yeah, you heard me right. While in Ecuador I got to visit the equatorial line and stand right on top of it and try out all these neat experiments. One of them which involved balancing an egg, on a nail, on the equator. I got an awesome certificate explaining how I passed the egg test. I also learned the process on how to shrink a head. I found it very, rather, fascinating I suppose? Although I was honestly a bit disgusted.
So once I had gotten off a scary plane ride back to Bogota, everything sort of became all weird and strange, and annoying. Whatever happened to the word "normal" in my life? One sort of weird thing happened on Saturday. I started looking up videos on youtube on how to hack into facebook and I decided to hack onto Waldo's account for the fun of it. So what happens is- Yeah, you know what? I don't think I really feel like getting right into this topic right now, along with a few other strange topics, maybe never, so let's move on, shall we?
So as you all know, today was Easter. I used to love Easter as a kid. You know, with all the chocolate, and jelly beans, and more chocolate. Yeah, it was awesome. But when I devinstatingly found out the Easter Bunny wasn't real when I was about nine I think, well, it took the magic out of the holiday. Easter no longer mattered. I burned my books about the Easter Bunny, I threw eggs at people's houses, and I dyed all my sister's clothes an ugly green with the Easter egg dyes. Such depressing times- But that's not the point! The point is the magic is lost, forever! Just like when I found out Santa Claus wasn't real. I no longer have dreams about Santa Claus' pants catching on fire from coming down the chimney. *Sigh* So, I hope you catch my point here.

Wishful Thinking

You know those times when you think an impossible thing but wonder if it really is possible? Well lately I've been having those moments a little too often. I think all I really want is to get out of this place called reality. Because just for those people who don't yet know it, reality sucks.

If you make one really big mistake, all happiness in your life could be gone. Sometimes you never get it back. Or maybe you have money, a job, and shelter, but you never get to do the things you want to do. Your either sleeping, eating, or working. It gets tiring, or at least that's my guess. At the moment I'm only a student but I'm already feeling that's how my life is. Right at the moment my life has one boring routine that I absolutely hate and I can't see how it's going to get any better. It's school, eating, sleeping, working. It sucks. Then there's all sorts of family issues, friend issues, school issues, and a whole lot of other issues that make reality even worse! I'm starting to feel like a controlled zombie and I hate it! And now since I brought up being controlled, I might as well ramble on about that.

Have any of you realized that you're all just being controlled? For example, I'm forced to go to school, live a certain way, act a certain way, and do certain things. Why can't I just do whatever I want!? Why can't I just pick a nice spot of land in a forest or by the ocean and just live there however? It's not fair. Now this finally brings me back to my impossible thinking.

My life is to the point where I always seem to be having a bad day and just want to escape from everything, so when I come home, wishful thinking pours in. Why can't someone with wings sweep me off my balcony and take me somewhere far away. Far away where I can live in peace. Why can't creatures exist such as werewolves, centaurs, and faeries? I could at least have some friends outside of school and the civilized world that are different from everybody else just like I seem to be too, that will always be loyal to me and never stab me in the back. Because I'm honestly sick of being hurt emotionally countless times from people I know. I wonder so hard if they're actually real. It's my fantasy.

Wanting to escape reality so bad, I think that is why I read and write so much. I'm desperate to sink my teeth in a book and forget my troubles and I'm desperate to write away my escape.

All I want is to be free from everything and my fantasies to be real.

My 100+ reading list for 2010!

This year is all about competitions and challenges. I've already joined three and I'm now joining another! So what exactly is my new challenge that I have joined? Well, I think you can pretty much figure it out just from looking at the title. Yep, that's right. I'm going to read 100 books or more this year. Way to go me!

I've never done anything like this before, but I'm still hoping that I can still anyways complete this goal of mine. If I don't accomplish it, then "Oh well there's always next year" is all I can say. Just kidding. I think I would end up tearing out all my hair due to the fact that I failed.

So what about you guys? I'm talking to all you book nerds. Why don't you all join me and see if we can do this! Yeah!

List of 100+ Books for 2010!

1. Tithe

2. Vampire Academy book 1

3. Ranger's Apprentice #1

4. Ranger's Apprentice #2

5. Ranger's Apprentice #3

6. Ranger's Apprentice #4

7. Lily Dale Awakening

8. Dragon's Keep

9. Twisted

10. Pretty Little Liars: Heartless

11. The Luxe

12. Secret of the Sirens

13. Dreamland

14. Dead Connection

15. Witch Child

16. Metamorphoses: A play

17. Night

18. Vampire Academy: Frostbite

19. Two Way Street

20. Perfect Chemistry

21. Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss

22. Neverwhere

I Joined Script Frenzy!

So, having a passion for writing and having the mind of an idiot, I have decided to join Nanowrimo's Script Frenzy! For the month of April I have to write a 100-page script. Why does this make me an idiot? For the fact that I don't have the darn time to write a play/movie/graphic novel script! In fact, I don't even have time to be writing this post! I'm supposed to be doing my homework which I have a lot of and happens to be what I'm talking about.

School leaves me no time to do what I want to do, but thinking back to the amazing month of November, I realize that I must do this. It was so much fun writing my story in a period of stress and happiness! It will make for good practice and I've never done anything like this! So let's hope I can get going at it!

By the way, what do you think I should make my script about? Comment! :)

Was Almost Killed...

I had the most tragic of times last weekend. In fact, I almost died.

How did I almost die you wonder? Well, it's a long story, but here it goes...

It all started on Sunday, March 7, when my family and I decided to go see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. We were going to go see it on Saturday, but because of the amazing speed at which tickets are sold away, we bought tickets right then and there to see it on Sunday at 11:00. The movie was amazing, although I left the theatre with a bloated stomache (from all the Coca-Cola I was drinking) and had to run the the bathroom. Rather quickly I might add.

So as it goes along, I see my friends Rumpelstiltskin and Baba Yaga (they're codenames, not the actual fable characters). They are hanging out, waiting for Big Bad Wolf, aka B.B. Wolf, and then they see me and are all like, "Pinocchio! We were about to sell your movie ticket! We weren't sure if you were coming!"

I was confused, 'cause I had no idea what was really going on. But everything did eventually get fixed and brought up to date, and what do you know? I ended up watching Alice in Wonderland again! Score!

Then we go to 'Crepes and Waffles' and have a blast, only I'm lactose intolerant so I ended up having a rather bad stomache ache after drinking a nice cup of hot chocolate during the time while we were there. That is when Rumpelstiltskin realizes her phone is missing. We can't find it so we just go ahead on to her house.

She was really upset.

That was when an amazing thing happened! Rumpelstiltskin called her cell phone and it turned out the theatre place were holding it, waiting to see who's it was! So then we walked all the way back to the mall and she reclaimed her phone.

Now, here is where my life became endangered.

So, we were walking back again to her house, when all of a sudden this really creepy lady comes out of nowhere! And I mean creepy! She has green hair, is wearing all black, and is missing a few teeth in the front. And although she was kind of small, she was scary! My friends and I tried to shuffle pass, but for some reason this lady decides I'm her new victium. She grabs me from behind and holds a knife to my throat, trying to rob my candy bag from my hand. I see some of her associates follow behind her, looking at me with horribly, pleading eyes. B.B. Wolf and Baba Yaga were lucky enough to escape her and her associates clutches, they ran on ahead, scared out of their wits. That is when Rumpelstiltskin saves the day!

She drives a round-house kick to the ladies' rear end causing the green haired lady to yowl with pain and to loosen her hold on me just a bit, but I'm still not free. Rumpelstiltskin does a quick kick and the knife is knocked from her hand. My friend then aims a hard core punch at the insane woman. Her fist collides with the ladies' nose, a snap can be heard. Her nose was broken.

The green haired lady falls back, I tear free and manage my escape with my candy bag clutched tightly in both hands. I take off running and I don't dare look back at the ugly sight behind me. Before I started to get slightly worried, I hear Rumpelstiltskin fall into step besides me. We run on and on and finally manage to catch up with the others.

So you see? I nearly escaped from my own funeral. Now this should be a lesson to you all. Never, and I mean never, carry a bag of delicous, strawberry gummies on your walk home. It's dangerous!

My-, uh, Sorry I Can't Think Up a Title

Lately, I've been unable to come up with ideas on what I can write and post on my blog. So today I decided to write about not being able to write and post on my blog! It's a topic isn't it?
So how I came to the idea was by searching-
You know what? I can't do this anymore! It's just too hard! Now this is going to end up being like one of those really annoying posts that just keep going on and on about nothing in particular. Now I feel like this is such a lame post, so I think I'm just going to end this entry here.
I think I have writer's blues...

Disappointment

Disappointment.
The word that seems to be writing out my life.
I'm talking about everything. When will there be at least just one little moment where I don't screw up something? Or when will the moment be when someone or something ends up disappointing me stop?
It has been going on for far too long now. It's difficult having one disappointment right after the next. I'm referring to everything. Not just guys or family issues, everything. I'm sick of nothing turning or working out. In fact, nothing ever works!
Looking at guy issues: Every single guy I seem to ever get a crush on ends up dating someone else, never looks my way, doesn't know I exist, they don't exist, are out of my league, or just don't feel the same way about me that I do them. And whenever I figure out these things or happen to found out about them, I become overly disappointed with a usual broken heart. (If some of you are familiar with what happened today, then I am sure you all know who I am referring to.)
School issues: I seem to disappoint teachers with my school work or I disappoint myself for not studying or just simply not understanding something that everyone else seems to get.
General Life Issues: I disappoint myself in not being able to accomplish something I want or need and I seem to always do something I will regret.
And then there is the disappoint that I seem to just be giving out to people in buckets. You know what? I'm not even going to go there.
In fact, the post is rather disappointing along with the fact that I cannot seem to be able to write interesting posts about my everyday life, which I meant to do with this one.
Oh, gosh.

Italian Foods the Best!

After creating an Italian salad yesterday, which was sunday, (yeah, I had to make another salad with a different dressing because I could not leave myself thinking about the other deadly salad) I have fallen in love with Italian food! Actually, Italian is already my favorite type of food and it has been ever since I traveled to Italy, what I meant to say was that I'm in love with making Italian food.
Yeah, that sounds about right.
The Italian salad dressing that I made was so good that I got into this whole Italian frenzy. I was even planning on kindly making an Italian dinner for everyone, only my parents had to make pork chops. :(
Life is sad.
But that doesn't mean I can't cook anything tonight!
BINGO! (the bingo was unnecassary but needed to go on)
By the way, you may be kindly wondering if I'm alright from the horrible sickness I had caught from the nasty salad dressing I had made on saturday. Yeah, I'm now cured. Thanks for asking.

Death of a Salad

I just tasted the worst, absolutely disgusting salad of my life. No joke people. Just the smell of it gave me a headache! Horrible, horrible, horrible! The horrors of it are swirling oh so fast, around and around in my mind! Help me people from dying an early death! I really don't feel so good. I am afraid to say this might very well be my last post.
The two words I want you all to be wary of are *dramatic music please*: Salad Presto!
There I said it! I don't think I can say it again! Oh the terrors and panic attacks that come from just those two little words!
I'm getting woozy so I must be quick! Never, ever, EVER try the darn salad! In fact I don't want you to go on trying it so much that I will NOT put the recipe below.
Salad Presto:
5 cups of mixed greens
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of red wine vinager
A pinch of dry basil
Salt
Pepper
Put greens in medium bowl and mix together the olive oil and red wine vinager in a seperate bowl. Pour dressing over sald and sprinkle basil, salt, and pepper over the top.
I dare you all to try it. Risk your lives! But be aware of the consenquences. In fact, right at this moment I am sinking to the ground of exaustion, typing these last few words, weakly.
I really hope this will not be our last minute together.
Until we meet again! I hope...

Any Random Thing

It amazes me how any little kid can just pick up anything off the ground and start playing with it. For example my youngest sister, she found a key chain and some kind of broken plastic thing and started walking them all over her plate at dinner. Then she started talking them and apparently there was some issue about some dead poodle. Um, what?
Little kids puzzle me. I wish I could understand them and be able to play with them. I mean, I have the imagination (which is awesome!) but still. Can any of you just pick up some random thing off the ground or around the house and start making it dance and sing?
Maybe kids just have their own way of doing things that only they can understand.

Fictional Is My Type

I'm one of those people who fall in love with fictional characters.

Alex Rider for example, I've read the entire series (well, except for the new one which I'm waiting for it to go into paperback) and I happened to fall in love with him right away. So much in fact, that after hearing there was a movie I ordered it, bought the movie poster, the movie soundtrack, bought the video game, and became overly obsessed with spies from MI6 and the CIA (therefore I started watching Alias), learning different languages, taking martial arts, becoming overly obsessed with England (I now have an England flag hanging on my wall), and so on. And did I mention I wrote down every place, hotel, and activity (like scuba diving) that he has ever been to or did? After of course finding out the places in the books were actual places. And because of this I now know my countries and cities much better than I ever did before!

I know, I know, I know, I'm a freak. But a very happy freak indeed! Because without the existence of Alex Rider, I would have ended up being normal and liked only guys from reality. Okay, not that I don't have any crushes from reality, because I do, but that's another post somewhere in the future. Unless I die tomorrow, because then I'm afraid no other post will ever be coming anytime soon. That's depressing so I'll get back to my one and only true love. So anyways, Alex Rider was my very first fictional character crush. Movin on.

My other true loves from the fictional world include: Jace Wayland, Leven Thumps, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, Zero, Damen, Sark, Alec, and these other guys that I sadly cannot remember their names at the moment. That's actually really sad.

Well, you get the point. I go for the fictional characters. The ones who don't exist. The ones who will never ever come out of their books/movies/video games. Oh, gosh. I'm going to be a loner when I get older.

* You know, the actor who played Alex Rider, Alex Pettyfer, looked exactly as I imagined him. This resorted to me getting a star crush on the actor himself. Funny how things turn out.

A Death Note Movie?

I have heard the worst news yet, of today. Death Note, the famous anime series topping almost #1 on every single person's favorite list of animes/tv shows, the series that has won many awards, is becoming a movie. Horrible right?

First off for those of you who don't know what Death Note is, it's a more than popular anime series about a student named Light who finds a notebook called the Death Note. By writing people's names in the notebook, it gives him the power to kill those people with a mysterious heart attack. Light soon gets the idea to kill criminals to creat a utopian world with his power, only to become one himself.

So as I was saying about it becoming a movie, it may not sound horrible but trust me it is. When you hear that Zac Efron is supposedly or might be playing the genius of a criminal master mind Light Yagami, you go, what could they have possibly been thinking?! Think about it once again. Zac Efron playing the amazing, gorgeous murderer Light Yagami? No Way!

Also, Japan has already made the popular series into a movie and it turned out not so great. Yet another reason why the anime should NOT become a hollywood movie. What's the difference and who knows if it will be any better? Probably even worse if Zac Efron is playing the part.

For all you Death Note Fans out there who agree that Zac Efron should NOT play the part of Light Yagami, then please sign the petition from the link below.

http://www.petitiononline.com/apple88/petition.html

Nanowrimo Rocks!

Nanowrimo. Or shall I say National Novel Writing Month. One of my favorite contest-like-things I've ever done! If you've never heard of it then you're a complete loser and destined to die a harsh and everlasting death. Okay, just kidding about that last sentence but I was completely serious of what I wrote before. It's one of the best! Well, I suppose if you're one of those people that all you do is write, then it's the thing for you.

Every November, Nanowrimo comes back into play for all those booknerds, writing freaks, and for weird people who likes absolutely everything, but hates it all. What it is, is a writing program where you have to write a novel in one month for everyone 12 and up and since I'm you know, old enough, I was able to do it. And do you want to know the great thing about it? Anybody can win when they have completed the word limit. And the word limit isn't even that big! The word limit is only 50,000 words aka 175 pages! See, not bad at all!

Okay, maybe it is a lot. In fact, last november was my first year doing the thing and I...didn't make it. Such a shame. But it was difficult I tell you! I only got to 59 pages of a story I didn't even end up liking! But in a way it was an accomplishment because I fell in love with writing even more and 59 pages was the most I have ever written for a story. But this year I will be doing it again and hopefully surpass the limit!

The people of nanowrimo give you writing tips and hold nanowrimo events where the people in your area who also do nanowrimo meet at a bookstore, library, cafe, or a similar place to talk about what you're writing and get other people's opinions. And the nanowrimo website sells these awesome sweatshirts and mugs with nanowrimo on it and all sorts of cool sayings! It's like a big bonus I say!

In case you're wanting to know, if you win you get a certificate and can get your book published without having to get an agent and sell it on amazon. Or if you don't want to do that you can get one copy published for you and you only. Yes, nice isn't it?

It's a great event and I think all you writers should try it, just for the fun of it!

Want to check it out? http://www.nanowrimo.org/

My nanowrimo user: deamberrocks

Rain

There's something about rain I love. Something about it that makes me smile, dream, and wish. Others might find rain dreary and cold, but not me.

I may go out sometimes and just sit there in the rain, or sometimes even begin to spin beneath it, smiling. It gives me a refreshed feeling, like everything I ever did that wasn't the greatest or I regreted was cleansed away from my soul. I could start over new.

I see rain as a chance to be able to create wonderful things, or to write a great story by the window and every once in a while lean my head back against it and just listen to the sounds of the rain hitting the windowsill and ground, drop after drop.

Then there's the dreaming. The rain makes me dream of such wonderful things and I never go to stop imagining until the rain takes my dreams along with it.

Only, there is a sadness that comes with the price of a moment of peace and happiness within the rain. That is after the rain is carried away. Everything is back to normal. Traffic can be heard along with its honking and tire sliding, babies can be heard crying, once again the smell of pollution can be smelt, and people may once more carry out their crimes.

And although everything else does not sound so swell after the rain has gone, the rain has left something for us all. Hope. Hope that the sound of rain and feeling of rain on your arms will come once more. Hope for people with only tragedy in their lives. Hope for the chance when all bad things are washed away. Hope...for everything to one day, be changed for the better.

The rain is my comfort.

Last Name Doesn't Work

I am normally used to people calling me by my first name. So as expected, it came as a surprise today in english class when I was called "Clower".

We were having a discussion about...something I couldn't remember, and all of a sudden he was all "What do you think? Clower?" I just sat there dumbly with my mouth hanging open. I'm pretty sure I was thinking about something completely off topic, like frogs or something else kinda stupid. I just sat there and once again he said, "Clower?" I glanced around, laughing in my head how whoever he was talking to didn't seem to hear him and was out in space instead. The only strange thing was, he was staring at me while talking to whoever it was. By this time he was starting to get annoyed, "Uh, hello? I'm talking to you." It then dawned on me that my last name was clower and he was talking to me and not someone else. My cheeks had blushed bright red with embarrassment. I mean, how was I supposed to know he was talking to me? I'm never called by my last name. So uh, yeah. Just uhh...yeah.

I mean, how was I supposed to know?

The Circus!!!

I have never been to an actual great circus but that all changed yesterday when I went with some friends, because it was one of their birthdays, and I had a blast! I know some people may say that a fifteen year old going to the circus is childish but they don't know what they are missing! It's some serious wicked stuff! :D
So my friend's mom dopped us off and we went to go grab our reserved tickets only to find out that her dad hadn't actually bought the tickets. She (let's just call my friend...Maria) called her mom who called the boss of the entire circus who just happens to be best friends with Maria's family (did you get all that?). Okay, so here is where everything just gets better. So the guy who's in charge of everthing, his name is Israel, comes on out in an awesome outfit and has gorgeous hair and is good looking! So what he does is talks to the people in charge of tickets and then comes back out only to give us VIP tickets! So were in the very front and very middle! What's even cooler is that the seats were already reserved for someone else but he went ahead and gave them to us and moved the people elsewhere! (The people who originally had the seats weren't there so he didn't actually tell them to move, they arrived later) Then he gave us free Cotton candy and soda, and a Big Bonus! Would you like to know what that big bonus was? Introducing us to a rather good looking guy who works in the show. Can I say gorgeous?
So the show soon starts and all four of me and my friends started bouncing in our seats, so excited that it was starting and we find out the gorgeous guy is a clown in the show! Only not one of those scary clowns like in the states, his make up looked cute and he looked more like...uh, i can't describe, he just didn't look scary and not at all like the ones in the states. But he was so funny and I couldn't stop laughing out loud :)
You know what I never thought I'd be able to do in my life? Pet a tiger. And guess what? I got to do just that! I hope you all get to do it one day! :) I even got my picture taken with the tiger and on an elephant.
It was an amazing experience. I think everyone should go to the circus for their b-day. In ways it is much better than a regular party! In fact, I think I'll be going myself this year! :D
Hope you guys all have one great day! And remember, go to the circus for you birthday!!!!

It's Me

My name is Amber. I know. A simple name but extremely awesome. Okay, not really but I like to think so. Now back to me. As I said, my name is Amber and I love a lot of things. I love traveling, writing, drawing, reading, playing video games, and a whole lot of other stuff that will take to long to write all of it down! But basically I'm a creative and imaginative dork.
I currently live in Colombia, South America but will move in June because I usually move every two to three years (I'm an army brat). I'm hopeing to move back to my fantastic friends in AZ but we may move up to Idaho where my relatives are! I haven't made a snowman in longer than four years so I think it's time we move to Idaho where there's just foot after foot of snow in the winter. That reminds me. Isn't Idaho the potato state?
Did I mention I love to write? Well I looooovvvvveeeee to write! I want to be able to become an author one day. Doesn't matter if I'm famous or not, I just want to see my written work on a store bookshelf. Although I will be honest and say that I'm not really writing anything at the moment. I keep starting a new story only to stop after a sentence or two. I think I have developed the syndrome Writer's Block, which is a very serious matter. How I am supposed to get my fantasies on paper?!
So that is basically me...I think. Unless I forgot to say something really important about myself that I should tell you guys..... I have a feeling I did leave something out. Well, I'm stumped.
Until then!