Taking directly from my last post, I am a crazy girl too. Why else would I get so excited when the Vlogbrothers actually reply to 2 of the comments I left on their videos? Both within the last 2 days.
They actually replied to my comments! Haha! That's like communicating with them! (Another example of crazy girls. Hahah!)
Anyway, I gotta call Nicole. She's the one that got me watching them. She's harder to get ahold of than Ellen is (who I called last night so I could vent some of my energy about this fact).
There's something else I've been wondering about John and Hank Green. What do they DO for a living? I mean, John's an author and Hank runs a website. But do either of those actually give them enough money to continue donating to charities and flying around the country? They themselves have admitted that being an author is not about getting lots of money (cause it doesn't usually happen that authors get rich off their books). And there was a video where one of them said that they were fortunate to be able to afford those plane tickets.
Mysterious, huh? What do they REALLY do for a living? Especially since it takes half an hour to film one of their 4 minute videos (That was one of the questions that they answered for me, and I don't believe that includes the editing time of the videos).
Oh yeah. One last thing. Cause it relates to the ACTUAL topic of my blog - writing.
In the back of "An Abundance of Katherines," John Green mentions a few hints to aspiring writers.
Read a lot. (I wholly agree. There's countless ideas to be borrowed from other sources. It's endless inspiration, and it's fun too!)
Write. (Don't just sit there and plan about writing. You actually got to write.)
Tell stories and listen to them (it IS fun to exchange stories. You can hear some good stuff that way, and get to know people better).
~*~
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Girls Are Crazy
So, in the story Ellen and I wrote, in one of her chapters, Ellen had Arith get buried in girls. He finally escapes and complains to Saleera that "girls are crazy."
After much research, I must conclude that he is absolutely correct.
Well, not that much research. After all, I'm a girl too, so I ought to know.
Here's some examples. The Beatles. When they were popular, there were swarms of girls after them. Videos of the sight are terrifying to watch. Masses of hysterical, screaming, sobbing girls.
And then you look on youtube and stuff. I'll use the Vlogbrothers as an example, though there's many others. Most of their followers are girls. And girls can leave very weird comments on videos.
Girls obviously really like guys.
Comments such as "will you marry me" are even less prevalent than taking that one step further. I remember getting into an excited conversation about Howl's Moving Castle with someone in one of my college. Love that movie. Howl, spoiled and whiney as he may be, can be very cool (I mean, he has WINGS!). But this girl said to me "I want to have his babies."
At which point I just went O_O
Now, I'm sort of curious. If some girls started a video blog on Youtube, would most of their followers be guys? I mean, are girls a lot more obvious about stuff they're really excited (obsessed) about? Cause I know there are guys who are far from innocent. So are guys just better at hiding being excited about stuff? Like I get really excited about good movies/anime/ex. I don't recall hearing any of my guy friends getting as excited as me about that stuff.
And one last question. I don't hear guys use the word "cute" too much. Is that a girl thing too?
Yes. Don't I pick such fascinating topics to write about?
After much research, I must conclude that he is absolutely correct.
Well, not that much research. After all, I'm a girl too, so I ought to know.
Here's some examples. The Beatles. When they were popular, there were swarms of girls after them. Videos of the sight are terrifying to watch. Masses of hysterical, screaming, sobbing girls.
And then you look on youtube and stuff. I'll use the Vlogbrothers as an example, though there's many others. Most of their followers are girls. And girls can leave very weird comments on videos.
Girls obviously really like guys.
Comments such as "will you marry me" are even less prevalent than taking that one step further. I remember getting into an excited conversation about Howl's Moving Castle with someone in one of my college. Love that movie. Howl, spoiled and whiney as he may be, can be very cool (I mean, he has WINGS!). But this girl said to me "I want to have his babies."
At which point I just went O_O
Now, I'm sort of curious. If some girls started a video blog on Youtube, would most of their followers be guys? I mean, are girls a lot more obvious about stuff they're really excited (obsessed) about? Cause I know there are guys who are far from innocent. So are guys just better at hiding being excited about stuff? Like I get really excited about good movies/anime/ex. I don't recall hearing any of my guy friends getting as excited as me about that stuff.
And one last question. I don't hear guys use the word "cute" too much. Is that a girl thing too?
Yes. Don't I pick such fascinating topics to write about?
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Rewrite
So, one thing you hear a lot about from authors is that you have to re-write your stuff. A lot. It's not uncommon for authors to have seven or more drafts of a book before it's published.
I remember when I first heard that I thought it was pretty crazy. But it makes more sense to me now.
This is partially because of what I learned in my Creative-Writing class. It was during this semester, I think, that I realized that the stuff I'd written before wasn't that good. But that's OK. It means that I've improved since then. I can look back at stuff I used to think was good, and I know I can improve upon it.
For example, Briena's first story, "Or Spirits and Demons" has recently started to bug the hell out of me because it's quite bad. Like I said, I just realized that not far into this semester. I know I'll have to re-write the whole thing to fix it. Although that probably won't be for a while. I've been working on Katani's story. Right now, I think it's good. But I'm sure I'll look back on it and find stuff to change.
Oh, when NIcole, Ellen and I got together a few weeks ago, I got Nicole to read the first chapter of Katani's story. Nicole said that my writing style was a lot better. ^-^
Yeah. Hmm. It's strange. Looking back at how bad you were just half a year ago... But like I said, It's good! I'm better now, and that's what counts.
But it makes you wonder. If you thought you were good before, and you think you're good now, then how good are you really?
Unbiased opinions are great in that. Although it can be hard for people to reading it to pinpoint exactly what's wrong if they're not professional or something. And it's no fun to get criticized or told what to improve on. I know people who kind of bristle when they're told about mistakes they've made. This is true for anything. Get over it, swallow your pride, and fix the mistake. It's the only way to improve. Criticism is good (though people being mean about your stuff is not good).
I remember when I first heard that I thought it was pretty crazy. But it makes more sense to me now.
This is partially because of what I learned in my Creative-Writing class. It was during this semester, I think, that I realized that the stuff I'd written before wasn't that good. But that's OK. It means that I've improved since then. I can look back at stuff I used to think was good, and I know I can improve upon it.
For example, Briena's first story, "Or Spirits and Demons" has recently started to bug the hell out of me because it's quite bad. Like I said, I just realized that not far into this semester. I know I'll have to re-write the whole thing to fix it. Although that probably won't be for a while. I've been working on Katani's story. Right now, I think it's good. But I'm sure I'll look back on it and find stuff to change.
Oh, when NIcole, Ellen and I got together a few weeks ago, I got Nicole to read the first chapter of Katani's story. Nicole said that my writing style was a lot better. ^-^
Yeah. Hmm. It's strange. Looking back at how bad you were just half a year ago... But like I said, It's good! I'm better now, and that's what counts.
But it makes you wonder. If you thought you were good before, and you think you're good now, then how good are you really?
Unbiased opinions are great in that. Although it can be hard for people to reading it to pinpoint exactly what's wrong if they're not professional or something. And it's no fun to get criticized or told what to improve on. I know people who kind of bristle when they're told about mistakes they've made. This is true for anything. Get over it, swallow your pride, and fix the mistake. It's the only way to improve. Criticism is good (though people being mean about your stuff is not good).
Monday, November 22, 2010
Picturesss
So, just some pictures I felt like putting up.
THe first two are environmental. I saw a bumper sticker I liked on my neighbor's car, so I looked the quote up and found the first picture.
And I've seen a poster for this one too. I think at my library.
And I love how they do his eyes! These pics aren't really high quality, but I couldn't find any online so I had to "make" them myself.
THe first two are environmental. I saw a bumper sticker I liked on my neighbor's car, so I looked the quote up and found the first picture.
And I've seen a poster for this one too. I think at my library.
And I love how they do his eyes! These pics aren't really high quality, but I couldn't find any online so I had to "make" them myself.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
CW-More Poetry
Aww! Feel better, Ellen! I hope you finish your artwork! I want to see some more of it!
So, like I said, we started our poetry unit a few weeks ago.
I like poetry. It's fun to play with words and rhythms. Iambic pentameter comes sort of naturally after a while.
There was an exercise where each of us was given an object to describe - a stone, flower, pine cone, or seashell. And then we had to compare it to ourselves. We've also been writing daily lines comparing normal things to something completely different.
And then each of us in class was given a card with a word written on it. We had to write a line of iambic pentameter ending in that word. And then everyone lined up in order in front of the classroom and recited their lines. And it was organized in a sonnet! It was fun! Each of us wrote a line of a sonnet without knowing it!
And to prepare for writing the poems, we wrote pairs of lines ending in homophones.
So far we've written a sonnet (which we did in high school) and something called a Ghazal, which I'd never heard of. But It was fun to write too. The repetition and signature thing at the end. I'm not gonna spend a lot of time explaining forms of poetry. You can probably find explanations online.
Oh yeah. I'll post my short story. I want to re-write it and make it longer. But here's the less-than-ten-page version.
It's not fantasy, and I don't have much experience in this genre, but this is a story idea I've had for a few years. It was good to finally get started on it.
Antoinette
There was an outburst of raucous laughter from the desks next to Jamie. She turned and glared at the group consisting of Scott, Andra, and Jerry.
“And, dude, the big feud is over fish? Seriously!” Jerry said, not trying to keep his voice down.
“And the gang members are too nice,” Andra snorted.
The three of them laughed again. Scott, who was leaning on the back legs of his chair, almost toppled over.
It was easy to tell by looking at the four of them that they fancied themselves the coolest students in school. Andra wore as little as possible while still being legally allowed in public, plus her face was plastered in bad makeup. Jerry’s pants were several sizes too big, letting his boxers show. Scott’s jeans at least fit, but instead wore a skin-tight shirt to try to show off his looks.
“All looks and no brains,” Chloe whispered.
Jamie tried to stifle her laugh, but it just turned into a loud snort.
Mr. Dans stood up in front of his English class.
“Now, onto another, bigger project. As you know, the protagonist changes throughout the story. Without this change, he would never have been able to cope with this new life. You’re going to do a group project about that over the next week. We’re going to pick partners by lots this time.” There was a groan from the class. Mr. Dans laughed. “See, it’ll do you good to get to know someone new. Everyone come pick a number.” He placed a hat full of paper scraps on the front desk. Everyone swarmed to the front of the class to grab a piece of paper.
“What’d you get?” Chloe asked eagerly.
“Six,” Jamie replied.
“Crud. I got eleven.”
“Everyone, find your match!” Mr. Dans called.
Everyone chorused out their numbers, slowly dividing up into pairs.
“Six,” Jamie called unenthusiastically. “Six.”
“Six,” called a voice back.
Jamie turned and her heart immediately sank. Facing her, waving his scrap of paper, was Scott.
So, the next day after school, Jamie found herself walking to Scott’s house to work on their project.
Jamie wasn’t quite sure what she was expecting. Maybe graffitied walls, parched yellow grass and a snarling rottweiler tethered by a spiked collar. In fact, the house was very nice. The garden was well-tended and neat.
As she reached the front porch, she took a deep breath and pushed the doorbell.
There was a loud bark from inside and Jamie flinched. It was a Doberman or something!
“Hold on, Antoinette,” came a voice from inside. The barking ceased. A moment later, Scott opened the door. For once, he was dressed normally in a plain t-shirt and jeans. At his heels was a large dog with long, silky red hair. Her tail was swishing behind her, whacking Scott in the knees.
“Hey,” he said calmly, raising a hand in greeting. “Come on in.”
Jamie did so. Antoinette, paced up to her, whining happily. Jamie grinned and held her hand out for Antoinette to sniff.
“We can work in the living room,” Scott suggested, leading her through a doorway and into a spacious carpeted room with a wooden table and couches in the center. “We need to do a timeline, right?” Scott asked. “I got a big piece of paper so we can show things in order. Should we try to draw the events out with paragraphs explaining them?”
“Uh,” Jaime said blankly, “Sure.” She was just glad that Scott wasn’t being as loud and boastful as he was with his “cool” friends at school. Or at least, not yet. “I’m not great at drawing,” she admitted. “But I’m not bad either. Anyway, I wrote down some of the changes the main character goes through, and how they effect the people around him.”
“Yeah, so did I.”
Shock of all shocks. Scott had actually prepared for the project!
“I liked this book,” Scott continued, spreading the poster paper out on the table. “I mean, the others we’ve read were well written, but they weren’t that fun to read.”
“Yeah,” Jamie agreed, warming to the conversation. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m not sure why all the great classics have to be so... depressing, I guess. This one was fun to read.” She sat down and pulled her backpack off, taking out her binder and a pencil.
Scott sat down across from her and Antoinette flopped down beneath the table and put her head on Jamie’s ankle.
“Mark Twain was fun too,” Scott said, tapping his finger on the table. “He was funny.”
Jamie vividly remembered Scott’s friends talking about how much they hated the book and Scott laughing along with them. But he seemed genuine in how he said it.
“Yeah,” She agreed, surprised. “Most people say that they didn’t like Huckleberry Finn, but that was one of my favorite books so far.”
Scott grinned. “See, Andra and Jerry hate reading this stuff, so I never really talk to them about it. They really can be pretty immature.” He sighed. “Let’s see,” he continued, looking down at his paper. “I guess we should get to work, huh?”
The two of them started taking notes, making suggestions about the story and sketching out designs on the poster board. When they had a good outline set up, Antoinette decided that it was time for them to take a break. She crawled out from under the table and started bounding back and forth, crouching half way down and leaving her rear in the air as she wagged her tail.
Scott and Jamie laughed.
“She still acts like a puppy,” Scott sighed, standing and walking across the living room to retrieve a red chew toy from under a chair.
Antoinette stood, suddenly alert, eyes fastened on Scott’s hand. Scott threw the toy into the hall and Antoinette bounded after it.
“Listen, do you want a snack or something?” Scott offered. “Or we could play some music on the stereo.”
“I don’t really like loud music too much,” Jamie admitted.
“That’s Okay. We don’t really have that much loud music,” Scott said. “I have a few soundtracks, depending on whether you like the movies. Beatles…”
“Beatles?” Jamie laughed.
“You got something against the Beatles?” Scott asked, pretending to sound offended.
“Not at all, actually. I like the Beatles. Especially some of their later stuff.” She’d always thought that Scott was into rap or something.
Antoinette trotted back into the room and dropped the chew toy next to Jamie.
“You don’t have to touch that if you don’t want,” Scott said. “It’s all slobbery.”
Jamie shrugged. “I don’t mind. I’ve never had a dog. I have a cat, but Mom won’t let us get a dog.” She picked up the toy and threw it for Antoinette.
The next afternoon, Jamie sat in her living room, listening for the doorbell. She’d invited Scott to work at her house that day. Two days ago, she never would have invited him inside.
She heard the chiming from the front door and jumped to her feet. Scott greeted her with a smile and a raised hand as she let him in. He unrolled the poster from under his arm and spread it out on the table. It curled inwards at the edges as he let it go.
“Looks like we’ll be able to finish today,” Scott said, standing back and looking at the poster with sketches and scattered paragraphs inked onto it.
“I think so,” Jamie agreed, plopping down onto the floor. Scott did the same, leaning against the side of the couch. He suddenly sat bolt upright. “Dude, I thought the pillow moved,” he said, laughing at himself. It was, in fact, Jamie’s cat, Annie. Annie had been curled up on the sofa, resembling a pillow, but she’d stood up and stretched as Scott sat down next to her. She curled up again and went back to sleep.
Jamie and Scott got back to work, occasionally pausing as Scott made her laugh or to exchange a quick personal story. It took Jamie a while to realize that she was just as comfortable with Scott as she was with Chloe. And he looked more relaxed than she’d ever seen him.
Annie stood up again, stretching. She purred loudly and padded over to Scott, rubbing against his shoulder. Scott grinned and scratched her warm chin.
“Animals are great,” Scott sighed. “They don’t really care what you look like or how popular you are.”
Jamie looked at him, startled. “What do you mean? You are popular!” It was out before she could stop it. She snapped her mouth shut, but it had been said. She was used to saying whatever she thought to her friends.
Scott gave a hollow laugh. “Yeah. It stinks, doesn’t it?”
Jamie couldn’t help her mouth from falling open.
“Eheh. I guess you don’t want to hear about that,” Scott sighed, turning a bit red and scratching the back of his head.
So, Scott didn’t feel like he could confide in his “friends” at school. She shook her head. “I don’t mind.”
“I know that Andra’s kind of mean to you and Chloe. I’m sorry.”
“Why do you hang out with them? You said they were immature, and you can’t talk to them about some things.”
Scott paced across the room. Jamie wondered if the question was too personal.
He sighed. “Well, you asked for it. Don’t laugh. Truth is, I’m afraid of being alone.”
She raised her eyebrows. “Why would I laugh at that? Anyway, even if you don’t want to be alone, you should surround yourself with people you don’t like. Uh, not that you don’t like them, but…”
Scott gave a small smile. “I know what you mean. They can just be jerks sometimes.”
Jamie hesitated, then plunged forwards. “Back in middle school, they used to pick on me. But you know, once I got a couple good friends, that pretty much stopped. It’s not so bad in high school anyway. You’re stronger with good people at your side. You don’t need a lot of lame friends, especially if it makes you do things you don’t like.”
Jamie suddenly turned furiously red. All of that had come out of her mouth without her really realizing it. She had been of thinking aloud without paying much attention.
Scott knelt down in front of Annie, who had sat back on her haunches and was watching them with eyes narrowed in a cat smile. For a while, there was silence.
“You could be a student counselor,” he said, giving a half laugh. “I’ve never heard a speech like that before.”
If possible, Jamie’s face turned even redder.
Scott grinned broadly at her. “Thanks.”
So, like I said, we started our poetry unit a few weeks ago.
I like poetry. It's fun to play with words and rhythms. Iambic pentameter comes sort of naturally after a while.
There was an exercise where each of us was given an object to describe - a stone, flower, pine cone, or seashell. And then we had to compare it to ourselves. We've also been writing daily lines comparing normal things to something completely different.
And then each of us in class was given a card with a word written on it. We had to write a line of iambic pentameter ending in that word. And then everyone lined up in order in front of the classroom and recited their lines. And it was organized in a sonnet! It was fun! Each of us wrote a line of a sonnet without knowing it!
And to prepare for writing the poems, we wrote pairs of lines ending in homophones.
So far we've written a sonnet (which we did in high school) and something called a Ghazal, which I'd never heard of. But It was fun to write too. The repetition and signature thing at the end. I'm not gonna spend a lot of time explaining forms of poetry. You can probably find explanations online.
Oh yeah. I'll post my short story. I want to re-write it and make it longer. But here's the less-than-ten-page version.
It's not fantasy, and I don't have much experience in this genre, but this is a story idea I've had for a few years. It was good to finally get started on it.
Antoinette
There was an outburst of raucous laughter from the desks next to Jamie. She turned and glared at the group consisting of Scott, Andra, and Jerry.
“And, dude, the big feud is over fish? Seriously!” Jerry said, not trying to keep his voice down.
“And the gang members are too nice,” Andra snorted.
The three of them laughed again. Scott, who was leaning on the back legs of his chair, almost toppled over.
It was easy to tell by looking at the four of them that they fancied themselves the coolest students in school. Andra wore as little as possible while still being legally allowed in public, plus her face was plastered in bad makeup. Jerry’s pants were several sizes too big, letting his boxers show. Scott’s jeans at least fit, but instead wore a skin-tight shirt to try to show off his looks.
“All looks and no brains,” Chloe whispered.
Jamie tried to stifle her laugh, but it just turned into a loud snort.
Mr. Dans stood up in front of his English class.
“Now, onto another, bigger project. As you know, the protagonist changes throughout the story. Without this change, he would never have been able to cope with this new life. You’re going to do a group project about that over the next week. We’re going to pick partners by lots this time.” There was a groan from the class. Mr. Dans laughed. “See, it’ll do you good to get to know someone new. Everyone come pick a number.” He placed a hat full of paper scraps on the front desk. Everyone swarmed to the front of the class to grab a piece of paper.
“What’d you get?” Chloe asked eagerly.
“Six,” Jamie replied.
“Crud. I got eleven.”
“Everyone, find your match!” Mr. Dans called.
Everyone chorused out their numbers, slowly dividing up into pairs.
“Six,” Jamie called unenthusiastically. “Six.”
“Six,” called a voice back.
Jamie turned and her heart immediately sank. Facing her, waving his scrap of paper, was Scott.
So, the next day after school, Jamie found herself walking to Scott’s house to work on their project.
Jamie wasn’t quite sure what she was expecting. Maybe graffitied walls, parched yellow grass and a snarling rottweiler tethered by a spiked collar. In fact, the house was very nice. The garden was well-tended and neat.
As she reached the front porch, she took a deep breath and pushed the doorbell.
There was a loud bark from inside and Jamie flinched. It was a Doberman or something!
“Hold on, Antoinette,” came a voice from inside. The barking ceased. A moment later, Scott opened the door. For once, he was dressed normally in a plain t-shirt and jeans. At his heels was a large dog with long, silky red hair. Her tail was swishing behind her, whacking Scott in the knees.
“Hey,” he said calmly, raising a hand in greeting. “Come on in.”
Jamie did so. Antoinette, paced up to her, whining happily. Jamie grinned and held her hand out for Antoinette to sniff.
“We can work in the living room,” Scott suggested, leading her through a doorway and into a spacious carpeted room with a wooden table and couches in the center. “We need to do a timeline, right?” Scott asked. “I got a big piece of paper so we can show things in order. Should we try to draw the events out with paragraphs explaining them?”
“Uh,” Jaime said blankly, “Sure.” She was just glad that Scott wasn’t being as loud and boastful as he was with his “cool” friends at school. Or at least, not yet. “I’m not great at drawing,” she admitted. “But I’m not bad either. Anyway, I wrote down some of the changes the main character goes through, and how they effect the people around him.”
“Yeah, so did I.”
Shock of all shocks. Scott had actually prepared for the project!
“I liked this book,” Scott continued, spreading the poster paper out on the table. “I mean, the others we’ve read were well written, but they weren’t that fun to read.”
“Yeah,” Jamie agreed, warming to the conversation. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m not sure why all the great classics have to be so... depressing, I guess. This one was fun to read.” She sat down and pulled her backpack off, taking out her binder and a pencil.
Scott sat down across from her and Antoinette flopped down beneath the table and put her head on Jamie’s ankle.
“Mark Twain was fun too,” Scott said, tapping his finger on the table. “He was funny.”
Jamie vividly remembered Scott’s friends talking about how much they hated the book and Scott laughing along with them. But he seemed genuine in how he said it.
“Yeah,” She agreed, surprised. “Most people say that they didn’t like Huckleberry Finn, but that was one of my favorite books so far.”
Scott grinned. “See, Andra and Jerry hate reading this stuff, so I never really talk to them about it. They really can be pretty immature.” He sighed. “Let’s see,” he continued, looking down at his paper. “I guess we should get to work, huh?”
The two of them started taking notes, making suggestions about the story and sketching out designs on the poster board. When they had a good outline set up, Antoinette decided that it was time for them to take a break. She crawled out from under the table and started bounding back and forth, crouching half way down and leaving her rear in the air as she wagged her tail.
Scott and Jamie laughed.
“She still acts like a puppy,” Scott sighed, standing and walking across the living room to retrieve a red chew toy from under a chair.
Antoinette stood, suddenly alert, eyes fastened on Scott’s hand. Scott threw the toy into the hall and Antoinette bounded after it.
“Listen, do you want a snack or something?” Scott offered. “Or we could play some music on the stereo.”
“I don’t really like loud music too much,” Jamie admitted.
“That’s Okay. We don’t really have that much loud music,” Scott said. “I have a few soundtracks, depending on whether you like the movies. Beatles…”
“Beatles?” Jamie laughed.
“You got something against the Beatles?” Scott asked, pretending to sound offended.
“Not at all, actually. I like the Beatles. Especially some of their later stuff.” She’d always thought that Scott was into rap or something.
Antoinette trotted back into the room and dropped the chew toy next to Jamie.
“You don’t have to touch that if you don’t want,” Scott said. “It’s all slobbery.”
Jamie shrugged. “I don’t mind. I’ve never had a dog. I have a cat, but Mom won’t let us get a dog.” She picked up the toy and threw it for Antoinette.
The next afternoon, Jamie sat in her living room, listening for the doorbell. She’d invited Scott to work at her house that day. Two days ago, she never would have invited him inside.
She heard the chiming from the front door and jumped to her feet. Scott greeted her with a smile and a raised hand as she let him in. He unrolled the poster from under his arm and spread it out on the table. It curled inwards at the edges as he let it go.
“Looks like we’ll be able to finish today,” Scott said, standing back and looking at the poster with sketches and scattered paragraphs inked onto it.
“I think so,” Jamie agreed, plopping down onto the floor. Scott did the same, leaning against the side of the couch. He suddenly sat bolt upright. “Dude, I thought the pillow moved,” he said, laughing at himself. It was, in fact, Jamie’s cat, Annie. Annie had been curled up on the sofa, resembling a pillow, but she’d stood up and stretched as Scott sat down next to her. She curled up again and went back to sleep.
Jamie and Scott got back to work, occasionally pausing as Scott made her laugh or to exchange a quick personal story. It took Jamie a while to realize that she was just as comfortable with Scott as she was with Chloe. And he looked more relaxed than she’d ever seen him.
Annie stood up again, stretching. She purred loudly and padded over to Scott, rubbing against his shoulder. Scott grinned and scratched her warm chin.
“Animals are great,” Scott sighed. “They don’t really care what you look like or how popular you are.”
Jamie looked at him, startled. “What do you mean? You are popular!” It was out before she could stop it. She snapped her mouth shut, but it had been said. She was used to saying whatever she thought to her friends.
Scott gave a hollow laugh. “Yeah. It stinks, doesn’t it?”
Jamie couldn’t help her mouth from falling open.
“Eheh. I guess you don’t want to hear about that,” Scott sighed, turning a bit red and scratching the back of his head.
So, Scott didn’t feel like he could confide in his “friends” at school. She shook her head. “I don’t mind.”
“I know that Andra’s kind of mean to you and Chloe. I’m sorry.”
“Why do you hang out with them? You said they were immature, and you can’t talk to them about some things.”
Scott paced across the room. Jamie wondered if the question was too personal.
He sighed. “Well, you asked for it. Don’t laugh. Truth is, I’m afraid of being alone.”
She raised her eyebrows. “Why would I laugh at that? Anyway, even if you don’t want to be alone, you should surround yourself with people you don’t like. Uh, not that you don’t like them, but…”
Scott gave a small smile. “I know what you mean. They can just be jerks sometimes.”
Jamie hesitated, then plunged forwards. “Back in middle school, they used to pick on me. But you know, once I got a couple good friends, that pretty much stopped. It’s not so bad in high school anyway. You’re stronger with good people at your side. You don’t need a lot of lame friends, especially if it makes you do things you don’t like.”
Jamie suddenly turned furiously red. All of that had come out of her mouth without her really realizing it. She had been of thinking aloud without paying much attention.
Scott knelt down in front of Annie, who had sat back on her haunches and was watching them with eyes narrowed in a cat smile. For a while, there was silence.
“You could be a student counselor,” he said, giving a half laugh. “I’ve never heard a speech like that before.”
If possible, Jamie’s face turned even redder.
Scott grinned broadly at her. “Thanks.”
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Ugh...
Ok so I'm really really really tired, but if I don't do this post now, I'm not going to do it forever...and I mean that literally. So ignore any typos cause I''m way too lazy to fix them. You're lucky you're getting a post at all so be happy.
Anyway, onto the topic of sibling rivalry....I have no idea. All of it just kinda happened, dont know why it did, it just did...i guess i'll have to change Nex's arc completely which i guess is a good thing cause some parts of that arc seemed forced and rushed. in any case i'll just make something up that still works but doesnt have anythign to do with sibling rivalry...maybe it'll go back to the idea of other people's expectations of you and how that can be super annoying and ...I cant think of another word for annoying....
Um...yeah now I'm gonna rant to you about why I'm so tired...
I'm workign on art for a videogame. This I have told you already. But we were assigned to do storyboards for serveral scenes on tuesday. We recieved which scenes we were supposed to do on Wednesday 1AM. Then we went over what they wanted in the scenes on Thursday...then they were due sunday, completed, colored, multiple color schemes, different styles for every scene or for the super ambitious every panel. Well color me dumb cause i tried to do every panel a different style. That failed...miserably. Earlier I had given up the use of the tablet to another girl cause I figured 'hey i have a scanner and soem pens!' so i inked my drawings and scanned them.
Normally this wouldnt be a problem. Ink a drawing. Scan it. Clean it up. Color it. Shade it. Add atmosphere. Tweak it. And wala it's done. but no. Cleaning it up took forever, and I didnt even get to finish cleaning all the panels. Then photoshop crashed. Then the paintbucket was doing stupid things. There were too many pencil marks that the scanner picked up and no matter how many times I changed the levels and posterized the darn picture they were still there! so the paint bucket, being the stupidly blessed tool that it is would color one part, then I'd try to color another, and it'd color the previously colored part darker when i was using a lower opacity so the two parts would be colored, one would just be colored twice as dark as I wanted and mismatched...GAAAAAAAAH
And all the panels are due at midnight at the very latest. Now I'd work on them for the next...hour, but I'd get nothign done, and I have work at 8am tomorrow, which means I have to wake up suuuuuuper early to catch the bus that takes forever to get up there. Normally I dont mind getting up early, but when your version of 'sleeping-in' turns to sleeping till 8, you know something is wrong. Ugh...
In short, I'm tired and overly busy. I didnt even go to aikido club today, and the one day I decide not to go there is a punishment of being thrown during the next meeting...which is tomorrow T_T fun...
Sorry if I sound really bleh/meh but I feel bleh/meh. If I had a cookie I'd be so much happier. And I should really go to sleep...yeah...
So I'll change the story whenever I get a chance...if I get a chance...maybe...it'll eventually get done...in the next five years :D
God why did we have so much sibling rivalry?!?! and they all come in pairs too! Saleera/Arith both have older brother problems. jade/Nexsidus have younger 'identical' sibling issues. I say identical cause Jade's sister is actually her twin, where Nexsidus's brother is not related to him at all, but they just look a lot alike...I'm probably going to have to delete that younger brother entirely....
ooh look it's eleven. I'm gonna go to sleep now. Sorry bout the long angry rant XD I'll be in a better mood tomorrow...maybe ^__^
Anyway, onto the topic of sibling rivalry....I have no idea. All of it just kinda happened, dont know why it did, it just did...i guess i'll have to change Nex's arc completely which i guess is a good thing cause some parts of that arc seemed forced and rushed. in any case i'll just make something up that still works but doesnt have anythign to do with sibling rivalry...maybe it'll go back to the idea of other people's expectations of you and how that can be super annoying and ...I cant think of another word for annoying....
Um...yeah now I'm gonna rant to you about why I'm so tired...
I'm workign on art for a videogame. This I have told you already. But we were assigned to do storyboards for serveral scenes on tuesday. We recieved which scenes we were supposed to do on Wednesday 1AM. Then we went over what they wanted in the scenes on Thursday...then they were due sunday, completed, colored, multiple color schemes, different styles for every scene or for the super ambitious every panel. Well color me dumb cause i tried to do every panel a different style. That failed...miserably. Earlier I had given up the use of the tablet to another girl cause I figured 'hey i have a scanner and soem pens!' so i inked my drawings and scanned them.
Normally this wouldnt be a problem. Ink a drawing. Scan it. Clean it up. Color it. Shade it. Add atmosphere. Tweak it. And wala it's done. but no. Cleaning it up took forever, and I didnt even get to finish cleaning all the panels. Then photoshop crashed. Then the paintbucket was doing stupid things. There were too many pencil marks that the scanner picked up and no matter how many times I changed the levels and posterized the darn picture they were still there! so the paint bucket, being the stupidly blessed tool that it is would color one part, then I'd try to color another, and it'd color the previously colored part darker when i was using a lower opacity so the two parts would be colored, one would just be colored twice as dark as I wanted and mismatched...GAAAAAAAAH
And all the panels are due at midnight at the very latest. Now I'd work on them for the next...hour, but I'd get nothign done, and I have work at 8am tomorrow, which means I have to wake up suuuuuuper early to catch the bus that takes forever to get up there. Normally I dont mind getting up early, but when your version of 'sleeping-in' turns to sleeping till 8, you know something is wrong. Ugh...
In short, I'm tired and overly busy. I didnt even go to aikido club today, and the one day I decide not to go there is a punishment of being thrown during the next meeting...which is tomorrow T_T fun...
Sorry if I sound really bleh/meh but I feel bleh/meh. If I had a cookie I'd be so much happier. And I should really go to sleep...yeah...
So I'll change the story whenever I get a chance...if I get a chance...maybe...it'll eventually get done...in the next five years :D
God why did we have so much sibling rivalry?!?! and they all come in pairs too! Saleera/Arith both have older brother problems. jade/Nexsidus have younger 'identical' sibling issues. I say identical cause Jade's sister is actually her twin, where Nexsidus's brother is not related to him at all, but they just look a lot alike...I'm probably going to have to delete that younger brother entirely....
ooh look it's eleven. I'm gonna go to sleep now. Sorry bout the long angry rant XD I'll be in a better mood tomorrow...maybe ^__^
Friday, November 19, 2010
Sibling Rivalry
So, earlier this week, I came to an epiphany about the story Ellen and I wrote. I called her up last night to talk about it. Considering we wrote the story, it seems like this would have been obvious.
Arith and Saleera's story is entirely about sibling rivalry.
Now, the first part of it was intended. Both Arith and Saleera have older brothers that indirectly drive them to their quest.
But even after that, EVERYTHINg is fueled by sibling rivalry.
You got Nex and his adopted brother, and then you got the problems among the princess twins.
Everything comes from sibling rivalry. Arith and Saleera's journey, Ginger's flight, Nex's banishment, and the destruction of the towns. Especially the finale. I didn't realize that that was such a huge theme until a few days ago... Even though we spent a few years writing and editing it...
It's like that author speech I went to - that Chabon guy. As he was talking to us, he said that his story was about escape and that he didn't realize it until that moment. Unintentional themes introduced into the story... How strange that such stuff pops up without the author noticing.
And then there's what John Green said in that video I posted about book analysis. That it doesn't matter if an author intended something "deep" in their book. The fact that it's there makes it important.
Here's the funny part. I DID do the thing where Arith is always overshadowed by his brother, Bram. That's what made him leave home in search of a dragon. But the other three HUGE sibling rivalries were created by Ellen. Not to mention that Nex and Jade's sibling situations are very similar.
My goodness, Ellen, is Kelly really giving you that much trouble?
^-^'
So, Ellen, what have you to say on the subject of sibling rivalry? I have no siblings. Unless you count Alaska and Lanayru (Rabbit and snake - and my fish too, I suppose)
Arith and Saleera's story is entirely about sibling rivalry.
Now, the first part of it was intended. Both Arith and Saleera have older brothers that indirectly drive them to their quest.
But even after that, EVERYTHINg is fueled by sibling rivalry.
You got Nex and his adopted brother, and then you got the problems among the princess twins.
Everything comes from sibling rivalry. Arith and Saleera's journey, Ginger's flight, Nex's banishment, and the destruction of the towns. Especially the finale. I didn't realize that that was such a huge theme until a few days ago... Even though we spent a few years writing and editing it...
It's like that author speech I went to - that Chabon guy. As he was talking to us, he said that his story was about escape and that he didn't realize it until that moment. Unintentional themes introduced into the story... How strange that such stuff pops up without the author noticing.
And then there's what John Green said in that video I posted about book analysis. That it doesn't matter if an author intended something "deep" in their book. The fact that it's there makes it important.
Here's the funny part. I DID do the thing where Arith is always overshadowed by his brother, Bram. That's what made him leave home in search of a dragon. But the other three HUGE sibling rivalries were created by Ellen. Not to mention that Nex and Jade's sibling situations are very similar.
My goodness, Ellen, is Kelly really giving you that much trouble?
^-^'
So, Ellen, what have you to say on the subject of sibling rivalry? I have no siblings. Unless you count Alaska and Lanayru (Rabbit and snake - and my fish too, I suppose)
Ash and Selfishness
So, today, Dad took me to see a movie called "Unstoppable" about a runaway train. A true story about this big train carrying carts full of toxic chemicals that goes out of control through all these towns. It was pretty good.
And then I rented the extended version of Lord of The Rings. I wanted to watch the scenes that were cut out of the original version. There were 3 of those scenes that I really liked, but I can't remember one of them (it was from the Two Towers). Anyway, I liked the scene where they get the gifts from Galadriel Fellowship) and where Aragorn helps the horse, Brego (Towers). Most of the other new scenes weren't too exciting though.
A great series. Great characters too. This time through, I kept thinking what a loyal friend Sam is. Where would Middle Earth be without Sam? Sam is such a great friend!!!
So, anyway, today I was reading this article written over the summer by a man named David Spangler. A few months ago, a big volcano erupted in Iceland and filled the sky with ash. All of the airplanes in europe were delayed, so the people were stuck at the airports with no way to get home.
So, some of the airports refused to help their stranded passengers. In fact, some of them started raising the prices for food, and even charging for water. The hotel prices nearby shot up as well to take advantage of these desperate people. All these people on vacation ran out of money and had no way to feed themselves.
But one airport in Amsterdam did take care of their customers. They provided food, showers, and even hired entertainment for the people stuck there. They had such a good time that they declined the offer of shelter from an embassy.
This is one of those things that makes me so desperate for humans to stop being selfish. We MUST show compassion to each other. That's what holds the worlds together during disasters. And if what I wrote in the last post starts to come true, sticking together is the only way to stop our planet from cracking into pieces.
And then I rented the extended version of Lord of The Rings. I wanted to watch the scenes that were cut out of the original version. There were 3 of those scenes that I really liked, but I can't remember one of them (it was from the Two Towers). Anyway, I liked the scene where they get the gifts from Galadriel Fellowship) and where Aragorn helps the horse, Brego (Towers). Most of the other new scenes weren't too exciting though.
A great series. Great characters too. This time through, I kept thinking what a loyal friend Sam is. Where would Middle Earth be without Sam? Sam is such a great friend!!!
So, anyway, today I was reading this article written over the summer by a man named David Spangler. A few months ago, a big volcano erupted in Iceland and filled the sky with ash. All of the airplanes in europe were delayed, so the people were stuck at the airports with no way to get home.
So, some of the airports refused to help their stranded passengers. In fact, some of them started raising the prices for food, and even charging for water. The hotel prices nearby shot up as well to take advantage of these desperate people. All these people on vacation ran out of money and had no way to feed themselves.
But one airport in Amsterdam did take care of their customers. They provided food, showers, and even hired entertainment for the people stuck there. They had such a good time that they declined the offer of shelter from an embassy.
This is one of those things that makes me so desperate for humans to stop being selfish. We MUST show compassion to each other. That's what holds the worlds together during disasters. And if what I wrote in the last post starts to come true, sticking together is the only way to stop our planet from cracking into pieces.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Future of Fossil Fuels
So, I've been putting this post off for a while cause it's gonna be really long and depressing.
But this post is the reason I wish more people read my blog. No one knows how important so much of this is... The fate of teh world depends on it.
Remember when I go to go see the interview by Miyazaki? Well, one of the things he said was that he found the end of society very interesting (hence stories like Nausicaa) and he'd like to see the end of this society. Hmm. I'm starting to agree with him.
This is the first semester that I've really taken classes for my environmental science major. Before now, I'd really only taken a couple. Now I have pretty much all environmental classes. I'm usually a very optimistic person, but my major is incredibly depressing at times...
Our society really kinda sucks in a heckuva lot of ways. It needs to change. If we'd started that change a couple decades ago, we wouldn't have had a problem. But we didn't. And now the possibility of a smooth transition is rapidly fading. Humans think that we can continue taking more: more energy, more money, more food, more water. We can't keep taking more forever.
When you think about fossil fuels, you think "eew! Dirty, polluting energy, and oil companies that are trying to take over the world!"
That's not the whole story.
For one of my classes, we read a book called "The Party's Over" by Heinberg. And we also watched a documentary called "The End of Suburbia" that talked about this too. Most of what I'm about to write came from those 2 sources.
OK. So there's this thing called Hubbert's Peak. The graph involved shows how many fossil fuels we've gotten out of the earth every year. So, for the past many years, advancing technology means that we've been able to get more and more fossil fuels. But recently, that amount hasn't increased by as much. In fact, it's going to be decreasing very soon. There aren't enough fossil fuels left in the ground for us to keep increasing how much we take. Hubbert's peak is the peak amount of mined fossil fuels. And once we hit the peak, the only place to go is down. Here's a graph showing what's happened and what will probably happen.
Notice the time period. We're hitting the peak right about now. Starting in the next few years, we're going to be mining less and less oil, coal, and natural gas. And soon enough, it will take more energy to remove those fossil fuels than we will actually get from burning them (Mining includes building all of the equipment involved - trucks, machinery, so on). Even coal, which we think to be abundant.
As mentioned earlier, we could have made a smooth transition to renewable fuels if we'd started a couple decades ago. But we didn't. We're running out of time. Unless we do something, this country that's entirely based off of everyone owning cars and driving miles to work and shop, is going to collapse on itself. The transition will be rocky enough even if we start changing NOW.
We ship in so much stuff from China. That shipping takes huge amounts of fossil fuels.
Wal-Mart and other huge chain companies take over the smaller local companies. These big chain stores ship their goods from far away too.
We'v replaced sooo many trains with big polluting trucks.
Our public transportation system is absolutely dreadful compared to that of other countries.
We grow food with pesticides made from fossil fuels.
All our computers rely on energy fro fossil fuels. What happen if the computer system crashes? What about all the data stored electronically?
There are a few million people on the planet who are only alive because of the existence of fossil fuels. What's gonna happen to our population when fossil fuels are gone?
Did you know that one of the presidents installed solar panels on the roof of the White House? And the next president promptly tore them down. What one president does to try to help the environment, the next president will undo completely.
Oil companies are trying to stop us from making this transition to save the freaking planet.
The US is WAAAY behind other countries in a lot of these issues.
There are already signs that we rely far too heavily on what fossil fuels give us. There have been massive blackouts in parts of the world. There was one in Canada not long ago. Most of society was completely disrupted for several days. That was a warning. A warning we ignored.
And when there's an election, you'll get a candidate that tells you all these problems that have to be fixed. And the other candidate tells you that everything' perfectly all right. Guess which candidate won? The one that tells people what they want to her.
But this post is the reason I wish more people read my blog. No one knows how important so much of this is... The fate of teh world depends on it.
Remember when I go to go see the interview by Miyazaki? Well, one of the things he said was that he found the end of society very interesting (hence stories like Nausicaa) and he'd like to see the end of this society. Hmm. I'm starting to agree with him.
This is the first semester that I've really taken classes for my environmental science major. Before now, I'd really only taken a couple. Now I have pretty much all environmental classes. I'm usually a very optimistic person, but my major is incredibly depressing at times...
Our society really kinda sucks in a heckuva lot of ways. It needs to change. If we'd started that change a couple decades ago, we wouldn't have had a problem. But we didn't. And now the possibility of a smooth transition is rapidly fading. Humans think that we can continue taking more: more energy, more money, more food, more water. We can't keep taking more forever.
When you think about fossil fuels, you think "eew! Dirty, polluting energy, and oil companies that are trying to take over the world!"
That's not the whole story.
For one of my classes, we read a book called "The Party's Over" by Heinberg. And we also watched a documentary called "The End of Suburbia" that talked about this too. Most of what I'm about to write came from those 2 sources.
OK. So there's this thing called Hubbert's Peak. The graph involved shows how many fossil fuels we've gotten out of the earth every year. So, for the past many years, advancing technology means that we've been able to get more and more fossil fuels. But recently, that amount hasn't increased by as much. In fact, it's going to be decreasing very soon. There aren't enough fossil fuels left in the ground for us to keep increasing how much we take. Hubbert's peak is the peak amount of mined fossil fuels. And once we hit the peak, the only place to go is down. Here's a graph showing what's happened and what will probably happen.
Notice the time period. We're hitting the peak right about now. Starting in the next few years, we're going to be mining less and less oil, coal, and natural gas. And soon enough, it will take more energy to remove those fossil fuels than we will actually get from burning them (Mining includes building all of the equipment involved - trucks, machinery, so on). Even coal, which we think to be abundant.
As mentioned earlier, we could have made a smooth transition to renewable fuels if we'd started a couple decades ago. But we didn't. We're running out of time. Unless we do something, this country that's entirely based off of everyone owning cars and driving miles to work and shop, is going to collapse on itself. The transition will be rocky enough even if we start changing NOW.
We ship in so much stuff from China. That shipping takes huge amounts of fossil fuels.
Wal-Mart and other huge chain companies take over the smaller local companies. These big chain stores ship their goods from far away too.
We'v replaced sooo many trains with big polluting trucks.
Our public transportation system is absolutely dreadful compared to that of other countries.
We grow food with pesticides made from fossil fuels.
All our computers rely on energy fro fossil fuels. What happen if the computer system crashes? What about all the data stored electronically?
There are a few million people on the planet who are only alive because of the existence of fossil fuels. What's gonna happen to our population when fossil fuels are gone?
Did you know that one of the presidents installed solar panels on the roof of the White House? And the next president promptly tore them down. What one president does to try to help the environment, the next president will undo completely.
Oil companies are trying to stop us from making this transition to save the freaking planet.
The US is WAAAY behind other countries in a lot of these issues.
There are already signs that we rely far too heavily on what fossil fuels give us. There have been massive blackouts in parts of the world. There was one in Canada not long ago. Most of society was completely disrupted for several days. That was a warning. A warning we ignored.
And when there's an election, you'll get a candidate that tells you all these problems that have to be fixed. And the other candidate tells you that everything' perfectly all right. Guess which candidate won? The one that tells people what they want to her.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Anime Update
FIrst of all, I wanted to post this. This is the opening to that "Origin: Spirits of the Past" movie I mentioned a few weeks ago. The opening is really different from the rest of the movie, but it's really mind-blowing. Again, there's some beautiful stuff in the movie. It's not perfect, but few movies are. You got the pretty ending song a little while ago, now you get the opening.
So, I though I'd write about some of the anime/manga I've been getting through.
I've been reading more manga than watching anime. I guess because I can read through manga a lot faster than watch the cartoon equivalent. Plus, as usual, the books are often better than the "movies" (though both can be excellent, like FMA Brotherhood).
So, the manga I read is pretty much dependent on what they have in the library. There's a good selection of manga at the library near my house, and at the one at my school. I'll look for a series I've heard of that has the first book in, and I"ll check out the first few books. I'm actually in the middle of about 5 right now.
I prefer to read the real books than to read them off the internet.
OK. So, let's see. What ones would I recommend since I last write about anime...
Nicole really likes Spice and Wolf. I watched the first season ages ago. It was pretty good. It was pretty. I think the second season's been out for a while. I guess I'll watch it.
Fruits Basket I mentioned, I think.
I know I've mentioned FMA repeatedly.
The author of FMA did several other short manga. There's "Stray Dog," "Demons of Shanghai," "A Bat in Blue Sky," and "Raiden."
I mentioned Tegami Bachi, which Crystal told me to read.
Ellen told me to read Yuyu Hakusho. I liked Kurama and Hiei a lot. Although I don't think I would have ever finished reading it if I hadn't found the books in the library. There's strange parts to it. Definitely. But there's some good stuff too. At the beginning, I liked the stuff about the spirits. And there was some cool stuff at the end too. Stuff that made me laugh. Like I wonder what Kurama did to make that guy laugh. And Hiei fell out of a tree! Hahah! I'm interested to watch at least a few episodes of the anime, but I can't find it in japanese anywhere on the internet. I guess if I rent a DVD, the original japanese is usually on those. But there's other anime I want to get through first.
Nicole told me to read the Tsubasa Chronicles. I really liked the first half or so. The second half was darker... and then very confusing at the end. I'm watching the anime right now, but I haven't gotten really far. There's been a few random episodes added in that weren't in the books, which I wouldn't mind so much if SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THEM.
I've read XXX Holic, though it's not finished being written yet. It synchronizes with Tsubasa.
Nicole told me to watch Natsume Yuujinchou. I watched the first season. It's pretty good. Not REALLY exciting, but it's interesting. I really like the fox kid. I was SOOO convinced that that fox spirit was a girl at first... but he's sooo cute!!! The different spirits are interesting.
I'm almost done reading Ouran High School Host Club. I remember that was one of the first ones I tried, before I knew anything about manga, and I didn't care for it. But they had it at the library, so not long ago I gave it another shot. It's good. It's really funny at some parts! I like Tamaki (when he's not being confident about stuff that isn't true, Ex, Haruhi).
I'm reading Rurouni Kenshin on the internet, so that's going slowly. I'm not very far yet, but so far it's interesting. I like Kenshin.
I've just read the first part of D-Gray Man, but I might not read any farther.
And then they had Bleach at the library, which is a manga that I know is very popular, so I've been reading that. It's good.
And then a week ago, I started checking out DN Angel. It's interesting, though a bit confusing about the transformations somehow.
Yeah, what I read pretty much depends on what they have in the library when I go in.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
game art
Ok so I'm doing some art for a game that's currently in progress, so I dont know if they want me posting it on this, so nobody steal it! I probably shouldnt post their game concept either so I'm not going to. But here's my art for it, which they're probably not even going to use, but here it is anyway ^__^
Friday, November 5, 2010
To Watch
Here's my list of recommendations to watch and read (among other things). If it's not on the list, then either I haven't seen it, or it didn't occur to me to recommend it XD
These are mostly suggestions for entertainment. I have a separate post where I list research sources: References for Writer's.
Just a heads up, a few of these movies contain insulting stereotypes (It's mostly confined to older Disney movies).
Movies
Animusuc
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (series)
Annie (1982)
August Rush
Avatar
Babe
Back to the Future (series)
Belle (2021)
Big Fish and Begonia
Black Beauty
The Book Thief
The Borrowers (1997)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Castle in the Sky
Castle of Cagliostro
The Cat Returns
Contact
Coraline
Crocodile Dundee (series)
Da Vinci Code
Dark Crystal
Dinotopia
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Dragonheart
Epic
Erin Brockovich
Escuela de Vagabundos
ET
The Fault in Our Stars
Fern Gully
Field of Dreams
Fly Away Home
Ghost
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Gods Must be Crazy
Golden Compass
Grease
The Greatest Showman
Groundhog Day
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975)
Harriet the Spy
Harry Potter (series)
Hatari
Help!
Hidalgo
Howl's Moving Castle
How to Train Your Dragon
Independence Day
Indiana Jones (series)
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Jumanji
Jurassic Park
Jurassic World
Kate and Leopold
Kiki's Delivery Service
Klaus
Kubo and the Two Strings
Lady in the Water
Last Unicorn
League of Extraordinary Gentleman
Les Miserables (1998)
Les Miserables (2012)
Liar Liar
Like the Clouds Like the Wind
Lord of the Rings (1978)
Lord of the Rings (2001) (series)
Los Tres Garcia
Los Tres Huastecos
Loving Vincent
The Mask of Zorro
Matilda
Mission to Mars
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
My Neighbor Totoro
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Neverending Story
Nimona
Nocturna
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Patema Inverted
Polar Express
Ponyo
Prince of Egypt
Princess Bride
Princess Diaries
Princess Mononoke
Red Tails
Rikki Tikki Tavi
Riverdance
Robots
Seabiscuit (2003)
Secondhand Lions
The Secret Garden (1993)
The Secret of Kells
Secret World of Arrietty
Short Circuit
Sliding Doors
Sister Act
Song of the Sea
The Sound of Music
Spiderman (1+2)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spirited Away
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Star Trek:
-The Wrath of Khan
-Search for Spock
-The Voyage Home
-Generations
-First Contact
-Insurrection
Star Wars (Episodes 1-6)
Star Wars: Rogue One
Strange Magic
Stuart Little
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Temple Grandin
Titanic
Tremors (series)
Van Helsing
Victoria and Abdul
Watership Down (1978)
We Bought a Zoo
Whisper of the Heart
The White Seal
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Wind Rises
Willow
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Wolfwalkers
X-Men (series)
Yellow Submarine
The Zookeeper's Wife
Disney
101 Dalmations
A Bug’s Life
The Absent-Minded Professor
Aladdin (both)
Amy
Atlantis
Bambi
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Big Hero 6
Bolt
Candleshoe
Cars
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella (1997)
Coco
The Color of Friendship
Cool Runnings
Descendants
Dinosaur
Doctor Strange
Elemental
Escape to Witch Mountain
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000
Finding Nemo
The Fox and the Hound
Great Mouse Detective
Hercules
Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Incredible Journey
The Incredibles
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Kid
Lady and the Tramp
The Legend of Lobo
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
The Light in the Forest
Lilo and Stitch
The Lion King (1994)
Little mermaid
The Love Bug
Luca
Maleficent
Mary Poppins
Mickey and the Beanstalk
Mickey’s Christmas Carol
Miracle at Midnight
Miracle of the White Stallions
Moana
Monsters Inc
Mulan
National Treasure
Old Yeller
The One and Only Ivan
Parent Trap (1961)
Peter and the Wolf
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pocahontas
Pollyanna
The Prince and the Pauper
Ratatouille
Rescuers Down Under
Robin Hood (1973)
The Rocketeer
Ruby Bridges
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Sleeping Beauty
The Small One
Snow White
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Strange World
Swiss Family Robinson
The Sword in the Stone
Tarzan
That Darn Cat (1965)
Three lives of Thomasina
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Togo
Tomorrowland
Treasure Island
Treasure Planet
Tuck Everlasting
Turning Red
Up
Upside Down Magic
Wall-E
Wreck-it Ralph
Zootopia
Disney Shorts
Burn-E
Dug's Special Mission
Feast
For the Birds
Geri's Game
Inner Workings
Jack Jack Attack
Kitbull
Knick knack
La Luna
Lifted
Luxo Jr.
Mike's New Car
Paperman
Partly Cloudy
Piper
Presto
Sanjay's Super Team
TV
Agents of Shield (Season 1)
America’s Funniest Home Videos
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Beyond Belief
Doctor Who (Through season 7)
Dragons: Riders of Berk
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Gilmore Girls (First two seasons)
Green Eggs and Ham
Heroes (First 2 seasons)
Hong Gil Dong (Korean Drama)
How Do They Do It
How It's Made
Hey Arnold
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
The Joy of Painting
Marvel's Hero Project (Disney Plus)
Merlin
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Mythbusters
Once Upon a Time (through Frozen arc)
Over the Garden Wall
Rugrats
Secret Life of the Zoo
Secrets of the Zoo
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Sherlock (first 2 seasons)
Somebody Feed Phil
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Steven Universe
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (Korean drama)
Teen Titans
Toxic Crusaders (It's such a weird satire that I can't help but like it)
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
Warehouse 13
Wolverine and the X-Men
X-Men Evolution
X-Men (1992) (Some is very good, some not so much)
Young Justice
The Zoo (Bronx Zoo)
Documentaries
13th
A Conversation with Koko
A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown
The Age of Big Cats
Among Wild Chimpanzees
Andes to Amazon
An Inconvenient Truth
Battle for the Elephants
The Beatles Revolution
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Before the Flood
Blood Lions
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Blue Planet
Burning the Future
China from the Inside
Cloud: Wild Stallions of the Rockies
The Cove
Cowspiracy (kinda overdramatic, but has good info)
Craft in America
Creatures of the Magic Water
Dirt! The Movie
Dive!
Earth: A New Wild
Earth's Sacred Wonders
Escape from Affluenza
Experiencing Rome: A Visual Exploration of Antiquity's Greatest Empire.
Eyes on the Prize
The Flood
Flow
Food Forward
Food Inc
Frank and Ollie
Free Solo
Frozen Planet
Gashole
Gasland
Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants
The Hand Behind the Mouse - The Ub Iwerks Story
Happy
Harry and Snowman
Hidden Japan
Human Planet
Hummingbirds: Jeweled Messengers
Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk
Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk
Journeys in Japan
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks
The Last Mountain
Life
The Last Mountain
Life
Life in Cold Blood
The Living Planet
Living with Wolves
Madagascar: The Land Where Evolution Ran Wild
Monty Roberts: The Real Horse Whisperer
Monty Roberts: Shy Boy: The Horse that Came in from the Wild
The Living Planet
Living with Wolves
Madagascar: The Land Where Evolution Ran Wild
Monty Roberts: The Real Horse Whisperer
Monty Roberts: Shy Boy: The Horse that Came in from the Wild
My Octopus Teacher
Nature (PBS)
Nature's Great Race: Caribou
Nature's Most Amazing Events
Nature's Most Amazing Events
Nature of Australia
Obsession with Orchids
Obsession with Orchids
One Strange Rock
Orangutan Jungle School
Our Great National Parks
Our Planet
Paradise Islands
Paradise Preserved
Planet Earth
Planet of the Humans (with Michael Moore)
Planet Earth
Planet of the Humans (with Michael Moore)
Plants Behaving Badly
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (American Experience)
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (American Experience)
Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo
Return of the Clouded Leopards
Ripley’s Believe it or Not (1994)
Rivers and Tides
Return of the Clouded Leopards
Ripley’s Believe it or Not (1994)
Rivers and Tides
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Water Garden
Seabiscuit (2005)
Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures
Secrets of the Wild Panda
Silver: An American Eagle
Speciesism: The Movie
Stomp Out Loud
The Story of Stuff
Seabiscuit (2005)
Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures
Secrets of the Wild Panda
Silver: An American Eagle
Speciesism: The Movie
Stomp Out Loud
The Story of Stuff
Survival Island
Tapped
Urbanized
VH1's Legends: John Lennon
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Wild Baltic
Wild Chile
Wild China
Wild Flyers: The design secrets of gravity-defying animals
Wild Horses: An American Romance
Wild Poland
Wild Russia
The Woman who Loves Giraffes
Zeitgeist
Anime
Alakazam the Great
Anne of Green Gables (Akage no Anne)
A Silent Voice
Bakuman
Bambino (drama)
Bambino (drama)
Cardcaptors
Chi's Sweet Home
Coppelion
Fruits Basket
Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Haikyu
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
InuYasha (through first arc with Kanna)
La Corda D’Oro
Made in Abyss
Matantei Loki Ragnarok
Mushishi
Natsume's Book of Friends
Noragami
Ouran High School Host Club
Ouran High School Host Club drama (and movie)
Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)
-Mewtwo Strikes Back
-The Power of One
-Spell of the Unown
-Mewtwo Returns
-Pokémon 4 Ever
-Destiny Deoxys
-Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
-The Rise of Darkrai
Rurouni Kenshin (First Live Action Movie)
Silver Spoon
Spice And Wolf
Tiger and Bunny
Unico in the Island of Magic
Usagi Drop
Wolf Children
Wolf's Rain
XXXholic
You are Umasou
Yowamushi Pedal
Yuyu Hakusho
Manga/Manhua
+ Anima
14 Sai no Koi
Angel Densetsu
Animal Land
Bakuman
Bambino!
Bartender
Bitter Virgin
Chi's Sweet Home
Chouka Kou
Cirque du Freak
Coppelion
Dawn of the Arcana
Demons of Shanghai
Fruits Basket
Fullmetal Alchemist
Haikyu
Hikaru No Go
InuYasha (through first arc with Kanna)
Kimi ni Todoke
Legend of Zelda
Little House with an Orange Roof
Maximum Ride
Maximum Ride
Mushishi
Natsume's Book of Friends
Noragami
Ouran High School Host Club
Pokémon Adventures: Red, Green and Blue
Pokémon Adventures: Yellow
Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Adventures: Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Adventures: Firered and Leafgreen
Pokémon Adventures: Emerald
Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Adventures: Platinum
Raiden
Rurouni Kenshin
Silver Spoon
Smargs Won't Sing
Spice and Wolf
Stray Dog
Tiger and Bunny: The Beginning
Tsubasa Reservoire Chronicles
Wolf Children Ame and Yuki
XXXHolic
Yotsuba
Yowamushi Pedal
Natsume's Book of Friends
Noragami
Ouran High School Host Club
Pokémon Adventures: Red, Green and Blue
Pokémon Adventures: Yellow
Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Adventures: Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Adventures: Firered and Leafgreen
Pokémon Adventures: Emerald
Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Adventures: Platinum
Raiden
Rurouni Kenshin
Silver Spoon
Smargs Won't Sing
Spice and Wolf
Stray Dog
Tiger and Bunny: The Beginning
Tsubasa Reservoire Chronicles
Wolf Children Ame and Yuki
XXXHolic
Yotsuba
Yowamushi Pedal
OtherGraphic Novels
Lee and Kirby, X-Men (beginning, at least)
Roman and Wilgus, The Last Airbender prequel: Zuko's Story
Roman and Wilgus, The Last Airbender prequel: Zuko's Story
Takei, They Called us Enemy
Telgemeier, Ghosts
Telgemeier, Ghosts
Yang, American Born Chinese
Yang, The Shadow Hero
Yang, The Shadow Hero
Web Comics
Aftertale (Undertale fan comic)
Chiaki's Nuzlocke (Pokemon)
The Fall (Pokemon Nuzlocke)
Nuzlocke Challenge-LG (Pokemon Nuzlocke)
On Borrowed Time (Pokemon)
Myths of Unova (Pokemon Nuzlocke)
Nessa's Nuzlocke (Pokemon)
Team Rowanberry (Pokemon)
Trick of the Night (Pokémon)
Triforce of Power (Zelda)
Victory Fire (Pokemon fan comic)
YTWC's Nuzlocke (Pokemon)
Nonfiction
Ackerman, The Zookeeper's Wife
Adamson, Born Free
Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie
Atkins, Girls who Looked Under Rocks
Barron, The Hero's Guide
Beals, Warriors Don't Cry
Boone, Kinship with all Life
Bourke and Rendall, A Lion Called Christian
Brown Jr and Watkins, Tracker
Brown Jr, The Search
Brown Jr, The Quest
Brown Jr, The Journey
Brown Jr, The Vision
Brown Jr, Grandfather
Brown Jr, Awakening Spirits
Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Coyle, The Talent Code
de Waal, Mama's Last Hug: Animal emotions and what they tell us about ourselves
Durrell, My Family and Other Animals
Earl, This Star Won't go Out
Gladwell, The Tipping Point
Goodall, Reason for Hope
Gore, An Inconvenient Truth
Grandin, Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Grandin, Animals Make Us Human: Creating the best life for animals
Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet
Heinberg, The Party's Over
Helfer, Modoc
Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small (series)
Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit
James, Touching Wings, Touching Wild
Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
Malnor, Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals
Malnor, Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness
Martinez, The Mind-Body Code (this is an audio program)
McDougall, Running with Sherman: The donkey with the heart of a hero
McElroy, Animals as Teachers and Healers
Montgomery, Birdology
Mowat, Never Cry Wolf
O’Brien, Wesley the Owl
Pepperberg, Alex and Me
Remen, Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal
Roberts, The Man who Listens to Horses
Roberts, Shy Boy
Safina, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Safina, Becoming Wild: How animal cultures raise families, create beauty, and achieve peace
Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
Shoen, Love, Miracles, and Animal Healing
Singer, Animal Liberation
Summer Rain, Spirit Song
Tolle, The Power of Now
Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods (series)
Woolridge, Poemcrazy
Fiction
Adams, Watership Down
Alcott, Little Women
Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
Brooks, People of the Book
Brown, A Song of Wraith and Ruin (duology)
Brown, The Da Vinci Code (series)
Brown, Wish You Were Here (Through "Tail Gait")
Collins, The Hunger Games
Coville, A Glory of Unicorns
Coville, The Unicorn Treasury
Creech, Walk Two Moons
Dickens, A Christmas Carol
Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (series)
Doyle, The Lost World
Farley, The Black Stallion
Gaiman, Neverwhere
George, Julie of the Wolves (series)
Gipson, Old Yeller
Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Gurney, Dinotopia
Haas, Shaper
Hartman, Seraphina
Henry, Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Henry, Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Henry, Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West
Hobbs, Jason's Gold
Hobbs, Kokopelli’s Flute
Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer
Kipling, The Jungle Book
Lackey, Joust (series)
L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (series)
Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (series)
Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet
Little, Alien Pets
London, White Fang
London, The Call of the Wild
Lopez, Coco: A Story About Music, Shoes, and Family
McCaffrey, Dragonsong (series)
McCaffrey, The Smallest Dragonboy
Meyer, Bloody Jack (Books 1-4)
Meyer, Cinder
Nix, The Keys to the Kingdom (series)
Novik, Temeraire (Books 1-5)
Ono, Twelve Kingdoms (series)
Patterson, Maximum Ride (Books 1-4)
Paulsen, Hatchet (series)
Pierce, Song of the Lioness (series)
Pierce, The Immortals (series)
Pierce, Protector of the Small (series)
Pierce, Circle of Magic (series)
Pratchett, Equal Rites
Pratchett, Mort
Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
Pullman, The Golden Compass (trilogy)
Quinn, Ishmael
Riordan, Tales from Central Russia
Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Rowell, Carry On
Rowling, Harry Potter (series)
Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire (trilogy)
Sanderson, The Alloy of Law (Series)
See, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Wells, War of the Worlds
Westerfeld, Uglies
Other
The Dragon Chronicles
Green, The Book of the Dragontooth
Larson, The Far Side
Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
Childrens
Aragon, Salt Hands
Barker, The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies
Berger, Grandfather Twilight
Bergsma, Dragon
Bishop and Wiese, The Five Chinese Brothers
Cannon, Stellaluna
Ceni, African Folktales
Chandler, Russian Folk Tales
Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Cosgrove, Serendipity
Cosgrove, Butterwings
Cosgrove, Lady Rose
Cosgrove, The Dream Tree
Crawford, Animals in the Stars
Flack and Wiese, The Story About Ping
Fyleman, A Fairy Went a-Marketing
Goble, The Gift of the Sacred Dog
Hong, Two of Everything
Jeffers, Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Kent, Round Robin
Klassen, I Want my Hat Back
Lear and Brett, The Owl and the Pussycat
London, Fire Race
Moore, Six Dinner Sid
Newman, Hachiko Waits
Night Bear and Padilla, Song of the Seven Herbs
Patterson, Koko's Kitten
Potter, The Tales of Peter Rabbit
Pfister, The Rainbow Fish
Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
Sanders, Dragons and Spirits from Chinese Mythology
Schneider, Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
Seuss, The Cat in the Hat
Seuss, Fox in Socks
Seuss, Horton Hears a Who
Seuss, The Lorax
Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham
Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Seuss, Oh Say Can You Say?
Seuss, On Beyond Zebra
Seuss, There's a Wocket in my Pocket
Silverstein, The Giving Tree
Sugar, The Answer (Steven Universe)
Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
Games
Final Fantasy: Crisis Core
Legend of Zelda:
-A Link to the Past
-Breath of the Wild
--Tears of the Kingdom
-Four Swords
-Hyrule Warriors
-Link’s Awakening
-Minish Cap
-Ocarina of Time
--Majora’s Mask
-Oracle of Ages
-Oracle of Seasons
-Spirit Tracks
-Skyward Sword
-Twilight Princess
-Wind Waker
--Phantom Hourglass
Okami
Okamiden
Petz 3: Dogz
Pokémon:
-(Red, Blue,) (Gold, Silver, Crystal), (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald,) (Fire Red, Leaf Green,) (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum) (Black, White) (Black 2 White 2) (X, Y) (Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire) (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon) (Let's go Eevee, Let's go Pikachu) (Sword, Shield)(Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl) (Scarlet, Violet)
-Pokémon Pinball (red and blue, ruby and sapphire)
-Pokémon Dungeon (Red, Blue,) (Darkness, Time, Sky)
-Pokémon Ranger
-Pokémon Ranger Shadows of Almia
-Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs
-Pokémon Snap
--New Pokemon Snap
Pokémon Stadium (red, blue) (gold, silver)
-Pokémon Colosseum
-Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
-Pokemon Picross
-Pokemon Rumble World
-Pokemon Shuffle
-Pokemon Go
-Magikarp Jump
-Pokémon Masters
-Pokemon Cafe Mix
-Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Super Smash Brothers
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Super Smash Brothers 3DS/Wii U
Undertale
Super Smash Brothers
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Super Smash Brothers 3DS/Wii U
Undertale
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Supernote
It is a day of Nerdfighteria!
So, there was a contest called Supernote, where people sing a note for as long as they can. So, I entered in the Vlogbrothers team.
I came in the top 50 for the team!!!!!! At the beginning, I was in the top 20, but better people than me entered. ^-^' I'm 44.
Our team didn't win. But still!
So, there was a contest called Supernote, where people sing a note for as long as they can. So, I entered in the Vlogbrothers team.
I came in the top 50 for the team!!!!!! At the beginning, I was in the top 20, but better people than me entered. ^-^' I'm 44.
Our team didn't win. But still!
Featured photo!
So, not long ago, I created an account for the Nerdfighters site mainly because I wanted to put up a couple pictures.
So, this probably won't make any sense unless you know what's going on. Let me jsut say that there is a book called "Rabbit at Rest."
My picture got featured!!
Alaska is my rabbit. She's black and white. She's to the very left in the middle row.
So, this probably won't make any sense unless you know what's going on. Let me jsut say that there is a book called "Rabbit at Rest."
My picture got featured!!
Alaska is my rabbit. She's black and white. She's to the very left in the middle row.
Vlogbrothers Part 2
OK! I finally caught up with all the Vlobgrothers videos last week!!! So, I'm gonna put up one more set of my favorite videos!!
There's no way I'm covering all the good stuff! Go watch them all!!! Become a Nerdfighter!
Here's one I mentioned a while ago. Start at 3:00. Secret signing! That would be so fun! Hahah!
I never put this up! The is the song that first got the Vlogbrothers featured on Youtube! It came out just about a week before the last Harry Potter book.
I love they way the song harmonizes!
This is so funny!
I think this is my favorite of their songs. (But I rely liked the chorus of the angler fish song: "Because you can't hate the night if you've lived your whole life without light, and you can't hate the dish if you've only ever eaten fish, and you can't feel alone if it's all you've ever known." )
This is so sweet and funnnyyyy!!!!!!! About 1:00
Starts at about 0:40. Yaay for getting excited! Ellen and Nicole and I can get very excited about thing. You'll never know unless you see it yourself! Hahah!
Is unfortunately true... why do people have to DO this? I hear my dad get mad over the phone all the time...
I just laughed. It's hard to get me!
Someone in my humanities told me about this a few semesters ago. I'd like to try it when I'm no longer in school.
OK, so the next three videos are done by an author named Maureen Johnson because John is absent for a few weeks. She gives good advice about writing books and stuff.
There's three years worth of videos! Get watching!!
There's no way I'm covering all the good stuff! Go watch them all!!! Become a Nerdfighter!
Here's one I mentioned a while ago. Start at 3:00. Secret signing! That would be so fun! Hahah!
I never put this up! The is the song that first got the Vlogbrothers featured on Youtube! It came out just about a week before the last Harry Potter book.
I love they way the song harmonizes!
This is so funny!
I think this is my favorite of their songs. (But I rely liked the chorus of the angler fish song: "Because you can't hate the night if you've lived your whole life without light, and you can't hate the dish if you've only ever eaten fish, and you can't feel alone if it's all you've ever known." )
This is so sweet and funnnyyyy!!!!!!! About 1:00
Starts at about 0:40. Yaay for getting excited! Ellen and Nicole and I can get very excited about thing. You'll never know unless you see it yourself! Hahah!
Is unfortunately true... why do people have to DO this? I hear my dad get mad over the phone all the time...
I just laughed. It's hard to get me!
Someone in my humanities told me about this a few semesters ago. I'd like to try it when I'm no longer in school.
OK, so the next three videos are done by an author named Maureen Johnson because John is absent for a few weeks. She gives good advice about writing books and stuff.
There's three years worth of videos! Get watching!!
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