~Leepike Ridge~

-by N. D. Wilson

Let the yelling begin.

Okay, now stop.

I remember getting scolded by someone for not reading this book yet. And, just the other day when I was talking to my cousin, I told her how I was in the middle of it. She was shocked that I had never picked it up before. So yes, I was expecting some thing spectacular about it. I was expecting the creepiness that was put into the 100 cupboards. And, the weird funky creatures. But, it wasn't what I expected. It wasn't that scary, as my sister had told me it would be, but maybe that is just my desensitization showing itself.

The night that I had finished it, I was supposed to be studying for finals, but hey, the converse on the cover are awesome! And, my school stuff is so, not. I was about three quarters of the way through, and it was just English and Chem. A.K.A. the easier finals. Well, I got done around eleven feeling satisfied, but not quite as excited about it as 100 Cupboards. Maybe I would have liked it better if I read it before the cupboards, but that is in the past.

My favorite character would be Argus. In the beginning, I thought the dog was called two different names because sometimes he was "Argus", and sometimes he was called, "Gus". What can I say? I'm blonde! But, as soon as I figured that out, I gave up thinking that the dog was schizophrenic. Seriously, I thought that was part of it until they meet Reg. Then, everything clears up in this jumbled head of mine.

I have no clue where N.D. Wilson gets his ideas, but he certainly is great at making up plots. I have yet to read the second book in the 100 Cupboards series, but I will finish it. :)

my first broken guitar string

I want to get a Polaroid this summer. They make me happy for some reason. :)

It just makes me happy thinking about summer. I only have two days left; half days, at that.

I am starting to create a list of all the things that I want to do during the two months of freedom. And, I have the list of the fiction books I plan on finishing!

The Hunger Games (started already)
Criss Cross (still on hold at the library)
A Curse Dark as Gold
Leepike Ridge (started already)
Only the Good Spy Young *(and a re-read of the previous three with my cousin!)
Where the Red Fern Grows (yeah, I know.)
A Wrinkle in Time

I know that I will probably read more fiction, but the last time I made a goal of reading a bunch of books, it never got finished. So as soon as I finish these, I will create another list.

And, I will be on a schedule the entire time this summer so I don't waste any minute.

Oh, and just because I wanted to clarify the post title, I did break my guitar string, and I am having difficulty because I have a great idea for another song, but my E and Em sound the same! Ha ha, I am going to the store this week though to get all new strings and a better capo, so it will all be good soon. :)

*Listening to Only Hope. The Mandy Moore version, though. Not Switchfoot. Sorry, but I like that one better. :/

the most sophisticated post ever created.

okayokayokay.

SOOOO. :/

yesterday I went to hang with my friend and eat some ICE CREAM! I had chocolate and it was delicious! It was creamy and wonderful!

Then I went to pick up Christy and we went to her house to pick up her stuffffffff. her stufffffffff. We got her sleeping bag and alllllllll the other stuff that sheeeeee needed. :)

THEN, we went to my house and GOT alllllllllll of MY stufffffff. HEHE. Then we went to church. I brought some BROWNIES!

:-)

We WENT to church! church...... :)

We stayed there to play someeeee volleyball. some volleyball.

I had some pizzzza. I had some sodaaaaaaaaaa. We watched a videooooooo. (aprox. 11:00 PM)

THEN we played a gameeeeeeeee. A good game. A fun game. :) HEHE. A fun game.

A fun game.

(about this time, you are probably thinking that someone has hacked onto my computer - no worries. This is me. Just keep on reading and you will understand...)

Then we sang some WONDERFUL songs... mhhhmmhmmhmmmmmm...

mhmmmmm.

mhmmhmhm.

dflaksdl;jkawbhe.

blah blah.

OH HELLO. YOU ARE STILL THERE?!

hi. hi. fishy fishy fishyfishyfishy.

hehe.

squishy. mushy. BBAAAHAHAH... BAA. sheep.

HOLD ON!

what was i saying?

ohhhhh. we sang songs. and songs. and songssssssss. :) (approx. 3:00 AM)

Then we ate some pizzzzza. then we ate some sodaaaaaa.

WAIT! YOU DONT EAT SODA! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA.

*i just hit my head.

(ouch.)

thennnn we played ANOTHER GAME!! AND ATE MORE PIZZA!! AND ATE ooooooohh DRANK more sodaaaaaaa.. (approx. 5:34 AM) hehe see what i did there?!

uhhhhhh.

sdkf;ajkhg.

we sang some songs. mhmm.

yum.

(my teeth are chattering.)

sqquierl.

HAHA.

HA.

THEN we talked for a LITTTLEEEE bit.

HAHA JK LIKE A LONG TIME! MY BFFF LOL <3 :) ;)

then we started to go home!

IT IS 8 now, and I HAVE NOT SLEPT YET!!

(and I am staring at my Amp) :o)

~Do Hard Things~

-by Alex and Brett Harris

My sister first recommended this book to me about a year ago...but I can't remember exactly. I put it off and put it off. Just recently, I got a copy of their sequel, Start Here, knowing that I would have to read the first, but taking the second ahead of time. Start Here is still sitting there unread, but I am to deal with that problem soon enough.

First of all, even though it is non-fiction, I was surprised to find that it read like a novel; every page was eagerly turned over.

The thing that gets me most psyched is that everything that I had been thinking about before was being put into words right before my eyes. I had previously mentioned in a different post that I was going to leave the public school and go back home to be home-schooled and learn at a faster pace. Unfortunately, our public school does not allow anyone to play sports for their school unless they are a full-time student.

That means me. And that means I cannot play golf unless I stay. So I have to stay. But I am planning on graduating early in December, getting a job during my "second semester", and learning on my own during my free time. That way, I get the "best of both worlds".

But, back to the book. One of my favorite parts is the Myth of Adolescence. Did you know that before 1941, the word teenager never existed? A term that has probably has caused many stereotypes to start swimming around in your head. It has such a negative connotation, and personally, it disgusts me.

I don't want to be someone caught in between childhood and adulthood. I want to grow up. This verse is often quoted in the book:
"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." - 1 Corinthians 13:11 NIV
There should be no time in between to goof off and kid around. We are meant to man up (or woman up) and face the world. We need to do something with our lives before it is too late. We need to join the rebellion against low expectations and set higher ones for ourselves.

I have much more to say, but I am leaving that to a future, more planned out post... :)

i hate feeling like this.

I don't know why. Maybe it's the musical riff in the beginning. Yeah, that's it. And the middle. And the end. Pretty much. Yeah.

here.