the versatile blogger(s)

I want to thank the ever strong and beautiful Kathy for the honor of giving me my first blogging award.  And since I haven't been able to get around to posting this since today, I also received the same one from the ever amazing Steph.  I honestly didn't ever expect to receive one of these; I just enjoy blogging.

Seven facts about me:

1. I had braces for less than two years; and didn't wear my retainers like I should have.

2. I always keep a roll of toilet paper in my car.

3. I'm thinking of minoring in new media.

4. I name inanimate objects, like the hanging mics on our stage (Alfred, Bethany, Casper, Dante, Eve, Fred and George).

5. I obsessed with sticky notes.

6. I miss playing volleyball.

7. I want to someday do a collab blogging project.

And now, to pass it to:

• A Little This, A little That --> Erin
• Tasha's Treasure Trove --> Natasha
• Thoughts for the Painfully Indie --> Anna

BEDA 31: blog 'o' random stuff

Since today is the last day of BEDA, and I actually have several things to talk about; this post is coming in several parts. So get ready for some weird random moments where things might not make sense.

PART 1

This month has really stood out among the last three or four, for the good and for the bad. But either way, I wouldn't change anything, and I sure as hell don't regret a thing.

One of the things that I got out of this month, was I finally realized how much my family supports me.  Especially my mom.  Since we moved out on our own, we've had our fair share of spats, mostly over little things; mainly about whether or not I raised my voice at her, which I honestly try not to do, but sometimes it does happen.  This month however though we've still had several spats about little, almost not important things, my mom has really stood beside me and helped me with making decisions.  Sure she's riding my ass about a few things, reminding me about them every. single. day., but I know she's doing it out of love for me and wants to see me succeed.

PART 2

Along with PART 1, another thing that's happened this month, is obviously my blogging abilities.  I'm really happy that I decided to take part in BEDA, not only did it give me something to look forward to and something I basically made apart of my daily schedule it helped me a lot personally.  For example, I prefer to write my emotions out versus talk them out.  This is why I tend to e-mail frequently; I do this because my brain and my mouth don't usually connect completely and what I want to say never comes out like my brain planned it.  That aside, the main reason why I'm so happy I did BEDA, and stuck with it, was to document memories. I mean, as a favorite quote of mine reads: "Because memories fall apart, too. And then you're left with nothing, left not even with a ghost but with its shadow." (from Looking for Alaska by John Green)  I want something to look back on and remember the good times I had.

PART 3

This is why I've decided I will continue to post regularly, along with the fact that I really have come to learn that I enjoy blogging immensely.  I kind of have an idea on when I want to post, but I'm not entirely sure. It'll just have to depend on how things go. I'm sure though, that I'll post frequently during the weeks if interesting stuff happens.

PART 4

I had initially thought about making this the actual post for today until I realized while eating dinner that I had a lot of things to cover in today's post. But I had a complete nostalgic moment today during my civics.  I was mainly thinking about how I've changed through the years, especially in theatre.  Which reminded me about our long conversation between Levi, Mr. Mitchell and I about freshman year during Dracula when we ended up playing some of the creepy music we used and looking at a bunch of photos.  And then I just got to thinking in general about the random things I did with my friends over the years.  At one point, I thought I was going to cry because I realized exactly how much I'm going to miss Mulvane when I graduate.  I know though that my time has come/is coming to leave it all behind and start a new book in my series of my life; but that school holds so many good memories.

PART 5

Part five really isn't even important, mainly because I thought leaving it off at PART 4 would be weird, because I have this thing, that if it's below the number of five, it's not important. That was a weird explanation I know, but now this blog post is important, because there's 5 parts to it, not just 4.

Oh, I guess I could add in this random fact, but I haven't listened to Still Got Legs in nearly three days....it's weird....

Today was awesome because: I survived BEDA.

days until the fall musical: 46
days until I become an adult: 128
days until graduation: 262
steps taken today: 2,190+

BEDA 12: 50 random facts about me

Today was actually really eventful, but considering that one of my best friends who I basically call my little sister is staying over for the night...after she helped me clean my room.  But the reason why I'm not blogging about my day, because I actually had a nice blog planned out, is because my brain really can't function to write all of it out. So you're getting a cliche Facebook type note for a blog post to read today.

1. I'm ginger.
2. For people my age around here, I seem to be pretty tall.
3. I love to go fishing.
4. My family means everything to me.
5. I'm a Lutheran.
6. I love drinking hot tea, especially in the morning.
7. I can't stand coffee.
8. I love coloring in coloring books.
9. Being outdoors always wins over being indoors.
10. I love going on walks.
11. Back in 6th and 7th grade I used to play volleyball.
12. I had my first hip surgery when I was eight.
13. My brother and I are fifteen years apart.
14. If I wasn't disabled, I would probably go into the Marine Corp.
15. I enjoy writing, but can never stick to a specific project for long.
16. I love watching Doctor Who even though half the time I don't understand hardly anything.  There's just something I love about Doctor Who.
17. I can't decide on my favorite Doctor...
18. I named my car Carson so I could call it Car for short.
19. I name inanimate objects that either I work with a lot or mean a lot to me.
20. I get really touchy when it comes to the word crippled.
21. Harry Potter was a major part of my childhood, it got me through a lot of rough times that I don't think would have ended up the same if it weren't for J.K. Rowling and her amazing writing.
22. My favorite colors bounce between orange, yellow, green and teal. I guess it depends on my mood.
23. I have a feeling I might end up living in L.A. in the future for a while, or California in general.
24. I want to get my doctorate in history.
25. I'm okay with the thought that I may never get married.
26. I tend to get along better with men than women.
27. My favorite food dish is fish and chips.
28. One of my role models is my mother, she's an incredibly tough woman.
29. I actually really really enjoy blogging...I just need to pretend every day is BEDA so I'll actually post at a regular schedule.
30. I'm a second year (policy) debater.
31. I freaking love sticky notes.
32. My mantra is: You can never have too many books or fishing lures.
33. I tend to use quite a few British phrases/words...it throws my friends off.
34. I just recently with in the last year completely stopped spelling things with an ou on school assignements: favorite instead of favourite.
35. I once wanted to be in the film industry...but not acting.
36. There was also one time when I wanted to be a stage actor.
37. Thanks to John Green's, An Abundance of Katherines, I really like the name Katherine.
38. I have a maroon BlackBerry Curve that I named Agnes, but call Aggie for short. All because of my random love of Texas A&M University.
39. I love music, it's in my opinion the best communication.
40. I over think things far too much.
41. I read TIME magazine faithfully.
42. I'm really excited for this project that my "sister" and I are working on. Details should be up some what soon...I hope.
43. I'm a proud nerdfighter. :)
44. I refer to my hair as The Mane.
45. Over 75% of my music on my ipod is classic country.
46. If I could live any where in the world besides the United States, I would live in Scotland or Denmark.
47. I love the idea of coming back to my high school in the future and teaching.
48. I don't mind peeing outside.
49. I love to travel.
50. If asked, I'll give my brutal honest opinion.

So there you have it, 50 random facts about me...some of them might be a bit obvious, but I tried to share things that you wouldn't necessarily know.  I guess this pretty much sums up today. RANDOM.

Today was awesome because: 1) I got to help decorate the senior hallway today AND 2) I now have a clean and organized room.

days until senior year starts: 4

days until I become an adult: 147

days until graduation: 280

steps taken today: 6,819