tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46497582526683657272024-03-19T00:26:53.728-03:00Brittsperiment: An experiment in living my life.A 25-year-old geeky chubster wanting to rant, rave, and shed some weight.vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-41728261446508306762015-09-07T11:15:00.004-03:002015-09-07T11:15:44.529-03:00Another oldie stolen from LJ - a sorting quiz!<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">GRYFFINDOR:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You've never done drugs.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You have a lot of friends.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You get along with everyone.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You haven't made fun of someone for at least two months.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You love soccer.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You love baseball.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You're into writing and art.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Favorite music genre is pop rock.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You believe in "innocent until proven guilty" theory.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Abortion is wrong. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] The war against Iraq is unneeded.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] One of your favorite colors is red or gold.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Good grades at school.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] One of the worst things you can do is lie.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You plan on going to college.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">TOTAL: 3</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">HUFFLEPUFF:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You're content with mostly everything in your life right now.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You laugh a lot.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You like to follow trends.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Politics suck.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You love to swim.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Water polo is awesome.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Pink is one of your favorite colors.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Black is morbid & depressing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Michael Jackson is talented as a musical artist. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You're an optimist.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You're completely straight-edge.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You're very emotional.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Rap, R&B, & hip-hop is your favorite music genre.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You don't believe in going steady at a young age.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You've made fun of at least one person this week.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">TOTAL: 5</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">RAVENCLAW:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You're depressed to a certain extent.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You love to read.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You appreciate theatre & arts.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] Sports suck. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You're shy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Bush is trying his hardest.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You've been in love or are now. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Hate is completely unneeded.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Indie is your favorite genre of music. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] Every once in a while you have little anger outbursts.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] Lying is sometimes okay.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Blue is one of your favorite colors.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Serious is better than funny.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">TOTAL: 8</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">SLYTHERIN:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] There's at least one person you hate.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Basketball is a good sport.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Football is amazing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] Black is a cool color.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You've lied about something serious.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You're a very deep person. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You have considered suicide.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You are not very loyal.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You like heavy metal.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] They make school seem more important than it is.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You're scared to grow up.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] You've done drugs in the past month.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Anger is one of your primary feelings.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[x] You have trust issues.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">[ ] Guilty until proven innocent.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">TOTAL: 6</span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-80337109625994644092015-09-04T18:25:00.001-03:002015-09-07T11:20:51.277-03:00Stolen from my Livejournal 10 years ago, 100 Facts quiz.<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">--{100 Little Things You Might Know About Me}---</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">1. Name: Brittani</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">2. Nicknames: Britt, Bmac (RIP my fun high school nicknames)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">3. Birthday: December 30th, 1988</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">4. Place of Birth: Sydney, Nova Scotia</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">5. Zodiac Sign: Capricorn</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">6. Male or Female: Female</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">7. Grade: Eleven - NONE. I'm 26.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">8. School: Riverview Rural High School - SEE ABOVE</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">9. Occupation: Lead costume consultant at Value Village. Also cashier, video store clerk, and janitor.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">10. Residence: Sydney, Nova Scotia</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">11. Screen Name: pumpkin_queen16 - LOL. None. Well, brittsperiment on Twitter, brittofwinterfell on Instagram.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">__Your Appearance___</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">12. Hair Color: Red and blue.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">13. Hair Length: Shoulders</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">14. Eye color: Grey-blue.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">15. Best Feature: None, or my eyes I guess.- answer remains the same 10 years later.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">16. Height: 5'4".</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">17. Braces?: I wish - still same.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">18. Glasses?: Yep. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">19. Piercings: 3 in each ear + nose.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">20. Tattoos: 3..</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">21. Righty or Lefty: Lefty.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">___Your 'Firsts'___</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">22. First best friend: Bre Kyte! We still talk :)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">23. First Award: A good samaritan award in grade 3 LMAO.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">24. First Sport You Joined: Soccer.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">25. First pet: Two cats, Larry and Murphy.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">26. First Real Vacation: Probably Ingonish.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">27. First Concert: Likely an Accent's concert... or The Moffatts in grade 6!! [I still love them]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">28. First Love: I'd say Brian but I had some solid crushes prior that felt like more.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">___ Favorites___</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">29. Movie: MILLIONS, but Rent, Fight Club, The Nightmare Before Christmas.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">31. Colors: Purple.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">32. Rapper: ... Eminem or Nicki.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">33. Band: This answer changed majorly. Fallout Boy!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">34. Song Right Now: All You Had to do Was Stay - Taylor Swift and Shut Up and Dance With Me - Walk the Moon</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">35. Friend: Cora. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">36. Candy: ICEBREAKERS.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">37. Sport to Play: None.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">38. Restaurant: ?? Burger King #classy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">39. Favorite brand to wear: Under Armour, Bench and Lulu!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">40. Store: VALUE VILLAGE</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">41. School Subject: --</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">42. Animal: KITTIES!! And penguins and llamas as well. <--- still true 10 years later, also, goats.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">43. Book: The Perks of Being A Wallflower. <--- still same 10 years later!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">44. Magazine: None.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">45. Shoes: CHUCKS.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">___Currently___</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">46. Feeling: Sleepy. Sooky. Bored.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">47. Needing: Sleep.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">48. Have a crush: Yes, because I am a stupid person.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">49. Eating: Nothing, but I'm thinkin' Kenny's.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">50. Drinking: Nothing.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">51. Typing: This.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">52. Online?: MSN doesn't exist anymore and I deleted Facebook.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">53. Listening To: WatchMojo videos playing in the background as always.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">54. Thinking About: How I'd probably still be friends with 16-year-old Brittani.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">55. Wanting To: Hang out with literally anyone.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">56. Watching: Nothing, but WatchMojo is playing.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">57. Wearing: Sweatpants from old navy, my Love Cape Breton tank, and my awesome grey sweater.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">__________Future__________</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">58. Want Kids?: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">59. Want to be Married?: Maybe.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">61. Where do you want to live: Here.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">62. Car: Eh.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">__Which is Better With The Opposite or Same Sex___ </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">63. Hair color:I love redheads but maybe that's cause I love myself. *not*. Doesn't matter.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">64. Hair length: Depends on the person.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">65. Eye color:Doesn't matter.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">66. Measurements: LMAO... I don't care? <--- same. I'm really not about appearances.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">67. Cute or Sexy: Cute.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">68. Lips or Eyes: Eyes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">69. Hugs or Kisses: Both plz.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">70. Short or Tall: Tallers than Brittani (if we're tlaking about guys that is) <--- let's keep that [honestly that's foreshadowing I never intended, I swear] and say that for girls, I don't care - short, tall, same, whatever.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">71. Easygoing or serious: A bit of both.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">72. Romantic or Spontaneous: A bit of both?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">73. Fatty or Skinny: I don't care.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">74. Sensitive or Loud: Both </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">75. Hook-up or Relationship:?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">76. Sweet or Caring: Both.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant One: A nice mixture?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">___Have you ever______</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">78. Kissed a Stranger: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">79. Had Alcohol: Yes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">80. Smoked: Yes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">81. Ran Away From Home: When I was like 5 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">82. Broken a bone: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">83. Got an X-ray: Many.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">84. Had sex: Yes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">85. Broken Someones Heart: Maybe.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">86. Broke Up With Someone: Yep.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">87. Cried When Someone Died: Yes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">88. Cried At School: Yep.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">___Do You Believe In___</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">89. God: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">90. Miracles: No. Unless it's a Christmas miracle -wanders away in a Christmas-movie induced daze- <-- haha, I'll keep this answer.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">91. Love At First sight: Nope.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">92. Ghosts: Of course.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">93. Aliens: I used to be TERRIFIED of getting abducted, so much so thatI couldn't sleep at night for a period of like 5 years (aged 8-13) I'm over it now, but yes, I still completely believe in aliens. <-- keeping this answer.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">94. Soul Mates: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">95. Heaven: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">96. Hell: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">97. Angels: No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">98. Kissing on The First Date:Apparently I lost all my morals as an adult. Doesn't even have to be a date.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">___Answer Truthfully___</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">100. Is There Someone you want but know you can't have?: HA.</span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-920849204658619602015-09-02T12:37:00.001-03:002015-09-02T12:37:09.462-03:00Some highlights from my online journals.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm currently working a 7-hour shift, and have been left approximately 3 hours-worth of work to do. In the interim, for the sake of killing time, I'm shuffling around my old Livejournal accounts. I had two main ones, and I maintained them from age 16 to age 21. They're... pretty funny. I mean, sometimes they're really, really dark. And they're nifty as I can see how my skill in expressing myself via writing progressed.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But for the most part - <b>CRINGE-ATTACKS ABOUND.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For example, here's my LJ bio from when I was 19:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brittani. Nineteen years old. Female. Class of 2007. Taking a year off to figure out wtf she's doing next year. Slave to Empire Theatres (her place of employment). Canadian. Natural brunette, but it varies with her mood (and if she can afford hair dye at the time). Four-eyed. Freckled. Hella pale, it's a curse.Addicted to coffee, movies, writing, Facebook, the magic of reading, and music. Wishes on every single 11:11, though nothing ever comes true. Has 11:11 tattooed on her wrist, actually. She also has "525,600 Minutes" tattooed on her other wrist. She has an eyebrow ring, too. Unstable. Borderline. [Formerly]Self-injurous and occasionally suicidal. [Still] Pessimistic. Wishes she had a better grip on her life. Ian from work once told her she "Lies like a cheap rug", and she still can't quite figure that out.<br />Her DVD collection is her baby.<br />Along with her laptop.<br />Speaks French as well as English, knows a little Latin, and wants to learn German, Russian, and Japanese.<br />Bridge to Terabithia made her bawl like a baby the three times she saw it at the theatre. She's a little too sensitive, and over-thinks every situation she finds herself in. She really is a hopeless dreamer, is what it all boils down to.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Likes:</u> Caffeine. Empire Theatres friends. Livejournal. Facebook. Singing. Dancing. Laughing. Random drives with friends accompanied by any music, from the Hairspray Soundtrack to Fall Out Boy to some oldschool Eminem. Ice cream, it can make any situation seem better. Movies. DVDs. Trivia. Vodka. Bars in New Brunswick. Being 19 and therefore old enough to go to bars. Harry Potter. Star Wars. Writing. Celebrity gossip, though it makes her feel shallow. Reading. Taking walks. Cats. Random things that aren't supposed to be funny but then they really, really are. Quotes. Geeky people. People I can hold an intelligent conversation with. Free speech. ♥. Fall Out Boy. Billy Talent. Musicals. Hairspray (movie, not product haha!). MY JOB. Getting into movies for free! Tattoos.<br /></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the one-hand: *cringe*.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other, there's a lot of things that haven't changed. The better aspects, anyway. It's like I can see real-life character development. Which is nice. But some of it..</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I SPECIFICALLY STATED I WASN'T A FEMINIST, which is <i>EASILY </i>the cringe-iest thing there. Like, I want to backhand my teenage-self. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, there are funny things, that were dead-serious when I wrote them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like this: </span><br />
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"It didn't matter that he had just turned 15 and I was nearly 17."</blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or this (which is less funny and more "I wrote this in 2006 and I'd still say something like this today"):</span><br />
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"..it was just probably a major, major Perks of Being a Wallflower moment."</blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are at least 8 instances where I said this, months apart. If you're wondering: a Perks moment is when you feel infinite. I actually had one the other day, lying on top of a dam in the sun, listening to Pink's "Try", full-blast through my headphones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apparently, "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" made me cry like a baby at age 17. And some of the stuff I wrote makes me want to go back in time and give myself a hug. It does get better. It doesn't get easier, no. But better. I didn't need the hug, apparently - as I'm still here. Clearly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this whole thing is a time capsule. One thing that gave me major pause, dated April 1st, 2006:</span><br />
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"Minimum wage is going up to $7.15."</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's $10.60 now, y'all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2008's summer playlist, made by a former friend and I brainstorming:</span><br />
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1. Shake It - Metro Station<br />2. The Art of Losing - American HiFi<br />3. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry<br />4. Big Girls (You Are Beautiful) - Mika<br />5. Never Too Late - Hedley<br />6. Empty Apartment - Yellowcard<br />7. I Love This Bar - Toby Keith<br />8. Dust on the Bottle - David Lee Murphy<br />9. Free Ride - The Doobie Brothers<br />10. Oh What A Night - The Four Seasons<br />11. Road Called Life - The Accents<br />12. Completely - Serial Joe<br />13. Move Along - The All-American Rejects<br />14. Must Have Done Something Right - Relient K<br />15. All Around Me - Flyleaf<br />16. I'm Ready - Jack's Mannequinn<br />17. Definitely Maybe - FM Static<br />18. Hearts That Bleed - State of Shock<br />19. Take A Chance On Me - Abba<br />20. Dark Blue - Jack's Mannequinn</blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also from 2008, wisdom from the projectionist at the movie theatre, after I lost my mind on one of my managers:</span><br />
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"When I finally dragged myself away from box, Wayne stopped me and said, "If you start a fight, don't walk out. Finish it. If you walk away, she wins."" </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 31st, 2005, I made my first entry. I ended it thusly:</span></div>
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Well, I need to add the cheer comp pics to my site, so I'll update more later. Byyyyyyyeeeee!<br />--Rowena (yeah that's going to be my journal-signing name LOL) </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I think that's all the cringe-attack I can handle for one day. </span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-74556158803191114222015-09-02T10:40:00.002-03:002015-09-02T10:40:18.620-03:00Little musical comparison.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Most-listened to songs, age 18 (via my Livejournal):</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">What I've Been Looking For - High School Musical</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Hum Hallelujah - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Don't Matter - Akon</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me' - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Bang the Doldrums - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Carpal Tunnel of Love - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Keep Your Mind Wide Open - Bridge to Terabithia</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">A Place For Us - Bridge to Terabithia</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Golden - Fall Out Boy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">Never Too Late - Three Days Grace</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Most-listened to songs, age 26:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Style - Taylor Swift</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Out of the Woods - ""</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Blank Space - "" </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">All You Had to Do Was Stay - ""</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Thanks That Was Fun - Barenaked Ladies</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Hands Clean - Alanis Morrisette</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Odds Are - Barenaked Ladies</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Hum Hallelujah - Fall Out Boy</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Surrender - Billy Talent</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Try - Pink</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Fall Out Boy living on in my life to this day <3</span></span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-57604192503482580432015-06-18T21:23:00.003-03:002015-06-18T21:23:52.909-03:00That in-between phase. and the perspective therefore afforded. Or, wherein I speak upon teens on the internet.I spend <i>a lot</i> of time on the internet.<br />
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This has been true since my family first got connected to the web (and less so when I used to book an hour at the library for the privilege of making sure my Neopets were fed, and my email was checked). I was probably thirteen. There was, of course, MSN messenger for chatting with my friends - which didn't go out of vogue until I was about 21. There was the aforementioned Neopets, there was PBSkids.org. There was a whole slew of things to keep me entertained.<br />
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As I got older, my usage evolved. Pixel dolling became a major hobby, as did Harry Potter-themed roleplaying, and writing fairly graphic HP lesbian fanfiction. And yes, I say that without a trace of shame. I blogged, too. Well, journalled. Several iterations of my Livejournal still exist, filled with cringe-worthy accounts of my day-to-day, aged 16 to 20.<br />
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Social media in its current form wasn't really a 'thing' until I was an adult. I got Facebook at 17. Instagram and Snapchat at 24. At 26, I discovered Twitter and Tumblr. And this, essentially, is where I get confused.<br />
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I'm a tried-and-true adult(sometimes); job-working, bill-paying, cat-owning, teenager-hating, responsibility-having, grown up. It's weird. I'm not the 'married with a slew of sprogs' type of adult, nor do I wish to be. But I'm 8 years out from high school. I'm no kid.<br />
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I'm 'up' on the Tumblr lingo. I know all the memes. I've developed some of the written mannerisms and found them peppering my own online interactions. But there are some things I still don't understand. Maybe I'm out of touch. Or, maybe, life exerience has given me distance and perspective.<br />
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One of the single-oddest things I've encountered, both in the Twitterverse and Tumblr, is what constitutes 'relationship goals'. Dozens of pictures of model-perfect girls and boys smiling in sunsets and holding hands and obsessing over each other. I'd imagine that there was a time I'd wanted that, or something similar. But life didn't pan out like that. And, unless you're conventionally beautiful (and maybe a little wealthy in some cases - look at the locations in these pictures), these aren't realistic 'goals'. On top of the virtually unattainable aesthetic, what gets me is it all seems so .... surface. So shallow. So simple.<br />
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I found myself in my first and only relationship entirely by accident at age 20. And from day one, it was a struggle. There's uncertainty, insecurity, and, in my case, a perpetual feeling of inadequacy that lingered until I was 26. But there was also love. There was friendship. There was 'getting' each other.<br />
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But my god. There were fights and struggles and issues, some of which were never overcome. And honestly - THAT is all common to relationships, especially long-lasting, adult ones. Perfection was never obtained, and that's fine. My most-perfect-moment happened a scant year in - 2010, together at a Taylor Swift concert, as she played 'Today Was A Fairytale'. I can say, without hesitation, that was the single-most 'in-love' moment I've ever felt in my life. And that's fine. Maybe nothing will top that, maybe it'll be trumped a dozen times over. I don't know, and that's part of life.<br />
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Life goals shouldn't be summarized as 'be gorgeous with perfect long hair in size-0 cutoff jean shorts with an underwear-model-pretty boy (or girl) grabbing your waist for pictures'. But that seems to be the main focus of all 'Relatable' or 'Just Girl Things' accounts I follow.<br />
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Maybe this means I'm simply Too Damn Old for these accounts - but when they post about the struggle of girls who are always hungry (OH HAI), or loving cats more than people, or wishing there was an extra day of the week just for napping. Maybe some wishes are universal, regardless of age, perspective be damned. Maybe catsnapssnacks is what makes us all human. But, being a little older and a little wiser: your high school boyfriend or girlfriend may, very rarely, be your be-all, end-all. But realistically: that's probably not the case. And that's FINE.<br />
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I can't follow 'mommy' blogs or married life. I am not, and may not ever be (my choice) there. But I also can't quite keep up with what teens are dreaming. And hey, that's fine too. In-between isn't the worst place to be.vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-49349736748007596842013-03-19T12:08:00.001-03:002013-03-19T12:08:22.039-03:00I Spent Some Time With My First True Love This Week - books reviews and recommendations!Trying to fill up the half-hour period of required typing in class is getting more difficult the emptier my head feels. I feel drained most of the time. March Break was only half-terrible, I enjoyed myself for some of it, and actually started READING again, which is something I often drift away from. Or, as has been the case, I stay with it but only re-read old favorites, and sometimes, old favorites translates to over one hundred Baby-Sitters Club paperbacks I purchase from thrift stores.<br />
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But yes, having found some mayjah love in the Kindle app on my new phone, I got down to business. All three books I read had to do with one of my favorite literary subjects: twins.<br />
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I don't have a twin, there are no twins in my family, but I knew a lot of twins growing up. I wasn't particularly close with any of them, but I still find the whole phenomena fascinating. About a month ago, I downloaded a book called <i>Beautiful Lies</i>, which was YA lit - something that can go either way in terms of quality, and luckily, this one was good. It had a strong supernatural element, and weighing in at 400 pages, still had me gripped right up til the end. I took a short break from reading, til I got my hands on three books over the March Break. One was okay, one was decent, and one was one of the greatest books I've ever read in my life.<br />
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Book 1: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B005N1OYR6/ref=oh_d__o00_details_o00__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Runaway Twin</a></i>, by Peg Kerhret<br />
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First of all, that link goes to the Kindle version I purchased for my Samsung Galaxy S3, not the hardcopy book.<br />
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It was a children's book, so it was very short, and a very, very easy read. It had the pacing of your typical short novel aimed at 10-12-year-olds (so basically, this was not Harry Potter-caliber by any means), but the story was good enough. It centered on a 13-year-old girl who has spent the past ten years in foster homes, wondering what became of the twin sister she was separated from when they were three. Basically, she runs away from her current foster home, and treks across the country trying to find her sister. Along the way she meets different people and different things happen, and she finds out that maybe finding and meeting her sister isn't going to be the magical experience she'd hoped for. If you like to read, but aren't particularly proficient at it, this one's for you lol and I don't mean that insultingly. A lot of really popular books that people like appear exceedingly poorly-written to me (Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey, for instance), but that doesn't take away from their appeal to the masses. I cried more than once, so it had a real effect on me, and that's important to me in a novel.<br />
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Book 2: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-Thirteenth-Tale-ebook/dp/B0031TZAHU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1363636246&sr=1-1">The Thirteenth Tale</a>, </i>by Diane Setterfield (also a Kindle link)<br />
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This was actually the last book that I read, but I feel like saving the Best for Last is in everyone's best interest, as the manner in which I'm going to rave about the third book will be excessive.<br />
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This book is Diane Setterfield's first effort as an author, and it clocks in at a hearty 418 pages** - TANGENT TIME.<br />
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- ***AND NOW A REALLY LENGTHY ASIDE THAT HOLDS LITTLE BEARING ON THE BOOK ITSELF - ("418 pages...." - which, having been weaned on <i>Harry Potter,</i> and more recently the <i>A Song of Ice and Fire - </i> - also known as "Game of Thrones, to you TV-watchers - series, where the books ranged from 750-1500 pages, is a length that I require to feel like I got something out of it. Notable exception: <i>The Hunger Games</i> trilogy, which, although a mite bit shorter than 400pgs, still completely enthralled me - and falls under the genre of "gothic", which is not about sad teenagers with black hair and too much eyeliner and sad, believe it or not. I came across this genre (and a subgenre, Southern gothic) during my extensive book searches on Wikipedia, trying to find something to read - this was after I read <i>The Help</i>, which I'd seen on the big screen first and read later - I've now read it three times, as books about life in Mississippi are some of my favorites, for some unknown reason to me. This is a huge divergence from the actual point, please forgive. -<br />
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The whole "twin thing" was covered in a rather odd manner in this book, and honestly, although it's a large part of the plot, it isn't the largest. What struck me and pulled me into the story instantly was the manner it is written - the author is obviously a huge fan of literature and writing and made her characters respond similarly. Descriptions of books and writing really appealed to me, as my life's goal is to be a published author.<br />
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I don't think I can quite explain the plot itself, so I'm relying on the "Booklist" description from Amazon.ca:<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Margaret Lea, a bookish loner, is summoned to the home of Vida Winter, England's most popular novelist, and commanded to write her biography. Miss Winter has been falsifying her life story and her identity for more than 60 years. Facing imminent death and feeling an unexplainable connection to Margaret, Miss Winter begins to spin a haunting, suspenseful tale of an old English estate, a devastating fire, twin girls, a governess, and a ghost. As Margaret carefully records Vida's tale, she ponders her own family secrets. Her research takes her to the English moors to view a mansion's ruins and discover an unexpected ending to Vida's story. Readers will be mesmerized by this -story-within-a-story tinged with the eeriness of </span><i style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Rebecca</i><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and the willfulness of </span><i style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jane Eyre.</i><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The author skillfully keeps the plot moving by unfurling a new twist in each chapter and leaves no strand untucked at the surprising and satisfying conclusion. A wholly original work told in the vein of all the best gothic classics. Lovers of books about book lovers will be enthralled. </span></i></blockquote>
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I'm usually not one to take the words of others, but I truly have a difficult time describing this one. In the end, I enjoyed it - not SO much for the story, but for the setting, and how it made me <i>feel</i> when I was reading it. It was good; not NEAR as good as the next book I`m going to tell you about, but, if you're into the genre, I'd give it a shot.<br />
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Book 3: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Girls-Lori-Lansens/dp/0676977960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363704884&sr=8-1"><i>The Girl</i>s</a> by Lori Lansens<br />
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Lori Lansens is a Canadian author who has written three books to date. <i>The Girls</i> was her second, her first, <i>Rush Home Road</i>, which was insanely popular. I downloaded this book (for free) for my phone, and when it was done, I'd loved it so much I went out and bought a hard-copy to give to my mother - who, reading the back, realized that Lori Lansens was responsible for writing the one books to ever make her cry - <i>Rush Home Road. </i>I get my voracious appetite for the written word from my mother, so she's read countless novels in her 40-some years, so this being the only one that made her cry is quite a distinction. This isn't relevant to <i>The Girls </i>per se, but it does tell you the caliber of writing we're dealing with here. Lansens' characters are so, so real.<br />
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This was one of the greatest books I've ever read. <i>The Girls </i>is told as a bit of an autobiography about a set of fictional twins - Rose and Ruby - who are the oldest surviving craniophagus twins, which means they're conjoined at the head. Coming up on their 30th birthday in Southern Ontario, it's told from two viewpoints: Rose's, whose idea it was to write their story down and who writes in a very poetic and learned manner, and Ruby, more reluctant to write but ultimately more frank. The two points of view are SO distinct, and the Girls themselves are so real-seeming, that when the book was over, I felt <i>empty.</i> Completely empty. I wanted my Girls. I wanted to keep reading their thoughts and stories. I wanted to know what was going to happen to them.<br />
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The stories they recount are really, really interesting - their life as conjoined twins, their search for their birth mother, Rose's greatest loss, their adoptive parents, their day-to-day struggles, their health issues, their goals - Rose covers most of this, whereas Ruby, not being a writer, gives us the facts - a lot of facts that Rose would rather gloss over.<br />
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As I write this, I'm getting emotional all over again, just thinking about the Darlen sisters, their family and friends, and their lives.<br />
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What it boils down to is that I could not possibly recommend this book any more. Pick it up, and you won't be disappointed.<br />
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An excerpt from the novel (the first paragraph, in fact):<br />
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Ruby & Me<br />I have never looked into my sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. I have never stood in the grass at night and raised my arms to a beguiling moon. I've never used an airplane bathroom. Or worn a hat. Or been kissed like that. I've never driven a car. Or slept through the night. Never a private talk. Or solo walk. I've never climbed a tree. Or faded into a crowd. So many things I've never done, but oh, how I've been loved. And, if such things were to be, I'd live a thousand lives as me, to be loved so exponentially. </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But Emmett won. Now, Emmett is adorable, don't get me wrong, and is aligned with Peter and Alec, both of whom I like (other than Peter being involved with Liza... but Liza is another rant for another day. Let`s just say "dislike" and move right along), but he's also aligned with Tom, and, welp, you all know how I feel about him.</span><br />
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vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-3568894199700146932013-03-11T08:47:00.001-03:002013-09-07T11:19:59.799-03:00Scattered Thoughts and a Pity-Party<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>hen I'm at work on the weekends, a myriad of random thoughts cross my mind, many of wish I'd like to chronicle or share. Again, my finger itches as it mouses over the 'update status' button on Facebook. Nope. Won't do it. So, this. This might happen every weekend, bear with me.<br />
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First, a rant -<i><u>edit:</u></i> the rant devolved into a maaaajor whine-fest in which I treated this blog like my therapist, so I threw it under a jump.<br />
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Edit x2: I can't break up a jump, so the rant is at the bottom now.<br />
Edit x3: This was written on Saturday, and didn't get posted til Monday. This edit is only to add: My body does not know how to sleep in. I had my alarm set for 11AM, and I was wide awake at 7:30.<br />
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<u><b>1. Video store tourists:</b></u><br />
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I love my regular customers. I even love the cantankerous or cranky ones, because I at least know what I'm getting with them. As someone with moderately-severe anxiety, new people scare me. Especially new customers. You never know if they're going to complain about the prices, if they had an account here years ago with hundreds of dollars of late fees lurking in their past, which I will find and they will scream at me for, when they're going to try to rent 7 movies by bringing me 7 cases instead of 7 cards, etc. It just makes me nervous and doesn't help when it comes to my stress (the stress is noted in the whine-fest under the jump). Anyway, it's March Break, so people who have no idea what to do for a week where they can't ship their kids off to school are out in full-force. Also, kids make me really, really twitchy. I like kids, but groups of 3 or more running around and screaming in a video store (and multiplied by X, depending on how many families are in here at once) push me to my limits of sanity. I've made up three new accounts already today, to bring in less than 5 dollars for each, for people who will never be seen against once March break is over.<br />
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However, I'd like to note that one guy comes in here with his 4 kids, the youngest seems to be about 7 and the oldest around 13, the guy himself is a straight-up Cape Breton kind of guy, swears not out of anger but out of habit, rough around the edges, whatever - but his kids are awesomely behaved. No "OH DAD I WANT THIS WHEEE!" But, "Hey dad, I'm getting this one, k?" and they say please and thank you. And it is AWESOME. You go, dude, for how you're raising those kids.<br />
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<u><b>2. I hate show-mances.</b></u><br />
I don't like chick flicks. I don't like kissing scenes in movies and TV shows. I fast forward through them. The only relationships I care about are those that transpire in *certain* books, like The Hunger Games series or Harry Potter. If something's sole purpose is a relationship (any romance novel, Twilight), I hate it. So, this leads me to say: Big Brother Canada, could you PLEASE fuck right off with the showmances and all the time spent featuring them. I don't need to watch people cuddle and make out all the time. Don't make me quit watching because your editing sucks.<br />
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Speaking of #BBCAN, does Jillian remind anyone else of a brunette Blake Lively?<br />
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In a moment where my brain decided to leap out of my body, I Googled "Is Aneal gay?" without including his last name, or "from Big brother", or any other specific modifiers for the search.<br />
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"Aneal" is one letter away from "anal". Put "anal" and "gay" in the same sentence, and, welp, any idiot knows what's going to come up in their search. Had this happened at home, I would've chuckled and moved on. However, I was at work, and people were around, and the computer screen is visible - so I went into "afdfgfhdfhfgdhgdf PANIC"-mode, hitting X's and praying nothing would freeze. Nothing did. Good.<br />
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I think I'm pulling for Aneal. From what I've read online, people seem to think he's too monotone, but when he pulled that (ultimately pointless, but still) stunt where he spread Gary's glitter around to make the house hate him, I was stoked. He DOES kind of seem to know what he's doing, and I appreciate that in a player. All the people that are all "BAWWWW LET'S CUDDLE AND MAKE OUT LOLOLOL" make me wanna stab things - except Alec, becaecuse he teamed up with Peter and I'm also Team Peter all the way. Woop.<br />
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DID ANYONE NOTICE THAT MARCIA THE MOOSE SOUNDED LIKE WILL FERRELL AS MUGATU IN ZOOLANDER? Like, not all of Zoolander, but when he was dressed up as the creepiest little kid in the world in the brainwashing video? Also kinds of sound like Bruce on Family Guy. Anyway. I got a kick out of that.<br />
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AJ is a non-entity. "Topaz" (bitch, your name is already Emerald. Why was the name-change necessary? Meh, you're a pretty girl so I'll let it slide. Hi, my name is Society, and I allow good-looking people to get away with stupid shit) is pretty much not there as well. I know it's early and there are still too many people in the house for everyone to get screen-time, but dafuq, Big Brother. I bet you're kicking yourselves for casting these boring people.<br />
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I hate Tom and feel he's the kind of guy that will one day get charged with domestic abuse, or murder someone in a barfight. Just a bro-douche. I hate that type. And he's my age, and my lack of male friends (I used to have many, but not in recent years) makes me fear guys my age. But yeah, he's a jerk.<br />
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<br />vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-35425213430305267622013-03-05T12:14:00.001-04:002013-03-05T12:14:21.182-04:00My Foray Into the 21st Century - A/k/a I bought a phone.For the past few years, I've been using a very standard, fairly shitty, base-model Blackberry Curve. I want to preface this by saying that I love Blackberry. I even loved my sad phone. My phone was not sad because it was a Blackberry, but because my trackpad stopped working after about 2 weeks. A sensible person would replace said trackpad, or send it for repairs. But the time and money involved in either endeavor was enough to make the lazy, broke person I am just deal with it. I got through the past two and a half years with keyboard shortcuts and basically just dealing with it.<br />
<br />Well, last night, I finally had had enough. Also, I really wanted to play that stupid game that everyone in school was playing, 4 Pics 1 Word. So, I got a new phone. Specifically, a Sumsung Galaxy S3. I'd never used a touch-screen phone before, and my fingers feel fat and clumsy when I'm typing. It takes me about 5 times as long as it would have on my Blackberry to send one text. Everyone I've spoken to says that this will pass, and I'll be proficient soon enough. I hope that soon is soon indeed!<br />
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The first thing I did was download 4 Pics 1 Word. I'm not disappointed, I'm delighting in its entertainment value despite its simplicity. Then, I downloaded Facebook, because, well, what else does someone my age do with their time? I'm most excited about the Kindle app. I actually have a Sony Reader, but it's about 3 years old now, and the un-backlit screen (that has had a crack in it since liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike a month after I got it - I'm not lucky with technology) just isn't cutting it for me anymore.<br />
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Now, if I could just learn to put ringtones on the damn thing, I'll be all set.vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-88950417207033657742013-03-04T16:44:00.000-04:002013-03-05T12:07:19.440-04:00Lush Lacquer swatches - 5 new mini polishes!<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>*Just thought I'd note that I bought all these polishes with my own money, no one's paying me to say nice things, I just love this shiz. :)</i></span><br />
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I love Lush Lacquer. I don't think that's something I need to reiterate beyond this. An Etsy shop run by the mother and daughter team of Karin and Lexi, these ladies offer some of the most unique (and just hands-down gorgeous) independent, homemade glitter polises on Etsy. Link to their shop (seriously, visit!) here: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lushlacquer">http://www.etsy.com/shop/lushlacquer</a><br />
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Previously, I took advantage of the "4 Mini Polishes" offer, and I ordered <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/101041910/pink-panther-custom-blended-glitter-nail?ga_search_query=pink%2Bpanther">Pink Panther</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98451303/salt-n-peppa-custom-blended-glitter-nail?ga_search_query=salt">Salt N' Peppa</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/101043108/midnight-affair-custom-blended-glitter?ga_search_query=midnight%2Baffair">Midnight Affair</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98449357/party-rockin-custom-blended-glitter-nail?ga_search_query=party">Party Rockin'</a>. I've used the four of them extensively. All four had clear bases, and therefore had to be used over another polish to obtain the best effect.<br />
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Welp. I ordered *FIVE* more minis from LL, and this time, 4/5 had a <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">colored base</u> in addition to the glitter! 'Scuse me while I fan myself, I am floored and pleased!<br />
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So, with pictures and Kari and Lexi's own description on the colors, here goes!<br />
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First off: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/121492092/new-dream-on-custom-blended-glitter-nail?ga_search_query=dream%2Bon">Dream On</a><br />
As described by LL:<i> "<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">It is a creamy white base polish with neon blue, green and purple glitters scattered throughout it! It gives off the appearance in the pictures and in person that it is completely a baby blue base BUT it is actually a WHITE BASE and because of the large amount of blue small glitters we use in it...the base picks up a baby blue hue in the bottle and on the nails too."</span></i><br />
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#2: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/101042986/minty-chip-custom-blended-glitter-nail?ga_search_query=minty">Minty Chip </a></div>
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As described by LL: "<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">It has purple, neon green & regular green, blue and fuschia glitters throughout it. We added a touch of iridescent short bar glitters to give it some glow and pizazz!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span></i></div>
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As described by LL: <i>"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">a clear base with pink, purple, orange and yellow/gold glitters in it. Some of the glitters have a holo sheen to them to get that shimmery look. We also added an drop of iridescent purple short fibers. This polish is packed with a ton of glitter. The colors in this polish look beautiful together and it is absolutely beautiful on. It's very bright and pretty ...it definitely attracts attention! It looks great alone with 2 to 3 coats for good coverage and also looks great over other colors</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> ..."</span></i></div>
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I missed most of the Red Carpet. I saw Anne Hathaway, and Jaime Foxx. First of all, I'm pretty sure Anne is trying desperately to be Audrey Hepburn. I always loved her, and was stoked when she won Best Supporting Actress, but she just isn't rubbing me the right way lately, in interviews and the like. This might be because I am blinded, as the rest of the world is, by an intense love of Jennifer Lawrence, but I digress. Anyway, although she looked stunning and very waif-like in her dress, I didn't really like said dress. Here's a picture:</span><br />
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Jamie Foxx was with his 19-year-old daughter. As I don't really care for Mr. Foxx and know little about him, I was unaware of said daughter, and initially thought he was robbing some MAYJAH cradle. I was actually kind of relieved when he introduced her (and I thought it was sweet that his daughter was his date).</span><br />
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I also caught a bit of Jennifer Garner. Her dress was a gorgeous color, but the shape was weird. I didn't mind the ruffles on the back, it was the front of the dress itself that seemed... off. It needed to be tighter, or more voluminous, or more something. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those of you who weren't offended by "<u>We Saw Your Boobs</u>!" or jokes about Chris Brown, just HOW adorable is MacFarlane!? I wasn't expecting that. I'd seen him before in interviews and the like, but never all dolled up and ready for the Oscars. I definitely found myself in full-on-ermagerd crrrruuuuuusssssshh! mode, which is unusual for me. So, well played, Mr. MacFarlane, and the Academy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He took a shot at Chris Brown, and the crowd cringed. At the end of the day, it didn't matter how offended anyone was, because it spelled R-A-T-I-N-G-S for the network. Also, it made me wonder: Am I bad person? I legitimately wasn't offended by ANYTHING he said. I will say that the few articles I've read about the Boobs song that included comments under them noting that Charlize Theron and Naoimi Watts were obviously "mortified" or "disgusted" made me literally LAUGH OUT LOUD, because they were OBVIOUSLY in on it. The "reaction" shots that were shown of the two, during the songs, included the actresses wearing dresses that they weren't wearing at the show, and obviously had just been inserted for comedic value. Hell, did anyone else see Charlize dancing, on stage, as part of the opening act? If there's one thing that makes me laugh, it's blatant stupidity, and a lot of the criticism, that which isn't coming from genuine hurt-feelings, is exactly that. Stupidity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first "big" award was Best Supporting Actor, and I nearly peed when Christoph Waltz took it for Django, which I had just watched, literally seconds before flipping on the broadcast. I was trippin' balls of happiness. I had actually been "that" person, the one I mentioned in my "About the Words and the Girl" post, that was posting non-friggin'-stop on Facebook. I later apologized to my Facebook friends. Anyway, just before the show had started, I'd posted the following status:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, yeah - best win ever? Absolutely (until we got to Best Actress, that is)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure when it happened but at one point, the wonderful Daniel Radcliffe was presenting an award with the not-so-wonderful Kristen Stewart, and I felt an inhuman rage. One could argue it's my extreme love of Harry Potter -vs- my extreme dislike of Twilight, but really, it's just because Kristen Stewart sucks. 'Cause, her hair? What was that. Bitch, you're at the mawfuggin' Academy Awards. Have some pride in your appearance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were musical numbers. I love musicals. More than any other genre, simply because the world would be a much sunnier place if people would sporadically break into song and dance all the time. I don't mean flash mobs, 'cause as fun as those are to watch, they're also awkward. Anyway, Catherine Zeta-Jones (looking goddamn fabulous) performed "All That Jazz" from <i>Chicago</i>, one of my all-time favorites. Then, the cast of <i>Les Mis</i> (WAIT WAIT, I HAVE TO DIGRESS HERE FOR A MOMENT - I've been pronouncing the lovely Amanda Seyfried's last name wrong for the past 5ish years. I've been saying it like, "See-freed", whereas John Travolta introduced her as Amanda PSY-FRID. My mind was blown, and I felt ashamed) performed, and were amazing, because, you know, big casts of epic musicals generally are. Then, Jennifer Hudson, looking not-at-all like her Oscar-winning character in <i>Dreamgirls</i> (since she shed like a small child's worth of weight - good on her, I'd LOVE to have the ambition to do the same), nailed "I Am Telling You That I'm Not Going". I cheered. From my bedroom. Because I am a loser.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Adele performed. <i>Skyfall</i> was actually the last movie I saw in theatres, back in November for my boyfriend's birthday.... I don't get out much. The song is awesome. Adele is awesome. And then Adele won an Oscar!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And freakin' Anne Hathaway won an Oscar. You know, Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries? That Anne Hathaway. It's bizarro world. As I noted earlier, she's starting to rub me the wrong way, but in all honesty, I'm sure she deserved it (I still haven't seen Les Miserables. As I noted to a friend the other day, it's not a rock I live under - it's a boulder).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ang Lee and Life of Pi won some things, and that was fun. And Quentin Tarantino won Best Original Screenplay, which thrilled me. I was hoping his acceptance speech would be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more over-the-top and insane. He did end it with "Peace out!" which was nice. But still, it was a little too reined-in for me and I was disappointed. That man in a psychopathic genius.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay. I'm mentioning the next two out of order. Best Actor is always presented after Best Actress, but I was completely unshocked (and I'm sure literally not a single human in the world was shocked) that Daniel Day-Lewis won (for <i>Lincoln</i>, for those of you who weren't following). I mean, come on. The man has done like 5 movies in the past 15 years and has won two Oscars out of those five movies. He is a MACHINE. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the award for Best Actress goes to...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">JENNIFER LAWRENCE!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And she fell down. And it was charming. And she was real. And all was right in the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, then <i>Argo</i>, which I hadn't had time to watch, won Best Picture. Ben Affleck looked like he was going to have a brain aneurysm, he was all red and shaky. I was genuinely happy for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that's all til next year's awards!</span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-10490893184037626252013-02-24T18:28:00.001-04:002013-02-24T18:37:41.419-04:00The Academy Awards and Why I Love Them, an Intro to Oscar NightThe Oscars. Ermahgerd.<br />
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Lots of people like the Globes, or the Grammys. When I was younger, I was down with the MTV movie awards. But I've been glued to the screen on Oscar night for years, with my hardcore, wear-a-dress-even-though-I'm-not-at-a-party-and-usually-alone, vigilance since I was old enough to drink.<br />
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I only know this because I remember my mother coming home from work Oscar night to find me passed out in a chair in the living room -this was the 80th Academy Awards, hosted by Jon Stewart, and the year <i>No Country for Old Men</i> took Best Picture. That year, I was in love with <i>NCFOM</i>, <i>Juno</i>, <i>Eastern Promises</i>, and <i>Sweeney Todd</i>. It was the first year I realized I liked movies that critics liked (as opposed to my usual garbage like <i>Good Burger </i>or every bad comedy, ever; keep in mind I'm not judging anyone who doesn't like the nominees, taste is something that's straight-up subjective) -with empty Smirnoff Ice bottles around me. Seeing as I don't remember being reprimanded for this, I had to have been 19. Now, at 24, I know this is my 5th year of Academy Awards full-out celebration.<br />
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My first job was at the local movie theatre and when I worked there, I watched EVERYTHING. Before I was of working age, I used to go to the video store - the same one I actually work at now - and rent 4 old movies for 4 days for $4.99, and spend the weekend holed up in my bedroom with a litre of chocolate milk and a box of Junior Mints, losing myself for hours in movies spanning every genre, decade, and rating (cartoons are my Favorite Thing, but highly gory Tarantino films are also a huge part of my "best-ever" lists). Once I realized that <a href="http://www.blogger.com/imdb.com">IMDb</a> was a Thing, and I could read trivia, get answers to frequently asked questions, and find out who played what part and what other movies they were in, I knew I'd always view the movies as more than just a way to kill an hour or two when bored; I now appreciated the work that went into them, fell in love with different directors (Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton being my two favorites), actors, and even <i>composers</i> (James Horner, Hans Zimmer, and Danny Elfman ftw!) - I was now viewing film as the most impressive of all art-forms. My favorite category at the Awards is actually Cinematography; in fact, there was a brief period where I entertained the idea of film school, to become a cinematographer myself.<br />
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And so it came to be that tonight, I cracked a bottle of wine*, donned a red dress - one I bought yesterday, actually, to wear out to dinner for my boyfriend and I's 4-year anniversary), put on my gaudiest jewellery, and am now sitting patiently, hoping to watch <i>Django Unchained </i>before the Red Carpet specials start - I can't miss the fashion, after all.<br />
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I'm pulling for Jennifer Lawrence - a/k/a KATNISS EVERDEEN OMG for Best Actress, although I love Jessica Chastain with all my heart and won't be upset if she wins. And seriously, how good was Quvenzhane Wallis in <i>Beasts of the Southern Wild</i>? Sure, she's 9/10 now, but she was FIVE when she auditioned, and probably around 6-years-old during filming. It's insane. She was phenomenal.<br />
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I'm predicting that Mr. Daniel Day-Lewis has the Best Actor category in the bag, as he ALWAYS does when he's nominated - but I watched Lincoln, and he really and truly becomes a character so far removed from anyone else he ever played - just like he does with every role. He's got a gift, and I love that he gives it to us every few years. Actually, that fateful 80th Academy Awards that started my tradition saw him winning for <i>There Will Be Blood</i>.<br />
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Best Picture? I have no idea. I've seen 5 of the nominees; hoping to make it a full 6 and maybe half of <i>Argo</i> before the show actually starts. That means I'll have seen NONE of <i>Les Miserables,</i> which sucks because it's something I actually wanted to see, not just because of the awards. Also missing from my viewing will be <i>Amour, </i>but I read the synopsis and I know I'd be reduced to a bundle of sloppy, sobbing, sadness if I chanced it. Of the nominees I've seen (<i>Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lincoln, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook, </i>and half of <i>Zero Dark Thirty), </i>my favorite was easily <i>Silver Linings...,</i> and I'm not even into the Rom-Com genre. As I mentioned earlier, Jennifer Lawrence is just wonderful to me, my absolute girl-crush. Bradley Cooper is one of the few male actors I find attractive, so while I've always enjoyed him based on that, he showed phenomenal acting chops in this movie. I was blown away. I'm hoping the film takes home at least one win in the many (major) categories it scored noms in.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I crack a bottle, or a can, of wine almost every night.... but usually not on Sundays, so work with me here.</span></i>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-13321131422330761362013-02-22T16:30:00.001-04:002013-02-22T16:30:35.335-04:00February 22nd - I wore makeup again, what!?Two days in a row! This blog may serve as more than just a sounding-piece. It might actually help for me to use my freakin' makeup.<br />
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So, today, a fairly cotton-candy-themed eye.<br />
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FIRST OF ALL, I "fixed" my brows today. Apparently, I need SIGNIFICANTLY better lighting in my bathroom. Please, ignore the strays. I tried, mmkay?<br />
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<u>Lid</u>: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/moiminerals">MOI cosmetic's "Venus"</a> - applied wet (the purple-pink)<br />
<u>Crease/outer corner OVER "Venus"</u>: - <a href="http://www.glamourdolleyes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=92_88_90&products_id=828&zenid=4f711397e197149d140e1bea393828af">Glamourdoll Eyes, "Bird? Plane?"</a> (the blue that looks purple over Venus in the corners)<br />
<u>Above the crease</u> - extremely pink IRL, not so great on camera - Antoinette's Revolution Cosmetics in "Liasions" - the company is now-defunct :(<br />
<u>Brow bone</u>: MOI cosmetic's "Shimmer and Pearls"<br />
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Did I mention MOI is a Nova Scotian indie beauty company!? That's why they were my first and favorite.<br />
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Also, I went to the mall with the girls from school today. I never get to the mall - I legit don't even know how to shop. The only store I bought anything from was <a href="http://www.lasenza.com/">La Senza</a>. I've got SOME class and won't show you the undies I bought*, but I DID get two delicious-smelling body sprays.<br />
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"Goddess Nectar" on the left, "Kiss Me, Cupcake!" on the right.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*the La Senza website title bar leads with "Sexy lingerie..." - ain't nothin' '<i>sexy</i>' about the undies I bought, they were 5 for $27, and they're both practical and colorful :) </span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649758252668365727.post-46103887123925812172013-02-21T18:48:00.001-04:002013-02-21T18:48:38.527-04:00Nails and makeup, February 21st<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>W</b></span>hen I wake up early enough on a school day, I actually go through the effort of DRYING my hair after I shower, allowing me to wear it normal, and not forcing it into two tiny pigtails (about two and a half months ago, I got it cut MUCH shorter than what it had been the past 3-4 years, and it's now in that awkward growing-out-in-between phase). I also take the time to apply makeup, something I used to do on a daily basis before I started school.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colors I used today:</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/moiminerals?ga_search_query=moi+cosmetics&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=CA&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=moi+cosmetics&ref=sr_gallery_1">MOI cosmetic's "Venus"</a> - main part of lid (the pink-y fuschia).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://chinovicosmetics.storenvy.com/">Chinovi Cosmetic's "Poww"</a>* - messily :( applied to crease (the black, looks MUCH better when Someone Who Isn't Me uses it).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chinovi Cosmetic's "Unicorn", above the crease (the darker purpley color).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And my favorite "very light, pale, pink of unknown origin, perhaps NYC-brand, that I have owned for approximately a decade and haven't thrown out, don't judge" on my brow-bone. I almost always use this as a highlight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as my nails go, the purple base color is Maybelline ColorShow Metallics in Amethyst Ablaze, but more importantly - the glitter polish is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lushlacquer">Lush Lacquer's "Party Rockin'"</a>. I LOVE Lush Lacquer. I have four mini-sizes by them (including "Party Rockin'") and I ordered an additional 5 mini-sizes today. Pretty excited, not gonna lie. Ignore my short nails/dry, kinda broken skin. It's winter, and I'm a smoker whose hands are exposed to the elements every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>*I just noticed that Chinovi's shop seems to be down? I hope it isn't a permanent issue!</i></span>vstorevigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437892756389865350noreply@blogger.com0