Kenzy is Totally Awesome

Short Story

2011-04-17T13:22:00.000-05:00

Writer’s Block

What happened at the Coffee Shop

Writer’s block hit me like getting slapped in the face by my favorite book in classical literature. It was October thirteenth, naturally, and I just woke up that morning without a single ounce of inspiration, a blossoming plot concept, or even a developing character idea. My brain felt completely empty, void of anything but the casual blankness of unoriginality that sunk to the back of my head like a lazy cat.

It was early in the morning. The sun hadn’t even begun to warm up the ground, but I was anxious and antsy. I needed to get out of the house. So, without further ado, I dressed quickly and warmly, grabbed my shoulder bag and keys, and walked out the door into the gold and yellow October morning air.
I started my car and turned the stereo on, and I backed out of my driveway to The Smiths’ song Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now. Once I was out on the road, I tried to think of ways to get past this writer’s block, but I started to sing along to the music, and my mind started to wander. The sky was so blue it made my eyes water, but I suppose that could have been the cold. There was a thin layer of frost over the dying grass in the park, but it had already started melting when I drove past. It was about this time that I realized I had absolutely nowhere to go. I had, at most, fifteen dollars in my wallet and a few bits of spare change lying around the backseat of my car. I stopped at a red light and let my head rest on the wheel.
What is wrong with me? I thought.
My thoughts were interrupted when a horn blasted twice from behind me, and I realized that the light had turned green while I was wallowing in my inspirationless thoughts. Without thinking, I switched the right blinker on and turned, going down a road that I’d never explored. Small artisan shops lined the quiet street, where people were still flipping over their ‘Closed’ signs. On the corner, there was a cramped coffee house, and at the sight of it, I felt my stomach purr. I must have walked out of the house without a thought of breakfast.
I parked my car across the street, put a couple quarters in the parking meter, and hurried over to the warm-looking coffee shop. I walked inside and instantly felt calmer. Everything smelled like chai and fresh scones, and for a moment I just leaned against the door with my eyes closed, breathing it all in. When I opened my eyes, the barista was watching me amusedly from behind the counter.
“Are you just going to smell, or would you like a coffee?” he joked.
My face reddened as I walked over to the counter and pulled out my wallet. “I’ll take a tall dark chocolate mocha, please,” I said.
“You know, you could try a peppermint chai latté. It’s twice as good...” he leaned over the counter and whispered, “And it’s a lot less expensive.” He smiled good naturedly as I considered his offer.
I smiled and shrugged. “Sounds delicious,” I said, putting the money on the counter. “I’ll have that, then.”
He began to prepare my latté and I found a seat by the window. Once I had gotten my drink, I sat at my table and started sipping. Mmm.
And then I felt a tickling in the back of my brain. Like something was waking up inside of me, all because of that peppermint chai latté. Quickly, I reached for my purse and pulled out a pen and my notebook, setting them squarely on the small table. This was it, I knew it.
So I pick up my pen, and I put the tip of it gently on the paper.
And I begin to write.

Well this is awkward.

2011-04-08T21:38:00.003-05:00

So it's been... What, two months now? Since my last post?

My God.

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Just know that I feel really awkward, you know, while typing this. I would say that for the past months I haven't blogged because there's nothing to blog about, but saying that would be a bit of a lie. or a fib. or an untruth.

A falsification.

Yeah~

I could also say that i've been busy. That wouldn't be a falsification (heh) but it still gives me no right to leave my blog unattended. So here I am, apologizing and stuff. Forgive me?

Right, I know it's a longshot, but still. I love you.

So, I will try and continue to post as much as possible. Hang in here! I'm going to post some writing tomorrow.... :)

Good Morning, Good Morning

2011-01-14T23:28:00.005-06:00

The title makes no sense considering that i am typing this out at..... 1 am. Hello and good morning anyways. :P

Okay, with my camera currently broken, I shall now talk (type) about my time spent here in Florida. :) Mom drove me and my siblings down on Saturday, and we've all just had a blast with the extra week of vacation. I have taken advantage of the situation and slept in quite late every day and eaten tons of food that i just love, including pasta, bread, froot-loops, salsa, Andes mint-chocolate candies, and salad. (Yes, i like salad. -.-) I've also gone to Barnes and Noble, spent the only ten bucks i had in my pocket (Meg Cabot's The Meditator ) and GONE ICE SKATING.

Ice skating is possibly the best thing ever. I skated competitively for several years, but i had to quit when my family started traveling more. I'm thinking about starting back again, though, because i miss it so much. :)

OKAY. Well, in a couple of days, my grandparents are taking all of us to this music festival thing in North Florida, and i really can't wait.

Well, that's all for today!

Kenzy

HEY, it's a new year!

2011-01-06T16:31:00.004-06:00

Okay, first things first:

HAPPY BELATED HOLIDAYS!!

HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR!!

Phew, okay, now that I've got that out of the way...

Hey guys! Sorry for my absence (Gosh, this seems to be happening a lot...) again. The holidays were so crazy, I hardly had time to sit down and breathe, much less post.

Sad news: my camera broke a couple days ago, so I can't upload any pictures from Christmas. :( Here's what I got though:

Filmmaking for Dummies (book)

Screenwriting for Dummies (book)

New iPod headphones

Tons of cute clothes (photos of these will definitely be up here soon....)

A vintage-looking jewelry box

iTunes gift cards

A neat little Bible written for teens

Inception DVD -- YAY HAPPY ME :D

Doctor Who t-shirt (pics will be up soon....)

a Hello, My Name Is: Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. t-shirt (ditto)

And an awesome sound system for my iPod

What did you guys get?

This is a short post-- I'm sorry! I'll get back on blogging as soon as possible.

Kenzy

Christmas is SIX DAYS Away!

2010-12-19T18:30:00.016-06:00

Hallo. sorry for my absence-- again. My mom's uncle died so we had to go to Florida for the funeral. We just got back last night.

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Okay, so, Christmas is six days away. SO. EXCITED. My grandmother is coming from South Carolina to celebrate with us. :)

Here's my christmas list:

1. ThinkGeek tshirts [i'm too lazy to post a link so just google it.]
2. Doctor Who stuff [tshirts, props, dvds, posters etc...]
3. Harry Potter stuff [games, dvds, tshirts, props (even though i probably own every HP prop there is :3) etc...]
4. iTunes gift cards [can't go wrong there]
5. bookstore gift cards [ditto. i'd like to buy some more DW novels, actually...]
6. a cell phone. [heh. yeah. sure. like that's gonna happen.]
7. Photoshop [WANT. it sucks that it's so expensive t

hough >.>]
8. iLife '11 [mainly i just need the iMovie update.]
9. an owl ring [yeah, i think they're cute :3]
10. a new purse [because the one i've had for almost four years is getting a little too small.... :'( it has served me well, though]

What's on your Christmas list? Comment :) (And if your Jewish, what do you want for Hanukkah?)

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Well, as you know, the holidays keep everyone busy, so I won't be posting for a week or two. But for now, I have pictures from my birthday that my friends want me to post, so here they are:

^from left to right: Care, Gracie, Kai, and Sarah Beth (this was just after we went to the bookstore :D)

This is Sarah Beth, adorable in her headband/hat thing from Claire's. :3

Caroline in some pretty darn epic pink sunglasses.

All of us at Cheeseburger Charley's. YUM. :D (i'm on the right, in the back)

Care, Kai, Sarah Beth, and Gracie just before going in to see Tangled. :)

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OH HEY. I just remembered something.

My one-year blog anniversary was December 9th! :D It's hard to believe that this blog started out one year ago....

Well, that's all for now. :)

MERRY EARLY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!!!! :D

November in a Nutshell

2010-12-01T15:30:00.009-06:00

Well, it's not a very small nutshell, to tell you the truth.

HELLO, READERS!! I'm guessing that you want an explanation for my prolonged absence throughout the month of November, yes.....? I was grounded from the computer. Whee. Fun. No. Anywhoose, so many things happened while i was gone!! TONS OF THINGS HAPPENED!! So here I am, going to blog about it. Here it goes.

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On November 17th, I turned thirteen.

Well, I'm glad I lived long enough to say that. But let's back up a little bit, to the weekend before me becoming a teenager. That sunday, I had my family birthday party. I got awesome stuff (Keep Calm and Carry On poster, a book of Etiquette, iTunes gift cards, Borders gift cards, some gorgeous jewelry, just to name a few :P) but one of the best things was this:

My grandparents from Florida and my aunt and her baby

boy from Seattle surprised me by coming all the way out to Tennessee to celebrate my "coming of age". (<--- Mom's words, not mine. xD) I was so happy!! Micah, my little cousin, has grown so much since I last saw him. He is so adorable, and I could totally blog about him all day. ❤

Anywhoose, that weekend was really fun.

My actual birthday, though, was pretty much like any other day. Except for the fact that my tutor Julie gave me the biggest cupcake you've ever seen in your life, where two thirds of it was actually rainbow icing. And i got to choose dinner. Chik-Fil-A, thankyouverymuch.

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And then it was Thanksgiving. Wow. The holidays to

tally crept up on my and slapped me in the face with a 20-pound turkey. But Thanksgiving was awesome, as it always is. This year, maybe a little more so because we had a couple who had recently moved to America from London staying at our house to celebrate their first American Thanksgiving. (You cannot imagine how psyched I was.) We had tea and biscuits every day. No. Joke.

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I dyed a strand of my hair purple. PICTURE:

TADA. I'm not sure if you can see it very well in that picture, though.... Eh, I'll get more pics up later. :)

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Thanksgiving night, my friend Savannah slept over in honor of my birthday. We had a blast! We watched two Doctor Who episodes (Planet of the Dead and Voyage of the Dam*d) and ate pie. The very definition of FUN.

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Last weekend, I went to the mall with Gracie, Sarah Beth, Kai, and Caroline. We saw Tangled, which, by the way, is one of my new favorite movies EVER. (There will be a movie review on the ASAP.) We had dinner at Cheeseburger Charley's, and the funniest thing happened. Me and my friends were eating our burgers, when they pointed out the window at a guy wearing a blue sweatshirt and nerd glasses who was waving at us. We laughed and waved back. Several minutes later, I was taking pictures of my Sarah Beth and Gracie, who were sitting across the table from me, Kai, and Care, and suddenly, totally out of nowhere, they all screamed. I, of course, freaked out, and looked out the window to see the cause of their fright. Same dude, with the glasses and the blue hoodie. I busted out laughing, and waved at him as he ran off. Everyone at the table laughed for a long time. Then, he came back, and took a picture of us with his Nintendo DS. I died. It was hilarious.

We also raided the bookstore. It was heavenly. Everything was on sale. I got two books (Trust, me, I would have gotten more if buying stuff didn't make my wallet ache.) An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green, and Gimme a Call, by Sarah Mlynowski. Very exciting. :D

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So, um, yeah. I read the book Double Helix by Nancy Werlin last night. In one night. I was up til 1am. xD It was great, though. My only problem with it is that it left way too many questions unanswered. I mean, I love mysterious book endings, but I do draw the line somewhere. Four stars, I think, for this unofficial book review. I'm also reading 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Incarceron, Mockingjay, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, Red Pyramid, and others..... I haven't finished a book for pleasure (besides Double Helix) in months. So. Much. Schoolwork. *facepalm*

Well, that's all for now!

I'M SO GLAD I'M BACK!

Kenzy

Can't think of a title.....

2010-11-09T19:40:00.003-06:00

Sorry for the lack of a good title. :P

I got a great babysitting job the other day. I got to spend a few hours with Ethan, a little 19 month old boy with red hair and blue eyes. It was really fun-- we drew a picture, watched Caillou, read every children's book in the house (no kidding) and ate a banana. :)

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So, wondering why I haven't posted anything in a while? I've been doing a lot of schoolwork lately. As in, staying up until 11 working on math or literature or whatever. I'm not going to complain, i'm just saying that it's sad that it's keeping me from blogging. I really miss doing book reviews. I haven't finished a book in ages, though. Here's what I'm reading:

Tuck Everlasting (for school)

The Red Pyramid

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which is hilarious-- i keep laughing out loud!)

13 Blue Envelopes (i'm on page 4)

Thirteen Days To Midnight (first chapter-- loving it)

Double Helix (i've literally only read the first page.)

Book reviews will come soon, I promise. ❤☺

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GUESS WHAT?!

....

EIGHT DAYS UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY! That's eight days til teenagerdom. xD I'm excited. Still don't know what I want to do in celebration.... probably go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with a bunch of friends, if the tickets aren't sold out.

That's all for now, folks.

Kenzy

Thriller, Thriller Night!

2010-10-31T22:45:00.011-05:00

*raves to Michael Jackson*

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! (late)

I hope everyone had a wonderful time trick-or-treating and/or handing out candy. I trust that all costumes were wonderful, and that all candy will be devoured within the next several weeks. x)

I have tons of pictures from Kai's birthday and Halloween. Here are a few of them:

My first costume! I was going to be Luna Lovegood, but I don't have the earrings or the glasses. But I have the tights and Converse! x)

Kai's Halloween costume-- IT'S AN IPOD NANO!!! Epic, huh?

My sister's costume. She's a vampire. (That's her Vamp!Face)

My brother, the alien, drinking some Coca Cola.

And here is my trick-or-treating costume. An abstract painting.

Although I did get called 'Madonna' and 'Eighties Nerd'. (That's an awful picture of me, by the way. I just wanted you to see the costume.) So, striped tights, converse, random purple striped leg warmer, jean shorts, tie-dye shirt, nerd glasses, rainbow earrings, rainbow striped head-bow-thing. *phew* Oh, here's a quickpic of my nails:

So yes. I will post more pictures on a later date, but for now, I must go.

♥ Kenzy

Two Days til Halloween, and NaNoWriMo

2010-10-29T17:14:00.008-05:00

TWO DAYS!

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NaNoWriMo. I might possibly do it. Here is a book idea that had for a while. It's called

The Epic Tale of How and Why Mallory Parker Fell in Love

(a mouthful, i know)

Picture this: A couple at the movies, smiling, laughing, having the time of their lives, and they couldn't be more in love. He's handsome, she's gorgeous, it's just a perfect match. They order a popcorn, and the teenager working at the counter brings them a piping hot bag of buttery godliness--- and spills it all over them, apologizing repeatedly while looking for a napkin to wipe of the girl's expensive-looking shirt.

Hello, my name is Mallory Parker, and I'm that person-- no, not the gorgeous girl with a hot date-- The klutzy teen who works at movies during the summer and always smells like Dr Pepper. The nerdy girl with the oversized glasses. The one in the background always screwing up.

You must be thinking: "This poor girl. She must hate her sorry life to pieces." But really, I love my life. I love the small town of Dailyville, Connecticut. I love my job, I love my friend (singular, not plural), I love my family. Not many people think of me as 'cool' or 'fashionable' or 'gorgeous', but I'm happy being different. Now you're wondering, "Why the heck is this chick giving me her backstory?", am I right? Well, here it goes.

This is the story of the summer I turned seventeen, and the epic tale of how and why I fell in love.

Shall I take up this challenge? What do you guys think?

Kenzy

Four days!!

2010-10-27T08:50:00.006-05:00

FOUR DAYS TIL HALLOWEEN.

Yup. And I still don't know what I'm going to be. I have a ton of friends going for me being 'an abstract painting' (don't ask, it's a long story), I have several friends wanting me to be River Song, a character from Doctor Who, and I have a couple wanting me to be Big Bird from sesame street. What do you guys think I should be?

COMMENTS. ❤

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Happy Birthday, Kai!!

Yus. Today is Kai, from the blog World of Kai, is turning 13 today! So, everyone, head over to her blog and post a 'happy birthday' comment! (Click the 'follow' button while you're at it. xD)

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I got a Picnik account! Yay! So I've been making cool picture-y stuffs lately. It's cool. My computer is being a meany face and not letting me upload the ones that I've made recently, but they will be posted soon. :)

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Short post, I know, but I promise, when I choose what halloween costume i'm going to wear, I'll post photos of it. Also, I'll post tons of pictures from Kai's Halloween/birthday party which is this weekend. And of course, there will be MANY trick-or-treating pictures up on my blog before long. ❤

The End. I bid you adieu.

Kenzy

Random Fan Art and An Award from Brena

2010-10-21T16:20:00.007-05:00

Hello.

Just for the record, I would have posted this yesterday, but for some reason Blogger wouldn't let me upload pictures. >.> SO, here I am, uploading pictures.

Of what? you ask.

Of my Doctor Who fan art that I draw on the back of my math homework! WHEE!

The top one is of The Doctor (the guy with the funky hair on the left) and the girl next to him is Donna Noble. The TARDIS (the time machine) is behind them (sorry about the words being backwards-- i took the picture with the camera on my computer), and all the way on the right are two Daleks. I am quite proud of my Daleks. :3

The bottom picture of the girl (if you can tell what it is... ・_・) started out as a picture of me, but then it ended up looking a bit like Rose Tyler from the episode Girl in the Fireplace. (the one episode when Rose had slightly curly hair.)

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Thanks Brena! She made me this award because I helped her with her blog. :) AND IT'S PURPLE WHICH I LOVE. So thanks again. :D :D

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I am currently reading The Red Pyramid by Rick Rioridan. And loving it. I want to be Sadie, but I think Kai has already claimed the role... XD I'll post a review on it as soon as I'm done. ♥

That is all.

Kenzy

Mattress Shopping and the Syphony

2010-10-17T16:58:00.006-05:00

Have you ever been mattress shopping? Well. I just did for the first time. And let me tell you-- it's kind of bizarre. I mean, you go into a store, and you lay on beds. In your clothes. And you're afraid of messing up the mattresses up with your shoes. And the store lady watches you. Like a creeper.

So, why be I talkin 'bout mattresses? The reason be this: I got my bed today. It was shipped in and assembled this morning, and we realized that i didn't have mattresses, so Dad took me room shopping.

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Last night I got to go to a symphony show with my family. It was a tribute to George and Ira Gershwin, and insanely wonderful. They played Rhapsody in Blue, and I almost cried. Yes, I probably sound like a weepy, classical music obsessive person, but the piano player was just amazing. He played so wonderfully, and his fingers were so fast.... just insanely cool.

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Books! I just went to the used bookstore and got tons. And I just realized today that I now have three copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone. I have two copies of Chamber of Secrets, and two copies of Order of the Phoenix. Am a nerd, huh?

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Well, short post today. Nothing much is going on at the mo...

Kenzy

2010-10-15T21:26:00.000-05:00

It is inadvisable to drink orange juice while laying down. I have experienced this and felt quite stupid, and also a bit sticky. :P

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So. I don't have much to blog about, today. Sorry guys. :( Life is mainly just homework and school and such, and I don't like to complain about that kind of stuff, so i don't post about it. I haven't written anything in the past few weeks, and I feel really.... deprived? Dirty? Incomplete? Life's just been crazy hectic.

My current music obsession is Paramore-- really that's all i've been listening to, lately. xD Hayley Williams is frigging awesome, just have to say.

My dad just fixed my gorgeous blue guitar, and I've been playing around on that. Just figuring out chords and such-- i'm really no good at all. xD I have many fantasies about me and a few of my friends starting a band. We've already started it-- it's called The Stain [great name, right?] but we've had one jam session and one song idea and zero lyrics and zero fans. [unless you count parents. x)] I've tried writing songs, but I write two or three lines of an idea, and it just goes nowhere. I'm more of a novelist than a poet, to tell you the truth.

Oh, here's a random picture of my bulletin board.

On it, you will find the following:

A Taylor Swift poster (middle)
A conglomeration of David Tennant pictures. [he's the guy who plays the 10th Doctor in Doctor Who] (top right)
A Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory poster (off center, left)
A photo of a dude with a creeper face (under the Willy Wonka poster)
A drawing of Luna Lovegood that I drew last year (top left)
A figure skating ribbon that I won four years ago (hanging in between the creeper dude and Luna)
An artdungeon.net picture of Ron and Hermione (above the creeper dude)
A Harry Potter bookmark that my friend Sarah Beth gave me in second grade (under Luna)
An artdungeon.net picture of The Trio (under the bookmark)
A Happy Bunny poster [When life gives you lemons, squirt juice in your enemy's eyes] (above and to the right of the Trio)
A card from my friend Savannah (next to the Happy Bunny on the right)
Tickets to a few Broadway shows (slightly above the card)
A photo of me and my sister from when I was eight and she was three (a little behind the bottom right corner of Taylor Swift)
A photo of the cover of Deathly Hallows (beside the photo)
A picture of the TARDIS (above DH)
DON'T BLINK [kind of speaks for itself...]
A drawing of the TARDIS and a Cyberman and a Dalek (above DON'T BLINK)

Whoa. I just realized how much stuff I have on my bulletin board. o.o

Well, that's enough for today. I really have nothing else to write about. xD

Kenzy

Reading this title will make you want to read the whole post. :P

2010-10-14T00:57:00.000-05:00

Okay, as a wonderful act of randomness, I am going to create a tag/award. Because I truly have nothing else to post about. :P

The ADD award!

That's the 'Awesome Doodle Dino' award, not Attention Deficit Disorder. x)

Here is the tag..... it's really just a bunch of random questions.

1. QUICK-- TYPE THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND!!

- Dude.

2. If you were a song genre, which would you be?

- Alternative/Rock

3. You decide to paint all the walls in your room pink. What shade do you choose?

- A really deep shade of pink.

4. Are you an even or odd number?

- ODD!

5. If you were a Doodle Dino, what color would you be?

- Purple, duh. XD

6. What is the craziest outfit you've ever worn?

- You don't wanna know. LOL

7. What is your favorite thing to doodle on the margins of your math homework?

- The Doodle Dino, of course!

8. What seven people are you going to tag/award?

Tada!

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I am the Kenzasaurus. Hear me roar.

RAWR.

-Kenzasaurus

ps, sorry for the randomness of this post. i promise i will have more interesting things to post about soon. :)

Even more nerd glasses, Binary Day, and writing.

2010-10-10T22:34:00.001-05:00

Nerd glasses.

I got real ones. As in, actual, with glass in the frames, not 3D glasses, totally real nerd glasses. BEST five dollars I've ever spent. Mom took me shopping today. It was fun, considering I haven't been shopping in... forever. We also got cheeseburgers and a milkshake, which was just lovely.

HAPPY BINARY DAY!! 10/10/10

It is the tenth day of the tenth month, in the year 2010. 10-10-10 in binary code is 2-2-2. Woot, math skills. x)

Thanks for commenting on my writing in my last post. :) Y'all made me quite happy. I'm not really focused on any story writing other than my now 194 page novel. I haven't made much progress on it in the past month, though, which is saddening. I could blame it on homework, I could blame it on my lack of sleep, I could blame it on blogging/other websites.... I could blame it on anything, really. But it's really just my awful time management. I just need to be able to sit down at the computer and write for about an hour and a half. My problem with that: the internet. It calls to me. Like a voice inside my head, saying "Kenzy.... come check your emails.... come chat with your friends.... come IMDB someone.... come, get away from the whole reason you sat down at the computer in the first place...." Ugh. I'm working on it, though. Really disciplining myself to not open up Safari or Firefox. To sit down and just write. I'm so close to finishing my first novel, and yes this will sound cheesy, but though so close, I'm so far. I still have to edit, reread it, edit again, talk to my writing tutor about the possibility of publishing....... It's a long road ahead. I'm trying to move mountains.

*cue The Climb by Miley Cyrus*

I think that is all for today. Possibly. Unless I think of one more thing to talk about while I'm typing this sentence.

HEY I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING!

LOL JK, I forgot.

*fails*

Loves and Peaces

Kenzy

Transtar

2010-10-09T01:09:00.000-05:00

Transtar

Mikaela was beginning to think that this was a very, very bad idea.

The ships loomed in front of her, not quite casting shadows in the early-morning light, and landing grounds were almost completely silent, save for a few traders and their servants. It would be so easy for her to just slip into one of the Starcruisers unnoticed. Stowing away wouldn’t be that hard, would it? She could even take her pick of which ship to ride.

There was the nine-point yacht, named Starspeare, with inter-ship teleportation and a robotic staff. And the five-point Neverland, an intergalactic trading ship that dealt with the Black Market. What about the dingy, two-point theater troupe ship, with a crew of only three? Mikaela could definitely see the adventure in each of these options. But there were so many more…

She stared walking down the long lines of Starcruisers docked in the Landing Bay. There were hundreds of them, but Mikaela only needed one. One ship, and she could get away from this small planet; she could see the stars and have better hope for adventure.

Something is going to go wrong, she thought. I just know it. This is a very bad idea.

Her thoughts were interrupted when an old wrinkly woman pushed passed her, holding a large basket of sweet-smelling herbs. “Ain’t you got somewhere to be?” she spat, hitching up her skirts and walking away, disappearing behind a four-point motel ship.

Aint’ I got somewhere to be? Mikaela slung her heavy rucksack over her shoulder and trudged on through the Landing Bay. Yes, in fact, there was somewhere she had to be. But she knew she couldn’t be there. It was just too dangerous, after everything that happened. The civilians wouldn’t hear about it for a few months. That’s when everything would change. No one would notice how awful their lives had become since the Radicals took over.

Mikaela shuddered at the thought of what would happen to her if she stayed. Ever since her family had started outwardly opposing the Radicals, a group of interplanetary extremists looking to reform the government of the Malursae solar system, her Top Class life had started going downhill. Just two months ago, she was being tutored by the top cosmologist on the planet of Landrin, going to high-end Starcruiser shows, and eating some of the best food in the solar system. But when Mikaela’s father had tipped the wine bottle too many times at an important business party, he had said, rather drunkenly, that the government run by the people of his Top Class was pristine, without a flaw in the world, and underground Radical spy heard. It only took a few days to realize that something was wrong.

Mikaela’s tutor had gone missing. She lost contact with her friends. The family’s house staff and servants wouldn’t look them in the eyes. Her father’s income had dropped dramatically, but no one knew where the money went. It turned out that the house staff was being blackmailed into spying, giving information to the Radicals who terrorized and robbed Mikaela’s family. All normal life stopped, and they were thrown into chaos and poverty. There was nothing they could do as they watched the Radicals gain power by quietly murdering Top Class government officials. There was no way they could warn anyone of the turmoil that was to come, for if they had spoken out, the Radicals would surely have killed them, too. There wasn’t a thing they could do to impede their rise to power.

And not one of Landrin’s Middle or Minor Classes knew a thing. Not only the planet’s Top Class, but the whole planetary government itself was controlled by Radicals who wanted nothing but more and more power.

Mikaela stopped at a pile of wooden boxes and sat down. She had walked a mile, maybe, down the Landing Bay, and was getting tired. She watched as more people had begun to show up, stowing things into their vessels. Crew members ran around, checking the engines on the ships, counting the goods that were being loaded, and ticking off their objectives on clipboards.

After a few minutes, Mikaela decided to continue her search for the perfect Starcruiser. She stood up and starting walking down the long line of spaceships, resuming her thinking back on the past few weeks.

Her home, the huge mansion that she had lived in since birth, became an empty shell, a reminder of what used to be her life. The servants had either fled or disappeared without a trace. Cobwebs grew in every corner. Money became even more scarce. Leisa, Mikaela’s younger sister, began begging for food on the streets. Little did the rest of her family know, Leisa also began speaking out about the Radicals, about how they planned to reform the solar system’s government. They wanted to put a new set of laws in order, preventing the people’s role in voting for government officials.

And when the Radicals found out…

A flash of memories whirled around Mikaela’s mind. Fire. Smoke. Heat… Leisa running… Her mother, crying… Screams. Radicals shouting.

“Who is this Speaker the townspeople are speaking of?” they had yelled. “Who is preaching mutiny!?”

Leisa stood stock still in front of the Radical police leader. “Why would you need her?” she shouted, the only still and solid thing in the burning house. “Why!”

Mikaela knew instantly who this ‘preacher of mutiny’ was. Her little sister, the meek, childish one, had taken a stand against the unjust dictators that now controlled everything. And it would cost Leisa her life.

Mikaela didn’t think. She hadn’t thought at all. She ran through the raining ashes, through the flames, the pain nearly overwhelming her. “IT WAS ME,” she screamed out, her voice breaking along with her heart.

Then the roof caved in, and Mikaela fell from the second floor of her once beautiful mansion.

When Mikaela woke up, she was laying on a bed of ash, her hair burnt, and Leisa shaking her awake. “Why did you tell them it was you?” she cried, her eyes dark and her hair tangled. She was the very image of despair. “It was me, Mikaela! They’re going to kill you, Mikaela, you’re so stupid! It was me—why didn’t you tell them that it was me? And now they’re going to kill you just like they killed….” Leisa cried, holding her sister close.

For a moment, all Mikaela could do was just sit there, glad that Leisa was safe. And then the weight, like a thousand houses piled on her stomach, hit her. “Leisa, where’s Mum and Dad,” Mikaela asked hoarsely, not enough energy to make the sentence sound like the unbearable question it was.

Leisa stood, clenching her fists into tight balls of fury, and turned towards the smoldering remains of their home. She suddenly looked a lot older than her fifteen years. “The Radicals,” she choked. “They burned them. They killed them Mikaela. Mum’s dead. Dad’s dead.”

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Whatcha think? This is my newest writing bit... I mean, I just finished this part of before copy/pasting it into this blog post. (please excuse my grammatical and typing errors)

Space. The final frontier.

2010-10-04T16:23:00.000-05:00

Gotta love Startrek. ♥

Shoot for the moon.

Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

Either you'll land among the stars, or you'll fall through an endless void of space and time with no hope for rescue, and you'll also be dead, because there's no oxygen in outer space. And that's when you start to wonder, Why did I shoot for the moon in the first place? So. My revision on that quote is

Shoot for the moon.

Don't forget a space suit.

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I'm doing a lot of writing lately. Mainly for school. I find that annoying. I'd rather write books and stories than write seven paragraphs for literature, edit thirteen paragraphs for composition, and compose a four paragraph research report on lactose intolerance. -.- BUT. I can deal with it. I'm almost done with my LI paper, which is nice, and I'm really hoping that it won't fail. Literature and composition, on the other hand............ Ugh. But like I said, I can deal with it.

So, enough of my school complaints. It's time for pictures of me and my brother! Yesterday, we were being goofballs and decided to take some pictures with PhotoBooth on our computer. This is what we came up with......

Blogger, meet my brother, Jaxon!

That's me in the back.... being a creeper.

Whoa! Four arms!

Thumbs up :D

He's awesome. Sometimes annoying, but awesome.

Um....... well, this is kind of out of order, but going along with my 'spacey' theme, I have some writing ideas to post. Not now, but soon. Maybe in the next week or so. :)

Kenzy

Ditch Everything and Become a Pirate

2010-10-02T20:40:00.000-05:00

And if you did that, my friends, every day would be like the afternoon I had.

So my dad decided that since today was most likely the last warm-ish day of the year, we should go out on the lake in our boat. Fun, right? Well. We got out there and it was 70 degrees, around 67 degrees with wind chill. And wind there was, my friends, and lots of it. It was so windy, in fact, that white caps were forming out in the middle of the lake. Geez.

So we get the boat in the water and ride out into a little cove where we usually anchor, and Dad freaks out. Apparently, the water had gone down, and our boat was floating over 3 feet of water. Which is very dangerous. So we try and get out, but out boat keeps getting battered by the wind, and we almost hit rocks multiple times. About 20-ish minutes later, we're rolling back out of the cove.

And we thought our troubles were over. Ha.

As we come around the corner, we see someone waving at us from across the water. At a closer look, we saw that they had hit some rocks and beached up on the shore of a small island. And of course, we go over and try to help them. To make a long story not quite so long, we found out that their engine had died, and we were gonna try and tie them to our boat to pull them out. After much toiling and trouble, nearly falling out of boats, water spraying up over the sides, and such and suchness, we got them tied up with a long rope to our boat. We pulled them over to the marina, and said goodbye.

On the ride home, I said that if we ditched everything and became pirates, every day would be like that.

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SO.

I'm in my new room right now. Typing this blog post. I'm very happy. You will hear more about how happy I am in my new room for many days to come. Just thought I'd warn you.

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Oh, I haven't told you about the dance, yet, have I? WELL. I had fun. Caroline and Gracie and Sarah Beth and Claudia and I danced and drank soda and stuff. It's funny, cos at dances girls are supposed to dance with guys, and guys with girls, but you know that there's no way it's gonna happen. Yes, a handful of people remembered me, not nearly as much as last time, though. It's funny cos they were the same people. xD BUT one guy who I knew in first grade came up to me and was like--

:OOOOOOOO "KENZY!!?"

and I was like--

._. "Hi Will."

Everyone in the near vicinity laughed because it was the funniest thing ever. XD

The rest of the dance passed quickly, and afterwards, Care's mom brought me to the grocery store where my mom was going to pick me up. Caroline and I ran around the food isles looking for samples [we were the only ones in there because it was almost 11 at night] and staring at the funny halloween costumes. We got some candy cos it was BUY ONE PACK GET ONE FREE and nommed on that til Mom showed up.

And then I got home and went to bed. In my new room. YAY!

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Well, that's all for now!

Ķëñżÿ

I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.

2010-09-30T20:38:00.000-05:00

^awesome quote^ :P

Hello world. ♥

Sorry about the random title. I just couldn't think of anything else. x)

RIGHT. So. I'm going to blog about my day. Which is mostly school. SCIENCE. I love it. We're [when i say we, i mean me and my brother] are leaning about DNA and RNA and stuffs. And codons. And I'm doing a report on lactose intolerance. Which is bleh. I don't know why I even chose that topic, but I used to be lactose intolerant. Not anymore, though, thank God. I used to not be allowed to eat ice cream. :O

These guys are shamazing. And plus, this song is just...... Beautiful. Gorgeous lyrics.

OH. I figured out how to put videos on my blog. *waggles eyebrows* Didja notice?! Be prepared for more videos in the future......

Okay, I know it's a couple months early, but I know what I want for my birthday and Christmas.

1. iTunes gift cards

2. Barnes and Noble gift cards

The end. I finally have my priorities straight. xD

Oooh!! I started Mockingjay! And so far, it's kind of bizarre, but I like it. I don't know what 'team' i'm on, though. xD I'm a huge Peeta fan, but there's something that just bugs me about him. Same with Gale. I just don't love either of them..... I think Katniss should end up with Peeta, though.

NO SPOILERS PLEASE O_O

Tomorrow night is the middle school dance. *facepalm* Whee. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE going back to my old school! [I used to go there in first and second grade before i started homeschooling] It's just highly awkward to see all these people who I used to know when we were six, seven, and eight, and all the guys I used to tower over are now several inches taller than me. HA.

Anywhoose, I'm raiding my mother's closet for an outfit. Still don't know what I'm gonna wear. xD

HALLOWEEN. YES. IT'S ONLY A MONTH AND A DAY AWAY. *dies of excitement*

I'm so happy. Halloween is my favorite holiday. This year, I'm gonna wear my striped tights, red converse, tons of makeup, and a rainbow-ish top. I didn't know what to call it, but most of my friends (ie Caroline, Gracie, Kai...) say it's an abstract painting. x)

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Okay, I've been putting off blogging about this up until now, but I'm finally bursting.

I MOVE INTO MY NEW ROOM TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR ALMOST SEVEN YEARS. I'M SO HAPPY. I CAN'T TYPE ABOUT BECAUSE IT JUST SIMPLY DOES NOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH JOY I HAVE AT THIS MOMENT. NO AMOUNT OF EXCLAMATION POINTS, BOLDNESS, OR CAPS LOCK CAN TELL YOU.

So, no more of that, I'll just say that I'm happy. Exponentially so.

Well, I think that's all for now, lovely stalkers.

~Kenzy

School and Dances

2010-09-29T09:37:00.000-05:00

School.

Lots of it. Tons of homework. Lots of science stuff. Science report on lactose intolerance. Meeh...

This friday is the middle school dance! WHEE. Caroline from CareBear's Randomness (her blog rocks) is taking me and Gracie from Gracie's Place (her blog too). Exciting.

So, this is a short post, but I promise: I WILL POST MORE LATER.

Love that. Keep Calm and Quote Yoda. Keep Calm and Go to Hogwarts. Keep Calm and Burn Twilight......

LOVE!

Kenzy

Cool Craft!

2010-09-26T18:19:00.000-05:00

How to Make a Denim Bulletin Board

Do you have a pair of jeans that are too small or too big for you? Do you not want to throw them away because you know you can turn them into something more than just an article of clothing? If the answer to both of these questions is 'Heck yeah!' then I have the perfect craftfor you to try: a denim covered cork board for you to show off your photos, doodles, or letters!☺

Denim Bulletin Board

First, gather your materials.

- A cork board, typically 14 inches by 14 inches (you can find this at your local Home Depot) Mine is a circle. ☺

- A pair of jeans or a denim jacket that your parents are okay with you ripping up

- A hot glue-gun or strong Gorilla Glue/Superglue that holds well

- Scraps of fabric, appliqués (and iron), beads, ribbons, or anything you would like to decorate your bulletin board with (optional)

- Scissors

- Pencil

- Ruler

- Stapler

- Thumbtacks

Lay out your materials on a table where you can see them and they are easy to reach. If you are using a hot glue-gun, go ahead and plug it in now. It might be a good idea to have an old sheet or some newspapers spread out underneath your materials, just in case the gluing becomes messy. Then, cut the jeans with the scissors along one of the legs, following the outer seam all the way to the top of the pants.

Open the jeans up and place them over the cork board, pocket side up, adjusting the jeans until the the fabric completely covers the board. If you want a pocket or two on you bulletin board, you would want to use the rear end of the jeans, with the back pockets.

Next, cut the jeans around the perimeter of the bulletin board, leaving at least four inches of excess fabric around the edges.

Now fold the excess jean fabric behind the board, and staple the fabric around the perimeter on the front, making sure the fabric is taut in the middle.

Then, bring out the Gorilla Glue/SuperGlue or hot glue-gun (whichever you would like) and glue the extra denim fabric to the back of the cork board. Let it dry for 25-35 minutes (depending on your glue) with the glued side face up.

Once the glue has dried, set your bulletin board with the glued side face down. Now is the time to decorate! Bring out the appliqués and place them where you want. Appliqués are kinds of ready-made, iron-on embroidery. (For instructions, look on the back of the package.) If you don't have an iron, then you can glue them on. Also, if there are any extra belt-loops, you can cut them off and glue those horizontally to your bulletin board to hold pens and markers. Maybe you want to glue a ribbon to your bulletin board and stick photos of you and your friends behind it. Maybe you want to decorate the denim with puffy paint, or add patches of old clothes to the edges. Be creative! Think of cool new ideas! And when you're done, use thumbtacks to post your homework assignments, letters from friends, or pictures of you and your pet. Give this craft as a gift or hang it up on your wall, and when your friends come over asking where you bought it, say "Well, my friends, I made this on my own. It's fun, creative, and green! I recycled a pair of my old jeans, and you can do it too!" ☺

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What you just read (if you even read it at all) is a school project. Yes, school. So yes! Tell me what you think! Would you try it? Were my instructions well-written or confusing? Comments!

Thanks guys.

Kenzy

My Life in a Box

2010-09-25T12:37:00.000-05:00

WELL, actually, it's ten boxes. And it's not even my whole life. Just the majority. I mean, clothes, books, shoes, books, random doodads, books, and just lots of my stuff. Why is it all in boxes? I'M MOVING.

No, not out of the house.

I'M MOVING INTO MY NEW ROOM.

Which just got built. It's almost finished, and i'm packing all of my stuff up to move in next week! I've been waiting patiently for this project to be finished, living in the same room with my sister for almost seven years.

Picture time!

This is my room at this moment, with only a few of the many boxes of shtuff. >.<>

This is a corner of the room that i'm moving into!! YES!! Those french doors over there open out onto a teeny balcony. :)

The color theme of my new room is gonna be purple [no, duh xD] blue, and green. And i'm moving in next week. *jumps up and down* I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED. *ahem*

SO YES! that's the most exciting thing in my life right now! Other than complaining about the amount of homework I have, there's really nothing else to blog about. BUT that will soon change! Hopefully.

Love you all,

Kenzy

Something Funny, and Something Thought-Inspiring

2010-09-19T20:42:00.000-05:00

Finally.

Would you like 'funny' first, or 'thought inspiring' first?

Either way, I'm going with 'funny'. XD

Diary of a Wimpy Kid! THE MOVIE.

Rating: 3.5/5

Definitely a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I expected funny and shallow, but what I got was funny and relatable. The dialogue was witty, the casting impeccable, and just the overall thing was great.

Actors. Well, Zachary Gordon [Greg] was alright. I thought he was cast well, and he definitely wasn't a horrible actor. There were just moments where it was like "Oh, I memorized my lines now," and there wasn't much acting. But then again, there were times when he did a really good job. So I give Zachary Gordon 3/5 stars. :)

Robert Capron [Rowly] was fantastic. He was really, I mean really, great. I give him 5/5

Devon Bostick [Rodrick] was HILARIOUS! And really, really good. 4.5/5

Chloe Moretz [Angie] was great! 5/5

Directing: 3.5/5 It was alright, but going back to Zachary Gordon. He definitely could have directed him better.

So yeah, funny movie, and I definitely recommend it. :D

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So, Thought-Inspiring, eh?

And it has to do with purple. Yippee! So, after much thought and consideration, I had decided that I might possibly maybe get a streak of purple in my hair.

*silence*

Kenzy: *whispers* This is where you tell me what you think.

COMMENTS!

My parents have semi-okayed my idea, but I have to think of some things.

Why do I want a bit of purple hair? Is it typical teenage rebellion? No, actually, it's not. It's me expressing my artistic side (yes, and my love of purple). It's not something I've just decided on a whim, either. I've really thought about it and talked to my parents about it. And I don't want a lot, just like this:

That's Chloe Moretz [she was in Diary of a Wimpy Kid] and I just thought her hair was great. Only NO PINK FOR ME, I'd like purple. But about that much. :)

What are your thoughts?

Tell me what you think, please.

Kenz

Quick Post! [I mean, really speedy]

2010-09-17T14:30:00.001-05:00

Okay, I have 15 minutes to write two book reviews, an update on what I've been doing for school, something funny, and something thought-inspiring.

SO. I'm gonna type really fast.

Book reviews!

Sovay, by Celia Rees.

An interesting read. I loved it! I give it 4/5 stars.

Sovay is set in 1794 England during the French revolution. I would love to write a LOT about this book, but considering I'm on a time crunch, I'm going to give you as much as I can, which sadly, won't be a lot. :(

Sovay, Sovay all on a day
She dressed herself in man's array
With a sword and a pistol all by her side
To meet her true love to meet her true love away did ride.

And as she was a-riding over the plain
She met her true love and bid him stand
Your gold and silver kind sir she said
Or else this moment or else this moment your life I'll have.

And when she'd robbed him of his store
She says kind sir there is one thing more
A golden ring which I know you have
Deliver it deliver it your sweet life to save.

Oh that golden ring a token is
My life I'll lose the ring I'll save.
Being tender-hearted just like a dove
She rode away she rode away from her true love.

Oh next morning in the garden green
Just like true lovers they were seen
Oh he spied his watch hanging by her clothes
And it made him blush made him blush like any rose.

Oh what makes you blush at so silly a thing
I thought to have had your golden ring
It was I that robbed you all on the plain
So here's your watch here's your watch and your gold again.

I did intend and it was to know
If that you were me true love or no
For if you'd have give me that ring she said
I'd have pulled the trigger I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead.

( source: http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/displaysong.php?songid=129 )

So. That's a just a little something-something.

Celia Rees is a wonderful writer. THe only problem I had with the book was the ending. It left so many questions unanswered. [Not that I don't love books ending with questions, it's just that this one left out more than I wanted.] Mainly about the characters-- it's like the disappeared. Which I know they didn't. Um. *trying hard not to give away spoilers*

ANOTHER Book Review!!

This is the sequel to Eyes Like Stars, a book that I did a review on a couple weeks ago. :D

This one: 4.5/5

HILARIOUS. Just hilarious. And sweet and romantic. And scary [well, not really, just.... creepy?].

I can't give too much away, and I only have a couple minutes left so.....

SCHOOL.

*dead*

*dying*

*still dead*

I have a million tons of homework.

WHATNOW?

I know. Homework, for a homeschooler? Yes, it exists.

DANCE.

I started modern again! I had no idea how much I missed it until last night. *sigh* I'm so glad to be doing it again.

I also have ballet on Mondays. That's not as enjoyable, but at least I'm stretching, right?

Okay, I have no time to post something funny or thought-inspiring, so I'll leave this post at this.

I love you all!

I promise, I DO have something funny and something thought-inspiring. BUT, that is for another post.

*whispers* it involves purple.

KBAI!

Kenzy

Short Post!!

2010-09-13T09:18:00.001-05:00

Got home from South Carolina last night!

School starts today......... weee..... actually, i kinda am excited. :D

New header ^up there^. Whatcha be thinkin?

New book review will be up soon!!

Also, i'm seeing Inception with my aunt sometime this week. YAY! xD

Love you all, gotta go do some schoolish stuff. :D

Kenzy

COMMENT

Georgetown Ghost Stories - pt. 1

2010-09-09T20:30:00.000-05:00

Hey, bloggers! Today, I will attempt to write about my Ghost Tour in Georgetown, South Carolina. I did it with my aunt Naynay yesterday (the 8th). It's kind of novel-style, but anything in brackets [like this] is just me talking.... in, uh, not novel style.... yeah.
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The night air was muggy. I didn't mind. Waiting with anticipation under the Georgetown, South Carolina clock tower[ that's a picture of it ^above^ ], the almost empty streets had a sepia quality because of the yellowish light cast by the streetlamps. I bounced on the balls of my feet and looked up and down the road.

"Now, Kenz, let's get things straight: I don't believe in any of this ghost story crap, 'kay?" my Aunt Naynay said, standing beside me.

I sighed and tightened my jacket around me, though I wasn't cold at all. "Please, Naynay," I said, "just believe in ghosts for one night."

"Fine," she consented, a smile threatening to break through. "I will for you."

A few minutes later, a white pickup truck rumbled to a stop in the parking lot across the street, and a short woman hopped out. She wore a bandanna tied around her head, long gold earrings, fraying khaki shorts, and held an old-fashioned kerosene lamp as she walked quickly towards us.

"Hello, guys," she said in a thick, South Carolina accent. She set her lamp down on the sidewalk. "Sorry I'm late."

"It's okay," I assured her, smiling. "I love your outfit."

"Kenzy, this is Ginger, my cousin," Aunt Naynay said. "Ginger, meet my niece, Kenzy."

"Nice to meet you," I said.

My aunt and Ginger hugged, and two people appeared behind them.

"Is this the meeting place for the ghost tours?" one of them asked; a man, mid-twenties or so, and who seemed to be his mother standing beside him.

"Why yes, it is," Ginger replied, standing up straighter. "And it's just about time to start."

I took a deep breath. I was so excited-- an actual ghost tour in one of America's oldest and most haunted towns. [uh, who wouldn't be excited?]

Ginger began by talking about the history of Georgetown, South Carolina. First settled by the Spanish in 1526, the colony didn't last long, due to mosquitoes, disease, and the infertile soil. So, the Spaniards fled the settlement and moved down to St. Augustine, Florida, making it the earliest Spanish settlement in America.

As Ginger spoke, my eyes wandered off to the corner of the street, where I heard something rustling in the bushes. I was the only one who saw a fat, black cat scurry across the road and into the blackness of the alley behind us.

Georgetown was founded in 1729 by English settlers, making it the third oldest city in South Carolina, and became an official port of entry in 1732. Georgetown, named after King George [at the time, Prince George], flourished in the coming years, producing indigo and rice with the aid of slave labor. After the revolution, indigo stopped being such a big part of the South Carolina industry, so rice became its main product. From then on, rice was called "Carolina Gold". [Me: history geek. xD]

Ginger brought her brief 'history of Georgetown' lecture to an end, and gestured at the building we were standing under. "This is the Georgetown Rice Museum, once the Town Hall." [ I think that's what it was] "It is also our first stop on the ghost tour. This building is haunted by two ghosts.

"If you look at the hours on the museum schedule, you'll see that they close at four-thirty, instead of five o'clock. The reason? Well, back a while ago, some twenty years or so, the girls who worked here started complaining about a noise up in the attic. It occurred at around five, every evening, as they were closing up. Like a step--" Ginger stomped her foot on the pavement-- "and a drag." She dragged her foot around, then stood up. "The two women checked and checked, but every time the looked up in the attic, nothing was there, and the noise would stop. Now, they knew of Georgetown's ghost population, so they invited a team of ghost investigators to come do some paranormal tests. [GHOST BUSTERS!] They found one of a pirate with a peg leg from the 1700's, hiding out in the attic of the building, which back then was the town hall.

"Later," Ginger continued, "I can't say how much later, the one of the women who worked here started getting the sense of a male presence behind her at the cash register, but turning around, she found no one. This occurrence kept happening, so she decided to get another team of ghost investigators to come check it out. They found the ghost of a Civil War general who had helped bring South Carolina back into the Union. What they thought was odd, though, was that this general had died in his home, far from here, and burried in his city's cemetary. So why was he haunting this old Town Hall?

"Well," said Ginger, smiling, "I believe that this man knew that signing the document which brought South Carolina into the Union was the most significant and the most important thing he had done in his life. I think he's just popping in every once in a while to check that things are doing alright."

Everyone chuckled.

Accross the street and a couple blocks down, a streetlamp flickered, then went out.

"Now, everyone follow me." Ginger picked up her old-fashioned lantern. "We're just going down this alley back here."

As we walked, Aunt Naynay leaned down and whispered in my ear. "Did you see that streetlamp go out?" she asked.

I nodded, grinning. "Must be a ghost."

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SO. That's the end of Part One. I was thinking, if you guys liked it, I would post more of my Ghost Tour Tales in chapters. One or two ghost stories a post. Whatcha think?

This story was only the beginning.... dun dun dunnnn..... :O

Peace

Kenzy

Of Books and Blogging [and a bit more vacation]

2010-09-07T20:37:00.000-05:00

Hello, dear readers.
Not that you're reading this. 'Cause how would I know? You don't comment. *sighs*

*ahem*

Sorry about that. I'm having an.... odd day. Well, bloggingly speaking. My blog is really ticking me off. *bangs head with a computer* AAAGGHHH!!!!! It has nothing to do with the ammount of followers I have. CAUSE I LOVES YOU!! *big group hug* And I think 31 is a nice number, no? :D As you can see, I changed the picture up ^there^. I loved the old one, I just need it to be bigger, so until I can make it bigger, I'm just going to keep it as it is for now. Another reason why my blog is ticking me off: the background. It's the only purple one, but............. I dunno. It's just not....... I dunno. *dying* Help?

Anyway.

Books. I just finished Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn. I'm reading it for school, cos I'm gonna do a book review on it. Well.... I'm going to review it now for you guys. :)
Okay, I got it at a used book store in Florida, and I love used book stores. There's always been something mysterioius and interesting about them. Who was the person who owned this book before you? Why did they give it away? I like to think that it was a crazy old cat lady who liked to read romances, and she gave them away when she found out her long-lost lover had died tragically. Maybe the books brought back to many memories of when she was young and in love? [Sorry, that sounds cheesey...]
So I bought this ghost story/mystery book thinking it was going to be eerie and suspenceful like the ratings on the back said. I started reading it a couple days ago, after I got back from Florida, and it started out good. I mean, she's no J.K. Rowling, but Mary Downing Hahn didn't suck.
I'm going to give you the summary from the back of the book, and then I shall continue with my story. :)

Just before summer begins, thirteen-year-old Ali finds an old photograph. She recognizes the two children. One's her mother, the other is her aunt Dulcie... but who is the third person, the one who's been torn out of the picture? Ali will have two months to figure it out, since she's spending the summer with her aunt and cousin in the same house her mom and aunt used to visit when they were kids.

Then Ali meets Sissy. Sissy is mean, spiteful, and determined to ruin Ali's summer. Sissy also has a secret. could it have something to do with the old photo? Ali is dying to find out. Though, if she's not careful, that's exactly what might happen to her-- die, that is.

I finished reading it yesterday. My rating: one and a half.

I'm sorry, if you've ever read the book, but I just didn't really like it. The plot was good, the characters alright, and it could have been really cool. But it wasn't. I figured it out way earlier than the author probably intended. The ending was unimaginitive. The main character, Ali, was undeveloped and fake-sounding. I swear, Mary Downing Hahn used the same description FIVE TIMES throughout the book. Describing the same thing. A name, going around in Ali's head like words to a song that she couldn't stop thinking about. *facepalm* It's a great simile, just don't use it for the same thing over and over.

Do I recomend this book? Ehh........ read it if you want? I'm definitely giving it back to the used book store. Whoever had this book before me did the right thing. x)

Holy crap.

Has this whole post been nothing but me being a pessimist? Geez, I've talked about how my blog layout is bugging me, about how this book bugs me; what next? I WILL STRIVE TO BE OPTIMISTIC IN THE NEXT FEW PARAGRAPHS.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

*being happy*

Okay, yesterday I went out on the river with my aunt Naynay and her friend Terri [the same one who went to the beach with us] and her husband Frances. It. Was. Epic. I got pulled behind their boat on the raft, and lemme tell you, I'm as sore as heck today from holding on for over 12 miles, but it was worth it. :D

Today, my Aunt Naynay painted my finger nails with the purple awesomeness we got at walmart the other day. So now, I type in purple. xD

I just got back from dinner with Grandmary and my aunt, so I'm insanely stuffed. With food. Pasta, that is. And I just ate a bite-sized brownie. *yums*

I'm still reading Sovay by Celiea Rees, but I'm nearing the end, and when I finish, I will review it. I promise it won't be bleak as Deep and Dark and Dangerous. :)

OKAY, one last thing!! I know I've asked this question hundreds of times in the past, but YES, i'm asking again-- What do you think I should do to my blog? How should I change it? Where can I improve it? Should I add stuff? Stop doing stuff? Keep doing stuff? Post more of my writing? More photography? More book reviews? More movie reviews? Less of both? Should I talk about food?

Comments. :) Love you!

Kenzy

I'm also doing blog help, but I'll talk about that later. :)

Beaches and Tagging and Purple Shtuffs

2010-09-05T19:53:00.001-05:00

RIGHT: Beaches :)

Today, Aunt Naynay and her friend Terri took me to the beach while Grandmary was at work. Uh, epic. We boogie-boarded like CA-RAZY and since Hurricane [now a tropical storm] Earl just missed us, the waves were FAN-TAS-TIC. Fantastic. My Aunt is the best boogie-boarder in the world-- she taught me how when I was three years old. xD And today she was teaching these two kids how to boogie-board ''properly''. She's hilarious, the way she talks about boogie-boarding like an Olympic game, and I love it. :D About five minutes later, she had four or five kids in her little ''class''. Then, ten minutes later, [and I kid you not] there were 11-12 people there, ages ranging from 5 to 15 to 35 all in her following of boogie-boarders.
Well, one thing's for sure, they definitely wouldn't have gotten a better teacher than my aunt. :)

SO, that's what happened at the beach today. After we said bye to Terri and came home, we noticed that we were out of Wheat Thins and shampoo, so Naynay took me to Walmart to grab some stuffs.
Okay, lemme tell you a bit about what I'm wearing right now: Purple nailpolish on mah toesies, jean shorts, purple t-shirt, purple stud earrings, and a purple ponytail holder. Hmm, can you guess what my favorite color is?

COME ON, it's the theme for my blog!!

Right, so while we were there, I was looking at all of the shampoo in purple bottles, while Aunt Naynay was being the smart one and actually seeing if the brand was good. Then we turned the corner.

My Face: O_O

Nailpolish. Everywhere. A whole freaking aile dedicated to nailpolish. Okay, I'm not a girlie-girl, but nailpolish.... Eh, you should see what Kai and I do to pass the time. It's actual works of art. xD Anyway, I let Naynay go off looking for the Wheat Thins, and I made a beeline for the purple nailpolish. They had sparkly kinds, party kinds, Barney the Big Purple Dinosaur kinds, and neon kinds. I ended up getting the shiny kind. *loves her new purple nailpolish*

Then, while we were waiting in the check-out line, I spotted something: The Harry Potter emblem. So, i got a closer look, and saw that it was Harry Potter Character Bandz!! hehe. I'm wearing them now as I type.

*big announcer voice* AND NOW, FOR THE TAG FROM THE GOLDEN EAGLE!

books I've read recently or am reading now:

Eyes Like Stars

What Was Lost
Alice in Wonderland [reading it on my iPod!]

Sovay
Flatland [also reading on my iPod]

8 Songs or Albums I listen to all the time:
Evanescense - Fallen/Open the Door

Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick

John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change

John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room [the names of most of the John Mayer songs are insanely long]

Wicked Soundrack

AVATAR Soundrack

Demi Lovato - Don't Forget

Demi Lovato - Trainwreck

8 Things I love:
Purple [no duh xD]
Wheat Thins
The Beach
Books [no duh again xD]
Writing

Comments ;)
Blogging
YOU!!

8 Things I've learned this year:
Random people that you meet in Walmart can make your week. [long story, i might write about it later]

The rest i'll have to think about....

8 new recipes I want to try and make by the end of the year:
I don't cook much. At all. Uh.... :O

8 Favorite online hangouts:
Polyvore

Blogger

Harrypotter.wikia.com

tardis.wikia.com
Blogger draft

Webook.com

Gmail

CNN Student News

8 Projects I need to work on:

FINISHING MY BOOK :O

8 people I think should do this tag:
Hmmm.
Caroline of Carebear's Randomness
Gracie of Gracie's Place
Kai of The World of Kai
Cori of Cori's Blog
Audrey of Quirky Ramblings from a Teenaged Soul
Maia of Pen and Ink: The Persimmon Jounals
Adria of Adria Cherelle
Fearless Girl of Fearless Photography and Fearless Thoughts

TADA!!! :D

Ummm, yeah.

Love you! Comments, guys. :D

Kenzy

Oh, how I love vacation

2010-09-04T20:46:00.000-05:00

I am in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I just got back from 4 hours of shopping. I have the remains of chocolate ice cream dripping off my face. I am hugging a box of Wheat Thins like a teddy bear.

In short, my life ROCKS at the moment. :D

Tomorrow, me and my aunt are going to the beach to boogie-board and such while my grandma is in work. I. Can't. Wait.

Okay, recap of the day:

I got up this morning at around 12:00 pm [South Carolina time] and had a breakfast of Wheat Thins and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. *yums* After that, I took a shower, and my Aunt Renee [whom I call NayNay] and my Grandma Mary [whom I call Grandmary] took me to get my nails done. Purple for my toes, and light pink for my fingers. I LOVE MY TOES. *waggles toes*
We then went and got my hair trimmed [now it's not just dead stuff hanging by my side xD LMAO], and went to the mall. We tried on dresses for an hour or so [I got a pretty black one for church tomorrow-- i loves it :)] and then went shoe shopping.
NOw, lemme tell you a bit about myself here: I am the worst shoe-shopper on the face of the planet. My aunt is the best shoe-shopper on the face of the planet. In short-- shoe-shopping was....... interesting. I now wear a size 8 1/2 or a 9. Attack of the 12-year-old Bigfoot, i know, don't judge me. XD But we ended up getting a bunch of really cute shoes, and i ended up staring google-eyed at a pair of gorgeous, i mean INSANELY BEAUTIFUL, high heels as we left. I didn't get them; I didn't want them [I mean, seriously, whoever wears those must have a death wish]. But they were amazing.

I LOVE THE SHOES I HAVE NOW. And i get to wear them tomorrow. Aunt Naynay was talking about how she wanted to burn my walmart-bought sandals because they were a size to big for me and ''didn't do anything'' for me. I laughed pretty hard at that. I love my family. :)

After being out for 4 hours straight, Grandmary drove us back to her house [where we're staying] and we had a dinner of fruit, Wheat Thins, and chocolate ice cream. I don't think i need to tell you about how awesome it was, cos you should already have gathered that. xD

Hey, does anyone see a re-occoring theme in this post?

Hint: Wehta Nsiht
_____________________

That's Wheat Thins. And yes, they are on my list of Top 10 Favorite Foods. xD

Okay, gotta go now. LOVE YOU ALL!! Please comment. :D

Kenzy

PS
I have been coming up with a new book idea for some time now...... just thought you should know, i guess, considering that you're stalking me. Haha! JK

bye fo reals

kenz

Cloaks and more Traveling

2010-09-03T11:15:00.000-05:00

Hello :)

I have a cloak. And it's shiny and pretty and gorgeous. I loves it. Here's some pictures.

Ummm... yeah. I got it at cracker barrel on the way home from Florida.

OH YEAH, i'm back from Florida!!

And i'm leaving again today... I'm going to Charleston with my Aunt and Grandma. :D

Quite exciting.

So I love you, and i"ll post when i can!

Kenzy

More About Florida

2010-08-23T09:31:00.000-05:00

Heyho, everyone!

I'm still in Florida, having an epic time, and since it's raining here at the moment, my grandparents have given me a bit of computer time! So today, I'm going to tell you about my trip so far. :)

Let's start when I got off the plane... I was by myself, no longer an unaccompanied minor [just a minor this time!], so I felt quite grown-up when I dragged my carry-on down from the overhead bin and began walking toward the front of the plane. I waved goodbye to the stewardess, a sarcastic, 'oh-look-at-me-i'm-better-than-you' kind of woman, who frowned and nodded at me as I walked out of the plane. My red converse-clad feet felt light as air as I walked down the hall with my luggage and into the loading-gate area of the Tampa airport. Now, if you've never been to the Tampa airport, then lemme tell you: It's big and beautiful. And insanely clean, which is more than I can say for my airport.

It only took me a couple seconds to find my grandmother, whom I call Nonna, in the crowd of many travelers. I ran toward her, grinning. She smiled and gave me a hug, but I had to bend down to get her arms over my shoulders.

"You've gotten taller!" she exclaimed as we rode the tram to baggage claim, where we were meeting Pappa, my grandfather.

"You say that every year," I laughed.

"Well it's true." She smiled.

We met Pappa, got my bags loaded up in the car, and headed out of the airport.

"You want to go out to eat something, Kenz?" he asked me as we got on the highway.

"Sure!" I said, my stomach rumbling.

"Let's go to Johnny's," he said.

Johnny's is the most amazing Italian restaurant I've ever been to in my life. It's just.... brilliant. Amazing bread, really, the best I've ever put in my mouth.

We went to Johnny's, ate a LOT of bread, took home what we didn't eat, and went to bed.

The next day, Pappa and I went to an arcade type thing, and we rode the Go-Carts [WHICH WAS INSANELY EPIC] and I played Laser tag. Since there was no one else at the place, I got to do a one-on-one with the guy who worked there.

When the game started, I was sure I was going to loose. This dude played this game for a living, so there was no way I was gonna win. I shot as best I could, hitting some, missing most, and about halfway through the game, my shoe broke. Not to be defeated by the inconvenience of my flip-flop, I took it off and stuck it in my back pocket. The rest of the game went my quickly, and when the lights finally came on and I walked outside to get my score, Mike, the guy I was playing against, was totally freaking out.

"Dang, girl, you tore me up out there!" he exclaimed as I took off my laser vest and hung it up on the rack.

I laughed. "Thanks!"

That night, we watched Nanny McPhee [the first one]. I hadn't seen it a long time, and I had forgotten how much I loved it!

Thomas Sangster is one of my favorite actors ever. He's just so.... *mouths: HOT* brilliant at his characters. He was on two Doctor Who episodes, which makes him even more epic. I give the movie **** four stars. :D

The next day, Nonna took me to my favorite store ever, Barnes and Noble. *sigh* She sat at the coffee shop reading books she had picked out while I scurried around looking for something to buy. While looking through really good books, I saw a pile of Twilight. Feeling epic, I grabbed a few coppies and ran to the "Diseases" section of books and placed them neatly in the middle.

There were a few books I thought about buying:

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Sovay by Celia Rees

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

I settled on getting Sovay and Eyes Like Stars. Eyes Like Stars was brilliant; I finished it in two days. xD I give it **** four stars.

Here's what it says on the back:

Welcome to the Theatre Illuminata, where the characters of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. The actors are bound to the Theatre by The Book, an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of the actors, but they are her family. And she is about to lose them all because The Book has been threatened, and along with it the Theatre. It's the only home Bertie has ever known, and she has to find a way to save it. But first, there's the small problem of two handsome, both vying for her attention. The course of true love never did run smooth...

Quite a good. You should read it. :)

I just started Sovay, and so far, it's cool. I'll post about it later. :)

Then it was Sunday, and we went to church. I love Nonna and Pappa's church. It's so beautiful and it has really nice people and great sermons and a British pastor. That evening, after I swam in the pool for a while, we went to see Nanny McPhee Returns. I give it... eh, ** two stars. The first one was so much better. It was cute, but definitely G rated [it says PG but whatever]. Maggie Smith was, as always, BRILLIANT, and so was Emma Thompson, who's just AMAZING, and Ralph Feinnes, who's just.... *Dead* WONDERFUL. The kids were cute, especially the littlest blond boy who I just LOVED. And something that freaked me out: The kid playing Ceryl, the boy cousin, looks exactly like someone I know. HINT: Agustas Gloop. [If you ever saw the production of Willy Wonka at my community theater last year]

So yes, that's what happened so far. :D Today we're hoping to get to the beach but.... It's still raining. *facepalm* BUT we always have a good time, either way. :D

Kenzy

2010-08-20T17:52:00.000-05:00

Hey guys!

I'm in Florida, so you might not be hearing from me for a few days. :')

Vampires Suck was REALLY REALLY funny. Gracie, Care, and I laughed so hard through the entire thing. XD (Just FYI, it's one of those movies you would not want to take your younger siblings to see.... Definitely PG13) I give it three and a half stars. Quite hilarious.

Love you guys! Please comment :)

Kenzy

In which Kenzy talks about vampires and traveling

2010-08-18T14:13:00.000-05:00

Hello, my dear friends.

Tonight, I'm going to see Vampires Suck with my friend Caroline. I'M SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED!!! I'm probably going to wear my epic Harry Potter gear (ie: witch hat, robes, glasses). I'll let you know what I think. :D

Also, I leave tomorrow for Florida to see my grandparents. I stay with them for a week, then we drive up to north FL to see some more family. We're gonna be right on the beach, and we're going to go see the oil.

I believe that's all for now.

O_O

But is it.....?

Yeah, actually, it is.

G'bye now!

♥

Kenzy

More Nerd Glasses

2010-08-16T10:19:00.000-05:00

Yes. There's more.

Red white and blue!

Doodles....

Rainbow sparkly somethin' somethin'....

Yep.

And I have one or two more pairs that I want to decorate. Do you guys have any ideas? Post a comment!! :D

Kenzy

My Polyvore

2010-08-16T01:28:00.001-05:00

My Polyvore

You can ignore this post. xD

Kenzy

❤About Me❤

2010-08-15T21:07:00.000-05:00

Okay, this is a bit random, but I'm just going to tell you about me. I'm in that kind of mood, I guess..... This is for the people who started following just recently. :-)

My name is Kenzy Rivera ******

[Not allowed to give my last name. xD]

I will be thirteen years old on November 17th. I'm homeschooled, and have been for almost five years. I love it! I'm a music addict, a book reader, and a movie watcher. My absolute favorite movie of all time is Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan. My favorite television series are Doctor Who, Primeval, Stargate, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. My favorite books are Harry Potter [I'm absolutely obsessed], Maniac Magee, the GONE series by Michael Grant, and many, many more.

My dream job is to become an actress and a movie director/writer in England. I write novels, and make my own movies on the computer [no YouTube account-- yet. x)]. I also do community theater, and it's one of the things I look forward to in every year.

I have a very.... creative? Eccentric? Odd? Epic? Weird? family. [all of the above, actually] One younger brother, Jaxon, who's eleven, and one younger sister, Kyra, who's seven.

Jaxon's a bit crazy...

Kyra's crazy too... you just wouldn't know unless you spent five minutes with her. xD

I also have a wonderful Portuguese water dog named Rascal.❤❤

My favorite word is nifty, and I think that AVPM [A Very Potter Musical] is the coolest thing in the world. :P

Kenzy

My Epic Nerd Glasses 8D

2010-08-14T15:54:00.000-05:00

For your information, every time I see a 3D movie, I save my nerd glasses. I pop out the lenses, and keep them in my room. So. As a result, I have eleven or twelve nerd glasses from this past year. [I've saved some of my family's too. xD] I keep two or three pairs in my purse, there are one or two in various drawers around the house, and I have a secret stash of them in my sock box in my closet.

But why am I telling you this?

Well, my friend Sassy gave me the epic idea of decorating my nerd glasses. Hers have green and pink puffy paint all over them. So she came over for a sleepover yesterday, and we decorated a pair of my nerd glasses. Get ready for some pictures!!

TADA!!

I glitter-ified them. :D I'm so happy. They're just so shiny and fun looking. I love them. ❤❤

So....

I think that's all for today. OH I might see Inception again later this month with Sassy. xD And I might see it with Kai. And I might see it with Caroline. And Gracie.

Love you all!

Kenzy

New Layout, and More Inception facepalm

2010-08-11T00:28:00.000-05:00

New layout-- whatcha think?

Inception-- yes, I saw it again. xD The first time, it was definitely better, because of the thrill of not knowing what was going to happen next, but the second time was no worse. [does that make sense?] The cool thing about seeing it a second time was that I understood everything in the beginning, and I could spot things and understand mome

nts that I couldn't the first time. Yeah, I could talk about this movie more, but I'm just gonna leave it at that and say that I'm probably going to see it a third time with my friends. *facepalm* Yeah. XD

Er. Yup!

Short post, sorry. Here's a picture? This is Mason-- a babysat him and his sister [my sister's best friend] a couple times. Isn't he adorable? ♥♥

Inception

2010-08-09T14:00:00.000-05:00

***

I walked out of the movie theater shaking. I could feel my eyes tearing up as I walked quickly to the doors with my family. My heart rate was definitely not normal, beating so fast, I could hear it in my head. I was still reliving every moment of that movie, trying to savor every epic scene, every intense dream sequence, every minute that made it the most phenomenal movie I've ever seen.

Pah. And I thought AVATAR was good. Inception is what AVATAR dreamed of. No pun intended. x)

Incpetion is about a man named Dom Cobb [Leonardo DiCaprio] who infiltrates people's dreams in order to extract information. When Cobb is hired by a man named Saito [Ken Watanabe] to plant an idea in the mind of one of Saito's business competitors, he puts together a team of people to help him finish the job. Ariadne [Ellen Page], the Architect, creates the world in which the dream takes place. Eems [Tom Hardy], the Forger, can take the form of others in the dream state. Yusuf [Dileep Rao], the Chemist, formulates the drugs needed to sustain the team member's dream states. Arthur [Joseph Gordon-Levitt], the Point Man, researches the target, making the inception possible and easier.

Cillian Murphy is Robert Fischer, the target of the inception. The goal of the team is to plant an idea deep in his mind, under layers of dreams.

I can't give too much away, though, because you have to see the movie yourself. All in all, I give the movie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ten stars. (okay, fine, hearts. xD) If you've seen Inception, post a comment telling me what you think. If you haven't post a comment telling me what you expect. And when you DO see it, tell me. :D

This is my favorite movie of all time. Avatar can die in a hole compared to Inception. xD [just kidding! xD]

Kenzy

2010-08-05T21:20:00.000-05:00

Sorry I haven't posted in so long.... life's been.... uh, busy. And you will notice that I haven't named this post. Why? Because I can't think of a title.

Today, I am going to talk about stuff that I love. Heh. yeah.

Primeval.

Second favorite show ever besides Doctor Who. It's about a group of people who work at an organization called the ARC, the Anomaly Research Center. They research cracks in time called Anomalies, which let loose all kinds of prehistoric and futuristic animals [and sometimes people] into London. And yeah, it's a British tv show. xD

The characters: (from left to right)

Abby Maitland [played by Hannah Spearritt], Connor Temple [played by Andrew-Lee Potts (and I just so happen to be madly in love with him xD)], Sarah Page [Laila Rouass], Danny Quinn [Jason Flemyng], and Captain Becker [Ben Mansfield].

So, may I talk long and hard about my love for Conner Temple/Andrew-Lee Potts? No? Okay, let me leave it at this, then: He is MINE.

I love all of these actors and actresses, they're awesomely epic and British. :D

Urm.

Nutella.

I can't upload a photo cos blogger's being a ball of meanness.

BUT.

It's my favorite food.

It's like..... food of the gods. I swear, Zeus eats it for breakfast every morning with a glass of milk. Yush. It's just that good. xD

Um. What else do I love?

Polyvore.

Hehe. I'm a bit obsessed with it. Do any of you ever look at my stuffs? I have a sidebar polyvore widget type thing if you wanna check some of it out. :) And BE WARNED. I make tons of Doctor Who and Harry Potter sets. xD I also have tons of friends on polyvore.

Lex

Ayesha

Chloe

Jess

Chi

Ari

Pickle!

Hannah

Holly

Hollie

Aishlion

Gabi

AND ALL THE REST OF MY FAVORITE TIMEGIRLS. :D>

But yeah. We're buddies. xD

Um.

oh, and another thing I love.

Comments.

Heh.

BUT THE THING I LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING:

You guys. You are my bestie bloggie friends, and I lurrrvveee you, every one! So post comments, mah friends. :)

Kenzy

School and Writing

2010-07-27T19:17:00.000-05:00

'Ello.

*British accent*

Let's just pretend I'm british for the sake of this post, okay?

....

Yeah, you're not buying it.

I fail.

*dead*

ANYWHOOSE.

School.

It's in the title, right? So I'm going to talk about it. Have you ever seen the OK GO music video for This Too Shall Pass? Well, if not, then I have provided a link for your convenience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w Why is this relevant to the topic of my school? BECAUSE I'M DOING IT. Me, Kai, her brother, and my brother are making a Rube Goldberg (I don't care if I spelled that wrong, so don't judge me) contraption for school.

Yes.

Homeschooling just rocks, right?

Heck yeah.

We've been planning it for AGES with our tutor, Pete, and tomorrow, we're setting out to make it work. Both Kai and I are going to post videos and pictures and epic stuff, so you'll get to see our epic win. If we don't fail. Which we might. And in that case, you get to see our epic fail. Which should be just as amusing.

Writing.

Hehe.

Like I don't talk about it enough.

Well, I'm writing a novel. I think i've mentioned it a couple times in my posts, but I've never really gone into too much detail. I'm not going into detail now, I'm just saying that I'm almost done. Three fourths of the way through, and it's over a hundred pages long. HOPEFULLY, it will be done on October 15 -- that includes editing and everything. The whole shebang. Yes, it seems ambitious for a nearly thirteen year old, but I'm actually looking to get it published. And IF I do, then I'm definitely saying something here about it. :D

Um...

That's it?

POST COMMENTS, I DARE YOU.

I swear, I'm only getting a couple of comments a post! Remember the days where I had five comments a post....? Those were the good ol' days...

Kenzy

ily

The Angles are All Wrong Now

2010-07-24T20:44:00.000-05:00

She's ripping the wings of of butterflies....

My new song-obsession!!!
Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore. I haven't listened to much Paramore, but I heard this song and FREAKED OUT. Cos it's just that amazing. <33

And I want you all to watch the video that I embedded into the side of my blog over THERE *points at sidebar on the right*. So yeah, watch that, they're amazing.

Um..... *thinking of topics to blog about*

BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me, what are some good books to read? I want you to post a comment about
1) The Title
2) The Plot
3) Your Rating [1-5]
4) Genre

Woo hoo! YAY! Thank you! I'm just looking for books to read.... :)

Um........ ALSO, could you give me ideas for stuff to take pictures of? I need inspiration. *void of inspiration* So yeah..... :DDD Post a comment.

AND AGAIN. One more thing. I feel like my blog is lacking something. Maybe it's just me, but if you think I should add something, do more of something, or stop doing something, then please comment and tell me what you think. :) Thankz. :D

Yeah, I've got you busy, haven't I? Uh, well I better have a bunch of comments soon.... xD

Kenzy

Book Review, Cooking, and a Poem

2010-07-19T19:48:00.000-05:00

Yes, I finished Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder. And let's just say---

AMAZING.

5 stars, most definitely.
And I figured out who it was near the middle of the book-- hehe. *evil mastermind* And I definitely recommend it to people 11+ years old. WONDERFUL BOOK.

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Cooking!

*unenthusiastic air-punch*

Yeah.
Menotachef.
Before this week, I would only make soup, pasta, and macaroni. But then my mom stepped in and said 'Hon, you gotta learn to cook more than carbs if you're gonna be a successful person.' So I got to work-- I made pesto, gourmet sandwiches, and fresh salsa, and every time, it was DELICIOUS (if I do say so myself).
I'm still learning how to love cooking like everyone else in my family, and soon, I hope to be able to make godly Nutella pankakes for breakfast like my brother.

Speaking of my brother--
TOMORROW IS HIS BIRTHDAY.
He's gonna be ELEVEN.
And for almost exactly four months, he will be a year younger than me. :)

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Okay---
Poetry.
I know what you're thinking!!
You: *banging head against wall* Noooooo pleease spare us!!!
Me: TOO BAD.

Here is a poem that I just wrote off the top of my head. I'm sorry if it sucks. :)

And then she realized that she didn't need her prince. She kissed him goodbye and
Backtracked through the fields of things she had given up for him;
The leaves left unturned,
The promises left broken in the grass,
And the dreams glowing dully under the soft layer of dust.
She bent down and picked one up, and it instantly began to
Shine, lighting up like the sun.
That's when she felt something. Something new, yet slightly familiar,
Like she had felt it long before.
It ran up her spine, encouraging HOPE,
It tickled the tips of her fingers, lighting her IMAGINATION,
and strengthening her CONSCIENCE.
And it took her a minute, to name what she felt,
But when she looked deep in side her, she suddenly
Remembered the word for that wonderful sensation of her
Heart blossoming into a radiant flower,
And her limbs feeling as light as air.
Nothing seemed impossible, and that girl was amazing.
She was
inspired.

Tell me what you think? Thanks!
Kenz

can't think of a title

2010-07-16T18:29:00.000-05:00

Hello, everyone!

*can't think of a title, much less anything to say*

OH. Idea!

*invisible lightbulb*

I think I know what I want to say now!

Oil Spill.

You've heard of it, so don't ignore it. Don't pretend that nothing is wrong. Animals are dying. I've seen pictures of hundreds of dolphins in the gulf, just lying there in the oil, dead. I have family and friends living where the oil has washed up, and my family and I are going there in August. People are out there with spoons and napkins, cleaning up every inch of the gulf beach that they can. It's the biggest oil spill in history, and it's happening now. So don't just sit there, saying "oh, nothing's wrong... it'll get fixed sooner or later." Yeah, it'll get fixed, but you should be concerned for the gulf's ecosystem.

Mini rant is now over. :)

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Now, I think, i'm going to upload some pictures! :D

Okay, my computer is being stupid again, and not letting me upload these pictures. Grrr, computer.

Well, love you guys!

Comment please!

Kenzy

New Follower!

2010-07-13T19:20:00.000-05:00

OOHHH.

One more thing:

Say hello to my new follower!!!!! Haiz!

Dentistry and Books

2010-07-13T19:02:00.000-05:00

Let's get the worst of it over with.

Dentistry.

*runs and hides in a corner* NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG. I LOVE DENTISTS. They're nice, occasionally funny, and don't want to hurt you like they do in the movies. It's just dentistry that I don't like. I have dentistry-phobia. Yeah... And I found out a couple weeks ago that I might have to get dental surgery on my mouth, because my twelve-year molars are whacked. 1) they aren't even in yet, which they should be. 2) the bottom ones are growing in completely sideways. 3) I might have to get my wisdom teeth out early because they're growing in on top of my twelve-year molars.

Am I happy about this?

*dripping sarcasm* Can't wait...

Truth is, I'm deathly afraid. I'm not afraid that it's gonna hurt, cos I know I'll be numbed. I'm just afraid that I'm going to be awake for the whole thing. I swear, if I'm awake when they go in and extract my teeth, I'm going to throw up every bit of food in my body on their faces. Yeah, not pretty.

I'll be able to deal with it if I'm out cold, though. I mean, I've had the bones in my arms reset from V-shapes twice. I can do that if I'm asleep, and completely numb.

*sigh*

So. Yeah. I'm afraid of dentistry. NOT DENTISTS. Cos dentists are cool. :D

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Moving right along....

BOOKS.

Luv em.

Kai just lent me an AWESOME book, the first one in a series, and I finished it today. Gawd, never in my life have I seen such a cliffhanger. It's called Lilly Dale. And it's an epic teen mystery. WAY COOL. I'm not giving anything away, but you should seriously read it! here's a picture of the cover. :)

So yeah. Go read it. I dare you. :D

Um. Yeah! That's all for now!

Kenzzzzzz

Hollywood, Land of the Rich, Home of the Famous

2010-07-09T12:24:00.000-05:00

Hello, my bloggie friends!

Sorry for my absence in the world of Blogger. :( Where Mom and I were staying in Los Angeles, we had no internet. *tear* BUT. Hollywood was amazing. I had SO MUCH FUN. Sadly, we saw no famous movie stars, but I did see one of the Disney Channel Movie surfers. :D

Acting bootcamp was so much fun!! Chambers Stevens (you can look him up), the acting coach who runs it, was one of my mom's friends in college. There were about ten kids ranging from 12-19 years old, and every day we did some intense acting.

Day One: Commercials

1st Activity: Make up your own commercial with your group.

There were three of us, and Chambers challenged our group to do a commercial for July 3rd. Me and another dude who was maybe about my age were the annoying firework sales people, and another girl, Mary, was buying firecrackers. Me and the dude were trying to get her to buy all of these crazy fireworks before the end of the day and.... yeah. So it was fun.

2nd Activity: Memorize commercials to perform in front of the rest of the bootcamp.

Me and Mary were doing this together. We did a bunch of awesome commercials about zit cream and oil changing. FUN.

All in all, the first day was epic.

Day Two: Comedy and Auditioning

This day was hard. Who knew comedy was the most difficult thing in acting?! Me and two other guys did a scene where we had to make up a dance, memorize lines, and be funny. Gawd, it was hilarious. But it took all day to work on. At the end of the day, Chambers gave me a side (which is a small part of a script) from Suite Life on Deck to memorize by the next day. I got to read for Bailey, which was fun, and memorized 7 pages of stuff by Day Three. The point of this was to know what it would be like to audition for a part in a sitcom.

Day Three: Sitcoms

On the third day, I did my Suite Life on Deck script thing for Chambers, which was fun. I didn't screw up too bad, which is nice. The rest of the day, the kids rotated groups to do scenes from sitcoms. I played a caveboy (fun, but odd....) and a girl marooned with her idiot sister on an island (THAT was awesome). All in all, Day Three was my favorite day in the bootcamp.

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Well, as you can see, I've changed my blog layout once again. I like this one a lot..... What do you think?

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Um. I was going to post pictures, but my computer is freaking out. *sadsadsad*

Okay, well....................

KBAI!!

Kenzy

Hey!

2010-07-01T14:46:00.000-05:00

Okay, sorry guys. I haven't been on in SUCH A LONG TIME. I'm just so busy!

My life for the past few weeks:

Camp Camp Camp Camp Camp Boat Trip Weekend Writing Writing Writing Reading Reading Sleepover Sleepover Hello!

So yeah.

And then, on sunday, i'm leaving for Hollywood! (i'll tell you more about it later) But for now, I'm just going to say that I probably won't be on for a while.

*cries*

Post comments!

Love you guys!

Kenzy

MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-06-25T18:13:00.000-05:00

HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY !!!!!!!!!!!

I WAS AT CAMP FOR TWO WEEKS SO I COULDN'T GET ONLINE!!!!!!!!

GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I MISSED YOU!!!

HENCE ME SHOWING MY EXCITEMENT BY USING MULTIPLE EXCLAMATION POINTS AND CAPS LOCK!!!!!!!!

MY COMPUTER'S ABOUT TO DIE SO I HAVE TO GO NOW.... :'( BUT I'LL BE ON LATER!!!!!!!!!!

POST COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU'RE FAVORITE DORK,

KENZY

The Others, The Haircut, and How Much I Want To Be A Movie Director

2010-06-02T00:37:00.000-05:00

The Haircut:

BEFORE

AND NOW...........

I officially DO NOT HAVE four inches of hair that I had twenty-four hours ago, and the spot on my back where my hair used to hang seems so bare and vulnerable and I keep reaching behind me like 'HOLEY CRAP WHERE DID MY HAIR GO'. But yeah. I love my new haircut!!! :D

The Others

AERGOEGH87WIUEHGW78RGOSDIGH47YR7$^S5&TO*RFIW76YTGHI2UEKJ

EIRH3IURQHP374YU634078YEHIUSKJNDGZER9U[ÓFURTYIUGW$I$*UI(*R&

^ just because I couldn't describe in words how amazing the movie is^

I'm not going to give any spoilers away. But the twist at the end is the most thrilling part, I believe. And I think that Nicole Kidman was just spectacular. Everyone was amazing. It's my new second favorite movie of all time. (My first favorite is The Secret Life of Bees, but The Others comes in close second) Me and Kai started it (And if you look at the time i posted this, you'd see that it was around 1:15-ish.) at 11:45 and freaked out through the whole thing.

How Much I Want To Be A Movie Director

Yes, that is my goal in life. I want to direct movies like The Others, Lord of the Rings, and The Secret Life of Bees. I want to go to London for film school (college) and live there for the rest of my life. ;) (That's not a joke at all, people.) Of course, I'm going to be an actress along the way, and get a few of my books published, but if someone asked me 'What/Who do you want to be when you grow up?' I would (and do) promptly answer 'The most renowned and beloved movie director of the 21st century. Yes, I have big ambitions, but if I don't at least live in London and be an actress I'm going to throw myself off a cliff.' SO HA.

Well, good morning everyone!

Happy 1:08!!! (central time)

Goodbye!

Eat lots of junk-food!

Love,

Kenzy

BOOKS. hehe.

2010-06-01T19:34:00.000-05:00

Yyyuup.

Books that I am reading:

WOOOO!!!

Me excited. :)

Urm.

*falls asleep*

Oh yeah.

Three sleepovers back to back to back. Having my fourth tonight!

HOLEY HOGWARTSMOONSHOESPOTTER!!!! (new favorite expletive! XD)

I GOT MY HAIR CUT TODAY!

I'll show you pictures later, though. :)

Spoil your dinners!

Love,

Kenzy

Ohz look! iz a little owel thang!!

2010-05-31T12:20:00.000-05:00

(Translation of Title: Oh look! It's a little owl thing!)

Random!Title yeah, i know.

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Okay, so. I had a sleepover with Kai on friday night. Lemme just say: it wuz epicness. We watched Doctor Who: Waters of Mars. And then we watched Doctor Who: End of Time (part 1). And then we went to bed at two thirty after reading for a longlonglong time. :) We're such awesomelyepic nerds.

Then I got home and cleaned for three or four hours. Blech.

Then my friend Savannah and Garon came over. We played hide and seek for hours like we usually do and had an epic time. And then we played on the Wii until almost four in the morning. Then when we woke up we had to make my mom breakfast. We made her French toast, but we realized that we didn't have any maple syrup, so we used chocolate syrup instead. I think i've found my new favorite food. XD

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Today I had school with Kai and Adam. My brother went off to summer camp for the first time a couple days ago. HI JAXON IF YOU ARE READING THIS WHICH YOU PROBABLY AREN'T SO NOW I FEEL SADDER THAN I DID WHEN I STARTED TYPING THIS SENTENCE......... We made popsicle stick bridges and it was way cool! Then we made up a parody song to Hannah Montana's 'If We Were a Movie' and it goes a little something like this...:

Uh oh, there you go again talking- Oops I spaced out
Yeah you! You're ugly, got everybody up-chucked
I know how you always seem to go
For the pretty girls instead of me, I know it sucks that I'm ugly

If we were a movie, I'd be the murderer
And you'd be the victim, that I'd set on fire
In the end I'd be laughing, watching your funeral
Fade to black, show the names, play the happy song, yeah

WOO!!! Copyright. Written by Kai and her brother Adam and me. XD

Kenzy

A Brick-ish Rock and British Dudes

2010-05-29T18:02:00.000-05:00

OKAY. Brick-ish Rocks. Rocks like bricks but aren't bricks they're rocks that look like bricks but aren't. *smiles innocently like you should understand*

I was sitting on a brickish rock. And fell. And landed in a pile of rocks. And skinned my elbow. And it bled. And it hurt. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW WHO ARE THAT CLUMSY?

British Dudes. ❤

LOVE HIM.

Sorry for the short post!

Bai.

Kenzy

Photos, Blog Layouts, and Random Stuff

2010-05-28T12:42:00.000-05:00

Right. Random stuff first.

While trying to look like James Bond with a gluegun, I burned my finger and a blister came up the size of a grape. Ow. I hate glueguns now.

My new least favorite movie is Beetlejuice. *shudders* 0.2

Phoebe from Magic Schoolbus BUGSTHECRUDOUTOFME.

I think that Care from Carebear's Randomness and Kai from Entering The World of Kai are the two funniest people in the world. Especially when they talk together, even though they've never actually met. XD YALL ARE AWESOME.

I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without their motives being questioned.

O_O

Rightythen, moving - right - along....

PHOTOS! :D

me..

me again...

me with red hair like i WANT it to be... (i just edited it... XD)

no, I'm not self-centered, i'm just posting pictures of myself... yeah.

my little sister took this one. XD

Bazinga!

Right.

Blog layout.

*takes a deep breath*

I might do a bit of changing.

JUST A BIT.

And if you guys don't like it, then I can always change it back to what it is now. :)

So.... *sigh* I'm going to start changing it.

Thanks guys!

Kenzy

My Blog Layout

2010-05-25T18:35:00.000-05:00

Okay, I've been thinking and..... Well, should I change my blog? I'm thinking about using the draft.blogger.com thing, but I wanted to ask you first. I've put a poll up about it, and if you could pleeeease vote, it would be greatly appreciated. :)

Questions for you to answer in a comment:

If I change my blog, should I change the grey-and-purple theme? If so, to what colors?

If I change the theme, what do you think my title pic (up at the top of my blog) be? Ideas?

I'm not changing the name of my blog, no matter how vain, self-centered, or conceited it makes me sound. :P (that is, unless you beg really really hard...)

Should I post more of my writing?

More photos?

Please answer these questions!!!

Thanks guys, I luuuurrrvveee you! I've got the best followers in the whole world of blogger! :D

Kenzy

Cows and Drive-In Movies

2010-05-24T16:21:00.000-05:00

Okay, people.

Cows.

My mother: *singing and driving* There's a cow in the middle of the road, there's a cow in the middle of the road, there's a COW, there's a cow... There's a cow in the middle of the--- *screeching the brakes*

Me (in the back seat): HOLY CRAP THERE'S A COW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!!!!!!!

^not even joking^

Drive-In Movies.

Fifty-five minute drive to a different state to a $15 double feature of Shrek: The Final Chapter and Iron Man II.

Epic Much?

Needless to say, It was amazingly niftily epic, and I had THE TIME OF MY LIFE. Shrek: The Final Chapter was pretty good. HILARIOUS. I liked the story because it wasn't all 'OMG let the guy save the girl and then kiss and then everything's alright!' It was more like 'Whoo hoo girls can save themselves but guys and girls can work as a team!' So all in all, ❤❤❤❥ (Three and a half). I love Shrek, but I just hope they don't do another one. It says 'Final Chapter' but just you watch-- there's going to be another one next year, and the next, and the next................. But yeah. I liked it. And Donkey is my favorite. :)

Iron Man II... well, it's another story. You could definitely tell that they spent all of their money on special effects, and NO MONEY WHATSOEVER ON THE SCRIPT. (There's a rant coming up, just so you know...) The script was an epic fail like you wouldn't believe and it stunk.... So. yeah. And me wanting to be a movie director when I grow up, I (naturally) had to rant about it all the way home. Really, the movie was typical Hollywood, nothing new at all. Everything was steriotypes, nothing ingenious, and the script (to be honest) sucked. My rating: ❤❤ (Two).

CoMmEnT!

Kenzy

Cookie Tag

2010-05-22T10:14:00.001-05:00

Whoo hoo!! Best tag EVA!!

What is your favorite cookie?

Chocolate Chip.

What is your least favorite?

Is it possible to have a least favorite cookie..?

How many cookies can you eat in one sitting?

Two or three. :)

Make up a cookie!

Kenzy's Totally Awesome Super Nifty Deliciouso Cookie!

Have you ever made that before?

Ha. I wish.

You see an army of angry cookies coming at you. What do you do?

Run over and EAT THEM ALL!! Muahahahha!!

I award whoever wants it. :)

Kenzy

Photos Photos PHOTOS!!

2010-05-17T08:32:00.001-05:00

Hola everyone!

Well, I realized that I haven't posted much of my photography in a long time. So here's some pics that I took a few days ago. :)

my little sister, Kyra, loves being the model. she's the one who picked out her tutu. :)

Don't you just love accidental pictures?

It's a heart!!

my feet...

that's my favorite bracelet. I wear it all the time.

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fence at the end of my driveway....

my mailbox...

Kenzy

Random Stuff and an Award

2010-05-16T12:04:00.000-05:00

GRRRR!! HOW CAN THE CLOUDS HAVE ANY MORE RAIN INSIDE THEM????????Yes. It's raining again. Hard. I hate weather.

Anywhoose, last night I stayed up til 4:00 (WHOO HOO I love weekends...) and slept in til 11:30. I was reading the first book in the Septimus Heap series, and so far, I kind of like it. :) My Agatha Christie book ROCKS, and I think I might have figured something out......

HOLY HOGWARTS. I saw Clash of the Titans on Friday. Now, lemme tell you.

EPIC.

I give it ✫✫✫✫. It was really good, and the acting was good, and the story was good. Io was my favourite (hehe, i spelled it Britishly). She wasn't all 'ohmagawd imma get dirty and break a nail and mess mah hair up...'. She was definitely a fighter. The movie was a little cheesy...

My Brother Jaxon (during the movie): Would you like a movie with that cheese?

But I liked it a lot. :)

Movies I want to see so badly I might spontaneously combust:

The Karate Kid

Letters to Juliet

Robin Hood

The Last Airbender

Iron Man II

Guardians of G'Hoole

Has anyone seen these? If you have, then PLEASE tell me what you think of them. :)

Okay, I got an award from Elyse. THANKS. :D

I award whoever wants it! :D

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Random:

When I was little, I hated Gatorade and Powerade because in all the commercials, it looked like the people were sweating colors into the bottle. I've never had one of those nasty energy drinks up to this day for that reason.

List of books I'm reading:

Sleeping Murder

Magyk

Stephen King: On Writing

Guardians of G'Hoole

Double Identity

I saw the next Doctor Who episode last night. Amy's Choice. Definitely the best episode in Season 5. It was really amazing.

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Well, that's all for now. :)

Kenzy

The Spaces Between My Fingers are Right Where Yours Fit Perfectly

2010-05-15T10:49:00.000-05:00

Okay, long title, but I couldn't think of anything else. ^That's Owl City^, by the way. Just got their first album. :)

Hmm.... I can't think of anything to SAY.

Um. I HATE HUMID WEATHER. I swear, it's like you're walking through water outside right now.

Me: *opens the door and walks outside* Ah, fresh air... *starts to drown*

Yeah, not only does it make me feel icky and sticky (hehe, it rhymes), but you can't even BREATH out there. Blah.

SO.

*cries* I'm really missing acting right now.

I want to do a show sooooo bad.

Um.

see ya!

Sweep the fishes, folks!

Kenzy

I'm Going to Say Random Things

2010-05-14T08:51:00.000-05:00

The other day, Kai and I got directions from a Death Eater. (No Joke.)

I ate fried pickles last night. *sarcasm* Yum...

I bought every toothpick in Walmart for a science project.

I have a sonic screwdriver booklight. MUAHAHAHHA.....

My Brother: *gets in my face* Wash the dishes, and sweep the fishes!

Me: *slaps him*

(I didn't miss a beat. Best moment of my life. xD)

When people ask me what kind of songs I have on my iPod, I start to scroll through the music and say "Well.... I've got Copland... Bach.... Beethoven.... Peaceful Adagios...."

Um.... That's all for now! :D

Blog Award & Agatha Christie

2010-05-13T08:32:00.001-05:00

Thanks Golden Eagle!!!!

Ten people I shall award....

Kai

Adria

Maia

Audrey

Bekah

Cori

Elyse

Carebear Caroline

Gracie

AND WHOEVER WANTS IT

OTAY!

I'm reading Agatha Christie! It's just so amazing!!! The Sleeping Murder.... *shivers* But yeah, it's awesome.

OOHH..... ONE MORE THING.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!

happy happy birthday

i hope it's all okay

that i announced on my blog

it's your very special day!!!

How many fails must I have before I write an exceptional birthday song...?

Kenzy

Bookishly Awesome Contest Winners!

2010-05-10T19:07:00.000-05:00

Sorry about the delay.... SO.

The winner is........

THAT GIRL IN THE PINK, AUDREY!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!

AND, as promised, you polyvore set made by meh. :D I really don't know what you do with it.... but... i mean....... I have no idea really. Do whatever. Print it out put it on your wall make it your desktop turn it into a tshirt or you could just throw it away and I REALLY don't care. xD

Here is your prize!!!!!!!

Hope you like it!! Tell me if you want a different one.... :D

Kenzy

Flynn

2010-05-09T20:57:00.000-05:00

Hello. :)

So the poll I had up a few days ago said that the majority wanted me to post some of my new book on my blog. Here goes...

The car jolted as its wheels bumped over yet another pothole.

Eighty-seven.

Tyler MacGriffin sighed. He had started counting potholes a couple hours before, only to pass the time. Driving down an old country road wasn’t the most exciting thing for a kid like him to do. Sleep could have been more eventful, but he’d already attempted that, and potholes number fifty-five and fifty-six came along to destroy his plans of dreaming the whole way to Thortonton.

Tyler didn’t want to move, much less move to some tiny town in the middle of Nowheres-ville Tennessee.

“Thortonton,” he said, propping his feet up on the dash of the car. “What a stupid name for a town. Why’s it called that anyway?”

“Well,” his mother replied, shifting her grip on the steering wheel. “Back during the Civil War…”

And that’s where Tyler dazed off. He didn’t want to hear one of his mom’s lectures on some point in history where so-and-so died and Mr. Whats-his-face inherited this much money, and his daughter fell in love with the town drunker and somehow it ended up that the town was named after her uncle.

Tyler’s mother was a history teacher. And his family was moving from Connecticut because she lost her job back home, and since Great-Grandma Sylvie was getting old (really old), Tyler’s parents decided to move near her. Thortonton was where his mother grew up, living with her Grandma Sylvie in a house a few doors down from the one they were moving into.

The car clunked over the eighty-eighth pothole and Tyler rested his head leaning against the window. His eyes followed the telephone wires along the road. “Are we there yet?” he groaned.

“As a matter of fact,” his mother answered. “We’re getting really close. Maybe another fifteen minutes.”

Tyler’s eyes moved along the road. Being nearly thirteen years old, he knew that growing up in a small town was not going to be fun. The coolest ‘hang-out-with-friends’ spot was almost forty-five minutes away, and starting school this fall was sure to be a nightmare. This wasn’t the first time Tyler and his family had moved, but it was his first move out-of-state, and transferring to a different school, and leaving his friends hundreds of miles away.

He wondered what his friends were doing right now.

Brady was probably getting ready for his first summer baseball game (Tyler mentally kicked himself for not being able to come), Smith was most likely on his computer, downloading the latest TechWar game, and Lina was definitely at the skateboard practicing for her skateboard competition.

That was the worst part about moving. Tyler was going to miss his friends more than anything, and he knew it was a good thing someone invented email.

His mom turned a corner, and the setting summer sun beat down on his face. Tyler sat up, but kept his gaze out the window. Something had caught his eye. There, dangling from the phone wire, were four pairs of the same red Chuck Taylor, All Star Converse. Tyler noticed that it looked like the sizes became larger as the car drove down the road, and the shoes seemed newer. Of course Tyler had seen shoes hung from phone wires, but not like this, where it looked like each one had been thrown in this order intentionally.

“What is it, Ty?” his mom asked, noticing that he had been staring.

“Ah, nothing…” Tyler muttered, still looking fixedly at the row of Converse.

“Well we’re almost there.”

The car rounded another turn.

Tyler turned around in his seat to try and get another look at the curious shoes, but his view was blocked by the piles of bags in the rear of his mother’s pickup truck. He sighed, and plopped himself back in his seat. “Uh huh…”

Before long, the small town of Thortonton came into sight. An old gas station. Old cars. An old stop sign. An old grocery store. An old ice cream parlor. And every house they drove by looked like something out of Tom Sawyer. It was like the whole town had gotten stuck in a time capsule, and couldn’t move on. A few kids rode their bikes, staring at the new truck rolling into their neighborhood.

Guess they don’t get many visitors, Tyler thought, rolling down his window.

His mom sighed as a white wood house with green shutters and a wrap-around porch came into view at the end of the road. “Here we are. Home sweet home.”

“Home,” stated Tyler, “is in Connecticut.”

“I know you didn’t want to move,” she answered, parking next to a U-Haul van in their gravel driveway. “But we just need to make the best of it, okay?”

Tyler rolled his eyes.

The screen door opened and a tall man with brown hair, much like Tyler’s, and a grimey t-shirt, walked out. He was grinning widely and carrying a big cardboard box that looked quite heavy.

“Hey!” he yelled, motioning with one hand to cut the car engine.

Tyler’s mom turned off the car and got out. “Hey, Rodney,” she said to her husband. “When did you get here?”

“Couple of hours ago,” he said. “Traffic got held up in Nashville.” He but the box down and walked over to the car. “How’s it going, son?” he asked, sticking his head in Tyler’s window.

“Wonderfully,” Tyler replied sarcastically and opened the car door.

His dad stepped back and let him walk up to his new house. “It was built in 1908,” he explained.

“Does it have air-conditioning?” asked Tyler.

“Of course.”

“A computer?”

“Yes...”

“TV?”

Both his parents were silent.

“What?!” Tyler exclaimed loudly. “What?! No television? Not a single channel?” He groaned and began slowly climbing the stairs.

How could this be happening to him?

The AC hit him full on as he stepped into the house. Yeah, Tyler thought. There’s air conditioning all right. It’s freezing. He shivered as he gazed at the room.

It looked like something out of a movie. Ancient floorboards creaked as he made his way down a hallway to a long flight of stairs that went up to the next level.

Okay!!!

Tell me what you think!

And if you want me to keep posting it........

Kenzy

Internet, Blogging, and a bit of Doctor Who and Gone

2010-05-08T14:27:00.001-05:00

Haiya peoples!

RANT:

*screams* WE HAVE NO INTERNET AT OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!! The only way I'm writing this blog post is by hanging around at a coffee shop with free wifi! *sad* Anyway, I won't have internet for a LONG LONG LONG time, so I might not be on my blog a lot. :(

I'm thinking about changing the picture at the top of my blog. Good idea? Bad idea? You don't care?

......

Well, i'm going to try it, because I think my blog needs something new. Tell me what you think i should do!

Today the next episode of Doctor Who came out. Vampires of Venice. It. Looks. Epic.

TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL LIES BY MICHAEL GRANT COMES OUT OMG I'M SO EXCITED.

Well, that's all for now!

Until next time...

Kenzy

The Flood

2010-05-03T13:31:00.000-05:00

Yeah.

So, maybe you've heard in on the news, and then again, maybe you have not. But I live in Tennesse, and the town where I live is almost completely under water. Due to heavy rains for the past 48 hours, the Harpeth River (which runs right by my house) has risen twenty feet and the fish are swimming in the trees. And I swear to God, I'm not joking.

On Saturday, my friend Gracie came to sleep over, along with her brother (who is my brother's age), and her sister (who's my sister's age). It was raining. HARD. But we had fun; Gracie and I fixed her blog while the kids played Wii and watched a movie. When it was time for bed, we put the girls down and went down to the studio, where my parents work. It all really started out as a normal sleepover, plus a lot of rain.

The next morning, my mom woke us up, saying that there was no power, our driveway was washed out, and that if we didn't want to get stuck at the house, we had to leave right then.

Well,

1. I was ticked because No Power = No Wifi

2. The driveway being 'washed out' was the understatement of the year. IT WAS A RIVER AND I'M NOT KIDDING.

3. Gracie and I walked up to our house, ankle deep in the rushing water that was supposed to be my driveway.

I got dressed in the dark, and soon everyone, all six of us kids plus my mother (Dad's out of town-- Key West, the lucky dude.) piled into our truck. We barely made it out of our driveway. There was a two foot wide, three foot deep chasm that we had to drive over, but we made it out with the help of my brother who was directing us.

Instead of turning left, like we usually do, we turned right. The reason? The left way was flooded, so we went the right way. And we soon found out that it was the right way, because further down the road, we met someone who said that the left way was blocked off.

So we kept driving. And driving. And driving. And soon we got to an exit, but the way we wanted to go was blocked by a police man, who was turning people back in the other direction. So it ended up that we had to go west, in the opposite direction we wanted to. (We were trying to get to Gracie's house so they could be home with their family.) So we started driving again.

At the next exit, Mom stopped at a gas station/restaurant thing for breakfast. There were so many people there, but we got a seat. Surprisingly, the food wasn't all that bad. Except for their cinnamon rolls, which weren't cooked all the way. Blegch. But anyway, we had breakfast, and my mom texted Kai's mom to see if they were alright.

In short, Kai's house is flooded, with no way out and now power.

That's when things started to really set in. I realized that my sister's friend Anna's house would be completely under water. I just found out that they lost everything.

After breakfast, Mom drove us around, trying to find a hotel for us to stay in.

NO VACANCY.

So we went to the next available exit. (We only had four to work with, because all the other ones were blocked.)

NO VACANCY.

And again.

NO VACANCY.

So we decided to try and get back toward my house.

We were stuck in a traffic jam that didn't move two inches for two and a half hours. It was a good thing we had Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to pass the time.

Once we got out of the traffic jam, it was around 3:00. We went to have a late lunch at the same place we had breakfast. After lunch, a friend of my Aunt's came and told us that we could stay at his house for the night. THANK YOU KEVIN!! So yeah, we went to his house, and Gracie and I couldn't fall asleep. All in all, I only got about an hour/hour and a half of sleep.

SO.

The next morning, we got up and had a little bit of breakfast. Then we watched the news. We found out that our family's part of town has gotten the worst flooding because it's right near the river. It's all surreal, though.

I mean, I watch this kind of stuff on CNN and I think "Oh wow, that's terrible. I wonder what I would do in that situation..." But now it's actually happening to me, and it's like something from a movie. All I can think about is "Oh my God, I'm living in a state of emergency."

But really, I'm lucky. I'm at my cousin's house. There's power. I've got a computer. My family is safe. I'm not knee-deep in water. So really, it's my friends I'm worried about.

I'm praying.

Just hope this ends soon.

Kenzy

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.

It's about learning to dance in the

Rain.

Awesome Blogs of the Month

2010-05-01T23:25:00.000-05:00

WOOT.

New THING, people!

AWESOME BLOGS OF THE MONTH.

Okay, here's the links to two Totally Awesome blogs that I think are totally awesome!!!!! Yes!

So, number one is Gracie's Place. It's hosted by my friend, and I helped her set it up. She only has three followers because she's had some glitches in her bloggie, but now that they're better, she wants followers! Gracias!

Number two is Entering the World of Kai. Again, hosted by my friend. She posts some of her writing, which is AWESOME, on her blog, and I just think that everyone will enjoy it! It's super cool, and AWESOME.

Number three is CareBear's Randomness. Also hosted by a friend (Now don't think i'm playing favorites, i'm NOT), a spazzy friend, who likes peanut butter A LOT. She blogs about her spazzy life, and her blog's remarkable, and you should definitely go check it out!!

Number four is The Eagle's Aerial Perspective . Great. Blog. She's a writer too, and her stories are amazing. She's really creative, and her blog is definitely one you should check out. :)

TADA!

SO.

WHADYA THINK?

Should I do this every month?

HA.

Even if you say no I'm gonna keep on doing it. x)

Muahahha....

But seriously.

Should I?

Kenzy

Art, Spring Cleaning, and Lizards.

2010-04-30T22:02:00.000-05:00

Yo, wassup mah followers?

Well, my day has been pretty eventful.

1. Me, my brother, my sister, my mother, a

nd Kai's family took part of the day off school to go to an art show hosted by the school I went to in first and second grade. It was so much fun, and we saw lots of cool art. After walking around the art show shouting 'OH LOOK IT'S A LITTLE OWL THANG' whenever we saw a picture of a bird, we went to the park and had a little picnic. Kai and I (hehe, it rhymes...) talked about our books, and Cam, her little brother, had a little pet caterpillar named Alex. I think that every little kid should have a pet caterpillar at least once in their lives. :)

2. Well, after the picnic, my mother took me and my siblings home to do.... SPRING CLEANING. *halfhearted cheer* Whoo hoo......... Anywhoose, the house is a wreck because of the construction, and cleaning my room took ages. BUT NOW I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CARPET!!!

3. So after I finished cleaning up my room, Kai and I (again!) did a couple science lessons over video chat on the computer. About halfway through one of them, I see something crawl out from under my bed. I take a closer look, and --- "OHMYGOD THERE'S A LIZARD IN MY ROOM H

OLY CRAP HOLY CRAP". Now, I'm not afraid of lizards. But you see one crawling out from under your bed where you're sitting on, you're gonna be pretty darn surprised. So Kai is up on my screen, bursting out laughing at the quick change of subject (air pressure and density to scaly reptilian animals) and asking me if I was serious. "MOMMMMM!!! THERE'S A LIZARD

IN MY ROOM!!!!" I yelled. So basically everyone in the house came running and my brother, who's like Steve Erwin Jr., comes in, catches the lizard (which is a freaking SIX INCHES LONG), and lets it go.

So that was my day!!!

And tomorrow, Gracie is coming over for a sleepover. *excitedness*

ALSO!!!! ANOTHER THING!!!

I WATCHED DOCTOR WHO SEASON 5 EPISODES ONE TWO THREE AND FOUR!!!

That's Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, and Time of the Angels.

EPIC EPIC EPIC EPIC EPIC ECPIC EPIC

Amy is awesome.

And...

Nine was a intense, Ten was a fighter, and Eleven twirls around a lot.

TwirlyDoctor

Kenzy

New Contest!!!!

2010-04-26T15:05:00.000-05:00

Okay, everyone. I think I'm just going to hold a contest for no particular reason!! *crowd cheers halfheartedly*

Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking...

Seriously?

Well, yeah, seriously.

Okay, then what's the prize?

THE PRIZE, YOU ASK?

Uh... yeah.

If you win this contest, I shall design YOU, THE WINNER, you're very own poster off Polyvore!!!!!!!!!!!

'Kay... Great. What's polyvore?

I've got a link over there, on my sidebar, you know.... Does anyone even look? *sad face*

ANYWHOOSE.

The contest IS..... *drum roll*

Bookishly AWESOME

*cricket cricket cricket*

Okay, I tried. Do you have a better one? (Seriously, if you DO, then comment and I'll change it if I like it.)

Right. (that contest idea was just spur-of-the-moment) SO. Here's the deal: I'm going to ask a series of questions about different books and YOU have to answer them in a comment! 10 questions, with the easy questions mixed in with the harder ones. If you haven't read the book, then just put in IDK or whatever you want to indicate that you don't know. OR you could take a wild guess. Either way, if it's wrong, it's wrong, and I don't count that point. You will have ONE WEEK to answer all 10 questions IN A COMMENT.

NO CHEATING AND LOOKING UP THE ANSWERS ONLINE. (or looking up the answers by any other means.)

Once you finish answering the questions, your comment should end with

a) your name/whatever you want the polyvore set prize to say on it (if anything. say otherwise if you don't want me to put any words on it)

b) the colors you want in the set, or if there's a certain idea you have for it

c) how big you want the set to be (small, medium, or large)

THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!

Alright, you ready for the questions????? YA READY????

***************

1. What book is the quote, "Sometimes I believe six impossible things before breakfast," from?

a. Harry Potter

b. Alice in Wonderland

c. Peter Pan

d. Percy Jackson

2. In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, what character wears fake feet?

a. Tyson

b. Percy

c. Grover

d. Annabeth

3. How many books are there in the Lord of the Rings?

a. 2

b. 5

c. 4

d. 3

4. About how many pages are there in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (in the US version)

a. 300

b. 800

c. 600

d. 500

5. The book Twilight [ x( ] by Stephanie Meyer was was published in the year

a. 2005

b. 2006

c. 2007

d. 2008

6. GONE, by Michael Grant, is about

a. kids trapped in a bubble over their town

b. kids stuck on a camping trip, and they get lost

c. a disappearing city in the middle of Kansas

d. a group of people trying to help find a friend's lost pet

7. Christopher Paolini was 15 years old when he started writing his first book, ERAGON, true or false?

TRUE

FALSE

8. What genre of books is usually features fairies, mermaids, and other mythical creatures?

a. biographies

b. romance

c. historical fiction

d. fantasy

9. What two books share the same publisher?

a. Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and JM Berrie's Peter Pan

b. Stephanie Meyer's Twilight and JK Rowling's Harry Potter

c. Sarah Beth Durst's ICE and Christopher Paolini's Eragon

10. What flower does Juliet refer a name to in the play Romeo and Juliet??

a. daisy

b. rose

c. orchid

d. baby's breath

PUT YOUR ANSWERS IN A COMMENT!! AND DON'T FORGET TO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT YOUR SET TO BE LIKE!!!!! YOU HAVE ONE WEEK!!!!

GO!!

Kenzy

Percy Jackson

2010-04-23T17:37:00.000-05:00

What can I say?

EPIC.

Yeah, epic. LOVE IT SO MUCH.

I read the first one about two or three months ago, and I LOOOVED it, but just now a friend of my brother's lent me the second book. I'm almost done, and I can't wait for the next one!

"Go chase a doughnut."

- Percy Jackson

^fav quote

The movie was good, but like I said in an earlier post, THE CHANGED THE WHOLE FREAKING PLOT. x) but that's Hollywood for ya. xD

So that's all for now!

Kenz

{let's pretend I have a great title}

2010-04-21T11:11:00.000-05:00

Hey homies!!

How's life in the bloggie-world? I've been so busy lately, but now I've finally found the time to post. :)

I've been thinking-- Is my blog boring? Is there something else I should do to it? Should I change something? If so, what?

Could you, my faithful followers and readers whom I love so much, please comment to tell me what I should do?

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Kenzy

New Follower!

2010-04-17T18:44:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to say hi to my newest follower, Fearless Girl!!!

*waves excitedly*

Kenzy is Totally Awesome

Short Story

Well this is awkward.

Good Morning, Good Morning

HEY, it's a new year!

Christmas is SIX DAYS Away!

November in a Nutshell

Can't think of a title.....

Thriller, Thriller Night!

Two Days til Halloween, and NaNoWriMo

Four days!!

Random Fan Art and An Award from Brena

Mattress Shopping and the Syphony

Reading this title will make you want to read the whole post. :P

Even more nerd glasses, Binary Day, and writing.

Transtar

Space. The final frontier.

Ditch Everything and Become a Pirate

I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.

School and Dances

Cool Craft!

My Life in a Box

Something Funny, and Something Thought-Inspiring

Quick Post! [I mean, really speedy]

Short Post!!

Georgetown Ghost Stories - pt. 1

Of Books and Blogging [and a bit more vacation]

Beaches and Tagging and Purple Shtuffs

Oh, how I love vacation

Cloaks and more Traveling

More About Florida

In which Kenzy talks about vampires and traveling

More Nerd Glasses

My Polyvore

❤About Me❤

My Epic Nerd Glasses 8D

New Layout, and More Inception *facepalm*

Inception

School and Writing

The Angles are All Wrong Now

Book Review, Cooking, and a Poem

*can't think of a title*

New Follower!

Dentistry and Books

Hollywood, Land of the Rich, Home of the Famous

Hey!

MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Others, The Haircut, and How Much I Want To Be A Movie Director

BOOKS. hehe.

Ohz look! iz a little owel thang!!

A Brick-ish Rock and British Dudes

Photos, Blog Layouts, and Random Stuff

My Blog Layout

Cows and Drive-In Movies

Cookie Tag

Photos Photos PHOTOS!!

Random Stuff and an Award

The Spaces Between My Fingers are Right Where Yours Fit Perfectly

I'm Going to Say Random Things

Blog Award & Agatha Christie

Bookishly Awesome Contest Winners!

Flynn

Internet, Blogging, and a bit of Doctor Who and Gone

The Flood

Awesome Blogs of the Month

Art, Spring Cleaning, and Lizards.

New Contest!!!!

Percy Jackson

{let's pretend I have a great title}

New Follower!

New Layout, and More Inception facepalm

can't think of a title