And Relax

Inspirational Quote of the Day
The wide world is all about you; you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.
J.R.R. Tolkien


Travel News:
I love to travel and England (and Wales) was amazing! We travelled around the country making a big loop- from going down to to the sea, to the west (Cardiff), to the midlands, to the north and northeast, and finally to London. It was great! We spent just over two weeks there. Getting to experience different cultures, hang out with friends again, getting to see everything! Amazing. Although, the exchange rate is horrible- over two dollars for one pound! Eeck. But, nonetheless, the trip was ace!


School News
School is done! Exciting! Last two exams were today- I don't know how I did, but I did them, so yay for that! I have one more thing I need to do to complete one of my classes, but after that- done! Then graduation for my Associates of Arts Degree is this weekend and then in three weeks I graduate high school- funny how I graduate two year college before I graduate high school! Then next year I will be attending a four year school- it'll be interesting- hopefully good!

Now for Some Photos:

The World

Inspirational Message of the Day:

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page. - Saint Augustine



Travel:

One week and we'll be leaving for the UK! Yay! I've never been there and its just me and a friend. So it is exciting!



Videos:

My 5th youtube video was posted. So now I've made a Buffy/Supernatural crossover video, two Veronica Mars videos, and two Doctor Who videos! Yay!



School:

This semester has been alright. Classes go by quickly as I have them (18 credits) sqeezed into only 3 days! Right now, I should be finishing an essay that was due last Wednesday and is worth 100 points. (Its an exam essay.)



Picture of the Day:

(One that I worked on in my art class- yup computer art!)

One Hundred Things I'm Thankful For:

One Hundred things I'm thankful for:

I am thankful for...

1. getting through this year
2. my family being healthy
3. my parents being together
4. good grades
5. one of my best friends and I making up after about 6 months
6. meeting new camp friends
7. getting into two colleges (the only two I applied for)
8. my history professor being so good
9. “ “ and flexible- I can finish papers even though the semester is over
10. getting my new digital camera
11. getting DDR
12. driving safely
13. meeting new people at school
14. getting to be senior directors
15. getting several ribbons in speech
16. meeting the Irish friends
17. my parents allowing me to go to England for two weeks this next year
18. my friend’s parents allowing her to go to England with me
19. visiting three other states this year
20. having my job at camp
21. getting to be a councilor for one week
22. not drinking
23. not doing drugs
24. learning to play another song on the piano
25. getting several new seasons of TV shows
26. – Veronica Mars season 2
27. – Veronica Mars season 3
28. – Dark Angel season 1
29. – Dark Angel season 2
30. Adam getting several new seasons too
31. – Smallville season 1
32. – Supernatural season 1
33. Movie Gallery closing and buying 24 DVDs for only $15
34. getting back into fanfiction.net
35. learning about tthfanfic.com
36. typing up a story I wrote several years ago
37. posting this fic
38. learning about fanart
39. learning how to do fanart
40. learning about fanvideos
41. learning how to make fanvideos
42. getting a program to make fanvideos
43. my car still running
44. having a white Christmas
45. making a snow man before Christmas
46. snow in April
47. making a 7-foot-high snow creature in April
48. going to a resort with the school’s choir
49. going to prom
50. teaching Sunday school for my 8th year
51. having the many of the same kids we had last year in our older class
52. getting back into Neopets
53. the drama with online friends mostly ending
54. the DF boards still slowly going
55. having for the DF boards with all the stories
56. starting to write a long story- hopefully will get unstuck and finish it
57. making two fanart stories
58. writing several ficlets
59. starting to scrapbook
60. going down to grandma’s for spring break
61. having a week just mom and me
62. my brother graduating
63. my laptop still running
64. Kristen Bell joining Heroes- although its not as good as Veronica Mars
65. going to Dakota Library regularly
66. them having a large collection of CDs and videos and DVDs
67. being able to rent Doctor Who seasons 1 and 2 there
68. being able to rent Firefly there
69. getting to see old staff at the camp reunion
70. having good books to read for class
71. finishing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
72. finishing the 2nd book in the Earth child series
73. getting all As in the spring semester
74. my acting partner then still being alive
75. Japanese club in Spring semester
76. learning how to do origami
77. not spending all my time on DF boards
78. working with the Arthritis Foundation
79. going to JAM
80. working with America Reads
81. still loving camp
82. my cats being cute and cuddly
83. getting to see all four of my best friends in one place
84. sending out my letters to people at camp
85. finding my cross necklace
86. having fun with my hair
87. going to the PL library regularly
88. working on musical and one-acts
89. being in two choirs in spring
90. meeting and having a friend in geography
91. meeting another friend in history 3 and Tai Chi
92. getting a body pillow
93. fishing at camp
94. having kids from camp remember me
95. adding more money to my bank account
96. having several massages
97. having some really good friends
98. my friends being healthy
99. my family being here and safe and healthy
100. being alive and ready for a new year

Happy New Year!

FanVids and Exams

Inspirational Message of the Day:
One learns to fight the war by fighting the war.
- Chairman Mao (I believe... its in Red Azalea)



Video:
For the first time I made a fanvideo! I've done fanfiction for years (since 2002) and then I just recently started to do fanart (starting in September) and now I've started making fanvids!
I posted it on youtube. This is my profile page: http://www.youtube.com/tearzofash.





School:
Only one more week... exams week. Eeck! Thankfully, only one is a memorization exam. One is a take home exam, and then two have take home essays and then notes short answer and terms (a lot of prep work, but still better than memorization exams!)




Picture of the Day:

Cars, Snow, School, and Life

Inspirational Message of the Day:

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.

- Saint Augustine

Car

Yesterday, my car stalled. My phone was dead. I was the first person in the 1st left turn lane. Therefore, people kept coming up behind me and honking and getting annoyed. So in the 10 degree weather, I had my window down trying to point people to get into the other turn lane w/out a jacket just my sweatshirt. This went on for an hour until my dad came and a cop came and pushed me through the light and into a side area to wait for a tow truck. This tow truck didn't come for another hour. Oi. Although this experience has definitely reminded me that there are amazingly nice people out there too. I have four cars stop and ask if I needed help or a cell phone. Because my phone was dead, I borrowed the first car's cell to call my dad. So thank you to the people that did stop.

Snow

Two major snow storms=lots of snow. And yet not sticky enough to make a snow man. Very sad. I love making snow men, or snow creatures. Last year I made a 7-foot-high snow creature!

School

Only two weeks left of the semester. Lots of studying and essays and reading that I need to do. Oi.

Life

Means everything else that is stressful.

Having fun!

I saw these on another blog and decided I just had to try them!

Me Simpsonified! Woot! http://simpsonizeme.com/

Me Meezified! Doublewoot! http://www.meez.com/

New Camera!

I'm definitly excited because I just got a new camera yesterday! Oh its very nice, espeically from my old three year old digital camera... although it still works perfectly and I love it dearly! :)

http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/f/index.html
Theres an overview of the type. Its a Fujifilm Finepix F45fd (Which I can't find it in there... hum.)

Anyway, I like it a lot!