MUSINGS OF A FANATIC (:

Alrighty. So, I kind of fell out of this whole blogging thing. I apologize, my invisible readers.

Anyway. I'm going to try to start fresh and new. So, I will now direct you to my new blog, right HERE!

Let's see how long I can keep things going this time around. (:

Summer (: and much-needed updates!

"Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; to me, those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." ~ Henry James

Ah. So, yeah, that quote there pretty much sums up everything. (:

Well then. I realized that I haven't updated this thing since April 5th. Understandably, a lot has happened since then! Shall we recap?

April 27: We began preforming Joseph
May 1: Closing night of Joseph.
May 28: My junior high experience officially ended and i became a sophomore
June 1 - 11: I read all 1200 pages of Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. Let me just say it was worth it.
June 18: I realized how I've been completely neglecting this blog

So... yeah. (: Let's be a bit more thorough, alright?

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Let me just say the being in Joseph was one of the best experiences I had this year. I loved it. I became close to so many people that I would have never became friends with otherwise, and I can honestly say that I was sad when it was over. It was one of the best weeks of my life.

End of the School Year
Yep. It's true. I'm no longer a junior high student, but an official high school student. A sophomore. That's so insanely crazy that I can barely comprihend it. However, I'm really happy with the high school that I'm going to and I can only hope that i'll be a fantastic experiance. (:

Les Miserables
So... I recently got re-introduced to this amazing musical, and once again I've fallen absolutely in love. (: Even more so than the last time, I think. So, I decided, "Hey, how about I read the book?" So, I reserved it at my local library and picked it up on June 1st. I read all 1200 pages in eleven days. (: This book was REALLY good. While a bit tough to read, what with it being originally written in French in the late 1800's, I think I got through it pretty nicely. And I'd totally read it again in a heartbeat. (:

Still on the topic of Les Miserables, I have some exciting news (for me, anyway). You see, 2010 is the 25th anniversary of Les Mis. So, a special 25th anniversary tour is being done. And guess what. In summer 2011, they will be coming to Salt Lake City. Yeah. When I heard that, I pretty much died a little with excitement. And, with a lot of hard work, I persuded my mom to get me tickets to the show. June 5th, 2011 will be one of the greatest days of my life. (:

And now we're back to today. (: I realized that I haven't updated this lonely little blog since April, and decided that now would be a good time to pick it back up. So... here I am. (:

The Song of the Week has officially been changed. It's now "Permanent" by David Cook. Such a beautiful, emotional song. David wrote it for his older brother Adam in 2008. For over a decade, Adam Cook fought against brain cancer that eventually spread to his spine. In May of 2009, Adam lost his battle. Listening to this song and knowing the emotion behind it really makes me love it.

Anyway, this update is now over. (:
But before I go, I must say that I like the idea of putting a quote at the beginning of every post, so I think that I'll start doing that. (:

Hahaha. Well, that's all for now.

Happy late Easter!

Hope everyone had a good Easter weekend! I know I did. :) Nothing but relaxing at home. I even watched a bit of General Confrence on Sunday. And then, for some odd reason that I don't really know, I started remembering bits and piece of The Prince of Egypt. I used to watch that movie ALL the time as a kid. I absolutely loved it. However, so many years had passed that I honestly didn't know what happened in the movie (well... besided what happens in the Bible. :P) So... I got onto YouTube and found someone who had posted the entire movie in 11 parts. So... I sat down and watched the entire thing. :) And now I remember why I loved that movie so much growing up. It's just too bad that we don't actually own it, because then I could watch it from a more comfortable place than my uncomfortable computer chair.

Anyway... nothing else really new. Besides the fact that I changed the Song of the Week earl.y :P

You see, I FINALLY got enough money to go buy myself a nice little present... Danny Gokey's CD "My Best Days," which was released a month ago. I have now fallen in love once again with this guy's voice! :) Then again, I never fell out of love... but you get my point.

I even think that I talked about Danny in some of my blog posts while he was on Idol... yeah, they're there.

Anyway... the new song of the week is "I Still Believe" from the previously said album by the previously said man. It's a really nice, even insperational song. I'm really happy with it. :)

Just be prepared for some more Gokey coming up in the Song of the Week for the next few months. ;)

That's all for now! ♥

So sorry... :(

Yep. I'm done with blogging. I don't even do it anymore, so I'm going to delete my blog and move on with my life...

APRIL FOOLS. :)

Um... yeah. I'm fully aware how awfully lame that was. ;)
But I had to do something for this stupid little holiday, now didn't I?

It's true, though. I've been a bit neglectant of my blog. I need to work on it a bit more.
I promise I will, all of my invisible little blog readers!

Anyway... it's supposedly spring. Key word: supposedly. Is freezing temperatures and giant killer snow the accepted definition of spring? I don't think so!!!!!

Haha. Yeah. That's how it was yesterday. 30 degrees with snow. At the end of March. Not cool.

So... yeah.

Today, I had to register for all my high school classes. And, let me tell you, it was one of the most stressful experiences of my life. A lot of my classes were already full, so I had to compromise. I finally finished it, though, so the drama is over. :) It was pretty stressful in the moment, though, considering I had to do it in the library at school with my friends Kenzie and Daenen, since we had Joseph reherasals and couldn't leave (did I mention that I'm in the school's preduction of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?).

Speaking of, the Song of the Week is from Joseph. :) It's been stuck in my head for the past few hours. So... yeah. :) It's called "Close Every Door" and really is a beautiful song.

Well, I think that's all the updates I have for my boring life...
Hope you enjoyed (I guess...)! :)

Ah... spring. :)

Okay, okay. So it's not OFFICIALLY spring. But... March is the month were it officially starts (21st or 22nd, I think. Somewhere around there). I'm excited. It's already feeling oh so much warmer. And soon the snow will completely disappear, and then it'll slowly melt off of the mountains (except, the mountains aren't usually cleared of snow until like... May).

I can't wait for the warmness. :)

Anyway, let's see. Updates, updates...
I've been staying after for musical rehearsals at school. We're doing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Awesome musical. ♥

And... I changed the layout. To something more springy. :)

Other than that, nothing much has really happened. So... I hearby end this blog post. ;)

A baby and Valentines. :)

Hahaha. So, first of all, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Or, also known as... Singles Awareness Day. :P

Well, I have some very happy news.
My niece was born on Thursday! (:

And yes, I do have a picture to show off. (;

As the picture says, this is little miss Josee Lynn. Born on the afternoon of February 11th, 2010. Weighing  6 lbs, 7oz. 18 inches long. (: She's a cute little thing, isn't she? 

So, yeah. I'm happy. (:

However, last night around midnight, my dad got a call from my sister saying the Josee was having some trouble breathing, so they took her to the hospital. Since she was born a little less than three weeks early, that's understandable. But... please pray for her, okay?

Well, that's all for now.

Happy Valentines Day!

So sorry...

So. This is my first post of 2010. Yeah, yeah, I know that it's like...27 days after the new year. But it's the thought that counts, right?

Hahah... I don't really have much to say. Yes, I know, I have a pitifully boring life. I apologize.

Um. I changed the layout. It's no longer Christmas. It's now Valentines Day. :) Oh jeez. Valentines day is over the weekend this year... how sad is that? I absolutely love it when this particular holiday is during school, when I see everybody. ;)

Andd... my MixPod account is having issues, so I won't be able to have a Song of the Week until it gets fixed. So, sadly, my music has to be taken down for the time being. :(

Woot! Fixed my playlist. :) So, the song of the week this time is "One Day You Will" by Lady Antebellum. In case you haven't been told, Lady Antebellum is my new life and soul. Just so you know. :) So... listen and enjoy! :)

Hm. What else?

Oh! One more thing, could any one who reads this please pray for Haiti? No, I don't have any personaly connections there, but honestly, they're obviously going through some hard times right now. And, if you were going through the same thing, wouldn't you want people to be thinking of you and helping you? So, please pray for them. ♥ ♥

But... I think that's all. Short post, I know, but I have nothing else to say!
So... yeah. The end. :)

Mary, Did You Know?

Haha. So. Post title. It's of another one of my favorite Christmas songs. Which is my new song of the week. It takes a few seconds before it starts, but don't worry, it will. Once again, enjoy. :)

The song gets you thinking though. Just listen to it, and you'll see what I mean.

Let's see... Christmas break has officially started! And Christmas is on Friday. I'm so excited, you can't even imagine. ;) It's seriously one of my favorite holidays. All the friends, family, spirituality... it's truly amazing.

Hm. What else? We went bowling today for PE. It was fun. :) I'm actually better than I thought I was! I didn't win, of course, but winning really isn't everything. ;)

So. Wow, I feel so bad, because I have nothing else to really talk about. :(
Um... so yeah. I guess I'll just stop there.

I hope you all have a wonderful, safe holiday season! <3

Joy to the world!

Hahaha. 'Tis the Christmas season, and I'm very happy. ;)

Also, people should be joyful because I'm finally updating this thing after millions and millions of years (okay, I'm exaggerating a little there, but you get my point).

Some things that have happened in my blogging hiatus:
* I'm officially fifteen.
* My sister is officially having a baby girl, due March 2nd.
* The end of the semester is fast approaching.
* MY COMPUTER FINALLY LET ME CHANGE MY BLOG'S BACKGROUND!

Um... nothing else. Shows how incredibley boring my life is. :P

But yeah. I changed my blog background. It looks super pretty and Christmas-y now. ;) I will admit that the Santa looks a bit creepy but... whatever. :P

I also changed my playlist around a little. I'm now using mixpod.com, which I'm finding I like a lot better than the other site I got my last playlist from. It's the same songs as before (plus a few new ones). And this new playlist has videos to go along with the songs. :)

As you've probably noticed, I also changed my Song of the Week. I wanted something Christmas-y, and I really love this song so... yeah. Enjoy. :)

But anyway. I guess that's all. Sorry this is so short, my imaginary readers. But at least it's something!

BUH-BYE! <3

Why does winter have to be so... cold?

Yeah, yeah, I know. It's not even winter yet. It's only fall. But it's still getting really, really cold. I hate the cold. And the snow. It snowed for a few minutes a few days ago, and I was very unhappy. :P Luckily, it hasn't snowed since then, but it will very soon.

In other news: It's October! I love October. :) Besides it getting colder, it's a really good month. Everything looks so pretty with the orange and red and yellow... plus, there's Halloween! :)

Anndd... I got my dvd of The Mentalist season one! :) I've watched the whole thing and then some by now. And the second season started. As did the fourth season of Heroes. It all makes me so happy. :)

Well... I think that's all I have to say.
BYE!

Fall is obviously coming.

Yeah. It's getting colder, the sun is rising later and setting earlier, I can feel a cold coming on... fall is definitely on it's way. And fast. Which is okay. I'm fine with fall. All the gorgeous leaves are falling to the ground, and everything smells so... I don't know, just good. It's winter I hate. Cold, slushy, wet... ugh. The snow is pretty for the first few times it falls, but then it just makes everything look dirty. And did I mention that it'll be cold? I did? Hm.

Nothing new (again). I guess picture day is on Friday. Yayyy (sarcasm). I hate picture day. And it's 9th grade pictures, so it's in color, and I'm sure I'm just going to get a monsterous zit or something the day of. :P Sigh...

OHMYGOODNESSTHEMENTALISTDVDCOMESOUTINLESSTHANAWEEK!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahem. Sorry. :)

Okaayyyy... speaking of, here's my little countdowns that no one cares about but I'm puting them there for my own benifit. :)

5 days until Heroes season four starts. (New one)
6 days until The Mentalist season one comes out on dvd.
8 days until season two of The Mentalist starts.
65 days until New Moon comes out.
66 days until my birthday.

YAY!! :)

Nothing new to report...

As the title says... nothing new to report. :P It's early early September. What do you expect?

Anyway, let's update my useless countdowns, now shall we? :)

9 days until The Mentalist dvd comes out.
11 days until The Mentalist season 2 starts.
67 days until New Moon comes out in theaters. :)
68 days until I turn fifteen.

So... yeah. :)

Andddd.... new song of the week! I've chosen "Human" by The Killers. The song doesn't make much sense, but it's still a really good song and I'm quite fond of it right now. :)

So... yeah. Listen and enjoy. :)
BYE!

Count down... again! :)

Alrighty. So I found this cool little count down generator thing, so now I have the exact number of days to the things I'm... counting down to. :) Since... you know, math isn't really my thing, I decided to just have something do it for me. :P

Anyway....

12 days until The Mentalist comes out on DVD.
14 days until season two of The Mentalist starts.
71 days until New Moon comes out in theaters.
72 days until I turn fifteen.

I have a cool little countdown to my birthday above my Song of the Week now. :) So... yeah.

Other than that... nothing new to report.

So... until later! :)

Counting down to so many things!

Ah. Yet another late-night blogging adventure. It's... 11:56 pm right now. :)

Alrighty. First of all, I'm SO SORRY that I haven't posted anything in, like, forever. Even though no one really reads this. :P But still!

Anyway, I just realized yesterday how many things I'm counting down to. Allow me to tell you all about it. :) Also... this is all using mental math, which isn't my strongest suit, so I'm sorry if I'm a day off or something. Not liked you'd really care enough to check though. :P Anyway....

16 more days until The Mentalist (season one) comes out on dvd.
18 more days until season two of The Mentalist starts.
74 more days until New Moon comes out in theatres.
76 more days until I turn fifteen.

See? How amazing is that?

See, The Mentalist is a tv series I watch am obsessed with. :) It's pretty dang amazing, in my opinion. I saved up money this summer to buy the dvd when it comes out. :)

And Star Trek. I know what some of you are probably thinking... 'Star Trek? That nerdy show?' Let me just say that I have never watched the actual 1960's show and I don't think I plan to. BUT, I went and saw the new movie with friends on Friday night, and let me say, it was amazing. :) At first I was a bit skeptical, but once we were actually sitting in the movie theatre and the first two minutes of the movie had passed, I was hooked. :) SO, now I want it on dvd for myself. :) And it comes out four days before my birthday, which is very convenient. ;)

Also, I finally changed my Song of the Week. Since I've had "Halo" stuck in my head all day, it seemed pretty fitting. So... there ya go. :)

Anyway, that's all for now.
BYE! :)

7 more days of summer...

Oops. So... I know it's kind of late (11:54 pm, to be exact), but I was randomly on the computer, checking Facebook, hoping my dad wouldn't suddenly come downstairs and get mad at me for being on so late, when this comercial came on the tv and the lady said, "I love blogging!" (Isn't it some candy comercial?). And then I was like, "Oops. When was the last time I updated my blog?" So... yeah. Here I am now. At... 11:56 pm.

Nothing all that new to report. Besides that there's just a week left in school. Sigh. But at least I'll be an amazing 9th grader. ;)

Um... today I went and had my hair cut and highlighted. I'm actually pretty proud of it. I also had my eyebrows waxed (long story. My friend was all like, "OMG, THAT'D BE HILLARIOUS." and my mom was like, "Haha, I'm going to make you do it..." It hurt really bad. :P But only for a second.

Now, if only I could gather up enough courage to get my ears pierced...

Anyway, I think that'll be all right now. I'm tired and a bit parinoid that my dad is going to hear me typing or something and come downstairs. So... goodbye. :)

No news is... no news.

Yeah. No new news (ahaha). Depressing, huh?

Wait a second. I lied. There is news. :)
My neighbor Amy got married on Saturday. I got to tag along to watch her one-year-old daughter and also help with food. It was fun. :)

I also babysat said one-year-old today, too. For eight and a half hours. It was kind of tough, since she had woken up at 4:30 in the morning and only slept a half-hour since then. But I got her to sleep another 45 minutes. So... it was okay. :) And she's just one of the cutest little girls ever, so it was worth it. :)

Um... HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE COMES OUT ON WEDNESDAY! That's not tomorrow, but the next day, in case you have no clue what today is. ;) I'm excited. Though I probably won't be able to see it until this weekend at least, because (quoting my mom), "There is no way I'm taking you to see that movie. I hate Harry Potter." Sooo.... I have to round up a few friends who pity me enough to go see it a second time just for me. :) Because my mom says she'll drive us all to the movie theatre, she just won't watch the movie. :P

So... yeah. :)

And... new song of the week is Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts. I had no clue what song to do, so I just turned on my iPod and hit it against my hand so it would shuffle (because I'm to lazy to do it the manuel way... and also that way is just so much cooler), and that was the first song to come up. So... yeah. Good song. :)

Except... my wonderful little playlist at the bottom has suddenly decided to rebel and not play that song. So, instead, Grace Kelly by Mika is playing. But... that's a good song, too. ;)

Anyway. That's all. :)

Here's to those celebrities...

There's about a month and a half until school starts again, which is depressing. I want summer to last longer than that. Then again, I'm kind of bored, and maybe being a ninth grader will be fun. :)

Let's see... as you all know, Michael Jackson has died. Even though he was a bit of a... creepy guy in the last few years before he died, he was way cool between the Jackson 5 era up to the 80's. I'll Be There, ABC, Beat It, Thriller, Man in the Mirror... all great songs. :) Anyway, today was his memorial and stuff, which I watched TV (it was on most of the channels for three hours). But it was actually pretty good, lots of people talking about him and singing and stuff. And at the end his daughter Paris said a few words, which was really sweet. Even though a lot of people turned against him in his last few years, he was still a human being, and I must say: rest in peace, Michael Jackson.

Also, Farrah Fawcett died the same day as MJ. That's sad, because no one really payed as much attention to her death. But at least she's in a better place, and now cancer-free. Rest in peace, Farrah Fawcett.

And finally, Billy Mays. TV comercials and the show Pitchmen have lost a great guy. He was funny and yelled at your face from the TV screen to get you to by Oxi-clean and other stuff. He left too soon, and he'll be missed. Rest in peace, Billy Mays.

Anyway, I don't really have anything else to say. Other than the song of the week is Man in the Mirror.

Have a nice day. :)

Lazy summer days...

It's still summer, obviously.
I'm still bored, obviously.
But that's okay. :)
Today was awesomely warm and sunny, so I took the camera outside and took a bunch of pictures. I even shot a few of my little brother, too. :) It felt so nice outside today, though!

I have some exciting news. :D
My sister Camelle is having a baby. :)
It's my twentieth niece/nephew, but it's still exciting. It's kind of a surprise baby, though. When it's born, her oldest will be thirteen and her youngest eight. But yeah. :)
Um... Nothing else really to report.
But I suppose I'll post some of the pictures I took on my little picture spree. :)

Pictures all obviously by me, Chantel. :)

Little tiny yellow flower still blooming.

Funny frosted-looking plant in one of our patio pots.
I thought this looked kind of cool, though. :)

I am extremely proud of this picture. :)

Some cherries hanging down from our cherry tree.

Also a cool picture. :)

Little morning glory in the leaves. :)

Okay... so, that's all for now.

BYE. :)

High-speed Internet!

Okay. So, I've been living with dial-up for... ever. :P
But today, I got HIGH-SPEED INTERNET.
It's amazing. :)

Anyway. I've been at my sister's house since Wednesday, babysitting her kids. I just got back today. And now I'm enjoying my fast internet. :)

I'm enjoying my summer so far (even though I'm... bored). I already have my schedule for next year, though, which makes me kind of excited. :)

Um... jeez. Nothing else really to say. Told ya it was a boring summer.

Oh. Song of the Week is Stand by Rascal Flatts.

So... done for now. :)

What time is it? Summer time! :D

Oh jeez. Why am I quoting High School Musical 2? Help me... *sigh*

Anyway, I must apologize because I've been quite... neglectant of my blog. :P School has ended and we are already in our second week of summer.

First and foremost, if you'd please direct your eyes to the new Song of the Week. This week is "We Are" by Ana Johnsson. Very good song. Fun to sing and rock out to. I've had it stuck in my head ever since I put it on my iPod which was about... two weeks ago. :P

Okay. Moving on. Last day of school was great, I suppose. It was really boring, though. Very few of my friends showed up. I hadn't been planning on going to either until I was forced to by my non-understanding mother. :P But... I gave my bus driver some really cute magnetic flowers that I made for her bus. :D But the last day of school also meant that one of my really good guy friends would be moving away the next week. And I'd be gone at Girls Camp, so I wouldn't get to say good-bye. So, after I said bye to him for the last time and was walking home, I will admit I got a bit teary-eyed. :(

Girls was fun. :) We went up to Heber and had a blast, though my friend Misha lost her dad to cancer the second day we were there, so she had to leave early and the rest of us didn't sleep a wink that night because we were all to busy crying our eyes out. :(

I got back on Friday, and now... here I am on Wednesday! With absolutely nothing to do.

I thought that for Young Womens tonight we were going to have our "camp reunion party" and also go to Misha's house and plant a rosebush for her dad, but apparently it was either not tonight or it was earlier and I missed it. :( I really hope not, because I really wanted to help plant that rosebush. I think that I remember hearing that it would be next week, though, so I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed.

Other than that, nothing new to report.
See ya.