Tuesday: Wish Now

Hey, so, I know it's a bit late, but it's still Tuesday, so technically I'm not late, late.

 Hehehehe. Heeeeehhhh...

 But, seriously, I am sorry that it's later than usual, it's just that all day I've had stuff to do, because on Tuesdays and Thursdays I take an extra ballet class to warm up for my actual class. 

 So I basically have to get school done super fast so I can leave, like, two and a half (?) hours earlier. 

 I'm gonna go with this: most likely expect my post of the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays to be either early or late. 

 Just gonna go with that...

 God, I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired. I could literally do 'o's the whole rest of this post, and I would feel like I'd actually accomplished something. 

 Do you want to hear about my (as usual) horrible morning?

 Duh, you hang on to every blessed word I say, and you know it!!!

 So, I woke up at 5:45, hit Snooze, forgot to hit the complete off button, woke up ten minutes later, hit Snooze, reset it for 6:45, woke up fifty minutes later at 6:45, reset it for 7:00, woke up at 7:00, and barely managed to drag myself out of bed. 

 I am a miserable human being.

 Other than my morning, my day was okay. We have this thing at my dance school, Parent's Observation Week, which is the one time of the year that the parents can come in and watch. Because of the storm last Tuesday, ballet was canceled, so the parents got this Tuesday to watch, to make up for the missed day.

 It's very stressful when you parents are watching, because, first of all, they aren't the only people in the audience. 

 There are all these other people watching, and you know that they're gonna be more focused on their kid, probably not even noticing you, but, as dancers, we're trained to think about how our position looks to everyone at different angles. 

 So we kind of have a tendency to wonder who's looking at us and how we look to them.

 Second of all, you know, you just want to impress you parents. You want to show them how well you're doing, and you want to make them proud.

 Last of all, you just feel nervous, because it's virtually the same thing as a performance, it's just for people you're close to, and you don't get to be on a stage, wear a costume, or have cool lighting.

 Overall, it's absolutely exhausting, because everyone's trying so much harder than usual. Like how you (obviously) try your best on show day.

 I am pooped. If you think that term is weird, you're probably right. Who talks about feces when they were just working their tail off?

 I mean, I miiiggghht.

 This song is the theme song from a modern show for younger kids (Star Darlings), but I like it, so don't judge.

                                             STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT,
                                             FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT,
                                            I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT,
                                       HAVE THIS WISH I WISH TONIGHT!!!

                                              CLOSE OUR EEEYYYEEES!!! 
                                         BELIEVE WITH ALL OUR MIGHT!!!
                                              SPARK A DREEEEEAAAAM!!! 
                                      LIGHT IT UP, 'TIL IT BURNS BRIGHT!!!

                                              NOTHIN' IN THE UNIVERSE 
                                               CAN KNOCK US DOWN!!! 
                                                 WE CAN HAVE IT ALL,
                                            WE GOT EACH OTHER NOW!!!
                                           
                                                     OH, OH, OH, OH,
                                               ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!
                                                     OH, OH, OH, OH,
                                            EVERY WISH IS MAGICAAAAAL!!!

 I know it was long, I'm sorry. Haven't heard it? Look it up. You'll probably find it if you  type in 'Star Darlings theme song Wish Now'. I'm telling you because you have to hear it to understand how freaking good the vocals are!

 FUN WITH FACTS!!!

 Word of the Day: Defenestrate. Not advisable if you want the object to remain whole and undamaged...

 Song of the Day: Wish Now - Star Darlings. Don't know the name of the singer.

 Random Fact: Baltimore Ravens (1996-Present) Nickname: Selected from a poll conducted by the Baltimore Sun. Fans selected the name in honor of Edgar Allan Poe, American poet who penned his famous poem, “The Raven” while living in Baltimore. [I think it's a football team?]

 Random Fact About Me: I had a bad morning, did you know?

 Today's Prophecy: I'll have a bad morning. I can feel it...

 I hope you are satisfied with this post, though rather late, and I hope tomorrow and/or the rest of today is a wonderful... experience? Space of time? 

 I don't know what I'm talking about...

 I love you all so, so, so, soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 I told you, I'm sooo tired!!!

 Anyways, love you all a lot, comment, have a good space of time, and, mostly, sit down!
                                 
                                                                                                               - Alice Eastburn

                                        

Monday: Confident

Aaaand it's Monday. How fun.

 Fuuuuuuuuuun. 

 I had a really bad morning... I woke up at 5:45, forgot to hit Snooze, woke up ten minutes later cursing myself for not hitting Snooze, changed it to 6:45, woke up again at 6:45, turned my alarm off, and fell asleep until 7:53, with seven minutes to wake up, change clothes, brush my hair, eat breakfast, go to the bathroom, etc. 

 Would you believe me if I told you that I didn't start off the day very well?

 I am, needless to say, pretty tired and groggy today, so I've (sorry Mom) been in a bit of an annoyed mood today. Not like I snap at someone if they trip or something, but more like, 'let's just get it done...'.

 Ya know what I mean...

 I have a new Shakespeare class today, which will go for about eight weeks, and I'm excited, because everyone got pretty close during the last one, and literally everyone who was in that class is doing this one, so it should be fun! It won't even be that different or weird, because we finished the last one last week, so this week will practically be the same!!!

 CELEBRITY REVIEW!!!

Selena Gomez: I love her!!! Especially because she was such a huge part of Disney movies. 
 I don't like how she's changed, in some ways, because when she was in the movies and things, she seemed so innocent, and now a lot of her songs are... I guess you could call them a bit seductive? The Heart Wants What It Wants, Good For Ya, Hands To Myself, and others.
 It just doesn't seem to fit the sort of character you get when you watch the movies and stuff.
 But, obviously, she is still absolutely gorgeous, and she's still sweet, and she still has a good (possibly even heightened) sense of style, so we're all good there.
 Overall, I think she's amazing, she's just changed, negatively and positively, you know?


Demi Lovato: Well, another Disney girl! Demi did also had a role on a Nickelodeon show, and the movie Camp Rock.
 I sort of do, sort of don't like her... I like most of her songs, but mostly for the catchiness, not so much the morals.  
 She's obviously gorgeous, and her style is far from bad, I think. I hate the fact that so much of her body is covered in ink, she has so many tattoos. But it's her choice.
 And her body that gets a foreign, disgusting substance implanted permanently in her skin.
 I think that's just fine! 
 I think her personality is unique, and even though it's rather common in celebrities these days. 
 You know, the 'I don't care what other people think, I'm happy just the way I am, and I can go crazy if I want to. What's wrong with being a confident person?' personality.

 Everyone knows that I did that intentionally, but, really, did you expect me not to?

                                              WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING, 
                                              WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING,
                                     WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING CONFIDENT?
                                                       OH, WHOA-OH!
                                              WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING,
                                              WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING,
                                     WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING CONFIDENT?
                                                       OH, WHOA-OH!

 Kind of the exact same thing repeated over and over again, but it became a hit, so I won't question it...

 That was my Celebrity Review, I know I only reviewed two artists, but I'll do three, or maybe even four next time!

 But now it's time for FUN WITH FACTS!!!

 Word of the Day: Bibliobibuli. Something to do with reading...

 Song of the Day: Confident - Demi Lovato. Which you already knew.

 Random Fact: The Mercator projection portrays Greenland as larger than Australia; in actuality, Australia is more than three and a half times larger than Greenland. As on all map projections, shapes or sizes are distortions of the true layout of the Earth's surface. The Mercator projection exaggerates areas far from the equator. [Guess I should figure out what the Mercator projection is or was...]

 Random Fact About Me: I did this post in several sittings during the day, and by now, I've already gone to the Shakespeare class and come back. It was good...

 Today's Prophecy: I will either love or hate my untried outfit for tomorrow. My prediction will succeed either way, so I'm great for tomorrow!!!

 The post of the today!!! Did you like it? Did you think it was too long or too short? Let me know, I want to make you guys happy! Because being happy isn't a bad thing, right?

 OMG. I just realized...

 I'M RIGHT!!!

 I love you all so, so, so much, and I hope that tomorrow (as there isn't much left of today) is a wonderful day for you!!! Because (duh), I'm such a nice person, I want everything to go right for everybody!!! Aren't I sweet?

 (and humble, too!)

 Love you, thanks for reading, bye!!!
          
                                                                                                               - Alice Eastburn

Sunday: Fashion Is My Kryptonite

It is Sunday. Which is sad because it's just today... then, tomorrow, we go back to work. 

 I swear, adults make kids work like dogs...

 JK, school is just a part of life, I'm sure most parents remember what it was like, working your tail off just to see a big fat red A+ on your paper. Hehehehehehehehe...

 Yesterday, I posted before noon, so I couldn't share something that happened later in the day with you. 

 My family and I took a drive around to see how bad the damage to the houses in our area were. What we saw was horrible.

 Only about ten or so miles from where I live, people were thankful to be alive. The most obvious destruction was from the remains of four houses. A tornado ripped through the area, taking the roofs off two houses in the row of four, completely destroying the other two. There wasn't a single house in the area that was untouched, and every house had a huge pile of wreckage at the front.

 It was even worse, because you could see the people who had survived, and when you saw their faces, you wanted to help them so badly. I know I did. I'm going to donate to the cause that's helping the people living there. 

 Just thinking about what has happened to them makes me so sad. I keep imagining what it would be like for me, one second you're safe and sound inside the house you've been living in for, what, ten years? Then: BOOM. It's all gone. You don't have any possessions to speak of, and all you can do is be happy you survived. I want to cry thinking about it.

 So, I just would like to ask you all to pray for them. It's Sunday, the holy day, so that should help...

 Please just pray that they will be safe, that they can rebuild their lives, that they will be happy, and that, overall, they will be all right.

 If I had pictures of it, I would show you, but I forgot to bring my Kindle, so I can't.

 But then we went to the dog park, which is good, because we saw a whole bunch of little dogs, and, I swear, miniature dogs are my Kryptonite!!!

 <3
  
                                   WHEN WE UP IN THE CLUB, IT'S EASY TO SEE!!!
                                          THAT WE GO STYLE IN OUR VEINS!!!
                                       BECAUSE FASHION'S WHAT WE BREATHE!!!
                           WHEN WE UP ON THE RUNWAY, AND WE DOIN' IT RIGHT!!!
                                                  R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R RIGHT!!!
                                               FASHION IS MY KRYPTONITE!!!

 Oooooooopppppppppssssss..........

 HERE'S A PICTURE OF A PUPPY!!!

 Not happy enough for ya? 

 HERE'S A PICTURE OF A KITTEN!!!

 STILL not happy enough? How. About. THIS!?!

 Not happy enough?

 You - you should really go and get that - you know - checked out...

 FUN WITH FACTS!!!

 Word of the Day: Apolaustic. Sort of related to the previous pictures.

 Song of the Day: Fashion Is My Kryptonite - Zendaya Coleman, Bella Thorne. A bit girly, but... I'm a girl, right? Or am I? I am. I'm positive.

 Random Fact: There is no firm boundary where space begins. However the Kármán line, at an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) above sea level, is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space treaties and for aerospace records keeping. [From puppies and kittens to outerspace. #dunnoitsrandom]

 Random Fact About Me: If I had to get glasses or contacts I would choose colored contacts. Color? Green. It's my favorite eye color, and red would just freak people out.

 Today's Prophecy: Since I actually didn't (and won't) see my grandparents today, I'm gonna try something else that I am (was) positive about. I will have a Shakespeare class tomorrow. We'll see just how well this works out...

 That was the post of the day, hope you enjoyed sitting down, but I must remind you not to stand up too fast, you'll get a head rush...

 Please do pray for the people in my area, and remember to comment, I love to see what you guys have to say!

 Love you all so freaking much! Peace out!!!
          
                                                                                                               - Alice Eastburn

Saturday: Shut Up And Dance

The day we waited for all week! It's HERE!!!

 So, did anyone figure out what was so special (to me) about today? 

 Here's your answer, if you didn't: this is my 13th blog post! Which makes me want get up and dance!!!

 Be strong.

                                         OH DON'T YOU DARE LOOK BACK,
                                            JUST KEEP YOU EYES ON ME,
                                            I SAID 'YOU'RE HOLDING BACK,
                                                 SHE SAID, 'SHUT UP! 
                                                 AND DANCE WITH ME!

 Let's get back to it...

 I don't actually know why I love the number thirteen sooo much, but I do, so... yeah. I guess I just like the fact that everyone else is like 'no way jose, it's unlucky!', and how it's actually not unlucky! The only reason that it's considered 'unlucky' is because 13 is, in some ways, connected with many unfortunate events. Here's a list of the known reasons, but if you are easily disturbed, I must warn you that some are a teeny bit violent:

1. There were 13 people at the Last Supper. It’s said that Judas Iscariot — the one who betrayed Jesus — was the 13th man to take his place at the table.

2. Similarly, there’s a Norse legend that has 12 gods sitting down to a banquet when the 13th (uninvited) god, Loki, shows up. Loki killed one of the other gods, which led to events that eventually resulted in Ragnarok — the death of a bunch of gods, a slew of natural disasters, and the eradication of everything on earth save for two human survivors. There’s a lot more to the story than that, but you get the general idea.

3. Let’s go back to Christianity for a moment. Many Christians believe that Jesus was crucified on Friday. Researchers, however, believe that it wasn’t a case of Friday the 13th lore - it was possibly something like Friday, April 3, 33 A.D. But that doesn’t mean the 13th is off the hook.Many Christians also believe that the Cain and Abel debacle took place on that date.

4. Traditionally, there used to be 13 steps leading up the gallows. There’s also a legend that a hangman’s noose traditionally contained 13 turns, but it’s actually more like eight.

5. Apollo 13 is the only unsuccessful moon mission (intended to get men on the moon, anyway) thus far. An oxygen tank exploded and the survival of the astronauts on board was pretty touch-and-go for several days, but they did all come home safely in the end (but you already knew that).

6. There was a mass arrest and execution of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13, 1307.

7. According to Mr. Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants, there are 13 dirty words.Squidward must be a George Carlin fan, because he responded that he thought there were only seven. “Not if you’re a sailor,” Mr. Krabs replied.

8. Although a coven is now just considered to be any group of witches (or vampires, if you’re into a certain young adult series about sparkly supernaturals), it was once believed that a coven was made up of exactly 13 members.

9. There’s an old superstition that says if you have 13 letters in your name, you’re bound to have the devil’s luck. Silly, yes, but slightly more convincing when you consider that Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters (I know, I know, what about their middle names?).

10. Kids officially become teenagers at the age of 13, and we all know that’s a scary phase.

11. In numerology, the number 12 is considered to be the representation of perfection and completion. It stands to reason, then, that trying to improve upon perfection by adding a digit is a very bad idea indeed — your greed will be rewarded with bad luck.

12. In the late 1800s, there was a group called The Thirteen Club. Their purpose was to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow. They met on the 13th of the month and had dinner 13 people to a table, and to make matters worse, they purposely spilled salt on the table without throwing it over their shoulders. The horror! They also fined members who showed up late — 13 cents, of course. Members of the club included five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Chester A. Arthur. I’m not sure if it’s worth noting that two of these presidents were shot — one fatally, of course — but I’ll mention it anyway. And, if you’re keeping track, Chester A. Arthur only became president because he was vice when Garfield was assassinated.

13. Friday, October 13, 1972, was a bad day in the history of aviation. That’s the day that Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 infamously crashed in the Andes, killing 29 people. On the exact same day, 174 people were killed when a Soviet Aeroflot crashed in a lake about a kilometer from the runway. [Just to let you guys know, I did not write all this, this is copied, and if it's violating copywright laws or something, I am so sorry, and none of it was intended. But this seemed like the best, most summarized list of it all, so I took it.]

 I know it was long, but those are the main reasons why 13 is considered unlucky. To me, it's all quite interesting, and just proves how much we should support the number! :)

 That makes no sense...

 Because it's my 13 blog post, I will show you a picture of the most...

 FLOWERY THING IN THE WORLD...

 This is the Dubai Flower Garden, the most extravagant flower garden in the world!

 THE MOST GALACTIC PICTURE IN THE WORLD!

  I dunno, it's a random picture of the galaxy that I'm not sure is real or fake, but we're gonna go with awesome, alright? Alright.

 AND FINALLY, THE MOST RED (and beautiful, to me, at least) PICTURE IN THE WORLD (that I've seen...)!

 I don't know who originally took this picture, but I found it on the Facebook page Red Color. It's an account on which a (wonderful) person compiled an enormous picture-list of the most beautiful red things in the world. Whoever did that, you're amazing!!!

 FUN WITH FACTS!!!

 Word of the Day: Triskaidekaphobia. Hmm. I wonder.

 Song of the Day: Shut Up And Dance - Walk the Moon. Not the biggest fan... but I can totally jam out to it.

 Random Fact: In Italy, thirteen is a LUCKY number! You little rebels... I like you.

 Random Fact About Me: I have exactly nine American Girl dolls, with countless accessories (none of which I actually use anymore...)

 Today's Prophecy: I will not see my grandparents tomorrow. Not that I don't want to, I'd love to! Always do! It's just that I'm almost positive that I will, so I want to see what happens if I say that I won't...

 I'm so happy that everyone came to party today! I am very excited that this has been my thirteenth blog post on this blog, which I will not provide the link to, as you are most likely (almost definitely) already on it, if you're reading this...

 Something that I think is funny is that, completely on accident, my other (forgotten?) blog has exactly thirteen posts! I don't know how that happened. 

 AHH MAYBE THIRTEEN IS UNLUCKY AND TRICKED ME INTO THE TERRIFYING THOUGHT THAT I GOT BORED OF MY BLOG, WHICH I QUITE POSSIBLY DIDN'T, AND MAYBE I CREATED THIS BLOG UNDER THE MISTAKEN ASSUMPTION THAT THE OTHER ONE WASN'T GOOD FOR MY HEALTH AND MAYBE I'M A CRAZY PERSON WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER THIRTEEN AND THE WORD FRIDAY!

 Any-who...

 LOL, obviously that was all a joke, but, really, I do think it's interesting that I got bored of it after exactly thirteen post!

 DUN, DUN, DUN.

 I love all of you so much and I hope you'll come back and sit down with me! Have a wonderful rest of your Saturday! *throws a kiss*

                                                                                                              - Alice Eastburn 

Friday: Try (2.0)

It's FRIDAY! And that means... 

 ...that after the two days of wonderful freedom, we have to go back to Monday.

 On a more cheerful note, at least we get those two days of freedom! WHOOPEE!

 OMG, so, I'm wearing that amazing necklace today! IT ROCKS!!! I actually didn't think that it would go with my outfit, but, what-do-ya-know, it does! 

 So, I'm actually eating cornbread right now... it's absolutely delicious. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be eating it, but... no one has to know.

 I feel like giving a little celebrity review... DON'T YOU? (duh, of course you do!)

Taylor Swift: I like most everything about her... except for the fact that she stole everything from me! 

 What is her supposed 'signature number'? 13! My favorite number! What is her supposed 'signature color'? RED! My favorite color! What is one of her albums called? RED!!! AGAIN, MY FAVORITE COLOR/GOOD IDEA FOR A SONG!!! ):(

 But other than that, she is one of the most perfect, beautiful, amazing human beings alive!

 Other than the whole she-stole-it thing, I just don't like how social media is morphing her image. They're sort of "turning" her into this monstrous girl who "destroys" her boyfriends and hates everyone, is a total diva, doesn't care about other people, and is self-centered. 

 I don't care if the last two are basically the same thing, I just like the word self-centered...

Katy Perry: No offense, I really don't like her. She is a diva, I think, and overall...

 Voice: Not to discriminate, just not the sort of thing I like. Hers doesn't have that 'pure' thing that most pop stars voices do, and that's actually one of the only things I like about most pop stars. 

 Style: A bit too stand-outish, if you know what I mean. It feels like she's trying too hard.

 Songs: Obviously, most of them became hits, but I don't like them because they're a bit dark. Like Dark Horse. It just makes it seem (to me, you don't have to agree with any of this) like she's the exact sort of girl that social media makes Taylor Swift out to be.

 Overall, I just don't like her.

 Her hair is a different story...

 

Nicki Minaj: No offense (and remember, I'm not hating on anyone who does like or support her), but I honestly hate her... 

 Don't get me wrong, I'm not that girl who goes around hating everybody, but I don't like her because... well. 

 Her music isn't my type at all (I'm not into rap and whatever her style is), her morals aren't... not even sure you could call them morals, actually.

 Also, most of her songs are explicit, and I don't tend to like artists with songs like that. Many of her photoshoots are also explicit; in fact, it was hard for me to find a picture of her to put up here that was appropriate and wouldn't offend anyone! *tugs on shirt collar*

 That was all just my truths and views of them. I might do another thing like this, but not tomorrow, because tomorrow is a special day for my blog. Try to see if you can figure out what it is...

 Remember that I love you.

                                                     WHERE THERE IS DESIRE 

                                                  THERE IS GONNA BE A FLAME!

                                                     WHERE THERE IS A FLAME, 

                                             SOMEONE'S BOUND TO GET BURNED!

                                                   BUT JUST BECAUSE IT BURNS 

                                               DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DIE!

                                       YOU GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY, TRY-Y-Y!

                                           GOTTA GET UP AND TRY, TRY-Y, TRY-Y!

Hehehe... there is another song called Try, by Pink, so if you're confused, there's your answer!

 FUN WITH FACTS! AND FUN!

 Word of the Day: Brobdingnagian. Mouthful, I know!

 Song of the Day: Try - Pink. I'll say it's 2.0.

 Random Fact: Sharks have a tongue referred to as a "basihyal". The basihyal is a small, thick piece of cartilage located on the floor of the mouth of sharks and other fishes. It appears to be useless for most sharks with the exception of the cookiecutter shark. [Tongues. How interesting.]

 Random Fact About Me: My hair is almost to my waist, but, when I do cut it (not drastically, just a few inches), I'm most likely going to be allowed to ombre it a few weeks in advance! If you don't know what ombre-ing is, it's where you dye the lowest parts of you hair ombre. Look it up, you'll probably get lots of results.

 Today's Prophecy: I will go to the Farmer's Market tomorrow. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S RANDOM!

 That was the post of today, hope you enjoyed it! On Sunday I'll blog more about celebrities, or maybe do a few popular books reviews, but in the meantime, try (LOL) to figure out what makes tomorrow's post so special! I'm excited...

 LOVE you all! Valentines (though we're past that), heart, kisses, and all that wonderful jazzy...ness?

             

                                                                                                               - Alice Eastburn

 

Thursday: Reflection

So, guys, whatcha wanna do today?

 *IDK Alice, read your amazing blog?*

 That'll do.

 JK, I didn't mean  any of that (it's a JOKE), but, really, what do you want to read about today? Oh, I have something! YAY!!!

 So, on Tuesday, you know how I said that I had such a long day that I redid the Liebster Award Tag so that it was Tuesday's post? Well, I could have very well done a refreshed Tuesday post. Because of the serious storm, ballet was canceled! So I had plenty of time!

 Though I wasn't actually allowed to use Internet during the storm...

 I am so tired... I go crazy every night trying to fall asleep fast! It doesn't work...

 Something random, I have wall art all over my room! Not counting my calendar or the heart frame i already showed you, I have five pieces. And my room isn't the biggest in the world.

 Here are pictures:

 My grandparents got me this for Christmas, and I love it. I told everyone that I loved wall art and showed them some of the stuff I might want.

 This was something I actually picked out, and they told me they might or might not get it, but, to keep it a surprise, they... might or might not get it!

  I love the phrase:

             "There is happiness to be found 
                    in every moment"

 That's a good phrase, don't you think? It's positive, and I'm all over positivity! Right? Aren't I? Guys...

 I knew it.



This is a picture my mother actually had in her room when she was younger, and now it's mine!

 I guess you could call it an heirloom, if heirlooms can be called heirlooms if they've only been 'passed down' once...

 BTW it's only the flowers, the stuff underneath it are just stuff I have on my dresser...

 Funny story, how I got it: Thanksgiving day (if you don't know what that is or live in somewhere that isn't America, it's a holiday to celebrate the pilgrims' truce and survival with the Indians), my grandparents got here, I ran out to greet them, and Grandma told me she had a "little present" for me.  

 She took something out of the car, and turned around wielding a foot and a half long, heavy picture of a beautiful vase of flowers! Yeah. I couldn't ask for a "littler" gift.
 That's why I love her!


This is actually not something I bought. I made this in an art class years ago, and I've had it ever since.


 Basically, we took a long piece of long, rough paper, and, using a cup, drew a circle for the moon. 

 Then we painted blue all around it. Taking a straw, and ink, we blew the ink around with the straw, creating a sort of cactus shape. 

 With pastels of our choice (color-wise), we drew simple flower shapes on the cactus. 

 Then the instructors hot-glued wooden craft sticks to both ends of the paper, and attached a string so it could hang.

 So ends my tutorial.


I got this in the same batch as the "There is happiness to be found in every moment" thing. 

 BTW, it's a mirror with a symmetrical design across it, so the stuff you see at the bottom of the frame is just the reflection of me taking a picture with my Kindle not part of the mirror.

                          WHO IS THAT GIRL I SEE, 
                    STARING STRAIGHT BACK AT ME?
                   WHY IS MY REFLECTION SOMEONE
                                I DON'T KNOW?
                        SOMEHOW I CANNOT HIDE,
                     WHO I AM, THOUGH I'VE TRIED,
                   WHEN WILL MY REFLECTION SHOW,
                               WHO I AM, INSIDE?

 Just a little Mulan jamming...


I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this one!

 I actually recieved this baby on Christmas morning, which I find hilarious. 

 "TODAY WILL BE A GREAT DAY..." 

 Wow, really? I didn't know Christmas could be a good day, but, if you say so, I'll consider it a Christmas miracle...

 I hung this right next to my bed, so I see it every morning almost immediately. It's... inspirational...

 DUH...


 TIME FOR FUN WITH FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Word of the Day: Cogitation. It sounds more like 'constipation' than it's meaning...

 Song of the Day: Reflection - Mulan/Disney. It's not a horrible thing is it?

 Random Fact: The only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing is the Great Pyramid of Giza. [Awwww]

 Random Fact About Me: It's not uncommon for my friends to tell me that I'm perfect, and I still can't figure out why...

 Today's Prophecy: It will be cold tomorrow. Seems likely.

 Today's post, did you like it? I hope so. If you enjoyed it, please comment, all you have to do is go to the comment section and let me know that someone (you) viewed it and liked it. That's it. I just like to know...

 Love you all, like, impossibly! I don't care how valley-girl that sounds, but, like, I do!

                                                                                                               - Alice Eastburn

Wednesday: I Love You

Heylo!

 Oh, that was cool... It's like hello and hey put together, to get what goes over an angel's head! Don't tell me. I'm a genius.

 So, did you guys enjoy my Liebster Award Tag? I hope so... it was a lot of work, and I was pretty panicky about who I was going to nominate, because I actually don't visit more than three blogs! 

 Not even kidding, I literally searched on the internet, found some good blogs, read them, and decided to nominate the wonderful owners of the blogs! 

 I'm so tired today, because, once again, I stayed up too late! There was this huge storm with tornado warnings, and everyone was in the bathroom, waiting it out. 

 It only lasted for about half an hour, though...

 Would you be able to guess what I did that whole time? I made a video! I literally just sat down with my Kindle Fire and made a 20:01 long video! 

 I annoyed everyone else with it, but I was really just trying to lighten the mood. I know one phrase I said throughout the video: I'm not going to die!

 If all this sounds really serious to you, don't worry. Everyone's fine, nothing got knocked over or broken, the tornado (wherever it was) wasn't near our house, bleh bleh bleh, it's all good! Oh, and no one believed they were going to die, I was just playing with the phrase!

 OMG look at this adorable picture of Stella! (My dog)


Is she or is she not cute?

*silence*

 I'll take that as a yes!

 So, there's this really cute thing she does, when the family leaves the house. Remember how I told you how she's attached to Mom so much? 

 Well, when we get home, I take her out of her kennel and hold her at one end of the (very long) hallway. She always knows what's coming, and when Mom stands at the other end of the hallway, she goes crazy! 

 When I let her go, she nearly falls over trying to get to Mom as fast as she can, and when she does, she nearly falls over form jumping all over her! It's adorable!

 Oh, here's a picture of something my grandma got for me, it's sooo sweet!

It's a little piece of wall art to hang! She got it for me for Valentine's Day, and I LOVE it! 

 If you're wondering, the people on it are actually background, you put your own photo over top of that. We don't know those people, LOL!

 I was so happy when she gave it to me, because I hadn't even thought about Valentine's Day! I actually tend to forget the holidays like that, I only ever remember Thanksgiving, Christmas, and my birthday!

 I love you Grandma! So much!

                    YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL!
            BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I LOVE YOU!
                  I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW...
         THAT THE REASON I LOVE YOU IS YOU!

 Good song...

 TIME FOR FUN WITH FACTS!

 Word of the Day: absquatulate. It sounds nothing like what it means...

 Song of the Day: I Love You - Avril Lavigne (one of her better songs)

 Random Fact: Water towers are able to supply water even during power outages, because they rely on hydrostatic pressure produced by elevation of water to push the water into domestic and industrial water distribution systems; however, they cannot supply the water for a long time without power, because a pump is typically required ... (hmm)

 Random Fact About Me: It went from nicely warm to unicely cold in one night where I live!

 Today's Prophecy: I'll finish my school book by next week. I hope...

 So, thanks for reading, guys! I love you all so much, hope you enjoyed it! Please comment, it means a lot, and I hope to see you at the next party! Bye!!!
  
                                                                                                                                      - Alice Eastburn