vampirate wars

Some girls don't dance to the beat of the track

2010-01-04T20:22:00.004-05:00

Happy New Year!

I spent my New Year's Eve driving around in a silver Mustang, scouting for frozen yogurt spots in LA. They are a ton, but none were open past 9 (boo). But a vanilla In-N-Out milkshake sure hit the spot - mmm! The first few hours of my actual new year were spent on a 6-hour plane back to ehNYCeh. But that's OK.

A couple of weeks ago, Lily and I dressed exactly alike for exactly one week - Twin Week. For the strangest and coolest reasons, we have a lot of the same clothes! Thus, we HAD to dress the same for a whole week at school. We do it because we can.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Tomorrow is Lily's 17th birthday! Happy Birthday, Lily!!!

A true heart, and downtown art

2009-12-11T19:04:00.018-05:00

Hello!

My birthday was on Sunday! I am officially a seventeener. I can see an R-rated movie and... and... well, that's it - awesome!

But seriously, it's pretty cool and I'm pretty excited about it. Best days of our lives, yeah?

I saw New Moon last month! The day (not midnight) it came out, in fact, with one of my best friends, Lineth! Saw it twice, have tons to say about it, but basically liked it a whole lot. To sum it up into points, I'd say this: 1. The song placement in the movie sucked... badly, which is a shame, 2. Taylor's body may be one thousand times better than Rob's spray-on abs, but girls, do not give up on Edward! And 3. I personally love Kristen as Bella, so too bad.

I'm a vampire girl. It had to be said.

In other news, Lady Gaga has gained my respect forever. It's not that I ever disliked her, I just never really paid attention to her. Ironic, I know. I'm now obsessed with The Fame Monster, and, really, no one can deny that the woman is extremely talented. I personally LOVE her gimmick - so fascinating, and slightly creepy, but rad all the way.

I love these. I literally just saw them; first thing I flipped to in the new Elle, which I picked up a 1/2 hour ago.

Finally, I need to explain why I don't blog for such long periods of time... I just blog when I have something good! Thanks for staying tuned!

Life's no fun without a good scare

2009-10-31T23:58:00.004-04:00

This always gets me in the spirit. Whether it's Halloween, or not!

I love Halloween. I love buying Halloween decor and feeling festive! I love choosing what I'm going to dress up as - witch or pumpkin? A classic year. I eventually was a kooky witch! I LOVE scary movies and haunted houses! Even though I am such a scaredy cat during the rest of the year. And I love when everything comes in pumpkin flavor! My fave!

This Halloween, I was lazy all morning long, watching the Travel Channel and America's best haunted house specials. It's not even funny how much I see myself working at a haunted house when I'm older. I want to be one of the actors who gets to dress in costume every night and scare people! I like the behind the scenes stories of haunted houses - normal people, getting paid to scream at people who love Halloween just as much as they do! And owners customize their haunted houses in neat ways, and they switch it up every year. I think it's amazing!

At 5, I was off to Lily's to go trick-or-treating! Lily was Velma and Lineth was Daphne from Scooby Doo. Becky was Janis Joplin and Sylvia was an eighties prom girl. I've been a witch many times before, but I think I play the part well.

Here's a peek at our costumes: Sylvia, Lily, and I on Friday, after we dressed up for school.

Tonight, we had SO much fun, and even though I got blisters on the back of my feet, it was SO WORTH IT! I got so many sweets! We also had an amazing dinner back at Lily's house and a dance party.

And people, you're never to old to trick-or-treat.

Raddest holiday ever.

Happy Halloween!

P.S. Check out Sylvia's marvelous blog for even more photos!

P.S.S. A thank you to everyone who reads my blog! It means so much to me that you stop by! I read every single one of your blogs, and look up to you guys!

I stopped living for moments and started living for people

2009-10-18T12:23:00.002-04:00

A shout-out and a thank-you to the people (and animals) whom I've met and loved on my adventures

A British minister:

You inspired me to smile more often.

A group of characters at the Tower of London:

You actually reminded me of my friends.

My French tour guides:

You guys were so, so nice. You showed me a great first time in Paris!

Nathan!

You were the first British guy I fell in love with IN actual Britain. I love that you learned my name and actually cared about where I visited every single day. And I love that you opened the door for me every single time I left and returned. (I did so a few extra times just to visit you!)

A little rascal dog and the man in white:

People and puppies like you are the reason I know a part of me belongs in Hawaii.

Hawaiian dogs:

It's good to be free on the beach.

Hawaiian cats (feral):

I do not usually recommend petting the wildlife, but these cute kitties came MY way! And I've befriended them as if they were another set of cousins. They live on a mountain (it's name, I can't remember at the moment) that I've visited several times.

A crazy guy who jumped off a bridge:

Well, I think you inspired me to be a little more adventurous.

A friendly Jamaican donkey, whose owner taught me how to zip-line:

First of all, he's owned by the coolest guy ever. Second, he's got the best view on top of the grassiest hill I've ever seen in my life. Third, look at this handsome guy! I fell in love at first sight.

Dan:

Enough said! I'm blushing! You were really cute.

A lady and her reindeer at port:

You made it very clear that if I got too close, he would bite my head off (or something). But I admire him for being prodded around on that stupid leash, and I admire you for wearing shorts in Alaska. Brave woman.

All pictures by me!

Y'all know very well, what you say I don't do

2009-10-10T11:59:00.001-04:00

I'm back! Yep, I took a break from blogging, because I felt busy with school and other things. Oh, and I had nothing to blog about. ;) But I'm excited to blog again, especially during one of my favorite months: October! Halloween is coming up - what are YOU dressing up as? I so badly want to be a Wild Thing, but I don't think I can make my costume cool enough by then. Maybe I'll be Max. Or my friends were thinking we'd all dress up as the Backstreet Boys. Oh, the possibilities...

What have I been up to? Here are pictures of me and my friends before our school's homecoming dance last weekend (I'm sorry to say we lost our homecoming game the night before). These were taken on my computer in my basement. Lineth pointed out how cool it is that we dress pretty different, but our dresses photograph so nicely together and we all stand out.

From left to right, we've got... Lineth, Sylvia, Becky, Lily, and me!

Getting silly, girls...

Sorry about that one :) Stay tuned for more posts!

Wednesday is the middle child of weekdays

2009-08-19T15:30:00.001-04:00

At the moment, I am in search of a new fish tank for my darling goldfish, Hugs and Kisses. Because I was never allowed to have a dog or cat - my family's allergic - I have become a fish person. I love watching them and taking care of them, and they have lived to be 7 years old, I'd say 6 years longer than expected. They've also grown about seven inches since I've had them. I think it's a fish miracle. I am now teaching them to swim through hoops (underwater, of course...) and swim to the surface when I stick my finger in the water. So far, they are actually learning at an incredible pace. ;)

But ahem, they've become too big for their mere 10 gallon fish tank, and I want them to be happy for the rest of their years, so I am spoiling them with a new 20+ gallon tank. I should be titled mother-of-the-year.

For those of you wondering, I named them Hugs and Kisses because their colors are red/orange and white, and Kisses has red on his lips. Yes, Kisses is a boy. I'm almost certain.

Edit: The new fish tank is found and purchased! Hugs and Kisses are now swimming happily in circles in their new home.

But my love of fishes has NOT allowed me to abandon my undying affection for dogs! This is an adorable puppy I ran into, or more like ran to, because I literally ran to meet him, outside of Starbucks. He was tied up (happily, though) and tried to lick the toes of every passerby. I sat down to play with him of course, allowing him to scratch up my legs in the process, but I couldn't be happier. I fell in puppy love with him.

I wuv this guy.

I had the best time on Monday with Sylvia and Lily when we went to SoNo for our annual summer Black Bear lunch. They have the greatest sweet potato fries ever! And the burgers are really, really good. They also have awesome TVs everywhere. And the station I-am-TV or something like that, where they perform rad stunts and some just stupid ones. No, no one?

We went to American Apparel, walked around in circles in the blazing heat, decided it was way too hot, and sat in the local aquarium bathroom. We then sat under a gazebo after they found us and kicked us out. Just kidding. They didn't kick us out. But we did sit under a gazebo, watching cute guys.

We also went on Lily's mom's friend's boat that evening and had a really good time jumping off the sides and swimming into the sunset. It was so much fun!

And on Tuesday, I did a double-feature with Lily. We saw Paper Heart aka the cutest movie ever, and I Love You, Man, in which Paul Rudd captured my heart forever. But seriously, they were both really good. And we were this close, THIS close (if you could see my thumb and forefinger, they are less than an inch apart) to watching Paper Heart completely by ourselves in the theater. But then some guys walked in after the previews, and Lily's dream of watching a movie in an empty theater was doomed.

I am working at home all day today, but tomorrow I'm having a sleepover with all of my friends. I am so happy to be seeing everyone.

Something Witty

2009-08-15T18:32:00.001-04:00

Hello! Thank you again for taking the time to read my blog! :) This is a random one.

I went swimming with Sylvia yesterday! I love swimming and Sylvia!

Other than that, this week I saw the movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and it was so extremely rad that I almost jumped up during the middle of it to high-five my friend Lineth, who'd suggested seeing it in the first place. I really wasn't interested in seeing it at first (I know NOTHING about G.I. Joe - thought it was the name of the main guy? No matter, the movie rocked). But I don't know why I doubted it, because I truly am a boy at heart (a very geeky boy), and I learn to love every single action movie you could possibly throw at me.

And last week, I saw Funny People with my friend Lily, and we both loved it! It was so good, and Seth Rogen was REALLY cute (Nicola!). We laughed a lot, and I thought it ended really well, and I would recommend it to everyone. Pretty much can't say enough nice things about it - I thought it was great!

Gonna see Paper Heart next week, hopefully, and I Love You, Man. Hello, Paul Rudd!

And my heart is seriously going to pass out if I don't see Taking Woodstock the day it releases, August 28. So. Good. Hello, Emile Hirsch! And Jonathon Groff, who was in the ever amazing Spring Awakening. You could call Taking Woodstock my summer awakening.

I really can't believe school's almost here. It kind of depresses me. But as well as those movies, these things cheer me up.

First off, plaid. I want a million plaid flannel shirts. Just to wear, back to back, every. single. day.

I saw Hair last Saturday in New York with my grandparents and loved it. The play was amazing, and I think the music is absolutely legendary. The new Broadway cast is so talented. And I am now OBSESSED with the flower child era.

And I got a haircut yesterday! For school I don't do much with my hair except leave it down, but I do like wearing cool clips, and now I've collected a ton. I like wearing small flower pins, metallic pink bows, and butterflies, in honor of Cassie Ainsworth. I admire Cassie in general. She's very free-spirited and a dreamy character.

That's all for now. Pretty dull till school starts!

And just saying, Kristen Stewart is pretty AND badass. I love these pictures.

My Great Alaskan Adventure

2009-08-10T09:55:00.001-04:00

Nature is beautiful and unusual

Hanging out

We took a helicopter to go dog sledding

The view

The dog sledding camp was located on top of a real glacier

Cutie!

Our team

The lead dog and the dog I bonded with the most. His name is Elmer!

All of Skagway

A seal, peeking at us

A magnificent group of humpback whales

Mother and baby

They swam alongside our boat

They came so close, I was practically crying

"The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences." Chris McCandless

I think I've just inspired myself to watch Into the Wild for the 69th time. See ya!

all pictures captured by me

Oh say, can you see my eyes? If you can, then my hair's too short

2009-08-09T12:48:00.000-04:00

Inbetweener

2009-07-31T14:25:00.001-04:00

Hey guys! Thanks for reading my blog!

So I received this award from Nicola, which is insane and super amazing. Thank you! Her blog rocks, so I hope everyone views it and follows it. And hmm, well, I've never gotten a blogging award before, so I don't really know what to do. I think I'll celebrate with some banana cheesecake and a viewing of Funny People. ;) Ha ha anyway, here's what this award entails: This award requires the blogger to list 7 interesting things about his or herself and then pass it on to 7 other Kreativ Bloggers. Here goes, I really don't think I'm interesting enough...

1. I like to laugh a lot. Especially when it's those laughs that you don't expect. A giggle, more like it. And like when you're watching a really, really bad movie, and it's getting so incredibly bad that you start laughing. Or maybe that's just the sad thing to do, who knows...

2. I can tell you every thing you'd ever want to know about the Colossal Squid. And it's pretty amazing how cool these guys are. Another fact: I love animals and nature so much, it sometimes makes me cry.

3. Sleeping is fun to me, not only because I'm getting rest for the first time in days, but because I like to dream. A lot of people, random people, visit my dreams, and I love it! I like talking to people and doing the coolest stuff in my dreams. I fantasize, but I dream of things that I would have never thought of if I were conscious. And I wish they were real more than anything. Favorites that I can think of right now are having a polar bear as a pet, and meeting James Franco AND Seth Rogen. The only thing that sucks about this is waking up and feeling devastated that it's not real.

If you don't already know, I have a crush on both of them! So does my friend Lily. :)

4. I've seen every single episode of It's On with Alexa Chung since it aired. Ahem... I record it because I have classes and watch it in the afternoon. I always have my afternoon dessert while I watch it as well. I've really liked the guests on her show so far (Leslie Mann and Adam Sandler? Who watched it? So good) and I tend to laugh out loud quite often.

5. I swam with, petted, and kissed a giant stingray. Actually, multiple stingrays.

6. I like scary things. I think I like scary things? This is kind of hard to describe. It's weird; I like to freak myself out every once in a while. I like to like horror movies, but I almost can't like them because I'm too scared. I love live haunted houses, even though they almost quite literally scare my pants off. I desperately want to go to the Jekyll and Hyde Club in NYC, even though when my dad asked me a year ago to go with him, I chickened out.

I think I've actually described myself as much of a wimp.

7. I have absolutely no clue what I want to do with my life, or where I want to go to college, but what I know for almost certain is that after college, it is my dream job to be an Assistant Cruise Director (for a year maybe, not my whole life). I really love traveling, and I like people. I think it would be a BLAST to meet 2,000 new people every week, to teach them dance moves, host game shows for them, play Bingo, party with them till 2 AM, dress for theme nights, play TRIVIA (I've become obsessed with trivia), and meet SO many people from SO many places; it's insane. AND you get to travel to amazing places at the same time. It's my dream.

I would pass this on to Sylvia, The Clothes Horse, Mel, Aimy, Qin at the Disco, Jamie, and anyone who wants to do it, really!

On another note, my grandparents are visiting for a week! And I am so happy! I still have to post my Alaska photos, so stay tuned!

Again, thanks for reading!

Come Sail Away

2009-07-29T14:52:00.001-04:00

Dude! I cannot believe I got 11 comments on my last post. That is insane. And thanks to everyone that even read it! This is awesome.

Anyway, I've been really busy these past few days, so I'm glad I get to post again. Let me share with you my fabulous weekend: I saw Sylvia's play on Saturday night, which was amazing. Afterwards, we all went out to Orem's, our favorite diner. That night I met Laura, an exchange student from Vienna, Austria. She's staying in Brooklyn for the next month - how rad is that? Lily and I decided that, so Laura wouldn't be lonely the next day, we would take her out for her first American mall experience. It was a lot of fun, especially since our mall has a really big Forever 21 now, and then we went to Sylvia's house for dinner! We got to use her backyard fire pit for the first time and make s'mores. The perfect summer night, if you ask me. And I didn't get mosquito bites, huge plus. Then, on weekdays I have SAT prep classes in the morning from 9-12 and on some days 9-5. Yeah, I know - sucks. There's a hole in my living room ceiling, which is caused from a leak in my parents' shower. They've been having to use the guest room bathroom, but my grandparents are coming on Saturday (yay! I love them), so it needs to be fixed ASAP and blah blah blah. There are workers walking in and out of our house as we speak. Our refrigerator might be broken, on top of all that. So, busy busy.

So here's a couple of places I've been and a couple of places I want to be :)
All pictures except the last few are mine!

About two years ago, it was a dream of mine to go to London. I was obsessed with it (still am) - the pubs, the tea, the accents, the guards. All sorts. Anyway, that dream of mine was fulfilled two spring breaks ago! And I will never forget it, because it was one of my favorite vacations of all-time. I fell in love with my English doorman and everything. Oh, and I have to mention that vacations for me are not complete without "an object of affection" as my mom calls it, and an animal. Simple as that.

We took the Eurostar to Paris and Versailles for one day. Amazing.

Next is Hawaii, my home away from home. I go there about every other summer. It is one of my favorite places to be in the entire world. My parents grew up there, and most of my family still lives there. I love staying at my grandparents' homes and walking to the beach, eating the best foods, and just hanging out. Nothing is more relaxing to me.

The Caribbean is also one of my favorite places, but I'm cutting my list down to just two.

I would generally just like to visit Europe again. Italy is a major place I'd like to visit. Australia is number two. I would kill to be there. Greece would also be unbelievable. I would love to travel to these places on cruises, just because I love cruises so much.

Princess Charming

2009-07-24T22:41:00.001-04:00

This is so rad, I couldn't resist posting...

These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images, the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues.

The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy Tales. As a new mother, I have been able to get a close-up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them. The Disney versions almost always have a sad beginning, with an overbearing female villain, and the end is predictably a happy one. The Prince usually saves the day and makes the victimized young beauty into a Princess.

As a young girl, growing up abroad, I was not exposed to Fairy Tales. These new discoveries lead to my fascination with the origins of Fairy Tales. I explored the original Brothers Grimm's stories and found that they have very dark and sometimes gruesome aspects, many of which were changed by Disney. I began to imagine Disney's perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction and self-image issues.

There are 2 more to be shot for this series which is going on exhibit on Oct. 15/09.

Jasmine is so fierce. The Rapunzel one is sad... And I feel like they could have done some really great ones with Pocahontas and Mulan!

Who are your favorite and least favorite Disney princesses?

Jasmine, Ariel, Snow White... I honestly can't pick a favorite. And apparently, Mulan isn't considered a princess, which sucks, so I am just MAKING her a princess. And no contest, Ariel got the hottest prince ;)

Top 7 Things I Like About Summer

2009-07-20T22:38:00.001-04:00

I love the number seven.

The Top 7 Things I Like About Summer

1. The sunshine (and lots of it!)

2. The food

My faves: Steaks, corn on the cob, strawberries

3. The summer reading

Currently reading/wanting to read: East of Eden, Into the Wild, the Harry Potters

4. The summer television watching

My faves: It's On with Alexa Chung (of course! duh! LOVE. HER. I could ramble on forever, but that'd be boring for everyone), Freaks and Geeks (Lily's recommendation! And sooo good), Skins (always my fave. Anyone seen the third season?)

5. The summer movies

DEFINITELY catching: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (check!), Funny People (check!), the one about Woodstock... any other suggestions?

6. The music

These have been some of my favorite bands/artists for a while: The Plastiscines, The Smiths, Astronautalis; but right now, my summer playlist would be: Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad (CANNOT get this song out of my head!), Born Ruffians - Hummingbird (One of my favorite songs to dance to since the Cassie episode!), and The Black Keys - Girl Is On My Mind (Really lazy and lax) for starters

7. The swimming, the friends, the barbeques, the board games, the vacations, the crushes, the exercise, the shopping, the summer nights, the relatives, the random outtings, the dancing, the pictures! ... ;)

Stay tuned! I have to blog about all of my Alaskan adventures! It was unbelievable!!!! My dad got a new camera, too, a Nikon D60, and it's been really amazing to shoot. Pictures on the way... Also, someone commented on my first post about blogging about all of the places I've been to or want to go to. I'm going to post that as well! Till then I'm enjoying the summer as it comes.

TEASER:

My family and my neighbors had a game night & summer barbeque last weekend. Needless to say, the food and the company were excellent.

Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide

2009-06-27T16:48:00.002-04:00

This Is England, another one of my favorite movies. It's technically solid, well edited, and beautifully shot. This movie is everything I'm liking at the moment: full bangs on girls, plaid button-downs on boys, tie dye denim, and everyone wears Dr. Martens. The movie also showcases one of my favorite countries/places in the world (and those charming British accents, I love so).

I am absolutely dying to own these. I think they're coming back. (Or already are back?)

And by the way, I will be away from home for one week, starting tomorrow. I am going to Alaska with my family on a cruise. It is very, very exciting. I can barely sleep. There's going to be lots of fish for eating, ice for looking at, and hopefully, tons of ~~cute boys~~ wildlife. I plan on taking a lot of pictures.

What I'll be looking at for the coming days. I have no problem bragging about where I'm going to be for the next week.

"There is pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep sea and the music in its roar;
I love not man the less, but Nature more."

- Lord Byron

Yeah, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

Carnivorous

2009-06-23T15:57:00.001-04:00

Say hello to my favorite meal. Medium-rare steak (but I prefer it as rare as possible), baked sweet potatoes, and leftover birthday cake (my mom's). This was eaten on Saturday but I had to post it, because it's such an occasion to have all of my favorite foods on one plate. There are some fresh blueberries in the back, too. This is what happens when I'm left to fend for myself for breakfast. Leftovers. Not that I mind...

Today, I went to volunteer at a housing for elderly people in my town. I met a woman named Lee, who told me all about her life. She and I worked on typing up her biography, which she titled Nine Lives. I look forward to seeing her again and finishing! For the rest of the day, I plan to watch It's On with Alexa, a documentary on moose (is it the same world plural?) and two movies and make photo albums for another person I'm working for. Should be fun! And I thought I would post a quick outfit post. This is my first one! This is just me in my garage. My shirt is from Anthropologie and my shorts are from Abercrombie & Fitch.

It's On

2009-06-23T09:21:00.001-04:00

Alexa Chung is one of my favorite "celebrities", if you will, out there. She's actually a TV host from Britain with rad clothes and a witty sense of humor. I found her a few years ago on YouTube interviewing McFly for Popworld and T4. I swear, I die every time I watch this.

If you haven't watched her new program on MTV, It's On with Alexa Chung, then do it! Is it sad to say that I dedicate every single one of my weekday afternoons to this show (and DVR it when I'm out)? It's just so great! I can't help it. I laugh out loud on many occasions. If you can't handle all of the random celebrity gossip and constant Twitter references then at least watch it for Alexa's plain awesome outfits. There have actually been some good guests and really good performers so far. And I'm telling you, this girl IS funny. I swear it, I swear it.

I wish that I could somehow raid her closet.

Meet Me

2009-06-18T20:08:00.001-04:00

Hello! Welcome to my new blog, Vampirate Wars. What a strange title, you're probably thinking. I chose it because I think it's a silly name, and I like silly things. The following questionnaire will tell you even more about myself!

The following questions have been used recently in job interviews around the country. I stole it from this website, but I filled in my own answers.

First, if you were a tree (or animal) what kind of tree (animal) would you be?

I want to answer both! If I were a tree, I would be a Japanese maple tree. To me, these trees are the prettiest, and they remind me of my grandparents. If I were an animal, I would be a lion. The answer to this question probably varies every month for me (because I love animals!), but this month, lions are my favorite. Just last night I was watching a documentary about lions on Animal Planet, and I love how graceful and proud they are. I want to hug one, but since I can't do that, I'd settle with being one myself. They can jump up to 11 feet in the air! They climb trees, run fast, and are overall majestic creatures.

If you were a Star Trek® (or Star Wars®) character, which one would it be?

I really love this question! I saw Star Trek a few weeks ago with my family, without ever having been a fan or really knowing what it was, but I love action films. This one blew me away! I truly am a boy at heart. This summer I am going to try to watch as many Star Trek episodes as possible, but based on the movie? I like Chekov (I like Anton Yelchin, too) because he seems like a nice, intelligent (sexy) young man. He'd be fun to be friends with. I also like Scotty, and Scotty's furry sidekick. "Get down from there!" I'd be one of them.

What is your favorite color?

I like purple, black, and grey. Can I tell you something about the word grey? I never remembered how to spell it, because some people close to me had the last name Gray. And I used to think it was spelled that way! In any case, I like that color, however boring.

Why are manhole covers round?

I'm going to be creative, and say, they were supposed to be trapezoids, but one day out of nowhere, like alien crop circles, they all turned into circle shapes. The aliens were trying to tell us something about our horrific and outdated sewage system, or something, and apparently we still haven't figured it out. Oh man, that wasn't so creative, I guess. I think I just wanted to talk about aliens.

What is your favorite drink?

I drink orange juice when I'm stressed out. I don't know why, but it soothes me. That isn't my favorite drink. I like Shirley Temples.

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Skim milk, string cheese, blueberries, and fish.

What was the last movie you went to see?

The last movie I went to see was Star Trek, but the last movie I rented and watched was Garden Party. It was good.

What is your favorite movie (song)?

My favorite movie is Into the Wild. I can watch this movie for three days straight without ever getting sick of it. Alaska is beautiful, and the way that nature was portrayed in this movie made me cry tears of happiness. Nature is a true wonder of this world, I believe. Some people disagree, but I think the acting in this movie is strong. This movie honestly made me think about the deal of finding true happiness. The true story plot is both shocking and appealing. I cannot watch this movie without crying.

How would you explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew?

Computer. Information. Boring? Ha ha ha no, I don't know anything about them.

How many gas stations would you say there are in the United States?

About a million and a half? I don't know. Too many.

If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?

I don't really understand this question. So I get something I desire, and I get offered a position on their planet? Sounds win-win to me. Seriously. However, tell me if I'm reading the question wrong. I would ask the alien for peace and the secret to eternal life (if there is one).

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be?

Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is one of my all-time favorite books, and I think Wonderland is fascinating. I would die to be there.

If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the time?

Skydive, visit all of my family members, buy a puppy, travel the world and be happy as much as possible.

What makes you angry?

The mistreatment of others.

If you stay tuned for my next blog posts, I plan to include an assortment of my favorite things: fashion, movies, music, people, pictures, books... and more! This blog was created basically to express all of my interests in one place!

And a shout out to Sylvia, who encouraged and inspired me to get a blog! Love you, girl.

Sarah