Light Above the Trees

New goal: learn to play the shakuhachi haha

Top places I NEED to go

-See as much of the United States as I can(Alaska!)

-Japan

-London/Ireland/Scotland/the UK

-Egypt

-Brazil/Argentina/South America

-Guatemala/Costa Rica/Panama/Central America

-Germany

-Kenya

-Rome/Greece/Turkey/Croatia/Mediterranean area

-China

-Saudi Arabia/UAE/Israel/Jordan/that whole general area




Basically the whole world, but those are the top spots as of right now!

How come everytime I empty the lint trap in the dryer, the lint is always a totally different color than the clothes that were being dried?

I love doing laundry, for real. I don't understand why people hate doing it. To be honest, I only just learned how to do my own laundry a few months ago. I can't keep my room clean or pick up after myself, but I can do laundry in a second.

I'm completely re-doing my room. All of the shit is off my walls. I miss it. I'm painting my now mint green walls a nice tan color ("creamy nougat" yum) with my current zebra wall being replaced with a nice yellow ("mustard seed" also yum) I want to put up a bunch of the little things my grandpa brought home from his travels around the world. I know he's got some African masks and necklaces from Kenya, little Alaskan totem poles, a boomerang from Australia, some wooden shoes from Holland, and my favorite, a picture of him on a camel in front of the pyramids in Giza.

I'm also rearranging my furniture, which has always sucked, because not only does most of my stuff weigh a million pounds, but my bed has always been in the corner it's in now, and everytime I move it, it feels weird and I end up moving it back.

Also, I planted two Hydrangea plants in my backyard with my mom (yay!) I am happy to say they are thriving thanks to my (mom's and dad's) green thumb and some Miracle Grow!



gotta go put my clothes in the dryer, haha

Earth Day

Thanks, holy angel's church, for cutting down the 30+ year old trees that have been growing on "church property". Why you chose to cut down these trees that have been there for decades, are hundreds of yards away from anything they may disturb and have been a beautiful sight and signiture land mark is a mystery to me. Maybe you should've asked God first. I feel like he might have something to say about not destroying "God's green earth." Also, thanks for all the sawdust thats now floating around my whole neighborhood.

Happy Earth Day everybody. I hope you all planted a bunch of trees instead of cutting them down!

the bouncing souls :-)

Here is wishing you the bluest skies
Hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
The very best of choruses too

Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on their way

Here is hoping all the days ahead
Won’t be as bitter as the ones behind you
Be an optimist instead
And somehow happiness will find you

Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on their way

It’s really good to see you rocking out and having fun
Living like you’ve just begun
Accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow you find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things

Here is wishing you the bluest skies
Hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
The very best of choruses too

Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on their way

It’s really good to see you rocking out and having fun
Living like you’ve just begun
Accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow you find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things

Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on their way

I know you got a lot of good things happening up ahead
The past is gone, it’s all been said
So here’s to what the future brings
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things

weird...

I miss high school. A lot.

also,

Currently:

Hydrangeas are my favorite flower
Blue is my favorite color
Cherry is my favorite flavor
Forrest Gump is my favorite movie
Ignite is my favorite band
Nintendo is my favorite thing to do when I'm bored
Art is my favorite hobby
Pineapple is my favorite fruit
Yellow squash is my favorite vegetable
Geography of Tourism is my favorite class
Spaceghetto.com is my favorite website
Traveling the world is my favorite dream
Japan is my favorite country
Piano is my favorite instrument
Dresses are my favorite item of clothing
Flowers are my favorite thing
Rob and Big is my favorite TV show
New York City is my favorite place to hate
Horses are my favorite animal
Cherry Coke is my favorite soda
Lipton Lemon Iced Tea is my favorite drink
Necklaces are my favorite accessory
Fresh air is my favorite smell
Pettit Drive is my favorite place

dumb post

I don't understand how someone can totally forget about their past. How can you never think back to how things were? Everyday I think back to when I was a little kid. I look into my backyard and remember all the forts that were built, all the games of hide and seek were played, and how many times I twisted my ankle jumping off the roof of my shed.

I always used to love the lyric from Saves the Day, "Just don't bother with the things left in your wake." Lately I haven't been feeling the same. You shouldn't dwell in your past, but you cannot forget it. The past is a hard thing. There are good times you want to remember forever, but thinking about how you can never relive them can be painful. There are also the bad times, that you never want to think about again, but they are always in your memories. A lot of this may be old news to you all, but I can't help but notice the people who pretend their past never happened. You not only need to learn from your past, but you also need to keep it with you, good and bad. When you're one hundred years old and dying, you're going to regret suppressing what you wanted to pretend never happened. For me, its harder to think about the good times being gone, rather than the bad times that I've had. I wish(hope?) some of my friends think about their past with me as much as I do, because I miss it more than anything lately, and although I can never get it back, I just want to have the comfort that the future with them is going to be just as great. I feel like I need to get over my past, but never forget the things that have happened. Maybe I just haven't grown up yet.

19, nineteen, XIX

I turned 19 today. I wish I was turning an epic age, but I guess I've got one more year until I've been around for 2 decades. I woke up around 10, and Aaron and Melanie stopped by. They made me some birthday brownies and cookies, which were awesome! Ethan came over later and he brought me all red starburst (my fav!) and he stuffed my mailbox FULL of orange tictacs (also one of my favs, just like in Juno! <333) He said he's got something else to give me, but that I'll have to wait until next week. We hung around for a while and watched my brother's Rob and Big DVDs until he had to leave to go back to school. My uncle and grandma ate dinner with me and the rest of my family, and overall it was a great birthday. I didn't make a wish when I blew out the candles because I think I'm going to save that wish for when I really need it, whenever that may be.

My fish Marcel died today. It was really strange too, because Ethan got him for me as a birthday gift exactly 2 years ago. I hope hes reincarnated as something with a more fulfilling life other than a poor betta fish that just sits in a bowl all day. I loved him, he really kept me company as lame as it sounds, and I have to admit I may have cried a little when I realized he was gone. Oh well, RIP Marcel, I'll miss ya buddy.

Now I've got to figure out what homework is due tomorrow that I have neglected all weekend. Ugh, I'm so bummed about being back at school, my classes are pretty boring and pointless to me in my opinion. I'm having a pretty hard time adjusting to my new sleep schedule, but I'm super stoked that I'm actually being producitve and doing things with the whole day, instead of sleeping it away.

Dane Cook is on Comedy Central tonight, and even though I've seen it before, I'm looking forward to watching it again. I don't care if he steals his jokes and is overrated, hes damn good at presenting his jokes, and I like him!

I've eaten enough sugar/candy/cake/cookies/brownies today to give me diabetes, and I'll be lucky if I'm still alive tomorrow. I think I'm gonna go brush my teeth haha.


Also, happy birthday Mozart!

Felix dies natalis mihi

Happy birthday to me. 19 years ago I was born, sweet.