Monday, November 8, 2010

Social Networks and Other Internet Stuff...

I just scared the almighty hell out of myself. I forgot that I did some fancy network connect thing so that my Twitter account and my tumblr account were linked. I had both of these account open and posted something on tumblr and it showed up on Twitter. My first thought, "Oh no, someone got my password and's using my Twitter!! -panic-". It took me about 10 minutes remember what I did yesterday. Sometimes I think I might be an idiot.

Follow me??
http://crazyfangirl.tumblr.com/

Thursday, November 4, 2010

My mission for the day is to make someone's day. I decided I wanted to do this because I was bored in my French class. To accomplish this goal, I made 15 little cards that say different things. I plan on leaving them in the school bathrooms and maybe in a movie theater bathroom later tonight. I'm also going to smile at random people and see what happens.

I got the idea from  http://www.sixbillionsecrets.com/. Some of the stories are a little depressing but it just shows me that I'm not as messed up as I thought I was. Haha!!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Why?

I put my shoes on today and they were too big. I have no idea why, but now they don't fit. I have three pairs of socks on and they still slide off. I wonder if these aren't my shoes...? I can't imagine how they would be someone else's shoes because I haven't stayed at a friend's house and my brother is away at camp. I'm so confused. I think they're my shoes... Its been on my mind all day. I keep thinking about all these stupid possibilities about what happened to my shoes. Shoe rape is probably what happened. Some one with bigger feet than mine wore my shoes and now they don't fit. Or the shoe gnomes came and switched my shoes while I was asleep.

The Cold from Hell still isn't gone. I had no voice over the weekend and being sick just sucks.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

NaNoWriMo

This year, I'm participating in National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo starts on November 1st, this coming Monday. Guess who still hasn't settled on a novel topic? Me. I have a few ideas but nothing that really jumps off the page. I have the weekend to decide...

(This weekend is Halloween! I'm so excited to dress up! I'm going as Snooki from the Jersey Shore.)

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Things I Hate

Sitting in class, thinking about all of the things that make me angry...

1. Sneezing. Other people sneezing, when I sneeze if someone talks about sneezing. It just makes me angry.

2. Loud people. I'm a loud person but there are just some people who take it a little too far.

3. Hip hop/popular music. It has no point. No one's going to remeber "Like a G6" or "Just Dance" in 10 years. I have that terrible feeling that 2000-2020 will go down in history as two decades of the worst music ever.

4. Computer viruses. No one likes these.

5. Health class. It's boring and pointless. I know not to smoke, or do drugs or get pregnant. I'm not stupid.

6. People who work at fast food places. Just becuase you're make $2 an hour doesn't mean you have to be an ass.

7. Doors that don't slam. When I want to get a point across, I like to slam a door. It wakes the people around you up and  helps you make an enterance. All doors should slam. This needs to be a law.

8.  Gum chewing. I could go on and on about how much I hate gum. It's stupid. Why would you want to chew on something for extended periods of time?! I don't get it, and honestly I think it looks trashy.

9. People who are alwys sick. They're not really sick, thye just want to get out of something.

10. People with an excuse for everything. You know who you are. "My dog ate it then he got hit by a car and we had to take him to the vet by I had to drive because my mom was at work and my dad has a broken leg and I was at the pet ER until 2 a.m.". Please, shut up. You didn't do your homework so stop with the stupid excuses.

11.  Someone reading over my shoulder. I hate it so much. What I'm writing or reading is none of your business.

12.  Uneven number of followers on Twitter. Don't know why this bothers, me but it does.

13.  Mondays.

14. Writer's block. This is most annoying when you're getting graded.

15. One letter text messages. "k". "k" could mean so many things. I wrote you a sentance, at leat give me a whole word.

16. That one piece of hair that won't pick a side. I part my hair to the far left and there's always that one piece of hair that wants to be different...

17. Snuggies. I don't care how many times the blanket falls off me, I'm not stooping to the Snuggie level.

18. People who try to hard. You know what I mean.

19. People who think they know everything. News Flash! YOU DON'T KNOW IT ALL.

20 Awkward conversations. I'm not a people person anyway. If I don't look interested, walk away.

21. Missing a show you would kill to go to. I missed three of those just this past weekend....

22. Headaches that make you dizzy. Had one of those yesterday and couldn't do anything productive.

23. People asking me to do shit for them. Every once in a while is ok, but everyday?

24. Pointless Facebook statuses. Bob Someone- is so excited to see that he has one new follower on Twitter! :DDD.  Facebook needs a "IDGAF" button.
 
25. Math. I just don't like it. Too much thinking.

This is only the tip of the iceberg...

Monday, October 25, 2010

The Cold from Hell

It's cold season again and "The Cold from Hell" is going around the little bunch of people I hang around with. Everyone has it and "The Cold from Hell" really is from hell. I have a headache, a sore throat, stuffy nose and an upset stomach. And it's Monday. I hate Mondays. I just want to go home and sleep until Friday.

I got almost no sleep last night. I kept waking myself up to listen to a song (I sleep with the radio on), adjust my blanket or try to breathe. I think the lack of sleep made the Cold from Hell angry. I really hope it doesn't stay angry too long because this weekend is Halloween and I'd prefer not to be blowing my nose in full costume. I'm starting to feel like the walking dead. School should be lots of fun this week... -sigh- 

The Cold from Hell has hit at one of the worst times possible for me. My next three weekends are all booked up. This weekend I'm going to my friend's Halloween party on Saturday and then another party on Sunday. The weekend after that, I have Ring/Pin dance. Basically its a dance for the Juniors and Sophmores at our school .We get our pins and Juniors get their class rings. The weekend after all that, 11/12-11/14, I'm going to The Maine concert (: D) on Friday and possibly a Set Down Strikes show on Sunday.

I really need a dress for Ring/Pin. I don't know when I'm going to find time to get that. Between swimming, school and all the other stuff, I have almost no time to do anything. Thanks Cold from Hell, for coming at the worst time possible.  

Friday, October 15, 2010

Never Fall Asleep

I hate when song gets stuck in my head but I only know like 2 lines. Yeah, I'm having that problem right now. My Apocalypse, Escape the Fate. I've been singing it over and over in my head since the begining of the day. I don't even know the whole song. Just the  a few lines ("never fall alseep, you won't wake up")  and the drum line. It's annoying.

20 minutes left to lunch, I'm really done with today. Ready for the weekend! Now I'm in health, trying to decide on a new desktop background. I really don't like this class. There are 30 of us in this period and everyone is loud and never listnes to the teacher. Ans i have this calls everyday.So, here's what I picked for my background:


I painted a triad on a rock and left it under a tree but I had to take a picture before I left it.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Money, Music and Teenage Melodrama

I've been so busy and out of my element lately. I've had a ton of school work and I'm having problems understanding the things we're working on in my math class. I've had swim practice every night and can't forget about talking to your friends and primetime television! To blow off a little steam, I thought I'd do a post about all the stupid crap I deal with.

Money- Because I don't have a steady income, I live off of birthday money and whatever my parents give me when I leave the house. This makes buying things difficult(obviously). I have long list of things I want and only $200 left from my birthday. The $200 was going to go towards my homecoming dress but now I'm not going to homecoming (this is also part of the melodrama). Because I'm not going, I don't have to spend it, but I probably will. Then I'll have to ask for money for christmas again this year. So along with school stress, swimming stress and friends, I worry about where my income is going to come from.

Music- My one true love. Music is an amazing thing. I used to just listen and not think about what I was hearing but I'm starting to realize that music connects so many people. Music also helps you drown out other people. It's nice to be able to get out your iPod and not have to hear the endless chatter of your classmates in the morning (I'm not a morning person). Lately, I haven't been listening to music as much as feeling it. I love it when a song makes you feel happy, sad, angry, or like you can do anything. I think going to see so many of my favorite bands this summer helped me to understand how much work goes into just one of the songs that I listen to over and over again. I think I want to learn to play guitar or something... oh, wait I have no time or natural musical talent.

Teenage Melodrama- When I say "melodrama", I'm not saying that my friends or people around me are dramatic or I don't like them, it's just I'm getting more and more dramatic everyday and everything is a huge deal. Well, not everything. School is a big deal. Grades are a big fucking deal. The other night, I had a dream that I ended up going to a community college. Honestly, never getting away from home is one of my biggest fears (Failure is the biggest fear I have). I have this awful image of myself working at like, Walmart for the rest of my life because I screwed up in high school. I don't want that.
I'm doing very well in all of my classes except one. Geometry. I've boomed 2 quizes and I have a chapter test tomorrow. I'm freaking out. My parents have told me since I started school that math is the most important subject, and now I'm having major issues with it. I've never had any real problems with school until now and I have no idea what to do... On top of regular school stuff, PSAT's are next week. I haven't even had time to look at the practice test. I smell an epic fail in the making. *heavy sigh*
What I really wish (and I know this is silly) is that I had some kind of amazing musical, or artistic talent to rocket me to sucess. I'd even take a modeling or acting talent, just as long as I won't have to worry about school.

I really just want to not have to worry about grades and tests. I've given myself a headache. Time to finish this up... Money is the enemy, Music is my escape, and the Melodrama that is my life is makeing my wish I had a talent I know I'll never find.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

I'm in chemistry class at the moment. This is not a class that I find extremely interesting, obviously, because Im not paying a lick of attention. I've taken some notes but my head is just not here...

I think I already mentioned that I'm pretty short and my feet don't touch the ground when I sit in the chairs at school. This drives me insane. I hate it when I can swing my feet and not touch the ground. I don't know why, this really bothers me.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Closer to the Echelon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dr3VK6XLY0

This is the fan response to 30 Seconds to Mars' Closer to the Edge music video. It really shows how diverse the global Echelon really is. All different types of people are connected by this one band, even people who don't speak English. The Echelon really is a family.

The Echelon Video project was something I wish I would have heard about earlier, but apparently I live under a rock. Because I didn't make a video, I'd like to say something about what the Echelon is to me now.

To me, the Echelon is almost unexplainable. It's truly hard to explain how it all makes you feel. Some people are convinced I'm just obsessed or I really love their music or concerts. But it's more than the music, it's how the music makes you feel when you're sitting alone with your headphones on, drowning out the memories of a bad day. It's more than the craziness of the concert, the rush to barrier during your favorite song, the roar of the crowd or the ringing in your ears. It's more than knowing every word to every song and writing them on everything and anything you can. The Echelon is about being part of something bigger than yourself. And when someone looks at you weird and asks what the glyphs stand for you just smile and explain. The Echelon is for the believers, the people who understand, and not everyone's going to understand. But the ones who do understand, the Echelon is so important. And yes, we are all just a little bit crazy. We are dedication, we are family, we are the Echelon.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Crash! Boom! Bang!

www.myspace.com/crashboombang

These guys are really good! I first heard them on a local radio show that showcases local bands. I really like their music, my favorite song, 'Are You Ready?'.

Some Pictures...

This is a butterfly I found out in my yard. I thought it was cool so I took a picture.

Old Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.


My family went fishing a few nights ago and I thought the sunset was really pretty.


Just thought this was cool, made my daya little better!
 These pictures, and bunch from 30 Seconds to Mars concert and Echelon stuff, are all on Flickr.com. hopelessly_taken_826 is my user name if you want to check oout my other pictures!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Bored...

I'm sitting in health bored to death. This is one of my least favorite classes. I'm bored and I have a giant headache. I'm for sure not paying attention. I drew my friend a picture and I've been spacing out all class. I can't focus today because I just not into it. I have anexciting weekend ahead of me and I just want it to be here. Friday, I'm going to the mall, Saturday I'm going to a party and Sunday I'm probly going to makke my friends do something with me.

To be honest, I'm so far into my own little world right now that I have no idea what the class is even talking about... I usually like school but today my friend's idea of running away to be a groupie/stalker sounds like a good time. I have 10 minutes until lunch then I only have to endure one more class before I go home.

I started writing this post at 11:30-ish. My internet decided that it didn't want to stay connected, so I couldn't post it right away.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Yes, this is a cult. But please, stop asking.

As I said in my last post, I finally got my Thirty Seconds to Mars bracelet. Exciting, right?! I've worn it to school the past two days and so far, 15 people have asked what it was. One person asked me if I was in a cult. I answered yes, just to see her reaction. I like that people notice it but please, ask me while I'm not trying to learn.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Echelon, FOR THE WIN!!

VMA's 2010, pretty frikkin' cool! I was so excited for this year's award show (mostly because 30 Seconds to Mars was nominated for a few things). The preformances were great, and as always, fashion was intense. Lady Gaga came looking a bit insane but still classy and unique. Justin Bieber's preformance was very good and I'm not a big fan, but I liked it! All of the preformances were great. Enterances were interesting. 30 Seconds to Mars rode onto the white carpet on their bikes from the Kings and Queens video, that won Best Rock Video of 2010. They were also nominated to win Best Video of the Year, but Lady Gaga won that...
I was very excited to see Mars win Rock Video of the year for obvious reasons.  So the Echelon came together in the end and brought 30 Seconds to Mars a big win! Good job, my fellow crazy fans!!

And my bracelet finally came today!! YAY!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Links and Such :)

With a new school year, comes a new book to read. This time I changed it up a bit(not really). I'm reading Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice. I'm not to far into the book, but so far I love it! I really like the way Anne Rice writes and that's why I keep reading her books. The characters in this book are great. Lestat is my favorite character in the Vampire Chronicles series, but I'm really likeing the new character, Quinn. I would for sure recomend this book.

My latest TV addiction is Viva La Bam reruns on MTV2. I blame my best friends for this TV addction. They were the first ones to show me an episode. I'm watching an episode while I write this post actually... It's really funny. I need a life, really badly.

Last friday, I ordered an Echelon wristband. It was supposed to get here today, so I ran down my driveway like a complete idiot to the mailbox. It didn't come today. I was sad. I did make my own bracelet and had to explain it to like, 9 people in school. Here's waht I ordered. I bought the red one. http://30secondstomars.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=366_35374

I also signed up for The Rogue Echelon mailing list the other day. I've gotten like 7 emails from them already.
Here's the link to the main page.
http://theechelonproject.org/

And if anyone knows anything about this promised "Endless Summer", please let me know where I can sign up. Thanks!

P.S.- I think I'm going to change the name of the blog.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Au Revoir, Summer 2010!

School started today. Everything went well. I have two classes and lunch with my best friend. The locker that I was given doesn't shut all the way. I can see this becoming a problem. I also have gym everyday. I hate gym class, not because I'm out of shape or anything, I just don't like team sports.


Every class or grade has that one weird kid. You know that kid who kind of scares everyone else and stays with one little group of equally weird friends? Yeah, that's me. I'm the kind of scary, almost "emo" type kid. I like  black eyeliner and you can hear my music through my headphones in the morning when I try to tune everyone out. And I'm not listening to Justin Bieber, that's for sure! I wear alot of bracelets and I write things on my hands. I've also threatened to bite people when they make me angry. So its safe to say I'm not super popular.

During school hours, I try to act normal.

I mentioned something about bracelets before... I'm currently waiting for my Thirty Seconds to Mars Echelon bracelet to come in the mail. I ordered it last friday and the order thinng said 5-7 days. If you're wondering or even care, I got the red one 'cause I have alot of black jewelry and clothes. Its nice to mix it up a bit every now and then.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Thirty Seconds to Mars concert Sept. 1st @ Sonar in Baltimore

Thirty Seconds to Mars concert can be summed up in one word: INTENSE. It was so much fun! I went with my two best friends. The line to get in the venue was very long. It wraped around the building. The doors opened at 7 pm. We were almost in the door when I noticed a neat looking bike. I pointed it out to my friends and turns out, it was Jared Leto. I think we were the only people to notice because no one else even looked in that direction. This is when I really started freaking out. My friend had started crying when she saw the tour buses so I didn't win the prize for the most freak-outs.

We made it into the venue and almost to the front of the crowd. It was about 7:20pm and we thought  that the warm up band would play and then Thirty Seconds to Mars would play. I expected to be on the way home by 10:30pm. Well, they didn't start their set until 10:00 pm. Me and my friends left the main room to go get water and hit up the merch stand before it got crazy. I got a poster, a program and a shirt. After we bought stuff and had a bottle of water, we wanted to get back into the mosh pit. How did we do it: "MY SISTER! SHE'S STUCK IN THERE! PLEASE LET US BY!" It worked alot better than I thought it would.

I have no idea how, but by the 5th song, we had made it to the front of the crowd. Now when I say front, I mean I was hanging off over the barricade, an arm's length away from the stage. It was awesome! I got some great pictures from where I was standing, even though I had a guy with combat boots dropped on me (he was crowd surfing).

After the concert, we hung around the stage for a few minutes and my friend got a set list from one of the guards. She was extremely happy. I found a bracelet on the ground. Its a beaded braelet with the triad in the design. My friend informed me that she saw some one drop it after they pulled it off the singer when he stood on the barrier. I cried.

Over all, an awesome night. We left Sonar sweaty and tired, but we had alot of fun! Here are some pictures!
A little blurry... but you can see Tomo's cool tattoos
Notice Shan throwing one of his drumsticks into the crowd.
I clipped these from a video. This was their last song and they played Kings and Queens.
Tomo!
This picture is not zoomed in. That's how close to the stage we were! The first picture is clipped from a video and it is zoomed one time.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Thirty Seconds to Mars Concert!!

I've been talking about it for the past few weeks and  now, I only have hours to wait!! Tonight is the Thirty Seconds to Mars concert at Sonar in Baltimore. I'm so excited! And so is my best friend who will going with me. We're both crazy fans. My friend loves Tomo, like, ALOT. I know she's going to freak out before we get in the door. I really can't say anything though, I know I'm going to be a crazy shiney-eyed, sobbing fan girl. I can't wait!

I'll have pictures up tomorrow or soon after that!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Addiction... to iTunes

I think I might be addicted to iTunes. In the past three days, I've bought 40 songs on iTunes. I love loud, "head-banging" music along with alternative rock, classic rock and yes, even country. I'm a total music addict and I don't contest that. I buy all kinds of crap on iTunes. Even stuff I don't really like to listen to. Today, I bought "Teach Me How to Dougie". I don't listen to hip hop or rap but I heard it when I was on vacation. I went in a little store on the boardwalk in Ocean City and they were playing it and the song stuck in my head. I also bought Puddle of Mudd, Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love and Hate. Yesterday, I bought Suicide Silence No Time to Bleed (Bonus Track Version).

I'd like to say something about Suicide Silence: I saw them at Warped Tour this year. The band itself was pretty frightening. The crowd in front of the stage was the really scary thing. There were people throwing things at the stage, people getting hit, crowd surfers and a circle pit formed right where I was. The band sounded no different live then they do on the album. They're a really good live band, but they're a bit scary... Anyone that can scream and growl on stage for an entire set should be feared and respected.

On a similar note... I was watching the Capricorn music video last night and I noticed for the first time how loud and "head-bangy" Thirty Seconds to Mars' first album is. THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT. *freak out*

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Closer and Closer, I'm Almost Over the Edge

As I've said a few times before, my friends are crazy. I had a party yesterday and it ran on to all hours of the night. Three people stayed over night as well. Over the past few years, parties at my house have earned a reputation. Not for anything illegal like most people think when a 15-year-old tells them that their parties have a reputation with their friends. This year I invited more people than I probably should have. The guest list is normally about 20 people. There were almost 30 this time. The reason it was so much bigger this time is because my parents decided it would be easier to have our family party on the same day as the party I have for my friends. Everything went smoothly except for a few little things.

One of the little things that didn't go as planned was a full scale food fight. It started when all of my friends sat down to eat cake. One of my friends put a little bit of cake on my face, so naturally, I did the same to her. She didn't like this so i had a whole peice of ice cream cake shoved in my face. One thing lead to another, and eventually 10 of us were running around in my front yard covered in ice cream. I have to say that this was alot more fun than I ever thought a food fight would be. As an added bonus for me, being part of a food fight can now be crossed off my bucket list.

Another little problem, I got into a pretty big fight with two of my cousins. One of them wanted to get my neighbor to come over so he could "beat the crap out of him". Just to clear this up, my neighbor is an 8-year-old boy and the cousin that wanted to fight with him is almost 8. This wasn't waht made me mad, it was the fact that my other cousin, who is going to be 15 in the next few monthes, was encouraging this kind of behavior from my younger cousin. When I heard they wanted to do this, I got involved and it turned into a screaming match. As always, I won, they got in trouble, and no one was beat up.

Final thing that went wrong. At around 9:00pm, my friends and I thought it was a good idea to go "pool hopping". Pool hopping is when you go and jump in a pool that isn't your's and that you don't have premission to be in. Funny thing was, my dad suggested it to us. We gave it a shot, and hit one pool before someone had to go back and use the bathroom. After that, we tried it again but ran into a problem. Apparently, we were making noise. I didn't think we were that loud that anyone would really notice. At the bottom of my street, we stopped to take a group picture, when we turned around, someone was walking towards us. It was an angry older man that claimed to be a police officer. First off, I know this guy. I don't know him real well but I did pull his dog out of a creek about a year ago. I know where his house is and who his wife is. Second, he's not a cop. I walk around my neighborhood alot and there are 2 police officers. One lives two doors up from me and the other lives a street over. I know both of them well enough to know that the guy who yelled at us last night wasn't with the police. It really pissed me off that this guy came over to us with what was most likely a toy police badge and yelled at us.

Other than a few things, it was a good day and a successful party and I know everyone had a good time. but it really does bother me that someone would have the nerve to yell at a bunch of kids like that guy did. I've lived in my house for 12 years and I've never had an issuse with any of my neighbors and I'm outside almost all night sometimes.

On a brighter note, 4 people are now going with me to the Thirty Seconds to Mars concert. I also got a new camera and hopefully, I'll get some good pictures!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Birthday!!

Yesterday was my birthday. I had a very good birthday this year. I got to stay home all day and do whatever I wanted. Me and my friend went and spray painted a few trees. It was alot of fun! Later in the day, I went to my brother's soccer practice. He plays for an under 12 team so it's always pretty funny to watch the smaller kids run around.  After practice,we went home and my parents had a cake for me. Like always, they gave one of my birthday gifts on my birthday(It always seems like my birthday falls on a weekday...). This year's gift was... wait for it... 4 TICKETS FOR THE THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS CONCERT ON SEPTEMBER FIRST.

Needless to say, I was extremely excited.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Crazy Fan-Girls

I've said it may time before, I love Thirty Seconds to Mars. I'm a self-proclaimed crazy fan-girl, so naturally I was overly excited when I found out they were playing a concert in Baltimore! I wanted to buy the Ultimate Fan pack tickets but I knew there was no point in trying to get my mother to buy me $250 tickets. Instead, I'm buying general admission tickets. I don't care what tickets I get. I just want to go.

Because I'm a minor, mother won't let me and my best friends go to this particular venue alone. She wasn't going to let me go at all. Neither was my friend's mother. This scared the shit out of me. I go back to school a week later and I can't make it to the only other show that's a reasonable driving distance. Our mother's talked on the phone while me and my friend cired. Crying is a bit of an understatement. We sobbed. For a long time. I've given my mother an awful time about this concert, but I'm NOT missing it. I will be there, and everyone will know I'm there.

 I'm pretty crazy day-to-day so I know I'm not going to be able to conduct myself like a normal human being. My friend is convinced that I'm going to have a panic attack. I do this nervous/excited finger btiting thing, and honestly, I'm scared that I'm going to chew a finger off waiting to get into the venue. My friend is an equally crazy fan and I know we're both going to freak out.

To finish this post I'd like to say: I'M GOING TO A THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS CONCERT. *screams and flails*

Monday, August 23, 2010

Closer to the Edge

This is intense. I'm so unjustly excited for their concert in Baltimore!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQHv-fhHq9Y

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Dexter Season 5

I'm a big Dexter fan and I cannot wait for the fifth season! Get your kives sharpened my fellow fans, September 26 starts the new season!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbCMbW-BRE

Followed...

Have you ever felt like you were being watched? or followed? Well, I think I'm being followed by a number. 817, 8/17, Luke 8:17. I see it almost everywhere I go. This number doesn't mean anything to me. It's not my birthday and nothing important happened to me on August 17. This number is annoying and its starting to make me nerverous.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

I Promise I'll Never Change

I keep telling myself that I'll never change. Even if everything changes around me. I know I can't stay the same forever, but I honestly wish that everything would stay the way it is right now. I love everything about my life, my friends, my family, my home, my apperance, everything! I know it will change, I will grow up, I will move one, things will become more difficult. The more difficult thing scares me. Alot. But I always remember what my 7th grade teacher told my class, "God never gives you anything you can't handle". I hope she's right...

I made a promise to myself along time ago that I would never conform to what other people wanted me to be. I promise you, I'll never change, I'll always be me and if I don't like what I am, I'll work on it until I'm exactly who I need to be. I'll never be fake, I'll never give in, I won't be who you want me to be.I'll never be in the background, you will never put me down. I'll be the one you remember. But most importantly, I'll never fade away. This I promise, this I swear.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Photos


I took this picture and I really like it. My camera is kinda crappy but hopefully, I'll be getting a new one soon! I'm hoping to get a nice Cannon camera or something like that. The camera that I really would love to get is the Cannon EOS or the Nikon D40. Both of those are very expensive so I know that's not going to happen, but that's ok! I just want a camera with a faster shutter speed and a better focus.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Thoughts on Immortality

I've fallen back into my old ways, once again, I'm reading a vampire book. Well, rereading my second favorite vampire book. No, its not Twilight or any of the books in the saga. The book I'm reading is Th Queen of the Damned written by Anne Rice. The characters in this book are immortal and never age. This concept seems to appeal to alot of people.

This book makes me think about what kind of person would be able to handle a life that never ends. It also makes me wonder if immortality is all that it's cracked up to be. 

If you could live forever, you would never have to worry about your own death, only the death of the people around you. You would get to see how the world changes across hundreds, even thousands, of years. Living forever would probably give you a sense of unlimited freedom and power, which could be a negative thing. If you're a vampire immortal, you can only go outside at night. You would also have to drink the blood of mortals to keep on living like you are. You would probably look different than the normal people walking the streets, so that could make it difficult to blend in...

If you live forever, you'll have to watch the people that you love live their life and die. When you can never die, but everyone in your life already has, what do you have to live for? This would be the part that I would have the biggest problem dealing with. I won't mind never growing old or watching the world change around me, but I would be lost without my friends and family.

It seems like alot of people like the idea of living forever and never growing any older, but before you go looking for a vampire, think about it.

If any immortal being comes across this, I hope you like it and leave me a comment! Or maybe even follow my blog??

Friday, July 30, 2010

Until We Meet Again...

"So until we meet again, I am thinking of you always, I love you; I wish you were here... in my arms."






(Rice, pg.8, The Queen of the Damned)

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

EXCITEMENT

As I've said before, many times before, Thirty Seconds to Mars is my favorite band. They're on the front cover of Kerrang magazine this month and they'll be back in the US pretty soon. Let's just say, I'm pretty damn excited! Only one problem... The only show I could possibly drive to is on a Tuesday night and I do go to school. My best friend and I really, really, REALLY want to go, but we would have to miss a day of school and my parents wouldn't go for that. So far, I have perfect attendence for school but, honestly, I would break that to go to see that show.

I'm trying very hard to find a way to make it to one of their shows. I hope I can make it.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Kill Hannah

Last night I went to the Kill Hannah concert at The Note in Westchester, PA. The Moxy opened the show. The concert was great! The Note is a little bar type place with a stage in the back. It has two levels and minors, like me, had to stay up top for most of the night. The good thing about the top level is that you could see the whole stage and you didn't have to worry about only getting pictures of the back of people's head. I'm pretty short so I have to worry about that. I like the upper level because I got some really good pictures.

We got to The Note around 7:30-ish and were in the door by 8. The Moxy went on at around 9:00 and Kill Hannah went on around 10:00. Kill Hannah did a set that lasted about an hour and it was great! Because The Note is such a small place, it was extremely loud. The last song that they played was Lips Like Morphine, my favorite Kill Hannah song. I got most of it on video but my cmera's battery decided not to behave for me.

After the show was over, me and my friends went down to buy t-shirtsand things like that. When we were down there, the band members from both Kill Hannah and The Moxy came out to do signings and pictures. I got my picture taken with all the members of Kill Hannah and the lead singer of The Moxy and the bassist from The Moxy. All and all, it was a great night!!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Busy, busy, busy!!

So my schedule this week has been CRAZY!! Monday I stayed over night at my friend's house, Tuesday we went to Warped Tour, Wendesday was my off day and I still had to do stuff, Thursday(today) I have to go to the doctor's for routine stuff, and Friday I'm going down to the beach with my brother and 3 cousins. We get back Saturday evening and I was invited to a Kill Hannah concert on Sunday. I am never this busy outside of the swimming season, when I have practice/meets every night except Saturdays and Sundays.

On a different note... I saw this picture of Jared Leto being carried by some girl at a concert and thought it was funny. It made me laugh so I thought I'd share!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Van's Warped Tour 2010: INSANE

As I said in my last post, Warped Tour came to Maryland on July 20th(yesterday). I had a great time and got to see most of the bands I wanted to and found a few new ones that I really like! The heat was almost too much to deal with at one point and the threat of a thunder storm lingered all day. Overall, it was a great day!

Let's start from the begining, we got to Merriweather around 9:30 and waited in line for about an hour and a half. While we waited we met some interesting people. Most of them were promoting bands. A few bands really caught my attention- Set Phasers To Stun and Westland. I traded Silly Bandz with one of the guys from Set Phasers to Stun and we met every memeber of Westland and bought their CD. Jacob's Ladder was another band that talked to us. Sammy, bass and vocals, From Jacob's ladder had some crazy hair, but the band is actually really good! 

We finally made in into the concert area arounnd 11:00 am. The one band that I wanted to see the most was The Cab. They had already started their set when we got there, so we ran down to the main stage and got some great pictures. I missed their signing... That kind of sucked. after The Cab finished their set, we went to check the rest of the day's lineup. On the way, we met the Bassist from the band The Sunstreak, who got us to buy their CD and a t-shirt. Their CD is very good and I love the lyrics! (Alex Deleon from The Cab, shown below)

We got the lineup and then we went to watch Hey Monday. We were pretty close to the stage and the press enterance so we got to see almost everything. My friend totally freaked out over Jersey, bassist, from Hey Monday. Their set wasn't real long but it was good. After Hey Monday, we went to get water and put sunblock on and all that fun stuff that keeps you alive at all day concerts! 

We walked around for a while and found a band that we had never heard of before. They were called We Are The In Crowd and they were great! we watched their whole set and loved it! The band is made up of Tay Jardine (lead singer), Jordan Eckes (gutiar and vocals), Mike Ferri (bassist), Cameron Hurley (guitar) and Rob Chianelli (drums). Later on in the day, I got a poster signed by the whole band. I was most excited that I got a  few clear picture of Jordan and the rest of the band. (Shown below)

Suicide Silence played a set right after We Are The In Crowd on a nearby stage, so we went over. That band is a bit scary to begin with, but throw in the giant mosh pit, the screaming people, the circle pit of death and angry lead singer and it was almost surreal. The pit of death was suggested by Mitch Lucker (lead singer). We got caught right in the middle of it. People were throwing punches and screaming, waterbottles were flying and there was a headbanging contest. We got out of there pretty quickly... After that, we watched some of the Dillenger Escape Plan's set and they threw applesauce in to the crowd and we got hit with it.

After more sunblock and another water, we went down to the main stage and watched some band that we didn't know the name of and never found out. We waited for our one friend to go to the meet and greet with We The Kings before their set. while she was meeting them, me and my other friend bought a bunch of stuff that we didn't need...

We The Kings had one of the best sets of the day. They were the last band that we saw and we made it all the way to the front of the crowd. I was smashed againist the gate that divided the stage from the crowd. I was so close to the wall of pseakers that I swear it blew my hair back. Travis Clark (lead singer) totally made the heat worth it. He really knew how to make the crowd go insane! I got alot of great pictures because we were so close to the stage. She Takes Me High was my favorite song that they played and it sounded great! 

At the end of the day, me and friends left, dirty, sweaty, tired and looking like we had just left a war zone. My eyeliner had ran down my face and it looked like I had been punched repeatedly in the face. This was the first year I had been to Warped Tour and it was so much fun and I will for sure be going next year!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Warped Tour 2010!

Tomorrow I will be attending the Van's Warped Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion. I'm super excited because this my first year going and I've wanted to go for a while. I'm going with my best friend and it's supposed to rain...

The line up this year is pretty good, but the bands I want to see the most are The Cab, Four Year Strong, Hey Monday, Never Shout Never, Parkway Drive,The Summerset and All American Rejects. I can't wait for this concert! I'll post pictures and some stuff about the concert.

Friday, July 16, 2010

It's in the Past!

When I checked Facebook this morning, like I do every morning, I noticed that one of the girls that was in my middle school class had posted pictures from middle school. The girl that posted the pictures was not my best friend in middle school, but I kind of miss my old class and her.

Seeing those pictures made me think about how much fun I had with those people. I only stayed in touch with a few people from that class and it was mostly because they were very dramatic, and I wasn't really good friends with all of them. The pictures also made me think about a few lines from a Matchbox Twenty song... "Say goodbye, these days are gone, and we can't keep holding on...". I know that line is a bit negative, saying that you need to let go of old memories, but sometimes we need to move on. It's only natural that we grow up and make new friends. But when we make new friends, we might loose contact with old ones. I myself have loose touch with alot of people that I wish I still talked to.

Sometimes it upsets me that I've lost touch with people, but then I remeber that there is a reason I don't talk to them. Like the girls that were in my middle school class, they were dramatic, fought all the time and rumors spread like wildfire with them. 7th grade was when the drama got really bad. By the end of 8th grade everyone in the class had said at least once "I can't wait to get out of this school!" or "I won't miss any of you! New friends, new school, it'll be great!".  Now those same people are commenting on the old pictures saying things like "I miss you SO much!" and "I miss this!". So much for "I won't miss any of you", huh??

I think that the reason these girls are holding on to these pictures and memories for so long is because they might be having issues with their new friends. They're looking at these pictures and wishing they could go back because they don't like the issuses that they are dealing with in their new circle of friends. It's like saying you'll do anything to get something back. When you say that, you're only looking at the good parts about the thing or person you want back in your life. Because you want them back so badly, you forget why they aren't a part of your life anymore. The people in your past are in your past because they weren't meant to make it to your future. So, leave the people in your past in your past, there's a reason they won't make it to your future.

Say goodbye, those days are gone, and you can't keep holding on when all you need is some relief from these hard times...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Room 150

So summer is half way over and I'm starting to get things together to go back to school. I got to a big old school and some parts of it are kind of creepie. Well, I had a dream that I was put into homeroom 150, a small room in the basement of the school for the overflow students. I got lost trying to find this room and had to ask directions. I had never seen the woman that gave me direction before. She walked me to the the small, dark hallway that lead to a left hand turn and a set of stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, there was a right hand turn and the room. I refused to go down to the room and asked the woman who walked me to the hallway to see if I could be moved to another homeroom. The hallway was dark and scary looking. I didn't want to go down the dark stairway because I didn't know if it really lead to the right room and didn't want to get lost down there. Eventually, I made my way down to the right room. The room didn't look like a classroom, it looked more like an old living room. There were only two other girls in the room and the teacher.

The two girls in the room were the only other students in the homeroom with me. I had never seen the 2 girls before.  I also didn't know the teacher. Also in the room, there were two paintings, two small couch-like seats and a small TV.  Not a normal high school classroom.

 First of all, there is no homeroom 150 at my school. I don't even think that there's a room 150 at all. I also don't think that there's an overflow homeroom. I think I had this dream because I'm a little bit nervous about the new school year. I'm not sure if I'm going to have the same classes or lunch time as my friends. This worries me because I hang out with a small group of friends and we are very close.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Beached Whale

Yesterday a humpback whale washed up on shore in Ocean City, Maryland. Earlier in the day, the whale was spotted about 6 miles off shore. The 30 foot dead whale was brought to shore by heavy winds and strong current. Sharks were spotted near the shore when the whale was being pushed closer to the shore. The sharks were attracted by the blood from the whale's body. The whale made it to shore around 5p.m.  and drew a large crowd of onlookers. The whale washed up near Fourth street, a very busy area. The whale was hualed away to be buried after a team from the National Aquarium in Baltimore examined the whale to try and determine the cause of the animal's death.

On March 21, 2010, a Fin Whale carcass washed up on a beach in Fenwick Island. Fenwick is not too far from Ocean City. Fin Whales are the second largest type of whale known to man. The one that made its way to Fenwick was 62 feet long and middle aged. The whale was moved from the beach and taken to a state park to be examined and buried.

It's sad to see such a beautiful animal dead on a beach. Even though it is sad, we can learn alot from the whale's body. And we can be sure that the carcass will be disposed of responsibly. It's ok that the whale died because that's the natural way and another whale will take it's place.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Details

So, last night I had a dream that me and a few of my good friends went to Cedar Point park in Ohio. Cedar Point is an amusment park and some of the biggest roller coasters in the United States. I like roller coasters and I've always wanted to go there. At Cedar Point, they have a challenge- ride the four biggest roller coaster in the park in under 1 hour. In my dream, me and my friends completed the challenge in 50 minutes. The dream felt very real and at one point when I was at the top of the biggest coaster, I remeber thinking "just pretend this is a dream". It really was a dream, and it was a bit frightening.

Lately I've been having extremely vivid dreams that I remeber in clear detail. Most of the time, I never have the same dream for more than one night. Because I remeber so much about the dreams, I'm going to start writing them down in as much detail  as I can.

On a different note, yesterday, I was left home alone so I decided to jump on my couch. I twisted my ankle and fell face first off of the couch and onto the floor. Sometimes, I wonder if its safe to leave me alone...

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Here Comes the Rain... Not Really

Today in Baltimore City, we have hit record breaking tempetures. Right now, it's 101 degrees in my backyard. Yesterday, it was even hotter, 105 degrees by noon. I didn't leave the house and niether did my brother. There has been no rain for almost 4 weeks now and all of the grass is dead.

 2009 was the exact opposite. Last year it rained so much here that one of our rain spouts broke. This rain spout ran underground across the yard down into the gutter. When the rain spout broke, all the water that was supposed to go to the gutter collected underground next to a wall in my basement. The basement walls are also the foundation for my house. The pressure from the water and mud built up so much that the wall caved in. About 3 tons of mud fell into my basement and took out the air conditioner, treadmill and electric box. The pool is next to the house on the side where the cave in was. At one point, we had a giant hole in the house, a summer when it won't stop raining, and a large amount of construction workers at my house everyday for 3 months. A few thousand dollars and an entire summer vacation later, the wall is back up, the air conditioner is working and the house is somewhat back to normal.

Now this year, its been too and dry to let my dessert tortoise stay outside. The lack of rain has killed all of the grass in my yard and most of the yards in the neighborhood. I'm going on my second day of not leaving the house because of the heat...

Search the City- Ambulance Chaser

You said just look on the bright side

but the bright side looks black and white

just one more time, can we scale this fence and scream at the city lights?

if we're playing for keeps, you already beat me

 
now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up

this damage seems to suit you, if i'm going down then you're going down

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up

this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down

then i'll go down with you

 
this red wine by poolside, we'll toast to the bitter end and the best mistake of our lives.

they've got a name for you where i come from

you keep making a mess and turning heads and the worst part is you know it

 
now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up

this damage seems to suit you, if i'm going down then you're going down

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up

this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down

then i'll go down

 
the haunting, the kind that i never saw coming

are you haunting me?

you're the ghost that's digging my grace

i've got a gut feeling

can anybody hear me?

got a gut feeling that you will be the death of me

if i go down, then you're going down

it's not what you said

it's just the way you said it

it's not what you said, but i can't forget this

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up


this damage seems to suit you, if i'm going down then you're going down

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up

this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down

then i'll go down

now i've come undone just so you could stitch me up

this damage seems to suit you, if you're going down then i'll go down with you



Friday, July 2, 2010

King of the Pridelands

Lions are sometimes called "The King of the Jungle". First of all, lions do not live in the jungle. Lions live in the grasslands and savannas in Africa. So I think a better name for lions would be "King of the Grasslands", or "King of the Pridelands", like in the Disney movie The Lion King.

Lions live in packs called "prides". This is common knowledge to most people. The pride is a basically a social system that divides the work between the lionesses. Usually, a pride is made up of about 15 to 20 lions. 10 females, their cubs and three or four male lions that are usually brothers. The lionesses hunt for food while the male lions patrol the borders of the pride's territory. 

Lions spend most of their days sleeping and resting. They usually sleep for 16 to 20 hours everyday. The other few hours of the day are spent hunting, grooming and protecting the borders.

Lions seem to have it pretty good! And the male lions have cool manes! I would love to have a mane!

The Youngest You'll Ever Be

"Today is the youngest you'll ever be. Act like it."

I heard my friend say this the other day and I can't find the source of the saying. I would love to know the origin of this quote because I really like it.  

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Confusing, Crazy, Dreams

I've had some strange dreams the last few nights. I usually have dreams that I remeber in pretty clear detail but these are just plain odd. All of these dreams are hard for me to forget.

One dream has stuck with me for 3 nights now. In this dream, I am just getting home from a friend's house and there are a bunch of people at my house. I knew most of them but some people were strangers to me. I ignored all the people aside from one. The person I talked to for most of the dream was a boy with the brightest blue eyes I've every seen. The thing that has stuck in my mind the most how this boy said "I haven't seen you ina while!". In my dreams, there are usually calenders or clocks. In this dream, the date on the calender is always the same, August 17th, 2010.

I have been seeing the number 817 alot lately. I have 817 songs on my iPod, and I see the three numbers on cars and houses. When I searched the numbers 817 on Google, the first link on the results page was a passage from the Gospel of Luke. It said,

"For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light"

This number is in alot of my dreams, too. I had a dream about an old man that had "Luke 8:17" written all over his hands. He didn't say anything to me he just walked behind me throughout the dream. Creepie right? What I find even stranger is that August 17th isn't an important date to me. Its not my birthday or any of my friend's birthdays, nothing important has happened to me on that day in years before. This year on August 17th, I will be on vacation. 

Maybe it's a sign that something will happen to me on that day. Or maybe I'm just crazy!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Drama Monster

Dear Drama Monster,

I thought when I left middle school I would be done with you. You hung over the heads of the girls in my class like a big, ugly cloud. I thought that when I removed myself from those girls that maybe you would leave me alone and follow some of them. I guess I was wrong about you. You always seem to show up. And you create new drama in my new friends. Drama Monster, why can't you just leave me alone?

It looks as though you have stayed with my middle school classmates as well. I know you are the Drama Monster, but can't you take a vacation? I know drama and conflict is part of growing up. I know it helps show who will stand by you and who will turn there back and run when things get rough. Conflict brings you closer to your real friends and loosens the ties with the people who will lead you the wrong way.

Drama Monster, you tear apart friendships, create awkward situations and stress out your victims. You may have a purpose, but I have not found one yet. Please go away, I would be extremely grateful if you did.


Sincerly,
Darkness Falls

Playing With Paint

Yesterday, I finished a painting I had been working on for a while and had some pink paint left over. I enjoy finger painting and I didn't want to waste the paint. I got a bit carried away and painted both of my hands. I did not realize that the type of paint I was playing with did not just wash off. I felt like an idoit and on top of that, I had to go shopping later that day. While I was out shopping, I ran into someone that goes to school with me. As if it wasn't bad enough that I had pink hands, my classmate caught me taking a jacket off of one of the display people things in the window.

What I learned from this is that when you see extra paint, think before you paint your hands hot pink. You never know who you'll run into when you leave the house.

Wolf Dancers


I saw this picture on the Flashback page of the National Geographic. These are the Kaviagamutes. This was a preformance that the hunters in the tribe did to honor the slain animals and ensure hunting success in the future. The dances were traditionally preformed at feasts that gathered neighboring tribes.
When I saw this picture in the National Geographic, I cut it out and it's now on my bedroom wall. I just thought it was so neat that they would honor the animals that they hunted. The masks look so real they're a little bit scary too...
Zackowitz, Margaret G.. "Wolf Dancers." National Geographic March 2010: . Web. 17 Jun 2010. .

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
-Edar Allen Poe

I think that sanity is worst than insanity. When you are sane, you are aware of all that is going o in the world. You can understand all of the terrible things that are happening. When you lose your sanity, you don't really live in the real world. You live in you own little world where the terrible things in the real world can't get you.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. I don't think of that as insanity, I think of it as being determined to perfect something. Being aware of the world is an awful thing. The outside world is in terrible chaos and it would be great to live in a place that isn't so crazy.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Be Prepared

Iknow that your powers of redemption
Are as wet as a warthogs backside.
But thick as you are,pay attention!
My words are a matter of pride...
It's clear from your vacant expressions,
The lights are not all on upstairs.
But we're talking kings and sucsessions.
Even YOU can't be caught unawares...
So prepare for the news of a lifetime.
Be prepared for sensational news!
A shining new era Is tip-toeing nearer...
Shenzi:And where to we feature?
Scar:Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid,
But you'll be rewarded,
When at last I am given my dues!
And in justice deliciously squared!!
Be prepared!
Banzai:Yeah,be prepared!Haha,we'll be prepared,ha...for what?
Scar:For the death of the king!
Banzai:Why is he sick?
Scar:No,fool we're gonna kill him,and Simba too.
Shenzi:Great idea,who needs a king?S
henzi & Banzai:No king!No king!LALALALALALAA!!
Scar:Idiots!There will be a king!
Banzai:Hey,but you said..
Scar:I WILL BE KING!Stick with me,and you'll NEVER go HUNGRY again!!!!Shenzi & Banzai:YAAY!Alright!Long live the king!
Hyenas:Long live the king!Long live the king!It's great that we'll soon be connectedWith a king who'll be all time adored!
Scar:Of course,quid pro quo,you're expected,to take certain duties on board...
The future is littered with prizes,
And thoughI'm the main adressee.
The point that I must emphasize is...
You WON'T get a SNIFF withouht ME!!!
So be prepared for the coo of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
Meticulous planning
Tenacity spanning...
Decades of denialIs simply why
I'llBe king udesputed
Respected
Saluted
And seen for the wonder I am!
Yes my teeth and ambitions are bared.
Be prepared!!

Kovu


In the movie, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the main antagonist is Zira. Zira is Scar's former mate who stayed loyal to him and was exiled by Simba when he took control of Pride Rock. Zira is the leader of the exiled lionesses and has 3 cubs. Two cubs fathered by Scar and one fathered by an unknown lion. Nuka and Vitani are Scar's offspring and Kovu is the offspring of the unknown lion. Even though Kovu is not Scar's biological son, he names him his heir. Zira claims that Kovu is the rightful king of the Pridelands and that the outlanders will rule again. Kovu meets Kiara, Simba and Nala's daughter. They become friends and eventually, mates.


What I'm wondering is who is the unknown male lion? He is never mentioned. What happened to his other lion? In the first movie, there are only 3 male lions, Simba, Scar and Mufasa. Mufasa is Simba's father and dies while Simba is still a young cub. Scar is Mufasa's brother and Simba's uncle and is only named as Nuka and Vitani's father. Simba's only cub is Kiara. So where is Kovi's father? Zira doesn't ever say anything about his father. I'm wondering if Kovu is somehow related to Simba and Kiara...


Kovu is Scar's chosen heir, but not his biological son. Kovu was the last cub born before Simba exiled Scar's followers and the hyenas. Zira was Scar's mate, then how is Kovu not Scar's son? If the pride was like other lion prides, then a rouge male may have challenged Scar and lost. That male couls be Kovu's biological father. If Scar wasn't related to Kovu, and Kovu was a rival male's cub, why did he pick him as his heir?


Scar and Kovu look alot alike. Both of them are dark brown with black manes. Both lion have green eyes and heart-shaped noses. The similar appeances might be one of the reasons that Scar chose Kovu as his heir. Nuka is Scar's biological son and looks almost nothing like him. Vitani is Scar's daughter and looks like Zira. I would love to see the real family tree for these lions because I'm throughly confused.


I've always loved the Lion King movies. I watched the second movie a few days ago and noticed that Kovu was not related to Scar and his father was never mentioned. So where did Kovu come from? If Kovu was Scar's son, then that means Kovu is Simba's 1st cousin and Kiara's 2nd cousin. If he wasn't, what happened to the mystery lion? Did he threaten Scar and get himself killed? If Zira was so commited to Scar, why did she have another cub with a rouge lion? Why would Scar pick the cub of a rival male as his heir? So many questions, so few answers...

Monday, June 14, 2010

A Beautiful Lie

Link to 30 Seconds to Mars website on global warming and enviromental things...


http://abeautifullie.org/

Photos from music video for A Beautiful Lie...


http://abeautifullie.org/photos.aspx

The Worst-Case Scenario


The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Its a BIG mess. The Exxon Valdez spill was 11 million total. The spill in the Gulf is dumping 4 times that in one week...


Along with the problems this spill has caused for BP, the wildlife in the Gulf has been impacted just as much. The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is one of the most endangered breeds of sea turtles in the worlsd. The oil spill has killed many of these turtle and other sea turtles inculding the green sea turtle, hawk's bill and the loggerhead. All 3 types of turtles are endangered. The oil in the Gulf threatens their survival at every stage of their lives.


The spill started right in the middle of the turtle nesting season. The oil could harm mature, nesting age female turtles and decrease the sucess rate of hatching turtles. Deformities are also possilbe and once the baby turtles make their way out into the rest of the population, they may be exposed directly to the oil.


There are many injuries that a turtle can sustain from the oil, some of which are... Chemical burns, brain damage, respiratory tract damage and digestion problems. All of these injusies are life threatening to a sea turtle.
The effects of the oil spill could last decades...
Hirsch, Masako. "Gulf oil spill's effects on sea turtles examined." Nola.com Wednesday, June 09, 2010: n. pag. Web. 14 Jun 2010. .