Favorite Things as of right now...

General list of favorites because I was bored...

Color: Yellow

Song: Someone Like You by Adele

Beverage (non-soda): Apple Juice

Soda: Doctor Who (Dr. Pepper)

Book (Besides the obvious Harry Potter): Looking for Alaska by John Green (I can't wait to get his new book :D)

Snack: Goldfish!

Animal: Owl

Harry Potter Book: Deathly Hallows

Movie (non- HP): Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Harry Potter Movie: Couldn't decided between Prisoner of Azkaban and Deathly Hallows part 2 (I will have to watch part 2 again to be sure)

Accessory (I dunno why I decided to go all girly here): Leather Wrap Bracelets

Game: Portal 2

T.V. show: Doctor Who (can't wait for it to come back on!)

Painting: Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh

Actor: Alan Rickman (Needs to be nominated for something for his performance in DH2)

Website: Tumblr (my tumblr if you care: http://monotonyofmylife.tumblr.com/)

Band: HeyHiHello

Actress: Emma Watson

Author: Jo Rowling followed by John Green

Lotion: Bath and Body Works Coconut Vanilla

Coin: Dime
^really random...

Season: Summer

Harry Potter Rapper Name(s): Herm-I-one, Cho Chingy, and Dizzy Dumbles

YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mku5irX31Y
Photograph:
 

And then I couldn't think of anything else....

Books Read: 18

Photography

I spent 2 hours outside with a camera and an empty memory card, which is now full. I narrowed 116 pictures down to my favorites to share.

Gap in the Universe

Stanley: The Cutest Dog Ever

No Luck

Enter if you dare

Stainless Steel

Stare Deep Into the Angel's Soul

Stringed Sap

Creeper Window

Doggie Memorial Thing

Don't look at the sun through a camera; it hurts your eyes

Feeder of the Birds

Popcorn Flower

You see me rollin'

Birdies reside here... sometimes

Can be made at my local hardware store... five or so years ago...

Swinging Bench

Try swinging on that, you haters

Ceramic Frog

Guardian Angel of the Bird Bath

Hope you enjoyed my photos

(cheesy ending)

books read: 17

memories

I like to describe memories as a painting of your past. Sometimes the paintings portray happiness, sadness, confusion, anger, or boredom. However, only you can see the painting and know the emotion is portrays. Others may have the same memory, just from their perspective. While you may think the painting portrays happiness from your point of view, the other person sees it as sadness from their perspective.

Imagine four kids ages 8-11 running around in a large yard surrounded by barns and corn fields across the road. The sky is turning black and the are throwing snap dragons at a blue school bus on a gravel pavement in front of a barn. Then change the image to the same kids running around with sparklers with a campfire burning nearby. This is my favorite memory. It's a painting in my mind that shows me at my happiest. The four children are my brother (Allen), my two cousins (Madison and Kaitlin), and me. We were at my Uncle Jeff's house for the Fourth of July and we were just having fun.

Now imagine yourself with a five-year-old golden retriever during the winter. You are throw a tennis ball and the dog chases it, throwing piles of snow behind her with every stride. She returns the ball and falls on the pavement of your driveway without making another movement. Then change the scene so you are crying in your mom's arms in the middle of your kitchen after she told you that your dog had fallen dead in front of your eyes. That is a painting in my mind of sadness, confusion, anger, and guilt.

I have been meaning to post this for awhile, but never had the guts to due to the second memory... :/

side note: this is my favorite post i have made on this blog

books read: 17

Words

Learning and using new words to expand my vocabulary is something I randomly enjoy doing. I pick a word I generally over use and pick a synonym to use instead. Some other words I found while reading and others were Dictionary.com's word of the day. Here is a list of my favorites in no order (my favorites of my favorites are mostly at the bottom)

lu·gu·bri·ous

 [loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo-]

adjective

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected,exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

foist

  [foist]

verb (used with object)

1.

to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usuallyfollowed by on  or upon ): to foist inferior merchandise on acustomer.

2.

to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently(usually followed by in  or into ): to foist political views intoa news story.

in·com·mo·di·ous

 [in-kuh-moh-dee-uhs] 

adjective

inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room;uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.

scin·til·lant

 [sin-tl-uhnt] 

adjective

scintillating;  sparkling.

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude

 [ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood]

noun

1.

the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability:The play lacked verisimilitude.

2.

something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance oftruth.

pet·ti·fog

 [pet-ee-fog, -fawg] 

verb (used without object), -fogged, -fog·ging.

1.

to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.

2.

to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.

3.

to practice chicanery of any sort.

hence·forth

 [hens-fawrth, -fohrth; hens-fawrth, -fohrth]

adverb

from now on; from this point forward.

be·seech

  [bih-seech] 

verb (used with object)

1.

to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.

2.

to beg eagerly for; solicit.

fal·li·ble

 [fal-uh-buhl] 

adjective

1.

(of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived ormistaken.

2.

liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallibleinformation.

a·nom·a·lous 

[uh-nom-uh-luhs]

adjective

1.

deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form,or rule; irregular;  abnormal: Advanced forms of life may beanomalous in the universe.

2.

not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, orpattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the artworld.

3.

incongruous or inconsistent.

a·las

  [uh-las, uh-lahs] 

interjection

(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, orapprehension of evil.)

queer

  [kweer]

adjective

1.

strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusuallydifferent; singular: a queer notion of justice.

2.

of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady:Something queer about the language of the prospectus keptinvestors away.

3.

not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish:to feel queer

I just realized that despite that most of these words are favorites of mine, I rarely use them.

books read: 17