College advice

Hey there. You're looking nice since we last talked. I am sorry for being away so long, school has really been hard the last couple weeks. But I finally have a little time to sit down and write something, and it is wonderful. I miss writing for fun instead of for class.

I'm a junior in high school and I've started seriously looking into college. College is something I have thought about briefly but now the reality of you need to start looking and decide on something has finally hit. I've gone to a couple of college fairs and have complied a short list of criteria for schools.

• Location - Preferable near a large city or in suburban area with a short community to a nearby city. I really don't want to go to school in a corn field. 
• Size - No schools with less then 4,000 kids. That's the smallest I am willing to go. I have gone to small school my entire life and would really like to change that and try something new. 
• Study Abroad Program- It's gotta be good. I really want to travel and see the world. I need a school that will support me in my travels.
• I want to be taught by real professors who I can talk to and ask questions. Not a teacher's assistant. 
• Public vs. Private- Still undecided. I would prefer a public school but my parents want to me to stick with christian schools gahh it's difficult.
• Just curious, do you have a Quidditch team? Please let me know.

If anyone has any advice at all for looking at colleges please let me know in the comments. I look forward to hearing from you all. Have a good week :)

Currently Reading: World War Z by Max Brooks
(since my last post I finish Anna and the French Kiss and The Power of Six which were both AMAZING.)
Currently Listening to: When We First Met- hellogoodbye, Sail by Awolnation, and Elephant Love Medley from Moulin Rouge! And generally just listening to Pandora's Show tunes Station. Obviously, I'm cool.

For the Love of Reading: Part 1

(Note: My internet crashed on Tuesday the 30th and did not come back till late Wednesday evening, so I was unable to finish BEDA (SO CLOSE GAH). Though it has been requested, I am not going to finish BEDA; we'll have to wait till April for me to do that crazy thing again (maybe sooner, we'll see). Though it was quite fun as well, thanks for sticking through it with me ;D)


Time to talk books.



Books are something I've grown up with. It is odd to find me not carrying a novel around, whether in my hands or shoved in a bag. My room is littered with books, shoved into two small shelves or on top of a table. I developed a bad habit of buying too many books then I can read at a time. One vacation we had visited a huge mall, about 4 stories, and I came home with 10 books from a small bookstore in another part of town. I'm telling myself that it will turn into a Life's Library, just like Alaska Young. 


Some of my favorite authors are John Green, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Jonathon Safran Foer, Jo Rowling (of course), Suzanne Collins, William Shakespeare, and Markus Zusak. I know I'm forgetting some so I'll create a list on my listography when I have more time to sit and figure them all out. I mostly read Adult and Young Adult Fiction, but am starting to read more Non-Fiction and Historical books. 


If you have any suggestions for books, plllease leave them in the comments. I have an ever-growing list of books I want to read that I am always looking to add too. I'll continue this topic another time, ta-ta for now! 


Currently Reading: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan, rereading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. 
Current music obsession: Stay Young, Keeping Dancing by Death Cab for Cutie and Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

Narcissism Continued

BEDA #28

-Homemade pillows. They are just superior over store bought ones any day. My cousin made me a beautiful pillow for my 14th birthday and I still sleep with it every night.

-Geektastic. It is a collection of short stories by many wonderfully nerdy authors about, well, nerdy things. My favorite stories are The Quiz Bowl Anti Christ, The Truth of Dino Girl, One of Us, and Once You're a Jedi, You're a Jedi All the Way. It is such a good, fun read,  I strongly recommend it to any self-professed (or not!) geeks. 


-Nerdy t-shirts. Such as Pizza John, Keep Calm, and any HP Shirt.

And now I'm exhausted. My schedule is killing me. Ta-ta, I'm going to go pass out in my bed and do it all over again.

Narcissism

BEDA #27

Taking a little break from homework and I want to talk about some of my favorite things. They are lovely and I quite enjoy them, so I want to share them with you! And we can love the same things! It will be exciting! Whee!
I'm quite perky tonight :)

- Snapple's Raspberry Tea and Mini Oreos. Epic snack.
-The Big Bang Theory. I started watching it this summer and I am in love with it. The cast has such great chemistry and the result is enjoyable for everyone involved.
- April Smith and the Great Picture Show and Regina Spektor. I've listened to both artists before but I've just started getting into it. April Smith is so quirky and different from the artists I usually listen to and it's great. She has such a unique style that is paired with her amazing song writing that creates a great listening experience. Regina Spektor is just brilliant. Enough said.

I will continue this tomorrow, I must go sleep. Night!

Board Games

BEDA# 26

I am so cold. Two blankets on, I cranked up the air, and mug of hot chocolate, and I've got goosebumps. It's August dang it.

I've been thinking recently about how life has changed since I was a kid. When I was little it was mostly coloring, board games, and Super Smash Bros. on the Game Cube. We watched Cartoon Network, went to the park, and read every book in site. Now that I've gotten a bit older I spend most of my time online, watching season of television, and doing various work. I miss my childhood, especially board games. I'm thinking of starting Board Game Night with my friends. They are just so fun! I don't understand why we don't play them as much anymore.

Though tonight instead of spending time on the Internet (Okay, spent some time on YouTube) my friends Annaliese and Caitlyn came over and we played some games. First we played this dominoes game called Mexican Train. It's where all the dominos have a line across the middle with a different amount dots on each side, ranging from 0-12. One of the doubles sets is in the middle on a center console with slots for each player. Everyone gets seven other dominoes. If one of your dominoes has the same number of dots on one end as the one in the middle, you can put it down in your slot in the center. Then at your next turn you try to match up the ends of dominoes until you are out. It's really fun, but we had one game that lasted almost 45 mins. We all started going insane haha.

After that we played Apples to Apples. If you've never played it there are red cards with different people, places, and things on it like Rust, Berlin-1945, and Adam Sandler; every player gets seven of these. There are also green cards with adjectives on them. You pick one person to be the judge, who puts down a green card. Every other player picks one of the red cards they think best (or least) describes the green card and they place it in the middle. The judges then pick the card they like the best and the winner takes the green card. Whoever gets 4 green cards first wins. It is reaaally fun and your stomach will end up hurting from laughing so hard. It was a bit harder to play with three people so we had to change it up but it was incredibly fun.

Now it's time for me to either a) Watch more Big Bang Theory b) Go on Tumblr for a long time c) Sleep or d) Do the homework I've been neglecting all day. I think we all know what's not going to win out. See ya tomorrow :)

More Sleepy Blogs

BEDA #25

I wonder there will be any posts where I'm not exhausted. I can't really keep my eyes open haha. Once BEDA is over (which is in like, 5 days? Weird) these posts should get more content. So again, I apologize. Update from yesterday, I'm going to D.C. the first week of December. I am extremely excited, it is going to be great. It is mostly going to different government buildings and a fair amount of tours, touristy.

Okay, eyes aren't staying open. I'll see ya tomorrow.

Wanderlust

BEDA #24

wan·der·lust

 [won-der-luhst]  

noun

a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.

I've being craving something recently; not food but something bigger. I've lived in the same town for the majority of my town and it's fine. Living here has never been the problem (okay, it is sometimes). The house I live in has always been a sanctuary that I feel comfortable in, but I get bored. We often travel to Chicago which is one of my favorite places to be. Though now, it's not always enough. 

I want to travel. To places I've never been before. I want to go on adventures without any planning, just getting in the car and going. There is a huge world out there and I've barely seen any of it. The farthest west I've gone is Kansas and to the east, Florida. A small half of this huge nation. I need to go farther. I need an adventure before this mundane routine consumes me. 

I've wanted to talk about this for a while, since one of my biggest dreams is to travel. There is so much to see and do, and I want to do everything I can while I am still able. Places I'm visiting soon are:

Michigan- 3 weeks away

Washington D.C.- 3 1/2-4 1/2 months away

Seattle (?)- Christmas or next summer

South Dakota(?)- Christmas 

Till tomorrow