The Soundtrack of my Life

Music is the soundtrack of our lives.  It says things about us.  It tells about who we are.  What our interests are, what we love, what makes us happy, excited, and fills us with joy.

Music can tell a story....or bring you back to a certain time and place.  I'm going to share a few songs that once I hear them, take me to different times and places.  ;)

The first song is very significant.  As soon as this song comes on my iPod or the radio or whatever, I am automatically in my grandparent's vacation home, a few summers back, playing Moxie Girlz with my cousin and sister.  We wrote journals for our dolls, made outfits, books, and accessories.  :)  The Owl City soundtrack "Ocean Eyes" was our game soundtrack that year.

Now this song brings me back to several summers ago....when we had our American Girl doll epics.  That was fantastic, and this CD was played on repeat almost the entire time.  ;)

This song was our theme song for a trip we took last year, to Sanibel Island.  GOODNESS I want to go back so bad it HURTS.  I can't even listen to the whole song. XD

(also this video is the most epic thing I have ever seen....especially since my latest obsession is My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.)  :D

Hah, this one is funny.  Every time I hear this song I think of Amaranthine, and her nagging at me to finish up the Lakehouse Forum newsletter while I was on vacation.  I listened to this song on repeat the entire time finishing that darn thing (because she sent me the link!).  XDD

This song is not only adorable and funny, it brings back memories of how Ember and I started the idea to create a Movie Review blog, which will be starting up soon, once she goes on Spring Break.  ;)  We were the oldest (not adults) people in the theater to see Winnie the Pooh, and we thoroughly enjoyed it.  xD

This next song actually brings back bad memories....XD  When i was in the 5th grade, my class took a field trip to this REALLY REALLY REALLY epic place called "Pathfinders".  It was AMAZING.  I'll never forget it.  One thing I definitely won't forget is how horribly carsick I got on the way there.  XDD  I was miserable.  Luckily, my dad was one of the parent chaperons, and I had a few nice friends who stuck with me when I was so sick, but I remember vividly being really really ill.  And then the bus played a scary movie (for all the boys, LOL) and when I was only 11 or 12 (however old I was...I don't really remember) and with my really wimpy scare-factor, this freaked me out.  My dad had given me my iPod to listen to while I tried not to be sick again and not watch the scary movie that was going to make me cry.  This was that song, and I really still can't listen to it without getting that cringing "I-don't-like-this-feeling" feeling in the pit of my stomach. XD

Happier song/memory now....xD This reminds me of playing volleyball with my sister and cousin at the vacation house.  We'd listen to one of our iPods (my cousin's at the time if I am correct) and we'd just sing the songs over and over and over.  This was our favorite that day. :)

(yes another Taylor Swift...XD)


Last one for this post......this song makes me think about our trip to Sarasota, where I got to meet the amazing Timothy Zahn!!! :D  We drove around going to all the tourist-y spots and stuff while there, and I listened to this song on repeat in the car. ;)

This might become a series of posts, when I find more songs....;)  Hope you enjoyed hearing a few memories!!!  Better posts to come soon, I promise!! :D

The 11 Tag

I've been tagged by a few of my friends to do this....Amaranthine tagged me, Jamie tagged me, Endor tagged me, and I think a few other friends too! xD
I'll do Jamie's tag, since she tagged me first. XD

The Rules:

1) Post these rules.

2) Post 11 random things about yourself

3) Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post

4) Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer

5) Go to their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged

6) No cop-outs in the tagging section like, “If you are reading this” or “if you follow me”. You have to legitimately tag people!

11 Random Things About Me:

1.  I love sushi.  Only me and my dad do in our family, and everyone else thinks I'm crazy. xD

2.  I live about twenty minutes from the beach, but rarely go...which makes me sad, I love the beach. :(

3.  I am in love with Steve Rogers.  Love love love love.  Captain America is my favorite Avenger, and I love him  like crazy. <3

4.  My favorite Disney movie is Meet the Robinsons.  It's one of the most underrated Disney films out there. Which is sad, because it's amazing. :D

5.  I love literature.  I just had to read the Odyssey for school, and as much as I thought it was boring, I really enjoyed it. And I had a 6 hour conversation with my mom about it for our Literature Interpretation course. xD

6.  I know what S.H.I.E.L.D. from the Avengers movies stands for.  Yes, I have it memorized.  Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division.  ;)

7.  My least favorite subject in school has become Science.  I have fallen in love with literature and writing, but science and math are on the end of my list.  I just don't find them as interesting. :P

my current course is the physical science one at the very end of the first row.

8.  I love homeschooling.  I think one of my favorite parts of homeschooling is the annual FPEA Homeschool convention.  I cannot WAIT to go to this year's convention...I love looking at all the curriculum, meeting people, and getting some time to hang at the EPIC hotel. ;D

This picture is from last year's convention,
 when Anakin came with me everywhere. ;)

9.  I have a horrible irrational fear of bugs.  I do not like them, and freak out easily when it comes to insects. xD  Once when I was little, I was playing outside, and a spider crawled on my face.  I screamed, sobbed and freaked out for the rest of that afternoon.  Me + Bugs = TOTAL FREAK OUT. XP

for the record, I absolutely do not like this movie. XDDD

10.  My guilty pleasure is watching Dance Moms.  I am addicted to this show...and I blame Amarantine for this obsession...;P  I plan on watching the latest episode tonight.  :D  Don't you judge me...I know it's stupid and demeaning, but I love it. XD LOL how hypocritical of me.....;P

11.  I'm sick right now.  XD  I have a stomach bug or food poisoning or something.  Yesterday/last night I felt TERRIBLE, and today I'm doing a bit better.  Last night I thought I was dying.....and now I feel much better. I can actually keep down food now, and hopefully I'll be alright.  Who needs comfort food? I have my laptop to help me feel better. ;)

And there you have 11 random things about me. Now to answer Jamie's questions...;)

1. What famous movies have you not seen yet but would like too?

Iron Man 2, Spider-Man 3, and the newest Batman movies.  As for famous /classic/ movies, I really want to see Out Of Africa, Casablanca and Sunset Boulevard. ;)

2. What is your opinion of Charlie Brown?

Classic.  Every single holiday we watch some Charlie Brown film without fail. ;) I'm looking forward to the Easter Beagle. :D

3. Which of your favorite books would you love to see made into a film and why?

Oooh.  Septimus Heap and Mysterious Benedict Society. Mysterious Benedict Society is just crying to be made into a movie, and Septimus Heap the same.  Too good of plots to NOT be made into Major Motion Pictures!!! :D

4. What is one of your favorite pass-times?

Swimming during the summer at my grandma's house.  Staying up and watching tons of movies with my cousin at the vacation house, and taking out annual "girls" trip to Disney. ;) 

5. What type of vehicle would you love to own, from any film, book or even from reality?

An X-Wing. Handsdown an X-Wing.  I'd also like a landspeeder and that cool car from Captain America...

6. What movie poster would you LOVE to own if you could have your pick?

Empire Strikes Back poster.   Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom poster.  Captain America poster. ;)

Yes, all three.  And when The Avengers comes out I DEFINITELY want that poster. ;)

7. What is a minor thing you’d like to see in your future spouse?

Blue eyes.  Not necessary, but I'd LOVE to have a husband with blue eyes. <333 ;)

8. What is your opinion of snakes?

"Snakes...why'd it have to be snakes..." ~Indiana Jones. ;)  I have a thing against snakes since having a terrible dream about them when I was little. I also hate them because my mom does. XD

9. What is a pet peeve you've discovered from being on the blogosphere?

When certain bloggers think they're above others because they have a billion followers.  Most of my favorite blogs only have about 15-50 followers. ;)

10. If you could dress up–without any difficulty or thought of cost–as any character, who would it be?

OOHH.  Real Jedi Robes so I could Cosplay Jedi Mara Jade-Skywalker.  I'd also like to do a totally SA (screen accurate...Savanna's brother Chase taught me that term), Rogue Squadron X-Wing Pilot costume, with a personally designed helmet that would be Fanfic Canon.  ;)  

11. Where would you like to go on vacation this year?

Disney World, Williamsburg Virginia, Orlando/where-i-was-last-weekend, and maybe Illinois, to visit family.  Also anywhere my internet besties live. ;D

Now I write my own questions!!!!

1. What is your favorite time of day?
2. How many (if any) pets do you have?
3. What is your favorite subject in school?
4. Do you have a favorite vegetable?
5. Star Wars: Original Trilogy or Prequel Trilogy?
6. Fanfiction: Yes or No?
7. Do you have multiple blogs, or can you only handle one? ;)
8. If you had three wishes, what would they be?  (no wishing for more wishes!)
9. Do you have a favorite song?  Why do you like it so much?
10. What is your favorite genre to read/write/watch?
11. What is one thing you want to do more than anything else in the world? 

Have fun!!!!!! :D  I tag.....

Autumn 

Tara

JediGirl1990

Ashley

And anyone else who hasn't been tagged who wants to try this...have at it! ;)

Time For Some Music

I'm in a sing-songy mood right now.....so I'm going to share a few of my favorite songs with you all!!! :D Hope you don't mind! ;)

One of my favorite bands....The Band Perry, is awesome!!!  This was the first song I heard from them, several summers ago!  I love this song so much....I know all the words!!  It's just a cute, feel-good song. ;)

This is my current favorite song (as far as Country Music goes).  Lady Antebellum (my all time favorite band)'s new album Own The Night has me totally hooked.  I got it for Christmas. ;)  This is the single from that album, and I LOOOOOOVE IT.  I just can't stop listening to this song!!!!

Don't you judge me....I know this is a song that was featured on a show on Disney Channel, but i love this song.  Some of the lyrics are wrong, but still, listen to the song itself.  It's EPIC. :D

My favorite song off of the How To Train Your Dragon soundtrack.  That movie has the most BEAUTIFUL music!!! ;D  I'm teaching myself to play this on the viola. ;D

Alright......warning time. This song is called "Party Rock Anthem".  It's my current not-country-or-soundtrack-song.  It is, however, got a few questionable lyrics in there.  If you don't want to see that, don't watch the video or listen too closely to the song.  I still absolutely love this song despite it's few lyric mishaps. xD  It's the ultimate dance song, and party anthem!  ;D

Keith Urban.....mmmhhhmmmm. :D  This is my favorite song by him.  My family and i LOVE it.  :D  It's just so sweet and cute and awesome!!!  I never fail to grin whenever this song plays. ;)

Meet the Robinsons....my favorite Disney Movie. :D It's the best one....really. ;)  And it's soundtrack is wonderful.  This is my favorite song. :D I sing this ALL DAY LONG.  ;D

We warm up the little girls by doing "adagio" to this song.  Essentially, it's do as I do, and we (the teachers) dance up front and the little girls copy us.  I've got it memorized to this song.  Plus, it's my all time favorite Disney classic song. ;D

My sister's ballet song is to this one this year, and I am JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!  I LOVE THIS SONG.  Seriously, I've liked/loved it for a long time.  I'm gonna learn my sister's dance just so I can enjoy it.  XD

BEST. SONG. EVER.  Nuff Said.

One of my main life-theme-songs.  ;)  Change the lyrics to fit a girl and you've got me. ;D

LOVE. THIS. MOVIE. AND. SONG. SO. MUCH. MUST. HAVE. THE. SOUNDTRACK. NOW.

*bawls*  This is my latest obsession song.  It's gotten me through the past few weeks. ;)  Savanna.....look......it's our song!!!!!  *tackle hugs*

Ooohh....as much as I love the Wicked soundtrack, this might be my favorite song on their.  I didn't listen to it for a while, just the happy, everyone-knows-those-songs, songs....but once I heard it once, I needed to listen to it incessantly until I knew all the words. ;)  It ties with No Good Deed as my favorite. ;D

Thor has an incredible soundtrack.  The music often moves me to tears.  :')

I had to feature Lemonade Mouth.......I am a sucker for a good Disney Channel Original Movie, and this one hit it outta the park.  ;)  That's rare for me to say I actually liked one of the Disney movies, they all seem to be rather shallow, plot non-existent, and stupid.  ;P I love Lemonade Mouth though, and the songs are just great. ;) Tar-Tar, it's our song! :D

My second favorite song on the Thor soundtrack.  Flawless. ;D

IRON. MAN.  I love this song!!!!!! ;D

Owl City has been an obsession of mine for like, forever.  ;)  This song brings back so many good memories!!! ;D  *happy sigh*

I'm not sure on all of the lyrics in this song, just a warning....but it's my song for dance recital this year. :D

My sister's tap song this year.  I know the dance already, and I practice it with her often. ;D

In honor of the release of TPM in 3D that I'm going to see on Friday if it kills me.......;D *MAJOR HINT THERE MOM*

ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ADSJFK;LADJFK; ROGUES ASJDKF;LADJLF;KJADJKFL;AJDKL;FJADJL;FK

I absolutely love Vitamin String Quartet.  They are right up my alley! ;)  LOVE LOVE LOVE.

I play this song in Orchestra.....isn't it gorgeous?!  That part in the beginning, right before she starts singing, where the harp plays that series of notes over and over?  Yeah, I play that.  Loudly.  I get to rock it out on my viola because that's a SOLO, BABY! ;) Also, the part where she sings in the break before repeating the beginning, I play that too.  I play lots of this actually.....it's making me very excited. XDD

Too hilarious not to include. ;)

Another new favorite song........Adele.....ROLLING IN THE DEEEEEEEEEEP.  :)  I sing this song all the time.  ALL THE TIME.  With different lyrics too.

Dear Mom:
IONS IN THE CLOUDSSSSSS.......IONS IN THE CLOOUUUUUUUDDDSSSS.  :D

Dear everyone else:
Ignore that last statement.

Thanks for listening!  ;)  I own none of these songs or videos, just the words and stories I put after them. XD

Happy Halloween!

***This post is full of my opinions and semi-ranty thoughts.***

You’ve been warned……now on to the post.

I hate Halloween.  A few weeks back's trip to the party store sealed that deal.  It is the dumbest holiday ever.


Seriously!!!  Why does anyone want to celebrate a holiday dedicated to scaring people????  I don’t care as much about the old traditions as much as I do the current ones.  >.>


Listen, I know it’s fake, I know it’s made up, I know it’s just lame costumes and latex masks and cheesy scary movies and such, but that doesn't change how much the images stick in my head.  I have memories from when I was very young and getting extremely terrified over a movie I saw once called “The Boogie Man”.  It had an incredibly (non-existent) plot, and thinking back on it, the costumes and acting were both horrible, but when you are seven, and terrified of everything and anything that is considered ‘scary’, it was terrifying!!!  I can’t watch that movie to this day, and I’m a teenager, the said scariest thing on the planet.  :P  *sarcastic facial expression here*


When I was ten years old, I rode ‘The Haunted Mansion’ ride in Walt Disney World.  Once again, scarred for life.  I will not ride it again.  I haven’t ridden it since that day, and I’m a huge pain in the neck to my family who wants to ride it, but I refuse to even go NEAR it.  I clung to my dad so tightly when I rode it 5 years ago that he had bruises on his arms.  >.<  I’m not kidding.


For me, Halloween is a stupid holiday where once a year, people dress up in freaky, overly fake and disgusting costumes and watch horror movies for FUN.  IN WHAT SANE AND GOOD WORLD IS THAT FUN????


I can’t do it.


My birthday is in October.  The party stores start putting Halloween stuff out in the second week of September.  >.>  Several weeks ago I went shopping for birthday supplies.  Can I just say, “I HATE THE PARTY STORE!!!!”?  XD  I do.  I had to shield my eyes as we walked in.  I hate those creepy mass murderer things that are motion activated, so they start talking and make you jump as you walk past, unsuspecting.  My lovely cousin (who I love to death) is the bane of my life during Halloween time.  She LIKES all things creepy.  She enjoys the horror movies.  She loves “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (which I have not watched since I was 10) and she loves to prank me (and scare me) out of my mind each year.

I expect it.  I know it’s coming.  But I still fall for it.

In the party store, she did her annual ‘put a fake hand on Fallon’s shoulder and make her shriek like a little girl’ gig.  I should know by now that she is going to do it.  SIX YEARS PEOPLE.  I HAVE GOTTEN A FAKE, BLOODY HAND ON MY SHOULDER FOR SIX YEARS UNSUSPECTING BY MY COUSIN.  SIX YEARS.

And I still fall for it.  I screamed like a little girl (well, kinda, I had bronchitis at the time), so it came out more like a shriek/gag with coughing and choking mixed in with a few Star Wars curse words.  :P  *sarcastic facial expression here too*

I also hate the craft store at Halloween time, and sometimes even Wal-Mart.  >.>

I’m always on my guard more during Halloween.  I scare easily, so I’m an easy target for my parents, sister and cousin to prank.  :P  I am used to being jumped out at from under beds, behind doors, around corners, and under tables and such, followed by a ‘Boo’ or ‘HAHA YOU SHOULDA SEEN YOUR FACE’.  *rolls eyes*

I do participate in Halloween.  I dress up, I get free candy, and I eat my free candy thinking “What suckers, they think I enjoy this time of year.  They are wrong.  I hate it, but I will do anything for my free candy.”

Because, Halloween is the one day a year where you can dress up and take free candy from strangers at my age without being looked at like you belong in a mental hospital.  *eye roll AND sarcastic facial expression here*

We go Trick-Or-Treating in my grandma’s neighborhood each year, and there are two houses that I LOVE.  One is my grandma’s neighbor, and she buys special things JUST FOR US.  (Me, my sister and my cousin).    Sometimes it’s a big candy bar, sometimes it’s a cracker jack, sometimes it’s a box of candy, and sometimes it’s a little game or something!!!  I love Mrs. Ida’s house.  ;)

The other house is on our ‘route’ around the neighborhood, and its’ towards the back, when we’re on the way home.  THEY GIVE OUT SODA!!!!!!!  Man, I love those people.  They sit in their driveways with sodas and waters in a cooler filled with ice.

People, I live in Florida.  It is hot, it is ALWAYS humid, and it wouldn’t be Halloween around here if it wasn’t rainy.  So I am sweating like a banshee (along with the rest of my family) and that ice cold soda is the best thing we received all night.

Two houses I hate with all that I have in me (don’t quote me now Master Yoda, I’m on a roll!).  XD  One is the home of these super nice people with three dogs who I like every other day of the year, except on Halloween.  The guy always dresses up in some weird costume and sits in the driveway holding a bowl of candy, sitting totally still until you come over to get the candy, then he either lurches at you, or growls or SOMETHING.  They have smoke machines there, and have decorations and lights and the whole she-bang.  I like their house MUCH BETTER at Christmas time.  xD

The other house is the most popular one in the whole neighborhood.  The Haunted House.  They decorate to the nines there, with smoke machines, lights, music, coffins and EVERYTHING that the party store sells to scare people.  I won’t go in there.  I haven’t, I never will.  The only reward is for braving the haunted house, they give out big candy bars.  I remember last year, there was a guy laying on the lawn, in a coffin, and as I walked by, he moaned in a dead-sounding voice, “GO AWAYYYY” and I said, “I AM!!!” and I ran the other way, up two houses, waiting for my family, who were laughing hysterically at the teenager who was afraid of some guy dressed up.  >.> *angry eyes*
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AFRAID AND NOT EXPECTING SOMEONE TO TALK TO YOU AS YOU WALK PAST THE FRONT LAWN OF A HAUNTED HOUSE. >.>

Whatever.

Anyway, I do Halloween for the candy.  That’s it.  Because Candy is goodness, truth, and beauty.  As I told my sister, “Is Halloween Good, True, and Beautiful?  I DON’T THINK SO!!!  Scaring people for FUN?  Dressing up like horrible monsters and scary things?  NOO!!!!  But candy?  Candy is GOOD.  It is TRUE and MAN is it BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!”  ;)  Exact quote.

My sister loves Halloween.  She thinks it’s fun to get scared once a year.  She likes it.  So does my cousin.  My parents don’t care, they just let us have our fun.  And then they make fun of me, which I guess brings them pleasure…but my parents are weird.  *eye roll*

Now you all are going to think I am a wimp.  A bigger wimp than I already am.  ;(  *sigh*  I am not really, Star Wars has hardened me up, as has Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings.  But I am just very sensitive about Halloween, because of the things mentioned above.  I apologize for this ranty post……it’s probably slightly offensive to some, so don’t be mean in comments, I don’t have the energy to care about haters.  xD  

Anyway, Happy Halloween everyone, if you aren't like me and actually enjoy the holiday, have a blessed evening and enjoy your candy!  :)  I'll talk to you Wrimos tomorrow for our Word Sprint fest on TLF.  ;)

(Btw, I’m totally all for Autumn, just not the Halloween-y aspect.  Talk to me at Thanksgiving, that is my FAVORITE time of year.  Seriously!  Expect a very happy post on that when it gets closer to the time.  xD)