This will be my last post of the year! I'm also at my grandma's and being distracted by my cousins, so it'll be pretty short. I'm getting ready to upload a video that talks more about what happened in 2011 and what I hope to accomplish in 2012, so I'm not doing that here. I just want to wish everyone a happy new year.
As I said, I'm at my grandma's with a bunch of my cousins and my brother. We've celebrated the New Year's together for years now although it kind of went from just me, my sister, and my grandma when I was younger to including all of my cousins. Right now they're blowing up ballons and batting them around. We'll probably turn on the New Year's Eve stuff on TV soon (if my cousin Ben stops playing Guitar Hero). And we're going to drink sparkling grape juice. I love sparkling grape juice!
This would probably be longer, but I keep getting distracted and can't think of more to write. I can't believe my next post will be in 2012! Happy New Year, guys!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
The End of 2011 and My First Hunger Games Fanfiction
Can you believe Sunday is the start of 2012? I can't. I filmed a video earlier today that will be up on my channel tomorrow. I talked in there about some of the awesome things that happened this year, and things I want to try and do in 2012. Like I said, that'll be up tomorrow if you want to watch it. I may do a similar blog post here tomorrow, but I'm not sure yet. I'll be at my grandma's for New Year's Eve tomorrow, so I'll probably blog about what we're doing there instead (which is why I filmed the video today).
I haven't done much today. I did manage to get a small part of the essay for AP U.S. history done, but then my mom called me down for dinner. I'll probably finish it Monday, since I couldn't think of what to write anyway. I think I'll be able to focus better on Monday.
As I mentioned earlier in a blog post, I finished writing the first draft of the story I was working on, and I put it away for a while before editing it. For the past week or so I've been writing Hunger Games fanfiction. I talked more about this in the video that'll be posted tomorrow because finishing the fanfic is one thing I mention as wanting to do in 2012. I'm having a lot of fun with it so far, since it's my first Hunger Games fanfiction.
It's going to be a series of one-shots that are in chronological order and have a similar theme. I'll talk more about it when I start posting it online. They definitely have a lighter tone than the actual Hunger Games books because I'm focusing on Katniss and Peeta's kids who have much happier lives. The story I just finished was also a bit dark. It wasn't incredibly depressing or anything, but I wanted to write something a lot lighter and more positive now. There is some darkness to it though, especially when the kids kind of think about their parents' pasts. Actually, I just discovered this but both the story I just finished and this Hunger Games fanfiction are heavily centered around growing up. Other than that though, they're completely different.
Anyway, I'm going to quite ranting about the fanfiction and go work on it some more!
I haven't done much today. I did manage to get a small part of the essay for AP U.S. history done, but then my mom called me down for dinner. I'll probably finish it Monday, since I couldn't think of what to write anyway. I think I'll be able to focus better on Monday.
As I mentioned earlier in a blog post, I finished writing the first draft of the story I was working on, and I put it away for a while before editing it. For the past week or so I've been writing Hunger Games fanfiction. I talked more about this in the video that'll be posted tomorrow because finishing the fanfic is one thing I mention as wanting to do in 2012. I'm having a lot of fun with it so far, since it's my first Hunger Games fanfiction.
It's going to be a series of one-shots that are in chronological order and have a similar theme. I'll talk more about it when I start posting it online. They definitely have a lighter tone than the actual Hunger Games books because I'm focusing on Katniss and Peeta's kids who have much happier lives. The story I just finished was also a bit dark. It wasn't incredibly depressing or anything, but I wanted to write something a lot lighter and more positive now. There is some darkness to it though, especially when the kids kind of think about their parents' pasts. Actually, I just discovered this but both the story I just finished and this Hunger Games fanfiction are heavily centered around growing up. Other than that though, they're completely different.
Anyway, I'm going to quite ranting about the fanfiction and go work on it some more!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Babysitting
I'm currently sitting in my little brother Matthew's room and he and my cousin Michael play on the computer. I've been watching TV and reading in here for about an hour now. Michael doesn't want me out of his sight. His grandma, my Aunt Debbie, says he's been doing that lately. He constantly wants and adult or someone older in his sight. As soon as I leave the room, he comes after me and watches me until I come back, so I guess I'm going to be here until he's picked up in a little less than an hour.
I watched a very interesting show about architecture in Tokyo on National Geographic earlier. Usually, I don't care much about architecture, but I'm really into learning about different cultures, especially Japan. I have to say, Japanese architecture is a lot more interesting then American architecture. At least it is in Tokyo. It's amazing the things they cram into small spaces. They've learned to use a very limited space the same way Americans would use a much larger space.
I had to jump out of bed when my aunt showed up with Michael earlier, and I still don't think I'm fully awake. I've been really tired most mornings over break. Going back to school and waking up early in the morning will be interesting.
My laptop is going dead, so I'm going to end this post here. Let's see if I can get away long enough to get back to my room to plug it in.
I watched a very interesting show about architecture in Tokyo on National Geographic earlier. Usually, I don't care much about architecture, but I'm really into learning about different cultures, especially Japan. I have to say, Japanese architecture is a lot more interesting then American architecture. At least it is in Tokyo. It's amazing the things they cram into small spaces. They've learned to use a very limited space the same way Americans would use a much larger space.
I had to jump out of bed when my aunt showed up with Michael earlier, and I still don't think I'm fully awake. I've been really tired most mornings over break. Going back to school and waking up early in the morning will be interesting.
My laptop is going dead, so I'm going to end this post here. Let's see if I can get away long enough to get back to my room to plug it in.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
A Sweat Pants Day
Today is the seventh day of Christmas break, and I'm wearing sweat pants during the day for the first time in years. Normally, I only wear sweat pants to sleep in because I feel lazy when I wear them otherwise. However, I got senior sweat pants about a month ago and another pair for Christmas, so I decided to wear a pair today. Actually, I'm wearing senior sweat pants, a senior shirt, and a senior hoodie. It's a bit rediculous, but I'm not leaving the house anyway.
Tomorrow my cousin is coming over to play with my brother. Although it's techinically a playdate, it means my sister and I are essentially going to be babysitting him, which means at least one of us has to be up at eight thirty in the morning when he gets here. I'll have completely good intentions of getting up, but then I'll just stay in bed completely forgetting about it. One of us (probably Regina, not gonna lie) will probably jump out of bed and run down there when we here someone knocking at the door.
I can't believe it's already past five. Today went by fast even though I just sat around in my sweat pants all day. I've actually been reading fanfiction most of the day... I also edited a video, which will be up in a few minutes. As soon as that's up I'm going to finish working on the my last college application that I didn't get to work on yesterday thanks to our Internet problems.
Tomorrow my cousin is coming over to play with my brother. Although it's techinically a playdate, it means my sister and I are essentially going to be babysitting him, which means at least one of us has to be up at eight thirty in the morning when he gets here. I'll have completely good intentions of getting up, but then I'll just stay in bed completely forgetting about it. One of us (probably Regina, not gonna lie) will probably jump out of bed and run down there when we here someone knocking at the door.
I can't believe it's already past five. Today went by fast even though I just sat around in my sweat pants all day. I've actually been reading fanfiction most of the day... I also edited a video, which will be up in a few minutes. As soon as that's up I'm going to finish working on the my last college application that I didn't get to work on yesterday thanks to our Internet problems.
Cartoon Songs
This is going to be the first post of something new I'm going to be doing. I'm going to start writing blog posts and making videos about cartoons I watched as a kid. They may be kind of similar to the Disney posts and videos except with old (mostly Nickelodeon) cartoons.
This first post is going to be about music in old cartoons, and I feel there's no better way to start off than by mentioning theme songs. It's probably because I'm biased, but I feel like the cartoons I watched as a kid had way better theme songs than the cartoons on now. Even though there are cartoons I haven't seen in years, I still find the theme songs getting stuck in my head just out of the blue. However, this never happens with cartoons I see nowadays. This could be because I watched cartoons a million times as a kid, but I've only seen newer cartoons a few times. I don't have their theme songs memorized, so I don't find them as catchy. I honestly can't think of a theme song to a newer cartoon that I even remember at all though.
It's been a long time since I've watched Dora the Explorer or Barney, but both theme songs still get stuck in my head occasionally. (I don't know if I should have admitted that...) Granted those aren't great examples since (as far as I'm aware) both of those shows are still airing. (Are they? Do they have the same theme songs?)
Some of the cartoons didn't even need to have theme songs with words for them to be catchy. My almost life-long obsession with Rugrats is no secret. The Rugrats theme song has no words, but I still know the music. (I should considering how many times I've heard it.) There's so many more awesome theme songs I would love to mention, but I don't want this to become a list of awesome theme songs. (Mostly because I'd end up listing every single cartoon I watched as a kid.)
Then we have songs that were in cartoons but not the theme song. I hate Spongebob. I just find the show annoying. But my brother watches it nonstop, so I've seen every episode at least once and the older ones many, many times. I hate to admit it, but there are several songs from Spongebob that I consistently find myself singing: the F.U.N. song, Campfire Song Song, and the song Sandy sings about wanting to go home. I hate when those get stuck in my head, but I can never get them out when they do.
Although I haven't seen it in forever, I still remember this episode of Rugrats where all of the babies sing songs to Dill. The songs they're singing are real songs, but they each end up changing the words. Even though I can remember the episode, I can only actually remember one of the songs. It's the one Phil and Lil sing about a "tricycle not for you." I find that getting stuck in my head often, but I can't even remember what the other babies sing. (I'm going to look that up after this.)
I know there had to be other occasional songs in cartoons I watched, but those are the only ones I can think of at the moment. Are there any songs that were in cartoons you watched as a kid that you still find yourself singing? What was/is your favorite cartoon theme song?
This first post is going to be about music in old cartoons, and I feel there's no better way to start off than by mentioning theme songs. It's probably because I'm biased, but I feel like the cartoons I watched as a kid had way better theme songs than the cartoons on now. Even though there are cartoons I haven't seen in years, I still find the theme songs getting stuck in my head just out of the blue. However, this never happens with cartoons I see nowadays. This could be because I watched cartoons a million times as a kid, but I've only seen newer cartoons a few times. I don't have their theme songs memorized, so I don't find them as catchy. I honestly can't think of a theme song to a newer cartoon that I even remember at all though.
It's been a long time since I've watched Dora the Explorer or Barney, but both theme songs still get stuck in my head occasionally. (I don't know if I should have admitted that...) Granted those aren't great examples since (as far as I'm aware) both of those shows are still airing. (Are they? Do they have the same theme songs?)
Some of the cartoons didn't even need to have theme songs with words for them to be catchy. My almost life-long obsession with Rugrats is no secret. The Rugrats theme song has no words, but I still know the music. (I should considering how many times I've heard it.) There's so many more awesome theme songs I would love to mention, but I don't want this to become a list of awesome theme songs. (Mostly because I'd end up listing every single cartoon I watched as a kid.)
Then we have songs that were in cartoons but not the theme song. I hate Spongebob. I just find the show annoying. But my brother watches it nonstop, so I've seen every episode at least once and the older ones many, many times. I hate to admit it, but there are several songs from Spongebob that I consistently find myself singing: the F.U.N. song, Campfire Song Song, and the song Sandy sings about wanting to go home. I hate when those get stuck in my head, but I can never get them out when they do.
Although I haven't seen it in forever, I still remember this episode of Rugrats where all of the babies sing songs to Dill. The songs they're singing are real songs, but they each end up changing the words. Even though I can remember the episode, I can only actually remember one of the songs. It's the one Phil and Lil sing about a "tricycle not for you." I find that getting stuck in my head often, but I can't even remember what the other babies sing. (I'm going to look that up after this.)
I know there had to be other occasional songs in cartoons I watched, but those are the only ones I can think of at the moment. Are there any songs that were in cartoons you watched as a kid that you still find yourself singing? What was/is your favorite cartoon theme song?
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