Yeah...pretty much.

Nothing too exciting right now. Going to the cottage for a day then back home tomorrow to hopefully be with people, maybe even this one specific person, but they keep ignoring me. Could I have been wrong about friendship from the start?

Anyways, feeling pretty lonely. Hope to make summer worth it. It probably won't be a success. It was fun while it lasted, but I just want to get more of my life through with so I can make decisions on my own, and have my own life. I know, one needs school and college to have a future, but the journey to the end isn't always smooth.

Making a lot of simpler decisions on the way there. Changing things about everything. Hoping for a new room--not getting it soon. Life is...ehh..

I'm trying to make it better for myself and only myself.
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THE 100TH POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 100TH POST!!

IT'S THE 100TH POST OF THIS BLOG! THAT MEANS THAT I'VE UPDATED THIS PAGE 100 TIMES AT LEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To celebrate, I've got lots of blog-candy for you: in other words, a lot of stuff the daily reader of this blog will enjoy[: Sorry I haven't gotten to this yet, but I've been very busy in Maine. Besides, I wanted this to be the best post yet! So each topic is a different color, hopefully to help with organization! So ENJOY THE 100TH POST!

IT'S A NEW LABEL! It's called "Awards of the Week" Every week I'll be handing out awards to lines of a song that will be the Lyrics of the Week. You can nominate lyrics by commenting. Also, a Picture of the Week will also be awarded. This will either be from my own gallery or from some one else's, or maybe even yours! Just comment during each Award Ceremony to nominate a photo! And, last but not least, is a Word of the Week. This might be just a random word, or a new word found while reading. I will have reasons for choosing each and every one of these awards which will be described in the post. Also, commenting and nominating is encouraged! So please do so!

This week, the first annual "Weekly Awards" ceremony, I have an award for each category, as I always should.

This week's lyric of the week is from "Secrets" by OneRepublic.

"I'm gonna give all my secrets away"

I like this song. It's in the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" which I'm currently OBSESSED with! And I think it represents me because I often give secrets away, although sometimes--most times--they might not be mine...

This week's picture of the week is:

I miss the beach. I want to live on the beach someday when I'm older. I miss the beach soo much. This photo is gorgeous. It reminds me of how much I want to be near the beach. This was taken by my friend Grace who is an amazing photographer!

This week's word of the week is:
JUXTAPOSITION- definition: (v.) the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
I was reading an interview of Jerry Spinelli talking about his book "Eggs" which is my book review today too! Anyways, i had no idea whatsoever what it meant, so i looked it up, and found the definition.

These awards will be posted weekly probably during the weekdays. The weeks will be Sunday-Saturday. So I will probably be posting awards from Monday-Thursday. I shouldn't post one on Saturday for one week then Sunday for the next week. So, enjoy! DONT FORGET TO NOMINATE SOME SUGGESTIONS[:



Maine: short and sweet visit! We're back already[:


We visited, nothing tooo special. Also, no beachD'= So no pictures of the beach. But our family might be going to Misquamicut in Rhode Island later this summer!! That should be just as exciting!! We shopped not only at Freeport but on the way home westopped at the Kittery Outlets, and both had great sales at some great stores(:


This was taken in the pool there..I'm the one struggling to smile under my sister's weight...thanks Kira..


Kira at L.L. Bean. It was the entrance to the Kid's shopping center, and this is her...posing...


This photo was just edited, before it looked worse. I just thought it was s good example of how useful the "Teeth Whitening" could be because it helped ALL of the smiles in this photo! Even mine...I'm the one all the way to the left with the green lei.


This was cool. I wish I'd had taken this before the colorsplash contest at the Picnik Help Forum because it looks really cool! I was jsut playing around with some effects and this was the amazing outcome[: I like how they're all different colors and stuff... It's cooll:i lovee itt




Kira i guess really liked this outfit, so she spent a good 5-10 minutes scoping out the outfit--it only should've taken like two minutes--and she needed a picture with it. No, she didn't want to buy it, just wanted a picture with it. Incredible.

Anyways, overall, Maine was a fun experience[: Next year, it'll probably happen again, and perhaps the Morrisons will come up and visit the cottage!! Hopefully next year I'll go to the Wells Beach like I did last year!!!!

Picnik has this feature called "Tint" which can not only be used to give photos a tint of color, but you can change a person's hair color, eye color, and give them full makeovers by giving them lipgloss or applying blush! Picnik has just become soo much more helpful, not that it wasn't absolutely my favorite photo editing site anyways!

I learned how to make a "Rainbow Eye" This is my friend's eye, and she has beautiful eyes, so I thought she'd be the perfect "guinea pig." Hahahahaa[: the first one didn't come out as well, but this one looks really cool. i've also learned how to make anyone's eyes different colors, even like a vampire red or a sea green!!! Just go to tint, and you'd have to make a stripe with each color, or you can make a target-type thing with the color going inwards. Just tint each color individually nd it should turn out awesome!

How to video:

Now, time for a movie review!! **CAUTION. CONTAINS SPOILERS!** I've recently watched the movie "When In Rome." It stars Kristen Bell as Beth, a young single woman whose sister is engaged after knowing a man for two weeks. Beth has to attend her sister's wedding in Rome as a Bride's Maid. She meets the Nick (Josh Duhamel), the best man for the wedding, and he seems like the perfect man. After seeing Nick kiss another woman during the reception, Beth walks over to the Fountain of Love and not only dips her feet into the fountain, but proceeds to taking four coins and a poker chip that were thrown in by men wanting love. Little did Beth know about the curse: if you take a coin from the Fountain of Love, the person who threw the coin in the fountain will fall in love with you. So Beth has five men under a spell and, literally, stalking her insisting they truly love her. Beth only has two options to reverse the curse: either return the coins to the Fountain of Love, or return them to whomever they were thrown in the fountain by. And that's all I'll reveal!

This movie was definitely a chick flick, but it was cute, charming, and something I'd recommend the heartbroken to see to give them faith that love can still be found! Probably an 7.75/10. Only removing points because it was a little cheesy, but the overall theme was a little cheesy tooooo...but it was definitely cuutee[: also, PG13? I think there should be a PG10 because there's hardly any sexual content, hardly any swears that I remember, and the only reason not have it be PG is because the topic of love, and some of the content is a little more inappropriate but not that bad. So I'd rate the movie PG10.

Also, I'm counting down the days until the movie "Eat Pray Love" It looks like something I personally would love. In case you didn't know, I want to travel the world some day. I want to marvel at foreign things, explore new cultures and what not. And Eat Pray Love looks charming, romantic, and very funny. I will definitely be doing a movie review for that!

NEW POLL! It's a short simple poll just to see the ratio of females to males visiting my blog[: So are you a guy? A girl? Or were you born both or neither!? Or perhasp you're a moose, who captured some hiker's computer and are visiting MY SITE with your limited internet access, in which case i'd be honored[: So, answer!! This poll will be active until next Tuesday

Cottage this weekend!! Hopefully going to be having a sleepover with some of my dance friends!!!!!!!! Who knows?!? Definitely have pictures up! And I will be updating on that subject tooo[:

"Eggs" by Jerry Spinelli is my book review for the 100th post. David, (9 years old) whose mother recently passed away, moves with his grandmother and talks to her as little as possible. He meets 14 year old Primrose whose father disappeared when she was young. Both kids' parents who are still alive aren't always there like one would think they should be. So both kids rely on each other to learn from. Their only adult guidance is a man witha growing disorder who people call "Refrigerator John." Their friendship twists in between their two personalities. I personally find their friendship a result from their fragile egg-like similarities, and they could be very good siblings. Two people who aren't the best at making friends or reaching out to people reach out to each other and become friends unlike most.



I give it a 9/10 only because the overall concept was a little odd and pretty unrealistic in the grand scheme: what grandmother wouldn't notice her child leaving the house almost every day at night and disappearing until past midnight? It's a little unrealisitc but it's definitely original, creative, quirky and it will definitely have you wanting to keep reading! loved it!

"Oh. my. Gods." by Tera Lynn Childs is the book I'm currently reading. I will have a review once I'm done with it. It's about greek mythology and how a girl named Phoebe moves to a small greek island after her mother gets remarried to a guy she's known for a very short amount of time. Sounds like a disaster right? Well, she has to move halfway across the world for her senior year in high school to a private school in which her new stepfather is the headmaster. But that's not her biggest problem. the school is so exclusive that nearly all of the students are descendants of greek gods or goddesses!! not to mention they all have superpowers! that's all i've read about so far, but when i'm done i shall give a full summary and review.

Got a new polish from OPI! It's called "Shootout at the O.K. Coral" It's a pretty coral from OPI's colorcopia collection! Swatch? I haven't gotten around to any yet. But my camera is stupid and doesn't allow very good pictures, so it's hard to capture the amazing colors in a flattering way. The actual polish is a bit more pink than in the photo. It's sort of like the color of this font! I'll take photos later, so look forward to those!!

And for the random interest topic: T-E-A! I love tea. It's soothing, and warm and lovely to have on a cold snowy winter day or a hot sunny summer day! I used to have it with sugar, but i don't anymore. Anyways, my favorite brand of tea is "Celestial Seasonings" they have many flavors of herbal teas which are my favorite. I love trying them all. I also love looking for teas wherever I go, and trying new flavors! I will, as a random interest topic and not a new label, I'll be reviewing teas as well--not as critically as books or movies, just saying whether or not they're good or if they're interesting or original etc.

My first tea review will be of the Celestial Seasonings "Tropic od Strawberry" On a scale of 1-5 i'd give it a 5! It's delishhh! I LOVE strawberries, and this flavor was just perfect for any strawberry lover! But I also enjoy other brands of tea. Originally, I drank only Red Rose tea with tons of sugar and that was the only way I drank tea. But without sugar is just as good! I recommend tea to anyone who drinks coffee;)

Oh! I also just made a flickr account! I'm jsut hoping to make my photography a bit more public. But I don't think I can committ to it. I don't think I'll be visiting it often, or updating it often. So, visit, but it won't be much from this blog. Anyways, wish me luck!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainydayskeepmestrong/

SO THAT WAS THE 100TH POST! HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING IT[: I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 500TH POST! THAT WILL BE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE!

Still taking suggestions to improve the blog in any way!!! Perhaps a non-regular webshow? Maybe[: No giveaway, not enough followers. Please recommend to friends!!!!

Happy 100th post to all, and to all a good night!

Back homee..

a long weekend of celebrationss...first day of kira's birthday was kind of dreary. only because I was really tired for some reasonn..and I had to take a bunch of naps throughout the day while no one noticed. the second day I actually got a good night's rest and was able to be active all dayy[: evn went to the park with kira and her friend and it was very active and exciting! pictures belowww... todayy, my sister, her friend and i went on bumper boats, ate clam chowder, and im about to go see a movie with michelle! excitementtt=D i will be seeing the sorcerer's apprentice with a movie review, soo look forward to thatt[:

here are some pictures from the partyy: (all were edited on http://picnik.com/)

Friends and the cupcakes

L to R: Miranda, Kira, and Kaylee

Sitting on MY BED, mind you, and playing on the iPod Touch

L to R: Kaylee, Kira, and Miranda

Colorsplash photo, the main focus, of course, is the people and the paddle boat.

L to R: Erin, Kira and Jess.

Us jumping off of the paddle boat.

L to R: Jess, Erin and Kira

The cupcakes that say "Happy Birthday Kira" They were DEELISH;)

Plans

last day of ballet for the week: tomorrow. then off to the cottage! celebrating Kira's bday party..evn tho it was in MARCH haha. Anyways, reasons to celebrate[: Food, party, and friends. I'll be updating!!! I'll be back by Monday so i can go back to ballet. photos?? im excited to do lots of party stuff this weekend. maybe group photos that i will go crazy picnikingg?? HAHA[: watching avatar againn! untill i updateee...

tag sale and other cottage events

Up at the cottage having a tag sale, but we're only really selling kids stuff, like all the stuff I used when I was a little kid. We only sold a bike and two books and we made $5...hooray=\ I'm just sitting out front all alone waiting for people to drive by, look at the stuff, then drive away...sighhh Yesterday and today have been the same thing otherwise: reading, tanning and watching movies. Reading "Lock and Key" by Sarah Dessen, tanning underneath the hot midday sunn, and watching rented movies like Pixar's "UP" (go figuree). Kira's former teacher is visiting... Life is boring. Well, until next time when my schedule is more exciting than reading tanning and movies.....=\

Grrr...

Back to the cottage tonight. I don't know if I'm having any friends up. Unfortunately. Life is boringg..summer from here on out is going by faster now. Need to do some school workk..fun..ughh. need stuff to do..='(

Color Splash Challenge: Entry #3

This one I edited many times to find just the right one to enter. I decided on this one only because the background is very full. I debated whether making the boats in the background Color Splashed rather than the daisy, but in the end I decided to stick with the main focus.

wasnt able to apply this one for the contest. :(

cottage againn...

going back to the cottage again tomorrow for my mom's party, sleeping overr, then coming homeeee...cannott waiit to return homeee againn[:

return to the cottagee..for one nightt.

going back up to the cottagee tonighht..just for tonight. not bringing my computer for once! such an accomplishment!! haha bringing a new book..i gave up on "The Anatomy Of Wings" it's hard to follow and its just not my cup of teaa soo, i might read a harry potter but probably not. maybe 'jeremy fink and the meaning of life' anything to recommend???

Fireworks!

One video of fireworks shot from the middle of the lake[: Any voices in the background are my family.

Back Earlyy[:

back home from the cottagee earlyy!! going to the shops tomro withh kasoomers and maybe other ppls..soo..i have a life! hooray!!=D hahahaa[: other than that i don't expect to be busy..okay then. uploading fireworks soon!! i'll be updating oftennn(:

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY BLOGGERS!! this is how ourr cottage is decoratedd todayyy!! fireworks laterr(: but we cnt go out in our kayaks='( uploading some videos laterrr(:

The Corpse Bride: Reviewing Movies

watching the corpse bride! rented it along with another movie which i will watch then review tomorrow!!..its a surprise...can you guess what it is? hint:amy adams stars in it!!

new feature: reviewing movies! i will now be featuring a new 'reviewing movies' feature. after i see a movie, or if i want to rate an old one, i will be rating/reviewing movies upon factors such as basic plot, beginning, ending etc. and i will also give a short synopsis of the movie along with stars names, any awards won, and i will rate them (based on my total opinion) on a scale from 1-10. comment on the reviews if you want to agree or contradict a revieww[: soo be looking out for thosee=D

Fourth of July Plans

It's been decided: we're going up to the cottage![: I'm happy. I'll be up there until Wednesday, so that means there won't be a new poll until Wednesday. Any suggestions for a new topic? I'll be posting from the phone! Pictures of fireworks and other Fourth-of-July-ness stuff when I get back!=D

Summer

Summer hasn't been the...ideal summer latelyyy..i feel like people are moving away from mee..not many people call for plans. I mean, some AWESOME ppl have called me and we've already gotten togetherrr but the others i dnt feel likee they caree whether im here or not. they could care less. huh.



sometimes this is the downside to having a cottage: ppl dnt hang out with you as much. oh well..it should get betterr...hopefullyyy



my photography:

Beside the Fire

theres nothing like a warm cozy firee at the endd ofthe nightt. Huge spider almost bit off my face while resting on a chaiirr...i'm coming down with allergies but besides that, all is well[:

JEEP!

rodee in a jeep forr the first timee todayy! soo muchh fun, and on these country roads it gets to be prettyy bumpy!! we got icee creamm hahahaa then we went down an EXTREMELY bumpy road..almost lost the camera0.0 haha but i feltt like a truckerrxD

Shadow[:

friend's dog, shadow, (a losapoo or something like thattt) is lickingg my sister's face..shadow is the cutesttt hehee

A night's rest fit for a vampire...

horrible nights rest: fell asleep at 12:48 a.m. and around 3:08ish i was only partly subconscience but i had to go to the bathroom so at like 4:15ish i go downstairs to the only bathrom, come back up and continuee to watch harry potter..little did i know i wouldnt go back to sleep..so i killed a baby daddy-long-legs, and got through about a half hour of harry potterr..and its about 5 am rightt now and i cannott sleepp. ill probably end up sleeping at likee 7 until 2pm. shame.

the birds are singing, its a sound i rarely get to enjoy. I suppose its worth it to a certain extent

Movie Night! CAUTION CONTAINS SPOILERS;]

justt finished watching Dear John and Remember Me and my personal opinion is that i didnt really like either one..they both had 9/11 in them, they were both about relationships and they both depressed me greatly...someone died in eachhh of themm. neitherr one endedd the way i wouldve thought, and with hollywood standards i wouldve suspected a better ending for both of themm..ahh wellthere are other movies in the worldd: like harry potter! im watching it noww hehe well probably no sleep for a whileeee...