Music, Mystery, Middle Earth, and Mitochondria

Greetings, all! You know those questions that most kids get asked sometime in their life by well-meaning great-aunts, distant cousins, and the family dentist? Yeah, mm-hm. Those questions. The ones you get tired of answering because usually the people who are asking don’t even care about the answer; they just ask out of politeness or because they don’t know what else to talk about with a kid. I hate those questions. With a passion. So, I decided to think of different answers to give when I get asked those questions, and I’m going to share a few with you. I can’t wait to see people’s reactions when I answer with these. It’s going to be priceless. XD DISCLAIMER: Always remember to be polite, respectful, and courteous when you answer an adult; even if you’ve heard the question they are asking 100,000,000 times and are sick and tired of it. Thank you. ;-D Question #1: “What Grade Are You In?” Normal Answer: “I’m in 10 th grade.” New and Improved Answer:...

Greetings, all! I can’t believe it’s almost Summer!!! (At least for us up here in the North it is. XD) Spring just seemed to flit by, and overnight the weather has gotten warm and Summer thunderstorms have began to come in full force. I do love a good thunderstorm. <3 May’s Music: My Immortal by Evanescence  I just started listening to Evanescence’s music. My Immortal is definitely my favourite of their songs. We Will Not Go Quietly by Epic Score Epic Score’s music is super inspiring. The title of this one grabbed my attention and now I can’t stop listening to it. O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus cover by Selah  I don’t normally go for Contemporary Christian music, but Selah’s cover of this gorgeous hymn is amazing. I would call it epic. Star Sky by Two Steps from Hell  This song blew me away the first time I listened to it. May’s Movies: Peter Rabbit   Thor 1 Mulan   Avengers: Infinity War :’-( ...

Greetings, all! I am pleased to announce that I have officially finished my WIP, Mission: Metal!!! I’m so excited! It’s the first long story that I have ever finished. In celebration, I wanted to share some snippets, collages, and some songs that I wrote this story to with you all. Snippets * Shae smiled at the bright orange color of Archer’s message. Normally she hated the color orange, but Archer had set her comdev to show the brightest colors whenever he sent her a message. Everyone else got the darker colors; blue, green, or black. Now she was beginning to think of Archer in correlation to bright colors. * Ian nodded. “What can I do?” “Want to help me with the big gun?” Archer asked, with a twinkle of mischief in his eyes. Ian stared in disbelief. “Seriously?” He had wanted to help with the cannon ever since he had first set eyes on it, years ago. Archer had never let him. Until now. Archer nodded. “Sure; I do need an assistant.” Ian got up and salu...

Greetings, all! My apologies for this post being so late! The last couple of month-wrap-up posts were actually on time, but not April’s. Darn it. :-Z I don’t have a ton to share about this past month, so this post should be pretty short. :-) April’s Songs: Heathens by Twenty-One Pilots I’ve been enjoying Twenty-One Pilots’ music of late. Heathens is probably my favorite by them. Pyrates Beware by Brian Tyler This my favorite Assassin’s Creed song right now. I love the pirate aspect of it mixed with the signature strings of the Assassin’s themes. It’s Not Over Yet by For King and Country This song is really inspiring. I enjoy For King and Country’s music.  April’s Movies: The Iron Giant Mom’s Night Out Sherlock: A Study in Pink Sherlock: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Hugo The Dark is Rising: The Seeker April’s Books: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Art...

Greetings, all! "My dear Bagginses and Boffins, and my dear Tooks and Brandybucks...Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday: I am eleventy-one today!" Well, as of today I am officially Eleventy-One. Okay, just kidding. I'm 16. I’m old. Oh dear. :-Z XD Anyway…when I was little I always thought of 16 as being so grownup and mature, that when you were 16 you made all the right decisions, were completely put together, and knew exactly what to do when different situations arose. Hehe, nope. That is not true. Not even a little bit (at least not for me; maybe there are 16-year-old’s who are completely put together and make all the right decisions but I know I am definitely not one of those people XD). "I have called you all together for a Purpose: to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that eleventy-one years is too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable hobbits."  It’s a great feeling to know that ...

Greetings, all! (My apologies that this is so late; we had a little family vacation for a couple of weeks so I wasn’t able to blog during that time.) How are you all doing? I’m doing okay; I am recovering from a cold, but otherwise doing fine. Things at our house have been a little crazy as we’re trying to get some work done, piles of books everywhere, furniture being moved, and all sorts of electrical work being completed (which involves the electricity being turned off in random times during the day…). I will be glad when it’s all over. :-Z XD March Music: Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman I haven’t seen this movie yet (not sure if I’m allowed to), but the music is AMAZING. This song is one of my favorites from the album. Burned by Grace Vanderwaal This song is so pretty with Grace’s beautiful voice and the minor key. The Emperor’s March Sometimes you just need a little good old-fashioned Star Wars music. :-P March Movies: (there were...

Greetings, all! I got tagged for the Cake Book Tag by the lovely Lady Awdur ! Thanks so much! Chocolate Cake: a dark book you absolutely love- Well, I don’t know what qualifies as a “dark” book, but I suppose I could say Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas or Saint by Ted Dekker. Vanilla cake: a light read- The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbitt. That was a cute book. Red Velvet: a book that gave you mixed emotions- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. It’s an amazing book with an outwardly light storyline, but as you continue to read it it gets deep and more intense. I was thoughtful and maybe even a little sad after reading it, but at times it made me laugh. I highly recommend it! Cheesecake: a book you would recommend to anyone- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. <3 Coffee cake: a book you started but did not finish- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. I didn’t dislike it, but it was a long book and I had to give it ba...