Tuesday

Everybody moves someplace or another. Speaking for myself, I have definitely had the experience. Going from there and back again, only our moving hasn't been as epic as Bilbo's journey had been. It involves, cleaning, packing everything up, clearing everything out, vacating. I've been all over the place when it comes to moving. It was a bit different, though, because I was doing it with my family. There was always someone to help, a lot of able hands, someone to help you continue even when you were dog tired. But now, I'm not the one who's moving. And for some reason, it's becoming difficult to get used to the idea of a family member who had been a huge part of your life to pack up and move on. I don't want them to go, but circumstances are such that things must happen this way. Visiting is definitely a possibility, but I'm going to miss them. I'm going to make a weird analogy here. Siblings are like the Doctor's companions: in the end, they either leave because they have to, or sometimes it just happens unexpectedly. And it's up to us to be the ones to get used to the absence. It's not like they were super close in the first place, but they visited when they could which was fun. I'll just miss them a whole whole lot. But things can never stay the same. Change is always in the wind whether you want it to be or not. And change is something I'm used to, but I'm not used to this kind of change, which I will need to. But some of the best quotes are from Doctor Who, so I'll just end this post like this.

February

Ugh, would you look at that, guys, I've forgotten to post. I guess it's cause I've been paying a little more attention to my other blog (which I have dubbed "My geek blog".) But I guess I could give you guys an update. What's been going on for me is that I've been looking for work, been making a lot of stuff, a lot of school, that sort of thing. My sister and her husband are getting ready for a move, although I am still struggling with letting them leave. I'm learning guitar, and already know the first few chords of Space Oddity, by David Bowie. I have realized that guitar costs you: the ability to feel your fingers, massive blisters, and the like. But it's still been pretty fun to learn. I'm hoping to know enough so that I can get an electric guitar and play around with that. Been dealing with bad colds and stuff that's been going around, which has been fun, my siblings just returned from mexico which was a bit of a culture shock for them. I've been planning for comic con, which is only 4 months away, although I'm not counting down or anything.

 What else? the upstairs part where all five of us biologicals live has been remodeled a bit so that everyone has their own space. I wasn't all that happy about it at first, but it sort of grew on me. Been working on my adventure novel that I'm supposed to write in a year, and I'm actually getting some pretty good ideas, so no writer's block (as of yet.) Oh, yeah, I started Daredevil recently, which is pretty epic, besides Doctor Who. It's something to keep me distracted while I wait for season ten of that. There's also Sherlock season 4, though that's probably not scheduled to come out until next year, but I'll survive. Surprisingly, My brother likes Daredevil too, so we end up watching it together on Netflix sometimes. I have some goals for this year, like travel, get a job and a phone which is definitely a need cause I am kind of tired of using my ipod for contact all the time. Oh, and I'm starting tennis. It's always a good idea to think about going out for sports, which will be a welcome change for me. Been reading a lot, and I ended up reading The Fault In Our Stars for the third time. What can I say, it's a good book.Can't really think of anything else, so I'll just sign off here.

Happy Friday!!!!

Saturday

As the year of 2016 rolls in, it brings many new things: new movies, new trends, new fashions, but it's also brought a few heartbreakers. Just yesterday I heard about Alan Rickman's passing, and was deeply saddened. We've lost so many shining lights these past couple of years: Rickman, Bowie, Christopher Lee, I mean, it's just been a lot of mourning for those who've known the who've graced the silver screen with their presence, as well as those who have used their talents to make music and other such genius pieces. As a bit of a 'In Memoriam' kind of thing, I thought this clip from the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special seemed appropriate. It seems right in a way, cause it does tell a truth: We're all on different paths in the journey of our lives, but we're all going the same place: Home.

January

So, it's 2016, people. New year, new goals.....new trends, new fashions new technologies, just new everything. One thing that I've been thinking about a whole lot is the fact that my 18th birthday's in a few months. August seems very far away, I know, but 18. It's a lot to think about. 18 basically means "It's time to do adult stuff, get a car, rent an apartment, and do something with your life!" When I was younger it was something I used to dream about, but now that it's so close, it's something I think about with nail-biting anxiety, almost. Sure, 2016 means new stuff, but for me, all I can think about is me turning a new age, and frankly I'm a trifle terrified of the notion. Of course everyone says "Congrats! you've made it! You're an adult now!" But 18 means I have to start flying even though my wings have been underused. It's not like it's an exact push out of the nest, I still have a lot to do before I get to that stage, and who knows, maybe it might be fun being my own person (and I have to admit that it does give me a thrill when I think about being able to buy my own groceries one day). But, it's still a few months away yet and I have a whole lot of stuff to do before that. And for those of you who were slightly missing posts from this blog, sorry if I've kept you waiting. I've been really enjoying working on my other blog and have been quite frankly lacking imagination for posts on this one. Happy 2016, and thanks for staying with me for so long!!!!!

Monday

Please don't be offended by what I'm about to say. Since the attacks in Paris on innocent civilians happened on Saturday, when many lives were claimed by the hostility and brutality of the attacks, there were those of you who thought maybe it would be a good idea to keep the Muslims out of our country. If we did, we wouldn't just be turning away possible terrorists, we would be turning away the women and the children. We'd be taking away their chance of redemption. Did you know that a large number of Muslims, jihadists, and others have been visited by Jesus in the night and have been converted because of that? Did you know that Muslims can get second chances, too?? We can say "poo, poo" like Madeline does to the tiger in the zoo to the Muslim radical it's who have harmed innocent people in Paris, but what about the people being harmed here? What about the possible people we are taking away the chance of life from in abortions? Why is it that we care so much about the people of Paris? They can definitely hold their own. 

Of course we should stand with them while they grieve the many losses of loved ones, but what about the people who are hurt and killed here, and they don't even have a voice. When we have abortions, the baby has no voice, isn't able to say, " I am here, I am here, I am here!" The baby has no voice to tell us anything! So why stand with a nation who can defend itself, when we can't seem to understand who really needs our help: the ones who can't defend themselves, who don't have a voice, who has no power to retaliate. 

And it's not just the babies who need our help, too. Foster children in the system with an abusive past who just need someone to love them for who they are. They have no say in what happens to them. And there's the millions of children in the sex slave trade. They have no voice on what happens to them. They have no right to tell their parents about what they think. Why are we so focused on Paris when we're not focused on what matters right here in America? Please forgive me if I'm coming across as rude, but I feel like we need to look at ourselves before we talk about kicking anybody out of America. At least that's where I am on the issue. 

Happy Monday, everyone!!

Saturday

I've read this book twice already, but John Green did a REALLY good job with it. It's a beautiful story, about love and life and death, and you really get the point that we're put on earth for a not so long time so we've got to make our short existences as much like an infinity as possible. One of my favorite quotes from the book that's said a lot throughout the novel is something Hazel Lancaster declares quite often: "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities." This quote is my very favorite cause although it's incredibly simple, it's incredibly simple: even though Hazel and Augustus only had a short time together, it was still a little infinity. 

That's the thing about time: it may seem short but to some people it can last forever. That's why we need to make the most out of what we're given while we're here. It's also helped me understand cancer a bit more. It's a dreadful disease that can touch anyone it wants, but through it, people realize things about themselves and everything around them. The world doesn't stop when you do. It just carries on, not stopping to acknowledge anything lost or taken or even given. Another favorite quote of mine is from Doctor Who: "Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. It's not the time that matters, it's the person." 

So the question for everyone including me is this: what are you going to do with your time while you still have it? Will you spend it with kindness, or cruelty? Confidence or shame? Bravery, or cowardice? The choice is yours and mine to make. All we gotta do is choose the path, shoulder our packs and start moving. But the ultimate decision is yours to make as to which path it is you choose.

Happy Saturday, everyone, and thanks for keeping me writing!!!

10/18/15

Yesterday was the day I had to do the most hardest thing I have ever done. Yesterday we tried to summit Mount Lamborn, and it was NOT easy. by the end of it, I was in a lot of pain and just wanting to get off the mountain as soon as possible. But being on that mountain also had me learning some good things. I was able to come a bit of a breakthrough with mom, and I was able to clear things up with my family. I also realized that relationships that are just for how I want to feel aren't really that good to have. But I know I did what I could to get up that trail. Granted, there were A LOT of tears, but that's what going to happen in life: You'll come across something that you'll have to climb or figure out how to solve that's going to be difficult.

There will probably be blood, sweat, and tears involved, but you'll need to tough it out till you get it done. Only then will you be able to relax and take it easy. My older sister and her husband was with us yesterday, and by the end of the day he admitted that the climb was something that was totally out of his comfort zone. Some people might think that their comfort zone is just fine, when they're really missing a whole lot that's happening outside of it. But sometimes people are too comfortable and don't want to do anything out of the ordinary, which is something called Routine. I have hiked before, and it's been fun, but something about that particular one yesterday was somehow very different from some of the hikes I've done before. It helped me realize something about life: there are times where you feel like you're not getting anywhere inline, and trail seems to go on and on, and you're hurting all over and you just want to get home, but if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other, slowly but surely you'll get down that mountain and on your way home. I thought I was NEVER going to get home, and my mom kept me motivated to keep putting one foot in front of the other, and before I knew it, I was on my way home, to a shower, and bed. If you have a difficult moment in life where you feel like you can't get something important done, you're going to need someone supporting you all the way like a parent, friend, spouse, etc., in order to summit and finish what you started.

So, I guess that's it, but I'd love to hear what your most difficult climb has been, whether in life or other ways!!!

Thanks for keeping me writing!!!