Memorial Day 5/29/17

Memorial Day. The day where we honor our fallen, and the ones who have come home. But in a way, the ones who come back are more different than they used to be when they left. The ones who come home have scars, awful nightmares that keep them up at night, too afraid to close their eyes cause terror and pain are all that wait for them when they do eventually succumb to sleep. Some come back with hardened hearts from having it get torn open over and over, losing friends and brothers on the battle field. I'll never be able to imagine what war is like. I've only read about it. And I've also been in close proximity to a person who was changed by war. Sometimes, you know that this planet was created to have beautiful things in it but there are ugly words that exist. Like war, and battle, and death, and PTSD. Things like that I feel like were never meant to exist. But they do. And we learn to live with ugly things, as much as we hate them.

I try to keep things that are geek and fandom related separated with these blogs (even though I posted something about Star Wars 4 days ago) But this just speaks to me on a deeper level. This little snippet is from season 8 of Doctor Who, and I believe this part to be incredibly powerful, very emotional and extraordinary, cause of the writing put into this scene and the unbelievably talented acting. With this video, I am not trying to put any harsh opinions out there, but this spoke to a lot of people on a very deep level when this episode aired.

Thanks for reading/watching, and happy monday!

Happy Star Wars Day.......Again

So apparently, 3 weeks from May 4th, happens to be the anniversary of A New Hope, which came out on May 25th, 1977. And what better to celebrate it with than with this awesome thing. So I'm kinda into things like 2Cellos and bands that use something called electric cellos (which I find pretty cool but anyway). There happens to be another group that I like called The Piano Guys. And they happened to do a bit of a Star Wars Medley. Using electric cellos. And it's awesome. Some might find it cheesy, but others might find it awesome. Enjoy, and happy 2nd Star Wars Day!

Happy thursday, guys!!!!

Tuesday 5/16/17

I know, I know, you guys have been waiting for this for a LONG time. Emphasis on "long." I am working two jobs. Two. Jobs. Me. Interesting how that happened. I was already working at a horseback riding school as a wrangler, which I love by the way. Then I went in for a job interview at the local ice cream emporium about 15 minutes or so away from where I live now. I thought it would be complicated, what with ice cream orders and shake making and malt making. But it actually isn't. I know how to make shakes and malts now (yay!) and I haven't had a single shake explosion yet. When I say 'yet', I know it's waiting to happen sometime in the near future. Working at an ice cream place has its perks, though. Not only am I basically smack dab in the middle of town, where everything happens, this INCREDIBLY SUPER cute guy with the most GORGEOUS eyes came in today and I suddenly had no idea how to make the shake he ordered but ANYWAY. 

Having two part time jobs is tiring. When I had one part time job, I had a few days of recuperation afterwards cause extended hours in a rock hard leather saddle can take a lot out of you. But now, I'm going from working at the ice cream place one day to horseback riding the next, then working at the ice cream place the day after that. So, yeah. Most days I feel like flopping to the floor and just lying there. But both jobs keep me on my toes. I'm glad that I have a job based in the town where I used to live, cause I sometimes feel really isolated where I am now. But at least things are happening. I was in a bit of a rough spot emotionally, and was feeling pretty lonely. Now I have opportunities to hang out with girls around my age and be able to have a bit more of a social life cause I've gone a long time without having very much of one. I think things are finally on the up and up for me, and as far as I'm concerned, the rollercoaster that is my life can only go up, my friend. 

Thanks for reading, and happy tuesday!

Monday 4/10/17

So even though today is National Sibling Day it's also Library Week (bless the soul that came up with that genius idea). Growing up, the library was a home away from home. So many new adventures awaiting on every single shelf, waiting for its first page to be turned and a new story discovered. Books were (and still are) a way for me to get a break from the tedious bore that everyday life can get to be sometimes. They've been a safe haven for the lost, a friend for the lonely, a solace for the heartbroken. You can't be judged by words on a page.

Whoever had the idea to invent the book in the first place definitely knew that people were going to absolutely love what is now a very popular pastime in the very far future. So, I'm not lying when I say this: I am probably not the only one to get super jealous of Belle when she got that incredible library from the Beast as a gift. I grew up watching the cartoon and recently went to see the live action remake of it but anyway. This was my second favorite part of the movie, my first fave part being the ballroom scene when they were dancing and Mrs Potts was singing "Beauty & The Beast". So in honor of Library Week, I thought I would put up the most iconic scene to ever dazzle my bookworm brain and make me wish for the impossible (the impossible being a giant library all for me) but anyways, enjoy and happy monday!!!

P.S. One of my "To-Do" things for this year is blogging more, so I will try to update this blog and my geek blog as much as I can. Thanks for reading!

Wednesday

Hey all. I am going to keep this post really short as I am exhausted from work and a generally long week. Things have been slightly like the tide, coming in and going out. We have good days and bad days. The bad days happen to be particularly frustrating, especially to me, not exactly having much of a social life (which I am working on remedying). Transitions are tough. This I know. But what keeps me going is the inspirational mind of Lin Manuel Miranda. The genius who created Hamilton and a guest star on (many) tv shows and movies, is a very encouraging person. I think it's cause he had a rough upbringing, with transitions and changes, that didn't come easy. It kinda lets me know that I can make it and that everything's going to turn out just fine, if I'm willing to wait for it. Thought I would close with one of his awesome tweets. G'night all from Colorado!

I will post more, I promise. Just been busy figuring out what the next step for me is.

Thursday

This week has been fairly okay. Things have been stressful, that's for sure. But as long as I have an outlet where I can retreat and take a break, I think I'm going to be okay. Found this pearl of wisdom by David Bowie, and it's some pretty good advice. Hope you get something out of it, too.

Happy almost-the-weekend from your favorite blogger!

December

This year......has DEFINITELY been interesting. The uproar that the election brought, the ups and downs of the movies that were released this year, general online drama, you name it. I think the hard part of this year was losing so many celebrities; very recently, Carrie Fisher of Star Wars fame, followed a day after by her mother, Debbie Reynolds. All the other stuff that happened this year kinda fades in comparison when it comes to tragic events or the passing of loved ones. But there were good parts of 2016: I made some discoveries and made new friends in a place very far away from my home, memories were made, adventures were taken, changes happened that turned out to be good ones. 2016 has been brutal, yes. But as the 11th Doctor once said: "'The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things but vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant." We mourn the ones we lost, but we move on. A way I moved on from losing the family dog is that we got a new one. I still miss her, but the fact that the hole she left was filled with a new addition, helps with the grieving process and makes everything a little brighter, a little easier to breathe everyday. I'm a sucker for the philosophical stuff, and whenever I see this part, it always sticks out to me in a way, so I'll leave you with this.

Sorry for the late post, and happy (almost) New Year!