tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44745164499157446192024-02-20T10:03:27.862-08:00Rambles of a Passing AfternoonRamblings of a simple Canadian.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-22559977103147150042009-04-11T13:16:00.000-07:002009-04-11T13:22:50.683-07:00MemeRULES:<br /><br />- Bold all of the following TV shows which you've seen 3 or<br />more episodes of in your lifetime.<br /><br />- Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.<br /><br />- If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical<br />order)<br /><br /><br /><br />24<br /><br />30 Rock<br /><br />90210 (original recipe)<br /><br />90210 (next generation)<br /><br />7th Heaven<br /><br />ALF<br /><br />Alias<br /><br />American Gothic<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">American Idol</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">America's Next Top Model</span><br /><br />Angel<br /><br />Arrested Development<br /><br />Babylon 5<br /><br />Babylon 5: Crusade<br /><br />Batman: The Animated Series<br /><br />Battlestar Galactica (the old one)<br /><br />Battlestar Galactica (the new one)<br /><br />Baywatch<br /><br />Beavis & Butthead<br /><br />Bewitched<br /><br />Black Adder<br /><br />Blake’s 7<br /><br />Bonanza<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bones</span><br /><br />Bosom Buddies<br /><br />Boston Legal<br /><br />Boston Public<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boy Meets World</span><br /><br />Brothers And Sisters<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</span><br /><br />Chappelle's Show<br /><br />Charlie's Angels<br /><br />Charmed<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Chuck<br /><br />Clarissa Explains it All<br /><br />Cold Case<br /><br />Columbo<br /><br />Coupling (UK)<br /><br />Crossing Jordan<br /><br />CSI<br /><br />CSI: Miami<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CSI: NY</span><br /><br />Curb Your Enthusiasm<br /><br />Dark Angel<br /><br />Dark Skies<br /><br />DaVinci's Inquest<br /><br />Dawson's Creek<br /><br />Dead Like Me<br /><br />Deadwood<br /><br />Designing Women<br /><br />Desperate housewives<br /><br />Dexter<br /><br />Dharma & Greg<br /><br />Different Strokes<br /><br />Doctor Who (1st - 8th Doctor)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doctor Who (9th Doctor and beyond)</span><br /><br />Dragnet<br /><br />Due South<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eli Stone</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ER</span><br /><br />Everwood<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Everybody Loves Raymond</span><br /><br />Facts of Life<br /><br />Family Guy<br /><br />Farscape<br /><br />Father Ted<br /><br />Fawlty Towers<br /><br />Felicity<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Firefly</span><br /><br />Forever Knight<br /><br />Frasier<br /><br />Friends<br /><br />Full House<br /><br />Futurama<br /><br />Get Smart<br /><br />Gilligan's Island<br /><br />Gilmore Girls<br /><br />Gossip Girl<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grey's Anatomy</span><br /><br />Grange Hill<br /><br />Growing Pains<br /><br />Gunsmoke<br /><br />Happy Days<br /><br />Hercules: the Legendary Journeys<br /><br />Hex<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heroes</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Home Improvement</span><br /><br />Homicide: Life on the Street<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">House</span><br /><br />I Dream of Jeannie<br /><br />I Love Lucy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inuyasha</span><br /><br />Invader Zim<br /><br />Invasion<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hell's Kitchen</span><br /><br />JAG<br /><br />Jackass<br /><br />Joey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justice League: Unlimited</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Possible</span><br /><br />Kindred: The Embraced<br /><br />Kings<br /><br />Knight Rider<br /><br />Knight Rider: 2008<br /><br />Kung Fu<br /><br />Kung Fu: The Legend Continues<br /><br />Kyle XY<br /><br />La Femme Nikita<br /><br />LA Law<br /><br />Laverne and Shirley<br /><br />Law and Order: SVU<br /><br />Leverage<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Little House on the Prairie</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Lizzie McGuire</span><br /><br />Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman<br /><br />Lost<br /><br />Lost in Space<br /><br />M*A*S*H<br /><br />MacGyver<br /><br />Mad Men<br /><br />Malcolm in the Middle<br /><br />Married... With Children<br /><br />McLeods Daughters<br /><br />Melrose Place<br /><br />Miami Vice<br /><br />Mission: Impossible<br /><br />Mod Squad<br /><br />Monk<br /><br />Mork & Mindy<br /><br />Murphy Brown<br /><br />My Life As A Dog<br /><br />My Three Sons<br /><br />My Two Dads<br /><br />Mythbusters<br /><br />NCIS<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ned Bigby's Declassified School Survival Guide</span><br /><br />Nip/Tuck<br /><br />Numb3rs<br /><br />One Tree Hill<br /><br />Oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Power Rangers</span><br /><br />Press Gang<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prison Break</span><br /><br />Private Practice<br /><br />Privileged<br /><br />Profiler<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Project Runway</span><br /><br />Psych<br /><br />Quantum Leap<br /><br />Queer As Folk (US)<br /><br />Queer as Folk (UK)<br /><br />Reaper<br /><br />ReGenesis<br /><br />Remington Steele<br /><br />Rescue Me<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Rick Mercer Report</span><br /><br />Road Rules<br /><br />ROME<br /><br />Roseanne<br /><br />Roswell<br /><br />Saved by the Bell<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?</span><br /><br />Scrubs<br /><br />Seaquest DSV<br /><br />Seinfeld<br /><br />Sex and the City<br /><br />Six Feet Under<br /><br />Skins<br /><br />Slings and Arrows<br /><br />Smallville<br /><br />South Park<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spongebob Squarepants</span><br /><br />Square Pegs<br /><br />Star Trek<br /><br />Star Trek: The Next Generation<br /><br />Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<br /><br />Star Trek: Voyager<br /><br />Star Trek: Enterprise<br /><br />Stargate Atlantis<br /><br />Stargate SG-1<br /><br />Starsky & Hutch<br /><br />Superman<br /><br />Supernatural<br /><br />Surface<br /><br />Survivor<br /><br />Taxi<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Teen Titans</span><br /><br />That 70's Show<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">That's So Raven</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 4400</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Adams Family</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Amazing Race</span><br /><br />The Andy Griffith Show<br /><br />The A-Team<br /><br />The Avengers<br /><br />The Beverly Hillbillies<br /><br />The Brady Bunch<br /><br />The Cosby Show<br /><br />The Daily Show<br /><br />The Dead Zone<br /><br />The Dick Van Dyke Show<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Flintstones</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</span><br /><br />The Golden Girls<br /><br />The Honeymooners<br /><br />The Jeffersons<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Jetsons</span><br /><br />The L Word<br /><br />The Love Boat<br /><br />The Magnificent Seven<br /><br />The Mary Tyler Moore Show<br /><br />The Monkees<br /><br />The Munsters<br /><br />The O.C.<br /><br />The Office (UK)<br /><br />The Office (US)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Powerpuff Girls</span><br /><br />The Pretender<br /><br />The Real World<br /><br />The Shield<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Simpsons</span><br /><br />The Six Million Dollar Man<br /><br />The Sopranos<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Suite Life of Zack and Cody</span><br /><br />The Twilight Zone<br /><br />The Waltons<br /><br />The West Wing<br /><br />The Wonder Years<br /><br />The X-Files<br /><br />Third Watch<br /><br />Traders<br /><br />Twin Peaks<br /><br />Unfabulous<br /><br />Ugly Betty<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Veronica Mars</span><br /><br />Weeds<br /><br />Will and Grace<br /><br />Wings<br /><br />Wonderfalls<br /><br />Xena: Warrior Princess<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">X-Men: Evolution</span><br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Pass along to all your blogging friends!<br /><br />(I added X-Men, Rick Mercer, and JLU..... I am such a nerd)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-2513035246361125232009-02-21T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-21T10:15:16.912-08:00A Busy-Busy WeekendHello blogging world!<br /><br /><br />Well, the next few weeks are absolutely packed for me. I have countless rehearsals for <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>, <em>Humpty Dumpty</em>, and <em>Tempest</em>. The latter two both go onstage in the next two weeks, which means tech runs and performances as well.<br /><br />Because of all of this, my marks are suffering. I know I'll bring them back up once the shows are done, but for now, it looks horrible. I try not to think about it too much, not that anyone really cares how bad I'm doing. > Everyone else is just as busy as I am. Since I have two back-to-back rehearsals tomorrow, I'm supposed to be doing my assignments today. NADA! Will start later, or even do them this evening.<br /><br />Things are starting to improve in the friendship field. I spoke with Katherine about my lack of social-ness this month, and we've decided to work hard to find some free time to hang out. Though I'll start to see her twice a week for <em>Anne</em> rehearsals, we're working instead of talking. I really miss having her around more often. Same with Sierra. Things are really falling apart there, as more people come-and-go into our circle. I hope we can keep things strong.<br /><br />And now, what you've all been waiting for, the book update.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><u>Book Update</u><br /><br /><strong>Current Total:</strong> 2 and 1/8<br /><br />I was in Ottawa over the weekend with my family and friends. I read the first book in the Georgia Nicols series (#6), <em>The Finnish Line</em> by Linda Gerber, <em>Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress</em> by Tina Ferraro, and <em>City of Glass </em>by Cassandra Clare (#16). Mum bought <em>Mercy</em> by Jodi Picoult for me, and since it's about a mercy killing, it's definitely appropriate for Valentine's Day. ;)<br /><br /><em></em><br /><em>*Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging</em> was hilarious! A cute teen read, that definitely sparked potential for the future novels. Though some parts were significantly young for me, I didn't mind taking a trip back in time for it. The series was a recommendation from my book club friend Danya, who claimed I was "young and naive" to have not read it yet. I'm really glad I did, and I can't wait to finish up the series. I'll aim for 1-per-month rather than all at once.<br /><br /><br />*<em>City of Glass</em> by Cassandra Clare. HOLY HELL! I got the ARC (advanced reader copy) in November, and hadn't read it yet. It officially comes out in March, though dates are usually subject to change, and I can see it being pushed into April. I don't want to ruin it for anyone that hasn't read it yet, but let's just say that Jace & Clary are amazing. And, may I say that it rivals Harry Potter? *gasp* Yes, I just said that it might actually be better than the world best-seller. Definitely better than Twilight at least. The action, the plotline, the romance, even the world-messages (you'll know what I mean) are much more enticing than most novels today.<br /><br /><br />I currently have #25, #29, #15, #11, #5, and #2 at home. Some of them still don't come out until later in the year, so that's rather depressing. Oh well!<br /><br />I've already decided to through some Canadian ones in as well. I'll peruse through my list of old<em> </em>"Red Maple" novels and see what I can find. <strong>If you have any suggestions for next years list, post a comment</strong>. I'll start to construct it as the year goes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><u>Charity & Organization Update</u><br /><br />As some of you may remember from my first February post, I'll be starting a weekly update of charities/organizations. Through blogging, I've discovered a world of possibilites for donations of time, money, or items. I would love to share my experiences with others, and have thus compiled a list. Some of these are events, others year long charities, and others are organizations. Some are international, others Canadian, and even some foreign countries. I've discovered most of them off other bloggers advertising for them, or simply Googling charities. The current total is <strong>95</strong>, which will last me at least the year. <strong>Once again, if you have any suggestions, please post them in the comments</strong>. The "advertisements" will start in March, once I have time to compile proper summaries and links.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hope you're all having a great day!<br /><br /><br /><u>Song of the Day:</u> Someone Like Me - Tareya (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCsc_R3_Is&feature=channel_page">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCsc_R3_Is&feature=channel_page</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-9890685181034876832009-02-07T09:18:00.001-08:002009-02-07T09:22:24.794-08:00Organizations and SuchI follow at lot of blogs, as some of you already know. And after not being able to fit all their URLs on my tiny slip of paper, I decided to invest in Google Reader. A great function of Gmail to alert me whenever someone posts something new.<br /><br />The world of blogging has changed since I started reading, less than a year ago. People I thought that could only talk about the world around them opened up about their own lives. And those that could only see their world, were suddenly aware of everything else.<br /><br />Through blogging, I have been given the opportunity to participate it HUNDREDS of charities and organizations. As most of the blogs I read are about mothers, most charities are for children, such as <a href="http://www.marchofdimes.com/">http://www.marchofdimes.com/</a><br /><br />I've been thinking that I should feature the different organizations I hear about, in weekly intervals. It would be a reminder to me to post (hahaha) and would market to the audiences that read.<br /><br />If anyone would like to notify me of an organization or charity, feel free to leave a comment. Thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-74831691052829504372009-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:07:40.408-08:00Update on BooksSo, I officially still suck at blogging.<br /><br />Yet another month has passed. Then again, it has -and will continue to be- a very hectic month with exams and rehearsals. I really need to prioritize! Maybe blogging could go hand-in-hand with knitting, my goal for the year. Who knows!<br /><br />So, this is to update y'all on the 29 Books . For those just reading for the first time, I set a goal to read 29 Books in 2009.<br /><br />I got #2, #6 (first book), #9 and #11 out from the library. And have proceeded to read none by #6. Oh well. They're due soon, so I'll have to renew them. As for #6, I'm really enjoying it. It might've been better to read it as a preteen, but her quirky adventures amuse me nontheless.<br /><br />I started #5 back in November but never finished it. Half done then?<br /><br />I own #16, #17, #23 and #29. Shhh! Some of them are advanced reader copies (ARCs) I got in the fall. Ah, the perks of volunteering at the library.<br /><br />I finished #17 and LOVED IT! Seriously, Scott Westerfeld is amazing. I loved the twists and turns, and seeing Tally again almost brought tears to my eyes. Such a good (unexpectedly good) ending to a great series. I'd love to read more by him someday.<br /><br />In general, I've read two non-29 books. Shame. I know. I'll try to be better in the future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-34385039853701915132008-12-29T21:08:00.001-08:002008-12-30T10:26:15.817-08:0029 Books for 2009So, in an attempt to revitalize my blog, I'm doing a reading challenge. WOOT! I love to read and have joined various book clubs.<br /><br />My challenge is to read 29 books in 2009. I will *obviously* read more than that, but I must read the 29 books I've chosen before the year is through.<br /><br />This challenge is "borrowed" from Crystal's 28 Books in 2008 challenge: <a href="http://u.silencios.org/index.php/content/28-books-in-2008">http://u.silencios.org/index.php/content/28-books-in-2008</a>)<br /><br />After I read each book (in no particular order), I'll post a review. I'll include a link to Chapters and Amazon for those interested in reading it as well.<br /><br /><br /><strong>29 Books in 2009</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />1) The Glass Castle: A Memoir - Jeannette Walls<br />2) Keturah and Lord Death - Martine Leavitt<br />3) The Chocolate War - Robert Cormier<br />4) Atonement - Ian McEwan<br />5) Stardust - Neil Gaiman<br />6) Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging (entire series)- Louise Rennison<br />7) Be More Chill - Ned Vizinni<br />8) The Pact - Jodi Picoult<br />9) Messenger - Lois Lowry<br />10) Bloodhound - Tamora Pierce<br />11) Go Ask Alice - Anonymous<br />12) A Million Little Pieces - James Frey<br />13) The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown<br />14) Along for the Ride - Sarah Dessen<br />15) Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher<br />16) City of Glass - Cassandra Clare<br />17) Extras - Scott Westerfeld<br />18) The Queen's Fool (series) - Philippa Gregory<br />19) Enders Game - Orson Scott Card<br />20) The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini<br />21) The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger<br />22) Night - Elie Wiesel<br />23) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (series) - C.S. Lewis<br />24) A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks<br />25) Looking for Alaska - John Green<br />26) Inkheart (series) - Cornelia Funke<br />27) The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux<br />28) Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast - Robin McKinley<br />29) The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy<br /><br />Voila!<br /><br />Please post a link to your own "29 in 2009" and I'll make a new page with lists.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-56260692957518556392008-10-06T12:34:00.000-07:002008-10-06T12:38:01.628-07:00UGH! I'm so horrible!I'm such a horrible blogger!<br /><br />I'm terribly sorry for the late reply, once more. I've been positively swamped with school and such.<br /><br />Outside of school this year, I am on my public library's youth council, in the library book club, percussion ensemble, senior band, ushering for a production of <em>Romeo & Juliet</em>, and hopefully auditioning for <em>The Tempest</em>. AHHH! Too much!<br /><br />Anyways, just an announcement to those who are reading that the <a href="http://homeschoolblogawards.com/">http://homeschoolblogawards.com/</a> nominations are fast approaching. If you're interested in participating this year, please click on the above link.<br /><br /><strong>Music of the Day</strong>: Linus & Lucy Theme - Vince Guaraldi<br /><br /><strong>Quote of the Day: </strong>Don't go where I can't follow. - Lord of the RingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-80546862515924787792008-08-25T17:51:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:53:17.746-07:00DelaySorry bout the delay.<br /><br />I really struggle with updating things like blogs. Usually my day-to-day life is so uneventful, that I'd rather just wait a week, then summarize.<br /><br />So, with a week to go before school, I'll be getting ready soon. Promise to post tons about that.<br /><br />I went out west to Alberta to visit my Aunt Lisa, Uncle Randy, Syndey (7), Sasha (4), and Nolan (18m). Tons of fun! :)<br /><br />Hope everyone's having a lovely week, and I really wish this blog would be more popular. Hmmmm.... I'm thinking of adding a blogroll. Suggestions?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-20307658007090811402008-08-01T07:33:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:48:18.285-08:00Three is Definitely NOT a Crowd<a href="http://www.patrickboozer.com/lightingportfolio/images/th_sytycd06_4.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.patrickboozer.com/lightingportfolio/images/th_sytycd06_4.jpg" border="0" /></a> So, SYTYCD. Affectionally called 'Dance Show'. My #1 purpose for watching TV in the summer.<br /><br />*WARNING: This post will be extremely long and opinionated..... So be sure to have popcorn ready*<br /><br /><strong>Season 1</strong><br />I think I saw the audition for this one, and that's it. The show never grabbed me, I wasn't impressed, etc.<br /><br /><strong>Season 2</strong><br />The amazingness set in. Let's break it down.<br />- Benji was one of the funniest dancers to watch. Overall, I thought he brought a lot of life and charisma into the show.<br />- Travis was, in my mind, the true winner. Technique, lines, facial expression, carriage, everything was amazing every weeek.<br />- Donyelle never particularily stood out in my mind, but I suppose she did an OK job.<br />- Heidi was hilarious to watch, mainly with her hip-hop because she tried so hard. I loved her determination, though, especially with the Mia Michaels routine (see picture).<br />- Ivan was one of my favourites from the start. I'm really glad he made it so far in the competition, and he grew so much. Very proud of him.<br />- Allison was also a favourite of mine. Allison & Ivan was my favourite couple.... I was really sad to see her leave.<br />- Natalie was a so-so dancer for me. At certain times she shone, while other times she simply dropped the ball. I would've liked to see Allison in her place.<br />- Ryan & Musa are together for me, because I could seriously never separate them. This is not meant to be a racist comment, its just that seriously, I could never tell them apart. They both did a fair job in the competition, and I'm glad they made the Top 20.<br />- Martha did amazing until she dropped, LOL. I loved her and Travis, but I was really disappointed with her change of attitude.<br />- The others are blah to me. BLAH!<br /><br /><strong>Season 3</strong><br />Great season! I got my whole family invovled in this one.<br />- Sabra was an amazing dancer, and she really started to stand out to me as a fighter in the Top 8 for some reason. She sort of flew-under-the-radar for a while, and then POW! she was there.<br />- Danny was a great technical dancer. I'm very happy that he made it as far as he did, and although I somewhat agree with the attitude-ish comments, I believe that by the end, he had softened.<br />- Lacey was hilarious! She started to annoy me after a while, yet performed such awesome dances that I loved her by the end. She is definitely her brother's sister.<br />- Neil was a favourite of mine. Loved him from the start. Such an amazing gymnast and dancer, who always performed with such passion.<br />- Lauren was not necessarily a favourite of mine, and I sort of knew that she wouldn't make it to the Top 4. She did some breath-taking work, though.<br />- Pasha was great! I loved how he made everything look so simple, even the hip-hop and dances he wasn't so familiar with.<br />- Sara was a favourite of mine, and boy, did she step up to the plate. I loved her versatility, and was quite sad to see her go.<br />- Dominic didn't really do that much for me, but I will say that he is excellent at what he does. His hip-hop with Sabra was sensational.<br />- Kameron was another dancer that I would've liked to see kicked off faster. He was a good partner for Lacey, but otherwise, did nothing for me.<br />- Jaimie was an awesome technical dancer, but I felt that she was somehow holding back a little. Could've used a little more oomph from her.<br />- Hok was awesome, and I would've traded his spot for Kameron's anyday.<br />- Anya wasn't a strong dancer outside of her element, and I was sort of upset that she didn't seem to give it her all in the non-ballroom dances. That being said, she was phenomenal in the ballroom stuff.<br /><br /><strong>Season 4</strong><br />I'll write a proper thing for this next week. Love the season!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-45761212294120260082008-08-01T07:18:00.000-07:002008-08-01T07:31:51.623-07:00Then Comes MarriageWell, in a sense, I have been 'married' many times over the years. Marriage, in the sense that I was emotionally attached to something.<br /><br />Have you noticed I like lists? :P<br /><br />1) My best friend Katherine. I love her to death. An amazing friend, a great role model.... I couldn't live without her. She's currently on vacation in England, so I sort of hate her guts, but that'll all change after the first post card.<br /><br />2) Drama. I have been acting since I was 8-years-old, including various productions and lessons and such. I branched off into musicals in about 2006, but will be returning to my roots with some Shakespeare next spring. Drama is such a part of my soul, that its really hard on my to not have a script or rehearsals for over 2 months. Talk about mental breakdown.<br /><br />3) BNW or Baby Names World. An amazing website, where I made some great friends! ANyone reading this, I highly suggest that you boogie on down to <a href="http://www.parentsconnect.com/home/index.jhtml">http://www.parentsconnect.com/home/index.jhtml</a> and check out the 'new' BNW. Feel free to register (for free) and post around. Anabel, whom you'll see from time to time, is one of the most amazing people in the world.<br /><br />4) Music. Other than singing (which needs some lessons), I also play the piano and clarinet. Clarinet was picked up this past fall at school, and I've been playing piano since I was 4. I repeatedly download sheet music for free, and have a binder full of it. Yes, I'm a sneaky-spy-person that way.<br /><br />5) Babies. Yes, I have an odd attachment to them. My current 'dream jobs' are doula, OB majoring in multiples, or NICU doctor. Something about giving babies the opportunity to live makes me incredibly happy. I read many blogs about people who have had miscarriages, stillbirths, or their babies have died later on, and I feel I need to reach out to them. *insert sappy inspirational music here*<br /><br />6) Facebook. Yes, I am <em>that</em> kind of teenager. I still think of it as the best way to communicate with people my age. If you don't have an account, sign-up and try it. Completely free, you can have a private page so no predators can find you, and you can live-chat with your friends. *Disclaimer: Live chat sucks, so much. I prefer Gmail chat, personally, over anything like MSN or AIM*<br /><br />7) Fanfiction. My life. Can't live without it. I admit, my stories are pointless. I'm more of an 'idea' person. I read CSI:NY, Harry Potter, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zorro, Tamora Pierce, Inuyasha, Yu-Gi-Oh, Teen Titans, Star Wars, Sue Thomas: FB Eye, Sarah Dessen, Matrix, Bones, House, X-Men, Justice League, Batman, Phantom of the Opera (POTO), etc. LOVE IT!! (Anyone wanting a suggestion for a good read, just leave a comment)<br /><br />8) SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) My reality TV show. Love it. In case you didn't notice, next Wednesday/Thursday is the 4th Season Finale. WOOT! I'm personally cheering for Katee and Joshua, but that's just me. *See next post*<br /><br />Voila!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474516449915744619.post-67625980321043529932008-08-01T07:08:00.000-07:002008-08-01T07:18:40.562-07:00First Comes LoveMy first blog post. Wow. I already deleted my first attempt at that. Go me.<br /><br />First off, some need-to-know things. I am not married, so any marital disputes are few and far between. I am not pregnant, I do not have a child at home, I have not had trips, quads, or quints, my baby is not in NICU or on CPAP.<br /><br />However, I read blogs for each of the above statements. I'll post them randomly, but if anyone wants me to shower you with them now, comment away!<br /><br />To the good stuff:<br /><br />1) My name is Laura.<br />2) I love baby naming. I'm completely and utterly obsessed with it. I was a Personal Name Advisor on Baby Names World (the world's 2nd most popular naming website) until it was purchased by Nickelodeon earler this year. I cried. :(<br />3) I have two parents, mum and Dad. Mum is one of my best friends.<br />4) I have a dog, Gretchen.<br />5) Blah, blah, blah, blah.<br /><br />A heads up: The first dozen posts or so are just random, and do not document the 'daily interactions' of August 1.<br /><br />YAY! Made it through my first post. Love is easy. :DUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0