The Purple Lamp Project 2

NEW BLOG!

ATTENTION ALL PEOPLE! 
I have recently made a new blog, and I will no longer be updating this one. So, please go visit (and follow) my new one! Here it is! : samarmalade 
Tootles! -Farewell!

Challenge Accepted.

So excited to read all of these pages!!

I hereby declare this book my summer challenge.

The other day at Chapters I came across a real gem! I found the entire works of the Bronte sisters in a massive, and might I add quite magnificent, book. This beauty also happened to be on sale...for $10.00. Crazy, right? Now I know what I'm going to be doing this summer...
   In between my crazy job and my messed up summer sleeping patterns I am going to attempt to read the whole ENTIRE works. I've already read Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, as my more avid readers know ;), but for the sake of comparing the stories I am going to take this challenge to another height and re-read those two novels as well. 

  I've been searching for a book to read that I don't know the ending to, which I have found! I know the two novels I already mentioned (obviously) and I've seen the movie for Tenant of Wildefell Hall, but the other four novels I have no idea as to what the plot is...so, as you can tell, this is quite exciting. 

900 pages of this...

Why Do Girls Get All Dolled Up?

    I think some people wonder why certain teenage girls make a huge effort to look nice everyday, some girls don't put in any effort, and others have occasional days where they get all dolled up. Is it just personality? Self esteem, maybe? These could be the reasons, but I think that it is more about the phases they are going through relating to boys. Let me explain.

     There are many different phases for girls in relation to boys, but I am only going to talk about three, because these stages effect the way we fix ourselves up the most. The first is the "I'm single and lovin' it" phase, when you are out there to declare your independence. This is great, because you dress up for yourself, you wear what you WANT to wear and perhaps try out crazy new looks. This is a wonderful stage, because you aren't worrying about impressing a certain boy. It is nice this way, because instead of thinking, "I hope _____ thinks I look pretty today," it's, "I like how I look! Who cares if boys think I'm hot or not? If they do, awesome! They have good taste." Yet, this also is a phase that lets the sloppy look sneak in. Since girls aren't interested in any particular someone, some days they'll have lazy days, and not care what other people think, because during this time you are just dressing up for fun...and sometimes you're just not in the right mood for that. 

    The second phase is the "I'm single, and hatin' it!" stage, when you are interested in a particular someone, but not certain that they return those feelings. This phase is all about being dolled up ALL of the time, asking other girls, "Are you sure I look good? How about my hair? My make-up? This shirt?" and pretty much having your self-esteem randomly going up and down. It is a constant worry that the guy will suddenly find you unattractive, therefore ruining your dreams, so looking nice every day that he could possibly see you is vital. So, this phase is good, because you try your best to look presentable, but it also can have a negative hit on your self esteem, especially on the odd day when your looks just aren't working for you. 

  

   The last stage is the "I've got me a man!" phase, which is quite self-explanatory. You already have a boyfriend, and he's not going anywhere. You know that he'll like you no matter how you look, so looking great isn't  necessary, but always appreciated. You want your man to feel like he can show you off when he's with you, but when you have a bad hair day, you don't need to beat yourself up about it. You dress to impress him in particular. When you curl your hair or apply your foundation, it is with him in mind. The whole "dressing to impress" part also applies to the "I'm single and hatin' it!" phase, but when you have a boyfriend, you are a lot less stressed out while doing it. Instead of thinking, "I hope he likes this blazing blue eyeshadow!" you think, "I know my man loves this fiery red headband on me!"

  So, folks, there you have it. Now you can observe the girls around you and see if you can figure out what routine they are going through. Then again, they could just be naturally beautiful or untameably sloppy.

Your Love is My Drug

 So, it was 4/20... and we wanted to make a music video, so we made one to Ke$ha's Your Love is My Drug. So much fun. Haha, just like old times :)

A Post That's Not Really Worthy of a Title

I mentioned I was going to Arizona, and I am here now, staying at my grandparents' house on a Navajo reserve. I've only been here for a couple hours, but the difference between the quality of life here and the world back home is overwhelmingly obvious. It really opens my eyes to how lucky I am to live the way I do.
   I kind of like road trips... they give me a lot of time to think and  to listen to my music. I like that :) . The scenery is really pretty too, I can just look out the car window and imagine Wile E. Coyote chasing road runner around the mesas. 
   I will probably talk more about Arizona later, you know, once I've been here longer :P .
BTW For the most part, I have been listening to City and Colour on the way down here. Especially the song The Girl. It's so good.... i've been humming it all day....makes me all happy :)

Snippets of Happy :)

 The next few weeks are going to be pretty splendid, for starters I just started using a new tube of toothpaste called "Minty Sparkle" and the name seems promising to not only give me dazzling teeth, but also a lift of happiness! I imagine that brushing my teeth in the morning will be even more exciting than usual now, because now as I brush my whole mood will be given a powerful boost of minty sparkly.

     So, the toothpaste isn't the only reason I think these next few weeks are going to be fantastic... reason #2 is that I am going on another road trip with one of my best friends this coming weekend. It's only about a 6 hour drive, but it still ought to be a blast! Also in two weeks I am going to drive down to Arizona with my family... see, originally I had typed another paragraph to go with this Arizona thing... but I ended up almost talking myself out of wanting to go... so, I will drop that subject.

Giladelfus, back when he was just learning to scratch

    Now, I think it's about time for me to start talking about grad...:). I was asked to grad almost a week ago, and I am working on replying sometime within the next few days... I have a bunch of ideas, but I will post something on that after I've carried out the plan. I also ordered my grad shoes and will be picking them up when I go down to Arizona, which is one of the pros of going there.

  Oh! Another thing that made me happy... my baby evolved :) ...in pokemon, that is. I'm such a great mummy :')

  I'll post more grad stuff later, I feel like this post is already getting pretty lengthy, and no one likes reading long blog posts unless the writer is vastly entertaining, which I don't claim to be, haha, so, toodle-oo. :)

Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational

I don't know if there is a better feel good movie than the new Muppets movie. I am sitting here at this very moment watching it and enjoying every second... no matter if you are a muppet fan or not, you will like this movie.

Excerpt from my personalized dictionary:

Happiness- Driving in a car that has Muppets' "Life's a Happy Song" blasting and singing along to every bit of it :)

Busy doing fun things :)

My most best friend & I setting up her grad reply :)

Wow, I can't believe I haven't already posted this year! Welcome 2012!
     Over the past couple days I've realized how busy I can be if I try. I mean, this is good, right? I can make it so I don't have a chance to be bored; I want you to understand how incredible this is. I have so many projects that I need to do within the next few months that I can completely occupy my time, probably until the end of school.
    The first things that I need to get done are my 10 hour projects for my Personal Progress program. For one of them I am doing indexing, which I only started a few weeks ago...and I think I'm hooked! It's so neat; just now I finished typing out some names from WWI drafting records. When I index I feel a strange connection to the people, like I'm slightly getting to know them, even though most of them died over 50 years ago.
    After I'm finished my Personal Progress I am going to make another collage! I have a scrumptious idea for this next one, and I can't wait to get started on it!
     Anyhow, I'm keeping busy so far this year, and 2012 is looking pretty bright. So, there's the little update on my life. I was going to start writing about my excitement for graduation...but, you'll hear enough of that within the next little while. ttfn :)