Thursday’s Child

This time my video is not up because of reasons beyond my control: my mac shut off right when I was getting close to finishing my video editing.  When I get home from work I will finish and post it!!!  Sorry!!! ><;
It’s up now at the bottom of the page…

Geez.   Posting on Sunday was STRESSFUL!  I had enough trouble finding enough to talk about (in my vlog, not the blog – I can always talk on the blog, haha) and I wasn’t home all day so I couldn’t finish it!  Like I said on Sunday, I blame Twilight and knitting.

TWILIGHT.  Oh. My. Gosh.  I love it so much.  I feel so sheepish about being so anti-Twilight.  I think I was more anti-Edward Cullen flair (seriously – it’s like, 1/5 of the flair pages).  I will not add any more Twilight flair.  But…

::gushing and possible spoilers are in the next paragraph::

EDWARD AND BELLA ARE SO ADORABLE AND PERFECT!  GAH!  I love how much Edward cares for her but I will NOT go the cliche route and say he is perfect…  He’s just… wonderful… *siigh*…..  Still, I wonder…  Those that have read it, do you think that Bella would love Edward if he wasn’t a vampire?  Would he hold any allure for her or is it pure lust and vampire charms/magic?  I don’t think she would have noticed him especially because he wouldn’t have been so secluded.  But there are so many factors to this hypothetical situation…  I’ve thought a lot about how superficial their relationship seems.  Yes, they know nearly everything about each other and got to know each other very well but it feels weird, I guess.  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE IT.  I love them.  Let’s say she becomes a vampire eventually – wouldn’t it be weird if they lost all feeling for each other because she no longer carried her scent he loves and he was no longer attractive to her?  I wonder.  Very hypothetical.  I seriously doubt that would happen.

*EDITED, after finishing Eclipse*

I finished all three, found the first chapter of Breaking Dawn online (here, if you’re interested from this website) and read the first chapter of Midnight Sun (found here), which is Twilight from Edward’s point of view.  WOW.  All I can say.  Thanks for the challenge, Katie.  I knew I would come around to liking this book…  I just had to swallow my pride.  I’m a sucker for romances.  This is a GOOD one.  However, the Jacob/Edward angst hurts really bad, lol.

Romance aside, I really like the author’s writing style.  It’s easy to read, it’s interesting, and it really doesn’t bother me that it’s in the first person.  I noticed right away but it wasn’t awkward at all.  Maybe that’s why it’s so appealing.  The action stuff is pretty great and I was tense while reading Twilight.  I finished New Moon on Sunday and I finished Eclipse Wednesday night.  I hate that these books are $20 a pop but they must be mine…  Just watch – next time I go back they will have New Moon in paper back.  That would suck.  It’s going to happen eventually but I’m trying to let it go.  I’ve got $15 in e-rewards money (from taking surveys – no scam!  I already bought a book with a previous earning period).

Actually, I’m going to give them credit and share with you guys - e-rewards.  I so recommend it for book money, lol.  I’ve made a little over $30 in nine months.  It’s not a lot, obviously, but I get money for books.  And I love books.  They don’t spam you and surveys come once a week or more sometimes.  I have to say, though, some of the surveys are boring, repetitious and time consuming.  One took me thirty minutes and was about a bunch of stores I had never heard of, causing me to click “not heard of” after every single one…  I just saw that my membership will expire in December!  I don’t want it to!  I’m attached to my book money!

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That was a very strange tangent to go off.  Sorry to spam you all, haha.

The ballet (Sleeping Beauty) was pretty good.  I was expecting an orchestra but I was disappointed to find that the music was canned.  Still, it was quality canned music so I got over it.  It still counts as a concert credit for college .  The dancers were very good except some of the dancers were not dancing in time with the music.  That’s what happens when you just go with the steps and ignore the music.  I’m not judging or saying it’s easy – I’m sure it isn’t – but it’s something I noticed…  There was a woman who sat in the very front row and every time there was applause she would stand up and bow very dramatically.  I think she may have been a dancer a long time ago and she was just… eccentric or confused.  I’m leaning more towards confused, unfortunately.

One thing about ballet that I completely forgot about was… the men’s tights.  I’m not going to be graphic but it caught me off guard, to be completely honest.  I wasn’t immature about it and I’m still not uncomfortable but….  I really do not think that they were thick enough and I wish the Prince had worn pants like all the other men rather than just white tights.  For a visual, imagine a naked statue from all angles.  Have the image?  Here’s one if you don’t:

That’s what I saw.  Sorry to have to share.  Other than that, great dancing and wonderful costumes!  Puss in Boots was my favorite dance at the end of the ballet.  There will be some of the ballet in my video for today.  I snuck it out!  There wasn’t anything about recording devices so I’m not breaking any rules, really…  it’s not like the quality will be any good…

My Monday was very busy and very annoying.  I woke up at six AM and had to go with my parents to all sorts of different places to pick up breakfast foods.  This is because it was my dad’s chanter competition.  We were hosting this year and it was very stressful for my parents for at least two weeks.  They always go above and beyond what is expected of them and being around them is probably where I get that habit from.

They were very pleasant to me all day and I think it was because I was trying to be very helpful and they actually didn’t need my help.  It was a good combination.  I was able to read that way.  Dad made me work the video camera and it was annoying.  By this time I had finished the book and moved on to knitting my next project (which is secret).  In the end, my dad’s vocal quartet won the trophy for the fifth time.  They were pleased, naturally.  They did deserve it, though, despite their big heads .  Some of their singing will be in the video too, don’t worry…

After we had that for most of the day we went to a Cardinal’s Baseball game!  We played the NY Mets.  It was fun and I enjoyed myself.  I had not yet been to the new stadium and it was very nice.  After the burning sun went away it was even comfortable and cool.  We ended up winning with a home run and there was much rejoicing.  Also in the video.

We ended up taking the Metrolink and I love it so much more than the El in Chicago.  The El makes me nervous and worry and the Metrolink was comfortable, clean and friendly.  Everyone was going to the baseball game and people talked to each other rather than avoiding eye contact.  I was able to knit in peace and finished one portion of the secret project.

Something random that didn’t make the video: I picked up some cookie straws from Drew (my friend Elisabeth’s boyfriend) on Sunday.  They are very tasty and work with both milk and juice…  Yes, I dip my cookies in juice sometimes when I don’t have milk – it tastes good!!!  ….Which brings me to my question for the day: What are some of your odd habits?

I watched Enchanted last night.  Every time they said “Edward” I thought of Twilight.  Ugh.  What a disease.

My video will go is HERE!!!!

Love,

~Megan/Thursday

Substitute Sunday

Another week gone by…  This next week we should have everyone back together!!!!!  Hooray!

I expect both Brittany and Katie to do all the challenges assigned to them while they were gone… bwahaha!

Katie, your challenge for me is complete.  I read Twilight.  And I really liked it.  I bought New Moon.  I plan to buy the others.  With gift cards.  Short sentences are dramatic.  They also show my feeling for being enamored with this book.  I will, however, resist the temptation to add any Twilight flair on facebook…  I have one, but only because it was connected to Harry Potter (Jacob Black = Remus Lupin + Sirius Black’s love child)  HA!  Yesterday I watched the trailer for the movie and I don’t like how it’s inaccurate already, haha.  However, Bella, Alice and Edward are almost like I pictured them.  I must admit that I had seen a picture of Edward from the movie before reading the book but it wasn’t an intentional connection.  Bella is the same, I suppose, but her nose is a bit different than I imagined.  Superficial thinking, sorries, lol.  However, I saw the actress for Alice and thought, “that MUST be Alice!”  I imagined her a little smaller, with black, sleeker hair but her face is pretty spot on my imagination.  I feel that the book was engaging and that’s why I liked it so much.  And it’s a romance book.  I was mislead by my imagination before I started reading and thought it was action with a little romance.  I now see that it’s romance with a little action.  But oh!  The action!  I was nearly hyperventilating at times, honest!  Now I’ve started New Moon and it’s a little slow going for a couple reasons: time and sleep for me and angst in the book.  Ohhhh the angst.  That’s all for Twilight.  Thanks for the challenge – it gave me an excuse to read this popular book I had complained about…  Just like Harry Potter…  ugh.

I’d like to thank our best commenters, Cheap Auto Insurance, Car Insurance, and Buy Select Drugs.  They never fail to provide an awesome minute when I delete them from our spam counter.  But seriously, thanks for reading the blogs, Emily!  I agree that we need more readers – anyone want to advertise?  I’m too shy and I feel bad about the last time I was on the ning (lol) so if anyone else wants to take it upon themselves to go forth and spread the word, please do.  I almost feel like we it would be easier to make a viral video of something else and then put a link to the project in the side bar or something.  I don’t really want the irritating people that come with that, though.  ”u r so lame!” or the more common, ”these #$%^& suck!!11!1! this is @#$%^ u $%^&U $%^&* #$%^ like $% %^&* $%#(^$ nerds!!1!1!!!1 lolz” I don’t want it…  So, no viral video for us!  :D

Last night was my church’s choir party.  We made a couple dishes for it such as party/cheesy potatoes (whichever your region calls them, lol), cheesecake brownies (I think) and a green bean casserole (which I avoided, of course).  There’s always singing and, luckily, they don’t beg me to sing something for them when I go now.  I sort of don’t like going because it’s a bunch of people that ask me questions about school and all we do is eat and drink (nothing alcoholic for me yet, lol) and sit around in the heat.  Not very fun.  So I read New Moon most of the night…  Here’s a clip from last year.

This afternoon I am seeing the ballet “Sleeping Beauty” and I am pretty excited for the music and the costumes and the dancing, of course!  My mom got me free tickets because she works at a dance wear company that supplies for this dance studio, I suppose.  I got three free (previously $35, I think) tickets and my friend Elisabeth, her boyfriend, Drew, and I are going together.  I will see if I can get video of it for Thursday.  Probably illegal but I will find a way (or a good alternative )

Tomorrow I am going to a Cardinals game!!!  I will definitely take pictures and video for Thursday.  I’m also going to my dad’s singing competition where I am being forced to use my mac for recording purposes (and more space). Otherwise I would use my camera (which only has 26 minutes worth of video).

I really need to get on the ball with planning my trip to Chicago.  I’m still hoping that I can ask my grandma for a loan so I can buy a new flute.  I might do better to just ask for a loan for China (which paying for scares me greatly).  It’s going to be an expensive year, I imagine.

Oh, my childhood pictures!  Here are a few that I scanned.  Slide was very convenient for this!

This new thing I found for the site is REALLY NEAT!  Check out this page and look at the map of people!  It has almost all of our locations!  That is so neat!  Mine is a little inaccurate because it says I’m from Florissant, MO (which is 45 minutes away) but oh well.

Challenge for the week:  Show me a blast from your past (like Pokemon Cards, dolls, etc…)

LOVES!

~Megan/Thursday/Sub Sunday

PS: THE VIDEO WILL BE UP LATER TONIGHT – PROMISE!!!  I RAN OUT OF TIME BEFORE THE BALLET!!

PPS:  IT’S UP!  HERE IT IS AT 11:55 PM!!!