Friends

I think I am probably one of the luckiest people in the world - I have the most amazing friends you're ever going to get. They're always there for me whenever I need to talk, and I'm there for them if they ever need it. We have this lovely little support system going; it's great, we can email each other and someone is always going to be there.

This gets especially helpful when guys are jerks. Believe me, there have been times when I thought I'd never fit in anywhere, and I'm not sure how I got to feeling like that, but they were right there to say, "You're being stupid. We love you."

Of course, right about now, it's one of those times when a guy was an idiot - he kept me waiting over a month to give me a "yes" or a "no", and he still hasn't said a word to me - though he's been in contact with others. Meaning I can assume it's no, but I want to know for sure!

So after spending over two hours in tears on the phone with one of my closest friends, I go to bed and get up to go to a cast party the next day. And what does she do? Being the amazing person she is, she slips a little bag with a pair of earrings, candy, and a letter into my bag whilst at said party.

They know exactly how to cheer me up. So, hence, I conclude - I have amazing friends.

~Luna~

Rhett & Link

Rhett and Link are seriously two of the most amazing people on earth. They write their own songs, make their own videos, and the catch? They're actually funny. How many people do you know who can write songs about Facebook and velcro and get away with it?

Some subjects they've covered: Frogs, Whales, Facebook, velcro, the demotion of planet Pluto, and homeschoolers. Rhett plays guitar, and Link plays everything from kazoo to bass harmonica and recorder. Except - he's good at the recorder. Who is good at the recorder!?

http://www.rhettandlink.com/ <-- GO to their website. NOW. Revel in their amazingness. They try to rap, and have unicorns flying across - on the grounds that unicorns are intimidating with their horns. They entered a rap battle, went to Compton and got some guy to pretend to be Jude Law... I cannot tell you enough how amazing I think these guys are - the funniest part of all is they have lives! I'm pretty sure. I know they have something they do...

Actually, this fall, they're starting on a TV show, [[I believe it's on the CW]] called Online Nation - and they got it because of their popularity online. SOOOO go check out Rhett & Link, laugh at their amazing videos, and let me know what you think.

~Luna~

PS: I reccomend the Velcro Song, the Song of Whales, and the Facebook Song.

Full Moon Tonight...

Don't you think it's rather ironic that the full moon is going to be the night after a longer-than-usual lunar eclipse? I have to say, I wish I lived in California or something because then I could have seen the eclipse perfectly from my house instead of missing it from where I am. Full moons? Slightly less exciting, happening every month...

C'est la vie, one supposes.

Speaking of the full moon, do you realize just how many myths out there are associated with the full moon? --highlight text, HP 7 spoiler--> Poor Reumus Lupin would be changing into a werewolf right now if he hadn't been killed. *goes to cry some more about that* <---/spoiler--

I mean, they say people are more likely to be crazy/insane and all that jazz around the full moon - also something about ghosts being more active? I have no idea if any of this is actually true or not, but I would like to say that if things get a little crazy, or some heinous crime happens in your area...blame it on the moon.

It's also a good excuse if you go and be rowdy - "What was that for?" "No idea, but there's a full moon tonight..." You see how it works in your defense.

~Luna~

Writers Block

We've all experienced it at one point or another, whether it was for a story we were writing, an English assignment in school, or some other thing that I'm not thinking of right now. The point is, writers block is not a fun thing to deal with. I'm sure you'll agree.

So perhaps you'll sympathize when I point out that I am suffering a severe case.

I have this contest I really want to enter, and I have an idea for a story - it's mentioned in the previous post, I think. And I am just at the point where I can't come up with anything to write about. It's been like that ever since I cut this amazing metaphor between this girl, Agnes, and a worker-ant. It added nothing to the story and didn't even make that much sense in context, but I loved it. Losing it felt weird. And the story just hasn't felt the same ever since.

I know, I'm really weird...

And speaking of writers block, my novel, which you'll probably be hearing several rants on in the future, has come to a screeching halt, because the epidemic has seeped into just about everything I try to write. And it's not helping that I have contest deadlines coming up left and right, things I wanted to enter. Except it's not happening.

How depressing. I just haven't felt like writing ever since I cut that little metaphor. And it's weeeird because that can't be what's causing it, that'd be ridiculous! But it's not like I can put it back in, the story [to the point I'm stuck at] flows a lot better without it.

So that is my struggle for now, updates shall be given on when writing ideas return...

~Luna~

A Real Eclipse and Writing Woes

Yeah. Tonight. A real lunar eclipse, like, the kind you see in the sky. My sister told me about it today, except I was quite distressed to learn it wouldn't even be visible where I am, it was only going to be seen in West Coast USA. Not me.

So being very depressed by this, I have decided to point it out. Not that I'm expecting random people from the west coast to find out from my blog, but seriously, I wasn't very pleased that I don't get to see it.

I had a piano lesson today - learning Bach music, it's different than my other instruments, and I've just started, which can make things difficult. But I have learned via life in general that practices makes - if not perfect, pretty close. So I'll just keep at it. . . And hopefully it'll get easier!

My family has been complaining that I spend far too much time on the computer - and whilst they may have a point, I do not spend it as wastefully as they think. Yes, I spend time online, but I also spend a good deal of time writing. Or, more, rewriting, because I'm working on an entry for a contest that I might not even get to enter - I'd have to mail the entry tomorrow, and the story isn't ready to be sent yet - and, as you may deduce, the whole thing just doesn't work.

Here's my dilema: I had about three pages of this amazing descriptive prose that was about this girl getting up from sleeping in a meadow and slowly coming back from her dream to reality. Except then I realized it didn't go anywhere, and there was no action, no plot. So I cropped it down to a page, and she goes home to her busy house and family, and has a conflict to solve there.

Two big problems: I can't think of a conflict, and I hate the new style that randomly creeps into my writing at about the middle of page two. It's just a different thing for me to write action than it is description, and the story changes pace, mood, everything. And I don't like it that way, but there's not much else I can do with it if I want to stand a chance to win the contest, because I know that three pages of description [typed] is crap, and nobody's going to want to read that much, and something needs to happen...

But I'm stuck. So I guess I'll go back to working on that now, and update you on the progress when I get somewhere....

~Luna~

Apple Pie vs. Blueberry Pie

Or, more appropriately, this could just be "Pie In General". You know how sometimes you just get a craving for a food, and you really need it? This is just one of those days - I am in desperate need of some kind of pie. Except, guess what? We don't have any pie. Ugh.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me - when you really want something and you can't get it. I'm not talking about getting everything you want, and I'm not implying that makes any sense - getting all your desires isn't as great as it sounds, I'm quite sure - but I mean that food is essential, and certain kinds of food are often more desireable than others.

I wouldn't be able to have cake right now, that really wouldn't do, because I have gotten it into my head to want pie. Not that it makes a difference, we don't have any cake either, and no brownies. Not even my favorite ice-cream flavor. So for now it seems I'm not going to be able to go on a sugar binge or anything like that, and I'll have to wait until we get some cooler weather [to preheat the oven] and some apples or blueberries [preferably blueberries] and I'll make myself a pie.

Speaking of which, I adore cooking...Seriously. Or, more, baking, because I believe that's the term for when you use the oven part of the stove vs. the range or stovetop - sorry, I don't know all the technical terms and that sort of thing. I just follow recipes. That's about it. However, I enjoy following recipes, and more often than not things turn out half-decent. Which I am very proud of. I also happen to love making pie - so it looks like I'm all set once we actually have the ingredients.

The problem with cooking and me is that I get bored half-way through long things, and go off to read or something, because I just want the finished product. Impatience. I don't like to bother with all the whole long process of actually getting the food ready - although I love batter. Cake batter, brownie batter, cookie dough...I don't really care that there's raw egg {and when I get salmanila that's going to come back to haunt me, I know} because it tastes so good!!!

Is this a problem?

What kind of pie do you like best? Like I said, I prefer blueberry.

~Luna~

Singer of the Week - GATH

So every week I'm going to pick a favorite singer or group of mine, give you their website, and tell you exactly why they are just that cool. And this week the featured artist is Gregory and the Hawk, known as GATH for short. Meredith, the singer, has guest artists such as friends and family come perform with her, and her voice is lovely.

GATH's style could be described as folk, but what I admire the most about Meredith is her ability to write songs that aren't cliche, aren't commercial. Her style is unique - seriously. It's mostly accoustic guitar and vocals, with a bit of extras thrown in, and it is amazing.

So go listen to her, wouldja? My favorite songs: "Boats & Birds" and "Isabelle".

http://gregoryandthehawk.com/

Pencil Sharpeners and Toast

So...I have taken the incentive of the growing webcraze and started a blog. Fantastic, eh? Look here for rants on my life - expect them often - and such things as book reviews, writing snippets, author recommendations, songs and singers, tidbits about life and just about anything I find interesting enough to post. For now, just know that I am not promising *regular* updates, but I'll try to get to this at least once a week. I might disappear once school starts, but never fear, I shall return. Eventually.

Please know that the opinions expressed in this blog are mine, and I certainly hope you're not offended by any of them - and if you are? Well that's your problem, not mine, but you can feel free to let me know [*politely*] with a comment. Not that I've given anything to make you squirm - yet. I don't think. So don't comment in advance, wait til I commit the crime.

For now, I salute anyone who has actually come to read this post and I have a question: Which do you prefer? Toast with butter, jam, Cinnamon....how do you eat your toast?

~Luna