Day 30 (and the very last!)

Wow, I can't believe this is the very last challenge post! It went by so fast... Anyway, I've been thinking and thinking and thinking of a motto or philosophy, and I didn't think of one until today (9/17). So I am again a day late. Ugh. And it's the last one, too! Well, I looked up a random quote in a book, and here it is- "Be friendly to all and a burden to no one. Let your manner be courteous, your forgiveness willing, your promises true, and your speech wise."

Farewell for now,

Day 29

Hopes, plans, and dreams I have for the next 365 days... Well. I (think you know this one) really, really, really want to publish a book, or rather take the first steps to getting one published. There's a hope, plan, and dream all in one.

Wow, now that I think of it, I can't think. I mean, can't think of anything else I'm really wanting to accomplish in the next year. :) I mean, well, I would like to finish 9th grade, and I'd like to read a lot of books (including those on my Kindle [yes, I did finally get it!]), and I'd like to go hunting this fall, and I'd like to get something while I'm hunting this fall, and... Wow, I guess I do have more things I'd like to do this next year! How 'bout that...

Farewell for now,

Day 28

Oooh... I think I have a pretty good scar-tellin' story. There's a scar on the tip of my ring finger of my left hand. I got it from unsheathing a knife my next-to-oldest brother had just bought. The irony of the whole thing, though, was that my mom had told me just before to not cut myself. I assured her I wouldn't, and then, holding it in just the 'right' way, I slid the knife out. I had put my ring finger just at the spot where the blade was coming out. Actually, I didn't feel anything (which means it was deep), except that the tip of my finger was cold all of the sudden. I think when I saw it, I was thinking, "Wow. That's bad." Anyway, there's only a roughly 6 mm scar left to tell the tragic tale. (Yes, I did measure it. Call me weird if you want, but I was kinda curious.)

Farewell for now,

Day 27

I know Jillian at His Handmaidens has chosen this particular physical feature, and probably others, but I like it, and I use them the most- hands. You can do so many things with them, and very few things without them. One of my favorite thing to do with them is (you guessed it) writing.

There are also many unique things to do, like make a really weird face (for instance, look at the picture below).

And there you go, with the 27th challenge post! Wow, I'm almost finished! That went by fast...

Farewell for now,

Day 26

Here's a childhood memory of mine- I remember going on a homeschool field trip to a sort of amusement park thing a looooong time ago. All I really remember is walking into a large whale's mouth and seeing Jonah inside. But, sadly, no one can back up my memory, because everyone I've asked that I think went there doesn't remember! I'm sure it wasn't a dream, because I also remember it being very warm, and lots of times my older family members and friends wouldn't go on a ride with me. :( Oh well.

Farewell for now,

Day 25

In today's post, here's a recipe for y'all. I hafta warn you, though, I'm copying it from a card my brother wrote, and his handwriting isn't the greatest, so if your lemon bars end up coming out burnt or green, it isn't directly my fault.

Lemon Bars

2 C. plus 4 Tbsp. flour. Separate.

1 C. butter-softened

1 C. powdered sugar

4 eggs

1 C. sugar

6 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. baking powder

Instructions-

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine the 2 C. flour and butter and powdered sugar. Press into 13x9" pan. Bake 20 minutes.
3. Beat eggs w/mixer. Add sugar; blend well. Add lemon juice; beat well. Add baking powder and 4 Tbsp. flower; beat well.
4. Pour mixture over hot crust; do not let cool. Bake 20-25 minutes. Dust top with powdered sugar.

And there you are! Hope you enjoy it!

Farewell for now,

Day 24 / Eldarwen's giveaway

The Bourne Identity. That's a movie I'm pretty sure at least some of you wouldn't think I'd love. I just watched it, along with the second and third one, for the second time last week. I'd forgotten how good they were! I think I might just have to put that series up to my favorite series and movie(s). (And by the way, we use Clearplay for it!)

Maybe some of you who know me more are really thinking, "Yup, that sounds like the type of movie she'd like, knowing her," but I don't know that, so I chose it anyway.

By the way, Eldarwen is having a 500th post giveaway which includes a really neat-looking Eldarwen-made bag and a pretty wallet. To go to her blog, you can click HERE.

Farewell for now,

Day 23

A way in which I want to be remembered?...Uh...I'd want to be remembered as a..................................................................................................................................................writer. Bet you couldn't see that one coming. ;) Yup, it was probably totally unexpected. But I would like to be remembered as, if not an actual has-at-least-one-book-published authoress, at least someone who loves writing.

Because y'all know how much I love it. Come to think of it, almost every challenge post I've written has been either about reading or writing. Huh, imagine that. :)

Farewell for now,

Day 22

For a website, I've (obviously) chosen NaNoWriMo. But it's not the main site, like on the button above. It's the YWP (Young Writer's Program). If you want to write a novel but don't have the right motivation, I strongly suggest this! If you have any questions about it, you can comment and I'll answer all questions if I can. Here's the link-

http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/

And here's the main site, if you want it-

http://www.nanowromo.org/

Farewell for now,

Day 21

One thing (of many) that I do differently than most people would be that I never stop reading at the end of a chapter. I stop a couple sentences into the next chapter first. I don't really know why, but I just do. :/

Farewell for now,

Day 20

For me, reading would totally be a hobby. There is rarely a day that goes by when I haven't read at least a little. And loving to read makes it even better.

Yup, that photo is pretty much how it is.

Farewell for now,

Day 19

Well, my mom said that a talent of mine would be drawing. I don't know who else has chosen this already, so I'll do it. One thing about my drawing, though, is I can't just come up with something out of my head and have it turn out even mildly good or how I wanted it to be. Kinda like this-

(That's not something I drew, by the way.) I can only draw copies of other people's work. Not trace it, but just look at the drawing, and sort of imitate it. Anyway, that's my post!

Farewell for now,

Day 18

I think a time when I felt passionate and alive was when I was while I was doing NaNoWriMo, because I honestly love writing.

And writing a thousand words every single day for a whole month was bliss. I can't wait until this coming November, when I'll get to do it again. Click on this link: HERE to go to my writing blog and get information about NaNoWriMo.

Farewell for now,

Day 17

For today's challenge, I was supposed to pick out an art piece, and so I looked through my e-mails for an amazing art piece, and I found it-

Isn't the detail amazing? And get this- it's all made completely out of sand! Here's a different view of the same thing-
I though that it was totally adequate enough to put on. Hope you liked 'em!

Farewell for now,

Day 16

I really can't think of a song that's makes me cry. Not even the happy kind of tears. So I guess I'll just name another song... Rugs from Me to You by Owl City. That song didn't make me cry, but I like it, and I thought that I should probably post about a song. Anyway, there it is!

Farewell for now,

Day 15 / Blissful Makeover

Updated! There's a great giveaway at Bliss! Just reading the button will tell you everything about it. You really should enter if you need or want a complete blog makeover! Below's the button, and you can click the link above to go to the post.

I'd say that a person I admire would be Agatha Christie. She was an amazing writer. All of her books are so complicated and so good, it's--well--amazing!

I think she even got knighted (I think that's what it's called) by the Queen of England for writing such great books. I admire her because she's such a good writer, and because I love writing myself.

Farewell for now,

Day 14

For a vacation I'd like to take, I'd love to go to Europe and stay there for about a month, just visiting a bunch of different places. Oh, that would be sooo fun!

In France, I'd go see the Eiffel Tower-

And Big Ben in England, and many more things-
Including the Roman Colliseum-
And lots more!

Hopefully I will get to go there someday....

Farewell for now,

Day 13

Ummmm... I guess a guilty pleasure of mine would be eating lots of pizza. I could eat a whole store-bought one to myself if I were allowed to.
I suppose that you can now obviously tell which food is my favorite. :)
Wow, those pictures look so good! I shouldn't have put them on here.... Now I'm really craving pizza. :/

Farewell for now,

Day 12

Actually, I can't really answer this day's challenge, 'What song do you want played at your wedding,' because I'm not planning on getting married. So, I guess this is all I can post for today's. :/

Updated- Hayley suggested I just post a peaceful song, so I'm gonna put Christofori's Dream.

Farewell for now,

Day 11

And here's a picture of me recently, at the Hunter's Safety field day-

It was a lot of fun. :)

Farewell for now,