I went to the darkside because they said they had cookies...

...and they do. Delicious, delicious cookies.

I remember when I first heard about an e-reader. To me, it sounded like an iPod for books.

And it was easy to say, that I was offended.

How dare anyone read an electronic book? I thought to myself.
You lose everything that makes a book so dang good!
The feel of the pages.
The look of the cover.
The smell of the paper.
I couldn't believe that anyone in their right mind, who called themselves a reader, would go buy such a useless object.



Well...I take it all back.


Sure the smell of a book intoxicates me. I love it. The first thing I do when I get a new book is waft the pages under my nose. ...I know. I'm really weird. Just flow with it ok? lol


But, to have all of my favorites in one place, just one click away. Is amazing.

Today, I ordered myself a new Kindle 3, in the graphite color. I even ordered rushed shipping. My mom has one, so does my sister. Now, I'm following the footsteps of people that I promised myself I would never do.
I can't wait to get my Kindle. Two days seems so far away. lol

Supernatural S6 E9: "Clap if you Believe..."

I never thought I would see the day that Supernatural would ever do an episode about faeries. LOL
But I should have known, that with Ben Edlund as the writer of this episode, he also wrote "Monster Movie." That I should have nothing to worry about. Because it was one of the funniest episodes in a long time.


Uh, Dean...he's not a fairy...

I have been waiting a long time for Supernatural to finally do something along the lines of an X-Files episode, and this was the one they decided to spoof it with. It actually really worked out well.
The town seemed to be suffering from some alien abductions, and that is what led to this special opening.



"The truth is in there..." ugh...lol

So the boys start interrogating witnesses and such, and one lady who was just a few cats short of being a cat lady, didn't believe it was aliens, but faeries.
Of course the boys laughed it off. Sam was more mean though, since he still doesn't have his soul and all.
Dean investigates the site of the last "abduction" and low and behold, he gets abducted himself!
Sam doesn't worry too much though, because he doesn't care, you know, cause he has no soul. Ok, you think me mentioning this over and over is annoying? The writers seem to be beating us over the head with this fact, we're not stupid guys!
Dean does his Dean thing and blasts his way out with his gun and knife.
Now Dean can see all the fairy folk. I wonder if this will come to play later?
This leads up to a hilarious scene in a hotel where Dean microwaves Tinkerbell. It was hilarious! I know, I'm sick.
So we find out that the local watchmaker made a deal with the faeries because he can't make watches anymore, so now they want to take all the firstborn sons.
Robert Picardo guest stars in this one. I was pleasantly surprised to see him in this episode, he brought back some fond Star Trek memories.
Anyways, he played the leprechaun that made the deal, and told Sam that he could get his soul back for him. But Sam refuses, haha, he dumps some salt in front of him and the leprechaun has to count it. That was a funnier scene also.
All in all, this episode could have been really bad, but it was great. Keep up the good work!
Next week's episode, Meg is back! And oh no, it seems there's more teaming up with demons. These boys just can't escape!
Supernatural promo for "Caged Heat."


No new episodes next week, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Supernatural S6 E8: "All Dogs go to Heaven."

After last week's episode, when we found out that Sam doesn't have a soul, you'd think that the boys would be doing all they could to wrangle it back. But, they can't. Cause Crowley is holding the reins and forcing the boys to do his dirty work for him.
In this episode, it appears that there seems to be some werewolf attacks going on in the neighborhood, and Crowley hopes the Alpha werewolf is doing all the heart eating. Why does Crowley think there's an Alpha here? Cause it's not the full moon. It's only half waxed. LOL.
But, it turns out that these aren't werewolves at all, nope, it's Skin-walkers!


Lucky the dog isn't quite who you think he is...


Wait, aren't those the same things as Shape-shifters?
In Supernatural-land, I guess not.
These guys turns themselves into dogs, get adopted, and then, when the signal is given, bite their owners and turn them into Skin-walkers.
Huh, kinda sounds like a Vampire plan we heard about earlier on...

Anyways, of course the boys kill all the Skin-walkers before it can happen, and one of the Fidos reveals himself to his family...
Shiver...I don't even want to think about Sailor being some creepy dude.
Oh well. At least he's neutered. LOL
But you do end up feeling sorry for him, and seeing him walk off as a dog was kinda sad.
I liked this episode, it wasn't the most action packed, or such a nail biter, but still fun.

The one that aired just last Friday, was "Clap if you Believe..." it's all about faeries people!



You fight those faeries Dean!

UGH! Supernatural S6 Ep7: "Family Matters."

So I am two episodes behind.
But that really doesn't matter since I write these more for myself, because I'm pretty sure that on one else reads these. ....hello? Anyone there? lol

Anyways, so my last week has been very hectic, and if there's anything that will kill my Supernatural buzz, it's math. But that was last post, time to move on.




Dean following a trail of beheaded vamps in "Family Matters."


So, in the previous episode, "You Can't Handle the Truth," Dean finally finds out something he has suspected all along, there is something wrong with Sam.

And in this episode, we learn exactly what that is, Sam has no soul. GASP! I guess, really I was hoping it would be something more interesting than that. Everyone else had pretty much guessed that already, but I guess the writers have something interesting up their sleeves for us later on.
Once that revelation is made by Castiel, we instantly travel over to G-pa Campbell and find out that his soul fine and dandy in its place, with G-Pa Campbell.
But we all know that there is still something wrong with him, and that he's hiding something from our boys. But right now, they're trying to capture the Alpha Vampire. Why? We don't know yet. Just that the boys have to go along with it.
Dean trusts no one, and Sam is just killing things that get in his way. Of course he has the whole "I have no soul" excuse, which just gets annoying after awhile. But what can you do?
So, using the GPS on G-Pa's cell, they follow him to where he's holding the Alpha Vamp.
He's a really cool, creepy old black dude, and I want to learn more about him.
He's being "tortured" by G-Pa, only he seems too strong and old for anything to work on him. Frustrated, Samuel leaves and the Alpha calls the boys in. (of course he knew he was there!) We find out from the Alpha Vamp that all of them bad creatures, when they die, go to Purgatory, and Samuel wants to know where that is.
Of course the Vamp escapes, enter some demons that were lurking about, they catch him and take him away, and Crowely makes an appearance.
He reveals that he revived Samuel and Sam, and that he's holding onto Sam's soul(which is still in the cage btw) until the boys can wrangle up all the Alphas. Huh, I guess it's too bad they already gave Crowley his bones back...lol And it turns out, that Samuel knew all of this all along! How rude of him not to divulge this information sooner...lol
All in all, a decent episode, very, very informative, but I always enjoy those.


Here's a preview of the already aired 8th episode, "All Dogs go to Heaven."
PS, Dean looks sexy with that sniper rifle. lol

Tired...

If anyone knows me at all, they know that math was never my forte. In fact, if anything, math was one of my major weaknesses. If there is anything that brings fear, self-loathing, self-doubt, and just plain anger to my mind, it's math.
Now many, many hurdles have been taken down as far as learning math goes. I've learned to slow down, and just do what I know, and take it from there. But, I still have a long way to go, especially with the level of math that I'm trying to learn right now. Which is Calculus, and let me say right here, right now, that not in any of my years as a student, would I have ever seen myself even attempting Calculus, which in of itself is a huge accomplishment.
But there comes a time, and I can feel mine sneaking up right now, that you hit a breaking point. I have retaken classes, I have attended every extra study session, and tutor sessions possible, and of course all of those have put where I am right now. But, it's beginning to feel like nothing will help me ever completely "get" this subject.
And that is what makes me feel extremely tired, and wonder if I have my priorities straight. I am going through a period of wondering whether a Science Degree is for me. As much as I want one, and as much as I have believed ever since I was a kid that-that is what I was going to do with my life; I'm beginning to think that I'm hitting my limitations.
And what really pisses me off, is that this is the only area that is holding me back. This...one...little...subject.
I have never felt so mentally tired in my life. Sure my junior year of high school was no picnic either...but, I guess I'm just sick of feeling there's more that I could be doing, when really I have no idea what else I could do! Except retake the class, which, is going to be what I need to do.
I have always wondered what I was really good at, and I usually come up with two things: working with animals, and art.
And those two things really have nothing to do with each other...LOL
Maybe an art major is really what I'm meant to do, being a Graphic Designer has always intrigued me, and maybe that will be something I will keep on the back burner for now.
But right now, I'm not going to quit until I have done everything possible to get by math.
Here's to stupid determination. LOL
OK, so this was probably really depressing. But it feels good to unload it.

Supernatural S6 E6: "You can't Handle the Truth."

I have mixed feelings about this episode. As far as it was critically, it was captivating. But, I miss my boys. They aren't the same brothers that they were in the seasons past. Curse you Ruby!
But this needed to be done. For the show to continue, the brother's relationship needs to be shaken up. We've done the whole, "I've got your back," thing already. Their relationships needs to be on the rocks. It's what makes the show interesting. LOL, this is Supernatural's version of Ross and Rachel. No one will watch if everything is dandy.



OK, so this episode was all about the truth. People were committing suicide, seemingly out of nowhere. It turns out that they were wanting the truth, and well, getting it. Until they killed themselves from grief.

Sam was the only one impervious to this truth thing, and boldly lied to Dean. To his face! I was shouting at the computer that he was lying. I think my parents were annoyed. lol.
Anyways, it turned out that a goddess of truth was in town, and even she couldn't get Sam to tell the truth, and she knew he wasn't human. GASP! Sam isn't human?! Well, actually, I think we've known this since the second season when we saw Azazel, AKA the YED, bleed into Sam's mouth when he was a baby.

Anyways, so after the goddess is killed, Sam comes clean, he says, "Oh, I knew we could turn you back to human Dean. Don't sweat it. Plus, since I'm different, I'm, like, the best hunter ever! Blah, blah, blah."

In the end, Dean gives Sam a well deserved, all be it sad, pounding.

Ok, in the next episode we find out that Sam has no soul. Hm...interesting.

"Family Matters" promo

Supernatural S6 E5: "Live Free or Twi-Hard."

...Um, wow. Last night's episode, which I got to watch on TV like everyone else, (yay!) was not as critically good as usual, when you compare it to an episode like "The End," or even as funny as "Changing Channels." It was, however, in a category all its own.
I loved this episode, if there was one you could compare it to, I guess it would be along the lines of "The Real Ghostbusters."



So, the whole opening scene had a Twilight spoof, and I was giggling the whole time. I love Twilight, but this was hysterical. The guy/vampire even had a whole RPatz vibe going on. I liked his jacket a lot. LOL

So anyways, girls are practically throwing themselves at vampires and they see this as a prime opportunity. Dean and Sam catch on and decide it's time to cut off some heads.

They track the vamps down, and gasp!!!! Dean gets turned into a vampire!!!!
But that's not the half of it. Dean gets turned, and Sam stands and watches it happen, with a fricken' smile on his face!!!! Shocking!!!!

But, holy cow, is Dean hot!!! as a vampire. I mean, he smoldered his eyes so hotly, that I thought the TV screen would melt. HMMMMM....vampire Dean. RPatz wishes he could stare like that. And Dean before you get all judgey at vampires watching people sleep, you did it too! lol

So anyways, we find out that the Alpha Vampire is recruiting to make an army of vampires, and G-pa Sam, has a cure for Dean. Sigh...no more vampire Dean.
Anyways, not a smash like "The End," or "Lazurus Rising," but in its own sense, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.
Now, I am getting the feeling that some of the fans are disappointed with the season so far. And I will admit that I had my reservations with there being a new season, especially after the show was supposed to end last season, but now I have no doubts. I am loving the new direction this show is taking and I can't wait to see where it ends.

So next week's episode is all about the truth, and that is where I hope we find out what the heck is going on with Sam!
Supernatural Season 6 Episode 6 "You Can't Handle the Truth."

Supernatural S6 E4: "Weekend at Bobby's."

I have to admit, I wasn't really looking forward this episode. I mean, I was because I was curious to see how Jensen would handle the Director's chair. So maybe it was him, or maybe it was the fact that this episode really was that good.
This is Bobby's first episode. It was all about him, and basically what he does in a day, or weekend.



It seems like he's a master at putting out fires, helping the boys, helping good old Rufus, and of course the flirty neighbor lady. (Who is also on another TV show I watch by the way. And no, for once it's not Bones.) LOL
The one thing that kept me giggling throughout the entire episode was the fact that Bobby was never able to eat his dessert. It kind of reminds me of living at home. There's always something else that comes up suddenly, and nope, Plan A is out the window.
So there seems to be a new pattern emerging with the monsters of the show. They're turning up in places that they shouldn't be. A Japanese monster in the US, a Greece monster in the US...why is this happening?
But that was kind of understated throughout this episode, because of course, it's all about Bobby tonight.
It's pretty obvious that the boys take him for granted, and I'm glad he finally gave them a good talking to. Yes Dean, please stop calling Bobby to bitch about Sam. For crying out loud, just talk to him! Stop being such a girl!
We also find out more about Crowley, and that was cool, I hope we see more about him. He's most interesting thing to pop onto Supernatural since Castiel.

Easily one of their best episodes in awhile. And I can't wait to see if Jensen directs more episodes, cause he did an amazing job on this one.


And about Friday's episode. I really can't wait for this one!!!! Dean is going to be turned into a vampire! Um so cool! Of course he's not going to stay that way, blah blah blah, but 40 glorious minutes of Dean the Vampire? Can we say this generation's Angel? Heck yeah we can!
Oh, and let the lambasting of Twilight begin!

Preview for "Live Free or Twihard"

This must be how those Michael Jackson fanatics felt..

So, I learned one week ago today, that my idol of the animal world passed away in May of 2009.

Her name was Echo.
And she was the reason I wanted to get into studying and observing animals. Specifically elephants.

Now, I know that my major has nothing to do with elephants, but I someday want to go out in the field and just watch learn, whatever I can.

Echo was 65 years old and led and guided her herd for many years. Who could ever forget when she rescued Ebony from a rival herd?



Just thinking about her death saddens me in a way I can't really understand. I never knew her personally, was never involved with her documentaries in any way, but I feel a connection to the animal that showed me my path. I don't know how many times I've watched my BBC DVD collection of her, or the American Nature episodes.

Tonight's episode now follows the herd as they deal with her death, and I know that it will be hard to watch. But it is the next chapter of her story, and like any good observer, you must deal with the happy and the sad.

ps, I put this episode on my wishlist for Amazon, I want to complete the collection as it were. lol

Supernatural S6 E3: "The Third Man."

Ok, so I watched the latest episode on Saturday, and this is my review.

Three words: "Cas is back!"



So, I think that Supernatural has finally gotten back on its feet since Kripke left the helm. That last episode had everything, humor, drama, and really bad things happening to normal people.

So, Sam and Dean are investigating a mysterious death, a cop just turned to blood. Weird. When Castiel shows up and tell the brothers that the staff of Moses has been missing since the apocalypse had been derailed.
Of course Dean just has to make a Chuck Heston joke. The brothers then wonder why they have to help Castiel since he has been AWOL for a year, and here Cas gives a very convincing and funny argument. Who knew the guy could keep his humor after being a "celestial light" for a year.
So, we also find out that Heaven is having a virtual civil war, the archangel Raphael, or as Dean calls him, "The Super Ninja Turtle Angel," wants his angels to reload the apocalypse. So the civil is between his angels and the angels that don't want the apocalypse to happen.
As the episode commences, two more people die in awfully weird Supernautrally ways.
We meet another angel, Balthazar, who had stolen the items, and a piece of salt that turned Raphael's vessel to salt.
It was a great episode, and I am soooo looking forward to Jensen's directorial debut next week.

Preview for "Weekend at Bobby's."

Analyzing the Season 6 Title Card.

So, the above video is the Supernatural Season 6 title card. Every season it's a new one, and supposedly each one has a significant meaning to the season. Last year it was an exploding drop of blood. And we all know that blood has played a key role in the brother's lives in the show. Sam's addiction, they're related, they're lineage of hunters...and well, it's the prop guys favorite set decoration.

Anyways, in this season, we have shattering glass, and then a mirror reflection. Many people I've read had suggested that this was Dean's life being turned upside down, or shattered, from Sam coming back, and him deciding to leave the domestic life.

But I think differently.

The tag line of this season is, "Trust No One."

Which makes the whole mirror image thing perfect.
From the beginning it is clear that Dean cannot fully trust Samuel C. Or any of the other Campbells. He really can't even trust Sam.

Which of course is odd, since the normal thing to do would be to trust Sam, I mean, he's Dean's brother.

Which leads me to the storyline itself, everything is off with the characters. And the writing seems a bit tweaked.
It's like looking through the rose colored glass. We're in backwards Supernatural-land, and for me, it's fun to see a fresh look at a great show.

So, this is my interpretation of the title card. For the most part, I'm probably completely off, but it's fun to speculate.

Supernatural S6 E2: "Two and a Half Men."

So, I thought last week's episode of Supernatural last week was really good. Well it didn't compare to this episode at all.

So, Sam was working a case and found a baby. So he calls on Dean for help. Of course there were a lot of men raising babies jokes, and crying jokes. But there was plenty of action and mystery. Lots of mystery.

I'm finding that I can't trust Sam or his new Hunter friends.
There are so many things wrong with them, but you can't place your finger on what it is. I can't wait to see how they back stab Dean or something and get their motives out in the open. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to seeing how this season plays out.
Oh, and major props to the writer's on the last seconds of the episode. Classic Dean, classic Supernatural.



Here's the preview for next week. Cas is back!!! Yay! And it looks like we're going down a biblical plague sideline. It feels like a more season 5 episode. We'll see. I'm really looking forward to it.

Supernatural S6 E1: "Exile on Main Street."

Ok, every week I used to post bulletins on Myspace on my thoughts about the previous episode. Now that I have an actual place to put these, I think I'll continue do that. Plus, I think here, I might have people who will actually read them. LOL





From there very first seconds you could tell that the show was different. "The Road So Far" clip had no AC/DC, only reviewed "Swan Song," the season finale, not the whole 5th season, and the color was interesting.

We then jump to Dean living the "apple pie life." While listening to Bob Seger's "Beautiful Loser," we see how his life has changed...sort of. The writers here found a clever way to parallel his home life with his hunter life.
Of course his hunting roots are always close by as Dean seems to notice there might be something going on in his town, as Wendigo like claw marks are all over town. Just as he's getting ready to jump back into his hunting routine, BAM!!! and I do mean, BAM!!! the Yellow Eyed Demon, aka Azazel, jumps him.

I screamed.

And I was excited to see my all time favorite bad guy return...if even it was for only a short time.

Of course, out of nowhere Sam shows up to save Dean. We then learn that it isn't Wendigos of the YED plaguing his town, but some Jin. We also meet more Campbells, and somehow Samuel was brought back to life.

The episode then goes mostly formulaic, they hunt the Jin, Dean gets angry at Sam and Bobby for not telling him he's alive. The Jin make a surprise attack, they still kill them, and at the end Dean still decides to stay with Lisa and Ben.

What's bugging me is that this season/episode has had bad blood since before it evened aired. I have been a fan of many shows, and have joined forums and discussion groups of other shows and movies and never have I met such critical and demanding fans. I don't know, maybe it's just the certain forum I'm on, and I have contemplated leaving it many times, but I am sick of the negativity. Granted, this episode wasn't stellar, but it was nowhere near as bad as "Fallen Idols." My review for that is in my season 5 recap blog entry. Already they're giving up just after this episode. But me? I'm ready for a shake up to the show, and eager to go back to some MOTWs. (Monster of the Week)

So, next week's episode looks creepy and looks like something out of Season 2, I am ready and can't wait to view it.

You should know, that my favorite part of every Supernatural premiere, is seeing what the next title card is, and this one ranks as one of my faves.




Here is the preview for next week's episode. It looks like another scary child episode. I like those. And for some reason, it's entitle, "Two and a Half Men." Huh...my interest is peaked for sure.

Wow...

So, here I am: I'm at home right now, house sitting for my parents. But Monday is my first day of school at OSU. I can't believe it. Going there always seemed to be the step I would take next year. Something to accomplish in the future...it is so weird to have the future here, now! And to tell you the truth, I'm scared...I mean, I'm taking Calculus for crying out loud! I hate math! But I need two more math courses for my degree...I'm almost certain that this will be the class to kill me...My sister says I need to go in with a positive attitude, I hope that helps. LOL

But for now, I'm just going to be happy that my aid came through, and I'll be able to support myself for the following term. Plus, I love my new Beavers sweater. I feel so official now. LOL

B/c I wasn't allowed to write about this one in school...

OK, I know what you're thinking. So soon Lydia? You just wrote one last night. And I say to you, "I know, I know, but this is my blog, so be quiet."

I've now found that I enjoy reviewing books I love on my blog. I feel that I get deserved names out there, even if some of them won't need it, and plus, this isn't school, so I can pick any Michael Crichton book I want. Which is what I choose today.

Jurassic Park
By: Michael Crichton



Now, this book, nor any of his others, can be what are considered "great literature." But what they do have, is fun, suspense, and outside the box ideas. I remember the first time I tried to crack the already broken spine of my brother's well worn copy of this book. I think I was about fifth grade? I don't think I even got ten pages in before my mom had it forbidden for me to read. Now before you go hatin' on my mom, you have to admit, the language and bloody content of the book may not be completely suitable for an eleven year old. Although I don't think that's the case with me, I think she just feared I might have gotten some ideas from it or something. Heck, I didn't even see the movie until I was about 13 or 14. I know, I was a more obedient child back then. lol

OK, for those of you who weren't born yet, or lived under a rock during the year 1993, "Jurassic Park" is about am extremely wealthy investor who finds a way to clone and bring to life dinosaurs. The movie features five, maybe six species, but the book has more than twenty. One of my fondest memories associated with this book, was hanging out in an empty classroom with two of my best friends administering a spelling contest to see who could spell the names of the dinosaurs the closest.

Anyway, so the park has issues (of course) and specialists are flown in to asses the safety of the park, terror and chaos ensue.

The book is quite different from the movie. As usual. First of all, John Hammond, the wealthy investor is no where near as sweet or grandfatherly as he is in the movie. In fact, he dies in the book, quite deservedly. Alan Grant actually likes kids, in fact if I remember correctly, I think it's page 56 where he says that. LOL Lex is the younger sibling and quite a spoiled brat, and Tim is the dinosaur loving older brother.

There is certainly a lot more peril in the book, surprisingly than there is in the movie. One of my favorite parts is when people are stuck in a building as raptors gnaw at metal bars to get in and eat them all. LOL

I read this book once a year all through my high school career. It sat in one pocket for five straight years in my back pack. And during free time I would pull it out and read it. I even did a prose with the famous raptor/kitchen scene. I even broke with it once. I still had braces and a palette expander so, thank goodness I had my binder, or all the judges in the front row would have been sprayed. LOL

For anyone who loves science fiction, adventure, danger, and like my mom says to me all the time, "Things eating things," and of course, dinosaurs. This the read for you. But I'm sure, that if you love dinosaurs, you've already read it. LOL

R.I.P Michael Crichton

A Childhood Wish Come True.

No, it's not going to Disneyland. (Although I finally got to do that this summer)

Or getting to the Natural History Museum in New York.

Or seeing a Broadway play.

I got to do one thing on my bucket list last summer, and it was on the top of my list.

I finally rode the Jurassic Park River Adventure....twice!!!

I was going through some old files on my computer and forgot that this video was on there. Of course I watched the whole thing with a smile on my face, even though the annoying blonde on it bugged me. I don't let it take away from the feelings I remember when the little boat was being pulled up the track. I kept thinking, "Oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm actually here!" That was quickly replaced, however, with "Oh that is so cool!" and squeals of laughter when the Parasaurolophus sprayed me with water. Then there was the 80ft drop, accompanied by the giant T-Rex head. It was really, one of the best days, ever!
In fact, my profile picture for this blog was taken while I was standing in line to ride on it the second time. It really was an awesome day.
Now, I did ride on more than one ride while I was there. There was a Mummy Roller Coaster Ride, that was in the dark and went backwards and forwards. It was awesome, I think we went on that one twice as well.

I got a t shirt and a ride photo, I don't have the ability to post those right now, but I will eventually. The ride video will just have to do for now. lol

I wish I could put the video directly on the blog, but I don't have the video on my desktop anymore. So here's the link to my facebook, where you can view it.

IMHO, the ending is the best, the screaming is hilarious. lol

I still need to design Famine, but find it's easier to fix War and Pestilence instead.

So today I had a lot of artistic feelings today. None of them are quite what I wanted. I designed two more goth wedding dresses, and re-drew two of the three Horsemen that I had already designed. Don't get me wrong, I like these version much more. But I wouldn't think that Famine would be that hard to design! ARGH, it's just like Pride from my Seven Deadly Sins project. It's been almost four years on that one, and I still haven't even got an idea for him yet. I hope that doesn't happen with Famine. Well anyways, here's the drawings I did today.

WAR



PESTILENCE



And two more dresses.

Finding I love to Bike!

So I have been biking more and more everyday here in Corvallis. I don't think that I have ever biked this much in my entire life. But I love it! Although after the first few days, my knees, ankles, thighs, and butt were very sore. But the ride to and from work is very easy. Although I think everyone else at the dairy is kinda surprised that I bike so much to and from work. Especially when it's only 3 in the morning. LOL. But if you want to know something, that is actually my favorite time of day to bike. It's cool, there's no people, specifically no cars, the lights are all green, and....it's completely quiet! I love it, just me, the air, and the ticking of my gears. The ride itself usually takes from 20 minutes to half and hour depending on lights and just how motivated I am to go as fast as I can on inclines. LOL
So anyways, I was thinking about naming my bike since I'm using it so much now. Any ideas?

Here she is:

A mint green and silver Schwinn Mountain Bike. I love this girl. Especially the springs in the frame that absorb the impact.

I found out that I have a new security blanket...

So it was my first night in the new apartment. I was getting ready for bed and realized that I was missing something. Some of you might think it was my favorite quilt, or it might have been my Bee. But no, it wasn't.

I couldn't find my retainer.

Yes, as I was crawling into my covers, I felt something was wrong. I looked around and noticed that nothing was missing from my bed and was curious. Why did I feel so weird. In my ponderous moment, I took a sip of water and it hit me. My mouth was missing my retainer.

It was already after ten o'clock, but I spent the next hour searching high and low for it for over an hour. Checking everything twice. I did find it eventually, in spot that I then remembered that I put it there. But it was very disconcerting that I couldn't find it, and then that I couldn't sleep without it.

Well, I tell you now, that I will never, ever misplace my retainer ever again. LOL

New Apartment

I'm sitting in my new apartment. Not much to say right now though. Got the internet set up. Ouch, that took a long time...thankfully Alice has an awesome computer expert friend and helped us get there. So, combined with electricity, Alice and I are looking at and extra hundred bucks a month in rent. Not too bad divided between the two of us. Once I start my job, we'll be just fine. This time, the good feelings are outweigh the bad feelings. In mid September FAFSA will kick in, and that will help big time. So with that, me and Alice having a job, mom and dad being the guardian angels they are, we should be just fine. I'm feeling a little bit more excited all the time. I can't wait to get going and starting things. Even though I am totally missing my animals right now. This Friday I'm going home to see family, my aunt is coming over and I haven't seen her in ages. I can't wait!
So anyways, here's some really bad pics of my apartment. I was too tired to really care about how good they looked at the moment. lol

our bedroom


some art


our kitchen


my awesome poster!


and my awesome cd organizer!


So I might upload some more pics later, when we have more things to organize with. And when the apartment is looking better. So this is just the preliminaries. Plus, I'll have more to write about. lol

It's the oddest feeling being both excited and terrified at the same time...

So I am sitting on my spot on the couch for one of the last times as a regular resident of the farmhouse on the dairy. It's exciting and totally terrifying at the same time. I am excited about moving on to the next stage of my life, but nerves are all over me. And it's just the usual stuff. Will I be able to pay the bills, will I end up flunking out of OSU, will I fail at life in general? Just wacky stuff like that.
Then of course I'm going to miss my babies. I have been involved with the rearing and caring for the calves on this farm for ten years. Everyday of every week, for the last ten years. And to not be involved in their lives anymore all the time saddens me greatly. I mean, I have put many hours of hard work into rearing them, and now...I have to leave it to other people, and I find I don't like that very much. LOL. I know, I know, the others will be perfectly good calf feeders, but I can't help it. They're my babies.
And then of course there's Penny, and Sailor. To not see them everyday is going to hurt as well. But I will be back for visits.
On Monday I move to Corvallis. It's a great apartment and I know that I will make lots of friends and love living there. Plus I will be working on the OSU farm, so I won't be completely separated from what I love the most. All I have to do is just keep my eye on the target, and that's my degree.

Oh, and I promised to keep you guys in the loop as far as it goes for getting published, and so far I've been rejected by two agencies. But I'm working on my third right now, and I know I'll get published eventually as long as I keep trying.
So, here's to diligence! LOL

As Comic Con comes to a close for another year...

So, as you all know, I am one of the biggest geeks out there. I think it all started when I was shown the very first Star Wars a the tender age of five, and I never looked back. All of this was soon closely followed by a love of Jurassic Park and other Michael Crichton novels as well, and a general love for dinosaurs.
It doesn't help that all of my favorite shows have featured panels.
My numero uno show: Supernatural.



Bones.



Vampire Diaries.



A new show that I am now hooked on, Dexter.



Of course then there are various movies and so and so on.

I guess the one reason why I want to go there so badly, is because there will be many, many more people there just like me. We would be in costumes, and talking about all our favorites shows(maybe future plot lines?) and movies.

Of course the best part would be seeing the panels. Just being in the same room as my fave stars would a be a thrill. Of course me and Khristina have already agreed to get our picture with Jensen Ackles. lol.

I would try to get into everything I wanted to. And maybe stay for the full four days. It would be an awesome vacation full of meeting people just like me, and seeing my favorite stars. I guess it's a pipe dream for the future. And maybe Supernatural will still be around. ;-)

More WWILFing. LOL

So I kinda have this theme going on with my blog right now, lol. Since some of you seem to like the goth wedding idea, here are some more photos for some awesomely gothy ideas!

I love this dress just as much as the first one. The black lace train is beautiful.



I would wear this makeup. But I would have a short, black veil.




And finally to cap it all off, the gloves. But mine would be lace, and I don't know if I would have them up to my elbow...maybe just my wrist.




Haha, I know it's a funny theme idea. But, with the right circumstances, it would be great. I know I'll probably just end up wearing the regular white dress...ugh...but for me, this would be awesome.

I get inspired easily I guess.

So in my last post, I showed you all a picture of a goth wedding dress that I just loved. And then I decided that I wanted my own wedding to be a really classy, goth wedding. So I was sitting in church last Sunday and came up with my own dress.
Now, I know that it will never happen, but it was a lot of fun, and I found out that I really enjoy designing goth wedding dresses. Hah, I even came up with a name for the "line."

My dream wedding dress boutique would be called "'Til Death...wedding and bridesmaid dresses." And it would cater specifically to brides who wished to have a brilliantly gothy, wedding.

So here's the first dress.



I might post more from my "line" but this is the best one out of the three that I have drawn. I love it when I get these weirdo impulses, even though nothing will come of it, it's still fun to dream.

Please don't judge me!

OK, so this just goes to show that I am a terrible WWILF'er (what was I looking for?) am when I go onto the internet to look things up.
So I was looking up lyrics for a song, "Wedding Plans," the ending song on Howard Shore's Eclipse Soundtrack. So as I was typing out "wedding," GOOGLE in all its genius gives you drop down options. And what did I see? "wedding dresses gothic."
Needless to say I was intrigued.
So I click on it, and a whole bunch of images pop up, and this dress caught my attention right away.



Now I was never one to think about getting married, the only thought I put into my wedding was that it was going to be as cheap and simple as possible. But now....I don't know having a really nice, classy goth wedding sounds simply awesome!

There's a reason why my blog title...is my blog title.

So, like I said in my Facebook page today, I have worked for a decade on the farm, and I have never been severely kicked in all those years. So now here I am less than 3 weeks from moving away, and I get popped in the abdomen!

My dad just bought six new heifers and they are not used to being here yet. So in other words, they don't know us yet and are very touchy and flighty. Well to make a long story short, me and my dad were trying to check her quarters, and my usual job is to hold the animal's tail to keep them still. But I couldn't get a firm hold and she jumped up and popped me just over my left hip bone. And I have pictures.

I tell my cows many times that I wish they would stay the size they are as calves, because they are much more easier to work with....and they tend to be a lot nicer too. LOL



Here is the hoofprint:



This is me in the shirt, and don't get me wrong, I'm not happy about being kicked, I'm happy that it didn't hurt too much.

Time Keeps Going...

So I'm into the third almost fourth week of waiting for a reply from the Agency...it's a loooong wait. I'm going to wait another three weeks before I decide to move on elsewhere. I really hope I don't have to though. Because this agency seems to be like such a perfect fit for me. But if they don't think it fits with them, then I need to find someone who does. It's just hard to keep waiting. I'm getting to a certain point where I know if they want more they'll send an email, but at the same time am losing hope.

But hey, even Stephanie Meyer, and JK Rowling didn't get called the first time either. So, there will always be more choices. I just keep telling myself that.

My Last Evening in California.

I had a wonderful time here in a somewhat sunny California.
I left Sunday morning and flew down, first to San Jose, and then down to LAX. It was weird, because when I went to Hawaii, I didn't mind flying at all. And even then, this time I had a much nicer trip down. But I did not enjoy the flying. I think it had everything to do with take off and landing. My ears did not like the pressure change, nor the pilot's constant tilting of the plane. I wanted to read and listen to music, but instead I found myself leaning back on the seat with my eyes closed, sipping on my little soda.

But once I landed and slept, then it was nothing but fun. On Monday, it was a shopping day. Khristina took me to a HUGE shopping mall, where there was way too much to want to buy. Instead I settled for a cute headband:





some hand rubs:





and a roller tube of perfume. I know, some of you are saying, more perfume? But hey, I'm going through the stuff. Plus, I'm finding that I love to collect designer perfumes. lol



The next big thing we did was take a trip to Disneyland. Since it was my first time, and she hadn't been in years, we wanted to splurge and go for the 1 Day Park Hopper Pass. That meant we had access to the whole park all day and could go between California Adventure and Disneyland. We did everything. Pirate, Thunder Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones...
We did go on Splash Mountain, but just before we were about to hit the first drop, the ride broke! Psshhhh....

Here we are, stuck on the ride.



We both got the same headband, they were our "safety buddy" system for Disneyland. LOL. They were quickly traded for our Minnie Ears:




Just as we left, outside of California Adventure, California was spelled out in huge colorful letters, we posed with the ones that we open. Because other people were posing on them as well. Here are my faves:









Finally, this must be my favorite pic out of all of them. This was taken just after I went on the roller coaster ride called, The California Screamin'. Screamer is right, we lost our voice after riding that one. And it was one of the most intense rides I can remember being on. LOL, all it did was make me want to take a trip to Six Flags. Some day baby, some day.




Here's a pic of the roller coaster.




I had a great time here. But I do look forward to going back to a much calmer, more quiet Oregon. California, for me, is a great place to visit, but I don't think that I could ever live here. I love my mild climated, less traffic, everything closes at 8 Oregon. This place does however, have some awesome theme parks. And my next park on the to do list is Six Flags.

Now, tomorrow morning there will be a very long 16 hr drive. Here's to a peaceful, stress free road trip.

I Promised.

I said that I would keep you guys, my few and faithful readers updated on my goals to get my Alphabet book published. So here is the latest update. This morning I sent in my query letter, manuscript, and three (yes i finally picked a third letter. took me long enough, i know. LOL) sample letters. I got an automatic email sent to my inbox telling me that my email went through, and if I don't hear back from them within 6 weeks to move on elsewhere. So, now I wait...I guess the timing is good, I'll have work to keep me busy, and I'll be going to California in about a week so my mind will be occupied. That way I won't sit at my email all day pressing f5 over and over again. LOL.

So here's the the two letters I picked from.



I almost, almost went with this one. I really liked 'I.' I thought it was cute and artistically good. But when I thought about the work that went into 'O,' it was a no-brainer. So I sent in 'O' with 'Q' and 'C.'





So I guess I'm hoping you guys will send out good thoughts for my book. I really hope this works out. Only time will tell. LOL I was always really reserved about sending in my letter, but now, in the last week or so, it just felt right. And so many times I haven't listened to my instincts, and now, this time, I decided that I should listen to them.

Here's to the long wait!

Finally Picked a Cover!

I finally picked a cover design, and not only that, I finished it! So it hasn't been lying in my notebook as just a pencil sketch, it is fully drawn and colored. So, now the unveiling. LOL.



If you would like a gander at my five other drawings/sketches, here is the link to my facebook page. It has all my other letters and poems as well. Let me know what you think!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31350796&id=1307546666#!/photo.php?pid=31350796&id=1307546666&fbid=1488655458839

This book has taken years, but I am so happy with how it had turned out so far. With the progress I made in the last few months, I hope that by the end of the next week, at the latest, to send out the query letter......eeek! And don't worry, I'll keep you posted. ;-)

Supernatural Season Five in Review

I have mixed feelings about this season. It had easily the best episodes ever from the show, and some of the worst...cough, cough, Paris Hilton...gag.
So now that it has finished for another season, and the finale has had its chance to percolate in my mind, I have decided to write a small review while traveling through each episode. So let's get to it, because there are 22 of them.

S5E1: Sympathy For the Devil..
This was one of their better episodes of the season. Granted, it had none of the power that Lazarus Rising did. The season 4 premiere, but hey, it's hard to compete with the angel twist. This episode also introduced us to Becky the superfan. As we know, Carver Edlund, a prophet, wrote every episode into a book, and she loves them. And we fans all know, that this is a jab at us. No thanks Kripke. We also met a sad, very sad Nick. Played by Mark Pellegrino. Some of you may know him from Lost as Jacob. He turned out to be Lucifer's vessel. And Lucifer got permission right at the end of the episode. And we also found out that Dean is the Arch Angel Michael's vessel. Solid effort. B+

S5E2: Good God Y'All
This one wasn't one of my faves, not until I re-watched it last night. Here we meet one of the Horsemen, War. Who drives stunning Cherry Red 60's Mustang. He made a whole town think that they were being attacked by demons, when really they were just people. We also see how Sam deals with being put back into a demon blood situation. And you can tell he's not taking it well. Ellen and Joe come back for this episode, along with good old Rufus. I gotta say, it was like slipping into your favorite blanket watching this episode, because we got equal parts classic rock, returning characters, and an awesome MOTW(monster of the week). With a decent arching storyline to go with. It was like watching a classic SN episode, but with Season 5 issues. A-

S5E3: Free to be You and Me
At the end of "Y'All" Sam decides the risk of him falling off the wagon was too great, so he and Dean decide to split for awhile. Now Dean and Castiel team up to find God's vessel. We also find out that there is such a thing as holy oil that can trap an angel. They then speak to the angel Raphael and he thinks that Lucifer, not God brought Castiel back to life. Raphael killed Castiel at the end of "Lucifer Rising." This episode is more of an expository ep, and doesn't delve into any real issue. We do see how Cas would act at a brothel though, and that was one of the funniest parts of the season. C+

S5E4: The End
If Supernatural had a greatest hits set of episodes, this would be one of them. Dean is sent five years into the future, Zachariah is trying to prove a point to get Dean to agree to being Micheal's vessel. But remember, we are all about Team Free Will here. This episode just shows how good an actor Jensen Ackles really is. He had to act with himself for more than half the episode. Here we find out just how cruel and calculating he comes when it comes to icing the Devil. Who now occupies Sam's body. Castiel is no more than a human, Chuck tells 2009 Dean to hoard toilet paper like it's gold, and 2014 Dean kills his friends with no hesitation. Whoa, that's a lot to take in. By the end of the episode, killer Dean is wiped out by Lucifer and still nice Dean has a chat with him. Lucifer tells him that he might as well say 'yes' because there is no way to get around this. Dean is then transported back to the present. He knows what he has to do, and he calls Sam. Because killer Dean hadn't spoken to Sam in five years. Go Team Free Will! A+

S5E5: Fallen Idols.
A pagan god is killing people, and Paris Hilton is the form it takes at the end of the episode. And it really is Paris Hilton. Need I say more? There is a funny House of Wax joke. F

S5E6: I Believe that Children are Our Future
Here we meet the future Anti Christ. I didn't really get the point of this episode, maybe only because we had an Apocalypse theme going on here, but that's the only reason I feel they did this one. Two bummer episodes in a row. I was starting to get worried. It was funny when the kid turned Cas into an action figure though. I kinda wanted one. C-

S5E7: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
This episode was getting better, not quite one of my favorites, but it was starting to achieve the old SN flavor that I missed. Dean plays a poker game that uses years of your life as the currency and Dean loses fifty. The actor who played old Dean was awesome! And Sam gets Herpes at the end of the episode, setting up a great gag for the next episode. B-

S5E8: Changing Channels.
This one goes right to the top of the list with "The End." Well you have to know that the trickster episodes are my favorite anyways. But this one takes the cake. Completely wiping out "Monster Movie," as my funniest SN episode. Sam and Dean get stuck in TV land, they have to play in a Japanese game show called "Nut Cracker," you figure that one out. They go through Grey's Anatomy, CSI, Knight Rider, and a formula comedy. All with their own Herpexia commercial, points to last episode, and their own theme song opening set to a 70's vibe. You want to see these snippets, look them up on Youtube, they're all over. And totally worth the search. A+

S5E9: The Real Ghostbusters.
Now I should be very offended by this episode, because everything in it, does nothing but make fun of me. A loyal and devout fan. But I can't help but laugh at myself, and find this one to be a great laughing break from the very depressing Apocalypse storyline. I know most fans weren't happy with this one, but to them I say, "Lighten up." A nice MOTW storyline with some awesome ghosty action. A

S5E10: Abandon all Hope.
And now I know why Kripke put us on a comedy tour, because the next episode was a doozer. Another episode that could easily put itself on the greatest hits list. Spoilers if you don't want to know. We start out with Dean and Sam, and Castiel meeting up with Ellen and Joe. The plot here is to kill the Devil with the colt. Crowley, a powerful crossroads demon gave them the colt back, because he doesn't want Lucifer in power. He knows Lucifer wants everything to himself and will kill all the other demons, and Crowley kinda likes what he had now. So, the team heads to a town where omens tell where Lucifer is going to raise Death. The fourth and final and most powerful Horseman. Once in the deserted town, we meet up with an old time friend, Meg, now played by some one time Bones actress. Side note: it's amazing how many Bones actors and such end up on SN. lol. She has some nice little Hellhounds with her and she's gonna use them on the group. In short, there's a chase and Joe gets wounded. Here, I was like aw crap, I know who's gonna die now. Cause they said two huge characters were gonna bite it in this ep. I already began to cry.
Just because it's so powerful, I'm going to let you watch it for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o1xL-UotX8

S5E11: Sam, Interrupted.
This episode looked awesome. I couldn't wait for the winter break to be over to be able to watch it. But sadly, there was just something so...off with the writing...I couldn't put my finger on it. All the characters seemed wrong, and everything was rushed at the end. But we did get to deal with Sam's anger issues, and hey, Mental Asylum episodes are always fun.
So I say, C.

S5E12: Swap Meat.
This episode wasn't what I was expecting. When I read the synopsis of the episode, I thought it was going to be Sam and Dean switching bodies. And then again, when the intro played, I thought Jared who was going to be playing the teenager and so on. I thought having Jared play the teen would have been better than what they did in the episode, but I still enjoyed it. Anyways, a teenager steals Sam's body, and Sam gets put into the teen's body. It was funny and intense at the same time. Overall, not bad. B-


S5E13: The Song Remains the Same.
Originally title, "Back to the Future II," Sam and Dean go back in time to see their parents again. I like the new title much more, in fact, it was changed so soon before the air date, that our paper listed it with the original title. lol. Anna, the angel, doesn't want the Apocalypse to happen, so she goes back in time to kill Sam and Dean's parents. The Winchester family car ride scene was one of them most memorable scenes in the season and Spoiler, Anna got a kick a$$ death scene. Another Greatest Hits ep. A-

S5E14: My Bloody Valentine.
For those Jensen Ackles fans, we love the inside joke with the title. For those of you who don't get it, go IMDB Jensen Ackles. This was the most awesomely disgusting episode ever. Just think of what Famine does to you, and a picture starts to form. The opening scene alone would leave you with your jaw in your lap. I'm not sure I can discuss what actually happens, I can't believe the sensors passed it. But it made for an amazing episode. And we also found out why Dean wasn't affected by Famine. Because he's dead inside. Ouch. And Sam fell off the wagon on demon blood, but that was because he was then able to finish off Famine. Great episode. A+

S5E15: Dead Men don't Wear Plaid.
Like the Antichrist episode, this one seemed like just something to fill the week with. Really, another zombie ep? OK, don't get me wrong, I'm all for some awesome zombie action, but come on, having Bobby kill his wife twice is not only torture for him, but for us as well. Eeh, C-

S5E16: Dark Side of the Moon.
When ambushed by hunters aware of their angelic situation, Sam and Dean are shot and killed. In Heaven Castiel urges them to search for an angel named Joshua who can help them find God. Meanwhile Zachariah is searching for them in Heaven. That's about it. Plus we meet up with Pamela and Ash. C+

S5E17: 99 Problems
Cleverly the 99th episode. I was annoyed by this episode, another profit ep? But boy was I proved wrong. This was a great episode, with a profit daughter turning out to be the Whore of Babylon. Showing just how cowed we humans can be. Plus, Dean was able to kill her, which he shouldn't have been able to do. B+

S5E18: The Point of No Return.
This was the 100th episode, but felt kind of bland. With the return of Adam and Lisa being the only thing that really shocked during the episode. And the death of Zachariah, finally! But otherwise, it was a formulaic SN ep. C+

S5E19: Hammer of the Gods.
Yay! Another trickster ep! The best thing about it though was Kali's belt. That was something you'd see in an Ed Hardy catalog. lol Plus all the other gods are pissed about the Christian Apocalypse and want to do something about it. But Loki, cough, cough, Gabriel tells them not to do anything because Lucifer would wipe the floor with them. They don't listen, Lucifer kills them all and has a showdown with Gabriel and kills him. Tear, bye-bye Gabriel. Sniff, sniff. But in a porn video, lol, Gabriel tell the boys that if they can get all four Horsemen rings, they can open a door to shove Lucifer back in. Awesome. A-

S5E20: The Devil You Know.
Crowley decides to help the brothers locate Death and Pestilence. So they decide to infiltrate a mega drug business. This business just happens to be run by Death and Pestilence's handler who is planning on releasing the Croatoan virus on the whole human population, masking it as nothing other than the H1N1 vaccine. lol. They capture him, Brady, but he refuses to give anything up, and instead sends Pestilence after the brothers. B-

S5E21: Two Minutes to Midnight.
Pestilence is out and he is bad. Well, really gross anyways. Sam and Dean find him at a local nursing home and decide to go for him. But he is hard to get to, because they're human and he decides to give them Stage 4 cancer. But Castiel is there to save the day! Barely anyways. But Pestilence says it's too late and that things are in motion that can't be stopped. The "H1N1 vaccine." In a funnier moment, Bobby lends his soul to Crowley to find Death, and Death and Dean have a chat. Dean promises to use Sam to defeat the Devil and Death gives him his ring. He also decides not to blow up Chicago cause he likes their pizza. lol. Plus, Death get the coolest opening scene, EVER! Here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbV77zYDhhg

A+ for this episode.

S5E22: Swan Song.
If y'all thought that Abandon all Hope was painful, it was nothing compared to this episode. I have already reviewed it in whole, so I'll just give my grade. A+

Season 5 overall.
It's hard to judge this season. It had its best and its worst. But, like any book I read, it's the ending that really matters, and that is where I'm going to give this Season a solid A. Because it made up for all the faults of this season, easily.

Making a Pipe Dream come True...

Ever since I was very little, stories and books have fascinated me. And that in turn would give me dreams of my own, those of which included getting my own book published one day. With success stories like J.K Rowling and Stephanie Meyer, it's hard not to dream about your story becoming the next New York Times Bestseller. And I have written small stories since I could write. But the odds are very slim and I would be happy with just my name, under my title.
I have three books written right now. And I have to say, that I love them, my best friend Sarah likes them. LOL, I remember when she would beg me for the next part because I would always stop right there. My reasoning's were that I needed to let the story sit and marinate a little before I would continue it, and she understood that, it's just that she wanted to know what happened next NOW! LOL, and I totally know where she comes from with that.
But I am not blogging about "The Society" right now. No I am blogging about one little project that could possibly turn into something better.
A few years ago, when I had just left high school, about two weeks or so, my mom gave me an idea when I held a sheet of stickers in my hand. I wanted an art project for the summer, and I sat at my favorite seat on the couch looking out our window.
You see, the sheet of stickers in my hands, were of an alphabet, but it was different. The letters were decorated with items that corresponded with that letter. I thought out loud that it would be cool if I did my own alphabet. And mom said, "Well why don't you?" And then it hit me, a Dinosaur Alphabet Book.
Now, I knew I had challenge before me, the notes on the back of the sheet of stickers said that it took the artist two years to complete the collection she had there. I didn't really think I had the drive or the skill to do it. But once I got the first five or so done, I realized that this was EXACTLY what I wanted to be doing.
And low and behold, three-ish years later, I have a complete set of letters, complete with their own poems and letterboxes. In a month or so, maybe, just maybe less, I plan on sending it in to possibly get published. Today I finally got a draft of a Query Letter that I don't think I'll end up deleting completely. I'll probably alter it and such, but this time, I don't think the entire thing will end up in my recycle bin like it's twenty or so predecessors have. LOL.
Maybe I might put it up here for your opinions, but for now I think I'll just stick with posting the 2 out of the 3 letters I plan on sending in for my pitch.
I'm only posting 2 because I haven't been able to pick a third yet, and I might post it when I finally do.
So here they are, Q and C.

"C" Dino: Carnotaur, Letterbox: Ceratopsians
Carnotaur, the name brings fear.
Sounding mighty, strong, and full
But there is a truth you should hear.
The name means, "meat-bull."




















"Q" Dino: Quetzalcoatlus- Letterbox: The Mayan Rune
Quetzacoatlus soars amongst the mist over all he can see.
Flying with no fear amongst the fog.
For why should he?
When he is named for a god?

Last March...er...(Drive) of the Ents!...um...(Truck)

^^^^ My 1990 Ford Ranger, Troy.

After three faithful years, today I had to say goodbye to my Ford Ranger, Troy. He served me pretty well these last years getting me to and from school, to my friend's houses, to movies, Dairy Princess events...the list goes on and on. And oh yeah! How could I forget, I would blast my awesome class rock collection out the windows during the hot, dry summers, and then....when the windows were mercifully rolled up, would sing along with my favorite musicals.
I will say that I will miss the little guy, but it was time to move on. I sold it to a very eager man in need of a truck. And now I can pay off my credit card and go on my California trip, debt free! With a little left over even...heehee!
Troy, you have done well, hope you get to make another person happy.

Below: The now empty parking space in which he used to sit.




This is actually one of my favorite photos. It is a bumper sticker that I once had on my truck. It says:
"I never received my letter from Hogwarts, so I am moving to Forks to live with the Cullens."