Had a killer lesson today. Everything hurts. That is a good thing.
It's funny, every time I think I'm getting a grasp with riding, and maybe I'm getting pretty darn skilled, I realise it's the tip of the iceberg. Like seriously, I'm not even close.
Christina was filling in for Rachelle today, so she was my instructor. She is a killer instructor. First off, I was riding Bright for the first time. He's a big mover, like Lacey and Elie, and very trained like Elie. It was also windy, so he was skittish sometimes.
Anyway, we worked on my equitation big time. I thought I was doing pretty good. Wrong. Perhaps when I first started riding I sat up straight. Maybe never. All I know is, even though I feel straight, I've been learning forward which makes me off balance. First off, that explains why I still haven't gotten the hang of cantering. Second, when I'm using proper equitation I feel like I'm learning backwards. It's very strange. I had to concentrate very hard to keep in proper position, keeping my seat, posting, keeping my shoulders back, sitting tall, etc. So by the time I got off, my legs ached and so did my shoulders, and even my abs. That's really good though. I've never felt it in my abs, because I haven't been engaging them enough. And another thing, when I cantered it was sooooo much easier! When I was using the proper seat I was able to stay in the saddle (still holding on). It was wayyy easier, and if I can work on getting my eq perfect, then cantering will be way easier. After all, when cantering Rachelle is always saying "lean back" like a million times. But then I feel off balance. When in reality I'm off balance when I'm "balanced." Get me? Ahhh, horseback riding is hard.
At one point, Christina took a long crop, and slid it behind my back, and I used my elbows to hold it in place. That really firmed up in my mind how far back my shoulders needed to be. And of course I rode that way for a while (only walking. Maybe I could have handled trotting like that on another horse, but not Bright).
Overall it was such a great lesson, and I officially need to work daily on my posture. Also, I think I seriously want to buy an exercise ball. They're both fun, and can help me work on leg strength and balance. I'm really dedicated to learning to ride, and since I'm only riding once a week now I especially need all the help I can get. And now that I've realise a large factor in what's holding me back, I want to put everything into fixing it.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
A Grand Adventure
As you may have noticed, I don't post very regularly anymore. And I've come to this conclusion.
There was a time in my life that I think this blog really helped me. I was able to create different blog designs, which heaven knows I adore creating things over and over. With each template I got better. I also had a chance to explore my voice. Obviously I don't mean my literarl voice, but my voice of writing when just talking about everyday life. I dunno what other's think, but I like it. I can see a change in how I talk from my old posts. I think this blog has helped me a lot.
Now don't get worried here, I'm not closing this blog down. I just wanted to let my few followers know that I won't be posting very often. This way it's more official. My time of using this journal blog may be coming to a close, maybe not. What I do know, is that I'm not going to be posting regularly, though I'm sure I'll pop on here from time to time. I still love this blog.
Now I'm moving onto a new project. The kind of blog I've tried and failed to have before. But this time I'm doing it a little differently. I'm still designing the blog (and having wayyy too much fun doing it). It's going to have a more particular theme, and yet I'm retaining the freedom to write like this blog. Like a journal. Because writing factual posts that are perfect and pretty turns me off. Granted, I've done that with history posts, and I do enjoy it. But if I had to do it regularly it would become a chore, more than a fun blog.
This new blog will detail a few prominent things that are coming out in me. My interest in homesteading, and eating healthy (possibly with some equestrian stuff on the side). It doesn't have an exact theme, but I want to write specifically about all my adventures in getting chickens again, gardening, and all the building projects I'm hoping to do. I want to find recipes and compile them, as well as possibly try and make my own recipes (never really done that before, so that'll be interesting). Since the new year I've gone off processed sugars, and dairy. I don't plan on ever going back on, and these past two days I went through the baking craze of my life. Even though it was healthy, I still felt sick because I ate only that. Not good.
So that's the plan with my new blog. I want to try and post regularly on it, which is also a reason as to why this blog is halfway shutting down. I know all too well that keeping up with two blogs is tough (tried it. Didn't work). It's a lot of writing, and brainwork. Even if I'm just writing like I am now, about life events. Not to mention the fact that I want to write all twelve or whatever number of novels sometime in my lifetime, and that's more time writing. Besides, this new blog can factor in a little bit of my normal life. It just won't focus on it.
And so I end this post saying, it has been a grand adventure with this and my old blog. I will cherish all the memories I have recorded, and from time to time I will add on. But I think a new chapter of my life is starting. 2016 feels like something fresh. And I can't wait to explore it.
There was a time in my life that I think this blog really helped me. I was able to create different blog designs, which heaven knows I adore creating things over and over. With each template I got better. I also had a chance to explore my voice. Obviously I don't mean my literarl voice, but my voice of writing when just talking about everyday life. I dunno what other's think, but I like it. I can see a change in how I talk from my old posts. I think this blog has helped me a lot.
Now don't get worried here, I'm not closing this blog down. I just wanted to let my few followers know that I won't be posting very often. This way it's more official. My time of using this journal blog may be coming to a close, maybe not. What I do know, is that I'm not going to be posting regularly, though I'm sure I'll pop on here from time to time. I still love this blog.
Now I'm moving onto a new project. The kind of blog I've tried and failed to have before. But this time I'm doing it a little differently. I'm still designing the blog (and having wayyy too much fun doing it). It's going to have a more particular theme, and yet I'm retaining the freedom to write like this blog. Like a journal. Because writing factual posts that are perfect and pretty turns me off. Granted, I've done that with history posts, and I do enjoy it. But if I had to do it regularly it would become a chore, more than a fun blog.
This new blog will detail a few prominent things that are coming out in me. My interest in homesteading, and eating healthy (possibly with some equestrian stuff on the side). It doesn't have an exact theme, but I want to write specifically about all my adventures in getting chickens again, gardening, and all the building projects I'm hoping to do. I want to find recipes and compile them, as well as possibly try and make my own recipes (never really done that before, so that'll be interesting). Since the new year I've gone off processed sugars, and dairy. I don't plan on ever going back on, and these past two days I went through the baking craze of my life. Even though it was healthy, I still felt sick because I ate only that. Not good.
So that's the plan with my new blog. I want to try and post regularly on it, which is also a reason as to why this blog is halfway shutting down. I know all too well that keeping up with two blogs is tough (tried it. Didn't work). It's a lot of writing, and brainwork. Even if I'm just writing like I am now, about life events. Not to mention the fact that I want to write all twelve or whatever number of novels sometime in my lifetime, and that's more time writing. Besides, this new blog can factor in a little bit of my normal life. It just won't focus on it.
And so I end this post saying, it has been a grand adventure with this and my old blog. I will cherish all the memories I have recorded, and from time to time I will add on. But I think a new chapter of my life is starting. 2016 feels like something fresh. And I can't wait to explore it.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
2015 Recap
♫ All this time I was finding myself ♪
And I didn't know I was lost
Onward to pictures I found on Facebook because otherwise there'd be none! Woo! Also, there are a few of my instagram photos. But mostly I stole them from others 'cause I don't really do much photography. Not yet anyway. Once I finish saving up for a proper camera that will be a different story. Also, I'm putting this in no particular order because that would be chaos. To me at least.
Ah yes, that time Lilly stole Tommy. The first time we totally staged it, but this time I was out front dancing while she snuck into my room and stole him. Good times. I hope your museum is going well Lilly?
BROADWAY TIME! This was a year of many broadway shows and it was MAGICAL.
Meeting ANDY, YEEEAAHHH!! Ahhh that was amazing, I was totally starstruck and couldn't really speak. Also, I'm not good with people, so that probably had something to do with it.. Let's add that to my new year's resolutions. XD
Meeting ERIK AHHHHHHH
AND GALINDA ERMAGERD
Not entirely sure what's going on here. But I look like Mary just offended my great ancestors or something. XD This was at one of the many parties we had. Not sure which one.
Volunteering at History Flight with the Pleticha's. Man, I've known Elie since... forever pretty much. Not totally sure I remember a time when we didn't know them. XD
Basically Tiana and I in a nutshell. As you can see we get along so well.
This was sometime within the first month or two of when I first arrived at the stable. Back when I couldn't really control Luna. I wonder if I could now...
At the tulip fields. That felt like forever ago... which I suppose it was.
Maybe it's just me, but I can totally see how I didn't entirely know what I was doing here. XD Good gosh I need to bend my elbows a little more. And lean back a little more. And engage my core. Hehe, I've learned a bit since then.
Awwww, back when Scooby was at the stable. I never rode him, but I heard he was pretty naughty. I think he bucked a person or two off before he left. He looks all adorable here, but trust me his only stayed still for like .5 seconds before he pulled back. Though that's typical of horses. They don't pose.
May the Fourth (be with you). Good times, good times.
Now THAT was a memorable day. Had my first time impromptu galloping session. XD This was after the fact of course. Quite the crazy ride, and yet I didn't fall off. Not sure how. Thank goodness Rachelle was there. If she hadn't I probably would have fallen off on purpose just to get off Gigi. XD
Oh yeah, that time we visited Stonehenge while it was like A MILLION degrees out! Okay really it's a remake, obviously. It was really cool. I would have wanted to stay there all day if it wasn't so painfully hot outside. And if we weren't on our way home from Oregon. There's always that.
Throwback to that time as Tiana's graduation where we stole Lilly's phone. This is the only picture we took that I look halfway decent in. XD And of course Bethany looks like a beauty queen, as always.
And finally a little collage of some of my Instagram photos, which is about the only way I post pictures on the internet. And I managed to get locked out of my account. Yay me. There's my first time having butterbeer, and when I got my first chocolate frog (I got the card for Voldemort). That time I mysterious got my Hogwarts acceptance letter, which I finally got Evangeline to confess to. I know you read my blog, and so I say THANK YOU EV! And finally a stack of Romanov books. Both ones I own, and library books. I have more on the way from Amazon. >:)
So now that we've gone through an epic collage of my year, it's time to get down to it.
For starters, this year was really huge for me, because after five years, a spark was rekindled into a flame (that's such a poetic way to put it XD). In other words, I got to start being around horses again.
I am still absolutely giddy every time I go to the stables, even though it's been nine months since I first started. Cleaning stalls is still one of the funnest things I do. Dropping hay is ridiculously fun, and working with never before ridden horses is so fun. Riding gets more amazing each time I swing into the saddle. With all this, I ask myself, if I hadn't had to wait would I feel this way?
After I stopped riding at my last barn, due to financial issues, I could only wonder when I could ride again. At first it was really hard, and I was hard on myself. My way of coping started as me resigning myself to the fact that I would never be able to ride in my teens. Not until I was an adult, and could pay for it myself. But eventually God did what he's always done to help me. I got distracted. There was a long time that I forgot about horses. That they were my passion.
So I forgot. Almost five years of forgetting. Then one day, I just wanted to ride so badly. God said it was time, and all of a sudden I couldn't get it out of my head. I tried one stable, but it didn't work out. Then I found All Starr. In a matter of one week of contacting Rachelle, I was out at the stable working and it hasn't stopped. So I think back to my question, would I still feel so excited, like I described above, if I didn't wait? Honestly I don't know. But if I had the choice to start riding again, right after I stopped six years ago, I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Sure, I'd be a better rider. I'd probably be jumping, my dream since I learned what horses were. But I wouldn't be who I am today and I like this person I've become. So yeah, I'd choose to wait.
Another thing about this year, Misophonia. I discovered I had it a little over a year ago. At the time, that was a huge relief. Not gonna lie, I thought I was going insane. Before we found out, it was... driving me crazy. And that's the understatement of the century. Since we've discovered it, there's been a lot of growing. It's a hard condition to live with, both if you have it, or if a family member has it. Considering my sister has it, and I also have it, I get the brunt of both sides. Ug.
Misophonia is... how can I put this lightly. A nightmare. Yeah, that's a fairly good description of it. It's gotten better. Well, not really. My symptoms have worsened these past few months. But the relating to it in my family has gotten better. So that's how it's gotten better (and sugar might be the cause of why it's gotten worse. I've been having a lot lately, so I'm going off again. For good this time). I've had a lot of breakdown lately. I really hate them. There are two options. Either rage, which sucks, or I turn the rage into sorrow. I never naturally cry at a trigger, but I can make myself, and honestly that's almost the better option. I mean it's still really horrible, but it's so much easier to pray when you're sad then when you're ready to punch someone.
Yesterday I had a particularly bad breakdown. I'm okay now, but at the time I was seriously freaking out. I decided to cry instead of rage, and I just sorta sat at my desk for a long time and just cried. Until I finally asked for help, which eventually made it better.
So yeah, that's the dose of severe reality as to what my life is like. On a more happy note there is this song that makes me super happy that I related to Misophonia. It's called Stand by You by Rachel Platten. Whenever I listen to it I just think about my family and my friends surrounding me to help me with it. The lyrics really strike me too, one particular part being "Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through." And I dunno. It just reminds me so much of my Miso, and is kind of like a warm reminder that I'm not alone. I forget that sometimes.
This year was also quite amazing, because 841 Films was started. Sometime in January. Since then we've grown really close to great friends. It's been an amazing journey making films together, and getting to know one another better. And now in our next super top secret film, I'll be one of the two main roles. I'm super scared, but also excited, but mostly scared. XD
Ah yes, and this year I made my first composition! My first four actually, though I've only posted three. I've yet to record the fourth, and possible add instruments. That's been a lot of fun, and I know I have a long way to go, but I hope one day I can be half as good as Brunuh Ville, or Adrian von Ziegler. They're two of the biggest reasons that I started composing. So my hats off to them.
Finally I want to end this post with my new year's resolution. I'm actually going to make one, and hopefully follow through with it. So here it is:
To start exercising regularly
To stop eating all processed sugar, and dairy
To (attempt to) grow a full garden
To complete a full album of music
To finish editing She-Wolf so I can get critiques from friends and family
To pray for help for my Misophonia everyday
Wish me luck! And lemme know what your resolution is. :) Happy new year everybody!
Thursday, December 17, 2015
The Force Woke Up
I SAW THE FORCE AWAKENS OMG IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
I just... I can't even. Because spoilers are the worst, and this movie has A LOT of them, I will write nothing more.
Mostly I wanted to make a quick post to say that I saw it. And just. Oh gosh. Jee. Yeah. I'll just say it was incredible. It truly was.
It was my first premier (well, technically not, but first like huge real movie premier). It was great. I've always been in a near empty theater, and the audience laughed and cheered and it was great. We were in that theater for like, five hours. It was... arg, just incredible. That'll all I will say, just incredible.
Also, you need to watch it. Like, go to your local theater and watch it. You will not be disappointed.
Also, Tiana, CALLED IT. I SOOO CALLED IT. (And I'm not talking about how I "predicted" that Threepio would come back a ripped war hero. You know what I'm talking about. And too my other followers, no I did not literally think that. We started making crazy "predictions" and that was one of mine).
I just... I can't even. Because spoilers are the worst, and this movie has A LOT of them, I will write nothing more.
Mostly I wanted to make a quick post to say that I saw it. And just. Oh gosh. Jee. Yeah. I'll just say it was incredible. It truly was.
It was my first premier (well, technically not, but first like huge real movie premier). It was great. I've always been in a near empty theater, and the audience laughed and cheered and it was great. We were in that theater for like, five hours. It was... arg, just incredible. That'll all I will say, just incredible.
Also, you need to watch it. Like, go to your local theater and watch it. You will not be disappointed.
Also, Tiana, CALLED IT. I SOOO CALLED IT. (And I'm not talking about how I "predicted" that Threepio would come back a ripped war hero. You know what I'm talking about. And too my other followers, no I did not literally think that. We started making crazy "predictions" and that was one of mine).
Monday, December 7, 2015
My Seventeenth Birthday
I had a really great birthday, and I can't believe I'm seventeen years old now. Somehow when crossing from sixteen to seventeen I feel different in a way. Kind of like seventeen is when you really start to enter adulthood, even though I'm not legally an adult until I'm eighteen. In a year I'm going to have to be responsible for a lot more things. More like, responsible for buying consumables for myself (not including food though). So now I want to start putting part of each paycheck into budgets so it doesn't come as a complete shock to my system when I have to pay for things.
For my birthday I got a piano, so I didn't do anything overly special. I'm glad that's what I did, because I couldn't really think of what I wanted to do for my birthday, and honestly I've been wanting a new keyboard since forever. I still love it, and playing piano is the best thing. As for presents, they were amazing this year! Daniel got me the Lego Hobbit game for Wii U. I know, I haven't even seen the movies, but I don't care because the hub on this game is amazing. And honestly most anything Middle Earth is kinda magical. Sereina got me a Slytherin shirt, and the rest of my gift from her still hasn't arrived in the mail. Lastly, Tiana's present to me was to make Elsa's coronation gown from Frozen for me! I seriously couldn't believe it. I love that dress. Unfortunately it doesn't include the cloak (which is understandable because that's a lot of fabric), but if I supply the money she'll make it for me. So I'll have to save up for that. And possibly a wig, though the best one would also be expensive. At least I'll be covered for next Halloween if I do!
Now this isn't the end of my birthday though. True, I did hang out at home and play games in celebration. But then a surprise came at the front door. My mom found it when she let the cat out. It was a letter, addressed to me. It was, of all things, my acceptance letter to Hogwarts! I'm seriously not kidding it was just on the porch, addressed to me, and had all the instructions and things. There was even a wax seal on the envelope. I have no idea who sent it. All of my friends haven't shown any sign of being the ones who sent it, so I'm at a loss as to where it came from. That kind of makes it more magical though, like it really came from Hogwarts. That's really special to me.
On a not so great note, I feel like my Misophonia is going through a rough point lately. I keep getting worked up and the sounds keep repeating in my head at random times which is the most infuriating thing in the world. It seems to happen the most as I try to sleep, which does nothing to help me fall asleep. It's the ultimate "stay away forever" tactic. So hopefully that'll mellow out. Though something kinda completely bizarre happened with it. I heard a trigger noise, but I guess I was relaxed enough because my reaction to it was probably more to that of someone with a type two Misophonia, and I'm around type seven. That's so weird, because whenever I imagine being cured, I can't. These sounds are so prominent and irritating that I honestly cannot imagine being able to hear them, and not going crazy. So I guess that goes to show that there's hope, though it'll be a long time until I'm cured. I mean I'm not even going through any kind of treatment. The only thing I know to do, is to stay relaxed. Which I think horseback riding has helped, because being relaxed is very important, and I must do that while doing dozens of other things at the same time.
I think my horseback riding has helped a lot of things. We had to replace the lights in our garage, and when I went on the ladder I wasn't even remotely scared of the height. I'm really weird about heights, sometimes I'm okay, other times I'm not. Usually on a ladder I get really buggy, and slightly dizzy. But my head was touching the top of the garage and I was totally chill. I suppose racing around on 15hh - 16hh horses has kinda helped with that.
Also, my last ride was amazing. Oh my gosh, just oh my gosh, it was the greatest. I got to ride Ellie, since it was windy and Zoey can be weird about the wind. It was my first time on her, and it was incredible. She is like Lacey, except even better trained! Her trot is huge, just like Lacey, and because of that I couldn't really stop her. Ellie doesn't like you to pull on her face, and I never do. So I have to stop her by sitting deep and slowing the movement of my hips. That is really hard to do when you're flying out of the saddle. Luckily I'm still pretty good at one rein stops, hehe. But it was great, her trotting is so fast too. I also cantered, though unintentionally. Ellie's a lot like Gigi, so when I said trot she heard canter. It was one of my best canters considering though, and it didn't get crazy and go into galloping. I really hope I work with Ellie more, because I think she can teach me a lot. Aaand looking way into the future, she is a hunter jumper (as well as dressage horse, trained in carting, and so many other things) and jumping it what I want to pursue. But like I said, it'll be a while before I'm jumping. Gotta work on cantering and two point first.
For my birthday I got a piano, so I didn't do anything overly special. I'm glad that's what I did, because I couldn't really think of what I wanted to do for my birthday, and honestly I've been wanting a new keyboard since forever. I still love it, and playing piano is the best thing. As for presents, they were amazing this year! Daniel got me the Lego Hobbit game for Wii U. I know, I haven't even seen the movies, but I don't care because the hub on this game is amazing. And honestly most anything Middle Earth is kinda magical. Sereina got me a Slytherin shirt, and the rest of my gift from her still hasn't arrived in the mail. Lastly, Tiana's present to me was to make Elsa's coronation gown from Frozen for me! I seriously couldn't believe it. I love that dress. Unfortunately it doesn't include the cloak (which is understandable because that's a lot of fabric), but if I supply the money she'll make it for me. So I'll have to save up for that. And possibly a wig, though the best one would also be expensive. At least I'll be covered for next Halloween if I do!
Now this isn't the end of my birthday though. True, I did hang out at home and play games in celebration. But then a surprise came at the front door. My mom found it when she let the cat out. It was a letter, addressed to me. It was, of all things, my acceptance letter to Hogwarts! I'm seriously not kidding it was just on the porch, addressed to me, and had all the instructions and things. There was even a wax seal on the envelope. I have no idea who sent it. All of my friends haven't shown any sign of being the ones who sent it, so I'm at a loss as to where it came from. That kind of makes it more magical though, like it really came from Hogwarts. That's really special to me.
On a not so great note, I feel like my Misophonia is going through a rough point lately. I keep getting worked up and the sounds keep repeating in my head at random times which is the most infuriating thing in the world. It seems to happen the most as I try to sleep, which does nothing to help me fall asleep. It's the ultimate "stay away forever" tactic. So hopefully that'll mellow out. Though something kinda completely bizarre happened with it. I heard a trigger noise, but I guess I was relaxed enough because my reaction to it was probably more to that of someone with a type two Misophonia, and I'm around type seven. That's so weird, because whenever I imagine being cured, I can't. These sounds are so prominent and irritating that I honestly cannot imagine being able to hear them, and not going crazy. So I guess that goes to show that there's hope, though it'll be a long time until I'm cured. I mean I'm not even going through any kind of treatment. The only thing I know to do, is to stay relaxed. Which I think horseback riding has helped, because being relaxed is very important, and I must do that while doing dozens of other things at the same time.
I think my horseback riding has helped a lot of things. We had to replace the lights in our garage, and when I went on the ladder I wasn't even remotely scared of the height. I'm really weird about heights, sometimes I'm okay, other times I'm not. Usually on a ladder I get really buggy, and slightly dizzy. But my head was touching the top of the garage and I was totally chill. I suppose racing around on 15hh - 16hh horses has kinda helped with that.
Also, my last ride was amazing. Oh my gosh, just oh my gosh, it was the greatest. I got to ride Ellie, since it was windy and Zoey can be weird about the wind. It was my first time on her, and it was incredible. She is like Lacey, except even better trained! Her trot is huge, just like Lacey, and because of that I couldn't really stop her. Ellie doesn't like you to pull on her face, and I never do. So I have to stop her by sitting deep and slowing the movement of my hips. That is really hard to do when you're flying out of the saddle. Luckily I'm still pretty good at one rein stops, hehe. But it was great, her trotting is so fast too. I also cantered, though unintentionally. Ellie's a lot like Gigi, so when I said trot she heard canter. It was one of my best canters considering though, and it didn't get crazy and go into galloping. I really hope I work with Ellie more, because I think she can teach me a lot. Aaand looking way into the future, she is a hunter jumper (as well as dressage horse, trained in carting, and so many other things) and jumping it what I want to pursue. But like I said, it'll be a while before I'm jumping. Gotta work on cantering and two point first.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
The Lost Hero
Life has been going pretty good lately. I've been playing piano all the time, and have already learned the entire thing of The Dragonborn Comes on piano. Now to just perfect it. I'm thinking I might do song covers on my channel along with my original compositions. We'll see though.
I've finally gotten around to reading the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series. I finished Percy Jackson and the Olympians a million years ago. Okay not really, sometime during this year. I forgot when. But I'm so sucked into The Lost Hero, I can't stop reading it. Of course I have to at some points so I can continue with NaNoWriMo.
Speaking of NaNo, it's been going quite well. Each year I've been able to write more and more. My first year was pretty tough. 1,667 words was a lot, and the moment I hit that each day, I pretty much stopped. Until Tiana raced ahead at the end, and obviously I didn't want to get left in the dust. I ended up writing ten thousand words in the span of two days. Now I don't write that much regularly, but it's not as big of a deal anymore. About a week ago I wrote almost six thousand words, and I didn't even mean to. I just kept joining Word Wars, and let me tell you, those get me super competitive. When doing a Word War I average at about a thousand words in fifteen minutes. I'm so excited to start editing, seeing as this is my first draft I'm happy enough with to edit.
I can't believe Thanksgiving is almost here. The time to feast on mashed potatoes is fast approaching! That'll be amazing. I love mashed potatoes. They are my weakness. And not the boxed kind mind you. Real honest to good potatoes.
Fun fact: A new species of daddy long leg spider has been named Iandumonema Smeagol. Yes, there is a spider named after a LOTR character, simply because it looks similar in color. And it had no eyes, but that's just another random thing. So yeah, fun fact.
And another fun fact because you all should hear this. You know that dizzy feeling you get when you stand up too fast after sitting or lying for a while? Kind of like you might pass out? The technical term for it is Orthostatic Hypotension. Thank you medical student/doctor on Pinterest that I follow who inserts your knowledge on pins. It's very educational.
In other news, I'll be going to the stable today. Due to reasons I'll be going an hour earlier than usual, just this week, and won't be there when it's dark. After the time change if felt like I was there a lot longer because when I leave it's dark out. But yeah, anyways, can't wait to go to the stable. I really want to do some cantering. Hopefully I'll do better after learning some techniques. Well, it's hard to call them that, since technically it's mostly psychological. Imagining my entire weight dropping into my heels and stuff like that. Or envisioning myself as something really heavy, to solidify the thought of staying in my seat. Kind of like a bag of potatoes. But of course I gotta keep good posture. So as I'm riding I literally think to myself, "I am the most glorious bag of potatoes." It's hard to say how much it helps, but it's entertaining.
Last week I rode Bella, since it was windy. Usually I'm on Zoe, but she's kinda spooky with the wind and all. I rode down in the big arena the entire time, and Bella decided that "fast trot" was the only word in her vocabulary. It was probably due to the cold though. By the time I was done riding I felt completely frozen. My fingers were freezing. But it was a good ride. Bella randomly decided to canter, and I didn't lose my balance and was able to bring her down within a few strides. Of course I was going in a straight line, so of course it was easier than what I've been doing. But I've always seemed to do better on Bella's canter in the past... hm.
Yesterday some friends came over because Tiana wanted to do a collab video for her YouTube channel, and so did Lilly. Mary and I just hung out playing piano and making homemade granola most of the time. Then we showed them Google Translate sings. They just released a rendition of Google Translate Sings Phantom of the Opera starring *drum roll please* CALEB HYLES! WOO HOO! I want him to play on Broadway as Phantom one day. He has a really great voice for it. Oh yes, and we watched the latest Studio C, a parody on Sherlock. OH. MY. GOSH. Matt looks exactly like Moriarty, and he plays the part soooo well (Matt looks like so many characters, just like how Jason can act out every character perfectly). Stephen made a wonderful Watson (JAWN), and Adam played Sherlock. He did a good job, but it was just a little strange, because his voice is slightly high pitched. Not really in a bad way, but since Benedict Cumberbatched voice is inhumanly deep, it sounded a little off. It was hilarious. I love the part when Matt pulled out the gun and shouted, "That's why there's a GUN!" That's one of my all time quotes. Well, the actual quote, not the parody of it. Not to say I won't be shouting that all the time now.
I've finally gotten around to reading the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series. I finished Percy Jackson and the Olympians a million years ago. Okay not really, sometime during this year. I forgot when. But I'm so sucked into The Lost Hero, I can't stop reading it. Of course I have to at some points so I can continue with NaNoWriMo.
Speaking of NaNo, it's been going quite well. Each year I've been able to write more and more. My first year was pretty tough. 1,667 words was a lot, and the moment I hit that each day, I pretty much stopped. Until Tiana raced ahead at the end, and obviously I didn't want to get left in the dust. I ended up writing ten thousand words in the span of two days. Now I don't write that much regularly, but it's not as big of a deal anymore. About a week ago I wrote almost six thousand words, and I didn't even mean to. I just kept joining Word Wars, and let me tell you, those get me super competitive. When doing a Word War I average at about a thousand words in fifteen minutes. I'm so excited to start editing, seeing as this is my first draft I'm happy enough with to edit.
I can't believe Thanksgiving is almost here. The time to feast on mashed potatoes is fast approaching! That'll be amazing. I love mashed potatoes. They are my weakness. And not the boxed kind mind you. Real honest to good potatoes.
Fun fact: A new species of daddy long leg spider has been named Iandumonema Smeagol. Yes, there is a spider named after a LOTR character, simply because it looks similar in color. And it had no eyes, but that's just another random thing. So yeah, fun fact.
And another fun fact because you all should hear this. You know that dizzy feeling you get when you stand up too fast after sitting or lying for a while? Kind of like you might pass out? The technical term for it is Orthostatic Hypotension. Thank you medical student/doctor on Pinterest that I follow who inserts your knowledge on pins. It's very educational.
In other news, I'll be going to the stable today. Due to reasons I'll be going an hour earlier than usual, just this week, and won't be there when it's dark. After the time change if felt like I was there a lot longer because when I leave it's dark out. But yeah, anyways, can't wait to go to the stable. I really want to do some cantering. Hopefully I'll do better after learning some techniques. Well, it's hard to call them that, since technically it's mostly psychological. Imagining my entire weight dropping into my heels and stuff like that. Or envisioning myself as something really heavy, to solidify the thought of staying in my seat. Kind of like a bag of potatoes. But of course I gotta keep good posture. So as I'm riding I literally think to myself, "I am the most glorious bag of potatoes." It's hard to say how much it helps, but it's entertaining.
Last week I rode Bella, since it was windy. Usually I'm on Zoe, but she's kinda spooky with the wind and all. I rode down in the big arena the entire time, and Bella decided that "fast trot" was the only word in her vocabulary. It was probably due to the cold though. By the time I was done riding I felt completely frozen. My fingers were freezing. But it was a good ride. Bella randomly decided to canter, and I didn't lose my balance and was able to bring her down within a few strides. Of course I was going in a straight line, so of course it was easier than what I've been doing. But I've always seemed to do better on Bella's canter in the past... hm.
Yesterday some friends came over because Tiana wanted to do a collab video for her YouTube channel, and so did Lilly. Mary and I just hung out playing piano and making homemade granola most of the time. Then we showed them Google Translate sings. They just released a rendition of Google Translate Sings Phantom of the Opera starring *drum roll please* CALEB HYLES! WOO HOO! I want him to play on Broadway as Phantom one day. He has a really great voice for it. Oh yes, and we watched the latest Studio C, a parody on Sherlock. OH. MY. GOSH. Matt looks exactly like Moriarty, and he plays the part soooo well (Matt looks like so many characters, just like how Jason can act out every character perfectly). Stephen made a wonderful Watson (JAWN), and Adam played Sherlock. He did a good job, but it was just a little strange, because his voice is slightly high pitched. Not really in a bad way, but since Benedict Cumberbatched voice is inhumanly deep, it sounded a little off. It was hilarious. I love the part when Matt pulled out the gun and shouted, "That's why there's a GUN!" That's one of my all time quotes. Well, the actual quote, not the parody of it. Not to say I won't be shouting that all the time now.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Oh Life
Okay so the BEST thing ever happened a few days ago. So as some of you may know, I've been saving for a better piano for like, forever. And my dad came back from Costco where they had a really nice one on display that was much more in my budget that the Casio PX850 that I was (and still am, but as a long term goal) saving up for. Well, my birthday came early because my dad helped me pay for it as an early gift (my birthday is early December btw). I've pretty much been playing non stop. I can't help it, the weighted keys and full length are enough to keep me going. Plus it came with a bench, and headphones so I don't have to bother everyone with the same tune a million times while a learn songs. I've named my keyboard the Dragonborn in honor of the first new song I'm learning, The Dragonborn Comes. The piano has great sound and I love it so much.
As for other things. NaNoWriMo. Yes. That. The first week is over and I don't want to write anymore. I mean, I will. I'm competitive enough that I WILL write the 50,000, no doubt. I just don't feel like writing anymore. Plus, my character is undergoing training in hand to hand fighting, weapons fighting, parkour, etc. and I honestly have no idea what I'm writing. I've never done anything like that except when we filmed a fight scene for 841 Films. So that part is weak and will require research before any other eyes besides my own read it. But I'm excited because this is probably the first manuscript that I won't completely scrap. That's exciting! I'm actually really excited to edit.
Okay I've been going crazy reading Resurrection of the Romanovs. Once I got past the beginning (it's hard to read because I know 95% of what they're talking about already so to me it's like, get on with it!) it started to get really good. It's really starting to captivate me. I seriously LOVE Romanov history. Plus I found quite a few books that I'm hoping to get for my birthday related to the Romanovs. Hint, hint family members. Hehe.
My room is a mess. Ugh. I've been too lazy to clean it. I really should, especially since I'll be busy most of Thursday, between keeping up with writing and going to the stable. Last time I went Rachelle was sick, so I rode Zoe and tried some things of my own. First off, imagining the entire weight of my body dropping into my heels really help my seat. Not to say it was perfect. I did a lot of sitting trot, and because Zoe was kinda spooky from Rachelle moving manure in the tracter (despite her being sick stuff had to get done) she didn't need the crop to keep a good trot going. It really made me realise that while I've gotten the posting trot down, I still need to develope my seat. I can't wait to ride again. I'm considering riding bareback sometime soon, to work on my seat. But if I go bareback then there's no chance of cantering. I'm not ready for that yet, considering I sometimes still hold the saddle. Oh decisions.
That's basically been my life lately though. Writing. Playing piano. Procrastinating from writing. Eating. Lots of eating. I made mashed potatoes and I can't stop eating them. Mashed potatoes are my weakness I love them so much.
Ah yes, and I've been stretching this entire month so far because I'm determined to be able to do the splits. Most all of my friends joined me in doing the thirty day challenge alongside NaNoWriMo. I can touch my toes when I'm warmed up, so yay! I'm not a very flexible person so that's pretty good for me. I'm still a bit away from being able to do the splits, but I'll get there. I'm very determined.
As for other things. NaNoWriMo. Yes. That. The first week is over and I don't want to write anymore. I mean, I will. I'm competitive enough that I WILL write the 50,000, no doubt. I just don't feel like writing anymore. Plus, my character is undergoing training in hand to hand fighting, weapons fighting, parkour, etc. and I honestly have no idea what I'm writing. I've never done anything like that except when we filmed a fight scene for 841 Films. So that part is weak and will require research before any other eyes besides my own read it. But I'm excited because this is probably the first manuscript that I won't completely scrap. That's exciting! I'm actually really excited to edit.
Okay I've been going crazy reading Resurrection of the Romanovs. Once I got past the beginning (it's hard to read because I know 95% of what they're talking about already so to me it's like, get on with it!) it started to get really good. It's really starting to captivate me. I seriously LOVE Romanov history. Plus I found quite a few books that I'm hoping to get for my birthday related to the Romanovs. Hint, hint family members. Hehe.
My room is a mess. Ugh. I've been too lazy to clean it. I really should, especially since I'll be busy most of Thursday, between keeping up with writing and going to the stable. Last time I went Rachelle was sick, so I rode Zoe and tried some things of my own. First off, imagining the entire weight of my body dropping into my heels really help my seat. Not to say it was perfect. I did a lot of sitting trot, and because Zoe was kinda spooky from Rachelle moving manure in the tracter (despite her being sick stuff had to get done) she didn't need the crop to keep a good trot going. It really made me realise that while I've gotten the posting trot down, I still need to develope my seat. I can't wait to ride again. I'm considering riding bareback sometime soon, to work on my seat. But if I go bareback then there's no chance of cantering. I'm not ready for that yet, considering I sometimes still hold the saddle. Oh decisions.
That's basically been my life lately though. Writing. Playing piano. Procrastinating from writing. Eating. Lots of eating. I made mashed potatoes and I can't stop eating them. Mashed potatoes are my weakness I love them so much.
Ah yes, and I've been stretching this entire month so far because I'm determined to be able to do the splits. Most all of my friends joined me in doing the thirty day challenge alongside NaNoWriMo. I can touch my toes when I'm warmed up, so yay! I'm not a very flexible person so that's pretty good for me. I'm still a bit away from being able to do the splits, but I'll get there. I'm very determined.
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