EJ

I've spent the last two days at my older sister Ne-Ce's apartment, helping babysit my adorable nephew Ezekiel James. He is so cute, I could say that all day. He practically has a fan club everywhere he goes and I finally have some pics of his adorable self.



He talks to himself sometimes and loves dancing. His little baby noises are adorable (and I've definitely used that word too many times). I miss him already, even if I'm going to see him tomorrow...and the day after...and then again on Wednesday...

And yes, the picture is upside down. I took it from a weird position.

Old Writings

I was cleaning out my desk area today and I came across an old binder. I used to write these newsletters for my nana and the binder was full of them. It was so much fun to read back over all my old writings. I documented everything from the completion of my first novel to the weight of my dog. But my absolute favorite were the poems. Here’s one I wrote about school, oh so originally titled “School”:

Pencils, paper, and my math book.
“Here you are, Teacher, take a look.”
No more free time, no more play
Everyone waits for Saturday.
Lots of homework every night.
Will I ever get these problems right?
Gotta’ go to bed with no TV
I have to go to school in the morning, y’see.
All these math problems in my head
Never get no rest, even in bed.
Teacher says I’m smart and I don’t see why
She says I’ll learn a lot if only I try.
I can already do addition ad count to ten.
So why do I need to go to school again?

Frozen Vegetables

In some families they use ice packs. Some go to the doctor. In my family, we just like to use frozen vegetables.

We used to have ice packs, back when my two eldest sisters lived in the house. They were both competitive athletes and Ne-Ce had a tendency to tumble into concrete walls. But after they left, all our ice packs got busted, and the frozen vegetables were born. Now, whenever something is swollen, somebody says, "go grab some frozen corn/broccoli/greens from the freezer." So far, frozen vegetables have done their duty on needle-pierced knee joints, twisted ankles, fractured toes, broken toes, busted heads, and nail-pierced thumbs. Needless to say, we have a thing for getting hurt... But with frozen corn, who needs the doctor? :)

G.I Joes

I watched G.I Joes a couple of days ago. It was a great movie. Well, except for the part where everybody went psycho. If I'd been the one to write the script, I would have left Ana's brother out of it. My favorite character was Ripcord. My cousin has a sense of humor just like his :)

On a random note, am I the only one who think bringing people back after they die in a novel is a massive no-no?

Liz's Birthday

Can a girl wear a man's watch? Because there was this really cool mens watch that I wanted to get for Liz, but Mom said over her dead body, it was too manly. I thought it was pretty. It had digital and regular time, and a stop watch and an alarm. It was about an inch and a half across the face, so it was pretty big, but it was still awesome.

Create Space

I've been working on my novel, Sacred Promise, so it'll be all nice and shiny and...well, edited, for when I get a proof copy from CreateSpace. I made my cover today. I was pretty sure it was going to be awful but I ended up loving it so much I'm using it for my computer background (sorry EJ, I'll put your picture back up soon ^^).

Yes, this is very random, but I've decided to see just how random I can make my posts. As if weren't already clear how bored I can get ^^

Randomness

I haven't posted anything in a while. Attack of the Chemistry Tests and all that :) Pretty much all I've done this year is study for the ACT which is *gulp* next month, edit novels, and read. And I've been trying to come up with a present for my sister, Lizzy, who just turned eighteen on the tenth. I feel like this should be an extra awesome present, since eighteen is such a huge birthday and I really want to make it special for her.

On another note, I watched the movie Inkheart, which I loved. I'm halfway through the book, and I'll finish it whenever I can figure out where I left it last. And I'm waiting for the book Eona: Dragoneye Reborn to come out. The first book, Eon, is my new favorite book.

I decided to play some sort of ball sport this year, although I can't decide between basketball, soccer, or football. Football would be so much fun. Everybody always tells me I should play basketball because I'm so tall. Soccer, on the other hand, just looks fun, but I have the least experience playing that.

On a random note, has anybody heard anything about the movie Toy Story 3?