Life of a Random

I'm still trying to find a way (and a day) to make my songs illustrated by GIFs a regular meme on the blog. I would like it to be on a certain day each week, but for this week I'm just putting it on whenever. Like, right now. I did this last week on a Tuesday and had loads of fun using a catchy but not-well-known song. This week I'm going to try to choose a song that's more...popular, I guess. If I used all of the first letters, it would be TUTB buuut if I take out 'the' then it spells TUB. How awesome, right? I now proclaim this day to be TUBday! (ahem. sorry, I get carried away sometimes) I should totally schedule this for Tuesdays. Tuesdays...TUBdays...no? Royals by Lorde "But every song's like gold teeth" "Grey goose" "Trippin' in the bathroom." "Blood stains" "Ball gowns" "Trashin' the hotel room," "

Sometimes it can be hard for me, as a writer, to have variation in my female main characters. Maybe it's because I keep socialization to a minimum, but I don't think so. I mean, look at all the great books and movies that are accessible from home... :D It's because there is a certain kind of woman that I admire and wish I could be like, so I then create all my female main characters to fit that mold. But if I do that, then each book will be a different plot with the same person. It'll be boring and repetitive. 1. I like making my characters have green or blue eyes because I think brown eyes are boring (I have them). 2. Almost every character has brown hair. Or at least dark hair. 3. Another pattern I see almost every time is that I like to make the character quiet but deadly. Able to handle themselves in any situation. I make them characters that have authority in the way they hold themselves or talk. 4. I make them beautiful. 5. They're always in shape and

There is something so good about being surrounded by books and breathing in their musty smell. Something comforting about cuddling up in an old (and I mean very old) recliner with a warm spot of yellow light shining on you, just losing yourself in a novel. I've read a lot since the beginning of the year (eighteen books) and I'm eight books ahead of schedule in my 2014 Reading Challenge on Goodreads. Woohoo! I haven't been writing as much as I should be recently....I'm trying to get back into my writing groove, but it's hard with Facebook, Pinterest, and all that awesome light  stuff that's so easy to spend hours in.  I have three WIPs (works in progress): Eye of the Phoenix (a novel), If I Fall (a novella which is slowly turning into a novel with the help of my speedy co-writer), and I Remember (working title for a short, few-thousand-words story based on a dream I had that I can't forget).  Right now I'm focusing on getting I Rememb

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one… except the "thing" inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch…. Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret. Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help and finally be a part of something, finally fit in. But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and i

So this blog is relatively new for those of you who don't know. I started it in May last year because I was bored with my older blog. I wanted a fresh, new try at blogging. I wanted to try to be more creative and funny. I didn't want to just reflect on life (even though reflecting is good. I've heard that's how mirrors work), although I will do some deep posts in the future. I think I wanted a freer atmosphere or something. Not so stilted and formal. I'm rambling, aren't I? I'm not quite happy with the current design, but it's gonna have to do until I 1)find a better template on blogger and better backgrounds or 2)learn how to design the blog myself with html *shudders*. I do  know some basic html for editing-words-type-stuff but that's about it. I think it would be fun to learn though :) I just wanted to post some blog statistics today for fun. I know they're not massive compared to some other blogs but I'm proud (and really, really

Well, I promised to keep you lovelies informed on my college experiences so... I went to my first class of Introduction to Sociology (my second dual-enrollment class). You know how last time my class was filled with mostly middle-aged people? Yeah, well this one is absolutely all younger people. Like college freshman through sophomore. There were two older people. I think I'm going to enjoy doing this class though because it deals with the results of different social interactions. For example, how individuals can be influenced by their social surroundings to commit suicide. Yes, it's sad, but if people understand it they can prevent it. And that sort of ties in with the thing where I've always loved making people feel better. Unless it's my mom yelling at me to clean my room. Then I usually cover my ears and sing or hide in my closet. I'm very mature for my age. I've also had an idea for a post. Tonight, actually. I'm not sure how popular it wil

Therefore, the perfect time to make a scarf (Sorry, if it isn't winter where you live ) . It's very easy and I've taken some pictures because personally I learn better visually. But my hands were shaking like an old person (no offense to old people). I think it's a after-effect of the flu. It stinks. I couldn't take a clear picture with my phone's camera without steadying my hand on something. :( So that's my excuse for the blurry pictures ;) 1. You have to get the supplies: a size G crochet needle, a rubber stopper for the end (a thick rubber band wrapped around it will do the job too. it's so the yarn/lace stuff won't slip off. very handy), the yarn/lace stuff (I like the Red Heart Boutique Sashay Sequins the best because it's more delicate and very soft), and a pair of scissors. Each yarn has a name. I don't know this one's because I've currently lost the wrapping...Sorry (I really am).  For future reference loo

The scarf post is coming soon. Just wait, it'll be awesome. I hope. Have you ever made fun of ridiculous movie posters or...hm...book covers? Yeah, I have too. And the Notebook Sisters are turning it into a linkup! Mind readers. It has to be.  Rules are: 1) Pick 5 to 10 book covers and give a funny/sarcastic/ingenious interpretation of what they could be saying. {and apparently we're not supposed to be mean} 2) Add the blog button to your post or leave a link to THIS post {referring to notebook sisters' post} 3) Add your direct URL to the linkup below (so we can enjoy all your funniness) 4) Be unconditionally awesome {well, that one's easy} Check out the original post and the few examples given on the linkup post . They are hilariously funny :) "The flower and the baseball lived happily ever after. The perfect couple." "I know where you live, I know what you eat for breakfast. I know everything ."