My birthday!

Today I’m a full year older!

To celebrate my birthday, next week I’m going to have a HUNGER GAMES/COOKIE (Yes, cookie) PARTY!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, which you probably do, I’ll tell you,

Ahem,

The Hunger Games part: WE’RE GOING TO THE MOOOOVIEEEE! YAAAAAY!

The cookie part: I like cookies! I’m having a cookie-cake (WITH THE MOCKINGJAY ON IT!) and I’m going to bake some cookies, too.

If you STILL have no idea what I’m talking about, The Hunger Games is a series (a trilogy, in fact) by the most awesome person in the world, Suzanne Collins. You don’t know what kind of book you like until you read The Hunger Games.

Here’s a link.

ANYWAY, I’m trying to reread all three books before the movie, which isn’t a problem for me, I read fast. I’m in the middle of Catching Fire right now. (Just met Finnick)

Obviously, I’m totally, completely, incurably obsessed with this series. And, before you ask, my favourite character is Haymitch.

I have nothing else to say right now, so…

Happy Hunger Games!

And may the odds be ever in you favor!

Violet, blue, and silver

I was sick yesterday. I spent most of Mass in the cry room, laying down 0n the pew with my coat as a pillow. A woman brought me some water and a box of tissues, which I appreciated. But there were two specific people there who made me considerably less miserable. One was about two years old, the other had probably just gotten the hang of walking.

The two-year-old smiled and waved at me, the baby stood in front of me, tearing bits off of tissues and handing them to me, then tried to run off with my glasses. It’s impossible to put the happiness I felt into words.

Also, I’ve given up internet for Lent. Everything but my blog, email (but no chat), and Wikipedia. No stupid, time-wasting YouTube videos, computer games, or personality quizzes.

But iTunes isn’t internet.

Also, I can’t keep going with only posting on Sundays. I’m too forgetful. I have an idea for a post on Wednesday, forget to write it down, then I forget the idea by Sunday.

It’s quite frustrating. That’s why I’ve stopped.

Don’t you hate people who talk like, “omg lol i hav 2 go 2 the stor cu l8r!!!!!” And post that on their BLOG? Not necessarily that, but still! No offense to people who do talk like that. (But I doubt they’d be reading this blog anyways.)

I’m unlikely to put a particularly long blog post, as you are probably able to tell by now, and this seems long enough to me.

And so, I finish with a totally random question:

What’s your favourite colour?

Changing the subject

The most frustrating thing in my life is being able to draw animals well enough to make up my own and draw them convincingly, but then filling up ten pages of my sketchbook with scratched-out attempts at the same human. I can’t even draw manga.

Quite frustrating.

I’m also very picky about pencils. To the point where I won’t even USE a pencil unless it’s Ticonderoga brand. I’m picky about everything, really. I like my pizza to have stretchy, melty cheese and juicy sauce. I retie both my shoes if one isn’t tight enough. I read first person books set either in the future or in a different world. I refuse to wear anything that’s any shade of pink. I could go on.

I’ve been called by a lot of people (including yours truly) the pickiest person in the world. I’ve also been called a hipster. And I don’t disagree with that, either.

I doubt you’ve heard of Poko Lambro, or Andy McKee, or Audiomachine, or Two Steps From Hell, and I doubt you’ve heard any Owl City besides Fireflies, or any Foster The People besides Pumped Up Kicks.

I’m really just writing down thoughts as I think them. How come I can write so well about myself, but fail at writing about anything else?

Quite frustrating.

By the way, if you want to know anything about any kind of bird, I will happily go on about them for two hours.

Why is it that I talk to people only when they ask me a question, but pour out everything on my blog?

Anyone who knows what autism is would probably know I have it.

This is starting not to make any sense. I should stop.

I’m off to fangirl about The Hunger games and doodle the characters obsessively.

Au revoir, mon amis!

 

Well, then…

Played Portal. Hated it. Too nerve-wracking. I don’t like video games.

Don’t hate me! I’ll still like your nerdy Portal jokes! (you know who you are…)

Stare

I tend to stare a lot. Especially when I’m the only one who sees someone.

We were out in the backyard the other day, and I happened to be up high when our neighbor came out of his house to shut his dog up. I was just staring at him, but it might have looked a little menacing, because he kept glancing back at me as if my gaze sent chills up his spine.

His looks were what I would call goth-ish. Spiky mohawk  that’s green on the top but then fades into a dark black, tattoo-covered arms and back, and black skinny jeans.

You see, when I stare, I’m not really meaning to, just studying people. And, sometimes, those I study are either perfect looks for new characters, or look just like the ones that already exist.

And I don’t just stare at people, I stare at animals, too. Mostly cats. They stare back. I like that.

I’m sorry if I’m confusing you, I’m different from many people. I’m hard to understand.

Fearful glancing is one response, staring back is another. I like it when they stare back. Those who stare back usually end up my friends.

They might fear my gaze because of my eye color. Eyes my color always looked scary to me, and the hugeness doesn’t help.

This is the part where you look at me in disbelief because you just found out how odd I am.

ohoholookiewhatisthis?

An ACTUAL Christmas post! Sorry it took so dang long, I had to go to a Christmas party that was on St. Stephen’s Day.

Time for presents!

I got an awesome Owl City T-shirt and so did Kaylee. We were going to wear them to the party and compare them, but then we saw each other and discovered that we had the same shirt!

A sparklyshiny owl necklace with a clock. By far one of my favourites.

A little shoulder purse with an owl pattern on it. (OMGITSSOCUTEWITHTHELITTLEEYESANDTHELITTLEFEET)

Oil pastels and a pad to draw with them on.

A creeper T-shirt that says “Creepers gonna creep.”

A book series called Guardians of Ga’Hoole that I’ve been dying to read.

And my favourite…

*drumroll*

PRISMACOLORS!

PENCILS! CLOLOUR BLENDERS! FANCY SHARPENERS!

THEY’RE PRISMACOLOR PENCILS! THEY’RE WHAT I WANTED!

YAAAAAAAY! *explodes*

 

Ahem. I’m a pencil geek fanatic.

Anyway, I got more than that, I just listed a few things.

I’m going to go play with my pencils, now.

 

BYEEEE!

Things I’m obsessed with

I don’t know, I was bored.

Owl City

Disabled kittens

Cats (in general)

Owls (in general)

Pencils

Drawing (EVERYTHING! DRAW EVERYTHING!)

My characters (of which I have many)

Writing

Singing

Pop music

Country-pop music

Synthpop music

Instrumental music

Music (in general)

Fancy Pants (it is a video game)

 

I can’t think of anything else.

Buhbainao.

Guess what?

When you put your glasses on for the first time, you realize exactly how farsighted you are.*

That’s right, I officially wear glasses, and they’re like, an inch thick. I had no idea I was so blind. My eyes look about twice as big.

I can’t think of anything else to say.

 

*Except if you’re nearsighted, then farsighted glasses wouldn’t help in the least.

 

I made cookies!

That’s right! I made chocolate chip cookies for the first time ever! SOOO GOOD!

I also live in a family with seven other people and, as you can probably tell, they MAGICALLY disappeared!

Totally making these again for Christmas.

 

Sincerely NOMNOMNOM,

Faith

 

I am 100% mentally ill.

[x] You have screamed at an inanimate object for “hurting” you.
[x] You have ran into a glass/screen door
[ ] You have jumped out of a moving vehicle.
[x] You have thought of something funny and laughed, and then people gave you weird looks.
[ ] You have run into a tree/bush.
[ ] You have been called a blonde.
TOTAL : 4

[ ] You know that it IS possible to lick your elbow.
[ ] You just tried to lick your elbow.
[ ] You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star had the same melody.
[ ] You just sang them to make sure.
[x] You have tripped on your own feet and fallen.
[x] You have choked on your own spit.
TOTAL: 2

[ ] You have seen the Matrix and still don’t get it.
[x]You type with three fingers or less.
[x] You have accidentally caught something on fire.
[x] You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose.
[x] You have caught yourself drooling.
TOTAL: 3

[ ] You have fallen asleep in class.
[x] Sometimes you just stop thinking.
[x] Sometimes when you are telling a story you forget what you are talking about.
[x] People often shake their heads and walk away from you.
[x] You are often told to use your ‘inside voice’.
TOTAL: 4

[x] You use your fingers to do simple math.
[x] You have eaten a bug accidentally.
[x] You are taking this test when you should be doing something more important.
[x] You have put your clothes on backwards or inside out, and didn’t realize it.
[x] You’ve looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand/pocket the whole time.
TOTAL: 4

[ ] You have posted bulletins because you are scared that what they say will happen if you don’t.
[x] You break a lot of things.
[x] You tilt your head when you’re confused.
[x] You have fallen out of your chair before.
[x] When you’re lying in bed, you try to find pictures in the texture on the ceiling.
[x] The word “um” is used frequently.
[x] You don’t know what “um” means.
[x] You say “what” and “huh” a lot.
[x] You plan to use a calculator to multiply your score for this bulletin.
TOTAL: 8

GRAND TOTAL: 25

NOW, take your total, and multiply it by 4.

and re-post as: I am _____% Mentally I’ll.