Christmastiiiiiime! :)

Photo from Photobucket.com :)

  It's that time again! That time that brings happiness and joy to almost everyone around!...especially kids. CHRISTMASTIIIIIIIME!..and my birthday :) I can't even come close to explaining how much I love Christmas. Everything about it just puts me in a good mood. The tree, the lights, the snow, the cold, the presents, the food, and most importantly the family! :) So much amazingness is put into one month, and it's PERFECT. Hopefully this weekend we'll be putting up the Christmas lights, and tree :) I'm so excited. I remember when I was little I tried to make a Secret Plan on how to capture Santa on film. I hid under the tree with my little camera, and used cookies and milk as bait... unfortunately I fell asleep... Once again he escaped me! Santa is a ninja in case anyone was wondering. Anyway, I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas. Have fun! But make sure you remember your family. Take some time to forget about the presents and the tree and alllll of the material things, and just be thankful for them. That's what Christmas is about. Too many people forget that. Enjoy Christmastime! It only comes once a year!! :)

Snow! :)

Photo courtesy of Photobucket.com :)

 I love snow! I love pretty snow. That disgusting slush you see after the snow starts to melt is gross. But fresh snow that makes the trees look white and my windows frost up.... THAT is amazing snow :) And has anyone ever noticed that snow has a smell? Seriously. The world smells different when it snows. You may disagree, but I'm just saying... it does. Ahhh! I can't wait for the first giant amount of snow. This year I plan on making one of the most epic snowmen ever. Pictures will be taken. And I am also planning on making a fort completely out of snow, so hopefully we get more than we have right now. Oh how I loooooove winter! :)

CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY.

FAIL.

 

 

 Okay, so last year I was like "Oh my gosh! I think I'll take Chemistry! I'm pretty sure blowing things up and mixing chemicals will be awesome!" Well....yeah....about that. Chemistry is HARD. Like "explain the taste of water" hard. Or "don't breathe for a an hour and live to tell the tale" hard. I despise it. It's going to ruin my life. Seriously. I have never had below a B in my entire life and I almost have a D in that class! You may be thinking "Well maybe you should try harder." NO. I have tried. I have tried and tried and TRIED. No. I miss Biology. I miss Mr. Polston, and his singing. "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I got my plastic Jesus on the dashboard of my carrr...." -sniffle- I despise Chemistry. Mr. Russell doesn't even sing :(

Raise Hope For The Congo!

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" -Mahatma Gandhi

Imagine living your life in fear. Every single day, from the morning to night. Imagine seeing your sister or mother being abused in front of your very eyes. Imagine feeling as if nothing or no one could help you. Welcome to Congo. 

Since 1996, the Dominican Republic of the Congo has been the host of  the worlds deadliest conflict since World War II. More than 5.4 million people have died from the horrible effects of the war. 45,000 people EVERY MONTH. Eastern Congo is the most unsafe and deadliest place for women and young girls to live. Each day they endure torture and rape as a war tactic to break down communities. Could you imagine? We live our lives in America as free civilians, and we still complain of even the smallest scratch. Yet, these people are enduring the worst pain a person could imagine, and 80% of the world doesn't care. 

Greed for minerals such as tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold are fueling the war and death in Congo. Some of these minerals even end up in your cellphone.  If Americans would choose to buy conflict-free electronics, this fire would eventually have no more reason to burn, and millions of lives would be saved. Please choose conflict free electronics.


The people of the Congo need our help. They can't live like this any longer. Before we know it an entire generation could be wiped out. So speak now. 


"Congo is not hopeless. There are solutions, and where there is hope, there can be peace." -Quote from raisehopeforCongo.org


-all information was sourced from raisehopeforCongo.org.

Sometimes I wish I was a kid again...

Photo From Photobucket.com :)

I've been thinking a lot about growing up. It's pretty crazy how fast time flies. When I first arrived in high school I couldn't wait to graduate. Now I'm a junior, and honestly, going out into the world on my own scares me a little. I realize that it's just a part of life, and everyone does it eventually, but I enjoyed being a little kid. Life literally consisted of The Lion King, pb&j sandwiches, playing outside until my legs were jelly, and sleep. It realllllyyy doesn't get any better than that. I realize now how much I took all of that for granted. So many people, including myself, go through their childhood just wishing and waiting to be older. There's always steps, you see. First you want to be a teenager, then an 8th grader, then sixteen (license), then eighteen (graduation). By then, you're out of school, and thrust into the world. So I guess my point is to cherish the rest of your adolescence, it goes by way, wayyy too fast.

COLOR SPLASHH! Wooh :)

Color Splash/Macro Flower :)

   Hello, hello! :) The picture above, as the caption reads, is a flower that has been color splashed, and is slightly macro! :) I absolutely love color splash, especially when the background color is bright... e.g. the picture above. For those of you that do not know, color splash photography is done on photoshop. My go-to photoshop sight is Photobucket.com :) To color splash, simply go to the "Photo Editor" and upload your picture. There will be an "effect" section. Go to it, and click on the "Color Splash" button :) Everything will turn black and white, and whatever you click on will go back to the original color of your picture. For example, if you take a picture of a pair of red sunglasses sitting on a green table, you can make the table, as well as the rest of the background, black and the sunglasses will stay red. It.Is.AMAZING. Now, you may be wondering what "Macro" is. Macro is a very close up, VERY detailed picture. It captures event the smallest details of an object. The quality of Macro is beautiful. To take a Macro picture, hit the little Tulip Flower looking thing on your camera, and focus in on a picture.It really is a great setting for an aspiring photographer, or even just a random person taking pictures! :) Happy picture taking everyoneeee! :)


ps. I did not take, and do not own the picture above in any way shape or form. I got it off of Photobucket :)

Oh where, Oh where....

So first of all I would like to apologize to Miss. Fultz for horribly slacking on my blogs. I realize that I'm about four weeks (after this blog, three weeks) behind, and I am so very, very sorry. I will try much harder in the weeks to come, I promise! :) Now that my apology has been said, I would like to explain to you all what has happened to my dear camera. Honestly, I blame myself for my camera mishap. I should have paid more attention to it, but of course, I did not. My camera is deceased... Hopefully it will come back to me someday, but I highly doubt it. it won't turn on, and for some reason when I DO get it to turn on it won't sync to my computer. Soooo..... yes. I will more than likely find awesomely amazing pictures on Photobucket or something, and just write about them. Yeah... that sounds good. Pray for my camera! it may decide to come back to me... someday :(