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Mothers' Day: 2015

Hey Everybody! It's Mothers' Day today. All I have to say here is that I love my mom and she's one of the best people in my life. Thank you for being my mama, Mama.


Now, for all of you, I want you to call your mom or shoot her an email or if she passed away, a little prayer her way. Talk to her. Remember, she gave birth to you.


Gotta go.
Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.
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Homesickness Pt. 1

 Homesickness
A long time ago, after I had moved to Japan, I had a feeling inside of me that I couldn't understand. I was homesick. Gradually, after I had lived in Japan for a while, I didn't miss Atlanta quite as much. I began to make a few friends and then my brother was born.


1. Don't think about home.
I know that this doesn't sound like something that you should do, but it does help. This ties in to what is next.
 
2. Keep busy, or don't.
Being busy is an art. A person can be busy with just about anything so long as they have the correct excuse. So, that being said, pick up a new hobby! Start reading a new book! Start a blog! Knit! Sew! Crochet! Play football (American)! Play football (Soccer)! Do SOMETHING other than sit and reminisce about everything you left behind. It doesn't matter if you are Christian or not, this verse from Ecclesiastes 3 is perfect for this. 

"1There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace." 
--Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

3. Have an anchor. 
No. Not like that. It doesn't matter if you think you are too old for a security blanket or a lucky stuffed animal, it helps. I still have a bunch of animals that I got when I was little, and it really helped.


Anyway, that's all for today. I'm really sorry that I haven't posted in a few days. I've been really busy and if you've seen my Pinterest status, then you'll know that I haven't been at my best lately. Anyway, I'll see you guys later!

Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.
 

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Adventures of a Teenage Beginner: Part Deux

Hey guys! Yesterday was the first pointe lesson for +TheNerdyBanana, Aisha, and I took. I think it went pretty well.
We (Aisha, +TheNerdyBanana, and I) had played around on pointe before, however we had never done specific exercises. For pointe, we were at the barre. Let me tell you, it hurt. Kids, don't do what I decided to do. (That being doing dance for a combined 8 years and 6 months and then go on freaking pointe.) I was embarrassingly horrible and as I watched +TheNerdyBanana and Aisha, (Who are really good at this stuff.) I wished I could crawl into a hole.

After what felt like a long time on pointe, we were instructed to change into regular ballet shoes and we did some other exercises. These included pirouettes, double pirouettes, arabesques, etc. We were almost late for the late bus and I just barely made it onto the bus while there were seats still available.

My pointe shoes are pink satin Blochs. Specifically, Heritage Blochs (Pictured Below).  Just thought you guys might want to know.


Well, that's all for now.

Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.
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My Dance History: The Adventures of a Teenage Beginner

Mmm...This is going to be a painful few months.
So, tomorrow I'm starting ballet. Again. Except this time, it's pointe. Right from when I signed up for this class, I knew it was going to be hard.

I'm being taught by a professional who will remain nameless for the sake of privacy. This ballet class is what's known as 'level 4'. My background in ballet?

  • 8-9 years of combined dance (including ballet, jazz, and tap.)
When I moved to Japan, I did ballet for 6 months and that was it. I just kind of quit. Why? The teacher and other student in my class laughed me to tears. I'd say that was a good reason to quit.

So, over the next few weeks I'll be posting how the class was. Hope you guys are okay with this.

Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.
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Favorites?

*These are a few of my favorite things*

My favorite things....my favorite things...what are my favorite things?

Cereal: Original Frosted Mini-Wheats

Movie: Back to the Future, The Fault in Our Stars

Song: Um, at this moment? It will change, but right now it's this mix of Sugar, We're Going Down and This is Gospel. Here's the link.

Band: A mix of Panic! at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, Maroon 5, and Zac Brown Band

Book: In the words of John Green, I don't have a favorite book. I have hundreds!

Colour (Yes. I spell it that way. Got a problem?): TARDIS Blue or Royal Purple

Drink: Chocolate YooHoo, Cream Soda, or a Shirley Temple

Food: I...I really don't know.

TV Show: Sherlock, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek (All), Once Upon a Time. I could go on, but I won't.

Sport: Dance.

That's all I have for today! So...

Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.
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Writing? Writing.

Hafa Adai Everybody!

So, today I'm going to talk about writing. I love to write. To my friends, that's no secret. I also love reading, so I'm not usually at a loss for words.

I am currently writing 3 drafts. One with my friends (Again, Aisha and Anna) and 2 by myself. Sometimes it's really hard to come up with an idea that hasn't been done already. How do I get my ideas? Let's see.

I have 2 methods.

1) I think of books that I like. I then think of authors that I like. Some of those book ideas I can tweak in big ways so that I can make them my own. Change the plot, change the characters, change the setting; change it all, but be careful.  This method is a risky one. If you don't change it enough, you could run the risk of being sued for plagiarism, and this isn't something that anyone wants to have to deal with.

2) Pinterest. Well, not all of +Pinterest. Just the parts that involve writing. There is this one board that I follow that I absolutely love. It was created by this amazing girl. She has awesome ideas for writing and RPs. I don't do RPs, but the ideas for all of it is just gorgeous! The board is here.


I am going to start a writing tab on the nav bar and you guys will be able to see my stories as I write them. Feel free to leave comments!

Cheers, DFTBA, and Good Night.

(PS, comment if you got that reference.)
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