June 14, 2013

  • Duck & Geese

    On Saturday, I went to a place that had some Ducks and Geese outside. So I took some pictures.

    This is one of the Ducks that were there. The only one that came up to the fence. The others were either swimming or resting. I’m not sure what kind of Duck this is, but she/he was cute! I wanted to bring this Duck home with me.
    The Geese didn’t walk right up to the fence like the Duck did, but were very happy when we threw some food in there for them. The first one to eat was the Duck, of course.
    I have a few more pictures of the Geese and Duck that I’ll share within a few days.

June 13, 2013

  • Xanga Memories: First Friend

    I figured over the course of the next month, I would some of my Xanga memories. I joined Xanga in 2005 and it was because of my friend. She was the only person I knew on here and later she left. I think she went to Myspace. After that, I was able to get a few people I knew to join, but they later left too. I don’t think they were much into blogging.

    So for the first few years I was on here, I was pretty much alone. I didn’t come on here every day, but I would sign on and blog some, update my profile, change my theme, etc. It wasn’t until late 2008/early 2009 that I began exploring the website. I found the blogrings, the metros (in case anyone doesn’t remember the metros, it was a way to find people who live near or in the same town as you.), there a page which showed new users (I miss that) and back in 2009 whenever someone wrote a new pulse, it showed up on the front page.
    How I found my very first Xanga friend was from when the pulses were on the front page. @Kitt_Raptor was my first Xanga friend. She wasn’t a popular blogger and had actually only signed up in January 2009. I sent her a friend request, she accepted and we began commenting on each others posts.
    She was very nice and an understanding person. I liked reading and commenting on her posts and then seeing her comments on mine. She stopped posting in February 2009 and I haven’t seen her on here since. I don’t know whatever happened to her, why she stopped blogging. And although we knew each other for about a month, I miss her. It’s been over 4 years since her last update, but I’m still subscribed to her in hopes that she might return. I’d love to be able to reconnect with her and find out how she is doing. But I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to do that since I’m not sure how I would find her. I just know I’ll always remember her as being very nice and as my first Xanga friend.
    After her, I did find more friends. I found LilSweetJew (who is no longer on Xanga, but I still talk to), @Shinbi_Belldandy and @sentimentalvalue, both of whom still blog and I talk to. My very first friend may have disappeared, but three more came and have stayed. They are all great friends.
    The four people mentioned in my blog were some of the first friends I made on Xanga and I am grateful to have met them through this website. 
    Who was your first Xanga friend? Do they still blog on here? Are you still in contact with them?

June 12, 2013

  • Well. . . .

    I’m not sure what to blog about today so I guess I will just blog about what I’ve been doing.

    I’ve been transferring my writing over to the new laptop. I made separate folders for poems, short stories and my book. I’ve transferred some of the poems over so far.
    Yesterday I delivered newspapers. It was hot out, but not as hot as it has been. Once the sun set, it cooled down and became really nice out. 
    I’ve been watching the Puppet Master series. It’s pretty good. The story is interesting and after a while, the puppets kind of grow on you. In their own way, they’re sort of cute. 
    I’m still reading the books I borrowed from the library the last time I was there. I’m currently reading The Time of the Witch by Mary Downing Hahn.
    I’ve also been thinking about my online store and what else I could sell. I’m not going to say anything yet, but I have an idea for something new I could sell. Next time I post a new item on here, I’ll say what the thing is I’m going to sell. 
    Not much else is going on. Today I will probably just stay home and read.
    What has everyone else been up to?

June 11, 2013

  • Book Recommendations: Goody Hall

    Goody Hall
    Book: Goody Hall

    Author: Natalie Babbitt

    Pages: 192

    Original Publication Date: 1971


    Hercules Feltwright was an actor, but decided to leave his acting troupe in exchange for the career of a tutor. And a tutor is needed at Goody Hall, where he is headed. 
    There he begins to tutor Willet Goody, who is the only child of the widow Mrs. Goody. 
    Willet’s father is supposed to be dead, but he doesn’t believe that is so. Soon he involves Hercules and together they search for the truth about Willet’s father.
    This book was a little slow to start, but it turns out to be quite good. There is a bit of mystery, which I definitely liked. The characters, I think, are all a bit strange in their own ways, but that makes them interesting.
    I found this to be a very enjoyable read. I love Natalie Babbitt’s style of writing. Her stories are just so. . . I’m not sure I can find a word for them. But they are imaginative and this one was just as good as others I’ve by her. I found that I really loved Goody Hall and it’s cast of characters. It’s a rather charming book that I would definitely read again.

June 10, 2013

  • Busy Weekend

    Well, my weekend was busy and so I wasn’t on Xanga much. I went away both Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, I went to Hershey library. They had a talk going on there. Interesting stuff. Me, my mom and boyfriend went. David Lenker was talking and is the author of a book called The Knights Templar. 

    But David Lenker also discussed The Philosophy Of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner. It sounds like an interesting book that I’d like to read eventually.
    David Lenker is having another talk this month, but this time at The Stonehaven Farm, which is also located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. I will bring my camera in case I am allowed to take pictures. It will be on the 22 of this month. Me, my mom and boyfriend are all going to this as well. It sounds like it will be a fun day and I am looking forward to it. 
    I don’t know what I’ll be doing this week. Probably write, make some crafts and read the books I have from Hershey library. Currently I am reading Nancy Drew: The Kachina Doll Mystery by Carolyn Keene and like it so far.
    How was everyone’s weekend?

June 8, 2013

  • Wow!

    So I signed online and saw that I had over 100 e-mails!!!  It seems someone ( looking at you @Aloysius_son ) decided to start a party on my blog. I read all the e-mails and had fun reading them. 

    Thanks for volunteering my blog for the party. I never had a party on my blog before and this is the first time in about two years that I’ve gotten over 100 comments in a day! The last time I got that many comments is when the Featured Blogs were still around and one of my posts was chosen.  
    So, when is the next blog party? Let me know when and where and I’ll show up 

June 7, 2013

  • Movies

    This is a list of movies I’m looking forward to seeing this year.

    Monsters University. I love Monsters Inc and I am really looking forward to this one. It comes out June 21.
    Grown Ups 2. The first one is one of my favorite movies, I think it’s so funny. Grown Ups 2 releases July 12.
    I’m not sure if anyone has heard of this one, but it’s called R.I.P.D. and it is about police officers who have died, but in the afterlife continue their work. Instead of going after criminals, they go after evil spirits. I’ve known about this movie for a few years and have been waiting for it to have a release date. It releases July 19.
    The Seventh Son is a movie based off the first book in The Last Apprentice series. I’m not really happy with some of the things they’ve decided to do in the movie, but still looking forward to seeing it. It currently has no poster and releases October 18.
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I’ve already read the book, so I’m ready for this. It releases November 22.
    I wasn’t able to find a poster for it, but The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. It is the movie I am most looking forward to this year. I loved the first one so much I went to see it in the theater twice. It releases December 13.
    What movies are you looking forward to?

June 6, 2013

  • Other Blogging Sites

    I’ve seen some people post their opinions on other blogging websites and thought I’d do the same. 

    Blogger – I haven’t been on Blogger in a while, but I know when I used to go on there often to read book blogs, it didn’t have a front page like Xanga does and there was really no way on the website to find other blogs. I started finding some book blogs because of Goodreads and through those book blogs I found on there, I found some other blogs to follow. A lot of book blogs I followed went to WordPress though. What I do like about Blogger is being able to customize your blog like you can do with Xanga.
    Tumblr – I tried this for a brief period and then deleted my account. I didn’t really like it. I see it was people mainly reblogging stuff and it seems there was no comment feature? At least it was like that when I was on there.
    LiveJournal – I like the groups (communities) they have. I joined the Diana Wynne Jones on there. It’s also easy to blog on there and they have nice themes to choose from for your blog. I also think you can have up to 15 profile pictures at a time with a free account.
    Thoughts.com - I just tried this a few days ago and haven’t been able to blog on there. I keep getting errors and “Page cannot be displayed” things.
    WordPress - I like that I can customize my page the way I want just like with Xanga. I also think it’s neat you can have more than one blog on your account and can create different pages on your blog as well. It’s not like Xanga with a front page or Top Blogs, but through searching different interests, I’ve found a number of blogs that I like and have followed. It’s not Xanga, but a nice blogging site.
    Open Diary – It’s been around since 1998 and has a small user base like Xanga. It’s the only blogging site I’ve found that to me feels similar to Xanga. You can add interests on there and find other users that way. It has a front page with a featured question but I think it’s called a weekly theme, as well as the latest blog entries and a reader’s choice thing. Open Diary also has a message board and there are Diary circles which you can post your entries to.
    Besides Xanga, the two blogging websites I like the most are Open Diary and WordPress. I don’t think I’ll ever find another blogging website quite like Xanga, but at least I’ve found a couple that I really like.
    Besides Xanga, what blogging website do you really like?

June 5, 2013

  • New Laptop!

    I’ve been saving for quite awhile, but I finally saved enough money to go buy myself a laptop to use just for my writing. It has Windows 8, which is going to take me a bit to learn how to use it. It’s quite a bit different from my Gateway laptop, which has XP. However, I really love it and I am happy to finally have a laptop that I can use just for my writing. Soon, I’ll be putting all of my poems and short stories that I have on my Gateway laptop to my new HP.
    Here are a few pictures of my new laptop :)

June 4, 2013

  • What Are You Reading? #8

    What I’m reading at the moment is The Fairy Rebel by Lynne Reid Banks. I’m about 30 pages in and I like it so far. It has a fun story, I like the characters and I’m looking forward to reading more of it.
    What are you reading?