“During this mating session.” May 31, 2011

“Me and Caroline...” May 30, 2011

“We're all faceless, and Matthew is bald.” May 29, 2011

“Hohoho, dumbass.” May 28, 2011

“Lean on me, when you're not strong.” May 27, 2011

“Anne and Peter.” May 26, 2011

“She scares me.” May 25, 2011

“KATHERINE!” May 24, 2011

"Don't cry." May 23, 2011- Sarah's birthday

"GAMERGASM" May 22, 2011- Senior Graduation

You know what I want to do?

Bury feelings by writing a letter to my past self.

Let's a go!

Dear Elizabeth,

You know people say that you shouldn't regret growing older, because it is a privilege denied to many.

You read that quote on a post card from Amsterdam, you know. A city where many were denied that privilege.

Anyway, so you're older. More cynical, more judgemental. None the wiser. But, you've learned a lot, and loved a lot. And with love comes loss. Great loss.You, although so young, know great loss. The kind of loss that drives people to do terrible things.

But those scars you're looking down at right now are just scars.

They show that you've loved, and that you've lost. And that you can move on and grow.

Those scars are markers, not blockades. 

I know it feels like there's no exit. Like everything is crashing. But it's not.

You're about to learn that you are so much stronger than you thought you were.

But you didn't do that alone.

You're going to meet the most amazing people in your life. People you probably don't deserve. People who will turn your life around. Teach me what I just told you.

Listen to me,

those scars can't be ignored, but they can be overcame.

Today I saw: A new pet kitty! Named Ami, after the one and only Sailor Mercury.

Today I heard: The vacuum. A lot.

Today I smelled: Cookies!

Today I touched: My bedroom floor. I've been spending a lot of time on the floor, as opposed to at my desk. Curiouser and curiouser.

Today I tasted: Said cookies, my kidneys are all better!

"Balls in my pocket." May 21, 2011

My favorite male fictional characters (In no order-TV/ Video game edition):

1. Marth- Fire Emblem
2. Lucas- Mother
3. Link- The Legend of Zelda
4. Trent Lane- Daria
5. Chandler Bing- Friends
6. Miles Tails- Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Falco Lombardi- Star Fox
8. The Doctor- Doctor Who
9. Sheldon Cooper- The Big Bang Theory
10. Spike- Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Today I saw: Silly string. Silly string everywhere.

Today I heard: Lots of yelling and screaming.

Today I smelled: The fumes from said silly string. Shit smells like spray paint.

Today I touched: Slappy hands. You'd think I've been spending time with 9-year-olds, not high schoolers.

Today I tasted: Subway. Probably not that fresh.

"Magic!" May 20, 2011

My favorite female fictional characters (In no order-TV/ Video game edition):

1. Kazooie- Banjo Kazooie
2. Daria Morgandorffer- Daria
3. Samus- Metroid
4. GLaDOS/ Caroline- Portal
5. Sheik/ Zelda- The Legend of Zelda
6. Monica Geller- Friends
7. Santana Lopez- Glee
8. Donna Noble- Doctor Who
9. Kiki- Kiki's Delivary Service
10. Sailor Mercury/ Ami- Sailor Moon

Today I saw: My creepy neighbours. Too much of my creepy, creepy neighbors.

Today I heard: Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry more times than is necessary for one day.

Today I smelled: Cake. The cake is not a lie, but it was DISGUSTING.

Today I touched: Scary little children.

Today I tasted: Aforementioned cake. SO GROSS. Never again. Never.

"Ass Tit Gass and Penis Protection Vail." May 19, 2011

"Pretend you're Mr. Purple." May 18, 2011

At first I was going to talk about Pokemon. And then about how I failed to complete one of the things on my bucket list despite getting to do it for free with people I love. And then I was going to talk about The Education Continuum, which makes a lot of sense because the two things I love the most in education (Plus, they're some of my favorite things of all time.) are on opposite sides of this spectrum. But that spectrum has always been bull shit.

So, now I'm going to talk about some of the things I want to do before I die.

1. Visit everyplace on the (huge and growing) list of place I'd like to see.
2. Marry a person who I can't live without.
3. Make a drastically life changing decision based on me and my life, not on the people around me or the people I love.
4. Come to terms with my family and their religion.
5. Meet JK Rowling and tell her how much she's changed my life. (I'll probably cry, too.)
6. Learn to disconnect myself from the Internet sometimes.
7. Publish at least one of my books.
8. Learn another language
9. Spray paint my name on the road above our high school my senior year.

Today I saw: The stunning Alaskan rain forest, from platforms amazingly high in the air. Just- holy shit.

Today I heard: Lots and lots of singing. No really, my friends are seriously musical.

Today I smelled: Atlas, I fell asleep on his shoulder today.

Today I touched: Cute boys at the zip-lining place. No, seriously.

Today I tasted: Crap tons of junk food. I eat my feelings... Don't judge.



"I shower with all my clothes on. That's how I wash my clothes." May 17, 2011

I'm going to talk more about books today. I know, I know, some of you guys aren't exactly book nerds. But tomorrow I'll talk about... Pokemon. How's that?

A book you would take on a long flight?

Definitely a light read. Something I wouldn't need to put down and think about. Maybe Harry Potter, since I've read it so many times. Or Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. Maybe Geektastic, which is a short story compilation about a nerds and geeks. It's got John Green and Holly Black, and it's fantastic.

A guilty pleasure book?

Anything James Patterson, really. He writes a new book every like, three months. I'm pretty sure he's chaining people up in his basement and forcing them to write for him. But, I adore his Maximum Ride series. And The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I know most book-lovers don't really love Dan Brown, and I don't either- but The Lost Symbol was amazingly awesome.

Three book characters you would want to befriend?

I'm going to say Q from Paper Towns by John Green, Angela from the TTYL series and The Colonel from Looking For Alaska by John Green.

What book are you currently reading?

I'm reading Tricks by Ellen Hopkins, and Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

The best YA series you've read?

Well, this is easy for me. Harry Potter. There are endless things I love about those books. I discover something new every time I read them.

Do you read manga? Do you have a favorite series?

I do read manga. A lot of magna. And my favorites change a lot, but currently it's probably Instant Teen. I know, I know. I've never been an action-y type of manga reader. I prefer that in my anime.

What is your favorite book mark?

I actually don't really use bookmarks. I use sticky notes, or the dust covers of books. I used to buy a lot of bookmarks but I never really used them.

Today I saw: Lots of rain. Atlas and I stood in the rain for about two hours, just talking. Good times, good times.

Today I heard: Sarah on Skype. 'Science rave!' 'All the grass in the house say 'hey!'

Today I smelled: Soaking wet clothes and shoes after standing the rain for two hours. Pretty much the only side effect.

Today I touched: Nothing, really. OH! I got an iPhone. So a lot of playing around with that.

Today I tasted: Nuts. In fact, today I had some great nuts in my mouth. Peanuts, that is.

"Hungarian punch!" May 16, 2011

"Where do writing, plot, characters, and setting rank in importance in a book?"

For me, I really consider all of these things to be hugely important, but the plot is huge for me. I could have a book with characters that I don't necessarily love, but still enjoy the book because of plot. The plot is what makes you start to read a book. That little plot synopsis sucks the reader in, so it's definitely number one for me. But characters are so close to beating it.
I know that, as a reader, it's most hard for me to enjoy a book with characters I don't like. I want to be able to feel for, and at least be interested in all of the characters. Even the ones who do stupid things.

I have a much harder time taking a book seriously, and appreciating it in full if it doesn't have good characters. Very rarely will a plot make up for that.

Next, is setting. Usually, the setting doesn't matter too much to me. You could put interesting characters anywhere and I think that if the book is well-written, it's good. I do like me a good setting, though. Particularly in historical fiction or dystopian novels. When the author takes the time to really and truly create that world, and they do is correctly, it creates magic in a book. 

The writing, for me, isn't something I'd generally put on this list. The way it's written doesn't usually matter to me that much. I'm not reading for grammar, I'm reading to read. So, whatever way the author writes is usually okay with me. There's only one author who's writing style has really bugged me.

Today I saw: Hippo. A lot of Hippo.

Today I heard: Lots of cussing, and screaming, and yelling. Mostly Austin. Still love him.

Today I smelled: Pizza. Healthy dinner choices here in my household.

Today I touched: Balazs, a lot. He was wearing a black shirt, and there was lint, and I am OCD. It's just... habit.

Today I tasted: Grapes. So. Many. Grapes. Too. Many. Grapes.

"15 minutes. That's like YEARS!" May 15, 2011

Halfway through May.

Look at us, guys. We're almost half-way there whoa-oh livin' on a prayer.

I'm really satisfied with this whole project. And I hope you guys are, too. Sure, we've had some terrible posts, but I feel much more active in my blog and the Blogger community. I've commemorated something for every day, and I feel like this is going in exactly the direction I wanted it to.

I've talked about life, friends, enemies, gaming, books and gross music videos. And there's still so many things I've got to say.

Forcing myself to do this everyday has made me realise a lot of things. Not just about the Internet, and the world around me, but about myself. It's shown me how I think and what I think about without really thinking. It's forced me to observe more and to imagine things more complexly.

So, while sometimes I hate this, I don't regret it.

Today I saw: A lot of the ocean. Very salty, very, very salty.

Today I heard: Lots of screams and cries of anger. Mario Kart 64 does that to people.

Today I smelled: Sauteed mushrooms. Tasty dinner, indeed.

Today I touched: Sarah! We had a lovely day!

Today I tasted: Victory! I totally almost remembered the order of these, it came back to me right before I was going to need to look it up.



"I was in deep thought and then crossed the street and then BOOM! Liz! Hello!" "I have that affect on people." May 14, 2011

Hey, guys...

Yeah.

I guess we'll get started here. Today I want to talk about books.

I know I tend to talk about gaming a hell of a lot more, but my love for the two it equal. I've always been a reader, for as long as I can remember. I grew up watching my grandmother and mom read, and I remember spending hours in the library and book stores. The accomplishment of finishing your first book on your own has stuck with me forever.

I remember reading the Little House on the Prairie novels, and the Magic Tree house series. Soon falling in love with Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia. Tolkien followed afterward, and it's all been a downward spiral from there.

I've recently discovered my love for poetry, falling for Dickinson and Poe. There are so many things about literature I love, it never fails to blow my mind. And reading will forever be my original escape.

Reading is a magic that will never die. It will never fall out and it will never stop being my sanctuary.

Today I saw: The sun! It's halfway through May and spring is in the air. God, I love spring.

Today I heard: Rolling in the Deep by Adele. Current favorite song.

Today smelled: Corn on the cob and potato salad. MERICA

Today I touched: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. I miss telling you guys what I'm reading!

Today I tasted: Previously stated corn on the cob. And two massive bowls of cookies and cream ice cream. Good times, here. Alone. On a Saturday.

“Screw those African Orphans!” May 13, 2011

“BOOPP” May 12, 2011

“Knuckles sounds like an angsty teenager.” May 11, 2011

“Love you more!” May 11, 2011

“And thrust.” May 9, 2011

“The big blue door, of doom and destruction” “And desire.” May 8, 2011

“These ones tell you what day to wear them on!” May 7, 2011

“Poppycock.” May 6, 2011

“I don't hate demons, per se. It's just that they play scary orcestral music.” May 5, 2011- Hank's Birthday

“Audience?” May 4, 2011

“Not you, Cole. I hate you.” May 3, 2011

“I'm in nerdfighterlike with you.” May 2, 2011

"WEWT" May 1, 2011

This next line won't make sense if you haven't read Looking for Alaska by John Green. But the rest will.

I want to be some one's Alaska.

I want to love someone more than they love me. I want someone to be endlessly fascinated by me. I want to perplex and captivate, and amaze. I want to help someone throw fear out the window. I want someone to lay down and wonder about me. I want to leave things up to the imagination.

I want to steal someone, and change their life forever. I want some to want to see me every day. I want to turn some one's live upside down.

I want someone to take someone out of their labyrinth.

Today I saw: Myself type 'Mood' and then realise it's the first of May.

Today I heard: Many an exclaims of happiness. Ding Dong, Osama Bin Laden is dead!

Today I smelled: Ugh. So. Much. Junk Food.

Today I touched: My Wii Mote, a lot. I'm playing New Super Mario Brothers Wii. A game that I happen to be terrible at.

Today I tasted: Victory! After a month, I still remembered the correct order.