Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Me and Spam-a-lam-a-ding-dong!

Ahh, what a kid...we have definitely had an unusual relationship over the years. On some days we can't stand each other, then on others we're the dynamic duo, going back and forth with some of the best witty banter in town.

Even though we have a 7 year age difference and we sometimes have conflict issues, I love my little Spam. He's smart, unique, funny, cute, and he likes to play Guitar Hero with me, which alone makes for one pretty good little brother.

Love you, Sam! =D

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

No, balloons do not mean a lot to me.

What really means a lot to me is creativity. There's not a day that goes by that I don't have at least a little bit of creativity going on.

My life just wouldn't be the same if I didn't have so many creative outlets. I honestly couldn't function right in this world if I didn't have writing, photography, video making, drawing, acting, crafting, or anything else of that sort. Without that stuff, the world would be nothing but a blah and colorless place of boredom.

There's so much out there waiting to be created. The wonderful thing about creations is that everything is 100% your own. No one in the world can imagine like you do; Your mind is your own. Take drawing for example. Whenever you sit two people down and tell them to draw the same object, the two completed drawings are going to look completely different from each other. That's why I love artsy type stuff!

I love the feeling of being unique and special. I love knowing that I'm good at something such as thinking up new ideas for projects or snapping a couple of good pictures. I would love more than anything to do something involving vast amounts of creativity for a living. Movie making, photo journalism, advertisement, broadcasting...all of those would be amazing jobs to have.

I hope that I can better shape my creative talents and use them for a living. If not, then creating stuff will always be a much loved hobby.

Day 25 - A picture of your day

I was in this car for most of the day...

Today was spent in Gallatin with Ryan and Jesse. We went with Ryan while he applied for jobs, then went to watch a couple of basketball games at the Civic Center. It was SO much fun! PLUS, I got to eat at Taco Bell, which always makes me a happy camper. It was a long day though, and now I am pooped...

Goodnight, world!

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

I wish so much that I could change the calendar.

I would make it to where there was no such thing as Monday, rearrange the days to where people couldn't associate vulgar phrases with them, and have a super fun holiday on almost every weekend. I would make every day be, "See Your Boyfriend" day. I would make the 15th of May be a day of nothing but cornbread. If you didn't want to have a birthday, you could just ignore it and forget it ever happened.

....I'm screwing up centuries of time keeping. Aren't I such a stinker? ;P

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

I had a really, REALLY hard time choosing a favorite book. I have so many! In the end though, it was between The Sword of the Rightful King and The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine. I finally decided that SotRK should be the one I write about, and here's why!

This is seriously one of the best young adult novels I have ever read. It's full of adventure, suspense, magic, bravery, romance, friendship, murder, and more. Here's a summary of it...

The newly crowned King Arthur is unsure of himself; worse, the people are unsure of him. Too many people want the throne, and treachery is everywhere. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or — worst of all — gets married. So Merlin magically places a sword into a slab of rock, lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare, to try to pull out the sword.

After a bit of showmanship, Arthur will draw the blade (with a little magical help, of course), and the people will rally around the young king. Except someone else pulls the sword out first....

Oh my goodness! I love it! The plot of this book is amazing, and no matter how many times I read it(and i've already read it at least 7 times), the ending always shocks me. If you haven't read it, you should really consider borrowing it from your library, because it is FANTASTIC.

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

I wish so much that I could play better than I do.

As I sit here and listen to the amazing piano talents of Matthew Bellamy from Muse and August Burns Red's Piano Man, I find myself filled with such an overwhelming feeling of longing. To be able to play something much more complicated and beautiful than what I play now! To be able to read music much quicker or to be able to play by sound! Nothing could compare!

That sounds really dramatic, but it's so true! I love musical talents. I really do. I think it's one of the best material talents a person can have, especially if it's with the piano. I have a small handful of friends who can play quite beautifully, and I envy every one of them. They have no shame in playing in front of people, either(something which i'm trying to get over).

I'm thankful that I have such a wonderful piano teacher. She really knows her stuff and she's taught me so much. I've taken piano since September of 2009, and according to the handful of people who've heard me play, I'm well ahead of myself. It's just one of those things though where I wish I could wake up one day and be a piano protege.

Since that's very unlikely to happen anytime soon, I suppose I'll just have to keep practicing and hope that I can stick with it. =]

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

So call me crazy, but isn't it kind of an oxymoron to post a picture of something you want to forget?

There isn't anything major in life that I'd like to forget. I mean, everything happens for a reason and helps in some way to mold you into who you are at that point in your life. If I chose to forget something, I would be taking away from myself and be making myself libel to repeat history. No, thank you.

If I HAD to choose something to forget though, I'd choose to forget that I had a certain fear or that I did a certain bad habit. Maybe I'd forget that I was scared of super deep water, then go deep sea diving. Of course, my naturally morbid mind suddenly starts playing the Jaws theme song and a bloody massacre ensues, but I'll not go into detail about that....