Creativty yes?

Remember back in march when I said I was going to write a story? Yeah well that never happened. it is possible I might actually write that story now.. if I can manage to stay motivated. Heres a clipping:

A cold wind blew whistling slighting; almost the only sound in the dark of the night. Mist from the river rose and drifted into the abandoned warehouse that sat a little ways off from the waters edge. Something dripped. The cold plink plink adding life to the otherwise dead building. Grunge and mold covered the walls that were barely standing. Old rust covered beams no longer held the roof up in one side of the warehouse, but lay on the ground useless.

It was a forgotten and lonely place. Fallen to decay in the hands of time; no longer wanted by society. An outcast. A perfect hiding place Logan thought. He nodded to Lienna who was crouching behind him. She rose and carefully entered the warehouse, pausing to see if the whole thing would collapse on her head.

When she remained alive and uncrushed moments later she continued in and hopped onto a stack of crates that all leaned slightly to the left. They groaned a leaned a little more towards the wall; the sound breaking the silence.

"Why is it?" Lienna said balancing on one foot and surveying her surroundings. "That you always find the most dismal places to sleep in?" she turned and raised a questioning eyebrow at Logan.

He rolled his eyes. "Because the last time you picked a place to sleep we were attacked by Snatchers within minutes" he muttered as he rose from where he had been crouching outside the warehouse door and entered the building. He paused as Lienna had done, but unlike her, he turned and looked out the way they'd come. The river was quiet as was the night. There was no sign of life, no flicker of doubt that they were alone, no one had followed the,. They would be safe that night, Logan was sure of it.

"Really" Lienna continued ignoring what he'd said completely. He glanced at her and watched as she turned away and picked at something growing on the wall. "It's astounding how gross this place is" She jumped off the crate she was standing on and landed lightly in front of Logan. She straightened and looked up at him waiting for an answer to her question. He smiled slightly down at her and moved past her walking to the center of the building. He looked around taking in the damp and dirty decaying walls and large support beams that held the remaining pieces of roof up.

"And oh God did I mention the smell?" Lienna called after him. She wasn't going to let it go until she got an answer Logan know so he sighed as if he were actually annoyed and walked back to where she was standing, waiting with hands on hips and a disapproving glare on her face. He put his hands on her shoulders and leaned in close speaking with exaggerated slowness and clarity.

"Are you trying to tell me," he said narrowing his eyes "that you're getting tired of your job?" her eyes widened in mock disbelief as he continued "That you'd like to return to base and sleep in a big bed with fluffy pillows and a pile of warm blankets? That you'd like to leave me on my own, to do the work of two by myself?" He faked a look of horror which was mirrored in Lienna's face.

"Logan" She said breathless "as amazing as a bed sounds at the moment, I would never leave you. You'd die within minutes" She paused and smiled. "and I really can't have your death blamed on me. Wouldn't look good on my record" She patted his cheek and shrugged his hands off her shoulders as she stepped around him. Logan smiled and rolled his eyes again. He was used to the meaningless banter they often found themselves in the middle of.

"I wouldn't die within minutes" he started to argue but stopped when Lienna turned and gave him a look. "O.k." he said and threw up his hands. "But I would last an hour at least."

Lienna shook her head and climbed back up onto the stack of crates. "Maybe, but I doubt it" she said lightly as she sat down, taking off the large pack she had been carrying. "No worries Logan, mold and falling apart buildings are a normal part of my life. I've gotten used to them in the last four years" She grinned slightly and lay down, her head resting on her pack.

"I wasn't worried" Logan replied taking off his own pack and settling on the floor below Lienna. "You'd go crazy if you spent more then a day at base, you know you would."

"Mmmmhm" was the only answer he got. He didn't care though. Lienna liked to complain when she was in a mood but she didn't mean anything she said. She loved being on hunt even if it meant sleeping in abandoned warehouses and the chances of the two of them dying at any moment was a very real reality. The constant danger and dirt were what made life exciting she had said once when coming out of a similar mood, and she would never give that up. Not even for a fluffy pillow and a pile of blankets.

The Rose

"I'm also in very much like with a Boy named James who makes me very happy and who I make very happy. We are embarking out together on a journey to see where God takes us, and if it is his will that we should be together for years to come."

Here's to two months and twenty-six days of happiness and fun times. James and I mutually broke up two weeks ago.. it just wasn't working out anymore. Long distance relationships are not fun, especially when only one person is making the effort. I'm fine now, enjoying being single, and getting used to dealing with guys again. I miss him though, but that will fade with time.



The Rose - Bette Midler

Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying
that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes the rose

Somebody Save Me

I wish I could dance
Like the wind
Flowing
Leaping
Laughing
Loving

So... yeah don't ask because I don't know. My goal of updating once a month has failed.. obviously. Um, yesterday was my half birthday and I thought about posting a whole thing on how the last 6 months have gone, but I decided not to cause I'm lazy as hell.

Actually, I blame it on Chuck.

I love Chuck.

I discovered something on monday.
I am not cut out to play Limbo.
I think the table and wall suffered much less damage then I did.
I keep discovering new bruises.. its quite amazing.

Kelia and Sarah (not my sister) are on the bed discussing the forecast for snow. YES! SNOW! Its freakin OCTOBER. There is not supposed to be SNOW!! AHH!!! The people who ski are quite happy though, so all the joy to them, I think I'll just cuddle up inside in a blanket with a book and some hot chocolate and pretend that its not happening. Snow, October, No.

Mmm I have to choreograph a dance. I'm not sure if I'm happy about this, cause its going to go on TV and people will see it. NO pressure. I'm in 'Jane Austen's Emma' with the TEACH group right now. It's going.. terribly. We have three rehearsals left and we haven't even gone through the whole first act, and we've only done a couple (two) scenes in the second act. I have to learn all my lines for the second act this week because Mrs. Directer dropped the 'off script' bomb on us with a week to spare... NO ONE knows the second act. What shall we do?!?!
And yeah, we're going to be on TV.

You might ask what I've been doing the past two months (three months?) and I say this. If your reading my blog your probably one of my friends, you probably have talked to me sometime in the past two months, you probably KNOW what I've been doing for the past two months. So yeah, I don't think I'll write about it.

Sean gave Anna a gameboy last week.. and err well.. that is to say... I've been playing a lot. Kirby is adorable, he EATS people, how is that not the cutest thing you've ever heard?? It just makes me want to break out in awwwww's when he consumes his latest victim bwahahahaha.

Oh! I discovered I have difficulty speaking the english language. I mangle things without knowing it, and no one actually tells me.. so I keep saying embarrassing things without knowing it. Do you realize how awful that is?

Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade (Jimmy and I's song)

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before?
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you's impossible to find
You're impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may have failed, but I have loved you from the start

Oh, but hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you's impossible to find
It's impossible

So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in, I'm yours to keep
And hold on to your words 'cause talk is cheap
And remember me tonight when you're asleep

Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you's impossible to find

Tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you's impossible to find
You're impossible to find

SURPRISE!!

I went, I saw, I loved.

I got back from camp about six days ago so I figured its time for a post. Ahem. IT WAS FABULOUSAY!!!!!!

I'm in love with God, and Jesus, and anything to do with Him. The things I learned are incredible. It was a week of Purity and everything that that entitles.

I'm also in very much like with a Boy named James who makes me very happy and who I make very happy. We are embarking out together on a journey to see where God takes us, and if it is his will that we should be together for years to come.

James is... I don't know how to explain it. He's not like anyone I've ever met. I think it was about our 4th little chat when we sat down and read our favorite bible verses to each other, he's so on fire for God, and not in a way I've ever seen someone before. If I was to be completely honest he really challenged me to become a better christian, not just at camp, but at home too.
One of the first things we talked about when I got home on saturday was how we are going to keep God number one in our relationship, and how we want our relationship to glorify him. He is a spiritual leader, like I've never seen before in other boys.
So I'm really happy, and I've been talking to him every night since I've gotten home. And I got to see him yesterday!! He's coming down sometime next week for a couple days and camp in my back yard.

Mom agreed to that. I was shocked.

IN other news about camp, I made about four really close girl friends, who I love to death, and a lot of good girl friends as well. I learned so much about the bible, and about God this past week that I can't even begin to tell you everything. It was all on Purity, as that was the summer's theme, but it wasn't just on Sexual Purity, but on purity of everything.
There were, I must say, a couple very awkward moment. Especially in the Sunday Sermon which was pretty much on 'the beauty of sex in marriage'.

I'm not Joking.

Try listening to that in a room of 120 teenagers.

haha it was pretty awesome still.

It rained every single day while I was there. Sometimes it was miserable, and sometimes it was awesome! It definitely caused everyone in the camp to be closer because we spent so much time inside and huddled together. I had more hot chocolate in that week then I've had in my entire life! Although the rain was still fun I got a cold which I'm just about over. It was pretty nasty though and hit me really hard on monday when I was suffering most from Post camp depression. Anna and Sean know best since I basically bit their heads off if they looked at me.

Um yeah, so I might write more later but I don't know. I have no idea how long this blog is going to live as my life keeps getting busier and busier with school, boyfriend, friends, life etc etc. We should hope that I post in here at least once a month. Which is basically my goal.

Pretty sad huh?

Kiss the Rain - Billie Myers

Hello
Can you hear me?
Am I gettin' through to you?
Hello
Is it late there?
There's a laughter on the line
Are you sure you're there alone?
Cause I'm
Tryin' to explain
Somethin's wrong
Ya just don't sound the same
Why don't you
Why don't you
Go outside
Go outside

Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever I'm gone, too long.
If your lips
Feel lonely and thirsty
Kiss the rain
And wait for the dawn.
Keep in mind
We're under the same sky
And the nights
As empty for me, as for you
If ya feel
You can't wait till morinin'
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain

Hello
Do you miss me?
I hear you say you do
But not the way I'm missin' you
What's new?
How's the weather?
Is it stormy where you are?
Cause you sound so close but it feels like you're so far
Oh would it mean anything
If you knew
What I'm left imagining
In my mind
In my mind
Would you go
Would you go

Kiss the rain
And you'd fall over me
Think of me
Think of me
Think of me
Only me

Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever I'm gone too long
If your lips
Feel hungry and tempted
Kiss the rain
and wait for the dawn
Keep in mind
We're under the same skies
And the nights
As empty for me, as for you
If you feel
You can't wait till morning

Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Oooooohhhhh
Kiss the rain
Oooooohhhhh
Kiss the rain

Hello
Can ya hear me?
Can ya hear me?
Can ya hear me?

A few things that bug me.

Prepare for some ranting because this post is about pet peeves and things that bug me.

Probably the one I'm most vocal about is when people use the word 'Gay' out of context. It. Drives. Me. Up. The. Wall. "Dude man thats so gay" is not a phrase to say when I'm around because I will go into spasms. I don't know why it bugs me so much but I really can not stand it. Gay means Gay and not stupid. It seems to me that its not only is it an insult to the English language but its almost an insult to Gay people. I don't know it just makes me mad.

My biggest pet peeve is probably this. One sided friendships. I don't know if thats exactly what I would call them though, but one half of it is this: with online friendships I think its so important to keep a balance with who initiates the conversation. When I am the one who initiates the conversations every. single. time. it gets annoying because I feel like I'm starting to annoy the other person, or the other person doesn't care enough to be the initiator, and if they can't make an effort to keep the friendship alive even in that very small way then whats the point. When it comes to bigger things it going to be worse. I know its kind of stupid but it really bugs me.
The other half of it is when someone can tell me all their problems, all their rants; I make them talk to me or they just tell me. Its great, I like being emotional support and helping people, but I hate it when something is bothering me and I try to talk to them about it and they are like 'gee that sucks' and goes straight on to something else or they don't really say anything at all. I can't always be the one who's there for other people, sometimes it would be nice if someone was there for me.

Now just to clarify something. I'm not really thinking of anyone specific so don't go all crazy on me. Its just a couple experiences I've had ands its kept bothering me. I know who I can talk to about issues and I talk to those people, the rest might hear something about it but not really. Anyway, I'm not trying to be all needy or whiny I was just stating a pet peeve.

So enough with ranting already, on to something a little happier.

Okay a LOT happier.

ITS SUMMEEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

And I love it to death. The apprenticeship started last week and its awesome so far. I've already learned a lot and actually made some friends. Josephine, a girl I was in Annie with is doing it and we were already friends during Annie so its nice to rediscover that friendship. She's awesome I really enjoy hanging out with her. And the first two times I worked a show I worked with Chris, he's cool, a little odd, thinks he's a lot funnier then he is, but is still kind of amusing. I have a feeling we're going to be working a lot of shows together which should be fun-ish.
The actual show is AWESOME! I love Beauty and the Beast, and the cast is AMAZING! Lumiere and Cogsworth and by far my favorite followed by Belle, Mrs. Potts, Gaston and LeFou. Really everyone is amazing and I love going to see it twice a week.

Olivia's puppies were born on sunday and they are SO adorable. That is one of the smaller females, I think she the smallest but Mrs. Nutter doesn't agree. There are five girls and three boys, six are black and two are cream colored. They can not hear or see anything, but touch and smell. They were all born very very healthy and tomorrow morning I am going with Mrs. Nutter to the vets to see them get their tails cut off, because thats what you do to poodle puppies. It doesn't hurt them really and they can't remember it so its not as horrible as it sounds. I'm spending quite a bit of time over there and I'll be taking care of them all summer and get PAID for it. I'd love to just take care of them so being paid is just and awesome bonus.

I'm planning on getting my hair cut at the end of July, I don't really know what I want to get done, but I want to get something a little different. If any of you have any ideas for this please please please tell me because I'd kinda love that. I'm growing my bangs out so that I won't have to be hampered by those much either.

Anyway its almost nine and I really don't feel like writing any more.


Last Train Home - Ryan Star

You haven't changed.
Stand in the light,
I need to see you,
uncover my eyes.

The tears coming down,
making lines on your face.
One for each year, now
that you've been away.

We were only kids,
we ran like water.
Your dad said,
stay away from my daughter.
The sun was coming down when I said,
can't you just believe?

And if you wait for me,
I'll be the light in the dark if you lose your way.
And if you wait for me,
I'll be your voice when you don't know what to say.
I'll be your shelter,
I'll be your fate.
I'll be forever,
wait for me.

I'll be the last train,
I'll be the last train home.

You were a storm,
it blew us away.
I wouldn't leave you,
but you couldn't stay.

We were only kids,
we ran like water.
Your dad said,
stay away from my daughter.
The sun was coming down when I said,
can't you just believe?

And if you wait for me,
I'll be the light in the dark if you lose your way.
And if you wait for me,
I'll be your voice when you don't know what to say.
I'll be your shelter,
I'll be your fate.
I'll be forever,
wait for me.

I'll be the last train,
I'll be the last train home.


We were only kids,
we ran like water.
I told your dad,
I love your daughter.
The sun was coming down when I said,
Hallie just believe.

And if you wait for me,
I'll be the light in the dark if you lose your way.
And if you wait for me,
I'll be your voice when you don't know what to say.
I'll be your shelter,
I'll be your fate.
I'll be forever,
wait for me.

I'll be the last train,
I'll be the last train,
Hold on to love,
and wait for me.

I'll be the last train,
I'll be the last train home.

I'll be the last train,
I'll be your last train home.

Meh

Its raining so this won't be very cheerful. I do have one thing to say:

GROW UP ALREADY!!!

On that lovely note Laura's visit was INCREDIBLE!!!! Better then I could have ever imagined and I'm so so glad she came, not only because we had a fabulous time, but because some things got said that you can't really say over IM or the phone. And they needed to be said.
I think we converted her to the joys of the Beach, and the use of sunscreen, although I did get a sunburn to rival hers, and Twister is now a favorite game to play while it is raining a lot. The late chats were EPIC! and got rather silly sometimes. Staying up to 5:05 was really fun, we got hyper and silly and OBSESSED over Alex Pettyfer, which as most of you know, is a really awesome way to pass time. He's just so Beautiful!
Grant called a couple times which was cool, all three of us hadn't talked on the phone together since last summer, so it was nice. And he called at 4:30 AM because I "jokingly" told him to. I did not think he was going too! o_O Mrs. Glendenning was a dear, so nice and sweet and she drove us places and spent a lot of time being dragged around without a complaint which was amazing in itself, but then she was so eager to help around the house and do things that it just kind of blew my mind.
The best part though was just spending time with Laura in person, matching facial expressions and things, I have more memories from last week then I have from almost anything else.

It's weird having Anna and Kelia in a show without me. They have 9-5 rehearsals every day this next week, and seriously, I'm going to be an only child o_O It's WEIRD! I've gotten permission to go to the beach and do things alone, but it still won't be the same. And of course, its supposed to rain ALL FREAKIN WEEK!!! AHHHHH!! NOT COOL AT ALL.

I hate rain in the summer, unless its a good thunderstorm, or downpour, but other then that it sucks. And makes me sleepy and tired. Course not sleeping at night doesn't help much, but what can you do?

India's here now so I must go.

Cheerio!

Share the Love

me: hehe

right now I have two people telling me they love me

(girls)

we're sharing the love

so

Jon, huny, ur awesome :P

Jon: The love closes in on Jon, trapped in a corner he screams! what will he do next? tune in next week to find out!! :P

me: ROFL!!!!!!! you just made my week

=)

Jon: Thanks :) Anyway, your awesome too ;)

me: hehe thanks

Hehe that boy really does make my heart giggle all the time =)

Theres been a TON of drama going on lately. And frankly I would love it all went POOF and went away, but I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon. So I've buckled down for the ride and I'll just see where this all goes. I think though that I'm going to stay away from guys for a while.
Jake: Asked me to the movies Sunday, I couldn't go but I wanted to, he's a cool guy. I'm just waiting to see what happens.
Jeremy: Asked me out this week again kinda... not happening though. Nothing there, and never will be.
Tucker: The Ex. Started talking to me this month again, had a girlfriend, wanted to see me, broke up a couple days ago and now wants to see me really bad. We're not going to camp the same week though. YES!
Max: Got a myspace and has been messaging me a ton. He wants to go to the movies sometime soon. I don't know if that will happen though since I haven't seen him in ages and he kinda creeps me out.
Adam: I was in LWW with him this fall and he obviously liked me. Haven't really talked to him since but he keeps getting on Joe's myspace and messaging me, and I gave him my IM yesterday so we'll see where that goes.
I need a break please??
And thats not even the REAL drama. o_o

LESS THEN A WEEK LAURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're starting to get ready for the big visit from those Canadians and Mom is going to go CRAZY with cleaning. Should be interesting (the cleaning) but TOTALLY worth it!
Gotta have them apple bottom jeans, boots with fur, whole club was lookin at her.
Yeah it just came on, on the radio =) SUCH A BAD SONG!!! Haha.
We've started going to the beach again!! Anna and I are planning on going tomorrow for a long time, it should be fun! just tanning and hanging out relaxing and next week we should be spending a LOT of time there, just pray the weather is good!!!

Ummmm so there has been plenty of other things going on but I just can't think of anything. I've been thinking about taking a tattoo class?

Stay with You - Goo Goo Dolls

These streets
Turn me inside out
Everything shines
But leaves me empty still
And I'll, burn this lonely house down
If you run with me
If you run with me

I'll stay with you
The walls will fall before we do
Take my hand now
We'll run forever
I can feel the storm inside you
I'll stay with you

Fooled by my own desires
I twist my fate
Just to feel you
But you, turn me toward the light
And you're one with me
Will you run with me?

I'll stay with you
The walls will fall before we do
Take my hand now
We'll run forever
I can feel the storm inside you
I'll stay with you

Now come in from this storm
I taste you sweet and warm
Take what you need
Take what you need
From me

Wake up this world
Wake up tonight
And run with me
Run to me now

I'll stay with you
The walls will fall before we do
Take my hand now
We'll run forever
I can feel the storm inside you
I'll stay with you

so..

I think I shall update very soon.
Not now though....
But very soon.
Just so you know.

An Assortment of Things

So there is the complete, finished, Poster which I sent off to Grant almost two weeks ago. He finally got it yesterday and said "the poster you made me is amazing!! thank you SO much Erin!!! it's so good!! I can't stop geeking out about it =D"
Yes, it made my day!
I must admit I was really worried he would think it was lame and not cool, but he didn't and that makes me very happy.

We moved Emily home from college Friday which was interesting as always. Ten+ hours in the car is not exactly my kind of fun but I keep doing it. This was the second time in two months I've gone, and I don't hate going yet. So thats good. Having Emily home for a week and a half will be nice, she's currently on the bed squawking about something that is happening in Lost, but that's not unusual for her. She promised to take Anna and I up to Portland for lunch and whatnot, for Anna's be-lated birthday, and a combination of my birthday and me letting her borrow my belt for the last semester of school. Not a bad deal at all!

Yesterday was my birthday party and it ROCKED and was AMAZING and I had a FABULOUS time with my INCREDIBLE girls!!! I think you get the hint. I took over 50 pictures as well so those will need to be uploaded and put on facebook and myspace someday when I'm not feeling incredibly lazy.
That day is not today.
I would like to sleep for the rest of the day.
But Mom won't let me!

Mmhm, Anna and I are ill. I don't know if it is just allergies since I'm mostly just tired and my nose has been stuffy. Thats really all I have. I think Anna is sicker though, she announced she was pretty sure she has a fever yesterday, and being the kind and wonderful sister I am, I told her to stay very far away from me!

My room is a freaking MESS!!!!!
Thats what you get from sticking seven girls in the same room together.... not to mention licked and germified spoons.
Uh, Don't ask.

I hate rain! Well.... I love thunder storms, and torrential down pours that last ten or fifteen minutes. But steady pouring rain, or a drizzle makes me soooo irritated with everything. And kind of depressed. Like I should sleep all day and not do anything.

Blind - Lifehouse

I was young but I wasn't naive
I watched helpless as you turned around to leave
And still I have the pain I have to carry
A past so deep that even you could not bury if you tried

After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go

I would fall asleep
Only in hopes of dreaming
That everything would be like is was before
But nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting
They disappear as reality is crashing to the floor

After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go

After all this time
Would you ever wanna leave it
Maybe you could not believe it
That my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you will ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
And I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me dies when I let you go


I think I shall go take a nap and listen to my new Lifehouse CD.
Toodles, Haybe Ho, Cheerio and all that Jazz.

Birthday?

Um, so I turned 15 today.
O_O
It's so weird
I've been saying for ages that I'm so done with being 14, but now that I'm actually 15 I'm like "......O_O.....WEIRD..." Oh well, I'll get used to it soon. First I'll have to do the 30 second panic whenever anyone asks me how old I am though.
"So how old are you?"
"....o_O.....um.... OH 15... I mean..heh.. I'm 15."
Gosh, thats always so embarrassing. I did that on a plane, when the stewardess asked me my age. I took like such a long time to answer.

Now its time to get all deep and thoughtful.

This past year has been amazing in so many ways. And its sucked in so many ways too. Dad getting cancer again, the huge mess between my sisters, losing friends, the fall, etc etc. But the good times totally outlived the bad times. Summer, Camp, Christmas, hanging out with Emily, gaining two best friends, learning that you can be best friends with your sister, The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, California, Skillet Concert, some boys, and of course convention.

I've learned a crap load of things about life, friendship, and people in general. I've loved someone I think, and had my heart crushed... well,... actually as much as it can get crushed when your only fourteen. I've learned that you cannot control what happens around you. You cannot control the feelings of someone else. Its just not possible. I've learned how to tell your true friends from the friends that only kind of care. I've learned that the best thing you can do for your friends is to just be there for them, even if they aren't there for you. I've learned that you have to take the bad things with the good. I've learned that girls are bitches and guys suck.

I've learned so much about guys this year and yet they are still a complete mystery to me.
I've been so happy for most of this year, so busy, and although its not really obvious I think I've matured a ton since I turned fourteen. I also think I'm more comfortable with showing my crazy side, and yeah it still gets me into trouble allll the time, but not as much, I know how to turn it off. Kind of.

I lost one of my best friends this year. And it sucked. Elizabeth and I had been friends since we were like... 6 and then she was gone and I find that as much as it sucks, I don't care all that much. I'm done with taking all her crap and I have better friends now. I also half lost the one person I could tell absolutely everything too, that wasn't Anna. And that way hurt more then losing Elizabeth and I haven't even completely lost him.

And then I rediscovered friends. India, Katie, Jessie and Laura I have no freaking clue what I would do without you. You girls have made this spring and winter so much better then it ever would have been without you. Jeeze I just can't imagine what I would be like if you four hadn't come completely into my life when you did. I don't know if I would have gotten through the fall, and although that sounds way dramatic and whatnot, its totally true. You are way more then I deserve and I'm so so so happy we're friends.

And to all my friends who stuck by me the entire year. You are more amazing then words can every say. I thank God so much for you every day.

So this year in ways have been the best of my life and the worst. I can't begin to say how much I'm looking forward to this next year and how utterly awesome its going to be.

I would like to dedicate this song to every one of my friends and I want to say THANK YOU I LOVE YOU AND YOUR AMAZING!!!!!

Those Nights - Skillet

I remember when we used to laugh about nothing at all
It was better than going mad
From trying to solve all the problems we're going through
Forget 'em all
Cause on those nights we would stand and never fall
Together we faced it all
Remember when we'd

Stay up late and we'd talk all night
In the dark room lit by the TV light
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive
We'd listen to the radio play all night
Didn't want to go home to another fight
Through all the hard times in my life
Those night kept me alive

I remember when we used to drive anywhere but here
As long as we'd forget our lives
We were so young and confused
That we didn't know to laugh or cry
Those nights were ours
They will live and never die
Together we'd stand forever
Remember when we'd

Stay up late and we'd talk all night
In the dark room lit by the TV light
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive
We'd listen to the radio play all night
Didn't want to go home to another fight
Through all the hard times in my life
Those night kept me alive

Those nights belong to us
There's nothing wrong with us
Those nights belong to us

I remember when we used to laugh
And now i wish those nights would last

Stay up late and we'd talk all night
In the dark room lit by the TV light
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive
We'd listen to the radio play all night
Didn't want to go home to another fight
Through all the hard times in my life
Those night kept me alive

Stay up late and we'd talk all night
In the dark room lit by the TV light
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive
We'd listen to the radio play all night
Didn't want to go home to another fight
Through all the hard times in my life
Those night kept me alive
Those nights belong to us
There's nothing wrong

And although we aren't going anywhere and nothings has ended, its like the perfect song for friendship.

Now a little word about convention.

IT ROCKED!!!!! I had so much fun, and got to witness and be part of a crap load of drama. I went to my first dance and danced my first slow dance... with I guy I didn't know but he was cool never the less. I experienced what its like to live a very busy full day on one hour of sleep, I met some really cool people, ate some good food, learned a lot, went to a dating workshop which wasn't as awkward and bad as I thought it was going to be and had an AMAZING time hanging out with Anna, Jessie, Abby, Sean, Erin, and Elyse.

Yes I met Sean the lover boy who is totally awesome, and amazing a lives up to every single thing Jessie has said about him and who thinks I'm cute but doesn't like me (YES YES YES!!!! the him not liking me made me very happy) and who most of the weekend drama revolved around. I can totally understand why Jessie is utterly in love with him. Hanging out with Abby for the first time in forever was totally cool too. And running up and down 6 flights of stairs at least three times a day was kinda awesome. I loved the hour and a half nap I took right when I got home!!!

Stay up late and we'd talk all night
In the dark room lit by the TV light
Through all the hard times in my life
Those nights kept me alive
We'd listen to the radio play all night
Didn't want to go home to another fight
Through all the hard times in my life
Those night kept me alive

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SKILLET!!!!!

OMG!
The Skillet concert was........ beyond words. AMAZING!!! FABULOUS!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!!

Yeah. I had... ahhh fun is such an understatement. It was one of the most incredible nights of my life!!! I'd never been to a concert like that before; everyone jumping and screaming all the time. Wow. I was worried I wouldn't be able to get into the music at all, but as soon as I heard the first power cord, and felt the vibrations hit my chest I completely let go, and it was awesome.

The first two bands were o.k... nothing special, just loud and I actually went deaf after the second one finished playing. I mean seriously, Jake was standing right next to me and even though the music had stopped and we were in a fairly quiet spot he STILL had to shout at me. And I at him, so it wasn't just me.

The crowds energy went up like ten times as soon as Skillet came out on stage and it was AMAZING!!! The lead singer... who I still don't know his name... said we were one of the loudest audiences ever. There were only like... 500 of us too, and we all just screamed out hearts out. We were a GREAT audience =D The actual music was just.... Wow!!! They played Comatose first which made everyone so happy. But then they played Whispers in the Dark and people went CRAZY!!! That, the worship song they did, and Rebirthing was by far the most amazing part of the night.

They started playing Rebirthing, and if I thought people were already crazy in there, I was WRONG!!!! Everyone went INSANE!!!! I was on India's back at that point and could see everything and wow, the crowd was incredible. Hearing Rebirthing live was sooooo fabulous. And it made me so so SO happy!!! I was screaming out the words and when I wasn't screaming the words, I was just screaming! Everyone was. I'm sure they could hear us in Kennebunk!

The weirdest part of the night was seeing the band live in front of me. After watching all the music video's and seeing all the pictures, and then they were like BAM! right in front of me! The lead singer had such a good stage presence. He was funny, kept the audience involved, talked to us lots, and was just really good. He has two little kids that are cuter then your kids will ever be.
His words not mine.

And then of course, aside from the actual concert, I had a lot of fun hanging out with Jake, India, Anna and Katie!!! Those girls (Jakes not a girl but whatever) are amazing =D and Jake was nice and sweet as always. He hung out with us most of the night which I thought was really nice since there were tons of his other friends there as well. Riding in the car was fun too. I got really hyper and a lot of nasty secrets of mine that I don't usually let people know got let out. Mostly by Anna but I didn't really stop her....

Today, I am exhausted. Try jumping up and down screaming for three hours and see how you feel.

Sore.

yeah.

Oh well it was totally worth it!!!


Rebirthing - Skillet

I lie here paralytic
Inside this soul
Screaming for you till my throat is numb
I wanna break out I need a way out
I don’t believe that it’s gotta be this way
The worst is the waiting
In this womb I’m suffocating

Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygen
I take you in
I’ve died

Rebirthing now
I wanna live for love wanna live for you and me
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow
Rebirthing now
I Wanna live my life wanna give you everything
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow

I lie here lifeless
In this cocoon
Shedding my skin cause
I’m ready to
I wanna break out
I found a way out
I don’t believe that it’s gotta be this way
The worst is the waiting
In this womb I’m suffocating

Bridge:
Tell me when I’m gonna live again
Tell me when I’m gonna breathe you in
Tell me when I’m gonna feel inside
Tell me when I’m gonna feel alive

Tell me when I’m gonna live again
Tell me when this fear will end
Tell me when I’m gonna feel inside
Tell me when I’ll feel alive

I Adore Skillet and always will.

To you who think Skillet is a dumb name.
1. Buy the album anyways
2. Shut up.

SPRING!!!!

ITS 60 DEGREES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG that makes me so so incredibly happy!!

Haha I told Grant the other day that we were so excited it had gotten up to 55, and he said he sincerely hoped I was joking. Oh well, so what if Maine is slower then everywhere else, we get to appreciate this weather a little more then everyone else.

A Scene from the Future Nerd Fighter Taken Over World

Curtains open to an empty stage. The set is designed to look like the front of a house with steps leading up to the door. A lamp light is set at Stage Left.
Enter a teen age boy about age 15 followed by a girl. Both look nervous yet excited. They walk to the steps and pause at the bottom.

BOY: So uh, Cindy, I had a great time tonight!

CINDY smiles nervously

CINDY: So did I. Thanks for showing me all the tricks to Final Fantasy X11. Your a really great player.

BOY blushes and is flatter.

BOY: Gee thanks Cindy.

CINDY smiles again and goes up the stars. She is stopped when BOY says after obviously gathering his courage:

BOY: Cindy! Wait!

He pauses struggling to get the words out and finally blurts out.

BOY: I just wanted to say that I think your a really awesome Nerd!

Cindy gasps and looks amazed and happy.

CINDY: WOW Thanks! I... I think your a awesome nerd too!

BOY grins one last time and runs of stage leaving an ecstatic CINDY in the fading light as curtains close.

If you don't have a clue what that was all about, then you probably never will. I think I may suck at writing scripts though!

I went on a new music spree yesterday, and got some new stuff for my player. Does anyone have some suggestions because I'm getting really tired of what I have on there. I got some new Simple Plan music which I'm happy about and some Chris Brown songs which I've wanted for a long time. And lots more. But I still need more.

The poster is coming along quite well. I keep streaking the marker places which sets me off into spasms until I can get it fixed, and its really really annoying. I have a ton of work to do on it the next couple days if I want to mail it in time.

Its kind of freaking me out how much work I have to do still.

I suck at school. Just FYI.

I hung out with Jeremy at the library yesterday. Just the two of us, and it was kind of fun. We're getting more comfortable but theres still a lot lacking. I'm just going to continue to wait for now and see what happens.


"White Houses" - Vanessa Carlton

Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bungalow with some strange new friends
Stay up too late, and I'm too thin
We promise each other it's 'til the end
Now we're spinning empty bottles
It's the five of us
With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust
I can't resist the day
No, I can't resist the day

Jenny screams out and it's no pose
'Cause when she dances she goes and goes
Beer through the nose on an inside joke
And I'm so excited, I haven't spoken
And she's so pretty, and she's so sure
Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her
Summer's all in bloom
Summer is ending soon

It's alright and it's nice not to be so alone
But I hold on to your secrets in white houses

Maybe I'm a little bit over my head
I come undone at the things he said
And he's so funny in his bright red shirt
We were all in love and we all got hurt
I sneak into his car's cracked leather seat
The smell of gasoline in the summer heat
Boy, we're going way too fast
It's all too sweet to last

It's alright
And I put myself in his hands
But I hold on to your secrets in white houses
Love, or something ignites in my veins
And I pray it never fades in white houses

My first time, hard to explain
Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain
On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think
He's my first mistake

Maybe you were all faster than me
We gave each other up so easily
These silly little wounds will never mend
I feel so far from where I've been
So I go, and I will not be back here again
I'm gone as the day is fading on white houses
I lied, wrote my injuries all in the dust
In my heart is the five of us
In white houses

And you, maybe you'll remember me
What I gave is yours to keep
In white houses
In white houses
In white houses

O.k...

The date could have gone a lot worse.
And it could have gone a lot better too.

I do want to repeat my question from before.

WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER AN AWKWARD DATE???

Haha oh well. I was pretty nervous, and Jeremy was really nervous, so he didn't talk a whole lot, and the conversation never really flowed. Except for once right at the end of intermission. I was so annoyed when the pit band came back on stage.

But I know how Jeremy is really like, and he's really funny and nice, and totally not like how he acting last night. So I'm not giving up yet.

On a side note the play (Once upon a mattress) WAS SO GOOD!!! FABULOUSAY!! The high school's drama program is A MAY ZING!!! it blows my mind every time I go see something there. Will (from book covers) played the mute king who liked to chase girls around the castle was a totally CREEP!! but adorable and funny at the same time. And the lead girl, Abby, was sooo incredible!! I've seen her in other shows, Fiddler, Rumors and she was alright in Fiddler, and pretty good in Rumors but in this, she was FABULOUS!! Some of the stuff she had to sing was sooooo hard, and she did it soo well. Kudos to her!!

Anyway I gotta start school and get ready for the rest of the day/weekend, because I haven't done ANYTHING today and its already 10:15. AHHHHHHH

Love to all!!



"First Time"

We're both looking for something
We've been afraid to find
It's easier to be broken
It's easier to hide

Looking at you,holding my breath,
For once in my life,I'm scared to death,
I'm taking a chance,letting you inside.

Feeling alive all over again,
As deep as the sky, under my skin
Like being in love, she says
For the first time
Maybe I'm wrong,
But I'm feeling right where I belong
With you tonight
Like being in love
To feel for the first time

The world that I see inside you
Waiting to come to life
Waking me up to dreaming
Reality in your eyes

Looking at you,
Holding my breath,
For once in my life
I'm scared to death,
I'm taking a chance,
Letting you inside.

I'm feeling alive all over again
As deep as the sky that's under my skin
Like being in love, she says, for the first time
Maybe I'm wrong, I'm feeling right
Where I belong with you tonight
Like being in love to feel for the first time

We're crashing
Into the unknown
We're lost in this
But it feels like home

I'm feeling alive all over again
As deep as the sky that's under my skin
Like being in love, she says, for the first time
Maybe I'm wrong, I'm feeling right
Where I belong with you tonight
Like being in love to feel for the first time

Oh Lifehouse, Lifehouse Lifehouse. I LOVE YOU!!!!

What think you?

This is the small scale, rough draft, version of the poster I'm working on.... What think you all? Could anything be added? Or is it fine just as it is?

Umm?

Well.
Um.
So I kinda have a date tomorrow.
Course I can't call it that because of Mom and Dad, and theres going to be a bunch of other people there, but thats what He originally wanted it to be.

I'm really kind of excited. And totally freaked out.

OMG what if its awkward? What do you do after an awkward date?

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AHHHHH

For those of you who don't know, Jeremy from the library book group asked me to go with him to the high school musical and I said yes, as long as other friends came because I'm not allowed to date. So yeah, its made me really happy =)

BUT I WON'T GIVE UP MY WIFE!!!

Hmmm in my last post I was mad at Grant right? well... gah he has me on such an emotional yoyo. Anyway, we had a really good talk yesterday and he said things like how he was really glad we were friends, and how I'm always there for him.... so I don't think we're going to stop being friends anytime soon. Hopefully.

Oh and the Variety show is going good. I should invite ya'll to it shouldn't I? =)

<333

WTF?!

So I'm pissed.

Grant:

10:08 PM I've missed you =D

me: I've missed you too =)

kinda funny how busy we've both gotten

never would have thought it be like this, last summer

10:09 PM Grant: lol

I knew it would turn to this.

pretty soon we won't talk anymore actually.

it will be like what happened to laura =[

10:10 PM u wont get on much, and when I do u wont be on.

me: ...

thats really depressing

I think... if we both try.... that won't happen

you know?

Grant: Idk

WTF?!?!?!

Nice to know you've doomed our friendship... =\
Gahh he makes me so mad sometimes!!
Stupid part is he's probably right.
Which is dumb.
I hate time differences.

HAPPY NEWS!!!
I get to hang out with my awesome girlfriends all day!!
Makes me so happy =D

EAGLE!!!!!

I Am A Procrastinator

I love to procrastinate. I'm really really good at it too. I get these fabulous ideas, and it doesn't matter if it has to do with art, writing, friends, life etc etc it probably won't happen/get done because I don't start it right away. I say "Oh I'll start working on it tomorrow." or "After I talk to people today." or "When I finish this book." or even "After I get the poster board."
It just doesn't happen.
I'm worse when it comes to school!

Anyway, I haven't even begun my plot planning on my latest story idea, mostly because I just don't have any idea where to start. I'm was "planning" on sitting down and working on it today.... but I find myself writing a blog post instead, and now Mom's home.

(an hour later)

So yeah, I just made dinner and now Anna's forcing me to practice the song we're doing for the talent show, because she doesn't consider my blog as a real form of writing. THANKS ANNA I LOVE YOU TOO!!

So anyway. There's been copious amounts of boy drama going on this week. Its ridiculous. Some of its good but most of its bad. I went from dating whoever I wanted to in the future, to dating a guy who has a good relationship with my sisters, to dating a guy who has to have a great older brother, to dating a guy who is really cute and is part of a triplet.
Good God what more do you people want from me?!?!?!

Another really horrendous thing that has happened is.... IT SNOWED!!! AHHHHHH!!! NOOOO!!! IT'S SPRING!!!!

O.k. Seriously Erin, enough of the complaining. Get on with your life!

This weekend is going to be fabulousay!!!

I really really need poster board.

I adore my playlist.

I read some amusing books this week. Including "Zen, and the art of faking it" It reminded me a TON of the "Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time" series, so therefor, it was quite good.

Fed-Ex just drove by, but you don't really care do you?

I'm starting a secret project oOOOo.
Heh, its for a guy who could probably care less, but we, until recently, used to be best friends so whatever. Like I said, Long distance relationships with guys in Oregon just don't work. End of story.

"There's Us" Alexz Johnson

There's me
Looking down at my shoes
The one smiling like the sun
That's you
What were you thinking
What was the song inside your head
There's us
Going on about a band
Working out how we play our hand
I lay there dreaming
Later all alone in my bed

If I was stupid
Maybe careless
So were you

Not everything is supposed to come true
Some words are best unsaid
Some love is not really love at all
I'll keep everything I shared with you
And that's enough
There's us

Freeze-frame
I'm not about to cry
It's too late for us to change
Why try
I've got a camera
Tucked away inside my heart

If I'm a loser
Or just unlucky
So are you

Not everything is supposed to come true
Some words are best unsaid
Some love is not really love at all
I'll keep everything I shared with you
And that's enough
There's us

Somewhere between then and now
I look away when you said we'll never change
And if you think what might have been
You'll lose today and we've got songs to play

Not everything is supposed to come true
Some words are best unsaid
Some love is not really love at all
I'll keep everything I shared with you
And that's enough
There's us
Not everything is supposed to come true
Some words are best unsaid
Some love is not really love at all
I'll keep everything I shared with you
And that's enough
There's us

The perfect song to describe one of my friendships.

Because I feel like it, the happy part of this blog is dedicated to my beautiful wife, Jessica Jeanne Lacourse Ingraham.

Pigeon Peace Ya'll.

Good old Whitesnake

Its Anna's birthday today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA! MY DARLING! MY HEART! MY ONE AND ONLY! MY FAVORITE 16 YEAR OLD SISTER!!!! <3333333333

She's old now. phhhtttt.

I got to shoot her ears!!! It was quite a frightening experience. Seriously. Try shooting your sisters ears, or if you don't have a sister, do it to your brother, and if you don't have a brother, do it to your imaginary sibling. Or your Dad.

My Grandparents should be coming any minute now for dinner. No one told me there were coming and I only just found out. Apparently even though I live here, I don't need to know these things... whatever.... We're having yummy food and I think I shall get fat because I haven't stopped eating all day. My food baby is getting bigger and bigger and bigger. very scary. Tomorrow I shall eat more. YAY!

We played Life this afternoon, because it was either that or watch a movie and get all "blaaaaahhh" so we decided on the game. We were so hyper, saying the randomest things and laughing at the smallest of things. I fell off the bed. It was kind of awesome.

Here I go Again

I dont know where Im going
But, I sure know where Ive been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
An Ive made up my mind,
I aint wasting no more time
But, here I go again
Here I go again

Tho I keep searching for an answer,
I never seem to find what Im looking for
Oh lord, I pray
You give me strength to carry on,
cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams

An here I go again on my own
Goin down the only road Ive ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An Ive made up my mind
I aint wasting no more time

Im just another heart in need of rescue,
Waiting on loves sweet charity
An Im gonna hold on
For the rest of my days,
cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams

An here I go again on my own
Goin down the only road Ive ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An Ive made up my mind
I aint wasting no more time

But, here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go...

An Ive made up my mind,
I aint wasting no more time

An here I go again on my own
Goin down the only road Ive ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams

An here I go again on my own
Goin down the only road Ive ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An Ive made up my mind
I aint wasting no more time...

But, here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go,
Here I go again...


Because it may be one of the only oldies songs I can stand to listen to.

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!! Did you every think about how weird it would be to say Merry Easter??

Jacob Black?

According to several articles Jacob Black has been cast!!!!
Is this true? I have no idea.

Taylor Lautner Ladies and Gentleman.

All the articles I found about it were on Wikipedia so the truthfulness is doubtful.

Twilight Movie Cast
Jacob Black Page

What think you all?

If its true I definitely think they could have done worse, but he's really not my ideal guy. He was in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and The adventures of sharkboy and lava girl or w/e and do any of you know if he can act?

IDEA'S ARE BURSTING OUT MY EARS!!!!

So I got a story idea and I've been working on it for a couple days now. I'm so excited and I can't wait to start!!! It'll be a different genre then I've ever written.... actually... I'm not sure exactly what genre it fits into but it'll still be different. Its not for script frenzy because I'm not doing that this year.
I wrote out my kind of main characters profile. Its not perfect but it'll do for now.
Oh, and I promise I wrote this all out BEFORE I read Katie's profile for her character, So I'm not in fact copying her description of her girl.
Promise.
Pinky Promise!!

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Author's name Erin Ingraham Character's name Liena

Protagonist Questionnaire

1. What is your protagonist? A person? An animal? Something else?

She's a girl. Duur. Although I"m thinking about having a couple Main Characters. Different parts will be told by different people.

2. Where does your protagonist live? Does he or she like it there?

Liena doesn't live anywhere really. She travels to much. But she does have a certain spot she usually rests at in the middle of nowhere (meaning I haven't figured it out yet)

3. What does your protagonist look like? Hair color? Height? Distinguishing features?

She 16 and has dyed black hair which she always wears up with two silver knives holding it in a bun. Her eyes are startlingly blue (think Frodo) like she should be wearing contacts, but she's not. She's not pale, but she's not tan either. She's about 5'4 with a very athletic body. On the inside of her left wrist is a tattoo that changes with her mood which is part of her being "not of this world ooOOooo"

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4. What is your protagonist's favorite outfit?

She wears mostly black but her favorite outfit consists of a white and black
striped tight tank top. Over that goes a cropped black jacket with silver lining
with sleeves always rolled up over he elbows. Silver hoop earrings. A black
mini skirt with black leggings. And high heeled knee length leather boots.

<--- is what she looks like. Although anything gold in there is actually silver.

5. What clothes would your protagonist never be caught dead wearing?

Any skirts except her mini one, and pink, purple, light blue, yellow etc etc mainly

pastel colors.

6. What is your protagonist's pet peeve?

Valley Girls. Boys who say things are fine but it really isn't. Self centered
people. Dragon Catchers <--- Name subject to change

7. What is your protagonist's fondest memory?

Traveling with, and learning from Rosco and "unnamed male friend". Anytime when she felt remotely normal.

8. What are your protagonist's hobbies?

Because of her work she doesn't really have a hobby. She's learned several martial arts for her job, and other things like rock climbing. She loves plants, but never actually gets to do anything about that.

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9. What can your protagonist do better than anyone else?

Read people (DUH) She is telepathic and a telekinetic so the answer to the question is obvious.

10. What is your protagonist insecure about?

Her "ability" and how people would react if they knew what she was. What would happen if she ever lost her medicine.The fact she would be incredibly alone if anything ever happen to "unnamed male friend"

11. What makes your protagonist angry?

The ODC. <-- name subject to change.
Bwahahahaa no one knows that that is.

12. What are your protagonist's parents like? How about the rest of his or her family?

Leina has no blood family as far as she knows. The "Unnamed male friend" who found her when she was six is her only family and consider each other as strictly brother and sister. They have a amazing relationship, best friends who know everything there is to know about each other. She only is ever completely comfortable with him. Also, Rosco was the closest thing she had to a father.

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13. What's one secret your protagonist hasn't ever told anyone?

The only thing she ever wants is to have a home and a garden somewhere peaceful where she won't hear everyone else's thoughts.

14. Is your protagonist outgoing? Shy? What do people think when they first meet your
character?

Liena is very confident. She has to be, but if it wasn't for her upbringing she might have been shy. She's not surprisingly uncomfortable around many people and sometimes has to force herself to be outgoing. When people meet her (which is rare) they are a little intimidated by her because she knows to much for her age and can be unreachable but they quickly see that she is one of the kindest girls they will ever meet.

15. Describe your protagonist in three words:

1. Kind
2. Confident
3. Clever

16. Pretend for a moment that your protagonist is really nervous. What does your protagonist do with his

or her nervous energy? (Tap his or her toe against the floor? Hum a song?)

Ramble. Fidget, bite the inside of her right cheek. And if its intense, she gets really quiet.

17. Write a sentence describing how your protagonist walks.

She walks.
She always looked like she had somewhere important to be. Taking long strides and walking as quickly as she could without plowing over anyone in front of her. She would dart around people never pausing to look at anything, just moving. Always moving.

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18. Write a sentence describing how your protagonist stands. What's his or her posture like?

She stood with her feet apart, her head high - tilted slightly to the right, shoulders back, hands on hips, and looked him straight in the eyes. "Did you really want to do that?" she asked her lips pursed and one eyebrow cocked in slight amusement.

19. What do you really like about your protagonist?

She wants to help her people, and she always makes the best of every situation. She doesn't give up hope ever, even when most people would be sinking to the floor crying. She never uses her ability to pry adn although she'd rather not be telepathic she doesn't bitch about it.

20. What do you dislike about your protagonist?

She has a little bit of a hero complex which gets her into more trouble then is worth mentioning. She holds a grudge and can be rather uncooperative especially when she thinks she's right about something.

21. What is your protagonist's greatest weakness?

She can sometimes be so focused on keeping other peoples thoughts out of her head that she doesn't notice when people really need her emotionally.

22. What is the one thing your protagonist fears most?

Being without her medicine.

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23. What does your protagonist want more than anything else in the world?

Happiness. Quiet. A world without hate where she can live peacefully.

Even More Questions

What is your protagonist's favorite band? Song? Type of music?

She listens mostly to screaming metal or rap simply because it drowns out everything else. When she's having a good day she listens to things like Vanessa Carlton, Alana Grace, Nickelback, Simple Plan etc etc

Describe how your protagonist speaks. Does he or her have a lisp? An accent? Does your protagonist

use a lot of slang, or end every sentence with "okay," etc.?

She normally talks fast and often with a sarcastic drawl. But when she's dealing with a new ______ she speaks in a soft lilting calm voice.

Yeah. I REALLY need a name for "unnamed male friend" so start spouting! and nope, there is going to NO romance between Liena and UMF so don't even think about that!