Happy Valentines Day

 

I'm Back! Ft. A Year to Remember

 

I've come back, I'm not dead! *Laughs hoarsely

I thought about not coming back, once or twice. Just leaving it at that. Maybe someone would look back after a year or so and think "Remember that one blogger? What is she doing now? Maybe she just...ceased to exist.."

Happy New Year! Right now it's 12/31/21, 15 more minutes until this year exists only in memory. I read my journal from this year, it was pretty bad. Looking back on the entries over the year, and cringing at my scribbled writing, I thought to myself, "When did I stop loving life? When did I wake up in the morning with the purpose just to survive?"  Then that got me thinking about life, how pretty soon I'll be out in the real world. I'm still not sure what I want to do "when I grow up".

Well anyway, my point is that I don't feel particuarly satisfied with how I've spent the past teenage years. This past year just seems like a waste, because It'll all be over soon, and I want to enjoy it while it last.

This year I want to enjoy it while it lasts.

I want to dress the way I want. I want to listen to music all the way up. I want to love God obviously and shamelessly. I want to not be afraid of people and myself anymore. I want to do crazy stuff and live a life I won't forget.

So when I take out my new journal for this year, I grab a sharpie and I write:

2022 - A Year to Remember

My Resolutions

-Do Yoga again

-Get good on my Skateboard

-Lisense

-Be somebody who makes everyone feel like a somebody

-Get a car??

-Idk maybe enjoy life

-Blog

-Write

-Write more songs

A Little Note...

Hello, Friends and Strangers!

I've decided to take a little hiatus from the blogosphere for awhile, a lot has been happening and I'm struggling to stay grounded. I don't know how long I'm gonna be gone, but I'll probably still be reading every once in awhile 😄

Ciao!

-Violette

June 2021 Recap

June 2021

//So incredibly late - only posting because I worked hard on this! 😅\\

||My Life||

Happy Days Event: The vendor show we went to was kind of a flop, which I'm disappointed with, but It is what it is.

It's been pretty uneventful otherwise. Just been going to work. 

||Read||

This month I re-read Narnia, again, because it's a comfort series. If you've never read them, I always highly reccomend.

||Watched||

3-Below: Tales of Arcadia

With this show I started out slow, what with me still partially stuck on my Trollhunters hangover, but I actually ended up loving it. 

Sure, theres some clichés, and some of the episodes were a little sloppy, but I liked it overall, and I love the characters, my favorite being Krel. 4/5

Captain America: Civil War

I really liked this one, particularly the witty banter, it was funny to see them fighting against each other and still exchanging these ridiculus conversations especially- "I don't know if you've been in a fight before, but there's usually not this much talking". I also didn't think I'd like this Peter Parker/Spiderman, but I actually kind of do. 5/5

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

I binge-watched this one within a week. Pretty good. I'm a sucker for Arthurian retellings, and this one was interesting; the way Nimue was portrayed was delightfully funny. The main character, Hisirdoux/'Douxie' Casperan was likable and interesting, but I don't know, I feel like we needed...more? Like I needed to know him better. The character designs are marvelous. The intro is so dramatic and exciting -I just-  ahhhh, it's cool. 5/5 

Luca

I...Love this movie. Definetly adding to my favorite Disney/Pixar movies list. 

This movie was really funny and sweet, even made me cry...a little. The story is pretty interesting, first time watching it I had so many emotions.

 Its very visually appealing, the colors are bright and attractive, from the water sparkling with sunlight to the cherry red vespa gleaming like a jewel. And the characters are just so cute

Frickin' adorable.

Also, I just love all this Italian-ness in it.

 I liked this movie, 5/5 would recomend.

||Blogging||

I didn't post anything this month, which I'm kind of upset with, but I did read a lot of incredible stuff over last month.

||This Month||

This month I hope to survive. Oh! and post the new and awesome Running Wild With Impractical Outfits tag!

May 2021 Recap

The plum tree bloomed this month, I hurried to take some photos before it left.

//I can't believe how fast this month went! During the warmer summer months my schedule gets really crowded ☹ So that's why I'm posting this sooo late. I hope I can still find time to post!\\

||My Life||

Alone: My younger sister, Sarah, got confirmed this month, and after that celebration our grandparents took her, Eva and Carrie back to Minnesoda with them for a week. I didn't go because of my vendor show on the 15th, but it was okay, I relished the solitude to be completely honest.

The Marketplace Event: The Vendor show in Lisbon was actually not bad for our first gig, It was kind of boring at times, but It's always fun to hang out with Clarissa and Jerod, and we actually sold some stuff (Not a lot, but we actually sold stuff)

Back to the Ranch: For those of you who don't know, I've worked at a local-ish Pizza Ranch for a couple of years, With Clarissa and Noah. My boss used to be Kyle, an interesting guy. But both of my siblings quit when Kyle moved to a PR in Aberdeen, South Dakota and his sister, Jess, took over. I then didn't have a ride to get to my job, so I had to call it quits for awhile until I did. Almost a year or something later I've come back, as well as Clarissa, and Sarah, who just turned 14 in April. But now (I'm sorry this is such a long speech) Jess is also moving, and who's taking over is Jerod's brother, and His girlfriend Tyann is now the owner! So now I have a new-new boss, and I hope it works out.

(Kind of this month but whatever)

Driver's Education: Sarah and I have driver's ed all week, We've been through two days and I already want to die. From 8am-2pm, with small breaks, but still mostly sitting in a chair all day. What I wanna know is how the heck do people - no, kids manage to do that every day for most of the year!? It's small and cramped and filled with loud strangers, I find it hard to focus let alone learn when everything is a terrible situation for both of those. I'm bored, stressed, head-ached and I constantly feel like I need to stretch, but, wait, I can't do that because It would be rude to the kid sitting behind me. So, yeah, pray for my fortitude with that issue.

||Read||

Ahhh man, my reading for this month was kind of all over the place. I started out with Frankenstien but I lost the book and I don't understand where. I read Stargirl but kind of unintentionally.

I also started like, four other books but didn't finish any. It's probably excusable because my schedule was so hectic. I'm still sad about Frankenstien though.

||Watched||

Again, not much for this catagory on account of me being busy. I watched Good Burger just because It's a comfort movie and I love it. I finished Trollhunters and it broke me. I never changed my "now watching/reading" gadgets but it's probably fine. Throw in a few episodes of 3-Below here and there and that's pretty much all I watched this month.

||Creations||

My new sketchbook has been turning out pretty good, but my camera's been acting up lately so I can't show you the awesome goache painting I made.

I made a lot of jewelry, so I won't post all the pictures, but here's some:

Meraki now has a facebook page if your interested, I think Jerod did a great job! Meraki's Facebook Page

||Blogging||

I made 3 total posts this month:

Behind the Blogger Tag!   got the most views (17!)

Mystery Blogger Award

Siames

||This Month|| 

I'm going to another (yay!) vendor show on the 17th in Lisbon for "Lisbon Happy Days"

I'm thinking about posting some poetry and also the sketchbook tour I've been thinking about posting.

Otherwise just trying to survive, finish Driver's Ed and going to work, prepare for the vendor show.

Mystery Blogger Award

The Rules

-Display the award logo on your blog 

-Mention Okoto Enigma, the creator. 

-Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog (Thank You to Elizabeth!) 

-Answer 5 questions from the blogger who nominated you

-Tell your readers 3 things about yourself

-Share the link to your best posts

-Nominate 10-20 bloggers and notify them that they are nominated

-Ask your nominees 5 questions of your choice----including one weird or funny question

-Continue the chain

Three Things About Moi:

1.

I am mentally a child. Or a sassy old woman. I am pretty child-ish inside, if you happen to know what it's like inside my protective shell. The other day my mom walked in on me watching Trollhunters, "Why do you only watch cartoons?" she asks. (I don't only watch cartoons, but I kinda was binge-watching this show every night for awhile)  I said nothing, besides the stardard "idk", but I felt pretty childish. My younger sisters tell me I'm like an old lady quite a lot too.

I tend to be more grumpy and quiet, but to select few I'm quite peppy.

2.

I want to have a halloween party. So. Bad. I made a playlist and everything. And yes, I know it's May.

 

Sometimes I wish I had a bunch of friends who'd want to go.

3.

For some reason lately, I keep talking in a spanish accent. 

It is becoming a problem.

Best Posts:

I don't know about them being my best posts, but they're my favorite so far.

Siames - My Favorite Bands

If I was a Fictional Character

Film Music YOU Need to Listen to

Elizabeth's Questions

What is the first pairing you remember shipping?

I was...a child. Have any of you guys ever read Falcon Quinn and the Black Mirror? I read said story when I was younger and I loved it. I drew almost every character from it (back when I was first getting into drawing). And the ships! Megan and Falcon. Destinee and Weems. Max and Pearl. Hardly enough boats for all these ships. I shipped so many people in this book, in the cute, creepy little kid way.

What is the weirdest, most unusual or one of a kind thing you own?

This is a hard one indeed. I have a lot of one of a kind things, some not worth mentioning. Some unusual things...I have a collection of skeleton keys, some old and rusty. I have a huge block of rose quartz, and a huge block of aventurine. A small book of scribbled songs I wrote. The birthmark on my arm. The vintage avon ring Clarissa gave me.

If you had a suprise birthday being thrown for you, what are 3 fictional characters you would want to be there and why? 

Why, are you planning something? 🤨 Kidding. Totally kidding. Ah, there's a lot of people I'd want to meet, so I guess my answers might be just currently, subject to change.

 Dustin from Stranger Things

It'd be fun to meet him, fun to have at a party.

Krel from 3 Below

I'd love to meet Krel, I'd have him as a DJ.

Sokka from Avatar

Oh Sokka, what a party animal, or Zuko, I'd love to have Zuko there, any way we can get both?

 All boys, I guess, but like I said, subject to change.

If you could steal a costume from a show/movie, which one would you take?

Ohhh boy. You ask such good questions!

Maybe something from Gone with the Wind

Or one of Morgana's dresses

There was a few others, but I forgot, and I don't need to make this posting so long. 😅

What was the last line in a book, line in a movie, or lyric in a song that hit you hard?

Lately (and in truth, ever since I paid close attention to these lyrics) I been thinking about the words in Neon Gravestones by Twenty One Pilots. These last words are really profound and bring this song it's conclusion. I've been inspired by this song to make art to hang on my wall, but I never got the chance, (or a canvas, for that matter) so I'm still wanting to do something related.

"Find your grandparents or someone of age

Pay some respect for the path that they paved

To life they were dedicated

Now that should be celebrated"

I nominate:

Movie Critic

and!

You, reading this right now!

 (10+ people unfortunatly wouldn't work, everyone who reads this blog I think has already done the tag. So if you haven't done it yet, feel duely nominated!)

My Questions

What is something you do that makes you feel childish?

What are some things you find overrated?

Favorite guilty pleasures?

Song(s) that makes you cry every time?

Hobby you're the best at?

Let me know if you do it!

Siames - My Favorite Bands - May 6, 2021

 Heyo! I'm back, and I'm excited to do a posting about probably my favorite band (its definetly in the top five),

Siamés!

Siamés (see-ah-mes) is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They sing in english, and are influenced by japanese style and art. They're actually pretty new, seven years old. The first song I ever heard was "The Wolf", I heard in on a project on Scratch years ago. I then watched the animated video, which went viral on Youtube, with 2 Million views within the first month of it's release.

The comment sections of these songs are really cool, and everybody has their own theories, so it's really fun to read them.

I think this song is about struggling with addiction, the alcoholism and smoking. I'm not sure if the man on the motorcycle is an adrenaline junkie or is running from something else, It's a little unclear, But at the end he is the first to stand up and fight. 

After that I've been pretty obsessed. I can't say there's a song out from them yet that I dislike. 

When I first saw "Mr. Fear" I liked the song, but I thought the video was a little creepy. The more I watched it though, the more I loved both the song and the video. That seems to happen a lot with this band, sometimes if I don't really care for one of the songs, a few more listens and I love it.

"Mr. Fear" eventually became one my favorites. I even have a poster of it in my room. This song has it's theories, like the others. I'm not really sure with this one, seems to me like a relationship that's damaging to the things around them, but they don't ever end it, but I'm more interested in the less metaphorical side of this video, like what happens to the characters after the song is over. This video left me with so many questions, and I bet it'll do the same to you.

"Summer Nights" (2020) Is their other animated music video, I didn't really love it like I loved The Wolf and Mr. Fear, but It's still a really great song.

I don't have any really interesting theories for "Summer Nights" but notice: Their clothes and possibly their ages change after the blond girl's star appears.

Some other of my favorite songs from them, all their other songs are great, don't forget to check them out! But since I'm sure you don't want to keep this tab open forever to listen to 22 songs, I'll only post a few.

"As You Get High"

"Firestorm"

"Young and Restless"

"2 Feathers"

And one of their new-er songs,

"Always the Same"

I really hoped you liked this band, and will check it out if you got time. 

👽Thanks for Reading👽