It's the last day of the first week of the new year (try saying that ten times fast) so I figured I should do this post if I wanted to stay on track with my new schedule.
First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Hopefully this year will be better than last year - for you and me!
Now that that's over with, you may notice I've made some changes to Shades of Lizzy, as I promised. At the bottom of the page are some nifty new tickers courtesy of the TickeyFactory. They're counting down how much I have to write, read and blog this year. Speaking of blogging, I've estimated that one post a week will equal 53 posts (please correct me if I'm wrong. My math is terrible.), so you should be getting 53 posts, unless I choose to do Blog Every Day in April/August.
Another, unexpected update was the design of the blog. I didn't really want to change the blue and black design, but the black background wasn't working with the tickers so ... oh, well. I may be getting a new banner to match soon, but as I'm short on time, I have no idea when that will be.
Which brings me to part two of this blog. My time. The schedule I said I'd be making? Pretty much non-existent. Work has been crazy, I'm considering quiting, next week (or the week after?) is going to be even crazier because we're taking on more jobs, and I haven't been sleeping well. However, since I have tonight and most of the weekend off, you can expect me to be catching up on some stuff, like my writing and role-playing.
So, that's that. Just wanted to do a quick post to keep you all up-to-date. =)
Have a fun weekend. <3
-Lizzy
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Goodbye 2010
Last year around this time, I did a blog post talking about all the good and bad things that happened in 2009, and how I was going to make 2010 an even better year. Over the past couple of weeks, I've been thinking a lot about that post, and how much things have changed in a year, for better and for worse, and how I can do better in 2011.
First off, let's talk a little bit about things that have gotten better since last year. Some of you map remember that my parents got back together in April after a six-month separation. Obviously, that's the best news I've gotten all year. Also, I kinda got a job. Something that slightly ruined the way I spend my time, but allowed me to buy gifts for my parents.
I had another fabulous vacation, with much thanks to the new Wii. And there's a chance I may be going to either California or Florida sometime in the next two years. I've made progress in researching my family tree. Oh! And I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1, and it's definitely the best movie yet.
My goal to write more than ever before certainly paid off. While I'm not sure if I reached 300,000 words like I wanted, I did do pretty awesome. More than six fanfics complete, another successful NaNoWriMo year, a failed but still lengthy movie script for Screnzy, and lots more started projects. My hope at reading more, however, didn't pay off.
Back in September, I was given seventeen books for my twentieth birthday (titles below). So far I've read nine of them, and am about half way through of the the six books I got for Christmas (titles below). Even if I miraculously finish that one by midnight, I'll have only read 14 new books this year. My goal was 50, so it's a bit of a let down, but I'm pleased with how much I did read.
Of course, with the good comes the bad. I had to give up a cat at the beginning of the year. Some people who I called my friends showed their true colors. And I did some things I'm not proud of, too. But, like last year, the good outweighs the bad.
So, here's what I'm planning for next year:
-I will read 50 books that I have never read before, write book reviews for each of them, and participate in at least five book challenges.
-I will write at least 300,000 words, keep a track of all words written, and continue to update my WriYe account with this number.
-I will participate and win both Screnzy in April and NaNoWriMo in November.
-Using a combination of my new Wii Fit and John Green's Fitness for Nerds routine (http://dft.ba/-johnfit) I will lose enough weight that I'll feel comfortable in a one-piece swimsuit by vacation time.
-I will keep a detailed schedule and check it every day so that I don't forget to do my household work, or neglect my friends.
-Using the webcam that I'll (hopefully) be getting around Valentine's day, I'll make a video for the Project for Awesome in December to raise awareness about Lupus.
-I will finish writing and editing Ghosts of Autumn.
-I will not be as angry this year. I will forgive myself more. I will let go of the little things. I will build my self-esteem up to where it needs to be.
-Lastly, I will update my blog at least once a week, so I'm not rushed to write an end-of-year post seven hours to midnight on New Year's Eve. ;)
It's a rather long list of promises, I know, but I really want to do this. Each thing is something I need to do to better myself, and better my life. I thought by 2010 I'd be somewhere completely different that where I am in my life. I have only myself to blame for that.
To make it easier to follow along with my progress through the year, without having to read through all my posts, I'll be changing the blog's layout a little bit. It's hard to explain right now, but you'll see soon.
If you're still reading this, then I have to ask you a favor. Post your New Year's resolutions below. You can do it anonymously or sign it. If you don't do the whole resolution thing, just tell me something you wish would happen to change in 2011. If you'll be keeping a blog next year with updates on your resolution list, link me to it. I don't want to do this alone.
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Before I go, I just wanted to do a little bragging about how awesome my parents are, and how well they know me. Without me putting the majority of these book titles on my birthday/Christmas lists, they got me:
John Green's-
Looking for Alaska
An Abundance of Katherines
Paper Towns
Maureen Johnson's-
Suite Scarlett
Scarlett Fever
Girl at Sea
13 Little Blue Envelopes
The Key to the Golden Firebird
The Bermudez Triangle
Garth Nix's-
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
Rick Riordan's-
PJO: The Lightning Thief
PJO: Sea of Monsters
PJO: Titan's Curse
PJO: Battle of the Labyrinth
PJO: The Last Olympian
HoO: The Lost Hero
James Patterson's-
Witch & Wizard
Margaret Peterson Haddix's-
SC: Among the Hidden
SC: Among the Impostors
SC: Among the Betrayed
SC: Among the Barons
Amazing, aren't they? =D
I'll stop rambling and go work on that schedule now. I hope everyone has a great night. Be safe, and have a Happy New Year!!!
Love, Lizzy<3
First off, let's talk a little bit about things that have gotten better since last year. Some of you map remember that my parents got back together in April after a six-month separation. Obviously, that's the best news I've gotten all year. Also, I kinda got a job. Something that slightly ruined the way I spend my time, but allowed me to buy gifts for my parents.
I had another fabulous vacation, with much thanks to the new Wii. And there's a chance I may be going to either California or Florida sometime in the next two years. I've made progress in researching my family tree. Oh! And I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1, and it's definitely the best movie yet.
My goal to write more than ever before certainly paid off. While I'm not sure if I reached 300,000 words like I wanted, I did do pretty awesome. More than six fanfics complete, another successful NaNoWriMo year, a failed but still lengthy movie script for Screnzy, and lots more started projects. My hope at reading more, however, didn't pay off.
Back in September, I was given seventeen books for my twentieth birthday (titles below). So far I've read nine of them, and am about half way through of the the six books I got for Christmas (titles below). Even if I miraculously finish that one by midnight, I'll have only read 14 new books this year. My goal was 50, so it's a bit of a let down, but I'm pleased with how much I did read.
Of course, with the good comes the bad. I had to give up a cat at the beginning of the year. Some people who I called my friends showed their true colors. And I did some things I'm not proud of, too. But, like last year, the good outweighs the bad.
So, here's what I'm planning for next year:
-I will read 50 books that I have never read before, write book reviews for each of them, and participate in at least five book challenges.
-I will write at least 300,000 words, keep a track of all words written, and continue to update my WriYe account with this number.
-I will participate and win both Screnzy in April and NaNoWriMo in November.
-Using a combination of my new Wii Fit and John Green's Fitness for Nerds routine (http://dft.ba/-johnfit) I will lose enough weight that I'll feel comfortable in a one-piece swimsuit by vacation time.
-I will keep a detailed schedule and check it every day so that I don't forget to do my household work, or neglect my friends.
-Using the webcam that I'll (hopefully) be getting around Valentine's day, I'll make a video for the Project for Awesome in December to raise awareness about Lupus.
-I will finish writing and editing Ghosts of Autumn.
-I will not be as angry this year. I will forgive myself more. I will let go of the little things. I will build my self-esteem up to where it needs to be.
-Lastly, I will update my blog at least once a week, so I'm not rushed to write an end-of-year post seven hours to midnight on New Year's Eve. ;)
It's a rather long list of promises, I know, but I really want to do this. Each thing is something I need to do to better myself, and better my life. I thought by 2010 I'd be somewhere completely different that where I am in my life. I have only myself to blame for that.
To make it easier to follow along with my progress through the year, without having to read through all my posts, I'll be changing the blog's layout a little bit. It's hard to explain right now, but you'll see soon.
If you're still reading this, then I have to ask you a favor. Post your New Year's resolutions below. You can do it anonymously or sign it. If you don't do the whole resolution thing, just tell me something you wish would happen to change in 2011. If you'll be keeping a blog next year with updates on your resolution list, link me to it. I don't want to do this alone.
---
Before I go, I just wanted to do a little bragging about how awesome my parents are, and how well they know me. Without me putting the majority of these book titles on my birthday/Christmas lists, they got me:
John Green's-
Looking for Alaska
An Abundance of Katherines
Paper Towns
Maureen Johnson's-
Suite Scarlett
Scarlett Fever
Girl at Sea
13 Little Blue Envelopes
The Key to the Golden Firebird
The Bermudez Triangle
Garth Nix's-
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
Rick Riordan's-
PJO: The Lightning Thief
PJO: Sea of Monsters
PJO: Titan's Curse
PJO: Battle of the Labyrinth
PJO: The Last Olympian
HoO: The Lost Hero
James Patterson's-
Witch & Wizard
Margaret Peterson Haddix's-
SC: Among the Hidden
SC: Among the Impostors
SC: Among the Betrayed
SC: Among the Barons
Amazing, aren't they? =D
I'll stop rambling and go work on that schedule now. I hope everyone has a great night. Be safe, and have a Happy New Year!!!
Love, Lizzy<3
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
My Dreams, Coming True
Ok, so as you may know, I've been kinda obsessed with getting a webcam or video recorder since mid-July when my best friend Tippy got one and started vlogging, and then I was introduced to the VlogBrothers and the 5 Awesome Girls and Alan Lustufka and Katie Campshure and ... now I can't go a day without visiting YouTube.
So of course I've been going on about this in real life as well. But I did get good (and more important) birthday presents, and my family didn't really give out presents last Christmas. Besides all that, my mom is sort of against webcams for safety reasons. I told her I could do the same things with a video camera - which she's wanted forever - but she's still undecided. So now that I'm getting my own money (well, my parents are paying me to clean the apartment while they work) and the desktop computer is now located in my bedroom, I asked my mom if I could get a webcam now.
Her answer was that we'd have a family discussion about it. Now, I really shouldn't be so worried. These things usually turn out to be in my favor. I'm not saying I'm spoiled, but ... well, maybe I am a little. ;) Anyway, my mom is really, really against this and thinks I'm going to get sick of the webcam and all that. I've brought this up to my dad before and he thought I just wanted it to make my blogging easier. Naturally I explained to him how I could never quit blogging completely. And there are things I would still do with my blogs that I couldn't do on camera, and vice versa.
My book blog, for example, would stay a blog. I may make mentions of what book I'm reading in a video like I do here, but that's as far as it'll go. "Shades of Lizzy" will continue on as a blog and a vlog, depending on my mood and time constraints. Sometimes I think it would be easier to talk to a camera than have to type everything. Also, I've had plans for videos since I was a kid. Harry Potter discussion things. And now that I've started watching YouTube, I'd like to be in a collab channel. Better yet, a while ago I found this project on the NerdFighters site for a Harry Potter-does-YouTube kinda collab thing that I definitely wanna restart and do a normal collab. Lastly, Tippy asked me back in December if I wanted to be a part of a podcast. I realize all I need to do that is a microphone, but why just get that when I can kill two birds with one stone?
So those are my ideas, and it's what I'm presenting to my parents. If you have any good ideas for things I should tell my parents, tell me. Or if you have ideas for what I should do with my blogs/webcam, tell me those too.
Love,
Lizzy ^_^
So of course I've been going on about this in real life as well. But I did get good (and more important) birthday presents, and my family didn't really give out presents last Christmas. Besides all that, my mom is sort of against webcams for safety reasons. I told her I could do the same things with a video camera - which she's wanted forever - but she's still undecided. So now that I'm getting my own money (well, my parents are paying me to clean the apartment while they work) and the desktop computer is now located in my bedroom, I asked my mom if I could get a webcam now.
Her answer was that we'd have a family discussion about it. Now, I really shouldn't be so worried. These things usually turn out to be in my favor. I'm not saying I'm spoiled, but ... well, maybe I am a little. ;) Anyway, my mom is really, really against this and thinks I'm going to get sick of the webcam and all that. I've brought this up to my dad before and he thought I just wanted it to make my blogging easier. Naturally I explained to him how I could never quit blogging completely. And there are things I would still do with my blogs that I couldn't do on camera, and vice versa.
My book blog, for example, would stay a blog. I may make mentions of what book I'm reading in a video like I do here, but that's as far as it'll go. "Shades of Lizzy" will continue on as a blog and a vlog, depending on my mood and time constraints. Sometimes I think it would be easier to talk to a camera than have to type everything. Also, I've had plans for videos since I was a kid. Harry Potter discussion things. And now that I've started watching YouTube, I'd like to be in a collab channel. Better yet, a while ago I found this project on the NerdFighters site for a Harry Potter-does-YouTube kinda collab thing that I definitely wanna restart and do a normal collab. Lastly, Tippy asked me back in December if I wanted to be a part of a podcast. I realize all I need to do that is a microphone, but why just get that when I can kill two birds with one stone?
So those are my ideas, and it's what I'm presenting to my parents. If you have any good ideas for things I should tell my parents, tell me. Or if you have ideas for what I should do with my blogs/webcam, tell me those too.
Love,
Lizzy ^_^
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Replies & Poll
I think my list of books to read now surpasses a hundred. I've been flooded with recommendations for the past three days. Not that that's a bad thing. Actually, it's probably for the better seeing as how I've become a pretty fast reader over the past year. I'm not going to bore you with the list just yet, but it'll be coming soon on the new blog.
Yeah. So I decided to create a book review blog. I haven't actually started it yet, but I plan to sometime this week. I was going to yesterday but I couldn't decide on a name for it. I did come up with ideas though.
-Book Smart
-Bookmarked
-Virtual Bookshelf
-Lizzy's Bookmarks
There were others (Page Turner, Read Right, Good Reads, Don't Judge a Book, Cover to Cover) but my mom and I like the above four best. I like Book Smart and Bookmarked, she likes Virtual Bookshelf and Lizzy's Bookmarks. Help?! Tell me what your favorites are, out of the choices here or something you make up. I'll choose the winner sometime on the weekend.
Now, onto replies... because I think it's easier to do it here than in the comments.
Heather: The Gift sounds cool. Thanks! Oh, and I've already got two people offering to help you with the movie. =)
Ari: Thanks for the recommendations. I'm really looking forward to reading Silver Phoenix after I read the summary. I will be joining the challenge. Definitely at level 3, probably at level 4. And what's MG?
Okay, that's all I can think of. Oh, and I'm working on updating this blog. Maybe a new layout, some new features, ect. So, keep watch for that.
-Lizzy<3
Yeah. So I decided to create a book review blog. I haven't actually started it yet, but I plan to sometime this week. I was going to yesterday but I couldn't decide on a name for it. I did come up with ideas though.
-Book Smart
-Bookmarked
-Virtual Bookshelf
-Lizzy's Bookmarks
There were others (Page Turner, Read Right, Good Reads, Don't Judge a Book, Cover to Cover) but my mom and I like the above four best. I like Book Smart and Bookmarked, she likes Virtual Bookshelf and Lizzy's Bookmarks. Help?! Tell me what your favorites are, out of the choices here or something you make up. I'll choose the winner sometime on the weekend.
Now, onto replies... because I think it's easier to do it here than in the comments.
Heather: The Gift sounds cool. Thanks! Oh, and I've already got two people offering to help you with the movie. =)
Ari: Thanks for the recommendations. I'm really looking forward to reading Silver Phoenix after I read the summary. I will be joining the challenge. Definitely at level 3, probably at level 4. And what's MG?
Okay, that's all I can think of. Oh, and I'm working on updating this blog. Maybe a new layout, some new features, ect. So, keep watch for that.
-Lizzy<3
Friday, February 13, 2009
Aliens and Demons
Current Mood: Tired, stressed.
Currently Listening To: random rock music
'Ello loves. Sorry I couldn't get on earlier - er, last night. Whatever. But I'm here now and I come with good news - More new features! Since the four things I talk about the most are movies, books, websites, and tv, I figured I'd designate a different day for each subject. For instance, today begins-
Currently Listening To: random rock music
'Ello loves. Sorry I couldn't get on earlier - er, last night. Whatever. But I'm here now and I come with good news - More new features! Since the four things I talk about the most are movies, books, websites, and tv, I figured I'd designate a different day for each subject. For instance, today begins-
Why Fridays? Because my two favorite shows are on Thursday. And since I have to tape them at 8 and 9 p.m., sometimes I don't watch them until Friday.
So, let's get started by talking about Supernatural. Putting aside the fact that Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are hot, the show is really good. For those of you who don't know, Supernatural is about two brothers who hunt things like ghosts, demons, vampires, and werewolves. Through the three seasons (it's in its fourth now), the boys have had to deal with the disappearance of their father (a 'hunter' like them), the mysterious past of their mother and the reasons behind her death, the possibility that Sam (Jared) is turning evil and is meant to become a leader of demons, a demonic war, and poor Dean (Jensen) trying to avoid going to Hell.
If you think it sounds far-fetched, you're wrong. The first season is filled with hilarious banter between the brothers as they try to work together to find their father after being apart for four years while Sam was at college - a move both Dean and their father disapproved of. But as they continue to search, hunting down any creature they come across on the way, the boys make shocking discoveries about their mother's death twenty-two years before. I refuse to say anything about the second, third, and fourth season in this paragraph in case you haven't seen the show yet. If you have been watching it on a weekly basis as I have, please continue on.
For the rest of February, all episodes of Supernatural are going to be repeats of earlier in the season. I don't know why. Probably has something to do with Valentine's Day, but I'm not complaining. I missed four epps and now I can catch up. The one they aired last night was really funny. Not too interesting - having watched ahead I already know what happened in Hell - but seeing Dean paranoid was just hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. That scream was the funniest thing. I think that was the first time we'd heard him scream, come to think of it. I was talking to my mom (who's also a big fan) about the epp, and we were laughing about how Sam had to kind of take the lead and deal with Dean's fear. I said if the roles were reversed and Sam was the paranoid one, Dean probably would have told him to suck it up. lol. I love how throughout the whole thing Dean kept trying to justify his fear though. ^_^
Anyway, I've got tons of work to do .... well, not really, but it feels like it to me ... so I better get a move on.
xoxo
Lizzy
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Because I Can
Good morning dearies. Or, should I say goodnight? Well, while it is technically 11:44 a.m. here in Milton, I'll be going to bed after finishing this post. Why? Because I'm addicted to Facebook. If you play a little game called Pet Society on there, you'll know why. My lovely Alice is about to reach level 26! Uh, I'm getting off topic. I'll be posting again tonight, sometime between 7 and 11, when I have the computer all to myself - and I've had enough sleep so that I can type a decent sentence without having to rewrite it five times.
Anyway, I thought for now I'd introduce some new features to Shades of Lizzy that I'll put into affect later. Basically, the following few things are going to be put at the top of every post. Why? Because I always enjoyed the features on MySpace, and I want to use them here. In short, because I can.
Current Moon: tired
Currently Listening To: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC on radio.
I may add more stuff as I think of it. But that's it for now.
Later I'll be discussing websites. One's I play on, ones I work on, ones I'm working and playing on. This is especially important because one of my bestest friends will be opening a new site in a few days, a sister site to an already existing one.
xoxo
Lizzy
Anyway, I thought for now I'd introduce some new features to Shades of Lizzy that I'll put into affect later. Basically, the following few things are going to be put at the top of every post. Why? Because I always enjoyed the features on MySpace, and I want to use them here. In short, because I can.
Current Moon: tired
Currently Listening To: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC on radio.
I may add more stuff as I think of it. But that's it for now.
Later I'll be discussing websites. One's I play on, ones I work on, ones I'm working and playing on. This is especially important because one of my bestest friends will be opening a new site in a few days, a sister site to an already existing one.
xoxo
Lizzy
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