My Favorite Things

I haven't posted in a while. So how about I tell you some of my favorite things? This is in no particular order. I'm just going to write whatever comes to mind. Here goes:

1. Red. That's my favorite color. I actually love all colors, in their varying shades, but red is my favorite. 

2. Converse. I do so love my Chuck Taylors. They're also red:)

3. Umbrellas. I don't know why, but umbrellas are cool. Especially when they have polka dots. Just saying.

4. Musicals and romantic comedies. The clean ones, people. They make me happy. I don't even care if that's a cliche chick thing. Whatever. Here's a list of some of my favorite movies. A lot of them are not musicals or romantic comedies. So I'm cheating, but whatever.

• Singin' In the Rain
• Kate and Leopold
• Pride and Prejudice
• Avengers and all the other Marvel superhero movies. Especially Captain America;)
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Star Wars
• The Rocketeer
• Megamind (One of the best cartoons ever. Seriously hilarious.)
• The Incredibles (and a whole lot of other Disney movies)
• Monsters Inc.
• Hallmark movies. Almost all of them. Occasionally there's a really cheesy one, or it's just kind of crappy in general, but for the most part, these are my faves.
• A bunch of other movies that shall remain nameless because I can't count or remember them all right now.

5. Pianos. This is really obvious, but whatever. It's true. I love pianos. I especially love my piano. I could probably write a whole blog post about my emotional attachment to pianos, so I'll stop now and write that some other time.

6. Mint ice cream. The chocolate chips are great, don't get me wrong, but mint is my true love. There's a special seasonal peppermint ice cream that comes out around Christmas, usually, but it costs an arm and a leg, because I think it's  Breyers or something, and it's also not usually featured in the grocery stores when I'm actually looking for it.

7. Hippy/gypsy skirts. Some people like to be all technical and fashion-forward and call them maxi skirts, which is great, and yeah, that's what they're called, but the ones I like specifically are gypsy skirts. The ones that you can plop down on the floor in, and not worry about modesty or anything, and still look pretty:)

8. Fancy boxes.

9. Embellished purses that carry everything. EVERYTHING. Like, I could put a couple of books, my makeup bag (which is about as big as a glasses case, with all the makeup I own in it), my sketchbook, markers and pencils, some crochet project I might want to work on, etc. These purses are rare, fabulous, and essential, and I love them.

10. Thesauruses. Thesauris? Whatever. They're awesome. #nerd

11. Speaking of nerd/geek, Star Wars.

12. Doctor Who

13. Merlin

14. Reading. Lol that one's obvious and pretty generalized, so some (not all, not in any particular order, and maybe not even my most favorite)favorite books are:

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
• Heroes of Olympus series (continuation of PJO)
• The Giver
• The Goose Girl (and the following Books of Bayern)
• Princess Academy (and its sequel)
• A Single Shard
• Hattie Big Sky
• Pride and Prejudice
• The Secret Life of Bees
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• The Freedom Factor
• Divergent [Insurgent, Allegiant]
• Homeless Bird
• etc. No, that's not a book, that just means that there are more books than I could possibly remember, list here, or otherwise tell you about.

15. Knit hats. I love them. Not the ugly shapeless ones that look like someone named Sage Claridge might have attempted to make, but the nice ones that you flaunt on a grey winter day. 

16. Guitars. I love guitars. I want to learn how to play, because it's really a fantastic instrument. Plus, there is almost nothing more attractive than a guy with a deep voice and an acoustic guitar.

17. Libraries. Duh.

18. Lava lamps. These things are cool, and this is an opinion that not even the fire of the Phlegethon will melt out of me.

19. Pinterest. I waste so much time on Pinterest. It's an addiction, I swear. 

20. Volkswagen bugs. The vintage ones. I saw one the other day that was shiny black and had whitewall tires. It was awesome.

21. Glass milk jugs.

22. Diva Dances at girls camp

23. Glow sticks

24. Tree houses

25. Andersen's fairy tales

26. Fluffy slippers

27. Window seats

28. Swing sets

29. Starburst

30. Sweet tarts

31. Shakespeare

32. Long cardigans

33. Ranunculus

34. Canopied beds

35. Fireplaces

36. Typewriters

37. Europe

38. England (more specific than Europe)

39. Yarn

40. Combat boots

41. Tutus

42. Purple tights

43. My favorite t-shirt (If you know me, you'll probably know which one this is. I wear it about twice a week, or until it gets dirty.)

44. Hot chocolate

45. Journals. Even though I never write in mine, or I use it for doodling until it's full and not a journal anymore, I love journals. Especially the scrappy kind. When you glue in pictures or ticket stubs, and write in fancy handwriting, and occasionally sketch or paint in it. With inspirational quotes on every few pages. With beautiful covers and sturdy paper. That is a journal. That's the kind I'd like to have, anyway.

46. Giant blankets

47. Studio C quote wars. I totally beat you guys, and you know it. I am the master of Studio C quotes. Oh and by "you guys" I mean Marley and Aaron.

48. Westport

49. The cello

50. My cell phone. Even if it does take crappy pictures.


Ok I think that's enough. There's tons more of course, but 50 is a good place to stop.


Sagerific

Flavored Concrete = Love? Um, no.

Valentine's day is in three days. THE ABOMINATION APPROACHETH. Blech. Ok, valentine's day isn't that bad. But those sweetheart candy things are nasty. I don't know if I can stand getting another box, eating one partly to be polite, partly to see if they've gotten any less disgusting since last year, then throwing the rest away because OH MY GOSH THE NASTYNESS. It's really annoying. Who associates love with a box of candies that taste like flavored concrete? Really?! Ok, rant over. 

Sagerific

P.S.

I apologize to anyone who likes those things. But I can't stand them.

Learning? I love learning! Learning's my favorite!

School has officially begun! I'm so happy to be back in the swing of things. Because I'm the scatterbrain that I am, I tend to forget and procrastinate during a break, especially when I might have been assigned something to do over said break. So it was stressful getting everything done in time, but I'm happy now. Plus, seminary! I really love seminary. I get to see some of my friends every day, and talk about stuff that matters to all of us. The getting up at 5:20 part isn't so great. I could really use like, ten more hours of sleep. But I digress. My first week of Shakespeare club was awesome. I'm really excited to get into it more and experience this awesome opportunity with the other kids in the club/class. I'm also possibly going to be an assistant director or stage manager for another play, Alice in Wonderland. I don't really know that much about it yet, or if I'll be doing it, or who I'll be working with, but it sounds fun, and I'd like to try it out. I'm also back in TJYC. Which is great. It's my favorite class. It makes me think, and challenge ideas, and determine where I stand with my own opinions. Aside from all that fun stuff, I have biology. And Spanish. And math. Bleh. That's all I have to say on those topics. So that's my school year so far! Hope yours is great too! Unless you're not in school. In that case, go learn something so that my sentiments can still apply to you.

Sagerific


P.S. I JUST REALLY LIKE LEARNING OK

P.P.S. Happy new year!!!! Even though it's been like, a week and a half. But whatever.

Post-Christmas Post

Hey guys! Did you have a merry Christmas? I sure did. I love Christmas mornings, no matter how tired I am. Being a Santa's Helper is hard, guys. I got some really cool things for Christmas though. I'll have to post pics when I have time. I got TONS of books though. I don't know if I'll have any spare time between reading and school. Speaking of school, I'm back to boring biology classes (alliteration!). And also Spanish and Math. And I must finish Great Expectations before class starts again! Then there's my speech I have to memorize, and then perform, and the acting class I have to prep for! And all that must be done before the middle of January. Exciting, right? So I'm going back to boring biology. Hope you guys had a merry Christmas, and your new year will be fantabulous.

Sagerific

Chirstmas Approaches

Christmas is in a week. EXACTLY A WEEK. I'm really excited and filled with dread at the same time. I wish presents weren't such a stressful thing. I am so ill prepared. With a week left. So some people might be getting cards. Not because I don't love them, but because I may or may not be able to get their presents done in time. Somehow, I usually pull through, but it might not happen this year. Hopefully it does *crosses fingers*. I hope the rest of you are having a fabulous Christmas season, and remember that it's not about buying the best and most expensive presents. It's about the person who gave us the greatest gift there ever was. Merry Christmas!

Sagerific

My Power Point Presentation!

So for my Unleashing Your Voice class I had to give a power point presentation. Thought I'd share it with you!

I love music. I especially love playing the piano. It is one of my favorite things to do. It is a rare day when I don't sit down and play. I don't always play what I'm assigned by my teacher, but I'm usually on the piano for at least an hour or two every day. Some mothers have to tell their kids to go practice the piano, while my mom has to tell me to get off the piano and go do something else.

I've been playing the piano since I was five. I'm on my fourth teacher. There have been times when I wanted to quit. My mom wouldn't let me quit until I could play every hymn in the hymnbook. She didn’t mean the simplified one, either. I can probably play all of them now, with some practice. But now, you couldn't pay me to quit.

For me, music is not just playing an instrument. It's really an emotional release. When I play the piano, I express my feelings through it. It's like an emotional amplifier. Albert Einstein said, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” And that is definitely how it is for me. Although I'm definitely not a physicist. When I'm frustrated or sad, I go play the piano. When I'm happy, or excited, I go play the piano. And what I play usually reflects my mood. Sometimes my mom judges how I’m feeling by what I’ve been playing that day.

I've used music to make other people happy, too. When my sisters, Sydney and Sabrina, and also my brother, Spencer, were really little, I used to hold them on my lap while I played piano, if my mom wasn't right there to take care of them. Playing the piano usually helped to calm them down.

I've also played music in church. Playing religious music is another way to share my testimony. One thing I like to do on the piano is create medleys and mash-ups of different hymns. One of my favorite medleys, not written by me, is the EFY medley. It is 'As Sisters In Zion' and 'We'll Bring The World His Truth' put together in a beautiful combination.

Someday I would like to be a professional songwriter, and share one of the things that brings me most joy. While I also like drawing, and painting and such, typically the more aesthetic form of art, my preferred medium uses sound. Some people use pencils, or paintbrushes, I use the piano. Leopold Stokowski said, “A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

I know it's a day early, but I probably won't be posting tomorrow. So it's Thanksgiving Eve today :) In seminary we're writing a book. As we go along, everyone in class will write about a topic that has to do with something we're learning, and that's one chapter. Today, since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, we wrote about something we're grateful for. I wrote about my friends. She suggested writing about your family, but my mom, dad, brothers and sisters are all my friends, so I figured I'd write about friends and cover all areas :) Here's a few things I'm grateful for right now:

My friends and family, of course

The gospel of Jesus Christ

Music

Necessities (clothes, food, house, etc.)

Sweaters. That goes in necessities but I'm going to restate it. Along with...

...Food

Hot cocoa

Books

A computer

Piano teaching. So that I can be a better teacher, but also so I can earn money to buy...

...my own computer...

...EFY admittance...

...a ticket to Virginia...

...an ipod. 

Also thankful for money.

Education

Freedom

Frogs (it was going to get on here sooner or later)

People that read my blog and care about what I say, however scatterbrained and pointless it may be. Because sometimes it's not scatterbrained and pointless, and when it's not, the people who stick with me through boring blog posts will eventually get to the good ones. 

That's my list for right now. Oh! I'm also incredibly thankful for the fact that I can eat as much as I want tomorrow and no one will judge me but myself. I'll have to go exercise afterward (LOL not going to happen). Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone!

Sagerific