-Marelle<3
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Merry Late Christmas!
(I apologize for the unoriginal title!)
How was your Christmas? Mine was great! I spent it with my parents, sister, and grandparents.
On Christmas Eve Eve, we went to see the snow in Celebration(yes, they have a fake snowfall every night, it's pretty cool!) which my grandparents had never done. We got pizza there and watched the snow.
On Christmas Eve, we spent the night roasting hotdogs and marshmallows over the fire, which was very nice, and Christmas-y:)
We actually slept in on Christmas morning, we didn't end up getting up til nine O'clock. We all exchanged gifts, and it was as fun as usual:) Me and Mina got Allstar Weekend tickets, which we had heard we were getting about a month ago(can't wait for February 9th!!!) from our parents, and I also got(from them) two Allstar Weekend shirts, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on DVD, and lots and lots of candy!
What did you get for Christmas? COMMENT:)
-Marelle<3
How was your Christmas? Mine was great! I spent it with my parents, sister, and grandparents.
On Christmas Eve Eve, we went to see the snow in Celebration(yes, they have a fake snowfall every night, it's pretty cool!) which my grandparents had never done. We got pizza there and watched the snow.
On Christmas Eve, we spent the night roasting hotdogs and marshmallows over the fire, which was very nice, and Christmas-y:)
We actually slept in on Christmas morning, we didn't end up getting up til nine O'clock. We all exchanged gifts, and it was as fun as usual:) Me and Mina got Allstar Weekend tickets, which we had heard we were getting about a month ago(can't wait for February 9th!!!) from our parents, and I also got(from them) two Allstar Weekend shirts, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on DVD, and lots and lots of candy!
What did you get for Christmas? COMMENT:)
-Marelle<3
Sunday, December 18, 2011
My Obsession With Alice
A lot of people don't understand my obsession with Alice in Wonderland. I'm not even sure I quite understand it, I just love it so much.
Maybe it's the childhood memories I have of watching it. I've loved it since I was really little.
Maybe it's because me and Alice are a lot alike. I'm very, very curios like her, and I like to understand things.
But, I think the most probable reason would be because of it's whimsicality. I like how it doesn't make much sense, but yet it does. It would seem that it's all nonsense, but if you look closer, you can see a lot of wit and meaning.
When I tell people I love Alice in Wonderland, they usually assume I mean the new version.
I liked the new version(mainly because of Johnny Depp), but to me, it didn't do the Alice books and movie enough justice. Though there were a few things in this version that were more similar to the books, I just think it was too dark to really showcase what kind of picture Lewis Carroll was trying to paint.
I really enjoy the Alice books, because of their wit, and really great characters.
When I say I love Alice in Wonderland though, I mean I love the cartoon. It's bright colors, and goofy characters seem to really showcase Lewis Carroll's books more than any other.
I just have a never-ending love for it. When someone quotes the movie, I smile. If I see anything related to it, I want to get it. I watch the cartoon all the time, and I love the books. My top 3 characters from the cartoon?
Number 1 would most obviously have to be the Cheshire Cat! He's just so, so whimsical, funny, and happy. He knows how to have a good time! (Also, I love Sterling Holloway's voice! He also did Pooh Bear and Kaa from the Jungle Book.)
Number 2 would have to be the Mad Hatter! He is so funny and innocent. Plus, who doesn't love the Unbirthday Song?! (He is voiced by Ed Wynn, who also has a VERY distinct, very cool, voice!)
Number 3 would be Tweedledee and Tweedledum(yes, they count as one!). I love their story they tell, The Walrus and The Carpenter:) They are so cute!
So, yes, people think I'm weird for obsessing over Alice, but I love it soooo much and I can't help it:)
Do you like Alice in Wonderland? What cartoons/books/movies are your guilty pleasures? COMMENT:)
-Marelle<3
When I tell people I love Alice in Wonderland, they usually assume I mean the new version.
I really enjoy the Alice books, because of their wit, and really great characters.
I just have a never-ending love for it. When someone quotes the movie, I smile. If I see anything related to it, I want to get it. I watch the cartoon all the time, and I love the books. My top 3 characters from the cartoon?
So, yes, people think I'm weird for obsessing over Alice, but I love it soooo much and I can't help it:)
Do you like Alice in Wonderland? What cartoons/books/movies are your guilty pleasures? COMMENT:)
-Marelle<3
Sunday, December 11, 2011
The Day I Had Been Waiting For, For Like, Months...
Was yesterday! Yes, meeting, interviewing, and watching Kicking Daisies:D Let me tell you all about it( don't have the pictures loaded yet, but I will put them up ASAP. And also, the interview video link is at the bottom of this page.)
We went, of course, with my friend Sonya, who is a huge fan, as I am:) We first went to Taco Bell and Downtown Disney, then went over to Celebration, where the concert and interview would take place.
As we were walking on Market Street, we saw Ben, the super nice, super talented lead guitarist of the band, at the merch table, so we went up and said hello, and gave him the cookies we had made them. He recognized us right away, and commented on our KD shirts, and how much he loves our KD Fan Blog. We talked with him, until he had to go tune up. At the merch table, I got a KD glow in the dark bracelet, and a Duran pin:)
We walked around for awhile, until Carly, Duran, and Caitlin were ready for the interview. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PLEASE:D We had so much fun interviewing them, they were all so nice, funny, and down-to-earth. <3 We got some pictures, then they had to go do a soundcheck.
We watched their soundcheck, and it was almost like a private concert, with 2 songs;) It was awesome:)
We waited around for about 5 hours, 'til the concert started. Shealeigh and CoCo Jones opened for them. Shealeigh was good, but I can't say I liked Coco:p We got to be in the VIP section so we were super close to the stage, and super pumped. Me, Mina, Sonya, and our 2 new friends we met at the concert, got the whole crowd cheering "KD! KD! KD!". It was an awesome, exhilerating few minutes leading up to their performance. From behind the stage, Ben, smiled and waved to me, and he looked super pumped, excited, and ready to perform.:)
Despite a few minor sound issues(which was not KD's fault), the concert was amazing as ever. I expect nothing less of KD though:) I got the whole thing on video, and since I was in the front row, it came out really good. Being that close was really cool, and the concert was just awesome. We had so much fun singing, dancing, and screaming as we watched our fav band perform.Carly even threw us a KD T-shirt, which Mina caught and is wearing right now:)
All in all, it was an amazing day, and most certainly the best day of my life. Please, please, check out our interview here, and tell me what you think!!!:D
Much Love,
Marelle<3
We went, of course, with my friend Sonya, who is a huge fan, as I am:) We first went to Taco Bell and Downtown Disney, then went over to Celebration, where the concert and interview would take place.
As we were walking on Market Street, we saw Ben, the super nice, super talented lead guitarist of the band, at the merch table, so we went up and said hello, and gave him the cookies we had made them. He recognized us right away, and commented on our KD shirts, and how much he loves our KD Fan Blog. We talked with him, until he had to go tune up. At the merch table, I got a KD glow in the dark bracelet, and a Duran pin:)
We walked around for awhile, until Carly, Duran, and Caitlin were ready for the interview. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PLEASE:D We had so much fun interviewing them, they were all so nice, funny, and down-to-earth. <3 We got some pictures, then they had to go do a soundcheck.
We watched their soundcheck, and it was almost like a private concert, with 2 songs;) It was awesome:)
We waited around for about 5 hours, 'til the concert started. Shealeigh and CoCo Jones opened for them. Shealeigh was good, but I can't say I liked Coco:p We got to be in the VIP section so we were super close to the stage, and super pumped. Me, Mina, Sonya, and our 2 new friends we met at the concert, got the whole crowd cheering "KD! KD! KD!". It was an awesome, exhilerating few minutes leading up to their performance. From behind the stage, Ben, smiled and waved to me, and he looked super pumped, excited, and ready to perform.:)
Despite a few minor sound issues(which was not KD's fault), the concert was amazing as ever. I expect nothing less of KD though:) I got the whole thing on video, and since I was in the front row, it came out really good. Being that close was really cool, and the concert was just awesome. We had so much fun singing, dancing, and screaming as we watched our fav band perform.Carly even threw us a KD T-shirt, which Mina caught and is wearing right now:)
All in all, it was an amazing day, and most certainly the best day of my life. Please, please, check out our interview here, and tell me what you think!!!:D
Much Love,
Marelle<3
Friday, December 9, 2011
Christmas Video Fun!
Hey guys! Have you been checking out me and Mina's channel lately? Just thought I should remind you, we're doing all Christmas videos, all season, and we're having a lot of fun doing them, so please check them out, and comment either here, or on youtube on your thoughts!
Christmas Introduction Video(Click Here)
Bratty Patty's Christmas List(Click Here)
Our Angel Medley(Click Here)
And we're still posting more, so keep checking back. Let me know what you think of the videos, and which is your favorite.
-Marelle<3
Christmas Introduction Video(Click Here)
Bratty Patty's Christmas List(Click Here)
Our Angel Medley(Click Here)
And we're still posting more, so keep checking back. Let me know what you think of the videos, and which is your favorite.
-Marelle<3
Saturday, December 3, 2011
A Post From A Homeschooled Weirdo
I ususally try to refrain from telling people I'm homeschooled right away when I meet them. It can definitely make people judge and take you for something your not, ex. a nerd, anti-social, a geek, ect. ect.
Even though homeschooling is becoming more and more popular, let's face it, if you're a homeschooler, most other kids/teenagers will look at you differently. Sure, the adults/old people automatically love homeschoolers, because we're so "Well behaved and adjusted.", but let's be honest, how much does that actually mean to homeschooled teens? Not much. Actually, it's kind of embarassing when people go around talking about homeschoolers, and how we're so "smart and behaved".
And I'm not saying there isn't any advantages to being a homeschooler, I wouldn't have it any other way. Actually, I'm technically out of school now anyway, but I'm still tagged as a homeschooler because if I went to public school, I'd still be in school right now. But anyway, there are tons of advantages of being a homeschooler, like for instance, the curriculum I used only took me an hour and a half a day at the most, and then I was done. Pretty sweet. But there are still some weird things about being homeschooled. People are weird and stupid about homeschoolers, and some act like we're from another planet or something.
The first question an un-educated adult mind asks about homeschoolers is, "Do they have social time?" or "Are they involved with other kids their age?". Gimme a break, no, we lock ourselves up in our house and never come out. Even other teenagers and kids ask that kind of stuff too, like here are two real-life, classic responses to my telling another kid I'm homeschooled:
"Really? Wow, I would hate not having any friends!"
and...
"So what, you sit around your house all day?"
I'm sure those responses would make anyone feel good!
Sometimes I just wanna scream, "I'M A NORMAL TEENAGER! I'M NOT AN EINSTEIN, I HAVE FRIENDS, I GO OUT AND DO THINGS, AND I HAVE A LIFE!". But, of course, I realize that the only reason people react this way to homeschoolers is because they are un-educated on the subject, and aren't really sure what to think of homeschoolers. Not that that makes it any less frustrating. It still is.
To tell you the truth, I think the reason we get such a bad rep. is from some of these homeschool parents that raise their kids to be weirdos. Don't get me wrong, I've had and have lots of nice homeschool friends, but I've known a lot of weirdo ones too. Since none of the "weirdo's" read my blog, I'm not afraid to tell you about them. It's just that, a lot of the homeschooled kids that I've known, and that I do know, just...I don't know, they seem to think that kids that go to school are aliens or something, or even worse, that they themselves are better than kids who go to school. To be honest, a lot of the homeschoolers I know don't like me because I hang out with public school-ers. Which I think is really messed up. I don't think that we should ever think that we are better than someone else, which goes for both sides. Homeschoolers should accept kids who go to public school and vice versa. Correction, they shouldn't just accept them, we should all be able to be friends. But, unfortunately, until homeschooling becomes more known, it's hard for us all to accept each other.
But, it is always nice when you can actually find someone that accepts you even though you are a homeschooler, and I'm lucky to have many awesome public-schooled friends who don't care whether I go to school or not:)
-Marelle<3
Even though homeschooling is becoming more and more popular, let's face it, if you're a homeschooler, most other kids/teenagers will look at you differently. Sure, the adults/old people automatically love homeschoolers, because we're so "Well behaved and adjusted.", but let's be honest, how much does that actually mean to homeschooled teens? Not much. Actually, it's kind of embarassing when people go around talking about homeschoolers, and how we're so "smart and behaved".
And I'm not saying there isn't any advantages to being a homeschooler, I wouldn't have it any other way. Actually, I'm technically out of school now anyway, but I'm still tagged as a homeschooler because if I went to public school, I'd still be in school right now. But anyway, there are tons of advantages of being a homeschooler, like for instance, the curriculum I used only took me an hour and a half a day at the most, and then I was done. Pretty sweet. But there are still some weird things about being homeschooled. People are weird and stupid about homeschoolers, and some act like we're from another planet or something.
The first question an un-educated adult mind asks about homeschoolers is, "Do they have social time?" or "Are they involved with other kids their age?". Gimme a break, no, we lock ourselves up in our house and never come out. Even other teenagers and kids ask that kind of stuff too, like here are two real-life, classic responses to my telling another kid I'm homeschooled:
"Really? Wow, I would hate not having any friends!"
and...
"So what, you sit around your house all day?"
I'm sure those responses would make anyone feel good!
Sometimes I just wanna scream, "I'M A NORMAL TEENAGER! I'M NOT AN EINSTEIN, I HAVE FRIENDS, I GO OUT AND DO THINGS, AND I HAVE A LIFE!". But, of course, I realize that the only reason people react this way to homeschoolers is because they are un-educated on the subject, and aren't really sure what to think of homeschoolers. Not that that makes it any less frustrating. It still is.
To tell you the truth, I think the reason we get such a bad rep. is from some of these homeschool parents that raise their kids to be weirdos. Don't get me wrong, I've had and have lots of nice homeschool friends, but I've known a lot of weirdo ones too. Since none of the "weirdo's" read my blog, I'm not afraid to tell you about them. It's just that, a lot of the homeschooled kids that I've known, and that I do know, just...I don't know, they seem to think that kids that go to school are aliens or something, or even worse, that they themselves are better than kids who go to school. To be honest, a lot of the homeschoolers I know don't like me because I hang out with public school-ers. Which I think is really messed up. I don't think that we should ever think that we are better than someone else, which goes for both sides. Homeschoolers should accept kids who go to public school and vice versa. Correction, they shouldn't just accept them, we should all be able to be friends. But, unfortunately, until homeschooling becomes more known, it's hard for us all to accept each other.
But, it is always nice when you can actually find someone that accepts you even though you are a homeschooler, and I'm lucky to have many awesome public-schooled friends who don't care whether I go to school or not:)
-Marelle<3
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