Okay, so I don't have to explain my titles do I?
Well, I will anyway. By poop, I mean that my last post was...poop.
Okay I'm officially done with that word. I was just being overly emotional...that happens sometimes. I think it's part of the reason that I have a blog. Well, I hope to talk to my bestie soon so we can hang out more often as long as school co-operates.
Well, my lovelies have a great new years! I'll put up my resolutions later.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
I'm losing it!
What do you do when you're losing your best friend?
What do you do when you're mad at someone you're never mad at?
What do you do when you feel like everything is out of your control?
Do you sit back and watch it die?
Do you hang on for dear life?
Do you scream at the top of your lungs and hope somebody hears?
Who do I go to?
For who knows me better, than my best friend?
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
What do you do when you're mad at someone you're never mad at?
What do you do when you feel like everything is out of your control?
Do you sit back and watch it die?
Do you hang on for dear life?
Do you scream at the top of your lungs and hope somebody hears?
Who do I go to?
For who knows me better, than my best friend?
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Nightmares
Now my dreams are usually weird but this one was awful... I just wish there was someone I could talk to right now, sigh. Well here goes...
I was doing a dance class at my house then my dance instructor and one of my friends got into a fight. They tried to catch me but I ran and jumped a fence. Then I was in the past at a party my friend was having, No one could see me. Because I had gone in the past I was now in the middle of the time when that party was and the present. I went back to the fence and there were cops in the field waiting for me. When I went back I managed to evade the cops and went back to this big building. Because I was still in limbo between the two times I was still invisible. I used this to get around. Some mean blond woman was searching for me and correctly hypothesized that I wouldn’t be taking elevators because they would cause me to be noticed (if I brushed against them, this time they wouldn't think it was just wind because they were on to me). I then became partly visible (my own choice, I don't know why) and she caught me but I put some of myself in a secret door in the wall. I was captured and put in this small “bathroom” and I think I was devising a escape plan when I woke up.
Now I'm just sitting here, just as weirded out as when I woke up. Because of this I can't look at certain things that were in my nightmare such as...
-my Christmas tree
-facebook ( I went on anyway to help make sure it was just a dream.)
-Harry Potter (While in the dream I established that some of the weird happenings were very Potteresque.
-dance
-retro bungalows
I know all of that might seem weird and hopefully it will wear off but right now it's messing up my emotions.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
I was doing a dance class at my house then my dance instructor and one of my friends got into a fight. They tried to catch me but I ran and jumped a fence. Then I was in the past at a party my friend was having, No one could see me. Because I had gone in the past I was now in the middle of the time when that party was and the present. I went back to the fence and there were cops in the field waiting for me. When I went back I managed to evade the cops and went back to this big building. Because I was still in limbo between the two times I was still invisible. I used this to get around. Some mean blond woman was searching for me and correctly hypothesized that I wouldn’t be taking elevators because they would cause me to be noticed (if I brushed against them, this time they wouldn't think it was just wind because they were on to me). I then became partly visible (my own choice, I don't know why) and she caught me but I put some of myself in a secret door in the wall. I was captured and put in this small “bathroom” and I think I was devising a escape plan when I woke up.
Now I'm just sitting here, just as weirded out as when I woke up. Because of this I can't look at certain things that were in my nightmare such as...
-my Christmas tree
-facebook ( I went on anyway to help make sure it was just a dream.)
-Harry Potter (While in the dream I established that some of the weird happenings were very Potteresque.
-dance
-retro bungalows
I know all of that might seem weird and hopefully it will wear off but right now it's messing up my emotions.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Friday, December 21, 2012
All I Want for Christmas is You...
This basically is my year. All I want for Christmas is You is my favorite Christmas song like ever but its also tied with Baby it's Cold Outside.
Note: Those are my favorite secular Christmas songs, my favorite Christian Christmas song is Silent Night.
Both of my fave Christmas songs have to do with guys; sigh. If you haven't already guessed as of now I am forever alone (don't worry just a phrase, I'm not becoming a nun like some delusional Asian I know). Said Asian pointed out to me that by watching my friends mess up I will be a better and wiser dater when I'm older. That is true but I can't help noticing that my calls for that one special guy for Christmas fall on good old Santa's deaf ears and that my "Cold Outside" duet is missing a harmonizing voice. Normally I'd be fine with my solo act that has been going on for quite some time now but near this joyous holiday I can't help but sigh, so sigh sigh sigh. Don't get me wrong there's lots of love that I'm getting from friends and family but It's still getting to me. I think I'd be fine if the guy was some blurry mystery guy that I haven't met yet or a dreamy Hollister guy but sadly it's a guy I go to school with everyday! Maybe after this annoyingly mistletoe covered Holiday is over I can work on my New Year's Resolutions one of which will be : Last Christmas All I Wanted for Christmas Was You. On the topic of "crushes" here's my question...
Would you rather be really close to your crush or not that close if you knew they didn't like you that way?
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Note: Those are my favorite secular Christmas songs, my favorite Christian Christmas song is Silent Night.
Both of my fave Christmas songs have to do with guys; sigh. If you haven't already guessed as of now I am forever alone (don't worry just a phrase, I'm not becoming a nun like some delusional Asian I know). Said Asian pointed out to me that by watching my friends mess up I will be a better and wiser dater when I'm older. That is true but I can't help noticing that my calls for that one special guy for Christmas fall on good old Santa's deaf ears and that my "Cold Outside" duet is missing a harmonizing voice. Normally I'd be fine with my solo act that has been going on for quite some time now but near this joyous holiday I can't help but sigh, so sigh sigh sigh. Don't get me wrong there's lots of love that I'm getting from friends and family but It's still getting to me. I think I'd be fine if the guy was some blurry mystery guy that I haven't met yet or a dreamy Hollister guy but sadly it's a guy I go to school with everyday! Maybe after this annoyingly mistletoe covered Holiday is over I can work on my New Year's Resolutions one of which will be : Last Christmas All I Wanted for Christmas Was You. On the topic of "crushes" here's my question...
Would you rather be really close to your crush or not that close if you knew they didn't like you that way?
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Alone
Home alone is probably the best kind of alone because no one can see that you are alone. This is what yesterday Mel would have said. Today Mel prefers the solitude...sometimes.
All of my friends had already seen BreakingDawnPartTwo. I was the only one left who wanted to see it who hadn't. So, left with no other options, I made the trek to the movie theaters alone. I had many fears about this. Would it make me seem like a loner, a desperate would be (age permitting) twi-mom? No, last time I checked I was still young and hadn't produced any offspring. So, I walked into the 2nd theater on the left and I sat down. I watched about 7 trailers and concluded that I'd be coming back to this fair theater to see about 3 of those up and comings. Then finally, complete with visually cool opening credits, a very well produced twilight came onto the screen. It was the last of its kind and as promised, it was better than previous despite mediocre acting. Taylor/ Jacob was looking as attractive as ever and mostly everything was how I pictured it. Even the "Nobody has ever loved anyone as much as I love you" bogus didn't make me roll my eyes too much. The cinematography and music were great and my popcorn was buttery.
So all in all, I had a great time at the theaters all by myself and never found myself belting out the lyrics to the oh so familiar song with that same title. It was fun and when all was said and done I realized something...I preferred to watch movies alone at home so what's the difference? Who's to say that going to the theater by myself wouldn't become a fun weekend activity when everyone else was busy.
Next time, maybe I'll even tackle dining alone!
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
All of my friends had already seen BreakingDawnPartTwo. I was the only one left who wanted to see it who hadn't. So, left with no other options, I made the trek to the movie theaters alone. I had many fears about this. Would it make me seem like a loner, a desperate would be (age permitting) twi-mom? No, last time I checked I was still young and hadn't produced any offspring. So, I walked into the 2nd theater on the left and I sat down. I watched about 7 trailers and concluded that I'd be coming back to this fair theater to see about 3 of those up and comings. Then finally, complete with visually cool opening credits, a very well produced twilight came onto the screen. It was the last of its kind and as promised, it was better than previous despite mediocre acting. Taylor/ Jacob was looking as attractive as ever and mostly everything was how I pictured it. Even the "Nobody has ever loved anyone as much as I love you" bogus didn't make me roll my eyes too much. The cinematography and music were great and my popcorn was buttery.
So all in all, I had a great time at the theaters all by myself and never found myself belting out the lyrics to the oh so familiar song with that same title. It was fun and when all was said and done I realized something...I preferred to watch movies alone at home so what's the difference? Who's to say that going to the theater by myself wouldn't become a fun weekend activity when everyone else was busy.
Next time, maybe I'll even tackle dining alone!
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Thanksgiving?
Okay, so you guys should know that I've been too busy to write anything about thanksgiving; I'm living it! But I cannot disclose whether or not I've been spending those busy hours eating or actually doing something productive. ;) I actually spent a lot of time relaxing and not worrying about school or all those little things that tend to annoy the average teenager.
Note: One Direction loves those little things.
Lastly, I have to leave you now to eat once again. Goodbye my lovelies.
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Note: One Direction loves those little things.
Lastly, I have to leave you now to eat once again. Goodbye my lovelies.
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Ignorant People
So, in class today we got an assignment to do a presentation on a civil rights topic. I kind of excited because its a topic that I'm kind of interested in. Even though I failed to come up with a topic I still think I will enjoy the assignment. I understand that not everyone has the same opinion as me, that would be a very boring world but, I just wanted to say something!
First off, this one girl just didn't want to do ANY topic and she said, "Is there anything not related to African Americans that I can do?" Now, don't get me wrong, I was also debating whether or not to do women instead but just the way she said it rubbed me the wrong way. She has been known to be racist in the past but I think I just gave her too much benefit of the doubt seeing as she hadn't said anything too bad of recent. Then when the teacher said she could have done gays if another student hadn't taken it already she responded with, "I don't want to do them either!" -__-
Secondly, this other girl whom I get along with fairly well, said that she doesn't like this unit and "wishes it (civil rights) never happened." This made me raise my eyebrows.
Now I know I live in a mostly Caucasian town so I can chalk it up to just plain ignorance. They haven't seen enough of the world; they haven't interacted with different types of people. Some never will but, I hope that someday race relations won't have to be such a big deal. I hope that these labels will start to disintegrate and people will finally see the person within.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
First off, this one girl just didn't want to do ANY topic and she said, "Is there anything not related to African Americans that I can do?" Now, don't get me wrong, I was also debating whether or not to do women instead but just the way she said it rubbed me the wrong way. She has been known to be racist in the past but I think I just gave her too much benefit of the doubt seeing as she hadn't said anything too bad of recent. Then when the teacher said she could have done gays if another student hadn't taken it already she responded with, "I don't want to do them either!" -__-
Secondly, this other girl whom I get along with fairly well, said that she doesn't like this unit and "wishes it (civil rights) never happened." This made me raise my eyebrows.
Now I know I live in a mostly Caucasian town so I can chalk it up to just plain ignorance. They haven't seen enough of the world; they haven't interacted with different types of people. Some never will but, I hope that someday race relations won't have to be such a big deal. I hope that these labels will start to disintegrate and people will finally see the person within.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Life guys, life...
So I totally just wrote a LONG rant but I didn't post it because it's about a friend and I'm not like that...but she did get on my nerves. If I know you and I'm not talking then I'm mad. FYI...
In other news, have you guys ever wondered why you like someone when you see how they act sometimes?
Also, Tip: When trying to get over a guy don't listen to Taylor Swift, Adele, or Ed Sheeran. Unfortunately that's like 50% of what I listen to, so I'm screwed...
Lastly, We watched a one woman play on Dating Violence called The Yellow Dress (it was good!) today at school and I learned something. How do you handle it? You leave...you get hit. You stay...you get hit. And if a friend tells you about it what do you do? I think its a really hard conversation. Because on one hand you want to tell them or help them leave but that's their BOYFRIEND and they are blinded by love. On the other hand though you can't tell them to stay!
Moral of the story...Life is CONFUSING!
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
In other news, have you guys ever wondered why you like someone when you see how they act sometimes?
Also, Tip: When trying to get over a guy don't listen to Taylor Swift, Adele, or Ed Sheeran. Unfortunately that's like 50% of what I listen to, so I'm screwed...
Lastly, We watched a one woman play on Dating Violence called The Yellow Dress (it was good!) today at school and I learned something. How do you handle it? You leave...you get hit. You stay...you get hit. And if a friend tells you about it what do you do? I think its a really hard conversation. Because on one hand you want to tell them or help them leave but that's their BOYFRIEND and they are blinded by love. On the other hand though you can't tell them to stay!
Moral of the story...Life is CONFUSING!
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Heartbreaker
So today I'm talking about relationships once again. This time it is in relation to one of my favorite new songs. How to be a Heartbreaker by Marina and the Diamonds is about becoming a heart breaker in order to not get your own heart broken. Marina sings about 4 key rules one has to follow in order to successfully be a heart breaker.
Rule #1 is to have fun but also be the first one to leave the relationship if you think its going sour.
Rule #2 is to not get attached to the person
Rule #3 is to never wear your heart on your sleeve a.k.a don't put your heart out there.
Rule #4 is to be pure, "leave him wanting more" -Marina
So, are these sure fire ways to be a heart breaker? YES! Bad news though, you'll just end up with a broken heart as well. And what's worse is, you can't be mad at him/her because, IT WAS YOUR FAULT!
Does that mean that if you don't follow these rules you'll be fine? Hate to be the one to break it to you but...that's a big fat NO. In the bridge Marina even admits this. (DUH, the song is kind of a satire in the way that it points out the flaws of its own points on purpose to showcase the idiocy*)
*not complete idiocy, but I will get to that.
"Girls, we do, whatever it will take
Cause girls don't want, we don't want our hearts to break
In two, so it's better to be fake
Can't risk losing love again babe."-Marina
This song has found a clever way of saying that there is no sure fire way to avoid heart break. And honestly the question you should be asking in a budding relationship is not: Am I going to get my heart broken again? But instead: Is it worth it even if I do?
But now we come to my next point which you might think is a paradox to my previous statement. Maybe its okay to be a heart breaker.
Okay, I know what your thinking, but hear me out.
If your in high school this seems kind of practical to me. Now, I know love isn't practical but that doesn't mean your relationship can't be. I'm not advocating the complete message that I'm sure only works for those guys, you know the ones I'm talking about. So here's a modified version that I think I might just use as a high school relationship bible (or at least one of the volumes ;))
Rule #1: Is still to have fun but instead of running too quickly just try not to hold on too long.
Rule #2: Don't become too attached a.k.a clingy.
Rule #3: Instead, I think you should wear your heart on your sleeve without being too emotional. It shows him/her where you stand in the relationship.
Rule #4: I'm keeping this one for it's the absolute truth in my mind; you've got to stay pure (or pretty close to it) especially in high school!
So, are these modified rules a sure fire way to never get your heart broken? NO WAY!
Are these rules easier in theory? Definitely.
But keep them in mind! Don't become the monster you're trying to avoid but don't make it easy for them either. and lastly....
HAVE FUN!!!!!
Disclaimer: As a human being it is YOUR JOB to make YOUR OWN decisions about relationships. Just providing my take.
This is the song, enjoy ;)
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Rule #1 is to have fun but also be the first one to leave the relationship if you think its going sour.
Rule #2 is to not get attached to the person
Rule #3 is to never wear your heart on your sleeve a.k.a don't put your heart out there.
Rule #4 is to be pure, "leave him wanting more" -Marina
So, are these sure fire ways to be a heart breaker? YES! Bad news though, you'll just end up with a broken heart as well. And what's worse is, you can't be mad at him/her because, IT WAS YOUR FAULT!
Does that mean that if you don't follow these rules you'll be fine? Hate to be the one to break it to you but...that's a big fat NO. In the bridge Marina even admits this. (DUH, the song is kind of a satire in the way that it points out the flaws of its own points on purpose to showcase the idiocy*)
*not complete idiocy, but I will get to that.
"Girls, we do, whatever it will take
Cause girls don't want, we don't want our hearts to break
In two, so it's better to be fake
Can't risk losing love again babe."-Marina
This song has found a clever way of saying that there is no sure fire way to avoid heart break. And honestly the question you should be asking in a budding relationship is not: Am I going to get my heart broken again? But instead: Is it worth it even if I do?
But now we come to my next point which you might think is a paradox to my previous statement. Maybe its okay to be a heart breaker.
Okay, I know what your thinking, but hear me out.
If your in high school this seems kind of practical to me. Now, I know love isn't practical but that doesn't mean your relationship can't be. I'm not advocating the complete message that I'm sure only works for those guys, you know the ones I'm talking about. So here's a modified version that I think I might just use as a high school relationship bible (or at least one of the volumes ;))
Rule #1: Is still to have fun but instead of running too quickly just try not to hold on too long.
Rule #2: Don't become too attached a.k.a clingy.
Rule #3: Instead, I think you should wear your heart on your sleeve without being too emotional. It shows him/her where you stand in the relationship.
Rule #4: I'm keeping this one for it's the absolute truth in my mind; you've got to stay pure (or pretty close to it) especially in high school!
So, are these modified rules a sure fire way to never get your heart broken? NO WAY!
Are these rules easier in theory? Definitely.
But keep them in mind! Don't become the monster you're trying to avoid but don't make it easy for them either. and lastly....
HAVE FUN!!!!!
Disclaimer: As a human being it is YOUR JOB to make YOUR OWN decisions about relationships. Just providing my take.
This is the song, enjoy ;)
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Friends
So, today I hung out with two of my closest friends at the movies/ mall. We had a great time and I loved it. We went into debs and they tried to dress me up...fail ;). But it was a really cute outfit and I now know of a shirt that I want really bad! This is the first time that I ever have been to the mall with my friends. It was fun and my only regret is that I had no spending money. Having friends take an interest in dressing me up even though its so hard for me to find an outfit is very nice.
I also had a friend read chapters 1 and 2 of my short story and she did and, other than some totally understandable critiques that I will use to fix the story, she said she loved it. That made me so happy you would not believe. I love writing and to have a friend actually like my work is lovely. I also was writing a little more of it at school and another friend said it was good. The point here is not to brag but instead tell you guys that I love my friends. I value their opinions very much and am happy that they like what I'm doing.
And lastly, I had a friend tell me that he checks almost everyday to see if I put up a new blog post and I'm so grateful for that.
I also had a friend read chapters 1 and 2 of my short story and she did and, other than some totally understandable critiques that I will use to fix the story, she said she loved it. That made me so happy you would not believe. I love writing and to have a friend actually like my work is lovely. I also was writing a little more of it at school and another friend said it was good. The point here is not to brag but instead tell you guys that I love my friends. I value their opinions very much and am happy that they like what I'm doing.
And lastly, I had a friend tell me that he checks almost everyday to see if I put up a new blog post and I'm so grateful for that.
So, here's to you guys once again. My very lovely, very funny, and very crazy...friends :)
THANK YOU <3
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Hiya!
So, my next few posts will be fairly serious. And I know I'm just a teenager and that I don't have an "expert" opinion but I just really feel like talking about those subjects.
Secondly, I just wanted to give a shout out to any family or friends that read my blog so...SHOUT OUT! But in all seriousness I love you guys and you are the reasons that I survive high school. I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for you. So, thank you so much for taking the time to be in my life. <3 <3
If you don't know me than thanks for reading my blog even though I'm a complete stranger. Your time is greatly appreciated.
And lastly, if you are of age GO VOTE! ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A SWING STATE! And vote for who you think will be the better candidate...*cough cough* Obama *cough cough* ;)
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Secondly, I just wanted to give a shout out to any family or friends that read my blog so...SHOUT OUT! But in all seriousness I love you guys and you are the reasons that I survive high school. I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for you. So, thank you so much for taking the time to be in my life. <3 <3
If you don't know me than thanks for reading my blog even though I'm a complete stranger. Your time is greatly appreciated.
And lastly, if you are of age GO VOTE! ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A SWING STATE! And vote for who you think will be the better candidate...*cough cough* Obama *cough cough* ;)
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Dreams
I don't know if there is any explanation, weird or otherwise, that describes why I have strange dreams. If you think you have weird dreams I promise you that I can top them every time. Here's the gist of some of my dreams...
-there is a tornado coming and mom will not do anything until the spaghetti is cooked; then we go to the attic -__-
-a mud tornado, a snow tornado, etc...
-trying to find Friendly's and instead finds a speeding carousel that comes out of the ground
-a hunger games type battle over the bathroom
-a woman taking my sneakers and swinging them like a lasso
-shopping for clothes that are hanging on a rack in an ally in a questionable part of town.
-bathroom in a wheat field that leads to a shopping mall
-being inside a video game
-Living in a hexagonal house that's only one foot wide and is located in the "tall tall grass"
I could go on for DAYS...
I am one of those people that tries to find the meaning of dreams. Some say there is no meaning to your dreams; that they are just your mind entertaining you while you sleep but I believe otherwise. I believe that dreams can tell you what you really think about something. You may already know it, like for instance I know I dream about tornadoes because I am deathly afraid of them. Other things are not so easy to figure out. Every time a Shopping Mall is in my dream I get paranoid. In real life I'm happy to go shopping but if it's in my dream suddenly it means danger. Guys that I have a "crush" on tend to be in my dreams as well but that explains itself.
So, as I delve more into the "meaning" of my dreams I hope to figure out how to connect them to what is really happening in my life. And if not, it still makes for good TV. If only I could dream up some popcorn. ;)
The only thing that I wish was true is communal dreaming. For instance, if I'm dreaming about you then you are actually in my dream so we're having the same dream. That would be AWESOME.
So tell me, What's your weirdest dream? Best dream? Worst?
Enjoy this really old song because all the pictures that came up were too triptastic to post.
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
-there is a tornado coming and mom will not do anything until the spaghetti is cooked; then we go to the attic -__-
-a mud tornado, a snow tornado, etc...
-trying to find Friendly's and instead finds a speeding carousel that comes out of the ground
-a hunger games type battle over the bathroom
-a woman taking my sneakers and swinging them like a lasso
-shopping for clothes that are hanging on a rack in an ally in a questionable part of town.
-bathroom in a wheat field that leads to a shopping mall
-being inside a video game
-Living in a hexagonal house that's only one foot wide and is located in the "tall tall grass"
I could go on for DAYS...
I am one of those people that tries to find the meaning of dreams. Some say there is no meaning to your dreams; that they are just your mind entertaining you while you sleep but I believe otherwise. I believe that dreams can tell you what you really think about something. You may already know it, like for instance I know I dream about tornadoes because I am deathly afraid of them. Other things are not so easy to figure out. Every time a Shopping Mall is in my dream I get paranoid. In real life I'm happy to go shopping but if it's in my dream suddenly it means danger. Guys that I have a "crush" on tend to be in my dreams as well but that explains itself.
So, as I delve more into the "meaning" of my dreams I hope to figure out how to connect them to what is really happening in my life. And if not, it still makes for good TV. If only I could dream up some popcorn. ;)
The only thing that I wish was true is communal dreaming. For instance, if I'm dreaming about you then you are actually in my dream so we're having the same dream. That would be AWESOME.
So tell me, What's your weirdest dream? Best dream? Worst?
Enjoy this really old song because all the pictures that came up were too triptastic to post.
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Make-up
Now, I had a pretty weighty topic for today, but I decided to save it for later. I really want to gather my thoughts and opinions before I say anything. So, I have decided on the topic of make-up.
There are many different types of make-up.
Natural- the "no make up" look.
Cute- the not a little girl make-up look
Technical- the look what I can do with eyeshadow look
War Paint- looking like a barbie or a member of BVB (an extreme)
I'll admit I tend to lean towards the technical side with purples and blues but I still no how to rock it without looking like a porcelain doll. You should never paint yourself so much that it covers up your true self. I bet that it looks twenty times better than L'Oreal. Then finally someone can say that it's you, not Maybelline.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
There are many different types of make-up.
Natural- the "no make up" look.
Cute- the not a little girl make-up look
Technical- the look what I can do with eyeshadow look
War Paint- looking like a barbie or a member of BVB (an extreme)
I'll admit I tend to lean towards the technical side with purples and blues but I still no how to rock it without looking like a porcelain doll. You should never paint yourself so much that it covers up your true self. I bet that it looks twenty times better than L'Oreal. Then finally someone can say that it's you, not Maybelline.
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Hocus Pocus
Halloween was today. The ghouls have come out and trick-or-treated and the scary stories have been told. The evil has been thwarted and the wicked witch of the west has melted. Or not?
In my town trick-or-treating, or rather treating, happens before the sun goes down. All the revelries have been carried out by eight. Some say that it's great. It's a Wednesday and there is no reason to have children staying up too late. While I agree with that statement I wonder...has Halloween become too boring?
First off while I like the date, there is a 71% percent chance that it is on a school/work night. This is frustrating because no matter what you do it has to happen before curfew. Even if you don't have an actual curfew you still need to be able to function the next morning. I propose that it be on the last Friday of October.
You could say that the days leading up to Halloween are meant for spooky activities as well but there is nothing like participating on the actual day. Wouldn't you like to be able to watch all your favorite Halloween movies, trick-or-treat, and go on a haunted hay ride all in one day. You could tell scary stories to your friends all night.
That is Halloween! Halloween is not 2 hours allocated to little kids and their sweet teeth! What happened to the trick part of trick or treating anyway? I know that I'm not a child and that some of the magic surrounding holidays is not the same but I really believed in Halloween! I believed that it could stay with me as I grew. But now as a teenager I find myself asking, What is Halloween? Is it a chance for children to pig out? Or can it be more? Will I ever feel the magic of Halloween again? Or should I just grow up?
I can feel my lips form the word no but is it really possible to hold on to such a childish notion of staying the same? I cannot tell the future, only the present, so right now I will sit back and just enjoy my Halloween anthems.
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
In my town trick-or-treating, or rather treating, happens before the sun goes down. All the revelries have been carried out by eight. Some say that it's great. It's a Wednesday and there is no reason to have children staying up too late. While I agree with that statement I wonder...has Halloween become too boring?
First off while I like the date, there is a 71% percent chance that it is on a school/work night. This is frustrating because no matter what you do it has to happen before curfew. Even if you don't have an actual curfew you still need to be able to function the next morning. I propose that it be on the last Friday of October.
You could say that the days leading up to Halloween are meant for spooky activities as well but there is nothing like participating on the actual day. Wouldn't you like to be able to watch all your favorite Halloween movies, trick-or-treat, and go on a haunted hay ride all in one day. You could tell scary stories to your friends all night.
That is Halloween! Halloween is not 2 hours allocated to little kids and their sweet teeth! What happened to the trick part of trick or treating anyway? I know that I'm not a child and that some of the magic surrounding holidays is not the same but I really believed in Halloween! I believed that it could stay with me as I grew. But now as a teenager I find myself asking, What is Halloween? Is it a chance for children to pig out? Or can it be more? Will I ever feel the magic of Halloween again? Or should I just grow up?
I can feel my lips form the word no but is it really possible to hold on to such a childish notion of staying the same? I cannot tell the future, only the present, so right now I will sit back and just enjoy my Halloween anthems.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
To read or not to read: Fan Fictions
I'm sure you are all aware of a genre that is different than all other genres.
Is it really even a genre?
Well, what I'm dancing around is the topic of Fan fictions.
Fan fiction is defined by being a story about something, anything really, that is written by the fans of said something. I have heard about many fan fictions on the topics of Books, Movies, Bands and anything you could probably think of. One website I know of has fan fictions about Anime/Manga (Japanese TV show/comic), movies, books, cartoons, comics, Plays/Musicals, and even games. Can you imagine a Call of Duty fan fiction? Another odd section of fan fictions I've come across are about Bands/singers. So, what do you think Bruno Mars does in his spare time? Why don't you write about it? Or if not there is most likely already a fan fiction about it. If you're One Direction there is already a website.
So to read or not to read?
I think fan fics get a bad rep for five reasons...
1. 50 Shades of Grey started out as a Twilight fan fiction (Am I the only one who is a little disturbed by that? I know sparkly vamps are a little lame but come on...COME ON)
2. The ratings vary, yes there are ratings!, but people can pretty much write what they want.
3. ITS NOT THE SAME! True, this is not the author or the screen writer or even the band telling you that this is what happened. You could view it as a fake.
4. Not all fans are master novelists. Some people just shouldn't be putting pen to paper or in most cases fingers to keyboard.
5. Not every fan is a fan for the same reasons that your a fan. Suddenly you are confronted with a story that isn't at all what you were thinking or that is not at all what you thought the characters would do.
Fan fics aren't all that bad and here are...five reasons...
1. You get to revisit that world that you loved so much! And the characters too! BONUS!
2. What would have happened if there was one more book or one more season.
3. If its a band it gives fans another thing to fan girl over but don't fan girl too much...(I have fan girled and I can't get up!) Fan boys can also participate.
4. You have to stop watching, playing, reading, and listening to the same thing over and over and guess what?...over again.
5. The fans know their audience because they are the audience! They know what you want to hear! If you've just been DYING for Sam and Claudia to be together, there it is!
So I ask again, to read or not to read?
To be honest there are a lot of terrible fanfics out there but there are a lot of good ones as well. Before best selling authors became authors they were most likely die hard fans of something themselves. In my opinion I have nothing against fan fictions at all. I'll even read one or two. But to me it's like a mirage, it may be the most beautiful thing you've ever read but it's still not real. (or if your talking about any sort of fiction its not "real fake".) So really, like anything else, it is up to YOU to form your OWN opinion.
So tell me, to read or not to read?
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Is it really even a genre?
Well, what I'm dancing around is the topic of Fan fictions.
Fan fiction is defined by being a story about something, anything really, that is written by the fans of said something. I have heard about many fan fictions on the topics of Books, Movies, Bands and anything you could probably think of. One website I know of has fan fictions about Anime/Manga (Japanese TV show/comic), movies, books, cartoons, comics, Plays/Musicals, and even games. Can you imagine a Call of Duty fan fiction? Another odd section of fan fictions I've come across are about Bands/singers. So, what do you think Bruno Mars does in his spare time? Why don't you write about it? Or if not there is most likely already a fan fiction about it. If you're One Direction there is already a website.
So to read or not to read?
I think fan fics get a bad rep for five reasons...
1. 50 Shades of Grey started out as a Twilight fan fiction (Am I the only one who is a little disturbed by that? I know sparkly vamps are a little lame but come on...COME ON)
2. The ratings vary, yes there are ratings!, but people can pretty much write what they want.
3. ITS NOT THE SAME! True, this is not the author or the screen writer or even the band telling you that this is what happened. You could view it as a fake.
4. Not all fans are master novelists. Some people just shouldn't be putting pen to paper or in most cases fingers to keyboard.
5. Not every fan is a fan for the same reasons that your a fan. Suddenly you are confronted with a story that isn't at all what you were thinking or that is not at all what you thought the characters would do.
Fan fics aren't all that bad and here are...five reasons...
1. You get to revisit that world that you loved so much! And the characters too! BONUS!
2. What would have happened if there was one more book or one more season.
3. If its a band it gives fans another thing to fan girl over but don't fan girl too much...(I have fan girled and I can't get up!) Fan boys can also participate.
4. You have to stop watching, playing, reading, and listening to the same thing over and over and guess what?...over again.
5. The fans know their audience because they are the audience! They know what you want to hear! If you've just been DYING for Sam and Claudia to be together, there it is!
So I ask again, to read or not to read?
To be honest there are a lot of terrible fanfics out there but there are a lot of good ones as well. Before best selling authors became authors they were most likely die hard fans of something themselves. In my opinion I have nothing against fan fictions at all. I'll even read one or two. But to me it's like a mirage, it may be the most beautiful thing you've ever read but it's still not real. (or if your talking about any sort of fiction its not "real fake".) So really, like anything else, it is up to YOU to form your OWN opinion.
So tell me, to read or not to read?
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Love Triangles
Most of the time when I hear about love triangles its in a book or a movie like the Twilight "saga" or The Hunger Games series. Harry Potter, the other giant franchise I can think of, proves that you don't need a love triangle but they are one of the only ones. 99% of the books I read have one; the Fallen series, Immortals series, and wings series to name a few.
What is it about a love triangle that is so appealing to teenagers and YA novel companies like Little Brown and Harper Teen?
I know It's not real life because I've never actually seen a love triangle in action. Usually what I witness is more of a love square or dodecahedron.
Sheila-Bill-Sandy-Jack-Cathy-Bill-Veronica-Jack*
*that's more like it.
Really, the love triangle in principle is all wrong. Usually it is two guys fighting over one girl or the other way around so technically calling it a love "v" is more appropriate. A love triangle suggests that Edward likes Bella who likes Jacob who then likes Edward?! Not exactly...
Even if you do witness a love triangle (or love "v" as I call it) it usually goes like this...
Harry and Liam both like Julie. Julie likes Harry so they start dating. Liam is now irrelevant, jealous but, irrelovent. It usually doesn't take real life Julie a year to deside who she wants. By that time most of the guys I know would just move on. But in real life there are real life woman stealers. So if Julie desides that Liam actually is the better candadate then she will break up with Harry to be with him. This whole senario can go on for months but unlike books, the particapants usually get tired of it before GRADUATION!
So, how many love triangles, squares, or hexagons have you come across? And have you ever been in the middle of one?
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
What is it about a love triangle that is so appealing to teenagers and YA novel companies like Little Brown and Harper Teen?
I know It's not real life because I've never actually seen a love triangle in action. Usually what I witness is more of a love square or dodecahedron.
Sheila-Bill-Sandy-Jack-Cathy-Bill-Veronica-Jack*
*that's more like it.
Really, the love triangle in principle is all wrong. Usually it is two guys fighting over one girl or the other way around so technically calling it a love "v" is more appropriate. A love triangle suggests that Edward likes Bella who likes Jacob who then likes Edward?! Not exactly...
Even if you do witness a love triangle (or love "v" as I call it) it usually goes like this...
Harry and Liam both like Julie. Julie likes Harry so they start dating. Liam is now irrelevant, jealous but, irrelovent. It usually doesn't take real life Julie a year to deside who she wants. By that time most of the guys I know would just move on. But in real life there are real life woman stealers. So if Julie desides that Liam actually is the better candadate then she will break up with Harry to be with him. This whole senario can go on for months but unlike books, the particapants usually get tired of it before GRADUATION!
So in conclusion, none of my friends have been in that so called "proper" love triangle. Most of the time it looks more like this:
Even Sherlock and Watson can't figure it out. ;)So, how many love triangles, squares, or hexagons have you come across? And have you ever been in the middle of one?
XOXOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Readers
Hi! The topic of the moment is just to thank everyone who is reading this! I love you for your support in this writing escapade. I'm a little too excited about actually having a blog vs just thinking about it. Please comment on my posts! I love feedback even if it's constructive criticism because it will only help me grow. So, without further ado, here are some questions that I would love if at least someone could answer...
-Different small segments for each day that isn't necessarily the post of the day?
-Question of the day?
-What do you guys want me to talk about?
-Do you mind if I straight up talk about my personal life sometimes?
-Pop culture?
If you guys have anymore questions just put them in a comment! Thank you. :)
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
-Different small segments for each day that isn't necessarily the post of the day?
-Question of the day?
-What do you guys want me to talk about?
-Do you mind if I straight up talk about my personal life sometimes?
-Pop culture?
If you guys have anymore questions just put them in a comment! Thank you. :)
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Loss
"I miss you, I miss your smile, and I still shed a tear every once in a while. But even though its different now, your still here somehow. My heart won't let you go and I need you to know; I miss you."- Lyrics to "I miss you" by Miley Cyrus.
I know that you probably don't want to hear someone quoting lyrics from a Disney star that no longer has a good career but they fit. I'm sorry I'm not sorry. If it makes you feel better a songwriting couple with the last name Green helped write the song. But if you take away the voice behind the song and instead focus on the meaning of the lyrics you will find that who sings it doesn't really matter at all.
Loss is something we all go through. Whether you lost your pet caterpillar that you had to leave outside because Mom said so or you lost your Dad, loss is something that effects us all. In the past years I have lost a great aunt, a grandmother, a cat, and an aunt. I was too little to remember my great aunt's passing but all of the others hit me in one way or another. My aunt was the most recent death. Her funeral was this past August. I'm not much of a cry-er but I felt with her as I have felt before and will always feel...I just wish I could have spent more time with them. I wish they were still here, that I could just dial their number and they would pick up the phone or I could drive by their house and it would still be theirs.
Today in Spanish Class we were told to write a letter regarding a person we had lost in honor of Day of the Dead. This is what gave me the idea for a post. People were on the verge of tears. Then after that class we had an assembly about Distracted Driving and heard stories by people that had somehow been connected to an accident. Today was a very somber day filled with a bombardment of the synonyms and feelings associated with the word: DEATH.
My Spanish teacher asked me this so now I'm asking you:
What is one word that you think of when you think of death?
And also, think about the people in your life that are still alive. Do me a favor and call one of them up and just talk. You'll be glad you did when you can no longer. If you know someone is suffering from a loss just be there for them and if you have lost someone just try to remember...they'll always be in your heart (Tarzan reference I hope you don't mind).
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
I know that you probably don't want to hear someone quoting lyrics from a Disney star that no longer has a good career but they fit. I'm sorry I'm not sorry. If it makes you feel better a songwriting couple with the last name Green helped write the song. But if you take away the voice behind the song and instead focus on the meaning of the lyrics you will find that who sings it doesn't really matter at all.
Loss is something we all go through. Whether you lost your pet caterpillar that you had to leave outside because Mom said so or you lost your Dad, loss is something that effects us all. In the past years I have lost a great aunt, a grandmother, a cat, and an aunt. I was too little to remember my great aunt's passing but all of the others hit me in one way or another. My aunt was the most recent death. Her funeral was this past August. I'm not much of a cry-er but I felt with her as I have felt before and will always feel...I just wish I could have spent more time with them. I wish they were still here, that I could just dial their number and they would pick up the phone or I could drive by their house and it would still be theirs.
Today in Spanish Class we were told to write a letter regarding a person we had lost in honor of Day of the Dead. This is what gave me the idea for a post. People were on the verge of tears. Then after that class we had an assembly about Distracted Driving and heard stories by people that had somehow been connected to an accident. Today was a very somber day filled with a bombardment of the synonyms and feelings associated with the word: DEATH.
My Spanish teacher asked me this so now I'm asking you:
What is one word that you think of when you think of death?
And also, think about the people in your life that are still alive. Do me a favor and call one of them up and just talk. You'll be glad you did when you can no longer. If you know someone is suffering from a loss just be there for them and if you have lost someone just try to remember...they'll always be in your heart (Tarzan reference I hope you don't mind).
Now enjoy this wonderful song by Train that is both a song about loss and love.
XOXOXOXOXO Mel.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Family
“Family is not an important thing, it's everything.”― Michael J. Fox
In life we develop many families. You have your blood family. These are the people that you are actually genetically related to. Whether you love them or hate them they are probably the only family that will never abandon you no matter what. Your family can consist of great-grandparents and second cousins twice removed or just you and one parent. Whatever kind of family you have it is uniquely yours, trust me. I bet there's not a lot of people with an Uncle Sam...oh wait...never mind. But I can guarantee that no family is quite like mine. This unique and, a lot of the times, crazy family is the most important. If your going to burn bridges try not to burn the one connecting you to the people with the same eyebrows. Thick and thin they will always be there. Try to remember that next time you want to cuss out your younger sister because she put your designer jacket in the dryer.
Then you have your friend family. These are the people that you deem as your "sister from another mister" and "brother from another mother". I have a few of these as many people do. They might not be as forgiving of your mistakes as your blood family but you are usually tighter with this family. These are the peeps that you trust with your deepest darkest secret(s) and blood family issues. These are the people that you wish had the same ears as you.
Next is your friend's family. We all have that BFF or multiple BFFs that we borderline live with. Their parents become your parents and their siblings are now yours (congradulations). You can come over whenever. They'll feed you, hang out with you, give you gifts/money, and take you places with them. They love you and you should be honored because that is a special place to be; in their hearts.
Lastly is your group family. They are the people you have a common interest with. The glee club or the art club are families. Band is a family. I was in chorus from middle school all the way up to last year. That was a family. We were close in a unique way. You all have that same passion, same drive, that you might not share with any of the other families listed above. It's that connection which makes you a family. I miss my chorus family like you wouldn't believe. They had a concert today and I almost cried watching them perform.
-XOXOXOXO Mel.
In life we develop many families. You have your blood family. These are the people that you are actually genetically related to. Whether you love them or hate them they are probably the only family that will never abandon you no matter what. Your family can consist of great-grandparents and second cousins twice removed or just you and one parent. Whatever kind of family you have it is uniquely yours, trust me. I bet there's not a lot of people with an Uncle Sam...oh wait...never mind. But I can guarantee that no family is quite like mine. This unique and, a lot of the times, crazy family is the most important. If your going to burn bridges try not to burn the one connecting you to the people with the same eyebrows. Thick and thin they will always be there. Try to remember that next time you want to cuss out your younger sister because she put your designer jacket in the dryer.
Then you have your friend family. These are the people that you deem as your "sister from another mister" and "brother from another mother". I have a few of these as many people do. They might not be as forgiving of your mistakes as your blood family but you are usually tighter with this family. These are the peeps that you trust with your deepest darkest secret(s) and blood family issues. These are the people that you wish had the same ears as you.
Next is your friend's family. We all have that BFF or multiple BFFs that we borderline live with. Their parents become your parents and their siblings are now yours (congradulations). You can come over whenever. They'll feed you, hang out with you, give you gifts/money, and take you places with them. They love you and you should be honored because that is a special place to be; in their hearts.
Lastly is your group family. They are the people you have a common interest with. The glee club or the art club are families. Band is a family. I was in chorus from middle school all the way up to last year. That was a family. We were close in a unique way. You all have that same passion, same drive, that you might not share with any of the other families listed above. It's that connection which makes you a family. I miss my chorus family like you wouldn't believe. They had a concert today and I almost cried watching them perform.
So the moral of the story is...never forget your Ohana.
-XOXOXOXO Mel.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
History Class
This title Mel in the Morning didn't come from just anywhere. As a little kid my dad and I would film me doing "news shows". We called this program Mel in the Morning. It was a joke because if you knew me you would know that I rarely saw the morning on days when I didn't have school. It was true then and is still true now. I'm a night owl, not a morning dove.
I am close to the middle of my teen years and as a normal teen I have adapted a kind of ADD mentality. This blog will be about a veriety of things including many trips to...
Girl World: Fashion, Make-up
Music World: "That's my JAM!"
Teen World: D-R-A-M-A and the cure*
*will not work if subject is stupid
Writer World: My different projects; novellas, short stories, and novels
Book World: (currently dealing with an infestation of bookworms, sorry) Books that I love, hate, want, have
School World: -___-
Miscellanious World: Anything else I can come up with
So I hope you will enjoy and keep reading.
XOXOXOXO Mel.
I am close to the middle of my teen years and as a normal teen I have adapted a kind of ADD mentality. This blog will be about a veriety of things including many trips to...
Girl World: Fashion, Make-up
Music World: "That's my JAM!"
Teen World: D-R-A-M-A and the cure*
*will not work if subject is stupid
Writer World: My different projects; novellas, short stories, and novels
Book World: (currently dealing with an infestation of bookworms, sorry) Books that I love, hate, want, have
School World: -___-
Miscellanious World: Anything else I can come up with
So I hope you will enjoy and keep reading.
XOXOXOXO Mel.
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