Blog Challenge Day 21: 10 Fav Foods

1. Rare steak
   
   
2. Orzo
   
   
   
   
3. Gummy stuff (gummy bears, cherries, cola)
   
4. Cheese Danishes
   
   
5. Chocolate
   
   
6. Lamb
   
   
7. Breakfast Burritos
   
   
8. Fried Chicken
   
   
9. Lucky Charms
   
   
10. Gouda Cheese
    
    
    

    
    

I am so hungry now.....

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 20: A dark, dark time.

*Melodramatic music*
I remember like it just last week.... this may be because it was last week. Around 12 A.M., there I was innocently typing away at my computer: chatting with friends, tumblr-ing, watching Christina Perri and Colin O'Donoghue create perfection in music video form.
Then.... the unthinkable happened.
I first realized it when a message didn't go through.
Message not delivered.
"What?" I thought to myself. "What is happening...."
Next my music didn't repeat like it was suppose to.
I clicked to that tab. The page was struggling to load, like a fish struggling to breathe on land.
Then I looked down..... and saw it.
The internet had gone out.
I tried a different network.
Nothing.
I tried logging in to the previous network again.
Still nothing.
For about an hour, I was bent over the computer begging it to work, to show me a sign of life, ANYTHING.
But no.
The internet had just.... disappeared.
I sat there stunned. Unable to think. "What am I going to do?" I thought to myself as I blinked back tears. "What shall I do?"
I decided to read a little and then after checking the internet connection again, I went to bed.
The next morning....IT STILL WASN'T WORKING. Well it was mostly working, but my email wouldn't load.
At this point I started freaking out. I had a online class that morning and I DON'T MISS CLASSES. EVER. (Well I did ONCE, but that was because I was at a lecture on bio-chemics and stem cell research. Once in a life time opportunity trumps biology class.) I got to my knees and begged God for the site to work.
And it did.
The rest of the tabs I tried to open still weren't working, but the online class did. And around lunch the internet finally went back up.

And this concludes the darkest time of my life.
Cheers!
Kat

Eating Lucky Charms at 12am and other tidbits

PLEASE NOTE: This post was written so I could tire myself out and finally fall asleep. It is full of boring things that I have been doing recently. Its really a boring post. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

So the past few blog posts have been really brief because I have had a TON of school work. And I will likely been working all week and WEEKEND WHICH IS RIDICULOUS I DESERVE A WEEKEND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Anyway.
To reward myself after finishing a hard paper, I had a bowl of Lucky Charms.
This was the first time I had had Lucky Charms in about, oh.... three years?
So I slipped downstairs in the middle of the night, poured myself a bowl and went back upstairs to my room. After eating the Lucky Charms I have come to a conclusion.
I will never eat anything else.
Just Lucky Charms.
For the rest of my life.
They are so good. Its just astounding how delicious they are. It doesn't seem possible.

In other related news.

1. I ruptured my ear drum (this was actually like two weeks ago, but I was reminded of it again when I had to ask someone to repeat something FOUR TIMES.)
2. I have become the director of a YouTube channel, because my father wishes to make videos of him making cocktails in relation to his new book "Drinking with the Saints." And my father doesn't know how to YouTube......
3. I am thinking about starting my own YouTube channel. ONLY IF WHALETON DOES IT WITH ME.
4. I'M CURRENTLY ADDICTED TO BECKIE0'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL (LINK HERE) AND DAMN THAT GIRL HAS SASS IN THE COMMENT SECTION.
5. Annnnnnnnnnd....I'm currently reading "Fangirl" for which I will be doing a review. Hopefully sometimes this year but don't count on it. 

Yeah and there is that.
Cheers!
Kat

Blog Challenge Day 19: What do I collect?

Books. I collect books.
I started when I was about nine, but only recently has it become more of a collection. I LOVE to own books. To feel them in my hands and seen them in my shelf. I cannot wait until I have a place of my own and I have tons of bookshelves just STUFFED with beautiful, beautiful books.

Cheers!
Kat

Blog Challenge Day 18: The meaning behind my blog name

"A Girl Against the World."

Yeah. I get it. Its kinda dramatic.

But it was a name I came up with in like two seconds. The first thing that popped into my mind.

And it stuck.

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 16: My proudest moment

My proudest moment? Getting accepted in the National Honor's Society.

Yep. That's it.

You can close this tab now.

I'm not going to do anything else like, oh I don't know, share my most embarrassing moment.

Nope.

Definitely not going to do that.

Not going to happen.

Seriously. Its not.

Ugh.
Fine.
Okay.

If you INSIST.

CATHERINE'S MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT

If you are wondering why I'm doing this, its because I randomly remembered this today and I kinda want to get it off my chest. Announce it to the world. Maybe it will become less embarrassing. Probably not. But hopefully you will laugh and that's all that matters.

Okay.

Here we go.

*Deep breath*

Before we begin, I need to say a few things:

1. This may not seem as embarrassing as it actually was.
2. I was 13 at the time.
3. I am a private person (most of the time) and this was like the epitome of horribleness for me.
   

So this was about two years ago and at that time I was in my church choir. Let me paint you a picture. The choir loft is at the back of the church over looking the rest of it. To help you here is a picture:

This is pretty much the view that the choir has except we are further back so we can't see as much of the congregation (that part is crucial to the story.)

So I was in the choir with a good friend of mine, Lauren. We sang at the 9:30 mass, which was the mass that was recorded and put on the local TV channel. Lauren knew a lot about me including....my crush back then. I think you might know where this is going....

So one Sunday morning, we are singing in choir as usual. When it was time for communion, we stood up and sang the song that we had prepared. Just as we had finished, I noticed the boy I had a crush on. I hadn't noticed him before because he was sitting in the back were I couldn't see him. So I see him walk down the line to get communion and as the stupid 13 year old girl I was, I started grinning and giggling. Lauren then saw him too, and grinned and giggled with me.

I think you know what happened.

Yeah. 

It was on TV.

And it was painfully obvious too, because the way the recording was cut was that you see the boy receiving communion and then walking back to his seat and then it cuts to me and Lauren giggling like idiots.

Yep.

That happened.

But the story doesn't end there.

Oh no.

Its gets worse.

So you'd think, "Oh well it was on TV for a split second and maybe some people saw, but at least no one you know watches the TV mass and your parents will never see it."

You'd think that wouldn't you?

BUT OH NO.

You see that was the day that the camera man (whom I was friends with) decided to record the mass and give it to me to give my parents.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAD THAT EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON THERE.

So I get home and give it to my parents.

So later when they had some friends over and they were bragging about their girls in the choir and decided to show everyone the recording, GUESS WHAT A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE SAW?

YEP. ME GIGGLING OVER A BOY.

So there we have it. My most embarrassing moment. Immortalized forever.

I still have that recording. I should destroy that...

Kat.

Blog Challenge Day 15: Bucket List and a Present

My bucket list is as follows.

1. Move to London.
2. Meet Matt Smith (note I did not say "marry Matt Smith". I have realistic goals.)

And that's it, but because its a rather boring blog post I do have a present for you.

Are you ready?

Prepare yourself for this.

Its going to be a huge dose of awesome.

Just take a deep breath.

Let it out slowly.

And another one just for good measure.

Breathe.

And just one more deep breath. Center your chi or something like that.

Okay.

If you think you are emotionally ready, scroll down.

Here it is. The most perfect, amazing, brilliant and gorgeous thing to ever happen.

Christina Perri+Colin O'Donoghue=perfection at its epitome.

You're welcome,

Kat.

Blog Challenge Day 15: My day

Because I was supposed to do this challenge yesterday (Friday), I'm going to give a timeline of the things that happened yesterday.

8:30 am: I awoke like a Disney Princess.

10:30 am: My mom, my sister and I left the house. First we went to the chiropractor. While waiting for our mom, Mary and I danced to music in the car.

11:00 am: My mom FINALLY drops Mary and I off at Jason's Deli where we meet some friends for lunch. There was much ice cream involved.

12:30 pm: We finish lunch and wander around the shops waiting for Practically Pikasso's to open.

1:00 pm: Practically Pikasso's opens and we are the first people inside. We pick out tiles and sit down to paint.

2:30 pm: We finished and went home. At this point I am thoroughly exhausted and would be happy to not speak to another human being for the rest of the day. Little did I know....

3:00 pm: I help my grandmother with her grocery shopping. I almost fell asleep in the car.

4:30 pm: Finally finished with everything. Now no more people! I tidy my room, try on some new shirts, blog and was just about to take a nap when my mom called me.

5:30 pm: Mom: "The Tartars want to take you and Mary out to dinner. Reeve is staying here, Liesel is at a party so its will just be you, Mimi, Cooper, Amy and Noel. But first I need you to tidy the house, fold that load of laundry, dust the den and sweep under the black table."

Me:

(I was happy about free dinner, but sad about the work.)

6:30 pm: Mary and I go out to dinner to Panera with the Tartars. (Turns out Cooper isn't coming, just in case you were at the edge of your seat wondering) then after dinner we picked up Liesel from her birthday party. She got an EMBROIDERED ROBE as a PARTY FAVOR. There was a PONY at the party. The family had a car with a DVD player in it. Liesel, keep those friends.  After that we go back to their house and watch Napoleon Dynamite. First time I have ever seen that movie. I honestly don't know what to think.

10:30 pm: We finish the movie and eat ice cream and pumpkin bread while talking with Mimi and Cooper about everything from the Maze Runner to essay writing. After half an hour we go home.

11:00 pm: I get in my warm pjs and get into bed.

3:00 am: I go to sleep.

Yes, yes I know there is a bit of a time gap, but you'll just have to use your imagination to figure out what I was doing in that four hours. (Hint: it involves staring at this for about half an hour thenicestplaceontheinter.net)

Cheers! 

Kat

THERE I'M FINALLY ALL CAUGHT UP WITH THE BLOG CHALLENGES!! 

Blog Challenge Day 14: The Lottery

If I won the lottery I would go to London.

Cheers!
Kat

Blog Challenge Day 13: Earliest Memory

I've already done this, but because blogging is now something that I really look forward to doing now, I will blog about another early memory of mine.

This one is from when I was about...4-ish? Maybe 5.

Anyway when I was still living in Indiana we were part of a group of families that were all like super Christian and all had kids that weren't in school yet (at this point I was actually starting homeschooling, but only because my mom was determined to make me a reader. She accomplished her goal.) The group used to meet at different people's house and all kids were instructed to play and leave the moms alone. At this point my best friend was a kid named Jack who, like me, was a bit of an outsider. We had this burning hatred of all the other kids (mostly girls who wore tutus and were REALLY ANNOYING) that brought us together. So when the playdates were scheduled at his house, we waited exactly two seconds before abandoning everyone else and going up stairs together to play with LEGOS in his room. Sometimes his older sister would let me play with these little Disney Princess figurines that she collected. And so we would play knights and princesses. Sometimes we would switch things up and I would fight a dragon and he would protect a little puppy figurine from other LEGO knights. He was one of the best playmates I've ever had: very versatile, very funny and very sweet.

Cheers!

Kat

A Eulogy for Margot.

Whaleton asked me to write a eulogy for her (don't worry she isn't dying) and so here it is.
If you want to read Whaleton's eulogy for me (she wins the eulogy contest) Link here.

Hello, my name is Catherine. Margot Tucker was my cousin and best friend. And so I would like to say a few words.

Today we are gathered here to celebrate the life of Margaret Anne Tucker, more commonly known as Margot (don't forget the T.) Margot was cruel ripped away from us on the 22nd of January after she bravely stood up to an armed gunman in a holdup who was threatening a small child. There are so many things about her that I could talk about right now, her kindness, understanding, love, the way she could make anything funny whether a mixed up text or crazy grandmother, the way her smile lights up a room, the way she makes every guy fall heads over heels in love with her (whether she believes that or not), there are so many things that made Margot Tucker special. But the thing I'm going to talk about today is the way that she made everyone else feel special.

I believe that there are two kinds of people in this world: achievers, and believers. Achievers get things. They see what they want and they get it. They make plans, outline schedules and achieve everything they put their minds too. Achievers are the people on the stage, rocking out to the music they created. Margot Tucker was an achiever. She was incredible smart and always planned for the future. She was the strongest person I knew. She raised questions that no one would dare ask, and she went to lengths that no one bothered to reach. Margot Tucker was an achiever.

But she was also a believer. A believer is someone who is always by your side, through the good and the bad. They always believe in you and they always have your back. Believes are the people in the crowds cheering, appreciating and loving everything the achievers do. Margot Tucker was a believer. She stood by your side at all times. She was there for me when she didn't even know it, she was my light when she didn't know I was lost, and she is one of the reasons I'm standing here today.

Not many people can balance out achievership and believership, but she did. She reached for her goals and at the same time helped others reach for theirs. Margot Tucker was the kind of girl every guy wants to bring home to his mom. Margot Tucker was the kind of friend every girl wants for her BFF. Margot Tucker was the kind of daughter that every parent wants for their own. Margot Tucker is the kind of person that helps just by being.

She is and always will be my beautiful, strong willed and independent girl.
Love ya, miss ya.
Kat

Blog Challenge Day 12: What's in My Fridge

...my fridge? I don't have a fridge. Well I do, but its my parents' fridge and its full of their healthy crap. Trust me if I had my own fridge there would be a lot more....how do I put this....edible food in there. And if I was to list the food that is in there that is mine.... There wouldn't even be a list.

So I'm doing my bookshelves!

OH STOP ROLLING YOUR EYES.

I'm not even doing an entire bookshelf, I'm doing one shelf in one bookshelf!

AND ITS BETTER THAN A FRIDGE.

What's on my bookshelf

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Two copies of the Fault In Our Stars

An Abundance of Katherines

Looking for Alaska

Paper Towns

Let it Snow

The Mother Daughter Book Club

Much Ado About Anne

Dear Pen Pal

Pies and Prejudice

Home for the Holidays

Wish You Were Ere

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

I am the Messenger

The Book Thief

The School of Good and Evil

Divergent

Allegiant

The Doctor Who encyclopedia

Whology

Summer Falls and other stories

Shroud of Sorrow

The Stone Rose

Avalon High

Composition

Emma

Pride and Prejudice

And this is just one shelf in one bookshelf....

Cheers!

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 11: My 15 Favorite Things

This calls for a song...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with string

These are a few of my favorite things

Bowties on timelords and gingers in jumpers
Marvel and characters like that little rabbit, Thumper
Music and books and the time before spring
These are a few of my favorite things

Show that leave tears on my nose and eyelashes
Peace while the flames burn slowly to the ashes
The boy that never grows and flies as if with wings
These are a few of my favorite things!!

When the Moffat bites, when the feels sting
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
and then I don't feel so bad

(Part of this is from the Sound of Music, part of its from Tumblr and part of it I wrote.)

Although in all seriousness, those are some of my favorite things.

1. Raindrops on roses. I've always loved rain (its actually raining now and it has boosted my level of happiness to unfathomable heights) but its hard because I LIVE IN TEXAS. Winter here is like summer in Boston. "So I gather there isn't there much rain?" You ask. "Ha-ha!" I cry. "I long for the day when the rain comes again, dropping its sweet, happy tears on roses and streaking my windows and laughing with the pitter patter of its feet as it comes and leaves, so quickly that you almost would never know it was here, but for the puddles of its tears gathered in the sidewalk cracks and in the eaves of the houses." (I tend to be poetic when I'm bored.)
2. Whiskers on kittens. I love cats. I've always wanted one, but my dad is allergic (or so he says...) Plus I have two dogs and five siblings. I'm just going to wait until I'm in college to become a crazy cat lady.
3. Bright copper kettles. Well, really any kind of kettles. Kettles mean tea and I do love tea.
4. Warm woolen mittens. So this is the thing that I don't LOVE. I mean mittens are great! But I haven't worn them since I was 6... But for the sake of order, in my mind I change "mittens" to "any clothes that are really cozy."
5. Brown paper packages tied up with string. I LOVE getting mail. Like real mail. A letter from a friend or a package with a new book! I also love getting emails from friends just saying, "Oh I saw this and it reminded me of you." or "Hey! Just wanting to see how you are doing!" It totally makes my day.
6. Bowties on timelords. I love Matt Smith. This is something that if you pay attention you will know already. I love Matt Smith, Matt Smith wears bowties, bowties are cool. Ergo anyone who wears a bowtie is cool and I will fall in love with them. Its just the way of things. This is completely sound logic. Trust me.
7. Gingers in jumpers. This probably means Ronald Weasley. But I really take it to mean Ed Sheeran, who is another person I am madly in love with. And while we are talking about Ed Sheeran, lets talk about his best friend, Taylor Swift and how amazing, stylish, talented, generous, beautiful, kind and awesome she is.
8. Marvel. I do take the stance that Marvel is better than DC (please don't hate me.) Its mostly because I love the believable flaws in the Marvel Characters. There are flaws in the DC characters too, but they are like perfect, understandable, logical flaws. Whereas Marvel's characters have relateable flaws.
9. Characters like that little rabbit Thumper.  I may have only chosen this one because it rhymes, but it has some truth to it. I like cute things and Thumper and little characters like him are definitely cute.
10. Music. I definitely love music. I can't put my love of music into words. Its just....music is so amazing...
11. BOOKS. I am a definite bibliophile. I own over 200 books. Most people don't understand why I have to own books and not just get them at the library or something. *sigh* you just wouldn't understand.....
12. The time before spring. This is a fancy way of saying "winter". Winter is one of the best seasons of the year in my opinion. Its perfect! Cold cozy weather for biscuits and tea, breaks for Christmas, scarves and sweaters and holiday flavors!
13. Shows that leave tears on my nose and eyelashes. I do love a good sad show. Doctor Who, Sherlock, OUAT, House M.D., Grey's Anatomy, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are just some of the shows that left me in tears.
14. Peace while the flames burn slowly to the ashes. I really enjoy some quiet time. Sure its fun to go out to a party or have a friend come over, but in general I like being alone. Alone is comforting.
15. The boy that never grows and flies as if with wings. I've had a strange obsession with Peter Pan ever since I was 7. I still love the book and have it by my bed and the Disney movie brings back such great memories. But one of the best things that I have ever seen is the Peter Pan movie starring Jeremy Sumpter. It makes me cry ever time because ITS SO AMAZING. Its very close to the book and its the perfect amount of adventure, wisdom and romance.

I spent WAY too much time answering a simple question. And I'm still a blog post behind!! Its really bugging me! I HAVE TO CATCH UP!!

Cheers!

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 10: My best physical feature?

Yes, yes.... I know. I missed a day or two. I'm a terrible person. I get it. I just wasn't in a blogging mood! Which is an incredibly lame excuse but because no ones life depends on this blog being updated daily, I think I can get away with it. But if your life does depend on this blog being updated daily, then please contact me so I can go all secret agent and attempt to rescue you, but probably end up getting caught myself.

Where was I?

Oh yeah, "...not in a blogging mood."

Well I wasn't!!! I was in a "binge-watch-MasterChef-Junior-eat-french-toast-in-the-middle-of-the-day-and-play-pranks-on-Whaleton-and-then-Sharkie" mood, but I wasn't in a blogging mood.

But now I am...as you can probably tell.

Anyway. My best physical feature.

I conducted a survey on this.

Me: "What is my best physical feature or attribute?"

Mom: "Well can I say your whole face? No? Okay then, your smile."

Mary: "Ummmmm....Smile?" (gee thanks for the enthusiasm, Mary...)

Dad: "Your eyebrows, definitely. You have some great eyebrows." (What...I can't...HUH?)

James: "Well, you have a great nose and I really like that you don't wear make up. There was this girl at cotillion and she didn't wear makeup last year, but this year she wore makeup and she looked really bad and there was this other girl who got really tall since last year and I--"
Me: "Focus, dude."

James: "Your nose. And your lack of makeup. But also at cotillion--" (I walked away.)

Monica: "I love that you dance with me!! Can we dance now? Can you spin me?"

Johnny: "Um... I wove when you go wike dis *kisses my cheek*. I wiked dat."

Peter: "I like your hair, its so long...." *reaches out to touch it* Me: *backs away slowly*

So there you have it! My best physical features according to my crazy family!! 

(Please save me.)

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 9: Bad Habits

Bad habits....I feel unqualified to write this. I think this should be written by someone who knows my bad habits...Like Whaleton or my family. But because its 1am, both my my family and Whaleton are unavailable and I'm currently in a kinda bad mood (and I want to blog my feelings out,) I'll just do it myself.

1. Complaining.
   This is definitely my biggest problem. I complain A LOT. And I use this blog as an outlet to complain and I do apologize for that....but I'm most likely not going to stop.
   
2. Leaving cups of tea everywhere.
   My dad is about to ban me from tea forever.
3. Staying up WAY TOO LATE.
   As is evident by this blog post.
4. Picking at my nails when I'm nervous.
   Its a problem I have to stop,
5. Chatting Whaleton in the middle of the night with all my problems.
   I do apologize Whaleton, but you know I'm never going to stop. You'll just have to get use to waking up every morning with tons of random texts.
6. Putting a wall between me and everything that could potentially hurt me.
   In other words, I'm a picky person.

Cheers!

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 8: My... "Handbag"?

Who uses the word "handbag" anymore? SERIOUSLY? WHO? Nancy Drew? I get it, you mean "purse", but you will never win my respect (a high reward in itself) if you use words like "handbag." Also I don't really have a handbag/purse. I mean yeah I do...But it changes from random Christmas gift purse to random birthday present purse. And all I have in it is money. Yep. Just money and maybe a chapstick. So because that is extremely boring and I must entertain you (my beautiful and wonderful audience), I changed it slightly. (Please note: I am totally stealing this from Quesbo.)

THINGS ON MY DESK.

1. "She's my person" mug (which is my favorite mug in the whole world. Thanks Whaleton!!)
2. Candles.
3. Gift cards. Lots and lots of gift cards because apparently I'm a hard person to shop for.
4. Christmas cards that I really should respond to....
5. A container of pens and pencils.
6. A picture of a friend of mine and me.
7. Another picture of three friends of mine and me.
8. A piece of paper with a list of school stuff I need to send in by the end of the semester.
9. A CD/radio/tape/AUX speaker player thingy....
10. A book of anatomy and physiology (Yes, yes, laugh it off. I'll be laughing too when I'm a doctor and you are working at McDonalds. When I'm at Yale and you're in jail... If you get that reference I will love you forever.)
11. 1989

So there is that... Although it has come to my attention that I am a blog challenge behind so I will be posting another one tonight (hopefully. If my tiredness doesn't overcome my will to blog.)

Cheers!

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 7: All the stuff I hate (I've been looking forward to this one....)

I seriously thought this meant what my pet hates. And I had already brainstormed ideas (i.e. water, small annoying kids, the kennel), but Whaleton has informed me that it in fact means my pet PEEVES. So I'm doing that instead of my pet hates (which I was fairly excited about because its pretty creative.)

I hate...

1. Slow internet.
2. Sickness.
3. Tall people (well tall people who rub their tallness in my face. Just because I can't see over you doesn't mean I can't murder you.)
4. When people go into my room.
5. Kids.
6. Adults.
7. People in general.
8. Backstabbers.
9. People who say they are going to do something and then NEVER DO IT.
10. DOGS WHO WILL NOT SHUT UP. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, LUCIA AND STELLA PLEASE JUST STOP BARKING. PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE.

I have a lot more but I thought I'd keep it to a smaller number.

Cheers!

Kat

Things You Should Know About My Blog

This is my 100th blog post.

Yes I reached 100, the big One, the crowning point of my life, and other fancy names. The fact that it took me like six months to accomplish this tells me I may be blogging to much... BUT ANYWAY. To celebrate my HUGE accomplishment I'm doing a blog post all about....this blog.

There are a lot of inside jokes in this blog. And I refer to a lot of people that you probably don't know. So today I thought I'd clear that up. So here is...Things You Should Know About My Blog...

Name

When I first decided to do this, I wasn't prepared at all. Whaleton, said, "I have a blog, you should do one!" And there I was, blogging. So the name really came from a period in my life where I felt like everyone and everything was against me....in other words, teenagerhood. People often laugh at it and say stuff like, "Thats dark. Are you really against the world?" "You're just being dramatic." And my response? "Yes I'm being dramatic, because its my blog and I can do whatever the hell I want. So bug off." And sure I get it, its dramatic and deep, dark whatever. But at the same time its true. I'm a girl against the world. So shut up.

People/Animals

Whaleton
You will see a lot of reference to Whaleton. A LOT. Whaleton is my best friend and closest confidant. My partner in crime, my other half, the blonde to my brunette. She is also my cousin who lives 900 miles away and so I see her only a few times a year. We video chat often and we are constantly texting each other, but its still hard to have her so far away. You might ask, "What's with the name Whaleton? Thats not her real name is it?" The answer is no. That is not her real name, its Margot (DON'T FORGET THE "T"), but the name Whaleton comes from two of her favorite things: Whales and Elton John. Link to her blog here.

Nicolas
My other best friend, Nicolas lives closer to me than Whaleton (thank God) but still about 45 minutes away. So I only see him once a week (if I'm lucky.) He's a terribly intelligent person (I can barely keep up with him sometimes) with a very sarcastic wit. He is wise beyond his years and I think a lot of him has lost all hope in humanity. He can be really sweet and thoughtful and he's the one who is responsible for me turning into a geek. He introduced me to Doctor Who (although at first I didn't really like it) and that gave me the right push I needed to become a full on geek.
Note: Whaleton has a brother named Nicholas (with an H, remember that. There will be a test later.) The cousin-Nicholas is very different from friend-Nicolas. Cousin-Nicholas and I use to fight. A lot. There was blood, sweat and tears. It got physical. Very often. So do not get these two mixed up. Just remember the Nicholas with the H is going to Hell. (I'm obviously joking, Whaleton. Or am I.....)

Quesbo
I don't really mention Quesbo on here a lot because I don't know her as well as I would like. But she is Whaleton's friend and I think she was the one responsible for getting Whaleton to do the blog thing, therefore me as well? (I have been informed that this is true.) Anyway she is absolutely hilarious and her blog is awesome (Link here.)

My Family
I have five younger siblings, Mary (13), James (11), Peter (8, although Whaleton had to remind me of that fact), Monica (6), Johnny (3) and two parents (Mum and Dad.) And thats about it. Facts to remember: Mary is in love with Thomas Brodie Sangster, James can be the biggest jerk in the world, Peter is...okay I guess...Monica is generally cute, but she can be a demon in disguise, and Johnny is the cutest thing in the whole world and has the longest eyelashes you will ever see.

Mimi
Mimi is my one of my neighbors and another close friend. We see all movies together and we are huge fangirls. We love all the same stuff and she is the sweetest person you will ever meet.

Lucia and Stella
These are my dogs. They both are German Shepherd and Lab mixes and Lucia is 7 (human years) and Stella is 12 weeks. They are both really sweet dogs even though Lucia is kinda jealous of Stella.

Guido
This is Whaleton's dog. And we have a little feud going on that started when he bite my ankles and chewed up my toothbrush and hairbrush. I take no crap from that dog, he bites...he gets smacked. So he doesn't like me very much and I don't like him very much. Though if he died I would be sad (for Whaleton's sake.)

Places

Texas

Where I live.

Alabama

Where Whaleton lives

Rhode Island

Where Whaleton's and my grandparents live. We vacation there a few weeks a year.

Boston

Where my grandparents second house is. We also go there as well as Rhode Island.

I think that is it! I might add to this post if more people come into my life, but for now...
Byeeeee!
Kat

Blog Challenge Day 6: My Five Sense Right Now

OK so there is a flaw with this particular challenge. Yes a flaw. I know its hard to believe ANYTHING on the Internet has a flaw, but here it is. Black and white. If I'm writing about my five senses "right now", I'm writing about them as I write the blog post. Okay that made no sense. I'll try again in the cryptic italics. *ahem* Because I'm writing about my senses at the moment and because at that moment I'm writing a blog post, the sense are all going to be blog post related. Like I see the screen, or hear the typing of keys or feel the keys under my fingers. And this would make for a very boring blog post. Sooooooooo.... I decided to just go about my day and then randomly take note of my senses and then I will write them down later. And thats what I did. Obviously. Wait one sec...where is that GIF.....

Sad Fact Of Life: I have not used this GIF enough.

So as it turns out, soon after I wrote the above I got an earache. Now when you think of earaches, they don't sound like terribly bad things. Just an ache in your ear. I am here to tell you all your preconceived notions are wrong. Dead. Wrong. Earaches (or ear infection as it actually turned out to be) can be EXTREMELY painful as I found out last night. Like Dear-God-is-this-what-dying-feels-like painful. So painful that my mom had to step in and say I couldn't go to Mock Trial. Anyway...The point of all my complaining is that I was in no mood yesterday to take stock in my five senses and thats why this blog post is a day late. 

Sorry.

Now lets get on with the point of this damn thing.

SIGHT

I see my leather jacket thrown on my  desk chair and my blue converse underneath it. I see my slightly messy room and the new Marvel poster I got yesterday. I see the book I'm reading (A Little Something Different) and I see all my Mock Trial stuff ready to go (great, now I feel guilty.)

HEARING

I hear Lucia, our dog, whining and barking. I hear the song Mr. Blue by Catherine Feeny and now Best Shot by Birdy and Jaymes Young. I can hear myself coughing and sniffing.

SMELL

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

TOUCH

I feel my fuzzy sock on one foot (the other fell off during the night), I feel the blankets tucked around me. I feel the computer keys as I thank Whaleton for her gift of a star (I still don't get it.)

TASTE

Okay, okay...I admit it. I went downstairs and made myself a cup of tea just so I could sing its praises here.

 How do I even begin to explain Constant Comment? Constant Comment is flawless. I hear its secret recipe is insured for $10,000. I hear it does tea commercials....in Japan. Its favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice. One time it met John Stamos on a plane....and he told it it was delicious. One time it burnt my tongue...it was awesome. 

But seriously. Go buy yourself a box and revile in its amazingness. I would like to take this moment to thank the person who introduced me to this tea....Nicolas. *ahem*

Dear sir,

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I am forever in your debt. 

Best wishes,

Catherine

OK well that about covers it. Thanks for listening to me complain and yeah...

Byeeeee!
Kat

Best Movies of 2014

Movies

Again, I think 2014 was a GREAT year for movies. Apparently not everyone agrees with me.
This is in no apparent order because I have a terrible memory and literally the only movie date that I remember is Divergent and thats because it came out three days before my birthday.

Divergent

My favorite part of this movie was the fact that they stayed so close to the book. Sure there were differences, but in general it was pretty close. I think that Shai Woodley did a great job and I look forward to seeing her (and her short hair) in Insurgent. One thing: Theo is too old to be Four. And to handsome, which is a weird thing to say, but there is such a thing as too handsome and Theo is it.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Another amazing movie that was absolutely hilarious! I actually liked that it wasn't really consistent, but just a hilarious movie with great actors (I'm looking at you, Chris) and awesome characters (I am Groot.) The one thing I didn't really like about the movie was Gamora. A guy friend of mine recently asked "who is your favorite character? Gamora, right?" I feel slightly bad now about how I chewed him out over assuming that the female character was a girl's favorite character. He handled it all very nicely, but I still feel bad.... Anyway I just think that Gamora is a weak character and was just put there because the writers needed a female to rounded it all out.

Favorite part of the movie.

The Theory Of  Everything
This movie made me feel all sorts of feels. it was absolutely beautiful and DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE. The style of the whole thing was amazing because you see the different fashions throughout the years. Eddie Redmayne is absolutely perfect for the role of Stephen Hawkings. My favorite part was when he was courting his future wife at the beginning. Its so adorable and I love it. Also you don't see much of the lost art of courting any more so it was nice to see some of it (even if it took place 50-ish years ago.)

The Fault in Our Stars

I could go on and on about this movie. Its so romantic and adorable and I wish my life was this movie. Actually scratch that... I wish I had an Augustus Waters who would do big grand romantic gestures. Well... more like small romantic gestures, I'm not a big showy feely person. But anyway.... See I could go on AND ON about everything about this movie. MOVING ON.... my one issue is that Shai Woodley wasn't a great actress choice for that role, even though I love her. Ansel on the other hand....

Big Hero Six 
Great family movie. Hilarious and heartwarming. It made me cry a little (most everything does) and the character development is amazing. Although I still think that Tadashi should have come back. I may have a tiny crush on him.

Unbroken
This movie.... It's probably the best movie I've seen in 2014. Totally heart wrenching and absolutely beautiful, this movie very much toys with your emotions the entire 2 hours of cinematic perfection. The ending was beautiful and I wish it was a little bit longer so that we could see more of his life after he was freed, but the editing on the ending was amazing. The actor for Louie was perfect and the casting for the kid Louie was UNBELIEVABLE. I seriously think that they just went back in time to film him, because there is no way there is a kid that looks SO MUCH LIKE HIM. The one thing I didn't like...THE DAMN SHARKS JUMPING OUT OF THE DAMN WATER. I SCREAMED IN A MOVIE THEATER SO THANKS FOR THAT ANGELINA JOLIE.

Captain America: Winter Soldier
Great continuation of the first one and CHRIS EVANS SO YEAH IT WAS AWESOME. I need to see it again because I spent the entire time explaining what was happening to my "movie buddies." NEVER. AGAIN.

The Giver
This was quite possible one of the best movies of 2014. Not only it is based off an AWESOME book (and if follows it rather well) but its a wonderful movie that really makes you appreciate everything. The ending especially was the best thing ever. I just.... feels....my heart...so beautiful... The colors really made this movie special and also Taylor Swift appearance! Every single actor was perfect for the role that he was in. Honestly I don't know why this movie isn't a huge deal. ITS SO AMAZING. Bonus: Jonas is cute and rather than being a 12 year old boy (like in the book) he is 16!

The Lego Movie
So funny! Even my dad liked it!

Me all the time

The Amazing Spider Man 2
I think you know what I'm going to say about this....GWEN STACY WHY DID YOU DIE? I really can't go on without making this blog post a lot longer than it already is.

The Maze Runner

I spent the entire movie making this face at my girl friends who were with me. There are some nice looking boys in that movie....

Monuments Men
I CAN'T NOT SING THE PRAISES OF THIS MOVIE ENOUGH. WATCH IT. WATCH IT AND THANK ME LATER.
Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Absolutely hilarious and adorable! Plus DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE IN THE TRAILER.
Muppets Most Wanted
Not quite as good as I had hoped but the music is hilarious and awesome and Tina Fey is HILARIOUS.


And there we go. All the movies I saw in theaters this year. I saw a lot of movies. Wow... ANd I'm seeing the Imitation Game on Saturday so expect a review! Or actually don't. And then if you get a review, you can be pleasantly surprised.

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 5: Ten songs I love now

After much deliberation, the following list is of songs that have emerged victorious in the battle to be my favorite songs.

1. Stars-Les Miz (Russell Crowe is awesome. Shut up.)
2. Epilogue-Les Miz ( Fontine: Take my hand. I'll lead you to salvation. Me:*heart breaks*)
3. On My Own- Les Miz (I've been in a Les Miz mood for a few days now.)
4. Not About Angels- Birdy (*sobs*)
5. trust-Christina Perri ( I relate to this song on so many levels.)
6. burning gold- Christina Perri (The anthem of my life.)
7. The Hanging Tree-J Law (I think this is on everyone's list now.)
8. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic- Cover by Sleeping at Last (Stop what you are doing and go look up this cover. Its amazing. You can read the rest of this later. This takes priority.) 
9. Banana Pancakes- Jack Johnson (RAIN IN THE BACKGROUND MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER.)
10. 9 Crimes- Damien Rice. ( Thank you, Grey's Anatomy for introducing me to so many amazing songs. Including this one.)

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 4: What am I afraid of?

Sharks.

I have other stuff that I'm afraid of (i.e. Getting my heart broken, losing people I love, Doctor Who being canceled...), but sharks are the big one. I hate the damn things. THEY HAUNT ME.

Just look at this GIF makes me want to go crawl into a cave and never leave. LOOK AT THOSE TEETH.

Kat

Blog Challenge Day 3: Favorite Quote

Blog Challenge Day Three is your favorite quote. This has given me quite a bit of anxiety because I can't pick just one. Words are such a powerful thing, and quotes are like words that are bottled up and easily found. There are so many quotes that means so much to me so I narrowed it down to three.

"To live would be an awfully big adventure."

Peter Pan

and

"I myself am entirely made out of flaws, stitched together with good intentions." 

Augusten Burroughs

and

"On rare occasions there comes along a profound original, an odd little book that appears out of nowhere from the pen of some obscure storyteller, and once you have read it you will never go completely back to where you were before. This kind of book you may hesitate to lend for fear you might miss its company. This kind of book that echoes from the heart of some ancient knowing and whispers from time's forgotten cave that life maybe more that it seems, and less."
???

Kat

My royal and noble ancestors

When I was younger I always fantasized about a Royal family finding out that I was their long lost child that got kidnapped and put into an orphanage where my parents found me. And they swooped me up and BAM, I'm a princess. Now my dreams are far more realistic (like marrying Matt Smith), but little did I know that my princess dream? Not that far off from reality.

So I knew I was related to George Washington (this is evident by my fabulous leadership skills and inability to tell a lie) and Robert E. Lee, but apparently I am also a descendant of AUSTRALIA ROYALTY.

Oh yeah... royalty. This comes from my mother's side of the family, the Ryans (so I share this trait with Whaleton.) Isn't that cool?! I'm have royal blood!!

Oh, you think I'm done?

Nope. Sit back down because there is more.

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time... There was a noble family with lots of sons. The family, being in the good graces of the king of France at that time, was given large tracts of land in the French Canadian district. Each son was given land and large amounts of money as part of their inheritance and their noble blood. One of the sons fell in love with a beautiful girl (okay I don't know if she was beautiful, but I'm take poetic license on this story.) Anyway....The girl was a peasant. This meant, that being of noble blood, the son could not marry her without giving up his title and all his money and land. And because he was madly in love with this beautiful peasant girl, he did just that. He married her and became poor, while the rest of his family remained rich and titled.

And guess from which son my dad's family is decent from?

Yoooooooou guessed it! The poor one!!

I really hope that that guy REALLY loved that girl. Oh well, all's fair in love and war.

Oh and speaking of war... because he wasn't a noble, it meant when the French Revolution came around, he didn't lose his head. So at least he had that going for him.

But yeah, I'm an Australian Princess and a French Noble. (Okay not REALLY, but its fun to pretend.)

Kat

Thoughts while watching Into The Woods

I have been SO excited to see this movie ever since I saw the trailer. Its a Disney Musical with lots of famous people!! Whats not to love? Well, a lot, as it turns out. But anyway we'll get to that later. First the cast.

Meryl Streep as The witch who is seriously confusing everyone about which side she's on.
Anna Kendrick as The only redeeming factor of this movie.
Emily Blunt as The baker's wife who apparently has a thing for princes.
James Corden as Craig Owen (because lets face it, its almost the exact same storyline.)
Chris Pine as the prince to end all princes (and not in a good way...)
Johnny Depp as The Wolf who really needs to rephrase his one song.
Daniel Huttlestone as That little kid from Les Miz, with Justin Bieber hair.
Lilla Crawford as A future serial killer (oh and Little Red Riding Hood.)

Thoughts
OK so what's happening? (We were ten minutes late because MIMI COULDN'T JUST ANSWER HER PHONE.)
Ooooooh, the music gives me chills.
Wait how many fairy tales are they squishing in here?
I'm pretty sure that if I could call birds to pick up lentils I would do it RIGHT AWAY. Instead of hopelessly pawing at the ground.
Wait isn't that....Hattie from Ella Enchanted? I would hate to be that actress....
Little Red Riding Hood is jerk...
Oh fertility problems. Okay. Was not expecting that.
Hellooooooo, Chris Pine.
Whoa. So Chris Pine is old.
Oh but his brother is cu--, annnnnnnd he's an idiot....
Yes, because ripping off your shirt is the definition of agony.
Oh this is hilarious. I wonder how long until I can watch this scene illegally online.
Why don't they just tell everyone why they need the stuff? I'm sure that they would just give it to them then.
So wait...Craig Owens now has a son and so that makes the son....Stormageddon. *gasp*
Yay!! Its a happily ever after for every--wait a second.
That was only an hour.
There's more.
So is this going to be Disney fairy tales or--
Oh, okay...this is dark stuff.
Wow...thats a giant wife...*snickers*
WAIT NO DON'T KISS HIM. YOU HAVE CRAIG OWENS AND ALF--I MEAN STORMAGEDDON.
And that is what happens when you kiss a terrible prince.
I'm bored.
Still bored.
OKAY NOW I SHIP CRAIG AND CINDERELLA.
Well at least the music was awesome.
This movie needs a new name....

I know, I know..I have terrible editing skills.

Other name suggestions: All Magic Comes With a Price, Be Careful What You Wish For, Don't Trust the Creepy Witch, All Princes Are Actually Jerks, and Magic is Better than Beauty.
Overall it was a good movie, though not GREAT. I do suggest going to see it though. The one scene with the two princes itself makes the whole thing worth it.
Kat
P.S. Funny thing happened at the movie theater. We were walking out and just tearing apart the movie, I mean just discussing every detail and debating it furiously, when the guy in front of us turns around and says, "So what... are you guys here for like school or something?"
And Mimi says, "Nope. We just like to dissect movies. Its our job in life as people."
That about sums us up.

Day Two of the Blog Challenge

So I can't sleep. Its 3am and I have to get up early tomorrow to bike to mass in the RAIN and I still can't sleep. I hate these nights of insomnia, they are getting more and more frequent and the best way to counter them is to do something that involves the mind. So thats why I'm writing a blog post at 3am.

So the challenge today is 20 facts about me.

I've already done this in another blog challenge so I will try as hard as I can not to repeat answers

1. I have a genetic problem that makes it hard to tell left from right.
2. I usually hate nail polish but for some reason I love painting my nails black.
3. I'm more sensitive than I let on.
4. I love the rain. Its raining now and it really comforts me.
5. I once was in a concert as a guest and was given a dozen red roses and a standing ovation (I was like ten.)
6. I'm a Ravenclaw.
7. I'm a INFJ. (Which one makes up about 1-2% of the population.)
8. I often dancing in my room by myself.
9. When I was a kid I split my skull. Not a bad break, but a little crack.
10. I'm currently homeschooled, but I might go to a public school for senior year.
11. When I go to college, I am totally dying my hair some outrageous color just because I can.
12. I want to get a degree in English, Medicine, Theatre, and Art History. I SHOOT FOR THE STARS SO IF I MISS I LAND ON THE MOON. Wait...I'm pretty sure thats not how it goes. Oh well... its 3:18am.
13. I love all things Peter Pan.
14. I love all things Pride and Prejudice.
15. Right now the song, "the words" by Christina Perri really gets to me. Some songs just get me right in the feels and this song definitely does. (Thanks to Whaleton for reminding me of this great song. And for getting my the album for my birthday.)
16. I GOT A NEW PUPPY NAMED STELLA AND SHE IS THE CUTEST THING THAT EVER LIVED. When she isn't chewing up my shoes...
17. I'M STILL NOT TIRED.
18. I think I might be coming down with a cold...
19. Whaleton needs to give me the name of those sleeping pills so I can get a good nights rest for the first time in WEEKS.
20. I give up.....

STILL NOT TIRED.

Kat.

Blog Challenge Day One

So ANOTHER BLOG CHALLENGE YAY!!! Honestly these things make blogging so much easier because instead of THINKING up something it just gives it to me on a silver platter. Its every lazy girl's dream.

So day one..... Lets check the chart....

Introduction and recent photo

So hello, my name is Catherine or Kit Kat as I'm known on the blogging community. I'm a 15 (ALMOST 16) girl and I am the eldest of six kids. Yeah SIX. I know, I know.... Its a nightmare sometimes. 

Anyway I'm a rather shy person, but there is little catch to that. There are certain people who if you said, "Catherine is a shy person" they would laugh in your face. There are just some people I can't be shy around. These people are rare and I've only met a few of them. And NONE OF THEM LIVE IN THE SAME STATE AS ME. Its a extremely frustrating thing... So the general idea is that I'm pretty shy. I also love books. Like LOVE books. Also music, movies, TV shows, tea and everything British. So I'm a typical geek girl. Nothing really special about me.

(EXCEPT MY ONE TALENT WHICH IS SPEED READING.)

So to paint a picture of me: I'm a bit of a loner, I can count all my close friends on one hand, I'm a quite a geek girl, I have extensive knowledge of random things and the one person you will see me referring to ALL THE TIME is Whaleton who is my cousin and one of my best friends. She is definitely the closest person to me. AND SHE LIVES IN ALABAMA. WHY LIFE? WHY?!?!?!

And now a real picture of me....

This is the only picture of me that doesn't make me lunge for the erase button...

This was part of one the best weeks of my life and this picture always makes me so happy. If I'm having a bad day this makes me smile.

Also a picture of Whaleton and me because she is a really important part of my life and this blog.

So there is that!! Yay thats over....

Kat

The Best Books released in 2014

A continuation of my "Best things that were released in 2014" post.

Books 

I am a HUGE bookworm and I usually don't love newer books, but there were some really awesome ones this year.

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet-  Dude Icantrememberhisname

This books is a companion to the YouTube series "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries." And I know I've said this before, but...THIS IS A SERIOUSLY AWESOME YOUTUBE SERIES THAT ALL JANEITES WILL LOVE. Its really clever and the book is just as good and maybe better, because, while I love the YouTube series, its kinda forced because all the action has to happen on the camera (if you watch you'll understand what I'm saying) and the book is diary form so its a easier flow.

The Blood of Olympus- Rick Riordan  Awesome book...for people who don't mind terrible cliff hangers. Uncle Rick has done it again. A great book that makes you want to simultaneously hug him and beat him over the head with a baseball bat. I'm just going to assume for my sanity that all is well and NO TIME HAS PASSED AT ALL.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch "The magic within"- Tania del Rio

So technically this series started in 2013, but the last installment came out in 2014. This is a series I don't even remember how I got into, but its a really good manga version of my favorite teenage witch (besides Hermione.) And thats not a sentence I say a lot, being Catholic and all.

Ed Sheeran a visual journey-Ed Sheeran and Phillip Butah

My sister got this for me for Christmas and its a great book! I haven't finished it yet, but its a great inside look at one of my favorite artists.

So there is that. There weren't a lot of good books this year and I'm sure I've missed some, but this is the best I can do in the 12 minute time period in between laundry loads.

Kat

Words of Wisdom during a game of Jenga

Thanks to the great and powerful Wizard of Whales and Elton John, today a package came in the mail with Jenga, and the four eldest kids decided to sit down and play a game, which lead to some very interesting remarks and conversations. Which I wrote down.

"Guys don't wear undershirts under a dress shirt!! Because if they do that, when they unbutton the shirt you can't see our chest hair." (James, my TWELVE year old brother.)
*Laughter* *Lots and lots of laughter*
"You can only say that if you have chest hair, and you don't, so shut up." (Mary)
"I draw chest hair on with a sharpie." (James)

"YE DAFT DIMBO." (This was said so many times I lost track of who said it)

"DON'T DO IT JAMES DON'T DO IT" (Everyone)
*James does the thing*
"NOOOOOOOOOO" (Everyone)
"You chubby bunny......." (Everyone to James)

"Holy chipmunks..." (Mary)
"Chipmunks aren't holy." (Peter)
"But crab apples are." (James)
"WHAT?" (Me)

"I hope karma works THIS ONE TIME. You all need to die." (Mary. She's a violent person.)

"You need to destroy it. DES-STROY IT" (James to Peter.)

"Peter I'm counting on you. We are all counting on you. Don't mess this up. Don't die. If you lose Catherine wins and we can't have that." (James to Peter)
*Peter messes up and the tower goes crumbling down*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." (Everyone but me)
"OH YESSSSS. I WON SUCKERS. VICTORY IS SWEET." (Me. I'm not a gracious winner.)
"Go chase a doughnut." (James)

New Years Resolutions

Okay so being honest here... The only reason I'm doing this is because Whaleton told me to do this so that we could start a 31 day blog challenge tomorrow because she is "too busy to start today."      -_-    
Suuuuuuuuuure. I TOTALLY believe that....
Anyway so you can look forward to a 31 day blog challenge because I know my blog is the one light in all of your dreary lives and you LIVE to read a new post. I hear your cries and I answer them. So (hopefully) starting tomorrow, you will get a new post EVERYDAY.

Soooooo....New Years Resolutions....
I hate them.
Mostly because its ridiculous to assume you are actually going to keep them and they all end up being stupid things that you want to change but really can't. But they are a good way to take a look at your life and see the flaws so I'm changing it a little. Instead of New Years Resolutions its going to be....

New Years problems-with-my-life-that-I-would-like-to-fix-but-lets-be-honest-here-none-of-them-are-actually-getting-done.

1. Get my work done faster and more efficiently.
2. Keep my room cleaner. (Its far cleaner than an average teenager, but I would love to get wooden floors because its easier to clean than a carpet.)
3. Answer emails promptly.
4. Re-do my room.
5. Get a job.
6. Get a LICENSE.
7. Maybe get a fashion sense. My "fashion sense" is jeans and a graphic tee.
8. Be more honest and open with people.

And thats about it. Of course there are things that I am going to get done this year, but I know that I'm going to get them done and I wouldn't file them under New Year Resolutions, because its just asking for failure.

28 Fictional Men That Made You Squeal Like A Fangirl in 2014

So a few minutes ago while Whaleton and I were having our usual conversations with topics ranging from Girl Scout cookies to the amount of water we drink (its now a contest), I came across this Buzzfeed post.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kmallikarjuna/the-thirst-was-real-in-2014

I shared it with Whaleton and we read through it together and we both agreed on one thing: it is faulty. First of all Augustus Waters is BEHIND Harry Osborn?? Erik Lehnsherr and Henry Higgs are even on the list at all? SHERLOCK IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST? So we decide it needed revisions. Serious revisions. First of all some contestants will be upgraded or downgraded and some will be removed entirely! And a few new ones will be introduced, of course. And, maybe the most important change, its needs a new name. So introducing 2014...

28 Fictional Men That Made You Squeal Like A Fangirl in 2014

(Be warned: this is going to be a long post)

28- Bucky Barnes

The guyliner, the scruffy look, the metal arm? The newest, hottest accessories for anti-superheros.
27- Charles Xavier

 

Now Whaleton thinks he shouldn't be on the list at all, but I disagree. I mean he is literally Mr. Tumnus all angry and goat legs-less!! Okay I've never seen the movies so I wouldn't know.... But the point still stands: he stays on the list.

26- Four

Okay so the guy is hot. Like legit, God-blessed-him-in-every-way hot. But I almost think he is TOO hot. If there is such a thing.

25- Sam Wilson

On your left.

24- Danny Pink

He's pretty adorable as it is, but what makes me really like him is how sweet and gentle he can be, especially with Clara. 

23-Derek Shepherd

McDreamy.....*sigh*

22-Wes Gibbons 

Dean Thomas is all grown up and adorable....

21- Peeta

TBH I don't love Peeta, he's kinda weak in my opinion. But that doesn't stop the fact that he is adorable and loves bread.

20- Will Graham

I really just put him on the list because he played in a movie I love. Oh and he's hot. There's that too. Very very hot...
19- Loki

I think Loki is awesome, but we are talking characters not actors and if it was the actor, Tom Hiddleston would be WAY higher on the list.

18- Thomas from the Maze Runner

When Mimi, Mita and I saw this movie together, we spent the entire time raising our eyebrows at each other.

17-Harry Osborn

I have conflicted feelings about this because I think he looks like my cousin. Which is weird. Really weird. (I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY WHALETON. HE LOOKS LIKE NICK TO ME OKAY?!?!)

16- Isaac

   

Blind guy is cute. VERY cute.

15- Marius

There something about the way he so honest and open about his feelings for Cosette and so romantic....

14-Jonas

He's just so perfect. Like everything about him is perfect. Just...so....perfect....

13- Benny C.

I am SO excited to see the Imitation Game! Benny C is quite adorable.

12- Peter Quill or Star Lord

So adorkable... AND DID YOU SEE HOW CHRIS PRATT BULKED UP FOR THIS ROLE?? Damn....

11-Augustus

  

Let me tell you about a guy named Augustus Waters, he is perfectly romantic and charming and adorkable and handsome and just perfect. A little TOO perfect for me, but seriously this guy....

10-Peter Parker

*Dies* So nerdy.....and....cute.....gah.... LOOKATTHATLIPBITE LOOK AT IT.

9-Emmett Carver

Gracepoint left much to be desired in the plot department but in the David Tennant department? Perfect.

8-Chase

Long hair or short hair, Chase... I love you.

7-Newt

He's British, blonde and is adorable. What more could a girl want?

6-Agent Ward

Literally the only reason he isn't number one is BECAUSE HE IS A STUPID LITTLE $#$^&# #*&$#* AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS %^&#@ AND THAT HE #*&^%$#@ %&* %#@*

(Spoilers.)

5- Captain America

Beautiful, beautiful man....

4-Louie Zamperini

To be honest, I'm really just putting him this high because I really respect him. Annnnnnnnnnd he's cute.

3-Hook 

Is anyone actually surprised? Do I really need to explain this one?

2-Leo Fitz

I think Fitz is quite possibly the cutest and most adorable fictional guy that I have ever had a crush on. I really don't judge these on how hot the guy actually is, but how much I like the character (and the actor.) I love how sensitive he is and this scene gives me chills. DON'T LOVE SIMMONS, FITZ, LOVE ME!!

1-Matt Smith as the Doctor

So TECHNICALLY Matt Smith "retired" from playing the Doctor in 2013...BUT he made a guest appearance as the Doctor in 2014 so it counts. I'm also in love with him and he is definitely the guy who made me squeal like a fangirl the most this year.

So yeah. There's that. Just a note, I kinda messed up because a feweof these guys weren't in movies that came out this year, but that I saw this year. Like Marius. 2012 I think? And Chase was 2012 too or maybe 2013... Anyway. Thanks for reading me go on and on about gorgeous men. I had quite a lot of fun with this post. And sorry again for the length. You can't rush perfection.

Kat