Etsy~~Happy Mama Soap

This is me and my mom's etsy shop.

Christmas Morning~~

MERRY CHRISTMASSSSS~~~

We didn't have a tree, so I painted one.


The best part of Christmas is definitely the presents. :) And look! My tree is there. x) Except this time the presents aren't under the tree; its the opposite. It also happens to be my dad's birthday, so we also got to eat cake~ Then, for the rest of the day I wished my friends a merry christmas over facebook, and play wii games with my brother until we got into a fight over choosing the games. :P


Random Fact: Where did the term 'X-mas' originate from? In Greek, the letter 'X' (chi) is the first letter of Christ and has been used as an abbreviation for Christ for a while. Thus... X-mas!

Christmas Eve

It is Christmas Eve! :) The presents have been exchanged, the work done, and a feeling of completeness settles upon the night.

The family sits down around the table and plays a long round of Monopoly. And the one to rake in all the riches... was me. :)
The neighbors brought over a sugar-free chocolate cake, like every year. It was delicious.

New Soap

This new soap may seem plain, but inside is Molasses, Goat Milk and Honey. A strange concoction, but all are natural and good for the skin.

Also, check out me and my mom's new set-up Etsy account, Happy Mama Soap! Link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyMamaSoap?ref=pr_shop

Its pretty simple right now, with only one item for sale. >.> But hopefully it'll be up and running soon.

Rain...

It's cold, its cloudy and its raining.

:P Wasn't able to run today because of the weather.

Updates on my life

Yeah... Lately I've been busy/procrastinating. A few updates:

XC (Cross-Country... CROSS, get it?) ended in November. D: But my friends and I still run together when we feel like it, though its more like jog and talking. xD

My mom's soap business got a jump start last weekend when I finally stopped procrastinating on creating an Etsy account, taking pictures, etc, etc. We're still setting up the financial transactions and all, but its all good.

Monta Vista Invitational

My first cross country race! :O Naturally, I was one of the last.
It was a two mile race that ran up a steep mountain. My time was 19 minutes.

I GOT MAH CELLPHONE! 8D

And its awesome. :D

California Academy of Science

Today me and my family visited the California Academy of Science.

There was a dome with a rainforest simulation inside. Within it, the temperature is high, with native plants, birds and insects everywhere. Butterflies flitted precariously close to humans, and colorful birds caught the eyes of many tourists. At the bottom, a lake is full of sleek fishes.

Later, we entered the aquarium. Inside were the 'hidden treasures' of the deep.

Cross Country Training

The first hints of school has already begun: orientation, buying school supplies, getting our schedule... I have mixed feelings. I know I will lose my freedom and stress-free days as summer ends, but with the start of high school, there will be many new experiences.

I joined the cross-country club of my school. There are meets every day after school, and the running demands effort and time. Am I ready for the commitment?

Sunset at Oregon

This was drawn from my memory of Oregon from my trip there a few weeks ago.

Piano by the Window Excerpt

Pale fingers dance across the ivory keys against the dark, chocolate wood. A song pours out of the open back, sliding down the piano legs, and crawling against the floor. The whole house is filled with the melancholic tune.

The world is silent except for the single song, as if the song had become the world.

A/N: A small drabble I wrote the other day about playing piano. Will it become a story...?

Back From Oregon

What we did there:

1. Crabbing: Excitement and aches that have no match.

2. Horseback Riding: A jarring yet pleasant experience.

3. Shopping: Fun, yet not without its monetary woes.

4. Beaches: Sand, wind, fog and water all in one!

5. Driving: A long ride I hope to never repeat.

6. Camera: I lost my camera at Lost Creek Beach. Oh, the irony. >.>

7. Anger Management Issues: Everyone’s got them.

8. Sleep: Snoring, turning, a not-so-good night’s sleep.

9. And lots of other stuff!

But it was a fun experience and I would love to go back!

Some pictures:

A bridge, somewhere.

We went to a Japanese garden. :]


One of the many beaches we stopped at.

Going to Oregon :]

Me and my family travelled to Oregon last summer around this time, and now we're going back! :D I remember last time Oregon had fantastic nature scenery. The highlight of the trip was Crater Lake, Oregon's national park.

What a beautiful shade of blue! *swoons*

I can't wait to go this year! :] Some kinks of schedule are still being worked out, but I'm still so excited! *jumps up and down hyperly*

What are you willing to do...?

...to get what you want?

Time flies...?

When you're down in the dumps, time is...When you're having the time of your life, time is:

Self-Portrait

I drew a picture of me in watercolor. :-]

Painting China

These are some watercolor paintings I drew of scenes in China.

The last one is a collage of two different pictures. I took the door and framed it around the picture of the bamboo road.

Vampires Suck Movie

EPIC!



Vampires Suck Trailer

Bikram Yoga

At first, when I heard the word "yoga", a group of fit, middle-aged people doing gentle stretches came to mind. Thats why I said, "Sure, I'll do yoga, as long as my brother comes."

Of course, the fact that the "gentle stretches" are near impossible or that the room we are to be doing yoga in is heated up over 100 degrees never struck me. I felt like I was doing acrobatics in the desert.

Yoga does wonders for the body. It relieves stress and strengthens the body. It stretches the interal organs and releases hormones and enzymes, putting the body back into balance.

The first day did not end well. I had a headache from moving from a hot room into the cold air, and pretty much moped around for the rest of the day. My body was unused to the excersize, showing how poor my health was. The next day I experienced less nausea and felt more rejuvenated afterwards.

Potato Soap

What's this? Potatoes aren't only good for nomming on?

The potato has potent cleansing attributes of silverware and stains. It is also known for curing spots and pimples. Potatoes can moisturize and soften skin, and help heal minor burns.

So, this special soap is not only good for your skin, it can also be used to wash dishes! This was meant to be soap for housework.

Ingredients:

Canola Oil

Coconut Oil

Palm Oil

Tea Tree Oil

Lime Oil

Potato Juice

School Story v2

Staying Afloat

School is a building full of strangers, potential friends and enemies. Thrown into the turmoil, I seek a life line to grip. As I am swept by, I glimpse the popular people, those who can swim, surrounded by their school of followers. They tread water easily, rising above the drowning others. I see a familiar face among the crowd, a friend among aliens. An old friend, in the same situation as I, joins me in my tumble with high school. As they always say, hardships are better passed with a friend.

School Story v2

The Night Before

Everything is prepared. Books and school supplies have long been assembled all placed in their rightful position. Everything is prepared, except for my mind. I lay awake in my bed, knowing in only a few hours nothing will be the same again. My troubled thoughts keep sleep away, until the pure anxiety drags me under. That night, the last night of summer, I dreamed. I dreamed that I woke up in a place where nothing made sense, and I worried about strange things. The next day, dream became reality.

BRACES OFF

BRACES OFF! (finally) Now I have exactly four days to not worry about my teeth, because thats when I get my retainers. >.> *sighs* It never ends...

smile! :-)

Cool Business Card

I saw a really cool business card today. :D

This is the front:

And nomnoms on the back~

CHOCOHOLIC FOREVER!!!!

New Shoes

Iz prettyful :D

NOMNOMNOM

THE NOMNOMNOM SONG!

My Bro's Graduation

My mom was in charge of my brother's graduation, so I got a whole lot of those pictures while helping out. :D

Look at the purdy decorations! Isn't it awesome...?

The theme was "Make a Difference" for the class of 2010. And those colorful things are handprints.

Look at the awesome podium! :D

And the awesome arch-thingy..!
This is the board thing where you take pictures at. The rainbow were made by smearing pastels, which created this really ethereal fading feeling.COOKIES! OMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM!
Although I wasn't there in person, I'm sure the promotion was awesome. :D

SCHOOL IS OVER

SCHOOL IS OVER

Yes, this post is a bit late, but who cares!!?? I've been too busy celebrating. ;]

I'm freshman now! :D

More kitties

I just can't stop drawing them. ;D

This is supposedly 'me', or the character I usually use in cat roleplays.This is a cat I drew for someone else's fanfic named Nightshade. :D

Swimming

Going swimming was like entering another world, where silence reigned supreme and you could hear nothing but the sound of bubbles as they rush past your ear. Silvery dapples on the pool bottom, the sunlight refracted by the undulating waves on the surface. The water was gentle and cool. There was warmth in the white sunlight. The expanse of water seemed to go on, with no end of the crests of water. On the edges, other swimmers dipped their feet in, getting ready to enjoy a swim.

The water rushed by you as you first dove into the water; you lose yourself in the silver bubbles until you break through and the water is clear and crisp in your eyes. There were moments when I forget to breathe, feeling so at peace underneath the water; but sooner or later the need for air brought me back up, done grudgingly, like the tug from reality away from a surreal fantasy. The water was a halcyon state of mind only achieved by giving up breath.

On I went, deeper into the murky waters, further into the crushing depths, silence pounding upon the still world. Bubbles, bubbles, millions of bubbles, tiny, large, ivory spheres; like sparkling snowflakes, and at their wake, glided the swimmer, like the goddess scattering dewdrops that float to the heavens. It made one feel very serene, very tranquil.

School Life Diary

Dear Diary,

Welcome to my humble abode,
The window to my life.
Look within, and gaze upon the
sorrows
joys
and everything in between.

September 1st

The moment I step in,
I knew my vacation was over,
Here comes my personal hell.

Inside, I see so many others,
Were they shaking on the inside--Like me?
Inside my clammy palms,
Is my list of tortures to follow,

First Period: PE
Second Period: Science
Third Period: History
Fourth Period: Yearbook
Fifth Period: Math
Sixth Period: English

School, here I come.

PE

Clothes to wear,
Rules to follow,
Passed out like candy to children.

Teacher introduces self,
Students follow,
Hello, nice to meet you,
Lies, all.

Science
We walk in,but we don't sit down--
--inertia: what is in motion,stays in motion,
unless acted on by outside force--

We keep on walking,
No outside force,
Teacher is helpless.

History

I walk in,
Toward my own demise,
Walking corpse,
Like Pickett's charge.

I see the teacher,
Laughing, teasing,
Custer's last stand.

Yearbook

We are the crew who creates,
The book of the school,
I will have much to add,
My life, my voice.

My crew within the crew,
A friend,
An enemy,
One in the middle.

Lunch

A maelstrom, a storm,
An amalgam of rush, hunger,
And hurry.

Hurry, to the line,
Or face starvation.

Math
A personal hell,
Within hell,
What could be worse?

The teacher is sharp,
Has a calculating face,
I'm in for a ride,
And that isn't a hyperbola.

(see note)

English

The moment I enter,
I see I am alone,
In the corner of the room.

Others know others,
No others know me,
Like 'ain't' surrounded by good grammar.
Ain't that right?

Afterschool

A solitary friend,
I single out of the crowd,
We are two lone wolves,
Birds of feather.

We find comfort in each other,
Knowing we are alone in the crowd,
But not alone in each other.

Home

After turmoil of school,
Do I find oasis in my own house?
No, for school has followed me,
In the guise of homework.

Piles and piles,
Unfitting for a first day,
Threatening to drag me under,
Unless I fish myself out.

Note
Hyperbola: A graph (drawing)
Hyperbole: A figure of speech that exaggerates something

Note from ze Author: THIS IS STRICTLY FICTIONAL. But there might be a few allusions...

Life Explained

On the first day, God created the dog and said:

‘Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in
or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.’

The dog said: ‘That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten
years and I’ll give you back the other ten?’

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said:

‘Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I’ll give
you a twenty-year life span.’

The monkey said: ‘Monkey tricks for twenty years?
That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like
the Dog did?’

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said:

‘You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer
under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer’s
family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.’

The cow said: ‘That’s kind of a tough life you want me to live for
sixty years. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty?’

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said:

‘Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I’ll give you
twenty years.’

But man said: ‘Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my
twenty,the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and
the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?’

‘Okay,’ said God, ‘You asked for it.’

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our
family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

Visiting the past

The title sounds cooler than it really is. I was just reading some of my old blog posts. I had two blogs before this, but I ditched them for no particular reason...

*no longer available*

For the record, I had no idea what ecstacy meant when I created the title.

Lavender Slices

Ingredients:

Coconut Oil

Palm Oil

Olive Oil

Canola Oil

Vegetable Oil

Shea Butter

Castor Oil

Palm Kernel Oil

Pearl Powder

Scent:

English Rose FO

Romance FO

Lavender FO

Pachulli FO

Pearl powder was used for cosmetics over 2000 years ago, and was considered a luxury only the wealthy could afford. It’s variety of proteins and minerals are shown to be helpful for skin irritations and acne.

Kitties

Using Corel Paint I drew a few characters from my fanfiction story. This is Wood.And this is Zael. :D