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Has it really been nearly a month since I've last posted?

Apparently, it has.

Sorry 'bout it.

Lately I've been incredibly busy, and kind-of nerding out with other stuff.

I've also got a Tumblr now, so if you want to check that out, click here.

Awesome. That's it for now.

Bye! :]

The Game of Kings

Chess.

Formerly used to teach war strategy, it is now a popular game among intellectuals (and strategists) everywhere. It's also a game that I used to be quite good at.

I stopped playing when I was around 11, just after my grandmother died.

I never really realised the connection until a few months ago.

See, my grandma bought me my first chess set. All of the pieces were marked with their names (Pawn, Rook, Queen, Knight, etc.) and the board itself had it's places marked on it. She taught me how to play chess, and she helped me develop my strategy.

Just for a laugh, I tried to play chess again. I failed. Miserably. It's definitely one of those games that requires a large amount of practice in order to be any good at it, but it's frustrating knowing that I used to be really excellent at playing chess, and my abilities have whithered away over the years. If anybody has any helpful hints or strategies that may come in handy for me, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

Cheerio,

Molly

I burn, I pine, I perish!

That's one of my favourite lines from The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare (though I'm shocked if someone doesn't know who wrote it...). We're reading it in lit right now, and I couldn't be happier.

It's one of my favourite of Shakespeare's works. I've read it several times before, and the modern remake (10 Things I Hate About You) is spectacular.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt + Heath Ledger + Shakespeare = epic win of epic proportions.

I'm tired.

That's all.

Cheerio!

Molly

Laaaaaaate. Late.

Hey guys.

There hasn't been one post from me in the past... well, in the past few weeks, actually.

I've had a lot to do.

Homework, reading, moving, homework, taking a trip to California, homework, tiny chicken disease, school, reading, reading, reading.

If the tiny chicken disease didn't end up happening (hooray for re-circulated airplane air!), this list may have been something tremendously exciting! But it's just moderately exciting. Which is fine by me.

Updates... updates...

Oh!

So, my dad and stepmom just moved into their new house in Danville, CA. I came to visit them over Labour Day weekend, which was two days after they moved into their house. Therefore, the house was quite riddled with moving boxes. My baby sister, Zoe (who is now a two-year-old, so I shouldn't really call her a baby, but old habits die hard) seemed to be the only family member who was even close to being unpacked.

That weekend was nice. I'm quite excited to get to know the area that I will now be calling home a little better. If you live in the Bay area, by the way, hit me up!

I'm going to try to put up a new video at some point this weekend, but I have a lot of homework, plus I'll be reading, going to a block party, going to church, helping run a car wash, going to youth group, and possibly going to a 17th birthday party. Good lord I'm busy.

In unrelated news: School this past week has really proven to me how valuable watching vlogbrothers can be. It has provided me with a whole bunch of random trivia that has helped me in class discussions. Yay for nerds!

I should probably go do something productive now.

Which probably means that I'll end up playing a Harry Potter game or Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Until later!

Cheerio!

Molly

ZOMG First Vlog!

Howdy friends!

I've FINALLY gotten my act together and posted my very first vlog. You can check it out below. If you like what you see, subscribe! There will be more to come!

Cheerio!

Molly

The Importance of [Social Issues] Being Surfaced

As a dedicated political activist and member of my church's Board of Social Justice and Outreach, it really appalls me how little people know about the world they live in. Far too many people my age, and really every age, do not know anything about the atrocities that are taking place because of the genocide in Darfur, about the global hunger crisis, or about any of the other issues that everybody should know about. To me, this is really heartbreaking.

I don't know how many people read this blog. I don't know if anybody even reads this blog at all. But if I am blessed with even the smallest number of followers, I want to ask something of you:

Help.

Really, that's it. Nothing horrible. Just help.

Far too many people just go about living their day-to-day life, completely oblivious to the world around them. This has to change.

Please, get off your ass and do something. Promote awareness of the rights that every human is entitled to. Learn and teach about poverty and the devastating impacts that it can carry. The slightest effort can make a huge difference.

If you're actually considering being part of one (or more) of the many organisations in existence that strive for a happier, peaceful, stronger, equal world, then thank you.

If you're already a member of one of these movements, thank you tenfold. It is because of caring, effort-making people that countries and communities in need can receive help.

If you can't, or don't want to, make the commitment to take part in one of these movements, it's perfectly all right. All I ask of you is to read over some of the links I've posted, and to inform yourself. I hope that this post will plant a seed in your mind, one that will grow and prosper.

Thank you.

Cheers,

Molly

P.S. Check out the banner below for the organisation Feed Projects. They're a really great group, their mission is something that I personally believe is relate-able, and their products are socially and environmentally conscious. Not to mention cute! Check them out, they're definitely worth a fraction of your time. (If you can't see the image below, just click here to be taken to the Feed Projects website.

P.P.S. Another great website is FreeRice.com. On FreeRice, you can choose from several different subjects, and you're given a set of flashcards relating to that subject. For every correct answer, FreeRice will donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme in an effort to end world hunger. Enjoy!

Hey, Revlon?

     Thanks for the offer, but I’m really not that interested in my lips looking like they were “Just Bitten”.  Modern society’s obsession with all things vampire-y these days is somewhat disconcerting.  With today’s pre-teens, teens, and even some adults becoming totally enamored with the idea of their one true love (if there even is such a thing) being a flawless, sparkly, blood-sucking vampire, modern media and companies have taken the bait and are sucking everyone dry.

     To be honest, I don’t really see the appeal of this sort of thing. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I can understand why the whole concept is alluring. I just don’t follow along with the Twi-hards and those of similar breeds.

     I am relatively positive that this is only a fleeting fancy, and will blow over… eventually. Until then, though, a few words:

     I’m getting sort of irritated with the people who think that the Twilight Saga is a piece of prime literature. Even the author, Stephenie Meyer, has noted that she is not as skilled of an author as other famed Young Adult Fiction writers such as J.K. Rowling. If the author of the series has realized that her work isn’t the greatest, her audience should realize it as well. As a high school student, one can imagine the amount of praise (and criticism, for that matter) that I hear Twilight receiving on an almost daily basis.

     However, the Twilight series has definitely done some wonders for the recruitment of avid readers. And, as much as I hate to admit it, it’s not a bad gateway series. I read the series before it was getting a lot of attention (cue groans from the live studio audience in response to that very cliché remark), and I read it because the concept seemed interesting. When the first trailer for Twilight was released, the books started getting more attention. Like I said, if it gets more people interested in reading, it’s not a huge problem. I’d honestly choose a different series for someone to begin avid reading with (For example, the His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman. This was my favourite series as a little kid and I still re-read it from time to time. I’d most definitely recommend it.) but if it works, then so be it. The thing that bothers me (I repeat, yet again) is that it’s receiving too much praise. When it comes down to it, the books are a series of teen indulgences which are a product of someone who is an average writer. Nothing more, nothing less. It shouldn’t receive all of the praise it does, but it also shouldn’t receive the equal (if not higher) amount of negative criticism it does.

     Final remarks: It’s a phase. Nothing long-lasting will come out of it, so just let it be what it is while it lasts. Don’t be rude to the people who like it; they’re being honest about their likes and interests, which is a truly admirable trait for most people. That goes for those who like the series as well: don’t be rude or inconsiderate to the people who don’t like the Twilight series and would rather read something else. It’s okay for one of you to be Team Vampire and the other of you to be Team Wizard. You can still be friends. Trust me.

 

     Another thing that’s worth mentioning is the pop culture craze that has resulted from all of the vampire novels as of late. Everything from clothing to makeup to the obvious films have sprouted in lieu of the publication of sort of a sub-par genre. The Just Bitten Lipstain isn’t even a blood red colour of lip product, as you would expect from a product called “Just Bitten”. It doesn’t make you look like you were just bitten, it makes you look like you were born with very colourful lips. And with shade names such as Passion, Crave, and Forbidden, (which aren’t even legitimate names for shades of anything, since they don’t provide the colour of the product) the product feeds off of the modern youth’s determination to have an alluring, mysterious, caring, controlling, perfect-yet-imperfect, sparkling boyfriend. Actually, I think that companies have taken advantage of an obvious vulnerability that exists in many teens and adults today, and I don’t think that it’s okay. In my opinion, it seems as if Revlon is just making-over their old products with a new label and title so that it seems like the hot new product, when really it’s the same stuff that you’ve already got in your bathroom cabinet. It’s not hip, or new, but since it has to do with what everybody’s talking about, it seems like it’s exactly that. It’s a smart marketing move, and if an ad campaign sells it well enough, then almost anything can seem like the hot new item to own, but taking advantage of modern society’s obsession with all things vampire is kind of inconsiderate, for lack of a better term, when it’s used to increase revenue.

So that’s my two-cents. Until later!

Cheerio!

Molly

Nerdiness. Nerdyness? Nerdy-ness? Nerdiness.

I realised today that I am a major dork. Actually, that’s a lie. I was already aware of the fact that I am a dork, but today it was made even more obvious for three reasons:

1) I am planning a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One release party several months in advance, have made several Harry Potter references today, and I’m determined to re-read the series before the film is released.

2) I’m completely and totally obsessed with Doctor Who. You’re probably already totally aware of that fact, but I’m just going to reiterate it. For my birthday I’m getting cream and maroon coloured high-top Converse (like the ones that the 10th Doctor-as portrayed by David Tennant-wears) and 1-3 Doctor Who t-shirts. It depends on how many I can wrangle my mum into buying for me. I spend the majority of my time with friends discussing Doctor Who, and I spend the rest of the time I have (aside from my reading time) watching episodes of the show. I’ll admit that I have what some might see as a problem, but I just think it’s a marker of my good taste.

3) Mario. Mario. Mario. That’s all I’ve been doing that’s TV-related (besides Doctor Who, of course) for about a week. I don’t have too many games (only two right now, sadly) for my Wii, but I’ll be getting more soon. Hopefully. Birthday presents are a beautiful thing.

And now it is almost 3 in the morning. I’m not really that tired, so I’ll take a break from my normal routine to watch Community for a while until I’m ready to go to sleep.

 

Cheerio!

Molly

Consistency Fail.

That's me right thurr.

It's been quite a while since my last post.
And, apparently, this one will fortunately lack the brevity that the last one did.

I've really become envious of YouTubers. Or successful ones. The people who can regularly make and upload good videos are amazing to me. I'm really hoping to join among the ranks soon. We'll see!

Life is always full of twists and turns, and the time since my last post has been no exception. I went to summer camp, celebrated my sweet sixteen there (w00t), had to leave camp a day early because the health department shut us down because of a virus (stupid health department... grumble, grumble.), saw Eclipse and laughed at all of the screaming fangirls with my best friend.

It's been a rather eventful time.


If you're into Harry Potter and know me personally, (or even if you don't!), I will hopefully be planning a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 release party for November. So keep your fingers crossed.

Time for doubts to set in:
Is anyone actually reading this?
Millions of people have blogs, and some of them don't even find daylight in any place but the blogger's own computer. I hope I'm not one of these people, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I may very well be.

My theory in regards to this, though, is that if I start doing some more things to get myself known (grammar fail possibly?), then maybe I won't feel like this is all a big waste.

Keep your hopes up!

Cheerio!

Molly

As Tomorrow Approaches...

I'm nervous!
I'm also excited!
But I'm very nervous!

Tomorrow, at 10 AM, I am going to be driving to Denver International Airport to fly to London!

Exciting, oui?
One problem.

I have a debilitating fear of flying.
I have a panic attack nearly every time I get on a plane.

Oh, well.
We'll see how this goes.

I'll try to update while I'm abroad, but don't be angry if I don't!

Cheerio!
Molly

*insert clever blog title here*

Hello all!

Summer is here, which means I’ve been spending my days in an almost comatose-like state. Watching movies and television, eating. I’ve been taking my dog on walks, though, so I haven’t completely turned into a vegetable. *Yet*.

So, this summer, I have an extremely full schedule. Care to read  about it? No? Well, too bad. You’re gonna hear about it anyways.

Trip #1: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
Description: I’ll be going to this Indian Reservation for the second summer in a row. The Oglala Lakota tribe in South Dakota has seen some pretty rough days, including being massacred and having their rights completely ignored. I’m going for a work trip to the area with the lowest annual income per capita in the Western Hemisphere aside from Haiti. If that isn’t shocking and sad, I don’t know what is. If you want to know more, click here to go to the website of the organisation that I will be working with.

Trip #2: London and Paris!
Description: This is really self-explanatory. But I’ll explain, just to humour you. My dad was the highest bidder at an auction for an apartment in Paris for a week. We looked at available flights and realised that flying into London and taking the Chunnel would be significantly less expensive than flying straight into Paris. So, I’ll be staying in London for a few days, spending a week in Paris, then spending one more night in London before flying back home.

Trip #3: MADD Camp/Sweet 16!!!
Description: One of the things that I pride myself on is being a member of one of the most liberal denominations of Christianity in existence. One of my favourite parts of my church is the yearly summer camp. I’ve met some of my closest friends there. The high school camp is called MADD Camp. MADD stands for Music, Arts, Dance, and Drama. Also featured at camp, but not in the name, are Creative Writing and Digital Arts. It’s a really fantastic time of year. Even more fantastic is the fact that camp this year falls on my sixteenth birthday! So I’ll be having a birthday party with 150 of my closest friends.

Trip #4: Indiana/Illinois/Michigan
Description: Yet another self-explanatory one. But I’ll humour you again. My very large family (large in quantity, not in weight/height) lives in the Midwest. Every summer, we go on a road trip to visit them. It’s a really great trip. We usually stay at one of our cousin’s lake houses for the majority of the trip (my great-uncle was a very successful land developer and real estate company founder, so he bought a peninsula on a lake!), and then spend a few days in Chicago.

Trip #5: Speech Camp
Description: No, I don’t have a lisp or a speech impediment. I’m on the Denver East Speech and Debate Team, and the speech section of the department has a summer camp. We meet up at Denver University, our speech coach, Matt Murphy, and several premiere speech coaches from around the nation hold “auditions” to help us find a suitable piece. They give us a piece (a play or book to perform), we memorise and block it (for those of you who aren’t theatre nerds, blocking is the way people stand when performing a specific part of their piece), and on the final day we perform it for the whole speech department. It’s really quite exciting.

 

So, those are my summer plans. Fascinating, aren’t they?
In addition to the very busy schedule that I have planned, I also have to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time and The Professor and the Madman for Advanced Placement English Language and Composition. Hoorah! I’m actually quite thrilled for both of the books, though. They’re both fantastic, and I also have a large amount of other books on my summer reading list.

That’s all for now!

Cheerio!

Molly

Double Shifts and Early Starts. I Spend The Morning Hiding In The Car Park.

Summer is almost here! Which means that final exams are occurring. Which is sad. But rather exciting!

I am also suffering from absolutely horrid handwriting, since my hand is in a cast. Hoorah! I have swollen soft tissue, and am totally unaware of how it happened.

Anyhow, to conclude this very short blog post, I’m thinking of making a website, but I’m not sure what it should be about. Suggestions?

 

Cheerio!

Molly

My Daily Dose of Angst!

Howdy friends! Much has happened since I’ve last posted. I had auditions for Honours Choir. That was exciting! Except I didn’t get callbacks. Which is no bueno. I’m pretty disappointed about it, honestly, but que sera sera! It’s just an opportunity for me to finish my high school social studies requirements early, and raise my GPA! As the saying goes; “When one door closes, another door opens.”

For yet another example of the large bill of complaints piling up in my life, we’ll look at my seemingly perpetual single-ness. I’m becoming more and more concerned about my “Relationship Status” these days, what with facebook announcing to the world that I have no significant other. Things will improve, though, I’m sure.

On a brighter note, one of my all time favourite YouTubers, Charlie McDonnell, replied to one of my tweets directed towards him today!  That didn’t make much sense. I’ll clarify.

Charlie McDonnell is a British teenager who also happens to be the most subscribed YouTube-r in the UK, if my facts are correct. So he has a twitter, and mentioned his interview on BBC possibly only being available to hear in the UK.  I replied to him and said that I had heard his interview over here in Colorado on NPR (National Public Radio, for those of you who are unaware of the goings on in the world.) And he responded! Happens all the time to him, I’m sure, but I never talk to “celebrities”.

 

So all in all it was a good day! Later, alligator!

Cheerio!

Molly

What’s a six letter word for “I’m going to fail”?

“S-C-R-E-W-E-D.”

I realized that tomorrow is the due date for a final copy of a speech, and the halfway memorization point for said speech.

So, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret?
I haven’t even worked on the final cut.

Currently, the inner-workings of my brain are sounding something like this: “ASFDDFSBFDHBFDIGBV EDFC$#$%^$%*&#W$ERWE”

This isn’t good.

What’s worse is that I don’t currently have a copy of the book that I am cutting on-hand. FACK.

If you don’t know Speech and Debate terms,  look it up on wikipedia or on the NFL (National Forensics League) website.

 

It’s work time.

Wish me luck.

 

Molly

Third Wheelin’

Howdy, folks!

Recently I have come to the realization that I am possibly the only single person among my friends. Grace and Brian, Emma and Bryan, JRae and Lucas, (possibly) R and T (names kept reasonably anonymous for their own well-being), and Ella and Ben.

I don’t have any huge issues with this, but it’s a bit of a downer to always be the third wheel. I want that to change.

In other news, I have been running on less than ten hours of sleep this whole week, but I think I’m functioning quite splendidly. I’ve been spending my time watching “Fringe”, because I have officially seen every episode of “Bones” released.

 

I think I’m done for now, because my mind is beginning to malfunction.

Cheerio!

Molly

I can't decide what to title this post.

Today has been full of excitement, and exhaustion. We did a Pop Show teaser for the school today. If you don't know what pop show is, then allow me to explain. It's the "pop" concert that my school puts on each year. Mediocre dancing and music. What could be better?

Chai tea. That's what. I had one of those for lunch today! Seriously delicious.

While on spring break -- in Santa Fe, NM -- I bought a few things. I rarely buy souvenirs, so that's a big deal. I bought a ring, and five books from Borders.

Yeah, I know what you're thinking: Who goes on vacation and buys books from a chain bookstore?

Well, shut your trap. Me, that's who. I bought these five:
Paper Towns, by John Green.
Looking for Alaska, also by John Green
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Johnathan Safran Foer.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy.

I absolutely love books. Hence my purchasing of five.

Anyhow, I'm anxiously awaiting my trip to London and Paris this summer. I'm über excited.

That's all for now.

'till later,

Molly

The PHAAAANTOM of the Opera is Thereeee…

…inside my iPod.

Hey all! Popping in to say hullo! Trying a new format for writing blogs--- actually doing it all on my computer using Live Writer. No internet access (for the most part) required! Fancy that!

I’m officially almost done re-watching season four of Doctor Who. Why is it that these episodes irritate/surprise/make me cry every single time that I see them?  Because I love the show so much? Because I have a very limited capability for memory?

Who knows. All experts* agree, though: David Tennant (a.k.a. The Doctor, a.k.a. Barty Crouch, Jr.) is quite attractive. Mhm.

He’s such a cutie, non? Oui. Trés mignon!

 

At any rate, I’m watching one of the FINAL episodes of season four. It’s keeping me on edge. And I’ve seen it before. Odd, eh? My golly.

I reckon I should finish my watching now, so that I can move on to catching up on all current episodes of Bones. Because I have no life whatsoever.

 

Cheerio!

Molly

*Experts: Molly Beer and Grace Brotsker

Colorado weather is the strangest thing.

It was reasonably nice today--a bit nippy, but nothing too horrid--until around 2:30 pm. At that time, Mother Nature decided too make it rain.

Psh.

Then, about 15 minutes after it started raining, it began to hail. Five minutes after that, it stopped. Ten minutes after it stopped, it started again. Whattheheck.

At around four, the precipitation stopped almost abruptly.

As I said, the weather in Colorado is quite strange.

How rude!

My lovely friends Emma and Grace and I went shopping yesterday.
We were in Forever 21, the store with cute clothes made with somewhat crappy material by children in sweatshops. Ironically, they have a bible verse on the bottom of each of their bags.

As a side note, although I am morally opposed to supporting stores that use child labour, I really have no choice because that is the criteria that the majority of stores fall under these days. At least, stores that are within my meager budget.

Anyways, the three of us were looking for clothing. We each found a few items and went to the dressing rooms to try them on. When we went into the fitting room, the clerk said, quite rudely, "Uhm, excuse me! More than one person isn't allowed to be in the dressing room at one time! You can't go in there."

I have a few things to say about that. First of all, we were clearly going into each others changing rooms to help assist with zippers, bows, etc., and to give critiques on the outfits. There isn't anything wrong with that. Secondly, what are they so opposed to? It's not like it's possible to steal anything when you're being watched like a hawk. We didn't even bring our merchandise into other people's dressing rooms. We just brought ourselves. Third, even if you have some sort of regulation or protocol regarding the amount of people in each dressing room, you do NOT need to be so completely rude about it.

I mean, really. We aren't going in there to swap clothes or stuff things into our bras in order to steal them, nor are we going into each others changing rooms to have a quickie. There's no problem.

After we left the store, we wandered around the mall for a little while after deciding to go back into Forever 21 to look around some more. We found a très chic peach coloured tunic on display. However, we couldn't reach it, because of two factors: 1) The shirt was hanging on the tallest section of the display shelf, about 9 feet high. 2) The tallest of the three of us is about 5 feet 5 inches tall. There was no sales clerk to be seen, so we couldn't ask an employee to fetch it for us. I spotted one of the long, metal, hooked rods that is used to get clothing down from high places, which is precisely what we needed to do. I went to grab the hook, and while I was walking over to the shirt (with a clear look of purpose on my face, might I add) in order to get it down, when a sales clerk-a different girl than the one from the changing rooms-walked in front of me. She looked at me with a condescending look and said "Can I have that, please?" in an extremely rude tone. I nodded and handed her the hook, expecting for her to ask which item of clothing I needed so that she could get it for me. I was sadly mistaken. She snatched the hook from my hands, glared at me, turned on her heel and put the hook back where it had come from. Needless to say, I was extremely surprised and offended by both of these employees attitudes towards their customers. It took everything I had to restrain myself from confronting both of the girls (they acted far to immature to be called ladies or women). Had I decided to speak to them, I would have caused quite a scene. When I get worked up, I yell.

All that I can say is that, for the time being, Forever 21 has lost 3 very valuable customers.

Ta-ta.

Molly

How obsessed am I?

The answer is: very.

My criteria for suitable partners in a romantic relationship comes from a character in the show Bones.

The character Hodgins, to be more specific. I mean, what's not to love? He's so unbearably adorable. Or adorkable, depending on who you ask. Look at this face:



Is it even humanly possible to not be in love with him? For me, the abundantly clear answer is no.

Saw a show where John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness (From Doctor Who!), is searching to find out why he is gay. It was pretty interesting.

But I found an aspect that wasn't regarding his sexuality was much more interesting. He is able to switch between a flawless American accent and his native Scottish one. But he uses his American accent regularly. The only time I saw him speaking with his Scottish accent was when he was talking to his mother and father.

Also, let me just say, that man is very handsome.



I also have to give all the casting agents at the BBC major kudos for casting so many characters who aren't freakishly skinny. Most of the female protagonists are more pudgy. This makes pudgy people like me feel happy. And it's such a step forward from where American television shows and films are. They actually portray somewhat realistic people. American media thinks that all female characters (regardless of how they are described) must be played by stunningly gorgeous women. False. Just stick to the original rendering, guys.

Anyhow, that's my rant for now.

Cheerio!

Molly

The Realm of the Grounded

It's quite mundane. I have no idea why I'm grounded, just that I am. But only off of facebook and such. So there's a silver lining to that cloud.

I'm still being a Bones addict. Season 2, still.

Yesterday was my best friend's sweet sixteen party. I met a few new people, and unfortunately got on my good friend's nerves.
Don't you hate when that happens?

Anyhow. Life goes on, of course. So I'll just continue on with my grounded-ness (for what I'm not sure...) And carry on with my merry life.

Cheerio!
Molly

Post Script

West Side Story just started on Turner Classic Movies. So I'll be entertained while I wait.

Cheerio!

Molly

Bones---> Onward to Season Two!!!

If you weren't aware, I'm pretty much in love with the television show Bones.
An amazingly gorgeous cast, an amazing (and pretty original, as far as TV shows go) plot and dialogue, and just some awesome stuff going on.

Since I only began watching it religiously during this season, I thought that I might as well watch it from the beginning. So I just finished season one.

It took me all of three days, which is either A) Dedication, or B) The blatantly clear evidence that I have lost all traces of a social life.

Anyways, it's onto season two! I'm onto episode two. But I'm taking a break and eating breakfast for dinner while the time limit expires.

Just thought I'd let y'all tune in to my mundane existence.

Cheerio!
Molly

i have cool glasses.

considering that without the modern luxury of contact lenses, or the not-so-modern luxury of spectacles, i am blind as a bat, i have to say that i am very grateful for my glasses.

not only are they beautiful inventions that help me see farther than 5 inches from my face, they are also super awesome.

exhibit a)



the eyeglass company is Goldfinch, and the frame is called "depp," after the legendary actor of the same name. nerdy eyeglasses are great, because not so many people are socially comfortable (or awkward) enough to wear them, and even fewer can pull them off.

i believe that i am one of the people who can *not* pull them off. but that's opinion. they're awesome and i love them.

another random tidbit of information:

if i had more money than i do, and a better perception of myself, i would by my clothes from people tree. their clothing is fantastic: it's fair trade, so it's economically, environmentally, and ethically conscious. i find that really important, and a rarity with most clothing.

also, they have a new line designed by the harry potter actress, emma watson. who is fantastically beautiful. she currently attends brown university, where my sister's friend goes. my sister's friend has hung out with emma watson for a few hours. how's that for six degrees of separation?

back on topic.
they have super cute; chic; and, like i mentioned earlier, conscious clothing.

now, i'm a girl who loves her sweaters, and they have a great line of sweaters and cardigans.

unfortunately, though, their clothing isn't cheap. one cardigan is about £115. i don't have that kind of money. so no cute, socially conscious clothing for me. *sigh*

oh well, though. life does go on, and i can find my own fair trade clothing lines that are close to home.

cheerio!
molly

I'm already not doing this too regularly.

Still, it's only been four days, not several weeks. Progress is happening here, my friends!

Home sick today with some sort of eye infection.
Woke up at 2:45 AM, and I couldn't open my eye--it was sealed shut. Gross. Really, really gross. Anyhow, my eye is now swollen, puffy, red, and the skin around it (my cheek and such) is red and inflamed as well. Got a strong antibiotic and ReNu teardrops to - hopefully - turn things around a bit.

Anyhow, enough about my sorry state of physical being.

I'm currently watching Bones season one. Gotta love that show! Temperance Brennan is such a great character; one of my heroes, possibly.

I have a new-found budding distrust for somebody very close to me. We'll see how that progresses.

Moving on from the goings-on in my life:

Is curling possibly one of the most ridiculous Olympic sports in history? I understand that it takes a decent amount of skill to push a large rock across ice and stay balanced while pushing a broom, but it seems kind of odd. It definitely is not a very action-oriented sport.

Mr. John Travolta is kind of intimidating looking with his hefty body type, shaved head, and goatee, non? I mean, check this out:



Not exactly the type of person you'd want to run into in a quasi-suspenseful situation, is he?


Anyhow, more later.

Until then,

Molly

molly's first post.

hullo there,

i'm giving a blog another go; hopefully i'll keep this one regularly.
the reason i decided to do so is because i saw that two of my friends had created a blog.

this inspired me.

so, hopefully, i'll actually update this blog on a semi-regular basis.

cheerio!
molly