Burlesque and Sleeping till Eleven

I'm at my friend Anna's house, we had a sleepover last night and I'm on her computer listening to the soundtrack of Burlesque, I bought the soundtrack of Valentine's Day. I woke up at around ten, puttered around for a bit and then decided to make my dear friend breakfast.

This is what I had in mind:

This it what it looked like:

(not really but it wasn't as good as I wanted)

She liked though and ate it with gratitude.... I have the best friends in the world.

Anyway, that was a great inspiration for Teague/Faye and now I'm listening to amazing music sung by the beautiful and talented Christina! Anna really has a voice that sounds so much like Christina, it's crazy. I leave you with this song:

Close Up

Hello stranger....

Here is Music Sunday. The part of the week where Jo brings a song to serenade your ears... and procrastinate homework at 10:45 pm. Yep. I have discover this band from down under who've just celebrated a decade of commitment and existence. My only regret is that I didn't find them sooner. Have you listened to Hysterical yet? No? Well it's just down here|

                                         . V

YESSS

Cause, it's MUSIC THURSDAY! And I've been reading Bleach fanfics like crazy! I think I have a thing for couples who argue....all the time. :P

What to Drink When You Visit Hawaii?

Kale and carrot juice, with apples...and yes, I did drink this.

Normally, what happens when you freeze a glass bottle is it explodes....

I'm Sorry About Your Hampster! To: Joshua

I just realized: I am a horrible person.... wwaaaaahhh....

Eye See You

Welcome To Home School!

I have nine subjects this year for school... it's better than last year's eleven ^_^ Heehee
-A

Fangirling? Who me? Never.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH ok, ok. so I just finished the blog previous to this one where I briefly mentioned that I am watching a kick-butt drama even though it is so fluffy, angsty, sappy, cliched, and.... I just love it, ok? well anyway, my favourite character is unfortunately a fairly minor one and I must say that I think he's pretty cute even though he's verrry girly. And he was still my favourite character when I found out he was gay, in the drama. Anyway here he is....

Lee Jong Suk irl 

yes, I know he had a nose job but I still like him.

And

Han Tae Sun

his character

 

start at 4:10, even though he's lip synching I just love the song.

School, Schedules, and Secrets

I have completed my promise and am now writing to you as you see the pixels across the monitor. First of all, I'd like to say that I am in the process of writing up that skiatem drabbley and will send it to you soon for beta-ing. Now to get on with life....

Twelve days ago, I had the *ahem* pleasure of attending the world's most common torture device....school. I know that it's not really but let's just say it is. It was really boring actually but it was amusing to watch all the giddy grade seven kids and their awkward presences blundering along the hallways. It was even more fun to finally be able to vent my boredom with some intense verbal sparring and a few of the 'ole one two. Yes, I do have sadistic tendencies.I walked into the school year with no plans or intentions in mind and now I have three:

Johannah's Goals for the School Year 

*applause, applause*

1. To paint our checkerboard table in the community park several outrageous, yet artistically inclined colours

2. To get the shyest kid in our class, Eric V., to actually have a conversation with me that I didn't force him into and with no insults traded

3. To try and get my friend back together with my other friend as in, Becky + Eric D. = cute~

Okay, don't laugh. The first two are pretty realistic but I don't think that goal three will ever happen because they're both bad at expressing their feelings, no matter how petty it may seem, and both are actually very personal. Other than that I am having a lot of fun with my fam and teasing the life out of Andrew! Oh, and Becky and Julia have already gotten into a fight which I  think is a record for them... they usually wait until the second week or so. I also have to adjust acting like a, oh I don't know, a dog! Wait and do what the masters tell us to do and each whistle means we can go to another master and we wait eagerly for each whistle, tails wagging and saliva dripping and everything. Urghh...makes me laugh just thinking about it. My butt hurts too.

And just to let you know I am watching one of the BEST Korean Dramas Eva! YEAH BABY! It's called Secret Garden and I'm getting a lot of shikatem inspiration from it. I'm also getting a lot of inspiration from this married couple I know and they are so hilarious to watch because in some weird way they remind me just like shikatem. Ah...well. I will fangirl about my favourite character in a blog soon. Peas!

Urgent Report! Life Like Jell-o!

Three things:

First!

Have you seen Ouran Host Club episode 72 in the manga!@?!

I was like:

B/c these guys:

Are breaking up! Nooooooooo! And to make things worse, they're cousins, too!

*Sobs*

Second!

Elijah enjoyed the Coke balls and moose droppings very much... thank you...

Thirdio!

Isn't 'Life like Jello cool?? It translates to:

I MISS YOU! COME AND VISIT SOOOON!

<3

A

P.S.

(I had caffine, can you tell??)

The Faces of Joshua...

...who does not like to get pictures taken, apparently....

YES SHIKATEM FOREVER!

A story by one of my favourite authors on fanfic.net KuyaNR as promised.

I Hate

"I hate how you always sleep, no matter where we are."

Shikamaru shrugged, "That, woman, will never change."

"Yeah, I hate how you always say 'woman' too. 'Troublesome' as well, while we're on the topic of words."

"Anything else?"

"I hate how you're smarter than me too," Temari added after a moment's pause.

Shikamaru smirked. "That list was a lot longer than the 'like' section."

"It's because there isn't much to like about you," Temari answered in a cheerful tone.

He rolled his eyes. "I'll never know how I ended up with a girl as special as you," the young man said sarcastically.

"Guess you just got lucky," she smiled.

"Your turn," the fan wielder said as she sat up, waiting for the sunset to begin from the top of the hill.

"I suggest you start with the hates first, Nara. You might live if you end on a good note."

He chuckled. "The only good thing you've said all day."

He laid down and closed one of his eyes, the other open to make sure she wouldn't assault him if she didn't entirely agree with his opinions.

"I hate how troublesome you are in general."

Temari gave him a look that could kill, but Shikamaru had well and truly adapted to her anger through past experiences.

"Elaborate, Crybaby."

"Yeah, I hate how you call me that too."

Shikamaru decided he'd be safe to close his second eye. "You're bossy, loud, and arrogant. Also, you're too competitive for my liking, it makes it too hard to sleep that way."

She remained silent, but Shikamaru could feel a killing aura surrounding her.

"I also hate the way you look."

"What do you mean by that, idiot?" Temari scolded.

Shikamaru frowned. "As if you haven't noticed the turning of heads whenever you walk down the street. Hell, if other men didn't know you for your scary reputation, It'd be too troublesome trying to see you."

She didn't say anything for a second. "Go on," she finally replied, her tone slightly lighter.

"I hate the way you talk. In a crowd, in a group, anywhere really, I hear your voice, and I can't get it out of my head. It's as if I've become attuned to your stupid voice. Now, I can't even relax properly unless I hear you."

Shikamaru opened his eyes, but didn't look at Temari, not wanting to see her facial expression, not yet.

"I hate the way you move. Once again, it makes the guys turn their heads around at you, even me. You make me use too much effort, you know that?"

Temari shuffled closer to Shikamaru. That's when he knew he was safe.

"So in general, I just hate the way you are. You make things way too troublesome in my life."

With the sun finally beginning to set, Shikamaru felt a soft weight on his chest.

"My, those are what you hate from me, Nara? I can't wait to here what it is you like," the blonde girl said in a slightly playful tone while watching the sun disappear into the horizon.

Shikamaru kissed her head, then smirked.

"Who ever said there was anything to like?"

End.

Fangirling

About who other than the Nara? There's this interesting writing practice or format where the author is given fifty words and with those fifty words needs to be one sentence. Here's a Shika/Tem 50 sentences challenge that I LOVE! I just put my favourites, which is still a lot, but these are the ones that made me think the most or laugh the hardest or made me liquidize into a puddle of sappiness. Getting on with it, the link is here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5659286/1/Behind_Closed_Doors and now......

Favourites

#08 - Doors

"Alright class, since you're all so cheery today, I'll ask you a question that's going to affect your grades... Which one of you punks thought it'd be funny to write 'Mrs Nara' on Te- the Suna ambassador's hotel door?"

#09 - Drink

He blinks in surprise when she smoothly hands him her water bottle ("You never bother to pack one, lazy idiot."), and twitches when his friends' snicker behind their hands.

#16 - Flying

He knows she's pissed when she marches into his room and sends his shogi board and pieces flying with a well placed, furious kick (though why his Father is smirking at him, of all things, he has no clue).

#25 - Light

He is surprised when she doesn't object to his smoking, and then, shocked and hypocritically enraged when she asks him for a light the next day (he is so busy making up plots and reasons for her to quit the unhealthy habit, that he ends up quitting himself, if only to make sure the troublesome woman didn't kill herself).

#29 - Old

"...This fan was my mother's," she says, and he feels like he's just been given a world of secretly treasured, forbidden memories, ("...Oh.") and a universe of trust.

#35 - Roses

He knows she has her thorns, however, she's anything but a rose in his eyes- imagining Temari being all elegant and tragic and portraying true love, pfft, the contrast makes him laugh.

#42 - Strange

She laughs when he tells her (he doesn't really know why he does, he just impulsively blurts it out,) how the men in Konoha propose, and although he, illogically, feels like he should be irritated at her flippantness, his lips twitch up at the corners ("W-with a, haha, with a ring? Really?" "What did you expect, woman? A weapon?" "That's how we do it in Suna." "..With a wea-...really?" "Mmmhmm.") and he suddenly has the strongest urge to examine that bladed fan he'd glimpsed in a shop window...

#46 - War

Though he doesn't always show it, Shikamaru is terrified: terrified of making a mistake and costing someone their life, terrified of being left without a friend or comrade or family member and with another grave to visit, terrified of a certain fiery girl with far too much carelessness dying three days away from him, terrified of all the ways the world can be ruined, terrified of the sky falling down- terrified, terrified, terrified- and his father was right, he was a coward, but at the very least, he will push down his fears (and he will square his shoulders and fight his battles, and though he may not always win against every possible, frightening outcome, he will win this war against death, and even if he dies in the end, he swears that his loved ones will be breathing at his funeral, damn it all).

#47 - Water

Seeing her again after being deprived of her presence for months is like finding an oasis of water in the middle of the desert; he scrambles for the chance, prays he's not dreaming and can't get enough of it ("If I don't have you in my arms in under 10 seconds, I can't guarantee I won't grab you." "I-i-idiot! My brothers are watching!" "Don't care. Time's up." ).

#49 - Winter

While eating a hot breakfast she wonders if he is warm in Konoha, then shakes her head and forces the thought away; as she changes her clothes, she absentmindedly asks herself if he bought a new coat like she told him to- and bangs her head on her closet's door; in the office, a white, clear piece of paper is in front of her, waiting for her to write an important message, and she notes to herself that she should ask whether it was snowing in Konoha- and roughly slaps her cheeks (the pattern continues and worsens, until the Hokage receives a mildly confusing letter from the Kazekage, politely demanding that, for the sake of his sister's physical safety, she send her best strategist to Suna for a few weeks).

Disabilities, Dumbutts, and Disaster

I'M BAAAAAAAAAACK! (kids run away in terror) Ok, so the reason I was away on an impromptu hiatus was because I was volunteering for two weeks. Back to back. And I am half delirious while writing this because for one week I was a nanny for 9 kids and just this past week I was a mother for 1. Anyway I will start yakking 'cause that's what I do best.

week 1:
Like I said I was a nanny to nine kids in our church's VBS, it was really fun but I only had two little girls and a whole bunch of super hyper active boys. Long story short, really awesome but seriously taxing.

week 2:
Now this one is the really interesting week. I had the privilege of going and volunteering at a camp for disabled kids. It was my first full week away from home by myself and mom was pretty sad to see me go and away I went. I was a junior counselor but my real counselor had two campers and jr. counselors so I was basically the counselor. My camper was Taryn. She's a ten year old kid who looks six and acts four. She is absolutely adorable. She can't communicate verbally and generally ignores a lot of things but she is very sweet. Taryn wasn't difficult but she isn't very independent so I had to get food for her, wipe her bum, give her books, and make sure she's having fun. I really loved this because I haven't really had any experience with kids with disabilities so it was real eye-opener for me. Now, the counselors got really close too. There was this one boy, Ryan, and this is where the dumbutt part comes in. He has got to be the densest guy I've every met but me and all his friends had a blast teasing him. We teased each other too but he was just clueless! And the most eventful thing that happened all week was that my camper pooped in the pool. he mum had said that she didn't need swimmers but just to make sure I took her to the bathroom before we went into the water. Not 5 minutes into it I noticed this brown cloud poofing up behind her whenever she move in the pool. So I took her to the bathroom and lo and behold, there was a nice present for me to clean up. I really felt like a mom then. Anywho, I could go on and on but I won't 'cause I actually want you to keep your ears and sanity intact. Till next time!

AHHHH HARRY POTTER!

I don't know if you know this but the Harry Potter movie series is coming to an end. The Deathly Hollows Pt. 2 premiers in Canada on July 17. Saw this YouTube video and would have cried if I was the crying type of person. Okay, maybe I am that kind of person and maybe I teared up a little bit but seriously, this movie kills.

Strange Creatures

5 Things That Make Me Laugh (Hysterically)

I don't know if you've noticed yet but I love to laugh and I love laughing and laughing gives me love etc. So here are a few, very few, things that just make me hysterical


1. Stress
don't ask why, but when crunch time comes along I'm prone to screeching fits of what sounds vaguely like laughter


2. Skiamaru Nara
this guy right here, I just love him so much! And Temari.


3. Julie and Julia
Or more specifically Julia


4. Joshua's Friends and Teamates
I love all of them 'cause they're so cute and funny... I also like to talk about them a lot.

5. Graceling and Fire
two of my favourite books in the whole wide world and I crack up everytime I read them