Monthly Favorites ~November 2013~

Hey guys!

It's already December! Where has this year gone? I mean, seriously, it's disappeared! Hard to believe I've been doing this monthly favorites for over a year! I'll have so much to choose from when I do my year favorites, which will be in under a month. DANG!

Anywho, I'll have time to reminisce later, but onto my favorites from the past month, and I've got a lot. So here we go:

 

BOOKS/READING

 

 

LA Knight's Darkness There, and Nothing

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9333899/1/Darkness-There-and-Nothing

 

This isn't a book, but an Avengers/Thor fanfic that redeems Loki. I actually *hate* these kind of fanfics, but LA has corrupted me. I'm in LOVE with this story, and she's just wrapped it up. There will two more coming, so if  you haven't read it, GO! It's not super long, really short and sweet and I'm in love!

 

 

 

LA Knight's Once Upon a Time

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5161461/1/Once-Upon-a-Time

 

Yes, I'm biased in my pics this month. If you don't know, I'm LA Knight's editor for her fantasy novels, and these two fanfics. No others, just these two. But again, I'm not a fanfic fan, I actually hate them as a rule. But this was the first exception. She had to bribe me into reading it, and chapter one is the most powerful writing she'd written at the time (her novels and later chapters in this and Darkness have risen above that first chapter).

Now, this fanfic is HUGE. As in, something like 10 novels worth of writing. But some fans have literally sat down and read the whole thing, ALL of it, in two or three days. I couldn't do it, but more than one person has! I love this story that starts long before the movie and will (eventually) go through the movie to a different conclusion!

 

 

MOVIES

 

 

Thor 2: The Dark World

 

Me and my girls have been WAITING for this movie! And then LA got sick, so we had to push it back twice...but we did see it! LOVED IT! Fav line: Tada!

If you haven't seen it, but liked the Avengers, GO SEE IT! If you're broke, do the early bird specials. Three of us saw it for under $20.

 

 

 

Oz: The Great and Powerful

 

So, I know, this came out forever ago, but we just never got around to seeing it. I really liked it! Super fun, cute, funny and the special effects! STUNNING!!! OMG, the imagery was just beautiful. Very well done, Disney. And because I saw it on DVD, I saw Disney's trip to OZ, which was really cool.

 

 

TV SHOW 

 

 

Legend of Korra Book 2: Spirits

 

I know I picked this last month, but the season wrapped up in November, and WOW it was AMAZING! Everything I thought happened in the finale did and didn't. First with Beginnings, then with the last four episodes, it just took the whole series to a new level. I'm super exicted for the next season, like I haven't since Avatar the Last Airbender, season 3. GREAT series!

 

 

YOUTUBERS

 

 

AprilJustinTV

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1wpYTu2dLT6U2kxqOWQeew

 

This is the vlog

 channel for AprilAthena7, one of the two youtubers I choose last month. Her and her husband Justin are just so stinking cute! Love them. And they're also cat lovers, which is awesome, since I am too. Oh, and she's expecting her first child, a son, in April! :)

 

 

 

BubzVlogz

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtEt-shvshHduBTAZju3kOQ

 

This is the vlog channel for my other youtuber from last month, BubzBeauty. Just like with Justin and April, Lindy and her husband Tim are super cute and fun to watch. They're dog lovers, but I can overlook it ;) J/K

And unlike so many other vloggers, they don't tell you what day it is, it's just a bunch of fun clips of them living their lives and having fun. Or fighting. With paint. lol!

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

So, I'm a super Zelda fan. I remember sitting for days after school and just watching my brother play Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I fell in love with the story, which was a heavy inspiration for Warrior, BTW. That Link has been in more games than any other except one (Legend of Zelda 2, Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages are all one Link). This video shows his story, which is WAY more messed up than any other so beautifully. It's actually from a Tumblr post which you can check out here: http://llobrien13.tumblr.com/post/67393519989/caffeineandcarpaltunnel

Although, the original creator loves this vid and has commented!

 

 

FASHION 

 

 

Winter is here in Tucson (aka, the temps below 70 degrees), so I've been wearing some sweater dresses with either leggings or my sweater tights and boots! It's just so comfy to wear them!

 

 

MAKEUP

 

 

ELF Makeup Remover Cleansing Cloths

 

So, right after Thor 2, I got some gas to run a few errands before me, LA and Megan headed back to my place. And the gas...sprayed all over me. I had to make a run to LA and Megan's apartment where I changed into some borrowed clothes, and showered (again). They didn't have any makeup remover (they seriously don't wear makeup at ALL), so I just used face wash.

...

Yeah, I looked like a dead bride come to kill her ex husband or something. It was terrible. Ran to Target and picked these up. I got all the rest of it off and looked normal again. I've used them since, and they get my waterproof mascara off better than anything else I've ever used!!! At $3, that's AWESOME!!!!

 

 

FOOD 

 

 

Attain Crave Blocker and GC Control Shakes

 

For the past two or three months, this (or an Attain Crave Blocker bar) has been my breakfast. When it's cold, I heat the water and mix it up in a large thermal mug, or if it's warmer, I just put it in a large water bottle and shake it up. It's yummy and has really been helping me lose weight! I'm already down to a size 30 or 10!!! Hard to believe last year I was a size 14-16! And they're really yummy!

 

 

MUSIC 

 

 

1) Katy Perry - Unconditionally

 

This song is AWESOME! The video's beautiful, and so is this song. Little surprise it's in my top three on Spotify.

 

 

2) Superchick - Stand in the Rain

 

This is actually an old song from high school that I rediscovered this past month. I love the message to just hold on and stand in the rain. Very powerful and brings back good memories of hanging with my friends and watching anime!

 

 

3) MKTO - Classic

 

This song came out in the summer, but I fell in love with it when Bethany Mota featured it in a recent video. Very fun, upbeat, and I totally approve of the message of being a lady and having guys think it's hot! 

So that's my monthly favorites! Whew! It's a lot, but I just had a lot to love.

Anything cool happen to you this past month?

My Week in Pics + Black Friday!!! ~11/16-11/30~

Hey guys!!!

Sorry I haven't been writing, my carpul tunnel's been bugging me, and I've been working on other things, like food! I did start a new story, but it's on Figment. You can check it here: http://figment.com/books/722011-Glenn-s-Story

Hope ya'll had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was pretty quiet, but fun regardless, and OMG, Black Friday was CRAZY!!! If you saw my post on Facebook, you know I got up at 4 AM, and was either shopping, eating, or driving for over 12 hrs. TWELVE HOURS! I spent 2 hrs in Old Navy just to buy some shirts. It was REDONKULUS!!! SHEESH!!!

Anywho, here's some pics!

 

 

My Thor 2 Inspired outfit which I wore to see the movie! I don't have ANYTHING that's red other than a tank, so I just wore that under my black long sleeved shirt. The belt reminded me of armor a tiny bit, the hat was for his helmet, and my necklace is for his helmet's wings. In the comics he wears blue pants with his boots, so that's what I went for. And red lipstick of course!

 

 

 

LA didn't want me to show her face, but she went for a Loki inspired look. Actually, a Thea inspired look, which was inspired from Loki. So her shimmery green dress was paired with a dark long sleeve (it's gray, but she doesn't have black, same with the leggings).

 

 

 

And when we got back, found out my folks had gotten the extended edition of The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey in the mail! YAY!

 

 

 

Mighty's found a new perch....12 ft in the air. My dad noticed him up on this plant shelf. He was just chilling, enjoying the view. *shakes head* crazy woozle!

 

 

 

Winter arrived with a bang here! It got cold...and really really foggy. Not scary foggy, just kinda cool and creepy. I was so glad I didn't have to drive anywhere that day, although my mom thought it was awesome and took me out to eat with her! :)

 

 

 

When my besties came over for the first time in 2 weeks, Megan brought her laundry to do, which is what she always does. Mighty hadn't seen her stuff in a while, so he had a blast jumping on the bags and in the baskets and on her laundry. I guess it was his playground! (BTW, he is HUGE now, since it's gotten cold. His fur has really fluffed out, so he looks a big teddy bear...that hisses and growls if you touch him)

 

 

 

Because we hadn't been together in forever, we hung out twice. The next day, we returned to see the boys being all friendly! Doesn't happen often, especially on my bed! I took the pic them hugged them both....Mighty avoided me the rest of the day, lol!

 

 

 

And last but not least, I went Black Friday shopping! I got up at 4 AM because I refuse to shop on Thanksgiving. Since I've worked retail, I can tell you that you look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas so much, because there's no guarantee that you won't work any day other than those days. Even days you asked off, and were promised off, you can be called in. So shopping on Thanksgiving (unless it's last minute at a grocery store, because they stay open only for the morning and close their doors about 3 PM) is just tacky to me.

 

So I got up early, went shopping, traveled up to Phoenix to see my fam, and was wisked away by my cousins to go shopping some more! Literally spent all day in stores and barely stopped to eat and nap! Crazy and fun!

 

My friends and I went to Forever 21, Sears (didn't get anything there, OMG, that store SUCKED), Charlotte Russe, Ulta, Hot Topic, and Shasa (didn't get anything there, we were pretty much broke by then). Cuz's took me to J Crew, Bananna Republic, Charlotte Russe again, and Old Navy. I only bought in Old Navy for the second shopping spree.

 

I bought plenty for Christmas or for my friends, and those aren't shown. But in Forever 21 I got two pairs of pants for about $10 each in teal and black. I also picked up some red leggings for $3.40! And I bought two shirts for $4.75 each at Old Navy. Those weren't worth the 2 hr wait, but we were in sight of the registers for a really long time, so me and my cuz Jordan, who bought way more, just waited it out.



Today I've been just chilling and catching up on Youtube and gathering pics for this!

Did you go Black Friday shopping? What'd you get?

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My Week(s) in Pics ~11/9 - 11/15~

Hey Guys!

Haven't been all that busy, but tomorrow's gonna try to makeup for it. The girls and I are going to see Thor 2, run a few errands (including hitting up our fav book store, Bookman's) and then meet up for editng, TV and good times! Hopefully...

But I need to bang this out real quick, so here's my pics:

 

Some of you may have seen my post about Mighty being terrified of the flyswatter, but Strider is terrified of the camera. He's totally panicking. Is it wrong that I find this hilarious? >:D

 

 

 

I hit one hundred followers on Pinterest last week! So excited! Thanks for all the love! <3 p="">

 

 

 

Tati, aka GlamLifeGuru is following me on Google+! So honored!!!

 

 

 

Okay, this pic looks akward, but it's the best I could do! Rocking a dark lip via Michelle Phan's tutorial! I got compliments on my hair, makeup and outfit at church this past Sunday!

 

 

 

Kandee's replied to me so often! Here she called me beautiful! I cried, I was so thrilled. And I meant what I said, she's such a beautiful person and so lovely, can't believe that she talks to me so often!!!

 

 

 

Another pin has gotten popular! Now it's close to 300 repins! I know, this is so little and doesn't really matter, but I get so excited about each repin and like!!!!

And isn't this outfit so cute?

 

 

 

Mighty has a new spot! That's on top of the entertainment center, about 10 ft up!!! He's such a climber, but unlike certain other kitties *coughAngelShadowcough* he hasn't broken a thing!

 



So that's my weeks in pics!

What are you plans for the weekend? Anything fun, or did you catch the flu like two of my besties???

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Worthless (Poem)

So I read this article that Promise Phan/Promise Tamang tweeted about, and it really hurt me. It was about how my generation and younger feel that they need a great job or not one at all. And something Austin Kutcher said just really hurt, because I don't have a job, but not because I refuse to get one. I simply can't due to various reasons my friends and family are aware of.

So I started asking some questions to myself, and it turned into this poem. Let me know what you think!

Worthless

 

What is worthless?

Nothing

No one

A word that shouldn’t exist

 

For God made us all

And made all

So there must be some worth in

Everything

 

And yet this label doesn’t cease to exist

It haunts the innocent

Victims

Of their own mind

 

A term the world throws around

Pretending that they

Who have worth

Can deem what does

Or does not

 

But who are they to judge

Rulers and workers

Can they decide?

Have they that right?

 

What of those who label themselves

Is it their right to choose

If they live up to this term

Or any other term?

 

Wouldn’t the world be

Better off

If perhaps someone

Everyone

Simply lived

 

No judging

No harming

No labels

 

Just living

 

But then again

Who am I

To decide if worthless

Is worthless?

Sweater Weather Tag - altered version by Missglamourazzi

Hey ya'll!

So tags aren't a thing that you really see on blogs, at least on the blogs I read, but I'm big into Youtube, where tags are EVERYWHERE! And I thought about it, because I love tags, but I don't have a camera/don't wanna be on camera, so I decided to just do a tag here on the blog!

Let me know if you like this and would like me to do some more!

 

1. Favorite candle scent?

The candle I'm so in love with that I refuse to burn it would have to be

 

 

Pumpkin Cupcake from Bath and Bodyworks. Seriously, this is sitting right by my head so I smell it anytime I'm relaxing :)

 

 

2. Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?

As I'm LDS, and coffee and tea aren't even options, it's def hot chocolate! Although this year I'm not gonna have it very much. But I will be using hot water for my Attain GC Control shakes I have every morning :)

 

 

3. What's the best fall memory you have?

Since fall/autumn is all but nonexistant here (it didn't get cold until two days before Christmas last year. I mean, REALLY??!) my best fall memory is from last year, when my parents took me and my brother up north to Utah where we lived when we were really little. On the free weekend at National Parks, we drove the Alpin Loop, where I took about 1000 pictures, some of which my dad would drive super slow so I could get the perfect shot. Then we went to a small town and brought some things including this cute owl statue. That week long trip was super fun, and the Alpin Loop/shopping trip especially.

 

4. Which makeup trend do you prefer: dark lips or winged eyeliner?

As I have hooded eyes, winged eyeliner is super hard to do, so dark lips.

 

 

5. Best fragrance for fall?

While I'm obsessed with Forever Red by Bath and Bodyworks, their new scent of the season,

 

 

This is such a perfect scent for the season!

...whenever it starts here. We were cold around Halloween, but now it's warm again! boo.

 

 

6. Favorite Thanksgiving food?

It's gotta be my mom's mash potatoes! Nothing comes close (except my cousin Blake's fried turkey, that was just amazing).

 

 

7. What is autumn weather like where you live?

Well, for one week in the middle or end of October, it gets cold. Then it's hot again until about Christmas, then we go into winter until March. In fact, we've even had snow in the middle of April! *shakes head* I seriously wanna move north, you know, where it has actual seasons!

 

 

8. Most worn sweater?

My emerald green one I wore here:

 

 

Yeah, not the most flattering picture, I know, but I love that sweater! It's my fav color, and looks great on!

 

 

9. Must-have nail polish this fall?

Honestly, I don't have one... but I'd have to say a deep red, like oxblood from last year.

 

 

10. Football games or jumping in leaf piles?

Not a fan of either, so...how about Black Friday shopping?

 

 

11. Skinny jeans or leggings?

Skinny jeans

 

 

12. Combat boots or Uggs?

 

 

Combat boots all the way!

 

 

13. Is pumpkin spice worth the hype?

Oh yes!

Except Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappe. Now, I don't drink coffee, but some of Starbucks Frappe's don't have coffee in them. This one does. And it tasted terrible. But I've had pumpkin spice cookies, cake, hot chocolate, and of course, pumpkin pie, and I'm obsessed with it all! ^^

 

 

14. Favorite fall TV show?

Avatar this season didn't impress me at all until Beginnings, which was amazing. But as a whole, it hasn't lived up to last season.

But Agents of Sheild is just doing amazing. Arrow's pretty good, but as it's just starting in on this season, I'm gonna go with this

 

 

 

15. What song really gets you into the fall spirit?

Nothing, really. But fall starts before Halloween, so I have to go with this vid!!!

 

 

It's just creepy enough to get me into Halloween, which has me getting into fall!

 

That's the tag! Tell me your answers below!!!

 

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Drowning (Poem)

Drowning

 

I feel like I’m drowning

Like the waves are overpowering

Lost

Confused

Scared

Frightened

 

“Don’t let fear rule you”

But what if all you have is fear?

All that you can rely on

All that remains at the end of the day

Is the endless depth

That sucks you in

 

Believe

Believe in what?

That with some work things will get better?

Believe in trust?

Faith?

 

I hold onto faith

But it’s not enough

It’s never enough

“Faith without works is dead”

 

Where’s the works?

A bleeding whisper of a promise

Floating away on the wind

Trying

Pretending

To mean something

Anything?

 

No

 

It’s not enough

 

The burns and bruises haven’t faded

They never faded

Will never fade

 

I can’t see through the smoke

To the fire

Is it there?

Is it done?

 

Will anyone find me?

Will anyone help me?

 

The tears turn into a river

River becomes a sea

A tsunami wave

 

And I’m pulled  under

My Week Pics ~10/27 - 11/2~

Hey Guys!

I've been on a roll with these posts, yay! *Knocks on wood* Now to stay on top of it!

Anywho, so Thursday was Halloween! As I've said, it's my fav holiday with Christmas right behind. So of course me and my girls celebrated it by dressing up then watching some movies! I also have some other pics as well!

 

 

Here's the awesome boots I got for about $16 at Ross! I'm super happy because my old black boots fell to pieces on me this past February when I really needed them. So I def needed something, and I really wanted some moto boots. Just what I was looking for, and for a totally great price!

 

 

 

On the same trip where I picked the boots up, I picked up this little guy, Mummy Sock Monkey (yes, that is his name. Kinda a let down for a Beanie Baby, don't cha think?). I wore him from my wrist Halloween night, and he's staying in my personal Halloween decorations, along with my Tiny Beanie Baby bear in a ghost costume :)

 

 

 

Tried out my halloween look, and suffeciently spooked out my cats! They seriously ran away from me! >:D

 

 

 

Look who saw my comment on her video! Lindsey Stirling recorded a new version of John Legend's All of Me, with the man himself! It's really, really well done, so you should check it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsYvBYZcx4&list=PL53000F201951E566&index=46

 

 

 

When I picked this sweater dress, I immediately shrank it by not drying it properly, but I washed it again, pulled on it, hung it up to dry, and it went back to normal! And don't mind how bad I look, this is try number 4 or 5 to get this pic, so I was frazzled at this point.

 

 

 

The beginning of the Halloween pics! I did mine, Megan's and Ray's makeup. I'm putting some scales on Ray since she was the same type of elf as Prince Zhenjin from her Hellboy 2 Fanfic, Once Upon a Time

check it here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5161461/1/Once-Upon-a-Time

 

 

 

 

The three of us when we were finished! I looked a little creepy, smiling with those stitches...

 

 

 

Ray as a Fae! Look at those scales! And her hair's down, yay!

 

Megan as a Dead Bridesmaid. She looks suffiently creepy and pale!

 

And me as the creepy, stitching doll! I didn't scare any kids, but I felt the part, especially when I turned my head and went "Mama?" I gave chills to my friends and brother >:D

We ate too much candy some of which was sugar-free, handed out sugary treats to cute or spooky kiddos, watched lots of movies and just had a blast! Totally love this holiday!

 

 

 

This just happened today. In 3 or 4 days, 265 have pinned this and 51 have liked it! OMG, that's a LOT! Actually, I just checked it again, and it's 285 pins and 57 likes! WHOA!

You can see the rest of my boards and pics here, some of them are for LA Knight, and some for my own writing!

http://www.pinterest.com/llobrien13/



So that's been my week! How was your Halloween? Spooky, scary, or just plain fun?

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