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This story has nothing to do with my picture, but for some reason it seemed relevant...

So at rehersal yesterday, Mark and Jen, a married couple in our show, were trying out different ways of kissing so that Gavin and Isabelle, whose characters in the show are in love, would know how to kiss for their scene.

We all took advantage of this moment to make fun of Mark and Jen as much as possible, and we all made awkward comments and pretended to get close to them and sigh, or go "awww..." It was utterly hilarious.

I love rehersal. :) I am sure I'll drop dead with despair when it's over.

Sittin' in the front seat

Inspired by Andell's mermaids. Something about mermaids is really fun to draw... And oh my goodness, her hair was SO FUN to color.

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I'm quite sorry if you are tired of me blogging about

A. Drawing

B. Books

C. Theatre

but this is kind of what my life revolves around. Yesterday was a perfect example of this; I did some school and spent a majority of the rest of the day listening to a wonderful audiobook, The Chaos King by Laura Ruby. While I listened to it, I drew and drew and drew. (I actually drew the above picture while listening to it.) So now I have an ABUNDANCE of fanart to show you guys. :)

But then, my iPod died! I was ready to cry, but I had rehersal anyway, so I charged it while I was gone. At rehersal, I spent most of the time singing Friday with my friend Kirsten. ("Which seat can I taaaake?") Everyone in the cast groaned and protested, but they didn't know that that only made us want to sing even more. Ha.

So I came home, and listened to my audiobook until.... 3:30 in the morning. It was the climax! Don't judge me! And it was SO FLIPPIN' GOOD I DIDN'T CARE. I was brought to tears at one point.

But then again, I bawled my eyes out when Michael proposed to Holly on The Office. Maybe I cry too easily....

There's not a thing that I would change

Boring portrait, but still fun. Drawn around Thanksgiving, I think?

And since I like ranting about books, here's a fun little quiz-like thing I found online and did. You should do it, too. :)

1. Favorite Book:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. DUH

2. Least Favorite Book:

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. More than half was really inappropriate, and the other half was about Renesmee. (yuck) And the ending was BEYOND anti-climatic. Bella puts a magical mind barrier around her family, but she didn't even need to cause no one attacked them! THE END!

3. A book that surprised you (good/bad):

Three on the Run by Nina Bawden. I pretty much only read this because the author shared my name. I didn't expect it to be good, at all. I LOVED it.

4. A book that reminds you of home:

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Don't ask me why, I don't know.

5. A non-fiction book you enjoyed:

Handwriting Analysis: Putting it to Work for You!

Was really interesting... :)

6. A book that makes you cry:

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements. EVERY SINGLE TIME! It's not even sad, or happy or ANYTHING! It's just..... everything on the last page.

7. A book that was hard to read:

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. Everyone had a really thick irish accent that was hard to read. And the plot was difficult for me to follow, and sometimes they did things that didn't make sense.

8. An unpopular book that you believe should be better known:

The Willoughbies by Lois Lowry. It's utterly hilarious. Or maybe The Wall and the Wing by Laura Ruby. It's another good one that no one's heard of.

9. A book you've read more than once:

So MANY. But my most recent reread is The Sisters Grimm Series by Michael Buckley. So enjoyable. :)

10.The first novel you remember reading:

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary :D

11.The book that made you love reading:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix by J.K. Rowling. Manisha read the first four out loud to me. I read this one all by myself. I think I was 10? Maybe 11. Maybe 12. I don't remember

12. A book you couldn't force yourself to finish:

Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke. I honestly loved Inkheart. But Inkspell was a HUGE disappointment. And then Inkdeath was even worse. I didn't finish it, and that's really NOT like me at all.

13.Favorite childhood book:

Falling Up by Shel Silverstein, or any of his poetry books. They provided me and my siblings with HOURS of giggles. I still love them.

14. Favorite book-turned-movie:

Pride and Prejudice. Such a good story, only made better through the BBC adaption of it. :)

15. Book-turned-movie and completely desecrated:

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

"I definitely have strong feelings for you. I just haven't decided if they're positive or negative yet." -Movie-Annabeth

WAY TO RUIN ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS EVER, MOVIE-MAKERS!!!

16. A guilty pleasure book:

Most definitely The Pendragon Adventure by DJ Machale. I enjoyed this series way more than I probably should've. Mark is my favorite. :)

17. Favorite series:

Ummm.... since I already said Harry Potter like three times, I'll just say Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

18. Favorite Romance Novel:

Percy and Annabeth are my FAVORITE couple ever, but since PJO isn't a "romance novel" I'll just say Emma by Jane Austen.

19. A book you'd change the ending of:

Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Let's just say this book was 200 pages too long, and I didn't agree with the main character's choice.

20. Favorite Autobiographical/Biographical book:

The Diary of Anne Frank. Most definitely.

21. A book you wish was written:

Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. Or book 9 in the Sisters Grimm series. It's a tie.

22. A book you'd never read again:

Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. This family's luck is incredible. And by incredible, I mean BORING. Nothing bad ever happened to them! The most exciting thing happened was in the last chapter, and was resolved in like, two paragraphs. :P

23. An author you would never read:

Steven King. I'm afraid of him.

24. An author that you will read whatever they put out:

Kate Dicamillo. I love her books.

See you later, agitator

You may already know this, but I'm in a play! I am Yenchna, in Neil Simon's comedy FOOLS. Basically, I'm a fat old lady who sells stuff. And I'm really stupid.

The whole town is stupid actually. It's our curse. It can only be broken if Sophia Zubritsky is successfully educated... or if she marries that evil Count Gregor who lives on the hill! Will the curse ever be broken? You'll have to come see it to find out.

Last weekend in April and first two weekend's in May. ;)

Also, I love this video. I love all Avatar fan videos, no matter how bad the quality, but Zuko WITH Lion King? Perfect. Just perfect.

If you have not yet discovered the nerdy-pleasure found in these videos, please enjoy. There are thousands out there, including Twilight, Pride and Prejudice, Legally Blonde the Musical, Sweeney Todd and many more...

P.S. lots of art to come, if I ever feel like uploading something. Get excited.

It started out as a feeling

Dear Brett Helquist,

Your gorgeous art is causing me to salivate. It is also causing an unnaturally strong urge to go to the library and read all the books you've illustrated.

I want to be you someday.

Love,

A fan

Tonight Imma fight

"'Puck, I forbid this,' Granny said.

Puck ignored her command. 'Old lady, if I die I'd like you to do one small thing for me. I want you to build a one-hundred acre museum dedicated to my memory. Bronze my clothing and possessions. Have at least three hundred marble statues erected of me in my most dashing poses. One of these statues should stand at least one hundred feet tall and greet ships as they float down the Hudson River. One of the fourteen wings of the museum should have an amusement park with the world's fastest roller coaster inside. None of these rides should be equipped with safety devices. You can license some of the space to fast-food restaurants and ice-cream parlors but nothing should be healthy or nutritious. The gift shop should sell stuffed Puck dolls packed with broken glass and asbestos. There's a more detailed list in my room.'

'Puck no!' Sabrina cried. 'You don't have to do this!'

Puck rolled his eyes. 'It appears I have to do a lot of things to keep you safe, ugly.' He flashed a quick smile."

-Sisters Grimm, The Everafter War, page 260

That is what I read this morning. I was wholeheartedly amused.

I just love it. And I love him. Puck is certainly one of the more genius characters that have ever been invented...

This is definitely going to be my dying wish. And now that I have a dying wish and a last word ("HONOR!!") I think I'm properly prepared to kick the bucket. Not that I plan to any time soon, but you can't be too safe, right? ;)

P.S. MICHAEL BUCKLEY, PLEEEEEEEEASE WRITE BOOK 9 ALREADY!!!! I can't die happy until I know how the series ends! D: