Travel the World in a Postcard

Most of you know, or should know.......if not it's on my bucket list ( most of it is posted in the sidebar) that I would like to travel the world some day, and see as much of it as I can. ( Continents and countries, anywhere.) I haven't really gotten anywhere. Heck I haven't even gotten a job, and barely get out of my own house as it is right now. But I have signed up for a postcard trading site. I've been on it for a while. and I send postcards, and when they get received I am able to get some sent to me. YES written on, AND from ANY country that has a person signed up.( Most of the world is signed up) I do not get to choose where I send it to, or where I receive, although you can customize some of it. I also will not receive a postcard back from the same person I sent one to. So I could send one to France ( I have before) and receive one from Japan ( I have) but there is the option of direct swap( I send one to someone and the same person sends me one back.) Although that is not a necessity. Here are some of the postcards I have received. 

I'm only going to show two, 'cause I don't want to spoil the rest to view the rest please visit my Postcrossing page. If you want to send me a postcard on postcrossing please message me. OR if you do not have a postcrossing and would still like to send me a postcard please leave me a message in the comments, or message me on facebook, you can even send me an email to my hotmail or gmail. ( I think my emails are on my page, if not comment and tell me. I am really trying to collect postcards from around the world, because it does give me a little feeling that I'm traveling the world, and if I do not get to travel the world, or get to see as much of it as I would like I at least have the postcards as something.




Alex

Review for 'The Gargoyle Prophecies Part. 1 The Savior Rises'

This is my review for ''The Gargoyle Prophecies Part. 1 The Savior Rises' By. Christopher C. Payne"

Move over vampires,goblins,and lycans there's a new creature in town and it's known as the gargoyle. This book was awesome! I loved it so much I finished it in a day! It starts of at such a fast pace, and doesn't stop. I loved how every page was filled with action and adventure. You totally don't know what way to turn, or what is going to happen next. I can tell you now you will not regret reading this. From the minute you turn that last page you will be screaming for more.

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East Coast Trip

So I went to New England last week. I had a pretty good time I saw family, didn't get to see the friends I had when I lived there though,but still had a good time.

My cousin Alana and I ( I'm in the red)

My cousin Alana and I.



I spend nights at my grandparents house and went to see family the first day, my uncle Bruce and his family I saw once.




    They also sometimes called Eddie by his native name which I am not sure how to spell it and I'm not going to attempt to do so.

This is my cousin Edward, Eddie as he's called.

I have another cousin from this part of the family say hello to Carolyn or Carol Lynn. I'm not sure which spelling or way they word her name I like the Carol Lynn spelling better, here she is....

 Carol Lynn

On this side of the family I didn't really get a chance to get good pic's of my aunt and uncle, but on the same day we saw my other cousins, and aunt and uncle, I got loads of pics there.

My cousin Alana shown in the very first picture wanted to take a lot of video's and pictures, and like always didn't want me to leave. she's a cool little cousin. My cousin Cameron always seems to have a goofy grin on his face.
Here's a picture of my auntie Jean and one of there dogs Pickle

auntie Jean and Pickle 

Cammy being silly

I know the picture set up is a little odd,but I have space for text and it wont always let me put the text were I want in relation to the pictures, so sorry if this is a hard entry to read. I'm trying to cover a week in one blog post.
We now have my uncle Paul,and the other two dogs Rocco and Lily, Lily likes to lick a lot

uncle Paul

Rocco

Lily

Also got a chance to go to Boston, but didn't really see anything it was just a drive through,and also went to Hull and saw some ruins. I wont put the pic's in this post it's already long as it is, but I'm still working on putting them up on my Deviantart but there all up on my Facebook and all the video's I took, or my cousin Alana took are on my youtube channel.
oh and here's pictures of my grandparents, I guess we can't forget them

Grandma

Papa

I think that about covers it for family wise, there were a lot of laughs along the trip but covering them all would take a long time,but if you ask I might share some. well thats all for now.

-Alex

Save Blue Like Jazz

I remember a while back I posted about a movie coming out based on a book called 'Blue Like Jazz' by Donald Miller. Well about a week ago Don. posted on his blog that the movie would be put on hold or not made at all I was bummed about it but kinda got over it. Well today I happen to have a conversation with someone on the bus today about Donald Miller and 'Blue Like Jazz' She said something like I'm reading this Christian book that's being made into a movie and I stumbled over my words a little bit before even mentioning 'Blue Like Jazz' but yes we were thinking of the same title. Telling her I read on Don's blog about production being off we got on the subject of Don's other books and Anne Lamott and other authors as well. Well we tell eachother names and go out separate ways, might run into each other again and talk more. Well I come home today, blog lol second blog post of the day this is very unusual. well anyway I talk to people,check emails, find out I'm going to MA again ( where I was born and such). Going off topic for a bit, but while I'm there I'm going to spend time in town (walking!) taking pictures of everything!!! like literally everything 'cause I remember most of the town's layout even though I haven't been there i a while and didn't really grow up there but its still there ( map still needed lol) but besides pictures and parks and such, I'm actually going to get job applications and apply at places out there and might move back there and try it 'cause there might be more opportunity out there for me. I will be blogging with pictures while I'm there I just have to find a bag to carry my laptop in and possibly my hard-drive as well, but I'll get more on the subject of my trip later.

Now back to where I was......well after email's,and cleaning and such I'm on facebook and I see a post from Donald Miller that the movie might be back on if enough money can be earned. I cannot donate any money as for I am broke right now accept for some left over money my dad gave me from when he went away on business, but I'm saving that for my trip....shhhh don't mention anything. lol ..ok seriously. well some of it might be mine i had hidden idk cause i found it in my makeup bag. lol so it must of been mine from a LONG time ago. well anyway I'm at least passing the word along and all this other awesome news.
 
 Well here's a link to Donald Miller's blog for those interested,
and the link to the site for Blue Like Jazz


Enjoy! again comments,complaints,questions,suggestions are always welcome and appreciated

-Alex

Disappear

Missing persons its always been a mystery on why people are kidnapped or why they choose to disappear on there own, Christopher McCandless for example. He choose to abandon all civilized life and live off the land, but what about those kidnapped? They don't have a choice and some cases seem to be taken more seriously than others, and some just seem to be brushed aside it seems why aren't they as important as the ones making nationwide news? Or are they and were just not noticing it?

What really got me thinking about this is a story that was on my Google home page, a news article from CNN. Her case is still open and there still looking, which I am very glad for, but with all the missing people in the world, how many of them CHOSE to disappear, and which ones were taken against there will? Why do people take people, and why murder some. How do some escape, or why do some captures release there victims? It's all a mystery to me.

I think that there is a huge possibility that Kimberly Norwood is still alive Its just the fact of finding her. Does she want to be found, but she was 12 when she disappeared, yes possible runaway, but just after reading this article even after a small fuss over the phone I don't think so, and for 21 years too?

Even though I think Kimberly is still alive this crossed my mind when I first opened the article.I am now reading 'The Lovely Bones' like in my previous post I watched the movie well now reading the book, After opening this article I thought hey that girl looks like Susie Salmon.Don't you think?

Kimberly Norwood

Susie Salmon








Well after all my talk on this subject right now what are your thoughts on it? Please any comments are welcome I really would like to get my blog out there more and more people reading it. I'm trying to do more reviews and thoughts on little things in the news that do interest me, the things that don't get noticed and what not. NOT all the this celebrities in jail he did/she did blah blah blah crap. Im putting my thoughts out there on the news most people probably ignore and I hope you like it. Feel free to comment on ideas that you would like me to post my thoughts on as well. Since I'm trying to make my blog different than all the other blogs out there.

-Alex

The Lovely Bones (review) and a little bit more

Just watched the movie The Lovely Bones  I really liked it. 

Susie Salmon ( yes like the fish) was murdered. This is the story of her life, not really the story of her life here on earth, but about her life after she died. 

I don't really want to tell anymore of what happen in risk of spoiling anything. 

I am definitely going to be reading this book, I need to catch up on my reading. I was doing well for about a week or so and have slipped a little with reading, I think it's cause some of the books on my list to read haven't been catching my attention right now. I think I might return them to the library and try them at another time, and try others on my list. Who knows the books that I can't get into now that I've currently started I might be able to finish later.

I highly recommend this movie though. At times I did find myself gripping my skin in wonder and hope that the things I wanted to happen would happen. There is no blood, and not much suspense but I still felt that way. Maybe I was trying to connect with Susie? I think the acting was really good in this movie as well. A lot of vivid colors used, I love it when colors are used. They can mean a lot in a movie. In Suspiria an Italian horror film from director Dario Argento. Even though Suspiria is a horror film there's not a lot of blood ( there is some though) but most of the movie colors are used to express he mood. I know its not the same color effects as in The Lovely Bones  but the brightness in the afterlife scenes were nice. 

Have you scene this movie? If so please tell me what you think. Oh you cal tell me what you think of Suspiria if  you've seen that as well. any comments will be appreciated.

thanks

- alex

curretnly listening to: Anberlin - Impossible - dark is the way light is a place

eating : nothing teeth are brushed for evening

drinking: again nothing teeh are still brushed