The Quiet Life album review

so i pre-ordered The Quiet Life from Anchor & Braille (side-project of Stephen Christian, frontman for Anberlin.) i absolutely LOVE this album. At fist listen it's such sweet sound to my ears. i will definitively be able to fall asleep to this.... That's a good thing by the way! it's like a child's lullaby. Right now my favorite song is 'Hymn for Her' but that might change overtime. i framed the signed album flat that came with it.. haven't hung it yet though... lol i haven't even got my T.A.R.D.I.S. shelf hung up... i stink at hanging stuff up..lol.

i love how Stephen has such a wide vocal range. between Anberlin's harder rock sound with some ballads..which i love by the way. to Anchor and Braille's more acoustic, soft fallseto sounds theirs really a song for everyone mixed between both bands. The Quiet Life is so peaceful i'm rambling a bit because words can't fully describe this album. but i know for sure i will be pre-ordering Anberlin's new album which i think is due out this fall...i hope. on a note for another band i will also be pre-ordering the new Flyleaf cd as well. sorry i just had to add that in there. As the first listen to The Quiet Life comes to a close i will close this blog post as well. i know my review isn't that detailed right now, but i just wanted to write something on how sweet this sound is. if you like Anberlin and haven't given Anchor and Braille a listen please do you wont regret it.

-alex
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Thank you Harry

Dear Harry Potter,

   I want to say thank you! Thank you for the years of friendship,memories, and all the fun times together. You have truly been a great friend to me. I remember when we met, we were both about the same age, and trying to figure out who we are and where to be. We had so many questions and not enough answers. When we met I felt an instant connection with you. I knew we would be instant friends. 

 We've come a long way in all these years. You've taught me so much, much more than anyone else could have ever done, and you've always been there for me. You've been there for all of us. When I say us I mean everyone who has ever met you. I know you've touch a lot of people, and have always been there for everyone, and I know we have always been there for you. We were also there for Ron, Hermione, Neville, and everyone else. We are truly a family. Even though your stories have ended, our friendship will never end. I know I will always be there for you, and you always for me. 

 Again thank you for all the wonderful times we've had together, and for being one of the best friends I've ever had

Forever friends,

Alexandra 

how does nf1 affect you?

the way nf effects me is i am blind in my right eye to an optic nerve glioma. i also have some cafe-au-lait spots and some neurofibromas which are bumps on the skin. i also had learning disablilities throught school. that is mainly how its effeced me. but it effects each idividual differently. you can learn more about nf at ctf.org i am in the process of writing a book about mine and my families story thourhg life,nf, and such. im not gonna say keep an eye out for it soon, cause im no where near finished but will post around when its ready. :D

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Days like this

you know how somedays you just love, others you hate, and some you're just not sure, well this was a great wonderful day today. let me tell you a little about it. so it started out as a kind of a bad day.....well at least for mom found out her internet card is out or something. :( we call the tech lines and they sorta give us a solution.we get ready to leave cause i needed to do some job hunting, and go to the library. we start walking and im going around into places asking if anyones hiring or taking apps no one is. i also take about the first 20 minutes or so and go barefoot for TOMS shoes for the no shoes day, well its ohio so its freezing and mom doesnt want me catching a cold, and frankly i dont either. also people say its illegal to go places barefoot, well whoever said that is wrong, i looked it up it is perfectly legal to walk and go places barefoot even in restraunts. but i put my shoes on and we walk to find more apps, no ones taking any or i have to apply online, one place i did leave my name and email, but it forgot the phone number to our house since i havent memorized it yet, so i wrote down my email. once outside some dude comes up to us and asks us if we do drugs. lol uhh no it was funny and awkward. we continue on and go to the library. stay there for a while i get some books and movies. and we leave walk around a little and decide to go to walmart. we almost wernt gonna go but we decided to, and its a good thing too. we shopped a little, went to the dollar store and its about games, got a sub at subway and went to wait for the bus home. well while waiting we met Mike Tyson.

 No no not THE Mike Tyson, Mike and Tyson, father and son. Tyson, Mikes son is blind and Mike said he needed to be somewhere by 7 time was close but he said he'd make it, but was wondering if we could take Tyson to coney island to wait, we did and he got us a snack.. lol i typed snake at first. we then siad goodbye and see ya soon, and walked home.

what a day. it was awesome. oh and the whole day we gave ourselves nicknames. it started when moms chair fell out of the house and it started snowing, she was like huston we have a problem. i was like oh no major tom what is it. so thats what it became. well i added ground control to mine but mom was major tom, i was houston/ground control. a little david bowie anyone?

i am tired now and gonna relax watch a movie and read some since i have 3 books which are 14 day books, hopefully i can renew them cause not quite sure if im gonna finish them or not  ill find out.
tell me what you think about this awesome day!

 - alex

change the world

so you want to change to the world? good choice! what are you going to do about it? how are you going to start?................how about now! 

there's so much destruction, and devastation in the world nowadays. tsunami's,earthquakes,shootings, hurricanes, and more. how can we help more? i want to know. if i could i would love to go and help, but i don't know how to get involved in a mission group that goes and helps those people. and not just those in the most recent incidents, but those effected by aids and other diseases. i know of organizations such as love146,  invisible children, faceless international, and more. but from what i know they cost money to go with them and help. i've been thinking of writing them and telling them how much i want to help but don't have the funds to pay for my part to help, and see what they say. 

 

i want to make such a difference in this world, and all i have to do is take action. that's all anyone has to do is take action to change or do something. think of what martin luther king did, he was  one man, and he helped form a movement that changed the world. if i lived at the time he was around and doing his speech i can tell you i would be on his side fighting for there freedoms! 

but even today.........

 our freedoms are even being taken away. We can barely walk down the street without getting criticized or being told not to do something. We're being told what to eat and when to eat it. And don't forget what to wear. i hate the shows like 'what not to wear' they tell you to drop all your old clothes and wear what they think. oh so just because I wear blue jeans and a t-shirt i dress poorly? 

also when organizations have days where you support something by doing a simple action such as being silent all day for being pro-life, or to support those effected by suicide, depression and addiction. and even going barefoot for those without shoes. last year i was silent for being pro-life and i got stares and looks and people were talking. all i did was go to a book store and another store and even with paper and pen in hand, and red duct tape with the word life written on it, they still didn't understand. i wrote what i wanted to say and handed out flyers and still wondered. i did take the tape off and explain myself but they still seemed disappointed. where they pro-choice or something? but its all being taken away, we cannot be silent i was told not to hand out flyers, and such. when i do the barefoot day for those who don't have shoes its april 5th i know ill have to carry shoes with me cause with walking some places will say i cannot enter due to i am not wearing shoes. all are rights are disappearing. so where is this freedom i keep hearing about. where do i get some i really wanna know. 

i wish people would open there eyes and ears and see more than what we do, i am getting better at that and am trying to take action more than i do, i have the love146 site open now and am going to see what i can do to take action, if there is someone i can write ill do it. im not saying thats what you need to do, but just think next time. 

and dont get me started on obama, he's probably sitting in his office thinking im so big and powerful and rich hahah. and not doing much about it. sorry if im wrong but thats me, i dont like obama and i dont think hes going to do much about it. no president seems/ seemed to do anything about any disaster. 

lets all do better on taking action and doing something to change everything in the entire world for the better.

- alex

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story

Check out this video from author Donald Miller about his book "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I learned to live a better Story"


What story are you telling? from Rhetorik Creative on Vimeo.


You can get the book here

http://www.amazon.com/Million-Miles-Thousand-Years-Learned/dp/1400202981/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1276717752&sr=1-1

Angels and Demons ( NOT referring to Dan Browns novel)

Today we were able to get to the store, most of you know were in the middle of nowhere and not able to get into town very often. Today we were able to, we went to the places we needed, here and there, and then at our last stop Wal-Mart and we had started having out things rang up. Mom told my and my brother we might not be able to get the last few things, they weren't necessities , the lady behind us handed my mom $20 saying we shouldn't have to go without.
 My mom thanked her and payed and wanted to start to cry, i think she did a little, i was loading the cart with everything so at first i didn't know what happen, but she told me and i was touched. it truly inspired me, and yes there are angels among us. They may not have wings,fly,glow, or anything else, but there normal people. Thank you!

i know there are some bad people out there,demons as they may seem i just read about some in some books i borrowed from a friend, heck i couldnt even finish the books, i can watch the documentaries on tv, and watch horror movies, as well as read the books,but these i for some reason found myself only skimming them, and how can i read books on children who are abused and stuff,and am able to read them a lot, i think it cause i know there is HOPE and the end, and GOOD comes out of it. They are SAVED, and taken to good homes.
Another good thing is, sometimes the people who scare us, or look bad, have a good side to them, i have read and seen so much on this, the people who scare us could end up saving us in a bad situation.

I hope you take time to think about this post, and to thank those angels around us!

Alex

Things I like about the season

I decided I'm going to make a list of things I like or enjoy about the season and Christmastime.

They are in no particular order.

- Snow ( sometimes) 

- Wrapping gifts

- Giving the gift

- And seeing there reaction of joy 

- The lights 

- The songs and sounds

- Decorating the tree ( didn't really do this year, we have a tiny tree and just lights fit really, but it's still a favorite thing)

- The smells of food cooking and peppermint and cinnamon, and other holiday smells

- eating the food ( not overeating it though)

- family time

and most importantly

- the remembrance of our Savior Jesus Christ being born

I think that about covers everything I like about the holiday season.

feel free to add what your favorite things are in the comments below.  

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

yesterday and today

So the other day I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing, it was my mom asking how long it takes me to walk to the library, me about 30 minutes, I climb out of bed grab my laptop and quickly check my email, and then get ready to head out the door. I meet mom there grab a few items off the shelf. Mom can't get connected to there wi-fi with her laptop so we leave, she needed a ride home, I could of easily walked back home to my place I started walking with her, and checking up on my applications i had turned in a few days before, and we walked and walked. So we reach a Wendy's we stop and have a small bite to eat, and were still walking sorta worn out but I didn't want to leave her, her being in a wheelchair on very crappy sidewalks trying to get home( not able to walk to her place from where we are it would take forever) I stop and take a picture of a street sign, ( only set of pictures I get all day) I really wish I would of taken more now that I think about it. Here's one of them

Remember the rest of my pictures may be viewed at my deviantart please leave me comments on how my pictures are i always love hearing from my readers( when that happens very rarely)

So were walking more and its hot and exhausting weather. We do stop in a few stores along the way but don't get anything, when we stop at the bread store we get a snack and something to drink. A little longer till we get to the other library. I have to sit when i get there cause someone looked like i was about to pass out. so i grab 'the catcher in the rye' off the bookshelf and read a little. then i walk around and sit by my mom later. still now way anywhere. I call my friend again and seeing how much she would want in gas money, but thats not what i said. I said 'what kind of gas do you want, and how many chips do you want?' we were going to get potato chips at the store.
she picks mom and i up we get some gas, and head to wal-mart. drop my mom off and head to my place for a little bit. drop things off and pick 'em up, well mom forgot her pork roast in the car, and i didn't hear my phone ring cause it was in my purse in the back seat. so now its sitting in the freezer....ooops ok so i spend the night at my friends house, and now im at home writing thing blog.
I'm still looking very hard for a job and am having no luck. I called back a few places today, one i have to call back tomorrow, and one isnt hireing right now :( and the other place i have to wait till monday when they call me( i hope they do)

well that's all i have for you for now


currently listening to: Mat Kearney ( also been listening to a lot of other indie music i love it

watching: nothing. but might watch a movie soon.

eating: nothing





drinking: nothing but i am thirsty

-alex

Que Sera Sera

 First I know some have already read this through my tumblr blog, but I felt the need to post this on blogger as well, i don't update blogger as much as i think i should so its being updated now, and for long posts i just have to remember to update here and save small posts for tumblr.

anyways on to the reason of this post

Just watched the pilot to ‘Dead like Me’ and also a movie called ‘Mary and Max’ first both at the end of them had the song Que Sera Sera (spelling might be off but oh well) Mary and Max was a good little movie, but it really had emotions all around, it was happy, then it was sad, then you were angry, in the end i cried a little, I don’t want to spoil the ending but the basis of the movie is this little girl (mary) from australia writes a man (max) in new york, he is older and has some mental problems( i’ll let you watch to find out for yourself) but they go through trials of happiness sadness anger forgivness, and more. It is a touching little film, one im not sure if i would be able to watch again though, but it did get me thinking, maybe do what mary did… open a international phone book, pick a random person and write to them and see what the outcome is?

if you’ve seen this lovely little film what’s your optinion?

Living a better story

What kind of story would I like to live?

I want to make an impact in life, really live, be adventurous,travel the world, try new things,find out who I'm suppose to be and more.


I cannot do this yet, I cannot make my life an adventure, I first have to start from step 1. that is my current path and story in life, living today as it is. Finish moving back in with my dad from my moms, find a job which I desperately need, and hopefully get my license. My current goals in life may be simple, but for me to do my bigger plans in life I realize I have to start small.

How will this seminar help me?

I think it will help me get more out of life, see things from a new perspective, it will inspire and motivate me to continue my story more, to tell my story through blogs, and books ( I do plan on trying to write some books.)

I know I have kept this short, but sometimes that's all I think is really needed. Thank you for reading.

Please visit  www.donmilleris.com/conference


Living a Better Story Seminar from All Things Converge Podcast on Vimeo.

Thank you again for reading, and watching.

Alexandra

Robins Blue

There is a Robins nest right outside my window. I'm not sure how long it's been there with the eggs inside, but I do know they should be hatching soon.

Here's some pictures of what the nest looks like now.

There are 3 eggs,it would of been cool if there was more, but Robins normally only lay 3-4 very rarely any more. but look at the colour isn't it so cool?

Here you are able to see more of the nest, its so well constructed, and looks amazing!

I hope to keep up with pictures, and hopefully will be able to see them hatch, and watch more of there progress.

- Alex