Top Favorites: Day 7- Disney Characters

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 7: Disney Characters

3. Rapunzel. I don’t really know why, but I think its because she’s a little ditzy and I find it really random that her hair glows when she sings… I also have a friend (Who is Russian Orthodox, so she doesn’t cut her hair) who reminds me of Rapunzel.

2. Jiminy cricket is kind of the Hermes, (in my opinion). Hermes is also my favorite Greek God. Something about Jiminy just makes me like him, okay?

1. Aladdin, A Disney Princess movie where the main character isn’t actually a Disney Princess… In fact I don’t know if its Disney Princess movie at all! For some reason I just really like Aladdin. Maybe its that his life seems exciting, or that he has a genie…. Or something along those lines.

Top Favorites: Day 6- Countries

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 6: Countries

Okay, sorry, but my OWN country doesn’t count.

3. Chile, first off this country is basically just a freaking line on the south west coast of freaking South America. That and its supposed to be cold. I don’t like cold, but when I think of SA, I think of warm and a little tropical. I have scene pictures of the scenery here and it is BEAUTIFUL. It seems to be a little rural, but I believe its still considered a first world country (so I don’t have to worry about dying… Joking!) That and it has Easter island, which I have been wanting to travel to. Chile is a country I hope to visit someday.

2. Japanese food is fantastic and simple. Sushi is great, Teriyaki, GREAT, and all these interesting candies. I’ve heard Tokyo is a place that is mesmerizing. Not only that but VIDEO GAMES! First off, freaking Pokemon Centers. THEY HAVE POKEMON CENTERS! I can check out all things Pokemon, which I REALLY want to do. Then who doesn’t want to check out all the other Nintendo things? You don’t have to play video games to love Mario.

1. Ireland! Alternative Folk music! HOT accents, and GREEN! GREEN EVERYWHERE! Irish people are some of the most attractive (in my opinion) people around. They also have great music, and from my understanding some of the friendliest people around. I find Irish culture to be very interesting, and I also find the History of Ireland to be very interesting. That and the title of the country just seems to role off your tongue, IRELAND! Oh, did I mention the flags colors are some of my favorites? Well, Green and Orange.

Top Favorites: Day 5- Shows

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 5: Shows

3. Arrow, a TV show based on the Green Arrow comics. One of the only hero’s DC I like. A modern day Robin Hood, vigilante Olver Queen comes from one of the wealthiest families. He is lost an island and then comes back as some kind of crime fighting hero. Arrow also introduces other characters from the DC universe (Some really big names, but I won’t spoil it). Its full of mystery and drama as you watch his life back home, and the flashbacks he has while on the island.

2. Tosh.0… Okay half of the people who I know, probably think this show is of Satan… but I think its hilarious. I have this belief that you should be allowed to laugh at whatever… Laughter is the best medicine. At times I squirm and wish I didn’t see what I just saw, but I laugh at most everything on this show. Offensive is a polite way of describing this show. Sure there’s times when you shouldn’t make a joke, but often the funniest people are those who take sensitive matters of THEIR life and turn it into a joke. To me thats perfect and makes things seem lighter.

1. Key and Peele, two hosts doing stand up and sketch comedy. It mostly makes fun of all the stereotypes on all the different races and kind of makes fun of white people the most if you look at it a certain way (in the sense of white people are racist aspect). This show has cause me to laugh harder and longer more than any other show…. Its mildly inappropriate, but I don’t know that I would consider it too offensive; well at least not compared to other comedians I have seen.

Top Favorites: Day 4- Bands

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 4: Bands

Like movies there’s a ton of bands that I like. They also vary from time to time depending on my mood and what not.

3. P!nk, she’s not always in my top three, but lately I’ve been liking her. She’s one of the few mainstream female singers I actually like. Her raspy low (but still feminine) voice is pleasant and you can hear the passion in it as well. Not only is there emotion in her voice, but her lyrics are often deep… Maybe not all of them but “Just Give me a Reason” was Killer.

2. Switchfoot!!! okay normally they are FIRST on my list but lately there’s another band that I have just been liking to listen to more. Switchfoot has some of the most poetic lyrics I have heard. Their latest album is going back to their roots of kind of a melodic pop feel as opposed to their alternative rock. I can’t complain about it, but I do tend to like the more alt-rock feel. Sometimes its upbeat and happy, or sorrowful, or even loud… They have a song for pretty much all moods.

1. Awolnation, an electronic alternative band. Typically their pretty upbeat songs, but often slightly depressing. But still very inspirational. I feel that their songs have a lot more meaning than a lot of other songs too. Lately I have been listening to them quite a bit. They also seem to travel to Portland often, which is GREAT for me because, well, you know I actually live in Portland.

Top Favorites: Day 3- Books

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 3: Books

3. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck… Okay, no its not a book I think about a lot nor really talk about a lot, but I did like it. Its the only book I had to read in high school that I remembered liking (Sorry but I couldn’t stand Catcher in the Rye). There was a lot of symbolism, which I love, and I feel its a book people should read. I feel most people HAVE actually read in fact. I feel there is a character in this book that represents each kind of thing that is often discriminated against. Women, POC (people of color), mentally & physically impaired, and the poor, (Yes I know there’s more but these are the ones that stood out the most). I believe its title Of Mice and Men, because it’s questioning “are we actually much different than mice?”

2. Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis, was my favorite book series as a kid. The one I liked most was The Horse and his Boy. Adventure and that inspiration we need to keep going… Then again the kids never really had a choice since they probably didn’t have a choice of whether to get out of Narnia. It was a good book series and I am excited for the next movie (they still have like 4 more to go, gee’s!)

3. Oh Suzanne Collins, why’d you have to bring in the Hunger Games trilogy. Causing our emotions to run wild, and also causing some youth to want to be more active in politics. This book was a book where I literally threw it across the room a few times (this book being the last one). It leaves you depressed and slightly sad that its over after you are done reading it. But also relieved it’s over in the since you know, no one really wants a government having that much control.

Top Favorites: Day 2- Movies

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 2: Movies

Okay so I have a crap ton of movies I really like… So I think before I list my top 3, I will just list a lot of my other favorites. Amazing Spider Man, X-Men Origins, Iron Man, RED, Art of Getting By, COG, Les Miserables, Ice Age, Lord of the Rings, and Frozen…. Now for my top 3.

3. Perks of Being a Wall, why? Well I guess I just really enjoyed the story line. Something about it is mildly relatable to most people, I guess. Wallflower, kind of meaning someone who’s quiet, or in the film someone who notices things. But not just that, I feel there is confusion and rebellion… And just trying to fit in. There’s a lot more to it though. If you haven’t seen it, you’ll just have to see it for yourself.

2. Night at the Museum was, for the longest time, my favorite movie. Its funny and has history, two of my favorite things. It has bad reviews, but those people can suck it! I think it has the perfect level of everything story, humor, romance, and history. Its a very brief Romance which makes it nice if you don’t really like that in movies or if you like it only to an extent. (Like me)

1. The Great Gatsby was surprisingly one of the better movies I have seen. Way too much symbolism (which I love) and great values. If you ever felt like the victim of being judged or gossip or anything like that it is perfect. I don’t want to go on too much about it since it is a relatively new movie and I don’t really want to spoil it… But it is AMAZING!

Top Favorites: Day 1- Video Games

So I decided to do one of those things where you post something daily… Only I created it and I am only doing it for 10 days.
Basically you just list your favorite things in that category and explain why they are your favorites. You only list your top 3 though.

Top favorites
1 Video Game
2 Movie
3 Book
4 Band
5 Show
6 Country
7 Disney Character
8 Super Hero
9 Genre (Music/show/book)
10 Youtubers

Day 1: Video Games

3. Sims 3 (PC) would take third place…. My favorites often vary on things but yeah, I guess Sims 3 would be my 3rd favorite as of now. Who doesn’t want to build the perfect life? Make an attractive Sim and marry them and have an attractive family. Not only that but they throw in silly things to make it a bit more entertaining. Sims games are typically the only games where I actually get expansion packs…. unless it came with the game. So yeah Sims 3 would have to take third place.

2. Pokemon! Gotta catch them all, yo! Okay, if you even know me slightly, you should know I LOVE Pokemon. It’s my childhood. I find it pretty creative and just fun. You catch Pokemon, train them, figure out strategies… Its my type of game… Plus you can easily set it down without worry of losing, meaning you don’t really need to time things ever or have any special hand coordination… PERFECT! Before Emerald Version (GBA) was my favorite, but now I have to say X and Y (3DS) beat it. I am excited for the next version, which I am assuming will be Z.

1. Fire Emblem is my favorite for sure…. Like Pokemon you don’t really need much coordination, however it is a game that requires a lot of strategy. If a character dies once, NOPE! You never see them again. So you have to be careful about characters and have to consider how things might effect the story line…. Which is another thing, the story line is AMAZING. Each one of them has great story lines and also great artwork. There’s a lot more to it, and some people will probably not like it much or even find it quite hard if they don’t have great strategy techniques. So far my favorite one in the series is the newest one, Awakening (3DS, just because of the game play… I think if I had to chose for story line it would go to Radiant Dawn (Wii). In the end, I recommend Fire Emblem to anyone out there. I think its easy enough for people who don’t play games much because its not one that requires coordination. Just be sure to read the tutorials and tips effectively or you might miss important details.

 

Big moments for me!

I am one of those people who think about life a lot. And I was thinking about a lot of those big moments everyone has that they also need.

The first one I think would have to be taking piano lessons… Before I always kind of looked down at them but after playing piano in a music class in third grade I really wanted to play…. I never got good and I never really practiced, but music is probably one of the biggest things in my life and how my personality and confidence has developed.
One big moment I think was learning I have acid reflex disease… In elementary school I was that kid who got sick all the time, and someone was joking about how back then I threw up at least once a week. I wonder where my health would be now if I never learned that. I was ten when it happened and I think my teacher at the time was the one who suggested that I might have it and should get it checked.
6th grade was full of all sorts of surprises…. I had never really been a part of any group activity until then… I started to play trombone in band… being the only one of course. Then I started basketball and told myself I wouldn’t back down… I remember when I was signing up being outrageously nervous and almost wanted to tell my parents nevermind… But I stuck with it… I wasn’t the best player, and I actually had never really played basketball before. But my team ended up winning the championships that season. I don’t know what happened to the coach but for some reason I remember him, not his first name though, just remember some of his tips to help me get better. I remember also sharing the news of my basketball team winning the championships, and no one in the class knew I even played basketball… I was rather quiet back then.
The opposite happened when I was in baseball for the first time in 6th grade too. We lost every game…. Which I kind of laugh at now. I actually didn’t like being in it at all even though I had friends in it. I was really bad and some of the other kids on the team were really whiny. I remember getting an award at the end for being the most team spirited though!
In 7th grade I joined something called Whiskey Hill jazz club (I stopped basketball and base ball after 6th grade). WHJC I had probably the most growth. I remember hating being in at times because I would get frustrated with either myself for not being on top of things or being frustrated with other members. At times I wanted to quit. But I did learn a lot about personal motivation and discipline through WHJC. We had at least one gig a month but generally it was like 3-6 a month each Summer. I learned a lot about performance and I am very confident in front of people. I kind of lost all cases of stage fright through it.. But its funny because in choir I get nervous singing by myself in front of the choir. That’s the only time I ever really get stage fright.
9th grade the start of high school… Well I think the most remembered thing was failing 6 classes. OUCH! I think what happened was I had this HORRIBLE English teacher with a wacky idea of how to grade things and I feel like she said a lot of discouraging things to me. I think because I failed her class the first term I became WAY to hard on myself and kind of just stopped trying in school, which  caused me to fail even more classes. Then my Sophomore year I suddenly got A’s in English classes and even though I was told English class was my worse subject, which I always knew was my best… I ended up getting fantastic testing scores in the area. I have never gotten less than an A on an essay since and when I took college placements I actually exceeded the writing parts. I know I make a lot of mistakes in my blogs, but to me its just a casual thing I do for fun so I don’t really care as much. (Maybe I shouldn’t put that on my resume)
Lets see… The next big thing was youth group, which was when I took church more seriously. And I was allowed to be silly, and I think thats part of the reason why I am a silly person and I also got a lot of my humor from my youth pastor… But I think that made me crazy silly was becoming a camp counselor at Canby Grove… I was quiet at first but I opened up a lot afterwards. I think Canby Grove was a huge wake up to knowing who I am and just figuring out what I want to do with life.
I joined choir my Junior year, but didn’t start to get super involved until college…. So I will just talk more about Canby Grove. I became a full time counselor after I graduated, before I was a co-counselor, basically. I really realized it was my turn to be in charge and setting rules. I also learned about discipline…. Which sounds kind of harsh but I guess what I mean is I learned sometimes I need to stand up for things. Sometimes kids do things and they need a form of punishment. I never had major issues with anyone, I kind of learned how to set things to avoid them, but if something did happen, I learned that I can’t just be nice and let them go. Sometimes you need to be the bad guy.
Now choir in college… Pretty much all of my friends I chat with most now I met through choir… At first I was quiet and only had one or two friends (LOVE YOU CHRIS) but the following year I made many more. I ended up going for a third year to college mainly for the choir that and I really kind of was just unsure of what I wanted, but I also learned about who I am as an adult through choir and met my independence through it.
Speaking of independence, the most recent big even was…. MOVING OUT! I mean seriously, you can’t really get more independent than leaving your parents house. I have met many great people after moving out (and some not so great) and not only that I have been incredibly lucky with the people I have met. Very generous and peaceful people!
So yeah those are my bigger moments that I can think of. Thanks for reading!

Moving in from Blogger

So I am thinking about making this site my main site and not Blogger, I get too much spam from Blogger and I feel in general I have more potential from WordPress…. So here we go!

Moving to WordPress

So I have been thinking about moving this blog over to word press. Simply because more people use it and I don’t get as much spam from it. The link is https://dorkedout.wordpress.com/ if you want to check it out!
I will still update this one on occasion, but I think for now I will use WordPress to get more attention.