Harry Potter Land
Hello lovely readers! The Spring Break Adventure continues! I was able to go to Harry Potter Land at Universal Studios Hollywood on Monday, and it was AMAZING! For the Potter fans out there- you simply have to go. And for the non-Potter fans- sorry you still have to go too. The details were spectacular, and everything was just like the books! All the way down to the food you ate at the Three Broomsticks and the cobwebs on the windows, everything felt 100% accurate. Enjoy these photos!
Easter Sunday
23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
-John 12:23-25
Thank you are not a big enough words
in fact
all the languages in the world combined
are not enough
to express the gratitude
He deserves
because it is
infinite
and so my small voice
whispers
Thank You
that it doesn't have to be enough
ever
because you
love me
that much
Spring Vibes
I am so happy to announce that I am now on Spring Break! Yay! To kick it off, my sisters and my neighbors pulled all of my paints and art stuff outside and had a little outdoor art party type thing. It was a nice balmy 75 degrees out (yay California!) and you could smell the flowers blooming. One of the best afternoons I've had in a long time.
Book Review: Pet Sematary
Summary: Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a family of four that moves to a small town, and a nice house along a busy highway. Everything is going wonderfully until the family cat is found dead, presumably hit by a truck. When a kindly old neighbor from across the street leads Louis, the protagonist, out past the creepy old pet cemetery behind his house and to an old MicMac burial ground, Louis isn't sure what to think. He is even more confused, and altogether terrified, when the cat comes back to life the next day. But the cat isn't the same, he acts strange, possessed even. Does Louis dare to touch the cemetery again, even if there's a chance he might be able to bring a deceased loved one back to life?
Review:
This book is an awesome introduction-to-horror book. It's a bit creepy, but not extremely frightening, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the genre, but doesn't want to be plagued with nightmares if it's not for them. Nothing should jump out at you or surprise you too much, and it is easy to close the book if you decide that maybe the horror genre just isn't for you. I have a totally overactive imagination, so I can safely assure those like me that you will indeed have a little bit of scare, but it probably won't stick with you unless you are reading it right then or decide to replay it over and over in your mind in a dark room all alone on a windy night.
Overall, I thought the book was done well and followed a solid plot line without deviation or confusing loops. The story was concrete, and I found parts of it quite chilling.
But I was a bit dissatisfied with the amount of actually scary parts. I wanted to be creeped out a little more than I was- the actual horror part didn't come until the very end. The buildup to the climax seemed to last forever, and most of it wasn't scary in the slightest. Most of the book did contain a sort of eerie undertone, but I wouldn't categorize it as 'horrifying'. But once the scary part got going, I was pretty happily freaked out, in a mild, I can handle this, sort of way.
Honestly, I almost felt more sad during this book than scared. Gage's death honestly made me grieve with the family, King did a great job conveying Louis and his family's feelings.
As a character, I enjoyed Louis just fine. He was not static, and I thought it was interesting how you got to see the cemetery sort of take hold in his mind. Jud was also a good character, and provided a sort of curveball in the story. Gage before resurrection was sweet and amiable and likable, and after resurrection frankly terrifying to imagine.
I also really liked the idea of the cemetery, and its connotations and hints. It was so cleverly maniacal, and gave the whole book an idea that something evil, something that shouldn't be real but was, was going on. The Wendigo and deadfall and the climb up the stairs to the MicMac burial ground was tense and exciting to read, and artfully lead the reader into the proper mood for the desired effect.
The thing this book did the best on: foreshadowing. The foreshadowing in this book was over the top 100 out of 10. Everything had a creepy theme threaded through it, and the way you saw Louis becoming more and more drawn to the idea of the cemetery, and all the quoting, was very clever and creepy.
My favorite part of the book would have to be the graveyard scene. It was suspenseful, nerve-wracking, shiver inducing, and a little disgusting. It sort of embodied all the aspects I would want in a horror novel. I also found the ending quite disturbing, in a good way. Be sure to read to the epilogue, because it was a solidly tenuous finish that every horror book should try to achieve. Brilliantly done.
Overall, I considered this book a nice introduction to the genre and a great book to have around if you feel like having a little scare. I think Stephen King is a genius, and his careful manipulation of characters and slightly-off events produces a work that is complex and chilling to the core.
What did you think of Pet Sematary? Were you scared? What was your favorite part? Comment below!
Review:
This book is an awesome introduction-to-horror book. It's a bit creepy, but not extremely frightening, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the genre, but doesn't want to be plagued with nightmares if it's not for them. Nothing should jump out at you or surprise you too much, and it is easy to close the book if you decide that maybe the horror genre just isn't for you. I have a totally overactive imagination, so I can safely assure those like me that you will indeed have a little bit of scare, but it probably won't stick with you unless you are reading it right then or decide to replay it over and over in your mind in a dark room all alone on a windy night.
Overall, I thought the book was done well and followed a solid plot line without deviation or confusing loops. The story was concrete, and I found parts of it quite chilling.
But I was a bit dissatisfied with the amount of actually scary parts. I wanted to be creeped out a little more than I was- the actual horror part didn't come until the very end. The buildup to the climax seemed to last forever, and most of it wasn't scary in the slightest. Most of the book did contain a sort of eerie undertone, but I wouldn't categorize it as 'horrifying'. But once the scary part got going, I was pretty happily freaked out, in a mild, I can handle this, sort of way.
Honestly, I almost felt more sad during this book than scared. Gage's death honestly made me grieve with the family, King did a great job conveying Louis and his family's feelings.
As a character, I enjoyed Louis just fine. He was not static, and I thought it was interesting how you got to see the cemetery sort of take hold in his mind. Jud was also a good character, and provided a sort of curveball in the story. Gage before resurrection was sweet and amiable and likable, and after resurrection frankly terrifying to imagine.
I also really liked the idea of the cemetery, and its connotations and hints. It was so cleverly maniacal, and gave the whole book an idea that something evil, something that shouldn't be real but was, was going on. The Wendigo and deadfall and the climb up the stairs to the MicMac burial ground was tense and exciting to read, and artfully lead the reader into the proper mood for the desired effect.
The thing this book did the best on: foreshadowing. The foreshadowing in this book was over the top 100 out of 10. Everything had a creepy theme threaded through it, and the way you saw Louis becoming more and more drawn to the idea of the cemetery, and all the quoting, was very clever and creepy.
My favorite part of the book would have to be the graveyard scene. It was suspenseful, nerve-wracking, shiver inducing, and a little disgusting. It sort of embodied all the aspects I would want in a horror novel. I also found the ending quite disturbing, in a good way. Be sure to read to the epilogue, because it was a solidly tenuous finish that every horror book should try to achieve. Brilliantly done.
Overall, I considered this book a nice introduction to the genre and a great book to have around if you feel like having a little scare. I think Stephen King is a genius, and his careful manipulation of characters and slightly-off events produces a work that is complex and chilling to the core.
What did you think of Pet Sematary? Were you scared? What was your favorite part? Comment below!
Sketchbox #4
ANOTHER SKETCHBOX!!
I'm so excited (as usual) and I have already done so much with the materials in this set!
check out that art on the box--so neat!
So I received some thin pens, and a black pen also to add extra details, a sketchbook sticker, a giant copic marker, that neat artist card, the supplies card, and a super cute little mini sketchbook that is SO ADORABLE!!
Check sketchbox out @ https://getsketchbox.com
(since a lot of you have been inquiring about where these magical things come from)
Also--check out their blog which has a bunch of amazing art done with the supplies! http://www.sketchboxblog.com
A Serious Case Of Not Caring
Hello, hello, Doctor is it you?
Yes it is I, no I don’t have the flu
I’ve called you with something much more urgent you see,
And I sincerely hope that you can help me.
If only you could see how badly I’m faring,
I believe I’ve come down with a serious case of not caring!
My lack of motivation, hope and persistence
My lack of motivation, hope and persistence
Is what caused me to ring you for assistance
You see I don’t care so much about anything at all,
I noticed it starting at the beginning of fall
It came on slowly,
And then all at once
Until suddenly nothing
Was worth all the fuss
Just ask my mother,
My sister
My brother
All I want to do is sit on the couch, nothing other!
I don’t care about school
I don’t care about books,
I don’t care about TV,
And I don’t care about looks
I don’t care about my friends, my family, my neighbors
I don’t care if I’m late and I don’t do anyone any favors
I don’t care if it’s raining or if the sky is blue,
And frankly I don’t care all that much about you!
I don’t care what I eat
I don’t care what I drink
I don’t really work
And I don’t really think
I just want to sleep,
And maybe do nothing
Why is this happening?
I swear I’m not bluffing
I swear I’m not bluffing
I need a cure quick,
For finals are coming
And track season is here so I need to start running
And do something other than what I’ve been doing
Oh doctor oh doctor I can’t stop boo-hooing
A need a subscription
An antibiotic
To save me from this terrible case of not-caring-o-chronic
Pills, medication, I’ll take it I will,
I can’t fail my classes, I have life in me still
So hurry it up,
Before I realize,
That I don’t really care so much about my demise
Oh no, wait!
I feel it coming on now,
Perhaps I should just go,
It doesn’t really matter
I’ll either live or die
Probably the latter
Oh doctor, please,
Can’t it wait till tomorrow?
You see I’ve got nothing to do and nobody to see
And I don’t really care what happens to me,
So just leave me alone to my hopeless fate,
I’m sure it’s not contagious, this tragic state
Oh no, don’t worry
I couldn’t care less,
Talk to you later,
Farewell and God bless
Don’t call don’t check up, it doesn’t matter how I’m faring
I’ve come down with a serious case of not caring
And I don’t really care about this phone call anymore
Goodbye dear doctor, this is too much of a chore.
I wrote this not because all of it is necessarily true, but because honestly we all feel like this sometimes.
Plus, I find it rather amusing.
I wrote this not because all of it is necessarily true, but because honestly we all feel like this sometimes.
Plus, I find it rather amusing.
What's Playing on my Speaker
I thought it might be fun to give a bit of a list of some of my favorite artists and songs. I'm going to just list a few favorites for you! Let me know your favorites in the comments :)
Fun is my favorite band, and I love their music. Sadly, they only have one good album and a single (I've never really been into their first album).
-We Are Young
-Sight of the Sun (single)
-Carry On
-Why am I the One
-All Alright
-Out on the Town
-One Foot
-It Gets Better
The Format has the same lead singer as Fun, but I've found their music a little bit lighter. Plus they have sweet album covers.
-Let's Make the Moment a Crime
-She Doesn't Get It
I recently started listening to CHVRCHES and I love their music. The sounds are so neat!
-Leave a Trace
-Playing Dead
-The Mother we Share
Twenty One Pilots! It took me a while to get into their music but once I started listening more it grew on me pretty quickly. Their songs are also relatable and meaningful, and I like that.
-Stressed Out
-House of Gold
-Tear in My Heart
-Ride
You can never go wrong with a Bastille song. Never.
-Pompeii
-Flaws
George Ezra is just really nice to listen to- calm but whimsical.
-Budapest
I have only heard one Hawk Nelson song and I love it, so I need to listen to more. The beat is so great, and of course, the message of the song is awesome.
-Drops in the Ocean
The Postal Service has super creative sounds and words that are very poetic and dramatic. Great to listen to anytime.
-Such Great Heights
-The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
I generally don't like the Chainsmokers, but I love their song that they did with ROZES. It is super fun to listen to.
-Roses
And of course, Shawn Mendes. I know everyone's listening to him right now and he's a little overplayed, but how can you not love Stitches?
-Stitches
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