Last Post of the Quarter

Yet again I'm not sure what to write about so I suppose I'll write about my pets.

Jewel
Jewel is my dog. My family and I think she's a corgi mix. She's pretty cute. She is kind of short but she's not tiny. She has a very long body but she's somewhat unproportional because her legs are very short. She has sort of a german shepherd-like coloring. She's brown and black. She is not exactly a cuddly dog and sometimes she's afraid of human contact but if you treat her gently and go slow sometimes she'll put up with a bit of cuddling. Here's what she looks like:
 
Murray
Murray is my leopard gecko. I got him on February 3 2017 so we've only had almost two months together but we've come very far. I adopted him from the Minnesota Herpetological Society. When I brought him home he was quite thin and terrified of me. He bit me once and would wag his tail back and forth slowly (something leopard geckos do when they see predators) all the time. But I was patient as I could be and now he's almost all the way socialized, not to mention a bit chubby. Here's what he looked like before and after I got him to a healthy weight:


Nemo
Nemo is my Betta fish. He is really pretty. He has a turquoise body and red fins. I got him in July of 2016 and he has been thriving in his spacious 5 gallon tank ever since. His tank has black, neon pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue rocks at the bottom. He has a cute little temple/house thingy to swim through, a (fake) coral reef to hide in, and a pretty plant to... to... I'm not sure, to do something with. He looks like:

Mino
Mino is my pet rock. My friend Ellie is a bit silly and she started a rock adoption facility called McRonald's Rock Adoption Facility. And I said I would adopt one so I did he lives with my pot of cacti he's a rock...??? I don't know what else I'm supposed to say about him... Here's what he looks like:



     

The Struggle of Messy Braids

Messy braids are amazing... If done properly. There are many things that must go right for the braid to look good and if those things do go right then my god it will. These things are:
Number 1: Your hair cannot be too short. If your braid is going to be on the side because then more hair than you want to will fall out of the braid.
Number 2:  Just enough hair must be out of place (out of the braid). If too much hair is out of the braid you'll look like you just came out of a tornado or a storm or something. If no hair is out of the braid though your braid will look too perfect (which is fine if you like perfect braids, but I like my braids messy so that doesn't work for me).
Number 3: The placement of the hair-binder is very important. The placement must be perfect. If it is up too high your braid look like a fancy side ponytail (which is fine if thats what you're going for). But if the hair binder is too low, again, your the braid will look too perfect and it will look less like a messy braid.

A few days ago I risked life and limb my sanity to attempt a messy braid. I succeeded. The braid looked perfect. Being the idiot I apparently am I forgot how delicate messy braids are and I put my hood up because it was freezing outside and whoops! I ruined my hair. 

Life at the Moment (because I have no post ideas right now)

This week was quite uneventful. But this weekend has been fun.
FRIDAY 
On Friday night I went to Nu Look (it's a really nice second hand store) with my mom. I bought 2 super comfy sweaters, an adorable jean jacket that I am completely obsessed with, even though I don't think I've ever owned a jean jacket before so I didn't think I'd like it but my god I do! Anywho I also bought 2 scarves. One is grey and fades into black and has fringies on it. I also bought a scarf that's bright green and fades into a darker green. 
SATURDAY
On Saturday I went to riding lessons. I got to ride Tucker and I like him a lot and I'm getting used to him now. He's a lot different than Levi so it'll take some time to get used to him. After that my mom and I went shopping. We needed tank tops, royal blue converse, and also 3 fedoras for my band. We found the fedoras and tank tops quite easily at Target. We thought Journeys would be the best place to find converse in all different colors. My mom insisted that every mall has a Journeys so we went to the mall that was the shortest drive away. You know what mall doesn't have a Journeys? the one we went too. I'm still laughing about it. Anyway so we went to another mall. Well apparently it is very hard to find a pair of royal blue high tops. Low tops come in royal blue but not high tops. But we met a super nice guy at Footlocker who helped us order some.
SUNDAY
Well Sunday is going on right now so updates on that later.

A Message...Poem? (I don't know) to Winter

Winter...
What can I say?
Oh I know!
I hate you.
You keep me inside, you freeze my toes.
"Hair is perfect today?" you ask, "I can fix that I'll make it windy I'll blow around your hair 'till your do is a don't," Or if you're feeling lazy: "I'll just make it cold so you have to put your hood up and ruin your hair yourself," well let me tell you winter!!! Um...
Uh...
Ugh, fine!...
Good strategy!!!
(I hate you more for the fact that your strategy is a good one!) 
Only this year you have successfully ruined my hair 37 times!!! 
(Yes I have been counting.)
You fill my life with pain:
You make my hands dry, my feet everything cold.
You make my nails brittle and easy to break,
(which both of my really long thumbnails did, GRR!)
You give me more hangnails than I can count.
You make me wear a coat which:
1 covers up my outfit which Is very annoying if I'm proud of it.
2 like I said ruins my hair.
Oh my.
Winter...
What can I say?
Oh I know!
I hate you. 

Lavender Polka Dots

Apparently it's very hard to find lavender polka dots. Google thinks I'm looking for anything with white polkadots and a background of any kind of purple. And when I manage to find something with a white background the polka dots are not lavender they are purple or blue or pink or something. This is not a big deal, frankly I think it's funny, but people say google knows everything I've always disagreed and now I have proof: Google does not in fact know everything because Google does not know how to find purple polka dots. This is a pretty short and random entry but I have very few other ideas a the moment so... Sorry!     

🦄⸝Unicorns and Dragons🐉 (Part 1)

We live in a world where the unicorns are good and the dragons are evil. The unicorns are a sign of happiness to us, a sign of hope. They are the good. They save us. They come to our aid to rescue us from... well the dragons I suppose. The dragons, to us, they are evil. They're something to fear. They are the peril, the danger. But what if this world was different? What if it changed? What if the world as we know it was flipped upside down? What if unicorns were a great evil and dragons were heroes. Well all of that is what’s happening now. This is the new world so be excited or afraid, it's your choice to make. This is your world, you decide if it’s safe... or a great danger

-To Be Continued-

(Possibly)

If I can think of more material for this story

Writing a Poem about Writing

4,500 words they tell me. 
4,500 words or more.
True writing should have no word minimums or maximums.
True writing is writing and so much more.
They want us to write so they tie us all to chairs.
They tie us all to chairs, in front of desks.
They tie us all to chairs, in front of desks, shove pencils in our hands, and slap notebooks on the desks.
They tie us to chairs, in front of desks, shove pencils in our hands, and slap notebooks on the desks, and yell "WRITE!!! 150 words per side! 15 pages!!!"
No...
This is not the way.
Lead us willingly.
Lead us willingly to blank rooms.
Lead us willingly to blank rooms tell us to do what we wish.
I would fill the walls with words, with color, with all that I can, 
no limits,
no musts,
no can'ts, just me and my hands.
Maybe I'll go below their standards, maybe I'll soar above. But you know what?
It's writing.
No matter what,
It's writing.
It's yours, for you and who ever you chose to share it with.
This
is
writing.   

Flies part 2

Humans according to flies...

Humans, why are they so weird? Is it really necessary that they're around? All they do is go around squishing us! Pardon me! Where are my manners? Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Albuzzert Fleinstein! I invented the fliPhone but of course humans don't realize that, their huge eyes can't see our amazing creations. Aaaanywho more on humans. I honestly don't hate them but I don't understand their purpose. With their big hands, big feet, and their teeny tiny, microscopic, invisible wings, how can they accomplish anything? Well I take that back sometimes the smaller models have bigger wings but they run around claiming they're farees, whatever those are. Why don't they claim they're flies? Sometimes they claim they're our cousins that get all the credit: butterflies and bees. They get all the attention. It's so flystrating, humans always say "Ooh look a pretty butterfly!!!" or "Watch out a bee!!!" they do nothing about us except grabbing the fly squisher! Those jerks! What'd we ever do to humans?! They're so rude!!!

Tucker

So Levi's owner took him from the barn where I rode him. She wanted him closer to where she lives so she moved him. So I can't ride him anymore which kinda sucks but anyway... I met another horse. His name is Tucker. He's one of the sweetest horses I've ever met. If you stand in front of him he'll sometimes put his head on you. Cutest. Thing. Ever!!! He's a really nice horse. He is very obedient. He's fun to ride but his trot is really bumpy because he has a limp or bad back feet or something, but the riding instructor says he's fine. He's not a huge horse so he spooks pretty easily. He's super pretty, he's dark brown and really fluffy. I was told that he's 15 years old. His trot is a pretty good speed but since he limps it's kind of bumpy. It's not too hard too get him to canter, which is very nice. Like I said he's fun to ride but honestly he's no Levi.

Cabin

I am in a cabin. Filled with things to see, to do. There is a big window. Out this window I can see trees and birds. 2 deer came by earlier looking for food. When they saw we hadn't put any out yet they left with disappointed looks on their faces. We put out corn for them but they haven't come back yet. I named 1 Shelly and one Bilbo, everyone thought that was funny. There is a lot of talking here, about everything. Mostly things a 12 year old wouldn't understand. There's a squirrel in the tree I'm gonna name him benny. There's a cat here, her name's Petal she's really cute. There are lots of cool decorations here especially bears and loons. There are cool things from different cultures in the bathroom. There are some cool, and some fairly creepy, masks and there's also a sword. I feel like I'm in the middle of nowhere with responsibilities that aren't in existence. For the first time in quite a while I am completely free and relaxed.

Riding

People have told me: "Lindsay you're so good at riding horses" and that is so nice and it's flattering and all but then they go on to ask "How do you do it?" Well up until this point I didn't really know how to answer that. But I've figured it out now. These (in my opinion) are the 5ish (I'm too tired to count) most important things that make a good horse rider: 
Some of it is just instinct and it comes naturally for some people. Some of it is having enough experience. A lot of it is confidence and trust in yourself and these amazing creatures. But mostly it's choices. It's the choices you make to keep you and the people around you safe. But even more importantly it's the choices you make to keep your horses safe. A good rider knows if another horse is too close to your jump for you to go over it. Good riders know how and when to get out of the way if it's necessary. Even if it's your turn to go and the other person should get out of your way, it doesn't mean they will. A good rider is always prepared for any situation, problem, anything and everything. It takes a good rider to make a connection and a bond of trust with their horse and they know to keep that horse safe no matter what. That is what makes a good rider.

Dog Food

I wonder what dogs see in dog food. Why does it taste so good to them? Do they like bigger or smaller kibbles better? Well forget that question most dogs probably don't care they pretty much inhale their food without chewing anyway. I was curious about what dog food tasted like once. And being 9 I ate a piece. And let me tell you it was awful. Chicken flavored? I don't think so! It had a rough gravelly texture and it tasted like salty dirt. But mostly it was just gross. I have no clue at all why my dog goes so crazy for it. It has almost no flavor at all. I understand now why she eats wood.

My Little Elf

Hmmm...
Arg I can't think of anything to write about! Ok, so elves and fairies aren't real or anything but I'm desperate. So my Language arts teacher Mr. Streit told my class about some made up elf that lives on our shoulders and whispers to us about what to write. Oh little elf... Come out come out wherever you are... Grr nothing. Wait what about that little kid story about that lamp that if you rub it a genie pops out. Hmm but that lamp looks like a teapot and being 4'11" I can't reach the teapot at my house. Well I have a real lamp... If teapot lamps produce genies maybe real lamps produce elves. Well no one is around to laugh at me and I have no ideas of what to write about whatsoever. Alright I'm by the lamp *rub rub* nothing wow I'm shocked. Well what if I turned the lamp on... *rub rub*

*POOF!*

I look over to my right shoulder, nothing. I look to my left shoulder- "Ello mate g-day to ya!" "AAAH!" "Oi! whats all the racket about? I'm Benny your personal idea elf! ow can I elp you today?" 

Flies

Flies, why are they so dumb? Is it really necessary that they're around? They just fly around landing on us and buzzing in our ears. How do they even make that sound? It's so weird, not to mention annoying. What purpose does it serve? alerting predators? "Hey I'm over here come eat me!" Oh and don't forget about their favorite hobby: standing on poop! Fun... Don't flies taste with their feet I don't even want to think about it. Jeez flies have lots of design flaws when evolution decided how flies were going to evolve it obviously had too coffee because flies seem to serve no purpose. But though we think they're stupid they might think the opposite. Have you ever thought about how much flies take advantage of us? When they come in our house in the summer they're relaxing in the luxury of our Air Conditioning. And in my opinion more interesting: When they fly in our cars they're hitchhiking. Imagine how weird it would be to get in a car without knowing and a while later poof you're in a new place. Wait! Maybe they do it on purpose. If they have some reason to go they hop in a car and bam they get to start their life over.