Turquoise Lemonade

Hello there fine fellows!

I would just like to take a moment to put a word in for spontaneity. (Say that word out loud, it makes your mouth laugh!)

Let me give you an example of something spontaneous that may or may not have just happened fifteen minutes ago.

Me: Hop in the shower. Oh wait! Socks! You must take off your socks! Wait, why? You have always wanted to wear socks in the shower. And I will! Well, I will just do it another day. Wait, why? Why not just wear your socks in the shower RIGHT NOW!?

One more example.

Me: Home! Yay! It is cold outside! Mmmm. Warmth. Wait, song lyrics in my head. Crazy household. Outside? No, tis cold! Well, okay. Outside, swing, stars, jacket, song, temple, wood chips.

And the second example changed my week entirely.

Do you see what I am pitching to you?

BEING SPONTANEOUS CHANGES YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

So I CHALLENGE you! Those things that you are thinking that you toss away, thinking that they are silly or weird or too bold? Think again. And DO THEM. Just TRY IT!

DO SOMETHING CRAZY!

Thank you.

I love you and have missed talking to you.

Good day.

Chances of Scattered Thoughts

I really really need to go pack. But right now really is the only free (with an emphasis on stress-free) time that I've been allowed this week.

The ACT went really wonderfully. The rest of the day was pretty fantastic too.

Right now, I am listening to A Drop In The Ocean. Very peaceful. Very comfortable.

"A drop in the ocean

A change in the weather

I was praying that you and me might end up together

It's like wishing for rain as I stand in the desert

But I'm holding you closer than most,

Cause you are my heaven."

Sorry. :) It is just too beautiful of a song to not share.

I'll be honest, I feel like I don't know what to expect of the future. The future being the rest of this school year. And I'm thinking about this without being too worried. I'm thinking about it at the same time that I think of peace. Surprising. Usually I completely lose it when I am uncertain about what is coming.

But I am in a good place right now. Really. I've mentioned peace several times already in this post, it is just that everything keeps coming back to that. Breathe.

Sorry, mindthoughts glide about.

I'm slightly afraid of getting my ACT scores back. Just because the scores are going to be so public because we all took it together. Expectations. So many thoughts are tied to that word. Live up to them? Exceed them? Be a disappointment? That is a big fear of mine. Disappointing everyone. Disappointing myself.

There is something truer. There is some way that we can all know each other. As people. There is some way to understand others as you understand yourself. We're just not there yet. That isn't what our lives are about right now.

How honest am I being with you?

I just returned to the computer. I wrote everything above a couple of hours ago. So the rest of this may be different. I'm not even going to read what I wrote earlier.

I believe in you, you know. You are going to be something

Writing letters to yourself, or letters that only you will read, is so NOT like talking to people. Is that what books are? Is the author writing to you or to themselves and you are just along for the ride?

Love love love love,

Amanda.

(LP)

On The Subject of Anything

Today shall be known as the Day of Productivity! At least, it is the Day In Which Amanda Intends To Get Some Important Things Done and Vows To Not Be Distracted By Anything!

And yes, blogging is being productive! [Insert a heartfelt apology for not posting anything for an absolute age!]

Things That I Am Thinking About That Fit In With My Mission To Be Productive:

• Doing Calculus homework
• Tidying bedroom
• Doing Physics homework
• Reading
• Studying for ACT
• Medley Practice
• Practice with Jacob
• Sleeping tonight

Things That I Am Thinking About That Have Nothing To Do With Anything

• The word anything. I put it in the title of this post for no reason. But I have already used it three times above.
• Pens. I don't know if I like them. Or if I am indifferent toward them. I don't hate them.
• Green lights. Small green lights pop up very frequently in my dreams.
• Dreams? Weird dreams. They are all weird.
• RAWR!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be honest, I have nothing interesting in my head at this point.

How about some links to some fantastic videos?

Elmify

WheezyWaiter

Vlogbrothers (John)

Vlogbrothers (Hank)

RhettandLink

Enjoy :)

-Amanda

A State of Completeness and Flawlessness

Hello there my dear people who read this. I was suprised to learn that 15 people had viewed my last post. Which was from yesterday. Yay! Celebration! Confetti! Fizzy drinks!

Ooh, root beer suddenly sounds good. (I am now eating a root beer flavored piece of hard candy. It is reminding me of the strawberry hard candies with the gooeyish center? Yes? You know of what I speak? Don't they just remind you of parades? Scurrying up to the front in order to wage war over the candy chucked by Miss Provo and Miss Orem's attendants? Good memories.)

I am reading this fantastic book called Wicked Lovely. There is a really good reason that it is a bestseller...

Today was lovely, was it not? I pray that the weather continues to smile upon us. Soon there will be FLOWERS among us! Bluer skies, lazy clouds, temperatures in the highs! (See that rhyming there? Yeah, I'm that good.)

Which would you prefer? Frequent, yet short posts? Or long posts that take a little more time for me to write? Meaning LESS frequent. Let me know...

Till later.

Love, your dear friend,

Adnama

Epiphany! Apostrophe? Epiphany!

Hi there my dear children! I have missed you oh-so-much and it has been too long since my last post.

Let me catch you up to speed with what had been going on in my life lately.

•I dyed my hair bright blue so that it would better clash with my eyes
• My last name has officially been changed to "Kolblenz." Ha! Try and find another Amanda Kolblenz on this planet!
•I kinda found out that I recently acquired mermaid powers. Yeah, I know that you are all jealous and are going to want me to introduce you to my dolphin friends, but let us first get one thing straight: I will only use my powers for good. No matter what that ridiculous future-telling seagull says.
•I took a special test that basically proved that I am mentally years ahead of the smartest people alive. But please don't treat me any different. Even though while I talk to you each day I am solving unsolvable math equations in my mind. And mentally writing the perfect novel.

So, yeah, nothing any different from the usual has been going on. What about for you?

Guess what? SPRING STEADILY APPROACHETH! This fills me with great joy.

Don't you love the lightbulb feeling? When something that was hidden is suddenly very obvious? Tis glorious.

How many times have you been thought about? If a tally was put next to your name everytime someone thought it, how big would the number of tallies be? I am thinking that it would be a ginormous number. Cool thought. At least, I think so.

How do you make lots of people think the exact same thought at the exact same time? Well, you could toss an earthquake at them. What else would make that happen? Something heavily tied to emotion and instincts, I'm thinking.

Lots of mind thoughts going on in my head. :)

Have a good night!

Looking Through Your Eyes

Forgive me for my current Taylor Swift/Journey/pajamas/cocoa/slippers mood. It has been a strange day. So I would like to let some specific people know some specific things.

KD: Thank you for constantly asking me to update my blog. Also, thank you for joining me on my adventure to the A La Carte line. It was epic.

AG: I don't even think that you read this. But I must say that your hair is just amazing. And I am glad that you have been so happy lately.

JA: I am sorry for not being perfect! And for getting frustrated! Thank you for putting up with me! I admire your dedication.

KH: Thank you for the inside jokes. And the inside conversations. I am sorry when you are upset. And I am trying to see your balance between white and blue. Thank you for listening to my crazy rants, as many as there are. Thank you.

CB: You FOR SURE do not read this blog, but I can't be thankful without mentioning you and HB. You invest YOUR LIVES in us. And I can never tell you how much that means to me.

TD: You are a wonderful, crazy jerk. And thank you for that. I'm so proud of you all of the time and I feel like you are a kindred soul. (Do you understand what I mean? No? It's all good.)

I know that this post isn't my usual insanity. But this is what I'm feeling right now. :)

Now! Back to Calculus!!!

Love, Amanda

Let the Mac and Cheese Feast Begin!

I want a FEAST! I want a BEAN FEAST! (Except I actually want a mac and cheese feast, but this is just a teeny detail. Please continue.) Cream buns and doughnuts and fruitcake with no nuts! So good you could go nuts! Give it to me NOW! I want the world, I want the whole world! I want to lock it all up in my pocket, it's my bar of chocolate! Give it to me now!

AnyWAY, now that that has been taken care of, on to more interesting thoughts that are making their way through my head.

Now, I need all of you to do me a favor. I need you to click on the following link, follow the instructions, and then never sleepwalk again.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2106582_stop-sleepwalking-episodes.html

Please. Please please please please please.

Next item of business is The Color Code. The Color Code is a lovely little way of understanding your personality. Take the test, it will give you many things to think about.

http://www.colorcode.com/free_personality_test/

I know that I promised that I was done talking about mac and cheese, but... it is so INSANELY DELICIOUS. My train of thought right now goes a little like this: Sound smart. Sound smart. Sound clever. Be interesting. Be ha-- MAC AND CHEESE! Gooey, lovely cheeeeeese! With ketchup! MmmmmMMMmmmmMMMM!!!! Oh, right. Smart. Witty. Focused.

Now, one last thing before I depart.

That is all. :) Have a good night!