31.12.12
Facebook score
Posted a picture about snow and socks. 5 likes in under 10 minutes. Teaching my dad about how people do care about the randomness in your like on Facebook: SUCCESS!
30.12.12
Post 100 :D
Hello!
This is post 100! How fun! Now... We need to beat our post number of last year, which was 135 so tomorrow we each need to post 8.75 times! Tomorrow.
Until then, today I felt prompted to turn on a Conference Talk! It just so happened to be this one:
Isn't it neat how we can be lead to the right talk, friend, song, and be lifted? I feel so blessed to have this gospel in my life. Without its kindness and guidance I am sure I would be lost.
Emma Rose
P.s. My nieces pictures turned out wonderfully! It was very fun!
Spelling: 1
This is post 100! How fun! Now... We need to beat our post number of last year, which was 135 so tomorrow we each need to post 8.75 times! Tomorrow.
Until then, today I felt prompted to turn on a Conference Talk! It just so happened to be this one:
Emma Rose
P.s. My nieces pictures turned out wonderfully! It was very fun!
Spelling: 1
27.12.12
Home
Sometimes I play pretend. Let's face it... Imma dreamer.
Sometimes my family has me pretend.
Today they decided I was a pro-photographer! So I'm on my way to TreeTown to take photos for my nieces baptism announcements.
So here I go!
Sometimes my family has me pretend.
Today they decided I was a pro-photographer! So I'm on my way to TreeTown to take photos for my nieces baptism announcements.
So here I go!
26.12.12
The Heart of Life
New Year's is dawning!
As the snow falls perfectly in my backyard, I am wishing you that the joys of Christmas will last longer than the white fluff on the ground. I always enjoy the day after Christmas for many, many, many reasons.
- I enjoy waking up, going downstairs, and turning on regular music. I do enjoy Christmas music and will let it linger a few days after Christmas, but there is something magical about turning on my favorite music once again. My music is strong, the dullness of over listening has evaporated and the chance to hear the notes with almost new ears rings true. Listening to my music again after the reprieve reminds me just how much my music means to me. That it has been with me all the days from 1994-2012 and will be with me through 2013. Which makes 2013 sounds awesome and gets me all kinds of excited!
- December 26 is my half birthday! Which is especially significant when
- A: You are in Fifth grade and demand to have it celebrated
- B: You are planning on making your 19th birthday your availability day.
- Other reasons that I'm too tired to numerate.
I know I will be using these days to think about my future. This video is an interesting viewpoint that I think should be heard.
Happy My Half Birthday! ;)
EmRo
24.12.12
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18.12.12
Fandoms and the Power They Hold
I am turning into the largest of all geeks when it comes to...
The microcosm made up of people who are fans of a fiction genre, or of a sub-genre, who have their own clubs, conventions and amateur magazines (fanzines), dating back (in some cases) to the early 1930s. Some of these are overlapping. Star Trek fandom, for example, started in science fiction fandom and eventually became a separate fandom on its own.
Or a more recent definition:
Now, today I watched The Fellowship of the Ring, and I have to say that the Lord of the Rings fandom has been reawakened for me. The symbolism is beyond amazing, and it just really speaks to my heart of hearts. It gets me right in the center of my being. Plus, the imagery is startlingly impressive. The acting is magnificent, and the soundtrack. Don't get me started on it.
It's 2:37 AM and I am in my room typing this. I sat alone in my living room not too long ago and watched as Boromir, who had not bested the temptation of the ring, regained his right mind and felt deep sorrow over his actions. It is understandable how he could have fallen, but it hurt me so to watch! And then Pippin and Merry are almost captured, and here comes Boromir defending them. He is shot with arrows three times, each in the chest, before he falls.
Each time he was shot I thought for sure he would fall and die. And he did fall, but he got back up and he fought. He had lost to temptation before, but he was valiant in the end. He fought for Pippin and Merry, and he fought with great honor. Oh, how I cried when he died. I cried when he fought, and when he stood up again. I am a baby for these fandoms.
I guess I don't know why I am even disclosing this stuff. You probably don't care.
But there is power in the written word, and there is power in film. The idea of a universal power that feeds each of these forms of communication is intriguing and empowering to me. I wept like a child when I saw Boromir die. This wasn't because the music was just right (although it helped a ton), or the action was incredible. To me, it was because of his reasoning. I loved why he was fighting, and I loved that he was fighting for good. He's not just killin' people because he gets off on that sort of thing, or whatever. He is fighting for good, for that universal power.
I believe in a universal power, and in a way I think we all do. We all search for something or someone to believe in. I suggest that this is what makes the idea of fandoms so valuable and fascinating. We believe in the protagonist, we want them to succeed. We feel it when they cry, smile, laugh, or are hurt. We feel it, and we live it. Each time Luke fights the urge to join the dark side, we feel stronger. When Harry fights hate and uses love as his source of power we feel it in our hearts too. When Boromir gets up and reclaims his valor, we feel the same sad happiness. We feel it all, and we live it all. Then as a fandom, we come together and discuss it. We are together, feeling the same things in a way. That is a powerful notion. The people in the fandom are separated and have lived different lives, but we come together in that one thing we have in common--our fandom.
Fandoms are powerful. Though not understood by many, they give us a feeling of belonging, change, hope, and freedom.
Does this make sense?
It makes sense to me.
Maybe I should wait till I am rested to see if this makes sense before I post it.
...
Nah.
Love,
Mariah
F A N D O M S .
What is a fandom?
Urban Dictionary sates a fandom as:The microcosm made up of people who are fans of a fiction genre, or of a sub-genre, who have their own clubs, conventions and amateur magazines (fanzines), dating back (in some cases) to the early 1930s. Some of these are overlapping. Star Trek fandom, for example, started in science fiction fandom and eventually became a separate fandom on its own.
Or a more recent definition:
Fan Domain
A domain in the internet about a comic, a book, a TV show, a video game etc. There are several fandoms all around the internet, where fans converge and the communities are really big, many have forums, fanfics, fanart, etc. |
Now, today I watched The Fellowship of the Ring, and I have to say that the Lord of the Rings fandom has been reawakened for me. The symbolism is beyond amazing, and it just really speaks to my heart of hearts. It gets me right in the center of my being. Plus, the imagery is startlingly impressive. The acting is magnificent, and the soundtrack. Don't get me started on it.
It's 2:37 AM and I am in my room typing this. I sat alone in my living room not too long ago and watched as Boromir, who had not bested the temptation of the ring, regained his right mind and felt deep sorrow over his actions. It is understandable how he could have fallen, but it hurt me so to watch! And then Pippin and Merry are almost captured, and here comes Boromir defending them. He is shot with arrows three times, each in the chest, before he falls.
Each time he was shot I thought for sure he would fall and die. And he did fall, but he got back up and he fought. He had lost to temptation before, but he was valiant in the end. He fought for Pippin and Merry, and he fought with great honor. Oh, how I cried when he died. I cried when he fought, and when he stood up again. I am a baby for these fandoms.
Here's the scene, if you have 4 more minutes (kinda gory, just a warning).
I guess I don't know why I am even disclosing this stuff. You probably don't care.
But there is power in the written word, and there is power in film. The idea of a universal power that feeds each of these forms of communication is intriguing and empowering to me. I wept like a child when I saw Boromir die. This wasn't because the music was just right (although it helped a ton), or the action was incredible. To me, it was because of his reasoning. I loved why he was fighting, and I loved that he was fighting for good. He's not just killin' people because he gets off on that sort of thing, or whatever. He is fighting for good, for that universal power.
I believe in a universal power, and in a way I think we all do. We all search for something or someone to believe in. I suggest that this is what makes the idea of fandoms so valuable and fascinating. We believe in the protagonist, we want them to succeed. We feel it when they cry, smile, laugh, or are hurt. We feel it, and we live it. Each time Luke fights the urge to join the dark side, we feel stronger. When Harry fights hate and uses love as his source of power we feel it in our hearts too. When Boromir gets up and reclaims his valor, we feel the same sad happiness. We feel it all, and we live it all. Then as a fandom, we come together and discuss it. We are together, feeling the same things in a way. That is a powerful notion. The people in the fandom are separated and have lived different lives, but we come together in that one thing we have in common--our fandom.
Fandoms are powerful. Though not understood by many, they give us a feeling of belonging, change, hope, and freedom.
Does this make sense?
It makes sense to me.
Maybe I should wait till I am rested to see if this makes sense before I post it.
...
Nah.
Love,
Mariah
14.12.12
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Now I am a blogging machine!! I am in the saddle again!
I went and saw a glorious movie today, or yesterday (and back again) (ahaha, Hobbit joke) (not that clever, though) (sorry) (but get over it) (are the parenthesis annoying yet?).
Reasons this is a great movie:
Love,
Mariah
I went and saw a glorious movie today, or yesterday (and back again) (ahaha, Hobbit joke) (not that clever, though) (sorry) (but get over it) (are the parenthesis annoying yet?).
Reasons this is a great movie:
- Beautiful scenery
- Beautiful people (Hello, Elves. I love you.)
- Wonderful music
- Inspiring thoughts, so sort of thought-provoking if you ponder about it
- Symbolism=awesomeness
- Quotable
- Funny
- Made me want to watch LOTR
- It's the Hobbit
- The Hobbit was written by J. R. R. Tolkien
- ELIJAH WOOOOOOD!!!!!!! (Ahem, please excuse my sudden outburst of sunshine.)
- The beginning. It was a perfect tie-in for LOTR
- Peter Jackson, the director of the LOTR movies
- CGI was really weird sometimes
- Did not seem like the book I read
- Benedict Cumberbatch was not featured
- What was with the story arc about the albino dude? Whaaat??
- Made Gollum more funny than he is in the book
- Made up parts of it
- Bilbo was supposed to figure out Sting's awesome prowess by himself
- Bilbo did not try to defend Thorin
- What was with the ending? Gaaaaaaah, noooo.
- More elves
- Orlando Bloom (they could have fit him in. ... Somehow.)
- Benedict Cumberbatch
Love,
Mariah
13.12.12
Robots and Christmas!
First of all, robots just look so sleek and beautiful. So that would be nice.
The semester is over! I have three weeks to have fun and do things that I enjoy doing! I am so excited to crochet, read, hang out, watch the Hobbit, listen and just be.
AND NO HOMEWORK FOR ME!
Although I do have school again in three weeks. :(
C H R I S T M A S !!
This is Christmas:
Goodbye and I love you!
Mariah
10.12.12
The Currant Bush
I was talking to somebody today about a class they had taken this semester that was particularly hard for them. She told me how a friend of ours had said it was such an easy class, and that she should take it. My friend was surprised when it actually turned out to have more work than she had expected. I do this real awful or real awesome (depending on the goodness of fit of the pair of us as friends) (or if that didn't make sense, depending on what style of listener one likes best) habit of offering my ideas as to what can make something better. It really all stems from me trying my best to find a solution that would help. Well, I did this and now my friend is a little annoyed with me.
"Maybe the class wasn't meant to be easy for you." I sort of was thinking about how there is something to be learned in the struggle of things. Maybe it wasn't the best time to say that, because finals are stressful and my friend is lacking on sleep. Haha
She replied emphatically, "Not everything is meant to be, Mariah." This friend sort of shoots me down whenever I try to offer suggestions, which was really grinding on my gears.
I was quiet for a moment or two, and sat in my chair a little hurt. I questioned whether or not I should be offended by this. I got a little angsty as I thought of all the times my life has worked out because of my Father in Heaven and how quite literally everything was meant to be. I responded in a rapid manor and with emotion. "Everything is meant to be--Heavenly Father is in the details of our lives."
Just now as I type this I feel like I shouldn't have been as emotional as I was about that. Also, I don't feel I have fully explored the "meant to be" thing. I really do not believe we have a path that will work out no matter what we do. I know that if I make certain choices, certain things will happen. I pick up one end of the stick, and the other comes with. I can't do things I know I should not do and be happy. Stuff like that. Yet I also know that even when I make mistakes, or even when things don't work out at first, that they will! I know that things will work out. I believe that things are meant to be. I believe that Heavenly Father has a plan and He knows what He wants me to be.
If I am meant to be a currant bush, He will help me to have a life that will give me the opportunity to get there. This isn't to say that no matter what I choose, I will be a currant bush. I just mean that He will place specific events, specific trials, specific people into my life and I can do what I like with those things.
Today I choose to be a currant bush.
Love,
Mariah
"Maybe the class wasn't meant to be easy for you." I sort of was thinking about how there is something to be learned in the struggle of things. Maybe it wasn't the best time to say that, because finals are stressful and my friend is lacking on sleep. Haha
She replied emphatically, "Not everything is meant to be, Mariah." This friend sort of shoots me down whenever I try to offer suggestions, which was really grinding on my gears.
I was quiet for a moment or two, and sat in my chair a little hurt. I questioned whether or not I should be offended by this. I got a little angsty as I thought of all the times my life has worked out because of my Father in Heaven and how quite literally everything was meant to be. I responded in a rapid manor and with emotion. "Everything is meant to be--Heavenly Father is in the details of our lives."
Just now as I type this I feel like I shouldn't have been as emotional as I was about that. Also, I don't feel I have fully explored the "meant to be" thing. I really do not believe we have a path that will work out no matter what we do. I know that if I make certain choices, certain things will happen. I pick up one end of the stick, and the other comes with. I can't do things I know I should not do and be happy. Stuff like that. Yet I also know that even when I make mistakes, or even when things don't work out at first, that they will! I know that things will work out. I believe that things are meant to be. I believe that Heavenly Father has a plan and He knows what He wants me to be.
Today I choose to be a currant bush.
Love,
Mariah
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