30-Day Blog Challenge, Day 2

Day 2 - A photo of something you ate today.

I had the honor of attending the Oregon Right to Life Conference in Portland again this year, and I had a fantastic time.  I feel so inspired and empowered, as I usually do after attending such events.  If any of you would like me to share more details about the event and would like to see photos, let me know. 

All I can say to all of you pro-lifers out there is this: keep up the fight, and keep praying!  We are winning this war.  The pro-abortionists are desperate, and it’s obvious that they know that they are losing.  This generation is the one that will abolish abortion.  In the words of speaker Bryan Kemper, "I survived Roe vs. Wade, but Roe vs. Wade will not survive me."  Victory won’t come without Our Lord Jesus Christ.

A luncheon was included as part of the event, and the photo to the left is of my entrée plate.  I have to say that the food was the best that it’s been in the three years that I’ve been there.

30-Day Blog Challenge, Day 1

So, quite simply, I've decided to do THIS 30-day blog challenge!  I'll try to keep the posts pretty short and simple without blabbing too much.  Yeah, Ashley, good luck with that one.  Anyway, here it goes...

Day 1 - A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.


I had a pretty great day, actually.  I got to sleep in, which is always nice.  I made myself a delicious bowl of ramen with green onions and eggs for brunch, and worked on the writing part of upcoming photo review.  After that, I went to the local Starbucks café with my writing partner, Katie.  It’s been far too long since I’ve written anything good, and even longer since I’ve had my Tall White Chocolate Mocha.

I got a good amount of stuff done, including kicking off my latest poetry project: compiling an anthology of some of my best poetry of the past five years.  I’m excited about this because I have hundreds of poems, and I think that I could go for getting an anthology published.  Wish me luck!

After Starbucks, we hit up Target.  The main thing that I was looking for was eyeshadow, as I’m trying to expand my repertoire beyond browns and neutrals.  I ended up purchasing this palette from e.l.f., the e.l.f. Studio Day-To-Night 80 Eyeshadow Palettes (there are two in the package, but in the photo you can only see one of them).  It was only $10!  Despite loving the brand, I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical.  After trying out some of the shadows, however, I was pretty happy with this purchase.  I recommend it!

My day ended with a cozy evening composed of mugs of hot cocoa and browsing Netflix with Stephie (my sister and best friend, for those who don’t know).  Oh, and a few rounds of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with my brothers.

 

This is an example of one of my better days, to say the very least!

Random Randomness 4/9/2013

Hey there!  Long time no see!  Um…AHEM, yes, I do realize that I promised that I would be blogging weekly despite it being Lent, and…I failed miserably.  Not one post for the month of March.  To be quite honest, the blog was the last thing on my mind.  Schoolwork piled up, I resumed working as a teacher’s assistant, and I had an extra choir practice every week…etc.

That aside, I am BACK!  Today I’m going to keep it simple and share some of my latest randomness.

To start off, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph.  I freaking adore this movie.  I saw it twice in theaters, and have seen it several times since buying the DVD.  I just can’t get bored of it.  As I said in my latest deviantART (which is sorely lacking updates as well…) journal, it warms my gamer’s heart!

Here’s the trailer if you haven’t seen it yet:

[Wreck-It Ralph Theatrical Trailer]

 

 

Secondly, I’d like to share some music that I’ve been enjoying as of late.  Music was one of the things that I gave up for Lent, and since Easter I’ve been buying song after song after song.  I’ve developed an interest for “songmatching”, that is, trying to find songs that remind me of favorite characters or ships.  Namely ZeLink and SasuSaku (speaking of Naruto…what the HECKENSTEIN is going on around here?!?! …But this is a topic for another day...)  Here is my top twenty for the week (not in any particular order!):

 

 

My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark – Fall Out Boy

Never Be the Same – Red

May I – Trading Yesterday

Alive – Adelitas Way

Bright Lights (Fly) – Alex Goot

You Are – Colton Dixon

Anywhere But Here - SafetySuit

My Home – Thousand Foot Krutch

Just Give Me a Reason – P!nk ft. Nate Ruess

Be Your Everything – Boys Like Girls

Your Heart is a Muscle – Carly Rae Jepsen

Start Again – Red

Time After Time – Quietdrive

Leave Out All the Rest ­­- Linkin Park

Misty Mountains Cold – Peter Hollens ft. Jun Sung Ahn (Peter lives in my city--check him out...he is AMAZING!)

Caravanserai – Loreena McKennitt

Song of the Caged Bird – Lindsey Stirling

When Can I See You Again – Owl City

Your Guardian Angel – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Collide – Howie Day


Finally, let me say that I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE SUMMER.  I was considering taking classes during the summer, but my interest in that idea quickly dissipated.  I don’t need a break, but I sure do want one.  My art has suffered enough due to me devoting so much time to school.  Don’t get me wrong, I love school!  Really!  I’m one of those academic weirdos who looks forward to new discussion topics and truly believes that there is nothing more fun that writing an essay.  What can I say?  I’m a nerd in every respect.

I have so many ideas for art and stories that I can’t wait to get to working on.  As I've said, my deviantART and Figment have been especially quiet as of late, and I miss interacting with my artist and author buddies.  Plus, I’ll have time to apply for scholarships and save up money so that going back to school in the fall won’t be a pain in the neck like last year.  I’ve also been asked to be a counselor at a local girls’ camp again, so that will be a lot of fun.  And!  I’m going to Cali this summer.  So excited to visit family and go to Disneyland again!

I also have a lot of cool things coming up in regards to my humble little blog here, including photo reviews for some things that I am SUPER EXCITED about.  If you’ve been keeping up with me on Twitter you might know what I’m talking about!  Also, with summer coming around, I’m trying to get back to my Etsy shop, which I have not abandoned!


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‘Til the next post!