Caffeine

Oh, caffeine, my long lost friend...

I must say, caffeine is one of the most backstabbing, cruel, and purly evil friend I've ever had.

Have I ever mentioned how much caffeine affects me? Well, it does. A lot.
Have you ever watched Hoodwinked? If so, do you remember Twitchy? The annoying (yet, cute) little squirrel whotalkslikethis?
That, my dear friends, if exactly what I am like after one cup of soda. Especially at nighttime.

Last week, or there about, I saw a can of soda in the fridge. Now, I am absolutely no good at self-denial. There were no witnesses around. I had half an hour to kill before I would have to get to bed, in order to get a decent amount of sleep. One little can of soda couldn't hurt, right?
Wrong.
I was up four more hours than I expected. What was I doing during those four hours of hyper insaneness?
I sat in the middle of my room. And I laughed.
What was I laughing about? Only God knows...
I think I may have done things in-between my laughter-fits... like pray. Or clean. Or possibly even worked on my story outline.
Mind you, this was at 12:00am-4:00am, so I couldn't blast any music, use the computer, or do something else mindlessly crazy and completely insane.
So, there you have it. And the best part is... I had to get up at 5:45am. Pure joy.

Now. This is exactly why I am never... ever... drinking coffee.

*coughs*

Well! Now, on to some blog-related things!
You may have noticed the couple of changes I made in the layout... feedback would be appriciated! ;)
I am also editing my playlist a bit! I've gotten some positive comments on it, and I'd like to thank all of you for listening to it! ^_^
I just noticed I now have 10 followers! Thank you so much everyone... it means a lot that y'all put up with my utter nut-cakeness :)
(My new word: nutcake. It's perfect.)

And lastly... life! ;P
I'm starting to get really, really excited for this year's annual picnic at my church! It always turns out veddy fun, and everyone has crazy stories to share afterwards! Of course, I know more people this year than I did last year, and I think it'll be more fun! Plus, I can make them try the brownies I make every year... *nods*
Also, I've started to go outside everynight, and sit on my front porch in the moonlight, and pray.
^that sounds quite cheesy and thilly indeed... but it's extremely peaceful! It feels unimaginably good to just pray and think in the breathtaking scenery... I love it. ^_^

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Happy Birthday Ivy!!

It's my dear friend, Ivy/Blanche's birthday today! She's turning 17... years... old...
If anyone knows of anything that can make her stop growing while I catch up, let me know! ;)

For the past week, I've wanted to write her an incredibly sappy post... and I'm going to do that now!

Even though we've been going to the same church for as long as I can remember, I didn't really start to get to know Ivy until fall of '09.
And ever since then, she's done so much for me!
When my conformation sponsor left for Italy, two people have sort of "filled in" the gap that she left. One of them being Ivy! I've often turned to her for advice, to rant (hehe...) and for a friend! She is a wonderful young lady, sweet, caring, and incredibly fun to talk to! (see? I told you it was going to be sappy!)
Ivy introuduced me to the Fairy Tale Novels, and to the FTN fourm, which have been pretty big in my life...!
She's written so many great stories, and continues to amaze me with her writing skills.
She has a beauuuutiful voice!
She's not shy, but not loud... she's actually a perfect mix between the two!
And, of course... she's gorgeous!

Now... I thiiink I've got everything I was going to add, but she does have so many more talents!
Ivy, have a GREAT birthday, and know you're loved!!!