PROcrastination

Once again, I'm coming to you when I ought to be reading things for a class, but Imma have a fangirl second and share with y'all some of my current obsessions.

Ava's Demon
It's this really gorgeous webcomic

Filled with interesting characters 

And a very compelling story. Read it.

Also, I'm currently obsessed with this song

Lindsay Mendez is just EVERYTHING. I LOVE her.

Also, this mini-musical. Feat. Lindsay Mendez again, opposite the AMAZING Anthony Ramos and written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (to whom I'll probably dedicate a post sometime)

Ok, bye. I just wanted to get it on record that I LOVE THESE THINGS.

Home, Sweet Home!

Orlando was a fantastic trip, everybody! Although, I've spent the last two days recuperating just a little bit... XD

Our men's, women's, and concert choirs received Silver awards, which means we scored between 80 and 89- very good.

And by some miracle, show choir received a Gold, a score between 90 and 100! We were thrilled!

And of course, we got to do a lot of cool things and generally just rock on.

A few of my favourite pictures and memories:

 

 Lee Chapel at Stetson University. The acoustics in here are AMAZING, and we got to sing here!

 

 The entryway into the Island of Adventure park at Universal Studios.

The Onceler's house and the Lorax, in Suess Landing!

A shot of Hogwarts, in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

 The inside of Honeyduke's, in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

The First United Methodist Church, where our competition was. Gorgeous! And the acoustics were stellar!

 

The "beautiful" sand mermaid we made at Cocoa Beach.

One of my friends, with a whole lot of sass.

This sign, in the line for the safari in the Animal Kingdom at Disneyworld. My friends and I laughed... And also ran away. ;)

Mickey, the Sorcerer's Apprentice, in Epcot! One of my favourite scenes from Fantasia.

Also, that song is a bassoon duet, so... :D

The Tower of Terror, one of my favourite rides. AWESOME.

I GOT TO BE IN TATOOINE. :D

Sorry, if this is any bigger, it looks awful... 

A shot of the castle during the light show.

The castle at the finale of the fireworks show.

Alice in Wonderland with the Cheshire cat during the light parade.

Rapunzel's tower in Fantasyland!

 And, finally, the castle during the daytime.

 This trip was AMAZING, and I made some FANTASTIC memories... And had a great time. But I'm happy to be back in Myneton. :]

Books.

So, I have a problem. I get really attached to characters in books, and I get really upset on their behalf. Also excited. And basically everything else. Pretty much, I don't need a life because I live in fiction, in ink and pages.

You think I'm kidding, but I'm not.

I have a list of fictional characters that I'm in love with. I mean, I've written it down and everything- in no specific order, but I've done it. And it just keeps getting longer.

Classic case? The Bartimaeus Trilogy, by Jonathon Stroud. I've been in love with Nathaniel for... at least five years. And every time I reread the series, I fall for him again. Also, Kitty and Bartimaeus are all SORTS of awesome, a kick-butt girl and a smart-aleck djinni. EPIC. And OHMYGOODNESS. The ending of the series is SO perfect, but I honestly cried for two hours the first time I read it, and have cried every time since then. Absolutely fantastic books, though.

Recent offender? The Fault In Our Stars, by John Green. I discovered this book yesterday and devoured it, finished today. It's GORGEOUS, and it really makes you think about a lot of things, but it's also totally a tear-jerker. But then, it is a book about teen cancer patients, and life, and love, and everything. It's AMAZING. And Augustus Waters has been added to The List, totally. He's ADORABLE. But yeah, definitely a book I cried over. And will if-- actually, when, I read it again.

I'm honestly trying to figure out why it is that I get so attached to fictional people, why I can absolutely get lost in the world of a book and wish I could be there. In the meantime, if you care to join me, this is The List.

It's not complete. And it's not in order. And it's not even all the books I love. Just the characters I'm in love with from some of them. But all of these books are excellent!

THE LIST

Peter Pevensie------The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
Edmund Pevensie
Prince Caspian
Nathaniel------------The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Jonathon Stroud
Oskan---------------The Icemark Trilogy, Stuart Hale
Charlemagne
Gilbert Blythe-------The Anne of Green Gables Series, L.M. Montgomery
Walter Blythe
Jem Blythe
Ken Ford
Corlath--------------The Blue Sword, Robin McKinley
Geric----------------The Books of Bayern, Shannon Hale
Finn
Razo
Conrad
Howl-----------------Howl's Moving Castle series, Diana Wynne Jones
Michael
Abdullah
Peter
Ron Weasley---------The Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling
Neville Longbottom
Viktor Krum
Twig-----------------The Edge Chronicles, Paul Steward and Chris Riddell
Quint
Rook
Nate
Peder----------------The Princess Academy, Shannon Hale
Steffan
Nico Di Angelo--------The Percy Jackson Series, Rick Riordan
Leo Valdez
Frank Zhang
Percy Jackson
Jason Grace
Magnus Bane---------The Mortal Instruments series, Cassandra Clare
Jace Wayland
Simon Lewis
Augustus Waters-----The Fault In Our Stars, John Green


Ummm.... That's about all for now. But yeah. If you don't read, you SHOULD. Books are magic!