Looking Back: 2013

Well, it's New Year's Eve! I thought I would take some time to reflect on 2013 and look forward to the new year a bit as well. (Keep in mind that these are my personal thoughts of the past year.)

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013:
Moorcroft Music Festival
Beginning my senior year of high school
One year of blogging
Two years of "Follow the Raven"
The 12th Doctor

BEST MOMENT:
Learning that a brand new Sonic TV series titled "Sonic Boom" is coming out in the fall of 2014. :D

WORST MOMENT:
Saying goodbye to Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor... :'(

BEST VIDEO:
Tails Reacts to "What Does the Fox Say?"
Funniest thing I have seen in my life...go watch it!

FINAL THOUGHTS:
2013 was kind of an emotional roller coaster for me due to personal issues with friends and the church and whatnot, but it also had a lot of awesome stuff for me to nerd out over...like new TMNT 2012 episodes and the upcoming Sonic Boom series to look forward to! :)

Be sure to check back here tomorrow, January 1, 2014, for a special update! Happy New Year!! :D

Introducing...the 12th Doctor! *Slight Spoilers*

So Christmas was awesome...lots of nerdy items for my ever-growing collection of Sonic and TMNT. As we speak I am actually sitting on my bed which now sports my very first set of Sonic the Hedgehog bed sheets...hey, it may seem silly, but to a Mobian these sheets are the BEST! :D

The only thing about this year's Christmas that I was not looking forward to was the 11th Doctor's regeneration. Saying farewell to Matt Smith was terrible. I was crying my eyes out the entire time. I expected his regeneration to be a bit more drawn out than it was (seeing as that's how it has always been before), but while I was pulling tissues out, the moment came, and it came fast! Peter Capaldi's introduction as the 12th Doctor was so abrupt that it shocked me into silence...until the credits started rolling. Then I was crying all over again.

While I will miss Matt Smith like you wouldn't believe, I look forward to what Peter Capaldi offers as the new Doctor. I don't want to wait a freaking six months for a new episode though!

Well, anyway, that's my nerd news for you all today. Also I think this is my first mention of Doctor Who on this blog...so there you go! Goodbye, Matt Smith. We'll miss you! But...

Freedom!

Finally! I've been waiting all month for this...CHRISTMAS BREAK!! I am free of school and homework for two weeks! :D

I've worked really hard and stressed a lot trying to get things done in time, so this is a well deserved vacation. After school today my friends and I hung out all day, and I got some awesome Christmas presents...Simon gave me a Sonic Lost World poster, Devin got me a ceramic dragon statue, and LUKE!! OMG Luke is the BEST EVER!! He made a mini Green Hill Zone out of paper! Complete with item boxes, springs, rings, star posts, and badniks! All sorts of Sonic's from the original games are there for me to play with. It's freaking cool! I think I scared him a little though because I was so excited I death-hugged him three times. XD

I also had a chance to give my friends their presents...I got Keith a miniature Nerf gun, James got his very first TMNT figurine for his turtle collection, Cassie got TMNT 2012 Volume 3 on DVD, and Luke got a magnet that says "I don't suffer from insanity...I enjoy every minute of it!" Haha when I saw that magnet in the store I was like "that TOTALLY fits him...bought!" He laughed hysterically when he got it, so that made my day. Though now that I have my Christmas present from him I feel really...wimpy. Lol his gift is amazing! C:

My voice hurts now, though, because I was laughing so much tonight. My group is hysterical. So many funny things happened tonight while we were playing Story Wars...haha it was awesome. There was one point where we all had to take a brief respite because all of us were laughing so hard we couldn’t get back into the game for a few minutes.

But before all that I about laughed my voice to oblivion because I was attacked...I made the grave mistake of hiding James' iPod, and when I refused to tell him where I had hid it, he and Luke pinned me down and tickle tortured me. Surprisingly I held out for quite a bit, though. Luckily they stopped before I had a chance to wave the white flag.

I am also waiting for the death text, because I just KNOW I’m going to get one. It’s a long story, but Luke is going to kill me. XD

Ah, Christmas Break...what am I going to do? NOTHING! :D

My friends and I might be hanging out on Monday, but nothing is set in stone. I plan to read a lot and write a lot. Since I am out of school I have no required reading, so whatever I read is purely for myself, which I haven't done in a while. Also, I am going to finish up my 25k in December challenge with my very first TMNT fanfiction, titled "Tea With Elaine." (Or something...I'm still thinking about it.) It is kind of a mini story that will take place between TMNT 2012 S02E07 and S02E08. Remember this picture?

Yep. I think the novella title and this picture say it all. It's about what happens after Slash and Destroy. When I'm done I will probably do some editing and make it post-worthy so I can share it online.

I also plan to finally, FINALLY watch my new TMNT 1987 episodes that I got for my birthday. I now own Seasons 2 and 8, but I haven't seen them yet, so I will do that over break. I also need to catch up on my Sonic comics because SHADOW just entered the picture with his first story arc since February of 2009! MUST READ NOW!!

Well, I am tired (thanks to the guys), so I am going to sign off for now...MERRY CHRISTMAS!! :D

Taking a Break? Maybe?

Well, three days after my last post and I actually have nothing to do! I feel really weird not having to do any homework...I did so much of it yesterday...actually, that's all I did yesterday. The moment I walked in the door from school I started on my homework for the evening (consisting of four math assignments, two science assignments, and one Spanish project) and didn't finish until about 10:00 PM. Somehow I managed to get my laundry done during that time, though.

And to reward myself I watched Slash and Destroy again. A well-deserved 22-minute break if I do say so myself.

In other news, my science teacher is letting me keep the TMNT pictures I used in my presentation! Woohoo! Also, my concert on Tuesday went surprisingly well, considering how mass rehearsal went. We had one minor mess-up when the girls' choir didn't know which way to exit after our last song, but other than that everything went well. My friend Rachel had her very first solo. She was so nervous, but she did great, just like I told her she would.

Let's see...what else? Right now I am just taking a huge break from schoolwork. I had nothing but homework yesterday and today I had very little and got it done within half an hour of getting home. So now I have the rest of the night to just chillax! My plans are to watch some TMNT, write 2,000 words for my novella (I didn't write yesterday because of how much homework I had and how tired I was, so I will make up for it today), and then crash.

So yeah...I think that's about all I have for you. HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Yes, I know "watching" is spelled wrong in this picture, but just go with it (because I TOTALLY look like this).

Keeping Busy...But There's Always Time for TMNT!

Yeah, I just got done with a ton of homework...who knew missing two days could give you so much to do? I had stuff to do for 5 of my 7 classes, and the other two are choirs! Yikes! I had an essay to write, notes to catch up on in psychology, a presentation due in science, a math assignment, and studying for a Spanish test tomorrow. Finally done...until I wake up at 6:45 tomorrow morning so I can be at school at 7:35 for two mass choir rehearsals. Then I have a concert at 7:00...ugh. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day for me too...

So I might as well blog now to make myself feel better! Haha :)

First I want to show you the cover slide for my science presentation...since I am doing a report on freshwater turtles...

Cool, right? I don't know if my teacher will let me keep it...but here's hoping! A pre-mutated version of Spike and the original 1987 turtles also have cameos in the presentation. Hopefully they get to stay there...the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are the only reason I chose a report on turtles in the first place. Of course. :)

Second, I meant to do this earlier, but I just haven't had the time. Slash and Destroy! Holy flip, what a dark episode! Not in the same way as Parasitica or Invasion of the Squirrelanoids, though. This one was more emotionally dark. Corey Feldman (who played Donatello in the 1990s movies and Sparx in SRMTHFG!) did the voice for the newly mutated Spike (now called Slash). I was not expecting the episode to turn out the way it did at ALL...no spoilers here, but go check it out for yourself and see what I mean! It gives you a chance to learn the story behind this picture:

Isn't that cute?! I loved this scene! In fact, I am now writing a 25,000-word novella based on it (since I epically failed my first NaNoWriMo and the thing going on right now is 25k in December).

Well, I think that's all I have for now...I still have 1,000 words to write today so I can keep up the pace. In the meantime, I shall leave you with Peppermint Winter, the all-choirs mass number we are performing tomorrow night, along with these awesome words of advice: