10 Beautiful Things 7/28/11

I love pictures, and because of that, I decided I'd look for good photographers. I came across Goodhard Photography and I like their work so I thought I'd show some of their pictures.

--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/27/11

Today I finished my landscape assignment for my photography class, bonded with one of my co-workers (I'm lacking friends at the moment, so this was nice), and I ate way too many Krystal burgers.

I'd say today was a success.

1. "Get in Line" by The Barenaked Ladies
2. "Universe" by Savage Garden
3. "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" by Taylor Swift
4. "Halo" by Beyonce
5. "Breakdown" by Seether
6. "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy Tonight?" (Acoustic) by Fall Out Boy
7. "She Wolf" by Shakira feat. J. Rocwell
8. "Over You" by Daughtry
9. "Lovestoned" by Justin Timberlake
10. "There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of it Yet" by Panic! At the Disco
11. "Clowns" by T.A.T.U
12. "The Burn" by Matchbox 20
13. "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" by The Offspring
14. "Angels On The Moon" by Thriving Ivory
15. "Disease" (Acoustic) by Matchbox 20
16. "God Must Have Spend A Little More Time On You" by *NSYNC
17. "21 Guns" by Green Day
18. "Love Drunk" by Boys Like Girls
19. "From My Head to My Heard" by Evan & Jared
20. "Never Gonna Be Alone" by Nickelback

Yes, that is from the sample photos that come default on my computer.

--Blair

The Purging of my Bedroom Part 2

So I still am not finished purging my room of useless junk. I seem to be saving more than I am keeping. It is just so hard to part with things that I once loved so much. And once you throw something away, it's gone. You cannot un-throw it away.

Here are some more things I am never going to be able to un-throw away:

PC Games:

--Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game

--Ariel's Story Studio

--Animal Clip Art

--Puzzle Bobble

--Escape From Monkey Island. The only reason I'm throwing this away is because I have this game on PS2.

--Reading Blaster: Mission 2: Planet of the Lost Things. I know how to read. I don't need a game to prove to me otherwise.

--Multimedia Learning Funhouse. Yes, they named a game that and expected people to buy it. Yes, I was the idiot that bought it.

--Win95 Games. Since I don't think anyone owns a Windows 95 anymore, I see no need for a PC game just for Windows 95.

--Barbie Generation Girl Gotta Groove.

--Windows XP Home. Why would anyone go from Vista back to XP?

--Yahtzee. I have the real Yahtzee, I don't need a virtual yahtzee. It's no fun unless you hold the die in your hands.

--Barbie Beach Vacation. Another childhood game I must say goodbye too. Never again shall I create a beach scene and have Barbie tell me how super cool! it is.

--Rugrats Adventure Game: BEST GAME EVER! (Well, maybe not ever, but it was pretty awesome.)

--Rugrats Print shop.

--Word Hunt Deluxe.

--Rugrats Totally Angelica Boredom Buster.

--I Spy Spooky Mansion

--Math Blaster Mission 1: Cosmic Critter Challenge

--Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo's Clone Zone. How fun is it to say Mojo Jojo. Say it now. See? Told you it was fun. Now say it 5 times fast. Hmm, you're talented.  Don't get the big head. I bet you can't say it five times fast while hopping up and down on one foot and going through the alphabet in sign language. Didn't think so.

--Knowledge Munchers Deluxe.

--Lego Harry Potter. This is the only LEGO game I ever bought and it was a total disappointment. We didnt' have internet at the time (stupid dialup because of living in a "remote loctaion"--which happened to be right beside of a popular marina--) and the game wouldn't let me play it without registering it online.

--Window's Word Games

Since there seems to be no appropriate way to end this post, here is a nice picture for you to look at:

As Always,

--BlAiR

A Purging of My Bedroom...

Ok, so, I have a problem with throwing things away. Not icky stuff like toilet paper, napkins, or razor blades--but the non-icky stuff like clothes I never wear anymore, letters, video games I've already defeated, computers that are broken, and toys from when I was like, five.

Yes, I'm in college now. Yes, I still have my Amazing Amy doll. No, I don't play with it. I never did really. I was more of a army-men-and-hot-wheels kind of girl. But those are stories for another post.

Right now, we're talking about how this lack of disposal has brought my room to the point of utter chaos. It's not as bad as it was a few weeks ago, because I've done the summer cleaning. I can now see the floor and was pleasantly surprised to realize that my carpet is not the color of my navy blue Abercrombie clothes, but rather a warm amber color that you'd never find on a shirt--at least, not on a pretty shirt.

Anyway, the cleaning is over. Now it's time to purge.

By purge, I mean go through all of my crap and figure out what crap I should keep and what crap I should flush. (pun intended).

As I go through my stuff, a few tears swelling up in my eyes, I will get myself through with the thoughts of what new, more shiny crap can replace the crap I must trash.

Here are the items I am throwing out:

1. A steering wheel with pedals that is compatible with any game console and racing game. Why am I throwing away a super-de-duper-awesome item such as this? Because I haven't used it since the 5th grade when I was addicted to GTA: Vice City and I couldn't even use the pedals with it, which was the only reason I wanted that particular steering wheel. If I had wanted a wheel without pedals, I wouldnt' have insisted on that $50 wheel and would have happily accepted the $10. So goodbye, useless steering wheel that was a huge disappointment. You should be on TopTenz.com's Most Bizarre Video Game Accessories List.

2. Many of my PC games (Which I haven't added to my lsit of defeated video games yet, but will do so soon)
Why am I throwing these away? Because they won't download onto my computers anymore. They're too old. Which is starting to make me wonder if I'm too old.

--World Tour 2003 Skateboard Park Tycoon

--Let's Ride!: The Rosemond Hill Collection Discs 1 and 2

--Spy Fox in Cheese Chase (I defeated this one, alongside my Mom, who is a fan of PC games)

--Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse (Mom and I beat this one also)

--Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal: (Also beat it)

--Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time (Beat this one alone and with mom several times. I love Carmen Sandiego and I am especially mourning this loss

--Pajama Sam's Lost and Found (beat it too)

--Disney's Villain's Revenge (Beat this one twice. It is soooo much fun! I'd play it again but it won't install on my laptop

--The Explorer (never beat it. It was my first experience with a Civilization-type video game. Mom picked it up at Big Lots for like a $1.00 and I have been in love ever since. The never civilization games are nowhere near as difficult as this one. They also aren't as fun, but It's been years since this game would install. Now it is time to throw it away and move on and get Platinum on Civilization Revolutino on the 360.

--Barbie Magic Hair Styler (I never played with Barbie dolls in person. But the Barbie PC games just rocked. I loved them so much. You can't really say you beat this game, but I logged in enough hours that I'm going to say I beat it. I wouldn't play it now simply because I"m not 8 anymore and I've grown up from hair styling video games. I at least want clothes to go along with the hair now : P

--Sonic 3D Blast (These were SEGA Sonic games for the PC. I didn't beat them, as far as I know they would never install since purchasing them, so poopy on you Sonic for the PC!

--Secret Paths To Your Dreams (I loved this game, but it would always crash my PC. Mom had to buy this game 3 different times because it kept messing up. I love you, Secret Paths, and I will miss you. Purple Moon, I commend you on your excellent game making for pre-teen girls.

--LEGO Software Demo CD--why would anyone keep a demo CD? I don't know but I did. Now I'm throwing it away

--The Oregon Trail 4th Edition (beat it! For some stupid reason I wanted to pioneer a trip to the west. Well, mom dished out $50 for the game, she beat it in a day and threatened to never buy me a game again if I didnt' beat it too. So I did, after about eight months of trying and dying on the trail. Thank you God, for not bringing me into this world during the trailblazing days. You knew I'd die.

--Clue Finders 5th Grade Adventures: Secret of the Living Volcano (So what if I was in 7th grade for this game? Mom and I beat it. It was surprisingly difficult and fun)

--The instruction guides to all the PC games I am keeping. Why? Because I threw away the boxes and now they are shoved in a drawer that I could be using for more important stuff. Plus, all the info is on the internet now, and when did instruction guides ever help with games (other than Harvest Moon)?

--Barbie Magic Genie Bottle. Yet another game I defeated. I wanted this game so badly when I was younger. It came with a "Magic Genie Bottle" Don't even get me started. All the stupid bottle was for was to take up shelf space, make the game cost more, and was just a stupid chunk of plastic. When you pulled the cap off the bottle the genie would come to you in the video game. That's it. That was all the magic that huge bottle held. The game itself was fun though.

What's that? You want to know why I decided to list everything I am throwing away? Because, I have 12 chapters of Social Psychology homework due by August 12 and this is my productive way of procrastinating. So just suffer through with it. (In my defense though, I am stopping to do an assignment after every item I list. So I've worked through chapters 1, 2, almsot all of 3 and 4. So give me some credit, at least :)

--Disney's A Bug's Life. To be quite honest I don't even remember this game.

--Operation. The PC version of the board game. Don't like it as a board game, don't like it even more on PC. I mean, if I'm going to purposely give myself a heart attack it isn't going to be with an annoying board game buzzer--it's going to be by shovelling down cheese-stuffed cheese pizzas with extra cheese, and juice quarter pounder hamburgers smothered in bacon and cheese with a side of McDonald's french fries and those yummy cookies filled with chocolate fudge from Red Lobster.

--Kristi Yamaguchi Fantasy Ice Skating. On second thought, I think I'll keep this....

--Chutes and Ladders. Another PC game of a board game. I love chutes and ladders but seriously, why not just play the board game?

--The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo's Pet Project. If there was a video game I loved when I was a child it usually included these things: pets and pretty much any game that let you create something. My absolute favorites were Disney's Magic Kitchen, which let you make whatever you wanted to in an interactive kitchen. Disney's Cinderella's Dollhouse which let you decorate Cinderella's castle and most importantly Pet Shop which let you run a pet shop. (Remember I'm speaking strickly about PC games right now). I did beat this one.

--Furby: Big Fun in Furbyland! My mom still has an original furby that's never been opened. I opened mine, played with it for ten minutes and determined that it sucked more than the Spongebob Squarepants PS1 game that I couldn't beat. The PC game of Furby was fun, and I beat it (as best you can beat an arcade-game style game)

--Spy Fox in "Hold the Mustard" --beat it

--Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove. Another game that Mom and I beat together. :)

--Millennium Gamepak Gold. It never worked either.

--Scooby Doo Mystery of The Fun Park Phantom. Mom and I beat this one together. She enjoys good mystery games. I find that I do too.

--Richard Scarry's Busytown Best Math Ever. Because I'm too old to learn addition. If I don't know it by now it's too late.

--FinFin Animated Storybool: To Teo and Back With Jack. This game sounded great but kept freezing up and I could never really play it.

--Carmen Sandiego Math Detective. Ditto earlier post about math game.

--I Spy School Days. Mom and I also played a lot of I Spy games. They're really fun even now :)

--Babe. A PC Game of the Movie about a little pig that goes a long way. I played it through and have no use for it now. My stance on video games of movies? They always suck.

--I Spy Treasure Hunt. Ditto earlier I Spy game. Exept this one is better.

--Freddi Fish's One-Stop Fun-Shop. Just a digital coloring book. No beating neccessary.

--2nd copy of Secret Paths To Your Dreams.

--Franklin The Turtle Clubhouse Adventures. Another game of minigames. Played it enough to count as beaten though.

--Freddi Fish and the Case of The Missing Kelp Seeds. Another game mom and I tackled together.

--Reader Rabbit's Preschool. I'm not in preschool anymore, and I am not going to have a preschooler anytime in the next 40 years so goodbye preschooler game!

--Classic Board Games. This includes Mah Johngg, Chess, Checkers and all of those good games. I loves these games (minus chess because I don't really know how to play it)

--The Lion King II: Simba's Pride GameBreak! This is a fun game full of minigames that I have probably spend countless hours playing. When you're a kid, nothing gets old does it? FUN FACT: The Lion King (The first one) was the first movie Mom took me to that I sat through the entire film.

--Monsters Inc. Scream Team Training. Again, minigames. Another FUN FACT: Mosters Inc. is the only movie mom and I ever went to the theatres to watch twice and then bought and watched it on DVD. This movies rocks!

--I See Sue...the T-Rex.  Yeah, that should be in Game Informer's list of Stupid Video Game Titles.

--Arthur's Birthday

--The Busy World of Richard Scarry Best Reading Program Ever. Well, I'm an avid reader (compliments of my Mom) but this game couldn've hurt. So two thumbs up!

--Dexter's Laboratory: Science Ain't Fair. One of my friends couldn't watch Dexter's Lab on Cartoon Network because Dexter called DeeDee stupid. I usually didn't watch TV, opting for books instead. Yes, I'm super-nerd.

--Game 2-pack: Barbie Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Repunzel/Hot Wheels Custom Car Designer. Just having a PC game that has both Barbie and Hot Wheels shows you how weird I am. And yes, I played both games equally. In fact, I'd dress up repunzel and then go design a sports car.

--Rugrats in Paris: The Movie. I beleive I have this game on 3 different systems: PC, GameBoy Color, and N64. And I played and beat it on all 3 systems. Does that count as beating 3 different games?

--The Powerpuff Girls Gamesville.

--Boggle

--Curious George Paint and Print Studio. Because I no longer wish for Curious George to stare down at me from my bedroom walls and because my mom won't allow monkeys in the living room.

--Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games. Another minigame that I played enough to say I beat...

--Anastasia Adventures with Pooka and Bartok. LOVE this game. I beat it several times. Fell in love with the movie too.

Ok, I'm tired of procrastinating now. Here's a nice picture to make you happy while I go study Social Psychology:

PENGUINS!!!



--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/26/11

Today I made my first print in the darkroom.  I'm also having a pineapple chicken steamer for lunch. It is a good day.

1. "XO" by Fall Out Boy
2. "When You Were Young" by The Killers
3. "Forgotten" by Linkin Park
4. "Love is A Good Thing" by Sheryl Crow
5. "Tomorrow" by Lillix
6. "Out of Bounds" by Bon Jovi
7. "Symphony No. 9" by Ludwin Van Beethoven
8. "Stay Close, Don't Go" by Secondhand Serenade
9. "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
10. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" (The Music Video) by Kelly Clarkson
11. "Krazy In Luv" by Beyonce
12. "Give It To Me" by 3 Doors Down
13. "Holiday" by Boys Like Girls
14. "Hey You" by Aaron Carter
15. "London Bridge" by Fergie
16. "She Is" by The Fray
17. "Here I Come" by Fergie
18. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)" by Blessid Union of Souls
19. "She Takes Me High" by We The Kings
20. "Why Not" (Remix 2005) by Hilary Duff

And now, a nap :)

--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/25/11

This past weekend was CRAZY!! Between photo shoots on the side of the street, cutting down trees in Kentucky, and a trip to the Emergency room I am so tuckered out. Here's a rejuvenating playlist to help revitalize ourselves for the long week ahead.

1. "Chicago is So Two Years Ago" by Fall Out Boy
2. "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Personal) by Fergie
3. "Memphis Lives in Me" by Bon Jovi feat. David Brown
4. "Come Follow Me" by Aaron Carter
5. "In My Pocket" by Mandy Moore
6. "I'm All About You" by Aaron Carter
7. "Movin' On" by Good Charlotte
8. "The Best Damn Thing" by Avril Lavigne
9. "Digital Get Down" by *NSYNC
10. "Blue Christmas" by Ednita Nazario
11. "Dead On Arrival" by Fall Out Boy
12. "All Your Reasons" by Matchbox 20
13. "Heaven Can Wait" by We The Kings
14. "Her Diamonds" by Rob Thomas
15. "One Week" by The Barenaked Ladies (One of my top favorite songs EVER)
16. "She Don't Want the World" by 3 Doors Down
17. "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
18. "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne
19. "The Scene is Dead; Long Live The Scene" by CobraStarship
20. "1,000 Words" by Savage Garden

I am quite pleased with this random assortment of songs brought to us compliments of my iPod, which prefers to be called Griffin (Don't ask me why, it's a very touchy device, but how I love it so!) This list it has produced for us seems to measure very well both the craziness of the passed weekend and the dawn of the new week. I hope that none of you spend any time in the emergency room, though, for that wasn't very pleasant.


Stay Beautiful,
Blair

Beautiful Things part 2

And a continuation of my list of things I love about myself:

11. I love that I am a talented writer of fiction.
12. I love that I am a photographer
13. I love that I'm best friends with my mom.
14. I love that my taste in music is full of variety
15. I love that I am obsessed with making lists
16. I love that I have an iPod just for music and an iPhone with no music on it!
17. I love that I won't settle for anything less than the best.
18. I love that I write everything on paper before I copy it to a computer document
19. I love the smell of old books and the sound of opening new books for the first time
20. I love that I drive a little red mustang.

--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/18/11

The weekend was uneventful. Here's a playlist to start off our busy week.

1. "If You Only Knew" by Maroon 5
2. "You're Not In On The Joke" by CobraStarship
3. "Wonderful" by Everclear
4. "Losing A Whole Year" by Third Eye Blind
5. "Blues Man" by Uncle Kracker
6. "Whenever, Wherever" by J. Lo
7. "Last Beautiful Girl" by Matchbox 20
8. "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" by John Mayer
9. "Just The Girl" by Click 5
10. "Good Girl Gone Bad" by Rihanna
11. "Don't Let Go" by Weezer
12. "America's Suitehearts" by Fall Out Boy
13. "Photograph" by Weezer
14. "Busted" by Matchbox 20
15. "Doesn't Matter" by Janet Jackson
16. "Vanilla Twilight" by Owl City
17. "When You're Gone" by Avril Lavigne
18. "Wake Up" by Hilary Duff
19. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by Britney Spears
20. "Savin' Me" by Nickelback

This is most likely the best playlist ever...though it could use a bit more FOB.

Have a beautiful week...
--Blair

Things I Like About Myself

So I was reading someone else's blog (It was called the Frisky I think) and the writer decided to put a list of things she liked about herself. After reading it, I thought "Wow, that's so awesome of her to do that!" In today's world, people definitely spend too much time putting theirselves down (at least what I've seen). Of course, you've got those people who are so egotistical taht you just want to smack them, but those people aren't welcomed here anyway. (Ok, they are, because even narcissists are beautiful--just ask them!). Anyway, here is a list of things I love about myself, things that make me unique and individual. These aren't just traits, but things that help make up who I am. Each and every person is like a 1 trillion-piece puzzle. These are just some of my pieces. I hope that after reading them, you'll comment and tel me what a few of your pieces are.

1. I love my name.
2. I love my bright green eyes that are sometimes flecked with gold
3. I love that my eyes will change colors.
4. I love my obsession with taking personality quizzes.
5. I love my pale skin, which reminds me of vampires's skin, which leads me to...
6. I love my obsession with mythical creatures, especially vampires.
7. I love my height--which is tall enough to reach the top shelf, but not too tall for high-heels!
8. I love how my hair will naturally highlight when it's in the sun.
9. I love how even though I can't walk across flat surfaces without tripping, I can balance perfectly on skiis.
10. I will try anything once (Ok, maybe not ANYTHING, but you get the gist).

--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/14/11

Well, I'm at work reading my Social Psychology textbook. It's absolutely amazing how people act! For instance, a judge removed a 9 year old little girl from the care of her mother when he found out what the girl's name was: "Talulah Does the Hula" was the girl's name. The book doesn't say that this happened in America, but it's still very interesting just thinking about the fact that it DID happen!

Ponder over that while listening to this:

1. "Stop and Stare" by One Republic
2. "Stop the Bleeding" Unknown artist--I found it on the album "To Write Love on Her Arms"
3. "Take it Off" by Ke$ha
4. "Teach Me How to Dougie" by California Swag District
5. "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry
6. "Telephone" by Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce
7. "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings
8. "This is Halloween" by Panic! At the Disco
9. "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha
10. "Time Will Fade" also on the "To Write Love On Her Arms" album
11. "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae
12. "We R Who We R" by Ke$ha
13. "What's This?" by Fall Out Boy
14. "When It Rains" by Paramore on the "To Write Love on Her Arms" album
15. "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith
16. "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift
17. "Your Love Is My Drug" by Ke$ha
18. "3" by Britney Spears
19. "143" by Bobby Brackins feat. Ray J.
20. "Saturday" (The Music Video) by Fall Out Boy

Stay Beautiful,
--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/13/11

Nothing much going on today. There are people renovating the apartment complex I live in and they are playing a whiney country music station pretty loud. How about we blast our playlist and show them what real music is?

(Note: I like country music, but not the bluegrass their torturing me with)

1. "Misery" by Maroon 5
2. "My First Kiss" by 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha
3. "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum
4. "New Divide" by Linkin Park
5. "Ohio is for Lovers" by Hawthorne Heights
6. "OMG" by Usher feat. Will.I.Am
7. "Please Don't Go" by Mike Posner
8. "Pretty Boy Swag" by Soulja Boy Tell'em
9. "Remembering Sunday" by All Time Low
10. "Ridin' Solo" by Jason Derulo
11. "Right Now (Na Na Na)" by Akon
12. "Right Round" by Flo Rida
13.  "Ring the Alarm" by Beyonce
14. "Secrets" by One Republic
15. "Shake Tramp" by Mariana's Trench
16. "Shattered" by OAR
17. "Shut Up and Let Me Go" by The Ting Tings
18. "Sleazy" by Ke$ha
19. "So Obvious" by Runner Runner
20. "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry

Now lets show them what beautiful music is made of!
--Blair

19 out of 111 Books of 2011 (7/13/11)

#19 in this book list is ranked in my all-time top 10 favorite books I've ever read.

# 19. "On Wrting: A Memoir of the Craft" by Stephen King

It's absolutely AMAZING. I recommend this book to anyone, even if they don't write themselves. It's way more than just a book about writing. And, in addition to reading this book, which I believe has helped me learn for my own wrting endeavors, I hope to read all of Stephen King's writing list (along with a few of his own novels, including "1408" which I watch the movie of and didn't know he wrote, and "Misery" the story that I find intriquing)..
Stephen King's book list:

1. "A Perfect Crime" by Peter Abrahams
2. "Lights Out" by Peter Abrahams
3. "Presure Drop" by Peter Abrahams
4. "Revolution #9" by Peter Abrahams
5. "A Death in the Family" by James Agee
6. "Lives of the Monster Dogs" by Kirsten Bakis
7. "Regeneration" by Pat Barker
8. "The Eye in the Door" by Pat Barker
9. "The Ghost Road" by Pat Barker
10. "In The Night Season" by Richard Bausch
11. "The Intruder" by Peter Blauner
12. "The Sheltering Sky" by Paul Bowles
13. "The Tortilla Curtain" by T. Coraghessan Boyle
14. "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
15 "Thank You For Smoking" by Christopher Buckley
16. "Where I'm Calling From" by Raymond Carver
17. "Werewolves in Their Youth" by Michael Chabon
18. "Latitude Zero" by Windsory Chorlton
19. "The Poet" by Michael Connelly
20. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
21. "Family Values" by K.C. Constantine
22. "Underwold" by Don DeLillo
23. "Cathedral" by Nelson DeMille
24. "The Gold Coast" by Nelson DeMille
25. "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens
26. "Common Carnage" by Stephen Dobyns
27. "The Church of Dead Girls" by Stephen Dobyns
28. "The Women Who Walked into Doors" by Roddy Doyle
29. "The Dick Gibson Show" by Stanley Elkin
30. "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner
31. "The Beach" by Alex Garland
32. "Deception on His Mind" by Elizabeth Gearge
33. "Gravity" by Tess Gerritsen
34. "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
35. "Furnace" by Muriel Gray
36. "A Gun for Sale" (aka "This Gun for Hire") by Graham Greene
37. "Our Man in Havana" by Graham Greene
38. "The Fifties" by David Halberstam
39. "Why Sinatra Matters" by Pete Hamill
40. "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris
41. "Plainsong" by Kent Haruf
42. "Smilla's Sense of Snow" by Peter Hoeg
43. "Dirty White Boys" by Stephen Hunter
44. "A Firing Offense" by David Ignatius
45. "A Widow for One Year" by John Irving
46. "The Tooth Fairy" by Graham Joyce
47. "The Devil's Own Work" by Alan Judd
48. "Good Enough to Dream" by Roger Kahn
49. "The Liars' Club" by Mary Karr
50. "Right to Life" by Jack Ketchum
51. "Survivor" by Tabitha King
52. "The Sky in the Water" (unpublished as of the time that "On Writing" was published) by Tabitha King
53. "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
54. "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
55. "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
56. "Our Guys" by Bernard Lefkowitz
57. "The Ignored" by Bentley Little
58. "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories" by Norman Maclean
59. "The Moon and Sixpence" by W. Somerset Maugham
60. "Cities of the Plain" by Cormac McCarthy
61. "The Crossing" by Cormac McCarthy
62. "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott
63. "Ancient Shores" by Jack McDevitt
64. "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt
65. "Enduring Love" by Ian McEwan
66."The Cement Garden" by Ian McEwan
67. "Dead Man's Walk" by Larry McMurtry
68. "Zeke and Ned" by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
69. "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M. Miller
70. "Zombie" by Carol Joyce Oates
71. "In The Lake of the Woods" by Tim O'Brein
72. "Top Speed Queen" bt Stewart O'Nan
73. "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje
74. "No Safe Place" by Richard North Patterson
75. "Freedomland" by Richard Price
76. "Close Range: Wyoming Stories" by Annie Proulx
77. "The Shipping News" by Annie Proulx
78. "One True Thing" by Anna Quindlen
79. "A Sight for Sore Eyes" by Ruth Rendell
80. "Waiting" by Frank M. Robinson
81. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling
82. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban" by J.K. Rowling
83. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
84. "Mohawk" by Richard Russo
85. "Reservation Road" by John Burnham Schwartz
86. "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth
87. "The Young Lions" by Irwin Shaw
88. "The Crater" by Richard Slotkin
89. "The Illusionist" by Dinitia Smith
90. "Men in Black" by Scott Spencer
91. "Joe Hill" by Wallace Stegner
92. "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
93. "A Patchwork Planet" by Anne Tyler
94. "Hocus Pocus" by Kurt Vonnegut
95. "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh
96. "The Ax" by Donald E. Westlake


Read Beautifully,
--Blair

10 Beautiful Things 7/12/11

10 Beautiful Foods:

1. Emerald Brand Cocoa Almonds
2. Budweiser Select 55
3. Jolly Time Light Butter Popcorn
4. Grapes
5. Fiber One Chocolate Fudge Brownie
6. Starbucks 100 Calorie Vanilla Frappuccino Light
7. Skinny Cow Dark Chocolate Dreamy Clusters
8. Home-made Baked French Fries
9. Baked Potatoes
10. Frozen peas (cooked, of course)

Eat Beautifully,
--Blair

Today's Playlist 7/12/11

My head feels like there is a little green man inside pounding away at my cranium with a jackhammer. Nonetheless, just because music--or any noise, for that mater--isn't especially pleasing to me today, doesn't mean I should bottle it all up and force everyone in the world to press "STOP" on their iPods, CD players, Cassettes, MTVs, or whatever else moves them. So here is the headache-induced playlist I've scrounged up today:

1. "Firework" by Katy Perry
2. "Gimme More" by Britney Spears feat. T.I.
3. "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" by Trace Adkins
4. "How Low" by Ludacris & Shawnna
5. "I Do Not Hook Up" by Kelly Clarkson
6. "I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
7. "If I Had You" by Adam Lambert
8. "If You Seek Amy" by Britney Spears
9. "In My Head" by Jason Derulo
10. "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
11. "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" by Good Charlotte (LOVE THIS SONG)
12. "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles
13. "Kissin' U" by Miranda Cosgrove
14. "Like A G6" by Far East Movement
15. "Like It's Her Birthday" by Good Charlotte
16. "Love Like Woe" by The Ready Set
17. "Love The Way You Lie" by Eminem feat. Rihanna (The video to this song ROCKS!)
18. "Lullabye" by Fall out Boy
19. "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" by The Script (How sweet is this song???)
20. "Mine" by Taylor Swift

There. Enjoy what my pounding head will not allow me to enjoy. Please, allow me to live vicariously through you.

Stay Beautiful,
--Blair

Beautiful Things 7/11/11

1. Photography
2. Indoor plants
3. Carpet
4. Stuffed Animals
5. Brian, from Family Guy
6. Nintendo Wii
7. Lasko Tower Fans
8. DVR
9. Land-Line Telephones
10. Zen Gardens

Stay Beautiful,

--Blair

Oh, and if anyone has anything they would like to see on the beautiful list--because believe me, anything can be beautiful--just email me, or comment on a post or something like that.

Today's Playlist 7/11/11

Well, I just attended my first Basic Photography course. It was AWESOME. Today has been pretty good, minus the absense of my dearly missed Mother (Who is currently back home with Daddy and will return to me Saturday). And I am taking a break until 4pm, when I will head to the University Library to work as a writing tutor as usual. But for now I'm busying myself with my current reading list and trying desperately to make my apartment spotless for when Mom returns--dirty houses make her feel bad, and mine has been dirty for a LONG time. Well, ever since move-in day back in January. Anyway, to set the mood of summer snapshots and summer cleaning, here's today's jam-session:

1. "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix Alot
2. "Back to December" by Taylor Swift
3. "Blah Blah Blah" by Ke$ha feat. 3OH!3
4. "Blow" by Ke$ha
5. "Bottoms Up" by Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj
6. "Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz
7. "Bulletproof" by La Roux
8. "California Girls" by Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
9. "Cannibal" by Ke$ha
10. "Check On It" by Beyonce feat. Slim Thugh
11. "Circus" by Britney Spears
12. "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida feat. David Guetto
13. "Cooler Than Me" (Single Mix) by Mike Posner
14. "Cyclone" (Radio Edit) by Baby Bash feat. T. Pain
15. "Dancing Crazy" by Miranda Cosgrove
16. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" by All Time Low
17. "DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again" by Usher
18. "Don't Cha'" by The Pussycat Dolls
19. "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz
20. "Empire State of Mnd" by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

Well, there you go. Enjoy :)

--Blair

10 Beautiful Things 7/10/11

1. Ginger Ale
2. Stephen King
3. Tote Bags
4. Picture Frames
5. Lamps
6. Backpacks
7. Sneakers
8. Humidifiers
9. Board Games
10. Big Screen TVs

Today's Playlist 7/10/11

Ok, so after one absolutely wasted weekend, here's to ending it on a nice, musical note:

1. "Sleazy" by Ke$ha
2. "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
3. "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum
4. "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles
5. "Blow" by Ke$ha
6. "Right Round" by Flo Rida
7. "We R Who We R" by Ke$ha
8. "143" by Bobby Brackins feat. Ray J
9. "California Girls" by Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
10. "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry
11. "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry
12. "Gimme More" by Brtney Spears feat. T.I.
13. "Please Don't Go" by Mike Posner
14. "Right Now (Na Na Na)" by Akon
15. "Shattered" by OAR
16. "Like A G6" by Far East Movement
17. "Circus" by Britney Spears
18. "Secrets" by One Republic
19. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" by All Time Low
20. "Teach Me How to Dougie" by California Swag Distric

There. I chose a lot of club-type dancing songs because maybe if we all get up and dance this weekend will become sooo much better...

--Blair

Game 68

Well, it's official. I beat video game 68 a few weeks ago. I'm late posting it because it's been so hectic in my summer classes. Now there's only one thing left for this session: Spanish Final. Anyway, here it is:

68. DS---Tamigotchi Connection Corner Shop 2

Play beautiful,

--Blair

10 Beautiful Things 7/7/11

1. Paper
2. Forgiveness
3. Birth
4. The sun sinking into the deep blue of the ocean
5. Muir Woods in Marin County, California
6. The sunset over Red Rock Beach in Marin County, California
7. The changing of the foilage in the Hudsun Valley in Upstate New York
8. The Fjords in New Zealand
9. The Sky
10. Boyfriends (and Girlfriends)

Stay beautiful,
--Blair