"It's a strange world." "The strangest."

1.) In Creative Writing, I have written numerous different stories and tidbits. Whether it be something based on my imagination or from my own life experiences, I believe to be a piece of myself in everything I write. Sometimes it was a little weird, maybe a little creepy to being a light-hearted fluffy romance story- my writing style reflecting my weird quirks and knowledge.

• My very first post on this blog, my I Am... Poem holds a place in my heart as it was the first writing that my peers and anyone who reads my blog were able to read and know a little about myself- with my love for IM5, my style of Converses, jeans, and a tee, and just a lil' about my life.
• To follow my first post, I also really enjoyed my (kind-of-finished-but-kind-of-not) story, It's Always Who You Least Expect. This idea sparked from a receipt I found in the street when the class had a little field trip to the outskirts of the school. The receipt was for a Dry Cleaner's which seemed sort of abnormal for an item to cost $30.87 for dry cleaning. This was intriguing to me and sparked the idea for a mystery. The "1st chapter" I wrote could stand alone, or continue. I wrote a 2nd chapter to follow, that could continue the story or could be ignored as I said the 1st chapter could stand alone. I am unsure if I will finish it. Possibly.
• I really enjoyed writing my Belle of the Ball as it was inspired a golden yellow Disney paint swatch called Belle of the Ball. I love everything Disney so this was on of my favorite works I wrote in class. It also took me a while to write as I was inspired by the the color which was Beauty and the Beast-inspired (one of my favorite Disney movies). It's probably my "fluffy" piece of writing as it has the romance element that is not in a large chunk of my stories.

2.) With writing comes reading, and I've done so through the stories of my peers. My classmates have written various stories, each showing a different style and voice, reflecting who they are. Some of the most memorable stories I read were: Taylor's To Love A Thief, Collin's A Special Kind of Brew, Kinzie's Dream Threads: Mexico, Raven's Scary Story, Alexis's Dream Threads, Lauren's Sometimes I Forget, Bethany's Heartless, Bo's Lyric Shuffle.These are just a few of the stories by my classmates that I read and love. I really enjoyed the uniqueness and different ideas everyone had. While we were all given the same task, it was nice to see the diversity at how we all approached it. Other than the blog posts, I read outside of this class and school. I haven't been able to read as much as I would have liked to, but I've been fitting in reading when I can. To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han and The One by Kierra Cassare my favorite books of 2014. Jenny Han's cover caught my eye, the first reason of interest, then I began to read it and couldn't stop. I finished it the day I checked it out from the library and I was left just thinking, "Wow. That was amazing. But... I NEED MORE." (And thankfully there will be a sequel- P.S. I Still Love You- suppose to be released June 2nd, 2014!) If you've read my Book Fangirling post, you know this novel and Jenny Han. It was just that good. (I almost love it as much, if not equally as I love the Trylle trilogy by Amanda Hocking.)

Me reading:
#matilda

3.) At first I was a little skeptical of making a blog, but I use social media, specifically Twitter, almost everyday; and to me Twitter is just like a blog. It's just a blog in which you can only post 140 characters per story/thought/etc. I got used to blogging after the first few posts. I noticed that people may know a little more about me through my writing. I tend to write things that people wouldn't assume I would, if they saw me. I'm seen as a stereotypical nerd to many of my peers and such, so people would probably never think that I would write stories like my It's Always Who You Least Expect, Lurking in the Shadows, Dealings of Secrets, etc. The thought of classmates of mine or complete strangers stumbling across my blog is quite weird to me, but I just hope they enjoy what I have written, as I take great pride in everything I write (even when its not my best). Now with my blog name, I believe my name to my blog stands true as I tend to overreact (in some people's opinions) and fangirl over things I enjoy like IM5, The Legend of Korra, and little things like this. I feel that even as I grow older, I will always be a fangirl. Maybe not of the same thing. But I will be fangirling.

4.) This semester, I cannot say I have written in my journal much outside of class. However, I also had AP English Literature last semester along with Creative Writing, actually right after CW. So I had writing, then more writing (and some reading). With homework in Lit constantly I wrote various essays for that class. All this writing was a lot, so I didn't do much other than what I mentioned. This semester I don't have a class were I write (no English D:), so I will most likely be journaling in my free time now, when I have time. I have AP Calc 2 this semester which will be my hardest, busiest, heaviest work-loaded class, taking away from my time of writing. Hopefully this will go better than the past- I have tried to keep journals/diaries, but I would forget about it or lose it. But I am determined to write, as I am constantly getting new ideas from my experiences.

5.) A journal entry that was never posted is this one story I wrote that was inspired from our lyric shuffle, my Right in the Feels.

He walked by me, ignoring me, not even glancing in my direction. "Wow." I exclaimed. He turned his head at the comment "What?" he asked, confused. "You know you use to be actually cool. Before you became popular and started ignoring everyone that isn't considered 'popular' like me, your best friend- sorry, ex-best friend." I stated. "I-I'm sorry I didn't--" "Don't. Don't try to apologize now. I miss the conversations we used to have. I liked to think we had it all. You said you had my back. But then-- *silence* you left me... for them *gestures at popular kids*. I, your best friend since 1st grade, who has covered for you, helped you through your dog, Chika's death, nursed you everytime you were sick, was your awkward 3rd wheel because you were clueless at the fact you were on a date. I NEEDED you; and you were gone. You probably didn't even know- you probably still don't. My mother passed away and I needed a shoulder- your shoulder- to cry on. But you weren't there. Thanks. I have now realized how much I mean to you. Goodbye, Kevin."

6.) I'm not sure if I have a favorite story from the various ones I've written. My stories are all different. I take great pride in each one. I really liked my Belle of the Ball one- it took me a few days to finish- probably the story that took me the longest to write. I also enjoyed my Lurking in the Shadows as it was inspired by a life alert ad saying: "I live alone, but I'm never alone." (The story was a bit on the strange side). Another story I had fun writing was The World Within, my story inspired by a Harris Burdick photo. However, while I cannot pick a favorite story, I have one favorite line that I believe to hold true to me now. My favorite line from the stories I've posted here on my blog is: "Scared at first, but now I can spread my wings, and fly." This line comes from my poem inspired by Maya Angelou's Why The Caged Bird Sings. I believe that this line describes myself. Whenever I do something new, I tend to be quiet and timid; but once you get to know me, I will open up and talk your ear off. (;

7.) In the future, I hope to write many, many stories! I know I said that one day I would like to have a book of mine become a famous classic once I was gone from the world, but I've changed my mind. I wouldn't mind having my stories published one day and having people read them now, giving me input. I kind of want to know what people like in my writing and things I can improve on within it. One of my biggest hopes is that the people who read my stories find them enjoyable. I plan to keep writing even when I am an adult with an actual job. I hope to become a teacher or librarian in the future, so I will always be surrounded by reading. It's my dream for one or more of the books I'll be around, to be a book written by me.

I'm just going to release my stories, like Wanda released the Seeker.

8.) My advice comes from the wise man, Walt Disney: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." I have this firm belief that you should do whatever your heart wants to do. While others opinions can matter, ultimately you should live your life in the way you want it to be. And if writing is what you want to pursue then do it. Writing is a beautiful thing. It's a magical thing. An outlet to express your emotions. Do what you believe is your destiny, because you only get one life to live. Just remember "Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever." -Walt Disney

Walt is just a man of wisdom.

Shoutout to my fellow friends of Table 1! I had a great time in Creative Writing with you guys! Love you all so much!

My beautiful table-mates ♥
L to R: Katie, Taylor, Kinzie, Me, Lauren, and Collin