Anberlin
Jason introduced me to my favorite band. I still find that kinda ironic considering our completely polar opposite tastes in music. I know I have commented about them before, but I really, really love Anberlin. And I am here to spread the Anberlin love. They’re like Muse, but less crazy. A little like Snow Patrol with louder drums and guitars. A lot like Lifehouse but edgier. A whole lot like Breaking Benjamin, but not suicidal. Not that they’re mainstream since probably the only place you’ve ever heard of them is on this blog. Anyways, they have a new CD coming out next month. Eek! So excited!
August 15, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments

OMG! Funniest Thing I have Seen in a While and SOOO True!
August 10, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments, Videos

Summer 2010 Academic
I don’t think I have posted in a little over a month. You can’t imagine how much work 4 courses over the summer semester is. They really make the credits the equivalent of a 5 month course. Imagine all the reading, all the writing, all the research and all the studying of a 5 month course squeezed into 6 weeks. It really has been crazy.
So I took an Academic Writing course (B+), Marketting (A-) the first summer semester and right now I am in the last week of Philosophy in Film (Guessing a B+) and Children’s Literature (Guessing a solid A).
We have been trying to stress to Seporah all summer long that when school starts Mrs. VanTreese won’t be there because she is staying home with her kids. Today, she finally got it, and said “Mrs. VanTreese is not at school, she is staying with her kids.” Of course today is the day we found out that she is actually still working and will be Seporah’s special education instructor. I swear she came back just for Seporah, but Märia’s guess is probably more plausible, that she came back due to finances and the economy being bad.
Märia and I are looking forward to Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory starting up. This summer has really been a dud for television. There hasn’t been one show that I have enjoyed (not that I had a lot of time to try a lot out).
I actually won’t have a lot of time Fall semester either. I am taking 7 courses, 21 credits. Here is a quick list: 1. Civilizations of Asia, 2. Modern European Civilization, 3. Science Fiction in Film, 4. MultiEthnic American Literature, 5. Hawaii during WWII, 6. Hawaii’s Economy, 7. Directed Reading and Research (I decide what I want to study, outside of class, for 3 credits). That last class is a present from a professor that I have particularly impressed (not the chemistry professor who gave me the award last semester). Basically I tell him what I want to study, he finds nice academic pieces for me to check out, and I read other, related items, and report back to him on what I have learned. I am going to use it as a lead in to my Senior paper in the Spring. I need 36 credits to graduate, so 21 now and 15 in the spring will finish me off.
Um, I guess that is my update. It was nice that I saw Lynda on Skype today, and had a quick chat with her before me and the girls went and had some fun. It would be nice if some of you other awesome people logged on to iChat or AIM or Skype sometime so we could do a video chat with the girls (I am looking at you grandparents!)
August 5, 2010
Posted in: Steven's Lalala

And the Sewing Fiasco Continues (the Fiasco Part Referring to the Mess that is My Living Room
I made these darling pants…
…as well as the girl wearing them.
Magical Shroom…
…the “Magical” part referring to that they are gender neutral for the co-worker who’s not finding out. Craziness. I mean who doesn’t find out in this day and age?
August 3, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments, Pictures

My Domestic Abilities are Expanding
It’s called a Taggie and believe me, they are all the rage in today’s baby consumerism population, google Taggies if you don’t believe me. I made it for a good friend who’s having a baby. They have waited a loonnnggg time for him. I was so thrilled and bought her some stuff, but the stuff (although super cute) really didn’t feel personal at all. So I was like dude, I just bought a sewing machine and I’m gonna start making excuses to use it. I used 3 different types of soft feeling fabrics (don’t ask me what they’re called) and I thought it turned out well. Felicity and Seporah said it was “actually really, really soft” and tried to insist they were the babies that needed it.
July 31, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments, Pictures

Why Yes I Did Just Sew That Dress ~Domestic Goddess
July 28, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments, Pictures

Let’s Go For the Cheesiest Smile Ever Today
Sportin’ the paint as make-up do.
This one came out kinda fuzzy (plus the bright yellow floaty is a total eye deterrent),
but the smile was too cute to ignore.
July 10, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments, Pictures

One of My Two Budding Artists
July 7, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments, Pictures

There’s a Reason Why The Last Airbender Only Has An 8% Rating at Rotten Tomatoes
Märia: I want to go see a movie tonight.
Steven: Which one?
Märia: The Last Airbender *reading Fandango information* Hey Jackson Rathbone is in it. Did you know that?
Steven: Who’s Jackson Rathbone?
Märia: You know Jasper.
Steven: What do I care about Jasper?
Maria: Don’t even give me that Mister I Saw the Midnight Showing of Eclipse.
Steven: Hey I went to go see Alice. Jasper is just competition.
So Seporah and I went to go see The Last Airbender tonight. I actually really wanted to go see it having nothing whatsoever to do with Jackson Rathbone. It just looked like fun. I’d seen commercials for the show Avatar and though I never actually watched it (since I don’t really have the time to just sit and watch a whole cartoon television series) it did look interesting and I figured I could sit through a 2 hour summary movie instead.
The storyline was interesting, the choreography was beautiful, the music was epic, the costumers were amazingly talented, the CG was really cool but the whole thing just plain sucked. There was no soul to the movie, no depth to any of the characters, plus I’m pretty sure the dialogue was written by a 3rd grader. It was like someone was making this wonderful sweet bread and forgot to add yeast, so instead of tasting delicious it was hard as a rock and was good for nothing but a doorstop.
Anyways I haven’t seen a movie this bad since, well I don’t think I’ve ever sat through a movie this bad before. I’m pretty shocked that the same director of Unbreakable put this out as well. So here’s your warning: RUN, Do not waste your money on this movie, it is not worth it.
July 5, 2010
Posted in: Märia's Moments

If the Spirit tells you to do something, just do it
I did it, but I was timid when I knew I needed to be stern. I was afraid of hurting feelings, and I was afraid I might be wrong, and I was afraid I was overstepping boundaries. As a direct result, a young man’s life is changed forever, and not for the good. I can’t say more than that, except to say that it didn’t have to be that way. Heavenly Father made a way for it to have been different, and I didn’t do my job.
July 3, 2010
Posted in: Steven's Lalala

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