The Meaning of Life

I have found the meaning of life. He rescued me and is glad to call me His own. He has sown me what He wants my life to be, and I will obey. For He is ultimatley wise and His judgement is far better than mine will ever hope to be. And most of all, He is proud of me and will love me forever. I have found the meaning of life, and His name is God.

Harry Potter

It's the very end. There aren't any more books in the series, so no more movies can be made. Fans enjoyed the last movie immensely, but many feel a pang as the credits roll. I, for one, cried at the end. Everything was over. Everyone went home, knowing the beloved series was done. I need to get a tissue.

Take Your Child to Work Day- Mom Style

Hi! I'm writing from Starbucks today, taking a break in our busy day with Mom. She's a free-lance journalist who is taking pictures for some of her stories, and today we get to come with her! Further bulletins as events warrent.... ;)

"Fireflies" by Owl City

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance

A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell

But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

[. From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/o/owl-city-lyrics/fireflies-lyrics.html .]

"The Saltwater Room" by Owl City

I opened my eyes last night and saw you in the low light
Walking down by the bay, on the shore, staring up at the planes that aren’t there anymore

I was feeling the night grow old and you were looking so cold
*like an introvert, I drew my over shirt
Around my arms and began to shiver violently, before
You happened to look and see the tunnels all around me
Running into the dark underground
All the subways around create a great sound
To my motion fatigue: farewell
With your ear to a seashell
You can hear the waves in underwater caves
As if you actually were inside a saltwater room

Time together is just never quite enough
When you and I are alone, I’ve never felt so at home
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
We need time, only time
When we’re apart whatever are you thinking of?
If this is what I call home, why does it feel so alone?
So tell me darling, do you wish we’d fall in love?
All the time, all the time.


Can you believe that the crew has gone and wouldn’t let me sign on
All my islands have sunk in the deep, I can hardly relax or even oversleep
I feel as if i were home, some nights, when we count all the shiplights
I guess i'll never know why sparrows love the snow
We’ll turn off all of the lights and set this ballroom aglow


So tell me darling, do you wish we’d fall in love?
All the time.

Time together is just never quite enough
When you and I are alone, I’ve never felt so at home
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
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We need time, only time
When we’re apart whatever are you thinking of?
If this is what I call home, why does it feel so alone?
So tell me darling, do you wish we’d fall in love?
All the time, all the time.

Time together is just never quite enough
When we’re apart whatever are you thinking of?
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
So tell me darling, do you wish we’d fall in love?
All the time.

Lyrics courtesy of  http://www.sweetslyrics.com/571371.Owl%20City%20-%20The%20Saltwater%20Room%20.html

"Dental Care" by Owl City

I brush my teeth and look in the mirror
And laugh out loud as I'm beaming from ear to ear
I'd rather pick flowers instead of fights
And rather than flaunt my style
I'd flash you a smile of clean pearly whites

I've been to the dentist a thousand times
So I know the drill, I smooth my hair
Sit back in the chair
But somehow I still get the chills

"Have a seat", he says pleasantly
As he shakes my hand and practically laughs at me
"Open up nice and wide", he says peering in
And with a smirk he says, "Don't have a fit
This'll just pinch a bit", as he tries not to grin
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/o/owl-city-lyrics/dental-care-lyrics.html ]

When hygienists leave on long vacations
That's when dentists scream
And lose their patience

Talking only brings the toothaches on
Because I say the stupidest things
So if my result goes south
I'll swallow my pride with an Aspirin
And shut my mouth

Golf and alcohol don't mix
And that's why I don't drink and drive
Because good grief, I'd knock out my teeth
And have to kiss my smile goodbye

I've been to the dentist a thousand times
So I know the drill, I smooth my hair
Sit back in the chair
But somehow I still get the chills

from http://www.elyrics.net/read/o/owl-city-lyrics/dental-care-lyrics.html

Cyber Schools

I wish people would stop being predjudiced about cyber schools. How can you have an opinion about something you've never used? Or seen? Or even looked into? Because it seems to me that you aren't supposed to have an opinion without having information to back it up. We DON'T sit around in our pjs all day. We AREN'T stupid or socially inept (and if we are it's not because of homeschooling.) We DON'T get fat, because we have self control. And also, we are able to become very educated, because we have more time to do things. So please, don't judge us by how we do our schooling. It's the way of the future.

Life's Snowball

Life can be a snowball

Rolling down a hill on a snowy cold day

Gathering speed and getting bigger and bigger

Until it’s big enough to crush a whole town.

Life can do that

Bring you down.

You can feel like the snow

Going round and round and round.

Dizzy.

But don’t be sad,

Because I’m here.

You can cry on my shoulder anytime.

I’ll be your friend and support

So don’t worry or be sad.

I’m here and I’ll be your friend.

I won’t get mad.

Life's Highway

Life’s a busy highway

Everyone’s speeding but I wish the speed limit was more like

10 mph.

But everyone has to go so fast.

There are two lanes.

One for the fast people

Speeding their way through life.

Another for the slow ones

Taking their time and noticing every detail.

If we had the controls

What would we do?

Why

Why?

Such a simple question

With no real answer.

Confusing to all of mankind.

But mostly expressed by young ones.

Why?

You push their question aside,

Telling them

“Because I said so.”

Or

“That’s just the way it is!”

But really, you are wondering

“Why?”

Why are we confused by simple questions,

Ones that even the smartest people cannot even ponder?

What probes our minds to ask,

“Why?”

No one will, or can, answer.

My Kind of Math

School

I can't believe it's nearly the end of 8th grade. Nearly the end of the last year before high school. I can remeber going to a long boring meeting and sitting on my daddy's lap while my parents listened to a speaker explain about cyber schools. I remember being devestated because I wouldn't be attending a school like I'd seen on Mr. Rogers. I remember going to a big building and going to a room and a lady asked me if I knew how to skip and toss a ball and what a nurse is. I remeber going to my homeschool co-op and making new friends, and asking them if they were homeschooled too. I remeber going to a test I had to take in 1st grade and being sad because my teacher seemed sad and I wanted her to be happy. I remember 1st grade at my co-op when they needed a first grader to go with the second graders so the groups would be even, and feeling great when I got picked. I remember 3rd grade at co-op, when I didn't come back for the second semester and everyone thought I moved to Australia. I remeber 5th grade as being the hardest year for me, because I was shy and didn't really talk much. I remember feeling sick at co-op and going to my mom's journalism class instead of my science class. I remember hatching chicks, and feeling so protective of our little eggs. I remember my parents saying we weren't going to go back, and drawing pictures of FaceBook with my friends writing on my wall saying they miss me. I remember starting 7th grade with a feeling of awe,knowing I was a big kid now. I remember getting my laptop and being so excited because I had something my parents had. And now, I know I will look back on 8th gradeand see how far I have come. And I will put my head down and cry, because even a big kid isn't ashamed to cry sometimes.

Insperation or persperation?

So here I am again. Sitting down at my laptop and trying to find insiration. Hmmm.....its pretty hard. Especially when my brain thinks that summer is a great time to just shut down. I'm hoping inspiration comes to me soon, but so far all I have is perspiration.

The Rainy Day

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the moldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the moldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast
And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Pray for Japan.....And the Guidance of our Government

OK, I don't like to post much about politics, but this is really getting to me. While Japan was in peril, guess what our wonderful president was doing? Picking his fave teams for March Madness. I'm not against our government having rest time, but rest AFTER the problems! why, WHY?!! Did we elect this man? And if I was Japanese, this would be a real insult to me. The president of the USA  is supposed to be helping Japan is just sitting back and relaxing while their people die. This is not fulfilling his job. So I'm going to pray really hard for Japan, and our government, and I hope you will too.

Quote of the Day: Zac Efron

"Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you."
-Zac Efron

This is so true. So much of the time, we race through our lives without stopping to ask people that are older than us how they did it. We forget (and I'm speaking mostly about my generation of teens) that people that are older have already "been-there-done-that" and could help us not make mistakes in life. So many teens make choices that affect their lives permanently and ruin their chances of doing what they want to in life. If only they had used the resources they have.

luv, emi ♥

Tired of School

Right now, I am getting pretty tired of school. Make that VERY tired of school. I know that I have to do school in order to make it somewhere in life, but sometimes I wish we didn't have to do have to do the same stuff every day, day after day, after day, after day. It gets really boring. That's why (even though my non-homeschool friends look at me weirdly) I absoulutely love the PSSAs. I get to see my friends, the work is not as challenging, and I get a day off of school. Great bargain, right? But the PSSAs aren't until April. So right now, I'm stuck doing school. Sigh.



I'm glad I have a day off tomorrow. :P

Quote of the Day: e. e. cummings

"

To be nobody but yourself in a world that is doing it's best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle a human being can fight and never stop fighting.

"

e. e. cummings

I really like this quote. I think it describes my battle in life perfectly. I strive to be different, not like other girls who only care about what they look like and who likes them. For me, the picture of caddiness is describedby two girls I used to dance with. Let's call them Audrey and Hillary.

Audrey was the image of what I wanted to be. She was good at everything (or so it seemed), she had all the clothes I wished I could wear, was perfect in our teacher's eyes, and was guaranteed a spot in the "company." I felt fat, gargantuan and I didn't get into the company. I tried twice. She would try to make me feel bad, point out how tall I was, and glare at me. I'm sure the whispers she told her friend were all about how fat, ugly, and tall I was.

Hillary was a hyper, attention-getting girl, who acted stupid all the time just to get attention. She was good at dancing, and she knew it. She always had to be in front, otherwise she pouted and made people feel sorry for her and glare at you.

Now, I'm not asking for sympathy, I'm not airing my old hurts because this happened a while ago and I'm over it. I just want to call attention to this poniant quote and adress the rising problem of caddiness in my generation. So if you ever read this "Audrey" and "Hillary," please know that you hurt me deeply with your cadddiness, but I forgive you and want you to know that I am praying for you.

~emi

The Reason I Think Without a Box

 I've never thought "inside the box." Or even "outside the box." Nope, I don't see a box. My thinking is so crazily unique that no one has ever thought remotely close to how I think, and no one ever will. I have a hard time with coloring books (they make my imagination feel claustrophobic), hate being on elevators alone, hardly ever wear matching socks, and love putting together interesting combinations of clothes. You may think I'm just being silly, but in reality I'm being Emi! I love being unique. ♥



Thinking Inside the Box









Thinking Outside the Box





 



I Don't See a Box!!


Luv, Emi ♥