Some people's kids.....

I seriously dislike some people. I literally just found out that one of my best friends was racially discriminated on December 13th. I'm not gonna get into detail about it, but if the person who had done this was MY kid, I'd disown them. And than people say that she was 'overreacting' to a 'little joke'. Wow. Those people can get suspended too. All I wanted to say was to leave people alone, okay? Doesn't matter what color or race they are. And it doesn't have to be just race, either. Just accept everyone, okay?

quote- Make fun of me? I can handle it. Make fun of my best friend? Run, bitch.- relatable teenage post
song- backstabber- Kesha
word-acceptance
ecard-

This is where my brother would say "have you ever zipped your self in your jeans?"

Upcoming movies

Before I get into this, here's a link to one of my new fav songs :) It made me smh (but with a smile) the first time I heard it- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f69pkpRD_Dg
If you like that song, you should check out these ones too- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBbrqgiTuuos and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp0o3xjmHnQ
                                       (^^This one used to be my ringtone^^)

Warm bodies- So I saw a trailer for this when I went to go see "Breaking Dawn part 2" with my friend Lindsey and as soon as trailer ended, we both looked at each other and said "WE GOTTA SEE THAT MOVIE!" (but since we were in a movie theatre we had to whisper it. I just put it in caps to show you guys how excited we were. Caps changes everything :D) Anyways, so Warm bodies is set into a time where the world has gone into a zombie apocalypse. There's a zombie named 'R' who falls in love with the girlfriend of one his victims. Sounds pretty good to meh! Warm bodies premiers February 1st, 2013 and I can't wait to go see it with Lindsey! Here's a link to the official trailer-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3ZwtyKs_o

A Haunted House- I don't really care for scary movies, unless there classic ones like Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, or Dracula. In other words: if they're black and white and older than my parents; I LIKE 'EM! I think my father and stepmother have forever ruined horror movies for me.  When I was six, they let me watch The Ring. Um, yeaaaaaah, you don't let your SIX YEAR OLD daughter, watch a movie like 'The Ring' and just expect her to go to bed without a problem. But it's okay. I made their lives hell for it :) Seriously you guys, I was freaked out about that movie until I was nine. But anyways, I love the "Scary Movie" series (Except for Scary Movie 3. If you haven't seen Scary Movie 3, it's a parody of The Ring, Signs, Children of the Corn, and probably others that I didn't pick up on.) So when I saw the commercial for "A Haunted House" I knew right away that it was perfect for me! It's about these people that move into their dream house, but only to find out that a demon also lives there. When the wife, Keisha, becomes possessed, her husband, Malcolm, hires a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters to help out. Here's a link to the official trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VoiD8Fr_SU
If you watched the trailer (^^) than you can see why I'd be okay with seeing it :) It premieres January 11th, but I'll probably just wait for it to come out and have a few friends over to watch it on DIRECTV.

So what's been up? Well today I was supposed to work all day on my history project, but ended up sleeping in until 1:00 in the afternoon. I felt pretty accomplished :) I knew right away that my entire day was gonna be thrown off. And it was. So I didn't get any work done today. Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow! But now I cant fall asleep (it's like, 12:20 am) so I'm just killing time by looking at the stock of stores that my friend, Emily, and I are gonna hit on Monday. And updating obviously.

In one of my other posts (I think it was 'my interesting night') I mentioned that my friend Emily (the one from band, and the one I'm going shopping with on Monday) is over this guy. She started liking him in July. (I started liking him a month later) At first, I didn't think I actually liked him, I just liked the fact that my best friend liked him and how that made him off-limits to me. So he wasn't really relevant to me, at first, and I didn't over think it. (I've always been the type to 'like what you can't have.' But it's not totally overboard. Mainly just guys who are like 30, or married, or dating someone. It's not like I'm gonna do something about it, such as kill his wife or girlfriend or anything. It 100% innocent, I swear.) But I think I actually started to like him on my own terms. But as long as she was liking him, there wasn't a thing I was gonna do about it. My friendship with Emily means a lot more to me than any guy ever would/will. That goes for all my friends. So when she said to me that she was over him (and had started crushing on his hot, younger cousin) I knew that it was time to find out if I really liked this guy on my own terms. And I think I actually do. So....yay? I just think it's really funny how she now likes his younger cousin :)

quote- text convo I found on tumblr-
          person 1- are you still mad at me?
           person 2- twinkle twinkle, little star,
          person 1- how I wonder what you are?
          person 2- wish I could hit you with my car
          person 1- OK, you're still mad.
quote part 2-

Dear Iceberg,
         Sorry to hear about global warming. Karmas a bitch.
Sincerely,
        The Titanic

song- Grow a pear- Ke$ha

word- crushes
ecard (gonna start doing them regularly :D)-

eggs!

For me, one of the most annoying things in the world are my acne scars. I don't have any really bad ones, but the little dark dots are still really annoying. The reason why it's so hard to get rid of acne scars, is because the scar is under your skin. There are two layers to your skin- the epidermis (the thin, top layer where pore ducts travel to the surface of your skin) and the dermis (the thick, bottom layer where all your pores are.) All acne is connected to the dermis, so when you pick at it, the nerves in the dermis are 'woken up'.This is why some acne hurts and is really sensitive. So the dermis' way to protect it's self from you picking at you acne, is to harden and form a lump which cases discoloration that is visible from your top layer of skin. I tried targeted discoloration correctors but they didn't work until I tried this little method-

Lately, I've been experimenting with things from my fridge to make facial masks. One of my favorites, were eggs. As many people know, eggs are FULL of protein! One large egg has about 6.2 grams of protein. But what most people DON'T know, is that your skin is also made up of protein. Appling egg white's to your face will help repair tissue and dry skin, making your skin soft and moist. It's also works to repair acne scars and minimizes pores and wrinkles. Egg yokes are also good for keeping your skin tight, soft, and moist.

What you'll need-

• one egg
• two bowls
• a fork
• towel
• warm water
• anything that you need to hold your hair back
• toilet paper
• a light moisturizer (preferably with a discoloration corrector)

What to do-

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water. You don't want the fatty acids and the amino acids that are on your hands to get on you face because they can cause breakouts. That's why I'm super stick about applying anything to your face with a brush, if possible
• Crack open the egg
• Separate the whites from the yolk, putting the whites in bowl one, and the yoke in bowl two
• beat the yoke with a fork until there are small bubbles. (you don't want it to get too frothy)
• protect your hair with headbands, bobby pins, hair ties etc. etc.
• apply yolk to face with fingers
• leave for ten minutes
• wash off with warm water
• beat egg whites with fork until there are small bubbles (again, you don't want it to get too frothy)
• apply to face with fingers
• layer toilet paper over the egg whites, ripping off excess as you go.
• let mask sit for a half hour
• peel off
• rinse with warm water
• apply a thin layer of moisturizer

Before you buy a moisturizer, you need to understand your skin type first. If your skin is like mine, with slight discoloration, slightly oily, and non-sensitive, you can go ahead and use moisturizers with sulfuric acids. But if you have very delicate and sensitive skin, avoid ANYTHING with sulfuric acid. (not just moisturizers, but soaps, facial masks, scrubs, lotions, etc. etc.)  If you have sensitive skin, look for a natural moisturizer. Anything with 'avocado' or 'honey' listed as an ingredient is good.

Grammy nominations

So I missed the Grammy nominations concert because I was busy that night, and up until a few hours ago, I had totally forgotten about it. So if you were like me and you missed, here are a list of people who got nominated.

Album of the Year-

• The black keys- El Camino
• fun.(I 'strongly dislike' this band so I REALLY hope they don't win, even though I have a feeling that they will)- Some Nights 
• Mumford and sons (not really a fan of them, so I kinda hope they don't win)- Babel
• Frank Ocean- Channel Orange
• Jack White- Blunderbuss

Best New Artist-

• Alabama Shakes
• fun. (they better lose...)
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean

I'm torn on this one you guys. I like Hunter Hayes AND The Lumineers. Damn it.

Song of the Year-

• The A Team- Ed Sheeran (the prettiest song about a drug-abusing, dead hooker. Not gonna sugar coat it.)
• Adorn- Miguel Pimentel (haven't heard it. Or heard of this Miguel guy)
• Call Me Maybe (please God, no...)
• Stronger (what doesn't kill you)- Kelly Clarkson
• We are Young (I'd rather have Call Me Maybe win over this song :p)

Record of the Year-

• Lonely boy- the black keys
• Stronger (what doesn't kill you)- Kelly Clarkson (I'd actually be okay if this one won)
• We Are Young- fun. ( I think you guys are starting to get a feel for how much I hate them)
• Somebody that I used to know- Gotye (I'd REALLY be happy if this one won)
• Thinkin Bout You- Frank Ocean
• We are never getting back together- Taylor Swift (I'd be okay if that one won also)

Best Pop Vocal Album-

• Stronger- Kelly Clarkson
• Ceremonials- Florence and the Machine (YYYYEEEESSSS PPPPLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is about damn time that they got nominated for SOMETHING)
• Some Nights- fun.
• Over Exposed- Maroon 5 (if Florence and the Machine doesn't win, I'd want Maroon 5 to take their place)
• The truth about love- P!ink (if neither Maroon 5 OR Florence and the Machine get it, than P!nk better)

Best Rock Album-

• El Camino- The Black Keys
• Mylo  Xyloto- Coldplay (They better win...)
• The 2nd Law- Muse (if Coldplay doesn't get it, they better)
• Wrecking Ball- Bruce Springsteen (I'm surprised that he's still alive)
• Blunderbuss- Jack White

Best Alternative Music Album-

• Biophilia – Björk
   
• Making Mirrors – Gotye
• Hurry up, We're Dreaming- M83
• Bad as me- Tom Waits

Best R&B-

• Black Radio- Robert Glasper Experiment
• Back to Love- Anthony Hamilton
• Write me back- R Kelly
• Beautiful Surprise- Tamia
• Open Invitation- Tyrese

Best Rap Album (I wanna know why the hell Eminem isn't on this list.....)-

• Take Care- Drake (win!)
• Food and Liquor: The Great American Rap Album, Part 1- Lupe Fiasco
• Life is good- Nas
• Undun- the roots
• God forgives, I don't- Rick Ross
• Based on a T.R.U story- 2 Chainz (If Drake doesn't get it, I want 2 chainz to get it)

Best Country Album-

• Uncaged- Zac Brown Band
• Hunter Hayes- Hunter Hayes
• Living for a song: a tribute to Hank Cochran- Jamey Johnson
• For the record- Miranda Lambert
• The Time Jumper- The Time Jumpers

That one sucks, because I want three of those to too win- Zac Brown Band, Hunter Hayes, and Miranda Lambert

The Grammys will be broadcasted live on CBS on February 5th. Lets see what happens :)

What I've been up to and I will be up to!

Just to give you guys an idea of what the holiday season was like for me, here are some bullets to highlight some events that went down-

• Friday- End of the world party with my friends, Emily and Hanna. I also got my little 'gift' from mother nature. Frickin awesome -__- (what was kinda funny but disgusting at the same time, was when I realized what was going on, I was listening to 'bleeding out' by imagine dragons. That song will never be the same again, even though it's AMAZING)
• Saturday- Slept. All day.
• Sunday- Christmas party at my dads house with my older siblings, stepmother, and niece.
• Monday- Christmas party with the rest of my dads side of the family (I'll get into detail about that later :D That deserves it's own post)
• Monday (part 2)- Christmas party with my moms side of the family.
• Tuesday- Christmas dinner at my grandmothers house
• Wednesday- Babysitting (just finished that a few minutes ago) than in a few hours I'll be leaving to hang out with my cousin and spend the night at her house.
• Thursday- I plan on sleeping. All day.
• Friday- Babysitting. Again. Than sleeping the rest of the day. (I haven't been sleeping a lot lately because I've had three huge projects. I even pulled my first all-nighter just to finish my PowerPoint for science. It was more of just a 'for the hell of it' type thing, not because I actually needed the extra time. I'll get into more detail about it later.)
• Saturday- Work all day on my history project (like I said, I'll get into more detail about that later)
• Sunday- Sleep all day and when I'm done, I'll sleep some more.
• Monday- Shopping all day in Woodbury with my friend Emily
• Monday (part 2)- my stepdads parents are coming over and are gonna spend the night  
• Monday (part 3)- New Years Eve party at my friend Kayla's
• Tuesday- finish up on project for history and get everything else ready for school the next day
• Wednesday- Give a kick ass presentation in history :)
• Thursday- pep band for...something. Girls hockey I think
• Friday- pep band for boys basketball (before that my friend Emily and I are going shopping on main street. Probably not gonna really be anything but it'll give us something to do)
• Saturday-NOTHING! <3
• Sunday- homework >:p

So about my project- It was called 'the famous scientist project' and I had chosen Henry Faulds as my scientist (he discovered the fingerprint). Now, the whole project was combined in three of my classes- history, science, and English. I had to write a paper for English, and make a PowerPoint in history and another PowerPoint for science (which is really weird, since it's the same information, same criteria, but they make you put it on a different PowerPoint and they'll fail you if you just copy paste all your info) Originally, the project were supposed to all be due before break. Mr. N, my history teacher, ended up changing the due date to the Monday AFTER we get back from break. No big deal right? If anything that's awesome! But than on the last day of school (when all the papers and other PowerPoints had all been presented and turned in) before break he tells our class that he decided to change the due date. He said he wasn't sure what he was gonna change it to, but to check his website later than night to find out when. So while I was at Emily's we checked out his website and it said that the due date was THE DAY we get back from break. Now, the thing is, we got a TON of work time in both science and English and we got rubrics and syllabus' for what we were supposed to do. Now in History we didn't have any work time and he never gave us a rubric and never talked to us about it. I really hate that teacher. Love the subject, hate the teacher. I actually used to like him until I realized how much of a bad teacher he is. And he wonders why most people have dropped that class and started taking an online course. That sounds a lot better than putting up with him for 45 minutes

quote- A sober Irish man walks out of a bar............said no one ever- unknown
song- bleeding out- Imagine Dragons (probably one of their best songs)
word- holidays
celeb- Florence Welch (one of the best singers EVER)

this picture made me giggle :) --

Most played songs on my ipod and ecards

• Radioactive- Imagine Dragons
• Bed intruder song- ITunes version (haha! yup, I bought it :D)
• Drop the World- Lil Wayne ft. Eminem
• Blown away- Carrie Underwood
• Forever- Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Eminem
• You Don't Know- 50 cent, Ca$his, Eminem, Lloyd Banks
• I knew you were trouble- Taylor Swift
• You're gonna go far kid- The offspring
• Sound of Madness- Shinedown
• Burning Bright- Shinedown
• The crow and the butterfly- Shinedown
• Second Chance- Shinedown
• daylight- Maroon 5
• sweet nothing- David Guetta ft Florence Welch (I LOVE Florence Welch! Her band, 'Florence and the Machine', is one of my favorites!)
• Shake it out- Florence and the Machine

If you don't know what "ecards"  are, they are these little pictures that say the funniest little things! I see them all the time one tumblr and pinterest. These are some of my favorites-

everyday at about three o'clock when I only have twenty minutes left of the school day

 

and yes. I have read it.

 

Best advice you could ever give to your kids

 

no words.

 

 

 

 

Christmas break

So today, I'm gonna be having my first of many Christmas'. This one will probably be my favorite because I'll get to see my older siblings! I don't get to see them a lot because some of them are in college and the others have lives of their own. I'll also get to see my niece!!!! So yeah, today will be fun :) Than tomorrow I'll be seeing most of my family on my dad's side and these people have a crimimal record for partying. So THAT'LL be FUN.  Immediatly after that, I'm gonna be going to see my mom's side of the family for christmas. That probably won't be as fun, but still great. And than break will just be pretty chill until New Years Eve when I go shopping and than to a party, with a two hour interval inbetween to go back home and chill with my stepdad's side of the family. So Merry Chirstmas, stay safe, and have fun!

oh, Grumpy cat c:

My interesting night

So as you guys know, the world was supposed to end yesterday. That was so stupid. I think the Mayans just needed a bigger rock. But my friends church was having a bonfire/party to 'celebrate' and my friend asked me if I wanted to go and I did. She also brought along one of my other friends. Now early in the week, my mom told me that I might have to babysit at around eight. She meant eight o'clock Friday, but I thought she was talking about on Saturday. Neither of us came right out and said what we were thinking, so come Friday night, both of us were confused. My phone battery was dying so I though I'd turn it off so that their would still be battery life if my mom called me Saturday and said she needed me to come home and babysit. Than she called me Friday night because I wasn't answering her texts about me not having to babysit that night. And called me. And called me. So she drove to my friends house to check up on me and no one was home because we were all at the church. (About that-My friend goes to a Lutheran church, and even though I'm Lutheran, I go to a baptist church. I don't really know why) so she somehow got my friends phone number, called that, and told her to me on. She was obviously REALLY mad and scared so I got an earful. Apparently she thought I was going to some drug-party and was worried that I was turning into my cousin. That hurt. I really thought that my parents trusted me not to become like my pole-dancing, drug-taking, alchohol-addicted cousin. ( I think that it's kinda funny that my mom thought I was at some crazy party when I was really at a church. Polar oppisites much?) Anyways, so on New Years Eve I was supposed to go to a party and before than I was supposed to go shopping with my other friend. Well that got the chopping block. I didn't argue with my mom because I knew it could've been SO much worse. Anyways, so I came home today and I talked to my mom about it now that she's calmed down, and we met each other in the middle. I can go shopping and to the party, but from next Tuesday (Christmas day) until the day of the party (new years eve) I'm grounded from my phone. So not too bad :) Anyways, don't get mad at your parents if they freak and blow things out of proportion. Just give them some time to cool off, and than talk to them about it. Talking about it will show them that you're responsible.

Other things that've happened-

• You guys remember that senior my friend (my friend from band. Just clearling that up) and I had a crush on? We'll she's over him. Now she's crushing on his little cousin who is REALLY hot. Me on the other hand, I'm not sure anymore. I think I'm just gonna try to forget about boys for the rest of break and focus on my friends and family. Maybe my head will clear up over the last few days of the year. Boys can wait til next year ;) ( Crazy that it's almost a new year. That's another thing! I come back to school on Tuesday, January 2nd and my history teacher thought it'd be funny to make a huge project that was originally due a week AFTER we come back, be due the DAY we come back. I really hate that teacher)
• I have a movie to add to my list of favorites- 'Hannah' It's really good and I think you guys should check it out
• check out this song! lol -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpluwP328A

top twenty five for december

Wow I really fell behind in 'top twenty list' to make up for it, I'll add five :)

top fave beauty tips-

• Making my foundation last- mix a little bit of foundation with a little bit of corn starch. The corn starch will keep your skin dry and oil free, which will keep the foundation from sliding off. Set in with pressed face powder
• Teeth bleaching- mix a small amount of tooth paste with one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide, one teaspoon of baking soda, and one teaspoon of water. Brush for two minutes, twice a week until you've reached your goal. Than continue to brush with mixture once a month
• newspaper nails- paint nails with a solid color. When dry, soak in alcohol, than cut up little squares of newspaper bigger than your nails. Press newspaper squares to your nails and peel off.
• making my eyeliner last- apply eyeliner to lower lid, getting in the water line (inner rim of eye), and lash line. Soften the line with a smudge brush or with your fingertips. Set in with a corresponding eyeshadow color.

top fave songs-

• Don't you worry child- Swedish house Mafia
• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites- Skrillex
• You're gonna go far kid- The Offspring
• Drop the World- Lil wayne ft Eminem
• Forever- Drake, Kanye West, Eminem, Lil Wayne
• Devils Night- D12
• I knew you were trouble- Taylor Swift
• It's Time- Imagine Dragons
• Love Drunk- Boys like girls
• You Don't Know- 50 cent, Eminem, Ca$his, Lloyd Banks
• This love- Maroon 5
• Wake up call- Maroon 5
• Little talks- Of monsters and men
• Your body- Christina Aguilera
• Magic- B.O.B
• Echo- Bad meets evil

Top Fave rappers (it's really sad how many people will actually get this. I told it to my friends and NOT ONE of them understood it)-

1. Eminem
2. Slim Shady
3. Marshal Mathers
4. B. Rabbit
5. The white guy from D12

I hope you guys are smart enough to get it c:

These are all my favorite memories that happened last year as an 8th grader-

• Honors band at the Hudson High School (That was A LOT of fun! The band director for that was so energetic and hilarious)
• State National History Day (most of my best friends came with me, and I even got an award)
• Almost everything that happened in all my Advanced Classes. (All of my best friends were in my advanced classes with me)
• Revisiting my ex-boyfriend (now my best friend) Justin at his house in Bemidji (Where my aunt and uncle live!)
• My youngest older brothers graduation party
• Art class <3
• My first concert!

so as you can see, I had a lot of fun last year! There was more that happened, but it would need A LOT of explaining. Lot of stuff that happened with boys last year, but I don't kiss and tell ;)

 

color charts

Makeup was designed to compliment and highlight facial monuments. But if you use the wrong color, it could do the exact oppisite. So here are some color charts according to natural colors

lips (according to natural color of lips)-

pale lips (like me!): beige, sandy pink, light coral, pale pink, bright red

medium lips: brown, rose, pink, orange (be careful with this one....), warm red

dark lips: brown, deep red, plum, deep chocolate, deep raisin, berries

two tones lips: chocolate, blackberry, deep plum, deep raisin, and deep red

eyeshadow (according to eye color)-

blue- ash, taupe, gray, heather, slate, lilac, orange (depending on the color blue and the color orange. If both of the colors are the right shade, it could make a huge statement. Orange and blue are natural compliments to each other)

green- yellow-toned beige, camel, heather, moss, slate, taupe, (even though red and green compliment each other, I woudn't recommend it. Green eyes have natural gold and brown flecks in them, which will cancel out the compliment)

brown (like me!)- cement, sable, mocha, khaki, stone, bark

*statement colors like purple and candy blue look good with just about any eye color*

eyebrow (according to hair color)-

blond- ash blond, soft grey

light brown- sable, light brown,

red- ash blond, camel

brunette (i'm a natural black-haired girl, but I dyed my hair brown with a blond peek-a-boo)- mahogany, warm brown

black (like me!) - darkest brown, mocha, dark gray (not black. It'll look flat and fake with the actual color of your brows)

grey- slate, gray

white- grey, ash blond

quote- rain rain go away, that's what all my haters say- waka flocka flames; no hands

song- blown away- Carrie Underwood (i get really bad goose bumps and chills when I listen to this song)

celeb- Charles Woodson (the hottest football player EVER. He's gonna kill the bears today c:)

word- beauty

OK, so all of my friends think that i'm a bears fan now because I borrowed my Uncle's bears hat ONE DAY for marching band cuz it was frickin COLD. Now I'm gonna clear it up- I am NOT a bears fan. I am a packers fan. So there :)

Makeup experation dates and apply tips

Hey guys! Guess what? I'M STILL ALIVE! I've been crazy busy lately, but now I actually have time to update y'all!
Anyways, so over the last few months my make-up routine has changed. Drastically. I'll go over it more later so look forward to that, but right now, I've got something else to talk to you guys about. So recently my friend got a really bad infection from her mascara because she kept it too long. I though everyone knew when to get rid of their make-up but I guess not. So here's some bullets to show you when to get rid of your makeup to avoid infection-

• Liquid/cream foundation- 2 years (I have yet to make my foundation last that long...)
• concealer- 2 years (again, never made my concealer last that long)
• Powder- 2 years (not even gonna say it this time ^^)
• Mascara- 6 months
• lipstick- 12 to 18 months
• lip/eye liner- 12 to 18 months
• eye shadow- 2 years
• powder/cream blush- 2 years
• moisturizer- 2 years
• eye cream (correcter)- 6 months
• sunscreen- 2 years ( I don't actually wear sunscreen all year, just in the summer. My foundation, BB cream, and concealer all have SPF in them. In the fall, spring, and winter, I use a non scented lotion with SPF 15 for the rest of my body. Wearing SPF will prevent your skin from discoloration and keep it moist and soft)
• face cream (BB cream, AA cream, CC cream; etc etc)- 2 years

Most of this stuff I don't have to worry about because some of these products don't last me as long as they apparently should. But now you guys know!

Another thing that I want to go over, is brushes. You know when you buy things like blush (pressed) and eye shadow, and they have those lil brushes with 'em? Get rid of 'em. They weren't designed to apply makeup, that's why brushes are especially made for some products. You should be able to find brushes in the makeup aisle.

applying concealer- NEVER under ANY circumstances should you EVER put concealer over a blemish. People drive me up the wall when they put concealer on a blemish. NO NO NO! Concealer wasn't meant to cover up a blemish. It was designed to correct discoloration under your eyes. It's not heavy enough to cover a blemish, and after a few hours it'll start to melt, and actually highlight your blemish. So don't do it.

applying foundation and other face creams- I cringe everytime I see someone apply foundation and face creams such as BB cream with their fingers. When you apply foundation with your fingers, you mix it with all the amino and fatty acids on your hands that can cause breakouts. Use brushes!!!!!!!! Or makeup sponges. (I call them makeup cakes c:) I'd perfer to use brushes over sponges because sponges soak up a lot of your foundation, which wastes a lot of it. But brushes are designed to absorb as little as possible, and only absorb enough so that your makeup doesnt cake.

quote- My bed it a magical place where I remeber all of the things that I was supposed to do. -lolsotrue.com

song-I knew you were trouble- taylor swift and no hands- waka flocka flame

celeb- bobbi brown, my hero and makeup GENIUS! (I recommened her book 'bobbi brown makeup manual' to everyone.)

word- amino (it's fun to say!)

Feel like starting a movement? On monday wear yellow and blue to school to show love to Newtown Conneticut.

I used to have family in Conneticut. Just a random fact.

soft feet tutorial

things you'll need-

• pumice
• lotion
• two plastic bags
• socks

steps-

• take a pumice and buff all the rough parts of you're feet.
• apply libral amounts of lotion to both feet
• place feet into one plastic bag each
• put plastic bag-covered feet into socks
• remove socks and bags the next morning.

Zodiac

Okay, so something that I think is really coolio foolio, are Zodiac signs. (I'm a gemini :D) One of my friends (that moved away a few years ago, sadly) got me hooked on them. And to be honest, they're kinda scary accurate....exihibit A- (for those of you who know me, this should be kind of scary how accurate this is-)

okay first of all, the stuff that doesnt really apply to me, I'll highlight in red, the stuff im not sure about i'll higlight in blue, the stuff that does, in puple-

Versatility is a great keyword for this dual sign. Expressive and quick-witted, the Gemini presents two distinctive sides to his or her personality, and you can never be sure with which one you're going to come face-to-face. On one hand, the Gemini can be outgoing, flirtatious, communicative, and ready for fun, fun, fun. Yet when the other twin is present, you can find this air sign contemplative, serious, restless, and even indecisive. Both twins are able to adapt to life's circumstances well, making them wonderful people to know. Things are never boring when a Gemini is on the scene.
Strengths:
Curiosity, ability to share ideas, adaptable, affectionate, kind.
Weaknesses:
Scattering energy in too many places at once, fickle in love, nervous, short attention span.
Charismatic marks:
Expressive eyes, quick, bright, often small-boned, refined features.
Likes:
Music, magazines, books, music, blogs, chats with nearly anyone, short trips around town.
Dislikes:
Repetition and routine, being alone, being confined.
Best environment:
Any busy neighborhood, places where people gather to gossip, bookstores, museums.
Geminians are social and love spending time with friends and family. There will be times when this outgoing sign would want to go bungee jumping, and there will be times when sitting at home playing cards will suit them. Either way, friends are plentiful. Those who can match the Geminian intellect and love of variety will go the distance. One quality they seek out in others is communication. The Gemini loves to talk and gain insight from others. Without a clear flow of talk, the Gemini will lose interest pretty quick.
Family is important, especially those of like mind. Friendship with siblings is quite common for the Geminian, and time spent together is cherished. Meeting responsibilities with family can pose a challenge at times, but almost always, the Geminian comes through.

Scary isn't it? So my knew thing is to post Horoscopes on my blog. My second blog post today will be today's horoscopes.

Fav rappers

This list should be pretty predictable-

number one-

(my personal fav rolling stone cover that features Eminem) You guys know how I feel about him, so I'm not going to elaborate. (but looking at this picture, now you can see why I love his eyes.) And it's hard to decide which songs I love the most (I love all of them except "ass like that", and "Kim") but they would probably be "Just lose it", " Drop the world" (probably more lil' wayne's song than his)"without me" "stan" (genius song) "forever"" (ft. lil wayne, Kanye West and drake) and like I said pretty much all of them.

I'm not really attracked to Lil Wayne, but I will admit he pulls off the brown eyes pretty well. I think why I like them so much, is that they're not even brown, but more of like a black which I find so coolio foolio how you can't see his pupils. It almost makes you stare, and even when he's not smiling, they seem so warm. favorite songs- "drop the world" "how to love" and "mirror" "bed rock" I feel like I'm forgetting one....oh yeah "forever" (ft. eminem, Kanye West and drake)

Royce da 5'9. The "bad" half of "bad meets evil." When ever I hear his voice, I close my eyes, because his voice is so smooth. fav songs- "echo" "a kiss" "above the law" (all songs that feature eminem as well)

Drake. Again, such a smooth voice, that I close my eyes when I listen to it. fav songs- "forever" (ft. eminem, kanye West and lil wayne) "what's my name" (more rihannah's song than his) "take care" (ft. rihannah. I TOTALLY think that he and rihannah should date!) "the motto" (ft.Lil wayne) "bed rock" and "headlines"

Kanye west. (I don't understand why everyone thinks he's so hawt. I don't think so. No offense man!)

fav songs- E.T. (Obviously more Katy Perry's song than his) Stronger, forever (ft. eminem, lil wayne and drake)

b.o.b. I think he's cute, but I'm not really attracted to him, other than his voice man! There something about a guy's voice that play such a huge part in my attraction to them. fav songs- airplanes(ft hayley williams. I did a report on her in the sixth grade with my friend April as my partner), airplanes part 2 (ft hayley williams, eminem and jay z)

Flo rida. fav songs- whistle, wild ones, low, right round, good feeling (the one song by him that I hate, was Club can't handle me. I couldn't STAND that song)

quote- Wilfred: I remember you, Ryan. Memory is like the Packers when they're behind by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter...it comes back. (HELL YEAH!)

song- drop the world

celeb- flo rida

word- whistle (Love that song!)

Trends that I wish would just die already

Pretty much anything Justin Bieber wears. I liked his style when he was fifteen- hoodie, tee, skinny jeans, street shoes, done. But ever sense he started dating Selena.... he needs to stop wearing her clothes.

What the Hell!?!? If I was wearing that, I'd cover my face too. I'm all for that color blue though!

guys in too tight shirts. Obviously, this guy was drunk before he left the house and didn't realize he was wearing his girlfriends tank top (he's most likely single now ;D But seriously, if your shirt is so tight, that both your elbows, not just the one holding you're drink, are bent and the veins in your arms are standing out, it's time to donate it to the salvation army in the kids section)and his friend was mad at him or something and let him outta the house like that. Ahhhhhhhh friends. Gotta love 'em!

Overly stuffed shoulder pads. I'm sorry, but it reminds me of the bony looking shoulders of cows.

Oh, HELL NO!   Christ, if your backpockts are touching the back of your knees, it's time to buy a freakin' belt. (thank gawd, eminem stopped wearing clothes like that.) Everything about what these guys are wearing scream d*** heads. I don't mind if they're a little loose around that area, and I actually like it a little if I can see a little (hence on little) boxer, but if I can distinctly see you're ass, I am out! And than everyone says, you can't even see their boxers. Uh, duh! I can see that! It makes it worse if you're hoodie is that big. 

this is why I didn't have a celeb crush on him for awhile.......whenever I look at this pic, I get distracted by his foot. 

no words. I'm sad to say that my dad has shoes like this, but thank God he has the sense to leave the socks out of the equation.

I'm sorry if I offend anyone by this post- if you like any of these styles and you like to wear them, than by all means DO! They're just not my style. I don't judge people by their clothes and I strongly believe in self expression through clothes so wear it if it's your thing! And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

quote- "I saw some boys wearing pants that hung down past their a$$, but I didn't know that it was a fashion statement. I thought a rapper was shot and they were wearing their pants at half-mass."- larry the cable guy

word- half-mass (another fun thing to say.)

celeb- eminem (sorry for dissing you man!)

song- cher lyond- want you back (does she spell her last name with two or one l's?"

Avocado mask

I love avocado and I really love making an avocado mask. It's makes my skin feel fresh and tight and clean. So I though I'd share my little piece of awesomeness with the rest of the world.- (one person)

to buy-

• one avocado
• organic honey
• organic vanilla yogurt
• one cucumber

1. wash face thoroughly and pat dry
2. cut avocado in half, remove pit, peel off skin.
3. cut one of the halves into thirds, wrap the rest in plastic wrap and store in fridge.
4. mash with a fork until creamy
5. mix a table spoon of organic honey in the avocado, blend with fork
6. mix a table spoon of organic vanilla yogurt with avocado mix, blend with fork
7. hold back hair with ponytails, headbands, pins, whatever you need.
8. cut two slices of cucumber
9. apply avocado mix to face liberally , avoiding eyes and hair
10. lay down and place the cucumber slices over your eyes
11. let it sit for 15 minutes before washing it off.

quote- Wilfred: Ryan, anger is like herpes. You're not meant to keep it to yourself.
word- mo (short for moment.)
song- into you - jennifer lopez ft. Lil wayne
celeb- Robert Pattinson (Sorry bout Kristen. Who knew she was shady right? Oh yeah, America did. You just didn't know it 'cuz your from 'cross the pond! But seriously, sorry man.)

top five actors

I have a huge soft spot in my heart for these five actors. One being my most favorite-

number five-

Joe Mantegna. He playes Agent Rossi on my second fav show, Criminal Minds. In my eighth grade year, we watched a movie about chess and he played the father of chess prodigy Josh....i forget his last name.... and when I saw his name in the opening credits, I almost peed I got so excited! He was also in a video about ancient Rome in Advanced History. (I was in three advanced classes in eighth grade- Lit, history, and communications.)

Number four- 

Robert Downey Jr. I've never seen Iron Man but I might since he's in it. For a school party (for the good kids :D Rebels can suck it!) I saw Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, and I didn't get a damn thing that happened, but I still thought it was good. 

Number three-

Wilfred star, Jason Gann. Love love LOVE his austrailian accent.

Number two

Matthew Gray Gubler. (another Criminal Minds cast member) He was also in RV and (500) days of summer, two of my many favorite movies.

Number one-

Elijah Wood. OK, back story- I used to have a small crush on him, and than he cut his hair and grew a beard, and got a girlfriend and I jumped off that train (thankfully, he cut the beard off too and ended up calling the relationship off.). I haven't seen any of his movies, although I wanna see his movie Maniac, and his show Wilfred is now my new fav. (its on FX at 9:00 pm on Thursdays.) It's not a show I would recommend to ......anyone..... but I love how they combine real life situations and mix them with (harsh) humor. I can relate to a lot of episodes from season one. 

 Even though I don't have a crush on him, I still think that he's eyes are the prettiest eyes ever. And I will admit that he is cute, but.....I guess I just out grew it (and he's only cute when he's not wearing a sweater of any kind. Those are deal breakers.).  For whatever reason, I'm attracted to guys that remind me of little kids (hence, Matthew Gray Gubler. I love his last name! I think that's the coolest last name ever!) and Elijah definitly falls into that catagory.

tell me these eyes aren't the most attractive eyes ever-

the only thing that would make his eyes a little better, would be if they were a bit brighter.

                                                                                                                                             

top five actresses

one being my most favorite-

number five-

Nikki Reed. She is the luckiest girl ever! She plays my favorite vampire of all time, (Sorry Spike! Yup! 20thcenturysavvy is a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Rosalie Hale. (I wanna name my daughter Rosalie Harper :D) Every girl has one- a female celeb crush. And what that really is, is instead of a traditional crush, it just means that you wish you were her, or you wanna look like her. I have two! Nikki Reed and Amy Lee. (wanna be- Nikki Reed. Wanna look like- amy lee)

number four-

Sandra bullock. In my eyes, she can do no wrong. I love her in every movie she is in, and I wanna kick Jessie James' ass for breaking her heart. I really hope she and Ryan Reynolds get together cuz they would be SOOOO cute together and would be the ultimate power couple.

number three-

Kirsten Vangsness. (aka "baby girl") so many things-

• i think she is so pretty
• she is really talented
• she's really lucky to be on criminal minds and work with Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster, AJ Cook, and Joe Mantegna
• I dressed up as her character, Penelope Garcia for Halloween in my eighth grade Halloween Dance.
• I love her style

number two-

AJ Cook. (JJ from criminal minds) if I ever meet her, I'm gonna be like "Hey! I'm AJ!" That's what my family on my dad's side of the family calls me. They got it from my first two initials. (Alexis Jo) I hate my middle name, but whatever. She's probably the prettiest FBI profiler ever.(JJ obviously.) I was soooo happy when JJ and Will Finally got married. FINALLY! If you didn't watch the season finale, than now you know what happened.

number one-

Paget Brewster. Fav FBI profiler ever! Kicking ass and looking good while doing it! In the season finale she was thinking about leaving the team, and if she does, it's not worth watching any more.I'll just watch movies with Matthew Gray Gubler in them. Speaking of movies, Paget was in Man of the House, another one of my favorite movies. She wasnt one of the cheerleaders, her part was pretty small.

make-up trends that I adore!

(personal fav)-

smoky eye make-up. I wear this one A LOT 

natural (something I couldn't pull of to save my life. ah-greed)

wingened eyeliner. (i dont leave the house without my wingened liner, but I only use liquid eyeliner for wings, other wise is looks crappy. If you use liquid liner, it'll look more neat and sharp.)

nude lip gloss. I look really tacky if I wear lipstick of any color but nude lipgloss is pretty safe.

highlighted cheekbones. This is really tricky to do. Go a little too far, or too dark and you'll like grandma.

preview

So some of my followers know how much I love to write and how much I do it. But I hardly EVER let ANYONE read my work. This is a huge step for me, and I'm not even sure if I'm gonna go through with it, but here is a little section of something I've been working on since last August.-

I stepped in the conference room, and knew immediately that I had walked into a land mine. On the far side of the conference table stood B.A.U Matthew Gibson and a few inches in front of him was C.S.I Technician, Jasper Evenson. Their spines were stiff ridges in their backs, and the tension between them made the air feel stiff and heavy. Matthew towered over Jasper, but Jasper eyes were cold and hard which made up for the few extra inches he lacked. Both of them held their fists so tightly that their knuckles were almost as white as the papers in my hand.

Wedged between them, Detective Brent Houston tried to pull them apart but his attempts made little impact. The both held still without wavering. Even Jasper did. Although he did have some muscles, they were muted and a bit on the wiry side.

Behind me the door clicked shut and they both looked over. Immediately their eyes and expressions softened and the tension in the room thinned.

“What the hell’s going on it here.” they both paused to glare at each other and stepped apart. Mumbling something about an unfinished profile, Matthew left the room and Jasper watched him go, happily. I stepped in front of Jasper’s line of vision, trying to read was he was thinking, but all I could get was that he was glad that Matthew had left.

“I’m not kidding Jazz. Tell me what happened.” I tried being patient with him, which was not one of my talents.
His ice blue eyes met mine again and shivers combed through my back.
“He told me to stay away from you.”
“Why?”
“Isn’t it obvious? He likes you Rosalie.” I tensed at the sound of my full name, which gave me a taste of how serious this was.
“And what did you say?”
“I told him that you want what you want. He said that you didn’t know what you wanted. I said that you were an adult, you could make your own decisions, and that you wouldn’t let yourself get hurt.”

Anger flared in my suddenly infernal and uncomfortably tight chest. I didn’t need Matthew worrying about me. Jasper was right. I was an adult and I could take care of myself.

“I need to talk to him. Now.” I left the conference room and Jasper and Brent let me go.
When I fond Matthew, who had lied to me and wasn’t profiling some freak, I wasn’t sure what I was going to say. But I knew it had to be something so that he knew I was serious.

When he saw me, his face lit up and he smiled, probably thinking I had chose him over Jasper. This was so ironic. Last year, I would have chosen him over Jasper, but in that time, I had gotten close to Jasper and realized that I should have been giving him my attention.

“Listen, I don’t need you to look after me and tell me what I want. Even though you’re a profiler, you don’t know what I want or the first thing about me. Don’t worry about it. If I wanted you in this, I would have asked you personally. In conclusion; stay out of it.” there was nothing else I wanted to say so I turned around and blindly walked back to the crime lab, while I tried not to think about the stricken look on Matthew’s face.

Funny cat pictures

I never understood why people loved looking at funny pictures of cats. Until my friend, Lindsey, and I found these pictures-

That is the PERFECT cat for me!

The grey cat is me, and the orange cat is my brother Jon

That's my mom all the way. I showed this picture to my mom and she was, quote end quote, "not impressed"

As Lexi looks back to read her blog and notices that she's dedicating a post to funny cat pictures, she realized she needs to get a life.

Again, the grey cat is me, but this time the kitty under whatever the hell that is, is my brother Riley.

the g-rated version of my mom in cat form when she drives.