tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24917353049758170472024-03-21T23:27:49.942-06:00Dream CartographerA BLOG OF THE ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY--- COLORFUL. CREATIVE. MY GOAL IS MASTERPIECE.Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-89004906588242535742011-06-10T08:44:00.014-06:002011-06-10T08:59:13.896-06:00TWILIGHT!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3AS6BSNuA4hx6RvDhvUXqZj_8d2dA9ZIio5SAFmIiyBaAKKo3CSY6_FC0w3Q9do-6l7jDBRoGDpv1Cadb2zIeaJL6XNiWN97ZLfE-Q8v_H9YrRqBB7CqNtklYfXdqIUpJy8iPKHvI3Au/s1600/145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3AS6BSNuA4hx6RvDhvUXqZj_8d2dA9ZIio5SAFmIiyBaAKKo3CSY6_FC0w3Q9do-6l7jDBRoGDpv1Cadb2zIeaJL6XNiWN97ZLfE-Q8v_H9YrRqBB7CqNtklYfXdqIUpJy8iPKHvI3Au/s320/145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616605676708833074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi576-XfEsDZnsudsV4k2mL4XbX7K5hurWfeOTpjTXCb_G6Sbo7m3FUsG8kdRJ5qxlrRJo9JsVwI0qwZtH9XQNmUQjcjSNk_V4sHHxN_0uT_ZOmYmyR-ACA2JlaAz2t3rmjPIgar9fMstMd/s1600/154.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili6KH9G3Q8Bek_pBr5tMKHOSggyXXAFpWqKWwneIB3KvQrTw19q4IcpZeJ5zFFGn-dFs_shlVTxZHudf9e1w8Ab6RKQWNJ6ZjUJgP63LguIAPnqC5AExR5s8t5L-H0XXrLPa6RLVU9bZf/s320/7.8-No-Neck-Pain-copy-250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586345262273887202" /></a><br />My neck feels like this right now. It's been this way since noon. I was sitting there, minding my own business... And then crrrrrrrrkk! It suddenly blasted into a knot of pain and suffering.<br /><br />But that's ok. I have my texting buddy, Josh, to keep me occupied.<br /><br />Song of the day---> Pokemon theme songMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-35719608689447306442011-03-19T11:10:00.007-06:002011-03-19T11:32:14.158-06:00pirate p(ARRRRRR)ty.I have been planning to spend a marvelous evening watching all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies as a bit of mental preparation for the fourth one being released on May 20th (GLEE!!!!!!) Anywho, I sent the invites, bought the food, plundered and pillaged... I mean, worked my hiney off, AND<br /><br />It went a little something like this----><br /><br />Three types of rum, fresh tropical fruits...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6ICmzEv2Fs50b6qRmDWVcAvdACck3Ej_poD69fskyD2wBL7AXnZXDoU5f_Rm6YsHEG0ATopH51HfzhAMGMrkffBAChmeeT9cYQsZC4UK7GkNMCWtvcWHc9UoX2lphoGGVLPJLAxz1uR3/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6ICmzEv2Fs50b6qRmDWVcAvdACck3Ej_poD69fskyD2wBL7AXnZXDoU5f_Rm6YsHEG0ATopH51HfzhAMGMrkffBAChmeeT9cYQsZC4UK7GkNMCWtvcWHc9UoX2lphoGGVLPJLAxz1uR3/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585840311170735874" /></a><br />Some (not quite as pirate-y) snacks...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xC81BbsUylCaf8apeEWLKP8uWGCjziEkAsq9hlDU17C0xcaQ_Y3oXwEWcz5NVHE36BFoNt_LmDf56RUJi8O7oHUjUzq1EUnas9DGKqEL8m4M0qntvaTE4y6HLoaE_M9f6FA3uZd_0WSy/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xC81BbsUylCaf8apeEWLKP8uWGCjziEkAsq9hlDU17C0xcaQ_Y3oXwEWcz5NVHE36BFoNt_LmDf56RUJi8O7oHUjUzq1EUnas9DGKqEL8m4M0qntvaTE4y6HLoaE_M9f6FA3uZd_0WSy/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585840238103567794" /></a><br />Souvenir suede pouches filled with chocolate coins and a pirate chest to boot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJmfQljqRXhBttyoNskIF2Lc9ZksGdd1jMlgOSOU_Q2zsEJ9A9YzbDJqQLQZqEkn2Rx9u_-gCKFd0Uhl645iUuqbSqkuDNAaaWyt6nqFiatwedhCVVoIfO_7VOONR_eFz_M3MC97Ozms6/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJmfQljqRXhBttyoNskIF2Lc9ZksGdd1jMlgOSOU_Q2zsEJ9A9YzbDJqQLQZqEkn2Rx9u_-gCKFd0Uhl645iUuqbSqkuDNAaaWyt6nqFiatwedhCVVoIfO_7VOONR_eFz_M3MC97Ozms6/s320/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585840144730260082" /></a><br />A ceiling FILLED with pirate pennants and black and red balloons...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAXP2l8PbNCkn9uV-5OPAN_jABiGlkP-PFxf5RUwFZP5-JuKFKUBIu8UVM3mJ8Pi3bjD_7KeJMPiuCrSgkZVBhhHSJoe641a83K3Hb2x8dEOEnTV7kmWMWDh4IKtIcD4xFBwSMzvw_EL_/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAXP2l8PbNCkn9uV-5OPAN_jABiGlkP-PFxf5RUwFZP5-JuKFKUBIu8UVM3mJ8Pi3bjD_7KeJMPiuCrSgkZVBhhHSJoe641a83K3Hb2x8dEOEnTV7kmWMWDh4IKtIcD4xFBwSMzvw_EL_/s320/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585839776702102594" /></a><br /><br />The highlight of the party? My rum, coconut cake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWqJKdakpBLm0W6mWWsGnLOJSafWIAKIWVw5BFnwdbwQ5in5Ea8dBxPaBc4bYc40XQ4mFychyphenhyphen0EqNK-tSiRe7phwvohp2h7aB62wwsm9fvEkb0IowZLMPa8srD-oCNcAiiXcpvCPAih7i/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWqJKdakpBLm0W6mWWsGnLOJSafWIAKIWVw5BFnwdbwQ5in5Ea8dBxPaBc4bYc40XQ4mFychyphenhyphen0EqNK-tSiRe7phwvohp2h7aB62wwsm9fvEkb0IowZLMPa8srD-oCNcAiiXcpvCPAih7i/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585840464411393170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCXQWzyBQVrDKVr0iYQLk0p-wp8VTRUMW3aZplQ9G_-1lfBi2KoXkofzfk-a8vmpamHwcj0UH0SgaEvwtA7DCebiKR3AyvcxnnRxOJBwAApZ3iZD5J9kS8a0UiuNz43y6Pjfb48fxFcVl/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCXQWzyBQVrDKVr0iYQLk0p-wp8VTRUMW3aZplQ9G_-1lfBi2KoXkofzfk-a8vmpamHwcj0UH0SgaEvwtA7DCebiKR3AyvcxnnRxOJBwAApZ3iZD5J9kS8a0UiuNz43y6Pjfb48fxFcVl/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585840405384260402" /></a><br /><br />I even went so far as to decorate the innards with chocolate coins AND embellish the side with a cashew cross-n-bones.<br /><br />The planning? It took my blood, sweat and tears. I spent an ENTIRE Friday decorating and chopping and baking and STUFF! But, it was soooooo worth it.<br /><br />The turnout? Fairly dismal... Although, I'm keeping my chin up about it because it's just more proof that I'm going to be the coolest mum ever! (Next to my own mum.)<br /><br />Song of the (yester)day--> Do I even need to say it?<br /><br />I do?<br /><br />Ok...<br /><br />You asked for it!<br /><br />Pirates of the Caribbean theme. :)Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-59745684413197010282011-03-15T19:22:00.010-06:002011-03-15T19:47:36.744-06:00Already Packin'I am so pumped to go HOME.<br /><br />"Homeward bound, I wish I was homeward bound.<br />Home, where my thoughts escape, at home, where my music's playin'"<br /><br />Homeward Bound- Paul Simon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP9PjqdC__k2CKRlWn9ebQZx26wOOH9nTr0w9wWHzLxKLYigYS6yZ_UDz2nKFCaEHZB8WDmfzEYfxN9nRehfS-E7IhpUzocv5hLjlesaJ30w3dqZNzc594UPw3Rddk3_fGJsiEeEzzwQG/s1600/front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP9PjqdC__k2CKRlWn9ebQZx26wOOH9nTr0w9wWHzLxKLYigYS6yZ_UDz2nKFCaEHZB8WDmfzEYfxN9nRehfS-E7IhpUzocv5hLjlesaJ30w3dqZNzc594UPw3Rddk3_fGJsiEeEzzwQG/s320/front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584487563499633762" /></a><br /><br />Ok.... So this ISN'T my home... <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But, I want it to be.<br /><br />So, I'm already packing and it's just SO great realizing how much crap you have...<br /><br />Anyways, I started this photo project a few weeks ago but, here it goes! I was trying to capture license plates from ALL the states. I'll just show you all the pretty ones though!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBGvFKRM9calZI2OTIDv-1ypkBSd5cnGQ7p2TxA_jRcmnlFpVAsLvVLBIQPmzumPIZA-4DxHqck0EjzrADX-TE6mymQX_ZD7-a0Z7kAMulLYBZaMayjN84fr4eOKf3d8SVyzmgQ0XV91R/s1600/Alaska.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBGvFKRM9calZI2OTIDv-1ypkBSd5cnGQ7p2TxA_jRcmnlFpVAsLvVLBIQPmzumPIZA-4DxHqck0EjzrADX-TE6mymQX_ZD7-a0Z7kAMulLYBZaMayjN84fr4eOKf3d8SVyzmgQ0XV91R/s200/Alaska.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584486025697497810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YpUtL3R1807FmilefASej9nQpbEpJzkYDjhs_SjSnJ0ZuGNWeYCfq6sIMFeHNki9yvknDpmtwqFCAfFH-3jK_oknDx0sXfV0s3hCyeKOp1qb_tfjxZ0Hmiw-7DKxRxFTiif14ZkWR5bY/s1600/Colorado.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YpUtL3R1807FmilefASej9nQpbEpJzkYDjhs_SjSnJ0ZuGNWeYCfq6sIMFeHNki9yvknDpmtwqFCAfFH-3jK_oknDx0sXfV0s3hCyeKOp1qb_tfjxZ0Hmiw-7DKxRxFTiif14ZkWR5bY/s200/Colorado.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584485951362616386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5pOpWcAEf5S0_iqmZde7nlYUSkUWRtNRF_ATypm1mOLzh_BGjzeJMsbQlXU13SvvPSalj5vdoDGNLTXIqNFNS_Ij1SDqKZEH_sqPwyk7Ltc_AB0Q2A8BuEJ3BRh0awxyucmNZGBgIPRI/s1600/Idaho.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5pOpWcAEf5S0_iqmZde7nlYUSkUWRtNRF_ATypm1mOLzh_BGjzeJMsbQlXU13SvvPSalj5vdoDGNLTXIqNFNS_Ij1SDqKZEH_sqPwyk7Ltc_AB0Q2A8BuEJ3BRh0awxyucmNZGBgIPRI/s200/Idaho.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584485816770011650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OB-7t-405CSbt90S26MZ3zc5_91Y25lDEZmzT4alryA-yavofyDGjdUJmLwYwXRhSXIIekMRmsH9jRUIyFMWYkGx4qiF0xlDsGWe2lE0n7OgqR5N-ZikOr5a0vvtOcPk6hHkkp8Xxdsv/s1600/Ohio+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OB-7t-405CSbt90S26MZ3zc5_91Y25lDEZmzT4alryA-yavofyDGjdUJmLwYwXRhSXIIekMRmsH9jRUIyFMWYkGx4qiF0xlDsGWe2lE0n7OgqR5N-ZikOr5a0vvtOcPk6hHkkp8Xxdsv/s200/Ohio+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584485694678542226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8-AL18ZS7cQitlyXguNPP_5YfyuP0v0FDH-4H2ehLfUkIG9raiW8auFUNYSik7PemchmP-QhXG-r_Vg5DoHqlL_AosRow9IydQKC382Y4XSBp5zwTzBxZN_HfPLtVt8cQpUonhyphenhyphenYoDEb/s1600/Oregon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8-AL18ZS7cQitlyXguNPP_5YfyuP0v0FDH-4H2ehLfUkIG9raiW8auFUNYSik7PemchmP-QhXG-r_Vg5DoHqlL_AosRow9IydQKC382Y4XSBp5zwTzBxZN_HfPLtVt8cQpUonhyphenhyphenYoDEb/s200/Oregon.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584485464750746786" /></a><br /><br />SONG OF THE WEEK!! SONG OF MY LIFE!!! "Eye Conqueror"- Third Eye BlindMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-33503565387920436022011-03-12T14:46:00.003-07:002011-03-12T15:07:02.263-07:00Record Breakers<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7LlNdJOFVVU6VL3NOquV7L-hQqPW8T7yevf_bTrFN_jE7cOuSpAIPh8wYYPtEIJ_NXAH9sRU-9xlvEoGw6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />So! The official news is that I woke up at 7:30 this morning, took my natural disasters test (91%!!!!), met with my natural disasters group, then waited and pondered until noon or so... Which is when 2 out of 3 roomies and I, made our way to a world record breaking dodgeball tournament!!<br /><br />The original record was set by the University of Alberta with 1200 students.<br /><br />UGH!! 1177... So close... Also, so much for school spirit! Despite not quite breaking any records, that's pretty flipping fantastic. :3<br /><br />Song o' the athletic day- "Weeeeeeee Are the Champions"- QueenMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-48376710113962332772011-03-10T18:24:00.003-07:002011-03-10T22:33:48.501-07:00My Favorite Natural Disaster :3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6-Mdj9vBmk-22ZjKx9fJu3-BMSALp6NHsnkmJqC5EeQ-2tZAx5uaPs_sTSeP9gv7ZCACDisnVdC8itzcqw83aUfxcDB8gCWtjbCBh6Va-PkOCVYetsAdPYIdE-N6pxIOvhzXfdpeTb9L/s1600/campo+colorado.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6-Mdj9vBmk-22ZjKx9fJu3-BMSALp6NHsnkmJqC5EeQ-2tZAx5uaPs_sTSeP9gv7ZCACDisnVdC8itzcqw83aUfxcDB8gCWtjbCBh6Va-PkOCVYetsAdPYIdE-N6pxIOvhzXfdpeTb9L/s320/campo+colorado.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582628484075854354" /></a><br />As a kid, besides the (apparently) MILLIONS of times I watched <span style="font-style:italic;">Chitty Chitty Bang Bang</span>, I distinctly remember watching <span style="font-style:italic;">Twister</span> very often. It just FASCINATES me!! Tickles m'fancy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3E1A-LfUjbAIpnbY_Qkhyphenhyphen5I4YdMGAIlpUgQSafNKWuu2hui-FafE0_UaXh0RAehBzdlcQW2myvd1RZ65pvsVS_zY4YI65h1_UMML7dph-FPtuJS7JMpwle6GnooshYtJNo3lWaonJOXH/s1600/a799303dee875777c293d37d0015_grande.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3E1A-LfUjbAIpnbY_Qkhyphenhyphen5I4YdMGAIlpUgQSafNKWuu2hui-FafE0_UaXh0RAehBzdlcQW2myvd1RZ65pvsVS_zY4YI65h1_UMML7dph-FPtuJS7JMpwle6GnooshYtJNo3lWaonJOXH/s320/a799303dee875777c293d37d0015_grande.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582627310785073522" /></a><br />It's just, in my natural disasters class, we are split into groups and each group presents for twenty minutes on a specific disaster. We are the ONLY group with a tornado which makes me SOOOOO felicitous!! So, my mind is on 'nado's at the moment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjhCo_fnutza7MGxS_YeSX0JbIXRhcr3j1iH3FKmyv8Sa-8hT_rmca7HAGqzUSrct6gjYkySDj4l6FkJfGki-vCG1slbQtjCYLnOn3ipGp_YWVs3_OV_nzUwWkntWyyXPOlK3-Jf5AzgC/s1600/nyc_tornado1976.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjhCo_fnutza7MGxS_YeSX0JbIXRhcr3j1iH3FKmyv8Sa-8hT_rmca7HAGqzUSrct6gjYkySDj4l6FkJfGki-vCG1slbQtjCYLnOn3ipGp_YWVs3_OV_nzUwWkntWyyXPOlK3-Jf5AzgC/s320/nyc_tornado1976.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582627467093639378" /></a><br />Yes. Yes, that IS New York and little Miss Liberty.<br /><br />Songgggg!----> "Twistin' the Night Away"- Sam CookeMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-84886888730542538422011-03-08T15:00:00.004-07:002011-03-08T15:12:32.782-07:00ShukraniI have become absolutely smitten with this "mini" business that's been established on campus. Business students create beautiful jewelry focusing on rolled paper beads made by women in Uganda. These women, through the creation of these beads, raise their weekly income from $1 to $4 even $5 dollars! ALL of the profits made from the company are sent back to them. I love their designs, the uniqueness of the beads, and the effect I have on these women SO much, that I can't stop purchasing the jewelry. Let's take a peek-see at my collection thus far...-----><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OUhWRIhFmE17n6cz-fWebRruOD9RotNbfFTcWxKsbnVPGD8PxHpB5-ViOYOhOiph6463MKdUGRrxUQ0hxkrM6M3mk50C-yIilyig8JwNtmvwz_4Q_Js8KQSGgtqprHVnzKDvVAdclOey/s1600/088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OUhWRIhFmE17n6cz-fWebRruOD9RotNbfFTcWxKsbnVPGD8PxHpB5-ViOYOhOiph6463MKdUGRrxUQ0hxkrM6M3mk50C-yIilyig8JwNtmvwz_4Q_Js8KQSGgtqprHVnzKDvVAdclOey/s320/088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581832671045707314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUtB3SLZSeCl24YBlUI3N0T_CiDyBaQxMWkXL5EwMRGNUF91ABkcDDSStaZQn03GC6AUy1mixbL4T9Um8JoDUmO2znOez2OzIV2UPIqpbmEcdL_SpuWH5cHQ91IwjpQHV64KyUJO0MBoZ/s1600/084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUtB3SLZSeCl24YBlUI3N0T_CiDyBaQxMWkXL5EwMRGNUF91ABkcDDSStaZQn03GC6AUy1mixbL4T9Um8JoDUmO2znOez2OzIV2UPIqpbmEcdL_SpuWH5cHQ91IwjpQHV64KyUJO0MBoZ/s320/084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581832535928058402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5AhSh88YkYNBsc5zssqOHG71TXd_nUKz0cU9LJRJO0gGk9bWrlJMNHTy8Lmh7vcA9Yrly26kpkcWbcgJUZIPcxm2XFVbD4RfcWrazL5kVBJR_MIf6y00WJt4RZgfx9vSWQZRMBw3f2j7/s1600/085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5AhSh88YkYNBsc5zssqOHG71TXd_nUKz0cU9LJRJO0gGk9bWrlJMNHTy8Lmh7vcA9Yrly26kpkcWbcgJUZIPcxm2XFVbD4RfcWrazL5kVBJR_MIf6y00WJt4RZgfx9vSWQZRMBw3f2j7/s320/085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581833102103904130" /></a><br /><br />All in all,<br /><br />o 6 bracelets<br />o 3 necklaces<br />o 1 keychain<br />o 1 jewelry bag (also made by the same women in Uganda)<br />o 6 sets of earrings (3 of them are gifts though...)<br /><br />and a partridge in a pear tree.<br /><br />Whoo.<br /><br />Song of the day- "Wishery" by POGO---> YOU MUST YOUTUBE THIS SONG! Genius, genius, genius... I love everything by him.Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-16100250106122906212011-03-08T10:45:00.011-07:002011-03-08T23:15:06.002-07:00The Things You've Missed<span style="font-weight:bold;">My first (sort of) "date" of the semester! I made dinner for a pre-vet. 2.24.201</span>1
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<br />Ok, so, this wasn't the "exact" dinner but, I DID make grilled porkchops with a cinnamon apple glaze, mashed potatoes, Rhodes rolls (my mum's fave!), steamed broccoli, and strawberry icecream for dessert!
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pond Skimming! 2.25.2011</span>
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<br />One of the best events of winter semester! Basically, participants go flying down a 50ft or so ramp on either ski's, snowboard, or tube into a pool of freezing water, all to entertain the adoring public!
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Snowshoe Trip 10a-3p 2.26.2011</span>
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<br />With all the physical exertion it takes (thank goodness for break time!) I still came out all smiles. It was fun and pretty relaxing.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Blood Drive 10a 3.4.2011</span>
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<br />For the FIRST time out of about 8 times... I DONATED A FULL BAG of blood!!! For some reason, no matter how much water I consume, I have crummy, tiny veins. Also, when they stick the only decent one in my left arm... it's right next to a valve. So, I kind of have everything going against me every time I try. But, 18 minutes and 50 seconds in, I reach 590mL and life is peachy!
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ice Fishing! 7a-1p 3.5.2011</span>
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<br />THIS was cool. I was hoping to catch SOMETHING but, alas, it was not to be. It was still a fantastic experience.
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<br />The... well... "unsettling" crack that I'd been sitting on the whole time.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipEPHMmfWi3PO8YPr-38gXt_mJajlJvFv8na04tY0PodhAEXBlZGhWUJLJB18awNccNTF0wXiUqxWc5z5bGlNWlqJCxww0y_zQrZgNyijT8YU_CdXkT3xouc0iJt2a9PwN5xKpbuhaMP6/s1600/076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipEPHMmfWi3PO8YPr-38gXt_mJajlJvFv8na04tY0PodhAEXBlZGhWUJLJB18awNccNTF0wXiUqxWc5z5bGlNWlqJCxww0y_zQrZgNyijT8YU_CdXkT3xouc0iJt2a9PwN5xKpbuhaMP6/s320/076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581772725868312834">Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-38559447651909607852011-02-09T22:21:00.004-07:002011-02-09T22:46:17.852-07:00Vivie con miedo es como vivia a medias<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv1SS3lpt3ynvp8xGwucvORwfgY1L9pavZv2U4hljI54bmlTg_0oe5enfHbJqXRCWZUFtdxIeWDPhhwn-mHvRA2kU-h563_TGwI0dEwkgx90a45xXgr1oWfZDwb4iEeLRHymolFDwS8Fk/s1600/220px-StrictlyBallroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv1SS3lpt3ynvp8xGwucvORwfgY1L9pavZv2U4hljI54bmlTg_0oe5enfHbJqXRCWZUFtdxIeWDPhhwn-mHvRA2kU-h563_TGwI0dEwkgx90a45xXgr1oWfZDwb4iEeLRHymolFDwS8Fk/s320/220px-StrictlyBallroom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571927537372915026" /></a><br />I love this movie!!!!<br /><br />A lovely evening with Miss Shannon. Pizza pies and a jug full of icy, icy water. Mmmmmm...<br /><br />"Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but, much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckling who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"'- IMDb.com<br /><br />I've always been partial to the name Fran. (Most likely because of this movie.) It reminds me of the word "frump" and they just kind of GO together! Frumpy Fran. I mean, did you SEE how frumpy she was?? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_jTYmtX0AVzOl7BNXMqey7wMf693ah19JtJBinnk7RhG1xSfLyACSE1MO0SunDdr930fDwf60-DFOZzqF9iqXY8iR9MoKMD8QNsHJB_ZX9IRaWfJmphEVKCXYZLrjO0x_1TSgk7uIVqw/s1600/524_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_jTYmtX0AVzOl7BNXMqey7wMf693ah19JtJBinnk7RhG1xSfLyACSE1MO0SunDdr930fDwf60-DFOZzqF9iqXY8iR9MoKMD8QNsHJB_ZX9IRaWfJmphEVKCXYZLrjO0x_1TSgk7uIVqw/s320/524_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571929902397550178" /></a><br />She becomes more and more beautiful to him because he's getting to see her for what she's worth. Ahem... "Do I love you because you're beautiful? Or are you beautiful because I love you?" Rodgers and Hammerstein's have it correct; and, well, the best endings end in love. So, it had to happen at some point. Why not in this dress?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7fr_gorh-UILLTS657lzOU0ZKal6jPL6b_HUknFZV2adskG5TS1lLtyHx8Z0a8SNYi_en69e94I6FW8SR-ZghEwd3eHRIhN6DgewtdiW3n7iqdtGveNUDIN2ybUQxTun524Kz-pbSxgV/s1600/524_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7fr_gorh-UILLTS657lzOU0ZKal6jPL6b_HUknFZV2adskG5TS1lLtyHx8Z0a8SNYi_en69e94I6FW8SR-ZghEwd3eHRIhN6DgewtdiW3n7iqdtGveNUDIN2ybUQxTun524Kz-pbSxgV/s320/524_5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571930409663705570" /></a><br />Ooooo... and with that 'tude!!<br /><br />Song of the day- "Love is in the Air"- John Paul YoungMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-72532335891149410762011-02-09T19:22:00.001-07:002011-02-09T19:22:52.256-07:00Idaho weather.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCyhae0_pWn9ib4sdZsY891ruKRecslpDahBZQF7BGdoa69X2rXXU74WxlIrdWanHABWVPxtmyYwkqObm1bEevhJkgtR7zLFFEFS0sNWNcZbVeV3HlwvSkVo05GqA0q84SL1nt-xEMOTn/s1600/156969_1762167580828_1438257982_1956433_910974_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCyhae0_pWn9ib4sdZsY891ruKRecslpDahBZQF7BGdoa69X2rXXU74WxlIrdWanHABWVPxtmyYwkqObm1bEevhJkgtR7zLFFEFS0sNWNcZbVeV3HlwvSkVo05GqA0q84SL1nt-xEMOTn/s320/156969_1762167580828_1438257982_1956433_910974_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571880626202196178" /></a>Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-57192215827768418932011-02-08T22:20:00.006-07:002011-02-08T22:48:22.054-07:00***American Idol 2011***So! This has officially become my favorite American Idol year! I'm going to watch EVERY episode... For the past few years, well, honestly, since the glory days of Ruben Stoddard, I haven't watched it as vivaciously. 2009 brought surprising promise and I faithfully watched the end episodes but, it still didn't hold much relish for me.<br /><br />Then...<br /><br />Steven came into my life again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiqHgKjT3paqEUelEPiiwL3rTORkWa32vWgwBchryUQJJfWE16pMCELrAQX53B1kqq8mqVPWp3XnkzXUcsJQ7e4ksab6uWcMRF4yXOiV1gvF88T3TkSGpjGs9Q8UPmLE1y6qCkVl5e03q/s1600/steven-tyler.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiqHgKjT3paqEUelEPiiwL3rTORkWa32vWgwBchryUQJJfWE16pMCELrAQX53B1kqq8mqVPWp3XnkzXUcsJQ7e4ksab6uWcMRF4yXOiV1gvF88T3TkSGpjGs9Q8UPmLE1y6qCkVl5e03q/s320/steven-tyler.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571556419917902722" /></a><br />I have fallen in love once more. He has such a bright and funny personality! I ADORE him as a judge of Idol! Sure, he's a crinkly 60 year old man but, has that ever stopped anybody? Just think of Humphrey and Audrey!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ9HwFurqmDs7xJcvy9pWt0O2CoilmRWBMb3s3zF5Vzd7SptqzdrIAV5MVy8FxDSqXZuREMSMMqTY8_twakxw26Mr0hKs0aUNs0LoCf6mG4KSMEnGWaFHVip9dQTaR4N_lnbVLzV8IJh-/s1600/Sabrina-Humphrey_Bogart%2526Audrey_Hepburn-1954.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ9HwFurqmDs7xJcvy9pWt0O2CoilmRWBMb3s3zF5Vzd7SptqzdrIAV5MVy8FxDSqXZuREMSMMqTY8_twakxw26Mr0hKs0aUNs0LoCf6mG4KSMEnGWaFHVip9dQTaR4N_lnbVLzV8IJh-/s320/Sabrina-Humphrey_Bogart%2526Audrey_Hepburn-1954.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571557474993750850" /></a><br />Ew.<br /><br />Well, not to spoil anyone's fun but, there were two parts (already!) that bring me to blubbery, rosy-cheeked BAWLING every time...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1qtf-qJpnM<br /><br />*shiver shiver blubber* <br />When he leans in and whispers in her ear? Ahhhh!!!! Pluck-pluck-plucking on my heartstrings!! I cried. "That's why he sings so good, cuz he sings to you."<br /><br />(Skip ahead to 1:50 where she brings in her family)<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Pe2c9lA_I&feature=related<br /><br />Mmmmmmmmmm!!! Just that "foreeehvah". I cried. I BAWLED. He has this haunting quality to his voice when he sings softly and low like that... DAH! It's one of my favorite love songs aanyways haha! So, I suppose I'm bias.<br /><br />Either way, the song of the ending to today is most definitely "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"- Aerosmith<br /><br />(Pssssst! Fun fact! The band Aerosmith first formed in Sunapee,NH! I'M FROM NH! And one of his daughters still lives there! So, I'm staking my claim on him hahaha. TTFN!)Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-81442889888691745482011-02-08T22:12:00.004-07:002011-03-12T14:45:54.934-07:00REDHEADS.My THREE favorites...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOFK_vzBhNefWJwGlTu7NhHL4EY-71dC0HVxaDFi3GOmnPdL2an5QGfE_I1_bck0SDoudoOaOsnogJ07kcmqQ66oT2ytUf8nK7BWoSaM6CTn4tpse_8_3fN_K8KkMji3beGaA2-0cp6Ei/s1600/axl_rose_011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOFK_vzBhNefWJwGlTu7NhHL4EY-71dC0HVxaDFi3GOmnPdL2an5QGfE_I1_bck0SDoudoOaOsnogJ07kcmqQ66oT2ytUf8nK7BWoSaM6CTn4tpse_8_3fN_K8KkMji3beGaA2-0cp6Ei/s320/axl_rose_011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571553706569563234" /></a><br />Axl Rose (of Guns n' Roses) from the 80's<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x3mKhb0zA7uFUDHuQxmrnDMHBJDdBTTqRfsgb-AJv-QgfQDCh5BjtUz1qiRqebNzUpMUdlFy2ULTPqn_cWTZearXusDny7Jitiw4V2EjUDG2_fxQUrCXEqCcJ_ZZmbthAf1dzY_xpIW6/s1600/seth_green.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x3mKhb0zA7uFUDHuQxmrnDMHBJDdBTTqRfsgb-AJv-QgfQDCh5BjtUz1qiRqebNzUpMUdlFy2ULTPqn_cWTZearXusDny7Jitiw4V2EjUDG2_fxQUrCXEqCcJ_ZZmbthAf1dzY_xpIW6/s320/seth_green.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583312776939512482" /></a><br />Seth GREEEEEEEEEEN. I love him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OggHDLGzvAo2EfEakKmcQo7AXMHQOlMMrwIGQP6CFEL1xq2VdinJRxndOtjm40E_einasLRdpOl1bjx93zOMkdwXbQjgek0a3L96wjhfiOGtahEyouxRb62vUGd8e0ZrKOMpQfJws7gc/s1600/annoying_kids_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text- align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OggHDLGzvAo2EfEakKmcQo7AXMHQOlMMrwIGQP6CFEL1xq2VdinJRxndOtjm40E_einasLRdpOl1bjx93zOMkdwXbQjgek0a3L96wjhfiOGtahEyouxRb62vUGd8e0ZrKOMpQfJws7gc/s320/annoying_kids_7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571554126409262658" /></a><br />Rupert Grint of the Harry Potter movies<br /><br />Song for the beginning of the day- "Paparazzi"- Lady GagaMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-25414493205064392632011-02-06T20:42:00.005-07:002011-02-06T20:55:41.391-07:00Superbowl Sunday :)GO PACKERS GO!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAs9ag12o3VFCp7n4bMA0wX_YdiQ3TbTeDWfmkFnkmU9ICgKhm2_90x0V_BlVuzPVJtzjHX2ZsAQBimpbpdmJOiU8xB1OrI7lIs9qnBoVeUrXfV0JKZwnW9ARx3F2OmfsSL-85mWvJP_c/s1600/favre-packers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAs9ag12o3VFCp7n4bMA0wX_YdiQ3TbTeDWfmkFnkmU9ICgKhm2_90x0V_BlVuzPVJtzjHX2ZsAQBimpbpdmJOiU8xB1OrI7lIs9qnBoVeUrXfV0JKZwnW9ARx3F2OmfsSL-85mWvJP_c/s320/favre-packers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570788362590895010" /></a><br />Yeah, they won. Steelers never had a chance. <br /><br />Also, honestly? You call that a half-time show? It certainly beats the wardrobe malfunction of years past but... Woooooo-weeee... For some reason none of the Black Eyed Pea's could sing. The only good part about it was Slash's RAVING guitar skills.<br /><br />Oh Slash. We could totally be friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFX8T-y9zgZmPs5SOoRJGfrgGbxlZbeY_Hpx9nNrfWdtWIOG5riGtWuZxp_8nrkC2XBXequVWiH93KAHY46vDqP67gvbpfM-CULLLfcqp7cW9BEtTgnhDQkLjBgKqvewwQLqvFhhVlXIQ/s1600/Slash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFX8T-y9zgZmPs5SOoRJGfrgGbxlZbeY_Hpx9nNrfWdtWIOG5riGtWuZxp_8nrkC2XBXequVWiH93KAHY46vDqP67gvbpfM-CULLLfcqp7cW9BEtTgnhDQkLjBgKqvewwQLqvFhhVlXIQ/s320/Slash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570790546478959410" /></a><br />See my devotion? (His face on my Halloween costumed self)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI3YRBVN1HlmZgpJUS-et3GnyecjJzs2rybL3rUbCGBDgkhxhRZTGydFenbQjLC-p7GOSoPHUWTbTc07v-C_ZbLROeAcXTHo6HUyez66q85z3nY8JZcp-Qx7zNStTlut2TnjwZhsW0qrr/s1600/Slash2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI3YRBVN1HlmZgpJUS-et3GnyecjJzs2rybL3rUbCGBDgkhxhRZTGydFenbQjLC-p7GOSoPHUWTbTc07v-C_ZbLROeAcXTHo6HUyez66q85z3nY8JZcp-Qx7zNStTlut2TnjwZhsW0qrr/s320/Slash2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570790785983945922" /></a><br />See my loooooove? (My face on his Gibson ad)<br /><br />Le sigh...<br /><br />Song of the day- "Sweet Child O' Mine"- Guns n' RosesMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-22285622336871372112011-02-05T23:48:00.004-07:002011-02-06T01:35:33.532-07:00Well, although I essentially stole this from the beginnings of my own (other) blog from long ago (last summer) I figure it's worth re-posting. So! The beginnings of a (new) blog... How delicious! I suppose I ought to begin with the beginning. *Ahem...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8r3wBZz67Gqsr-sNqtXZjeBRp-FxIK08fXBAZODrDk8pBlCmvGtU2VTHNkNnshb2I7kIdVBRolKYj2TNX7zt31AyimY62ht2W_hg70n2S4nJK_yvLHxM2zQLnd9qcasYe-pKAgmCKP6j/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8r3wBZz67Gqsr-sNqtXZjeBRp-FxIK08fXBAZODrDk8pBlCmvGtU2VTHNkNnshb2I7kIdVBRolKYj2TNX7zt31AyimY62ht2W_hg70n2S4nJK_yvLHxM2zQLnd9qcasYe-pKAgmCKP6j/s320/052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570492283219721858" /></a><br />My name is Megan. My room is a mess. I'm very creative and I tend to trip over things. Although, perhaps this would be most appropriate in list form. Let's see how many bullets I can get!!---><br /><br />o My birthday is August 12th!<br />o I wear something green with every outfit. (favorite color, if you hadn't gathered)<br />o I love daisies and ALL exotic flowers.<br />o I'm rubbish at math.<br />o Valentine's, Halloween and Christmas are my favorite holidays.<br />o I named my teddy bear after my grampa. (Wellington)<br />o I wish I was sportier. Ideally I'd love to be able to play tennis, volleyball, and snowboard.<br />o I love making lists! I make lists about dream houses, vacation spots, favorite songs, dog breeds, baby names, and loads of other things.<br />o I can't stand the sound of sandpaper, emery boards, or styrofoam. Blech...<br />o I LOVE being outside.<br />o I really want a dog. ANY kind of dog. The bigger the better.<br />o I love rifling through antiques.<br />o I love family traditions.<br />o I'm always excited about something.<br />o I sing ALL the time.<br />o I'm pretty good about writing letters. Just, not making it to the mailbox in time. Pitiful, isn't it?<br />o My favorite ice creams are---> black raspberry, chocolate and cookie dough.<br />o I'm a stickler for proper grammar and correct spelling.<br />o Large groups of people are more comfortable to me than small groups.<br />o I love dressing up; I'm always looking for an excuse to do so.<br />o Unfortunately, I am a victim of arachnophobia.. *shiver*<br />o I love tea, and tea sandwiches, and tea parties.<br />o I LOVE Abbott and Costello, the Three Stooges, and Laurel and Hardy. I would have loved to meet them.<br />o I'm fairly certain caffeine doesn't affect me.<br />o I hate yoga.<br />o I love the words noodle and thither... and jell-o.<br />o I never wear make-up. It's too girly.<br />o I would love to visit England, Germany, Ireland, San Francisco, New Zealand, and Copenhagen.<br />o I love surprises!<br /><br />That's some of it at least. I figure a cut-off point might be welcome.<br /><br />Today was spent watching movies and taking my test (83%... not bad).<br /><br />Then, the night brought glow-stick-dance-madness!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GvNZjrNx2FiU5r-UNkifROEYFJ4TQBnVEEsejFNOQZdJIz_mzkZE7apXcr4uLIFqCZZTdUZRezSmAqvfDCkpCeuYjdY1BqEYUVH_5yxbHtGSy1Masm5BQ55e_UmS-pkGpgmI-EH0oKMj/s1600/45309-bigthumbnail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GvNZjrNx2FiU5r-UNkifROEYFJ4TQBnVEEsejFNOQZdJIz_mzkZE7apXcr4uLIFqCZZTdUZRezSmAqvfDCkpCeuYjdY1BqEYUVH_5yxbHtGSy1Masm5BQ55e_UmS-pkGpgmI-EH0oKMj/s320/45309-bigthumbnail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570466561437192226" /></a><br /><br />Ahhhhhh.... Lovely, lovely dances.<br /><br />Song o' th'day- Indiana Jones Theme SongMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-90640561046111911372011-02-04T11:59:00.003-07:002011-02-04T12:07:40.244-07:00Dancing!! (Dirty, that is.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/patrick_swayze_008_wenn5261__opt1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px; height: 615px;" src="http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/patrick_swayze_008_wenn5261__opt1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I finally watched Dirty Dancing last night... And it was so bomb-diggity!!! It has shot itself into immediate favorite list status!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dlisted.com/files/patrick-swayze-dirty-dancing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 425px;" src="http://www.dlisted.com/files/patrick-swayze-dirty-dancing.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Oh Patrick Swayze... How I'll be sad to have never shaken your hand, or enjoyed a cup of tea with, or have ice-skated with, or have been born in much more similar time frames so that I could plan out our entire wedding with...<br /><br />Le sigh... Can't win 'em all.Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-14440665254991965422011-01-26T20:58:00.004-07:002011-01-26T21:15:02.054-07:00*smacks forehead vigorously*Nuggets of wisdom from a long day of work---><br /><br />ALWAYS grease the pan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s4OSTcXG-8z7MO9g9z-QeuTKUi30DWOuuRa8JghrNagIOIHtxJtezK0OavXvMOa90zsf7ppE30m-1CP0SKGfbNLdp6-btODiMQy9GrABlo8ReXqWBJ3VBOtgHrxUT50sX01ihbVhwKWu/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s4OSTcXG-8z7MO9g9z-QeuTKUi30DWOuuRa8JghrNagIOIHtxJtezK0OavXvMOa90zsf7ppE30m-1CP0SKGfbNLdp6-btODiMQy9GrABlo8ReXqWBJ3VBOtgHrxUT50sX01ihbVhwKWu/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566710476742952114" /></a><br /><br />Go AROUND the patch of ice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfFdsKHoJsaa111vpNgueJVvrfmzspMqN2PInHphuB5H77SY-QhB3NMLQQqOou8-fZG-qQYOCHxtWGtYFO4hNTdQg-pezVAyeLQpih0EyJVgp1YNt49N3PDpcC2643bAmpXJzZJHjiNy3/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfFdsKHoJsaa111vpNgueJVvrfmzspMqN2PInHphuB5H77SY-QhB3NMLQQqOou8-fZG-qQYOCHxtWGtYFO4hNTdQg-pezVAyeLQpih0EyJVgp1YNt49N3PDpcC2643bAmpXJzZJHjiNy3/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712521497619250" /></a><br /><br />Be CAREFUL when speaking.<br /><br />(Quoting my religion teacher who was commenting on when our church leaders received revelation to give black, male members the priesthood.)<br /><br />"All worthy male members, regardless of gender, should hold the priesthood!"<br /><br />Didja catch it?<br /><br />Every single person in our class burst out laughing as we practically sang in chorus, "Don't you mean RACE?"<br /><br />Also, for those who can't, LEARN TO DRAW EFFECTIVELY.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kOCfSGHIn1fax9isn3Lq5qtAHKmOeh9cR2J9vJf5Y28IbZgFvI9AIiIc7MsTQHdg6NKiS7Sk6afPjzmZTl8xcAa0FA3UWaw3IxvFyqJF-BOlu9hUJwWJeNG1L5vVJrjD67c_mQsB5vN-/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kOCfSGHIn1fax9isn3Lq5qtAHKmOeh9cR2J9vJf5Y28IbZgFvI9AIiIc7MsTQHdg6NKiS7Sk6afPjzmZTl8xcAa0FA3UWaw3IxvFyqJF-BOlu9hUJwWJeNG1L5vVJrjD67c_mQsB5vN-/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566713739349130002" /></a><br />Another nugget of joy from my amazing religion professor... This was meant to be a bear. With claws.<br /><br />Song of the day: "It's the End of the World As We Know It"- REMMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-50457657106045432082011-01-25T22:08:00.004-07:002011-01-25T22:14:08.158-07:00Pranks.So, my roommate Kathryn and I have been slowly working up our prankster personalities. <br /><br />o I hide her comforter in the freezer, she dumps water on my face when I'm in bed.<br />o She dumps freezing water on me in the shower, I --> <br /><br />A. Stuff her pillow in the sliding window, behind the blinds and curtains...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7nBwu7ecYtKmMEg9t5XR0UTfsQQ0sAMv6ml3Ojir1C45vFSvLtZT-83VDaNy2MJonsNFhSd5DwbrU7baIQEDpI3TrBYpIeiNPamZq_3VnmGhZ9NHOl4hx583DjxvJTE6oBNN0wQ_jOwd/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7nBwu7ecYtKmMEg9t5XR0UTfsQQ0sAMv6ml3Ojir1C45vFSvLtZT-83VDaNy2MJonsNFhSd5DwbrU7baIQEDpI3TrBYpIeiNPamZq_3VnmGhZ9NHOl4hx583DjxvJTE6oBNN0wQ_jOwd/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566357180772979842" /></a><br /><br />B. Pour a can of corn on her when she's in the shower. (hehehe... so clever)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivytHLFuq966oy97cRkzWPH-PzLxW8cZ6ZV0gGq5SJJHRBTrl5mhA7EbXjYZ-sCNsD2ApQCPMC35FDnPYBnAacTk1sq3Z0c-4szrIv6hRHzam4-v2CdwYXll0ZkZAxJx-O4GRqacIC_k8H/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivytHLFuq966oy97cRkzWPH-PzLxW8cZ6ZV0gGq5SJJHRBTrl5mhA7EbXjYZ-sCNsD2ApQCPMC35FDnPYBnAacTk1sq3Z0c-4szrIv6hRHzam4-v2CdwYXll0ZkZAxJx-O4GRqacIC_k8H/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566358106081271554" /></a><br /><br />I'm sure this will continue. Forever. And I like it. :) It gives me the chance to be creative.<br /><br />Song of the late evening---> "Con te Partiro" -Andrea Bocelli (THE BEST. EVER.)Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-22823885019046577532011-01-25T17:07:00.008-07:002011-01-25T22:08:06.745-07:00The MOUTHWATERING Dream...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVWCztX8NzqLrFnFm_fwV1p6ohfWc-ahQUCjuVoa1c0VH2LTxFbDF9AI8kSApGUXmPWr-rDQWY-i3NjNVkk71hlYhHV-29EHtIR9tTiblZZhUmSueNFCHTtTGnceFgqXLyM2DsYEVTfgz/s1600/floor-to-ceiling-bookcases.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVWCztX8NzqLrFnFm_fwV1p6ohfWc-ahQUCjuVoa1c0VH2LTxFbDF9AI8kSApGUXmPWr-rDQWY-i3NjNVkk71hlYhHV-29EHtIR9tTiblZZhUmSueNFCHTtTGnceFgqXLyM2DsYEVTfgz/s320/floor-to-ceiling-bookcases.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566340606284734386" /></a><br /><br />It's been my dream for only... hmm... FOREVER to have a library to myself. Although, my at-home collection is impressive, I can't WAIT for the day I reach THIS capacity. As most bookies can attest to, the best books are the one's that cover your walls and lend a comfy atmosphere to that cup of tea. :)<br /><br />Yeah.<br /><br />This one----><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qm6FQ0kC2NhUW09CSJy-Ka9lNfnYnaXhy_AZqPtmvVg2Y90cgcRg6JlhAWuXTBdP3-C8KBq6ua0tBgUsteXCQ0DBa-aylaedbD_C_DOd_8Kufxh_XpGZ0vPMn5PkH1DiKHfPzVaQ2aQB/s1600/Black-tea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qm6FQ0kC2NhUW09CSJy-Ka9lNfnYnaXhy_AZqPtmvVg2Y90cgcRg6JlhAWuXTBdP3-C8KBq6ua0tBgUsteXCQ0DBa-aylaedbD_C_DOd_8Kufxh_XpGZ0vPMn5PkH1DiKHfPzVaQ2aQB/s320/Black-tea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566342683406488098" /></a><br /><br />A long-standing book list to help rate where you are on a list of greats! I've marked in which one's I've read already but, please feel free to copy this list and see where YOU'RE at!<br /><br />(x) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen<br />(x) The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien<br />(x) Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte<br />(x) Harry Potter series - JK Rowling<br />(x) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee<br />(x) The Bible<br />(x) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte<br />( ) Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell<br />( ) His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman<br />(x) Great Expectations - Charles Dickens<br /> <br />Total: 8<br /> <br />(x) Little Women - Louisa M Alcott<br />(x) Catch 22 - Joseph Heller<br />(x) Complete Works of Shakespeare<br />(x) The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien<br />( ) Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk<br />(x) Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger<br />( ) The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger<br />( ) Middlemarch - George Eliot<br />(x) Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell<br /> <br />Total: 6<br /> <br />(x) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald<br />(x) Bleak House - Charles Dickens<br />( ) War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy<br />(x) The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams<br />( ) Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh<br />(x) Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky<br />(x) Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck<br />(x) Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll<br />( ) The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame<br />(x) Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy<br /> <br />Total: 7<br /> <br />(x) David Copperfield - Charles Dickens<br />(x) Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis<br />(x) Emma - Jane Austen<br />(x) Persuasion - Jane Austen<br />(x) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis<br />(x) The Kite Runner - Khaled Hossein<br />( ) Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres<br />(x) Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden<br />(x) Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne<br />(x) Animal Farm - George Orwell<br /> <br />Total: 9<br /> <br />(x) The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown<br />( ) One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br />( ) A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving<br />( ) The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins<br />(x) Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery<br />(x) Portrait of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde<br />(x) The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood<br />(x) Lord of the Flies - William Golding<br />( ) Atonement - Ian McEwan<br />( ) Life of Pi - Yann Martel<br /> <br />Total: 5<br /> <br />(x) Dune - Frank Herbert<br />( ) Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons<br />(x) Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen<br />( ) A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth<br />( ) The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon<br />(x) A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens<br />(x) Brave New World - Aldous Huxley<br />(x) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon<br />(x) Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br />(x) Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck<br /> <br />Total: 7<br /> <br />(x) Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov<br />( ) The Secret History - Donna Tartt<br />(x) The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold<br />(x) Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas<br />(x) On The Road - Jack Kerouac<br />( ) Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy<br />(x) Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding<br />( ) Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie<br />(x) Moby Dick - Herman Melville<br />(x) Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens<br /> <br />Total: 7<br /> <br />(x) Dracula - Bram Stoker<br />(x) The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett<br />( ) Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson<br />( ) Ulysses - James Joyce<br />(x) The Inferno – Dante<br />( ) Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome<br />( ) Germinal - Emile Zola<br />( ) Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray<br />( ) Possession - AS Byatt<br />(x) A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens<br /> <br />Total: 4<br /> <br />( ) Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell<br />( ) The Color Purple - Alice Walker<br />( ) The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro<br />( ) Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert<br />( ) A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry<br />(x) Charlotte’s Web - EB White<br />(x) The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom<br />(x) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<br />( ) The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton<br />(x) Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad<br /> <br />Total: 4<br /> <br />(x) The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery<br />( ) The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks<br />(x) Watership Down - Richard Adams<br />( ) A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole<br />( ) A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute<br />(x) The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas<br />(x) Hamlet - William Shakespeare<br />(x) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl<br />(x) Les Miserables - Victor Hugo<br /> <br />Total: 6<br /> <br />Grand Total: 55 out of 100<br /><br />More than half! Not bad for a slacker. At least, in recent years... Either way, as classics, I haven't even heard of half the one's I haven't read yet! Either way, good luck with your reading endeavors, if you choose to accept this challenge.<br /><br />Song of the evening---> "Hey Leonardo" -Blessid Union of SoulsMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-88802077187390475082011-01-25T01:08:00.006-07:002011-01-25T01:39:25.617-07:00Le Sigh... The LOVE of my Life...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMaUpRybKIfHUdgsdPyNGtdNRvuxdUEQk3FLy0Wbc4Ph46gynxsai5CKg0Ir3EOnWtevv8sY7jHdkyqyYYuA-jbmjJPmDQ4d9OZZ4lC8rkBc7XIjO7V7fLb2Tvd-L2Fzs23w6MbTwezRB/s1600/peter+pan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMaUpRybKIfHUdgsdPyNGtdNRvuxdUEQk3FLy0Wbc4Ph46gynxsai5CKg0Ir3EOnWtevv8sY7jHdkyqyYYuA-jbmjJPmDQ4d9OZZ4lC8rkBc7XIjO7V7fLb2Tvd-L2Fzs23w6MbTwezRB/s320/peter+pan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566033485021013442" /></a><br />Have I ever mentioned that I'm a hardcore Peter Pan fan? Fan isn't deep enough, honestly... If Peter Pan were remotely traceable, I believe I'd be a Pan stalker! You know... those creepers that save the discarded tissues and band-aids of celebrities?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfav3vwupbA_YSZ-wEvK4-fXv2pCN9Ws342ruxP6LpAbDXne9erA7qGdRDXHFV_Lvsv54TRpWp6WyEsUVXnmSdMcMe6gYFb1R2oJaydPNRiln6t09k9s-aSxJiek1nf_hJY4GEMSNQsuc/s1600/Peter_Pan_cover.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfav3vwupbA_YSZ-wEvK4-fXv2pCN9Ws342ruxP6LpAbDXne9erA7qGdRDXHFV_Lvsv54TRpWp6WyEsUVXnmSdMcMe6gYFb1R2oJaydPNRiln6t09k9s-aSxJiek1nf_hJY4GEMSNQsuc/s320/Peter_Pan_cover.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566033265320845554" /></a><br /><br />Although there are many adaptations of Sir James Matthew Barrie's beautiful tale, my favorite has always been Hook. Many people (namely my mother) can't stand this movie... And I truly wonder why that is. I honestly cry every time! I love Robin Williams in roles such as this! He also acts in this movie!:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PAKhrtSCtEk97vl_E1yXo6otxEIWNwHa3gos2VEoFFrr3-_zml86SB9fWgKCXFq_ta2dkbRjkb0j8EoazVjDVwTgTqS9h2tiBBlwm-7YSB992Eumg1mwqM5cg5Ym5lNFUrXHlHSQJqei/s1600/MV5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PAKhrtSCtEk97vl_E1yXo6otxEIWNwHa3gos2VEoFFrr3-_zml86SB9fWgKCXFq_ta2dkbRjkb0j8EoazVjDVwTgTqS9h2tiBBlwm-7YSB992Eumg1mwqM5cg5Ym5lNFUrXHlHSQJqei/s320/MV5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566034725779491394" /></a><br />One of my other most favorite movies... It's absolutely haunting, and visually breathtaking, and it just... transports you into a world of beautiful dreams. Once again, I cry every time. Maybe that's my defining moment when determining a favorite movie.<br /><br />LET'S COMPILE A LIST!! (It's what I'm good at)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Favorite movies:<br /></span>o Hook<br />o What Dreams May Come<br />o Fly Away Home<br />o Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (He he he... Drives my family nuts...)<br />o The Court Jester (starring Danny Kaye, one of the most beautiful persons I can think of)<br />o The Little Mermaid<br />o Benny and Joon (Johnny Depp)<br />o Strictly Ballroom<br />o Ever After (Duh! His name is HENRY! My favorite name!)<br />o March of the Wooden Soldiers (A Laurel and Hardy film)<br />o Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark<br />o Life is Beautiful (Thank you Lord, it IS beautiful!)<br />o The Pagemaster<br />o Star Wars: Episode IV, V, & VI<br />o Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp again)<br />o Titanic (another DUH)<br />o Am I allowed to say ALL Julia Roberts movies? Her and Kate Winslet tie for most gorgeous woman in my book. :)<br />o What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (Interesting movie to swallow but, again, Johnny Depp hahaha)<br /><br /><br />Oh dear... Well, I'm certain I'll keep editing this list over and over. But, that's what lists are for, right? So we can check off, discard, rewrite, scribble on, reevaluate, discard again, rewrite, get it perfect, accidentally rip it, get frustrated, discard, start list about something else, get bored, come back to original subject, and REPEAT! :)<br /><br />Song of the... evening? Early morning? I need to get off this blog... "Higher and Higher"- Jackie WilsonMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-27766664254126925952011-01-24T20:54:00.000-07:002011-01-24T21:48:55.755-07:00A very productive day! <br /><br />7a- Up and at 'em!<br />7:45a- religion class<br />(homework, homework, research, homework, package)<br />11:30a- art history class<br />(research/work on family home evening jeopardy board)<br />3:15p- german<br />5:00p- cooking delicious potato goodness<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tI0AUq29-zsF3s-aZ_wDiMfd43gLEC2rsherjDiISjYo0a104wTOMmg-gFuvHR2GGuzqHmKS07-yg5wtNx-g_hCwC8WQCAWCjmZWxJOytqYA9dqTOJox7o1ULOz_B3xn47ax5Bfxrplv/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tI0AUq29-zsF3s-aZ_wDiMfd43gLEC2rsherjDiISjYo0a104wTOMmg-gFuvHR2GGuzqHmKS07-yg5wtNx-g_hCwC8WQCAWCjmZWxJOytqYA9dqTOJox7o1ULOz_B3xn47ax5Bfxrplv/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565967328172933714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2kc8tMVdWjBT3Kyavrymi672HfNOm-Lb5CrTFfHhid3dnMwM3KCIEkS71zZr_OVlPwWFNjFKYiuLiHaUalAXFmB_Omrzyx8Sv5MxDL3ZCKx3w9AySvXg5jBFBpcDoJM67CBr6BDJhiRf/s1600/stuffed+Potatoes+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2kc8tMVdWjBT3Kyavrymi672HfNOm-Lb5CrTFfHhid3dnMwM3KCIEkS71zZr_OVlPwWFNjFKYiuLiHaUalAXFmB_Omrzyx8Sv5MxDL3ZCKx3w9AySvXg5jBFBpcDoJM67CBr6BDJhiRf/s320/stuffed+Potatoes+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565980348200003330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqehF1ypHt9GaW3HGoe5biFUD01-ab_jUSjso-Ws1z18ibh-D1Xm9ChA7bOg70wPlnCj2tyg2JF4mmIsg2CyegjWSutY_RU8e1V12d-LCnPZh13_eoESHm1f7zbzFI1mjV2fylntrvisD/s1600/stuffed+Potatoes+2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqehF1ypHt9GaW3HGoe5biFUD01-ab_jUSjso-Ws1z18ibh-D1Xm9ChA7bOg70wPlnCj2tyg2JF4mmIsg2CyegjWSutY_RU8e1V12d-LCnPZh13_eoESHm1f7zbzFI1mjV2fylntrvisD/s320/stuffed+Potatoes+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565980740423334850" /></a><br />5:35p- consuming potato goodness<br />(cleaning, sweeping)<br />6:25p- attempting churros<br />6:55p- fail at churros<br />7:00p- family home evening<br /><br />And the lovely nails I've been sporting for 3 days!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDNski36sSfpfQ5LiCf2HJg2pupIXvqjQDO9H-Y3-NnDyvS-a5ZFcni8Q3uPA2GqCe65a2nLImE_lDSaDlJF_yDDroWDVD7Wv5bGqrdTARU32mIM1nOJmTxkU1jdMEL08_DVo26fb1g2G/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDNski36sSfpfQ5LiCf2HJg2pupIXvqjQDO9H-Y3-NnDyvS-a5ZFcni8Q3uPA2GqCe65a2nLImE_lDSaDlJF_yDDroWDVD7Wv5bGqrdTARU32mIM1nOJmTxkU1jdMEL08_DVo26fb1g2G/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565967184994872882" /></a><br />(pssssst... Believe it or not, I did'em myself!)<br /><br />Song of the day- "If You Could Hie to Kolob" -LDS HymnMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-55996096501836384222011-01-23T18:35:00.000-07:002011-01-23T19:05:35.099-07:00OREGON!! (That other shape..)So! Unfortunately my time in Oregon was during one of the worst weekends of the year (weather-wise). Cloudy days, fog, rain.. Ick.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4CxIIiuVXOjtKY2XNdEFmpksuP4tcoGkue8FF0HqSVZLjX9OTBAcZb8p7ivTVmqZUpSud0_VN0CjoL-gSXZgKqzSOgNjU9vIj7YmDltGPeughIBQs1LNmIL4SaKc37ueMjw-_nnCA1hY/s1600/051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4CxIIiuVXOjtKY2XNdEFmpksuP4tcoGkue8FF0HqSVZLjX9OTBAcZb8p7ivTVmqZUpSud0_VN0CjoL-gSXZgKqzSOgNjU9vIj7YmDltGPeughIBQs1LNmIL4SaKc37ueMjw-_nnCA1hY/s320/051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565560513495657986" /></a><br />Ahhh... The open road. (David's hands)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Wax Museum in Newport!</span><br /><br />Where we saw MJ:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegZue_zYRx6tRFN9gwFCVEWx6s62ct8a5CsPAYNYrlD_ay4vWEg8HwxxYgZ7yY42S29oRrEcznGGxu_4yxJn4aw67M0RhnAkIC2rQo_651nJzNzHfxzmPY_YqxRwA8Og8T5_3gSjXi6SH/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegZue_zYRx6tRFN9gwFCVEWx6s62ct8a5CsPAYNYrlD_ay4vWEg8HwxxYgZ7yY42S29oRrEcznGGxu_4yxJn4aw67M0RhnAkIC2rQo_651nJzNzHfxzmPY_YqxRwA8Og8T5_3gSjXi6SH/s320/089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565560872468695378" /></a><br /><br />Monsters:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEyqkAAsfGjVdn-zPCJD9Y1AJY2Y3bgi__BFogGbNvNz4CTZmjhTBfS2CsxF6T4Qz0QECt6KSPbDgleovyFo1VHSejnYMEMGX3jB7ydnFKYHcWXbWJ-abcXESx2Sbj5PcRU3Vo5geOLSc/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEyqkAAsfGjVdn-zPCJD9Y1AJY2Y3bgi__BFogGbNvNz4CTZmjhTBfS2CsxF6T4Qz0QECt6KSPbDgleovyFo1VHSejnYMEMGX3jB7ydnFKYHcWXbWJ-abcXESx2Sbj5PcRU3Vo5geOLSc/s320/093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565561219993174946" /></a><br /><br />And Marilyn!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-Cul3zsuMfhyYMZco0QXPscjVEkmSkvuHk-QB6qzH55WDWUH_Ambk6brWxBMZ__Bn4aymhH7oN2TA3qfFM9pRByBnO7v83y50szqVMnn-Om9JWkoFGHNiTytvn2bJ5d9aC9b2WM7CkEA/s1600/095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-Cul3zsuMfhyYMZco0QXPscjVEkmSkvuHk-QB6qzH55WDWUH_Ambk6brWxBMZ__Bn4aymhH7oN2TA3qfFM9pRByBnO7v83y50szqVMnn-Om9JWkoFGHNiTytvn2bJ5d9aC9b2WM7CkEA/s320/095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565561417289032178" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum (next-door to the Wax Museum):</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKzxcJzIuT0MDEyhK5GvQ74DVz59zql8FJ_EWL1OzCyA-vCohGwB5FRfYwMAq2i8LXnLdeL1UaRfWtO-_7RHL9oYOoe1tGrzklmNDHCMGlo-MzONzuVMJ4oGUDilwMP29StAsz_44Famx/s1600/153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKzxcJzIuT0MDEyhK5GvQ74DVz59zql8FJ_EWL1OzCyA-vCohGwB5FRfYwMAq2i8LXnLdeL1UaRfWtO-_7RHL9oYOoe1tGrzklmNDHCMGlo-MzONzuVMJ4oGUDilwMP29StAsz_44Famx/s320/153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565561771374868178" /></a><br />Ever hear of the mermaid that Barnum and Bailey's showcased? That they made by sewing together half a monkey and half a fish? This is it. Ew.<br /><br />THEN, we made our way down to the Pacific, the other side of the country from where I've lived my whole life... It was so close, I could almost claim I'd been "from sea to shining sea"... But it was rainy, and not so shiny... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0ATYEM_8cguQgVmfgZtSVdoa3JMRz3cnZYW0plWug5jYWWWhzBQptZvgZvU8Jvz688mmbdus_v8LqPAvCOxJ7iUcPyA-VWvY7I29Ip_zxCVQSmD95xJtSP7eyjG0lhkoZEseLpcX68M3/s1600/163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0ATYEM_8cguQgVmfgZtSVdoa3JMRz3cnZYW0plWug5jYWWWhzBQptZvgZvU8Jvz688mmbdus_v8LqPAvCOxJ7iUcPyA-VWvY7I29Ip_zxCVQSmD95xJtSP7eyjG0lhkoZEseLpcX68M3/s320/163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565563542134011874" /></a><br />But, it was still my moment to cherish. :) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k9DE1t6zFiBEY_AI8YvzogydXedHqYIpkFapXlTdGwvo5bGgmR_3xuSkGQ6fs1GSeuCAt-4rIC-ZdEJtFEEnaWxJWC2zvvo61BXtwyj2D9YUJ9co7qKx1aL2RZnwFJl1gyL6Zl2q3JA6/s1600/166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k9DE1t6zFiBEY_AI8YvzogydXedHqYIpkFapXlTdGwvo5bGgmR_3xuSkGQ6fs1GSeuCAt-4rIC-ZdEJtFEEnaWxJWC2zvvo61BXtwyj2D9YUJ9co7qKx1aL2RZnwFJl1gyL6Zl2q3JA6/s320/166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565564045076468642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbROpH7L8eu-_f_nshgO0M1htzs43dEI-nCHg8_JUyhBK_k_tv3M2aRjogvFdHoa_Hk0KZCvdh-0LYJuIkJGSAIf_tDBBmDAIZj6jJSMeE9kiHcLkpAKBx2oHG5TG5qJmSszpHGfHi9ng/s1600/173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbROpH7L8eu-_f_nshgO0M1htzs43dEI-nCHg8_JUyhBK_k_tv3M2aRjogvFdHoa_Hk0KZCvdh-0LYJuIkJGSAIf_tDBBmDAIZj6jJSMeE9kiHcLkpAKBx2oHG5TG5qJmSszpHGfHi9ng/s320/173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565564957348442546" /></a><br />We adventured later on and discovered a flooded playground/jungle gym which, OF COURSE we went and played on! (Note that this is a double slide... where children can enjoy themselves by hurling towards a foot of water!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmXQZ8JVkTthXfHqjTI-nIRF8wgvP97gUEf2w1ZXeCtQRwAom9ajXwQQJDIrxQtZC_JEf9WOEI2y8U55DYjA3VPz8Kjq5mSCsZdQHncMU7mKFBhWiBsbIdtaz52v_TvCY07p1Iei4ypl5/s1600/193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmXQZ8JVkTthXfHqjTI-nIRF8wgvP97gUEf2w1ZXeCtQRwAom9ajXwQQJDIrxQtZC_JEf9WOEI2y8U55DYjA3VPz8Kjq5mSCsZdQHncMU7mKFBhWiBsbIdtaz52v_TvCY07p1Iei4ypl5/s320/193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565565258317704946" /></a><br /><br />Memories aside, my greatest treasures from a weekend of spontanaity is the documentation of the dozen or so rainbows we saw on the way back to Idaho...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L-2F0nD3T3UtMwzFHhD0_zwH1klOoEr4Xvx1azpxsGimQLZeKJElpKJAlGP2kvt4zEykCQFiEs8kGwa5xckubdFr4hk49Mlw0vatGR7WMDusf_dR807iTWUGBkCAR1TBp0n4IbBnShhr/s1600/218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L-2F0nD3T3UtMwzFHhD0_zwH1klOoEr4Xvx1azpxsGimQLZeKJElpKJAlGP2kvt4zEykCQFiEs8kGwa5xckubdFr4hk49Mlw0vatGR7WMDusf_dR807iTWUGBkCAR1TBp0n4IbBnShhr/s320/218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566145165688578" /></a><br /><br />And this wicked sweet statue of my right hand immortalized in wax!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEylWfc00eXnaCVhkgc1KzC4VdZEH9uIZ3prpMvWWgDoUwJka9-zeHYEV8WX_tX8hQVRq4CR6Y8DlfgX806r1aEEQh7iKb6-wWo9SEPA6rZNtmqCyD7WT9X5aDIBI70UGh4sDZZe1qZXqO/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEylWfc00eXnaCVhkgc1KzC4VdZEH9uIZ3prpMvWWgDoUwJka9-zeHYEV8WX_tX8hQVRq4CR6Y8DlfgX806r1aEEQh7iKb6-wWo9SEPA6rZNtmqCyD7WT9X5aDIBI70UGh4sDZZe1qZXqO/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566816232648258" /></a><br /><br />Song of that weekend in particular? --> "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" from Hello DollyMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-11317905498052180632011-01-22T23:15:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:25:22.830-07:00Fresh Start>>>> *happy dance*After a leave of absence and debating about the demands of blogging, I've decided... WHAT THE HECK! :) If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger. Besides, it gives me the opportunity to write, of which I love to do.<br /><br />What you've missed------><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I CLIMBED MT. WASHINGTON!!!:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkw41yVsP5nS-d2jxAvb4IvGSbVHvYKsiZL5iUyzeGkexipkf-Wo75e0mYoDN66jlrxmj6S2mes8xdjhGRw53q87Shgc8Weqfa24hIBsrlM0qi4bJQEp1jhQYBtHOQZDD8F18PEU4zX2h/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkw41yVsP5nS-d2jxAvb4IvGSbVHvYKsiZL5iUyzeGkexipkf-Wo75e0mYoDN66jlrxmj6S2mes8xdjhGRw53q87Shgc8Weqfa24hIBsrlM0qi4bJQEp1jhQYBtHOQZDD8F18PEU4zX2h/s320/062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565266854623235330" /></a><br />With my friend's Chris and Teri Goyette (center rear and center front respectively), and Chris's friend's: Chris and Shane.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Flights to and fro (NH to UT):</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtkRmE_dVwIIwJUdHRbJGwyN_iopaIHCjir9pRvQPdkwn_4br9KFd52-ReLwkldKaILfV-i3qwGcykKRk9zku3ua4Qd8fAkzSzT2zTgRY0xAlim9_LBT1nFM5ZDQ09QjYTukU0vm2XtJ3/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtkRmE_dVwIIwJUdHRbJGwyN_iopaIHCjir9pRvQPdkwn_4br9KFd52-ReLwkldKaILfV-i3qwGcykKRk9zku3ua4Qd8fAkzSzT2zTgRY0xAlim9_LBT1nFM5ZDQ09QjYTukU0vm2XtJ3/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565264032870987218" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Trip to Jackson Hole, WY:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2icH12Pb7-Hv6O6Cak2FGsbD4kfF8wXE2FTQRsbJBj3O2BZr4RJy17Mfoz2RM1JvlWCxjc_kkxW83u2WeJ5Ll8mJ46tewrLsrgpmSvjuUanDun_D0xxf_VBL33Glx5kTaTVfkEBs3P7c/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2icH12Pb7-Hv6O6Cak2FGsbD4kfF8wXE2FTQRsbJBj3O2BZr4RJy17Mfoz2RM1JvlWCxjc_kkxW83u2WeJ5Ll8mJ46tewrLsrgpmSvjuUanDun_D0xxf_VBL33Glx5kTaTVfkEBs3P7c/s320/044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565265939019307634" /></a><br />Fairly spontaneous trip with my roommate Jordan Smotherman, her family, and one of my other roommates, Maria Bustamante. Mainly they deck out their lives with deer antlers in "deer" old Jackson Hole... Most interesting.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tryouts for the Disney Internship in Salt Lake City!!:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/disney-princessfaces.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 285px;" src="http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/disney-princessfaces.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Unfortunately, I didn't get a character part (the point of the tryout) and I didn't get the letter that said YES! I received the "sorry to inform you..." poo. Hahaha which means I just get to try again next year!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hanging out with my buddy Joel Acker before he left for a two-year mission!</span>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v311/191/25/572807544/n572807544_806689_8136.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 404px; height: 303px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v311/191/25/572807544/n572807544_806689_8136.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I tried out the Lava Hot Springs in Lava Hot Springs, ID with him, his brother Josh, and his brother J.J's family.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Danny Drysdale's wedding at the Logan temple:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5NspMTmoCaPCm4bLzRIiubtoJYcRp9UpZFv29RqHxaMImbh-R_Wnd3j1UeU1vbDv_erE1gYhT7kV_vGaTdXTOwrrzlbwR58xONwbBATpOpt61OZXgHs6U6hfraXBKL_er3bOnOrhcqNI/s1600/180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5NspMTmoCaPCm4bLzRIiubtoJYcRp9UpZFv29RqHxaMImbh-R_Wnd3j1UeU1vbDv_erE1gYhT7kV_vGaTdXTOwrrzlbwR58xONwbBATpOpt61OZXgHs6U6hfraXBKL_er3bOnOrhcqNI/s320/180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565266398955735506" /></a><br />It was more than beautiful and fairly funny considering I stayed at their home just the week before in order to make it to the Disney tryouts on time. THEN I hung out with Joel, he showed me Salt Lake City at night and Ensign Peak, then Lava Hot Springs the next day on the way back up to school! Best weekend in a long time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">New Year's at Trina's and Charlie's:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrBotElHt6kZutqpmjVQgODGCGYwR1QLZYw1g9MhYEdhOitwz7MWLsKmwPUI7VY4Iop58dDT9CTb7-5uj6fkp7rJoaCV1JbddzRWkOXZT9BG1AgVh6sEku8JIyBB8lCfAa2O1O835qKYI/s1600/211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrBotElHt6kZutqpmjVQgODGCGYwR1QLZYw1g9MhYEdhOitwz7MWLsKmwPUI7VY4Iop58dDT9CTb7-5uj6fkp7rJoaCV1JbddzRWkOXZT9BG1AgVh6sEku8JIyBB8lCfAa2O1O835qKYI/s320/211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565269318818753650" /></a><br />So, so fun and ridiculous!! Long lost friend's that are now... NEW lost friends!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Heading to Newport, Oregon at 2am:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQStC3FZGCVoGWs_R0FRbuoJozbeH4r8qGstFQdKt6CM0v6gENlZQS72GdP8c28PtzcKze55cFoVu8C792aSN_MvcfSlMj2UiTiXNpC9591eMrZ300NZ_ULYvz4x40Roz_MXmhT5VfBQx2/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQStC3FZGCVoGWs_R0FRbuoJozbeH4r8qGstFQdKt6CM0v6gENlZQS72GdP8c28PtzcKze55cFoVu8C792aSN_MvcfSlMj2UiTiXNpC9591eMrZ300NZ_ULYvz4x40Roz_MXmhT5VfBQx2/s320/079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565269999661329282" /></a><br />Funny, short version of the story---> I was invited to the African Awareness Society by my old roommate, Karen, where we were then invited to go watch a movie at her friend Cecil's apartment. We went and were then invited (re-invited in her case) to go to Newport, Oregon with Cecil and another friend, David, of whom was going in order to visit his girlfriend/future wife. Soooo... 11pm and Karen and I rush to pack, get back to Cecil's and OFF WE GO!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Oregon... Where I met Johnny Depp!!:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfiHvpWWSpSInoJQl5_Bvv6mVfJj5W0J25L9YYhbAwPBLyJWesQLp1UIIPsRskI9XbcveonyLeNV63RwKNqeMPHmLsQ4j9cYe-05OYXwSLKX4S348KpLlQT-kGQQfkWxBSYkbICm0xjL-/s1600/117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfiHvpWWSpSInoJQl5_Bvv6mVfJj5W0J25L9YYhbAwPBLyJWesQLp1UIIPsRskI9XbcveonyLeNV63RwKNqeMPHmLsQ4j9cYe-05OYXwSLKX4S348KpLlQT-kGQQfkWxBSYkbICm0xjL-/s320/117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565270303661081058" /></a><br />Just kidding... I wish. We visited the wax museum next to the Ripley's museum and there were celebrities galore! Although,I managed a fairly convincing shot, eh? <br /><br />For now, that is plenty. Since the Oregon trip was so recent, it seems necessary to catalog it further... Eventually. <br /><br />Until tomorrow!<br /><br />Song of the day: "September"- Earth, Wind and FireMegan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-17592950710865640942010-07-17T10:50:00.001-06:002010-07-17T11:02:12.699-06:00100 Faces #5, #6, #7, and #8le sigh..<br /><br />I was hoping to get started on a mural in my friend's new apartment today. But, I gots no idea where he is. So, here's more drawings instead!---><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnLweaZQrpIHYCqAEXKd5j7ixS70byn9PIL767yIYZ_WDToQCjRGHEi0R601lgSCsI9-NqZoqBOj0POMh-MdCbUuNOccG4EzmQv3Zel8bMHJ6_sOibzejbJ5Z-dpsyXKr0qyAOOdk5u3v/s1600/001+(2).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnLweaZQrpIHYCqAEXKd5j7ixS70byn9PIL767yIYZ_WDToQCjRGHEi0R601lgSCsI9-NqZoqBOj0POMh-MdCbUuNOccG4EzmQv3Zel8bMHJ6_sOibzejbJ5Z-dpsyXKr0qyAOOdk5u3v/s320/001+(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494918645678520834" /></a><br />A piece from a few months ago. We were working on shading techniques in my drawing 101 class.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEI56-PaBte77oUM6EvnCYgz9W_UB9KupJSz1mRS4wPjWR-PKMphmWaSuqSwCFou-pt9pMzFpfeMZ3LU52nSDpQK6DGej4U087YTBsNZF_1RKLJKjN1alCQDtvFRrVCTlscoDbyFMH7C7/s1600/link+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEI56-PaBte77oUM6EvnCYgz9W_UB9KupJSz1mRS4wPjWR-PKMphmWaSuqSwCFou-pt9pMzFpfeMZ3LU52nSDpQK6DGej4U087YTBsNZF_1RKLJKjN1alCQDtvFRrVCTlscoDbyFMH7C7/s320/link+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494918878005966770" /></a><br />Link, from Zelda. One of my most favorite video game characters. Work in Progress... We'll see how far I take it. It might even get colored!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyM2RAuuhQPf53jH27Y_rr8MsE-GCY7IFqEaMnLl82LNESDnjc82ZABXdPdWSd9vkZF0RCMWkH0xWBRlMT8dy63ZwyukrYEv-CAXn3p7WfRW-e6NpZoeFo__gHUhVdYWjP4xJjW0GXH2_/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyM2RAuuhQPf53jH27Y_rr8MsE-GCY7IFqEaMnLl82LNESDnjc82ZABXdPdWSd9vkZF0RCMWkH0xWBRlMT8dy63ZwyukrYEv-CAXn3p7WfRW-e6NpZoeFo__gHUhVdYWjP4xJjW0GXH2_/s320/001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494918952896832530" /></a><br />Something I did a few days ago. I saw some guy with almost this exact pose. He was intensely studying the bulletin board at work. Anyways, I kind of made this up based on that guy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYhkjgA2pgXIzQsx3rV3vgwYUAcKQ5LHsZdAChBx9v3AwoyUFyGbGpPSdEoqb-BuHPappMLcVEhU6mbnyyUn7ZbIsh3T4ZG19nPJLninzh6Rhu8PwYK_kqNdzEkjJgVYdMCKRGKZR_Xjy/s1600/face+in+suit+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYhkjgA2pgXIzQsx3rV3vgwYUAcKQ5LHsZdAChBx9v3AwoyUFyGbGpPSdEoqb-BuHPappMLcVEhU6mbnyyUn7ZbIsh3T4ZG19nPJLninzh6Rhu8PwYK_kqNdzEkjJgVYdMCKRGKZR_Xjy/s320/face+in+suit+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494918800513249554" /></a><br />A really simple line art doodle. I think he kind of looks like Zac Efron. Not my intention though hahaha.Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-2783728238966644922010-07-16T21:57:00.000-06:002010-07-16T22:15:04.475-06:00100 faces- #1, #2, #3, and #4So, I had a blog before this one of which I've given up on. I've never been great at journaling and this is another version of it that I couldn't keep up with. The only thing I've stayed consistent with is drawing. Doodling, sketching, it's my best and most favorite pasttime. Here are the first pictures of my first project on my first sketchblog! Cheers to the number "first"!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21xHPpQEvZV6UZeG0sdSB6m-1iNc9yjMCSmym8Wmf2jUhnlW43DnxbAxd7HyWLiGllFbTrOXM6n4UaS4gr0qo3CuwbBzcMHwruT88RNF-YlhCvh2yXA-JxdW9NY0-FS-wswxQbx2cbC6K/s1600/alice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21xHPpQEvZV6UZeG0sdSB6m-1iNc9yjMCSmym8Wmf2jUhnlW43DnxbAxd7HyWLiGllFbTrOXM6n4UaS4gr0qo3CuwbBzcMHwruT88RNF-YlhCvh2yXA-JxdW9NY0-FS-wswxQbx2cbC6K/s320/alice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494721604472822610" /></a><br />Yes, yes... I know Alice's normally stylish hair is poofy on top. I rushed it a lot at the end because I'd been focusing on her face so much. Besides, it was a present for my mom. She probably didn't even notice.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iRgNTqaa9LLso4BpiI6jxX8QjhmQKbue65pu-egYKKQEm1FiZc5WscAk73xbcE3CwAKvgO8fTjx17YCFaacjwiINjyAAGg6WVeI9cl7lJVEAUDeOciWQT39YqZUhUA1528VpXvGktQac/s1600/edward.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iRgNTqaa9LLso4BpiI6jxX8QjhmQKbue65pu-egYKKQEm1FiZc5WscAk73xbcE3CwAKvgO8fTjx17YCFaacjwiINjyAAGg6WVeI9cl7lJVEAUDeOciWQT39YqZUhUA1528VpXvGktQac/s320/edward.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494721486642269506" /></a><br />This leans more towards my style of realism, where it still retains a somewhat cartoon-y or surreal kind of look. It was meant to be my version of Edward Cullen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIvEHlsNGc60zyQgvGQhuB0rVXTrSYqPCOc-dbujrJ7axmSOD9a7B_upd3w7qJ0CnSWNYiXjNNgcgt814Dk9psFLt3tnUdOJ_2ES3Hzg3B6XoYfUGR-X08BmMErNJh88iJObJToSjo90x/s1600/dali.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIvEHlsNGc60zyQgvGQhuB0rVXTrSYqPCOc-dbujrJ7axmSOD9a7B_upd3w7qJ0CnSWNYiXjNNgcgt814Dk9psFLt3tnUdOJ_2ES3Hzg3B6XoYfUGR-X08BmMErNJh88iJObJToSjo90x/s320/dali.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494721823964455010" /></a><br />The second realism portrait I've ever done. Alice was the first. I think I've already improved. I really, really love the way his eyes turned out. (Oh please, oh please say this is recognizable as Dali?)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0nbAy3a6D4bMlKgvSAx-JDYw5CL-qWWGDPptPIIosW9pCk6iyNPMd7M5irBA1RyU6S3EVa5-dypQrbqEkqOZVWin1F6o09mBq8UObKPYjlPpBbtUiFVVzHlLUXrQ8xNXrjlw7mAqqjW1/s1600/greek.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0nbAy3a6D4bMlKgvSAx-JDYw5CL-qWWGDPptPIIosW9pCk6iyNPMd7M5irBA1RyU6S3EVa5-dypQrbqEkqOZVWin1F6o09mBq8UObKPYjlPpBbtUiFVVzHlLUXrQ8xNXrjlw7mAqqjW1/s320/greek.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494721727631218226" /></a><br />Just a doodle that turned into creating a Greco-awesome border.Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2491735304975817047.post-72897326582750513752010-06-16T14:55:00.000-06:002011-08-10T15:06:24.006-06:00All the day long...So, <strong>Real Simple</strong> is possibly my most favorite magazine... I could ogle the pages all day, every day.<br /><br />Le sigh...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/living/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/real-simple-magazine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 503px;" src="http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/living/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/real-simple-magazine.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/real-simple-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 423px;" src="http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/real-simple-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/bzzagent-bzzscapes-prod/real-simple-weddings-2009---weddingfanatic-com---w-lrg.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/bzzagent-bzzscapes-prod/real-simple-weddings-2009---weddingfanatic-com---w-lrg.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.magazine.org/ASSETS/9B291EB458704AAEB2839145574BA6FC/Real-Simple-Magazine-Cover-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.magazine.org/ASSETS/9B291EB458704AAEB2839145574BA6FC/Real-Simple-Magazine-Cover-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Megan Elizabeth Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359213426429670104noreply@blogger.com0