8 Things I am Looking Forward To:
Addie's:
1. Tomorrow
2. My friend's Bar Mitzvah
3. Getting married and starting a family
4. Going on an oft-talked of crazy road trip with friends.
Ella's:
5. Law school
6. Filming
7. Getting married (yah, stealing that one, Addie ;) )
8. Going camping this summer!
8 Things I Did Yesterday:
Addie's:
1. Laughed
2. Schoolwork! :P
3. Prayed
4. Ran
Ella's:
5. Nannied
6. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean
7. Hung out with a real good friend
8. Read
8 Things I Will Probably Do Tomorrow
Addie's:
1. Perform Pride and Prejudice!
2. Laugh
3. Do schoolwork (I sense a pattern...)
4. Eat
Ella's:
5. Dance!
6. Glomp and huggle my "little sisters"
7. Laugh and giggle
8. Be abusive! :-O (lol because my "little sisters" like to tease)
8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
Addie's
1. Fly!
2. Travel all around the world for as long as I wanted to.
3. Procrastinate less... :)
4. Live in a treehouse, a la Swiss Family Robinson
Ella's:
5. Speed up time
6. Go to Israel (It's actually a very real possibility!)
7. Have my own house
8. Start dating (I know I'm not ready but that doesn't mean I don't want to)
8 Shows I Watch:
Addie's:
(I don't watch much TV, actually.)
1. American Idol (towards the end of the season)
2. I Love Lucy
3. Jeopardy! (:D)
4. What Not to Wear :)
Ella's:
(I don't watch TV much either, but...)
5. The Office
6. 30 Rock
7. Boston Legal
8. House (not always the best tho...)
8 People that I Admire
Addie's:
1. My parents
2. Carrie Prejean, Miss California-the way she has stood up for what she believes in is awesome!
3. My friend Katie who is a Franciscan Sister in the Bronx!
4. C.S. Lewis
Ella's:
5. My brother...simply amazing, in every way. His wife is going to be an EXTREMELY lucky woman
6. My uncle...Dad's brother...battled ALS for I think 9 or more years...gave up the fight in 2007
7. My grandma...astounds me. Never acts her age. Spoils me (haha!). Best grandma ever!
8. My little friend Brynn...is paralyzed from the waist down due to a car accident, but still as chipper and darling as anything!
8 Things I Want To Be
Addie's:
1. Close to God
2. Happy
3. A professional actress
4. A mother
Ella's:
5. In God's will
6. Loved, but more importantly Loving
7. Remembered
8. And more literally, (cheating here) a mediator, wife, published author and mother
8 Tags:
Addie's:
1.Clare
2. Aunt Vicki! :)
I just have two, but, anyone else who wants to do the meme, consider yourself tagged by me. :)
Ella's:
5. Rosey!
6. Elspeth (you know her as Elena)
7. Dayla
8. Lanta Claus & Bridget
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Let me introduce myself...
"I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible"
~Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey~ Chpt. 16
I often feel like Catherine Morland stole the words right out of my mouth! As I am not an Austen heroine, I am often at a loss for witty words. :P
Let me introduce myself: my online name is Adonnenniel (my actual name in J.R.R. Tolkein's Elvish), but I answer to Addie, (a nickname given to me by Rose:)), since Adonnenniel is quite a mouthful! I have been homeschooled since 1st grade, and I am now finishing my junior year of highschool. I have 5 siblings-two younger brothers (who provide hours upon hours of entertainment!), my older sister, who is my own personal Jane :), and my dear little sisters who closely resemble Kitty and Lydia.
I have not yet found Mr. Darcy.
:)
I love writing, but I often struggle to find the time in which to do it. I have been reading a lot of Austen recently, and I'm finding so many wonderful bits of humor and wisdom that escaped me on the first reading. It's really astounding how insightful and clever her writing is-and yet so natural. Her characters are so real-and it's amazing how you can find their likenesses in actual people you meet. (I have a lot of fun doing that!)
Anyhow, I am pleased as punch to be contributing to Ella's blog! I am sure I will enjoy being a part of it, and I hope you all enjoy reading it!
In His Name,
Addie :)
~Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey~ Chpt. 16
I often feel like Catherine Morland stole the words right out of my mouth! As I am not an Austen heroine, I am often at a loss for witty words. :P
Let me introduce myself: my online name is Adonnenniel (my actual name in J.R.R. Tolkein's Elvish), but I answer to Addie, (a nickname given to me by Rose:)), since Adonnenniel is quite a mouthful! I have been homeschooled since 1st grade, and I am now finishing my junior year of highschool. I have 5 siblings-two younger brothers (who provide hours upon hours of entertainment!), my older sister, who is my own personal Jane :), and my dear little sisters who closely resemble Kitty and Lydia.
I have not yet found Mr. Darcy.
:)
I love writing, but I often struggle to find the time in which to do it. I have been reading a lot of Austen recently, and I'm finding so many wonderful bits of humor and wisdom that escaped me on the first reading. It's really astounding how insightful and clever her writing is-and yet so natural. Her characters are so real-and it's amazing how you can find their likenesses in actual people you meet. (I have a lot of fun doing that!)
Anyhow, I am pleased as punch to be contributing to Ella's blog! I am sure I will enjoy being a part of it, and I hope you all enjoy reading it!
In His Name,
Addie :)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Hi All!
I just wanted to let you all know this blog now has a co-author! Known as Lady Adonnenniel or Addie on the FTN Forum, she's a fellow Austen fan, and I am confident will be a wonderful addition to this blog! I'm excited to read what she has to say. Please give her a warm welcome. :)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Long Overdue...
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. --Jane Austen
It has been a ridiculously long time since I last wrote on here. And I don't intend to be any better in the future...I am a failed blogger, we might as well admit. :) I'll keep it up though, for when the mood to write a post does hit. As it did tonight.
I've decided to tell you about what books I've been reading lately, and random thoughts I've had about them. Because I know you're incredibly interested. ;)
Recently I have read Anne of Green Gables, Prince Caspian, and The Enchanted Castle.
Anne of Green Gables--I am an Anne. Our personalities are pretty much exactly the same--with one difference...I can't hold grudges. I tried it once, and decided I didn't enjoy it. The book itself is incredible. Wonderfully written...you don't get that kind of amazing writing much. In fact I may venture so far as to say this and the Lord of the Rings are in a category all themselves. Not sure if I could back that up, but that's my feeling at this moment in time. :) Needless to say, I'm a big fan of both.
Prince Caspian--If I had read the book before seeing the movie, I'm afraid I would not have liked the movie much. As it is, I think it's a great movie. And a good book. I was surprised at how little action was in it. But since I'm more a fan of characters than action (I didn't get into The Horse and His Boy as much because it didn't include the four characters I've come to love), I enjoyed it.
The Enchanted Castle--This was a random book I found in my personal library. It was very entertaining, almost hard to put down. I'm not a fan of unexplainable magic though (not sure when that happened to me...) and that's pretty much all that was in this book. But I still liked it a lot. :)
And now I'm reading The Two Towers, Thorn in my Heart (thanks to Elena for letting me borrow it!), German Enchantment, and Farmer Boy.
The Two Towers--Amazing. I started it about a year ago and stopped in the middle. Same thing I did with the first one. And also the same as the first one, when I picked it up again I wondered why I'd ever stopped reading it. I love it. The one fault is that whenever I read it I don't feel very accomplished, because (at least with my version) it takes forever just to read one page. But it's worth the time it takes. :)
Thorn in my Heart--I'm really enjoying this. It's a Christian romance...a retelling of the Jacob, Leah and Rachel story. The Leah and Rachel characters really remind me of Blanche and Rose from the Fairy Tale Novels (funny, because Rachel's name in this is actually Rose!). It's a great book so far and is definitely keeping my attention. Which is something books haven't been doing lately. :-/
German Enchantment--Another Christian romance. This one is a collection of four short stories. The first story was very good...and I was excited to discover that the second is a sort of continuation of it--one of the minor characters from the first story is one of the major characters in the second. :) Nothing incredible about the writing or any other part of it...it's just enjoyable. One needs books like this sometimes.
Farmer Boy--I can't recall if I ever read the Little House on the Prairie series before or not. I feel I must have. But I remember nothing about it. So I'm reading it again, or for the first time. And I'm enjoying it. Farmer Boy threw me off a little, when all the sudden there were all new characters and Laura and Mary and Carrie were gone! But I've gotten used to Alonzo and his family now. :) Another thought--there is very very little dialogue in these books. Strange for me, because when I write it's practically all dialogue (until I edit, of course). I honestly can't decide what I think of this approach.
I've gotten excited about reading again. I'm not sure what happened to me lately...I just got sick of books, nothing could keep my attention. But, as you can see, that's changed now. Thankfully. :)
Blessings everyone!
It has been a ridiculously long time since I last wrote on here. And I don't intend to be any better in the future...I am a failed blogger, we might as well admit. :) I'll keep it up though, for when the mood to write a post does hit. As it did tonight.
I've decided to tell you about what books I've been reading lately, and random thoughts I've had about them. Because I know you're incredibly interested. ;)
Recently I have read Anne of Green Gables, Prince Caspian, and The Enchanted Castle.
Anne of Green Gables--I am an Anne. Our personalities are pretty much exactly the same--with one difference...I can't hold grudges. I tried it once, and decided I didn't enjoy it. The book itself is incredible. Wonderfully written...you don't get that kind of amazing writing much. In fact I may venture so far as to say this and the Lord of the Rings are in a category all themselves. Not sure if I could back that up, but that's my feeling at this moment in time. :) Needless to say, I'm a big fan of both.
Prince Caspian--If I had read the book before seeing the movie, I'm afraid I would not have liked the movie much. As it is, I think it's a great movie. And a good book. I was surprised at how little action was in it. But since I'm more a fan of characters than action (I didn't get into The Horse and His Boy as much because it didn't include the four characters I've come to love), I enjoyed it.
The Enchanted Castle--This was a random book I found in my personal library. It was very entertaining, almost hard to put down. I'm not a fan of unexplainable magic though (not sure when that happened to me...) and that's pretty much all that was in this book. But I still liked it a lot. :)
And now I'm reading The Two Towers, Thorn in my Heart (thanks to Elena for letting me borrow it!), German Enchantment, and Farmer Boy.
The Two Towers--Amazing. I started it about a year ago and stopped in the middle. Same thing I did with the first one. And also the same as the first one, when I picked it up again I wondered why I'd ever stopped reading it. I love it. The one fault is that whenever I read it I don't feel very accomplished, because (at least with my version) it takes forever just to read one page. But it's worth the time it takes. :)
Thorn in my Heart--I'm really enjoying this. It's a Christian romance...a retelling of the Jacob, Leah and Rachel story. The Leah and Rachel characters really remind me of Blanche and Rose from the Fairy Tale Novels (funny, because Rachel's name in this is actually Rose!). It's a great book so far and is definitely keeping my attention. Which is something books haven't been doing lately. :-/
German Enchantment--Another Christian romance. This one is a collection of four short stories. The first story was very good...and I was excited to discover that the second is a sort of continuation of it--one of the minor characters from the first story is one of the major characters in the second. :) Nothing incredible about the writing or any other part of it...it's just enjoyable. One needs books like this sometimes.
Farmer Boy--I can't recall if I ever read the Little House on the Prairie series before or not. I feel I must have. But I remember nothing about it. So I'm reading it again, or for the first time. And I'm enjoying it. Farmer Boy threw me off a little, when all the sudden there were all new characters and Laura and Mary and Carrie were gone! But I've gotten used to Alonzo and his family now. :) Another thought--there is very very little dialogue in these books. Strange for me, because when I write it's practically all dialogue (until I edit, of course). I honestly can't decide what I think of this approach.
I've gotten excited about reading again. I'm not sure what happened to me lately...I just got sick of books, nothing could keep my attention. But, as you can see, that's changed now. Thankfully. :)
Blessings everyone!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
My View on Life
I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.--Jane Austen
Everything that comes at me can either delight me or vex me, and in most cases it's my attitude alone that decides which. I prefer to see things in the best light possible. If there's a good side to a problem, I want to know what it is, and I want to focus on that. If something happens that made me happy, even just for a moment, I want to remember it. Even if the rest of the day goes poorly, I have that little piece of happiness to think about. This keeps me cheerful--always a good thing.
Lately I've been finding myself in some rather awkward situations. When I explain them to people, their reaction has been of sympathy. But I'm not looking for sympathy; I'm looking for someone to laugh with! You see, I'm not upset by these situations...I'm amused by them.
And, as Elena pointed out to me, that's a very Austen way to be. :)
Everything that comes at me can either delight me or vex me, and in most cases it's my attitude alone that decides which. I prefer to see things in the best light possible. If there's a good side to a problem, I want to know what it is, and I want to focus on that. If something happens that made me happy, even just for a moment, I want to remember it. Even if the rest of the day goes poorly, I have that little piece of happiness to think about. This keeps me cheerful--always a good thing.
Lately I've been finding myself in some rather awkward situations. When I explain them to people, their reaction has been of sympathy. But I'm not looking for sympathy; I'm looking for someone to laugh with! You see, I'm not upset by these situations...I'm amused by them.
And, as Elena pointed out to me, that's a very Austen way to be. :)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
This Is Just To Say...
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox...
;) Actually it's just a quick and rather pointless note to say that I know I have been rather lax with my posting on here lately, but that I have high hopes that will change quickly. Sorry!
the plums
that were in
the icebox...
;) Actually it's just a quick and rather pointless note to say that I know I have been rather lax with my posting on here lately, but that I have high hopes that will change quickly. Sorry!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
A Welcome!
I just wanted to quickly introduce two new members of the blogosphere--Lanta and Bridget! Their blog, Random Profound Thoughts by Two Evil Twins (lovely title, isn't it?), promises to be funny, random, crazy, &c. &c. Please check out their blog and welcome them!
http://randomprofoundthoughts.blogspot.com/
http://randomprofoundthoughts.blogspot.com/
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