30 Day Photo Challenge

Most of you have probably heard about the 30 day photography challenge from Phoebe's blog, and I decided to start doing it myself! ^-^ One of my only doubts that I have for the challenge is that I'm not really allowed to have a picture of my face on the internet, so day one is going to be... interesting... But, I figured that I'll just kind of "cheat" and use a self portrait I drew a couple weeks ago! :D That way I can incorporate my art into it which is something I really enjoy doing... ;)

In case you weren't already familiar with what you have to do, here's the list for every day; just to give you an idea:

1. A photo of yourself
2. A photo of what you wore today
3. A photo of your favorite place to be
4. A photo from a high angle
5. A photo of whatever you please
6. A photo from a low angle
7. A silhouette photo
8. A photo of something close up
9. A photo of something from a distance
10. A photo of whatever you please
11. A black and white photo
12. A photo experimenting with bokeh
13. A photo edit that you like
14. A photo focusing on eyes
15. A photo of whatever you please
16. A photo experimenting with light trails
17. A photo with street lights
18. A photo depicting an emotion
19. A photo that involves landscape
20. A photo of whatever you please
21. A photo of the sunset
22. A photo of the person you love
23. A photo that makes you think of childhood
24. A photo that has a color scheme
25. A photo of whatever you please
26. A photo playing with shadows
27. A photo using the sun as your lighting
28. A photo that incorporates motion
29. A photo with clouds
30. A photo of whatever you please

Well, that's it! That's all I have to do for thirty days! Since I probably won't post EVERY day, because I'm SOOOO focused when It comes to posting on a regular basis, I'll probably just post every few days with like, three or four photos instead of every day. (^_^;)"

Oh, and there was a problem for with Blogger so my poll wouldn't come up, but now it's there, so please be sure to vote on it! :D

~Miranda

Excitement!

Yeah, since nobody even tried to guess what I was excited about last Wednesday, (T^T *sobs in emo corner*) I'll just tell you.

I GOT A FRICKING TYPEWRITER!!! :o

Status of my lifelong dream: ACHIEVED!!!

Yeah. Since a few of my Hetalia friends and I are weird and take being countries to the next level, I decided to type up a War Declaration and an official Alliance sheet! :D Now, you guys probably don't really care about it that much, but I take my (hilarious) historical anime VERY seriously, folks. ;)

I also typed up a few more papers of like, a "personal" diary or something along those lines, but I ouldn't really CALL it a diary, because it's pretty much just me spazzing out and being all, "OMG OMG OMG I'M ON A TYPEWRITER!!! X3 WHOA THE MARGIN IS SOOO TOTALLY AWESOME!!!" and stuff, so nothing people would really care about. XD

And, I ran out of the ink ribbon on Friday, so I ordered some more online. :P

Well, I KNOW you guys would probably want to see pictures, but I just... don't really want to. They take FOR-EVER to upload onto Blogger, and I haven't really been in the mood to take pictures lately. I would much rather spend(waste, as some would say) my time watching anime or spazzing about anime or thinking of some stuff I SHOULD do rather than watching anime.

So, to sum up this post, I got a typewriter, and I'm an anime nerd. Anything new with you guys?

~Miranda

Alright!

So, I got a comment requesting to see some pictures of my Pullip! And, I thought I would first show the boxes, because they ARE pretty intricate and amazing. ;D(Yeah, I'm aware it's sideways... o_o)So, this is Rebbecca's box, and I think it's my favourite, because... Well, it has turquoise in it, and... (well, turquoise is my favourite colour... XD)

... And here are Yumie and Arashi's boxes! Yumie on the left, Arashi on the right. (Personally, I think that the Taeyang boxes look like coffins, but whatever.)

Here's Rebbecca! Sorry I didn't put up a better picture, but I couldn't FIND the better ones... :o But, she looks better in person, to say the least!Lastly is the lovely Yumie! She has a close attachment to her katana, and she constantly threatens her ex-boyfriend(Arashi, who will SOON be customized to be Kyle! :D) with it! XD On her right arm(the one with the sword in it) she has a dragon tattoo, and it's under the arm protector(I sometimes call her, "the girl with the dragon tattoo")

Well, I broke my oath from July to never post pictures again, but I don't really care. It's not like I'm ever going to USE Picasa again! It's not that I don't LIKE Picasa, it's just that I'm too lazy to do anything with it, or post pictures... -_-

I hope you liked seeing my two girls for the first time!

~Miranda

P.S. Rebbecca is my favourite, but Yumie's a close second. ;D The picture of Rebbecca wasn't the BEST quality as I mentioned before, so trust me that she's MUCH cuter than that... :(

A bunch of whoas.

Okay. Well, now that I FINALLY have some free time with my newly arrived spring break, and being alone in the house for a while, I decided to catch you people up! So. On Tuesday, my AG stuff came!(I ordered AG stuff on Thursday) :D I got Kanani's collection, Willow(for my B-day, though. :( ) the chocolate gasses, birthstone earrings, the photographer outfit, Chocolate Chip, Kanani's PJ's,(which is for my birthday,) but her chair and the MAG travel set are back ordered. So, I have been ecstatic. Oh, and the Friday BEFORE I got my HUGE package, my mom gave me Lanie's pajamas, and her whole nature set and outfit. I'll show pics on my other blog later. I read my little Math story to a bunch of fourth graders on Friday, and It was alright. I had to ask them what Pi times 2.25 was, not because I didn't know what it was, but because I had to see if they knew how to solve for a circle's circumference. I went to a BUNCH of stores yesterday, and I was T.I.R.E.D. This included an exotic bird store my relative wanted to visit, because that's what her business revolves around. They had a Hyacinth Macaw at the store! :o Other than my usual laziness, I haven't done... WAIT! Yesterday morning at 8:08 A.M., I had to perform in a room with my ensemble, which meant I had to wake up at 5:40. :( Other than me(one of four flutes) and one of the three clarinet players, we SUCKED. Everybody else SUCKED. But, that's mean... :( That's really it this time. NOTHING else... WAIT! My relative and I cleaned my bedroom, so now Kanani has a bedroom! :D Okay, now that is SERIOUSLY it! :) What have YOU done in my absence? ~Miranda

Never mind.

Forget it. I decided NOT to buy the doll, first of all because the price rose by like, ten dollars overnight, and second of all, I decided Samantha... wasn't exactly... my kind of doll. I personally prefer Kanani, with her golden brown knee length locks of hair, and hazel eyes... (Dreamy face...) I could ALWAYS buy a different doll to fix up, and I REALLY want Kanani! REALLY. REALLY. BADLY. I also just wanted Sonali's cousin to "calm her down." Sonali has been REALLY rowdy lately, with news of a doll coming and a camera and all. So-o, I will... yeah, I'm just rambling now, so... I will post some new pictures later!!! :D YAY! PICTURES! Later, mostly due to the fact that I have utterly bored myself. :(

~Miranda

Rambles about "The Awesome Marble." and more!

Ramble #1. The Awesome Marble. This is the first GOOD picture I took of the marble! I don't know why, but I LOVE to photograph marbles! You'll be able to see it more further down...

This one is another pretty marble!

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Okay, I admit it's the same marble.

Eh, this one's Okay, but I DEFINITELY won't hang it in my room!

Ah... pretty marble. :)

AH! MY EYES!!!

For this picture, I used the zoom method in my parents camera. I used MY S.D. card, so technically, the camera is mine.

Stupid, blurry zoom method....

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Back light effects are nice.

For some reason, I feel like this is my favorite picture...

Well... maybe this one...

Okay, I LIKE THEM ALL!!!

Not this one, though.

I admit I have a marble problem.

Ramble #2 My dolls.

I have nine dolls, and by the end of the year, I will have at least ten. I will definitely get Kanani, and possibly Kit and Ruthie. It depends on whether or not Kit is being Retired this year!

Ramble #3 Photography.

I admit it. I don't want to be a veterinarian anymore. I would much rather snap a photo or two of something. If I had NEVER found Carlotta's blog, I would still want to cut open an animal and fix it's heart. You're welcome for me putting a graphic image in your head. It will most likely haunt you for the rest of the day.

There is just something magical about capturing the beauty of an everyday object. Hearing the little "click!" of my parents digital camera, for some reason, inspires me. I think I have found a passion. I would honestly rather wander in the forest, forever capturing the beauty that lies around me, than studying for a social studies test. By the way, Social Studies is my worst, and least favorite subject. For one thing, all my social studies teachers HATE me! All the ones I've EVER had! Well, there's a little more info. about me! Thank you for reading my rambles that I promised I would stop.

Ramble #4 Blogging.

Yes. I admit I'm addicted to blogging. I just enjoy reading other people's, or doll's, thoughts about life. I find it relaxing.

Ramble #5 Etsy.

Yes, I plan to one day, open an etsy shop. I would most likely sell my pictures, even though I don't know HOW I would! I would probably sell pictures that I printed out from my camera or something. Because honestly, who develops film anymore?!?!

~Miranda

Winter Wonderland Pictures

Holly

More Holly.

Even more Holly

Yes, even more Holly.

I like how simple this is.

Dead flowers... pretty. :D (Sarcasm, sarcasm, wink wink...)

Yep. Everything is dead. Even this bush that only god-knows-what-the-heck-it-is.

The values in this picture are superb.

After reading one of my photography books(partially), I felt as if I needed to take my OWN pictures! I did. I went outside, snapped some pictures, and went back inside. My right hand, the one that was taking photos, had lost all feeling, and I could hardly take any more pictures. That was one reason why I went back inside. So, as implied, the pictures I took are above!!! :D

Like them?

~Miranda

I went to Target today!

This happened roughly two hours ago, but... I went clothes shopping at Old Navy, and I got three things at Target! YEA! TARGET! I got two magazine holders and a bottle of lotion at Target, and I got a TON of shirts at Old Navy. I also took advantage of the yoga pants sale, and I got one more pair of them. Now I have four pairs of pants! Three are yoga pants, and the other one is just fuzzy onthe inside. They're warm. I'll be taking pictures of the stuff I got, and I'll show them in my next post!!! :D

~Miranda

My newest photos!

Just so you know, I was bored when I took these, and these photos are NOT my best effort. At. ALL. The first one is of a stuffed animals bow. Well, I TOLD you I was bored! Oh, and the second one is of my Olympic mittens.

Which one do you like?

~Miranda

Outside The Window

This is the picture I took yesterday of Lanie. She is staring outside the window at the 'breathtaking' views.

Hollie is just waiting for me to take her outside when it gets warmer so I can take more pictures!

Gwen is breath taken. She's just staring with them big ole' eyes.

I wanted a picture of the fudge I got for Christmas, and here it is! I like how the word fudge sticks out and it's not blurry. I thought it would look good in my header!

I love this picture... It's the first one I took yesterday, and I think it's my favorite. I like how I took the picture of the geraniums.

Tell me which picture is your favorite!!! :)

~Miranda

HAPPY ONE HUNDREDTH POST!!!

I feel a CELEBRATION coming on!!! WOO! Okay, celebration time is done. :( Well, do you like my new header? I took five BEAUTIFUL pictures, and those are three! I took Carlotta's advice about simplicity, and now my blog is PRETTY! Thanks, Carlotta! Even though, I don't know if she's checked out my blog yet... Step one of my New Years Resolution: Get A Life: Complete. I still need to hang out with my friends! Well, I got a Picasa, so... I MAY post a photo story, but I may NOT... I honestly just wanted to do a collage header! :D

~Miranda (Peace out!)

99th Post!!! :0

Wow, already? The next time I post, It'll be my 100TH POST CELEBRATION!!! YEA! Next time. Well, I will be taking pictures today, and I will post them tomorrow! I AM SO HAPPY!!! I am pretty good at taking pictures, and I have a steady hand. Most of the time. The only problem is: I NEED a Picasa account! I will probably get one after this post, and I'll also make a new header! So, tell me what you think! Wait awhile, first, though. I'll be creating my header with photo's I'm taking. So, tell me what you think!!!

~Miranda :)/:0/;)/:D

There will be ONE more noticable change in this here blog.

Like the nice, LOONNGG title? Well, here is the noticeable change.......... I will start taking more photos! I have been inspired by pastor's girl's ponderings, and I want to start taking more pictures. I took that AMAZING shot of Gwen, and I feel I could do more. Especially if I ponder with poses and lighting. Well, Au revoir!

~Miranda

Oh, and I've decided to get a little more of a life than blogging 24/7. I hardly spend anytime with any of my friends other than Phoebe! Seriously. I'm going to start thinking a little more about new years resolutions.


In fact, here's my resolutions!

1. Get carpet out of my room.
2. Start appreciating life.
3. Find a way to make more money. (Okay, these sound more like things I want to do, not things I want to change...)
4. Take LOTS of pictures.
5. Get a Picasa.
6. Treat my blog with more respect.
7. Comment more! People love comments!
8. Start to redecorate my room with white furniture.
9. Stop rambling as much!
10. Respect other's feelings a bit more. I sometimes slip things out, that I don't mean to say! Oh, and this includes being nice to my brothers. Even though they're teenagers with attitude. It's hard.

What are YOUR resolutions?