Happy Canada Day~!!! :D

Yup. That was today! X3 I got really super excited for it (don't ask. I'm a freak like that.) and was all, "OMG I could do a Canada cosplay and finish that awesome drawing I started a week ago and bake cookies and scones and drink tea(even though those are English) and... X3 *fangirly*"

... But I ended up waking up at noon and lazing around my house playing Harvest Moon AWL and attempting to clean and redesign my doll's rooms. XD I didn't even get dressed today! EPIC FAIL. (but I rarely get dressed during the summer, so it's nothing new. (^_^;)" )

So, instead of showing you guys that picture I drew (which I WILL get to; along with everything else I "said" I'd show... (._. ) ) Here's a picture of a cupcake with a maple leaf from when I went to a World Conference at my friend's house way back in May. ^-^
... Yeah. XD My friend invited a bunch of my other friends who were also countries (like I'm Canada, for instance.) and gave everyone a cupcake with their country's flag on it. :3 At first my friend (okay, since she's Sealand, I'm just gonna call her that from now on! I'll actually make a guide for people I frequently mention on the side of my blog...) thought I was coming, so she decorated one, but then five minutes later she was all, "Oh yeah, she's not coming... :c" so she ate that one. Then the next day at school she mentioned that to me and I told her that she never even INVITED me, so... XD Anyway, long story longer-than-it-really-should/has-to-be, she ran out of red frosting for the side stripes and- according to her- failed on the maple leaf (considering it's practically impossible to make a maple leaf, I'd say it was pretty good!). But oh well. It was a goood cupcake... n_n

I apologize if I majorly bored you; I do that "sometimes" (*cough*all the time*cough*) But if you read this far and give me a comment, I thank you greatly! :D

... Ohmygosh! I forgot to tell you guys that I ordered a new wig and an obitsu body (with extra hands! >:3) for my Pullip Yumie today! X3 I P-R-O-M-I-S-E I'll show you pictures when it gets here this time!!! (and I might finally get around to showing you Kanani's new-ish wig from the same seller... Even though I bought it in March. (._. ) )

~Miranda

P.S. Just so you guys know, it's my good friend Matthew's birthday. (Phoebe, I hope you get this! ;P)

My birthday! X3

Yup, that was today! I'm now officially 14! :D

So, we really didn't do much for it today, but on Thursday I had three of my closest friends over for a sleepover. :3 (thanks again for coming, Phoebe! :D) Today I honestly just lazed around the house going to each of my game systems so I could get birthday presents in my Animal Crossing games. XD

I might as well tell you guys what I got, so...

1. A brand new pocket watch that is silver and you can see the mechanism inside and it's WICKED AWESOME!!! X3

2. A body pillow (from Phoebe)

3. A couple gift cards from my other friends

4. Some fancy soaps from England *fist pump*

5. A LOOTTT of doll-sized eraser "food"

6. Some perfume

7. A doll-sized casserole dish (that's ORANGE(Phoebe'll get this))

8. Maple flavoured cookies from Canada (*melts*)

9. A Hot Wheels Mini Cooper (that's my favourite car, btw)

10. A doll-sized globe, tote bag, and tea kettle/kitchen timer

And then my mom bought some fabric for me about a week ago and called it part of my birthday stuff... Oh, and then I got some regular $$$. ;3

Umm... Believe it or not, I was actually really sad today until just a couple hours ago (so, 10 PM). :( It was because nobody really noticed/remembered that today was my birthday (these things actually get to me) But, the reason why I became so happy was that we went out to see fireworks, and the place we were at had Wi-Fi, so I had the chance to drink Ice tea (my favourite drink), listen to Prussia sing Mein Gott (one of the Hetalia character songs- they're really awesome, btw! I recommend looking them up on YouTube), and watch Fireworks. :') I was so happy, that I actually (this part I find kind of embarrassing...) was crying a little when we got home...

Since It's REALLY late right now and I have yet to take pictures of my "loot", I'll probably be busy with my camera tomorrow, and I may post pictures of the stuff I got... You can hurt me if I don't. XD JK.

If you read this far, I give you a cookie! :3

To leave things, I'm going to update my "About Me" page (if it still exists. XD) and I'll leave a link to it sometime in the near future when I finish updating.

~Miranda

P.S. As a side note, I'm starting to save up for a Kindle Fire! :D But, I'm also going to probably sell Chrissa... Like, I've actually decided. I'll probably do a moving-away post for her, so you can sort of... "look forward" to a photo story... (._. )

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

Can you believe me I am, Still Alive!

... Much to your dismay. XD But really, the title is part of the lyrics to a song from a game called Portal. (Yes, I'm THAT big of a geek. XP)

But, anyway, the reason why I'm posting today is... well... I'm not sure. But, I guess I could/am going to tell you about the one thing I have planned for my dolls next! :D

BUT FIRST!!! I have a question. Would you like me to post some of the drawings I have done so far on my blog? If you want to answer, check my poll with your answer RIGHT NOW. (I'd prefer if you went back and read the rest of this post afterwards! XD)

So, my mom is starting to sort of buy a new sewing machine since our "good one" like, imploded(lol not really) so it doesn't work anymore. But, aside from this "minor setback" that keeps the two of us from quilting, we still have a really crappy sewing machine from the 1980's. :(

Why am I telling you this? Well, my point is that I plan on sewing special outfits for my dolls. Yes, special outfits.

If you remember on my doll's blog, Gwen mentioned that everyone portrays a country? Well, since I'm that big of a geek(with the emphasis on THAT) I'm going to be sewing little cosplays for them! :D I figured out how to draft my own patterns for them, and since I REALLY do like sewing, I figured, "Why not?" and I'm probably going to start it really soon. :3

On a similar note, I already explained to my mom that I'm going to be starting to make a Fem! Canada cosplay. So, since I can't knit to save my life, she's going to be knitting a hooded red cardigan with a white band across the bottom with red maple leaves inside the band (yeah, I felt really bad about asking for something ya know, THAT precise/intricate, but the event is like, in January, so I'm giving her lots of time to make it... ) (._. ) And I'm going to be drafting the patterns for the "suit" and sewing it myself, so THAT will certainly be interesting! (^_^;)"

Haha, what I do in my free time. Or, at least, plan on doing! XD

So, to sum things up, I'm going to be sewing outfits that look like the ones worn by characters in an anime(and manga, btw) for my dollings and myself. ^-^ I'm super excited, but It'll be... interesting... to say the least! Heh heh...

Oh, and my birthday's on the 23rd, just in case anyone was wondering about that. .___.

So, uhh... yeah. (I fail at ending posts, as you can tell. *nervous laugh*)

~Miranda

Oh joy.

Whoopee. *sarcasm implied*

Well, I know that I shouldn't clog up my blog with weird/negative/uninteresting posts all of the time, but I think today would be a nice exception; and I have a very good reasons.

Gone.

Not just gone, as in it'll come back someday, but gone. And, what exactly is gone, you're probably wondering?

All the files and pictures and favourite sites and the updated Internet explorer and games and everything else that was on my computer. T^T (Not to mention a Language Arts assignment that I was going to turn in tomorrow (even though it was due last week! (^_^;)" )that I kept forgetting to print.)

Yep, my life sucks.

I'm like, even sadder than I would normally be if this happened because some things that were deleted I had spent five years working on, and you know what happened to those things?

Gone.

And, for all the sites I had put into my favorites section because I probably wouldn't find them again?

Gone.

The "new" version of Internet explorer I initially hated but came to get used to?

Gone. (But I can redownload that.)

Picasa web albums and all the pictures I saved; some of which are of my now deceased pets and I can never retake?

Gone.

I'm going through a pretty big crisis right now, because I like, actually really needed this computer, so... yeah, I'm screwed. Like, more screwed than I thought I was last August when I unknowingly delted most of the pictures I had ever put on my blog.

~Miranda