Heyyyy!!! I'm Back and Better Than Ever!!!--Jk, I've always been awesome(;

I haven't posted in FOEVA!!!
How are y'all? Sorry about the delay--I've been juggling homework, friends, youth group, track, and other stuff that keeps me way too busy to be on here. :(... I'm singing in a talent show, too, though I don't quite know when it's going to be. Wish me luck, whenever it is! Haha!
I just got back from my dad's, which was kind of fun because we celebrated my grandma's birthday. She's getting old--like, I dunno, seventy?-- so we got her a hairbrush, an antique bracelet, and some other stuff. It was cool. We ate at a buffet and I was stuffed, even though I'm a veggie (vegatarian) and there's not much to eat that's really vegetarian there. I mean, there were fruits and vegetables and stuff, but I don't really like those, haha. Isn't that sad? A vegetarian not liking veggies? XD
So. This is just a little "I'm back" post thingy, and I'll probably post something else later. I went to the mall today with my friends Rachel and Jessie, and we asked the cashiers at different places really stupid questions. We asked the man at Godiva Chocolate Shop why the chocolate was so expensive, and then we went into Aeropostale and asked why the clothing was made of cloth. Also, we asked the lady at Cinnabon why do cinnamon buns have cinnamon in it. We were laughing so hard I think I crapped my pants. Then we went to different clothes stores and tried on really stupid outfits that didn't match. We did an "Epic Fail Fashion Show," and Jessie taped the whole thing.
Good times, eh matey?
Byeee! :D

A FABULOUS Makeup Tutorial!!! By Emma :D

Hey all you people!!!
My BFF Christina (otherwise known as Tiff, Chrisyy, Keke...) came over last night for a sleepover and it was AMAZING. We walked to this Italian Ice place near my house and then watched Soul Surfer (I've seen that like a gazillion times and I LOVE it) and giggled and talked the whole night. She's totally my biffle.
Omg, you guys should see her blog, btw. We've decided we could be sister sites!!! I think it's encountering some technical difficulties right now cuz I can't get to it, but you can look it up on Google: Kekes Complete World, no apostophe. If you can get to it, let me know. :)

'Kay. So today I'm going to show you a makeup tutorial inspired by the fabulous Ariana Grande, who, as you all know, plays the lovely Cat on Victorious. Here's some pics to get ya started:

Ariana is GORGEOUS, don't 'yall think? Her red hair suits her perfectly, and the style frames her face awesome. Her makeup is cool, that's why I like it. So I'll teach you a few things to get your makeup just like hers!!! Here we gooo...
Before you do anything, you might want to check if your face is clean of dirt and leftover makeup. See how Ariana's face is clear and bright? Neutrogena Towlettes are awesome because they're not as strong as makeup remover and they're very soft but still work as well as makeup remover. They just don't irritate your face as much.
Next, get your supplies of makeup :). Here's what you need: Volumizing mascara/ fake eyelashes, jet black eyeliner, soft pink blush, nude pink lipgloss.
First, apply your foundation (if needed). I suggest you work on your eyes first (that's what I always do, but you can go in any order you want).
The trick about applying eyeliner (MAC is my fave) like Ariana's is to start at the corners in sort of a thin line and then grow thicker as you go. Remember to do it in short little strokes and not just a straight line because that can effect the way it looks afterwards. Do this on both lids. You're almost done! :D
Next, look for fake eyelashes (if your parents let you wear them). If not, it's okay! You can use volumizing mascara (may I suggest Covergirl Lash Blast?), it works just as well! Do the same sort of thing you did with the eyeliner: don't put so much on the inner corners but on the outer corners. Make sure you use the blackest mascara you can find.
Next, you could stroke on some blush to get a little excitement in your cheeks. Remember to put on some nude lipgloss! I suggest Royal Gloss. It's inexpensive but a really pretty pink color, and it tastes like coconuts or something. It's my absolute fave.
And there you have it! You look GORGEOUS, just like Ariana Grande!!! YOU ROCK!!!
Um, sorry. Lol.
I know this may be annoying, but if you're fourteen or younger, you might want to check with your parents (yeah, yeah, I know, haha. My parents are always like "Emma, what's that stuff on your eyes?") to see if this style is okay. If it's not, it's totally cool! You can still express yourself through your clothes and style. :P
Baii!!! :D
~Emma

Wow!!! Such a blast from the past, eh?! Madison Finn: Only The Lonely

Hey 'yall!

So I was bored, as I always am in the summer, so I decided to do a little book-hunting to see if I could find anything I hadn't read in a while (I was too lazy to get off my butt and go to the library). I was searching through the pile of books that I'd fogotten I even had when I came across this:

Like, omg!!! Does anyone remember these books?! I recall when I was, like, eight or nine, I LOVED them. Madison, the main character, was like a god to me, lol. I flipped through it and saw all the instant messages they sent and all the crappy writing I thought was so good at the time. It brought back all these memories, so I thought I'd review it. Here it is!!

Summary: It's summer, and twelve year old Madison Finn is "boreder than bored." Both her best friends are away at summer camp and she spends the whole summer, practially, in front of the computer. She's really lonely until she discovers a new girl living in a house down the street from where she is named Fiona. Fiona is cute and bubbly and a lot different than shy Madison, but the two become good friends and hang out all summer long. (aahh, bffs).

Uh oh. Maddie's two friends, Aimee and Egg (yes, his name is EGG. DON'T ASK) are back from camp!!! Yay! But do they seem kind of.. different? Aimee's a lot more grown up and bossy, and Egg's obsessed with... wrestling?! omg!

Then school begins to start. Maddie doesn't have ANY classes with Fiona or Aimee or even EGG (Don't you hate when that happens?!), but guess who she DOES have classes with..? (Duh duh DUUHH...) Mean girl extrodinare IVY DALY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS POISON IVY!!! AAAAHHH!!! To top that off, the annoying Hart Jones that used to be sooo immature has finally returned... but now he's HOT? okayy?

Omg! Then Fiona starts being friends with Poison Ivy! What will poor Madison do? She starts avoiding Fiona, and Fiona becomes confused. Aimee is mad about this (I never really liked her :/). Egg is... well, he's just still plain old EGG.

Drew, one of Maddie's friends, invites her and her friends to a party at his big, fancy house. (so... he's rich? Okay then!) Maddie's really nervous but she finds Aimee and Fiona and talks to them. Looks like they're friends again! YAY!!!

The End.

Haha, this really was a blast from the past. I hope you guys tell me what you think.

Cya!

♥ Twilight... The Official Illustrated Guide!!! ♥

Whassup peoplez?!? I just took a little catnap (yaawn, strrectchh) so I'm pooped. I woke up, had some yummy Lucky Charms (only the marshmellows, hehe :3) watched a few episodes of That 70's show, then slept again.
Ahh, summer is great, don't 'yall think?
So I've read all the Twilight books, they were awesome, very dramatic and lovey-dovey. But Bella is a poo. Js.
I mean, remember the part in Twilight when they're at the forest? And Edward *sighs with starry eyes* shows Bella how much he can actually hurt her? And Bella, the crazy lunatic, keeps on saying, "I'm not afraid of you."??? I mean, COME ON. GET REAL BELLA, HE'S A STINKIN' VAMPIRE!!!
Or the time in New Moon when Edward leaves and Bella keeps hearing his voice in her head, and just to hear him once again, she JUMPS OFF A FRICKIN' CLIFF?!?!?!! She should be locked up in a mental insitution by now.
God, I hate Bella.
And the movies SUCKED!! I LOVED the books. They actually had some depth and feeling into them. But the actors in the movies were so awful I laughed; the lighting was bad, there was no feeling or depth into it at all. It was just empty.
Anyways... have you guys heard of the Twilight Saga Official Illustrated Guide? It's really cool, it has extended info about the Twilight vampires that I've never really known before, plus character profiles with pictures, and not just Bella and Edward and Jacob and all those folks, but other vampires and werewolves too, like Victoria and James and Seth Clearwater. They even have profiles of Bella's human friends and family.
What really interested me was how, when Stephanie Meyer inverviewed another person, she talked about where the idea of Twilight started. She said she often wakes up in the middle of the night at around 3:30, and that's when her vivid dreams start. She dreamed of a boy, inhuman and glittering in the sun (EDWARD!!! Sigh... ♥_♥), standing in a clearing and talking to this normal, average girl (Oh...Bella... :/)... It was really amazing to me. My writing is based on actual stuff that's happened to me, and hers comes from a dream...

Here's the cover. I suggest you check it out from the library or whatever or buy it on Amazon, because it was an awesome, detailed book. The art was really nice too, I'll post some of it as well. :)

Isn't the art beautiful?! OMG, EDWARD IS SOOO HOT IN THIS PICTURE!!! *drools with lovey hearts in eyes*

Welp, gotta go to the grocery store. Mom's orders...

CYA!!!!

My favorite mangas!!! :D

Hey people!!! This is a page of my favorite mangas (Japanese comics)  that I posted just for the heck of it. I actually prefer manga over regular books because you actually get to SEE what's going on instead of trying to picture it in your mind. My absolute faves are these three:

The first one, Peach Girl, is about a suntanned beauty named Momo whom the kids at school talk about, saying she's a skimp because of her tan. Momo encounters many diffuculties at school, including two hot boys Kairi and Toji and a mean girl named Sae.

The second one is the story of a girl named Amu, who is reffered to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, despite her actually introverted personality. When she wishes to be known as herself, she finds three colorful eggs that will hatch into a journey....

And last but definitely not least, here is the story of two girls named Ami and Noa who always compete over the same boy, usually scaring them away. But one day they meet two guys... and both end up liking each different one!!

I usually read mangas about ordinary girls that secretly have superpowers, but I occasionly read Shojo/ Romance-Comedies as well. It really doesn't matter to me, as long as they're interesting.

ttfn!!!

Rebecca Black's New Song: MY MOMENT?!?!

Hiya, people!!!:D
It's early in the morning and I should be still in bed, but (dare I say it?) I'm a morning person. The sunrise here is really pretty, so I thought I'd get up and watch it. ^_^
So a couple months ago, as we all know, a new song by this girl named Rebecca Black came out called Friday, which quickly went viral. I remember on my last day of school for the year, we had a huge party and that song came on. We all started singing along and dancing to it. Fun times :]
Friday recieved a LOT of hater comments. I, for one, didn't think it was that bad. Her voice was just a little nasaly. Why hate on her? It was silly. :/
Then, when by a friend I heard that ANOTHER song by Rebecca Black was on the air, I was really excited. Turns out it was called "My Moment." I listened to it and I was shocked...
IT SOUNDED NOTHING LIKE HER!!! OMG!!! >:O
They put a LOT of voice editing into her song, I guess 'cuz they wanted to cut down the bullying. If you listened to it closely. though, you could still her her real voice behind all that editing. It was like a curtian/shield had been placed over her voicebox.
The song was really catchy, though. It's stuck into my head right now...
This is my moment, my moment, it's my time, flying -high line, feels like my moment, my moment, I've waited for so long....

Here's the video!
Guess what I also heard?!?! The very awesome Justin Bieber might do a duet with REBECCA BLACK!!! Oh em gee... they would make a great couple!! Sorry, Selena!!! Teehee. :3

Laterz!!! :D I might do another post today.

My fantasy back-to-school outfit :DD

Ooh, lucky you, you get TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY!!! Yay!
Mostly 'cuz I'm bored.
So anyway, this is my fantasy back-to-school outfit. By "fantasy" I mean I'll most likely never buy it and end up wearing shorts and a t-shirt to my first day, and wind up looking like the most generic girl on the planet. Which, for some reason always happens. EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.

I've always loved those crop tops that have cute words or designs on them. I'm seeing them a lot this year, they're really adorable and fun. Here's the outfit:  

Aren't these pieces absolutely funky? I'd love to add these to my wardrobe if I could, especially the shoes. Shoes make every outfit, even if they're the last thing you put on before you walk out the door. However, my mom most definitely would not let me out the door with those, lol!!! But a girl can dream, can't she?!? ^_^

Ttyl!

My first blog.... is a book review! Lucky T by Kate Brian :D

One of my dad's friends own a little used bookstore about ten minutes from where I live. Despite my sorta girly personality, I love old, interesting buildings, and this one really was a cool one; it used to be a tiny red horse barn, but they renovated it into something special.
But I really don't like old books, and it looked like that was about all they carried. I just knew I would pick a book up, buy it thinking, "ehh, maybe I'll read it," then, after reading half a page (yawn) throw it in the back of my bookshelf and never touch it again.
I was about to leave the neat little bookstore, disapointed, when a bright green spine of a little book caught my eye. "Lucky T," it read. I checked the summary on the back. It looked halfway decent, like it was actually around from this time period and not my gradparent's years. I bought it and started reading.

Carrie Fitzgerald has all the luck: she's popular, pretty, athletic, and has a really cute boyfriend. She gets all A's in school and never seems upset (I've always envied these types of people. Must they be so perfect? Ughh...). Want to know the secret of her success? A "lucky" tee shirt that her dad had given her long ago. Apparently she perceverates about this shirt a lot.
One day, Carrie notices her tee shirt isn't where she put it. After a frantic, desprerate search, her mom drops the bomb: she's donated the tee shirt to India.
Bad things start happening to Carrie right away. Her hot boyfriend breaks up with her right before a dance, her best friend, Piper, gets mad at her, and she gets a really bad grade on a subject that she's always been good at. This has never happened to her before! What will Carrie do?
Well, she must really love this shirt, because she's packing up her bags to fly off to India with Celia, her mom's friend who's helping with India, and Celia's snobby daughter, Doreen, who in her mind Carrie refers to as Dor-mean. They're landing in Calcutta, an entirely different world than where Carrie lives in San Fransisco.
Of course, Carrie gets off to a rocky start, blaming it all on the loss of her lucky T. First, she makes a comment about craving hamburgers, to which Prandya and Teensy, the people who meet them at the plane, get pissy about, since cow is sacred in India. Then she sees the hostel where she will be staying, and from what I've read, it's pretty shabby. A guy smoking a cigarette blows smoke in her direction, causing her to gag in disgust. Then she throws up.
Wow, poor Carrie.
The next day, Carrie is on a mission to find her lost tee shirt. After a few unfortionate hours, she literally bumps into Dee, a very cute Indian boy with a British accent. Dee is sweet but cocky, and Carrie likes him right away. He has a cool British accent. Dee shows her where he works, a children's shelter in west Calcutta and asks her if she would like to work there. Carrie is walking on air. A job with the cutest guy she has ever laid eyes on? Yes, please! (Actually, that wouldn't be half bad. I work at Walmart three days a week after school and the only guys there are fat and and middle-aged and don't have real employment.)
Aww! It starts to rain under the tarp and Carrie and Dee touch hands. Ahh, young love...*gets starry-eyed* :')
Um, okay. Here's what the book says.. O.O
A sudden flash pf a PG-13-rated daydream pulsed through Carrie's mind. She and Dee were lying in a hammock in the forest furiously making out when Carrie shook her head and got back to reality.
Great. Good for you, Carrie. Moving on.
Everything seems to go great when she arrives at the shelter, but then the dreaded DOR-MEAN enters the scene, reminding Carrie of what she has to do. She tells Dee all about how Carrie just came to Calcutta to find a little T shirt.
Oh, no! What will Dee think of that? He just thinks she came to help out with Help India... D:
At first, Dee is amused. He thinks Doreen's just joking around. But, of course, Carrie tells the truth. (Great, why did you TELL him, Carrie? Now he's going to think you're vain and stuck up. Well, you actually are. A little bit. No offence.)
Dee gets mad and Carrie leaves to her bed in tears.
The next day Carrie wakes up to little girls playing dressup with her clothes. She grows fond of them quickly and decides to stay. Dee, however, is ignoring her, and wants her to leave. Then Carrie shows the little girls and a couple boys how to shoot hoops. Mr. Banarjee, the manager of the shelter, comes out and praises her for her work.
Dee stops her in the hall and apoligizes to Carrie like a gentleman. He says that he has jumped to conclusions. Aww, how sweet! I like Dee a lot. He balances out Carrie's bittersweet selfishness, and together they make a good couple.
After returning to her room, Carrie discovers she has a letter from her mother and Piper, her best friend. Both the letters are sweet and Carrie gets all emotional. She decides to play a little basketball to try and ease her pain, thus meeting Dee. They sit down and talk awhile, and hold hands.
Aww, soo cute!!! ;D. I remember my first boyfriend. I thought it was going to last forever. But it only really lasted two days. We were in the sixth grade, so yeah. You know how it goes. :(
Then they play a little one on one. Carrie wins (girl power!!!)
Then they go out to a dance-sorta-thing while the night is still young. They dance in loving, perfect romance. But then the bad luck strikes again...
Carrie sees her lucky tee! It's heading straight towards her. Ignoring Dee's cries, she sprints after the clothing cart and dodges people and objects as she attempts to keep up with it the best she can. (Boy, if I were Dee, by now I would definently think this girl was crazy.)
But the cart gets away. Carrie starts to sob and hears Dee's footsteps coming closer...
It's not Dee! It's Dor-mean, and she's meaner than ever. Doreen asks her if she got the license plate on the moped, and then claims she has it. She'll give it to Carrie, on one condition: Carrie has to help her get a date with Dee! Oh, no!!!
Dee is as nice as ever though. Ahhh... I love him. He's actually not shallow like most guys in young adult books that I've read.
The next day, they're at a women's shelter, looking for the lucky T. So far, no luck. Carrie decides to tell Dee what luck the T-shirt brings to her. Dee says he doesn't believe in superstitions or bad luck. Then, with shaking hands, Carrie proceeds to tell him about Dor-mean.
But something else comes out of her mouth instead. She tells him that Doreen is very sick with cancer, and needs a boy in her life. She then asks him if he will go on a date with Dor-mean...
So, being the kind and thoughtful guy that he is, Dee agrees.
When they get back from their date, Carrie runs into Dee. She is so worked up she forgets she forgot to put on pants, thus flashing her Hello Kitty underwear. Teehee :3
Then Carrie hears someone throw a rock at her window. It's Dor-mean (duh duh DUHHH) and she wants to talk.
Doreen is crying and wants to know why Carrie told Dee the fib about her having cancer. Carrie explains. Turns out, to Carrie's relief, Doreen played along with the lie. The two girls make ammends and decide to be friends.
Aww, the next morning Dee says Carrie looks cute in her Hello Kitty undies. That's sweet... ish. A little bit over the top though, don't you think? O.O
It's her birthday in a couple days, so Carrie reads a bit about India and learns that the tradition is not to receive presents, but to give. (That's... different.) So they go to a toy shop and get dolls for the girls and toy trucks for the boys. Everyone is happy, even Carrie.
Sooo sweet!!! Dee takes her on top of a building to watch the sunset on her birthday. He gives her a sari and then kisses her romantically. That's amazing! I wish my kisses had been like that. I think that's really too perfect to be true.
The next day, Carrie decides to take the kids out on a walk. She picks a few flowers from a garden in a manison up the street. She comes home, very happy to show Dee, but he grows angry and says that she has stolen them and she has taught the kids it's okay to steal. (I love you, Dee, but Carrie's right. It's just a couple of flowers. He's overreacting a little bit, don't'cha think?)
Carrie flees in tears. She leaves the shelter and says goodbye to the kids.
She's on the bus, leaving to go to the airport, when she spots the moped lady from a couple days earlier. She commands the driver to stop the bus, pissing off the passengers, and races after the woman. After a long race, she catches up to her at the women's shelter called Calcutta Women's Misson. She's finally found it!!! Everything will be back to normal.
She talks to the moped woman, and the woman tells her that a little girl has it who is living here with her mother. She has no clothes and needs the T-shirt. Carrie offers to give the girl everything she has in her suitcase.
The girl is very poor, and has been abused by her uncle. She is very thin and small and weak. Carrie realizes that compared to her, Carrie has everything she could possibly want. A nice home, great parents, food, money, school... and this girl had nothing. So Carrie finally gives up the hunt. She lets the little girl have the T-shirt, and hugs her and lets her know that the t-shirt will bring her lots of luck. Carrie leaves with a smile on her face, knowing she has done the right thing.
Carrie soon returns to the children's shelter, happier than she's been in a long time. She hugs the kids, passes a gruff Dee, and, with shaking hands,confronts Mr. Banarjee. They agree on a plan. Carrie will do some gardening to make up for the stolen flowers.
Dee aploligizes once again (AWWW!!! :D) and almost says "I love you," to Carrie, but screws up and says I'm sorry instead. The two dance once again. They kiss goodbye. It's so lovely... :)
The end.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a fresh, fast paced novel that actually had a good plot. I would definently reccomend it to you.
What are you waiting for?
READ IT! :)