It's been all stormy here for the last week or so. IT'S SO EXCITING! The other morning at 4:30 I was woken up by some ridiculously loud thunder, and I just stayed up for a half-hour watching the lightning illuminate my eyelids and listening to my house shake and rattle in its concrete boots. There's nothing I love more than rain and its smell! It's so invigorating, so thought-provoking, so satisfying, so entrancing.

"And it was raining cats and dogs out side of her window
And she knew they were destined to become
Sacred road kill on the way
And she was listening to the sound of heavens shaking
Thinking about puddles, puddles and mistakes"

Regina Spektor -- Braille
(Which is, by the way, a really nice song! The rest of her music is really good too, and so many of her lyrics are pleasantly ridiculous.)

Does anyone want to paintchat this weekend? I've been wanting to for a really long time. I'm a member at Niko's Paintchat and I know another place too, but if you have a room you'd rather do it in that'd be cool too. Just comment or note me or something. C:

I was stunned by Obama's speech. His voice is so commanding, but so calming at the same time. I am so glad that the people of America have elected the right man -- now we can fix everything that has gone wrong.

YES WE CAN

I haven't updated this thing since february, and I haven't uploaded anything, either! What's my problem?

I'm working at SunSplash, the local water park, this summer. I love it! I get to talk to people and put wristbands on them! It's always hot, though, so I'm constantly miserable. But I like it. Does that make me a masochist?

Also, it rained last night. Like CRAZY. Do you realize how monumental this is? We got an inch and a half of rain within two hours. In Arizona! I'm super excited to go to work today!

There's a peacock in my neighborhood. It's so cool! I haven't seen it, but I hear it all the time, and I feel like I'm at the Phoenix Zoo or something. It's migrated into my neighbor's yard I think, so I'm hoping I'll see it soon!

I haven't been posting much (read: anything), so I'm sorry about that! I've been crocheting amigurumis and making stupid sock creatures, so I'll take pictures of them and upload them soon.

Got this from DekeNicki 's journal. Looks like fun!

1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into dA search box
3) Take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

1. The age you will be on your next birthday - Sixteen

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2. A place you'd like to travel - Spain

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3. Your favorite place - Arizona

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4. Your favorite object - keychains

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5. Favorite food - Baloney

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6. Your favorite animal - Polar Bear

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7. Your favorite color - Blue

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8. The town/state/etc in which you live - Mesa, Arizona

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9. Name of past pet - Buddy (parakeet)

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10. A dream come true - Getting the VCR set up

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11. Your nickname/screenname - Maggie

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12. Middle name - Kathleen

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13. Favorite Smell - Rain

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14. Bad habit of yours - Procrastinating

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15. Your first job - Volunteering at Adobe Mt. Wildlife Center

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16. Favourite Movie - Stranger Than Fiction

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17. What are you doing right now? - Watching TV

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18. Whats The Weather Like? - Clear, Sunny

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19. Favourite Sport - Badminton!

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20. Favourite Music/Style/Band - Indie

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