by Lavine on July 1st, 2013, 7:25 pm
This being a writer's RPG, I'm assuming most of you are into reading. Well, I have a confession to make. I am obsessed. There is no way to describe how much I love reading, even stupid things like brochures. It is calming to me. When I'm nervous before getting on stage or going to a party (because that causes me serious anxiety), I can just read and it completely and entirely relaxes me. I will read at night and it helps me sleep, or when I'm excited or frustrated to calm myself down. Even when I'm disappointed, it makes me feel better to enjoy the success of my favorite character. There is no end to the uses of books. This is all fine and dandy until I run out of things to read. I cannot count the number of times I've run into the living room, practically hyperventilating. "Ijustfinishedthisbook-myfavoritecharacterdied-IneedanewoneNOW!" My family doesn't even think it's weird anymore. They do think it's weird however, when I cry over books. Not throwing a fit like a toddler when I can't get them, just mourning my beloved characters' deaths. Sometimes, you just can't help it! *Cough* The Fault In Our Stars *cough* During Summer, it seems there is no shortage of friends shoving books into my face. "Here, read this! It was my favorite. Oh, and this one...and this one..." But when school starts up, it's like I hit a book drought when, seconds earlier, I had been swimming in the oasis (wow, that was a freaky comparison). The lack of good reads in the school library is just one more reason to fear starting High School. For those of you who may or may not be in a book drought of their own, I have gathered a list of books that will keep you busy for at least a week. *dramatic announcer voice* Here I have compiled- Tahlia's list of can't-put-it-down books: *City of Bones by Cassandra Clare *Legend by Marie Lu *Divergent by Veronica Roth... [ Continued ]
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by Lavine on May 24th, 2013, 10:03 pm
I've been thinking awhile on one of the great mysteries of human nature- love. As my nerdy self, I try to find scientific explanations for such things. I have created a list of symptoms, causes, and yes, even prevention strategies. Alas, I cannot continue to hold my research when I come along things such as these. Here I have collected a collage, if you will, of quotes about my research topic. A few have personal meaning, a few brought tears to my eyes. If this doesn't make you want to fall in love, I don't know what will. Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never. -Charles Caleb Colton Love is a friendship set to music. -Joseph Campbell You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine. -Yvaine, Stardust Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. - Mother Teresa Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. -David Bryne... [ Continued ]
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by Lavine on May 7th, 2013, 9:21 pm
I have decided on a change of pace. Today, we are going to celebrate rather than rant. (Who has my applause sign?) Spring is absolutely, positively here in the Midwest. From my eternal position at my bedroom desk, I can hear squirrels chattering and birds squawking angrily at my murderous cat. The sun has warmed the Earth and brought sun-kissed life to our wretched, snowy wasteland. We pulled out all the weeds and my yard is beginning to bloom. Flowers, flowers everywhere! Now, before I burst into absolute song, let's see what this means for school life. School is almost out- we are thisclose- and yet, so far. Teachers are finally cracking down (Can I get an Amen?) and students are forced into obedience. Although there is complaint about the new rules, I don't agree with the majority. (Psshh, did I ever?) Yes, they do make you have a pass to go into the hallway. If you were a teacher's pet like moi, you would have no problem getting one. No, they don't accept late work anymore and, yes, they are a teensy bit stricter with grading. If your overall grade was above a stinking D minus, you wouldn't have to worry about those zeros! Instead, you could be rockin' the A minus like, ahem, yours truly. Don't even get me started on the absences. Okay, okay, deep breath, calm yourself girl. As you might be able to infer, my school year is wrapping up nicely. Teachers love me, my family is content with my grades and behaviors, and (some of my) classmates tolerate me. Last but not least, a shout out to y'all still hangin' on to the winter blues, enjoy it! While Winter might not be as wonderful as a fully-fledged Spring, all seasons have a good side. Sometimes, it just takes a very...extremely...tremendously...optimistic person to see some of them! If you aren't an optimist, find one! I just so happen to be available Saturday if you need a little help. ... [ Continued ]
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by Lavine on April 21st, 2013, 11:08 pm
Is it just me, or do parents have a bad rap? My own mom must just be extra cool, but I love hanging out with her. Just the other day, we were taking our dog on a walk together. We were talking, enjoying the scenery, and having a generally good time, but I could feel the eyes on us. One kid laughed, -literally laughed and pointed!- as we passed by. I might just be paranoid, but I feel like it wasn't a coincidence.
Then, later that day, we were at the mall. I stumbled across a couple of people from school (I wouldn't say friends necessarily...) but I waved regardless. One of them waved back, while the others just gave me the "jock nod". I nodded at my mom and headed over to talk to them, maybe ask a question about homework, nothing much really. But all three steered around me and went the other way. They clearly thought they were too cool to talk to me. I felt slightly miffed, they had gone out of their way to avoid me! My mom noticed this, and being quite protective, waved energetically. She shouted across the mall, "Hey! Don't you know those kids? Hi!!" All three kids gave me a horrified look and stumbled away as fast as they could possibly go without being caught by the mall cops.
I gave my mom a single look and we both fell into stitches. I laughed until my stomach hurt and tears streamed down my face. We had to stop in the food court and sit down. People from every side got up and left because we were making too much noise. I have never felt so proud of my mother in my life.
These are only a few examples. We have been out on countless occasions where my mom was the highlight of the trip. This makes me wonder, does everyone else really hate their parents, or do they just act like it? The world may never know...
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by Lavine on April 18th, 2013, 1:43 am
Hey all! I'm pretty new to Mizahar but I've had blogs before so I figured, why not? I hope you wanted to know about my life 'cuz I'm telling you! First, let me introduce myself. I'm 14 years old and I live in the Midwest in America. I like to think I'm pretty smart, or at least, I get straight A's, and I love to write. Reading is my true passion though. I don't have too many friends since I'm kind of an introvert but it's fine by me. I've moved all over so I'm pretty used to it. This is my 8th move. I've lived in so many places, I don't really have a hometown but I will always think of NY as home. I am a die-hard animal lover and I have two cats and a dog at home. Allie is my dog and my cats are Blake and Cub. Cub is my favorite (don't tell Blake). Now, let's talk about how I discovered Mizahar. One of my few close friends introduced me to this site saying that it was "just really awesome" and made me pinky-swear to try it. Without a doubt, I owe her one! She had been talking about it pretty often and I already knew I was interested but I didn't want to ask (yes, I'm that shy). Finally, today we were talking for an extremely long time. Aftter about twenty minutes, she ripped out a paper and wrote something down, the title! I was so excited and I knew if we both had something in common, we could become even closer (something I've been hoping for). I got on tonight and (shocker!) I fell in love. The only problem? I shouldv'e been working on my project for school...oops. I hope to make this blog a regular thing so keep a lookout for my follow-up edition.
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