Picture and Random Things

Began my day with a huge bloody nose and a run. Instead of my usual run 2 minutes, walk 4, I ran 3 and walked 3 completely on a whim. I was astonished at how well I did. "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me..." Of course, on the second cycle I felt like I was going to throw up, and it was getting kind of hot out (I run early in the morning). It was great! I felt like a true runner. I also did my Bible Study time in my head, which was the first half chapter of John. I memorized it. =)


That is one of my pictures. It has an autumn-y feel to it. =) I'm sorry it's so small...I'm not a techie kind of person, and I've already been on the computer too long. Blogger/computer has been kind of weird lately...=(


So far, my cold has gotten a lot better. Now I'm starting to feel my run, as well as notice pinprick bruises on my shoulder from shotgun shooting. I guess I wasn't holding the gun right. You have to hold it really tight so you won't get bruised. And, as usual, I hit no clays. I guess I'm more of an archer/.22 shooter then a skeet shooter. =( A pity because I LOVE shooting skeet.


By the way, Awel Prince is working on my blog design. I love it! It looks so gorgeous. She's doing an awesome job. =)

Hugs & Blessings,

Izori

2nd Amendment

Is this just a rumor? I heard that some politician doesn't believe that the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution gives people the right to bear arms.

Excuse me for a moment. I hope I don't offend anyone, but...

How could this be interpreted to get to that conclusion?

2nd Amendment:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Now, unless this part is talking about 'arms', as in the limbs attached to your torso, I think it's pretty clear.

Does anyone agree/disagree?

Izori

In place of my Writer's Daybook...

...I am doing this tag from Bleah Briann!

1.I'm not afraid to admit that I am not ashamed of the gospel.

2.I'm not afraid to admit that I honestly think that Obama is going to ruin our country.

3.I am not afraid to admit that I believe that abortion is murder. And therefore, it should be illegal.

4.I am not afraid to admit that I am a girl. And I am very proud of it.

5.I am not afraid to admit that I am SO not politically correct.

6.I am not afraid to admit that I believe in following the word of God.

7.I am not afraid to admit that I believe that God calls man to be the head of the family, and woman to assist him. Does that mean women are inferior? No! It means we are created for a different purpose. That's what makes us special! :)

8.I am not afraid to admit that I am homeschooled, because being homeschooled rocks!!

9.I am not afraid to admit that I still am a fan of Winnie the Pooh. Not Barney, though.

10.I am not afraid to admit that I don't date. I agree with Bleah Briann on this one! It's dangerous, not to mention pointless and perfect practice for a divorce.

11.I am not afraid to admit that I hate standing out. I work hard on not going with the crowd though, and I usually accomplish it whether or not I like it.

12.I am not afraid to admit that I hate being tall. Especially when I was about seven, when I was super tall for my age. I was so clumsy, and my motor skills hadn't caught up, and everyone laughed at me. :(

13.I am not afraid to admit that I am a health-nut. I'm sorry, but it's absolutely fascinating!

14.I am not afraid to admit that I got into a fistfight once. It was over bullying. I can truthfully say that the fight was a draw.

15.I am not afraid to admit that I love makeup. I hardly wear it though, because 1) I don't own any, and 2) wearing too much mascara for too long makes my eyes hurt.

BTW...American Legion went great! I know that I didn't qualify for States, but I didn't exactly want to do that, anyway.

Izori

A Most Interesting Tag from The Cornet Crazie!

I'm back! Obviously! Had a smashing time on vacation, but it was ruined when I got home because this font won't go off bold. Humph. lol.

1. How many toes do you have?
Uh...let me think, here. Possibly...ten.

2. How many bones have you broken?
None. However, I have made up for it in sprained ankles.

3. Name an epic thing that you have done.
Played a soccer game on a sprained ankle, 'tore' the top off my toe playing soccer barefoot on asphalt, sung higher than Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, etc. I'm an epic klutz, too.

4. If you had a pet lemming, what would you name him?
Excuse my ignorance...but what is a lemming?

5. What color are the clothes you're wearing right now?
Navy sports pants with silver stripes running vertically, and my ultimate shirt! (meaning, my paint-splattered, stained, butterfly shirt from the Southern Shores) :)


6. How awesome are orca whales on a scale of one to ten?
Well...all of God's creatures are awesome...

8. How old do you want to be when you die?
Idk. Never really thought of that.


9. Name a pet peeve and an addiction.
Grr. Politically correctness makes me absolutely sick. That is why I hate studying the Civil War. Whenever I say that I'm a southern sympathizer I get called a racist. THAT is a prime example of racism right there, and political correctness, too. Was is RIGHT to tax someone extra because they weren't paying your price for your item?!? When one side of the country taxes the other dry to the other side's benefit...there's something wrong. And then saying they can't leave when they get fed up...now that is just cheap. Yes, both sides had faults (like slavery for Confederates, although that wasn't the main cause of the war UNLIKE some biased text books would have you think, and waging war on the woman and children of the South, like the Yankees), and I'm very sorry, but I'm a Johnny Reb. Actually, I'm a copperhead because I was born in Yankee territory. :)

Oh, and my addiction. WRITING!! Can ya guess? And LORD OF THE RINGS!!! YEEHAW! SHOW THAT MUMAKIL WHAT YOU CAN DO, LEGOLAS!


10. Write a paragraph detailing your life. 100 word minimum.
*ahem* I was, well, born. When I was five/six, I grumblingly took up piano, which would later become my hobby. Although I was a fairly slow reader at first, I fell in love with fantasy and writing at around age eight, and have been faithfully scribbling and banging out tunes ever since.

11. Name one thing that isn't really a secret, but that you haven't really gotten around to telling anyone.
I don't really like chocolate ice-cream.

12. Name another pet peeve.
People who think they know a lot, but they really don't. Seriously, there was one archery 'instructor' who once was telling me to do something that I already knew how to do, and then he went and strung the bows completely wrong. Then he started teaching a left-eyed kid how to shoot with my bow. Which is for right-eyed people. It was HILARIOUS!!!!

13. Sprechen Sie deutsch?
No, hablo Espanol, mucho gracias. A little.

14. Tell a joke.
I don't know any.

15. How many of the questions have you answered in a witty manner so far?
A couple.

16. Compose a haiku.

I don't write haikus.
I write epic poems.
Is that good enough?

17. Have you ever noticed how sour candies taste even more sour if you rub them on the side of your tongue?
No.

18. What book(s) are you reading at the moment?
'FotR'

19. How many doors are there in your house?
A lot.

20. How would you solve a problem like Maria?
BONK HER ON THE HEAD WITH A RUSTY SABER! No, not really. Blondies are incurable. Jk, lol. I wouldn't dare to insult a blondie, seeing as my three siblings have blond hair, and I myself am a blondie at heart.

21. Think of something about yourself. Anything. Go on, think of it.
Okay.

Now think of something more interesting. Write it down here.
The top of my right big toe has no feeling, because, well...I epically 'tore' if off in a game of street soccer.

22. What's wrong with your hands?
They're very thin, my fingers are, from exercising them about two hours a day.

24. What's your favorite show tune?
?

25. Okay, you can tell us what that first thing you thought of for number 21 was. We all want to know.
I do sign-language with my left hand, even though I'm technically right handed. I think it was because when I first learned the basics of ASL I didn't know that the teacher was doing a mirror-image of what I was supposed to do. So...I did it left handed. Which is fine with me.

That was a very interesting tag!

I tag anyone...

...who is absolutely driven bonkers by political-correctness!

Izori

P.S. Guess what! I get to do the 'American Legion' Air-Rifle Competition! It's kind of low-key, but it's the qualifier for States! Please pray that nothing terrible happens. Like, for my gun to work all right, and for me to get a score over forty on my standing target.

Thanks!

Izori

Randomness

Teaching music must be one of the best preparations (aside from being the oldest in a good-sized home-schooling family) to be a home-schooling mom someday. You have to figure out how the kid learns, how quickly, and for how long before their attention fizzles. In a way, it's harder because you wouldn't know them as much as you would your own child. However, my piano student (Liz) is a remarkably good student. Much more better than I was at her age.

I have my Sharpshooter Bar 4 in air-rifle!

Schoolwork has been a killer. So many writing assignments...interviews! Ack! I interviewed my great-grandma last week, which was really fun. Grandma has an AMAZING memory! No kidding; it's astounding. Better then mine.

I thought I was above all of that 'teenage attitude' stuff. After all, I'm not a teenager! I'm a young adult! But...well...ours in a low and deprived generation, to write a parody of a quote from Uncle Andrew from The Magician's Nephew. *Sigh*. How does my mom deal with me, sometimes?

My friend, Liz's older sister, read a story I was writing--a retelling of Snow White, Red Rose and White Rose, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and more, all combined into one book. She really liked it, so now I shall add her to my list of editors (along with igirl and my dad).

Off to fold laundry!

Izori

BIG Praise!

Y'all know about the big shooting contest that's coming up on the 24th? The one that is the qualifier for States? Well, if you do remember, Dad signed me up for that. However, we were a little worried because my gun wasn't working properly. It went through three cylinders of air last shooting time...and that's bad. What it was doing was letting out puffs of air (i.e. it had sudden spurts of leaking)...very, very bad. Well, it did that again tonight. An instructor shot it, and it was doing the same thing with her. She passed it to another instructor, and guess what.

It worked absolutely FINE with him!

We figured it out--neither me or the first instructor was fully cocking the gun.

DUH!

How we were both doing it, we'll never know. But I am SOOOOO glad we figured that out, because it would have badly affected my scores if we hadn't.

Whew. God is really great.

Izori

I found a new hobby!!

Okay. I'm sitting in front of the computer, welts on my hands, face camouflage smeared all over my face, snow pants on, and my wrists hurting like crazy. Guess what I was doing!

I played air-soft. For the first time. And I was the only girl. I borrowed this not-so-great gun from one of Erestor's friends, and fifteen of us picked teams, spread out in the woods behind our house, and commenced pelting people.

There were quite a few boundary disputes and arguments over rules at first, and then we just decided that one team would defend a fort while the other team tried to take it. I was on the take-over team both times, and both times we won! I was the first person in the fort one time.

So it was really awesome. Now I smell like a camp-fire, because we were roasting hot dogs.

Of course, air-soft isn't as awesome as laser tag, but it's pretty cool!

Izori