And just to let you know, I still get nervous. >_<

The weather's really starting to match my blog design now. =P

It's starting to feel a lot like winter. I'd say fall, but it feels like it's skipping over that season and heading straight for really cold. Winter cold. BRR. >.<

I don't mind it though.

I think it's almost warmer during the winter months.

-I know what your thinking- "SAY WHA??"

Makes absolutely no sense.

What I mean is, the winter months almost seem warmer because were all bundled up all the time, in nice warm sweaters, sitting by a fire, drinking hot chocolate and.. hugging more often. =P lol It's just a warmer atmosphere. More jolly, and peaceful.

I think I'm referring to Christmas more than anything now. lol

I just love it so much. =] For all those reasons listed above. It's just so darn happy, and comforting! ^-^ ... And the presents and food don't hurt either. ;)

Also, it's so.. child like.. and magical almost.

It's hard to describe actually, but I'm sure you know the feeling too. Unless you don't celebrate Christmas.. lol. In that case, I'm sorry for going on about how wonderful it is. But hey, this is my blog. I'm just expressing my own, personal thoughts and feelings. Christmas just happens to be one of them. =)

ANYWAY,

Christmas is in about 2 months, so I won't get to hyped up for it yet. Right now, I ought to get hyped up about Halloween, and my "Sweet 16!" =o oo la la!

As for the immediate future, there's the Coffee House Musical at school. Or the Acoustic Music Night.. or something that their calling it this year. I said I'd do it again, so I think I'm gonna audition on Thursday. Can't decide what song to do yet though. I'm kind of annoyed with my Set List. So many of the songs are SO OLD to me. Maybe not to you, and certainly not for the majority of people, but for me, years old. It's crazy actually. I'm going to be recording a lot of them. Which could be freakishly boring for me, or it could bring them back alive and give them a new spin. (Cause they'll be produced). Well, we'll see.

I can now play "My Heart" by Paramore.

Which is AWESOME because Paramore is my favorite band. :D (Gotta love how the same word lined up perfectly like that *shutter*).

I'm also working on "Where the Lines Overlap." I can play it, but today I was a little rusty.

I think incorporating covers into my rotation will help with my personal entertainment factor. Also, bring good, old songs that I've written back into my Set List. (Which I'm currently in the process of working on).

That's what I'm doing right now:

-Working on songs to put into my Set List (covers, old songs, practice current).

-Producing and recording my 1st full album.

-Keeping up with school, trying not to fall to far behind..

Yeah, I guess those are the main things I'm doing.

Other than the odd gig or performance. Like the school thingy.

And just to let you know,

I still get nervous. >_<

-----K <3

Being productive on Thanksgiving! ^_^

Allow me to cut to the chase by saying right off the bat,

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! =) gobble gobble.

Cause we all know what that means. Time fo' TURKEY! =P

My mothar made an excellent meal. Absolutely delicious I'd say! And it better be delicious because we all know were getting leftovers for a good week and a 1/2. lol :P

Today, I watched a movie. "Observe and Report" with my mum and my brother (partly). He never stays for anything on TV. lol It was ridiculous, weird, strange, awkward, but very funny! I mean cummon, Seth Rogen was in it! It's gotta be awesome!

So, other than that I worked on my music.

Which is what I had planned. I'd say it was quite productive. I think THIS TIME I may have finally finished Rewind. Which is extremely exciting. :] This is the 4th try. I think it's the most elaborate production I've done on a song so far. I experimented with a lot of different things, and I think this time, it might actually be complete.

maybe. we'll see. =P

I'm also done producing Push as well. Push is the opposite, it's the most simple production I've done on a song. Which makes sense, cause to me Rewind is a more powerful, strong song, and Push is lighthearted and fun. So I think I produced them right. ^_^ *accomplished face*

Ahh, nothing like getting something you love done.

I think enjoying being productive, I mean, really enjoying it, is part of my family gene. My dad's side. lol Sometimes I feel bad if I didn't do something at least mildly productive in a day. Something's gotta get done!

So today, I'm feeling pretay grand. =)

I've got a belly full of turkey and goodies, I made some headway on my album. WHICH I'M SOO STOKED FOR. I even started a Journal (sorry blog, but somethings have to be done with paper and pen) for writing down my journey of my 1st record. Like, today I wrote down the lyrics for You'll Never Know. It's #1 in the book, because it's the first one finished for the album. That's the order they'll be in. I wrote info on what instruments were used in it, I talked about when I wrote it, when I recorded it, what it's about. It goes into pretty good detail of the songs. Down to the nitty-gritty.

It'll be cool to look back one day.

Recording your very first album is a coming of age type of thing. Especially when your 15 and producing all of the songs on your own. I mean, right now, I play guitar, piano, bass, strings, and I program in the drums and beats. =P Okay, just so you don't think I actually play all of those instruments, I use Garageband, so besides guitar and drums, all the instruments are played by me on my keyboard. I can make my keyboard sound like anything. I could have a dog barking in one of my songs if I felt like it.

And please don't suggest that. =P

I don't think I could find a proper place for it. lol

So yeah, sounds like a lot of work. But I love it. I can be in my room four 7 hours straight (sometimes I am) working on a song. Get it done in a few days. My minimum is 2, and my max. well, a long time. Cause I usually think I'm done at 3, and then think about it for like 2 weeks, contemplating new ideas and sounds. =P

Now since that process is done for Rewind, I think it is finished! =D

THEN, there's going downstairs with my dad and recording the vocals, and the harmony's. He mixes it, and puts it into ProTools, works his magic on finding the best takes of every single vocal track we recorded, which surprisingly doesn't take him as long as you'd think. Anyway, that's the final step in making a song. Well, that's how we do it anyway..

I like our way though.

So far, it's working quite well. And I'm really enjoying the process.

Which is one of the reasons why I made that journal. The other reason is I had a hardly ever used Journal laying around, so I decided to make use of it. =]

And there we are.

My thought process of the day.

Until next time on the ... Daily Life of that girl named Karly (with a K). =P

Singing off,

K.

Swine, spiders, death, Zombieland, and vote for your favorite hippy costume of mine! :D

It's a Saturday morning- scratch that.

*Ahem*

It's Saturday afternoon, the sky is beginning to emerge from the clouds and my cat seems to be waking up. Slowly but surely.

Haven't blogged in a little while, for you see, I have been sick for the past 4 days. It wasn't to pleasant. Actually, to be more accurate it was very unpleasant. I didn't have the swine flu, which I'm thankful for, apparently 17 people in the U.S. have died from it. Most of which, were young. O_O I'm scared. I HATE needles, I can't stress that to you enough. But I'm so scared of catching the swine flu and dying from it that I'd be happy to get in line and get shot up with the vaccine. Apparently, there hasn't been any side effects, nothing's gone wrong. They say it's shame how many lives could be saved by just getting this simple vaccination.

I mean, yeah, I am deathly afraid of needles, but I'm more deathly afraid of death. lol

That's the one thing I am scared of the most. I find it funny when people say the most terrifying thing to them is a spider. A spider? Sure, there gross and I wouldn't go up to one and pet it, but I value life so much that when there's a spider in my house (and there were a lot around a while ago) I catch it in a cup and take it outside. I've never killed a spider. I don't think it's right. Just because it's small and insignificant to you, doesn't give you the right to end it's life. I would just feel bad about myself if I went around murdering helpless spiders, cause that's what it is, when you get right down to it.

Poor things. Now I pity them.

Anyway, out of all the fears, death is the biggest.

It's probably everyone's, but a lot of people don't like to think about it, which I understand.

ANYWAY,

let's get off this morbid topic I've got us into. =P

What's in store for today? Well, let's see..

My room is an absolute disaster, so hopefully I can find it in me to make some sense of it everything on the floor. And throw out all my "snot rags" as my mum likes to refer to them as. lol, I was sick okay! I'm only speaking the truth. Maybe I'll skip the gory details.. =P

After that's sorted out, I'll feel better. I always feel mentally cleared and refreshed when my room is clean. Is that weird? I don't think so, I think it makes sense. If my room's a mess, I feel messy. It's works in that order. I don't think I can switch it to the other way around. lol

ANYWAY, wow, I'm really good at getting off topic today!

So anyway, clean up my room, and then hopefully work on some producing. Or something musical, be productive. If I do end up going on a roll, that should take me to dinner. And after dinner were going out to the movies! :) Seeing Zombieland with my friends and my mum, because it's rated 18A. lol But it's all good, my mom's cool like that. =P And so are my friends!

So, it should be grand!

I'm quite looking forward to it. ^-^

Before I sign off, I gotta show you what I did last night. =P

Get ready for this..

I'm being a hippy for Halloween, so I decided to raid my closet and try to find some options. Well, I found more than four, took pictures of some, so here are the contestants:

#1

#2

#3

LOL ^-^ I hope you enjoyed that! The last one ^ cracks me up! I went all out on that one.

So, if you want, lemme know which one is your favorite by leaving a comment on this entry. I'm curious. My personal vote is #2 I think. I think it looks the most hippy-ish. Then again, I think they all do. That's one thing I realized during this process. I own a lot of hippy clothes. =P I think I'm secretly one. So shh.

That's all for today!

Type to you soon, and don't forget to "vote." lol

Maybe I'll start making more of my entry's more "interactive." hmm..

Well, I'm off!

<3>

The longest effing note I've ever written on facebook.

The longest effing note I've ever written on facebook.

Who's the last person you thought was extremely cute?
Why on earth would I tell everyone on Facebook that? O_O

Did you see a boy today that made you smile?
Technically yes. Lots of people make me smile. :) It's not hard to do.

What is today's date?
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009.

Are you ready to get out of this town?
no. ._. I like this town.

Who were the last people you rode in a car with?
Just my mum, driving to school. Chase took the early bus.

What are you doing tomorrow?
Well, I'm probably staying home from school, CAUSE I GOT SWINE. Yeah, that's right people. ... Actually, I don't think I have swine. I'm just a teenager, and teenagers tend to exaggerate things sometimes.

Are you the oldest of your siblings?
No. My brothers older, by a year and 9 months.

Have you ever read an entire book in one day?
God no. I'm slow at everything I do.

Does anyone know your password besides you?
Again, GOD NO. I'm secretive.. shhhh.

Do you look at the keyboard when you type?
I give it the occasional glance.

Did you have a good day yesterday?
Hmm.. let me review.. God, I have horrible short term memory. x_x Uhh.. I think it was quite decent. Some good things happened if I remember correctly.

Will you talk to the person you like tonight?
Nope. Not in person anyway.

What is your current mood?
Right this moment? Kind of crabby cause I'm so sick now, and a bit lonely to be completely honest with you.

What color shirt are you wearing?
*Looks down* Brown. is that bad? lol

What are you looking forward to in the next three months?
Oh man, uhh, hopefully making up with someone I haven't talked to in 2 months (tear), Halloween with my ex neighbor, My 16th Birthday! =O, and Tisha and Melody coming out for Christmas and making my life. :]

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Being a nasty sick person.

Did you have an exciting weekend?
*Thinking back* Your really testing my memory here! Uhm, I think it was pre' good. Kind of quite though, not a lot happened I don't think. I did go out for Breakfast with my family though. ^-^

Have you ever crawled through a window?
HAHA YEAH. When me and Tisha were trying to be all stealth and scare the boys. But we failed epicly. =P

Whens the last time you wore the opposite sex's clothing? whos was it?
Uhhh, I have no clue. The only time I can remember was when everyone tried on my dad's old leather jacket.

Do you miss anyone?
mhm.

Have you held hands with anyone lately?
Hmm.. well there was the Music Department's Ice Breaker where we played this game and you had to link hands etc. etc.. But a more vivid memory is when we were taking Brianna to the airport, and me and Tisha held hands because that's just so taboo. :P But apparently their big on it in Calgary, lol.

Ever had a near death experience?
No. But my life would be so much more intriguing if I did.

Something you do a lot?
Blog. and over think things.

Angry at anyone?
Yes, but I'm more understanding now.

Who would you do anything for?
My family, and my friends that mean a lot to me.

What's your biggest secret?
To be completely honest with you, I don't think I have a lot of very big secrets. I haven't done a lot of things that I really regret.

Have you ever kissed in the rain?
uh uh. But I've frolicked! :)

What are you thinking about right now?
How beautiful the moon is tonight.

Who was the last person you yelled at?
Hmm, maybe my brother.. or Grant. But just jokingly of course.

Whats the first thing you notice on the opposite sex?
Their eyes, the way they act. Maybe their hair too.

When is the last time you showered?
Yesterday?

What were you doing at 4am this morning?
What do you think?! I was obviously playing Pokemon.. GOD. =P

What does the 27th text in your inbox say?
"Ha ha were you scared?" from Feath.

Is your best friend in love?
You know, I'm not really sure if I have one definitive "best friend." But just thinking about my best friends, (that's plural) I'd say none of them are in love. I mean were only like, 15! Some of my friends I'm referring to are even younger than that.

What would it take for you to be completely miserable right now?
Worst case scenario? Someone I love dies. Realistically? I never make up with one of my best friends.

At this moment in time, do you wish you could trade places with someone?
no. I like who I am. If I didn't I would change.

Something you really want right now?
I've mentioned this like, 2 times already, but I want my good old friend back.

Do you think you've changed over the past year?
I think I've realized a few things. But I'm still just Karly. =)

Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
No. definitely not. What reason is there for an innocent person being murdered? Or a young child being abused? People like to think there are reasons, it makes them feel better about the horrible thing happening. Like at least something good came out of the bad. But sometimes there just isn't a reason good enough to compensate.

what are you are listening to right now?
The quite muffled sound of my mum's nail class downstairs and my own typing of this sentence.

Are you scared of losing the person you love, to someone else?
I was going to type no to this question. But then I got thinking.. I should stop doing that.

Anything you would change about your life right now?
Yes.

What is your current mood?
You already asked that!

Last time you laughed really hard?
Today, at lunch about something someone said in our hallway. =)

Who was the last person to write on your wall?
Grant, asking me my opinion about "I Gotta Feeling."

Do you think you will be in a relationship three months from now?
1st answer: I doubt it. But who knows, anything could happen. 2nd answer: I'M MARRIED TO HEATHER JACKSON, have been for almost a year I think! =o :D

Do you get distracted easily?
According to a few people, yes. =P

Are you mad at anyone?
Hey.. you asked this question before too! What are you trying to pull?!

Do you listen to your friend's advice when they give it to you?
If I think their right. ;) lol, Yes I value my friends opinions, and their good at helping me through things. =)

Who did you last draw something for?
=o... HMM.... I don't draw very often at all, so this one is tricky. Can I pass?

Who was the last boy you talked to ? Do you hate them?
If were counting Facebook Chat, then the last boy I talked to was Carl. But, I'm going to bend the rules a bit because I have to mention David Buckley in this note because he is AWESOME. ;) So I talked to him just before I chatted with Carl. There you go David. Please don't run off and commit suicide.

Are you talkative?
Straight up: yes.

Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell everything to?
Almost everything.. yeah, actually yes.

Do you have a best friend?
As I said before, not one definitive "best friend", I have a few.

How many people do you truly trust?
9

Who was your last hug from?
Kyle! :) Even though I warned him I was sick. =P

Is there someone you don't ever want to be out of your life?
Yes. Think of how disloyal of a friend I would be if I said no! lol

Is it hard for you to get over someone?
I would say so. I'm not the kind of person to just forget about them and move on

Will this weekend be a good one?
It should! :] Seeing Zombieland with Grant and Feath. =) Look at me, with plans for the weekend. (I hardly make plans that far in advance. =P)

How late did you stay up last night and why?
Around 11:30 I think. Cause I'm weird. lol

Do you have curly hair?
Naturally yes. But the longer it gets, the wavier it gets. So I have it pretty long!

What should you be doing right now?
Laying in bed with a tissue box, hot chocolate, a handful of lozenges watching.. I don't know.. whatever's on TV at 9:50 PM.

When is your birthday?
November 17th, 1993

Did you see the movie twilight?
=O I can't believe that's a question! Who made this Q:A?! And to actually answer it, HECK YES I DID, I FREAKING LOVE TWILIGHT HARDCORE.

Is there a high chance of you going out to the movies soon?
I already told you, this weekend, it's Zombieland! ^-^

If you had $10 would you spend or save it?
I'd pop it in my wallet. I'm sure I could put it to use sooner or later.

Could you date someone taller than you?
Is this question only meant for guys? Cause seriously, what girl would have a problem with that?

SAD SECTION :(
1) Have you ever really cried your heart out? Hasn't everyone?
2) Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? Yes, how emo is that? ._.
3) Have you ever cried on your friend's shoulder? no. I can usually hold it together.

HAPPY SECTION :)
1) Are you a happy person? I'm pretty cheery! :-)
2) What can always make you happy? A good laugh and bright friendly faces. =)
3) Do you wish you were happier? Sometimes, cause I can get negative, I'll admit it.
4) Is being happy overrated? Uhh no. What kind of question is that? lol "Yes because being sad or angry is much more fun than being happy." =P
5) Can music make you happy? It can definitely help lift your spirit, unless your listening to a depressing song. :P Music is so powerful.

LOVE SECTION (L)
1) How many times have you had your heart broken? By someone I liked? never. No one's broken it. It's just got a few hits that's all. =P
2) Anyone besides your friends/family ever said they loved you? Jokingly.

RELATIONSHIP SECTION ..
1) Would you rather be single or in a relationship: Depends.
2) Are you happy? This was also previously asked, but yeah I'm pretty content.
3) Think you're honest? Brutally. ;)
4) Do you love someone right now? no.

HATE SECTION :@
1) Who do you actually hate? No one. I literally don't *hate* anyone.
2) Are you a mean bully? LOL, who would admit to that? Of course I'm not. I don't bully anyone- besides my friends. We always make fun of each other, it's how we work. :-) lol

SELF ESTEEM SECTION
1) Are you good looking? I wouldn't say I'm bad looking. ._.
2) Do you wish you could be someone else? no.

LOOK AT ME
1) What is your current hair color? Light brown.
2) What color are your eyes? Their hazel green.
3) Current Piercing? Just my ears, and I never even wear earrings. What a waste.

HAVE YOU EVER?
1) Hugged someone? NOOOO. (really?)
2) Been on the phone until the sun came up? Now that's intense. I'm not that hardcore, and I need my 9 hours! lol
3) Put a song on repeat for more than an hour? Again, not that hardcore! :P

LAST:
1) Person you talked to in person? My mommy! :]
2) Person you talked to on msn? I haven't used msn for almost a year.
3) Person you talked to on the phone? My mothar.
4) Person who's photo you last commented on? Graham's profile pic.
5) Person you talked to on texting? Feath =) Were constantly in a texting/facebooking conversation. :D
6) Person who made you laugh? From what I can remember, either Chase or Grant.
7) Person messaged on facebook? Christia about- lol. ^-^
8) Person you posted something on their wall? Grant Alyn McLachlan.

*****

HOLY CRAP I'M ACTUALLY DONE.
It'll only took me an hour and a half. O_O

But really, what else do you do when your sick?
And I totally analyzed myself as a person. =o

Who in the world is actually going to read this entire note?
Answer: NO ONE. lol

Oh well. =P

OHH, and one thing I forgot to mention. In the question about what I'm looking forward to in the next 3 months, I left out seeing the Sneak Preview of New Moon with Feath, Ashley, and Megan! =D SO STOKED!! :]

"It's harder to see from someone else's perspective."

"One thing we've learned is, to work together, you have to put yourself in the other person's shoes. And you have to look at things from a new perspective, from a perspective that's selfless. You have to trade what you used to see for something completely new." - Hayley Williams (Paramore)

O_o wow.

"Part of growing up is learning to see outside yourself." - HW (P)

O_O

"It's harder to see from someone else's perspective." - Zac Farro (Paramore)

And I repeat wow.

This is advice I am in great need of.

Thank you Paramore. <3>

I don't feel like a teenager, never have.

You know what?

I love being organized. I almost thrive on it.

To feel sane, and complete.

I cleaned my room, and i thought that would be enough, but it wasn't.

I'm not really paying much attention to my classes right now. It never dawned on me that that would ever become a problem though. As I've said before, "I goof around at school, that's what it's for isn't it?" lol, well I still can, but I think I like being on top of things. And I don't like it when I'm not. It just doesn't feel good, it doesn't feel right for me.

I find I can get overwhelmed quite easily.

I'm the kind of person that takes pride in what they do.

I like to take pride in everything I do.

Tomorrow's Monday, and it's Sunday night, 9:02 PM, I think I can still somewhat salvage this weekend, and do something mildly productive and in the right step towards my.. new found point of few. My "realization."

I might, dare I say it, do some homework. =o

I know.

This is quite the breakthrough. :P

........................................

On another completely unrelated topic, I ended up watching "Shaun of the Dead" tonight with my folks, (Mum & Dad, and my brother).

It was quite enjoyable. ^-^ I like funny horror movies.

Speaking of horror movies, Halloween's coming up. Gotta figure out what I'm doing..

I've decided that I'm being a Hippy a long time ago, but I just don't know what the plan is for that night. I'm definitely finished with my Trick or Treating years, I was thinking of watching scary movies with my friend and totally freaking her out, because she hates scary movies. mwahahaha. Or there's my other friends "party." =P Don't ask why I put that in quotations, lol.

Well whatever I do, I'm gonna have fun with it. =]

I quite enjoy Halloween. :)

These are the three golden months:

1. Halloween

2. My Birthday (November 17th)

3. Christmas and New Years!

It's just so joyful! Lots of wonderful events coming up, I'm excited! :-]

Oh, and for my bday in November, I'll be SIXTEEN! =o

Hm.

That should be interesting, prime teenager age. lol

I don't feel like a teenager, never have.

I think I've felt the same since I was like, twelve. =P

Well, off to go do what I said!

Type to you soon ;)

-K<33

All the more for that.

...

I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that.

<3

[Once]

High school's gettin' rough. From teenage pregnancies to bomb threats.

Hello yew.

Well, I got my haircut finally! That was on Tuesday, it's Thursday now.

I don't really feel like blogging right now, but I don't know what other slightly productive computer things I can get myself into.

There wasn't school today, on Wednesday right before the end of the school day the fire alarm went off, and the school was evacuated. Turns out there was a bomb threat, the classic old writing on the wall, threatening the student's safety. How lovely is that?

I'm in grade 11, and throughout my school years I've been through two experiences like this. This one I'm talking about now, and one back in grade 7. It's kind of scary, in grade 7 I stayed home for a week, including the "dooms day" because, well I was young, and when you think about it. Why would I go to school when someone's supposedly supposed to come in and shoot kids down? I'll refer to the term - "Better safe than sorry."

This time though, it was a bomb threat. AND there was ANOTHER one, just the same I think, at another high school near here. Everyone thinks it's a copy cat kid. A kid that heard about what happened at my school and said "Hey, they got the day off, I wouldn't mine having a day off too!" And just pulled the same thing.

Man, it's messed up when you really think about. I mean I know it's probably just some kids messing around, but their messing around with some serious stuff. And you never know, I don't want to end up like a victim from columbine.

O_o

God, that's horrifying.

High school's gettin' rough. From teenage pregnancies to bomb threats. Were all going back tomorrow, just two days after the ordeal.

I wouldn't say I'm a particularly paranoid person, but it makes you reconsider going, you know? It just makes you question, well, question your safety. Which is so horrible to think that we might not be safe at somewhere we spend most of our day at. 6 hours, everyday. The majority.

If they really want to fix this specific problem they should put up camera's in the bathrooms. Of course not in any stalls, but just outside, near the sinks, and door. That way, no one could write something like this and get away with it. Even if they did it in a stall, it wouldn't be hard to narrow it down to all the girls/boys who went into that certain stall. And then to that one person who did it.

I like to tell people that my high school isn't bad. (Because some people think it's rough). But when things happen like this, it's hard to defend it.

When it's with things like drugs, or fights, that doesn't really matter. As long as your not involved in that, you're fine. But when it's bomb threats, and mass shootings, your completely helpless. You can't help but be stuck with the roll of the victim. There's nothing you can do.

Now that's scary.

All we can do is just carry on.

I guess I'm going tomorrow... I guess we all are.