Lilies of the Valley

Hola everyone.

It's scary to think that I'm going to have to be learning Spanish this year (next school year)! I really don't want to because, after seeing the agony Nathan has had to go through with it (studying constantly....CONSTANTLY!) I fear it.....! It's now mandatory so I HAVE to...no option. Sadly, most of the people I know who have learned a language forget it after they graduate and never really use it. So, in my eyes, if you don't use the language you learn, it's going to be a huge wast of time, energy, and peace of mind. On the other had, if I were to learn a language (and I have to..there's no getting out of it) I would probably make it a point to use it since I was putting so much time into it..sigh. Maybe I would get a Spanish friend or something..who knows?

Watched a war movie the other day. It was soooo sad! I really can't watch that kinda show without side affects later on....( I just tried to desperately make a crying smilie face but couldn't...sorry). Anyway, I did cry after it (nobody knows this but I guess they will now..). It was so heartbreaking because only one guy lived at the end and he wasn't even it good one! Why do the good guys always die??!! But I guess I should give the moral of it, seeing I've told enough about it already. There was an atheist and a Mormon and in the end, the Mormon died but the atheist lived...However, the atheist became a Mormon at the end (also, the Mormon saved the atheist's life..self sacrifice, you know).

"There is no greater love then this: that a man lay down his life for his friends" Amen to that.

There's, of course, more to it, but it's extremely heart rending. I guess we all have that soft spot in our hearts for the men who fight for our country. God bless them and help them through all of the tragedy they see. I know I can't imagine it.

My heart aches at the thought of how horrible combat must be--really shooting a person! Actually aiming it at the man across from you! You don't know him...He could be a great person, just like you, and have a family...loved ones...a life...dreams...but you killed him. There you have it. If that doesn't break your heart, I don't think it will ever be broken. I hate video games where you are shooting people. That's not funny it's sick and wrong and it de-sensitizes you into a senseless, numb person that feels nothing and cares for nothing.

I'm not against video games---but I am against the bad ones where you rob stores in them and kill people and do things which you say you would never do in real life, but you do it in video games. If you wouldn't do it don't do it. It's not any better in a virtual world!

Okay, enough about video games... :P Wow, I really went on about that :P Hope I didn't offend anyone.... :P

So, a little bit about what's going on in my life. I guess you have it there. I wasn't thinking when I was writing all of that and, suddenly, I try to think and nothing comes...funny. So I guess that's it for now. Kimberly~

Michael and Nathan Got Pure Awsomeness!!!

Hey Everybody! To those who have not heard, me and Nathan got a parcel in the mail! We were expecting it though so don't think negetive...hehehe. On Friday evening we were ordering a box set of comedians, they show is called Bananas, it is a Christian comedy. We also ordered an album from one of our favorite bands Stellar Kart! This album, All Gas. No Brake. is their first one, it might seem odd that we ordered an old CD. But we actually herd about them when they already made their second CD so we ordered that instead! Now we finally got to this album and we think it is great! I can't wait to watch Bananas! You have no idea how fun it is to see a group of bananas bunched together having no choice but to stick together, they just stay together like a batch of chikeys hatching out of thier eggs, but I don't think bananas are that cute....but hey! They are both yellow right! But back to the bananas, they just sit together on the kitchen counter waiting for someone to take a bit of them! What a depressing life....but the cool thing about bananas is that they start to grow moles! Well it starts to get black dots all over it....fascinating! God creates very intriging things like moles on a bananas! Well I have to go, my mom says I have to eat one fruit a day!

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Here to update on scary happenings!! :( By Michael :)

Dear All Who Read,

I have just went through a frightening experience. To big and scary to explain in the human language.....maybe I have to use some French here an there but that's no help to me, I don't know any French. Maybe the most that I know is Bojuoar.....is that how you say it? Beside the point I had a super duper mega cyber and whatever else you say experience! What is the super duper mega cyber and whatever else you say experience was! Well I will tell you! What is it? Well I shall tell you! Good grief you think I am writing this post to bore your minds! That is only part of it. The super duper mega cyber ULTIMATE and whatever else you say experience was!!!!!!! Let me catch my breathe.....and finger power.....well it was......a dentist appointment! If you haven't fainted yet you are a very strong minded person, yes All Who Read, I was going through none other than a dentist appointment. Now if you still haven't fainted you are a person who does surgery to other people or a dentist. Now I won't excite you with the details but my dentist, and I won't mention names!.....Dr. Kubo. He was mangling me! Literally! I am surprised I am still alive from the conscious death to myself. I thought my days were over when I saw the light in my eyes....or was it just the light that they put on so they can see inside your mouth and you get a tan on your face? Whatever you call that blinding weapon it was used on me too! After a half hour they were done with me and my dad took us out for Chinese/Mexican food for lunch. That was the watered down version of that moment. ;) :) Sorry for the drama but I have to let out somewhere! I mean squeaky voices get to you after all. And all you Abeka academy students know exactly who I am talking about! Hahaha! I hope you had a good time reading this as I had typing it! Remember the Lord Jesus Loves you and is waiting for you to say hello! :)

An add on to da last post

Hello! Just wanted to say that Nathan has been talking incessantly about recording things and has been constantly looking up information on recording! Ironically, a magazine we get every month (his is Breakaway) actually had an article about how to set up your own home recording studio! If that isn't a miracle, what is!?! God perfect timing! Sadly, something you needed for the studio was a stck of Benjamins (aka a few few wads of hundred dollar bills). Too bad we don't have a few of those on us right now! Just thought I'd add that...

Now, also, I wanted to say that we have recorded a song on the computer. Probably most of you don't know it, but for all of you Sanctus Real fans out there (you know who you are) it was "I Love You" and it's simple bec. the only instrument in it is an acoustic guitar! Anyway, I wanted to put the recording on the blog, but we can't really firgure out how. I'm pretty sure it's complex, so we probably won't be able to :(

It was fun recording it, though. Nate and I played guitar. I sang most of it, but Nathan came in on the chorus! Thanks, Nathan! It give it a stronger sound when there are two singing rather then just one. Kimberly~



Just a picture taken by Nathan. He constantly takes pictures of things :P This is the electric guitar entwined with Christmas lights. If you haven't guess already, it was taken during Christmas time. (Gee, I talked a lot about Nathan in this post!)

Back!- from no where

Hey
It's nathan writing. Tomorrow Kim and I are going to film class, it's an eight week course with this being the third week. Meanwhile I've been researching recording interfaces for recording music, but for now Kim and I just use a small microphone. I won't be buying any equippment soon though, because I have enough to learn right now with the guitar, this film class, and simple recording now!! I need some patience, just went to the music store yesterday and was ready to buy the first telecaster I saw ( I already have a starcaster). It is better to see all the great gagets I have already, so blessed by God! Thanks for reading.

The blues

I've been feeling a bit down the past few days. I am not sure if it's because I haven't been sleeping enough, but I get angry quickly and sad just as fast. The tragedy of teen years!! Anyway, I've been pretty busy lately with lots of things. I am too lazy to go into details right now....sorry.

Anyway, I tried my hand at painting today. It was simple water colour which wasn't extremely well, I assure you. My lines aren't precise, the colors are bad, and the overall features are poor, but it's my best so far. It was a portrait of Nathan as a baby. I found a picture of him and decided it was something I wanted to paint. I have always wished to have my mother's gift of painting, drawing, and writing, but I don't think I've quite inherited it. I only got a corner of it, which, I know, is better then nothing. So the portrait was average. I am positive thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people can do as well as I did, but it is my own, so I'll treasure it. I have sketched two drawings of people. Just to put in, portraits and people are more of my style. I am not good at landscapes, although I do love them. Okay, well, I have sketched two drawings previously on a whim. They were both from magazines (Brio) and I don't think they are very nice. I prefer the painted because there is colour in it, and shading is everything, I've found out. I used to wonder how people could make things look so real. I have figured it out: shading. I am happy to say that I can now draw a decent nose on a person, and almost as well, I can draw lips. I used to be horrible at both! I am also learning how to not make people's eyes gigantic. I tend to do that. hehe.

I don't think I'll ever take an art class or buys books on art, but I will continue to do it as a hobby. Specializing in something is not my goal right now. Simply finding out what I enjoy and have a knack for, that is it for now. Also, I thought I might add that we went to a few art galleries the other day. This might have been the reason for my sudden inspiration to paint.

Sadly, the more I try new things the more I find out that I am not amazingly good at one thing. I am not great at drawing, writing, playing guitar, gardening, or school. I need to work at anything I do, to exceed averageness. In most things I am horribly average. I don't think it's a bad thing, I just hope, one day, to find something I am talented at. Talent is so beautiful! I know that God has given a certain talent to all of us, so I'm hoping He will reveal mine to me in His perfect timing! Kimberly~

The camera that took this picture was surely a good one. I love the detail of this picture.