1: Matthew Hussey videos
2: NaNo withdrawal symptoms
3: cool banjo/folk mixes
4: being able to prove a teacher wrong
5: when only five kids show up to class, so you get to watch Hulu
6: the parody songs in the Rutles movie
7: dramatic History Channel specials
8: The Iron Giant
9: way too much awesomeness for the public to handle
10: "Troika"
11: taste-test reviewing
12: Gene Wilder in "The Young Frankenstein"
13: drawing the little Jason Voorhees mask next to the date on Friday the 13th
14: rereading books from your childhood
15: young trees that tower over you
16: last-minute creativity
17: being everyone's Secret Santa
18: studying with the smart kids
19: crocheting craze
20: Hermes/aviator slippers
21: setting up luminaria
22: chill, bowling-alley parties
23: actively trying to NOT be a procrastinator
24: weird Christmas movie traditions
25: the good, the bad, and the wonderful on Christmas
26: light & fluffy German chocolate
27: "Eleanor & Park"
28: lessons from a bad movie
29: seeing a plane fly into the clouds
30: IMing friends about a school dance
31: "French Kiss"
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
November
1: midnight start on NaNo(WriMo)
2: the music video for "El Verdadero Amor Perdona"
3: going outside
4: wearing my coyote/armadillo hat while reading Romeo & Juliet
5: an adventurer speaking of their travels
6: winning some, losing some
7: the under-the-stairs mini office
8: University of Puget Sound
9: Swedish films
10: yarmulke-style hats
11: getting away with being a (stylish) rebel
12: friends interested in your private writing projects
13: being called "sweet" (especially if you're a little demon)
14: a bat sock-puppet
15: being able to have both opinions
16: skills passed down for generations
17: NaNo plot advice
18: fitting yourself into artwork
19: teachers letting you work alone
20: hand binoculars
21: Eric Whitacre's virtual choir
22: clever Pictionary interpretations
23: your half birthday
24: snow melting
25: friendly, generic counselor-student talks
26: spy missions
27: things to make you smile
28: moms that make awesome Thanksgiving food
29: overdosing on cuteness
30: conversation days
2: the music video for "El Verdadero Amor Perdona"
3: going outside
4: wearing my coyote/armadillo hat while reading Romeo & Juliet
5: an adventurer speaking of their travels
6: winning some, losing some
7: the under-the-stairs mini office
8: University of Puget Sound
9: Swedish films
10: yarmulke-style hats
11: getting away with being a (stylish) rebel
12: friends interested in your private writing projects
13: being called "sweet" (especially if you're a little demon)
14: a bat sock-puppet
15: being able to have both opinions
16: skills passed down for generations
17: NaNo plot advice
18: fitting yourself into artwork
19: teachers letting you work alone
20: hand binoculars
21: Eric Whitacre's virtual choir
22: clever Pictionary interpretations
23: your half birthday
24: snow melting
25: friendly, generic counselor-student talks
26: spy missions
27: things to make you smile
28: moms that make awesome Thanksgiving food
29: overdosing on cuteness
30: conversation days
Saturday, November 2, 2013
October
1: giving (successful) directions
2: strongly emotional short stories
3: Arilus cristatus
4: The Avett Bros' energy
5: restoring energy through juggling
6: the equivalent to school, in someone else's house
7: laughing comfortably with a customer service representative
8: gourmet-flavor Oreos
9: "turn off the lights" pranks
10: morning Starbucks fix
11: creamy bruschetta
12: driving fast
13: Amy Poehler on Parks & Rec
14: kitchen models at Lowe's
15: juice-box days
16: start-of-winter cold
17: climbing a tree, especially when you know you probably shouldn't be
18: the warmth from the sun bestowed upon you like a lord's blessing
19: Professor Bhaer from Little Women
20: spoiling the hell out of a friend for a birthday
21: vegan Pirate Booty
22: finding songs that pique livelihood
23: adorable microscopic creatures
24: homemade Butterfingers (my friend's)
25: science shows that show crazy stuff happening to/in the body
26: pulling out pumpkin innards with your hand
27: the interactions with others at birthday parties
28: the total childlike innocence of a person sleeping
29: forest fairy/hippie aunt sweaters
30: diligently researching and taking notes for a fiction work
31: ADHD hyperness
2: strongly emotional short stories
3: Arilus cristatus
4: The Avett Bros' energy
5: restoring energy through juggling
6: the equivalent to school, in someone else's house
7: laughing comfortably with a customer service representative
8: gourmet-flavor Oreos
9: "turn off the lights" pranks
10: morning Starbucks fix
11: creamy bruschetta
12: driving fast
13: Amy Poehler on Parks & Rec
14: kitchen models at Lowe's
15: juice-box days
16: start-of-winter cold
17: climbing a tree, especially when you know you probably shouldn't be
18: the warmth from the sun bestowed upon you like a lord's blessing
19: Professor Bhaer from Little Women
20: spoiling the hell out of a friend for a birthday
21: vegan Pirate Booty
22: finding songs that pique livelihood
23: adorable microscopic creatures
24: homemade Butterfingers (my friend's)
25: science shows that show crazy stuff happening to/in the body
26: pulling out pumpkin innards with your hand
27: the interactions with others at birthday parties
28: the total childlike innocence of a person sleeping
29: forest fairy/hippie aunt sweaters
30: diligently researching and taking notes for a fiction work
31: ADHD hyperness
Monday, September 30, 2013
September
1: cool story plot ideas
2: finally finishing long & drawn-out books
3: lifting weights
4: learning to play a song from just hearing it
5: someone speaking up for you
6: Rosalind Franklin
7: corny '90s horror books
8: cheering on Serena Williams
9: intermittent rain sprinkling
10: origami creations
11: someone remembering & paying attention to you
12: chilly, drizzly days
13: friends' accomplishments
14: so many Netflix choices!
15: a happily-ever-after Nicholas Sparks movie
16: transportable study havens
17: Yoko Ono on Twitter
18: mediocre auditions
19: grandparents
20: dark, creepy roads
21: "This Empty Northern Hemisphere"
22: family history stories
23: grandparents + friends
24: suppressing coughs
25: friendly acquaintanceship
26: rain sounds for sleep
27: cliche fortunes
28: experiencing the universe
29: memories & flashbacks
30: science pick-up lines
2: finally finishing long & drawn-out books
3: lifting weights
4: learning to play a song from just hearing it
5: someone speaking up for you
6: Rosalind Franklin
7: corny '90s horror books
8: cheering on Serena Williams
9: intermittent rain sprinkling
10: origami creations
11: someone remembering & paying attention to you
12: chilly, drizzly days
13: friends' accomplishments
14: so many Netflix choices!
15: a happily-ever-after Nicholas Sparks movie
16: transportable study havens
17: Yoko Ono on Twitter
18: mediocre auditions
19: grandparents
20: dark, creepy roads
21: "This Empty Northern Hemisphere"
22: family history stories
23: grandparents + friends
24: suppressing coughs
25: friendly acquaintanceship
26: rain sounds for sleep
27: cliche fortunes
28: experiencing the universe
29: memories & flashbacks
30: science pick-up lines
Saturday, August 31, 2013
August 5 - 31
Aug 5: priceless faces
Aug 6: good tofu dogs
Aug 7: glimpses of the world
Aug 8: castle houses
Aug 9: avocado-spinach paninis
Aug 10: "The Long and Winding Road"
Aug 11: traditional church
Aug 12: random, hilarious movies
Aug 13: playing with stuffed animals
Aug 14: Christopher Eccleston as Ben Jago
Aug 15: overcoming nerves
Aug 16: second days of school
Aug 17: CinemaSins
Aug 18: "Hear Me Lord"
Aug 19: reliving the old times with friends
Aug 20: second impressions of people
Aug 21: drawing bar graphs
Aug 22: the Island
Aug 23: exercise bikes
Aug 24: the backyard wilderness
Aug 25: Disney movie marathons
Aug 26: ebullient excitement
Aug 27: "Barrio sin luz"
Aug 28: a new friend
Aug 29: "Spork," the movie
Aug 30: being missed by some of the Mainlanders
Aug 31: personalized understanding of science concepts
Aug 6: good tofu dogs
Aug 7: glimpses of the world
Aug 8: castle houses
Aug 9: avocado-spinach paninis
Aug 10: "The Long and Winding Road"
Aug 11: traditional church
Aug 12: random, hilarious movies
Aug 13: playing with stuffed animals
Aug 14: Christopher Eccleston as Ben Jago
Aug 15: overcoming nerves
Aug 16: second days of school
Aug 17: CinemaSins
Aug 18: "Hear Me Lord"
Aug 19: reliving the old times with friends
Aug 20: second impressions of people
Aug 21: drawing bar graphs
Aug 22: the Island
Aug 23: exercise bikes
Aug 24: the backyard wilderness
Aug 25: Disney movie marathons
Aug 26: ebullient excitement
Aug 27: "Barrio sin luz"
Aug 28: a new friend
Aug 29: "Spork," the movie
Aug 30: being missed by some of the Mainlanders
Aug 31: personalized understanding of science concepts
Monday, August 5, 2013
One Year of One Thing That I Love Today!
One whole year! One whole year of optimistic ends to my days. One whole year of appreciating the little things individually. One whole year where I did something new and unexpected and different and stuck with it. (Not that I'm not motivated - I can be. When I feel like it.)
Since I don't want to flood this blog with over-frequent posts (though too much love is never a bad thing), I will hold off on posting here as frequently as before. Hopefully, I will add my daily OTTILTs as the subtitles for my daily photographs on crayzinormal.blogspot.com. I'll still post here, but not twice a week as before. Maybe once every two weeks or something like that.
But, here are the OTTILTs for August 5, 2012 and August 5, 2013:
when you're in-between halfway and done with a book
priceless faces
Thanks to everyone who ever glanced at this blog! I hope maybe it got you thinking to yourself, "Dude! The smile of a guy you've gotten over is wonderful!" or maybe, "What in the world is bike-swimming?" or even, "What's so great about breakfast with Dad?" This might be a little out there, a little too hopeful, but maybe you even said to yourself, "What's one thing that I love for today?" Because that, my friends, is what gets you on the track to more positive thinking and living.
Signing off, and I hope I might see you on Twitter (@vinylgirl73 or #OTTILT)!
Since I don't want to flood this blog with over-frequent posts (though too much love is never a bad thing), I will hold off on posting here as frequently as before. Hopefully, I will add my daily OTTILTs as the subtitles for my daily photographs on crayzinormal.blogspot.com. I'll still post here, but not twice a week as before. Maybe once every two weeks or something like that.
But, here are the OTTILTs for August 5, 2012 and August 5, 2013:
when you're in-between halfway and done with a book
priceless faces
Thanks to everyone who ever glanced at this blog! I hope maybe it got you thinking to yourself, "Dude! The smile of a guy you've gotten over is wonderful!" or maybe, "What in the world is bike-swimming?" or even, "What's so great about breakfast with Dad?" This might be a little out there, a little too hopeful, but maybe you even said to yourself, "What's one thing that I love for today?" Because that, my friends, is what gets you on the track to more positive thinking and living.
Signing off, and I hope I might see you on Twitter (@vinylgirl73 or #OTTILT)!
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Friday, August 2, 2013
July 29 - August 2
the opportunity to be like an adult
smooth gear transitions
confidence
mango lassi
capturing ANY picture of lightning
smooth gear transitions
confidence
mango lassi
capturing ANY picture of lightning
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
July 22 - 26
making movies with dolls
TV people losing their train of thought
bike-swimming
a new park
Hemingway humor
TV people losing their train of thought
bike-swimming
a new park
Hemingway humor
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
July 15 - 19
interactive soap operas
silliness for photos
people knowing you
family outings to the library
feeling psychic
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silliness for photos
people knowing you
family outings to the library
feeling psychic
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
July 8 - 12
successful phone-app drawings
the comfort of an adventure story
new things reminiscent of old
remembering the good times
commemorating those lost
the comfort of an adventure story
new things reminiscent of old
remembering the good times
commemorating those lost
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
July 1 - 5
kindness from strangers
first-year anniversaries
experiencing the brunt of a rainstorm
creativity with cardboard and duct tape
walking through the rain at night
first-year anniversaries
experiencing the brunt of a rainstorm
creativity with cardboard and duct tape
walking through the rain at night
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
June 24 - 28
super bike adventures
books+music+room
delicious TV treats
funny, crazy goons
underground super rebels
books+music+room
delicious TV treats
funny, crazy goons
underground super rebels
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
June 17 - 21
decent sketches
convincing disguises
rescuing spiders
scientific miracles
day-by-day plans
convincing disguises
rescuing spiders
scientific miracles
day-by-day plans
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
June 10 - 14
experiencing the legend
leftovers mash-ups
when guys got beards
blasting music from a parked car
doctor's approval
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
June 3 - 7
books bringing you to tears
"The Taming of the Shrew"
cuties in movies
gold-to-red sunsets
making yourself a quick-and-easy meal
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
May 27-31
exciting, horizon-broadening prospects
cliché lion nature shows
response from the tiny pets
your friends becoming everyone's friends
Shakespeare humor
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
May 20 - 24
old poems
map-making
cleaning out the junk
mailed letters from old friends
feeling the breeze on your head
Sunday, May 19, 2013
May 18 & 19
recordando un poco de una lengua (rembering a little bit of a language)
success in puzzles
Friday, May 17, 2013
May 13 - 17
the solace after the crowd
understanding a new perspective of life
finding a lost item
yearbooks
the sentimentality of goodbyes
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
May 6 - 10
film flubs caught on camera
collective growth
quiet, dutiful work
trying to hide someone trying to hide their laughter
unconventional inspiration
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
April 29 - May 3
hearing late-night goodbyes between friends
double kite-flying
mystery in conversation
showing friends your hang-out places
fitting in with the old crowd
double kite-flying
mystery in conversation
showing friends your hang-out places
fitting in with the old crowd
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
April 22 - 26
being in a mentoring position
honesty in surveys
young kids loving books
not letting the anger show
appreciation for stereo hearing
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
April 15 - 19
book coves
a nice walk with a nice person (by your side)
self-mentoring
partially understood one-sided language communication
grandma's-house-smelling clothes
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
April 8 - 12
how imagined images can be viewed simultaneously with real life
treasures hidden in plain sight
unseen birds of a feather
three people equally represented
a brief late-evening nap
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
April 1 - April 5
loopholes in pranks
being commended by a stranger
unexpectedly meditative niches
riding in deserted shopping carts
apologizing for what you feel bad about
being commended by a stranger
unexpectedly meditative niches
riding in deserted shopping carts
apologizing for what you feel bad about
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
March 25 - 29
those funny anecdotes
preying on unsuspecting isolated by-standers for interviews
the sympathetic side of people
taking part in the culture in a language class
sneakily chase-following someone through the store
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
March 18 - 22
being able to start a seed of juicy gossip
white sky mornings
the overcast blue-gray of almost-night
talking with the headmaster as an equal
just "pigging out"
Sunday, March 17, 2013
March 16 & 17
listening to LP after LP (with headphones)
wanting to coax book characters to the right decisions
Friday, March 15, 2013
March 11 - 15
being the new kid
challenging (but addicting) logic games
acts of heroism in dreams
random outbursts of hilarity
dogs that strain their leashes to meet you
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
March 4 - 8
Condescending Wonka
the simultaneous warmth and cold of an early March morning
finding your own zen
snazzy sunglasses on rollerblades
treasures of trash
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
February 25 - March 1
feeling that those departed haven't really left us
the glory of watching a moon rise
music therapy
super-small class sizes
intensive, life-like fantasies and imaginations
Sunday, February 24, 2013
February 23 & 24
finding different things that collaborate with others (in work)
sarcastically witty Hollywood stars
Friday, February 22, 2013
February 18 - 22
being a little (successful) part of something bigger
devouring Shakespeare plays
the epiphany that everything is alive
reading something you don't remember writing (& liking it)
my first pit orchestra performance
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
February 11 - 15
Target and junk food runs
cute and sassy actors
making new jokes with new people
getting back (gratitude) when you give
being able to be silly and independent
cute and sassy actors
making new jokes with new people
getting back (gratitude) when you give
being able to be silly and independent
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
February 4 - 8
becoming well-acquainted with your sibling's friends
milking the most out of being (briefly) sick
get-well replies from teachers
dates that are also song titles
sick teachers getting better
milking the most out of being (briefly) sick
get-well replies from teachers
dates that are also song titles
sick teachers getting better
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
January 28 - February 1
famous YouTubers that live in your not-so-famous hometown
"not needing practice" on some musical numbers
cursing someone out in your head
the earnestness in everyone's eyes
the nice teacher after the joking teacher flipped out
"not needing practice" on some musical numbers
cursing someone out in your head
the earnestness in everyone's eyes
the nice teacher after the joking teacher flipped out
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
January 21 - 25
weekends that feel eternal
finally understanding a music reference made months upon months ago
when bunches of teachers (not even yours) talk to you
finding one good thing in a movie you dislike
days that feel like Monday but are, luckily, Friday
finally understanding a music reference made months upon months ago
when bunches of teachers (not even yours) talk to you
finding one good thing in a movie you dislike
days that feel like Monday but are, luckily, Friday
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
January 14 - 18
hugs in the snow
cold-air headaches/brain freezes
getting released early two classes in a row
crazy running and jumping stunts
working math problems on the board (as class work)
cold-air headaches/brain freezes
getting released early two classes in a row
crazy running and jumping stunts
working math problems on the board (as class work)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
January 7 - 11
the smell of corn chips
watching YouTube in math class
spotting a very cute potential couple
a teacher's homemade brownieswatching YouTube in math class
spotting a very cute potential couple
when an acquaintance classmate says goodbye to you
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
January 1 - January 4
Happy New Year!
finding and wearing a hat with earflaps (all day)
when your hands smell like oranges