A Couple Announcements...

Hey, Anne here. I'm sorry that I forgot to say that I would be out on Thanksgiving break with my family and couldn't make an A.O.U.  They usually take a long time to make. Even aspiring bloggers have lives, guys.

Next, I noticed that I have not been getting nearly as many views recently. I have also had never had any comments. Maybe I'm not being as interesting as I once was. I hope that's not it. If you've not been enjoying my blog as much, please tell me why. Tell me in the comments what kind of content you want to see. Not to self-promote too heavily, but if you like my blog, why not share it with a friend?

Finally, just started working on a new project. I have finally finished my ALERT (gifted and talented) project on Music and Math. We were allowed to pick a topic we were passionate about and then we had to research it and make a multi-media display on it. Mine is a Google Slides presentation, which I will add after my new project is done. My new project is making a short book based on the presentation. It is simply titled Music and Math. I will make a post on this and include the book. I hope you like it.

Thanks for reading. The next A.U.O. is coming later this week. I will see you then.
-Anne

It's not Christmas!

As happens every mid-November, there are still people getting in the Christmas spirit. I know a lot of this is stores trying to make money, but so many people are buying into the mentality of Christmas starting early. Don't get the wrong idea, Christmas is amazing, and for so much more than just getting presents. But only the last week of November is okay. If you can't get to your family in time for Christmas, you can celebrate with them. My mom's parents live three states away, and we have "Christmas" with them and my cousin's family when we come for Thanksgiving. But if you can easily reach the people you're celebrating with, then wait. I say if real Advent starts in November, then you can celebrate then, but otherwise, wait until the right month. For me, it's a matter of slowing down to enjoy what's happening right now, which is Thanksgiving. One strategy I use is remembering that Christmas lasts until the sixth. My dad's family usually comes for celebration a few days after Christmas day. But anyway, enjoy what's really happening instead of trying to focus on the far future. And you can buy Christmas items on the twenty-sixth for much lower prices, if you're trying to get all the pre-Christmas discounts.

Sofia Lynch Fan Theroy

I was listening to Sofia Lynch's music, and many of the songs share similar themes. Maybe it's all one story.

 It begins in Okay With Me. The main character, Abigail, start to worry that her relationship is falling apart. She reassures herself that everything is fine and that she loves her girl/boyfriend. She has to move away from her romantic partner in Home Again, but hopes to see them again. They finally reconnect. They talk about all the great times they had in The First Time. However, Abigail soon reflects that she was in a toxic relationship all along in Stranger to Love. They soon break up. Abigail feels terrible about the breakup. She stays hidden because she doesn't want to get questioned and bring up the relationship with anyone in Abigail. She thinks attracting attention will get her back in trouble. Abigail assumes that this sort of thing happens a lot in All The Time. She spends more time alone. She uses imagination to escape and gain confidence about herself in In My Mind. Eventually, she grows from the drama and faces the world bold and unafraid in Curiosity. One example of how she uses her dauntlessness was when she got over her fear of spiders and calmly watched one climb in and out of a water spout in Itsy Bitsy Spider. Her story is to be updated as Sofia releases new music. If it adds more depth to the existing story, I'll update this post. If something happens after Itsy Bitsy Spider, I will make another post.

Thank you for reading this. Tell me what you think in the comments below. All the song names have links to the videos in them.

It's the Ocean, Not the Sea!

You know what makes me upset? When people say "seashore" or "seaside" when referring to the ocean! In case I need to take you back to fourth grade science, a sea is much smaller than an ocean. It often acts as a passageway from the land to the ocean. Oceans are massive bodies of salt water that make up most of the earth. There are more specific definitions, but I don't want to get into the specifics of citations for those. Anyway, please stop using these terms interchangeably. They aren't the same. So stop using them like they are.

 I know that this isn't the best I could do, but I'm sick, so cut me a break. Sorry. It's better than nothing. Happy last day of pizzamas!

Anne's Useless Opinions: My New Seires!

I'm starting a new series! I am just sharing my opinions on stuff. I'm not trying to be self-deprecating, just saying that you probably won't use these in your day-to-day life. These will be opinions on almost everything you can think of. I'm going to make this series on here until February. It will probably end up getting consistently posted at first, but end up getting posted when I feel like it, and I apologize in advance. I don't know if I will be able to make other posts. I'll try, but I don't know. I'll start next week.

Happy Pizzamas,
Anne