I wish there was a pill to make all diseases go away immediately

And while we’re at it, how about a pill to make me a concert pianist?
Sigh.

Dress.

So I finally (after having the pattern for almost a year and the fabric for a few months) finished my regency dress.  I made it with Mrs. Chancey’s pattern from her website, Sensibility.com.  The fabric is a white cotton with little raised blue dots – very light and flowy.  I used a blue grosgrain ribbon [...]

Would you…

read a story that started:
Prince Harry was shy, and it was for this reason that it is generally accepted that he ran away from home.  It was well known that he had been betrothed to the Lady AnnaBarbra for some time, but without affection, and most waited for an eventual breaking of the engagement.  Harry’s [...]

Did you know. . .?

That in the long-awaited 2010 Robin Hood movie “Nottingham,” Russell Crowe will be playing both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham?  Interesting; we shall see how this goes.

Christmas List

iPod Classic 120 Gig (black)
a giant wheel of brie, and the apricot jam to bake it in
tights (Lincoln green)
a Bassett Hound
Prince Caspian

I am Marguerite Blakeney.

So I took this test.  It was fun.  And I feel awkward now.

You are Lady Marguerite Blakeney! 
You are a charming, witty, beautiful French actress
with a passionate heart and caviar tastes.
You are a trend-setter, and the bright star around which
all London society revolves. Men adore you. Women
wish they could hate you. When things look bleak,
you take [...]

the room painting project

I’m painting my room. It’s going to be dark purple on the bottom, light purple on the top, and a row of dark purple, lime green, and bright pink flowers right along the top. We went to Dunn-Edwards today and I picked out the colors York Plum and Jubilee. For the flowers [...]

Late Fireworks Pictures

For wordless wednesday.

My dog is weird.

Because he does this:

Yes.

This is the life

For a fifteen-year-old, how does it feel to have your face plastered on every tween girl’s bedroom walls, school notebooks, and DVD shelves?
Honestly?
Speaking as a girl under the age of 20, I can say that, well, I might enjoy it.  Please don’t take me for egotistical.  I try to be humble, but when you look like [...]