ANOTHER New Video (: ❆Vlogmas day 3! ❆ - Playing Heads Up!

Double the video posts today since it didn't completely upload in time for a post last night. I'm soooo tired. 

Cheers! x

New Video (: ❆Vlogmas day 2! ❆

Cheers! x (sorry for posting only videos. I'm exhausted.)

Happy December! // Explaining Vlogmas (bonus video)

Happy December, everyone! Ahhh, it's finally December (thank goodness, because 2013 has been crazy)!

This is going to be a short post because I am running late this morning. BUT! Just wanted to announce that I'm going to be participating in Vlogmas this month. Basically, vlogmas is where you blog/vlog everyday until Christmas. This might be interesting.

Since I'm technically starting the vlog filming today, I decided to make my 50 questions tag public!

Enjoy. Cheers! x

I want some spinach and artichoke dip.

See what happens when I make promises? Haha, but I haven't completely abandoned my blog again, so have no fear!

I'm supposed to be doing my online math homework, but my teacher has yet to email me back as to what the login information is sooooooooo now I'm sitting in this luxurious BMW service department lounge waiting for Maxwell (my car) to be done with his check up. *prays* PLEEEEEASE DON'T LET ANYTHING EXPENSIVE BE WRONG WITH THIS CAR. Meh.

Anyways, I don't really remember where I left off with my life, so allow me to reread my last few posts.....

*Jeopardy Song*


Oh man. And major update starts now:


I'm completely out of that Godforsaken boot! In fact, I've been catching up on my running and it feels so good. The only weird thing about restrengthening my left leg is that because I'm mostly running, my legs have been getting more lean and not bigger and muscular like they were before. I mean, I can't complain. But it's just odd. And I have no butt. Well, I have a butt. But no me gusta. It must get bigger. So, I've been trying to eat every sort of cake in sight. Cake, I've found, helps my butt get bigger. Awesome. Plus, I guess I've lost 6 pounds since my accident. I'm guessing this is because I've lost all the muscle in my left leg. This has also lead me to eating everything in sight. I remember a time when I used to wish that I would get to the point where I would have to eat everything in order to gain weight quickly. But now that I'm at that point (kinda), this is my face: -___________________-
Why is it so difficult?! I can't complain. I love food. I just want my butt to be bigger. If anyone reading this has any suggestions as to specific workouts or tips that can help a sista speed up the process, let me know :)

I also got myself a new ride! His name is Maxwell and he's a black BMW 330xi. Pretty slick. I just hope the leak he probably has isn't too difficult or pricey to fix.

I have also rediscovered my hate for group projects. Especially ONLINE group projects.

I'm back and work, and better than ever. I absolutely love my job and the people I work with. I suppose it's weird to come across people that like their job so much. But I do! Heh. However, I think I need to start looking for another, even though I probably shouldn't because I don't think I really have time for two right now. I'm just really tired of being broke. I wish that it would rain hundred dollar bills right now. It doesn't even have to rain for that long. Maybe just ten minutes.

Meh, I'm so tired and I feel like this post is all over the place.

One last thing.....


AMERICAN HORROR STORY TONIGHT UGH YES GIVE ME EVAN PETERS FOREVER YES AND JESSICA LANGE


that is all. <3 p="">

Meow

I'm a liar. I said I'd have a video up and that I would blog everyday, and noooooooow what's happened??

But have no fear! I'm not far behind on this. I have the video uploaded on private so all I need to do is edit the description and make it live. Maybe that'll be done tomorrow. I feel like the more I put it off, the more I'm going to think about how ridiculous I am in the video. But really, what do I care! I enjoy making and editing videos, and if I plan on getting back into the groove of things, I can't be a sissy about things like this. Another reason I haven't been posting vlogs and such is because I'm still stuck in these glasses. Fingers crossed, I get my contacts tomorrow morning. I really hope so.

I think the main reason why I've been so iffy about writing blogs or talking to a lot of people this past week is because I've recently had this idea that if I do anything wrong (even in the smallest of ways), I'm going to jinx myself. I constantly feel like I'm walking on eggshells while I'm making decisions so as to avoid anything going wrong.  With every step forward, I feel like I'm also taking two steps back. All I can do at this point is continue praying that things are happening for a reason and what's meant to happen will happen. I'm being tested and I intend on passing this test with flying colors.

On a much lighter note, I started walking without my boot today. It may not seem like much, but being able to walk from my bed to the kitchen and all around my house made me kinda emotional this morning. When I walk my ankle gets a little stiff after a while and the muscles in my leg get tired really easily since all of the muscle is gone, but I can't complain one bit. I'm proud of myself for pushing to get better, but I'm even more proud of the fact that I didn't push myself too quickly. I tend to rush things (especially healing during injuries) because I like to get things done so I don't miss out on anything. But during this healing process, I've really taught myself how to take it easy and just take all the time I need to completely heal.


I really hope things continue going uphill from here.

Hmm...

Trying to stay positive even when I'm at my breaking point. And that's what's important....right?

Elk Grove. I'm in you.

If you don't know of Elk Grove, look it up. It's my home town and it hasn't changed a bit. Except the high schoolers are looking way younger and wearing less clothes. Actually, I take that back. I wore less clothes.

GOOOODNIGHT!! xo

Liebster Blog Award! :)

I've been nominated!

Whaaaaat?! I could've sworn I was the only person to ever read my own blog. But alas! I was wrong! I've been nominated for the Liebster Award by the lovely Chloe (if you click her name, it will take to straight to her blog!). Basically, the Liebster Awards is sort of like a giant blog tag, where lesser-known blogs are able to be shared with TONS of other people! Chloe is a new blogger (like me), and besides the fact that she has a UK domain (which, if you know me, makes me suuuuuper jealous because I love everything about the UK), her blog is super cute and I love that she includes so many pictures. It's like reading a letter from a friend. 

ANYWAYS! I'm gonna answer 11 questions Chloe has created and then go ahead and mention blogs I love, as well as other blogs I was nominated with!

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1) What is your favourite clothing brand?

Hmm...this really is a hard one. At the moment, I really am loving Wildfox. I have yet to own anything from them but I love how they play with pastels, crazy graphics, and witty sayings. They're a great brand to check out if you're trying to play around with your style. I don't like to categorize my style at all, and I think with Wildfox pieces you can make anything girly, grundy, punk, etc. depending on how you accessorize. 

2) If you could only wear one brand of make-up for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

High End: Probably Nars. I am absolutely head-over-heels for the new Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. I have pretty bad insomnia, so the bags under my eyes are pretty noticeable no matter how much concealer/corrector I use. However, that stuff covers and brightens my under eyes like no one's business. I also love all of the blushes and bronzers. And I promised myself my next foundation would be their Sheer Glow.

High Street (Drug Store): Covergirl. I swear by the new Covergirl Longwear foundation (I'm not sure if that's exactly what it's called) because it's a GREAT dupe for MAC's Pro Longwear foundation. It may also be even better because the Covergirl foundation doesn't make me breakout like the Pro Longwear did for a little while. Also, my absolute favorite mascara is the LashBlast in Very Black in the waterproof formula

3) What is the main thing that makes you unique?

I don't know if I could pick the one thing that makes me unique because everything I'm thinking of, I'm sure someone else has! Haha! But one thing I am proud of is that I'm able to mentally push myself (in a healthy way). If I want to accomplish a goal, I am able to talk myself into pushing to go harder and stronger in order to, not only finish, but finish strong. Before my injury, I was training for a half marathon that I never even thought I could accomplish. Now, I know that this injury is just a speed bump, and once I'm physically able to get up and go, I'm going to continue going for that goal, no matter how much I want to stop.

4) Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

In 20 years, I'll be 40. I really hope that I have a job doing what I love, am in a loving marriage with a man who I trust and loves me just as much as I love him, and surrounded by a huge family. I love kids. I love giant diamond rings. And I love beach houses. I won't complain if I'm blessed with any of those.

5) What is the most expensive piece of makeup you own?

I love make up. But I cringe if I buy anything that's super expensive because I know I'm going to use it up in a short amount of time. But I kinda went all out on the Nars concealer (I'm the color Ginger, btw) just because I love it so much. I think that came to about $30? Maybe a little less.

6) What is the most expensive piece of clothing you own?

My beautiful Jeffrey Campbell Litas. Ugh. They're so hawt. Shout out to the fam for getting them for meeeeeee.

7) Who is your celebrity idol?

Acting wise: Kate Winslet. She's incredible. But I love me some Demi Lovato. I've been through a similar experience as she has, and it truly does help me and give me hope when I have those days where I really feel like everything is against me. 

8) What makes someone attractive in your opinion?

I know EVERYONE says confidence makes someone attractive, but I think it's because it's true. But there most certainly is a difference between "confidence" and "douche baggery", am I right ladies?! I also think it's super attractive when a guy is protective. I have a huge personality. A lot of people would say that I act like I'm a tall person. And I swear I'm a 6'4" football player stuck in a girl's body. So, if a guy is able to contain my crazy mind and make me feel like I 'm safe and have nothing to worry about, then I'm sold.

9) What is your favourite take-away?

I'm not exactly sure what "take-away" is, but based on other UK blogs, I think it means favorite take out food? I'm not a big fan of Chinese food, but I do enjoy any Japanese place that delivers (oh, the joys of living in LA).

10) How good are you at keeping secrets?

If it's my own secret, then no haha. I always feel like I need to tell at least one person or else my mind wanders and I worry, blah blah blah. But if it's someone else's, then I'm golden. I'm such a good secret keeper if I were to be told one.

11) If you were to be a spokesperson for one make-up or fashion brand, who would it be and why?

Ah! Another difficult one! I'd probably go with WildFox again. I just love their clothes and the shoots they have look so fun!

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Rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.

2. Display the award on your blog 

3. Answer 11 questions about yourself, which are provided to you by the person who nominated you.

4. Nominate 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1000 followers.

5. Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.

6. List these rules in your post. (You can copy and paste them from here.)

7. Once you have written your post, and published it, you then have to inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)

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Here are my nominations (couldn't come up with 11, so here are the people I was nominated with, INCLUDING CHLOE):

1) CHLOE from lifeofchloejay.blogspot.co.uk

2) Ashlee Nichole from spookymermaid.blogspot.com

3) Phoebe from geekchicnotes.blogspot.co.uk

4) Grace from abitgraceful.blogspot.com

5) Laura from blogablebeauty.blogspot.com

6) Molly from mollyraybeauty.blogspot.co.uk

7) Kristyn from escapingthewindow.blogspot.co.uk

8) Emily from britishbeautyaddict.com

9) Mollie from whatmolliedid.blogspot.co.uk

10) Florence from flogiee.blogspot.co.uk

11) Diana from beauty-with-love.blogspot.co.uk

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Here are my questions for you!

1) If you were to only use one makeup product for the rest of your life, what would it be?

2) What is your favorite book of all time and why?

3) What is your favorite thing about yourself?

4) What is one item/person you couldn't imagine living without?

5) Tell me about an embarrassing moment.

6) If you could choose, which fashion trend from the past would you love to see come back?

7) Favorite drug store and high end foundations?

8) Who are your style icons?

9) What is your best makeup tip/secret?

10) What is something you wish you had said to someone, but didn't?

Thanks Chloe for nominating me! I enjoyed answering all of your lovely questions and checking out everyone you nominated along with me. I'm so honored to be the only US domain on there! haha!

I hope all the nominees enjoy my questions. 

New video coming tomorrow!

Cheers xoxo

Can We All Just Take A Second to Mourn #Ezria (PLL SPOILERS)

*sigh* This was supposed to be a blog about how my day went, but I felt it necessary to just take a moment to realize that Ezria (characters Ezra and Aria from the ABC Family show Pretty Little Liars) will never really be a thing ever again. Unless this is gonna be another Toby/Spencer situation where he's just joining the A-Team in order to save Aria from getting hurt. In that case, a round of applause for Ezra. Until that happens, I'm going to sit in my bed and just cry. This proves there is no such thing as true love. Haha, just kidding.

Anyways...

I'm proud of myself for waiting until as close to the end of the day as possible to make my blog post. *pats self on back* 

It was another day of school for me. Got up early to go pick up Bear and head to the math class we're both wait listed for. I didn't have much trouble finding parking yesterday as I've been using my temporary handicapped parking placard, so I didn't think today was going to be too bad. Wrong wrong wrong. Almost every handicapped parking space was taken, and if it wasn't, the area was blocked off and security wouldn't let me through -______________- Like why? Slap yourself. I ended up finding regular parking before I could get handicapped parking. By this time, we were already 20 minutes late for class, but I thought it would be okay since I have my boot as my "Get Out Of Jail Free" pass. Wrong again. 

Okay, now for a quick back track. As I said before, Bear and I were both wait listed for this math class. When you are put on a wait list for a class, they put you in order by the date you register for the class. I was 3rd in line and Bear was 5th or something like that. 

                                           Soooooooo

Being in a boot + having a good place on the wait list = No worries, you'll be fine 

        RIGHT?!

No. NO NO NO NO NONONONONONONONONOOOOOOO.

We got into class, the teacher has us write our names down on a sheet of paper and let us know that he had added some other people from the wait list first because they showed up to class early and that we were now on a DIFFERENT wait list. Like why me. Just slap me in the forehead now. On top of all this, I ended up having to stand at the back of this non-airconditioned, mini classroom for an hour and a half in my boot. 

I feel like all I've been doing is complaining. But don't worry, all of the terrible things just happen to me at school -.- haha. After school, went to lunch, came home, relaxed a little, watched PLL, gave up on true love because of no more Ezria, and now I'm here.

OH! I finished editing my videooooooo!!! That should be up tomorrow sometime? I'm nervous!

I supposed that's all for today. Off to drink my tea. 

Cheers! x

Four Eyes

It's Monday. As in "First Day of School" Monday.

But before I get into how my first day of school went, let me just tell you about the Tom Foolery that happened last night...

I was getting ready to go out last night, and I was actually more excited than usual because my foot wasn't hurting that much and I thought it would be a great opportunity to test how walking with just one or no crutches would feel. Anyways, as I was putting in my contact lenses, my right one tears. Completely. Like in half. WHY. ME. For the past three weeks, my life has been one big mess. And I'm not just saying that to say that. I've had terrible, terrible luck with anything and everything. I mean...when it rains, IT FREAKIN' POURS AND THERE'S WIND AND ALSO SOME LOUD THUNDER JUST FOR FUN. So, ripping my contact was really the icing on the cake. This really had to happen the night before the first day of school. I have a boot on my leg, I'm walking like a peg-legged pirate, and now I have to wear my glasses.

Overall, last night was just... *shrugs*

So, about today. Despite having a kinda poopy night and only managing to get about 4 hours of sleep, I woke up pretty excited for the day. I had been stuck in my house with no car for a month now, so I was really eager to get out and do SOMETHING. I had a Biology class this morning that I was #2 on the wait list for. I managed to get into the class (thank goodness), which just so happens to have my love, Lea, in it. Even though we don't have the same lab times, it's going to be nice to actually have a class with someone I know. After that, I went to crash an English class but was told to check back on Wednesday for any more openings.

And here I am now. Back at home. I suppose I'll do a little more editing today (maybe even finish it). We'll see. I'm feeling kinda off right now. But...what can you do?





Yeah. Idk either.

Holy Miley Cyrus

Ugh. I love her. Everyone is talking about how crazy she is, but giiiiiiiiiiiirl can get it from meeeee<3 br="" nbsp="">
Crazy fan girl rant: over.

HAHA, is this real life?

WOW! Haha, so I came onto blogger to make a new blog to go along with my "revamped" YouTube channel and ended up finding this bad boy.

I contemplated making a whole new blog, so that I could keep the old posts to myself, but I think that it wouldn't be fair to pretend that 16-year old Marcia didn't happen.

So here we are! Due to all of the Tom Foolery surrounding my life lately, I have had to put some of my life on hold and focus on my health. Bleh. I hate being stuck at home. But I can't wait any longer! I've been so antsy, sitting at home alone doing nothing that I HAD to film something. And I did! I filmed my first new video yesterday afternoon. It felt really odd talking to a camera again, and I found myself having a lot of "um's"and awkward silences. Watching back the film made me even more nervous. How was I going to edit this and make it not look like complete rubbish?!

I decided to brush all this off and start editing. I mean, I haven't done this in a good while so I shouldn't feel so pessimistic about how things will turn out. As of right now, I'm about a quarter of the way into editing the video and it's actually not too shabby! I forgot how much time and effort goes into editing your own videos from home. But I think it's pretty relaxing!



ANYWAYS...
I feel like I need to make a pact with myself that I will do everything I can to make a post everyday (like it says in my about me). It's gonna be difficult, and no one will probably read anything I write, but it just feels rewarding to know that I've actually committed to doing something. This goes for the YouTube thing, too. Chances are I won't get many views at all. But it's the thought and effort that count, right? Not like I have other important things to do, anyways.

Sooooooooooo yeah! That's all I really have to say about that. Going back to editing, I suppose.




Byeeeeeeeeeee