Adventures Up North

Hey, guys.  I know I have really been neglecting the blog lately, and I'm so sorry about that.  I got really sick this week, and I'm still trying to lose this cough. 2016 was a really memorable year.  There were a lot of great moments, a few bad ones, and overall this year was unforgettable.  Now I'm more reflective than ever before.  I thought today, seeing as it's New Years Eve, would be a good time to share five highlights from this year that I will always remember. 5.  I recorded a Christmas album!!   In case you missed my blog post about it several weeks ago, I recorded my Christmas album, title All About Christmas.  It was a great project to finish in my senior year of high school. :)  Listen to it here . 4.  I finished my book!!  Back in March, I wrote the last words of my fantasy novel, Into The Desert.  I am SO excited to be almost finished editing it!  I am taking the editing process slow, but the book its...

There won't be a proper blog post today, since it's Christmas Eve. :) Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas, everybody!! :D

Hey guys!! :) So something really rare happened to me on Thursday night...I actually saw a popular movie before most of my other friends!  And so I thought to myself, I don't have a blog topic for this week yet...why not do a movie review? :D So on Thursday night, I chose to go see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with my Dad and brother.  We went to a local movie theater about a half hour away from our home, and we went to see it in 2D. NOTE:   Even though I will be steering clear of major spoilers, I will be addressing some of the major plot points, as seen in the film's trailers.  If you haven't seen the trailer yet, or have chosen not to watch them to be completely un-spoiled, proceed with caution. Overall rating: ★★★★ ½ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set in the time period between the Star Wars Rebels TV series and the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope film.  For the first time in a Star Wars film, we have a female main protagonist, Jin Arso....

Guess what?  I finished my Christmas album!  I'm so SOOOO happy :D I have been working on this album for several long months...and let me tell you, it feel so good to be done! Here's the link where you can listen to my album for free. Sorry this isn't a REAL blog post, but now that this album is done, I will have a lot more free time to catch up with y'all, answer blog comments, and write more and better blog posts.  Stay tuned everyone!! :D

Clothes shopping is amazing.  I'm one of the rare guy shopaholics.  I LOVE to shop, and clothes shopping is no exception.  Just ask my mom. BUT.  I still have a large handful of pet peeves that come with my experiences with clothes shopping.  Furthermore, the things that annoy me are definitely different than girl's problems. I'm gonna need a guest blogger to give that point of view sometime. :) 1.  80% of men's clothes look like plastic grocery bags made of cloth.   It's true.  Most men's jeans are "loose" fit.  Plenty of sweatshirts, jackets, t-shrits, shorts, and others, especially the larger sizes, are extremely baggy and don't fit my body type at all.  Which is VERY frustrating. 2.  The amount of men's clothes in the store, as compared to women's.   It isn't 49% of the store.  Nope, not even close.  I always expect there to be a lot more women's clothes no matter what.  I mean, women own more clothes a...

Note: I'm very busy with Christmas stuff, school, church, and a million other things.  Even NaNoWriMo has gotten pushed to the sideline.  So this will be a quick, last-minute blog post.  Hopefully I can have something a little more substantial for you next week! Okay, everyone, I am completely straying from my usual writing-based posts, and tackling a completely unrelated topic: friendships. Now, if you didn't already know this, friendships are very important.  Very important.  I'm a very social person, and I really need to have relationships with people I enjoy and get along with. The tips I am about to give are not for how to make new friends.  These tips should be used once you know the person a little bit, but aren't close in any way. 1.  Be open, be honest, be vulnerable.   In relationships, honesty is SO IMPORTANT.  Be vulnerable to your friends, let them see your faults and your weaknesses.  Because it's actually strong of...

I'm so excited because I got nominated by the amazing Benita J. Prins .  I love her blog, it's a lot about LOtR, which is reason enough for you to follow her. =)  Go check out her blog, everyone, and thanks, Benita, for this tag!! The rules: –Thank the person who nominated you in a blog post and link back to their blog. –Answer the 11 questions sent by the person who nominated you. –Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions. –List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in your post and/or on your blog. Benita asked me these questions: 1. Who is your favourite actor/actress and why?   Oh, my...I can't choose just one.  Sean Astin, Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Scarlett Johansson, Billie Piper, and David Tennant are a few of my favorites. 2. How many languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation?   Just one, and that's English.  I do know a bit of Latin, but really, who am I going to...