We're In Maryland! :D :D

Hello, fellow bloggers! How was your Christmas? I had a great one-I got lots of awesome gifts and got to spend time with my family. Thanks to all relatives who gave gifts! I'll be writing thank yous anyday now... ;)
Anyways, I am now in Maryland, home of L, S (blogger for Wii Little Movies), and M. We have been having fun with my typewriter, and are trying to launch spy stakeouts on each other! (So far, nobody is getting anywhere.) Did I mention we didn't spend too much time on the computer?
Today, we're going to New Jersey! My other cousin, H, will be there, and we have plans to make another issue of our zine.* My camera was finally repaired, too, so Cousin Studios is back!
I'll have another post (which is hopefully more thought-provoking then this, possibly with poetry) when we get there.
In the meantime, without my epic HTML.... :'(
Blog Ya Later!

*Zines are small handmade books that are like magazines, but randomer. Some have a clear topic, some are comics, and some are filled with random poetry and art. You can hide zines on the street to brighten a person's day-it's part of a harmless art form called guerrilla art. Really, it's harmless. It creates explosions in thought, however. CJ learned how to make zines at her awesome summer art camp.

Merry Christmas!...

If you are reading this blog right now...
Get off. And go spend some time with family.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I will be back tomorrow with a post. Soon, this blog will be converting to a travel edition for our New Jersey winter trip.....

Snowy Superstitions

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, all right! Last year, school was closed 3 days early due to snow. The year before, snow blanketed the area a week or so before Christmas, before rain came and washed it all away on the afternoon of the 25th. I'm not even going to bring up the snowstorm that hit mid-January of 2010. Meanwhile, this year, it's actually been....warm?!
If there are any fellow Virginia residents or viewers from other snowless states who want to change the dreadful state of seeing grass and not white stuff, keep reading! I've decided to compile a list of snow superstitions. Some have brought snow...some haven't. Some are from friends, some were tested by me, and others are off the internet. Try them all, or just a few, and who knows? Maybe our longing for the white flakes will be fulfilled!

1. Flush ice cubes down the toilet. To avoid clogging, use small ones, or better yet, let them melt before dumping them in.
2. Wear pajamas inside out.
3. Put a spoon under your pillow. Variation: First put the spoon in your freezer.
4. Perform the Ceremonial Snow Dance. First, draw snowflakes in a circle on a piece of paper. Then, lay the paper on the ground and dance around it while making sweeping snowlike motions. It also helps if you mumble a poem or song about snow while doing this. I've tried this all the time-once, it actually snowed! Variation: Jump around outside in your inside out pajamas.
5. Type a poem or story about snow on your computer's word processor. The more you type, the harder it snows! This has worked for me too. Variation: Type "snow" 1,000 times on Microsoft Word. Yes, it HAS to be Word!
6. Freeze a white crayon and put it under your pillow. Variation: Put the white crayon in the window.
7. Light a green candle.
8. Sing "Let It Snow" in the shower.
9. Freeze a penny.
10. Run around the house with white toothpaste on your nose, screaming.
11. Yell "Snow Day!" into your freezer.


If you have any more, post a comment!
Internet sources:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080211141542AAx71H7
http://www.nbc15.com/blogs/amycarlson/35692079.html
http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=216761

O Christmas Tree.....

We got our tree a little earlier this year then usual, because Dad is going to be leaving for a business trip. Today we began decorating, and I decided to take some photos of the ornaments and lights, as well as set up some abstract shots!

I like how it looks like the angel is looking into the tree.

Ever wanted to see what a Christmas tree looks like from the inside? Well...now you know!

 An interesting abstract shot.

One of my favorites! I took it lying on the floor looking up.

Abstract shots:

Temporary end of the abstract. (Don't worry, there's more. ;) ) Continue!

This was the only good shot I could get without flash. I like it better with the lights on- it looks like Pooh and Piglet are skiing down a slope covered in lights, or are jumping over lights.

Meanwhile, in the far corner of the room....

....the dolls begin gathering at the site of  a MALL SANTA FACEOFF! Whoever picks up the most shoppers wins!

Our two contestants:

Contestant 1.

And, Contestant 2, who bears a coincidental likeness to Yours Truly.

Of course, we all know who won. (Need a hint? They made this blog.) ;););)

Back at the tree decorating area.....

                                                                

                                                                 

                                 Not all that glimmers is gold-it may be an apple ornament.

I like this shot.

Abstract Break:

  End of the abstract!..stay tuned for the grand finale....

This is my favorite picture! I'm still trying to figure out why, though...

 Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, the dolls gather once again!

AND NOW, PRESENTING....THE GRAND ABSTRACT FINALE!
These remind me of glowsticks! I made them by shaking up the camera.  One of them is now my blog background. (Find which one, and I'll give you a button for your blog! Post your answer in the comments.)
Enjoy!

So, fellow bloggers, have you gone the earlybird route along with us and picked out/decorated a tree already? Write about it in the comments!

*Note: The following is an experiment in HTML. If you just see random computer jargon or something like that, do not be alarmed.*

Snowman Symphony

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....let's celebrate!.....with a horde of instrumental snowmen.....

We went out to get our Christmas tree today, by the way. Pictures of that coming soon....