PYT

I.aM.mE Choreography

to A Mike Tompkins Cover

of PYT by Michael Jackson

the "How I Made This" section makes it perfect

V.I.P

Day six of mother nature's gift to you:
"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest. It's about who came and never left your side."
Regardless of what happens, you will always be one of my best friend. Thank you for always being there for me.
(You're the one person I've known the longest and still consider my friend).
I apologize for not sending anything on your fifth day, but I think 30 Seconds to Mars did more than I could of done. That's so sweet.

Reason 353: I think it's important to know who is important in your life. To know who is a true friend. To know who is good for your life and who is not. To know, even though all people make marks in our lives, which people's marks should be allowed to truly matter in the end. Today I spent my morning/afternoon with Fabrizio. It was completely unlike hanging out with any of my other friends. It was kind of serious actually. But honestly? I'm okay with that. It was refreshing. He and I have a lot more in common than I initially thought, and it's great to know that I found a friend who truly gets me, especially in such an unlikely place. This friendship makes me happy. ALSO, our friendship. Thank you oh so much for sticking around and being so important to me <3

I love Pentatonix. I love Todrick Hall. I love that they're friends. I love that Kirstie gets a big part, finally. I just love all of this.

GOLAZO!

Reason 337: Today was perfect. Even when it wasn't, it was perfect.

Today is Cristina's day. She is now officially one month old as of 8:50 this morning. She really has gotten big. She's so beautiful and I'm so lucky she's in my life. Also, since a month has passed, that means the grounding is over! YAY SHE'S ALLOWED TO WATCH DISNEY NOW!

Honesty is what gets me through. I hate keeping things secret. Even crushes. And they never stay secret for long. So I told Fabrizio I liked him. Why? Because once I get something off my chest and stop brooding about it, I'm able to look at things more clearly, and then just move on. He took it well. He doesn't like me (please offer a big fat I told you so to your sister from me hehe), but that's not surprising. And now, I'll get over him! That's honestly so simple! The best part is he isn't awkward about it all. He's a better sport than I thought. Pleasantly surprised :)

Family reunions! We didn't get to stay too long unfortunately, which put a damper on things. But we went to my cousin Avi's house, and we met Baby Eli (eh-lee). He was born May 26th, four days before Cristina was born. The whole family got to meet both of them today. There was a lot of cooing. And just being near these people always beings me so much joy. There is endless love in this family, and never ending laughs.

BRAZIL WINS CONFEDERATION CUP! YES! MY TEAM! I KNEW WE COULD DO IT. 3-0 against Spain, aka 2010 World Cup Champions. HA. (2nd favorite team, I'm not actually hating hehe). And because I was away today and could not watch it, I had Eric sending me texts about every goal. I swear he was so serious and formal about it, I thought ESPN might have been texting me haha. I'll have to share them some time, they were too funny.The final one reads "Thank you for signing up with the Entertainment Reporting Information Center". Get it? It spells Eric. This kid!

Pretty Boys Who Can Sing. Straight NoChaser was AMAZING. Mariah & I had such a blast. And her friend was such a sweetheart. We fangirled hardcore. I haven't ever swooned so much in my life. But seriously, I can't get over how good these guys are. And how nice they were! And absolutely attractive. I'm marrying Michael. The end. They're set was so cool. SO MUCH SOUL. Hallelujah was mind-blowing. Tainted Love was CRAZY. The movie medley had me geeking out and almost crying. And for the encore, because you KNEW we would demand one. They apparently decided not to do it all summer, but they performed 12 Days of Christmas for us. EXCEPT EVERYONE SANG ALONG TO THE DREIDEL SONG. I COULD'VE CRIED. Seriously, the whole show was so perfect. Actually, Jerome fainted at the beginning of the second song. I wasn't sure if it was real or not because they all stopped at the same time. Like, it was CRISP. But they took him offstage, the techies made sure he was okay, the guys started the next song, and by the end of the first verse he was right back up and dancing. The fall was the joke of the show, which kinda made me feel bad, but he took it like a champ. I felt proud. Is that weird? APPARENTLY in the house that the original members lived (In Indiana U where the group was initially formed in the 90's), there's a shrine to them? I'm gonna ask Margie to go take pictures for me.

TODAY WAS FUN. I LOVE TODAY.

Winners!

Reason 197: Anyone who knows me knows that Award Season is my second Christmas. Grammy's are tonight! And they're so very fun. I like the suspense of the awards. But mostly I love the performances. My facebook is all about them haha. Justin Timberlake. Alicia Keys. Maroon 5. Elton John. Ed Sheeran. Hunter Hayes. Mumford & Sons. The Lumineers. Bruno Mars. Sting. I'm just fangirling ALL over the place. Also, thank you for introducing me to/making me fall in love with Frank Ocean. Every time they mention him I think of you <3 (hah. pun. you get my joke.)

Also, I CANNOT stop replaying

Cop Out

Reason 88: I'm not picking. Today was wonderful. And I have so much to say.

• It was BEAUTIFUL out. Beautiful trees and the weather was so nice.
• We got Pikachu back. He's safe in the room and no one will ever steal him again!
• Making plans for our visit to NJ. This can really happen. YAY.
• Skyped with Storm today. OMG the amount that I missed this kid is ridiculous. He's such a darling, and I loved being able to see him.
• MET SARA! We finally talked and oh my goodness she's so awesome. And so unfairly pretty!
• Ghost Tour. McDaniel campus is FULL of ghosts and all the stories are so incredible to hear. It's so cool to have so much history on one campus. Some stories are tragic, but overall it's fascinating. And some aren't even malignant, so it's kind of nice. Some ghosts have even been known to save lives. It gives me chills, in the best way possible!
• The couples everywhere didn't really bother me today. I was able to feel happy for them. Which, unfortunately, I haven't really been able to do in a while. But today, I was glad to see them smiling together.

Speaking of chills in the best way

 

Countdown to Your Love

Reason 19: It's August 15th! Exactly one more month until Karla gets married! How exciting :D

 So you know I love harmonies. Therefore I love acapella (Sing Off + Barbershop quartets = All my happiness). Here are some of my favorite SOLO acapella songs.

 1st up is my favorite Disney medley. This girl is my age! To me, that's pretty insane. She arranged all the songs by herself. ALSO she made her own costumes & make-up design. And she's a theatre kid! This girl is insane, and I want to meet her and be her best friend. This is actually all her channel is, acapella versions of songs. And as you can see, she's got quite the voice on her. Check out the rest of her videos right here!

THIS kid is named Sam Tsui, and he sings. He's done a few acapella videos as well as just singing, where he is often accompanied by his friend Kurt Schneider (he is a musician/director and he made those two medley's I posted a few days ago). I was really impressed with this kid's vocals, and this video is addictive. I keep pressing replay.

This is Mike Tompkins. He can't be human. The sounds he can make! Ridiculous. He is a testament to what I call "singer face" (meaning the ugly faces people make when they sing. If you look attractive when you sing, I can almost promise you you're doing it wrong). But honestly, you NEED to look up this guy's stuff. This isn't even my favorite video of his, but it shows the different "instruments" clearly. Heads up, I've always said no one can remix Daft Punk except for Daft Punk (maybe Deadmau5). Apparently, Mike Tompkins is the exception. He actually does techno really well!

How I love talented people :)