ONE DAY!!!

GET THIS- Tomorrow, at ten AM, I'm getting on a plane. Three hours later, at Eleven (1 pm for us Minnesotans) I'll be getting off said plane- IN ARIZONA!

in less than 24 hours I'll be hangin' with my really super close friend, Mckenna, and having the time of my life. It's gonna be a super fun, Buffy, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Dr. Horrible, etc filled time!

We'll also do sportsy stuff, don't worry (looking at you, mom. ;) ).

BUT I will worry, because I, a Minnesotan, who thinks 60 is super-warm tank top weather (IT IS HERE), am going to be chilling in a place where 70 is cool. Basically, I'll melt. BUT I'LL BE HAPPY!

so, long story short, I'll try to blog, but I have memory nearly as bad as my mother's (which is terrible, btw) so, I may or may not blog during the trip. Hopefully, though, I will!

This is Rhiannon, vacationer extraordinaire, signing off! ;)

~Rhiannon Bayer~

PS

comment if you can think of anything I should check out in AZ!!! :D

Ways to calm down

As (possibly) many of you may know, winters in Minnesota, or any part of the Northern U.S., from what I can tell, really kind of, well, suck.

Roads are all icy so you can't drive too far, it snows every few days so everything is either covered with three feet of it, or dead(people not included).

There are perks of it, sure. I mean, at least we have snow. I can't imagine living in somewhere like Arizona, partially because of the laws, partially because of the weather. Even now, when we're in the mid-thirties, highest(Fahrenheit, obviously.), and in Arizona it's 70s-90s around this time (going by my friend Kenna, who I'm going to stay with in like, 5 days, and also by weather websites). So, there's that.

The point is, you get cooped up after a while. No matter how cool the people are that you're stuck with, it's still mad-making after about four months of cold. It's also very stressful.

So this is my post about that very thing- stress. Whether it's my reasoning- being trapped with six other people from December to late March, even though they're cool people,- or it's you're school or something, or you're kids, whatever.

So, here they are!!!!

• MUSIC.

Not all music. Definitely not.  No, you need to create a playlist of songs that make you feel just... better. Maybe it’s punk music that makes you feel really cool and tough, or maybe it’s something just really catchy (boybands, Ke$ha, etc.), or even the soundrack of a musical! My personal mix consists of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer episode Once More With Feeling( IT’S A MUSICAL BUFFY EPISODE! :D), punk music, and a LOT of moody music and alternative rock. it’s really random, yes, but it makes me feel happy.

• walking/running/biking

This is, admittedly, harder with all the snow and ice around here, but it still makes me feel a lot better.  Maybe get your playlist on an MP3 player and drag it along, or just enjoy the sounds of nature, traffic, and your feet hitting the ground. Whatever the soundtrack of your walk or run is. Music isn’t advised (or safe) with bike riding, so I like to just go somewhere without people.  20-30 or so minutes is normally long enough for me to calm down.

• makeup/accessories/clothes

So if any guys read my blog, they probably won’t relate. Or maybe they will, who am I to judge them? (I’m not. If ya wanna have feel good makeup, go crazy! :D)  I’m adding this because it’s a very fun thing to do.  

Personally I like really dramatic makeup, like in my selfie that I blogged. winged eyeliner, red lipstick, all of it. (I’m wearing it now, actually.)

• poetry

So, I’m pretty sure by now you guys know I write poetry. Sometimes cheerful, sometimes (actually, it’s mostly) moody.  I’m adding one of my poems now, so you can see what kind of writing I do.

Every Detail by Rhiannon Bayer

You are a flame.

You burn so brightly in my eyes,

I feel as if I’m staring into the sun

every time I’m graced

with your ever-welcome presence.

Every detail of you

is etched in the stars,

as you, a constellation

and I, a mere stargazer.

You fascinate me,

your ever-present hunger for knowledge,

and your constant need to speak your mind.

Every detail of you

is poured into the sea

as if you are a whirlpool,

and I a small ship,

caught in your cyclone.

You are what I cannot believe,

someone so brave,

so passionate,

so wonderfully oblivious to the world’s darkest shades.

Every detail of you,

written across my heart

like you are ink,

deep as coal, precious as gold,

and I am just another girl,

admiring the words of the world,

because you deserve them all.

 

It's not on the list, but I also find writing really angry stories/letters/songs/whatevers helps.  I'm on page 41 of my homicidal book which has no names- any ideas? Comment 'em maybe! (please do! That'd be really nice of you!)

Also, if you have any other ideas for stressful stuff, comment those!

~Rhiannon Lee~

Hey there! :)

Hey! Rhiannon here! :)

Not much is up right now. Well, it's snowing, which isn't exactly spring-y weather (unless you're from, say, Minnesota, like me. Then it is normal.)  But it's pretty warm out (well, it's 28 degrees. Pretty warm for here this early, I guess.) so the snow is mostly melting when it hits the ground. Mostly.

Also, in exactly one week I'll be flying to Arizona to stay with my best friend, Kenn. Not sure if you remember her, but she came in September.

(see that cutie? It's her. She's awesome.)

So yeah, that's super exciting. We're going to look at the graffiti there,take lots of pictures, watch TV shows like Buffy, Doctor Who, and Supernatural.  Also, being as we took like, no pictures together last time, we're going to have a lot of selfies to make up for it. So, be warned, I may blog them.

I'm also going to (try to) blog pretty often on the trip. I know I'm not exactly good at remembering to blog, but I'm sure I'll manage- maybe.

So, now that all that's over, how about some pictures? :D

Sorry, but most of the ones I've taken recently are from the zoo. Not the zoo trip I blogged about earlier this month, we went again, but still, same zoo and all.

BUT I think I got some okay pictures.

a tiger sticking his tongue out

had this at the zoo as long as I can remember, finally decided to take a picture.

a plastic ribbon tied around this tree

bald eagle

and again.

and again.

red panda

peacock

so, yeah.

On other news, I'm working on a new book/story thingamabob.  I can't say too many things (channels River song- spoilers! [I'm a Doctor Who nerd now. yay!]) but I can tell you guys the basic plot.

Cat, a sixteen year old girl, is also a homicidal killer. She's recruited by the TTFE, a secret group that recruits teens like her from all over the world to, well, kill people.  My book follows her, and a lot of other characters, while they try to figure out their crazy lives as serial killers, some trying to get better and not murder more people, and others doing the exact opposite. It's written from Cat's point of view, and I'm at about 36 pages as of last night.

Also, more poetry! Lots of poetry! I might even post some of my poems on here later, depending on if they suck or not, which I'm not exactly sure of, so yeah.

So yay! I've got to go now, you know, write some, eat some, take some pictures, also listen to music. Such a busy,busy life(SARCASM!!!!).

Bye you guys!

~Rhiannon Lee~

The zoo!

Hi! Sorry I haven't blogged in ages, I couldn't find my camera card reader, and without pictures, my life's pretty dull.

So, lots of cool stuff's been happening lately! I dyed my hair purple, which is pretty fun!

(the picture sucks, but I don't have too many pictures of myself, so yeah)

Anyway, I also took my first ever OFFICIAL selfie, because Toria made me.

(she also did my makeup. She's cool like that.)

Anyway, continuing on! For my birthday, we got to go and stay with some really cool people! I saw tons of amazing graffiti, and it was all pretty awesome. Sadly, though, I took the pictures with my film camera, and have yet to get those developed.

So, next month, even more awesome stuff will happen, including me getting to go FLY (IN AN AIRPLANE!) to Arizona to see one of my best friends EVER, Mckenna!!!!!

Now, back to what the post is officially about, which, if you read the title, is the zoo! We went to the Great Plains Zoo yesterday and, despite it being like 20 degrees out, it was amazing.

It seems like every animal in that place was posing majestically for me, so I think I have to post their pictures here, yeah? :D

a very tired, very bored snow leopard

the world's cutest tiger

really evil looking Pallas cat

this cutie sat up and posed. :)

this adorable snake

this duck because he was adorable and all

this goat, who, by the way, is TOTALLY smiling

the snow leopard being like every other cat, and by that I mean licking stuff.

the tiger got right up by the window...

then decided to stand up. He was like, seven feet tall.

then he and the other tiger posed

And posed again.

this lazy bear :)

this cute hawk

swans

and bald eagles, because they're awesome!

So yeah.

I also got a Kindle this week, so that's cool. Our local library is one of the ones doing digital books, meaning you can take out eBooks through Amazon, read them on your Kindle, then you return them when you're done! I just finished Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Great book, really well written. I liked it a lot! So, yeah.

Bye!!!!

~Rhiannon Lee~