absinthe and roses

So. 2016 is almost over. We got a new president (I want to move to Canada... Or Germany or Poland or Russia or Mars. Anybody with me?), we lost many people who will be missed, and we have gained more experiences and laughed and cried and screamed, but above all, we have lived. 2016. You've been a good one. I'm still in shock that we lost so many people: David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Christina Grimmie, Gene Wilder... The list could go on and on. Some names that jump out at me are Alan Rickman, Christina Grimmie, and Gene Wilder. Alan Rickman played Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, and Gene Wilder played Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. These were both films I grew up watching, and they impacted me greatly. The Harry Potter films taught me to believe in magic and to be unique... And Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory taught me that I can still be a kid at heart. I also mentioned Christina Grimmie because she had such a beauti...

So. It's December. It's the birthday month of my grandpa, my dad, me, Jesus, and my awesome author friend Jacqueline West. WOO DECEMBER. I'm so excited! I'm going to be fifteen. AHHH HELP. But yeah. So I started out NaNoWriMo well, but I really slacked off towards the end. I was so busy! AGH. But it was interesting. Heh. I didn't make my goal, but that's okay too. I just got so busy with school and friends and life that I just kind of gave up on my novel. Oops. Also, speaking of novels, I just started yet ANOTHER novel. So it's called Time and Time Again , and it has to do with time-traveling, dimension-crossing, fate, and a lot of other things. IT'S SO GREAT OH MY LORD *flails* So yeah. I've started a Pinterest board inspired by Time and Time Again , and it's SO AESTHETICALLY PLEASING LIKE OH MY GOSH I LOVE IT. But yeah. So writing is going well, and I'm drawing a lot, and I'm singing and learning to play the ukulele (thanks again,...