Relaxing Day

Hello there! 

  Today is Columbus Day, and so I don't have school, but I still feel like I should post. I wonder what I'll do during Winter Break and stuff! 

  I always feel weird when it's the weekend. I'm constantly thinking that I should be posting, but then I realize that I'm fine. I'm constantly having nightmares that I will forget to post. 

  This weekend was a really great weekend. I am just so blissful. 

  On Saturday, I started some needlepointing. It was pretty cool. My old art teacher, Mrs. G., kept saying things like, "The only project Yasmine ever gave up on was weaving!" and "What is it about needlework that gets the best of you?". All I can say now is that the very first person I will show my finished design to will be Mrs. G. Yeah! Take that! :)

  I have to admit that I get pretty panicky with a needle. I do. 

  Sunday was spent rolling around and cleaning my bedroom, happily. I found out that the Halloweentown movies are playing everyday this week!

  WAAAOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!

  Sorry for internet-squeeling, but this is so exciting for me. I love those movies. I have seen them like a thousand times. Between the horrible acting, cheesy dialogue, completely horrendous costumes, and every thing else, these movies are like the essence of my childhood Halloween. They are soooooo cute. I am so excited. I've already got them set to record. God, do I miss 90's and early 2000's Disney movies. Those were the days. Those were the days.

  Does anyone remember the songs that used to play in the beginning? Let's watch a Disney Channel Movie! Come watch a Disney Channel Movie!

  Moving on!

  I began construction of my own Wall of Stuff. I got the idea from Charlieissocoollike (Charlie McDonnell) on YouTube. I really love it so far. Whenever I figure out how to post pictures, I will be sure to share it with you. It is really awesomesauce! I love it...

  Today I have mostly been de-clutering my room. Today has been pretty chill (I told you I say that!). 

  As previously mentioned, today is Columbus Day. Although I really love an excuse for a day out of school. I really dislike Columbus himself. 

  I'd rather not spend the rest of this post ranting on the man, but here's a quote from Columbus' diary:

"They would make fine servants…With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want."

   Columbus brutally killed almost all of the Natives in the lands where he sought his "Glory, Gold, and God".You know, the U.S. only has two national holidays that bear someone's name, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Columbus Day. MLK fought for racial equality and peace, he tried to break the remaining bonds of slavery. Columbus founded the Atlantic slave trade route, and is partially responsible for the genocide that would continue for hundreds of years. 

  The worst part is... Columbus didn't even discover America. 

  However, to be fair, the arrival of Columbus on North American soil is the birth of prosperity in America. No matter what a horrible, horrible person he was. Maybe we should celebrate the meaning of the day to history, not Christopher Columbus the person. There isn't much to celebrate about Christopher Columbus the person. 

  Anyways, I still have a powerpoint presentation, and a project to complete, and a certain movie will be playing in a couple of hours. 

  To end on a happier note, I wrote a short story last night, and I am pretty sure that it is one of the best I've ever written, and I'm just really happy about it. I'm just really, really happy with it. 

-D.F.T.B.A.-

Mina;)

Confession: Kristen Stewart is my favorite actress. I have always been hesitant to say this, because people automatically jump to Twilight. But, no. No, not Twilight. If you see her in independent movies such as "Welcome to the Riley's" and "The Yellow Handkerchief", or in movies like "Panic Room" and "In the Land of Women", she is just amazing. I think she is such a wonderful actress. I feel like people will think I'm weird for liking her, because I feel like she is seen as such a bag of negative connotations sometimes. But, she is a really beautiful actress. Just great. Just, really, really great!

Stuff Mentioned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uINiAbQdj0U&feature=plcp