Favorite Quotes, Favorite Smells, and Spring!

It has been pointed out to me that my blog sounds rather sarcastic.  I'm all in favor of a healthy dose of sarcasm, but I realize that too much is not fun to read.  So I have decided to blog on something that I love.  Quotes.  Of all kinds.  I begin with all of the lovely things that my niece Brooklyn says/has said. (Now don't get all offended Sarah, I haven't known Livi as long, but the way she says "amo" is just delicious.)  All of you that know Brooklyn will have to add her inflection back in, as I cannot type it here.

• "Oh sweetie, I have to grow up fast."
• "It scares me just a little bit."
• "But just one/just a couple!"
• "It's a little bit yummy and a little bit yucky."
• "Once upon of time, there was a dragon.  RAWR!"
• "I probably don't like pie. Remember...pie?"
• "With silver bellllllllls, and cockle shells, and pretty Marys, all in a row."
• "Lise Bear!"
• ("What color is Papa Joe's hair?" -Me) "He doesn't have any.  It fell off his head onto my head!"
• ("See, now Rapunzel's hair is wavy." -Maria) "Like Christy's."

Okay, maybe I am a little bit biased on the last one.  But it just shows you how absolutely brilliant she is. And what amazing taste she has.

Favorite quotes from recent animated movies.  Like I said, I'm a quote freak.  If you are not interested or have not seen the movies, feel free to skip over this part.  Like, seriously.  Skip it.  It is long.  If you read it, you may never read my blog again.  Cara is probably the only one who will appreciate this.  But I had to put it in.  Because I love it.

Tangled:

• "You should know that this is the strangest thing I have ever done!" -Flynn
• "I am a despicable human being....BEST DAY EVER!" -Rapunzel
• "I do like ducklings." -Rapunzel "Yay!" -Flynn
• "I have dreams like you, no really! They're just much less...touchy feely." -Flynn
• "You smell that? Take a deep breath through the nose. Really let that seep in. What are you getting? Because to me, that's part man-smell, and the other part is really bad man-smell. I don't know why, but overall it just smells like the color brown. Your thoughts?" -Flynn
• "I have made the decision to trust you." -Rapunzel "A horrible decision really." -Flynn
• "I'll bet my surprise is bigger!" -Mother Gothel "I seriously doubt it." -Rapunzel
  
• "Stay calm.  It can probably smell fear." -Flynn

Thanks to www.imdb.com/title/tt0398286/quotes for the help in remembering them.


Megamind:

• "Your weakness is copper?  You're kidding, right?" -Megamind
• "I'm not allowed to insult patrons directly." -Bernard
• "Well, use the forget-me-stick." -Megamind
• (About the hero suit) "I have a son?" -Hal  "No.  It's for you.  It stretches." -Space Dad
• "There's no tooth fairy, there's no easter bunny, and there's no Queen of England!" -Titan
• "On this beautiful day we are here to celebrate a beautiful man..." -Roxanne
• A dialouge:
• "Over here, old friend! In case you've noticed, you've fallen right into my trap!" -Megamind
• "You can't trap justice! It's an idea, a BELIEF!" -Metro Man
• "Even the most heartfelt belief can get corroded over time!" -Megamind
• "Justice is a non-corrosive metal!" -Metro Man
• "But metals can be melted, by the heat of revanche!" -Megamind
• "It's REVENGE, and it's best served cold!" -Metro Man
• "But it can be easily reheated, in the microwave of evil!" -Megamind
• "Well, I think your warranty's about to expire!" -Metro Man
• "Maybe I got an extended warranty!" -Megamind
• "Warranties are invalid, if used beyond their intended purpose!" -Metro Man
• "Girls, girls, you're both pretty! Can I go home now?" -Roxanne
• "The fire of my evil burns bright! Now say something good back to me." -Space Dad
• "Oooh, I'm shaking in my custom baby seal leather boots! " -Megamind
• Another Dialogue:
• "Good luck on your date!" -Minion
• "I will!" -Megamind
• "That doesn't even make any sense!" -Minion
• "I know!" -Megamind
• And another
• "This town isn't big enough for two supervillains!" -Titan
• "Oh, you're a villain all right, just not a super one!" -Megamind
• "Oh yeah?  What's the difference?" -Titan
• "Presentation!" -Megamind
• "Oh! My giant blue head!"-Megamind
• I must be into these tonight
• "You don't judge a book by its cover, or a person by the outside." -Roxanne
• "Oh! That's a relief to hear." -Megamind (Bernard)
• "You judge them by their actions." -Roxanne
• "Well that seems kinda petty, don't you think?" -Megamind
• I only keep inserting my comments to make the format work.
• "Sir, I think this is a bad idea." -Minion
• "Yes, this is a very wickedly bad idea for the greater good of bad!" -Megamind
• "But I'm saying this is a kind of bad that, okay, I think it's good from your "bad" perception, but from a "good" perception, it...it...it's just plain bad!" -Minion
• "Oh, you don't know what's good for bad!" -Megamind
• "And I love you, random citizen!" -Metro Man
• "I'm ready to be a responsible member of society." -Megamind
• "Happy pictures make happy people." -Megamind's prison cell
• "He would win some.  I would almost win others." -Megamind

Again. Imdb.

How to Train Your Dragon:

• "And now, he's spinning.  Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile." -Hiccup
• "You just gestured to all of me." -Hiccup
• "I swear I'm so angry right now!  I will avenge your beautiful hand and your beautiful foot! I'll chop off the legs of every dragon I fight...with my face." -Snotlout
• "Most people would leave.  Not us.  We're Vikings. We have stubborn-ness issues." -Hiccup
• "Trolls are real. They steal your socks.  But only the left ones; what's with that?" -Gobber
• "Oh I'm hurt!  I am very much hurt!" -Ruffnut
• "Uh, between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't you think?" -Hiccup
• "Thank you for summing that up." -Hiccup
• "All right, you caught me, drag me back.  I have been making outfits..." -Hiccup
• "Da da da, we're dead." -Hiccup
• "Hey Toothless, we're going on vacation, like...forever." -Hiccup

Thanks to wikiquote (Wikipedia is a wonderful tool, despite what graders of research papers tell you.)


Okay.  That got too long.  Like a lot.  Oh well. On to the favorite smells.  I promise such an odd concept has an explanation.  My substitute seminary teacher asked each of us our favorite smell so that she could remember our names by association, and I began thinking that I didn't just have one favorite smell...

• Rain in Utah
• Pine
• Fireworks
• Tomato plants
• Saunas
• Baking bread
• Snowy air
• New clothes
• Oranges
• Old books
• Lilacs

What are your favorite smells?  Or movie quotes.  As a side note, spring is here!  Life is again glorious (went rollerblading today.  Ahh.)

Formulas for "highest rated" Youtube comments

Have you noticed that all of the comments that are rated the highest on youtube videos follow the same pattern?  To engineer such a comment, you must either play on people's emotions or their sense of feeling important/belonging to a club.  Examples follow:

"Thumbs up if you (insert something to do with the song.)"

"Justin Beiber sucks and (insert name of artist) rocks!"

"(# of people) were crying so hard that they missed the like button/listen to Justin Bieber/need to go die in a hole."        *note: said  # is slightly lower than the number of dislikes on the song.  (Apparently that intelligent remark didn't stop people from expressing their opinions.)*

And my personal favorite from today (this is a direct quotation)
"I hate it when people bring up Justin Bieber in every video!"

                         Oh, the irony.

Be aware of the formula.  Armed with it, you could become obscurely famous.

Fancy Snacks and other Fancy Foods

It wasn't pretty, but it was delicious

 Okay, so admittedly the theme here is birthday cakes.

This cake was a book report for my 9th grade English class for the book Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Dolled up fruit

Italian-ish? food

 Does anyone else share this food fetish?

Beauty Tips for the Lazy

So, being female, I am into looking good.  But when I ask someone who always looks nice how this happens, the story usually starts with "well, I set my alarm for four AM..."

I don't know about you guys, but I have better things to do at four in the morning or even at (prepare to be shocked) six in the morning than spend half an hour making my lips look bigger with a three step lip gloss.  Like....SLEEP.  I have accordingly become an expert on how to roll out of bed and not look like I have done so.  Instructions follow.

Tips for disguising greasy hair:

(We've all done it.  For those of you who have not, I have some beans to spill.  Lots of people are not 100% hygienic.  Shh.)

1. Baby powder: This little wonder is a girl's best friend.  If properly used (apply sparingly, avoid part, don't forget the underneath layers), greasy hair becomes virtually undetectable.
2. Wide headbands/hats:  The most noticeable part of greasy hair is the front.  Just cover it up.
3. Up-does: Much of the ugliness of greasy hair is the flat stick-to-your-head part.  If you can get it to puff up, that is more likely to be missed.  Loose messy buns do fine.
4. Straighten Your Hair:  Okay, this might take as long as a shower, but when hair is straight, it is okay for it to not have as much volume.
5. Get your hair wet: Last (and least) of these options is for extreme cases only.  If all else fails, get your hair wet and pull it back into a bun.  People will think that you woke up late and showered but could not dry your hair (if you dry your hair anyway, unlike me).  This will almost be true.

General Tips and Tips for "Acne Days":

1. Go light on the cover up/base:  As much as we all want to disguise our acne by pouring liquid skin all over our faces, It just doesn't look good.  Natural is always better than flawless.  Use cover up, but sparingly.
2. Focus on eyes and lips:  Instead of obsessing and slaving over something that just isn't going to get better, why not draw attention to our finer features?  Focus on mascara and other eye makeup, although an excess of this will make it look like you are fighting your face instead of accentuating it.  Also, a little lip gloss will not go amiss when distracting from acne.
3. Focus on clothes and accessories: I often see people at school who look as though they have labored tirelessly over their makeup, but are in sweatpants and sweatshirts.  Unless you are going for the grunge look, this does not make much sense.  Nice clothing choices are a quick and easy way to look like you care, even if you don't.   Along the same lines of distraction, big earrings go a long way.
4. Smile: Enough of me sounding like J14 magazine.  (And by the way, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens might be engaged.)  You will never look good if you are not confidant, and you will never look bad if you are.  Smile and be confidant, and nobody will ever know that you were supposed to look bad that day.

                                                 Much love forever,
                                                            The Lazy Beauty Guru

First Poem

This is a poem I wrote.  I chose this one just because.  The middle stanza is my favorite.  Here goes.

Truth

O highest degree of all things Celestial!

To which man aspires, and God has attained.

That which is lost unto all things Bestial

That which is light, which is beauty unstained.

If understood space, time, and worlds in our hands

But better to realize the truth of a babe

If mastered, the key to an empire’s lands

But sweeter unriddle the flow’rs on a grave

But that which is sweetest and dearest to know

Is that love which is limitless, lovely and sure

Though mountains should crumble, should grass never grow

Stands the love of the Savior, the Only, the Pure

First Photographs

As my life is not particularly exciting right now, I think a catch up is in order.  I will start with my favorite photographs which I have taken in my time upon this earth.  So basically, the last three years.  Enjoy!

 This flower (the pink one) inspired me to take up poetry again, cheesy as that may sound.

 Brent the adorable.

 Fancy snack

 Other fancy snack.  (I'm into those.  I'll probably devote a whole post in the future.)

 Samwise the brute.  (We love him, but we don't  know why.)

 Probably my all time favorite picture.

 Brookie and Papa Joe.

That lucky Ashley got two (unrelated) pictures in a row!

So... tell me your favorite because I'm a narcissist like that.  Love you Sarah...or rather the thousands of people who read this blog.  Farewell until my next hour of boredom.

Hello, all of my imaginary followers. I, Christine Elizabeth Haynie, am now officially a blogger. This blog is to contain poetry, photography, and other general creative outbursts by myself. If you are not interested in such things, do not bother to read. If you are, by all means concern yourself. This may not be a weekly thing, because who is creative (and bored, soon afterwards) all of the time? Appreciative comments are appreciated, and "constructive criticism" is tolerated... I mean encouraged. In all seriousness though, criticism is accepted. Otherwise, I'm just commanding everyone I know to read, view, and adore my outbursts. That is all.

Love,

Christine the Crazy

P.S. I am not unaware of this fact