Likes and Dislikes

Likes: Cloudy days. Rain. Books. Music. Friends. Horseback riding. Eventing. Writing. Magazines. Salmon. School. Purple. Pink. Blue. Grey. Diet Coke. Coke. Sprite. 7-up. Pizza. Shaved ice. My Lexar Jump Drive. My mouse. Chinese food. Chicken wraps.

Dislikes: Humidity. Sunburns. Yahoo Messenger. Mold. Corn. Peas. Sushi. Raw onions. Seriously muscled people. Slow internet.

The Future

For the longest time, I had wanted to be a writer. The trouble is, I've never finished a story longer than two pages, unless it was required school work. I've also found that I love to edit things. So, what does that mean I want to be? And editor, of course. I can't think of a better job for me than sitting around, reading a manuscript, and then suggesting ways to improve it. I'm sure there are things about being an editor besides that, but I won't know until I try.

One book that I will always enjoy (even though it's for younger children) is The School Story by Andrew Clements. It's about a girl who's mother is an editor for a company in New York City. Her mother mentions that the public wants school stories, and the young girl actually writes one and ends up getting it published, even though she's still in school and everything. I loved that book when I read it in elementary school, and I'm still quite fond of it now, because it represents what was once my dream.

Recently, however, I have become almost completely certain that I'd rather do something involving horses, or that perhaps I'd like to become a doctor. To keep the latter a possiblity, I've changed the courses I planned on enrolling in next year to contain advanced science. It's too early to close any doors. We'll see what happens!

Horseback Riding

The Resident Fluffy Things

All of my pets are extremely important to me, and I take their names pretty seriously. Most of them have a full name and a middle name. Crazy-obssessed? Nah. Dedicated? Exactly.

Ally is my Cocker Spaniel. Her full name is Alianora 'Freckles' O'Dell, but everyone calls her Ally. Imagine a blond Lady from "Lady and the Tramp"- that's my girl.

Likes: Licking ice cubes. Car rides. People food. Belly scratches. Baths. Hair dryers. Her stuffed elephant RIP. Her stuffed duck, George. Bones. Treats.

Dislikes: Wet ground. Flavored bones. And...nothing. She's easy going!

Fiddlesticks, more often called Fiddle, was adopted by us the summer of '05. He's just about two year old. He is the physical embodiment of the word 'aloof'. You can cluck 'kitty kitty' until you're blue in the face, but he won't come any closer.

Likes: Cat food. Getting litter outside the box. Annoying Ally. Getting Ally in trouble. Starting fights.

Dislikes: People petting him when he's not in the mood. Being picked up. Being ignored. Being shut out of a room.