Well, hello there...

So I've realized I'm probably the lamest blogger...ever. Haha. Buuut...I guess I'll write a post...I'll just write a bulleted list of random stuff!

Anyhoo...

• Sooo...I went to a Relient K/Deas Vail/Sherwood concert recently. OH DEAR GOD WAS IT AMAZING. It wasn't a very big concert, so we were suuuuper close. Deas Vail is my second favorite band and Relient K is obviously my FAVORITE. GAHHHH! I'm still bursting with excitement.
• At this concert, I met Matthew Thiessen, so obviously my life is complete. I also met Wes Blaylock from Deas Vail...He. Is. So. Attractive.
• I just got a Canon Rebel XS yesterday for Christmas. I'm in love. I ran around all day yesterday taking pictures of EVERYTHING. My family wanted to kill me because I was hurting their eyes with the flash. Haha.
• I've had a greeeeeat Christmas break. One night, I played Monopoly with my friend and two of my brother's friends. Then we went to the grocery store at 2 AM to get juice boxes, Lunchables, and frozen pizza. Another night, I went to my aunt's house and played video games with my cousins, and last night after all the Christmas festivities were over, I went sledding with my friend and a herd of my brother's friends at night. Aghghghgh. It was so much fun. After sledding, we all came back to my house and made sooo much hot chocolate. Then I played Apples To Apples with three of my brother's friends and one of my friends from 10 PM to 3 AM. (One of them was determined to get through the entire deck.) I don't want Christmas break to be over. At all. AT ALL. 

Sorry if this post was really rambly and spastic. I'm just really happy! XD

Aaand...there's the picture.<3

Party like it's 1820.

In honor of Thanksgiving, I'd like to honor the Native Americans.

They were pretty cool.

For an explanation as to why we are dressed like this and for more photos, check out Mia Knox's blog.

"Isn't it nice to know that the lining is silver? Isn't it nice to know that we're golden?"

I was sitting at the computer desk, which is right by a window, and suddenly, everything turned golden.

It was beeeeautiful.

Since it's under 40 days until Christmas...

I have deemed it socially acceptable to break out the Relient K Christmas music.

Well, any Christmas music to be exact.

So I've spent my entire day listening to Relient K's, Elvis Presley's, an Josh Groban's Christmas albums.

Yes, I do wait for this time of year...every year.

But yeah, if you get the chance, check out Relient K's Christmas album. It's lovely.

I would post a video, but YouTube doesn't have any. Hmph.

Well, of "Silver Bells" and "O Holy Night", which are my favorite songs from the album.

It's weird..."Silver Bells" always reminds me of going to Chicago at Christmastime. I guess that's why I love it so much. Haha.

I just love overly dramatic, sappy Christmas music...

Don't judge me.

Dear Sparknotes...

Why are you so darn boring.

Can I just sleep now? Please?

Sick days...

Day two of being sick. Bleh.

Sore throats are awful.

Day 24- A letter to your parents...

Dear Mom and Dad,

I love you so much. You both know that.

Sure, sometimes I shut you out. But that doesn't mean I don't love you, it just means I'm becoming more independent.

You both are lovely people. You're kind to everyone. You give so much to everyone.

You feed our entire family and our friends. That's a lot.

You open our home to everyone.

You provide me with so much. Most of it, I don't deserve, and it seems your one and only goal is to make me happy. It makes me feel so selfish...

My friends say that you are wonderful people.

Thank you for providing me with the best life I could ever ask for.

Love,
Your one and only daughter.

Day 23- Something you crave for a lot...

There are several things...

I crave hugs. Or someone to lean on.

I crave a new Relient K CD to put on repeat...constantly.

I crave cake. Really good cake.

I crave shopping. I'm pretty sure I have a problem.

I crave having people around me. I hate being by myself. If I'm by myself, I think too much, and that just brings me down.

I crave being happier and more positive.

I crave experiencing new things and traveling.

I guess you could say I want too much.

Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else...

Hmm.

Well, for starters, I stay up really late watching politics. Most people think this is ridiculous.

I was/am super excited about getting braces. I was sick of my teeth. They were far too gappy.

I tend to wear more muted tones than most people. For some reason, color just makes me feel weird.

I have really huge obsessions with Relient K and history.

I take waaay more pictures than a lot of people do. Of pretty much anything.

I'm sure there's more...but I don't really pay attention to how I'm different from everyone. I'm too busy to think that much.

Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy...

 (Well, this photo isn't mine.)

So if you've known me for very long, you'd probably know that I have a deep, professed love for Relient K.

If I'm having a terrible day, I usually listen to them. Their lyrics inspire me, make me smile, make me think, and sometimes make me cry.

They're quite witty.

And Matthew Thiessen sings like a god.

So yeah...The picture's tiny because I figured I'd throw this one in as kind of a side thing...

My friend Karyn's gospel dancin' like a beast makes me happy. Haha.

Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future...

Right now, I don't see myself with anyone.

Maybe because I'm only 14?

But yeah, currently, I don't see myself being married to anyone in the next ten years. I just see myself as independent and busy. I mean, I want to get married, but my mind isn't in that position yet.

So I guess that makes it a no one? That sounds so lonely...Let's just go with to be determined at a later date, okay?

(On a side note, I just realized...I only have 10 posts left of this challenge.)

Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them...

Frankie: No one takes the time to say my actual name, Francesca. It's either this, or Franc.

Franc: (See above.)

Frank n' beans: One of my friends calls me this. I don't particularly enjoy it, but she does.

Frank<3: My friends are in the ongoing process of redoing my room so we all came up with man names for ourselves.

Frankenstein: People just think they're oh-so-very funny.

Raven Symone: It's a very long story.

That's all I can think of currently. I probably have more, but I'm too lazy to think. Hey, it's a Friday.

Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have...

Plans?

Well, I plan to be successful and happy. Most people place those as dreams or goals. Those are my plans.

Also, I plan to go to college. Someplace lovely.

I plan to live in Chicago. It's my favorite city, afterall.

To go into law or politics. 

Dreams?

I dream of eventually finding a really nice, attractive guy and marrying him.

I dream of one day actually being decent-ish at sports.

I dream of having a big old house. I can't stand new ones.

Goals?

To get over a certain someone...Once and for all.

To get all A's in high school.

To get into a really good college.

To be happy with life. Truly happy with where I am...not to be happy with "only if I had..."

Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why...

Hmm...Someone I would want to switch lives with?

Matthew Thiessen.

Because he sings like a god.

And he's pretty darn cool.

(I'd upload a picture, but my internet is being lame. Google him. He's lovely.)

Day 16-Another picture of yourself...

So...This picture is a couple months old, but I don't take many pictures of myself considering I don't have a webcam (this was using a friend's) and I hate those self-pictures. There's always an awkward looking arm in them...or they're waaay too close.

Also, I don't get a lot of pictures of myself because I tend to be taking the pictures...or there's usually other people in them...or I just don't like the picture...

I guess I'm pretty picky.

And pretty rambly.

Also, note ginger friend with his head in the corner. Lovely.

I interrupt this 30 Day Challenge for a special announcement...

BOBBY SCHILLING WON!

...And my friends and I got our picture with him this summer. You're jealous. I know it. Haha.

Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play...

1. Come Right Out and Say It- Relient K
2. An American Trilogy- Elvis Presley
3. The Stenographer [Demo]- Relient K
4. Swing- Taking Back Sunday
5. Praise You In This Storm- Casting Crowns
6. Handel's Messiah- Relient K
7. American Dream- Casting Crowns
8. No Roads Left- Linkin Park
9. Pajama Party- Swimming With Dolphins
10. Cave In- Owl City
11. I So Hate Consequences- Relient K
12. You Never Let Go- Matt Redman
13. In the Garden- Elvis Presley
14. The Gambler- Fun. 
15. Swing Down Sweet Chariot- Elvis Presley

So...Besides all the Relient K, this is a terrible representation of my musical taste. I swear I listen to more bands than this.

Also, no judging. I really like Elvis, okay?

Also, I'm pretty dumb. I thought it said 15 songs...Haha.

Day 14- A picture of you and your family...

Well, considering the fact that I'm usually the one behind the camera taking the pictures and my family is incredibly busy, I don't have any recent (as in...this year) pictures of my family. These are about a year or so old.

 So...This is my family, minus my older brother...in my favorite city. (He was lame and didn't come). Haha.

 Aaand...Here's my older brother. He's...interesting. Haha.

Design!?

Well, I managed to find an interesting background...

I might make the header more interesting, but I fail to have the energy right now, so that will have to wait until later.

Geometry homework is calling my name...Ugh.

I find it funny...

I promised a new blog design months ago...and never got around to actually designing it in any manner. Well, I changed the color?

This really makes me think.

I found this on Goodmorning & Goodnight. Something needs to change in my life.

Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently...

Dear you,

You were my first real boyfriend.

I'm sorry I sucked as a girlfriend. I was just scared because I felt like I wasn't worthy of you. I thought you were perfect...

You broke up with me.

It really hurt me. Still does. A lot.

I'm glad we're friends again.

But I miss you like hell.

Every time I think about it, I feel like crying.

Even seeing your face causes the hurt to start all over again.

I'm a little bit more over it than I was a month ago.

But the pain still hasn't gone away completely. I'm not sure when it ever will.

I'm not sure what to put here,
Francesca

Day 12- How you found out about blogs and why you made one...

Well, blogs are everywhere, so I can't really pinpoint the exact moment I found out about blogs.

Why I made one, you ask? Well...it all started one day when I was really frustrated and feeling pretty low. I needed some place to vent. I guess this is what this is. I blog when I'm really upset or bored, I guess. I don't care if anyone reads it. I'm doing this more for myself than to have someone read it..

Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends...

So...We're definitely an interesting bunch. (Again, if you aren't in this picture, don't feel left out. I still <3 you!)

My friends are lovely. We're a little mismatched, but in a good way. We all have our little quirks, have different interests, and are in different activities, but we fit together well.

I mean...we're an incredibly random group of people, but I like that about us. We're not all the same.

...And yes, those are fake mustaches. 

Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad...

Happy:
I haven't been truly happy for quite awhile...I have to admit.
But, when I feel remotely happy I tend to listen to "Up and Up" by Relient K. It's so upbeat!

Sad:
For me, there are two types of sad I go through: sad, because I'm missing someone, or sad because my heart has been broken.
When I miss someone, I listen to "Vanilla Twilight" by Owl City.
When I'm heartbroken, I listen to "Curl Up and Die" by Relient K.

Bored:
I don't really pick any certain songs, I just kinda go through shuffle. My current addiction is "The Green Gentleman" by Panic At the Disco.

Hyped:
I hate to admit it, but "Baby" by Justin Bieber is the song I choose for this. Why? Because I'm usually hyped when my friends are around because being around them makes me super duper happy...and my friends and I kind of have a weird obsession with this song...and this song only...by Justin Bieber. It's just too darn catchy!

Mad:
"Liar, Liar" by Never Shout Never and "Be Calm" by Fun. are the songs I listen to for this occasion...

Day 9- Something you’re proud of in the past few days...

I've decided that I'll just blog when I feel like it. Haha.

Anyways...

I guess I'm pretty proud that I did well at Scholastic Bowl practice yesterday. Lame, I know...but hey! I answered the most questions out of the freshman, and there are some pretty smart freshman.

It was a nice confidence boost, I must say. 

I'm too lazy to write anything else, so...Bye!

Day 8- Short term goals for this month and why...

1. Clean my room. Why? Because it needs to be done...Also, I get to paint my room when I'm done. I'm painting it off-white.
2. Detach myself from Facebook. Why? Because I spend far too much time on it.
3. Do my homework earlier. Why? Because I stay up way too late because of procrastination. 
4. Learn more, read more, create more. Why? Because.

Day 7- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you...

So I'm too lazy to go hunting through my jumbled masses of pictures on my computer, so I'll just write.

My friends:
I love them, so much. Before I was friends with my current friends, I was shy. I couldn't talk to anyone. My weekends were lackluster. I didn't feel confident in myself, at all. I was boring. My life was pretty much boring. I was usually sad. Now, though...I can't stop talking. Every weekend is fun. I may still struggle with confidence, but I've gotten better. I actually have stuff to talk about. My life is definitely a heck of a lot more interesting. I'm typically incredibly happy. All I have to say is thank you.

My parents:
My parents are wonderful people. They raised/are still raising me in a loving home. I love them dearly. :)

Day 6- Favorite superhero and why...

Anyways...I counted, and I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be on day 18...so I'm just going to do as many posts as I can until I reach that or get sick of blogging...(The below picture is not mine.)

My favorite superhero? Spiderman.

Had this been a few years ago, I probably would have said one of the X-Men...Either Nightcrawler or Cyclops.

Little-known fact about me: I really like superhero cartoons. I always have since seeing "X-Men Evolution".

...But, back to the matter at hand...

Spiderman is my favorite for several reasons:
1. His powers are legit, unlike someone like Batman or Ironman.
2. The series "The Spectacular Spiderman" is pretty cool.
3. Not only is his Spiderman side cool, so is his Peter Parker side...you know...in a dorky sort of way. 
4. Face it, who wouldn't want his powers? He can climb up walls!

Well, that is all for now...

Day 5- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to...

 

 Even though I absolutely love traveling, I haven't really gone many places.

The only big trips I've gone on were to Orange County, California and Destin, Florida.

My favorite place I've been to though...by far was Chicago.

It has great museums, shopping, and food, which are three of my favorite things.

It's way too much fun.

Sorry...

So, I've been pretty busy lately...You know, with homecoming, homework, band, tennis, and everything else.

That means that this blog gets neglected...but I am going to continue the 30 Day Challenge from here.

So...here we go.

Day 4- A habit that you wish you didn’t have...

I have a lot of these...I'll make a list!

• Peeling off my nailpolish...I take so much time painting them, but I'll just get distracted and start picking at it. 
• Worrying or stressing about everything...I do it constantly. I need to learn to just chill.
• Cutting myself down...I don't know why I do it so much...low self-esteem, I guess?
• Unnecessarily saying "like" too much...I use it in nearly every sentence while speaking. It needs to stop!
• Procrastinating, or just not doing it at all...I put stuff off waaay too much. Sometimes, I end up just not doing it at all. 
• Talking way too loud...
• Repeating myself...I'll say something and think no one heard me, so I'll say it again. Either that, or I'll forget I already told someone something...

I guess that's all for now...

Bye!

Day 3- A picture of you and your friends...

 This post was late...apologies.

So this picture was from the 8th grade dance. (Last year...) I'm the one in the red dress on the end.

These girls are basically my life. They're all gorgeous and are some of the loveliest people I know. I don't know what I'd do without them.

There are more people who are basically my life...they just aren't in this picture. If you are one of these people, don't fret, you're still super-duper special. :)

Goodmorning & Goodnight

So, I found this site because of stumbleupon.com...

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/

It's a site full of quotes and neat pictures.

I think it's cool. 

The above pictures are some of my favorites I found there.

“Dare to look foolish. The real fools are those who never attempt anything. Dare to make mistakes. They are the best teachers you will ever know. Dare to take action. There’s a risk you may fail. Yet if you take no action failure is a certainty. Dare to be fully alive. Dare to speak your mind. Dare to enjoy the beauty of the world. Dare to make a difference. Dare to love. Dare to be the person you know you can be. Dare to expect the best, with your words and actions. You’ll usually get it. Dare to do what is right rather than what is convenient or expedient. It will truly make a difference in the way you see yourself, and the way others see you. You’re here, with this magnificent day available to you. Dare to make it the best you can.”

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” ~Dale Carnegie

“Holding anger is a poison; it eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade and the harm we do, we do to ourselves.”

...and those were some of my favorite quotes I found via that site.

That's all for now...

Bye. 

Day 2- The meaning behind your website name...

Basically, I'm really bad at coming up with titles for things.

It's pretty generic, I know...

But I figured "thoughts, feelings, and photographs" would be an appropriate name because I basically created this blog to vent. Writing things where other people can see them seems to help better than just writing them in a notebook. So, that's where the thoughts and the feelings parts come in.

Now for the photographs...

I take a lot of them...of like...everything. My life from about November 2009 to now is pretty much documented in photographs.

So that pretty much sums it up...

That is all. Bye.

Day 1- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself...

Anyways...First of all, I like this picture, and I don't know why. It's not even that good of a picture of me. I just look so happy, I dunno.

Now for the facts...
1. My passion is Relient K. Like, no joke.
2. I love old movies. Especially Hitchcock or Audrey Hepburn films.
3. Navy blue is my favorite color.
4. Chicago is my absolute favorite place.
5. I actually like politics.
6. I have a very short attention span...I can't pay attention to one thing for very long. Maybe that's why I'm such an awful blogger...I try to write something, but get sidetracked...
7. Choir camp 2010 turned me into a RENT junkie, however, it is not my favorite movie. "Vertigo" or "Ratatouille" is. 
8. I really like sweaters and tacky glittery nailpolish.
9. I love museums.
10. I have an obsession for Facebook Quoting my friends and family. They say some pretty interesting things sometimes.
11. I stay up way too late, like...all the time. I don't even remember the last time I was asleep by 11 PM.
12. I really love walks, but I hate walking by myself. I just feel so lonely and awkward when I do...Haha.
13. I really like antique/vintage things.
14. I really, really like history. Always have, and I probably always will.
15. I love art. I used to draw/paint all the time, but I haven't drawn or painted much lately. I'm not very good, but hey, I don't care. (I really wish I was still in art lessons...I hope once band is over...)

Well, I could write so much more...but it only said 15 facts, so this is where I stop...

30 Day Challenge...

So, my dear friend Mia just finished this...

I'm usually too busy or lazy to come up with something to write...

Either that, or...I think it's stupid, so I don't post it.

Anyways...I guess this gives me something to write about.

Day 1- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 2- The meaning behind your website name
Day 3- A picture of you and your friends
Day 4- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 5- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
Day 6- Favorite superhero and why
Day 7- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 8- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 9- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- How you found out about blogs and why you made one
Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
Day 16-Another picture of yourself
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
Day 26- What you think about your friends
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now; how have you changed since then
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Who are you

"Clinging to the remnants of perfection like most do after they break it..."

My boyfriend broke up with me on Tuesday...

To make matters worse, it was in an insensitive way.

I thought I was over it...until today.

I saw him everywhere.

I thought about him nearly every moment.

I was in tears too many times to count.
 
And I nearly cried at least twice.

My only desire is to lock myself in my room and cry myself to sleep.

Why does life have to suck so much?

I hate this year. So much.

I need the weekend. Now.

I have no idea how I'm going to survive tomorrow.

I feel like complete and utter crap.

All I can do right now is just listen to multiple depressing Relient K songs. Usually, I feel better after a couple songs or so...but they aren't working. 

Apologies, my life is hectic...

AGH! Finally! Some free time.

I've been so very busy this past...week or two? Heck, I don't even remember. Wednesdays are definitely the worst. I get home at about 9 PM or so because I have school, then tennis, then band. What's terrible about that is I go to school at 7 AM.

Anyways, this post is two days late. It's about Thursday. I'll post more recent junk later.

Photo 1: My planner from school. Homework is in blue, tests/quizzes are in red. I think it pretty much explains itself.
Photo 2: My new camera case. I got it from Target. It's designed by this company called Poketo. I love it! It's just so cute and unique.
Photo 3: Apologies for the emo teenage girlness of this picture. I had like...two seconds to take it, then I had to get back to my studying. Ugh. Anyways, The shirt is from Hollister. I wore it with a white American Eagle skirt. It was really cute. I only wish that I would've worn it with a white tank top instead of gray...
Photo 4: One of my notebooks from school. I got it at Target. I like how it looks kinda vintagy.

Meh. I have no energy to write at the moment...By the way, it's Monday. So I have some days to catch up on...

I'll post later.

Goodbye.

Hey there...

Well, I finally decided it's time to post on this...

I apologize for the bad...well, terrible design of this blog. I'll fix it later, I promise.

School starts in two days for me. I'm going to be a freshman in high school. It's just all very weird to me. I don't feel like I should be in high school...at all.

I apologize that I have no pictures to post today. First of all, my internet has been incredibly slow lately. I have a feeling it has something to do with my older brother playing a video game on the internet...Also, I was talking to a new friend until 4:45 AM on Facebook, so I just woke up at 12:30 PM and didn't have any time to take any pictures.

About this new friend...He's a grade ahead of me (sophomore) one of my other friends told me that I should talk to him because he's "a stud" (I really like the way guys compliment their friends...haha). He also said that he's a lot alike me, which is frighteningly true. I'm pretty sure I've never spoken to anyone I had more in common with.

Then my guy friend went on to say, "He's pretty cute too." I always find it funny when guys refer to other guys in this manner.

So yeah, I talked to my new friend for about 3 or 4 hours.

On another note, I just recently joined the tennis team. I have practice in a little less than an hour. I'm really quite upset though. I have to miss my boyfriend's/friend's soccer game for practice...and I love soccer boys. :(

After tennis, I have marching band for three hours.

Really? Where did my summer go?

I miss the days where all I had to do was do a simple math assignment, then I had free time all day. You know, looking back on it...it's ridiculous that I was so incredibly eager to get older when I was younger. Now, I'm dreading time moving ahead at all. Four years from now, I'll be out in the world, supporting myself. It's just a very frightening thought.

Well, I believe that I've made this post much too long. I'm gonna go now. Bye!