Thursday, November 26, 2009 - Pictures of my camera
So, I was babysitting the other day, and I took along my camera. Here's what I got while John was napping. 
I love taking mirror shots. I don't know why - I think it's the challenge of getting the frame JUST right.
and, it's a bit narcissistic, but I love taking pictures of myself. That way, I always know exactly what expression or pose I want, and I don't have to spend time arranging other people - I can just snap away.
and lastly, I LOVE to edit photographs. We have such fun technology now to be able to manipulate pictures however we want, and it's so much fun to experiment!
That's all for today - I hope everyone has a lovely Thanksgiving weekend!!
~Sarah Beth
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 - My ventures
Terribly sorry I've been absent for a while.... school and all. I do have a very few pictures for you all however!
First the ones from the Halloween show. Both Rachel and I were in it -Rachel played a scary little trick-or-treater and I was a vampire.
Singing 'Loathing" with my arch-nemesis, the werewolf in the background.
Rachel's poem. She was a fairy princess. :)
This was a mimed skit, done to Sally's Song from Nightmare Before Christmas. It was my favourite one to perform.
Singing about "Good 'n Evil" with my backup dancers
And here we all are - Beka and I were vampires, and Rachel as the (not fairy at this point) princess.
The next week, I was asked by the director of the show I was stage managing (sorry, no pictures there) to help out with the VA film festival. I of course said yes, and I ended up dressing up as Ariel (from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid) and greeting people going into the big theater. Funnily enough, they were showing The Little Mermaid, so I got some VERY excited little girls coming up and talking to me. It was SO much fun!!
In front of the theater - it's a REALLY nice theater!!
This girl was dressed up as Taylor Swift... nice idea and all, but it would have been so much better if she had smiled. Just a thought.
This was the best part - talking to all the little kids! The girls were friendliest, but there were some little boys who didn't mind telling me ll about their sword-fights with each other. :)
So there you have it! Both of these were so much fun (I LOVED the costumes for each!) and the fact that I got to work with my little sis in one and kids in the other made it so much more fun to do. And now I plan like dressing up as Ariel to any and all costume parties I might have in the future.
And now I'm gearing up for finals! School is almost over - I can see the horizon! I've signed up for classes next semester, and I'm looking at all my options for next year, of which there are many.
I'm looking forward to my winter break, because I'm going to be out of town for a month! I've been invited to spend Christmas with my best friend in Pennsylvania, and then New Year's with my "little sister" up in Connecticut, and I'm so very excited. Lots of work to be done between now and then though, so goodbye for now!
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Monday, November 2, 2009 - My un-named sonnet I wrote for English
Certain people have been asking me for writings done in my English class - and while I feel as though you would be bored stiff by my essays, we're into poetry now, and I wrote a Shakespearian sonnet. This sonnet has no name, because I am not good with coming up with names.
The Sonnet
Help me to understand why
One can make promises they do not intend to keep?
And although you want to believe his sigh
He’ll push you ‘till you have to weep.
A broken vase, shattered on the ground
Glass and flowers mingling on the floor
Splashes of color and glitter abound
While reality slams us right into the door.
And, if the flowers are gathered up,
Will they still live and shine anew?
No, one may die while in the cup
Though drenched with heavy dew.
While he says “I’m sorry”
My face is turned away.
disclaimer: I never said it was a great sonnet...
oooh, and also (to show off that yes, I actually have learned something in English class) the form of a Shakespearian sonnet is:
a - introducing the topic
b
a
b
c - introducing the metaphor
d
c
d
e - building onto the metaphor
f
e
f
g - closing
g
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Trip to Yorktown
We took a field trip last week!
I had a 2-day break last week, and Mom the girls and I and I decided to go up to Yorktown on the 19th - which just happened to be the anniversary of Cornwallis's surrender in Yorktown. It was pretty cool, and Mom and I enjoyed ourselves very much. Rebekah and Rachel... well. They tried. For an hour or so. 
Shadows on the lawn. I do like shadows.
The Monument. There were a lot of big-wigs there, including the President of the Virginia chapter of the DAR (daughter's of the revolution)
Waiting to see the Muster on the Green... Rebekah and Rachel were rather bored.
There were two families who had come all the way from Mississippi, all dressed in Colonial clothing. They were pretty cool.
This was SO much fun to watch. They demonstrated different formations, and shot off their muskets.
It was rather smoky, after they shot 'em off.
They have bayonets, and they're not afraid to use them against the British!
Oliver Bear also managed to tag along for the ride.
On our way to Williamsburg's Yankee Candle!
She always makes me laugh...
See? hahaha
Our fearless leader.
Oliver was safely buckled in too.
At Yankee Candle! It was really pretty. Dare I say it... even prettier than the one up in Mass. 
I know. It shocked me too. And I still feel a little disloyalty saying it.
See? So pretty. This is the Christmas room.
We all had a really good time (including Oliver) and I loved being able to go on a field trip with Mom and the girls again! I've missed being with them during the day, since I'm at school every day now. 
It's been a slow adjustment, but I think we're all getting used to it.
Except when it comes to the dishes. I still come home to the same amount of them in the sink every night. Wonder how that happens?
~Sarah Beth
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - It's fall
So, I had written out this BEAUTIFUL post about fall and how I'm doing here.... and then it got erased. So, I'll give you the shortened version - Fall is here, it's cold, and they finally turned on the heating at School. Home is a different matter - Daddy's still refusing to turn on the heat. However, we have a freeze warning for tonight, so we'll see how long he can hold onto the thermostat before we girls overpower him.
I went on another walk in the woods last week... here are the pictures!
Shadows are my new favourite thing.
Very pretty, but probably HIGHLY poisionus berries.
My allergies did not appreciate the beauty of the goldenrod.
Colourful leaves... I need to play round with the lighting on this one.
This is entirely natural composition. I didn't have to do a thing except take the picture.
and lastly of our woods trip - the majestic evergreens. Or, they would be, except that I think a lot of them are dead. But it made for a good picture anyway. 
The last picture I'll show you, is to get you into the October mood. I'm currently rehearsing for our Drama Club's Halloween show, where I play a vampire. I'm not going to look exactly like this, but I had fun playing around with the 'creepy' settings on Picnik.
Look! I sparkle JUST like Edward!
tee hee.
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