escapades of a musical narniac

So you know how I was stressing over ye olde awkward situation that was taking place tonight? Well I ended up going, after a long time of being absolutely petrified of venturing into the outside world, and I ack-chellay ended up having a pretty fun time! I can only hope that at this point, things stay uncomplicated. I can only hope that my intentions were clear.

So now, I sit in my room, listening to Feist, and contemplating what I will wear to church tomorrow, as I’m running camera again. Comfort is key! Unfortunately, it’s still too warm outside to even begin to think of things that will go good with my spiffy new coat. Ah well, it’s gotta cool down eventually! (:


This is an abnormally short post for me, but I’ll wrap up by saying that if you haven’t gone to see October Baby yet, you really ought to. It was a very beautifully done film! As of right now, the decision to attend tonight was a good one. Here’s to it being a good one tomorrow, the next day, and the next as well!

DBF out!

Well, Sister Bonding Day was today! We went to see The Hunger Games, which was pretty fantastic! I don’t want to spoil anything just in case, but it really came through at moments, though there were a few puns from the book that were omitted from the final piece that I missed. Overall, it was really well done. The effects were better than in most movies I’ve seen recently *coughcoughBREAKINGDAWNcoughcough*, the cinematography was really beautifully grafted together, and I thought they really handled the overall violent concept rather well, getting the heart and soul of the book across. Also for a while, I didn’t have complete faith that anyone could really bring the characters that grew on me so rapidly to life, but the entire cast really went well above my expectations. (A special nod goes to Jennifer Lawrence for bringing the Katniss I always saw and had a considerable amount of relate-ability, thus, affection towards in the book straight from its pages to the screen.) Cheers for good filmwork! (:

(I also find it completely important to include that the spell checker on Windows Live Writer wants to correct “Katniss” to “Catnips”. Oh Sir Spell Checker. You’re so clever. xD)

After the movie, we went to lunch at Cracker Barrel (which is now a S.B.D. tradition), then shopping. Per standard policy, I have to find a white dress to wear underneath my gown at graduation. SO. The hunt both began and ended today… in the same store, no less! The dress is really quite pretty; I wish I had thought to snap a picture of it earlier. It’s more ivory than stark white, and it’s one of those dresses that you don and automatically want to begin twirling around in. I also managed to get this really lovely coat at Macy’s that was originally $50 for, and I kid you not, I bought it on sale for $5.24. It’s a dark mauve-ish color with a black sort-of plaid pattern on it. I have this not-so secret affinity for jackets of all sorts, so this was a real steal for me.

Post-talking to my mom about aforementioned awkwardness in my earlier post, I’ve decided to give this “hanging out” business a shot. The situation has gotten slightly less complicated (going to see a movie --- “October Baby” --- with a group of kids from the youth group at church), while at the same time getting rather more complicated (dude-friend is taking me to dinner beforehand). I do hope I’ve made it clear enough what I consider this to be without sounding too terrible. Hopefully this “hanging out” business doesn’t turn into anything more because, quite frankly, the thought scares the Henry out of me! (Erm, not that I had much of Henry in me to begin with, persay…) But I’ve placed it in God’s capable Hands, so I’m completely alright now I won’t be quite as timid as I usually am. (I know, can you imagine a quiet, shy Megan??) Now. To more pressing matters than such imaginations: What on earth do you wear for such an occasion?…

Musically speaking, if life events I never saw coming keep cropping up and sending me on an emotional roller coaster as they have been, I’ll be arriving at 350 songs and beyond before I can even think about baking that cake or purchasing that muffin I mentioned before! Which is pretty thrilling, I’ll admit, though whether the emotional toll it’s taking is worth the lyrical products of my day-to-day frustrations is still up for debate. Tack that debate onto the fact that I discovered the other day that my one-woman-band name (I’ve been formally known as “lessthanthree”) is indeed taken, taken, taken… well… let’s just say that the odds are not exactly in my favour! (; But, luckily for my musical career, perseverance has never been an option in The Life and Times of Megan Huffman; it’s always a requirement. Thus, from here on out (thanks to Wikipedia’s “random article” option), they’ll call me “Private Wire” on my side of the musical spectrum. No, I’m not kidding. I literally went on Wikipedia, clicked on “random article”, “Private Wire” was the first thing that came up, and I went all crazy cause I realized how simply perfect it was. I enjoy the abstract, obscure sound of it; it definitely sounds like the name of a band or singer that I would give a listen to. And what good is a mock band name if it doesn’t sound like something that I would enjoy myself? Ahh, I tell you. There is no critic I will ever fear more than myself. (: Plus, it makes for an interesting conversation…

BOB: Oh, hey, you’re that chick who writes those songs. How’d you get a name like “Private Wire”?
MEGGO: Oh, you know, like all the greats in music… the “random article” link on Wikipedia.

Editorially speaking, however, I seem to be at a comedic loss for what to do for the joint-birthday-bonanza-supreme-event-of-the-century-possible-video-of-awesome-ninja-proportions. (Oh yeah, that’s totally catching on!) As you can imagine, I’m not used to being in a creative slump (what with those 300 songs, small army of Blunderkinds, other special occasion videos, and other whatnots), so either my brain proceeds to work with me, or I very well may have to go to war with it! Speaking of war, once this creative rut is conquered, if Movie Maker refuses to cooperate with me… I tell you, it’ll be curtains for that software of doom! CURTAINS I say!

Well, looks like today will be a bigger day than I originally anticipated, so here is where I must depart, sadly. Hopefully your weeks are full of all sorts of pleasantries. (: Until next time, my dears! And, of course… “May the odds be ever in your favour!”

DBF out!

p.s. --- Thinking about changing the layout up a bit, although I’m dreading the comment-banning consequences of this… so just shoot me a message on Facebook if I do change it and commenting gets disabled again, and I’ll be sure to fix it up! (:

I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s rather relaxing to listen to the happy little birds tweet away. It almost makes this horribly hot weather that’s been trending around here tolerable!

Well, have I got a lot to blog about!!

First off, might I say how absolutely greatly I’ve been missing my DBFs? You guys are constantly in my thoughts and prayers. I’ve got a LOT of recapping to do once I’m done here!

Well Kellie, you’ll be proud; I’ve finally leapt onto the Hunger Games bandwagon. I’ve gotten through the first book (FANTASTIC!!) and half of the second. My sisters and I are going to see the movie tomorrow morning. Or, should I say, in a few hours. Who needs sleep anyways? Cinematically speaking, I’m sad to say that I haven’t visited the glorious theatre since Sherlock Holmes several months ago. Hopefully today’s visit will be just as wonderful an experience as the last!

Really, in all aspects, life’s been pretty good. Everything has been rather chill: I completed my final annual test as a high schooler and am awaiting the results of said test with as much patience as someone with my low level of patience possibly can. (; I’m officially into my last quarter of 12th grade, and then I am finished. Which is such a surreal thought! Graduation is on June 9th. It’s silly, but it keeps reminding me of how much I have to get a job soon, haha. I don’t know what I’ll do with myself once school is finished! Things have been going well in basically all areas: I’m working on something for the youth group at my church which I’m hoping will go over well, my family’s all doing good, and I totally called who A was on the PLL season finale. Muahahahaha!

And now, the most exciting bit… I’ve officially joined the main media ministry at my church! I’m still working in youth, but my training began a few weeks ago for running various stations during the services and other special events, like lights, word projection, and so on. I’m actually running the camera this Sunday. I did it two weeks ago, and oh my word, I could stand there forever. Never thought that a camera could be such a thrilling experience! I’m so anxious to see where God takes me in that area.

And now… the awkward part.

I’m about 78% sure that a guy I consider a good friend just asked me out, and I know that if I ask him if that’s what he means, and he says yes, I’m going to end up hurting him, which I absolutely hate. I really just can’t think about a relationship right now, and also… I’ve never really seen him in that light. And it’s really awkward. But I hate hurting people… oof. This weekend is surely going to be a big bucket of interesting.

Older Sister’s wedding is getting really close too, and we’ve actually found bridesmaid’s dresses! Myself and Little Sister tried them on and fell in love with them. I have to admit, I was really crossing my fingers for some sort of elven/Narnian feel (What can I say? Old habits die hard!), but these are really quite elegant in their own right. I’m just really glad I’m not related to someone who would’ve put me in something completely blinged out. That would’ve been a little odd! I’ll have to get a hold of a picture of the dress to post on here.

Oh, and when you get a second, look up the music of both Barnaby Bright and The Civil Wars. Really great folk-y/country sounds on most of their songs, I love them. And speaking of music… WA-LA! I’ve hit my 300 song-iversary! I may just bake a cake tomorrow to commemorate. Or stop by Wawa and get one of their red velvet muffins of magic, hope, and wonder. Mmmmmmmmm. I’m doing a lot more driving now, too, which is so thrilling. The first time I drove home from church, it was ack-chellay night, so I felt rather proud of myself.

And so, here is where I must sign off. Contrary to what my brain would have me believe, I do really need to sleep at some point. (x Here’s to a fantastic week ahead! ♥

DBF out!

p.s. --- It is now 2:12, and the birds are still singing! (: