escapades of a musical narniac

 
First and foremost, however, I’d like to apologize for this post’s tardiness… I was rendered so busy, I was unable to make it even close to the ol’ PC till this time today! And, I was also mortified to realize that my original post for our one-year DBFiversary never posted to my blog… so this is pretty long overdue, but here it is.

I cannot tell you how much our friendship means to me. I’ve always had a hard time holding a friendship together, and up until recently I’ve felt as if I didn’t really have anyone to call a friend. However, the fact that I knew that I could always post on here, and you guys would never fail to respond, always made me feel like I fit in, as if I never had a single problem with it before. My friends, you are beautiful (inside AND out! (:) and it has been nothing short of a pleasure getting to know you over the past year. All of the jokes, the Narnia-isms, the art, the music… it all means so much to me. I hope we never fall out of touch, and that someday soon, we can meet face to face and go on all sorts of wonderful adventures. Here’s to another year, and many more, of DBFness. Cheers!

And, in case you were wondering, here’s my current profile picture on Facebook…

…taken during filming for the Christmas pageant a few months ago. My sis and I were sent to grab the squirt bottle labeled “Jesus”, we found a spare helmet, and… well, the rest is pretty much history. Tis a bit blurry, though, and I struggle sometimes to find a picture of myself with a serious face haha, so here’s this one for the heck of it:

And, furthermore, my last name is Huffman, but I’m on Facebook as “Megan Brittany”. And since there are apparently quite a few Megan Brittany’s in the world, all you have to search for is “Chelsea Fernando”… which is quite the story, ack-chellay. (x I shooooould appear in the results for that. (Apparently, there are less Chelsea Fernando’s than Megan Brittany’s… can’t imagine why that is at all…)

The thing that I had planned for our big celebration is running a wee bit late as well, so that will be delayed until (hopefully!) New Year’s Eve at the latest. I’ll be posting it right on here when it’s done, so keep an eye out for it!

I’ll toss a separate post detailing Christmas a bit more in a minute, but before that, I have GOT to get this posted lol. I earnestly look forward to talking with you guys soon!

Merry (late!) Christmas, here’s to many more!

DBF out!

p.s. – I just remembered this picture before I posted, and I had to put it on here! (;

Well, it’s official: after 5:19 PM, I’ll be considered an adult! Pretty crazy. Time flies so fast!!

Unfortunately this will probably be a pretty short post cause I want to make sure that I spend the maximum amount of time with my family today. We’re planning on going to Red Robin for a late lunch (where I will be ordering a rather large fried chicken salad, mmmmMMMM <3), and then possibly Sweet Frog for dessert.

Fortunately, in the meantime, I have about ten zillion posts to my Facebook to catch up on, good music to listen to, and…. *drumroll*… several new Blunderkinds to post, as promised! I would have posted them earlier, but I got rather sick (would you believe that MRSA had struck again?). I’m a LOT better now, although the site of the infection was much more gruesome this time around… I literally had a hole about an inch deep the size of a dollar coin in the back of my shoulder. Not. Fun. However, it’s only about the size of a dime now, and I can hardly even tell it’s there, so it’s all good!

So anyways, without further ado, ye olde Blunderkinds!

   
Also, there is this pic, which I cannot take credit for, but as soon as I saw it, I thought of you guys and simply had to post it. (:

Hope you enjoy! (; And Merry Early Christmas! Here’s to a fantastic week, leading up to an incredibly exciting Sunday!

Until next time,

DBF out!

p.s. – I’ll be attempting to put something special together for tomorrow, which happens to be our official one-year DBFiversary! Be sure to watch out for that. (: (If I can’t get it ready for tomorrow though, it’ll definitely be up by the end of the week.)

Long time, no post! I’m afraid that my blogging has become rather lax in the midst of all the crazy stuff that’s been going on… hopefully that will change, as it’s getting closer and closer to that magical one-year DBF anniversary celebration! (Which, by the way, I am beyond excited about!!)

Where to begin, where to begin… well, first off, if you’re ever considering caving and going to see Breaking Dawn? Spare yourself a few dollars, cause it was terrible. I’m not sure if that’s just my own opinion or not, but there was very little that I really enjoyed about it. My mom, sisters, and I went to the midnight showing though, which is always loads of fun. But personally? I think I’ll just bide my movie-going time until Sherlock Holmes hits theaters!

As we’re getting well into December, excitement is mounting greatly for the big one-eight on the 21st, delayed only by the great excitement that comes with my church’s annual Christmas pageant! It’s been running since Tuesday --- with the last showing being Sunday afternoon --- , and it’s pretty spectacular. The pageant is a really big deal here, and a ton of people are putting their time and talent into making it happen. One of the things I really love the most about it this year is helping backstage, which I haven’t done before, and will surely be returning to do again next year! Basically, our job is to wait for blackouts and move the props around to set the stage for the next scene. It sounds pretty simple, but when you have about ten seconds to transform a 1940’s USO center into an apartment before one of the cast members walks in and begins her scene, things get pretty crazy! However, it’s fun all around, and the people I’m working with are so nice and funny, so it’s all good! I also take a certain amount of pride in being the youngest person working. It makes me feel like I’m representing for the youth in a way. (It’s also cool to have to dress all in black to blend in, as we’re really not supposed to be seen… I keep telling everyone that I’m a backstage ninja. ;D)

In creative news, I succeeded in writing approximately 56,215 words for National Novel Writing Month, which is a new personal best for me. I’m pretty proud of myself! There’s some massive, massive editing to be done, but I’ll definitely post some new tidbits once it’s all ready. I’ve been working on a few new Blunderkinds as well, so hopefully those will be ready to post super soon!

And can I just add that I can’t wait to graduate? Haha, I know it’ll be here before I know it, but I still can’t help but anticipate it.

On that note, my friends, I bid you a temporary adieu. Hope that you’re having an absolutely wonderful December so far! I am constantly thinking and praying for you. (:

DBF out!

p.s. – While digging through my closet this morning, I found myself donning a familiar green shirt with cameras on it… thus reminding myself that I needed to quit procrastinating and post something new. (;

Also, here is the link to my NaNoWriMo page if you're interested in following!

http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/theotherpevensiegirl

(I feel so productive tonight, haha)

These be the first of many! (: As soon as I can find more caption-worthy pics, I'll edit them and toss them on here.

It’s official: the last of my local friends is in a relationship, putting this mock-matchmaker temporarily out of business. It’s a wee bit bittersweet I’ll admit, but I love seeing everybody so happy, so no complaints here!

Well, my mom has decided to have a Twilight movie marathon in the living room, so here I am, hiding in my room, dreaming up some new Blunderkinds. I figure that, even though Movie Maker is (STILL!) being silly, I can always edit pictures to my heart’s content! Which is good, because I just discovered that I have an entire folder of blank pictures to put captions on! It’s like Christmas on my computer! Craziness shall ensue shortly! (:<

The other day, my little sister and I painted pumpkins to decorate the house with. This year, we actually had a theme: Mario-inspired mushrooms! They turned out really cute-looking, I’ll definitely have to snap some pictures to post. Maybe next year we’ll do Animal Crossing characters, to keep up our game-inspired themes.

Last night, my mom, younger sis, and I all waited on tables at our church’s Global Impact Conference dinner, which was an absolute BLAST. Two of my friends were there serving, and I ack-chellay became acquainted with another one of the servers who was very nice and hilarious, which made it all the more entertaining. Everything went really well, and the food was fantastic. All in all, a great night!

Welp, here’s where I sign off! Hope everybody’s having a fantastic week! :D

DBF out!

Two months.
Two. Months.



I have officially failed at blogging. (;

Well, better late than never! However I regret to say that in the course of two months, I have enough things to blog about to create possibly the longest post there ever was. (Surely the longest one this particular blog has ever seen, so get ready my friends, for this shall be a novel!)

I should probably start with Hurricane Irene. No, it did not blow away any part of my house, but several trees fell, which was really scary, but not nearly as frightening as having to sleep without AC . . . I hope I never have to do so again. *shudder*

After the storm passed, we ack-chellay got the clear to head to the beach! Our vacation time had been cut down to four days instead of seven, but it was still awesome. In fact, I have taken the liberty of listing all of the things I want to blog about, as well as snapping a few photos, which I plan on having up here as soon as I can get them to send to my email.

First off, the house we rented for the week(ish) came fully stocked with a rather impressive video library, among which were…wait for it!…the BBC versions of The Silver Chair, and Prince Caspian/Voyage of the Dawn Treader! I was pretty excited about this because I feel like I haven’t explored every nook and cranny of my Narniac-ness without experiencing the films in every form. I’d be giving a detailed description of what I thought of them had we stayed the entire seven days, but most unfortunately for me, there wasn’t time between all the things we wanted to do while at the beach for me to sit back and enjoy the company of the alternate versions of some of my favourite people in the world. Arf. Good thing there’s always next year!

But I believe that the most monumental part of vacation was my older sister’s boyfriend coming down to visit…and propose to her! Yup; as of September 2nd, my sis is engaged! Words simply cannot express how happy I am for her. ♥ We even went out to look for dresses, and she found the one that she wants already. It’s all very exciting, but rather bittersweet at the same time. She’s been my best friend my entire life, and it will be awfully sad to see her go when the time comes, but till then, I think I will just enjoy her company as much as possible.

More recently (actually, this past weekend), my little sister and I had the opportunity to be a part of a film crew (yes, you read that right). Each year, the church we attend does a HUGE pageant production for Christmas, and this year, about half of it is going to be a feature film, which is being produced and shot right at church! I don’t know too many details as of yet, but it’s based around World War II, and it’s gonna be pretty epic. And I have to say, sitting in the woods until 12:30AM, going home, and then getting up and having to be back at 6 makes one really feel like they’re part of a film crew. We did a lot of setting up, running extension cords, and my main job was working the fog machine (which I had a love/hate relationship with the entire time). I now know how to make fake blood, set up and take down various pieces of video equipment, and how to catch a runaway blue screen when the wind picks up…which is an adventure all in itself! Hopefully we’ll be called back in this weekend as well. Surely this is something that I can include in my portfolio when I start looking for a professional filming job!

School finally started also. So far everything has been relatively easy and smooth, which I am most thankful for. My first read of the school year was Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, which was FANTASTIC. I think I’m going to make it my goal to read (and re-read) every book he’s ever written. (Of course, you can see how this would most benefit my inner Narniac. (;)

Brainstorming has officially begun for National Novel Writing Month, which is in November! If I haven’t shared about this already, NaNoWriMo is when writers all across the globe take the month of November to attempt to write a 50,000 word novel before the 1st of December. I’ve participated twice in the past, and succeeded both times. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep up my winning streak this year!

I haven’t been able to get out driving as much as I would like, but the great job hunt has officially begun! I’ve got a list of places to apply, so hopefully I will be an employed avid blogger soon!

Cinematically, my sis went out and bought Thor the other day, so hopefully we’ll get a chance to watch that soon. Also, it’s become something of a treasure hunt to attempt to find Transformers 3 on Blu-ray around here…when we went to WalMart, they were completely sold out. That pretty much blew my mind. It would seem that what is apparently the action movie epic of the year will evade my waiting audience for a little while longer!

And now, we get to the part where Megan despairs. For this entire time, since we returned from the beach, I have been battling mercilessly with Windows Movie Maker, who does not seem to get the fact that poor Caroline’s birthday was about a trillion weeks ago, and I still. Have. Yet. To. Post. Her. Birthday. Video. On top of the fact that it was indeed our dear Skandar’s 20th birthday recently, and I still. Have. Yet. To. Even. Conceptualize. Anything. For. That. Birthday. Video. On TOP of the fact that Kellie’s birthday will undoubtedly be here again and it most likely still. Won’t. Let. Me. Make. An. Entire. Video. To. Celebrate. Her. Birthday. Either. As you have probably guessed, this is rather frustrating. But I shall never surrender!! They may not be around for a while (mehhhhhh…) but I will not rest until all video projects have reached completion! I will not EAT. I will not SLEEP. I will not BLINK. I will not…

…okay, maybe I’ll do all of those things, too.

But I do apologize ten thousand times over on my computer’s behalf. However, come Tash or high water, I will win this battle! HUZZAH.

Also, I have added another project idea onto the list of things I have been unable to accomplish yet *cringe lol*…a one-year-DBF-anniversary extravaganza! I figure that if I get started on that now, it should be done by the actual one-year mark (December 22nd!). My only setback? I have virtually no idea what that should be d:. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Well, I believe that I will leave it at that. With any luck, tonight’s epic struggle will leave me with a vid to post tomorrow (if not tonight!). But, until then, I hope that you guys are having a fantastic week! So till later…

DBF out! ♥
^ I’ve missed saying that, lol. :D