Hey everyone! I hope life's been treating everyone well. I'm pretty good- tennis season's started! I REALLY need to start studying for school... *Nervous*



NEWS:
I got my driver's license!!! I am AMAZINGLY happy! I now get to drive myself to school and back (which is 30 minutes away... ) and do all the errands!!!
I also have glasses!!! I'm just a-changin'!
I jumped without stirrups last friday (!!!), on a neurotically insane horse ( this cute lil' Quarter Horse ) who is a complete greenie and a complete whacko.
Had one of the best schooling lessons of my life on Saturday! I was the only one in my (normally six-rider) lesson, so it was a private lesson with a new instructor and a horse I haven't had in ages! Which ended up being basically one hour of her saying how much she loved my position/soft hands/posture/legs/heels and stuff. Plus got in a ton of jumpwork! So I am happy as a clam.
If clams are happy.
[link] If you wish to discuss, please feel free to comment. Having another's opinion would be great, but I also know that almost no one likes reading the news.



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Taggadoodles:

The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "7 weird habits/facts/dislikes about yourself" and people who get tagged must write in their journals about their 7 weird habits/facts/dislikes as well as state this rule clearly.
In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names.

1) I have this crazy-amazing sense of direction, as Rachel will testify. No matter where I am or if the sun is out or if I'm blindfolded or if I'm moving fast, I always know exactly where I am, accurate to the half-winds. (Half-winds= SSE, NNW, etc)
2) I was in a professional children's choir for four years as a soprano/mezzo soprano.
3) I'm arachnaphobic but I couldn't care less about an angry horse that's easily 17hh.
4) I am a list-making FIEND. I have lists for EVERYTHING.
5) I'm allergic to nuts. NOT peanuts Peanuts aren't even NUTS. They're legumes.
6) I carry a purse with me pretty much everywhere outside the house, and I have since liiike... 7th grade, Lol. But then again I have to have an EpiPen just in case, so I have an excuse. The only place I don't is at horsies.
7) I spend an average of 20 minutes every day on Washington Post, BBC, New York Times, USA Today, and other news sites. To me keeping myself aware and informed of the world is essential.

Tagging: Anyone who does it, tell me, I will feature your work next journal entry. Mnagh.



Potter Puppet Pals!!!
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*Silence* DUMBLEDORE!!! (*Woosh* Herrrrrrr-MIONE!)



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Wanna Feature?
Comment on this journal or note me with the link to one of your pictures, and I'll feature it next time. As I said, I like featuring people!



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Thanks again to for the three-month subscription!



This is Alethia Robinson, signing out. Peace love and joy.

Sorry for the edits, everybody! I'm remembering the CSS and I keep tweaking it and trying to make it perfect.



Want a bajillion ways to win a feature? You've come to the right place...
On my main page and this page (The journal page) alone there are at least three ways to win a feature! Read over my main page and this page, do what I hint, and win a feature of 5 or more images! Do them all, do only one, I don't mind. Good luck!
Why? Because this kind of thing gives me a lot of joy.



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Anyway! Now is the time for the features that I promised before.
The wonderful deviants featured in this journal are the people who read and posted on a former journal entry "A few notes and a couple of ways to get a feature", and everyone has around five thumbs in here. These deviants are



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I also featured about 15 thumbs from for finding the seven lemons in my deviations, and my gloriously awesome benefactor for his three month subscription!
And while I was at it, I stuck in a few of my deviations.
Now, without further ado... enjoy!







Also, don't miss my most recent deviations!




Finally, do my poll! It makes so much sense it is incredible.
Cheers! -Alethia

WAHOOO!!!

I went into #AR and within 5 minutes won a 3-month subscription, courtesy of the lovely =IBinsanity , all for knowing about Queen!
Anyway, you know what this means. FEATURES COMING SOON!
I also must have an excellent CSS. Any good recommendations?
This is an extremely happy Alethia, signing out!

Wotcher! I know, I know, it's been over a month. Life has been amazing but hectic. Where to start? Oh, a quick note. Yes, I WILL do the features. I haven't gotten a subscription yet ( *Le gasp! Procrastination?! Alethia!! ) but it will be one the way, and I will be sure to feature every one of you darling people who posted on my last journal. I don't forget.

EDIT- I'm putting up 21 new pictures (for now... ) of some local horse trials... go check them out! Like the complete horse fool I am, I have some kind of interesting pieces of information on the horses, riders, divisions, etcetc on the author notes, or just randomly cool horse facts! Sooo go scope it out!

Speaking of darling people! Here are some of my newest and faaabulous watchers:




My GYLC trip was probably one of the best times in my life, I've met people who I will never forget, and by my insanity will probably never forget me! Ahh, good stuff.

I'm taking AP Photography, and I have to get cracking on my summer work! :whip: So I guess I may turn in a few of those pictures here as well.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!!! Was it amazing or WHAT? No spoilers for the people who haven't yet read it, I learned that mistake from facebook and talking on other people's walls about it a week later, wheee.

Photo ops in the last few weeks: GYLC (obviously), Preliminary/Training division eventers (HUZZAH for being armed with a camera and sitting directly facing the water jumps! I took over 300 photos... ), camping for a week in the gorgeous mountains of Vermont, aaaand just the normal around-the-town shots.

Current reading list:
Genome - 23 chapters of Matt Ridley trying to explain the human genomes with metaphors and sex. It's an interesting choice for required AP Bio reading!
The Bonemender + The Bonemender's Oath - Good but sliiightly sappy. HUZZAH FEOLAN!!! You know your life is slowly slipping away from you when the protagonist knifes someone in the shoulder so her love won't die, even though they're Elvish, and you squeak excitedly. It's got that Tamora-Pierce feel to it, though!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows again... What can I say? SNAPE!!! And just... like... the last 200 pages and the battle... I'm trying really hard not to spoil anything but...

How has everyone been? I miss hearing from you guys (as well as bugging you! )
Over and AAAUT!

Hey everybody!
I'm leaving for a global youth leadership conference tomorrow, I'll be in Washington DC and New York City for 10 days! I'm not sure if I'm going to have internet access, however, so if I don't get to your comments for a bit, don't be sad! I love you all!

My jaw is almost healed, it doesn't look like I've gotten into a bar-room brawl so much now. Jajaja.

I've gotten through comments and journals, but currently have 5.976 deviations piling up!!!
Getting a subscription soon should change this, though.
Maybe when I get back from DC/NYC.

TO GET FEATURED IN MY NEXT JOURNAL!
I'm going to get a subscription so I'll get you the FULL DEAL.
All you have to do is comment on this journal with an awesome emoticon of your choosing. JUST the emoticon, though, so I can tell that you read this!
I'll go through your gallery and pick out a bunch of pieces to feature... so GO FOR IT!
The lemon-scavenging thing is still open for anyone who wants to get an uber-feature.
Why am I doing this?! BECAUSE I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

My ever-so-lovely recent watchers: