The Maned Wolf and the Future

This is the maned wolf. It lives in South America. It likes rodents and small mammals and a lot of vegetation from cane-sugar to fruit. It's not a fox, wolf, coyote, jackal, dog or anything else. It's a whole different category and I think it is amazing. I love its stick legs and its fluffy huge ears. So I'm using it as inspiration to make this new animal of mine for a story.

To be honest, the only reason why I tell you this is that I am trying not to think about something unpleasant and also not do something that is probably a lot healthier than writing about some canid. It would work, but I can't tell you more about this little creation of mine since (as my mom is always telling me) you could totally steal the idea. Hence why I am also not sharing story ideas. It doesn't really matter if they're good or not, I like them well enough to try to protect them while they develop.

I may be getting a job soon. I really do hope so. Gosh there are so many things that I want to talk about.... and can't. Not where people could read about it. Thank heaven for sketch books.

I just want to skip this week. I want to be where I'm heading. I just... want this week over with. I know that it will be the hardest week I've had in... a month ( :P ). I want to be able to support myself and get things done. I want I want I want. Whine Whine Whine Me Me Me. Ugh.

Hopefully sometime this week I'll be able to head to the nearby animal shelter. Taking care of cats will totally be an uplifting experience. Hopefully there will be many good people looking to adopt. I wish I could. When I am on my own and stable, I'll definitely focus some of my savings on getting a cat. If my apartment allows it. If not, then it's to the shelter again to take care of cats until I can get into a place that allows them. Not that I'll drop the shelter after I get a cat, oh no.

I just... wish that this week were over.

Weddings... Because I am a Girl.

I love weddings. What can I say? I lean more toward the pretty and soft :P. Anyway, I love vintage weddings that are unique the most. The different ideas that people come up with are just beautiful. How they come up with ways to make all those ideas work together is amazing. But I'm looking at the pictures on this vintage wedding blog, and I keep thinking about my own wedding (yes I know : P) One thought comes back again and again, "I get to be married in a House of the Lord. In a temple!" and all those other venues look so sad in comparison. Have you ever been inside a temple? For an open house or anything? It's so beautiful. All white and shining and you can feel the glory of it. You can feel the Spirit all around you. Your heart fills to bursting with a silent choir of angels singing. And you know that nowhere else on this Earth will feel like this. There's only one place where you can feel that... reassurance. That strength buoying you up, making all your troubles feel so manageable. How silly you were to worry about this or that. As long as the temples stand on the hilltops nothing, nothing, will be able to take the glory of God from the Earth. We've been promised. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will always be there; to guide, to uplift, to strengthen. I thank my Heavenly Father for letting me know how insignificant, how strong, how blessed I am.

So when I wake up on my wedding day, I'll be waking to a world of light and love and safety. And nothing will ever persuade me otherwise.

Made for Awesome

I love Mckinley's books and the auction is for a good cause!!! I'm still debating between the special edition of Rose Daughter (because it's gloriously illustrated) or a doodle -fied Chalice (it's my favorite of her books, but I already own a copy :P)


Do you love fantasy author Robin McKinley’s books Blue Sword, Sunshine, Pegasus, The Hero and the Crown, Spindle’s End, and others? Check out the sale and auction of signed and dedicated books, special doodle-licious books, and other goodies. All proceeds will go to the New Arcadia Bell Restoration Fund. Ends 9-Oct-2011 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/bells/ Repost this to share the joy with fellow booklovers!