Denise's Journal (11/26/16)

So today I feel like writing because I got a new pen that has the world famous Las Vegas sign as a pen top. I got it from my Mom when we went to go get a souvenir for Ale's friend. At the moment, I am listening to Freefall by Armin Van Buuren on my t.v. from DirectTV because we finally got cable again and you can listen to music from a channel called SONIC. I like listening to "Dance" music because it makes me feel happy and Zak Bagans, lead investigator of the Ghost Adventures Crew, introduced me to that kind of music. I was on one of his social media sites, and I heard a song I liked that he was listening to and I searched it up and that's where it started. I still search songs I like that he listens to. Speaking of Zak Bagans, I finally saw his Haunted Museum, twice! So we went to Las Vegas, Necada as a vacation for Thanksgiving and I was so excited because that's where Zak lives and where his museum is! So after we ate our "Thanksgiving dinner" at a pizzeria in the Circus Circus casino I really wanted to pass by Zak's museum because I knew where it was, thanks to Google☺, and we were so close! So the museum was on a road called Clarendon I think. My heart was pounding when we started getting close to the house and I kept looking at it with awe because I've seen it on television and it was the closest thing to Zak that I was gonna get in L.V. because Zak doesn't really go out that often because of some crazy fans out there (i.e. me LOL). I said "hi" to the building like a lunatic and saw that the building was still under construction because of the spirits there. I know this because I've seen Zak's show Dark Possessions and they did an investigation at the museum too, so I know how some of the building looks like inside. Also, while we were in Las Vegas cursing the Strip I started thinking about Zak and Nick together as a gay couple and started to search for gay GAC fanfics online. I found a few and started to read and imagine them together. It was so romantic and cool that I could picture them in my head, even though in real life they wouldn't even give it a second thought. Speaking of the guys, I think I'm gonna catch up on some GAC online.

😃 So long...

Portuguese

I am interested and am currently learning the Portuguese language because I want to speak another language than Spanish or other languages people would learn like French or German just to name a few. According to Duolingo, I am 25% fluent in Portuguese. I try to practice every day, but sometimes I don't have the time or I'm working on other stuff. Remember in my post about music I said I like music from Brazil? Well I saved the details for this post because people speak Portuguese in Brazil. The artist I love is Jorge Ben Jor and his song Minha Menina, which means my girl. Told you I am 25% fluent ;) Anyways, I came upon that song when I watched a film called “Trash" in my Spanish class, ironically enough. The movie is about this special wallet some bad guys want because it has important information. And some kids had the wallet and they were being chased. We watched it in class because of the moral of how people live in the slums in Brazil. I love one of the songs in the movie, so I researched the soundtrack and I found one of the songs to be the one mentioned. So I learned Portuguese to better understand the song and hopefully better understand the movie as a whole, without subtitles. Bom dia!

Music

I love music. Who doesn't? I like a lot of different music based on what actors I like like and of course what I like. “I like indie rock," is what I used to say, but now I think I should say I like different kinds of music. I could say I like, indie rock, rock, classic rock, dark wave, trance, Goth, foreign music like from Brazil for example. But I will get into that in a later post ;)

My Goth Style Inspiration

I think I was first interested in the Goth fashion when I discovered The Cure and of course Robert Smith, lead singer of The Cure. I loved his music and look. I think I started with black clothes and then the black lipstick. For as of now, I am wearing a black coat that goes down to my knees I think. I got it at Saver's for about $5 and I think it looks really good, even though I can't get it past my chest. Black looks good on anyone is what I've heard and why not look good all the time. I have painted my black, but it gets a hassle when you want it off and they start to chip. So I've kept the painting to a minimum.

Daily Blog: 11/19/16

Today I don't thin there is a specific goal. So, I'll just start with what I did and what I am going to do. I woke up at 6:00 AM sharp because I forgot to turn off my alarm from last night. I usually wake up at 6 AM for school because I have to be at my math class by 7 AM, but the teacher is nice enough to give us 5-10 extra minutes to get breakfast. So, I got up and turned off the alarm and I was pretty much awake because of how obnoxious the sound of the alarm was. So I check to see if Ale, my little sister who sleeps in the same room as me, is awake. I think she wasn't, but I don't remember much. So I check if my phone is still at 54% and it is. So I check my Google Now Cards and watch some YouTube videos. Then I see Ale's phone light under her blanket and she is awake now, obviously watching YouTube videos more than me because that is her life 24/7. Then I start listening to some Hannah Montana music because I had a memory of watching her show on Saturday mornings. Then I put on a rob and sweatpants because it was cold in the morning. I went to the kitchen to drink some coffee, but, like always, my Mom is cleaning away and I decide to sweep the floor because I know she will ask me to do it either way. After that I finally make and drink my coffee and feel much better and then I started to blog away!

Purpose

This is my blog for my high school's Summer of Culture, 2016! My English teacher invited my class to participate in their first ever Summer of Cultural Opportunity. I want to stay active as a student and a global citizen by finding something that interests me, sparks my imagination, or leads me to fresh understanding or new possibility.

By the way, the above sentences are from a packet my teacher gave the students that actually wanted to do this culture project. I was one of those students, if you haven't figured that out by now. I basically copied the reason that was written on the packet. So this is what my blog started out to be, but it can be more than that and I can absolutely branch out from what I initially set out to do for this blog.

Enjoy.