Top 10 Characters and Literary figures I'd name my children after

                                                     

The Top Ten Tuesday challenge is set forth by The Broke and the Bookish - http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html#

1: Siri (Siri Tachi from Secrets of the Jedi, Jedi Apprentice series, and Jedi Quest series) - I absolutely love this name and the character is definitely a good role model. She is a strong person who fights for what's right, is loyal, and is an amazing Jedi and individual. I will definitely be naming the first daughter I have Siri :) (if I have kids)

2: Jaina (Jaina Solo from Young Jedi Knights series, New Jedi Order series, etc) - My hero as a pre-teen, she is also an awesome Jedi and someone to aspire to be like (along with Obi-Wan, Siri, Luke, and Qui-Gon). I will definitely name my second daughter Jaina .

3: Hermione (Hermione Granger from Harry Potter)- My favorite Harry Potter character and a very pretty, unique name to boot. This is will used as a middle name for one of my kids.

4: Eowyn (Eowyn from Lord of the Rings) - The awesome warrior of the Lord of the Rings. I'll be using her name for another middle name.

5: Tahiri (Tahiri Veila from Junior Jedi Knights series, New Jedi Order seires, etc) - Another one of my favorite Jedi characters. I'll be using this name for one of the middle names.

6: Obi-Wan (Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars) - I wouldn't use this name, since people would make fun of them if I did, but I love the person and if the person wouldn't get made fun of, I totally would. He is such a good role model. If I have boys I'd want to name them Anakin or Luke but since I'll be naming the girls, I am going to let my husband name the boys, so it's fair.

7: Belle (Once Upon A Time/Beauty and the Beast) - My favorite female character on the show(tied for first place with Rumplestiltskin), I will definitely be using this for a middle name.

8: Lyra (Lyra Belacqua from His Dark Materials trilogy) - While I found the third book very disappointing, the first two novels were good and Lyra was such an awesome character in the first book. I also just love the sound of the name, it's very pretty.

9: Artemis (I guess Artemis Fowl) - I think this would make a very good name for either a girl or a boy.

10: Saturn - I have my reasons.

If I have kids, their names will be
Siri Eowyn Hermione
Jaina Belle Tahiri
Anakin/Luke Lee Andrew

Violence Against Women Act Passed

(I have another post from today below, just so you know).
Breaking News: The Violence Against Women Act was reautharized and passed today with new provisions to protect women of the LGBT community, Native American women, immigrant women, and Campus students. So glad this was passed! :D As a girl, I think this is a very, very, VERY important thing to have in place. Though I cannot believe anyone would vote against it(almost every S/R in my state voted against it :P :P). It's even more horrifying that other women voted against it O_O
But, it passed, so yay! :D :D :D :D :D Sucess and Progress! :D
Also, I love you Vice President Biden for drafting this back in 1994 :D


This is a really funny video! XD

Top Ten Favorite Book Covers

I've decided to do the top ten challenge from the blog "The Broke and the Bookish" http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html#
So, I thought I'd go through their list and do the different challenges, the first being "Favorite Covers"

Just so you know- if I post a cover, it doesn't mean I like the book of the title(or have even read it); it just means that I thought the book had a cool cover. (If you look, you'll see that I love book covers with people on them )



1: Secrets of the Jedi - I love how it has four of my favorite characters on the front cover(I love how they made Siri Tachi look*she looks like Dianna Agron*), and I love the planet and space on the front and back of the novel- it's beautiful and spacey. :) Definitely a beautiful cover for an amazing story :D :)

 


2: Jedi Apprentice: The Followers - Even with the weird image of the Sith scientist, I love the crossed lightsabers and the images of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan and Anakin reflecting each other.



3: Jedi Quest: The School of Fear(Japan); Japanese covers for the Star Wars books(and other works) are usually very cool looking, and sometimes I even prefer them. I absolutely love this cover- without it, we wouldn't have gotten a good idea of what Siri looked like when she was older or such a good image of Ferus Olin.



4: Leviathan(Japanese) - While I like the American covers, this Japanese cover is simply stunning- I love how they drew both Deryn and Alek and the ship and water behind the two figures frames them nicely.



5: A Million Sun - I wasn't a big fan of the first books(I liked the plot but the two leads were bleh) and I have yet to read the second(cover below) or the third one, though I probably will since the last one sounds interesting. This cover is WAY better than the last one; while that one was gross with people about to kiss(yuck!), this one is so pretty! I love the galaxy and stars surrounding the two figures who appear, due to the transparent walls around them, to be standing among-st the stars-space.



6: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - I think it's pretty obvious why I like this one. It's got a fantasy, peaceful feeling to it with its pretty river, the cliffs rising up around it, and a small glimpse of buildings nearby. Perfectly sets up the peacefulness of the beginning and what they hope to preserve by defeating Sauron.



7: Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones - While the Young Jedi Knight series, like the Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest books, always has really great covers, I especially like this one. It's got a good picture of Jaina Solo and Tenel Ka looks like such an awesome warrior on the cover. I also like the purple cover scheme :)



8: The Land of the Silver Apples - I loved the cover of all three books in this trilogy, but this one was my favorite. I love the Nothern Lights glowing down from the starry sky and the symbol right above the red-robed boy's head. It really shows the book's story off.



9: Junior Jedi Knights: Promises - Another easy one; it has Tahiri attacking a Krayt dragon to save her friend, Anakin Solo. I love seeing the girl rescue the guy in stories so seeing this on the cover is really exciting :D.



10: Wicked Kiss(YUCK for the title) - Even though I haven't read this book and I don't like the title at all, the cover art is very beautiful and caught my eye very quickly- I love the color scheme as well as the girl on the front cover, she looks very cool.



What are your favorite book covers?

Very Inspiring Blogger Award from Covert Knight

                                           

                   Thank you to Covert Knight for the award! :D Sorry I didn't get to it sooner

1. Display the award logo on your blog.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. State 7 things about yourself.
4. Nominate 15 bloggers for this award and link to them.
5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements.

Seven Things 

1: I finished Firefly a while back and I watched the ending-film "Serenity" last night and it was awesome!! :D The show and movie are a definite must see for Science Fiction fans- it's wonderfully done, the science fiction stuff is so cool, and the main characters are really well developed and acted. Though I would recommend being a little older since there are a few inappropriate scenes (more so in the TV show, but it isn't so-so bad) and the 'monsters' and what they do is really creepy(and one scene in the movie might be found disturbing by younger viewers.)

But anyway, if you like Star Wars or any other kind of science fiction, GO WATCH IT! :D 

2: I currently have two edits for my book series that a Forum friend made for me. They're really cool looking and I love how they were done(if you want to see them, they're on my Facebook). I can't wait to have more edits for my book series(and the movies for them) :D

3: I'm normally attracted to guys older than me. 

4: I've fought against the three black belts at my Dojo quite a few times and I think I'm getting better at fighting (of course, they can still beat me since they are VERY good). I did get kicked a lot XD. Though, when I was fighting a red belt, I was able to block his kicks really well and he had really hard kicks and is older and taller than I am, so yay! :D

5: I consider myself a tall person and if people say otherwise...well, you were warned >:D 

6: Besides my Science Fiction book series, I have other works in mind, including more books taking place in my Sci-Fi universe(past and future), more science fiction books, fantasy books, contemporary novels, and even a dystopia(which I came up with before the Dystopia craze). 

7: Since I have allergies to Corn/Gluten(wheat)/Dairy/sugar(including honey), I'm glad to have found good foods without these(sugar is pretty much impossible to avoid, but it's the one I worry the least about since, in small quantities, the effects are just about nil). Like, I've gotten gluten free chocolate chip cookies(which I think are even better than the real thing), gluten free pancakes, gluten free Snicker Doodle cookes(SO GOOD!), gluten free brownies, gluten free cake, sugar free icing, dairy free ice cream(there is this really good stuff at the local health food store), and plenty of other foods. I recently made Oatmeal cookies, apple cake, and Angel Food cake with flour mixes and food mixes. 

Have a good day :)

Movies/TV shows I want to be in

Since I'm trying out for several plays and I'm already doing one for sure(by the way, practice was really fun today! :D), and since I've been watching a lot of shows, I've recently been thinking about what films/TV shows I'd love to do someday; so I thought I'd compile a list :)




                                 My top choice for a role is, of course, the main character in my book series. She is definitely my dream role (complex, dark, complicated, and nice girl who can totally kick butt) and from my ideas of actors, director, music composers, writers, and costume designers, I hope it would turn out great! :D I'm trying to decide whether to make it a movie series of a television series.



I make a pretty cool warrior girl! :D



               It is a dream of mine to be in a Star Wars movie and while I'm still a little skeptical, the fact that they are making new films, this gives me the chance to actually get into an actual Star Wars film!! :D :D I'd die of happiness if I got to be a Jedi :D :D :D Maybe I could be a Jedi Padawan in the New Jedi Order or something like that (and I want a cool actor to play my Master! :D) Of course, I'd play any role, but a Jedi would be the epitome of the experience.



                          One of my favorite TV shows(and one of the few still on TV) and definitely something I'd love to get on. The show has been doing really well and is most definitely scheduled for a third season. And since I love the acting and writing talent on the show, getting to be on this show would be such an amazing experience. I'd love to get a larger role but even a smaller, one episode role would be an honor enough. I was thinking the other day I'd like to play a younger Belle(but I don't look enough like Emilie) or someone somehow related to Rumplestiltskin/Belle (maybe they're kid...though I'm probably too old).



              As a lot of you Marvel fans know, Joss Whedon is going to be directing a TV series surrounding the S.H.I.E.L.D which we see in several of the Avenger related films(and the Marvel comics). I would love to get on this show since, number 1: I love Joss Whedon's work and it would be an honor to act under him and number 2: I want to be in something related to Marvel! :D I'm not entirely sure what role I could do, but a recurring character or a one episode character would be great. It would be cool if I could have super powers! :D



               I would really love to be on this show! :D I love how epic and science fiction-y it is and getting to pretend to fly around through time and space would be awesome. I'd love to be a Companion of course(if I was the main one, like Rose, then I could be the first American companion which would be really neat *apparently there was one from Australia*) :D But if it was even just a one time role, like Sally Sparrow, I'd still love to do it(of course, I'd hope for something cool).




        Even though the show is done, Joss Whedon has expressed a great deal of interest of returning to this show, especially recently. If he did, I would love to try and get cast in it(since Sci-Fi! :D). My ideal role would be Simon and Kailey's daughter(since Simon is my favorite character) and I could be one of the fighters :) Of course, I'd settle for anything :) :)

Other shows I'd love to be involved in somehow would be - Sherlock, something Middle Earth related, a superhero film(where I could be a superhero), and any other science fiction/fantasy show that looks good.
Oh, and I'd love to be on Downton Abbey- I haven't seen it yet, but my Mom's a really big fan and she said she'd like to see me be an American cousin of the family or something like that :D.

I also have a really good plan for a TV series which I hope you will like :)

Any other show ideas? What do you think? :)

May the Force be with you! :D

Updates and New Posting Ideas

Sorry for being a little AWOL lately- I have quite a few things going on currently

1: I've already been cast in the play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" which I mentioned awhile back and I'll soon be auditioning for several other plays (The Sound of Music, Kiss Me Kate, Parade, and Annie). I also have one more audition for this one thing I'm trying out for O_O

2: School and ACT preparation. O_O. Pretty nervous about all of that

3: Driver's Ed. I'll be starting that soon and hopefully get my permit pretty soon.

4: piano recital song needs to be memorized (I'm playing 'In Dreams' from the Lord of the Rings)

5: Writing and editing books

Not to mention Taekwondo and singing practice, Finance class(and the homework that comes with it :P), and memorizing lines.

Oh, and I'm nearly done with the TV show "Firefly" :D . I'm really loving it so far- Simon's my favorite character, though I love all the characters :)

However, I did find some fun things I can do on a blog called "The Broke and the Bookish". It's basically where you answer different questions and giving a list of ten for each one. I thought I'd do these every so often since it seemed fun :)

What do you all think? In addition to this, I'll try and finish my fanfiction for my readers (Solace and Covert Knight and anyone else who is enjoying it), write reviews, do posts on what's going on with me, and do updates on my book. :)
Do you have any ideas on what you'd like to see?

Shena :)

Answer to Shine On Award questions from Misty, Voronda, and Arda

Misty from The Mistiness of the Future and Voronda from A Believer's Journey gave me this award so I'll answer their questions 

Misty's Questions 

1: What is your favorite anime?: I've seen for anime films then TV shows so, for movies I really love - Spirited Away, Tales from Earthsea, Princess Mononoke, Children Who Chase Lost Voices, and The Secret World of Arietty. I've only seen one anime TV series all the way through and that is Fruits Basket which I really enjoyed. I also hope to start Tsubasa, Romeo x Juliet, Sailor Moon, Black Butler, Ouran High, Princess Tutu, and so on. 

2: Do you like to draw at all? No. I'm not too great at it and I have a thing where I don't like doing things I'm not very good at. 

3: Can you write fanfiction? Or have you read a really good one?  If so, what is the title and fandom? YES! I've written several fanfictions, all of them revolving around Star Wars :D. 

Here are the ones I've written so far 

The Dark Side - http://writing-reading-acting.blogspot.com/2011/02/dark-side-short-fan-fiction-about-obi_26.html

Hurt - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6917693/1/Hurt-A-Star-Wars-Fan-Fiction

My Choice - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7270409/1/My-Choice-A-Star-Wars-Fanfiction

Moments in Time(multiple chapter) - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7373607/1/Moments-in-Time-A-Star-Wars-Fanfiction

A Flower Quickly Fading(multiple chapter) - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7907456/1/A-Flower-Quickly-Fading-A-Star-Wars-Fanfiction

I've also read a whole lot of good fanfictions, most of them being Star Wars but I've also read a few Once Upon A Time and Harry Potter ones (and the Legend of Korra and Leviathan trilogy ones my sister has written). :) My favorite so far were a trilogy of fanfictions about the Prequel trilogy from Obi-Wan's point of view, first person. 

Here's my favorite stories list - http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2320125/Siri-Kenobi95

4: Do you know what show the character in the picture above is from? You told me what it was but I forgot. 

5: Favorite song? My top favorite song is "Give Me A Sign" by Breaking Benjamin. However, by current favorite songs are - Fix You, Paradise, The Scientist, Wasteland, Perfect, Do You Hear the People Sing?, 500 Miles, Look Down, One Day More, Somebody's Watching Me. 

6: Out of the classics of our generation, what is your favorite? Star Wars PT(since the OT is not in my generation), LOTR films, Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel, Doctor Who(my generation), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sherlock, Percy Jackson, and so on. 

7: What are your favorite blogs? All the blogs of my close friends :) 

8 What is your favorite genre? For books and films/TV shows I love Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Contemporary, Tragedy, Drama, Comic-book, dystopia(the good kind) and Adventure. For music, I really love metal, rock, and pop. 

9:: Do you like playing video games? Yes! :) I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do enjoy playing them and have fun doing them. Games I like are - Lego Star Wars, Clone Wars Republic Heroes, Little Big Planet, Lego Lord of the Rings, Lego Harry Potter, Prince Caspian, and what I've played of Infamous and The Force Unleashed. I also think KOTOR 1 and 2 look totally awesome :D

10: What are your favorite pairings? My OTPs are - Obi-Wan Kenobi/Siri Tachi, Belle/Rumplestiltskin, Qui-Gon Jinn/Tahl, Rose Tyler/The Doctor(9 and 10), and Sherlock Holmes/John Watson. I also like Anakin Solo/Tahiri Veila, Ferus Olin/Darra Thel-Tanis, and Mara Jade/Luke Skywalker, not mention plenty of others. Read this for more info - http://writing-reading-acting.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-valentines-day-and-favorite.html?showComment=1361025500549

11: Out of all your shows, what are your favorite characters? Fun question! :D

Star Wars - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Siri Tachi, Anakin Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn, Jaina Solo, Luke Skywalker, Anakin Solo, Ferus Olin, Satele Shan, Jedi Exile(Meetra Surrick), Nomi Sunrider, Vima Sunrider, Bastila Shan, Tenel Ka Chume Ta' Djo, Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura, Luminara Unduli, Scout, Darra Thel-Tanis, Barriss Offee, Whie, Padme Amidala, Yoda and Mace Windu

Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit - Eowyn, Sam, Frodo, Pippin, Merry, Legolas, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Bilbo, Thorin, Kili, Balin, and Galadriel. 

Harry Potter - Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Minvera McGonnagall, Cedric Diggory, Fred and George, Ernie McMillian, and Hagrid 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel - Buffy Summers, Rupert Giles, Oz, Angel, Spike, Willow Rosenberg, Xander Harriss, Cordelia Chase, Doyle, Wesley, and Dawn. 

Avatar: The Last Airbender/LoK - Katara, Zuko, Toph, Sokka, Aang, Suki, Uncle Iroh, Tenzin and Lin Bei Fong 

Once Upon A Time - Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Belle, Baelfire, Emma Swan, August, Snow White, Prince Charming(David), and Regina 

Doctor Who - The Doctor(9 and 10), Rose Tyler, Captain Jack Harkness, Donna Noble, Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith, and I really enjoyed some of the small part characters who appear for a few episodes. 

Sherlock - Sherlock Holmes, John  Watson, Lestrade, Mrs. Hutson, and Molly 

12: Do/have you have/had a fictional crush? >:D Of course you'd ask that, wouldn't you? Yes, when I was 13-14-15 I had a crush on Obi-Wan Kenobi(I had a crush on Jake Lloyd when I was 11). The person I have a crush on currently, however, is real. 

Voronda's Questions 

1. If there was a Zombie Apocolypse what would you do? (My brother and I have just gotten into the Walking Dead! It's awesome!) Get with a group of people who know what they are doing, scope out the zombies habits, find weapons, and begin to search for a cure or massive, destructive weapon. 

2. What was your favorite thing you received for Christmas? (Since I was internetless during the holiday season) The Jedi Apprentice books(I now own the entire series), the other Star Wars books I got, Les Miserables(book and soundtrack), The Hobbit, and this one palsy-printed, red turtleneck. 

3. If you could do anything this summer what would it be? All expenses paid and everthing? Go visit all my online friends, visit Europe, go to Hollywood or Vancouver to get cast on something, and go to Comic-Con! :D

4. Do you like video games? If so what are they? ( I love em!) I do. As I said above, I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do like them. My favorite are Star Wars ones, LOTR ones, Harry Potter ones, Little Big Planet, and Infamous.

5. What would you rather do?

Be an Assassin in the:

-Crusades in the Holy Land

-Renisiensse Italy

-Revolutionary War USA?

You can have the assassin from the proper time period in the game to help you! :) 

During the crusades in the Holy Land- less dangerous weapons and less security. That would make my job easier. Also, disguising myself as a boy would be easier. 

I also thought Arda's questions looked like fun, so I thought I'd do them as well :)

1. What are your favorite boy and girl names? 

Favorite girl names - Siri, Jaina, Lyra, Tahiri, Hermione, Belle, Eowyn, Abigail, Lydia, Deryn, Lucy, Amy, Saturn, Rose, Artemis, Lila, Lina, Andromeda, and Natalie. 

Favorite boy names - Anakin, Luke, Baelfire, Joshua, Cameron, Michael, Drew, Alek, Jacen, Artemis, Aidan, Ewan, Liam, David, James, and Collin 2. What was your favorite book or TV show when you were little? My favorite books when I was little where - The Chronicles of Narnia, Running Out of Time, Magic Tree House series, Junie B. Jones series, Pinky and Rex series, and Harry Potter series. Favorite TV shows were - Winnie the Pooh, Barney(what else was on PPC kids then?) Arthur, Dragon Tails, Clifford, Sesame Street, and the rest of the shows on in the late 90s and early 2000s. I also loved the Land Before Time films. 
3. How do you like to relax? Write, read, get on Tumblr/Facebook/Blogger, watch YouTube videos, watch my current TV shows, and the like. 
4. Do you prefer straight plays or musicals? I love both equally and enjoy ones from both, though I know more musicals since I have mostly done musical theater my whole life. (musicals- Wicked, Les Miserables, Godspell, Suessical, Annie, Into the Woods; plays - The Crucibles, and All My Sons). I'd love to do some more just straight plays since I want that experience(And I want to do Arthur Miller) and I want to do a more serious role. 
5. Would you rather travel forward in time or backward? Forward. That way, it would be more like Star Wars/Sci-Fi and, as a girl, I would be treated like with equality unlike the past. 
6. Do you have a favorite quote or motto? I really like the quote - "A Fall from Such A Height is Rarely Straight Downwards." by Victor Hugo currently.