Rustling Thoughts

Yes, the title is what it looks like. No, I am not leaving the blogging world, merely moving. *points again to title* See, it doesn't say "Leaving Forever, I Hope I'm Missed." But why the sudden change? I feel like this blog has run its course and done its purpose. It was a good stepping off point and learning opportunity, and now I feel like I'm ready to move. Looking back over everything I've written, I feel like I've settled and set the standard for what I want my blog to look like. I want to take everything I learned from Rustling Thoughts and start fresh again. But instead of completely overhauling this blog, I want to keep it and look back on it as it is without losing anything. It's been rolling around in the back of my mind for a few weeks now, and I've finally sat down and done it. I've made a lot of friends through Rustling Thoughts, even when it used to be The Shy Introvert. I improved my writing and proofreading ab...

I find it hard to believe I've stuck it out this long. Like, every time I try to start a chronicle of my life, it only lasts a few months, maybe a year. Yet here we are. Another year done. Wow, this is starting to sound sad. I'M NOT LEAVING OR ANYTHING.  THIS IS NOT A FUNERAL.  LIGHTEN UP FOR GOODNESS SAKE. *scratches head* How'm I supposed to celebrate this anyways? Confetti, I guess. And I suppose I could get Gandalf to blast off some fireworks. But seriously though! I'm so happy with the way this blog of mine is working out! I'm so incredibly grateful for the friends I've met and made through blogging (we will figure out a way to meet up, I promise!). You have made me step out and find my voice. You have encouraged me and put up with my cringey first attempts at blogging and writing. In general, I feel like I've stepped out of my comfort zone and become a more lively person because of blogging. ...

You have no idea how long it took me to find my last survey so I would have something to model this survey after. Also, trying to figure out the HTML. And I call myself computer-smart. *rolls eyes* Anyways, if you don't mind: Loading...

Stats and other bloggy news: 134 posts 830 comments 31 followers through Google Post with the most pageviews: again,  The Tag Masterpost  at 164. Post with the most pageviews from this month:  Apparently my sunglasses can fly  at 99. 23,042 pageviews all time Pageviews this month: Entry Pageviews United States 1590 Latvia 94 Germany 86 Russia 39 France 33 Ukraine 32 Poland 31 Canada 24 China 12 Ireland 10 July happenings: 1. Camp NaNoWriMo happened. I did not complete my goal, unfortunately. 2. Independance day. I made apple pie. 3. Christian and I finished our first college class and promptly started the next one the following Monday. 4. We went to go see "The Secret Life of Pets" after Church. It was in 3D, and I don't think any of us can pull off 3D glasses. 5. Mom's birthday landed on a small group night, so we had a bunch of people over f...

Posted from Starbucks, because our internet hates us. BTW, thanks for going with me Lydia! Stats and other news from the blog: First of all, I'd like to apologise for the finicky behaviour of my Google Friend Connect button. I have no idea what's up with it, but if anyone has any ideas about how to fix it, I'd be most appreciative. 1. 30 followers through Google connect, and at least two others through either email or Google+. 2. 20,971 total pageviews. 3. 763 comments published. 4. 126 published posts. 5. Post with the most pageviews:  The Tag Masterpost  at 169. Entry Pageviews United States 1598 Germany 40 Ukraine 27 Canada 25 Ireland 19 France 18 Taiwan 13 Philippines 10 Australia 9 United Kingdom 6 Happenings of June: 1. I started Algebra 2 for the second time (I had been failing last year, so I did Geometry instead. Hopefully since we changed...

I've seen this done throughout the blogosphere, and thought "why not? It looks like a fun way to tie everything up." Hence, this post. Stats, and other news from the blog: Comments: 715 Followers: 28 through Google Friend Connect, and at least 1 through Google Plus. Pageviews: 19,176 Pageviews by Countries Entry Pageviews United States 1433 Ireland 38 Russia 38 Germany 33 Canada 28 Ukraine 15 India 10 Estonia 6 Taiwan 6 Portugal 5 Post with the most pageviews:  The Tag Masterpost , at 165 Number of posts: 121 Happenings of May: 1. Christian completed driver's ed! 2. May the Fourth be with you. 3. We had the end of speech and debate party thingy. Only Lydia and I got to go though. Lydia is now too old to compete next year (she will be able to judge at tourneys though!), and Mom and Dad thought that even just doing speech would be too m...