Hair and Drinks

Bobby pins are my new best friends. Well, they're on my payroll at least. I got myself a haircut *applauds*! Actually, this is a minor achievement because the last time I cut my hair short (a bit above shoulder-length) I decided that I would grow my hair out. And grow it I did. It was to my mid-back- I got it cut almost a week ago. Sadly, it wasn't quite long enough to donate to Locks of Love...a few more inches would have done it.

Drinks...no, not alcoholic ones. Although I do know some of them by name alone, simply because I read a lot. Most of the places that alcohol comes up in are actually usually fanfiction stories, but the occasional book (or series) also has the characters drink a little. No, my nonexistent (XD) followers, I mean regular drinks. I detest soda/pop/coke/whatever you want to call it. (We studied the breakdown of what people call soda/pop/coke/etc. in the United States in my Human Geography (AP!) class, and it was actually quite interesting.) It's because of the fizz...the most I'll drink is some orange soda, and even then I like it a ton more if it's gone flat. What I drink is mainly water and milk- not mixed, of course; those are just the drinks I drink most often. Oh, and hot cocoa/chocolate.
I don't want to become one of those 'regulars' at a coffee shop (like Starbucks) when I grow up so that I become a caffeine addict and I simply cannot function without it. That having been said, I do enjoy stopping at Starbucks every now-and-then. My favorite (meaning the drink that I've liked the whole TWO times I've had it) is the mocha cappucino. I've gotten a drink there a grand total of- wait for it-.....three times. The last time, I tried a caramel macchiato (sp?) and it wasn't bad per se, but I didn't love it. They do have good cookies, however. So because I don't want to have to go to CA in the future, I tried tea. I started with green tea, and that's not bad, but I don't love it. I'm trying to branch out and find some drink that I like, that I just click with, no matter how odd that sounds. Green tea was okay- not amazing, not bad- so I'm still trying... I've found that I still like Indian coffee! Because...I'm Indian...from India...in Asia...so I'm Asian...but not Oriental... Anyway, Indian coffee (the way my grandma and mom make it) is different- it's pretty much really weak coffee with tons of milk and some sugar. Because of that, I don't think I'm much of a coffee person- on the occasions that I drink coffee here (usually with my parents at home on weekend mornings), I can't drink it if it's strong. Don't even talk to me about black.
So for right now, I think I'll just stick to water, but I hope I'll find some little niche for myself later! One that hopefully does not fall under alcohol. I really don't understand why people love to get drunk. In my opinion, I don't think that when I grow up, I'll be someone who drinks a lot. In my vision, the only alcohol I'd drink somewhat frequently would be a glass of wine with a good book. And even then, it'd probably only be grape juice XD!

Vampire Academy. Read it, now. If you enjoy supernatural stuff that isn't like Twilight, check this out. When I started reading it, I was very pleasantly surprised that the focus (ie, main character) was NOT the vampire princess, it was in fact her guardian. It was like a fresh breath of air rushing through the used filters of point of view...and we have a winner for weirdest metaphor! Because yes, a simile IS a metaphor. It's just a specific kind of metaphor that uses 'like' or 'as'. I'm still waiting on bated breath to get Spirit Bound- I'm in the requests queue for it, but I'm fifth...and I can't wait. Love, badassness, romance, kick-ass girls, this book has it all complete with elemental powers and evil bad guys!