I need to vent. I just...I need to vent.

I was on Facebook about 5 minutes ago, saw a comment on one of my cousins' statuses, and recalled a conversation I had with one of my other cousins just before Sunday School yesterday. She told me that our uncle had de-friended her on Facebook. And I said, "That's absolutely ridiculous." And we talked some more and I realized, "Hey, I haven't been seeing any updates from him. I wonder if he de-friended me, too?"

Seeing as I remembered that I was going to check, I checked. And what do you know, I had been de-friended, as well. My uncle. MY OWN UNCLE. A grown man being so petty, acting like a tween girl in a catfight over something stupid. It's ridiculous. It's childish. And it's hurtful. I never did anything to him, but because I'm not on "his side" in this ongoing (kept that way by him, not us) "feud" with part of my family. I sent him a friend request to see what he'll do.

I'm upset that it's been so damn long since we've seen his kids (my COUSINS) at a family gathering. I'm upset that the incident that started the whole thing happened in the first place. I'm upset that he hasn't apologized for his behavior. I'm upset that he won't even consider meeting with anyone involved. Overall, I'm upset with him.

I used to call him "Uncle ****" (name disclosed because I don't need the chance of things worsening because I couldn't censor a freaking name) but now I find myself just calling him "****." Why should I call him Uncle? He sure as hell isn't acting like one. And I guess if this is the way he's going to act, I'm glad I got to see how he really is and how he handles things. If cutting out people from your life is the way you deal with a problem, you're going to get very lonely, VERY fast. Way to be an example for your children, ****. Way to be "family."

If Grandma was still here, would you be acting like this? Or would you cut her off, too? And you know something...I really don't give a damn whether you somehow find this and read it. You KNOW it's about you. I'm angry, and your actions affect more people than you realize. I'm pissed off at you, and I don't care if you know about it. You need to grow up and step up. Brushing a problem under the rug does NOT make it disappear.

But maybe I'll take a page out of your book and follow your example. I'm going to be immature and tell you something that little children say on the playground. "Act your age, not your shoe size."

I know I've said this before, but I rarely write journals on here. I've never been good at that sort of thing, now that I think about it. I've never been able to keep a diary/journal for longer than a week. I've never been able to blog. Maybe it's because once I do write something like that, I read it back and go, "Damn, that was boring." I figure that if my own journals bore me, why should I subject other innocent human beings to that torture? Hahaha. Plus, I have never have anything interesting to talk about...UNTIL...this one little pseudo-interesting bit of news.

I got a tattoo on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

Yep, that's right, I marked myself for life. It's on the top of my foot just above my toes, between my pinky toe and whatever you call the one next to it. It's black and it's the outline of a heart. It's not "badass" or anything, but I don't feel like I'm the kind of person to get intense tattoos all over the place. They're cool and everything, but I think what I got suits me just fine.

Now that I've taken too big a chunk of time out of whoever's day that's reading this, first of all, sorry. You can't get that time back. So ha! Got ya. Second, thank you. We know that there are a lot of other ways you can waste your time, and we're glad you chose to waste it with us. Thank you for flying with Palmer's Idiotic Ramblings. Hope to see you again soon.

Much love, everyone.

Lizzie

"Uh oh! There's trouble in Guppyland!" -Jim Coffee (kind of a you-had-to-be-there moment, but it's hilarious to me...because I was there...)

...MUSIC. And everything to do with it. I'm in love with the art of it, I'm very interested in learning all the mechanics of it, I love watching people perform, I love playing music, I love writing music.

I'm still developing my skill on that last one there, but I'm trying and that's the best I can do.

And some people may judge me for some of my favorite musicians, but you know what? I couldn't care less. If I don't stick to my guns about something like my favorite band and singer, how can I expect people to take me seriously about other things? I can't. So I'm publicly declaring a gigantor love for the following music artists:

JONAS BROTHERS. And yes, like the millions of other JB fans, I have a favorite. His name is Kevin. That doesn't mean that I don't love all of them, though.

TAYLOR SWIFT. I lovelovelove her. She is amazing, whether you agree with me or not. She writes damn near all of her own stuff and her songs are beautiful. Plus, she's relatable. I swear, I have lived out at least half a dozen of her songs.

DEMI LOVATO. My word...have you heard her sing? She's absolutely incredible! She's like a younger Kelly Clarkson. She has an insane range and is just...wow. Go listen. Now.

MILEY CYRUS. Yes, I love Miley. She can sing and she has good songs. Plus she's funny. She acts like me and my friends do, she's just a regular teenage girl and she's not afraid to admit to making mistakes.

NSYNC. Yes, after all these years, I still love them. They were my first concert, my first celebrity crushes, my first favorite band. And they can harmonize beautifully. I'm not kidding, I jammed to their "No Strings Attached" CD in the car on a long drive one day last week.

Now...I'm going to recommend some songs from each of them. It's probably going to be a list of my favorite songs from each, but it's basically the same...so whatever. Here we go.

JONAS BROTHERS:
Hello Beautiful
When You Look Me In The Eyes
Inseperable
Lovebug
Can't Have You
A Little Bit Longer
World War III
Fly With Me
Before The Storm (feat. Miley Cyrus)
What Did I Do To Your Heart
Black Keys
Turn Right


TAYLOR SWIFT:
Tim McGraw
Teardrops On My Guitar
Should've Said No
I'm Only Me When I'm With You
Crazier
Fifteen
Love Story
White Horse
You Belong With Me
Breathe
You're Not Sorry
Tell Me Why
The Way I Loved You
Forever & Always


DEMI LOVATO:
Trainwreck
Don't Forget
Two Worlds Collide
Until You're Mine
Believe In Me
Here We Go Again
U Got Nothin' On Me
Quiet
Catch Me
Got Dynamite
World Of Chances
Gift Of A Friend
This Is Me (acoustic)


MILEY CYRUS:
These Four Walls
Goodbye
7 Things
See You Again
Right Here
When I Look At You
Obssessed
Party In The U.S.A.
Butterfly Fly Away
The Climb
Driveway
Bottom Of The Ocean


So there. I've officially broadcasted it out there. Have fun, kiddies.

Lizzie

"Wow, you're terrible at Facebook stalking me, I posted that like forever ago." -Reggie (via text)

Well...hello. It's been at least a year, hasn't it? Probably more like 2, considering my profile had said I was 16. Huh.

Well, a lot has changed for me in the past 2 years. Let's see...

I had my heart broken.
I got a new crush.
I got to go to Amarillo for an America Supports You Texas benefit for families of fallen soldiers. It was an amazing trip in more ways than one.
I got to go to Los Angeles (and fell in love with it, by the way) for Freedom Concert 2009. That was an amazing experience, too. I want to go back as soon as I can.
I got my first boyfriend.
I had my first breakup.
I graduated from high school.
I lost touch with some amazing people and friends that I didn't want to lose.
I made some new friends and gained another best friend.
I turned 18.
I got bangs for the first time since elementary school.
I bought myself a Fender Squire Stratacoustic guitar with some of my graduation money.
I got an Alvarez 12-string acoustic guitar from my parents for my birthday.
I got even more into music that I already was.
I went to a Demi Lovato concert and LOVED it.
I went to a Needtobreathe concert, LOVED IT, and got to meet the band afterwards.
I got a ticket to the Miley Cyrus concert for next week.

Obviously, there's been more than that, but those are the highlights I can remember. All in all, a lot has happened.

Oh, I saw Toy Story/Toy Story 2 in 3D last Friday with my mom. AMAZING! Haha...I love everything Disney.

Lizzie

*Lizzie has no quotes right now*

It's really cold...yeah, just thought I'd share that little fact tidbit thing with anyone who was to read it.

And yes, I'm still alive.

Lizzie

"Hey, Tabor, what's the sound of one hand clapping? *smacks on head*" - Luke M.