The Llama Thief

I'm Jo., aged 18, and this is my blog. It shall contain my thoughts (complaints), opinions, and the occasional (very often) nerdy fangirl post/references. ~There is a music player at the bottom of the page with some of my favorite songs!~

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attempting the middle part

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So, I just got Benedict Cumberbatch's autograph! #FreakingOut #Wow #BenedictCumberbatch

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#TheHobbitBOTFA was so good! Really glad I got to see the final movie! #OneLastTime

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My grandma knows me so well!<3 #DoctorWhoOrnaments #K-9 #TARDIS #Love

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I'm wearing my #DontPanicButton today in honor of Mental Health Awareness. Having suffered from severe panic attacks and anxiety for many years brought on by a heart condition (and red also being the official color for heart health awareness), wearing this red button has special meaning to me! #MentalHealthAwarenessDay

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Couldn't find any cute llama pictures to buy, so I made my own! #LlamaArt #LoveIt

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I got some Mexican Jumping Beans! #MexicanJumpingBeans #Entertainment

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Hey there,

Exciting news! The Internet Slowdown net neutrality protest planned for September 10th is really taking off. This morning, a dozen of the world’s largest websites announced that they’re joining in a big way. Sites you know and love like Etsy, Kickstarter, Wordpress, Vimeo,...

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I am so thrilled with how awesome my "The Fault In Our Stars" notebook turned out! #LoveIt #TFIOS

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Things that happened before Season 3:

More Harry Potter was announced

The US government shut down

Global warming was confirmed to be our fault

Exorcists tried to cleanse England of Harry Potter

There was another Hobbit trailer

Supernatural Season 9

America started to colour its money

Tony Abbott became the Australian Prime Minister

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Hear the voice of Smaug in the new thrilling, hair raising full length trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!

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Doctor Who: The Kings Demons

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The Beast

A few years ago the only opportunity I had in front of me was becoming a junkie. I spent my days having every chance in the world to start using. At first it was easy to say no, but eventually as time goes on and a persons life gets harder, saying no also gets harder. It reached the point where I would hesitate for a few seconds. I grew afraid because of those few seconds. What if they caused me to say yes? My life was becoming more and more difficult. My mind was never at ease, constantly racing. I would look at them and see how at peace they seemed. It seemed nothing ever bothered them and if it did, well they certainly didn't care. I envied that. I wanted that feeling more than life itself. The day I almost said yes was the day I knew I had to get out. I just couldn't allow myself to do that. My future was bleak and honestly, it still is, but I knew if I started, my metaphorical bed would be made. I have lost count of how many OD funerals I have been to and the thought of being one made me cringe.

Flash forward to now. I've gotten away, kind of. As long as I'm living in the place I do, I'll never get away. I'm just not near those people now. But I'm typing this for a reason. Nothing has gotten better. My future is still as bleak as it was back then. The only difference is that those opportunities aren't directly in front of me anymore. My mind still races and I still envy their momentary peace. I don't want to start using now, I just wonder what would've happened. Where would I be now? Would I have still gotten away or would I have been another OD funeral pamphlet on the already huge pile at the bottom of the dresser drawer? I have no intentions or plans of using and I hope no one reading this does either. I just want to know what would've become of me. It's a thought that haunts me every day. I just want to know that my strength wasn't in vain.

~Jo

(I absolutely do NOT condone drug use. Drugs are bad. Don't do them.)

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Doctor Who Series 7 DVD Boxset Minisode - Rain Gods

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This is probably the last time we'll see these two together :(

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NEW MINISODE

Clara and the TARDIS

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The Permanent Century.

So I awoke this morning to my phone blaring my text alert tone. Tiredly, I reach over to see who dare disturbs my slumber and to my surprise, I see a naked picture of my friend. Talk about wide awake. I immediately knew I was not the intended recipient of this message without even reading the countless apology texts that ensued from her. Now most peoples first thought would've been "Wow, how trashy." or "Seriously? Is she that desperate.". But these never entered my mind. My one and only thought was "Oh my gosh! What if I hadn't been the accidental recipient?! What if it had been someone who wouldn't have just deleted the picture?!". My friend is a sweet girl who acted before thinking. After I recovered from the sudden (and still half asleep) shock, I immediately messaged her a long, lengthy text about how dangerous it was, how it could never be undone or unseen, and how I worried and didn't want anything bad to happen to her. You know what she said? "I'm so sorry. I'll never do it again.". I seemed to find those words empty.

Now, to the reason I decided to post about this. I'm extremely worried at how careless and relaxed everyone's becoming. Accidentally sending a nude picture of yourself to an undesired recipient is not a small thing. As bad as it is to say, a majority of people in this world seem to only want to cause others harm and this, this would be a proverbial key to the kingdom of desolation and detriment. I cannot fathom why any girl would take such a risk simply because a boy wants it. If a boy asked me to send a picture like that, I'd send him in the other direction. These things CANNOT BE UNDONE OR UNSEEN! I get so frustrated when people think that the delete button is a cure-all. Guess what? IT'S NOT! Just because it's deleted off one device doesn't diminish the fact that it could still be on twenty different others or that the person who received it didn't show it to everyone under the sun. Electronics are great, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be typing away at this very moment if I thought otherwise. But I sometimes wonder if we are responsible enough to handle them? We become careless and extremely trusting. We do stupid things like sexting and trash talking. Even Snapchatting a 10 second picture can become forever. It's the 21st century and everything we say and do is permanent. The delete button can't fix what the send button does.

I know I seem to be uptight, but this is a genuine concern I have. I'm not in charge of telling anyone what they can and can't do. But I want people to realize, most things can't be deleted or forgotten now. Everything is becoming permanent except hiding behind the screen. Be smart.

~Jo

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Very Fine Advice

NOT!

For some reason, people seem to think I'm completely unaware of the fact that time is ticking and I still haven't taken my ACT. "You should've taken it at least three times by now" and "Wow, you should really get on that." are among the most common ones. First off, I pray to God that I don't need to take it three times. Secondly, I want to thank these people for their sound advice, I never would have known that I should "get on that" if it had not been for them intervening with their great words of wisdom. 

I know I seem to be a bit (yeah, don't judge. Compared to my normal self it really is just a bit) sarcastic. It's just that people seem to think I don't grasp the realization of how important this one singular test is. You know, maybe I want to skip it and be a hobo or a spy. A hobo spy perhaps. Those are two fine choices that each carry their own form of honor in some way or another. Or I just may take the test when I'M ready, get a great score the FIRST time around, and go off to college to start a long journey of obtaining a PhD in Psychology and becoming a Psychologist.

Another thing that bothers me is when people ask me "What do you want to be?" and "What do you want to do?". I know what answer they're looking for, but it's not mine. I want to be happy, content, a good Christian, and above all, I want to be the best person I can be!. You know what I want to do? I want to live life, try new things, help people, and see the world! Scratch world, I'd be happy seeing the Spam Museum, visiting the Smithsonian, or even seeing the ocean for the first time. Yeah I'd give anything to visit England or Ireland or Germany, but I'd be just as happy seeing those other places as well. 

I know I seem to be perturbed but I'm really just tired of people expecting all these things that I don't even expect of myself. Hope I didn't bore you too much. Thanks for reading!

~Jo