I came across this quote today:

There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.
Ernest Hemingway

This is SO true!!!! And I'm currently drilling and blasting away the rock. I'm so used to things going smoothly, and it's so weird =) As many of you know, I take an online writing course, and every week we have an assignment. I'm currently writing a campaign speech. I've never written a speech before, and it's tough putting myself out and showing people what would make me a good leader. But I'm about half way, and it's going good now. And the important part is that it's really stretching me!

I got a haircut today, I needed it shorter for my trip to Israel tomorrow. One of the best haircuts I've ever gotten! So I'm happy.

I've been looking for new music for a while now...and just hit the jackpot.

• Melee - a really great band from California, really happy and fun to listen to!! I've had one of their songs in my head all day.
  

• Until June - great writing music, very nice and melancholy. Without them I wouldn't be able to do my paper.

• Daphne Loves Derby - I just have a couple acoustic songs, and they're amazing. Very inspirational, makes me want to write a couple songs myself! (which I would do if it were not for my cast...)

Okay, gotta go finish writing my speech.

Wow! I want one of these!



In other news, I'm almost done with the monster book Les Miserables!!! Only 150 pages to go! I've really enjoyed it so far, it's definitely one of my most favorite books ever. I'm really glad I read the unabridged version, reading an abridged would be like cheating!! There's so much magic in the detailed descriptions that Hugo gives, it wouldn't be the same without it. At the moment I'm at a very interesting part - the history of the sewer system in Paris! =)

Hey guys, me again! A couple posts ago I had pictures up of a project I did...anyway, I wrote an article on how I did it for an online community of guys who love doing the same stuff I do. And it just got published! If you want, go check it out HERE!

And also guess what? Had an orthodontist appointment today, and I'll be getting my braces off in TWO MONTHS!!! Woohoo! I've already had them for about 2 and a half years, so I'm really happy it's almost over.

And next Sunday I'm heading to Isreal!!!! I'll tell more about that later....

For Spring Break we headed down to Slovenia to spend the week with our family! It's great having another Patty family in JV.



The first day we were there we drove up to the mountains to ski and snowboard. I was planning on just sitting and reading the whole time...

But it was too cool of a slope to pass up!!! Luckily dad brought my snowboard so even though I didn't have snow pants or a winter coat I got to have fun. I had to be pretty careful though not to fall on my right arm!!



Three hours away from Ljubljana (the capitol of Slovenia) is Venice! It was really cool (but kinda smelly). Caleb sure loved the pigeons (and they loved him)!



I was back at school for the first time with my arm...it's quite a challenge. I can't write (only type) so I've been doing a lot of reading (with permission from my teachers of course).

Last Saturday i went on a little trip! I got on a train at 4:30 in the morning along with Katka, Patrick and Lucy and we headed to Prague for the day! We decided to start a little club (but we haven't figured out a name yet...) and this trip's name was "Praha, Mucha and coffee!"


We were pretty concerned about the weather, but in the end it was really pleasant and we could walk everywhere without much discomfort! Our first stop was the art store, where we stocked up on paper and other supplies! Next we visited an English bookstore, and then went for coffee in the new Starbucks! It's a really cool and classy place.

The Alfons Mucha museum was the highlight though. His stuff was really inspirational to me! We finished up by going to Bohemian Bagel, and then got back on the train! It was a great day with three of the coolest people I know.


This past week we had a ski trip with our school! I brought my snowboard, and even though the conditions weren't optimal, it was still really fun hanging out with my friends and shredding the slopes.

Yesterday, however, something put a dent in my plans... Long story short, while going off a jump, i landed badly and broke my wrist. It's my first broken bone ever! I'd elaborate more, but it takes a really long time to type with one hand. I wanted to stay with my schoolmates until the end of the trip, but because of the pain I had to come home today.

It's been a peaceful and strange day... and though I was in pretty high spirits on the day that it happened, today hasn't been fun (my hand has been swelling up...). So please pray for me that I'd survive these next 4 weeks without drawing, painting, guitar playing or writing. I'm sure I'll find a way to do all of these thing eventually, but it won't be easy.


This next week we're heading down to Slovenia to visit our family for spring break! We were planning on skiing and snowboarding but it's not looking good now...but i'm sure we'll find some fun things to do anyway.

Oh and if you haven't heard of Nickel Creek and like bluegrass/acoustic music...check them out, they're really good.

Even if you only know a little about me, you should know that I love art.

Lately I've been inspired by Patrick to try drawing Manga. Because I'm also a perfectionist, it takes me a lot longer to get to the point where I can actually draw something, but from then on it's smooth sailing. And so, for practice, I combined three different drawings to produce this sketch!


I was really happy about how it turned out, so I thought I should try using my drawing tablet to bring it up a notch! I was up till 2 last night working on this...and I'm really excited about it!


Hope you all like it! =) This has inspired me thoroughly to continue in my Manga pursuits, so hopefully we'll see some more stuff soon.

Today I went over to the Ellenwoods' along with my guitar to practice a couple songs with Hannah! Hannah has a voice recital at the end of February, and I'll be accompanying her with guitar, as well as voice on one song. I'm really excited! It was great spending time with Hannah and making music together.

One song we worked on together was Falling Slowly from the movie Once (which I mentioned a little while ago). It sounds awesome, our voices blend really nicely together!! I'm really happy about it. So towards the end of the day we decided to quick record a rough version of it on Hannah's mom's Mac. And now I bring it to you on Tidbits By Tyler!! So, here is Falling Slowly by Tyler Patty and Hannah Ellenwood. Just push the play button and listen away!

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