((If you want to skip my mumbojumbo and get to the art stuff go down to the "deviantart related, sorta" section))

So I now have braces! YEA! Wait, what? NOOOOO!!! They're really terrible. One of the metal bands on my molars keeps cutting into my tongue. If you look at it((which YOU won't be...)) You can see about 5 different layers of skin(?). It's like the grandcanyon, layering down farther and farther. It's weird having a hole in my tongue. I think it's an omen: Don't get a tongue peircing....

Righto, anyway.... For school we had to memorize the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence by friday((yesterday)). I think I did really well on the second paragraph. I guess that comes from studying past midnight. I really don't know how long I studied for, but I hid my clock at 11 so I could complain about how late I got to bed the next day. Which I didn't!

Actually, I'm in my sisters room for the next two weeks. My nine yearold cousin is staying with us for a couple weeks because her parents are in Europe, with my Grandparents. T3T I would like to be in Europe with my grandparents...
I'm not bunking with the same sister as last time for some reason.... I'm with Anna now. Her room is literally on the other side of the house. Don one flight of stairs, across the house, and up another flight. But it's a cute room and I like it.

Tomorrow's my old school's marathon. Every year me and my four best friends go, sit on our curb and throw candy at people. Eventually we had to jsut hand it to them because people were falling off bikes, down the hill, and into the pond....Scratch that- they only got distracted. This will be our first year as Alumni! And we're not even sure if the curb will be available. We chose that curb to be OUR curb beacause two years ago we volenteered to be supporters that help the people finish the marathon. We took it to the next few levels- added candy and music. So the school may have actual students sign up for that spot...

Anyway:
Deviantart related, sorta:
My mom and I went shopping for faberic to make my vest out of, but we didn't find anything. So we decided to stop at the art store!!!!! I love this store. It's just the most amazing shop I've ever been to in my whole life. It's really big actually but there's SO MUCH STUFF that it seems really tiny! It's called Wet Paint, hence the name. So I was thinking of getting just a couple of copic markers to start adding to my collection. But I ended up getting a multiliner- then I thought, I should get some actual marker paper. Then Watercolors popped into my head((I love watercoloring)). So I had to get some of that too. Then I needed a couple more brushes to water color with. But of course- what's the point of even trying to watercolor with our masking!? So we got that also. So in all I got:
2 copic sketch markers
1 sephia tone multiliner
a pad of marker paper
a pad of water color paper
3 new brushes and
some masking!
all for around 30 dollars!((there was a back to school sale, so the paper pads were 20% off and the brushes were on clearence.
Well, when we were looking for the brushes my mom got kinda annoyed with how long I was taking and she said, "Now, for my birthday I want a very nice picture." It's her 50th birthday this year so I had been asking her what she would like. And I really hate showing my family/people I know any of my work so it's going to be painful. But I decided, if that's what she wants, I'll do it....and get her a barnes&Noble Gift card, because she's the book type.
I won't start watercoloring til I'm back in my room- I don't want to burden my sister with all my shit. And also because I don't have a desk in here. Only a comfy chair.

Sorry about spamming you all. But I've a couple quiestions:
What are your favorite Watercolor tutorials?((no you idiot, I DO know how to watercolor, but I couple tips and procedures wouldn't hurt))
What did you guys get your mommies for their 50th birthday?