Awesome Ninjago Music Videos

Hey Guys,

What did you think of yesterday's post? :) Like it?

 Well, today I thought I'd post up some of my favourite Music Videos - Ninjago ones, that is. I don't get to share this kind of stuff with my friends IRL because most of them hate Ninjago, so yeah...

 First up is by +CuteBlueCherri! It's called "Wu/Garmadon/Lloyd - ♪Breaking the Habit". It's a 3 minute video based around Lloyd, Sensei Wu and Garmadon, and the song is by Linkin Park.

 
 Second up is by +j4bether. It's "Ninjago Call Me Maybe", and is about Jay and Nya. I love how it starts off, with Sensei, Nya and Jay all saying one word each. Brilliant!

 Third is also by CuteBlueCherri, and it's called "Ninjago -♪ Not Alone". The song is by Red. The video is kinda sad, and it really gets into the feels - or so I find (I cried for the first 30 times I watched it...).

 Fourth is by +Jynxi Jaymes and it's "Ninjago-You're Gonna Go Far Kid". Love both the song and the video. x3

 Fifth is by +TheFoldMusic, who are my favourite band!! It's called "LEGO NINJAGO Enter the Tourament", and heck, I'm in love with this song. x3 Just so you know, The Fold do some of the Music for Ninjago, so Enter the Tournament is an official Ninjago Song. 

  FIYAAAAAAAAA!

 Six is The Fold's song "Ninja Roll". Just plain Awesome.

 

 And last, and certainly not least, another Ninjago song by The Fold: LEGO NINJAGO Tournament Whip! The Weekend Whip has now been redone several times, and the latest version of it - this one - is totally awesome!! Specially love the way Skylor fights her battle in it.

Well, gotta run, school starts soon and I haven't had breakfast. :P

 Catch y'all later!

 Spinj xo

Gibson Tuck | Hairstyles

Hello everyone! How are you?


 Today I thought I'd post up a hairstyle. This one is my very favourite one, as it's really lovely and is rather simple to do. First, how I came across this hairstyle...

 So I was in town yesterday with my parents, and as part of the Anzac Long Weekend there was a swing dance event going one at the Piazza. We were down there, and there were three tents with different things in them - a free facepainting and balloon tent, a free barber tent, and a free hairstyle tent.
 I went to the hairstyle tent, and there as the choice of Pincurls, Victory Rolls, or the Gibson Tuck. I went with the Gibson Tuck, because it looked prettier to me. :P
 Here is the back view:

It looks awesome, doesn't it?

 Well, this morning I decided to have a go at doing the Tuck. The first time it was rather messy and shoddy looking, mainly because I had no idea what I was doing. So I went onto the web to find some tutorials.

  The easiest, and simplest one to do is this one. It's quick, easy, and is best for learning:

 It doesn't sit quite as high as my one does, but I reckon there'd be a way to change that.

 Then I found these on the web. Number 1 is simpler, while Number 2 is slightly fancier. Number 3 is more like what I had in the photo.

Number 1:

 

 Number 2:

 

 Number 3:

Out of all of these, I like 3 the best; it's more my style. Which one do you like best?

 Spinj xoxo

Global Warming?

Hello everyone! :D

How are y'all? :) Had good weeks so far? Looking forward to the  weekend? :)

 So, I was doing my work for an essay, and for some reason it reminded me about something that has been lurking in my mind since I went to the Ben&Jerry's free Scoop Day...

Which is Global Warming.

 So when I was waiting in the line for a free ice cream one of the Ben&Jerry's workers came over. She asked if we knew the real reason for the Scoop Day, and I said no. So she went into the history about how it started to raise Global Warming awareness. After that she asked if we'd sign the Petition that Ben&Jerry's was holding to cut down Global Warming. I signed the petition, and my Dad did as well.

And, after that, something started whirring in my mind again.

 Look at the ice cream in that picture above. Read the writing. Now, replace that melting blob of ice cream with a melting earth. You get something that looks like this:

Now then, if there is one thing most people hate, it's when their ice cream melts. But it appears that most people can't seem to get that if global warming goes too far, we'll have more than melted ice cream to worry about. 
And a lot of people go on about how 'We must stop global warming'. But here's a question for you: how many people say that, but do nothing?
 Answer is a lot.  So do they actually care about it, or are they pretending that they do?

So as I thought about that kind of stuff, I remembered what I did when I was younger.

•  At one point I went and helped plant trees (they were less than a foot tall) in a parklands in Adelaide with my brothers and their friend.
•  My friend came around for a sleepover one day, and we had five hours before her mum turned up, so we created "Save The Planet" leaflets to put in letter boxs. They said "Help Save the Planet! Why use the car when you can walk, ride a bike, or use public transport?". We actually got the neighbours to stop driving their car to the supermarket, which was three streets away.
•  Tried to start a "Save the Planet" club. Got as far as writing club rules...
•  I did that leaflet thing again with some different friends at the beginning of 2013. We don't know if it worked, but we definitely found two of the leaflets (which had been trodden on) on the pavement a day later...

 That was the most I could do at the ages of 9-13. But, now that I'm older and am more focused on different things, I reckon I can help do a lot more. Of course,I can't do too much, but I'm planning on giving it all I've got, by cause I want to live in a better world.

There are many things people can do. Here's a list:

•  Get rid of your car, and buy a bike
•  Use public transport
•  Do car pooling - use it to get to work, school, or parties
•  Fill up your garden - try growing your own veggies, and trow in some fruit trees. Or make a flower garden with a pond and some native flowers, and maybe some trees. 
•  If you live in an apartment block, and have a balcony, fill the balcony with pot plants. Flowers, small trees and small bushes will not only help to shade your balcony, it will help to keep the house cool.

I could list more, but I'll leave it at that. Because you will also have to do your own brainstorming to help contribute.

Also, sign the Ben&Jerry's Petition: http://www.benandjerry.com.au/values/issues-we-care-about/climate-justice

Also, did you know that LEGO want to be fully powered by things like Wind and Solar power by 2020?

UWA and Stories

Hey Guys!!

 How are all of you? :) Going well?

I went to UWA yesterday. It was loads of fun! My favourite part of the day was probably Percussion Workshop, lunch time and Symphony Chorus. In the workshop we all got to play an instrument each - I had a djembe. Paul Tanner (who was running that workshop) then gave people their own rhythms. It was amazing how well everyone kept in time with each other!
 At lunch my two friends who study at UWA showed me around a little bit, and I had a bit of a chat with them. And I met a couple of their friends too.
 Symphony Chorus was soooooooo cool! We got to sing in Hebrew, and I don't think I pronounced anything properly, but heh, oh well. It did sound amazing though.

 Once again, by going to UWA, I have been reminded just how badly my sight-singing is. :P I really need to get back into the hang of doing it. XD

 Here's a photo from the day:

I'm the one with the bow in my hair. In other words, the person closest to the camera. :P
 I dunno who took this photo, but it's also on facebook, by the UWA School of Music page. :) It's from when we were doing the Percussion Workshop with Paul Tanner.



 I've also been doing story writing again. :) Some of you who have been reading Rise of the Nerds on my LEGO Blog will have noticed that I've started putting up new chapters! I'll have another up after I've written this. :P
 I've also been writing "Another World", which is about a girl and how she tries to be the good person she knows she is, but slowly turns into the Monster that the world thinks and assumes she is. It's hard trying to write it, but certainly fun. :3

 (Made by MasterOshawott)

 Well, I have to go, gotta post up the next chapter of Rise of the Nerds and then go to get ice cream.
 Love y'all, be good, and if anyone else is down at Ben&Jerry's getting icecream, let me know what flavour you get.
 Spinj xoxo

OMG I'm going to be in a documentary!!

Hey everyone!! ^-^

 How are you? Are my Aussie readers enjoying their holidays?

 OMG, I'm totally going to explode with excitement at some point. XD So, I have something to tell you guys!!

 Ok, so yesterday, after I went busking, my brothers, parents and I went dancing. So yeah, my parents did some dancing, I did some reading and the others ate food. :P
 My friend Caitlan turned up, and I hung around with her for a while. Then I remembered that she'd asked my parents if she could make a documentary about us, but they had said no. I asked her, and she was "Oh my god, I forgot about that! Do you want to do it?" And I bounced up and down and said "Yes!!" So we high fived, and turned to my Mum, and asked for her permission. And she gave it!! Caitlan and I kinda bounced around happily.

 So yeah!! I'm going to be in a documentary about me and my family, and it is going to be awesome. ^-^ I'm going to catch up with Cailan at some point so that we can talk about stuff for it. 

 OH MAH GOSH!!! I'm still sooooooooooooo excited!! XD Here, have a picture:

Ooh, look, it's the Ninja and Sensei Wu. ^-^

Which reminds me - I've made a banner for Spinj's Space!! It took me forever to make, but heh, I 'm pretty pleased with it. ^-^ Here it is:

What do you think? :D Do you like it?

 I have to go now, I have a rehearsal to go to for Pirates of Penzance. Weeell, I don't have to go to them, they're actually the Guys' Chorus rehearsals, but I go because Dad is there. :P And I like showing off that I can do all my parts off-book. :P


 Ok, gotta go. Love y'all, be good, and I'll see you in my next post!
 Spinj xoxo

Spinj's getting Professional

Hey guys! :D

 How are you? :D You going well? :D

 Well, I'm trying to focus on some more of the musical side of my life, and yeah! My SoundCloud page, Willow Byrne, is going really well. I get up to roughly 200 plays and 5 downloads of my music each week! I like to think it's because I sound so amazing, but I must say, I don't think that my older recordings sound too great. :P

 Also, I'm on facebook! I now have a page for my music stuff (Willow Byrne | Facebook) which you can find by either clicking the link in the brackets, or by searching 'Willow Byrne' in you facebook search! Currently all my followers are either family members or friends, but if you've listened to my SoundCloud and like my music, please like my page!

 You can also find my LinkedIn page if you head over to my facebook page!

 ~*^*~

 Also, I now have a question - should I make a facebook page for Spinj's Space? So I can post up blog posts on here, and shorter versions of the posts on facebook? It's a vague idea at the moment, but if you guys like it, comment to let me know, and I can start working on it!


 Love you guys, and I'll see you all soon!

Spinj xoxo

Spinj is a Barista

Hey guys! :D

 How are you? :D Have you settled into the holidays now?

 Well, yesterday, as my first day of Easter Hols, I went down to Maylands and did a free barista workshop that my Mum found on facebook. :P There was at least one other homeschooled kid there, and the other five there might have been homeschooled too...

 Yeah, so, we covered the theory of making an Espresso, and how to use a coffee machine. How to clean the machine, how to steam milk, etc. Once we had covered the theory we split into two groups, and one group went into a back room, and the group I was in went inside the cafe itself and got to work on the machine behind the counter.
 So then we steamed milk, made the base of the coffee, and got to make an Latte. A few of us (mainly myself and one other guy) tried to do a fancy pattern, but it didn't work out. I was expecting it to look like this:

 But it looked more like this:

 After that the lady helping us out said that we could make ourselves a takeaway drink, so I went and made a hot chocolate. :3 I didn't put enough chocolate syrup in, so it was rather weak, but still yummy.
 And then after that we all got to ask some questions, and go home. :P

 Oh, and we also got certificates! Here's mine:

I can now put it in my certificate folder. :3

And yeah! So now I want to do some more Barista workshops, because this one was really fun and I'd like to learn more about making different types of coffees: like a long black, or a mocha, or a flat white, or maybe a cappuccino.
Hey, maybe I could be a barista in my spare time when I get to Uni...


Well, I gotta go, I have to do some busking today. Catch y'all later!
Spinj

Music Monday Hairdos!

Hey everyone!


First of all, Happy Easter! (I know, it's a little late...)

Did you all get lots of chocolate eggs and bunnies? Did you have Easter parties, or did you do what I did and go to a rehearsal? :P

 Now, I have an announcement to make: This is my 30th post on here! :D How epic is that?!

 ...

Haha, ok, whatever, I suppose it isn't that impressive. :P Anyway, let's keep on going!

So, for Music Moday, I shall give you...

It's my favourite Narnian song. :3 I heard it (properly, that is) for the first time about a week ago, or maybe it was two weeks ago (?), and I just kinda fell in love with it. It's so wistful and sad and kinda sweet sounding. Lovely, Beautiful, and Heartbreaking. :'( :P

And now, I'm sure you all noticed that I mentioned "Hairdos" in the post title *watches as a few of you double check the post name* So now I will explain that. :P

 So, as of the past week or two, I decided that it was time I learnt to do more than just how to put my hair in a plait or ponytail. You see, being homeschooled, I don't have to put my hair up every weekday.
 But one of my friends (if you're reading, you know who you are, Lulah-bell) always seems to have some lovely hairstyles up her sleeve, and I decided it was time I learnt how to do some too. So I started surfing the web for some easy hairdos.
 I stumbled upon a site, called Cute Girls Hairstyles, and I looked through their stuff, rather in awe of the amazing styles. So I searched for something simple, and I came across Bailey's Dorothy Braids | Hallowe'en Hairstyles and thought that they looked really cool and stylish, not to mention simple, so I tried them out!
 I had a problem with the fact that I have a fringe, and it won't stay in the twist, and the fact that I have no hairspray, so it didn't stay in place as nicely as I had hoped it would, but it actually looked really cool with my fringe hanging out of it! Also my hair isn't very thick. (It used to be, though...)
 The Dorothy Braids look cool as a ponytail as well. :3
 I also finally learnt how to do a fishtail braid. XD

 Well, I have to go, we're having the chocolate hotcross buns I made for today's breakfast, and I don't want to miss out on mine!

 Cuddles and Sunshine!
Spinj xoxo