Photographic Memories

Today I went through every single post I have made on Tumblr.
EVERY single one.

And needless to say, it did bring back quite a lot of memories and I can't even begin to say how many times the sight of something made me smile.

I remembered all those wasted history lessons that weren't ever productive. I remembered the laughs shared with friends as I uploaded something hysterical.
And I remembered the hidden (or not so hidden) messages and thoughts behind particular posts. For a long time, my Tumblr could have been used as a makeshift temple for one important person.
Kinda creepy eh?

But those were the glory days. Those were the days of laughing in the face of 'pointless' things like grades, class/home work, assignments, detentions and other implements of torture used by the education system. Those were the days where ignorance was bliss. Those were the days when swearing wasn't such a bad habit. Those were the days when I could look up at the big blue sky and scream at it "I REALLY DO LOVE LIFE!!!"

But then 2012 ended and so did my last school year of mucking around 24/7. Like what happened to Wendy at the end of Peter Pan, I had to grow up. Somewhat.
I'm still relatively insane, I still lick the bowl after cake has been mixed in it and..... I still laugh at farts.
Somehow I think it's safe to say I could never be a mature and sophisticated adult. And yet I've got to deal with a lot of burdens that would be better suited to grownups.
I've got stuff like MORE homework/assignments/tests, outside school commitments, a basket case family, dysfunctional brain, amazing friends, a mother that DEMANDS I get a learners permit/licence, the most complicated love situation, housework, musicals, band rehearsals, Kitchen Experiment Wednesdays......

Being a mature adult sucks. I know the priviledges that come with the responsibilities are pretty cool, but I think that to go back in time to the days of childhood would be marvellous.

I'd take on bedtimes, parental guidance and monsters under the bed any day. Just for the days of reliving that joyous innocence.

Looking through pictures and gifs from the past has made my inner sentiments leak onto this page.... oops.
Still, what a human wouldn't give to be younger, even if only for a day....
And I guess it's going through past memories that make people wish they could relive them again.

Until the next post, I hope you guys have a moment in your lives that would make a wonderful memory if it was captured as a photograph. Whether it's a smile from someone you love or the best day of your life so far... I hope that moment becomes one that is cherished.
And also, here's some of my favourite things I found whilst going through my Tumblr. Enjoy!

Vivmarie1407

The Social Botany Scale

For a while now, I've had this belief that humans could be classified by some other biological lifeform that wasn't exactly human, but not necessarily alien.
Then months ago, it dawned on me that when it came to the social scene, I do have an odd habit of being a complete lemon, so that became the catalyst towards The Social Botany Scale.

For legal purposes, every definition was created by me and this whole social scale is legally mine by copyright. If I find out you've stolen this but not referenced me or my efforts, you will be hunted down and destroyed.
In any other case, please feel free to use this scale. I'd just like to be credited for my contributions towards social science (which is a legitimate science, also known as psychology).

Social Algae: A bit of a mix-up of the water lily and the mould. They are OCD, very weird (bad weird) and their intense weirdness just about sucks away your happiness.

Social Apple: Whether they’re red or green, they’re just normal cool people. The best ones are usually geeky and adore technology.

Social Apple Tree: A Social Apple that’s advanced beyond their years. They might have done great things with their life, or at least be about to, but they mainly inspire others to do well with just a hit of inspiration.

Social Aubergine: They like to think that they’re dignified and sophisticated, but we can all tell that they’re a try hard Bogan.

Social Bamboo: They’re stiff, wooden and usually tall and skinny. Very prim and proper.

Social Banana: Most of the time you can deduce their personality by looking at their surface. But sometimes everything looks normal on the surface and deep on the inside, you never know what you’ll find.

Social Bonsai: These people are either high maintenance or suffer from OCD. Everything about them must be perfect or something’ll go wrong

Social Blueberry: Somewhat sour and unappealing on first encounters. After the first few encounters that sourness develops into a pleasant tartness and the sweetness and flavour is noticeable.

Social Cactus: On the inside, they are what they look like; mean, prickly and dangerous. Only those special pigs will have anything to do with them.

Social Carrot: The coolest people you will ever meet. Literally, they’re bright and physically good to look at. Until they get all hot headed and cooked, in which case they have now become an irreversibly horrible human being.

Social Celery: A person who at first isn’t particularly interesting or exciting, but somehow you still find yourself associating with them and then their company isn’t as bad as you initially thought. However, when it comes to acting, they deliver a very bland and tasteless performance.

Social Chilli: A person who looks perfectly safe on the outside, but after investigation, it turns out that they’re astonishingly hard to handle and full of intensity.

Social Christmas tree: a person who considers themselves to be religious and holy, but is really just an arrogant wannabe with no legitimate faith.

Social Compost: Not necessarily a person, but people who’ve started out good and have since gone bad. Society recognises that, and then they become rejects. Or anyone who delves into criminal activity and gets caught. (This also applies to anyone who is/deserves to be the lowest of the low)

Social Coral: Not really somebody you’d want to hang around with. When handled the wrong way or walked over, you run the risk of getting cut. They’re not violent, but they’re very hard and tough and their words are very cutting.

Social Daisy: Every time these people fall in love with someone and word gets around; they get picked on.

Social Dragon fruit: Gorgeous and showy on the outside, but rather bland and grey (though potentially still pleasant) on the inside.

Social Eggplant: They’re tacky and disgusting but proud to admit it.

Social Eucalyptus Tree: They just stand around and look completely average and appear to do nothing. But don’t mention fire around them; they’re the pyromaniacs of society.

Social Fungus: They aren’t nice to look at and they’re generally highly toxic, but I guess the rainforests need them. This is a label best given to accountants and politicians.

Social Grape: The sort of people that may look decent now, but they’re going to look hideous when they’re older, due to the fact that if they get crushed right, they can become alcoholic.

Social Grass: The most normal people you’ll ever meet when kept in order. Remove the discipline and BAM! They’re wild. Then along comes a lawn mower and they revert back to normality.

Social Heather: It’s beautiful, it smells amazing and it has Scottish ancestry.

Social Hedge: They require constant attention and/or discipline or they’ll go all crazy and wild.

Social Hibiscus: If not for the large proboscis-like appendage in the middle of their face, they’d be pretty decent looking.

Social Ivy: When given the chance, they dominate the social scene. Or their influence does. If you’re a weird person, this shouldn’t bother you at all.

Social Kiwi Fruit: Not necessarily from New Zealand at all. They’re really really really really REALLY hairy! And on the inside, they’re either really nice or really yucky. And their guts look feral (but so does everyone’s)

Social Lemon: They can be amazing when teamed up with others, but in rare cases, they just stand/sit there so very awkwardly.

Social Lemongrass: Not affiliated with Lemons, these kinds of people can either: add flavour to life or keep the parasitic people away. They’re odd in some way, but hey, they’re great to have around.

Social Maple Syrup: It’s sweet, goes with everything, and you can never quite think of it without thinking of its cultural background.

Social Mango: Indian and perfect. Everyone loves them.

Social Marijuana: Their mere presence slows everything down or makes things weirder. In the long run, you really don’t want them around you at all…. And they usually smell really bad, but to the weak minded, they’re absolutely wonderful.

Social Mould: When things aren’t kept in order, this person infects on any goodness and makes it horrid. They’re just those people who suck away your happiness and ruin your day simply by sight/smell….

Social Mushroom: Like the mycelia (roots) of mushrooms, these people can make stories/speeches that can go on for ages. They’re very unpleasant to some, instantly intriguing to some and an acquired taste to others.

Social Nut: Hard exterior that exhibits a cold and unwelcome appearance, but when you get to know them, they are quite amazing!

Social Olive Branch: Someone (who may not even be a Christian) who strives to live an honourable and wholesome life. They practice what they preach and are devoted to what they believe to be right.

Social Onion: Someone with layers of bitterness surrounding their inner self. Very insecure person that comes with a great deal of emotional issues and tears.

Social Palm Tree: Best suited to exotic tropical locations; watch out for coconuts. They also usually have some pretty epic hair.

Social Petrified Wood: Someone so fixated with history/the old fashioned way of doing things, they base their lifestyle choices around them.

Social Poison Ivy: Like the Social Ivy, but not cool at all. They creep around everywhere and cause discomfort.

Social Potato (regular): They’re normal and fit in anywhere. And should the need arise, they have the potential to do/be anything they want/you tell them to be/do. Society sometimes has different outlooks on them; they’re either boring, fabulous or just need some butter.

Social Potato (sweet): The most despicable people to roam the earth. They may seem sweet and wonderful and good to some, but those with taste know the truth: SWEET POTATOES ARE EVIL!

Social Rosebush: Even when it’s left to grow all crazy, it’s still beautiful and smells amazing.

Social Rose (Tudor): Like Social Heather but more English.

Social Shamrock: Not to be confused with leprechauns, these people are predominantly really pale and red haired, but definitely from Ireland. Or they get drunk a lot. And after years of alcoholism, if they haven’t become a Social Grape, then that’s the luck of the Irish.

Social Star fruit: They have a strongly offensive odour. Some like them, but it takes a lot to get past the stench.

Social Strawberry: Sweet, beautiful and entirely lovely, they seem amazing in almost every possible combination.

Social Tomato: Some people think they’re one thing, others think they’re another. So by default, it doesn’t fit in anywhere and should really be removed from society.

Social Triffid: A person who overly obsessed with science fiction or fantasy. They are very defensive of their obsessions and they won’t have any hesitation to attack you. (derived from the British sci-fi novel “The Day of The Triffids” about killer plants that walk around on 3 legs that came from outer space)

Social Tumbleweed: They just float around and do bugger all. Generally they are really REALLY dumb.

Social Venus flytrap: They’re prone to getting angry and aren’t afraid to bite people or beat them up

Social Water Lily: Overly obsessed with hygiene; bathing in particular. Generally pale people, but the prettiest you’ll ever meet.

Social Water: Tasteless on its own, it never fails to take on the flavours of its surroundings. While not technically a plant, it is present in all plants and is fundamental to the environment.

Social Weeping Willow: They hide their inner selves and they just hang there and mope around. Emos, for example, are perfect examples of this.

Social Wheat: They get hair cuts or dramatic hair changes JUST as their hair looks perfect the way it is. Usually very tall and skinny.

If you guys think I've missed anything or if you found this helpful in any way at all, let me know in the comments.
Many of these definitions are based on people in my life so if you don't know me and got offended; I'm sorry.

Vivmarie1407

The Greatest Caramel Slice Known To Man

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of self-raising flour
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup of dessicated coconut
• 125 grams of melted butter
• 1 tin of condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons of golden syrup
• 150g of chocolate melts
• 30g of extra butter

Method:

1. Heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease a rectangle cake tray
2. Combine the first four listed ingredients well. Put into pan and bake for 10 minutes
3. Combine condensed milk, golden syrup and 125g of butter in a pan. Stir over medium heat until boiling. Reduce heat and stir constantly for 5 minutes. Spread evenly over base, bake for another 10 minutes and cool.
4. Spread the top of the slice with melted chocolate. Refrigerate until set.
5. Now, for the sake of the human race, EAT IT!!!!!!

I do have apologise for my prolonged absence; I had writers block, assignments, explosive diarrhoea, musical practice, caramel slice baking, debating and a whole cornucopia of other commitments.
So hopefully I'll do something decent for my next post. But I do hope you all like the caramel slice you make (if you do; which is strongly recommended).

And in other news, I've set the dates for The Carnivore Diaries; a two week blog diary of the Internet reading about my struggles with eating only meat/fish and drinking nothing but water, in my hopefully not pathetic attempt to raise awareness for the declining shark populations in oceans.
I've also decided to take up playing the mandolin; although whether to get an Irish one or an Italian one.... that is the question.

So goodnight dear readers, and remember; the darkest hour is just before the dawn. And the best is yet to come.

Vivmarie1407

Not While I Have A Kebab

The other day I was innocently sitting in the food court at the shops; eating my way through a kebab and pondering the great mysteries of the universe.
When out of the blue, a mother smacks her son at the table next to me and suddenly even the beautiful combination of lamb, chicken and flat bread became tasteless.

I hate public acts of physical child discipline. Whenever I see a parent smack or slap their child in public, I always cringe.
Even when I'm attending a party that my mum's dragged me to, and there's a bunch of family friends and their kids; I still hate seeing one of the parents make friendly conversation with people one minute, then pull their disruptive child over and smack him the next.

I'm OK with parents disciplining their kids in an appropriate manner, even if they do believe that it's humane to spank them. But as long as I sit in the food courts or public areas of society; under no circumstances is it ever acceptable to give your child physical discipline in PUBLIC. If you feel inclined to do so at home when they throw the TV remote at the cat= wonderful.
But when you're in public and your child dares to swear, is it too much to ask that you just yell at them? Or give them extra vegetables for dinner that night? Or better yet; go to the food court, buy an ice cream in their favourite flavour and slowly eat it in front of them. Or buy the ice cream, act like you'll give it to them and then give it to a stranger.

Just don't ever smack them.
Not while I'm a member of the public. And most certainly not while I have a kebab.

Vivmarie1407

The Day Hitler Recieved Kindness

The 26th of April 2013 was the day Hitler recieved a compliment from me.
Well, not the actual Adolf Hitler who put the first syllabic word into "dictator", but a boy who used to go to my school and who might as well have been related to Hitler.

In all honesty, he was just an arrogant, uber rude and self-righteous bastard who my friends and I loathed with a passion. And the day he graduated was a day of celebration.
And I suppose it never helped his case that he called me a slut.

So last week, I was astounded to see him skulking around my school's church. I knew he worked there now, but it was still very awkward to see him.
Not wishing to be the ruder person, I said hello and asked him what he was doing for the church. We discussed that and he then mentioned the future possibility of being a chaplain.
I could have laughed at his ambitions and said "That'll be the day", but that would have been something entirely arrogant which wouldn't have looked out of place in one of his speech bubbles. Instead I told him he'd make a pretty engaging chaplain and that he'd be great at it. And he was stunned, said "thank you, have a great day" and scuttled off.

Today I'm posting this not because I've got nothing else to write about or because then I claim a prize for being diplomatic to the obnoxious, but because I want to present a challenge to everyone reading this post.

I dare you, the next time you speak to someone you disagree with, to compliment them in a way that makes their day loads brighter. Because even the most loathsome people in the world need unorthodox positive comments. I'm sure even Stalin or Kim Something-or-Other the North Korean DICtator, could have used things like "You have such an admirable moustache" or "There's a nice personality underneath all that nuclear threatening tyrannical-ness which makes you sound like someone too big for their britches".

I don't care who that person is. It could be your maths teacher that's secretly a Dalek. It could be the irritating person that steals the attention away from you. It could be the angry old bat that lives next door to you. And it could even be your dog. Whoever they are, next time you speak to them, say something that could potentially brighten their day.
If they accept it= yay!
If they can't take a compliment= smile at them. Because it either warms their hearts or drives them mad.
In other news my dear readers, I've been busy at my laptop loads more this week for two reasons:

1. I've written a socio-scientific scale that identifies the qualities of a person and those qualities are matched with an appropriate label relating to plants/vegetables/fruit. I call it the Social Botany Scale and you'll all get to see it soon!
2. I've been working far too much on a short(ish) horror story; yet to be completed but still one of the best things I've written. And like the Social Botany Scale, it will be released online.

Other than mental debates with my ignorant self and actual debates with an ignorant person, that's pretty much my life right now.
Have an amazing next few days until the next post!

Vivmarie1407