and here....we.....go.

Here it is!! My first ever giveaway!

In honor of my 200th post. 

In which I shall announce the winner. 

This isn't the 200th yet. 

haha. :D 

LE PRIZES:
I'm going to have two sets of prizes so that I can have TWO winners for this giveaway.

Prize #1
"Keep Calm and Carry On" mug & Doctor Who themed socks.
(Dalek & "Bow ties are cool")

Prize #2
Wooden British flag themed box & metal TARDIS keyring

That's right. It's completely British/Doctor Who themed.

I know. It's the best giveaway ever.

anyhow! Rules!!

1) FOLLOW

*No other entries will qualify unless this first one is carried out* 

follow my blog, and leave a comment on this post! 

*anything after that will earn you extra entries for each step!*

2) SHARE

Share a link to this post on your blog, or if you follow but don't actually have a blog then sharing it on your G+ or Facebook will work. :) (leave the link to your post in a comment.)

3) PIN

Follow me on Pinterest and repin the fabulous pin below (Make sure to link it back to my blog!)!! (leave the link to the board you pinned it to in a comment)  

4) FOLLOW

Follow my Instagram (@Music_Nerd_95) and leave a comment on one of my photos mentioning my giveaway! 

5) TWEET

Tweet the link to this post and tag me in it! (@Defying_Stars)

there you go! You can earn up to FIVE entries! 

I plan to announce the winner in TWO weeks.
I'll be picking both names separately and completely at random and I'll let you know which prize you won!

:) I prolly won't be posting between now and then but I'll try to be responding to comments. :)

 Until later, then!
May the odds be ever in your favour.
;)
<3 xx <3

{Rachel}

One for the Whovians!

Yep. Just because I freaking love Doctor Who. 

And I have Doctor Who stuff to show off. 

^_^

Please excuse the cheesy awful selfie in the messy room. I took it in a hurry the other day and was too lazy to get a decent one. ;) :D

 

My newest piece of Doctor Who fandom!! Bought it at Hot Topic last weekend!! *eek*! SO proud of it. yes. 

 

Here is the fingernail polish job I did this morning!! I'm obsessed with anything British and my friend found a great tutorial on how to do these fingernails and I *had* to try it. :D Whatcha think? And, of course, how else to model these fingernails than with a Sonic Screwdriver and amazing DW t-shirt?? :) 

how I feel every time I use my srewdriver. ;)

 

Let's all just take a while to recollect ourselves after seeing that hair.............

....

.........

okay.

 

Ten is still wearing Nine's coat. ^_^

You read it in his voice, didn't you. ;) 

Annnnnd one for the Eleve people. lol. Sorry. As you can tell I'm slightly partial to Ten.... <3 

I do love this moment between Eleven and River. :D So cute and so true to themselves. 

<3 <3 ^_^ <3 <3 

Yes. There was some random Doctor Who spamming. 

You're welcome. 

I haven't gone and spammed Doctor Who in way too long. 

:D 

Have a fabulous week!!

{xx}

P.S. Thanks for all your dolly comments in the last post. ^_^ I haven't decided yet if I'll stay or no... It's all undecided right now. :) 

P.P.S. This: 

Also, his cover of Adele's "Turning Tables" with "Someone Like You" is one of my favorites. :) 

<3

Do I really have to think of a title?

Sooo.....It's been a while!! 

Wanna see somethin' cool?

This past week, at my orchestra's Ending concert, I was presented with my third, and final, trophy for violin Solos in the Federated Music Club. :D Yep. I'm rather proud of it. I worked hard at getting it this year since this was my last year ever as a part of it. 

The set of two are from Six years of Piano solos, the set of three are for nine years of violin solos. My newest one doesn't have a plaque just yet.

Anyways. Yep. :D Tuesday was my last concert with the orchestra. Kinda sad feeling. 

I'm finally graduating from highscool in only eight days!! I'm so excited! I'm going to have a short, mini-recital, ceremony and a big party afterward. :D 

The one thing I'm *really* not looking forward to is that Noni can't be there. She was going to, but plans changed and she's leaving earlier than we thought. :'( *sniffle* yep. Definitely upset about that. 

I'm so excited about Sunday on, though!! :D Noni is coming to spend most of the week with me and we're gonna hang out, go shopping, sleepover, watch Narnia, talk our faces off, do my senior photos, and have a wonderful time overall. :D 

Remember that job I was talking about way back when?? Well, I got it. :D I started this week and it's going wonderfully. The major downside is getting up at 5:30am every morning. *yaaawn* but I'll get used to it. :) It's not so bad when I have coffee. 

Anyways. there's the lifey overviewish stuff. 

How're you guys??
I miss you. 

:D 

Pictures? I think yes. 

There you have it. Here I am.

Didja miss me??

:D 

xx

{Rachel}

Howdy ho!

Oh, hello!! 

No, I'm not back...Not yet...Just popping in for a hello. 

I miss you guys, that's what! All you awesome, funny, adorable, epic bloggers. 

Anyways, just wanted to let you know a little bit of what's goin' on in my life! 

1. I'm almost recovered from the chickenpox. yup. chickenpox. They're awful!! Don't get 'em if you've never had 'em! really. They're nasty buggars and they take eons to go away. yup. I hate them. 

2. I'm still on the waiting list for that online job I mentioned before, but now I'm also going to be doing another job for a friend of ours...I'm hoping I can start on that soon! I'm trying to rush my Drivers License so that I can drive myself to and from that job...

3. School's comin' along....slowly, but surely! lol. I finished my Government and Economics book. FINALLY. Now all I've got left is half a huge fat book, The Life of Adoniram Judson, to read and write a nasty essay on, my ACT to study for, and my math book to finish up. Almost done!! 

4. I adore doughnuts. 

5. actually, food. I love food. I freaking love food. 

6. Matt Smith and Freaking David Tennant on set. 

That is all. 

Well, that's about it......mm-hm. I can't wait until my face is normal-looking again. That'll be lovely. 

So, I remember now, Why I left. I'm out of things to say. Completely out. haha. so, pictures and I'm off again! <3 <3 

Love you guys to bits. 

xoxo

{Rachel}

sooo....

I been thinkin'...

"You been thinkin'!? Now 'orace, I warned you about thinking! I've got the knob for this job!"

yeah, ok. moving on.

I have been thinking though, That I need to take an official break from blogger-world for a little while....I always feel swamped with stuff to do and I don't have ANY kind of inspiration for blogging right now...Like, I sit down to write a post, and start writing and erase, then start writing and erase, ect...So, I'm just gonna quit for a while...

I like to think you'll care as much as Loki does...teehee. ;)

I may post on here every once in a while to letcha know how things are goin', But I think, other than that, that I won't be on much until after I graduate in June.

Hopefully, after that, I'll be back in full-force just like I used to be! I just feel *really* out of the whole blogger thing right now, and I think it's better if I just give it a break.

So, I'll bid you all farewell, until who knows when I'll have the desire/need/feeling to post again. :P

And here's an "ehehe-ing" Hiddles to cheer me up...

xx

{Rachel}

:-)

The little kids in bed,

A few of the kids in mum's room watching Daniel Boone,

Big brothers playing League of Legends, 

Sister in her room watching P&P (the old version), 

Mum and dad having Triple Town competitions on the couch while the rest of us watch The Pretender. 

It's lazy and lovely in here. :D Us, Just hangin'. 

 eatin' those epic little freezer pizza roll dealieos. 

Just wanted to say how nice it is. 

Life is good. 

Crazy, but good. 

Oh!! I finally got accepted into an online job I applied for a few weeks back! They put me on a waiting list, but I am accepted. I'm really looking forward to having a real income. It'll be my first "real" job...

Plus, I rode Silver Dollar City's new ride, The Outlaw Run, yesterday!! It was SO awesome!! My siblings and I waited in line for 4 1/2 hours to get on that ride. lol. It was freezing cold, but we had a good time. :) we met some nice people in the line and just hung out! 

yes, it is a wooden coaster. A beautiful, amazing, brand new, wooden coaster. :D It makes me giddy how cool it is.

anywho. That's all I have to say. 

:) Sorry I've been non-existent these days. I've got loads of school to do, an ACT to study for, and I feel really short on time....I can't wait until I'm graduated and school and all that is out of the way. I feel like everything will be so much easier!! I just hope that it will be in reality. :D

Sleep tight, you guys. 

<3 

{Rachel}

Q's & A's and such.

I've been tagged, once again!!
ready for some Q's & A's?
here goes.

 Treskie's tag:

Rules:

*Answer the questions
*Tell four very random things about yourself.
*nominate if you feel like it (or essentially that.)

1) Avengers or Batman?
ohhh....Good one, Treskie. Um. I adore them both. I'm pretty sure I hafta go with Avengers, though. :D <3 <3

2) What is your favorite kind of dog?
Great Dane..oooooohhhhhman. I love those dogs. so huge and lovable and gorgeous. ^_^

so squishaaaay!! <3 <3 *huug dat puppy*

3) Bourne or Bond?
Bourne. all the way baby. :D especially Bourne Legacy. *Jeremy Renner* yess...

4) Do you have any desire to learn how to use a gun? Sword? Bow and Arrow?
 I already know how to shoot a gun. :D Sword and bow and arrow. YES PLEASE! I really want to learn. :D

5) When watching a movie in a foreign language, would you rather have subtitles or have it dubbed over?
I've never watched a movie in a foreign language....I've started them before but I can't STAND it. either way it kills me. I think I prefer subtitles though. dubbed over drives me out of my mind.

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Katrina's tag:

1) What sort of a book would you describe yourself to be? (i.e., are you a fantasy, historical fiction, dystopian ect.?)
uh....I don't think at all I could describe me as a book. lol. Maybe a goofy weird children's book....that people go "O.o gosh...that's so...hm." lolz.

2) What would you be likelier to do? Order coffee with a British accent, or pretend to be deaf when someone talks to you?
Definitely order coffee with a British accent. I do a pretty good British accent. xD It's true.

3) A total stranger walk up to you. Do you (a) react instantly and punch him in the face before he has a chance to introduce himself? (b) Step back and see if he is hostile before punching? or (c) Go all coward and run away, screaming like a banshee?

Is there a "d"? I think I'd step back and see if he is hostile before pullin' out the pepper spray...because he might have germs on his face that would be transmitted onto my hand through contact caused by punching...

4) Would you rather be sick with the stomach 'flu or a shockingly bad case of strep throat?
The 'flu....definitely...I can't stand sore throats at. all. :P

5) if YOU could be a super hero, what type would you like to be?
The kind where they're really epic and you're totally not sure if the powers they have are actual superpowers or if they're just SUPER AWESOME. xD Kinda like Toni Stark...and batman. and hawkeye and Black Widow. <33333

6) Someone yells "OBEY!" what's the first thing you think of?
A Dalek. Or, perhaps all those t-shirts in Zumies in the mall....that all said "obey" all over them. yeah. That was strange.

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Right then! :) On to random facts, I suppose. Four of them. comin' up.

1) I love hoodies. like, *love* hoodies. They're my security blanket. especially when I go places. idky
2) I DESPISE hand lotion. it sicks me out on a huge level. all slimy. eeew...
3) I love bracelets! a lot of them. at once. :D
4) I have a hard time throwing things away. my room is full of random stuff I've had fore forever that prolly ought to be thrown away but that I have some sort of silly attachment to. yep. weird.

because it's the Doctor. 

Done!! I won't nominate anyone as I'm rather short on time at the moment. but thanks for the Tags Treskie and Katrina!! I had loads of fun. ^_^

Happy Saturday, folks!

{xx}