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With Halloween tomorrow, a couple things immediately cross my mind.
Costumes.
Scary stories.
Candy.
And yes, it did occur in that moment. I am a huge fan of Halloween, and so I have so much fun around this time of year. I'm 21 and I still dress up and try my luck at trick or treating with friends every year. (Last year we had a good animal theme going!) However, one of my favorite things about Halloween is hearing all the new and old scary stories. I love horror movies, and I am a huge fan of creepy pasta.

So this week, I wanted to share 5 of my favorite creepy or scary stories that I've come across this year.

{one}
Bloody Mary

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, everyone has heard of or either attempted to play the game Bloody Mary. While the story varies from place to place, the general idea is you look into a mirror and say the name Bloody Mary, and she will appear to you. There are tons of stories online about peoples' accounts with the game. Recently, YouTube recommended this video to me, and I must say it gave me some good chills initially.


{two}
Thought Catalog's Creepy Ghost Photos

I'm an avid photography fan, but sometimes things that show up in photos are down right terrifying. Ghost photography is something that is creepy and amazing all at the same time. While these photos may or may not convince you of what is out there, they still give you a good jump and raise your curiosity. See some for yourself here. 


{three}
American Horror Story and Stories that Inspired the Series

American Horror Story is a tele series that has recently started its 5th season. While each season varies a bit, they're all equally addicting! The show is a mix of mystery, suspense, thrill, and of course horror. At times the show is very stressful, but I enjoy watching every bit of it! You can catch AHS on Fox, Wednesdays at 10pm.

If AHS is too much for you, or if you want more... many different things have been written about the show. One video I recently came across was by the YouTube channel Top 5s. This video relates some of the creepier plot lines in AHS to real life people. It was an educational and creepy moment to realize that some of the stories aren't just fictional after all.



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reddit.com/r/nosleep

Reddit is everything to the Internet, it's quite an addicting site and has something for everybody. This means that you can look up cute pictures of animals, or you can read tons of horror stories. I love visiting the subreddit nosleep. This is where people post lots of horror stories that can be true or fictional. New stories get posted every day, so you will never run out of things to read.

Here are two of my favorite stories I read from the past year:
Air Traffic Controller

Hacking Baby Moniters


{five}
Black Eyed People

Whether or not these are true, these stories are quite creepy and I never want to encounter one myself. Black Eyed People are told to be people with pitch black eyes, who will appear at your house. With their encounters an alarmingly heavy feeling of dread will overcome you. All over the internet you can find many different stories about them, but just to help you with an introduction check out the Creepy Pasta- Black Eyed People article.

My Campus at Sunset

Apple Picking with D

Fall to me is perfect! It's the end of scorching hot summer days, but not quite the beginning of winter chills. There are lots of fun activities like apple picking, reading outside, or taking a run (sweating only from your activity - not heat)!

There are two things in life that I love - writing and photography. These two hobbies not only help me destress and give me a break from life every once in awhile, but they also help me document my life. I have filled countless journals with writings, drawing, pictures, polaroids, and countless slips of papers and such.

While I'm not quite ready to share with you the pages of my personal journal, I do want to share fun events and other exciting things that are happening in my life. So with that, I bring you Photo Diaries!

Me and the other Sr. Chemistry Majors finishing the 4K

Cupcakes from Cocoa & Fig

23 October 2015

View from Mill City Museum Roof

24 October 2015

Apple Picking with Friends

So as you guys may or may not know, I studied abroad this summer! My first destination was Prague, Czech Republic. So I packed my bags and headed around the globe and landed, jet lagged Vaclav Havel ready to start my journey!

I moved in to Slezska 61 with two other girls, my new roommates Malerie and Katie. Our apartment was a cute and clean 2 bedroom apartment just for us! I opted to live with a roommate, so I had the pleasure of living with Malerie for the next month. Our apartment was located in Praha 3, one of the ten districts of Prague.

My Roommates and I

The first day was kind of rough. Jet lagged, we were driven from the airport to our apartments and told to try and stay awake for as long as possible. Which is hard, considering most of us had been traveling for at least two days. I was the first to arrive in the apartment, so I waited for my new roommates and spent time unpacking and claiming my bed. I guess that's the best part of being first, you get dibs on the best bed!

View from Apt 6. Slezska 61

When my roommates finally arrived we spent lots of time just talking and getting to know each other. Eventually we realized we had to start getting moved in, so while Malerie moved in Katie and I ran downtown so she could exchange her money for Koruna. Hard thing was, we spent a little too much time downtown and missed our first dinner with our flat buddy, Jakub. Flat buddies are similar to RA's,  except they are students attending our host university, so they more of help us understand and experience the Czech culture.

So seeing that Katie and I missed our group dinner, we spent the first night wandering around our district by ourselves. We found ourselves a nice little hidden restaurant, Sudicka, which ended up becoming our favorite restaurant in all of Prague.

Sudicka Bar

Earlier this month, I shared my October Goals and decided that I wanted to try and start a new blog post series. So after much debate searching the web a bit, I decided to start....

I know I've hinted at this multiple times, but I spent my summer this past year studying abroad. After not getting accepted into any research labs, I decided that instead of getting an hourly summer job, I was going to use my summer to explore more. So I hurriedly applied to a few summer study abroad programs.

I am a chemistry major, so the my tough schedule doesn't allow me to have easy access to study abroad options during the school year. With that being said, if I was going to study abroad it would have to be during the summer. The program that accepted me was CIEE's summer program, Psychoanalysis and Art.

So this summer I packed my bags and headed off to Prague and Paris!

Fall is here, and with the new season many new songs have been appearing on the radio. While my musical tastes range a good variety of genres, I do have a few Top 40 songs I enjoy listening to.

Here are some of my favorite songs on the radio right now!

1.  New Americana - Halsey

2. Ex's and Oh's - Elle King

3. Hold Back the River - James Bay

4. Stiches - Shawn Mendes

5. Stand by You - Rachel Platten

6. Beautiful Now (feat. Jon Bellion) - Zedd

7. Renegades - X Ambassadors

8. Cecilia and the Satellite - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

Happy Thursday everyone!

Here's a quick throwback to an old fashion post from one of my failed past blogs!


Thanks for reading my blog today!
Hope you have sunnier weather!

Recently, I finished my face powder and was not quite pleased with it. So I decided to go back to the tried and trusted and returned to an old favorite! Enter Too Faced's Primed and Poreless Pressed Powder Compact.

This compact has been my favorite powder, since I began extensively wearing makeup. I know it's  more expensive than generic brands, but I think Too Faced is worth the price! The powder is nice and lightweight, and I never feel that it is caked on my face. But at the same time, the coverage is build-able, so if there's a day I feel more powder is needed, it's quite easy to achieve that look too.

Also, unlike my last powder this one tends to hold back the shine at bay better. I can usually go the whole school day without having any problems, or feel the need to reach towards any blotting papers. The powder really controls shine well and lasts a long time. The only time I feel the need to reapply powder is if I'm going out for the night and need to touch up my makeup.

I usually apply my powder after my foundation, but before the rest of my makeup. I think that this powder could work well either way. It has nice coverage, but as I said before it's still lightweight enough that even bronzer, highlighter, and blush would still be seen through if you powdered your face after all of your makeup application.

TLDR
Would I buy this again? / Recommend to a friend? Yes, I really like this powder! I think it has the nicest finish and it keeps my face shine free all day without feeling too heavy or caked.

This weekend, I ran a 5K with some friends for our schools annual Family Week 5K fun and run. Because I determined to increase my running ability, and also since I signed up for a 8K this November, I thought this 5K would be good practice. So with that comes a lot of practice and training. I'm not your normal avid runner, it does take a little bit to coax me outside. But I've put together a playlist of songs I really enjoy running to because of either their upbeat tempo, the good steady bass, or the motivational lyrics!

Enjoy! And good luck with your running endeavors too!

1. Work B**ch - Britney Spears

2. Dare You (feat. Matthew Koma) - Hardwell

3. Bad Girls - M.I.A.

4. We Run the Night (feat. Havana Brown) - Pitbull

5. Run this Town - Lucy Hale

6. Fight Song - Rachel Platten

7. Hit and Run - Breathe Carolina

8. Could Have Been Me - The Struts