So, I love Christmas! My family loved their presents...and that guy from the airport got his! yay! He emailed me and asked me again if I'd like to give his daughter lessons...I would, of course, and that's what I told him. I really hope I get to...only problem is that I don't know HOW to teach drawing lessons. hahahahaha...guess I'll learn as I do it...after all that's how I learned to draw in the first place..hahahaha
So, I got lots of books this year! It was kind of awesome. I got this one that's just like a black and white movie! It's called "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" or something like that. It's about 500ish pages, most of them covered in illustration. There are a few pages of words, but the whole feel is an old movie...it's AMAZING!!! It's on black paper and everything!!! I read it today...oh my goodness!!! ANYONE who likes drawing or movies or history...it's AWESOME!!! Oh, also...this was pretty cool....hidden troughout the book in various increments was $100...that's pretty awesome huh?!
I also got the entire Work and the Glory series in hardcover...I've never read them..but pretty exciting stuff, huh?!
Mom gave me gloves and a hat that I've worn all day...I LOVE stuff like that!
I got coasters from Grandma..that was awesome!
I got "Sorry" from Danny...I love that game!!!
I got "the Office" 2009 quote calendar from Davis...it's hilarious!!!
I also got called a Twinkie today...hahahaha...by my mom....cuz I'm so happy and sweet all the time...apparently...Davis also called me a twinkie...but for a different reason! hahahahaha
I think that's everything...I think! I love Christmas!!!!!! We've had a pretty awesome day here at the McClellan house!!!
~Manda

I'm Back!!!!! hahahahaha

So, yeah...school has been crazy busy!!! and my computer broke! yuck huh?! I have had awful luck with technology...and my own well being lately....I keep finding my technological stuff (and myself) totally broken! not so fun! hahahahaha So, yeah...hahahaha
I'm home now...it's pretty much freaking AWESOME!!!! I love it anyway! Davis and my dad have FINALLY seen Dr. Horrible...I know...it's about time, huh?! hahahaha well, they loved it just like I knew they would...and now Danny and Evan are always singing the songs...at least from part one...that's all they've really seen (but they're so excited that I brought the soundtrack home with me! hahahaha)
Christmas is the best isn't it! I love it! For Christmas I drew pictures of Superheroes for my family. (Dad: Iron Man and Captain America, Mom: Wonder Woman and Catwoman, Davis: Green Arrow, Evan: Green Lantern, Danny: Superman) They all know what they're getting, but that's ok. It's actually kind of amazing that I haven't shown them...I'm so bad with surprises...but they're really cool drawings!!! Like crazy cool!!!! They're at the bottom.
So, cool story kind of: I was working on these pictures in the airport on my way to Maine. I was trying to figure out how to do my Mom's and I had these pictures of Wonder Woman out for reference. So there was this guy sitting a few seats away and he saw the Wonder Woman pics. Weel, apparently his 8 year old daughter is totally obsessed with Wonder Woman. We got talking and, to make a long story short, he asked me to draw one for her. I totally agreed...it's not everyday I get asked to draw something (well, something that I will actually really enjoy drawing) So he lives in Salt Lake and I just sent him the drawing. I hope she likes it...I LOVE it....I would have loved to keep it!!! He also said he wants me to give his daughter drawing lessons...I don't know if that's gonna happen, but I would seriously love to do that!!!! He liked that I love comic books...and not manga-y stuff..but traditional, oldfashioned-y American comics...cool huh?!
So, I had a lot of concerts the last couple weeks of school...the Messiah, Temple Square...singing singing singing all the time...it was fun!!! Way fun!!! I also had recitals and juries and stuff...fun fun fun!! So yeah...that's what I've been up to! Fun stuff!!!
~Miss Amanda !!!



Dad's


Mom's


Davis's


Evan's


Danny's


And this is the one for the guy I met at the airport

Finals and Juries

So, pretty much I have a test in Spanish in about 3 hours, but instead of studying I'm doing the other thing...yes yes...I'm totally procrastinating! Bad Manda...oh gosh!
Finals and juries are coming up. I have a bunch of performances both solo and choir. I'm pretty much just excited to go home for the holidays! I honestly can't wait to see my family!!! And I really can't wait for the semester to end! Well, I guess I'd better start studying again!
~Manda