I Feel Like I'm on Summer Vacation...

... but not really. 

Since I have basically finished everything that I've needed to, I feel the thing I have never felt before. I don't feel obligated to do, well, anything!  I have never reached the level cap before the release of a new world before, so it is completely new to me. I've been taking care of my garden so I can get those precious reagents but other than that, I haven't had much to do. It's kind of relaxing to leave the Ice House to run errands without having to go to class or do an assignment. 

But back on Earth, I'M SWAMPED.  My 2 AP classes never let up on their work load, and then adding pre-calculus and French III back into the mix makes EVERYTHING more complicated. The best stress relieving/triggering class would have to be my ceramics class where my Luna Lovegood Coffee mug is coming along nicely :)

Music I've been listening to:

Pandora Stations:

Passion Pit (GREAT STATION if you like that sort of music)

Fun.

Panic! at the Disco 

Things on Spotify:

Neon Trees

Coldplay

Kelly Clarkson

Foster the People

Gotye

Well see ya guys! I'm gonna go ride mopeds around with a best friend back on Earth. Later!

My insane 5 day weekend!

So this past weekend I had a FIVE day weekend, and I can't believe how productive I was!

This past Tuesday night I completed Zafaria which I believe was the fastest world I have ever completed next to WC. Just had to get that out there.

Even though I had completed all of the main story line worlds that didn't mean I had done it all. Far from it actually.

I had failed to complete Wintertusk, and this became my new goal after completing Zafaria. I wasn't very far in only in Austriland. This weekend I completed Austriland, Vestriland, Sudriland, and Nordriland. That is nuts (for me anyway :D) But yesterday, my last day off, I went through Nastrond (the final instance in Wintertusk) and beat it.

I collected enough reagents to craft a water fountain, water tower, and grassy mound bringing my running total for crafting my watchtower hall to:

• 30/30 stacks of wood planks
• 8/10 blizzard treasure card (I've crafted these)
• 1/4 wooden water towers
• 2/8 grassy monds
• 1/2 water fountains
• 20/20 ghostfire
• 0/4 Carved stone towers
• 0/15 ornamental stepping stones

I just need a ton of Ore, Nightshade, Deep Mushrooms, Scrap Iron, and Diamonds that I don't have.

I actually farmed General Akilles, by just pounding him with blizzard and after TWO hours he finally dropped what I wanted. The Blue Ghost pet. Not that it is a great one, but because I like the pets you can get from bosses. Plus I got two of the cyclops statues, and no one can be upset about that! :)

I got my Wyvern pet! :D

I went to Ian Stormstaff's 3rd Wizardversary party.

The thing is. It isn't that I was in conflicted worlds in the spiral all day everyday. I really wasn't. I spent most of the weekend at my dads who doesn't have a spiral door, and therefore could not jump into questing. One day I even left the state!

Indirectly related to Wizard101, I kind of found a few bands that I've discovered I enjoy. Fun., Florence + the Machine, and Mumford & Sons, then rediscovered Train and Foster the People. 

Just so you know this is related to Wizard101 due to the fact that I listen to all different sorts of music while playing. If you are old enough to listen to these bands, I suggest doing so. Some of these songs have lyrics that have swear words, so make sure it is okay with your parents first.

I don't know how it worked out, it just did.

Have a lovely day, 

Lizzy the Wizzy

Emma's Story Pt 3

Someone jumps on top of me. "WAKE UP! YOU'VE GOT A BIG BIG DAY!" Elizabeth yells.

"You're going to wake up all of Ravenwood." I say.

"Well miss sleepy head, I don't have to worry about that because everyone else here is already up."

"Ugh..." I roll over underneath the red blanket.

"COME ON! I'll treat you to both breakfast at my favorite restaurant in the commons and an outfit from the shopping district," she says as she pulls the blanket off of me.

"How are you getting so much money?"

"Pshhh, I've lived here a while and I've done a lot for people, I get by."

So once I'm dressed we set off, and already my mind is blown at how many people we see as we make our way. After breakfast and shopping, Liz and I part ways, and I have to make my way to my balance class that takes place outside and my myth class. I was then sent to help out in three streets Triton Avenue, Firecat Alley, and Cyclops Lane. 

I made a couple friends throughout the day, but no one really clicked. Yet when I started in Colossus Blvd the next day I met the coolest person ever. Her name was Alexis Dreamsong and she was an Initiate Pyromancer. She and I dominated the Gobblers and Evil Snowmen and even tackled Sunken City together. We became the best of friends.

Both of us were even sent to Krokotopia on the same day after classes. It was so exciting. I can't believe that I made it so far. After the long dreary day trying to work things out in the Royal Hall, I was so relieved when I reached my dorm room. I passed out as soon as I reached the bed.

"Emma! Emma! Wake up!" Liz shakes me awake.

I look out the windows of my dorm. It is still dark outside. "Elizabeth! What are you doing in here? 1. I thought I locked my door, and 2. Its the middle of the night."

"Never mind that, all of Wizard City is awake. Something happened with Bartleby."

This grabs my attention. "Bartleby? You mean the tree?"

"The tree that helped create the spiral, resides in Ravenwood, and is one of the reasons that all of this is possible yes!" 

I jumped up, threw on a robe, and we left. As soon as we stepped out of my dorm, it was hard to move. So many people were standing outside staring up at Bartleby as the Wizard City guards and the professors were trying to do what they could for Bartleby.

As Elizabeth and I got into Headmaster Ambrose's office, we knew he was incredibly freaked out. He was pacing and knocking over his stacks of books, which we all know is weird for him, since he usually just stands around. 

"Headmaster are you okay?" Liz precedes to say.

"B-B-Bartleby..." 

"Sir?" I say.

"What exactly happened?"

Headmaster Ambrose finally looks to us, a look of terror on his face. "Emma, Elizabeth, something terrible has happened. Malistaire came here tonight and took one of Bartleby's eyes."

"Sir I don't see what is so terrible about that, aren't they normal eyes?"

"Normal eyes?! Why no! One sees the future and one sees the past. Not only that but Malistaire came here!!! We have students here that we must keep safe! He is not welcome here, yet he returned again! Malistaire is a very powerful wizard that could hurt or kill our precious students! This must not happen again!" 

Elizabeth gave me a look that said "How could you not know that? Don't you pay attention?"

"I see, professor." I said and hung my head in shame. 

"You two should make your way back to bed, and tell the rest of the student body that they should to, classes will resume as usual tomorrow morning." Headmaster said as he yawned. "Oh and Elizabeth, could you please stay with your sister in the dorms tonight? I don't think it would be wise for anyone to use the spiral door while it is dark out tonight."

"Of course," Liz said.

We walked across the commons to Ravenwood, and Liz used her wand to broadcast her voice to all of the area, "ATTENTION ALL WIZARDS, WE MUST NOT PANIC. HEADMASTER AMBROSE WILL HAVE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF, AND HE HAS ORDERED US ALL BACK TO BED. CLASSES WILL RESUME AS NORMAL TOMORROW."

Into the dorm, we went. Liz pulled out her mattress thing, and made herself comfortable. "I hope things are going to be okay."

"Me too."

"You know what I think?"

"What?"

"I think you've gotten a lot braver since coming here. Just saying."

Lizzy's Goals for the year

So I was going to do this on new year's eve but turned out I was quite busy.
These are/were my goals for this year:

1. Craft the Watchtower Hall that I have wanted to since I first saw it.
2. Become a grandmaster and later legendary crafter
3. Become a Transcended Thaumaturge (DONE)
4. Complete Zafaria (DONE)
5. Complete Wintertusk
6. Have absolutely no quests left in my book.

Well there you have it :)

Emma's Story Pt 2.

So after finally talking to me about what I should expect and learning the old man's name, Merle Ambrose, he had me take this one test from this Book of Secrets. Apparently I'm cut out for the school of Balance, and we Balance people are called Sorcerers. Afterwards, he left; he had things to attend to.


A week later with my sister by my side, and me trembling, we enter the world of Wizard City in this place called Golem Court. Headmaster Ambrose and his talking bird were there, welcoming me to this new place. Liz had a class to get to so she left.


All of a sudden there was thunder, rain, and a crash. We looked up and someone's silhouette was seen through the window. The Headmaster decided to check it out, so it left me and the bird outside. He told me that I should go in the tower because it'll be safe and dry with him.


Without hesitation, I ran into the building to get out of the freezing cold rain. I run up the stairs until I catch up with the old-- er-- headmaster.  We continue up the stairs and when we he opens the door "Who's there?" Sees a guy dressed in all black. "Malistaire!"


This Malistaire sneers "Ambrose" with narrowed eyes.


"You are no longer welcome here. Why have you returned?" Ambrose replies.


"I'm here to resolve our unfinshed business!" Turning to me, he utters "Is this your latest student? My henchmen will see to your little friend!"


Ambrose tells me to be brave and confront them, but I'm frozen staring at the dragon-like creatures.When I can find my brain again, I run to the door. The door is locked. I'm stuck in there. I'm forced to go towards the mean looking dragon things. I'm almost in tears. I didn't even want to come here.


The fight is terrifying, I nearly die, coming out of the fight with only 25 points left. Ambrose was going to deal with Malistaire but he left in a puff of smoke. Ambrose gives me my spell book and a wand that he says i'll only use temporarily.


We go to his office so I can get enrolled, but he needs to find the forms. He gives me a task to go to Unicorn Way (a part of Wizard City) and get busy with something. When I find out there are ghosts there, I'm freaked out, yet I defeat them with ease. Then I'm summoned back to Merle's office. Great.


I'm enrolled! My sister is in his office too, she is my tour guide. Fabulous. My sister is top of her class so they're going to expect the same from me. We're off.


We go to Ravenwood to see where classes are held, golemn court (I'm still kinda shaky around there), the commons, pet pavillion, library, olde town, and the shopping district. I'm just happy to be away from all these monsters!

Our last stop on my tour was my dorm since it was late. It was so dreary. Only a bed desk with bare walls. When Liz saw my face, she did something she has never done before. She pulled me into a hug.

"I know you don't want to be here, but give it some time... You're my sister. You're gonna make friends. You're gonna get used to the monsters. You will do well with your classes. You will go as far as your heart takes you. You're the chosen one" Elizabeth smiled sadly. Liz loves being the center of attention, she would adore being the chosen one "Emma Sparklebreeze, since you are here and its a one person dorm, I'm sleeping over. Plus, I have some surprises for you."

She reaches into her backpack and starts pulling things out that shouldn't even fit in a backpack. "I can't let my sister have an ugly, dreary dorm room. She puts this cool green wallpaper on my walls, two puffy chairs, a fireplace, and anything you can imagine.

I'm in tears, it is just so sweet. "Sis I love you." I say.

She pulls out this matress thing, puts a green blanket and a pillow on it. Then a teddy bear, hands it to me and says, "I love you too. Now go to bed. The day starts early here. Get some sleep kiddo, you've got a big day ahead of you.

Emma's Story

I remember back when my sister first got accepted to Ravenwood School of the Magical Arts. I was only eleven then. There was an old man with a talking bird that randomly popped in our dining room during dinner that night. He said he had been watching her in his crystal ball for some time and thought that she had great potential for becoming a powerful wizard. I thought it was a bit creepy and all, but my parents were proud and Miss Elizabeth Sparklebreeze left and went to a boarding school on a different world for the first time ever... which I would hope for the first time. I never remembered her going to different WORLD before.

She would come back after semesters when she was on break and tell of these marvelous stories (sarcasm intended) of experiences she had. She had loved becoming a Thaumaturge and spending time in her classes and all around Wizard City. She had gotten to study abroud for weeks at a time in worlds called Krokatopia, Marleybone, Grizzleheim, Mooshu, and Dragonspyre. She said she had lived in her dorm for around 6 months and then moved into a Wooded Cottage. Stayed there for a year and then moved again into some sort of giant igloo. Which she called an Ice House.

The thing is... I never believed her.

Then one day while she was home visiting. It was the night after we went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 that something like Deja Vu happened. We were eating dinner, Liz home (in her weird clothes of course) when the same old man popped in our dining room just like he had 3 years prior.

This time he was watching me while he spoke. Trying to avoid his gaze, I ate my watermelon slowly watching the juice on my plate slowly make its way toward my burger. Finally, he announced that he wanted... no NEEDED me to attend Ravenwood School of the Magical Arts.

My response was "No, I'm not going to turn into my sister. Magic is her thing. Not mine."

"But you have the potential to save Wizard City. Of course your sister must have told you of the dark times we're in?" the old man responded.

I looked at Lizzy. She was doing the same thing I did to observe the old man's gaze. Huh, must run in the family.

"No sir, she didn't."

"Elizabeth, you're one of our top students. How would you fail to mention that to you're family?" He said.

"I-I didn't want to worry them Headmaster Ambrose."

"Well you can't keep such information from them... Emma, please would you reconsider it? Wizard City needs you. Your sister needs you. And if this doesn't stop soon, your family will need you to save them. All of the spiral could be in peril."

....The what?

"Fine, but as of now, I'm not happy about it."

That is how I, Emma Sparklebreeze, came to Ravenwood School of Magical Arts.

Merry Christmas

Today is the day that I'm going to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas!
Christmas is all over the spiral. People are dressed in red and green with their holiday wands and can't forget their decorated dorms and castles!
I hope everyone picked up their present from the Headmaster which was a string of colored lights a couple days ago.
Where are you spending Christmas in the spiral?
I'll be of course waking up on Christmas in my Ice House, but will be spending the rest of the time in Zafaria. No truly white Christmas for me this year. Sunnyyyy Zafaria.

Happy Holidays everyone!