Hey everybody! So, yesterday was the Homeschool Expo and I played Yourself for everyone. Darby, Preston and I also played Hold My Hand (Hootie And The Blowfish) and everyone was very pleased... I didn't sell any CDs, only one that Ron bought. The girl that was there from Lakeshore News (the newspaper) was really nice and she was asking me a ton of questions and taking lots of pictures so I bet we'll be in the paper.
I'll post pics soon. They're on my computer now, so that's good.
I'm working on making a few webpages on other music sites. Here are a few links. I'm still working on all of them, though.
http://www.purevolume.com/kristenmcneilly
http://www.myspace.com/kristenmcneilly
I'm also trying to get an account at MP3.com
So yeah! As far as sending stuff to record labels goes, I'm thinking of sending one to Tooth And Nail Records and Maple Music Recordings. Both are smaller and have some great bands signed. They both sign a lot of Canadian artists (Hawk Nelson, FM Static, Thousand Foot Krutch, tegan And Sara, David Usher), and I checked their sites for info on their A&R departments, both of which claim to be "Open to new music" and to "love new artists, just send us a demo CD". So yeah...hopefully that will work out.
I've been pleasantly surprised with the success of this new album. I didn't expect it to turn out so great! One thing that's really shocking me is that a lot of people are complimenting me on my voice, which I always felt was one of my weaker talents. ONe kid at the expo was saying "she has a perfect voice! It's just so perfect" and a bunch of the girls at Youth were like "you sing so pretty" (?)...so yeah! One lady from church (Brendan R.'s grandma - she's really nice) paid me twenty dollars, which was really, really generous, for my CD. Yeah, so the response so far has been great and I can't wait to start getting my music more out in the open.
Anyways...all for now!
-Kristen McNeilly :P
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Hi!
Yeah! So I'll be in Ontario tomorrow! Can't wait! It'll be fun!
I've got lots of plans so i'll be calling a lot of you to hang out or whatever! Everything I'm typing ends with an exclamation mark! Fun!
I don't have very much money for new stuff this time! That kind of sucks! Imagine my voice like a game show host and the !!!'s will make sense!
So YEAH! Be Seein' you!
"Larva, larva, larva, larva"...that's the best part of Flushed Away! It's so awesome! Got that movie last week!
Anyways...Got To Go!!!
-Kristen
P.S. - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've got lots of plans so i'll be calling a lot of you to hang out or whatever! Everything I'm typing ends with an exclamation mark! Fun!
I don't have very much money for new stuff this time! That kind of sucks! Imagine my voice like a game show host and the !!!'s will make sense!
So YEAH! Be Seein' you!
"Larva, larva, larva, larva"...that's the best part of Flushed Away! It's so awesome! Got that movie last week!
Anyways...Got To Go!!!
-Kristen
P.S. - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The Walrus said...
The Time Has Come The Walrus Said,
To Talk Of Many Things...
I worked today, taking care of kids. Made 20 bucks which goes towards my "Ontario Fund" so that I can buy things in name-brand stores. Can't wait!
Anyways, all for now!
-Kristen
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Valmumtimes
HAPPY VALMUMTIMES EVERYONE!
Hope you had a great day!
I had cake and chocolate!
THANKS TO GRAM FOR THE VALENTINE AND MONEY!!!!
All for now!
xoxo Kristen oxox
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Report Cards
Helloooo...Got my report card yesterday. ALL A's. Art 9, Computers 10, English 10, Foods 9, French 9, Math 9, Music 9, Phys Ed 9, Science 9 and Socials 9. So yeah! That's really cool...I also started on my big huge home school expo project yesterday. I decided on an alubm name and I've been working on one of my four possible covers for hours now! I babysat a bunch of kids with Darby today. Got 20 bucks. SWEET!
Anyways...that's all for now. I'll be posting more soon!
-Kristen
Thursday, February 08, 2007
La dee dah
Hey! Here are some pictures of my new earrings and a random picture of me....
Beleive it or not, the first one is of my ear...I know it looks strange. But that's just how ears are. :D
-Kristen
Friday, February 02, 2007
Piercings & Cheap Stuff
Hey! Okay...so my next trip to Ontario has been booked for March 8th - 21st! I'll be there for March Break! See you then!
So...Report Card #2 is on Monday. I'm officially DONE French and I'm doing quite well in all my other subjects...so yeah!
Today, we had a "Girls' Day Out" thing and went to Vernon! SHOPPING! REAL SHOPPING! They have a Claire's there and a Bay and a Purdy's and a Starbucks...Anyways, I got my second ear piercing done at Claire's!! One's pretty sore but it's not too bad! They're just plain silvery-diamondy studs. Nothing fancy. But! They had this AWESOME deal at Claire's where you could get a mystery bag of clearance stuff for a dollar...WHOO HOO! It was sooooo cool! Darby and I got about 10 or 11 bags between us and then picked out the things we wanted. I got all the earrings (16 pairs!) since her ears aren't pierced. Anyways...Got back home and added up the original prices of all the stuff I got...$443.57 WOW!!! That's the best deal EVER! I have a necklace for Catherine that I'll bring when I come.
Anyways...that's about all for now!
-Kristen
So...Report Card #2 is on Monday. I'm officially DONE French and I'm doing quite well in all my other subjects...so yeah!
Today, we had a "Girls' Day Out" thing and went to Vernon! SHOPPING! REAL SHOPPING! They have a Claire's there and a Bay and a Purdy's and a Starbucks...Anyways, I got my second ear piercing done at Claire's!! One's pretty sore but it's not too bad! They're just plain silvery-diamondy studs. Nothing fancy. But! They had this AWESOME deal at Claire's where you could get a mystery bag of clearance stuff for a dollar...WHOO HOO! It was sooooo cool! Darby and I got about 10 or 11 bags between us and then picked out the things we wanted. I got all the earrings (16 pairs!) since her ears aren't pierced. Anyways...Got back home and added up the original prices of all the stuff I got...$443.57 WOW!!! That's the best deal EVER! I have a necklace for Catherine that I'll bring when I come.
Anyways...that's about all for now!
-Kristen
Monday, January 22, 2007
Pics
Hello! Here are some pictures of me at Margaret Falls. Picture #1: Me standing on a waterfall eating an icicle.
Picture #2: Believe it or not, underneath all those trees and snow is a river that runs from the waterfall. It actually runs under all the ice and snow!
Picture #3: Me on the path. There's a lot of trees that you have to duck under to get to the waterfall.
Picture #4: One of the few crack in the ice where you can see the water! This isn't part of the main waterfall but it's like a mini-waterfall further down the river.
Picture #5: The waterfall frozen over with ice. It was sooo cool! We don't have any pictures of it but there's this hole in the ice where we climbed up to and you could actually touch the water (not that you would though because it was so freakishly cold).
So yeah! Thos are some pics! Hee hee....
-Kristen
Watoto
Hellooo...
So, Saturday was really cool...we went wit hthe Saddlers to Margaret Falls and it was really amazing! The entire waterfall was frozen (it looked like that scene in Narnia), and we could climb it! We climbed up a little ways and broke off icicles and ate them. They were surprisingly good! After that, we picked up Darby and went to their place for dinner. Then, Bri, Shanan, Darby and I went to play some pool. I know how to play pool now! Darby and I played against each other and I won but not by much. We're still not that great but yeah...it was fun!
Anyways...yesterday, Carol (youth leader) took a bunch of us to the Watoto Children's Choir that were performing in Vernon. It was really cool! I wasn't expecting it to be so great! It's this African choir of little kids under the age of 12 and right now they're touring across Canada. They're originally from Uganda and they were all in poverty once but then this organization called Watoto saved them and stuff and...anyways...it's a really cool program and now we and Carol...(WE being me, Jade, Darby, Shelby and Raquel)... are going to raise money for them. It was a really cool experience! YAY.....
Anyways...today I havee to get going on school again so I'd better go.
All for now!
-Kristen
So, Saturday was really cool...we went wit hthe Saddlers to Margaret Falls and it was really amazing! The entire waterfall was frozen (it looked like that scene in Narnia), and we could climb it! We climbed up a little ways and broke off icicles and ate them. They were surprisingly good! After that, we picked up Darby and went to their place for dinner. Then, Bri, Shanan, Darby and I went to play some pool. I know how to play pool now! Darby and I played against each other and I won but not by much. We're still not that great but yeah...it was fun!
Anyways...yesterday, Carol (youth leader) took a bunch of us to the Watoto Children's Choir that were performing in Vernon. It was really cool! I wasn't expecting it to be so great! It's this African choir of little kids under the age of 12 and right now they're touring across Canada. They're originally from Uganda and they were all in poverty once but then this organization called Watoto saved them and stuff and...anyways...it's a really cool program and now we and Carol...(WE being me, Jade, Darby, Shelby and Raquel)... are going to raise money for them. It was a really cool experience! YAY.....
Anyways...today I havee to get going on school again so I'd better go.
All for now!
-Kristen
Friday, January 12, 2007
Heyo
I just posted to www.kristenmcneilly.com/newsongs some partially finished mixes with the new drums and percussion tracks. The mixes are part of the way there. Comments are welcome as it is definitely a work in progress.
Happy Listening!
Dad
I just posted to www.kristenmcneilly.com/newsongs some partially finished mixes with the new drums and percussion tracks. The mixes are part of the way there. Comments are welcome as it is definitely a work in progress.
Happy Listening!
Dad
Thursday, January 11, 2007
"I'm Just A Fried Piece Of Fishin' Pole!"
Howdy!
Catherine was on the news last night! It was cool. I saw it.
My story is currently 33 pages long! It's really cool! It's called Addy & The Apple Tree. I don't even know if I've told you about it already or now but yeah...it's really cool! I'm hoping to finish it within the next month because then I can hand it in for school and stuff. I've done a whole bunch of sketches of characters and stuff too. I've also deinged a cover. I want it to be really simple so it's just an 2D apple with a bit out of it and the title written inside.
Anyways...in other news, Bri's work is having this bridge building contest where you build a bridge using this computer program and the person with the lowest cost (yet still sturdy) bridge wins! Bri and I are both entering that. First prize is $250! YAY!
Anyways...all for now!
It's time for supperrrrrrr!
-Kristen
Catherine was on the news last night! It was cool. I saw it.
My story is currently 33 pages long! It's really cool! It's called Addy & The Apple Tree. I don't even know if I've told you about it already or now but yeah...it's really cool! I'm hoping to finish it within the next month because then I can hand it in for school and stuff. I've done a whole bunch of sketches of characters and stuff too. I've also deinged a cover. I want it to be really simple so it's just an 2D apple with a bit out of it and the title written inside.
Anyways...in other news, Bri's work is having this bridge building contest where you build a bridge using this computer program and the person with the lowest cost (yet still sturdy) bridge wins! Bri and I are both entering that. First prize is $250! YAY!
Anyways...all for now!
It's time for supperrrrrrr!
-Kristen
Friday, January 05, 2007
Hi Folks
Hey everyone! How are you doin'?
I've been having a great Christmas Vacation! I finally got my Switchfoot package of stuff on Tuesday! It's so cool! It's got a signed postcard, their new CD, an exclusive EP, a poster, three stickers, 5 buttons and a DVD. It's so cool!
The top of my guitar case is nearly full with stickers! YAY!
Darby was at my house for like...2 days straight. We were very busy. We made um...bizarre tapes on my mini tape recorder.
So yeah, my new story "Addy & The Apple Tree" is now 27 pages long and i'm not even halfway through yet! It's really good! I've also been doing sketches of the characters and stuff. I think that if I finish it soon, I'll hand it in for homeschooling and see what Mr. Sullivan says about it. :D
Anyways, I'll post toboganning pictures soon!
-Kristen
I've been having a great Christmas Vacation! I finally got my Switchfoot package of stuff on Tuesday! It's so cool! It's got a signed postcard, their new CD, an exclusive EP, a poster, three stickers, 5 buttons and a DVD. It's so cool!
The top of my guitar case is nearly full with stickers! YAY!
Darby was at my house for like...2 days straight. We were very busy. We made um...bizarre tapes on my mini tape recorder.
So yeah, my new story "Addy & The Apple Tree" is now 27 pages long and i'm not even halfway through yet! It's really good! I've also been doing sketches of the characters and stuff. I think that if I finish it soon, I'll hand it in for homeschooling and see what Mr. Sullivan says about it. :D
Anyways, I'll post toboganning pictures soon!
-Kristen
Sunday, December 31, 2006
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Yeah...so it's not the new year yet but before I go to the new years eve party, I figured I'd write you all and tell you:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Have a good new years eve, new years day and new year to come!
-Kristen
Monday, December 25, 2006
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wishin' you all the best for Christmas! Hope you have great holidays and lots of fun! Hope that you get just what you wanted and enjoy your time with family.
-Kristen McNeilly <3
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Report Card!
Okay...so last week I got my report card. Sorry I haven't had a chance to post anything about this yet but here are my marks:
English 10: B (81%)
Foods 9: A
French 9: A (89%)
Math 9: B (lots of 86%'s though)
Music 9: A
Phys Ed 9: A
Science 9: B (84%)
So yeah! I did pretty good!
Anyways...I'm super busy lately! Ugh. I have a lot of school work to do and I have my extra things to work on too. Moms & Tots Group finsished for the year this week. We ended it off with a big potluck and we were awarded with our regular pay plus a gift certificate for a manicure or pedicure. So Darby and I will have to arrange a time for that sometime soon. (I want the manicure :P ) So yeah. You know that book Eragon that's now a movie (that comes out tomorrow)? Yeah...well I bought the book on Tuesday, discovered how freakishly good it is and am now reading that between lessons.
Guitar lessons are going great. Ryan's teaching me Christmas songs now....
I'm playing a song in church on the 24th so that's cooool! I wrote a Christmas song and Auntie Sue needed another musical act for that day so I was signed up. Sweet!
I'm going to Christmas pageant-y-play-ish thing at King's Christan school soon. Travis is in it so I'm going with my cousins. Should be fun.
Um...so yeah! I guess I'll talk to you all again soon!
Peace,
Kristen
P.S.- Gram, THANK YOU FOR CHRISTMAS PACKAGE! I was wondering how I was going to survive without fudge and other Gram-treats! YAY! But I have saved the gift from Auntie Dee until Christmas :D ('cuz I'm such a good girl)!
English 10: B (81%)
Foods 9: A
French 9: A (89%)
Math 9: B (lots of 86%'s though)
Music 9: A
Phys Ed 9: A
Science 9: B (84%)
So yeah! I did pretty good!
Anyways...I'm super busy lately! Ugh. I have a lot of school work to do and I have my extra things to work on too. Moms & Tots Group finsished for the year this week. We ended it off with a big potluck and we were awarded with our regular pay plus a gift certificate for a manicure or pedicure. So Darby and I will have to arrange a time for that sometime soon. (I want the manicure :P ) So yeah. You know that book Eragon that's now a movie (that comes out tomorrow)? Yeah...well I bought the book on Tuesday, discovered how freakishly good it is and am now reading that between lessons.
Guitar lessons are going great. Ryan's teaching me Christmas songs now....
I'm playing a song in church on the 24th so that's cooool! I wrote a Christmas song and Auntie Sue needed another musical act for that day so I was signed up. Sweet!
I'm going to Christmas pageant-y-play-ish thing at King's Christan school soon. Travis is in it so I'm going with my cousins. Should be fun.
Um...so yeah! I guess I'll talk to you all again soon!
Peace,
Kristen
P.S.- Gram, THANK YOU FOR CHRISTMAS PACKAGE! I was wondering how I was going to survive without fudge and other Gram-treats! YAY! But I have saved the gift from Auntie Dee until Christmas :D ('cuz I'm such a good girl)!
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Pictures
Here's my new bass and my Bronze Medallion stuff!
Picture#1: My Bronze Medallion certificate, badge and medal as well as my emergency first aid certificate from last summer.
Picture#2: My new bass!
Picture#3: Yes...It's a Dean. In fact, it's a Dean Edge.
Picture#4: My new base again...at a cool angle...sidways.
Picture#5:All houses are built sideways in BC...or I just forgot to rotate the picture before uploading it to the blog.
So yeah! That's my new bass...the first instrument I've ever bought myself. It's really awesome! Now all I need is an amp!
All for now!
-Kristen
Friday, December 01, 2006
Welcome To December
Happy December 1st!
24 days 'til Christmas!
YAY!!!
So yeah! There's like, six Switchfoot songs in my head off their new CD and it's driving me insane because I only know bits of them off their site. Their new CD isn't out until the 26th. Ugh.
"Oh, Gravity! Why can't we seem to keep it together?!" - Switchfoot.....
Yeah...all for today. I'll post pictures soon. Promise!
-Kristen
24 days 'til Christmas!
YAY!!!
So yeah! There's like, six Switchfoot songs in my head off their new CD and it's driving me insane because I only know bits of them off their site. Their new CD isn't out until the 26th. Ugh.
"Oh, Gravity! Why can't we seem to keep it together?!" - Switchfoot.....
Yeah...all for today. I'll post pictures soon. Promise!
-Kristen
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Today...
Helloooo...
So, today went well. Ron was really impressed and took like, all of our homsechool stuff to photocopy. I also played him a song ("Yourself") and he loved it. I lent him the CD of bed tracks from my new CD as well. He's going to give me a grade ten mark for music and english. I'm stepping down to Science 9 to make it easier for this year and I'm also getting some sort of mark for a computer course.
Overall...a very productive day.
Last night I transferred all my Word documents and old pictures to our new computer so...YAY...I can finally continue writing the billions of stories I've got started.
Well...yeah! That's about all I've got to say for today. I'll be posting some pictures soon of MY NEW BASS and my Bronze Medallion that came in the mail a few day ago.
Yeah! Talk to you all later!
-Kristen
P.S. - for those of you who don't know...I bought a bass on Sautrday! I'm very proud of myself. It's the first instrument I've paid for and it's really cool! It's orange with red strings (but I might change 'em to blue) and it's a Dean. It's so cool. Now all I need is a bass amp!
So, today went well. Ron was really impressed and took like, all of our homsechool stuff to photocopy. I also played him a song ("Yourself") and he loved it. I lent him the CD of bed tracks from my new CD as well. He's going to give me a grade ten mark for music and english. I'm stepping down to Science 9 to make it easier for this year and I'm also getting some sort of mark for a computer course.
Overall...a very productive day.
Last night I transferred all my Word documents and old pictures to our new computer so...YAY...I can finally continue writing the billions of stories I've got started.
Well...yeah! That's about all I've got to say for today. I'll be posting some pictures soon of MY NEW BASS and my Bronze Medallion that came in the mail a few day ago.
Yeah! Talk to you all later!
-Kristen
P.S. - for those of you who don't know...I bought a bass on Sautrday! I'm very proud of myself. It's the first instrument I've paid for and it's really cool! It's orange with red strings (but I might change 'em to blue) and it's a Dean. It's so cool. Now all I need is a bass amp!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Today's News!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CATHERINE! Your card will come on a plane on November seventh! Hope you have a great day. Please eat lots of a cake (or chocolate). You ARE in the McNeilly family so...it's mandatory to eat lots and save lots for your step-daughter!
Have a great day!
-Kristen
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