Hi everyone-

I have been super busy and stuff, so hopefully I will continue posting over Christmas break, I hope you all have a Happy Holiday! I just wanted to quickly post this: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/933757_Manheim-Township-girl-hopes-to-tell-her-story-on--The-Ellen-DeGeneres-Show-.html

To sign the petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/get-sarah-van-orden-on-ellen-help-sarah-achieve-her-dream-of-meeting-one-of-her-biggest-role-models-ellen-degeneres

Thanks! ~ Sarah

Comparison!

It has become blatantly clear to me recently that I have changed, like in the past 4 years, my personality and self  has taken a 180 degree turn, so I thought I would compare the old me to me now and see if we match up.

Old Me: 
favorite: 

name I would probably have said Sarah 
number I didn't care, like at all
saying "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain" (Still love!) 
movie I hate to admit it, probably high school musical
song Nobody's Perfect by Hannah Montana
band Hannah Montana
music genre Pop
country America
state California (I never really appreciated the amazing place I had been)
city Paris (Again, never appreciated amazingness)
channel Disney Channel
color Pink
dog Yorkie
cat Tigger
car Beetle
hair product Hairspray
shampoo Always wanted designer
conditoner Never used
body wash Always wanted Belle Ame
perfume Sweet Pea 
item of clothing Anything Cleavage Baring 
store Justice
food Bean Dip
restraunt Old Country Buffet
quote from a movie Didn't like quotes
magazine Seventeen
holiday Christmas (Gifts)
season Summer
accent English (Somethingsnever change)
height 3'1"
weight 49 pounds
body part eyes
color of eyes Blue
color of hair Blonde
color of skin Caucasian
commercial Drill Sargent 
tv show Hannah Montana
youtube video None
ringtone Firework
place to eat (like at a park, home, etc) Out
Book: I didn't like reading


Me now: favorite: 

name: I love Aria, Kennedy, Charlotte, Lacy, Jane, Alice, River, Liam and James
number: 7 and 13
saying: 

“The thing about growing up..." said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

 
movie: Any of the Harry Potters....
song: Roar by Katy Perry
band: Katy Perry
music genre: Any showtunes or thing by Katy Perry or Lady Gaga, I also love parodies of my favorite books/movies
country: Seriously? If you met me for a minute, you'd know its England! 
state: I love Montana, so beautiful
city: San Francisco 
channel: BBC or Fox
color: Mint Green (Like my background)
dog: Puggle
cat: Smushy Faced (Rag doll) 
car: 1950's convertible (light blue) 
hair product: I don't have much hair so none
shampoo: Drama Clean by Herbal Essences
conditioner: None, my hair is too oily to use them
body wash: My friend Emily's mom's moisturizing bars
perfume: Killer Queen by Katy Perry
item of clothing: Anything I own that is either Mint Green, vintage or looks English.
store: Hot Topic (Fandoms) 
food: Bean Dip 
restaurant: Outback Steakhouse 
quote from a movie: Look, I know you doubt me, I know you always have. And you're right... I often think of Bag End. I miss my books, and my armchair, and my garden. See, that's where I belong, that's home. That's why I came back... 'cause you don't have one, a home. It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can. - Bilbo Baggins "The Hobbit: An Unexpected  Journey" 
magazine: I don't like magazines, I prefer books.
holiday: Christmas (Decorations, Smells, Family) 
season: Fall!
accent: English (I can easily fall for any Englishman)
my height: 3'4"
my weight: over 50 pounds
body part: Eyes 
color of eyes: Benedict Cumberbatch's 
color of hair: Dark 
color of skin: Racist Much?
commercial: Don't like TV, love Netflix
tv show: Sherlock, Doctor Who or The Little Couple
youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCDgJiPBxfI or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4jxU7hQlc8 
ringtone: Currently my ringtone is Hedwig's theme but I want the Tardis sound or my sister has the Rue Whistle.
place to eat (like at a park, home, etc): Home <3

Books: The Fault In Our Stars, Harry Potter, Sherlock, The Hunger Games, anything Historical, Seraphina just to name a few....

Old me, obviously far on the right, I used to show off a lot of cleavage, and my appearance was my everything.

Current me, if you can tell I am conservative now and my appearance is no longer everything my fandoms are. 

Rant post, skip over if you'd like!

Hello my dear readers!

Sorry I haven't posted in about one month, but I have been taken out of my own mind and started school, school's going well but I also got into Doctor Who, Sherlock, The Avengers, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings, and Firefly. So today I had an amazing day, filled with happy Sherlock thoughts. First I decided to wear my favorite t-shirt

My favorite tee-shirt says I am Sherlocked

The other amazing thing was my family friend who is England with her dad on a trip, went to Saint Bart's Hospital. Where Sherlock committed suicide, the telephone booth next to Saint Barts has been written on and practically vandalized by Sherlock fans, so here is a couple pictures my friend took (Thanks MB!) 

First I wanted to share her pictures from Gloucester Cathedral. 

anyone recognize these windows?

this might help, my friend went to the filming location of Hogwarts

Here is some stuff about the production of the movies filmed here.

Daniel (Harry) , Emma (Hermione) , Rupert (Ron) and Richard Harris (The First Dumbledore)'s autographs

I promised her pictures from Saint Barts would also be posted

The ledge from which Sherlock famously jumped

Not Saint Barts but the actual 221 B is the Sherlock Holmes Museum.

Ledge again

Some graffiti on the telephone booth next to Saint Barts 

Lots of pictures of the graffiti (I wanted lots of them)

My friend actually left this for me on the telephone booth! 

She said fans even left messages in the dust of the first story windows! 

Get Sherlock as written by Moriarty

Coming Home Soon John - SH

Any way as much as I wish this post could be filled with me fangirling and stuff, its not. It's actually a bit sad for me to write, so when my day went down, it was because I read an article that said: 

Before Benedict Cumberbatch next dons his Sherlock Holmes deerstalker, the BBC may be obliged to start negotiating with an elderly Hungarian-born socialite.

Andrea Plunket claims that not only does she own the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle but also plans to start legal proceedings to prevent the Corporation making any more episodes of its successful Sherlock franchise.

Cumberbatch and fellow actor Martin Freeman, who plays Dr Watson, are scheduled to film a further series next year.

But Mrs Plunket is throwing down a legal gauntlet to the BBC.

She insists she retains the copyright to the last ten stories from the Conan Doyle oeuvre in the U.S. More crucially, she claims to have registered as her trademark all the leading characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories and accuses the BBC of breaching her trademark.

‘No one has asked permission to use my trademarks and I am confident that if and when I go to court I will be able to prevent the BBC making any more Sherlocks,’ she tells me from her home in New York. ‘That is my wish.’

Plunket, 73, the former mistress of Claus von Bulow, who was twice tried with the attempted murder of his heiress wife Sunny, was previously married to Sheldon Reynolds, the Hollywood producer for whom she purchased the U.S. copyright to Sherlock Holmes stories.

After they divorced in 1990, she fought a legal battle to maintain ownership of the copyrights.

The BBC’s Sherlock, a contemporary update of the Victorian tales, has sold in 180 territories, including the U.S. Mrs Plunket, who runs an upmarket inn in New York state, has reached agreement with Warner Brothers, which makes the Sherlock Holmes films directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law.

‘I love Guy Ritchie,’ Mrs Plunket tells me. ‘But I am not enamoured of the BBC. No one has made any approach to me and they have no right to use my trademarks.

‘In the absence of negotiation, I will be forced to go to court to prevent any more Sherlocks being made or appearing in the U.S.’

A BBC source said last night that  there were no copyright problems with Sherlock in Britain, adding: ‘Mrs Plunket’s contentions will be looked at.’

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2426171/RICHARD-KAY-U-S-threat-kill-BBCs-Sherlock.html for further reading)

So I researched further and this lady bought the copyright in the 1950's according to the copyright laws from 1901 - 1976 she only owned it for 28 years, she owned it until 1978 at the least, and it doesn't seem to me like she renewed the rights to Sherlock Holmes. So she doesn't have the rights to take the series from 1,000,000's of fans and cause 1,000's of people to lose their jobs, sure the well known actors such as Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will be fine, but what about the less known actors, such as Jonathan Aris, who plays Anderson. Or Louise Breaeley who plays Molly, I have personally never seen either of those two in anything except for Sherlock. 

Vacation!

Hey everyone! I am about to go to bed and I haven't updated you all in a LONG time I just joined a Youth Group and came home from vacation at Harpers Ferry Antetiam and DC here are some pictures 

Hi everyone!


Sorry its been like forever! I was really upset for the past couple weeks, but I'm better now! I had testing a couple of weeks ago. And it went amazingly! We discovered since I got on the ERT my breathing has improved over 200%!! I did a 3 minute stair climb test and did 106 steps with 30 seconds to spare! I also walked about 885 feet in 6 minutes! My parents made sure we did a bunch of fun things that weekend including going to the second annual Morquio Conference! I had an amazing time! But today's post isn't about me, its about the people who inspire me and make me who I am. My family, my family consists of My mom (Ruth), My dad (Tom), My brother (Tommy), My sister (Amanda), My Aunt Marcie, Uncle Gary, cousins Melissa and Danielle. That's all of my family who lives near me.

This is my mom, my mom is my biggest advocate and support system, she and I bond over numerous amounts of things, she and I have been to Chicago alone, San Francisco, and she is the one who takes me to Dupont weekly, I would not be who I am today without her. She and I bond over numerous things! We craft a lot together and she is the strongest person, she had breast cancer and still took care of me my mom's favorite story is that I told her that while she had cancer, I would take as good care of her as she takes care of me when I have surgery, she asked me to get her a glass of water,  I refused to.  She is 4 years in remission and I am so proud to call her my mom!  She takes such great care of me when I am recovering from surgery.

This is my daddy, I am quite a daddy's girl and mommy's girl at the same time. My dad has no clue about anything in the medical field, but he will still fight for me. He's in the printing industry and is how I got  interested in graphic design. My dad loves the Hunger Games like I do and he loves to camp! At my sweet 16 my daddy got me up to dance with him to Sixteen Candles.  He's always there when I need him, I love my dad.

This is Amanda, she is my 21 year old sister who is one of my best friends.  My cousin and I are the maids of honor in her wedding. My sister and I have shared a room for 15 years,  so we know each other inside and out. My sister is always there and helps me through life, she goes to PSU main, so I don't get  to see her all the time, but we Skype, talk on Facebook and text. Amanda thinks she is bad luck with surgeries, and of course the one time she came I had almost died, but I still love her and see her afterwards, I remember when I was 6 or 7 on Saint Patrick's Day she had convinced me there was a leprechaun in our yard and it would grant me anything I wanted, so I had said I wanted to be a princess, she made me a crown and gave me a stuffed cat of mine and treated me like a princess. 

This is Tommy, he is my 23 year old brother and in this picture he is 9. My brother is about as much of a geek as I am. He likes Harry Potter, Sherlock and the Avengers. My brother and I play video games together sometimes, when we were younger we used to play with Legos and his entire room would be covered in them. He is a writer, as I aspire to be. When he was 18 he refused to go off to college because he didn't want to miss a second of my life. When I was in my halo, he would take care of me when my home health aide couldn't come in. I remember one day I was singing and he brought down his guitar and we tried to see who could be louder, it was me.

This is my cousin Danielle, she is 22 and a nurse and Amanda's other maid of honor. She likes Harry Potter and Disney like me. She and I have a fun time when we are together, she took me to the last Harry Potter movie's midnight showing. A funny memory I have with Danielle is my 10th birthday. I got a Hannah Montana quiz book, I took one like what song are you I said to her "Dani! Guess what song I am!!"  she said "Nobody's Perfect?" Which was my favorite song. I love Danielle! 

The one who's lap I am on is Melissa, she is 25. She and I were always close but she moved to Philly for a while and I didn't see her all that much, but she's back in town!  My favorite memory is going to Hershey Chocolate World with my family, my mom asked Melissa to pick me up and out of no where I just scream "MOMMY!" and put my arms up. People looked over at her weirdly, we all just died laughing. I love Melissa and she's always good when you need a laugh.

This is my Aunt Marcie. She has been there for me even when I didn’t want her there, when I was two, Aunt Marcie wasn’t my best friend, she is now. Aunt Marcie is always the person I can count on, she takes me to retail therapy whenever I need it. I have so many memories of crazy things we’ve done, I always remember the one time we went on a shopping trip, we went up to Gettysburg, Aunt Marcie told me to call my dad and tell him we were in his favorite place.  I told him he said “Oh Aunt Marcie and Uncle Gary took you on a battle tour” and my response was “No daddy! We’re at the mall!” Or when we went up to Vermont in 2011, and all I wanted was a tart warmer, well I got an electric tart warmer that burns them with no fire, since it was Black Friday, I also came back with about 20 tarts, to my families dismay, they still aren’t all done.

The man in the white is my Uncle Gary, I love him with all my heart, I call him my big peanut and I am his little peanut. When I was little I used to call him my paparazzi!  I love my uncle, he always goes along with my Aunt and I no matter what and he is so down to earth! I love him so much!!

Sadness...

Hey everyone,

Today I am rather sad, because a wonderful 13 year old (almost 14) who came into my life in October of last year, died. Her name is Talia Joy Castellano, she had cancer at age 7, was cured, and 6 years later, it came back, and this time, it won. Talia, was so strong and inspirational, upon hearing what cancer meant she had a attitude very close to mine "Well, what do you want me to do? Be depressed? If I do die what if I was just sad and didn't live life to the fullest" Talia and I shared a lot of things, she and I had the exact same attitude for life, and she inspired me greatly, since its so fresh I cannot type about it without feeling like I'm going to cry, so I just wanted to say, Talia, Rest In Peace, I'll keep swimmin for you!

Talia was a very outgoing person and such a sweetheart

This was her saying, Makeup is my wig...

On the Ellen Show

In the hospital

Talia in the hospital a few days before she died

She never got to see her cure

Ellen DeGeneres declared her an honorary covergirl