Happy New Year!

Hi everyone!

So it's me - Maddy, a.k.a. Ultimate Queen of Cliffies (on Fanfiction.net). I don't have any particular reason for creating a blog; the Author's Notes on my Fanfiction stories always end up being way too long, and I figured I might as well do all that on here - plus I just like to vent my thoughts and/or hear your opinions on certain things. I will use this blog for stuff about things going on in my life, but also for things concerning my stories, fanfiction and otherwise. January 1st seemed like a good day to start :).

About me: I'm a twenty-year-old Psychology student - I'm currently in my third year - only the study isn't exactly my cup of tea, so I plan on changing directions next year, though I have no idea what I'm going to do yet. I live with my parents and my younger sister, as well as Brownie, the cutest and fluffiest bunny in the world, whom you'll probably read more about as I go. My dream is to be able to make a living with writing one day. I love musicals, books (both reading and writing them) and music in general. I'm a Verkaiking (= huge fan of Willemijn Verkaik). Oh, and I'm Dutch. I live in the Netherlands.

I figured I might as well start this off with some sentimental New Year's stuff - looking back at the previous year and looking forward to the next one. So...

2013

All things awesome

• First year with my driver's license!
• Seeing Wicked for the fifth time - the very last show they ever did in the Netherlands, which was an incredible experience.
• Creating a Fanfiction account.
• Seeing Sister Act. Twice.
• Going to Italy for the first time in my life and seeing Venice, which must be the most beautiful place on earth.
• Working on a movie with a bunch of friends.
• Seeing Flashdance.
• Travelling all the way to London with a friend for one short day, just to see Wicked - which, by the way, is even more amazing in its original language. Especially when Willemijn Verkaik is Elphaba.
• Seeing the new Disney movie Frozen!
• Finishing more stories in a single year than I had up until last year in my entire life.

All things not so awesome

• Getting a knee injury that forced me to stop running and that I'm still struggling with.
• Having my wisdom tooth removed. (For those of you who don't know, I'm terrified of needles. And dentists.)
• Some 'first time's without my Grandma. New Year's Eve, her birthday, Easter... Can't believe it's been one and a half years already :( <3.
• Not knowing what to do with my studies.

People who changed me for the better

• Willemijn Verkaik & Savannah Stevenson, by their awesomeness.
• Stephanie, by turning me from an unofficial Verkaiking into an official one :).
• Xanne-Li, by giving me the sweetest compliments and eventually becoming one of my closest friends <3.
• Elizabeth, by being the most awesome long-lost twin sister ever. Just for the record, we're not actually twins. She lives in Australia, I live in the Netherlands. We found each other on Fanfiction and realised how many things we have in common, and now we're the Dutchtralian twins. Girl, I'm so glad I found you. Love you :).
• My Mum, because that's what she does for me every year and all the time <3.
• My Dad, too. 'Cause he's awesome :).

2014

 

Things I'm looking forward to

• Seeing Flashdance for a second time in January :).
• Going to Jochem Myjer's show, my favourite cabaret performer of all time, in February.
• Going to a concert of Marco Borsato, a famous Dutch singer I love, in May.
• Writing more stories, fanfiction and otherwise.
• Continuing to fangirl over everything Wicked-related with my awesome Fanfiction friends :).
• The third Hunger Games movie.
• The third Hobbit movie.
• The release of our film! It's going to be a short film called 'To do great, right a little wrong' and it will star all kinds of characters from Shakespearian stories. Two of my friends and me will be the three witches from Macbeth :).

Things I fervently hope will happen

• Publishing my first book.
• Getting my bachelor's degree in Psychology.
• Making the right decision as to what to do with my studies next year.
• Meeting the other Verkaikings in real life.
• Seeing Wicked in London again (if that happens it will probably be in combination with the previous point :P).
• Seeing Sister Act again.
• Seeing Love Story.

So... I must say, I've got a good feeling about this year. I hope it will be absolutely amazing - for everyone. So, I wish you all the best, happiest, most Wicked new year ever. May it be filled with love, bliss, hope and opportunities, may the Force be with you and may the odds be ever in your favour. Let it go and defy gravity, and may all your dreams come true :).

Maddy