Layla's Picks
Wednesday 17 October 2018
Monday 19 March 2018
Easter (And...Greetings, My Alien Friends?)
Hello
everybody! I’m back,
sorry for keeping myself, your favourite girl, away.
Thank you, thank you, yes, I know. Applause. Please hold it back. For your favourite Hollywood-Canada star. Me.
I decided to change my beautiful theme, for all of you who haven't noticed, to an Easter theme. The patterns looked like Easter eggs, right? We're going into Easter, so, who wants some...
EA-STER TRI-VI-A!!!!!!!!!!??????????
That was fun. So...Easter trivia. I'll do 10 facts.
- The tallest Easter egg was made in Italy in 2011. It stood at 10. 39 meters and weighed an outstanding 7, 200 kg. (Which, for all of you who don't know, is 15873. 2 pounds.)
- The term Easter gets its name from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare and the egg.
- The giving of Easter eggs dates back to before Easter and giving eggs is a sign of rebirth.
- Did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmellow Peeps during Easter? This makes Peeps the most popular Easter candy.
- Americans eat more than 16 million jellybeans during Easter. That's enough jellybeans to circle the globe THREE times!
- 76% of people eat ears on the chocolate bunny first, 5% go for the feet, and 4% for the tail. I'm one of the 76%, actually.
- Next to Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy-eating holiday of the year.
- An estimated $14.7 billion is spent in total for Easter in the US.
- The Easter egg is said to symbolize and represent joy, celebration, and new life.
- The idea of the Easter bunny giving candy or eggs is said to have originated in Germany in the middle ages.
Okay, that's it. Now...who wants an Easter poll?
Here goes...
What's your favourite Easter candy?
a) Cadbury Mini Eggs (YES these are my favourite. Chocolaty and YUMMY)
b) Peeps Marshmallow Chicks
c) Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs
d) Cadbury Creme Eggs (these are always yucky for me. Especially the Orange ones. YUCK.)
That's it for now. I have to go. Byyyyee!
Happy Easter!
Friday 12 January 2018
Another Post Starring...LAYLA!!!!!!!!!! (Too Much Exclamation Marks?)
BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT?
I LIKE my new blog background! I was hoping you would notice it but I'm not that subtle (and patient), so...
YOU LIKEY????????
That's enough of that. Hmm...Should I theme this post? Make it like a FACT post...YES, I SHOULD! I know a website...wait.
New Years by the Numbers...credit to HISTORY.com!!!!!!
- Each New Year's, 1 million people gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop.
- Close to 1 billion people watch the ball drop from TV.
- At midnight, 2, 000 pounds of confetti are dropped on the crowd.
- 44% of Americans plan to kiss someone on the stroke of 12, 61% say a prayer on New Year's Eve, and 22% admit to falling asleep before midnight.
- 45% of Americans make New Year's resolutions. Here are the 5 most popular ones: lose weight, get organized, spend less and save more, stay fit and healthy, and to quit smoking.
- 75% keep their resolutions for 1 week, 71% keep theirs for 2 weeks, and 64% keep theirs for 4 weeks. And 46% keep theirs for 26 weeks.
- Many people spend the New Year's with a bottle of bubbly. Americans consume close to 360 million glasses of sparkling wine during the holiday season.
THE TIMES SQUARE BALL:
1. Covered in 2, 688 triangular shaped crystals
2. Lit by 32, 000 LEDS
3. Weighs 11, 875 LBS
4. and is 12 feet in diameter.
How do you like those facts? Interesting, right?
Well, this blog IS Layla's Picks, right?
Billboard Top 100 Songs -I cropped the list and copied the top 5.
- Perfect by Ed Sheeran and Beyonce
- Havana by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
- Rockstar by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
- Thunder by Imagine Dragons
- No Limit by G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B
That's all the time we've got, folks.
C ya!!!
Layla, as always
Thursday 4 January 2018
A Belated New Year/Greetings
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
This is how I'm starting off my posts now: cool font as title, and then I proceed as usual. GOOD MORNING! Or good afternoon, good night, good evening, good etc, depends on what time you are reading this. I want to wish you a Happy New Year! Well, a belated one, anyways!
So...of course, we need a New Year's poll! Not just boring resolutions you're not going to keep, a POLL!
New Year's Poll: what do you like to do to ring in the New Year? Oh, this sentence is reminding me of something I did last year for New Years. I put a fireworks GIF and said "let's ring in the New Year ALRIGHT!" I can't believe I've had a blog for ONE YEAR now! Oh and back to the poll: what do you like to do to ring in the New Year?
1. Sit on the couch and watch a New Year's show on TV.
2. Go to tons of parties and party the night away!
3. Host a good dinner with family and friends.
Number 1 is definitely me. Number 2 is obviously Mama Salve, and 3 is probably Mom.
Oh, and since it wouldn't be Layla's Picks without a pick...what is your favourite movie playing in theaters right now?
Mine is Pitch Perfect 3.
Box Office Top 10 Films of All Time
1. Star Wars the Force Awakens (2015)
2. Avatar (2009)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Jurassic World (2015)
5. Marvel's the Avengers (2015)
6. The Dark Night (2008)
7. Rogue One: a Star Wars story (2016)
8. Star Wars: the Last Jedi (2017)
9. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
10. Finding Dory (2016)
Thanks everyone for a brilliant 2017! I'm hoping for a good 2018!
Happy New Year!
Friday 22 December 2017
Sorry!!!!! (And a New Schedule)
HI-It's Me.
Sorry. Long time no see. But who cares about that? Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I've decided from now on I will have a schedule: I will post every Friday, or at least try to. And it won't be a rushed post. Sorry, all you busy business people. It will be a regular-sized post, filled with humor. Or do you want a different size? Big Mac? Quarter Pounder? Cheesebur-okay, I'd better stop. Um...I'm missing something. Maybe you should tell me. I'll see if you're paying attention. Here is the not-so-daily poll:
Holiday Poll:
What is your favourite thing to do during the holidays?
1. Go caroling. "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear," right? That quote is from Elf.
2. Lie on the couch and binge-watch Christmas movies. That's a biggie for me. I love to see cheesy Christmas movies. "Fah who for-aze, dah who dor-aze!"
3. Ice skating. That's not really big for me. The last time I went skating was 4 years ago!
4. Celebrate with family. This is my choice. I just love the holiday atmosphere. It's so fun to open gifts next to an open fire, stuffing your face with food, laughing and talking.
Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! Stay safe, and most of all, have fun!
Yours,
Saturday 4 November 2017
Hello, It's Me
Hi Everyone, Layla In the House
Hi everybody and what's up? I know I haven't posted, long time no see, but it's SCHOOL, darling. School. Some people have a busy schedule and I'm one of them. I can't stay long but there must be a poll so:
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE HALLOWEEN TREAT?
1. Lollipops, sour candy, Tootsie Rolls
2. Reese's, Kit Kats, Aeros, Smarties, etc. HEAVY CHOCOLATES.
3. Nothing much, just regular random things.
Mine is totally 2! I LOVE CHOCOLATE! My name should be Coco Chocolato! Anyways:
FAVOURITE HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY?
1. Trick or treating, DUH!
2. The costumes, I'm a complete fashionista.
3. Nothing.
I'm stuck. WHAT TO CHOOSE?
Anyways, that's it. Bye! I'm sorry I have to go so soon! Bye.
Tuesday 8 August 2017
I'm So Sorry
I'm So Sorry, Everyone
I know. Last time I posted was April 28th. But don't worry! I'm going to try to update my blog weekly, now. Before, I didn't have a blog schedule. Because I was too busy with my own schedule! A girl has plans, y'know! Last week, I went to a wedding and a picnic party! And then my car got a flat tire!! (So I had dinner at 8:00.)
Enough with my news. NEXT poll: what is your favourite summer activity?
A) going to the beach
B) chilling out in the house with the A.C. on
C) playing sports/getting active (soccer, badminton, etc.)
D) lying in a hammock
I think mine is A) going to the beach. That way you can get active, lie down, and have fun in the sun! I say that the best way of enjoying the summer is getting out in the heat! I mean, we wait ALL YEAR to enjoy summer then lock ourselves in our houses! Now's the time to enjoy summer and have fun!
What have you been doing? Going traveling or chilling out at home? The second one is TOTALLY me. I've been flying kites, going to parties, and playing at the park with my bro!
This blog wouldn't be Layla's Picks if it didn't have 'picks.' So, here's my opinion on favourite summer fruit is WATERMELON! Always have some slices of juicy red watermelon! This fruit is VERY sweet and is really healthy! A REALLY GOOD treat to have when you're really hot, but can't find some sweet ice cream.
I just read an older post of mine called OMG. It's 8:12 and I'm Typing My Butt Off. In that post, I did an interview with Little Bro. I just realized I could do an interview NOW and compare it to the older one.
L=me, B=bro
L: What's your favourite colour?
B: Uh...red.
L: What do you like to play with?
B: I like to play with trucks, and Flash, and Spiderman, and Lego, and superheroes. And Power Rangers, and swords.
L: What is your favourite Lego Star Wars guy?
B: Darth Vader and Han Solo and Luke.
L: Only one!
B: Darth Vader!
L: How old are you?
B: I am five. My birthday was in June. 29.
L: I'm sorry everyone if this is boring, but, I'm having to ask A LOT of questions to get a little bit of answers. Who are your friends in school?
B: Logan, Shane, Riley, um, uh, Francis, Mina, Hrag, that's all. And Jalen!
L: Wow, lots of friends. Do you like school? And what grade are you going to?
B: Yes. I like school, and I'm going to SK, and I'm gonna be 6.
L: That's it for now, peeps. This will get boring if I keep droning on.
My little brother is the same, except for the age and colour.
This was a long post and I'm sorry to say goodbye.
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