Thursday, May 26, 2011
T-Pain feat. Chris Brown - Best Love Song
this is my new jam, i love it so catchy and its got a good message and it's said in a really cool way...plus no cuss words, always a plus.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Let's Face...It
So it has been about four weeks since I posted that I was going to show my parents the pilot episode I wrote...I haven't yet. I really want to show it to someone but I don't know, it's an awkward conversation starter "hey, so i kinda wrote a pilot for this show i've created. it's no big deal just all my dreams wrapped up into a script, care to read it and share your thoughts?" I carry it with me everywhere, like as of now it is in my anatomy folder, but I just don't know who to show it to. My parents, Mrs. Haifley, Mr. Hill, my best friend that wants to be an actor and shares similar dreams? Help me I guess.
I just really need the strength to put it out there, I'm not afraid of rejection or it being bad, i mean, I'm 17 i can take it. It is more of me kinda opening up my soul, I threw everything into this and it's just weird giving it to someone, especially because there is no name behind it. I'm not a screenwriter, I don't have a major or experience, in this case I'm just the creepy girl that wrote a story instead of doing better things with her time. I share poems in etymology but this is different so I don't know, anyone willing to read it?
I just really need the strength to put it out there, I'm not afraid of rejection or it being bad, i mean, I'm 17 i can take it. It is more of me kinda opening up my soul, I threw everything into this and it's just weird giving it to someone, especially because there is no name behind it. I'm not a screenwriter, I don't have a major or experience, in this case I'm just the creepy girl that wrote a story instead of doing better things with her time. I share poems in etymology but this is different so I don't know, anyone willing to read it?
Monday, May 23, 2011
I'm sorry that I've been absent...
I'm sorry that I've been absent,
that I've never seemed to care,
with everything that's been going on,
I've forgotten to be there.
Maybe I don't deserve,
Your Almighty love,
but I will keep fighting for it,
til it finally is enough.
I will never seperate,
but instead bow down to You,
I will put You ahead of me,
because Your Word is true.
No longer will I do the things,
that make us both angry,
although I am anything but perfect,
but I will attempt to be.
So when I am full of questions,
please look past the struggle,
know that You are in my heart,
please see past my trouble.
that I've never seemed to care,
with everything that's been going on,
I've forgotten to be there.
Maybe I don't deserve,
Your Almighty love,
but I will keep fighting for it,
til it finally is enough.
I will never seperate,
but instead bow down to You,
I will put You ahead of me,
because Your Word is true.
No longer will I do the things,
that make us both angry,
although I am anything but perfect,
but I will attempt to be.
So when I am full of questions,
please look past the struggle,
know that You are in my heart,
please see past my trouble.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Essay
This was an essay I had to write about my favorite vacation spot last year...enjoy it ya'll....
My absolute favorite place to travel is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My family moved from there before eighth grade so I have many memories from there. In my earlier years, we lived in Hoover, Alabama. It is was April of 2004 when my dad transferred, so I don't remember it nearly as much. There are visits to Pittsburgh around four times throughout the year. We have already been there once this year, and a second trip is planned for this weekend. Sometimes visits are just to see our friends, but other times there are specific purposes. A couple times we've gone for graduation parties, or in this weekend's case, it is my best friend's Sweet Sixteen.
My family visited over winter break this year for New Year's and just to see everyone. At every visit I stay at my friend's house. This house is basically my home away from home. My other two best friends, Kelsey and Ciara, surprised me when I arrived. They had told me earlier that they had a softball tournament, so I was shocked to see them there. We hugged and jumped in the air for a while, but then we went back to our old ways (goofing off and eating a lot of food). I stay at Jackie's house every visit. Jackie has a pool and a basketball court in her backyard; many summer hours are spent there. However, the pool is not used during the winter because too cold to be outside in the winter when you live in Pittsburgh.
Most of the sound during the time that I visit Pittsburgh is laughter. My friends and I laugh a lot. We laugh at pretty much anything because most of our time together is so much fun and hilarious. On that particular trip, I stayed in Jackie's house the entire game and we played our favorite game, Scattergories. That and a 3-D puzzle were about all that was seen during the trip. Her parents are practically my parents, and like my parents, they are amazing cooks. Jackie's dad once attempted to eat more ribs than me, but sadly for him, I defeated him with ease.
Every visit is an adventure; however, this up-coming trip will probably top any other trip. Jackie does not know that I am coming, and for her Sweet Sixteen, her parents us and a couple other of her friends on a private jet to New York City. A limo will be there to pick us up and give us a tour of the city. And when we fly back to Pittsburgh later that night, there is going to be a formal dance with around eighty people. At the dance, there will be a dinner kind of like one wedding would have. After that, it will pretty much just be a party till three or so. Then there will be a sleepover with Jackie's closest friends in a pent house suite. It will definitely be a memorable visit to say the least.
Everything about Pittsburgh makes me happy: my friends, the crazy things that happen, and just being back to the place I love the most. Everyone has that one place that they can just go to and relax. Pittsburgh is that place for me. Every trip is crazy and hectic, but that is the best part. There is never a dull moment, and when I go there, I become myself. My friends here probably do not know this, but I am a different person around them. It was not meant to happen, but it did. When the four of us are back together in Pittsburgh, I am not an "awkward" person so to speak. Moving has changed me, but when we visit, I naturally go back to that psychotic, hyper, crazy person. Pittsburgh is basically the only place that I want to be, and I think my brothers feel that way too. Leaving when we were all in out teen years made it really hard. Those few weekends that we get to see everyone are normally the highlights of that year for us. The weather is not great in any such way, but it is hard to tell when you are in the place you love the most in the world. Hands down, my vacation spot is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
.......as you guys are reading this i know what you are thinking...1: i should reconsider a writing major because this sucks and 2: LIES it is full of lies, i was a terrible person and i am sorry...just go with it though
My absolute favorite place to travel is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My family moved from there before eighth grade so I have many memories from there. In my earlier years, we lived in Hoover, Alabama. It is was April of 2004 when my dad transferred, so I don't remember it nearly as much. There are visits to Pittsburgh around four times throughout the year. We have already been there once this year, and a second trip is planned for this weekend. Sometimes visits are just to see our friends, but other times there are specific purposes. A couple times we've gone for graduation parties, or in this weekend's case, it is my best friend's Sweet Sixteen.
My family visited over winter break this year for New Year's and just to see everyone. At every visit I stay at my friend's house. This house is basically my home away from home. My other two best friends, Kelsey and Ciara, surprised me when I arrived. They had told me earlier that they had a softball tournament, so I was shocked to see them there. We hugged and jumped in the air for a while, but then we went back to our old ways (goofing off and eating a lot of food). I stay at Jackie's house every visit. Jackie has a pool and a basketball court in her backyard; many summer hours are spent there. However, the pool is not used during the winter because too cold to be outside in the winter when you live in Pittsburgh.
Most of the sound during the time that I visit Pittsburgh is laughter. My friends and I laugh a lot. We laugh at pretty much anything because most of our time together is so much fun and hilarious. On that particular trip, I stayed in Jackie's house the entire game and we played our favorite game, Scattergories. That and a 3-D puzzle were about all that was seen during the trip. Her parents are practically my parents, and like my parents, they are amazing cooks. Jackie's dad once attempted to eat more ribs than me, but sadly for him, I defeated him with ease.
Every visit is an adventure; however, this up-coming trip will probably top any other trip. Jackie does not know that I am coming, and for her Sweet Sixteen, her parents us and a couple other of her friends on a private jet to New York City. A limo will be there to pick us up and give us a tour of the city. And when we fly back to Pittsburgh later that night, there is going to be a formal dance with around eighty people. At the dance, there will be a dinner kind of like one wedding would have. After that, it will pretty much just be a party till three or so. Then there will be a sleepover with Jackie's closest friends in a pent house suite. It will definitely be a memorable visit to say the least.
Everything about Pittsburgh makes me happy: my friends, the crazy things that happen, and just being back to the place I love the most. Everyone has that one place that they can just go to and relax. Pittsburgh is that place for me. Every trip is crazy and hectic, but that is the best part. There is never a dull moment, and when I go there, I become myself. My friends here probably do not know this, but I am a different person around them. It was not meant to happen, but it did. When the four of us are back together in Pittsburgh, I am not an "awkward" person so to speak. Moving has changed me, but when we visit, I naturally go back to that psychotic, hyper, crazy person. Pittsburgh is basically the only place that I want to be, and I think my brothers feel that way too. Leaving when we were all in out teen years made it really hard. Those few weekends that we get to see everyone are normally the highlights of that year for us. The weather is not great in any such way, but it is hard to tell when you are in the place you love the most in the world. Hands down, my vacation spot is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
.......as you guys are reading this i know what you are thinking...1: i should reconsider a writing major because this sucks and 2: LIES it is full of lies, i was a terrible person and i am sorry...just go with it though
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Happy Birthday Jackie
So my B.Ph.Ph.L's birthday was april 20th which is an extrememly long time ago. I know I'm behind on this present to her but I've been working on it for some time and it's not even done yet, so jackie whenever you read this just hold your horses...anyways i wanted to do something out of the ordinary for her so i figured what better way than through this website i've created, here it is (well so far atleast)
......enjoy
......enjoy
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Lecrae - Take Me As I Am (lyrics)
I heard this at OneWay (the youth group that i attend) and i reallly loved it. It has a great message and it really fit what we were talking about that week. it also relates to me and changing and basically coming to God and "taking me as i am". i love the line at the end when lecrae is just talking, he says "if you feel you gotta clean up your life before you come to Him, forget it- just come to Him"---i've already tweeted it and made it a sticky note on my wall.
I hope you enjoy it!!!!!!!
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (pages 464-510)
Okay so at the end of the first task, the champions had an egg which they retrieved from the dragon. Fudge states that the egg is the clue to the next tast, but no one really knows what that means. With the article being published and a bunch of other crap going on for harry, he puts it aside. Cedric mentions that it needs to be wet, but he ignores that for a while too. He eventually listens to cedric and takes it to the prefect washroom and puts it underwater. The clue basically says that the next tast, champions will have to retrieve a special item to them from underwater and it will be protected by mermaids.
Harry has no idea how to stay underwater for that long and him and Ron and Hermione stay up all night the day before the task looking for answers. Hermione and Ron later are summoned by Professor MacGonnell and Harry is left alone. He wakes up fifteen minutes before the task starts by Dobby. Dobby hands him seaweed and harry darts for the lake where the task is. He eats his seaweed and notices that he gets gills and a slimy hard skin.
He goes underwater and is the first to reach the mermaid kingdom. He sees Ron, Hermione, Cho, and Luna tied up. He keeps trying to help the others but mermaids keep poking him. VIktor and Cedric come by, Viktor taking Hermione and Cedric Cho. When Fleur never shows up, Harry fights the mermaids and eventually gets Ron and Luna in his possession. He floats to the top now gill-less and almost out of air. Because of what Harry did to help others, he is awarded the most points and is now tied at the the top with Cedric.
Cool task, i loved how he had to rescue ron and hermione, that was funny that no one else had the heart to help out the others too. And way to go Dobby, you da man you little house elf!
Harry has no idea how to stay underwater for that long and him and Ron and Hermione stay up all night the day before the task looking for answers. Hermione and Ron later are summoned by Professor MacGonnell and Harry is left alone. He wakes up fifteen minutes before the task starts by Dobby. Dobby hands him seaweed and harry darts for the lake where the task is. He eats his seaweed and notices that he gets gills and a slimy hard skin.
He goes underwater and is the first to reach the mermaid kingdom. He sees Ron, Hermione, Cho, and Luna tied up. He keeps trying to help the others but mermaids keep poking him. VIktor and Cedric come by, Viktor taking Hermione and Cedric Cho. When Fleur never shows up, Harry fights the mermaids and eventually gets Ron and Luna in his possession. He floats to the top now gill-less and almost out of air. Because of what Harry did to help others, he is awarded the most points and is now tied at the the top with Cedric.
Cool task, i loved how he had to rescue ron and hermione, that was funny that no one else had the heart to help out the others too. And way to go Dobby, you da man you little house elf!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Four Friends
There are moments in our life,
that we'll all remember back,
ones that without,
things about us would be lacked.
This is true for me,
with my friends in Pitt,
and everyday without them,
I throw a mini-fit.
They are more than friends,
and more than sisters to me,
more than words,
could ever truly be.
They are awesome,
in all aspects of life,
every single one of them,
especially my wife.
The best thing about us,
they said in a song,
they got it all right,
not a bit wrong.
"Farther apart,
yet closer together,
the miles between us,
they don't even matter."
Nothing will come between us,
or ever break the band,
that will hold us together,
hand by hand.
that we'll all remember back,
ones that without,
things about us would be lacked.
This is true for me,
with my friends in Pitt,
and everyday without them,
I throw a mini-fit.
They are more than friends,
and more than sisters to me,
more than words,
could ever truly be.
They are awesome,
in all aspects of life,
every single one of them,
especially my wife.
The best thing about us,
they said in a song,
they got it all right,
not a bit wrong.
"Farther apart,
yet closer together,
the miles between us,
they don't even matter."
Nothing will come between us,
or ever break the band,
that will hold us together,
hand by hand.
Monday, May 9, 2011
When I Miss You...
When I miss you there is nothing to do,
but reminise of my great times with you.
Scattergories,
and Crazy Eights,
fountain jumping,
and writing "PHATE"..
Waiting for Alexa,
frosting writing,
"why are you wearing our jacket?"
and scooter riding.
Akon,
Boy, Soulja,
Gwen Stefani,
and Sacajawea.
Stupid 3-D puzzles,
and the lion one too,
Soulja Boy sunglasses,
and Guitar Hero 2.
Driving the Lexus,
buying silly bands,
days at the pool,
and lets not forget "find that silly band".
Learning Crank Dat,
making grillz,
Pizza Roma :)
and all of the many other thrills.
but reminise of my great times with you.
Scattergories,
and Crazy Eights,
fountain jumping,
and writing "PHATE"..
Waiting for Alexa,
frosting writing,
"why are you wearing our jacket?"
and scooter riding.
Akon,
Boy, Soulja,
Gwen Stefani,
and Sacajawea.
Stupid 3-D puzzles,
and the lion one too,
Soulja Boy sunglasses,
and Guitar Hero 2.
Driving the Lexus,
buying silly bands,
days at the pool,
and lets not forget "find that silly band".
Learning Crank Dat,
making grillz,
Pizza Roma :)
and all of the many other thrills.
A Heads Up...
I added a Label gadget to the right side of my site, I did a lot of organizing and stuff the past thirty minutes. I found it really fun to go through all of my Basketball Season stuff, check out that label to lift your spirits of just for a flashback...pretty cool videos in it.
Also, Fun is basically just music videos so check that out too!!
And then of course all of my poems are listed :)
Also, Fun is basically just music videos so check that out too!!
And then of course all of my poems are listed :)
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Anthology Project
For my theme this time around I am picking faith in God. It is the only thing in life more important to me than golf and writing and I really want to display that. There will be a lot of heart in this project so hopefully that extra push will lead me to an A.
**the titles are links to the page on Poetry Foundation
1. spring song
2. His Sovereignty
3. To the Choirmaster
4. God's Promise
5. It Is Enough To Enter
6. For We Are Thy People
7. Prayer
.........I am using #1, 3, and 7
**the titles are links to the page on Poetry Foundation
1. spring song
2. His Sovereignty
3. To the Choirmaster
4. God's Promise
5. It Is Enough To Enter
6. For We Are Thy People
7. Prayer
.........I am using #1, 3, and 7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (412-464)
Following the Yule Ball, everyone at Hogwarts is in a euuphoric (nice usage of the vocab there, right mr h) state, well everyone except for Ron. With the Triqizard Cup put on hold til February, everyone is anticipating the upcoming Hogsmeade trip and holiday break. Hermione who is subscribed to the Daily Prophet, receives it one day and it includes an article about Harry.
The article basically talks about how Harry was this really important guy and kept calling him "the boy that lived". Which all is true, but Harry wishes nothing has been said. He really has a lot of humility so having to go survive at a school that portrays him as a cocky, pessimistic duesche sucks. He begins basically hating everything about the school. At least he has Ron now though. Anywho one of the biggest things was really interesting to me, he always is saying that I wish I could be like you Ron. Or you Neville. I wish no one knew who i was, i wish i had a normal life, i wish i wasn't the boy who lived or anything special, and i just wish i had my parents or at least Sirius to talk to.
That i think is the first time that i have really ever felt a true empathy for Harry. Like before I'm like okay yeah dude you got some pretty bad luck, but this just frickin sucks. It is quite a shame i must say...
The article basically talks about how Harry was this really important guy and kept calling him "the boy that lived". Which all is true, but Harry wishes nothing has been said. He really has a lot of humility so having to go survive at a school that portrays him as a cocky, pessimistic duesche sucks. He begins basically hating everything about the school. At least he has Ron now though. Anywho one of the biggest things was really interesting to me, he always is saying that I wish I could be like you Ron. Or you Neville. I wish no one knew who i was, i wish i had a normal life, i wish i wasn't the boy who lived or anything special, and i just wish i had my parents or at least Sirius to talk to.
That i think is the first time that i have really ever felt a true empathy for Harry. Like before I'm like okay yeah dude you got some pretty bad luck, but this just frickin sucks. It is quite a shame i must say...
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (pages 364-411)
So I decided instead of discussing all that went down over the past fifty or so pages I would focus on one specific thing. Obviously I read, I mean it's Harry frickin Potter so trust me I did my reading, and more in this week. Okay so what I would like to focus on is......The Yule Ball.
What is the Yule Ball? I'm glad you asked, it is a required dance for all of the champions and they must have dates. So Harry asked Cho, but she already has a date (Cedric Diggory-another champion). So Harry gets set up by someone and Ron who is looking anxiously for a date eventually looks at Hermione but not to ask her. She flips a brick about it and storms off so Harry's date sets up Ron.
At the ball Ron and Harry are confused when they cannot find Hermione who never even mentioned who she was going with. Just then she walks down the steps and is described as the most beautiful in the room. She then meets with Viktor Krum and starts the required dance that all the champions do. This makes Ron very, very mad. He ignores his date the entire night sitting and sulking as he watches Hermione. At one point she comes up all happy and he yells at her and makes fun of her.
THe night eventually ends and Ron insults Viktor to the point where he wants to leave. This is when Hermione goes off on Ron and states...wait for it..."next time there's a ball, aske me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!"..............OH SNAP!!!!!! It has begun :) luvin it cuz ya'll all know how big of a shipper fan i am right. anyways it was fun to watch the jealousy surge between them, well mostly Ron, and see true feelings accidently come out.
What is the Yule Ball? I'm glad you asked, it is a required dance for all of the champions and they must have dates. So Harry asked Cho, but she already has a date (Cedric Diggory-another champion). So Harry gets set up by someone and Ron who is looking anxiously for a date eventually looks at Hermione but not to ask her. She flips a brick about it and storms off so Harry's date sets up Ron.
At the ball Ron and Harry are confused when they cannot find Hermione who never even mentioned who she was going with. Just then she walks down the steps and is described as the most beautiful in the room. She then meets with Viktor Krum and starts the required dance that all the champions do. This makes Ron very, very mad. He ignores his date the entire night sitting and sulking as he watches Hermione. At one point she comes up all happy and he yells at her and makes fun of her.
THe night eventually ends and Ron insults Viktor to the point where he wants to leave. This is when Hermione goes off on Ron and states...wait for it..."next time there's a ball, aske me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!"..............OH SNAP!!!!!! It has begun :) luvin it cuz ya'll all know how big of a shipper fan i am right. anyways it was fun to watch the jealousy surge between them, well mostly Ron, and see true feelings accidently come out.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Bones - My new favorite scene
So in light of Bones being new tonight...yay :)...I have decided to put up a scene from last weeks episode. It's not on YouTube yet so I couldn't share the video so I am just going to share the script part, and yeah that took a little to copy down on a paper as I re-watched it.
Okay so the basic storyline is, Angela and Hodgins baby has a 25% chance of being born blind due to them both being Leber Congenital Amaurosis carriers. Angela avoids Hodgins throuhgout the beginning and obviously is hiding something that not even the shrink (Dr Lance Sweets) can get out of her. The whole episode everyone is being radically honest which inspires them to come forth about their true feelings...I hope you all like it!!!
Hodgins: I do not like that painting.
Angela: What?
Hodgins: I'm attempting to open up an honest dialogue between us.
Angela: By insulting my painting?(haha love angie!!)
Hodgins: By being completley honest, no matter what the consequences are. You try, something is obviously on your mind.
Angela: Hodgins we don't-
Hodgins: I'm a big boy, I can take it.
Angela: Yeah, I'm not to sure about that.
Hodgins: Wow, that's a big vote of confidence for the man you're going to be spending the rest of your life with.
Angela: Okay, you are a little too under foot lately.
Hodgins: You can't even see your feet.
Angela: Yeah, but I know you're there. You're overcompensating. You're too cheerful.
Hodgins: I'm too cheerful, Angela we're going to be having a baby.
Angela: I know that, I just feel that we could be more honest about what we could face with the baby.
Hodgins: Come on Angela-
Angela: No, this is real! Just say it. No matter how many smiles we plaster on our faces it's still real, so just say it.
(Hodgins just stares at her)
Angela: Leber Congenital Amaurosis. Our baby could have Leber Congenital Amaurosis!
Hodgins: We've talked about this, even if the baby is blind we can get through it.
Angela: Yeah but it doesn't mean that I'm not scared, or that you're not scared. You just want us to smile and go through this as if nothing is wrong and I just can't do that anymore Jack! I'm sorry I just can't-
Hodgins: (pulls her in his arms) okay okay, I'm sorry. I was just trying to help
Angela: I know that, I know that.
Hodgins: Sometimes I can't breathe I'm so scared.
Angela: (pulls back to look at him) Well that's why you have me, and that's why I have you.
Hodgins: This baby is sooo lucky to have you for a mother.
Angela: You're no slouch yourself, I mean you can be a jerk sometimes, but that's why I love you.
(they kiss)
*and end scene*
You obviously couldn't feel the emotion from this text, but Michaela Conlin who plays Angela Montenegro really added a lot of fear in her voice, it kept cracking like she was fighting back tears, and TJ Thyne who plays Jack Hodgins, did his part really well too. This couple normally doesn't have fights or yell at each other or show that kind of vulnerability so I thought it was just stellar. It was truly amazing, a great scene and a great couple!!!!!
Okay so the basic storyline is, Angela and Hodgins baby has a 25% chance of being born blind due to them both being Leber Congenital Amaurosis carriers. Angela avoids Hodgins throuhgout the beginning and obviously is hiding something that not even the shrink (Dr Lance Sweets) can get out of her. The whole episode everyone is being radically honest which inspires them to come forth about their true feelings...I hope you all like it!!!
Hodgins: I do not like that painting.
Angela: What?
Hodgins: I'm attempting to open up an honest dialogue between us.
Angela: By insulting my painting?(haha love angie!!)
Hodgins: By being completley honest, no matter what the consequences are. You try, something is obviously on your mind.
Angela: Hodgins we don't-
Hodgins: I'm a big boy, I can take it.
Angela: Yeah, I'm not to sure about that.
Hodgins: Wow, that's a big vote of confidence for the man you're going to be spending the rest of your life with.
Angela: Okay, you are a little too under foot lately.
Hodgins: You can't even see your feet.
Angela: Yeah, but I know you're there. You're overcompensating. You're too cheerful.
Hodgins: I'm too cheerful, Angela we're going to be having a baby.
Angela: I know that, I just feel that we could be more honest about what we could face with the baby.
Hodgins: Come on Angela-
Angela: No, this is real! Just say it. No matter how many smiles we plaster on our faces it's still real, so just say it.
(Hodgins just stares at her)
Angela: Leber Congenital Amaurosis. Our baby could have Leber Congenital Amaurosis!
Hodgins: We've talked about this, even if the baby is blind we can get through it.
Angela: Yeah but it doesn't mean that I'm not scared, or that you're not scared. You just want us to smile and go through this as if nothing is wrong and I just can't do that anymore Jack! I'm sorry I just can't-
Hodgins: (pulls her in his arms) okay okay, I'm sorry. I was just trying to help
Angela: I know that, I know that.
Hodgins: Sometimes I can't breathe I'm so scared.
Angela: (pulls back to look at him) Well that's why you have me, and that's why I have you.
Hodgins: This baby is sooo lucky to have you for a mother.
Angela: You're no slouch yourself, I mean you can be a jerk sometimes, but that's why I love you.
(they kiss)
*and end scene*
You obviously couldn't feel the emotion from this text, but Michaela Conlin who plays Angela Montenegro really added a lot of fear in her voice, it kept cracking like she was fighting back tears, and TJ Thyne who plays Jack Hodgins, did his part really well too. This couple normally doesn't have fights or yell at each other or show that kind of vulnerability so I thought it was just stellar. It was truly amazing, a great scene and a great couple!!!!!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
FYI
I completely understand that I will get points taken off for only having four blog posts, the fact of the matter is I just didn't have time. I was gone Thursday after to school to late Sunday night last weekend and I have been studying hard for my AP US History exam the past two weeks. The fact of the matter is I had to prioritize my work, and I decided to put this on the back burner. In no way am I providing an excuse, this is just an explanation for my lack of posts. I did at least 10 today and I know you say no more than one a day, but only one was on Harry Potter, the others were all cool videos or poems that I wrote, I hope that doesn't count me off, those were just things I wanted on my site, not in attempt to raise my grade.
I'm not even sure if you read this while grading my blog, but it is just in case.
Sorry for the inconvience
P.S. i'm not sure if i want to present "god bless america" or "the feeling" in class, if you want to pick for me, i'd love that!!
I'm not even sure if you read this while grading my blog, but it is just in case.
Sorry for the inconvience
P.S. i'm not sure if i want to present "god bless america" or "the feeling" in class, if you want to pick for me, i'd love that!!
God Bless America
Osama Bin Laden was killed the other day,
"God Bless America" is what we all say.
Now that it's over,
we are forced to look back,
and remember all the things,
that we all now lack.
Thousands of families,
were all torn apart,
by the four famous planes,
that broke America's heart.
At 8:46:40,
the first plane went down,
thousands lost their lives,
thousands were never found.
With little time to mourn,
the second plane crashed,
and in the streets of New York City,
everybody dashed.
Both towers turned to shreds,
smoke filled the skies,
and as we all watched nationwide,
tears filled our eyes.
As we remember back,
we realize what we're taught,
like never to give in,
just like the Flight that Fought.
The years will go by,
but we won't forget what was done,
and forever and eternity,
we remember September 11th, 2001.
Osama Bin Laden was killed the other day,
"God Bless America" is what we all say.
"God Bless America" is what we all say.
Now that it's over,
we are forced to look back,
and remember all the things,
that we all now lack.
Thousands of families,
were all torn apart,
by the four famous planes,
that broke America's heart.
At 8:46:40,
the first plane went down,
thousands lost their lives,
thousands were never found.
With little time to mourn,
the second plane crashed,
and in the streets of New York City,
everybody dashed.
Both towers turned to shreds,
smoke filled the skies,
and as we all watched nationwide,
tears filled our eyes.
As we remember back,
we realize what we're taught,
like never to give in,
just like the Flight that Fought.
The years will go by,
but we won't forget what was done,
and forever and eternity,
we remember September 11th, 2001.
Osama Bin Laden was killed the other day,
"God Bless America" is what we all say.
Karley's song
This was my 15 year old bday gift, and yeah they made this song themselves. Seriously, best and most awesome friends evaa!!!!!!!!!!
alejandro 0001
These are two of my best friends, I'll post another one with all four of us. They have a YouTube page, jckmambo, check it out. They are hilarios, and also my b.ph.ph.l's from the pitt (my best friends for life from pittsburgh, pennsylvania)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (305-363)
In the first task, the champions have to get a golden egg that is being protected by a dragon. First, Cedric goes and gets the egg in 15 minutes. Next, Veela goes and she takes longer, getting it at 18 minutes. Viktor goes next and gets the egg at 10 minutes, surpasing everyone. Harry had gotten advice from Proffesor Moody to use his broomstick, so Hermione taught him "Acacio Firebolt" which brings his Firebolt to him, Harry wins the task, getting the egg in under8 minutes. But because the dragon scraped him, he lost some points and is tied with Viktor. Ron then realizes that Harry did not intend to compete and apologizes.
Throughout school, kids are showing Harry support, especially his House, Gryffindor. Everyone praises him, including Ron. Everyone except Malfoy and his crew have given up on the fact that Harry doesn't deserve to be there. Now, Harry focuses on avoiding Hermione's new obsession, fighting for the house elve's freedom. Him and Ron find it annoying and often change topics when Hermione brings it up, or they criticize her. Everything seems to be getting back to normal for Harry, finally.
Response: YAYA go Harry!!!!!!!!! and good for you Ron, and JK ROWLING!! i knew she wouldn't do that lol really like that chapter, and yeah that was one chapter. i hope the next challenge is as cool or cooler than this one because that was really tite. also liked that harry and cedric are so supportive of one another.....maturity, gotta love it. this book is living up to the expectations that i had for it, i swear they just keep getting better as the books move on and the pages keep turning, don't know why it took me so long to realize my love for the HP!
Throughout school, kids are showing Harry support, especially his House, Gryffindor. Everyone praises him, including Ron. Everyone except Malfoy and his crew have given up on the fact that Harry doesn't deserve to be there. Now, Harry focuses on avoiding Hermione's new obsession, fighting for the house elve's freedom. Him and Ron find it annoying and often change topics when Hermione brings it up, or they criticize her. Everything seems to be getting back to normal for Harry, finally.
Response: YAYA go Harry!!!!!!!!! and good for you Ron, and JK ROWLING!! i knew she wouldn't do that lol really like that chapter, and yeah that was one chapter. i hope the next challenge is as cool or cooler than this one because that was really tite. also liked that harry and cedric are so supportive of one another.....maturity, gotta love it. this book is living up to the expectations that i had for it, i swear they just keep getting better as the books move on and the pages keep turning, don't know why it took me so long to realize my love for the HP!
Poetry Explosion
On Sunday night through Monday I literally wrote five poems. That probably means nothing to a poet but for me it was quite an explosion. It all happened because Sunday after my golf tournament my friend from Pittsburgh was texting me. She said "well, that's very swell". So of course I was like oh my gosh you rhymed let me one up you so busted out a four line stanza. This turned into an all day rap-battle through text messaging not just between me and her, but also her twin sister (she must of been jealous).
So when I got home and was laying in bed trying to fall asleep, I got this random rhyme in my head: there-atmosphere. I was like wow that's kinda a cool rhyme so I added some words, made a stanza, and five minutes later I had a six stanza poem that is one, if not the favorite one I've written so far. This of course turned into the explosion I reference too above. I wrote four in school, and three were along the same theme of writing/following those career path dreams, another was about golf...had to, and the other was about how I wanted to write one but I was running out of ideas and rhymes.
Check them out if you want, I posted them all on the site.
So when I got home and was laying in bed trying to fall asleep, I got this random rhyme in my head: there-atmosphere. I was like wow that's kinda a cool rhyme so I added some words, made a stanza, and five minutes later I had a six stanza poem that is one, if not the favorite one I've written so far. This of course turned into the explosion I reference too above. I wrote four in school, and three were along the same theme of writing/following those career path dreams, another was about golf...had to, and the other was about how I wanted to write one but I was running out of ideas and rhymes.
Check them out if you want, I posted them all on the site.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
That Feeling
That feeling that you get,
when your stomach's about to drop,
do you know which feeling I'm talking about?
the one that makes life pop.
That's the feeling that I get,
right inside of me,
and that feeling that I get,
is all I want to be.
I feel it here,
I feel it there,
I get it so much,
it shakes the atmosphere.
The more that I get it,
the more I believe,
that anything is possible,
that I can achieve.
It takes over my mind,
it fills up my soul,
this feeling that I get,
never makes life dull.
I'm not just a golfer,
I have another light,
and this feeling that I get,
is the one when I write.
when your stomach's about to drop,
do you know which feeling I'm talking about?
the one that makes life pop.
That's the feeling that I get,
right inside of me,
and that feeling that I get,
is all I want to be.
I feel it here,
I feel it there,
I get it so much,
it shakes the atmosphere.
The more that I get it,
the more I believe,
that anything is possible,
that I can achieve.
It takes over my mind,
it fills up my soul,
this feeling that I get,
never makes life dull.
I'm not just a golfer,
I have another light,
and this feeling that I get,
is the one when I write.
What I Want For You
The anticipation,
for thursday night at nine,
that sudden moment of happiness,
that all in life is fine.
Rooting for the characters,
all throughout the show,
feeling their pain and sorrow,
watching them all grow.
That is what I want,
for my my audience to yearn,
to help them find their passions,
and maybe help them learn.
If I could do that,
my show would be a hit,
and all across America,
people would watch "Let's Face...It"
for thursday night at nine,
that sudden moment of happiness,
that all in life is fine.
Rooting for the characters,
all throughout the show,
feeling their pain and sorrow,
watching them all grow.
That is what I want,
for my my audience to yearn,
to help them find their passions,
and maybe help them learn.
If I could do that,
my show would be a hit,
and all across America,
people would watch "Let's Face...It"
Monday, May 2, 2011
Bored...
I've been writing poems,
all day long,
I'm running out of ideas,
my rhymes are all wrong.
But that shouldn't matter,
there is no set way to rhyme,
But I feel like I have to,
because I'm a dime.
So maybe I should write nonsense,
and scramble together stanzas,
wait, what rhymes with stanza?
This poem is bananza.
Sure that'll work,
I'll just make up words,
why did I pick this ryhme scheme?
I feel like such a turd.
all day long,
I'm running out of ideas,
my rhymes are all wrong.
But that shouldn't matter,
there is no set way to rhyme,
But I feel like I have to,
because I'm a dime.
So maybe I should write nonsense,
and scramble together stanzas,
wait, what rhymes with stanza?
This poem is bananza.
Sure that'll work,
I'll just make up words,
why did I pick this ryhme scheme?
I feel like such a turd.
I Had A Dream the Other Day...
I had a dream the other day,
not like Martin Luther King, Jr though, I must say.
**
Was I drowning underwater,
in what I thought was the ocean?
My mom and dad were there,
they were on some happy potion.
Once I reachead the surface,
I saw everything clear,
up popped mom and dad,
and someone who called me dear.
I walked back onto the green,
soaked and dripping wet,
someone shook my hand,
and with the trophey I was met.
I hugged my husband,
and dad (the caddy) too,
hoisted the trophey high,
my dreams becoming true.
***
I had a dream the other day,
and it will come true, I must say.
not like Martin Luther King, Jr though, I must say.
**
Was I drowning underwater,
in what I thought was the ocean?
My mom and dad were there,
they were on some happy potion.
Once I reachead the surface,
I saw everything clear,
up popped mom and dad,
and someone who called me dear.
I walked back onto the green,
soaked and dripping wet,
someone shook my hand,
and with the trophey I was met.
I hugged my husband,
and dad (the caddy) too,
hoisted the trophey high,
my dreams becoming true.
***
I had a dream the other day,
and it will come true, I must say.
The "If" In Life
I go hard every day,
I work my butt off,
but what it boils down to,
is, is that enough?
What if nothing happens,
and my dreams don't come true?
What if this is as far as I go,
and I have nothing left to do?
I do make big dreams,
my goals in lIFe are set high.
So if I do not succeed,
will I just give up and die?
This is truly all I have,
golf and my writing,
so if none of these things happen,
I just hope I keep fighting.
I work my butt off,
but what it boils down to,
is, is that enough?
What if nothing happens,
and my dreams don't come true?
What if this is as far as I go,
and I have nothing left to do?
I do make big dreams,
my goals in lIFe are set high.
So if I do not succeed,
will I just give up and die?
This is truly all I have,
golf and my writing,
so if none of these things happen,
I just hope I keep fighting.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (248-304)
With the reaction to Harry's name being in the cup, everyone is confused. Harry is isolated because everyone considers him an attention-seeker, all started by Draco Malfoy. Ron is still really mad at Harry avoiding him at all costs. Hermione is the only one that hasn't turned away, well her and Cho (Harry's crush). Draco starts handing out pins that say "Support Cedric Diggory- The REAL Hogwarts chamion." Everyone around school is wearing them.
The champions are all called for a meeting with a journalist, Rita Seeker. At the interview, Rita pays more attention to Harry than the other champions. Later an article is published in The Daily Prophet. The article focused mostly on Harry, with a little mention to the other champions at the end of the article. The school explodes even more so than before, they are all truly upset with Harry at this point.
Response: Poor Harry, I know it wasn't his fault that he's in the cup and like he says, he didn't even want to be. Good for Hermione for sticking up for him. Its moments like this where you really hate Draco Mallfoy, that guys is truly and pardon my french....a pretentious duesche. And come on Ron! It was kinda cute at the begininnig that he was angry but this is taking it a little too far. He really doesn not trust his best friend. Hopefully this doesn't go throughout the entire book because that is a little too much for me. I feel that JK Rowling won't do that though, she's better than that.
The champions are all called for a meeting with a journalist, Rita Seeker. At the interview, Rita pays more attention to Harry than the other champions. Later an article is published in The Daily Prophet. The article focused mostly on Harry, with a little mention to the other champions at the end of the article. The school explodes even more so than before, they are all truly upset with Harry at this point.
Response: Poor Harry, I know it wasn't his fault that he's in the cup and like he says, he didn't even want to be. Good for Hermione for sticking up for him. Its moments like this where you really hate Draco Mallfoy, that guys is truly and pardon my french....a pretentious duesche. And come on Ron! It was kinda cute at the begininnig that he was angry but this is taking it a little too far. He really doesn not trust his best friend. Hopefully this doesn't go throughout the entire book because that is a little too much for me. I feel that JK Rowling won't do that though, she's better than that.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (205-247)
Proffesor Moody begins teaching classes and literally everyone is really scared. Fred and George come over to Hermione, Ron, and Harry after his class and tell them that it is awesome because he does stuff that is never taught, he also takes punishment into his own hands. After the trio's first lesson they walk outside to the hallways and Draco (eww) begins to make fun of Harry, saying that he is a baby with the scar "hurting", still relating things to the previous (obviously the guy has no material). Anyways, Proffesor Moody sees this and turns Draco into a weasel and he starts squeeling, and then Prof. throws him into Crabbe and Goyle. Proffesor McGonnal then walks out yelling at Moody for taking punishment into his own hands, but the entire class of course enjoyed it.
Back to the Goblet of Fire now, the day comes where the Goblet picks who from each school will be competeing. That day Fred and George try to get their names in, but a spell around the Goblet turns them into old men (like Dumbledore). Viktor Krum and Veela Underwood are picked from the traveling schools and Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff is picked for Hogwarts. Everyone celebrates and Hogwarts students are all very happy to have Cedric on their team. Then another name shoots out of the cup and it says Harry Potter on it. Everyone freaks out and Ron gets mad at Harry thinking that he put his name in there without telling anyone.
Response: kinda saw that coming but it was still pretty cool. however, i didn't see ron getting mad, that was a cool surprise i guess, fun drama. hopefully hermione will comfort ron and then they will start dating because i really want that to happen lol
Back to the Goblet of Fire now, the day comes where the Goblet picks who from each school will be competeing. That day Fred and George try to get their names in, but a spell around the Goblet turns them into old men (like Dumbledore). Viktor Krum and Veela Underwood are picked from the traveling schools and Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff is picked for Hogwarts. Everyone celebrates and Hogwarts students are all very happy to have Cedric on their team. Then another name shoots out of the cup and it says Harry Potter on it. Everyone freaks out and Ron gets mad at Harry thinking that he put his name in there without telling anyone.
Response: kinda saw that coming but it was still pretty cool. however, i didn't see ron getting mad, that was a cool surprise i guess, fun drama. hopefully hermione will comfort ron and then they will start dating because i really want that to happen lol
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (152-204)
Upon returning from the Quidiitch World Cup, Mrs. Weasley is fretting like crazy. Like any normal mother, she was worried that her family was injured or disturbed in some way by the attacks. They spent the remainder of the summer days altogether....well everyone minus Percy, he is becoming more up-tight and high maintenince than ever.
On the morning that all of the Weasley's, Harry, and Hermione return to Hogwarts, they walk downstairs to Mr. Weasley having a conversation with Mad Eye Moody with Floo Powder through the fire place. Moody and Mr. W are talking about a Death Eater that Moody caught and how Mr. W needs to help Muggles from a shooting toilet. All of them over hearing consider Mad Eye Moody to be the ugliest person that they have ever met.
When they get to Hogwarts they see that no new teachers are there, but there is a seat empty where Lupin (Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher/Harry's dad's good friend) sat last year. Dumbledore begins talking about how the year will be different and then all of a sudden the doors open wide and everyone starts freaking out. Dumbledore welcomes the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, also known as Mad Eye Moody. Harry, Ron, and Hermione instantly recognize him, and begin to start tweeking along with other students. Dumbledore then says that this year will be differnt than all of the previous years and that the students are blessed and very lucky.
This year Hogwarts will host the Tri-Wizard tournament, a contest to test the skills of students from different schools. Two schools will bring in members to put their names in the Goblet of Fire. Only people that are above age 16 (sixth and seventh year students) are allowed to compete which takes out the possibilty of Harry, Hermione, Ron, Fred, George, and Ginny to compete. This leaves some very disappointed. From those that enter, one from each school will be selected by the goblet to compete in the tournamet. It is said to be very dangerous, as many have died in the past from it.
Respone: i'm excited to see what happens with the tourney, i have a feeling that harry will be selected because he is on the cover holding the cup soo.....yeah.
On the morning that all of the Weasley's, Harry, and Hermione return to Hogwarts, they walk downstairs to Mr. Weasley having a conversation with Mad Eye Moody with Floo Powder through the fire place. Moody and Mr. W are talking about a Death Eater that Moody caught and how Mr. W needs to help Muggles from a shooting toilet. All of them over hearing consider Mad Eye Moody to be the ugliest person that they have ever met.
When they get to Hogwarts they see that no new teachers are there, but there is a seat empty where Lupin (Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher/Harry's dad's good friend) sat last year. Dumbledore begins talking about how the year will be different and then all of a sudden the doors open wide and everyone starts freaking out. Dumbledore welcomes the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, also known as Mad Eye Moody. Harry, Ron, and Hermione instantly recognize him, and begin to start tweeking along with other students. Dumbledore then says that this year will be differnt than all of the previous years and that the students are blessed and very lucky.
This year Hogwarts will host the Tri-Wizard tournament, a contest to test the skills of students from different schools. Two schools will bring in members to put their names in the Goblet of Fire. Only people that are above age 16 (sixth and seventh year students) are allowed to compete which takes out the possibilty of Harry, Hermione, Ron, Fred, George, and Ginny to compete. This leaves some very disappointed. From those that enter, one from each school will be selected by the goblet to compete in the tournamet. It is said to be very dangerous, as many have died in the past from it.
Respone: i'm excited to see what happens with the tourney, i have a feeling that harry will be selected because he is on the cover holding the cup soo.....yeah.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Let's Face...It
I think I'm ready. Yeah, I am. I am finally ready to show my parents my show that I've been working on. "Let's Face...It" is basically my life work, so it's kinda scary to put it out there once and for all. I finally finished it, well from my perspective, not the show, gosh no, just the pilot and basic storyboard. I'm gonna show them, it's time. I also need to start submitting it for contests......just thinking out loud here.
Action List 4.27.11
Check out this blog, I love all of the videos. It is a really personal blog, which is what I'm looking for in a blog. The person does the required work but also takes time to update things that she likes, again I really like this blog!!! Plus, introduced me to Boyce Avenue...so really, who couldn't love it?!?!?!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams - Moanin'
pretty much, this left me speechless. My two favorite on the show, and they know how to rock it together. I'm always listening to this, its freaking awesome!!!!!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
The Rap Battle (My Ultimate Win...suck it Kelsey and Ciara)
Now you both busted out some pretty good rhymes,
but lets face it, neither of you are a dime.
So leave it to me to win today,
and my glory will never ever stray.
Soak it in from now and on,
absorb it like a Super-Plus tampon.
I am the queen of this extremely awesome battle,
from New York City all the way to Seattle.
Recognize me as I shock the world,
you know this rhyme is making you hurl.
So never again challenge me, you'll be defeated,
but outside of rap battles you'll never be deceited.
but lets face it, neither of you are a dime.
So leave it to me to win today,
and my glory will never ever stray.
Soak it in from now and on,
absorb it like a Super-Plus tampon.
I am the queen of this extremely awesome battle,
from New York City all the way to Seattle.
Recognize me as I shock the world,
you know this rhyme is making you hurl.
So never again challenge me, you'll be defeated,
but outside of rap battles you'll never be deceited.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars (Boyce Avenue acoustic/piano cover) on...
Thank you Ashley for opening my eyes to the world of Boyce Avenue
Thursday, April 21, 2011
History...
I've been writing this poem for awhile, I 'm thinking about adding more but not sure yet. Let me know what you think!
You took me to a Cubs game,
Where we had gone on our first date,
We were down pretty early,
But Aramis won it late.
Fireworks lit the sky,
As "GO Cubs GO" was playing,
I was relaxed grasped in your arms,
As we were there, simply laying.
I'd never been so happy,
Just enjoying that day with you,
And all the previous days together,
I knew our love was true.
You looked into my eyes,
Tucked back a strand of hair,
And when I gazed back at you,
You gave me a dare.
I immediately said "you're kidding",
I had no idea you were serious,
Because it was late,
And we were both delirious.
So you reached into your pocket,
And bent down on one knee,
Opened up the box,
And said "I dare you to marry me."
You placed it on my finger,
After I said of course,
I was barely able to get the words out,
I was so chocked up and hoarse.
We set the date for July,
This gave us a little over a year,
We were both so excited,
We showed no trace of fear.
July 21st,
Only a year away,
The days were going fast,
And I began to Fray.
You came home from a trip,
And pulled me in your arms,
You told me that you loved me,
You pulled me from the harms.
We began talking about the wedding,
But you were tired from the flight,
Frustrated at each other,
We had our first big fight.
You were asleep when I woke up,
So I ate and grabbed my coat,
Reached for the pen and pad,
And wrote an apologetic note.
Our first words were sorry,
When I came home from work,
Looking back to the previous night,
We both felt like a jerk.
WE sat on the couch,
Opened up a beer,
Talked about everything,
Flash-forward one year.
***
A year apart,
That’s all it'd been,
And every day,
My head would spin.
Thinking back to the day,
When our world fell apart,
Thinking back to the day,
We left with a shattered heart.
You told me that you loved me,
And I repeated back,
But the one thing that we needed,
Was the only that we lacked.
SO I slip it off my finger,
And placed it in your hand,
Tears running down my cheeks,
And you grasping the band.
Wondering what had happened,
Where it all went wrong,
I knew that it no longer mattered,
Because you were gone.
So I tried to let you go,
Tried to move along,
Tried to stay together,
I tried to stay strong.
And in that very moment,
When I was really low,
I swore that if I saw you again,
I would never let you go.
We ran into each other a year later,
In the produce isle,
You asked me how I had been,
I looked at you and smiled.
I told you that I was a mess,
That I'd never known what to do,
Because you were my everything,
And I couldn't live without you.
You said you were sorry,
And then you walked away,
I felt like an idiot,
Thinking your love would never stray.
As I got back home,
My head began to bang,
I grabbed a tub of ice cream,
And then the phone rang.
I saw your name appear,
I felt my heart fall,
I threw the phone to the side,
As you continued to call.
My house drew silent,
When I finally fell asleep,
Dreaming about a better day,
My phone began to beep.
Five new messages,
I saw as I awoke,
And with every single word I read,
I had a mini-stroke.
You said that you had met someone,
That I should let my feelings go,
You finished with an apology,
You turned into my foe.
Fast forward two more years,
My life began to move,
Upon meeting him,
My pain began to soothe.
I was packing p my things,
And put on my coat,
Picked up the final box,
Then looked and saw a note.
Upon initially seeing it,
I knew it was your writing,
I threw it into my coat,
Refusing to start the crying.
After I settled in,
All my things in his place,
Sitting on the couch alone,
My heart began to race.
I grabbed for the note,
Reaching into my pocket,
As I began reading it,
My mind took off like a rocket.
With every single word you wrote,
You only confused me more,
The thoughts that entered my mind,
Shook me to my core.
Finally, I had moved on,
But you stormed back around,
The heart that I had lost with you,
Was here and finally found.
You said that you had ended things,
You simply left it at that,
But those few words that you wrote,
Were enough to take me back?
I went back to the days,
When we were still together,
But all that flashback did for me,
Was prove we weren’t' forever.
Forgetting all that you had wrote,
I began to planning a surprise,
But little did I know,
What was happening before my eyes.
I showed up to his work,
With a four course meal,
But when I walked into his office,
What I saw ruined the schpeal.
IN shock and disbelief,
I threw the food at him,
He didn't even look sorry,
To me he just looked grim.
I had never felt so betrayed,
Never felt so hurt,
Never thought that he could,
Treat someone like dirt.
But I guess that's what happens,
When you let your soul mate go,
You make dumb choices,
Like for me trusting Joe.
You took me to a Cubs game,
Where we had gone on our first date,
We were down pretty early,
But Aramis won it late.
Fireworks lit the sky,
As "GO Cubs GO" was playing,
I was relaxed grasped in your arms,
As we were there, simply laying.
I'd never been so happy,
Just enjoying that day with you,
And all the previous days together,
I knew our love was true.
You looked into my eyes,
Tucked back a strand of hair,
And when I gazed back at you,
You gave me a dare.
I immediately said "you're kidding",
I had no idea you were serious,
Because it was late,
And we were both delirious.
So you reached into your pocket,
And bent down on one knee,
Opened up the box,
And said "I dare you to marry me."
You placed it on my finger,
After I said of course,
I was barely able to get the words out,
I was so chocked up and hoarse.
We set the date for July,
This gave us a little over a year,
We were both so excited,
We showed no trace of fear.
July 21st,
Only a year away,
The days were going fast,
And I began to Fray.
You came home from a trip,
And pulled me in your arms,
You told me that you loved me,
You pulled me from the harms.
We began talking about the wedding,
But you were tired from the flight,
Frustrated at each other,
We had our first big fight.
You were asleep when I woke up,
So I ate and grabbed my coat,
Reached for the pen and pad,
And wrote an apologetic note.
Our first words were sorry,
When I came home from work,
Looking back to the previous night,
We both felt like a jerk.
WE sat on the couch,
Opened up a beer,
Talked about everything,
Flash-forward one year.
***
A year apart,
That’s all it'd been,
And every day,
My head would spin.
Thinking back to the day,
When our world fell apart,
Thinking back to the day,
We left with a shattered heart.
You told me that you loved me,
And I repeated back,
But the one thing that we needed,
Was the only that we lacked.
SO I slip it off my finger,
And placed it in your hand,
Tears running down my cheeks,
And you grasping the band.
Wondering what had happened,
Where it all went wrong,
I knew that it no longer mattered,
Because you were gone.
So I tried to let you go,
Tried to move along,
Tried to stay together,
I tried to stay strong.
And in that very moment,
When I was really low,
I swore that if I saw you again,
I would never let you go.
We ran into each other a year later,
In the produce isle,
You asked me how I had been,
I looked at you and smiled.
I told you that I was a mess,
That I'd never known what to do,
Because you were my everything,
And I couldn't live without you.
You said you were sorry,
And then you walked away,
I felt like an idiot,
Thinking your love would never stray.
As I got back home,
My head began to bang,
I grabbed a tub of ice cream,
And then the phone rang.
I saw your name appear,
I felt my heart fall,
I threw the phone to the side,
As you continued to call.
My house drew silent,
When I finally fell asleep,
Dreaming about a better day,
My phone began to beep.
Five new messages,
I saw as I awoke,
And with every single word I read,
I had a mini-stroke.
You said that you had met someone,
That I should let my feelings go,
You finished with an apology,
You turned into my foe.
Fast forward two more years,
My life began to move,
Upon meeting him,
My pain began to soothe.
I was packing p my things,
And put on my coat,
Picked up the final box,
Then looked and saw a note.
Upon initially seeing it,
I knew it was your writing,
I threw it into my coat,
Refusing to start the crying.
After I settled in,
All my things in his place,
Sitting on the couch alone,
My heart began to race.
I grabbed for the note,
Reaching into my pocket,
As I began reading it,
My mind took off like a rocket.
With every single word you wrote,
You only confused me more,
The thoughts that entered my mind,
Shook me to my core.
Finally, I had moved on,
But you stormed back around,
The heart that I had lost with you,
Was here and finally found.
You said that you had ended things,
You simply left it at that,
But those few words that you wrote,
Were enough to take me back?
I went back to the days,
When we were still together,
But all that flashback did for me,
Was prove we weren’t' forever.
Forgetting all that you had wrote,
I began to planning a surprise,
But little did I know,
What was happening before my eyes.
I showed up to his work,
With a four course meal,
But when I walked into his office,
What I saw ruined the schpeal.
IN shock and disbelief,
I threw the food at him,
He didn't even look sorry,
To me he just looked grim.
I had never felt so betrayed,
Never felt so hurt,
Never thought that he could,
Treat someone like dirt.
But I guess that's what happens,
When you let your soul mate go,
You make dumb choices,
Like for me trusting Joe.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Lift Us Up to Fall - Tenth Avenue North
If you couldn't tell, Tenth Avenue North is my new favorite band...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (118-151)
THey all are woken up by MR. Weasley in the middle of the night and they immediatly hear a riot. THey run to the forest as told by MR. Weasley, but catch a glimpse of some wizards doing tricks on muggles. Ron, Harry, and Hermione lose the others, so curl up behind a tree. THey hear something coming at them so they all grab their wands, but Harry's is missing. THey begin to run away but see someone shout something a the "Dark Mark", Voldemort's sign, pops in the sky.
Ludo Bagman, COrnelius Fudge, and Mr. Crouch all come running. Crouch is immediatly embarrassed because people catch Winky, his souse elf, holding the wand exactly where the three of them said they saw the perosn. He fires her, but the three of them and Mr. Weasley all say it wasn't her. Fudge is terribly mad at everyone and on high alert because they cannot figure out why someone would cause mass hysteria by putting that in the sky. Harrry begins to fret that Voldemort is coming back because it matches the strange dreams that he has been having.
Response: Okay starting to get there, I imagine once they get in Hogwarts it will really get better, but this is a start. I just can't believe that 150 pages in they still aren't there. OH well, I"m just JK has her reasons.
Ludo Bagman, COrnelius Fudge, and Mr. Crouch all come running. Crouch is immediatly embarrassed because people catch Winky, his souse elf, holding the wand exactly where the three of them said they saw the perosn. He fires her, but the three of them and Mr. Weasley all say it wasn't her. Fudge is terribly mad at everyone and on high alert because they cannot figure out why someone would cause mass hysteria by putting that in the sky. Harrry begins to fret that Voldemort is coming back because it matches the strange dreams that he has been having.
Response: Okay starting to get there, I imagine once they get in Hogwarts it will really get better, but this is a start. I just can't believe that 150 pages in they still aren't there. OH well, I"m just JK has her reasons.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (51-117)
When they get back to the house, Fred and George get in trouble so ROn takes Harry upstairs where he meets HErmione. They spend a couple of days just hanging out, then the go to the Cup. They meet Cedric DIggory at a Port Key, and end up sharing the morning with him. WHen they arrive at the cup, everyone is in tents and flying around as wizardry officials try to contain magic. Harry, HErmione, and Ron spend some time walking around buying different things, and then they head into the cup.
Sitting next to them in the box office is WInky, holding a seat for someone. They begin to watch the match, and the men are all transfixed on Veelas. They game quickly goes in favor of Ireland, the score 170-10, so Viktor Krum or Bulgaria, catches the snitch,knowing that would be as close as they would come. Fred and George are beyond excited because they placed all there money in a bet that that would happen. They all head back to camp, unwind, and eventually fall asleep.
Respone: This was really dry for me, I was really surprised. I'm just waiting for it to get really good, which I know it will at some point, but I am NOT a patient person.
Sitting next to them in the box office is WInky, holding a seat for someone. They begin to watch the match, and the men are all transfixed on Veelas. They game quickly goes in favor of Ireland, the score 170-10, so Viktor Krum or Bulgaria, catches the snitch,knowing that would be as close as they would come. Fred and George are beyond excited because they placed all there money in a bet that that would happen. They all head back to camp, unwind, and eventually fall asleep.
Respone: This was really dry for me, I was really surprised. I'm just waiting for it to get really good, which I know it will at some point, but I am NOT a patient person.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FIre (1-50)
THe book begins in a different setting then usual, it follows an old man as he tries to stop a burglary of the house he gardens for. He walks into the empty house, creeps upstairs and begins to overhear a conversation. A weak man is talking about how he is planning to come back to a frightened perosn called WOrmtail, who seems to be there not by his own wishes. THey notice the old man, bring him in, and then kill him. Just then Harry wakes up screaming in pain.
Back at the Dursley's, Dudley has beeen forced to go on a diet, so Harry's friends keep sending him candy. THey eventually come to get Harrry to take him to the Quiditch World Cup. THey come through the fireplace using Floof and break parts of the living room. Fred and Georgre then "accidentally" drop cand and don't pick it all up knowing that DUdley, thirsty for sugar would take them. The scene ends with Dudley's tongue getting huge...the candy had a jinz on it.
Response: COuldn't wait to start reading this one, everyone always tells me that it is the best, so I can't wait to dive right in.
Back at the Dursley's, Dudley has beeen forced to go on a diet, so Harry's friends keep sending him candy. THey eventually come to get Harrry to take him to the Quiditch World Cup. THey come through the fireplace using Floof and break parts of the living room. Fred and Georgre then "accidentally" drop cand and don't pick it all up knowing that DUdley, thirsty for sugar would take them. The scene ends with Dudley's tongue getting huge...the candy had a jinz on it.
Response: COuldn't wait to start reading this one, everyone always tells me that it is the best, so I can't wait to dive right in.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Austin Peay State University
My last college visit of spring break, just also happened to be my favorite college visit. That feeling that everyone talks about where you just know that that is the college for you, well I think I felt that, actually I'm pretty positive, I just have to keep an open mind when I go to my other visits over the course of the next year.
We first got there and talked with the coach for a good hour and a half. I am normally the most socially awkward and shy person upon my first time talking with someone, but for some reason I was fine sitting with Coach Robson. We talked about me, golf, school, and just life in general. She was awesome; she was honest, encouraging, and upbeat. Not that I'm thinking "hey it's a done deal, I'm going here", but it's the first place I know and feel I have a chance. It was unbelievably encouraging and just a breathe of fresh air. I was ready to commit just talking to her, everything about the way she ran the golf program and her team was aweswome. I loved everything.
The thing that I have been noticing throughout my 6 visits altogether is that I can like the golf program, love the coach, whatever, but I have not found a college I feel confident about academically and socially. Not many (4 Division-1) schools offer my major, so it is more of what different subjects can they offer me to kind of altogther mend my major. Austin Peay, like others, doesn't offer it as a major, but...they have it as a minor. I talked with the playwriting professor and he made me feel so comfortable. He was telling me about this sitcom that the students produce, and all the different writing, acting, and film making classes. And there is this internship program that I'd take where I am working in Nashville. I'd have soooo many opportunities it is ridiculous. I LOVED it, I actually saw myself studying screenwriting there, and that was a first.
And social life, OH SWEET MERCY, they have all kinds of different traditions, I'd move into the brand-new (literally, my class will be the first year there) dorms, they have like 8 different restaurants, they have football and basketball (believe it or not I visited a school without both) and so many other things.
I have never felt like this, I am soo ready to just pack up my things and head on over, I loved it soo much I'd be willing to walk on, like no joke, this is my first choice. And I am going to be working my butt off all spring, summer, and fall to get my game the level Coach Robson wants.
Oh my gosh I'm so happy just thinking about it, so wish me luck with my APSU endeavors!
We first got there and talked with the coach for a good hour and a half. I am normally the most socially awkward and shy person upon my first time talking with someone, but for some reason I was fine sitting with Coach Robson. We talked about me, golf, school, and just life in general. She was awesome; she was honest, encouraging, and upbeat. Not that I'm thinking "hey it's a done deal, I'm going here", but it's the first place I know and feel I have a chance. It was unbelievably encouraging and just a breathe of fresh air. I was ready to commit just talking to her, everything about the way she ran the golf program and her team was aweswome. I loved everything.
The thing that I have been noticing throughout my 6 visits altogether is that I can like the golf program, love the coach, whatever, but I have not found a college I feel confident about academically and socially. Not many (4 Division-1) schools offer my major, so it is more of what different subjects can they offer me to kind of altogther mend my major. Austin Peay, like others, doesn't offer it as a major, but...they have it as a minor. I talked with the playwriting professor and he made me feel so comfortable. He was telling me about this sitcom that the students produce, and all the different writing, acting, and film making classes. And there is this internship program that I'd take where I am working in Nashville. I'd have soooo many opportunities it is ridiculous. I LOVED it, I actually saw myself studying screenwriting there, and that was a first.
And social life, OH SWEET MERCY, they have all kinds of different traditions, I'd move into the brand-new (literally, my class will be the first year there) dorms, they have like 8 different restaurants, they have football and basketball (believe it or not I visited a school without both) and so many other things.
I have never felt like this, I am soo ready to just pack up my things and head on over, I loved it soo much I'd be willing to walk on, like no joke, this is my first choice. And I am going to be working my butt off all spring, summer, and fall to get my game the level Coach Robson wants.
Oh my gosh I'm so happy just thinking about it, so wish me luck with my APSU endeavors!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (399-434)
Upon saving Buckbeat, Hermione and Harry run into the woods to hide him, as it becomes dark, they watch the events happen again and they see Harry and Sirius surrounded by Dementors. Harry waits, wanting to see his dad, but when no one comes he has to do the Patronus spell to save him and Sirius. He then realizes that he saw himself earlier across the pond. After saving them, they fly Buckbeat to the high tower where Sirius is being held captive. They take hi, say their good byes, then he takes off. They then run back just in time to get back to real time.
They get on the train to head back home and see a letter from Sirius, it tells Harry to be good to his aunt and uncle, gives Ron an owl since his rat/Scabbers is no longer there, and encloses a signed permission slip for Harry to attend Hogsmeade weekends. last couple lines pretty funny...
"What's that?" Uncle Vernon
"It's a letter from my godfather." Harry
"Godfather?" Uncle Vernon
"Yes, I have, he was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy." Harry
Response: Those last lines I thought were really funny. Really creative book, funnyy, exciting, intense, my favorite so far but with all the talk I hear about Goblet of Fire, not sure how long this will last as my fav.
They get on the train to head back home and see a letter from Sirius, it tells Harry to be good to his aunt and uncle, gives Ron an owl since his rat/Scabbers is no longer there, and encloses a signed permission slip for Harry to attend Hogsmeade weekends. last couple lines pretty funny...
"What's that?" Uncle Vernon
"It's a letter from my godfather." Harry
"Godfather?" Uncle Vernon
"Yes, I have, he was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy." Harry
Response: Those last lines I thought were really funny. Really creative book, funnyy, exciting, intense, my favorite so far but with all the talk I hear about Goblet of Fire, not sure how long this will last as my fav.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (378-498)
Black puts a spell on Snape so that he goes to sleep, as he continues his story to Harry. Once he finishes, the rope up Wormtail, because Harry refuses to kill someone. They float Snape (who is still asleep) and Ron (who is badly injured) and walk with Wormtail roped up as they head up to Hogwarts. Lupiin begins to transform to a werewolf because he hadn't taken his potion, while they are distracted, Wormtail escapes. Sirius turns to his Animigas (a dog) and trys to secure Lupin, but Dementors come, Lupin runs off, and Sirius and Harry are trapped. Harry sees his father across the lake perform Patronus, and next thing he knows he is in the nurse's ward with Ron (leg in cast), Hermione, and Dumbledore.
Dumbledore says that without Wormtail, Black cannot be seen as innocent and that he is going to get the kiss of death. Dumbledore tells Hermione to take three turns, and she wraps a necklace around Harry, and they are back to just outside Hagrid's hut. They cannot run into anyone or it will cause bad things to happen. They steal Buckbeat, preventing him from being killed.
Response: I knew there had to be an explanation for Hermione's constant abscense. That was a cool thing, JK Rowling is a beast. I've noticed a greater apprecitation for all plots, TV Shows, books, movies, and plays, ever since my revalation of my future career, soo...props to JK on that one.
Dumbledore says that without Wormtail, Black cannot be seen as innocent and that he is going to get the kiss of death. Dumbledore tells Hermione to take three turns, and she wraps a necklace around Harry, and they are back to just outside Hagrid's hut. They cannot run into anyone or it will cause bad things to happen. They steal Buckbeat, preventing him from being killed.
Response: I knew there had to be an explanation for Hermione's constant abscense. That was a cool thing, JK Rowling is a beast. I've noticed a greater apprecitation for all plots, TV Shows, books, movies, and plays, ever since my revalation of my future career, soo...props to JK on that one.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (354-378)
Harry, Ron, and Hermione go to visit Hagrid and they find out that Buckbeat (the Hippogriff) is going to be killed that day (he is killed because he "hurt" Draco Mallfoy). They talk to Hagrid for a little then see that Dumbledore along with the person to kill Buckbeat are coming. They run out of his hut and go to the top of the hill and watch as Buckbeat is killed. Scabbers (Ron's rat) twitches and then runs to the wheeping willow and Ron chases after him. The treee grabs him, breaks his leg bad and pulls him into the tree. Harry and Hermione chase him and once they finally get into the tree, they realize that it is a passage to the Shrieking Shack, where they find Ron holding Scabbers, and scared because he sees Sirius Black.
Black shuts the door and begins to attack Ron as Lupin enters the room yelling at Black. He calms him down, and the three realize that Lupin is taking Blacks side. Harry freaks and Lupin tells Black to explain, upon which he shouts a spell and Scabbers turns into a old, fat person (Wormtail). He explains that Wormtail was a follower of Voldemort and that Sirius was put in prison because Wormtail escaped and framed him. Harry believes him and then Snape walks in.
Respones: Okay, I did NOT see that coming. That was awesome, I love plot twists, I'm gonna stop blogging now so I can get back to the book...bye.
Black shuts the door and begins to attack Ron as Lupin enters the room yelling at Black. He calms him down, and the three realize that Lupin is taking Blacks side. Harry freaks and Lupin tells Black to explain, upon which he shouts a spell and Scabbers turns into a old, fat person (Wormtail). He explains that Wormtail was a follower of Voldemort and that Sirius was put in prison because Wormtail escaped and framed him. Harry believes him and then Snape walks in.
Respones: Okay, I did NOT see that coming. That was awesome, I love plot twists, I'm gonna stop blogging now so I can get back to the book...bye.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Spring Break
I'm just gonna say it again, I can't wait til SB '11. I can't wait to sit at the beach, read H to the P without getting yelled at by teachers, and GO ON COLLEGE VISITS AND MEET COACHES. I am sooooooo ready to start this process. I want it to be Monday morning so that I can just be at Coastal Carolina meeting coach Quinney. UGHHHHHHHHHH HURRY UPPP !!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Action List 3.29.11
#1:
I agree most with Jeremy Land, not because I want to be an EMT, I don't even like blood and gore all that much, but for his perspective on life. He wants to do something that makes him happy, just follow his dreams kind of, and that's all I want. Jeremy doesn't care about how much money he makes, he doesn't mind not being this extremely wealthy person and that is how I feel. I'll probably be starting out working two jobs to make a living after college because lets face it, it could take a while for a TV show to get picked up, but I am not worried to much about that, so that is why I agree most with Jeremy.
It is not that I don't like Raquel's viewpoint, her attitude just throws me off. She says she doesn't think she's pretty and she lacks self-confidence. She was definitetly the prettiest one on their, so that just kind of makes me mad. Not that I have all the confidence in the world or anything, because I don't, but I wouldn't go and say "I just want to do hair and make-up because I don't really think I'm pretty...". Sounds a little rude on my part, but come on Raquel.
Ten years from now, I see myself extremely happy.
Career: I would have a degree in Liberal Arts and Communications and a MFA in screenwriting, being out of school for three years. My TV show "Let's Face...It" will be finally kicking off, after being accepted by the CW or ABC. Writing scripts throughout the week, but weekends would be devoted to my family.
Family: My husband (I don't care what he does for a living as long as we love each other) and I would take morning strolls before work with our Golden Retriever, Hugsie, and maybe our child, depends on how we are doing career wise. We'd play golf on Saturdays, and I'd play 18 holes with my dad and brother on Sundays -- every weekend. We'd be living in Los Angeles, right next door to our best friends, not sure who yet though. We'd all meet for dinner or go out in town every Friday night after work.
As long as I have my screenwriting degree and am making or participating in the process of a TV, I really don't care what happens outside of that.
#4: Poem - Happy High
sitting here in class,
i can't help but to think,
about all of the things in school,
that makes a day stink.
why do kids not do their homework,
and fail every test test?
when teachers are constantly pushing us,
to be our very best.
why do kids always give up,
and storm right out of class?
if i would even try that,
my parents would kick my...butt.
I agree most with Jeremy Land, not because I want to be an EMT, I don't even like blood and gore all that much, but for his perspective on life. He wants to do something that makes him happy, just follow his dreams kind of, and that's all I want. Jeremy doesn't care about how much money he makes, he doesn't mind not being this extremely wealthy person and that is how I feel. I'll probably be starting out working two jobs to make a living after college because lets face it, it could take a while for a TV show to get picked up, but I am not worried to much about that, so that is why I agree most with Jeremy.
It is not that I don't like Raquel's viewpoint, her attitude just throws me off. She says she doesn't think she's pretty and she lacks self-confidence. She was definitetly the prettiest one on their, so that just kind of makes me mad. Not that I have all the confidence in the world or anything, because I don't, but I wouldn't go and say "I just want to do hair and make-up because I don't really think I'm pretty...". Sounds a little rude on my part, but come on Raquel.
Ten years from now, I see myself extremely happy.
Career: I would have a degree in Liberal Arts and Communications and a MFA in screenwriting, being out of school for three years. My TV show "Let's Face...It" will be finally kicking off, after being accepted by the CW or ABC. Writing scripts throughout the week, but weekends would be devoted to my family.
Family: My husband (I don't care what he does for a living as long as we love each other) and I would take morning strolls before work with our Golden Retriever, Hugsie, and maybe our child, depends on how we are doing career wise. We'd play golf on Saturdays, and I'd play 18 holes with my dad and brother on Sundays -- every weekend. We'd be living in Los Angeles, right next door to our best friends, not sure who yet though. We'd all meet for dinner or go out in town every Friday night after work.
As long as I have my screenwriting degree and am making or participating in the process of a TV, I really don't care what happens outside of that.
#4: Poem - Happy High
sitting here in class,
i can't help but to think,
about all of the things in school,
that makes a day stink.
why do kids not do their homework,
and fail every test test?
when teachers are constantly pushing us,
to be our very best.
why do kids always give up,
and storm right out of class?
if i would even try that,
my parents would kick my...butt.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (253-295)
The first Quiditch match of the year comes, and the Gryffindors were planning on playing Slytherin but apparently Malfoys arm is still hurting from when Buckbeat "broke him"...get over it Malfoy. So unexpectingly they play Ravenclaw. Harry about to catch the snitch, sees a Dementor floating up to attack or actually idk what they were doing. Anyways Harry faints and falls 500 feet from the sky, but Dumbledore slows his fall. He still is badly hurt and his broom is broker, so now he needs the Firebolt back. The team ended up losing, putting them in a bad position to win the Quiditch World Cup.
Snape catches Harry coming back from Hogsmeade through the secret passage, but not red-handed, just off of instinct. Harry plays it off as if he doesn't know a word of what's going on and Snape just threatens him even more. Professor Lupin however comes in and saves Harry. Although he does show his disappointment in Harry for not being a smarter student, especially with Sirius Black running after him. Harry loses the Maurder's Map to Professor Lupin.
Response: Oh Quiditch, if only we could play it. I actually heard about super obsessed and crazed fans that actually grap brooms and play "Muggle" version of quiditch. Apparently they use soccer nets as the goals with soccer, tennins and kick balls as the bludgers and so on and so forth. Greateest and funniest part though: the golden snitch is a person that puts on golden robes and runs around as far as they want hiding from both teams. So lame what fans will do. Like yes I like the books and I'm planning on going to the midnight showing of the last movie, but am I going to attempt to play Quiditch?? Heck to the NO!!!!
Snape catches Harry coming back from Hogsmeade through the secret passage, but not red-handed, just off of instinct. Harry plays it off as if he doesn't know a word of what's going on and Snape just threatens him even more. Professor Lupin however comes in and saves Harry. Although he does show his disappointment in Harry for not being a smarter student, especially with Sirius Black running after him. Harry loses the Maurder's Map to Professor Lupin.
Response: Oh Quiditch, if only we could play it. I actually heard about super obsessed and crazed fans that actually grap brooms and play "Muggle" version of quiditch. Apparently they use soccer nets as the goals with soccer, tennins and kick balls as the bludgers and so on and so forth. Greateest and funniest part though: the golden snitch is a person that puts on golden robes and runs around as far as they want hiding from both teams. So lame what fans will do. Like yes I like the books and I'm planning on going to the midnight showing of the last movie, but am I going to attempt to play Quiditch?? Heck to the NO!!!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (211-251)
Harry gets a surprise under his tree at Christmas, a Firebolt, the most expensive and best Quiditch broom on the market. No one has it, only the pros have them so far. It came annonymously so Harry is clueless. He suspects Dumbledore, but soon comes to realize that it can't be.
When Hermione finds out about the broomstick, she becomes terrified; she fears that it has been cursed and purposly sent to him in hopes of harming him. She soon tells Professor McGonnel and she takes the broom away to look for curse. Harry is temporarily upset with her but he soon lets it go. Ron, however, is furios, enraged, but also from the growing tension between Hermione's cat and his rat, Scabbers. They have a huge fight and end up not talking for most of the book.
Because of her abandonment by her friends, Hermione spends more time with Hagrid, Buckbeat (a Hippogriff) and the trial. Draco Malfoy's father is trying to get Buckbeat killed since it hurt Draco in class. Hermione works endless hours between the case and the many classes she has taken and becomes engrossed with school (she normally is, but this is more than normal) forgetting about the friends that have forgotten her.
Response: Ohh the dwindling romance of Ron and Hermione, the beginning of it all for them. It seems only like fate that they would fight, hiding their true feelings for each other. Lovve them especially in books six and seven...not gonna lie, I cry a little. :')
When Hermione finds out about the broomstick, she becomes terrified; she fears that it has been cursed and purposly sent to him in hopes of harming him. She soon tells Professor McGonnel and she takes the broom away to look for curse. Harry is temporarily upset with her but he soon lets it go. Ron, however, is furios, enraged, but also from the growing tension between Hermione's cat and his rat, Scabbers. They have a huge fight and end up not talking for most of the book.
Because of her abandonment by her friends, Hermione spends more time with Hagrid, Buckbeat (a Hippogriff) and the trial. Draco Malfoy's father is trying to get Buckbeat killed since it hurt Draco in class. Hermione works endless hours between the case and the many classes she has taken and becomes engrossed with school (she normally is, but this is more than normal) forgetting about the friends that have forgotten her.
Response: Ohh the dwindling romance of Ron and Hermione, the beginning of it all for them. It seems only like fate that they would fight, hiding their true feelings for each other. Lovve them especially in books six and seven...not gonna lie, I cry a little. :')
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (157-210)
On their way back to the dorms, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and other students notice that the Fat Lady who guards their passage is missing and that the portrait she lives in is slashed. Percy, Head Boy and older brother of Ron, runs to find Dumbeldore. They go on a wild goose chase to find her, spotting her four floors down by Divination.
Later, Harry begins practicing with Professor Lupin on how to stop a Dementor. They use a Boggart which take the shape of one. Hoever, everytime it takes shape, Harry passes out. He hears the sounds of his parents fighting for their life against Voldemort and wakes up weak and tired.
Next, third years and above take a trip to Hogsmeade (a town full of wizardry shops from candy stores to butterbeer bars), but Harry can't go because you need a guardian to sign a permission slip. To help out his brother's friend, Fred and George (Ron's older twin brothers) give Harry the Maurder's Map. It shows everyone's move, every day, in any place. It also has secret passages to in and out of Hogwarts, one being Hogsmeade. Harry takes it and meets Ron and Hermione; they go to the butterbeer bar. Harry ends up under the table when Professor McGonnal and Hagrid come into the bar. They begin talking about how Sirius used to be Harry's parents best friend, and how he betrayed them--causing their death.
Respone: JK Rowling is a beast, especially in "Maurders Map" chapter. The story about Harry's parents and Sirius Black is awesome, creepy, and sad all in one. LOVE THESE BOOOKSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Later, Harry begins practicing with Professor Lupin on how to stop a Dementor. They use a Boggart which take the shape of one. Hoever, everytime it takes shape, Harry passes out. He hears the sounds of his parents fighting for their life against Voldemort and wakes up weak and tired.
Next, third years and above take a trip to Hogsmeade (a town full of wizardry shops from candy stores to butterbeer bars), but Harry can't go because you need a guardian to sign a permission slip. To help out his brother's friend, Fred and George (Ron's older twin brothers) give Harry the Maurder's Map. It shows everyone's move, every day, in any place. It also has secret passages to in and out of Hogwarts, one being Hogsmeade. Harry takes it and meets Ron and Hermione; they go to the butterbeer bar. Harry ends up under the table when Professor McGonnal and Hagrid come into the bar. They begin talking about how Sirius used to be Harry's parents best friend, and how he betrayed them--causing their death.
Respone: JK Rowling is a beast, especially in "Maurders Map" chapter. The story about Harry's parents and Sirius Black is awesome, creepy, and sad all in one. LOVE THESE BOOOKSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
3.22.11 Action List
1. I think it is pretty safe to say that my favorite read this quarter was "The Lincoln Lawyer". It was amazsing to say the least, but you already know that if you have been reading my posts from February. I discovered author Michael Connely, author of "The Lincoln Lawyer", but I also have begun to fall more in love with the works of Nicholas Sparks. Say eew all you want if you are a guy, but you gotta give the man respect because he writes better love stories than most female authors.
2. I really liked "Here, bullet", infact so much that I picked it for that paragraph write we had to do. I just liked the gruesome detail that the speaker provided, it was cool and kinda racey at the same time. It challeneged poetry I think, but what do I know, I'm just a 17 year old student.
2. I really liked "Here, bullet", infact so much that I picked it for that paragraph write we had to do. I just liked the gruesome detail that the speaker provided, it was cool and kinda racey at the same time. It challeneged poetry I think, but what do I know, I'm just a 17 year old student.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Lincoln Lawyer Movie
Oh SWEET MERCY in words of my bffl JazzyJay. Movie was great. We snuck in candy, had some popcorn, couple cokes, it was amazing.
I was soo anxious waiting for it to start and then it came on. It was weird idk it was the same but little things that seemed important from the book weren't included, I really thought that was odd, but I guess you also don't want to go exactly from the book. Other than that it was grear. I got chills when Haller discoverss that Roulet killed the victim in a previous case.
Oh and Michaela Conlin, AMAZING. SOOOOO proud of her, she did great. I smiled sooo wide when I saw her name appear at the beginning and mini-flipped when she came on.
Every aspect of the movie was great, from eating candy sharks while cheering for Michaela to spending the day with my parents and brother.
I was soo anxious waiting for it to start and then it came on. It was weird idk it was the same but little things that seemed important from the book weren't included, I really thought that was odd, but I guess you also don't want to go exactly from the book. Other than that it was grear. I got chills when Haller discoverss that Roulet killed the victim in a previous case.
Oh and Michaela Conlin, AMAZING. SOOOOO proud of her, she did great. I smiled sooo wide when I saw her name appear at the beginning and mini-flipped when she came on.
Every aspect of the movie was great, from eating candy sharks while cheering for Michaela to spending the day with my parents and brother.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
Last night, my mom comes home with a surprise...A PUPPYY, no not a puppy something wayyyy better. My brother is home from spring break (still not the surprise) and to add to the "bonding/catching up time" my mom said that my parents, Adam, and I are going to see "The Lincoln Lawyer" on friday. SOOOOOOOO FREEAKKINNGGGGGGG PPPUUUUMMMPPPEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to see it, I'll def. post how it is
Can't wait to see it, I'll def. post how it is
3.15.2011 Action List
NCAA Tournament:
I probably would be changing my bracket in any normal case, but because I absolutely loathe ND I already have them falling to Purdue in two brackets, and to Texas A&M in another. That whole article is pretty interesting on how little success teams with a story like ND's this year have. It kind of stinks, but that's the tourney for you. You never know what could happen....especially this year with not having an elite team in the country.
Watch ND win it all now because I just said that stuff...in the words of a dear friend, "I would rather watch kittens go through a wood-chipper then see that happen."
I probably would be changing my bracket in any normal case, but because I absolutely loathe ND I already have them falling to Purdue in two brackets, and to Texas A&M in another. That whole article is pretty interesting on how little success teams with a story like ND's this year have. It kind of stinks, but that's the tourney for you. You never know what could happen....especially this year with not having an elite team in the country.
Watch ND win it all now because I just said that stuff...in the words of a dear friend, "I would rather watch kittens go through a wood-chipper then see that happen."
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (104-156)
Harry, Ron, and showing up randomly according to Ron, Hermione, begin their first lesson of Divination. They all find the teacher very weird and disturbing. She begins class by making them all drink tea and then after finishing, switch cups and look at the tea leaves at the bottom. She says Neville Longbottom is going to have a tragedy at home in a couple months, making the class laugh, but soon the room gets tense. She looks into Harry's and notices the Grim, the sign of death. Hermione laughs it off as a ridiculous assumption and soon the class follows her lead.
The next class is Defense Against the Dark Arts with new teacher Professor Lupin. Their first lesson they leave the classroom and go to the teachers lounge. He calls Neville up to the front as a demonstration. Their is a Boggart in the wardrobe in the room. Lupin explains that when it comes out in public, it takes the shape of everyones greatest fear, Neville's being Professor Snape [haha :)]. Upon seeing the image, you can make it not scary by adding features to it, Necille adds his grandmothers hat, dress, and cane. Soon the class follows with different things as the Boggart turns into, Ron's being a spider. When it is Harry's turn, Lupin stops the experiment and dismisses class.
Response: I love the Boggart chapter, I mean Neville Longbottom cracks me up. I also miss Prof Lupin, he's the best teacher in my book...Hagrid is close eventhough he failed at teaching his first year.
The next class is Defense Against the Dark Arts with new teacher Professor Lupin. Their first lesson they leave the classroom and go to the teachers lounge. He calls Neville up to the front as a demonstration. Their is a Boggart in the wardrobe in the room. Lupin explains that when it comes out in public, it takes the shape of everyones greatest fear, Neville's being Professor Snape [haha :)]. Upon seeing the image, you can make it not scary by adding features to it, Necille adds his grandmothers hat, dress, and cane. Soon the class follows with different things as the Boggart turns into, Ron's being a spider. When it is Harry's turn, Lupin stops the experiment and dismisses class.
Response: I love the Boggart chapter, I mean Neville Longbottom cracks me up. I also miss Prof Lupin, he's the best teacher in my book...Hagrid is close eventhough he failed at teaching his first year.
Friday, March 11, 2011
21 More Days!!!! :)
21 more days until spring break!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHH I'm so excited, I can't wait. Not just to take a break from school, but for only my second time, I'm actually doing something for spring break. My parents and I are touring the south-east coast looking at schools and visiting my cousin. I can't wait to check out Coastal Carolina and South Carolina Beaufort. Coastal is is Myrtle Beach and USCB is right by Hilton Head. Going to either one of those schools sounds amazing, so hopefully I'll love the golf program and the tour....and even more so hopefully either one of those schools will love me.
Also on the visit, we are taking a day to drive and see my cousin who lives in Atlanta. I know that no one is supposed to have a favorite cousin, it is a terrible thing, especially when one like me has 26 cousins who all love me. But I do, Ashley Dobis-Watson. She's 30 now, and she moved to Georgia with her husband Brian, who also is freaking awesome. My brothers and I are the youngest cousin. Zach, my eldest brother, is 8 years off from the youngest after us so there has always been an age difference, which when young would be uncool to watch your little cousins. But Smash/Freddy, yeah we call her both of those, always made time for us. She was just an amazing cousin, so awesome that at one point when my brother was four, he asked her to marry him lol. But with how far away they are, the whole family only gets to see Ash, Bri, and Hoosier (their dog) for Christmas. It's hard on us, but even harder on Ashley. She's really looking forward to getting some family for a day or two. I can't wait to see her.
So those are my plans for SB '11- chilling on the beach after college and visiting my cousin.
AHHHHH I'm so excited, I can't wait. Not just to take a break from school, but for only my second time, I'm actually doing something for spring break. My parents and I are touring the south-east coast looking at schools and visiting my cousin. I can't wait to check out Coastal Carolina and South Carolina Beaufort. Coastal is is Myrtle Beach and USCB is right by Hilton Head. Going to either one of those schools sounds amazing, so hopefully I'll love the golf program and the tour....and even more so hopefully either one of those schools will love me.
Also on the visit, we are taking a day to drive and see my cousin who lives in Atlanta. I know that no one is supposed to have a favorite cousin, it is a terrible thing, especially when one like me has 26 cousins who all love me. But I do, Ashley Dobis-Watson. She's 30 now, and she moved to Georgia with her husband Brian, who also is freaking awesome. My brothers and I are the youngest cousin. Zach, my eldest brother, is 8 years off from the youngest after us so there has always been an age difference, which when young would be uncool to watch your little cousins. But Smash/Freddy, yeah we call her both of those, always made time for us. She was just an amazing cousin, so awesome that at one point when my brother was four, he asked her to marry him lol. But with how far away they are, the whole family only gets to see Ash, Bri, and Hoosier (their dog) for Christmas. It's hard on us, but even harder on Ashley. She's really looking forward to getting some family for a day or two. I can't wait to see her.
So those are my plans for SB '11- chilling on the beach after college and visiting my cousin.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (50-103)
After Hrry escapes the home of his aunt and uncle which he ohh so hates, he finds himself standing in the middle of the road scared to death. He used magic outside of school (illegal for young wizards) and he fears that the Minsitry of Magic will come after him since he had already had his warning. He spots a black dog in the street and falls over, but to his rescue is The Knight Bus.
It takes him to the Leaky Cauldrin in London. On his way he hears about Sirius Black, a mass murder that escaped from Azkaban that is feared my Muggles and Non-Muggles. When he arrives he is met by Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. He tells Harry not to worry about the fiasco at home, mostly due to the unspoken fact that Sirius is said to have escaped to find Harry.
After the meeting, Harry spends the remander of summer break on strict grounds in Diagon Alley, to be in crowded areas. He shops for his books and eventually meets Ron and Hermione the night before they leave for Hogwarts. On the train the next day, they meet Dementors, which cause Harry to pass out.
Response: Love the HP baby! :) re-read the first hundred in no joke, two class periods. Probably not a good thing but one was study hall and the other we watched a movie on WWII...can you blame me??....
It takes him to the Leaky Cauldrin in London. On his way he hears about Sirius Black, a mass murder that escaped from Azkaban that is feared my Muggles and Non-Muggles. When he arrives he is met by Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. He tells Harry not to worry about the fiasco at home, mostly due to the unspoken fact that Sirius is said to have escaped to find Harry.
After the meeting, Harry spends the remander of summer break on strict grounds in Diagon Alley, to be in crowded areas. He shops for his books and eventually meets Ron and Hermione the night before they leave for Hogwarts. On the train the next day, they meet Dementors, which cause Harry to pass out.
Response: Love the HP baby! :) re-read the first hundred in no joke, two class periods. Probably not a good thing but one was study hall and the other we watched a movie on WWII...can you blame me??....
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1-49)
The book starts out with Harry at his aunt and uncle's house. Of course it is known that Harry cannot stand that house because they have always treated him as if he did not exist. He has to stay up late at night to do the homework that he is required to have finished before returning to Hogwarts. With the slightest noise he makes, he risks being thrown in the attic.
One mornign he wakes to the news that his Aunt Marge is coming to visit. Like his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, she loathes Harry and thinks of him as a waste of space and a burden to Petunia and Vernon. Vernon makes Harry promise to say that he is attending a school for criminals. Harry tries to sweeten the deal by saying that he will be good if his uncle signs a permission form for Hogsmede.
When Aunt Marge comes, she constantly yells at Harry and dimishes him to the size of an ant. At one point he gets so extremely mad at her that he accidendtly blows her up and she starts floating in the air. He runs out of the house with his luggage for Hogwarts and terrified that the Ministry of Magic will be looking for him.
One mornign he wakes to the news that his Aunt Marge is coming to visit. Like his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, she loathes Harry and thinks of him as a waste of space and a burden to Petunia and Vernon. Vernon makes Harry promise to say that he is attending a school for criminals. Harry tries to sweeten the deal by saying that he will be good if his uncle signs a permission form for Hogsmede.
When Aunt Marge comes, she constantly yells at Harry and dimishes him to the size of an ant. At one point he gets so extremely mad at her that he accidendtly blows her up and she starts floating in the air. He runs out of the house with his luggage for Hogwarts and terrified that the Ministry of Magic will be looking for him.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Odds
I'm in a poetry kind of mood the past couple days, today we have a basketball banquet and I figured, what the heck I'll write a poem to give to everyone. It describes our season, well, I hope it does. I don't know, check it out if you want.
We walk in jamming to Aaron Fresh,
and then play some Family Feud,
but all throughout our weird routines,
we are always in the mood.
Thirsty for every win,
our teammates being our heroes,
we played for each other,
long after the clock hit zero.
We barely had a student section,
which made for a small crowd,
but we always had our parents,
and damn could they get loud.
So we never needed recognition,
or a front page cover,
because we had support and love,
and especially one another.
And when you think back to that final game,
remember to not get down,
because McCutcheon along with many others
will never forget about the Southwest side of town.
With little recognition,
and a lot of public doubt,
it seemed that we stood no chance,
that we could not come out.
But every day on the bus,
we knew what we could be,
singing altogether,
in perfect harmony.
And every day we fought together,
shedding tears and sweat,
and all of the goals that we had made,
well, all of those were met.
So call us the underdog,
tell the "Cinderella Story",
say it was luck we don't care,
because either way we ended with glory.
We walk in jamming to Aaron Fresh,
and then play some Family Feud,
but all throughout our weird routines,
we are always in the mood.
Thirsty for every win,
our teammates being our heroes,
we played for each other,
long after the clock hit zero.
We barely had a student section,
which made for a small crowd,
but we always had our parents,
and damn could they get loud.
So we never needed recognition,
or a front page cover,
because we had support and love,
and especially one another.
And when you think back to that final game,
remember to not get down,
because McCutcheon along with many others
will never forget about the Southwest side of town.
With little recognition,
and a lot of public doubt,
it seemed that we stood no chance,
that we could not come out.
But every day on the bus,
we knew what we could be,
singing altogether,
in perfect harmony.
And every day we fought together,
shedding tears and sweat,
and all of the goals that we had made,
well, all of those were met.
So call us the underdog,
tell the "Cinderella Story",
say it was luck we don't care,
because either way we ended with glory.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Fighting
okay so i wrote this in school, it kinda is about letting things go, realtionships, sports losses, whatever...for me it was mourning the death of my grandma. she died sept 11th last year, but her bday was today so this is just for her, no other way to put it.
when fighting is no longer,
and there is nothing left to do,
how do you go on?
how do you stay true?
it's nothing you did wrong,
just the worst of luck,
but why did it happen?
why do you feel stuck?
one moment of happiness,
that quickly turned to mourn,
just the shock of it all,
left you ripped and torn.
but instead of being mad,
or living life in fear,
honor every moment,
and let sorrow disappear.
when fighting doesn't change a thing,
learn from few few days.
when fighting is no longer,
and there is nothing left to do,
how do you go on?
how do you stay true?
it's nothing you did wrong,
just the worst of luck,
but why did it happen?
why do you feel stuck?
one moment of happiness,
that quickly turned to mourn,
just the shock of it all,
left you ripped and torn.
but instead of being mad,
or living life in fear,
honor every moment,
and let sorrow disappear.
when fighting doesn't change a thing,
learn from few few days.
To Kill A Mockingbird (Chapters 7 and 8) (77-101)
Jem tells Scout that he found the pants mysteriously mended and hung neatly over the fence. When they come home from school that day, they find another present hidden in the knothole: a ball of gray twine. They leave it there for a few days, but no one takes it, so they claim it for their own. Boo continues to leave gifts in the little knothole as school begins again; Scout and Jem check it everyday on their way home.
For the first time in years, Maycomb endures a real winter. Since there is not enough snow to make a real snowman, they build a small figure out of dirt and cover it with snow. They make it look like Mr. Avery, an unpleasant man who lives down the street. The figure’s likeness to Mr. Avery is so strong that Atticus demands that they disguise it. Jem places Miss Maudie’s sunhat on its head and sticks her hedge clippers in its hands, much to her chagrin.
That night, Atticus wakes Scout and helps her put on her bathrobe and coat and goes outside with her and Jem. Miss Maudie’s house is on fire. The neighbors help her save her furniture, and the fire truck arrives in time to stop the fire from spreading to other houses, but Miss Maudie’s house burns to the ground. In the confusion, someone drapes a blanket over Scout. Jem realizes that Boo Radley put it on her, and he reveals the whole story of the knothole, the presents, and the mended pants to Atticus.
Response: I feel bad for Scout, you can tell that she on some level wanted to see Boo, it's kinda creepy but cool. The fire chapter is one of my favorites, my first being the last chapter of course. The first time I read this for school, I never really got any of this, it made sense but I kept wondering where Tom and the trial were. This part sooo important to the book that and I realize it more and more every time I read it.
For the first time in years, Maycomb endures a real winter. Since there is not enough snow to make a real snowman, they build a small figure out of dirt and cover it with snow. They make it look like Mr. Avery, an unpleasant man who lives down the street. The figure’s likeness to Mr. Avery is so strong that Atticus demands that they disguise it. Jem places Miss Maudie’s sunhat on its head and sticks her hedge clippers in its hands, much to her chagrin.
That night, Atticus wakes Scout and helps her put on her bathrobe and coat and goes outside with her and Jem. Miss Maudie’s house is on fire. The neighbors help her save her furniture, and the fire truck arrives in time to stop the fire from spreading to other houses, but Miss Maudie’s house burns to the ground. In the confusion, someone drapes a blanket over Scout. Jem realizes that Boo Radley put it on her, and he reveals the whole story of the knothole, the presents, and the mended pants to Atticus.
Response: I feel bad for Scout, you can tell that she on some level wanted to see Boo, it's kinda creepy but cool. The fire chapter is one of my favorites, my first being the last chapter of course. The first time I read this for school, I never really got any of this, it made sense but I kept wondering where Tom and the trial were. This part sooo important to the book that and I realize it more and more every time I read it.
Spellbound
For me, the two sets of parents that stood out the most were Neil's mom and dad and Ashley's mom. Neil's parents, especially his father, were very dedicated to studying with Neil. His father daevelped certain techniques including a step-by-step process on how to spell a word. They made the Bee seem like it was the most important thing ever and that Neil needed to study the hardest out of all the children.
Ashley's mom, on the other hand, was very "chill" throughout the whole process. She was kind of shocked that Ashley made it to the final round, but had an obvious love and happiness for her daughter's excellence. Unlike Neil's parents who wanted the first place for Neil and would settle for no less, Ashley and her mom were both just happy that she had gotten this far. The mom was very proud and showed her love instead of constantly harassing her child with words to spell.
Ashley's mom, on the other hand, was very "chill" throughout the whole process. She was kind of shocked that Ashley made it to the final round, but had an obvious love and happiness for her daughter's excellence. Unlike Neil's parents who wanted the first place for Neil and would settle for no less, Ashley and her mom were both just happy that she had gotten this far. The mom was very proud and showed her love instead of constantly harassing her child with words to spell.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
To Kill A Mockingbird (Chapters 5 and 6) (54-76)
Jem and Dill grow closer, and Scout begins to feel left out of their friendship. She starts spending much of her time with one of their neighbors: Miss Maudie Atkinson, a widow who was a childhood friend of Atticus’s brother, Jack. She tells Scout that Boo Radley is still alive and it is her theory Boo is the victim of a harsh father, a “foot-washing” Baptist who believed that most people are going to hell. Miss Maudie adds that Boo was always polite and friendly as a child. She says that most of the rumors about him are false, but that if he wasn’t crazy as a boy, he probably is by now.
Meanwhile, Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo inviting him out to get ice cream with them. They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole, but Atticus catches them and orders them to messing with either notes or the Boo Radley game.
Jem and Dill obey Atticus until Dill’s last day in Maycomb, when he and Jem plan to sneak over to the Radley Place and peek in through a loose shutter. Scout accompanies them, and they creep around the house, peering in through various windows. Suddenly, they see the shadow of a man with a hat on and flee, hearing a shotgun go off behind them. They escape under the fence by the schoolyard, but Jem’s pants get caught on the fence, and he has to kick them off in order to free himself.
Miss Maudie informs them that Mr. Nathan Radley shot at “a Negro” in his yard. Miss Stephanie adds that Mr. Radley is waiting outside with his gun so he can shoot at the next sound he hears. When Atticus asks Jem where his pants are, Dill interjects that he won Jem’s pants in a game of strip poker.
Respone: Hahaha ohhh Dill, this book is great. It tackles the innocense of childhood and also the humor in kids. I like that Scout begins to chill with Miss Maudie. I also love that Scout is kinda a tom-boy. She reminds me of me growing up, always hanging out with boys because they did more interesting things than combing a dolls head and what not. Scout's awesome.
Meanwhile, Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo inviting him out to get ice cream with them. They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole, but Atticus catches them and orders them to messing with either notes or the Boo Radley game.
Jem and Dill obey Atticus until Dill’s last day in Maycomb, when he and Jem plan to sneak over to the Radley Place and peek in through a loose shutter. Scout accompanies them, and they creep around the house, peering in through various windows. Suddenly, they see the shadow of a man with a hat on and flee, hearing a shotgun go off behind them. They escape under the fence by the schoolyard, but Jem’s pants get caught on the fence, and he has to kick them off in order to free himself.
Miss Maudie informs them that Mr. Nathan Radley shot at “a Negro” in his yard. Miss Stephanie adds that Mr. Radley is waiting outside with his gun so he can shoot at the next sound he hears. When Atticus asks Jem where his pants are, Dill interjects that he won Jem’s pants in a game of strip poker.
Respone: Hahaha ohhh Dill, this book is great. It tackles the innocense of childhood and also the humor in kids. I like that Scout begins to chill with Miss Maudie. I also love that Scout is kinda a tom-boy. She reminds me of me growing up, always hanging out with boys because they did more interesting things than combing a dolls head and what not. Scout's awesome.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
To Kill A Mockingbird (Chapters 3 and 4) (28-54)
At lunch, Scout rubs Walter’s nose in the dirt for getting her in trouble, but Jem intervenes and invites Walter to lunch. At the Finch house, Walter and Atticus discuss farm conditions and Walter puts molasses all over his meat and vegetables. When Scout criticizes Walter, Calpurnia calls her into the kitchen to scold her and slaps her as she returns to the dining room, telling her to be a better hostess. Back at school a tiny bug crawls out of a boy’s hair. Burris Ewell, a member of the Ewell clan, which is even poorer and less respectable than the Cunningham clan. In fact, Burris only comes to school the first day of every school year, making a token appearance to avoid trouble with the law.
Summer comes at last, school ends, and Dill returns to Maycomb. He, Scout, and Jem begin their games again. One of the first things they do is roll one another inside an old tire. On Scout’s turn, she rolls in front of the Radley steps, and Jem and Scout panic. However, this incident gives Jem the idea for their next game: they will play “Boo Radley.” As the summer passes, their game becomes more complicated, until they are acting out an entire Radley family melodrama. Eventually, however, Atticus catches them and asks if their game has anything to do with the Radleys. Jem lies, and Atticus goes back into the house. The kids wonder if it’s safe to play their game anymore.
Response: Atticus is the man. Haha. He always has these inspirational messages, and that began in Chapter 3. I knida find it cool that the first four chapters only take a year. Everything is face-paced until the summer when the real stuff goes down.
Summer comes at last, school ends, and Dill returns to Maycomb. He, Scout, and Jem begin their games again. One of the first things they do is roll one another inside an old tire. On Scout’s turn, she rolls in front of the Radley steps, and Jem and Scout panic. However, this incident gives Jem the idea for their next game: they will play “Boo Radley.” As the summer passes, their game becomes more complicated, until they are acting out an entire Radley family melodrama. Eventually, however, Atticus catches them and asks if their game has anything to do with the Radleys. Jem lies, and Atticus goes back into the house. The kids wonder if it’s safe to play their game anymore.
Response: Atticus is the man. Haha. He always has these inspirational messages, and that began in Chapter 3. I knida find it cool that the first four chapters only take a year. Everything is face-paced until the summer when the real stuff goes down.
3.1 Diction Exercise
A)
-clavicle-snapped
-gristle
-adrenaline
-aorta
-inexorable
-rifling
-insane puncture
-synaptic gap
B)
-elevation: dignified language, anatomical references, disturbing and eloquent diction
-sound: body-shattering, bone-cracking, biting, exploding
C)
The dignified, bone-cracking diction includes an abundance of anatomical references in Brian Turner's "Here, Bullet" which gives light to a disillusioned war possibly indicating traumatic familiarity with the trepidation of bloodshed.
-clavicle-snapped
-gristle
-adrenaline
-aorta
-inexorable
-rifling
-insane puncture
-synaptic gap
B)
-elevation: dignified language, anatomical references, disturbing and eloquent diction
-sound: body-shattering, bone-cracking, biting, exploding
C)
The dignified, bone-cracking diction includes an abundance of anatomical references in Brian Turner's "Here, Bullet" which gives light to a disillusioned war possibly indicating traumatic familiarity with the trepidation of bloodshed.
My Future Career...Hopefully
Over spring break I am taking campus tours along the east coast, schools like Coastal Carolina, South Carolina Beaufort, and Auburn, all for golf. I'm checking out programs to see not only where people want me, but where I want to be. With this comes questions like what I want to study. I know what I want to do, and so do my parents, but lately it seems as if they want me to take a reality check and pick a safer field. It is so hard for me to describe out loud why I want to do what I want, I can't get it right when I talk to my parents, so I thought I'd blog about it instead...so here it goes...
I have changed what I want to do so much throughout my life. I wanted to be a chef, after I dropped that I wanted to be a surgeon, then an architect, or a lawyer. I kept changing what I wanted to do, but the past year I have realized why I kept changing what I wanted to do. I wanted a career that I saw on TV from a character I liked; I wanted to be a chef because of Monica from Friends, a surgeon from Grey's Anatomy, and so on and so forth. Once I realized that, I knew that I didn't want to be all of those things that I saw on TV. I wanted to be the person behind the show, inspiring people all around the world.
I have a few shows that stand out to me over others, I follow at least 30 shows, but three of them I pretty much am obsessed with. Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and of course Bones. I was always addicted to Friends, my family would all watch it together and we all know more than we should about the show. I fell in love with HIMYM and Bones in a different way. I was flipping through the stations late May on a Thursday and Bones was on. One scene was all it took for me to get off the couch and go to my computer and not leave until I had seen every single episode.
I am a little weird about TV, but it along with the golf course, is where I am most comfortable. All I want to do with my life is give someone that show that they become engrossed in. I want to give someone else that feeling that I get when it is Thursday and I can't focus at school because I am so pumped for Bones to come on. I want to inspire people with my writing, give someone a future, make them feel like I do about TV. That is ALL I want with my life.
I don't care how radical it is or the possibility of there is to have a show be successful, I will do everything it takes to get there. I stink at math, I'm terrible at science, besides sports, writing is all I have to build a future upon. I want to be that one in a million chance and mom and dad, if you give me a chance to pursue my dream, I will not let you down. I promise.
Five years from now, maybe sooner if I release the show I have already created and I get some help on it, I will have a show on the air.
I have changed what I want to do so much throughout my life. I wanted to be a chef, after I dropped that I wanted to be a surgeon, then an architect, or a lawyer. I kept changing what I wanted to do, but the past year I have realized why I kept changing what I wanted to do. I wanted a career that I saw on TV from a character I liked; I wanted to be a chef because of Monica from Friends, a surgeon from Grey's Anatomy, and so on and so forth. Once I realized that, I knew that I didn't want to be all of those things that I saw on TV. I wanted to be the person behind the show, inspiring people all around the world.
I have a few shows that stand out to me over others, I follow at least 30 shows, but three of them I pretty much am obsessed with. Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and of course Bones. I was always addicted to Friends, my family would all watch it together and we all know more than we should about the show. I fell in love with HIMYM and Bones in a different way. I was flipping through the stations late May on a Thursday and Bones was on. One scene was all it took for me to get off the couch and go to my computer and not leave until I had seen every single episode.
I am a little weird about TV, but it along with the golf course, is where I am most comfortable. All I want to do with my life is give someone that show that they become engrossed in. I want to give someone else that feeling that I get when it is Thursday and I can't focus at school because I am so pumped for Bones to come on. I want to inspire people with my writing, give someone a future, make them feel like I do about TV. That is ALL I want with my life.
I don't care how radical it is or the possibility of there is to have a show be successful, I will do everything it takes to get there. I stink at math, I'm terrible at science, besides sports, writing is all I have to build a future upon. I want to be that one in a million chance and mom and dad, if you give me a chance to pursue my dream, I will not let you down. I promise.
Five years from now, maybe sooner if I release the show I have already created and I get some help on it, I will have a show on the air.
Monday, February 28, 2011
To Kill A Mockingbird (Chapters 1 and 2) (1-27)
Scout starts to explain the circumstances that led to the broken arm that her older brother, Jem, sustained many years earlier; she begins by recounting her family history. The first Finches to make a living away from the farm were Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, who became a lawyer in the nearby town of Maycomb, and his brother, Jack Finch, who went to medical school in Boston. Their cook, an old black woman named Calpurnia, helps to raise the children and keep the house. Atticus’s wife died when Scout was two, so she does not remember her mother well. But Jem, four years older than Scout, has memories of their mother that sometimes make him unhappy.
Arthur “Boo” Radley lives in the run-down Radley Place, and no one has seen him outside it in years. Scout recounts how, as a boy, Boo got in trouble with the law and his father imprisoned him in the house as punishment. He was not heard from until fifteen years later, when he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. Although people suggested that Boo was crazy, old Mr. Radley refused to have his son committed to an asylum. When the old man died, Boo’s brother, Nathan, came to live in the house with Boo.
Then, Dill leaves Maycomb to return to the town of Meridian. Scout, meanwhile, prepares to go to school for the first time, an event that she has been eagerly anticipating. Once she is finally at school, however, she finds that her teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, deals poorly with children. When Miss Caroline concludes that Atticus must have taught Scout to read, she becomes very displeased and makes Scout feel guilty for being educated. At recess, Scout complains to Jem, but Jem says that Miss Caroline is just trying out a new method of teaching.
Walter Cunningham, a boy in Scout’s class, has not brought a lunch. Miss Caroline offers him a quarter to buy lunch, telling him that he can pay her back tomorrow. Walter’s family is large and poor and Walter will never be able to pay the teacher back or bring a lunch to school. When Scout attempts to explain these circumstances, however, Miss Caroline fails to understand and grows so frustrated that she slaps Scout’s hand with a ruler.
Response: I love this book and could not wait to dig in again, everytime I restart it I get chills as Scout says that Jem got his arm badly broken at the arm. Everything about this book is awesome and the first couple chapters are a little dry, but aren't most books? I think it's the anticipation of what's to come that gets me amped about it.
Arthur “Boo” Radley lives in the run-down Radley Place, and no one has seen him outside it in years. Scout recounts how, as a boy, Boo got in trouble with the law and his father imprisoned him in the house as punishment. He was not heard from until fifteen years later, when he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. Although people suggested that Boo was crazy, old Mr. Radley refused to have his son committed to an asylum. When the old man died, Boo’s brother, Nathan, came to live in the house with Boo.
Then, Dill leaves Maycomb to return to the town of Meridian. Scout, meanwhile, prepares to go to school for the first time, an event that she has been eagerly anticipating. Once she is finally at school, however, she finds that her teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, deals poorly with children. When Miss Caroline concludes that Atticus must have taught Scout to read, she becomes very displeased and makes Scout feel guilty for being educated. At recess, Scout complains to Jem, but Jem says that Miss Caroline is just trying out a new method of teaching.
Walter Cunningham, a boy in Scout’s class, has not brought a lunch. Miss Caroline offers him a quarter to buy lunch, telling him that he can pay her back tomorrow. Walter’s family is large and poor and Walter will never be able to pay the teacher back or bring a lunch to school. When Scout attempts to explain these circumstances, however, Miss Caroline fails to understand and grows so frustrated that she slaps Scout’s hand with a ruler.
Response: I love this book and could not wait to dig in again, everytime I restart it I get chills as Scout says that Jem got his arm badly broken at the arm. Everything about this book is awesome and the first couple chapters are a little dry, but aren't most books? I think it's the anticipation of what's to come that gets me amped about it.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Ne-Yo - Mad
A couple days ago I posted my favorite music video at the moment, but overall, best music video I've ever seen is this one right here.
Not only are the lyrics soo powerful, but it the music and the video together provide a really good message.
I love this song and video sooo much!!! I learned to play this song on the piano, one of the five songs on my iPod I can play on the piano, that means I'm picky about what I'll play lol.
I love Ne-Yo.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Official Music Video - F-ing Perfect (with lyrics)
New favorite music video, the song has a meaning and the video is powerful...a little racey but it is worth the watch!
2.23 Diction Exercise
A)10 Words That Represent the Level of Diction:
-effortlessly
-fault
-coup de foudre
-amidst
-strenuous
-debilitating
-cynicism
-habitual
-pessimism
-involuntarily
B)Characterizing the Elements of Diction:
-level of formality: heightened, pretentiously sophisticated
-connotation: meaning, significance
-sound: verbal whisper, silent
-concreteness: actuality, solid
C) My Full Claim:
The virtually pretentious and heightened vocabulary with a significance beyond actuality displayed in "On Love" provides an outspoken lyrical diction of the obvious elevation of sophistication Alan De Botton feels upon his readers.
-effortlessly
-fault
-coup de foudre
-amidst
-strenuous
-debilitating
-cynicism
-habitual
-pessimism
-involuntarily
B)Characterizing the Elements of Diction:
-level of formality: heightened, pretentiously sophisticated
-connotation: meaning, significance
-sound: verbal whisper, silent
-concreteness: actuality, solid
C) My Full Claim:
The virtually pretentious and heightened vocabulary with a significance beyond actuality displayed in "On Love" provides an outspoken lyrical diction of the obvious elevation of sophistication Alan De Botton feels upon his readers.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday Mourning (pages 290-302)
Two major thinkgs I did NOT see coming that I must discuss with seperate personal responses...
1. Claudia told Lancaster that she did not want a relationship. She said that the date was perfect, indicating that when things would go bad for them in the future, they would go REALLY bad. Lancaster was described with a depressed look along with Claudia as she spoke.
Response: I know what you're thinking, yes that IS really how it went down. What the crap Claudia?!?!?! I know you are an independent, free-spirited artist and all, but wasn't that obvious enough that you guys are perfect for each other. I'm pissed. At Claudia. At Lancaster for fighting for them. And at Kathy Reichs for writing such absurdity.
Okay now #2. Detective Ryan asked Tempy to move in with him! Her response: What? lol. He asked because they share a dog that they saved. When discussing custody, he says "A: you can move in with me" and after she said 'what' he said "option B: joint custody." She agrees to option B , but Ryan adds that that offer is still on the table. What did she say after that? Don't know, the frickin' book ended.
Response: I think it's safe to say that I was thrown off guard about as much as Tempy. I wish Kathy Reichs would have written a response from Tempy, but now she's got more readers for the next book. Can't way to see what happens next for the two of them!!
1. Claudia told Lancaster that she did not want a relationship. She said that the date was perfect, indicating that when things would go bad for them in the future, they would go REALLY bad. Lancaster was described with a depressed look along with Claudia as she spoke.
Response: I know what you're thinking, yes that IS really how it went down. What the crap Claudia?!?!?! I know you are an independent, free-spirited artist and all, but wasn't that obvious enough that you guys are perfect for each other. I'm pissed. At Claudia. At Lancaster for fighting for them. And at Kathy Reichs for writing such absurdity.
Okay now #2. Detective Ryan asked Tempy to move in with him! Her response: What? lol. He asked because they share a dog that they saved. When discussing custody, he says "A: you can move in with me" and after she said 'what' he said "option B: joint custody." She agrees to option B , but Ryan adds that that offer is still on the table. What did she say after that? Don't know, the frickin' book ended.
Response: I think it's safe to say that I was thrown off guard about as much as Tempy. I wish Kathy Reichs would have written a response from Tempy, but now she's got more readers for the next book. Can't way to see what happens next for the two of them!!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Friends Bloopers: Season 9 - Part 1
I'm just going to warn you, with me being in a depressed, care-free zone right now, I'm not up for writing. I wanna post but, don't feel like writing.
I also need a good laugh so I'm posting a video, friends bloopers...all I need to feel better.
.....enjoy!
It's Over...Kill Me.
We lost tonight. I don't want to talk about the game, give a play by play, anything like that. Just a few words right now, that's all I can manage to do.
I'm sitting here, still crying, not because I'm mad we lost, not because I feel the refs wanted to be the deciding factor in that game, or anything like that. I'm crying because I don't know what I am supposed to do at 2:35 on Monday.
These past six months have been a dream come true, beyond anything I imagined. These 11 girls that I call my teammates, are all truely amazing individuals. I love them all soooo much. I was only friends with three going into the season, and now, I consider all of them my family.
I am soo depressed right now. I hate everything about the fact that this season is over. It sucks, no other way to put it, so for everyone who keeps texting me trying to be inspirational, stop it. Nothing you say or do will change how I feel. Yeah that's mean, but it's the ugly truth, no apologies right now.
It's obvious I'm pissed, I've said that, but what I can not do is take away what happened. And what happened was beyond what reporters, writers, journalists, sports watcher, teachers, students, and any Indiana citizen believed possible. We achieved excellence, greatness this season. We were perfect in the NHC, we won sectionals, we set a school record for most wins at 22, we knocked off 5 top 5 ranked teams in the state, and we came together as a team in ways unimaginable and impossible for other teams we played.
We were great. We will be considered that forever. So many memories from this year ro look back on: our wins against Norwell, Snider, and Garrett...Jena getting to 2,000 points...celebrating at center court for the NHC title...sectional champs, running down the court ball in hand...winning the first game of regionals...having Candy Crawford come talk to us and tell us how proud of us she was...all the crazy surprises our parents pulled off...the Indiana Pacer game, terrible and incredible...and personally, the shot that was in my mind only possble in dreams.
I LOVE MY TEAM.
I'm sitting here, still crying, not because I'm mad we lost, not because I feel the refs wanted to be the deciding factor in that game, or anything like that. I'm crying because I don't know what I am supposed to do at 2:35 on Monday.
These past six months have been a dream come true, beyond anything I imagined. These 11 girls that I call my teammates, are all truely amazing individuals. I love them all soooo much. I was only friends with three going into the season, and now, I consider all of them my family.
I am soo depressed right now. I hate everything about the fact that this season is over. It sucks, no other way to put it, so for everyone who keeps texting me trying to be inspirational, stop it. Nothing you say or do will change how I feel. Yeah that's mean, but it's the ugly truth, no apologies right now.
It's obvious I'm pissed, I've said that, but what I can not do is take away what happened. And what happened was beyond what reporters, writers, journalists, sports watcher, teachers, students, and any Indiana citizen believed possible. We achieved excellence, greatness this season. We were perfect in the NHC, we won sectionals, we set a school record for most wins at 22, we knocked off 5 top 5 ranked teams in the state, and we came together as a team in ways unimaginable and impossible for other teams we played.
We were great. We will be considered that forever. So many memories from this year ro look back on: our wins against Norwell, Snider, and Garrett...Jena getting to 2,000 points...celebrating at center court for the NHC title...sectional champs, running down the court ball in hand...winning the first game of regionals...having Candy Crawford come talk to us and tell us how proud of us she was...all the crazy surprises our parents pulled off...the Indiana Pacer game, terrible and incredible...and personally, the shot that was in my mind only possble in dreams.
I LOVE MY TEAM.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
It's Over...
The memory I want to remember...
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
(lyrics from You Raise Me Up)
forever in my heart
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
(lyrics from You Raise Me Up)
forever in my heart
Semi-Finals of Regional Round (HHS v. Pendleton Heights)
Safe to say that my life will NEVER be the same after that game. From getting on the bus to head over, to coming home after the game, every moment will be cherished forever. First off, I get into school waiting for the bus and one of the mom's had made us all snack bags. Now snack bags are usually a sandwich, chips, drink, and cookies, but this, was like slapping a normal snack bag in the face. There were beads, a pencil and pad (which I never got), a Snickers bar, peanuts, gatorade, a sandwich, a Hershey bar, 4 suckers, tootsie pops, gum, and much more. Of course none of us ate from it in that moment though.
Next, we are driving down Homestead Road towards 24 and the bus driver is freaking crawling let me tell ya. At one point, a girl on the team complained about it...loudly. All of a sudden we see a massive group of people, signs and all. Our parents, neighbors, and cheerleaders had made a fan recession right by Oleys. We all stuck are head out the windows, gave high fives it was awesome. It felt like Remember the Titans when they came home after winning semi-state. I put my head back in and was teared up. It was amazing what our parents were doing, so many surprises all week long. Being that we are not only a girls team, but HHS which doesn't get ANY recognition anywhere, in that moment I realized that we didn't need it. Our fans were supportive and crazy enough to do more than a student section or newspaper article could.
Game time now; watching the game before us, I was freaking out. My stomach was turning and all I was thinking was 'oh crap'. I followed all my insane rituals, put on my shoes, listened to coach, and warmed up. The tip came, we lost it and I had to rush to find my girl. She was a lights out, deep 3 point shooter and if I didn't cover her to my absolute best, we would have issues. With every defensive stop, steal, rebound, jump-ball, and especially shot made, our fans went crazy. They would stand screaming and clapping, the bench would jump sky high, and us on the court would give high fives, fist bumps, and scream random nonsense...no matter what the score was.
Down two, 44.2 seconds left. Coach calls a time out and tells us to run Blue, and option play designed for Emily and then Jena if Emily is not open. My basic duty on offense for that play and basically every other one: screen, pass, pretend to do something. I'm literally the last option on that play, an upscreen to the top of the key. Earlier in the game I had shot a three, first quarter, air-balled it and trust me I never heard the end of it. With every time I touched the ball the PHHS student section would scream air-ball, air-ball, air-ball. Luckily I'm used to that, I mean they found the right person to chant that to. I score the least amount of points for anyone who plays. Anyways back to the game....Emily gets a back screen, not open. Jena passes it to Carmen who passes it over to Emily. Jena gets a side screen from Carmen and cuts to the block, not open. Emily looks around frantically, I run from the block to the top of the key off a double screen from Carmen and Whitney. I don't even recall contemplating shooting the ball, or even hearing air-ball chants, I caught the ball and threw it up
What was going through my head as I watched it? Well I'll tell ya, "oh shit, I air-balled it again". And then the craziest thing happend, I swooshed it. I couldn't believe what just happen, I start running down the court, look at Whitney and said "what the *&%$ did I just do". I'd tell you I said something different, but on the news you can clearly make out me saying those words. PHHS called a time out and I jumped up in the air pumping my fist. I run over to the bench and I can hear Ray-Ray saying "she aint no air-baller, suck it Pendleton". Hahaha, yeah I laughed and smiled and Parker yelled at us saying the game was not over. We get on D and get a stop eith 17 ticks left and Emily goes to the line. I'm standing at center court repeating the same thing as I'm watching her "please em, please". She hit both, no surprise there, that girl is ice.
We won by three, 60-57. Not until I was on the bus did I realize what just happened. Never has my name even been mentioned in the news, not a shot, a pass, nothing, but Parker called me outside, apparently for an interview. I was sooo happy, that I pulled off a miracle shot, that my team was freaking awesome in that game, that our crowd was into it, everything, nothing topped that moment.
That was all a mere two hours ago, I'm sitting here writing all of this, still in shock, still exuberent, and shaking..I don't know why. Let's see what'll happend tonight...
Next, we are driving down Homestead Road towards 24 and the bus driver is freaking crawling let me tell ya. At one point, a girl on the team complained about it...loudly. All of a sudden we see a massive group of people, signs and all. Our parents, neighbors, and cheerleaders had made a fan recession right by Oleys. We all stuck are head out the windows, gave high fives it was awesome. It felt like Remember the Titans when they came home after winning semi-state. I put my head back in and was teared up. It was amazing what our parents were doing, so many surprises all week long. Being that we are not only a girls team, but HHS which doesn't get ANY recognition anywhere, in that moment I realized that we didn't need it. Our fans were supportive and crazy enough to do more than a student section or newspaper article could.
Game time now; watching the game before us, I was freaking out. My stomach was turning and all I was thinking was 'oh crap'. I followed all my insane rituals, put on my shoes, listened to coach, and warmed up. The tip came, we lost it and I had to rush to find my girl. She was a lights out, deep 3 point shooter and if I didn't cover her to my absolute best, we would have issues. With every defensive stop, steal, rebound, jump-ball, and especially shot made, our fans went crazy. They would stand screaming and clapping, the bench would jump sky high, and us on the court would give high fives, fist bumps, and scream random nonsense...no matter what the score was.
Down two, 44.2 seconds left. Coach calls a time out and tells us to run Blue, and option play designed for Emily and then Jena if Emily is not open. My basic duty on offense for that play and basically every other one: screen, pass, pretend to do something. I'm literally the last option on that play, an upscreen to the top of the key. Earlier in the game I had shot a three, first quarter, air-balled it and trust me I never heard the end of it. With every time I touched the ball the PHHS student section would scream air-ball, air-ball, air-ball. Luckily I'm used to that, I mean they found the right person to chant that to. I score the least amount of points for anyone who plays. Anyways back to the game....Emily gets a back screen, not open. Jena passes it to Carmen who passes it over to Emily. Jena gets a side screen from Carmen and cuts to the block, not open. Emily looks around frantically, I run from the block to the top of the key off a double screen from Carmen and Whitney. I don't even recall contemplating shooting the ball, or even hearing air-ball chants, I caught the ball and threw it up
What was going through my head as I watched it? Well I'll tell ya, "oh shit, I air-balled it again". And then the craziest thing happend, I swooshed it. I couldn't believe what just happen, I start running down the court, look at Whitney and said "what the *&%$ did I just do". I'd tell you I said something different, but on the news you can clearly make out me saying those words. PHHS called a time out and I jumped up in the air pumping my fist. I run over to the bench and I can hear Ray-Ray saying "she aint no air-baller, suck it Pendleton". Hahaha, yeah I laughed and smiled and Parker yelled at us saying the game was not over. We get on D and get a stop eith 17 ticks left and Emily goes to the line. I'm standing at center court repeating the same thing as I'm watching her "please em, please". She hit both, no surprise there, that girl is ice.
We won by three, 60-57. Not until I was on the bus did I realize what just happened. Never has my name even been mentioned in the news, not a shot, a pass, nothing, but Parker called me outside, apparently for an interview. I was sooo happy, that I pulled off a miracle shot, that my team was freaking awesome in that game, that our crowd was into it, everything, nothing topped that moment.
That was all a mere two hours ago, I'm sitting here writing all of this, still in shock, still exuberent, and shaking..I don't know why. Let's see what'll happend tonight...
Friday, February 18, 2011
Monday Mourning (pages 189-254)
Claudia's facial reconstruction proved Tempy's theory that they were all the same age; however, she was unable to identify the girls. Still unable to determine cause of death, the 'squints'/scientists are still holding many experiments and digging deep. I figure I can either talk about the little progress made in the case at this point, or I can talk about some surprising personal life things going on in the book right now.
Claudia is asked out by Dr. Lancaster!!!! She initially turns him down, not wanting to interfere with work relations, but she then talks to Tempy and another female worker and changes her answer. SHe figures that when they go no the date and it stinks, her and Lancaster can go through a couple days of awekward tension and then things would go back to normal after that.
However, much to my approval, the date went great. Looks like this is how they got the idea for an Angela/Hodgins relationship on Bones. Dr. Lancaster takers her to a swing set (earlier in the book, Claudia says that childhood is all about swings). She loved the creative and outlandish idea and they go have fun. And of course, there was an insanely romantic and juicy kiss to add to the adorableness that was their first date. :)
Response: Do I even have to say anyhting? I think we all know that I was hopping out of my seat reading this.....date=favorite part of the book so far.
Claudia is asked out by Dr. Lancaster!!!! She initially turns him down, not wanting to interfere with work relations, but she then talks to Tempy and another female worker and changes her answer. SHe figures that when they go no the date and it stinks, her and Lancaster can go through a couple days of awekward tension and then things would go back to normal after that.
However, much to my approval, the date went great. Looks like this is how they got the idea for an Angela/Hodgins relationship on Bones. Dr. Lancaster takers her to a swing set (earlier in the book, Claudia says that childhood is all about swings). She loved the creative and outlandish idea and they go have fun. And of course, there was an insanely romantic and juicy kiss to add to the adorableness that was their first date. :)
Response: Do I even have to say anyhting? I think we all know that I was hopping out of my seat reading this.....date=favorite part of the book so far.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday Mourning (pages 155-189)
Dr. Jonathon Lancaster, the entemologist (also described as "the bug and slime guy") in the lab (Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV in "Bones") uses the firls teeth to discover where the girls were living at the time. He used the sealent on their teeth to find decay patterns. It is described that the decay in the teeth shows where a person was born. Also he looks at bone fragments which show where the victims were living in the past two years. Dr. Lancaster uses the Carbon-14 half-life to find that the younger girls (38426 and 38427) were born in Quebec as shown by the sealent.
The difference came when Dr. Lancaster examined victim 38428. The Sr isotope composition of her dental sample suggested a childhood diet with an average Sr value of plus fifty to plus sixty. This meant that she was not born in the same region as the other two. With the help of a previous case, he determined that she was born in California. The bones of 38428 were also different from 38426 and 38427. It determined that she moved around a lot and has been living in Quebec for the past year and half. With this information, Detective Ryan was able to trim the suspect pool and eliminate suspects Pitts and Hannigan.
Response: This was hilarious and awesome in my mind. it just proves that when creating the show, Hart Hanson depicted Dr. Lancaster's image perfectly. That was an insane experiment, but I know that it's completely legit. Kathy Reichs, being a forensic anthropologist, makes the crime novels so much more enjoyable!!
The difference came when Dr. Lancaster examined victim 38428. The Sr isotope composition of her dental sample suggested a childhood diet with an average Sr value of plus fifty to plus sixty. This meant that she was not born in the same region as the other two. With the help of a previous case, he determined that she was born in California. The bones of 38428 were also different from 38426 and 38427. It determined that she moved around a lot and has been living in Quebec for the past year and half. With this information, Detective Ryan was able to trim the suspect pool and eliminate suspects Pitts and Hannigan.
Response: This was hilarious and awesome in my mind. it just proves that when creating the show, Hart Hanson depicted Dr. Lancaster's image perfectly. That was an insane experiment, but I know that it's completely legit. Kathy Reichs, being a forensic anthropologist, makes the crime novels so much more enjoyable!!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday Mourning (pages 55-150)
As the case continues, Dr. Brennan also works on the case she went to trial for. She ends up being the reason that the suspect went to prison, for the murder of his 34 year old wife.
Back at the lab, everyone is trying to go above and beyond to solve the murder of the three little girls. Claudia (Angela Montenegro in the TV Show) is disturbed by the fact that someone would do this to the girls. She takes the case the hardest, struggling to draw facial reconstructions and displaying the crime in 3-D imaging. Meanwhile, Detective Ryan is acting mysterious constantly. (Ryan and Brennan have obvious romantic feelings, just like in the show). Tempe Brennan begins questioning what the phone calls are about, whether it has to do with the case, or if it is a personal matter. Ryan time and time again leaves a scene in the book to answer a call. This takes up the majority of personal thoughts in the pages so far.
The other detective helping out on the case is Detective Luc Claudel, someone that Tempe does not enjoy. He does not appreciate the need of a forensic anthropologist to solve cases, and the fact that his boss once again called in Tempe to help him out, aggravates him. He is constantly rolling his eyes as the author describes, or making smart-@55 comments in French under his breath. However, as annoying as Tempe finds him, he indeed pursues help to with the case. Tempe, kicks him out, but after finding a finger bone not h=part of any three of the girls, she asks him to do a favor. Again, that is Brennan not knowing the logical thing to not instill help from someone you just fired. He looks at the bones only for a minute, and believes that the bones are historic. He figures, if it is not his case, it has no meaning to him anymore so he mostly left the book from there.
The case had a breakthrough when Tempe examines the bones and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14, don't ask me how she did it, because I haven't a clue. That is where I am right now, not too far into the case still, only a couple breakthroughs in.
Personal Response: I'm really liking this book, so many similarities between this and the show which I love so so so so so so much. I like the fact that that Tempe's best friend Claudia has an issue with young victims, very much a like to the show. I also like how the first person description of the realtionship with Detective Ryan is hilarious and cute at the same time. Plus, this case is really good so far!! All amazing qualites if that wasn't obvious.
Back at the lab, everyone is trying to go above and beyond to solve the murder of the three little girls. Claudia (Angela Montenegro in the TV Show) is disturbed by the fact that someone would do this to the girls. She takes the case the hardest, struggling to draw facial reconstructions and displaying the crime in 3-D imaging. Meanwhile, Detective Ryan is acting mysterious constantly. (Ryan and Brennan have obvious romantic feelings, just like in the show). Tempe Brennan begins questioning what the phone calls are about, whether it has to do with the case, or if it is a personal matter. Ryan time and time again leaves a scene in the book to answer a call. This takes up the majority of personal thoughts in the pages so far.
The other detective helping out on the case is Detective Luc Claudel, someone that Tempe does not enjoy. He does not appreciate the need of a forensic anthropologist to solve cases, and the fact that his boss once again called in Tempe to help him out, aggravates him. He is constantly rolling his eyes as the author describes, or making smart-@55 comments in French under his breath. However, as annoying as Tempe finds him, he indeed pursues help to with the case. Tempe, kicks him out, but after finding a finger bone not h=part of any three of the girls, she asks him to do a favor. Again, that is Brennan not knowing the logical thing to not instill help from someone you just fired. He looks at the bones only for a minute, and believes that the bones are historic. He figures, if it is not his case, it has no meaning to him anymore so he mostly left the book from there.
The case had a breakthrough when Tempe examines the bones and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14, don't ask me how she did it, because I haven't a clue. That is where I am right now, not too far into the case still, only a couple breakthroughs in.
Personal Response: I'm really liking this book, so many similarities between this and the show which I love so so so so so so much. I like the fact that that Tempe's best friend Claudia has an issue with young victims, very much a like to the show. I also like how the first person description of the realtionship with Detective Ryan is hilarious and cute at the same time. Plus, this case is really good so far!! All amazing qualites if that wasn't obvious.
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