Holiday Madness

So today I was going to take my two younger cousins (two girls three and five) to see the newer movie The Secret World of Arietty about the borrowers (the tiny people who live in the wall). So I had two options one at 1:30 at Thanksgiving point and one at 1:55 at a cinemark but an hour before both were sold out, at two different theaters, it was crazy. I felt bad becuse then I had two sad little girls with me. So now I know on a holiday buy the tickets ahead of time.

Blogs

So I was thinking about the guest speaker and how she made a business out of her blog. Last Sunday my aunt introduced me to another blog that has become a business it greensmoothiegirl.com, a type of healthy lifestyle guide. It didn’t mean a lot to me than just an interesting blog to read but after listening to her talk about it I thought it was impressive that someone could take their talent or what they are interested in and develop it into a business. It really shows how all-encompassing the internet has become, the fact that you can run a business through what I’d always thought of as an online journal type of media it’s kind of cool. I also noticed how much the logo of a blog makes a difference on whether or not I want to stay and read further; and truthfully I really liked how the green smoothie girl blog and cite was set up.

Why??????

Let’s talk about those channels that sucks you in no matter what is showing and don’t release you for hours. It doesn’t matter if you are particularly interested in what is going on but the channels have some kind of power and before you realize it an hour or three has passed you by. For me the biggest offender is channel 58, HGTV. I don’t know what it is but I could watch that channel all day, in the background or just watching the TV. I think one of the reasons this happens to me is because they have those double features, or double; double features (I’ve seen it). So I get invested in what is happening and then I transition onto the next episode without quite realizing it and when I do I want to know what happens so I don’t turn the TV off or change the channel; I know it’s a viscous cycle. *sigh* The other channel that sometimes gets me in its hooks is TLC channel 44. Now I know it seems like that’s a lot of TV and it is but truthfully I don’t like silence (probably comes from being one of seven children in a house that is never quiet) so I always have background noise whether it’s the TV or music. Let me know if you have similar channels, or shows, that do the same thing to you. J

Go Bro!

This doesn’t really have to do with the media but I just wanted to give a shout out to our armed forces. My older brother is leaving tomorrow for boot camp for the National Guard; so this is for him. Good luck Tim and I hope you have some fun amidst all the grueling hours of hard work. I am so Proud of you and I know you are going to do great. We are all a little nervous but also excited for you as you begin this journey and we LOVE YOU. So remember that when things get tough you have your own personal cheering squad. J

Video Games

So I class while we were discussing video games I was remembering my past experiences with them. I was never a gamer but I did enjoy watching my brother play. When I was growing up me and my sister used to watch my brother play the Final Fantasy games for hours. The time would usually depend on whether it was the summer or during school. In the summer I can remember times when we would sit there watching him for hours and hours. It was a bonding time for us, common ground. In fact sometimes when I couldn’t be there he would save the big story scenes for me.  Thinking of this I remembered back to when we all played Sega and you would blow on the game and then the consul and it some how that would always work. J The information in class made a lot of sense for me; video games can be a big burden for those to whom it becomes a problem for. For me though it brings up happy memories and makes me smile.

Books, Books, Books

For the book assignment this week I chose my favorite series as a child; which was the Nancy drew Series. The reason I chose this as my favorite is because it had a great impact on how I view books now. Before being introduced to this series I liked to read just fine but that was all. I was drawn into this series; I fell in love with the characters and following them on their countless adventures. I loved being able to delve deeper and deeper into their characters as each book went on revealing new thing about them. This series was the catalyst to the forming of my love of reading. I have continued to find special meaning in reading the series work of different authors. If I had to choose one author whose series I read and reread the most it would have to be Tamora Peirce; so I would say her books are my favorite at the moment.  My favorite genres are Fantasy, Mystery, and Sci-fi pretty much in that order. I could never get tired of reading; it is like entering another world where anything is possible, where imagination is the only limitation and there is something about that that draws me in makes me happy.

If I Were A Song

So for the activity in class the song that I picked was “If You Believe” from the Ella Enchanted soundtrack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_0NVu8e8DY

Now I couldn’t really think of a song that represented me but I thought that this song was good metaphor for where I am at in my life. I have always been the kind of person who would do what they were told just because I was told too. Within reason obviously I wouldn’t do anything bad and the order would have to come for an authority figure (parents, teachers, church leaders, etc.) to count but generally I would class myself as a goody two-shoes. So in some ways it was a shock growing up and having to make these decisions for myself and finding out my own reasons for doing the things I know I am supposed to do and not doing the things I have been told not to do. But I am also creating dreams for myself about my future right now so I can also see myself in the part of the song that talks about believing in your dreams and working to make them come true.

Four Year Old at Heart

So today I wanted to post about the fact that deep down (ok not really that deep) I am a little girl at heart. I say this because of my love of Disney and most things princess. My tastes run parallel to my four almost five year old cousin Millie. Now I’m not just drawn to the classics I grew up with but I get excited about the new princess movies that come out; I saw tangled three times in theater and it never go old. Not only that but my older sister Kirsti and I thoroughly enjoy the Barbie Princess movies that have started to come out in the last couple of years. It started out that I would watch it with my youngest sister Kassie but now Kirsti buys then and we watch them before Kassie ever sees them. I also enjoy other shows that I wouldn’t have at that age but I have a special place in my heart for these movies. My favorite classic princess movie is Beauty and the Beast (Belle is also my favorite princess) and my favorite new move would be Tangled because it made me laugh so hard and it still has the power to make me laugh; besides the fact that its my grandpa’s favorite, which I think is great! ;)