Blog 20: My favorite movies
When I was young I always found a movie I liked and I would watch it over and over again. My mom said that sometimes I would watch a movie and right after it was over I would have her re-wined it and watch it again. One of my favorites was Power Rangers! Yes, it was first a TV show, but they also made it into numerous movies. I always pretended that I was the pink ranger, Kimberley, and that Jason, the white/green ranger and I were in love. I even had all of the Power Ranger toys and action figures. I was such a little nurd. Another one of my favorites was The Labrynth. The best line of the movie is when the girl says at the end, “you have no power over me”, and the main guy’s hair is pretty funny now that I think about it. I also loved to watch E.T. and Ewoks. Ewoks was kind of a stem off of Star Wars and E.T.’s “phone home” will live on in my heart forever. Both of these movies were really good Sci-Fi movies. Some of my other favorite movies that I remember watching as a child were Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Ninja Turtles, Jungle Book, Pocahontas, Robin Hood, Wizard of Oz, Homeward Bound, 101 Dalmations, and Peter Pan. I think that old movies remain favorites because they bring back memories of the past. Sometimes you also have good memories of watching them with friends and family. I think that we treasure our old memories more because they were so long ago and they bring back our childhood. Also, old movies from when even before we were born are always interesting because we get to see the classic style of movies when the directors had to rely on the talent of the actors to make the movie great, not all the special effects that we have today. For a movie to get on my favorites list today it has to have good acting, good effects, and end happy. Usually if the movie does those things I will like it.
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Blog 19: Word Bank Poem
Felines glide quickly
Beneath flowers endlessly
Canines crawl rambunctiously
Over cars slowly
Magic turtles rotated
Beautiful bangals softly
Expensive Perry tolerated
Blue Fantas luckily
Matthew eats ice cream
Next to smelly clothes
He looks aquamarine
Beneath sugar rings
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Blog 18: Blogging
Now that I have been blogging for the past month, I have found that I really like it. I don’t necessarily like that I have had to do five blogs a week, but it has been fun to put my thoughts in writing. For example, I am not looking forward to this upcoming poetry blog because that is one style of writing that I am not gifted in. I have also liked reading other peoples blogs. I have found that it is a good way to get to know people and find out what is going on in their life and find out about things that they have gone through. Some things I have read from other people’s blogs are things that I would never have believed about them and some things have made me realize that I can relate to them. Some of my favorite blogs have been the ‘Self distruct’, ‘If I was brave’, and ‘Stress’ blogs. These and a few other blogs have made me think about how I work and what processes I go through. They have helped me to assess and examine myself and my actions. It has helped me to think about what I have done in the past and focus on how I want to do them better in the future. They have also helped me to learn how I can change the way that I act and think. I never would have thought that these blogs would have helped me this much, but by stopping and taking the time to answer these questions about myself has been fun. I probably won’t keep writing on this after I am through with this class, because I do not really want people reading all my thoughts, but I do enjoy writing about what has been going on in my life–so I will probably keep a journal.
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Blog 17: “Sing, sing a song…
I was one of the people at the beginning of the month that said I was not very creative. I have never been an artist or great musician. I did play the flute and piano for a few years, but nothing special. I have always looked at my friends in our required art class in school and wished I had the natural talent they had. One way that I am creative is in dance. I love to dance and have done it since I was a child. I was in ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop classes, but stopped when all my friends started playing sports at school and I wanted to also. Soon, I forgot entirely about dance and spent all my time in sports like volleyball, basketball, and cheerleading and I had the time of my life! I alway missed dancing though. I finally found a way to get a little bit of my dancing fun back in my high school church choir. We put on musical show performances all throughout the year to raise money for the mission trips we go on in the summer. The dancing is what first enticed me to join the choir, but then I loved all the mission work we do too. The dancing we do is not simple gospel dancing that you would think of a normal choir, but we do secular and hip hop moves that is really fun and allows me to get my ‘dance fix’ as you would call it, from time to time. All of the costumes, practices, dead-lines, and long performance hours has been time consuming, but it has allowed me to express myself.
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Blog 16: Stress relief
To tell you the truth, I stress myself out a lot, but I deal with the stress very well. When I feel that I’m getting stressed and too overloaded with everything that is going on, I have to stop and pace myself. I make a list of everything I need to get done and put the most important or the things that need to be done that day at the top. Taking breaks is good and going for a walk or jog in-between each assignment or errand I get done helps to clear my mind. My problem is that I can’t feel at rest until I have gotten everything done that needs to be done. I do not like having things looming over my head. My advice is do not put things off till the last minute because that will make you stress even more and most likely not do a good job at whatever it is because you are in a rush to get it done. When everything is just overwhelming you need to stop and make a to do list for the day or week so that you can see everything in front of you and see how much fun time you can have. After you get a few things done, give yourself a break and listen to some music, take a walk, go for a swim, read a book, go get some ice cream or something that will get your mind off of your to do list. Then jump right back into your list until all your jobs are done. By doing this you won’t forget what you have to do and you won’t be pressed for time. Another great way that I like to relieve stress is to go to the beach, but that does not happen very often.
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Blog 15: Assessing ourselves
Since January I have changed enormously. I have learned who my friends are and how to find good ones, how to appreciate the people in my life, live in the now and not focus on the past, live every day to the fullest, manage my time wisely, and countless other life lessons that I will never forget. With college just around the corner and me leaving in August, I have realized that every day with my family and friends here in Plano is precious, and keeping this in mind, I have been using every opportunity to show my family that I love them. One way I have become stronger is that I have learned the hard way how to deal with disappointment, but because of this I have learned how to make the best of things. Also, I used to think that if I was not moving or doing something twenty four seven I was being boring, but by slowing down I realized that I was missing so many details and not enjoying everything as much. The last few months have been really stressful– visiting colleges and trying to figure out where I wanted to go. I let myself worry too much, but when I finally just trusted that God would lead me where I needed to go, He did. At first, I fought Him on it and said that place isn’t what I want, but then I realized it was the perfect fit for me. This last month in English class as helped me to prepare for life in college and learn that time management is going to be very important and taught me many of the processes that will be used in college. This class has also caused me a lot of stress with all of the papers due and short amount of time to get them done, but it has helped me to realize that I can get it done. Over the last few months I have had some struggles and many great memories and all of them have made me who I am today.
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Blog:14 Enlarging Your World
Most of the blogs that I found were about the death of Michael Jackson, so that is what I decided to write about. The blog that I found talked about the ‘King of Pop’s’ life and career. It also talked about the shock over his death at such an early age. I can relate to this feeling of shock and astonishment. Right before I went to work I heard on the news that Michael Jackson had a heart attack and was in critical condition. By the time I got to work at Patrizio’s the TVs at the bar were reporting that he had died. One of the girls I worked with started to cry. I was not as upset as my co-worker, but I was stunned. All of the customer’s eyes were glued to the TVs and they were all asking us what we thought about it. I remember when they showed the body bag and everyone thought that was horrible. The next day at work the news channels were still covering the story and one of my managers was mad that the news was so enthralled with this story while there were bigger problems in the world and I agree with him. All the years of hearing his music, movies, and hearing about him in the news made it seem so unreal– that Michael Jackson was dead. It’s really weird to think about because my mom is only one year older than Michael Jackson and I can’t imagine her just all of the sudden dying. Life is a precious thing and not to be taken for granted because none of know how long we have on this earth.
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Blog 13: Connecting
For this blog assignment I read a blog from a girl in the other english class. I was able to relate in some ways to Rachel’s Self Destruct blog. In order to control her lashing out at the people she loves, which I do not do, she jogs, which I love to do. Just like me, she said she runs to clear her mind and that it relaxes her. Just being outside feels like a relief to me. I love going on walks with my dog. Whenever I go out to eat I always ask to sit outside, even if it is hot, because the fresh air is relaxing. Like Rachel, I feel like I need to get away from people when I am upset, not because I am afraid to hurt them, but because I am afraid I will get angery and make a rash decision or say something that I will regret later, and yes this has happened. Then, I have wished more than anything that I could go back and change it. By getting outside, it gives me a chance to cool off and think clearly instead of feeing like I need to take action. Rachel is a girl who I think I could become good friends with. I read some of her other blogs and she seems really nice and we both love working out and jogging. I also saw that she goes to school in Waco so I am guessing she goes to Baylor, which I am starting at in the fall. Maybe we will run into each other.
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Blog 12: Great Films
I was born in January 1990, so the movie I watched was Dances With Wolves. My mom, brother, and I watched it and we all really liked it, but at the same time we thought it was very sad. It told an amazing story, about a man Lt. John Jay Dunbar, who is later named Dances with Wolves by the Indians. He was pure of heart and thoroughly wanted to enjoy the frontier, before it disappeared. He was also completely honorable and loyal to whatever orders were given him, even staying at an abandoned outpost in the middle of nowhere. He meets Indians and the movie showed how not all Indians are savage, but are harmonious and appreciate the land. This movie also showed the destructive side of the American Army. It made me even want to hate the army for all the pain that they cause. There was an abrupt change in the movie once the army came into play. There was nothing but death and destruction. At this point it was hard for me to watch the movie and wait to see what would be destroyed next. The contrast between the Lt. and the army was so huge that I couldn’t believe it. The movie portrayed the army to be ruthless, heartless, barbaric, and just down right cruel. It showed that they had no regard for life or property. I must admit this movie was really long, almost four hours, but it really made me think about how the frontier was started and what life was like back then.
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Blog 11: Soundtrack of My Life
Open Credit: Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down: Every time I hear this song I think of the old tv show Smallville because it be one of the theme songs.
Wake up: The Valley- Lindsey Kane: I met the women who sang this song at a girl’s church retreat at a lake house. She sang many of her songs by a bonfire for us.
First Day of School: Everywhere- Michelle Branch: I love Michelle Branch’s music and I always encourages me when I’m down for gives me a feeling of empowerment.
Falling in Love: 100 Years- Five for Fighting: This song has always be really soothing for me.
Fight Song: Stronger- Kayne West: This was my favorite song when it first came out. I would always set it to be the first song I heard from my ipod radio when I woke up. It reminded me that bad things that happen to you make you stronger.
Prom: Savior King- Jeffrey B. Scott: I met this artist at a church beach camp when I was in the 6th or 7th grade at Gulf Shores, AL. All of my friends and I loved jumping up and down to his music.
Life: Ridin’- Chamillionaire: This is a song that my friends and I used to turn on every time we were in the car. It made us feel really cool to think we were ‘gangster’ haha.
Mental Breakdown: What a Girl Wants: Christina Aguilera: When I was in elementary school my girl friends and I would listen to all of the Britteny Spears, Jessica Simpson, and Christina Aguilera songs and pretend that we were movie starts.
Driving: Satisfied-Ashley Monroe: This song was a free download from iTunes but I ended up really liking it. It’s kind of a sad song but really inspiring.
Flashback: I Drive Myself Crazy- N Sync: I know ever word to the N Sync and Backstreet songs because in elementary school we would listen to their songs every morning on the way to school in carpool. This is when songs were still on cassettes.
Wedding: Everything In Its Place- Jack Johnson: This reminds me of my ex-boyfriends because this was his favorite artist and he would play some of the songs on his guitar for me.
Birth of Child: Run Away- Real McCoy: This is one of my moms favorite songs and she is always telling me stories of how she and my dad would go out and dance to this song.
Final Battle: Declaration- Steven Curtis Chapman: In the 5th grade, one of my girl friends, who became my best friend, introduced me to this artist. A few years later I ended up having to learn a dance to one of his songs.
Death Scene: Salt Shaker-Ying Yang Twins: This was a really popular song when I was in middle school. All my friends and I would get really excited when it would play at a school dance.
Funeral Song: Love Song- Spice Girls: This was one of the best girls groups of my time as a child. I remember watching their movie a million times.
End Credits: Hear Me- Kelley Clarkson: I like to listen to this song when I’m down because the beat makes me feel empowered. There are many other amazing songs that Kelley Sings!
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