I've been wanting to blog lately but haven't found a movie that I could blog about. So instead here are my thoughts about some songs.
Don't you love it when you find a song that you completely adore and can't stop listening to? I've actually fallen in love with two different songs. "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles and "Marry Me" by Train. I can't stop listening to these two songs! Those of you who know me really well are probably laughing right now, but I don't care. These songs (and conversations with my parents about who I should marry) have caused me to think. So I'm going to share my list (in no particular order) of what I want my husband to be like. (Feel free to find the songs on YouTube and listen as you read. That's what I'm doing as I type.)
My husband must be a nerd. This is an odd requirement to have but let me clarify. I am not a cool person. And 'cool' people are often so boring. All my friends are nerds and we have so much fun discussing all the random things that we're passionate about. I want to have these discussions with my husband. I'd like him to have an opinion on who exactly would win a fight if it was between Gandalf and Dumbledore. Or if Capt. Kirk or Capt. Picard is the better Enterprise captain. I want him not to mind when I rant about how 2001: Space Odyssey is the stupidest movie ever. I want him to have rants of his own; it can truly about anything, I won't mind.
Mr. Right will be comfortable. This sort of breaks down into two different categories. I must be comfortable around him. I'm going to be spending the rest of my life with this man and I don't want to have to forever walking on pins and needles. I also want him to be comfortable around me. I want him to know that he can do or tell me anything and I'll still love him. The other half of this is that he must be comfortable with himself. If he isn't comfortable with himself, or confident in himself, I'm not sure he could be confident in anyone else.
My husband is going to be organized. I am not an organized person. My room doesn't look like a tornado hit it. If a tornado hit it, it would be cleaner. I can't marry someone who isn't organized or our home will be buried under mountains of useless stuff. I, being the free-spirited person that I am, won't be bothered by the mess. At least till my mother comes over for a visit, then the house might be cleaned.
The love of my life will be strong, yet sweet-hearted. I'm a very sunny person but I can be horribly sarcastic at times. It's a strange mixture, I know. I need someone who won't shrink under the occasional sarcastic comment. But instead make me never want to say anything like it again by being sweet and kind and gentle. This also applies to that I will expect my husband to lead me, so he needs to be strong to carry the front. But he needs to lead with compassion and with love.
My husband must love music. I adore music, in almost all forms. I am constantly surrounded by it. So the man I spend my life must enjoy it as much as I do. It'd be wonderful if he also had an eclectic taste, he wouldn't mind if I listened to the Beatles, Sixpence None the Richer, and TobyMac in the same sitting. I'd love for my husband to be able to sing. I don't care if he's a tenor or a bass, I just want him to sing. If he could also play an instrument of some sort that would be amazing. He could play and I would sing...
I'm done now. I have many more thoughts on this subject but I don't want to bore you. Will I ever meet this man that I have described? I don't know...perhaps. I suppose it would just be a question of whether or not I'd get the nerve to say hello. :)
~Kate
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The King's Speech Thunks
Movie: The King's Speech
Release Date: 2010
Favorite Line: (Talking about Bertie's physicians) "Well, they're all idiots." "They've been knighted." "...Makes it official, then."
The King's Speech is still playing at your local movie house and if you have not seen it yet, GO SEE IT! TONIGHT! Clear your schedule and GO! This is one movie that you will not want to miss. It is one of those rare films that is funny, dramatic, touching, inspiring, and just all around amazing! I don't want to tell you too much more about it because I don't want to give anything away. But you will not regret going and seeing this movie.
(Oh, and don't let the R rating scare you away. It's R for language; which was limited to one scene, served a purpose, and was rather comical in nature. The movie could have done without it but still, the rest of the movie is so amazing that I barely remember it.)
So, unlike other movies, there isn't too much in this movie that corresponds to my life right now. I am not a British ruler destined to inspire and lead my people through one of the most trying times in history. (Especially not now that Prince Will has chosen another... *sigh* ;) ) But I suppose I could focus in on the speech aspect.
As I'm sure you already know (either because you actually know me or you read my sub-title) I compete in speech and debate. Basically, I wear black suits and heels, get up way too early on weekends, memorize multiple ten-minute written works to perform them for a panel of people whose only purpose of being there is to pick apart and criticize everything I say. (Obviously, impeccable grammar is not a needed skill for S&D.) But I love it.
I'll never forget how I was introduced to even the concept of competitive speaking. I was in a show at the local theatre in my eighth grade year. I knew a couple high schoolers and they said that, "I HAD to join Speech team." I had never heard of it before but I felt like they knew me well enough that they knew what they were talking about (plus all the counselors were practically shoving us into all the extra-curriculars we could fit into our schedules). So I went to the team orientation beginning of my freshman year. Four years later, I'm still competing.
Speech has always been there for me (that sounds rather strange but it's true). Even when I wasn't able to do other activities I enjoy (choir, theatre, etc.) I still maintained my speech. Speech has given me my best friends, there is no denying it. In fact, some of the people that I miss most from my old town I only knew for a few months on my Speech team. Here in Little Rock, I definitely consider my Speech friends to be my best friends. We always have such a good time together.
I've definitely come a long way since that first team orientation. I'm competing in debate now (something I tried to fight off as long as I could. ;) ) and I'm even doing Extemp. Though the majority of my speeches this year are Interps (a herald back to my theatre days), I can't believe that I actually enjoy doing platforms. Speech has caused me to grow and change in ways I never expected to.
Also, through Speech I know I have met several of the future leaders of the world. There is no way that these young people, who were already talented but now know how to speak with great conviction, won't make a HUGE impact on the world. I'm excited to see what's going to happen in the next 10 years as we are released into the world.
So that's my (not-so) little plug for Speech and Debate. I hope to be able to continue it in college...and afterwards, there's always Toastmasters. :P Go see The King's Speech and, if you ever get the chance, compete in Speech and Debate. You will not regret it either way.
Until tomorrow, stay awesome!
~Kate
Release Date: 2010
Favorite Line: (Talking about Bertie's physicians) "Well, they're all idiots." "They've been knighted." "...Makes it official, then."
The King's Speech is still playing at your local movie house and if you have not seen it yet, GO SEE IT! TONIGHT! Clear your schedule and GO! This is one movie that you will not want to miss. It is one of those rare films that is funny, dramatic, touching, inspiring, and just all around amazing! I don't want to tell you too much more about it because I don't want to give anything away. But you will not regret going and seeing this movie.
(Oh, and don't let the R rating scare you away. It's R for language; which was limited to one scene, served a purpose, and was rather comical in nature. The movie could have done without it but still, the rest of the movie is so amazing that I barely remember it.)
So, unlike other movies, there isn't too much in this movie that corresponds to my life right now. I am not a British ruler destined to inspire and lead my people through one of the most trying times in history. (Especially not now that Prince Will has chosen another... *sigh* ;) ) But I suppose I could focus in on the speech aspect.
As I'm sure you already know (either because you actually know me or you read my sub-title) I compete in speech and debate. Basically, I wear black suits and heels, get up way too early on weekends, memorize multiple ten-minute written works to perform them for a panel of people whose only purpose of being there is to pick apart and criticize everything I say. (Obviously, impeccable grammar is not a needed skill for S&D.) But I love it.
I'll never forget how I was introduced to even the concept of competitive speaking. I was in a show at the local theatre in my eighth grade year. I knew a couple high schoolers and they said that, "I HAD to join Speech team." I had never heard of it before but I felt like they knew me well enough that they knew what they were talking about (plus all the counselors were practically shoving us into all the extra-curriculars we could fit into our schedules). So I went to the team orientation beginning of my freshman year. Four years later, I'm still competing.
Speech has always been there for me (that sounds rather strange but it's true). Even when I wasn't able to do other activities I enjoy (choir, theatre, etc.) I still maintained my speech. Speech has given me my best friends, there is no denying it. In fact, some of the people that I miss most from my old town I only knew for a few months on my Speech team. Here in Little Rock, I definitely consider my Speech friends to be my best friends. We always have such a good time together.
I've definitely come a long way since that first team orientation. I'm competing in debate now (something I tried to fight off as long as I could. ;) ) and I'm even doing Extemp. Though the majority of my speeches this year are Interps (a herald back to my theatre days), I can't believe that I actually enjoy doing platforms. Speech has caused me to grow and change in ways I never expected to.
Also, through Speech I know I have met several of the future leaders of the world. There is no way that these young people, who were already talented but now know how to speak with great conviction, won't make a HUGE impact on the world. I'm excited to see what's going to happen in the next 10 years as we are released into the world.
So that's my (not-so) little plug for Speech and Debate. I hope to be able to continue it in college...and afterwards, there's always Toastmasters. :P Go see The King's Speech and, if you ever get the chance, compete in Speech and Debate. You will not regret it either way.
Until tomorrow, stay awesome!
~Kate
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Take the Lead Thunks
Movie: Take the Lead
Release Date: 2006
Favorite Line: Do you love to dance? [Yeah.] Then you were meant to dance.
Take the Lead falls into the inspirational category movies, along side Freedom Writers and Pay It Forward (at least until the end, I mean what's up with that???). Basically the teacher inspires his inner city students to think more of themselves and together they achieve new heights and everyone is happy in the end. Ya ya ya! But this movie stands out from the other because it includes *snaps fingers* ballroom dancing!
Yes, I have watched this movie where I skipped every scene that didn't include dancing of some sort and I was still perfectly happy with it. Antonio Banderas is wonderful, of course (the dude was Zorro, it's hard to get more awesome than that). It was due to this movie that I (sorta) know how to waltz. I have yet to be able to try out my skills with someone who is not my mother, but I'm hoping. :P
So anyway, I picked this movie for today's post because of the dancing element. (Surprisingly enough, I am not an inner city teacher who is bound and determined to inspire them to new heights.) Dancing has recently become pretty much a part of my daily routine. There is one main reason for this new development: Prom.
Ah, yes. Senior prom. The night to end all nights...or so they say. How can one night cost so much money? I've already got my dress (thanks Grandma!). It's so cute! (link: http://www.sydneyscloset.com/asp/product.asp?categoryid=110&catalogid=2533 the black version.) But anyway, back to what I was saying. I'm dancing everyday because of prom. I have two sub-points under this:
a. I am (one of the) dj(s) for our prom. How did I get such an honor? Homeschooling has it's perks. ^.^ But basically, one of my best friends and I decided that we are going to ditch the actual senior prom for homeschoolers in our area and call a dance party (that's happening the same weekend) at one of our tournaments our prom. Shocking, I know. But prom is when you get dressed up and celebrate with your friends your success in high school and this party will be more prom-like than Prom. So I'm dancing every day so that I make sure our playlist will work well (and so I have awesome moves. :P)
b. I am dancing everyday because I don't want to look like an overstuffed sofa in my dress. While I am planning to have my dress tailored, I still want to look good in it. So it has become my solemn goal to lose about 25 pounds before Prom. I am making progress. The other day I got on the Wii Fit and it has a chart that shows your weight over a year's time. Since August, I have lost about 20 pounds so I'm getting there...but there's still a long way to go.
So I dance all the time now. It's one of the few things that I really like to do that is also healthy! :D I'll talk to you later, reader. I'm going to put in my headphones and rock out for a while.
Stay awesome!
~Kate
Release Date: 2006
Favorite Line: Do you love to dance? [Yeah.] Then you were meant to dance.
Take the Lead falls into the inspirational category movies, along side Freedom Writers and Pay It Forward (at least until the end, I mean what's up with that???). Basically the teacher inspires his inner city students to think more of themselves and together they achieve new heights and everyone is happy in the end. Ya ya ya! But this movie stands out from the other because it includes *snaps fingers* ballroom dancing!
Yes, I have watched this movie where I skipped every scene that didn't include dancing of some sort and I was still perfectly happy with it. Antonio Banderas is wonderful, of course (the dude was Zorro, it's hard to get more awesome than that). It was due to this movie that I (sorta) know how to waltz. I have yet to be able to try out my skills with someone who is not my mother, but I'm hoping. :P
So anyway, I picked this movie for today's post because of the dancing element. (Surprisingly enough, I am not an inner city teacher who is bound and determined to inspire them to new heights.) Dancing has recently become pretty much a part of my daily routine. There is one main reason for this new development: Prom.
Ah, yes. Senior prom. The night to end all nights...or so they say. How can one night cost so much money? I've already got my dress (thanks Grandma!). It's so cute! (link: http://www.sydneyscloset.com/asp/product.asp?categoryid=110&catalogid=2533 the black version.) But anyway, back to what I was saying. I'm dancing everyday because of prom. I have two sub-points under this:
a. I am (one of the) dj(s) for our prom. How did I get such an honor? Homeschooling has it's perks. ^.^ But basically, one of my best friends and I decided that we are going to ditch the actual senior prom for homeschoolers in our area and call a dance party (that's happening the same weekend) at one of our tournaments our prom. Shocking, I know. But prom is when you get dressed up and celebrate with your friends your success in high school and this party will be more prom-like than Prom. So I'm dancing every day so that I make sure our playlist will work well (and so I have awesome moves. :P)
b. I am dancing everyday because I don't want to look like an overstuffed sofa in my dress. While I am planning to have my dress tailored, I still want to look good in it. So it has become my solemn goal to lose about 25 pounds before Prom. I am making progress. The other day I got on the Wii Fit and it has a chart that shows your weight over a year's time. Since August, I have lost about 20 pounds so I'm getting there...but there's still a long way to go.
So I dance all the time now. It's one of the few things that I really like to do that is also healthy! :D I'll talk to you later, reader. I'm going to put in my headphones and rock out for a while.
Stay awesome!
~Kate
Friday, February 4, 2011
Tangled Thunks
Hello All! I'm back...for now anyway. But since people actually voted in my most recent poll, I shall appease them. So here are my thunks about Tangled!
Movie: Tangled
Release Date: 2010
Favorite Line: "And at last I see the light and it's like the fog has lifted. And at last I see the light and it's like the sky is new. And it's warm and real and bright and the world has somehow shifted. All at once, everything looks different, now that I see you."
So I actually haven't seen Tangled since Christmas time (can you believe that it was over a month ago? Ah! Where does the time go?) but it's a fairly straight forward Disney princess movie.
Reasons Why I Liked Tangled
1. I'm a silly romantic teenage girl
2. Rapunzel has blonde hair and green eyes...like ME! :)
3. I have a soft spot for Disney movies...of any kind, really. (Yes, the filmmaker inside me cringes but...but...it's Disney!)
4. John Lasseter produced it (the man is the new Walt Disney, I swear)
5. It was actually a good movie.
6. Flynn Rider is kinda awesome...along with Pascal...and the horse.
7. I'm a silly romantic teenage girl
For you obsessive compulsive readers out there, yes, I listed the same reason twice. Why, you ask? Well, because it's the main reason why I liked the movie. And honestly, this should not be news to you, if you have read any of my other posts. All you have to do is look at the title of my blog and know that what you're going to find here will not be deep thoughts. :)
But anyway, back to Tangled. So if I'm to follow the procedure I set up in an earlier post, I introduce the movie to you and then tell you how it relates to what's happening in my life at the moment. Well...like all Disney Princess movies, Tangled is obviously a romance. And I hate to burst your bubble, my lovely reader, but there isn't a romance happening in my life right now.
Let me re-phrase that. There have been some...interesting developments in the romantic pool of my life. BUT they have all been on my side of the shore, so calm down everyone (all...two of you.) And no, I will not be divulging any details here.
But I will say this. I almost find it...bittersweet to watch movies like Tangled, or any romantic story really. Because I've never experienced that before and I want to. You know, I've never dated anyone or even been kissed (and at my age, that makes me feel like some sort of extinct species). While I'm waiting for God to bring the right man into my life, it's hard waiting. But I know that the man I wait for will be well worth the wait. He'll be much better than any Prince Charming. He'll be mine. :)
Until later, stay awesome!
~Kate
Movie: Tangled
Release Date: 2010
Favorite Line: "And at last I see the light and it's like the fog has lifted. And at last I see the light and it's like the sky is new. And it's warm and real and bright and the world has somehow shifted. All at once, everything looks different, now that I see you."
So I actually haven't seen Tangled since Christmas time (can you believe that it was over a month ago? Ah! Where does the time go?) but it's a fairly straight forward Disney princess movie.
Reasons Why I Liked Tangled
1. I'm a silly romantic teenage girl
2. Rapunzel has blonde hair and green eyes...like ME! :)
3. I have a soft spot for Disney movies...of any kind, really. (Yes, the filmmaker inside me cringes but...but...it's Disney!)
4. John Lasseter produced it (the man is the new Walt Disney, I swear)
5. It was actually a good movie.
6. Flynn Rider is kinda awesome...along with Pascal...and the horse.
7. I'm a silly romantic teenage girl
For you obsessive compulsive readers out there, yes, I listed the same reason twice. Why, you ask? Well, because it's the main reason why I liked the movie. And honestly, this should not be news to you, if you have read any of my other posts. All you have to do is look at the title of my blog and know that what you're going to find here will not be deep thoughts. :)
But anyway, back to Tangled. So if I'm to follow the procedure I set up in an earlier post, I introduce the movie to you and then tell you how it relates to what's happening in my life at the moment. Well...like all Disney Princess movies, Tangled is obviously a romance. And I hate to burst your bubble, my lovely reader, but there isn't a romance happening in my life right now.
Let me re-phrase that. There have been some...interesting developments in the romantic pool of my life. BUT they have all been on my side of the shore, so calm down everyone (all...two of you.) And no, I will not be divulging any details here.
But I will say this. I almost find it...bittersweet to watch movies like Tangled, or any romantic story really. Because I've never experienced that before and I want to. You know, I've never dated anyone or even been kissed (and at my age, that makes me feel like some sort of extinct species). While I'm waiting for God to bring the right man into my life, it's hard waiting. But I know that the man I wait for will be well worth the wait. He'll be much better than any Prince Charming. He'll be mine. :)
Until later, stay awesome!
~Kate
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