Forgot to mention the Joker character in this movie. Flawless performance Heath Ledger, may u rest in peace.

so the other night I was watching TNT's premire of Batman:The Dark Knight. I've already watched it a couple of times in the past and thought it was really good, but for some reason when I watched it this time, it blew my mind more than it ever has before. Seriously! It was like, I had some sort of epiphany about how incredibly detailed and deliberately connected all the themes and symbols where in this movie! It also made me a bit angry at myself for not noticing all this before when I first saw it almost 3 years ago. Nevertheless I was pretty amazed. I mean, how many movies are out there where every line, action, screenshot, and character are successfully combined to fully portray the overall theme of the plot while keeping the story interesting and entertaining with never a dull moment to be seen? Not to mention that the theme is one that is deep and difficult to understand but is still comprehendable, though it leaves more questions to be answered. All I'm saying is that I'm very impressed at how well the movie was made, so well that I felt like instead of vegetating in front if the television I was doing a literary analysis on a college level book like Heart if Darkness. Of course, now that I think about it, I probably would not be so astounded by this movie had I not had literary analysis training from AP English courses, which surprisingly has proven to be useful for not only books but other forms of entertainment too. Anyway this movie is incredible! Amazing! Refreshing! A head above the rest if movies had heads. So much, that i think I shall spend my next tip money on purchasing this movie while I'm still amazed by it's amazingness :3

Dress Shopping....no thanks :P

Okay, so I'm like having the worst luck trying to find a dress for the Christmas dance this year at our school. Why? Because every dress I actually like is like 150 dollars and then the ones that are actually at a reasonable price are too weird-looking, dull, and ugly!! I mean, it sounds like I'm being really picky but I don't think I am. Considering that I'll get to carry this dress into to college, wanting a dress that I'll actually look good in and want to wear on numerous occasions doesn't seem too ridiculous. Personally, I just have an eye for the finer things, which isn't really something to brag about in this situation I guess, just saying is all. There is this one, though, I really really really liked that I picked out myself... and it was fabulous~! It's a combination of gold, sparkles, tu-tu style skirt, and strapless fitted top with a bow at the waist, and in it I looked like a little ballerina! So cute. And so out of my price range. This has pretty much been my luck with all the other dresses I've fallen for: gorgeous and unattianable, which makes me want them even more because we always want what we can't have I guess.
But now it's getting pretty close to dance time and shipping and handling for a dress online is probably going to take several days. Plus my date needs to know what color tie to get. So I guess I have no choice! Time to swallow my pride, stop thinking of my vain self, understand that this is a night for dancing and eating with friends, and settle for a tolerably "nice" dress. And just pray I can get through the night without cringing at the mere image of me in a "meh" dress. That being the case, probably should avoid mirrors.
Come to think of it.........you what's going to be even scarier? Prom dress shopping. Oh yeah, I have a definite feeling like this present conflict of dress-picking will seem like mere purgatory for the hades of dressing shopping that is to come this spring. I know that sounds pretty dramatic, but I had it easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy last year, no joke! Just borrowed the dress my sister wore that no one remembered from like two years ago that happened to fit me perfectly and, magically, no one else I knew had it on at the prom. That being said, what are the odds of me being that lucky this year? Again? Not high I would imagine. Course I have a B in statistics so what do I know, could likely happen again! But I'm not counting on it obviously.
You know, maybe I just won't go to prom next year. Save me alot of trouble right? No stressing about dressing, dates, meal plans, deciding what group to go with, having pictures taken, expensive haridos that won't last after two seconds of dancing too hard on the dance floor, and not worrying about tripping over your precious dress whilst walking for lead-out! Yep, that would be a load of stress off my back is all I can say......Course it is the last "Hu-ra" before highschool ends...but hey! I'm still planning stuff with my friends for the following summer, right? So what's the big deal? Hm, well, can't make a decison right now because it's too early for that kind of planning. Guess I'll see if I still care about it next spring. Got to work on the "now" stuff, meaning I've got to go find a Christmas dress.

Open your eyes...........

So lately guess what has been the latest craze on Facebook? Robot Unicorn Attack!!!! The most amazing and epic unicorn game in the entire world! Within the game you pretend to be a magical cyber-unicorn, with the power to run at the speed of light while dashing and blasting giant metal stars as you across the robot unicorn floating landscape! This game is extremely addicting, and will most likely pull you away from any homework or paper you work on the computer no matter how important it is, even if it due the next day. Besides the sheer thrill of pretending to be a robot unicorn freely galloping thru a unicorn universe, another joy of this game is the competition of high scores between other people playing the game online. You only get three lives and the farther you go without dying the more points you accumulate. Getting past 62000 is really really hard, but the game gets better the more you play! Hopefully the next time I log on I will beat my own high score. and everyone else's.

okay, so like I'm realllllly excited that we have a new One Act play, because no offense to anyone who likes the play "Animal Farm", but I really don't think it's fun and/or good play to do when competing for a state title. I mean, if you have ever read the book before it's actually a great allegory on the oppressive state of Russia when it was going through it's communist phase way back when as it uses animals and humans to portray the different dictators and citizens who played a role in this event. But as far as a play goes, I got to say it's pretty boring. Even if you get the most superb acting from the best high school students in theatre, it would still be a bit of a monotonous play filled with seemingly endless lines from one monologue to the next. but NOW our school is doing a one act that might as well be the complete one eighty from the previous one: "Andromeda Galaxy!", an awesome play that portrays the mind of a troubled young girl through characters from Star Trek, making it an amazing and exciting play to watch for people who either love Star Trek or love to make fun of it (like the movie "Vampires Suck!!!") To say the least it's going to be awesome. I would know. I've already read it.

argh.

so recently my life has become really really stressful. Between work, school, college and SAT prep, and just plain dealing with my family stuff i barely have anytime to breathe. Everything is always go go go, I never have time to just sit down with milk and cookies and enjoy watching an episode of the 70s show because whenever I do I'm either thinking "Man I could be doing some school work or writing essays for early admissions," or my mom or dad will storm in and tell me to do so before I can even think it. I knew this year was going to be the hardest academically, so I guess I'm just really starting to feel the pressure of everything right now. And it's only September. It also doesn't help that my parents are always on my back about this kind of stuff constantly so much that I want to scream. A lot of times I will just stay at school longer and do my homework there or hop in my car and ride all the way to Barnes and Nobles just so I can do my homework in peace, which has actually proved very effective as I find fewer and fewer distractions whenever I go. Anyway, it's just a lot of stuff deal with at one time. Thank goodness for youth and theatre.

Party in the UGA~!

So this weekend......is going to rock!! I'm serious, I'm so pumped! Want to know why? First I get to wake up at 3:00 am on Saturday so my parents and I can get a head start on the road to Athens, so we can go see UGA's first home game with my sister Calli and her friends! (who are really sweet by the way.) It's going to be probably really hot outside, but I'm looking forward to tailgating (for the first time!) and getting to wear a cute black and red outfit for the game, since apparently a baggy t-shirt and jeans are unacceptable according to my sister. After the game my parents and I are going our separate and I'm going to send the night in my sister's dorm (which we have ALL to ourselves!) Then, hopefully if we're not too tired, we're going to go somewhere with my sister's friends and go party somewhere! I think, I wonder what a college party's like? My sister has never invited me too one before because we both are either too busy or she's afraid I'll get raped. Oh Well! That'll all change this weekend I guess! (....the partying i mean)

Nippon no Baindo!

Well, it's official. After getting my college degree, I want to move to Japan. Or so I think so far, because I've got to actually visit the country and check out if I can deal with a completely different lifestyle and language before making that monumental of a decision. But I think I can do it because of two strong reasons that I think can outweigh the cons I'm going to face: I love the culture, and I feel a definite call towards these people. For as long as  forever I've always been fascinated by Japan, including it's people, geography, art, food, music, style, and language. To me it's all very beautiful and and such a 180 from my own western world that it will never ceases to amaze me. Though I've only scratched the surface of what this land is really like, meaning that wikipedia, pictures,  and book-research of this land barely cover anything, I still feel like it could be a place I could be happy and comfortable in. My deep adoration for this country, however, is just a bonus, as I also feel a spiritual and Godly call toward Japan' s people. When I went to CIY this summer, I was able to talk to this missionary who had actually gone to Tokyo on a mission trip, commenting on how materialistic and worldly these citizens are. By just walking around the giant city he could feel an evil aura enrapturing him, giving him a great sense of evil consuming this land. His most prominent memory was a trip to the train/subway station as he observed multiple mirrors covering most of the wall's surface near the railroad. When he asked a present Japanese man why they hung all these mirrors here, the man explained how many people came here to commit suicide by jumping in front of ongoing trains. To try to prevent these deaths, the mirrors forced anyone wanting to do this to look themselves in the eye and ask themselves one more time if it was worth it. When  heard this, I was appalled at how many of these Japanese people could find so little joy and worth in their life as to believe that it is worth nothing. For me, I want to not just shake my head in sympathy for these people, but actually go there and try to be a light to these people, no matter how small my light may be in such a harsh and worldly culture. Guess I'll start by raising money to study abroad.