Devon Rules!

Rule #1 - Devon Bostick is hot.
Rule #2 - ..... um, that's all I got right now, lol.

Coincidentally, the day after I read Megan's post in which she mentioned Diary of a Wimpy Kid and how she finds the guy who plays Rodrick quite attractive, my sisters told me, "Mamaa is renting Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 for us tonight!"  My whole family, including myself, really enjoyed it.  We were all laughing out loud several times; I see why my DBFs raved about it so.  And, of course, now I have to post some Devon Bostick pictures, lol.

Oh, and here are a couple of pictures that I was going to post back when I bought these, but I forgot, lol.

 Gotta love Rue.

DBF Out!

Tron Legacy

I know it was in theaters way back in December of last year, but I had a bad case of Dawn Treader fever then and paid little attention to other things.  We rented Tron Legacy Wednesday night, and I really liked it.  The original reason I'd wanted to see it was because Garrett Hedlund is in it, playing the main character Sam Flynn, but the story is really cool, the graphics are brilliant, and the soundtrack is incredible.  Now, ahem, back to Garrett, lol.  In this one scene in the beginning of the film he's talking to someone in his apartment/garage/house neat-looking-place-where-he-lives, and something in his voice, maybe the deep, cocky tone, reminded me so much of Luke.  It was quite lovely.

What, you think I won't jump off this tower?  'Cuz I will so jump off
this tower.  (Not the actual line here, but I got creative.)



"I'm not your father, Sam. But I'm very happy to see you."

(sorry if the transparency thing about this blog template is messing up the pictures; I don't know how to change it!)

DBF Out!



What I've been up to...

Well, I've been at the playhouse (my home away from home), helping dress Maid Marian before she whisks on to the stage and into the arms of her beloved Robin Hood.  Another fun thing about being costume helper is that I get to help with quick changes, which in this show involved helping my friend Hannah change from the poor young girl Anna who's just been murdered into the executioner.  It was fun.  The whole show was excellent; I only wish I could've been onstage rather than in the dressing room, but heck, I got to help. :)

I read The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe the other night before going to bed.  Probably not the best thing to read late at night, but it was a delicious little chiller.  I rather like Poe, at least what I've read so far, which is Usher and a few of his poems.  I am now reading Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.  I like her writing style, her use of metaphors, but I am finding the story itself to be a bit lackluster.  I'm a little over halfway through, though, so I'll keep going at it.  While on the topic of shape-shifters, Mistwood was an interesting little read, full of surprises.  But Timeless and Percy Jackson and Ella are still my faves of the year.  

I have had sudden bouts of inspiration these past couple of days: at two in the morning I had to sit up and write some song lyrics; the night before I wrote a whole poem called Emptiness; in the middle of church this evening I was struck with a beautiful melody in my mind. Of course, it was mid-sermon and I couldn't just run out of the building so I could hum it out for memory.  I think Vivaldi ack-chellay did that at certain points in his career, flying out of church to jot down sudden bouts of genius.  But I was a good girl, so now I've lost the melody.  Maybe, in the future, it's gonna come back, it's gonna come back around.  I love you Ingrid Michaelson.

Okay, so here's the poem.  I do not write this from experience; only from warnings I've received.  Sorry it's kind of a downer; I'm going to start writing when I'm hyper so I'll have more cheery pieces.

Emptiness

Painted fantasies of youthful dreams;
O, why is nothing as it seems?
Beauty seen through maiden veil
Now to the naked eye looks pale.
Enticing apple in early light,
Bland on my greedy tongue at twilight.
Who promised flower gardens lush?
Or hearts fulfilled?  Or carpets plush?
'Twas but mental imagery;
Cruel desire thus hath led me
To all of my vain hopes depress,
To wallow in the EMPTINESS

Okay, now I know there was something else I was going to write about...oh yes! I just remembered.  I saw Where the Wild Things Are for the first time last week.  It was quite thought provoking, but a visual delight as well, in my opinion.  There was a lot of emotional tension.  ("This is really emotional! *fans self*)  Oh, and of course there was Bob and Terry, the two snowy owls. That made me happy because I love owls.

Well my dears, I must close now; I've a dentist appointment in the morning so I must needs get to bed. 

Love,
Lady Caroline of Rohan 

Mistwood, Timeless, and oh my gosh I'm done with Arthur!

So King Arthur finally died, as did just about everyone else in Camelot, which means I can finally do some summer reading, now that summer is almost over. :/  But what I have managed to read this summer has been excellent!  As I've already said, I devoured Percy Jackson and Ella Enchanted.  Last week, I bought a new book at Barnes and Noble called Timeless by Alexandra Monir.  It was STELLAR!  Michele, a modern girl, is the granddaughter of the wealthy Windsors of NYC.  After tragedy strikes, she moves into the history rich mansion, and soon discovers that, using a mysterious key that belonged to her missing father, she can travel through time.  As she becomes acquainted with her ancestors, she also meets the man of her dreams, Philip Walker.  They quickly fall desperately in love, which is rather unfortunate since they live a hundred years apart.  Michele must battle with time for those she loves and unlock some surprising secrets along the way.  Another cool thing about this book is that you can buy on iTunes the two songs that Michele and Philip write together in the story.  The book is amazing and I highly recommend it.
I am currently reading Mistwood by Leah Cypess, which is about a shape shifter named Isabel whose mission is to protect Prince Rokan.  I've still got a ways to go with it, but so far it's quite interesting.

I do feel rather pathetic, because Seussical ended last Saturday and I'm only now getting around to posting.  But I can't seem to stay away from the playhouse for long.  I've started helping with costumes for Robin Hood, which opens tomorrow.  Several of my friends are in it, and my dear friend Hannah gets killed.  It's pretty entertaining to watch her die.  She's a lovely actress.  I can hardly wait to see the whole show.

Artistically, I've been slacking.  My canvas has been sitting on the easel for over a week now with nothing but sky and water on it.  Shame.  I have been keeping up with music. Sort of.  I'm learning to play Where by Lisbeth Scott on the piano, and my sisters and I are going to sing Everybody at the playhouse's spaghetti dinner on the 23rd.  Last night I put pen to paper for a song for the first time in a looong time.  I had something going along the lines of pictures in the clouds.  I dunno. We'll see where it goes.

Well my DBFs, it's good to post again.  I seriously miss you guys when life causes blogging absences, and I think about you a lot.  Over and out!