In honor of the completion of my collage "Britannia," I decided to post a couple other random English tokens I've come across in my life's rambles.
These are some charming tea things and luggage I found at Marshall's a few months ago. (Unfortunately, I hadn't the funds to buy any of it; so I took pictures instead.)
And now, the poem I wrote to go along with the collage, and which ack-chellay wound up in the collage itself:
Hello you place I've never been;
My! you've inspired me so.
You've blown me kisses from afar,
into my head, my eyes, my ears.
Accenting vocal fun,
attractive beings acting out
those fantasies, how I admire!
Brush and pen stroke, teleport
me to your rich old worlds
of tasteful trifles and triumphs.
Take me there, and closer.
Foreign land of ever-after,
kingdom far, far away.
Oh, and last but not least, I stumbled upon this a while back and immediately saved it because it is such good advice:
Oh dear. I have over a month's worth of material to blog on. Thank heavens it's Friday.
Well, let's start with the big stuff. I have, at long last, submitted the $50 enrollment deposit. To Berea College. I cannot express to you guys in blogospheric language (or any other sort of language, for that matter) how relieved and downright ecstatic I am to finally know where I am going in the fall. My friend Jordan goes to this college, so I already know someone there, and the campus is lovely. Oh, and my first year is free. It's work study, so I'll get job experience whilst working towards my degree. Plus, the music lessons are only $50 for the year (methinks the cello is a high possibility), and the school pays for 75% of study abroad (England, Italy, New Zealand...oh where to go, where to go). In other words, I am very excited to be taking up residence in the blue-grass state this August!
Okay, sorry if I got a bit gushy about college. Now, on to other matters. Yesterday I found out that Mountain Air, a gated community close to where I live, has hired me on their recreation team. I'll be working in the recreation building to maintain the facilities, answer members' questions, and help with the kids' day camp about 20-25 hours a week over the summer.
Between college and getting a job, I am feeling blessed to the uttermost, praising God, and getting the feeling that my life is about to change for the better. In less than a month, it's good-bye high school, hello future.
In theater news, there isn't much to tell, save that Isabelle and Olivia were simply wonderful in the Parkway Playhouse Jr. production of Alice in Wonderland. Olivia was the White Rabbit, which meant she had a solo, and Isabelle was Lily, a flower Girl of the Golden Afternoon. It was really cute. The two of them are really besting me in drama, especially Olivia, who wants to be a famous actress. She is convinced that she is going to meet Josh Hutcherson someday. I'm keeping my eyes open for Catching Fire extras audition info.
Last night I saw Mirror Mirror with my family and my friend Hannah. It was really good as fantasy comedies go. Visually appealing, and laugh out loud funny. I loved the costumes, the snowy setting, and the clever twist on the ol' Grimm's tale. The idea that the wicked queen wasn't "all there" gave it an air of villainous whimsy.
I have a made a rather delightful discovery through facebook. A friend of mine posted a video by Blimey Cow, these two formerly homeschooled brothers from Nashville who post hilarious videos on youtube every Monday. Here's one of my favorites: (just a head's up, I have this kind of crazy sense of humor, such that sometimes the things that I burst out laughing about seem stupid, childish, or just plain ridiculous to others. However, these videos do usually make a good point. So, that being said, Blimey Cow...)
I really am going to quit lying and ack-chellay post some of all this poetry I've been working on and promising to post. But I'm afraid this post has gotten too long for it. Perhaps tomorrow.
It was just a fantastic movie experience all around: the movie, the AH-mazing Regal Biltmore Grande, peanut m&ms and sierra mist, and even being dressed up as characters:
Katniss arena, Katniss reaping, and Effie Trinket. Yeah, you could say we're fans.
Right, so on to the movie. I enjoyed it immensely. The casting was pretty much perfect in my opinion. I was very happy with Jennifer Lawrence's performance, as well as Liam Hemsworth's. I honestly don't think Peeta could have been more perfect; Josh Hutcherson, you are amazing. Adaptationwise, I feel like they covered the basics. That being said, there were a lot of basics to cover, and so they were unable to get into all those delicious details. They totally nailed the reaping scene in my opinion (way to go Willow Shields) but I was somewhat disappointed in the cave scene. There was still some bonding going on, but it wasn't the three-day "vacation" of the book. And I loved that part, so I was kind of sad. But it was still good. I missed Madge, Katniss drugging Peeta, the Avox girl, and the lamb stew. Overall, it was not as emotionally and thematically complex as the book, but that's to be expected. They did a great job.
And after I got home, I stayed up till 1:45 AM reading Catching Fire again. November 2013 is when the movie is expected, I think. I literally cannot wait to see who will play Finnick Odair. Well, here's to more anticipation. Happy Hunger Games!
Of course, nothing can compare to Megan's genius birthday blunderkind from last year, but I thought I'd throw a little somethin' together. Because Kellie is cool like that and deserves it. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyUGNiO5qxA
(hmm, seems me video will only post via link. why is blogger being difficult?)
Kinda cheesy, quick put together (the song doesn't even fit, but it was the most fun birthday-pop-y sounding thing I had), but there you have it. :) I hope you had a fantastic birthday Kellie!
I was home alone most of the day, and this evening I decided to watch some of my super-special-extended-edition-lord-of-the-rings-movie-extras from The Fellowship of the Ring. This stuff is from about eleven years ago, which is really weird because that seems like a very long time, and yet I remember when the movies were coming out. Anyway, I learned some inspiring stuff about Tolkien and about making a ridiculously epic movie and that at the age of nineteen Elijah Wood was rather adorable. I couldn't help but think of you guys, with all the movie and story and magic and music making; if we ever get together, I think some LotR extras may be in order. Of course, some of the filming techniques are probably obsolete by now, but whatevs. It's still cool.
The Three Musketeers will be released on dvd next week. And The Hunger Games comes out the week after that. Excited. Very. You probably already knew these things, but I felt the need to blog them.
In music, right now I am really enjoying Relient K's "Be My Escape," Joshua Radin and Ingrid Michaelson "Sky," Paramore "That's What You Get," and Owl City in general, even though Adam Young can write some pretty odd lyrics - I have yet to discover what an "alligator sky" and a "strawberry avalanche" are. Yes, this is a rather random ensemble, but I have a bit of cabin fever so it is to be expected. (As a matter of fact, today I began wildly jumping on the floor and pacing back and forth when I grew tired of working on an application. But I'm okay now.)
Welp, that's all for this post. I must try to calm my over-active brain with some Charles Dickens so I can go to sleep instead of howl at the beautifully full moon.
So, I think Kellie already knows this, since she "liked" my facebook status about it, but last night I watched Hugo. I loved it. There was lots of gears and clocks and keys and the like...making it kind of, steampunk?...but whatever ya call it, it's the sort of thing I love. It also involves a drawing automaton, trains, and early films, which I thought was pretty cool. It's set in France in the 1930s, but practically everyone has British accents, which didn't really bother me because I prefer a British accent to a French anyway. There wasn't any magic in it, but it felt magical, and it's a sweet story, with a just right amount of emotion, and interesting thoughts.
Hugo and Isabelle with the automaton Hugo repaired.
Oh and I saw Puss in Boots. It was kind of cute.
Right now I am listening to samples of Ingrid Michaelson's newest album. Pretty good so far; I think "Fire" is my favorite, but I haven't heard it all.
I should probably wrap this up now; I am in my room, but my dad is making us all sleep downstairs tonight because there is a tornado warning until 5 in the morning. Hah. A tornado, in the mountains! Strange weather. So I shall leave the comfort of me bed to avoid being potentially crushed in my sleep by a tornado-torn tree.
