Lord of the Rings

Epic trilogy. Amazing movies. Third was the best. Aragorn rocks.

Uh... Yeah.

It's the last day o' school before 2 weeks of "Holiday" break. Pretty sure I'm exited, except right now I feel real exhausted. I kinda wanna take a nap, but I have plans with two of my friends later. Ugh, now I have the hiccups. But anyways, my sister is leaving for Texas--well, she already left. I can't believe she's going again, and for free. I think that's ridiculous. She doesn't even have a job, and my parents buy her things (more x-mas presents than me this year), and they give her money to spend down in Texas. I'm pretty sure I will get a cheap gift from her for Navidad, if anything at all. She'll probably spend a lot on things for herself, and then not have enough for something to get me. There are some more things I'd like to vent about, but it's top secret. Thus, I can't. I've got 9 minutes left of class, so I'll be leaving quick-like.

Can't wait to get my (hopefully) enormous check.

I really need el dinero.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Read the title of this blog. It's a simple sentence yet it is probably one of the hardest life lessons to ever accept. Millions of people struggle with believing in it, and... I'll be honest. I do get frustrated sometimes because out of all of the people in this world who work so hard and receive so little, there are those who get things handed to them so worthlessly. For example, money. There are some rich parents who give their children money like it's only paper. To many, it's like gold, or even their lives. And what about those middle children who feel neglected because their youngest sibling gets whatever he or she wants and more attention? That's the same situation. It's unfair--Life's unfair. There's not much you can do besides accept it... :/

What is quite irritating is when someone thinks less of someone because they're upset about something like that and don't know how to deal with it. It's uncontrollable, that's just how life goes. And we're only HUMAN. Our feelings can be uncontrollable at times, and, being a teenager, it's more of a struggle becuase you're still trying to figure out who you are... But when there are other people are looking down on you because of how you feel, it makes you think that something might be wrong with you. What I'm trying to say is to give people some slack because they're trying to live their life too, and no one needs to have another obstacle to face.

Ka-peesh?

Gracias!

Ten Peeves that Dogs Have About Humans

I thought this was entertaining :)

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1. Blaming your farts on me ... not funny ... not funny at all!


2. Yelling at me for barking. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG, YOU IDIOT!


3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?


4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it!


5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.


6. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo what a proud moment for the top of the food chain.


7. Taking me to the vet for "the big snip", then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back!


8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.


9. Dog sweaters. Hello??? Haven't you noticed the fur?


10. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth. You're just jealous.



Now lay off me on some of these things, We both know who's boss here! You don't see me picking up your poop do you?

All Dogs Go to Heaven...

Friday Watch: All Dogs Go To Heaven . . .

By Tom Foremski - November 7, 2008 source

(Hat tip to Tara DeMoulin)

Who says debate is dead in America? Take a look at these photos of two churches across the street from each other:

I found this quite interesting... At first, one may look at it like it's real, but then one would take another glance at it to search for any flaws that would make this a false article. Many have noticed that the cars in the background of the Our Lady of Martyrs Catholic Church pictures have the same red and white cars in the background, concluding that this was probably just photoshopped or whatnot. But what if those are just employee cars? But, whatever the case, the statements the two churches state not only make you think twice but they also give you an opportunity for yourself to figure out what your own beliefs are. I don't think it matters all that much that this may appear to some people as a pointless thing to ponder about and to make a decision on, but... all the smallest things add up to be something much larger in the end.

Snow!

The snow has arrived! I like it, but when it gets ridiculously cold, I begin to have a little bit of problem with it... mainly because I don't have the right kind of window clothes... :/ Oops.

I'm not in the great of a mood, so forgive me for not saying much right now. This will be an extremely short blog...

On the brightside, Hello, Dolly! turned out pretty well last night. I have a feeling and I'm hoping that tonight will be even better. ;)

- Jess

Just Chillin'! / Hello, Dolly!

For once I do not have an idea of what to blog about, so I'm just going to make start talking and see what interesting topic I stumble upon in my conscious. Sound good? K...

So tonight's the opening night of the high school play Hello, Dolly! I've been part of the pit orchestra for going on two years now, and the practices are always hectic. For the past week we've been practicing with the actors doing full run-throughs of the play 5 nights a week for three and a half hours. Finally, judgement day has come and we've got to prove ourselves! Haha, alright, well, that's making it dramatic, but I sure hope we impress our audience enough to get the word around to see our spectacular showing. We all worked really hard. Personally, I think that this play is better than last year's (especially length-wise--it's definitely way shorter than last year's), and I highly doubt that you'll get distracted or fidgety, unless you're completely against musicals.

Anyway, the showtimes are the following:

Thursday (Tonight) 7:00PM

Friday, Nov. 7th 7:00PM

Saturday, Nov. 8th 1:30PM & 7:00PM

We've got four showtimes, and even TWO on Saturday, so I'm sure that anyone would be able to find to come! It's at our brand new performing arts center, and the first play to ever perform there! It's extremely exciting, and, without a doubt, worth your while!

Come cheer us on! You won't regret it :)

Paranormal

"There is a face in the trunk of this tree. There are no tool marks to be found. The tree was inspected. As you would walk away from it the face disappeared, as you got closer the face appeared and picture was taken. This is no lie. It is real. - Jeff

(picture & quote from: ghoststudy.com)

Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe in entities? Do you believe that some people have psychic abilities and can communicate with the dead?

As for me, I'm extremely interested in anything "supernatural." I've always been a little curious about witchcraft (I do not practice it though). I also watch those shows on channels like Discovery and whatnot about people s earching for ghosts and proof that paranormal activity s actually occurs. Sure, some of the shows (or possibly most...) may just be spoofs and people just trying to make money, but not all of them. They take EMF (electromagnetic field) readings to show evidence of ghosts. Not only is there a change in EMF, but it is believed that a temperature drop and unusual, inexplainable feelings that people get (nauseous, weighted down, shivers, goosebumps, etc.).

There's also that old thing called the Ouija board. I don't think that using that, using tarot cards, or anything would be devilish or evil. Many people oppose those things and are afraid, or whatever their reasons are, so it is kind of hard to find them at your everyday store.

Lastly, there are psychics who are basically just actors and are in it for the dough, too. That's just a lame excuse for a job, but it is also hard to pull off. But the true psychics, I find, are pretty dang fascinating. Again, I don't practice any of these things, it's just interesting to me. :)

Movies

Movies are one of the biggest sources of entertainment, especially in Hollywood. Billions of people watch them, and they vary from genres like horror, comedy, action-adventure, documentary, and the list goes on.

Personally, I love to watch movies, but I can be quite a couch potato. I'm sure a lot of other people like to do other things, like outdoor activities or whatnot, but I'm not like them. I'm not much of an active person; I am only when I want to be.

Movies, movies, movies...

Uh, so... Let's talk about the movies in theaters. Honestly, I haven't really been to the movie theater for awhile. I think the last movie I saw was Nick & Norah's Inifinite Playlist. (Okay, so I guess it hasn't been that long...) Now that I brought that movie up, I'm going to change the subject.

Lately there has been a lot of books being made into movies. Is it because they love the books so much that they want to create a movie of it? Or is it because they ran out of good ideas and this is their "cheap" way out? And how many of those movies have stayed loyal to the book or they just turned out to be just plain horrible?

Instead of ranting, I'll just say my opinion on Nick & Norah. Many, many people did not know that Nick & Norah was actually a book (at least most of the people I know). I read the book when it came out, and I'm guessing almost two years ago now. In this instance, the movie of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist stayed pretty much loyal to the book and didn't "ruin" it. The only difference that I noticed was Norah asking Nick if he could be her boyfriend for five minutes. In the book, Nick asked Norah if she could be his girlfriend, and whatnot... There are a couple of minor changes, but overall it stayed pretty true to the book, and it turned out to be a pretty good movie. I enjoyed it :)