Merry Christmas Foreigner (Week 15)

Oh the Christmases where I come from are so beautiful. The white snowflakes create a frozen blanket on the ground, and children frolic and play with the biggest grins on their faces. You can go sledding down huge hills with your family and enjoy the cold wind blowing back in your face. You can build snowmen or have snow  ball fights with your friends. But the best part of the Christmas season is when you're done with the fun in the snow, you huddle around the nice warm fireplace, and join together for a soothing cup of hot chocolate. However, snow isn't what it's all cracked up to be. When the roads freeze, driving becomes a pain. Also, it takes a long time to warm up after your nose and hands have been touched by the notorious Jack Frost. Even though Winter has its downs, I couldn't imagine a Christmas season without a world covered in snow, and the Christmas spirit being shared throughout the country.

Life Changes (Week 14)

If I could change any one moment in my life, to alter the where I am now, I would choose nothing. I am perfectly happy with my life as it is, and I wouldn't want to risk not meeting some of the people who are so important in my life. But since this is not an option, I would change a decision my mom made when I was in 1st grade, and I had no choice but to agree. I was offered the opportunity to be pumped up to 3rd grade, from 1st because I was more advanced than the rest of my class. I really wanted to take this, but my mom declined... With the excuse that I was already so much shorter than everyone, and that I wouldn't fit in. This makes sense, but if I skipped 2 grades, I could be a lot farther in achieving my life goals. However, that would also mean that I never would've made some of the friends, or life long relationships that I have experienced in my lifetime. So I am grateful of where I am now, but also believe it would've been an interesting experience to see all of the different people and events I would've encountered with that one small change in my life.

I'm a Turkey (Week 13)

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. The most traumatic time of year is coming, is this is my year. I have finally reached maturity; so humans will be on the look out. I have to keep my eyes peeled, and stay out of sight. This dreadful time of year is like a horror movie to us turkeys, and now it is our chance to plan a way to survive this season. A bright orange object appears to be winding in and out of trees, sneaking through our habitat. Battle stations ready, birds!... When the man comes into plain sight, we take our positions. 5 turkeys will be the decoy, and start flapping around to distract him.  That will be my cue to come up from behind, and peck his face to bits… Those humans won’t be enjoying their turkey feast this year… We shall be victorious :P

Red Solo Cup (Week 12)

This post is a little more challenging for me, because I don't actually have a music collection of any kind. So I suppose I'll talk about a song that is clearly not well reviewed, but i still enjoy listening to it from time to time. This would have to be: "Red Solo Cup". This song was huge when it first was released, but was way overplayed, and quickly became a part of yesterday's music.  My dad has hated this song since it originally came out, but played it in his band for the sake of the audience’s entertainment. First hearing him try to sing along with that song was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen, because you can see the hatred on his face with each word he would recite.

The Chicken (Week 11)

Why'd the chicken cross the road? Well... it's not quite as simple as that one question... It all goes back to one hot summer day...
There was a lonely chicken pecking seeds along the sidewalk (in this society, chickens roam free). This chicken was very sad, and wanted a companion. It was at this moment when he looked up, and to his amazement, he saw a huge (20 ft.) tall Hen across the way, standing frozen in front of a restaurant. He knew he had to meet this gorgeous bird, so he decided to take the "walk of death". No chicken has ever successfully crossed the busy highway in downtown. Slowly and hesitantly, the chicken started trotting across the street.
One lane down... Only 3 to go. He can see the lust gleaming in his darling's eyes... He must reach her. Two lanes down. He's halfway there... Oh No!! He quickly twists his head to the left and sees 2 bright headlights racing towards him. There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide... BANG! A vehicle effortlessly runs the chicken over, and he laid in the road, lifeless.
In an instant, the chicken's soul began to float up from his body, and he once again catches sight of his soul-mate. He drifts over to her, where he stays by her side for the rest of eternity.
[ Every story must have a happy ending somewhere :) ]

Happy Halloween! (Week 10)

We all assume that monsters roam the Earth and torment and scare people on Halloween. But this is not the truth! In reality, that is what monsters do year round. When you hear creepy creaky sounds, and whispers, or cold drafts, those are monsters. (We just convince ourselves that they're the sounds of an old house or a drafty window, so we can feel better) But anyways, Halloween. This is the day when the ghosts, and zombies, and monsters can roam with human kind, and not be noticed. They disguise themselves as a kid who is out trick-or-treating (to get free candy, like any smart person would do), or people at a Halloween Party, and they live like people for 1 night a year.

My Top Ten (Week 9)

My top ten favorite movies, and plot summaries of each: (NOT IN ORDER)

1) MacGruber (Comedy)- an ex-special operative, MacGruber, is called to defeat his enemy, Cunth, who is  in possession of a nuclear warhead and plans on destroying Washington D.C.

2) The Croods (Comedy/Family)- after their cave is destroyed, a cave-family, the Croods, must travel through in unknown world with the help of Guy to find a new home

3) The Conjuring (Horror)- A family is terrorized by paranormal entities in their new farmhouse, so they call on investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren to cleanse their home (based on a true story)

4) Grown Ups 2 (Comedy)- After moving back to his hometown, Lenny quickly learns that old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and more may sometimes follow you

5) Schindler's List (Drama/History)- In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after their persecution by the Nazis. He chooses to risk his freedom to protect them

6) Inception (Action/Mystery)- A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.This is accomplished by entering different levels of a person's dreams

7) The Sixth Sense (Thriller/Mystery)- A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead and seek the help of the disheartened child psychologist

8) Pay it Forward (Drama)- A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance. He starts a chain where he does something nice for 3 people, and they each do the same, and so on

9) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Drama)- after being admitted  to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the head nurse.

10)  Requiem for a Dream (Drama)- the lives of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger.