Pet Peeve

Hello,

This blog will be about my biggest pet peeve. I hate it when people eat loudly. Example: when eating chips it is not necessary to crunch them loudly for everyone else in the general vicinity to hear.  This brings up the question, why do the people that make chips make them so big? No one can fit them in to their mouth, so why make them that size? Another thing that I hate is when people bang their silverware against their plate or bowl. It is not necessary if you want more food go get more don’t sit there and scrape your plate until it is all gone.

 We have a T.V in our kitchen just so we have noise when no one is talking. I know that some people say that having a T.V is bad because we need to be having family time but we can have family time without listening to each other eat.

My parents were strict about this when I grew up so now I think that I inherited it from them. My mom used to babysit these kids when I was younger and one of the kids would not close his mouth when he ate. So my mom got out a mirror and made him watch himself eat. From then on he was pretty good about keeping his mouth closed when he ate.

I understand if you think that my pet peeve is weird but the next time you are crunching down on those chips stop and think if everyone around you wants to hear that. Thanks for reading! J

New Book

Hello,

I am reading a new book called The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf. It is about two little girls that go missing in the middle of the night. The interesting thing is that one of the girls doesn’t talk. Callie, who is about 7 years old stopped talking when she was 4 years old. Her best friend Petra is her communicator. They can pretty much read each other’s minds.

 Last night when I was reading this book it was hard to put down because it is so intense. This is one of those books that each chapter is written from the perspective from a different character. Sometimes this can be confusing but I think that it was the right choice for this book. One thing that I noticed was that all of the characters have really interesting names. Here are some examples: Fielda, Petra, Griff, Antonia, Callie. That is just something that I noticed when I was reading. At the point that I am at in this book it is kind of hard to imagine because of the content. So if you have a problem with things that aren’t “nice and happy” then I wouldn’t recommend this book for you.

That is just an update on where I am with reading this book, I will let you know if I like the ending. Thanks for reading

Funny Movies

Hello, Today I am in an exceptionally good mood therefore this blog will be about some of my favorite comedies.

First of all my preference for funny movies is slap stick humor. I just thought that I should let you know that before I start talking about these movies because some people will think that these movies are not good. For example my cousin’s wife hates all funny movies. Isn't that crazy? It was last Christmas that I found out about this because I wanted to watch Elf. This is one of the best Christmas movies of all time, in my opinion. She said that she thought it was stupid and not funny. I was shocked. I mean who doesn't like to laugh at movies? She also hates Will Ferrell, I don’t know how I can associate myself with someone that doesn't like Will Ferrell. He is one of the best comedians of all time. I love every movie that he is in, I pretty much worship him. I think that I will dedicate one whole blog to Will Ferrell in the near future.

Anyway, speaking of Will Ferrell my family’s favorite movie is Step Brothers. This movie is about two boys whose parents decide to get married. The only problem is that both of the boys are 40 years old and still live at home. The best part about this movie is how immature these guys are. They play with light sabers from Star Wars and they build bunk beds so “they can have more room for activities”. There are so many quotable moments from Step Brothers. My brother and I tell my mom that "as soon as she is of age we are putting her in a home" and every time we give each other a hug it is always that awkward air hug that they do in the movie. One bad thing about this movie is that it can be awkward at times with your parents because of the sexual moments and there is momentary nudity. Other than that this movie is really funny. If you haven't seen this movie and you are a person that likes comedies than I would highly recommend this for you.

The next movie is an older one and this one is so slap stick that at times it is just stupid, this movie is called Little Nicky, starring Adam Sandler. This movie is about the devils son (Adam Sandler) trying to keep his brothers from taking over Hell. If that isn't enticing enough there is a talking dog and what movie that has a talking dog isn't good? This is an older movie so some of the graphics aren’t very good but it is still really funny. This is not a movie that I would watch with any young children. I know that this movie is on the mailing list for Netflix, so go watch this movie if you like extreme slapstick.

Next up, is Bridesmaids. This movie is about a girl whose life is at a downward spiral while her best friend is getting married and having a good life. Bridesmaids has one of those stand out characters that makes the movie really good and in this case that character is Megan (Melissa McCarthy). This is also the big debut of Rebel Wilson who was recently in Pitch Perfect. Bridesmaids is a really popular movie. I noticed this today in Language Arts because my teacher plays music while we all come in to class and today it was Hold On by Wilson Phillips. You wouldn't believe how many people walked in and said "Hey this is from Bridesmaids!". My classmates and I automatically thought of this movie when we heard this song. One thing that I thought that wasn't amazing about this movie was that at times I was kind of sad because everything went wrong for the main characters life and it was kind of sad to see her life spiral downward. But then something happened that made me start laughing so it worked out. 

These are just some of my favorite funny movies. I know that I am only scratching the surface of funny movies, so I will have continuation of this blog. If you have any suggestions for movies that you think that I would like based on these movies please let me know. Thanks for reading! :)

Don't Knock It Until You've Tried It

Hello, I realized that I haven't had a blog about fashion in while so that is what this blog will be about.

It is that time of year where you have to start thinking about winter-ish clothes especially if you are from anywhere in the midwest. One of my favorite fall outfits is a pair of yoga pants with a sweatshirt. I dont understand why people think that yoga pants and leggings are so contorversial. Especially because most of the people that hate on yoga pants are men. They probalby haven't even tried them on therefore they can not criticize girls for wearing them. The point of them is that they are comfortable so if you would like to critize them then you have to at least try them on. This reminds me of one of Jenna Marbles videos because it is about a man who criticizes women in the olymipics wearing sports bras. If you search Jenna Marbles olympics it will come up. The moral of the story is don't hate on something if you havent tried it before. Thanks for reading!

Pet Semetary

Hello everyone, I finally finished the book that I was reading. It is called Pet Semetary by Stephen King. So I will give you a summary and a review of the book.

This book is about a family that moves from a big city to a small town. The main character is a middle aged man named Louis. He has a wife and two young children, Gage and Ellie. Upon arriving at their new house they notice that their front yard is home to one of the busiest roads in the city. At all hours there are huge semis that speed down the street. They also meet their elderly neighbors, Jud and Norma. Jud and Louis become good friends and end up spending a lot of time together. Jud takes the family on a walk through the woods behind their new house. The path leads to an old cemetery where all of the neighborhood kids buried their pets. A lot of whom were killed by the road in front of the Creeds house. A few days after the trip to the cemetery the family cat, Church is run over in the road while Louis was home by himself. Jud has Louis put the cat in a bag and bring a shovel to go bury the cat. Along the way Louis realizes that Jud isn't taking him to the pet cemetery but somewhere beyond that on the trail. To get to this place they have to walk across dead trees and climb stairs. Jud is telling Louis about the old Indians that used this area as a burial ground. This was no ordinary place though because when someone buries something their it comes back to life. I think that is a good place to leave off my summary because I don't want to give you too much information.

This book had some unexpected moments that made it really interesting. I always read before I go to bed as you can imagine this book left me with some frightening images. I was pleasantly surprised while reading this book because it was scary. This the first book that I read that was scary, so I wasn't sure if it was going to be as scary as watching a movie. Speaking of movies, this movie was actually on T.V this weekend. I didn't have time to watch it but  I recorded it so I can watch it when I have more time. I also just found out that there is a sequel to the movie. Anyway this movie has some parts that made me tear up and parts that gave me bad dreams. This book is not for the faint of heart, there is a lot of graphic scenes and the whole idea is disturbing. Stephen King himself said that he wrote this book and put it in his desk because he thought it was too scary. He ended up taking it out a few years later and publishing it.

If you have seen the movies or read the book leave me a comment. I am also looking for another Stephen King book to read if you have any recommendations. Thanks for reading! :)

Here Comes the Boom

Hello, So I have another movie summary and review for you all today. I know I have no life, I have been to three movies in the past week. Anyway the movie that I will be talking about today is Here Comes the Boom.

I will give a short summary for those who haven’t heard of this movie. It is about a school that has to make cuts to their budget specifically the music program at their school. They have to get rid of the whole music department in order to save money. One biology teacher (Mr. Voss) who is kind of a slacker when it comes to teaching, decides that this can’t happen because of the impact that music has on students and is going to come up with the $50,000. The way that he decides to do this is by becoming a mixed martial arts fighter.

Before going to the movie I had heard a lot about it. A few days before Kevin James was on Ellen. What I learned about this movie from watching Ellen is that he actually wrote the movie and then decided that he had to play this character. In the movie the main character gets into a lot of fights and gets beat up pretty bad. Kevin had to lose a lot of weight for the movie and after knowing that, I could tell that he had dropped a few pounds.

I wasn’t planning on seeing this movie when I did; it was a sort of last minute thing. I remember seeing the commercials during the other two movies that I have recently seen in the theatre and I thought it looked good. I was a little apprehensive because I don’t like wrestling or fighting but I ended up really enjoying it. I don’t think that the commercials do this movie justice.  I was extremely surprised by this movie, in a good way. This movie has a little bit of everything, it’s funny, sad and inspiring. This is one of those movies that make you want to go out and make a difference in the world. Another thing that I liked about this movie is that it tied everything together at the end. Even with the smaller characters, at the end it shows what happens to them.  My brother said that he thought that it would be funnier but I have to disagree. It had the right amount of comedy because the topic is not a light one. School budgets are a big deal and are a current issue in America. I think that it had its funny parts but it wasn’t over bearing. Lastly there is a Journey reference and in my book any movie that references that band is a good movie.

Overall this is a great family friendly movie that inspires people. If you are looking for a good movie I would highly recommend this movie, especially if you like things like mixed martial arts. If you end up going to see this movie leave me a comment on what you thought about it. Thanks for reading J

Duck Dynasty

Hey, So this blog is going to be about one of my favorite shows that no one knows about, it is called Duck Dynasty. It is a reality show about this family of rednecks that also happen to be millionaires. They got their millions from creating duck calls. It sounds really weird and something that a teenage girl wouldn’t like but it is really funny. One minute they are messing around in the woods and the next they are being whisked away in a helicopter to go to a meeting. They have southern accents and that makes it all better.  Oh, one interesting thing about this family is that all of the men grow long beards that don’t trim. As you can imagine this adds to the whole redneck theme that they have going. The funny part is all of the men have these good looking women as their wives. The part that I like the best is that they are just a family trying to run a business. At the end of the show it is always at their family dinners and they review the lessons that they learned. My favorite person is Si, he lives in his own little world and is really funny. When I say that I mean that he makes up his own words and says things that leave you saying “what did he just say?”.
Overall this is an amazing show and I know it might sound weird to some people but it is really good. It is on A&E if you decide to watch it. Thanks for reading J

Pitch Perfect

Hey everyone, so the other day my family and I went to the new movie, Pitch Perfect. This blog will be a review and summary of the movie.
For those of you that haven’t heard about this movie, it is about a college girl that joins an acapella group. The whole movie is about the group of girls vs. the group of boys that are both trying to win the same competition. The girls’ team is a bunch of talented misfits that want to be a part of something during college. The best part about this movie is the character, Fat Amy. She makes this movie hilarious, if this character wasn’t a part of this movie it wouldn’t be the same. She has an amazing accent that makes everything she says even better. Another thing that I really enjoyed about this movie is the singing that they did. It was really cool because they took different types of songs and made them acapella. If you enjoy musical shows than I think that you would really like this movie because of the way that music is used in this movie. One subject that kept reoccurring was the movie Breakfast Club which is one of the best movies ever. If you haven’t seen that movie go watch it because it is a classic and then you will understand the references made during the movie.

One thing that disappointed me about this movie is that during the commercials for this movie there were some really funny scenes that weren’t in the movie. The end was also kind of predictable; when you watch it you will know what I mean. There were also a few parts that were just gross, again if you watch the movie you will know what I mean. Just a heads up, there was some sexual refrences during the movie that was kind of awkward with my parents. It wasn’t too bad and don’t let that stop you from seeing this movie. Other than those small things, my family and I really enjoyed this movie and would recommend it. Some of my friends have seen it and they thought that it was really good too. In my opinion the good things about this movie outweigh the bad things. So if you like comedies than I you should put this on the top of your list to see. Thanks for reading J

Halloween

Hello, I’m sure that you all have noticed that it is that time of year again. The leaves are changing, horror movies are playing, and the Halloween section of Walmart will be crammed with people from now until the end of the month. I love Halloween more than most people because it just happens to also be my birthday.

This will be a blog about all of those scary movies that everyone loves. To get things started lets talk about 13 nights of Halloween on ABC family. Being a junior in high school it may seem weird that I still get excited about this but I have no shame.  Although I like the classic movies, not all of these weird animated Halloween movies. That seems to be the new trend in Halloween family movies but I am not a fan. My all time favorite Halloween movie is Hocus Pocus. I have always loved this movie, when I was younger I would pretend to be one of the witches from the movie. Another one of my favorite family Halloween movies is of course Halloweentown. I mean who doesn’t like this movie? It is one of the best movies that I have ever seen on Disney channel. Even the sequel is good which says something because it isn’t very likely that the second movie is anywhere near as good as the first.

The other type of Halloween movies that are awesome is all of the horror movies that they play on SyFy. AMC also plays a lot of good Halloween movies. I like that these channels play the classic movies like Freddy and Jason but they also play newer movies too. I remember the first horror movie that I ever saw, it was called The Strangers. It is about these couple that goes to stay at their cabin but some unexpected guests show up and cause trouble. The murderers are wearing masks, that adds to the creepiness. Anyway it freaked me out but it also made me was to keep watching scary movies. One of the best older movies that I have seen is The Shining. As many of you probably know this movie is one of the most famous horror movies of all time.

There is another type of horror movies that are out there and they are the “based on real events” movies. The Paranormal Activity movies are pretty popular because they have a sense of reality to them. Some people are really freaked out by these kinds of movies and some people think that they are dumb. I just saw a commercial for another movie in the Paranormal Activity series but I forgot the name of it. There are also numerous shows on tv like Ghost Hunters or Scariest Places on Earth. Ghost Hunters is about a group that goes around and stays at supposedly haunted places and deems them haunted or not. It is a good show because they go in with the mindset that the place is not haunted so they prove it. Scariest places on earth is pretty self explanatory, it is list of the scariest places on earth.

Okay, so I don’t know if it is just me or if it is because my name is Katie but it seems that it is used in just about every scary movie. I know that it is in Paranormal Activity and it is in some other ones that I can’t remember. Anyway I guess this concludes my blog about Halloween. Thanks for readingJ

I'm In A Hurry

Hello everyone, Right now I am blogging to you while babysitting because I have been working non stop and have absolutely no time to do my homework. This is a problem because I am taking two AP classes and am holding down two jobs. I feel very overwhelmed at times because I have so much to do and so little time. I think that a lot of people can relate to this, especially in this time period.

Thinking about this reminds me of this song that I remember my dad showed me when I was younger. It is called I'm In a Hurry by Alabama it is a relatively older song. Here is a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6slibTD9MF0. This song is a song that has one of the best meanings that I have ever heard. I think that everyone NEEDS to listen to this song because I can't think of anyone that this doesn't relate to. It asks the question "why do we hurry through life?". One of the lines that speaks to me is "Oh, I rush and rush until life's no fun". I remember my Dad talking about he does this and how important the message is but I blew it off because I was so young. Now, as a Junior in High School I can relate to this song on a whole new level.

I think that a lot of the reason as to why we are like this is because of the time period that we live in. If you go to the grocery store just stop and look around at people and count how many are in a hurry. It is mind blowing. Even by looking at where and how we eat our food. We have fast food restaurants because we are in too big of hurry to wait for our food and we eat while doing other things, such as driving. Admit it, we have all tried to stuff food in our mouths while trying to drive. People these days do just about anything while driving because they don't want to be late to where ever they are rushing off to. 

So the moral of the story is, to ask ourselves why are we in such a rush through life? And to stop trying to stuff a big mac in our mouth's while driving. Everyday we are rushing to get to work or school. Sometimes we forget to stop and live in the moment. How many times do find yourself thinking more  about the future than what is happening in the moment? I know that I am going to try to live in the moment more.

Thanks for reading, and remember to slow down, enjoy your life.

Children Movies

Hello everyone, I can't remember if I have already told you but I babysit every Friday and Saturday night for a family with four kids. Hanging out with kids all of the time has taught me some things. It took some getting used to because I only have a brother who is 13. So we are pretty grown up compared to the kids that I babysit. Anyway last night I went to the movie Hotel Transylvania with the kids.

Watching a movie that is intended for a younger audience is a different experience if you have never done it before. Being older, you pick up on some of the innuendos and things that the kids aren't supposed to understand. Yesterday at the movie I noticed that some of the jokes were interpreted differently depending on how old the person was. There was some jokes that you could tell that just the kids laughed at and some that you could tell that the parents enjoyed too.

That is one of the things that I really enjoyed about this movie. I actually thought that this movie was pretty good (I normally don't like animated kids movies). It dragged on at parts in my opinion but overall it was good. The kids seemed to really enjoy it and looking around at the people that were there, I would say that kids no younger than 5 would really get a kick out of this movie. So if you have kids that you know they might like this movie. It was about Halloween but was not scary which was nice because some times movies that are intended for kids end up being scarier for the kids than originally thought.

On a kind of unrelated note, what has happened to the portion sizes at the movie theatres? Last night I got the kids each a kids popcorn box, that comes with popcorn, a fruit snack, and a pop. I got a small popcorn for my self and I was shocked by how much it was. I couldn't even finish half of it. I felt like it was a super sized popcorn or something but it was just a small! This is why America is getting fatter. When I ask for a small popcorn  I would like a portion size that is accurate! Is that too much to ask for? I know most people would be like "why are you mad that you got more that what you paid for" but that is my reaction on that topic.

Thanks for reading:)

Bogo

This blog will be deviating from my normal topics that I blog about because everyone likes a little bit of a change right? This blog will be about my dog Bogo (my friend Gabby inspired this blog). It will be the story of how we got my dog. Bogo is one of my best friends as lame as it sounds and this is the story of how we met.
It was around christmas time in 2008 when my brother and I came up with a plan. We were going to only ask for a puppy for christmas. We had asked our parents numerous times if we could get a dog but the answer was always "someday we will get another dog". We had a yellow lab named Buster that died at the age of 13, when I was in Kindergarten. I think that the reason that my parents didn't want to get us another dog was because they were still thinking about Buster. Anyway it was about 2 weeks before christmas and my Mom and Dad came home and told us to go downstairs and turn on the TV with the volume up loud. This was an odd request so I knew something was up. They finnaly told us to come upstairs and we saw a rather large box with a blanket over the top. They told us that we had a early christmas present to open. From that moment on my life has never been the same. In that moment we met our new puppy. We were so suprised because of the timing, we had a good two weeks before christmas. The reason why my parents decided to do it early was because they were keeping him at my Grandmas house and he was getting too big. When we got him his name was Casper but for some reason that I can't remember I decided to name him Bogo.
This concludes the story of how we got my dog Bogo. Im sorry if this isn't as exciting as most of my blogs but I told Gabby that I would do it. Thanks for reading! :)