On the Road Again...

Hey everyone,

I know it's been awhile but I'm gonna keep this short and simple. I'm going to Missouri for the weekend with my friend DJ and his parents.  I'll tell you how it was when I get back :-)

Til next time....

~Caitlin~

P.S.

If you click the comics they'll show up bigger 

Links, links and MORE LINKS!

I'm not really sure what to talk about today... My weekend wasn't all that interesting. In fact I have to sit and think  for awhile about what I even did. Gosh I'm having some serious memory loss.... Oh wait! I remember! But the only  thing I want to say about it is that I saw a really good movie called To Save a Life...  I got to see this movie for free because it is a teen outreach film and some churches around the area got sponsors to donate money so that they could buyout the tickets and people could see the movie for free. It was a really good movie, kind of cheesy, but in a good way! So if you ever get the chance to see it, it has a good message and just might help point you in the right direction if that's what you need.

I got a letter in the mail recently. I wrote it to myself in July. It's a tradition in the summer camp that I go to called CFO. I'm not brave like my friend Gemma so I'm not going to post what it says because (a.) It has some stuff in it that not everyone who reads this knows about and I can't really have you knowing about quite yet and (b.) Well "b" is the same as "a" but you can't just have an "a" without a "b."  This is what I will say though: It was good.

I just realized that I have already posted three links on here today. I guess I'm just in a link making mood! I think I'm gonna have a Tyler Perry marathon today. Look there's another one! Hehe I'm kind of enjoying this :-) I love his work! He has some stuff that I'm not a big fan of but I love most of it!

How many random things can Caitlin talk about today?  You guys should give me some suggestions for my next blog or so...

I saw Menopause: The Musical with my mom on Thursday and it was HILARIOUS! I'm serious! It's is the best time I've ever had at any theatre performance! If you ever get the chance to go and see it, it is definitely worth your time and money!  I loved it and so did everyone else in the theater!

I have a question for you all if you care to answer...

What is something that you are a fan of and why? Leave a comment and maybe, if you're daring, a link!

 To end things I just want to congratulate one of my favorite people John Green on his new fatherhood! I know you'll never read this but still, yay! You should also check out he and his brother Hanks' YouTube channel  Vlogbrothers

Also, This picture made me laugh haha!

Until next time....

~Caitlin~

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The links might not work if you open them in a new tab but if you  just click them they work ok.

Halloween virgins make me sad :-(

HELLO EVERYONE!!


Long time no see eh?

Yeah sorry about that. I got pretty busy on Monday and on Tuesday my stupid internet wouldn't work until it was too late.

But I'm back now! I think it's time for a celebration! So yeah, go throw one and tell me how it was. (Don't invite me or anything -.- )

So something I'm about to break a promise.. But I figure hey I have already broken one promise to you this week why not break another?  I don't really feel like talking about the movies I watched this weekend anymore... But I'll tell you what they were and if I liked them or not.

1. The Orphan - I liked it. Creepy, and definitely worth watching. (Btw Kelly, I have not seen the Bad Seed but I've wanted to for awhile. I'm gonna get on that and I'll let you know when I watch it.)
2. Loser - LOVE this movie, but hey I love almost all 90's teen movies! Seriously, anyone who has not discovered the greatness of  90's teen movies and chick flicks, you're MISSING OUT!)
3. Paranormal Activity - OK, I know a ton of people hated this movie because it was "dumb" but I really think that the majority of the people who say that say it because it's the "cool" thing to say. Well I guess I'm just lame because I actually enjoyed it, I've even seen it twice and guess what? I enjoyed it BOTH TIMES! I thought it was interesting and put a decent creepy vibe out. It didn't terrify me or anything, I've seen way scarier movies but alas, I really liked this movie, so what now all you "cool cats"? What now?  Also I would like to know how all of YOU (yes, I mean you as in my 7 readers) feel about this movie? If you've even seen it I mean. If not, do you want to see it?

OK so that last one was sort of long but oh well.

Here is what I really want to talk about today and that is

MICHAEL MYERS: 

In case, you're wondering who Michael Myers is (in which case you should be ashamed of yourself and go catch up on your slasher flick knowledge) he is THE fictional serial killer of all fictional serial killers! At least in my opinion. I don't why they haven't come out with a Michael Myers vs. Everyone Else movie yet. I mean seriously! They have Freddy vs. Jason and let's just face it Michael Myers would defeat both of them in like half a second. It's sad really, how lame everyone else is in comparison to him.  Now those of you who disagree may have some problems with my post here today and might not want to continue reading this. Seriously though! The man has been caught on fire, blown up, zipped in a body bad without oxygen for at least 6 hours, shot in the forehead at point blank range, and had his head chopped off (OK that wasn't technically him, but STILL) and he is STILL kickin'! The dude has survived almost forty years without so much as a SCRATCH on his body! I think that means he's basically un-defeatable. OK seriously the Director's Cut of Rob Zombies' Halloween II sucked a**! Seriously, the theatrical version is way better, but the movie in general still just isn't that good for reasons that would take me forever to explain but I might do that in my next post. However, Rob Zombie's first remake of Halloween I was AWESOME to say the least.

I still love the originals though.  My friend Shelby and I spent all of Halloween 09' watching every old Halloween movie.12 straight hours of them. Minus Halloween 3 and 6 because let's face it, wastes of time. I of course had already seen them each at least ten times, but Shelby was a Halloween virgin, and Halloween virgins make me sad :-(  

So anyways, back to Michael Myers.  There really isn't any explanation as to why he is a psycho killer dude, but he is nonetheless.  He kills anyone and everyone who gets in his way.  I was talking with my friend DJ about possibilities as to why he is so angry, and I think we have pinned it! LACK OF SLEEP!

Why lack of sleep? Well, I mean, if I never got any sleep, I would be pretty mad too! I'd be killin' people left and right! Seriously, those of you who know me, know that I can't even go a one night without sleep without wanting to kill at minimum, everyone in the room. This dude probably goes weeks without sleeping (if he even DOES sleep)! So in  Rob Zombies' Halloween II when those two dudes wrecked into a cow and they woke Michael Myers up, they had what was coming to them. I'm pretty sure he was like "Are you kidding me?!?!?! After 20 years I FINALLY get some shut-eye and you dumba**es woke me up after only like 20 minutes?!?!?!?!?! Alright I'm gonna have to kill you in a really really painful and gory way."

What do YOU think of Michael Myers or the Halloween series in general?

Do you agree? Lack of sleep, yeah?

Let me know :-)

~Caitlin~              

How does one be insightful?!

Hey everyone,

Does it really count as a Sunday blog when it's 10:45 p.m.? I don't think so. I think that by this time everyone (meaning 6 people...maybe) has given up on me and won't even get on to read this until tomorrow.  I'm sorry to say that I haven't thought of anything clever to write about.  I suppose I could talk about how my day went, but it really wasn't all that entertaining.  Of course, I could talk about my weekend, which was pretty interesting. (Not so much as interesting as entertaining. To me at least.)  I'm very easily entertained.

I suppose I'll just talk about my weekend, and since my weekend consisted of watching 5 movies I'll throw in some quick movie reviews here and there.

MY WEEKEND: 


I'll start where it started, which I've always heard, is a good place to start.  On Friday evening I went over to my friend Beth's house for a sleepover.  My friends, Shelby, Kelly, Michelle, Kevin, Chelsea, Diana, Ian (who I never get to see!), and Kevin were there at first. Eventually though, Kevin left and we replaced him with Laura. Rewind: Before Laura got there and Kevin left, we watched the Hangover. Which brings us to my first...

Movie Review: The Hangover 


So, this was my second time sitting through this movie, and later at around 3 a.m. the movie was played again. I however, do not like watching movies twice in one day so I just went to sleep. Anyways, back to the movie.    The first time I saw this, I wasn't very impressed, but I was half asleep at the time so I won't count that.  I actually ended up enjoying it much more this time around.  Was it because I was with a group of friends who were endlessly quoting every funny part and cracking up? Or was it because it was generally a funny movie that tickled my funny bone? Probably a bit of both.  Ria, I'm trying to be insightful but failing! How does one be insightful?! How???? Maybe it's just because this movie is pretty straightforward and you don't really need a lot of insight to enjoy it... I don't know! What do you think? I liked this movie, and so should you.  (OK, I know I just came off as kind of pretentious right there. Sorry about that.)

The rest of the evening was alright, I love my friends, I really do! But sometimes I just act like an oldie and am all boring and just sit around instead of jump around and laugh about really random things (actually I do laugh at really random things but no one else seems to think the stuff I laugh at is funny), so I didn't have as much fun as everyone else did.  It's cool though, still had a good time for the most part.

The next day, (after many nerf-gun wars between me and my friend Ian,) when everyone went home, Shelby and I spent the night at Beth's again.  We rented four movies, but only made it through about two and a half.  This is probably because I delayed our movie watching time by kicking Ian's butt on Madden '10! Yeah Ian you know that's what happened! This brings us to my next...

Movie Review: Fight Club


This, like the Hangover, was my second time watching this film. "Let me tell you a bit about Tyler Durden..." and that's all I have to say about that.  **** 4 stars!  


Movie Review #3: The Orphan 


This movie was interesting. It had good plot twist and it definitely got the audience involved. It kind of reminds me of an extreme version of the 90's movie starring Macaulay Caulkin called The Good Son.  (Which incidentally I had to write a paper about last semester)  I really REALLY want to continue this review but alas I'm am becoming tired and am getting lazy with my thoughts and writing so I PROMISE I will continue it tomorrow, along with the other two movies I watched this weekend! 

Be sure to check my page tomorrow! I promise I'll have it up at a decent hour this time!

Till next time....

~Caitlin~

Short On Time, Low On Money

I don't have a lot of time today but I thought I would write a quick entry. I want to start off by saying that I am going to TRY and update this every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. So that's when you should be on the lookout for new posts from me.

Next, a friend of mine from my lovely writer's group said I should be a bit more insightful on here and maybe ask a few discussion questions so I could have more reader participation and interest. What fabulous ideas! I'll try to do that more often!

Well folks, I'm Away Laughing on a Fast Camel...
~Caitlin~

“I don’t know that show. Let’s just pretend to flip some pans and stuff.”

SORRY ABOUT THE CRAPPY SPACING! BLAME THE SITE! 


Things that are going to be in this blog:

• Book Review
• Movie Review 
• Some Stuff in My Life

I’ll try not to bore you, but if I do… Well I’m sorry, I’ll try and do better next time… (No I won’t.)
So, first things first
Book Review:  Impulse by Ellen Hopkins (Read January 10-15, 2008)
I want to start by saying that Ellen Hopkins is one of my favorite authors! Her stuff is dark but it’s amazing and well written! If you’re looking for a good read, I would recommend any of her stuff.  I own and have read every book by her. The book I am about to review though, happens to be my favorite.

This book is viewed from the perspective of three young people in a mental hospital.  The reason they are there is because they each tried to commit suicide, but failed. (Obviously) This book is the story of their experiences, and each of their stories come together to make a strong and emotional impact on the reader.  I’m not gonna lie. I get emotional over books or movies, but most of the time they just make me tear up, not actually cry.  However, every now and then I get so into something that I do shed some tears, and this book was one of those things. Ultimately, this is one of the best books that I have ever read, and you should read it too!

 Speaking of crying it’s time to move on to the


Movie Review: District 9


Alright now this movie made me want to cry…. Cry over the precious time I WASTED watching it! Now I have heard great reviews of this movie. Internet Movie Database gave it 8.4 stars. One of the good reviews I heard was from one of my college professors.  That’s probably the one that convinced to see it the most because in the two classes I have had with her; we tend to have similar views on things. Well I have one question… What the hell are these people thinking?! I did not enjoy this movie at all! I found it boring and all the crappy camerawork gave me a headache. There really should be some law in moviemaking that sets a limit for the amount of handheld camera shots allowed in one film. I mean seriously! I know, I know, it’s art and art is expression and there shouldn’t be rules, and I’m almost positive that I will get some comment about how handheld shots are so profound or some B.S. like that. There is a time and place for handheld shots and most movies take it too far.  In the end this movie wasn't worth my time and I am glad I didn’t spend money to see it.

Moving on, time for

Some Stuff in My Life:
So yesterday I started one of my college classes, Introduction to Theatre Appreciation.  I spent the whole day dreading this class because it takes place from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. Holy crap! That’s crazy! So I get into the classroom late because of traffic, and find that there is only one seat left, smack dab in the middle of the front row.  Great. Ultimately though, I ended up having a good time.  My teacher is one of those ladies who are really loud and laugh at really random stuff. Sometimes after saying something out loud, she quietly says some like inside joke and starts laughing out loud and the class casually laughs along while secretly wondering what they are laughing at.  Better crazy and fun than boring and dull I say.  The stuff we learned about was pretty interesting, and we got to do some fun stuff as well.  For example I was in a group that had to act out a cooking show and me and the other girl in my group (who by the way is at least a half a foot shorter than me but most likely more, yes! I score some tall points!) So, we’re trying to explain some competitive cooking shows to the guy in our group.  This was rather difficult because his only response was “I don’t know that show. Let’s just pretend to flip some pans and stuff.” I wanted to punch him.  Ultimately we ended up doing a combination of Iron Chef America, Chopped, and Food Network Challenge and the challenge was to cook dishes made of apples and lobsters with a circus theme.  I made everyone laugh. Twice. But, the other groups were funnier. Dang.  The highlight of the class however, was this one dude.  Why was he the highlight?  Well, he is one of the oddest looking people I have ever seen. I mean he had like a huge blonde afro and buggo eyes! I mean I’m telling you! He is a weird lookin’ dude! Also, when his group went he played a drug dealer and kept saying “take these, they’ll make you FEEL GOOD!” while shaking his whole body.  Strangely, I want to be his friend. As long as he’s not insane or anything… well as long as he’s not CLINICALLY insane…

                Here is a drawing of what he looks like

               Ok so that doesn't EXACTLY capture it but I’m not good at paint.

Books!

Reading and playing guitar are my two favorite hobbies, but today I will only be talking about the former.

So, (I say “so“and “like” a lot. Sorry about that.) In 2008, I started keeping record of every book I read.  I use this A Series of Unfortunate Events journal that I got for Christmas when I was like 13.

Nifty huh?

So here’s how it works:

·         I make a goal at the beginning of each year of how many books I want to read.

·         I then write down the title of the books I read and the dates I read them in.

·         I also write the books I listen to on CD but those do not count towards the goal number.

I usually make my goal 20 and in the two years I have been doing this I have yet to reach my goal number by the end of the year.

For Example:

In 2008: My original goal was to read 50 books, but by June I realized that was definitely not going to happen so I changed it to 20. Unfortunately I only managed to read 17 books altogether. I also listened to two audio books.

In 2009: I gave myself a more reasonable goal of 20 and STILL only managed to read 17 books! This year however, I managed to listen to five audio books, so that’s a plus.  I did start reading two books, however, I did not get them finished before the year ended. I did finish them earlier this month though so I have counted them as one book for each year because they were basically split in half and two halves make a whole right? So ultimately I read 18 books last year.

I want to take this time to inform you that this year is going to be a HUGE year for me! I’ll be graduating from high school in June and going away to college in August, but what was I most excited for when the clock struck midnight January 1, 2010? The fact that I get to start fresh on new book list! (What does this say about me? Anything good?)

And here is some more good news:

I already have one book down! Yeah, remember the last paragraph where I mentioned the half-read books?  Off to a great start! The goal is 20 again this year and I’m determined to reach it!

Now that I have covered the basics, here is the real blog:

I would like to review each book I have read or listened to in the last two years. (Not all in one blog of course! Gosh that would be dreadful, wouldn’t it?) So I’ll just do one book at a time. 

Jade Green: A Ghost Story By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
I started this book on January 1, 2008 and finished it on the 5^th of the same month.  I once started reading this book when I was in 6^th grade but alas I never finished it, so I decided to give it another go, and I am glad that I did!  Even though this book was written for a younger audience, it can be enjoyed by anyone! Not only is it suspenseful, but it’s well written and keeps you interested the entire time.  It is about a girl who has to move in with a distant relative, I can’t really remember why she had (hey, it’s been two years, give me a break! I suppose I could look it up but I’m too lazy. I think it’s because her mother dies.) But she had to nonetheless.  Anyways, this relative is rather wealthy and hates the color green.  The house ends up being haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Jade Green and the book is focused around solving the mystery of her death. Living with an almost invisible uncle, a not so-invisible cousin, (I don’t literally mean invisible by the way, for any of those who may have been having a blonde moment,) isn’t so easy for her, but the kind and warm maid brings a good balance to things.  Also, for those of you who can’t read a story that doesn’t have a love storyline, there is a handsome young suitor interested in the main character.  I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to anyone!

That’s all I’ve got for you today! Comment please! Tell me if it was terrible! Thanks J   ~Caitlin~