Many Many Tangents....

Hello again... I am going to go off on many tangents so bare with me.

Since my last post I have been depressed about Harry Potter but guess what there are more books in the world and more movies. I have been told recently that I tend to read mostly mystical and magical books. I see their point. I love be taken to a wold that I would not be able to experience unless the words in the book take me there. But I would love to point out that some of my favorite books are not mystical or magical. For example, East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Surprising but I feel in love with this book as a junior in High School. It has been four years and still I am in love. It also doesn't hurt that James Dean was in the film adaptation. But I have discovered great books that are not Harry Potter. Here is my list of my favorite books...
1. Harry Potter Series.. did I need to tell you this?
2. The Hunger Games Series.. No Joke this is brilliant!
3. East of Eden (as above stated)
4. Pride and Prejudice.. I love me some Jane Austin
5. basically any Rick Riordan book pertaining to Egyptian or Greek mythology
6. Murder on the Links (mystery's are so good!)
7. Hood Series (the story of Robin Hood told in a completely different way)
8. The Crystal Cave series (soooo good! told by Merlin!)
9. Go Ask Alice (I implore you to read this!)
10. Beauty (a take on Beauty and the Beast)
and the final is Peter Pan its pretty close to Beauty :)

As you can see it is mostly mystical and magical but I am telling you it takes you to a completely different place!

My second tangent... Disney Movies

I feel like any Disney movie has a song that expresses how you feel in a given moment. I recently re-watched Mulan and I am telling you what a female empowerment movie. I mean she is so tough and awesome and after studying a whole semester in China, she is a great role model. Beauty and the Beast appeals to the reader inside me. Lion King is all about the Shakespearean in you. Hunchback of Notre Dame shows you that it is good to be different. And Hercules is well Hercules. Disney brings a whole new meaning to experiencing different things. Recently I have been obsessed with watching Disney movies. Recently I watched Tangled, ya know the Rapunzel one. Well I found this movie to be extremely witty and beautiful. It tells the story of Rapunzel very well even the dark parts of Rapunzel. If you do not know Rapunzel is locked in a tower by a witch who says she is her mother. And every day the witch comes and asks her to let down her hair. Each time she does until she meets a "prince," in Tanged's case he isn't a prince so we can over look this. But the witch causes harm to the prince and Rapunzel finds him and saves him with her tears. PS this happens in the movie. But like any Disney movie it does not talk about the part where Rapunzel gets pregnant has children and is sent off to a desert. But its Disney whatcha gonna do.

Now my last tangent not as fun as the afore mentioned...

Finals. Don't we all love them! NO! thats what I said NO! Now lets back track and see why I do not like the extreme torture that is finals. First, here at Wroxton, finals take up 3 hours for each class. Now these are not those easy Multiple Choice questions where you have a 25% chance of getting the question right. No No No that would be too easy. Basically the test is set up s that you have to basically write 3 to 4 essays on subjects that you studied in class. Social Psychology I had to write about the "self," conformity and obedience, and the Dramatergical Model. Now after studying all this information in class it isn't as hard as some would think. but lets bring other things on the table. One it is cold outside and you are locked in a room for 3 hours. Oh yea if you leave you can't come back in and finish your test! Second test I took was Core, I had to write 4 essays one on china, india, and nigeria and the last essay was on all 3. it was soo much fun let me tel you. Tomorrow I take a final on "the Plays the Ting". A class devoted to theater and analyzing texts and performances. We get to write 3 lovely essays about the different performances we saw and recall everything including quotes. Doesn't this sound like a blast! wait there is more! my last final which is on Thursday is about English Art History. I know you are asking who are the famous English painters! let me tell you! Turner, Hogarth, Constable, Bacon, Holbein, Van Dyke.. on top of knowing who painted which painting then you get to talk about the type of painting the story behind it and the different techniques used! I am jumping for Joy right now. So after this ti-raid I will be going to sleep because as my parents just told me i look really tired! but it could not be because of the hours of testing I have just endured. 3 more tomorrow and 3 on Thursday then this semester is over and I go back to the States.

It is said to think that I only have about 7 days left before I have to leave this beautiful country. I get to spend it taking tests but on Saturday We all go into London to see War Horse. Brilliant production but can be extremely sad! what a way to be sent back tot he States with a lovely story about WW1. Oh There is always a silver lining.

Until Next Time! I will have you watch this lovely clip :) It is getting me through this :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HcqCFva-Gc&NR=1

I have not mastered fully uploading it but watch it oh and this one too while your at it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNJJIMwAB0

AHHH now time to sleep and read some Agatha Christie.. Good Night and Good Luck ;)

HOME!

It has been tooo long!

I am finally home! And finals were a nightmare. I love to be able to see my parents and sister on an everyday bases! I found out my grades as well i got an A in Astronomy which makes me really happy and an A in Theater and B's in everything else and i love my grades thank god! so this summer i plan on working at my dads theater and teaching kids how to play basketball at a camp i used to attend! :) I am so ready to just go out and live my life and do what i am passionate about.

I figure that it would be really easy for people if we all had a lot of money! i man i would be able to vicariously go or buy anything i wanted! i would travel anywhere and got o any broadway show i want and as much as i want. its too bad that life is not this easy! but i always dream to have it this easy!

in a couple days im going to see Glee on tour im so excited! yay glee, glee kids hooray!

love cait

so much to say

My mom visited and that was fun! i had a blast with her and we did a lot! loved American Idiot! South Pacific was good too but i wouldn't go see it again. Sad news my lovely loveable love of my life cat has died. he was attacked by some dogs, i love my cat he is always in me, as the lion king says "he lives in you" which i believe is accurate because I got his name from the Lion King.. his name was Timon.


i love him,

what a week

yikes it has been a long time. I don't want to write too much but just report on the things that have happened recently. I went to Boston with my mom which was fun and we went on the freedom trail. then me and my mom saw 2 movies. How to Train your Dragon! which was amazing i want a dragon named toothless and then we saw Clash of the Titans which wasnt that bad but i was staring at sam worthington the whole time so i cant say much. then i got bad news

my cat of 14 years has passed away. I am in a sad place because he was such a joy in the house and i love him so much. its sad to think that i will never be able to hold him again. and the worst part is, is that my sister found him in a terrible condition. i would never want her to see something like that. so i am grieving which is why it has been so long

Timon I love you so very much, say hi to Lady for me! i love you!

Mom's Visiting!

So I am so excited right now!!!
My mom flies in on Friday and then I have games on Saturday and then right after we are driving to Boston! I have never been and im super excited to visit! We also chose to see 2 different broadway shows while she is here. The first is American Idiot based of the Green Day album and I am super excited!! then next is seeing South Pacific woot im sooo glad because I have never seen either of these productions!! ahh I cant wait to see my mom!
Food for thought
listen to the music of Memphis its beautiful :)

Sorry For Taking So Long

Ok sorry for not writing sooner. I have had so much on my plate. Softball, homework, class, sleeping. So now im writing. Lets go back and talk about the second half of the weekend. On Sunday we played 2 games lost the first but won the second. I played pretty well and went 3 for 6, thank god. The second Game I pitched and let me tell you it was miserable! It was like 27 degrees and then on top of that it started to rain and pitching in the rain when you can't keep your hand dry and keep your fingers warm sucks sooo much its ridiculous! anyways im back and my injury, to me, is no longer present! lets do this

Ok so now we go on. Today I watched One Bird Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest with Jack Nicholson. It was pretty awesome! Jack Nicholson creeps me out though and did a fabulous job in this movie! and I had no idea that the kid who Plays Billy is the Lord of the Rings! wow crazy stuff man!!!!

And now I have grwon to a fascination of 13 the musical. It didnt last very long on broadway but the music i think for the show is very good. It really relates to the way teenagers feel at that age! I mean I know I certainly did. 13 was such an awkward age because you were in limbo. you were almost a teenage becoming cooler and more "mature" and then entering high school. oh boy all those hormones flowing. it was totally something i dont think i would want to repeat. lol

Now on to more things, games on Wednesday against Army! Im ready to kick some but... Ill post later in the week!

The Past Couple Days

Lion King
So that was an awesome show! I had so much fun with my roommate and her sister! we were able to go around the city before hand and that was a lot of fun. Then we got to the heater and Mufasa's head was suspended over the stairs it was beautiful! My favorite song was amazing and gave me chills witch totally means it was brilliant! Then I scummed to buying the album, it called to me so naturally I bought it.
Pennsylvania
This weekend my team and I went to PA to play some softball but we fell short. It wasn't the best day but I think we can get it going tomorrow and take out all our energy and woop some St. Francis butt!! :) talk later