Today it is very icy. When Mom picked me up from class Excell (the group that I take my classes from) was getting ready to cancel the rest of the classes for the day. We stopped at Wal-Mart and the Library after Mom picked me up and we had quite the adventure trying to get through an intersection. It was concrete, and so it was much icyer than the asphalt. Mom was thinking about turning around and skipping the Library but by the time she decided to make a u-turn she had got to the concrete and just slipped when she tried to move. Great. We slid into the turning lane and sort of inched our way forward, sliding the whole way. It didn't help that there was a good bit of traffic (including 18-wheelers and a herse), but thankfully everyone was being patient. Then, we attempted to go straigt but that didn't work so we had to try and slide around the corner to get out. It took probably 10 min to get out of that intersection. Everyone was slipping and sliding all over the place and I was glad no one else wrecked (there was one just passed the intersection).
So, Jc and I have started another blog together called Writer's Critic (I put a link on the sidebar under "Interesting Blogs"). We will post book and movie reviews that give ratings of various aspects of the item being reviewd. Granted, they will be biased reviews, but hopefully they will give you a better idea of whether or not the book or movie is worth your time.
*edit*
I wrote this post yesterday, but the weather is even better today. It sleeted all night long, essentially a heavy frozen mist, and has continued to do so all morning. It looks like it snowed, because the ice crystals are so small. The cool thing is, you can hear it. Millions of tiny drops of frozen rain pinging and hitting the ground. I wish I could record it. Maybe I will try. As he cannot safley go anywhere, Dad went outside and slid the two little ones down the driveway on a piece of cardboard. Endless fun.
~Ellentia
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Movie Review: Inkheart
Overall: 4.5
Recommended: Yes
Age Group: 11 and up
Acting: 5
Script: 4.5
Comments:
I really enjoyed this movie. It was well put together, no major plot holes or completely unbelievable story lines. It was full of action, though. But, no blood. It did have a good amount of magic, but it wasn't any sort of spells, sorcery, witch-craft or other dark magic, but there were lots of creatures that were from magical-type books. I would definitely recommend it. It is a bit scary though, so not for kids who get scared easily during movies. But, for kids and teenagers 11-12 and up, it is worth seeing.
For a more in-depth review, visit pluggedinonline.com (may contain spoilers).
~Ellentia
Recommended: Yes
Age Group: 11 and up
Acting: 5
Script: 4.5
Story: 4.5
Scariness: 3.5
Scariness: 3.5
Profanity: Hardly Any
Language: Once
Language: Once
Violence: Moderate - Quite a Bit
Blood and Gore: None
Blood and Gore: None
Alcohol/Drugs: None
Magic: Moderate - Quite a Bit
Magic: Moderate - Quite a Bit
Comments:
I really enjoyed this movie. It was well put together, no major plot holes or completely unbelievable story lines. It was full of action, though. But, no blood. It did have a good amount of magic, but it wasn't any sort of spells, sorcery, witch-craft or other dark magic, but there were lots of creatures that were from magical-type books. I would definitely recommend it. It is a bit scary though, so not for kids who get scared easily during movies. But, for kids and teenagers 11-12 and up, it is worth seeing.
For a more in-depth review, visit pluggedinonline.com (may contain spoilers).
~Ellentia
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sewing, Inaugurations and the Zoo
I keep saying to myself, "I could post that" and then when I have a chance, I totally forget. I guess I should write it down while I'm thinking about it.
Right now I am sewing a pair of pants and last night I sat down to work on them. I pined and marked and lined things up but when I sat down to sew the material wouldn't feed through the machine. I tried again (after undoing the knot in the thread) and it still wouldn't go. I then noticed that the feed dogs (the tracks that pull the material through) were not coming up high enough to catch the material. I looked in my book and couldn't find anything so I looked online to try and see what was wrong. The only thing I could find was that the feed dogs had been lowered, but I didn't know how. So, once again, I looked in the book, and finally found that there was a way to raise or lower the feed dogs and that was what had happened. Yay for little brothers, they just cause all sorts of wonderful problems.
On Tuesday, our choir director brought in a tv so that we could pause class and watch the inauguration. For the most part, our choir is anti-Obama (myself included) and so you can imagine what it was like to watch it with them. There were constantly "smart" remarks and plenty of hooting when the words got messed up. I must admit, I am curious as to what will happen during this presidency. I wish that I could know without experienceing it.
This afternoon we went to the zoo because it was 75 degrees outside.
Notice, the deer is trying to eat the fence, at least that's what it looks like.
This was one huge turkey!
Grizzley Bears
Western Hognose
Rattlesnake
Berries
Me
The wing-span of a bald eagle can be up to 7 ft. Since, in general, your arms are as wide as you are tall, you would have to be 7 ft tall to actually reach from one end to the other!
Bald Eagle
American Alligator
Cute Children
~Ellentia
Right now I am sewing a pair of pants and last night I sat down to work on them. I pined and marked and lined things up but when I sat down to sew the material wouldn't feed through the machine. I tried again (after undoing the knot in the thread) and it still wouldn't go. I then noticed that the feed dogs (the tracks that pull the material through) were not coming up high enough to catch the material. I looked in my book and couldn't find anything so I looked online to try and see what was wrong. The only thing I could find was that the feed dogs had been lowered, but I didn't know how. So, once again, I looked in the book, and finally found that there was a way to raise or lower the feed dogs and that was what had happened. Yay for little brothers, they just cause all sorts of wonderful problems.
On Tuesday, our choir director brought in a tv so that we could pause class and watch the inauguration. For the most part, our choir is anti-Obama (myself included) and so you can imagine what it was like to watch it with them. There were constantly "smart" remarks and plenty of hooting when the words got messed up. I must admit, I am curious as to what will happen during this presidency. I wish that I could know without experienceing it.
This afternoon we went to the zoo because it was 75 degrees outside.
Notice, the deer is trying to eat the fence, at least that's what it looks like.
This was one huge turkey!
Grizzley Bears
Western Hognose
Rattlesnake
Berries
Me
The wing-span of a bald eagle can be up to 7 ft. Since, in general, your arms are as wide as you are tall, you would have to be 7 ft tall to actually reach from one end to the other!
Bald Eagle
American Alligator
Cute Children
~Ellentia
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Microwaves, Plays and Pink Oranges
It's surprising how you don't realize how much you need something until it's gone. Our microwave quit working on Tuesday, though it had all the appearances of working. It is much more time consuming to use the stove or oven to heat up leftovers than when you use a microwave.
Last night, Mom, Jc and I went to see Newsies at a children's theater. It was not, however, Disney's Newsies, it was written by Mark R. Morris Jr., the owner of the theater. There were about 20 kids ranging from 4 to about 16-17 (Mr. Morris' six kids were in it too, and his wife was the choreographer). It was a pretty good show, not badly written, but they needed tons of vocal help. They had very little problems saying lines and no problems projecting, and most of them had a good stage presence, but they did more shouting than singing. They did mostly sing in tune, but they were singing as loud as possible and stretching and straining their voices. It was almost painful to listen to! One of the boys was naturally loud, so when he sang as loud as he could, it was overpowering! He was one of the better singers though.
I went backstage a little ways during intermission and the building reminded me of Lamp Light. However, they didn't have half the junk and clutter of lamplight. I miss being in shows there. I wish that I had been older when we lived in Nac, I could have done a lot more shows at Lamp Light, and I would have been in the "adult" chorus, which is way more fun than the kids chorus.
Have you ever heard of a Pink Orange? Sort of an oxymoron. Mom got some at the store the other day. They taste a lot like normal oranges (slightly different), but they are pink. The picture below doesn't look very pink, but the oranges we had were a grapefruit color, except orange-sized.
Last night, Mom, Jc and I went to see Newsies at a children's theater. It was not, however, Disney's Newsies, it was written by Mark R. Morris Jr., the owner of the theater. There were about 20 kids ranging from 4 to about 16-17 (Mr. Morris' six kids were in it too, and his wife was the choreographer). It was a pretty good show, not badly written, but they needed tons of vocal help. They had very little problems saying lines and no problems projecting, and most of them had a good stage presence, but they did more shouting than singing. They did mostly sing in tune, but they were singing as loud as possible and stretching and straining their voices. It was almost painful to listen to! One of the boys was naturally loud, so when he sang as loud as he could, it was overpowering! He was one of the better singers though.
I went backstage a little ways during intermission and the building reminded me of Lamp Light. However, they didn't have half the junk and clutter of lamplight. I miss being in shows there. I wish that I had been older when we lived in Nac, I could have done a lot more shows at Lamp Light, and I would have been in the "adult" chorus, which is way more fun than the kids chorus.
Have you ever heard of a Pink Orange? Sort of an oxymoron. Mom got some at the store the other day. They taste a lot like normal oranges (slightly different), but they are pink. The picture below doesn't look very pink, but the oranges we had were a grapefruit color, except orange-sized.
~Ellentia
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Hello. So, back into the normal routine. It's nice to be back though, I missed people over the break. Class has started, choir has started. However, because I am working on some things with my voice, I am switching to Alto for a while. It is very different to sing harmony than melody. I was trying to pick out the melody and so I had to really work to sing the harmony. It is a good challenge though, I will hopefully get better at reading music.
Today is Dad's birthday. Happy birthday Dad!
Quote/Passage of the Day, from Oliver Twist
"I never heard of such a thing!" exclaimed the fat gentleman. "My dear Mrs. Maylie- bless my soul- in the silence of night, too- I (r)never¯ heard of such a thing!"
With these expressions of condolence, the fat gentleman shook hands with both ladies, and drawing up a chair, inquired how they found themselves.
"You ought to be dead; positively dead with the fright," said the fat gentleman. "Why didn't you send? Bless me, my man should have come in a minute; and so would I; and my assistant would have been delighted; or anybody, I'm sure, under such circumstances. Dear, dear! So unexpected! In the silence of night, too!"
The doctor seemed especially troubled by the fact of the robbery having been unexpected, and attempted in the nighttime; as if it were the established custom of gentlemen in the housebreaking way to transact business at noon, and to make an appointment, by post, a day or two previous.
I have enjoyed Oliver Twist a lot more than I expected. I like the writing style of Charles Dickens, sarcastic but not overly so.
~Ellentia
Today is Dad's birthday. Happy birthday Dad!
Quote/Passage of the Day, from Oliver Twist
"I never heard of such a thing!" exclaimed the fat gentleman. "My dear Mrs. Maylie- bless my soul- in the silence of night, too- I (r)never¯ heard of such a thing!"
With these expressions of condolence, the fat gentleman shook hands with both ladies, and drawing up a chair, inquired how they found themselves.
"You ought to be dead; positively dead with the fright," said the fat gentleman. "Why didn't you send? Bless me, my man should have come in a minute; and so would I; and my assistant would have been delighted; or anybody, I'm sure, under such circumstances. Dear, dear! So unexpected! In the silence of night, too!"
The doctor seemed especially troubled by the fact of the robbery having been unexpected, and attempted in the nighttime; as if it were the established custom of gentlemen in the housebreaking way to transact business at noon, and to make an appointment, by post, a day or two previous.
I have enjoyed Oliver Twist a lot more than I expected. I like the writing style of Charles Dickens, sarcastic but not overly so.
~Ellentia
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