The Rhett Butler Factor...

I am currently on a mission to finish Gone With the Wind. I started the book in January and still have not been able to finish it (I am only 370 pages in out of 970 WOW!) Not that I haven't been enjoying it, I just have not had very much time to read lately. 

The other day while reading, a light bulb went off. I thought I would share although it is  not very impressive or unique. Rhett Butler is so dang attractive, but why? As you read you are reading from Scarlet's perspective and all she focuses on is his faults so it seems like the reader would not like him at all. WRONG! I think it is that Rhett is HUMAN and just like your average boy/man. He is frustrating and never does quite what you think he will. He puts on this attitude of not caring when he really does. He can be arrogant and teases Scarlet shamelessly. But despite all this you can't help but love him--He is real. He really does care about Scarlet and I think he is a good character despite his faults. It gave me hope to think that boys are really worth it, despite the hassle they can sometimes cause because deep down they really do care.

The Girl I Mean to Be...

As mentioned in my previous post, I have thoroughly enjoyed the Masterpiece Theatre drama Little Dorrit. I have been watching for a few weeks and have fallen in love Dicken's masterpiece. At this point I should probably confess that-I have never read a novel by Charles Dickens. However I do enjoy watching the mini-series based on his books, especially Our Mutual Friend. 

 

Between the Little Dorrit and Our Mutual Friend I have come to really appreciate the complexity of Dicken's characters. He always has the bizare/out there characters that make no sense whatsoever, accompanied by the selfish/wealthy/snotty characters. The most important however is his selfless characters that do anything and everything for the ones they love. In the Little Dorrit this character is Amy, also known as Little Dorrit. She gives her world taking care of her father who lives in debtors prison and is somewhat impatient and selfish himself. She sees the good in him and knows there is a reason to his "madness".  She spends her time brightening other peoples lives such as characters like Pet Meagles and Maggie. Amy has her own troubles to worry about but instead she focuses on the needs of others. She is the most selfless person I can ever imagine!

Ever since I watched this show I have had a desire to become more like Amy. I want to be someone who is WILLING to do all she can to help others, someone who is selfless and is always thinking of others before themselves, and someone who would do ANYTHING for the ones they love. I have a goal to strive continually to be like her!

10 Movies I Love at this Moment...

1. Casablanca

2. Across the Universe

3. Stardust

4. Much Ado About Nothing

5. Emma

6. East of Eden

7. Gone With the Wind (what I have seen so far)

8. Anastasia

9. Australia

10. The Little Dorrit (What I have seen so far)

I Won't Grow Up...

You know something...growing up is over rated. Today as I took the ACT I thought "what is the point?" I realized that my whole high school career had built up to this moment to determine where I would get into college! AH! I would be content to act like a five year old forever, and not having to think about the FUTURE. Such a scary word. As I was in Disneyland this week, I looked around to find that everyone no matter how old became a kid again in the Disney atmosphere. I wish the whole world could be like that! Plus there would be Princesses walking around, which is always a bonus!

I guess the solution to this "growing up" situation is to fly to Neverland! You never know maybe Peter Pan will be flying through my window tonight! Hehehe!

If I Can Dream

My favorite Elvis song right now...

There must be lights burning brighter somewhere,

Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue,

If I can dream of a better land where all my brothers walk hand in hand,

Tell me why oh why, oh why can't my dream come true, Oh Why?

There must be peace and understanding sometime

Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear,

If I can dream of a warmer sun where hope keeps shining on everyone,

Tell me why oh why oh why won't that sun appear?

We're lost in a cloud with too much rain,

We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain,

But as long a man has the strength to dream he can redeem his soul and fly.

Deep in my heart there's a trembling question,

still I am sure that the answers gonna come some how,

Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle,

And while I can think, while I can talk,

While I can stand,while I can Walk,

While I can dream, please let my dream come true....RIGHT NOW!

Say what you need to say!

Take a look inside my mind! Hehehe CAUTION: This is very random! I just need to clear my head every once and a while of the random things floating around in there...

--"Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone, I keep waiting for you but you never come"

--Have you ever read The Witches or seen the movie? It is kind of scary.

--Poor Oly, we should have taken state!

--I have big lips.

--You can't have one without the other!

--I could be really good at Scrabble, if I was patient enough to think of really awesome words that would get me lots of points.

--Jude, is the perfect name!

--Physics+Me=What?

--What if we had our own soundtracks to our lives playing out for everyone to hear? That would be cool.

--We already talked about this...MANY times...and the answer is still NO

--I am not a touchy feel-y person, thank you very much!

--"I only have one photo in my hands, this photo represents the girl who will continuing in this competition to become America's [blink] next [blink] top [blink] model [blink]."

--Seriously Jason (the bachelor) is a LOSER! And a bigger drama queen then all the girls on that show combined!

--I don't think the gangs in Holladay will take over like in Rwanda but hey you never know!

--What is the purpose of knowing the domain and range of graphs, when are we going to use that in real life?

--I don't like being patronized by friends...really, REALLY, really don't like being patronized. Besides I am older anyways

--I love playing taylor swift on the guitar.

--If I were a Mario character I would be Princess Peach.

--"Hi I am a German, I am going to blow up your ship now!"

--Wouldn't it be funny to saran wrap the inside of a car instead of the outside?

--The yellow dog railroad? Really?

--I miss my sisters...One is in logan and one is living in Neverland...

--I won't grow up...

--"Are we human, or are we competitive eaters?"

--Why is the apple is there a bite taken out of the apple in the apple sign?

--Come on Sarah, how hard is it to say, we should go together! You blew that one.

--"I won't dance, don't ask me..." "Heaven I'm in heaven and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak."

--Kenneth Brannagh is so light on his feet.

--What if we had claws in our hands like wolverine, that would hurt.

--Two words...Unification of Pitch!!!

--I love my mushmellow slippers.

--I want to take pictures with my camera, but I don't have anything exciting to take pictures of.

--Why is pome-grande juice so good!

"Scratches his head and does his best James Dean"

A couple months ago a friend let me borrow the movie "Rebel Without a Cause". I had heard of it--a fifties classic staring the "oh so amazing" James Dean, but had my doubts. I ended up enjoying every minute of the movie. Something about James Dean really appealed to me and I realized that the "amazing" part is true. Well this week the same friend let me borrow "East of Eden" another one staring the one and only James Dean. I was really excited despite the fact that it is another movie based on a Steinbeck novel, whom I really dislike (well at least I dislike Grapes of Wrath). James Dean was so good at playing Cal, you almost had to wonder. His acting seemed so effortless and yet so unique. (Not to mention, he is highly attractive). Strangely enough, I have been thinking about James Dean an awful lot. I have read about all his problems, but still did not loose this fascination with him. There is something about that sparkle in his eye that you can't help but love. I guess what this all comes down to is that I am a sucker for the rebels...