1984

WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

George Orwell's 1984 is a look into our futures. Maybe not our own, maybe generations after us. With the way things in life are going now, a world where everyone is brainwashed is sure to happen. Numerous amounts of people believe everything they hear on television; I know I believe some of the things I hear. People believe what they read in magazines and history books. Of course, shouldn't history books be correct if they are an account of the past written by reputable sources?
Oceania is a world where history was rewritten. The only past a person had was the past the Party told them they had. Memories, they always had their memories. For fear of being turned over to the ThoughtPolice or saying something out of the ordinary the characters in the book are forced to push out their memories.
They are forced to push out their wants, needs, habits. Chocolate rations are handed out, getting smaller and smaller each time. The Party tells everyone (and rewrites the past) chocolate rations have been raised thanks to the Party and everyone believes them. If a character didn't believe, well, they stopped being a character.
Winston was different though. When reading I thought Winston would be okay. A part of me thought "Winston is different he will be the change in Oceania."
Needless to say, this book surprised in so many good ways. If you have not read 1984 by George Orwell, read it. If you have read this book, read it again I am sure it's been long overdue.

Remember this?

Dear Harry Potter Exhibit,

Why can't I take pictures? I'm not going to sell them! I JUST WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH A JOYOUS OCCASION! Is that so wrong? I didn't think so.
Also, I understand the no touching rule. But the basket looked so enticing. Sorry!
AND! I could really do without the fake British accents. REALLY! Don't say they were fake, they obviously were!

I wish I could have taken pictures and the gift shop wasn't so expensive (or that I brought enough money lol).

It was still fun though:)

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the light to guide you

Guess who's single ladies!

Dear History Channel,

Though your episode on Middle Earth is interesting, in the five minutes I watched you got a little wrong.
SMIEGEL WAS A RIVERFOLK NOT A HOBBIT, DUMBS!
Also, Smiegel turned into Gollum because once a riverfolk/ hobbit murders they don't stay in that form.

Idiots. Seriously.

I've inhaled so much nail polish, nail polish remover, and lysol wipes that my throat hurts.
Washed my hands a lot today and the smell of nail polish remover still hasn't gone away. I will keep washing but I need to give my skin a break...

Going through my iPod and seeing if I still like the same songs I liked when I was 15 is taking much longer than anticipated. Now I am rating songs/ deleting songs I have never rated before. Then, I will rate/ delete songs I have never listened to before. Can you believe in the 3 years (actually less than that, first one broke...)I have had this there are songs I've never listened to before that weren't added recently? IT'S CRAZY!
I am currently rating Alicia Keys music. Zircon is the last band out of the unrated...

When things get real I tend to become a recluse.

"If you don't love me let me go."

"Feel it rain, we're alive"

Listening to people who can sing makes my soul so happy. I get the best feeling inside:D
Like now, I am listening to the Glee cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and as soon as it started my stomach got jumpy lol

"Follow the day and reach for the sun!"

Haha I'm Immature

I just laughed with no sound and my face looking like^^

About what?

TAKING A PICTURE OF A BENT ELBOW AND CALLING IT AN ILLUSION WITH THE QUESTION "IS THIS A BUTT OR AN ELBOW?"



AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA

THE MURTAUGH

Woke up at 7:30 ish this morning to have my mom tell me she would help me figure out what was wrong and get me back into school for next quarter. Then she gets upset because I want to sign up for a lower math class that I need (I really don't want to take a math test right now). My plan was: Take this math class then take the placement test and take higher math. Good plan, yeah? I thought so. But apparently she did not
OTL
She then became more upset because I was taking too long writing things down (sorry I want you to be able to read my handwriting, but I guess YOU don't care).
After talking to her I quickly search for classes I don't mind taking (aka WHAT I REALLY FREAKING WANT TO TAKE!). Some are open, others are not. The only class I signed up for was the art class because there were only a few spots open. I will sign up for the rest of my classes once mom figures this all out.

DEAR COLLEGE, YOU SUCK! THANKS FOR RUINING MY LIFE EVEN MORE AND MAKING MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PARENTS EVEN MORE STRAINED! THANKS, BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS IN 16 DAYS! YOU ASS.

Anyways, so I send her a text with classes like she asked me to. She calls me back immediately later and says "what's this? what are these classes? I thought you signed up for ___________!" ahhhhhh. MY BRAIN WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO EXPLODE. JUST LIKE, KABOOM! I explain: blah, blah, blah. And finally, she says she will figure it out.
Now, what I'd really like is for the counselor I emailed to email me back. And for my mom to not call me back until after I get back from the orthodontist. Which will take an hour ish? Maybe? They didn't tell me, but that isn't until 11:20 and its 3 hours before... YAY!
What to do, what to do... I think I will sleep for an hour. YAY!
Oh yeah, forgot to mention when I looked in the mirror this morning my eyes were bloodshot. So that's great. I put eyedrops in, I'm hoping the redness goes away before my appointment...

This rant is now over.


Or is it?

The Romantics Movie Trailer

The Romantics Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes

I want to see this movie. Why didn't I know of it before?

"I'm gonna live alright, I'm gonna die, it's okay"

Tumblr isn't working. LAME!

I have so much Christmas music. But I want more! There are a bunch of Christmas CD's downstairs so I should copy them onto my iPod, which I might do sometime soon. Mariah Carey and Jessica Simpson have new Christmas CD's maybe I should get them? Meh... Maybe someone better will have one.

Happy Holidays, all!

About a year ago a really good friend of mine passed away. And he died doing what he loved, climbing. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him. I don't think a day goes by without anyone that knows him doesn't think about him.
His name is Luke Gullberg. I met him the summer of 2007. He was one of the boys cabin leaders for TCL (Training in Christian Living) at Lakeside Bible Camp. Luke is one of the nicest people I have ever met, and his love for God was never ending. While there were serious times at camp, with Luke everyone was having fun. Hus smile would light up a whole room.
Now Luke loves climbing, and he had talked about building a rock climbing wall at LBC. We (all Luke's friends and family) are trying to raise money to build this wall. But it is pretty expensive and with the recent recession, I can see how the building isn't going as fast as planned. But we would love to see Luke's Wall built by this coming summer of 2011.
I want everyone to know about Luke and how great he was and still is because he lives on in everyone who knew him.

I want hair like Vanessa Hudgens. Wavy and pretty:D

Listening to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tafqnb5fsK8

And my cousin got engaged last night!

I have the greatest feeling inside me right now.

CONGRATULATIONS BARBIE AND JOEL!

I have been in a bad mood all day. Don't know why. Oh wells.

Need to drink some coke to stay up helping the bro with his photography project and maybe sneak a movie in. I can't decide between The Namesake or Martian Child. Any suggestions?

Too much caffeine could kill a person. Luckily, I have only had a shot and almost a full can of coke. lol~~

I was thinking about watching a movie, but I think the effects are starting to wear off. And everyone else is asleep... It's only 12:47 am!

Tomorrow I will do homework and watch a movie. Then when Christopher gets home we will do his photography stuff. I am such a good actor, just sayin XD Really hoping for that Grammy! Anyone? Anyone? NOMINATE MEEE:D I am like the best ever, mannn.

"Fuck like a Kennedy!"

- "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" by My Chemical Romance

Sometimes I feel the need to watch a sad movie.

25 days until Christmas!