Vivid Dreams

This semester I made decision to have all 8 0'clock classes. That means waking up pretty early. I have actually be pretty good about getting to my classes until recently. I have been waking up, eating breakfast, and then going back to sleep. Or I have been turning off my alarm and then going back to sleep. Or I have... well the point is I always end up going back to sleep and missing my early morning classes. I have been trying to get to the bottom of this problem ever since this morning when I missed both of my classes. I thought about reasons why I have missed classes before: I felt sick, I was tired, I had better things to do (like hand out with my sister), or I knew I was not doing anything of worth in my classes. After considering these reasons, I realize, none of them apply. I feel fine, have been going to bed early (like 10:30 early), I spend the time not in class blogging, and I have missed 2 quizzed and who knows what else in the last couple of days.

So, after deep thought, I came up with my solution: I have been dreaming realistic, vivid, movie, epic like dreams that have been so in depth they have kept me from even considering getting up for the real world. These dreams are so... I don't know how to describe it, entertaining but usually they end up bad... They are hard to describe. Here are a couple things from my dreams in the last two days:

Screwdrivers, baby toys, under the bed, crazy doctors, hives/barnicles, my whole family, talking stuffed animals/animals, petitions, good looking heros that don't actually save anything, a white crystal ball that can't be dropped, a witch, black magic, monsters, ships, abandoned, the P.E. coach from Even Stevens, a round gym, the marines...

Yeah, that's all I can think of right now. Someday I think I'll combine all my awesome dreams and write a book about them. Then I will become rich from my books and then it will not matter that I missed classes for a week. It will have been a good investment.

Megan. Party. D.I. Roommate. Birthday.

Recently, we celebrated my roommate's birthday. We had a D.I. themed birthday party and it was a lot of fun. First we had to get really good clothes from DI; we did this a week or so before the party. Then, after FHE one night, we ran home and had a good ole time. I made a cake with my cake decorating kit I got for my birthday. I am ashamed to say this is my first time to use it, but I think it was all put to good use.


The party consisted of eating cake, ice cream, red velvet cup cakes (thanks to Ashley) and chocolate chip cookies (thanks to Alicia). Other than the eating, we played oldies music and tried to be as cool as my friend Kurtis when it comes to dancing. We just did awkward or crazy dances that usually required the soul foot to be used.

One thing that I like these days: hanging paper cranes.

One thing that I don't like these days: bandaids, they are just gross, but not, very sanitary, but still gross.

One thing that I can fix these days: the drain to the bathtub.

One thing I am working on finishing these days: a "major-self assesment." aka: a 12 page paper describing who I think I am, who others think I am, how that equates, and how I am not adequate to self evaluate myself. It is very exhausting.

One thing I won today: a packet of post-it notes in my MCOMM 320 class. they are pale yellow with lines. I think they are supposed to inspire me to be better, and they just might.

The Secret Life of Bees: Review

How much do we value being loved in life? After watching The Secret Life of Bees, I would have to say a whole lot. I watched this movie for the first time this last month and I have to give it a perfect score. This movie made me laugh and cry and smile and be thankful. The main actors in this movie are so talented. I think Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys, and Jennifer Hudson did a remarkable job. Not to mention Sophie Okonedo, whose role made you feel so much pain for life in general.

When I judge a movie, I like to judge it on two factors, 1. How the movie makes me feel afterwards, and 2. If I want to buy the soundtrack afterwards. For example Hairspray makes me want to dance, Pride and Prejudice makes me want to fall in love and Catch Me if You Can makes me want to break the law. The Secret Life of Bees makes me want to count my blessings, write in my journal, and reflect in nature. I would have to say; it is a very uplifting movie, but only by the end. As far as the soundtrack goes, the official soundtrack is just the score. The actual songs in the movie are absolutely wonderful and if they had an unofficial soundtrack with the actual songs in the movie than I would buy it in a heartbeat. I might even watch the movie enough times until I can figure out the songs in the movie and then buy them.
Yes, that is how much I loved this movie. I will be reading the book soon.