Inception: Review

Inception was a very good movie. No, it was AMAZING - magnificently and deliciously imaginative. I, for one, have never seen a movie about dreams before. Although that doesn't mean that there aren't any out there, I still will go as far as to say that the plot was very original, in the fact that it dealed with the whole basis of original ideas in the first place. I mean, that is exactly what Inception is. Implanting an idea successfully into someone's mind, making the person believe that it was their idea in the first place without any inspiration. The details are still a little fuzzy.

Leonardo DiCaprio, in my opinion, did an excellent job in this movie. If not better, than as good as Shutter Island. He does the whole 'my-wife-is dead- and- I'm-still-grieving' thing very well. I loved this movie not simply just for the creativity, but for the music, plot, characters, and all that jazz. My favorite types of stories is when the main character is keeping a secret from everyone else, and someone is or already has figured it out. The angst - that's just gold.

What made this movie better for me? The surprises of seeing familiar actors. Like Ellen Page, Micheal Cane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Cillian Murphy. (When those actors are rolled into one, what else to expect but AWESOME?) The fact that I had never seen a trailer for the movie might have helped, as trailers usually give away good parts of a movie and kind of take away the mystery of it all. (This point is true, in the fact that after I saw the movie I looked up some trailers for it, and Danny was right: They're very misleading.) I only knew that the movie involved dreams and it had Leo DiCaprio in it. Plus everyone was saying that it was the best movie ever and my own brother thought it was amazing.

That's another thing - what I heard from other people. So, before seeing the movie yesterday, I lowered my expectations a lot. I told myself that it was going to be really crappy while the trailers were going through, and people were exaggerating to the limit. Low and behold, after watching the movie that was 2 HOURS and 35 minutes, if felt like no time had gone by at all. It felt much shorter. The movie had been excellent, made me think, and it took me the rest of the day to absorb it fully.

Now, I want to see it again. I want to buy a ticket with my own money, and see Inception again by my self. I've never gone to the movie theater by myself before, and it would be an interesting experience. Sit wherever. Never have to turn my head every now and then to see how the other person is reacting. I'll just sit down, move if I want to move, and relax. But I would also not mind to see the movie again with Heidi (she's GREAT to watch movies with) and/or with Danny.

Too bad that I missed the 4:15pm showing of the movie today. That's the only time I can see it - the other times are either too early, or too expensive. I can't see it tomorrow, because Moma, Kelly, Heidi, and I are going to go visit Katie and Amy in Madison for the day tomorrow, after which Heidi has to stay around and see her new dorm. So hopefully I'll be able to go on Friday, but we might have the unfortunate displeasure of Kyle coming over. If not, I'll go on Friday or Saturday.

I would love to see Inception again. I would recommend it to anyone who loves to think during a movie, and enjoys witty and angsty and cool and confusing and downright original. Especially all the people who love the concept of dreams, keep a dream journal, or just have nothing to do this summer or this weekend of right this minute, and want 2 hours and 35 minutes of awesomeness.

Almost Summer

Well, I haven't posted in almost exactly three months. Good time to start again, huh? What with school ending and stuff. I'm going to try and make this summer not boring. Ever since I've been getting the summer vibes (end of the year tests, AC is installed, mosquitoes invade), I've been cleaning and appreciating school more, because my teachers are nice and I get to see my friends every day. This summer I'm going to try and teach myself the basics of the piano. The library never fails to provide the right books. I'm also going to try and be active, advance more in my Italian, paint my nails differently each week, and figuratively scarf down as many books as I can.

When it's summer, I can read books until 5am everyday if I want to. Plus there can be sleepovers and camping and no homework for two and a half months (for me). School doesn't end for me until June 11th, and the day after I have the Washington D.C. trip with my orchestra for four days and three nights. Doesn't that seem fun? Months ago I didn't know if I was going and I didn't feel that excited about it, but now I'm plenty excited.

Lately I've been not that busy. This weekend dragged on pretty well. In almost all of my classes at school we're starting end of the year tests. Which reminds me...I should study especially for math...

The other day I was looking for something to wear, and I saw Kelly's cute, big black and white checkered hoodie. Of course it's too hot for that, but it is so SOFT. And I like how the sleeves and hoodie are big and baggy. So, I have decided to save my money to buy a green and white striped hoodie. I feel like it would be totally worth it. :)

One of my goals this summer is to start blogging again, at least once a week. So tune in next time on my blog. That means you, Amy!

Adventure with Daddy

Oh my gosh, so today Heidi, Kelly, and I went on an adventure with Daddy to Menomonee Falls! We visited Moma at Cracker Barrel, and then went to an AWESOME arts and crafts shop - it was bigger and greater than Hobby Lobby! We were in the same aisle most of the time, and we got a bunch of neato stuff. And guess what? I got an ink pen! With a jar of ink and a really cool quill! Isn't that SPECTACULAR? See for yourself:












It's so awesome. At the store they had more ink colors and stuff, and it looked real cool. Heidi and I are writing letters back and forth, and it's pretty sweet. I'm from Westchester, and she's from Yorkshire. THIS IS SO FUN!

How was your weekend?

Chess

Chess is the best. Have a good weekend, everyone!

Recently

Hi everybody! I've kind of been neglecting my blog for a while, so I thought that I would post today.

Last week Heidi, Kelly, and watched Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes on Heidi's computer. One day we ate doughnuts while doing said activity.




I played with Barbies and dressed them as hobos.


Ooh, plus I took a bunch of cool pictures of Barbie shoes.




Ah, I'll never get tired of that. I'm going to the library now, I think. Have a good Saturday!

Questions...

1. What are the names of all your pets (living)? Kiwi, Lola, and Elvis.
2. What are you wearing today? A worn, grey American flag T-shirt with jeans.
3. What’s for dinner? No idea. Taco dip!
4. What’s the last thing you bought? Um...I bought a Harry Potter poster, a new journal, a candle, and a cookies 'n cream Hershey bar.
5. What are you listening to right now? Kelly playing her gameboy (ding, ring, fwoop!), Daddy walking around (thump, thump), and my typing on the keyboard (clack, clack, clack).
6. What do you think about the person who tagged you? Heidi is a very nice and creative person.
7. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be? Somewhere close to my family :)
8. One thing you wanna change about yourself? To not be a chubbers :/
9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? ...Is my family coming with??
10. Which language do you want to learn? Italian.
11. What’s your favourite quote? One of them from a book: "I've seen you pull a rabbit out of your hat before, but this one took the cake." "What a delightfully mixed metaphor."
12 . Would you cook for me? Of course, Heidi!
13. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you? "I punch 'em back!" ;)
14. What are you afraid of the most? Deep questions like, "Why are we here? What really happens after death?" If I ponder on the topic too long I start to feel depressed.
15. Who do you want to meet right now? Douglas Preston ^^
16. What is your favourite color? Green.
17. Give us 3 styling tips that work for you: ...
18. What is your dream job? Don't have one.
19. What’s your favorite magazine? I don't read magazines much, but my favorite is People.
20. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on? I'll have to muse on that a while.
21. What do you consider a fashion faux pas? ...
22. What's a little quirk of yours? Whenever I talk to a teacher or in front of a class [while sitting] I start swinging my feet, however small or big.
23. What brings a smile on your face instantly? A favorite part of a favorite book.
24. A word that you say a lot? "Sure."
25. What kind of haircut do you prefer? I like the weight and feel of my long hair.
26. What are you going to do after this? Sell Girlscout cookies.
27. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed? ...
28. What makes you go wild? ...
29. What are your favourite movies? Agh too many to count! I guess, above all, The Muppets Christmas Carol.
30. What inspires you? My aweosme, loving sisters.
31. What do your friends call you most commonly? Lilly, Waffle.
32. Would you prefer coffee or tea? Coffee.
33. Which other blogs do you love visiting? iRead, InABox, Word Gardening, ?blogblog?, krillkat, 1000 Awesome Things, Disapproving Rabbits, and Lola Everyday.
34. Favorite Dessert/Sweet? Cookies 'n Cream icecream.
35. How many tabs are turned on in your browser right now? One. Just blogger.
36. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? 'My hair's not greasy now, but I'll wash it tomorrow...'
37. Favorite Season? Spring. Not too hot, not too cold. School is still in process, so there's something to do.
38. One wish that you really want to see it come true? ...
39. What breaks your heart? ...
40. What's one thing you really want to do in life? Be happy.
41. Do you like waffles? Yes, I do.

Update: Me

(Picture taken yesterday, when my hair was mega wavy)

I pasted this off of Heidi's blog, and filled it out as directed ^^

Feeling: Tremendously content. It's still break, and I am completely comfortable in my pajama pants.

Loving: My new camera that I've been taking so many pictures with. It's so awesome, and takes amazing macro pictures. 8D

Reading: a few books at the same time. I recently went to the library and got heaps of books. I'm reading Tithe, A Study in Scarlet, The Last Wife of King Henry VIII, and The Da Vinci Code.

Wanting: to pet Lola at this very minute because she is so fuzzy. Ooh, I'll do that now! ^^

Dreaming: Of the time school starts again, so I can see my friends again and tackle-hug them and yelling in fake disbelief, "I haven't seen you in a YEAR!" XD

Having: a bag of cheese squares left over from our New Years Eve party. Yum!

Waiting: to watch more Pushing Daisies ;)

HOW ABOUT YOU? TAKE A PICTURE OF YOURSELF AND POST IT WITH YOUR UPDATE.