The Boston Trip and Toy Story 3

To my beloved Rhea,

First of all, you're welcome for listening (or reading. Watching?) you rant about skirts for three hours. If you came to visit me, I could take you to The Village, and we could get you some decent funky clothing. Well, anyways, today's topics: The Boston Trip, and Toy Story 3.

Topic #1: the Boston Trip
My overnight class trip to Boston was an absolute success. Really, it was incredible. You should have been there. First, on the way there, our bus driver, wheel in one hand, hot dog in the other, pulled a trigger, and sent us flying into the sky, all the while singing the 'Magic School Bus' song (that was a tad uncomfortable). Then, at the science museum, my friend Natasha was wrestled into the monkey cage by at least 50, two-foot, fuzzy primates. She fought back valiantly, and, in doing so, gained their respect. They made her one of their brothers (a very high honor). On our dinner cruise, my friend Jacky showed off her mad dancing skills. The whole school was cheering, and when she was done, the DJ got down and declared that he would like to marry her. She refused, and the poor man broke down sobbing. The next day, at the aquarium, my friend Rosie spontaneously combusted, and in her place stood none but a small penguin. Looking into the beady eyes of the little creature, I knew that this was Rosie, trapped inside the body of a penguin. My teacher Mrs. Page tried to use her magic powers to change her back, but then Rosie's spirit came to us and said that this was her true form. She then joined the other penguins. Mourning the loss of our dear friend, we returned home. The end!
Okay, none of that's true. We had fun though.

Topic #2: Toy Story 3
Well, as you already know, I recently attended a showing of "Toy Story 3" and, as Disney and Disney Pixar movies made up a very large percentile of my childhood, I had very high expectations. I took my friend Rosie. Walking into the theater, I tripped on one of the stairs and dumped popcorn everywhere. Rosie and I were amused to see that nearly everyone in the theater were parents and children. It set the mood. The Pixar short at the beginning, "Night and Day", was adorable, meaningful, and made us feel fuzzy inside. The movie was intense. During the one scene where the toys are about to be cremated, I looked over to see Rosie with both hands over her mouth, her eyes wide in terror. But the best part of the movie (although I did enjoy Buzz's 'Spanish mode'), was when all of the toys get passed on to the little girl, even Woody (my favorite) who Andy was going to take to college. I cried. No judging.

Random Notes:

*I cleaned out my closet yesterday, and realized that I have a LOT of hats. Seriously. I don't know where they all came from. I'm still trying to think of a good use for them...;)

*My mom picked up the coolest book for me yesterday; it's got all these crazy mythical monsters in it. I didn't know how many monsters there were that I didn't know about!

*I was just informed that I get to be on the HS drama club float for July 4th! Yay! It sounds dorky, I know, but I always wanted to be in the parade when I was little. I even considered joining *shudder* girl scouts! We're gonna sing "One day More" at the town hall. (By the way, I got the DVD, I might put a wee snippet on my next post).

*I didn't get your music list, it might have something to do with my last name being spelled with an 'e', not an 'i'. How did you like FWM? If you think they're kind of cool, you might want to look up Cornerstone Cues. I'm getting really into them, especially "J.B.D."; that's my favorite. Really pretty stuff. Also, do me a favor and look up High School Never Ends by Bowling For Soup, I think it'll make you smile.

*I've recently been inspired by sprinklers. I don't know, I saw some the other day and I remembered how much fun they are. Just something to think about.

*I woke up at 11:30 this morning! Hooray for laziness!