Throw back Thursday!!!!

Want to see a picture of me in high school...Let's all jump in the time machine and take a peek!!!

 

 There I am with my sweet bandanna and my well worn Anything Goes t-shirt! This isn't how I dress everyday....OK the bandanna and face paint weren't part of the wardrobe, but I wore that shirt out!!!!

 

This picture was taken after the Senior members of I.T.S. (international thespian society) had kidnapped the pledges on the last day of pledge week!! This was so much fun! We were at Village Inn before school and the pledges had to wear what we dressed them in all day!!!!

 

I miss high school sometimes ( yeah I'm one of the weirdos that liked high school!!!)

 

Anyway, hope you found this interesting...or at least entertaining!!!!

funny hats and smiling faces

Kaitlin

 

Riddle me this...

If you sneeze and I say bless you, the polite thing to do is:

A) ignore my "bless you"
B) say thank you
C) do a curtsy

If you said B you passed this little quiz!

My question comes from something that happened today... At school I said "bless you" after a guy sneezed at school and he just ignored me!! I know that he herd me, so I thought that maybe saying bless you is out of fashion. I don't care what the fashion is I will continue to say bless you because it's the polite thing to do!!

Other than that slight hiccup today was a great day! Microbiology is interesting, and I love the labs! I thought that I would be a nervous nelly about working with bacteria but I make sure that I follow the procedures and everything is fine!

Here's hoping you had a day of discoveries and "bless yous"
-Kaitlin

Be who you are....

Dr. Seuss

Two very important men have a connection to this date, September 24th.

They are men who gave children everywhere amazing gifts...laughter, love, and learning. These men were innovators and dreamers!

These men were Dr. Seuss and Jim Henson.

Kermit and Jim Henson

When I was younger, I wanted to be a puppeteer.I did a report about this occupation in middle school and read countless books on the subject. I would put socks on my hands and practice my technique. I had (have) countless voices that I would (still) practice working to find the perfect character to add to the Henson world...And then some silly grown-up came along and told me the faults with my dream. They said that it wasn't a practical job, that I wouldn't make any money, and that my dream would always be just that... A dream.

I think that if I could get in my time machine and go talk to my younger self I would tell her exactly what one of these great men might have said, be who you are and dream your dreams. There is plenty of time to grow up and have adult worries, but you are only a child for a short time. There are only so many days of make believe and wonder, only so many summers, and there is only a small window in your life when you can believe that anything is possible (without people telling you it isn't). There isn't anything that you can't accomplish if you are willing to work hard for it and allow yourself to shine!!! Explore and discover...learn a little and grow a little everyday.

Now that I think about it I need to remind myself of this not just way back when, but everyday!
Everyday I have the chance to learn and grow and discover about myself and the world around me!

I am privileged enough to work with children and teach them these lessons as well, I never want to be remembered as the "grown-up" who squashed someones dream, But instead as a "big kid" who told the smaller ones around her that you can dream, you can create, you are someone special and that is SO AMAZING!!!!!

"Be who you are and say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind"- Dr. Seuss

Hand-puppets and Hugs,
Kaitlin

Is the book better?

Last night I finally watched The Hunger Games! I had been wanting to see it, but part of me didn't want to ruin the world I had created in my head from reading the books. Don't get me wrong, the movie was good...just not as good as the book.

Yeah, I know that sounds snooty, and I try to keep comments like, "that's not what happened in the book" or"They left out the part where..." to myself for the sake of others around me...but last night I said out loud, "It looked better in the book", in reference to when Katness and Peeta make there grand entrance in the parade of tributes. (Also, Ryan thought that everyone was saying Peter with a funny accent instead of Peeta...I told him it's Peeta like bread LOL!!!)

I think the best way to approach a movie based on a book or, a series of books, is to think of the film as independent from the books. Sure, they have basically the same plot and cast of characters but, there is no way the film will be the same as the book. It can't be, there is just something that changes when you have the story given to you in a film, as apposed to working for it in a book.

What I mean by that is in a movie someone usually a writer or director or who-ever decides what is the most important thing you should be seeing, you can only take away what is visually in front of you. You don't have to imagine the scenery, or what the leading lady looks like, or an epic battle between the hero and the villain because it is "given" to you.

You might be thinking well, in the book you are given descriptions of all of these things by the author and that's the same thing....except it isn't. Think of it like a painting, the author is giving you the materials to create a painting by giving descriptions of things, and in site into the characters, but ultimately what the painting looks like is up to the reader in how they interpret these descriptions.

So, if you ever ask me if the movie is as good as the book I will probably tell you that it isn't if you are comparing it to the book alone. But if you look at the movie as a separate piece of entertainment/art then I might say yes...depending on if I actually believe it to be good...

Well, I guess I'll get off my soap box now!!!

May the odds be ever in your favor,
Kaitlin


P.S. If you haven't read these books yet, I highly recommend them!!!!

Saturday randomness

Well it's Saturday and you know what that means, time for five random things!!!
So here they are in no particular order:

1. I had BBQ nachos from Hawg Wild BBQ in Aurora for dinner tonight and they were AMAZING!!! I've had them before, but they were extra yummy tonight! I'm pretty sure they are the best BBQ nachos on the planet!

2. Took Sheldon to the pet store today to get him some new toys as he has destroyed several lately and needed new ones. I didn't realize how crazy Petsmart is on Saturday! There were people and dogs everywhere, talk about sensory overload!!!

3. Here is a picture of Ryan wearing what looks like the sorting hat from Harry Potter...wonder what house he will be in....

4. I don't know how to make Blogger add pictures where I want them instead of just at the bottom of the post so I guess I need to work on that!!! Lol!

5. The newest episode of Doctor Who is recording as we speak...(as I type?) and I can't decide if I should watch it now or wait until later in the week when I might need a pick-me-up...decisions, decisions!!!

That about raps it up for this round of randomness!! Hope that you could find some awesome randomness in your day too!!!

Sorting hats and hugs,
Kaitlin