Introduction:

I think it is important for people to have pets. I love my cat and dog, but I will admit that they can be really frustrating and annoying and bothersome and loud and messy. Like last night, I was up at 3 in the morning, yelling at my dog to stop barking. Right, back to the whole pets are great thing.

Despite how annoying pets can be, like when you have to clean up after walking you dog (gross!), I still love my dog.

Daily Life with my Dog:

Everyday when I come home my dog comes running to greet me. I hurrying to hook on her leash and get her out, before she starts giving me the sad eyes. After a walk my dog always gets really hyper, she runs around and jumps on people. It gets a little insane but it's still cute. It takes awhile but she calms down and comes to si on my lap while I try to finish my homework. Then when I go to bed she jumps up and claims her space. She looks really cute when she is asleep! She snores, kicks, barks, and growls in her sleep. Cute, sure, but not when she's kicking you!

In case you wondering why I am not writing about my cat might I mention that I don't like cats all that much. My cat loves to scratch me. I'm not a cat person.

Review:

I can't imagine growing up with out a pet. My entire life I have had some kind of animal. They teach responsibility and make you feel better when your sad. [Don't call me crazy, but] you can even talk to your pet. They never tell anyone and they just sit there and stare at you, so if they really aren't listening you can't tell. Plus if you get cold easily, like me, your pet can just lay on your lap and warm you. (That's what my dog is doing right now) You can also teach your pets tricks. Like I taught my dog to shake hands (for her, paws). But I still can't get her to "play dead", and that's the collest trick if you ask me! Anyway, pets are companions that you can trust with everything and they always love you.

I love my dog, Florecita. She's adorable.

Flying Time?

You know the saying "time flies by, when you're having fun?"

I remember a long time ago, I used to think this saying was really stupid. I always wondered how time could possibly fly. But really it has nothing to do with flying time. Now that I am older, thank goodness for getting smarter as you get older, I know that this saying is very true, just not literally.

In math class, I complain that time is passing too slow. At lunch, I complain that time is passing too fast. All that complaining got me wondering why when things sucked time decided to torture me and when things were fun time sped by. I guess there isn't any way time could decide to ruin my life...But it seems that way some times.

I think I know why now! When I am enjoying myself, at a good movie or relaxing over a long weekend, I don't look at the clock because I am having too much fun to bother. So when I look up at the clock it's an hour or more later, so time seems fast. And when I am depressed or bored, like when I am doing math or when I am at a lame movie, I find my eyes wandering toward the clock, and I think when is class going to be over or how much longer? During these times I am staring at the clock every five minutes, which makes time seem much slower. How obvious this answer seems now but for some reason I never thought of these things before.

In my english class, I am reading Fahrenheit 451. And a main theme in the novel is a society not thinking. So I guess I thought it would be fun to think once in a while, you know, about real (I mean really real) things. Not things like what you ate for breakfast or what show you watched last night, that doesn't have anything to do with anything important, maybe it does to you but not to the whole world or anything.

I Am Legend

My new favorite movie!

*This post may contain spoilers for those of you who have not seen it. *

I really don't like movies with infected people, zombies, or any other strange creature. Especially when those movies include bloody scenes or lots of gory stuff. I'll be honest, it scares me silly!

So that's why this movie is my new favorite movie! Sure there were some bloody scenes, but not super bloody or anything, if you get what I'm saying. I even cried, my mom is usually the one that does that (oh, you know, those people that cry at the weirdest times - that's my mom), at the part where Robert has to kill Sam, his dog. I had to turn away from my mom, so she couldn't laugh at me. (WARNING: THIS IS A SPOILER) But the funny part is I didn't cry when Robert sacrificed himself, I almost did though.

Anyway, this movie was well put together and whatever emotion you were meant to feel, you felt. At the sad parts, I cried, usually, at the scary parts, I cringed or yelped, at the funny parts, I laughed. I love the emotion and depth in this movie. How horrible this movie would have been if Robert hadn't talked to the mannequins like they were living, how unrealistic. The guy has been alone and without his loved ones for a long time, what more could you expect. At that point I would be trying to live with the deer!

There is also some really good acting in this movie. Well, obviously with Will Smith in it! He really gives the movie the emotion necessary for any and all scenes. Especially good acting at the emotional scenes, like when he had to kill his dog or when he was yelling at Ana (explaining that no one was left, or when he sacrificed himself. Well done! These amazing scenes made the movie what it is.

So, yeah, I LOVED this movie and I'll probably by it (and when I do, I will still cry, laugh, and cringe). DEFINITELY watch this movie! Take my advice it rocks! If I were to give it a "thumb" review, it would receive ...(insert drumroll here)... two!

Sabriel A.

Night

What is Night about?

Night is a first hand account of a Jewish boy living during the Holocaust. This account weaves through the discovery, sorrow, and tortures of this dark period in time. This boy, Eliezer, is forced into concentration camp after concentration camp where he meets others suffering his fate. Where is God? Where is his mercy? they question in vain. All the while they still hope that they will be liberated.

What I think about Night?

At first I was skeptical, this book didn't really look like it was going to be that good. But surprisingly I found it intriguing, (I do admit that I had to read this for school). I was shocked that I was drawn to a story that was so dark. I am still disgusted by the treatment of the Jews, I didn't know what it was really like. Every other version is "prettied" up but this novel told it like it was and I think that's the best way to tell it. Throughout this novel, I noticed significant changes in the characters. I noticed that people began to question God and with the exessive amount of torture they went through, they quickly became used to it, they no longer flinched as another was whipped for fear of further pain on themselves. It is amazing the way this author captures the fear that filled their hearts but also to hold onto the feeling of hope that these people continued to grasp.

While this book is terrifying in some aspects, I found it intensely gripping and would not want anyone to miss this book.

The Golem's Eye

The Golem's Eye is the sequel to The Amulet of Samarkand. I am so addicted to these books...

The action in both the first and second is is fast-paced and sometimes overwhelming (in a good way). In this sequel, the reader gets to understand the characters even more and as I read, I felt like I knew them. (My favorite character is still Bartimaeus - he's so sarcastic and funny. I find myself laughing often.) I really love the way the words leap of the pages and form pictures, even without noticing it, I find myself walking through the streets between grand estates in Westminister.

The author has a good sense of humor. And he has definitely made it onto my favorite author list (yes, I have a list).

Anyways, DEFINITELY READ THIS BOOK!!!!