The King's Speech

One of my favorite movies is The King's Speech (the edited version).

It's about George VI as he learns to overcome his speech impediment while preparing to be the new king. King George (Bertie) stammers whenever he speaks, especially when speaking in public. Lionel Logue is his speech therapist and uses unconventional, albeit effective approaches. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out. The movie has a ton of awesome quotes...(let the quoting commence)

Lionel Logue: You don't need to be afraid of things you were afraid of when you were five.

King George VI: If I'm King, where's my power? Can I form a government? Can I levy a tax, declare a war? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority. Why? Because the nation believes that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.

Queen Elizabeth: My husband’s work involves a great deal of public speaking.
Lionel Logue: Then he should change jobs.
Queen Elizabeth: He can’t.
Lionel Logue: What is he, an indentured servant?
Queen Elizabeth: Something like that

King George VI: By divine right, if you must. I am your king!
Lionel Logue: No, you're not. You just told me you didn't want it.
King George VI: L-listen to me...
Lionel Logue: Why should I waste my time listening to you?
King George VI: Because I have a voice!
Lionel Logue: [pause] Yes, you do.

Lionel Logue: You still stammered on the 'W'.
King George VI: Well I had to throw in a few so they knew it was me.

I really like the last two, because they're about finding your voice. Even when you've learned methods of writing well and effectively, you always have to keep your voice in your writing. Otherwise, you might as well be writing a textbook. And not just any textbook--one without pictures. The history book in the library that has a layer of dust on it.

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Oh, The Places You'll Go

Dr. Seuss is a genius. I know that technically, this poem is a picture  book, but it still is a poem. I love the fact that Dr. Seuss can make words clash and flow at the same time. He talks about Hakken-Kraks and other made-up words and characters, yet the message is profoundly inspiring and exciting.

Whenever I read/hear this poem, it makes me think of graduation. My 5th grade teacher read this to my class right  before we graduated elementary school. Now, I'm two months away from graduating high school. How crazy is that? So this poem has special meaning for me, as it stirs up major excitement for May 29th at 9:00 am at UVU. 

Anyway, back to the poem. I'm jealous because he found a meaningful topic and turned it into a fun, colorful poem that seems like a story book. My favorite part is the second stanza, when Dr. Seuss says:

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose."

Such a great message! So check out the link, and if you're too lazy to read it, listen to it! It's awesome!

Oh! The Places You'll Go!

Espanol me mata. si.

Hola! Estoy una loca estudiante de espanol AP (lo siento, pero estoy perrizoza y no quiero usar accentos), y tengo que hacer mi registro (tarea) por 30 minutos. Tengo que hablar, escuchar, escribir, y/o leer en espanol por 30 minutos todos los dias. Es muy interesante...Supongo que la mayoria de personas quien leer este blog no sepan como leer espanol, pero si entiendas espanol...

HOLA! Como estas? 
Me gusta espanol. Lenguas son muy interesantes y importantes en mi vida. Soy una chica caucasica, pero quero aprender como hablar muchas lenguas, como aleman, frances, italiano, y yiddish.
Lenguas estan muy cheveres.
Adios!!!

language

it all starts here. 

wait.

it's dark. hazy.
i don't see anything.
wait. i see something.


but what is it?


a telephone booth. of red coloring.


it sits there. wait.
there is a man inside.
he stands there, staring at me.
wait.


he speaks. i can't tell what he says.
but he has an accent.
wait. he smiles at me.


i go to him.
we talk. we laugh.
the sun shines.
wait.


he takes me to paris.
and beyond.

Courage...

I'm a lacrosse player. In my opinion, it's a very underrated sport. It's so much fun. But because it doesn't get much publicity, the LP girls team always has to recruit girls to play. Therefore, the JV team is full of girls who hadn't picked up a lacrosse stick until last month...and a handful of the girls who weren't advanced enough to make varsity...like me :) Today, we had our first game. My team was terrified, as no one really understood how a game worked. It took courage to walk on that field and attempt to hold their own. To make matters worse, we played Alta. Now let me tell you, the Alta girls lacrosse team is not one to be trifled with. First of all, they're huge. And secondly, their varsity team was ranked #6 in the nation. Yeah. So even their JV team good. Long story short, the game was like David and Goliath, but in this case, Goliath won. Either way, my team fought valiantly. And we definitely learned a lot...like how to pick ourselves back up after they scored yet another goal. Even though we lost, we kept them from reaching the double-digits. I'm proud.

I forgot...

You know that moment when a sudden burst of inspiration hits you?
Suddenly you know what to paint. To say. To dance. To sing. And in my case, to write.
And then, just as quickly as it came, it disappears.
Just.
Like.
That.
As soon as that moment happens, you know your life may never be the same. That idea could have changed everything. Or not. It was probably just some dumb idea, right? That's just what we tell ourselves to make us feel better about losing a portion of our genius. So why don't we write them down? I bet all you smartlings out there actually do. But I like to ponder things before I put them on paper (and I usually don't have paper handy)...which tends to get me in trouble. Which is why I'm writing about how I forgot what I was going to write about. Both for the blog, and the novel I plan to start writing...someday.