Friday, October 22, 2010

Movie Review- Inception

Inception has been a movie that has sparked all kinds of criticism and appraisal from those who have seen it. While some love the intricate story and trying to decipher what is going on, others feel overwhelmed by the different things going on in the story and feel as if they have been watching the movie for ages. Now this is all up to the person's taste in music, if you are into special effects and science fiction, then this is the movie for you. While I thought this was an excellent movie with great actors, mind-blowing special effects, and a storyline that hooks you into the movie from beginning to end, others differ from my opinion. I have heard comments of peole saying that it was too much of a mixture of problems going on, that it felt extremely long, that it was hard to catch up with. I personally loved the plot and the fact the movie mostly occurred during a dream inside a dream inside a dream and so on. For more general information on the movie (don't worry, there won't be any spoilers!) go to this link where you will see a general review on the good and bad of the movie: http://screencrave.com/2010-07-15/inception-movie-review/

Happiest Moment

To describe my happiest moment out of all the great moments I have experienced is impossible. All my happy moments brought me great joy at the given moment they occurred and I cannot choose one as the leading happy memory. However, one of the first happy moments that came up in my mind at first is one that gave me such joy that it is hard to attempt to describe. It was a Friday night, five days before my birthday. My classmates and I went to have dinner to a restaurant called El Churrasco. It was a pretty big deal because it is rare times that nearly the entire grade goes out on a Friday night together. After dinner, we were all going to go to the movies, however, I was not able to watch the movie. I had already bought my ticket and was walking down the dark aisle in search of the room were my movie was going to play. Down the aisle, I heard someone shout my name. It was a friend of mine and she was urging me to go with her and so I did. She grabbed me by the wrist and ran out of the movie theatre and into the restaurant area. I did not understand what was up with her, I thought she was just trying to bother me. She abruptly stopped, a smile from ear to ear plastered on her face. "You made me run here for nothing!" I shouted. She was looking elsewhere and I turned my gaze to where she was looking and I saw someone whom I did not think I was going to be able to see in yet another three months. My boyfriend was there, a huge smile on his face, waiting to see how I would react. He was much tanner than when I last saw him, and seemed taller. I jumped and hugged him and asked him what he was doing here. He had left to a tennis academy three months back and he was not supposed to come back for still another three months. I could not believe he was actually here, I had never imagined he would come. I felt as if in a dream, like I was floating around in a happy cloud, but it was going to burst any moment and I would wake up from this beautiful dream. But this was real. I could actually feel him hug me tight and lift me up. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. A moment of blissful surprise. He stayed for an entire week, one which I attempted to spend the most with him.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

2010 LIA MARATHON!



On the evening of October 20th of the year 2010, the students of Lincoln International Academy filed into the school's track field as students from other schools arrived at the school in order to compete in the yearly marathon. There was an air of tension and expectation as each student waited for their turn to run in hopes of winning their category's race. There were tears from the disappointed, and joy from those who rose victoriously, as well as the always-present trips and falls and near faints.The always present element of surprise took shape in Lincoln's Mrs. Anna Valverde who, being six months pregnant, trotted a full run through the track field during the Teachers and Moms run, embodying an excellent example of surpassing obstacles.