#26 Critical film review

  The film I chose to write a review about is My Sister's keeper. The story is about a girl named Kate who is diagnosed with cancer at very young age. Her mother Sara doesn't want her child to die so she has another child,Ana. Ana is a perfect match for all surgeries transplants and donations Kate will need.
Overall I think this is a very good film.
    The film shows the importance of life and listening to each other. There are times where it gets a little boring but then again all movies have there boring parts, so it is worth your while in the long run. The story gives a very real feeling to it almost like your hearing the experience first hand. One thing I wasn't to fond of was how they would have different characters narrate different parts this was kind of interesting it would be cool to see it done in a way that worked more.
     Cameron Diaz's performance is very good in this movie. You usually see her play the rolls of a somewhat likable character and that's what she has become known for. But not in this movie, in this one she is the crazy mother who will do whatever she thinks is best for her daughter even if it is not what she wants to do.
      The main purpose of the husband's part Brian, is to be a foil to his wife. A foil character  is set up as an opposite or contrast to another more primary character. On another note note I think that the idea of making a child with certain genetic make up is pretty messed up. This is because if you are making things a certain way you are planning on using them and having some born a certain just so you can use them is not entirely right.
       Overall I say this is one of the more touching and down to earth movies I have seen and I really appreciated it. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars

#25 pop culture

   One of my favorite activities is one i have begun to do quite frequently,fishing. I fished very little growing to where i have grown now. I used to take weekend trips to Catalonia on occasion and fish with my father out there. But that was the only time I would really ever fish, when I would travel with my dad and not only to Catalonia but pretty much where ever we went that wasn't local. There was one time when my grandpa, uncle and I went fishing in Chicago but that was very long ago and a one time thing.

   This year I began fishing on my own and with some of my friends. I started not really knowing where to go or what even to really use for bait for the few spots I know of. The first about five or six times I went I was salty, did not catch anything didn't even get a bite. But i have been willing and trying different things out and they have been working. I am very happy with my result. This past Monday, memorial day I went to one of my favorite spots. I'd say it was a good day i caught about 8 blue gill and 2 large mouth bass one being the largest bass I've caught in my life.

      When I fish the time goes by  at an alarming rate before you know it all the bugs are out trying to feast and that is one of the last things anyone wants is to be pestered by a bunch of mosquitoes and any other insect that decides to fly along with it. My desire has grown for larger and different fish I am currently trying to figure out how to wrangle in a catfish and a carp. Both animals can get to massive sizes but usually live in kind of swampy  murky ponds/ lakes. I mean catch the catfish with a rod not noodle them.

# 24 typing

I took a typing class way back in elementary school. Last week and this week are the first times I've done anything like it since.

The website i found is pretty mediocre it is some what like the rest of the typing websites. I t has a few categories like tutorials, games, tests, and products. They provide step by step training for any one who types whether you are just beginning or your already an expert. In the tutorial you can watch a demonstration of what they are going to have you type by using an animated tutor. There isn't a vast majority of games but the ones they do have are quite funional touch typing levels online touch typing course provides step by step training from the beginner's level and up to professional touch typing levels

#23 typing tests

this was my favorite game 

#22 smoking

The top ten reasons people begin smoking are: 

10. Peer pressure

9.Social rewards

8. Risk-taking behavior

7.Parental influence

6.Misinformation

5.Genetic predisposition

4.Advertising

3.Self Medication

2. Media Influences

1.Stress relief

My thoughts on smoking are somewhat open. I don't smoke myself but that doesn't mean I have not tried it. I find smoking to be fully a personal choice. If you don't smoke and are bothered by others who do then don't go somewhere where you know people are going to smoke. Vice versa for smokers don't smoke where you see a no smoking sign it is that simple, but yet people still can't follow these simple rules. If you are not getting any sort of enjoyment when you smoke such as from flavor and or anything else you should probably quit because there is truly no point in smoking if you don't like it. It is a personal choice in taking a risk for your health we all know smoking isn't good for so if you think your health is worth wasting six to seven dollars continuously just to look like a dragon well then by all means go for it. But that doesn't mean it is wrong it is something that some people choose to do, i just hope they realize they are always going to have to live with the choices they are going to make

#20 Free Choice

  I love food. Food is possibly one of the greatest experiences I have endured in my time here on earth. There is just so many different kinds of flavors, textures, and smells. The smell is what tops it off for me  my mouth begins to water like when a dog sees a bone. This makes me even more hungry come to think of it I am quite hungry at the moment. I should probably eat. The cat in the hat went to the beaches and saw plenty of sneeches. The sneeches had stars on their bellies and some did not. The star bellied sneeches would all laugh and point at the non star bellied sneeches and tell them they are all rotten peaches.

The next time you see a star bellied sneech make sure you have a star on your belly or you will be kicked of the beach. They do not care about what else you may wear as long as you have a little green star down there. They will not play with the normal sneeches until one day they found and even more marvelous creature.  My thoughts are not extremely clear today like I said I am hungry when I get hungry i get grouchy like oscar the grouch all I want to do is eat and lie on my couch. But I can not do this for it will cause me to have a pouch.

I have been jibbering and jabbing and blibbing and blabbing about things i have seen.  But there is no words i say that i truly mean. But this is all on a blog and can i do anything even ride a hog. There is no place for that cat in hat except maybe chasing a dreary rat and with that, That is that. But where does he rest when will it end spin the clock and watch the whole thing start over again. From top to bottom bottom to top all that is left is one little drop there is no passing by or movement to this way but yet again I have the choice of what I want today.

#19 Being charitable

 The foundation I would choose to donate to is the make a wish foundation. The make a wish foundation is a foundation where children that are terminally ill get to make a wish any wish and the program does what ever they can to make this wish happen.  I would like donating to this foundation because I know they would greatly appreciate it.

  I chose this one because I think it is an awesome program. What they are doing for the kids is really nice and it shows hope, hope that maybe one day things will be better. Children don't have the hardest lives but we all still have problems and i feel like this foundation makes those children forget about their worries for the brief a time and that is mainly why I think  this is so great.

#18 Bucket list

1. Ride my bicycle from orange county to San Francisco- My friend and I have been talking about this a lot this year at first kind of as a joke but then we really thought about it and talked about it and seemed to really want to. I hope to accomplish this with in the next 3 years.

2.Graduate from college- I don't really know what to expect with college where I'm going to go or what i want to study but I at least want to go and try and figure it out a little more.

3.Go to at least half the states in the country- I have traveled many places abroad including mexico,nicaragua,guatemala,el salvador,ecuador, the dominican republic, fiji, and the Galapagos. All of these trips were great experiences and I love traveling but I have yet to see what are country has to offer.

4. Restore a vintage Schwinn-I am actually about to begin this project I am trying to buy a 1973 schwinn breeze single speed today.Then ripping all of the old beat up and rusted parts off and slowly putting it back together with the same old look just new pieces in all except the frame of course.

5.See a giant squid in real life- I have always been interested in ocean life when i first saw a picture of a giant squid i was blown away I can't even begin to image what seeing one in person must be like