Birthday Week!, SUN BURN, The Vow

[Actually started writing this post on the 23rd of April but got side tracked and forgot about it till today the 28th so just bare with me ;)]

Well Hey There! Long time no talk, am I right?

So whats up with this new Blogger look? (For those of you who have you're own blogs and know what Im talking about.) I know all the changes to sites are supposed to make it easier or whatever but it does take a while to get used to. I had learned a few nifty tricks for the previews look and then they change it and you have to figure out how to do it all, all over again.

Anyway! So it was REALLY nice here the other day and I got a SUN BURN! I know I shouldnt be happy about that but Im just so glad the sun is finally here!! Yay!! I normally dont care for lots of heat and Im normally complaining its too hot out but Im not complaining any more. Ive been soo happy for these sunny days. It really gets you excited for Summer to get here! But its coming fast though! Yay!

So this Thursday is also my birthday! :D Im super excited. It seems like forever since my last one ;). AHHHHHH its coming soooo fast!!!

My friend, her grandma and I also went to the movie theater and watched the movie The Vow. It was a really good movie. Very sweet, sad, romantic, some things that made you laugh. I would definetly suggest you see it sometime :)

So! Songs of the week!

Mat Kearney - Ships in the Night

 

Arena - Panem's Best - EP - The Tributes

Bruno Mars - Somewhere In Brooklyn

Video of the Week!:

Hunger Games Music Video! "Arena" - The Tributes

Okey Dokey Guys! Ill talk to you later! Let me know what you think of the music and the video! Hope your all having a good time!

~McKenna



Swing Heil :)

Hallo an alle! Wie geht es Ihnen heute? Nein, ich spreche kein Deutsch. Ich bin gerade mit Google Translate.

Translation:
Hello to all! How are you today? No, I do not speak German. I am currently using Google Translate.

Haha. In case you are wondering why I decided to start this post off in German, and you haven't got it from the title of the post (although I doubt many will), let me tell you;

So these past weeks in my English class we have been reading this book called Night by Elie Wiesel. If you haven't read it, it takes place during the Holocaust from the point of view of a young Jewish boy. Its a true story and very informational and touching. It really shows how things actually were during that time... horrible. :( But it is a very good book.

After we finished reading that, our teacher had us watch a movie during the same period of time but from a German boys point of view. The movie is called Swing Kids and it is AMAZING in my opinion.
Here's a few summaries (source):
~1.     The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
~2.      Kids all over the world and all through time want to rebel. Peter Muller (Robert Sean Leonard) and Thomas Berger (Christian Bale) are two such young men whose rebellion against the conformity of Nazi Germany took the form of a love of American swing music, British fashion, and Harlem slang. But when an innocent prank forces Peter into the Hitler Youth, their friendship and their loyalties are put to the test against the seductive power of Nazism.
~3.     In Nazi Germany, the youth of the nation were pressed into joining the pro-Nazi Youth Leauge called the "Hiterjugend", or Hitler Youth. A group of rebel teenagers, however, chose to defy Nazi directives and grew their hair long and listened to American music while calling themselves the "Swing Kids." This is the story of one group of Swing Kids and how Nazi rule and persuasion tore them apart and set them against each other.


I really really REALLY liked this movie. The music and dancing in it was phenomenal also! It looked like so much fun. Whats also kind of ironic is that in gym class this week we learned how to swing dance which was SUPER fun! I loved it soooo much! :D I've been saying that in a past life I'm pretty sure I was a Swing Kid. :)

How many of you have seen this movie, read this book, or learned to swing dance? What did you think of them? Let me know! I love hearing from you! Oh and don't forget to check out my last post or two if you haven't already! :D

~McKenna

 

Hunger Games Premiere, New Hat, Unoffial movie productions, :)

Heyo! I'm back!So on Thursday night/ Friday morning I went to the midnight premiere with a few of my friends! We've been counting down to this for a finniking looooooooooooooooooooong time (hehe hunger games nerd pun). We got there a few hours early and had to wait but it was totally worth it :) It was so much fun waiting too. My friend Zac and I played a few games on my iPod and then we laughed and talked and we all started to play a Hunger Games card game but it took us like the whole rest of our time to even figure out the directions. ;) haha.

Seneca Crane from the Hunger Games.
I'm in love with this man's beard ;D

I also got a new hat this weekend! Its really comfy, fun and cool ;) And a new haircut ;)

So I found this really cool unofficial movie production 'dealio' on Facebook. They have a YouTube account so you can watch all they're videos there. You should check them out! Pretty dang 'shnazy' :D
Heres the link to their facebook page:
Bean Man Productions

I hope you've all had a good weekend and have a good week! Have you seen the Hunger Games yet? Did you go to the premiere? What'd ya think? Let me know! I love hearing from you! :D
~McKenna

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

As I'm sure many of you know, the newest and last Harry Potter movie is about to premiere in the theatures. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was split into two parts because it was so long and now the last one is premiering in theatures everywere July 14th/15th @ midnight! Some of you may not really care about the Harry Potter movies and I respect that. But think about how much money JK Rowling is making? How just a simple idea written down on paper could make such a big difference!