Discovering Paris

I found you in Paris sitting alone,
But now you weren't because I came along.
I sat down and we started to chat
it was morning, oh wait no now its the night.
Time flies by when I'm with you,
It's Paris and its night so what should we do?
We ended up walking for miles and hours,
You went into a shop then came out with flowers.

For me I said.
Yes, he exclaimed.

It came with a note and said so what's your name?
I turned around and then you were gone,
I kept looking but I didn't for long.
Well what should I do?
So I sat down very confused.
A couple days later I received a note,
Saying sorry but I had to cross the road.

I guess you could say he found himself that night
In Paris no less, he finally found what was right.

My journey to Paris has taught me a lesson or two
Don't talk to guys who don't have a clue.
Or that Paris has some magical force,
Where people stay married and don't get divorced.
Where people dance the night away
And never want it to become the day.
All I can say is that if I had the chance
I'd go back to Paris and I'd dance.

If You Really Knew Me

I meet you for the first time
and as we greet
this is what I think...

If you really knew me you'd know that I sleep with
5 blankets. If you really knew me you'd know that I
have to measure out a recipe, I can't just guess. You'd
know that I want everything to be perfect, but it rarely
turns out that way.

If you really knew me you'd know that I am loud, crazy
and I blame it on my father's side of the family. You'd
know that my dad lost his job and he was unemployed
for 2 years. If you really knew me you'd know that I
work at a movie theater, and I love it.

If you really knew me you'd know that I won't judge
you and will most likely become your best friend with just
a hello. If you really knew me you'd know that my
actual name was going to be Louise. You'd also know
that I was named by my uncle, my last name is a city
in Switzerland and my nickname as a child was twinkle-toes.

If you really knew me you'd know that I absolutely
hate it when someone licks their fingers. You'd also know
that I hate it when people chomp really loud. If you really
knew me you'd know that I have a passion for drawing
and singing.

If you really knew me you'd know that I can't go a
day without string cheese. You'd also know that I
could snack on pickles all day. If you really knew me
you'd know that I love elephants and my dream in life
is to ride one.

So as we shake hands
and we finally greet
you ask me what I want to drink,
If you really knew me you'd know that
I'm craving lemonade.

I Am Officially Jealous

Love Poem with Toast

I liked the first line in this poem, "some of what we do, we do
to make things happen," it makes a lot of sense if you think about
it, plus this line is just brilliant "The rest of what we do, we do
trying to keep something from doing something" we do this all the
time; with a lie, or keeping your hair clean. Little things like that
make it so we're constantly doing something that isn't necessary, 
if you really think about it.

We will always be wanting to do these things so we can move 
forward with our lives. I like that part in the poem, and when it
lists things we want like, "wanting to be wanted."

But when it all comes down to it, your in love and you'll find 
yourself thinking about it at breakfast just pretending and lying to your self.
"as each of us wants the other watching at
the end, as both want not to leave the other
alone, as wanting to love beyond this meat
and bone, we gaze across breakfast and pretend."

Take A Chance

This is for the short people who get trampled. Life will
never be as big as you'd like it. This is for the people
who are overweight, you can and will be happy.

Take a chance.

This is for my Mom, who works overtime,

all the time. For my dad who doesn't work

overtime, but still works hard.

Take a chance.

This is for the lonely girls in the world.

He will one day be waiting on you to 

acknowledge him one day, you just have

to take that risk and do it.

                    Take a chance.

Take a chance at love, life, new friends, fame, fortune,

that car you've always wanted, that dream job that never 

seemed to be hiring, and take a chance always. Because

you'll never know what might come your way.

So take chances in life now because then when the

time comes you'll say bring it on, and I'm here to stay.

This is for all those hopeless people that I 

have hope in. I know you can make it and

you know you can too. Take the freaking

chance today, before its too late and the hope

is gone away.

TAKE A CHANCE.

        BE RISKY.

     CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

                                                        THIS IS FOR YOU.

Her Journey

Ordinary World: Little 5 year old Kate, lives with her mommy and daddy in Washington, and she's about to get a new baby brother.

Call to Adventure: Kate has to move to Africa for her daddy's job.

Refusal of the Call: She doesn't want to move, and leave her friends and family. She likes the new school she just barely got.

Meeting with the Mentor: Her mom had to give her a little talk to make her feel better about moving to a new place. She said that Kate would make lots of new friends and have a really great time, only if she had a good attitude.

Crossing the Threshold: Kate gets on the plane to her new home.

Tests, Allies, Enemies: Kate didn't like her new home, because everyone would look at her strange. She did make friends with some girls though, and they were very nice to her. She didn't like the change of everything, but at the same time was excited to explore new things and places.

Approach: Kate came home one day crying 'cause she was so different from everyone else and no one liked her.

Ordeal: Kate was walking home from playing with her new friends when a couple of big, mean boys came up to her and started calling her names and pushing and kicking her around.  They wouldn't leave her alone, so she yells for her dog and he comes running and chases the boys away.

Reward: Kate can now walk home, with her dog by her side, without having to worry about anyone bothering her.

The Road Back: Kate walks home again but this time her doggy wasn't there, because she hadn't seen the boys in a long time, she wasn't scared.

Resurrection: The boys had followed her because they knew she wasn't protected. Kate knew if she could just call for her dog she would be saved. She was getting beat up pretty bad and soon found herself on the ground, hearing the sound of the boys running away and the barking of her doggy.

Elixir: Now she takes her wonderful dog with her no matter where she goes. Everyone is always safe when they're with Kate and her doggy.

Hero's Journey Film Analysis

17 Again
 

Ordinary World: Mike O'Donnell is an adult with     two kids, no career, and about to get a divorce.

Call To Adventure: The old janitor asks Mike if he  could go back would he do it all over again?

Refusal of the Call: He's driving home thinking his life is never going to change, when he sees the old janitor about to jump off the bridge. He runs over to see and Mike gets sucked into the water below. He gets home the next morning and he's 17.

Meeting with the Mentor: Ned, his best friend, helps him out after he tries to attack and kill Mike. Ned finds out for him that he was changed back to 17 for a reason; to go back to high school.

Crossing the Threshold: Mike goes back to High School.

Tests, Allies, Enemies: Mike gets on the basketball team, has to fit in with what the teenagers are doing these days, meets Stan the bully in high school, befriends his son by finding out he's the school punching bag, learns about Maggie's (his daughter) boyfriend issues, and learns that his wife Scarlett is going on dates with other guys.


Approach: Mike realizes its not about getting on the team, but helping his
kids through high school and fix his marriage with Scarlett.

Ordeal: Scarlett is going through with the divorce and Mike has to stop it by reminding her of how much he loves her.

Reward: Scarlett changes the court date.

The Road Back: Mike goes to the final basketball game planning on playing and having the life he would've had.

Resurrection: Scarlett leaves the game and Mike has the choice to play the game or run after her and lose everything again.

Return with Elixir: Mike runs after her and his marriage and his relationship with his kids is fixed.

That One Saturday

Dear World,

       I was once an ordinary person. I would wake up at 6:50 almost every day (Monday-Friday), go to school, come home: eat a snack, watch some t.v., and hang out with friends. I had a loving family, an amazing boyfriend, a fantastic dog, and everything was going perfect. Life was great until one day I woke up on a very odd Saturday. No one and I mean no one was even present in my life. I ran around up and down my house, no one was there. I ran around the neighborhood, no one was there. I ran to walmart, no one was there. I finally ran to the school and right there in the middle of the field was some old fat janitor, sweeping up something on the grass. I walk up to him, he looked up at me with a blank stare and said "run." Then he disappeared right in front of my eyes.

   What happened to everyone?
   Why was the janitor the only person I could find?
   What am I running from exactly?
                     
                                Sincerely,
                                The last person on the planet