Friday, December 24, 2010

Wuthering Heights- Depressing and Refreshing

Who would have thought that something could be depressing and refreshing? I will answer this question by saying I really have no idea. I think it is mostly the addiction you get to the novel. I have never seen any movie adaptations of Wuthering Heights, but yetesterday I finished the novel by Emily Bronte. It wasn't my favorite book, but I liked it pretty well. I love period romances and so I was bound to like this one also, though at first I had my doubts; I have heard many different accounts of Wuthering Heights. These reviews range from "it was really boring," to "depressing" to "my favorite book!" and "this book changed my life!".  Honeslty speaking, I had none of these sensations except it was depressing. It is not my favorite, as I said before, but I do like it  and I did not find it boring.
Before I mentioned it as a period romance, well I will correct myself now that it is not a romance, not at all! But it does involve love, but I think it'd better be classified as a period drama.
I am skeptical to watch any of the movies, but BBC usually does a pretty good job, so  that would be the first one I would watch. If any of you have a favorite version of the movie let me know!!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Candy Canes and Guts

This week has been a doozy! There are only 9 days till the best day of the year, and let me tell you: I'm pretty excited!!! So what has been happening in my life? At least school-wise? Well lets just say I have been waiting for this school day to be done this entire week! What do I mean? I mean studying Biology! It is awful! But let me tell you, if you are having problems with knowing what is happening to the food you eat, I am now an expert! Oh ya, and if you want to see whats happening inside of you, I did in fact dissect a pig fetus and I could certainly point out whats goin on in all of that gunk!  Lets just say studying the digestive and respiratory systems has paid off! Why? Because I am now finished my test! Yes! Now holidays can officially begin, right now! And as I am eating all that turkey, pie, and candy I can think of what is happening to all of that food!! (Because I really wanted to know all that!)
The holiday is started for me already, I still have school tomorrow but it will include zero work! I get to watch Elf first period, and Spongebob's Christmas Special 2nd period, and then there is an assembly with free hot dogs and oranges and perhaps donuts, and then after all that the Superintendent called the school telling the teachers to let us out of school at noon! Woohoo! Tomorrow will be a blast!

Monday, December 13, 2010

My Latest

The past week has been a really good one for me, it was a week that I read a good book! Everyone has had those weeks! And if you haven't, try it out! It is really satisfying! For the first time I watched Jane Eyre (BBC 2006) and I couldn't help but watch it twice in a row, it was so good! (If you couldn't tell that was my latest favortie! :P ) . Since I enjoyed it so much, I thought I might like the book too, (By Charlotee Bronte)  but it is a long one! And I was hestitant because I didn't think that Mr. Rochester would be half so charming in the novel, nor the story half so entertaining! I absolutley loved the book! It was easy for me to get into, and it usually took up the majority of my day! The movie I had watched followed the book so well! And I was completely happy with all of the characters and the whole book!! :) It makes me happy. And yesterday I watched Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South! I love it soo much!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

BBC Period Drama Trailer






I love this mix up! I have been watching a whole bunch of period-drama montages and this one is one of my favorites.