The Nightmare Before Christmas

My absolute favorite Halloween/Christmas movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s not a scary movie but it’s still just as great. I would highly recommend this movie if you haven’t seen it because the story line is well put together. Summary: The main character Jack Skellington also known as the King of the Pumpkin Patch is the main component of Halloween Towns Halloween celebration, but this year he grows old of doing the same old thing. He goes out on a long walk and discovers a circle of trees with different doors all with symbols of the other holidays curiously he opens the one with the bright shiny Christmas tree and accidently falls in. When he does he discovers this wondrous place that is so different with snow, snowballs, lights, trees, presents, and most important of all Santa Clause. When he travels back to Halloween Town he shares his discovery with the town and decides to take over this holiday, but by doing that things don’t turn out so well.
Now that you have the gist of it I’ll go in to my favorite character other then Jack of course. Sally is my favorite character in this movie because she is very clever, crafty, and understanding. Throughout the whole movie she knows that taking over Christmas is a bad idea and also she has quiet a crafty way of escaping her creator. She’s very understanding of how Jack feels during the movie and has a secret crush on him, if only he would take the time to notice.
This movie has become very popular; there are The Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise at stores such as Claire’s and Hot Topic. Also there are The Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween costumes for characters such as Jack, Sally, The Trick or Treaters, etc. The only merchandise I own is a jacket with Jack Skellington’s face on the front and The Nightmare Before Christmas on the back and a Jack Skellington stuffed animal.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is Tim Burton’s best work out of all of his other films in my opinion.

Choir Concert

The Choir Concert was on Oct.14th and it was a success, the seats were filled and everyone sounded great! The theme of the concert was Broadway musicals that have won an award. The musicals sung were Hairspray, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, and a few songs picked out from other musicals. I am in Girls Select Choir and we sang the My Fair Lady Medley, Hairspray(with all the other choirs), and The Glory(with all the other choirs.) I tried out for solo's for My Fair Lady and The Glory but didn't get one unfortunately. Our attire was the concert t-shirt we ordered and black pants and shoes. I like the choir I'm in now, but I hate how my two best friends are in the choir below me (they sang Fiddler on the Roof) so I can't be in a class with them. Even though I was a middle schooler last year, the people in the Holmes Middle School Choir now sound so undeveloped with their voices compared to the High School Choirs. The Symphonic Choir sounded so amazing as always when singing Les Miserables, I've never seen the movie before but I knew a couple of the songs and the songs I didn’t know were still really good!

At the concert was my Mom, Dad, Grandpa, and his girlfriend Gwen. I wanted my brother to come, and he said he would but then he forgot that he had plans. I was kind of disappointed but I'm sure he'll be there next time. After the concert was over I met up with them and they told me how proud they were of me, It made me feel so great that they had a good time! When leaving, the songs of the concert flowed through my mind. It was a success!

Mumbai Trial

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/world/asia/13lahore.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Mumbai%20Trial&st=cseTerror suspect Mr.Saeed cleared again in Pakistan for involvement with Mumbai attacks. Its been almost a year since India's 9/11 terrorist attack happened, and action needs to be taken. The court say there’s not enough evidence of Mr.Saeed being involved so they dropped the charges, and yet I don’t understand how that’s possible because it says Mr.Saeed was the founder of a banned militant group in which 10 of whose members killed 163 people in the rampage in Mumbai in November. The court should keep an eye on Mr.Saeed until they find more evidence because he shouldn’t be let of the hook just yet. In the meantime India needs better security to prevent another disaster from happening.

This issue is so important to me because the 2 Americans that died in Mumbai, India at the Oberoi Hotel were my Uncle Alan and cousin Naomi, they were there on a retreat for Synchronicity. This was truly a tragedy for my family and other family’s in India whose family died. I never knew how people felt when things liked this happened until now, and I can’t stand to imagine someone else having to go through this.I only wish that India would’ve had better security and even though people would still die maybe my Uncle and cousin could’ve been saved.

I’m not sure where the Mumbai trial is going from here but whoever was involved better get put to justice and spend a lifetime in jail!

Autumn

Imagine your taking a walk on a windy Autumn day; before you leave you grab a jacket and put your shoes and socks on. As you step outside you notice that nice aroma you can only smell during this time of the year, its truly amazing to see the seasons change and this season is one of the most beautiful to witness. Every step you take you hear the crunch of your feet hitting the leaves on the ground and the leaves on the trees are all these different colors; red, orange, yellow, and brown. You may also see pumpkins being sold for October with all different sizes ranging from big, small, fat, and skinny. You take a look through them until you find the perfect one for you, and when you do you decide to buy it. As your walk continues there are people all around raking leaves and jumping into the piles, others enjoying a nice walk like you, and probably some staying inside warming up. Before you leave to go back to your house you take a last look at what Autumn is all about.

The biggest holiday that takes place in Autumn is Halloween. Halloween is simply just a fun time to dress up and get candy. Also to have a party! Its always cool to see how creative people get with there costumes, there's always a humongous variety of different costumes. My favorite kind of candy to get on Halloween is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Twix! I always trade with my friends to get some there's. Halloween is simply fun!

Everything's Changing Now

I arrived to Mackenzie’s house where I awaited Eileen and Tommy’s arrival, we were walking to school together. “I can’t believe we’re going to high school, I’m so nervous,” I exclaimed! “I know, me too,” replied Mackenzie. I thought about the times when I was just a child in elementary school, when things were so simple. As simple as getting mad about someone cutting in front of you or stealing your seat. Middle School was when it really changed, but high school is a whole different ball game. I had been to Stevenson for the plays and concerts my brother was in and when I just passed by the building. Now my brothers graduated and I’m the high school student walking down the hall.

As we arrived to Stevenson we all anxiously walked through the entrance and parted to our lockers. The bells kind of confused me though because I didn’t really know about the warning bells at first, so it startled me and I was freaking out that I was late until I finally got it down pat. Unfortunately I didn’t have any friends in my 1st hour and I‘m not really one to approach new people. Although math isn’t really my thing, my math teacher was very friendly and kind so I knew right then that math would be made a little easier.

I sat down in my newly assigned seat in the 2nd row last seat when all the sudden something was bothering me. My back started to hurt, I tried shifting in chair a few times but it wasn’t working. The structure of the chair must have triggered my back problems. The pain felt like a ton of bricks on my back that couldn’t be lifted. The bell rings and the class ends, I don’t know how the rest of the day will turn out but I already assumed it will be pretty boring considering all you do is go over rules and guidelines.

As the end of the day rolls around I am so overwhelmed by the amount and type of work I will be doing this year. Though my work habits could use some improvement, my goal is to get straight A’s. Everything is changing now and its up to me whether high school will be a good or bad experience.