The Last Song

Hannah Montana? Miley Cyrus? Which is it?

This inspirational chick has the best of both worlds. As a Mother’s Day present, I took my mom to see The Last Song. We haven’t been to a movie together since I was 7 years old!

The Last Song was a little cheesy at first, but I know many people (myself included) enjoy cheesy movies. Miley Cyrus performed well during this summer love story. Plus, her male co-star was easy on the eyes! They were adorable together, making me want that type of a close relationship.

I recommend seeing The Last Song, but bring some tissues because there were waterworks in the theatre. I’m glad it was just my mom and me!

The Last Song

Not to long ago I saw a really great movie, The Last Song. I love movies that will make me happy but also make me have sympathy for the characters. Will Blakelee and Ronnie Miller are easy characters to fall in love with.

Will falls in love with Ronnie; the new girl in town. Ronnie is a troubled teen who is upset and holding a grudge against her parents. While Will falls in love with Ronnie, at first she plays hard to get. I personally thought that Miley Cyrus was a great pick for the role of Ronnie while others seem to disagree. She played the emotions of a teenage girl very well. Watching this movie and the love that takes place made me want to read the book. Right now I am reading the book and am excited to experience the love and sadness of it all over again. If you haven’t seen this movie I would suggest going to see it in theaters.

Vampire Diaries Preview

Does anybody else watch the thrilling show Vampire Diaries? Well it has become one of my favorite shows, there is hardly ever a Thursday that I miss it and if I do it’s always set to record. The show is about a teen Girl named Elena who lives with her Aunt and brother since her parents were killed in a car accident. Her life is anything but normal, considering the fact her best friend is a witch and her boyfriend Stefan is a Vampire. The love and friendship you see in this show is never ending and is awesome! I was so excited after watching last weeks. There was so much drama with Elena and Stefan trying to prevent people they love from getting hurt since Stefan’s brother Damon was trying to open a tomb full of dead vampires so he could get to his love Kathrine. In this episode you find out so much about everyone’s past and the fact that maybe Kathrine really isn’t dead….I don’t want to give to much away but you might want to check this amazing show out! It always has you on your toes. The only bummer is that now I have to wait for it to return on March 25th. Just make sure you check it out!

What We Can Learn from Sandra Bullock

Sunday Night, Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress in her role in The Blind Side.  I was very moved by her gracious acceptance speech and wanted to share why.

Sandra took time to acknowledge each of the 4 other women who had also been nominated.  In an interview she later had with Oprah Winfrey I was again impressed with her focus on collaboration instead of competition with these women.  She shared how difficult it had been because the media had naturally tried to pit them up against each other. Also, she took time to acknowledge her mother and all she has learned from her.

Here’s why it’s so important:

Girls fall into the trap all the time that we have to pull each other down to succeed.   This is not true!  I love that Sandra is showing us a better way of doing things and that we truly can collaborate and celebrate in the success of one another!

Too often we forget to acknowlege our moms, or other important women in our lives who have mentored us and showed us the way. 

I also need to mention a history making event that happened on Oscar night Sunday.  For the first time, a woman won the award for Best Director.  Thank you to Kathryn Bigelow for showing all of us anything is possible and making that dream a reality for many aspiring young female directors!

Movie Review-Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Somehow my Dad was able to get our school a private, advance screening of The Lightning Thief.  If I were to give it a grade, I would give it a B- because, first of all, it was nothing like the book by Rick Riordan.  Half of the book wasn’t even in the movie which made it less interesting and less funny. Also, the actors performed it way over the top, and it was so continuously loud that it hurt my ears. However, I thought the special effects were really cool and overly dramatic as the actors were, most of them still did a good job conveying the characters. Percy was not convincing at all but the other main characters were pretty good.  Also, you could easily follow along with the plot line.

Over all it was OK but I wouldn’t see it again.  I think if I hadn’t read the book and had such high standards for it, (because the book was really good) the movie might have seemed better.

If you see it, I’d like to know what you think.  Let me know if you read the book before you saw the movie.

Stevie’s Tips on Finding Good Music

I know music is always fun to have going when your working and it keeps you concentrating. Here are some websites you can go to, to listen to the music you want.

A good website for my area is http://www.soundstl.com/main.html you can listen to it too, it just plays what the radio is playing and it’s all good music.

You can go to pandora.com, you can just pick a song you like and it will play other songs like that one.

Last.fm— you can pick a song you like and play it, it’s kind of like youtube.com except without video’s to go with it.

Hopefully those will help you out when you’re trying to find something to listen to!

Dating Advice Tips from New Moon

The movie New Moon just recently came out, on Friday November 20. I’m sure most of you have seen it or read the book already. If you have, then you know that when Edward leaves Bella, it hurts Bella horribly. She becomes depressed and unsocial. She’s obviously upset…..I mean if the guy you loved all of a sudden left you, wouldn’t you be upset?

But what’s a healthy level of upset? What Bella went through was very unhealthy. She pushed people away, when she should have pulled them in to help support her, and help her get over Edward. It takes her almost 1/3 of a year to finally get back her life…and even then, she’s not totally happy. She’s still delusional about Edward.

Now, I;m not saying that if you break up with a guy, you’re not allowed to cry over him. Of course you should. But don’t dwell on it. Think of a break up as an opportunity to go out and meet new guys. It’s unhealthy to act like Bella did, and it didn’t just affect her, either. Her parents, and her friends were affected, and I’m sure they were hurt.

The bottom line is, if a guy you’re crazy about breaks up, don’t go into an unhealthy depression like Bella did. It’s bad and you’ll end up losing a lot of other things as well.

Kanye vs Taylor

Many of us saw the shocking dispute at MTV Video Music Awards about a month ago. Now I can turn on the t.v. without seeing replays on the news. I’ve been reflecting how awkward that moment must have been for Taylor Swift. She had worked so hard: Top New Female Vocalist of the Year, Female Video Artist, and Breakout Artist for the Teen Choice Awards all in 08. She’s toured states, performed on shows, and won numerous awards. Her Fearless album debuted platinum!

Taylor Swift is an excellent example of what a true woman should be like. At the end of the day, all your hard work will matter to those who care. The way to become successful is to ignore the negativity and keep moving towards your goal. Swift was flawless in her performance after receiving her award. Be confident in who you are, and act to your fullest potential.

He Is Why: An Original Song by Becca

Hey girls! Here’s are the lyrics to a song I wrote recently. Just felt like sharing it! I’m sure you all can identify with it! Let me know your opinions on it!

I’m falling behind
In math and history
I smile to myself
when he looks at me
I can’t seem to breathe
he’s got a hold on me
and i don’t want to be set free

He is Why
I draw hearts all over my papers
He is why
I’m never able to fall asleep at night
He Is Why
I take so long in the mornings
He Is Why
I can’t concentrate in class
He Is Why
I think I’m fallin’ in love
He is why

I hardly get a glance and
my heart hurts
somehow he snuck up from behind
and now I can’t seem to get him out of my mind

He is Why
I draw hearts all over my papers
He is why
I’m never able to fall asleep at night
He Is Why
I take so long in the mornings
He Is Why
I can’t concentrate in class
He Is Why
I think I’m fallin’ in love
He is why

Hey boy, do you know you’re irresistible?
I don’t think you realize
what you’ve done to me mmhmm
can you tell that I’m
not the same
when I’m with you oooooh

He is Why
I draw hearts all over my papers
He is why
I’m never able to fall asleep at night
He Is Why
I take so long in the mornings
He Is Why
I can’t concentrate in class
He Is Why
I think I’m fallin’ in love
He is why

He is why
I am writing down this song
he is why
I do the things i do
hey boy
I do them for you

Louder Than Words Live Video Chat

If you haven’t heard of the new teen memoir series, Lounder Than Words, edited by Deborah Reber, you are missing out!  In their own words, teens share their raw life experiences and how they’ve dealt with some of life’s toughest challenges. 

This week, every night at 7 pm Central you can watch a live video chat with Deborah Reber and the teen authors of this new series.   There’s Marni, who brings us inside her secret world of “pulling” and the challenges of surviving high school while trying to hide an obscure stress disorder.  Then there’s Emily, who takes us through the senior year that wasn’t when chronic illness forced her to miss out on one of the most important times of her life.  And then there’s Chelsey, who used writing as a way to recover from experiencing the unthinkable when her father was murdered the week before her fourteenth birthday.

Monday, August 10, 8-9 p.m. ET – Deborah Reber, How the Louder Than Words Series Came To Be
How were the teen authors chosen? How were the books put together? How much of what happened is true? What has been the most fun part of the project for you? What’s been the hardest part? Are there more books coming? How can I be a Louder Than Words author?

We are excited to be able to bring you this live series here at Girls With Dreams!

Louder Than Words Video Chat

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