Hermits United

A month into summer and things are just beginning to wind down. First I had to help with inventory for ROTC, then Laura had her graduation trip, and then Girls State came along. It's all been very exciting - well, maybe besides the inventory part. I've learned bunches, possibly more than I have in school (on the whole social side of things). Girls State, while extremely annoying at some points (the point at which it turned into a popularity contest), brought me the majority of these lessons. I learnt the real power of words in regards to a friendship. I've often commented on the power of words but on their effects on history or in the media, not their effect on me. I think I've learned the true meaning of love. Not romantic love, really, but friendship love. The kind that keeps a true friend listening to you, even after you've done a completely shit thing. The kind that forgives. The kind that compels you to share the truth - the whole truth - and let nothing back.

That was getting a bit deep - let me switch gears now. Doctor Who. There we go. I have to say, I have throughly enjoyed this series of Doctor Who despite my earlier concerns about Donna being the new companion. I've found her brilliant (much like the Doctor has). She's different from Rose and Martha, and that's a good thing. She's independent. She's her own woman. She has a life already. Granted, it's not the best life, but she gets by. But in a way, she also reminds me of Rose or, rather, how Rose might have been had she not met the Doctor so soon. She brings humanity to the Doctor, something that I believe Martha never did (though, now, I have come to love Martha), just like Rose did. Sometimes by not really thinking about it - by just speaking. Saying the words the Doctor needed to hear the most. Which brings me to my thoughts about "Left Turn." It was a fantastic episode. It might not have had that little moment that I've been waiting two years for, but it still had Rose. Rose and Donna. Now, I know that there wasn't any indication of a friendship between Donna and Rose (I mean, really, Donna didn't even know her name - still doesn't know her name, the Doctor never told her), but you could see a type of respect between the two. Donna was suspicious of Rose at first, but, when the time had come, they both trusted each other to set things right. I loved the Doctor-esque air that Rose had about her - the Doctor-esque air that all of the Doctor's former companions had about them (Martha and Sarah Jane in the hospital) - that even when the Doctor is gone, there is a person to still help guide things to make them somewhat better. I honestly can't wait for next week with everyone - the Torchwood crew, Sarah Jane, Martha, Rose - I really can't. The Doctor/Rose reunion is finally just around the corner, and I'm excited for that, but at the same time, I'm scared as well. See, as I was watching, I developed a theory. I realized that Rose was able to get through to Donna because it wasn't the real world - the world the Doctor had sealed off at the end of "Doomsday" - it was a world created around Donna. It wasn't supposed to exist, so Rose was able to slip through. Then, for the next two episodes, while the universe is crumbling, Rose will be able to get through to the original universe because everything is crashing in and the bridges between the universes are open again. But, of course, the Doctor will make everything right (as he always does), but since Rose doesn't belong in the original universe anymore, so she'll have to go back to Pete's World while the Doctor seals up all the bridges again. Thus, no more Rose. It's very depressing, really. I hope Russell proves me wrong.

So I'm finally finished with everything now! It's absolutely amazing! Finals were amazingly easy compared to the AP test which was really nice.

I also got a chance to see the new Indiana Jones movie on the day it came out. It was absolutely stellar, not as good as the original ones, which was to be expected, but it still exceeded the expectations I first hd for it.

Anyway, since summer is finally here, I have to start on my insanely long list of books and movies that I need to read/watch. I have this enormous stack of books in my room that I bought throughout the school year but haven't had the time to read - I hope I can get through most of them this summer along with my three summer reading books for AP Lit next year.

I'm so absolutely happy! AP Exams are finally over for the year! Nothing left to do in school but watch insanely amazing movies in APUSH and just do whatever in Lang, Chem, ROTC, and Film. The only class actually left to do work in is Adv. Alg/Trig - so annoying...

Anyway, I've been working on a graduation present for one of my friends who is, like me, a major Ten/Rose fan. I've made dolls for her, but I'm having trouble with clothes (shirt/tie/suit for the Doctor and just like a shirt and pants for Rose). But I'm hoping to find a pattern.








I can't wait to see her reaction - I think the dolls have turned out great so far.

For AP Lang, we had to do a semester project for a work that we had read this year - naturally, I chose Hamlet with Mr. Tennant in mind, so I made a movie poster and a trailer for my project.


Click on the poster to the youtube link!

It somewhat amuses me that livejournal of all things is not blocked on my school's ultra-protective server, but, hey, I'll go with it.

Just finished a project for AP Lang on Hamlet. I should be posting it soon on youtube, but youtube is, of course, one of the sites that they have blocked.

It stars David Tennant as Hamlet is a pseudo-tribute to him playing Hamlet this summer with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I was really sad that I had to use Miranda Otto as Gertrude, though, but she was the only female character the King Theoden had any sort of contact with in Lord of the Rings.

I found this a laugh, right? Billie only seems to look 84% like herself.

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities - Collage - Morph David Tennant, on the other hand, looked nothing like himself so much that I highly doubted his picture was in the celebrity database.

I thought I would just try this out for kicks; I'm totally writing this on the Wii - it's so cool (if a bit tedious)!

Well, actually, I really don't have much more to add except that I have a new Doctor Who fanfiction in the works, but, of course, it'll probably be awhile until it's readable.