Wicked: The Musical: This is probably my favorite musical on Broadway right now. I have seen it twice and I would love to see it again. Basically - for those of you who don't know - it's the story of the Wicked Witch of the West and how she comes to be wicked. The questions the characters ask in the beginning of the show are "Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickness thrust upon them?" You learn through the show how she became "wicked," why Glinda is good, and how the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion all came to be. This totally changed my opinion of The Wizard of Oz. Now I'm like "God, Elphaba [that's the Wicked Witch's name in the play] was so misunderstood and Dorothy is a bitch! She killed an innocent woman!" And the songs are amazing. If you don't get goosebumps down your arm when you see Defying Gravity live, you are crazy.
The Truth About Forever: This is by Sarah Dessen. This has to be my favorite book of all time. I adore this book. It's about this girl named Macy Queen who goes through a very dramatizing moment; she sees her father die of a heart attack. From that point on, she hates surprises, or even chaos. Everything must have it's own place. Everything must be perfect. That is, until she meets the Wish catering company. She has never met anyone who is more chaotic as these five people. But for some reason, she decides to help them and realizes life is a lot more fun when you step out of the box.
The Mediator: Twilight: This is my favorite book written by Meg Cabot, who is also my favorite author. I have loved this book since the moment I finished it. Something in it, the suspense of not knowing what is going to happen, then her totally defying logic. I just love it.
The picture with my father: I am a Daddy's Girl, through and through. My father has to be my favorite family member. I love my family, don't get me wrong. I speak highly of my brother and I adore my mother. But I can connect more to my father. We are kind of alike. We have patience for some things more then others and we both love Broadway shows. We both could kill an afternoon watching movies or reading a book. We both hate shopping. My father and I are quiter than my mother and brother. Where they are fighting their heads off, my dad and I stay quite and try not to draw attention to ourselves. But we can both fight when we think that we are right about something. (That picture was taken when I was 10. It was the closet picture I had on hand)
My MP3 player: I love music. I really do. I could listen to music for hours on end and not get tired of it. I love it because it's the one constant in my life. These past few years, so much had changed, but I always had music to fall back on. I listen to all kinds of music, from Bon Jovi and Billy Joel to Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks. It doesn't matter to me. Just as long as there is a good beat to it.
The picture with Bradley Whitford: Bradley Whitford is my favorite actor, and this past summer I met him. He was in a Broadway show (called Boeing Boeing that was too funny for words) and I met him at the stage door. He's best known for playing Joshua Lyman, the hard headed, but lovable Deputy Chief of Staff on NBC's The West Wing. That's where I first saw him. I liked him at first, but when he did an episode titled Noel, he became my favorite actor. I think one time NBC said he was one of the best unknown actors, and it's true. No one knows him, but he is excellent. He had me crying in an episode he did in ER and Touched by an Angel and I laughed until I cryed when I saw him in Boeing Boeing. I have seen him in many different things, but I will always know him at Josh Lyman.
The West Wing: This has been my favorite show for about six years now. My father started watching it when it first came on. I hated it (give me a break, I was 9 when it first came on). But then a couple of years later I started watching it with him, and I really started to like it. Now I loved it. It has been off the air for two years now, but it still remains my favorite show. I love it, mainly for the fact that when I watch it, I realize that sometimes the smartest people in the world still mess up, and it makes me feel better that they even get things wrong. In fact, they always had to fight hard for what they want. And that made me feel better. I was never the smartest kid on the block, but when I watched this, and realize "Hey, I know what a filbuster is, and no one else in my class does" I felt a lot smarter. Plus, this show is just down right hysterical. Season 2 is the best season.
A Walk to Remember: My favorite movie. God, I love this movie. Mainly because it deals with two big things that I love. Love and faith. Mandy Moore's character, Jamie, just had so much faith in this movie. And I was balling at the end. I still can't watch this without wanting to cry. It's beautiful, just beautiful.
Rent: This is also becoming one of my favorite movies. I think that I love this so much, partly because of the music, but mainly for the fact that these seven characters are down on their luck. They are poor, cold, and hungry and instead of just complaining about it for two and a half hours, they dance and sing about what they love about life. Which they tell in my favorite song from the movie, La Vie Boheme. Also, the characters fall in love. Now, they are down on their luck, and they still manage to fall in love. How is that possible?
The picture of Mackenzie: Mack is my second cousin, but I really don't pay attention to that second crap. I have loved Mackenzie since I found out my cousin was pregnant with her. She came at a dark time, and made my family realize that life goes on. She's almost one (her birthday is Oct. 14, thirteen days before mine!) and the last time I saw her she was just learning how to crawl. She has huge blue eyes and big cheeks that you just want to squeeze. She's our little angel.
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