Computer Class

So, last summer, my mom terrified me with two words: COMPUTER CLASS!!! I need creepy music here. I have never been fluent in computer language. HTML terrifies the heck out of me. Pop-ups on our desktop or laptop are a nightmare. I'm also not of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc., hence, social media was a mysterious phenomenon.
However, I have to admit, computer class has been pretty enjoyable. Mainly because HTML has been denied Access to our class. (Access! You see what I did there? Huh?) But seriously, in this semester we've learned how to use Powerpoint, Access and the major social medias. I'm looking forward to next semester when we learn how to use Word and Excel. Also, we've been using the technology section on a website called www.gcflearnfree.org. It has many tutorials and videos that have helped us a lot.

10 awesome movies!

This is a follow-up post to "20 of my favorite books". I like to watch movies, too! :) These are in no apparent order. I am one of the few teens of my acquaintance who genuinely enjoys old movies. So, there just may be a few old movies on this list. There are also a few movies that betray the fact that I'm still a kid on the inside. Without further ado, here are 10 movies that I, personally enjoy:

1. Shop Around the Corner (My number 1 favorite movie!)

2. The Inspector General (Danny Kaye is probably my favorite actor.)

3. White Christmas (Danny Kaye again!)

4. Woodlawn

5. Peanuts (CHARLIE BROWN!!!)

6. My Fair Lady

7. Mulan

8. Beauty and the Beast (The only Disney princess movie I have ever enjoyed.)

9. Royal Wedding (Fred Astaire's dancing is amazing in this movie!)

10. Box Trolls (I admit, this is a weird one. I'm not really sure why I find it hilarious.)

Friends

What do these famous duos have in common? 

Han Solo and Chewbacca

Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee

Bert and Ernie

Bob and Larry, and the list goes on. 

You got it! They're all friends. 

Now, I know that "unsocialized" is a trigger word for many homeschoolers. Believe me, I know many homeschoolers who are the furthest thing from unsocialized. I,  myself,  am not the most social person in the world. When I go to a party or some other kind of social gathering, I'm usually the quiet one in the corner. Even so, I do have several amazing friends that I value highly as some of the best gifts God has given me. 

But just what makes a friend? Now, I am not talking about acquaintances. I'm talking about what makes a really good friend. 

Well, without further ado, this is my criteria for a good (awesome) friend:

1. Someone you can talk to. They know how to listen.

2. Someone who will help you draw closer to God.

3. Someone who will pray with you when you really need it.

4. Someone who will laugh with you.

5. Someone who will be honest with you.

6. Someone you can trust.

7. Someone who will encourage you.

8. Someone who will stick with you through thick and thin.

9. Someone who believes in you even when you don't believe in you.

10. Someone that you can be goofy around. They won't look at you like you're crazy. In fact, they'll join in!

Anyway, that's what I look for in a good friend. Don't forget that these points go both ways. In order to get a good friend, you have to be a good friend!

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 

20 books of my favorite books

I've always liked to read. Some of the books on this list are not exclusively "girl books". Because I have two younger brothers, I have been in many sword fights, rubber band wars and backyard battles. As a result, I happen to be a fan of quite a few swashbuckling adventures. Well, without further ado, here are 20 books of my favorite books that I think every girl should read.

1. The Bible

2. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

3. The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery

4. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

5. Little Men by Louisa May Alcott

6. Persuasion by Jane Austen

7. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

8. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

9. Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

10. Shakespeare's Sonnets

11. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

12. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis (This is actually 7 books in all, but they aren't long.)

13. Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

14. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

15. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

16. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

17. Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

18. Redwall by Brian Jacques

19. The White Gypsy by Anette Lyster

20. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

10 Weird Things About Me

1. I once tried to grow a parsnip garden in our backyard purely because my family didn't think I could. I couldn't :P


2. I'm the only teenager I know who LOVES the Andy Griffith Show! 

                                                  

3. I hate chocolate ice cream. I don't know why.

4. I know every word of Eye of the Tiger, but I've never seen a Rocky movie.

5. I've listened to Jim Croce's Greatest Hits album so many times that I know all ten songs word for word.

                                                   

6. I am both introverted and extroverted...so I tend to end up like gollum.

But we likes peopleses
No! We likes to be alone!
But we been alone too much.
Who cares? We likes it!
No we wants to see peopleses

And so on.

8. I am a major early bird. Like 4:30 in the morning on a regular basis kind of early bird.

9. I listen to Adventures in Odyssey now more than I did when I was a kid.

10. When ever I hear someone wrap up a talk with a moral I will later sing this song to myself. This is proof that I grew up with veggietales.