Thanks all you friends who voted for me and my sister's puppets! We didn't win (we didn't really expect to) but it was all fun! We do have tickets, though, so we ARE going to see The Lion King on Broadway, never fear. But thanks again for all those who supported us!

Hello all my deviantart friends!

Me and my sister entered a Lion King on Broadway contest to win tickets (it's coming to UTAH in the fall). There are 5 finalist videos, and me and my sister's puppet version is one of them!

So, if you're feelin' generous and you see this journal entry today, go on over and vote for us!

Go to:

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Then click on Studio5 CONTESTS (over on the middle right), click on the TLKoBroadway Link there, then vote for ours (#3 with the puppets)

Thanks, mates!

****Update****

The contest voting is continuing through the weekend, so you you haven't had a chance to vote, you still can. Thanks for all your support, friends!

I have a new blog where I'm posting stuff I make. It's called Jack of All Trades and it is located here: [link]


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1. I collect plastic forks.
2. I often say, "It's like Christmas!"
3. I wish I had an actual TARDIS.
4. is my favorite number.
5. I have a vast knowledge of useless information.
6. I can lick my elbow.
7. Onions and mushrooms are evil.
8. For my birthday I dressed up in my wolf suit.
9. I am learning Navajo.
10. My gravestone will say something random like: Hey, quit stepping on me.

eh, if you want to do this tag, have at it.

Wow, I um...haven't updated this in almost two months. Wow. Um...yesI'mawesome!

I went and saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox on Saturday, and I would definitely DEFINITELY recommend it. Again, like Wild Things it's not for everyone, and I daresay some littler kids might even get bored, but CUSS IT WAS FUN! The whole stop motion animation style was enjoyable, the dialogue was fabulous and it followed the Roald Dahl story with additions of course. My mom called it sophisticated humour, which I think more movies need. It was so random, too, which is something I find extremely enjoyable. So, score, Mr. Fox.

I saw a bald eagle right before the movie. Flying above my house. I've never seen a live actual wild one before, and I didn't even know they were around where I live. It was awesome, me and my little sister were yelling and whooping like maniacs.

It snowed something crazy here, and it's been bitter cold. I tried to see if my spit would turn to ice before it hit the ground, but apparently it has to be below 35 to do that. Luckily it's not that cold, but that lifelong dream will have to wait.

I. Loved. This. Movie.

This is really not a movie for everyone. The very feel of this movie reminded me of independent movies, foreign films, and unconventional stories. Those looking for a light frolick in the land of imagination will not get a light frolick, but a very edgy, almost dark side to a child's world. I say this first because not everyone will like the way this movie goes. If you are a fan of the above mentioned genres, then I believe you will enjoy this. I watch independent movies and foreign films, therefore I like the unconventional way those films are made. The director, Spike Jonze, is very much that sort of director, and he has given this movie that exact feel.

That being said, I think this movie captured the story of Max perfectly. Those who grew up with the book by the brilliant Maurice Sendak will remember that Max is a little boy who dresses in a wolf suit and 'caused mischief of one kind and another.' He is sent to his room without supper and then causes a forest to grow in his room, then an ocean where he sails to the distant land of where the Wild Things are. The Wild Things make Max their king, they have a Wild Rumpus, and then Max sends them to bed without their supper, then decides he wants to be 'where someone loved him best of all." He goes home and finds his hot supper waiting for him.

This movie follows the book. But it delves much deeper, into the mind of little Max. Max is going through a lot--his parents are divorced, his sisters friends make him cry and he often feels left out. One night he loses it with his mother and takes off, finding a boat and sailing away.

Here is where he meets the Wild Things. What I want to mention about the creatures is that as you watch the film, you will realize that each monster is somehow an extension of Max, his raw feelings and fears. As he becomes king of their land, he learns just how hard it is to control one's feelings, especially as a child. To a kid, the world is such a big, even scary place, and things they hear will be blown out of proportion. It's an excellent study of a child's mind, and how they cope with their own troubles.

The Wild Things are incredibly fun to watch. It may sound weird, being an animation major, but I was GLAD that the Wild Things were not animated (aside from their mouths and eyes). I loved the gritty, real feel of the costumes. Of course it was the excellent Jim Hensen company, who did a perfect job realizing Sendak's drawings.

Also, the little boy who plays Max (his real name is Max Records) did a fantastic job. Cute kid.

A WORD OF CAUTION! Please please do not take your little people to see this. I would say a good age is 10 and up, perhaps even 11. Yes, this film is based on a children's book, but this is not a little children's movie. It was scary. At the theatre we were in, some parents had to take their little ones out. I cannot stress this enough: Please read reviews for any movie before you go see it! Just because something looks like a children's fare doesn't mean it will be. Too many people trust the previews, which are often very very misleading as to what type of film you will be seeing. So please use wisdom.

To wrap this all up, I loved the film. Spike Jonze and David Eggars accomplished all I hoped and dreamed this film would be. I love movies that make me think. I love movies with heart. I love Where the Wild Things Are.