wait until dark...

I finally saw Wait Until Dark. I think at one point in my life I decided I was never going to see it (I am way on the wimpy side when it comes to scary movies). But now I'm glad I've seen it! Some things I loved about it--hope this doesn't spoil it for anyone reading:

1. Most of the action takes place in this one apartment, mostly in the same room.

2. I loved how the movie actors had to act in the script--does that make sense? They had to act to convince Audrey Hepburn, or Susy, that they were people doing things that they really weren't. And sometimes they blew it, and she realized and figured out the whole plot!

3. One of the mildly bad guys (?) who didn't care if he had to hurt someone to get the job done ends up, I think, falling for Susy and protecting her. I really wish he hadn't had to have gotten killed by the really bad guy.

4. I like Susy's outfits. That might go without saying since it's Audrey Hepburn, but then again I don't think I really loved her outfits in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

5. There's a part where she becomes friends with the little girl upstairs who ends up helping to save her life. Aw.

And that is why I call my blog "random thoughts." Thanks for reading! :)

silly putty faces

watch out Newport!

11:44 am

These sun-lit leaves look like they're dancing in the breeze through my bedroom window.

El Verano

words my dad and I learned on our bike ride today (well, I guess he already knew them and we looked up a few more on the internet)

cielo: sky

montanas: mountains (sorry I can't spell the spanish word with the little ~ sign above the n)

bicicleta: bike

arbusto: bush

sombra: shadow

pajaros: birds

hace calor: it's hot

carton de basura: garbage can

campo de futbol: soccer field

happy first day of verano!

the Muir Woods

You guessed it... from the pod falls the tiny seed which takes root and lives for thousands of years, growing up to be a redwood tree!

These pictures are from the Muir Woods, named for John Muir who inspired people to take care of nature. One of my favorite quotes is from John Muir: "This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on seas and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls."