Best of both worlds

Disney Channel:

1. Everyone is getting old.
2. Why do the JoBros have their own show? They're becoming less popular.
3. The Hannah Montana theme song montage is different...there isn't a "mix it all together" motion.
4. Miley/Hannah has a song about ice cream, which makes up for #3.
5. Wizards of Waverly Place makes me laugh more than it should


Work:

1. I have way too much energy when I'm at Flair.
2. A little kid hissed at me 2 weeks ago.
3. Yesterday, a girl who looked about seven years old came in with her mom. The girl had long blonde pigtails, a pink tank top, a blue flowered skirt, a jacket tied around her little waist, pink flowered socks that went up to her knees (maybe past her knees), and gold ballet flats. She picked out a stuffed animal. She was kind of quiet. Her name was Heather. I swear to God, she was a blonde, pale version of me at seven.
4. A dog pulled her owner into the store the other day because we always give her (the dog, not the owner) treats. The woman wasn't even planning on coming in. The dog literally dragged her. I love smart animals.


Hey Monday:

Ler and I saw Hey Monday play at Harper's Ferry in Boston and they were phenomenal. All the opening bands looked the same (read: all emo punk boys with longer hair than Cassadee, the singer of Hey Monday) but they were entertaining. One of the singers jumped into the crowd. Big mistake, considering 99% of the audience consisted of fourteen year old girls. Also, during one of the set changes, "I'm on a Boat" played and the people at Harper's Ferry turned it up really loud and people sang. The tall kid next to me was very excited about it. We met Cassadee and I got a picture with her. And this was the first show I went to where I got a wristband instead of Xs on my hands. I'm getting old. Ha.

Musical marriage proposal

If anyone tried to do this for me, I'd kill them.

With your heart, kindle my heart.

I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags. Even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us.

I know that princess movies and fairy tales are condemned for portraying women as weak and in need of saving. I've heard of the Cinderella complex and the fear that Disney princess movies will make girls grow up with unreal expectations about love. I know about feminism and post feminism. Female empowerment and womyn and grrl and all of that. But there is something about these movies that give me hope. A Little Princess (1995) remains to be one of the most beautiful and heartwarming movies I have ever seen. I remember that my VHS copy of it (which I still have) came with a locket and I sobbed when I lost it. When I was eight, the only place I wanted to visit was India. I didn't care about Paris or Barcelona; only India and the magic that was supposed to come with it. This movie taught me to be a good, selfless person because good people get rewarded, and although my views on that may be a bit jaded, part of me believes in it still. Although it is fourteen years old, the movie is still beautiful in terms of aesthetic as well as story. I love when the friends steal the locket out of Ms. Minchin's desk. I love when Sara gives her cinnamon roll to the poor people on the street. I love when Sara and Becky wake up surrounded by food. I love when Amelia runs away. I always cry when Sara's father gets his memory back.


The last movie I watched (before this) was Aladdin. Even though The Little Mermaid was my favorite when I was little, I think Aladdin is my favorite now. But I'll watch almost anything that has a princess in it.