Main Character: CeeCee Honeycutt

CeeCee Honeycutt is a young girl who has had a really hard life. Her mom was, well…for lack of a better word, crazy. Her dad was never around and did not want to deal with the issues that were going on at his home. Not to mention, her father is having an affair at the peak of her mom’s illness. Her mom’s death is a Godsend in a sense, because it allows CeeCee to move to Georgia with her Aunt Tootie and try to have a normal life. Her life in Georgia is so different than her life in Ohio, and it’s interesting to watch all of her experiences in her new life. It’s bittersweet when she leaves her lifelong friend Ms. Odell in Ohio, but it is something that she needs to do in order to have any shot at a normal life. When she gets to Aunt Tootie’s extravagant estate, she has no idea what to think. She often has flashbacks of her mother and her fits, and they always cause her pain. They seem to cause her pain because she misses her mother, but her only solid memories of her mother are when she was unhealthy. I found myself tearing up when CeeCee’s mom died, but I immediately felt comfort when she is introduced to Aunt Tootie and her new and better life.

"Saving CeeCee Honeycutt"

The book I chose to read is Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. This book was recommended to me by my aunt and mom and so far is a really good book. Although it had me in hysterics at page twenty two, I still really like it. It’s about this girl whose mother is mentally ill and her father is never around. Her mother passes away at a young age and CeeCee goes to live with her aunt in Georgia. Her whole life is turned around and she finally has the opportunity to be happy and have a good life. It’s a very sweet and heart wrenching novel and it’s hard to not feel connected to each of the characters in the book. I’m looking forward to finishing the story and learning more about CeeCee’s new and better life.

SRP Reflection

Overall, I think I did a good job on the paper. I did a good job integrating and finding quotes that supported my thesis. I wish I would have looked further into my sources and found more support. I didn’t take enough time to really see what my sources said when we did modules; I was more focused on just getting them done. When it came time to highlight the sources, I struggled. Had I actually saw what the sources had to say from the beginning, I feel like the whole process would have been a little easier. I’d like to work more on introducing my paraphrases and quoting less. While reading back on my paper, it seemed like I was quoting too much and not using my own thoughts. If I could recommend anything to future seniors, it would be to spread their time out wisely. Although the paper may seem stress free, the week before its due is one of the most stressful weeks I have ever had in my whole high school career. So use your time wisely. Don’t wait until the week before it’s due to really crack down on it. Do it piece by piece over the month before it’s due so you can leave yourself enough time to revise and edit it as many times as you wish without feeling rushed.

Finding Nemo

I don’t care if you’re fourty or four, Finding Nemo is a movie for all ages. I can watch this movie, start to finish, a million times, and never find myself bored. The characters, the effects, and everything else that contributes to making a good movie a good movie are all in this Pixar animated film. It’s a movie that makes you want to laugh and cry all at the same time. It’s sweet and funny, and not to mention has my girl Ellen Degeneres as the voice of everyone’s all time favorite character, Dori the forgetful fish. Her antics and lack of memory are guaranteed to make anyone watching crack up. Everyone has those movies that they can watch over and over again and never get sick of, and for me, it’s this one. It always puts me in a good mood no matter what. Maybe it’s because I’m really a kid at heart, or maybe it’s because it’s just plain funny…but all I know is that this movie is hilarious and anyone who hasn’t had the privilege of viewing such a fine piece of work should go see it. Right now. Or, for those who are missing out on the greatness of life, we can always watch it during our 7^th bell English class. Just throwin’ that out there…

Justin Bieber

This is Justin Bieber. Isn’t he beautiful? Yes, I know. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not like one of those psycho girls in his new movie Never Say Never that hyperventilate when they seem him and claim that they’re going to be Mrs. Justin Bieber. Ok…I would probably hyperventilate, and cry, if I ever had the opportunity to meet the kid. But it’s hard to say otherwise. I’ve always liked this 16 (17 on March 1^st) year old Canadian from Stratford. But seeing his movie definitely made me admire him and see him in a new light. The child of a teen mom, he is extremely talented and had a normal life growing up. He not only sings, and also plays various instruments. The movie shows his true colors and the fact that he’s really just a kid who’s caught up in the limelight. Not that he doesn’t love and enjoy being a performer, but several times throughout the movie he talks about how much he just wants to go home and be a normal kid. The viewer sees the Biebs for what he really is: a kid that had a dream and followed it. I didn’t expect the movie to have the effect that it did on me; meaning that I didn’t expect to get goose bumps or find myself singing along to all of his songs along with the four year old down the row from me. I’d like to pretend I’m ashamed, but what can I say? I’ve got Bieber fever.

Blackout

This basketball game was a blackout theme against Reading during winter break. It was a really interesting and close game. Basketball games are always fun when there are good themes. Any theme is a good theme, except for jersey night. It doesn’t make sense to have seven people wear player’s jerseys and have the rest of the student section just sit there and look awkward. There are only three games left in the regular season, and I’m really excited for them. I really hope the boys can pull through and get the CHL title because that would be awesome for our senior year. This season has been really eventful and it’s always easier to have school spirit when your team is actually, well…good. Example: our football team. Football season was less than enjoyable because we were awful. The game against Indian Hill Saturday night is for the league title and it’s going to be so intense. Senior night this past Saturday was really fun. I can’t believe we’re seniors and we only have four months of school left. It’s a bittersweet feeling and it’s going to be crazy to be on our own in only a few short months! Anyways, I know this blog is supposed to reflect this picture in some way but I mean really, what can you say about this picture besides the fact that Mariemont’s student section is amazing and I love basketball season?

Love These Days...

The song that I chose is “Your Body is a Wonderland” by John Mayer. From an outsider’s perspective, I would think that love is something that happens between two people that love each other, and is not just a lustful relationship but also an intimate relationship. Whereas several other songs portray love as only one of sexual desire, Mayer discusses everything he likes about the woman he sings about and expresses his love for her through a song. He takes a more romantic approach towards his relationship other than speaking solely of sex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5EnGwXV_Pg