I do not have a favorite female actress but one I like a lot is Laura Campbell also known as Little Nell. She played in The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Columbia. She was discovered in England at the age of 18. Little nell was a panhandler as a tap dancing street performer. I don't have a lot to say about her but here is a video of the rocky Horror Picture Show. She is doing the Time Warp
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
My favorite Male Actor
My favorite male actor would be without a doubt Hugh Laurie. Some might recognize him as DR. Gregory House on the hit television show House. Hugh played in many other movies he was even in 101 Dalmatians, even in one of my favorite movies The Borrowers. I happen to like him a lot because one, he is my TV boyfriend, and he is just an all around amazing actor. he was born in England and is vary famous there too. He married a girl named Jo and has three kids, two boys and one girl. Now I looked all this stuff up so I am not a stalker I promise LOL. Or am I????? Well I just love Hugh's all around personality and I feel everyone should watch House and The Borrowers. Especially if you have great taste and want to watch some good entertainment.
Monday, October 29, 2007
My Favorite Movie
I don't have an all time favorite movie because I love all types of movies. A movie I like a lot would have to be the Illusionist I have a knack for magic and illusions and well The Illusionist has illusions in it. The other reason I would say this is one of my favorite movies would be because I love the whole story behind it. Forbidden love and wanting to run away just to be with each other. I guess you can say I love gushy Romance. Would you believe I also LOVE horror movies also? Well I do.
If you ever want to see an illusionist watch Danny Ray. His picture is the Top one.
Friday, October 26, 2007
What I think about Salem, Oregon
Well in my opinion I hate Salem as a city. The people are okay depending on where you are. I have some friends in Salem and they all go to Corban College and I love them with all my heart. Some things I would change about Salem is more police patrolling and less hassling all the people who might be standing in one spot for to long. I also hate the fact that the police downtown around "North Block" on friday nights try to arrest a group including me and Corban students for standing on the sidewalks praying. If they were more concerned about dealing with drugs and other illegal activity then they would leave us alone!!! So that is just about all the bad and good things I can say about Salem, Oregon i would much rather be In Springfield, Oregon.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
A Song that fires me up
A song that hits me a lot besides "Concrete Angel" would have to be "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian. Mainly because it represents me as I see myself best. I tend to change the words to at 15 instead of at seventeen. This song brings tears to my eyes every time I sing or listen to the song and sometimes even when I read the lyrics (which at the end will be posted at the bottom of my blog). This song states that at seventeen she learned that in order to get through life you need to be beautiful, and I feel I am not. Janis Ian wrote this song when she was seventeen and was looking at a magazine. She shortly realized everyone in it was a skinny beautiful person and she was not. Everyday I see these really skinny girls who have these really cute guys and they walk by me and laugh. It hurts more then people think it does. Lately I have not been letting it get to me because I learned that I may not be the most beautiful person or even thinest, but I still have friends that love me and they have loved me my whole life no matter what I look like.
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
and high school girls with clear skinned smiles
who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth
And those of us with ravaged faces
lacking in the social graces
desperately remained at home
inventing lovers on the phone
who called to say – come dance with me
and murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
whose name I never could pronounce
said – Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve
The rich relationed hometown queen
marries into what she needs
with a guarantee of company
and haven for the elderly
Remember those who win the game
lose the love they sought to gain
in debentures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
in dull surprise when payment due
exceeds accounts received at seventeen
To those of us who knew the pain
of valentines that never came
and those whose names were never called
when choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
The world was younger than today
when dreams were all they gave for free
to ugly duckling girls like me
We all play the game, and when we dare
we cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
that call and say – Come dance with me
and murmur vague obscenities
at ugly girls like me, at seventeen
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
and high school girls with clear skinned smiles
who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth
And those of us with ravaged faces
lacking in the social graces
desperately remained at home
inventing lovers on the phone
who called to say – come dance with me
and murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
whose name I never could pronounce
said – Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve
The rich relationed hometown queen
marries into what she needs
with a guarantee of company
and haven for the elderly
Remember those who win the game
lose the love they sought to gain
in debentures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
in dull surprise when payment due
exceeds accounts received at seventeen
To those of us who knew the pain
of valentines that never came
and those whose names were never called
when choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
The world was younger than today
when dreams were all they gave for free
to ugly duckling girls like me
We all play the game, and when we dare
we cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
that call and say – Come dance with me
and murmur vague obscenities
at ugly girls like me, at seventeen
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
A Song About Me
So I have always wanted to be like my dad but not in all the same ways. We both love motocross, we both love to work on things, and fixing bikes with our hands. But in some ways I don't want to be like him. I love him to death, he is not only my father but my best friend. I know he means well, but when I was in the hospital over the summer because of my ATV accedent it was one of the first times I ever saw him cry. I just felt so bad I've never seen him react that way. I feel it was only because of me almost dieing. I don't want to have a kid and only show emotion of caring when my son or doughter is hurt, or in the hospital. That's why I chose the song Cats And The Cradle by Harry Chapmin. It tells how his son wants to be like him so much but his father was never there and always "blew him off." When his son grew up and went to college it showed how his son started to "blow him off." In the end of he song Harry realizes that his son did grow up exactly like him, and Harry did not realy like it so much. So I want to be like my dad, but not when he makes stupid dissicions when it comes to us kids. Below are the lyrics to Cats And The Cradle.
My child arrived just the other day,
He came through the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,and
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's have the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you."
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
you know we'll have a good time then.
My child arrived just the other day,
He came through the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,and
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's have the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you."
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
you know we'll have a good time then.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Impactive Song
I would have to say that Martina McBride's Concrete Angel would be my choice as an impactfull song on communities. Primarily because it shows how child abuse can take a bad turn on someone's life and impact other people, friends, family, and even teachers. Which is why I chose it because every person knows at least one person who is or has been abused, and you just might not know it yet. If you have read my blog about child abuse you should know that it is something I take seriously, and I am doing all I can to make it stop because I have more than one friend who is or has been abused. trust me, I will do all I can to stop it. Listed below are the lyrics to the song Concrete Angle. Read closely, it even mentions a teacher wanting to help but does not speak up in fear for the little girl's life. So please, for me, do what you can do to help stop child abuse forever. Even if it's just calling the cops, doing something, anything, can help.
Lyrics for Concrete Angle
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late
[Repeat Chorus]
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
[Repeat Chorus]
Lyrics for Concrete Angle
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late
[Repeat Chorus]
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
[Repeat Chorus]
Monday, October 22, 2007
My favorite bands
i would have to say that my favorite bands would have to be Green Day, My Chemical Romance , Stellar Kart, Janis Ian, Janis Joplin, and many, many more. The first three as you can tell might look as if they are "EMO" but they are not. Just to get it out of your heads the first two are alternative and the third one is Christian alternative. I like all kinds of music and if I was to name all the different people from all the different genres that I like then this blog might be ten pages long. I like all types of music because then you can have conversations with just about anyone and being a Christian and spreading the word of God on the streets; music is usually the best conversation starter. Not to mention it is something I love to talk about. Music can also be very therapeutic. Let's say that you had a rough day at school, at home with a family member, over the internet, or just walking down the street. You can always go into a room by yourself and listen to music to calm down then try again.
I would say my favorite song from each group listed above would have to be Basket Case by Green Day, Teenagers by My Chemical Romance, Procrastinating by Stellar Kart, At Seventeen by Janis Ian, and Me and My Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin. I guess I enjoy them so much because they all have there own poetic flow and poetry is something I enjoy a lot which is why I love music so much. They all have there own unique stage presence although unfortunately I can never see Janis Joplin in concert because she died real young of a drug overdose. But I still love her and can watch concerts online. So I would say that is my spiel on music so if anyone ever wants to talk about music I am all ears.
I would say my favorite song from each group listed above would have to be Basket Case by Green Day, Teenagers by My Chemical Romance, Procrastinating by Stellar Kart, At Seventeen by Janis Ian, and Me and My Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin. I guess I enjoy them so much because they all have there own poetic flow and poetry is something I enjoy a lot which is why I love music so much. They all have there own unique stage presence although unfortunately I can never see Janis Joplin in concert because she died real young of a drug overdose. But I still love her and can watch concerts online. So I would say that is my spiel on music so if anyone ever wants to talk about music I am all ears.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
About Me
So my name is Kelsey obviously and I am in the fresh start program through Roberts because I wanted a safe yet "strict" school environment and so far it has been and I am also here to earn more credits so i can get caught up on the ones I missed out last year. Academics are vary important to me because without them i will not get to college, be wise or studious and might not become a chef like I have wanted to for ten years. Academics should be important to anyone who wants to get far in life so just as my friend Jenn says "shut up and do the work" so you will be able to get into college and have a life geese.
My family is very supportive of my carer choice because they all say I have great potential even my culinary teacher at West salem high-school last year said I have great potential and I could go far. that was a big boost to me because she does not say that to many students so not only is family and friends important to me but teachers and even people I do not know that I cook for say I have great talent and I love to do so. If it was not for my family I would just give up on everything but then my mom would "kill" me (but not literally I promise.) My family has the upmost respect for me as I they so without that bond my family would be broken apart.
Well I would hope my friends would be loyal and reliable but the one I look for the most in a friend would have to be respectful without my friends I don't know what I would do because when I can not confide in my mom I know I can trust my friends when I have problems and i don't have many close friends but I am happy with the ones I have and even some of my acuantences and my friend Miranda is my all time best friend because I have known her the longest ad we have shared so much the good and the bad I know I can trust her the most and she is a real loyal friend.
My goals in life after high school would have to be to go to college for 8 years 4 at Corban college and then 4 at Wester culinary institute I want to go to Corban to grow more spiritually in God and then Western culinary to become a famous chef own my own restaurant and hopefully meet my role model chef Gordon ramsey
Sincerely,
Kelsey Kerns
My family is very supportive of my carer choice because they all say I have great potential even my culinary teacher at West salem high-school last year said I have great potential and I could go far. that was a big boost to me because she does not say that to many students so not only is family and friends important to me but teachers and even people I do not know that I cook for say I have great talent and I love to do so. If it was not for my family I would just give up on everything but then my mom would "kill" me (but not literally I promise.) My family has the upmost respect for me as I they so without that bond my family would be broken apart.
Well I would hope my friends would be loyal and reliable but the one I look for the most in a friend would have to be respectful without my friends I don't know what I would do because when I can not confide in my mom I know I can trust my friends when I have problems and i don't have many close friends but I am happy with the ones I have and even some of my acuantences and my friend Miranda is my all time best friend because I have known her the longest ad we have shared so much the good and the bad I know I can trust her the most and she is a real loyal friend.
My goals in life after high school would have to be to go to college for 8 years 4 at Corban college and then 4 at Wester culinary institute I want to go to Corban to grow more spiritually in God and then Western culinary to become a famous chef own my own restaurant and hopefully meet my role model chef Gordon ramsey
Sincerely,
Kelsey Kerns
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