Top 5 Friday!

I'm going to start something called "Top 5 Friday." Every Friday I will post my top five of something.

This weeks topic: TOP 5 DISNEY SONGS

I'm obsessed with Disney music. It's just amazing. 

Here we go!

1. I'll Make a Man out of You from Mulan

This song is hilarious! I love all the music from Mulan but this is definitely the best song. Not to mention, the Avengers version of this is very funny as well.

2. Let it Go from Frozen

This song is just amazing. It just is. Your argument is invalid. Sorry.

3. Circle of Life from Lion King

I don't necessarily agree with the views of this song, but I still think it is a great song. It's another one of those songs you just can't argue with. 

4. Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid

I really like this song and I have no idea why. You probably know what I mean.

5. Friend Like Me from Aladdin

I love the animation in the song! Not to mention the lyrics are pretty funny.

Bonus: A Whole New World from Aladdin

I couldn't resist adding this one as a bonus. I just love the song. 

What are your top ten Disney songs? I'd love to find out.

So long!

-Jade Kanani

My Personal Theme Songs

I thought, a few days ago, about if I had a theme song, what would it be?

This is the post where I answer that.

Here are four songs that I think describe me somewhat.

1. All Most There from The Princess and the Frog

I really like this song and I think that Tiana is a whole lot like me. I have my dreams and I am going to make them come true. 

2. I Won't Say I'm in Love from Hercules

This one isn't as true for me as All Most There. I mean, I haven't had a string of boyfriends that all broke my heart, but my friends can attest to the fact that most of the time I really won't say that I'm in love. Of course, it's never really love. Oh well, this is one of the songs that I will pick. 

3. Let it Go from Frozen

I like to sing this song when I'm trying to let something go. Not to mention, I really like this song! The one line that does not apply to me is "That perfect girl is gone." 

4. Be Prepared from Lion King

The name applies to me more than the song. I feel like I act like Scar at times. 

If you know me, I'd love to hear if you agree that these would be my theme songs. 

I'd also love to find out what your theme songs would be!

So long!

-Jade Kanani

Disney Love

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ELSA from FROZEN
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The Christmas Experience

Hi, everyone! I am here to talk about my drama play: The Christmas Experience. We were supposed to do it before Christmas but we had too much snow. 

Anyway, It was really unique and fun. 

The play started off with a short skit about a girl trying to tell her weird family about Christmas.

It was pretty funny. I really wish I could have seen their final performance. Unfortunately, I was in the other part of the building trying to keep John the Baptist from being beheaded by Herod the Great. I'll explain that later.

Next was a reading of a made-up back story of Mary and Joseph. I don't actually have a picture of this one.

After that, the audience split up into four groups. They went to each of the four skits and rotated after each one until everyone had seen all of them.

Here they are.

This is the shepherd skit. It was about the shepherds running into town and telling everyone about seeing the star and all the angels.

This is the innkeeper skit. It was about the innkeeper not allowing Mary and Joseph to stay at their house and his wife berating him. That was a really bad description that I gave you, but I couldn't think of a better one. 

I almost forgot, at the beginning of each skit, someone would come up and read something about the characters. After the skit was over, they would come up and ask questions about what had just occurred.

Josiah really was the best possible innkeeper.

Sarah was really good as well. 

And then there was my skit. We don't have a great setup here but we made do. 

I played Elizabeth, Mary's cousin while my friend Devin played Zacharias. 

We did a lot of improv to make it longer and, all in all, had a lot of fun.

I did discover, however, that even fake babies get heavy after holding them for a long time. 

Yes, I am holding baby John the Baptist. 

As for what I told you earlier about John the Baptist and Herod….

We had been having fun with the baby. We said things like "It has Jade's eyes and Devin's mouth!" I went around letting people hold the baby as well. You see, the Herod skit (for which I do not have any pictures of) station was just outside of the room that the John the Baptist station was in. We had to wait back there while the audience was coming and during the beginning skits. We were entertaining ourselves and being ridiculous (it was actually good practice for getting into character). That was when Owen, who was playing Herod, took one of the palace guards' sword and tried to behead the baby. In case you don't know, Herod (a different one) does behead John the Baptist later in his life. It was pretty funny. 

Anyway, after that was the angel skit. It was the whole thing from Gabriel's point of view. It is really funny.

We couldn't have had a better Gabriel than Josh.

Lastly was a responsive reading that was all about us praising God.

So, in the end, it was a great production. It was kind of weird, it being after Christmas and all, but that was okay. 

My mom actually did a video of my skit and I'll have to post it on here soon.

I hope you enjoyed this post.

Coming soon: Winter Jam!

So long!

-Jade Kanani

Loki is Coming! -A Grammar Assignment + Other Stuff

Hi, everyone! I thought I'd double up on my posting today since I've given you two of my writing assignments in a row.

Today I had to write a public announcement to be shown on TV for grammar. I really didn't want to do it, but I decided to make it fun by choosing an interesting topic: Loki.

Trust me. I'm not in Loki's army.

I merely thought that he would make an interesting topic for my public announcement.

So, my public announcement was about Loki terrorizing the world and warning everyone about it.

Cheerful.

What I had to do was find something that the public needed to know about, draw some illustrations, and write a paragraph about what is happening. 

Here are my illustrations. I took closer pictures but they are all sideways and like always, I don't want to take the extra time that I should be spending on school to edit every one of these pictures. It's just not happening.

The paragraph that I wrote is called a treatment. It has to describe some instructions for the camera man, background music, etc. Here it is.

The public announcement starts with a person chilling out at the beach. There is a beach chair and umbrella and the person is holding a drink. Cue Loki standing on a beach next to he water. Loki then freezes the person the umbrella, the beach chair, and the drink. Then cue the picture of before and after Loki froze the water. Lastly, zoom in on Loki's face. He shouts "Loki'd." At the bottom, show the words "He is coming!" The background music should be the chorus of "Let it Go" or "The Imperial March." AFter the announcement, show the words "demanded by Thor, god of thunder." The phone number will be replaced by the following: "Shout 'Heimdall, open the bifrost!'"

What do you think? 

I do realize that I pretty much did another post on a writing assignment. 

I need to stop. 

I do have a couple of other things to show you.

We had what is called "Teen Night" on Friday. Teen Night is where a bunch of the teenagers in our homeschool group get together to play tournament style games. This time it was Monopoly Night. 

Let me just say that I am obsessed with monopoly.

I own two different kinds of monopoly. Both were given to me by Ginger.

I was in it to win it.

For tournament style monopoly, we play three rounds, each with different rules. 

My score for the first round: 2,500 approximately

My score for the second round: 1,100 approximately

My score for the third round: 5,023 exactly

The scores are really how much money in property and actual money you have at the end of each round. 

Let me just say, the third round was so much fun for me.

I had a monopoly on the green properties with two or three houses on each.

I got to charge someone $1000 dollars. 

It was amazing. 

They were bankrupt practically.

Anyway, I ended up not doing as well as I did last year. Last year I finished in 10th place while this year I finished in the top 15.

My prize is pictured above. 

Yes, it is a mini lamp.

It turns on my a USV port.

It's very interesting.

Anyway, Monopoly Night was awesome.

Next, thing on the agenda is….

WINTER JAM!

You may remember my Winter Jam post from last year. It was my first year going and I had so much fun. Lune and Hazel went with me and Ginger last year and our "Happy Family" will be together again this year. 

Above is a picture of the Winter Jam shirt that we get with the VIP tickets.

Surprisingly, VIP tickets were only $40. We bought them because last year we bought the general admission tickets and almost didn't get in. Now we will get in without a doubt.

Lastly, here is the sunset that was outside yesterday morning. 

Isn't it pretty?! 

Lia was taking pictures also. 

She's so cute!

That's all for today's post.

So long!

-Jade Kanani

"I Dreamed a Dream…"

When i was younger my dreams for my future were big and improbable. One wish that I had for my future was to be an artist. I didn't really care what kind. I wanted to do it all whether it was a background designer for Disney or an artist who drew whatever people wanted. This was my dream for quite a while. Even if I changed my mind temporarily, it always went back to being an artist. 

What would have happened if I continued in this dream? Would I be successful or unsuccessful? Would I be rich or poor?

Let us fast forward fifteen years from now when I am thirty years old, ready to make my mark on the world.

………………………….

I closed the front door of my apartment behind me. Inside was small but cosy. I took my shoes off and hung up my coat. 

"Tonight has been a successful night," I said to myself. I had just gotten home from my final art show in Chicago. I had had one every Friday night. For five months, I had lived in downtown Chicago painting, sketching, sculpting, and of course, touring.

Still, Friday night was always the climax of my week. I sold a lot of my best work to people from all over. It was sad to think that it was all ending.

In a couple of days I was scheduled to fly out to Orlando, Florida for a private tour of Disney World. After that I was to attend a meeting with Disney's art manager. Over the phone, he told me that he was very interested in me working for Disney as an animation designer. I would be working with them on their upcoming movies. It was an amazing opportunity!

I will, however, dearly miss Chicago. The hustle and bustle, the sights, all the people I had met, and even the frigid air that whipped around the skyscrapers, were all things that I would miss terribly. I was used to it. It was my home. I pondered all of these things carefully as I made myself a mug of hot chocolate. Yes, I was scared, but a little fear wasn't going to stop me from achieving my childhood dreams.

"The scariest moment is just before you start." -Stephen King

I'm sorry that I'm doing another writing post. I'll try to do something a bit better in my next post!

So long! 

-Jade Kanani

A Literary Response to On the Illegality of Ice Cream

I had to write a literary response to something for grammar today and I chose one of Lune Lenore Violette's short stories: On the Illegality of Ice Cream. I only had to choose a paragraph, but I recommend that you read the entire story before you read my response to it.

“I thought about the quote I had stuck in my head, the Voltaire on ice cream quote. It would be rather lovely if ice cream was illegal. Illegal things had a way of taunting you, even if by themselves they were hardly appealing at all. Trespassing was illegal. Ordinarily climbing over a fence and walking around old properties and through an abandoned house would be rather boring. But it was illegal. That sent a tickling shiver up your spine. It was worth it, at least for a second.”

Why does something illegal seem so tempting?

This was the question that popped into my head as I read Lune Lenore Violette’s On the Illegality of Ice Cream. This is a complex question that requires a complex answer. 

“Illegal things had a way of taunting you, even if by themselves they were hardly appealing at all.”

We can all admit that this is true. We break a rule simply because it’s a rule. Why is this? Why do we strive in our hearts to be rebellious enough to do what is considered illegal? Is it the intrigue of danger or excitement? Do we enjoy the satisfaction of showing up our authority by demonstrating our ability to break the very statute they have instituted? Whatever the reason, I believe that the answers lie in our motives. Our exact motives? Not even we know at times. Still, I believe that as human beings, we like to test authority. This will be true to the end of this world. So whatever is illegal and whether we decide to pursue it or not, no one can deny that that something is rather inviting.