childhood games

As a child, my favorite game was always "Pretty Pretty Princess." Whenever I reached my nadir and had no jewels to claim mine, I was still ecstatic because my Mom told me that with or without the beautiful pieces, I was still "a pretty pretty princess." Sometimes I would argue with my sister Carly because I accused her of of stealing my rings. Even when I would proven wrong, I remained obdurate and claimed I was right; in my opinion, Princess Alexa always had the final say.

dreamworks

When I like a movie, I watch it over and over again until I know every word of dialogue and the name of each song played in the background of every scene. The Game Plan was my favorite  Dreamworks movie that I've ever seen...and I've seen it many times. Peyton was an ebullient character whose energy was contagious. Even though I always know how the movie ends, each time I am reminded of an important lesson that my Dad recognized the first time we saw it together. I really do overuse the phrase "I love you" and my Dad says that it has become hackneyed, which was the complete opposite situation than that of the movie. From this I learned that I should not be repeating the same phrase so frequently because it looses its significance. However, no matter how many times I watch The Game Plan, it will always be my favorite movie.

if i won the lottery...

If I won the lottery, I would follow my dreams and become a philanthropical journalist. I would use the money to support my travels in order to go abroad and reach places in need. The money my winnings would provide me with would serve as a prominent benefactor to the funding my dreams demand. I would not balk at the first location I visited, but rather continue traveling and distribute my money through numerous organizations that serve as direct aid to those in need.

voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee

Some people get ESPN updates sent to their phones, others get New York Times alerts delivered to their e-mail whenever a news worthy event occurs, but I am not one of these people. I'm the one who receives dictionary.com's word of the day sent directly to my Blackberry each morning so I wake up to something interesting. Each day a new word with it's origin and definition is sent to my phone, reminding me that there is so much more to learn than I will ever know and it all starts at the foundation of our language: vocabulary. 

Vocabulary is the basis of all forms of communication, whether it be writing, reading, chatting, texting, or even singing - humans get their point across using words. I find that having a wide-ranged vocabulary makes every student brighter, every song more captivating, every book more enhancing, and individuals stronger in the field which they excel in. While reading an article, book, or skimming the headlines of the newspaper I'm always on my feet looking out for new words that are unfamiliar to my eyes. Even though I will not know the entire English dictionary by heart, with each morning starting with one new word, I hope that as I grow my vocabulary will grow alongside it, making me a more intelligent person as each morning starting with one new word and one new meaning. As my url says...I really am living and learning.

and if you were wondering - the word of the day is gammon: to decieve