Called....

So, remember how a few weeks ago, I announced I plan on serving an LDS mission? I just thought I would check in with that. Yes, I'm still planning to go, and in fact, I'm more excited than ever.
It's been amazing in the past few weeks as my guy friends have started to receive their calls.  I've got friends going to El Salvador, England, and all over, and the calls keep coming in! And the part that is the most exciting for me is that every week, as someone new gets their call, it means I am that much closer to being able to submit my papers and get my call right as I graduate. I can hardly wait for the next few months to pass so that I can get my call and go!

Top Ten Reasons I Love THIS Version...

A while ago, I promised a post explaining why the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice is quite obviously the best.Well, I've finally found the time to do it. I understand that everyone has their favorite version, but I'm pretty sure that no one will ever be able to change my opinion on this. Fortunately for all of you, I've decided to limit my list to ten reasons I love this particular rendition, though, rest assured that if I chose to, I could go for hours!
10) The soundtrack. Seriously, have you listened to it? Gorgeous! And it uses musical styles that both are true to the period, and a little more modern. It's fantastic. I'll slap you with a salmon if you try to deny it.

9) The sisters. The producers chose to show lots of montages and sequences walking through the house, giving you a glimpse into the sister's everyday. Also, there were lots of liberties taken, such as the scene where they're all slouching and eating on the couch, and the second visitors come, they rush to be prim and proper. However, I can't deny, Lydia will ALWAYS bug the crap out of me, in any version. Seriously, the girl is an idiot. Nuff said.

8) Bingley's hair. Take a good long gander at the stuff. To begin with, it's delightfully ginger. Also, it's ENORMOUS. How they managed to do that, I will never know, but it is FANTASTIC.

Do you see that stuff?

7) Mr. Bennet. For one, he's in The Italian Job. He's also President Snow. So don't mess with Papa. I also love how completely sarcastic he, and how patient and kind he is to his daughters. He's just kind of amazing.

6) Mr. Collins. The guy is four feet tall. And he thinks he's the most important guy there. He's soooo awkward, and never quite realizes just how funny some of his blubbers can be, like in church- definetly not what Austen wrote, but it's kind of how he is.

5) Darcy's awkward smile when he and Elizabeth both are in love, but neither will admit it. Look at that thing. After everything else that's happened, that is the moment where my heart melts completely, and I'm screaming at the television to go on and marry the guy. It shows how patient, forgiving, and devoted he is, and also that he's just a little shy. More than that, it's showing how completely happy he is that Elizabeth is there with him, and he's happy just to know she's happy. It's adorable. 

4) Bingley rehearsing his proposal to Jane. My very favorite part of that is when Darcy is pretending to be Jane, and when Bingley addresses him (as Jane), he replies (as Jane) in his extremely low voice. 

3) The scene in the rain. I love this scene and I hate this scene. They're brutal to each other, but it's one of the few scenes in the movie where all facades are removed, and you're really looking straight at both Darcy and Elizabeth. Also, there's always that moment where he nearly kisses her that just pulls at my heart because I'm crying for both of them.

2) The very last scene after the wedding. I love Jane Austen, but she tends to end the book right at the marriage. I loved getting to see Darcy and Elizabeth completely alone, and happy after the wedding. I'm weird and get attached to characters, and knowing their okay in the end is always a must, so getting to see this scene, I nearly died of happiness.

1) The dawn scene where Darcy proposes to Elizabeth. To begin with, just watch him walk up in the morning mist. Got it? Then there's his conversation with Elizabeth, where at the end, you can see he's terrified, but he manages to stammer out, "I love-I love- I love you." Again, I'm an active movie watcher, so about here, I'm usually shouting to go on and marry him will jumping up and down. And then, they finish it out perfectly, with Lizzie and Darcy just enjoying being with each other as the sun comes up.

And there's just a few of the reasons why I love this version, I can assure there's about 30 million more, I just won't go on forever about them. Toodles!

Changes

Sorry guys, I have completely slacked off in my blogging, and I'm really hoping to change that. FOR REALS THIS TIME. Part of it has been that I am a little bogged down with homework and practicing, so I haven't had time to blog. Part of it is that I have mostly stopped DIY for now (because of reason 1), so I don't have much that's exciting to blog about.
Looking back on my last few entries, I realized that I slacked off right as several big changes happened. For one, I was putting in all of my college applications, and the decisions of where to put them surprised me- but no, I won't say anything until I've made an absolute decision.For two, I worked hard for an audition. I didn't get it, and that's okay, because it's just high school stuff. I decided not to do any music auditions right now because for one, I've been having too many back problems, but for two, for a HUGE reason that would mean I wouldn't get to participate in the School of Music for a while.  And then there were the holidays. However, there has been one big change yet to be mentioned.
I've mentioned several times that I am LDS, and that I love the gospel. In October, the Church came out with the announcement that Young Women could go serve missions for the Church at 19 now. It only took me a few days decide that I would put my ability right on my 19th birthday. So, in a little under a year, I'll be headed off to Heaven-only-knows-where-in-the-United-States. Literally. And until then, I get to use every minute I can to prepare. I'm beyond excited to go, and can't wait!