[thenightwriterblog] Mall Diva: Reviews and Wandering Elephants

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Reviews and Wandering Elephants
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   This weekend I watched a movie that Princess FlickerFeather let me
   borrow called "Howl's Moving Castle". It is an anime by Hayao Miyazaki
   that's based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones. I haven't really
   watched much anime aside from the Pokemon craze that hit my school
   back in 5th or 6th grade, but I liked this movie. It was pretty
   entertaining. Howl himself is very vain, and at one point he
   proclaims:
   "I give up. I see no reason to go on living if I can't be beautiful."
   Heehee! I'd recommend it.
   I also just finished a book that Princess FlickerFeather(again) let me
   borrow. See, she's the one that's big into movies and books, and she
   tells me what to read or see, because I really don't pay that much
   attention. I haven't been to the library in forever. Anyway! The book
   is called "Kissing Adrien", and its by Siri L. Mitchell. It takes
   place in France, and its romantic and hilarious! Its the kind of book
   that I didn't want to end, but the end was wonderful, so its okay.
   And now for something completely different! (Hi Carol!)
   Monday nights are practice nights for the little drama that PFF and I
   are putting together. Tonight was no different; we drove to church and
   practiced with about ten other kids. It's going really well, btw.
   Anyway, in my car I have this little stuffed elephant with really long
   arms and legs- you know, the kind with velcro on the feet so that you
   can hang it around your neck. His name is Winston, and he usually
   hangs on the armrests between the front seats. Well, tonight after
   practice I came out and got in my car and something was wrong. Winston
   was sitting on my steering wheel, his arms wrapped around it to keep
   him on; his beady little eyes looking at me. It freaked me out. What
   kind of crazy person would scare a little girl with her own stuffed
   elephant?? At least they didn't cut his head off and send it to me.
   At this point I know you're all probably incredibly worried about my
   safety, but it's alright, I figured out who did it. And it's the kind
   of person that likes to play with other people's minds like a drunk
   kitten. I bet you can guess, too.