On Monday, I decided to take my little sister (from Big Brother Big Sister) to see Lion King 3D. I was going to take her to the butterfly house, but she really wanted to see the movie instead. I’m really glad we saw the movie because seeing the Lion King in 3D was so worth it. I enjoyed getting scared when I saw Zazu fly right pass my head, my little sister on the other hand tried to touch the bird. I recommend seeing Lion King 3D it was really good and worth the money. Next week we’re going to the Butterfly House. I really want to go there

Hi guys,

I am seriously thinking about getting my hair cut. Maybe cut it into an angle bob or get it like one of my favorite actresses Nia Long. What do you think? The thing is if I cut my hair, it’ll take 20 years for it to grow back, and I don’t want to wait until I’m 50 to be able to put my hair back into a ponytail. So let me know what you guys think.

Did any of you guys go and see a great movie?

We aren’t feeling the brunt of this storm in Northwest Ohio, but many may have loved ones on the East Coast.

Kyle Snyder, who lives in New Bern North Carolina says the worst of Hurricane Irene appears to be over, but Saturday morning was a different story.

“We have scares every year but this is by far the worst. It was a mixture of wind and rain a lot of whipping winds went through that we can hear in the house Luckily it’s dry enough here the yard has soaked up a lot of it,” said Synder.

Originally from Ottawa, Snyder’s kept in contact with his family since the storm rolled through.

“They’ve been texting and calling all morning and last night,” said Snyder

He says some of his neighbors evacuated for safety, but he, his fiancee and their 6-year old son decided to wait it out. Snyder’s been without power since this morning, and he doesn’t know when it will be back on.

“We stayed in the middle of the room we were upstairs. We stocked up on water we filled up the tub as for electricity I’m not sure they’re centers here that we can go to,” said Snyder.

Well guys as I mentioned last week I finished the book. On Monday I saw the movie. Both were great, but of course the book was better.. I wont give away the details of the book or the movie for your benefit. But I truly believe reading the book and watching the movie is a must. There were some things I liked about the book and there were some things I liked about the movie that the book didn’t have. Overall both had a very interesting point to it, and you will enjoy it immensely. I think the movie deserves to be nominated for an award, because it was brilliantly scripted, and the actors were superb. Well that’s my critique of The Help. Take care..

I’m currently reading “The Help.” Trust me when I finish the book I will compare the book and the movie and blog about it. Hopefully it will be next week.

When it comes to movies, I study them instead of watching them for pure enjoyment. In order for me to give a Movie a grade A it has to be magnificent. The storyline has to be told in a way I could never imagine. The shooting has to be unique but just right! The acting has to be superb. When it comes to special effects directors must take a class from my Godfather, aka James Cameron! So here’s what I thought about Planet of the Apes.

Overall I give the movie a B. On Sunday Jennifer Steck and I did a double feature. We saw Planet of the Apes, and Captain America. I refuse to speak about Captain America. The only part I remember in that movie, is when Derek Luke mentioned he went to Howard. Ha!

But back to the Apes movie. After it was over I gave it a C+ because I really didn’t like the storyline, and I thought the special effects was a little bit too much.

But then after dreaming about the movie that night, I woke up in excitement and said to myself, wait a minute Sharia, that movie was really good. I still don’t think it deserves an A, but I give it a B. Why? Well here are my reasons.

#1 – I really enjoyed the way the movie was shot. As a reporter who shoots her own stories, I’m always looking for new and creative ways to shoot. Watching that movie, I was able to capture a few ideas.

#2 – The acting… I’m not a huge fan of James Franco. I think he’s really cute, but the acting was ok. I was more impressed with the way the primates acted throughout the whole movie, because those were actual humans.

#3 – Special Effects… OMG OMG OMG, seeing those primates jump around and act like apes literally was really impressive because as I mentioned before, they were humans. The director used WETA digital effects, making the humans act, and using Weta special effects to make them as apes. If you’re confused, just think of my Godfather’s famous movie Avatar.

#4 – The storyline… It was ok, I just think it could have been a little bit better. The storyline was too predictable. And sometimes those types of movies lose me at Hello.

That’s my critique. Go and check it out and let me know what you think.

I’m going to the movies this weekend to see Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I hope it’s going to be good! I’m already loving the special effects.

Most of us hate when it’s hot outside, but I love the heat! When I was a little girl, my parents or grandparents didn’t have air conditioning. My mother would make my sister and I wear loose fit clothing and drink plenty of water. I was always told the heat makes people stronger. The sun is good for our bodies. I agree. Do you like the heat?

So my 2 year-old nephew was screaming for Apple Shoes. I asked him “what are Apple Shoes?” I handed him his shoes, and he said NO APPLE SHOES! I said what on earth are apple shoes?! I don’t know what they are!! He started screaming louder APPLE SHOES APPLE SHOES APPLE SHOES!! I ran to my sister and I asked her what are apple shoes?? She said to me he wants APPLE JUICE!!