Days 13 and 14

I'm baaaaacccckkkkk!!!!!!  *cue creepy music*  LOL, Just kidding.  ;)  But seriously, the Wi-Fi is back and so am I!!!  :D  Yay!!  :D  I promise to work really hard and not lose it again.  ;)

So.  Days 13 and 14.  ;)

Day 13: Post an excerpt of something you've written.  If you haven't written anything, post a picture of something you are passionate about. 

Okay, I'll do both.  :)  Picture first. 

Percy Jackson and Star Wars.......that sums up the I'm-Obsessed-With-This-Week thing.  ;)  So yeah, I'm passionate about it.  :D  Also,

No, that is not a Violin, it is a Viola.  Viola is the best instrument in the world.  ;)  :D  I'm also passionate about that.  :)  (so ha, mom!!)

An Excerpt of something I've written......Well, okay!  ;) 

This is the Luke/Mara story I mentioned in the last post.  :)  I LOVE writing it!  It's really fun.  Totally AU, half because I don't know everything that goes on in the EU and half because I don't like what goes on in the EU.  ;)  Enjoy!!!  :D 

Luke walked into his apartment on Yavin 4, smiling about the progress of his day, but sighing in exhaustion.  He smiled brighter as he stood in the doorway of his kitchen, watching his beautiful wife Mara playing with the baby in the Family room while Ben was playing with his toys on the couch.  Luke stepped into the room and winked at Ben, who immediately wanted to get up and give his dad a hug.  Luke silently walked up to Mara and put his hands over her eyes.  “Guess who?” he said playfully, and Mara grabbed his wrists, and twisted them not-so-gently. “I knew you were there Farmboy, I felt you when you were leaving work.” She said laughing.  Luke grinned and rubbed his wrists.  He kissed Mara’s cheek and helped her up from the floor.  She picked up baby Padmè, and handed her to Luke, who kissed the baby’s soft head.  “Hello Padmè!” he said grinning at the baby girl.  Ben popped up from the couch and latched himself onto Luke’s leg, begging for attention.  “Hello there Ben, I didn’t forget about you!” he said and hugged his son.  Ben smiled and ran into the kitchen.  “Dad, Dad!!” he yelled, “Come here!!  Mom let me keep Jumpy in this bucket!” he cried, dragging his dad into the kitchen.  Luke laughed as Mara frowned at the bucket near the back door.  “Ben, you promised it would go back outside before bed.” She said, and Luke laughed again.  “Don’t worry Mara, he knows that Jumpy has a home outside, not in the apartment.  Right Ben?” Luke said lifting an eyebrow at his son.  Little 5 year old Ben nodded.  “Yup Daddy!  I’ll put Jumpy back now.  I promise.” He said crossing his heart and running with the bucket outside.  Luke smiled and looked down at the baby girl in his arms.  Padmè was named after Luke’s mother, just as Han and Leia’s son Anakin was named after his and Leia’s father.  Luke smiled down at the baby….she had little golden fuzz on her head, and bright green eyes just like Mara’s.  Ben shared his dad’s blue eyes, but had Mara’s hair.  Padmè was the other way around.  He rocked the baby in his arms, lulling her to sleep.  Padmè was only a year old, and she was pretty tiny.  Mara leaned against the kitchen counter, smiling warmly at Luke.  Luke, Grand Jedi Master, Founder of the New Jedi Order, was standing at home, rocking a baby.  Mara giggled.  She picked up Ben, and carried him upstairs to his bedroom.  Luke heard Ben ask Mara about their upcoming trip to Coruscant.  “Mama, when will we get to see Aunt Leia and Uncle Han again?” he asked.  “Soon honey, we leave in two days if you’re daddy’s ready by then….”  Luke smiled again.  He shifted the sleeping baby onto his shoulder and walked upstairs to put the baby to bed.

That was only chapter one.  I have five chapters now.  :)  Someday if I ever get a Fanfic account, I'll post it there.  ;)  I'm going to put it on Lakehouse.  :)

Okay, Day 14!

Day 14: Are you late all the time?

Yes, but I really shouldn't be.  Well, I should say not ALL the time, because I make it to classes and lessons on time and sometimes early, but never late.  Schoolwork, getting up in the morning, those are late.  :)

Today is my Grandpa's Birthday!!!!!!  :D  Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!!!!!!!  :D 

Oh yeah, last night was our family dinner party, and it was SO fun!!  :D  Chibi*Chick and Nutmeg and I were CRAZY.  Chibi must have put extra sugar in the cake, because we were sent outside to get our energy out.  It was really fun.  Then Chibi jumped out in the dark at me and scared the living daylights out of me.  I was so mad at her.  :P  Chibi*Chick and I are planning a one day summer camp, *Amaranthine will like:*  Camp Half-Blood.  :)  We're going to have all kinds of events and games that happen in Percy Jackson.  ;)  I'm inviting my few friends who like it, and we'll spend the day playing and hanging out PJatO style.  ;)  SO FUN!  We're already coming up with great ideas. 

I watched Johnny Tremain for the 8th time last night, and I still LOVE that movie!!!!  :D  I fell half asleep during the battle scenes, which I'm still not sure how I did.  *rolls eyes*  Then I couldn't get BACK to sleep, so I wrote for an hour instead.  :P

Okay, sorry for being gone for a while, I'm going to check Lakehouse now. :)

Love,
Jedi~Chick <3

Just a quick update.......and Day 12!

Day 12: What is your favorite shape?
LOL, this question made me laugh for some reason.  ;P  Probably a heart.  <3  Or a Triangle.  ;P

I had my Viola lesson today!!!  :D  It was really good.  I'm learning a lot from this new guy.  ;)  I'm also enjoying it, so I think it's worth the time (and money) we're putting into it.  ;)

I'm still off of the Wi-Fi until my schoolwork is done, which will probably take me a LOOOONGish time. :P  I'm instead occupying myself with writing.  ;)  I started a Luke/Mara fanfic last night that Endor will love.  ;)  LOL!  I'll email it to her, or post it on Lakehouse.  ;)  I haven't decided yet.

Tomorrow my family is having a Dinner Party!!!!!!!!  :D  *squees*  I LOOOOOVVVVEEEEE having dinner parties!!!!!!  Our family is so fun to have dinner parties with!  Tomorrow night, Chibi*Chick, my great-grandpa and my grandma and grandpa are coming over for dinner.  My dad's making Chili, and we're celebrating my grandma and grandpa's birthdays.  My grandma's birthday is next weekend, and my grandpa's is this upcoming week.  ;)  We're going to have Red Velvet Cake.  :)  YUM!!!!  :D

I can't wait for Chibi to come over.  When at Dinner parties, we PARTY.  Like, eating, playing, laughing, dancing, the whole nine yards.  (except drinking.  We're not old enough for that yet.  :P)
My sister made me (keep my) promise to play American Girl dolls with her.  Actually, I like playing with her, because Chibi and I come up with the STRANGEST things to have the dolls do.  Someday, I'm going to write a book on all our crazy doll games.  We've got Matt and Emma, Emily and Emma, The Bitty Baby Game, the Dr. Philkkkkkk Game (that's not a typo), The Magic Moxie Girlz game, and multiple Barbie games.  We haven't  had a good game in a few years I'd say.  :P  Y'all don't know how insane we get when in doll game mode.  I'm seriously going to write a post on them all.   (be prepared for an uber-long post)  Chibi will probably co-write it.  ;)  Nutmeg too.  :D

I went to a big garage sale today!!!!!  Our town does one twice a year.  March and October.  Trash 2 Treasure.  I LOVE it!!!!!  :D  I got a bunch of great treasures.  :)  I got a Qui-Gon and Nabooian fish-thing action figure set, and a Tattooine Micro Figures set, and a bunch of Star Wars happy meal toys.  :)  I got five for a dollar.  ;)  I also got a really cute bag, and I got an old fashioned/ish Kelly doll (from Barbie)  The doll is really cute, and she's pretty big for a Kelly doll.  ;)  I also got an American Girl stuffed animal for 50 cents.  SCORE!  ;)  We also got a TON of great books!!!!  :D  I'm excited!  ;)  I'll post pictures later!  I've got to go finish cleaning/re-organizing my room!

So, I most likely won't be on again until tomorrow night, but I'm not dead (yet) Qui!!!!!!  I hope I can make it through a few more days without Wi-Fi.  I'll be fully back soon.  :)

Lots of Love,
Jedi~Chick <3

Day 10

Day 10: If you had to change your Blog name, what would it be called?
Hmmm......probably something more Star Wars-y.  Dunno what though.  ;)

Alright.  I'm excited for tomorrow morning!!!  :D  Our family is going to the bi-annual Trash-to-Treasure sale in the park, and I can't wait!!!!!!  :D  We always find some AWESOME finds there.  I'm hoping to find some special new Star Wars items.......especially because last year there was one booth that was JUST Star Wars action figures, books, notebooks, accessories, etc.  I'm really hoping the same person will be back!!!!  :D  I'm making an action figure wish-list just in case.  ;)  I'll let y'all know if I get anything good.  :D

Also, I'll be on and off of the internet for a few days, because (once again) the Wi-Fi is gone.  *sigh*  :(  I can't seem to keep it, can I???  One measly fight with my sister, and I lose the internet for a week.  Actually, just the Wi-Fi.  My mom's letting me use her computer for everything I want to do.  But it's not the same.  I also need to get caught up on my schoolwork, which I have semi-neglected, so that adds to my what-I'm-in-trouble-for list.  ;(

So, yeah.  No Love Will Prevail update today, because it's on my laptop.  For those of y'all who are also reading Trapped in the Star Wars Universe on Lakehouse, I have Parts 5 and 6 ready to post, but they too are on my Laptop!!!!!!!  Grrrrr........

Oh well.  I've been heading to a lot of Wi-Fi accessible places, so if you need me for anything (Amaranthine and Leia) just shoot me an email.  ;)  I'll be checking it periodically.  ;)

Alrighty, I've got to go now.......so bye.  *sniff*  I'll talk to y'all later!!!!!

Love,
Jedi~Chick <3

P.S. TCW was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!  :D  I'm so mad at Anakin though.......he's being a bonehead.  ;P

P.S.S. Pray for Japan!!!!!!!  I was watching it all on the news this morning!!!!

Days 9 and 10

Ugh, sorry I didn't post yesterday.....I ended up staying up too late writing and reading.  :P 

So, onto the challenge!!  :D

Day 9: Have you ever watched Avatar, the Last Airbender?
No.  I have not.

Day 10: Who is your inspiration?
Ooh, that one's hard.  Ummm.....my mom and dad.  My grandparents (and great grandparent), my cousin/sorta-twin/best-friend, my sister, Ashley Eckstien, George Lucas, Dave Filoni, Padme Amidala, my friends, Mary Jane Butters, Angie Sage, Rick Riordan, Walt Disney, Victoria Kasten, and SO many more!!!!  ;)

Alright, now that that's finished, on to other things!!!  ;)

I had dance today!!!!!  I also had P.E. 
P.E. was really fun because my friend who doesn't usually come to P.E. came today.  We talked about Percy Jackson like, the WHOLE time.  It was really funny.  Apparently I'm a daughter of Zeus.  ;P  :D
Dance was also really fun.  One of the little girls got upset and ran to me for comfort.  She kept hugging me and wouldn't let go, so I ended up carrying her for like, twenty minutes.   Finally, I convinced her that she had nothing to be sad about anymore and she was ready to dance.  She actually listened. 
Later, I had my class.  I LOVE Tap!!!!  :D  It's so fun.  We have five bigger girls in the class, and four littler ones.  The bigger girls did a 'trick' thing in the middle with the littler girls, and I have to flip a girl who is nearly as tall as I am.  My one friend gets to do a solo flip by herself, because we only have enough girls for four sets of partners.  ;P  :D  We did a good job though, and everyone was there, so we got cookies at the end of class.  :)

*sigh*  That was fun.  ;)
Now, Nutmeg and I are going to do some fangirl bonding, and I'm going to put in Star Wars while we write up our Ahsoka story, and we're going to write up some of the crazy 'funnies' we come up with when we're bored.  She's officially "in" to Star Wars again.  *yays*  This is going to be fun.  ;)

I have sleeping issues.  Seriously.  Last night, I didn't go to sleep until 2:30 am.  I was writing until one, then reading until two, and then I tried to sleep but failed, so I was playing on my iPod for a while.  I found this app that Chibi*Chick installed, and it has all these ultra-calming sound things that are supposed to make you're brain sleep.  I put in the "seductive sleep method 1" and within 30 minutes, I was asleep.  It was really cool actually.  I put it on a timer to play for an hour, and it played soothing ocean sounds, with occasional seagulls calling in the background.  It reminded me of the Keys, so I was in my happy place.  :)  I'm going to use that thing again tonight!  :D

I've read a few GREAT fanfics, so I'm going to update my page.  ;)  For Endor.  :)

Alright, that's all I've got for now, my sister is playing with my lightsaber *I've got to go yell at her for that* and I'm supposed to go help with the dishes.  :P  Talk to y'all later!!!!!!!  :D 

Love,
Jedi~Chick <3

Jenna Heap from the Septimus Heap series.  Amaranthine will know.  ;)

Day 8

 Are any of your loved ones enlisted in The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard?


Not that I know of...no.  I have family members that used to be, but not anymore as far as I know.  ;)


So.....Is there anything I should write about???  Well, yes there are things I want to write about, but nothing that I have time for tonight really......


My room is SUCH a mess.  I'll be spending all night cleaning it so I can actually get to my bed.  I don't know how it got so piled up.  :P  I have to finish that and then go write my critique which STILL isn't done.  If I don't give it to my mom tomorrow, I get an F AND lose the Wi-Fi (again).  So I better work on that.....


Later, I'll probably work on my fanfic too.  ;)  Atina's character and my character might meet in the AU world of our stories, so I've gotta add in a few parts.  ;)


I got this from Leia's blog.  ;)  It's a questionnaire thing.  ;)


Here we go......


1) How would people describe you're personality? (If they could only use ONE word)  Are they right?


Uhh.....geek?  :P  Okay, maybe not.  ;)  How about, Loving?  Fun?  I dunno.  I guess they're right!  ;)


2) What celebrity would create a "starstruck" feeling in you if you met them in real life?


That's easy.  George Lucas, Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstien, just about anyone from TCW.  ;)


3) Who's your favorite Blogger?


AH!!  How do I pick that?!?  Well.....all of you!!  Endor, Leia, Qui, Amaranthine, Barriss, Satine, Rachel, Andriee JainaSolo, and SO many more!!!  :)


4) What is your favorite comfort food/drink??


Heehee, Slurpees.  ;)  I LOVE Slurpees.  They are definitely my comfort drink.  Whenever I'm tired, stressed, upset, depressed, or mad, I go get a Slurpee.  :)  Food?  I dunno.


5) Be brave- Tell something weird and random about yourself!


Oh, seriously?  THAT post could go on for pages and pages.  :P  I'll pick something....I collect a lot of really random things.  I'm going to make a blog about them all someday.  :)  I collect most anything Rubber, and really small and seemingly stupid or useless trinkets.  ;)  Marbles, boxes, rocks, jars, you name it, I've got it.  ;)


6) What's your favorite movie genre?


Well, that's not hard!  ;)  Sci-Fi!  Or Romance!  Or Adventure!!!  A Romantic Sci-Fi Adventure is best!!  :D  :cough: Star Wars :cough:  :D


7) What's your favorite type of reading material?


Again, not that hard.  ;)  Romance, Star Wars, or Adventure.  :)  So, basically the same as movies.  I love Fantasy, and a little magic isn't bad, as  long as it isn't dark magic.  ;)


8) What's your favorite music genre??


Christian Rock, Country, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Owl City, *what do you mean those aren't genres?!?*


9) If you inherited a million dollars, what's the first thing you'd do with the money?


Okay, you see, I've got big plans.  :)  First and foremost, I'd donate to Church.  Then maybe our homeschool P.E. group, because they need the money.  ;)  THEN, I'd put it toward building my own house.  And buying up a ton of antique Star Wars junk on ebay.  :P  Or just blow all that (except the first two) and take my whole family on an extra long Disney Trip.  ;)


10) Name one weakness of yours (confessions are good for the soul)


Oooh......the computer/wi-fi connector.....my iTouch.....my Star Wars stuff/books.......


11) If you could live anywhere, and take all your loved ones with you, where would you go?


Ooh.....Disney World.  :P  Lol, not really.  Maybe....Georgia?  Tennessee.  I'd go to Tennessee.  :)  Somewhere with lots of land, and sweet litttle towns where everyone knows your name and you can walk around without worrying about saftey.  ;)


12) Strange Talent??


Uhhh....I can touch my tongue to my nose!!  :P  LOL!  I can't think of anything else......


13) What is something you consider yourself to be good at?


I don't know!  Maybe Dance....Viola......Blogging???.......Writing????  Reading.  I know I'm good at that.  :)  And Photography.  I'm good at that too.  :)


14) What is your favorite thing to catch a whiff of??


What kind of question is that?!?  :P  LOL!  Uhh, okay....The Ocean.  When I'm in the Keys, I love being on the dock and smelling the sea air.  ;)  Also, some hotels/places in Disney World have a special scent that I just love.  ;)


15) When you leave a social gathering, do you wish you could've talked more, or talked less?


Um, probably less.  It depends on where I'm at.  ;)


16) If money wasn't a factor, what stores would you shop in?


All and any stores in Disney, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, Borders, Target, Learning Express.  ;)


17) What is your greatest fear or strangest phobia.


I have a fear of Algebra.  :P  LOL, I'm just kidding!!!  I promise, just kidding.  ;)  Seriously, I've always had a phobia of bugs.  I get all panicky.  I hate anything Halloween/Spooky/Scary.  I know it's not real, but I still flip out over things.  I must've been traumatized when I was little or something.  Oh yes.....I remember......the Haunted Mansion in Disney.  When I was like 10 or something, I rode it and flipped out.  I left marks on my dad's arm from squeezing so hard.  I haven't been back since.  (to that ride)


18) What's your greatest accomplishment?


Wow.  I don't know.  I guess when we started homeschooling, that was a big accomplishment, and when I got my blog.  That was big too.  :)  Uhhhmmm......*thinking*.......I think that's it.  ;)


19) What are your favorite Animals?

Chickens and Turtles.  ;)  Awkward mix, I know, but I love 'em!!!  :D

20) Are you a hopeless romantic?

Yes.  Apparently I am.  My dad told me so, after I bawled my eyes out watching Fireproof.  ;)

21) What movie or book character can you most relate to?

I.....don't know.  I really don't.  I really am not sure!  I'll have to do that one later!!!  :P


Alrighty, so that's done.  *brushes off hands*  That was fun!!!! :D 

So, I've got this new idea, to make another blog, for all my random craziness that makes me...me.  :)  I'll post about my chickens, my many collections, and most of all, it'll be for stories of things past, like doll games, summertime, and Disney trips.  ;)  It'll be more of a creative outlet, when this one is my main blog.  ;)  I'm still convincing my mom though, so it'll probably be a while.  What do you guys think?  Should I go for it??  Or does it sound like a stupid idea?

Okay.  I'm done for the night.  I've got a room to clean and a paper to write, so I'll talk to y'all later!!!  :D  Sorry for not responding to comments btw. 

Love,
Jedi~Chick <3

P.S. Qui, it's nice to know that I'm not alone in the insomniac world.  :P  :D

That's a sad picture that almost made me cry after I found it today on deviantart.  :P  It's called: What have I become?  *starts bursting into tears*  ;')  I'll be okay.  ;)
This was my 80th Post!!!!!  :D  Yay!!!!

Johnny Tremain

I want to talk about Johnny Tremain.  Johnny Tremain has been keeping my occupied when I’m not doing school during my time of not being on the internet/being sick.  I rented three movies from the Library prior to my time being grounded/sick.  I got, Revenge of the Sith *I needed it for a fanfic*, Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, and Johnny Tremain.  I already loved Johnny Tremain the book, and was a bit nervous to see it in movie form. 

Disney did the Johnny Tremain movie, so I was a little less nervous, but then I remembered what happened with Swiss Family Robinson.  I had to read that for school, and then went to watch the movie after wards only to see that they TOTALLY changed EVERYTHING!  They left out one brother, and NONE of the events from the book happened, except maybe the very beginning and a part with the Sports Day.  That was like, IT.  I was pleasantly surprised with Johnny Tremain however.  I LOVED IT!!!!!! 

So I’m officially obsessed with Johnny Tremain.  The movie was Ah-Maze-Ing!!!!!!!  I thought the movie was better than the book!!!!!!  :D  I won’t give TOO many spoilers, but I SO loved it!!!!!  :D  If you haven’t read Johnny Tremain, I highly recommend it, but seriously, I thought the movie was great. 

First of all, the boy who played Johnny was SO CUTE!!!!!  :D

The boy who played Rab was also REALLY cute!!!!  :D

*this picture doesn't do him justice....I couldn't find a good one though! :(*

Plus, the girl who played Cilla was JUST like I saw her in my head when reading!!!!!  :D

Johnny’s character was done SUPER good, and so was Rab’s.  I thought Rab was better than in the book!  He wasn’t as quiet, and he was more sweet. ;)

I was so thrilled because in the book, *MAJOR SPOILER* Rab Dies! *END MAJOR SPOILER* and in the movie, *MAJOR SPOILER* Rab doesn’t die!!!!*END MAJOR SPOILER*  I was SO excited!!!!  :D  You’ve gotta see the movie.  It’s like an AU.  ;P  LOL, I already wrote two fanfics about the movie. 

The movie takes place during the Revolutionary War time period, a little bit before actually.  I’m learning about it in school, and this book and this movie were perfect for our History study.  Johnny took part in the Boston Tea Party and the battles of Lexington and Concord in the movie, but in the book he didn’t take part in Lexington and Concord.  It worked out better though if you ask me, it was more interesting and beyond more exciting.  J  I loved it!  I know that Amaranthine has read the book, and I highly recommend the movie Amaranthine!!!  :D  I’ve already watched it six times.  ;)

All the major characters were in, but they left out some more useless ones, like Miss Lavinia, Isanah, Madge, Dorcas, Dove, Dusty, The other Lytes, Mrs. Lorne, Rabbit, Pumpkin, Liutenent Stranger, and a few others.  Goblin the horse was in there, and I was really glad.  Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Dr. Warren, Mr. Lyte, Mr. Lorne, and a few other Founding Fathers were in there too.  It was the same plot, which I liked, only Johnny got to see more action than he did in the book.  ;) 

One of the most important things that stuck with me from the movie and the book was James Otis.  I did a little research on James Otis and he was a pretty amazing guy.  He founded the Sons of Liberty.  He gave the same speech he did in the book in the movie, and it was very well done.  James Otis was injured on his head from some run-in with a redcoat (I think) and he sorta went a little mental.  He still had a few wits left, because he delievered a key turning point speech in the Observer's attic, which led Johnny to decide he needed to go to Lexington to help aid in the fight.  This is what he said, (book version)

"For what will we fight?"         

"To free Boston from these infernal redcoats and…"          "No," said Otis. "Boy, give me more punch. That's not enough reason for going into a war. Did any occupied city ever have better treatment than we've had from the British? Has one rebellious newspaper been stopped—one treasonable speech? Where are the firing squads, the jails jammed with political prisoners? What about the gallows for you, Sam Adams, and you John Hancock? It has never been set up. I hate those infernal British troops spread all over my town as much as you do. Can't move these days without stepping over a soldier. But we are not going off into civil war merely to get them out of Boston. Why are we going to fight? Why, why?          

There was an embarrassed silence. Sam Adams was the acknowledged ringleader. It was for him to speak now.          

"We will fight for the rights of Americans. England cannot take our money away by taxes."          

"No, no. For something more important than the pocketbooks of our American citizens."          

Rab said, "For the rights of Englishmen—everywhere."          

"Why stop with Englishmen?" Otis was warming up. He had a wide mouth, crooked and generous. He settled back in his chair and then he began to talk. It was such a talk as Johnny had never heard before. The words surged up through the big body, flowed out of the broad mouth. He never raised his voice, and he went on and on……..

"…For men and women and children all over the world," he said. "You were right, you tall, dark boy, for even as we shoot down the British soldiers we are fighting for rights such as they will be enjoying a hundred years from now…."            

"We are lucky men," he murmured, "for we have a cause worth dying for. This honor is not given to every generation."              

"It is all so much simpler than you think," he said. He lifted his hands and pushed against the rafters. "We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skills…we fight, we die, for one simple thing. Only that a man can stand up."  

"Hundreds would die, but not the thing they died for. 'A man can stand up…'"

Inspiring, isn't it?  He has a good point.  To me, when he said, "So a man can stand up," I think he meant that when they fought in the American Revolution, they were fighting for the rights to be able to stand up, and say what they think, and be able to have the freedom to think, speak and worship freely.  It's important to have a cause for the fighting.  A war with no purpose, no reason to fight, no real motivation to believe in the cause will just drone on forever and ever.  *cough: the clone war :cough*  Freedom is worth fighting for.  God is worth fighting for.  James Otis might've been crazy, but he seemed pretty sane that day..... ;)

(p.s. in the movie, Johnny said "for the rights of englishmen" not Rab)

This is the song they play (a few times) in the movie.  WARNING: SONG MAY BECOME STUCK IN HEAD!!!!!!!  I had this song in my head for three days straight.  :)  I've grown to love it.  ;)  I even wrote down the lyrics!

Visit this site for more insite on Johnny Tremain the movie: CLICK HERE

So that was my review-like post, and I promise, (if y’all like it) I can do more!  :D  Hope you liked it!!!  ;)

Lots of Love,

Jedi~Chick <3