Quick Update

Hey all, it's Katie. I just wanted to let you know that we'll be doing our "What We Read in June" post a day late, because Sarah is currently out of town and we forgot to plan ahead for that fact. So... watch out for two posts tomorrow, I guess, since it also happens to be the first Friday of the month.

Also, we decided to do our bonus posts - the ones that delve into some of the books we've read so far - in July rather than June, but I don't think we ever announced that decision on the blog, so I'm announcing it now. 

And with that, I'll bid you goodnight!

--Katie

Quote compilation

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln

"It's too big a world to be in competition with everybody else; the only guy I have to get better than is who I am right now." Colonel Potter (M*A*S*H)

"Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill

"Maturing is realizing how many things don't require your comment." - Rachel Wolchin

"Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have." - Lloyd Alexander

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it." - Rafiki (The Lion King)

"It's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it." - Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)

"Family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family." - Mr. Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society)

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)

"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally - and often far more - worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond." - C.S. Lewis

"Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

"I don't want to be heard. I want to be listened to." - Twenty One Pilots

We both collect quotes, and today we decided to share some with you. We selected them together from our Pinterest boards, and we've linked to those in case you want to see more. Happy Friday!

Katie's Pinterest board of quotes: https://www.pinterest.com/sunstar1314/words/ 
Sarah's Pinterest board of quotes: https://www.pinterest.com/saranwrap1011/quotes/ 

Movie Review: Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

We aren't horror movie people, but psychological thrillers are another matter. We'd watched a few Hitchcock movies together before, but were especially intrigued to see "The Birds" because it's the Hitchcock movie that made our mom swear off Hitchcock movies.

Going into this movie, we both had a bit of a skeptical mindset as to how realistic and frightening it would be. We're here to tell you now, it's intense. Yes, there are moments when you can easily detect fabrication and manipulation. But there are also shots that are pretty darn convincing. Way more real birds were used than we expected. Sound effects were put to good use, and the actors' terror felt very realistic. 

Because we're nerds, we watched a DVD extra about the making of the movie that was over an hour in length. It was super interesting and served to give us greater appreciation for the ingenuity and hard work that went into the making of the film.

A couple things to be prepared for as a viewer:

• People die. There are some disconcerting close-up shots.
• The movie ends rather unexpectedly. When the credits started rolling, we both looked at each other in disbelief.

We both liked this movie and would recommend it to people who like Hitchcock films and/or thrillers. It's definitely not for everyone, though.