So I just saw a pretty cheesy, completely predictable movie that tried a little too hard. That movie was
The Duff. Yet this movie was like a good Tillamook cheese because for all that it was I still really enjoyed it. I first became interested in the movie because the girl playing the main character in the movie, Mae Whitman, played Katara in
Avatar: the Last Airbender, which is the single best TV show ever to have been created. Also the main guy, Robbie Amell, Is pretty dang attractive. and we all know I am a sucker for a good romantic funny teen movie that is all about being yourself and not letting society tell you to who to be. Hence why I love
Easy A,
Juno, and
Mean Girls.
Maybe I like watching these movies because, like all of us, I always feel like I'm just a little odd. Everyone who knows me well can probably agree. I'm bizarre and these movies are like "Hey, remember how you are odd. so is this girl and look, she has it rough but everything works out in the end and the guy she ends up with is super hot." I mean except in Juno, he's more quirky than hot but it totally works because they sing the Moldy Peaches
Anyone Else But You at the end of the movie, which is the cutest and easiest song on the guitar. C G C G C G and so forth.
But the thing that always happens to me after watching a movie that has a slap in the face message is that I really do feel inspired and want to do something crazy like start a blog or plant some trees or tell everyone that they're amazing. Weird I know but c'est la vie. So I decided that I was going to at least write down something I am grateful for every week, starting tonight. And the first thing I really want to write about is a person. A soul mate of mine, one of many I have and will have, but as of right now she is definitely on top of my soul mate list, this person is none other than Niki Waite.
"What?! You're writing a sappy post about your best friend?" I know, I'm sorry but I can't help it. She's pretty damn fantastic! I am grateful for Nik. She has stuck around longer than any other "Best Friend" I have ever had in my life. we've known each other our whole lives, have been friends for 10 of those years, and best friends for 7. we were there for each other through first kisses... sometimes even literally, we have seen each others hearts break many times and we have fought about stupid things. But in the end I know that no matter what happens in life I will always have Niki Waite.
I was fortunate enough to watch Niki blossom into an extremely talented person, someone who has confidence in themselves and is willing to put herself out there. When we first started our journey of theatre together (Back in 9th grade) Niki Waite could not dance, she could move but it was not her forte. I took many dance classes with Niki during college, in fact I don't think I took a single dance class that she was not also taking, and during our last semester I saw a dancer, someone who could do choreography and she would work at it till she got it. I also heard her voice develop into one of the most beautiful voices I personally know and her acting became so sincere. She also grew into a young woman who was thoughtful and smart and a loyal friend. That girl is the truest Hufflepuff that could ever be.
Mostly I am thankful that she accepts me 100%. I've done things that I'm not proud of and Niki doesn't judge me for them, she tells me they're not good ideas and to never do it again, but she doesn't treat me like I was a terrible human for doing these things. She and I don't always have the same interests and I probably bore her to death with all the nerd talk that I constantly talk about, literally I always can talk about nerdy things that she isn't in to, but she still listens and lets me talk and lets me be interested in them.
One of the wisest things I have ever heard has come from Niki's mouth: "You do you."
Thank you Niki for letting me be me and for knowing that when pressures come that I can always count on Nik to keep me stable.
More Cheese guys
Niki, Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.
Shut up everyone else, I know we're sappy!
À Bientôt,
Ally Hogge
