Holy Batman, Batman

I finally saw "The Dark Knight Rises" last night. I don't consider myself a film expert or whatever, but wow that's a good movie. Just...wow.
Side note: who eats hotdogs in a movie theater? Honestly.
Anyway I really wish that Christopher Nolan would make 39 more Batman movies. I would definitely watch them, who wouldn't? Anyway, I've also decided that if this whole college thing doesn't work out, I'll just become Catwoman. That would be a cool job. You know, besides the whole constantly running from the police and whatnot. But come on, you get to steal from greedy people, wear a cool outfit, and hang out/fight crime with Batman. And for the record, I would never sell out Batman to Bane, Christian Bale is too pretty to be treated like that. Shame on you, Catwoman. Oh, and double shame on Miranda Tate. She has got some serious Daddy issues. She could have lived happily ever after with Bruce Wayne, but nnooo should just HAD to destroy Gotham instead. It has got to be a lot of work to hold a grudge for that long.
I get that Wayne Manor is super old and fancy and whatnot, but seriously Bruce, would a nice throw pillow or couch you could actually sit on kill you? Put a little life in that place, it's a house, it's not a mausoleum. I think Bruce Wayne would be a lot happier if he got a dog. Everyone knows that dogs make people happy, and if anyone needs a little happiness in their life, it's Bruce Wayne.
Jonathan. Gordan. Levitt. That is all. Except that if he's Robin, doesn't he need Batman?
If I was Alfred, I would be so pissed at Bruce. And come one Bruce, be nicer to Alfred! He raised you!  How could he not tell Alfred that he fixed the auto-pilot? That's just mean. And wouldn't he at least want to talk to Bruce in Florence? Not even to ask him how he's doing? That just seems a little unrealistic to me. I was going to be so mad if Batman/Bruce Wayne died. That would have been....so awful.

All in all though, "The Dark Knight Rises" is a great movie. If you haven't seen it, go see it. Although I pretty much just ruined it...oops.

So here's to Bruce Wayne(and Christian Bale), making all other men look like fat, lazy, dishonorable slobs since 2005. And to all the girls that immediately dumped their awful boyfriends after seeing Batman.

Leah

P.S- nice to see you again, Russia. How are things going with Vladdy?

Hasn't Colorado been through enough this summer?

I was going to write a different post, but it just didn't feel right in light of what's happened in Colorado. There's honestly nothing I could say to make it better. It's baffling to me that someone could want to inflict so much pain on a group of people they do not know. All those people wanted was to go see a move, a movie about a superhero. When really that theater needed a real hero to save them from something they did not know was going to happen. It's completely frightening and deeply saddening to think that this phenomenon of mass shootings has become a part of our lives. It seems like no one is safe anymore, even in a crowd.
I really hope that someone figures out how to put a stop to all this. I guess Alfred was right, some men truly just want to watch the world burn.
God speed,
Leah

Well hey there.....

I know I have betrayed all 3.4 of my readers with my complete and total lack of blogging lately. But hey, I've been busy. It's hard too write when I'm not in school, constantly trying to procrastinate. Also, being witty and hilarious is slightly taxing.
There's too much to write a blog post about everything, so here's a condensed list.
"What I've done so far on my summer vacation"-pictures included
1. Slept. A lot.
2. Thanked baby Jesus at least twice that I no longer have to climb up and down a ladder every time I want to get in or out of bed.
3. Baked a lot of, well, baked goods. Cookies, cake, bread. Seriously I'm like the weird lady down the street who bakes for literally no good reason. This is also putting my parents at risk of developing diabetes. Maybe I should stop baking....
4. Riden/showed a lot. Basically an excuse to show off pictures of my boys. And yes, my horses are my boys.
Cooper

Langley

Riding has, so far, taken me to exotic places such as Mason City, Roscoe, Des Moines, and Long Lake. The destinations may not be that exciting, but what happens there certainly is.
5. Working out/running. Lakes, lake shore, neighborhoods. Yeah, I'll run around them. And in case you were wondering, shin splints suck. Working out at a gym has also given me a lot of material for another blog post. Stay tuned for that little piece of heaven.
6. Spent fourth of July in Lutsen. I sailed,

I ate at the happiest place on earth

And discovered some really creepy "art"

Small towns, such as Lutsen, are the greatest.
7. Read a lot of books. Mind you, not very intellectually stimulating books. Well, except for "Anna Karenina". That is some serious stuff. Russians do not mess around.
8. Ran into some people from high school. And avoided them at all costs. Weirdly enough, I saw one of these people in Lutsen. Rather awkward. More on this later.
9. Got a twitter. YES I KNOW I'M SORRY!! Just think of it as a mini blog. I'm not cheating on you I swear! But I only have 3 followers, so clearly it's not a big deal. Yet

Basically, it's been a pretty good summer. And it's not even over yet.

So tell all your friends that I'm still alive. And to the Russians: please stop trying to kill yourselves by jump off various things, it's scary.

Very much alive,
Leah