My Life through Movie Characters

Have you ever been watching a movie and thought, "I wish I was like her.." or "That sounds just like me..." I do that all the time. Well, okay, so maybe I say the former more than the latter, but still. I have decided to chronicle several points in my life and tell you which movie character I wanted to be like, and which character I was really like. Let's start with elementary school since there really aren't many breakout baby stars. Besides, as a baby, I probably seemed much more like "Rosemary's Baby" than anything else.

Elementary School

I wanted to be like....


Matilda from both the movie "Matilda" and the book by Roald Dohl. Matilda was so super smart and could move things with her mind. Maybe not the coolest kid on the block, but I wouldn't mind understanding quantum physics by kindergarten.

Who I actually was...
Yep, Olive from "Little Miss Sunshine". A very lovable character, but a definite nerd. I didn't dance to Super Freak but I did sing loudly and in public at times. Plus, I had similar glasses, except mine were pink and purple, not just pink.

Middle School

Wanted to be like...


Jenna from "13 Going on 30". Not the middle school version, but the Jennifer Garner version. I wanted to just skip middle school entirely and be an adult already. Plus, do you know how hard it is to find a cool middle school character in a movie? If you think of any, please enlighten me because I totally drew a blank here.

Was actually like...Yep, Dawn from "Welcome to the Dollhouse". If you haven't seen it, just let me tell you that it epitomizes just how dorky middle school kids are. I personally think that middle school is one of the most awkward periods in a kid's life. You are maturing, but still goofy looking because you aren't maturing everywhere, you are smelly and usually annoying to everyone you meet. I know I was, but eventually you become awesome... like me!

High School

Wanted to be like...
Cher from "Clueless". Seriously, who wouldn't want to be Cher in high school. She was super popular, got to shop anywhere she wanted, had the best closet ever, was beautiful and got to be with Paul Rudd. Do I need to expound further?

I was actually like...
Okay, I might not have been as sullen. I wasn't very popular at all in high school though. I hung out with the scary, long-haired, bass playing, philosophy reading nerds. I was a bit more popular in youth group, but I felt like I was always trying to catch up with the cool people. Plus, I did get a cute popular boy in the end...

College

Wanted to be like...Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde". I loved this movie because Elle was so spunky and fun. She was also really smart as it turned out, and wasn't afraid to work really hard for what she wanted. Even though being in Delta Nu probably would have made me throw up...there was so much estrogen, it was probably a lot of fun too.

I was really like...

Laurie from "Gross Anatomy". Nursing school was really hard for me so I definitely studied too much. I did have fun while in college, just like Laurie, but I did tend to go a little overboard with my fun at times. Not that nursing school is as hard as medical school, but there aren't any movies about girls struggling through nursing school. Although there totally should be...

And that is where I will stop. I am not sure that I have really been a full fledged adult long enough to dissect my personality. I will say that I kind of hope to be like Miss Marple as an old lady. Yes, even living in a little village in England and solving murders. Although I don't think I would ever develop her love of gardening. I know I'm a dork, but its just who I am.