Back to the Theater After winning a free movie ticket from my last visit to the State Movie Theater, I kept my eyes peeled on the theater marquee every single time that I passed by in my parent's car or on the bus on the way to school. Though some of the movies had caught my eye, I wasn't overly excited about any of them. Eventually, however, there was a title that just seemed to grab tightly to my attentions. This movie was Back to the Future. Though I hadn't much informatio

The Day the Music Paused “WELL, THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE. YES, THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN YOU MAKE ME CRY. YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE; YOU KNOW IT'S A LIE.” – “THAT'LL BE THE DAY” BY BUDDY HOLLY In my small town of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, there was an old, single-screen movie theater that was built in 1912. State Theater was still in operation during my childhood. One of the first movies that I remember watching was a movie about rock legend Ritchie Valens. La Ba

People have often told me that “life is what you make of it.” Personally, I believe this is very true. However, we can take it to mean two entirely different things. In one aspect, we could simply take it as the belief that our perception will eventually shape the course of our entire lives--for better or for worse. We can either see the world as beautifully in balance or as a problem that constantly needs to be fixed. The other way we can understand this quote takes on an en