I watched The Bachelor on tv last night. I am completely sick of that show but I think Jason is such a great guy, I want to watch this one. Within the first few minutes, nausea set in and I remembered why the last ones made me want to toss my cookies. I also remembered why I like The Bachelorette so much more than The Bachelor. Girls. They can be so catty and so icky. The selling of themselves at the beginning totally turned me off. I'm sure they tell them to say why they should be chosen, etc. but blech. (How do you spell blech?) And how about the girls choosing who should go off first?? That was awful.
The whole concept of guys chasing after girls instead of the other way around just appeals to me so much more. I think it is good for the guys and is more fitting for their nature. They like to work at something to win it. They appreciate it more that way. And I think having 25 girls vying for their attention is actually counterproductive to the whole process of getting them to decide on one girl and settle down. But Jason is down to earth and in it for all the right reasons. What a cute dad he is!
I really liked Melissa so far and I had some other likes and dislikes. What did you think?
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Words of Wisdom From Movies
While I was growing up, I heard many many quotes (or was it the same quotes, over and over?) from movies such as VHF, Spaceballs and Dumb and Dumber. These were my dad's favorite movies of all time. "SUPPLIES!" Anyway, you can see why when I saw the title of this newspaper article in my email, I thought it was quite possibly going to be sarcastic. But it actually had some awesome quotes!
Chris Hicks
There's a line spoken by Steve Martin in the 1991 film "Grand Canyon" that has always amused me: "All of life's riddles are answered in the movies."
Well, I don't know about that. But there is occasional wisdom offered by movies that goes beyond the simplistic "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man" musings — you know, Yoda's "Do or do not; there is no try" and Uncle Ben's "With great power comes great responsibility."
So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving (yes, it's next week, folks), when we traditionally become a bit more thoughtful as well as thankful, here are some of my favorite words of wisdom from the movies ... some of which are remarkably applicable to current world conditions.
"Never do nothing you wouldn't want printed on the front page of The New York Times." — Judy Holliday, "Born Yesterday" (1950)
"Everything our parents said was good is bad: sun, milk, red meat, college." — Woody Allen, "Annie Hall" (1977)
"She's television generation. ... The only reality she knows comes to her over the TV set." — William Holden, "Network" (1976)
"There's nothing tragic about being 50. Not unless you're trying to be 25." — Holden, "Sunset Blvd." (1950)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. ... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." — Gregory Peck, "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)
"I think once you quit hearing 'sir' and 'ma'am,' the rest is soon to foller." — Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men" (2007)
"I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain ordinary everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fellow, too." — James Stewart, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)
"Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised." — Steve Carell, "Dan in Real Life" (2007)
My favorites are probably the last two. Too true. And of course the classic line from To Kill a Mockingbird. Do you have any favorite lines from movies?
Chris Hicks
There's a line spoken by Steve Martin in the 1991 film "Grand Canyon" that has always amused me: "All of life's riddles are answered in the movies."
Well, I don't know about that. But there is occasional wisdom offered by movies that goes beyond the simplistic "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man" musings — you know, Yoda's "Do or do not; there is no try" and Uncle Ben's "With great power comes great responsibility."
So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving (yes, it's next week, folks), when we traditionally become a bit more thoughtful as well as thankful, here are some of my favorite words of wisdom from the movies ... some of which are remarkably applicable to current world conditions.
"Never do nothing you wouldn't want printed on the front page of The New York Times." — Judy Holliday, "Born Yesterday" (1950)
"Everything our parents said was good is bad: sun, milk, red meat, college." — Woody Allen, "Annie Hall" (1977)
"She's television generation. ... The only reality she knows comes to her over the TV set." — William Holden, "Network" (1976)
"There's nothing tragic about being 50. Not unless you're trying to be 25." — Holden, "Sunset Blvd." (1950)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. ... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." — Gregory Peck, "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)
"I think once you quit hearing 'sir' and 'ma'am,' the rest is soon to foller." — Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men" (2007)
"I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain ordinary everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fellow, too." — James Stewart, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)
"Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised." — Steve Carell, "Dan in Real Life" (2007)
My favorites are probably the last two. Too true. And of course the classic line from To Kill a Mockingbird. Do you have any favorite lines from movies?
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
What's on my DVR
I've been tagged by my sister JoAnna! It's good to be tagged when you are trying to come up with something to write about every day.
And just in the nick of time too! Our power went out today! But the power people saved the day and here we have the list of what is on my DVR right now:
Time Warp - I think Jake was playing with the prioritizing! :) His favorites are at the top. He loves some other shows but doesn't do the "series recording" on them.
Mythbusters
The Office
30 Rock (actually for the first time - I wanted to see if I'd like it and I think there's a guest star on.)
Valentine
Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
Samantha Who?
My Own Worst Enemy
Priveleged
Eli Stone
New Adventures of Old Christine
Gary Unmarried
Starter Wife - which I don't really like this year and will probably delete!
Does anyone else wish there were more good 30 minute shows? It is hard to commit to an hour of tv so some of these long ones sit on there forever! Gary Unmarried is pretty dumb but I think I record it just 'cause it is a 1/2 hour! My faves are probably Priveleged and Samantha Who? I love Pushing Daisies, Chuck, and Ugly Betty too but those are on my upstairs DVR. (She says sheepishly. - My downstairs one will only do one show at a time though!) Too much TV watching! Actually too much TV recording!! Then I actually feel guilty if I don't watch them! Well, maybe not guilty, but like I need to add it to my to do list! Is something wrong with that picture? But it is a good way to unwind and I like to cut out patterns or craft while I watch too. Or just lie there. That's always good too.
And just in the nick of time too! Our power went out today! But the power people saved the day and here we have the list of what is on my DVR right now:
Time Warp - I think Jake was playing with the prioritizing! :) His favorites are at the top. He loves some other shows but doesn't do the "series recording" on them.
Mythbusters
The Office
30 Rock (actually for the first time - I wanted to see if I'd like it and I think there's a guest star on.)
Valentine
Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
Samantha Who?
My Own Worst Enemy
Priveleged
Eli Stone
New Adventures of Old Christine
Gary Unmarried
Starter Wife - which I don't really like this year and will probably delete!
Does anyone else wish there were more good 30 minute shows? It is hard to commit to an hour of tv so some of these long ones sit on there forever! Gary Unmarried is pretty dumb but I think I record it just 'cause it is a 1/2 hour! My faves are probably Priveleged and Samantha Who? I love Pushing Daisies, Chuck, and Ugly Betty too but those are on my upstairs DVR. (She says sheepishly. - My downstairs one will only do one show at a time though!) Too much TV watching! Actually too much TV recording!! Then I actually feel guilty if I don't watch them! Well, maybe not guilty, but like I need to add it to my to do list! Is something wrong with that picture? But it is a good way to unwind and I like to cut out patterns or craft while I watch too. Or just lie there. That's always good too.
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