War of the Worlds

Last night I went to see War of the Worlds, with a bunch of people. Let's see...what can I say...Ok I'll just get right to the point.....My favorite part of the movie was THE END!

Yes, it was entertaining actually quite comical! The "action" was cool both visually and with sound. And the aliens & their "machines" were also cool(even though the aliens looked a lot like the ones for Independence Day). But that's pretty much it. I'm not even sure how to explain how I felt about it.(That is what a lot of the people I went with said!) It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen but it was just there.....Here are a couple things that I HAVE to mention:

[I might give some stuff away in a minute so if you don't want to know....don't continue reading! :o)]

One of the most annoying things was the lack of consistence. At one point Ray (Tom Cruise) & his son Rob were talking and then Rob says something and yet HIS MOUTH WASN'T MOVING. I sware!!! My sister noticed it too. It was like they dubbed it in later. It was ridiculous, I'm very observant with that kind of stuff, so it was really annoying!

And another thing, after all the lightening there was no electricity, AT ALL! I know this because Ray went around his house looking at all the appliances (fridge, phone, lights in the a few different rooms,etc.) and the cars weren't working either. So after Ray goes out to "investigate" the "alien machines" start busting out of the ground, AND THERE IS A GUY VIDEO TAPING!!!! GEEZE!!! Hello, how is his camcorder working if there is NO ELECTRICITY??? That was annoying too.

Well, I don't have too much else to say except that if aliens ever do attack earth, just make sure you're with Tom Cruise & you'll be just fine!!!

Here is a review that I read on IMDB that I completely agree with :

Author: arstmeimask8r from manalapan, nj


The only parts of the movie I enjoyed, besides the ridiculously amazing special effects courtesy of ILM, were the first 30 seconds and the last 30 secs when Morgan Freeman was narrating. Not only b/c it was Morgan Freeman, but b/c it was the only time I understood what the hell was going on. The first 10-15 minutes were true to the hype about how great of a movie this was. The characters were developing, plots were becoming apparent, the movie was really shaping up. From then on it took a nosedive. Tom Cruise was an average Joe who all of sudden takes on this hero role. He is in control of the situation and is a quick thinker but there are certain things he does that just seem to be uncharacteristic for a person of his background. He is the first one to pick up the broken gravel, he notices meteorological abnormalities, and he somehow has the superhuman agility to avoid the "Death Ray" of the alien invaders as everyone around him is being fried.

There is only one plot and the best way to sum it up is Tom Cruise. There is no parallel story and it could almost seem like the only place this was going on was wherever Tom Cruise went.

What the hell is with his son's desire to fight? And how the hell does his father know about it so fast. Rob tries to get the attention of the passing military and Ray tackles him? The fact that they are the only people in the entire metropolitan area with a car is also fantastical. Cars are full of electronics, and its not just a solenoid that would make it not work. How about the ignition and ecu? and any extras that the mechanic has around would've been fried as well.

The car situation is the focal point of the only other good scene that really brought out some of man's greed and selfishness. When he approaches the ferry and is mobbed, it shows how man has no regard for other humans in the face of fear. The fact that people would pile into a van, crushing a little girl, only to get shot in the end, makes for a very compelling scene that warrants some self reflection.

Some other fantastical parts. The fact that a plane, a goddamn plane people, landed on their house, crushing all the other cars(including a very nice silver Benz)but their van survived unscathed was too much to believe. Then Rob runs towards the battle, again with this unexplainable desire to fight, disappears seconds before a huge fiery blast that looks like the depths of hells, and ends up surviving in the end without any explanation whatsoever. On the topic of surviving, what are the odds of a whole family surviving such a catastrophe? Ray's ex-wife and her parents emerge from their untouched building, without a scratch on them.

Tim Robbins. That part was entirely pointless. He should have been left on the cutting room floor. It wouldn't have made a difference on the outcome of the movie. The extras running through the streets being fried added more to the plot and the overall movie than he did. At first he's helpful and hospitable. Then he's creepy. Next he's a confrontational lunatic. Then he goes nuts, and Ray kills him. That was so unnecessary. There was no moral struggle. It was not life or death. He could've just knocked him out. And Ray walks in unarmed to kill a man who is almost a foot taller and has a shovel in his hands. How does that work out? Dakota was the only good, believable character as Rachel. Occasionally overdone, she was fragile, scared, timid, innocent, she was a true little girl. The scene with the dead bodies in the river was extremely heart wrenching and not b/c of the bodies, but b/c of her reaction and her face.

Saved only by the magic of ILM and the stunning special effects and CGI, the movie was utterly unbelievable. Took way too much of my imagination. It was like a rough draft for a much better version. I never knew what was going on. In comparison to ID4, it comes no where near close. It was a perfect mesh of special effects, blood and gore, storyline, character depth, human struggles and sacrifices, and humor. WOTW fell extremely short in all but one of these categories. A terrible Steven Spielberg movie made bearable by the boys from ILM.

I cant believe I took off from work and wasted an afternoon and $6 to see it after waiting for this day since its announcement in '

I definately agree with his input on Dakota Fanning. She's just so believable unlike some of the others **cough**Tom Cruise**! Two thumbs up for her!! So that's pretty much it!!! I would have much rather watched Independence Day!!! If you see it good luck!! And try not to laugh too much! (I actually think my eyes hurt from rolling them so much!)

Lata!

Riddle me this Batman

I found this riddle on I-Am-Bored.com it's so addicting! I played one other riddle game like this but I like this one better. It's a Kelly Clarkson Riddle(don't let that fool you it's still a lot of fun!). You start off at Level 1 (obviously) and if you can figure out clues using source(from right clicking) or by googling, etc. you get to the next level.

It gets you hooked. And it is definitely a time passer! Even if you don't know much about Kelly Clarkson you can still figure the levels out (especially since there are forums that give hints)I don't know that much...I have her latest cd (which sometimes I feel ashamed to admit)but that's about it!

You should definitely check it out, especially if you find yourself needing to pass time!!! I'm on Level 27. (if you play it & get this far give me a hint! :o)

One more thing: If you find yourself liking it but get stuck, go on the riddle forum or even on the comments on I AM BORED because there are a lot of hint/answers to lots of the levels to get you past a slump!!

It's crazy how someone could even make this up! Have fun!

Back in the swing of things....

This was me today:



I finally just told myself to get serious about this! Since school got out I been having the drive to start working out & start making better food choices, but I haven't been consistent. And I really want to!!!

This past year and a half has been very crazy....pretty much the craziest year & 1/2 that I've even been through; With major family stuff, school, my job situation, and on top of that 3 hurricanes in 3 months. It's was pretty crazy....

When your world seems to be falling apart(sometimes literally) & there is so much stress & no electricity, even. You have to make the best of what you have.

Lack of time really encourages you to run through a fast food place.

Lack on energy discourages you from working out because you are too tired because the stress has used up all you normal "exercise energy" and also keeps you from making the effort to prepare food that would be a better choice than fast food.

And like I said electricity also effects the choices for a few reason...
1- it means stores are pretty much closed or only open with the bare minimum (which are not usually "healthy choices",
2-lack of effort again...with no electricity (AC, hot water, microwave, stove, fridge, freezer, lights, etc.) you really only eat what it already made or easy to cook on the grill, & when you don't know how long it is until power is back on you have to kinda ration the food. Who knows when the stores will open, & if you can get there(without trees blocking the road, & if you have enough gas to get there because the gas stations are closed or out of gas!
3-In Florida in Aug., Sept., & Oct. with no AC, it's not too fun to get all hot & sweaty(even more than you already are) by working out.

I could go on, but I think I've made my point...I wasn't working out consistently & I wasn't eating health consistently.

Things have calmed down a lot since I left my previous job back in March. And a couple times I've started to get back into the whole workout routine but then something has stopped me...Well, today (actually late last night) I decided that I am sick of it!!

I want to get back to myself! I want to exercise. I love how you feel after you are done exercising...And I want my clothes to fit me better again!

I haven't gained that much weight...I know I can get back to where I was I just have to DO IT!

So I'm so excited! I ran on our treadmill today. It's been really hot lately & rainy (of course, this is FL) so I haven't been able to run outside, so I'm glad I have a treadmill! Like I said I'm so excited I ran an entire mile without stopping or even walking! I usually always walk a little bit! But I wouldn't let myself! I wanted to get through it! I had to do it completely running!

At one point I was saying "Lord I can do this, You'll help me through it, This is nothing!" I got through it & I'm so excited! I know 1 mile for some is nothing, but I have never been much of a runner & like I said it'd been awhile since I've had a consistent workout schedule. (through out the year I've worked out here & there, but that doesn't really do much for you)

I think writing about it here will help out too! I actually was reading From the Morning and THIS POST was really encouraging!!! It helped me see my workout time in a different light!

We'll see what tomorrow holds!!

Propert Owner???

This whole eminent domain thing is just so ridiculous.

What is the point of owning a house anyway if your city decides that it is necessary for them to have it?? I mean who wants to take the chance of spending your money on buying a house when they can just take it away if it suits them???

Even though it does say:

At least eight states — Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, South Carolina and Washington — forbid the use of eminent domain for economic development unless it is to eliminate blight. Other states either expressly allow private property to be taken for private economic purposes or have not spoken clearly to the question.

The power is still there and available. Just another step closer to being a socialistic country! Before too long all of our freedom is going to be 86-ed!

Guess who my friend saw in Canada???

Well, a friend of mine is up in Canada for a week. (for graduation her mom took her up there because she had never been to The Falls) So she got up there last Fri. & they went out to dinner (I forget the name of the place..it was like sassafras or something) So...the servers was like "You know Jessica & Ashlee Simpson have reservations for 11 to night." So my friend & her mom were like Ok, we'll stay a little bit & see what happens. So it was past 11 & no Simpsons so they decided to just leave. Well, on their way out in walks Ashlee & her entourage.

I thought that was pretty cool. I mean who would think you'd see Ashlee Simpson in Canada?? It's not like she's from there. She was there for the Much Music Awards. Here is a picture of her at the awards!




Just thought I'd share...
Seacrest Out!

Postcards = art?

"PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail-in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard."

What a cool idea. Who would've thought postcard+secret=art?? I dunno, but it is! They update the pictures every Sunday. It really is neat..so you have to check it out!!

Let me know what you think about!
lata!

Unbelievable

Wow...that's all I can say....

This was Glenn Beck's picture of day. And here is what he had to say about it & I couldn't agree more:

In what you would have to assume to be one last insult to the Schindler family, Michael Schiavo had the cremated remains of Terri Schindler-Schiavo buried in Clearwater, FL on Monday without notifying the family of the event, put her date of death as February 25, 1990 (the date she collapsed) and had the words, "I Keep My Promise" engraved on her grave marker.

You can read the whole story here.

This man doesn't seem to have any respect for Terri's family at all. It's a shame that he didn't even acknowledge her full name. It's just sad. There is some "shady" stuff with the whole situation. It's just so sad.

This was in the news a lot in the most recent years & since I live not too far away from where Terri was in Hospice I heard even more news coverage on the situation. I felt compelled to share. I also recommend that you visit this site to find out more information.

Do you hate telemarketers calls ....

as much as I do? Make sure to register your number at,National Do Not Call Registry to stop most calls to your home and/or cell phone!!!

Hitch

Have you seen this movie??? I got it from Netflix the other day. It is really good!!! What a great concept for a movie! I love it when I see a movie & can't remember another movie like it! So many movies just go along the same lines and this one was different! Besides that Will Smith is really funny, I can't remember a "Will Smith" movie that I didn't like. If you haven't seen it you should definitely check it out!

Did you see VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars?? It was a good show. I TiVoed each episode. It was fun to see where they are now. Some of the kid stars have done other movies/shows & I didn't realize that they were "kid stars". So that was fun.

I'm sure you are thinking that all I did all weekend was watch TV or movies...Well you're right that is pretty much all I did. I haven't "chilled" in awhile! It was kinda nice to just hang out. I wasn't feeling good yesterday (I had a headache & was nauseous) the only thing I did was go to church & then came home and laid on the couch & or my bed & watched movies & stuff.

It's ok to do that every now-and-then right??

Ok, well that's it for now! Later!

The Verdict

With every big trial/news event (O.J., Martha Stewart, etc.) there is always one thing that stands out in my mind from each. And today I got mine from the Michael Jackson trial verdict.

I was gone all day & on my way home I was listening to Sean Hannity & heard that they were getting ready to give the verdict. I got home & turned the TV on while putting some stuff away, right before the verdict was read.

I was watching Fox News Channel & when they started to read the verdict they had a split screen 1/2 with the counts & verdict of each & then the other half was THIS LADY:


Give me a break!

Everytime they read another count & the verdict she would let another dove out. I'm sorry to make light of the situation (it was obviously very important to her & that's cool & all). But it was pretty much the funniest thing I've ever seen. I mean come on....Do we not have anything better to do than stand outside of a court room & release doves?

We all know the verdict so there is no since in me going on and on about the different counts etc. AND I'm not even going to get into what I think about the verdict. There was a jury & they decided the verdict from the evidence & I wasn't one of them so I'm not even going to go there!

I just had to post this picture. Many years from now, when the Michael Jackson trial comes up, I will remember this lady letting doves fly. (And of course I'll remember the day my brother & I watched those Trial Re-enactments on E! LMAO!!! I don't know if it was made to be funny, but we were amused by it anyway!)

ok, that's it for now!

Seventh Day Slumber

I got their CD recently & I really like it! Check out this interview with the lead singer Joseph Rojas from Christianity Today.

Check out the cd it's really good!

In the meantime

I've been thinking about God's plan and how for each of us He has a different one and how it relates to relationships. Some may find that "special person" right after highschool. Some wait awhile and then find that person.

It's funny how if you are one that has not found that "special person" there is a sort of stigma given...or felt within yourself. (I know this because I've been there and I know I'm not alone in that (was that a pun? well it wasn't intended if it was:o) But as I was thinking about this, it came to me that why is it that we/I can accept the fact that God has a plan for us, but when I/we look at the fact that we haven't yet found that special someone then it's a bad thing??

Wouldn't I be right in thinking that if I/we haven't found that person, then that it is because that is God's plan??? I have always been ok with the fact that out of most of my friends growing up & even now, that I haven't yet met that person. But sometimes when I'm around those friends I have find myself thinking "Is something wrong with me?" Forgetting altogether that there is A PLAN.

I found this article, "In the Meantime: What to Do While Waitng on God",by Carolyn MacInnes that is pretty interesting, it makes a lot of since. Here is a little bit section from it:

Aunt Pauline pats your leg. “All we’re saying,” she whispers, “is, get yourself someone before you’re old and it’s too late.”

Of course, if not for the gaping wound it’s left, the conversation would be positively laughable. “Get” yourself someone? As in, “Get some milk while you’re out” or “Hey, would you get me the TV remote?” Do they really think it’s so easy? Do they think you planned it this way? Many of us grew up assuming we’d meet our spouse in school. Thus, we weren’t mentally prepared for living in The Meantime (my definition: that period after classmates but before the soul mate).

This article is great! It's as if there is an unspoken rule that you can't move on with your life/purpose until you have found your speical person (even if it's not the person God has planned for you). That's not how it is at all. God odviously hasn't given you that person yet, and if you are sitting around waiting for it to happen & focusing on it as if you can't move on until you meet them, than you aren't fulfilling God's Purpose for your life. There are so many things that you/I could do. By feeling like you can't move on, it is just hindering your purpose. God has so many different plans for your/my life and being stuck & focusing on one thing could/is be blocking you from doing what you are really suppost to be doing at this time.

I think that I'm going to start focusing on God's purposes for me & not get offended or embarrased when it is known that I am not "with" anyone. There shouldn't be any shame in being single. After all we are here to serve the Lord & if at this time there isn't someone for me then fine...I'll live for his purpose until it is in His timing to give me that person.

Live in the "meantime"!!

----Well, that's it for now, I have been thinking about that lately & I had to write about it. It's as if after writing all my thoughts that it is actually cemented & now it is not only thoughts but can be actions!----

Nickelodeon "Back in the day"

The other day driving back from the movies with a few friends we were reminisce about shows that we watched when we were growing up on Nickelodeon...(you know the classics from Nickelodeon...in the late 80s early 90s) :o) I personally think the shows were much better then than they are now. Although I can't really say much since I can't tell you the last time I watched anything on Nickelodeon..but then I digress.

I decided to google the shows and this is what I got.....(thought you might want to reminisce about them too!):

Classic Nick
It's got everything!!

There was this one show that I remembered seeing a couple times when I was younger(probably around 7 or 8)(I wasn't supposed to watch it because my mom said "it was for older kids")Whenever I would think back to the shows I watched when I was little I always remembered this one but could never remember what it was called but I KNEW that the title was something with a "-teen" in it like...sixteen or seventeen...

Well I found it on the site it was FIFTEEN!!! It was funny to finally figure out what the show was called after all these years of wonder (not that that was the only I ever thought of it was just something that came up a few times & I could never remember) It's one of my pet peeves when I can't remember something like a title or whatever.

You have to check out that site though, it'll bring back memories!!(WOW that sounded cheesy!) I was looking through the list of shows...and I saw some that I forgot about ever watching! It was pretty funny!

These are all the ones I remember seeing...I am surprised at the "aired on dates" of some of them that I remember because I was pretty young[in order from site...not favorites:o)]:

Adventures of Pete & Pete
Adventures of Little Koala
Are You Afraid of The Dark (didn't watch much...mom didn't like us watching "those kinds of shows")
Belle and Sebastian
Clarissa Explains It All (pretty much my favorite when I was little)
David the Gnome
Double Dare
Eureeka's Castle (I remember my little sis watching it...I didn't like it that much)
Fifteen (saw once or twice..."it's for older kids")
Finders Keepers
Flipper (reruns on Nick, I loved that show!)
Hey Dude (one of my favorites! We were actually singing the song the other day when we were talking about the shows!)
Inspector Gadget
Lassie (I loved Lassie too)
Looney Toons
Mister Wizard
The Noozles (that's weird 2 different shows about koala bears...I remember the girl had the eucalyptus trees outside her window & the bears would eat off of it..OH and I remember it being called Koala-Wala Land)
Salute Your Shorts
Sharon, Lois, & Bram's Elephant Show
Wild & Crazy Kids
You Can't Do That On Television

OK that's pretty much it....Hope you had fun reminiscing too!

What's going on in this country????

From Glenn Beck:

On April 25, Gregory Despres arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing at Calais, Maine, carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood. U.S. customs agents confiscated the weapons and fingerprinted Despres. Then they let him in.

They took the weapons & then just let him in?? Ok, that's just crazy!!! HELLLOOOO! This is ridiculous!!!

You can read the story here! It's crazy... and here's another article about illegal border crossing it's happening at every border!

That's it for now!

Can You Believe It?

Got the picture of Keri Russell here

I saw this picture and it brought me back to the days of Felicity!! I loved that show!! Ok..that's not really the reason I got on here to post but...it was a way to begin! (even though it was completely irrelevant)
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Have you ever been at the store (or where ever) and saw someone in that you know from a few years back...but get this sudden urge to hide???!

Well, that happened to me today! Maybe that doesn't happen to everyone...(but I live in a smaller town...so you run into people every now & then)

It was weird I saw this guy that I knew...(we were friends in high school, kinda more than friends...we went to prom together) and I just didn't feel like talking. It had nothing to do with him. I'd love to talk to him and see how he is doing...but I'm kinda tired today...and I just didn't feel like talking...

I know he saw me...I just pretended not to see him. Oh my gosh...that sounds so bad. After I left...I was like Why didn't I talk to him? I feel bad now. I've seen him a few times since we graduated & we've talked so there isn't any drama. I just wasn't in a talking mood...and plus as I said I'm tired...and I guess I just feel crappy & didn't want to have to talk.

That is so selfish, I know! I sound horrible! I guess it's just easier to "hide" sometimes then talk! I guess there isn't any point in thinking over & over about it, but I just felt bad after I left. And I wasn't about to walk back & be like "Oh hey sorry I was being an idiot!" I guess next time I run into him I have to make sure to talk to him!!

I guess it's just kinda weird because we never resolved things...If that makes any since...I should just get over it, I know. I'm weird.

The worst thing about it is that I've made a pact to be more friendly to everyone. Not that I'm not nice...but I tend to be(well I am) a little reserved. And I just am tired of people getting the wrong impression of me because when I'm just being shy...many times it's taken for being stuck-up or snobby & that's not me!

So I'm a little disappointed in that! I guess all I can do is try again! :o) ok that's it! I feel a little better now that I've "talked" about it!

Ok, that's it for now! I've seen a couple new movies...been wanting to give my input but haven't had the chance...maybe later! I got to go to a sneak peek of The Cinderella Man. It was pretty sweet!

Prom-goers + Alcohol + Limo Driver = No Go

You gotta read this story!!! I heard about it on Glenn Beck this morning. I can not believe how the parents in this situation reacted.

HELLO their kids signed an agreement saying that there would be NO drinking and NO drugs in the limo and they did not abide by the agreement so they were taken home.

I just can't believe how they treated the limo driver. You would think that the parents would be grateful to him for holding up the agreement! Like it says in the article you know if something would've happened & the driver hadn't taken them back, they would've freaked!

It's not like we're talking about adults here...we're talking about highschoolers who are not legally allowed to drink!! I just can't believe these parents. How do you expect your kids to grow up and learn to abide by the laws of the country if you are supporting them breaking the laws!

It was a little refreshing to hear that at least ONE of the parents did get ahold of the limo driver & thank him for what he did!!

Hearing the story actually made me think about my senior prom. A group of my friends & I all rented a limo & it was HORRIBLE! The driver was like 45 mins. late getting there (we missed our dinner reservations). When he finally arrived....you could smell alcohol on his breath and the limo smelled like smoke...Needless to say it wasn't good.

We had rented the limo so that we wouldn't have to worry about driving a couple different cars to the resort the prom was being held at (45 mins. away)you know it seemed a lot safer than a bunch of teens driving back and forth. So we hire a "professional" driver & he shows up basically drunk!(oh by the way he was stumbling a little)

Of course our parents were like NOPE you aren't taking them anywhere. We kept our money and told him to leave! It was ridiculous. So we ended up having to drive a few different cars. It turned out to be ok. Luckily my uncle is the Executive Chef @ a REALLY nice restaurant near the resort so he got us in and we made it to prom with and hour left. (It kind of sucked because we missed pretty much all of our senior prom, but we made the most of it) And at least we all were safe!

Well that's my story! Sorry I know it wasn't exactly related to the story but I couldn't believe that story when I heard it today and it brought back the memories of our crazy prom night...so I had to post it!

You know how they say...

God works in mysterious ways.

As I was pondering that the other night it came to me....
There are so many things that we have to learn about God, His plan, etc. (we will never know all of these things on this earth.)

Lately God has laid things on my heart that I just never thought of/realized before. And now looking back I just thought how crazy it was that I didn't "see" it before. God has a timing and plan for everything. It was just amazing to me how He gets these lessons across to us.

After I realized that I also started to wonder...how many different times God has tried to teach me this very thing and I've choosen to ignore it?

It's funny how we thinking we know exactly how to live our lives and how we know what is best for us. But when we live for our purpose and our reason it truely get us no where!

Once we put all our faith in Him and trust in Him with all we do THAT is when we are truely living.