It's funny that as you grow up the things you used to find stuffy and boring suddenly become enticing.
Like bubble baths in the middle of the day...
...and Amanda Marshall songs
And driving past a specific road sign brings back memories you forgot you had made.
Like fluffy blue cloud shapes...
...and laundry chutes
And the food that made you puke as a kid becomes something you can't get enough of.
Like avacadoes...
...and sun-dried tomato salmon
And dreams that seemed so down-to-earth and old fashioned become something you crave.
Like life insurance...
...and someone to count on til death do you part.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The more I drink, the more I drink
"You see every drink of liquor you take kills a thousand brain cells. Now that doesn't much matter 'cos we got billions more. And first the sadness cells die so you smile real big. And then the quiet cells go so you just say everything real loud for no reason at all. That'ok, that's ok because the stupid cells go next, so everything you say is real smart. And finally, come the memory cells. These are tough sons of bitches to kill."
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Stolen from Jan!
1. Pick 15 of your favourite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.
1. That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.
2. We have pictures of you so-called mooners. And just because the pictures aren't of your faces doesn't mean we can't identify you. At this very moment those pictures are on their way to Washington where the FBI has experts in this type of identification. If you turn yourselves in now, you may escape a Federal charge.
3. Honey I judge a man more by his heart than the size of his rear. It's likely to do you more good.
4. Was there something about me that you particularly missed? Something that I can feel gratified about depriving you all these years?
- I liked the way we danced...
5. Why is your dog wearing glasses?
- Oh, because his insurance won't pay for contacts.
6. What do you want to marry me for anyhow?
- So I can kiss you anytime I want.
7. The game starts now. You have to score one thousand points. If you do that, you take home a tank with a big gun. Each day we will announce the scores from that loudspeaker. The one who has the fewest points will have to wear a sign that says "Jackass" on his back. There are three ways to lose points. One, turning into a big crybaby. Two, telling us you want to see your mommy. Three, saying you're hungry and want something to eat.
8. Over the years I got to be quite a connoisseur of soap. Though my personal preference was for Lux, I found that Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heavy, but with a touch of mellow smoothness. Life Buoy, on the other hand... YECCHH!
9. Okay. Squirt here will now give you a rundown of proper exiting technique.
- Good afternoon. We're gonna have a great jump today. Okay, first crank a hard cutback as you hit the wall. There's a screaming bottom curve, so watch out. Remember: rip it, roll it, and punch it.
It's like he's trying to speak to me, I know it. Look, you're really cute, but I can't understand what you're saying. Say the first thing again.
10. The first time he saw him, the colt was walking through the fog at five in the morning. Smith would say later that the horse looked right through him. As if to say, "What the hell are you looking at? Who do you think you are?" He was a small horse, barely fifteen hands. He was hurting too. There was a limp in his walk, a wheezing when he breathed. Smith didn't pay attention to that. He was looking the horse in the eye.
11. Honestly, if you're not willing to sound stupid you don't deserve to be in love.
12. You can't get pregnant from french-kissing!
- I know that, beetle-brain, but it's common knowledge that if you tongue-kiss a boy, he automatically thinks you'll do the deed with him. They can't help it. They're driven.
Oh? And what deed would that be?
- You know... planting the seed and watering the flower. Isn't that how it works?
13. I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake city about two years ago and he told me he was single and we hit it off right away. So, we started living together. He'd go to work, he'd come home, I'd fix him a drink, we'd have dinner. And then I found out. "Single" he told me. Single, my ass. Not only was he married... oh, no, he had six wives. One of those Mormons, you know. So that night, when he came home, I fixed him his drink as usual. You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic.
14. You know what your problem is? You are afraid to be in love, you are afraid of losing control, And you know what? I think you are afraid of livin' in my big fat shadow.
- Oh really? Is that what my problem is?
Yes.
- My problem is that it's 2 A.M. My problem is I'm asleep. I'm on a tour bus with eight stinkin' men. Rule number one: Don't propose to a girl on a bus, you got that? Rule number two: Don't tell her it's because you had a bad dream.
15. I'm tired of dating silly, immature little boys. I'd like to meet a sophisticated older guy with a special affinity for rabbits.
Goodluck!
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.
1. That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.
2. We have pictures of you so-called mooners. And just because the pictures aren't of your faces doesn't mean we can't identify you. At this very moment those pictures are on their way to Washington where the FBI has experts in this type of identification. If you turn yourselves in now, you may escape a Federal charge.
3. Honey I judge a man more by his heart than the size of his rear. It's likely to do you more good.
4. Was there something about me that you particularly missed? Something that I can feel gratified about depriving you all these years?
- I liked the way we danced...
5. Why is your dog wearing glasses?
- Oh, because his insurance won't pay for contacts.
6. What do you want to marry me for anyhow?
- So I can kiss you anytime I want.
7. The game starts now. You have to score one thousand points. If you do that, you take home a tank with a big gun. Each day we will announce the scores from that loudspeaker. The one who has the fewest points will have to wear a sign that says "Jackass" on his back. There are three ways to lose points. One, turning into a big crybaby. Two, telling us you want to see your mommy. Three, saying you're hungry and want something to eat.
8. Over the years I got to be quite a connoisseur of soap. Though my personal preference was for Lux, I found that Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heavy, but with a touch of mellow smoothness. Life Buoy, on the other hand... YECCHH!
9. Okay. Squirt here will now give you a rundown of proper exiting technique.
- Good afternoon. We're gonna have a great jump today. Okay, first crank a hard cutback as you hit the wall. There's a screaming bottom curve, so watch out. Remember: rip it, roll it, and punch it.
It's like he's trying to speak to me, I know it. Look, you're really cute, but I can't understand what you're saying. Say the first thing again.
10. The first time he saw him, the colt was walking through the fog at five in the morning. Smith would say later that the horse looked right through him. As if to say, "What the hell are you looking at? Who do you think you are?" He was a small horse, barely fifteen hands. He was hurting too. There was a limp in his walk, a wheezing when he breathed. Smith didn't pay attention to that. He was looking the horse in the eye.
11. Honestly, if you're not willing to sound stupid you don't deserve to be in love.
12. You can't get pregnant from french-kissing!
- I know that, beetle-brain, but it's common knowledge that if you tongue-kiss a boy, he automatically thinks you'll do the deed with him. They can't help it. They're driven.
Oh? And what deed would that be?
- You know... planting the seed and watering the flower. Isn't that how it works?
13. I met Ezekiel Young from Salt Lake city about two years ago and he told me he was single and we hit it off right away. So, we started living together. He'd go to work, he'd come home, I'd fix him a drink, we'd have dinner. And then I found out. "Single" he told me. Single, my ass. Not only was he married... oh, no, he had six wives. One of those Mormons, you know. So that night, when he came home, I fixed him his drink as usual. You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic.
14. You know what your problem is? You are afraid to be in love, you are afraid of losing control, And you know what? I think you are afraid of livin' in my big fat shadow.
- Oh really? Is that what my problem is?
Yes.
- My problem is that it's 2 A.M. My problem is I'm asleep. I'm on a tour bus with eight stinkin' men. Rule number one: Don't propose to a girl on a bus, you got that? Rule number two: Don't tell her it's because you had a bad dream.
15. I'm tired of dating silly, immature little boys. I'd like to meet a sophisticated older guy with a special affinity for rabbits.
Goodluck!
Friday, February 15, 2008
If that's love...
...then I want nothing to do with it.
I went this afternoon to go see Definitely Maybe with a friend. Overall it was a cute movie. Guy tells his daughter a story of every relationship he has had, changes the names of all his ex-girlfriends so that the daughter has to guess which one is her mother (who he is currently divorcing). There are funny parts, sad parts, and a generally happy ending.
I liked the movie. I won't lie. But it also made me really sad. Not the typical sad during the sad parts, and then happy and wishful at the end of the movie kind of sadness. It almost left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Throughout the entire telling of the relationships of the main character, heartbreak was the dominant theme. The guy bought two engagement rings and was turned down both times! His first love slept with his roommate, second love got him fired and can you blame him when he ran away from the third? He got married, had a child, got divorced... Eventually he was reunited with a long time love and it's implied that they live happily ever after.
I have one thought on this movie. If that's love then I want nothing to do with it.
I went this afternoon to go see Definitely Maybe with a friend. Overall it was a cute movie. Guy tells his daughter a story of every relationship he has had, changes the names of all his ex-girlfriends so that the daughter has to guess which one is her mother (who he is currently divorcing). There are funny parts, sad parts, and a generally happy ending.
I liked the movie. I won't lie. But it also made me really sad. Not the typical sad during the sad parts, and then happy and wishful at the end of the movie kind of sadness. It almost left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Throughout the entire telling of the relationships of the main character, heartbreak was the dominant theme. The guy bought two engagement rings and was turned down both times! His first love slept with his roommate, second love got him fired and can you blame him when he ran away from the third? He got married, had a child, got divorced... Eventually he was reunited with a long time love and it's implied that they live happily ever after.
I have one thought on this movie. If that's love then I want nothing to do with it.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
It all started with a chair..
"Look, in my opinion the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what-have-you. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with."
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Things that hurt my heart.
- hearing a friend tell me she's not into 'the Christian thing' anymore
- watching another friend progressively ruin her reputation more and more with each guy she sleeps with
- going to clubs to dance and seeing so many broken people trying to satisfy their inner hunger through alcohol and one night stands
- listening to friends talk about sex like it's something equivalent to a hug between friends
- hearing a friend relay her one and only experience with Christianity to me, where a religious leader stood in front of her and her friends and told them they weren't worthy because of the sin they had committed in their lives.
- watching a friend throw herself at any guy that passes in the hopes that they would acknowledge her and show her she's worthy of someone's love.
Sometimes I wonder how Jesus can stand the pain of watching us screw up our lives so much. If stuff like this breaks my heart...how much more must it break His?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Too much to comprehend
It's nights like this that I wish I were able to sit down and write a blog. But I got nothing. Actually I have too much. Too much random thoughts, worries, stresses, ideas, confusion running through my head at one time.
I can't sort it all out. I can't compartmentalize everything I am thinking and deal with each thought and issue one at a time. Nothing is separate. Each thought, each emotion is interconnected with the next.
So I'm just going to sit here and listen to my ipod and hope that maybe tomorrow will bring a little less confusion and a lot more clarity.
I can't sort it all out. I can't compartmentalize everything I am thinking and deal with each thought and issue one at a time. Nothing is separate. Each thought, each emotion is interconnected with the next.
So I'm just going to sit here and listen to my ipod and hope that maybe tomorrow will bring a little less confusion and a lot more clarity.
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