My family is in the follwoing locations this grand Father's Day:

Mom: Orlando, FLorida, in a condo on the beach with her friend Joan. 

Dad: Australia, presumably the outback, working for John Deere.

My sister, Brother-I-L and Lainey are in South Dakota in the Black Hills.

Dorinda and I are bored in our prospective towns: Omaha, and StL

How did I get to be the boring one in the family?

I'm going to freakin' Germany,

I'm freakin' going to Germany.

Freakin' A, I'm going to Germany.


Choose to read whichever one is most exciting because I couldn't just type one. 

(this trip will be happening in August before I start school, and after Harambee.)


Oh, and I should tell my parents before they find out in my blog. 

Dad, if you read this before I give you and mom a call, sorry!! and Happy Father's Day!!

[x] High School Musical -couldn't really stand it, but i saw it.
[ ] Holes
[x] Lizzie McGuire Movie-reminds me of Andrea Conley
[ ] Cheetah Girls
[ ] Halloween Town
[ ] Halloween Town High
[ ] Cadet Kelly.-anyone know what this one is??? or the 2 halloween movies?
total so far: 2

[ ] Get a Clue-Adgain, what is this?
[ ] Motocrossed-and this?
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
[x] Pocahontas
[ ] Pocahontas 2-You can tell Disney was scrapping the "creative ideas" barrell when they start making cheap animated sequels. They could just put the animation in a different order and use the voices already recorded to save even more money while they expoit mothers of 3 year old girls...
[x]Lady and the Tramp
total so far: 5

[ ] Lady and the Tramp 2
[x] Cinderella
[x] The Parent Trap (original)-i think there should be a lot more original Disney movies on this list: Gnome-mobile, Love Bug, The Absent minded professor, The SHaggy Dog, Pollyanna, Old Yeller...the list goes on.

Where's Swiss Family Robinson??????

[x] The Parent Trap (newer version w/ Lindsay Lohan)
[x] The Little Mermaid
[ ] The Little Mermaid 2-I might have seen this, but I don't remember it enough to count it. I believe I was in NC babysitting.

total so far: 9

[x] Mary Poppins-One of my all time favorites. "We're merely soldiers in petty coats, dauntless crusaders for womens votes...though we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid. Cast off the shakles from yesterday, sholder to sholder into the fray....Our daughters, daughters will adore us, and they sing in greatful chorus: Well done, sister sufferagette!" Yea, that's all from memory. I could go on but it only gets more embarassing.
[x] The Fox and the Hound-Has anyone ever thought about the implication of racial reconciliation this film is trying to portray? I don't even remember how it ends- sadly, right?
[x] Dumbo
[x] Pinocchio
[x] Bambi
total so far: 14

[x] The Great Mouse Detective
[x] The Rescuers Down Under-Where's the regular "Rescuer" I had the book as a child before I ever saw the movie, and loved it.
[x] Toy Story
[ ] Toy Story 2
[x] Lion King
[ ] Lion King 2
total so far: 18

[x] Peter Pan
[ ] Peter Pan 2
[x] Fantasia-LSD trip put to music, if I ever saw one...
[x] The Three Caballeros-ditto, only with overly stereotyped views of L.America...
[x] Alice in Wonderland
[x] Sleeping Beauty-One of my favorites growing up. I dressed up as Aurora for Halloween 2 years in a row in a dress my mother created for me, it was beautiful!
total so far: 23

[x] 101 Dalmations (animated)-One of my favorites as an adult. I like to think about what out dog Salazar says about me when I take him for a walk in Forest Park. Sometimes when Sal barks out of the window, the ladies in my apartment and I think he's transmitting an important message about stolen puppies. We would hate to stop him if that's the case.
[x] 101 Dalmations (real version)
[ ] 102 Dalmations
[x] The Sword in the Stone
[x] The Jungle Book
[X] The Aristocats
total so far: 28

[x] Robin Hood
[x] Oliver and Company-Seeing this movie in the theater is one of my earlier movie-going memories.
[x] Beauty and the Beast
[x] Aladdin
[x] Aladdin: Return of Jafar-One question, why have the genie if you can't get Robin Williams?
[X] Aladdin: The King of Thieves
total so far: 34

[x] Finding Nemo
[x] Monsters, Inc.
[x] Hercules
[x] Mulan
[ ] Mulan 2
[x] Tarzan
total so far: 39

[X] Lilo & Stitch
[X] The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[x]The Emperor's New Groove
[ ] The Nightmare before Christmas!
[x] Bed knobs and Broomsticks
[x] Pete's Dragon -I used to play, "I'll be your candle on the water" over and over on the piano, I'm sure my family thought this was annoying.
total so far: 44

[x] Remember The Titans
[X] Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
[X] James and the Giant Peach
[x] The Mighty Ducks
[x] A Bug's Life
[x] The Incredibles
total so far: 50

[x] A Goofy Movie
[ ] An Extremely Goofy Movie
[X] Atlantis
[ ] The Chronicles of Narnia
[ ]Around the World in 80 Days
[x] Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
total so far: 53

[x] A Cinderella Story -I get this one confused. This one is the Hillary Duff version, not the Brandy/Whitney Houston version. (props to IMDB.com)
[x] Pirates of the Carribean: The Black Pearl
[X] National Treasure
[x] Princess Diaries
[x] Princess Diaries 2
total so far: 58

[x] Freaky Friday
[x] Honey I Shrunk the Kids
[X] A Muppets Christmas Carol -Another holiday favorite. I  like it a whole lot more than the disney animated version.
[X] Ice Princess-If I admit that I've seen this twice, will you still be my friend?
[x] Pirates of the Caribean: Dead Man's Chest
total so far: 63

Now post with the title I've seen __ disney movies

How many have YOU seen? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Once again, my comments are in orange...this is one of those thingys you copy and paste and so on.

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 of the following movies, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 movies on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the movies you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun!

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease -Favorite movie as a kid. The message isn't so great- loose your morals and wear a skin-tight black outfit you have to be sown into...
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean -Clearly you've never been to SIngapore.
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles -A family favorite... first rated R movie I've ever seen.
(x) Airplane I am seious, and don't call me Shirley... I speak Jive fluently.
Total: 6

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan -I'm in a glass case of emotion.
(X) Napoleon Dynamite -Your mom goes to college.
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) Saw III
( ) White Noise
(X) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement -Can't say this was the best dollar I ever spent (dollar theatre), it was pretty painful seeing Julie Andrews surf on a mattress down a staircase in a castle.
Total so far: 13

(x ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 15

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4 -In my top three best movie watching memories ever.
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
(x) Little Black Book -Never watch this movie, just take my word for it.
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 22

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot -Watched as a prize for my "Skills" classes at East High
( ) Robots
Total so far: 27

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
(X) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers -Watched with the fam in waterloo a Christmas or two ago.
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(X) Joe Dirt
( ) KING KONG
Total so far: 35

(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
(X) The Lizzie McGuire Movie -I loved living with Andrea Conley, and barely escaped watching Crossroads, but I did get the emense pleasure of watching this movie a hundres times- what a hoot.
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(X) Dumber & Dumberer - Yea, I've seen this, in the threatre. Don't ask. Once again, don't watch.
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
(X) Flubber
Total so far: 41

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
( )Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 44

( ) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You - Watched with my parents during my lonley summer of '99
(x) Just Married -I watched this movie about once a month when I lived with Andrea, great movie.
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles -Hey sexy girlfriend!
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter -Fabulous sports movie.
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 51

(X) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
( ) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled -Like the "bedazzler"?
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 56

(X) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 60

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz -I remember watching this each year when it was played on TV, before we had a VCR.
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
( ) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 66

( ) X-Men
( ) X2
( ) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 74

( ) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
(x) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember -Seductive little christian girl asks troubled boy for a tatoo.
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 77

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 81

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
(X) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf -Smiling's my favorite.
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
(X) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 84

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Tis but a scratch.
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 87 -Officially have no life as of this category.

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook -Bang-a-rang Rufio!
( ) Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
Total so far: 89

( ) Kill Bill vol 1
( ) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 89 -I suck at this category.

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(  ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith -Pretty unbelievable I havn't seen this episode.
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage -Ewoks are cute!
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 94

(x) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix Reloaded
( ) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
(X) Team America: World Police -Had to fast forward through the puppet sex, which made it even worse. yuck.
( ) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal
Total so far: 96

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that the new Victoria Secret commercial is a limerick, but doesn't follow the proper rhyme pattern? It's really annoying. As if beautiful, (digitally altered) almost naked women weren't annoying enough- or disturbing enough, the girl can't even rhyme right!! Now does not rhyme with bra!! If I was a beautiful model-type girl, I would really hate that girl in the commercial for ruining my reputation as a beautifu, model-type SMART woman. Since I'm normal looking, and my breasts aren't disproportionatly gi-normous compared to my body, I'm just annoyed. hee hee.

One Hundred and One Days 


Asne Sierstad writes about Iraq before, during and after the war with Iraq. I just started reading "During" and it hasn't gotten dengerous yet, but will soon. The "Before" section was enlightening. Saddam's government and life in Iraq was sraight out of the pages of 1981- all that government control and whatnot. It sounds miserable. 

The book has been really helpful in showing me how to pray and has been shaping my opinion of the current war, which has morphed over the years since 2003 when I was student teaching in North Carolina. I remember the images, as I'm sure many of you do of Saddams statue being toppled and Iraqui's shaming him by beating the statue with their shoes (Which I didn't understand the significance of until I traveled to Egypt-the ultimate insult).

Like most Americans, I'm left with many emotions/thoughts about the war: impatience, outrage, hopelessness, confusion, hope, as well as thoughts and emotions about our government...I guess the same emotions followed by trust and distrust. Isn't it hard knowing who to trust? I would like to think that Bush isn't basically a terrorist, being disobedient to God's laws... but at the same time, I'm not satisfied with his actions. I trust that God is soverign, and Bush's leadership is part of God's soverign plan...After my trip to Egypt, I felt o.k. about our involvement in the Middle East because of how adamently the Sudanese beleived we (the US) were doing the right thing. 

So, if I now am disalllusioned about the reasons we entered the war, when was the appropriate time to leave? When will the apprpriate time be? When will Iraqi's be completely responsible for their own peaceful existance in their own country. Who is left to trust? In their government, and I suppose for many here, in ours. 

In conclusion, (am i writing an essay...?) I'm still confused and torn, but inquisitive and definately praying more, which can never be a bad thing.

A book review for Anne Lamott's Plan B: Further THoughts on Faith 

"Lamott is one of the handful of contemporary Christian writers beloved by people who usually agree about very little..." -The Ney York Times Book Review

I beleive that Christians don't have to agree about everything, and that there's nothing wrong with people having differeing opinions, but to have this be the defining characteristic the New York TImes points out about contemporary Christianity makes me sad inside. It almost made me cry a little when I first read it.

Did I mention that not only am I sick, but I also smell. I should take a shower, but the throught of having to stand upright for 20 minutes makes my head spin. So, I apoligize to my roommates for being a big sick pile of bad smells. How exactly does one become a pile of smells? I have no idea, but that's what I am. I think my room smells like pinesol, sweat and barf- not the best combination. Now that I've been in the living room all day it probably smells too... sorry apartment family!