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Funny event for the day:
I was sitting in the office when all of a sudden I heard a voice coming from my leg. I was kind of weirded out and stood up. I couldn't figure out what was going on. And then I remembered I had my cell phone in my pocket. Pulling it out, I noticed that it was on and said that I was talking to someone. As I was pulling it out, I heard a male voice say "Clarky? Hello....?" sounding very confused.
I swear, I thought I was hearing voices in my head and that I was hallucinating. There were a couple of people playing with phone rings earlier this week that sounded like human voices...and then my boss brought her parrot in the other day and she (the bird) sounds just like a human at times.
Crazy times. :)
P.S. I've forgotten just how much I love Rascal Flatts.
*sigh* I must never forget again.
*nods emphatically*
Friday, February 25, 2005
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Running Just to Catch Myself....
Sometimes I feel like I don’t really have anything all that interesting to say. I just kind of live life day in and day out, not realizing that at times my daily “routine” or my daily life could actually be of some significance to others. Whenever I receive an e-mail from my grandmother on my dad’s side, I’m reminded of this. She is always asking me questions about what I do with my time. At times it’s kind of tedious and like “Well, Grandma, how can you actually be interested in this? It’s just the boring things I do everyday...” but then I remember that she loves me and because she loves me, she has a vested interest in me. And because of that interest, she wants to know what goes on in my life. And when I write or talk with her, suddenly the day to day things seem that much more important. And I remember just how significant doing things like writing in a journal or contacting the people in my life on a regular basis are, not being afraid or unwilling to write about the things that occur throughout the day, but embracing them because they are a part of my day, a part of my life.
I was thinking about all of this stuff while I was working on answering the questions in Becoming a Woman of Excellence by Cynthia Heald. The chapter we were focusing on this week has been about discipline, one of the things that can bring us closer to God. And she broke down discipline into several categories (disciplining our mind, our emotion, our body, and our time) and went through each one, providing a verse or two and a series of questions about each.
It was when she had me focus on the discipline of time that I became most…convicted, I guess. My management of time has been on my mind quite a bit lately. As some of you know, I’ve grown addicted to a couple of different TV shows (CSI [the Las Vegas one, not NY or Miami] and Alias, just to name a couple) and so I’ve spent quite a bit of time watching these, renting DVDs from past seasons and watching them so I can have more background on the characters and their experiences up to the point they’re at in the current season.
Well, after awhile I started feeling uncomfortable, my heart kept telling me something was wrong and that I needed to simply take a break from watching those shows, or at least not watch them for the same amount of time that I had been spending with them. So, I started checking out books from the library.
This coincided with the beginning of the new year, when I joined up with 50bookchallenge (a community on Live Journal) and gladly took up the challenge of reading 50 books within a year (for those of you who are curious, I’m starting book 14, so I’m kind of ahead of schedule). I began going to the library frequently, checking books out and trying to discover new authors. I really started plowing through the books and now find myself at the point where I can easily read a book within 2-3 days because I spend my free time reading it, especially at work.
Now I find my free time consumed by the books that I choose and am constantly reaching for a new one, standing in front of my pile of books I already have checked out at the library with my checkout list in hand so I can read the books that are due sooner before I read the books that are due later. It’s kind of funny that I stand there for so long looking at them and plotting in my head which ones to read next.
But, such is the nature of obsessions. And that’s what I’ve decided this is, just another obsession, another way to spend my time without necessarily having to use that time to focus on God (which was the whole point of not watching as much TV).
So, I’ve come up with a plan. I’m going to sit down and schedule out my time. To some extent, I’m going to schedule out my free time so that I don’t end up spending more time than I should doing one activity or another. It seems rather neurotic of me, but I’m trying to develop new habits and this was one of the ways I’ve been considering for a few days and was actually suggested in Becoming a Woman of Excellence. Well, not the whole planning out my free time, but planning out the day and writing down a “To Do” list (which is a habit of mine already). :)
Right now, it’s nice because I can see what my days are like. As time progresses, I suspect that I’m going to make adjustments and include more things in my daily routine and write those things down. I’m kind of vague at the moment about my free time and how it should best be spent. I’ve made a list of things to do each day and thus far have incorporated one into the schedule already. I hope to figure out where the other ones will fit in on my schedule.
I’m hoping that this will help give me some direction as to what I’m doing each day, and it gives me some smaller goals that I can meet throughout the week. Here’s my list of daily activities:
Daily:
***Devotionals/work on Bible study
***Read at least 1 chapter from a non-fiction Christian book
***Clean apartment (at least one small part like my hand dishes for the day or one part of my room)
***2 hours of “Me-time” (read, talk on the phone, watch movie, etc…)
***Make “To Do” list for the following day
Seems like a reasonable list. I know there are things that I’m going to add to that list from time to time. I’m also hoping that I won’t be an incredible Nazi about these things, that I will be willing to be flexible with them. Initially, though, I’m going to make my schedule more regimented and gradually back off.
Some other things I’m going to do:
***Memorize 1 verse per week, starting with suggested verses in Becoming a Woman of Excellence as a guide. I’ve already started this by taping a note card with my first verse on the little shelf my monitor at works sits on. I may end up moving it elsewhere, but at least in this spot, I’m guaranteed to look at it more than once a day. :)
***Continuing to limit my movie/TV intake and instead of reading just any book, read at least one chapter of a Christian non-fiction book (already listed, I know, but it’s all good)
***Be more consistent with my journaling (this will happen somewhat naturally as a result of me spending more time in the Word)
All righty, I’m going to stop here and leave you with the lyrics to a great song that reminds me of just how much time I tend to waste day in and day out (but in a humorous way!). :)
Running Just to Catch Myself
By Mark Schultz
From his album Stories and Songs
I am driving, I am late for work,
Spilling coffee down my whitest shirt,
While I’m flossing and I’m changing lanes, oh yeah.
Now I’m driving through the parking lot,
Doing eighty…what the heck, why not?
Watch it lady, cuz you’re in my spot once again.
It’s early to work and here’s a surprise
I got a McMuffin for just 99 cents today
I think they ran a special!
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
Maybe someday I could fly away—
Go to Key Largo or Montego Bay.
Sport my Speedo, maybe grab a tan.
A dream vacation, wild elation.
Now I’m running straight into my boss
And he’s angry, oh, and he calls me “Ross.”
Which is funny, cuz that ain’t my name
And that’s lame.
I’m still running, running very late
For a meeting. Wait, that was yesterday.
Guess I’m early for the one next week,
Oh how sweet!
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me, anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
I get on the ladder I corporately climb.
I wave at my life as it passes me by everyday.
My name’s not Ross…
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
Life in my cubicle is discreet
Life in my cubicle is neat.
I’ve got some pictures of my friends,
Some sharpened pencils…where’s my pen?
Ten o’clock I’m in a meeting...
Paper cut, I think I’m bleeding.
Check my hair, it’s still receding.
Hey what a life.
Break for lunch there’s nothing better,
Run outside and don my sweater
Like Fred Rogers “Let’s be neighbors.”
I’ve lost my mind.
I’m overworked and underpaid and non-appreciated.
It’s just a perk of being middle class and educated
One…spinning circles in my chair.
Two…Win a game of solitaire.
Three…and I ponder where my stapler’s gone.
Four o’clock I stare at the door
And I stare at my watch
Then I stare at the door.
I stand on my desk like I’m going to war,
There’s just one thing that I’ll be needing…
Grab my paycheck as I’m leaving.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhhhhhhhhhhh…
It’s five o’clock, it’s time to go
There’s crowds to fight and horns to blow.
It’s talking fast on my cell phone—
Hey, watch out! That’s reckless driving!
Five o’clock it’s time to leave—
To hit the couch and watch TV,
Set the clock and go to sleep.
It’s 8AM on Monday morning
Again and again and again and again and again!
Driving around, nowhere to go.
And so I hang with my lady
And I chill with my bros.
It’s okay, in my Cabriolet.
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me, anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
When I meet God I will have a question.
*4 drum beats* Just forgot my question.
I think I am running just to catch myself.
I was thinking about all of this stuff while I was working on answering the questions in Becoming a Woman of Excellence by Cynthia Heald. The chapter we were focusing on this week has been about discipline, one of the things that can bring us closer to God. And she broke down discipline into several categories (disciplining our mind, our emotion, our body, and our time) and went through each one, providing a verse or two and a series of questions about each.
It was when she had me focus on the discipline of time that I became most…convicted, I guess. My management of time has been on my mind quite a bit lately. As some of you know, I’ve grown addicted to a couple of different TV shows (CSI [the Las Vegas one, not NY or Miami] and Alias, just to name a couple) and so I’ve spent quite a bit of time watching these, renting DVDs from past seasons and watching them so I can have more background on the characters and their experiences up to the point they’re at in the current season.
Well, after awhile I started feeling uncomfortable, my heart kept telling me something was wrong and that I needed to simply take a break from watching those shows, or at least not watch them for the same amount of time that I had been spending with them. So, I started checking out books from the library.
This coincided with the beginning of the new year, when I joined up with 50bookchallenge (a community on Live Journal) and gladly took up the challenge of reading 50 books within a year (for those of you who are curious, I’m starting book 14, so I’m kind of ahead of schedule). I began going to the library frequently, checking books out and trying to discover new authors. I really started plowing through the books and now find myself at the point where I can easily read a book within 2-3 days because I spend my free time reading it, especially at work.
Now I find my free time consumed by the books that I choose and am constantly reaching for a new one, standing in front of my pile of books I already have checked out at the library with my checkout list in hand so I can read the books that are due sooner before I read the books that are due later. It’s kind of funny that I stand there for so long looking at them and plotting in my head which ones to read next.
But, such is the nature of obsessions. And that’s what I’ve decided this is, just another obsession, another way to spend my time without necessarily having to use that time to focus on God (which was the whole point of not watching as much TV).
So, I’ve come up with a plan. I’m going to sit down and schedule out my time. To some extent, I’m going to schedule out my free time so that I don’t end up spending more time than I should doing one activity or another. It seems rather neurotic of me, but I’m trying to develop new habits and this was one of the ways I’ve been considering for a few days and was actually suggested in Becoming a Woman of Excellence. Well, not the whole planning out my free time, but planning out the day and writing down a “To Do” list (which is a habit of mine already). :)
Right now, it’s nice because I can see what my days are like. As time progresses, I suspect that I’m going to make adjustments and include more things in my daily routine and write those things down. I’m kind of vague at the moment about my free time and how it should best be spent. I’ve made a list of things to do each day and thus far have incorporated one into the schedule already. I hope to figure out where the other ones will fit in on my schedule.
I’m hoping that this will help give me some direction as to what I’m doing each day, and it gives me some smaller goals that I can meet throughout the week. Here’s my list of daily activities:
Daily:
***Devotionals/work on Bible study
***Read at least 1 chapter from a non-fiction Christian book
***Clean apartment (at least one small part like my hand dishes for the day or one part of my room)
***2 hours of “Me-time” (read, talk on the phone, watch movie, etc…)
***Make “To Do” list for the following day
Seems like a reasonable list. I know there are things that I’m going to add to that list from time to time. I’m also hoping that I won’t be an incredible Nazi about these things, that I will be willing to be flexible with them. Initially, though, I’m going to make my schedule more regimented and gradually back off.
Some other things I’m going to do:
***Memorize 1 verse per week, starting with suggested verses in Becoming a Woman of Excellence as a guide. I’ve already started this by taping a note card with my first verse on the little shelf my monitor at works sits on. I may end up moving it elsewhere, but at least in this spot, I’m guaranteed to look at it more than once a day. :)
***Continuing to limit my movie/TV intake and instead of reading just any book, read at least one chapter of a Christian non-fiction book (already listed, I know, but it’s all good)
***Be more consistent with my journaling (this will happen somewhat naturally as a result of me spending more time in the Word)
All righty, I’m going to stop here and leave you with the lyrics to a great song that reminds me of just how much time I tend to waste day in and day out (but in a humorous way!). :)
Running Just to Catch Myself
By Mark Schultz
From his album Stories and Songs
I am driving, I am late for work,
Spilling coffee down my whitest shirt,
While I’m flossing and I’m changing lanes, oh yeah.
Now I’m driving through the parking lot,
Doing eighty…what the heck, why not?
Watch it lady, cuz you’re in my spot once again.
It’s early to work and here’s a surprise
I got a McMuffin for just 99 cents today
I think they ran a special!
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
Maybe someday I could fly away—
Go to Key Largo or Montego Bay.
Sport my Speedo, maybe grab a tan.
A dream vacation, wild elation.
Now I’m running straight into my boss
And he’s angry, oh, and he calls me “Ross.”
Which is funny, cuz that ain’t my name
And that’s lame.
I’m still running, running very late
For a meeting. Wait, that was yesterday.
Guess I’m early for the one next week,
Oh how sweet!
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me, anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
I get on the ladder I corporately climb.
I wave at my life as it passes me by everyday.
My name’s not Ross…
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
Life in my cubicle is discreet
Life in my cubicle is neat.
I’ve got some pictures of my friends,
Some sharpened pencils…where’s my pen?
Ten o’clock I’m in a meeting...
Paper cut, I think I’m bleeding.
Check my hair, it’s still receding.
Hey what a life.
Break for lunch there’s nothing better,
Run outside and don my sweater
Like Fred Rogers “Let’s be neighbors.”
I’ve lost my mind.
I’m overworked and underpaid and non-appreciated.
It’s just a perk of being middle class and educated
One…spinning circles in my chair.
Two…Win a game of solitaire.
Three…and I ponder where my stapler’s gone.
Four o’clock I stare at the door
And I stare at my watch
Then I stare at the door.
I stand on my desk like I’m going to war,
There’s just one thing that I’ll be needing…
Grab my paycheck as I’m leaving.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhhhhhhhhhhh…
It’s five o’clock, it’s time to go
There’s crowds to fight and horns to blow.
It’s talking fast on my cell phone—
Hey, watch out! That’s reckless driving!
Five o’clock it’s time to leave—
To hit the couch and watch TV,
Set the clock and go to sleep.
It’s 8AM on Monday morning
Again and again and again and again and again!
Driving around, nowhere to go.
And so I hang with my lady
And I chill with my bros.
It’s okay, in my Cabriolet.
I can’t stand still
Can I get a witness?
Can you hear me, anybody, anybody?
I think I am running just to catch myself.
When I meet God I will have a question.
*4 drum beats* Just forgot my question.
I think I am running just to catch myself.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Oscars
So, I thought before the actual awards show came around, I’d make a post about my picks for Oscars this year. :) I have some down time at work and it’s been relatively quiet today (good thing, I need to recuperate from yesterday).
My choices for Oscars will be in bold font, just so y’all know. I’ll try to put some reasoning to my pick under the category. :)
Best Picture
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways
I chose 2 for this particular category because I have to give my love to Finding Neverland, it was just really well done. However, I’m not going to cry and get upset if it doesn’t win...as long as it goes to Million Dollar Baby. I haven’t seen it, but from what my parents and friends have been saying, it’s an amazing movie and it’s totally worth the Best Picture category. :) I also wouldn’t be incredibly upset if Ray won cuz I have a soft spot for that movie, despite the fact I haven’t seen it yet.
Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese for The Aviator
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford for Ray
Alexander Price for Sideways
Mike Leigh for Vera Drake
Again, I just have this gut feeling about Million Dollar Baby and Ray that say that they’re gonna be the top contenders for this particular category. I’m hoping to see them this weekend and if my opinion changes, I’ll get back to you. :)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Don Cheadle for Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp for Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Aviator
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx for Ray
Honestly, if I absolutely had to choose between the two, my heart would go for Jamie Foxx because he had to take on such an enormous task with becoming Ray and it proved that he could really act, not just goof around. Stereotypical comment, I know, but it’s how I feel. Not that comedy takes any less skill than acting in a drama-type role (haha, ironic, right? Acting is Drama....ok, I’m done).
But, I also have much love for Johnny Depp because I loved Finding Neverland so much and he really did do an amazing job with that.
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Alda for The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church for Sideways
Jamie Foxx for Collateral
Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen for Closer
Okay, I’m really not sure about this category because the only movie in this grouping that I have seen was Collateral and I didn’t really like it all that much. I love Morgan Freeman, but not having seen Million Dollar Baby kinda puts a kink in the works as far as me picking him. And I love Alan Alda in M*A*S*H and ER when he was a guest star on that....but I haven’t been too impressed with the things I’ve heard about The Aviator and I’m not sure I’ll even see it....*sigh*
Tis a dilemma, I tell you what.
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno in Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Catalina did well in Maria Full of Grace...well, she wore a look of concern most of the time and did very well with that....Kate Winslet did well in Eternal Sunshine....and I haven’t seen the others. So, if it were solely between those two, I’d choose Kate Winslet because I feel like she had a more dynamic character and performed her part well.
Although, part of me has a soft spot for Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby and I would pick her over Kate, despite the fact that I haven’t seen the movie yet.
Argh...I need to go see that movie so I can be more informed. :oP
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
Laura Linney for Kinsey
Virginia Madsen for Sideways
Sophie Okonedo for Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman for Closer
No opinion. I haven’t see any of those movies and the only one I’d be remotely likely to see is Hotel Rwanda although I am curious about The Aviator.
Best Original Screenplay
The Aviator by John Logan
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Hotel Rwanda by Terry George, Keir Pearson
The Incredibles by Brad Bird
Vera Drake by Mike Leigh
Um...yeah...the only one I’ve seen (Eternal Sunshine) is one I wouldn’t choose. I think primarily because it was twisted and strange. Kinda silly of me, huh?
Best Adapted Screenplay
Before Sunset by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke
Finding Neverland by David Magee
Million Dollar Baby by Paul Haggis
The Motorcycle Diaries by Jose Rivera
Sideways by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Love, love, love that movie! It was sooooo well-written and done. :)
Best Animated Feature Film
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2
I chose Shrek 2 because it’s the only one I’ve seen out of the three...I doubt Shark Tale is really all that well done, anyway...and, although, I would like to say The Incredibles, that wouldn’t really be an informed decision.
Good thing I’m letting myself feel free to change my opinion as time progresses and I see a few more of these movies.
Achievement in Art Direction
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s the Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement
Torn is what I am. I loved how Finding Neverland was done. The sets were beautiful and the shots that were chosen enhanced the film so well. But, A Series of Unfortunate Events was also incredibly well done...
If it came down between the two.....*sigh* I’d rather not choose.
Achievement in Costume Design
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events
Ray
Troy
Again, torn am I. If it came down to the two, though, I would pick Lemony Snicket because the costumes were quite amazing. Especially after reading the descriptions given in the books. :)
Best Achievement in Score
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Village
Hand’s down. I loved the music. I can’t wait until I get paid on Friday. I am so going to get the soundtrack. :)
Well, my friends, those are my picks. I’ll update as I see more movies and see if my opinion has changed any.
My choices for Oscars will be in bold font, just so y’all know. I’ll try to put some reasoning to my pick under the category. :)
Best Picture
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways
I chose 2 for this particular category because I have to give my love to Finding Neverland, it was just really well done. However, I’m not going to cry and get upset if it doesn’t win...as long as it goes to Million Dollar Baby. I haven’t seen it, but from what my parents and friends have been saying, it’s an amazing movie and it’s totally worth the Best Picture category. :) I also wouldn’t be incredibly upset if Ray won cuz I have a soft spot for that movie, despite the fact I haven’t seen it yet.
Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese for The Aviator
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford for Ray
Alexander Price for Sideways
Mike Leigh for Vera Drake
Again, I just have this gut feeling about Million Dollar Baby and Ray that say that they’re gonna be the top contenders for this particular category. I’m hoping to see them this weekend and if my opinion changes, I’ll get back to you. :)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Don Cheadle for Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp for Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Aviator
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx for Ray
Honestly, if I absolutely had to choose between the two, my heart would go for Jamie Foxx because he had to take on such an enormous task with becoming Ray and it proved that he could really act, not just goof around. Stereotypical comment, I know, but it’s how I feel. Not that comedy takes any less skill than acting in a drama-type role (haha, ironic, right? Acting is Drama....ok, I’m done).
But, I also have much love for Johnny Depp because I loved Finding Neverland so much and he really did do an amazing job with that.
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Alda for The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church for Sideways
Jamie Foxx for Collateral
Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen for Closer
Okay, I’m really not sure about this category because the only movie in this grouping that I have seen was Collateral and I didn’t really like it all that much. I love Morgan Freeman, but not having seen Million Dollar Baby kinda puts a kink in the works as far as me picking him. And I love Alan Alda in M*A*S*H and ER when he was a guest star on that....but I haven’t been too impressed with the things I’ve heard about The Aviator and I’m not sure I’ll even see it....*sigh*
Tis a dilemma, I tell you what.
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno in Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Catalina did well in Maria Full of Grace...well, she wore a look of concern most of the time and did very well with that....Kate Winslet did well in Eternal Sunshine....and I haven’t seen the others. So, if it were solely between those two, I’d choose Kate Winslet because I feel like she had a more dynamic character and performed her part well.
Although, part of me has a soft spot for Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby and I would pick her over Kate, despite the fact that I haven’t seen the movie yet.
Argh...I need to go see that movie so I can be more informed. :oP
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
Laura Linney for Kinsey
Virginia Madsen for Sideways
Sophie Okonedo for Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman for Closer
No opinion. I haven’t see any of those movies and the only one I’d be remotely likely to see is Hotel Rwanda although I am curious about The Aviator.
Best Original Screenplay
The Aviator by John Logan
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Hotel Rwanda by Terry George, Keir Pearson
The Incredibles by Brad Bird
Vera Drake by Mike Leigh
Um...yeah...the only one I’ve seen (Eternal Sunshine) is one I wouldn’t choose. I think primarily because it was twisted and strange. Kinda silly of me, huh?
Best Adapted Screenplay
Before Sunset by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke
Finding Neverland by David Magee
Million Dollar Baby by Paul Haggis
The Motorcycle Diaries by Jose Rivera
Sideways by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Love, love, love that movie! It was sooooo well-written and done. :)
Best Animated Feature Film
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2
I chose Shrek 2 because it’s the only one I’ve seen out of the three...I doubt Shark Tale is really all that well done, anyway...and, although, I would like to say The Incredibles, that wouldn’t really be an informed decision.
Good thing I’m letting myself feel free to change my opinion as time progresses and I see a few more of these movies.
Achievement in Art Direction
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s the Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement
Torn is what I am. I loved how Finding Neverland was done. The sets were beautiful and the shots that were chosen enhanced the film so well. But, A Series of Unfortunate Events was also incredibly well done...
If it came down between the two.....*sigh* I’d rather not choose.
Achievement in Costume Design
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events
Ray
Troy
Again, torn am I. If it came down to the two, though, I would pick Lemony Snicket because the costumes were quite amazing. Especially after reading the descriptions given in the books. :)
Best Achievement in Score
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Village
Hand’s down. I loved the music. I can’t wait until I get paid on Friday. I am so going to get the soundtrack. :)
Well, my friends, those are my picks. I’ll update as I see more movies and see if my opinion has changed any.
Yay Pepito!
My friends, I'd like to introduce you to my new pet!
Pepito is a water-loving penguin who loves diving off of iceburgs in search of some nice, tasty fish. When he's not dodging the odd walrus or polar bear, he can be found with the rest of his penguin family, chatting about the weather. :)
Pepito is a water-loving penguin who loves diving off of iceburgs in search of some nice, tasty fish. When he's not dodging the odd walrus or polar bear, he can be found with the rest of his penguin family, chatting about the weather. :)
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