April 2010
6 posts
Go Ahead. You Know You Want To. →
Rebecca, the film critic (at least for a minute or...
Writing about “An Education” got me thinking, what else have I watched over the last couple of weeks? (way too many movies I am thinking) Here is a rundown:
How to Train Your Dragon: 5/5 Hiccup, a young viking boy desperate to prove to his father and his clan that he is deserving of the viking name, wounds a dragon that everyone is deathly afraid of. He finds the dragon, still...
I’ve been watching quite a few movies of late, but I have to say that my favorite out of the bunch has got to be “An Education”. Its a story of a school aged girl that has everything going for her; she has straight A’s, means to not only get into a college like Oxford but a family to pay for it for her and set goals for what she wants to do with her life after college. ...
Seven things I noticed while in the Emerald City...
The sun was playing a little game with us on Monday and every time we stepped foot outside it started raining and every time we went inside of anything (my car, a coffee shop, the market, a tree) it would peek out and give us a mischievous wink. Maybe that is what is “supposed to happen” in Seattle, but thanks to the sun I spent a little more money than I probably should have. Here are a few...
March 2010
11 posts
Wish That Was You
Clunk, Clunk Shuffle Clunk, Clunk Shuffle A Muffled Grunt, A Cough, A Cleared Throat Silence Keys jingle I hold my breath….
Exhale.
“First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.”
– Epictetus
I love living close enough to the city that I am able to walk to the store and pick up a movie; I love living far enough from the city that there are trees, creeks and wildlife in my backyard
Educating the Stomach.
There are only a few things worse than waking up at 4am on a day when you are supposed to be able to sleep in until seven. One of those things may very well be when you are floating in the depths of a peaceful dream only to be jolted awake with the gut-wrenching need to get into the bathroom and drain your stomach of its contents from the night before. But what if you went to bed with an empty...
The Vegetarian Way - Week TWO
The two week mark was officially hit yesterday, 3/22, and I must say, this is the easiest goal I have ever attempted to attain.
Challenge? No.
Cravings? No.
Withdrawls? No!
The only difficulty that I have found myself having is selection when going out to…. well, the restaurants the meat eaters in my circle opt to go to. Last night we went to Lapellah and even the salads were laden...
Interesting. The filters at work seem to be off at the moment.. my good fortune? Or should I allow the paranoia and conspiracy theories to begin?
The Vegetarian Way - Week One
One week ago, March 8th, 2010, I decided that enough was enough. Enough meat that is. Not that this is a new issue for me, I have always had a problem eating meat. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I am munching on animal flesh. An animal that was, more than likely, born and raised purely for human consumption. An animal that never got to spend a single day out of a cage; out of...
“I can accept failure, but I cannot accept not trying”
It all lies in the perception
I went to Starbucks today for the first time in ages. Ordered a tall caramel macchiato. Added a little vanilla and stirred it up. As I walked back to my car I took one sip and marveled at how great it tasted. 30 seconds later I placed the cup atop the hood and started talking to Charlotte, my dog, who was inside and very happy to see me. I was fumbling for my keys in my pocket when I heard a...