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Still Alive And Kicking

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Well, I have had an interesting week.  My computer has been on the fritz on and off all week.  I will take any advice anyone has on this.  My laptop lags something fierce all the time.  The other day nothing would even load.  At this point, my AVG virus software “resident shield” is still not working.  I am not sure if I need that or not.  I tried downloading Windows Defender and I can’t get that to work either.  I ran SUPERAntiSpyware, and now, I am sort of back into business.  It found 49 malware before I went to bed, and I forgot to look before I let it do its thing.  I also dumped my recycle bin which I don’t think I ever did.  I got some of my speed back, but still am lagging every so often.  I can move my mouse when it happens, but everything else just quits working.

I also have picked up some freelance work again, so that is why you are seeing less of a posting frequency from me.  I have a lot on my plate right now.  We also have a super busy weekend a head of us, so I am hoping to be able to get some housework done, some posting done, and just have some free time.

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Johnny Depp

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Johnny Depp ranks up there in my top ten list of hot actors. I have enjoyed most of his movies. One of my most favorite scenes is from Benny and Joon. In case you don’t remember, it came out I think in 1993. It is about a mentally ill young woman and an eccentric young man. The scene that I love so much is when they are in the dinner and and he puts forks into the breadsticks and pretends to walk with them. It is a really cute scene. My second favorite scene has to be from the Pirates of the Carribean. I think it was from the first movie when Captain jack was telling the story about how he really got off the deserted island. I could keep going but these are my top two scenes. The Benny and Joon scene will always be one of my favorites though. It is just so cute.

I just started seeing the previews for Sweeney Todd. I cannot wait for this movie to come out. It looks super cool. If you want to see more about it, visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site. You can even visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace. I don’t know much about the back story of Sweeney Todd, but it looks super cool. It is a musical of sorts. I remember reading that Tim Burton didn’t even know if Johnny Depp could sing till about 3 weeks before they started filming. He just assumed that he wouldn’t have taken the role if he couldn’t.

I swear, the weirder role, the better fit it is for Johnny Depp. These are the type of roles that he shines the best. I know that we will be getting sitter at my house for opening night.

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Wednesdays Hero

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Sgt. Antwan L. Walker
Sgt. Antwan L. Walker
22 years old from Tampa, Florida
2nd Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
May 18, 2005
Sgt. Antwan Walker was excited about coming home from Iraq to celebrate his 23rd birthday with his family and friends. His mother, Andrea Pringle, was busy planning the party when an Army official unexpectedly came to her house.

She said he told her Thursday that her son was killed the previous day by a bomb blast in Ramadi. The Department of Defense hasn’t publicly confirmed his death.

Sgt. Antwan Walker, known as Twan to his friends and family, joined the Army in 2000. Pringle said her son joined to earn money for college.

“Twan had a lot of goals in life,” She said. “He was very ambitious and very smart.”

Sgt. Walker had been in Iraq for about a year. He called his family often but didn’t want to talk about war. Instead, he talked about starting a real estate career and his three children.

“He was such a good dad,” his mother said. “All he wanted to do was make a good life for his kids.”

In April 2005, Walker wanted to talk about the fighting. He told his mother five soldiers he was traveling with were killed. His phone calls became more frequent after that.

Pringle said she had days when she couldn’t eat or sleep because of her worries. But she never forgot to give her son her support.

“I always told him I’m proud and be safe”.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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My Little Boy Is Growing Up

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

It officially has happened. My little boy isn’t so little anymore. He doesn’t go to the doctor until December, but I am pretty sure he has to be close to 17 lbs. I had to go through his baby clothes and get rid of all the 3 – 6 months stuff. My little boy is in 6 – 9 month stuff now, and he won’t even be 6 months old for another 2 weeks!

Also, on growing up, what do you buy a 6 month old for Christmas? There isn’t much he plays with yet, so I am really struggling with this. Right now, I have 2 shirts and one toy. I need to get him a few more things.

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Chocolate Meditation

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Did I ever tell you how much I love chocolate? It ranks as number one for favorite foods for me, so when I came across these instructions of how to do Chocolate Meditation not only did I have to try it, I had to blog about it.

  1. Get yourself a nice bar of chocolate (I prefer dark chocolate) and cut out three pieces.
  2. Take one of the pieces and just look at it. Study its color, its shading, its size.
  3. Now feel the chocolate — feel its texture. Imagine the process that it took to create the bar of chocolate — from melted to solid bar.
  4. Smell the chocolate; take in its fine aroma. You are absorbing its essence into your body. What does the smell remind you of?
  5. Now, place the chocolate into your mouth. Let it sit there and melt. Savor the chocolate — is it too sweet? Is it just perfect? Feel it dissolve in your mouth and into your being. The chocolate is now a part of you.
  6. After you are done, reflect on the experience. Had you truly enjoyed a chocolate before? Have you truly savored anything in that manner before?

Granted, I mostly like to just shove the chocolate in my mouth.  These instructions slow you down and you actually get to enjoy the chocolate too.  This just makes you step back and reflect.  You can do this with other foods or aspects of your life.  This should come in extremely handy in the next couple holiday stress filled weeks.

Off to go find chocolate!

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