When Tracy and I went to True Grit I told him that part of the reason I wanted to see it was so that I might have actually seen one of the movies sure to be nominated for Best Picture. Imagine my surprise to find out that I've actually seen TWO of them...gasp! Now I admit the odds of Toy Story 3 actually winning Best Picture are pretty minuscule, but hey, it's nice to know that not everyone in Hollywood is determined to find the edgiest, most cynical and most amoral thing and give it a shiny trophy.
I'm also fairly delighted that the actress from True Grit was nominated. That kid is an awesome actress.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Death of a Television
Ok, so this is not an exciting topic, but I'm having blogging blahs so it will do.
Our television died last Friday. We've only had it four years, which seems like a short life especially, considering that, as far as I know, the decade old television it replaced is still happily working 2,196 miles* away from here.
We can still watch things that have been recorded on our DVR using our PCs, but nonetheless it's oddly aggravating. I've been trying to be grateful that it wasn't something more essential that gave out, and I really am, but there's also the annoying fact that if something essential gave out I wouldn't feel guilty about buying a new one. Alas and alack. Still, with all the monster chaos going on in the world these days, a dead television is something I can handle.
* Literally. You've got to love Google Maps.
Our television died last Friday. We've only had it four years, which seems like a short life especially, considering that, as far as I know, the decade old television it replaced is still happily working 2,196 miles* away from here.
We can still watch things that have been recorded on our DVR using our PCs, but nonetheless it's oddly aggravating. I've been trying to be grateful that it wasn't something more essential that gave out, and I really am, but there's also the annoying fact that if something essential gave out I wouldn't feel guilty about buying a new one. Alas and alack. Still, with all the monster chaos going on in the world these days, a dead television is something I can handle.
* Literally. You've got to love Google Maps.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
A New Year
Happy New Year everyone!
New Years always makes everybody think about resolutions. I do think the idea of having a time to reflect on what we want to accomplish is a great idea, on the other hand I think it can be a bit depressing to realize that at least half your resolutions are the ones you made last year. I have, once again, pledged to give up soda and deep fried food, and to match my husband's resolution of 15 minutes a day on the treadmill (that one started today). Now, I have already set these goals, accomplished them, and then slowly faded back into bad habits. I also want to have a draft of my dissertation completed and my current novel finished, also both goals, that in some way, are hold over, or at least extensions of, last years goals. I'd also like to at least crack the second level piano book that I've had for five years (to be fair, I'm nearly finished with book one after three years, ugh).
I've always considered myself good at setting goals, and at least mildly successful at achieving them, so taking stock of the last year, in which I feel like a lot of wheel spinning went on, is a tough look at myself. Granted I have excuses - surgery, lots of traveling for my job, having what amounted to a full time job for most of the year etc. Still, its sobering to feel like I could have done much better.
Yeah, this is depressing blog post. So to make this blog and myself more cheerful, I'm going to end with a few things I did accomplish.
- Defending my dissertation proposal and acquiring at least 3000 pages of research in Washington, D.C.
- Writing least 150 pages on the first two Capstone books.
- Reading the Book of Mormon again
- Maintaining, for another year, my ridiculously happy marriage. (Of course I can't really take the credit for this, I'm married to an awesome guy.)
That's not such a bad list, right?
Here's to 2011, may it be a great year for everyone. We all could use it.
New Years always makes everybody think about resolutions. I do think the idea of having a time to reflect on what we want to accomplish is a great idea, on the other hand I think it can be a bit depressing to realize that at least half your resolutions are the ones you made last year. I have, once again, pledged to give up soda and deep fried food, and to match my husband's resolution of 15 minutes a day on the treadmill (that one started today). Now, I have already set these goals, accomplished them, and then slowly faded back into bad habits. I also want to have a draft of my dissertation completed and my current novel finished, also both goals, that in some way, are hold over, or at least extensions of, last years goals. I'd also like to at least crack the second level piano book that I've had for five years (to be fair, I'm nearly finished with book one after three years, ugh).
I've always considered myself good at setting goals, and at least mildly successful at achieving them, so taking stock of the last year, in which I feel like a lot of wheel spinning went on, is a tough look at myself. Granted I have excuses - surgery, lots of traveling for my job, having what amounted to a full time job for most of the year etc. Still, its sobering to feel like I could have done much better.
Yeah, this is depressing blog post. So to make this blog and myself more cheerful, I'm going to end with a few things I did accomplish.
- Defending my dissertation proposal and acquiring at least 3000 pages of research in Washington, D.C.
- Writing least 150 pages on the first two Capstone books.
- Reading the Book of Mormon again
- Maintaining, for another year, my ridiculously happy marriage. (Of course I can't really take the credit for this, I'm married to an awesome guy.)
That's not such a bad list, right?
Here's to 2011, may it be a great year for everyone. We all could use it.
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