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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
New Years Resolutions are Important
Monday, December 22, 2008
Joy to Everyone
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Smarter than a 4-year-old?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Great Preschool Ideas Site!
My sister created this site and she's put links to all kinds of pages with free and low-cost ideas to do with preschoolers. There are coloring pages, flannel board stories, learning pages, etc. Here's a quote from her blog:
"Ideasforpreschoolers.com is not necessarily about my ideas (although I have added a few) but about bringing all of the ideas from all of the great preschool sites out there together in an organized manner. This site is for children from 18 months to 5 years old.This is a great site! Check it out!
In the top left column there is a link called "Learning Activities". If you click this you will see all of the things your child should know before going to kindergarten (as stated in the World Book Encyclopedia and Learning Resources). I then went through this curriculum and created a page for each and ideas on how to teach that particular subject.
I also have pages on specific "Game Types". So if you are looking for a file folder game, felt board story, coloring pages, dot to dot pages or paper doll templates, this would be the place to go.
On this site you will also find several links to websites that have craft ideas for preschooler, nursery rhymes and other preschool songs, audio stories, and more."
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Jesse Bear Tales
Jesse Bear also loves to touch and taste. The brighter and shinier the better. So Christmas ornaments with dangerous hooks have been a problem for us this year. Here's my solution to that:
A little goofy looking only half decorated, but it beats the worry & maintenance otherwise!
Nativity Scene
I guess ya never know! They could have been there!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Meaningful Gifts
- Gifts that satisfy a need
- Acts of service, giving of yourself
- Gifts that show your love or support
Sometimes it's hard to think of meaningful gifts. It takes time and effort to find out needs and try to meet them. There are plenty of reasons and justifications that we can come up with for not giving. But giving is what we should do. No matter how much we have or don't have, we can always give. Sometimes the best gifts are as simple as a kind word or a smile. Let's cultivate and attitude of giving this Christmas season and look for meaningful gifts that will bless those around us.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Looking Outward
"As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness. President Lorenzo Snow expressed a similar thought: 'When you find yourselves a little gloomy, look around you and find somebody that is in a worse plight than yourself; go to him and find out what the trouble is, then try to remove it with the wisdom which the Lord bestows upon you; and the first thing you know, your gloom is gone, you feel light, the Spirit of the Lord is upon you, and everything seems illuminated.' In today's world of pop psychology, junk TV, and feel-good self-help manuals, this advice may seem counterintuitive. We are sometimes told that the answer to our ills is to look inward, to indulge ourselves, to spend first and pay later, and to satisfy our own desires even at the expense of those around us. While there are times when it is prudent to look first to our own needs, in the long run it doesn't lead to lasting happiness."
I loved this! It's very important to remember. Many of us are feeling (or will feel) the pinch of the economy, which may lead us to look inward and forget about those around us. I love what he said about finding someone in a worse plight than us (and there's always someone) and helping them out. This will help dispel our own troubles and help us be happier. It is counterintuitive, like he said, but I've experienced the happiness that comes from serving others and I know it really does work. Service and Love and Giving really does make us happier.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Are Mormons Christians?
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, one of our church leaders, has said "there [are] two principal reasons The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is accused, erroneously, of not being Christian". He notes that the two reasons are:
- "Our view of the Godhead" - as three separate, physical beings
- "Our assertion that God continues to speak His word and reveal His truth, revelations which mandate an open canon of scripture".
We believe in Jesus Christ. He is our Lord, our Savior and Redeemer. During this Christmas season, may our hearts be turned toward Him. Let us be more loving and kind and giving as He has taught us.
If you are interested in learning more about Jesus Christ and his role as the Savior of the world, please see http://jesuschrist.lds.org.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Brand New B& H Media Blog
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Proposition 8 and Free Speech
We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. As many of you have seen in the news, the temples of the Church have been targeted for Anti Prop 8 demonstrations & protests. The Church has issued this statement in regards to these protests on November 7, 2008. To read the Article go here.
"It is disturbing that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is being singled out for speaking up as part of its democratic right in a free election.
"Members of the Church in California and millions of others from every faith, ethnicity and political affiliation who voted for Proposition 8 exercised the most sacrosanct and individual rights in the United States — that of free expression and voting.
"While those who disagree with our position on Proposition 8 have the right to make their feelings known, it is wrong to target the Church and its sacred places of worship for being part of the democratic process. Once again, we call on those involved in the debate over same-sex marriage to act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility towards each other. No one on either side of the question should be vilified, harassed or subject to erroneous information."
Also on Nov. 7, Bishop William Weigand, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento and former Bishop of Sacramento, offered a statement on behalf of the Church:
"Catholics stand in solidarity with our Mormon brothers and sisters in support of traditional marriage — the union of one man and one woman — that has been the major building block of Western Civilization for millennia.
"The ProtectMarriage coalition, which led the successful campaign to pass Proposition 8, was an historic alliance of people from every faith and ethnicity. LDS were included — but so were Catholics and Jews, Evangelicals and Orthodox, African-Americans and Latinos, Asians and Anglos.
"Bigoted attacks on Mormons for the part they played in our coalition are shameful and ignore the reality that Mormon voters were only a small part of the groundswell that supported Proposition 8.
"As the former bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, I can attest to the fact that followers of the Mormon faith are a good and generous people with a long history of commitment to family and giving to community cause.
"I personally decry the bigotry recently exhibited towards the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — coming from the opponents of Proposition 8, who, ironically, have called those of us supporting traditional marriage intolerant.
"I call upon the supporters of same-sex marriage to live by their own words — and to refrain from discrimination against religion and to exercise tolerance for those who differ from them. I call upon them to accept the will of the people of California in the passage of Proposition 8."
Friday, November 21, 2008
Are We Prepared?
- Family Home Storage - information about storing food and water. On this site you can calculate how much your family will need for a time period you select (a month, three-months or more). Also there is information about how how long food stores and where to go to obtain it. This is an excellent resource!
- Emergency Preparedness and Response - information about preparing for an emergency or disaster and what to do in an emergency.
- Employment - helpful information about finding a job and job links.
- Family Finances - good information about avoiding debt and using a budget.
- Social and Emotional Strength - overcoming additions, coming challenges that face families including divorce, parenting issues and pornography.
- Physical Health - Information about exercise & fitness, nutrition & diet and medical care.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Optimistic Thoughts in Troubled Times
- Economic Meltdown
- Protest
- Havoc
- Racist Threats
- Prospects Dim
- Tragedy Endures
- Struggling
- Failing
- Making Matters Worse
- Confidence Wanes
I try to put on filtered lenses as I read the paper or hear the news these days. Of course I still see the bad, but I try to look for the good. Here's what I found when I read today's paper:
- Winds Calming
- Big Boom
- Rebuild America
- Fresh Vision
- Brighter America
- Develop Courage
Passing Proposition 8 is Not the End
While we are aware that many do not agree with our stance on proposition 8, we respect them and their differences. There is no need for individuals on either side to resort to violence, vandalism, cruelty, threats or other negativism.
We realize that we have not heard the last of this issue and we hope supporters will continue to rally together in support of this important cause.
Here is a recent news article from protectmarriage.com:
Proponents of Proposition 8 Urge California Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Measure's Validity
Friday, November 14, 2008
How can we survive the economic crisis?
Here are a few ideas to think about as we trim our budgets:
- Gasoline - for some of us this is one of the largest expenditures in our budgets other than housing. Although prices have recently gone down, don't be fooled into thinking they will stay for long. Now is the time to prepare for when the prices will go back up. Is carpooling an option? Walking or riding a bike? I'm always surprised at how fast the miles rack up in the car even just going short distances. Save money and walk (or ride a bike). The perk is you get your exercise at the same time!
- Food - trim your food budget by cutting back on expensive snacks and packaged foods, try not to eat out much and cut back on expensive meats and comfort foods. By simplifying your meals and returning to basic foods, you'll not only save significantly on costs but start to eat healthy as well!
- Limit Shopping - plan ahead and only go to the store once a week (or once or twice a month if possible). It's a fact that the fewer times you go to the store, the less money you will spend. If you run out of something that you use, try to do without until your next planned shopping trip. As you limit the number of shopping trips you make, you'll also cut back on the amount of money you spend on gasoline and food.
- Utilities - think in conservation mode as you use utilities. Turn your temperature down and put on a sweater or an extra blanket at night. Lower your water heater temperature. Turn out lights that aren't being used and switch to florescent bulbs where possible. Don't run the dishwasher until it's full. Take shorter showers. And so on. Doing this will not only save you money, you'll be preserving our natural resources as well.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Americans Have Lived Beyond their Means Long Enough
It used to be that wealth was measured, in part, by what one owned. In general, people who were rich dressed better, ate better, owned more and lived in bigger homes. Today, this is no longer the case. In our day, we have seen how the convenience of credit cards and the ease of obtaining housing and consumer loans has blurred status lines. People who make $40K/year can now live in mansions, drive expensive cars, eat at costly restaurants and wear expensive clothing all purchased with credit cards and loans. Greed has led us to believe we must have everything that anyone else has in order to be happy, and we must have it right now.
The American people need to reinstate the basics of wise economic practices. To put it simply, we need to spend less than we earn. It is our opinion that government Band-Aids will not really solve the problems we face right now. In the end, the American people need to solve this crisis. We can start in our own families. We can discipline ourselves to pay of debts and spend less than we earn, no matter how much that is.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
We are grateful...
- ...to be Americans, living in this beautiful free country.
- ...for the election process where the people can vote according to their consciences.
- ...that the marriage propositions in California, Florida and Arizona passed and traditional marriage will be preserved.
- ...for good, kind folks who have spoke out against bigotry and untruthful slander:
Ruth Youth
Values Advocacy Council, the Rock Church, Association of Christian Schools International
- ...for truth and righteousness that still abounds in this country.
- ...for peace and prosperity that Americans have. We are so blessed!
- ...for our Heavenly Father and his watchful care over all of us.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Letter to Editor in California Paper
"Opponents to Proposition 8 claim that this amendment prejudicially takes away rights. The fact is similar limits already exist. The separation of church and state naturally limits (or takes away) religious teaching rights in public schools. So, where it bumps up against religious views, of course the teaching of gender to young children should likewise be limited. Without such limits, public school teachers seem mandated to teach gender beliefs that resemble a state promoted religion.
Correcting tolerance deficiencies for gay couples in California by redefining the age-honored institution of marriage is a colossal intrusion into hundreds of existing pro-family laws.
In comparison, this is like discovering a small electrical fire in a New York City skyscraper and dowsing the entire building with water. Is life really better when political correctness makes the average family in California feel like their values are being drenched with cold water? Come on, folks, this is America! Here, we can find less intrusive ways to correct existing tolerance problems.Vote "yes" on 8.
Ralph McKnight
Penn Valley"
Here is a great comment to this letter:
"The man is right. If Prop 8 does not pass, others will be forced to teach that same sex marriage is normal, and will likely be forced to perform such marriages in their facilities - public or private - or they reap the consequences of the law. Look at what has happened in Massachusetts. Parents can't know when their children will be taught about same sex marriage. The law has effectively taken that freedom away. We are free to live and believe as we choose, but those against Proposition 8 have taken this truth to the point where they want to infringe on others' freedoms in order to have their lifestyle choice written into law. Passing proposition 8 does not take away your right to live a homosexual lifestyle, but not passing it does take away others' rights to choose to believe against that lifestyle. Let's work to foster love for all people, black, white, heterosexual, homosexual, etc. rather than to take away rights. Vote yes on Prop 8."
To see the original article or make your comment to the newspaper see http://www.theunion.com/article/20081025/OPINION/110245596/1025&parentprofile=1056&title=Limits%20are%20important:%20Vote%20%27yes%27%20on%20Proposition%208
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Does Prop 8 Violate Civil Rights?
Prop 8 and Parents
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
How Prop 8 may affect other States
Here is a some quotes from a newsletter published by the Sutherland Institute, a conservative public policy think tank had a public forum on Tuesday, October 14th. It talks about how Prop 8 will affect Utah specifically, but I think it applies to all of us. For more information on their forum see their web site: http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org
"California's Proposition 8 matters to Utah because what happens in California won't stay in California," Duncan said.
"During his presentation, Duncan outlined specific reasons why California matters to Utahns:
1. Letting a handful of California judges get away with redefining marriage sets a bad precedent for other states.
2. The cultural impact of a redefinition of marriage cannot be confined to one state.
3. Same-sex couples who marry in California can go to other states and have standing to challenge other states' marriage laws in federal court.
4. All Americans should be concerned that our most populous state might endorse the idea that children don't need a mother and father and that those who believe they do should be treated as bigots."
"LaVar Christensen...said it is the birthright of every boy and girl to be welcomed into the world by a mother and a father. Christensen also spoke critically of the California State Supreme Court that created "out of thin air" the right for same-sex couples to legally marry and overturned the will of 4.6 million voters because they felt the shifting demands of society warranted the change."
"'The rights of man' that are being discussed and debated 'come not from generosity of the state,'" Christensen said, quoting John F. Kennedy, "'but from the hand of God.'"
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
What can I do to support Prop 8?
- Vote - this would be the obvious one if you are in California.
- Spread the word - let all your friends, family, and acquaintances know that you are in favor of prop 8. Mass e-mail, blog, get on facebook, chat, call, write letters, etc.
- Donate - you can make a donation at http://www.protectmarriage.com/.
- Endorse - you can endorse prop 8 at http://www.protectmarriage.com/endorse.
- Propaganda - yard signs, bumper sticker, posters, etc. can be found at http://www.protectmarriage.com/resource
- Volunteer - because of limited funding, the campaign is using a grassroots approach. There is something for everyone to do. And they need a lot of help. To find out more, see http://www.protectmarriage.com/volunteer
Another great resource is: http://www.iprotectmarriage.com/
Here's a video I found on that website. It is about a family in Massachusetts that is experiencing many of the same things we would experience if proposition 8 passes in California:
Do you have other ideas? What have you done?
Friday, October 17, 2008
Proposition 8 Videos
Sick and Tired of Intolerance?
Are others supporting Prop 8?
Will courts overturn it again?
Didn't we already vote on this?
Don't others deserve the same happiness?
Will existing rights disappear?
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Proposition 8
- Proposition 8 seeks to define marriage as between one man and one woman. We believe that this traditional institution of marriage and the family is the basis of a stable and healthy society.
- We think it is essential that the basic rights of all American citizens, including those who profess homosexuality as a way of life, be preserved. In California, homosexual couples already have the same rights that heterosexual couples do. Passing Proposition 8 will not take away any of those rights. If proposition 8 does not pass, the rights of those that do believe in the traditional institution of marriage will likely be infringed upon. Just two of the likely effects are: church's could lose the freedom to teach about and perform traditional marriages as a standard, and public schools will be required to teach children about homosexual relationships. For more information about the likely results if proposition 8 does not pass see: www.preservingmarriage.org and www.protectmarriage.com
- Along with protecting the traditional family, the foundation of society, there is another important principle at stake. The majority of Californians already voted a number of years ago to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Four liberal judges chose to overturn that vote, thus Californians are being asked to vote on it again. This movement not only seeks to destroy the sacred institution of the family, it also seeks to take power out of the hands of the American people and put it into the hands of the few in high government offices.
- California has historically been a weather vane of political things to come in the rest of the country. Even though this proposition is not on the ballots in the state that we live in, we believe that it is important to be involved in supporting it. If this proposition does not pass in California this year, it is likely that other states around the country will eventually follow suit.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Introducing Us
We want to use this blog to discuss important current issues. Here are some of the issues on our minds:
- Proposition 8 in California, preserving the traditional institution of marriage and family
- The economic crisis, staying out of debt and home finances
- Healthy eating, adding whole grains, legumes and vegetables into meals. For more information on this topic specifically, see Heather's blog: http://healthyfamilieswarmhearts.blogspot.com/


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Isn't he just cute?!?! He was born on January 16, 2012--he'll grow a little bit bigger but not by much. Why a mini-donkey? Well I think they're just too cute--and they don't eat too much...and I can work with them. Unlike most farm people, I wasn't in 4H and didn't show animals. So the whole leading them around and getting them to do something is foreign to me. A little animal like Lucky couldn't be that hard to work with right? LOL--we'll see :-)
They are interesting little critters and definitely have mannerisms that are different than the other animals on the farm. He comes up to me in the pen, but then runs off, then will come back, run off, then finally comes back. Then if I walk off, he follows me--just weird :-) We have put him to use trimming the grass in the backyard a few hours a day (it's a way he can earn his keep on the farm!). It's pretty funny to see a donkey back there, but he just struts around and eats the grass. Gunnar (the lab in the backyard kennel) doesn't quite know what to think of his new long-eared yard-mate.
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The Granite City Girls' night was relaunched last Friday with a Nikita-themed session. Beth Woodall has kindly provided a write-up of what went down. Check it out below, along with some sweet photos from the night:
The first of the new monthly Granite City Girls sessions went down a storm last Friday with over 20 girls heading on to the slope. With a range of ages and abilities skiing and snowboarding everyone had a great session. Natalie was on hand for some snowboarding advice and Beth was giving the skiers a couple of tips. Alice was styling out some big nose grabs, Ashlynn Barnes stomped some backside 180's off the wedge and Dionne battled a beating heart to pop off the wedge on her skis. Big shout out to Loti, the youngest of the girls on the night, she made big improvements on the tabletop, happily flying off the tabletop by the end of the session.
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Nikita had kindly donated a bunch of stickers, posters and postcards to give away and a few goody bags to hand out. Names went in a hat and the 8 lucky ones walked away with some beauty Nikita beanies.
A big thanks to those who made it down for the night and we hope to see you all back next month, the first Friday of May – May 1st. The photos from the night can be found below and are also on the GCG Facebook page (add Shred Aberdeen as a friend), so check them out.
I will be posting out some entries for the Nikita competition this week so if you have any late entries pop them in to the centre.
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By REBECCA EVANS
Tammy Page holds up the finger which was savaged by the fox. 'Blood was pouring from my finger, the tip was hanging off and it was so mangled and infected the doctor could not stitch it.'
An ambulance worker told yesterday how a fox crept into her house through the cat flap and attacked her.
Tammy Page, 29, found the animal in her kitchen in the middle of the night.
As she tried to move it back into the garden, it launched itself at her, biting the top of her finger off.
Tammy Page with her cats Tinks. She says the fox came in through the cat flap before biting her finger
Miss Page, who keeps chickens in the garden of her ground-floor flat, had woken early on Sunday to the sound of her back door rattling.
Fearing it was a burglar, she jumped out of bed and went downstairs. Seeing the fox dash under the stairs, she ran to her kitchen to grab a weapon – and the fox followed her.
A fox bares its teeth. Tammy's flat backs on to a railway line and she said foxes living there have increased in number and become more brazen in their hunt for food
She said: 'It was a young fox, maybe a year old, but it was mangy and crazy looking. I think it might have chased one of my cats in so thank God it didn't get hold of them.
'It looked starving and desperate. I was between it and the exit and there was a stand-off. It was screaming like a baby being hurt, it was one of the worst noises I have ever heard.
'My cats were terrified on top of the freezer so I went to try to push it back out but it came at me and snapped its jaw shut round my left index finger.
'I felt the pain immediately, but grabbed the fox round the scruff of the neck and chucked it in the garden.'
Miss Page, from Worthing, West Sussex, wrapped a tea towel round her finger and drove straight to hospital. 'Blood was pouring from my finger,' she said. 'The tip was hanging off and it was so mangled the doctor could not stitch it.
In June last year, nine-month-old twins Lola (right) and Isabella Koupparis were savaged by a fox at their home in East London. Their mother Pauline, 41, told how the animal crept in and mauled the babies in their cot
Experts believe the animal had become desperately hungry after wheelie bins were introduced in Miss Page's street, removing an easy source of food for urban foxes.
Billy Elliot, of Worthing and District Animal Rescue Service, said: 'The more scarce their food is the more desperate they'll be for food.
'If it sees a cat going through a flap, it thinks why can't I?
'It doesn't know what's on the other side but when it enters a home it can be more traumatising for the fox than the owner.'
He recommended pet owners keep cats in at night, lock cat flaps and keep windows closed at this time of year, which is the foxes' mating season. It is also the time when adult foxes are more likely to be scrounging for food.
source: dailymail
Friday, January 14, 2011
'I have never known pain like it': Fox came in through my cat flap and bit the top of my finger off, says ambulance driver
By REBECCA EVANS


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Here is our last foray into the awards-baiting holiday releases of 2000. Should thing go as planned, we'll be back on schedule with January releases next week.
Logline: After a hellish plane crash, FedEx efficiency expert Chuck Noland finds himself stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the South Pacific and must learn to survive against all odds.
It should be no surprise to most people out there that if there's a Robert Zemeckis movie that needs watching, I'll be there. Even better, he had not one but two releases in 2000, this gigantic Tom Hanks vanity project and the smaller (but not by much) Hitchcock homage that was What Lies Beneath, which he shot while Hanks was busy losing weight and growing a beard.
But while I have been known to be an unabashed Zemeckis fanatic (some would even say I was an apologist for his later work, to which I say "suck my nuts"), this one, the one where Tom Hanks spends over 90 minutes of a 150-minute film by himself on a terrifyingly quiet island doing basically nothing, is my least favorite of his films. Even Death Becomes Her, despite its flaws, has grown on me thanks to its devilishly dark turns near plot's end, and while I have some major moral and political reservations about Forrest Gump, I have to admit that the movie just plain works.
Cast Away, though, did something I'd never experienced with a Zemeckis movie — it bored me. I can handle long shots, long movies and extended sequences of little to no dialogue; I often quite enjoy survivalist stories (as an acquaintance in a Facebook comment said yesterday, they're "a window into the nature of humanity…exploring what we are, what we need, and what we're capable of"); I think Tom Hanks is a tremendous actor. But while I can appreciate the artistry that went behind this movie, I simply thought it didn't work.
Ten years later, how do I feel about it after my first viewing since fidgeting uncomfortably at a movie theatre in the year 2000?
It's about the same. I respect it, admire the chances it takes, but still find myself watching Tom Hanks spend over 90 minutes of a 150-minute film by himself on a terrifyingly quiet island doing basically nothing. It doesn't surprise me at all to find out that it was Hanks' idea in the first place, as I simply don't see a lot of purpose in the film other than to capture a neat actor's experiment. Every single thing that could have infused it with life and purpose seems to have been written out as a result of the 125 rewrites the screenplay went through, (So sayeth Zemeckis on the commentary track), and all we're left with is an underwritten first act, a boring second act and a schmaltzy third act.
And no matter how many camera tricks you throw our way, Zemeckis, that doesn't disguise the film's glaring faults. Yes, the CGI is flawless, as usual. Zemeckis, much like Aronofsky and Greengrass today, seems to get it when it comes to computer effects, allowing them to serve the story and not the other way around, doing it in a virtually invisible way. But on the flipside, he's starting to become a bit like George Lucas, where a director goes a little crazy with the control he has over his own films thanks to the staggering amount of technology at his disposal. After a while, they begin to feel less organic. I believe that mistakes are inherent in art, and if you tweak a movie to death, it loses its charm. That's why I hope that, after his version of Yellow Submarine hits theatres, Zemeckis can step back from his tweaked-to-death motion capture films and return to live-action, just to see if he's even capable of telling a story with a minimum of bells and whistles. Directors should challenge themselves. And I'm glad he tried with Cast Away, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
I think my biggest issue with the film can be considered problematic to those that hate formulas and "rules of screenwriting" and all that junk. Yes, I believe movies can be whatever they want to be, and no filmmaker should have to feel the need to stick to established rules, but Cast Away doesn't feel like a full story to me. Feel free to completely dismiss my opinions at this point, but what's the journey that Hanks' Chuck Noland takes? What does it tell him about himself and his world? Almost zilch.
Let's break this down. Does Chuck really learn anything by the end of the film, other than he can survive on an island for four years? He doesn't do anything horrible to anybody in the first act for which he would have to repent, he seems to be a decent person in a good relationship, and he's not over-reliant on technology. His only flaw is having to work on Christmas. There aren't gigantic instances of symbolism on the island, and all hallucinations, which would do better to indicate Chuck's battle with himself and his past, were once in the story but subsequently taken out completely. So this is simply the story of a regular man faced with an extraordinary situation, and he survives. Triumph of the human spirit? Not really. Thanks to the third act, it's oddly nihilistic. Shit happens and life goes on? Great.
I don't need a happy ending, and I think the movie's biggest emotional wallop is Chuck's fireside monologue at the climax, when he comes to terms with the present. I'm also glad that type of existential dread made it into a Hollywood A-list movie. However, I don't think that's what Hanks, Zemeckis and screenwriter William Broyles intended. Not in the way I'm reading it. And it took 150 minutes to tell me nothing.
I guess I got spoiled by my three theatrical viewings of 127 Hours last year, which is a fantastic movie brimming with life. Like Zemeckis, director Danny Boyle throws everything he had at the screen simply to make sure that his audiences weren't getting bored watching a man stuck in a canyon, trapped by a rock, but it was in the service of some major themes and perhaps the greatest instance of cinematic catharsis in 2010. That film is about everything under the sun.
Do I need gigantic, life-affirming themes in my survivalist films? Hell to the no. But they have to be about something, and if a film purports to be about the insignificance of man in the universe, then tell that story. All or nothing, man.
Free-Floating Thoughts:
-This still contains the most effective plane crash sequence on film.
-I am baffled as to how this made so much money. Yes, Tom Hanks is a major draw, and I don't know one person who doesn't like him as an actor, but… I don't think the "survivalist demographic" is big enough on its own to bring this film's box office to $200 million domestic. Did people really make this a megahit just because they wanted to see Tom Hanks act the shit out of it? According to Zemeckis, this was his lowest-tested movie ever, and afterwards he swore he was never going to do test screenings again, because for all intents and purposes based on the scores, this movie should have flopped. But, somehow, this got everybody's attention, including, as he mentions, people who hadn't gone to see a movie in months.
-Don't think much about the technical aspects of film? Consider this: almost every single sound on the island (outside of the soundstage-bound cave) was done in post-production. These guys deserved their Oscar nomination, because that's a monumental feat.
-The movie's greatest accomplishment (aside from the plane crash sequence) is still getting us to feel bad for a bloodstained volleyball floating away.


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Last Rites
I haven't posted for a while. I've just been so busy. My 87 year old grandma slipped and fell last week as she stepped out of the bath. Thankfully, my aunt was visiting her from Spain and was there to hear her screams of pain-otherwise she would likely have lay there in agony until my dad's 10am call.
She was rushed into hospital, and that in itself was enough to worry me. Then a few nights later, the woman in the bed opposite her took action to take her life, my grandma was so dosed up on medication that she slipped in and out of consciousness as the drama unfolded around the bed opposite, and only woke enough to comprehend the full monstrosity of the situation when the Catholic priest arrived to read her neighbouring patient her last rites.
Grandma was so distressed that she wanted to be moved. Unfortunately however, the nursing staff were somewhat pre-occupied with the situation opposite, and grandma wasn't their top priority. Unfortunately, that was about to change, because grandma was so distressed and disturbed by the situation in front of her that she went into cardiac arrest. They managed to stabilise her; and decided then that they would move her after all.
Unfortunately, the only ward with space available, was one with an e coli problem. So she promptly contracted an e coli infection too!
I am so glad that I visited her two weeks ago. I had a sudden urge to visit her, and a feeling that it was important, and clearly I had not been wrong. Needless to say, I decided to visit her in hospital. Unfortunately, Bf was on a long-haul trip (typical). So I had to pull the kids out of school and drive the two hours to visit her, dropping the kids into my dad to watch on the way.
They also suspected that she may have further clots on her chest, in her lungs and heart, and wanted to perform a CT scan. I went with her, as she was terrified. They wouldn't allow me in, but to take the edge of her nerves I told the attending nurses to be sure to tell her whether it was a boy or a girl! Grandma chuckled, and told me I was a silly girl, but she also called me by my cousin's name, so I think my reputation is intact.
When she came out, she was quite shaken, she had not enjoyed the process, but on the plus side it seemed to have awoken more a more lucid awareness in grandma; she recognised me as me-which is always a bonus, unless you're being a silly girl 😉
I held her hand until we got back to the ward, where upon I had to slather my hands in alcohol cleansing gel. I felt so sorry for her as she lay there unable to do anything for herself. Only two weeks ago, she was playing host to me and the children in her own home. I sat there feeding her a cup of tea through a sippy cup/beaker and pureed bean casserole, wondering how on earth she must be feeling to have her granddaughter feeding her like a baby.
Rather than allow the situation to get the better of us; I decided humour was the best approach, and said "well I'm glad to see you did a proper job… Only breaking one wrist would have been a bit half-hearted really wouldn't it? …Tell me the truth grandma, did you just do this to get me to come and wait on you for a change?" She giggled, and I know she appreciated it, especially after the way my aunt was with her.
Seriously if anyone ever speaks to me like I'm a baby with the mental age of the baby food they're trying to force feed me; without any real cognitive ability left (like my aunt was speaking to my poor grandma) when I'm dying in hospital as a little old lady… I will spit my false teeth at them, and hope they spring to life as I will them to bite the culprit hard! Why do some people think that you have to patronise the elderly and infirm by speaking to them in motheresse?
I know what I'm like with hospital food, and I'd heard that grandma was refusing to eat or drink (to be honest, I cant blame her either, it looked like the food had been through the patient who infected her with e coli already, and they were trying to get her to drink dyoralite-EW)! So I took in a little gourmet sherry trifle, since she can't resist custard, and some really luxurious little lemon cupcakes. She loves lemon cake, and these had a tangy dollop of lemon curd inside butter enriched sponge, and scrummy lemon butter-icing with white chocolate shavings on top. Her eyes widened when she saw them (this apple didn't fall far from that tree where food is concerned; so I knew she'd eat something she loved)! She washed it down with lemon squash-much more refreshing!
I told her she had to eat SOMETHING from the hospital's slop tray, or the nurses wouldn't let her have the good stuff, and she managed a good third of the rubbish (way more than I'd have been able to stomach) before polishing off about a third of the little pot of trifle and a third of a cup cake!
I'm glad I was able to make her laugh. She seemed quite invigorated by my visit, and told me that she thought I was a great mummy, and how proud she is of the way I cope when Bf is away. Before I left, she told me that she was worried, that she had suffered from a terrible nightmare the night before… So I asked her why-what was it about? She refused, but I pressed her, as she was clearly upset by it, and concerned about sleeping again. I told her that she couldn't possibly give me nightmares; so she told me.
She said that she'd dreamt she had gone to hell, that she was in terrible pain, because of something wicked she had done, and that it was more horrible than she had ever imagined. She was talking about how there was a constant noise from a radio blaring in the background, that tortured her with it's incessant noise… I was really upset, because I knew that she was thinking about death, and contemplating what the afterlife is going to be like…
Poor grandma. She hasn't had an easy life, despite what some people around her may think; and she certainly doesn't deserve to spend her remaining days dwelling on hell!
To paint in some back ground… My grandma was raised in a wealthy family, abroad. Some would say she'd been blessed with a silver spoon in her mouth; but her father, a military man, walked out on his family without a backwards glance. Her mother, an uber wealthy, but not-particularly-maternal woman, raised her children resentful of their burden on her and showed little interest in them. Her subsequent step-father, although kind, was not particularly warm towards her either. She was the lucky one though, her sister had been placed into care.
My grandmother married a seemingly well-to-do type, another army officer. They lived the life of wealthy ex-pats, stationed abroad with house servants, and a blessed lifestyle from the outside, looking in. However, it was eerily similar to her mother's relationship with her father. Grandad had a string of affairs and beat her on numerous occasions. They had four children, the youngest of whom: identical twin boys, included my father.
I remember when I told her about leaving my ex-husband because he had physically abused me; she told me how much she admired my courage and strength to stand up to it, and walk away. She had put-up and shut up, despite him strangling her on one occasion until she had bruised finger prints under her skin. She had threatened to tell the police; but my grandfather had told her that she would do no such thing; that he had cancelled the house-keeper, and grandma was to stay in the house until the bruises were gone and not see anyone. She had done as she was told.
So, back to her nightmare. I hid my upset, and stuck to rationalising her nightmare instead. I told her:
"Grandma, we must all leave this world with some regrets in life, because nobody is perfect. But you are not a wicked person, and you don't deserve the pain you are in now. I'm sure that your dream was just your mind's way of incorporating and interperating the pain you are in now; and the background noise of the hospital ward was likely responsible for the radio. This reality right here is more hell than you deserve to see for anything, and if you are owed any penance-I think you've served your time right here."
She looked somewhat comforted by this, but I stayed a moment longer, determined to see her laugh (more for my benefit than hers) before I left.
I can't help thinking that it may be the last time I see her. I doubt that many 87 year olds recover from such a catalogue of events as she has suffered in the past week very often.
It's given me pause for thought. I do not want to end up a little old lady, spending my dying days regretting the things I did and didn't do, and wondering what I will face in the after life. I have been a little quiet and very reflective, even Bf noticed it when he came home. I have felt withdrawn, and I know it's going to hit me hard when she does pass. I just hope she finds some peace with herself before that time comes.
5 Responses to "Last Rites"
I am sorry that your grandma has had such a horrible time there is nothing worse than watching the ones you love in pain. It is good that you visited recently – my intuition told me to do the same before my grandma passed away and I was SO glad I did. I think it is terrible the way that elderley people are treated on the whole especially in this country, they seem to have more respect in some other countries. It is heartbreaking when you remember these people as a child taking care of you and the tables are turned but I would say that your grandma is lucky to have such a caring granddaughter and I think the way you tried to make her laugh and sneak in some cakes is just what I would want in her shoes and I have no doubt that this would have cheered her up! It must be hard for you and you did a good job being strong. Your grandma sounds like a character and I'm sure you and your children will have some lovely memories with her.
I'm so sorry to hear all of this. I really hope she stays strong and toughs it out so you can make many more memories with her before it is her time. You should like a wonderful granddaughter.
I have just been googling trying to find stuff about being a pilots wife. I am currently engaged to a first officer, hes currently off training at the moment, so Ive not experienced much of his life of work, but he keeps telling me to find out information on 'how to be a pilots wife'.. is there such thing?/?
Funny thing is, when I was told about him at first, and heard that he is a pilot, i was rather put off thinking he is probably going to be an egotistic arrogant man, i found quite the opposite !
One thing I do know, is we have to avoid arguments, and reduce headache as much as we can and avoid it the best we can, like they say 'leave your problems on the ground' it demands quite alot of compromise and tolerance!
Anyhow, just wanted any advice or general chat with regards to all this…
Nice blog!!


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It's the last day of October and I am now writing my September shopping from Taobao. Sorry, I don't feel for updating blogs these days.
There are many photos contained this time. Please be careful and patient while reading.
I finally received the classic straw bag packaging.
I bought 5 items from different stores on Taobao.
There are more than 5 items. Well, some are free gifts from the seller/store.
OMG, I feel buying more from Taobao if they give me free gifts every time.
Glass food container, which is really environmental friendly. It's a good choice to a person who concerns on healthy food storage. Not to mention I got free cutlery set from the seller.
I lack of trouser hangers. Buy 10 and receive extra 5 free hangers. How can I miss the chance? The quality of clip hangers are nice, though free hangers are ugly.
DIY shoe boxes, they came with a free hanger. I spent half hour to fold these boxes.
Silicone baking spatula. I didn't expect the seller to send an extra one, which means I spend on the same price getting 2 spatulas. They are inexpensive and really functional.
This is the most prettiest tray I've ever seen. It's really a perfect tray for pastry. Of course, the price of it won't be too cheap. At least, I can make sure it costs last than one you can find in Australia.
This is the IPad case which is made of genuine leather. I was totally shocked when I received the case. Why so? For the colour option, you have rose red. I thought rose red is more close to red shade. However, I was totally wrong. The actual products looks definitely fuchsia to me.
The tempered glass protector is an inexpensive choice.
Though they offered many free gifts, most of them are not really good quality. One of the bulb of USB light is broken when I received.
Conclusion: All of the items weigh 7.35kg. I have to pay ¥325 for shipping to Australia.
$$:¥327.5(東西) + ¥325 (運費)
⇒Shopping Info:
All of them are purchased from Taobao
$$:¥327.5 (items)+¥325 (shipping fee)
♥ See you next time!


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San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
THE VIRTUOSO ORCHESTRASan Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Herbst Theatre, THE VIRTUOSO ORCHESTRA. Gilbertson: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (World Premiere) Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D Major Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola Haydn: Symphony No.104, "London" We welcome the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra's new Broadcast Music Foundation Composer-in-Residence, Michael Gilbertson, whose award-winning music has been described as "elegant" and "particularly beautiful" by the New York Times and "genuinely moving" by the Washington Post. His Concerto for Chamber Orchestra is the first of three commissioned works planned for Gilbertson's three-year residency in San Francisco. Our season ends with Haydn's final symphony, which premiered to great great acclaim in 1795 in London. It is a symphonic tour-de-force, combining splendor with lighthearted brilliance, and is the perfect capstone for our 65th season of great music.
MORE INFO & TICKETS: http://www.thesfco.org/events/mainstage/