Just Because

1) One movie made you laugh?

Godzilla – the remake… It was so wrong. I laughed the whole way through. No one told me it was a comedy!!!

2) One movie that made you cry?

I know I’m going to get a lot of flak for this one but I don’t care. City of Angels – I saw it in the movie theatre and I burst into tears when Meg Ryan’s character dies. Sorry if I ruined it for anyone. I DON’T CARE. I think I’m crying now.

3) One movie you loved as a child.

Ummmm… The Lion King? I wasn’t really a child but it’s a kid’s movie. Does that count?

4) One movie you have you seen more than once

When Harry Met Sally – Too many times to count.

5) One movie you are embarrassed to admit to seeing

Sydney White – yes, that Amanda Bynes movie… Don’t know who I’m talking about? Good.

6) One movie you hated

The Incredibles. I couldn’t even finish watching it. And to say that I actively hate that movie isn’t true, but I just couldn’t watch it. It irritated me.

7) One movie that scared you.

Nightmare on Elm Street. This movie confirmed for me that I should never watch these kinds of movies.

8 ) One movie that bored you:

Dreamgirls. It had such a slow storylines. The lead-ups to the songs were SO ridiculous.

9) One movie that made you happy:

When Harry Met Sally. Though I disagree with Harry – Men and women can be friends. I just ignore whatever lust they might feel for me.
10) One movie that made you miserable:

El Crimen del Padre Amaro – worth watching but so sad.

11) One movie you were brave enough to see:

Nightmare on Elm Street – And it was the TV version.

12) One movie character you fell in love with.

Thomas Crown… the new Pierce Brosnan Thomas Crown. So tortured… please let me heal you.

13) Last movie you saw on the big screen:

Sex and the City

14) Next movie you want to see on the big screen:

The Dark Knight

I’ve exhausted a lot so if anyone else has any ideas I would appreciate it. This is where it can get crazy… just not too crazy.

101 Goals/Resolutions in 1001 Days

May 6, 2008 – February 1, 2011

1. Go back to pre-pregnancy weight.
   
2. Organize my files (and filing system).
   
3. Start (and maintain – for at least a month) a food diary.
   
4. Make a menu plan and stick to it – mostly- for a month.
   
5. Put up my Christmas tree.
   
6. Try one new recipe a month.
   
7. Host a party (not the same as seven course meal).
   
8. Join a dance class.
   
9. Send a letter (a real one, with words and sentences).
   
10. Volunteer… for something. Non-church related.
    
11. Lead something at church.
    
12. Develop a cleaning schedule.
    
13. Stick to it for a month.
    
14. Make my bed for a week.
    
15. Finish organizing the office/exercise area.
    
16. Develop a budget.
    
17. Stick to it (strictly) for a month.
    
18. … Three months.
    
19. Take multi-vitamin daily. (For a month – by then it will be habit.)
    
20. Tithe one month.
    
21. Organize closet in Tomas’s room.
    
22. No dishes in sink by bedtime for 1 week.
    
23. “Learn” lectio-divina.
    
24. Learn about another faith. (Non-Christian)
    
25. Visit other worship service.
    
26. Hang all my pictures.
    
27. Go to Buckingham Fountain (tourist site in Chicago) and watch the night lights show.
    
28. Finish cross-stitch for Tomas.
    
29. Get a gate to finish child-proofing.
    
30. Learn how to play soccer (with Tomas).
    
31. Do a novena.
    
32. Take a vacation (the Dominican Republic does not count… that is visiting family).
    
33. Plant an herb garden, even if it is in my kitchen.
    
34. Blog four times a week at least for six months.
    

So I’ve seen this in other blogs and I thought I’d give it a try, except it is really hard to thinking of 101 goals. Here’s part 1 of 3 and hopefully I’ll be done by Friday.

101 Goals/Resolutions in 1001 Days

May 6, 2008 – February 1, 2011

1. No debt except for student loans.
   
2. Save $3000 ($3/day).
   
3. Not buy anything except food and toiletries for one month.
   
4. Finish my MA.
   
5. Finish my M.Ed.
   
6. Start seeing a spiritual director regularly.
   
7. Create a space for meditation.
   
8. Create a modern hour’s liturgy.
   
9. Start (and regularly update) a devotions blog.
   
10. Spend a week with no internet.
    
11. Spend a week with no TV. (the TV and the internet will not happen in the same week)
    
12. Read the entire bible.
    
13. Make a recipe book.
    
14. Organize photos of Tomas.
    
15. Create database of books I own.
    
16. Get job teaching high school history.
    
17. Run a 5K.
    
18. Run a 10K.
    
19. Run a half-marathon.
    
20. Run a marathon.
    
21. Quit drinking Coca-Cola for at least 30 days (in a row).
    
22. Only eat home cooked meals for one week.
    
23. Take Tomas out to the park at least once every other week during the summer.
    
24. Create a reading time with Tomas.
    
25. Take a swim class for toddlers.
    
26. Start a college savings account.
    
27. Plan a seven course dinner party.
    
28. Finish NaBloPoMo one month.
    
29. Buy a [used] car.
    
30. Do not use paper towels for a month.
    
31. Read a book a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
    
32. Go to the Dominican Republic.
    
33. Join a book club.
    

1. Before she married Tom Cruise, before really bad horror flicks, there was Dawson’s Creek and Katie Holmes. I loved Katie Holmes. I had a serious crush on Katie Holmes. It still hurts that she dumped me for Tom Cruise. Really, what does he have that I don’t?

2. I decided that Brad Pitt was my least favorite person when he dumped Jennifer Aniston, as I had a mild, protect her from evil men kind of crush on her. Not the I would die for her kind of crush, just I really think she’s hot and would do her… once or twice kind of crush.

3. While I think she’s evil and only deserves a one night stand, I can see myself becoming obsessed with Angelina Jolie. A little.

4. I know she’s a little mannish, but Jillian Michaels from The Biggest Loser turns me on. I don’t know if it’s her arms (which, yes, they are big, but I want them!!) or her commanding, bitchy presence, or that fact that I want her to yell at me… but yes, I have a thing for Jillian Michaels.

Others that I wouldn’t mind “meeting”:
Danica Patrick, the woman who played Anne of Green Gables, when she was that young, Hermione… when she’s older, Amanda Bynes.

1. Sydney White – This movie has Amanda Bynes in it and that is the only reason why I rented it. I think Amanda Bynes is funny (and hot! in a white chick sort of way). It was fun to watch and not the greatest movie in the world but it was a good time. Mind fluff is acceptable sometimes!

2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Don’t know how I felt about this. It was ok. Maybe I should have seen it in the theater?

3. Bad Education – Directed by Pedro Almodovar, one of the great Spanish directors. He directed one of my favorite movies, Talk to Her. I haven’t actually seen it yet but I’ll see it sometime this weekend.

It’s not that many or at least they will not all be included…

1. The Junior High Crush – He and I never really dated. We went steady for a month in 6th grade, then made out off and on all through high school. I was the girl he cheated on his girlfriends with. Yeah, I was THAT girl.

2. The High School Crush – He and I also never really dated. We just made out very heavily and almost… but never really and was the only guy to ever cut things off with me. He’s the one “What if?” but if what if ever happened, I’d want to crush his heart into a million pieces. But I’m over it.

3. The Best Friend – I found out that the sex was HORRIBLE. I’m done.

4. The Soul Mate – But not. My first, his first. And then I became an evil bitch and dumped him. The End.

5. The Ex-Husband – Yeah… My ???, his first. And then I became an evil bitch and dumped him after three years of marriage, making me a more evil and devious bitch. The End.

6. The Baby-Daddy – Can anybody say rebound?

And who knows what the future may hold?

Since having a child I have not read much. But that does not mean that I do not TRY to read. So here is a list of books that I am TRYING to read for one reason or another:

1. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. – This is sure to be an Oprah’s Book Club Book. I haven’t even started it yet as a friend just loaned it to me but with this whole life in transition thing going on, I wanted to give this book a try.

2. Stages of Faith by James W. Fowler. – I’m taking a developmental psych class on adolescents and faith development is never talked about. I have to write a 5 to 7 pg. paper and I’m rereading some of this book for class.

3. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. – I heard that this book is anti-God (as stated by the book’s author) so I’m reading it to see what an extreme atheist’s perspective is. I find that the traditional concept of God and Jesus that the Church has constructed should be challenged and who better to challenge then someone who does not believe at all! However, as I am not trying to convince atheists to believe in God, I would like the same courtesy.

4. The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory. – I need some real fluff, right?

5. The Bible. – For a project

I don’t know that Tomas knows exactly what he’s saying. He’s a talker though!

1. Tope.

Tope is a game that we play where I say “tope, tope, tope…” and we bump heads and try to give each other concussions.

2. Mama

He does not know what this means. I assume it will stop being cute once he does figure out he can pretty much get me to do anything every time he says it.

3. Papa

I don’t know why he says this other than a lot of the words I’ve been trying to teach him begin with “Pa”.

4. Teta

Teta means breast in spanish. Teta means milk for Tomas. And I NEVER BREASTFED.

5. “A-du”

It either means “salud” (spanish version of bless you, when someone sneezes) or gracias (which means thank you in spanish). Maybe he uses them interchangeably.

Tomas is starting to repeat words more and more, not understandably most of the time but I’m sure that will change. I’ve been told I need to stop cursing in front of him. (Shit.)

I have many guilty pleasures… and I will reveal them all to you right now…

1. Romance novels
I rarely read these anymore but I use to be an addict. I would read through one in 3 or 4 hours and I would re-read them whenever I couldn’t afford to buy new books. I LOVED romance novels. These days, I find myself not as compulsive and not needing them quite as much.

2. Reality TV
I watch America’s Next Top Model. I sometimes will go online to watch The Hills (which is NOT really REALITY!!). I am a huge fan of The Biggest Loser. I even sometimes get teary eyed watching Extreme Home Makeover. Mind you, those are tears of envy.

3. … And sappy TV Drama…
Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl. Yes, I know. I watch too much TV. I also watch the L word on Netflix. I’m a girl. So sue me.

4. I learned Crank that Soldja’ (sp?) Boy.
Enough said. – I am such a (not black) girl- If you have to look this up because you don’t know what it is, you are too.

Isn’t this enough exposure for one day?