"They don't make things like they used to." I don't know who said this, but they were right. Like everything from the nineties could use this phrase - television, music, movies, etc. But anyway this is about random commercials and most of them are coming from my childhood...
1. Liberty Mutual: This is actually current and not from the nineties.. anyways I love these commercials. People seeing other people helping people causing them to help people... it's a never-ending circle.
2. POPS Cereal: "I got to have my Pops." They seriously don't play these commercials anymore. A kid always goes out of his way to get this 'pops' cereal and then says "I got have my Pops!" Though I remember one with a little kid sitting on a box of Pops at the table...
3. Blockbuster: A guinnea pig named Ray and a bunny named Carl are in a cage in a pet store window across the street from a Blockbuster. Ray starts talking about his favorite action flicks and starts swinging around a carrot. It hits Carl in the face and Carl looks at Ray and asks "Did you just whack me with a carrot?" Carl waves his hand and several mice jump into the cage in karate stances making karate noises and Ray says "Oh, no! ninja mice!" and they attack him.
4. Pizza Hut: I don't really remember this commercial too much, but it was pizza cutter dressed as a super hero and he talked in a high voice....
5. Kit Kat Bars: Do kids know this song today? I don't think they do. I think if you went into a school and started to sing "Give me a break, give me a break ..." kids would think you were crazy... and the school officials might too. "break me a piece of that kit kat bar!"
6. Pampers Pull-UPs: "I'm a big kid now!" in a sing-songy voice. My brother and I would sing this when we put them on when we were little.
7. 1-800-CALL-ATT: Carrot Top is telling you how to make a collect call... I just remember the commercial... i know it's random
7. Tootsie Pop: That kids always asking everyone "how many licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?" I like the one with the owl... He licks it "One.. Two.." and bites it off "Three." He munches on it and says "three".
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Harry Potter part 2
Surprisingly I haven't done another Harry Potter one... I think my second blog was about Harry Potter... Yep it was. I think JK Rowling is a genius. Her plots are so intricate and intertwine with each other. I think it's just amazing. She leaves little foreshadowing clues and hints in each book without it being noticeable unless you go back and read the books. How she created the entire Harry Potter universe is insane as well. She imagined an entire universe and she hadn't even published the first book yet! Or even written it.. But she made up odd names and crazy wizardy objects. She even invented a sport that's actually played at some colleges - Quidditch. She even has detailed history for the wizarding world - like wars and battles between different creatures. It's just so elaborate.... I don't think I could ever do something that amazing. Oh! And she invented a word - an actual word that's been published in webster's dictionary: Muggle. Okay not so amazing any more.... I just looked it up, and i'm a little disappointed now. 1. muggle - a marijuana cigarette; 1920's slang. 2. muggle - a common person, esp. one who is ignorant or has no skills; 1920's slang. 3. muggle - a person without magical powers; 1996; popularized by J. K. Rowling in "Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone".
Oh, and I just remember... I want a Philosopher's stone. I mean a copy of the book- not a actual rock... that would be cool too though. Because I have American Edition's, I feel like they're fake now. Because those weren't her original words; they've been edited for us Americans who don't know that in Europe soccer is called football. (I'm sure there are lots more too... like isn't the bathroom called the loo.)
But back to my original point... I think that it's just amazing that every name for some thing has an actual meaning or purpose. I have many many examples..
1. Aragog - "Arachnid" means spider and "Gog" was the name of a legendary giant. Combined, the name means "giant spider." Also possibly derived from the Greek word "agog," meaning "leader."
2. Binns, Professor - A "bin" is what the British call "a garbage can." Many students consider Professor Binns' information to be rubbish. In Northern England, "Binns" is a slang term for glasses, possibly referring to the professor's academic nature.
3. Fawkes (Dumbledore's phoenix) - Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic who, in 1605, tried to blow up the House of Parliament as an act of rebellion against the new Protestant government. In England, November 5th is now known as "Guy Fawkes Day" (or "Bonfire Night") where Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy. Every year he is resurrected to burn again.
4. Xenophilius (Lovegood) - "Xenophobia" is the term used for fear of strangers or foreigners and "xenophilia" means love or affection for alien things or people. Explains Xenophilius' love for all things strange.
Oh, and I just remember... I want a Philosopher's stone. I mean a copy of the book- not a actual rock... that would be cool too though. Because I have American Edition's, I feel like they're fake now. Because those weren't her original words; they've been edited for us Americans who don't know that in Europe soccer is called football. (I'm sure there are lots more too... like isn't the bathroom called the loo.)
But back to my original point... I think that it's just amazing that every name for some thing has an actual meaning or purpose. I have many many examples..
1. Aragog - "Arachnid" means spider and "Gog" was the name of a legendary giant. Combined, the name means "giant spider." Also possibly derived from the Greek word "agog," meaning "leader."
2. Binns, Professor - A "bin" is what the British call "a garbage can." Many students consider Professor Binns' information to be rubbish. In Northern England, "Binns" is a slang term for glasses, possibly referring to the professor's academic nature.
3. Fawkes (Dumbledore's phoenix) - Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic who, in 1605, tried to blow up the House of Parliament as an act of rebellion against the new Protestant government. In England, November 5th is now known as "Guy Fawkes Day" (or "Bonfire Night") where Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy. Every year he is resurrected to burn again.
4. Xenophilius (Lovegood) - "Xenophobia" is the term used for fear of strangers or foreigners and "xenophilia" means love or affection for alien things or people. Explains Xenophilius' love for all things strange.
Braves Game
I've actually only been to one Braves game... and it was awful. I still regret it. I wasn't even suppose to even go; my brother was supposed to go with my dad... But I remember riding all the way up there in his truck and parking far away from the stadium. It probably wasn't that far, but I was nine so it was considered far if I wasn't able to see the gates. I remember carrying a tote bag full of junk, but I think we had to throw away some of it because we weren't allowed to have it with us.
We sat up high above the visitor's dugout. The Braves were playing the SF Giants, and I didn't know if we were suppose to win or lose. I don't remember most of the game... I remember Barry Bonds hit a home run. I remember we were losing for most of it, and it truly was a boring game. At the 7th inning stretch, my dad asks me if I want to go home because I'm sure I looked miserable.
On the way home he listens to game on the radio. We're not even far away from the stadium when we have back-to-back homeruns! And they hit two more home runs later in the game! I felt so bad because we should have been there... I truly regret leaving because it would have been amazing to watch.
I've been thinking of going to a few games this summer. I think I might buy a four-game packet thing because it'll be cheaper and I think you can get a yankee or red sox game in there with it. I'm not sure, but I know that you can't directly buy a ticket for a yankee/redsox game unless you're at the gates.... Oh man, yesterday's game was great. Braves won against the Reds 10-2. In one inning, this poor fellow had a rough inning in left feild. It was Dickinson on the Reds; and he missed two fly balls twice. Finally he got a flyball and the whole stadium cheered... and I did as well. But I mean he was having a rough day...
We sat up high above the visitor's dugout. The Braves were playing the SF Giants, and I didn't know if we were suppose to win or lose. I don't remember most of the game... I remember Barry Bonds hit a home run. I remember we were losing for most of it, and it truly was a boring game. At the 7th inning stretch, my dad asks me if I want to go home because I'm sure I looked miserable.
On the way home he listens to game on the radio. We're not even far away from the stadium when we have back-to-back homeruns! And they hit two more home runs later in the game! I felt so bad because we should have been there... I truly regret leaving because it would have been amazing to watch.
I've been thinking of going to a few games this summer. I think I might buy a four-game packet thing because it'll be cheaper and I think you can get a yankee or red sox game in there with it. I'm not sure, but I know that you can't directly buy a ticket for a yankee/redsox game unless you're at the gates.... Oh man, yesterday's game was great. Braves won against the Reds 10-2. In one inning, this poor fellow had a rough inning in left feild. It was Dickinson on the Reds; and he missed two fly balls twice. Finally he got a flyball and the whole stadium cheered... and I did as well. But I mean he was having a rough day...
Saturday, April 25, 2009
PAC's
What is a PAC? (Just so you know this was the other topic for my american government test, I figured why not?) No not as in PAC-man. Wait why is he called PAC-man. It must be some acronym or something...
anyways a PAC is a Political Action Committee, which is the "political arm" of an interest group that collects money/funds from people to give to another PAC or candidate. Example: the NRA is an interest group that has some PAC that collects money to give to a candidate that has the same views on guns as them...
The first PAC was created by the AFL-CIO (American Federal Laborers - Congress of Industrial Organizations) and it was called COPE (Committee of Political Education).
The FECA (Federal Elections Campaign Act)of 1971 created the FEC (Federal Elections Committee) which was to oversee federal elections (congressional and presidential) and it also created public financing in presidential elections.
The FECA of 1974 allowed unions and corporations to form PAC's. But there were some exceptions, an indvidual can only give up to $2000 to a PAC and only up to $37,500 per calendar year. A PAC can only give up to $10,000 to a candidate per election cycle. But there are loopholes: multiple memberships, giving money in other people's names, and bundling.
(Pac-Man? i still don't know where it came from... i sort of looked it up but no really... someone let me know if they know)
By the waym i think I did well on my essays on my american government test. For the PAC essay I sort of just wrote down facts, I don't think i really answered the question or even made sense. oh well, too late now.... but the downsian theory rocked. wow i never say rock.... that was weird. its a sign telling me to end blog.
anyways a PAC is a Political Action Committee, which is the "political arm" of an interest group that collects money/funds from people to give to another PAC or candidate. Example: the NRA is an interest group that has some PAC that collects money to give to a candidate that has the same views on guns as them...
The first PAC was created by the AFL-CIO (American Federal Laborers - Congress of Industrial Organizations) and it was called COPE (Committee of Political Education).
The FECA (Federal Elections Campaign Act)of 1971 created the FEC (Federal Elections Committee) which was to oversee federal elections (congressional and presidential) and it also created public financing in presidential elections.
The FECA of 1974 allowed unions and corporations to form PAC's. But there were some exceptions, an indvidual can only give up to $2000 to a PAC and only up to $37,500 per calendar year. A PAC can only give up to $10,000 to a candidate per election cycle. But there are loopholes: multiple memberships, giving money in other people's names, and bundling.
(Pac-Man? i still don't know where it came from... i sort of looked it up but no really... someone let me know if they know)
By the waym i think I did well on my essays on my american government test. For the PAC essay I sort of just wrote down facts, I don't think i really answered the question or even made sense. oh well, too late now.... but the downsian theory rocked. wow i never say rock.... that was weird. its a sign telling me to end blog.
MASH part 3
I think I should do a blog about classic episodes of MASH... like when I think of MASH what moments do I think of? These will most likely classic moments that everyone remembers...
1. "Abyssinia, Henry" This is the episode when Henry Blake is finally sent home, but his plane is shot down into the Sea of Japan. At the end of the episode, Radar stumbles into the OR to tell everyone. I remember the last time I watched it, I just started crying. Not because Henry Blake just died, but because I remembered that his son was born earlier in the season. He hadn't even seen his son, and his son will never meet his father. That idea just made me sob.
2. "Goodbye Radar" Radar finally gets to go home... and he actually makes it there. But I remember the part about his going away party. They're all waiting to surprise him, but wounded soldiers are sent to their MASH. So while everyone is in the Or, Radar sees the party decorations. He walks by the OR door and looks at everyone for the last time. Hawkeye sees him and actually salutes him. It's one of my favorite moments.
3. "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" This is the finally of the series... Who doesn't remember this episode? This is THE most watch television show episode ever. The end with the rocks spelling out goodbye to Hawkeye and to us at the same time was just... good.
4. "The Interview" This was a great episode because a lot of it was improv with just the actors being in character with a reporter. It's shot in black and white and Father Mulcahy's interview is still imprinted into my brain. He talks about how doctors would warm themselves up in the steam that's rising off from the bodies during the cold winters...
5. "Run for the Money" The main storyline is about the race and bets with another MASH unit. Father Mulcahy has to run against some Olympic runner, but during the race he convinces the guy to loose the race so the orphanage could have a new roof. But the other part of the episode that I remember is the stuttering patient. A wounded soldier is bullied and called stupid for stuttering. Winchester stands up for the boy and tells him he is smart. He gives him his nice copy of Moby Dick to the guy who just reads comic book. At the end of the episode, Winchester is sitting and listening to his infamous "recorded letters." It happens to be that his own sister stutters.... I don't know, but I've always loved this episode.
1. "Abyssinia, Henry" This is the episode when Henry Blake is finally sent home, but his plane is shot down into the Sea of Japan. At the end of the episode, Radar stumbles into the OR to tell everyone. I remember the last time I watched it, I just started crying. Not because Henry Blake just died, but because I remembered that his son was born earlier in the season. He hadn't even seen his son, and his son will never meet his father. That idea just made me sob.
2. "Goodbye Radar" Radar finally gets to go home... and he actually makes it there. But I remember the part about his going away party. They're all waiting to surprise him, but wounded soldiers are sent to their MASH. So while everyone is in the Or, Radar sees the party decorations. He walks by the OR door and looks at everyone for the last time. Hawkeye sees him and actually salutes him. It's one of my favorite moments.
3. "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" This is the finally of the series... Who doesn't remember this episode? This is THE most watch television show episode ever. The end with the rocks spelling out goodbye to Hawkeye and to us at the same time was just... good.
4. "The Interview" This was a great episode because a lot of it was improv with just the actors being in character with a reporter. It's shot in black and white and Father Mulcahy's interview is still imprinted into my brain. He talks about how doctors would warm themselves up in the steam that's rising off from the bodies during the cold winters...
5. "Run for the Money" The main storyline is about the race and bets with another MASH unit. Father Mulcahy has to run against some Olympic runner, but during the race he convinces the guy to loose the race so the orphanage could have a new roof. But the other part of the episode that I remember is the stuttering patient. A wounded soldier is bullied and called stupid for stuttering. Winchester stands up for the boy and tells him he is smart. He gives him his nice copy of Moby Dick to the guy who just reads comic book. At the end of the episode, Winchester is sitting and listening to his infamous "recorded letters." It happens to be that his own sister stutters.... I don't know, but I've always loved this episode.
Wheat Cent
Have you ever seen a funny penny? One that doesn't have the Lincoln Memorial on the back? From 1909 to 1958, wheat pennies were produced with Lincoln on one side and "one cent" with two stalks of wheat on the other.
My dad likes to collect things, mainly baseball cards and coins. But he always tells us that he if we ever see this funny to give it to him. Now that I have an actually job that I deal with money regularly, I come across lots of wheat pennies. Somehow my brother and I have come to enjoy this too. When we find them, we get excited and look at the year to see if it's !1943!.... I made the mistake of telling my brother that if he ever finds a 1943 wheat penny, we'll be rich.
In 1943, twelve pennies were made out of copper instead of the silver by mistake. Copper was being used for war supplies - tanks and ammunition. But now these pennies are super rare and can be worth a fortune. I think in 2004, one was sold for $200,000. But now my brother will call everyone asking what the year was supposed to be... and its never the right one. But actually my dad's got some of the steel pennies. Actually he's got about 600 pennies..... that is only $6... to you at least. Some pennies are actually worth between 5-12 cents.
Actually the wheat penny was designed by Victor David Brenner - a sculptor. But on the wheat penny, you can see the initials, VDB, hidden on Lincoln's shoulder. Also there's supposed to be a controversy about the wheat on the penny or the initials... I'm not sure. But it's been 100 years since the lincoln penny was minted so there'll be 4 new designs releasing this year.
My dad likes to collect things, mainly baseball cards and coins. But he always tells us that he if we ever see this funny to give it to him. Now that I have an actually job that I deal with money regularly, I come across lots of wheat pennies. Somehow my brother and I have come to enjoy this too. When we find them, we get excited and look at the year to see if it's !1943!.... I made the mistake of telling my brother that if he ever finds a 1943 wheat penny, we'll be rich.
In 1943, twelve pennies were made out of copper instead of the silver by mistake. Copper was being used for war supplies - tanks and ammunition. But now these pennies are super rare and can be worth a fortune. I think in 2004, one was sold for $200,000. But now my brother will call everyone asking what the year was supposed to be... and its never the right one. But actually my dad's got some of the steel pennies. Actually he's got about 600 pennies..... that is only $6... to you at least. Some pennies are actually worth between 5-12 cents.
Actually the wheat penny was designed by Victor David Brenner - a sculptor. But on the wheat penny, you can see the initials, VDB, hidden on Lincoln's shoulder. Also there's supposed to be a controversy about the wheat on the penny or the initials... I'm not sure. But it's been 100 years since the lincoln penny was minted so there'll be 4 new designs releasing this year.
Friday, April 24, 2009
MASH Part 2
Because of my favorable 300 word limit I decided to use another blog on characters. Just to let you know my knowledge will becoming from my brain and not wikipedia... Gosh is this something I should be bragging about? No probably not. These are probably my favorite...
1. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce - (portrayed by Alan Alda) He was born in Crabapple Cove, Maine. His only family is his father who is also a doctor. Hawkeye often writes to him and mentions him. Hawkeye is a captain and the 4077th's chief of surgery. He lives in the Swamp - the name of the tent he lives in and is also where a homemade alcoholic still is. Between shifts, he can be seen drinking and joking around.
2. BJ Hunnicutt - (portrayed by Mike Farrell) He is from California where is family is. He has a wife who he's faithful to and a daughter Erin. He's aslo a captain and Hawkeye's best friend. One of my favorite things about him is his name. A whole episode was about Hawkeye finding out what the B and J stand for. Hawkeye even snuck into files to see that the BJ was still there. At the end it's revealed that he's named after his parents: Bea and Jay Hunnicutt. I thought that was just so clever.
3. Maxwell Klinger - (portrayed by Jamie Farr) He is a Lebanese-American from Toledo, Ohio. In the beginning of the series, he is a private trying to get a Section 8 (discharge for being insane) by dressing as a woman. Later he becomes more serious when he has to be the new company clerk. In the last episode, it's revealed that he is the only character staying behind in Korea with his new wife Soon Lee.
4. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly - (portrayed by Gary Burghoff) Radar is the company clerk and an innocent private from Iowa. Radar is young, naive, and innocent which is used often in story lines to show the effects of war. He gets his nickname for his impeccable hearing. He can hear the choppers (helicopter) coming to bring more wounded soldiers.
There are about ten more, but im tired.
1. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce - (portrayed by Alan Alda) He was born in Crabapple Cove, Maine. His only family is his father who is also a doctor. Hawkeye often writes to him and mentions him. Hawkeye is a captain and the 4077th's chief of surgery. He lives in the Swamp - the name of the tent he lives in and is also where a homemade alcoholic still is. Between shifts, he can be seen drinking and joking around.
2. BJ Hunnicutt - (portrayed by Mike Farrell) He is from California where is family is. He has a wife who he's faithful to and a daughter Erin. He's aslo a captain and Hawkeye's best friend. One of my favorite things about him is his name. A whole episode was about Hawkeye finding out what the B and J stand for. Hawkeye even snuck into files to see that the BJ was still there. At the end it's revealed that he's named after his parents: Bea and Jay Hunnicutt. I thought that was just so clever.
3. Maxwell Klinger - (portrayed by Jamie Farr) He is a Lebanese-American from Toledo, Ohio. In the beginning of the series, he is a private trying to get a Section 8 (discharge for being insane) by dressing as a woman. Later he becomes more serious when he has to be the new company clerk. In the last episode, it's revealed that he is the only character staying behind in Korea with his new wife Soon Lee.
4. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly - (portrayed by Gary Burghoff) Radar is the company clerk and an innocent private from Iowa. Radar is young, naive, and innocent which is used often in story lines to show the effects of war. He gets his nickname for his impeccable hearing. He can hear the choppers (helicopter) coming to bring more wounded soldiers.
There are about ten more, but im tired.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Practice Essay
Anthony Downs wrote An Economic Theory of Democracy, a book discussing his ideas about our political government. His questions why the US has a two party system and bases his answer on the normal distribution curve. A normal distribution curve is a propability distribution that describes data that clusters around a mean or average. It looks like a bell curve- actually it is a bell curve. There are four "assumptions" of Downs.
Four Assumptions of Downs
1. Two party systems provide stable and effective gov where society has a large measure of i ideological consensus.
2. In two party systems, it is “profitable” for parties to resemble one another; not in a multiparty system
3. In a society with ideological equilibrium, the number of parties and ideological positions will stabilize over time and perpetuate itself
4. In a two party system, it is rational for each party to encourage voters to behave irrationally (non-ideology) by making party platforms vague and ambiguous
In Actual Terms You'll Understand
(United States as Example)
(United States as Example)
1. Because the United States has a "large measure of ideological consesus" (most Americans are moderates) the two party system is stable and effective....enough. (We have a two party system - Republicans and Democrats)
2. It's profitable for the parties to resemble each other. Imagine the normal distribution curve. If the middle (the big hump) is the mean (moderate) and on either end is Republican and the other Democrat, half of the curve is Republican and the other Democrat. It would be profitable if each side tried to move toward the middle of the curve. Profitable as in gaining more voters.
3. The United States has been a two party system since the 1850's... I think it's stabilized over the last 150 years.
4. By making broad and vauge platforms, neither party is alienating voters.
Downs makes sense, but why we really care is a mystery to me.
2. It's profitable for the parties to resemble each other. Imagine the normal distribution curve. If the middle (the big hump) is the mean (moderate) and on either end is Republican and the other Democrat, half of the curve is Republican and the other Democrat. It would be profitable if each side tried to move toward the middle of the curve. Profitable as in gaining more voters.
3. The United States has been a two party system since the 1850's... I think it's stabilized over the last 150 years.
4. By making broad and vauge platforms, neither party is alienating voters.
Downs makes sense, but why we really care is a mystery to me.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
MASH
MASH is a televison series based off the movie that was based off the novel... It was/is still a good show. "Is" because I still watch the reruns that air on the Hallmark channel and now on TV land. According to Wikipedia, it's a 'black comedy'/medical drama which makes sense I guess. I've wondered its supposed to be a drama with bits of comedy or a comedy with bits of drama. I've decided that its a comedy with bits of drama, but only because it has a laugh track. Actually on the DVD you can watch episodes without the laugh track on. I would know this because I have seasons 1 and 10. I know random, but I got season 1 because it's the first season. When you start collecting things you start when the beginning. Then I got season 10 because it has Mike Farrell in them and at the time he was my favorite character.
The show is set in South Korea during the Korean War. Even though the war only lasted three years (1951-1953) the show lasted eleven seasons (1972-1983). It's about a group of doctors and military staff of the 4077th MASH trying to survive the war physically and mentally.
There is a large group of main characters, but i think that alan alda's character is the lead character because he's the only main character to appear in all 251 episodes of the series. His name is Benjamin Franklin Pierce, but he goes by "Hawkeye," a nickname his father gave him referring to The Last of the Mohicans. To pass the time between surgeries and patients, Hawkeye plays pranks on other characters.
There is also a lot of character changes through out the season. Trapper John leaves after three seasons and BJ Hunnicutt soon replaces him. Also Col. Henry Blake is released from his duties at the end of season 3 and a new colonel replaces him - Colonel Potter. In Season 5, Frank Burns leaves and Charles Winchester comes in. Radar O'Rieley leaves in the beginning of the 8th season and another character, Klinger, steps up to take his position of company clerk.
The show is set in South Korea during the Korean War. Even though the war only lasted three years (1951-1953) the show lasted eleven seasons (1972-1983). It's about a group of doctors and military staff of the 4077th MASH trying to survive the war physically and mentally.
There is a large group of main characters, but i think that alan alda's character is the lead character because he's the only main character to appear in all 251 episodes of the series. His name is Benjamin Franklin Pierce, but he goes by "Hawkeye," a nickname his father gave him referring to The Last of the Mohicans. To pass the time between surgeries and patients, Hawkeye plays pranks on other characters.
There is also a lot of character changes through out the season. Trapper John leaves after three seasons and BJ Hunnicutt soon replaces him. Also Col. Henry Blake is released from his duties at the end of season 3 and a new colonel replaces him - Colonel Potter. In Season 5, Frank Burns leaves and Charles Winchester comes in. Radar O'Rieley leaves in the beginning of the 8th season and another character, Klinger, steps up to take his position of company clerk.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Movies of My Childhood
Bold means we killed the VCR with the tape by watching it so many times.....
1. Brave Little Toaster
2. Land Before Time
3. We're Back: A Dinosaur Story
4. Space Jam
5. Happy Gilmore
6. Rock-A-Doodle
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. 101 Dalmatians
9. Once upon a Forest
10. Lion King
11. The Never Ending Story
12. The Mighty Ducks
13. Disney (in General)
14. Peanuts (as a whole)
15. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
16. The Big Green
17. Homeward Bound
18. An American Tale
19 The Sandlot
20. The Goonies
21. Angels in the Outfeild
22. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
23. Free Willy
24. Fern Gully
25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
26. Three Ninjas
27. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
28. The Muppet Movie
Some are probably missing.....
They really don't make movies like they used to anymore... It's a real shame. I remember being scared watching The Goonies and The Never Ending Story. Happy Gilmore is what I blame for our violent tendencies back then. I remember taking a bat and slamming it on the ground like Happy does with his club and then throws a rock in the pond.... Also it and the Mighty Ducks caused my older brother to try out hockey. I remember going to the rink and him just slamming into walls and falling over the side on purpose....
Space Jam had a good soundtrack ... at the time. But I still sing R Kelly's I believe I can Fly... just ask my friends. I can't believe they never made a sequel like Space Jam. You'd think they would because I think it would have done well... I actually have no idea. I didnt think about those things back then...
Actually I remember being scared while watching Brave Little Toaster because at the end, there in the junk yard.... and in The Land Before Time, the mom dies in the beginning. Pretty much any movie scared me to some degree. I still don't like seeing scary movies now. I remember watching What Lies Beneath with the mute button on in my mom's room. It's not even scary... and my friend dragged me to see The Grudge..... big mistake. I can't take it; I have to hold my ears and close them when I get scared... I don't understand why I do it - it doesnt really help because you still see on the scary things on the screen....
1. Brave Little Toaster
2. Land Before Time
3. We're Back: A Dinosaur Story
4. Space Jam
5. Happy Gilmore
6. Rock-A-Doodle
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. 101 Dalmatians
9. Once upon a Forest
10. Lion King
11. The Never Ending Story
12. The Mighty Ducks
13. Disney (in General)
14. Peanuts (as a whole)
15. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
16. The Big Green
17. Homeward Bound
18. An American Tale
19 The Sandlot
20. The Goonies
21. Angels in the Outfeild
22. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
23. Free Willy
24. Fern Gully
25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
26. Three Ninjas
27. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
28. The Muppet Movie
Some are probably missing.....
They really don't make movies like they used to anymore... It's a real shame. I remember being scared watching The Goonies and The Never Ending Story. Happy Gilmore is what I blame for our violent tendencies back then. I remember taking a bat and slamming it on the ground like Happy does with his club and then throws a rock in the pond.... Also it and the Mighty Ducks caused my older brother to try out hockey. I remember going to the rink and him just slamming into walls and falling over the side on purpose....
Space Jam had a good soundtrack ... at the time. But I still sing R Kelly's I believe I can Fly... just ask my friends. I can't believe they never made a sequel like Space Jam. You'd think they would because I think it would have done well... I actually have no idea. I didnt think about those things back then...
Actually I remember being scared while watching Brave Little Toaster because at the end, there in the junk yard.... and in The Land Before Time, the mom dies in the beginning. Pretty much any movie scared me to some degree. I still don't like seeing scary movies now. I remember watching What Lies Beneath with the mute button on in my mom's room. It's not even scary... and my friend dragged me to see The Grudge..... big mistake. I can't take it; I have to hold my ears and close them when I get scared... I don't understand why I do it - it doesnt really help because you still see on the scary things on the screen....
More Fun Facts
19. The Cherokee rose is the official state flower, the live oak the official tree; and the brown thrasher the official bird.
20. United States Highway 27 runs the length of Georgia and is known as Martha Berry Highway, named after a pioneer educator.
21. Marshall Forest in Rome is the only natural forest within a city limits in the United States.
22. The popular theme park - Six Flags Over Georgia, was actually named for six flags that flew over Georgia. England, Spain, Liberty, Georgia, Confederate States of America, and the United States.
23. The name of the famous south Georgia swamp, the Okefenokee, is derived from an Indian word meaning the trembling earth.
24. Brasstown Bald Mountain is the highest point in Georgia. It has an elevation of 4,784 feet.
25. The Cyclorama is a three dimensional panorama that depicts the famous Battle of Atlanta, and is located in Grant Park in Atlanta.
26. Thomasville is known as the City of Roses.
27. Chickamuga National Park is the site of the bloodiest battle in American history.
28. The figures of Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee make up the world's largest sculpture. It is located on the face of Stone Mountain. Additionally Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler, is also carved at the same place.
29. The world's largest Infantry training center is located at Fort Benning.
30. The largest Farmer's Market of its kind is located in Forest Park.
31. Ralph Bunch, United States diplomat, was the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
32. Callaway Gardens is a world famous family resort, known for its azaleas.
33. Wesleyan College in Macon was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
34. Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon is the largest archeological development east of the Mississippi River.
35. Athens is the location of the first university chartered and supported by state funds.
20. United States Highway 27 runs the length of Georgia and is known as Martha Berry Highway, named after a pioneer educator.
21. Marshall Forest in Rome is the only natural forest within a city limits in the United States.
22. The popular theme park - Six Flags Over Georgia, was actually named for six flags that flew over Georgia. England, Spain, Liberty, Georgia, Confederate States of America, and the United States.
23. The name of the famous south Georgia swamp, the Okefenokee, is derived from an Indian word meaning the trembling earth.
24. Brasstown Bald Mountain is the highest point in Georgia. It has an elevation of 4,784 feet.
25. The Cyclorama is a three dimensional panorama that depicts the famous Battle of Atlanta, and is located in Grant Park in Atlanta.
26. Thomasville is known as the City of Roses.
27. Chickamuga National Park is the site of the bloodiest battle in American history.
28. The figures of Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee make up the world's largest sculpture. It is located on the face of Stone Mountain. Additionally Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler, is also carved at the same place.
29. The world's largest Infantry training center is located at Fort Benning.
30. The largest Farmer's Market of its kind is located in Forest Park.
31. Ralph Bunch, United States diplomat, was the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
32. Callaway Gardens is a world famous family resort, known for its azaleas.
33. Wesleyan College in Macon was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
34. Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon is the largest archeological development east of the Mississippi River.
35. Athens is the location of the first university chartered and supported by state funds.
Georgia Fun Facts
- Historic Saint Marys Georgia is the second oldest city in the nation.
- The pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach made a home on Blackbeard Island. The United States Congress designated the Blackbeard Island Wilderness Area in 1975 and it now has a total of 3,000 acres.
- The official state fish is the largemouth bass.
- In Gainesville, the Chicken Capital of the World it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork.
- Georgia was named for King George II of England.
- Stone Mountain near Atlanta is one of the largest single masses of exposed granite in the world.
- Georgia is the nations number one producer of the three Ps--peanuts, pecans, and peaches.
- Each year Georgia serves as a host to the International Poultry Trade Show, the largest poultry convention in the world.
- Known as the sweetest onion in the world, the Vidalia onion can only be grown in the fields around Vidalia and Glennville
- Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
- Georgia's population in 1776 was around 40,000.
- Cordele claims to be the watermelon capital of the world.
- The annual Masters Golf Tournament is played at the Augusta National in Augusta every first week of April.
- Georgia is often called the Empire State of the South and is also known as the Peach State and Cracker State.
- In 1828 Auraria, near the city of Dahlongea, was the site of the first Gold Rush in America.
- Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The name "Coca-Cola" was suggested by Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. He penned the name Coca-Cola in the flowing script that is famous today. Coca-Cola was first sold at a soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta by Willis Venable.
- Berry College in Rome has the world's largest college campus.
- The Little White House in Warm Springs was the recuperative home of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Random Southern Things
Here are some random Southern things.... I don't know; I just need more blogs......
1. Grits - ground-up corn mixture, considered breakfast food, and usually delicious at a Waffle House
2. "Y'all" - 'you all'; really fun to teach to Northerners and a bit impossible
3. Sweet Tea - According to Steel Magnolias, sweet tea is the house wine of the South.... but I don't drink it.
4. Country music - actually I can't listen to it. I did have a passion for Shania Twain though. I remember I used to sing very enthusiastically in the car when I was 9..... wow it's embarrassing.
5. Soda or Pop? - The real answer is neither... it's Coke. A friend of a friend of a friend is overseas. He (Southern) asked his buddy (not Southern) to get him a coke. He brought back a Coca-cola and the guy yelled at him for not asking him what he wanted - Dr. Pepper.....
6. "fixin to" - 'about to' or 'going to'
7. hicks- not every one is a hick. I have to admit that I've met some though.....
8. "Ma'am" - 'miss'; It's a proper way to address a lady. Don't be offended that someone calls you ma'am, its an involuntary action to some people. It doesn't mean your an old hag... even though you might be one.....
9. "ain't" - 'am not' or 'are not'; I think a lot of people say this one right? not just southerners
10. Fried Chicken - There's a reason why KFC is still in business. Even though I don't eat it often, doesn't mean that i don't like it.
1. Grits - ground-up corn mixture, considered breakfast food, and usually delicious at a Waffle House
2. "Y'all" - 'you all'; really fun to teach to Northerners and a bit impossible
3. Sweet Tea - According to Steel Magnolias, sweet tea is the house wine of the South.... but I don't drink it.
4. Country music - actually I can't listen to it. I did have a passion for Shania Twain though. I remember I used to sing very enthusiastically in the car when I was 9..... wow it's embarrassing.
5. Soda or Pop? - The real answer is neither... it's Coke. A friend of a friend of a friend is overseas. He (Southern) asked his buddy (not Southern) to get him a coke. He brought back a Coca-cola and the guy yelled at him for not asking him what he wanted - Dr. Pepper.....
6. "fixin to" - 'about to' or 'going to'
7. hicks- not every one is a hick. I have to admit that I've met some though.....
8. "Ma'am" - 'miss'; It's a proper way to address a lady. Don't be offended that someone calls you ma'am, its an involuntary action to some people. It doesn't mean your an old hag... even though you might be one.....
9. "ain't" - 'am not' or 'are not'; I think a lot of people say this one right? not just southerners
10. Fried Chicken - There's a reason why KFC is still in business. Even though I don't eat it often, doesn't mean that i don't like it.
11. "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack. Can be pronounced "pee-kan" or "pi-kahn". I like to say "pi-kahns" but I'll say "pee-kan pie."
12. Sweating Indoors - in movies and on television, in the South, people are always seen sweating and fanning themselves (esp in courtrooms for some reason) we have air conditioning.... unless its broken like one summer it was for us, it was terrible..... but come on.
I can't think of more and I'm pretty sure there are lots more. Like in general Southern Food. I tend to be a picky eater so I actually don't eat most of it. I think its 300 words now...
12. Sweating Indoors - in movies and on television, in the South, people are always seen sweating and fanning themselves (esp in courtrooms for some reason) we have air conditioning.... unless its broken like one summer it was for us, it was terrible..... but come on.
I can't think of more and I'm pretty sure there are lots more. Like in general Southern Food. I tend to be a picky eater so I actually don't eat most of it. I think its 300 words now...
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Movies I Should See
This will probably be a long long long list of movies that I need to see before I die. Some of these will probably be movies that I've seen most parts of, but I need to see the whole thing... in one sitting. Also some of them will be movies that I don't want to see but feel that I should....
1. The Godfather I, II, III
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Say Anything
4. Almost Famous
5. The Shining
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7. Gone With the Wind
8. Office Space
9. Animal House
10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12. Annie Hall
13. Cool Hand Luke
14. Vertigo
15. Philadelphia
16. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
18. MASH
19. Fargo
20. Dirty Harry
21. The Outsiders
22. Sound of Music
23. Citizen Kane
24. Caddyshack
25. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
26. Ace Ventura
27. Beverly Hills Cop
28. American Graffiti
29. Annie Hall
30. The Bid Lebowski
31. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
32. Spaceballs
33. High Fedelity
34. Clerks
35. His Girl Friday
36. Weekend at Bernies
37. Police Academy
38. slumdog millionaire
39. major payne
40. catch 22
41. barefoot in the park
42. a clockwork orange
43. the dirty dozen
44. driving miss daisy
I'm too tired now. I can't really think of more. I keep thinking about movies that are really good that I've seen, plus it's late and I can't really concentrate. i was hoping to get to 100 but i only got 44. if i got to 100 then i could have definitely gotten to 100 words but now i don't know. some of these I've seen bits and peices of it like the dirty dozen, just not all of it. the only thing that's fairly recent is slumdog. it won best movie this year so i figured it should be there plus its about a gameshow and who doesnt love a gameshow? no one right. well now its actually different because reality tv is.... no words but badly stupid. but old game shows like match game are awesome.
1. The Godfather I, II, III
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Say Anything
4. Almost Famous
5. The Shining
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7. Gone With the Wind
8. Office Space
9. Animal House
10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12. Annie Hall
13. Cool Hand Luke
14. Vertigo
15. Philadelphia
16. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
18. MASH
19. Fargo
20. Dirty Harry
21. The Outsiders
22. Sound of Music
23. Citizen Kane
24. Caddyshack
25. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
26. Ace Ventura
27. Beverly Hills Cop
28. American Graffiti
29. Annie Hall
30. The Bid Lebowski
31. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
32. Spaceballs
33. High Fedelity
34. Clerks
35. His Girl Friday
36. Weekend at Bernies
37. Police Academy
38. slumdog millionaire
39. major payne
40. catch 22
41. barefoot in the park
42. a clockwork orange
43. the dirty dozen
44. driving miss daisy
I'm too tired now. I can't really think of more. I keep thinking about movies that are really good that I've seen, plus it's late and I can't really concentrate. i was hoping to get to 100 but i only got 44. if i got to 100 then i could have definitely gotten to 100 words but now i don't know. some of these I've seen bits and peices of it like the dirty dozen, just not all of it. the only thing that's fairly recent is slumdog. it won best movie this year so i figured it should be there plus its about a gameshow and who doesnt love a gameshow? no one right. well now its actually different because reality tv is.... no words but badly stupid. but old game shows like match game are awesome.
Random Music Moments in Movies
What could this be about? I don't know, but I think the blog title is raw self-explanatory. These are random moments of music in movies - like the actors actually singing the song. These will be, like always, in a totally random order because I'll just write them as I think of them.
1. "I say a little Prayer" - Dionne Warwick in My Best Friend's Wedding
The movie is okay. I kind of always wished that they ended up together in the end because I'm a hopeless romantic, but I kind of liked the ending. I don't know I keep contradicting myself on it. But the big family lunch scene is classic. Rupert Everett's character starts to sing it and soon the whole restaurant joins in. It's awesome; makes me happy.
2. "I am a Constant Man of Sorrow" - The Soggy Bottom Boys in O Brother Where Art Thou?
Actually this was the main reason why I loved this movie when I first saw it. I loved this song. But then I watched the whole movie and I just love the whole allusion to The Odyssey.
3. "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" - The Four Seasons in 10 Things I Hate About You
This is why a small part of me hates this movie. This never happens. Guys, high school boys especially, do not orchestrate a whole marching band and serenade to a girl just to get attention. I could believe a marriage proposal type of situation.
4. “Old Time Rock and Roll” - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in Risky Business
I've never actually seen the movie, but do to the many many Rock Band commercials, it's in my brain forever.
5. “Tiny Dancer” - Elton John in Almost Famous
I haven't seen this whole movie, but I want to- I need to. But I remember watching the bus scene while flipping through the channels, and I've always wanted to watch it.
6. “Try a Little Tenderness” - Otis Redding in Pretty in Pink
I haven't actually seen the whole movie but I've seen most of it. And I think Duckie is so adorable dancing to this song.
I can think of more but I'm over three hundred words!! : )
1. "I say a little Prayer" - Dionne Warwick in My Best Friend's Wedding
The movie is okay. I kind of always wished that they ended up together in the end because I'm a hopeless romantic, but I kind of liked the ending. I don't know I keep contradicting myself on it. But the big family lunch scene is classic. Rupert Everett's character starts to sing it and soon the whole restaurant joins in. It's awesome; makes me happy.
2. "I am a Constant Man of Sorrow" - The Soggy Bottom Boys in O Brother Where Art Thou?
Actually this was the main reason why I loved this movie when I first saw it. I loved this song. But then I watched the whole movie and I just love the whole allusion to The Odyssey.
3. "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" - The Four Seasons in 10 Things I Hate About You
This is why a small part of me hates this movie. This never happens. Guys, high school boys especially, do not orchestrate a whole marching band and serenade to a girl just to get attention. I could believe a marriage proposal type of situation.
4. “Old Time Rock and Roll” - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in Risky Business
I've never actually seen the movie, but do to the many many Rock Band commercials, it's in my brain forever.
5. “Tiny Dancer” - Elton John in Almost Famous
I haven't seen this whole movie, but I want to- I need to. But I remember watching the bus scene while flipping through the channels, and I've always wanted to watch it.
6. “Try a Little Tenderness” - Otis Redding in Pretty in Pink
I haven't actually seen the whole movie but I've seen most of it. And I think Duckie is so adorable dancing to this song.
I can think of more but I'm over three hundred words!! : )
VerbNames
I think that the English language is strange and arbitrary. Words have multiple meanings that are confusing - well if you don't know the language it's confusing. Like names that are also verbs. It's really odd when you use both uses in the same sentence.
1. Stew, stew the pot.
2. Will Will do his homework? No probably not.
3. Hope hopes she got an A on her test. She didn't....
4. Rose rose from the floor.
5. Skip skipped into the meadow.
6. Rob robbed the grocery store.
7. Pat pat the boy in the back.
8. Bob bobbed for apples.
9. May May come over to my house?
10. Mark marked the answer A. It was wrong......
11. Grant granted the boy's wish.
12. Drew drew a picture.
13. Sue sued the man.
15. Chase chased the man.
16. Mary married the man.
17. Carrie carried the man.
18. Peg pegged the man.
19. Paige paged the man.
20. Trip tripped over the man.
21. Carol caroled with the man.
22. Nick nicked his chin while shaving.
23. Pierce pierced his lung.
Okay, I was not really creative with the sentences; there were a lot of "the man" sentences. Hopefully it wasn't the same man. Haha haha ha...ha Not funny I know. And some of you probably did not notice that there's not a number 14. Whoops.... or a number 4..... haha made you look. Wow, that's an inside joke with my family. If you're in the same room with someone who's texting a lot, text them "made you look." Funniest thing ever...... until it happens to you... a lot. Blah blah blah I need three hundred words for a blog so that's why this is so wierd like the rest of my blogs.
1. Stew, stew the pot.
2. Will Will do his homework? No probably not.
3. Hope hopes she got an A on her test. She didn't....
4. Rose rose from the floor.
5. Skip skipped into the meadow.
6. Rob robbed the grocery store.
7. Pat pat the boy in the back.
8. Bob bobbed for apples.
9. May May come over to my house?
10. Mark marked the answer A. It was wrong......
11. Grant granted the boy's wish.
12. Drew drew a picture.
13. Sue sued the man.
15. Chase chased the man.
16. Mary married the man.
17. Carrie carried the man.
18. Peg pegged the man.
19. Paige paged the man.
20. Trip tripped over the man.
21. Carol caroled with the man.
22. Nick nicked his chin while shaving.
23. Pierce pierced his lung.
Okay, I was not really creative with the sentences; there were a lot of "the man" sentences. Hopefully it wasn't the same man. Haha haha ha...ha Not funny I know. And some of you probably did not notice that there's not a number 14. Whoops.... or a number 4..... haha made you look. Wow, that's an inside joke with my family. If you're in the same room with someone who's texting a lot, text them "made you look." Funniest thing ever...... until it happens to you... a lot. Blah blah blah I need three hundred words for a blog so that's why this is so wierd like the rest of my blogs.
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