Texas A&M Women's Basketball
National Champions
And another GREAT article about the women's basketball team.
April 6, 2011
March 31, 2011
King Dog
Doesn't he look just like one of those Sphinxes in Egypt? He looks so solemn and powerful.....
Kinda like this guy, but without the messed up face......
King Didger.
March 24, 2011
Thought for the day
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” — Herman Hesse
February 1, 2011
Go Red!
In 2004, the American Heart Association (AHA) faced a challenge. Cardiovascular disease claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year, yet women were not paying attention. In fact, many even dismissed it as an “older man’s disease.” To dispel the myths and raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women, the American Heart Association created Go Red For Women – a passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health. (www.goredforwomen.org)
The American Heart Association's National Go RED for Women day is this Friday, February 4th. Wear RED and show your support for the fight against heart disease, the number one killer of women in the United States. Go HERE to make donations, sign up for the Go RED movement, take the Heart Check Up, get heart healthy recipes, and much more!
January 27, 2011
It's Time....
for a new post!
I'm so tired of seeing that stupid blog about how terrible Tron was. I have nothing really to say at the moment but I felt the need to post something else to keep things moving. :-p
In other news:
I was reading back a year ago to this post I made about my resolutions and goals for the year 2010. I am happy to report that most of my goals I accomplished. However, there are some that haven't materialized yet, namely the running another half marathon thing. My knees have given me too much trouble lately, and between Taekwondo a few nights a week and bowling and studying, I just haven't had the time to devote to running. Maybe this year? Speaking of school, I am glad to report that I have maintained my 4.0 GPA and have actually changed degree plans a few times. After a lot of research, I have finally settled on MBA with healthcare emphasis as the best route for me. Plus it gets me finished faster; I'll graduate at the end of this summer as opposed to next spring! Another one of my goals last year was to stick with TKD and get to at least red belt, which I have done! In fact, I just tested for my black stripe this past Tuesday. Which means that in about 4 more months, I'll be black belt! Watch out! Another of my goals was to join a young professional or volunteer group; that hasn't panned out either but its more because of a lack of time than lack of energy. I did join a quilting group though, does that count? And I've been doing a ton of sewing. Check, check, check.
Now its time for new goals and resolutions for 2011. Here are a few that I'll share with you. :-)
And finally, here are some pictures of me from the tournament that my TKD school put on back in December. I competed in the forms, breaking and sparring competitions. I got 2nd place in forms and breaking......
I'm so tired of seeing that stupid blog about how terrible Tron was. I have nothing really to say at the moment but I felt the need to post something else to keep things moving. :-p
In other news:
I was reading back a year ago to this post I made about my resolutions and goals for the year 2010. I am happy to report that most of my goals I accomplished. However, there are some that haven't materialized yet, namely the running another half marathon thing. My knees have given me too much trouble lately, and between Taekwondo a few nights a week and bowling and studying, I just haven't had the time to devote to running. Maybe this year? Speaking of school, I am glad to report that I have maintained my 4.0 GPA and have actually changed degree plans a few times. After a lot of research, I have finally settled on MBA with healthcare emphasis as the best route for me. Plus it gets me finished faster; I'll graduate at the end of this summer as opposed to next spring! Another one of my goals last year was to stick with TKD and get to at least red belt, which I have done! In fact, I just tested for my black stripe this past Tuesday. Which means that in about 4 more months, I'll be black belt! Watch out! Another of my goals was to join a young professional or volunteer group; that hasn't panned out either but its more because of a lack of time than lack of energy. I did join a quilting group though, does that count? And I've been doing a ton of sewing. Check, check, check.
Now its time for new goals and resolutions for 2011. Here are a few that I'll share with you. :-)
- Lose 10 lbs by May 1
- Achieve black belt status by June
- Join a church and attend regularly
- Get involved in some way at said church
- Graduate in August with a 4.0 GPA
- Save more money by bringing my lunch to work every day instead of buying in the cafeteria
- Pay off one of my credit cards by August
- Have plans in place to visit my brother in Morocco, either this fall or next spring
- Celebrate my 30th birthday/NYE in Times Square, NYC
- Spend more time with my parents
And finally, here are some pictures of me from the tournament that my TKD school put on back in December. I competed in the forms, breaking and sparring competitions. I got 2nd place in forms and breaking......
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| I beat out 3 black belts for 1st place in Sparring :-) |
December 30, 2010
Must Be a Guy Thing
So Luis and I went to see Tron last night. I will admit, from the previews, it did look like a good movie and one that I wanted to see. So when he invited me on a date last night, I was all about it.
After actually seeing it though, I was a tad disappointed. The best part for me was the music. A little trance, a little techno, a little hypnotic at times. It was really excellent. Secondly, I enjoyed the graphics and special effects. The little glowing lights that flashed out of the motorcycles (I don't remember what they were called in the movie) and the way the whole tron city glowed was cool. And Quora's black hair. That was awesome. And.....that's about it. In all honesty, I thought the movie sucked overall. I kept waiting for the scene that would pull me in and make me forget I was in a theater, but that never happened. The fact that it was in 3D was part of the problem; I kept fidgeting with my glasses the whole time, and bits of light kept reflecting off the plastic lenses and I could never get a clear view without having to constantly adjust and tilt my head certain ways. Why it was in 3D to begin with, I have no idea; I don't remember a single 3D effect. I think the whole thing would have been better if they left it in 2D. Luis actually agreed with me on this one. Also, I thought the acting was terrible. Whoever that kid was that played Sam was ridiculous. Especially at the beginning pulling all his shenanigans. The plot itself was really hard to follow and I felt like I had no idea what was going on. How did Sam's dad get into the....what was it? A computer? Where, exactly, were they? How did that laser thing transport him there, and what was that laser thing? And why did that disk thing have all his information from before he entered that world? Wouldn't it only have info that he learned while in that world and not in our world? What would have happened if CLU and the other "programs" got into our world? Would they exist as programs and computer viruses or would they take a human form? WHY WASN'T ANY OF THIS EXPLAINED?!? Ugh I just can't stand that. Luis couldn't even explain it to me after the movie was over. He eventually had to admit that it wasn't a movie to understand but one to appreciate the graphics and special effects. Fine. Whatever.
I need something more than just flashing lights and a good beat though. On the drive home I started grasping for anything I could get my head around to make this movie have some kind of impact or meaning in my life. I finally decided on the parallels it could have drawn between God and man. God created man in his own image and gave him the world to crate a utopia; just as Flynn created CLU in his image and asked him to create the perfect world. Human nature sets in and corrupts CLU though, just as it corrupted man, and he becomes self-righteous and evil, committing genocide on an entire "population" of iso-....iso-...I don't remember. Iso-somethings. He kills them all because he considered them imperfect and unworthy. And that's about as far as I got. I almost tried to relate Sam to Jesus, as the son of God (Flynn) who comes to Earth (Tron) to save the world....but that got a little complicated so I had to stop.
I guess some movies aren't meant to have a deeper meaning. Some movies really are created just to show off flashes of light and loud noises and cool costumes and fast motorcycle-thingys and other special effects and video games. And they are "TOTALLY AWESOME"!
Must be a guy thing.
After actually seeing it though, I was a tad disappointed. The best part for me was the music. A little trance, a little techno, a little hypnotic at times. It was really excellent. Secondly, I enjoyed the graphics and special effects. The little glowing lights that flashed out of the motorcycles (I don't remember what they were called in the movie) and the way the whole tron city glowed was cool. And Quora's black hair. That was awesome. And.....that's about it. In all honesty, I thought the movie sucked overall. I kept waiting for the scene that would pull me in and make me forget I was in a theater, but that never happened. The fact that it was in 3D was part of the problem; I kept fidgeting with my glasses the whole time, and bits of light kept reflecting off the plastic lenses and I could never get a clear view without having to constantly adjust and tilt my head certain ways. Why it was in 3D to begin with, I have no idea; I don't remember a single 3D effect. I think the whole thing would have been better if they left it in 2D. Luis actually agreed with me on this one. Also, I thought the acting was terrible. Whoever that kid was that played Sam was ridiculous. Especially at the beginning pulling all his shenanigans. The plot itself was really hard to follow and I felt like I had no idea what was going on. How did Sam's dad get into the....what was it? A computer? Where, exactly, were they? How did that laser thing transport him there, and what was that laser thing? And why did that disk thing have all his information from before he entered that world? Wouldn't it only have info that he learned while in that world and not in our world? What would have happened if CLU and the other "programs" got into our world? Would they exist as programs and computer viruses or would they take a human form? WHY WASN'T ANY OF THIS EXPLAINED?!? Ugh I just can't stand that. Luis couldn't even explain it to me after the movie was over. He eventually had to admit that it wasn't a movie to understand but one to appreciate the graphics and special effects. Fine. Whatever.
I need something more than just flashing lights and a good beat though. On the drive home I started grasping for anything I could get my head around to make this movie have some kind of impact or meaning in my life. I finally decided on the parallels it could have drawn between God and man. God created man in his own image and gave him the world to crate a utopia; just as Flynn created CLU in his image and asked him to create the perfect world. Human nature sets in and corrupts CLU though, just as it corrupted man, and he becomes self-righteous and evil, committing genocide on an entire "population" of iso-....iso-...I don't remember. Iso-somethings. He kills them all because he considered them imperfect and unworthy. And that's about as far as I got. I almost tried to relate Sam to Jesus, as the son of God (Flynn) who comes to Earth (Tron) to save the world....but that got a little complicated so I had to stop.
I guess some movies aren't meant to have a deeper meaning. Some movies really are created just to show off flashes of light and loud noises and cool costumes and fast motorcycle-thingys and other special effects and video games. And they are "TOTALLY AWESOME"!
Must be a guy thing.
December 20, 2010
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
the stockings are hung
o Christmas tree
Christmas dog
Christmas dog is tired of his antlers
handmade present - mug rug
other side
winter wonderland
snow-bowl
keystone
handmade present - doggie ornament
rudolphs
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