Saw this one with my sister and all our kids on Boxing Day.
Brad Pitt is great but I'm not sure if he's good enough to get any awards. He sure is easy on the eyes!
The make-up artists should definitely get kudos--especially with what they did with Cate Blanchett (sp?)
The movie is long--2 hrs 48 minutes. It's occasionally a bit slow.
Set against the backdrop of Katrina about to hit New Orleans makes it more curious for me...
Anyway, you can probably wait til it comes out on video.
I'm just sayin'.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Movie Review for Slumdog Millionaire
See it.
Awesome.
2 thumbs up.
A bit tough at times--people can certainly be cruel, especially to those who are "other" and this movie gives lots of food for thought.
Definitely stay for the closing credits!
Awesome.
2 thumbs up.
A bit tough at times--people can certainly be cruel, especially to those who are "other" and this movie gives lots of food for thought.
Definitely stay for the closing credits!
First day of training completed!
And I've realized that runners who also happen to be priests have to be flexible with their training schedules...seein' as how I had mapped out my afternoon in terms of going to the grocery store and getting the essentials (what do you mean we're out of milk, eggs and toilet paper? Ye Gods and little fishes!) including my power bars (or cupcakes, I hadn't decided yet) and then my phone rang to tell me one of my beloved parishioners, Bob, was not doing well...
Which meant that the grocery store trip was gonna be accomplished at breakneck speed so I could get to the nursing home and see how Bob was doing for myself. His daughter was there with him. They are quiet and introverted people. The nurse practitioner was delicately trying to explain to him that things were not going well and they were running out of treatment options. This information was met with wide eyed stares from Bob and daughter. I asked Bob if he believed he was going to get better and be able to get out of the nursing home and he looked right at me and said "yup."
So there you have it. I stayed a bit longer and then told Bob that I had set a goal for myself to run the Lilac 5k and he said "that's great!" and I told him I was going home to start my training and he said he'd see me later this week. God bless him.
I drank my water, rested a bit, and then put on my running shoes for the first time (other than when I tried them on.) For this first week of training, I run 2 minutes, walk 4 minutes, and repeat this 5 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Happy to report that I survived.
Tomorrow I have my regular workout with Tamithetrainer and on Thursday I run again.
Blessed Epiphany...
RevMutha
Which meant that the grocery store trip was gonna be accomplished at breakneck speed so I could get to the nursing home and see how Bob was doing for myself. His daughter was there with him. They are quiet and introverted people. The nurse practitioner was delicately trying to explain to him that things were not going well and they were running out of treatment options. This information was met with wide eyed stares from Bob and daughter. I asked Bob if he believed he was going to get better and be able to get out of the nursing home and he looked right at me and said "yup."
So there you have it. I stayed a bit longer and then told Bob that I had set a goal for myself to run the Lilac 5k and he said "that's great!" and I told him I was going home to start my training and he said he'd see me later this week. God bless him.
I drank my water, rested a bit, and then put on my running shoes for the first time (other than when I tried them on.) For this first week of training, I run 2 minutes, walk 4 minutes, and repeat this 5 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Happy to report that I survived.
Tomorrow I have my regular workout with Tamithetrainer and on Thursday I run again.
Blessed Epiphany...
RevMutha
And so it begins
I don't do New Year's Resolutions on account of my oppositional disorder.
However, I'm regularly impressed by my beloved step-daughter and her commitment to running.
I have previously taken the stance that I will only run if I'm being actively pursued by something dangerous (and that's actually up for debate since experience has shown that I may drop to the ground, roll into a ball, and protect my vital organs...)
Anyway, I have recently been of the mind to set myself a fitness goal of being able to run 3 miles without stopping (or dying.) My beloved stepdaughter went on-line and printed me out some different beginner runner programs. Together, we went to a fabulous all-things-runner-related store called "Medved" and were helped by a very kind young woman named Sherry. Sherry is a runner. (duh.) Sherry is holding a clinic for beginning runners starting March 25 with the goal of completing the Lilac 5k race (actually 3.1 miles but I figure that's doable...) on May 17.
I'm not waiting until March 25 to begin my training. I'm beginning...drum roll....this afternoon! I've purchased my first pair of running shoes and my training this afternoon will last 30 minutes. I am instructed to eat 2 hours before I do my training and I feel it is very important to follow this instruction.
The running people suggested a power bar and piece of fruit. I'm thinking I'd prefer a cupcake.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
RevMutha
However, I'm regularly impressed by my beloved step-daughter and her commitment to running.
I have previously taken the stance that I will only run if I'm being actively pursued by something dangerous (and that's actually up for debate since experience has shown that I may drop to the ground, roll into a ball, and protect my vital organs...)
Anyway, I have recently been of the mind to set myself a fitness goal of being able to run 3 miles without stopping (or dying.) My beloved stepdaughter went on-line and printed me out some different beginner runner programs. Together, we went to a fabulous all-things-runner-related store called "Medved" and were helped by a very kind young woman named Sherry. Sherry is a runner. (duh.) Sherry is holding a clinic for beginning runners starting March 25 with the goal of completing the Lilac 5k race (actually 3.1 miles but I figure that's doable...) on May 17.
I'm not waiting until March 25 to begin my training. I'm beginning...drum roll....this afternoon! I've purchased my first pair of running shoes and my training this afternoon will last 30 minutes. I am instructed to eat 2 hours before I do my training and I feel it is very important to follow this instruction.
The running people suggested a power bar and piece of fruit. I'm thinking I'd prefer a cupcake.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
RevMutha
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Clergy Fund Raising
I decided to host an event for my area clergy to raise money for Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. This amazing, grassroots organization is all about bringing awareness of the Millennium Development Goals to the Episcopal Church. The main website, E4GR.org is a clearing house of incredible resources.
In years past, my beloved husband and I have hosted a potluck for the area clergy around the Christmas holidays. I discovered early on that the clergy seemed to want to drink much more than eat (I'm not judging here) and so I ended up providing more and more food. This year, I have invited my collared bros and sistahs to bring nothing but their checkbooks. I'm preparing an italian feast complete with lots of nice libations, and in exchange, they need to write a sizable tax-deductible check to EGR. I will also have computers available for on-line donating should my scatterbrained brethren claim to have forgotten their checkbooks. If they also claim to not have a credit card with them, I will assure them that I will keep a plate warm for them while they go home and retrieve it.
Shameless? Perhaps. But it's for a really good cause. In 2008, alternative giving is GREAT!
I'm just sayin'...
RevMutha
In years past, my beloved husband and I have hosted a potluck for the area clergy around the Christmas holidays. I discovered early on that the clergy seemed to want to drink much more than eat (I'm not judging here) and so I ended up providing more and more food. This year, I have invited my collared bros and sistahs to bring nothing but their checkbooks. I'm preparing an italian feast complete with lots of nice libations, and in exchange, they need to write a sizable tax-deductible check to EGR. I will also have computers available for on-line donating should my scatterbrained brethren claim to have forgotten their checkbooks. If they also claim to not have a credit card with them, I will assure them that I will keep a plate warm for them while they go home and retrieve it.
Shameless? Perhaps. But it's for a really good cause. In 2008, alternative giving is GREAT!
I'm just sayin'...
RevMutha
yeah, I know
It's not like I didn't tell folks early on about the oppositional disorder.
I knew, in the depths of my heart, that I'd be bad about regularly blogging.
It's not that I don't think about it.
And I love reading other people's blogs, especially my friend Kyle's and St. Casserole's. And I'm pretty good about checking facebook...
I dunno.
This whole electronic immediate access thing is mind boggling. Someone sends me an email and expects a reply asap even though I never agreed to reply asap. What's up with that? I both love it and hate it.
Juxtapose these thoughts with Advent and waiting, waiting, waiting.
There's something important here, some message that is gestating in me and will hopefully be born in my preaching and conversations with those I love...
Even if it takes place in cyberspace.
Hmmmm.
RevMutha
I knew, in the depths of my heart, that I'd be bad about regularly blogging.
It's not that I don't think about it.
And I love reading other people's blogs, especially my friend Kyle's and St. Casserole's. And I'm pretty good about checking facebook...
I dunno.
This whole electronic immediate access thing is mind boggling. Someone sends me an email and expects a reply asap even though I never agreed to reply asap. What's up with that? I both love it and hate it.
Juxtapose these thoughts with Advent and waiting, waiting, waiting.
There's something important here, some message that is gestating in me and will hopefully be born in my preaching and conversations with those I love...
Even if it takes place in cyberspace.
Hmmmm.
RevMutha
Friday, September 5, 2008
I'm Baaaacccckkkk!
Ciao! Italy and sabbatical were amazing.
Above is a pic of the new tattoo--located on left hip. Fleur de lis with Southern Cross Constellation imbedded.
Also a pic from Isola d'Elba.
More later--gotta take communion to a sweet lady from the parish.
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