9/30/2004

movies

If anyone knows me at all, they know that I love movies. I could probably sit around all day, watching movies, maybe vegging a bit, and be the happiest man on the planet. I also like talking about movies with people, to get their views on what they think the movie was about, on deep levels as well as shallow ones. It doesn't matter to me, if it's a movie worth watching, or even if I haven't seen the movie, I'm up for chatting about it or apparently posting about it.

I do have some rules for watching movies. 1= Don't expect it to be real. There is not some hidden camera like on Big Brother that watches everyone's every move. There is someone that has written a script, made up the story, and have actors who have probably never been in this situation. I hate it when people say, "I just watched Van Helsing, and I didn't like it because when the flying wives of Dracula kept talking while trying to kill Kate Beckinsale. I would have just killed her. It was stupid." I always want to come back with "Hey moron, it's a movie! At what point past the vampires, Frankenstein's monster, and the wolfman did it become unbelievable or ridiculous to you?"

rule 2 = make sure you hit the bathroom before hand. There's nothing like having to pee in the middle of the movie's climax. rule 3 = turn off your cell phone, and for sure, don't answer it! I'm sure there might be 1 chance out of 5000 that it's an emergency. So, live it in your pocket or give it to me so I can smash it.

rule 4 = don't guess what is going to happen next. Enjoy it, even though it may not surprise you. If all the entertainment is in the surprise, put your brain on hold for a minute. Save the thinking for afterward. finally rule 5 = Enjoy the movie. There are tons of movies out there, all with different intentions as to the mood. If it's a love story, feel the love. If it's a scary movie, it's ok to be scared and jump. If you think it's bound to have a happy ending, don't get disappointed if the hero dies.

If these rules don't satisfy your need to trash every movie you see, then get off my blog. I hope at least your entertainment value was touched.

9/29/2004

geese on the attack

After school on Tuesday, my long day, Jessica had a cool idea to feed the ducks at Lafrieniere Park. The last time we went there, the ducks and geese seemed to be stuck up, implying they were full or had no use for mere bread. This time, however, nobody seemed to have fed them that day because once they saw us, with our bright yellow Sunbeam bread bag, they immediately darted after us, and I know I heard one of them say "Aflac!" We proceeded to toss out bits of bread, hoping to please as many geese as we could. Feathers flapped and flew about as they fought over who got the biggest piece of bread. We kept our distance from them, hoping they wouldn't snap at our hands, trying to get another piece or two. So, we speed-fed them and rushed off, as we noticed more of them heading our way.

Also, the last time we went to the park, instead of feeding the snobbish geese and ducks who were too good for our bread, we fed a herd of cranes that were squawking and jockeying for position on some kind of swamp tree, with some looking for food in the water. This time, there were mostly in the trees, less interested in our offerings, until we threw down our first piece. They seemed to swarm as we laughed and threw the rest of the bread we had. Then, they started to fly away, and we wondered why until we saw the biggert nutria known to man. If you are unfamiliar, these are water rats, indiginous to south Louisiana. They look like smaller beavers with a rat's head and tail. Quite disgusting, but tasty to some smaller parts of the area. This fiend bogarted what was left of the bread in the water. Guess he showed them. We have a new champion of the swamp!

9/28/2004

Jessica

this is Jessica's, my wife, blog. Enjoy!

full weather jacket

Yeah, so we're on our way to Lafayette this past weekend to see my brother's family, and it's late, as we mosey on down the boring existence known as Interstate 10. Wouldn't ya know it, it starts to fog... and then rains... and then rains harder until we see nothing but splashes of water from every angle, as our windshield wipers are moving at mach 10. So, with just less than 3 miles from our exit, all hope of making it to Lafayette fell before our eyes as the driver's side windshield wiper came off its arm. Woo hoo! Are we having fun yet??

So, as a good husband would do, I persuaded my lovely bride to pull over to the shoulder. Her fears of getting hit by oncoming traffic and monstrous 18-wheelers allowed me to take the wheel from the passenger side, and darting us to the shoulder. After calming my wife, I left the vehicle to perform the balancing act of fixing the windshield wiper while holding an umbrella in winds and gusts of approximately 25 mph. Dude. It didn't take long and before we knew it, we reached our exit, just in time for the rain to clear up. Oh, the humanity.

9/23/2004

slow start

Well, I've obviously come to a slow start, having "started" with this months ago. Anyway, an update. I'm attending Leavell College, the undergraduate program under New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. I am in my first semester, majoring in Christian ministry with a minor/concentration in music. To those that know me, this is no big surprise. Anway, we're a little over a month into the semester, and things seem to be going well.

We are, as in my wife and I, living with Jessica's grandparents in Metairie, a suburb of N.O., and are in the process of finding jobs, etc. I have one currently, but even that may change soon enough. I hear Guitar Center calling my name!

Anyway, school is very eye-opening.... yes, even at a Baptist college. Amazingly enough, most of the material, if not all, is not one-sided to their traditional backgrounds. I was happy to have found that the many aspects of the church as we know it, or may not know it, being explored and taught as possibilities here.

In an attempt to keep boredom to a minimum, I'll save more of this intriguing information, unless you post questions. Anyway, adieu.