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Thursday, February 27, 2003
Wow.Wow. JK revamped the Phoenix APA homepage AND IT LOOKS GREAT. Phoenix is one of three APAs to which I belong. I have a tremendous amount of fun with it.
Don't know what an APA is? Here's a blurb from JK:
So what the heck is a "Phoenix APA" anyway? Glad you asked! We're an amateur press association with a general interest theme, covering a wide range of fandom, from comic books, science fiction, fantasy and video games to the latest flicks, music, television and more. We're also a venue for aspiring artists and writers to perfect their craft, obtain feedback and discuss their work with fellow creators. So if you have an interest in turning pro, want to share your creative side or just want to talk about your hobbies, Phoenix is for you!How it works: Phoenix is published quarterly, with deadlines falling on the third Friday in February, May, August and November. Members are required to contribute four pages of original material every two issues. What members contribute, though, is up to them ... it could be artwork, fiction, non-fiction articles, reviews, comic strips, comments on other people's stuff, or even an update on what's been going on in their lives.
Members then make copies of their contribution (or zine, as they are called), and send them off to the central mailer, who assembles everyone's zines into a single book - Phoenix! Members are also responsible for keeping a positive account balance with the central mailer in order to cover the cost of postage, envelopes and the printing of covers.
Words and more wordsIn yet another email, my aunt sends this:
For all you lexiophiles (lovers of words):
1. A bicycle can't stand alone because it is two-tired.
2. What's the definition of a will? It's a dead giveaway.
3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
4. A backward poet writes inverse.
5. In democracy it's your vote that counts; In feudalism it's your count that
votes.
6. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off.
7. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
8. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
9. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress.
10. Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I'll show you A-flat minor.
11. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
12. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
13. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum
Blownapart.
14. You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
15. Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under.
16. He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.
17. Every calendar's days are numbered.
18. A lot of money is tainted. 'Taint yours and 'taint mine.
19. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
20. He had a photographic memory which was never developed.
21. A plateau is a high form of flattery.
22. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at
large.
23. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
24. When you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall.
25. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine.
26. When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd dye.
27. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.
28. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
29. Acupuncture is a jab well done.
30. Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.
Bring on the donutsMy uncle sent this info in an email this morning.
Hamtramck Polish Day
Celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday ushers in Lent, Polish Day (Paczki Day) is the Detroit area's answer to Mardi Gras. The celebration is named for the confections similar to jelly-filled doughnuts that are sold by the millions of dozens each year. Paczki were introduced to the area by Polish immigrants who settled in Hamtramck.
Or BlogMy aunt set me the following email this morning. I can really relate to it because dusting is almost the last thing on my list of priorities. The only thing less important to me is cleaning the toilet.
Some truths about dusting:
"A house becomes a home when you can write "I love you" on the furniture."
I can't tell you how many countless hours that I have spent CLEANING! I
used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just
perfect -"in case someone came over". Then I realized one day that no one
came over; they were all out living life and having fun!Now, when people visit, I find no need to explain the "condition" of my
home. They are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing
while I was away living life and having fun. If you haven't figured this
out yet, please heed this advice.Life is short. Enjoy it! Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better to
paint a picture or write a letter, bake a cake or plant a seed, ponder the
difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
with rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
music to hear and books to read,
friends to cherish and life to lead.Dust if you must, but the world's out there
with the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
a flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around again.Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go - and go you must -
you, yourself will make more dust!It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of
life you have lived.
I didn't see that many movies last yearEven though I didn't see that many movies last year, I participated in the AOL 8th annual Moviegoers Awards. These were my choices.
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, 'Sweet Home Alabama'
Best Supporting Actor: Ian McKellen, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
Best Supporting Actress: Miranda Otto, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
Best Director: Peter Jackson, 'The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers'
Hottest Kiss: Kirsten Dunst/Tobey Maguire, 'Spider-Man'
Most Unforgettable Scene: Yoda Faces Off Against Count Dooku, 'Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones'
Best Line: "Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words, 'With great power comes great responsibility.' This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man." -- Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) in 'Spider-Man'
Best Song: 'Hero' -- Chad Kroeger, 'Spider-Man'Gee, it looks like the only movies I saw last year were The Two Towers, Spiderman, and Attack of the Clones. That's not quit true. I also saw Black Hawk Down, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Chamber of Secrets, Spy Kids II, Star Trek Nemesis, The Santa Claus II. There were probably a couple of others but I can't think of them right now.
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
It's from the LibraryIn fact, I am such a Star Wars fan that I've got SW EP II on DVD from the library. This is only about the fourth time we'll have seen it. Part of the reason is that we recently bought a DVD player. The movie should look good on it.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Star Wars NewsYes, I confess, I'm a Star Wars fan (as I suspect are many of you). So, this little blurb was fun to read.
This from scifiweekly.comStar Wars Cartoon Coming
The Cartoon Network announced that it will be airing a series of original animated shorts set in the Star Wars universe, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, entitled Clone Wars, will include 20 shorts, each about three minutes in length. It will be set in the time period between Star Wars: Episode II and Star Wars: Episode III, the trade paper reported.Cartoon Network Studios, headed by Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Samurai Jack and Dexter's Lab, will produce in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. Clone Wars is set to premiere on the Cartoon Network in November.
Monday, February 24, 2003
Monday Mission1. Has anyone ever told you that you needed to lose weight or change something about yourself physically? Who told you and what impact did it have on your life? Your perception of yourself? I've been overweight most of my life. That means when I was in school there were those (you know who you are) who tomented me with awful taunts and at times even physical abuse. Needless to say, all of that bullying did not elevate my self-esteem. As an adult, I have come to terms with all of that so that I do at least think well of myself these days.
2. Do enjoy the snow and cold weather? No.
3. Visualize the perfect winter evening. Are you alone or with someone? How does the evening start? How does it end, and everything in-between. The perfect evening, anytime, is a quiet evening at home with my husband and foster children. Of course, a good science fiction film thrown into the mix always helps.
4. I've noticed that people I work with, even no more than 6 feet away, would rather e-mail me a message than turn around and speak to me. Same goes for voice mail, I find I get more calls when I am away than when I am available to speak to someone. So many things that could be said face-to-face are now accomplished electronically. Do you think that technology has had allowed relationships and human interaction to become less personal? Is this a good thing? Perhaps technology has caused relationships to become less personal, but for me, I now talk to so many people whom I would not even know if it weren't for the Internet. Email keeps me in touch with some relatives that I would otherwise never be in touch with.
5. One thing I've always wanted to learn is how to juggle. I'm pretty good with my hands, so I am sure I could do it. Yet, I've never made the commitment to sit down and learn how. Is there anything you've been meaning to learn, that you can learn, but haven't? (or maybe you have?) Not really, I would like to spend more time writing poetry, though.6. On the other side of the coin, there is photography. As much as I'd like to, I will never be as great at it as others. And I am OK with that, still I wish I had the gifts that others have. What skills or talents have you wished that you possessed that you most likely never will? Are you content with that? I wish I could sing. It is probably the one talent I envy in others.
7. "AudioBlogs" are a twist on text blogs, where the blogger posts audio files instead of writing their entries. Not far behind the curve are VideoBlogs. While I've tinkered with Audio posts before, I think it excludes too many people and personally, I feel the written word has a deeper impact. What do you think of the concept of "AudioBlogs?" Would you like to hear the voice of your favorite bloggers occasionally? Would you rather listen to or read your favorite Blogs? Plain old blogs are fine with me. I wouldn't waste my time on audio or video blogs.
BONUS: How deep is your love? It is nothing in comparison to the depth of love God has for His creation.
Today's Comment Question: How many hours of sleep do you usually get each night? I prefer nine, but of course that doesn't always happen. Oh, yeah, and a nap in the afternoons!
UPDATED: The Pastor's Perspective. "Paul had learned through many trials that the good our hearts desire, and the blessings we long to see, don't come simply because we want them." ~Mike Kozowski
Sunday, February 23, 2003
Friday Five1. What is your most prized material possession? Photographs of my family and I from when I was a toddler. Such photos are irreplacable. I actually have a negative of a photo of my mother from when she was about 3 years old. I don't know if it is possible to still get prints from it, but I should try.
2. What item, that you currently own, have you had the longest? I have a spanish style painting of a mother and child that I purchased at a school fund raiser for 10 cents. That was when I was in the 7th grade.
3. Are you a packrat? Yes, and so is my husband.
4. Do you prefer a spic-and-span clean house? Or is some clutter necessary to avoid the appearance of a museum? In an ideal world I would have a spic and span house, but that just doesn't happen around here. I'm too lazy. There are more important things than cleaning house!
5. Do the rooms in your house have a theme? Or is it a mixture of knick-knacks here and there? My decorating motto is "an empty space is an unhappy space." You take it from there.
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