and more meme
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seldneiDay 22 - How have you changed in the past two years?
Er. Well, I'm two years older ... ? And now I'm the mother of a 4 year old (or will be, in 18 more days).
I don't think I've actually changed that much since 2009. Aside from being better able to handle vomit and other assorted bodily fluids (2009 was the Plague Year around here--we had everything from swine flu to salmonella), I'm pretty much the same geeky, goofy person I was then. I was going to say "less stressed," but let's amend that to "differently stressed."
My hair is longer. And blonde. I am 20 lbs lighter. The Vitamin D seems to have had the bonus effect of helping my skin, so I'm less broken out.
Now, had you asked me how I've changed in the past seven years, well, then we'd have an entry. :)
Day 23 - Give pictures of five guys who are famous who you find attractive
Okay, you know what? I am officially too damn old to do this one. Or that's my excuse, anyway. But I will do an extra day to make up ...
Day 24 - Your favorite movie and what it's about
I'm trying to decide, here. Singin' In the Rain or The African Queen?
All right, let's do The African Queen. Humphrey Bogart plays Charlie Allnut, the captain of a small steamboat in Africa at the beginning of WWI. Katharine Hepburn is Rose Sayer, the spinster sister of a missionary; Charlie delivers supplies to them. Germany occupies this part of Africa, and Rose's brother dies after being beaten by the Germans.
Basically, Rose convinces Charlie to take his boat (The African Queen) up the river and to the lake where the Germans have a gunboat that's blocking the British from making any headway into Africa. They'll rig the Queen with torpedos and blow the German boat up. Charlie thinks this is suicide--the river has rapids, wild animals, and a German fort to contend with--but agrees because he figures after the first obstacle, Rose will fold. Clearly Charlie has never seen a Katharine Hepburn movie.
Most of the film is set on the river, as Charlie and Rose fall in love and make their way to the lake and the German gunboat. Both of these characters are middle-aged, both of them are eccentric, and both of these actors are awesome and not afraid to look ridiculous. It's a deeply flawed film (the ending was, according to the story I heard, completely depressing and rewritten; it is not entirely believable in its final form), but I honestly do not care--it's fun and I love those two characters. Watching it makes me happy.
Plus, it has one of my favorite movie lines: "Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put on this earth to rise above."
Day 25 - Someone who fascinates you and why
Day 26 - What kind of person attracts you
Day 27 - A problem that you have had
Day 28 - Something that you miss
Day 29 - Goals for the next thirty days
Day 30 - Your highs and lows of the month
Er. Well, I'm two years older ... ? And now I'm the mother of a 4 year old (or will be, in 18 more days).
I don't think I've actually changed that much since 2009. Aside from being better able to handle vomit and other assorted bodily fluids (2009 was the Plague Year around here--we had everything from swine flu to salmonella), I'm pretty much the same geeky, goofy person I was then. I was going to say "less stressed," but let's amend that to "differently stressed."
My hair is longer. And blonde. I am 20 lbs lighter. The Vitamin D seems to have had the bonus effect of helping my skin, so I'm less broken out.
Now, had you asked me how I've changed in the past seven years, well, then we'd have an entry. :)
Day 23 - Give pictures of five guys who are famous who you find attractive
Okay, you know what? I am officially too damn old to do this one. Or that's my excuse, anyway. But I will do an extra day to make up ...
Day 24 - Your favorite movie and what it's about
I'm trying to decide, here. Singin' In the Rain or The African Queen?
All right, let's do The African Queen. Humphrey Bogart plays Charlie Allnut, the captain of a small steamboat in Africa at the beginning of WWI. Katharine Hepburn is Rose Sayer, the spinster sister of a missionary; Charlie delivers supplies to them. Germany occupies this part of Africa, and Rose's brother dies after being beaten by the Germans.
Basically, Rose convinces Charlie to take his boat (The African Queen) up the river and to the lake where the Germans have a gunboat that's blocking the British from making any headway into Africa. They'll rig the Queen with torpedos and blow the German boat up. Charlie thinks this is suicide--the river has rapids, wild animals, and a German fort to contend with--but agrees because he figures after the first obstacle, Rose will fold. Clearly Charlie has never seen a Katharine Hepburn movie.
Most of the film is set on the river, as Charlie and Rose fall in love and make their way to the lake and the German gunboat. Both of these characters are middle-aged, both of them are eccentric, and both of these actors are awesome and not afraid to look ridiculous. It's a deeply flawed film (the ending was, according to the story I heard, completely depressing and rewritten; it is not entirely believable in its final form), but I honestly do not care--it's fun and I love those two characters. Watching it makes me happy.
Plus, it has one of my favorite movie lines: "Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put on this earth to rise above."
Day 25 - Someone who fascinates you and why
Day 26 - What kind of person attracts you
Day 27 - A problem that you have had
Day 28 - Something that you miss
Day 29 - Goals for the next thirty days
Day 30 - Your highs and lows of the month
