>can you feel me BEAMING?!!?<
Review of tonight's show to follow....
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
from words to deeds
Reading thru Jesus' parables, I'm amazed by how his words can stir my heart in such a powerful manner, compelling me to act accordingly. And what's more interesting, it stops right there, giving you complete freedom, and full responsibility, to decide how you react to them.
It is that very transition, from words to deeds, that many men falter. It's easy to feel enlightened and moved, but it takes courage and convictions to venture a decisive act, using Kierkegaard's (o-so-poetic) phrase. God/Christ/the Holy Spirit can go far to stir our hearts, but in the end, each individual has to will himself to the ultimate expression of his faith - in his actions.
It is that very transition, from words to deeds, that many men falter. It's easy to feel enlightened and moved, but it takes courage and convictions to venture a decisive act, using Kierkegaard's (o-so-poetic) phrase. God/Christ/the Holy Spirit can go far to stir our hearts, but in the end, each individual has to will himself to the ultimate expression of his faith - in his actions.
Monday, April 21, 2008
fanatic?
fanatic
One entry found.
fanatic
Main Entry: fa·nat·ic
Pronunciation: \fə-ˈna-tik\
Variant(s): or fa·nat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple — more at feast
Date: 1550
: marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion.
I'm very cautious as to what exactly in my life I would label myself a "fanatic" over.
Then...it happened...
I was forced to do so.
If you know me and have spent more than 20 seconds with me, you will know one thing as truth.
I AM A BASEBALL FANATIC!
(and proud of it)
ME: check
FAVORITE PLAYER T-SHIRT: check
FENWAY PARK: check
Obsessive
Main Entry: ob·ses·sive
Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-siv, əb-\
Function: adjective
Date: 1901
1 a: tending to cause obsession b: excessive often to an unreasonable degree
Pretty sure that I can be considered obsessive at times.
My friend Chris did travel with me to Boston last fall JUST to see my favorite player play at Fenway (and no...he's not a Red Sock. :) )
Chris likes to call me delusional.
BASEBALL 2008 GOAL:
-I am attempting to see at least one game every week the entire season!
Yes I have tickets to see Joe ALL THREE games in May...yes I have already flown to KCMO to see Joe play last weekend...AND YES I'll be making a pilgrimage back to Minneapolis to see him in August!
It's going to be a great season! :)
One entry found.
fanatic
Main Entry: fa·nat·ic
Pronunciation: \fə-ˈna-tik\
Variant(s): or fa·nat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple — more at feast
Date: 1550
: marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion.
I'm very cautious as to what exactly in my life I would label myself a "fanatic" over.
Then...it happened...
I was forced to do so.
If you know me and have spent more than 20 seconds with me, you will know one thing as truth.
I AM A BASEBALL FANATIC!
(and proud of it)
ME: check
FAVORITE PLAYER T-SHIRT: check
FENWAY PARK: check
Obsessive
Main Entry: ob·ses·sive
Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-siv, əb-\
Function: adjective
Date: 1901
1 a: tending to cause obsession b: excessive often to an unreasonable degree
Pretty sure that I can be considered obsessive at times.
My friend Chris did travel with me to Boston last fall JUST to see my favorite player play at Fenway (and no...he's not a Red Sock. :) )
Chris likes to call me delusional.
BASEBALL 2008 GOAL:
-I am attempting to see at least one game every week the entire season!
Yes I have tickets to see Joe ALL THREE games in May...yes I have already flown to KCMO to see Joe play last weekend...AND YES I'll be making a pilgrimage back to Minneapolis to see him in August!
It's going to be a great season! :)
Friday, April 11, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
that's my boy!
'Mauer contines to grow as a leader'
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It wasn't exactly an outfit that Joe Mauer would typically wear, let alone to a hockey game.
Donning a black tuxedo with a tall black top hat made it difficult for the normally low-key Mauer to blend in with the sea of people at the Excel Center for the Minnesota Wild game.
But being that it was New Year's Eve and he promised Justin Morneau that he would dress up for the party the two were hosting together for a group of friends after the game, Mauer somehow was convinced to wear the get-up, bowtie and all.
"There would have been no chance of that a couple of years ago," Mauer said, with a laugh about his outfit. "It took Morny awhile to talk me into it. I guess I'm just a little more reserved than most."
The Twins All-Star catcher has been a standout on the baseball field for as long as many people can remember, but when it comes to those things off the field, the St. Paul, Minn., native would rather just shift the spotlight elsewhere.
It's definitely become a more difficult task as Mauer's role with the Twins continues to grow -- along with his success. But the goal of his teammates and friends has been to find ways for the player to not totally shy away from public life.
The first few seasons he was with the Twins, Mauer said he spent his nights at home in his condo in St. Paul, trying to avoid the attention. But it was in 2006, when he began rooming with Morneau that Mauer said he really started to discover life beyond the baseball field.
"I think we were good for each other," Mauer said. "I'd get him to stay in a few nights and he'd get me to go out, which I never did before. It made for a pretty good balance."
The two are no longer roommates, with Morneau and his fiancée Krista, having bought a home in nearby Mendota Heights, but the camaraderie has continued. And it's become a sort of daily challenge for Morneau to slowly ease Mauer out of his shell.
The first baseman feels he has succeeded -- well, at least a little bit.
The recent outfit at the hockey game he feels was a start. But when asked if Mauer has become less quiet away from the field than he still is in the clubhouse or in interviews, Morneau couldn't help but chuckle and say, "No."
"He's just not outspoken," Morneau said. "But at the same time, he draws respect and guys look up to him too. He's just a good example of doing well and setting an example with your actions."
Mauer, who turns 25 in April, is entering his fifth season with the Twins. Despite all of his experience in the big leagues, he's still one of the younger players on the club's roster. But age hasn't prevented the team from looking to him as one of their leaders.
"He's definitely become much more comfortable in his role," right-hander Scott Baker said. "When he's behind the plate, you just feel like he's in control of the game and what he's trying to do. And it seems he's only getting better everyday. I don't know how much better he can humanly be, but he's doing a pretty good job so far."
Mauer may be growing as a leader, but it's unlikely he'll ever completely shed that humble persona. The soft-spoken catcher admits that the quietness has always been a part of his nature.
"Going back to high school, I was pretty much deathly shy," Mauer said. "Senior year, I started to get a little more comfortable with talking more. I started getting a lot more media because of football, basketball and baseball. Each year, I think I got a little more comfortable with it. I still don't like it a whole lot. I just like just getting out there and playing the game."
Mauer's love of baseball has been with him ever since he first started swinging the bat in the backyard with his two older brothers, Jake and Billy. Both played in the Twins' organization too, calling it quits before either reached the big leagues.
But unlike their little brother, neither ever had to endure the kind of attention focused on the youngest Mauer. Not only was the 6-foot-5 catcher the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 Draft, he was selected by his hometown team. Along with the pressure to live up to expectations on the field came the constant strain for Mauer of being the "local boy-turned-star" in the public spotlight.
It's something that even Morneau, a former American League MVP, can't completely understand at times.
"It's hard to imagine, but being in that position leaves a lot of stress on him," Morneau said. "When you're in that spot, you're always thinking, 'You have to live up to this,' but [Mauer] doesn't have to be perfect. The thing is, people are going to love him no matter what he does."
Just how beloved the catcher is in Minnesota was captured in one of the Twins' most recent commercials. The spot featured pitcher Pat Neshek, also a Minnesota native, talking to a group of kids from his old high school. Instead of wanting to know about Neshek, every question was focused on Mauer -- with the girls gushing about the catcher's "good looks and sideburns."
For Mauer, the spoof was entertaining -- if a little bit uncomfortable -- considering that once again the spotlight was on him.
"It was pretty funny," Mauer said with a bit of a sheepish smile. "Pat liked it, which was the biggest thing."
That aw-shucks nature is a staple of Mauer's demeanor around his teammates and the Twins coaching staff.
Except for last season, when an injury-plagued campaign finally caused Mauer to express some of his emotion. It was a frustrating year for him following his '06 season -- when he hit .347 to become the first American League catcher to win a batting title -- with a .293 average and just 60 RBIs.
The decrease in production was due to leg injuries that kept Mauer off the field for much of the season. He missed over a month, landing on the disabled list in May. Even when on the field, the catcher was clearly not 100 percent.
But then reports started running in the local media late in the year that his teammates were questioning his toughness and whether he was truly hurt enough to sit out. And that's when the Twins saw a different side of Mauer emerge.
"He was mad about that because the way it came out, and nobody in the clubhouse came up and talked to him personally," Morneau said. "There were no names behind the quotes, it was just 'players in the clubhouse.' And he's sitting there, trying to figure out which of his teammates may be talking bad about him. But from what we found, it wasn't so much anybody really saying anything. He got a little frustrated with that whole situation. He actually got mad -- which is rare."
A rare but not completely unusual sight for Morneau, who admits he's been the culprit of a few angry Mauer moments. One of those times came early last season when the two went up to Mauer's property in northern Minnesota.
Morneau took the catcher's Tahoe for a spin in a wet field, making foot-deep tracks and leaving the vehicle covered in mud. The first baseman got out of the vehicle and laughed, only to find Mauer wasn't quite so entertained.
Mauer can now chuckle when re-telling the story, but Morneau said he had a far different reaction at the time.
"He was like, 'What are you doing? Look at the field, you idiot.' And he was really mad," Morneau said. "I thought it was hilarious, but he was actually mad at me."
Discovering a little fire behind that quiet, reserved player isn't exactly something that the Twins coaching staff considers to be bad. But Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he doesn't expect to see any dramatic change in Mauer anytime soon.
"He's a quiet guy, and he'll always be a quiet guy," Gardenhire said. "But he's a force behind the plate and a force for us offensively. And there is no substitute for that."
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It wasn't exactly an outfit that Joe Mauer would typically wear, let alone to a hockey game.
Donning a black tuxedo with a tall black top hat made it difficult for the normally low-key Mauer to blend in with the sea of people at the Excel Center for the Minnesota Wild game.
But being that it was New Year's Eve and he promised Justin Morneau that he would dress up for the party the two were hosting together for a group of friends after the game, Mauer somehow was convinced to wear the get-up, bowtie and all.
"There would have been no chance of that a couple of years ago," Mauer said, with a laugh about his outfit. "It took Morny awhile to talk me into it. I guess I'm just a little more reserved than most."
The Twins All-Star catcher has been a standout on the baseball field for as long as many people can remember, but when it comes to those things off the field, the St. Paul, Minn., native would rather just shift the spotlight elsewhere.
It's definitely become a more difficult task as Mauer's role with the Twins continues to grow -- along with his success. But the goal of his teammates and friends has been to find ways for the player to not totally shy away from public life.
The first few seasons he was with the Twins, Mauer said he spent his nights at home in his condo in St. Paul, trying to avoid the attention. But it was in 2006, when he began rooming with Morneau that Mauer said he really started to discover life beyond the baseball field.
"I think we were good for each other," Mauer said. "I'd get him to stay in a few nights and he'd get me to go out, which I never did before. It made for a pretty good balance."
The two are no longer roommates, with Morneau and his fiancée Krista, having bought a home in nearby Mendota Heights, but the camaraderie has continued. And it's become a sort of daily challenge for Morneau to slowly ease Mauer out of his shell.
The first baseman feels he has succeeded -- well, at least a little bit.
The recent outfit at the hockey game he feels was a start. But when asked if Mauer has become less quiet away from the field than he still is in the clubhouse or in interviews, Morneau couldn't help but chuckle and say, "No."
"He's just not outspoken," Morneau said. "But at the same time, he draws respect and guys look up to him too. He's just a good example of doing well and setting an example with your actions."
Mauer, who turns 25 in April, is entering his fifth season with the Twins. Despite all of his experience in the big leagues, he's still one of the younger players on the club's roster. But age hasn't prevented the team from looking to him as one of their leaders.
"He's definitely become much more comfortable in his role," right-hander Scott Baker said. "When he's behind the plate, you just feel like he's in control of the game and what he's trying to do. And it seems he's only getting better everyday. I don't know how much better he can humanly be, but he's doing a pretty good job so far."
Mauer may be growing as a leader, but it's unlikely he'll ever completely shed that humble persona. The soft-spoken catcher admits that the quietness has always been a part of his nature.
"Going back to high school, I was pretty much deathly shy," Mauer said. "Senior year, I started to get a little more comfortable with talking more. I started getting a lot more media because of football, basketball and baseball. Each year, I think I got a little more comfortable with it. I still don't like it a whole lot. I just like just getting out there and playing the game."
Mauer's love of baseball has been with him ever since he first started swinging the bat in the backyard with his two older brothers, Jake and Billy. Both played in the Twins' organization too, calling it quits before either reached the big leagues.
But unlike their little brother, neither ever had to endure the kind of attention focused on the youngest Mauer. Not only was the 6-foot-5 catcher the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 Draft, he was selected by his hometown team. Along with the pressure to live up to expectations on the field came the constant strain for Mauer of being the "local boy-turned-star" in the public spotlight.
It's something that even Morneau, a former American League MVP, can't completely understand at times.
"It's hard to imagine, but being in that position leaves a lot of stress on him," Morneau said. "When you're in that spot, you're always thinking, 'You have to live up to this,' but [Mauer] doesn't have to be perfect. The thing is, people are going to love him no matter what he does."
Just how beloved the catcher is in Minnesota was captured in one of the Twins' most recent commercials. The spot featured pitcher Pat Neshek, also a Minnesota native, talking to a group of kids from his old high school. Instead of wanting to know about Neshek, every question was focused on Mauer -- with the girls gushing about the catcher's "good looks and sideburns."
For Mauer, the spoof was entertaining -- if a little bit uncomfortable -- considering that once again the spotlight was on him.
"It was pretty funny," Mauer said with a bit of a sheepish smile. "Pat liked it, which was the biggest thing."
That aw-shucks nature is a staple of Mauer's demeanor around his teammates and the Twins coaching staff.
Except for last season, when an injury-plagued campaign finally caused Mauer to express some of his emotion. It was a frustrating year for him following his '06 season -- when he hit .347 to become the first American League catcher to win a batting title -- with a .293 average and just 60 RBIs.
The decrease in production was due to leg injuries that kept Mauer off the field for much of the season. He missed over a month, landing on the disabled list in May. Even when on the field, the catcher was clearly not 100 percent.
But then reports started running in the local media late in the year that his teammates were questioning his toughness and whether he was truly hurt enough to sit out. And that's when the Twins saw a different side of Mauer emerge.
"He was mad about that because the way it came out, and nobody in the clubhouse came up and talked to him personally," Morneau said. "There were no names behind the quotes, it was just 'players in the clubhouse.' And he's sitting there, trying to figure out which of his teammates may be talking bad about him. But from what we found, it wasn't so much anybody really saying anything. He got a little frustrated with that whole situation. He actually got mad -- which is rare."
A rare but not completely unusual sight for Morneau, who admits he's been the culprit of a few angry Mauer moments. One of those times came early last season when the two went up to Mauer's property in northern Minnesota.
Morneau took the catcher's Tahoe for a spin in a wet field, making foot-deep tracks and leaving the vehicle covered in mud. The first baseman got out of the vehicle and laughed, only to find Mauer wasn't quite so entertained.
Mauer can now chuckle when re-telling the story, but Morneau said he had a far different reaction at the time.
"He was like, 'What are you doing? Look at the field, you idiot.' And he was really mad," Morneau said. "I thought it was hilarious, but he was actually mad at me."
Discovering a little fire behind that quiet, reserved player isn't exactly something that the Twins coaching staff considers to be bad. But Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he doesn't expect to see any dramatic change in Mauer anytime soon.
"He's a quiet guy, and he'll always be a quiet guy," Gardenhire said. "But he's a force behind the plate and a force for us offensively. And there is no substitute for that."
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday, March 06, 2008
becoming a christian...
Robin Russell at the UM Portal describes an article from the Baptist Standard,
explaining step-by-step instructions on how to become a Christian. After listing them, she asks,
And I wondered if a United Methodist were asked, "How do I become a Christian?" what would be the response?
A colleague here in the newsroom only half-jokingly commented: "Perhaps that's why we have problems with evangelism."
Any fresh responses out there beyond: "Um, come to church with me?"
__________________________________________________________________________________
Part of the difficulty, I think, is in the question itself. I'm reminded of the old joke, where a visitor to New York asks a local, "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" The local, who happens to be a professional musician, replies, "Practice, practice, practice."
Christianity is not like building a bookshelf from a kit. You can't just follow a short set of step-by-step instructions -- Insert tab A "grace" into slot B "guilt," and you're done! No, Christianity is a transformation of the whole self, a journey that lasts a lifetime (and beyond).
And the roads that lead us there may be different for different people. For myself, it was a sense of loneliness, not the "lostness" the Baptist Standard requires, that paved the way for me to first experience God. And it was a mystical experience, not an intellectual understanding about Jesus' sacrifice, that started me along the journey.
I find the journey metaphor helpful in another way, too: If you're giving someone directions to get to your house, the first step is to find their starting point. "Go south on I-35 to the 119th Street exit," might get some people started on the right road, but it is likely to get other people completely lost.
Likewise, "How do I become a Christian?" is a highly subjective question. How they will get there is going to depend largely on where they are right now.
When the rich young ruler asked Jesus how to inherit eternal life, Jesus answered, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." To the thief on the cross, Jesus simply said, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
So how do we answer someone who asks, "How do I become a Christian?" First, we get to know them, understand who they are and where they are. It is only as we build relationships with people that we can help them answer that question. Otherwise, we may unintentionally lead them away from where they need to go.
explaining step-by-step instructions on how to become a Christian. After listing them, she asks,
And I wondered if a United Methodist were asked, "How do I become a Christian?" what would be the response?
A colleague here in the newsroom only half-jokingly commented: "Perhaps that's why we have problems with evangelism."
Any fresh responses out there beyond: "Um, come to church with me?"
__________________________________________________________________________________
Part of the difficulty, I think, is in the question itself. I'm reminded of the old joke, where a visitor to New York asks a local, "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" The local, who happens to be a professional musician, replies, "Practice, practice, practice."
Christianity is not like building a bookshelf from a kit. You can't just follow a short set of step-by-step instructions -- Insert tab A "grace" into slot B "guilt," and you're done! No, Christianity is a transformation of the whole self, a journey that lasts a lifetime (and beyond).
And the roads that lead us there may be different for different people. For myself, it was a sense of loneliness, not the "lostness" the Baptist Standard requires, that paved the way for me to first experience God. And it was a mystical experience, not an intellectual understanding about Jesus' sacrifice, that started me along the journey.
I find the journey metaphor helpful in another way, too: If you're giving someone directions to get to your house, the first step is to find their starting point. "Go south on I-35 to the 119th Street exit," might get some people started on the right road, but it is likely to get other people completely lost.
Likewise, "How do I become a Christian?" is a highly subjective question. How they will get there is going to depend largely on where they are right now.
When the rich young ruler asked Jesus how to inherit eternal life, Jesus answered, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." To the thief on the cross, Jesus simply said, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
So how do we answer someone who asks, "How do I become a Christian?" First, we get to know them, understand who they are and where they are. It is only as we build relationships with people that we can help them answer that question. Otherwise, we may unintentionally lead them away from where they need to go.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
SUPER SUPER TUESDAY!
Now I know everyone has their own opinions...
but I'm WHOLE HEARTEDLY for McCain!!!
I've supported him since he was my Govenor in Arizona...and I've wanted this Presidential nomination from the start!!
GOOOOO MCCAIN!
Here's a poll from MSN.com (3pm EST)
but I'm WHOLE HEARTEDLY for McCain!!!
I've supported him since he was my Govenor in Arizona...and I've wanted this Presidential nomination from the start!!
GOOOOO MCCAIN!
Here's a poll from MSN.com (3pm EST)
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
U2 3D was AWWWWEEEEESOME!
Here's what a real rockstar looks like gwaking at Bono:
oh yeah....hott. :)
oh yeah....hott. :)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Yes Yes!....and oh YES!
It's Oscar Time AGAIN!
Oscar Nominees are in!
Here they are:
1. Best Picture:
"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"
2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."
3. Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."
4. Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."
5. Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."
6. Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."
7. Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."
9. Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."
11. Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."
12. Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
13. Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."
14. Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."
15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.
16. Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
17. Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
18. Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."
19. Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."
20. Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
21. Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
22. Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."
23. Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."
24. Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."
Although I would LOVE LOVE LOVE! to see Johnny Depp win for "Sweeny Todd"
and Ellen Page win for "Juno"...
...here are my official 2008 predictions!: (last year i was 100% correct!) :)
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for "There Will be Blood"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Best Supporting Actor: Hal Holbrook for "Into the Wild"
Best Supporting Actress: Saoirse Ronan for "Atonement"
AND...
Best Picture: "There Will be Blood"
I guess we will soon find out! Tune in: Sunday February 24, 2008.
Only 33 days...and counting... :)
Oscar Nominees are in!
Here they are:
1. Best Picture:
"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"
2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."
3. Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."
4. Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."
5. Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."
6. Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."
7. Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."
9. Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."
11. Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."
12. Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
13. Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."
14. Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."
15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.
16. Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
17. Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
18. Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."
19. Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."
20. Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
21. Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
22. Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."
23. Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."
24. Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."
Although I would LOVE LOVE LOVE! to see Johnny Depp win for "Sweeny Todd"
and Ellen Page win for "Juno"...
...here are my official 2008 predictions!: (last year i was 100% correct!) :)
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for "There Will be Blood"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Best Supporting Actor: Hal Holbrook for "Into the Wild"
Best Supporting Actress: Saoirse Ronan for "Atonement"
AND...
Best Picture: "There Will be Blood"
I guess we will soon find out! Tune in: Sunday February 24, 2008.
Only 33 days...and counting... :)
see...even the kids get it!
I found this online and thought......uhhhhh, AWESOME!
done by some random kid that i don't know...but definitely agree with them!
GGGGGOOOOOOOOOOO ELI!
done by some random kid that i don't know...but definitely agree with them!
GGGGGOOOOOOOOOOO ELI!
Monday, January 21, 2008
MLK Day
“But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an extremist for love; ‘love your enemies, bless them that curse you’… Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?”
- Martin Luther King Jr, Letter From Birmingham Jail
- Martin Luther King Jr, Letter From Birmingham Jail
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
good ole' johnny
Last March, Johnny Depp's 7 year old daughter, Lily-Rose, was in serious condition at a London hospital after E. coli poisoning caused her kidneys to fail. In the middle of filming Sweeney Todd when she fell ill, Depp abruptly left the production, effectively shutting it down for two weeks as he kept a constant vigil at her side. Yesterday, he paid a visit to the hospital again. With $2 million. The Daily Mail says:
"Johnny Depp secretly visited Great Ormond Street Hospital yesterday to donate $2 million of his own money to thank staff for saving his daughter's life. He arrived unexpectedly at the London children's hospital where eight-year-old Lily-Rose was treated last year when her kidneys failed. Last week he invited five Great Ormond Street doctors and nurses to the party for the London premiere of his film Sweeney Todd. And on November 29, unknown to the public, Depp spent four hours at the hospital telling bedtime stories to patients dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow after having his Pirates Of The Caribbean costume flown over from Los Angeles."
So, to compare, Johnny Depp shut down a $50 million movie for two weeks and wrote a $2 million check because his kid got sick, Britney Spears couldn't be bothered to drive across town to keep her kids. If this were some kind of parenting death match, Britney would be armed with a marshmallow shooter and Johnny would be riding the Cloverfield monster.
(borrowed from "I Don't Like You In That Way")
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Thursday, January 03, 2008
101 Most Influential Musicians of all time...
My favorite radio station here in Denver had all their listeners vote on who they thought was the most influential musicians/groups of all time...
...Here is Martini on the Rockies VIP list:
#1 Beatles
2-Frank Sinatra
3-Elvis Presley
4-Ray Charles
5-Louis Armstrong
6-Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart
7-Ella Fitzgerald
8-George Gershwin
9-Nat King Cole
10-Billie Holiday
11-Aretha Franklin
12-B.B. King
13-Miles Davis
14-Johann Sebastian Bach
15-Duke Ellington
16-Johnny Cash
17-Rolling Stones
18-Patsy Cline
19-Elton John
20-Bob Dylan
21-Michael Jackson
22-Ludwig Van Beethoven
23-Eric Clapton
24-Stevie Wonder
25-Benny Goodman
26-Police
27-Jimi Hendrix
28-Tony Bennett
29-Chuck Berry
30-Cole Porter
31-U2
32-James Brown
33-Eagles
34-Hank Williams
35-Rodgers & Hmmerstein
36-Madonna
37-Henry Mancini
38- Irving Berlin
39- Bing Crosby
40-Charlie Parker
41-Carlos Santana
42-Woody Guthrie
43-Billy Joel
44-John Philip Sousa
45-Carole King
46-Bob Marley
47-Quincy Jones
48-Willie Nelson
49-Glenn Miller
50-Beach Boys
51-John Williams
52-Led Zeppelin
53-Hip Hop (Run DMC)
54-Simon and Garfunkel
55-Muddy Waters
56-Dave Brubeck
57-Burt Bacharach
58-Marvin Gaye
59-Pyotr Tchaikovsky
60-George Benson
61-Scott Joplin
62-Les Paul
63-Janis Joplin
64-Bruce Springsteen
65-Andrew Lloyd Weber
66-Bee Gees
67-Sammy Davis Jr.
68-Ladys Sing The Blues
Sarah Vaughan
Etta James
Dinah Washington
69-Pink Floyd
70-Barbra Streisand
71-Roy Orbison
72-Luciano Pavarotti
73-Grateful Dead
74-Fleetwood Mac
75-Van Morrison
76-Garth Brooks
77-The Folk Boom
The Weavers
Pete Seeger
Peter, Paul & Mary
78-Johnny Mercer
79-Doors
80-Chicago
81-Bill Haley
82-The Who
83-Mahalia Jackson
84-Donna Summer
85-Giacomo Puccini
86-Earth, Wind & Fire
87-Stephen Foster
88-Genesis
89-Prince
90-Leiber and Stoller
91-Dolly Parton
92-Nirvana
93-Sam Cooke
94-Robert Johnson
95-Bluegrass
Bill Monroe
Scruggs & Flatt
96-Gene Krupa
97-Jefferson Airplane
98-Iggy Pop
99-Aaron Copland
100-Louis Jordan
101-Herb Albert
...Here is Martini on the Rockies VIP list:
#1 Beatles
2-Frank Sinatra
3-Elvis Presley
4-Ray Charles
5-Louis Armstrong
6-Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart
7-Ella Fitzgerald
8-George Gershwin
9-Nat King Cole
10-Billie Holiday
11-Aretha Franklin
12-B.B. King
13-Miles Davis
14-Johann Sebastian Bach
15-Duke Ellington
16-Johnny Cash
17-Rolling Stones
18-Patsy Cline
19-Elton John
20-Bob Dylan
21-Michael Jackson
22-Ludwig Van Beethoven
23-Eric Clapton
24-Stevie Wonder
25-Benny Goodman
26-Police
27-Jimi Hendrix
28-Tony Bennett
29-Chuck Berry
30-Cole Porter
31-U2
32-James Brown
33-Eagles
34-Hank Williams
35-Rodgers & Hmmerstein
36-Madonna
37-Henry Mancini
38- Irving Berlin
39- Bing Crosby
40-Charlie Parker
41-Carlos Santana
42-Woody Guthrie
43-Billy Joel
44-John Philip Sousa
45-Carole King
46-Bob Marley
47-Quincy Jones
48-Willie Nelson
49-Glenn Miller
50-Beach Boys
51-John Williams
52-Led Zeppelin
53-Hip Hop (Run DMC)
54-Simon and Garfunkel
55-Muddy Waters
56-Dave Brubeck
57-Burt Bacharach
58-Marvin Gaye
59-Pyotr Tchaikovsky
60-George Benson
61-Scott Joplin
62-Les Paul
63-Janis Joplin
64-Bruce Springsteen
65-Andrew Lloyd Weber
66-Bee Gees
67-Sammy Davis Jr.
68-Ladys Sing The Blues
Sarah Vaughan
Etta James
Dinah Washington
69-Pink Floyd
70-Barbra Streisand
71-Roy Orbison
72-Luciano Pavarotti
73-Grateful Dead
74-Fleetwood Mac
75-Van Morrison
76-Garth Brooks
77-The Folk Boom
The Weavers
Pete Seeger
Peter, Paul & Mary
78-Johnny Mercer
79-Doors
80-Chicago
81-Bill Haley
82-The Who
83-Mahalia Jackson
84-Donna Summer
85-Giacomo Puccini
86-Earth, Wind & Fire
87-Stephen Foster
88-Genesis
89-Prince
90-Leiber and Stoller
91-Dolly Parton
92-Nirvana
93-Sam Cooke
94-Robert Johnson
95-Bluegrass
Bill Monroe
Scruggs & Flatt
96-Gene Krupa
97-Jefferson Airplane
98-Iggy Pop
99-Aaron Copland
100-Louis Jordan
101-Herb Albert
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