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I only have Liz for the next three days, yippee! I love having only one or the other of the kids. I miss the one who’s gone, but it’s so relaxing to take care of one child instead of two. Anywho, Liz just drifted off to sleep and what do you think started going off in the courtyard? A sledgehammer. That’s right, couldn’t have better timing guys.
A post about Christmas to come.
Darn, I didn’t realize till just now that the last post didn’t really work very well. Eh.
Sooo… Liz has croup, so it’s just Ray and I for the next few days. Poor girl was miserable yesterday and Ray just wouldn’t leave her alone. He tends to be attracted to whatever she’s playing with, and the concept of “stealing” isn’t even on the radar yet. There was also a distinct lack of sleeping on Liz’s part, so I had a long day of keeping her happy despite a constant runny nose, overly tiredness, and general not feeling goodness.
Becca and I decorated for Christmas last week, although the apartment still needs something to make it feel more right. Stockings on the fireplace for one, and lights around the window. And presents under the tree. Oh, and a real tree instead of our current fake one would do wonders, but that’s just my own bias.
Last weekend the girls and I took Erini to Maggiano’s to celebrate her new jobs. Yum. Maggiano’s has this cool family dining option where you chose 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 pasta dishes, 2 main dishes, and 2 desserts and then you get all you can eat and share everything around. You need at least 4 people, but that’s not a problem for us, and if you count the whole other meal you get out of the leftovers it’s a pretty reasonable $25 a person. We also shared around a bottle of St. Michelle’s Eroica Riesling which was simply amazing. Then we went and saw The Golden Compass. Nicole Kidman is amazing. I’ve loved her since seeing Far and Away as a kid. There were a few other disappointing things about the film, but that’s mainly because I just read the books a few months ago. It’s definitely worth seeing. The books are even more worth reading. But speaking of The Golden Compass, I’m going to get on the proverbial soap box for a second and complain about a couple news articles I read the other night about the movie.
I found both these on Yahoo news.
In an article about how much Compass made in it’s first weekend, associated press movie writer David Germain writes :
“The Golden Compass” follows the adventures of an orphan girl hurled into a parallel world of witches, strange flying machines and talking polar bears.”
This makes it seem as if Lyra is from a different world from the one with this witches, polar bears, etc. Not true. She is born, raised, and stays in the same universe for the whole movie.
In an ABC news article about the controversy surrounding Compass, Emily Friedman writes:
“As Lyra gets closer to her goal of reaching the Magisterium — located in the alternate universe of Bolvanger —…”
Blovanger is not in an alternate universe. Again, no one leaves the universe the movie is set in at any point in the movie. I know these seem like small details, but isn’t the news supposed to get things right? This is not about opinion or perspective. It’s simple facts. If you’re going to write a news article, at least know what you’re talking about. Did they watch the movie? I think it would be confusing to have read those article and then gone to see the movie if I had never read the books. It just bothered me.
giving credit where credit is due
To be honest I’m not sure things would pan out even if we did raise the money. Goshen is a hard place to start a restaurant. There are alot of loyalists out there who frequent the same restaurants that have been there for years. There are probably alot of other reasons, I just don’t have the knowledge base to begin to talk about it. However, nothing changes unless someone has the drive and inovation to try and change them. Bravo Eric.
Abby tagged me.
8 passions in my life
kids, especially babies and toddlers
my soon to be husband
singing
American Sign Language
travel and experiencing other cultures
friendships
dance
theater
8 things to do before I die
travel in Australia and see the great barrier reef
go to the olympics
visit Ireland
see the Taj Mahal and travel through India
live in Jamaica
have children
be a member of a community choir
help design and build my own house
8 things I often say
I feel like…
I mean…
Liz, off limits
Ray, no bitting
let’s share
Oh lordy
Oh my goodness
I’m tired
8 books I read recently
The Golden Compass trilogy by Philip Pullman
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
But not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
The Foot Book by Dr. Suess
Water, Water Everywhere by Baby Einstein
8 songs that hold some meaning for me
(only 8!)
When You Come Back Down by Nickelcreek
The Arms of a Woman by Amos Lee
I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables
Come Thou Fount
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow commonly known in the Mennonite community as 606
One Tin Soldier by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
Parto, Parto from La Clemenza di Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8 qualities I look for in a friend
joy
compassion
flexibility
grace
openness
depth
commonality
loyalty
8 people I’m tagging to go next
See Abby’s list
