gray day

Well, the Revolution is over. I'm going to quote lifeofbrian and say Matrix > Revolutions > Reloaded. It wasn't what I expected, but it didn't disappoint me. I enjoyed it, even if I spent the last half-hour of it shaking from the tension. (EDIT: I liked this summary from an article in Newsweek online: "If you missed the second part, you will be hopelessly lost. Even if you saw it, expect more confusion than your average action movie delivers. Now it’s not just a matter of man vs. machine, but humans and programs and machines with competing interests.")

This morning on my way to work, as it was raining a little, I skidded going around a curve and slid across two lanes of oncoming traffic. Thankfully, it was near a red light so no one was coming at the time. I never expected that in non-icy conditions. Anyway, I'm thankful God protected me.

Lately I've been in a Christian-music mood, so I'm listening to my WOW 2003 CD a lot. I noticed right away that Steven Curtis Chapman's "Magnificent Obsession" song has exactly the same tune as "Dive," only slower. I'm telling you, it's the same song. Maybe Curds (hi, dakoda :)) needs to stick to lyrics for a while.

( El quizzo del Jessico )

gray day

Well, the Revolution is over. I'm going to quote lifeofbrian and say Matrix > Revolutions > Reloaded. It wasn't what I expected, but it didn't disappoint me. I enjoyed it, even if I spent the last half-hour of it shaking from the tension. (EDIT: I liked this summary from an article in Newsweek online: "If you missed the second part, you will be hopelessly lost. Even if you saw it, expect more confusion than your average action movie delivers. Now it’s not just a matter of man vs. machine, but humans and programs and machines with competing interests.")

This morning on my way to work, as it was raining a little, I skidded going around a curve and slid across two lanes of oncoming traffic. Thankfully, it was near a red light so no one was coming at the time. I never expected that in non-icy conditions. Anyway, I'm thankful God protected me.

Lately I've been in a Christian-music mood, so I'm listening to my WOW 2003 CD a lot. I noticed right away that Steven Curtis Chapman's "Magnificent Obsession" song has exactly the same tune as "Dive," only slower. I'm telling you, it's the same song. Maybe Curds (hi, dakoda :)) needs to stick to lyrics for a while.

( El quizzo del Jessico )

things I forgot

Happy birthday by_grace_alone! You are a unique and fun person whom I am glad to know. :) Thus endeth the LJ birthdays for this week.

Last night we saw a preview for The Day After Tomorrow. It's sure to be ridiculous a la The Core, but I know I'll be seeing it opening day. I cannot resist a Natural Disaster Movie because I've always been so fascinated with them. Even in elementary school I read everything I could get my hands on about tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. I guess something in me responds to God's power that's shown in these things.

Having decided I could never go on Atkins, I've been reading about the South Beach Diet, which is a less insane Atkins that allows you whole grains after a certain time. I went home and looked in my cabinet at all the food I'd have to get rid of if I decided to do it. What would I eat for breakfast? Eggs? That would get old fast. In the end I have finally decided to stick with simple moderation. :P Carbs are just the popular diet enemy right now. Twenty years ago, it was all about calories, so basically you could only eat celery and rice cakes. Ten years ago, we were told to stay away from fat if we wanted to be thin. Now they say you will magically shrink if you eliminate carbs. In another ten years it'll be something else. I think Weight Watchers is really the only sane diet plan out there because nothing is taboo. So, since I can't go on that, I'm just going to use my own judgment. Gasp!

Okay, that's everything I wanted to say.

things I forgot

Happy birthday by_grace_alone! You are a unique and fun person whom I am glad to know. :) Thus endeth the LJ birthdays for this week.

Last night we saw a preview for The Day After Tomorrow. It's sure to be ridiculous a la The Core, but I know I'll be seeing it opening day. I cannot resist a Natural Disaster Movie because I've always been so fascinated with them. Even in elementary school I read everything I could get my hands on about tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. I guess something in me responds to God's power that's shown in these things.

Having decided I could never go on Atkins, I've been reading about the South Beach Diet, which is a less insane Atkins that allows you whole grains after a certain time. I went home and looked in my cabinet at all the food I'd have to get rid of if I decided to do it. What would I eat for breakfast? Eggs? That would get old fast. In the end I have finally decided to stick with simple moderation. :P Carbs are just the popular diet enemy right now. Twenty years ago, it was all about calories, so basically you could only eat celery and rice cakes. Ten years ago, we were told to stay away from fat if we wanted to be thin. Now they say you will magically shrink if you eliminate carbs. In another ten years it'll be something else. I think Weight Watchers is really the only sane diet plan out there because nothing is taboo. So, since I can't go on that, I'm just going to use my own judgment. Gasp!

Okay, that's everything I wanted to say.