Hey guys, I appreciate you stopping by the read my adventures while I'm down in Oklahoma for the summer. As a recap, I have accepted a job at Camp Tom Hale working for the Boy Scouts of America and the Indian Nations Council. I will be at Camp for the summer teaching Cinematography/ Photography. I'll also be doing whatever else they need my help with. Which may or may not include teaching another merit badge class.
The drive down to Camp was interesting and pretty uneventful. We were up and on the road by 8am in the morning. (Joy…) We drove to Springfield where we stopped at Panera Bread (St. Louis Bread Co., "Bread" Bread, etc…) for brunch and got to hang out with one of my oldest friends Missy Bruce (F.K.A Goodwin) and she got to meet my partner-in-crime Michael.
Shout-out- Missy, I love you! Thanks for meeting us! Wahhhh!
Then we started on the longer part of our drive. From then on Michael drove (He's amazing. 6 hrs. driving. It was fun.) and I amused myself by putting Pirates of the Caribbean into the DVD player and we started to watch the trilogy. For the record, I watched and he listened. Just in case you were worried…
I think the best part of the drive itself was actually getting into Arkansas and then Oklahoma. Arkansas was fun because the scenery started to get good and we had fun driving through a long tunnel that caused Michael's poor GPS "Sheila" to lose our location.
Getting into Oklahoma we were greeted by the sight of the Choctaw Casino; officially telling us we had entered the state. No, we didn't stop in the Casino, but we did wave as we went past. I'm pretty sure that only Staffers would say that gambling was "BSA approved". As for the Indian Nations Council, it probably wouldn't go over too well.
Since most of you probably don't know anything about Camp, I'll do my best to fill you in. Camp is located right smack dab in the middle of the Kiamichi mountain range in northeastern Oklahoma. The closest town, Talihina, is about a 15 min. drive from Camp. The next closest town, Poteau, is roughly 30 min. from Talihina. Poteau is approx. the size of Rolla, MO and has a Super Wal-mart and other niceties; Talihina is a storybook small town. The kind of town that shuts down on Friday nights to go support the high school football team, the Talihina Tigers, and where everyone knows exactly who you are and who your parents are.
I was struck by the fact that Poteau was so similar to Rolla and then amazed by the fact that Talihina and towns like that still existed in America. Unfortunately, Michael was very disappointed because one of his favorite stores in Talihina, Treats and Treasures, was shut down for re-modeling. Apparently, they make the best ice cream, shakes, floats, etc. in their old-fashioned ice cream shop. So I didn't get to see how good they were and he didn't get his shake.
The scenery from Poteau to Talihina was amazing. Very picturesque. It reminded me why I loved growing up in Oklahoma. The scenery from Talihina to camp was breath taking; awesome views that should have been preserved because of how amazing they were. At one point all I could see was the stretch of road in front of us and then it cut off and beyond us in all directions in the mountain range. Talk about feeling tiny. The mountains surrounded us and everything was green and in bloom and the heat made the pavement shimmer, off above the fields next to us were huge hawks circling. I feel like Oklahoma is one of the last places in our country where you can go and find a place that's untouched and you knew what it felt like to be surrounded by untamed wilderness.
We pulled into Camp and were greeted by the Program Director, Joseph Lopez aka "J-Lo", who told us which cabins to bunk in until we got assigned our real ones at the beginning of Staff Week. I'm the only girl until Saturday at the soonest so I get a cabin to myself ATM. It's nice and the guys are great. We're working on getting Camp looking great. Mowing the grass, cleaning campsites, getting all the electronics up and working, etc. It's hard work, but interesting so far. I'm trying not to trip and bite the dust since most of the paths are loose rock and dirt. (I'll do it eventually, but hopefully I don't injure myself)
Well, I better get back to work. Unfortunately, the reception at Camp is miserable at best so I won't get to call people as often as I'd like. Being in the middle of nowhere will do that to you. Hopefully, I'll be able to post another update soon. I'm sure as soon as the entire Staff arrives there will be plenty of things to tell you about. So, until next time, this message is BSA approved. Love!
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
I’ve seen 148 out of 245 movies (which is a little over 60% of the list)
I've seen 148 out of 245 movies
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(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
() Airplane
Total: 10
(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
(x) Saw
(x) Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 20
(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
(x) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
(x) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 30
(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Harry Potter 5
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 38
(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
() 13 Going on 30
() I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 44
() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
() KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
(x) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG
Total so far: 52
(x) A Cinderella Story
()The Terminal
(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
(x) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 61
() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
() The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 64
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 72
(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
(x) Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Ocean's Thirteen
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
(x) Bourne Ultimatum
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 84
(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
(x) Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 91
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
() Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
() Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
() The Terminator 3
Total so far: 97
(x) X-Men
(x) X2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Spider-Man 3
(x) Sky High
(x) Jeepers Creepers
(x) Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
(x) Shrek 3
Total so far: 114
(x) Swimfan
(x)Miracle on 34th street
() Old School
(x) The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 119
(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 125
() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
() Elf
(x) Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 127
() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 131
() High Tension
() Club Dread
() Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
() 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 134
() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() The Ghost and the Darkness
Total so far: 136
(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 142
(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal
Total so far: 148
Now Add them up and......
put "I've seen (your amount) out of 245 movies" in the subject line and repost it
Share
(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
() Airplane
Total: 10
(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
(x) Saw
(x) Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 20
(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
(x) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
(x) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 30
(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Harry Potter 5
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 38
(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
() 13 Going on 30
() I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 44
() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
() KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
(x) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG
Total so far: 52
(x) A Cinderella Story
()The Terminal
(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
(x) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 61
() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
() The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 64
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 72
(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
(x) Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Ocean's Thirteen
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
(x) Bourne Ultimatum
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 84
(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
(x) Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 91
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
() Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
() Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
() The Terminator 3
Total so far: 97
(x) X-Men
(x) X2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Spider-Man 3
(x) Sky High
(x) Jeepers Creepers
(x) Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
(x) Shrek 3
Total so far: 114
(x) Swimfan
(x)Miracle on 34th street
() Old School
(x) The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 119
(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 125
() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
() Elf
(x) Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 127
() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 131
() High Tension
() Club Dread
() Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
() 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 134
() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() The Ghost and the Darkness
Total so far: 136
(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 142
(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal
Total so far: 148
Now Add them up and......
put "I've seen (your amount) out of 245 movies" in the subject line and repost it
The Greatest Irony of Love
I really liked this and it struck me as true so I decided to repost it as a blog. Besides, I’m off today and unfortunately, very awake.
The Greatest Irony of Love
Loving the right person at the wrong time,
having the wrong person when the time is right
and finding out you love someone right after
that person walks out of your life...
And sometimes, you think you’re already over a person,
but when you see them smile at you,
you’ll suddenly realize that you’re just pretending
to be over them just to ease the pain of knowing that
they will never be yours again...
For some, they think that letting go is one way
of expressing how much they love that person...
in my opinion, some are afraid to see the one they love
being held by someone else...
Most relationships tend to fail not because
the absence of love. Love is always present.
It’s just that one was being loved too much and the
other was being loved too little...
As we all know that the heart is the center of the body
but it beats on the left.
maybe that’s the reason
why the heart is not always right...
Most often we fall in love with the person we think we love
but to only discover that for them
we are just for passing time, while the one who truly
loves us remains either a friend or a stranger...
So here’s a piece of advice;
Let go when you’re hurting too much.
Give up when love isn’t enough.
And move on when things are not like before...
It’s certain... there is someone out there
WHO WILL LOVE YOU EVEN MORE...
The Greatest Irony of Love
Loving the right person at the wrong time,
having the wrong person when the time is right
and finding out you love someone right after
that person walks out of your life...
And sometimes, you think you’re already over a person,
but when you see them smile at you,
you’ll suddenly realize that you’re just pretending
to be over them just to ease the pain of knowing that
they will never be yours again...
For some, they think that letting go is one way
of expressing how much they love that person...
in my opinion, some are afraid to see the one they love
being held by someone else...
Most relationships tend to fail not because
the absence of love. Love is always present.
It’s just that one was being loved too much and the
other was being loved too little...
As we all know that the heart is the center of the body
but it beats on the left.
maybe that’s the reason
why the heart is not always right...
Most often we fall in love with the person we think we love
but to only discover that for them
we are just for passing time, while the one who truly
loves us remains either a friend or a stranger...
So here’s a piece of advice;
Let go when you’re hurting too much.
Give up when love isn’t enough.
And move on when things are not like before...
It’s certain... there is someone out there
WHO WILL LOVE YOU EVEN MORE...
SPRING!
So it's finally Spring in every sense of the word. A time for new beginnings, fresh starts, long journeys, and more choices. The semester is coming to a close and Summer is getting closer.
Spring always fills me with this deep sense of anticipation. Like something is going to occur right around the corner; I just can't see it yet. I hope that Spring stays for a while and lets us enjoy beautiful days and gives us time to unwind from the world.
We always seem in such a rush as we go about our day-to-day routines.. Hopefully, this will change as we watch the cycle start again around us. Things are blooming and nature is once again getting a fresh start.
I'm off to smell the flowers and the blossoms on the trees. Maybe take a walk, clear my head. It'll be nice.
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