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2.27.2012
2.24.2012
2012 OSCARS
I love movies. This Sunday night at the Oscars, they hand out the golden-trophy-man for the 84th time. I'll throw out some predictions...
BEST MOVIE - I'm going with "The Help". That movie moved me emotionally. "Moneyball" is a good movie, is it and Oscar worthy movie...I don't think so. "Hugo" is beautiful, and a decent story, I fell asleep during "War Horse" but what I did see - I liked.
BEST ACTRESS - Viola Davis in "The Help".
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - I loved "Warrior", but I don't think Nick Nolte should win.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - Wow, tough one. I love Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids", (a comedy winner though? Don't think it will happen.) It will go to one of the actresses from "The Help".
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - "Kung Fu Panda 2". "Rango" is a great looking movie but the story was just below sub-par.
CINEMATOGRAPHY - Great nominee selection, but I go with "Hugo". Visually stunning.
MUSIC - "Man or a Muppet" from The Muppets. Fun song.
VISUAL EFFECTS - "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", I fell for it and was convinced.
BEST MOVIE - I'm going with "The Help". That movie moved me emotionally. "Moneyball" is a good movie, is it and Oscar worthy movie...I don't think so. "Hugo" is beautiful, and a decent story, I fell asleep during "War Horse" but what I did see - I liked.
BEST ACTRESS - Viola Davis in "The Help".
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - I loved "Warrior", but I don't think Nick Nolte should win.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - Wow, tough one. I love Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids", (a comedy winner though? Don't think it will happen.) It will go to one of the actresses from "The Help".
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM - "Kung Fu Panda 2". "Rango" is a great looking movie but the story was just below sub-par.
CINEMATOGRAPHY - Great nominee selection, but I go with "Hugo". Visually stunning.
MUSIC - "Man or a Muppet" from The Muppets. Fun song.
VISUAL EFFECTS - "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", I fell for it and was convinced.
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1.28.2012
HEY JIMMY! part 1
So, Jimmy Fallon is going to be filming shows in Indy this week. They have some sort of big football game downtown and he wants to be in the center of the excitement. I applied for tickets on his website. The theatre has 1,400 seats so I figured there was some sort of chance.
We were supposed to hear via email or a phone call by 1/23 if we had tickets. You could tell that the application form was weeding out the non-fans. So I filled ours out with such confidence, but nonetheless...denied.
So I took my campaign to Twitter. I thought I would sit down at our piano and just let my feelings out with a simple song... twitvid.com/NNCOV
Well, I have this friend named Mike. So, Mike retweets my plea and moments later hears from Jimmy Fallon's producer. Another friend named John calls and says he has friends who have friends that can possibly get me in the door.
So, "some irons are in the fire" and we'll have to see how this week shakes out. Hopefully it shakes, rattles and rolls.
We were supposed to hear via email or a phone call by 1/23 if we had tickets. You could tell that the application form was weeding out the non-fans. So I filled ours out with such confidence, but nonetheless...denied.
So I took my campaign to Twitter. I thought I would sit down at our piano and just let my feelings out with a simple song... twitvid.com/NNCOV
Well, I have this friend named Mike. So, Mike retweets my plea and moments later hears from Jimmy Fallon's producer. Another friend named John calls and says he has friends who have friends that can possibly get me in the door.
So, "some irons are in the fire" and we'll have to see how this week shakes out. Hopefully it shakes, rattles and rolls.
1.21.2012
MOVIES FROM 2011
I love lists. A recent magazine article had a list of the top money-makers of 2011. I still love seeing movies but my attendance is way down. I'm not a fan of 3D, although if its done right and plays a role in the storytelling, I'm in, ("Hugo" & "Tin Tin").
So as I was reading this list, I thought I would blurt out my faves from this past year.
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Final movie of the franchise. I loved it. The Part 1 put me to sleep numerous times, but the final bow did the story a great send off.)
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (The 4th movie in the franchise, and Tom Cruise still knows how to make a great action movie.)
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (This is probably my favorite movie of the year. Andy Serkis' portrayal as Ceasar deserves recognition.)
4. Captain America (Even though it was a set up to the Avengers movie, just as "Thor" was, I thought Captain America was much more entertaining.)
5. The Help. (Great acting. It stirred my insides about racism.)
6. Bridesmaids. (One of the funniest movies of all time.)
7. X-Men: First Class (Great reset of the X-Men franchise. I hope they stay this course.)
8. Super 8. (A fan of both J.J. Abrams and Spielberg, this is such a throwback to the 80's movie style..loved it.)
9. The Muppets. (Fun, great return of Kermit.)
10. Real Steel. (Caleb loves robots as of right now, and we both got a kick, or a punch, out of this one.)
11. The Adventures of Tin-Tin. (This movie looks amazing, a simple story, but the technology alone was jaw dropping.)
Movies that I was looking forward to but was a let down...
1. Green Lantern. I've never been a huge fan of this character, but I thought the storytelling could have been better, and the villian wasn't anything worth getting worked up about. "Oh No, you are fighting a giant cloud!"
2. Hangover 2. Recycled jokes from the first film.
3. Pirates. I don't even know the full title. I was hoping for more fun. It sunk.
4. Cowboys & Aliens. Great idea, great director, great actors. Lousy, boring, slow moving story.
5. Green Hornet. Another great character from back in the day. Too bad they trainwrecked this adaptation.
So as I was reading this list, I thought I would blurt out my faves from this past year.
1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Final movie of the franchise. I loved it. The Part 1 put me to sleep numerous times, but the final bow did the story a great send off.)
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (The 4th movie in the franchise, and Tom Cruise still knows how to make a great action movie.)
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (This is probably my favorite movie of the year. Andy Serkis' portrayal as Ceasar deserves recognition.)
4. Captain America (Even though it was a set up to the Avengers movie, just as "Thor" was, I thought Captain America was much more entertaining.)
5. The Help. (Great acting. It stirred my insides about racism.)
6. Bridesmaids. (One of the funniest movies of all time.)
7. X-Men: First Class (Great reset of the X-Men franchise. I hope they stay this course.)
8. Super 8. (A fan of both J.J. Abrams and Spielberg, this is such a throwback to the 80's movie style..loved it.)
9. The Muppets. (Fun, great return of Kermit.)
10. Real Steel. (Caleb loves robots as of right now, and we both got a kick, or a punch, out of this one.)
11. The Adventures of Tin-Tin. (This movie looks amazing, a simple story, but the technology alone was jaw dropping.)
Movies that I was looking forward to but was a let down...
1. Green Lantern. I've never been a huge fan of this character, but I thought the storytelling could have been better, and the villian wasn't anything worth getting worked up about. "Oh No, you are fighting a giant cloud!"
2. Hangover 2. Recycled jokes from the first film.
3. Pirates. I don't even know the full title. I was hoping for more fun. It sunk.
4. Cowboys & Aliens. Great idea, great director, great actors. Lousy, boring, slow moving story.
5. Green Hornet. Another great character from back in the day. Too bad they trainwrecked this adaptation.
1.16.2012
LET'S DANCE
Thanks to Chris Whitmire for inviting me.
(photos by Mark Beeson)
1.08.2012
BIRTHDAY PARTY
1.04.2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB
After Chloe, we tried for more kids. But after some stumbling blocks, we had gotten to a point where we thought that it just wasn't in our future. That's when all of a sudden, here comes #2 kid!
Caleb is crazy about Transformers, robots, Star Wars, Legos, with a little bit of trains-adoration left over. He's a funny boy.
He calls the restaurant Hacienda "Hot Santa".
He calls a puzzle a "prezzle".
He constantly tells us that he loves us. Who knows how long that will last, but for now we are loving it.
Happy Birthday big boy.
INSPIRATION FROM PASSION 2012
My notes can be a little "all over the place", and I was also typing as quickly as possible on my iphone notepad. But there was some great encouragement in Atlanta, as 42,000+ gathered for Passion 2012. Here's a glance at my notes...
(Louie Giglio) Luke 7..."God is back, looking to the needs of His people"
The 'stretche'r is symbolic of something that is carrying us out of town & to our death
...that 'stretcher' is just simply sin
A rabbi, or religious leader would never touch a dead guy...Jesus blew their minds by touching the dead guy.
Jesus knew what he was supposed to do...not caring about what everyone else thought.
Jesus is FOR me.
Majesty stepping into the mess, (the mess of a cave, born in hay, surrounded by shepherds).
Jesus raises the dead (it's the gospel story)
Ephesians 2:1
(Beth Moore)
Luke 8:40-55
There was an interruption in scripture...
Matthew, Mark, & Luke (all give an account of the woman grabbing the tassel)
We live our lives between a different narrative ....
We are surrounded by a greater need, but Jesus stopped long enough to make that need a priority.
You cannot use Jesus up.
v47 "seeing that she could not go unnoticed..."
We cannot go unnoticed by God
The story loses its power if it loses it's discomfort (a woman bleeding for 12 years)
Our biggest secret is where we need out most healing
Numbers 19:22 (whatever she touches is unclean)
Our prayer should be "Jesus, Clean me!"
Numbers 15 (grabbing the tassel)
Instead of her making him unclean, he made her clean.
He came so that He could be 'touchable'.
There are no secrets from God. He already knows what kind of person I've been.
Like the woman grabbing the tassel, grab on to him!
Hebrews 10 (his robe fills the temple - there's enough robe to go around for everyone)
As long as we feel unclean, we won't let Him do to us what we need (healing & restoration)
It was faith that invoked the touch that brought the healing
You cannot consume Jesus, but He can consume us.
(Christine Caine - This was very inspiring, I woul recommend watching it online)
When divine interruptions happen, lives are transformed.
We are meant to be interruptions on Jesus' behalf to bring healing & restoration in our world.
Luke 10:30
Compassion doesn't happen until you allow yourself to be interrupted.
God wants to use rescued people to rescue people.
(Francis Chan)
Refuse to be reserved
"You're gonna have to get ugly"
Romans 1:16
"There are times when I don't wanna talk about Jesus...because what would they say?"
We use God's Word to justify what we want.
Watch out for liars. Liars who manipulate the Word of God.
(Louie Giglio) Luke 7..."God is back, looking to the needs of His people"
The 'stretche'r is symbolic of something that is carrying us out of town & to our death
...that 'stretcher' is just simply sin
A rabbi, or religious leader would never touch a dead guy...Jesus blew their minds by touching the dead guy.
Jesus knew what he was supposed to do...not caring about what everyone else thought.
Jesus is FOR me.
Majesty stepping into the mess, (the mess of a cave, born in hay, surrounded by shepherds).
Jesus raises the dead (it's the gospel story)
Ephesians 2:1
(Beth Moore)
Luke 8:40-55
There was an interruption in scripture...
Matthew, Mark, & Luke (all give an account of the woman grabbing the tassel)
We live our lives between a different narrative ....
We are surrounded by a greater need, but Jesus stopped long enough to make that need a priority.
You cannot use Jesus up.
v47 "seeing that she could not go unnoticed..."
We cannot go unnoticed by God
The story loses its power if it loses it's discomfort (a woman bleeding for 12 years)
Our biggest secret is where we need out most healing
Numbers 19:22 (whatever she touches is unclean)
Our prayer should be "Jesus, Clean me!"
Numbers 15 (grabbing the tassel)
Instead of her making him unclean, he made her clean.
He came so that He could be 'touchable'.
There are no secrets from God. He already knows what kind of person I've been.
Like the woman grabbing the tassel, grab on to him!
Hebrews 10 (his robe fills the temple - there's enough robe to go around for everyone)
As long as we feel unclean, we won't let Him do to us what we need (healing & restoration)
It was faith that invoked the touch that brought the healing
You cannot consume Jesus, but He can consume us.
(Christine Caine - This was very inspiring, I woul recommend watching it online)
When divine interruptions happen, lives are transformed.
We are meant to be interruptions on Jesus' behalf to bring healing & restoration in our world.
Luke 10:30
Compassion doesn't happen until you allow yourself to be interrupted.
God wants to use rescued people to rescue people.
(Francis Chan)
Refuse to be reserved
"You're gonna have to get ugly"
Romans 1:16
"There are times when I don't wanna talk about Jesus...because what would they say?"
We use God's Word to justify what we want.
Watch out for liars. Liars who manipulate the Word of God.
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