Positively Amazing

Sometime I would really like to find the time/opportunity to read/listen to The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. I've heard a review of this book and it sounds amazing. I would love to develop the skills to find the positive in literally every situation in life as Corrie's sister does. I'm pretty sure that somewhere in my past I heard a talk by someone about this very woman's life. Although, I don't remember much of the details, I do remember that it was awesome to me at that time too. I'm not sure that I realized that there was a book out there of her story. I'm a little sad I haven't read it years ago. Its hard for me to find time to read at this time in my life. I'll just have to get the audiobook from the library and listen to it at work. Although, I'm pretty sure it will cause some tearing. Its really hard to see to sew through tears. Been there, done that. Then the contacts sometimes get cloudy due to the salt after awhile. Have any of you read it? Comments?

Hilarious

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8271035/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-educational-audiologist

Twitter

Twitter really is an odd concept. I'm not really sure I understand it. It just seems so random. I can't even really explain it. Its just madness!

Buffy!

Nursing a child takes time. Thanks to modern technology, I can sit in front of my iPad or computer and read books, watch TV shows, and surf the net. Because I have been spending piles of time just sitting, I have found myself a new obsession. Buffy. I never watched Buffy when it was at its hype, and truthfully, I probably would not have enjoyed it. I am not usually one for horror films, and certainly not into vampires of any kind (especially those that sparkle.) I had read several comments on a blog I frequent about how Buffy was a great role model, and how it was a feminist show. I also found out that I had a coworker, a man who is extremely intelligent and great at his job, who was a self-confessed Buffy fan. Finally, I found out that the creator, Joss Whedon, also created one of my favorites, Dr. Horrible. So I gave in. I have spent half of my FMLA becoming a Buffy fan. I confess that the first season was a little slow for me, and the special effects, although probably really cool when they first came out, seemed a little dated. However, being me, I did a little back research before giving up on the series. The first thing I discovered was Joss Whedon's whole inspiration behind Buffy. He apparently was raised by a very feminist mother, and always claimed himself to be a feminist as well. He decided that he wanted to turn the idea of the blond girl in every horror film who needs to be rescued around. Wouldn't it be great, instead, if the skinny little blond girl was the only one with the power and strength to save the world? When I read that, I figured I better continue to give this show a chance. Watching Buffy in that light, I found it much more entertaining and enlightening. I also found the writing and the dialogue extremely entertaining. Which apparently was the opinion of critics for the first four seasons. in fact, most critics stated that without the dialogue the show would not be a success. Joss Whedon then did something that truly makes me wish I could be his friend. He wanted to prove that the show was much more than just dialogue, so he created the episode "Hush". This episode was 43 minutes long, and there was only dialogue in 17 minutes of the show. You see, in the world of Buffy, there are not just vampires, but minions of demons with all sorts of powers. In "Hush" the demons had the ability to rob all the people in the town of their speaking voices. I was completely impressed with the fact that a show that had no dialogue for over half the show could be entertaining, but it was! Entertaining and creepy all put together. I was completely mesmerized. I think that "Hush" was what completely converted me to "team Buffy". Buffy addresses deep subjects, and does so in a way that allows a person to really think and question things whilst being entertained. It is also strongly feminist in its themes. Buffy is the strong one, and although there are others there to support her, in the end she has the power and capability to save the world. There are several other strong and capable women (such as my personal favorite, Willow, who really could have her own post) who teach young girls that they can be the saviors and superheroes. I really appreciate perhaps the more 'controversial' issues, such as choices regarding sexuality. In an interview I saw on youtube with Joss Whedon, he said that he intended to show that choosing to have sex is not a light decision for a girl, and a caution that in fact a young man could turn 'evil' afterward. And finally, seriously, who could not love a show that has a demon that can cause everyone to break into song?

Why the actual Baby is better than the pregnancy.

There is something about being human that makes people slightly obnoxious at times. When a person is expecting a child, people often feel they have the right, or perhaps even the obligation, to let people know that the hard times are yet to come. That you will not get any sleep. That your life will no longer be your own. That it just gets harder and harder. Well, maybe I am just insane, or maybe my pregnancies were harder than most, or maybe my girls are so cute that I forget that it is supposed to be all that hard, so I am here to write a list of why the actual baby is better than the hell that is the pregnancy before hand.
1. Even if you only get two hours of sleep with the baby, at least you can roll over with out pain.
2. When not pregnant, you can go longer than two hours without peeing.
3. Your fat pregnant belly does not smile at you.
4. When the baby feels heavy or your arms get tired you can hand the baby to someone else, or set the baby down. Not so possible with pregnant belly.
5. People may try and touch your baby, but at least they have stopped touching your stomach.
6. Fat rolls on babies are cute. Fat rolls on adults not so much.
7. During the last months of pregnancy people love to tell you how miserable you look. After the baby is born, people stop looking at you and only notice the baby.
8. Baby spit up/diapers are way better than self-vomit.
9. Babies are sweet and snuggly and like to hold your finger. Fetus's like to jump on your bladder and kick your rib cage.
10. "Oh no the baby is crying" is a great excuse to give telemarketers.
11. As much as I hated being pregnant, I actually wanted the child.

I really could go on. Point being it does not always get harder.

Wow. We are amazingly good at updating our blog. HA!

Hickory Dickory Doc

So, it would appear to be my blogging turn. Interesting weekend.

First, we discovered the BEST hot chocolate on the planet (Hatch Family Chocolates)! The same store also makes killer chocolates as the name would suggest. Our filipinos LOVED the chocolate covered ginger pieces made there.

Then, the real excitement began when we learned that an all out war had to be waged against the vermin that have come to call our house home. It was either the mice or the people & the people MUST win! Ejay & Arwin have been doing a great job of playing human mouse trap & we evicted a relatively large number of pests from the house yesterday. I'm a little worried to go home from work today as I'm not entirely sure what I will find. I'm hoping we're getting to the end of the mouse supply. When we've been advised to have a year supply of everything, I'm pretty sure mice weren't included.