Seemingly, Joakim doesn't want me to do ANY work this week whatsoever, as he's tagged me again, this time for my top 10 favourite movies, and 21 words to describe me... Oh dear!
Again, guaranteed that I'll leave some out and have to resist going back and editing it... but hey...
Ten favourite movies (in no particular order):
1. The Da Vinci Code (JOKE, people! JOKE!!!!)
Ok, no, seriously!
1. Monty Python & The Holy Grail (like that was such a huge surprise!)
2. Beaches (hey, I'm a girl! It's allowed!)
3. Stand by Me (see previous comment)
4. Running on Empty (see previous comment)
5. The Odd Couple (absolutely hysterically funny)
6. Shrek (plus a lot of other movies along the same lines -- Ice Age 1 & 2, Wallace & Gromit - all except the last one, Chicken Run, etc etc... Is it cheating, putting them all together under one number?!)
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. Life Is Beautiful
9. Patch Adams
10. Waking Ned
Hmmm. I could go on and on and mention Braveheart, Into the West, etc etc, but I suppose I'd better stop at 10!
21 words to describe me:
Right. Now, this is a lot more difficult...
Actually.... Can I take a raincheck on that one?! My mind's gone a-blank and I have to actually get some work done today! :)
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So, I'll tag DANA (yoo hoo! Dana! You got tagged!!!!), Therese (once she gets her ISP sorted out), and Éamonn (once he gets back from Chartres, of course)....
5 Brave Sir Robin ran away (bravely ran away, away)...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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humour
Was just randomly thinking about this at lunchtime, so thought I'd share...
9 Three book meme...
Monday, May 21, 2007
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meme
Okay, I've been tagged by Joakim for book recommendations... Hmmmmm... I love books, and do read an awful lot, but am pretty much taking a mental blank when it comes to actually picking some to put down... But I'll give it a whirl!
1. Three non-fiction books everyone should read:
Well, I know you'll probably all expect me to put down the Bible, or the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or Morning and Evening Prayer from the Divine Office.... So I'll try to resist that......
However, for the non-fiction category, I guess my choices are still going to be pretty Catholic... I'll go for With Us Today by Fr John Hardon, The Kiss from the Cross by Ronda Chervin, and Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West.
2. Three works of fiction that everyone should read:
Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Screwtape Letters (the last of which I haven't actually read yet, as such, but have cried with laughter, listening to the audio book, narrated by John Cleese!)
3. Three authors everyone should read:
Although, it's almost impossible to pick only three... I'll stick down my favourite "park-your-brain" fiction authors... I would tend to read stuff by Jodi Picoult, James Patterson, Elizabeth Flock, that kind of thing... Really, they're the kind of books where I can't even really remember what it is even ABOUT afterwards, but they're great for just chilling out, where you can get so engrossed in the story for an evening or two, but just switch off at the same time...
4. Three books that nobody should read:
Oh, don't even START me on THAT topic!!! Grr!! Grr!! Grr!!
.... And then a couple of honourable mentions I thought I'd add in...
I really DO feel the urge to mention two books that I got as a Christmas present from my lovely housemate this past Christmas!!! Firstly, there's Saints Behaving Badly, which is a GREAT book, showing that there's hope for us yet, hehe! Then there's The Incredible Book of Vatican Facts and Papal Curiosities, which is a pretty amusing book with all sorts of Catholic trivia.
All great books, but I'm sure once I start thinking about this, I'll want to go back and edit this post to add a whole bunch more!!!
Right, I'm going to tag Éamonn, Margreet (who hasn't updated her blog in FOREVER, so needs an excuse to do so!), and Mr-DCF-Book-Recommender-Extraordinaire, DAN... but seeing as Dan doesn't have a blog, he'll either just have to start one, or leave his in a comment here!!! Ah go on! Ye will, ye will, ye will!!!
1. Three non-fiction books everyone should read:
Well, I know you'll probably all expect me to put down the Bible, or the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or Morning and Evening Prayer from the Divine Office.... So I'll try to resist that......
However, for the non-fiction category, I guess my choices are still going to be pretty Catholic... I'll go for With Us Today by Fr John Hardon, The Kiss from the Cross by Ronda Chervin, and Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West.
2. Three works of fiction that everyone should read:
Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Screwtape Letters (the last of which I haven't actually read yet, as such, but have cried with laughter, listening to the audio book, narrated by John Cleese!)
3. Three authors everyone should read:
Although, it's almost impossible to pick only three... I'll stick down my favourite "park-your-brain" fiction authors... I would tend to read stuff by Jodi Picoult, James Patterson, Elizabeth Flock, that kind of thing... Really, they're the kind of books where I can't even really remember what it is even ABOUT afterwards, but they're great for just chilling out, where you can get so engrossed in the story for an evening or two, but just switch off at the same time...
4. Three books that nobody should read:
Oh, don't even START me on THAT topic!!! Grr!! Grr!! Grr!!
.... And then a couple of honourable mentions I thought I'd add in...
I really DO feel the urge to mention two books that I got as a Christmas present from my lovely housemate this past Christmas!!! Firstly, there's Saints Behaving Badly, which is a GREAT book, showing that there's hope for us yet, hehe! Then there's The Incredible Book of Vatican Facts and Papal Curiosities, which is a pretty amusing book with all sorts of Catholic trivia.
All great books, but I'm sure once I start thinking about this, I'll want to go back and edit this post to add a whole bunch more!!!
Right, I'm going to tag Éamonn, Margreet (who hasn't updated her blog in FOREVER, so needs an excuse to do so!), and Mr-DCF-Book-Recommender-Extraordinaire, DAN... but seeing as Dan doesn't have a blog, he'll either just have to start one, or leave his in a comment here!!! Ah go on! Ye will, ye will, ye will!!!
4 Former EpiscoPUSalian gets CATechised....
Pus enjoying some light bedtime reading...
Ah, the fun we get up to in our house!!
6 Dog watching
Apparently our cat has taken to chasing dogs lately...
... this is her doing a spot of dog watching.
... this is her doing a spot of dog watching.
4 It's in God's hands
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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rambling
I was looking for something today, and came across this, which I wrote around this time ten years ago... And I was just thinking how true it is... It would certainly do no harm to remember He's got it all sorted, even if things don't seem to be making any sense sometimes.
"We place our destiny in the hands of the LORD, not in the hands of men, because His mercy is as great as His majesty." (Sirach 2:18)
It's In God's Hands
Strong and powerful, yet able to comfort
And hold tenderly. The same hands that
Created the tiny daisies and soaring eagles
Are also able to carry the weight of the world.
The one who has already planned our road ahead
Doesn't expect us to travel on our own.
On the contrary, our lives are in His hands.
Only He is in control of our destiny.
"We place our destiny in the hands of the LORD, not in the hands of men, because His mercy is as great as His majesty." (Sirach 2:18)
