Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Movie Game

the movie game
I took this idea from Kim's page who stole it from her friend Danielle's Facebook note. Here are the rules:

- Pick 20 of your favorite movies.
- Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie (memorable quotes link located on the left).
- Post them for everyone to guess (just leave a comment).


1. Character 1: Just you reconsider playing that message for him!
Character 2: [beep]
Character 1: No, I don't think he likes you at all.
Character 2:[beeps again]
Character 1: No, I don't like you either. -Kim

2. I'm obnoxious! -Stephanie

3. Boy: No time to discuss this as a committee.
Girl: I am not a committee. -Kim

4. Look - I find some of what you teach suspect because I'm used to relying on intellect

5. I can be in the NBA. I'm tall, I like to wear shorts. Hook! Hook! Dunk! Dunk! Baby, I'm all about three points.

6. Man 1: Your nose is broken.
Man 2: How does it look?
Man 1: Ah, it's an improvement.

7. Don't have sex, because you will get pregnant and die! Don't have sex in the missionary position, don't have sex standing up, just don't do it, OK, promise? OK, now everybody take some rubbers

8. It's a trap! -Scott (bonus points for citing by whom)

9. So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause -Kim

10. You don't want to die, but you don't know how to take a life. Give it to me; these men would kill you, and take it anyway. Give it to me. You can tell 'em I took it by force. Give it to me, and I'll do what you shoulda did ten minutes ago. -Jenny

11. So you like to pick on little guys, huh? Well, why don't you pick on me? -Dumbo

12. Man 1: My son's coming over tonight, so I'm going to have something special made for him.
Man 2: Italian food made by a bunch of Mexicans doesn't sound so special to me, ____

13. Smite me, oh mighty Smiter -Scott

14. Boy: She would be eating if we were having Tony loaf.
Girl: That's it!
...
Woman: Both of you sit down
Woman: Bob! It's time to engage! Do something! Don't just stand there, I need you to.. intervene!
Man: You want me to intervene? [picks up table]
Man: Okay, I'm intervening! I'm intervening! -Stephanie

15. Man 1: I donna suppose you could speed things up?
Man 2: If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do.
Man 1: I could do that. I have some rope up here, but I do not think you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around to kill you.
Man 2: That does put a damper on our relationship -Kim

16. Woman: That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear? And if you can't act fit to eat like folks, you can just set here and eat in the kitchen.

17. But you know, the thing about romance is... people only get together right at the very end

18. Man 1: What in heaven's name brought you to _______?
Man 2: My health. I came to ______ for the waters.
Man 1: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.
Man 2: I was misinformed. -Kim got it but I had forgotten to edit it and can't figure out how to edit her post without deleting it so it's really only a partial guess :P

19. Girl: What is your sexuality?
Boy: Well, Jan's straight, and I'm... controversial.
Girl: Are you trying to tell me you speak fag?
Boy: Oh, fluently

20: Girl 1: What a prick.
Girl 2: But he was really nice about it.
Girl 1: Being nice when you say something pricky is even prickier -Kim

21: Boy: I think you're really beautiful and I feel really warm when I'm around you and my tongue swells up.
[pause]
Boy: So... do you wanna eat food? -Anna Lisa

Monday, October 27, 2008

To Dream the Impossible Dream

The happenings of today--the knockdown, roll in the mud, dirty fighting b*ll$h*t of politics in school made me reminisce. Sabotage. That's what I saw today...

I once thought my best friend and I were going to save the world. We had it planned.

But we've grown apart--and continue to.

It makes me sad. I miss her. But how can I blame her. She's progressing. She's moving on with her life. She has a degree. She has/had a real job. She's married. She has a kid that I fear will be the closest I ever get to one of my own.

Me... I'm still in "college", and graduation can't be seen at the end of the tunnel yet. I'm still avoiding "big boy jobs". I'm still quite single.

I still am holding on to the belief that I can change the world--rather than growing up and accepting that it can't be done. And just living according to rules that society makes.

But I tire of doing it alone.

I used to think I was scared of commitment... and I have just realized I'm not. I'm scared I'll fall in love with someone who will make me grow up and give up on my greatest hopes. I *do* want a family. I want kids of my own way more than I think is normal for a guy my age. But I refuse to be involved with someone that will make me give up on my dreams. I want-- I need-- someone that will help me to make even more fantastic ones, rather than shooting them down.

I thought my sister was going to forever be my fantastical dream partner... but it seems our dream team is broken. And I can't blame her. She has almost everything I want. I miss her. I miss my best friend.

I'm starting to think I'll never meet anyone to take her place. In fact-- I've stopped expecting to. And it breaks my heart. I sometimes seriously doubt I'll ever meet someone that will work to make the impossible dream a reality with me.

I refuse to grow up and allow the world to dictate how I must act. I just fear I may sell out and grow up. But I pray I'll never have to give up on my greatest dreams... but I need a partner/ sidekick. No matter how much I try, I'm not Superman. No matter how much I want to be...

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

The end of 2008 rafting :(

Rafting for this year is over. While there are like 300 pictures from rafting that I'd love to share--people just don't want to see all 300. Sooo-- I'm painstakingly going through them and narrowing my favorite to 10. 10 is just a good round number that people will still look at.

This is actually from last year. But this group came back again this year. And I didn't get this picture until this year. So let's pretend. This is Tight Squeeze.

My Aunt and Uncles (and cousin) with Josh in Time Zone.

My parents, Aunts and Uncle. It's rare to see my dad smile like this :)

This family comes rafting a couple of times a year with us. And I've taken them down almost every time--they have become really good friends.

The guy cackling in front makes this picture a favorite--and the legs in the air. :)


This is my sister and 3 of her kids. Eric in the middle was terrified at first. But you can see he was having a blast!



These 3 pictures are the same group. They came with us on Monday afternoon, then they came back Wednesday morning again they had so much fun. These two trips were the most fun trips I took all year. Just beacause we were "suicide boats" . We purposefully flipped in one of our rapids. On a side note--you can see the water is dirty here. There were mudslides upriver and so the river at this point was seriously a Willy Wonka Chocolate river--but much less tasty.

Now, I've always said that I think the clouds in Idaho are prettier than other places I've lived. Maybe it's just that I see them more often--but I sure do enjoy them.


Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Fishing!

Well it took 25 years. But I finally went fishing. In fact, I even caught a fish. Actually I caught two. I'm happy to say that I'm a real man and had no qualms with picking up the fish and cleaning it.




Van cleaning his fish--and showing us something else.


Fish heads fish heads, rolly polly fish heads.


Van and I got bored--so he gave me head.


Now how it really went. Josh taught me and Van what to do. I cast. Van casts. Van doesn't like his cast--so he's reeling it in and says, "Josh something is wrong with my bobber." Josh, "Yeah--you caught a fish." So Josh pulls it out and pulls the hook out. Van sticks his finger in the gills and then I go to as well--and the fish wiggles. Van and I screamed like big manly men. (Not those girly screams you hear us do)

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Rafting!

So the bosses sister is up visiting for the week. (She and her husband are on vacation and the boss (Steve and Connie) are back in Nevada for school so it's just me and Chris running the show here) We had a few people walk-in to come rafting--so I invited Connie and Mark--yes, Connie is both the owner's sister's name and his wife's name. Odd huh?
Anyway. We had a blast--but she took a little swim in the second rapid. And luckily we got it on film.


These first three are from Timezone (our first rapid on the lower stretch)

Kid up front= just looking at dad.


The goofs up front really weren't paddling at all--so I had to yell at them.

Here we are set up and pushing in the first crashing wave in Tight Squeeze. (Rapid number 2 and also my favorite rapid)


Watch Connie--in the straw hat.

Now you see her.

*BIG WAVE*


Now you don't.



Flotsam and jetsam. (Not the eels)




You can actually see her holding on to the rope on the boat here. She's right on the top-left side of the boat (from my perspective)

Connie is actually one of my favorite people. We just get along really well. It's really hard for me not to like someone that appreciates my jokes so much. And someone that will tell me a joke that I really, really, really, *really* like.











Ok--since I know you're dying to know what it is, I'll tell you.
What are the sexiest animals on the farm?


Answer: Highlight below so I know you're not cheating.

Brown chicken, brown cow. (But say it with the rhythm of bow chicka wow wow)

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

haha!

So I forget how I stumbled upon this masterpiece--but I love it.

What makes Barats and Bereta even better is the fact that they are dressed like Mormon missionaries. And this is totally something that missionaries would do in their spare time. Plus it gives a little more credibilty to the relgious parody.

Monday, August 18, 2008

On the River

I finally gave in and started one of these things. I'll blame it on my obsession with reading Kim's and Stephanie's. It's a good way to feel a little more connected. Which, considering my nomadic lifestyle as of late, is rather nice. Plus I guess it is a good place to share some pictures.

So the other day I took this boat full of crazy middle aged women down the river. It actually was a really fun trip--and the best part is this picture that they took.

We have three requirements to be a river guide at Epley's:

1-- Take six trips down the 70 mile stretch of river we are licensed for.
2-- Get in the boat by yourself (from the river)
3-- Do a backflip off the boat.

Now the first two are kinda self explanatory. Licensure and practicallity. The backflip is just as important in most trips. Simply because people like to see it. And there are times that you have to use every trick in your book to entertain people for 8 hours. Me being me, I couldn't just do a backflip--so I generally do a full. It's funny 'cause the first few times I did it off the boat last year I kept hitting my face on the boat because I'd land where I jumped from. I have since adjusted, and usually think it looks pretty cool--but had never really seen a picture that captured it well.