Sunday January 13th, 2008, my wife and I finally found some time to watch a time. Time is precious when a couple, like us, has three little kids and I spend 11 hours a day working and commuting to and from work. The preciousness of time was one of the subtle themes in the movie we watched. The movie The Devil Wears Prada is about a new college graduate who gets a job as an assistant for a very demanding fashion magazine editor. The assistant, Anne Hathaway, is a smart Northwestern Univ. grad who wants to be conventional journalist. However, she ends up getting a job as a personal assistant to a fashion magazine editor, Meryl Streep. I didn't know much about the movie however I was open to watching it since Meryl Streep was in it. I have to say the movie far exceeded my expectations. Meryl Streep does a masterful job of giving substance to an antagonistic character. She adds depth and an understanding why her character is the way she is. The movie was memorable and I was thinking about the Meryl Streep character while I was driving to work on Monday. In many ways, we as career driven people become her if we don't take a step back and evaluate our lives. Anyway check out the movie since my wife and I enjoyed it. Below is the movie trailer I found on YouTube.com
I got tagged by Eric Nally to answer these questions. What is your occupation? Software Developer What color are your socks right now? None What are you listening to right now ? Baseball Tonight on ESPN What was the last thing you ate? A cupcake Can you drive a stick shift? Oh yeah! If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Navy Blue Last person you spoke to on the phone? My wife Michelle Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes Favorite drink? Starsbuck coffee What is your favorite sport to watch? NFL Football Have you ever dyed your hair? Never What is your favorite food? My wife's cuban cooking What was the last movie you watched? 300 Favorite day of the year? My wife's birthday (since I get to buy her gifts) What do you do to vent anger? bang something What was your favorite toy as a child? video games What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring Hugs or kisses? Neither Cherries or Blueberries? Neither Do you want your friends to email you b...
As we in America cheer our alma mater's men's college basketball to victory for the next two weeks, there are people in the Carribean who are celebrating every out or every run for their beloved West Indies cricket team. Cricket?! Yes cricket indeed-- a game played on a "pitch" (a prepared patch of ground which is in the middle of a circular field). The West Indian team is hosting the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket World Cup . This year's world cup is composed of the following teams: Australia * Bangladesh * Bermuda Canada England * India * Ireland - includes Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Kenya Netherlands New Zealand * Pakistan * Scotland South Africa * Sri Lanka * West Indies * (a collection of former English colonial islands in the Carribean) Zimbabwe * = Heavy Favorites to win the cup! The teams play the one day format of the game in the World Cup which is an eight hour affair. I would say it is a 18 to 27 inning baseball ga...
Tonight I went to an orientation meeting for Chili Cookoff Judges. Yes, my wonderful wife Michelle signed me up for this role in a regional Chili Cookoff. The meeting had around twelve judges who will judge the competition. A couple who have been competing in Chili cookoffs for the last thirteen years. They also brought a batch of chili they made for the meeting. Let me tell...It was simply Yum!!! The spices were just right, the meat was exploding with flavor and it is probably the best chili I have ever eaten (until the competition). The competition is part of the International Chili Society (ICS) and there are a group of people who take this competition very seriously and they travel from competition to competition. Anyway this competition is going to have three cookoffs: Salsa (wide open rules where you can buy canned salsa and enter the competition) Green Chili (Green chili, white meat, vegetables, etc., etc) Red Chili (The tradition chili which looks from red to reddish b...
Sunday January 13th, 2008, my wife and I finally found some time to watch a time. Time is precious when a couple, like us, has three little kids and I spend 11 hours a day working and commuting to and from work. The preciousness of time was one of the subtle themes in the movie we watched. The movie The Devil Wears Prada is about a new college graduate who gets a job as an assistant for a very demanding fashion magazine editor. The assistant, Anne Hathaway, is a smart Northwestern Univ. grad who wants to be conventional journalist. However, she ends up getting a job as a personal assistant to a fashion magazine editor, Meryl Streep. I didn't know much about the movie however I was open to watching it since Meryl Streep was in it. I have to say the movie far exceeded my expectations. Meryl Streep does a masterful job of giving substance to an antagonistic character. She adds depth and an understanding why her character is the way she is. The movie was memorable and I was thinking about the Meryl Streep character while I was driving to work on Monday. In many ways, we as career driven people become her if we don't take a step back and evaluate our lives. Anyway check out the movie since my wife and I enjoyed it. Below is the movie trailer I found on YouTube.com
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