More shout out's:
Hey, what's up Magz!
Magz has a beautiful lil' piece of land in southwest America. She is a great writer with a wonderful sense of humor. You just gotta check out her pictures too. Plus, she loves food!
also check out www.shavar.com he is a well-known actor (formerly "Dudley" on Different Strokes and numerous other roles.) He is now working at becoming a director. His site is full of great photos that he's taken. Pretty awesome!
and I can't forget about chicken little- I just love strong, opionated women!
I don't know if all of these sites will be for everyone, but these people have caught my eye and maybe you'll like them too!
I'm hungry now...
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Lies, Lies, Lies...Yeah
I consider myself a fairly honest person. I don't cheat on my taxes (not intentionally), I don't steal from my neighbors, I try not to make promises I can't keep. However, I am guilty of committing a food lie or two. I'm sure you have probably told a food lie (especially you parents) or have been a victim of someone's food lie. Here's my story.
My son, Justus, like many other kids was a VERY picky eater as a young child. He refused to eat any beef or pork (I never tried to force him to either) and very little fish or chicken. He did and does love vegetables so I was happy with that, sort of.
When he was about 4 years-old he tried his best to convince me that his diet should consist of Chicken McNuggets, only Chicken McNuggets. Of course that wasn't happening. But I did find that the quickest way to him to eat meals that I prepared was to tell him that we would have McDonald's for the next meal. Needless to say that "next meal" would only happen about once a week or so. Okay. That was food lie #1. Not too bad. It gets worse.
One of the meals that he would occasionally agree to eat without the bribe of my "McLie" was that delicious dinner staple of the Midwest-THE CASSEROLE. In this instance it was TUNA casserole, but I never told him that there was tuna in it. Tuna had been added to his long list of "food don'ts" about 6 months earlier, so I knew he would refuse to eat it if he heard that word.
As with any lie, this took a lot of work to pull off. The entire family had to be brought in. The word TUNA was never to be used in the kitchen again. Cans of tuna had to be hidden and quickly disposed of once emptied. I managed to pull it off for quite some time. He turned 5 and still unknowingly loved tuna. Then, as it always does, the truth came out. I must have gotten lazy and forgot the first rule of my "food lie club": Don't talk about Tuna.
One evening as Justus sat polishing away his second helping of casserole, I was chatting on the phone with a friend of mine. My friend asked what I made for dinner that night. Unbelievably I answered, "I made TUNA casserole." All hell broke loose then. Justus jumped up from the table, confronted me about my food lie, busted the rest of the family and vowed that he would never trust any of us again. When he finally stormed away he was mumbling something about food conspiracies and I think he threatend to move out.
How could I have been so careless? My carefully crafted lie, all the extra steps to hide the lie-everything fell apart. Justus barely spoke to the family for about a week. He spoke to me the least as he considered me the ring leader of this tuna conspiracy. Eventually everything went back to normal or so I thought...
About four weeks later Justus was supposed to clean his room. I was in the kitchen, cleaning up from the night's dinner when I called out to him to see if he was through with his room. "Yes, Mom," he replied in his sweetest voice. I think we all watched a movie that night and then sent Justus off to bed. When I went to tuck him in I walked into a disaster area, not a bedroom. I brought him out in front of the rest of the family so that we could discuss his lying about his rrom. I told him that I was hurt that he lied to me. Without a pause he looked me squarely in the eye and said,"You lied to me...I lied to you." And walked away! I was dumbfounded as was the rest of the family. I should have dragged his little butt back in the room, but I was speechless. We all sat there dazed and confused. Then it finally registered: he was talking about the TUNA!!!! We almost fell off of our chairs trying to muffle our laughter!
I let him get away with that one. After all, he was the victim of my food lie and he did have a hell of a comeback!
My son, Justus, like many other kids was a VERY picky eater as a young child. He refused to eat any beef or pork (I never tried to force him to either) and very little fish or chicken. He did and does love vegetables so I was happy with that, sort of.
When he was about 4 years-old he tried his best to convince me that his diet should consist of Chicken McNuggets, only Chicken McNuggets. Of course that wasn't happening. But I did find that the quickest way to him to eat meals that I prepared was to tell him that we would have McDonald's for the next meal. Needless to say that "next meal" would only happen about once a week or so. Okay. That was food lie #1. Not too bad. It gets worse.
One of the meals that he would occasionally agree to eat without the bribe of my "McLie" was that delicious dinner staple of the Midwest-THE CASSEROLE. In this instance it was TUNA casserole, but I never told him that there was tuna in it. Tuna had been added to his long list of "food don'ts" about 6 months earlier, so I knew he would refuse to eat it if he heard that word.
As with any lie, this took a lot of work to pull off. The entire family had to be brought in. The word TUNA was never to be used in the kitchen again. Cans of tuna had to be hidden and quickly disposed of once emptied. I managed to pull it off for quite some time. He turned 5 and still unknowingly loved tuna. Then, as it always does, the truth came out. I must have gotten lazy and forgot the first rule of my "food lie club": Don't talk about Tuna.
One evening as Justus sat polishing away his second helping of casserole, I was chatting on the phone with a friend of mine. My friend asked what I made for dinner that night. Unbelievably I answered, "I made TUNA casserole." All hell broke loose then. Justus jumped up from the table, confronted me about my food lie, busted the rest of the family and vowed that he would never trust any of us again. When he finally stormed away he was mumbling something about food conspiracies and I think he threatend to move out.
How could I have been so careless? My carefully crafted lie, all the extra steps to hide the lie-everything fell apart. Justus barely spoke to the family for about a week. He spoke to me the least as he considered me the ring leader of this tuna conspiracy. Eventually everything went back to normal or so I thought...
About four weeks later Justus was supposed to clean his room. I was in the kitchen, cleaning up from the night's dinner when I called out to him to see if he was through with his room. "Yes, Mom," he replied in his sweetest voice. I think we all watched a movie that night and then sent Justus off to bed. When I went to tuck him in I walked into a disaster area, not a bedroom. I brought him out in front of the rest of the family so that we could discuss his lying about his rrom. I told him that I was hurt that he lied to me. Without a pause he looked me squarely in the eye and said,"You lied to me...I lied to you." And walked away! I was dumbfounded as was the rest of the family. I should have dragged his little butt back in the room, but I was speechless. We all sat there dazed and confused. Then it finally registered: he was talking about the TUNA!!!! We almost fell off of our chairs trying to muffle our laughter!
I let him get away with that one. After all, he was the victim of my food lie and he did have a hell of a comeback!
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Tag! I'm it...
I am such an idiot! Awhile ago, Scarlett tagged me. I was so excited that my site was linked to someone elses that I didn't register the meaning of being tagged! Apparently, I was supposed to answer a certain set of questions and then, I presume, tag someone else to do the same. Sometimes I'm just so "DUH."
So without further ado...I give you MY ANSWERS:
1. TOTAL NUMBER OF FILMS I OWN ON DVD/VHS:
Not too sure. A lot of my stuff is still in storage at my sister's place right now. My guess would be about 1oo or so. Mostly VHS unfortunately.
2. LAST FILM I BOUGHT:
Hmm...been pretty much broke for awhile now. Haven't purchased any type of recreational material in awhile. I did buy "Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" for my son's birthday. Do video games count? They have mini-movies on them...
3. 5 FILMS I WATCH A LOT/THAT MEAN A LOT TO ME:
1. The Princess Bride-This is my old stand by. Whenever I need a "pick me up" this is the movie I turn to. It never fails to turn my grey skies blue.
2. Purple Rain- I have to admit that I am a hardcore old-school Prince fan. This movie marked a historical point in the Prince's career and in my life as well. I must have seen this in the theaters at least 15 times. While it's not the greastest cinematic performance, it will always have a place in my heart. This was my generations "Rocky Horror Picture Show"
3. Raising Arizona- What a great comedy! One of my favorite Cohen brothers movies. I actually took a class on the Cohen brothers and had to watch and analyze this movie as an assignment. I loved that class!
4. Like Water for Chocolate- Just had to throw in something with food. I liked the book more, of course.
5. Amelie- A darling french film with a charming lead character. Audrey Tautou is adorable. Very well made film.
**These aren't necessarily my all-time favorite films, just a small sampling of the films that have touched me in some way. I don't think I could ever pick just one film as a favorite. Much like food, I enjoy a variety of movies. Their so yummy!
I guess I should tag somebody next, but I'm not one for the chain-blogging. Sorry!
So without further ado...I give you MY ANSWERS:
1. TOTAL NUMBER OF FILMS I OWN ON DVD/VHS:
Not too sure. A lot of my stuff is still in storage at my sister's place right now. My guess would be about 1oo or so. Mostly VHS unfortunately.
2. LAST FILM I BOUGHT:
Hmm...been pretty much broke for awhile now. Haven't purchased any type of recreational material in awhile. I did buy "Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" for my son's birthday. Do video games count? They have mini-movies on them...
3. 5 FILMS I WATCH A LOT/THAT MEAN A LOT TO ME:
1. The Princess Bride-This is my old stand by. Whenever I need a "pick me up" this is the movie I turn to. It never fails to turn my grey skies blue.
2. Purple Rain- I have to admit that I am a hardcore old-school Prince fan. This movie marked a historical point in the Prince's career and in my life as well. I must have seen this in the theaters at least 15 times. While it's not the greastest cinematic performance, it will always have a place in my heart. This was my generations "Rocky Horror Picture Show"
3. Raising Arizona- What a great comedy! One of my favorite Cohen brothers movies. I actually took a class on the Cohen brothers and had to watch and analyze this movie as an assignment. I loved that class!
4. Like Water for Chocolate- Just had to throw in something with food. I liked the book more, of course.
5. Amelie- A darling french film with a charming lead character. Audrey Tautou is adorable. Very well made film.
**These aren't necessarily my all-time favorite films, just a small sampling of the films that have touched me in some way. I don't think I could ever pick just one film as a favorite. Much like food, I enjoy a variety of movies. Their so yummy!
I guess I should tag somebody next, but I'm not one for the chain-blogging. Sorry!
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