He Was Shot in the Dark
I FINALLY got to see our footage last Tuesday..the other team had to reshoot and I came to class thinking (or actually, hoping) that we'd do the audio today, since surprize surprize, last Thursday, they told me we were doing the audio seperately..I tried to do the phone dialog that morning..and well, I can't act worth crap..so I was hoping Amanda and/or Nicole would do the dialog..Amanda is our "leader" or "exectutive director" and she was the one mostly that chose to do seperate audio..and guess what! She doesn't show up for class..our group is totally lost at this point! So we all seperately started editing our movie..
Remember last week when I complained about using an F/4? Well, on the long shots, the focus was fine..There was no reason for me to worry so much..BUT they changed it to F/11 later that day for the ending (don't ask me why we shot most of it in sequence..there was a better order, but oh, well)..when I got to see the footage I was like, "What the...?!!" F/11 was a bad decision..they should have kept it at F/4 like they told me that they were gonna do because now, the ending is too dark to see..I think it was because they were using the LCD screen at the time and not the eyepiece and the LCD Screen looks lighter if seen at an angle..
So I began editing..on my first editing project, I was too lazy to figure out how to create L-Cuts, so I cut it so the audio matched up..this time, I was using one audio clip for one part of the scene and using many different video clips..the actors were good enough that it was very easy to match it up with their lips because they said the same phrases the same exact way twice..the teacher called us up to his desk to see about using one audio clip like I was already doing..but I was using the wrong audio clip, so I had to change it..just before leaving, I just quickly added audio of the students packing up..somehow it looked and sounded perfect right away! like, the coat sound and zipper sounds went with the video on the first try! I was like, "Awesome....I'm leaving now.."
But then I came back on Wednesday and screwed it up..it wasn't until after finishing the first scene that I noticed it..then I had to re do that part..there was also a part (at the beginning of the second scene) where the teacher walks down the hallway..at the time of shooting, I had hoped they would reshoot it cuz I talked when they were shooting..but NO! So now the only "walking down the hall" clip has me at the end saying, "It'll just be a couple of seconds.." because I was trying to keep a lady from going to the elevator.. the funny thing is, at the end of the clip, even after we told her not to go over there cuz they were shooting a movie, you see her walk over and look at the camera..so I cut her out and luckily, I was able to repeat the first section of the audio so it doesn't have my voice anymore..
I think people are clueless at Columbus State about the AVP (Audio/Video Production) students..they'll see the video camera, they'll see us trying to keep them back, and yet, they're SO lost..like they have no clue what we are doing or what a movie is..like movies are magical things that the TV makes on it's own..they don't realize when the stand near the actor, they are in the frame..it was hard enough for us to keep out of our own film..I forgot to get the bookbags moved in one of the scenes..
Happy Turkey Day
My Godfather, Ignacio, my family and I went to Hometown Buffet..I had a salad and a slice of Hand..then we saw "The Incredibles"..that was an awesome movie! It reminded me of a video game..I hope they make one! and make it like, you can pick who you will play as and when you get a certain amount of points, it'll make it so you can have another character to help you..and the only way you can get to the end is if you have all of the family and that Frozone dude..and the final level is the huge machine and the evil guy..and then have bonus or easter egg games of stuff like the mother keeping the kids under control and stuff..
Oh, and PLUGGAGE to BUNNY for wishing me a happy Thanksgiving!
THX 1138
I first heard of the movie in AVP class when the teacher showed us "the making of" the movie..it looked interesting, so I read the script..it reminded me a little of 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley..so I bought it on Ebay and finally got to see it, today..it's hard to see movies in this house without it being interrupted by a conversation about poop, hot pockets, or bills..it's ok when the conversation relates to movies, but how does poop and "Carrie" relate? I didn't see hot pockets in many movies..and oops! someone called in the most important part of the movie! Turn it down and have a loud and sense-less phone conversation for 30-60 min. that could have been done after the movie or in another room! So I usually have to wait until dad's at work and mom's asleep to see a movie..
Well, it was a WEIRD movie, but it was cool..I thought the composition was interesting! all throughout the movie, it looked like composition I would like to do, but everyone else hates..I like to cut off people's heads and change format of the framing..the use of negative space in the movie was really neat..
It got this one movie scenario back in my head..but it's changed..instead of endless monologues from the main character, there are more political overtones and race issues and a love story in it..and I'm changing the main character from male to female because the society in the movie scenario treats woman a little unfairly and it would be a bigger impact to have a female coming up with deviant ideas..and the whole love part of it is the whole "Charlie" theme I have in others, but this one focuses more on his fear of being evil and his fear of going against what he was brought up to believe and do, while the main character tried to get him to see the world from another perspective..it gets them both in trouble and it's this whole philosophical thing that would end up being 4 hours..
But I should write it..
(Not to sound like George Lucas in the comentary because I had this movie scenario in my head since about August and I hadn't even HEARD of THX 1138 until September)..but this movie scenario is basically how I see the world..it's how I've seen the world for about 2 or so years..and it's weird, but my predictions not only in real life, but those in the movie, are coming truer every month..so yeah, I should write it before even more of it comes true..
Another thing about seeing the future..Kitty's mom said that Sylvia Brown says that deja vu moments are a sign that you scheduled or layed out a pattern for this life and the deja vu moment is when you are following it and doing what you are meant to be doing at that time in your life..well, I must be doing something right..the deja vu moments I've been having are becoming more frequent..at first it was a year in between, then it happened again on Labor Day (where I had a conversation with a friend that I could have SWORN I've had before in the same spot at the same time of the year with the same people around)..then I had another deja vu around Halloween..then Wednesday, I was going through the video clips for our movie in AVP class and I saw a clip and the first time I saw it, I remember seeing it before..NOT because I saw it filmed, but I remember sitting at my desk looking at the video clip with that composition and the same people in the room and how dark the room was and the Man Under Fire movie playing on a TV to my right..DUDE it's freaky!!! if it gets any more frequent, it'll overlap and everything I will be like I've done it many times before..it's weird..
Stupid Spam
The Spam Daemons (Bots) have gotten better at their jobs..they keep spamming my comments system through the comments CGI file directly..I had to download Moveable Type's Blacklist thingy..it's a lot nicer than going through each comment separately..it lets me delete many comments at once and add their URL to the Blacklist..
Other
One of my web design jobs are ending soon and I'm going on Christmas Break, so I'm starting a new web project..it will be TUTORIALS! I'm trying to sketch out ideas on paper at the moment for what the layout will look like..I'll have it at ICantComeUpWithAName.com..it will group together subjects like Photoshop Filters, rather than having a page for each one, making it look like I have more tutorials than I do, with just "click FILTER >> BLUR >> SMART BLUR, click ok, and then you're done!"..THAT's a tutorial??? I will explain what the settings mean..I will explain the basics of HTML, Javascript, CSS, etc. coding rather than just giving a code or file for people to copy and paste or upload..so the visitor can work with script and customize it to fit their needs..
I will also set up a site for the hostees at Whatever Creations/As If Music and hopefully start (re)designing my business site..maybe I'll have a Flash option..
I Shot Some People Today
For Audio/Video Production class..I have been SO frustrated in the last three days, it's rediculous..but after whining for 3 days, I'm almost out of complaining power..I'll write more detailisticly tomorrow..
To sum it up:
Day One Complaints:
No one seems to re-focus..I'm perfectionist when it comes to technical crap and when the rest of the crew focused in one shot and then shoot a totally different angle, they still claim "Oh, he'll be in focus.." I hoped they used a narrow iris/aperture..
Almost every angle was shot only once..Again, I'm a perfectionist, I'd shoot every angle at least twice or replay it in camera to check for mistakes, cuz I know we've made a couple..
Some people don't think I know what I'm talking about..like the white balancing..I suggested closing the blinds to limit the blue light..it was Collin or James (who seems to know what I'm talking about) that closed the blinds while the girl who was trying to white balance gave up and said "It's very blue, but that's the best we are going to do, I guess" before we closed the blinds..
The Cool Things on Day One:
Amanda got good actors! Her friends Ian and Brian did great jobs acting..they seem like cool people..
Amanda and Collin were good directors..even tho Amanda did a lot of directing, Collin spoke up and did a good job, too..
I got pictures!..Look below:
The pictures from the day:
Today was the second day..
Second Day Complaints:
I suck at shooting..I held it differently, most in my left hand cuz I'm so left handed when it comes to stuff and my right hand is much weaker..that's why I prefer to switch hands often..also, they told me to pan, no, stay still, no, pan, no stay still, no, pan with Ian while keeping him in frame from the shins up..well trying to zoom out while he was running didn't work..I had him do it many times and I know it sucks..
No one cares about the FOCUS!!..I was obsessed with getting good enough focus (my eyes suck), but I'd focus on one stand in and then I'm told I was supposed to focus five feet over and that I shouldn't refocus cuz "it would be fine"..I WAS TOLD TO USE A FRIGGIN' F/4!!!! Ever HEARD of Depth of Field??????I had to shoot a close up which at times looked PERFECT and I told Ian to remember where he was to be in focus..the DOF was SO narrow, that when he tried to step into the shot, the momentum forced him out of focus again and sometimes out of frame..all I was doing was using my arm as a tripod..after all of this, when Amanda and James shot the next scenes, they didn't seem to care much about the DOF..the actors were moving a lot toward and away from the camera WHILE they were doing a close up..but since the teacher was gone, they did a lot of it with the LCD screen..
I've given up trying to explain my ideas..Ian came up with an idea I also had in my head..a Tarantino (sp?) type shot..he mentioned it first, so I tried to give him credit because we came up with the same idea..but appearently, they didn't understand, but if it's in focus, the scene still looks cool..on the LCD screen at least..
The storyboards were not drawn by our group leader..so she'd have to say, "That's not exactly how I wanted it, but.."
The classes I've scheduled for next quarter will probably be dropped ..no one is signing up for them! And I was gonna count the days I drove up and back as hours driving to get my license..I guess I'll get my license in June instead of March..
The Good Things of Day Two:
I got to shoot SOMETHING! ..better than nothing!
I currently have an 81% in the class thanks to my script, storyboard, and shooting schedule!!! I only need like, a 50-something percent on the rest of the stuff to pass..
I know how I'd go about making my own movie ..I'm planning to still make my script into a movie in a year and help my friend make hers..I saw the other team's binders..with the storyboard thingy and shooting schedule..or maybe Clarissa just made it..but anyways, if and when I make mine, I'm gonna be TOO organized..I'd take the time to make everyone binders with color coded scenes for the script, storyboard, shooting schedule, etc..I tried to draw the storyboards the way I saw the scenes in my head composition-wise and hope that others could understand it so they would at least partially be able to know how to shoot it..I'd try to shoot it in the most practical way without having to travel far for the next scene..
I took pictures! See below:
Day Two Photos:
Other
I was turned down for SSI..I'd have to be paying my parents $400 rent plus utilities and transportation ($180/month) just to get SSI..I get paid only 430-some per month from the government..does it make any sense? Plus, why do I have to pay one-third of the house payment for a house that I can't reach a half of (like our 9-room basement)..
I started to drink a cup of coffee every time I go to class..Mocha something or other..the first time I had half of a coffee drink at the Corner Grind, I lost 3 pounds a couple of days later..so I thought I'd try it again..IT WORKED!!! Between Wednesday and Thursday, I lost 3 pounds..I hope to lose another 3 pounds around Saturday..I think this diet works cuz I eat more cuz my blood sugar's always low, making me hungry..the high fructose corn syrup in so much of what I drink *cough*Pepsi, Eggnog, Propel Water, etc.*/cough* causes my blood sugar even lower..so I'm trying to drink coffee to get more caffeine, which raises blood sugar..I will drink less soda (meaning less calories) and not get so hungry..like today I've only eaten Total Cereal (I guess the Fiber helps with appetite), a ham/turkey/lettuce, /cheese sub, a salad, 3 cans of Pepsi, small Mocha something, and a glass of eggnog..normally, I would have eaten another meal and a large dessert..so yeah..hopefully if it continues, I should get to my (healthy) goal weight in about 5-6 weeks..and my (socially accepted thinness) weight in 12 weeks.. but I doubt I could get that low because of my body type and muscles weighing too much..I loose fat and gain muscle just to get disappointed that I still weigh too much..
AVP Class
It took me longer than I originally thought to finish the editing project in my audio/video production class..mostly cuz I went back and redid about half of what I made the week before..and then I decided to put titles..again, I'm like a perfectionist and get frustrated with the fact that the guy in the script wakes up and no one is in the room, but the clips we had had people in the room..I overheard the teacher saying he hid the people in the room..I wanna know how he did..I just left the clip out and hoped that the dude just rubbing his eyes was good enough to make people understand he woke up..
Well, I'm in Amanda's group..I wanted to be in Misty's cuz I knew her and my friends Clarissa and Sabree were on that team..I like the script we have to shoot, but I don't know where we are gonna get a gun (fake or even a lighter that looks like a gun) on campus..hopefully I won't have to shoot that scene..I want the scene with the teacher in class or something..another thing is that we need him in a car going through downtown..um..how are we gonna do that when we are limited to Campus??? even if we used the zoom to the max (since the cameras has zoom, not detatchable lenses), the buildings will still look far away..unless we shoot an overhead of a car in the city from the 4th floor of Davidson and then do close ups of the teacher in the car or something (I haven't seen the storyboards, yet)..
I got my script back with a 49/50! Woot! and he said "good adaptation" and "good format" :oD And I got a 50/50 on my marked script and shooting schedule! I wonder what I got on my storyboard..probably full credit since he hung it on the wall..
I Will Probably Be Arrested
...in 10 years because I don't attend Church..
I know it seems like I never get off of this subject, but it DOES worry me..
I saw this large ad in the newspaper the other day:
THE SILENCING OF GOD
"The Dismantling of America's Christian Heritage"
SEMINAR
Addresses such questions as:
Was America originally intended to be a Christian nation?
Did the founding fathers advocate "separation of church and state?"
What were the founders views on moral issues - Like homosexuality?
What can Christians do to reclaim our nation from social liberals?
What can Christians do to save our nation from moral and spiritual destruction?
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and then later they quote Hitler: "By means of shrewd lies, unremittingly repeated, it is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell - and hell heaven. The greater the lie, the more readily it will be believed."
Ok, I know they had that quote to make people think that's what our "God-less" culture and goverment is doing..but HELLO..how about the lie that our country would be better if it was only and all Christian??? This quote can apply to the seminar as well..If I knew about it ahead of time and could drive..I would go just to listen to their lies or their ignorance and intolerance..
First of all, the founding fathers were DEISTS (sp?), not Christians..and why do their views on homosexuality matter? They had slaves and probably saw nothing wrong with it..should we have slaves then??? It's when we become a one-sided government and only have laws that are based on one strict religious values that we will destroy ourselves..we should be free to worship, believe, think, talk, and act the way we want as long as we don't hurt others..and I'm sorry, but banning gay marriage and other continuing more conservative laws out there are hurting millions of people..and then they argue that two guys or two girls holding hands is somehow hurting them..it's only hurting them because they have been sucked into their culture SO much, that when something goes against their values or ideals (even if it's not in their face and across the city or country), they feel psychological pain..people should learn not to get into other's business and bedroom..and just embrace diversity..even diversity in values..
Or maybe I should listen to myself and give up and give in to the intolerance to the point that I'm not hurt by it..
which sounds better?
when I have kids someday, I'm not gonna sheild their eyes from the nice men/women on the street, in love, holding hands and kissing..I want them to realize there's diversity and love is love..there are no limits..I don't think seeing gay people makes the kid gay..I believe it's a spiritual thing from birth..I believe everyone knows who their soul mate is from birth and we are automatically attracted to that type..like my soul mate will most likely be some guy that is or was in the military, that dances/sings at least one time in his life, and is in or considering a life-saving-type job (like fireman or policeman or paramedic)..and probably Aquarian or Capricorn..only based on the fact that about 95% of the guys I'm instantly attracted to fit that mold..and half the time I don't know HOW much they fit it until after being friends with them for over a year..I think it's the same with everyone..my mom always dated Mikes and Bills..my dad's name is Mike..so why should we keep soul mates apart just because they were born both the same sex??
So many people in this country (mostly here in "Jesusland" as termed by liberal director Michael Moore) what our laws and people to be Christian..and if it continues..
I'll be arrested in 10 years for not attending church..
heck, maybe I'll be burned at the stake with my friends..
Other
The art section is almost up! Even though it has just the same stuff as my portfolio..I added some pics to the photography section there as well..
I have to get other stuff done, but I have to update before my blog disappears..
Whenever I get the time, I'll write about the ensemble of dreams last night (I even started to interpret them when I was half asleep)..um...and getting the art section up..stuff like that..
ok, ttyl..
Audio/Video Class
My "Mr. Potato Heads on Stick Figures" came through for me!! The teacher put my storyboards on the bulletin board in the room! Woot! AND he said they were "Very good"! All my other stuff could suck big time, and yet, I'm happy because at least one thing was good enough to be displayed!
We are going to make films based on one of the "chosen" two students' scripts..one is someone I know..so I wanna be on her team..
We started on our editing projects..we were given 30 (I think) clips of footage the teacher and about 5 classmates made back in October..We are using Avid Studio Xpress and it's a GREAT program..it is easy to use since I already took an Adobe Premier class..Of course Avid is a heck of a lot better..I love the quality and the fact that the effects are rendered so easily..
I'm almost done..the darn thing is taking me long 'cuz I'm a perfectionist..I think I'm one of these people that would shoot the same scene too many times just to get it right..and I know the teacher probably shot only a few and messed up certain things on purpose (he tripped in a tracking shot, I think he made the actors laugh or act badly in some clips, etc) so we'd have to make decisions about what clips to use..some things bothered the heck out of me..like when the main actor dude gives a classmate the finger..we have to match cut it with another clip..it took me a while to have him give the finger long enough, but also not make the cut look weird..THEN there was a scene where the dude drops his papers down on the desk..one clip had it from the back and the other from the front..I would have liked it to be from the front, but the girl was sitting in the one from the front and not the one from the back..GRRRR..so I had to just have the scene from the back and him sitting down from the front..I have to ask the teacher about how to create an L-cut with Avid..right now, I've matched up the Audio, but I think it would be better to just have an L-cut in at least 2 of the scenes..
I know, not a big deal..but I'm weird and a perfectionist, so it frustrates me..
but at the same time, it's fun..
My friend and I were talking and I feel that Editing Audio/Video Graphics (Adobe Premier) class should be a pre-requisite..so the teacher doesn't have to take too much time telling us how audio/video editing works..people like Sabree and I are going a little faster because we understand some of the concepts..but some of the students haven't even had Flash yet, so time-line based programs might be harder for them..I think this class should be a 2nd-3rd year class, even tho some people are in their 2nd-3rd quarter classes now and are having trouble with the deadlines and hard work..
I crave hard work..I like challenging classes (even if I'm failing cuz of test scores)..heck, I'm even wanting to go to CCAD..which I've always heard it was 10 times harder than CSCC..
oh, well......maybe when I win the lottery..lol
So, yeah..remind me to move to another state if I fall in love with a guy who doesn't wanna get married and remind me to take yearly trips to wherever my gay/bi friends move because they passed the "gay marriage ban" (whose name sounds prejudice) in Ohio..this effects both gay and straight unmarried couples..so if I were to fall in love with some guy who doesn't wanna get married, there's no chance of benefits for any of us (even tho many businesses in Ohio have been giving these benefits for years and thus been attracting people to work here, the businesses now have to take the benefits away from all these folks probably)..ya think we lost jobs in the last 4 years???? YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET!
On top of that, in Franklin County, small business owners who paid HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of dollars for their business will now lose TONS of their customers because the government can now come in and tell them how to run their business and can tell them "YOU CAN'T SMOKE IN A BAR OR RESTURANT!!" So Spaghetti Warehouse, that one Steak place we went to the other day, that one nice bar I went to KNOWING that I'd get 4 cigarettes of second hand smoke and was ok with it..ALL of those supposedly will not be able to allow smoking..I wonder if smoking rooms (which I think are a good idea) will be banned?
On on the Gay Marriage Ban, they were vague, but at least put the law on the ballot:
"Section 11. Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the designs, qualities, significance or effect of marriage."
Of course, I believe the "significance" of marriage varies among people..what are the "designs" of marriage? Some people believe marriage is a union under God (some believe only the Judeo-Christian God)..some believe it's just a paper..some believe its for monetary benefits only..some believe in picking their spouse and others believe in arranging marriages..some marriages have it where the spouses are together a lot while some marriages might have one or both of the spouses in the military and they can't see eachother for months at a time..I know of married couples who don't live with each other because even though they love each other, they can't stand to live with each other..
who is to say what is a REAL marriage and what's not? How can our government ever define marriage when the definition could vary among its citizens???
I got to look at the Franklin County ballot on NBC's site and no wonder why the smoking ban passed..it looks like a bunch of gobbledy goop and doesn't state the law..YOU have to look it up and read it yourself:
"Shall Ordinance No. 1095-2004, the Smokefree Indoor Act of 2004, adopted by the City Council of the City of Columbus on June 28, 2004, amending Title 7 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, by enacting new Chapter 715 which prohibits smoking in public places and places of employment, be approved?"
Um..it sounds like it was already adopted..it sounds like a "professional" law..it has the word "Smokefree" and with all the hipe about second-hand smoke, it must be a good law..
I looked it up on the net and it says that it will allow smoking in private clubs..but still, people who own bars and resturants should have the freedom to control their own business that THEY spent their hard-earned money on..
Stand and Truth organizations are against tobacco companies and and marketing to kids..I like that better than being against small businesses and smokers..I think the kind of propaganda they produce is better than any law banning smoking..
When will the overly conservative laws and the laws giving more and more power to the government end?????? The goverment shouldn't tell us what to do socially or culturally or religiously..they should just have the law to keep order and keep things fair and from us killing and violently hurting others..
if people want their SOCIETY and CULTURE to change, use propaganda..not laws because the more restrictions you put on people, the more people will rebel against them..
And please people, Christianity is fine, but don't force it on a nation of over 270 million individuals and force them to believe in only one view or only one religion..
Halloween
Last Friday, I got to go with Kitty's mom, brother, and Austin to Ohio University - Chilicothe's "Halloween on the Hilltop"..it was cool..it reminded me of that Halloween Festival thing they used to have at the Elementary..only this time, it had 2 live bands and was sponsored by Budweiser..go figure since most students can only legal drink 1 out of the 4 years they're there..Kitty was one of the costume contest judges..HER COSTUME ROCKED!! She went as Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow..it was cool! Eric (from OUC's Anime Club and we recently discovered that he lives down the street from my old house here in Ashville) had a neat costume with actual metal! People had some awesome costumes there! We kept telling the cops that they had cool costumes..one of them ran into me and I was like, "I got ran into by someone in a cop costume!"..being there made me wanna join a club and help out with a festival..I know, I'm weird..I'm a school club person! I was in band, choir, drama, and newspaper staff..It becomes addicting..
On Sunday, Kitty went and got Angel, Russel, and Eric and me and we went to her house for a party! The other dudes from the Anime Club was there and so were some of her neighbors I met 2 years ago..Cory, Jordan, and Chris got out the PS2 and the Dance Dance Revolution thing..I thought it was awesome! (I come from the world of Sega Genesis, Original Nintendo, and Wolf 3D, so everything new or even 3-5 years old is like AWESOME to me)..I thought it was funny that the taller, bigger guy (he looks like he could play football!) was the best dancer and kept breaking the record..every time he did, he'd say "Ownage!" Which I'll probably steal since I put "age" after many of my words..he kept saying weird funny sayings like "My feet....are giving me the finger"..different funny things like that..Austin came later in an awesome "costume"..it was really just his every day clothes, but they looked like something a musician would wear..
Well, we went as a group out "tricker-treatin'" in the Ashton Woods area..I was just following and talking and after a while, I was being to wear out and was like, "Where are we?"..I guess we walked only around one block..I had to go back into the house..I guess I was still tired from friday, I'm not used to being on crutches for almost 2 hours staight..
Well, I went back in and got to watch them dance some more..when the others came back, we watched part of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" cuz a couple of them haven't seen it..that's a funny movie! Kitty's dogs are so SWEET!! One was a long haired terrier and the other was a itty bitty chihuahua/snoodle mix and it would curl up on my lap half the time..animals seem to like me for some weird reason..We went outside to eat hotdogs and play with an Ouija board..we asked dumb questions for fun..one was "what was the question?"..and I kept wanting to burn things in the candle..I joked saying, "I better marry a firefighter so I don't burn down my house!"..the others were playing in the flames with their hands..ouch..(ironically since their collage is OUCH)..Jordan started burning dried leaves and kids were watching..and then the kids went an bobbed for apples..KIDS ARE SO INTELLIGENT!! You can have conversations with 5-7 years olds now because they are so smart!
We went inside and they danced again and then played Smash Bro...The small dog started chewing on my hands harder and harder so I was having fun trying to keep my hands away from it..Luckily Chris sat next to me, so the dog started biting his hands..lol..Kitty's mom tried to have us go into a trance and we were supposed to be in a meditative state of mind..too bad the whole time, the two dogs jumps on my lap and fought eachother and the little one kept biting my hands again..I was trying to keep from laughing..
All in all it was a fun party!
Politics
What's with the marketing IDIOTS of the Republican party??? I received a direct mail piece the other day saying crap like, "You are a Republican if you believe marriage should only be between one man and one woman.", "You are a Republican if you are 100% in support of the rights of the unborn.", and "You are Republican if you feel values should be put back into our laws" or something like that and they had a CHURCH in the background!!!!!!
IDIOTS!!!!
They are scaring away the moderate Republicans! Some of my friends were Mod Reps and I used to be..I'm now Independant and my friends are thinking about becoming Independant..
I'm also afraid of crap like this one office were both sides seem to be way conservative..I can't pick..why can't the democrat be like a democrat? Then, this one dude has on his campaign mail thingys about how he wants to bring back "Christian values" in our laws!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Why must I be forced to live under strict Christian laws when I don't have the same values??? I believe anyone who loves each other (except relatives and under 17-year olds) should have the right to be married..Church and State should be separate but free..meaning no forced prayer in school, but allow students to pray if they want to.."Under God" in the Pledge is a stupid issue..people should be able to choose which version to recite..I'm afraid soon if we become too Christian, we'll have more enemies, more people moving to Canada, and less freedom..
Next thing ya know, the only marriage recognized by the state is one done in a Christian church with a Christian pastor done in a TRADITIONAL way..so my future marriage will not be recognized because I'd have togas and the groom would wear red rather than black and we might have an "officiant" like my friends had that didn't make the ceremony a big religious thing and rather did a neat blessing-type thing..Then there could be laws outlawing all abortions and many husbands will be murderers because it wasn't until after they got pregnant they found out that having the baby will kill the mother..so the husband killed her..no one can save the wife's life..Ooops! someone gets raped, too bad, if she has health problems, she dies..important stem cell research on embryos (that would die anyway) would end totally and never start again..other religious organizations would be shut down or have less money..laws would be made to give parents and older people more power than the young..
Basically the world would suck..
Ooh, I just saw a commercial on Issue 12, the Columbus (or is it Ohio?) smoking ban..I don't smoke, but I believe in freedom of small business owners..I also agree with this article..If you don't like it, avoid it..how is smoking in a bar in Cols. gonna effect me here in Ashville??
Our state and country has a chance to go "down the toilet" s my friend used to say..and heck, maybe it already has..