Over the past few weeks I have watched more Disney short films than I think I have watched since... er, well... forgive the pun but since I was short. This means lots and lots of music by the Andrews Sisters and even more Donald Duck. Between the Three Caballeros cast, Chip & Dale vs. Donald, and the Mickey Mouse gang, Donald is easily the most reviewed character. What entertains me even more is that Donald, although not a bad person, is usually the butt of the joke and frequently plays the bad guy. Now I'd be the first to say that slapstick humor would be bereft if it were not... well... slapping people and if it's gotta slap someone I'm all for hitting the duck. I don't much care for ducks... or geese. And let's face it anything that WADDLES like that deserves to be dinner. I'd also like to point out that much of my dislike for geese and ducks is a childhood incident in which I was feeding them bread and they decided to attack me.
Okay, back to my point. I'd like to stress that I don't in point of fact hate Donald. Sure I don't like him all that much but why do we as a theoretically mature society enjoy the pain and suffering of Donald? Sure it's hilarious but don't we teach our kids not to laugh at other people's misery? I mean I could be wrong- I think Home Alone is one of the funniest movies out there and the Marx Brothers should be knighted but I don't understand why it is okay to laugh at Donald's misery. Is it because he's loud and obnoxious. Or is it because he generally acts out in anger over things that shouldn't upset any normal person- like finding chipmunks in his Christmas tree, or being stuffed in a box, or continuously being forgotten in lew of Mickey Mouse. Oh wait, those are all things that would upset me. Maybe it's because he tends to act without patience and poise which are considered immature. Again, I'm struck with how often those characteristics describe me. Now it's just a thought, but maybe we don't like him because we see our own flaws in him? Isn't that the main reason why we don't get along with others; because we are too similar? She's too bossy. He's not very organized. Perhaps if we looked closer we could see the virtue in being similar as well as being different. Yet again, it's just a thought.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Random... random thoughts
It occurred to me recently that the days in which I have something to say are not the days when have time to write (scarce as they may be). When I do have time to write I find I have nothing to say. In short- my time is better occupied of late, therefore I have decided to compile a list of quotes from my journal that I thought would entertain you all. Unless otherwise stated, these quotes are by me. Perhaps I will go back later and add to this little list and give context. ;)
A woman should speak her mind, but first, she should have a mind to speak.
It is nothing to give in; it is hard to fight back.
"Facts are stubborn things." -John Adams, second president of the United States of America
Just because two people are wrong for one another does not mean there is something wrong with them.
"The heart does things for reasons that reason does not know." -Blaise Paschal Pensees
"God can write straight with crooked lines." -Dr. Riordan
True friendship means true honesty- with yourself and with the other person.
Mourning is not for the dead.
The things you cannot change you learn to accept.
"God's ways are not man's ways and you should not assume that you know either." Dr. Williams
"What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole universe but loses his soul?" -Dr Williams
"Don't feel stupid... you are human." -Abigail
"Coincidence is God's way of remaining annoymous"
"All we have to dcide is what to do with the time that is given to us." -Gandalf
Nothing is completely out of your control.
"The most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." -Ronald Reagan
"By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher... and that is a good thing for any man." -Socrates
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln
"Every time I think of you- and I think of you often- I thank God." Corinithians 1:4
"Nyquil ont he rocks... for when you're feelign sick, yet sociable." -Mitch Hedberg
When it coems doenw to it, we all only have three things to offer: a bruised body, a broken heart, and a soul torn by sin. God loves us in spite of this.
I look for a stranger: what I see is a mirror.
Words are moer of a caress than hands ever could be.
We are human... which means were are all naturally stupid.
"Life's tough... it's even tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
You should not go to bed five times in one day and still expect to get anything productive done.
Roommates are not reliable alarm clocks.
If one has trouble with something every previous year of college, why should one expect this thing to get easier?
Laughter isn't alwyas the best way to react to a problem.
You are never too tired to unpack your alarm clock.
"There are two types of people in this world- guys who have tattoos and guys who wish they had tattoos." -Kilawachuk
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." -C.S. Lewis
"The role of a teacher is to cause his students pain." -Dr. Raiger
"Every write I know has trouble writing." -Joseph Heller
"Being vain does not necessarily constitute being attractive."
"Not as bad does not equal good."
A woman should speak her mind, but first, she should have a mind to speak.
It is nothing to give in; it is hard to fight back.
"Facts are stubborn things." -John Adams, second president of the United States of America
Just because two people are wrong for one another does not mean there is something wrong with them.
"The heart does things for reasons that reason does not know." -Blaise Paschal Pensees
"God can write straight with crooked lines." -Dr. Riordan
True friendship means true honesty- with yourself and with the other person.
Mourning is not for the dead.
The things you cannot change you learn to accept.
"God's ways are not man's ways and you should not assume that you know either." Dr. Williams
"What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole universe but loses his soul?" -Dr Williams
"Don't feel stupid... you are human." -Abigail
"Coincidence is God's way of remaining annoymous"
"All we have to dcide is what to do with the time that is given to us." -Gandalf
Nothing is completely out of your control.
"The most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." -Ronald Reagan
"By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher... and that is a good thing for any man." -Socrates
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln
"Every time I think of you- and I think of you often- I thank God." Corinithians 1:4
"Nyquil ont he rocks... for when you're feelign sick, yet sociable." -Mitch Hedberg
When it coems doenw to it, we all only have three things to offer: a bruised body, a broken heart, and a soul torn by sin. God loves us in spite of this.
I look for a stranger: what I see is a mirror.
Words are moer of a caress than hands ever could be.
We are human... which means were are all naturally stupid.
"Life's tough... it's even tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
You should not go to bed five times in one day and still expect to get anything productive done.
Roommates are not reliable alarm clocks.
If one has trouble with something every previous year of college, why should one expect this thing to get easier?
Laughter isn't alwyas the best way to react to a problem.
You are never too tired to unpack your alarm clock.
"There are two types of people in this world- guys who have tattoos and guys who wish they had tattoos." -Kilawachuk
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." -C.S. Lewis
"The role of a teacher is to cause his students pain." -Dr. Raiger
"Every write I know has trouble writing." -Joseph Heller
"Being vain does not necessarily constitute being attractive."
"Not as bad does not equal good."
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Things I should be doing
Yes, I am writing a blog post on things I should be doing... namely because I miss writing for my blog... and I don't want to get started on my to do list... *
Organize my closet
Pull out my winter clothes
Put away my summer clothes
Make my bed
Sleep
Take dress up clothes off my bed so that I can make it
Organize my desk
Hang my hats back up
Do my laundry
Clean out my car
Practice music
Look up fun recipes for dinner
Take off my nail polish and trim my nails (possibly repainting them afterwards)
Put in earrings (possibly even put on makeup)
Eat
Finish the two scarves that I started making... three months ago
Plot world domination
Find cat; do not kill; silence
Apply to more jobs
Write another chapter- pick a book; it doesn't really matter at the pace I'm going
Finish reading Dracula
*At least not yet.
Organize my closet
Pull out my winter clothes
Put away my summer clothes
Make my bed
Sleep
Take dress up clothes off my bed so that I can make it
Organize my desk
Hang my hats back up
Do my laundry
Clean out my car
Practice music
Look up fun recipes for dinner
Take off my nail polish and trim my nails (possibly repainting them afterwards)
Put in earrings (possibly even put on makeup)
Eat
Finish the two scarves that I started making... three months ago
Plot world domination
Find cat; do not kill; silence
Apply to more jobs
Write another chapter- pick a book; it doesn't really matter at the pace I'm going
Finish reading Dracula
*At least not yet.
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