Narnia: Prince Caspian

In my family it only takes doing something once for it to become "tradition" (I don't make up the rules... that would be my youngest two siblings). So, as tradition would have it, on Saturday I went with my family to the movie theater to watch the second Narnia movie to come out on the silver screen. Unlike with the hyped-up Indiana Jones, I was not disappointed with Prince Caspian. The soundtrack was very similar to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which I LOVED! The scenerey was absolutely breath-taking! I have long wanted to visit New Zealand, but this movie has REALLY given me a desire to go. (As a random side-note, parts of the movie were also filmed in Poland, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, which I never would have guessed if I hadn't looked it up). And Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) was super-cute, with an alluring Spanish accent, making him a perfect prince. =) My younger siblings loved the fighting scenes, while one of my favorite scenes was the reappearance of the White Witch... in a block of ice. The movie strayed a little from the book, but remained close enough that the general moral of the story was unchanged. Would I recommend it? Absolutely.

Books I need

I first came across this book while shopping in Savannah with J and K. Of course J found it absolutely apalling that I would even find such a book amusing, while K thought it was pretty funny (the difference between the sexes). I don't know... maybe it is just me (but I kinda doubt it)... from the time we are very little, there is just something in girls that finds great enjoyment in tormenting (physically or psychologically) little boys simply because (as the more intellectually advanced sex) we can.

I recently found out that the author of the Boys are Stupid book has since come out with Girls are Weirdos (but they smell pretty). While the title does not sound particularly flattering representation of the prettier half of humanity, it is actually just a confession that guys do not understand us at all, but they are attracted nonetheless and in the end the fact that we smell (and look) pretty overrides the fact that they think we are rather strange.

Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am often irritated by the entire male population. I think these books are PERFECT because sometimes laughing at boys is actually more fun than tying them to trees and making them eat worms (not that I would ever consider doing such a thing). =P

I should not watch the weather channel!

I can't help it... as I sit here freezing, I get very jealous when I see other areas of the country enjoying temperatures in the 90s and 100s. I think it is time to go back to Iraq.

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A week in paradise...

Crystal-blue water, beautiful sunny days, soft sand, amazing flora and fauna, and of course... 7 whole days with my Mom and sister... doesn't get much better than that!

Snapshots of a FABULOUS week in the sun!