Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Culture of the Year

Yes, I know this is kind-of a 'duh,' 'well, of course she would do that' post, but this year's 'culture' is Star Trek. Not a specific series or season or episode in general, but just Star Trek in it's entirety. When you look at the impact that it's had and how much it's grown since the original episodes aired in '66, it's a wonder. There are still old fans that watched the originals growing up, and new fans like me and my cousins that love them and hope for new series!

So, good job, and we hope to see a new series soon!!

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Alright, it's a day late, but be glad I'm posting at all! Yesterday was Jesse's 16th birthday, and many happy returns!!

Quote of the Year

While 2008 was a crazy year, and I have many, MANY hilarious quotes, I thought that they best one to describe this year was:

TRUFFALDINO!!!!!!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Quote of the Week

Yes, I am a Lord Of The Rings freak, and I'm proud to admit it! My whole family is, and we were able to watch the first two movies with my cousin for the first time this week. My entire family is totally devoted to Sam, and quite often his quotes are the best. We were watching The Two Towers last night, and so this week's quote comes from there.

Frodo: I can't do this, Sam.

Sam
: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.

Frodo
: What are we holding onto, Sam?

Sam
: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Culture of the Week

I found these on my friend's facebook, and absolutely love them. All credits and props to Rio, they're hilarious. A few of my favorites:

There once was a man named Bertold
Who drank beer when the weather grew cold
As he reached for his cup...
"NEEEEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP!!!"
Oh, snap! You just got limerickrolled!

There once was a girl named Lenore
And a bird and a bust and a door
And a guy with depression
And a whole lot of questions
And the bird always says "Nevermore."

There was a young woman named Bright
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.

There is a young poet named Herman.
He's not very good, but he's learnin',
Though he often offends
Because he so often ends
Alle sein Limericks auf Deutsch.

There was a zookeep from Nantucket
Who was struck by a fish -- couldn't duck it
He was thrown from the cage
By a pinniped's rage.
Quoth the walrus, "You can't has mah bukkit!"

Among all these poems, a few
of the best recite old jokes anew.
But there's one I don't see,
And the reason must be:
In Russia, the limerick writes you.

A friend of mine -- Charlie by name
Is a strategist with deadly aim.
He wants you to know
(So I'll say 'ere I go)
That you, friend, have just Lost The Game.

A certified poet from Slough
Whose methods of rhyming were rough
Retorted, "I see
That the letters agree,
And if that's not sufficient, I'm through."

There once was a girl named Jude,
Who's skirt by the wind was strewed.
A man came along,
And unless I'm quite wrong,
You expected this last line to be lewd.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Santa Tracker

My grandpa showed me this this morning and I've been tracking him all day- it's quite fun, and the videos are hilarious.

Check it out!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Flying

Alright, I'll admit it. I am a total princess when it comes to traveling. I love to travel, and frequently do....but I'm downright nasty until I get from point a to point b!! I really hate flying any other airline than JetBlue, and I really hate non-direct flights....because, like yesterday, your pilot can be 1 1/2 late and you'll miss your connecting flight by 10 minutes and then be stuck in Dallas FOR. EIGHT. HOURS. We actually would have been stuck until Tuesday morning, but luckily our names moved up on the standby list and we only spent a day there- especially good, because our luggage was already in Utah!! So in reality, it all worked out in the end...but I always feel really bad for the people around me, because I think the rage just seeps off!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Culture of the Week

Alright, I know Ma will be pleased with this, but I liked it a lot too. It's a video that students at BYU made for Christmas, and I thought it was sweet, despite my misgivings and emotional nuances regarding this time of year!

aqui

Quote Of The Week

"Why do you have a spoon on-"
>"Dan Khun."
"Oh. Well, that's really all that needs to be said."

Friday, December 12, 2008

Quote of the Week

This week's isn't a funny, out-of-context joke, but I'm not feeling very light-hearted, so this is something my Spanish teacher said to us (and considering my mom also almost killed him this morning), and I really like it.

"The day you totally grow up, you die. You have to understand that."

Friday, December 5, 2008

Famous Last Words


Okay, so I know that technically this would be a 'culture of the week,' but I figured what the hell- it's my blog, after all. I'll do what I want. =)

As some of you may know (and all of you now do), the last song on My Chemical Romance's third album, The Black Parade, is called Famous Last Words- it's all about hanging on, keeping strong(or at least appearing to) and enduring until life gets better. The chorus goes like this-

"I am not afraid to keep on living,
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey, if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home."

Whenever I'm feeling really lost, confused, emotional or panicked, I like to curl up under a huge pile of blankets and blast it on my iPod. After 3 or 4 times through, I feel a lot better. All of MCR's songs do that, to be honest, but this one really hits home- and the video is SICK.

Thanks boys!!!

Culture of the Week


I watched season 6 of TNG this week, and so it's my culture of the week- while still being 'old school' in the sense of graphics and color scheme, it gives a more sophisticated air to the Star Trek universe. There's ALWAYS hidden metaphors, mysterious symbolism and really, really deep, complex themes- sometimes you can't even wrap your mind around it!

But here's to a job well done, and another 26 hours of confounding my brain!

Quote of the Week

"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.

Then find someone whose life handed them vodka and have a party."