Monday, May 23, 2011

"You're your own solution and your own problem"

I went to see "Bridesmaids" tonight and the bridesmaid on the far left said  this quote to the main character Kristen Wiig in order to cheer her up.

I thought this was a really good lesson because I think many times and people, including myself, do not assert ourselves and take action.  We just complain.  My mom often says "you are 100% responsible for you own reality."  So when life has got you down, I would encourage you to believe in yourself and think that you can solve your own problems.  I'm trying to act on this right now by losing weight and so far I have lost 6 lbs.  Let's hope I can continue.

Song lyric of the day: "All the bad boys are standing in the shadows, and the good girls are home with broken hearts."

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Improv

So today I was on Sporcle.com (the second best time waster apart from Facebook) completing a quiz about ad-libbed quotes and sooo many famous quotes have been ad-libbed!
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/432108/10_classic_adlib_and_offscript_movie_moments.html
This website has some of the most famous ones, including a really great scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Originally Indy was supposed to have a long battle with this swordsman, but Harrison Ford was suffering from food poisoning and he cut the scene short by shooting the guy.  How crazy is that? Movie magic created by a bad case of diarrhea.
Another classic one is from Die Hard.
  
When McLane is crawling through the elevator shaft, he ad-libbs a couple lines like "Come out the coast, we'll have a couple laughs," and "now I know what a TV dinner feels like."
It's so awesome to see what creativity can accomplish.  It also shows that when you let people think freely, great things are done.
So don't ever be afraid to voice your ideas!

Lyric of the day: "And I'm  ready to know what the people know Ask 'em my questions and get some answers What's a fire and why does it - what's the word? Burn? When's it my turn? Wouldn't I love love to explore that shore up above?"