tonight we hit the local movie theater to see pirates of the caribbean at world's end. i'd have to give it a thumb's up. i didn't understand all of it, but boy, captain sparrow, played by johnny depp, is sure entertaining to watch. i think there were more funny lines in this movie than the last. but nothing tops the first one. if you see this movie, make sure you stay until all the credits have rolled, which is a long time. but then there's a short clip that's worth waiting for.in the middle of the movie, jake got a call on his cell. he didn't recognize the number but he and i knew who we were hoping it would be. he picked up the message and then left the theater for five minutes. he came back in, sat down, and whispered to me with a smile on his face, "i got the job!"
you see, earlier in the afternoon, he had a job interview with cold stone creamery. he thought it went well but was told that they would get back to him soon. i don't think he thought it would be that soon. sounds like he'll start training this weekend. he's happy. mom and dad are happy that he has a job for the summer. and maybe he'll bring home some ice cream occassionally =]***************
link of the day:
http://ivescrewedup.com/
nowadays, all one's music can be stored on an ipod or a similar mp3 player. i do have an ipod, but to be honest, i don't use it all that much. most of my music listening time is when i'm driving. i mainly listen to a contemporary christian radio station (way-fm).
i keep these dolls in a special box within my cedar chest. they were either my favorite to play with or ones that were given to me from special places.
i remember playing with these three dolls the most (except for barbies). i don't remember where i got the one on the left. it may have been someone else's before it was mine because it's older than the other doll. she is proclein. i'll have to ask my parents if they remember. i remember buying the one on the right at disneyland. she was my favorite. another cool thing i remember is that my paternal grandmother used to make clothes for these two dolls. some of the dresses she made were in the box with the dolls. the third doll, the one in the plastic bottle, is what was called a "kologne kiddle." i loved this doll, too, but mainly because she was small and she smelled good. in fact, when i opened the bottle today, there was still a faint scent of what was once much stronger.
these three dolls are "special," but to be honest, i don't remember much about them. again, maybe my parents can shed some light on what i can't remember. i didn't really play with these. instead, they were either left on the shelf or fringe members of my doll play time. i do know that the doll on the right was sent to me by my father when he was serving in the viet nam war. but i think it's originally from thailand. i was in the 3rd grade and i remember studying this doll and trying to figure out how people, living a half a world away, could look like this doll.
i can't believe a whole school year has passed since dani started her freshman year in college. i remember, as if it were yesterday, helping her move into her tiny dorm room. rearranging the furniture, bringing in all her stuff, buying more stuff for it, decorating it, rearranging it once again, and then leaving her there to live in it. she loved her little room. she came home often but considered this room her home.
