Is it July Already?

Yikes! Only supposed to be 111 this weekend. *&%$#!!

I asked himself if I start making $35,000 can we get a pool -- after we successfully obtain a mortgage.... but enough moaning and complaining about the heat. I have a feeling it is going to be a terrific rainy season -- I don't know why I think that... but if I'm right -- cool!!

The other day I was thinking of movies that made significant impressions on me as a child -- so I thought I'd share them here... not all of them were age-appropriate, which is why they may have made an impression...

The Other Side of the Mountain - Beau Bridges & ___________. Story of an olympic skier (Jill ________ ) who had a horrible accident and it paralyzed her from the waist down. The sequel was horrible -- but the first movie is one of the first movies I remember...

Bless The Beasts and the Children -- horrid horrid feelings come back when I think of this movie. I can't remember the entire thing because I'm not sure that I've ever seen the entire thing. The theme song, sung by Karen Carpenter is excellent, though.

Buster and Billie -- Jan Michael Vincent & ____________ -- on www.imdb.com it says the bad guy ("Whitey", in the movie) went on to fame as Freddie in 'Nightmare on Elm Street' -- I happened upon this movie while we were visiting an aunt and her new husband & family in Redwood City -- I can remember the velvet black lounge chair and crying at the end -- I was much too young to be watching this movie -- I wasn't sure what had happened at the Rape scene (not that it was shown at all -- just boys unzipping their pants) - and it was on television... but I remember being sooooo sad... and my mom coming in to check on me and asking "what are you watching?" when she saw me crying -- and I had no idea what the movie was....

From Noon til Three - Charles Bronson & Jill __________ -- I don't remember much except them dancing around and being sad (again).

Breaking Away -- Love this movie. Still love this movie

Dog Day Afternoon -- mom and uncle (the ex-husband of the aunt we were visiting when I saw Buster & Billie) took me to the theater to see this one -- I didn't get it. I remember asking my mom "Why is that man in a wedding dress?"

Escape To Witch Mountain -- love this movie. Still love this movie

Kramer vs. Kramer -- I remember being so thrilled that this was a book I read before I saw the movie (I was 11 or 12) and thinking the book was better. I learned that early.

The Paper Chase -- John Houseman -- he's awesome! Loved the series, too!!

Fun With Dick & Jane -- Jane Fonda & George Segal. The remake wasn't bad... but love the original (never forget the scene with Jane peeing while George is talking to her in the bathroom and thinking 'I'm NEVER doing that!!' - and I haven't.

Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory -- my aunt took me and my cousin to see this at the theater in Fremont... I ran out of the theater when Charlie & Grandpa start floating up to the top. The boat ride scared the hell out of me... but the floating to the top was the last straw -- love Gene Wilder, though. Remake was so different, but also good. Love Johnny Depp.

Oh God! - John Denver & George Burns -- who thought they'd be a good pair? But I remember the movie...

Grease. Duh.

The Bad News Bears -- Loved Walter Mattheau....

Okay -- now I can throw my stickies away.

I'm sure there's more -- there's a great story my mom tells on me when we went to see Benji in the theatre... but I'll save that for another time.

working

I've been working.

A lot.

I'm going in when I'm done writing this... himself is going to help (who am I kidding, himself is going to be supervised by me) get my pc moved from one desk to another...

I love what I'm doing. But I need to be careful because I can feel the martyrdom coming, and this is my choice. Soon. Soon.

I'll be back writing regularly soon.

And hey -- my counter hit 1,007 :-)

One really cool thing is that I have a better understanding through what I'm doing now of what my dad dedicated his life to... and having humongo conversations with him about his advice and expertise is really cool. And one of my best friends... we now have something to reconnect through since he works in a non-profit environment, too.

And by the way -- it was 105 yesterday, and the triple digits will be around for awhile!! blech.

Mostly True... :-)

You Are An INFP

The Idealist You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world. Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships. It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close. But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop. In love, you tend to have high (and often unrealistic) standards. You are very sensitive. You tend to have intense feelings. At work, you need to do something that expresses your personal values. You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist. How you see yourself: Unselfish, empathetic, and spiritual When other people don't get you, they see you as: Unrealistic, naive, and weak

What's Your Personality Type?

What have I postponed saying no to?

What a great question, eh?

This blog has a couple of good points made the last few days... I struggle with persistence, consistency and self-discipline. This I know. Being a people pleaser, saying yes to things (and people) I want to say no to is very difficult for me. Add to that my confrontation issue -- in that I do just about anything to avoid a confrontation (I don't want to disappoint people, I don't want people to not like me, the perfectionist thing which I know is irrational but feel it anyway...), all this conspires against me and how I view the world and myself.

I have postponed saying no to my scrapping client -- that no, I've not scrapped a lot - and I won't continue scrapping --and I've probably delayed saying no, which really bums me out (to say no) because I love doing it, it is my big connection with her and without it I'm afraid there will be no connection, and I always think I can "fall back" on it as extra income.

That's all -- my apologies to anyone who reads this regularly... I have to spend my time on other things, so only get here less than regularly now :-(