Hakuna Matata, NO Fooling it's April!!

[funwalker]

Good Morning, TEAM!

Connie- Glad to hear you are safe no one was injured!
Mary-Wonderful News Update on Anna's progress!
Scott & Lynn- I am thankful we did not get the snow that you guys did

Special Thanks Everyone for the Good thoughts and encouragement! The weather was good 30-40's for the Martian Half- it was tough and I had absolutely nothing left when I crossed the finish line. It was an experience in pushing through tough physical times.

Sunday night was a Big Snow-Monday no power all day, and today it is snowing again. Winter in Michigan.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hello Team! It has been a crazy few days - we're doing a bunch of renovations at my house. Tons of dust and sawdust We had new hardwood flooring put in which looks great but all the dust is trapped in the cracks between the boards and it is a pain to get it all out. I've never vaccuumed and Swiffered so much before and I still feel like I'm eating sawdust. Yuck! The weather isn't cooperating either. I hoped it would have been warmer so that we could have opened the windows to get in some fresh air - instead we've got snow and cold weather.

Sue - I'm a stomper too but they never commented on that. They just said I have a limping gait on my right side which means I almost running with my legs straight. They gave me a couple of exercises which are suppose to fix it. They're at home but I'll scan them in for you tonight. They also said that my arms cross in front of my body too much and that running with them going straight back and forth will help with the limping gait - so your hands would be just below your waist and the movement would be similar to wiping your hands on the side of your stomach.

Connie - Sorry to hear about your farm but I'm very glad that you and your family are safe. Are you going to replace the bee hives? Are they hard to raise?

Margie - How was the Martian? Did you have nice weather? Got a RR or any bling to show us?

Lynn - I know how you feel. Just this weekend I was able to run 3 miles continuously. It was my first time since the 1/2 and it feels like it's taken forever!

Anyone else ready to just say to hell with work and cold weather and international tension and crime and taxes and all the other crap and just escape to somewhere happy?

Dave - If you're going somewhere nice, can you stop and pick me up along the way. I am soooo ready for sunshine, warm weather and friendly faces!

Scott - Can't really complain about our little bit of snow after the crazy weather you guys had.

Maryj - How's your back doing? Hope you're feeling better.

Eva - Sorry to hear about all the bad news

Jack - There are XBOX systems in the computer labs? Are students doing game development/programming? Or are they just for relaxing?

Have a great day everyone!

 

[wdw4us]

Connie, sorry about all the trouble your having. Hope things turn around for you.

Dave you too, glad your doing a bit better today.

Have not walked a lot but did manage a few miles last week and then did 4 today with Mark and the little Mama.

We spent some quality time with Quilt friends, swapping sewing places last week. All was well until Sunday when Mark and I were out running errands, we stopped for lunch and on my first bite my crown/bridge came off. I had complained about it for 3 years to my dentist and all I got was - your not flossing enough. Well I handed it to her yesterday morning and asked that it be finally fixed properly. It was a painful 24 hours and really more than that because I am still uncomfortable today but better. At least when I suck in cold air I"m not dropping to my knees.

Sunday night I was going to to paperwork for Mark and thought I had lost all accounting on the computer since 1/1/09. While business hasn't been brisk, I surely would not want to imput everything again. Nick came over last night and found it for me.

It's been an interesting couple of days.

So, a walk in the cold NH air did me good and now I'm off to make dinner and relax. Oh and maybe do some paperwork, it's been delayed just a bit.

denise

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi guys did 4.5 miles in 35 minutes (just better than 8 minute miles). End up doing it right before dinner. I tried the running at lunch thing but could quickly tell my body couldn't handle expending those calories. Also did an hour long Zumba class with my friends and now am off to the smoothie bar.

Best,

Jennifer

 

[deekaypee]

Connie, I just wanted to pop in here quickly and offer you my condolences about the farm. The news about the bee hives really made me sad, for some reason. I'm so very glad you weren't at the farm that day. Hugs to you and to the families who lost their homes.

 

[Steffwalks]

Hey Everyone! It's mixer time!!!!!

We are having a mixer! Jack has once again shown up with an idea. Tomorrow we ALL want to know what your very favorite movie is. I don't mean just a movie you like! I mean the ONE movie that you would choose to have on a deserted island. Just you and the movie!!!

And as long as we are talking movies, what goes better with a movie than the perfect snack??? Tell us about your movie snack. Maybe you do something that is just so kewl that the rest of us need to try it too!!!!

So, choose your movies well!! You are stuck with 'em until you are rescued!!!!

 

[Scott H]

Well I learned that our TM will do a 10% incline, so what the heck did a nice up hill mile.

Have a good one kids. More later. we have an Xbox to work on here at my office. I really mean work on not play with. Really

 

[windwalker]

Well I learned that our TM will do a 10% incline, so what the heck did a nice up hill mile.

Have a good one kids. More later. we have an Xbox to work on here at my office. I really mean work on not play with. Really

As the Water Boy's mama said, treadmills on incline are the devil.

Scott please pm me your cell #s I lost all my #s when I got the new phone contract. That is a story that is long and requires adult beverages and friends.

Denise Please pm me your cell # also.

Margie and Connie I have your #s since I had them written down.

Everyone Have an awesome day.

Dazed Panda

 

[deekaypee]

What, am I first to the screening? It's probably because everyone's stressed out about choosing just ONE movie. Evil, Connie and Jack, that's just plain evil! If I have to choose just one film, and I'm stuck on a deserted island.... Wait! You will give us a projector that works, right?

Anyway, in that scenario I'm gonna go with a comedy I can watch again and again and again. I'm going with something filled with silliness, odd characters, and quotable lines. Heck, I figure I'm going to be acting it out myself. The one that eventually tops the list....

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

How can you beat such lines as...

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

It's just a flesh wound.

What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

We are the Knights who say... NI.

As for favorite movie snacks...mmmmm, movie snacks. I see a lot of movies, so I'm fairly familiar with the movie-snack options. When I'm feeling indulgent and in a salty mood, I'm partial to the movie popcorn (without the additional butter, though). But that's pretty calorie-laden. For movie snacks that are slightly better for me, and available in the theaters, I'll choose either Peanut M & Ms or Raisinets. They're not healthy, per se, but healthier.

But my local movie theaters let you bring in your own food and drink openly. (Ah, the benefits of an indpendent, urban movie house.) So I can bring in my lattes, or a bagel with peanut butter, a peeled orange, a snack bag of pretzels, etc. But one of my favorite snacks to bring in is this:

It's Back-to-Nature's Pacific Heights Blend: Sea Salt Roasted Almonds, Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds, and Bing Cherries. 160 calories a serving (measure in advance) of good nuts and dried fruit, with just enough chocolate to make you feel indulgent. Because chewing nuts is loud I'm more selective about when I choose to nibble, and so this snack mix gives me a real guide as to what I think are the boring parts of a movie.

Of course, you know I'll be back later today, probably with other movies I should have picked. Maybe more snack ideas for watching at home. I see a lot of movies, you see, and believe you're all interested in my recommendations.

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Do I really have to pick just one movie?

Well in the top tier would be The Princess Bride, Twilight, and Sense and Sensibility (the Emma Thompson version).

As far as running today... I did a 35 minute speed workout (9 x 400; 4.5 miles with warmup, cooldown, and recoveries). Best 400 would translate to about a 6:30 mile worst was about a 7:20 mile. Recovery jogs, warm up, etc., at about 9 minute miles.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Yea! I finally made it to a Mixer with Hakuna Matata!

If I must pick just one movie, it's gotta be "The Empire Strikes Back." A little Yoda, a little romance (no, I don't mean the incest, I'm goin' for the Scoundrel), a little frozen Luke -- what's not to love?!

Debra's snack looks really yummy, but if I'm throwing caution to the wind, I'll have Orville Redenbacher movie theater butter popcorn with milk duds and dark chocolate cover raisins mixed in. It's sinful and yummy! Then I'd wash it down with Diet Mountain Dew.

Yes, I realize my movie and snack are better suited to a 13 yr. old, but it's how I keep in touch with my mispent youth!

My dh is a disciple of Monty Python, I suspect he would also pick "Holy Grail". I also agree that "The Princess Bride" is a classic!

Thanks for having us, it's a lovely party!

Maria

 

[UTGuitarist27]

I'm big Monty Python and the holy grail fan too. Just reading those quotes made me laugh. But if I had to pick just one movie (and this would probably change depending on what day you asked me), I would go with ...

Tombstone

Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday might be my favorite movie character ever. I don't usually buy snacks when I go to the movies (I'm a poor college kid), but if I had to pick something then it would be probably be ...

... Hey, its a mixer.

 

[jmasgat]

Debra Python is good. My favorite line..."Pitch-ez la vache!" Why doesn't my (French) boss appreciate it when I say that! And of course..the Swedish Moose opening credits.

Pick one movie....pick one movie...oh gosh. I am partial to old movies--older than me even! I love musicals, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, etc. If I had to pick just one it might be "Desk Set" with Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. An incredible (Hollywood) view of the American workplace in the 1950's at the very dawn of the computer age (Tracy plays an MIT grad, so I can relate). To me, there is no more romantic moment in a movie than when Tracy takes Hepburn by the hand, looks into her eyes and says " I bet you write great letters" (or close to that--you have to see the scene) Even my DD loves it. There are several lines from the movie that just get us every time.
As for snacks...nothing much there. I like popcorn, choclate is always good. Generally if I'm watching something at home, I like a nice cup of tea.

Happy viewing, all. Might be time for an encore viewing of "Easter Parade"--man, can Ann Miller tap!

Maura

PS Muppet Treasure Island is on my short list

 

[Scott H]

Too hard to pick one: Makes my head hurt.....

Popcorn for sure.....

The Great Escape, Hatari, Python for sure.....as we have tickets for Spamalot next month.

 

[dsnyfan21]

One movie - You all are evil!! I would have to pick a comedy of some sort, or classic 80's. Breakfast club, Airplane or something of the like. That is a hard question!!! (we have Clearance, Clarence. Roger. Huh?)

As for my favorite thing to get at the movies....
Icee and snowcaps. I know its kinda boring, but I don't get those at home and I don't make it to the actual movie theater all that often so that is my "regular" fair.

(also love Princess Bride!!, anything Star wars related!)

Racey Tracy

 

[jbucci]

I can't pick just one movie-- too many different moods. I love the choices from my fellow Ohana team-- Monty Python it way up on my list and so is anything from the original Star Wars trilogy (I admit they kind of lost my undying fandom after Jar Jar...)

Princess Bride also rocks. One Princess Bride aside-- the priest who married us sounded just the one in the movie, our best man had to rewrite his toast because the orignial was apparently poking fun at the Princess Bride lisp and he thought it would be inappropriate after hearing our real ceremony. We just thought the whole thing was pretty funny

I also have to throw in one Disney movie-- Lion King. I know it is not really a cinematic classic, but I love the colors and the music. I studied for most of my first two years of med school exams with that movie on in the background (a bootleg copy actually, don't worry I've now purchased the real thing).

As for snacks-- it has to be popcorn and a jumbo Diet Coke....

 

[jmasgat]

jbucci I have always thought that the opening sequence of Lion King is one of the best moments in Motion Pictures. The animals, the song, the "cinematography" ....it's great.

Maura

 

[deekaypee]

I like so many of the movies mentioned here!

Jennifer: Ah, The Princess Bride. A favorite--I actually taught it last semester. But my favorite real-life memory was at this past year and seeing Chester was wearing a "My name is Inigo Montoya" t-shirt at the WISH meet. And is there another Sense and Sensibility? After your speedwork, you deserve a chance to sit down with a good flick. (Woo hoo on doing that!)

Maria: I have now lost all my sci-fi street cred, while you have increased yours. I keep forgetting there's a credible romance in the greater SW saga, so thank you for reminding me of the sparks that fly between Han Solo and Princess Leia. How can you not love the "I'd rather kiss a Wookie" exchange? Wait, wait, wait. You mix the popcorn with the chocolate goodies? Must try this sinful deliciousness...

Steve: Dude! Tombstone. That and Braveheart are old standbys for me and my Spike-TV loving ways. "I'll be your huckleberry." And that bit between Doc Holiday and Johnny Ringo, re the gun vs. the drinking cup. A classic! And I've always thought a truly civilized society would allow us to buy beer and wine (and scotch and bourbon) in our movie theaters, not just at brew and views. Embracing my inner European, I guess.

Maura: I knew you'd like Python. Word play. I like old musicals, too. Singin' in the Rain is a sentimental favorite--"Moses supposes, erroneously"--but I also like the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers days. Top Hat is a favorite there, but I really like the rear-projection scene in Swing Time. And I like Hepburn and Tracy, generally, esp. Desk Set. (I couldn't get into Adam's Rib, though.) Not one for snicky snacks? The horror! Hmmm, now I need to ponder what kind of tea-drinker I think you are...

Scott: OMG! The Great Escape. I just saw this for the first time over the summer. It played on TCM or AMC, I think. It was so good, and the pacing was leisurely but never felt like it was dragging. The performances are top notch, too. I might be discovering a latent admiration for Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson. It's definitely a popcorn movie. I've never seen Hatari, so that goes in the Netflix queue. I so want to see Spamalot. Does having visited the Spam Museum in Minnesota count?

Tracy: You're such an '80s girl. Unlike, *cough, cough,* myself. Airplane is eye-rolling fun, like Stripes or Animal House or Blues Brothers. I used to want to be able to talk jive because of it. But can you believe I've never seen Breakfast Club and didn't see Pretty in Pink or Sixteen Candles until I was into my 30s? Snowcaps, huh? I actually understand that. For me, it's occasionally the craving for Dots. And in what universe does that make any sense?

JenB: I have to admit, sometimes I'll look at DOOD and say, "Meeso don't think so" to a suggestion of his. It's a long, inside story that's rooted in our disappointment with Epi I. Your story about the priest and your best man's toast tops any story I've got, though! That parallel between the film and your wedding is funny and charming for all us Princess Bride lovers.. And I'm with Maura and you....The Lion King is a classic. (Have also taught that one.) Sort of like the classic popcorn/Coke combo.

Oh, folks, so many films yet to be mentioned. I wanted to list The Godfather, In the Mood for Love, Maltese Falcon, Wizard of Oz, The Big Lebowski, Casablanca, Pulp Fiction, LotR, Some Like It Hot, Blade Runner, Duck Soup, Philadelphia Story, Stagecoach, Chinatown, North by Northwest, In Cold Blood, Dr. Strangelove, Young Frankenstein, Wall-E, and a slew of other films... As you all know, film is my passion, my profession, my obsession. Hakuna Matata has unleashed a monster!

 

[Scott H]

Oh Man I forgot Lion King.....

In 1966 I was at the Rose Parade, the year Walt was the Grand Marshall, I had the chance as a young lad to meet Paul Brickhill, hence my afilliation to that movie and book. True Story

Tracy, Snow caps, you had to remind me.......

Your list of films yet to be mentioned is great, time to watch a movie in the home theater tonight, but which one??????

 

[MouseDogMom]

Ugh.. Monty Python! DH introduced me to "Holy Grail" early in our relationship, and then turned DD on to it as well. She actually has a t-shirt that says "Ni!" My favorite line - definitely "It's just a flesh wound!"

And Jen (jbucci) - "Lion King" is a classic, and my favorite by far of all the Disney films. We threw a party when it came out on VHS (many, many years ago) and screened it for all our friends who hadn't seen it in the theatre.

And yes, Maria, "The Empire Strikes Back" is probably my favorite of the entire series, for all the reasons you mentioned. "I love you." "I know." It's a classic!

But my pick, hands down, is "Pretty Woman". Just can't pass that one by - any time we're flipping through the channels we have to stop and watch. Never mind that we own the thing. And all three of us can quote every line from the movie. DD will text me lines at random. I never tire of "You work on commission, right? Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now."

And I admit I love the parallels between "Pretty Woman," "Runaway Bride," and "Princess Diaries." I love the fact that Garry Marshall uses the same supporting cast in all 3 movies, in very similar roles. Maybe I need to take one of Debra's classes?

And for the snack, I gotta go with the old standby - popcorn and a Coke (with extra ice.)

Jackie