Tikuahote

Movie Fun (courtesy of my pal...

2008-07-02T17:18:48Z

earthmoon:-)

Bold the ones you've seen in their entirety, italicize the ones you've seen a good chunk of. Come play!

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)

11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)

21. Schindler’s List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)

41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)

51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)

61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)

71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)

81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

Stealing shamelessly from FrabjousLinz

2008-06-27T23:03:02Z

Borrowed from frabjouslinz, and a host of others, because, well, I'm totally shameless!

* Post 3 things you've done that you don't think anybody else on your friends list has done.
* See if anybody responds with "I've done that." If they have- add another!(2.b., 2.c., etc...)
* Encourage your friends to paste this into their own journal to see what unique things they've done.

1) fallen off of a bridge while mountain biking. Said fall required a wilderness rescue and a trip to the hospital. Amazingly, no broken bones, but my helmet was toast.

2) Graduated from college carrying a stuffed purple dinosaur under my arm.

3) Dressed in vampire gear to trot around New Orleans, including attending a party thrown by Anne Rice (at one of her NO houses, yes I did get to meet her, she was quite nice).

Holy Quiz Batman!

2008-06-21T17:25:58Z

What's your theological worldview?
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You scored as Classical Liberal

You are a classical liberal. You are sceptical about much of the historicity of the Bible, and the most important thing Jesus has done is to set us a good moral example that we are to follow. Doctrines like the trinity and the incarnation are speculative and not really important, and in the face of science and philosophy the surest way we can be certain about God is by our inner awareness of him. Discipleship is expressed by good moral behaviour, but inward religious feeling is most important.

Classical Liberal

68%

Emergent/Postmodern

68%

Roman Catholic

61%

Neo orthodox

61%

Modern Liberal

57%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan

50%

Charismatic/Pentecostal

36%

Reformed Evangelical

14%

Fundamentalist

Recital

2008-06-16T15:57:19Z

I played in my violin teacher's annual recital on Saturday. I think I played well, I was nervous but excited, so I guess the nerves worked to keep me going. I know I hit a few off notes (too sharp or too flat) but I didn't miss any notes, and my timing was good.

...

2008-06-12T15:41:26Z

The Omega-3 might be helping. Life is better this week than it was last. Hmmm...not much else to say right now.

Peru

2008-06-07T17:14:52Z

Whenever life feels just too overwhelming, I threaten to move to Peru. Not sure why, but it sounds far enough away. I'm overwhelmed by all the stuff, sick of the crapola, and just plain depressed. On the suggestion of a LJ friend, I started taking Omega-3, but that was just yesterday.

Does Calgon still take folks away??

Crazy dream post

2008-05-28T16:36:52Z

So, early this morning I had a dream that a poem I wrote about Battlestar Galactica was published in Wabi Sabi magazine. Wabi Sabi is Japanese aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience.

Um, so far as I know, there *is* no such thing as Wabi Sabi magazine here (though there probably is in Japan...hmmm...

And, um, haven't written any poems lately (or, well, ever) about BSG. Still, I think the two go together pretty well, don't you think?

Read the latest by Sarah Dessen: Lock & Key

2008-05-26T21:23:56Z

I'm Cora.
Take Which Lock and Key Character Are You? today!
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You've always had to be the responsible one. It wasn't like anyone else was stepping up, right? But those who have broken through to you know there's a lot more to you than your stiff upper lip. Like a warm heart, a beautiful voice, and someone we could all use in our corner, every day.

It's been book post time...

2008-05-21T16:10:13Z

over at confessions. No juicy hoarding photos, just me writing about a new science book that I've been really enjoying.

Had a date last night with the sweetie. Happy Hour at Brasa
, which means all bar food half price when you buy a drink. I had a delicious lamb burger with spiced frites and sweetie had a seafood stew--mussels, clams & a lovely scallop, all at a bargain price. Drinks were good too. Then, we popped across the street to the Cinerama to see Iron Man. Yeah, I'd already seen it (twice) but sweetie hadn't and I wanted to see it at the big-screen Cinerama before it left. It was great! What a thrill ride! Best superhero origin film in recent memory!

updated!

2008-05-15T23:41:06Z

some short updates on Confessions and Clean Simple Finance and also Tiki's Tips.

Mother's Day

2008-05-12T22:01:38Z

update over at Confessions...

Kitchen Smitchen

2008-05-07T16:11:11Z

The kitchen is (still) mostly done. DH built a shelf that fits in the corner behind the sink. Before, I kept a little plasticized wire shelf there and put plants on it. With the new shelf, there's more space for plants and it's not rickety nor can things be lost behind it. I'll have pictures soon on my other blog.

Working on my current fiction, working on some articles...

Read all about my jam!

2008-04-27T17:22:11Z

Over at my blog!

We have ... fire!

2008-04-19T16:47:59Z

So, take a peek at this...we have a working gas range now!!!

Just to calm myself down, still to go: tiling backsplash, painting cabinet doors and drawers, installing faucet (um, yeah, no water in the kitchen sink yet, since we had to order the faucet online), replacing outlets for up-to-date ones, adding outlet covers, painting pantry, re-installing various bits of hardware, finding a bit of sheet vinyl for under the sink, and putting in the shelf paper. Whew!

Still, gas range, man!

Sink! Dishwasher! And best of all, refinished Floors!!!

2008-04-16T19:13:15Z

Check it out!

kitchen

2008-04-05T17:21:37Z

kitchen continues! http://confessionsofahoarder.blogspot.com/

and here for the money side of it http://cleansimplefinance.blogspot.com/

Do as I Say or the Dark Side will Consume You!

2008-04-02T00:36:33Z

Just go to Think Your Way to Wealth. Just do it.

Kitchen!

2008-03-31T19:04:38Z

The kitchen is still coming along. Painting needs to be done soon, since the countertop is going in on Thursday. We've booked the floor refinishers (and arranged boarding for the cats, yes, that's my little fur guy Tikuahote in the profile pic:-). We have not yet found a gas stove, but we've been trolling Craigslist and should find one soon. Range hood was found today, via Craigslist. I need to check on the fridge delivery. All going well. And, only taking a couple of weeks longer than I'd originally planned!

Kitchen updates

2008-03-28T16:07:46Z

More photos available on my Decluttering blog. Go and comment!

Kitchen Update

2008-03-23T17:38:30Z

Go on over to my Decluttering Blog for an update on the kitchen and my Finance Blog for an update on that side of the kichen makeover.

Check out the updated kitchen pictures!

2008-03-18T16:41:05Z

Over at Confessions of a Hoarder! Paint is on the walls!! Yay!!

Kitchen Makeover Continues

2008-03-16T17:10:03Z

The kitchen makeover continues! I'll be posting updated pictures on my decluttering blog, hopefully today.

Kitchen

2008-03-10T22:32:44Z

It's day 6 of the kitchen makeover. Today, we moved out the dishwasher and range. The dishwasher was easy, it's light and since DH had put it in, he knew how to take it out. The range, on the other hand, is a behemoth! It's a 40" 1971 Avocado green specimen. We had to use a dolly, skids, and ramps to get it out of the house and into the garage. Going to sell it on Craig's list. I mean, someone must be trying to do a period remodel of a 1970s kitchen, right???

Pictures will be on my Decluttering blog.

Going for it!

2008-03-07T02:29:57Z

So, we've been talking about re-doing our kitchen for ages. It's avocado green, last remodeled in about 1970. Finally, something just pushed me and yesterday I started packing up the kitchen stuff!

Today is day 2, and the fridge is now in the dining room, the dining table is in the living room. The range will go out to the garage tomorrow. I've pulled shelf paper, and the next step is to start stripping the paint from the cabinets.

We'll get a new, smaller (but more energy efficient) fridge, a gas range (it's already plumbed for gas, and there's venting to the outside as required), a new, quieter dishwasher, and the whole room will be painted and the floors refinished.

I'll be doing most of the work. DH the dear will handle any electrical issues, and be grunt labour on occassion as needed.

Still deciding on colours for cabinets and walls. Trim will be white, to match the rest of the house.

Before pictures available on Flickr.

Australia?

2008-03-04T17:00:31Z

Last night, I had a dream about Australia-bound friend frabjouslinz She's heading off to Australia tomorrow, and in the dream, I and others accompanied her to the airport, where she was still deciding exactly what to take. She looked fabulous, in a flowing skirt, top and long scarf. She had her camera in a small shoulder purse, and was shimmering with excitement. And yes, she made her plane with time to spare:-)