OK, so today I did pretty much what I ranted about yesterday. BUT...I did it kinda thinking that, if I've got to work and not hang by a pool all summer or hit the beach or have a lake house, then I'd give people a taste of how cool my job can be.
Most days are fun but today moved toward "cool job". It may move even further that way next week or it could be down right horrific. I'll let you know. Anyway, we did a shoot with HGTV. It was several hours of standing in high heels and running around but it was cool! They came to film one of the hosts leaving to giveaway one of the homes. We had done it once before with Vern Yip. He was extremely nice and very polite. This host was in your face and really hot. Yep, I just said hot! Now, I know NOTHING about these hosts and had no clue who Vern was so I Googled this one. HOLY MOLY! When I did, the second image to come up was him a few years back modeling or something. Let's just say he was rocking a great body and nothing else (don't worry...it was tastefully done!). So, today I got to work with Jamie Durie. An Ausssie born landscape genius with a great personality who happened to be ruggedly handsome! (YES...Nathan Fillion type handsome!)
The shoot went fine until flights got delayed but all worked out fine in the end. We even had a moment where we were joking about how, when he was getting on the plane, we should hold hands and have a tearful Oscar moment as he left. Great fun! Also, watch him give away the Green Home. If it makes the cut, I will be the woman sitting behind him when he gets on the plane!
So, I did it too! I totally wall posted on Facebook about how my life is better than yours because I got to work with the fine folks at HGTV, have fun, possibly get on TV and get paid for it in the end. Eat your heart out you folks at the pool!
Oh...I'm off tomorrow so I will probably post about how I'm at the pool!
Hate away...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Facebook Rant Coming Right Up
I am beginning to dislike Facebook. I would just walk away and leave it but I have to have a personal account to admin the work one so I gotta keep the thing. The reasons I have been just loathing it recently are varied. So, in random order, my rants about Facebook:
- Keeping Up With The Jones - It seems that, at least in my friend list, there is a trend to post about how fabulous life is..."Fam at the lake on the boat"..."lounging in the pool"..."man it's hot while I sit out in the sun and tan while the rest of you losers work"..."Just bought a new RV and we are heading to the mountians with our 100 friends"...."you just have to go to this wonderful resort where the beach is fab". Get the picture? Yeah...you're life is SO much better than everyone else. Heck, for all of the above (which are REALLY close to posts from my "friends") it's almost true! I know Facebook is all posting about your life but, lately, it has been about one upping. Just my opinion. Also, my blog so it's the only opinion that counts!
- Pity Party Posts - OK, I'll admit that I have also fallen victim to these posts. They are really easy to fall into. "My head hurts"..."I hate my life"..."My precious dog who I treat like a child is at the vet...again." I think these posts should all have the "Debbie Downer" sound at the end (WHAA WA...yeah...I don't know how to type that sound.)
- Cover That Up! - There seems to be a need by some young Facebook users and, much more disturbingly, their mothers to put up prom or pool or beach or car wash pictures where there is WAY too much skin showing! I have seen prom dresses that were designed at House of Hooker and bikini pictures that would barely pass the censors for Sports Illustrated...all on high school or younger girls! People, there are perverts that pay for this stuff and you are uploading it for free! Please, if you let your little girl wash cars in barely there shorts and string bikini tops, don't put it on Facebook. I mean, isn't it enough that she stood on the street corner...LITERALLY...and brought in business in that outfit?! This is one time I am very thankful I have boys.
- Games - I despise all the games on Facebook and I don't care in the least if you need two more nails for your barn or your latest score on something is getting you closer to winning an iPad!
- Questions - Unless you are a bored teenage girl (based on my research), NO one cares "If so and so can beat you in a fight" or "Do you think so and so is hot" or "Is so and so a good kisser." Let me answer all those for you now...Beth is smoking hot, can kick your butt from here to tomorrow, does not drink or smoke and has probably never been a ninja. There...glad we got that out of the way.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Serving God...Does It Have To Be So Hard?
Below is today's Purpose Driven Life -
Monday, June 06, 2011
The Body of Christ Needs You
by Rick Warren
All of you together are Christ’s body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NLT)
One reason you need to be connected to a church family is to fulfill your calling to serve other believers in practical ways. The Bible says, “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27 NLT).
Your service is essential to the Body of Christ—just ask any local church. Each of us has a role to play, and every role is important. There is no small service to God; it all matters.
There are no insignificant ministries in the church. Some are visible and some are hidden behind the scenes, but all are valuable. Small or hidden ministries often make the biggest difference. In my home, the most important light is not the large chandelier in our dining room but the little night light that keeps me from stubbing my toe when I get up at night.
There is no correlation between size and significance. Every ministry matters because we are all dependent on each other to function.
What happens when one part of your body fails to function? You get sick. The rest of your body suffers. Imagine if your liver decided to start living for itself: “I’m tired! I don’t want to serve the body anymore! I want a year off just to be fed. I’ve got to do what’s best for me! Let some other part take over.”
What would happen? Your body would die. Today thousands of local churches are dying because of Christians who are unwilling to serve. They sit on the sidelines as spectators, and the Body suffers.
God calls you to a service far beyond anything you could ever imagine. He created YOU for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for you to do (see Ephesians 2:10). Whenever you serve others, you are actually serving God.
I am with Mr. Warren on the fact that Christians are saved to serve and not just sit as spectators. Going further into my opinion, I think that too many times, those spectators begin to look as those serving and begin dictate how they think ministry should go. Honestly, if everyone was serving as God intended and was focused on the greater goal of bringing the lost to Christ and serving one another, they wouldn't have time to sit back and think up ways to "help" other ministries do it "right". I seem to recall reading in the Bible how the early church encouraged one another. I don't think we have enough of that anymore. Well, some people are wonderful at this encouraging thing and others are more worried that their agenda will not be met. Anyone want to hazard a guess at which type of person is more focused on God? Yeah, that's what I thought too.
I know this seems a bit harsh but I am feeling a little discouraged so it comes out as harsh. I guess this is one of those "why can't we all just get along" things. You know the reason we can't? SATAN! (Please read the previous just like the Church Lady!)
Pulling my favorite movie into this...which is probably sacrilegious beyond all imagination...Andy says in The Shawshank Redemption that he better "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying". I am feeling like that a bit. Get busy living for God with people who are supportive and lift each other up or get busy leaving for somewhere else. Perhaps, like Andy's escape from prison and subsequent trip to Mexico, it is also my time to leave. I'll be praying about that...
Monday, June 06, 2011
The Body of Christ Needs You
by Rick Warren
All of you together are Christ’s body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NLT)
One reason you need to be connected to a church family is to fulfill your calling to serve other believers in practical ways. The Bible says, “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27 NLT).
Your service is essential to the Body of Christ—just ask any local church. Each of us has a role to play, and every role is important. There is no small service to God; it all matters.
There are no insignificant ministries in the church. Some are visible and some are hidden behind the scenes, but all are valuable. Small or hidden ministries often make the biggest difference. In my home, the most important light is not the large chandelier in our dining room but the little night light that keeps me from stubbing my toe when I get up at night.
There is no correlation between size and significance. Every ministry matters because we are all dependent on each other to function.
What happens when one part of your body fails to function? You get sick. The rest of your body suffers. Imagine if your liver decided to start living for itself: “I’m tired! I don’t want to serve the body anymore! I want a year off just to be fed. I’ve got to do what’s best for me! Let some other part take over.”
What would happen? Your body would die. Today thousands of local churches are dying because of Christians who are unwilling to serve. They sit on the sidelines as spectators, and the Body suffers.
God calls you to a service far beyond anything you could ever imagine. He created YOU for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for you to do (see Ephesians 2:10). Whenever you serve others, you are actually serving God.
I am with Mr. Warren on the fact that Christians are saved to serve and not just sit as spectators. Going further into my opinion, I think that too many times, those spectators begin to look as those serving and begin dictate how they think ministry should go. Honestly, if everyone was serving as God intended and was focused on the greater goal of bringing the lost to Christ and serving one another, they wouldn't have time to sit back and think up ways to "help" other ministries do it "right". I seem to recall reading in the Bible how the early church encouraged one another. I don't think we have enough of that anymore. Well, some people are wonderful at this encouraging thing and others are more worried that their agenda will not be met. Anyone want to hazard a guess at which type of person is more focused on God? Yeah, that's what I thought too.
I know this seems a bit harsh but I am feeling a little discouraged so it comes out as harsh. I guess this is one of those "why can't we all just get along" things. You know the reason we can't? SATAN! (Please read the previous just like the Church Lady!)
Pulling my favorite movie into this...which is probably sacrilegious beyond all imagination...Andy says in The Shawshank Redemption that he better "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying". I am feeling like that a bit. Get busy living for God with people who are supportive and lift each other up or get busy leaving for somewhere else. Perhaps, like Andy's escape from prison and subsequent trip to Mexico, it is also my time to leave. I'll be praying about that...
Sunday, May 22, 2011
My Favorite Movie...
The odd title of this blog comes from my favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption. Recently, a friend asked me why that particular movie. I thought for a second and said, "because it is about hope". I have thought about it many times...for some reason...since I was asked. Why in the world is my favorite movie about a man wrongfully accused of a crime and sent to prison? A movie that includes horrible abuse of the prisoners by the guards, corruption, prison rape, murders and suicides. WOW...when I put it like that, it does seem like a downer of a movie to pick. BUT...the story is really about two people who, despite where they came from, end up as friends in a very unlikely place. It is a story of how we react to our circumstances and choices we make in those circumstances. Do we have hope when all seems lost or do we drop our head and think hopeless thoughts? So, yeah, I like it because it is about hope.
I hope you have seen the movie. If you haven't, you are really missing out. It is based on a short story by Stephen King and starts with the murder of a rich bankers wife and her mistress. The banker is wrongly convicted of the crime and sent to Shawshank prison. The banker, Andy, is played by Tim Robbins. The entire story is narrated by Red, the man that will become Andy's closest friend in Shawshank. Red is played beautifully by Morgan Freeman. The Shawshank Redemption did poorly at the box office and, even though it was nominated for multiple Oscars, it won no awards. It is unfortunate that it shared an Oscar season with Forrest Gump!
Anyway, humor me and watch a few of my favorite scenes. Also, PLEASE know before you watch that this movie is rated R and does contain harsh language.
This is a scene where Andy, who has access to certain things because the warden is using him to run his illegal business, plays Mozart to the prison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azWVPWGUE1M
Andy telling Red where he wants to go if he gets out of prison. This scene is where the name of my blog comes from...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp22Q866-O8
After Andy takes his leave, he sends Red a message...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWi1fgJ5Wl8
Red then comes up for parole...again. Morgan Freeman does a wonderful job in this scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtwXlIwozog
Before Andy takes his leave of the prison, he tells Red to go to a certain field if he ever gets out. There will be something buried there for him. I wish I could find the scene where he tells him but I can only find the scene of Red going to the field after he gets out of prison. Also, this person's clip ties together two scenes on hope. The first is right after the Mozart scene above and then it jumps to Red in the field Andy tells him to go to. It is a bit confusing but it has that hope message loud and clear...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUfFwoe8ko&NR=1
There you go, a few scenes from my favorite movie. There's a lot more to it...Andy building a library at the prison, doing taxes for the guards, cooking the books for the warden, his escape and many others. I suggest you rent the movie.
I hope you have seen the movie. If you haven't, you are really missing out. It is based on a short story by Stephen King and starts with the murder of a rich bankers wife and her mistress. The banker is wrongly convicted of the crime and sent to Shawshank prison. The banker, Andy, is played by Tim Robbins. The entire story is narrated by Red, the man that will become Andy's closest friend in Shawshank. Red is played beautifully by Morgan Freeman. The Shawshank Redemption did poorly at the box office and, even though it was nominated for multiple Oscars, it won no awards. It is unfortunate that it shared an Oscar season with Forrest Gump!
Anyway, humor me and watch a few of my favorite scenes. Also, PLEASE know before you watch that this movie is rated R and does contain harsh language.
This is a scene where Andy, who has access to certain things because the warden is using him to run his illegal business, plays Mozart to the prison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azWVPWGUE1M
Andy telling Red where he wants to go if he gets out of prison. This scene is where the name of my blog comes from...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp22Q866-O8
After Andy takes his leave, he sends Red a message...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWi1fgJ5Wl8
Red then comes up for parole...again. Morgan Freeman does a wonderful job in this scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtwXlIwozog
Before Andy takes his leave of the prison, he tells Red to go to a certain field if he ever gets out. There will be something buried there for him. I wish I could find the scene where he tells him but I can only find the scene of Red going to the field after he gets out of prison. Also, this person's clip ties together two scenes on hope. The first is right after the Mozart scene above and then it jumps to Red in the field Andy tells him to go to. It is a bit confusing but it has that hope message loud and clear...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUfFwoe8ko&NR=1
There you go, a few scenes from my favorite movie. There's a lot more to it...Andy building a library at the prison, doing taxes for the guards, cooking the books for the warden, his escape and many others. I suggest you rent the movie.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A Pirate's Life For Me...
I made the cut for
Pirates Fans First!
With this great honor, (which was probably also awarded to a few other pirates fans) I get some cool behind the scenes stuff! Check out this bit of fun from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which opens May 20th!
Behind the Scenes on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 
This time around, the good Captain will go up against the pirate that all pirates fear...Blackbeard! Blackbeard seems to have taken The Black Pearl and is off making trouble. Poor Jack! His ship is stolen...again...by Barbossa and then stolen by Blackbeard! It's hard to catch a break when you are a pirate but Jack always seems to come out on top. Apparently, Jack has also had some type of relationship with Blackbeard's daughter, Angelica. Honestly, what woman hasn't he had some type of relationship with if given the opportunity?!
It is almost time for Captain Jack to be back! I'm excited! Are you? You'd better be. You're either with the Captain or against him and things don't go well for those who choose the other side...remember Davy Jones?
So, mark your calendars because the good Captain is back May 20th! Thursday, April 21, 2011
He's Back...
Can't you just smell the popcorn? I sure can! It is almost that time of year again. NO...not the time when I whine about stuff again. Geez!Summer blockbuster movies...and this year brings back my favorite Captain! Johnny, I can't say I LOVED The Tourist but I have HIGH hopes for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides! You are rid of those dead weights, Will and Elizabeth, so now you can have some real fun!
OK, so those first three movies were suppose to be Elizabeth's story according to the writers. How can that be when you are the star? Without Captain Jack, there isn't a Pirates of the Caribbean! Let's be honest, did they choose to put Captain Jack (in all his Johnny Depp glory) in the famed ride or Will and Elizabeth? Yep...Captain Jack! (OK, Barbossa made it too but Will and Lizzy aren't there.)
What will the new Pirates bring? I can only hope the fun and fresh comedy and adventure that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl brought to the screen in 2003! Want to see the trailer? Here it is...http://disney.go.com/pirates/
Who knows, perhaps I will dig out my pirate costume for opening night!
Yo Ho!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
God Thing
Yesterday was a Debbie Downer kinda day. This morning, at church, God had several messages for me about what I wrote yesterday. The biggest was...I AM God and I will never leave you! Trials come and sometimes for reasons that I, God, will use to bring myself glory!
Lord, forgive me for throwing my "fits" about current circumstances and not looking at eternal goals. Forgive me for allowing a root of bitterness to grow in my spirit. Forgive me for taking my eyes off you for even a second to look at the storm around me. Like Peter, I started to sink.
This isn't to say that I will not be down again or totally mess something up. It is to say that, in every moment, God is faithful and loves me so much! He sent His perfect son to earth and that perfect son put himself at the will of the Father to die for my sins...and your sins that we may be called Children of God! That's good stuff. I don't care who you are!
So, as I can still hear the fans drying my carpet and my husband still has no job and lots of other stressful things surround me, I just need to remember who is in charge and the ETERNAL goal which is hard to see when you take your eyes off Him.
Can I get an Amen?! I think so...
Lord, forgive me for throwing my "fits" about current circumstances and not looking at eternal goals. Forgive me for allowing a root of bitterness to grow in my spirit. Forgive me for taking my eyes off you for even a second to look at the storm around me. Like Peter, I started to sink.
This isn't to say that I will not be down again or totally mess something up. It is to say that, in every moment, God is faithful and loves me so much! He sent His perfect son to earth and that perfect son put himself at the will of the Father to die for my sins...and your sins that we may be called Children of God! That's good stuff. I don't care who you are!
So, as I can still hear the fans drying my carpet and my husband still has no job and lots of other stressful things surround me, I just need to remember who is in charge and the ETERNAL goal which is hard to see when you take your eyes off Him.
Can I get an Amen?! I think so...
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