it’s chocolate bar…

You know those days when you feel like Alexander in his “terrible rotten no good day”? Well yesterday was that day for me. And unfortunately, it caused me to spoil a “surprise” from my own real life Alexander. I assumed he was dead in a ditch somewhere when I didn’t hear from him for hours while he was “on the road.” When I answered the strange knock at the door to find him standing in front of me, we were both a little surprised: me at him standing there, and him at my expression. His excited smile quickly faded and he realized that I didn’t like his surprise (though I was happy to see him even if I wasn’t able to express it at the time). Morals of this story: Alex isn’t the best at surprises (but I appreciate the gesture nonetheless), it’s perfectly understandable why my mother always presumed me to be dead every time I failed to answer the phone, never try to surprise a girl that’s had a terrible rotten no good day, and above all, try to fix your horrible rotten no good days before they’re over.

So tonight I’m attempting to make chicken and dumplins to make up for my lack of making supper last night.

Have you heard about Titanic II? Its maiden voyage is set for 2016. Let’s all buy tickets…I mean, what could possibly go wrong?!

Scientists have now decided to assess Spider Mans true web strength by testing whether or not silky strands could actually stop an oncoming train. Seriously? Do we have nothing better to do than argue with comic strips? Let’s leave this stuff to the Myth Busters and put our research to things of a little more importance…like cancer treatments, for example.

Dylan Siegel is a 6 year old superstar. His friend Jonah was diagnosed with a rare liver condition and Dylan wanted to help Jonah out by raising money to help with doctor bills. His parents suggested that he put up a lemonade stand, but Dylan had a better idea. He wanted to write a book, and he did just that! The book coined the phrase “chocolate bar” in place of “cool” and has currently raised over $25,000 for Jonah. Dylan’s new goal is to reach $1 million. Dream big, y’all!

Speaking of dreaming big, Dylan Moses is a 6’2”, 215 lb. football player that has been recruited by several top schools including LSU and Bama. Here’s the catch- Dylan is in eighth grade. Whoa. After hearing these two stories, I think I’ll name my first child Dylan. Seems to be synonymous with awesome people.

Since it’s Wednesday here’s your food for the day:
Thought this was pretty cool…and fitting since I have recently learned that the correct pronunciation is “care-uh-mul”…not “car-mul” as in the car that you drive…also as in the way that I have said it since birth. My bad…

Caramel Apples

Also, here’s the secret family recipe for the best and easiest peanut butter cookies ever:
Mix 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar, and one egg. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown on 350 degrees and voila! You can add oatmeal, honey, brown sugar, etc. But most times it’s easiest to stick with the basics.

If you’re in the Starkville area, stop by Rick’s tonight for the Josh Abbot concert. I have a feeling it will be well worth your time. I don’t think I will be attending, unfortunately thanks to low funds that are still being saved for the Gin Show this weekend. Only two more days!

Happy Hump Day!

Love always,

Addie

“Walk like you have three men walking behind you.” –Oscar de la Renta

always dreaming…

Went to see the movie Inception last night. Let me just say, it took some analyzing and some thinking to get through that one, but I would love to sit down and have lunch with the writer of that movie. Absolutely incredible, and I’m definitely going to need to see it again to make sure that I put all the pieces together correctly.

Over all I had a very interesting night even after the movie was over. It rained, and for those of you from the Bootheel, you know that when it rains, it pours. Usually I’m out like a baby when the thunder rocks and rolls me to sleep, but last night was different. My brain definitely wasn’t ready to shut down and I’m not sure if it was due to the fact that I thought someone might infiltrate my dreams (doubtful, I don’t get persuaded that easily), or due to other things weighing on my mind, but either way I kept waking up about every hour. (Ok, so it could be to the fact that I was having to share my bed with an oversized dog because he is scared to death of storms.) Regardless of the culprit, I’m actually not that tired today, and the weather has cooled off thanks to the down pour so it’s a very nice day!

Through it all last night I couldn’t quit thinking about several quotes from the movie:

1. “Never recreate from your memory. Always imagine new places.” – we shouldn’t live in the past because trust me, it turns out bad. (People like Mal will haunt you and your every dream.)
2. “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger.” (as he pulls out a grenade launcher)- nuff said.
3. “You’re waiting for a train; a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can’t be sure.”- sometimes we have to take chances…you can’t get something you’ve never had without first doing something you’ve never done.
4. “You keep telling yourself what you know. But what do you believe? What do you feel?”
5. “Dare you take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone.”
6. “What’s the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.” – I think this is very true. We have the power to do anything we want to. And ideas really are like parasites of the mind…once you get one, you can’t get rid of it. Idea’s that pop in your head continue to pop up until you do something to act on them. Crazy.

I love the depth and complexity of this movie. Mind boggling? Yes. But definitely worth the headache.

While I’m on the movie review, let me just say  that I appreciate the realism of Remember Me, but I personally was not a fan. I am a romanticist and I enjoy watching movies with a little “magic” in them. Though it’s not always practical, it’s an escape from the real world and reminds us for just a minute that miracles still happen and everything is possible. Gives me a chance to dream again. Not in this movie though. I wanted a good ending, this ending wasn’t magical, it was real. So for me, it wasn’t a “good” movie…it should have been listed under documentaries or something.

I just want to end this post by saying how regretful I am about Kendra Grey. I didn’t personally know her, but I know she will be missed by many. Always remember that the choices you make can influence other people’s lives forever. Even people that you didn’t even expect to touch. Think twice before acting.

Love always,

Addie

“You can’t live an undecided life.”