Props to Cindy McCain... And Adam Bouska

Cindy McCain was in the news this week for posing for the NOH8 Campaign. For those of you who do not know, NOH8 is a group formed to protest Prop 8 using photographs. The photos are taken by Adam Bouska.

According to the website, "The campaign started with portraits of everyday Californians who support Marriage Equality and soon rose to celebrities, military personnel, brothers & sisters, law enforcement, lesbian mothers, directors, politicians, newlyweds, and more." Each photo shows at least one person with "duct tape over their mouths symbolizing their voices not being heard and NOH8 painted on one cheek in protest."

A few of the people featured are: Meghan McCain (John & Cindy McCain's daughter), Leslie Jordan, Isaiah Washington, Michael Emerson, Bryan Singer, and Kathy Griffin.

I was truly surprised to see Mrs. McCain go through with this. That just made me even more thrilled about it. So, kudos to her for standing up for what's right no matter her political preferences.

I also need to give MAJOR props to Adam Bouska for somehow making Cindy McCain look not as scary as she normally does.

The NOH8 picture she posed for.

Her normal scary self.

She looks like she could turn me to stone just by looking at me.

Bouska somehow managed to make her look young and angelic instead of evil and terrifying. I'm sure that took some major talent. So, many kudos to you, Mr. Bouska, for making me believe in the impossible.

Haiti

I'm sure that by now, everyone has heard of the devastation following an enormous earthquake in Haiti. It's incredibly sad news. The death toll continues to rise. It's more bad news for a country that has been bombarded by a lot of bad luck. Since 2002, they have had 6 floods, 6 hurricanes, an earthquake, political unrest, and widespread starvation. That's not even EIGHT years. The people of Haiti are due for a break, I think.

Fortunately, there is good news coming out of this terrible earthquake. People everywhere are donating and trying to make a difference. People desperately want to help. Disasters are so incredibly awful, but it does help one to see that there is still good in the world.

Well, unless you look to Pat Robertson or Rush Limbaugh. They are disgusting human beings. I'm not even going to recap. If you don't know, you can find out what's been said here. They should be ashamed of themselves. While the rest of the world is mourning and trying to make a difference, Rush's only priority is to attack Obama while Robertson is just proving that he is evil and insane. Reason number 908,346,828,049 why I think neither one of them should ever be given a microphone/platform to speak from. Disgusting.

Moving...

I'm becoming terrified. Philip and I are trying to make a decision on where to move to.

We want something different. Completely different, preferably.

Our first choice is Denver, Colorado: It's beautiful, it's got mountains, it's got snow, it's really different from North Carolina. :)

There are a few problems with the move though. First, we need to find a place where we can have 4 dogs; I want to live with my pups again. I know they're happy with my mom, but I want to have a place for them again. I miss them terribly. Second, we are going to be really far away from our families. Philip's family is in Pennsylvania and my family is in Indiana. Really freakin' far away from Colorado.

Our second choice is Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's beautiful in a different way. It's really different from Charlotte. And, Philip can get a transfer pretty easily to the Albuquerque Sysco.

It's also got the same problems. Dogs, Family, sad times.

We should be making a decision soon. And then we'll tell our families. And then we will make our arrangements in the city where we decide. Wish us luck. :)

It's a new year.

I can't believe it's 2010. 2009 flew by. So much happened; and it was the best year of my life. :)

I left my crappy job.

I started dating the most wonderful man in the world.

I found myself again.

I had an absolutely AMAZING time.

And, I'm going to try to make 2010 even better. I'm going to be making some changes that I hope will make my life even better:

I'm going to go back to school.

I'm going to move out of NC.

I'm going to have a house where my pups can all live with me. :)

It's going to be wonderful. :)

Movie Collection...

Philip and I have an enormous movie collection. And, Christmas only lengthened our list. Brandon says that soon, we'll be rivaling Blockbuster. And, if any of you would ever like to borrow something on our list, just let me know. ;) Some of these are DVDs, some are HD-DVDs, and some are Blu-Rays.

8MM
12 Monkeys
28 Days Later
30 Days of Night
50 First Dates
300
3,000 Miles to Graceland
The Abyss
Aeon Flux
Alpha Dog
Alexander
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection
Alien Vs. Predator
Alien Vs. Predator Requiem
Along Came a Spider
American Gangster
American History X
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anger Management
The Aristocrats
Assassins
Bad Boys II
Batman Begins
Dark Knight
Beerfest
The Benchwarmers
Beverly Hills Cop
Billy Madison
Blade
Blade 2
Blade Trinity
Blades of Glory
Blazing Saddles
Blow
Bob's Big Break in Monster 3D
Bolt
Boondock Saints
Borat
Braveheart
Bridge to Terabithia
Brothers Grimm
Bruce Almighty
Burn After Reading
The Cable Guy
Chasing Amy
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Riddick
Cinderella Man
City of Angels
Clerks: 10th Anniversary Edition
Clerks II
Closer
The Color Purple
Coming to America
Constantine
The Count of Monte Christo
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dances with Wolves
Daredevil
Dawn of the Dead
Deathproof (Grindhouse)
The Departed
Defiance
Dinosaur
Dirty Dancing
District 9
Dodgeball
Dogma: Special Edition
Domino
Don't Say a Word
Dragonheart
Dragonheart 2
Dreamgirls
Dukes of Hazard
Elektra
Eragon
Eurotrip
Road Trip
Exit Wounds
Face/Off
Failure to Launch
Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest
Family Guy Presents Something Something Something Dark Side
Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Family Values Fall Tour '98
Fantastic 4
Fast & Furious (4)
Fearless
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Flight of the Phoenix
Flushed Away
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forrest Gump
Jeff Foxworthy: Totally Committed
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn 2
From Dusk Till Dawn 3
From Hell
Fun with Dick and Jane
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2
Gladiator
The Girl Next Door
The Godfather
The Godfather 2
The Godfather 3
The Golden Compass
Gone in 60 Seconds
Goonies
Grandma's Boy
Groundhog Day
Hancock
Hannibal
Happy Gilmore
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hard Candy
He's Just Not That Into You
Hellboy
Hero
The Hills Have Eyes
Hitman
Hocus Pocus
Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound 2
Hostel Part 2
Hot Fuzz
Hot Rod
House of 1000 Corpses
House of Flying Daggers
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People
Hulk
I Love You Man
The Incredible Hulk
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
I, Robot
Ice Age
Ice Age The Meltdown
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs
The Illusionist
The Incredibles
Independence Day
Interview With a Vampire
Insomnia
Iron Man
The Island
James Bond: Diamonds Are Forever
James Bond: Goldfinger
James Bond: The Living Daylights
James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough
James Bond: Die Another Day
James Bond: License to Kill
James Bond: The Spy Who Loved Me
James Bond: Thunderball
James Bond: A View To Kill
James Bond: Casino Royale
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace
Jarhead
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Joy Ride
Kicking and Screaming
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Kill Bill Vol. 2
King Arthur
King Kong
The Kingdom
Kingdom Of Heaven
The Original Kings Of Comedy
Kiss of the Dragon
A Knights Tale
Knocked Up
Kung Fu Hustle
Labyrinth
Land of the Lost
The Last Castle
The Last Samurai
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Life of David Gale
The Little Mermaid
Little Monsters
Little Nicky
Live Free or Die Hard
The Longest Yard
Lord Of War
Lost in Translation
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Love Actually
Madagascar
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
The Majestic
Mallrats
Man on Fire
Martian Child
Matchstick Men
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
The Animatrix
Meet Joe Black
Million Dollar Baby
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
The Mist
Monsters INC.
Monsters vs. Aliens
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Moulin Rouge!
Mr. Deeds
Mystic River
Napoleon Dynamite
The New Guy
Night at the Museum
Not Another Teen Movie
The Notebook
The Number 23
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Twelve
Old School
The One
Open Season
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Patriot
Pay It Forward
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Planet Terror
Point Break
Predator
The Prestige
Primal Fear
The Princess Bride
The Professional
Public Enemies
Pulp Fiction
The Punisher
Punisher: Warzone
The Pursuit Of Happiness
Remember the Titans
Reservoir Dogs
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Extinction
The Ring
Poad to Perdition
Robin Hood Men In Tights
Robocop
Romeo Must Die
Run Fatboy Run
Sahara
The Sandlot
The Sandlot 2
Saw
Scarecrow
Scarecrow 2
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries
Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales
Secondhand Lions
Secret Window
Semi-Pro
Serenity
Shaolin Soccer
Shaun of the Dead
The Shawshank Redemption
Shooter
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Shrek 2
Silent Hill
Sin City
Sling Blade
Smokin' Aces
Sleepy Hollow
Spawn
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Star Trek
Starsky & Hutch
Star Wars The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars A New Hope
Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Return of the Jedi
Step Brothers
Stranger Than Fiction
Superbad
Super Troopers
Swordfish
Taken
Taking Lives
A Tale of Two Sisters
Talladega Nights
Team America: World Police
Tears of the Sun
The Terminal
The Terminator
T2: Judgement Day
Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines
Terminator: Salvation
Three Kings
Tin Man
Trading Places
Training Day
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Troy
U-571
Ultimate Avengers
Ultimate Avengers 2
Unbreakable
Under Siege
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Unleashed
Up
V For Vendetta
Van Helsing
Varsity Blues
Waiting
Wall-E
War
Watchmen
Way of the Gun
We Were Soldiers
The Weather Man
Wedding Crashers
The Wedding Singer
What Dreams May Come
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Without A Paddle
X-Men
X2
X3: The Last Stand
X-Men Origins Wolverine
Young Guns
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
24: Season 1
24: Season 2
24: Season 3
24: Season 4
24: Season 5
American Dad, Volume 1
American Dad, Volume 2
The Andy Griffith Show
Arrested Development: Season 1
Arrested Development: Season 2
Arrested Development: Season 3
Band of Brothers
Carnivale: Season 1
Carnivale: Season 2
The Dallas Cowboys 1960-2003
Deadwood: Season 1
Deadwood: Season 2
Deadwood: Season 3
Dexter: Season 1
Dexter: Season 2
Dexter: Season 3
Family Guy: Season 1
Family Guy: Season 2
Family Guy: Season 3
Family Guy: Season 4
Family Guy: Season 5
Family Guy: Season 6
Firefly
Futurama, Volume 1
Heroes: Season 1
Heroes: Season 2
Heroes: Season 3
How I Met Your Mother: Season 1
How I Met Your Mother: Season 2
How I Met Your Mother: Season 3
How I Met Your Mother: Season 4
Invader Zim, Volume 1
Invader Zim, Volume 2
Invader Zim, Volume 3
Planet Earth
Earth: The Biography
Rome: Season 1
Rome: Season 2
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
What's New Scooby-Doo: Season 1
What's New Scooby-Doo: Season 2
What's New Scooby-Doo: Season 3
The Simpsons
The Sopranos: Season 1
The Sopranos: Season 2
The Sopranos: Season 3
The Sopranos: Season 4
The Sopranos: Season 5
The Sopranos: Season 6
South Park: Season 2
True Blood: Season 1
The United States of Tara: Season 1

Christmas

Wow. Christmas was a blast. We had several Christmases. With one to go. First, we went to Pennsylvania to have Christmas with Philip's mom's side of the family. It was just for the weekend, but we had a great time. And I can't believe how many presents we got. Santa was really good to us this year. lol

Then, we had Christmas with our friends from Catawba. It was wonderful. We decorated sugar cookies and goofed around and smoked the hookah. We were jolly. :)

Then, we went to Indiana. We got there on the evening of Christmas Eve. We went to my Uncle Randy's Christmas dinner that night. That's the redneck part of my family. We had fun... but I'm sure it was interesting for Philip. ;)

That night, we opened presents at my parent's house. We seriously made out like bandits. And my parents loved their blu-ray player. And my sister was definitely amused by her Hope Chest. She kept saying, "Now all I need is the house!" That's a hint to her boyfriend. lol

Philip had to leave on Sunday. He flew back that morning so that he could get to work that night. I stayed through New Year's. I spent some time with my family and with my pups. I miss them like crazy.

I drove back the evening of the first. It was a really pleasant drive. I wish the rockslide would get cleared up soon though. I don't like the detour around the North Carolina/Tennessee line.

I had to get back the night of the first (I made it in about 11 hours) because we had another Christmas with Philip's friends from high school yesterday. It went really well. Everybody seemed to like what we got them and we played a bunch of games. It was fun.

And today, we let Brandon open his presents from us and we opened his presents to us (since he couldn't make it to the Catawba shindig). We got him a season of Family Guy, a classical music CD, the new Fast & Furious DVD, and the Hulk Smash board game. I'm not really looking forward to having to play it with him. lol

We got a TON of books, movies, and lots of other cool stuff. I shouldn't be bored for a good, long while. :) Thank you to everyone who made this probably the best Christmas EVER. Oh, and thank you, Santa. :D