Posts Tagged Movie

If you can’t take the worst, you don’t deserve the best

July 1, 2008 at 1:32 am · Filed under The Daily Five ·Tagged , , ,

1. Joined Mint.com and I’m a huge fan. It took me a few months to warm up to the idea, but I couldn’t ignore the rave reviews from accountable sources. It’s an amazing way to consolidate all your financial data, with quick analysis tools. I immediately know how much of my paycheck I’m spending on fashion, groceries, and gas. Don’t know how I lived without it.

2. Dirty Jobs is my new favorite show. It’s “a hands-on way to pay tribute to a nation of unsung heroes.” Definitely a tribute to hard workers everywhere who don’t always get the credit and the thank yous they truly deserve. My favorite episode is the one with the demolition crews cleaning up the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

3. Watched Wanted. WOW – please indulge in this 2 hour ass kicking. And to think… I’m an accountant.

4. “If you can’t take the worst of me, you don’t deserve the best of me.”

5. Watched this story about a tanner in Morocco with the smelliest job in the world, but who still finds happiness and pride in what he does. Talk about perspective.

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Happy endings are just unfinished stories?

June 30, 2008 at 3:00 am · Filed under The Daily Five ·Tagged , ,

1. Watched Ladder 49. If some consider that happy endings (in life) are just stories that haven’t finished yet, I think I prefer watching movies with a happy ending as the credits begin to roll.

2. Became a fan of tennis player Janko Tipsarevic. Serbian, 24 years old, currently #33 in the world. Forced Federer into a 5th set at the French Open (final score in the 5th set: 10-8). He also wears silly goggles and a nose bandage. Very classy.

3. Realized my brother isn’t going to wait until I recover from foot surgery before he becomes a certified scuba diver. I have to say I’m more than slightly disappointed. My pleas for him to wait for me were ignored.

4. I’m back to my phase of retreat from the world. It’s a time marked by silence and little contact with the rest of the world. No phone calls, chatting, emails. I’m thinking a lakeside cabin would come in handy to person like me.

5. I’m beginning to feel embarassed by my daily lack of productivity. Maybe it’s the lack of tangible results. I’m reading, learning, watching movies, and resting (in hopes of a faster recovery), but sometimes, at the end of the day, I’m left wondering if tangible results would make me feel more accomplished.

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