I took this politcal philosophy quiz. I am 100% Libertarian and 95% Pro-business Republican. Good to know.
You scored as Libertarian. Libertarians believe that you have the right to live your life as you wish, without the government interfering, as long as you donâ??t violate the rights of others. This translates into strong protections for privacy and property rights, and a weak to non-existent social safety net.
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I saw Walk the Line this afternoon, and it was phenomonal! It was actually better than I had expected. Every actor is positively terrific. I was genuinely surprised by Reese Witherspoon's performance. I always see her with the cutesy romantic comedy type roles, and I was skeptical when I heard she was playing June Carter Cash. She is absolutely fabulous. No Legally Blonde or Sweet Home Alabama about it. Everyone is good. Tyler Hilton plays a convincing Elvis. Waylon Malloy Payne is an eerie Jerry Lee Lewis. Great casting.
I was a bit uneasy about Joaquin Phoenix singing in the film. My first thought was, "How can you make a movie about Johnny Cash and not have Johnny Cash's music in it?" However, I saw an interview with Joaquin Phoenix and he said the director explained it to him like this. If you want to hear Johnny Cash, listen to a Johnny Cash record. If you want to see an artistic interpretation of his life, his relationship with June, and his music, go see Walk the Line. After hearing that and seeing the movie, I am okay with the choice.
My favorite thing about the movie is the portrayal of the music scene that Johnny Cash was a part of. It's no secret that I am a huge fan of older music, so to see scenes about Johnny touring with Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis was very cool. I would have loved to live at that time and seen them live.
I can't close this entry without mentioning Shooter's performance in the movie. It's short, but great! He has short hair in one of his scenes, which is just odd to me. And the other is the Shooter I am used to. His song from the movie is on the soundtrack and it's awesome.
Go see the movie!
Don't you just love talking to your parents? A call home can always take an unsuspected turn. Usually I get an earful about what my aunt is doing or what my dad bought that week. Today, I got some crazy news about my ex boyfriend. Jason is the guy I dated in high school and my first semester away at college. He was a nice guy, but he really wasn't happy that I decided to go away to school and he had some issues in the, uh, uh, uh, yeah-- that area.
Excuse me, I digress. My mom was talking to my second cousin, Jensen, at a family function this past weekend. She asked where he was working, and he said that he changed oil at Valvoline. This is the very same job that Jason got while he was in college. The last I knew, he was still working there because although he graduated college, he couldn't find a job as a teacher. My mom asked my cousin if Jason still worked there and he said no. Turns out that Jason has moved to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands to work for a friend that has opened a Valvoline-esque oil change place there. How f-ing random is that!?!? What's your ex up to? Oh, he's living in the Virgin Islands changing oil. And my parents still don't understand why we broke up!
I've always wanted to do this, and I finally sat down and made myself do it. I have come up with a list of my top ten movies and my top twenty songs. Here they are.
Movies
10. A Cool, Dry Place- The Vince movie that really sealed the deal with me. Oh the dance!
9. Dazed and Confused- Reckons back to my high school days. Funny and quotable! Check you later!
8. Office Space- So true. It is so true.
7. Almost Famous- Kate Hudson is great, the story is endearing, and the scene on the bus when they sing Tiny Dancer is classic.
6. Dodgeball- Everything I think is funny wrapped up into one movie. Terrific cast: Stephen Root, Justin Long, Jason Bateman, and of course Vince Vaughn! Love him as Peter LaFluer.
5. O Brother Where Art Thou?- Even though this movie has sad emotional attatchments for me, it's still great. The music and the Cohen brothers' dialouge are just perfect.
4. The Royal Tenenbaums- My favorite Wes Anderson film. Wonderful ensemble cast and my favorite line: "I'm a widower too."
3. Swingers- Funny and meaningful. Vince will always be Trent Walker. And "that scene" was seriously life changing for me. Laugh if you want.
2. The Wizard of Oz- My first true obsession. Still entertaining.
1. Good Will Hunting- Definitley my favorite. Great story, great dialouge, superb acting. Love it.
Songs
20. "Patience" by Gun's and Roses
19. "O Holy Night" preferably sung by a man
18. "Amanda" by Waylong Jennings--NOT the Boston song!
17. "Blister in the Sun" by The Violent Femmes
16. "American Pie" by Don McClean
15. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
14. "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond-- ;)
13. "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" written by Bob Dylan sung by Peter Paul and Mary
12. "Let it Be"
11. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
10. "Blowin' in the Wind" another written by Bob Dylan
9. "Me and Bobby McGee" written by Kris Kristofferson-- I like his version of it and Janis Joplin's
8. "Soulful Shade of Blue" by Buffy Sainte Marie
7. "Big Blue Frog" by Peter Paul and Mary
6. "Lonesome Blues" by Shooter Jennings
5. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
4. "Poems, Prayers and Promises" by John Denver
3. "Precious Memories" by Tennessee Ernie Ford
2. "City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie
1. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" written by Kris Kristofferson-- Again his version or Johnny Cash's
Well kids, there you go. Go download all those songs and rent those movies.
I have five days off, and it could not come at a better time. I am literally exhausted from work this last week. It's a good exhaustion, but exhaustion nonetheless.
My sister is coming for a visit this weekend, and I am very excited. She wants to do some Christmas shopping around here, hoping to find things that she can't at home. I know we have bigger malls, but they are still malls you know? Oh well, I haven't been shopping with her in a while and she knows how to shop! I am hoping to get her to go out with me to a bar or something. Show her that I don't just sit at home and do nothing. Then maybe she can report back to my parents that I do have friends and am not two steps away from lying lifeless in the bathtub.
There are a lot of good movies coming out soon and I really want to get a chance to see them all. I always say that I am going to see all these movies, but I always end up having to rent them. Oh well. Zathura and Walk the Line are definites even if I have to go by myself after work. I cannot wait to see Walk the Line! I love Johnny Cash so much and I've listened to his music since I can remember. I was very sad when he died. "Johnny Cash died! Who cares about the damn Pope?!?"
I haven't posted in a while because I suck. No other excuse. I just suck. News in my world: I got put back into my old store on a semi-permanent basis, there is an open position with CVS that I am in the top running for, and I didn't make enough of an impression on Vince for him to forget about Jennifer Aniston. Maybe I should have talked more...
The last few days have been absolute Hell at work. I've been busting my ass setting Christmas and moving stuff and moving Halloween. I think my hard work paid off though and my manager definitely took notice. She told me today that Dale, another manager that I've worked with is going to talk to the DM about me and the manger trainee program. Let's hope it goes well.
So here's my random story to make this post worth while. When Sara and I met VV, we asked a random guy wearing a badge what to do with our passes. He was helpful and ended up walking us down to see Vince and he's the one who snapped our picture. The other day, a few pictures of him and Vince walking in a park showed up on the discussion board. Some people inquired who he was, so I shared that he worked for the Wild West show and that he had taken Sara and I down to see Vince. Well, Christine, the woman who runs vince-vaughn.com, posted back that the man's name is John and he is the publicist for Wedding Crashers, The Break Up, and the Wild West Show. Then another person gave his full name and said he is also Vince's publicist and was the "head guy" of the Wild West show. So now I feel like a crazy fool. I can't remember what I said in front of this guy, but I know I was talking like a crazy woman to Sara before and after our meeting. I also feel weird that we approached him with our passes, since he was obviously important. Not to mention that my dad keeps refering to him as a roadie! It's just crazy I tell you!
