June 6, 2006

• EDIT 2: Did you know Katherine McPhee's mom has an album out?? I
  didn't, but when I searched for McPhee on iTunes, lo and behold one of
  the things I got... (click to enlarge)

  

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  EDIT ADD: Ok, just talked with a girl in my office who also saw
  TBU. She was talking about how she liked it because it showed the full
  range and cycle of anger and the emotions associated with breaking up,
  etc...AND how it is totally useless. Hm, from that perspective, I can
  definately see worth in the film now. It is a good message to
  relay--anger and retaliation really just leads to a loss for everyone,
  and THAT'S a good message.
  I really just went in there expecting a
  funny movie, and was shocked. In addition, I've never really been
  through a horrible break up like that, so I can't really relate with
  those feelings. However, my bro-in-law can--so he liked it. It's good to get perspective...
  

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  A couple of quick things:

  1)      Christy’s
  sick. She’s been sick since sometime Friday, and is barely showing any signs of
  recovery. This is by far the worst sickness she’s had in a long time, perhaps
  since we’ve been married. Fever, sore throat…all kinds of stuff. Gosh, it’s
  hard to have her sick. There’s no food in the house (although I attempted to
  shop on Sunday), I cleaned the entire apartment this weekend, I had to do my
  own laundry—and the poor kids…they still require her attention night and day. It’s
  hard not having a wife!! I can’t really take off work ‘cause I don’t have any
  sick time yet, and so on we plow…praying and hoping she gets better. Please
  join us in our prayers…

  2)      We
  saw “The Break Up” on Saturday night (yes, Christy went even though she was
  feeling sick.). I hated it. It was
  horrible. It has been advertised as a romantic comedy, but there was rarely a comedic moment in the entire
  thing. It was seriously two hours of the main characters fighting and doing
  horrible things to each other. I couldn’t believe it. I think the entire movie
  theater was shocked. I heard people talking all around me as we came out of the
  show saying the same things we were thinking… “I thought that would be funnier…”
  “Wow, that was really depressing”, etc..etc..etc..I was truly disappointed, and
  I give it a full two thumbs down.
  The only good quality of this film was perhaps the good acting jobs by Vince
  and Jen. Their fights were REAL. You could really feel the tension and the
  animosity in the film, so for that I say “good job”—but that’s it. I’d really
  rather it was funnier… 

  3)      The
  whole family is coming down this weekend to vacation at Disneyland!
  I’m excited. I think this is the first time we’ve done anything like this with
  our entire extended family on my side. I’m totally looking forward to it. I’d
  love to see our whole family get together once a year or something for family
  reunions or whatever. I don’t even know how that would all work, but I just
  think it would be fun. I love my family!

  4)      Last
  class yesterday in one of my courses, and another final project due on
  Thursday. In my Thursday class we will have a live string quartet play something
  we’ve written. I’m excited about that!

  5)      I
  am writing a full choir/orchestra arrangement of HE REIGNS (Newsboys) for our
  weekend services on June 17-18. You are all invited to church that weekend to
  hear it. Check out www.ylfc.org for
  directions/service times. It should be awesome! I’m taking a whole “Lion King”
  feel to the song…and I’m totally grateful for the opportunity to write
  something for our church orchestra. They’re all totally pros and will do a
  bang-up job on the tune!

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