Here is one of the button holes:
I want to congratulate my niece and her school band for getting 1st. place in their competition!!!
This movie is one of my favorites of all time. It's about a rich investment banker who is crazy and goes around NY killing people. Now, this movie was released in 2000 but takes place in the 80's and surprisingly enough, it's really cool. I have seen this movie countless times and always thought of the movie as a satire. A few weeks ago I was watching the movie again with my husband and some friends and we got into a debate. They thought he was crazy and imagined killing all those people and we think it's a satire about the rich elite. Watch the movie and tell me what you think. Click on the pictures to see one of my favorite scenes.
I just want to wish my niece good luck on her band competition this weekend.
This movie explained how the food and farm industry has fallen into a viceous cycle of mass production and poor quality food. They juxtaposed the two different ways farmers are producing food and raising their livestock. From feeding them antibiotics, keep a abnormally large amount of animals together, to working with the land, and letting nature take its course. I highly encourage everyone to watch it.
I had my first meditation class today and it was a great experience. I definitely need many more classes to achieve a true meditation mind. I kept wondering off into my own crazy world instead of focusing on...well nothing. The cool thing about this class is that it incorporates some poses for you to do while meditating. My instructor and another guy in the class were able to do a free standing head stand.
In the hopes to re-gain control of my sanity, I will begin a yoga and mediation regimen. I have practiced yoga before but I am completely new to the whole meditation thing. I am hoping to like it, especially since I have already paid for the classes. LOL. Either way I will keep you guys posted on my experience and my progression. Wish me luck!
1. OK...So no one ever told me that I would one day I would turn 30 and still not know what I want to do with my life. Do most people know what they want, or does life just happen to them?
This is the first (and LAST) romance novel that I will ever read. The book centers around a bitter woman who rekindles a love affair with her ex-boyfriend who is now a stripper. YES A STRIPPER!!! This book crosses over the sexy and into the vulgar and ridiculous. In fact, some of the scenes are so outlandish that at one point she writes that the main is character is so turned on that she gushes to her knees (practically verbatim)! Really?! If that's the case then she needs to seek medical help, and fast. If you are ever over at my house, let me know so we can read through this junk, and have a good laugh.
I would like to take this time to express how proud and thrilled I am to have Teresa M. as my mother. Some of you may not know that she was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Throughout the entire ordeal she maintained her strength and never let cancer beat her down. At times I was able to muster my strength by following her lead. She is doing fine and has finished her radiation. Mom, I love you! I encourage everyone to please check yourself every month and encourage the women in your life to do the same. 
I was not initially eager to read this book but my husband kept ranting and raving about it. To say that I have fallen in love with the book and the main character, Oscar, is an understatement. The book is about a family who was personally impacted by the tragedy of 911. Oscar, a 9 year old boy, tries to look for clues that will get him closer to his father. I found myself drawn and captivated by Oscar's experiences, wittiness, and yearning for closure to a heart crushing situation. I cried and laughed and by the end of the book missed reading about Oscar and his heavy boots.
You should go check them out yourself if you live in the Houston area.
If you are looking for a French avant-garde film, then you must watch this movie. It centers around a man who is is prematurely aging because he does not dream. He enlists the help of "cyclopses" to kidnap children in hopes of stealing their dreams and slow down the aging process. Unfortunately the only types of dreams he is able to retrieve are nightmares. This is where our hero and heroin enter the film. One (main character's name) is a circus strong-man whose adoptive brother is kidnapped by the "cyclopses," and Miette, an orphan who helps him find his adopted little brother. The City of Lost Children is a visually amazing and beautiful film. It's rich and full of wonderful characters, not to mention ridiculously elaborate sets, and a lot of imagination. Leave it to the French, though, to intertwine a pseudo love story where a young and lonely girl falls in love with the much older hero of the movie. While the much older man does not reciprocate the exact feelings of desire, the implication is there none-the-less. Be prepared to feel completely lost and a little disturbed at the beginning of the movie but in love with it's sets, characters, and cinematography by the end. Check out the preview by clicking on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNYG9cXTSds
I then cut out my material according to my pattern:
Before doing any sewing, I had to iron on my interfacing:
After that, I serged on the appropriate sides of my cut out pieces. Serging is so scary for a novice like myself because it cuts the material as it serges the edges of your material shut. One bad move and you have to start all over:
Here is the finished collar...
and now I am ready to start sewing all the pieces together. I will make sure to keep you guys updated as I complete more pieces of my jacket.
