Movie Review: Money Ball

I'm going to try to put some movie reviews up on here..

Saw Moneyball last night.  I tried to read the book awhile ago, but it's really into stats, baseball stats. So I stopped reading it, hoping that the movie would be a whole lot better. It's really not. Kinda bland kind of movie. No real feel for the characters either. Scott didn't like it either. His cousin loves it. So I guess it's however you feel about baseball.

So if you love stats I guess you'll like it?

I also did not like that they used a song from 2008 (Lenka - The Show)  as a song that his daughter sang to him that she wrote for him.. while it was supposed to be 2002. We looked up to see if the daughter was the singer, she wasn't. If it's about that year, why don't you use some songs from that year? Not current songs!

I give this movie a C. Don't really need to see it again

It's a New Year!

Sure this post is about 10 days late, but yeah.. I forgot to blog. urgh.

I've had a cold for about a month now. It comes and goes. One day it's here in full force and the next it's completely gone. I take thing when I have it, but when it's gone I stop taking them. Actually some cough medicine makes my stomach hurt as well. I used to have an addiction to cough drops, until I got bad stomach aches and had to stop taking them. -- I really don't want to go to the doctor over the sniffles. But my crazy germ-free coworkers think I have about 10 different disease.. this is what they tell me over sniffles. I'll dale with the sniffles.

New Years was fun. Played the world's longest card game that went from 2011 to 2012-- till about 3am. Urgh. Scott won 11 bucks.. he was the winner. So it was over 11 bucks.

This was a quick update. I'm going to do a day zero one later today.. but it is 50 degrees out and I have a goal today to get out there and take a walk before it all goes down hill.. again.

Day Zero Updates..

I started my puzzle.. 1000 pieces.. excuse the strange background, it was the only board I could find that was easy to carry around..

This is after a week.. the edges are done and then part of  the middle..

It's a jungle book puzzle.. 

And I bought the Wreck this Journal.. I started some of it, updates to come.

Short quick and easy blog. If I don't have a chance to update before Christmas.. Merry Christmas!

We had an early christmas..

and I didn't like it. at all.....

Just didn't feel the same. Sure we got to spend extra time together without having to rush to my aunt's house. But that is fun to do for Christmas, get together around 11am -- eat brunch -- open gifts -- rush to my aunt's house. Also everything was opened, so it wasn't Christmas, since my sister and her boyfriend who live in the boonies of IL decided they wanted to leave early to go to Ikea. and we did this early for them, so that was kinda crummy. Also --  this year my Aunt decided to push back Christmas at her house by an hour, so we probably wouldn't of been so rushed like past years.. and honestly, no one is ever on time for that.

Now I really don't have much to look forward to other than going to my aunt's house? and Scott's uncle's house which are both parts of Christmas I don't like. aka, sitting in a tiny house with tons of people. Fun right?

Well at least I get to sleep in.

I hope we don't do it again, maybe it's because we don't have kids, and don't live two hours away that makes it so hard to change it. But it's not going to be really Christmas this year since it's done and now the awful parts are left.

Maybe I should just deal with the fact that my family does end up getting pushed to the side with my sister boyfriends family, and then my brothers in-laws. (especially my brother in-laws family) But it hard since they always end up doing tons more with those families and not mine, and my mom let's it happen. Scott and I try really hard to make sure both sides get equal attention, which is hard but we manage to do it. It's just the fact that some don't want to see that way I guess.

Okay, my sappy blog is done. If you read this thanks?

Christmas Music

As Christmas is getting closer Christmas songs are becoming a lot happier for me. When I hear them before thanksgiving I get annoyed because thanksgiving is usually pushed to the side and it's too early to play those songs.
At work I'm listening to Pandora and I have many Christmas stations on there. The normal Christmas Station, which is probably my favorite, it has oldies and newbies in the Christmas music world.

A few of my favorites...
The She and Him Christmas Album.. I need to get this and put it on my iPod
Michael Buble any of his songs are great!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
There's an Indie Holidays Radio which is good, but some of the bands on there do get annoying. I love Weezer and all, but having them sing Christmas songs.. not so good.
Barenaked Ladies Christmas Album is also good.
Any of the oldies..


16 more days of songs.. then that can be kinda over.. they can surpass the Christmas day and go into new years.

5,000 Question Survey 1-100

Part one (source)
1. Who are you? : Natalie 

2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you?  1. I'm very quiet person 2. I love computers 3. I have the bestest husband ever

3. When you aren't filling out 5,000 question surveys like this one what are you doing? working,  reading, walking, being awesome

4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least (or if you are out of school, think of the classes you did like and didn't like at the time). Liked: Computers, History, Humanities, and Geometry Disliked: Algebra, Spanish, and Economics 

5. What is your biggest goal for this year?  Since it's the end of the year my goal for next year is to get a new job, and an apartment

6. Where do you want to be in 5 years?  In a house somewhere

7. What stage of life are you in right now? I'm married and trying to get on my feet with the new husband

8. Are you more child-like or childish?  Childish

9. What is the last thing you said out loud?  Hello

10. What song comes closest to how you feel about your life right now? tough.. umm.. So Long from the Winnie the pooh soundtrack

11. Have you ever taken martial arts classes?  nope

12. Does your life tend to get better or worse or does it just stay the same? Life is filled with ups and downs.. you can't get the ups without the downs and vice versa

13. Does time really heal all wounds? in some cases

14. How do you handle a rainy day? watch the rain or read a good book

15. Which is worse...losing your luggage or having to sort out tangled holiday lights? losing your luggage 

16. How is your relationship with your parents?  it's alright

Will you miss them when they are gone? yes

17. Do you tend to be aware of what is going on around you? sometimes. depends on everything

18. What is the truest thing that you know? that we all die

19. What did you want to be when you grew up? i don't know. I guess I am grown up.. I think that no one really knows it always changes. 

20. Have you ever been given a second chance?  yes. that is part of life

21. Are you more of a giver or a taker?  giver

22. Do you make your decisions with an open heart/mind?  yes

23. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you?  getting wisdom teeth pulled

24. What is the most emotionally painful thing that has ever happened to you?  so far just grandparents dying

25. Who have you hugged today? my husband and kitty

26. Who has done something today to show they care about you?

27. Do you have a lot to learn? yes, we learn everyday

28. If you could learn how to do three things just by wishing and not by working what would they be? 

A Sewing

B  Flying

C  Swimming

29. Which do you remember the longest: what other people say, what other people do or how other people make you feel? what other people do 

30. What are the key ingredients to having a good relationship? love, laughter, and friendship

31. What 3 things do you want to do before you die? 

A  Go to Alaska

B Have a baby

C Have a house

32. What three things would you want to die to avoid doing? 

A Pay Taxes

B deal with pain

C suffer

33. Is there a cause you believe in more than any other cause? animals I guess.

34. What does each decade make you think of: 

The 19.. 

20's: Swing Dancing

30's: Great Depression

40's: World Wars

50's: Elvis

60's: Beatles

70's: Disco

80's: Smurfs

90's: Save by the Bell

2000: Change

2010's: money issues

35. Which decade do you feel the most special connection to and why? probably the ones I was alive during.. 

36. What is your favorite oldie/classic rock song? Here Comes the Sun - Beatles

37. What country do you live in and who is the leader of that country? USA, Obama

If you could say any sentence to the current leader of your country what would it be? For what it's worth, your doing the best you can for a country that was messed up when you got it.

38. What's your favorite TV channel to watch in the middle of the night? not much of a night person.. but umm.. yeah don't know

39. What Disney villain are you the most like and why? Maleficent- I can go from Bitch to dragon in seconds

40. Have you ever been a girl scout/boy scout?  never a girl scout. my brothers were boy scout so I did a lot of there stuff while I was little

41. If you were traveling to another continent would you rather fly or take a boat? Boat

42. Why is the sky blue during the day and black at night? so we can sleep

43. What does your name mean? Child of Christmas

44. Would you rather explore the deeps of the ocean or outer space? Deeps of the ocean

45. Word association 

What is the first word that comes to mind when you see the word: 

Air: breathe

Meat: bbq sauce

Different: same

Pink: meat

Deserve: chocolate

White: Christmas

Elvis: sings

Magic: stars

Heart: break

Clash: dance

Pulp: fiction

46. If you could meet any person in the world who is dead who would you want it to be? My grandma on my mom's side I really don't remember her

47. What if you could meet anyone who is alive? Jim Parsons

48. Is there a movie that you love so much you could watch it everyday? right now the winnie the pooh movie.. 

49. You are going to be stuck alone in an elevator for a week. What do you bring to do? books, coloring books, and a computer


50. Have you ever saved someone's life or had your life saved?  my bro saved my life
51. Make up a definition for the following silly words... 

Fruitgoogle: when one eats fruit while googling

Ambytime: to dance in an awesome fashion

Asscactus: when one gets poked by a cactus in the ass

52. What was the last thing you made with your own hands? food count?

53. What was your favorite toy as a child? my stuffed turtle Sheldon

54. How many TV’s are in your house? there are three in the house I live in now

55. What is your favorite thing to do outside? walk

56. How do you feel when you see a rainbow? amazing

57. Have you ever dreamt a dream that came true? sure

58. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader? no, don't do that voodoo stuff

59. What is your idea of paradise? beach, nice fruity drinks, and someone serving me

60. Do you believe in god and if so what is he/she/it like? god listens and understands and helps to an extent

61. Do you believe in Hell? sure

62. What one thing have you done that most people haven't? I've swam with dolphins

63. What is the kindest thing you have ever done? do web design for a preschool for free

64. Are you a patient person? I can

65. What holiday should exist but doesn't? short people day.. anyone under 5'2 gets the day off.

66. What holiday shouldn't exist but does? Valentines Day.. really we need a day to express our love? shouldn't that be every day?

67. What's the best joke you ever heard?  your face?

68. Where is the most fun place you have EVER been? Disney World.. Duh!

69. Is your hair natural or dyed? highlighted.. booyah!

70. Do you have any deep dark secrets or are you pretty much up front? i keep secrets

71. What is under your bed right now? clothes. our bed has drawers

72. If you were in the Land of Oz would you want to live there or go home?  live there

73. If you drive do you frequently speed? speed!

74. What is the world's best song to dance to? Thriller!

75. What song was on the last time you danced with someone? Crazy Game of Poker

76. Do you prefer Disney or Warner Brothers? tough.. I'll go Disney

77. What is the first animal you would run to see if you went to the zoo? If I had the choice, and the zoo had them Panda Bears or Kolas.. if they don't have those the otters

78. Would you consider yourself to be romantic? not really

79. If the earth stopped rotating would we all fly off? I hope so!

80. What is the one thing that you love to do so much that you would make sacrifices to be able to do it? I don't know. I don't know if there's a lot that is worth that much to make sacrifices..

81. If you (and everyone) had to lose one right or freedom, but you could pick which one everyone had to lose, what would you pick? The right to bear arms... 

82. If you had to choose would you live on the equator or at the North Pole? North Pole

83. Would you rather give up listening to music or watching television? I'll say listen to music cuz you can always find music channels on tv.. :)

84. What do you think makes someone a hero? someone who does things just because and doesn't gloat about it

85. What cartoon would you like to be a character in? Winnie the Pooh

86. Name one thing that turns your stomach: Flying

87. What was the last thing you paid for? a Bill

88. Are you a coupon clipper? I try to. 

89. Get anything good in the mail recently?  coupons.. nothing other than that 

90. Which would you rather take as a gym class...dancing, sailing, karate, or bowling? dancing

91. In Star Trek people 'beam' back and forth between different places. What this means is they stand in a little tube and their molecules are deconstructed and sent to another tube somewhere else where they are reassembled. Only problem is when the molecules are deconstructed the person is dead. When they are put back together it is only a clone that has all the dead person's memories. So... 

Is the person who gets beamed the same person on both ends? way to deep on that one

92. What insects are you afraid of? anything with a lot of legs

93. If you could print any phrase on a T-shirt, what would it say? Booyah!

94. What's the most eccentric thing you have ever worn? not sure

95. If you could pick one food that you could eat all you wanted but it would have no effect on how much you weigh, what food would it be? cheesy broccoli and rice!

96. What are your parents interested in? wine.. lots of wine

97. Have you ever caught an insect and kept it as a pet? sure. what kid hasn't?

Have you ever caught and tamed a wild animal? would a cat that lived outside count?

98. What is more helpful to you, wishes or plans? plans

99. When do you feel your life energy the strongest? now, since I'm alive and I have that energy

100. You are spending the night alone in the woods and may bring only 3 items with you. What do you bring? my nook, a box of crackers, and a pillow

Day Zero Project

If you haven't heard of the day zero project go to dayzeroproject.com.

Basically in 1,001 days, you need to complete 101 tasks.  I'm starting today.. here goes my list.

Date Started Dec. 1st 2011.. End Date August 28th 2014.

101 Goals/Tasks. (in no real order.. some blogs do an order. I have it all written on a paper and it's easier for me this way)

1. Go electronic free for a weekend (no cell phone, tv, internet, or computer)
2. Take a Yoga Class
3. Go a month w/out spending any unnecessary money (Bills, Grocery, Gas are okay to do... Don't eat out, get books or clothes that I don't need.. )
4. Get a New Job
5. Have a baby (or have it in my stomach)
6. Read 100 books ( 0/100)
7. Get a tattoo
8. Make 30 Recipes I've never made before ( 1/30)

• Bean Pot Chili Frito Pie (12/1)
• Creamy Broccoli Chicken (12-9)

9. Move out of parents house
10. Take dog (faith) for a walk for a month straight (0/30)
11. Go to an amusement park and ride everything Scott wants to ride
12. Save $1,000 AND more
13. Don't complain about anything for a week (0/7)
14. Complete a coloring book
15. Pay off all credit card debit
16. Eat at 5 new restaurants (0/5)
17. Donate $10 for every task I don't complete
18. Send Sister a letter once a week for a year (0/52)
19. Learn how to sew
20. Complete a 365 day photo challenge (0/365)
21. Go to a college football game
22. Own an iphone
23. Spend a few nights a week in work clothes until a least 8pm (no pj's till after that)
24. Go to Disney World
25. Go out drinking once a month (0/36)
26. Blog everyday for a month (0/30)
27. Make a recipe book (or do cards)
28. Organize my music collection
29.  Buy a Wreck this Journal and do it--  bought.. in the process of doing it
30. Complete a 1,000 plus puzzle
31. Watch 100 movies I've never seen (0/100)
32. Go on a picnic
33. Write a letter to myself to be opened at the end of this
34. Find out my blood type
35. Put away $5 for each completed task
36. Make a pizza from scratch
37. Buy a car
38. Complete the 5,000 question survey
39. Play a round of golf
40. Have a scrapbook page for every month of this challenge ( 0/36)
41. Make a wreath
42. Visit a new baseball park every year (0/3)
43. Influence a person to make a Day Zero list (if you do this list.. let me know :) )
44. Vlog for a week  (0/7)
45. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
46. Make a mosaic
47. Build a gingerbread house
48. Walk 2 miles a day for a month (0/30)
49. Do 10 things I find on Pinterest (0/10)
50. Help mom cook 1 holiday meal
51. Call parents once a week for a year (0/52)
52. Kiss Scott Everyday (3/1,001)
53. Go to Dentist twice a year (0/4)
54. Update Passport
55. Make a cheesecake
56. Call in sick to work for no reason
57. Go Blonde
58. Take a swim class
59. See a musical
60. Get measured for a bra
61. Go to a concert
62. Do something for new years eve
63. Go to the doctor to have a general health checkup
64. Perform a totally random act of kindness
65. Go to the Sears Tower (or the willis) skydeck
66. Do something with my wedding dress
67. Write myself a letter via futureme.org
68. Build a Snowman
69. Watch every film I have seen before that won an Oscar for best picture
70. Go Para-sailing (again)
71. Read the Sookie Stackhouse Series
72. Make a sock monkey
73. Learn how to make creme brulee
74. Organize photo collection
75. Learn a new cod for websites
76. Eat 5 new things  (0/5)
77. No Facebook for a week (0/7)
78. Get rid of my mole
79. Go on a road trip
80. Take nieces for a day somewhere.. no brother or sister in law!
81. Fix my bike and ride it
82. Go to a restaurant and only order dessert
83. Write a message in a public bathroom
84. Attend a photography workshop
85. Work/volunteer at an animal shelter
86. Do the 100 pushup challenge (onehundredpushups.com)
87. Cook Scallaps
88. Buy and keep alive a houseplant (no cactus!)
89. Make cupcakes
90. Do nothing for 20 minutes a day for a week (0/7)
91. No fast food for a month (0/30)
92. Play mini golf
93. Go Sledding
94. Make Oat Meal cookies
95. Buy a lottery ticket
96. Go to the melting pot
97. Spend a day in bed with Scott
98. Take Scott's nephews and niece somewhere new
99. Go to Vancouver
100. Go to Alaska
101. Make a new list

It took me about three hours to make this list, now lets see if I can complete these and in the mean time make some money.. :)