The status of this country is quite sad. I just saw that the unemployment rate is continuing to fall, so that is a nice change to see. It looks like many states are starting to see more and more jobs. I really hope this helps make some positive changes to our country's economic status. The state this country is in is pretty sad. I hate to watch the news or hear anyone talk about it. Even though the unemployment rates fall in so many states, it looks like they are rising in some and staying steady in some others. I just wish everyone had a job, or would work a job, even if they did not love it. It seems like as of right now, that is the only option for some people. I think that if I had to choose getting assistance from the state or working a job I hated, I would work, I would work two or three jobs if I had to. I have too much pride to just sit back and let someone else take care of my, unless of course it was my husband or my children. I do enough for them to allow them to do the same for me.
Luckily, I am in a job where I feel stable. Hopefully the country will always need teachers. I know more and more people who are starting to home school, but there will always be the people who will choose not to home school, and I can not say I blame them.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Josh Hutcherson At The Kids' Choice Awards
Last night Josh Hutcherson was at the Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. Not only was he there, but he presented as well. Before heading into the awards show he signed autographs and posed for pictures with his fans. Hutcherson has quickly become on Hollywood's "It" stars thanks to his role in the very popular "Hunger Games" movies. (A movie I have not seen, nor have I read the books. I am so behind...) This is not Hutcherson's first time at the Kids' Choice Awards, but it is the first time he received the recognition like he did last night.
The award show was hosted by Will Smith. I think he does a great job on it. Since I have kids I have seen many of the award shows and Nickelodeon really does a good job. It is nice to have something the kids can watch and feel a part of. I actually did not watch the show last night, but I am sure I will get a chance since Nickelodeon likes to replay it over and over.
It looks like many stars were there last night, including Nicki Minaj. I really like her, she is a lot of fun. Her music is not always kid appropriate, but who's is. She likes to be herself and that is something I can appreciate from anyone. She presented with Hutcherson and from what I read, did a good job at it. She showed up in some sort of starship costume. I thought it was pretty cute.
I wonder if either one of them got slimed. I guess I will have to watch it to find out.
The award show was hosted by Will Smith. I think he does a great job on it. Since I have kids I have seen many of the award shows and Nickelodeon really does a good job. It is nice to have something the kids can watch and feel a part of. I actually did not watch the show last night, but I am sure I will get a chance since Nickelodeon likes to replay it over and over.
It looks like many stars were there last night, including Nicki Minaj. I really like her, she is a lot of fun. Her music is not always kid appropriate, but who's is. She likes to be herself and that is something I can appreciate from anyone. She presented with Hutcherson and from what I read, did a good job at it. She showed up in some sort of starship costume. I thought it was pretty cute.
I wonder if either one of them got slimed. I guess I will have to watch it to find out.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Anchorman 2 Starts Filming Next Year
I am so stinkin' excited. I just saw that Adam McKay, the writer and director of "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy" said he will start filming Anchorman 2 in February 2013. I am a HUGE Will Ferrell fan. He has to be one of my favorite actors ever. I love his sense of humor, he is just so funny. I know a lot of people do not like him, and that is fine, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but mine is, I LOVE WILL FERRELL.
I loved the first Anchorman, and every other movie Will Ferrell has ever been in. Stepbrothers was hilarious and so was Taladega Nights. I actually own all of those movies, along with the ice skating one, and watch them every now and then, and laugh my tail off.
I have been watching Ferrell since he was on Saturday Night Live and I loved him on that show! I think I love most of the comedians that got their start on SNL. That has got to be one of the funniest shows every. I really like how you can watch Best of SNL DVDs with your favorite comedian. Those are hilarious and my husband and I can sit and watch them for hours. Some of my favorite ones are Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Tommy Boy (what is his name, my mind has gone blank!).
Are you excited for the new "Anchorman" movie? What's your favorite Will Ferrell movie? I do not think I can pick a favorite, I love them all.
I loved the first Anchorman, and every other movie Will Ferrell has ever been in. Stepbrothers was hilarious and so was Taladega Nights. I actually own all of those movies, along with the ice skating one, and watch them every now and then, and laugh my tail off.
I have been watching Ferrell since he was on Saturday Night Live and I loved him on that show! I think I love most of the comedians that got their start on SNL. That has got to be one of the funniest shows every. I really like how you can watch Best of SNL DVDs with your favorite comedian. Those are hilarious and my husband and I can sit and watch them for hours. Some of my favorite ones are Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Tommy Boy (what is his name, my mind has gone blank!).
Are you excited for the new "Anchorman" movie? What's your favorite Will Ferrell movie? I do not think I can pick a favorite, I love them all.
The Lucky One Coming To Theaters
Since I have this horrible relationship with the movie theaters, I am not sure I can make myself, but I may just have to go see "The Lucky One" book by Nicholas Sparks turned into a movie. I am a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks' books and I have really enjoyed all of his books that have been turned into movies, too. I have seen every one of them, though none in a theater. With “The Notebook” being my all-time favorite movie ever. I have also read all of his books. And loved every single one of them. He is a fantastic author and always tells a very good story. His romance novels are my favorite.
Since my husband is in the Army, I am always drawn to movies with soldiers, or ex-soldiers. This one is no exception. Many have been disappointing because the soldier part is so far off from being true, but since this us Nicholas Sparks I think I can overlook it. But I do have a little problem with the male lead. I am not a Zac Effron fan, at all. Cannot stand him actually. I am thinking this movie may help change that, though. I guess we shall see...
It has been a while since I read "The Lucky One". I think I want to pull it out and read it again. Maybe that will satisfy my need to see the movie in the theater. I sure hope it does anyway, since I have no love for the theater and I do not want to be a hypocrite.
Since my husband is in the Army, I am always drawn to movies with soldiers, or ex-soldiers. This one is no exception. Many have been disappointing because the soldier part is so far off from being true, but since this us Nicholas Sparks I think I can overlook it. But I do have a little problem with the male lead. I am not a Zac Effron fan, at all. Cannot stand him actually. I am thinking this movie may help change that, though. I guess we shall see...
It has been a while since I read "The Lucky One". I think I want to pull it out and read it again. Maybe that will satisfy my need to see the movie in the theater. I sure hope it does anyway, since I have no love for the theater and I do not want to be a hypocrite.
One Winning Lottery Ticket From Baltimore County
On Friday evening, some lucky soul went into a 7-Eleven in Baltimore County, spent $1 and bought a Mega Millions ticket with numbers that were randomly selected. This ticked turned out to be a winner of the HUGE $656 million jackpot, which is a record amount. As of now, that person has not made himself known. There were also winning tickets sold in Illinois and Kansas. The three winners will be splitting the record-breaking jackpot. If the winners choose the cash option, it will be a total of $474.2 million that will be split between the three winners. They also have the option to get the winnings in yearly installments. But no matter what, a quarter of it will go to pay taxes, which does not seem fair to me, but hey, who am I?!
Retailers in Maryland also say they sold four winning tickets for $250,000. That is not a shabby amount to win, either. I would not mind having that much money in my wallet, either.
The huge jackpot almost doubled the state's record of ticket sales. The old record was $5.8 million and the new record, set on Friday, was $11.8 million.
I can not imagine winning that huge amount. I could make many dreams come true, and look good doing it. If you won that money, what would you use it on? Me, ummmm... There are so many different things that I can think of. Who wouldn't love a new house, new car, new wardrobe, some new jewelry, and my list goes on and on...
Retailers in Maryland also say they sold four winning tickets for $250,000. That is not a shabby amount to win, either. I would not mind having that much money in my wallet, either.
The huge jackpot almost doubled the state's record of ticket sales. The old record was $5.8 million and the new record, set on Friday, was $11.8 million.
I can not imagine winning that huge amount. I could make many dreams come true, and look good doing it. If you won that money, what would you use it on? Me, ummmm... There are so many different things that I can think of. Who wouldn't love a new house, new car, new wardrobe, some new jewelry, and my list goes on and on...
Ryan Leaf, Add Another One To The List
Yet another former NFL player arrested. Why does this not surprise me?! He was arrested Friday in his hometown, Montana, for burglary and drug possession. He was a quarterback in college and then played for a short time with the San Diego Chargers, earning the reputation of one of the NFL's biggest busts.
Why do "we" (society) hold these people on a pedestal? Look at them as idols? Pay them millions of dollars a year to play football? (I love to watch football, not downing the sport.) And then they do ignorant stuff like this. I know, many sports stars help society in many different ways, but many of them do stupid things, get arrested and make the rest of the athletes look bad. My students would rather be like a football player than a soldier who fights for their freedom, a doctor that can save their life, a police officer who protects them or a teacher who teaches them. It makes no sense to me why we do not do more to honor and hold these "real" people in society up high on a pedestal. Yes, football is fun to watch, but when it comes down to it, do we NEED football?! Do we need soldiers, teachers, doctors, nurses, firefighters and policeman? I probably do not need to answer this question, but I will. Yes, we need those people, a lot more than sports players who get paid outrageous amounts of money and then make the sport look bad when they do illegal and stupid things.
Why do "we" (society) hold these people on a pedestal? Look at them as idols? Pay them millions of dollars a year to play football? (I love to watch football, not downing the sport.) And then they do ignorant stuff like this. I know, many sports stars help society in many different ways, but many of them do stupid things, get arrested and make the rest of the athletes look bad. My students would rather be like a football player than a soldier who fights for their freedom, a doctor that can save their life, a police officer who protects them or a teacher who teaches them. It makes no sense to me why we do not do more to honor and hold these "real" people in society up high on a pedestal. Yes, football is fun to watch, but when it comes down to it, do we NEED football?! Do we need soldiers, teachers, doctors, nurses, firefighters and policeman? I probably do not need to answer this question, but I will. Yes, we need those people, a lot more than sports players who get paid outrageous amounts of money and then make the sport look bad when they do illegal and stupid things.
Three Lotto Winners
It looks like three lotto winner will be sharing the largest jackpot in history, $640 million. The winners are from Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. But it looks like the winners have yet to come forward. What are they waiting for? Oh my goodness... If I bought a ticket (which I have never done before, I have no luck) I would have been watching the numbers being announced like a hawk. I guess these people weren't too interested in winning, or maybe they thought they had no chance (the reason I have never bought a ticket). I sure hope they do come forward and claim their winnings. I hope, too, that they are good people, who will do good things with the money they won. I hope that it will drastically change the lives of the winners, in a good way. It is so sad when someone falls into money, or whatever and it changes the person in a negative way. I think this world is already full of enough negative people, we do not need any more.
Anyway, the winners will split the money and can either take it all in one lump sum, or can get it in installments. They will also be responsible for paying 25 percent for taxes (wow, I did not know it was that much). I think I would take installments, that way I would not be tempted to blow it all at once. It would be more like a paycheck. What would you do?
Anyway, the winners will split the money and can either take it all in one lump sum, or can get it in installments. They will also be responsible for paying 25 percent for taxes (wow, I did not know it was that much). I think I would take installments, that way I would not be tempted to blow it all at once. It would be more like a paycheck. What would you do?
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