in an unplanned maneuver, two of my recent netflixes have been football movies. the first was 'invincible.' set in the 70s, mark wahlberg plays a local boy who walks on to the philadelphia eagles.
the second was 'gridiron gang'. set in modern day, dwayne 'the rock' johnson plays a correctional officer at a juvenile detention facility, who decides to turn his little criminals into football players.
both are based on true stories, which is always a good start for me, and both leads are fairly delicious. wahlberg, even with his 70's shag cut is still fine. and despite the furrowed brow, i've been a little in love with the rock since i saw him making valentine's cookies on martha stewart many years ago. the guy is funny.
both movies are tales of the underdog, and who doesn't love an underdog? my preference however, was gridiron gang. while invincible captured the struggle of one man to overcome odds, gridiron gang, instead told a tale of someone who affected change within his circle of influence, so that many could overcome odds. i am almost always moved by stories like this, and their lesson that not only is change possible, but one person can have power to orchestrate it in a meaningful way.
i enjoyed both flicks, and both surpassed expectations, but if i had to recommend one, it would definitely be gridiron gang.
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last week word came down that they were moving our procurement department from the building next door into this one, which means my having to move to accommodate. the office of any event planner is akin to a black hole of miscellaneous items; leftover awards, flip charts, boxes of name badges, gift bags, more catalogs than one person should have, files on top of files, random gifts from venues like pillows and robes and place card holders. it is organized chaos at best, and disaster at worst, depending on the event season. so the prospect of moving has not been a pleasant one. especially since i am only moving four doors down. yes, it is a bigger office, but if you ask me, it's a lot of trouble for a lot of people for only four doors.
earlier this week i was told by our facilities department (the department that has a crush on me) that i could leave everything on my bookcase and in my filing cabinet. this was sweet relief, and as i watched my hall-mates pack up their cabinets and bookcases, it would seem they made an exception in my case.
i can't officially move until late next week when my new desk arrives, but my new office was vacant as of yesterday. while the guys were moving other folks on the hall, they asked if i needed anything. 'well, whenever you can move my white board and cork board, that would be great.' it was immediately taken care of, which is especially humorous since colleagues of mine have waited upwards of two months to have that 'service' performed. there are most definitely perks to being a 'favorite.'
below is a pic of the madness, and yes, the little boy (in the striped shirt) in the pic is the 'new guy.' he apparently continues to ask other folks about me, and doesn't seem to be put off at having been told 'she only dates mormons.' he did finally speak to me yesterday. his profound first words were 'tara, are you moving today?' what can i say? he's 21.
last week word came down that they were moving our procurement department from the building next door into this one, which means my having to move to accommodate. the office of any event planner is akin to a black hole of miscellaneous items; leftover awards, flip charts, boxes of name badges, gift bags, more catalogs than one person should have, files on top of files, random gifts from venues like pillows and robes and place card holders. it is organized chaos at best, and disaster at worst, depending on the event season. so the prospect of moving has not been a pleasant one. especially since i am only moving four doors down. yes, it is a bigger office, but if you ask me, it's a lot of trouble for a lot of people for only four doors.
earlier this week i was told by our facilities department (the department that has a crush on me) that i could leave everything on my bookcase and in my filing cabinet. this was sweet relief, and as i watched my hall-mates pack up their cabinets and bookcases, it would seem they made an exception in my case.
i can't officially move until late next week when my new desk arrives, but my new office was vacant as of yesterday. while the guys were moving other folks on the hall, they asked if i needed anything. 'well, whenever you can move my white board and cork board, that would be great.' it was immediately taken care of, which is especially humorous since colleagues of mine have waited upwards of two months to have that 'service' performed. there are most definitely perks to being a 'favorite.'
below is a pic of the madness, and yes, the little boy (in the striped shirt) in the pic is the 'new guy.' he apparently continues to ask other folks about me, and doesn't seem to be put off at having been told 'she only dates mormons.' he did finally speak to me yesterday. his profound first words were 'tara, are you moving today?' what can i say? he's 21.
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i often forget how much taller i am than most of my girlfriends (most of my guy friends too!), until i see pictures of us standing. it's why i make deb stand on ledges and steps above me.
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i don't have anything to do this weekend. on one hand that is a glorious thing, since i don't have to teach. on the other, i don't have anything to do this weekend. maybe i'll start packing. giving myself a week is usually a good idea. and if i start packing, i guess i should do laundry. phew. now i have something to do this weekend.
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