Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Time Capsule: 2005


Pop Culture and The Arts
I. Favorite Movies
1. In America
2. Bend It Like Beckham
3. Million Dollar Baby
4. Road to Perdition
5. Billy Elliott http://www.billyelliot.com/pages/trailer.html#

II. Most Watched TV Shows
1. House
2. Law and Order: SVU
3. Sportscenter









III. Favorite Books
1. The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
2. Random Family - Adrian Nicole LeBlanc


IV. Favorite Artist(s)
1. Jack Johnson
2. Sugarland

3. Great Big Sea








V. Favorite Song
1. Babygirl - Sugarland http://www.sugarlandmusic.com/start.asp
2. Perfect - Simple Plan
3. Gold Digger - Kanye West
4. Red Neck Yacht Club - Craig Morgan
5. Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off - Joe Nichols

VI. Memorable Events
1. Movin' Out w/Carolyn B., Carolyn W., and Michelle
2. Denton County Arts Festival w/Olivia and Lisa
3. Minnesota State Fair w/my family
4. State Fair of Texas w/my parents
5. Main St. Arts Festival w/Lisa


VII. Favorite Male Celebs
1. Jack Black
2. Hugh Grant

VIII. Favorite Female Celebs
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Hillary Swank
3. Parminder Negra
4. Ellen Degeneres








Seize The Day
I. Best Days
1. Driving to Little Rock and just hanging out
2. Eating lunch at Babe's in Burleson with my whole family


II. Trips
1. Arkansas to stay in a cabin in the middle of nowhere
2. Minnesota in August for the State Fair
3. Minnesota in December for Christmas


III. Favorite Foods
1. Catfish Po'Boy
2. Painted Desert Soup

IV. Favorite Restaurants/Bars
1. Ocean Rock-Ft. Worth
2. Little Havana-Dallas/Greenville
3. Glorias-Dallas/Oak Cliff
4. The Grapevine-Dallas/Oak Lawn


Milestones
I.Top Accomplishments
1. Took a risk in making friends with someone others would have ignored because of a difference in position.
2. I testified in a court case for the first time and finally got that monkey off my back. (If you have never testified, or don't remember the first time you testified, you may not realize the significance of this.)
3. I issued a long overdue apology (11 years overdue, as a matter of fact) to a very important person in my life.

II. Memorable News Stories
1. Hurricane Katrina
2. Gay Marriage in Texas
3. CPS Legislation

III. Relationship Developments (new friendships, lost friendships, family updates, etc.)
1. My nephew, Vincent, born July 2005.
2. My nephew, Emilio, born November 2005.
3. A few co-workers became friends.

Material World
I. Memorable Gifts Given

1. Love knot ring to Lisa for Christmas
2. Personalized belt to my brother Andy for Christmas
3. Basket of goodies to my friend Becky to celebrate her promotion
4. Compass to my boss, for bosses day
5. Creative Zen to Lisa for her birthday

II. Memorable Gifts Received
1. Work clothes for my birthday
2. Papasan chair for Christmas
3. Sean John Loungewear for Christmas
4. Framed picture that reads, "Let Your Life Speak" for Christmas
5. Box of goodies for my birthday to include a framed photograph, two cd's (Great Big Sea and Blue Rodeo), some yummy chocolate, and assorted safety pins.

III. Significant or Meaningful Purchases for self
1. Soda ring from the Main St. Arts Festival
2. PSP

Sports
I. Favorite Hometown Athletes
1. Daunte Culpepper
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Mewelde Moore
4. Torii Hunter
5. Mike Tice

II. Favorite Non-Hometown Athletes
1. LaDainian Tomlinson
2. Dwayne Wade
3. Rasheed Wallace
4. Allen Iverson
5. Randy Moss



6 comments:

Steve said...

Melissa--You're my hero for the week. The last time I went to your house, its tidiness blew me away. Based on what Lisa says, you deserve at least 60% credit for that. I love it. And now you're the first to put up your Time Capsule. Awesome. Love the photo additions. I like the photo you've included from In America. I nominated the girl--Emma Bolger--for a Wevie when this film came out a couple of years ago. One question: What's up with the Better Homes and Gardens photo?

akid said...

I am assuming that the "Better Homes and Gardens" photo you referenced is the photo next to the Trips section. That is a photo of the living area of the cabin we stayed at in Arkansas.

I don't think I've ever been anyone's hero before, but I like it....even if it is just for the week.

Maria Jose said...

Hey, what a good idea to post the time capsule here. I've been working on mine and I'll post it soon.
Thanks for your comment on my blog. You inspired me to make it bilingual.

Anonymous said...

I was very impressed with your blog. I didn't think there would be so much interesting stuff. I will definetly keep checking by in.

Anonymous said...

Red Neck Yacht Club??? Didn't see that one coming. Very interesting time capsule girlie.

rnr said...

You mentioned three movies that are standouts as far as I'm concerned. I just really, really loved Billy Elliott - I've seen it four times. I could almost live a year on that final scene. The other two are Bend It Like Beckham - I loved the cross-culture, and sports triumph stuff, and of course my personal hero's movie (Clint Eastwood), Million Dollar Baby.