well now i'm just confused.

i received two text messages last night from two friends who live in different cities, have never met, but both have relatively good taste when it comes to the arts.

First: "Everyone has to go see Indiana Jones right now because it's freaking amazing!!!"

Then: "indiana jones was BAD. it pains me more than you know to have to say that."

Sooooo, now what? The SciFi channel was showing Indy marathons last week and i was reminded of just how infectious that darn theme music is. Other observations included "Oh my stars i forgot how awful 'Temple of Doom' truly was." and "Oh my stars i forgot how truly fun 'Last Crusade' was."

Oh Indy. How you toy with my heart.

my movie meme

from Charlie. (a meme consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.)

1. One movie that made you laugh
     The 40 Year Old Virgin
2. One movie that made you cry
     Mystic River
3. One movie you loved when you were a child
     The Three Amigos
4. One movie you’ve seen more than once
     The Red Violin
5. One movie you loved, but were embarrassed to admit it
     She's The Man
6. One movie you hated
     21
7. One movie that scared you
<-- The Shining 

8. One movie that bored you 

     Good Night & Good Luck 

9. One movie that made you happy 

     Tea With Mussolini 

10. One movie that made you miserable
     Atonement
11. One movie you weren’t brave enough to see
     Farhenheit 9/11
12. One movie character you’ve fallen in love with
     Tony Stark
13. The last movie you saw
     Iron Man 
14. The next movie you hope to see
     The Dark Knight
15. Your favorite movie
     Big Night-->

The Pen

Here are more picturess of our 4-legged crack-up. Her latest amusement: over a week ago we changed the sheets on our bed, and since the hamper was already overflowing, we naturally left the dirty sheets in a pile on the floor. They're still there because she loves to roll around in them, snorting and flopping and generally looking insane.

As usual, these visual feasts come courtesy of Jesse and Lyn, without whom our lives would be completely undocumented.

It's all connected, like a web. ...Oh, i get it now!

This isn't news, but the internet is a magical place, folks. Your particular foible can find it's international audience, people you'll never meet can know all about your eating habits, and you can sell a piece of toast with the blessed virgin's face on it.
In an effort to increase the interconnectedness of everything and bring balance to the universe while i belly dance with crystals and wear hemp, here is a list of people we're pleased to know and sites to which we are pleased to go. (in alphanumberic order) (now raise your hands if you thought, 'kallie really thinks it's pronounced/spelled 'numberic'!??) (everyone with their hand up sucks) Whatever. Let me know if i missed anything or if there's a site i must know about.

Betsy Lance
blog:: good for: intelligent musings, booklists
for reals site:: good for: pretty pictures and good design
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Charlie Pardue "Thinking out loud about life, ministry, theology, film and discipleship."
good for: debating the worth of Spiderman, thought provoking questions, reviews of the latest theology books
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Chris & Cassie "Safety never takes a vacation"
good for: facts about professional bicycling, fun journeys 'round the globe, east coast musings
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Colbert Nation
good for: all things Stephen Colbert, who is the funniest person on the planet.
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Daily Chuck
good for: cool pictures of cool dogs belonging to a total stranger (that friends, is the power of the web.)
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David Overholt
Good for: examining the oddities of life, nifty pictures, artytechy stuff, trying to remember what it is David's studying and what ITP stands for
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Design*Sponge
Good for: creative inspiration, ideas, lusting for things i can't afford
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Derren Raser
good for: great music
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Ebert & Roeper
good for: movie reviews, from the latest release to balcony archives going back 20 years
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FOUNDmagazine
good for: amusing, odd notes, grocery lists and photos people find lying around and send in. Includes a new Find every day.
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FreeRice
good for: increasing your vocabulary while donating rice to the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger.
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GoFugYourself "fugly is the new pretty"
good for: very funny commentary on the latest atrocity worn by the latest celebrity
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Jason & Winter "We sure are cute for two ugly people."
good for: cool tunes, hilarity, links to fantastic sites
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JenkinsRUs
good for: updates on Rachel, Jason and Taylor and pics of the bluest baby eyes you'll ever see
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Lyn & Jesse
blog::good for: fantabulous videos and pictures (many of which feature yours trulies)
for reals site:: good for: bitchin' videos of the advertising persuasion and other misc. purpose
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Matt & Bren
good for: updates and pictures of Little Miss Awesome
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Mipa Lee
good for: creative inspiration, great design and illustration (Mipa is a friend of Betsy's)
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Petfinder
good for: um, finding pets, also finding local recue organizations, articles on pet care, and more
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Postsecret
good for: fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking secrets on postcards that people mail to a random guy in Maryland, posted every Sunday.
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Television Without Pity "spare the snark, spoil the networks"
good for: witty recaps of your favorite shows
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What Claudia Wore "A look into the closet of Stoneybrook's most fashion-forward babysitter"
good for: clever rehashings of those Babysitters Club books you loved so much in junior high, specifically, the fashion creations of your favorite character, Claudia Kishi.
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YouTube "Broadcast yourself"
good for: ....if you don't know what YouTube is good for then go there and do a search "water slide doberman", "dramatic chipmunk", "backflip jeans" or "korean baby hey jude" for examples of its majesty

look who's all growed up

Let it be known that on this eighth day of the month of May, year of our Lord two thousand and eight, Travis Roy Baker; alias Oatmeal; alias Ed Fiscal; alias Cynical NonBeliever; rocker of the Macgyver mullet, head gear, and transition-lense glasses with spandex head strap; player of Micro Machines and kazoos; dyer of hair; performer of plays and impressive magical feats; writer; repeated dater of younger sister's friends; wearer of tiny cowboy hat and matching boots; once-rumored Buddhist; editorializer; cafeteria worker; reader of Clavin & Hobbes and Vonnegut and many Piers Anthony paperbacks; firstborn and last boy; master and owner of Newt (r.i.p.); eventual graduate; worshipper of Star Wars; beer can Christmas tree decorater; executioner of teddy bears and Barbies; concealer of tattoos; attempted enabler of sister-drunkenness; pourer of orange juice; scholar; breaker of motor vehicle laws; giver of logs as Christmas gifts to naïve siblings; subsequent teacher to siblings to not be so naïve next time; anonymous critic of Jim De Saegher; former Giant Eyeball; associate producer of epic junior high cinema; road tripper; broker of suspicious trades; son of Big Time and Sherrilyn; brother of Kallie and Bonnie; brother in law of Josh and Andy; special friend to Amber; has marked thirty consecutive years of life and is entitled to all accompanying honor and derision.