2/16/10
2/2/10
11/12/09
10/6/09
9/10/09
A perfect reply to the Right-Wingers who can't think for themselves...
This was in response to a blockhead post on Yahoo!Answers stating that the right wing = American and the left wing = anti-American.
"I'm Left wing and I love America and how dare you accuse any of us of being anti-American. That definition fits you perfectly. There are plenty of left wingers in Afghanistan fighting for you to be able to insult them."
"I'm Left wing and I love America and how dare you accuse any of us of being anti-American. That definition fits you perfectly. There are plenty of left wingers in Afghanistan fighting for you to be able to insult them."
4/11/09
Nancy Wilson - Guess Who I Saw Today
YouTube is amazing.
This might be a film student's video or something? Lovely interpretation...
Ms. Wilson live...
This might be a film student's video or something? Lovely interpretation...
Ms. Wilson live...
TV Themes - The Equalizer
This came out in the 80's I think? Theme song holds up, in my opinion.
Anybody know where/how I can download the mp3?
Anybody know where/how I can download the mp3?
Dragonslayer (1984)
My favorite sci-fi/fantasy flick. Still tops Lord of the Rings for me...
Check out another trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiuoLMXSLNs target="_blank">YouTube. Still can't find one with the original score:
Check out another trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiuoLMXSLNs target="_blank">YouTube. Still can't find one with the original score:
Excellent Clips from Midnight Run (1988)
One of my favorite movies ever and my favorite comedic character/performance by Robert de Niro.
And of course, ze trailer...
And of course, ze trailer...
Monty Python - Hell's Grannies
My favorite MP skit...especially when they trip the blonde chick and giggle - around 1:22
MADtv - Keegan-Michael Key as Coach Hines
If you haven't seen this fool before, don't eat anything as you watch these clips.
MADtv - Leona Campbell
One of my favorite tv characters ever!!
Here she attempts to "comfort" fellow patients at a hospital who are worried over a relative with lung cancer, which itself is no laughing matter, but this woman is so ignorant of others' feelings...
Here she attempts to "comfort" fellow patients at a hospital who are worried over a relative with lung cancer, which itself is no laughing matter, but this woman is so ignorant of others' feelings...
Lenny Bruce - Thank You Masked Man
Okay, how old is this? Try the early 1970's. A classic by legend Lenny Bruce
Performances by Chris Cornell and previous bands
Unfortunately I missed him when he performed here. I've liked his voice for a long time but didn't know much about him or his career. I've had a crash course lately in SoundGarden, AudioSlave, Temple of the Dog, and his new stuff with Timbaland (I have mixed feelings about Timbaland but I do love "Scream".) Let's just say that the next time Cornell rolls through town, I'll be among the first in line to get tickets.
In the meantime, enjoy the videos below and listen to the audio from his concert in Atlanta, courtesy local rock station 96.1FM:
Chris Cornell - 4/1/09 - Center Stage Theatre
Chris performing "Seasons" live at the AT&T Blue Room Sessions (not sure of date)
SoundGarden - Acoustic performance of "Like Suicide"
Chris solo - Live performance of "Like Suicide" - Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, 11/2008
In the meantime, enjoy the videos below and listen to the audio from his concert in Atlanta, courtesy local rock station 96.1FM:
Chris Cornell - 4/1/09 - Center Stage Theatre
Chris performing "Seasons" live at the AT&T Blue Room Sessions (not sure of date)
SoundGarden - Acoustic performance of "Like Suicide"
Chris solo - Live performance of "Like Suicide" - Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, 11/2008
4/10/09
3/25/09
3/22/09
Quote from Living the Message by Eugene H. Peterson
Seeking for intimacy at any level--with God or with persons--is not a venture that gets the support of many people. Intimacy is not good for business. It is inefficient, it lacks 'glamour.' If God can be reduced to a ritualized hour of worship, if love of another can be reduced to an act of sexual intercourse, then routines are simple and the world can be run efficiently. But if we will not settle for the reduction of love to lust and of faith to ritual, and run through the streets asking for more, we will most certainly disturb the peace and be told to behave ourselves and go back to the homes and churches where we belong. But if the costs are considerable, the rewards are magnificent, for in relationship with another and with the God who loves us we complete the humanity for which we were created.
From The Daily Insight Newsletter From Harper Collins Publishing
11/9/2007
From The Daily Insight Newsletter From Harper Collins Publishing
11/9/2007
Soundtrack Music from Hostel: Part II - Synecku Synecku
I find it so ironic that I love this song from a horror movie, but so be it. This is from the scene when Stewart (Roger Bart) and Todd (Richard Burgi) finally take their turns at the torture factory. The melody is so beautiful and haunting.
Soundtrack Music from Wag the Dog
I just love the background music by Mark Knopfler. It's Track 2: Working On It.
3/19/09
Please See This Film: FUEL
FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Director, Josh Tickell, a young activist, shuttles us on a whirlwind journey to track the rising domination of the petrochemical industry — from Rockefeller’s strategy to halt Ford’s first ethanol cars to Vice President Cheney's petrochemical company sponsored energy legislation — and reveals a gamut of available solutions to "repower America" — from vertical farms that occupy skyscrapers to algae facilities that turn wastewater into fuel. Tickell and a surprising array of environmentalists, policy makers, and entertainment notables take us through America’s complicated, often ignominious energy past and illuminate a hopeful, achievable future, where decentralized, sustainable living is not only possible, it’s imperative.
A Course In Miracles Lesson 78 :: Let miracles replace all grievances
Listen to today's lesson.
Perhaps it is not yet quite clear to you that each decision that you make is one between a grievance and a miracle Each grievance stands like a dark shield of hate before the miracle it would conceal. And as you raise it up before your eyes, you will not see the miracle beyond. Yet all the while it waits for you in light, but you behold your grievances instead.
Today we go beyond the grievances, to look upon the miracle instead We will reverse the way you see by not allowing sight to stop before it sees. We will not wait before the shield of hate, but lay it down and gently lift our eyes in silence to behold the Son of God.
He waits for you behind your grievances, and as you lay them down he will appear in shining light where each one stood before For every grievance is a block to sight, and as it lifts you see the Son of God where he has always been. He stands in light, but you were in the dark. Each grievance made the darkness deeper, and you could not see.
Today we will attempt to see God's Son We will not let ourselves be blind to him; we will not look upon our grievances. So is the seeing of the world reversed, as we look out toward truth, away from fear. We will select one person you have used as target for your grievances, and lay the grievances aside and look at him. Someone, perhaps, you fear and even hate; someone you think you love who angered you; someone you call a friend, but whom you see as difficult at times or hard to please, demanding, irritating or untrue to the ideal he should accept as his, according to the role you set for him.
You know the one to choose; his name has crossed your mind already He will be the one of whom we ask God's Son be shown to you. Through seeing him behind the grievances that you have held against him, you will learn that what lay hidden while you saw him not is there in everyone, and can be seen. He who was enemy is more than friend when he is freed to take the holy role the Holy Spirit has assigned to him. Let him be savior unto you today. Such is his role in God your Father's plan.
Our longer practice periods today will see him in this role. You will attempt to hold him in your mind, first as you now consider him. You will review his faults, the difficulties you have had with him, the pain he caused you, his neglect, and all the little and the larger hurts he gave. You will regard his body with its flaws and better points as well, and you will think of his mistakes and even of his "sins."
Then let us ask of Him Who knows this Son of God in his reality and truth, that we may look on him a different way, and see our savior shining in the light of true forgiveness, given unto us We ask Him in the holy Name of God and of His Son, as holy as Himself:
The body's eyes are closed, and as you think of him who grieved you, let your mind be shown the light in him beyond your grievances.
What you have asked for cannot be denied Your savior has been waiting long for this. He would be free, and make his freedom yours. The Holy Spirit leans from him to you, seeing no separation in God's Son. And what you see through Him will free you both. Be very quiet now, and look upon your shining savior. No dark grievances obscure the sight of him. You have allowed the Holy Spirit to express through him the role God gave Him that you might be saved.
God thanks you for these quiet times today in which you laid your images aside, and looked upon the miracle of love the Holy Spirit showed you in their place The world and Heaven join in thanking you, for not one Thought of God but must rejoice as you are saved, and all the world with you.
We will remember this throughout the day, and take the role assigned to us as part of God's salvation plan, and not our own. Temptation falls away when we allow each one we meet to save us, and refuse to hide his light behind our grievances. To everyone you meet, and to the ones you think of or remember from the past, allow the role of savior to be given, that you may share it with him. For you both, and all the sightless ones as well, we pray:
Perhaps it is not yet quite clear to you that each decision that you make is one between a grievance and a miracle Each grievance stands like a dark shield of hate before the miracle it would conceal. And as you raise it up before your eyes, you will not see the miracle beyond. Yet all the while it waits for you in light, but you behold your grievances instead.
Today we go beyond the grievances, to look upon the miracle instead We will reverse the way you see by not allowing sight to stop before it sees. We will not wait before the shield of hate, but lay it down and gently lift our eyes in silence to behold the Son of God.
He waits for you behind your grievances, and as you lay them down he will appear in shining light where each one stood before For every grievance is a block to sight, and as it lifts you see the Son of God where he has always been. He stands in light, but you were in the dark. Each grievance made the darkness deeper, and you could not see.
Today we will attempt to see God's Son We will not let ourselves be blind to him; we will not look upon our grievances. So is the seeing of the world reversed, as we look out toward truth, away from fear. We will select one person you have used as target for your grievances, and lay the grievances aside and look at him. Someone, perhaps, you fear and even hate; someone you think you love who angered you; someone you call a friend, but whom you see as difficult at times or hard to please, demanding, irritating or untrue to the ideal he should accept as his, according to the role you set for him.
You know the one to choose; his name has crossed your mind already He will be the one of whom we ask God's Son be shown to you. Through seeing him behind the grievances that you have held against him, you will learn that what lay hidden while you saw him not is there in everyone, and can be seen. He who was enemy is more than friend when he is freed to take the holy role the Holy Spirit has assigned to him. Let him be savior unto you today. Such is his role in God your Father's plan.
Our longer practice periods today will see him in this role. You will attempt to hold him in your mind, first as you now consider him. You will review his faults, the difficulties you have had with him, the pain he caused you, his neglect, and all the little and the larger hurts he gave. You will regard his body with its flaws and better points as well, and you will think of his mistakes and even of his "sins."
Then let us ask of Him Who knows this Son of God in his reality and truth, that we may look on him a different way, and see our savior shining in the light of true forgiveness, given unto us We ask Him in the holy Name of God and of His Son, as holy as Himself:
Let me behold my savior in this one You have
appointed as the one for me to ask to lead me
to the holy light in which he stands, that I
may join with him.
appointed as the one for me to ask to lead me
to the holy light in which he stands, that I
may join with him.
The body's eyes are closed, and as you think of him who grieved you, let your mind be shown the light in him beyond your grievances.
What you have asked for cannot be denied Your savior has been waiting long for this. He would be free, and make his freedom yours. The Holy Spirit leans from him to you, seeing no separation in God's Son. And what you see through Him will free you both. Be very quiet now, and look upon your shining savior. No dark grievances obscure the sight of him. You have allowed the Holy Spirit to express through him the role God gave Him that you might be saved.
God thanks you for these quiet times today in which you laid your images aside, and looked upon the miracle of love the Holy Spirit showed you in their place The world and Heaven join in thanking you, for not one Thought of God but must rejoice as you are saved, and all the world with you.
We will remember this throughout the day, and take the role assigned to us as part of God's salvation plan, and not our own. Temptation falls away when we allow each one we meet to save us, and refuse to hide his light behind our grievances. To everyone you meet, and to the ones you think of or remember from the past, allow the role of savior to be given, that you may share it with him. For you both, and all the sightless ones as well, we pray:
Let miracles replace all grievances.
Today's Daily Word from Silent Unity
Let Go, Let God
Something good is happening, and I accept it now.
My Spirit-inspired patience allows for the unfoldment of the highest good. I am not just waiting for something good to happen. I know something good is happening, and I am ready to accept it.
Another way to describe my patience is that I am letting go of all worry and concern and letting God express wisdom through me. With this combination of releasing the negative and accepting the good, I recognize the best options or considerations.
As I let go and let God, I don't react to a situation; I respond from Spirit within. Relaxed and at ease, I go about doing what is mine to do. I allow space for others to do what is theirs to do. This leaves the way clear for a divine solution.
"Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains."--James 5:7
Something good is happening, and I accept it now.
My Spirit-inspired patience allows for the unfoldment of the highest good. I am not just waiting for something good to happen. I know something good is happening, and I am ready to accept it.
Another way to describe my patience is that I am letting go of all worry and concern and letting God express wisdom through me. With this combination of releasing the negative and accepting the good, I recognize the best options or considerations.
As I let go and let God, I don't react to a situation; I respond from Spirit within. Relaxed and at ease, I go about doing what is mine to do. I allow space for others to do what is theirs to do. This leaves the way clear for a divine solution.
"Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains."--James 5:7
3/11/09
Cinematherapy: Ordinary People
Directed by Robert Redford, 1980
Lessons I learned from this movie:
- Accept yourself and others exactly as they are and as they are not, especially your parents. They have their own issues to work through, whether they realize it or not.
- You have no control over anyone but yourself.
- You can't save anyone but yourself.
- We all fail.
- We all hurt.
- You can overcome anything.
- An excellent therapist will help you release yourself from your pain, not merely listen to you.
- Children understand people (adults and each other) better than most people think.
- There's nothing wrong with asking for help, and it's a courageous person that does so.
Anything and Everything "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite heroines in literature. I have read or listened the book a few times and have seen every film version possible! Enjoy the links below.
Film
DVD - 2006 - Starring Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens (Masterpiece Theatre)
DVD - 1997 - Starring Deborah Findlay, Laura Harling (A&E)
DVD - 1996 - Starring William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg
DVD - 1983 - Starring Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke (BBC)
DVD - 1973 - Starring Sorcha Cusack, Michael Jayston (BBC)
DVD - 1971 - Starring George C. Scott, Susannah York
DVD - 1944 - Starring Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine
DVD - 1934 - Starring Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive
Books
The Illustrated Jane Eyre by Dame Darcy (Penguin Illustrated Classics)
Jane Eyre Illustrated by Pablo Marcos (Great Illustrated Classics) (Hardcover)
Hardcover - White's Books Ltd (September 30, 2008)
Hardcover - Collector's Library, CRW Publishing Limited (September 1, 2003)
Hardcover - with 16 color illustrations by Monro S. Orr (1931)
CliffsNotes (okay not really a book, but, you know...)
AudioBooks
Narration by Wanda McCaddon
Narration by Susan Ericksen
Narration by Emma Fielding
Narration by Juliet Stevenson (Abridged)
Narration by Juliet Stevenson (Unabridged)
Narration by Juliet Stevenson (BBC Radio Collection, Abridged Audio Cassette)
LibriVox
AudioBookTreasury.com
Project Gutenberg (Human-Read)
BooksShouldBeFree.com
Online Book Resources / Synopses
SparkNotes
The Literature Network
Literature.org
Masterpiece Theatre 2007
CliffsNotes
The Victorian Web
Fanpop!
LitLovers
Jane Eyre Appreciation Page
Jane Eyre Appreciation Group (Facebook)
Jane Eyre Page on AngelFire
Jane Eyre Group (Facebook)
BrontëBlog
Biographical Information about Charlotte Brontë
The Literature Network
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/cbronte.htm
Wikipedia
Haworth Village (West Yorkshire, England, aka Bronte Country)
essortment
The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell (Oxford World's Classics)
Charlotte Bronte: A Writer's Life by Rebecca Fraser
Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life by Gordon Lyndall
The Bronte Myth by Lucasta Miller
Unquiet Soul: Biography of Charlotte Bronte by Margot Peters
Music
Jane Eyre, The Musical (Official Website)
Jane Eyre, the Musical (Original 2000 Broadway Cast Recording)
Jane Eyre, The Musical (Unofficial Website)
Film
DVD - 2006 - Starring Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens (Masterpiece Theatre)
DVD - 1997 - Starring Deborah Findlay, Laura Harling (A&E)
DVD - 1996 - Starring William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg
DVD - 1983 - Starring Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke (BBC)
DVD - 1973 - Starring Sorcha Cusack, Michael Jayston (BBC)
DVD - 1971 - Starring George C. Scott, Susannah York
DVD - 1944 - Starring Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine
DVD - 1934 - Starring Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive
Books
The Illustrated Jane Eyre by Dame Darcy (Penguin Illustrated Classics)
Jane Eyre Illustrated by Pablo Marcos (Great Illustrated Classics) (Hardcover)
Hardcover - White's Books Ltd (September 30, 2008)
Hardcover - Collector's Library, CRW Publishing Limited (September 1, 2003)
Hardcover - with 16 color illustrations by Monro S. Orr (1931)
CliffsNotes (okay not really a book, but, you know...)
AudioBooks
Narration by Wanda McCaddon
Narration by Susan Ericksen
Narration by Emma Fielding
Narration by Juliet Stevenson (Abridged)
Narration by Juliet Stevenson (Unabridged)
Narration by Juliet Stevenson (BBC Radio Collection, Abridged Audio Cassette)
LibriVox
AudioBookTreasury.com
Project Gutenberg (Human-Read)
BooksShouldBeFree.com
Online Book Resources / Synopses
SparkNotes
The Literature Network
Literature.org
Masterpiece Theatre 2007
CliffsNotes
The Victorian Web
Fanpop!
LitLovers
Jane Eyre Appreciation Page
Jane Eyre Appreciation Group (Facebook)
Jane Eyre Page on AngelFire
Jane Eyre Group (Facebook)
BrontëBlog
Biographical Information about Charlotte Brontë
The Literature Network
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/cbronte.htm
Wikipedia
Haworth Village (West Yorkshire, England, aka Bronte Country)
essortment
The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell (Oxford World's Classics)
Charlotte Bronte: A Writer's Life by Rebecca Fraser
Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life by Gordon Lyndall
The Bronte Myth by Lucasta Miller
Unquiet Soul: Biography of Charlotte Bronte by Margot Peters
Music
Jane Eyre, The Musical (Official Website)
Jane Eyre, the Musical (Original 2000 Broadway Cast Recording)
Jane Eyre, The Musical (Unofficial Website)
3/8/09
A Course In Miracles Lesson 067 :: Love created me like Itself
Today's idea is a complete and accurate statement of what you are This is why you are the light of the world. This is why God appointed you as the world's savior. This is why the Son of God looks to you for his salvation. He is saved by what you are. We will make every effort today to reach this truth about you, and to realize fully, if only for a moment, that it is the truth.
In the longer practice period, we will think about your reality and its wholly unchanged and unchangeable nature We will begin by repeating this truth about you, and then spend a few minutes adding some relevant thoughts, such as:
Holiness created me holy
Kindness created me kind
Helpfulness created me helpful
Perfection created me perfect
Any attribute which is in accord with God as He defines Himself is appropriate for use We are trying today to undo your definition of God and replace it with His Own. We are also trying to emphasize that you are part of His definition of Himself.
After you have gone over several such related thoughts, try to let all thoughts drop away for a brief preparatory interval, and then try to reach past all your images and preconceptions about yourself to the truth in you If Love created you like Itself, this Self must be in you. And somewhere in your mind It is there for you to find.
You may find it necessary to repeat the idea for today from time to time to replace distracting thoughts You may also find that this is not sufficient, and that you need to continue adding other thoughts related to the truth about yourself. Yet perhaps you will succeed in going past that, and through the interval of thoughtlessness to the awareness of a blazing light in which you recognize yourself as Love created you. Be confident that you will do much today to bring that awareness nearer, whether you feel you have succeeded or not.
It will be particularly helpful today to practice the idea for the day as often as you can You need to hear the truth about yourself as frequently as possible, because your mind is so preoccupied with false self-images. Four or five times an hour, and perhaps even more, it would be most beneficial to remind yourself that Love created you like Itself. Hear the truth about yourself in this.
Try to realize in the shorter practice periods that this is not your tiny, solitary voice that tells you this This is the Voice for God, reminding you of your Father and of your Self. This is the Voice of truth, replacing everything that the ego tells you about yourself with the simple truth about the Son of God.
You were created by Love like Itself.
In the longer practice period, we will think about your reality and its wholly unchanged and unchangeable nature We will begin by repeating this truth about you, and then spend a few minutes adding some relevant thoughts, such as:
Holiness created me holy
Kindness created me kind
Helpfulness created me helpful
Perfection created me perfect
Any attribute which is in accord with God as He defines Himself is appropriate for use We are trying today to undo your definition of God and replace it with His Own. We are also trying to emphasize that you are part of His definition of Himself.
After you have gone over several such related thoughts, try to let all thoughts drop away for a brief preparatory interval, and then try to reach past all your images and preconceptions about yourself to the truth in you If Love created you like Itself, this Self must be in you. And somewhere in your mind It is there for you to find.
You may find it necessary to repeat the idea for today from time to time to replace distracting thoughts You may also find that this is not sufficient, and that you need to continue adding other thoughts related to the truth about yourself. Yet perhaps you will succeed in going past that, and through the interval of thoughtlessness to the awareness of a blazing light in which you recognize yourself as Love created you. Be confident that you will do much today to bring that awareness nearer, whether you feel you have succeeded or not.
It will be particularly helpful today to practice the idea for the day as often as you can You need to hear the truth about yourself as frequently as possible, because your mind is so preoccupied with false self-images. Four or five times an hour, and perhaps even more, it would be most beneficial to remind yourself that Love created you like Itself. Hear the truth about yourself in this.
Try to realize in the shorter practice periods that this is not your tiny, solitary voice that tells you this This is the Voice for God, reminding you of your Father and of your Self. This is the Voice of truth, replacing everything that the ego tells you about yourself with the simple truth about the Son of God.
You were created by Love like Itself.
3/6/09
My Fave Entertainment: Napster & Netflix
Yes, I am unabashedly promoting these 2 mega-companies. Why? Because they deliver, that's why!
I have used them both for several years and am constantly teased at my job for "listening" to movies while I work. I'm listening to "Midnight Run" right now, if you must know.
With Netflix, they have several plans available, depending on how many DVD's you want out at a time. I just downgraded from their 8-at-a-time plan for $52 to their 3-at-a-time for $16. Now that it's warmer, I won't be hibernating at home as much. At times when money was tight, I've had to put my membership on hold. I've never had an issue - I either did it online via my account settings or spoke with their Customer Service (which is excellent). My only complaint is that their "Watch Instantly" selection changes a bit frequently. I have bookmarked my favorites and a few of them aren't available anymore.
I actually use Napster and iTunes, but I much prefer Napster. Firstly, you can transfer their files to most mp3 players with no compatibility issues, and also I think their selection is much better. That said, my only complaint is that a few of my favorite songs are now longer available at the artists' request.
So, check them out, get a membership (and yeah, I get paid too) - you won't regret it!
I have used them both for several years and am constantly teased at my job for "listening" to movies while I work. I'm listening to "Midnight Run" right now, if you must know.
With Netflix, they have several plans available, depending on how many DVD's you want out at a time. I just downgraded from their 8-at-a-time plan for $52 to their 3-at-a-time for $16. Now that it's warmer, I won't be hibernating at home as much. At times when money was tight, I've had to put my membership on hold. I've never had an issue - I either did it online via my account settings or spoke with their Customer Service (which is excellent). My only complaint is that their "Watch Instantly" selection changes a bit frequently. I have bookmarked my favorites and a few of them aren't available anymore.
I actually use Napster and iTunes, but I much prefer Napster. Firstly, you can transfer their files to most mp3 players with no compatibility issues, and also I think their selection is much better. That said, my only complaint is that a few of my favorite songs are now longer available at the artists' request.
So, check them out, get a membership (and yeah, I get paid too) - you won't regret it!
Tao Te Ching
TaoTeChing.org is one of the best websites for this spiritual text.
They have an excellent Taoism Resources page.
They have an excellent Taoism Resources page.
AudioBooks:
Illustrated Book:
Verses:
1. The Way
2. Abstraction
3. Without Action
4. Limitless
5. Nature
6. Experience
7. Complete
8. Water
9. Retire
10. Harmony
11. Tools
12. Substance
13. Self
14. Mystery
15. Enlightenment
16. Decay and Renewal
17. Rulers
18. Hypocrisy
19. Simplify
20. Wandering
21. Accept
22. Home
23. Words
24. Indulgence
25. Beneath Abstraction
26. Calm
27. Perfection
28. Becoming
29. Ambition
30. Violence
31. Armies
32. Shapes
33. Virtues
34. Control
35. Peace
36. Opposition
37. Tranquillity
38. Ritual
39. Support
40. Motion and Use
41. Following
42. Mind
43. Overcoming
44. Contentment
45. Quiet
46. Horses
47. Knowing
48. Inaction
49. People
50. Death
51. Nurture
52. Clarity
53. Difficult Paths
54. Cultivate Harmony
55. Soft Bones
56. Impartiality
57. Conquer with Inaction
58. No End
59. Restraint
60. Demons
61. Submission
62. Sin
63. Difficulty
64. (a)Care at the Beginning /(b)Care at the End
65. Subtlety
66. Lead by Following
67. Unimportance
68. Compassion
69. Ambush
70. Individuality
71. Limitation
72. Revolution
73. Fate
74. Execution
75. Rebellion
76. Flexibility
77. Need
78. Yielding
79. Reconciliation
80. Utopia
81. The Sage
COEXIST Bumper Sticker! Wear it Proud!
Courtesy of PeaceMonger.org
(Item #S001)
I got one last year at the Unity North Atlanta Church bookstore in Marietta, GA:
2/20/09
Be a voice of peace in the world. Buy this book!
Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values
By Marshall Rosenberg
This book was recommended to me by an excellent psychotherapist a few years ago. I had asked for help in learning how to communicate, especially when I was upset. This book has absolutely changed my life for the better. Although I'm still learning how to communicate when I am upset, at least I know I can ultimately own my feelings, be responsible for my behavior, heal myself, make amends where possible, and help others heal themselves.
I have specifically linked the top image of the book to the Audio CD set read by the author. If you'd rather read the book, please click on the link below:
For more information about Marshall Rosenberg and his teachings, please visit The Center for Nonviolent Communication.
2/19/09
Beautiful Clothes for Big Girls: Kiyonna
I am proud to spread the word about KIYONNA. They make beautiful, stylish clothes for women who wear sizes 0x to 5x. Please check them out!
This is me in one of their dresses, 2 years ago, very similar to the one in the ad above: 3/4 Sleeve Scalloped boudoir Lace Dress ($178)
I am happy to say I've lost almost 15 pounds since then! I later donated the dress to a local non-profit called The Enchanted Closet, whose mission is to physically, mentally, and emotionally outfit Metro Atlanta high school girls from low-income families through programs that prepare them for social and professional milestones. Please click the image below for more information about this great organization.
This is me in one of their dresses, 2 years ago, very similar to the one in the ad above: 3/4 Sleeve Scalloped boudoir Lace Dress ($178)
I am happy to say I've lost almost 15 pounds since then! I later donated the dress to a local non-profit called The Enchanted Closet, whose mission is to physically, mentally, and emotionally outfit Metro Atlanta high school girls from low-income families through programs that prepare them for social and professional milestones. Please click the image below for more information about this great organization.
My Top Movies of All Time (in alphabetical order)
- American History X (1998)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Black Widow (1987)
- Blacula (1972)
- Chicago (2002)
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- Contact (1997)
- Creepshow (1982)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- Dracula (1978)
- Dragonslayer (1981)
- Dreamgirls (2007)
- Drumline (2002)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- The Firm (1993)
- Gladiator (2000)
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
- G.I. Jane (1997)
- Hannibal (2001)
- Hannibal Rising (2007)
- Happy Accidents (2000)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Jane Eyre (BBC 1983)
- King Kong (1976)
- Leon The Professional (1994)
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Animated, Bill Melendez, 1979)
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Malcolm X (1992)
- Manhunter (1986)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
- Midnight Run (1988)
- Miller's Crossing (1990)
- MST3K: Teenagers from Outer Space (1992 - not available for sale)
- Near Dark (1987)
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Pride & Prejudice (A&E 1996)
- Pumpkinhead (1988)
- Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? (1997)
- Se7en (1995)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Single White Female (1992)
- Sleeping Beauty (Disney, 1959)
- A Soldier's Story (1984)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Stir of Echoes (1999)
- Superman (1978)
- Superman II (1981)
- That Thing You Do! (1996)
- The Thing (1982)
- Thelma & Louise (1991)
- Trading Places (1983)
- Twister (1996)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- The Vanishing (1988)
- Vanity Fair (A&E 1998)
- Wall Street (1987)
- Whale Rider (2003)
BBC's Big Read Top 100 Books
In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the UK's best-loved novel and asked people to nominate their favorite books. For some reason, I've seen different versions of this list. On this particular list, I've read 11 titles; on another, I had read 16. Either way, I shocked myself! Jane Eyre is my absolute favorite. I do plan to read Heart of Darkness, Count of Monte Cristo and The Kite Runner. Of course my other all-time favorites are not on this list: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Sula and Song of Solomon.
Below are all the results:
* I've read it.
+ I've seen a movie version.
How many have YOU read or plan to read?
1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien +
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen *+
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling +
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee +
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne +
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell +
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis * +
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë * +
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë +
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier * +
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens +
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott +
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell +
22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling * +
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling +
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling +
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien * +
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck +
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl +
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert * +
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald * +
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas +
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens +
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck +
53. The Stand, Stephen King * +
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding +
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding +
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar +
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo * +
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho *
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot +
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
Below are all the results:
* I've read it.
+ I've seen a movie version.
How many have YOU read or plan to read?
1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien +
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen *+
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling +
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee +
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne +
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell +
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis * +
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë * +
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë +
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier * +
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens +
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott +
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell +
22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling * +
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling +
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling +
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien * +
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck +
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl +
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert * +
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald * +
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas +
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens +
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck +
53. The Stand, Stephen King * +
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding +
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding +
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar +
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo * +
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho *
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot +
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
Just in case you didn't know, here are this year's Oscar winners (in bold) and nominees...
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Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
* Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
* Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
* Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
* Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
* Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
* Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
* Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Best animated feature film of the year
* “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
* “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton
Achievement in art direction
* “Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
* “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
* “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Achievement in cinematography
* “Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
* “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
* “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
* “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky
Achievement in directing
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle
Best documentary feature
* “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
* “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
* “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
* “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
* “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Best documentary short subject
* “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
* “The Final Inch” Vermilion Films in association with Google.org, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
* “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
* “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
Achievement in film editing
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
* “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
* “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
* “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
* “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
* “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel
Achievement in makeup
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
* “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
* “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
* “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
* “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Best motion picture of the year
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
* “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
Best animated short film
* “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
* “Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
* “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
* “Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
* “This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Best live action short film
* “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
* “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
* “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
* “The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
* “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank
Achievement in sound editing
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
* “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
* “Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
* “Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Achievement in visual effects
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
* “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
Adapted screenplay
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
* “Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
* “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
* “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
* “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
* Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
* Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
* Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
* Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
* Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
* Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
* Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
* Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
* Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Best animated feature film of the year
* “Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
* “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton
Achievement in art direction
* “Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
* “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
* “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Achievement in cinematography
* “Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
* “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
* “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
* “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky
Achievement in directing
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle
Best documentary feature
* “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
* “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
* “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
* “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
* “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Best documentary short subject
* “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
* “The Final Inch” Vermilion Films in association with Google.org, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
* “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
* “The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
Achievement in film editing
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
* “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
* “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
* “Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
* “Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
* “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel
Achievement in makeup
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
* “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
* “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
* “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
* “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Best motion picture of the year
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
* “Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
Best animated short film
* “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
* “Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
* “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
* “Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
* “This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Best live action short film
* “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
* “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
* “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
* “The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
* “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank
Achievement in sound editing
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
* “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
* “Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
* “Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Achievement in visual effects
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
* “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
* “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
Adapted screenplay
* “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
* “Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
* “Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
* “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
* “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
* “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
* “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
* “In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
* “Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
* “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
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