God bless the USA...

i have a friend whose dad sings at wedding receptions and stuff sometimes... i wasn't there, but one time, he was asked to sing "God bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood... he agreed, thinking it would be a great idea... about halfway through the song, he forgot the words and started making them up as he went. the funny part is, no one seemed to notice except his family who was there... trying to keep straight faces, they looked around and everyone was smiling and nodding...

i guess i should write other stuff about being patriotic and all that stuff... but i'm not really in that mode today... i did think about my granddaddy who fought in world war II... i miss him a lot... he was a terrific man...

and the sermon this morning was about marriage... i won't go there today... i decided in my mind, when i was trying to decide on inspiration for today's blog entry that i would not write about all the stuff that i gleaned from the message... maybe a different day... it really was cool and insightful... but... well... not today...

a word to the ladies...

after my last entry, i thought about the women... while there is a lot to be said for chivalry, it is not all up to the men. i think in order to be treated like a lady, a woman must act like a lady. (this is actually one of my major soap-box issues, especially when it comes to the way that women and girls in our society dress, but i won't go there right now) so, i think women can be as equally heroic when they allow men to be gentlemen and behave as ladies should...

wow - am i way too conservative or what? that's okay -
"i want the fairy tale" - name the movie first and you get 100 points.

super heroes...

the boys in the family that i live with and i decided that there should be a super hero story made up about me... and today at work, i got to frame a picture of captain america... coincidence? probably not...

what are super heroes anyway? i was reading a letter from one of the other boys in the family written to his parents about how he thought they were true heroes (something about what he saw in spiderman 2)... i know... awww... gag me... but i guess in some respects it kind of is true...

what is a hero? - a song by chad kroeger or enrique iglesias? tina turner suggests "we don't need another hero" while Bonnie Tyler says..."I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night, and he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast, and he's gotta be fresh from the fight. I need a hero, I'm holding out for the hero till the morning light, and he's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life." (i just really like singing that song)

we can say that those who are defending our country are our heroes, or those that have sacrificed... family members or friends... hmmm....

today - who is my hero? my hero is not really one person... gentlemen... those who go above and beyond what our culture says is necessary to win a girl's affection - and takes the extra step to open a car door or walk closest to the street or carry something for a girl... even if it's not that heavy... so i may get ambushed by girls who say they can open their own doors... i used to be that way - but there's something to be said for chivalry... so men - there's your challenge... be a hero!!

long time... no see... or hear...

okay - so i just sent out the mass email telling everyone who is anyone about my blog... and i think yahoo is strange... i have a button that allows me to send an email to "everyone," but when i try... it doesn't let me... i have to break them all down... taking a lot more time than i had wanted to take... i guess i just know too many people... way too popular... :)... so... if any of you ventured out to read about what's going on... well, there's not much here yet... there probably won't be a whole lot that is really exciting... random ramblings from a girl named robyn... but leave comments as you like - and email me if you want!!! thanks for stopping by!!!

soda pop cup lids

today i was fascinated by drink lids... you know, the plastic kind that you stick a straw into - that mark, "cola," "diet," "other" - that kind of thing... i wonder who invented them... how very clever - as long as the right one is marked... and it's just a lot of fun to push all of them down, too... but that would be like a suicide drink (does anyone know what i'm talking about??) - is it really suicide to mix coke, diet coke, sprite, dr. pepper and fruit punch (and whatever else)?? i'm not so sure...

first attempt.

okay... so this is my first attempt... basically, i thought it would be fun to be able to write random stuff and let some random (and some not so random) people read it from time to time... also, it can allow me to vent stuff and send it into the great unknown... so here goes...

m-t-s-thursday movie trivia... movie trivia-ing like it's 1999!!!

I really like the phrase "party like it's 1999." So today's movie trivia is all from imdb.com's top 50 movies of 1999. There are some stills where the movie needs to be identified (some with the faces blacked out for a bit of a challenge). some are questions about the movies. some are questions about the actors/actresses/characters in the movie. I even threw in a multiple choice... the rules are the same as always... 1) no cheating, 2) play fair, 3) have fun... the answers that are a different color have been answered already. 1000 points for each correct answer. 31,000 points available (if my math is correct)...


1. Name the movie.

2. What two actors play the role of the character in the bathtub? (2 questions - 2000 points available) - Cole and Dylan Sprouse ~ amy

3. Name the movie. - galaxy quest ~ chris

4. In this movie, the main character has what movie poster hanging in his cubicle? - the usual suspects ~ amy

5. The role of Loki was written for what actor who appears in another role in the movie? - jason lee ~ chris

6. Cole tells his mother about his powers while they're stuck in traffic because of what shyamalan/director trademark? - car accident ~ chris7. Name the movie. - the matrix ~ amy8. What book does Homer read to the boys in their room in this movie? - david copperfield ~ chris

9. Name the movie. - the world is not enough ~ chris

10. What actress plays the main character’s nurse in the movie? - queen latifah ~ chris

11. What song is being played during this scene? What movie is that a reference to? (2 questions - 2000 points available) - mrs. robinson, the graduate ~ amy

12. What is the tagline for this movie? - Mischief. Mayhem. Soap. ~ Amy
13. What actors provides the voices for the man and woman in the car? (1000 points available) - harry connick, jr ~ chris and jennifer aniston ~ amy

14. Name the movie. 15. What's the tagline for this movie? - How do I Loathe Thee. Let me count the ways. ~ Amy 16. Name the movie. - Sleepy Hollow ~ Amy 17. What actress plays the leading role in this movie? 18. What are the two main character’s names (pictured)? (2 questions - 2000 points available) - anna (scott) and william (thacker) ~ amy 19. Give the full quote associated with this scene. (the whole sentence) - "i'm packing your extra pair of shoes and your angry eyes, just in case." ~ chris 20. Multiple Choice: The budget for this film was a) 7,000; b) 22,000; c) 54,000; d) 119,000 - B. ~ amy 21. Name the two characters this actress plays in the film. - Queen Amidala ~ amy, padme ~ chris 22. Name the movie.

23. 2 questions: What color and brand of stapler is central to the plot? What SNL sketch is the movie based on? (2 questions - 2000 points available) - red swingline stapler, milton and the boss (or just milton) ~ chris
24. What award (and from what award show) did this scene (the scene surrounding this still) win? (one question - 1000 points available) - MTV movie awards/Best Kiss ~ amy25. Name the movie. - the green mile ~ chris