Luis
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Happy Birthday to You
April 27, 2012
Happy Birthday to my sweet, beautiful, funny, amazing wife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Festival of Colors
March 25, 2012
What are your thoughts on how Provo kids get up all in the mix, as if it’s the latest concert coming through town?
Tales from the Classroom
March 14, 2012
In one of the rooms I teach in there is a chart that says “Outstanding Achievement” … After seeing what the name was for the 2nd week… I just HAD to add a number ONE to the end of it.
:-o
A chip off the ol’ block
March 13, 2012
Not only does she love messing around with our laptops… some of her favorite toys include a MOUSE and a KEYBOARD.
True story.
Breaking down Breaking Dawn
March 11, 2012
Natalia says I should issue a SPOILER ALERT… but the way I see it, I’d be doing anyone that hasn’t seen this movie a FAVOR by telling you exactly how horrible it is.
So, we finally got around to watching the 4th Twilight movie. Each subsequent movie from the first, I’ve loathed more and more. Below you will find actual excerpts from our conversation as we watched the movie…
PAUSE.
Luis: Who is he?!
PAUSE.
Luis: Are you freaking kidding me?!
PAUSE.
Luis: We’re 40 minutes into the movie, and there’s no plot yet.. WHATsoever
Natalia: Lulu! This is ONLY part 1!
PAUSE.
Luis: Please tell me she’s not ALREADY pregnant.
PAUSE.
Luis: So, I’m kind of confused as to which side I’m supposed to be on. Am I supposed to be on the side that wants to rip Bella to shreds? Or the side that wants to protect her?
Natalia: You choose.
Luis: It’s just that they created a character that’s **heavy on the sarcasm** SO likable, that I just don’t know who I’m supposed to side with.
Natalia: (Blank stare)
PAUSE.
Luis: So, are they going to imprint on each other here in the forest? Or wait till they get home and imprint in bed… like Bella and Edward.
PAUSE.
Luis: Why are you defending this!?
Natalia: Because I’ve decided that I like it!
Luis: So you admit it!!
Natalia: Well, it’s not so much THAT, as it is that I feel like I just HAVE to oppose you :)
(Scene where Bella drinks blood) PAUSE.
Luis: Eww this is gross!!
Natalia: You know what!? Why don’t you press pause, and go upstairs.
Luis: Baby (to Graciela.. that’s what I call her), if you needed human blood, I’d get it for you.
Natalia: (Eyeroll)
PAUSE.
Luis: Who thought up this crap!? I mean really… here’s what they must’ve been thinking “OH, I KNOW… WE CAN HAVE BELLA GIVE CONCEIVE 2 SECONDS AFTER THEY DO IT… AND LET’S MAKE THE BABY SOME UNKNOWN DEMON CHILD THAT KILLS HER FROM THE INSIDE…. AND LET’S HAVE HER GIVE BIRTH TO IT IN LIKE 2 WEEKS WHEN HER SPINE BREAKS IN TWO… BRILLIANT!!!!….. OHHHHHH OHHHHHH!! AND CHECK THIS… WE CAN HAVE BELLA BE ALL SCRAWNY AND GROSS…. THINK OF ONE OF THOSE ETHIOPIANS YOU SEE ON THE COVER OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC…. AND THEN!!! WE CAN HAVE THE BIRTH SCENE BE ALL BLOODY AND HER HUSBAND CAN STICK HIS HEAD IN HER C-SECTION INCISION AND GOBBLE AROUND UP IN THERE…….. AND THEN I GOT IT!!!! WE CAN HAVE JACOB IMPRINT ON THE CGI BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OSCAR! HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a deliciously terrible movie, with characters so unlikable, I wanted them all to die. Oh, and the ending wrapped up all drama/conflict so nicely, there is absolutely NO NEED for a part 2. And thus ends the Twilight series in my eyes.
Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey
March 7, 2012
It seems as though Downton Abbey has been a bit of a craze amongst late-adopting Americans recently. Personally, I love the show. Imagine my surprise when College Humor (which is comprised of mostly geeky/techy MALE comedians, who normally wouldn’t be into these types of shows) produced the following parody video:
Do you watch Downton Abbey?
Confession #10
March 6, 2012
My name is Luis Merino and I confess that I am currently obsessed with everything and anything having to do with the Titanic… (the actual ship and its sinking, and not James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster movie based on said ship).
When I was in the 4th grade, we watched a National Geographic documentary about the Titanic, which had sparked my lifelong fascination. I found that documentary at the library and watched it over… and over… and over… I don’t know what it was about the ship and its sinking that made it so interesting to me.
I recently came across a documentary called Titanica on Netflix, and suddenly, I had to learn/read/watch as much about the Titanic as possible.
Since then I have read the ENTIRE Wikipedia articles on the following subjects:
- RMS Titanic
- Sinking of the RMS Titanic
- Crew of the RMS Titanic
- Passengers of the RMS Titanic
- SS Carpathia
- SS Californian
- RMS Olympic
- RMS Britannic
- White Star Line
- Wreck of the RMS Titanic
- Legends and Myths Regarding the RMS Titanic
- RMS Titanic alternative theories
- RMS Titanic in popular culture
I have also watched the following:
- Titanic: Death of a Dream (3 hour documentary)
- Titanica (documentary)
- A Night to Remember (1958 movie)
- Voyagers of the Titanic (a 1982 episode of Voyagers)
- Titanic (1996 CBS mini series)
Natalia: You’re so weird!! Not to mention, you seem to be under the incorrect belief that Jack and Rose never existed… we all know they did!!
Luis: Now who’s being weird
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