I think it is great.. you both are such a big plus to this board.. Congrats on a year SheilaM..
oh.. and Thunder.. is it your birthday??
~~Sassy~~ (sns)
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22SheilaM has been posting a year!
by Thunder Rider inwow, it seems like just the other day that we found you guys.
i must say the time has flown by.
sheila has been speaking her mind her on jwd for 366 days now and i think she has pretty much presented her self and her opinions as they truly are.
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Moving out!
by iiz2cool ina few months ago i made a post regarding filing for divorce.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/56710/1.ashx .
i was probably putting the cart before the horse, as we were still living together.
i recently decided that i've dragged my ass long enough, and today i told my wife i would be moving out.
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Ahh Walter. I know this is probably a bitter sweet time for you. I think that in the end it will be a good move for you though.. and you know where your friends are if you need someone to talk to!
I really hope this move will be a positive one for you and help as you say, move on with your life with all strings to the WTS finally cut..
Seek out your happiness Walter.. you deserve it!
~Sassy~ (sns)
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WHOOO HOOOO Son update
by SheilaM in(yes i am posting a lot but it is cause i couldn't go to dallas
ok ant is in va until mid-january.
he was fitted for his dress blues last week.
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I'm so glad that he gets to come home and spend time with you during the holidays!!!!!~Sassy~ (sns)
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Secret Santa II......
by Gadget ini've just read in another thread that due to circumstances the secret santa for this year hasn't been able to happen, so i want to try and organise another one!.
according to the lady at the post office, the closing date for international mail to be delivered before xmas is this week, but for post on the same continent we still have a few weeks so i'll try and take that into account so everyone can have their prezzy before christmas day.
if everyone who wants to join in can pm or email me at [email protected] with their details before 12noon sunday 30th november(uk time), i'll try and get the details back to you by sunday night.
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quote by cruzanheart
Hmmm, what to do without giving it away. . . . Okay, there's a Christmas ornament in there but that's not the only thing in the box, so I'll leave it to your discretion as to whether you want to open it or not! And I hope you like your gift!!!
ok.. well seeing that I do not have a ton of ornaments yet... I just might have to open it early..
oh.. this is so much fun!!
woo hoo!!
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I was a winner!!
by morty ini made our local news yesterday morning...to my surprise, i won the christmas give away, live on t.v.. i was so surprised..they drew my name and i had 10 mins to call in and answer their skill testing question.
to win...i was a mess...the question was.....drum roll............................................................................ .............................................what is your phone number????
?..i could not believe it...after sweating it out and .
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oh how fun.. spending prize money!! woo hoo!!!
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a picture....
by zev inis often said to be worth a thousand words.. .
when i look at this one taken of gwen and i ....... .
its more like 10 thousand words.. .
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sure looks like two very happy people!! awesome.. and great to see!!
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Should I invite the parents to our wedding??
by smurfy inok, here's a problem that i am looking for a little advice with.
my fiance is an ex jw and his parents (and other family members) are still practicing.
they have pretty much totally cut him off since he moved in with me.
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I agree with the others, invite them. But since it is not that important to your fiance if they come at all, in fact he is more uncomfortable if they come, I would NOT have a non religious ceremony on their account. You said it is important to you to have something said before God, and if both you and your fiance agree on this, do what is right for both of you. This is your day!
Congrats on your up pending marriage!
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I'm sick and tired!
by Yerusalyim ini caught the flu from my daughter inspite of my flu shot...my back aches...my chest is full...i'm worn out...i'm going to bed...see ya in the morning
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I've heard that this year's flu shot wasn't as strong as ones in the past. Sure hope you get to feeling better!
~~Sassy~~ (used to be sns)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
by Sassy inwe just bought tickets online last night to go see it.... the first showing is at midnight tuesday night.. woo hoo!
can't wait!!
is anyone else planning to go??
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your hooked just like everyone else..
well I just found out it is over three hours!!!! Boy am I going to be tired the next day!!!
AP: Final 'Rings' Has Many Endings Thu Dec 11, 2:56 PM ET Add Entertainment - AP to My Yahoo! By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer
With "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Peter Jackson ( news ) delivers a decent ending to his fantasy trilogy ? actually, about 12 endings. Unable to settle on a finale among the many farewells and epilogues in J.R.R. Tolkien's text, director Jackson decided to use them all.
The result is an endless parade of false endings that will give you a great lower back workout as you rise from your theater seat thinking things are finally over, then settle back in for the next prolonged addendum.
This is the main flaw to an otherwise rousing, action-packed closing chapter that began with 2001's "The Fellowship of the Ring" and continued with last year's "The Two Towers." The nine-hour theatrical epic (more like 11 hours once the extended home-video version of all three flicks are out) winds up petering out in anticlimactic torpor.
Jackson does scale back greatly on the aftermath of the final good-against-evil battle, yet he preserves the main events to keep die-hard Tolkien fans happy.
So viewers are treated in some detail to such comparatively passive sequences as the survivors' return home; the ascension of human warrior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen ( news )) to the throne and his wedding to Elf hottie Arwen (Liv Tyler ( news )); the mystical fate of runty Hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood ( news )) and Bilbo (Ian Holm ( news )), woolly wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen ( news )) and Elf top dogs Galadriel (Cate Blanchett ( news )) and Elrond (Hugo Weaving ( news )); and the domestic bliss of Frodo's Man Friday, Sam (Sean Astin ( news )).
That baggage makes "Return of the King" the longest of the trilogy by far, clocking in at 3 hours, 20 minutes.
There's far too much cool-down time for casual viewers but probably not enough to satisfy the hard-core Tolkien legions. So why not put Blanchett back in voice-over mode, let her narrate a Reader's Digest condensed montage of Jackson's interminable ending, and save the elongated conclusion for the extended home-video cut?
The movie opens with a flashback explaining how Smeagol (Andy Serkis) came to possess his "precious," the nasty ring of ultimate evil, and the first dark deeds that began transforming him into wizened computer-crafted fiend Gollum.
Then the action picks up where "Two Towers" left off, with Gollum plotting to regain his precious as Frodo and Sam trek toward Mount Doom, where they must destroy the ring to keep dark lord Sauron from enslaving Middle-earth.
Meantime, Aragorn, Gandalf and the gang square off against Sauron's plug-ugly minions.
If you're looking for bigger and better battles than the first two chapters, "Return of the King" comes through. Jackson and his New Zealand crew, which filmed all three movies simultaneously, pile computer-generated props, sets and creatures as high as a Nazgul's eye to create the colossal combat scenes.
Bat-faced orcs ride gargantuan elephants into battle against humans on horseback. The adversaries engage in a very cool catapult duel that brings mountains of broken castle stone down on the warriors. Aragorn and pals Legolas the Elf (Orlando Bloom ( news )) and Gimli the Dwarf (John Rhys-Davies ( news )) charge into the fray at the head of a ghastly ghost army.
Frodo's battle with a giant spider ? an encounter Tolkien placed at the end of "Two Towers" but which Jackson transplants to "Return of the King" ? is one of the creepiest computer-animated sequences ever produced.
Like "Two Towers," "Return of the King" is more a bruising action movie than "Fellowship of the Ring," the best of the trilogy on the strength of the intimate interplay among its misfit heroes.
Hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan ( news )) and Pippin (Billy Boyd ( news )) again play larger roles, but much of the original fellowship members are relegated to prancing in larger-than-life mode. Secondary characters step up to provide the final film's most intriguing interpersonal drama.
Faramir (David Wenham ( news )), brother of the slain Boromir (Sean Bean ( news )), vainly struggles to gain the respect of his contemptible father, Denethor (John Noble). (If you have the chance, first watch the extended version of "The Two Towers," which includes an engaging flashback that adds texture to Faramir and Boromir's relationship with dear old dad).
While Tyler's Arwen and Blanchett's Galadriel again are mere window-dressing, Miranda Otto ( news )'s Eowyn soars to provide the most forceful female presence in the entire trilogy and arguably the strongest single moment in "Return of the King."
Christopher Lee ( news )'s evil wizard Saruman unfortunately is absent, though no doubt he'll be back in the extended home-video version. Though the trilogy's done, Tolkien fans still can look forward to that precious longer cut next fall.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," a New Line release, is rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images. Running time: 200 minutes. Three stars out of four.
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Secret Santa II......
by Gadget ini've just read in another thread that due to circumstances the secret santa for this year hasn't been able to happen, so i want to try and organise another one!.
according to the lady at the post office, the closing date for international mail to be delivered before xmas is this week, but for post on the same continent we still have a few weeks so i'll try and take that into account so everyone can have their prezzy before christmas day.
if everyone who wants to join in can pm or email me at [email protected] with their details before 12noon sunday 30th november(uk time), i'll try and get the details back to you by sunday night.
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It was the prettiest little snowman ornament for my tree.
hmmm.. I never thought about that.. if it was a xmas item..then it would be nice to open early huh.. other wise the gift can't be used for a whole year!
Now I don't know if I should wait to open it!
I'm so glad that he gets to come home and spend time with you during the holidays!!!!!
