Up Series

We're watching the Up Series, in order. Last night we watched 35 Up. You should watch all of them:

• Seven Up!
• 7 Plus Seven
• 21 Up
• 28 Up
• 35 Up
• 42 Up
• 49 Up

Living in Atlanta is...

...resetting my trip odometer on Friday evening, and noticing it had hit 230 miles as I reached work on Monday morning.

Bevin's Grandfather

This past weekend, we found out early on Saturday morning that Bevin's grandfather had died on Friday night. The funeral was on Monday morning at 11. It seems that he died peacefully while sitting on the edge of his bed getting ready to go to sleep, and just fell back - Bevin's grandmother discovered him there early on Saturday morning. He was 80 years old, and was still playing golf and hunting until just this past year.

We will all miss Papa very much. Our thoughts are especially with Granny, his wife of 58 years.

Torture

If we were to judge the United States by its penal policies, we would perceive a strange beast: a Christian society that believes in neither forgiveness nor redemption. — Monbiot

This stuff doesn't seem to bother most Americans, which I find really strange. In the last election, I voted the anti-Guantonamo vote. But I didn't really even hear it mentioned as an issue before the elections.

Lasik

I knew it! Nobody is getting their laser near my eyeballs!

What Do You Eat in a Week?

What do you eat in a week?

Weekend Update, Y'all!

Okay, I'm cribbing Trent's Weekend Update format. So what?

Thursday

Crazy Thanksgiving at the Sims household. Four generations in attendance. Bonus appearances by Chris McDaniel, and Joanna.

Friday

Sat on the couch, reading Anne (of Green Gables) books, and watching To End All Wars. It was decently made, not spectacular, but the story somehow drew us in and made a deep impression. Went to see Stranger than Fiction with Jeff and Cassie, and Steve and Brynn, a couple from my ADT class. It was a fun movie, and a really fun evening.

Saturday

Sat around reading Anne. Went to a Ian's one year birthday party at the Sims household. Four generations in attendance again, with bonus appearances by Charles and Dawn, and Charles' parents. Ian was horribly cute, smearing an entire cake over his face, opening wrapping paper, hugging stuffed bears, and racing around in his new Radio Flyer wagon.

Sunday

Went to church, went to lunch, got a haircut, stayed at home (reading Anne, playing music, tidying) while Bevin went to lifegroup with Nathaniel and Shauna and Ian.

Oh, and the whole while, Bevin was working on schoolwork, since she has a million papers and tests this week. :-(