Globes, SAGS, Oscars- yes

This is my favorite time of the year! Can I just say that I absolutely freaking love movies. I love them all. I would say it is my weakness big time.

My husband and I get so excited during this time of the year because it is when great movies are released and we spend waaayyy too much money seeing them all. But I absolutely love watching actors and actresses give us a great performance in roles where they can refine and stretch their skills. I literally get excited for them.

This year one of my all time favorite actors who I am gushingly and ridiculously in love with was up for nominations this year- Leonardo DiCaprio. He is the studliest of stud muffins and I have loved him since the day I saw him in Titanic. Well, my husband and I went to go see him in the Wolf on Wallstreet. Don't judge me, I, shamefully, did not even look up the rating or reviews on IMDB and IF I would have I probably would have definitely not went and saw it. But I will warn you- DO NOT. I was so ashamed and my husband and I left the theater.

It is the first time I have ever walked out of a movie at a movie theater and I found myself almost feeling embarrassed to even be there in the first place. Embarrassingly enough I went home and almost cried about it because I was so disappointed in my Leo. My husband thinks I am ridiculous but, seriously, he broke my heart haha

Anyways, it totally brought me back to High School. You know, in youth group where they get you all pumped up about "doing the right thing" and it seemed so silly and easy- but even as an adult, we have to do what's right and sometimes it is disappointing and hard, but it's the right thing to do and in the end, you feel cleaner.

So here's to being a BIG KID and walking out of my first movie in a movie theater. But I am glad I did and I don't regret it :)

Sharing crap

Today I was thinking about how great media can be and how it allows us to share videos, pictures, etc. etc. I was thinking about when I was younger and cell phones were just coming out...you know the old school black and white only chunkers. I never experienced the massive boxes with the massive antennae but cellphones sure have come along way. Even computers have come SO far. With the advance in technology we have gained easy access to internet and social media sites. And it's great! The gospel is shared, charities can better get the word out about what they are doing, etc. etc. It's a curse but it's a blessing too.

So to end this I wanted to leave a video I found off of facebook. I loved videos that make you happy and that make you laugh and I am grateful my friends share them on facebook for me to enjoy!

http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2014/01/blaze-husky-says-no-to-going-in-his.html

Media and the Gospel

Media and the Gospel- from Lesson 1

I wanted to write about one of the quotes we had from the first lesson. It is a quote from Elder Ballard and the part that I liked the most was the part that read, "Often medias most devastating attacks on family are not direct or frontal or openly immoral...attacks are subtle and amoral"

As I thought about this, I thought a lot about television. Many shows have innuendos and, good heavens, I am guilty of shows that splash in an innuendo here and there and maybe that is the problem! It's like this subtle indirect way of exposing us to crap that is not what the gospel would have us be exposed to. 

At the same time, I think that there is a lot that bothers people differently and I do honestly feel like everyone has a certain "line" that they draw for themselves as to what they feel is inappropriate. HOWEVER, it does make me think about the fact that maybe I am being desensitized a little bit and it's kind of scary to think about that you can e desensitized little by little without even knowing it! 

Not to depress or think about the negative, I actually think it's great that leaders come out with these statements! It makes these things seem less scary and it makes these things seem conquerable. I also think that talks/statements and what not from church leaders help us re-evaluate what we are being exposed to and thus become better people and better examples.