Murron's Thread

[murron]

Ask away.

[RED that's ME]

If you were given a free vacation where would you want to go?

[hopper]

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[A New Dawn]

Are you really a nurse? WoW! I've always wanted to be a nurse.

Oh, wait a minute, I have been a nurse my entire life (it seems. :sorry: )

What kind of nursing do you do? C'mon over to the newly-created Healthcare sub-forum here http://www.christianforums.com/f554-healthcare.html , created just moments ago by Erwin (Erwin rocks. :thumbsup: )

[murron]

If you were given a free vacation where would you want to go?
Well, any free vacation would have to include free childcare. Sooo, if I could go anywhere at all and at the same time know that my children were completely safe...

Right now, I'd go to New Orleans.

Is it true that nurses make the best squires?

(Oh, and it we ask away, do we still come back here to read the answers?)
I have no idea what you mean, sorry, lol

Are you really a nurse? WoW! I've always wanted to be a nurse.

Oh, wait a minute, I have been a nurse my entire life (it seems. :sorry: )

What kind of nursing do you do? C'mon over to the newly-created Healthcare sub-forum here http://www.christianforums.com/f554-healthcare.html , created just moments ago by Erwin (Erwin rocks. :thumbsup: )
Yep, I'm really a nurse. I think I was born a nurse. It's something that I've been doing all my life in one form or another. At one point I thought I would end up working with animals because I was always saving the strays and wild critters that got hit out by the farm and nursing them back to health.

I work primarily in family practice/internal med. My preference is definitely family practice though - emphasis on peds and OB (yes, I worked for one of the few FPs who still do OB). I've also worked in ID (infectious disease) and mental health. Oh yeah, and urodynamics. Of the various fields, peds-OB is my favorite followed by ID.

[Richard]

Um.. what's your favorite food ;)

[allieisme]

Hi there,
I'm too tired to think of a question..
So I thought I'd pop in and say :wave:

[ChristianCenturion]

Ask away.

What is the most often used thing you do to prevent 'burn out' (if you experience that - I hear some people are just naturally charged all the time - weird)?

[Grizzly]

What's your opinon about the workload of being a moderator at CF? Does it take alot of time?

[hopper]

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[RED that's ME]

Do you have any good nursing stories to share?

[murron]

Um.. what's your favorite food ;)
Freshly steamed Alaskan King crab dripping with butter.

Hi there,
I'm too tired to think of a question..
So I thought I'd pop in and say :wave:
hi Allie!!!

What is the most often used thing you do to prevent 'burn out' (if you experience that - I hear some people are just naturally charged all the time - weird)?

I don't suffer from burn out very often. I wouldn't say that I'm just naturally charged all the time though. It's more a matter of my sense of humor. I can find humor in just about anything and I have a pretty cynical sense of humor, to boot. Typically I find it much easier to laugh about things rather than get angry.

What's your opinon about the workload of being a moderator at CF? Does it take alot of time?

I enjoy it a great deal. It does take a lot of time, but in fairness that's probably because I volunteered for a certain group of forums that generate a lot of work.

Do you have any good nursing stories to share?
Tons, lol. Most of them probably would not be appropriately shared here though. Not to mention, what I consider a "good" story may be really disgusting to most people, lol. My mother in law is also a nurse and many of the extended family on my husband's side work in medicine in some capacity. Soooo, family get-togethers usually come complete with a game of "gross out"...in which all the medical people wait till everyone is eating dinner...then we start trying to outdo each other by sharing the grossest tales from work. We laugh as each person eventually has to leave the table (did I mention I have a very odd sense of humor?).

[carmi]

I don't suffer from burn out very often. I wouldn't say that I'm just naturally charged all the time though. It's more a matter of my sense of humor. I can find humor in just about anything and I have a pretty cynical sense of humor, to boot. Typically I find it much easier to laugh about things rather than get angry.

:eek: ... If there ever is a moment that you are not busy with modding, you might want to consider writing a book how to do that.

The pen is mightier than the sword ... but you could easily get the Sword of the Spirit (all 5 of them)

[fragmentsofdreams]

Hi Murron. :wave:

Do you ever come home and give your kids a safety talk about something you thought no one would be stupid enough to do until you came into work that day?

[ej]

Most of them probably would not be appropriately shared here though. Not to mention, what I consider a "good" story may be really disgusting to most people, lol. My mother in law is also a nurse and many of the extended family on my husband's side work in medicine in some capacity. Soooo, family get-togethers usually come complete with a game of "gross out"...in which all the medical people wait till everyone is eating dinner...then we start trying to outdo each other by sharing the grossest tales from work. We laugh as each person eventually has to leave the table (did I mention I have a very odd sense of humor?).

I challenge you to gross us out.

[Richard]

When you are "away" what percentage of the time are you actully "away" ?

[murron]

Hi Murron. :wave:

Do you ever come home and give your kids a safety talk about something you thought no one would be stupid enough to do until you came into work that day?
Frequently.
I challenge you to gross us out.
Much as I'd love to, I can't really do that and feel comfortable about it online. My luck I'd share some really gross event and the patient would happen to come across it and recognize it.

But, I can share this one (it's a humorous tale, not really gross)!!!
During a flex sig (and yes, those are gross, lol) the patient was complaining of abdominal discomfort. The doctor was a tall, willowly lady who was always perfectly composed (in front of the patients). A flex sig isn't a pleasant procedure in the first place, it's more than a small bit humiliating for most people and it carries a lot of embarassment factor with it (particularly for female patients who have ...issues...with certain bodily functions taking place in front of other people).

The procedure involves a flexible tube inserted rectally. The tube has a small fiber optic light, a gentle air jet, a small water jet and a pair of tiny tweezers. It also uses suction to remove the inserted water. The air that is used to expand colonic folds...well, surely ya'll know what air in the colon comes out as.

So, this delightful patient who is trying to maintain her compsure and dignity is trying to warn staff that she is going to have to "let some air out". Out of the blue, this prim and proper physician leans down and says "Hold it in, bear the pain. Let it out, bear the shame." Every single one of us in the procedure room, including the patient, just cracked up laughing.

And, just as an FYI - your colon has some very interesting colors and textures!

When you are "away" what percentage of the time are you actully "away" ?

More often than not, even when I'm marked "away" I'm not really away. The past two weeks I have actually been away, however. I've been quite ill and am finally starting to feel well enough to sit at my desk for more than a few minutes.

[ej]

"Hold it in, bear the pain. Let it out, bear the shame."



LOL :D I'll have to remember that one ;)

[allieisme]

Freshly steamed Alaskan King crab dripping with butter.
Omigosh! You don't know how good that sounds right now. :P

What was the last movie you've seen? Movie Theater or Rented at the movie store?

[fragmentsofdreams]

Frequently.

I figured you would. That's how I learned about the effects of ODing on Tylenol.

Listen kids - Tylenol won't get you high. It will only make your intestines bloody. Nobody wants that.

[murron]

Omigosh! You don't know how good that sounds right now. :P

What was the last movie you've seen? Movie Theater or Rented at the movie store?
Gee, that's a tough one allie. I think the last one I watched was National Treasure. Neither rented or in the theater. I have a ...uumm....addiction, lol. I buy a great number of movies. At last count we were about 30 shy of having 2000 VHS and DVDs. I rarely go to the theater and I never rent. But, there's a method to my madness, so to speak.

With a family of 5, a trip to the theater would cost more than the purchase cost of a movie. And, considering I never keep track of dates like I should, I invaribly miss the return date and have to pay late fees. Buying them actually saves me money. If I see an ad for a movie that looks good, I buy it the week it comes out because it's always $14.95 that first week where I shop.

One of my favorite movies is "Last of the Dogmen". That was a completely unexpected surprise to stumble across. I was flipping channels one afternoon and came upon a movie about halfway. I had no idea what the name of it was and it was clearly not a recent box office smash. But it was an amazing story. So, I googled the actors' names I recognized and eventually found the name of it. It tooks me a few weeks to find a copy of it, but eventually I did.

I'd have to say my second favorite is "The Usual Suspects". I'm the kind of person who always figures out "who did it" before the movie is halfway done. I'm rarely wrong. The Usual Suspects had me unable to figure out who Kaiser Soze was right up to the last 15 minutes or so.

I don't do "chick flicks". "City of Angels" is the most recent movie of that kind that I've watched - and that was several years back and mainly because of Nicholas Cage. Give me the blood and guts, bang em up, shoot em up movies. Yes, I have a complete collection of Steven Segal, Jean Claude van Damme, and Arnie movies (I think I'm missing a couple of Arnie's very early stuff though).

Oh, I did watch another move that turned out to be a chick flick. I had no idea what the movie was about, I bought it because Harrison Ford was in it. "Random Hearts". Just...eww. What on Earth was he thinking when he took that role????? So much for the aging tough guy in Air Force One; bah, Random Hearts nearly got thrown in the trash for being so awful. I decided to keep it simply to remind myself that even a great actor like Ford can make some really horrid choices, lol.

I don't know if ya'll are aware of this, but I do have a blog here on CF and put a lot of this kind of stuff in my blog (when I remember to post something).

[murron]

I figured you would. That's how I learned about the effects of ODing on Tylenol.

Listen kids - Tylenol won't get you high. It will only make your intestines bloody. Nobody wants that.

LOL! My mother in law is also a nurse. She and I are always getting onto my hubby (her son) because he used to take so much tylenol. We are firmly an ibuprofen household here.

[RED that's ME]

If you had to list 5 things you would like to accomplish in life what would they be?

[loribee59]

LOL! My mother in law is also a nurse. She and I are always getting onto my hubby (her son) because he used to take so much tylenol. We are firmly an ibuprofen household here.

innerestin'.... I couldn't take asprin because I was on methotrexate for arthritis. I can't take ibuprofen because of my suspectibility to dizziness and slight (but reversible) hearing loss. So I'm stuck taking tylenol, and I use it ONLY when I'm in pain. Now, my rheumy doc took me OFF methotrexate, because the blood enzymes in the liver was elevated. (not good!).

Soooooo.....I'm now trying out the arthrotec sample, and for the last two days my tummy's taken a beating despite taking the med with food. And I'm walking like Frankenstein... pretty stiff. :sigh:

[murron]

If you had to list 5 things you would like to accomplish in life what would they be?
Five things to accomplish...just 5?

First and foremost, I think I'd like to accomplish having a stronger faith. I have days where doubt gets the best of me; days where I can remember the tangible evidence I've seen of God, yet it seems like a foggy memory. Yes, I'd like to have a truly unshakable faith - then again, even Peter started to sink beneath the waves in a moment of doubt.

Second, I'd like to get my kids raised and raised well. I want to see them turn out to be productive, intelligent and compassionate adults who eagerly serve those around them with a cheerful heart.

Third, I'd like to open the "shelter" that I've envisioned so many times in my mind. I can think of no accomplishment, for others ,(not including my own family) that means more to me than being able to fulfill this dream. Red, I think you know about this, but others reading this post may not - so, I'll expound a bit.
God is calling me to open a shelter for people trying to get their lives on track. From recovering drug addicts to homeless individuals who need someone to teach them how to live in society without the crutches they've depended on; a place to learn how to control one's own life rather than floating around with no direction or goals. This includes a healthy dose of God as well as education assistance, time management and financial planning; to a degree it would include occupational training in certain fields. Most of all, it's about compassion for others - you cannot ask someone to be compassionate if they have never received compassion.

Fourth, I'd really like to get my latest business endeavor off the ground - anyone have $5,000.00 to loan me? (just kidding, lol.) I'm actually considering applying for an SBA loan as a minority owned business in order to get the capital to launch this one. The bakery we did on our own without a loan, but this time around I need a bit more than just a skill to bake, lol.

Fifth, this spot is intentionally left blank. I don't think a person can limit themselves to a set number of goals - so, number 5 will be my "rotating goal". I would say that right now this spot is housed by the desire to be the best wife I can be to my husband and the best mother I can be to my kids. I'm not sure I will ever truly know if I've fulfilled this goal or not - perhaps that's a good thing as it encourages continual striving to reach. My husband is seeking Holy Orders in our faith - and I believe my duty as his wife is to be a support system for him, to be a leaning post when he needs it and to be his tether that keeps him "down to earth" when he would get caught up in lofty thoughts. My children are ...intimidating. I never would have dreamed that parenting was such an amazing experience. I pray that God gives me the wisdom each and every day to be the Godly wife and mother He expects me to be.

loribee, I'm sorry to hear of the health problems you must deal with. I don't even have aspirin in the house and the only tylenol I have is some children's tylenol that I use in conjunction with children's ibuprofen if their fever can't be broken. Tylenol is just too toxic to the liver for me to let anyone in the house take it "routinely".

I can empathize though - I'm still waiting for an appt with the Rheumatologist - seems I've got a couple of RA factors that are seriously elevated. I keep joking with my hubby that I hope he can afford the gold injections in my knees, lol.

[loribee59]

loribee, I'm sorry to hear of the health problems you must deal with. I don't even have aspirin in the house and the only tylenol I have is some children's tylenol that I use in conjunction with children's ibuprofen if their fever can't be broken. Tylenol is just too toxic to the liver for me to let anyone in the house take it "routinely".

I can empathize though - I'm still waiting for an appt with the Rheumatologist - seems I've got a couple of RA factors that are seriously elevated. I keep joking with my hubby that I hope he can afford the gold injections in my knees, lol.

Ooopsie.... about the Tylenol.... at least I don't take it daily...just only when I need it for pain.

Gold shots~ pretty standard treatments....if you catch your RA early on, you'll be fine. Mine was serious from the get-go. Nothing seems to faze my knees except methotrexate. I feel like I'm just starting over. :sigh: OY.

(still walking like Frankenstein...LOL)

[elanor]

God is calling me to open a shelter for people trying to get their lives on track. From recovering drug addicts to homeless individuals who need someone to teach them how to live in society without the crutches they've depended on; a place to learn how to control one's own life rather than floating around with no direction or goals.

That's a wonderful goal, murron! :) Blessings to you as you work toward that. Are there any such shelters around you that you volunteer at while you are working on getting one started?

I volunteered in homeless shelters for many years; working in the kitchen, dining room, and with homeless children. It's emotionally difficult, but so worthwhile.

[murron]

That's a wonderful goal, murron! :) Blessings to you as you work toward that. Are there any such shelters around you that you volunteer at while you are working on getting one started?

I volunteered in homeless shelters for many years; working in the kitchen, dining room, and with homeless children. It's emotionally difficult, but so worthwhile.
Well, I know we have what is called "recovery houses" around here. But, they are not really geared toward helping a person turn their life around.

Right now our home is where we "volunteer". We don't have room to take more than 2 people at a time, but when God presents the opportunity we have taken people into our home to help them get their lives back on track. It is done with a concensus of the entire family. If any one of us feels the person carries more risk than we can take we would say no. So far, that hasn't happened. Some people have been here as little as a couple of weeks and one person was with us for nearly 7 months. We've had successes and failures; but it really depends on how you define failure. Everyone who has come through our doors has left them with a greater knowledge of God and an understanding of what it will take to get their lives in order. Some are ready to do the work to turn their lives around and some simply aren't ready.

The houses that exist right now don't really work to help a person re-learn basic skills needed for life. They are nothing but discount housing for recovering drug addicts with some rules they have to follow.

I would dearly love to be able to house 5 to 10 people at a time. But, I suspect the reason we can only handle one or two at a time is that having such a small number really allows us to give individual attention to the person instead of "warehousing" them.

[carmi]

I would dearly love to be able to house 5 to 10 people at a time. But, I suspect the reason we can only handle one or two at a time is that having such a small number really allows us to give individual attention to the person instead of "warehousing" them.

I understand you'd love to be able to help as many as you can but - I'm not sure whether I am expressing this correctly :) - you could help 2 people more than you could help 10 people. No, that did not come out right as I suspected.
Your strength and care is divided by two (so they get more).

I thank God for people like you.

[murron]

I understand you'd love to be able to help as many as you can but - I'm not sure whether I am expressing this correctly :) - you could help 2 people more than you could help 10 people. No, that did not come out right as I suspected.
Your strength and care is divided by two (so they get more).


Yes, that is exactly why I think we are limited to helping only one or two at a time. The relapse rates are abyssmal around here. Having helped a few people make it through inpatient treatment programs, I can see why the rates are so horrible. It's one thing to give someone a place to dry out and tell them "don't do drugs", but it's something else entirely to teach someone how to function without drugs, to learn to live without that crutch and how to deal with the minute pressures of daily life. Drug treatment centers simply don't have the capacity to do that kind of education.

[RED that's ME]

Do you collect anything?

[murron]

Do you collect anything?
three things:

Books
Movies
Glass candles

[loribee59]

when you were little, what did you want to be when you grow up?

[murron]

when you were little, what did you want to be when you grow up?
When I was 8, I was fascinated with law. I was a very...driven...child - looking for the answer to a question that had no answer. I, and most all of my family, were quite certain I would end up in criminal law. Around 14 though, I really discovered I had a gift for taking care of the animals around the ranch. For a short time I entertained the idea of becoming a D.V.M.

[carmi]

Fifth, this spot is intentionally left blank. I don't think a person can limit themselves to a set number of goals - so, number 5 will be my "rotating goal".

"rotating goal" ... great :clap: . It's a perfect solution. I don't have waste any more years wondering what to choose - I just rotate them

:thumbsup:

[Lena75]

three things:

Books
Movies
Glass candles

Glass candles? :confused: I collect the normal wax candles...but glass candles? :P

[murron]

Glass candles? :confused: I collect the normal wax candles...but glass candles? :P
hehe, yes, glass candles. Oil lamps of all sorts, shapes and sizes. Some are glass, some are actually lead crystal, some have gold filligree on them, some are part of matching sets (like my tea pot set).

They are wonderful to have around. With the storms we get around here in the spring, we frequently lose power. When I light all my glass candles, from the outside at night it looks like we still have power because it's so bright in here, lol.

[carmi]

When I light all my glass candles, from the outside at night it looks like we still have power because it's so bright in here, lol.

Is lighting all your glass candle part of your way to spend a perfect Saturday?

[murron]

Is lighting all your glass candle part of your way to spend a perfect Saturday?
Not in the summer, rofl. I have so many that it heats the house when they are all lit.

A perfect Satuday for me would consist of a day when...
none of the kids wanted to be hauled 10 places while complaining loudly about how bored they were. Dishes not needing to be done, laundry neatly folded and already put away; a living room floor free of army men, dinosaurs, toy cars...

Actually, while that would be a nice break once in a while - I wouldn't trade those kinds of Saturdays for anything.

[Sweet Pea]

What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

[murron]

What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

Thanksgiving hasn't been a major thing for my extended family for many years; since my grandmother died in 94.

However, in the last 6 years it has turned into quite the fete with my husband's side of the family. I don't think I have any one favorite memory, it's more just the yearly activities surrounding the holiday. We put on a large "drop-in" feast for the family. Considering I love to cook and bake, it's a chance for me to...uumm...show off in the kitchen, lol. I set the buffet with plates and bowls of food and keep more cooking during the day. Family drops in all through the day to have a bite to eat and visit. I by far prefer this to trying to have a sit-down meal that coincides with everyone else's familial obligations that day.

[Sweet Pea]

What is your favorite thing to cook?

[murron]

What is your favorite thing to cook?
Wow, that's a tough question. I don't think I could name any one thing I like to cook more than any other thing.

I tend to cook based on mood. I try to change things up by having a variety of ethnic foods on a routine basis. Italian and Mexican are two of the more popular types of meals in the house (for the kids) but hubby is a meat and potatoes guy and steak is always his preference. I prefer seafood.

I love making creme brulee` for dessert; something about that little torch just appeals to me, rofl.

Actually, now that I think about it, there is one thing which I truly enjoy making - homemade bread. I have an industrial strength mixer that can handle kneading bread dough, but I generally prefer to do it by hand. I think the reason I enjoy making it is because my family really enjoys the bread fresh from the oven.

Popovers are another thing I enjoy making, because it's a little challenge to get them to turn out right; if the temperature of the ingredients is off, they won't "pop over", if you don't change the oven temperature at the right time, they won't "pop over".

Tortes are fun to make just because you can be very creative with your flavors and the appearance of the finished product. I also like to make cheesecakes from scratch, again because it's something my family really enjoys.

But, the favorite dessert I make for the entire family (household and extended family) is turtle cake. I don't particularly enjoy making this one more than any other dessert, it's expensive to make, time consuming to put together...and it makes a complete mess of my kitchen. But the result is a cake so sinfully rich that a sliver requires an 8 ounce glass of ice cold milk to wash it down.

Bottom line, I enjoy cooking no matter what the dish being prepared.

Oh! One other dish...it isn't complicated to make, nothing fancy, but my kids think it is the absolute best food on Earth and whenever they have friends over to spend the night, they request I make this - Biscuits and gravy, all from scratch. My grandmother taught me how to make a gravy that will never have lumps and I make a very spicy gravy that my kids just love. Mind you, these are the same kids I once fried a batch of hashbrowns in Mongolian Fire oil for - and they loved it (I personally found them far too hot to actually enjoy the flavor of).

[KristianJ]

Howdy doody, murron! :wave: If you're a keen listener to music, what types of music and musicians do you enjoy listening to? :)

[murron]

Howdy doody, murron! :wave: If you're a keen listener to music, what types of music and musicians do you enjoy listening to? :)
Hi Kristian!

I rarely listen to music. I'm a farm girl, grew up on a ranch in the middle of nowhere. Take a guess what my preference for music is, rofl. Yes, if I'm in a rare mood to listen to music, it's usually something country. However, my headbanger husband managed to get me to enjoy Metallica. I also like rock from the 70's and 80's, but my heart belongs to my country music. I live in a major metro area now...and at least the music can remind me of home.

At my desk I have stacks of CDs; everything from Chris LeDoux's old rodeo stuff to Garth Brooks' rather atrocious newer stuff; Alabama, Sara Evans, Diomand Rio, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill...you get the picture, lol (I did stop listening to Dixie Chicks though). Billy Joel, Metallica, Kansas, .38 Special, Queen, several 80's hair bands, VAST and Tchaikovsky.

If I'm driving somewhere and I'm in the mood for music, I listen to a local Christian station - though, I admit, I don't really do that for the music but for the programs. Their morning lineup has several daily shows along the lines of Focus on the Family. I have a small notebook in my purse and on those days when I'm sitting in the van parked somewhere listening to a show, I take notes so I can follow up with my own reading at home.

[JarrodlovesGod]

My friend .. I'm probably in the wrong forum here .. but its a bit of a technical problem lol
How do i change the thing (and whats it called ) that in my case says "Freakaziod" (did i acctually write that?!?!!?) and in yours "im a paitent plum"

If u cant help .. thanks for reading my post lol

[murron]

My friend .. I'm probably in the wrong forum here .. but its a bit of a technical problem lol
How do i change the thing (and whats it called ) that in my case says "Freakaziod" (did i acctually write that?!?!!?) and in yours "im a paitent plum"

If u cant help .. thanks for reading my post lol
Hehe, questions like this would probably be better posted in Questions about CF, but I can answer it for you. At the top of your screen are three blue navigation bars, with text links. Click on the one that says "Custom". One of the options you can change is the "title". This is what shows up under your name. It does cost blessings, but not many.

[JarrodlovesGod]

thanks murron .. everything noted lol
while im at it .. what is your favorite band?

[murron]

thanks murron .. everything noted lol
while im at it .. what is your favorite band?
Oh man, a favorite band...well, it depends on the music genre. Country music my favorite would have to be Diamond Rio. Heavy metal would be Metallica. Pop rock - Robbie Williams. 80's music...Loverboy, Poison, Motley Crue. 70's...Queen, AC/DC, Ozzy's old solo stuff...The Eagles (including Don Henley and Joe Walsh's solo stuff) and the real Aerosmith works (not their more recent, more...tame...music).

Christian music would be Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith (yeah, I'm older, rofl) as well as Joy Williams and Rebecca St. James.

[3girls2dogs]

If you had the opportunity, would you go through your teen years again?

What, if anything would you change if you did?

[3girls2dogs]

Christian music would be Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith (yeah, I'm older, rofl) as well as Joy Williams and Rebecca St. James.

LOL don't get me started Murron. Friends by Michael W. Smith was my senior class song :sigh: It is now on my WoW classics CD :cry:

[RED that's ME]

Is there something you would like to do as an adventure in your life that you haven't done?

[murron]

If you had the opportunity, would you go through your teen years again?

What, if anything would you change if you did?

Tough question. On one hand I would love to go back to my teens, I had such a blast in school. But, I would be tempted to change a lot of things.

But, I like who I am today, I like what I know, the way my personality functions - I'm content with myself. I know that if I changed something in my past it would risk who I am today. So, no, I wouldn't change anything even though there are some things I'd like to change (if the change was future-consequence free).

[murron]

Is there something you would like to do as an adventure in your life that you haven't done?
Skydiving.

[Trainingforministry3]

What is your favorite movie?

[murron]

What is your favorite movie?

Oh man! I am a huge movie fan in general - this is gonna be impossible for me to answer with just one! We are well over 2,000 movies now.
I've got favorite movies in each genre, but I am NOT a "chick flick" fan at all.

Some of my favorites:

The Postman (why this tanked at the box office is beyond me, it's an excellent movie).
The Patriot (this one really drives home the cost of freedom and that there are those willing to pay that cost).
National Treasure (ok, so I like Nicholas Cage, but the movie has a great plot, excellent acting and some twists and turns).
The Usual Suspects (one of Spacey's best, imo).
K-PAX (another of Spacey's best).
Triple xXx (no, Diesel isn't the most skilled actor, but the stunts are awesome).
The Fast and the Furious (again, Diesel's acting isn't the best, but...those cars!!!!)

The Last of the Dogmen (this one is a true gem for anyone who likes a slightly romantic drama and American Indian history).
Ladyhawke - an old one, and one of the very few chick flick movies I like.

Heh, maybe it would be better to just list the actors and actresses.

Pretty much anything by Mel Gisbon (except "Ransom". "Payback" was a bit too campy for me), Nicholas Cage (going clear back to "Raising Arizona", but "8 mm" was HORRIBLY disturbing), Kevin Costner ("Waterworld" was pretty lame, but the story line was interesting), Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Spacey, Steven Seagal, Jean Claude VanDamme, Harrison Ford (except for "Random Hearts"...what was he THINKING we he took that role???)

We have all the Harry Potter movies and I actually do enjoy them. All the LOTR movies, a TON of vampire flicks...

Oh, "Your's, Mine and Our's" (the original with Lucille Ball). What a riot! I probably find it so amusing because my husband was 10 years in the Navy and I'm a nurse...the main characters are a Navy officer and a Nurse. That, and the sheer unimaginable magnitude of blending two familes together and winding up with 18 kids. (In real life the couple also went on to have, I think, 3 children together, too.)

Sorry I couldn't just give you a direct "this is my favorite movie" answer, lol. It just depends on the mood I'm in as to what my current favorite is.

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