Random photo Replacement

Since I didn't post a random photo this week I stole this picture of Bethany in a plane off of Bethany's blog. I think this is the cutest facial expression I've ever seen. Look how terrified she is! Bethany you are adorable!

Spring at Last!

I was walking home from rehearsal today and I saw these lovely yellow daffodils growing by a rock. I thought, yaaaaay!!! spring is finally here!!!!!!!!!!!! So why is it still so darn cold?

McWhat McNeed McI McFear McDuff?

Hey guys, I got some news today that definitely calls for an emergency blog up-date. Your little friend Dory has just been cast in Shakespeare's allegedly cursed tragedy, Macbeth! Nothing big, I'm playing weird sister number 2, which isn't a really huge part but who cares? I'm in Macbeth! Thank you all for your congratulatory texts.

Big Loss

I'm sure by now you've all heard that HBO is planning to air an episode of "Big Love" that is going to feature a portrayal of the temple ceremony. Honestly my first thought was, "Someone's goin' to Hell." Aside from being dis-respectful, dishonest, ignorant and insensitive the producers, writers, directors, executives and consultants of HBO have put their souls in mortal danger. They are doing this to stir up controversy, to spark the intrests of curious bystanders and wannabe sophistocates who confuse contravercial plot matter with real artistic achievement. They know abosolutely that what they are about to do is going to offend millions of people, what they don't understand is why. They do not - indeed they cannot - fully comprehend the consequences this will have for them. That is why I have chosen not to write to HBO expressing my opinions. The producers, writers and directors of "Big Love" know that if they have stirred up protest they have done their job. That is all they do know.

I assure all of my readers (yes both of you) that I am just as shocked, horrified and disgusted as any of you. But I realize now that more than just LDS people will be offended by this week's episode of "Big Love." By airing this episode "Big Love" is "jumping the shark" as they say in show business. I won't be surprised if they aren't renewed next season. I believe that well-informed and sensitive Americans will abandon "Big Love" for it's display of calousness. After all, bad deeds do not go unpunished; Mosouri suffered worse (economically speaking) than any other state during the Civil War, and you and I know why.

The show is going to sink or swim no matter what I say to HBO (if they cared what I thought they'd make more episodes of Horatio Hornblower), so I have decided not to fan the flames of the fire they hope to start. Besides, there will come a day when the men who engineered this calous display will realize the full horror of their actions and lament them pitifully and that's good enough for me. In the meantime our best protest is to keep moving the church forward.

If you would like to read the churches official statement on this here's the link. I assure you it's quite fortifying. You'll have to copy this into your browser since I don't know how to embed it in the post so you can click on it.
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma

Random photo Friday

This week for random photo Friday I had my room mates choose a number. I picked the folder with that number then had them pick another number and picked the photo with that number, and viola! Kenneth Branagh, renowned actor/director! I stole this picture off the internet to put on the "thank you" page of my Sterling Scholar book.

The story of me and Kenneth goes like this:
When I was probably nine or ten I watched Kenneth's Much Ado About Nothing every other day of my life. I thought the film was great! Then I watched his Love's Labours Lost and I was hooked on Ken. I'm still not sure why he would dump Emma Thompson for Alicia Silverstone I will never know, but I still love him!

Kenneth appears most recently in the film Valkerie with Tom Cruise.