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IMDB’s Top 250 Movies (as of 12/12/09)

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BOLD what you’ve seen

ITALIC partially seen or different version

STAR (*) what you’d like to see
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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

2. The Godfather (1972)

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

4. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 1966)

5. Pulp Fiction (1994)

*6. Schindler's List (1993)

7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

*8. 12 Angry Men (1957)

9. The Dark Knight (2008)

10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

12. Star Wars (1977)

*13. Casablanca (1942)

14. Goodfellas (1990)

*15. Seven Samurai (1954)

16. City of God (2002)

17. Fight Club (1999)

18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

*19. Rear Window (1954)

20. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

21. The Usual Suspects (1995)

22. Psycho (1960)

23. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

24. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

25. The Matrix (1999)

26. Memento (2000)

27. Se7en (1995)

28. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

29. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

30. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

*31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

32. Citizen Kane (1941)

*33. North by Northwest (1959)

34. LÈon (1994)

35. Apocalypse Now (1979)

*36. American Beauty (1999)

37. American History X (1998)

38. Forrest Gump (1994)

*39. Taxi Driver (1976)

*40. Vertigo (1958)

41. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

42. WALL-E (2008)

43. Amelie (2001)

44. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

45. Alien (1979)

46. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

47. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

48. The Shining (1980)

49. The Departed (2006)

50. Paths of Glory (1957)

*51. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

52. The Pianist (2002)

53. Aliens (1986)

54. Spirited Away (2001)

55. The Lives of Others (2006)

56. M (1931)

57. Double Indemnity (1944)

58. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

59. Chinatown (1974)

60. The Third Man (1949)

61. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

62. L.A. Confidential (1997)

63. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

*64. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

65. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

66. Das Boot (1981)

67. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

*68. Up (2009)

69. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

70. City Lights (1931)

71. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

72. Raging Bull (1980)

73. The Prestige (2006)

*74. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

75. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

76. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

77. Some Like It Hot (1959)

*78. Life is Beautiful (1997)

79. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

80. Downfall (2004)

81. Back to the Future (1985)

*82. Gran Torino (2008)

83. Amadeus (1984)

*84. Modern Times (1936)

85. RashÙmon (1950)

86. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

87. All About Eve (1950)

*88. Cinema Paradiso (1988)

89. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

90. Braveheart (1995)

91. The Elephant Man (1980)

92. Sin City (2005)

*93. District 9 (2009)

*94. Metropolis (1927)

95. Rebecca (1940)

96. The Green Mile (1999)

*97. The Great Dictator (1940)

*98. The Sting (1973)

*99. The Apartment (1960)

*100. The Great Escape (1963)

101. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

102. Batman Begins (2005)

103. Jaws (1975)

104. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

105. Gladiator (2000)

106. Unforgiven (1992)

107. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

108. Blade Runner (1982)

109. No Country for Old Men (2007)

110. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

*111. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

112. On the Waterfront (1954)

113. Die Hard (1988)

114. Touch of Evil (1958)

115. The Seventh Seal (1957)

116. Oldboy (2003

*117. Fargo (1996)

118. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

119. Princess Mononoke (1997)

120. Strangers on a Train (1951)

121. For A Few Dollars More (1965)

122. Heat (1995)

123. The Wrestler (2008)

124. Donnie Darko (2001)

125. Cool Hand Luke (1967)

126. High Noon (1952)

127. There Will Be Blood (2007)

128. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

129. Notorious (1946)

130. The Sixth Sense (1999)

131. Annie Hall (1977)

132. The Deer Hunter (1978)

133. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

134. Platoon (1986)

135. The Big Sleep (1946)

*136. Ben-Hur (1959)

*137. The General (1926)

138. Star Trek (2009)

139. Snatch. (2000)

*140. Into the Wild (2007)

141. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

142. The Big Lebowski (1998)

*143. Yojimbo (1961)

144. Ran (1985)

145. It Happened One Night (1934)

146. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

147. Life of Brian (1979)

148. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

149. Finding Nemo (2003)

150. The Lion King (1994)

151. Smultronstallet (1957)

152. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

153. The Graduate (1967)

154. Stand by Me (1986)

*155. Trainspotting (1996)

*156. Gone with the Wind (1939)

157. Toy Story (1995)

158. Ratatouille (2007)

159. The Terminator (1984)

160. Groundhog Day (1993)

161. Scarface (1983)

162. Amores perros (2000)

*163. The Thing (1982)

164. Gandhi (1982)

165. 8 1/2 (1963)

166. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

167. V for Vendetta (2005)

168. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

*169. The Gold Rush (1925)

170. Twelve Monkeys (1995)

171. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

172. Les diaboliques (1955)

173. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

174. The Princess Bride (1987)

175. The Incredibles (2004)

176. The Wages of Fear (1953)

177. Casino (1995)

178. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

*179. Children of Men (2006)

180. The Killing (1956) 2

*181. The Wild Bunch (1969)

182. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

183. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

184. In Bruges (2008)

185. The Exorcist (1973)

186. Nights of Cabiria (1957)

187. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

188. The Hustler (1961)

189. Harvey (1950)

190. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

*191. Ed Wood (1994)

192. King Kong (1933)

*193. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

194. The Kid (1921)

195. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

196. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

197. Good Will Hunting (1997)

198. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

199. Brief Encounter (1945)

200. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

201. Big Fish (2003)

*202. Dial M for Murder (1954)

203. Let the Right One In (2008)

204. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

205. Crash (2004/I)

*206. Duck Soup (1933)

207. The African Queen (1951)

208. Sleuth (1972)

209. Stalag 17 (1953)

210. Magnolia (1999)

*211. Rocky (1976)

212. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

*213. Mystic River (2003)

214. Manhattan (1979)

*215. (500) Days of Summer (2009)

216. Rope (1948)

217. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

218. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

219. La strada (1954)

220. Network (1976)

221. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

222. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

223. Patton (1970)

224. The Conversation (1974)

*225. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

226. Changeling (2008)

227. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

228. Planet of the Apes (1968)

229. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

230. Glory (1989)

231. The Lady Vanishes (1938)

232. Spartacus (1960)

*233. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

234. Mulholland Dr. (2001)

235. Barry Lyndon (1975)

236. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

237. Monsters, Inc. (2001)

238. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

239. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

240. Toy Story 2 (1999)

241. Casino Royale (2006)

242. His Girl Friday (1940)

243. Brazil (1985)

244. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

245. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

246. Blood Diamond (2006)

*247. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

248. Infernal Affairs (2002)

249. Frankenstein (1931)

Current Mood: blah

Current Mood: blah

You know how sometimes people on your friends list post about stuff going on in their lives, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute! Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating THAT PERSON? Since when?" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! [Or don't, or post in comments, as you like.] Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-word answers seldom help anyone out.

FIRST NAME: Gayle...well, that was easy to do! ;)

AGE: 37

LOCATION: West Sacramento, CA

OCCUPATION: Commercial Traffic and Voice Captioning

PARTNER: Karl - often referred to as "Bear" here (I really don't call him that in real life, only here which is odd as I gave him the nickname!)

KIDS: None, yet! - If it weren't for the "pets" section below, I'd start listing my kitties/kiddies.

BROTHERS/SISTERS: Three older sisters: Nora who is AWOL; Jan, who's divorced and living with my Mom, is doing well; and Lynn who lives 5 minutes from me and widowed these past three years, is also doing well. I'm very proud of Jan and Lynn, for they went through some pretty tough times these past three years, but I think they have come out the better for their trials. :)

PETS: 4 cats - Lao-hu (19/tabby), Tule (12/tortie), B.B. (4/black), and Tanner (5/orange/white). Technically the first two are Bear's and the last two are mine, but for some reason the two boys (Lau & Tan) have migrated to me and the two girls cling to Bear. Actually, all the cats seem to head straight to Bear (we call him the "Pussy magnet"); the cats come to me if Bear's not home. ;)

3 THINGS GOING ON IN MY LIFE:

1. Job: Had been in flux most of the year, starting last December. I kind of got talked into taking my old job back recently and, though it is good to be full-time again, it's debatable if it's good I'm doing my old job again. Only time will tell. I do get to do some Voice Captioning on the side, but not as much as I'd like. That and my Captioning boss sort of keep me from going crazy in my old (new) job. ;) The good part is, with Bear's job in a bit of flux, I am able to help him care for our "life together" again (ie. pay bills, sign him under my insurance, cover my own personal costs, etc). Still, life is unpredictable and we'll see where this all goes...

2. Art: I've spent a lot of this year drawing and less socializing (I'm a bad person in that respect). There has been so much inside me aching to come out but I was/am a rather unconfident artist, so much of it has stayed locked up for years and years, occassionally coming out in small spurts. This year I've worked at letting my art come out, by just drawing what's on my mind, setting up goals and projects, entering contests, and being more active on my DeviantArt site. I'm proud to say I've done over 70 drawings/paintings/crafts this year, and still working on more! I'm excited to have worked up this part of myself and hope to continue to gain more confidence in putting the pencil/pen/brush to the paper, that much quicker, and letting my imagination and creativity flow out that much easier! ^-^

3. Baggage: I've spent a good part of the last two years working through tons and tons of emotional baggage, stuff as old as the late nineties. It's been a very difficult road, with Bear having to deal with a great deal of the brunt of it. Still, he has proven himself time and again to be the man for the job and an excellent partner for me. I find myself thinking of past hurts and not being as angry as I was, or confused. Songs that I once associated with hurtful memories do not make me cry or change the station anymore. And, ingeneral, not being able to remember the last time I've really "cried" is a good thing (when one considers I used to cry and be miserable many times a week and could barely remember the last "good day" says a lot about the sort of position I had let myself be cornered into). So as time progresses, I have bad stuff come up, but instead of holding onto the pain, I find they sort of eventually work themselves into oblivion. I find myself having better "days" and, even though i'm still a bit "reclusive", I am feeling "lighter" of my emotional baggage and am able to laugh and smile easier. Things, though not completely great, are good in this area, for now. Oh, I'm sure something will pop up, I'll freak, cry, and have to deal with it, but i don't fear it so much now. Now, I feel a bit stronger. Now, I feel like I'm getting to know myself and finding who "me" is. It's still a long journey, but it doesn't feel impossible anymore. :)

PARENTS: Well, it'll be three years in January since my father passed away. It still seems weird that he is gone, and yet, the hurt is finally passing. My mother is doing pretty well. I think the harder times were that first year, but with the exception of health issues due to age, she is doing pretty well. Still active with her church and still bowling (though that was one of the toughest things for her to go back to since it was something she did with my dad). I think with Jan living with her, the healing process went a bit smoother. She is a strong woman and, though we have our differences, I hope I do half as well as she and my sister Lynn did if the day comes that Bear should leave before me.

CLOSE FRIENDS: Some days I feel like I don't know who my "close friends" are anymore. People come and go; lives take different paths, and though I still have many friends, I don't feel super close to anyone. if a good friend needs help, they know I will do what I can to help them, but after a couple of debacles with friends who I was close to and lost in one fashion or another, I feel less willing to be close to anyone. Definte gun-shyness in this area. The only person I truly confide in is Bear; he has become my best friend ingeneral, which is good, but I do miss others, i just feel a bit awkward with myself that I'm a bit uncomfortable around my friends now. Getting reaquainted with who I am has sort of left me feeling a bit stranded when it comes to friends. As well as working on myself, I really need to work on the friends part too. Maybe that will be my goal for next year, since figuring out "myself" was one of the ones for this year.


***Hope this helped to get to know me again...at the very least, you know what's on my mind these days.. ;)

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Hope everyone is doing well and relaxing every "nerve and muscle". ;)

Current Mood: okay

So here's the scoop:

I took the open full-time position in the Traffic department that I've been working part-time in while working part-time in Voice Captioning. So I'm now employed full-time, at my old job; literally the one I left when I finished Vet Tech School. Strange how things go in circles, but I understand my strengths now and maybe it'll be okay this time around. And I still get to keep up my voice captioning, though it will be on a limited basis (or until my boss is able to pull some people up to full time in his department). I miss doing it already even if I get to do it three days a week.

The only down side of Traffic is that we're down a person still. The girl I was doing maternity leave for has decided to leave permanently. So, I'm still doing her work and learning some of the stuff I will be doing in the new job, and captioning the 4p. It makes me tired, and the tiredness doesn't promote my creative side...so my art has been getting less productive, which makes me sad...

Still, I've been spending a lot of free time making Christmas presents (many that need to be done within the next week). Still, I'm being creative and it's good; I don't want to let my art side slide into non-existence ever again.

So, if I'm so busy, why am I writing now? I'm just taking a small break. I've been sewing, painting, and drawing since around 8am this morning...and I've been nursing a week-long headache (complete with dizzy-spells). I'm actually about to take a nap before Bear drags me out to go Christmas shopping. I'm glad I had gotten a head start on gifts earlier this year when I was unemployed, but it is nice to be able to have financial stability too.

And after three weeks of computer website gliches, I've finally got myself and Bear signed up for medical insurance under me. HURRAY! (since we've both been paying out the butt-ass-crack for out own insurances this year!) It's nice to know my working is helping him even more than before!

Well, that's it as far as updates go.

Oh, and if any of you are feeling art-curious, I could sure use some critiquing on my art creations. Some I feel good about and others, well, eh. In any case, if you got any "yays" and "nays" to send my way, I'd greatly appreciate it! My Gallery

I'll try to write sooner. Take care all!

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dragondoodle

Current Location: home, thank Goddess!
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Subject: Happy Thanksgiving!



This was sent to me by a friend. It's from an old newspaper clipping from 1934. I liked it!



Thank God for dirty dishes

They have a tale to tell.

While others are going hungry, we’re eating very well.

With home and health and happiness,

I shouldn’t want to fuss,

For by this stack of evidence

God's been very good to us.



Wishing you a Wonderful Thanksgiving.

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I love DeviantArt!

Why?

Because, you can find some of the most awesome things here!  Mean Sphinx

Enjoy!

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snatched from tinaling

YOUR BOY SIDE
[ ] you love hoodies
[X] you love jeans
[ ] dogs are better than cats
[X] it's hilarious when people get hurt and fall (sometimes, esp. myself!)
[X] you've played with/against boys on a team
[X] shopping is torture
[ ] sad movies suck
[X] you own a XBOX (technically it's Bear's)
[ ] you played with Hot Wheels Majorettes as a little kid.
[X ] at some point in life you wanted to be a firefighter
[ ] you owned a DS PS2 or Sega
[ ] you used to be obsessed with Power Rangers
[X] you watch sports on TV  (randomly, yes)
[ ] gory movies are cool
[ ] you used to go to your dad for advice
[X] you have at least 1 trophy of a sport
[ ] You used to play Yu-Gi-Oh
[X] baggy sweat pants are nice to wear (At home, only!)
[ ] it's kind of weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people
[X] green, black, red, blue, or silver are one of your favorite colors
[X] you love to go crazy and not care what other people think
[X] sports are fun
[X] you sometimes talk with food in your mouth
[ ] you sleep at night with your socks on
[X] you have fished at least once

TOTAL= 14

YOUR GIRL SIDE
[X] you like to shop (Sometimes. I have my moods)
[X] you wear eyeliner (only when necessary)
[X] you wear the color pink (when it seems fitting)
[X] you go to your mom for advice
[X] you consider cheerleading a sport
[ ] you hate wearing all black
[X] you like going to the mall (Yes, but not for the typical girly reasons)
[X] you like getting manicures and/or pedicures
[X] you like wearing jewelery
[X] you cried watching The Notebook
[ ] skirts are a big parts of your wardrobe
[ ] shopping is one of your favorite hobbies
[ ] you don't like the movie Star Wars
[ ] you are/were in gymnastics
[ ] it takes you around one hour to shower and get dressed
[ ] you smile a lot more than you should
[X] you have more than 10 pairs of shoes (only because of my dance shoes...)
[ ] you care about what you look like majority of the time
[X] you like wearing dresses
[X] you like wearing body spray/deodorant (Deodorant is *girly*?)
[X] you like high heel shoes
[X] you used to play with dolls as a kid (how I played with them is another story!)
[X ] you like putting makeup on others
[ ] you like being the star of almost everything

TOTAL= 15

Well...I guess this means I'm "a girl".  ;)

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SEVEN DAYS OF GOOD, HAPPY THINGS

day 01 | a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 l a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy


Crazy Finish at Michigan High School Football game

This is so "DOH!" beyond measure!

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SEVEN DAYS OF GOOD, HAPPY THINGS

day 01 | a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy



A quote:  " Sorry, I didn't know the procedure for stopping a blitzed ten year old. "  -Pinky, Push

~This movie is on my mind only because Karl and I watched it recently.  It actually wasn't too bad.  It's unfortunate that it was promoted as an "action" movie, which is probably why it didn't do so well.  We both agreed there was a lot  more "thinking" than "action" in this one.  If you like things like Constantine or V for Vendetta, then you might enjoy this one...

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**Since yesterday was so hectic and "not a good day" in general, I decided to do day 4 and 5 today.

SEVEN DAYS OF GOOD, HAPPY THINGS

day 01 | a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy


A site: Order of the Stick
  ~yes, it is an online web comic, but it's hilarious and nearly always makes the little D&D nerd in me smile!  ;)

A Youtube clip: Hot Spot
  ~"Simon's Cat" - if ever you're having a crap of a day, go to Youtube and look up a Simon's Cat video.  You'll be laughing in no time!  XD

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So, can I just point you over to this journal entry that I found hilarious?  Go read!!!

Demonic Bra

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SEVEN DAYS OF GOOD, HAPPY THINGS

day 01 I a song
day 02 I a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 I a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy

After The End  by Arabella and Zsenya

This is two people's Harry Potter fanfic that takes place after book 4 (Goblet of Fire).  While waiting for the fifth book to come out, they created their own ending off of the clues they got from the first 4 books.  My husband and I both really got into this one.  When book 5 came out, it was amazing to compare how much these authors actually got similar. 

I still enjoy reading this one now and again.  Just think of it as an "alternate timeline" and have fun with the ideas!  :)

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SEVEN DAYS OF GOOD, HAPPY THINGS

day 01 I a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 I a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy


Make Your Own Luck

Sometimes you just have to do it yourself inorder to make things come out the way you want them to. ;)
Enjoy!

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