 quickly fall behind. I would also tell myself to not be afraid to fail. Everyone has a bad day every once in awhile, but never give up because it will all be worth it.
Perhaps the most obvious--and often forgotten piece of advice--is that you're going to college to study. Yes, it's a fabulous...
Perhaps the most obvious--and often forgotten piece of advice--is that you're going to college to study. Yes, it's a fabulous time to learn more about yourself and others in about 9 months than you ever have before; you can make new friends, discover your talents, passions, and future career, BUT none of that will be worth anything (especially the money out of your parent's bank accounts) if no studying is done.  Believe it or not, class size is important, because you can either become a name and face in a lecture hall, or an individual well-known by your peers and professors (although there is a bit of bias in that statement). Parents, please try not to force your children to go to a school because they got a full ride (even though money is important) and students, don't pick a school according to its proximity to Starbucks, the mall, etc. (Again: you *learn* here). But really? Don't stress out.
People who are very closed minded and unwilling to accept (simply put) different ways of life. I have learned more about poor/economically struggling people, people of different nationalities and sexual orientations than I ever have before, and most of it wasn't intentional. At Saint Rose, you meet people from all walks of life and that's no joke. Additionally, people who are arrogant or just act fake shouldn't attend either, because that fades really fast with the people you hang out with. It can also create real issues with your roommate. And please, go here to study.This entry was posted in children's books, counting books, reading dogs and tagged Andrea Beaty, Bill Mayer, counting, Hide and Sheep, Margot Apple, Nancy Shaw, sheep, sheep herding, Sheep in a Jeep by readingwithrhythm. Bookmark the permalink.
Love the sheep’s clothing!
It’s kind of itchy!
Hide and sheep sounds funny – I’m going to hunt it out!
It is pretty funny! Happy hunting!
Beep! Beep! Sheep in a Jeep on a hill that’s steep. Good times! My whole family likes these books — they’re wonderful and fun.
Andrea Beaty wrote another one of our favorites: Iggy Peck, Architect have you read that one? It’s definitely a favorite here. I haven’t read her Hide and Sheep book — but looks like I need to.
I have heard of Iggy Peck, but haven’t read it. I’ll have to put it on my list along with the rest of the Sheep in a jeep books that I haven’t gotten to.Thanks!
I feel kind of sheepish! Thanks for the smiles and hugs! You make my day!
I love Sheep in a Jeep! Not read “Hide and Sheep” yet – now I have something to sheep – er, seek – in our library. Speaking of sheep – is that you under all that curly fleece?
I must confess – yes it is me! The things I do for that Mom Person!!
Baaaaaaa! Thanks Misaki!
I guess that’s me alright!Angels & Demons
- St. Michael by Raffaello da Montelupo, once atop Castel Sant'Angelo
This week's movie rental was Angels & Demons, adapted from a novel by Dan Brown, directed by Ron Howard, and starring Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Ayelet Zurer.
I'd tried to read the book but had to give it up as too silly. Fortunately the movie was a little bit better thanks to some changes in the storyline. The basic plot of the film...... a scientist/priest working with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN on creating antimatter is murdered and the antimatter stolen to create a bomb (I laugh here because in reality it would take a zillion years to create enough antimatter to make a bomb).
- Ewan McGregor as the Camerlengo
Meanwhile, in Rome, the pope has died and a new pope is in the process of being chosen - while this proceeds, the Camerlengo is in charge of the Vatican. Here's a little of what Wikipedia has.....
- Professor Langdon (Hanks) and Vittoria (Zurer) find a bomb in the Vatican necropolis
At this critical moment, a secret medieval brotherhood, the Illuminati, appear to have taken prisoner four of the cardinals running for pope (the Papabile), and have threatened to kill them one by one, afterwards blowing up the Vatican with the antimatter bomb. They also kindly leave some mysterious clues to the whereabouts of the cardinals and the bomb. The Vatican summons symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) from Harvard University and Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer) from CERN to help them decipher the clues and find and defuse the bomb.
- a Vatican police officer, an inspector in the Gendarme Corps, and a Swiss Guard officer assist Langdon
One interesting thing about the movie is that we get to see neat places, though I'm not sure if we do see the real things in the film, or facsimiles. Here are some of the highlights.....
- CERN. The movie begins at CERN with scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider, in search of the Higgs boson, and supposedly, making mucho antimatter (not! :). I kept hoping Brain Cox would show up in this footage, but sadly, no :) You can visit CERN's Angels & Demons page to get info on how the film is and isn't realistic in the area of its science.
- The Vatican Secret Archives. Langdon gets to search the Vatican archives for a secret message in a banned book by Galileo. You can visit the official website for the archives here, and here's a little of what Wikipedia says about it....
The Vatican Secret Archives (Latin: Archivum Secretum Vaticanum), located in Vatican City, is the central repository for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See. These archives also contain the state papers, correspondence, papal account books, and many other documents.... The Vatican Secret Archives have been estimated to contain 52 miles (84 km) of shelving,[4] and there are 35,000 volumes in the selective catalogue alone.... the documentation includes items such as Henry VIII of England's request for a marriage annulment, and letters from Michelangelo.
- a room at the Vatican archives
- The Vatican necropolis. The characters of the film zip down to the necropolis to visit the pope's sarcophagus and to find the antimatter bomb. You can take a virtual tour of the necropolis here, and here's a little about the it from Wikipedia...
The Vatican Necropolis, also known as the Scavi, lies under the Vatican City, at depths varying between 5 and 12 meters below. Peter is said to be buried there due to its proximity to the Circus of Nero where he was martyred.
- Santa Maria della Vittoria. Langdon and his crew visit a number of churches in the film and one of them is this one, which has the well known statue of Teresa of Avila, Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
- Hadrian's tomb. OK, they're calling by its later name, Castel Sant'Angelo, but I remember it from ancient history class as the mausoleum commissioned by the Roman emperor Hadrian back in the day. In the 14th century it became a papal fortress with a passage (the Passetto di Borgo) between it and the Vatican, and now it's a museum. Langdon and Vittoria think they'll find the bomb there, but alas no. Here's a bit from Wikipedia on the statue shown at the top of this post....
- Castel Sant'Angelo
2 Comments:
This is very interesting indeed and as you might remember that sometime last year I said in a comment that I would not go out and see this movie but since I've divorced sinner vic, most of my cells have had a little more leg room if you know what I mean? :)
Go ahead and laugh at me Victor but when "The Alpha Boys" find out that you're now thinking of seeing these movies like The Davicni Code and Angels and Demons, "IT" won't be funny for your "Left Behind" cells and "Run Howard" and Uncle Tom won't be pleased with you at all. Listen here Victor, I married you for better or worst and that's the way "IT" is going to stay!
Hey! Lighten UP sinner vic, we're not laughing at you, we're laughing with you but I must make at least one correction at this time about what you said. Listen closely sinner vic, I didn't marry those two sisters that you keep trying to push on me, myself and I! Just cause you keep thinking that they came along as a package deal with Cinderella won't cut "IT" so please you take good care of them and when "The Judgement Day" comes I might check UP or Down on them but don't count your chickens before they hatch. You never really know for sure cause "The Y