Team Espinoza

Daniel and I saw this rainbow in the sky over our neighborhood yesterday.

…then you’d like ‘Broken English’.

We had an early evening tonight (read: no babysitter), so after dinner we took a walk (Ace really loves the Baby Bjorn) and ended up at Blockbuster. We got two movies – ‘The Good Shepherd’ and ‘Broken English’. Amanda had heard that the local reviewer, Larry Ratliff, really enjoyed the later. We’re both suckers for an ‘indie’ film, so we watched Broken English.

The movie follows Nora (Parker Posey), a thirty-something New Yorker that has a complex about being single and because of that somehow “must be doing something horribly wrong.” She has encounters with men, but never forms a lasting bond, until meeting Julien (Melvil Poupaud) as she is entering the elevator to leave a friends party. As she states, he “doesn’t have any hangups, like terrorism… or the fear of what other people think.” Then just as their relationship shows promising signs, Julien has to return to Paris and the specter of past failures returns to haunt Nora.

While we watched the movie we commented to each other that the soundtrack sounded a lot like ‘Lost in Translation’ and we were proven right when we found out later that Parker Posey and the director of the film, Zoe Cassavetes, are friends of ‘Translation’ director Sofia Coppola. As Tokyo in ‘Translation’, New York and Paris provide wonderful urban backdrops to the storyline of the movie.

We recommend the movie, along with a glass of wine or as Kara would say “…a colorful mixed drink…” having “… fruity or sweet garnishes, or swirly straws, mixers, or glasses.”

Have you ever wished that you could email someone a large file? Perhaps a PDF or some pictures or a video? Some files are just too darned big to email. I wanted to send my friend a 35 MB file this week and obviously, I couldn’t send it through email. I used an online application called Senduit to send the file to her. It is really cool.

At Senduit you can upload the file and get a private link. Then email your friend the link and they can go to link and download the file from Senduit. The link has an expiration date anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 week. The site is really easy to use.

Very cool.

I just heard from my friend Melia that the San Antonio Recycling Program now accepts plastics that are labeled 1 through 7. They used to only accept number 1 and 2 recyclables. Most plastic things like plastic party cups, take out plastics, shampoo bottles, etc. are labeled 1 through 7. They even take plastic bags tied together in a bundle! No more dragging them to HEB drop off, which always looks like a trash can out front to me and I wonder if they even recycle what is put in that bin.

From the SA Recycling website:

Plastics: Labeled #1 through #7. Look for the recycling symbol on the bottom. Remove lids and rinse any remaining food or liquids from containers or trays. Examples include: beverage bottle, shampoo and lotion bottles, meat trays, condiment bottles, prescription and medicine bottles, plastic grocery bags tied together into bundle.

So use those recycle bins!

Annabelle was dedicated to the Lord today. She did great all day today. Before church I was a little nervous that she would be fussy during the service, because she didn’t take her usual morning nap. I think she was excited too.

The verse we used to dedicate her was Isaiah 42:6. I really like this verse, because I read a lot of Isaiah when I pregnant with her. Also, this is a missions verse. Annabelle is going to be light to all cultures!

Isaiah 42:6
“I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles.”

Pastor Sean praying over Annabelle.

Melia chilling with Annabelle.

Poppy sang Annabelle to sleep with a lullaby.

Family eating lunch together.

Annabelle celebrated with a some Rudy’s bar-b-que and ice cream cake with family and friends.

We read a word from the Lord and prayed over Annabelle.

Spiritual Grandparents, Miss Lynette and Pastor Larry, prayed over Annabelle.

Daniel, Annabelle, Miss Lynette, and Pastor Larry.

For Kelly and Kara…

What is more seriously fabulous than chocolate cake?

Just for you Rachel…

Danny, Lace, Neil, and Sabra on SYTYCD.

Here are some of my thoughts on the finale episode last night. The results show is tonight.

First, let me say I LOVED the fox dance. Seriously, it made me cry. Maybe because I have my own little baby fox to take care of. When Sabra ran to Lacey in the end for shelter and be with her “mommy” I totally teared up. I was sad that the “jidges” didn’t get it. But Dan did say that some will love it and others hate it, I was in the love it category. I liked the music and Japanese style of it too.

Dude, Danny stole the night! I won’t be surprised if he wins. His solo, everything, was awesome. His interview also made him more endearing about how was being misunderstood by the judges.

The two princes dance was great. I loved the costumes and you could really feel the tension between the two dancers.

Hip hop not done well usually bores me. And I was bored with Neil and Sabra’s, Shane Spark’s routine. Especially as their eighties power meeting dance was one of my favorites of the season, I did expect more from them.

The Cha Cha was fun. I liked Danny and Sabra being paired together and wished I would have seen them paired more over the season. Lacey and Neil looked totally exhausted doing the Lindy Hop. I wish that they had a little more energy for it, because it would have been even better. But it was fun to watch. I kept thinking of the Lindy Hop couple in the try-outs and wondered if they included the dance on the show, because of that couple.

I really won’t mind if any of them win. I like all four of them very much. Nigel did give a plug for a girl to win this season. If a girl wins it will be Lacey. What was she wearing though???

My guess is in this order Danny, Lacey, Neil, and Sabra.

P.S. I can’t wait to watch Cat and Nigel dance together tonight.

Have you ever not wanted to give out your real address on a website? Have you ever had to input your email address into a registration and be sent a verification email to complete the registration process?

We can’t always control what sites do with our email address (i.e. give to spammers). That is where the 10 minute email comes in. You get an email address that only lasts for 10 minutes from the time it is issued to you (You can request more time.) You can check the mailbox and even send from it. The domain name in the email address that is given to you changes frequently, so admin guys and gals won’t be able to to block registrations from specific domains.

It’s pretty neat. Check out the 10 minute email website.