Precious

Went to see the movie Precious at the Hawaii International Film Festival last night. Its been getting a lot of hype thanks to Oprah...but seriously...

Precious - its not.

I wanted a more dramatic, uplifting, she-made-it kind of ending.

I wanted less swearing (yikes I never heard so much bad language in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

The acting certainly was amazing - Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, even Lenny Kravitz...you couldn't even recognize them.

But the story is just too sad, too brutal, too tough to watch for me at least.

So I came away neither uplifted nor inspired, neither fulfilled nor excited, neither enchanted nor in awe.

I came away feeling polluted...certainly not Precious.

Jacob's Box

So we got a great surprise yesterday! A box from Jacob - he sent Halloween candy and a letter for each of us...and PICTURES.

The letters are typical Jacob - randomly weird and funny. Here's a taste - (you can click on each letter for a better view)

Here's his letter to Michelle

That part about "...tell Mom thank you when she gives you a new Ipod video" is really funny.
Michelle picked up on that one really fast!

Here's Hannah's letter

I like the "...get really good at running so when you aren't good you can outrun everyone" - very funny.

Here's Gene's letter

I like the ending - "Kawai is probably getting into trouble as you read this".

Here's my letter

I think the "My milk lasts a lot longer now that everyone knows I drink from the carton" line is hilarious! He's learned a needed skill necessary for living with roommates!

And here's a photo of the man himself - yup in the Idaho snow!

I believe this is his first real snowfall!

Gotta love that awesome guy!
Here's his direct address for at least the next 6 weeks - keep the letters flowing!
Elder Jacob Wright
923 4th Ave. East
Jerome, ID 83338