Movies and Moments

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Day 28: What are your top 5 favorite movies?

Difficult question, as I love movies of all genres.  The recent ones include Skyfall and Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.  I love series films too; Harry Potter, Iron Man and X-men.  However, to narrow down to the films I've adored watching over and over again, I'll narrow this list to top five genres.  

Classic Film Making:
Casablanca (Bogie and Bacall)
The Sting (Newman and Redford)

Science Fiction and Special Effects:
Star Wars (original episode w/Luke and Han) 

E.T. (best alien movie ever) 

Chick Flicks
Steal Magnolias (should have brought more tissues) 
Working Girl (...she did it!) 

Thrillers
Rear Window (Hitchcock)
Poltergeist (Spielberg)

Coming of Age
Breakfast Club (X-Gen)
Big Chill (Boomers)

Day 29: Talk about one of the best moments of your life

I wouldn't be able to focus on one "best" moment of my life.  I don't have anything as monumental to share, like many who would automatically go to the moment their children were put into their arms for the first time.  Since Tom and I don't have children this leaves us out.  So I'm going to have to reach into the chapters of my life that perhaps have included adventure and a bit of soul searching.  








I love the outdoors.  Some of my best moments have been in discovery of the beauty of nature.  

• A ski-lift journey that placed me atop a snow-laden summit of the Rockies.  Facing a seemingly endless horizon of mountain peaks, it was beauty I'd never imagined existed.
• An automobile journey through Ireland that wove us about Kelly-green pastures and constantly surprised us with a landscape quilted with so many beautiful jewels of color it took our breath away.  

Soulful.  As an artist we are sometimes focused on big picture stuff, searching for a way to describe a meaning to life.  

• An encounter with a stranger in the woods left me awed by kindness.  Flash-back to college and a trip to a state park for some nature photos.  Was lost when a elder-woman discovered me and lead the way back.  She was so spiritual in her demeanor and appearance that it left me wondering if she was a ghost.  
• Quiet time with Tom.  He is a still soul.  I look forward to Sunday evenings with just him.  In summertime we can relax on the deck and meditate to the sounds of the wind chime and a breeze through the trees.  With him beside me I'm able to be still and concentrate on the calm.