Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin, coming out on Nov 25, is a martial arts movie directed by James McTeigue. Raizo is known as one of the world's deadliest assassins. Kidnapped since he as a child, Raizo was trained by the Ozunu Clan to be a killer. After his friend was executed by the clan, Raizo decided to leave and seek revenge later on. At the mean time, in Germany, Mika Coretti, an Europol agent, who is investigating a case linked to the Ozunu Clan. The movie tells the story of Raizo and Mika fighting against the Ozunu clan.
Enjoy Ninja Assassin's Trailer!

sites to describe my siblings

• My siblings, growing up in the LDS home that they do, are online all day everyday in our living room. My little brother (age 8), plays on ClubPenguin where he can chat with his buddies and play games through his penguin avatar in a virtual, snow-covered world. He loves playing outside too much though, so he isn't addicted to the computer just yet, thank goodness.


• My youngest sister (age 12), is in that stage where she still does a little bit of ClubPenguin and is really getting into Facebook. I don't think Facebook needs an explanation; however, it's a site where she can upload all her photos and leave messages on her friends' and family's walls telling them how much she loves and misses her oldest sister who happens to be away at college... ;) She's extremely artistic and would love Picnik assuming she hasn't discovered it yet. It's a great site if you don't have a Mac to photoshop your pictures on. To get all the extra funky applications you do have to sign up and pay, but the free editing tools are fantastic.


• Finally, my immediately younger sister (age 15 next Wednesday!!!!), is a Facebook junkie - who isn't at that age? - but is the athlete of our family and I'm predicting that she'll soon be a Maxpreps pro. She's all about competition and loves pushing herself in sports so hopefully she'll one day be all over Maxpreps rather than just keeping tabs on her school.

This week our communications focus is on websites that Cougars are interested in/know about. I chose to blog a little on the three sites mentinoed above because Thanksgiving is just around the corner and soon I'll get to see my family!! I'm thankful for my siblings and their various interests which can be concluded by the websites they visit. They add such a strong dynamic to our family and I can't imagine who I'd be without them. I hope everyone has a wonderful Holliday this upcoming season and I challenge you to link your siblings to their favorite sites, this was an interesting experience for me.



**Internet Tip**
PERSONAL OPINION AND IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS BLOG GROUP
Keep your computer out in the open - like the kitchen or family room - becuase it helps prevent your children from finding (accidentally or on purpose) sites that they shouldn't be on

Photography

I think that photography is one of the most important forms of Media and Communication because it has the ability to capture a moment that you will never get back. I don't mean to sound ridiculously corny, but seriously. There are so many moments when you find yourself distracted by pictures on Facebook or you spend hours going through old photo albums. There is just something about photos that can take you back to that moment better than anything else can.

As the old saying goes:
A picture is worth a thousand words.



This is the website of a young photographer located in Tacoma, Washington. His stuff is innovative. Makes me wish that I could get my senior pictures done again.
benjhaisch.com

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This is the site of a professional photographer that came and spoke to my class last year at BYU. Ed is a professional advertising photographer that has probably worked on some of the stuff you have seen in the media. This guy is a master at Photoshop. Not one of his images comes from a single shot.
edshoots.com

Movies and Mustaches

Last week I mentioned mustaches and a promise for more, but since it is movie week, I'll start with that.

I am actually just curious about the kind of movies you watch. I had the flu two weeks ago, and when you are lying in bed in pain, quarantined from the world, movies are your only hope. A dear friend brought over Juno and Grey's Anatomy Season 3 {not a movie, I know, but still on DVD} for me to watch. Before you judge me for being so girlie, please note that I had already watched every Star Wars ever made, The Lord of the Rings, and Batman Begins. And maybe some Disney movies {never too old!}. So I'm curious about two things:

1. If you came down with the flu and had unlimited access to all movies, what 5 would pick?

2. What are your favorite kinds of movies? Are you a chick flick, action/adventure, sci-fi, international? What floats your boat with the flat screen tv?



now on to mustaches...

Mustaches are an interesting thing at BYU: Honor Code approved, yet still shunned by most. But after they have been the subject of several articles in the Daily Universe, they have made a reappearance. What are mustaches silently communicating? Tell me, if you have a mustache, what is your inspiration? And, if you don't, how do you feel about them?

check out the DU articles here

top ten mustaches found here

Precious Movie Release

"Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious."

Bashed on the "Push" nevel by Sapphire, "Precious" movie is about a sexually abused teenage girl named Claireece Precious Jones. Endured unimaginable hardships in her young life, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. "Precious" is a very powerful and moving story that's coming out in theather today.

a few comments about our music

1)The playlist will not play automatically anymore.

2)If you have a favorite song or a piece of music that you think we should showcase for other BYU students tell us about it and well put it on our playlist.


3)In the mean time, check out Grooveshark (recomended to us by a blogger). It's pretty legit once you understand how it works.

Kites

BYU's animation program is one of the best in the nation. They've won several awards and continue to do so. Kites is an Emmy winning short film about a young boy and his grandfather who have a magical outing one day while flying kites. It really is amazing how much you can communicate without saying anything.

Kudos to BYU animation! Keep up the good work.




I don't believe this is the full short film, but it's enough to get the general idea of the story.