Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Looking forward to...




  • 5th year anniversary

  • Halloween

  • Family weekend

  • SCATT workshop

  • Crisp/cool autumn days

  • Presidential election

  • No school on Veterans Day

  • Registering for Spring semester classes

  • Thanksgiving

  • End of the Fall semester

  • Casper coming to live with us!

  • Daylight Savings = extra hour

  • "Heroes"

  • blogging :)

  • "Bolt" (minus the Miley)

  • Summer Road Trip

  • Wedding 10.10.10

Sunday, October 26, 2008

i.am.the.luckiest.


Current Playlist
[to heal]
  • Complete "Watching Over You" album by Phil Joel
  • "Posters" by Jack Johnson
  • "New Soul" by Yael Naim
  • "Won't Go Home Without You" by Maroon 5
  • "The Scientist" by Coldplay [i can never heal without this song]
  • "Swallowed in the Sea" by Coldplay [see above]
  • "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds
  • "Brightly Wound" by Eisley
  • "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service
  • "Daughters" by John Mayer
  • "Samson" by Regina Spektor
  • "Calendar Girl" by Stars
  • "Don't Panic" by Coldplay
  • "New Slang" by the Shins
  • "Wheel" by John Mayer
  • "Let Go" by Frou Frou
  • "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" by Elton John
  • "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" by Elton John
  • "Vienna" by Billy Joel
  • "Your Song" by Elton John [mmm how predictable :) ]

Good Guys

  • Shia LaBeouf (Louis, Sam Witwicky; funny and adorable)
  • Elton John (beautiful, classic songs)
  • Walt Disney (mmm. no words.)
  • Ben Franklin (GENIUS)
  • Morgan Freeman (c'mon, who doesn't love this guy???)
  • C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity)
  • Harry Potter (loveable, hero, human yet extraordinary)
  • Zach Braff (brilliant, hilarious)
  • Andrew Stanton (another genius! he's the guy to thank for nemo and walle)
  • Carson Kressley (because he helps women LOVE -- not just accept -- their bodies!)
  • Chris Martin/Coldplay (their music = therapy)
  • John Mayer (ditto)
  • Ray Romano (he's pretty funny...but he mostly reminds me of my dad and i like that)
  • Ty Pennington (because his job is to help people who really really really need it, and that's an amazing job to have)
  • [did i miss any?]

[and, obviously, Jesus is above all of them, but you knew that, didn't you?]

Dream Jobs


  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Artist
  • Talk show host
  • Boutique owner
  • Cake decorator
  • Producer
  • Mythbuster
  • Dancer
  • Disney Imagineer

Web Sites



Saturday, October 25, 2008

Writing Topics


  • Cool words (five to seven of the "coolest" words)
  • Ten things you should know about JCD
  • Time capsule ("capture" this time in your life with examples of film, songs, friends, etc.)
  • My favorite fictional character is...
  • Three things I believe to be true
  • The biggest problem in the world today is...
  • If I could time travel, I'd...
  • I want to be remembered as...

Friday, October 24, 2008

Favorite Places


  • My cozy corner at home (surrounded by inspiration and comfort)
  • Walt Disney World
  • J's arms
  • Chloe's bed
  • Universal Studios in Orlando
  • traveling/car trips/airplanes
  • everywhere that you are...

how wonderful life is [with him in my world]



Mr. J = love because:



  • he puts my toothpaste on my toothbrush for me every night (so it's all ready for me the next morning)

  • he surprised me by cleaning the house after i had been away for a long weekend!

  • he texts me everyday with "i love you"s and "you're so beautiful"s

  • he forgives me, always, no matter what

  • he lets ME control the music in the car

  • he opens the car door for me, always

  • he does the driving for me as often as he can

  • he goes to calculus tutoring (calc tutoring = better grades = comp. engineering degree = good job = james and jacky have a nice future)

  • his tattoo represents the oneness that we are

  • he always always always puts me before his friends, or anyone else, for that matter

  • he wants me to have the wedding i want

  • he fell in love with me when i used to be chubby

  • he stuck by me through all my Renfrew/ED-related issues

  • he proposed to me...on an airplane!!! :)

  • he takes the trash out for me

  • he gives me random (but oh so wonderful) foot massages

  • he only puts on the house alarm when i'm home by myself

Thursday, October 23, 2008

5.things.i.like.about.right.now

Redbook Magazine, November 2008

Your Inner Life: 5 things to be happy about right now:
  1. The comfort of cozy tights
  2. Leftover pie for breakfast
  3. "An out-of-the-blue text from my sweetie!" [Janice Park, 45, Hudson, NH]
  4. Reconnecting with a long-lost friend (Thanks, Facebook!)
  5. Tailgating parties

******************************************************


Jaclyn DuBois, October 23, 2008

My Inner Life: 5 things to be happy about right now:



1. An entire weekend off starting 10.31.08
2. Inspirations [are ALL around me]
3. D'lites ice cream and fruit gumballs
4. LOVE LOVE LOVE [he always loves me, never 'not']
5. Re-discovering wonderful music [Motion City Soundtrack, "Don't Let Me Get Me", Switchfoot, "Hey Ya"...]

{jason mraz says, "i won't worry my life away"}

ROAD TRIP U . S . A


Summer 2009

  • California [Los Angeles, San Francisco, Disneyland?]
  • NYC
  • Texas [Aunt Kimmy]
  • Arizona [Tucson, Grand Canyon]
  • New Mexico
  • SC [Bennettsville, Charleston]
  • NC [Winston-Salem]

{as always, to be continued...}

p l a c e s


E x O t I c
places to visit..
(a very general yet generous list of enlightenment)
  • London
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Australia
  • The Rainforest
  • Spain
  • Greece
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • Africa

[to be continued...]

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

film.




  • Jurassic Park

  • The Shawshank Redemption

  • Wall-E

  • Transformers

  • Ratatouille

  • Garden State

  • V for Vendetta

  • Love Actually

  • The Lion King

  • Stardust

  • Les Miserables

  • Moulin Rouge!

  • Signs

  • Iron Man

  • Wait Until Dark

  • That Thing You Do

  • Charade

  • Aladdin

  • Little Miss Sunshine

  • Forrest Gump

  • The Mummy

  • to be continued...

the most excellent cd, which i have missed but rediscovered today



[thank you, amy; i am eternally grateful for your stupendous taste in music]


I am the luckiest:

1. Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson

2. Why Georgia by John Mayer

3. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows

4. Posters by Jack Johnson

5. The Luckiest by Ben Folds

6. My Stupid Mouth by John Mayer

7. Wait for Me by Rebecca St. James

8. Beauty and the Beast

9. The Road Will Lead to You by Paul Alan

10. Hanging by a Moment by Lifehouse

11. For Once in My Life by Michael Bolton

12. You're the Top by Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal

13. Perfect Day by Hoku

14. Beautiful Thing by Sister Hazel