sophie's fair

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.
-- Psalm 62:5

goodbye, 2004... hello, 2005!
well whaddya know, tomorrow is january 1st! but right now, we can still wax nostalgic. seen these?

sophie likes 'em (fabulous movies):

The Passion
Finding Neverland
The Aviator
The Incredibles
Before Sunset
The Manchurian Candidate
The Phantom of the Opera
Bridget Jones's Diary 2
Closer
Christmas with the Kranks

say what? grant barrett writes, "It was the year for FLOPHA, backdoor drafts, and the clear and the cream. If this sounds ridonkulous or crunk, well, it was that kind of year for slang and jargon."

sophie slangs it (from barrett's glossary):

ana, adj., anorexic. The term came to the fore in 2004 through a mention in "Bergdorf Blondes" by Plum Sykes: "ana = anorexic = thin = perfection."
crunk, adj., good, fun, fine. A product of the Southern hip-hop scene. Inconclusively said to be derived from crazy drunk.
gorram, interj., a euphemistic oath, used in place of an actual curse word. From the space cowboy television series "Firefly."
mash-up, n., a blend of two songs or albums into a single cohesive work. Both the term and trend originated in Britain about three years ago, but stateside, rapper Jay-Z was a 2004 mash favorite. Among other works, his Black Album rhymes were mixed by Danger Mouse with the Beatles' White Album to create the Grey Album.
phish, v., to acquire passwords or other private information (of an individual, an account, a Web site, etc.) via a digital ruse.
podcasting, n., the automated distribution of radio-like programming - interviews, music or even content from established broadcasters - to portable digital audio players. From iPod (the most popular portable MP3 player) plus broadcasting.
ridonkulous, n. (very) ridiculous. Also ridonculous, redonculous, redonkulous, redonculus, redonkulus, ridonculus, ridonkulus, redunculous, redunkulous, ridunkulous, ridunculous, ridunkulus, redunkulus, redunkulus, ridunkulus.
spim, n., unwanted commercial messages received in an instant-messaging program. From spam plus instant messaging.
wiki, n., a community-built Web site that allows content to be edited by anyone. From the Hawaiian wiki, which means fast, or wikiwiki, which means very fast.
(this one's from john schwartz) caffèscienti, n., half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon.

it is not all banter. the loss had been devastating for so many.
i believe in miracles...

An Australian woman caught in the tsunami faced an impossible choice. Hit by the force of the water, she was holding her 5-year-old son's hand and cradling her 20-month-old baby. She had to let go of one of them to save the other and herself. Her 5-year-old was swept away. She thought she'd never see him again. Miraculously, he lived. This is him.
A man clinging to a pole saw the boy wash by, grabbed him, and for two hours held him in rushing water up to their necks. So many stories like this, small choices to make, choices no one should have to make. Other stories of survival just as amazing.
-- Anderson Cooper, CNN Anchor

(c) The Walt Disney Co

Hope is a thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings a tune without words
And never stops at all.

And sweetest in the gale, is heard
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That keeps so many warm.

I've heard in the chilliest land
And on the strangest sea
Yet, never, in extremity
it ask a crumb of me.
-- Emily Dickinson