m - 16 august 2001
From: Michele
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 3:27 AM
Subject: Hope it’s better the second time around!
Hi Anne!
I hope you enjoyed The Mummy even more the second time around! I popped it in the vcr earlier before and watched bits and pieces of it (in other words, I fast forwarded it to all of Arnold’s parts!) MMM-MMM, he is fine! The part right before he kisses Evie, he closes his eyes and whispers, "Anucksumanu"… he just looks so darn sexy! That mouth!! Re: opening the box: why are people so stupid in movies? Oh yeah, like I’m really gonna open a box that clearly says "death will come to all who open this box."! Like in horror movies. Why the hell would someone go into a huge, abandoned mansion by themselves at night? Stupid! You’d think someone would learn by now!
Oh! heres a link for a great Arnold Vosloo page- http://members.home.net/abletree/ It has a lot of yummy pictures of him, interviews, articles and news. Check it out, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!
Oh yes, many country songs are profound and beautiful. I hope You Dance, Couldn’t Ask For More, One More Day, I’m Already There, Who I Am, But For The Grace Of God …. I could go on and on. I was thinking back at the one question I had asked you about what would you like your wedding song to be. I answered "When I fall in Love," but another possibility is "From This Moment," by Shania Twain. That song is so beautiful, I get goosebumps every time I listen to it! Like the song Commitment, another song that clearly states what I want in a man is "Burn" by JoDee Messina. I want a man to "burn" with passion and desire for me and only me! I don’t know if I ever told you this or not, but I’m writing a journal for my future husband. I started it about two years ago and I write in it every now and then. I tell him how much I love him and how I’m waiting for him and praying for him. I tell him we must be strong in each other and trust in God’s perfect timing. I plan to give it to him (whoever and wherever he may be) on our wedding night. I’m as candid as I possibly can be because I don’t want any secrets or embarrassment or anything holding us back in our marriage. sometimes, I’ll look out my bedroom window and think with this calm, happy and yet impatient feeling in the pit of my stomach: ’somewhere out there is my future husband. I wonder what he’s doing at this very second. Is he thinking about me? ‘ As I said before, sometimes I can actually feel my future husband praying for me. I feel as if our souls are already connected. I really don’t believe in "love at first sight" because how can you love someone you don’t even know, but I believe that we will pretty much know very soon after we meet that we are meant for each other. At least I hope so!
I’ll keep Sara in my prayers. I’m sure she must feel awful about being suspended for something she didn’t do. I could have been fired after the whole money being stolen fiasco last year and while I would have moved on and found another job, I was so hurt and angry that my integrity was questioned. I know that no one I work with ever thought it was me, but I felt like ‘what can I do to prove once and for all that I didn’t do it?’ I really feel for Sara. If I were her, I’d quit ***** and go somewhere else. At least she’s still at home so she has no rent to pay. And it’s good that she has a supportive sister in you. Having a sister makes the journey of life less bumpy- hey, I should try to market that as a bumper sticker or something!
Thanks for saying my novel idea sounded good. I have about ten or so novel ideas floating around in my head. All romances. Maybe you can help me with something. Ok its about sex. I want my novels to be inspirational romances and all of my main characters are going to be Christians. But christians aren’t perfect and some even have sex before they’re married. In one of my novels, my main character has an affair with a married man - I know you don’t know anything about the writing business (at least I don’t think you do) but as a Christian, would you be more willing to read a novel where the main character is "divinely perfect" or is human and makes mistakes and asks for God’s forgiveness? I know having an affair is wrong, but my character (Grace) has a reason why, and even though no reason is a good reason, she is only human and can’t comprehend God’s plan. Well, let me tell you what happened: Grace is secretly in love with Robert who is separated from his wife, but he is still married. Todd is in love with Grace, but Grace has absolutely no feelings for Todd. After relentless pursuing from Todd, Grace finally agrees to go out with Todd, but stresses they are only going out as friends. She wants to tell Todd that once and for all there will never be a future for them. Grace doesn’t know it, but Todd is a manic-depressive who sometimes has fits of rage. After Grace as gently as possible tells Todd about them not having a future together, he drives her to a secluded area and rapes her. He then forces her to get out of his car and he drives away, leaving her in the middle of nowhere. A stunned Grace somehow finds her way home and is too ashamed ot go to the police or to the hospital. She just wants to forget the incident ever happened, but it’s going to be quite difficult because she and Todd work together. Robert too. She calls in sick the next day and is told that Todd never showed up for work. Grace finds out that Todd shot himself after he got home the night he raped her. He left a note that said, " You did this to me. May you never have peace." Riddled with guilt, and needing someone to lean on, Grace turns to Robert and even though he has no idea that she was raped or who the note was written to, they begin a secret affair. Grace feels that since she lost her virginity in such a violent way, she’s now "used goods" so it doesn’t matter. Also she wants Robert’s gentle lovemaking to help her forget the terrible attack. Grace soon discovers she is pregnant and is certain that the baby is Todd’s but she tells Robert it is his. Robert wants to divorce his wife and marry Grace but she (his wife) is giving him a hard time. Just as Grace is beginning to fall in love with the baby growing inside her, she suffers a miscarriage. In the hospital, she tearfully begs for God’s forgiveness and tells Robert about the rape and who the real father was. And even though she loves Robert with all her heart, she knows the best thing to do is to let him go. She tells him to go back to his wife and try to repair their marriage. Grace moves on, alone but knowing God is with her. Two years later, Grace and Robert cross paths again. Robert is now divorced. He did go back to his wife, but it just didn’t work out. The end of the novel has the hope of Grace and Robert starting over- but this time with God’s guidance. Ok, that’s another novel idea. Can you understand why Grace did what she did? I didn’t want to make her a tramp or a home wrecker. I want to make her a real person. Remember to err is human (Grace, Robert)- to forgive is divine (God)!
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movie- The Mighty
tv show- Family Ties (loved Fresh Prince!)
cd- inspirational piano moods
funny moment- from Family Ties. If you’ve ever seen the show you know about Mallory’s boyfriend, Nick. He was over the house for dinner. Everyone was sitting in the dining room. The table was set nicely and there was an elegance in the air. "This is nice. You people eat like this all the time?" he asked and Alex says "You mean with utensils?"
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questions answered
have I ever been suspended from work?- no
when was the last time I visited a playground?- last year. I love the swings too!
ever write any poetry- I wrote some when I was in high school. Mostly they were teen romance type poems. I remember the one title was "Goodbye, Boy." I had written it after I found out that one of my crushable crushes had a girlfriend. Talk to the hand, baby!
ever try to write any songs- yes. Like you, I’d just set new lyrics to a song that was already in existence.
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new questions
have you ever been to a dance club?- yes. When I was in tenth grade there was a concert (Expose) at Metropool, one of the pittsburgh dance clubs. After the concert, we stayed and danced a little bit. Some places have disco night- I would love to go to that. I think it would be a lot of fun! I admit I can’t dance- but who cares?
when you drive do you listen to the radio or to tapes?- usually the radio.
do you cut your legs a lot shaving?- no if I get any nicks or cuts, it probably be around my ankles.
how well did you do in school?- I was pretty much a B student. I made straight A’s my first semester of my senior year, but I was so stressed over it, I reasoned that it wasn’t worth it. I slipped back to a B average, but I was satisfied.
do you get excited over the smallest things?- yes! For example I’m so psyched because Enigma is releasing a new single and album in September. I can’t wait! Also I’m psyched that Charmed episode with Arnold is going to be on tomorrow night. Woo-Hoo! Get that vcr ready!
favorite flower- peach roses
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that’s all for now. Take care and God bless!
Michele
