I've seen a couple of really, really good movies this last week and it makes me so happy on the inside. While seemingly disparate topics and certainly directors, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Sex and the City: The Movie really hit home with me for the some of the same reasons. They both depicted what seemed to me, really emotionally touching and surprisingly accurate break-up scenarios. Funny scenarios, yes but also they really were able to convey the pain and the horror, the illogical feelings and the desperation of the moment.
Sex and the City the television series got me through not one but two icky break-ups. My freshman year I lost the person who to an innocent eighteen year old was the love of my life. I spent my afternoons in bed after class watching the Carrie/Big/Aidan/Natasha tragedy (La Dolour Exquisite) and it seemed like a healing salve at that time. Last summer, Jessi and I found the missing parts of the show on DVD for $19 which was in a word, awesome. It really made the entire summer a lot better. Watching the movie felt like catching up with good friends from a really long time ago, as cheesy as that sounds.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is my favorite Judd Apatow movie today. Knocked Up just plain offended me almost to tears with its moronic morality tale and Superbad, while funny, tickled my stupid bone a little too much even though I adore Michael Cera. Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a really fantastic blend of hot Kristen Bell, ridiculous humor and pretty costumes which are really the only things I require for a movie. I really liked the subtlety of the movie that was able to convey still being able to appreciate past relationships while at the same time hating what they turned you into.
Next up on the summer movie quest: Get Smart. More pretty costumes! Anne Hathaway! Steve Carell! What could go wrong?
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost...
I'm quitting my summer job on MOnday for my physical and mental well-being. It's pretty liberating. Money isn't happiness, you know.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Stuff and Junk
I have tons of things running through my head right now so I decided to purge them on my blog. It's so of a "What was the best/worst part of the weekend" kind of a thing except without bests and worsts. I just discovered that not everyone likes the best/worst game. Stupidheads.
1. I really, really need a haircut but Stacey, my stylist, is $50 bucks a pop plus tip. I just don't know if I can justify that right now. I might just have to go one looking a little shabby until later in the summer.
2. I've had to work a whole ton of hours at my new summer job already and I have to work again for this whole week. I know I need the money (see above) but at the same time, I really just want to play with my Wii.
3. Speaking of the Wii, I want the new Wii Fit so badly it hurts. Yoga? Check. Working out? Check. Awesomeness ignited? Check!!
4. I am taking Latin classes this summer and have been running my own personal Latin refresher course. it is sort of kicking my ass. Latin is a beautiful language and I am getting better at the translations but I do seem fearfully slow. I'm really concerned that I will be ready by the time class rolls around in two weeks. Like right now specifically, I should be studying neuter nouns.
5. I just watched You, Me and Dupree from Netflix. I ordered it when I was in a particular mood but by the time I got it, the mood had departed. Thankfully and surprisingly, I liked it was more than I expected to. Owen Wilson was great. I do always feel a little uncomfortable when watching films about women who try to control their partners and their partners who try to deceive them because that was my reality once upon a time. I work exceptionally hard at not being that girl anymore but I think I pretty much err in the other direction because I can't seem to form emotional attachment at all anymore. But I digress.
6. I switched to a new eating plan where I don't count anything and I just eat fruits, vegetables, lean protein and fat-free dairy. I hope it ignites my lack of energy because I am tired a good deal lately and just push through it.
7. I had to have an MRI on my knee last week. it was exciting and a little worrisome all at once. Those things just fascinate me. I knew that I had to avoid wearing any sort of metal so I didn't wear a bra for the underwire or jeans for the buttons and took off all of my jewelry. I was so proud of myself and my good planning that when the tech reached down to take off my forgotten toe ring, I was surprised and felt a little silly.
8. I did Territory Days yesterday. It was fun and a lot of fried food but I expected them to be a little more, you know, territory-esque. It just seemed like there was only people, food and things to buy. I bought chocolate fudge with walnuts.
Ok, I think those are all of the things on my mind. Actually, I'm not going to lie, there is a lot more but it needs to marinate more or at least calm down before getting discussed. I can say that it is certainly keeping me up at night though. Blast and damn.
1. I really, really need a haircut but Stacey, my stylist, is $50 bucks a pop plus tip. I just don't know if I can justify that right now. I might just have to go one looking a little shabby until later in the summer.
2. I've had to work a whole ton of hours at my new summer job already and I have to work again for this whole week. I know I need the money (see above) but at the same time, I really just want to play with my Wii.
3. Speaking of the Wii, I want the new Wii Fit so badly it hurts. Yoga? Check. Working out? Check. Awesomeness ignited? Check!!
4. I am taking Latin classes this summer and have been running my own personal Latin refresher course. it is sort of kicking my ass. Latin is a beautiful language and I am getting better at the translations but I do seem fearfully slow. I'm really concerned that I will be ready by the time class rolls around in two weeks. Like right now specifically, I should be studying neuter nouns.
5. I just watched You, Me and Dupree from Netflix. I ordered it when I was in a particular mood but by the time I got it, the mood had departed. Thankfully and surprisingly, I liked it was more than I expected to. Owen Wilson was great. I do always feel a little uncomfortable when watching films about women who try to control their partners and their partners who try to deceive them because that was my reality once upon a time. I work exceptionally hard at not being that girl anymore but I think I pretty much err in the other direction because I can't seem to form emotional attachment at all anymore. But I digress.
6. I switched to a new eating plan where I don't count anything and I just eat fruits, vegetables, lean protein and fat-free dairy. I hope it ignites my lack of energy because I am tired a good deal lately and just push through it.
7. I had to have an MRI on my knee last week. it was exciting and a little worrisome all at once. Those things just fascinate me. I knew that I had to avoid wearing any sort of metal so I didn't wear a bra for the underwire or jeans for the buttons and took off all of my jewelry. I was so proud of myself and my good planning that when the tech reached down to take off my forgotten toe ring, I was surprised and felt a little silly.
8. I did Territory Days yesterday. It was fun and a lot of fried food but I expected them to be a little more, you know, territory-esque. It just seemed like there was only people, food and things to buy. I bought chocolate fudge with walnuts.
Ok, I think those are all of the things on my mind. Actually, I'm not going to lie, there is a lot more but it needs to marinate more or at least calm down before getting discussed. I can say that it is certainly keeping me up at night though. Blast and damn.
Indy 4--Some Thoughts
Ian and I went to see Indiana Jones on Thursday night. For opening night of the record-breaking movie, the theater was surprisingly empty. Out of all action movies, Indiana Jones tends to be one of my favorites because one, it's main character is a professor that kicks some serious ass. I, too, will kick some serious ass as a professor but just probably not Nazi ass. As well, these movies are all firmly rooted in "history" or at least the popular perception of history. Either way, I am glad for the pandering to my discipline.
As for the movie itself, to put it simply, there were some good things and some bad things. I am an uninformed Indy fan so I think that my standards were much lower than others. Ian, who I believe really, really loved the first three was supremely less than thrilled. I think a few things in the movie definitely kicked a lot of ass though.
1. Harrison Ford still has it. He was awesome and I hope that I am that limber at 66. He was funny, Indy-ish and still devastatingly handsome but as most people well know, I love curmudgeonly old guys (Anthony Bourdain, anyone?). They made a lot of age jokes about him in the movie but I found them almost unnecessary. His age made sense and was obviously well-explained throughout the storyline.
2. Cate Blanchett and the Ruskies were delightfully bad. I think that to reincarnate previous nationalistic forms of prejudice with 1950's attitudes toward Russia was both ironic and a nod to our current views on terrorism and the Middle East. Cate was her usual chameleon and while not as awesome as when she plays Queen Elizabeth, she was delightful and evil and had sleek black hair.
3. Excellent car chase scenes. They were totally green screened which was patently obvious, even to me who watches primarily low-budget romantic comedies but at the point where it is unclear if Shia LeBoeuf's balls are going to survive, I was hooked.
The Bad:
1. Shia LeBoeuf made me throw up a little in my mouth. I like him. I think he is kind of hot and I remember him once upon a time in a little something called "Even Stevens." I also rewatched Holes on Saturday and greatly enjoyed that as well but here he played a comb-happy greaser and it was just too cliche even for me. He was so caught up in the persona that he didn't really act like anything other than a greaser. Also, SPOILER ALERT!!!, it was a little "Luke, I am your father" when Indy's connection to him was revealed. Ick.
2. The entire outer space alien plot line lost me. As I said before, IJ is about history, anthropology, archeology and other stuff. There is nothing about aliens in there and so when the entire plot line devolved into crystal skeleton Martians, I judged George Lucas a little for not reading more books about the ancient Mayans.
3. Snakes. Not unique to Indy but I had to hide my eyes.
All in all though, totally worth a Thursday evening but I wouldn't see it again. I am however, pretty excited for the new Batman movie. Ian and I are also doing Forgetting Sarah Marshall later this week. I call it Superbad with Romance but he didn't seem to buy into that. : )
As for the movie itself, to put it simply, there were some good things and some bad things. I am an uninformed Indy fan so I think that my standards were much lower than others. Ian, who I believe really, really loved the first three was supremely less than thrilled. I think a few things in the movie definitely kicked a lot of ass though.
1. Harrison Ford still has it. He was awesome and I hope that I am that limber at 66. He was funny, Indy-ish and still devastatingly handsome but as most people well know, I love curmudgeonly old guys (Anthony Bourdain, anyone?). They made a lot of age jokes about him in the movie but I found them almost unnecessary. His age made sense and was obviously well-explained throughout the storyline.
2. Cate Blanchett and the Ruskies were delightfully bad. I think that to reincarnate previous nationalistic forms of prejudice with 1950's attitudes toward Russia was both ironic and a nod to our current views on terrorism and the Middle East. Cate was her usual chameleon and while not as awesome as when she plays Queen Elizabeth, she was delightful and evil and had sleek black hair.
3. Excellent car chase scenes. They were totally green screened which was patently obvious, even to me who watches primarily low-budget romantic comedies but at the point where it is unclear if Shia LeBoeuf's balls are going to survive, I was hooked.
The Bad:
1. Shia LeBoeuf made me throw up a little in my mouth. I like him. I think he is kind of hot and I remember him once upon a time in a little something called "Even Stevens." I also rewatched Holes on Saturday and greatly enjoyed that as well but here he played a comb-happy greaser and it was just too cliche even for me. He was so caught up in the persona that he didn't really act like anything other than a greaser. Also, SPOILER ALERT!!!, it was a little "Luke, I am your father" when Indy's connection to him was revealed. Ick.
2. The entire outer space alien plot line lost me. As I said before, IJ is about history, anthropology, archeology and other stuff. There is nothing about aliens in there and so when the entire plot line devolved into crystal skeleton Martians, I judged George Lucas a little for not reading more books about the ancient Mayans.
3. Snakes. Not unique to Indy but I had to hide my eyes.
All in all though, totally worth a Thursday evening but I wouldn't see it again. I am however, pretty excited for the new Batman movie. Ian and I are also doing Forgetting Sarah Marshall later this week. I call it Superbad with Romance but he didn't seem to buy into that. : )
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Important Purchases
Today was a day full of errands because it was my first day off in nine days. I'm not going to lie--I am pretty fried but I have at least a week to recover. Anyway, I came home with so many good things! And by good things, I also mean necessary things but they still make me happy. Sometimes, I love capitalism!
1. One pair Donna Karan purple eyeglasses. SO hot right now. I will never switch to contacts--I love me in glasses that much.
2. One pair Nicole Miller Bronzy, Rosy glasses that maintain my ever so sleight of a resemblance to Tina Fey, an idol of mine.
3. One pair of high heeled sandals, cute for day but specially useful for those evenings when it is quite convenient to be a few inches taller.
4. Several summer shirts, most of them with the perfect amount of cleavage and hopefully, almost stylish enough for the ever looming Los Angeles. They are certainly stylish enough for this week's exciting and hectic social calendar.
5. Teal eye shadow. Don't laugh, it rocks. For as much as I spend on beauty products, I should be way more attractive.
6. Large trash bags. (OK, I fully acknowledge that this one is the least interesting but I need something to transport my myriad pieces of clothing and bedding for the POD in two weeks.
I don't love money but I do love stuff... I hate that about myself though, on both a moralistic level as well as the pain in the ass it is to move everything cross-country.
In other news, Jess and Tony are coming tomorrow. Tres excellent!
1. One pair Donna Karan purple eyeglasses. SO hot right now. I will never switch to contacts--I love me in glasses that much.
2. One pair Nicole Miller Bronzy, Rosy glasses that maintain my ever so sleight of a resemblance to Tina Fey, an idol of mine.
3. One pair of high heeled sandals, cute for day but specially useful for those evenings when it is quite convenient to be a few inches taller.
4. Several summer shirts, most of them with the perfect amount of cleavage and hopefully, almost stylish enough for the ever looming Los Angeles. They are certainly stylish enough for this week's exciting and hectic social calendar.
5. Teal eye shadow. Don't laugh, it rocks. For as much as I spend on beauty products, I should be way more attractive.
6. Large trash bags. (OK, I fully acknowledge that this one is the least interesting but I need something to transport my myriad pieces of clothing and bedding for the POD in two weeks.
I don't love money but I do love stuff... I hate that about myself though, on both a moralistic level as well as the pain in the ass it is to move everything cross-country.
In other news, Jess and Tony are coming tomorrow. Tres excellent!
Tofu is gross and other stuff
I think this article explains some of my feelings about vegetarianism. Hear, hear!
Monday, May 19, 2008
I'm blushing...
I've officially accidentally blogged about my sex life twice now and had to remove it out of good taste. For shame, K. I may verge on crass in the spoken word but no need for it to fully permeate my blog... I think the worst of it was when I also accidentally worked in anecdotes about (nameless) friends. I think I just got a little SATC and Samantha on my own ass. Speaking of SATC, I have a couple of friends that a planning a cocktail party and a glamourous evening for the premiere but I am worried that gas prices and wonky schedules may put an end to that.
Friday, May 16, 2008
The Freedom Party
I had a shindig at my house last night that was in the making for several weeks. I dubbed it "The Freedom Party" because I was celebrating not only the anniversary of a necessary break-up but also my release from my increasingly burdensome job. I made a bunch of Mexican food and brownies from scratch and more importantly, bought a shit-ton of beer and a gallon of tequila. The shit-ton is an exaggeration, the gallon is not.
The party was pretty amazing. My favorite people were there, including my heterolifemate and my best friend who flew in from Phoenix for the weekend. We got kind of ridiculous. And by we, I mean me and I can't really remember what anyone else did. At the point where I started remarking that the tequila tasted like water, I probably think I should have taken a step back from the alcoholic part of the kitchen. Also, I tried out a new recipe for pineapple margaritas. They were delightful. Definitely worth a repeat. The Berry Wheat beer tasted like kool-aid though. That was not worth repeating in the slightest. I hope there is not too much leftover in my refrigerator.
I love entertaining. Totally worth it. Although I knew that this sort of excess is something not to be repeated when I couldn't get through half of my breakfast at Western Omelet this morning. I'm really hungry right now though and I would kill to have that green chili back. Mmm.
The party was pretty amazing. My favorite people were there, including my heterolifemate and my best friend who flew in from Phoenix for the weekend. We got kind of ridiculous. And by we, I mean me and I can't really remember what anyone else did. At the point where I started remarking that the tequila tasted like water, I probably think I should have taken a step back from the alcoholic part of the kitchen. Also, I tried out a new recipe for pineapple margaritas. They were delightful. Definitely worth a repeat. The Berry Wheat beer tasted like kool-aid though. That was not worth repeating in the slightest. I hope there is not too much leftover in my refrigerator.
I love entertaining. Totally worth it. Although I knew that this sort of excess is something not to be repeated when I couldn't get through half of my breakfast at Western Omelet this morning. I'm really hungry right now though and I would kill to have that green chili back. Mmm.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tee Hee
I also have a new Gmail address--a professional adult one to take the place of my old one that I will lose in a few months. I feel so grown-up!
What Have I Been Up To?
Long time, no post and all of those cliches. I've been pretty busy lately with end of the year stuff and saying goodbye to a lot of people and most of all, getting ready to move. Here's a general rundown.
1. I've been having a lot of houseguests lately which is wonderful. My friend Amanda from Georgia was here last week and my favorite person in the whole world is about to arrive this week. It's lovely to have company and to see old friends again. Amanda and I hung out with a lot of our alum friends and celebrated 8th Block style, including completing the Big Lebowski Challenge with Jessi and Kappa Sig guys. We ended the weekend with pizza and watching bad ABC Family Channel movies that we both secretly delight in.
2. My job is over as of Wednesday! I start a new on on Thursday unfortunately but I am really relieved to be out of my office because it has become increasingly difficult to hold the pieces together of late. This week should be pretty easy though--lots of lunches and celebrations and stuff. I started writing my goodbye emails yesterday though and I got way sadder than I expected too. As much as I want to tell the school they can suck it, there are many, many people that I love and care about here and I will miss them a good deal next year.
3. I'm seeing Carrie Underwood on Tuesday. I don't know if I like her and I am pretty sure that country is not my scene but someone else bought the tickets and it should be a fun night. I got debriefed by friends who are country music fans and hopefully, I will know country music concert protocol now.
4. I made the very stupid mistake of going outside to my car in bare feet last night and got a piece of brown glass wedged in my heel. I'm OK now but it was a little scary because I didn't have any of my super-sharp tweezers with me and I try to always carry those.
5. I got my first book list for one of three grad classes next semester. 15 books. And that doesn't include the articles that we will read. I won one of those books. It makes me a little nervous because I could arguably be reading 46 books in a semester and spending over a thousand dollars on them. That being said, the book list is baller and JB is ridiculously amazing.
6. I think May is official Alcohol Drinking Month. I just discovered an amazing happy hour with $2.50 white Sangria which is like the nectar of the gods and Big Lebowski Challenge is intense. I'm also going to do Champagne on the Quad with all the new graduates because I feel like I am FINALLY graduating. I didn't go to my COTQ because I was crying out of desperation and having a mini-breakdown because I felt like a failure. I am not a failure anymore though so it's time to celebrate. Champagne on the Quad is something that all the seniors do at noon on the last day of class and throw their bottles into the ground. It's symbolic and stuff.
7. Gossip Girl, holy shit!!! That's all. If you watch, you know.
There's more but I think they require separate posts.
1. I've been having a lot of houseguests lately which is wonderful. My friend Amanda from Georgia was here last week and my favorite person in the whole world is about to arrive this week. It's lovely to have company and to see old friends again. Amanda and I hung out with a lot of our alum friends and celebrated 8th Block style, including completing the Big Lebowski Challenge with Jessi and Kappa Sig guys. We ended the weekend with pizza and watching bad ABC Family Channel movies that we both secretly delight in.
2. My job is over as of Wednesday! I start a new on on Thursday unfortunately but I am really relieved to be out of my office because it has become increasingly difficult to hold the pieces together of late. This week should be pretty easy though--lots of lunches and celebrations and stuff. I started writing my goodbye emails yesterday though and I got way sadder than I expected too. As much as I want to tell the school they can suck it, there are many, many people that I love and care about here and I will miss them a good deal next year.
3. I'm seeing Carrie Underwood on Tuesday. I don't know if I like her and I am pretty sure that country is not my scene but someone else bought the tickets and it should be a fun night. I got debriefed by friends who are country music fans and hopefully, I will know country music concert protocol now.
4. I made the very stupid mistake of going outside to my car in bare feet last night and got a piece of brown glass wedged in my heel. I'm OK now but it was a little scary because I didn't have any of my super-sharp tweezers with me and I try to always carry those.
5. I got my first book list for one of three grad classes next semester. 15 books. And that doesn't include the articles that we will read. I won one of those books. It makes me a little nervous because I could arguably be reading 46 books in a semester and spending over a thousand dollars on them. That being said, the book list is baller and JB is ridiculously amazing.
6. I think May is official Alcohol Drinking Month. I just discovered an amazing happy hour with $2.50 white Sangria which is like the nectar of the gods and Big Lebowski Challenge is intense. I'm also going to do Champagne on the Quad with all the new graduates because I feel like I am FINALLY graduating. I didn't go to my COTQ because I was crying out of desperation and having a mini-breakdown because I felt like a failure. I am not a failure anymore though so it's time to celebrate. Champagne on the Quad is something that all the seniors do at noon on the last day of class and throw their bottles into the ground. It's symbolic and stuff.
7. Gossip Girl, holy shit!!! That's all. If you watch, you know.
There's more but I think they require separate posts.
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