Rarely funny.
My Thursday night– I got back from dinner with my friend Shelly. What did I have? Chicken tortilla soup in a breadbowl. You wish you had a dinner as delicious as mine!
Then I organized my desk.
And now it’s 9:30. I’m about to hit the hay.
I might just die from all this excitement!
As I mentioned early in my post featuring a chimichanga, I was quite sick last Friday. And to be quite honest, I still don’t feel good enough to do much of anything besides schlump over to class, jot a few notes down, and get my friend Megan to drive me home.
Unfortunately, this evening a desperate need for toilet paper forced me out of the apartment. I got in the car that my parents so lovingly bestowed upon me last November and drove to SuperTarget. This same sentence can describe a number of week nights in my life. Sometimes I go to Target not to buy anything, just to go. It’s a special happy place for me, and I don’t care who knows it. Target didn’t particularly lift my spirits today.
No no, I was more overwhelmed by how good it felt to simply drive.
Posted in Driving
I’m still sick. So what do you get? Trailer reviews. My apologies.
1. Over Her Dead Body
This seems too close to Just Like Heaven. Paul Rudd, why? Hell, I even think Eva Longoria is probably capable of finding more worthwhile projects… meh, probably not.
2. Shrooms
I prefer to think of Lindsey Haun as that little kid from The Color of Friendship. She does not do drugs! Also, this looks dreadful.
3. 21
Hey, since when are we letting that guy from Across the Universe have a career? Well, with any luck this will tank at the box office.
4. Leatherheads
You had me at Jim Halpert, but you completely lost me at Renee Zellweger.
5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
This could look better, but I was sold when I heard Marshall Erikson wrote the screenplay.
6. Fool’s Gold
What? Why? What? And most importantly… why? I’m already using this movie as a punchline. You should too! It’s the new Gigli.
7. Wanted
This cast seems more high-quality than the material at hand. However, never underestimate my dedication to Bright Abbott, whom I just learned is in this. Yes!!!
8. The Other Boleyn Girl
ERIC BANA FOR THE WIN! That is all.
9. The Accidental Husband
This looks throw-away, BUT it seems the only other way to get my Jeffrey Dean Morgan fix these days is a spare episode of Weeds or P.S. I Love You, and hell no to the latter.
10. Run Fatboy Run
Simon Pegg? Sold.
11. Definitely, Maybe
Does this not look adorable? ADORABLE, I say.
Posted in Movies
Chimichangas are sooooooooooooooooooooooo delicious. So very very very delicious. It is pretty much the only fried product I allow myself to eat*, based on how delicious it is. I’m sure you all know what a chimichanga is, but I have occasionally come across a few poor souls who did not know. You take a delicious burrito and make it 10 x delicious by dropping it into the deep-fryer. And that’s it! Chimichanga!
On Friday morning around 2AM the chimichanga turned on me. And for those of you who have ever had food poisoning, I FEEL YOUR PAIN! You know it’s bad when you vomit Pepto-Bismal about 30 seconds after you take it.
The chimichanga ruined my Friday. It made me miss 6.5 hours of work and a quiz on The Iliad. And let me tell you, there has been absolutely nothing on TV these past two days besides the Miss America Pageant. (Though it was terribly funny to watch Clinton Kelly try to feed carbohydrates to the eliminated contestants). There will be life after the chimichanga, but I’m not too sure there’s life after actually caring who wins the Miss America Pageant. I’m so upset they picked Miss Michigan. Yawn! Miss Washington was robbed.
*I went cold turkey on fried chicken in the 11th grade. Breading is just unnecessary.
Posted in Food, Television
Seeing as I failed miserably at my goal of watching 100 movies in 2007, I thought it would be a fantastic idea to charge myself with watching just as many movies in 2008. January hasn’t even ended yet and I’ve already watched 9 movies, so I think this is a sign of success. Here’s what I’ve seen so far as well as some brief thoughts on each film.
1. Before Night Falls
I’m just going to be honest and admit that I did not make it through the entirety of this movie. While impressive, I believe Javier Bardem’s work in The Sea Inside was better.
2. Kinsey
Uncomfortable unless you heart’s desire is to see Peter Sarsgaard and Liam Neeson get it on. There were a lot of unexpected “where are they now?” type actors (Timothy Hutton, Chris O’Donnell, Bill Sadler). Did any of you see this in theaters? Because I’m guessing that would have been really… uncomfortable.
3. Enchanted
Cute! Cute! Cute! Super cute! Saw this in the theater with a whole bunch of girls dressed in pajamas from a sleepover. They were cute also.
4. Margot at the Wedding
I saw this with Andrew. You can read his review here. I concur. Jack Black was some odd, yet excellent casting here.
5. Cloverfield
Thoroughly enjoyed this on a pure entertainment level. I still can’t believe that Rob was one of the Donnelly brothers. He looks so different. And poor Mike Vogel! He seems to get the short end of the stick no matter what role he’s playing.
6. The Savages
I think this film is so well-reviewed only because it’s not a well-explored topic. I think the Metacritic score is 10 points too high, but it was still better than I thought it would be. I like that Laura Linney got an Oscar nod for this mostly because I like when the Academy doesn’t copy all the other nominations. However I think the cinematography nomination for this is rubbish.
7. The Fog of War
Enjoyable if you are a history buff. However, post-WWII American history is not my cup of tea. I liked how McNamara kept taking control over the director in terms of the way he told his story.
8. Hellboy
I had assumed I was going to like this based on a recommendation from fellow movie trivia enthusiast and friend Arden, and I did. Selma Blair was surprisingly tolerable, which plays in the movie’s favor since I abhor pretty much every comic book movie love interest (see: Kirsten Dunst).
9. Stardust
This movie was totally great. If you haven’t seen it, add it to your NetFlix queue.
9 down, 91 to go.
Posted in Movies
A list of things I have been doing during the Writer’s Strike:
1. Catching up on Friday Night Lights.
If you don’t watch this show, you are dead to me. Landry! Saracen kissing every girl in site! Eric trying to lure Tami back into the bedroom (hilarious)! Tim Riggins being Tim Riggins! Go watch some episodes online right now or consider our friendship over.2. Playing an awful lot of Scrabulous.
Marianne beats me everytime.3. Watching reality TV.
Nothing gets me motivated to work out more than an episode of The Biggest Loser. And how good is Project Runway this season? I just love how Tim Gunn says “Thank you, Mood!”4. Getting 9 or more hours of sleep a night.
Oh my gawwwwwwwwwwd. I could not praise sleep more. My usual bedtime these days is 8:30 PM. And thanks to my recently cemented work schedule, I will be able to keep up this bedtime all semester.5. Reading.
Right now? Ken Follett’s The Man from St. Petersburg.
Uh… so what have you been doing? I pray you haven’t been sucked into Celebrity Apprentice. I think I would only consider 3 people on that show actual “celebrities.” But to each his own.
Posted in Television
*Nsync’s “Tearin’ Up My Heart”– a lyrical breakdown and analysis.
Chorus:
It’s tearing up my heart when I’m with you
But when we are apart, I feel it too
And no matter what I do, I feel the pain
with or without you
Wow. The ultimate catch-22. A conundrum if you will. How will we solve this problem of your heart in pain whilst I am hear, and also while I’m absent? Will your heat murmur subside if I exercise and get in-shape? The saga continues…
Baby I don’t understand
Just why we can’t be lovers
Things are getting out of hand
Trying too much, but baby we can’t win
I think my celibacy would prevent us from being lovers. And things are getting out of hand? Yeah, I’m focusing too much on the use of the word “hand” here, and I’ll leave it at that.
Let it go
If you want me girl, let me know
I am down on my knees
I can’t take it anymore
You’re down on your knees? Get up off the floor J.T. Timberlake! That’s no way for an international pop-star to be.
Repeat chorus
Baby don’t misunderstand
What I’m trying to tell ya
In the corner of my mind
Baby, it feels like we are running out of time
We’re running out of time until your voice finally drops? Well, that’s a relief. Because listening to you trying to act in Alpha Dog made me think you were a girl.
Let it go
If you want me girl, let me know
I am down on my knees
I can’t take it anymore
I thought we went through this already! GET UP!
Repeat chorus
Tearin’ up my heart and soul
We’re apart I feel it too
and no matter what I do, I feel the pain
With or without you
Very creative variation on the chorus. NOT!
Repeat chorus
And no matter what I do, I feel the pain
With or without you
So I should bring Ibuprofen on our dates, yes?
Posted in Music
I went out and got some of those friend-type-things last night and almost didn’t make it to work today. Back to Grandma Emma it is.
I would really love to convert myself to black coffee. I think it’s one of those skills like driving a standard. “Oh, you can tie cherry stems into a bow with your tongue? Pfffft… I can drink BLACK COFFEE!”
Is this what free time feels like? No wonder I used to work all the time. This is boring. I should get some friends or something.
Posted in School
1493: Columbus mistakes manatees for mermaids
On this day in 1493, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three “mermaids”–in reality manatees–and describes them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”
From history.com
I know I forget to wear my glasses sometimes, but I still think I would be able to discern between a mermaid and a manatee. But what’s more absurd about this story is that this is the most significant event that happened on this date ever. That’s just sad. Okay, so I was wrong. Thomas Paine did publish Common Sense on this date. Interesting how my daily History Channel emails leave that as a footnote at the bottom while manatees and mermaids receive prominent billing.
