Confessions of a Dirrty Mind

New Art

2010-06-21T20:30:00.004-05:00

This one is currently in progress. I started it a while ago when I decided I was going to start painting again, but had no clue what I actually wanted to paint. I like trees, so...

This one I finished over the weekend. Greg wanted "something like Cthulhu" so this is what happened.

Since I dropped my summer class, I'm hoping to get back into the habit of painting/drawing/ doing something creative on a regular basis. I'm considering taking a stained glass class at SCC. I've never done any stained glass work before so I think it should be pretty cool.

Last movie watched: "JSA: Joint Security Area" written and directed by Chan-wook Park. So good. I have yet to watch a film by this guy that I don't like. If you aren't againt subtitles, I highly recommend it. We watched it last night, and I've been thinking about it all day. (and getting depressed - it's not a happy movie)

Currently watching: Astro Boy via Netflix Instant Watch

Reading list: I need to get caught up on Walking Dead and Invincible. I'm like 2 or 3 trade paperbacks behind on each. Maybe I'll read one of them before bed tonight.

Progress

2009-09-06T14:44:00.002-05:00

Originally posted 5/8/07, I have a list of goals I'd like to accomplish by the time I'm thirty. Let's see how we're doing...

1. ~~Go back to school.~~
2. At least be engaged to that gorgeous man of mine. This makes me laugh since most of the time I don't give a crap about this - I'm guessing when I originally wrote this list I was in a certain mood.
3. Make my Buffy movie.
4. Weigh less than or equal to 130 pounds. Gah, this one just depresses me
5. Finish The Dark Tower series.
6. Drive stick.
7. See all the movies on Bravo’s 100 Scariest Moments List.
8. Learn to cook. Besides Mac n Cheese. Although I feel can't completely delete this one yet, I've definitely added more than Mac n Cheese to my culinary acheivements. So we'll say this one is in progress...
9. Enter a pop culture trivia contest.
10. Be in a play.
11. Shoot a gun. This one should be remedied shortly. We have the guns, we just need to find the time and go to the cabin.
12. Paint a picture. I actually have one in progress right now! I'm really happy to have started to get back into this, even if I feel my creative juices are a bit dry so the picture itself is kind of boring.
13. ~~Volunteer.~~
14. Learn how to dance. Like properly.
15. Watch all of the commentaries and podcasts for my Battlestar Galactica DVDs. I really feel that this is never going to happen. There is just too many...
16. Beat Paper Mario.
17. Get in the habit of reading a newspaper regularly.
18. ~~See No Doubt in concert, so they better get back together soon.~~
19. See Rufus Wainwright at least twice more. He needs to come to St Louis at some point, because that would really help me out.
20. Invest.
21. Play a paper and pencil RPG. I've created a character, but haven't actually played yet.
22. Learn how to throw a punch. I'm getting better at this, but I don't think I'm ready to fight yet so I guess I can't cross it off the list.
23. ~~Find the perfect pair of black mary janes.~~
24. Learn to hem pants – think of the possibilities!
25. ~~Stop giving a rats ass about American Idol.~~
26. Play craps.
27. ~~Live in a house. Or at least NOT a one bedroom apartment.~~ Hello two (kind of three) bedroom apartment! You're so wonderful and big and maintenance free!
28. Learn how to make the perfect margarita.
29. ~~Get an eye exam~~
30. Take Greg camping.

So, after two years I've managed to take off 7 things. Not all that great, but taking #1 off the list is pretty fantastic - and contributes to the fact that I don't have all the time to take care of some of these.

2009-02-01T10:57:00.001-06:00

This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

And so it begins...again.

2008-10-20T17:07:00.000-05:00

Just found out Greg is working the 6pm to 6am shift all this week (through Sunday). I'm actually going back to Iowa this weekend, so I'm not going to see him until Sunday afternoon (even though we live together!) This week is just a one-off, but since the shift from hell has reared its ugly head it's just a reminder that pretty soon he'll be doing it for a whole month (or more). The money is good - but I miss my boyfriend!!

How to embarrass your sister in two easy steps

2008-09-30T17:13:00.002-05:00

1. While watching the half-time show at your little brother's high school football game, which consisted of 15 year olds pretending to the Pussycat Dolls think to yourself "This is really disturbing. Young girls should not be idolizing the flippin' Pussycat Dolls! They should be looking up to Tina Fey! Smart is sexy!"
2. Yell these thoughts loudly while the girls are dancing. Most likely while in vicinity of one of their parents.

Score!

Also: I had a dream last night that I ran into Kirk Cameron and it was awkward because we use to date (not for real, in dream land, just in case you wondered if it was me that caused him to run toward God and The Left Behind series). I told him congrats on having the #4 Top Grossing Movie over the weekend (which is actually true). And then we made out. Cuz that's what you do with dream Kirk Cameron.

And: Dexter is back! Hooray!

Coming not very soon to a computer near you...

2008-09-07T15:20:00.005-05:00

So for the whole 3-4 people who read this blog, some of you may know that when Coley and I were in London visiting Mike we made a Buffy movie. We were waiting for him to come home from work and I just bought a couple new action figures while we were sightseeing that day. (Yeah, while we were on vacation I bought Buffy action figures.) It was us crouched behind his kitchen counter talking in stupid voices making the figures move and dance with our hands totally visible and unable to control our laughter. It was gloriously stupid. Unfortunately, we didn't save the movie. Since my action figure collection has grown so much over the years I've always wanted to make another movie. I've even done story outlines. However, the movie has never gotten any farther than the credits I made for it almost 3 years ago. I was cleaning out my computer today and I came across it and thought I'd share it with you, dear reader.

So, there ya go. A little tease for ya until the movie is released in most likely November of 2032.

How I know I'm a bit of nerd...

2008-08-22T15:02:00.000-05:00

The other night in Calc class my teacher was talking about these assignments we have to do on the computer. He started talking about the flaws in the program we use and said "Computers are stupid. We are much smarter than the computer." The very first thing I thought was "Man, they sure aren't going to like that. He'll be the first to go in the robot uprising."

What's up Doc?

2008-08-06T10:47:00.000-05:00

Lumbar Segmental Dysfunction
Pelvic Joint Dysfunction
Spasm - Paralumbard Masculature
Lumbosacral Sprain/Strain
Lumbar Sprain/Strain
Lumbar Neuritis
Space Occupying Lesion
Gluteus Maximus Strain

Or ya know...
My back doesn't feel well.

I like all the medical terms though cuz it makes it seem much worse than it really is. But, don't get me wrong, my back frakking hurts. Over the past week it has gotten better though. I don't almost fall down when I get up from my chair at work because pain is shooting all over the GD place anymore. Progress!

He's a little bit goth

2008-08-03T08:26:00.004-05:00

So, I'm doing laundry this morning and I think (not for the first time) "Damn, Greg has a lot of black t shirts." So I decide to arrange his closet so all of his black t shirts are next to each other just to see how much space they take up.

That's 29 black t shirts (all of varying degrees of faded).

That's my Greg!

Decisions, Decisions

2008-07-30T16:32:00.005-05:00

Electric Tiki has decided to put out two different Willow statues, so now I have to decide which one I want more because having two Willow tooney statues would be too much. Even for me.

So do I get "I owe you pain" Willow? Or "You really need to have every square inch of your ass kicked" Willow?

Why today kind of sucks....

2008-07-24T13:47:00.004-05:00

My office is FREEZING. Like it's normally fairly cool so I have to wear a sweater all the time (even when it's in the upper 90's outside) but it's managable. Today it is horrible. I may have to sit on my hands for a while to warm them up.
It also smells like poop. Earlier today I noticed the hallway of our office building smelled bad (I actually worried it was me at first) but it was okay since I don't have to go in the hallway all that often. When I came back from lunch the smell had made it's way into our office. I may pass out if I breathe in too deeply.
Freezing and Smelly.
My throat hurts, my tummy hurts, and I may or may not have Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. If my ear is still snap, crackle and popping in a week I'm going to the doctor.
I'm really, really tired. We've had a few of my family members staying with us the past couple of nights (which has been not sucky, but totally awesome) and I've gone to bed later than usual. I'm planning on falling asleep around 7pm tonight.

Photo Burst

2008-07-07T13:25:00.003-05:00

I Was Made to Love You

2008-07-02T14:59:00.002-05:00

I'm bored at work so I took a quiz on Facebook to see what Buffy Villian I am most like. F'ing Warren Mears!?!? How depressing.

Yeah, it's been over a month since I've posted and this is what I'm posting.

This urine is great!

2008-05-21T17:09:00.003-05:00

Last night Greg and I went to see The Kids in the Hall at the Pageant and it was most excellent. I laughed so hard I cried. I had to pee 15 minutes into the show, but I didn't want to get up and miss any of the funny. The best part was that they really seemed to be enjoying themselves, laughing at each other and occasionally messing up skits. The worst part was the cramped seating Greg and I had between "fat guy" and "old man hippie." Next time I know to get tickets for the balcony where the seating is better.

This weekend we're off to Iowa to celebrate Kelly's graduation from Central, yahoo!

Since You've Been Gone

2008-05-12T16:46:00.004-05:00

I only have one more week of classes left. Thank goodness! I have one final and one regular test this week, and one final next Monday, then I'm done. I've really enjoyed the calculus class for the most part (there have been a few days I just really want to go home and watch TV instead of learning things) but I ready for a break. (My computer class is one of the worst classes I've ever taken for the simple fact that it's the easiest piece of crap ever. Everything is open book and the questions on the test are taken word-for-word from the book. If you can read, you should be able to get a good grade in the class. And yet some people in my class....jeez. Since I don't have to study for the class, I haven't learned a single thing. It's the biggest waste of time.)

Since Greg is now working 1st shift and I won't be taking any classes this summer, we'll be spending every weeknight together for the first time (on a regular basis) since I've lived here. It's going to be SO WEIRD. I told him since we'll both be home at the same time we should start cooking together. I'm worried we'll just end up being lazy together and ordering pizza.

We've been in our new place for almost 2 months now, and I really love it. It's still not completely put together (there are still boxes here and there) but it's coming together nicely. My favorite thing (no joke) is the laundry room. Not having to go to a laundry mat is GLORIOUS! I'm also loving my girly bathroom (completely with flowery shower curtain and framed James Dean picture), having my own closet, and an extra room to hold all of our nerd stuff - making our bedroom look even bigger. I still leave my shoes in every room causing Greg to curse me at least twice a week. Maybe if he watched where he was going he wouldn't trip over my things.

About a month ago, my division of work went through a "realignment" and I was pretty close to losing my job. Even though it was never explicitally stated by any upper management I firmly believe that it was between me and one other girl on who would be keeping their job. (Most of the ladies in my position have been with the company for centuries - whereas the other girl and I have only been with the company 5 years.) Luckily, I pulled through and part of the realignment included me transferring offices so I'm working closer to home now. I work in two different offices but they are both super close so it only takes me 15-20 minutes to get to one and less than 5 to get to the other. I miss my old office in Des Peres, but so far the move has been good. Working at two offices breaks up the week nicely and you really can't beat working 5 minutes from home. I go home for lunch and watch recorded episodes of "South Park."

Also, I've seen Iron Man twice since it opened last Friday.

The award for Best Dragon Sequence goes to....

2008-03-13T14:16:00.004-05:00

Got some time on your hands?
Like movies?
Go here and nominate your favorite films of 2007!
I'm hoping for Stomp the Yard to sweep!

This makes me want to have babies.

2008-02-21T11:19:00.003-06:00

Since it won't embed, this video is what I'm talking about.

Also, I like the nerd things. But I would say that Greg is more the nerd than I. However, I heard about some casting news yesterday that makes me want to be the first in line for the new Wolverine movie. Taylor Kitsch of Friday Night Lights has been cast as Gambit. For those who haven't seen FNL (I've only seen the first season on DVD) you should try to catch some of it, because 1) it's actually a good show and 2) Taylor Kitsch. I recently saw a blurb in EW where Jenna Fischer (Pam on The Office) said regarding Kitsch's character Tim Riggins: "There hasn't been a man that hot since Brad Pitt took his shirt off in Thelma and Louise." And that really is a great comparison.

I mean, seriously.

S-M-R-T!

2008-02-14T11:12:00.001-06:00

Can you guess what I got on my first test in Calc?

I'll give you a hint.

Score!

R.I.P. Scruffy

2008-02-12T12:29:00.000-06:00

I remember when my dad got me my life size James Dean stand-up for my birthday, he set James up in the doorway to give it to me. Scruffy FREAKED out. He barked and jumped and ran about. It was one the funniest things I'd ever seen.

"Don't have sex because you will get pregnant and die."

2008-02-07T11:03:00.000-06:00

These girls rock!!

From Jezebel:

Two St. Louis-area 9th graders, Tori Shoemaker and Cheyenne Bird, 14, were suspended from their Illinois junior high school for wearing condom-bedecked t-shirts proclaiming "Safe Sex Or No Sex" as a way of protesting their school's abstinence-only education policy. Shoemaker, 15, told a local TV station, "We were supporting safe sex, it's something we believe in and we shouldn't get suspended. It's freedom of speech." The school superintendent, however, found the shirts "inappropriate" and "a distraction at school". Shoemaker and Bird's school, Lewis & Clark in Wood River, Illinois, teaches abstinence only to sixth and eighth graders, and Shoemaker thinks that safe-sex education is imperative for teens entering high school. "We're more mature, we're going up to the high school, and teenagers are going to do what they do," Shoemaker explained to a reporter from KMOV TV.

According to a non-profit website called The Institute For Youth Development, the state of Illinois is required by law to teach sex ed about HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, but it is not required to teach about abstinence or contraception.

Even though the junior high brass isn't budging -- they have no plans to revise their abstinence-only curriculum -- the girls' parents are supportive. Vic Shoemaker, Tori's dad, told reporters: "I'm realistic, I'd like to see them not do it at all before they get married, but look at all the teenagers coming up pregnant."

I linked to the Jezebel story because the comments are so much better* than what I found on the actual area news websites.

While I can understand them being suspended (I do believe condoms on shirts are a classroom distraction - just like we weren't allowed to wear Coed Naked shirts to school back when those were popular in the 90's), I think it's awesome they are standing up for what they believe in. Especially at a young age. Abstinence only education makes me so mad!

*better="in line with my own opinions" :)

I'm actually kind of impressed.

2008-02-06T10:22:00.000-06:00

Frak yeah!

2008-02-01T14:54:00.000-06:00

Finally there is a release date for BSG: Season 3. Thanks gods! I have exactly 17 days to get through all of Season 3 before the premiere episode of Season 4. Totally do-able!

In Not-SciFi-TV-News:
Greg is finally done working 3rd shift! He's been working his permanent 1st shift gig now for a week. He's still getting used to it though, so he's been in bed around 9pm every night. Last night he fell asleep around 7:30pm. Hopefully he'll be adjusted in another week or so.

I started school! I'm taking two classes at the community college (Calculus I and Intro to Data Processing). The computer class is really easy ( I got 100% on the first test Tuesday - rock!) and the Calc class so far isn't too bad. I have a really good teacher, and I find all the stuff interesting so it keeps my attention even toward the end of long day. Yeah - even though Greg is now getting home early - I am not getting home until 9 or 10 Monday-Wednesday due to classes. But having 2 nights a week together is better than none! And we have the weekends to lounge....

Which is exactly what we'll be doing this weekend. Even though Mardi Gras is going on in Soulard this weekend, we will be staying in our warm apartment watching movies. And maybe making out. Who knows.

In other awesome news, we are moving into a new apartment. We love the location of our place now, but we've really outgrown it. We looked at a few different places and had our little hearts broken when our two favorite places had income maximums - and we're just too darn rich to live there. So that was just really disappointing. But, luckily, we found a totally great place that is close to the hwy that we both take to work. It's so much bigger than our current place that we have tons of room to spare. I may try to convince Greg that we need a fort in the living room AT ALL TIMES. We totally have enough room.

And that's really all that's going on with us!

So here's a clip from the Jimmy Kimmel show last night that totally cracks me up!

2007-12-20T22:01:00.000-06:00

Just showin' some nerd love.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army trailer

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I am so excited for this movie!!

Suck to the Nth degree...

2007-12-13T14:12:00.000-06:00

Last week Greg got a call from his boss letting him know that starting immediately he's going to be working the 6pm to 6am shift. And no, I don't have that backwards. That's 6 at night until 6 in the morning. 12 hours a day. 7 days a week. It's been exactly one week now that it's been going on, and it feels like one year (or five). And I'm not even the one working 12 hour days. I get to see him Mon-Fri from 6:30am to 8pm. And by "see him" I mean that he's sleeping while I'm getting ready for work. I know that I'm complaining about how horrible this is for me, when of course it's way worse for him, but this is MY blog so I can be a little selfish. He's hoping that if he busts ass he'll be able to get the weekend before Xmas off (and Xmas day). I'll be going back to Iowa that weekend with or without him, but I'm really hoping that it's with him. If he actually gets those days off though, I feel like maybe he should just stay at home where he can sleep and play adventure* instead of having to deal with all of my family. But he says he wants to go, so who am I to argue? Luckily, once their busy season is over (probably early to mid-January) he'll be working first shift permanently. So there is a giant glowing gleaming super totally awesome light at the end of this suck tunnel.

Also: I watched High School Musical for the first time last night and it blew my mind. It was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. The musical numbers weren't quite to the "Top That" level, but some were pretty close. Though, I have to say Ashley Tisdale was really great. I was actually impressed.

Christmas Shopping = Done!

*adventure=some medieval fighting/looking for treasure/running around/no story line so it's pretty boring to watch video game.

Because I like to pretend my opinion matters

2007-11-29T16:34:00.000-06:00

Recent Viewings:
--I loved this movie, but have not found anyone at Blockbuster that has liked it:
Bug

--So glad that I didn't have to pay to watch this totally crappy movie, but should I really be all that surprised at its suckage? (answer is no):
I Know Who Killed Me

--This was ridulously cute and Holy Cow I loved it and not just because Nathan Fillion is in it (Although that doesn't hurt anything):
Waitress

--Very pretty and interesting, also very disturbing:
Paprika

--Ignoring John Travolta's Cabbage Patch Doll head, I loved it:
Hairspray

--Even though 98% of the people at Blockbuster have LOVED this movie, I did NOT love it...I wouldn't even say that I liked it:
Mr. Brooks
sidebar: Sarah I know you loved this movie, but I couldn't get past my hate of Dane Cook's face and I also thought Demi Moore's story line was pretty pointless. Although, I did really like William Hurt. So there's that.

--Really fucking cute:
Surf's Up

--Great monster movie, plus a killer ending that made me want to cry a whole bunch:
The Mist

--Who wants to move to France with me?
SiCKO

--Really funny and Carrie Anne Moss is really pretty and underrated:
Fido

--Booooooring:
The Devil Wears Prada

--No, really, who wants to move to France?
Paris, je t'aime

So, in conclusion....
Yes!:
Waitress
Sicko
Surf's Up
Paris, je t'aime

Yes, if the premise interests you because let's face it - some people don't like the horror or the anime:
Fido
Bug
Paprika
The Mist

Grudgingly Yes:
Hairspray

Meh:
Mr. Brooks
Devil Wears Prada

Good Lord No:
I Know Who Killed Me

Watership Down

2007-11-29T12:34:00.003-06:00

This was stolen from Pajiba, who I believe stole it from Quizlaw, but whatever. It's beautiful.

2007-11-23T10:19:00.000-06:00

Save the Cheerle....zzzzzzz

2007-11-20T16:04:00.000-06:00

I am so bored with Heroes this season.

I still love Bennett and all that he does, but that is really the only person on the show I care about at all right now. I can't even work up the energy to be that into David Anders. And he's freakin' DAVID ANDERS.

On the other hand, Dexter just keeps getting better and better. Everyone on the show kicks ass.

I also kick ass, because I am almost 1/2 way done with all of my Christmas shopping. Score!

Attack of the Pictures

2007-11-11T19:10:00.000-06:00

HALLOWEEN!
Jackie O and JFK. (Unfortunately, I don't have any better pictures of the two of us together)

Greg and Sarah (who dressed up as Christina Ricci's character in Black Snake Moan - she looked awesome!)

Bill and Greg

This week Colleen and I met up in Iowa City for some fun college reminiscing. Colleen started out the night by playing some awesome tunes at the Dublin.

Mike met us out at Brothers later. I'm not sure what I'm doing here, besides being totally cute.

This picture cracks me up.

Here we are at the end of the night at The Alley Cat (or whatever its called now) and since we're older and wiser - that's just water in those cups.

The St. Louis International Film Festival began this week, and this year one of the awards went to James Gunn (who grew up in Manchester). I'm a really big fan of his stuff, and when I found out he was going to be in town I really kind of freaked out. He did a couple of movie screenings this weekend, but with my trip to Iowa City and Greg being sick I wasn't able to attend those. But I was able to catch a Q & A session he held with a film writer/critic from LA where they talked about his career and what nots. It was totally geek-rific!

And I got to shake his hand and have him sign some stuff.

This is totally getting framed.

And even though we got some totally kick ass Chinese food this afternoon, I'd say meeting one my fave writers was the highlight of my day.

Best. News. Evah!

2007-11-01T10:10:00.000-05:00

From TV Week:

Joss Whedon, the creator of acclaimed cult favorites “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Firefly,” is returning to Fox and reuniting with “Buffy” regular Eliza Dushku for a new action-drama called “Dollhouse.”

Fox has given a seven-episode commitment to the 20th Century Fox Television project for a planned debut next year.

“It deals with our darkest impulses and our best ones,” Whedon says. “It deals with all the things I like to deal with—strength, weakness, power and corruption.”

“Dollhouse” stars Dushku as Echo, one of a group of secret agents living in a futuristic dorm. Each has the ability to be imprinted with custom personalities and abilities for special assignments. When they return, their newly acquired memories are wiped. The show follows Echo as she takes on a variety of assignments—some romantic, some adventurous, some uplifting, some illegal—and gains awareness of her role and confinement.

That sound you heard was bazillions of Whedonites squeeeeeeeeing.

Here's another interview with Joss and Eliza from E!Online.

This really is so cool. It sounds like an interesting premise, especially in the hands of Joss.

So, yahoo!

Ah, the 80's

2007-10-17T08:38:00.000-05:00

I recently became a bit nostalgic and added the movie Teen Witch to my Netflix queue. It arrived over the weekend, and Greg was awesome enough to actually watch it with me. (I think it helped that there was drinking involved) For those who don't know, Teen Witch is about a high school girl who wishes she was popular, finds out she's a witch on her 16th birthday, and casts a spell to become the most popular girl in school. It's pretty awesome. The entire movie is filled with cheesy goodness, but I'm not sure anything compares to the scene I've posted. The real fun starts about 30 seconds in. Enjoy!!

Grrrr to the M.F. Arrrg.

2007-10-11T09:11:00.000-05:00

Pulled from the Buffy sing-a-long website:

Sad news today: Buffy (and all other Fox TV shows) have been pulled from theatrical distribution.

Criterion Pictures notified me last night that Fox has pulled the license for ALL their TV shows from theatrical exhibition. This is effective immediately, and of course includes Buffy and “Once More With Feeling”. This means that we have to cancel all upcoming bookings of the Buffy Musical production. Notice for this was very sudden and unexpected, and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience it will cause.

I don’t yet have an official written statement as to why exactly this has happened, but from my understanding the circumstance around the suspension of the rights for our screenings isn’t greed or anything like that - so please don’t use this as an excuse to lash out at Fox. Basically, the idea of presenting television shows in a theatre is so new that there are a lot of details that still need to be resolved around payments of residuals, deals with the guilds and unions, etc (I don’t know any specifics, but these are some of the issues that usually come up). Both Fox and Criterion need to fix some of these issues before they can continue to do any theatrical screenings.

Of course this couldn't have happened NEXT week, since Greg and I were planning on attending the show THIS weekend. I'm so bummed. At least I didn't rent a full bunny suit like I had originally planned.

I feel bad for the people that organized these screenings, because its not like they were doing something illegal, ya know? They applied for and were issued licenses to do the screenings. I'm not sure how the payment to studios is figured, but I'm sure Fox is making money off of the shows. I just really hope that everything is figured out sooner rather than later and us Buffy fans are able to get back to being nerds.

I would see this opening weekend.

2007-10-09T14:11:00.000-05:00

So, fan videos on YouTube are pretty much hit or miss, but this one is done really well. Even if you're not fan of either show, you can at least appreciate the quality of the mashup. Just wanted to share it.

The banana peels get me every time!

2007-10-05T10:25:00.000-05:00

I stumbled upon a website that has nerdy funny comic strips.

I've been enjoying them today while I don't work.

Good nerdy fun.

Tapeworm!

2007-09-27T09:44:00.000-05:00

Shooting Greg's 1st movie. YAY!

Here he is pretending to direct. Seriously, he's just posing.

Brandon took over camera duties for a bit.

Greg setting up a shot with the actors.

The tapeworm.

The 2007 Fall TV Season

2007-09-18T15:41:00.000-05:00

Since Greg and I entered the world of cable and DVR a few months ago, I'm getting kind of excited for the upcoming TV Season. I can actually record everything I'm interested in and watch at my leisure. So I've been checking out the schedules, reading stuff online, and I've managed to watch a couple of pilots to figure out which shows are getting seasons passes on our Ti-Faux. And here's what I've decided so far (in no particularly order):

Heroes - I've seen the first season, thanks to a marathon on Sci-Fi, and although I have my gripes I still enjoy the show. And with cast additions of David Anders (Sark from Alias) and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) count me totally in for this season.

The Office - Since Greg and I watched Seasons 1-3 on DVD, the hardest thing about this season will be not watching multiple episodes back to back. (We got through the Season 3 DVD in about 4 days)

Gossip Girl - I dont have high hopes for this show at all, but it may provide some eye candy. And its narrated by Kristen Bell, so I gots to support it. At least for a couple of episodes.

Chuck - The trailers I've seen for this make it look pretty funny, and it costars Adam Baldwin so I'll give it a shot.

Journeyman - I didn't really have a whole lot of interest in this when I first read about it, but the pilot in available On Demand right now (thanks cable!) so I checked it out last night, and I really like it. So hopefully it doesn't get cancelled. And Kevin McKidd is cute - (and Scottish! Even though he's playing an American and we can't hear his accent...but still...Scottish!)

Reaper - Even though its taking over the old Veronica Mars time slot, so there's some bitterness there, this looks pretty funny. Although reluctant death merchant has already been done, I have pretty high hopes for this.

Moonlight - A show about a detective vampire looking to redeem himself, who falls for a human? Sounds interesting! I'm planning on tuning in for at least a couple episodes even though the show has already had a bunch of problems before hitting the air (producer changes, recasts, etc) because I like vampires. And Jason Dohring (from Veronica Mars) was one of the recasts.

If I can get the DVD viewing in for Friday Night Lights and Ugly Betty's 1st seasons, then I may tune into them as well. So, that's the list...did I miss any?

Because posting pictures is easy

2007-09-15T13:36:00.000-05:00

Last weekend we ventured back to Iowa to visit family.
Here's my too cute nephew, Van.

We also went to the Rodeo and spotted some awesome mullets.

Bored in the Park: A Collection

2007-08-31T13:54:00.000-05:00

I always liked Florida State better.

2007-08-24T09:45:00.000-05:00

I had a dream last night that our apartment was infested with baby alligators!
It was horrible! These tiny ones kept biting my toes, there was a medium sized one in the bathtub, and a larger one in the living room that I somehow was able to shoo out the door after some bites to my leg. It was scary stuff. Especially because it was really our apartment. You know how sometimes you dream about your house, but it doesn't look anything like your house - but you KNOW that its supposed to be your house. Well, this looked exactly like our apartment. (Except for the fact that our friend Bill was sleeping in the corner of the bedroom - I don't know what THAT was about) It was one of the most terrifying dreams I've ever had.

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!

Dramatic Baby

2007-08-22T16:50:00.000-05:00

I've watched this like 15 times in a row, and I cannot stop laughing. Tears are streaming down my face.

Super Nice

2007-08-20T08:50:00.000-05:00

Last night Greg and I cuddled up on the couch, plugged in the Halloween/Christmas/year round lights, and turned on a mediocre movie. It was just like "old times" and it was so nice. ( I think it was the Christmas lights that made it special ). Things have been by no means strained lately, but it seems like we are spending less and less time together since he's been so busy with school and shooting stuff and what not. The time we have had to together lately has been revolving around family events, so just having some time last night to veg and watch a bad movie (with the lights!) was really great. Oh, and The Hills Have Eyes 2 is just as bad as I expected if not a little bit more. At least it was free.

Working at Blockbuster does have its perks. I've been able to check out movies I would otherwise have no interest in because I get to see them for free. Vacancy, Premonition, The Last Mimzy all come to mind. (And, actually, Vacancy wasn't that bad for a straight forward predictable thriller) Other recent views and my opinions:

The not really recommended, but I would totally understand if you probably want to check them out so I won't roll my eyes or anything:
Disbturbia - I think because it got such great buzz I expected more than a totally predictable teen flick.
Black Snake Moan - Really great music, pretty good acting, ridiculous script.
Factory Girl - Anakin Skywalker was bad. And I was a little confused because I wasn't sure if I was at any point to feel sorry for the main character - she just came off as a spoiled brat to me the entire time.

I might roll my eyes:
Premonition
Dead Silence

I rolled my eyes when this movie was released in theaters and for some reason I am compelled to rent it and that bothers me:
Wild Hogs

Totally recommended:
Hot Fuzz
The Lookout - I really enjoy Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He's quite good at that acting thing.
Howl's Moving Castle - This isn't new but I randomly checked it out the other day and it is fantastic. I really want to own it and read the book now.
The Host - Jaws meets Little Miss Sunshine. Seriously.

Recommended but not with as much enthusiasm:
Blades of Glory
Fracture - Good acting, but nothing that fantastic in my opinion.
TMNT - I have this need to support Sarah Michelle Gellar no matter how mediocre the movie is.

If you can handle the raunchy, check out in theaters now:
Superbad.

Very, very dirty. Very, very funny. Love Michael Cera. In somewhat of a dirty way.

My birthday is in 4 days! Yahoo!

ETA: Oh, and just a small little rant. There is a guy that I work with that was bitching about a breast cancer awareness day at a baseball game, saying they should instead have a prostate cancer awareness day because there are more deaths from prostate cancer each year than breast cancer. Which simply isn't true. Now, I'm not saying having a prostate cancer awareness day is a bad idea. But this same guy recently said that he wants to start a white male support group, since they are persecuted so much. And he calls woman customers who don't want to do loans with us bitches. I honestly believe that this guy thinks white males are superior to the rest of the human race. And I kind of hate him.

Motherfraker.

2007-07-25T09:41:00.001-05:00

I just read a random comment on a random blog that revealed the identity of one of the Cylons on Battlestar Galactica.

Gah.

Greg has a lot to teach me.

2007-07-23T17:01:00.001-05:00

31%

Mingle² - Online Dating

When I grow up, I'm going to go to Bovine University

2007-07-21T19:46:00.000-05:00

If I were a Simpson character...

www.simpsonizeme.com

I Know What I Did Last Summer.

2007-07-15T11:28:00.000-05:00

Or, you know, over the weekend.

Played a karaoke game on the PS2:
Sarah and Kelly rocking out.

Can you guess the songs?

We may have changed the words to this one....

Kelly, Sarah and I played some Putt-Putt:

And the batting cages:

Good times.

Torture Porn

2007-07-11T13:52:00.000-05:00

I know that my blog doesn't actually reach that many viewers, and of those readers I don't think this is even a concern, but....Please don't go see Captivity this weekend or any other weekend. I just read a review of the movie that shared the entire "plot" and it absolutely disgusts me. I'm almost shaking I'm so mad - and I didn't even watch the movie. The idea that 90 minutes of a woman being tortured could pass as entertainment is disturbing. Eli Roth has gotten shit from people for misogyny in his movies, and full disclosure, Cabin Fever is actually one of my favorite movies. And I dug Hostel too. So, sadly, I feel like I've helped the "Torture Porn" genre thrive a bit. (Although, I thought Saw I and II were crap - haven't seen the third installment) But, even though Hostel did have a good chunk of torture going on, I honestly never thought of it as the entire point behind the movie. I wonder if I was naive or something.

So I'm kind of rambling. I'm just really fucking mad.

Hey Driver!

2007-07-10T15:53:00.000-05:00

A rant:

Dude. Seriously. If it raining HARD CORE, turn on your fucking headlights! Are your wipers on? Then your LIGHTS need to be on. Okay?! Its the flippin' law! And its just considerate and shit.
/End rant.

You know what? I really liked Transformers. It was really dumb in parts, but I loved (LOVED) the cheesiness going on. And the big robots in disguise.

I got glasses. Like, real ones. Not just fun ones from Hot Topic or something. They actually help my eyesight. I'll have to post a pic sometime soon. (Unfortunatly it will be with my new hair cut - that I'm not very fond of.)

Everyone's Invited

2007-06-29T12:31:00.000-05:00

Mingle² - Mingle Blog Rating

This rating was based on the presence of the following words:
dead (2x) punch (1x)

Apparently, I need to liven things up a bit here.
Sex! Sex! Sex!
Beer! Beer! Beer!
Cannibals!

A fun little story:
A couple of days ago, I locked myself in our office bathroom. I had to bang on the walls for the guys to come find me. Luckily my boss was able to get the door open with his credit card. It was embarrassing. At least I wasn't here by myself. Because that? Would have sucked.

Hairy Balls!
Cinnamon!
Fuck!

2007-06-21T12:08:00.000-05:00

The radio station we've been listening to lately at work is having a pool party today, so since everyone has the day off they are just playing whole albums instead of the regular catalog of rock songs. Here's my reaction so far:

Valen Halen - cool!
Queen - totally awesome!!
Nickelback - ....huh?

We keep complaining that we need to change the station because none of us want to listen to an entire Nickelback CD. The radio is behind my boss' desk and he's complaining about the Nickelback too - but he's not changing the station. I think he secretly loves them.

Tomorrow I get to rock out to some Tool at the Savvis Center. Hoorah!

Conversations with Dead People

2007-06-14T13:18:00.000-05:00

What is the episode Xander never appeared in on "Buffy"?

I knew it! And the other Buffy Singalong attendees did not!

After I got back from Minneapolis Greg found out there is going to be a Buffy singalong here in St. Louis in October, so we're planning on going. Since its around Halloween time I'm thinking costumes aren't out of the question. I'd like to rent a bunny suit, but I'd worry about pissing people off that get stuck sitting behind me. But how cool would that be? Totally cool.

The PT job at Blockbuster is going well so far. We were pretty busy my first few nights, so I didn't learn much besides how to clean the store. I can clean it real good now. Luckily I don't have to lie if someone asks me my opinion on a movie. And I only get mildly annoyed when people say that 'Norbit' is hilarious.

Last night Greg mentioned that he would like to start thinking about, planning, and saving up to buy a condo here in the St. Peters area. It's weird because when I moved down here I never really thought that I was moving here to make it my HOME. I like it here, and I really like that Greg is here, but its a little overwelming to think of settling here. I have zero commitment issues with Greg, but I think I'm having some with St. Louis. We'll see what happens I guess!!

And finally, Apocalypto was much better than I expected.

What's the word? Is it 'avuncular'?

2007-05-31T11:16:00.000-05:00

There is a commercial that plays on the radio here fairly often for a lipo-dissolve service here in the STL area. It features a guy talking about now that his wife "has her curves back" he loves her more. I would punch Greg in the head if he ever said that he'd love me more if my waist was smaller. I hate hearing that advertisement. I hate it as much as the laser hair removal commercial where the lady talks about how she used to worry about her legs being too hairy for her husband when she'd go a few days without shaving. That sometimes he'd touch her legs and be all grossed out, so now he's happier that she's always smooth or whatever. Maybe I'm bad a girlfriend, but seriously, if Greg wants to get down to business he can flippin deal with my non-freshly shaved legs. (Dad, I am so sorry if you are reading this post) I have to deal with his scruffy face. If you are going to pay a bunch of money to chemically/surgically change your body, do it for yourself dude. Not for your ungrateful partner. Anyway....

I had my first night at my new part time job last night. I'm working about 10 hours a week at the Blockbuster down my street. So far so good, although my knees killed last night. I need to get used to being on my feet. I'm working again tonight, and I'm a little worried about how working there is going to affect my sleeping and hanging with Greg schedule. I was really tired this morning (I still am). Ah well. Free rentals! Heck yes! I'm mostly looking forward to the video game rentals since those are so expensive normally.

I'm super excited for tomorrow as I will be heading to MSP to see my lovely friends Michele and Sarah. We are going to a Buffy sing-a-long tomorrow night, and you bet your bottom dollar I am all kinds of excited. I'm just hoping a don't embarrass myself too much as whenever I watch "Once More, With Feeling" by myself I get choked up when Willow realizes where Buffy was when she died. That Alyson Hannigan! Such a good crier!

Recently viewed:
28 Week's Later: The beginning of the movie is freakin' awesome. The direction, the music, the acting, the craziness... The rest of the movie is pretty good too - but the beginning! Which is funny since 28 Days Later also has a great beginning, but for kind of opposite reasons. Anyway, some silly plot contrivances but overall I really enjoyed it.

Pan's Labyrinth: Fabulouso! I'm torn between really loving the non-fantastical story line, but also wishing there would have been a little more fantasy. I need to watch this again though, as I might have been under the influence on first viewing. I think seeing it sober while make me appreciate it more.

The Fountain: Weird. Pretty. Sad. Confusing. Pretty. I can totally understand why some people love it and some people hate it.

Little Children: Meh. I didn't get it. After reading some reviews I can see why people really liked it, and there was more to it than I was seeing. But, overall, I was bored. (Which is pretty much how I felt about Field's last film In the Bedroom) It had a very pretty cast though.

On the Lot: So much potential! So boring! I will probably keep watching hoping that they fix the format, because I am interested in the director's short films. I'd also like to see some "behind the scenes" stuff - hopefully they'll start showing that at some point.

You're a marshmellow, Veronica Mars. A twinkie.

2007-05-23T10:32:00.000-05:00

Veronica Mars aired its last episode ever last night.

It broke my heart. The last 10 minutes were so GD depressing, just thinking about it now I'm getting choked up.

I should have called in sick today.

There are dozens of us. Dozens!

2007-05-17T16:23:00.000-05:00

Of course!

2007-05-15T13:54:00.000-05:00

Nathan Fillion tops Pajiba's list of most bangable celebrities.

yes please!

4 1/2 Years

2007-05-08T17:21:00.000-05:00

30 by 30.

1. Go back to school.
2. At least be engaged to that gorgeous man of mine.
3. Make my Buffy movie.
4. Weigh less than or equal to 130 pounds.
5. Finish The Dark Tower series.
6. Drive stick.
7. See all the movies on Bravo’s 100 Scariest Moments List.
8. Learn to cook. Besides Mac n Cheese.
9. Enter a pop culture trivia contest.
10. Be in a play.
11. Shoot a gun.
12. Paint a picture.
13. Volunteer.
14. Learn how to dance. Like properly.
15. Watch all of the commentaries and podcasts for my Battlestar Galactica DVDs.
16. Beat Paper Mario.
17. Get in the habit of reading a newspaper regularly.
18. See No Doubt in concert, so they better get back together soon.
19. See Rufus Wainwright at least twice more.
20. Invest.
21. Play a paper and pencil RPG.
22. Learn how to throw a punch.
23. Find the perfect pair of black mary janes.
24. Learn to hem pants – think of the possibilities!
25. Stop giving a rats ass about American Idol.
26. Play craps.
27. Live in a house. Or at least NOT a one bedroom apartment.
28. Learn how to make the perfect margarita.
29. Get an eye exam
30. Take Greg camping.

Tidbits:

I was a big Paula Abdul fan back in the day. When I was younger (around 7 or 8 I'd guess) my friends and I would pretend like we were contestants on Star Search, and I'd make up dances to her songs. I heard "Forever Your Girl" the other day at work and there is a line that says "You should know that I don't need nothin' that money can buy." I used to think the line went, "You should know that I don't need nothin' that Monica might." Like, Paula was competing with some chick named Monica for the guy's affections.

I liked Spiderman 3. Lots of fun.

Pointfest was good. I really liked Wolfmother and The Killers were as excellent as expected. I don't really care for Red Jumpsuit Apparatus but during the show they gave a shout out to Middleburg, FL - where they grew up outside of Jacksonville. It also happens to be where Greg went to elementary school - so his mind was totally blown. He kept turning towards me long after they were done going, "Middleburg, Florida!?!"

The new Rufus Wainwright CD comes out tomorrow. Yahoo!!

Hero Generator

2007-05-04T15:53:00.000-05:00

I've been really bored at work so I created some new friends.

They are totally rad zombie chic.

Totally rad tiger chic.

Little guy in disguise.

And Frank.

SQUEE!

2007-05-02T16:30:00.000-05:00

I LOVE BLAKE!!!!111!!!!!!!1!

And, I hate myself. Okay - I don't actually hate myself. But I roll my eyes at me.

Some weekend pictures

2007-04-23T13:45:00.000-05:00

I went home for Kelly's swing show this weekend and here's what happened.

There was some dancing.

And some eating.

And some family.

Mom also had some backgrounds up for senior pictures she was taking later so all of us kids had some pics taken....

Good times.

Boo!

2007-04-18T12:14:00.000-05:00

Lily Allen cancels US Tour.

Because she's tired.

I have two thoughts.

1. Suck it up. Its your job.
2. At least I'm not going to be paying $25 for a crappy show.

But, to be honest, it doesn't give me much confidence that if her St. Louis show is rescheduled that it will be that great. Ah well.

Another Video Post

2007-04-16T20:32:00.000-05:00

I know I should stop with videos, but they just make me laugh so much!
I want to spread the laughter!

Okay...so for some reason I can't get the embedded code to work so just click this link and enjoy.

Delicious Conspiracy

2007-04-09T20:39:00.000-05:00

Dancing with Myself

2007-04-04T15:02:00.000-05:00

So I moved to a new office and there are pros and cons when I compare the new office (in Des Peres) to the old one (in St. Charles).
The biggest con is that the drive is 30 minutes - instead of 10 - so I can't go home for lunch anymore. I miss my man!

The biggest pro is the layout of the office.

As you can see I'm kind of off in my own little corner. Which is great. I can still hear everyone and talk when I want to (I just need to skootch my chair to the left a foot or so) but I can also ignore them when I want. And they actually listen to good radio stations here so when I feel like it I can retreat to the file room and file. And by "file" I mean dance! dance! dance!

Now excuse while I go bop along to some Billy Idol.

Bourne Ultimatum

2007-03-30T21:29:00.000-05:00

I'm not a big action flick fan but, man, I really dig the Bourne movies.

Enjoy.

Some Orlando Pics

2007-03-19T11:41:00.000-05:00

Our lovely hotel.

We're cute. And happy.

I'm totally rocking this BSG shirt.

How fun.

I'm soaked after we went on Ripsaw Falls. Who knew you could get this drenched from a log ride?

Me with the Truffula Trees at Seuss Landing

My favorite picture from the trip.

You can see more pics here.

2007-03-16T09:17:00.000-05:00

Save Veronica Mars!

Filthy and Gorgeous

2007-03-13T17:03:00.000-05:00

Last night Misty and I went to see the wonderful Scissor Sisters at The Pageant. It was great! A total highlight of my life. (I really love them) It was loud and pretty and gay and dance-y and just awesome. Ana was gorgeous. Jake took off everything but his pants - he even stripped down to little striped sequined shorts by the last song of the night. I yelled and sang and danced and had a great time. They sang one song I'd never heard on their albums and it was slower and more epic 70s rockin' and they had these blue lights going the whole time making the whole band silhouette looking and it was so cool and my description doesn't do it justice and I really want to find out what the song was... (unfortunately the sound at the venue wasn't the best so it was hard to make out what the words were...poo)

But, yeah, it was great. I loved it. Misty had a good time too.

Also...Florida was fun! I'll post pictures soon!

Van Stephen

2007-03-05T11:11:00.000-06:00

It's my nephew! Check out those hands!

She's Back!

2007-03-01T22:15:00.001-06:00

And Lord help me, I love it.

Man, I hate myself.

high kicks, low esteem, and mediocre singing

2007-02-21T12:05:00.000-06:00

I finally watched all of Season 5 of Alias on DVD a couple nights ago. I sobbed. And then sobbed some more. Greg and I were talking about something or other a few nights ago, and he mentioned that when we went to see Episode III that the nerds were eating up any of bones that George Lucas threw them. Cheering throughout the movie and what not. And as sad as that is, I really think that I'm exactly the same way with Alias this season. I think it helps that it's been a year and a half since I've watched the show, but seriously, I was squeeling with delight for most of the season. Since they found out half way through the season or so that is was going to be the last one, I could tell the writers were trying to wrap up story lines for all the characters ever involved on the show...which was a bit contrived, but also I didn't care because it was AWESOME to see the likes of Sark, Will, Anna Espinoza, and even Francie (in a flashback). I think I literally smiled for 10 minutes the first time Sark showed up. And it didn't hurt that Amy Acker was part of the cast for a good chunk this season. When she shared a scene with Gina Torres, I almost exploded from "Angel" overload. So, good bye Alias. I loved you, I hated you, and I still really wish I had blue hair and high kicks.

American Idol took over my life last year, and last night marked the start of voting rounds. The top 12 boys took the stage and it was a overwelming "meh" fest. It was sooooooo boring. I only liked 3 of the performances, and they weren't even that great they were just different. I was flipping between AI and Veronica Mars for the 2nd hour so I missed a couple of the 2nd half performances, but from what I've read on TWoP it doesn't matter. For the record, I like Blake but that shouldn't be a suprise to anyone who has watched the show and knows me. And I like Chris S., but I read that his snarkiness went over the line to rudeness and cockiness last night, so that's not cool. The only other singer I liked last night was Phil, who started the song off TERRIBLE but managed to bring it together by the end. Anyway, I think that I actually may be able to have a life this year, because so far, I am not impressed at all. I don't think I'll have any problem searching for the guys I like on YouTube and just reading the results online. Hopefully that works out for me.

On the other hand, Veronica Mars was FANTASTIC last night, minus one HUGE thing that happened that I won't get into just incase someone isn't caught up with this season and doesn't want to know the TERRIBLE thing that happened.

I actually do more than watch TV, I swear! I actually went to the gym last night. I tend to go through spurts of working out every day for a week, then doing nothing for a week. It seems to work in that I'm not gaining any more weight, but I'm not losing any either. Doesn't look like I'll be slipping into a bikini when Greg and I head to Orlando in a couple weeks. Ah well, it will still be awesome. I'm so completely excited to heading down there.

On a final note, while I'm happy that someone a little more obsecure is getting solid radio play, I don't want to hear Regina Spektor's "Fidelity" at work anymore. That chorus is the gratiest grate that ever grated.

giggles

2007-02-09T10:05:00.000-06:00

One the higher higher ups sent out an email to the region about selling products and getting apps and "let's go team!" and what not. The end of the email said "Good Hunting" and I really want to know if he watches BSG now.

It's fun to change words in songs (the great example I learned from Colleen is changing "love" to "lunch"). Greg and I also like to change "you" to "food", and "hands" (or anything with the same "a" sound) to "yams".
Endless hours of fun.
Currently on the radio...
"Yeah, my girl's in the next room, sometimes I wish she was food."

Distraction

2007-02-06T09:16:00.000-06:00

The radio that we listen to at work is doing some Valentines Day promotion thingy and the song the play in the background when they are talking about it is "Sugar Water" by Cibo Matto. Otherwise known as "That song from the episode 'When She Was Bad' on Buffy" So at least twice a day I hear this song, then picture Sarah Michelle Gellar "dancing" all slutty up on Xander.

Distracting.

Ummmmm....

2007-01-30T12:14:00.000-06:00

So, here's a picture of Daniel Radcliffe from his new play in London.
He's, like, kinda hot and stuff.
I don't know what to think about that.

Two Funny Videos

2007-01-15T09:37:00.000-06:00

And I thought I didn't like pickles...

Zany! Also check out "Must Love Jaws"

2007-01-12T18:03:00.000-06:00

When I got home from work tonight I couldn't get into our apartment.

I could put the key in the key hole and turn the key, but the door wouldn't open. I tried and tried but nothing would happen. Here's a glance into my thoughts:

What the hell?
Did Greg change the locks?
Why would he do that?
Oh my God. I'm in the wrong apartment building.
(I walk outside to check the number on the building)
Okay, right apartment building.
I'll try again.
What the HELL?
(I then walk back outside - in the freezing rain - and clean out my car.)
Maybe if I let it sit for a bit, I'll go back and try again and it will work. Like when you can't figure out a math problem, if you just leave it alone and come back to it later it's easier to solve.
Man this rain is cold.
The mail is all wet.
(I call Greg and after only two rings it goes to voice mail)
"Hey, it's me. You didn't change the locks as a joke did you? I can't get in the apartment. Call me back as soon as you get this."
What if he doesn't know who I am?
Maybe I'm not supposed to be here.
Holy crap, it's just like The Forgotten! He's going to call me back and say he has no idea who I am. I'm going to have to run around screaming "Doesn't anyone know who I am?"
I'm in the f'ing Twilight Zone.
Okay, Let's try the door again.
The key is turning, the knob is turning but the door won't open.
Maybe I shouldn't open it.
Maybe the apartment will explode when the door is opened. Like the movie Backdraft or something.
I should wait for Greg to get home.
But I don't want him to blow up.
What is going on?!?
Maybe the top lock is locked too.
We NEVER lock the top lock.
Why would it be locked?
(I try the top lock, it unlocks, and the door opens)
I'm retarded.
Why did Greg lock the top lock?
(I call Greg again)
"Umm, it's me again...I got in the apartment. The top lock was locked. Why did you lock the top lock? You never lock the top lock. Call me back. Love you."
Someone is in here.
They're hiding.
I am not looking for them until Greg calls me back, so if I find them and scream, he'll be on the phone with me.
(I stand right inside the door for about 2 minutes until Greg calls me back)

So I talked to Greg and we decided that maintenance probably came by the apartment today and changed the air filter. But I still decided to check the apartment for midget rapists while he was on the phone with me so if something happened he could call 911. I looked in the closets, under the bed, and in the shower so I should be okay. I was really worried for a while though.

Now I'm going to start watching Season 2 of The 4400 - as I just finished Season 1 last night. Because I'm a nerd. Who may or may not be attacked by a midget hiding in my pantry later tongight.

2007-01-12T09:57:00.001-06:00

2007-01-10T09:42:00.000-06:00

I decided to check out Blockbuster's online version of Netflix for a month to see if it's worth switching from Netflix. I don't like their website as much, they don't have the option to add extras queues to the same account like Netflix does (so Greg doesn't have to wait for me to finish sci-fi crap to watch his king fu crap), and there are a lot more movies that have "short wait" or "long wait" when compared to Netflix (I actually stuck the first season of 90210 in my Blockbuster queue and it has a "very long wait" - Netflix has it available now).
But the big plus is that instead of mailing the movie back, I can take the movie in its return envelope back to an actual Blockbuster store and get a free rental that day. And that rental does not count against the number of movies I have out at a time for the online thing. They log in they received my movie, and send out the next available movie in my queue the next day. It costs the same as Netflix, and I have the ability to have twice as many movies.
But I really like Netflix. They've never done me wrong.
So, I'm at a cross roads.

Stuff and things:
-Lady in the Water is silly. I really don't mind the idea of a fairy tale being real, but only if the fairy tale isn't silly with creatures called "narfs" and "scrunts." But I didn't hate the movie as much as some reviewers did.

-The Descent is not silly. It is f'ing awesome. I screamed and hid under the blanket at one point.

-I think The King of Queens is funny, and I really don't know what that means.

Happy New Year!

2007-01-04T15:03:00.000-06:00

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Forlorn Magician.
Where You Lived: Poland.
How You Died: Hung for treason.

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The Loot

2006-12-26T11:09:00.000-06:00

DVDs: Clueless "Whatever!" Edition, Scrubs Season 2, MXC: Volume 1, Alias Season 5, La Bamba, Life of Brian
Books: More Dark Tower Books (3, 4, and 7), James Dean Died Here, 300, The Watchmen
CDs: New Kids on the Block Greatest Hits, Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape
Odds and Ends: Batman blanket and placemat, hair dryer/diffuser, bracelets, socks, James Dean magnet, clothes, car stuff, coasters, Fox in Socks ornament, Raisin Bran Crunch, massager, Super Monkey Ball for the Wii
Gift cards: H&M, Old Navy, Best Buy, Target

Yessssss!

I hope everyone had a wonderful, wonderful Christmas.

Also, last night I watched The Break Up and the episode of Alias where Syd finds out she's pregnant. Then I had a dream that Greg and I were breaking up and I found out we were having a baby. It was so damn depressing.

December = Fun!

2006-12-19T20:54:00.000-06:00

So far December has been pretty frakin' rad, if I do say so myself. Here are some examples ... in picture form...

I won a trip to Colorado for work. About 40 of us in the region got to spend three days at a resort in Breckenridge. It was pretty cool! Here is a picture of my room:

Here is the kitchen:

It was fully stocked with cooking utensils and even a dishwasher. I used a fork.

It was ridiculous gorgeous there.

The view from my hotel room.

On top of paying for lodging, flight, food and beverage the company also paid for us to ski or snowmobile. Due to my knee problems, I decided to go snowmobiling.

A pic of me at 12,000 feet:

I actually wrecked the snowmobile a couple times (no damage to myself or the vehicle) - too bad I don't have pics of that....When I got off the track, the snow was up to about my waist. I had to crawl like baby out of the snow and back to the trail. It sucked.

Here are some pics from the top of the mountain and the trail to get there:

So, yeah, it was a fun trip. The elevation kinda kicked my butt while we were there, but it was so pretty. And free.

Another super cool thing that happened in December was Colleen coming to visit!
The top five things about hanging out with Colleen (besides Colleen herself - which is the best)
5. Drinking at 2pm.
4. Drag shows
3. Watching stupid, yet surprisingly entertaining, movies (See Jane Date)
2. Karaoking "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
1. Fort!!!

Our ghetto fabulous fort.

Not as awesome as the Winter Vacation Fort of 2003, but still pretty neat.

The worst part about seeing Colleen was watching Another Gay Movie and seeing Richard Hatch's wang. I screamed.

I don't have a picture of that.

A Small Thought

2006-12-01T11:18:00.000-06:00

Okay, so there is a song on the radio now called "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder. And to be totally up front, I like this song a lot. And I've been steering away a little from "generic" rock lately, so I'm actually tad bit ashamed I like the song so much.

Anyway, I'm kind of surprised by how much people call into the radio station I listen to at work and complain about the song because of it's message. Basically it's about cheating with an ex. Which, yeah, I'm not saying that's an inspirational message or anything, but it's hardly the first song about this. I can think of a few off the top of my head, and I'm sure if you gave me time to go through playlists or what not I could think of some more.

So what's up with the Hinder hate?

Goodies!

2006-11-30T09:02:00.000-06:00

I got a Nintendo Wii! And it's all mine! (well, okay, and Greg's too I guess) After getting up early launch day (and not getting one because nerds were camped out) and then getting up early a week later when Best Buy got more in (and not getting any because nerds camped out) - I found one! At Wal-Mart on total luck! Awesome!

Now, ask me how it is....

I have no idea! Because we also got Guitar Hero 2 for PS2 and we have been playing it non stop for 3 days. Basically when I've gone home from work this week, I have slept, watched Veronica Mars (which by the way was REALLY good on Tuesday - the twists! the turns! the crazy Logan!), and played Guitar Hero. It's stupid addictive.

So yeah, the game console that took over my thoughts and dreams for a good month is still sitting in the box. Instead now whenever I hear a song on the radio I imagine what color combos I should be playing on the guitar controller.
And in other goodness - we went to karaoke last night and Greg sang Patrick Swayze's "She's Like the Wind." It was beautiful.

Office Space: The Thriller

2006-11-15T15:21:00.000-06:00

This totally cracks me up.

Wii-tarded

2006-11-10T13:58:00.000-06:00

The Nintendo Wii has taken over my life.

I spend all day looking for any more news/rumors about preorders, lists of how many units should be at local stores launch day, looking at prices on ebay, etc. It's ridiculous. I have never cared about a game console launch in my life, but for some reason I CAN NOT stop thinking about this damn thing.

Goodbye Election Day

2006-11-08T15:54:00.000-06:00

And good riddance.
I'm so glad I don't have to watch or listen to anymore damn campaign ads about how one candidate rapes old people and the other doesn't have a penis. Or something.

So now it's time to just deal with what has been handed to us by the people (whether you or I think it's good or bad or both).

Even if it means getting kidnapped by a brown man.

I mean, seriously, what the hell?
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I'm bored (so here are some of my opinions)

2006-11-01T17:12:00.000-06:00

Mini "Reviews" of some flicks I've seen recently:

High Tension: Really liked the movie - Hated the ending. I've enjoyed both movies I've seen so far by these guys though (they also did The Hills Have Eyes remake) and thought they did good job of building, well, tension. I definitely recommend if you can stomach gore.

The Omen (2006): I was bored.

The Harry Potter Series: I finally got around to seeing all of these movies. I thought the 1st installment was painfully boring, but the following movies were much better. I didn't care much about the story in the Prisoner of Azkaban (3rd movie) but I thought the cinematography was fantastic. Even though I enjoyed them well enough I doubt I'll be seeing any of them in the theatre.

Good Night, and Good Luck.: I really enjoyed this movie, and not just because of George Clooney (who also directed one of my fave movies ever, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). But he is really pretty.

Metropolis: One of the more random additions to my Netflix queue. (It's a 1927 German Sci-Fi silent film) I think Greg was pretty bored with it. He spent the first half snarking on all of the actors and the 2nd half sleeping. It did drag at times, but I really did enjoy the ending and found the lead actress super enjoyable.

Syriana: It made me feel really stupid.

...other things...

Disappointed: "Running With Scissors" is getting pretty bad reviews, and I've been looking forward to this movie for 2 years. I loved the book, so I may just read it again instead of wasting money to be disappointed at the theatre. (Which is what I should have done with Rent, except of course replace "reading the book" with "listening to the Original Broadway cast CD")

Looking forward to: "8 Films to Die For" Film Festival November 17th-18th. Fun!

And finally,
Addicted: In the past month I've aquired 3 more Buffy ornaments and 3 more action figures. I'm currently bidding on even more on Ebay. Frak.

We also bought Marvel Ultimate Alliance for our Xbox this weekend and Greg was late to work today because of it. Which isn't really my addiction, but it's still damn funny.

Hee.

2006-10-31T16:01:00.000-06:00

Greg and I finished Season One of Battlestar Galactica last Friday and I bought Season 2.0 Saturday. So, yeah, I've been watching a bit of BSG lately. When I was working today, I couldn't find a certain peice of paper and my inner thoughts said "What the frak?"

I'm very amused by this.

Some Halloween Pics

2006-10-29T19:39:00.000-06:00

My skeleton / Mary Kate Olsen costume

Greg (aka 70's action cop) nabs a perp

Our friends Bill and Walker as Pee Wee Herman and Flava Flav

Dumb = Me.

2006-10-24T17:42:00.000-05:00

My shirt is on backwards. I've been working for 8 hours today and I just now noticed that my shirt is on backwards. Lord help me.

It's time to celebrate Greg Week!

2006-10-16T14:40:00.000-05:00

Greg found out a bit ago that he has more vacation time than he thought, so to celebrate he took this entire week off. We don't have any real plans until the weekend, so mostly he'll just be doing lots of martial arts. The real kind and the video game kind. To kick off "Greg Week" (which is how it is marked on the calendar) we went to see two mediocre horror movies over the weekend. The Grudge 2 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Neither had much for plot - I mean you pretty much know what is going to happen to everyone in both movies, you just dont know exactly how it will happen. But I thought they were both enjoyable enough. And the Grudge noises still creep me out.

Yesterday we went to Six Flags for Fright Fest. It was great because it was a very dreary day (but without actual rain) so it wasn't busy at all. For each ride we were able to walk through the whole line and only wait for 1 or 2 other groups before it was our turn. The newest ride, Superman Tower of Power, is ridiculous scary. You just freakin' fall. From really really high. Insane.

For the end of Greg Week, we'll be heading up to Chicago for the weekend. I'm really excited to visit my friend Katy and a few of Greg's friends that moved up there last year too. I'm also taking Thursday off of work to enjoy some of the Greg laziness for myself.

2006-10-09T17:54:00.000-05:00

They are doing a big contest at work right now where the winners get to go to Vale, CO for a few days. Which is pretty frickin cool. And what makes it cooler is that the processors (which is me) actually get to participate. (Unlike every single other contest here) So, yeah, the contest has been going on for a couple months now and it ends in November....But anyway, we got an email on it today and I just now noticed that each position gets a different award if they win. So the manager's get the "Leader" award and the credit guys get the "Heavy Hitters" award. And the processors get the "Wizard" award. I'm a wizard! How cool is that?!?

Also, I got Battlestar Galactica Season One in the mail Friday. I did a happy dance. Totally rad.

2006-10-04T17:06:00.000-05:00

I joined a gym over the weekend and I just found out that my boss is a member there. I'm now terrified that I will run into him sometime working out. I really don't want to see him sweaty. Ever.

Addicted

2006-10-02T22:01:00.000-05:00

Oh I wonder how long it will take for the smile on my face to go away....
Veronica Mars is back and she's sassy!

I watched the season premiere on MSN.com tonight because I'm not going to be home for it tomorrow. I seriously don't know how I'm going to be able to watch it only once a week and have to deal with reruns. It only took me 2-3 weeks to get through each season on DVD. It's going to drive me crazy!

The first ep was pretty good, but it doesn't seem like the season-long mystery is going to be as scandalous as the past 2 seasons.... We'll see I guess....

Funny and Funny.

2006-09-27T15:00:00.000-05:00

Worst Fight Scene Ever

Godzilla does a mean Busta Rhymes

Also, Claymates scare me.

a quick little update....

2006-09-25T14:00:00.000-05:00

My hip is killing me. I'm limping everywhere.
Apparently I turned 70 overnight.

2006-09-20T14:37:00.000-05:00

Cool = Greg's hours at work changed so he gets home to me an hour earlier.

Uncool = My favorite shoes broke.

I like crap.

2006-09-15T16:30:00.000-05:00

I've never considered myself a movie snob by any means, but I've always thought that I had a pretty good idea of what is good and what is crap. And in the past few years I've embraced so-bad-it's-good cinema (Colleen is no small part responsible for this I think). But I still always thought that my like of craptastic movies was less than my love of great movies. For example, if I had to choose between The Godfather and Crossroads....sorry Britney. But lately....

1. Last night, Greg's friend Brandon was over and he was browsing through Greg's movie selection looking for something to watch. He made a crack about how all of the movies in the living room are Greg's, and all of mine are confined to the bedroom. I decided to go look real quick to see if there was anything he may be interested in and was met with such awesome titles as From Justin to Kelly, 13 Going on 30, Center Stage, and Get Over It (co-starring none other than Sisqo-yes of "The Thong Song" fame). And that's just a few of the craptastic movies I own. That I PAID FOR.

2. One of the websites I frequent, The Movie Blog, recently had a lot of top 10 lists. One, of course, being the bloggers 10 favorite movies. (which sidebar - I totally just spelled that as "favourite" because I guess I totally wish I was Canadian) When I started to think what my favorite movies were....not really any sort of "standard" good movies. Camp is really high up on the list. So are Slither, Big Trouble in Little China, and Labyrinth. I wouldn't argue with anyone if they said these movies were craptastic.

So....Do I like The Godfather? You bet! Would I rather watch Britney travel cross country with her friends, Bitchy Prom Queen and White Trash Girl? Oh my god, I totally would.

The Bad Touch

2006-09-11T09:31:00.000-05:00

I ask you, how could I NOT love him?

2006-09-08T15:31:00.000-05:00

Hitler or Slither?

Take the quiz.

p.s. Slither is out on DVD October 24th!!!

2006-09-06T16:03:00.000-05:00

So this chick calls me at work yesterday and is like "hey, you messed up."
And then I'm all, "Well, let me check, but nope. We haven't even been doing that thing here for like 4 months...so it wasn't us!"
And she says "Okay!"

Then today....
Her BOSS emails MY BOSS and is like "Hey, this needs to be fixed."
So he forwards it to me to fix....
And I'm like...uhhhhh....
So I email BOSS chick and I'm like "Can you fax me a copy of thing you say WE messed up?"
So she faxes it over...I look at it for like 30 seconds at most and CLEARLY it wasn't anything doing with us.
So I email her back like "Ummm...if you look at it...A) B) and C) ... not me."
And I'm really hoping the "snootiness" came through in my email reply.

I think I'm turning Japanese....

2006-09-03T10:52:00.000-05:00

Greg and I went to the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Saturday. The had sumo and martial arts demonstrations, a japanese marketplace, CUPS of Saki (I didn't try any and Greg had to throw away half of his cup it was so strong!) and much more.

Some guy had made a bunch of glass sculptures that were around the whole area. This is one of the ponds with glass bulbs in it...

Another cool sculpture

Greg got grilled squid!!

And I got a hat!