Hello again all my faithful readers
Hey all. Sorry about the lack of posts. Won't happen again. Yeah, right! I'm having Party Game night at my house tomorrow. Should be fun. I've had quite a few RSVPs. Nathan and Tony are coming too. Nathan asked what the makeup of ANK was, and I guess it's about 70% couples and 30% singles. Much like the shelter I thought it would be a good avenue to meet new friends, maybe a boyfriend, but hey, oh well. So it's 2007 and I'm single again (I could go on and on about this, but that would be depressing...and depression is boring so I try to avoid it - or maybe I'm just in denial. It was an interesting 3 weeks.). Any nice guys lurking on my blog? :P My friend Amy in Boston admitted to lurking. Hi Amy! Post a comment! Heh.
Anyways, New Years Eve was laid back. Hung out with Tony since Nathan was in CA. We watched the Wallace & Grommit movie and a couple of the shorts and How To Marry a Millionaire (one of my favorite old movies..love Lauren Bacall in it). I spent the night in their guest room since I didn't want to deal with all the crazies on the road. Work has been going well. We hired some new people and they seem to be working out. The roofers are coming on Wednesday to start the new roof. They said it'll just take a day and a half. I hope it doesn't rain while they're working on it. And yes, I still need to get around to painting my bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Hopefully I'll get it done sometime this year. Just need some motivation.
Here are some movie reviews:
Lord of War - Nicholas Cage. Good movie. He's an arms dealer soley interested in the business of selling guns with no morality or politics. I thought it was well done. Recommended.
James Bond: Casino Royale - I've noticed that it's mostly women that are loving this movie while the men are sad about the lack of gadgets and no Q. Well, I got to say that yes, I'm a woman and I LOVED this movie. Script was good, pacing was good, it really set up why Bond became the Bond we're familiar with.
Pulse - Rented this just cause it has Kristen Bell in it from Veronica Mars. I watched it alone at 11pm with the lights off. I don't care what other reviews say - it was scary and well done. It was co-written by Wes Craven and I thought it was pretty good.
Talladega Nights - funny funny funny. Love Will Ferrell
Date Movie - Not so funny. Disappointed with Alyson Hannigan for going with this script.
March of the Penguins - Just hadn't gotten around to watching it when it was getting all the awards. So touching, so well done. If you've seen it, check out this quick spoofy commercial - it's hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NhSQARojp0
The Philadelphia Story (1940) - I've been using Netflix to watch some classics that I've never seen. This has Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. There's a love triangle and it touches on paparazzi in the 30s/40s. Really cute.
Crash - Damn, that movie is uncomfortable - it's so true. Even people that don't think of themselves as racist really are in the right situations. I was blown away by the writing. It completely deserved all the awards it got.
The Breakup - watched it with Melanie. Wasn't this supposed to be a comedy? It was like being at someone's house for a dinner party and watching a married couple start fighting. You're really uncomfortable and don't know what to do. Too real and too mean. Couldn't enjoy it.
Ok, that's it for now. Satisfied? Coming up on my Netflix queue is The Lake House (expecting it to be really bad), Friends with Money (Jennifer Aniston), and The Devil's Rejects (from Rob Zombie). How's that for variety?
Anyways, New Years Eve was laid back. Hung out with Tony since Nathan was in CA. We watched the Wallace & Grommit movie and a couple of the shorts and How To Marry a Millionaire (one of my favorite old movies..love Lauren Bacall in it). I spent the night in their guest room since I didn't want to deal with all the crazies on the road. Work has been going well. We hired some new people and they seem to be working out. The roofers are coming on Wednesday to start the new roof. They said it'll just take a day and a half. I hope it doesn't rain while they're working on it. And yes, I still need to get around to painting my bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Hopefully I'll get it done sometime this year. Just need some motivation.
Here are some movie reviews:
Lord of War - Nicholas Cage. Good movie. He's an arms dealer soley interested in the business of selling guns with no morality or politics. I thought it was well done. Recommended.
James Bond: Casino Royale - I've noticed that it's mostly women that are loving this movie while the men are sad about the lack of gadgets and no Q. Well, I got to say that yes, I'm a woman and I LOVED this movie. Script was good, pacing was good, it really set up why Bond became the Bond we're familiar with.
Pulse - Rented this just cause it has Kristen Bell in it from Veronica Mars. I watched it alone at 11pm with the lights off. I don't care what other reviews say - it was scary and well done. It was co-written by Wes Craven and I thought it was pretty good.
Talladega Nights - funny funny funny. Love Will Ferrell
Date Movie - Not so funny. Disappointed with Alyson Hannigan for going with this script.
March of the Penguins - Just hadn't gotten around to watching it when it was getting all the awards. So touching, so well done. If you've seen it, check out this quick spoofy commercial - it's hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NhSQARojp0
The Philadelphia Story (1940) - I've been using Netflix to watch some classics that I've never seen. This has Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. There's a love triangle and it touches on paparazzi in the 30s/40s. Really cute.
Crash - Damn, that movie is uncomfortable - it's so true. Even people that don't think of themselves as racist really are in the right situations. I was blown away by the writing. It completely deserved all the awards it got.
The Breakup - watched it with Melanie. Wasn't this supposed to be a comedy? It was like being at someone's house for a dinner party and watching a married couple start fighting. You're really uncomfortable and don't know what to do. Too real and too mean. Couldn't enjoy it.
Ok, that's it for now. Satisfied? Coming up on my Netflix queue is The Lake House (expecting it to be really bad), Friends with Money (Jennifer Aniston), and The Devil's Rejects (from Rob Zombie). How's that for variety?
posted by Speck at
8:10 PM
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Hey there! I've been a slacker at keeping up with posts, too. Been pretty busy I guess. Thanks so much for the package! I got it on Jan 2. Heroes is so great! I noticed that the guy who can go through walls is Forrest, Riley's friend from Buffy. Hope you have fun tomorrow! I promise to let you know more when I get a chance to update :)
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inertbat, at 6:54 AM, January 12, 2007
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