From "The Simple Woman's Daybook"...because I am nothing if not simple.
Snerk.
This may be a little cheesy. I don't know yet. Just giving it a shot, for now...
Outside my window...
Everything feels gray. The trees with their peeling bark, the brick courtyard, the cement steps, and above all else, the sky. Now--I normally LOVE a gray day. But not when it means snow in April, when it should be pretty and lilac-smelling and capri pants and, of course, flip-flops.
There's also a chick on her cell phone. She's wearing gray.
I am thinking...
That it smells like icky lemony Goo-Gone in here. Never thought lemon could smell so sickening.
I'm also excited about my new Goals Implementation system!
Also, I'm wondering if the Fill Pill works...and if so, where does that tennis-ball sized mass GO, exactly...??
From the learning rooms...
Um...I took myself through a Serials training course today. Is that what this means?
If it's not work-related, I haven't really been 'learning' much of anything lately.
I am thankful for...
Neil's smiles. Getting things done, however slowly, around the house.
From the kitchen...
Oh GADS. I made three batches of instant pudding over the weekend...and I'm doing Chicken Fried Rice tomorrow night. But...it's Chicken Helper. I haven't done anything fancy in awhile. (Although I will do the pulled-beef-in-BBQ with the slow cooker sometime soon.)
I am wearing...
An emerald green pin-wale v-neck sweater, that's a tad TOO v-neck so I have a black shell underneath. Brown bootcut pants. Low heeled brown shoes with buttons on the sides. Brown striped socks. Wedding ring, underwear. And my hair's in a low bun.
I am reading...
I'm in between books, at the moment...just finished "Take Me," and am listening to "HP and the Half-Blood Prince" in the car (Stephen Fry FTW!). Next up is either "How the Rich Get Thin" or "Mindless Eating." Can you tell what I'd like to change...??
I am hoping...
There won't be any more tie-my-tummy-in-knots messages from the Ohio Dazets.
I am creating...
Thank-you cards. I've folded and stamped and embellished and sorted...now comes the meat of it, actually putting words to paper.
I am hearing...
Nothing, dammit. I can't get the speakers to work. I was totally set for "Theatrically Challenged" (a musical theatre online streaming radio station), but nothin's gettin' through.
Around the house...
We're changing things. The second bedroom looks GREAT, our bedroom is totally shaping up, and the main living room is next.
One of my favorite things...
Is waking up in the middle of the night, thinking it's almost alarm-time, then seeing on the clock that it's only like 1:15.
A few plans for the rest of the week...
I'm not counting work, because it makes me stressed just thinking about that. Let's see...Sunday's Easter, so we may do something at Dad's. Not sure if he'll do an Egg Hunt without Joe & Steve around, but maybe I can get him to serve lamb...or ham, I guess, but I don't really like ham. Other than that, nothing special. I have a lot I *want* to do, but nothing specific planned, except our regular days of Idol (Tues. & Wed.), The Office (TWO episodes on Thursday!), and a cute little inside-date night on Friday night.
Hm. That was...it was okay. I may try it again. I like the little 'moment-in-time' it gives me.
**
Monday, April 6, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
TWO TV MEMES!!
First, a fun one...
Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:
Name a show you can’t miss:
Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show:
Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show:
Name a show you can, and do, quote from:
Name a show you like that no one else enjoys:
Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song:
Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch:
Name a TV series you own:
Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium, but has surprised you with his/her acting choices in television:
What is your favorite episode of your favorite series?
Name a show you keep meaning to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet:
Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad?
Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times:
Okay, I won't repeat myself from above. But I cry a lot, so I'll say...the family reunion episodes from each "Survivor" season. Also "Grey's Anatomy." Just about every time, there.
How often do you watch TV?
What’s the last TV show you watched?
What’s your favorite/preferred genre of TV?
What was the first TV show you were obsessed with?
What TV show do you wish you never watched?
What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed?
What TV show scared you the most?
What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched?
1. Bold the shows you watch/used to watch regularly.
2. Italicize the shows you've seen at least one episode of.
3. Asterisk the shows you own on DVD (at least one season).
*okay, I'm sure I'm alone in this, but I think it's so irritating when I'm talking about some movie or show that I like to someone, and they say immediately "Oh, I OWN that!" So....so what? You paid $20-$50 for something I said I liked. Good damned job. Why are people are so proud of owning DVDs? I'm going to follow the rules here, but I don't like it.*
4. Post your answers.
This list, upon a first glance, strikes me as extremely sci-fi-centric. So I'm already at a disadvantage. I wish this were a "trashy TV meme" or a "Useless Sitcom Meme."
50. Quantum Leap
[I think I *would* like this. It's been on the tail-end of my Netflix queue for like two years. There's always something better, though.]
49. Prison Break
[He's hot, but...nah.]
48. Veronica Mars
[COME ON NOW, SUGAR! Bring it on, bring it on yeah! Best theme song EVER!!]
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
[Good LORD]
46. *Sex & The City*
[One of the best. I'm naming my next pet Stanford Blatch.]
45. Farscape
[Nonononononono]
44. Cracker
[This is Hagrid, right? I do like Hagrid.]
43. Star Trek (TOS)
[ANOTHER one??]
42. Only Fools and Horses
[I have never heard of this one ever.]
41. Band of Brothers
[War, no thanks! Plus, is this really a series? It's a MINI-series, right?]
40. Life on Mars
[Cop show. Bleh.]
39. Monty Python
[Don't get it. Just don't get it.]
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
[GOD, who can stand to listen to that VOICE for more than two seconds in a row? It's whiny with a side of sinus infection.]
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
[Just no.]
36. Father Ted
[What? Some British thing?]
35. Alias
[Might be interesting, but I can't be bothered. Plus I think Jennifer Garner, not unlike Hilary Swank, is uggo. Though she was adorable in that "13-30" movie.]
34. Frasier
[Mainly because it's the show before "Golden Girls" every night on Lifetime. Roz, you slut!]
33. CSI Las Vegas
[Well, it's not CALLED "Las Vegas." It's too gross for me to watch much of, but if I watch the first few minutes I often can't stop.]
32. Babylon 5
[More sci-fi...]
31. Deadwood
[Eh.]
30. Dexter
[ABSOLUTELY NOT.]
29. ER
[Ah, those college breaks when Em & Sarah would come over to watch Must-See Thursdays on NBC!]
28. Fawlty Towers
[I'm sorry, but I generally just don't get British comedy. I do try, but only "As Time Goes By" and Eddie Izzard satisfy me. And anyone who says the British Office is better than the American one is pretentious. But I totally judge people when they probably shouldn't be judged.]
27. Six Feet Under
[The DVD-series set is in the shape of a gravestone with a grass-turf top. Love, and want. But I'd prefer the Brady Bunch series with a shag carpet-top.]
26. Red Dwarf
[I don't know. Sounds sci-fi. Or fantasy. Both of which are no-nos.]
25. Futurama
[Generally not a fan of animation for adults. Or sci-fi.]
24. Twin Peaks
[Don't remind me. *shudder*. I've seen and hated every episode. So very very creepy.]
23. *The Office*
[Favorite scene: when Pam's mom comes in, Season 2, and she whispers to Pam "so which one is Jim?" Pam says "Shut up, Mom!" and the camera focuses in on Jim, who, having overheard, gives a tiny, hidden half-smile]
22. The Shield
[I do not watch shows about good cops OR bad cops, Chiklis.]
21. Angel
[No, thanks.]
20. Blackadder*
[kinda. Dad bought it for The Family.]
19. *Scrubs*
[Who doesn't love Scrubs?]
18. *Arrested Development*
[Neil and I began watching it 2 years or so ago, but were waylaid by...something or other. I didn't love it, and I expected to. Now that Michael Cera makes me weep with all the cute, I'll probably try it again soon.]
17. South Park*
[kinda. The movie, and two Christmas Specials DVDs. Hate Cartman, though.]
16. Dr Who
[Tried it the other night on BBCAmerica. Too weird, and oddly fake.]
15. Heroes
[Sigh. No. I might even like it. But it looks like there's blood sometimes.]
14. Firefly
[No, sounds sci-fi. But I really like the looks of the one dude, Jennie Garth's husband? You know? He was in Twilight with terrible blond hair?]
13. Battlestar Galactica
[Sci-fi, so no. BUT, I just figured out why the one main guy looks so familiar when he's on EW covers--he was Bridget's best guy friend in "Bridget Jones"!]
12. Family Guy
[It has become a staple rerun in our home, and I love all the musical parodies. Sometimes my jaw drops open purely from the intricacies they follow from musicals. I don't love the characters, really, but it's such a clever show that it doesn't really matter.]
11. *Seinfeld*
[I hate when people are proud to admit they have never seen an episode of Seinfeld in their life. Congratu-damn-lations.]
10. Spaced
[Um. What?]
09. The X-Files
[Not by choice. Some were okay, like when Jesse L. Martin was the alien baseball player, but most were terrible and disturbing and I've never forgotten them. This is why I can't see scary movies, people! I WILL NEVER FORGET THE INCEST EPISODE OHMYGOD.]
08. The Wire
[Heard it's good. EW is obsessed with it. And I'd be mildly interested in seeing Tristan Wilds in something other than 90210.]
07. *Friends*
[Abso-tutely! I don't know that I like it more than The Office, but we were BFFs for all ten seasons.]
06. *24*
[Neil's a fan, and I watched an episode with him. Also the first episode, way back when. It's exciting, but I get confused, and there's a lot more torture in it than my delicate sensibilities can handle. Pretty low threshold, there.]
05. Lost
[Nope. And Greg Grunberg gets FAR too much screen time in anything.]
04. The West Wing
[No politics, thank you!]
03. The Sopranos
[Most of Season 1]
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
[The musical episode. Otherwise: Too Scary.]
01. The Simpsons
[Entirely against my will. Every night after dinner {4:30! FAR too early!}, our group of friends in college freshman year would gather in James lounge to watch Simpsons and Jeopardy. I never liked it. But I didn't hate it, so I stayed.]
Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:
"Friends," for sure. "Sex and the City."
Name a show you can’t miss:
I cannot miss "The Office." or "The Hills." *ducks*
Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show:
Fred Willard
Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show:
Hm. There are so many! Probaby Ray Romano.
Name a show you can, and do, quote from:
"Saved by the Bell." ("It's ME, dad. YOUR SON, ZACK.")
"Dateline: To Catch a Predator." ("Well, I'm Chris Hansen...")
Name a show you like that no one else enjoys:
Hm. There are so many! "Rock of Love Charm School"? "The City"?
Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song:
"Golden Girls." It took me several years before I knew all the lyrics, but they were worth the wait.
Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch:
"Gilmore Girls." Even you, Steve.
Name a TV series you own:
"Charles in Charge." (for real! Worst purchase ever!) Also "Sweet Valley High: The Series."
Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium, but has surprised you with his/her acting choices in television:
Sydney Pollack
What is your favorite episode of your favorite series?
Ack! This is too much pressure. I'm just going to have to pick from ONE of my favorite shows.
"Sex and the City": Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
I've seen it so many times, and I cry BUCKETS every time. When Aiden comes back to Charlotte's wedding? holy GOD. Sarah I. came over one evening when it was on, and we both just wept together the whole episode.
Name a show you keep meaning to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet:
"Sports Night"
Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad?
Yes--just recently, "Bromance."
Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times:
Okay, I won't repeat myself from above. But I cry a lot, so I'll say...the family reunion episodes from each "Survivor" season. Also "Grey's Anatomy." Just about every time, there.
What do you eat when you watch TV?
Dinner, or cookies. Pumelos. Stuff that takes a long time to eat so I'm not just constantly inhaling calories.
How often do you watch TV?
Mostly every day.
What’s the last TV show you watched?
Caught up on "Deperate Housewives" and "The City" last night.
What’s your favorite/preferred genre of TV?
Hm. I'd say Romantic Comedy.
What was the first TV show you were obsessed with?
Give it up for "Square One TV"! Still absolutely love it and would pay good money for the series.
What TV show do you wish you never watched?
"Twin Peaks," hands down.
What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed?
I don't like weird shows AT ALL (see previous answer). But...I don't know, "The Surreal Life"? Because Vince Neil was in it.
What TV show scared you the most?
See above, "Twin Peaks." I can't take it.
What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched?
I'm gonna give this one to "The Office." Although "Phenom," a relatively unknown short-lived series from the early 90s, was effing FUNNY. Also "The Powers That Be," also a relatively unknown short-lived series from the early 90s.
SECOND TV MEME
1. Bold the shows you watch/used to watch regularly.
2. Italicize the shows you've seen at least one episode of.
3. Asterisk the shows you own on DVD (at least one season).
*okay, I'm sure I'm alone in this, but I think it's so irritating when I'm talking about some movie or show that I like to someone, and they say immediately "Oh, I OWN that!" So....so what? You paid $20-$50 for something I said I liked. Good damned job. Why are people are so proud of owning DVDs? I'm going to follow the rules here, but I don't like it.*
4. Post your answers.
This list, upon a first glance, strikes me as extremely sci-fi-centric. So I'm already at a disadvantage. I wish this were a "trashy TV meme" or a "Useless Sitcom Meme."
50. Quantum Leap
[I think I *would* like this. It's been on the tail-end of my Netflix queue for like two years. There's always something better, though.]
49. Prison Break
[He's hot, but...nah.]
48. Veronica Mars
[COME ON NOW, SUGAR! Bring it on, bring it on yeah! Best theme song EVER!!]
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
[Good LORD]
46. *Sex & The City*
[One of the best. I'm naming my next pet Stanford Blatch.]
45. Farscape
[Nonononononono]
44. Cracker
[This is Hagrid, right? I do like Hagrid.]
43. Star Trek (TOS)
[ANOTHER one??]
42. Only Fools and Horses
[I have never heard of this one ever.]
41. Band of Brothers
[War, no thanks! Plus, is this really a series? It's a MINI-series, right?]
40. Life on Mars
[Cop show. Bleh.]
39. Monty Python
[Don't get it. Just don't get it.]
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
[GOD, who can stand to listen to that VOICE for more than two seconds in a row? It's whiny with a side of sinus infection.]
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
[Just no.]
36. Father Ted
[What? Some British thing?]
35. Alias
[Might be interesting, but I can't be bothered. Plus I think Jennifer Garner, not unlike Hilary Swank, is uggo. Though she was adorable in that "13-30" movie.]
34. Frasier
[Mainly because it's the show before "Golden Girls" every night on Lifetime. Roz, you slut!]
33. CSI Las Vegas
[Well, it's not CALLED "Las Vegas." It's too gross for me to watch much of, but if I watch the first few minutes I often can't stop.]
32. Babylon 5
[More sci-fi...]
31. Deadwood
[Eh.]
30. Dexter
[ABSOLUTELY NOT.]
29. ER
[Ah, those college breaks when Em & Sarah would come over to watch Must-See Thursdays on NBC!]
28. Fawlty Towers
[I'm sorry, but I generally just don't get British comedy. I do try, but only "As Time Goes By" and Eddie Izzard satisfy me. And anyone who says the British Office is better than the American one is pretentious. But I totally judge people when they probably shouldn't be judged.]
27. Six Feet Under
[The DVD-series set is in the shape of a gravestone with a grass-turf top. Love, and want. But I'd prefer the Brady Bunch series with a shag carpet-top.]
26. Red Dwarf
[I don't know. Sounds sci-fi. Or fantasy. Both of which are no-nos.]
25. Futurama
[Generally not a fan of animation for adults. Or sci-fi.]
24. Twin Peaks
[Don't remind me. *shudder*. I've seen and hated every episode. So very very creepy.]
23. *The Office*
[Favorite scene: when Pam's mom comes in, Season 2, and she whispers to Pam "so which one is Jim?" Pam says "Shut up, Mom!" and the camera focuses in on Jim, who, having overheard, gives a tiny, hidden half-smile]
22. The Shield
[I do not watch shows about good cops OR bad cops, Chiklis.]
21. Angel
[No, thanks.]
20. Blackadder*
[kinda. Dad bought it for The Family.]
19. *Scrubs*
[Who doesn't love Scrubs?]
18. *Arrested Development*
[Neil and I began watching it 2 years or so ago, but were waylaid by...something or other. I didn't love it, and I expected to. Now that Michael Cera makes me weep with all the cute, I'll probably try it again soon.]
17. South Park*
[kinda. The movie, and two Christmas Specials DVDs. Hate Cartman, though.]
16. Dr Who
[Tried it the other night on BBCAmerica. Too weird, and oddly fake.]
15. Heroes
[Sigh. No. I might even like it. But it looks like there's blood sometimes.]
14. Firefly
[No, sounds sci-fi. But I really like the looks of the one dude, Jennie Garth's husband? You know? He was in Twilight with terrible blond hair?]
13. Battlestar Galactica
[Sci-fi, so no. BUT, I just figured out why the one main guy looks so familiar when he's on EW covers--he was Bridget's best guy friend in "Bridget Jones"!]
12. Family Guy
[It has become a staple rerun in our home, and I love all the musical parodies. Sometimes my jaw drops open purely from the intricacies they follow from musicals. I don't love the characters, really, but it's such a clever show that it doesn't really matter.]
11. *Seinfeld*
[I hate when people are proud to admit they have never seen an episode of Seinfeld in their life. Congratu-damn-lations.]
10. Spaced
[Um. What?]
09. The X-Files
[Not by choice. Some were okay, like when Jesse L. Martin was the alien baseball player, but most were terrible and disturbing and I've never forgotten them. This is why I can't see scary movies, people! I WILL NEVER FORGET THE INCEST EPISODE OHMYGOD.]
08. The Wire
[Heard it's good. EW is obsessed with it. And I'd be mildly interested in seeing Tristan Wilds in something other than 90210.]
07. *Friends*
[Abso-tutely! I don't know that I like it more than The Office, but we were BFFs for all ten seasons.]
06. *24*
[Neil's a fan, and I watched an episode with him. Also the first episode, way back when. It's exciting, but I get confused, and there's a lot more torture in it than my delicate sensibilities can handle. Pretty low threshold, there.]
05. Lost
[Nope. And Greg Grunberg gets FAR too much screen time in anything.]
04. The West Wing
[No politics, thank you!]
03. The Sopranos
[Most of Season 1]
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
[The musical episode. Otherwise: Too Scary.]
01. The Simpsons
[Entirely against my will. Every night after dinner {4:30! FAR too early!}, our group of friends in college freshman year would gather in James lounge to watch Simpsons and Jeopardy. I never liked it. But I didn't hate it, so I stayed.]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday memes...on a Tuesday. Or Wednesday. Both days. This took me TWO DAYS.
Thedailymeme.com has daily themes, and I'm just now getting to this one. I'm not a huuuuge movie buff, so we'll see how it goes....
Favorite Chase Scenes
Memento (you know, when Dodd is running after Leonard, and then Leonard forgets halfway through who's chasing whom? Because he lost his short-term memory? Plus how Guy Pearce is really, really hot in that movie, though strangely not-so-much-hot in others?)
Casino Royale (In the beginning? With that guy who jumps over everything and Daniel Craig is all yummy in that dirty sweaty shirt? Rrowr!!)
Um. I think that may be it. Unless you'd call the leaping-through-backyards scene in Ferris Bueller a chase scene, or any part of Run Lola Run, because my heart rate was like a million beats per minute during that one. I'm really not an action-adventurey movie person, though I *have* seen Star Wars, Bourne #1, and even Starship Troopers! Dad would choose French Connection, no doubt.
(Also it appears that the attractiveness of the chaser/chasee has a lot to do with if I'd pick them or not.)
Favorite Movie Musicals
(Yayyyy! And no, I am not calling them movicals. Not in a million years. But you knew that.) Also, I'm probably going to have to limit myself here, or else I'll list every single one I've ever seen except South Pacific because it sucks. Also Passion. So I'll list my top five. I'm steering clear of Disney/etc. animated musicals, but just so you know, I'm a big fan of Sleeping Beauty and Little Mermaid. And Oliver and Company. And Anastasia.
West Side Story (Forever my favorite, from the moment I was stunned into silence when Mrs. Seymour played it for our Unit C class. I cry every time. I loved Richard Beymer more than the heat of a thousand suns and, to a lesser extent, every single Shark and Jet who weren't ugly. I wrote out EVERY SINGLE lyric, in my 7th grade notebook, by playing the VHS and pausing every two seconds to write more down. I got many of the lyrics wrong, doing this. I wrote an essay about my love for it, and it was the only one of my writing assignments Mr. Hook didn't criticize in Musical Theatre II. I analyzed lyrics and memorized passages and cried some more. HHS did it as the Spring musical the YEAR before I got there [Brent's Baby John made my cry--laughing], and Rock Bridge did it my senior year, and then Steve was Action when HHS did it again his sophomore year. Love love love. FAVORITEFAVORITEFAVORITE.)
Rent (Can't not put this in there, even though the movie was somewhat of a disappointment. Still, Wilson...Jesse...Ant...and Adam...I'd seen them on stage before, together, and was breathless. When Roger, Patrick, Trevor and I met up on opening night to see the movie, it was a reprise of our Mamma Mia! trip, and a wonderful memory. Still hated "Over the Moon," of course, and "In Your Eyes"--oh GAG me--but "La Vie Boheme" totally held up. However, my favorite song, "What You Own," was completely butchered. Adam looked like he was making a John Tesh video, on some Santa Fe-ian rocks.)
Mary Poppins (Makes me clap my hands together with glee. Love every bit of it, from Bert's one-man-band beginning the whole thing, to Chim-Chim-Cheree, to Glynis Johns, to "And never smell of bar-ley water," to Dick Van Dyke as the bank president finally laughing at "a wooden leg named Smith" and floating into the air, to the final "Let's Go Fly a Kite" with MP's sad departure. The books, if you can imagine it, are ten times EVEN better!)
The Sound of Music (I would have figured this would have gotten old after awhile, especially since the bitterness of HHS' fall 1993 musical, but it never has. I think it's so cute that Dad saw it multiple times in the theatre when it first came out. It's my goal to attend the sing-along some day...Mom said it was too fun!)
Moulin Rouge (Who knew, Ewan?)
Favorite Spoofs
Hmm. This is making me sound picky, but I'm not a fan of slapstick, too much, and this is often a constant in these types of films. I saw Hot Shots Part Deux back in the day, and Not Another Teen Movie...but I haven't seen Spinal Tap yet, and I expect that may make the list.
Wait, do Guffman and Best in Show count? Because if so, there you go! (Not so much for A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration, though.)
Oh wait--Austin Powers, I guess? And Princess Bride counts? Really?
P.S. OHMYGOD did you hear they might be bringing Guffman to Broadway?! MY DREAM IS REALIZED!!!!
Favorite Remakes
(i.e, better than the original)
Groannnnnn.
Ocean's Eleven.
Memorable Endings
(For this, I'm not including "satisfying"--just because that's basically all the movies I see. Only dealing with twists and surprises, here.)
Memento (Every time I see it---and I may be up to double digits, here---I let out a big exhale after his last bit of dialogue. Wow! Although perhaps I should have made a rule that I couldn't list movies on this meme twice.)
The Sixth Sense (Except, Mom told me ahead of time so I wouldn't be scared. Even so, it was a "twist" that I really, really liked the movie.)
Besieged (Lupin! Aw, David Thewlis! I saw this before any HP movie was out, so I didn't realize that was him.)
The Departed (I read somewhere that they want to make a sequel out of this. Um. HOW?)
Movies you would never watch with your parents
Brokeback Mountain (except, I did--the second time I saw it, so I can't say "But I didn't KNOW!" or anything. Dad and I went with Roger. So, a 28-year-old woman, her father, and a gay family friend sniffling their way through Jake Gyllenhaal making out with Heath Ledger. Not actually as awkward as it could have been.)
Showgirls (probably. I haven't seen it, though.)
Mulholland Drive (again, probably.)
Basic Instinct (Pretty much anything with lesbian sex scenes, okay? Just assume that.)
Don't Look Now (also pretty much anything with hetero sex scenes, particularly if it's been said that the costars WERE ACTUALLY banging one another onscreen. Also, I would never ever watch this movie anyway.)
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Shaving Ryan's Privates
Favorite Chase Scenes
Memento (you know, when Dodd is running after Leonard, and then Leonard forgets halfway through who's chasing whom? Because he lost his short-term memory? Plus how Guy Pearce is really, really hot in that movie, though strangely not-so-much-hot in others?)
Casino Royale (In the beginning? With that guy who jumps over everything and Daniel Craig is all yummy in that dirty sweaty shirt? Rrowr!!)
Um. I think that may be it. Unless you'd call the leaping-through-backyards scene in Ferris Bueller a chase scene, or any part of Run Lola Run, because my heart rate was like a million beats per minute during that one. I'm really not an action-adventurey movie person, though I *have* seen Star Wars, Bourne #1, and even Starship Troopers! Dad would choose French Connection, no doubt.
(Also it appears that the attractiveness of the chaser/chasee has a lot to do with if I'd pick them or not.)
Favorite Movie Musicals
(Yayyyy! And no, I am not calling them movicals. Not in a million years. But you knew that.) Also, I'm probably going to have to limit myself here, or else I'll list every single one I've ever seen except South Pacific because it sucks. Also Passion. So I'll list my top five. I'm steering clear of Disney/etc. animated musicals, but just so you know, I'm a big fan of Sleeping Beauty and Little Mermaid. And Oliver and Company. And Anastasia.
West Side Story (Forever my favorite, from the moment I was stunned into silence when Mrs. Seymour played it for our Unit C class. I cry every time. I loved Richard Beymer more than the heat of a thousand suns and, to a lesser extent, every single Shark and Jet who weren't ugly. I wrote out EVERY SINGLE lyric, in my 7th grade notebook, by playing the VHS and pausing every two seconds to write more down. I got many of the lyrics wrong, doing this. I wrote an essay about my love for it, and it was the only one of my writing assignments Mr. Hook didn't criticize in Musical Theatre II. I analyzed lyrics and memorized passages and cried some more. HHS did it as the Spring musical the YEAR before I got there [Brent's Baby John made my cry--laughing], and Rock Bridge did it my senior year, and then Steve was Action when HHS did it again his sophomore year. Love love love. FAVORITEFAVORITEFAVORITE.)
Rent (Can't not put this in there, even though the movie was somewhat of a disappointment. Still, Wilson...Jesse...Ant...and Adam...I'd seen them on stage before, together, and was breathless. When Roger, Patrick, Trevor and I met up on opening night to see the movie, it was a reprise of our Mamma Mia! trip, and a wonderful memory. Still hated "Over the Moon," of course, and "In Your Eyes"--oh GAG me--but "La Vie Boheme" totally held up. However, my favorite song, "What You Own," was completely butchered. Adam looked like he was making a John Tesh video, on some Santa Fe-ian rocks.)
Mary Poppins (Makes me clap my hands together with glee. Love every bit of it, from Bert's one-man-band beginning the whole thing, to Chim-Chim-Cheree, to Glynis Johns, to "And never smell of bar-ley water," to Dick Van Dyke as the bank president finally laughing at "a wooden leg named Smith" and floating into the air, to the final "Let's Go Fly a Kite" with MP's sad departure. The books, if you can imagine it, are ten times EVEN better!)
The Sound of Music (I would have figured this would have gotten old after awhile, especially since the bitterness of HHS' fall 1993 musical, but it never has. I think it's so cute that Dad saw it multiple times in the theatre when it first came out. It's my goal to attend the sing-along some day...Mom said it was too fun!)
Moulin Rouge (Who knew, Ewan?)
Favorite Spoofs
Hmm. This is making me sound picky, but I'm not a fan of slapstick, too much, and this is often a constant in these types of films. I saw Hot Shots Part Deux back in the day, and Not Another Teen Movie...but I haven't seen Spinal Tap yet, and I expect that may make the list.
Wait, do Guffman and Best in Show count? Because if so, there you go! (Not so much for A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration, though.)
Oh wait--Austin Powers, I guess? And Princess Bride counts? Really?
P.S. OHMYGOD did you hear they might be bringing Guffman to Broadway?! MY DREAM IS REALIZED!!!!
Favorite Remakes
(i.e, better than the original)
Groannnnnn.
Ocean's Eleven.
Memorable Endings
(For this, I'm not including "satisfying"--just because that's basically all the movies I see. Only dealing with twists and surprises, here.)
Memento (Every time I see it---and I may be up to double digits, here---I let out a big exhale after his last bit of dialogue. Wow! Although perhaps I should have made a rule that I couldn't list movies on this meme twice.)
The Sixth Sense (Except, Mom told me ahead of time so I wouldn't be scared. Even so, it was a "twist" that I really, really liked the movie.)
Besieged (Lupin! Aw, David Thewlis! I saw this before any HP movie was out, so I didn't realize that was him.)
The Departed (I read somewhere that they want to make a sequel out of this. Um. HOW?)
Movies you would never watch with your parents
Brokeback Mountain (except, I did--the second time I saw it, so I can't say "But I didn't KNOW!" or anything. Dad and I went with Roger. So, a 28-year-old woman, her father, and a gay family friend sniffling their way through Jake Gyllenhaal making out with Heath Ledger. Not actually as awkward as it could have been.)
Showgirls (probably. I haven't seen it, though.)
Mulholland Drive (again, probably.)
Basic Instinct (Pretty much anything with lesbian sex scenes, okay? Just assume that.)
Don't Look Now (also pretty much anything with hetero sex scenes, particularly if it's been said that the costars WERE ACTUALLY banging one another onscreen. Also, I would never ever watch this movie anyway.)
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Shaving Ryan's Privates
Feel Good Flicks
Okay, this is a difficult one, since I generally don't go for heartwarming AT ALL. I mean, I like a satisfying ending, but not if we had to go through sadness and stuff to get there. The other blogs for this had things like Wonderful Life and Rudy, and I don't really have anything against those movies, but they're just not the *sort* of film I like. I really, really don't like when movies make me cry, with a few exceptions.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Aw! Chubby girl gets John Corbett! YES!!)
Father of the Bride (my one regret about my wedding is that there was no father/daughter dance.)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (Andie MacDowell is so terribly wooden, but jiminy cricket, who didn't melt at "I think I love you"? And Rowan as Father Gerald: "In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spigot. Spirit!" Or when Matthew read Auden? Okay, another instance where crying wasn't so terrible, for me..."I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.")
Bridget Jones's Diary (Oooooh, when Bridget says "Nice boys don't kiss like that" and Colin Firth says "You bet they f***ing do"? Holy crud SEXY!!)
This next category is Best Cop Flicks. Which I am skipping. Because it would be blank anyway.
Favorite Sports Movies
Okay, I'm going to admit something. This is getting tedious. I love memes of all kinds, but I don't really love movies, so I have very few I really LOVE LOVE...and also, I am both picky in terms of what I like and what I will actually watch, so any "favorite sports movies" would just be "sports movies I have seen" because I've seen like four total. Rudy, Goal!, Without Limits, Remember the Titans....and I do like them, just fine. (Except the ending to Without Limits). I just don't have a super-hot passion for them.
My only sports movie that i LOVE is Lucas. Corey Haim at his absolute, geekiest finest. I wanted him to get the girl so, so bad.
Second Chances
(i.e., Sequels that were better than the Originals.)
Eeeeeek. I blogged about how part two's are NEVER as good as part ones. I like the category, but I can't think of a single one that was better. I liked HP3 very much, but HP1 will always be magical...first time I saw Hogwarts realized, Neville cute for the last time, Filch's "God, I miss the screamin'"...so good. But I digress. My point is that in my experience, the sequels are never better.
Okay....maybe Young Guns II. But that was only because Balty was in it. And Christian Slater. And Cameron from Ferris Bueller.
Encores
(what movies can be watched over and over and over?)
I've listed almost every one above: Mary Poppins, Memento, Rent, Sound of Music, Anastasia...
Let's see about others.
I saw Great Balls of Fire and Days of Thunder, inexplicably, five times EACH, In The Theatre! When *I* had to cough up money for tickets out of my own allowance!
Young Guns I & II
The Parent Trap (Yeah yeah yeah!)
All about Expectations...
What was the last movie you saw that was much BETTER than expected?
Any new/upcoming releases that you can't wait to see?
What was the last movie you saw that was much WORSE than expected?
Any new/upcoming releases that you couldn't be paid to see?
1. Enchanted, I think. I knew I'd probably like it...I didn't expect to loooooove it.
2. Not really. I rarely 'can't wait to see' anything. There was a foursome of goodness one holiday season, with Harry Potter 4, Rent, Brokeback Mountain, and The Producers--all of which I couldn't wait to see. I was excited for Mamma Mia! last year, but never got to it.
3. Charlie Bartlett. I thought that would be an AWESOME movie--Neil and I both did. It took us months to finally watch it, and it was so astoundingly 'meh.' Also, Kat Denning can suck a big one.
4. Yeah, any of the effing plethora of horror films out now. (WHY?? it is WINTER!! That's just not fair.) Or any of the stupid spoof movies that keep coming back. (i.e., Epic Movie, that sports one, things like that).
The year YOU were born...
What year were you born?
What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture that year?
If you have seen this film, what did you think of it?
What is YOUR favorite movie from the year you were born?
Any movies that you have discovered in researching this that you now want to see?
1. 1977
2. Annie Hall
3. I did see it, while I was at Grinnell. I remember liking it, but I want to see it again just to make sure.
4. Oh, crud. Um, so far it's Annie Hall. Because I have probably seen 3 movies from that year. No, I'm not choosing Close Encounters, because aliens are spooky...FREAKY FRIDAY ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!! Oh YES!!! Love it love it love it. Nutcracker with Mikhail...I do like that one...Pete's Dragon, no thanks (don't like animation paired with live action, even in Mary Poppins it makes me a bit uncomfy)...Saturday Night Fever was okay, until they killed OFF someone, like wtf, movie? I was likin' you there for awhile (p.s...this is weird, right?)...No, Star Wars. Just no...
5. Absolutely and wholeheartedly Not.
Oh my lord, did I finish it?? I did! I did!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Two more fun ones!
1. Five names you go by
G (Neil's family)
Gen (My family and select college friends)
Genny (Folks who met me pre-college call me this)
Genevieve (Everyone since, but not including, college days)
Geneve? Geneva? Guinevere? ((I'll answer to them, because it's inevitable my name gets butchered at least once a month.)
2. Three things you are wearing right now:
A soft v-neck navy blue sweatshirt
My favorite pair of artfully faded and frayed blue jeans
Purple and silver Asics tennis shoes
3. Two things you want very badly at the moment:
-To be done with this insane work schedule
-To have absolutely nothing to do. No manuscripts to read, no gifts yet to purchase, no bills yet to pay
4. Three people whom I would like to see fill this out:
I dislike these questions. So I'll substitute one:
[4a]. What do you see outside the nearest window?
A cute little courtyard with two trees, brown leaves barely hanging on. Birds in large groups taking flight overhead. A guy in a stocking cap climbing a split-rail fence. Weird.
5. Two things you did last night (Friday, 12/5):
Watched the "Yankee Swap" episode of The Office. Talked to Emily for like three hours--heaven!
6. Two things you ate today:
Ched'R Bites with Ranch (Sonic). Two Chocolate mint chip cookies I made last night.
7. Two people you last talked to on the phone:
Lily and Emily.
9. Two longest car rides:
To L.A. and back, last spring. Technically the longest I've ever been on, but I did zero driving so it wasn't bad. Driving to Ohio takes 14 hours, even though it should take 11. It kinda sucks.
10. Two of your favorite beverages:
Sunkist Sparkling Lemonade
Catawba sparkling grape juice
AND ANOTHER:
Put asterisks around the things that you have done.
*1. Started my own blog*
-I have three!
2. Slept under the stars
-I'm much too controlled-environment for this one. But I have camped.
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
*8. Climbed a mountain*
-Porcupine, behind Grandma's house.
9. Held a praying mantis
*10. Sung a solo*
-Never again, my friends. Musical Productions ended senior year. Oh, wait--I sung a solo for "Bye Bye Birdie" a few years ago.
11. Bungee jumped
-HYEALL no.
*12. Visited Paris*
-Horrid trip. Regret almost all of it.
13. Watched lightning at sea
*14. Taught myself an art from scratch*
-Does scrapbooking count as an art, if you're not that good at it?
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
-Dammit, Empire State Building
18. Grown my own vegetables
-No, but I picked Dad's carrots before they were fully grown and he got mad. They were soooooo good, though!
*19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France*
-See above Paris trip. She wasn't such a big deal.
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
-I dunno, maybe. With the Diggs kids, probably.
22. Hitchhiked
*23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill*
-Anyone who doesn't say they've done this is a damned liar.
24. Built a snow fort
-I saw these snow-shapers in a catalog recently where you could scoop snow into them to make snow fort bricks. They looked AWESOME.
*25. Held a lamb*
-There's a photo of me in a green visor in the StL Children's Zoo, half-picking one up
26. Gone skinny dipping
-Always wanted to. Will if I ever get a pool!
27. Skied a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
*29. Seen a total eclipse*
-I think so. Is that with that cardboard thing we make?
*30. Watched a sunrise or sunset*
-Maybe not every second of it. But definitely every time I get a chance.
31. Hit a home run
-I was a very average softball player. But it was a good time.
32. Been on a cruise
-No appeal, really. I wouldn't say no to a free trip, but I'd rather go to a big city.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
-Eek, if New Madrid, MO doesn't count, I'd have no idea where to go.
*35. Seen an Amish community*
-Went with the Diggs to buy Christmas goodies one year. We'd just knock on doors and buy stuff. it was neat!
36. Taught myself a new language
-I signed up for an independent study Latin course, but never did it. I'd like to learn Spanish from Rosetta Stone, eventually.
*37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied*
-I wasn't 100% happy with life, but in Chicago right after college, I had no debt except student loans and was making decent money.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
*39. Gone rock climbing*
-Wasn't very successful, but I tried it.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
-In the car doesn't count, right?
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
-Someday, Egypt. Someday.
*45. Walked on a beach by moonlight*
-This was a terrible memory. Terrible.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
-does a caricature artist count? Girl Scout trip to Colorado in 1988, give it up!
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
*50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris*
-It was a foggy, foggy night with zero visibility. Stepping outside onto that roof was one of the scariest moments in my life.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
-Have I really not done this? Man, I should.
53. Played in the mud
-I probably have, but I wouldn't have liked it. Oh, I took pottery lessons! Does that count?
*54. Gone to a drive-in theater*
-it's weird being cold watching a movie. Also weird shooing away bugs during "My Best Friend's Wedding."
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
-Does eBay count?
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
*61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies*
-For like...six years. I never did as well as Jennifer. When I started talking my parents into bringing the order form into their works, I cleaned up a little better.
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
-does "Picked from a garden as we walked home one day, then handed to me" count?
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
-Wish I could, but....*shiver*
65. Gone sky diving
-Can I get another HYEALL NO?
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
*67. Bounced a check*
-Once at Wal-Mart, once my rent check. Wal-Mart's so used to it, they don't even penalize you. They just try again in a few days.
68. Flown in a helicopter
*69. Saved a favorite childhood toy*
-You kidding me?
*70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial*
-There's a photo of me in a polo shirt and jeans standing defiantly in front of it.
71. Eaten caviar
-Yeah...no.
72. Pieced a quilt
-T-shirt quilt, someday.
*73. Stood in Times Square*
-Forever. Forever I could do that.
74. Toured the Everglades
*75. Been fired from a job*
-Twice! twice. I'm such a rebel.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
-I can't remember...no, I think we saw something else. The queen arriving home or something. It was stupid and crowded.
*77. Broken a bone*
-I always took great pride in my dramatic hitchhikers' thumbs. Now, I got only one good one.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
*82. Bought a brand new car*
-Just had it inspected today...clean bill o' health!
83. Walked in Jerusalem
*84. Had my picture in the newspaper*
-I was a *really* cute kid. Also I just got married.
85. Read the entire Bible
-Probably should. Lots o' lit references and Jeopardy questions I miss because I never have.
86. Visited the White House
-We went to the pool thing in front of it
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
-Are ya kiddin'? I can't even eat chicken I've cooked from raw.
*88. Had chickenpox*
-Scar on my upper chest
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
-I have jury duty starting this Monday...so the "jury's still out on this one." HA!
*91. Met someone famous*
-I collect touches but am usually too nervous to actually meet them. But I talked to Edward Albee for a little bit once.
*92. Joined a book club*
-then I dropped out.
*93. Lost a loved one*
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
-No, but I bought the first Milli Vanilli tape, so I could have been.
*98. Owned a cell phone*
-Jiminy Christmas, pump up the interesting on this one, k?
99. Been stung by a bee
-Just a wasp. Still sucks.
100. Ridden an elephant
G (Neil's family)
Gen (My family and select college friends)
Genny (Folks who met me pre-college call me this)
Genevieve (Everyone since, but not including, college days)
Geneve? Geneva? Guinevere? ((I'll answer to them, because it's inevitable my name gets butchered at least once a month.)
2. Three things you are wearing right now:
A soft v-neck navy blue sweatshirt
My favorite pair of artfully faded and frayed blue jeans
Purple and silver Asics tennis shoes
3. Two things you want very badly at the moment:
-To be done with this insane work schedule
-To have absolutely nothing to do. No manuscripts to read, no gifts yet to purchase, no bills yet to pay
4. Three people whom I would like to see fill this out:
I dislike these questions. So I'll substitute one:
[4a]. What do you see outside the nearest window?
A cute little courtyard with two trees, brown leaves barely hanging on. Birds in large groups taking flight overhead. A guy in a stocking cap climbing a split-rail fence. Weird.
5. Two things you did last night (Friday, 12/5):
Watched the "Yankee Swap" episode of The Office. Talked to Emily for like three hours--heaven!
6. Two things you ate today:
Ched'R Bites with Ranch (Sonic). Two Chocolate mint chip cookies I made last night.
7. Two people you last talked to on the phone:
Lily and Emily.
9. Two longest car rides:
To L.A. and back, last spring. Technically the longest I've ever been on, but I did zero driving so it wasn't bad. Driving to Ohio takes 14 hours, even though it should take 11. It kinda sucks.
10. Two of your favorite beverages:
Sunkist Sparkling Lemonade
Catawba sparkling grape juice
AND ANOTHER:
Put asterisks around the things that you have done.
*1. Started my own blog*
-I have three!
2. Slept under the stars
-I'm much too controlled-environment for this one. But I have camped.
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
*8. Climbed a mountain*
-Porcupine, behind Grandma's house.
9. Held a praying mantis
*10. Sung a solo*
-Never again, my friends. Musical Productions ended senior year. Oh, wait--I sung a solo for "Bye Bye Birdie" a few years ago.
11. Bungee jumped
-HYEALL no.
*12. Visited Paris*
-Horrid trip. Regret almost all of it.
13. Watched lightning at sea
*14. Taught myself an art from scratch*
-Does scrapbooking count as an art, if you're not that good at it?
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
-Dammit, Empire State Building
18. Grown my own vegetables
-No, but I picked Dad's carrots before they were fully grown and he got mad. They were soooooo good, though!
*19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France*
-See above Paris trip. She wasn't such a big deal.
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
-I dunno, maybe. With the Diggs kids, probably.
22. Hitchhiked
*23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill*
-Anyone who doesn't say they've done this is a damned liar.
24. Built a snow fort
-I saw these snow-shapers in a catalog recently where you could scoop snow into them to make snow fort bricks. They looked AWESOME.
*25. Held a lamb*
-There's a photo of me in a green visor in the StL Children's Zoo, half-picking one up
26. Gone skinny dipping
-Always wanted to. Will if I ever get a pool!
27. Skied a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
*29. Seen a total eclipse*
-I think so. Is that with that cardboard thing we make?
*30. Watched a sunrise or sunset*
-Maybe not every second of it. But definitely every time I get a chance.
31. Hit a home run
-I was a very average softball player. But it was a good time.
32. Been on a cruise
-No appeal, really. I wouldn't say no to a free trip, but I'd rather go to a big city.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
-Eek, if New Madrid, MO doesn't count, I'd have no idea where to go.
*35. Seen an Amish community*
-Went with the Diggs to buy Christmas goodies one year. We'd just knock on doors and buy stuff. it was neat!
36. Taught myself a new language
-I signed up for an independent study Latin course, but never did it. I'd like to learn Spanish from Rosetta Stone, eventually.
*37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied*
-I wasn't 100% happy with life, but in Chicago right after college, I had no debt except student loans and was making decent money.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
*39. Gone rock climbing*
-Wasn't very successful, but I tried it.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
-In the car doesn't count, right?
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
-Someday, Egypt. Someday.
*45. Walked on a beach by moonlight*
-This was a terrible memory. Terrible.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
-does a caricature artist count? Girl Scout trip to Colorado in 1988, give it up!
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
*50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris*
-It was a foggy, foggy night with zero visibility. Stepping outside onto that roof was one of the scariest moments in my life.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
-Have I really not done this? Man, I should.
53. Played in the mud
-I probably have, but I wouldn't have liked it. Oh, I took pottery lessons! Does that count?
*54. Gone to a drive-in theater*
-it's weird being cold watching a movie. Also weird shooing away bugs during "My Best Friend's Wedding."
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
-Does eBay count?
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
*61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies*
-For like...six years. I never did as well as Jennifer. When I started talking my parents into bringing the order form into their works, I cleaned up a little better.
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
-does "Picked from a garden as we walked home one day, then handed to me" count?
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
-Wish I could, but....*shiver*
65. Gone sky diving
-Can I get another HYEALL NO?
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
*67. Bounced a check*
-Once at Wal-Mart, once my rent check. Wal-Mart's so used to it, they don't even penalize you. They just try again in a few days.
68. Flown in a helicopter
*69. Saved a favorite childhood toy*
-You kidding me?
*70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial*
-There's a photo of me in a polo shirt and jeans standing defiantly in front of it.
71. Eaten caviar
-Yeah...no.
72. Pieced a quilt
-T-shirt quilt, someday.
*73. Stood in Times Square*
-Forever. Forever I could do that.
74. Toured the Everglades
*75. Been fired from a job*
-Twice! twice. I'm such a rebel.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
-I can't remember...no, I think we saw something else. The queen arriving home or something. It was stupid and crowded.
*77. Broken a bone*
-I always took great pride in my dramatic hitchhikers' thumbs. Now, I got only one good one.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
*82. Bought a brand new car*
-Just had it inspected today...clean bill o' health!
83. Walked in Jerusalem
*84. Had my picture in the newspaper*
-I was a *really* cute kid. Also I just got married.
85. Read the entire Bible
-Probably should. Lots o' lit references and Jeopardy questions I miss because I never have.
86. Visited the White House
-We went to the pool thing in front of it
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
-Are ya kiddin'? I can't even eat chicken I've cooked from raw.
*88. Had chickenpox*
-Scar on my upper chest
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
-I have jury duty starting this Monday...so the "jury's still out on this one." HA!
*91. Met someone famous*
-I collect touches but am usually too nervous to actually meet them. But I talked to Edward Albee for a little bit once.
*92. Joined a book club*
-then I dropped out.
*93. Lost a loved one*
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
-No, but I bought the first Milli Vanilli tape, so I could have been.
*98. Owned a cell phone*
-Jiminy Christmas, pump up the interesting on this one, k?
99. Been stung by a bee
-Just a wasp. Still sucks.
100. Ridden an elephant
Thursday, December 4, 2008
25 questions...
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
"next to you...But I swear, nothing, nothing happened. But" --Victor Bumbalo
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you reach?
A cart of spanking-new books.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Ooh...The Hills aftershow, with Dan Levy, Eugene's cutie-pie son!
4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
5:58
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
6:02 (to be fair, I am *always* looking at the clock when I'm on a computer)
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
It was "RockLobster"...now, just the whirring of box fans outside the office.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
I stepped out of the James Kilpatrick Information Center in Jeff City with Tom to walk out to our cars to go home. Well, for me...not so much home as more work.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Google Reader, where I found it on Sarah's blog. Before that...Facebook, to write on Emily's wall.
9. What are you wearing?
Khaki jeans, light orange corduroy snap-up shirt, brown heavy shoes (almost brogan-like), white socks, underwear, hair-tie, wedding ring.
10. Did you dream last night?
No, but I was scared at one point.
11. When did you last laugh?
Probably at something Tom or Brando said. Also perhaps Stephen Fry. Or maybe when Noah fake-laughed.
12. What are on the walls of the room you are in?
Cataloging instructions, Dwight K. Shrute, library posters.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
A woman brushing her teeth in the bathroom at work.
14. What do you think of this quiz?
It's all right. Better than some.
15. What is the last film you saw?
Oh, crap. Um...Enchanted? Not a big movie buff here. We've had our Netflixed Charlie Bartlett since at least August.
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Ugh, never mind, this quiz sucks. I hate this question. It just reminds me how far I have to go to be financially comfortable.
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know about.
I am terribly, terribly self-conscious. About every little thing you can imagine.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
I like Sarah's, to get rid of money. But I won't steal her idea.
I'd like everyone to be equal: in status, race, orientation...from birth, so no one would have a chance to hate or judge. Cuz frankly--that stuff is taught. I don't like South Pacific, but I agree with the sentiment.
19. Do you like to dance?
Love it. In every form. And I'm all right at it. It makes me feel really good when I'm in a rare situation where I can learn more or let go.
20. Do you like cartoons?
No, no no. No. Except holiday animated specials and *some* movies. Otherwise no. My idea of hell is the Cartoon Network.
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Lucy, Alice...something with that "c" sound.
22. Imagine your first is a boy, what do you call him?
It's already picked out. See below.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes, if it's in Bath!
24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Ack, when did James Lipton get here?
HMM. That was only 24. I apologize, everyone.
Wait, I'll just think of another one. Yes, that's the ticket...
25. What class have you done the worst in?
Intro to Shakespeare (D, then C when I re-took it because D's are failing at Grinnell).
"next to you...But I swear, nothing, nothing happened. But" --Victor Bumbalo
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you reach?
A cart of spanking-new books.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Ooh...The Hills aftershow, with Dan Levy, Eugene's cutie-pie son!
4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
5:58
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
6:02 (to be fair, I am *always* looking at the clock when I'm on a computer)
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
It was "RockLobster"...now, just the whirring of box fans outside the office.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
I stepped out of the James Kilpatrick Information Center in Jeff City with Tom to walk out to our cars to go home. Well, for me...not so much home as more work.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Google Reader, where I found it on Sarah's blog. Before that...Facebook, to write on Emily's wall.
9. What are you wearing?
Khaki jeans, light orange corduroy snap-up shirt, brown heavy shoes (almost brogan-like), white socks, underwear, hair-tie, wedding ring.
10. Did you dream last night?
No, but I was scared at one point.
11. When did you last laugh?
Probably at something Tom or Brando said. Also perhaps Stephen Fry. Or maybe when Noah fake-laughed.
12. What are on the walls of the room you are in?
Cataloging instructions, Dwight K. Shrute, library posters.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
A woman brushing her teeth in the bathroom at work.
14. What do you think of this quiz?
It's all right. Better than some.
15. What is the last film you saw?
Oh, crap. Um...Enchanted? Not a big movie buff here. We've had our Netflixed Charlie Bartlett since at least August.
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Ugh, never mind, this quiz sucks. I hate this question. It just reminds me how far I have to go to be financially comfortable.
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know about.
I am terribly, terribly self-conscious. About every little thing you can imagine.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
I like Sarah's, to get rid of money. But I won't steal her idea.
I'd like everyone to be equal: in status, race, orientation...from birth, so no one would have a chance to hate or judge. Cuz frankly--that stuff is taught. I don't like South Pacific, but I agree with the sentiment.
19. Do you like to dance?
Love it. In every form. And I'm all right at it. It makes me feel really good when I'm in a rare situation where I can learn more or let go.
20. Do you like cartoons?
No, no no. No. Except holiday animated specials and *some* movies. Otherwise no. My idea of hell is the Cartoon Network.
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Lucy, Alice...something with that "c" sound.
22. Imagine your first is a boy, what do you call him?
It's already picked out. See below.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes, if it's in Bath!
24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Ack, when did James Lipton get here?
HMM. That was only 24. I apologize, everyone.
Wait, I'll just think of another one. Yes, that's the ticket...
25. What class have you done the worst in?
Intro to Shakespeare (D, then C when I re-took it because D's are failing at Grinnell).
Friday, November 7, 2008
Odd Things About Me
From E. Lockhart's blog. She's a teen-lit author and has super-cool lookin' book covers.
Also...these aren't that odd. They're a bit quirky, but I've seen odder.
Also...these aren't that odd. They're a bit quirky, but I've seen odder.
37 Odd Things About Me
1. Do you like blue cheese?
I do, especially in dressing form with buffalo chicken. However, I just read of a blue-cheese-cupcake recipe that I don't ever want to try.
2. Have you ever smoked?
Never, even when Alena did in 1st or 2nd grade and I would have done anything to make her think I was cool.
3. Do you own a gun?
Not even a fake one--unless you count the prop I kept from a high school play I was in.
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite?
Grape or Cherry. Also, what's this 'was' business?
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Girl appointments, yes, because no one can find that comfortable. I get White Coat syndrome when they take my blood pressure and it's way higher before the stirrups than after.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
They're a staple, especially on this diet. I eat 'em with hot dog chili and cheddar cheese sprinkled on top, then microwaved for 2 minutes. I don't want to ever know how they're made.
7. Favorite Christmas movie?
A Charlie Brown Christmas. Meet Me In St. Louis, if that counts as a Christmas movie. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street--another good one. Didn't like National Lampoon--sorry, husband.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Usually a cold Diet Coke or other caffeinated diet soda. But when it's cold, I'll do a double cup of coffee with sugar-free Da Vinci syrup, cream, and Splenda.
9. Can you do push ups?
I don't think so. I can do those girly ones, though, that they let us do in Summer Gym, where your knees are on the ground.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My marriage ring. I also love my silver Kewpie necklace from Poppy and the star sapphire ring that was Mom's.
11. Favorite hobby?
Scrapbooking--shopping, organizing, reading its magazines, and sometimes even DOING a page!
12. Do you have A.D.D.?
Ooh! The Hills is on. I'm hungry. Crap, I need to run the dishwasher before I leave.
13. Do you wear glasses/contacts?
Glasses on a rare occasion when my contacts are bugging me. They have green wire frames and my sister says I don't look any different with them on, thank goodness.
14. Middle name?
Lee, just like Mom's. Hers is cuter, though, because her first name is Peggy.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
There is so much to do around this house, and I'm blogging?
I'm hungry, but for what? Hot dogs? Cherry Kool-Aid?
What should I watch on the DVR next? Desperate Housewives looks juicy.
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Coca-Cola Zero or Diet Pepsi with Lime; Water, 64 ounces a day; Crystal Light Natural Lemonade (I HATE Crystal Light, but oh lord is this good)
17. Current worry?
Money...always money. And if Neil's okay.
18. Current hate right now?
Sarah Palin. That Prop 8 didn't go as I had hoped. That I can't get up the motivation to thoroughly clean our place.
19. Favorite place to be?
Curled up reading on the Chair of Power over there; eating dinner out with friends or family; Paul's balcony
20. How did you bring in the new year?
Neil and I stopped to spend the night in a Marriott in Paducah, KY on our way home from Pigeon Forge. We went through a park that had a drive-through Christmas lights display, had delivery pizza in our hotel, and bought a cheap bottle of Spumante for midnight (from a drive-thru liquor store!). We watched TV until midnight, toasted, and he went to sleep. I watched fireworks out the window, and when Neil farted, he mumbled "fireworks."
The next evening, the 1st, we went to Dad's to celebrate Mom's and Lily's birthday, and had black-eyed peas and cornbread, as we always do.
21. Where would you like to go?
I've already answered this recently, so I'll think of something different...
Door County, Wisconsin; Pensacola; Giant Robot
22. Name three people who will complete this?
Zero people
23. Do you own slippers?
I do, but I can't really get into them. (Not that they don't fit, just that I can't get into them, like when I can't get into a new TV show or a book.) I hate having sweaty or hot feet, and even thick slipper-socks are too much. I just normally do regulars.
24. What shirt are you wearing?
Two: a black sleeveless shell I had on for work, and over that is a dusky blue long sleeved t-shirt. It's a little chilly.
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
No, they catch on my fingernails.
26. Can you whistle?
Yes...I used to do the Sweeney Todd whistle all the time, when Todd and Turpin are whistling together. Such a pretty tune for such a dark moment!
27. Favorite color?
Green...Lime, Apple, Olive, Sage...Forest has fallen out of favor since the 90s but I don't hate it...
28. Would you be a pirate?
No, I like to be at home, thanks.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
"Anthem" from Chess; "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'" from Oklahoma; "Sarah Brown Eyes" from Ragtime; "Moonfall," "No Good Can Come From Bad," "Don't Quit While You're Ahead," and "Both Sides of the Coin" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood; "Ribbons Down My Back" and "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" from Hello, Dolly!; "Love Song" and "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin; "Halloween" and "What You Own" from Rent; "Popular" from Wicked, "The Letter" from Billy Elliot; "On My Own" from Les Mis; "Unworthy of Your Love" from Assassins; "Giants in the Sky" and "I Know Things Now" from Into the Woods; "River in the Rain" and "Worlds Apart" from Big River; "Spark of Creation" and "The Waste Land" from Children of Eden; "A Fine White Horse" from Secret Garden; "I Remember Sky" from Evening Primrose.
I like musicals, you see. And it's not always in the shower, of course; just at home when no one's really around. I often wonder if my neighbors can hear, though.30. Favorite Girl's Name?
A favorite? I don't know. I don't really like girls. Veronica's okay. Pretty, old-fashioned names like Lucy or Alice.
31. Favorite boy's name?
Weston Kermit. You're not naming your kid that, either: it's mine. It's also a family name, so I think I have dibs that way, too.
32. What's in your pocket right now?
Nothing, having things in my pockets bugs me.
33. Last thing that made you laugh?
Looking at old photos from Ridgeway a past teacher scanned and put on Facebook.
34. What vehicle do you drive?
A 2007 Toyota Corolla in Cactus Pearl.
35. Worst injury you've ever had?
I broke my thumb working at the Devil Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum, in the summer of 1998.
36. Do you love where you live?
Yes. Sometimes it's too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter, and I hate that the rest of the state is soooooo Red, but I do love Columbia.
I broke my thumb working at the Devil Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum, in the summer of 1998.
36. Do you love where you live?
Yes. Sometimes it's too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter, and I hate that the rest of the state is soooooo Red, but I do love Columbia.
37. How many TVs do you have in your house?
Two, one in the bedroom that doesn't have cable so I use it for videos/DVDs, and our huge one in the living room with all the good channels.
Two, one in the bedroom that doesn't have cable so I use it for videos/DVDs, and our huge one in the living room with all the good channels.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Scattergory Meme
Aight, bitches, I love scattergories, and I like memes. Let's get it on.
(Also, I'm forgetting to cite lately. And I forgot where I got this one too. Sooo...let's give this one an "Oh, well.")
1. Famous Singer/Band:
(Also, I'm forgetting to cite lately. And I forgot where I got this one too. Sooo...let's give this one an "Oh, well.")
Okay, the name of the game is SCATTERGORIES. You must answer each question using the first letter of your name. And it must be a "real" answer, nothing you made up. If you don't have an answer, skip it. Ready? Go!
Your Name:
Genevieve
Genevieve
1. Famous Singer/Band:
Genesis (Just saw that creepy "Land of Confusion" video the other day. Why was I not more disturbed by it as a child?)
2. 4 letter word:
Grim (I'm listening to HP 3 now.)
Or, Gosh. I must stop this cursing!
3. Street:
Glenwood. There're two in Columbia (regular--cobblestoned, so cute-- and South, which is wayyyy different than the regular one), and one in Boardman.
4. Color:
Green, YES!
5. Gifts/Presents:
Giant pencil (from Mom, in elementary school. It was purple and had a huge eraser. I loved that thing so much. I carved boys' initials in it.)
6. Vehicle:
The Gremlin
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop:
Glass Figurines of Animals, Usually In A Lighted Case To Make Them Look Classy
(usually found in a Stuckey's)
8. Boy Name:
Gay
(or Gaylord. But I like Gay better.)
9. Girl Name:
Glynis (thank you, Ms. Johns!)
(These were fairly easy, as Amanda and I call each other different names each time we communicate--the only rule is that they must begin with the same letter as our existing names.)
10. Movie Title:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
(YOU HAVE TO SEE IT NOW. GO NOW. I WILL WAIT HERE FOR YOUR REPORT.)
11.Drink:
Grog
(During my one [miserable] RenFest experience, the pirates sang a song about 'Me jolly jolly grog,' and it was cute and funny. The ONLY thing cute and funny about that day.)
12. Occupation:
Garbage man
(are there garbage women? Have you ever seen any?)
13. Flower:
Gladiola
(I know nothing about flowers, really. I read a YA book once about a girl who gave her crush flowers when he was sick, and the florist suggested gladiolus because they were a 'masculine' flower.)
14. Celebrity:
Greg Evigan, of My Two Dads, briefly of Melrose Place
15. Magazine:
Good Housekeeping. I get it now--it was free after some online order I placed.
16. U.S. City:
Glen Carbon, IL, where we stopped to get Quizno's on our way home yesterday.
17. Pro Sports Teams:
Green Bay Packers! I do love a good cheese.
18. Fruit:
Grapefruit.
I'm a big fan of a nice, sweet/sour grapefruit. Dad taught me the fine art of eating one: Cut the whole thing in half, then separate the sections from the rind with a grapefruit knife (NOT a grapefruit spoon). Leaving the sections in the rind, use a straight knife to separate the fruit sections from each section's skin, which is too tough to eat. Sprinkle a little sugar on top, and dig in with a regular spoon, section by section. At the end, squeeze all that delicious juice out and drink it.
19. Reason for Being Late for Work:
Grand Central Station shut down and we were rerouted to Williamsburg.
(I miss New York...)
20. Something You Throw Away:
Gum, chewed
(I can't chew it for very long anyway. I might as well throw it all out without even unwrapping it.)
21. Things You Shout:
Good Gravy!
(Double points!)
22. Cartoon Character:
Grape Ape.
That one cartoon on the USA Network Sunday Cartoon Express when I was little.
Remember?
No?
Do I have to say Garfield?
2. 4 letter word:
Grim (I'm listening to HP 3 now.)
Or, Gosh. I must stop this cursing!
3. Street:
Glenwood. There're two in Columbia (regular--cobblestoned, so cute-- and South, which is wayyyy different than the regular one), and one in Boardman.
4. Color:
Green, YES!
5. Gifts/Presents:
Giant pencil (from Mom, in elementary school. It was purple and had a huge eraser. I loved that thing so much. I carved boys' initials in it.)
6. Vehicle:
The Gremlin
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop:
Glass Figurines of Animals, Usually In A Lighted Case To Make Them Look Classy
(usually found in a Stuckey's)
8. Boy Name:
Gay
(or Gaylord. But I like Gay better.)
9. Girl Name:
Glynis (thank you, Ms. Johns!)
(These were fairly easy, as Amanda and I call each other different names each time we communicate--the only rule is that they must begin with the same letter as our existing names.)
10. Movie Title:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
(YOU HAVE TO SEE IT NOW. GO NOW. I WILL WAIT HERE FOR YOUR REPORT.)
11.Drink:
Grog
(During my one [miserable] RenFest experience, the pirates sang a song about 'Me jolly jolly grog,' and it was cute and funny. The ONLY thing cute and funny about that day.)
12. Occupation:
Garbage man
(are there garbage women? Have you ever seen any?)
13. Flower:
Gladiola
(I know nothing about flowers, really. I read a YA book once about a girl who gave her crush flowers when he was sick, and the florist suggested gladiolus because they were a 'masculine' flower.)
14. Celebrity:
Greg Evigan, of My Two Dads, briefly of Melrose Place
15. Magazine:
Good Housekeeping. I get it now--it was free after some online order I placed.
16. U.S. City:
Glen Carbon, IL, where we stopped to get Quizno's on our way home yesterday.
17. Pro Sports Teams:
Green Bay Packers! I do love a good cheese.
18. Fruit:
Grapefruit.
I'm a big fan of a nice, sweet/sour grapefruit. Dad taught me the fine art of eating one: Cut the whole thing in half, then separate the sections from the rind with a grapefruit knife (NOT a grapefruit spoon). Leaving the sections in the rind, use a straight knife to separate the fruit sections from each section's skin, which is too tough to eat. Sprinkle a little sugar on top, and dig in with a regular spoon, section by section. At the end, squeeze all that delicious juice out and drink it.
19. Reason for Being Late for Work:
Grand Central Station shut down and we were rerouted to Williamsburg.
(I miss New York...)
20. Something You Throw Away:
Gum, chewed
(I can't chew it for very long anyway. I might as well throw it all out without even unwrapping it.)
21. Things You Shout:
Good Gravy!
(Double points!)
22. Cartoon Character:
Grape Ape.
That one cartoon on the USA Network Sunday Cartoon Express when I was little.
Remember?
No?
Do I have to say Garfield?
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