Busy Busy Busy

This weekend got off to a pretty amazing start!  Oh poop, it is almost over!

I got done with work at 6:15!  I honestly think it is a first to be done that early on a Thursday in a VERY long time.  I won't lie, I HAD to be out of there by 6:15....even taking a 2 hour lunch limited me to an early close.  WOOT!  I got home and was able to start making some pretty delicious dark chocolate brownies with peanut butter and chocolate chips!  Rachel brought over some tiny 99cent Eddy's ice cream cups and some great news!  Not one, not two, BUT THREE new people may join our "book pair" as her brother likes to call it.  We talked over Emma for about an hour when she made the motion to: "Never watch a movie based on the book before we actually finish the book."  We had watched Clueless the previous movie night and she felt it somehow spoilt the book since she knew what was going to happen.  I then chuckled, agreed, and pointed out I had Bridget Jones's Diary that we still had not watched - it turned into movie night.  We ate ice cream and brownies and swooned over Mr. Darcy.  Umm, who wouldn't?

We then parted for the night.  I was all set to go to my aunt's with my sister for a scrap booking weekend.  I got a call late in the afternoon letting me know that my aunt was in the hospital with an infection in her hand!  Elisabeth and I ended up going for a run/walk.  We then went to see Dark Shadows with Rachel!  It was pretty awesome.  We weren't expecting it to be quite so gruesome, but it was still rather funny.  There's nothing really to say more about the movie, just a classic Tim Burton film mixing the comical and grotesque.  I got home to watch the Brewers in their 13 inning game...finally ending in a win!

Yesterday, I was finally able to pull my sister away from home to go buy our mother's day present for our mom.  I also bought a kayak carrier and a life vest so I can take my kayak out.  We went through the drive through car wash to get rid of all the nasty bird poop on my car (Yay for parking under a tree), got $6 in quarters back from the machine, and still, after it all, had chunks of bird poop stuck to my car (>.<).  We then went to check the Redbox for a good movie.  We didn't find anything.  Rachel then came over and we looked at a different Redbox and found a Colin Farrell movie: London Boulevard. It was a rather interesting movie, very violent, and had a horrible ending.  He was so close...so close.  Rachel's comment:  "That was the ending?!?  I had to look at completely unnecessary boobs for that?!? Well, I guess if you already have the R rating, you may as well go all out for it and through in some topless waitress that just leans into shot."

All these movies in and I've still found time to read 2 books and shop.  I'm such an awesome girl, guess I learned it from my mom.  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Flying Aeon

I watched several good movies this week/weekend: Aeon Flux and The Flying Scotsman.


Aeon Flux is a future story of human existence. A mass disease comes up to destroy the whole of the human species, but one man finds a cure.  This man, Trevor Goodchild, must then spend his time trying to cure the side effect of his "cure."  The people of this society are haunted by things they cannot explain.  Certain people in that society desire to rise up against the regime the Goodchilds' have set up to rule over them.  Aeon is one of those people - she is sent to kill the scientist...little does she know, she will discover something so much greater than what she had originally thought!  I have to say, Charlize Theron...lucky!  Not only did she hit the beauty jackpot - Stuart Townsend - sigh!  He only turns up in the movie to make out with her and slip her a pill that reveals a secret message!

The Flying Scotsman was a really good movie.  It really opens up the world of mental disorder and how much depression can screw you up.  Jonny Lee Miller plays Graeme Obree, a Scotsman who loves cycling.  He designs his own bike to try to beat records for cycling - like going over 32 kilometers in an hour!  He reaches that only to have his record beaten the following week.  He is a very driven man and he goes on to become the World Record holder in another short distance biking thingy. The World Cycling Federation (or whatever bollix it is) decide that he shouldn't be allowed to win anything, so they keep inventing new rules to disqualify him or make him change his bike to a more conventional contraption.  I think one of the most touching things was seeing him overcome his demons and the judges constant challenges. 

Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies!

I'm quite excited right now!  I just bought the stuff for my Halloween costume!   I'm going to go as a Jane Austen zombie. Why not?!?  I've only been hooked on Jane Austen stuff for the last couple of weeks. 

This weekend I watched Mansfield Park.  It had both Jonny Lee Miller and James Purefoy.  I was slightly disappointed that you hardly ever get to see James's face!  He looks much different with sideburns and without the suit of armor. Mansfield Park is about Fanny Price.  She is taken in by her more well off aunts at a young age - taken in at Mansfield Park.  She has a flare for telling stories and is constantly writing to her little sister Susie about the things she's learned, the news of the family, and all the stories that pop into her head. When Fanny has matured, Mr. Crawford and his sister move into the parsonage and begins to take notice of Fanny.  She finds him disingenuous and still has her heart set on the one man she has loved all her life: Edmund.  Edmund though, has begun to take notice of Miss. Crawford and can see her as "the only woman he could ever think to call wife."  Fanny is sent back to her family upon her continued refusal to marry Mr. Crawford. She is called back to help heal Tom, the eldest son at Mansfield Park.  Drama ensues, as it always does, and things turn out as they should be.    I think if I ever get a horse, I shall name it Shakespeare!  It was a great movie, but then again, BBC always treats Austen very well.

I also watched Byron.  What a horrible movie to watch...unless you feel like being horribly depressed.  Poor messed up guy.  I can't help to pity him, despite also wanting to vomit at the thought of some of the things he did.  Byron tells the life of Lord Byron and it was crazy: he was a molested child that grew up to be sexually confused and promiscuous in every possible way...including sleeping with and falling in love with his half-sister.   



I played Stardust for my sister last night after we finished re-arranging my living room.  She ended up loving it as much as I did.  Tristan, a young man trying to find his place in the world sets off an a mission to collect a star for his beloved.  He is surprised when the star turns out to be an actual woman.  He sets off on a quest not only to bring her back to his precious and fickle Victoria (in order to keep her from marrying another) but to save her from the witches chasing her for her heart.  They run into the Princes searching for a diamond to restore to the ruby that will bring one of them the throne and sky pirates.  The pirates end up helping them.  Twists and turns occur and all ends well.  I especially love what happens to Victoria!

Ladies or Ladies' - that is the Question!

Ugh - can I just say - my "twin", Angelina Jolie (as my friend likes to call me, I don't see the likeness), is so freaking lucky. She married "Sick Boy," aka Jonny Lee Miller. I am quite curious as to how that relationship was...we obviously know how it turned out!

This weeks testy Tuesday has mostly to do with me attempting to start a "Ladies Salon Society." It took me a long time to reason between "Ladies" and "Ladies' " since both are correct; however, you typically see things like the "Ladies Aid Society" without the apostrophe. I have designed a little flyer to post around town and had several discussions with my co-host. I am quite excited to hopefully get a group of girls gathered for a fun time discussing literature and movies!