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I’m not talking all time, since my mind changes so often: favorite movies, favorite songs, favorite EVERYTHING.  I just love so much that I can’t pick any one thing for long periods of time!  Except Star Wars.  That always always always tops the list.

10.  The Sound Of Music

9.  27 Dresses

8.  Overboard

7.  The Notebook

6.  Anchorman

5.  The Lord Of The Rings (don’t question it!)

4.  Hook

3.  Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind

2.  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

1.  Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

What are your favorite movies right now?

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It’s Monday and that means it’s back to work after a long weekend for me!  I love going back to work on Mondays!!!!

I’ve been obsessed with Facebook lately.  I don’t update my status as often as I Twitter (which is rarely these days because of my obsession with FB), but I’ve been spending a lot of time chatting and commenting and playing games there.

Games like Farm Town.  It’s my new favorite.  I played that game for like two hours this morning.  It might have been more like 3½ hours, but whatever.  What’s an extra hour and a half, anyway?

this is my I'm Playing Farm Town face

I am pretty much in love with Facebook right now.  I’m sure it’ll get old eventually and I’ll grow bored with it, but right now I’m loving it.

I went to see Ice Age 3 this weekend with my family.  It was pretty funny.  I liked it better than the second one, and my nephew really liked it a lot.  So now my count is up to 5.  I’ve seen 5 movies in the theaters already this year.

Are you on Facebook?
Are you addicted to the games, too?
How many movies have you gone to see this year?

That’s it for today.  I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and a great holiday!

Also I look good in pink.

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Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix came out as a movie.

In 2007.

And I didn’t know about it.

How can this have happened?  WHERE WAS I?!!!

For a few years now I’ve been seriously thinking they were skipping a book in the series of movies.  But I was wrong.

Then I thought, well maybe I saw it and I just forgot… because I do that a lot with a lot of stuff.  But that didn’t happen, either.

Alli and I should have known this movie had come out.  We just. should have. known.

For shame.

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Someday when I am grown up and I have my own house I am going to buy a refrigerator sized freezer, and in it I will keep a titanic supply of Rocky Road ice cream and Nutty Buddies.  And they will all be for me.

I could really go for a Nutty Buddy right now.  Ice cream for breakfast is my favorite.

(After chocolate milk, of course.  And cereal.)

Why hasn’t there been a new Superman movie out yet?  I thought Brandon Routh signed a three movie deal.  I want more Superman movies.

I woke up today in a quiet, introspective kind of mood.  I feel like I want to keep to myself, have little contact with other people, and spend all my time thinking about the things that make me feel good.  I look forward to going to work, but only to sit in MY cubicle, MY space, with MY things, and be quiet and content with my thoughts.

I miss Walter. That’s the thought that’s dominating my day brain today, taking up most of the space in my conscious (and probably subconscious) mind.

I’m not allowed to be friends with someone anymore that’s been my friend for 11 years.  I understand why, but that doesn’t make it hurt any less.  Not that that friend would ever read my blog, but I want him to know that even though we’re not allowed to interact I will always be here for him if he needs anything.  His family is always going to be my family.  We may not talk for 20 years, but if 20 years from now he needs anything, I hope he knows he can call on me and I’ll do whatever is in my power to be there for him.  I understand, but I don’t like it.

I started drawing something two weekends ago, and I haven’t touched it since.  I’m lost as to what to do with it anymore.  I wanted it to be a full page drawing.  Maybe I’ll work on it some more next weekend.  Maybe.

The weekend was pretty OK.  My birthday wasn’t the best ever but that’s alright.  They can’t ALL be fabulous all the time, right?  I spent all of Saturday and most of Sunday being lazy.  Did 4 loads of laundry, watched Castle and Lie To Me, and went to the movies alone.  Talked to Walter twice on Saturday.  Went to dinner at 7 Moons (finally) with Erik and Mike, and I brought home a ton of leftovers.

Speaking of which, I hope I don’t forget to bring the leftovers to work with me today.  I have Mike’s in the fridge, and he’ll need that.

Mike and I have been talking about going to 7 Moons for two years now.  o.0  Hooray for finally going!

364 days until my birthday.

Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past is a crappy movie.  Don’t see it in theaters.  I wouldn’t even suggest you see it when it comes out on DVD, it really was that lame.  It’s probably the worst movie I’ve seen since I saw Good Luck Chuck, which was a bad movie.

Christina and I are going to the mall next weekend.  I need to do some heavy duty book shopping.  I’ll probably start reading the Harry Potter books next week and I’m sure I’ll breeze right through them.

Once I get my TV fixed I think I’m going to sign up for Netflix.  Maybe.  It’s a thought.

I miss Walter. I think I’m going to spend some money and go see him again for three days before he leaves for Iraq in June.  They’re sending him home for 4 or 5 days before he ships out.  If I thought 8 days was not enough last month then 3 days is definitely not going to be enough this time, but I think of it this way: I’ll take what I can get to hold me over until he comes home.  I’m still thinking about it though.  Leaving last time was really hard.

I’m giving my NKOTB tickets to CooCoo.  I can’t go anymore.  My little brother’s graduation is the same night, and while I love my New Kids On The Block (wicked hard) I really can’t miss Robert’s graduation.  Family comes first.  In 13 days he’ll be 18 years old.  A month from today he’s going to be graduating high school.  And this fall he’s going to start going to college.  He may be like 5′10” or something ridiculous like that, but he’ll always be my baby brother.

I don’t feel hungry at all.  Is that a bad thing?  I haven’t eaten in 14 hours, shouldn’t I be even a little bit hungry by now?  I’m going to eat when I get to work whether I’m hungry or not, because that’s what I do.  I eat to pass the time.  And to fend off boredom.

Today is definitely going to be a Write In My Journal day.

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There are dumb  people out there, right?  Like… the really REALLY dumb kind?

OK.  This is hard for me to put this into words.

I’m actually kind of scared of the answer.  You know like that moment in Bambi when his mother gets shot and you’re just terrified, like what’s going to happen now?  OK.  Well, I’m scared that the answer will make me feel like that.  Terrified of the future.

But now that the question has popped into my head I can’t deny it’s existence and to not ask would drive me crazy!

Here goes nothing…

So I was thinking.

Actually I was reading someones blog that had absolutely nothing to do with Star Wars when I was struck by a Star Wars related question.  It’s how it happens, shut up.

Anyway I was reading.  And I thought, wow.  People that aren’t big Star Trek fans are really DIGGING this new Star Trek movie (and just for the record, the blog wasn’t about Star Trek either, my mind just works that way)!  And without missing a beat I wonder if the people that aren’t into Star Trek have even seen the older movies.  And what they would think of them.

AND THEN!!!!!!

And then I wonder!, unbidden!, whether or not there are people out there that actually LIKE the new Star Wars movies.  Like, whether they can like them more than the originals!?!!

I don’t want to know!  BUT I NEED TO KNOW!!!!!!

Can it really happen like that with Star Wars?!!!  WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE LIVE IN IF CHILDREN THESE DAYS LIKE THE GROSSNESS OF THE PREQUELS AS OPPOSED TO THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY!?!?!!!

I’m freaking out here!!!!  Someone needs to tell me that it’s UNPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!

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Prepare yourselves.  I’m about to wave my Nerd Flag.

Final decision on the film:  Epic. Win.

I loved it.  It was way better than I expected it to be.

I’ll admit, I went into the movie thinking that it was going to suck and that it wouldn’t even begin to compare with the original series because, hey, it never works out right when you get new actors to play old characters.

In this case, I was wrong.

So wrong.

Chris Pine is the perfect James T. Kirk.  His attitude as a young version of the character was SPOT ON and completely believable.  It was surprising how well he fit the role, especially since he had some big shoes to fill.  Even my father was more than satisfied with him, he loved him.  And he’s way dreamier than William Shatner ever was.  *swoon*

Zachary Quinto as Spock was a little unnerving at first.  All I could see was Sylar.  Sylar with pointy ears and thinner eyebrows (let’s face it, the man has some brows on him)!  He was a little less believable as Spock than Pine as Kirk, but I keep reminding myself that they’re supposed to be young, kids really, compared to TOS and 1-6.  But after his first few minutes on screen I was quite satisfied with him.  I was surprised that the movie pretty much revolved around Spock.

Perhaps the most pleasantly given performance comes from Karl Urban, the new Bones (Dr. McCoy).  From the minute he stepped on screen, from the very first words he uttered gave away who he was.  He was definitely my favorite of everyone in the new cast.  His believability and his delivery were impeccable.  Definitely the most perfectly cast role in the entire film.

The rest of the crew was good.  Scotty was awesome, to say the least.  Chekov was adorable and Mr. Sulu definitely fit the roles.  Uhura… well, I’m not sure what to think of her.  She was a little brazen, but again – she’s younger than she’s supposed to be in The Original Series.  Zoe Saldana definitely has the look of a young Uhura.

The special effects weren’t overdone.  They were actually pretty damn good, not overdone in the least.  The Enterprise was beautiful to behold on the big screen, all shiny and new.  It wasn’t like seeing (forgive me for comparing them) Star Wars ships in the prequels, the Starship Enterprise looked every bit as majestic and basic as it did in the original series, with VERY minimal adjustments to it’s exterior.  It wasn’t overly improved upon, the basic design was left unchanged.  Yay!

Now, on to what I didn’t like….

Of course I’m going to nitpick.  I’m a fan.  DUH!

**If you haven’t seen the movie and don’t want it spoiled for you, stop reading now.  This blog isn’t going to disappear and you can come back and compare notes with me once you’ve seen it for yourself.**

The first thing I didn’t like was the actor chosen to play Sarek.  I’m sorry, Ben Cross, is it?  I didn’t like him.  He’s simply not Vulcan material and I don’t approve of the casting choice there.  He didn’t strike me as anything even remotely close to Sarek.  Sarek is supposed to be young, with a severe and angular face.  Not old and slightly chubby with beady eyes.  Vulcans have a longer life expectancy than humans, allowing them to age slower in appearance, but this guy was too old to be Sarek.  Period.  I mean, in the original series Sarek wasn’t even graying yet!  That’s the first thing they got wrong.

The second thing, and admittedly the biggest problem I had with the movie from start to finish, was Spock and Uhura.

Um….. no.

No no, no-no-no.  *insert lots of finger wagging and shame shame noises here*

The relationship did not serve any useful purpose and personally I think it actually hindered the storyline.  It only made me angry because it didn’t belong there.  It felt wrong.  It’s just not realistic for the characters, not even as younger versions than themselves.

Aside from those two things I thought the movie was spectacular.  Hearing Leonard Nemoy recite the opening lines at the end of the movie was a thrill.  He was a real treat to see in the movie as Spock Prime with gray and white hair.  I was surprised that Wynona Ryder played Spock’s mother, I would have liked to have seen an unknown in the role but it didn’t take away from the experience that much.

So tell me!  What did you think of the movie?
Are you a die hard Trekkie?
What did you like the most?
Dislike the most?
How did you feel about Uhura and Spock’s romantic relationship?

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This is what my hand looks like after digging in the Fluff container.  Why they gotta make ‘em so deep?  Don’t they know that Fluff is messy stuff?  I didn’t even bother taking a picture of the other side of my hand, I was too irritated because I got Fluff on my phone.  >.<

I just got done making my sandwich and bagging it, and now I want to eat it.  >.<

THIS IS MY FACE OF THE DAY:  >.<

I plan on finishing this book today Deb let me borrow, The Queen’s Lady by Barbara Kyle.  I’ve spent (literally) the entire weekend reading it.  I’m almost finished with it.  I had to put it down a few times.  Sometimes I get like ridiculously excited while I’m reading that I need to put a book down for a few minutes.  This was one of those books.

My weekend was pretty relaxing.  I read for most of it.  I wasn’t on the Interwebz much either, which was refreshing.  Sometimes I think all I do is waste my time on the Interwebz doing nothing of importance.  It’s true.  I’m online all day while I’m at work, I really don’t need to be online the entire time I’m home.

Oh!  I saw Duplicity this weekend.  It was a good movie.  I do love Clive Owen and Julia Roberts.  And it was a good story.

That’s about it.  Nothing exciting going on.  Anyone do anything exciting this weekend?

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As an exciting update, I just got kicked and screamed at by my nephew!  Happy Monday everyone!

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I feel amazing today.  I really do!

I slept in a little bit, went to visit my cousin Crystal for about an hour before work, we figured out how to view picture messages on my cell phone (FINALLY!!!!), and I’m wearing a really cute short sleeved turtleneck-type sweater today.

Go me!

When I went out to clean off my car this morning the snow almost came all the way up to my knees.  Yeah, I don’t got snow boots either so my pants were soaked cold through to my skin, as were my socks.  Landlord doesn’t know how to plow, and needs to not be so lazy.  If I have the energy when I get out of work I’m going to shovel the driveway.

That’s a big IF!

I forgot to make lunch before I left the house but I was in a rush to get to Crystal’s and I’ll just go out to get Subway later on.  I could really go for a BLT!

Mike isn’t in the office today (blah).  And at Stop & Shop they don’t have the small boxes of Stouffer’s macaroni and cheese anymore!  All they have is the bigger ones, and just because I can eat it all doesn’t mean I should.

Also looking forward to playing Nerf wars with my office mates sometime late this afternoon.

Let’s see… what else?

Oh!  I had a kick ass weekend.  :]  I was all snowed in yesterday and I didn’t make it to work, but the weekend itself was awesome!

On Saturday I went to the movies.  All by myself!  I saw The Reader, which was freaking excellent by the way, and cried.  All by myself.  In the movie theater all by myself.  I felt like such a big girl!  Maybe next time I’ll get a soda!  Then I went to Alli’s new house.  Eh.  It’s better than their last apartment but I wouldn’t want to live there.  I probably won’t go over there again either.  I feel wicked uncomfortable there, and out of place.

I played FlyFF literally all day on Sunday.  There was a 2x exp event going on and went up a few levels.  Yay!  And I played all day yesterday, too.  It was good.

mC is sleeping over next weekend.  We’re going to do girly things and be girly together.  We don’t have to play anything ’cause no matter what we do we have a blast.

Yeah, so that’s about it.  I’m in an awesome mood.  I feel incredible.  I look cute.  My birthday is in 76 days, and I love my job!  I hope everyone else is having a good week too!!!!  :D

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There’s a woman I work with who has the same pee schedule as me.

Wait.  That sounds ridiculous.

We don’t pee together, I just see her in the hall coming to or from the little girl’s room whenever I’m on my way.  We don’t do it on purpose.  I only know her name and I really only ever say ‘hi’ to her since we work in different departments, but almost every day I see her on at least one (if not more) of my tinkle runs.

I don’t mean it to sound like I have a planned out ladies room schedule because I don’t, I just go when I gotta go.  It’s just usually around the same times every day during my shift.

Oh jeez.  Why am I telling you this?  >.<

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Speaking of the ladies room, my sister called me to tell me that she fell in the toilet.  My 24 year old sister.  She fell in the toilet.  The conversation went a little something like this:

Alli:  Hi!
Me:  You called?  What’s up?
Alli:  Omigosh!  I have to tell you something.  Are you at work?
Me:  No, I’m on my way in.
Alli:  *insert snickering and excitable chattering*  I fell in the toilet!  And I broke my toe!
Me:  What do you mean you fell in the toilet?  How did you fall in the toilet, did your butt shrink?  (people, she has a butt)
Alli:  No!  The toilet seat wasn’t screwed on all the way and it slid off and I fell in!  And I broke my toe!  And I got so mad I grabbed this metal rod we have laying around the house and I beat the crap outta that thing.
Me:  I can’t believe you fell in the toilet.
Alli:  I kept beating it yelling “you fucking piece of shit I hate you!”
Me:  I can’t believe you fell in the toilet.
Alli:  I know, right?
Me:  How’s your toe, did you go to the doctor?
Alli:  No, it’s the same one I broke before.  It’s all bruised.
Me:  Oh, ok.  I hope your toe feels better.
Alli:  Well I just wanted to call you and tell you that, kay?
Me:  Ok.
Alli:  Love you.
Me:   Love you too.

This is my sister:

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I saw this as the top headline in my news gadget the other day:

Wynona Ryder In Good Health After Flight Illness.

‘Flight Illness’?  Is that the politically correct way to announce she needed a barf bag?

I’m sorry.  I didn’t know celebrities with motion sickness qualified as news.  Quite frankly, if it were me in her shoes I’d be devistated that I was the focus of that kind of attention.  Not only was she puking, but her puking was being reported on.  I’m not too sure I want to be a celebrity.

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That’s all.  I’m good now that I got all that outta my system.  I’m headed to my dad’s tonight after work to watch Heroes and then spending the weekend at Sean’s.  w00t!

Has anyone seen the Madagascar II movie?  I saw it last weekend and it was freakin’ hilarious!!!

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No, I’m not posting a link to some silly interwebz quiz.

I just want to know who you think your TV personality is.

I’m the Monica.

FRIENDS is probably my favorite show ever, because I never get tired of it.  I have all ten seasons on DVD.  *proud grin*

I’m bossy.  VERY bossy.  And the way I pine over getting married and having babies?  The similarities are ridiculous.

I have rules.  I’m very particular (ok, so maybe ‘particular’ isn’t a strong enough word…) about rules (my rules especially, but rules in general) and my ’systems’.  I have a system for waking up and making my bed.  I have a system for taking a shower (which bugs the hell out of Sean).

People, if you knew all my rules you’d be flabbergasted!

I’m compulsively obsessive about my things and how everything has it’s own place.

You remember that episode where Rachel moves some things in the apartment around?  All the other Friends warn her to put it all back before Monica gets home or she’ll go crazy but Rachel is adamant that Monica will appreciate it?  If you remember that episode, then you’ll remember how Monica acted when she came in: all overly wary of her surroundings, casually touching things, and then freaking out?

That’s me.

If someone so much as walks in my room and breathes, I know it.  If something is moved slightly, I know it.

So I’m the Monica.

Who are you?  And why?

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