Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Movie Reviews
This is not a review but is on the review subject. I was interested in looking for a forum designed specifically for people to review what they thought about movies. I thought it would be fun for us. The only thing I've found so far is IMDB and Black's Forums. http://www.mrblacksreviews.com/forums/ I joined Black's Forums.
We are going to watch Shooter. Hopefully it's better than Babel.
Later on ...
Shooter was alright. Not something I would tell everyone "hey you have to see this movie." I figured it was going to be that way. The story was a been-there-done-that type. Mark Wahlberg is the main character. He used to be a sniper for the military, marines I think. In the beginning, his partner/buddy gets killed. Three years later someone approaches him for another job and tells him a story about why they are looking for someone like him. blah blah to make a long story short, he is framed for attempted murder on the president. The rest of the story is spent chasing Mr. Wahlberg, and Mr. Wahlberg chasing the guys who framed him. Total man movie. Made me want to beat my chest a few times. Only nice part was getting to stare at a hot guy the entire movie. There is a hot girl in there too. :D She's gorgeous and I don't know her name cause she isn't Julia Roberts-famous. But she is familiar, I've seen her before.
We are going to watch Shooter. Hopefully it's better than Babel.
Later on ...
Shooter was alright. Not something I would tell everyone "hey you have to see this movie." I figured it was going to be that way. The story was a been-there-done-that type. Mark Wahlberg is the main character. He used to be a sniper for the military, marines I think. In the beginning, his partner/buddy gets killed. Three years later someone approaches him for another job and tells him a story about why they are looking for someone like him. blah blah to make a long story short, he is framed for attempted murder on the president. The rest of the story is spent chasing Mr. Wahlberg, and Mr. Wahlberg chasing the guys who framed him. Total man movie. Made me want to beat my chest a few times. Only nice part was getting to stare at a hot guy the entire movie. There is a hot girl in there too. :D She's gorgeous and I don't know her name cause she isn't Julia Roberts-famous. But she is familiar, I've seen her before.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Testing this thing out
So I decided to look through the group blog settings and noticed it gives the option to post via email. Here I am testing it out. Hope it works.
Does anyone mind if I play with the background again? I am kind of tired with the stripes and thought something different may inspire us a little more.
I have updated my own blog. I hope you get a chance to read. It doesn’t look like anyone looks at it. I’m not too sad about it because I don’t want to advertise my business to just anyone but I do sort of feel lonely out there in cyber space.
Okay getting ready to post. ::holding breath::
Movie
This movie is about 2 hours long, including a ten minute intro.
www.zeitgeistmovie.com
Watch it (if you haven't already), and let me know what you think.
www.zeitgeistmovie.com
Watch it (if you haven't already), and let me know what you think.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Back on Long Island...
So I am back in my old place, up to my old tricks. Im staying up all night and sleeping all day. All the while Im watching TV and getting nothing done. Tomorrow I have to wake early and get on a regular schedule.
I miss X and my cats. I miss X but the thought of being in a relationship sends me into a serious state of anxiety. I know that it is impossible fo rme to have a relationship right now.
My body is reacting with anxiety when I try to use my broken heart. Breaking up with L in June was really really hard on me. I don't think I realized just how difficult this was going to be for me. I am still very much not over it.
Everything with X is so intense that I can't handle it. It's impossible to just mess around because my feelings are so intense. I can't even do the friends with benefits thing anymore because I have an anxiety attack if I try.
I could mess around with someone I don't care about I think. I could do the casual sleep around thing. But I think I've sewn those wild oats long ago. I feel too old and fat for all of that silliness.
I also can't get over that my apartment doesn't smell like me yet. My home isn't my castle yet. Those people who lived here before didn't stink, they were just different in the "my pheromones and your pheromones don't mix" kind of way.
I instantly dislike people who have pheromones that don't agree with me. It's usually very subtle and I don't know why I dislike them. But it's the pheromones.
That's why I don't understand that pheromone enhancing crap they sell. If it actually worked, why would you want to strengthen your pheromones? You certainly wouldn't do that at the office. Personality conflicts abound. People wear that stuff out to clubs. It's ridiculous. It's just another way of saying I want sex right now. Perfect for the meat market that is the bar. But if you aren't looking for a one-night stand why would you use it?
I miss X and my cats. I miss X but the thought of being in a relationship sends me into a serious state of anxiety. I know that it is impossible fo rme to have a relationship right now.
My body is reacting with anxiety when I try to use my broken heart. Breaking up with L in June was really really hard on me. I don't think I realized just how difficult this was going to be for me. I am still very much not over it.
Everything with X is so intense that I can't handle it. It's impossible to just mess around because my feelings are so intense. I can't even do the friends with benefits thing anymore because I have an anxiety attack if I try.
I could mess around with someone I don't care about I think. I could do the casual sleep around thing. But I think I've sewn those wild oats long ago. I feel too old and fat for all of that silliness.
I also can't get over that my apartment doesn't smell like me yet. My home isn't my castle yet. Those people who lived here before didn't stink, they were just different in the "my pheromones and your pheromones don't mix" kind of way.
I instantly dislike people who have pheromones that don't agree with me. It's usually very subtle and I don't know why I dislike them. But it's the pheromones.
That's why I don't understand that pheromone enhancing crap they sell. If it actually worked, why would you want to strengthen your pheromones? You certainly wouldn't do that at the office. Personality conflicts abound. People wear that stuff out to clubs. It's ridiculous. It's just another way of saying I want sex right now. Perfect for the meat market that is the bar. But if you aren't looking for a one-night stand why would you use it?
Rating of Notes on a Scandal...
Has anyone seen this movie?
It was a wonderful film as far as strength of story. Acting was some of the best stuff I've seen in a long while. Everything about it was great, except for the obvious part that the old woman was some lesbian sexual predator! WTF?! I am so pissed. We have worked so hard to fight stereotypes and someone comes along and makes some movie whose characters were taken right out of the 1950's. I am really angry at this movie.
I truly understand that the movie is not saying that lesbians are sexual predators. Judi Dench plays a closeted lesbian sociopathic destructive narcissist named barbara. And I'm sure these sorts actually exist in the world (I have probably dated one or two). But come on!
I think there were a few scenes well-done that showed that barbara's family supported her lesbianism. It was simply barbara's own gay shame that prevented her from telling anyone.
Other than my anger over the above points, the movie was truly amazing. The younger character named Sheba, a teacher, sleeps with a 15 year old boy. Barbara is secretly obsessed with Sheba and uses her knowledge of Sheba's affair with a boy student to manipulate Sheba into closer intimacy with her. People find out and Sheba is labeled a sexual predator. But the entire time the audience sees how Barbara is also a predator. There are 2 sexual predators. One had a consensual relationship (arguably the boy couldnt consent) and she also was married with children. Sheba was also beautiful and one of her children had down syndrome. So of course the audience feels an empathy with her. Barbara on the other hand was completely alone except for a cat (i know, how stereotypical) and she was this old lady. She was never honest. Sheba on the other hand was honest most of the time. So in the end, the audience sides with Sheba and sees Barbara as the true predator. It is an incredibly fascinating film.
It was a wonderful film as far as strength of story. Acting was some of the best stuff I've seen in a long while. Everything about it was great, except for the obvious part that the old woman was some lesbian sexual predator! WTF?! I am so pissed. We have worked so hard to fight stereotypes and someone comes along and makes some movie whose characters were taken right out of the 1950's. I am really angry at this movie.
I truly understand that the movie is not saying that lesbians are sexual predators. Judi Dench plays a closeted lesbian sociopathic destructive narcissist named barbara. And I'm sure these sorts actually exist in the world (I have probably dated one or two). But come on!
I think there were a few scenes well-done that showed that barbara's family supported her lesbianism. It was simply barbara's own gay shame that prevented her from telling anyone.
Other than my anger over the above points, the movie was truly amazing. The younger character named Sheba, a teacher, sleeps with a 15 year old boy. Barbara is secretly obsessed with Sheba and uses her knowledge of Sheba's affair with a boy student to manipulate Sheba into closer intimacy with her. People find out and Sheba is labeled a sexual predator. But the entire time the audience sees how Barbara is also a predator. There are 2 sexual predators. One had a consensual relationship (arguably the boy couldnt consent) and she also was married with children. Sheba was also beautiful and one of her children had down syndrome. So of course the audience feels an empathy with her. Barbara on the other hand was completely alone except for a cat (i know, how stereotypical) and she was this old lady. She was never honest. Sheba on the other hand was honest most of the time. So in the end, the audience sides with Sheba and sees Barbara as the true predator. It is an incredibly fascinating film.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Kasie is an awesome girl!
Here is a photo of us from today...
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I just had dinner tonight with Kasie, Hi Kasie! I was in Virginia Beach, and I'm really excited we got to meet up. I met the hubby finally. Kasie, he seems like a really great guy. I wish I had gone to your wedding.
Kasie you looked totally awesome! Some women look completely miserable when they are pregnant. But you had the whole "glow" thing that people talk about.
I am not sure if I should be writing this to Kasie, or to the rest of the world about Kasie. I have confused myself.
Anyways, it was awesome. And, I am sad that you will run off to Italy. I hope that you know, when you go to Italy, I will come and visit you.
I will bring whatever gf I am with, if I ever have a gf again. I am so over relationships - but that is neither here nor there.
Anyways, it was good to see you.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Perez Hilton...
...likes to ridicule famous people who blog when they're drunk. This made me think about some of the things I've written during one of my "philosophical" (AKA inebriated) moments. Try not too laugh too hard or think less of me =-) However, do feel free to tear this one apart.
Where is the line drawn between obsession and the natural, normal wonder of "what happened"? I recognize that many people in my field of work are prone to OCD, but how do we distinguish the difference between the intellectual's curiosity and the obsessive's "need" to have an answer. I put the word "need" in quotation marks because I also wonder if it's really a need versus a psychological disorder where the only answer wanted to be heard is the one that's desired. I'm trying to find the key to letting go...I don't think obsessive people really want and/or need that answer. I think they just hold on to an idea (however wrong it may be). I also think this applies to too many situations to be specifc. No, that's not true. I'm trying to respect the actions of my friends, and at the same time seek an answer for something I am guilty of.
We draw so many lines, but what kind of picture do those lines depict? A square, a traingle, a circle--what? I think it's a circle, since the behavior is constant with no true expectation of the truth. Who wants the truth when our own disillusions are easier to digest?! I'm inclined to think that we, as human beings, are more inclined to find an excuse that makes our behaviors more pallatable versus an honest search for the truth. And I wonder what truth really is?
LOL, someone should really hide the computer from me when I've been drinking...seriously.
Where is the line drawn between obsession and the natural, normal wonder of "what happened"? I recognize that many people in my field of work are prone to OCD, but how do we distinguish the difference between the intellectual's curiosity and the obsessive's "need" to have an answer. I put the word "need" in quotation marks because I also wonder if it's really a need versus a psychological disorder where the only answer wanted to be heard is the one that's desired. I'm trying to find the key to letting go...I don't think obsessive people really want and/or need that answer. I think they just hold on to an idea (however wrong it may be). I also think this applies to too many situations to be specifc. No, that's not true. I'm trying to respect the actions of my friends, and at the same time seek an answer for something I am guilty of.
We draw so many lines, but what kind of picture do those lines depict? A square, a traingle, a circle--what? I think it's a circle, since the behavior is constant with no true expectation of the truth. Who wants the truth when our own disillusions are easier to digest?! I'm inclined to think that we, as human beings, are more inclined to find an excuse that makes our behaviors more pallatable versus an honest search for the truth. And I wonder what truth really is?
LOL, someone should really hide the computer from me when I've been drinking...seriously.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Where did you go my lovelies?
Guess everyone left??? I check almost every day to see if there are any posts but it looks like weare all busy. Here is an update of what is going on here.
1) I have pregnancy-induced tachycardia. I've been debating on taking the medicine prescribed since there is a risk to the baby. I feel fine until I have an "episode" and then I feel like the world is ending, I am dying, whatever means "feels like crap" is what I am trying to say here. I had a stupid doctor who gave me a medicine that you aren't supposed to take while pregnant at all and had to fight with the hospital to get that changed. Finally got that done Monday or Tuesday this week.
2) Now I have a cold/flu/something. Not sure yet. I feel okay right now but I'm on drugs so I don't feel the fever, chills and sore throat.
3) Pregnancy is going okay. Almost halfway through. Found out hospital won't tell me the sex of the baby unless the doctor is "feeling generous" so if we don't know what we are having after our next appt, we are going to have to pay for it somewhere else.
4) Zeke put in orders for Sicily today. We should find out in a week if he was accepted. At first we didn't want to go but the more we talked about not having the house anymore and being able to site see, save money etc we got really excited. Can't wait to go.
5) We have to get the house ready to put it on the market soon. Don't know how quickly that is going to happen. We'll see. And I doubt we will make any money off it since we haven't had it for two years. Market sucks right now!
6) Zeke's mom and siblings came to visit two weeks ago. We had fun, we went to Busch Gardens in the middle of a heat wave. Not fun but since it's August we got some evening rain. Most of the people left and the temp went down. After that, we had a lot of fun. Actually rode some rides, no roller coasters though. Don't want to hurt baby.
I am sad we have sort of abandoned the blog but I think it's just cause everyone is busy. I've been addicted to a forum and have been on there for the past couple weeks. I cheating on you guys.
1) I have pregnancy-induced tachycardia. I've been debating on taking the medicine prescribed since there is a risk to the baby. I feel fine until I have an "episode" and then I feel like the world is ending, I am dying, whatever means "feels like crap" is what I am trying to say here. I had a stupid doctor who gave me a medicine that you aren't supposed to take while pregnant at all and had to fight with the hospital to get that changed. Finally got that done Monday or Tuesday this week.
2) Now I have a cold/flu/something. Not sure yet. I feel okay right now but I'm on drugs so I don't feel the fever, chills and sore throat.
3) Pregnancy is going okay. Almost halfway through. Found out hospital won't tell me the sex of the baby unless the doctor is "feeling generous" so if we don't know what we are having after our next appt, we are going to have to pay for it somewhere else.
4) Zeke put in orders for Sicily today. We should find out in a week if he was accepted. At first we didn't want to go but the more we talked about not having the house anymore and being able to site see, save money etc we got really excited. Can't wait to go.
5) We have to get the house ready to put it on the market soon. Don't know how quickly that is going to happen. We'll see. And I doubt we will make any money off it since we haven't had it for two years. Market sucks right now!
6) Zeke's mom and siblings came to visit two weeks ago. We had fun, we went to Busch Gardens in the middle of a heat wave. Not fun but since it's August we got some evening rain. Most of the people left and the temp went down. After that, we had a lot of fun. Actually rode some rides, no roller coasters though. Don't want to hurt baby.
I am sad we have sort of abandoned the blog but I think it's just cause everyone is busy. I've been addicted to a forum and have been on there for the past couple weeks. I cheating on you guys.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Health issues, anyone?
I don't know what has happened within the past two weeks, but so far three people I know have been hospitalized, another found out she has advanced cancer, and yet another is going in for a biopsy on Tuesday. How are you all feeling?
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