Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Inflation and depression are as definite as death and taxes.

It's hard to feel free to complain about gas prices when you consider dropping a whole day's pay on a seatbelt bag (or something else extremely pricey I want but don't need).

As a result of my insomniatic (no, that's not a word) episode, I am now ill. I think I would actually be far worse right now if it weren't for my herbs.

I actually was signed up and everything to sell these herbs because I believed in them that much, but then I realized people my age don't really give a shit about their health, and people in this area aren't really keen on alternative medicine. I didn't sell any, and you have to buy $100 worth of products every month in order to get commission, so I dropped out.

But I still use them, and I love them. Every time I have smoked and quit (even the time last year when I just smoked one, ONE, cigarette) I have gotten a horrible cough, probably bronchitis. I'm just waiting for it to happen any day now. It's actually what helps me quit because it prevents me from wanting another one. I feel tired and have had a runny nose and been sneezing, but so far no horrible coughing *knock on wood*, and I owe it to my beloved herbs.

Ok, this blog entry was just going to be that first sentence (obviously since the subject has nothing to do with the rest of the entry), but whatever. My mind wondered.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Unspectacular spectacular!

Ooooh! Meme! Alya tagged me, and that makes me feel all kinds of special.

I probably shouldn't fill this out right now or even type in my blog at all for that matter because, well, last night I did not go to sleep. I didn't even attempt to go to sleep. I do Sudoku right before bed until my eyes droop. That way I'm not lying in bed with my thoughts. Well, I just kept doing Sudoku and reached a point in time when it would have been worse to fall asleep because I had to be at work at 4 AM. So I worked for six hours on NO SLEEP. I almost threw up and felt sick the whole time. Then I went home and got ready for my other job. I left that one early because I started to feel the stress. I took a nap. I felt like shit when I woke up almost three hours later. So yeah. I'm not fully here nor there, but whatever.

On with the meme!

The Rules:

1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules in your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers' blogs letting them know they've been tagged.

Unspectacular? That's going to be hard because everything about me screams spectacular.

...what a great word "spectacular". One might even call it spectacular.

...I could say it all day.

...it would make a good theater warm-up.

1. I like to read about things and then talk about them. That may not seem like a quirk, but I read the most random things, like stuff on quantum physics, stuff on types of herbs and their medicinal uses, movie trivia, and business stuff. People usually just nod and smile and say "cool" as I talk about things I know nothing about.

2. I say "excuse me" when I burp and am alone.

3. I sleep in a full size bed but only sleep on one side. The other side is taken up by my giant teddy bear, a small teddy bear that I have had since I was three, and a duckie with the cutest butt you've ever seen whom I give reassuring hugs to every time he gets kicked off the bed accidentally.

4. I have a really bad tendency to start but never finish things like all of my novels, screenplays, hobbies, business ideas, websites, art projects, etc. For instance I bought a sewing machine last year, and it has been sitting on my desk gathering dust just like all the art supplies I bought when I felt inspired to paint that one month two years ago.

5. I'm a messy person who likes to organize. My organization comes in spurts and has to give me instant gratification. I'm very good at organizing but not maintenance.

6. I love stickers and stickering things. There are stickers on a lot of my stuff including my laptop, phone, flash drives, tv, remotes, etc. I think it's more because I like to personalize things, and stickers are the easiest way to go about doing that.

I tag every person who reads this! I don't want to single people out especially since I tend to single out the people who are least likely to do the meme, so I leave it up to you.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Shoe Shopping: a Necessary Evil: Part the Last

First off, holy crap! Zappos.com sells digital cameras?! No way!

Not to be a complete girl about this, but how good would this camera look with this purse? Pretty damn nice. (Ok, I swear I buy cameras based on functionality. The colours are just a bonus. Um...but they would match my iPod...not that I care...but I do...)

Ok, so now I'm thinking I'm not going to buy the New Balance shoes nor the Skechers (and certainly none of the high heels). Why? Well, first off, I can't afford to buy the heels (...especially if I am going to buy my blue camera/purse combo), and second, I mentioned an article about how shoes make us walk incorrectly. Well, the article was actually about another article. This article is the full six page piece about the whole shoe/foot thing. I read it.

Let me go into a little side tangent here. I'm very easily influenced (obviously, couldn't you tell by the colour thing?). I mean, come on, I went from being a carnivore to a hardcore vegan overnight just from reading a little literature online. How insane am I?! So obviously the shoe article got to me, but it does make a lot of sense (I'm only influenced by things that make sense to me...or come in pretty colours...). Luckily I don't go completely nuts anymore like I did when I went vegan, but it does make me consider things. One of those things is not to purchase something that I'm buying for comfort when it turns out actually causes foot and knee problems. It really explains so much. I highly recommend you all read the article. Don't worry, it won't turn you off of wearing shoes, believe me.

Hm...so I wasted a whole day (I spent a really long time picking out shoes...and purses...and dresses...ok, maybe I didn't waste the day after all). At least the money I would have spent on shoes can now go towards more useful things, like a seatbelt bag. Every woman needs a seatbelt bag.

Shoe Shopping: a Necessary Evil: Part [Peace Sign]

Buyblue.org is not up. They should have at least left up the old list. Boo!

Alright, so I have it narrowed down. Help me decide!

First up we have cosmic bowling shoes!



Aren't they cute??


These are my favourite New Balance shoes I found:




But they are $10 more than these Skechers ones:





And then we have our eco-friendly option:





So it's really between those. I really like them all, but those last ones aren't really what I was looking for, so it's probably more between the first three. I don't know how comfy those bowling shoes would be (or sturdy considering they are bowling shoes). So I'm kind of leaning towards the middle two (but man those bowling shoes are cute!), and since the Skechers ones are cheaper, I'll probably go with those. What do you think?



And just for your viewing pleasure!!






Could those pink ones be any prettier? I may end up buying those (against my better judgement) as well. Hopefully I won't. But I want them!!!

They are totally not my style, i.e. they don't match my wardrobe.

Well, I can always buy an outfit to match them.

Not that I need more clothes.

Gah!

Shoe Shopping: a Necessary Evil

First off, let me start off by saying I'm a Pisces, which means I'm extremely picky about my shoes. Sometimes I buy shoes because they are pretty and cheap (like flats from H&M), but most of the time they have to be comfy, lovely, within my price range, vegan, and look good on my feet. That last one is usually the hardest to find because I have really small feet, so sneakers especially look pretty stupid if I don't find the right pair.

For years now I have been buying New Balance sneakers. They seem to be the only major brand that look right on my feet. I was going to go to the mall today (since they told me not to come into work) and get some new shoes (because I threw away my old ones in San Francisco back in January. One of them had a big gaping hole).

It wouldn't mean so much to find that perfect shoe if it weren't for the fact that my shoes last a really long time. I remember as a child, my mom would have me buy shoes that were two sizes too big because I would grow into them and they would last longer. I would have never gotten new shoes if I hadn't made up ailments or destroyed them on purpose because a) my feet barely grew, in fact not until I was 23 years old did I figure out my shoe size was actually a whole size smaller than what I had been wearing for the past ten years and b) I seem to buy indestructible shoes. It pissed me off because my brother was buying new shoes every six months!

That pair I threw away in San Francisco, I had them for six years.

Anyway, turns out the mall I was going to go to does not have a New Balance store (LOSE!). I decided to stay on my butt and shop at my favourite store: zappos.com.

I have taken a break from my little online shopping escapade because shoe shopping is so frustrating! Not only do I have to find a pair of sneakers for under $100, they can't have leather or suede, and they have to be cute. Mission impossible? Feels like it.

I read an article the other day about how people aren't supposed to wear shoes and that we walk incorrectly. That makes total sense to me because you would think we would have been made to run around naked like everyone else, yes? But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop wearing shoes (and clothes) because obviously our high tech, dirty, paved society requires that we wear shoes, or else we can get ring worm or step on glass or some other fun games.

Oh, shopping. I love buying stuff, but I hate shopping.

You know who has the best looking athletic type shoes? Skechers, but they are not very veggie friendly, though a lot of their nonsneaker shoes are. I really regret sending back these boots I had bought because I felt I had spent too much. My only two regrets in life have to do with shoes. Those Skechers boots were one of them. The other was a pair of sequined ballet-style flats. They were comfy on the top of the foot, which is hard to find. I can't believe I didn't buy them.

Yes, I am pretty shallow.

Or rather major life events aren't worth feeling regret over because everything happens for a reason, but those shoes, man...I don't see what good came out of not buying them; therefore, I regret.

It's so much easier buying a pair of dress shoes. I have a handful of those I never get a chance to wear. They are all so lovely. Sooooo lovely. They match nothing, but they are so lovely. I could be like Carrie Bradshaw and disregard matching shoes to clothing. Unfortunately that is something I cannot pull off.

This is what happens when I get a whole day off from both jobs. If you read this whole thing, you are my hero.

Introducing Movie Monday!!!

I wanted to have a weekly feature, and thanks to Technodoll and Maxie I will now have Movie Mondays. Rejoice!

Um...I haven't decided if it's just going to be a movie review each Monday or just something randomly movie-related. Probably the latter because my other blog really is more for the former.

But for the first one, I will do a movie review because I just watched the movie Junebug.

I purchased it previously viewed for $3.99 at Blockbuster.

I love Amy Adams, which is why I wanted to watch it. What could have been so Oscar-worthy from such a bigscreen newbie?

The movie really was only worth watching because of her. Yeah, it has a great script, excellent shots, very poignant story, creative characters, superb acting, and wonderful direction, but come on, a lot of indie films these days do! There has to be something that makes it stand out from all others, and for Junebug it is Amy Adams' performance, which I agree with the Academy was worthy of an Oscar nom. This movie just solidifies for me that any movie with her in it is worth watching even if the only good thing about it is her.

Aside from Amy, like I said Junebug is a really good movie. What could have been an overly depressing film, bounced back and keeps the viewer satisfied. Although the ending isn't entirely viewer satisfactory, it's a very good ending. The movie remains real through its entirety. I recommend it to anyone except for those who only watch horror films and/or films saturated with special effects. Junebug does have one special effect, which I only learned about in the commentary. It was an interesting tidbit.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Dear, Jimmy Eat World, please don't co-headline tours. I prefer you alone. Love, your #1 crazy

At the Sonar show, people didn't really start showing up until an hour before doors opened, so I thought this time I'd be alright. I completely forgot I was also dealing with Paramore fans, so when I showed up an hour and a half early, there was a huge line. Boo!

Deutlich showed up and held our spot in line while I went on a little adventure to find a bathroom. Excitement ensued.

When we got inside, there was a bunch of people already at the front. We stood off to the right about three rows back. All was fine and dandy, until the whole crowd pushed forward. Then when the opening band Dear and the Headlights came on (they were really good by the way), this fucking jackass started pushing the crowd in front of him, basically throwing his body weight on everyone thinking they would magically disappear if he did so, at least that is the only conclusion I can reach because this guy obviously doesn't understand the laws of physics...or being a decent human being. These were Paramore fans, i.e. small, young girls. He did it again a few songs later, and I had enough of this asshole. If I had something sharp, I would have done something. I really think my violent actions would have been justified. Protecting children of the female gender seems to be quite high on the "must protect" list considering people always say "women and children first". So yeah, that guy needed to be taken out.

Deut and I decided to leave the front because it wasn't worth it. We figured the Paramore fans would go away after their set, and then we could ease our way to the front for Jimmy Eat World. We got something to drink, found the smoking area, went to the restroom, and I bought a t-shirt and hoodie. Feeling refreshed near the end of Paramore's set, we decided to try to get to the front again. We were almost there. When Paramore finished, only a handful of people left. Not from the front. Assholes. After being sprayed with water (because apparently if you are hot and thirsty instead of drinking water, getting a shower is just as effective...right), I decided it wasn't worth being in the front again. I was squished and couldn't move my arms. I didn't think I could enjoy the concert in that fashion, so we squeezed our way out. I got a lot of boobage in my face somehow.

We found spots in the seating area and watched Jimmy Eat World from there. It was fantastic! They were great of course. They played a few songs that I hadn't heard live yet. Woo hoo! And I KNEW those freaking Paramore fans hadn't left because during a few songs, you could tell the crowd had never heard the song before. Motherfuckers. You should have left! Or at least stood in the back where you belong! JEW played "Here It Goes", and I was so disappointed that the crowd did not cut it to the left nor slide it to the right. Shitheads.

After the concert, we went around to the back where a few girls were. They were waiting to meet Paramore. A few more people showed up also wanting to meet Paramore. Then Rick showed up, and Deut asked me who it was, and when I realized who it was I started jumping up and down like an idiot screaming, "RICK!! RICK!!! HI, RICK!!!!" Then one of the Paramore fans turned to me and went, "Who is that?" I put my hand over my heart and gasped like she stabbed it or something. Oh, and those other Paramore fans started bogarting him and getting his autograph and pictures with him. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS!!!!!! They kept talking to him and shit. I should have taken them out as well. Then Penny showed up, who I know from the JEW message boards. She said she heard me screaming "Rick". He actually remembered Penny, which I thought was cool. I think I freaked him out though with my crazy fangirl greeting. I'm pretty sure he told the other guys not to come out because some psycho chick was outside. The other guys did not come over to greet us, which part of me is glad they didn't because of those stupid Paramore fans (though it would have been nice to have gotten Jim's autograph, since his is the only one I don't have...now I have Rick's twice! I had to have him the sign the front because I didn't want him to know he already signed it). The Paramore fans chanted for Paramore to come out, and when they shut up, I alone started yelling, "JIM!!!!!!!! TOM!!!!!! ZACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tom and Zach did pass by at some point on their way to the bus. Tom waved. Zach ignored us. I screamed at him as well, "ZACH!!! I LOVE YOUR HAT!!!!!!!!"

Yeah. I'm an idiot.

Sorry I don't have pictures. I was too far away, and my camera just didn't understand.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Come play with me.

I just joined Twitter. Why? So I could follow the bunnies. But since I'm on there, might as well make more use out of it.

Do any of you have Twitter?

By the way, I already found some of you through the 20sb twitter site, so if you are wondering who the random person following you is, it's me.

Find Your...Spot...

Deutlich mentioned in her blog this site that gives you a list of 24 cities you should live in. I can't tell if it's fixed, but someone else mentioned they got Providence and Little Rock really high on their list as well, so either the three of us have similar needs in location or that site is a bunch of boo-hawkey.

Seven out of the 24 cities I got are in New Mexico. Apparently there's a city called Truth or Consequences. How awesome is that? Much better than Bumpass, VA. My #1 and #2 are both in New Mexico. Santa Fe was #8. It seems I was right in choosing New Mexico. OMW full speed ahead!

Thanks for all of your comments, beloved readers and fellow bloggers. Frequently, I abandon things or decide to change things up. I don't know if it's boredom, the stars, bipolar disorder, or what, but I think I will attempt to keep up with this blog because it seems like at least one person enjoys it, and that's enough for me. I will still launch my new blog. If there's one thing I'm good at, it's multi-tasking (I really wanted to say something dirty there instead but couldn't think of anything I was willing to publish).

But I do need something on this blog. A weekly something. Many of the blogs I read have a weekly something. My favourite is Maxie's Would You Rather Wednesdays. Nobody seems to do the weekend except Postsecret and fourfour (he usually posts his ANTM stuff on the weekend). Friday seems to be a popular day. I was born on a Friday. Just thought I'd throw that in there. Perhaps Tuesday? No, I have my Chipotle/movie nights with one of my BFFs on Tuesday. Monday? Hm.

Well, first I should figure out what this weekly something should be. Suggestions?

Also, no one has commented on the video I posted. P² made it. I think it's really well done and cute. So please watch it, and let me know what you think.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Analyzing Analytics

So I've been going through my blog trying to figure out if it's worth saving, updating, etc. I decided to take a look at my Google Analytics again (I actually don't check it this often).

On April 21, I got the most page visits I have in weeks. So I'm all, 'What did I write about on April 21 that was so special?' It was my post saying I'm going to semi-abandon this blog.

I don't know how to take that.

I have been designing the website for my company and looking up a bunch of webdesign tips. (BTW Lissa Explains is one of my favourite websites, and I have been using it for years.)

Many sites say to pick something, something that interests you of course, and focus on that. I don't really have any one thing I can consistently blog about. I can't even consistently blog about my life!

I'm too all over the place.

Astrology blog? I tried that. Didn't work out.

Movie blog? I don't watch enough movies. I watch a lot of movies but not enough.

Crafts blog? I do crafts and stuff, but I have no advice. I suck at them.

Photo blog? I have one, and I can't even keep up with that!

You know, I bitch about things all the time, but I don't even think I could bitch about something everyday. At least, not stuff I'm willing to put on the internet.

Food blog? Health blog? Philosophy blog? Book blog? Spiritual blog?

I've seen many running blogs. Too bad I don't run. I don't exercise.

Sitting blog?

Today I sat in my desk chair and my chair at work. I also sat in my car. I stopped by Bed Bath and Beyond and momentarily sat on one of the beds. It was glorious.

Most personal blogs are about one's life. I find the most interesting personal blogs to be written by people who are an open book. Of course they are free enough to write about sex. Yeah, I will never do that. Never say never. I seriously doubt I would ever do that.

I'm not an open book.

...Unless you meet me, in which case I can't shut up, but I usually just talk about irrelevant things.

Irrelevant blog? Hm...aren't most blogs irrelevant? Some of my favourite ones are. But they are told in a witty fun way.

I had written a blog entry about why I won't live very long and how I'm the friend that nobody likes. I decided not to post it, but it mentioned that perhaps people keep me around only for their amusement. No real interest in me, just the stupid things I have to say because sometimes I spew out a few good nuggets (while the rest of it is verbal diarrhea).

And so that's part of the reason why I am going to start a new blog. It's not a blog really focused on anything, and it's not a blog about my life. It's just a blog about what I have to say about everything else. This is for my own protection. I'm a private person who likes to talk, and that's a bad combination. I'll sometimes say too much and later regret it and feel exposed and/or stupid.

Hopefully the new blog will work out.

Yeah, we'll see.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Fun with Analytics

For the most part Google Analytics makes me feel bad, but I still look at it because once in a while it has worthwhile little nuggets of amusement.

The keyword searches are what I look at. What do people search for and end up at my blog (and most likely disappointed)?

Why does bacon have rainbow colours on it?

Why indeed.

My apologies to the person who did not get the answer they were looking for, but I will venture a guess. Bacon is greasey. Grease is shiny. Shiny reflects like. Light reflections produce rainbows.

P.S. I love this person for combining two of my favourite things in the world.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Bye bye, blog.

I've said before how in my seven years of journaling/blogging, I have bounced around from site to site and journal to journal and now to blog. Well, it should be no surprise that I'm about to take flight again. It's so much easier on livejournal though. You could set up a new journal, add the people you want, and voila! They are informed you have a new journal and know exactly where it is and just have to *click* add you back.

Not so much with blogs. Although I'm sure it's a major tip off when you start receiving the same sarcastic, smiley face filled comments from a different username at exactly the moment the other ones stop.

I don't know if I'm going to delete this blog (though that is inevitable, just a matter of when), but I already have my new one set up (no posts yet though). I may still update this one in case I ever have the need to post more pictures of donuts. My other blog is going to be different. Not about my life or about the drinks I get from work. Well, maybe about that.

My new blog will start next month. I still need to make a post here of the Jimmy Eat World concert that will be on Saturday (so excited!). After that...bye bye, blog.

Or maybe not bye but slight abandonment really.

We'll see.

Whatever.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

"Friends" With

Does anyone else despise half of the people they are "friends" with on facebook? I sure do.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Death and the City

You know, first a sidenote, I thought my subject was extremely clever of me for about a nanosecond until I realized how unoriginal it was and how there are probably hundreds of other entries with the same title about the same thing. Boo.

So what is this thing? Heidi informed us in her blog that Cynthia Nixon let it slip that one of the characters will die in the upcoming Sex and the City movie.

So begins my countdown.

10. Carrie is not going to die. I am so sure of this.

9. Charlotte is also unlikely to die, though people could say she might die through child birth, but I find it more likely that the baby/fetus dies than Charlotte.

8. Samantha...hm...well, she did have cancer, so she is not a 100% safe case like Carrie on the not dying part. Though I doubt Kim would have agreed to do the movie if Samantha were to die.

7. Out of the four main girls for some reason I find it most likely that Miranda would be the one to go, but then again it was Cynthia who spilled the beans, so again, probably not. So basically, I really doubt any of the four will die.

6. Harry is my favourite significant other from the whole series. The writers put Charlotte through way too much during the series, so I don't think they would do that to her, so I'm glad to say Harry is probably safe. If he's not, OMG that would fucking suck balls...fucking suck hairy balls.

5. Steve seems to have cheated on Miranda from the trailer, but I don't think that warrants a death. Plus, everyone loves Steve...although he's a dick for cheating on her, but I'll eventually forgive him.

4. Ok! Now the first most likely candidate! Smith!!! Why? He's in the trailer for like two seconds! And then Samantha is never seen again with him...but...why kill him? It just doesn't seem to serve Samantha's character plotwise at all.

3. Magda?

2. Or how about some new character in the movie that was not in the series? That'll be disappointing. Plenty of random characters died in the series, so that wouldn't be anything new.

And now for my actual guess!!!

1. Before even hearing about this spoiler but rather from watching the trailer, I thought Big dies. It just seems too obvious that he chickens out on a wedding, so I thought, what would be less cliche and more, "WTF?! OMG!!" Plus, Carries reaction just seems way too dramatic even for SatC standards for it to be about Big getting cold feet.

Anyone else have any thoughts or predictions?

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Hair hair everywhere!

I finally scheduled my dentist appointment. I haven't been in so long, and of course the receptionist pointed it out as well.

I decided to also schedule a hair appointment because I've reached my limit. It must go! Too many split ends, and last night on my way to Girls' Night Out with Heidi and Magda, my hair got caught in my purse straps like always, but this time it really got caught and almost ripped out a chunk. (By the way, Girls' Night Out was a lot of fun despite the alcohol being terrible and the vendors being disappointing, but I did buy a cute dress and got to hang out with some fabulous new friends!)

I went to the salon's website to see if it mentioned Locks of Love. It didn't. I wasn't surprised. Then I decided to venture over to the Locks of Love website.

I knew that you can't donate bleached hair, but when I donated my hair a few years ago, a chunk of it was bleached (and green to boot), but the stylist said it was ok. I think it was probably ok because the majority of hairs weren't bleached, whereas this time I don't think it would be ok because almost all of my hairs are bleached (at the ends...from bleaching a year ago and chopping not quite all of the bleached part off).

So I decided, I need to get rid of the bleached ends and then wait another few months before donating my hair. Oh, but I'm not about to pay for a damn hair cut. I haven't done that in years! The last few times I have cut my own hair, and either I'm really good at it or people just don't have the heart to tell me how stupid my hair looks.

Well, after work today, I whipped out my trusty (kinda rusty) scissors and started hacking away.

Of course I took the obligatory before and after pictures.

I have to say that I didn't mean for them to turn out so cliche. I was actually planning on making a very glamorous "before" picture and a really busted up "after" picture to be funny, but I just didn't have time for that. When I get it in me to cut my hair, I do it! But anyway, yeah, my hair was up in a messy bun while I was at work which is why my hair looks like a penis.



The last time I chopped a lot of hair off, I decided I didn't want layers anymore, but the bleached parts were there in layers, so by eliminating them it was either cut my hair really short or cut it in layers. I chose layers. It still took out a good amount of hair.



Doesn't it look like a person is drowning in my sink? And since it's my hair, to me it looks like I'm the one drowning. Kind of creepy actually....And now the after picture!



Still needs a little tweaking, but I think I got it pretty even. The top layers I cut too short, so my hair looked like a muffin, but I'm hoping that's just from hair shock and will go away.

On a completely unrelated note, why it is when I go to wordpress.com, all it says is "It works!"?

Saturday, April 12, 2008

You know you watch too much ANTM when...

...you're working as a barista, and a customer pisses you off, you hand them their drinking saying in your head, "Choke on it!"

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Ho...hum.

Lately my Firefox has been acting up. It'll just randomly stop allowing me to click on things, so I have to close it, but then when I try opening it up again, it tells me I can't because it's already running.

I thought it was because of those stupid Real Player pop up things that say "Download This Video", so I deactivated that. It didn't work.

Then I thought it was just a bug in the system, so I uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox. That didn't work.

Finally after days and days of having to constantly restart my computer, I figured it out.

STUPID DEL.ICIO.US!

Everytime I would tag something, THAT would mess up my browser. BOO!!!

And I was just starting to grow a dependency on it.

Oh, del.icio.us, how you have failed me.

I'm hesitant to try something else because what if it just causes the same problems?

On another note, I've had this blog for only five months now, and I'm already kind of over it. I have ideas for a new blog. So stay tuned for that!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

So many movies, so little time...

It is time once again to talk about upcoming movie releases that I am excited about seeing. Last time I mentioned Definitely, Maybe (so far the only movie I have seen this year to get five out of five stars), 27 Dresses (it was cute), Jumper (ok, felt incomplete, Rachel Bilson wasn't a good choice), My Blueberry Nights (didn't get the point, slightly boring, weak beginning and end), Cassandra's Dream (didn't watch, probably won't), He Was a Quiet Man (very good story, well done), VeggieTales (didn't watch, kinda still want to), The Other Boleyn Girl (really good, highly recommend it), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (didn't watch, hopefully will soon), Horton Hears a Who (I loved it), Be Kind Rewind (meh, it was ok), and Made of Honor, Speed Racer, Kung Fu Panda, and Sex and the City all haven't come out yet, so they are still on the list, and I am still excited.

So on with the next set!

First on the list, Leatherheads looks really good from the trailer. I love Renee Zellweger. I also love John Krasinski, but I've never watched a movie with him, so we'll see if I like him as a non-Jim.

I kinda want to see Prom Night just to make fun of it. I mean, just look at the poster alone. I'm already laughing at that. I feel like it's going to be a real winner.

Chaos Theory looks like a really good movie to watch when you just want to watch a movie (know what I mean? Like when you don't want to be scared or troubled or stumped by something that is just supposed to be entertaining?).

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. 'Nuf said.

Deception is the one I am looking forward to most (out of the ones in this entry because um nothing compares to my excitement for Sex and the City). Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman? Hello! I'm there. Plus the story looks really good, and Michelle Williams looks good, too, and it's nice to see her do something different because she is one talented lady.

I love Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, so I am soooo looking forward to Baby Mama.

I have to see You Don't Mess with the Zohan because it's Adam Sandler.

The Love Guru looks so good! Mike Myers hasn't released a movie in so long (that wasn't Shrek). Hooray! Major bonus: Toronto Maple Leafs!

I'll stop there or else this will be way too long with all the summer movies. So yeah.