What to Write, What to Write. . .
This'll probably be as random as some dude giving Rich a package of Jello shots tonight in the Cumbie's parking lot. Sketchy! O_o
History wall!
Chris and I had the best time at work yesterday, haha. We put up the picture of Stalin on our map and it's beautiful. :p For some reason, I mistakenly thought it was a world map, but it's actually just of Europe, so we'll have to stick to leaders from those countries. Mussolini may be next, just cuz a bunch of us are 100% Italian, so it's kinda fitting. :p
Neither Chris or I are too familiar with European history though, so he had a brilliant idea that we *could* run with. Since he's a georgraphy major, he has a lot of maps, including several good ones of the United States. SO, he's going to bring one in and we're going to mark with pictures and stuff where all kinds of historical events have occurred. Groan all you want to, but we were happily brainstorming ideas all night long! You already know my main interests, but he's into natural disasters and stuff like that, so there's going to be an odd assortment of things on this map. :p
Of course, we know that as soon as we get this project up and running, the DM or someone high up is gonna come in and take it down. We're not doing anything wrong; we're just trying to educate our ignorant coworkers, haha.
As a side note, Chris has never been to a Starbucks-- ever! Since he lives in Wakefield, I told him we should go to the new one some time. Unfortunately, our work schedules clash so there's never a day we both have free. Ah, well.
Nick!
He's coming back from Japan for a few days and we're going to get together next Saturday. :) It's been about a year since we last saw each other, and we've only talked online *once* since he moved. I'm sure we'll have plenty to catch up on, haha.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
I'd say 3.5 out of 5 stars. I was hoping for something creepier, especially with Tim Burton at the helm. I thought all the actors were good and all the sets and technical stuff was nice. My main complaint was with the story itself, at least, the extra "family" bits that were tacked on. For a movie titled "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" I felt not enough time was actually spent *in* the factory and like that whole part of the movie was rushed through just to get to the meaningful new ending. Hmm. I was also not impressed with the new Oompa Loompa songs. I *am* glad they used the poems from the book, but otherwise, the creepy little ditties in the original movie were MUCH more effective. The boat ride wasn't very scary either. I recommend watching the music video for Marilyn Manson's song "Dope Hat" to see how that scene SHOULD be done, haha.
Reading!
Got my copy of Harry Potter from Brooks this morning! I'm only on Chapter 2, but I'll probably spend some time reading it tonight. And thanks to Rob for letting me borrow Mein Kampf, though I have no idea when I'll get around to reading it.
Listening to. . .
All Shook Up, RHCP's One Hot Minute and Better than Ezra's Friction, Baby. . .those three more than anything else. I find myself connecting to a lot of the songs on those CDs, not necessarily the *lyrics,* more the music itself. It's kinda weird, but that's the only way I can explain it.
NYC/Boston
Why is getting to NYC always so hard? haha Next Saturday's out because Nick will be here. . .maybe the weekend after that? I was hoping to go to Boston again some time in August, but now Rich is going to be busy on a few of those weekends. I have to figure out some things before setting a definite date for that trip anyway, so we'll see.
Other things:
My stomach didn't bother me very much after China Buffet tonight. I had mostly fried foods, but I really didn't let myself get overly full and I guess that helped. Or maybe things are finally going back to normal. We can only hope. :p
I do have a headache though. I think it's because I've been worrying a little bit all day. It's just not a situation with a clear cut answer. I just don't know how things can be resolved in a way that will work out for both of us. Well, this isn't the place to get into it and I guess I need to stop worrying about it, but I can't get it out of the back of my mind. :(
I think I'm going to do yoga in the fall instead of ballet. Even just practicing a basic barre makes my hip start hurting again, and the last thing I'd want to do is sign up for a year of classes that I wouldn't be able to complete.
Yeah, guess that's it. I didn't have coffee today, so I'm kinda tired. I might go right to bed instead of trying to read more Harry, lol.
History wall!
Chris and I had the best time at work yesterday, haha. We put up the picture of Stalin on our map and it's beautiful. :p For some reason, I mistakenly thought it was a world map, but it's actually just of Europe, so we'll have to stick to leaders from those countries. Mussolini may be next, just cuz a bunch of us are 100% Italian, so it's kinda fitting. :p
Neither Chris or I are too familiar with European history though, so he had a brilliant idea that we *could* run with. Since he's a georgraphy major, he has a lot of maps, including several good ones of the United States. SO, he's going to bring one in and we're going to mark with pictures and stuff where all kinds of historical events have occurred. Groan all you want to, but we were happily brainstorming ideas all night long! You already know my main interests, but he's into natural disasters and stuff like that, so there's going to be an odd assortment of things on this map. :p
Of course, we know that as soon as we get this project up and running, the DM or someone high up is gonna come in and take it down. We're not doing anything wrong; we're just trying to educate our ignorant coworkers, haha.
As a side note, Chris has never been to a Starbucks-- ever! Since he lives in Wakefield, I told him we should go to the new one some time. Unfortunately, our work schedules clash so there's never a day we both have free. Ah, well.
Nick!
He's coming back from Japan for a few days and we're going to get together next Saturday. :) It's been about a year since we last saw each other, and we've only talked online *once* since he moved. I'm sure we'll have plenty to catch up on, haha.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
I'd say 3.5 out of 5 stars. I was hoping for something creepier, especially with Tim Burton at the helm. I thought all the actors were good and all the sets and technical stuff was nice. My main complaint was with the story itself, at least, the extra "family" bits that were tacked on. For a movie titled "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" I felt not enough time was actually spent *in* the factory and like that whole part of the movie was rushed through just to get to the meaningful new ending. Hmm. I was also not impressed with the new Oompa Loompa songs. I *am* glad they used the poems from the book, but otherwise, the creepy little ditties in the original movie were MUCH more effective. The boat ride wasn't very scary either. I recommend watching the music video for Marilyn Manson's song "Dope Hat" to see how that scene SHOULD be done, haha.
Reading!
Got my copy of Harry Potter from Brooks this morning! I'm only on Chapter 2, but I'll probably spend some time reading it tonight. And thanks to Rob for letting me borrow Mein Kampf, though I have no idea when I'll get around to reading it.
Listening to. . .
All Shook Up, RHCP's One Hot Minute and Better than Ezra's Friction, Baby. . .those three more than anything else. I find myself connecting to a lot of the songs on those CDs, not necessarily the *lyrics,* more the music itself. It's kinda weird, but that's the only way I can explain it.
NYC/Boston
Why is getting to NYC always so hard? haha Next Saturday's out because Nick will be here. . .maybe the weekend after that? I was hoping to go to Boston again some time in August, but now Rich is going to be busy on a few of those weekends. I have to figure out some things before setting a definite date for that trip anyway, so we'll see.
Other things:
My stomach didn't bother me very much after China Buffet tonight. I had mostly fried foods, but I really didn't let myself get overly full and I guess that helped. Or maybe things are finally going back to normal. We can only hope. :p
I do have a headache though. I think it's because I've been worrying a little bit all day. It's just not a situation with a clear cut answer. I just don't know how things can be resolved in a way that will work out for both of us. Well, this isn't the place to get into it and I guess I need to stop worrying about it, but I can't get it out of the back of my mind. :(
I think I'm going to do yoga in the fall instead of ballet. Even just practicing a basic barre makes my hip start hurting again, and the last thing I'd want to do is sign up for a year of classes that I wouldn't be able to complete.
Yeah, guess that's it. I didn't have coffee today, so I'm kinda tired. I might go right to bed instead of trying to read more Harry, lol.
posted by Erica at 3:32 PM
1 Comments:
Matt here... I just started reading book 4 of Harry Potter. Everyone says it's one of the best, but I think it's really slow to start. Eh, I gotta finish ebfore the movie comes out.
Mein Kampf... ha! I can picture you reading that, even if it's not American History. I had to read it for Intro to Lit last fall.
Dude... I've been SOOOO busy and SOOO stressed lately. When I am home, I'm not even on a computer much. And when I am, I'm not logging into my computer to check AIM. When I finally get my computer set up in NH, I'll be online more at night. 4 1/2 weeks, hopefully!
-Matt
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