Wasting Space

Sigh…

I’m not sure when or even if I’ll be updating here again. The past few times I’ve updated, I’ve just cross-posted entries from my LiveJournal, which I’m much more interested in writing in. My life has also suddenly become busier, thus I barely have time to write in my LJ, let alone two blogs. I’m sure this won’t come as a surprise to anyone since I’ve had a hard time keeping this blog up ever since I started it. It’s hard for me to let it go, however, because I love WordPress. I love its features and its crisp, clean layouts. I wish I had more motivation to keep writing here.

I’m going to keep this blog up for now, but I’m going on yet another hiatus, this time indefinite. There’s even a chance that I’ll delete this blog without warning. I feel like I’m just wasting space by keeping it but not writing in it.

I apologize sincerely for my inability to make up my mind and my prolonged hiatuses. I’ll probably still visit your sites every now and then, when I have time to blog-surf, and you can always find me at my LJ. If you ever decide to get one yourself, feel free to add me on there! For now…farewell!

Yay, a date!

Adam and I are going on a date on Saturday! We’re going to eat at Moe’s Southwest Grill on the strip, and then we’re going to the Tennessee Theatre to see Monty Python and the Holy Grail on the big screen! Unless we decide to go to the Regal cinema and see something like Juno or Cloverfield instead. We’re still kind of undecided on that. It’ll be a casual, fun date — the best kind. We haven’t gone out to a dinner-and-movie in forever, so I’m pretty excited.

Adam’s birthday is coming up too. I’m going to get him the Terminator movies since all three are on sale on Amazon. I’m also going to try to get my hands on a plush Companion Cube, but they’re selling like crazy ever since Valve put them on the market, so I’m not sure how well I’ll manage that.

I caved and started playing World of Warcraft again. I’ve gotten my human rogue, Adrie, up two levels in the past two days. If you don’t see me around much for a while, my resurfaced WoW addiction would be the reason.

Off to bed with me! Whether I’ll be working tomorrow or not is a toss-up. I haven’t worked in two weeks and they called me to stay home again today. My boss kept apologizing on the phone and she sounded very sincere. I guess they really can’t help it — hotel policies and all. When it’s not busy, they can only have a certain number of people come in. I do need to seriously start pushing for another job, though. I’ve put applications in at a couple of places but didn’t pursue them enough because I kept holding onto the hotel. I need to just let go already and move onto something bigger and better…with more pay.

Upcoming Movies

I love movies. I watch them constantly, and you’ll probably see me rambling and squealing about them often here. This year looks like it’s going to be a pretty good one for movies. I’ve decided to share links to the trailers of some upcoming ones that I’m really excited about.

Be Kind Rewind - This film has become my #1 most anticipated movie of the moment. It stars Jack Black and Mos Def, both of whom are fantastic. Plus, it looks hilarious and unique, and it takes place in the 90’s!

Get Smart - Based on the TV series, which I never actually saw but my boyfriend loved. Still, the trailer excites me. It looks funny and has a great cast.

Mamma Mia! - Based on the musical, which I again never saw. However, I love musical movies and this one has a superb cast as well.

Iron Man - Fucking. Badass. And that’s all I have to say about that.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - I’m a sucker for fantasy movies, especially when they’re based on books I’ve read. I enjoyed the first Narnia movie and this one looks even better!

Those aren’t all of the movies I’m looking forward to (that list would go on far too long for a blog entry), but they’re some of the top ones. I can’t wait!

Popcorn Popper, oh how I love thee!

Adam and I made an awesome purchase recently:

A West Bend Stir Crazy popcorn popper!

It’s one of the best things we’ve ever bought, honestly. Adam and I eat lots of popcorn. Most nights we’ll watch either a movie or something on TiVo (Mythbusters, Futurama, and Metalocalypse are our current favorites), and we’ll pop some popcorn to go with it. The Stir Crazy popper makes preparing our favorite snack easy and fun (I sound like an infomercial…). You simply pour the oil and kernels onto the popping surface, place the lid over it, and plug it in! It only takes about four minutes spent watching the kernels pop and jump around, and then it’s done. The lid also serves as a bowl, so when it’s finished, you just flip the popper over and voila! — you have a bowl of popcorn.

Nope, I’m not a bit ashamed of my love for this thing.

Solomon Island Leaf Frogs

I have a new favorite animal: the Solomon Island Leaf Frog. Why are they cool? Well, for one, they have leaf-like (leafy?) features, which allows them to camoflauge in trees and on forest floors. Any animal that can camoflauge is pretty awesome. For two, they completely skip the tadpole phase and emerge out of their eggs as tiny, fully-formed frogs. They’re the only frog species that does that. Itty bitty frogs that can hop around on your palm a.k.a “froglets”?! Friggin’ adorable!

A couple of pictures of the frog fully grown:

Thanks to Tad 20D for the photo!

And to see the “froglets”, click here.

By the way… I’m trying to keep this blog going, I really am. I’m just busy with RL stuff, so please bear with me. I added a couple of backdated entries about past events to make it look like I haven’t been neglecting this blog as much as I actually have.

Stardust Movie Review (spoiler-ish)

This review has potential spoilers, so read at your own risk!

Advance Screening of Sweeney Todd (squeeee!!!)

I was fortunate enough to be able to see a free advance screening of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street last night. It was a sudden, last minute thing, but I’m oh-so-happy it happened! Here are my spoiler-free thoughts:

Unexpected Day Off

So I got up this morning, got ready for work, and was on my way out the door when my phone rang. It was my boss, telling me that it’s too slow today and they don’t need me. Such is the way it is when you work at a hotel. Now I’m sitting here on my computer, at a loss for something to do because I’m usually still asleep at this time on my days off, but I’m too awake to go back to bed right now. I’m glad I’m off today, though, because it’s raining outside. I like being home on rainy days. It’s like an open invitation to just lazy around.

My dog is adorable in the mornings, by the way. She’s all sleepy and yawny and stretchy and her eyes are still half closed.

I stayed at my parents’ house last night and I’m still here, but I’ll probably go back home pretty soon. I miss Adam, and he’s off work today, which means we can spend the whole day playing video games together. We’re playing through Resistance: Fall of Man on Multiplayer right now. Aside from the fact that there’s a big plot hole in the story if you play Multiplayer (it’s supposed to be the story of one man, alone, so where the heck does my character come in?!), it’s a really fun game. There’s nothing like running in and blasting monsters with guns and grenades while your boyfriend sits back and picks them off one by one with a sniper rifle. I also bought Final Fantasy VI for the Game Boy Advance yesterday, and I’m eager to get started on that. It’s one of my favorite games of all time, and I can’t wait to experience it on the DS with all the extra stuff they added for the GBA version.

Well, I’m off to have breakfast and enjoy my unexpected day off!

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is only a little more than a week away! I get excited about holidays, especially the ones that happen during the cold weather seasons. Thanksgiving is one of my favorites, but I feel kind of bad for it because it’s often overlooked amidst all the fuss about Christmas. Not that I have anything against Christmas; in fact, I love it! It’s just that most people seem eager to get Thanksgiving over with so they can start focusing on it (”Black Friday” is a testament to that), and as Stephen Colbert stated on a recent episode of The Colbert Report, “It’s the day after Halloween, and that means it’s the first day of Christmas.” Christmas-themed items and decorations start overtaking stores seemingly as soon as the clock strokes midnight on November 1st, while Thanksgiving decor is hastily stuffed in with the more prominent Halloween things during October.

What’s most exciting about Thanksgiving to me? The food, of course! Sure, it’s nice to reflect on all the things you’re grateful for, but c’mon, I can do that any other day of the year! What I can’t do is get together with family and stuff myself silly with turkey, gravy, dressing, sweet potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and all that other stuff that takes hours to prepare and only minutes to consume.

This year I’ll be making pumpkin pies for our family’s feast. I’m also planning on making a really delicious honey-glazed apple and pear bake. It’s soooo good and I’m sure my family will love it. The recipe comes from this cookbook, which I highly recommend along with pretty much anything else from Gooseberry Patch.

So, all you Americans out there, what’s your favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving dinner? Aside from the desserts and the turkey, I love sweet potatoes. It seems like I only ever eat sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving…odd. Anyway, are there any unique dishes that someone in your family prepares and you love? My mom makes these desserts called “Chocolate Delight” and “Cherry Delight”, and everyone in our family devours them. They’re amazing.

A Good Day

Recipe for a good day:

• Being still partly asleep, but awake enough to feel your boyfriend’s arms around you and his soft kisses on your forehead in the morning.
• An easy, short day at work.
• Having two people tell you that you’re a sweetheart, just because you did simple things to help them out.
• A kitten curled up asleep on your lap, content because she loves you and she knows you love her.
• A cup of hot chocolate, a blanket, and a good book that soon fade into a nice, relaxing nap.
• A phone call from your sister who’s miles away, simply because she misses you and wants to talk to you.
• Spaghetti for dinner and a clean house.

Mix together and savor in your mind for a while as the day ends and you drift off to sleep.