Ramble On

Well, I've had some good luck on my Netflix queue this week. First up was "Son of Rambow" which is about a boy from an english mennonite(?) family who falls in with the class ne'er do well and begins an unlikely and hilarious friendship which is heavily influenced by their shared love for the movie "First Blood". There were some overly cheesy parts but I really enjoyed watching it. The humor made the cheese way more tolerable. I was surprised to see that the dude who plays the smarmy Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl plays the equally spoiled, equally rich, equally disaffected older brother in this movie, but I shouldn't have been. He was much more likeable and comfortable in his native England without his put-on American accent. Last night I got home and really wanted to watch a particular movie. I searched for it on the instant watch list and amidst the 40 other flm versions of the story, there it was: The Adventure of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn (19...

I know I've spoken before, even in this blog about how I have a firm belief in Divine control over my iPod and the songs I hear on the radio sometimes. I saw a new non-threatening chain e-mail thing on facebook about the soundtrack to your life as defined by the shuffle feature on your music player, and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to test my beliefs. Now, I know that we're not supposed to test God like the Israelites in the desert did (see the book of Exodus) but I was hoping this is more like Gideon with the fleeces (Judges 6:36-39). Here's how it works: Open your music library, put it on shuffle, press play. For every question, type the song that's playing, and when you go to a new question, press the next button. No cheating and skipping songs, obviously. Each question corresponds to a scene in a movie about your life broken down into major events. In order to be scientifically sound (um, kind of...) I ran the test twice. I will include the result...

I was watching the Grammy's red carpet with my small group girls last night. We enjoyed both the beautiful dresses and making fun of the really not beautiful dresses. And while they almost made me go deaf with their screams when the Jonas Brothers appeared, we had fun trading observations. In general, we tended to agree. My biggest gripes were the lack of rock and the overabundance of glam. It's so frustrating that Paris Hilton uses her piles of unearned money to wear crap like this. Doesn't she purport to have a sense of style? Lord knows she's never proven that, or that she's got anything else besides money. Kate Beckinsale went a little too far. This is definitely an Oscars dress. Katy Perry's Red Carpet dress was a sharp contrast from her costume on stage. She went from vamp to the Chiquita banana lady in less than an hour. Didn't really like either look. I wish Paula would stop going out in public. She so clearly doesn't have it toget...

I read this article in the New York Times and literally 5 minutes later I got tagged. I took it as a sign that I needed to participate. Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/fashion/05things.html and I will also post my 25 things. If you are not on facebook and would like to participate, feel free to send me your 25 things. It might be fun! 1) My least favorite word in the english language is "skort". Consequently, I think this is the worst idea for an article of clothing ever. Pick one, skirt or shorts. 2) I have a weird thing about needing to own my favorite movies but never watching them. 3) When I hear a song in a grocery store that I like, I sometimes will sing. out loud. also, if the song calls for it, I dance. I find Farm Fresh and Trader Joe's to be the places where this happens the most. 4) I respond to stress by baking or running. 5) My dream car is Cameron's dad's car from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Californ...