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Today is picture day here at the office for our new badges. We switch them out every year for security reasons – we have a lot of day of event staff turnover so to keep them from keeping their old badges and getting in free later on, we change the layout every year. Anywho, it’s always reminds me of picture day at school because everyone wears their nicest shirt, makes sure their hair is perfect, and looks so put together. It amuses me to no end.
It’s also raining here in the Bay Area. FINALLY. While I was enjoying the unusual summer-like temperature the past two weeks, it’s kind of scary the way the weather’s been. It’s below freezing back east while we’re walking around in shorts out west. In San Francisco no less! In January! But to be honest, I had been praying for rain, not just because we need it, but also because I really want to go snowboarding. I don’t know if I will be going at all this season but I’d like that option.
Which means I need to go shopping for a new jacket since I always just borrowed Lindsey’s.
This is random, I know, but I feel like it should be said. Who are the people responsible for nominating movies for Oscars and such? Because The Curious Case of Benjamin Button going up for 13 awards? Really? Especially as “Motion Picture of the Year?” Really? Because I saw that and I just don’t get the hullabaloo. It was an okay movie [obviously it’s opinion based] but I just didn’t see anything Oscar worthy about it. Sure, individual performances but overall, not so grand. The movie was very slowly paced…it took 3 LONG HOURS for it to finally wind it’s way down. There’s really only so much Brad Pitt I can take when he’s not involved in some cheeky scheme to bust a casino. And there was A LOT of Brad in this movie. Like, more Brad than I needed. Ever.
Which is kind of hard to avoid considering it was his movie. But at one point I wished it would hurry up and be Brad and then sat and wondered how much longer Brad could possibly still be in the movie? It was that long and draggy.
Sure I laughed out loud at parts and it was sad in a tragic kind of way and I did tear up at the end, but I’m a sap. I cried during Wall-E remember? I’ll cry at just about every death scene if I don’t hate the character. I cried at the end of the Bucket List and I KNEW they were going to die.
Is it because it’s Brad Pitt? Is that why it’s being considered for Best Motion Picture? Or am I completely missing the point of the movie?
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Here’s to short workweeks. Huzzah!
Yeah I totally just huzzah-ed you.
The weekend was a good one actually. On Saturday, I made my way up to Sacramento to Jacki’s for Spanish Club, dragging along my fondue pot as my contribution to the eating festivities. I made a chocolate fondue that was amazingly delicious. It was rich and creamy and tasted kind of like brownies. Or least like brownie batter. It was definitely a hit and tasted practically heavenly with the cheesecake bites I managed to find at the store. That was the best combination there, which was made even better [if you can believe that] by adding slices of strawberries. The cheesecake bites were the first to go but we ended up slicing the cheesecake Christina brought into “bites” albeit, giant ones, to dip. Its official; we’ve all gone fondue crazy. The best part is I can now make truffles from the left over fondue. Yummy.
The conversation was free flowing and fun as always. I’ve really grown to love those girls. Even though I’m not there all the time or even a teacher, we still have plenty to talk about; mostly making fun of whomever we decide deserves it but its always good times. This time it was Christina’s new budget and Akilah’s “heart burn” from jogging despite several warnings of poor air conditions and limiting outdoor physical activities due to Northern California being on fire [sadly, that is not an exaggeration]. I didn’t leave there until almost ten that night.
I love how homey Jacki’s house is getting. She’s planted a garden and flowers since the last time I was there [which she’s totally excited over] and they have a dog door for Chester who is just as happy as can be.
My Sunday school lesson went decently yesterday. I had a game board set up but unfortunately due to some weird translation blip, we didn’t get to have as much time as I had liked with it, which sucked because the kids were all amped for it. Oh well, we did get a couple go rounds though so I guess that’s all that matters.
After church I finally got my nap [yay!] before the two little girls came over to spend the night. Then Lindsey and I hightailed it out of there to go check out Wall-E. Oh my goodness y’all, you’ve got to see it. Pixar definitely didn’t disappoint and I’m so buying this one when it comes out. We laughed quite a few times [and made some great Bay Area connections to scenes in the movie] and cringed at the “future” and because no one else did, I’m going to warn you that this movie will definitely tug on your heart. In fact, I cried. I haven’t cried in a cartoon movie since The Land Before Time when Littlefoot lost his mom. I have no qualms because the movie is just that good and there was a group of girls next to me who were crying too and Lindsey did tear up a bit. This is like Brian’s Song: if you don’t cry then YOU’RE DEAD INSIDE.
Mark these words right here: I’m so going to work of Pixar one day. That seems like my kind of place.
But Lindsey totally took me for my money though. So here’s the story. On Friday I texted her and asked if she wanted to see Wall-E on Sunday. She said yeah. Then on Saturday she told me she didn’t have any money, which I was aware of and told her I was already going to pay for her ticket. On the way to the movie she said if I was hungry then lunch was on her. I didn’t think anything of it at all. We then go to Target and pick up some stuff for mom and I’m thinking about what to get at Wendy’s and I’m making sure she’ll have enough and she said she does, not to worry about it. So we go to Wendy’s, order our stuff, and she ups and pays with another $20 bill! This girl had money. Granted, my mom had given her some spending money earlier that day [probably on the way home from church] but she didn’t even mention it to me. She claims it’s because I had already told her I was paying but she didn’t even say, “Hey, mom gave me money…you don’t have to pay for my ticket” and I would have been, “No, don’t worry about it. My treat.” But I didn’t even get that courtesy. Yeah, that was sneaky Lindsey. But thanks for the fries and strawberry Frosty shake. I still love you.
We spent the rest of the night watching tv and planning a trip to Thailand after watching the final couple of episodes of ANTM where we leanred that we’d live like queens for the time that we were there. The exchange rate is so in our favor at the moment and I’m dying to go. So right now, we’re eyeing sometime next year. I seriously hope it happens. I’m so getting my passport during my vacation next month.
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