Stuology

Ada came home today, crying about not wanting to come in the house, and when Mac lifted her into the house, she collapsed in a fit of crying and “oh woe is me” and “I DON’T LIKE IT!!” James came in happily, but when I picked him up, he proceeded to slap me in the face which did wonders for my headache. I’m not sure whose brilliant idea it was to time it to have an almost two year old and a 3.5 year old at the same time.

Mac and I did get to leave the house yesterday without children, thanks to Hilary and Camilo. We went out to see Twilight, since it was the one playing in the VIP section. I had a coffee with Bailey’s Caramel Irish Cream and Godiva Chocolate Liquor. Mac had a Red Bull and Vodka, and we had chicken quesadillas as a snack to tide us over until dinner. That’s why we always get tickets to the VIP section. I left the movie with some extreme lust…over the Cullen’s house. I want not only the house, but the location of the house. I have not read the book, nor do I plan to after seeing the movie. It wasn’t a terrible movie, but I think I would have liked it a lot better 20 years ago. The only thing that made me want more–besides the house–was the preview for The Spirit^*. Graphic novel noir usually makes me happy. We ran into a few stores after the movie, went out for dinner, and then came home where I made some more hot cocoa mix and finally watched Wall-E.

And lastly, my weekly menu.

Saturday: Whatever we had in the fridge and cabinets that was edible and couldn’t be labeled as dessert.

Sunday: Mac and I ate out. The kids had Aladdin’s Cafe.

Monday: Again, leftovers. There was a lot of food made recently. Mac hasn’t been feeling well today, so I dug up stuff from the fridge.

Tuesday: Baked potato soup

Wednesday: Chili–a small pan of Cafeteria Chili for the masses, and some of M’s Best Chili Evar! for me and Mac if he feels like it.

Thursday: Spinach ravioli with a sauce yet to be determined. Perhaps a vegetable on the side.

Friday: Leftovers or a Guinness braised brisket. It depends on the quantity of leftovers from Tuesday - Friday.

M’s chili would probably would fulfill my “make one new thing a week” goal. I’ve been doing well since I’ve started posting my menus. At least one thing every week is something I have never made before.

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I got to point a few red leaves out to Ada on our trip from Raintree to daycare today. The weather is beautiful–sunny, warm but not hot. Most things are still green. It makes me wish I was still on vacation, spending time outdoors.

I am looking forward to fall–sweatshirts, cool breezes blowing through the windows, crunchy leaves, warm food.

I also have a long standing rule^* that any movie that is viewed in the month of October must be a horror flick. I’ll have to make up a queue of my favorite horror movies and try to watch 1-2 a week.

*It pains me to attached the adjective “long” onto that. I started this rule shortly after I started college. *Sigh*

I got Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on Blu-ray today from Netflix. It has been awhile since I’ve seen it. I thought it would be nice for viewing in Blu-ray. The next two on my queue are The Queen and 300. I put 300 to see it in pretty, pretty high definition. I got The Queen just because I haven’t seen it yet, and why not in Blu-ray?

Must get babysitter for this movie!

I’m trying to remember when I saw this preview. It was when we went to see a movie which is rare these days. Perhaps it was Transformers? Either way, when I saw the preview, I about jumped out of my seat when I proclaimed “Godzilla!”

I have been staying away from any information about this movie, but I don’t think it is the fabled movie about Godzilla that focuses on the people being attacked rather than about Godzilla.

So, again, don’t tell me. Hopefully I will get to see this one in the theatre. Please, let this be good. Is anybody else going?

Here is a new movie to add to the Holiday Line-up.

Gingerdead Man

Evil never tasted so good!
When Sarah Leigh (Robin Sydney) testifies against three murderers in a death penalty case, she never expects them to return to life in the form of delicious desserts. But that’s exactly what happens when their cremated ashes accidentally fall into a batch of batter and are baked into a trio of gingerbread men. Now, the adorable yet evil cookies will stop at nothing to find the woman who sent them to the electric chair.

I found out yesterday evening when I logged into work to check e-mail that once again, IT was re-aligned. This is not new. We just went through this right before I left. I have yet another new boss, or rather, a different boss. This person was my boss when I first went to work for this company. I’ll be positive and tell my happy thoughts about this: two people who focus on interface design and html are now on our team after asking and asking for them ever since I’ve worked there. That means that I don’t have to do that anymore, hopefully. Yippee!!!

Okay, now the negative. This boss is a notorious hard-ass when it comes to the working environment. He would not give on flexible hours when I worked for him before. If I get my work from home schedule taken away from me, I will be mighty unhappy. If he makes us move to Raytown to be with the rest of his team, I’ll be even more mighty unhappy. Compound that with boring projects, not seeing a raise that has kept up with increasing expenses and cost of benefits, and not getting a promotion because I’m required to perform tasks that others with the same title and way more pay do not have to do, I’m not sure why I would want to stay with this job. Perhaps it will be time to do some job hunting, even though I hate job hunting and hate interviewing. Hate it.

It is a beautiful 84F outside right now. Perhaps I will go sit on my deck for a bit and then try to get some sleep. Later today I will be hopefully attending a viewing of The Island–the current Ewan McGregor movie that opened this weekend. From the previews, I’m getting a Logan’s Run with corny dialog feel from it, but it’s Ewan, so I will go and clap with glee.

Nothing to do with my title*, but I just got back from seeing Wedding Crashers. Freakin’ cow that was funny**.

I went and saw Batman Returns* last night. It was a great movie, and I would recommend catching it. I also got to see a nice long trailer for Serenity, and a trailer for The Island**. I can’t wait for either to come out. I also can’t wait to watch Firefly again so Mac can catch up before Serenity comes out. War of the Worlds comes out next weekend, and I do want to see it, but I don’t have hopes for it being anything other than a movie showcasing special effects.

I have a wedding to go to next weekend, and absolutley nothing to wear that fits me. My desire to take my torn-up, post-partum body shopping for clothes is sub-zero. And my headache is back.

No, I won’t get to see Star Wars when it opens on May 19th. There is no way I’ll be able to sit in a theatre seat yet. However, I will try to go see it the first or third weekend in June, depending on getting a babysitter. I haven’t even bothered to check whether there will be a digital version playing at the GoogelPlex* like Episode II. Is it?

I’ve been watching an abundent amount of tv this past week**, and I’ve seen the trailer lots of times, not to mention all the commercials***. I don’t care if it will be bad. I like watching Ewan running around, brandishing his light saber. Uh huh.

I really couldn’t think of a title. A good title, anyhow.

So, Ada will not stop moving. I’m getting crampy and having a lot of sharp pains. Walking is the suck.

That information is important because Mac and I have a free pass for 2 to a screening of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for tomorrow night* at 7:30 pm at the AMC Town Center 20 at 119th and Nall**. Seating is a first come/first serve basis and with my sharp pains, I’m not going to drive. Mac will be in KC working, and wouldn’t have time to come back to Lawrence to get me and then drive back to KC for first come/first serve seating.

I really want to see this movie, but the seats in Lawrence are too uncomfortable. I’ve already missed Sin City. I’ll miss Hitchhiker’s, and I’ll miss Revenge of the Sith.

So, if there are any takers in Lawrence who want this free pass for 2, let me know. I’ll be home all day unless I decide to hobble for some milk.