CATrastrophe in the Cinema

I love going to movies. The whole thing is such an event. Sneaking in candy, being mad at how much tickets cost, sitting in a large dark room letting yourself get caught up in the cheesy romance or action. And the previews! Oh the previews!! I just love it. But some one out there is trying to ruin OUR movie experience! And I'm pissed. Everyone knows you go to the movie on time to see the previews. The previews set the mood, and often when it comes to Nicholas Cage movies they're better than the movies themselves. Some idiot in the higher ups in Megaplex Theaters has decided to neglect fully dimming the lights during previews. Whoa whoa whoa, NO DIM ON THE LIGHTS? We want the full experience! Turn the lights completely off you nimwits! If people come in late and can't see that's their own damn fault. Plus they can use whatever version of the iphone they have to light their way to their seat.

And it get's worse. I don't want to push anyone into an episode of depression, but it gets worse. Stay strong and read on. After they're done showing the previews in the well lit theater they show TWO local commercials. How can one get into the movie watching mood when we can still see everything around you and then these local commercials throw you back into the reality of being in Utah and completely destroyed the movie experience!!! I shant go to a movie again... at full price. BLAH.

I digress.

Real nice day

I went riding with Van and Beau after work today. Image me on my little 150cc scooter with awkwardly straight poster next to Van and Beau on their 1000cc bullet bikes. This outing up'ed my street cred, even at the sacrifice of Van and Beau's reputation (which I truly appreciate). I just kept laughing and giggling at what this look like to others.

(this was the best picture I got. That's Beau's leg, my scooter, and Van's tire)


I'm also watching my dad's house while he's out of town. He's got lots of animals, which I love. I walked these little guys after I fed the donkey, buffalo, and zebra.

(Sophi, Bugsy and Tex)

Someone Tell Dave Stevens

Dousing a jacket in cologne and leaving it behind may work for the average guy and although I am flattered by this leave-behind gesture, I expect more from a man of his stature. Dave Stevens is not average. The guy works at Goldman Sachs and works out to p90x EXTREME and on the weekend works the pole under the stripper name of Gold Man's Sacks.

At this rate Dave, you're not getting your jacket back.

Editor and chief

I want to write more. Maybe just random thoughts about my love for cats, maybe short stories, or maybe tales of how one of the sweet sweet kids I work with told me to f@#$ off. The point is, I've got things to say. I know what you're thinking, "You've got unlimited cell minutes with your mom just tell her." Well you know what?! Sometimes she's hard to get a hold of.

Now the main concern- How can I write and convey content if I "don't know how to spell" and "don't know or embraces all the rules of English grammar?" The answer is easy, (and no I'm talking about young naive girls who just met Austin Rory Hackett). I'm talking about Austin Rory Hackett. My now hired and official blog editor. (Austin I was really serious on the phone last night about you edited my blog). So anytime something is misspelled, doesn't flow, or is boring, it is not my fault. It is now Austin's fault.

OH HAZZAH! HAZZAH!

Note that I have since fired Austin Rory Hackett and hired a more timely and reliable editor, Megan Murdock. But still everything I do wrong is Austin's fault.

Dream I had

I had this crazy dream where I lived in a small hip hair salon. My living situation consisted of a bed off in a side room where product would normally be displayed. In this dream I was content with my living situation- it was very cheap for New York rent (yes, it was in a mall in New York) and I got great hair advice. As long as I wasn't home during business hours I had no problems with the stylists. One morning, as I was about my daily routine of brushing my teeth and washing my face, Nancy tells me I can no longer use the salon restrooms or shower. I was okay with having no place to shower but, I was pissed I had no place to wash my face (got my priorities straight). I went back to my make shift room frustrated, I found an additional bed in my room and three Asian girls- Irene Kim, Grace Kim and Sue Kim (I was going to use the names of famous Asian women, but it turns out there aren't any besides Kim Jong il). "Oh are you my new roommates? How much are you paying for rent" I ask one of the girls. It turns out just one of them was my roommate and she was paying nothing for rent. I felt a little ripped off. Yes, my rent was only $350 dollars and the location was ideal, right next door to a hot dog on a stick, but why was new roommate paying nothing? Her answer- "tie to the runner". In my dream this answer made perfect sense, and maybe in reality it does too.

I woke up feeling overly grateful that I had a bed room all to myself with no Asians any where around. I was also grateful Paula let me use the water for my daily hygiene needs.

Anyone who watches this

will catch Bieber fever.



Sorry I'm so far behind society.

Today at church

After I got done teaching Relief Society today I realize I used the two quotes below but no scripture references during my lesson.... Oops.

"Jesus Walks! I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus"

- Lyrics from Kanye West's Jesus Walks

"I also read the Bible for the first time. It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he’d be dissing Jesus, and then he ends up being a saint. That was cool.”

– Rapper Lil Wayne on what he read while he was in prison last year.

A love list

Below is this a list of things I LOVE <3:

1. Chips and salsa. Any time, almost any place, day or night. Chips and salsa alone constitutes a meal at our house. (Be advised, I am particular about my salsa.)
   
2. Irene Kim! (She's so wonderful that I don't even need to expound on this one.)
   
3. I love when I see stuff animals on my friends' beds. It's no secret I love animals, even stuff ones (and let's not ruin the moment by bring up taxidermy, that can be discussed in a future post).
4. When Austin Rory Hackett corrects my grammar and misspellings on my blog posts. Well let's see if you can find anything on this one, dawg! [(Note the spelling of dog as d-a-w-g, this is in reference to the fact that Austin thought it was "Snoop Dawg" and not "Snoop Dogg".) What do you expect he's a white guy going to med school.]
5. Freshly washed sheets and freshly shaved legs (I think Kate posted about this once).
   
6. Guy talk, with the guys.
   
7. Hearing Paula say, "I used to be so bored until you moved in."
8. Strictly referring to Blair as "Blair Bear," even to our bishop.
9. Books on tape! And the Salt Lake library.
   
10. I love prayer. I know, I know that's so devout Christian of me, but I wouldn't want to image my life without it.
    

2012 best movie year ever?

I'm real excited for 2012, not only to prove all those Mayan end of the world thinkers wrong, but for all the great movies that will be coming out.

1. The Dark Knight Rises

2. Arrested Development the movie

3. The Great Gatsby

4. Die Hard 5: one man's battle with cancer

5. Dan Brown's The lost symbol

The Great Gatsby

Nate Brans' body/celebrity double is Tom Buchanan from the 1970s movie The Great Gatsby. Same face. Same fashion. Same beard. Same life?









I've also found that they are remarking the Great Gatsby. Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing will be Gatsby and Toby Maguire as Nick. Who will be Tom? Who will Nate Brans have to live up to next?? and how can they top the fashion in the original movie?????
Your thoughts.