Netflix

I decided to stay home tonight and after doing nothing I thought I'd check out what I could watch instantly on Netflix.

First up:



I loved this movie when I was younger. I thought it was so funny and sweet and entertaining. Well, when I started to watch it this time I didn't really think it had the same vibe, it just didn't leave me wanting to know what came next. And Steve Martin's character is so annoying. And then the daughter is 22 years old!! She's two years younger than I am! And that was just disturbing. So I stopped watching.

Then I watched:



I remember being interested by the previews when it first came out, but not interested enough to pay $12 to see it. Right away it caught my attention and kept me interested. It was such a sweet story. I really liked it. Christina Ricci is great and so is James McAvoy. I would definitely recommend it, it's fun, a bit sentimental, and really well-done.

A Random (Cheerier!) Post

So I've been skewing a little negative lately, here's to improving that. Some random thoughts because it's late and I don't feel like working in paragraphs...

- I spent 6 hours in the park today, alone, reading. It was great. Unfortunately there were more children than I would have preferred, but it was still wonderful.

- I Love You, Man is a very funny movie, I definitely recommend it.

- State of Play is a fairly ok movie until the end when it's just lame, I don't recommend it.

- Sunburns behind your knees are incredibly painful. I'm so pale that even with reapplying sunscreen several times I still burn. Thank god for Advil and aloe.

- I got a cardigan, workout capris, and 2 tee-shirts from the Gap today for $60. Not too bad. Without the sale it would have been at least double.

And I'm off to bed!

And It Continues

Another great day. I had a delightful brunch at Philip Marie. The website doesn't do the place justice at all. It has a lot of character. And great food.

Then we went to see 17 Again. It wasn't great, it isn't up there with Freaky Friday for me, but I actually enjoyed it. Zac Ephron isn't that bad and I kind of got over the fact that he's a pretty boy. It feels dirty admitting that.

I keep thinking about the beer I had last night. It was really delicious. It's called the Arrogant Bastard Ale. I highly recommend it.

Tomorrow is weigh day after my first week of Weight Watchers, I was really good all week, I hope I get to see something for it. And Gossip Girl comes back. Tomorrow will be a good day.

And PS, we thought our drain was broken again. E and G both showered and it didn't go down. Which meant I couldn't shower, which sucked since I was still covered in sunscreen and sweat from yesterday. But it turns out that it wasn't clogged, the weird stopper was just down. Go figure.

Really Lame

Too tired for paragraphs...

- Not nearly as irrationally angry as I was yesterday. I was in a funk all day, but it's better. Still not too eager to spend time with humans.

- Went to see Duplicity tonight. By myself. I sat in the front, front because I didn't want to be around anyone else or see anyone else around me. Stupid movie, I don't recommend it.

- I also don't recommend Skinny Cow Vanilla Truffle Ice Cream Pops. Tastes like nothing. And it's 2 points. I'd rather save my points for something good.

- However, Wasa Crips and Light Seven Grain crackers are delicious. And they have a cool texture.

- Tomorrow is supposed to be 76 degrees, I'm excited. I had planned to spend all day in Prospect Park, but EG invited me to Central Park so I think I'll head up there. Despicable secret: in the nearly 24 full years I've been alive, the majority of which I've spent in the tri-state area, I've never set foot in Central Park.

Finally, I got an email at work today that had this in the signature line:

The shortest answer to a problem is the distance between the floor and your knees.

Probably refers to praying, but I can think of a dirtier idea.

Another Museum

I will, in the near future, do a post about my job. It's a job, it makes me a very modest amount of money and most of the time I enjoy it, a lot of the time I'm bored, and a small amount of the time I hate it and start planning my out. But, in the end, I get to do some cool stuff. Like today, I got to go with my boss to the International Center of Photography on a sales call. 

 

Witnessing the sales calls was as to be expected (not too thrilling), but the really exciting part came after the sales call was over. They are currently in the beginning of a series of exhibits called A Year in Fashion. Normally the museum is closed on Monday, but since we were there and it's about the most relaxed place in the world we got a private view of the exhibits. We saw Edward Steichen's Conde Nast years, which are gorgeous pictures, if a little repetitive. Then we went to look at the This is Not a Fashion Photograph exhibit, which was my favorite. It showed how contemporary photographers from WeeGee to Gordon Parks to Walker Evans to Cindy Sherman and their decidedly not fashion photography photographs had an impact on fashion photography. I would definitely recommend going to see it before it closes.

Something I would not recommend is the movie Sunshine Cleaning. It was cute enough and Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, and Alan Arkin are all great, but it just fell flat. The story isn't developed enough and it's one of those movies where all the funny parts are in the preview. Definitely a DVD movie.