Most of the time when you watch an old movie it never stands up to the hype you've heard for a while. Its usually dated and no longer viewed as good as it once was.
This weekend however, i saw rainman. It was just as good as i expected it to be! Super cute and sweet movie. I was expecting it to be a little sadder than it was.
I still dont really get why people think tom cruise is hot. I've never really seen it. he's just this weird looking little man.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Disco Sucks!
So i never blogged about Julie and Ashley's birthday last weekend.
We went out to the NEW national harbor in maryland...oxen hill i believe. They have the new gaylord hotel which looks huge and beautiful, and around it little bars and restaurants are popping up.
The only problem is getting to or from. I dont know how hotel guests do it. It cost us 30 dollars to get there from Ashley's house in VA by the landmark mall area, and 25 bucks to get home to courthouse.
We went to bobby mckey's the piano bar...get it...get the name...see they took janis joplin's song and changed it...yeah i didnt think it was funny either.
Anyway, We had lots of fun. Luckily we brought our own crowd though b/c it wasnt the type of bar where you interact with the others because they were all so old.
The music was fun, although the pianists talked too much.
I'd go back but designate a driver to avoid the taxis :)
We went out to the NEW national harbor in maryland...oxen hill i believe. They have the new gaylord hotel which looks huge and beautiful, and around it little bars and restaurants are popping up.
The only problem is getting to or from. I dont know how hotel guests do it. It cost us 30 dollars to get there from Ashley's house in VA by the landmark mall area, and 25 bucks to get home to courthouse.
We went to bobby mckey's the piano bar...get it...get the name...see they took janis joplin's song and changed it...yeah i didnt think it was funny either.
Anyway, We had lots of fun. Luckily we brought our own crowd though b/c it wasnt the type of bar where you interact with the others because they were all so old.
The music was fun, although the pianists talked too much.
I'd go back but designate a driver to avoid the taxis :)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
World baseball classic....
is lame. very lame.
First, didn't we just do this in the Olympics? Second, why do i even care. Third, its only been around for a few years so its still in the lame new stages for now.
That being said I've watched a few of the games, namely any game involving the US, and last night's Dominican Republic vs the Netherlands.
I was a little disappointed that all my DR faves weren't even playing. Also who would have ever guessed that the Netherlands would win in extra innings, kinda an exciting game after all. Glad to see no mascots got beaten though, gotta watch out for those Netherlands folks ;)
First, didn't we just do this in the Olympics? Second, why do i even care. Third, its only been around for a few years so its still in the lame new stages for now.
That being said I've watched a few of the games, namely any game involving the US, and last night's Dominican Republic vs the Netherlands.
I was a little disappointed that all my DR faves weren't even playing. Also who would have ever guessed that the Netherlands would win in extra innings, kinda an exciting game after all. Glad to see no mascots got beaten though, gotta watch out for those Netherlands folks ;)
Monday, March 9, 2009
I watched the watchmen
and it was AWESOME.
Forget those negative reviews, clearly the reviewers hadn't read the novel and just didn't get what was going on. Also they said the acting was poor, but i thought everyone did a good job.
From the first scene you could tell that the sound track was going to be AWESOME, and it was. I've already bought it although i already had most of the songs anyway.
A couple of the scenes were adjusted or cut as any adaption does, and most of the time it wasn't even a big deal and the story still flowed well. Also i cant say I'm upset they skipped the pirate story, I didn't much care for that.
Also (and i wont spoil anything), as advertised the ending was changed majorly from the novel, but in my opinion it was for the better. I thought it was less ridiculous, and actually kinda smart.
Lastly, if you think i dont want to dress up like this silk spectre next halloween, you clearly dont know me that well.
Did any of you watch it? what did you think?
Forget those negative reviews, clearly the reviewers hadn't read the novel and just didn't get what was going on. Also they said the acting was poor, but i thought everyone did a good job.
From the first scene you could tell that the sound track was going to be AWESOME, and it was. I've already bought it although i already had most of the songs anyway.
A couple of the scenes were adjusted or cut as any adaption does, and most of the time it wasn't even a big deal and the story still flowed well. Also i cant say I'm upset they skipped the pirate story, I didn't much care for that.
Also (and i wont spoil anything), as advertised the ending was changed majorly from the novel, but in my opinion it was for the better. I thought it was less ridiculous, and actually kinda smart.
Lastly, if you think i dont want to dress up like this silk spectre next halloween, you clearly dont know me that well.
Did any of you watch it? what did you think?
Friday, March 6, 2009
Two more chapters
So i'm a slow reader. Its nothing new, books take me months to read no matter how short. So it should be no surprise to you that I still have two chapters left of the watchmen before we can actually see the movie.
Today is opening day, but luckily peter thought it might be nicer to just wait till sat am and go to the uptown! This buys me one more night to finish the book which i think i can do! yay! Also i have it with me at work in case i have any free moments during the day.
Today is opening day, but luckily peter thought it might be nicer to just wait till sat am and go to the uptown! This buys me one more night to finish the book which i think i can do! yay! Also i have it with me at work in case i have any free moments during the day.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
sharing food
I think my least favorite "style" of food, is anything served "family style". This might be the source of my across the board tapas dislike. I also dread going to indian restaurants (although i LOVE the food).
At first I thought it was because I'm a vegetarian so I always end up getting the short end of the stick and not enough of the food i actually like and feel awkward about the bill etc.
That is not the case because I have super nice friends who always offer to get enough veggie dishes.
I dont know what the deal is, I just dont like to share, unless its pizza. Pizza is sharable.
I have no idea what the problem is, but i try and avoid these situations like the plague.
If i say "i'm just going to order this for myself", just let me do that. I"m weird and i'm awkward, i know this. Its not you, its me. I just want my own food. And what never helps, is AFTER i've picked out what i'm going to order you say "well i'm going to order something vegetarian so you can have some". Dont do this. You would prefer meat, and I am NOT going to have any of yours. end of story.
Sometimes its amazing how quirky and weird and not adaptable I am. So to all my friends, sorry!
At first I thought it was because I'm a vegetarian so I always end up getting the short end of the stick and not enough of the food i actually like and feel awkward about the bill etc.
That is not the case because I have super nice friends who always offer to get enough veggie dishes.
I dont know what the deal is, I just dont like to share, unless its pizza. Pizza is sharable.
I have no idea what the problem is, but i try and avoid these situations like the plague.
If i say "i'm just going to order this for myself", just let me do that. I"m weird and i'm awkward, i know this. Its not you, its me. I just want my own food. And what never helps, is AFTER i've picked out what i'm going to order you say "well i'm going to order something vegetarian so you can have some". Dont do this. You would prefer meat, and I am NOT going to have any of yours. end of story.
Sometimes its amazing how quirky and weird and not adaptable I am. So to all my friends, sorry!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Weekend
Friday night we went with the ladies to CoCo Sala. We had a 9pm reservation, and we even got there a little early, but they took at least 30 minutes to seat us. Diana worked her magic and got us a complimentary bottle of champagne while we were waiting, and then when we were finally seated a second bottle arrived at our table :) good times.
Sat peter and i found and bought a dining room table we actually like! that will be delivered in two weeks, cant wait.
Sunday we flew really early to boston to surprise my mom for her 60th birthday. We had a nice day and a great dinner at l'espalier in the new mandarin oriental hotel. There was nothing vegetarian on the menu as usual, but as any good restaurant does, they told me that I could have anything I wanted and the chef would make it. This was way too much freedom for me so I said "i dont like mushrooms, asparagus, and risoto, create anything he wants". The meal came back with Israeli couscous some veggies, and falafel! for those of you that dont know, falafel is my favorite.
Sunday morning we woke up at 6am to attempt to fly back to dc. All the flights were canceled EXCEPT ours. The only problem was there was no way to get to the airport! We called usair and was on hold for THREE hours and watched our plane take off. We decided to just go to the airport, and they put us on a noon flight (which got delayed) and eventually we made it back to virginia! long long long day
Sat peter and i found and bought a dining room table we actually like! that will be delivered in two weeks, cant wait.
Sunday we flew really early to boston to surprise my mom for her 60th birthday. We had a nice day and a great dinner at l'espalier in the new mandarin oriental hotel. There was nothing vegetarian on the menu as usual, but as any good restaurant does, they told me that I could have anything I wanted and the chef would make it. This was way too much freedom for me so I said "i dont like mushrooms, asparagus, and risoto, create anything he wants". The meal came back with Israeli couscous some veggies, and falafel! for those of you that dont know, falafel is my favorite.
Sunday morning we woke up at 6am to attempt to fly back to dc. All the flights were canceled EXCEPT ours. The only problem was there was no way to get to the airport! We called usair and was on hold for THREE hours and watched our plane take off. We decided to just go to the airport, and they put us on a noon flight (which got delayed) and eventually we made it back to virginia! long long long day
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