Ebert and Mills - or so it should be

I went and saw two movies yesterday. One is a double thumbs up and one is a double thumbs down.

I saw HOUSE BUNNY. OMFG! Hilarious. It was just laugh out loud, throw your head back and laugh funny. I recommend it because it isn't really thought provoking but the underlying theme is good and it is just a cute all around movie.

Tropic of Thunder was so stupid. I texted thru the whole movie. The best part of the movie, and I hate to say this, is the CAMEO of Tom Cruise. I hate Tom but he was so freakin funny in this movie. Jack Black didn't do a darn thing funny. However, Robert Downey Jr was really funny too, but not in a laugh out loud kind of way, in like a hmmmmmmmm kind of way. I know they say it is the come back of the R rated comedy but I think this movie was a flop. This was in no way close to 40 year old virgin funny or even Knocked up funny.

I suck at life - part deux

So today I was supposed to take the day off as my friend is having surgery but since there is a huge WC convention and half the office is out, I was unable to take the day. I feel like a schmuck. I really do.

Score!

I just received an email from a Volleyball team that needs a girl to play on their team. I am so excited. I haven't played since before I moved to the seacoast and this team is right here in Concord - I will only have to drive within the town I live. YAY!

Adventures in Babysitting

At 6am this morning, when I got up, I had a great idea for a blog today - a funny anecdote from the recesses of my mind - and now it is gone. It was funny. But no clue what it was

I woke up with the words to a song I have only heard ONCE in my life in my head and KENNY CHESNEY was in my dream - which took place on School Lane, which is an off shoot of the street I grew up on.

I REMEMBER NOW...

I have never been a babysitter really. I have babysat a few times in my life and the horrible times out weigh the good. Like the first time I babysat was for a newborn/infant. My mom was adamant that I take the babysitter course before I do any babysitting, which I think was smart because knowing me as well as I do, I should take a class before I do just about anything...

Well, with this baby, I had never EVER changed a real diaper. The babysitting course taught me how but not with real feces. So, I opened up this diaper and it was GREEEEEEEEEN. I definitely know it ain't easy being green because I vomited right on the child. OH YA. And there was the last time I EVER baby sat for an infant.

The 2ND horrible experience is when I was babysitting for neighbors up the road and the kids were in elementary/middle school so no diaper issues, but the house was set on a weird slope of the road where sometimes cars would end up in their front yard. Jokingly, before the parents went out they said, "DON'T BOTHER US, EVEN IF A CAR ENDS UP IN THE FRONT YARD!" (you know where this is going, huh?)

Lo and behold a car landed up in the front yard. Interestingly enough, my first thought was to call the police because the driver of the vehicle asked me not to call authorities because her license was SUSPENDED... DING DING DING... I called the police and then called the GRANDMOTHER of the kids I was watching to let her know the dilly...

So, this is why I do not EVER BABYSIT.

I also want to say along w/ my adventures in babysitting it is also an example of a SMALL WORLD. I used to work with the STEP MOTHER of the infant I vomited on (and am still good friends with her) and I just found out this morning that Shaine's mom used to go to the house where I was babysitting and hang out doing crafts. Shaine used to go with her at times, which means Shaine used to hang out 3 houses down from me.

Crazy, huh?

Big Oopsie

I guess by me saying that I spent time with my best friend over the weekend hurt some feelings....

I guess there are different stages of best friends. People you have known for almost 2 decades and may not see every day but pick up like there was never any time apart, and email or chat daily over the internet, that would constitute a best friend.

Also, there are best friends that you see everyday and it doesn't feel right if you haven't talked to them or hung out with them.

One isn't better or worse than the other. I should just feel lucky that I have both types of best friends.

Oktoberfest=October fun

This passed weekend Shaine and I went up to Bartlett, NH to go to Oktoberfest at Attitash. I have been approximately 5 times (can't really remember all the details) and Judy Powers (my best friend) was going to be there and I wanted Shaine to meet her.

We had a blast - although Shaine and I neglected to eat before all the beer, we still had a great time. Shaine attempted the Stein holding competition! YAY Shaine.

After Oktoberfest, we went to Dick's house (Judy's brother) In Fryeburg, ME and the party continued. I kind of pooped out but Shaine was a champ and stayed up until the end of the red sox game - he stayed up longer than anyone.

We got up and drove home and had the SLOWEST car in front of us - and just when I had an opportunity to pass, I almost killed us - it was like the slow car sped up or something. Then, out of the blue comes a HUGE MOOSE! So, in retrospect, if I had been able to pass the slow car, I probably would have hit the moose.

Chuck Norris for President

Chuck Norris was on 100.3 Wheb this morning - they had up to 45 minutes with him, and they talked for basically my whole commute this morning.

Chuck has a new book out entitled, "Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America" and he was discussing this book and his views on the war in Iraq and just his views on faith and the 'Hollywood Life'. If he ran for president he would have my vote. I definitely want to read his book now too.

He didn't know about the Chuckisms that we all know and love (especially on FLAIR at face book) but he said he thought when he first heard about them that it would last a few weeks - and then when he went to IRAQ and there were tons of the CHUCKISMS written in the commode. He knew he had made it then... hehehehehehe.

Chuck would get my vote, let me tell you.