A couple of weeks ago I saw three movies in the theater in the span of one week. Thank you discount work tickets!!


I really wanted to see this. We went to the very last showing at our local theater at about 10:30 pm (which I am otherwise not keen on because of the neighborhood). The reviews weren't good, but you know how that can be - and anyway, the trailer was so funny! I could not have been more disappointed (or disturbed). There were only one or two really funny parts. For the record, I don't remember if I liked Fargo. I only remember they fed someone through a wood chipper.

I did not want to see this. I just wanted to go out with everyone and escape some school stress. Maybe I'm just getting too old for this kind of movie - although no one I went with seemed to think the same. There was more eye-rolling than laughing, and the only thing I really liked was that it kind of reminded me of Illinois and the Amish town south of school. I mean, honestly? Do 18-year-olds act like this? I sure didn't, and no one I know did.



Out of all three I liked this one the best. It was a little scary at some points, but otherwise very exciting. They really put a lot in to the visual aspects. But it sure does snow a lot in New York! Anyway, this isn't really my kind of movie, but maybe my expectations were really low given the other two. By the way - is this a comic book? Is Max Payne a superhero? I thought I saw something about a video game somewhere, but it sure did have that comic-book-on-screen kind of look.

I need these.

Last week I needed shoes for my Halloween costume, and more importantly, a pair of brown shoes for general work-wear. I basically have a pair of shoes in heels, flats, and boots in either black or brown and just wear them in rotation (how exciting, I know).

So I went to Payless with a friend of mine since I just wanted something cheap - shoes just don't seem to last very long for me. OK, it's probably because I wear them in to the ground. Anyway. They have so many cute shoes right now, and I've been looking for so long! I ended up with a few pairs, but these are the real winners:


That's right. Green shoes. These were the ones I got because they just went so well with my costume, but they've worked out in more ways than just that. They have a really ... um ... sturdy? heel, just a little padded for the balls of your feet, and oddly enough, they match with everything I'd normally wear my brown shoes.

Payless is always hit-and-miss with me. Sometimes I find shoes that I like that are just horrible; uncomfortable, ugly, and not worth it. And then sometimes there are these. So go buy green shoes!

This is all I have to say about the election:

Yikes. It's like watching a USC football game. Not very exciting when the other side is getting hosed.

Let's all hope for the best.

Me: "Ooh, can I have a sucker?" (Cause a sucker sounded better than Joint Juice)
Jack FM Girl: "Sure, if you'll take a picture with us!"
Me: "OK ... wait, is this going to show up all over the internet?"
Jack FM Girl: "Oh ... well ... yeah, we'll probably put the pictures up next week ... "
Me: "COOL!"


Nope, I have no issues with silly costume pictures on the internet.

Oh, and my time for this year's pumpkin run was 31:14.

This picture just cracked me up something fierce.

I made Martha Stewart's spice cookies because: a) I really wanted to make them and b) our apartment manager died very suddenly a couple of weeks ago, and I wanted to give them to her husband (who also happens to do all of the maintenance in the complex).

They came out really well! I highly recommend them - they're a lot like gingerbread cookies, but much softer. Usually my gingerbread comes out pretty soft, but these were a lot more manageable.

Warning: the recipe is for 9 1/2 dozen. That's a lot! I halved the recipe and it still made a ton of cookies ... not that anyone is complaining.