Thursday Thirteen #13 (13…13)

THIRTEEN MOVIES I OWN THAT I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE IN LOVE WITH

(I’m in love with a great deal more, but I don’t own them yet.)

1. Lady and the Tramp     It was made in 1955 way before I was born but I’ve loved it since I was very small. I’m sure I must have seen it, really…about a thousand times.

2. The Neverending Story     This was made in 1984…when I was 7. Sad. It’s good stuff though.

3. 200 Cigarettes     You would have had to be there really when April and I watched it, but the funniest part is the outburst of Janeane Garofalo’s character in the cab about how the matches are disappointing her. It doesn’t sound funny at all, I know; that’s why you had to be there. Anway…

4. Talladega Nights     I know. Don’t judge me.

5. Mona Lisa Smile     I am an absolute sucker for anything remotely having to do with feminism. And although some wouldn’t say she’s the greatest actress, I don’t believe there was anyone more perfect for the role than Julia Roberts.

6. Friends: Season 1-10     No, it’s not a movie. No, I probably shouldn’t even be trying to count all the episodes seeing as how it’s not a movie in the first place. I care not. I’m in love with it, enough to have all the seasons.

7. Yoga Booty Ballet    Again, it’s not a movie…again, don’t judge me. It’s fun, especially with the ‘side saddle’ exercise.

8.  The Black Stallion     I was 2 when it came out and not long after I loved horses (although we lived in LFP which is really not conducive to horses…sad). It’s still a great movie in my book.

9. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants     For two reasons; 1. my mom loves it too, and 2. I love the soundtrack.

10. Black Sheep     I’m sorry, but ‘fat-man-in-a-little-coat’? Hilarious.

11. Madagascar     I know. The monkies are overwhelmingly funny, in my opinion.

12. What About Bob?     Ha! Is all I have to say.

13. Brokedown Palace     I first watched this with my Audrey; it’s about best friends, which is the main reason I love it. Second reason? Again, I love the soundtrack.

Thursday Thirteen #9

Thirteen of my Most Beloved Pet Peeves

1. Movies with subtitles: I realize that many great movies are foreign and thus have subtitles…they remain irritating to me.

2. Smacking lips: I used to date someone that for some reason had just not gotten the hang of eating with his mouth closed (out of respect that is undeserved, they will remain nameless). I wanted to punch him in the face every time we ate together.

3. Constant Whistling: I have a neighbor that I can hear when they are two blocks away, because they are constantly whistling…and it’s loud. When I was at Starbucks I used to work with someone that would engage in this behavior on weekends. It killed me.

4. Loud Talkers: How can one be totally unaware of the volume of their voice? It baffles me.

5. “I’m not leaving until I get a smile”: Working in the service industry more often than not renders one entirely helpless to what can only be described as the awful tendencies of the general public. I can not count how many times I heard this phrase. Various other renditions? “Where’s my smile?” “Don’t tell me you’re not having a good day!?” Sadly, when you’re getting paid for something it’s frowned upon to point out a customer’s stupidity. (Also, this has happened to me when not at a service job…which is all the more irritating).

6. Stupid Questions: See this reference for a “for instance”.

7. Slow, overly-passive, stupid drivers: Read: All Seattle drivers.

8.  Reading Over My Shoulder: Even if what I’m reading or writing is not entirely all that private. It just gets to me.

9. Pronunciations: For instance, people who pronouce Kareeeoke instead of Ka-ra-o-ke (last syllable just sounds like “k”) which is how it’s actually supposed to be pronounced. (I used that as an easy example because I took Japanese in high school).

10. Clothes That Are Not Properly Organized: It’s a compulsion when I’m shopping to organize the clothes on the racks. The clothes in my closet are currently organized as such: shirts (by color), skirts, dresses, coats. I’m picky.

11. People Who Fail to Watch Where They’re Walking: I see this a lot in grocery stores…my neighborhood Safeway to be exact. These are people that are pondering for example, which macaroni to buy, or people that are reading something while walking down an aisle as if they’re the only person that exists in the world. (Coincidentally this also applies to item #7 in the driving context…people that expect that everyone else is supposed to watch out for them).

12. Channel Changers: I used to date someone (who will still remain nameless) that would change the channel repeatedly without even stopping for one second to see what was actually on a specific channel. It made me crazy.

13. Product Warnings: “Do not immerse in water”. “Caution: The beverage you’re about to enjoy is extremely hot”. I strongly feel that the reason we are burdened with these insipid sayings is due to stupid people that came before us.

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Two Movies I Absolutely Adore

1. Brokedown Palace: Two reasons; 1) because it reminds me of Audrey…cause we used to watch it over and over together (it’s a story of two friends), and 2) the soundtrack. Seriously, it is one of the best ever in my opinion.
2. Elizabethtown: It is simply the best cheesy, romantic movie I’ve seen in a long time. (So that’s the sentimental part of me)

No One Could Have Mentioned This Any Sooner???

It would have been the polite thing to do.

I don’t even have the first season, and they have a second season already!

The end of that show was one of the more traumatic events in my adolescence. (I’m of course, exaggerating)

Some Things

~~Two movies that I absolutely adore and that you should see as well if you haven’t already:

Marie Antoinette (if for no other reason than to see the shoes!!)

Conversations With God

~~I’m totally supposed to be where I’m at professionally. I had a client tell me that they trust me today. It may seem insignificant to some but in that world it means a great deal.

~~As if we didn’t need reminding? He really is just trash with money. Oh wait…isn’t that what his album was called? Weird.

~~Quick…take a look before I upload more!

~~Best. Thing. Ever. Coach sends you hand written thank you notes when you make purchases there. Seriously.