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Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Secret Life of Bees
8/21/2008 10:33:00 PM Okay, so this book (by author Sue Monk Kidd) has literally been on my "To Read" list for...let me count for a second....5 or 6 years. Somehow I've managed to read plenty of others from that list, and subsequently made new ones, moving that title over to the updated versions, yet I still have not boughten or checked it out. I better get a move on it, if I want to read it before the film adaptation hits the screens. The trailer already has me excited. The film follows Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) who — along with her stand-in mother, Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson) — escapes from her abusive father, and takes up with three beekeeping sisters (Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo) in a pink house in Tiburon, South Carolina. Plus, little Dakota Fanning is growing up!! How cute is she in this photo with J. Hudson?  Let me do that math for you: Queen Latifah, Oscar nominee; Sophie Okonedo, Oscar nominee; Jennifer Hudson, Oscar winner; Alicia Keys, rock-star/pure talent; Dakota Fanning, best child actress since Jodie Foster. I'm excited. Totes. (okay, I just can't use that expression seriously) 
Abbbuuuuhhhhh?
8/21/2008 03:02:00 PM Today I saw something that surprised me. Pregnancy Tests in the Dollar Store.... Potentially disturbing? Or something that is (as Martha Stewart might say) "a good thing"? I don't really know. Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Back to the old/new place?
8/20/2008 03:57:00 PM I am returned. As of 4:30 in the am, on Monday morning. Which I have to admit was slightly less annoying when I arrived home and found my autographed copy of "Common Reaction" waiting for me (along with a personalized signed photo! Love!) I went to work, and somehow managed not to fall asleep during the day, but was completely exhausted Tuesday and came home from work and passed out until this morning at 11:00am!! Luckily I was able to wake up early enough to still have time to do a bit of cleaning and unpacking before my 1:00 appointment to show the house to a potential roomate. Who is my favorite thus far (unless Kara moves gets a job here, and moves back). His name is Ray. He's a costume designer. Either he's a little hipster boy or a homo. Either or the combination of which I welcome with open arms. Alyssa is moving in tomorrow. It'll be wierd to finally have people living with me in the house after being here all summer by myself. Though, it's good to have the transistion after coming off of a little vacation where I was at home and able to be around friends and make social. If I had to return to my little world of lonely solitude it would suck. I don't really have a recap of the weddings, but I do happen to love this sequence of photos taken from Sarah's:     I had a blast and the memories (even those I can't recall due to my innebriated state, but told to me through others stories) will last a lifetime. It was great to see friends, and even embarass myself via karaoke (twice in one week), and leave random drunken voicemails while eating donuts in a gas station--only to have my granparents question me about it later (it's Loup City. Word gets around). Hmm, that reminds me...I owe Jodi a Thank You card for coming to get our asses. Monday, August 11, 2008
Uh Huh....they're getting real promotion.
8/11/2008 01:16:00 PM Uh Huh Her Video Premier & Album Leak! Ahh! The video is here! MTV is giving an exclusive premiere of 'Not A Love Song,'. (omg, LOVE the unicorn) Then, additionally MTVu, Logo, and other MTV web properties are giving an exclusive album leak of Common Reaction. The website has even gotten a makeover (they totally took my polaroid top banner...only much cooler). It's All Very Exciting! The only thing more exciting will be when I get back to STL next week and find my autographed copy of the the cd in my mailbox. Wait....that is of course assuming it's still there and no one has stolen it. I better call Will and have him check my mail for me.... Tuesday, August 05, 2008
My house key is gay.
8/05/2008 02:08:00 PM It's true. Today over my lunch break I had to go get some copies of my house key made since A) I'm the only one who has one, and Alyssa will need one to get in, when she moves up here in a couple weeks and I'm in Nebraska. B) Will needs a copy as he's showing the house to potential roomates while I'm gone, and C) Whoever our 3rd roomate ends up being will need a copy. So I get to this tiny little True Value in Oak Hill (packed literally from floor to ceiling with all their tools). This store was way too tiny to be a hardware store--however they did duplicate keys. Only all they had left of the blank housekeys were one gold and one silver, so the dude let me pick one of the special "painted" keys for the 3rd copy and only charged me the regular-key price. I had a choice of animale print, plant print, or rainbows. And I most definitely went for the rainbow. Hence....my key is gay. Wait---you don't think my whole house is gay now too, do you? Monday, August 04, 2008
My Weekend
8/04/2008 11:41:00 AM So this weekend I traveled to Gibson City, IL to visit my parents. Who are just as insane as ever, and loving every minute of it. No joke...we spent Saturday drinking for 13 straight hours. We showed up to some of their friends for a barbecue at 11am, ate some kabobs, and the booze started flowing and didn't stop till we left the bar around midnight. Ridiculous. |
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