Friday, February 26, 2010
Abra kadabra........phone!
Today my husband woke me up as soon as he returned from his night shift all bright eyed and bushy tailed to wake me up. Today was the day we would use our extra influx of government cash to upgrade our cell phones. We came out of the store as champions, the phones we wanted we were able to get and we were as giddy as school children and just as anxious to get home and play with our new toys. We had said our goodbyes at the store because we knew we wouldn't be speaking the rest of the day.......we would be completely immersed in our palm sized feats of technology. And now I type this entry from my spankin new iPhone, which is really great, but I'm exhausted from wrapping my head around everything this technological crystal ball does.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Thank you TCM......
I love old movies. I can't believe it took me this long to get into them but now I am catching up on all he movies I've heard my mother talk about and as is the usual epiphany with her......she was right. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" rocked my world and as ashamed as I am to say it I just this year saw "Singing in the Rain" and it was brilliant. "The Graduate" was a little creepy for me but "Under the Yum Yum Tree" was quite delightful. It is true I judge a good movie by how fabulous the clothes are and the gowns are so fantastic in classic films I am constantly engaged to see what they will wear next. Also the social decorum is so foreign that it's a thrill to watch. The dialogue is almost as hard to follow as a European film but the insults are incredibly more creative which makes it all the more entertaining. Since I'm a history buff I love watching films from these amazing time periods as they are happening, I find it....for lack of a better word...COOL! Plus classic films are such a breath of fresh air from the usual daily programming.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
wedding date.....
It never fails to amaze me how men dread attending a wedding. We don't ask you to make the time and arrangements to come with us to get kicks out of watching you squirm.....we want you there....we need you there. They are occasions we get to be all dressed up with our man and if we're lucky...you'll actually dance with us. We get to sit in a romantic setting and enjoy fabulous food and drink as a couple. It's the best free date ever. And as for you, all you have to do is tolerate a tie, kiss me when the bride and groom look happier than us, drink free booze and 3 hours later when we arrive home get some because your wife is on a romance high. Really men, weddings are like the best untapped resource. Learn it. Live it.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Avatar.......
I finally made the pilgrimage to see Avatar, and in IMAX 3-D for that matter, which was a super choice on my part since I fair so well when overstimulated. I nearly jumped out of my seat when the fancy theater speaker promo came on which got laughs from everyone I came with including my husband. "Shut up and drink your gallon of icee," I told him. After a few previews I concluded that this was NOT like at the zoo when we saw the whales in 3-D, this was an attack on my senses. I don't watch action movies because they send my anxiety into overdrive, I am way too empathic and feel every character and very quickly get emotionally exhausted. Half way through the film I have already given Ricky hand cramps from squeezing so hard so he takes it back, at which time I begin to attack his thigh. There was one point when the soldiers were invading my lap at the end that I thought..."I wonder what I would look like in 3-D?" "No wait, that's real life you idiot." When the movie ended I just went limp in my chair. I was exhausted, I had been tense for the last 3 hours....scared ****less by alien dinosaurs, cried, ached....the whole nine yards. And for a genre I don't care for the film was AMAZING. I so wanted to hate it because I had heard all the hype. Spending $500 million on a movie....who did James Cameron think he was? A friggen genius that's what! The alien world he created was like I was watching the best dream I ever had but not in the back of my head, in front of my eyes taking in every color and detail. It essentially was a historical documentary just set in the future, and since we are in Oklahoma,"The Native State," I couldn't help but think there were Indians somewhere in that theater just exploding inside during the war at the end. The actress who played the lead alien girl was A-MAZ-ING. Her performance was purely voice, you never saw her face and the emotion she delivered for that character was incredible. I also thought that the soldier guy's avatar looked like Justin Timberlake when he smiled. I wish the whole movie could have been glow in the dark night scenes, jellyfish butterflies and flying scenes through the floating mountains. That's when the 3-D was good, most other scenes having the 3-D was evil. It makes me tired to think that James Cameron had to create that world from scratch, it makes perfect sense that it took years to create that movie. I wish I could have been at the premiere, after the film there must have been an uproar of thunderous standing ovation applause and no one does that anymore at the movies. I clapped though.....cause the film deserved it.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
fast food......
I know I can't be the only one alone in the fact that I make huge life decisions based on whether or not to eat fast food. Today, on my surprisingly great hair day, in which I did nothing but do my tax return and visit the AT&T store I devoured a Chinese buffet for dinner and in the wake of my weakness I indulged my craving for Taco Bueno later tonight. My reasoning was I had worked out 3 times this week but am now in a post fast food pit of regret. But ya know what? A girl just has to indulge sometimes. I'm not gonna be ashamed to be whatever degree of vain I am. I like the "Erin Special" at Taco Bueno (2 bean burritos with hot sauce), it's been this stress eater's back up since high school. And sesame chicken is the most amazing concoction those blessed immigrants brought to our country for us to Americanize into what I devoured tonight with a tear in my eye. I may have two weddings to attend in 3 weeks in which two strapless dresses are involved but today I ate, I indulged, I ENJOYED. Thank you America and GOODNIGHT.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
mens figure skating......
Men's figure skating is the event of the moment at the Olympics. I'm watching playing that game in my head where I try to pick out which ones are gay. When did all men's figure skaters become Asian? Even the ones not from Japan are of the persuasion and every time they announce the Japanese guy's names it makes me want Sushi. The music has been surprisingly entertaining. The french guy even skated to Techno. I used to think I'd have to go into business remixing music for skaters and gymnasts because it was so darn boring. And the next guy on deck to skate is wearing a black unitard with a deep V-ed chest that's laced up with a hot pink thread. That's special......oh and he's the American. God Bless America.
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Local News.......snooooze
Local news programs are something fierce.......fiercely annoying. Out of all the places I've lived and been the only interesting nightly news I've come across was in New York City. But anything that happens there is exciting so that's not really fair. The women anchors need to be more creative than a power suit and should loose the neck jewelry. Speak to me like a person and not some poor imitation of your male co-anchor and what is that snobby twinkle they always have in their eye? I am constantly bombarded with commercials for helicopters and Doppler Radars as if I've never seen a news team with one in my life and should set to TIVO pronto to check out this magic of which they speak of. The promo for my news tonight included a story of which to warn us that Oklahoma is not only prone to tornadoes but also earthquakes with the graphic in the back being the state of Oklahoma breaking in two, and also a stunning human interest piece about "Awake Lipo." What am I supposed to say to myself? "MMMM can't wait!I'm sure I'm gonna go to bed with thoughts of sugar plum fairies and gum drops." News is useful for weather and for tuning in if you are gonna be on it.....because who doesn't wanna see themselves waving like a maniac from behind the shoulder of a reporter doing a story on location.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Valentines program......
Nestled in the bombardment of love themed programming yesterday was a special on TLC called "Sextistics." We all know the divorce rate is a staggering 51% but did you know that the age you get married is a big contributing factor? People that marry in their 40's have a 7% failure rate, 30's a 17% failure rate and for the rest of us betrothed in our 20's a whopping 72% failure rate. Super! Another interesting tid bit was that a man with a large income is 80% more likely to be unfaithful. What men were they polling?! That's depressing. Marriages in which both sets of parents had successful marriages have an 80% success rate. We all know that sex improves relationships but if you increase your intake from once a month to once a week you will have as much satisfaction in life as if you earned an additional $80,000 dollars a year. It really does make your life richer. So there you are......silly stats for consumption. Take to heart at your own risk because whatever relationship you are in cannot be defined by statistics.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
minority wife.......
Trying to make friends as a civilian military wife with no children isn't the easiest thing in the world to do because every woman in the military is either enlisted, has children, or both. I try my darndest to fit in with these ladies to aquire some girlfriends but I just can't come out looking anything but socially awkward. I try to relate to the moms with anything I can muster but usually just end up putting my foot in my mouth. And trying to follow the office antics and jargon of military personnel leaves me frustrated as my head tries to follow the conversation like the crowd at a tennis match. I miss my girlfriends who got my jokes, enjoyed a bottle of wine any day of the week, a pathetically sappy flick and a good shopping trip. But mostly I miss my girlfriends who got my jokes.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Olympics....
As I'm watching the opening ceremonys for the winter olympics I'm not really seeing anything in this tribute to their country that I don't already know about Canada....beacause it's just so similar to the U.S. Canada doesn't strike me as unique so I'm quite bored. Don't get me wrong I don't dislike Canada. When I think of Canada I think of a gentle and relaxing country. Canadian TV is wildy entertaining. I havent watched a Canadian TV show I haven't gotten completely addicted to. Heck, 80% of HGTV is Canadian. I don't get the whole hockey thing but I can pronounce my "O's" in that way they do with the best of 'em. I love maple syrup and their bacon is my favorite lower calorie pizza topping. And I love pizza.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Starbucks Breakdown
I'm starting to understand the whole Starbucks coffee thing. With so many options and combinations you slide from order counter to pick up counter with the same relief on your brow as when you passed your college exams. There are so many ways to personalize your order that it becomes you, not in a nutshell, but a coffee cup. Extra espresso for the extra expressive, non fat sugar free for the diet soda drinkers, that is, if they haven't devoured one that morning already, seasonal drinks for the festive and joyful, soy for.....lets face it....the tad pretentious and decaf drinkers shouldn't be wasting the Barista's time in the first place. Tall for the beginners, Grande for the rest of us and Venti for those who like their pick-me-up inconsumably large. But you don't walk out of the shop proudly holding your beverage because you made it past the order counter or because it's the trend, you hold it there for the world to see because it is a tiny reflection of yourself...........and you taste oh so yummy.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
groceries and NSYNC
Colorado was your typical family vacation with the romantical perks of having my husband with me on this trip for the first time. I swiftly proceeded to get sick the day we left and have been on the couch for the past 2 days so now I am finally tackling vacation laundry, dishes and grocery shopping. I HATE grocery shopping because I despise lugging around the bags. I find myself quoting Monica Geller from the Thanksgiving episode every time I unload the car..."I'm a tiny little woman!" I thought the other day while watching some show on the E! network of a celebrity staying in a hotel suite entirely too extravagant for her one night stay, of what I would spend outrageous amounts of money on if I had the means to be so frivolous. It wouldn't be on fancy hotel rooms because quite frankly luxury hotels to me are ones that have granite counter tops in the bathroom and a well stocked mini bar. I'd spend money on flying in Taco Bueno if I happen to be somewhere so unfortunate not to have one. I would also drop every penny I have to reunite NSYNC and have them sing at my private party with myself as a back up dancer.....and of course someone to do my grocery shopping.
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Lady Doctor
Today I went to get felt up, which means I had my annual lady doctor appointment. This is my third doctor to see, after my home doctor and the doctor I saw in my college town, I have made the observation that the waiting room is always made up of the same people. There is the married pregnant couple with the husband who couldn't look less enthused to be there, the pregnant mom who has 2 small children in tow and doesn’t require her husband to be at every appointment anymore so she’s wrangling the fussy tots herself, then there’s the couple who looks way too young to be having a baby sitting waiting with fear in their eyes. Then there’s me, drinking coffee because I’m the only one in the room still allowed to shoot up with caffeine waiting for my turn to renew my birth control prescription. I left the appointment with a pep in my step because my birth control came in a super cute dual-use case and who doesn’t love free stuff? I realized by the time I got home the reason I was so cheery was because that was the most girl talk I had had in months. I shot the breeze with the nurse for awhile and the doctor was so funny. It was so liberating just making jokes about being a girl again. When you’re married to the military you feel more like a wife and less like a woman most of the time.
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