koncupiscence

bandom:
i wish there was a way to filter posts from icecreamhdaches. it's great (in theory) that they're so thorough, but i end up scrolling past 95% of it. i really only want the patrick news. :\

also, that new mcr album? i'm totally ready for that now. now would be good.

work:
the other day one of our customers told me that i was in "the right line of work." we actually hear this often from people, because, you know, people will always crash their cars. but oh no, he went on to clarify that "people will always need good secretaries!" ...oh. sure. he's a sweet, old man, and i know he didn't mean any harm, but i had to lolll (on the inside) at his dated assumption. i mean, sure, i provide the secretarial duties around here. i'm also the janitor, gardener, receptionist, customer service representative, delivery driver, estimator, accounts receivable, accounts payable... it's a pretty wide umbrella, which is only natural when you're one of the co-owners of a small business. (but of course, he doesn't know any of that. we had just met, talked for all of three minutes, most of which was about the weather.) i guess it surprised me in the same way it does when people walk in and call me sweetheart. ...really? we're still doing that in 2010?

movies:
the magdalene sisters - wow. quite thankful times have changed. interesting film.
love songs [les chansons d'amour] - a french musical about a menage a trois! what's not to love? :D except it's less about threesomes, and more about relationships, feeling lost, grieving, and the persistent need to connect. also, there's boy/boy! so, you know. ;) it stars the french dude from the dreamers (he's quite pretty, that one) and the girl from swimming pool (though we don't get to see her gorgeous breasts in this one, sad). it's not a perfect film, but i'm a sucker for movies where sexuality is fluid and relationships are YAY UNCONVENTIONAL.
the curious case of benjamin button - saw this a while back, but forgot to mention it earlier. pretty much what i expected. kind of slow, but still enjoyable enough (though i doubt i would ever sit through it again). one interesting thing (to me) was the casting of tilda swinton as his lover. i say this because i first saw tilda back in school in the film orlando. she was very striking - pale pale with long red hair. and five years later, i saw the film elizabeth and (still not knowing either actress by name yet) thought that it was the same woman again - pale pale with long red hair. of course, i eventually realized that they are indeed two different pale pale british women with red hair. and so when benjamin couldn't be with his love (cate), and instead took a lover (tilda), i had to smile, and wondered if their somewhat similar looks played a part in casting tilda's role - sort of a poor man's cate, if you will (no disrespect to tilda! she was actually my favorite part of the film).

random:
the nightingales have moved on! HALLELUJAH. these birds have been parked RIGHT OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW for the past two weeks. and like clockwork, 10:30ish PM rolls around and they start with the cheeriest fucking chirping you've ever heard. chirpy chirpy chirp! life is awesome! listen to how happy we are! we are birds and life is grand! chiiiiiirppp chirp! and this continues ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. i'm not kidding. this is why i got a cold, because i've had the shittiest sleep the last few weeks because of these BIRDS. people kept telling me that they were migratory and that they'd eventually move on, and thank bob THEY FINALLY HAVE. ADIOS! VAYA CON DIOS. \o/ and commence zzzzzzzzz.

ugh, just when i'm supposed to renew my account, it appears that LJ was up to some fuckery again. only it was an 'accident'? sort of, but not really? hrm... i haven't seen anyone on the flist mention this, so i thought i'd link to it for any interested parties.

ion, i am sooo glad i only have 3 more hours until the weekend starts. yahooooooo. not that i have anything exciting planned, but that's kind of the point. time to knit and watch a few of the 16 movies i have waiting for me on my dvr (we have free showtime right now!). so far i've seen twilight (hilarious! they really do sparkle!), death at a funeral (it was okay), and lars and the real girl (different! patricia clarkson!). next up i have the magdalene sisters, there will be blood, the reader, and a handful of others that are not exactly Fun Ones either, but oh well. movies!

aaaaaand, that's all i got right now.

WATCHMEN!!!!! \o/

♥ RORSCHACH ♥

uuuuuuuuugh, so many perfect details from the book. so many.

well done.

yesterday was surprise warped. i had no plans of going, but then... suddenly had plans to go. YAY.

( fangs up )

we missed academy (woe), but made it inside the venue just in time to catch most of cobra's set. then we had about six hours to kill until gym class heroes. hooray for shady spots, ludo, against me, and the Beer Garden of Absurdity. :D

i got to bed at a decent-ish hour, but my brain and body were so farking beyond exhausted that they were restless, and i actually couldn't sleep. what the helllll? now it's dreary outside, and there is seriously not enough coffee in the world. x_@

i also saw tropic thunder this weekend with my brother and laughed my ass off. good times. and i got to witness a teenboy declaring in the concessions line: robert downey, jr. was so good in iron man, how has he not been discovered until now?! O_O you guys. he really wasn't kidding. oh, clueless youth. you are HILARIOUS.

( dr. horrible spoiler, sort of )

i was up at 6:30 am this morning and on the trails running within the hour. my body: ...what?

now i am freshly showered and sparkling. and i'm not leaving this house for nothing. no how. *flops*

tomorrow there will be more house hunting (house hunting!). i am still several months away from being ready to hand over my bag of gold coins, but open houses are helping me figure out what i want, and likewise, don't want. and surprisingly, there are some affordable options in desirable neighborhoods!

still haven't seen the dark knight. perhaps tomorrow. i did however see journey to the center of the earth, in 3D. o_O would not see again. and i saw most of gray matters. ugh. how so awful. in better netflixing news, i saw into the wild last week. fabulous, fabulous. two thumbs up.

and then i read more porn...