Movies, Movies and More Movies

It seems like all I've down the last week has been watch movies (and television shows, but we'll get to that in a minute). The husband and I went to the Chase last week and indulged in some good natured fun in the form of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. The plot is basically this: Miss Pettigrew is dimissed from her governess job and desperate to find a new one she intercepts an employment offer but it turns out its for a social secretary not a governess. Silliness and sappiness ensue. It was a pretty cute movie, all feel-good and everything, plus Amy Adams is extremely charming. I recommend it for a good laugh but if you are not feeling like spending a bunch of money to go to the theater definitely worth a rent when it comes out on DVD.

This past Sunday, a friend of mine came over and having made some really delicious dinner (burgers with cheddar cheese inside it and horseradish and also some delicious red velvet cookies), we rented a couple of movies. Yes, rented. Went to Blockbuster and rented. I think its been about a year since I've actually been in a video store. We watched The Ten, a very ridiculous and sometimes midly disturbing movie. Then Monday morning I remained immobile for most of the morning watching Across the Universe. Now, I've heard that people either love this movie or hate it but I'm actually pretty indifferent. It was a visually very pretty and I do love the Beatles and the versions of the songs (at least I thought) were actually quite well done. Maybe I should watch it again and see if I like more the second time around.

But I have to take it back to the store so, hmm...Anywho...

Went to the movies again tonight and saw The Other Boleyn Girl. Not great but not bad, a little intense at some points. And as my friend and I were saying, there's just something about a man with big puffy sleeves. Sigh.

Finally. Finally. Been watching this television show that I remember watching when I was in high school. I'm not going to tell what it is because its a little embarassing but I'm enjoying myself and the really bad acting and so ridiculously overdramaticness of it all, so there.

Random Notes from the Last Week

Well not much has been going on this past week and though I originally intended to post on this blog daily, its kinda hard when your life is so boring. Anyway...

I went to the DMV last weekend. And by last weekend I do mean weekend it took two days and three hours of waiting in line before my car became an offical resident of the state of Missouri. Why did it take so long? Well, funny story. And by funny, I mean not. First I had to wait in line at the Assesor's office for a waiver (what this is for, I still have no idea) and then I had to wait in line at the actual DMV (which is conveniently located right done the hall from the Assesor's office). But stupid me chose the last day of the month (and a Friday) to do this so it was ridiculously crowded. Now to make sure we would have no problems we checked online to make sure we had all the paperwork (old title with parents signatures signing it over to me, safety/emissions inspection and insurance). However, after waiting in line for a good hour and a half we get up to the front and no my parents signature on the title and the words on the title "Gift to Daughter" apparently is not enough we needed this other piece of paper that basically said the exact same thing (name of person its being gifted to and a signature). Seems a bit redundant and unnecessary and unnecessary and redundant. And this wonderful form was not mentioned anywhere on the website that we saw. The woman was nice enoguh to say that if we got my parents to fax it back over we wouldn't have to get back in line we could just come up to the desk with the completed forms but seeing as they were closing in less than an hour that was just not going to happen.

Yes...the story goes on but I thought it was time for a new paragraph. So...new paragraph!! Anyway (don't tell the state of Missouri) but the signature on the from that we turned in the next day after another hour in line because we had to go to a different location that was open on Saturday was a forgery. Because my parents don't have access to a fax machine I didn't want to have to wait another week to take care of this. So there. State of Missouri you have been cheated!

I've also been listening to a lot of Sufjan Stevens this last week. I downloaded Illinoise several months ago but I've been listening to it more this week than I have in the past. Its pretty much the only thing I feel like listeing to most of the time. But this morning I downloaded (Greetings from) Michigan. I'm not any good at articulating why I like his music so much. Maybe because sometimes its a little quirky and weird and maybe its because I find the instrumental soothing that I enjoy listening to it even when the subject of the song is a little...umm...odd. Who knows? Anywho...new favorite song of his "For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti"