Quantum of Solace is....

....the bomb diggity! I thought it was such a good movie, and a classic James Bond film. The story line was interesting, the fight scenes were well put together and intense, and the bond girls were hot (of course). I definitely recommend seeing this movie.

I only had two problems with last night, and neither had to do with the movie itself. First, even though we got there 30 minutes before the show, we could still only find seats in the first few rows (opening night and all). Second, there were two ladies behind us that would not stop talking! WTF?! It was bad, and you know it's bad when people around you are saying, "Why won't they stop talking?"

The new theater in Orem is pretty nice too. I'd equate it with the Provo Towne Centre theaters only a bit smaller, but still really nice. Watch out for the popcorn lines though. They're a killer.

Bond...James Bond.

So I decided that I wanted to see the new James Bond movie, and then I decided that I wanted to see it in the new theater that they built in Orem. So I was able to buy tickets yesterday for a Friday showing of it, 7:20 to be precise. I will definitely be posting about how it went. I am hoping that it's good, cuz I hate wasting money on crappy movies (please never watch The Darjeeling Limited...).

Still Figuring It Out

So I've been changing my blog templates lately to try and see which ones I like the most. This one is pretty good. I'll probably stick with this for a while.

But I do like the ones where the blogs can be scrolled, but the sides of the blog itself remain stationary. Anyone got any hints? I know they exist, but I can't find them.

Thanks guys.

Lots of Dancing

Kassandra and I went to the American Indian Pow Wow yesterday that was held at the UVU Grand Ballroom. I thought it was so awesome! I love the combination of pow wow singing and all the dancers in their traditional dress. There were older men and women all the way down to young 3 and 4 year olds dancing around. They were also selling a whole bunch of the jewelry and crafts that they make. I'm not sure what it is about the American Indian cultures, but I feel drawn to them every time I hear a pow wow song or see anything like this.

Just A Bit Older

This was all of us at Happy Sumo last Saturday for my 25th Birthday. It was so much fun. Rochelle loved seeing and playing with my new camera, Becca told me that I was going to die soon, Bob was funny and being a good friend, Kassandra was being hot and sexy as usual, and Kevin kept me updated on the BYU football game (which, apparently, I react to rather loudly I have figured out...).

One of the best birthdays that I have had in a long time. Thanks everyone!

And the winner is....

...the person that I didn't vote for. Oh well. I am still an optimist and will hope for good things to come out of this new presidency.

And if nothing good comes out, it's okay. I can always complain about it and post a blog. ;)

One Good Krazy Night!

Halloween night was so much fun! I loved going around with all of my friends and seeing all of my other friends. Kassandra and I dressed up as a mobster couple, Nicole was a sexy po-po, her sister Erica was a pirate, Stephanie was cat woman (I do beleive), and Marshal was Tom Cruise from Risky Business (the best costume of all).

We went to a few different parties, including the one at Emily and Zander's place out in Lehi. I especially enjoyed the one we walked into where none of us knew anyone at the party, but we were still going to it. It was a crazy fun night.

Well, I was tagged...So I guess it's my turn.

Joys
All my good friends
Family members
Food (especially the good kind)
People watching (the bestest activity)

Fears
Spiders
Ending up alone

Goals
Finishing school (sometime before the year 2084)
Seeing the world
Living a good life

Obessions
Europe (mostly Italy)
SOCCER!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!
Pretty much all sports

Random Facts
Fear of dogs since kindergarten, but has resolved since.
One of my mom's cousin is a Catholic priest in The Vatican
I've had stitches in 4 places, broken 3 bones (all on my left arm), and have had one major surgery.

I tag....Rochelle

I'm dead sexy

Life doesn't get much better when you have a handlebar mustache. Yeah baby. And I don't even care if it's white trash. :)

Eat some Freaking Cheerios!

This blog is dedicated to Becca, since she loves Cheerios so much:

How I love the Cheerios: the crunchiness on my teeth, the texture on my tongue, the reduction of cholesterol which makes for a healthier body. How I wish I could swim in an olympic sized pool full of cheerios and 2% milk (because it's the best milk). I could drown in them and be happy about it.

Ah the Cheerios, with its circular shape and beautiful packaging, I don't know that there is any cereal out there better than you.

So I don't typically recommend buying CDs. Everyone has an iPod these days so they can get whatever music they want. But I love every single song on this album. The tone of the album is clam and relaxing, yet the messages that are sent in the lyrics portray serious messages sent in an intimate relationship. Basically, it's one of the greatest vegging CDs I've ever listened to.

So I was looking around on the internet and I found these posters from the Ocean's movies. I thought they looked pretty good, but I wasn't sure that I had ever seen them before. Has anyone seen these posters before?

So...this is how all Monday's feel. It doesn't even matter if it's actually Monday, but if it is the equivalent of your Working Monday, then this is how it feels.

So anyway, I'm done with the semester now! Thank goodness I only have one more to go....minus grad school. I'll get my grades on Tuesday but I'm pretty sure I'll have 2 As and 2 Bs. Pretty darn good I would say.

I apologize for the millions of days without a blog, but now I can do it more frequently (if I remember to do it).

Asian Cuisine

The only problem is, this dish isn't served in too many places.

Is it summer yet?

I really want Spring and Summer to come faster! Then the real eating can begin!

My Favorite Dogs...

...are the narcoleptic ones. If I was to ever own a dog I would want it to be narcoleptic because it would keep me entertained for hours on end.

Rusty the Narcoleptic Dog

I could do that.

So I'm sitting at home before I have to go to work today. I had just eaten lunch and was feeling pretty sleepy. You know how that goes: eat some left over lasagna and you're ready to hit the hay for a while. Anyway, I'm watching Law & Order because it's the best show ever. It's commercial so I'm flipping through the stations. I see that a Champions League soccer match between Inter Milan and Liverpool will begin in a few minutes so I get excited about it (I know, it's soccer, I love it, get over it).

After a few minutes they show the teams lined up on either side of the three referees for the day. The refs are in yellow, Milan is in blue, and Liverpool is in red. The announcers start to talk about the starting line-up for both teams. After that they announce the referees. "And here we have the head referee Yadda-yadda, a psychologist from Norway..."

Really? A psychologist? You mean he's not actually an official soccer referee for any organization? He's simply a psychologist from Scandanavia? Because if that's the case. . . I'll Do It!!

Heck I'm studying to be a psychologist anyway, and I know most if not all of the rules for soccer (there aren't that many anyway). If some middle-aged fellow from the North can be a soccer ref as well as have a psychological profession, then sign me up! Plus I really want to give someone a red card and kick them out of a game. :)

The Things You'll See....

Holy Horses. . . Can you believe the kinds of crap that we have now? By crap I mean technology (if anyone was curious).

I was sitting there at work doing what I usually do (which is tutoring, mentoring, homework, or making fun about the amount of racial differences that exist there). Typically I'm at a computer working on a paper or some form of assesment for a class. I'd like to think that I'm a pretty focused person most of the time, or at least whenever I'm trying to get something accomplished. But this day I was like, "Alright, it's time to get distracted by something on the internet." And I found my new favorite internet toy.

I typed in the URL for Google Maps and started browsing various locations in the state and around the country. I like to explore different locales and see the hybrid maps that are provided. Suddenly I saw it: a button that I had never used before but that kept drawing my attention like a kid to an ice cream truck. The button was labeled "Street View". . .

"What is this strange new feature," I wondering to myself. I pushed the button and the streets turned blue and a little guy popped up. I placed the guy on a street and actual pictures of houses popped up! Dang, Gina! I can actually look at buildings from the street!

This new tool became an addiction rather quickly. So far I've seen Ground Zero, the Sears Tower, and the beach at San Diego, and the possibilities are endless. . . except for streets that aren't blue. But for now, I can take mini-vacations whenever I want from the luxury of my own office on school campus.