Must find new obsession

Just finished Harry flippin’ Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Took me longer than expected.

Not as bad as I expected; not as good as I had hoped.

At least the series is complete.

Movie Marathons - brought to you by the 5.50 bin

So you can imagine my total amazement when Matt and I went to Wal-Mart this weekend to buy his sister a baby gift and we discovered that at long last they had updated their five-fifty bins. Needless to say we kind of went crazy. The best part is we increased our DVD collection by at least ten more movies all for less than one month’s cable bill. Some of our finds were newer releases and as always there was a nice selection of 80-90’s. You’ll be reading about all of them soon since we have enacted a movie marathon night every night until we watch them all.

Man I love the five-fifty bin.

Serendipity

Just finished watching Serendipity on TBS. Sometimes I hate watching movies on TV because so much ends up getting left out. Surprisingly I rather enjoyed this movie despite the romantic debate I engaged Matt in during it. Obviously the movie is something that is suppose to be an unrealistic romantic comedy, but sometimes I’m bothered by how easily Hollywood will take a solid relationship and throw it out the window for the stranger on the street. What if these two get together and find out the other one is absolutely crazy? And the movie always ends with the two main characters ending up happily ever after, but we never really learn what happened to the old significant others. The ones that were throw to the road at the first signs of some new adventure. When is someone going to make a movie about the other side?

I know sometimes I just need to let go and enjoy the movie, but commercials are just such wonderful little breaks that allow these types of thoughts to form in my mind.

With all that said I would like to put it in writing that I did enjoy the movie and should I ever see it in the discount bin, we’d pick it up.


You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"

One for the Money ~ Janet Evanovich

I’m sorry about my recent absents. As some of you know I’ve been working about fifty hours a week and planning my upcoming wedding, so needless to say I’ve been slightly busy. And while I’ve been a fairly calm bride for the last ten months I have officially started to freak out.

I don’t know when or how but last weekend I sat down and read One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. I wasn’t expecting to like it as I did. Everyone told me it was funny, but I was a little hesitant. It isn’t the type of book I typically like to read. Yet, I really enjoyed it, so much in fact that I read it in one sitting. Something I haven’t done with a book in quite some time.

As I expected it wasn’t the typical story I like to read, but it was hilarious, the one liners kept me wanting to turn the page. I don’t know if I’ll pick up any of the other books in the series, but this one was a good read.

“There are some men who enter a woman's life and screw it up forever.”

Charmed

I finally finished all the Charmed seasons. I started watching them during my stint with unemployment on TV, but wasn’t able to watch season eight. So I made M download it for me and I’ve been watching a few episodes a night to finish it off.

As for the series in a whole, I loved Charmed. I’m not normally one for skinny beautiful girls in leather and high heels, but it is much better to see some strong independent woman actually taking control of their future rather than screaming for a man to save them, as is often portrayed in movies and television today. It also doesn’t hurt that Julian McMahon was able to have a lead role for a few seasons. Eye candy is always appreciated.

Now on to some negatives or at least less positives… there may be some spoilers.
I agree with most Charmed fans that after Candace Burke left the show did get a little fairy tallish. There were multiple shows in each season dealing with fairy tales, leprechauns, nymphs, and the like. Does that make the series worse? I don’t know. Maybe for some viewers, honestly I didn’t really notice myself until it was mentioned to me by someone else.

And while I will say I did think season one through three were the best I think Paige ( Rose McGowan) made a much better third sister. I began to feel toward season three that Charmed was becoming the Prue show. Everything seemed to revolve around her. While there were periods that seemed to revolve around a certain sister in particular there was a better balance between the three of them.

I will also admit like most people that the series should have ended with season seven. Season eight had way too much crap shoved into the episodes, it would have taken three season to accomplish as much as the sisters did in those few precious episodes. And allowing the sisters to find, fight and kill off the ultimate power in less than five episodes was just crazy. It took how many seasons to kill off the source? Bringing in Billy and Christie was just another shows sad attempt in adding new characters to a show that never seem to pan out.

Even with all the faults of season eight I still enjoyed the series and will probably end up adding it to my collection.

“Besides, everyone is odd in San Francisco.
That’s why we fit in so well.”

Scrubs

Finished all the Scrubs seasons this week. When the show originally aired I thought it was going to be another ER and decided it wasn’t worth my time. So you can imagine my surprise when we actually caught a show late one night on accident and ended up loving it. I always seem to get into shows after they are already mega popular. Anyway we downloaded all the seasons and I watched them religiously for three weeks. Was it worth it? Yes, most defiantly.

I can also say I am so thankful it will be returning for a season seven. I just hope it’s not like many other series where it all goes to crap in the end. I’ve seen way too many great shows go down the toilet in the end, this better not be one of them.

This is defiantly a show you’ll find on my shelf.

Where to donate stuff

Looking to get rid of your things – donate them.

And here’s where to donate what.

- Prom Dresses –
glassslipperproject.org

- Wedding gown –
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation
12708 SE Stephens Street
Portland, OR 97233
If possible, pin $5 to your gown to help pay for the preparation of the garment for sale.

- Baby quilt to at-risk infants or small children
ABC Quilts Home Office
569 First NH Turnpike – Suite #3
Northwood, NH 03261
www.abcquilts.org

- Doggy Gear donations (leashes, toys, bones) – Prison Dog Project
Pathways to Hope
P.O. Box 581
Casco, ME 04015

- Old Books
Books for Charity Inc.
472 Stumptown Road
Bainbridge, NY 13733

- Soda pop tabs – Ronald McDonald House
www.rmhc.com to find a drop off point

- Greeting Cards fronts (for crafts – Fronts Only) – Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children
100 St. Judes’s Street
Boulder City, NV 89005-1618

- Used cell phones
Phones4charity.org