Chicka Chicka Yeah

I cannot wait until I get a break from everything.  Sofie has probably only seen me 4 days this whole week.  I've been in and out of the house and with work going the way it has, I proabably will be the same way until the end of this month.  It's killing me.

So I think Sofie realizes that I'm not home and knows that I'm neglecting her.  The other day she wouldn't come to bed with me and she went to lay with my mom.

Anyway, I saw Yes Man and The Spirit.  Yes Man was funny.  I really thought it was going to be horrible because like alot of people I thought it was going to be Liar Liar all over again.  It wasn't, mostly cause it wasn't like he HAD to say yes, it was just that he was challenged to say yest to anything that came along.  HILARITY ENSUES.  It was boring in some parts but I still liked it.  I might buy the dvd.

Then theres The Spirit.  (insert sigh)

You know I really wanted this movie to be awesome because its by Frank Miller but it really really REALLY wasn't.  I mean it had its moments and the idea was great the way it was filmed was awesome but the whole story line just left me confused.  Not only that but the funny parts were mostly parts that made me go "ha" and thats all.  I kinda wish I didn't waste my time when I couldve just waited for the bootleg dvd (i wouldnt even pay for a real dvd).

Stabby stab stab

I've been super busy lately.  I mean I haven't been on here in like a week.  I've been working almost everyday and I'm super exhausted.  Sofie's been wondering where I've been and I think she knows something's coming up.  There's a big empty space where her new house is going to go and she keeps wandering over there and sniffing like "hey mom, whats going here?"

So for the first time, I budgeted my paycheck and I actually saved enough to buy gifts and still not be poor by the next pay day.  I'm thinking of buying a new wardrobe and throwing out my crappy clothes.  Which pretty much means...all of my clothes.  I wish I was cool, then I could buy cool clothes and look cool and be like "oh it wasn't that hard to look cool" and not like hit my head on something and totally negate the cool factor.  

Anyway, I'm saving up money for emergencies and for a new wardrobe so I have to keep  slapping myself on the hand when I try to buy things I really don't need.   It's nice not to have to worry if I have enough money for gas.  Now I know how the middle class folks feel.

Well, early Merry Christmas!

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Oh my god...I wish I could sleep all day.  I swear I go to work tired, come home tired, wake up tired.  I cannot stand that I never sleep enough even though I sleep 8 hours every night.

I didn't take Sofie to work today.  I felt really bad and she kinda took it out on me by peeing on the floor.  Not a little like usual when she can't hold it but like a puddle.  I mean it looked like the fridge was leaking.  I'll take her tomorrow.  There shouldn't be too much to do.  It will probably be pretty boring since its just before the holidays.

Well, I'm starting to love/hate my story.  I'm writing a story having to do with zombies or something like it and the aftermath of it all.  I really dug it at first but then I really started to despise the whole plot and the dialogue between the characters.  Not only that but my wording and the writing was just bugging the crap out of me.  I start to wonder why the heck I think I can be a writer cause I just hate the way I write.  But then I was writing more today and I started to smooth out alot of the kinks and the plotline worked out a little better so I might not hate it so much.

One thing that bugs me about tv is when shows take a hiatus for the holidays.  One of which is Fringe.  I love that show (my favorite person ever is Walter Bishop) but I hate that now I'm stuck having to watch re-runs every Tuesday instead of a new episode.  Now I'm trying to figure out how to replace that hour of television with some other show.  I can understand when the season is over but not when shows take a break in the middle of the season.

I'm done ranting.

Pessimistically Optimistic

My first try at baguettes!  Ok ok, they aren't as long and no they aren't perfect but I am so so proud :D.

I've been major busy for the past few weeks.  Sofie had to go to the vet today because she was having stomach problems and now she's on a special diet.  No more people food for her.  I've run out of money in less than a week from my pay day and I should've known because my horoscope told me so on Sunday.  It said something like "all your hard work will disappear because you spend as soon as you get".  True true.  I got Guitar Hero and I advance ordered the Dark Knight because...of course, I am a huge nerd.  

I took Sofie to work the other day so she could have fun with the other dogs.  Really she had fun by herself with all the toys but she made a new friend...a shorkie (shih tzu/yorkie) named Brandi.  I hope I can take her back soon.  But I don't work as much this week because there's not much to do anyway.

I made Sofie one of those Paw Print stockings instead of buying one cause I'm poor and next Monday I was supposed to take Sofie to see Santa at the mall but now I don't think I have enough money to buy pictures.  I might just take pictures myself with her in a cute holiday outfit and send those out as Christmas cards.  

I hate not having money. :(

I Don't Have Jedi Mind Powers

My day off! Wooo Hooo!

I've cleaned my room, given Sofie a bath, sent out my transcript request and went to the library and got a stack of books cause I'm a huge dorkus.

I just wanted to express my hatred for Tyra Banks.  She's a complete idiot.  I don't understand why she acts like shes Oprah.  Shes not ok.  She's very far from it.  And then when she says stuff that she thinks is insightful it just comes out completely self-centered and laughable.

Anyway, and now for something completely different.  Unlike my writing abilities, I am a terrible speaker.  Not as in public speaking but speaking in natural conversation.  I'm so horrible at talking with people.  And then people think I don't like them or that there is something wrong with me because I stop speaking.  No, I'm not mad.  No, there's nothing wrong.  I just decide that the saying "girls should be seen and never heard" actually means "christine should be seen and never heard".  I'd rather be mute than say another thing stupid.

Sofie's taking a nap on my dirty clothes...gross.  I need some chocolate.  I wish there was a chocolate delivery service like pizza.  Mmm...chocolate....

The bird is =/> the word

I'm getting real tired of dogs humping each other.  I can't believe how much they can hump.  Its like they dont know what to do...poo, pee, or hump.  

Anyway I'm starting to feel like a neglectful mother.  Sofie gets super excited when I get home but my mom tells me all she does all day is sleep in the corner of my bed.  I wish I could take her but I really don't want her to get humped!

So I've lost a little air in my tires.  I haven't played my guitar in days and I haven't even looked at my French in weeks.  I feel so lazy but then again I'm so exhausted that I barely have time to study French or study my guitar.  When school starts in January I'm going to be swamped.  I'm thinking I'm going to have to limit my hours at work 'cause I'm going to be too tired for studies.  One thing that can cause me to fail is by not getting enough sleep.  I have to finish this certificate as soon as possible so I can makes somes doughs.

Monthly French! :D

Four-legged friends?

Ok I'm completely done with this week now.  I would appreciate it very much if I can make it to Monday.  Not only will it be a new week but also a new month and this slump I've been in can just go away.  

Another day of work and I'm getting frustrated that people keep giving me so many directions at once.  I don't know what to do first and I feel like just sitting in the bathroom until someone comes looking for me.  Today I showed up a whole 20 minutes late cause I'm an idiot and I set my alarm clock wrong.  Plus yesterday was Thanksgiving so the turkey was making me slip into a coma.

I get paid in exactly one week (dances).  It's not like I've never been paid before but its been a while since I've gotten a decent paycheck.  Unfortunately Christmas is around the corner so most of my money will be gone by Dec. 20th.

As for my baby Sofie, she was so full yesterday but she still kept trying to eat.  When we finally went to bed she didn't want to move or even open her eyes.  Everytime I tried to scoot her over (she always manages to take up a good amount of the bed despite her small body) she would give me this look like she hated me.  She's been giving attitude lately, she probably has a tummy-ache.

Le Temps de L'amour

My first actual day of work and now I'm exhausted.  I've been on my feet for almost 5 hours straight.  Playing with dogs all day is not all it's cracked up to be.  Especially when all they ever do is poo, pee, and hump. Plus having a headache doesn't help either...the barking...oh god...the barking.

So far in a day and a half, I've learned to play chords A, D, E, Em, and G.  Awwweeesommee.  But I still don't know how to switch as fast as the cool musicians do it. But at least I've learned the fingering for the chords.  Now my left hand fingers feel funny.  

You know what's been driving me crazy?  People saying that Twilight was good.  IT WAS HORRIBLE.  I mean it was so bad that I was laughing...LAUGHING.  Not like "omg that was funny" no it was "omg this movie is a piece of tripe".  I can't believe how much they're blowing it up like its supposed to be the greatest movie in the world.  It's not ok.  I don't care if you liked the books, I don't care if you think that dude is cute, I don't care if you're 11 years old and loved it to death.  The movie is terrible.  If I was to watch it again it would have to be because I was tortured because I would never ever watch it without some kind of drug influence in me that impaired my thinking.

Anyway....I'm done ranting for today. 

Twilight? More like No light!

(insert snort here)

After suffering through the two plus hours that was the over-hyped Twlight, I realized that I just spent $10 on a movie that was no better than watching Gossip Girls every night for a week.  The acting was terrible, the plot was watery, and Edward was the worst sex symbol.  Maybe I'm too old but still, I was at least somewhat attracted to Tom Cruise in Interview With the Vampire even though I hate him.

Anyway, I got my guitar today and besides the fact that I have to tune the thing before I play it...I have to relearn how to read music.  However it does make for a decorative piece.

Sofie was sick last night.  I don't know why.  She's much like me and her daddy.  Stomach problems galore.  I'm constantly having to give her pepto bismal because she doesn't know when things are supposed to be ingested and when they aren't.  She threw up everywhere and I almost didn't go to the movie but she acted like she didn't even care.  I came home and all she wanted to do was play with her toys and roughhouse with me.  I think she was faking it.

Boredom

Yahoo! Harry Potter 6 Trailer

So I'm semi-excited about Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince.  I've read all the books so yes I feel like a kid in a candy store with this movie and the next two.  Unfortunately, since the release date has been pushed back, my excitement has gone down a bit since the first teaser.  I wish they could've released it this year.  Then maybe this year in movies wouldn't have blown so badly.

Today sucked.  I hoped to at least feel productive but the most productive thing I've done is get all the tvs to get digital channels in time for the switch in like 84 days. 

Sofie's sleeping.  The most she did today was go straight through a Roofle (rawhide waffle treat) within 5 minutes. I bought a bow for her hair for Christmas but she keeps rubbing it off her face.  Shes adorable though.  I gotta get her a little dress for Christmas day.

The Watchmen

I wanted to express my deep admiration for a film that has yet to come out: The Watchmen.  Although the date for the release is March 6th (104 days).  I am already planning on seeing the movie in the IMAX theater regardless if I have the money or not.

The feelings I have for this movie are much like the feelings I had when the 300 trailer came out.  Anxiety, anticipation, frustration, longing.  It's almost as if the film is an actual person I love that I haven't seen in ages.  

Unlike most girls, I read the graphic novel.  It was when I was in community college and I would hang out in the library.  I probably read every single comic book/graphic novel in the section and one of them was The Watchmen.  I had never heard of it before, I was used to the campy comic books like Spiderman, Batman, etc.   But this series had a meaning.  A real point that I could grasp but it actually didn't hit me until the first trailer came out.

The use of the Smashing Pumpkins' song "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning" was exquisite.  Not only did they use a great song but they cropped it so that it would fit the scenes that were teased.  It has now been planted in my head that I will probably get excited about any Zack Snyder movie that comes out.

I have to say, my favorite characters are probably not the most savory characters: The Comedian and Rorschach.  I like The Comedian because he knows people.  He looks at the world for how it is and decides that he doesn't really like it all that much.  This is directly contradicted by the smiley face "Have a Nice Day" button that has become the focal point of the entire Watchmen universe.  The fact that in the film he is played by the amazingly good looking Jeffery Dean Morgan aka Denny Duquette in Grey's Anatomy doesn't hurt either. :)

I've heard from many people that it is very stupid to like a character like Rorschach because he is not only a murderer but a violent vigilante that deserves prison time at least.  But I happen to like him despite his vices.  He is the one costumed character who seems to be doing something about The Comedian's death.  He's the one that puts it together.  And although he is a criminal, one has to admit that this man has the brains to be anything he wants to be.  His "face" is great too and one of the best costumes in comic book history.

So now I must wait.  Watch and wait for my movie to come out.  Maybe till then I'll quench my thirst with The Spirit (out Christmas Day), The Day The Earth Stood Still (out Dec. 12th), and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (out Jan. 23th).  All movies I will probably like but will never match my amourous feelings toward The Watchmen.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.

Who watches the watchmen?

Après-midi de Jour de Chien

Officially my third day of work. I hate leaving Sofie home with her poodle brother Lucky. I have a feeling he's plotting her downfall. I want to take her to work but she has a problem with leashes. Her problem is...she dies. Like she just falls over like I'm choking her. She's such a drama queen.

Last night's Grey's Anatomy was ok. One of the many dramatic ones. The interns went "scalpel crazy" as Dr. Torres put it, and it made for great dramatic tv. My favorite subplot to this show has to be the relationship between Denny Duquette and Izzie Stevens. I love how they brought them back even though it is a bit soap opera. I have to wait for the logical reasoning they give for his appearance. I have a feeling Izzie has lost her mind but you never know.

Today is a boring day. And I don't feel like doing anything. With Thanksgiving coming up I'm trying not to unconsciously eat. I have to lose the 10 pounds that I'm going to gain back during Thanksgiving. I know its pointless but I can't just gain an extra 10.

Thank god this week is almost over. With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up there's going to be no time for anything but at least I have most of my business taken care of. Now I can do fun things like obedience classes for Sofie that I will probably have to trick her into going to... :/

The Beginning is the End is the Beginning

So it starts.  Today is Thursday so that means I'm looking forward to another episode of Grey's Anatomy.  I'm glad I wasn't scheduled to work today 'cause then I'd miss it.  

I've moved into my new room at my house and Sofie just loves it beyond the amount a dog should probably love it.  She sleeps on the bed all day, only gets up to pee, and eats everything I'm eating.  Shes worse than a man.  I hate her and love her at the same time.

So now shes wearing her blue sweater...cause its cold and because it makes me happy and isn't that the most important thing?

The other day she was making me and Chino (mini brother) laugh 'cause...well look....

Stupid dog trick, I say.

Au revoir.