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This is my default category and consists mainly of my mundane ramblings.

Heh-Whoa Widdle Babbee!

I got a call from Audra’s mom– Audra is fine and little baby Julia is healthy and she is the most beautiful little baby in the entire world! She even emailed me pictures to prove it! And if anything, she understated! Okay, I gotta get myself ready– off I go to the hospital!

All Jumbly inside

This has been quite a weekend for me. I’ve spent most of it biting my nails and thinking of Audra. For those not in the know, Audra is/was very preggers. This is the weekend she’s gonna spit out a little rug rat. I know, it seems too soon for me too. I mean, it was just December when she told me she thought she might be with child. That was just a couple months ago, right? At any rate, I got a call from her hubby on Friday saying the time was nigh but I haven’t heard anything since. I am just so anxious to know the baby is out and well and the name they chose and how much she weighs and if she is the girl we are pretty sure she is. Time will tell. Must be patient.

Ikean’t stop myself

I ruined it. I killed the surprise. Rather than patiently waiting for the new Ikea catalog to come out- I viewed the online edition. There’s something so sweet about getting the latest Ikea catalog and flipping through it the first time and imagining myself in the rooms. It’s the only time I indulge my old dreams of Europe (and in particular, Germany). I think about tea and Silke and down comforters engulfed in beautiful duvet covers, old door knobs, brötchen, Nutella, cheese, chocolate, Weinachtsfest, Glühwein, Döner Kabobs, Kinder Eier, Stephan Remmler, etc… So I live vicariously through the Ikea catalog. Except I didn’t do that with the online version. Oh well.

Not a dumpy sofa

I went to The Dump (yes this is the actual name of the furniture store) and I purchased a sofa for the loft. It’s really nice. The color is a little unusual and the styling fits my taste. Here it is:

Dimensions: 37″ H x 82″ W x 41″ D
Weight: 125 lbs

The color is showing up a little brighter in the picture than it is in reality. The sofa will arrive next Sunday. I can hardly wait.

Now I need to figure out what to do with my old futon. Do you think it’s a smart idea to put a listing up on Craig’s List for a free futon? How else can I get rid of it? I can’t think of any other option.

I got the webby blues

There is something going on… if you access this page with Internet Explorer. Firefox and Opera are fine. Internet Explorer gives an error that the page can’t be opened and operation aborted. I sent an email to dreamhost– we’ll see if they can get it fixed.

A Summer Holiday

I’m taking another vacation because I need it and because my company is making it very attractive for me to take more time off. Sooooooo, Lisa and I are taking the most kick ass exciting trip EVER! Brace yourselves and try not to get too jealous—- WE’RE GOING TO ELVIS WEEK! We have tickets for the Elvis Expo 2006, Music and Movies at Graceland, Shawn Klush in Concert and the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Semifinals AND Finals!

I am so excited!

Her face was melting

Had a dream last night in which I positively beat the crap out of a person. In my dream, a woman insulted my looks and I had the impression that she often offered rude and hurtful remarks and so I felt it was my duty to toss her against the wall and then perform other violent procedures against her. Could this dream be the manifestation of my guilt over admitting I found the girl in Batman ugly? Perhaps this is what occurs when you watch a couple of violent movies back to back? Who knows!

X-Files and Dark Knight

Yesterday I spent the entire day at the movies! I went to see The X-Files: I Want to Believe. I loved it. Of course, I am a blind fan. I would enjoy anything that is labeled The X-Files. (The X-Files 3: Mulder and Scully Breed Rabbits! I LOVE IT!) This second movie felt like an extended episode of the series. It seems odd to me that Chris Carter would pick this small little suspense story to make into a movie. I guess by choosing something so small and keeping the costs down, and as long as me and a couple other people buy tickets, they will make a profit. Regardless of why, I thought it was great and I OH SO LOVED MULDER AND SCULLY’S RELATIONSHIP. I refuse to say anymore on this front because then I would give stuff away and that just isn’t fair. Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie showed up as an evil Russian man! You know Callum Keith Rennie… He replaced Ray Vecchio in Due South and he had guest spots on Forever Knight and Highlander and he played Nikita’s first season boyfriend in La Femme Nikita! Sorry, I just love Canadian working actors. Somehow it became a game to keep an indexed filmography in my brain of where I saw them last.

As I was about to walk out of the theater I noticed that Dark Knight was about to start and like a crazy teenager, I darted into the theater and took a seat. I felt evil until I thought, “How can this be anymore evil than selling burnt popcorn and stale pretzel bites for over $5.00 apiece?” So I crashed the 5:00 showing of Dark Knight. I can’t say I enjoyed it. It was a little too much for me. My preference is a slower, quieter film (LIKE THE X-FILES!). I get dizzy watching buildings shake from explosions and rounds and rounds of bullets get fired. Now I appreciated that an ugly girl got cast as the love interest but that just wasn’t enough to save the movie. Perhaps if the fellow who portrayed the Joker grew a thick mustache and coated it in white paint in a misguided attempt to hide it— maybe then I would have loved the movie.

Walking out of Dark Knight, I really wanted to walk into Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and make it a Triple Feature day but there was this force pulling at my hand guiding me out of the theater and into Sears to look at white Reebok sneakers… I guess the Triple Feature just wasn’t in my cards.

So here is a summary of my recommendations:
Mama Mia! LOVED IT!
The X-Files: I Want to Believe: LOVED IT!
Dark Knight: NOT FOR ME BUT PERHAPS IT WILL FLOAT YOUR BOAT!