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monday monday (doo dooo doo doo doo dooo)
I feel like I've been updating my LJ a lot more than I should considering I still don't have the Internet at home...
Friday night was unexpectedly spent out with Ashley and Mike, traipsing around downtown Annapolis for a few hours. We also, very very randomly, ran into the 34-year-old former RA from last year. Which was all sorts of weird and world-collide-y, let me tell you.
I spent Saturday with my mother, who didn't bail on me for once! She came and saw the apartment, and we went shopping and got food and brought the rest of my stuff up to my room. Now I have musty old boxes cluttering up my room full of stuff I haven't looked at in four years. The thought of going through it all and reliving all that again is a little more than daunting.
I had to work all day yesterday, which wasn't so bad, actually. I'm getting the hang of everything that needs to be done, and I'm on my way to becoming a whiz at that stupid espresso bar, so I'm sure as soon as I feel comfortable there they'll plant me over on the book floor and I'll have to start all over again. :p
Saturday night I went to see Jarhead with Ashley, Chris, and Mike. My short, somewhat shallow, and not-very-spoilery reactions, upon leaving the theater:
1. Jake and Peter? Need to make out. For serious. Or at the very least, make lots more movies together. Yes.
2. Jaaaaaaaaaake.
3. I want to have Sam Mendes' babies. This works out, because then I'd get to be Kate Winslet. ;) But seriously, the man knows how to frame a shot. Mmmm, yes.
4. Someone please, just give Peter Sarsgaard an Oscar. Please? So much love.
5. All of that being said, while I really enjoyed the movie, I thought the ending was a little lackluster. It didn't pack quite the emotional punch I think it was going for. I think I'll have to take Ashley's advice and read the book.
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I don't know about you, but I really thought it was kind of lame, and not just because I had to watch it taped because I was at work for most of it. I caught myself spacing out through most of the debate, and I eventually fast-forwarded through a lot of it. That sort of thing might have worked with Martin Sheen, maybe, but I really think there's a good reason we only saw parts of his big debate. It just, wasn't nearly so compelling as I was hoping it would be. Or maybe I'm just still sore from last year's election season (the whole "I voted for it before I voted against it" thing? Not amusing. Just had me rolling my eyes.)
Also, does anyone know why Kristen Chenoweth is always in the credits regardless of whether she's in the episode? Allison Janney, John Spencer, Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford all make sense to me always being in the credits, but what the hell has Annabeth ever done to earn that? (It also makes me very sad that Richard Schiff has been taken off the always-in-the-credits list. *single tear*)
I suppose I should rustle up some work. ...really, I just wanted an excuse to say rustle up.
Friday night was unexpectedly spent out with Ashley and Mike, traipsing around downtown Annapolis for a few hours. We also, very very randomly, ran into the 34-year-old former RA from last year. Which was all sorts of weird and world-collide-y, let me tell you.
I spent Saturday with my mother, who didn't bail on me for once! She came and saw the apartment, and we went shopping and got food and brought the rest of my stuff up to my room. Now I have musty old boxes cluttering up my room full of stuff I haven't looked at in four years. The thought of going through it all and reliving all that again is a little more than daunting.
I had to work all day yesterday, which wasn't so bad, actually. I'm getting the hang of everything that needs to be done, and I'm on my way to becoming a whiz at that stupid espresso bar, so I'm sure as soon as I feel comfortable there they'll plant me over on the book floor and I'll have to start all over again. :p
Saturday night I went to see Jarhead with Ashley, Chris, and Mike. My short, somewhat shallow, and not-very-spoilery reactions, upon leaving the theater:
1. Jake and Peter? Need to make out. For serious. Or at the very least, make lots more movies together. Yes.
2. Jaaaaaaaaaake.
3. I want to have Sam Mendes' babies. This works out, because then I'd get to be Kate Winslet. ;) But seriously, the man knows how to frame a shot. Mmmm, yes.
4. Someone please, just give Peter Sarsgaard an Oscar. Please? So much love.
5. All of that being said, while I really enjoyed the movie, I thought the ending was a little lackluster. It didn't pack quite the emotional punch I think it was going for. I think I'll have to take Ashley's advice and read the book.
And finally,
I don't know about you, but I really thought it was kind of lame, and not just because I had to watch it taped because I was at work for most of it. I caught myself spacing out through most of the debate, and I eventually fast-forwarded through a lot of it. That sort of thing might have worked with Martin Sheen, maybe, but I really think there's a good reason we only saw parts of his big debate. It just, wasn't nearly so compelling as I was hoping it would be. Or maybe I'm just still sore from last year's election season (the whole "I voted for it before I voted against it" thing? Not amusing. Just had me rolling my eyes.)
Also, does anyone know why Kristen Chenoweth is always in the credits regardless of whether she's in the episode? Allison Janney, John Spencer, Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford all make sense to me always being in the credits, but what the hell has Annabeth ever done to earn that? (It also makes me very sad that Richard Schiff has been taken off the always-in-the-credits list. *single tear*)
I suppose I should rustle up some work. ...really, I just wanted an excuse to say rustle up.
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Seriously, I'm someone who likes the wonky side of west wing, doesn't tune out when they talk policy, watches the real debates with gusto, and yeah, that just sucked. What a terrible idea.
How on earth did they think that was going to jack ratings up?
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Yes! I thought there'd be more splicing between backstage and onstage. Also, it sort of takes away from the drama of last week's "YOU ME DEBATE!" thing if we don't get any of the campaign's reactions to Santos and Vinick's little dealie thing. I'm really not sure what they were thinking with this episode.
I've found, too, that watching old episodes of TWW, I don't tune out the policy so much anymore, but I definitely do in all the recent stuff. Somehow, Sorkin made it interesting, and whoever's in charge now just makes it sound like the news. Which, dull.
Anyway, don't worry about this weekend. I kinda figured when I didn't hear from you about making plans that you were busy and stuff. I still haven't found my USB cable anyway, so it's not a big deal. :)
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Sorry. Make it up to you?
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Friday night was quite an interesting night I must say
And yes read Jarhead, you will be much more satisfied with the ending, I swear. I really think I might read it again, I'll either borrow my cousin's copy or just buy my own.
We have already have our convos on Peter Sarsgaard so no need to repeat but yes give that man an Oscar if not for Jarhead, for SOMETHING atleast.
Oh Jake, I'm just so glad he is starting to make more and more movies :) and he should definately stick to nudity :)
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Also. Hee. You're cute.
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Next time just say "HEY! Stop giving me work, I have to email Ashley about pointless shit b/c she is bored at work"....I'm sure they'll understand :p
Tomorrow we can continue our daily ritual of emails :)
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I thought the ending was a little lackluster. It didn't pack quite the emotional punch I think it was going for.
I know what you mean, but I think that was their point. The whole thing is very deflated and anticlimatic because the characters felt deflated by the whole thing. I bought it as realism even though it might not have had a WOW! cinematic ending, because the war itself was anticlimatic. I thought it was honest in terms of what actually happened, if that makes sense.
It made me laugh my ass off. I thought that Highway Of Death recreation was one of the most chilling movie scenes I've seen in quite a while. Jake & Peter are both getting Oscar nominations out of this, I'm sure.
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Yeah, and I get that. I liked the montage of the soldiers going about their "real lives" after the war was over, and sort of ending on Jake's character sitting alone in his living room, but I still feel like it was missing something. Not so much that I wanted to see some BAM!Hollywood ending, just that...the anticlimx was anticlimatic. If that makes sense. Which I'm not sure it does. :p
I hope they both get nominations out of this. I'm really pulling for Peter.
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I already talked to you about other stuff, though. I just wanted to reiterate my love for CJ. ;) (Though for some reason, I have no CJ icon! WOE!)
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i thought the debate was lame and this whole season is lame and i want my bartlett back. screw this "real time presidency" end of term bullshit. why can't they be like the simpsons and never age. hmmmm?
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Also? I really miss Charlie. And when he had a purpose. Well, I suppose that goes for everybody who's not Josh. :p