some sundays you wake up, throw on sweats, and sit around all day. then there are the sundays where you wake up, throw on your regular clothes, walk down to delicious brunch, wander about, come home, throw on sweats and then sit around all day. today was one of those days. randall and i ate at ike's, and then we added on a few hours of video-gaming fun. because well, we are nerds, and sometimes nerd friday spills over thru the whole weekend.
my eyes have been bothering me a lot this past week. as in enough to have to stop and put eyedrops in them sort of bothering me (and i don't wear contacts or glasses). i'm not sure why they're so bad, i think it's a combination of reading in poor light before bed, not sleeping enough, wind, and allergies. at some point today i walked into the bathroom and noticed that they looked really bloodshot. actually i am pretty sure i looked stoned.
i forgot to take a picture then, so this is now at home (where they are still bloodshot, but not quite as bad). also i decided to opt out of the fun friday things my life had to offer (happy birthday laura, happy record release virginia), and just stay home. nerd friday returns.
ps. for the record, i was not getting high at work.
i can't seem to stop yawning. all week long my mouth has been gaping open like i'm sort of flycatcher. my brain is in apparent need of more oxygen, and my body would like a little more sleep. and who am i to deprive myself of what i need?
after dinner, i sat down to read (it was still light outside) and the next thing i knew it was several hours later, dark, and i was only 2 pages in. randall apparently thought my idea was a good one and joined in too.
sometimes i love lazy nights at home.
tonight deirdre took me, randall, and her pal jimmy to see the new terminator movie (or termie as she's been lovingly calling it). now, you might think -- based on my other movie "reviews" -- that i love all movies and think they're all awesome and worth going to. this is completely false. to prove it to you i will say that terminator was neither awesome nor was it totally worth seeing in the theatre. i was sorta bored (and i have recently fallen into the terminator lore so it wasn't that the subject material bored me), thought it was just one big explosion (especially once you got to the second half), didn't like the way the robots looked (really those large ones look like transformers), and didn't care enough to connect with any of the characters (not even john freaking connor). if you're a diehard terminator fan, then go see it, you'll have fun. if you're a diehard action fan go see, you'll also have fun. if you love explosions and robots (although now that i've written that, i'm sort of wondering who wouldn't love explosions and robots), go and have fun. but other than that, meh, go see star trek again instead.
for tonight's photo, i was going to terminate my face. alas i have no silver pomade or red contacts, or time. so instead of sweet robot skull, you can find me building a better robot trap. i mean if a piece of rope can work for john connor (please don't get me started on that scene or those motorcycle robots), then i'm sure it can work for me.
ps. we had dosa for dinner. the food there never fails to make me happy.
pps. i'm not saying terminator is terrible, i'm just saying that it's not OMG YOU MUST GO NOW I HEARTS IT! on my "would you watch it on a plane scale" i give it a "sure beats another hand of solitaire, but no need to ask the stewardess to wake you up."
this evening deirdre hooked randall and us up with tickets to up (the movie). originally she and melissa were supposed to come with us, but dk couldn't get out of a meeting, and melissa was feeling sick.
well folks, it was their loss. i LOVED this film. it is my new favorite pixar film, and so much fun. and i loved how they weren't your typical heroes -- crazy old man, fat asian boy scout, talking dog, and a giant bird -- quirky in a good way, and never annoyingly so. sure the plot was ridiculous and has a couple of random holes in it, but the house with all the balloons looked incredible, and it is a cartoon folks! also it might have made me wellington... okay i confess it totally made me wellington. i could not believe how sweet and sad the beginning was, but we'll just leave it at that so that I don't ruin it for you. just go see it. it was fun and adorable. if you have kids and they want to see it, take them, it'll be worth your while. i mean come on folks, talking dogs! and not in an oh the dogs are randomly talking cartoon way!
while out i was hoping to stick deirdre's face on a balloon and set it on "up" but sadly, they didn't have any balloons for us. because of that, we had to make due. here's us with her in the theatre.
ps. sorry melissa, i couldn't get the printer to work, so wasn't able to print out a picture of you. also, dk got the tickets so well, you know...
after the last few weeks of go-go-go, i felt i earned myself a day at home. i had been secretly hoping that the weather would be crap like it was yesterday so that i could justify my actions, but it wasn't. however, that didn't stop me. i took a few hours to clean up the house, do laundry, watch glee (my cold heart thought it was a lot of fun, but will wait a few episodes before i make a final decision), and then go into my end of weekend take care of myself routine, which includes nail polish and curlers.
folks, it is a glamorous life i lead, i know.
ps. we got this painting at a re-gifting/white elephant swap party we had a few years ago. that's right someone didn't want these cuties. their loss is my gain.
The weekend has begun. Tomorrow is the karen shin wedding extravaganza, but today is for pals.
After work we ran a bunch of errands, walked a sushi dog, napped, and then met up with scottel (who's in town for the wedding bonanza) and anneh. We ended up grabbing food from the new french truck (think taco truck but with stuff like skate cheeks and escargot puffs) and then heading across the street for wine at terroir. The food was pretty tasty (although it got cold quickly), but the atmosphere at terroir was bleh, think techno dance club music and jerkface bartender (if it's just a wine bar, is he still a bartender?).
Afterwards we met up with the very best wes and juju for some more sfpopfest fun. Also they are pals with the folks in ballboy so we are hobknobbing with the band.
Ps. I am totally gonna karaoke tonight.
Pps. I am going to try and attach two photos via bberry. Let's see what happens.
Ppps. Sorry wes, someone can photoshop you into one of these pics.
