Bunny’s TMI

I finally got around to watching Never Been Kissed from netflix last night. It was cute, and had amusing parts, but really it wasn’t that engaging of a movie. It was like they were trying to appeal to teens & adults… and ended up in this middle ground that did neither. I like Drew Barrymore, she’s cute, and I don’t feel like I wasted my time, but the movie isn’t one I’d recommend to anyone. And I’m glad CS & I didn’t have time to watch it after running errands Wednesday - he would have hated it I’m sure.

Let’s see, I got Cinderella Story from netflix and watched that Thursday night. It was ok by my standards - so by most other people’s it sucked bad. Ella Enchanted was much much better. Friday CS & I went to see Blade: Trinity. I liked is as much as the second one, which was close enough to as much as I liked the first one. But if you didn’t like 1 & 2, you won’t like 3 either. This was followed by much WoWing this weekend. I finally got to level 10… and then 11 and 12 before I actually got my bear form. J&SP both helped me out a bunch and made me realize how incredibly weak I am.

I got up way too early Saturday to go to TT’s graduation, but then I got to take a nice 3 hour nap so I felt better. Finished up paperwork with momma, so we’re finally all done and she’ll own her store very soon now! Got in a game of Settlers with the gang and actually managed to win thanks to a couple of victory points. We cruised by the Sac Brewing Co. to join TM’s family and to celebrate TT’s graduation with some drinks (mine was a root beer float - the only non-alcoholic beverage ordered). All of us “old couples” bailed after the guys finished their pitcher of beer. We squeezed in another game of Settlers, but WoW called (especially once I realized I had no chance of winning) and I came running. CS gave me my christmas gifts early too. Godiva chocolate. Sooooooooo good. I’m definitely a happy girl.

Sunday was more WoW - I had to get two weeks of playing in since I won’t be playing Christmas weekend - and then off to get my “new” mattress from one of the ladies I carpool with. She was getting rid of her old one and has a new one coming, so she offered me hers. She couldn’t understand why I wanted it though until she saw mine. Mine was a refurbished one that was supposed to last through college at Davis, so 2-3 years, not more than 5 years! I slept like a dream last night, her old mattress felt like sleeping on a cloud compared to my old one.

And I got ready soon enough this morning for more laser pointer with the kitties and I have physical therapy to look forward to tomorrow. Yay!

No wonder I had to take a day of rest yesterday, I’ve been too crazy busy! Friday I had pizza & watched anime with CS. Then I got a hit of WoW in while CS & his roomies watched Dodgeball. I managed to cram a bit more WoW in the next morning before we headed out on the great SF trip. We ended up not having to drive which was nice. Found parking, decided against the 65-90 minute wait for Cheesecake Factory and found a tasty little Japanese place. Starbucks provided drinks and then we were off to Nordstrums. We all met up just across the street, but due to tiredness and parking garage closing at 6pm, there was a bit of a time crunch. So we hiked up 5 blocks or so, caught the California Cable Car line and once we were all in the same place (with me & CS hanging off the side - fun!!!), we sang jingle bells & frosty the snowman. The folks headed for J-town hopped off and we sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on the way back.

Back at CS’s we managed to get together a game of Settlers - JR’s J won again… she does that quiet innocent thing too well. I gotta start keeping better track of points if I want to win again.

Sunday I got to play more WoW, I can feel the addiction attempting to take hold… and then CS’s roomie AJ & I went to get our nails done. It was fun and I like how my nails look… although I had to have a dent repaired before I left as I’d already messed one up. After that I was extra careful till I was sure they had set. Which made for me being mostly useless on the trip to Apple Hill for their tree. It sure was fun though! CS & JR had to fight the brambles to get to the tree AJ picked and chop it down. Tying it to the car took a good long while - but at least the tree never fell off on the trip home. I got some tasty fresh apples and CS shared his apple turnover with me since I liked it better than my struedel.

That night I went to my dad’s to celebrate his birthday with my him & his wife & my brother. It was fun, but tiring. Monday was work and I finally finished watching Maze - just plain weird little anime. I found it mildly amusing, but wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Tuesday more work & CS brought over the Chronicles of Riddick which I enjoyed. Wednesday I was wiped and just stayed home to rest. Today was work and physical therapy for lunch and I took tomorrow off - woohoo!

Hmm, watched Someday’s Dreamers, very cute & sweet anime. Was moody. Watched Ella Enchanted which I really enjoyed. Started watching Maze - strange little anime. Applebees for lunch yesterday. Tried their brownie. Brownie was good but it & the fudge weren’t hot, more like barely warm - and that’s after I asked for it to be warmed up. The search for the perfect brownie/ice cream combo continues. Bleh.

With new template & style stuff.

Watched more of the X series last night - still enjoying it a lot. The plot speed moves along really nicely.

You have to read someone else’ blog to remember events in your own life.

So we had some time to kill Saturday night waiting for PH to get back from the dinner thingy he was dragged to. So I popped in this short and very odd/silly anime called Miyuki-chan in Wonderland, loosely based on - duh - Alice in Wonderland. This was CLAMP’s attempt at being mildly naughty, they didn’t do a great job of this and I knew nothing other than “CLAMP does pretty stuff!” when I bought it. Now I find it hilarious to see people’s reaction. Some are confused, some annoyed, and some actually find it funny like I do. The reaction Saturday night was that it was a total tease that put at least one member of the group into a p0rn deficiency which had to be remidied quickly. So I was dragged off with the group, luckily, not thinking I’d need my purse, I left it (and my id) behind. No id, no entry, so I got off the hook scott free. I waited briefly in the car until CS came out to take me home. The exhorbitant prices there foiled the groups evil plot to buy me p0rn whether I wanted it or not. So we waited at home for them to finish laughing over the cheesy titles. After they got back there was much joking about the small and very pricey selection. And talk about what the heck they’d do with a 3 inch item they found if they had bought it, since 3 inches was considered too small for its actual purpose. Paperweight, especially a paperweight gift to PH was the favorite option. Although a hat decoration was briefly considered. So there was my excitement for the weekend.

Let’s see, Friday the gang descended and settled in for a long night of roleplaying while I watched the “Return to Snowy River.” Which wasn’t nearly as good as the first movie “The Man from Snowy River,” but I still mostly enjoyed it. Pizza for dinner was num num too. They didn’t go to sleep until sometime around 6am. I snuck out to go to my appointment and brought back bearclaws. In the process I found out that the ones in the packages are the day old ones left over (they didn’t have any bearclaws packaged) and that you can get a box by asking at the counter (they even gave me a price label sticker) and pick out fresh ones from the bins.

After that the gang regrouped (some came back, the rest that crashed woke up) and dove back into more role-playing. I just finished watching the Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) dvds, and I sooo can’t wait to see the next one which comes out soon. X (the first dvd of the tv series) came in the mail too, and it is so pretty, probably the prettiest CLAMP animation I’ve seen so far. If you don’t know what’s going on it’s a bit confusing, but basically you’re filled in as the characters are, so things are confusing at first because the plot is so complicated. The characters and great fight scenes make it easy watching though, even if you’re not sure why things are happening yet.

I think the gang was up till 4am this time, all I know is almost everyone was gone when I got up the next morning. I spent most of the day lazing around, but I did manage to get 3 loads of laundry and a load of dishes done. Yay me! The kitties were thrilled to relax in bed with me too after their fun but exhausting last 2 days entertaining and being entertained by the guests. They especially enjoyed the fresh air from the window I opened so we could all appreciate the soft gray skies and cool breezes we had all day. I love the fall weather, the cloudy skies that don’t hurt my eyes, cool air that doesn’t make me miserable. That and it means that soon I’ll be gearing up for Christmas! Oh and CS had fun helping me install my new windshield wipers. I didn’t think of it until after dark once it started sprinkling, luckily it turned out to be pretty easy and the new ones work great so far. Then I got to leave 20 minutes early this morning to gas up the car, because I managed to forget that this weekend too.

Goals for this week:

finish last load of laundry

file away papers in office

continue clearing off hutch in front of fireplace

prep for party (figure out what I’m going to bake & buy ingredients)

So my therapist thinks I don’t need to see her anymore, but I’m not quite ready to let go of my security blanket yet, so we’re weaning me slowly. Next visit is in two months. Basically things are going really well and the only thing I’m unhappy about I’m working on (having good girlfriends). That and I found out heat can trigger my depression stuff, so I need to find someplace in CA (not too far from family) that is much cooler than Sac, is preferably nice and small and green, but not too far from a decent sized city with lots of stuff to do. Oh, and where I can afford to live. I’ll start doing research online, and follow up with visits next summer. And then we’ll see what happens if I actually manage to find someplace to fit the bill. That or I’ll just give in and wear those stupid looking evaporative cooler things around my neck from Sharper Image.

So all those fires are kicking so much ash into the air that it smells like a wood fire outside and the sky is a solid gray, even though there are no clouds. And the ash is so thick that you can see particles drifting down through the air, like dry snowflakes. The sun was an eerie red disk yesterday, with its light so filtered by the ash in the air that you could look straight at it. I hope it rains soon and puts the fires out.

I get to eat pizza & watch movies tonight. I’m way behind on Boys Over Flowers which I borrowed from Princess SP.

Oh! Anime Review time!

Weathering Continent
carrot peelings

Somewhat pretty, simple/boring plot, and no character development. Ugh.

Sentimental Journey
1 carrot

Based on the dating sim game, pretty characters, tiny bit of plot, but I think it’s probably much better if you’ve played the game. The stories touch on each of the 12 girls’ lives (one 20-30 minute episode each) some years or so after the game. I enjoyed it, but it isn’t one I’d make anyone watch, or even recommend, unless you’re like me and pretty pictures make you happy.

.hack/something or other - the one that came with the game
2 carrots

This was interesting and made me want to play the game (which watching the anime .hack/sign didn’t do, although I did enjoy it). Probably makes no sense unless you’ve played the game or seen the anime, or both. One more reason for me to get a ps2. Art isn’t nearly as pretty as .hack/sign.

Boys Over Flowers
4 carrots

Ok, so it is a shoujo (girl’s) series, but this drama (which plenty of comedic moments) will have you hooked (even if you’re a guy) once you sit down and start watching it. You might criticize the characters or make fun of some of the anime cliches, but you’ll still be hooked and want to know what happens next. Somewhat along the lines of Marmalade Boy. Shoujo comic style art (eh, I don’t care for it - luckily the plot is great), teen angst, misunderstandings, and serious & silly moments. And of course complicated love diagrams (they tend to go beyond triangles).

Oh, actually before I forget, I think it was Wednesday night that the power went out on me? I was in bed and heard this loud thunk, and I thought is was the kitties until all the power in the house went out. I poked my head outside and saw that the neighbors had lights, so I checked the circuit breakers and found them all switched to off, so I turned them back on and went inside to reset the clocks. I was pretty freaked out, but I called PH and he said the sound was probably the breakers switching and that it was probably a power surge from the electric company. So that kinda sucked a bit.

Anyway this weekend I felt all blah and ended up sleeping till 9 or 10am and then napping from about 12-5, and I didn’t crawl out of bed till 6. I did end up running to home depot with my neighbor, but I was feeling all blah when I got home. Luckily a decent night’s sleep seemed to cure me.

I tried to put down the stepping stones I bought for my lawn, but it wasn’t working too well as I kept hitting tree roots. So most of them I just left lying on the lawn. Maybe they’ll just work themselves in as they get used. Especially during rainy season. Fingers crossed. I didn’t manage to plant any of my bulbs or do laundry. So bulbs will have to wait, but laundry is my goal tonight. And dishes. And maybe some filing. Lofty goals, eh? And I’ve somehow managed to use up my whole lunch hour already, so I guess pictures can wait yet again.

Oh, and CS & I watched Starsky & Hutch last night, I wasn’t expecting to like it, but I actually enjoyed it. Almost made me want to see some of the original tv show, but not badly enough to actually do anything about it. Oh yeah! And CS gave me this beautiful little silver necklace Saturday that he picked up way back in January or February when he was on a cruise to Mexico with his family. I was so surprised, especially considering how picky I am about jewelry, but I haven’t taken it off since except to shower. Can you shower with silver on or is the water bad for it? I don’t want it to tarnish. Guess I should google it.

Stayed up too late last night watching Man From Snowy River - good old disney movie. Work is going well today, I just started getting somewhat tired, maybe I’ll attempt to get a quick nap in before lunch ends. Had fun last night getting pictures of PH’s “baby” last night.