Here's my latest movie reviews:
Revolutionary Road: It was a strange movie and at first I walked out of the theater thinking I hated it, but then I caught myself thinking about the plot a lot and talking about it with people so then I realized it was an odd movie but it made me think and for that I kind of liked it. My final vote is not worth $9.75 but definitely worth a rental.
Paul Blart Mall Cop: This movie is super cute and funny. Kevin James is absolutely hysterical but the movie is really short (only like 87mins) so it's a better rental than go see movie.
Benjamin Button: I was surprised how much I liked this movie. I really thought it was going to be boring because it's 2 hours and 45 minutes but the story is very captivating and the time goes by pretty quickly. The story line is interesting and the make-up work alone makes it worth seeing.
He's Just Not That Into You: This movie is amazing!!!!! It is so funny and different from other over-done romantic comedies. There are so many great celebs in it and the way the story lines tie together is great. Definitely worth $9.75!!!!
And lastly my most recent Netflix rentals:
Into the Wild: This movie is based on a true story so I picked it because I wanted to learn more about the story. Sadly the movie is very long (2hrs 28mins) and very odd. The lead character meets many people along his journey but none of it ties together that well and there is basically no ending....which maybe I should have seen coming since I kind of knew the real story, but since Hollywood added fake bits to the beginning and middle I think they should have added something extra to wrap it all up. Not even worth a rental in my book.
The Pursuit of Happiness: This movie is a little long but it's very powerful and definitely worth the rental. And I'm not just saying that cause I love Will Smith.
So those are my most recent reviews....make of them what you like.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Just Like a Circus
So it's been over three weeks since I started my new job and I absolutely love it!!! My office is cute and I almost have it decorated exactly like I want it...I just need to find a few more cute things for my walls. It surprised me how easily I feel back into the swing of things at Mainland. Pretty much all of the staff remained the same and even more surprising I remembered most of their names and they all remembered me!!! Even a good amount of the residents remembered me which is a huge deal when you work with the over 80 crowd! At first I wasn't sure how I would like working on the 2nd floor since my year as an intern there I worked mostly on the 1st floor, but I actually really love the 2nd floor and to make things even better a few of my favorite residents got relocated while I was gone and are now on my floor with me. For the first two weeks I had Jenna with me to show me around and give me pointers but last week I was totally on my own and really enjoyed the freedom. I mean I really appreciated all of her wisdom, but it was so nice to go in this past Monday and really take over and do silly little things like change the voicemail to my name and message. So to sum it up I love everything about my job and I really don't even mind waking up at 6:30am 5 days a week or driving the 45-50 minutes both ways.
Since starting work my life has pretty much been dominated by work and sleep. I adjusted pretty quickly to my new schedule, but getting home at 5:30pm and going to bed by like 10pm doesn't leave time for much else. I'm still working on finding a balance between work and free time and leaving enough time for sleep. This weekend was super fabulous though because on Friday after work I headed straight for AC (a 10 minute trip for my work) for Kelly's bachlorette party!!!! We had such a good time partying and celebrating the end of Kelly's single life!!!! We had an amazing dinner at the Continental in Caesars then partied a little in our adjoining rooms in Harrah's and later we headed to the Pool to get our dance on! The entire night was basically girls being crazy and it was fabulous. We made Kelly wear a ton of ridiculous bride-to-be items and Amy and I baked her a penis cake and made penis jello shots...and we were very proud of both!!! We didn't have a penis shaped cake pan so I had to free-hand the cake and I have to say it came out pretty well for a free-hand penis lol. Sadly though in our drunken fun the cake wound up hitting the hotel room floor around 1am...but some of the girls ate it off the floor anyway much like they did on the cheesecake episode of Friends. All in all it was a fabulous time and one of the highlights was definitely the amazing buffet at Harrah's the next morning. We ate so much food that we actually stayed and switched from Breakfast to Lunch...we definitely got our $20 worth!!! So to anyone heading to AC in the near future here's my advice...stay at Harrah's because of all the hotels I have stayed at in AC (Trump Plaza, Trop, Caesars, Hilton etc.) Harrah's rooms are the nicest (super pimp bathrooms) and their Waterfront buffet alone is reason enough to stay there!!!!
Since starting work my life has pretty much been dominated by work and sleep. I adjusted pretty quickly to my new schedule, but getting home at 5:30pm and going to bed by like 10pm doesn't leave time for much else. I'm still working on finding a balance between work and free time and leaving enough time for sleep. This weekend was super fabulous though because on Friday after work I headed straight for AC (a 10 minute trip for my work) for Kelly's bachlorette party!!!! We had such a good time partying and celebrating the end of Kelly's single life!!!! We had an amazing dinner at the Continental in Caesars then partied a little in our adjoining rooms in Harrah's and later we headed to the Pool to get our dance on! The entire night was basically girls being crazy and it was fabulous. We made Kelly wear a ton of ridiculous bride-to-be items and Amy and I baked her a penis cake and made penis jello shots...and we were very proud of both!!! We didn't have a penis shaped cake pan so I had to free-hand the cake and I have to say it came out pretty well for a free-hand penis lol. Sadly though in our drunken fun the cake wound up hitting the hotel room floor around 1am...but some of the girls ate it off the floor anyway much like they did on the cheesecake episode of Friends. All in all it was a fabulous time and one of the highlights was definitely the amazing buffet at Harrah's the next morning. We ate so much food that we actually stayed and switched from Breakfast to Lunch...we definitely got our $20 worth!!! So to anyone heading to AC in the near future here's my advice...stay at Harrah's because of all the hotels I have stayed at in AC (Trump Plaza, Trop, Caesars, Hilton etc.) Harrah's rooms are the nicest (super pimp bathrooms) and their Waterfront buffet alone is reason enough to stay there!!!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Such a good feeling
So it is a little over two weeks until I start my new job. I spoke to my boss on the phone today and she sounded so excited to have me back at Mainland Manor. I'll admit before today I was a little nervous about starting up again and hoping I would remember all of the things I knew last year, but now I am just excited!!!! Having this time off was fun when everyone was home with me, but now that people have gone back to school or started work I will admit it has gotten a little dull. I'm sure in a few months I will be begging for a few days of dullness, but right now I am so ready to rock and start things up.
While things have been a little slow this past month they have also been pretty amazing. My personal life is in a really good place for the first time in a really long time and I feel so much closer to my family since I've been spending a lot of time with them recently. I think my relationship with my Dad has gotten a lot closer over the past few weeks. He is one of the funniest people I know and I think I get my sense of humor from him. The two of us have been having lots of little adventures the past few weeks since we are the only ones home during the day. Trips to the supermarket are never boring when we are involved! Cooking is one of the things I have been focusing on a lot while I've been off. It started out as a way to take some of the burden off Mag and keeping Jack and I from starving, but it turned into a really fun project. I so far have made a few really good dinners and I am working on building a small collection of meals that I am good at so one day I will be able to cook for myself or my own family.
In other news, next week is Mag's birthday and we ordered her a Coach bag. She has always said she wanted one but has never been willing to get it for herself. We ordered a basic black leather one and I really hope she likes it! I think she will be very surprised!!!
In conclusion, I mentioned in a previous blog that I was starting Netflix and it has gone really well so far. Having a movie to watch every few days has been a nice way to pass the time. I've also been going to movies quite a bit recently. Since I've seen a few I figured I would give my opinions on them so anyone who reads this will know if certain films are worth going to see/ renting....
I saw Slumdog Millionaire and it was amazing!!!! Definitely worth paying to go see and I really hope it wins best picture because it is a very unique film! I also saw Valkyrie which was very good as well. Since Tom Cruise had been kind of sucking recently he definitely redeemed himself in my opinion. As far as my Netflix movies I've seen Stop Loss, Stepbrothers, and American Teen. Stop Loss was an MTV documentary and was very good and definitely worth a rental. Step Brothers was a total waste of a rental because the only funny parts were on the commercials, while I do love Will Ferrel and his song at the end I don't think I would sit through it again. American Teen was a random documentary I came across during the trailers for Stop Loss so I rented it. It was about a group of teens in Indiana. It was kinda similar to an episode of True Life on MTV and it was pretty good. I would say worth a rental if you like True Life. So these are my movie reviews....more to come later = )
While things have been a little slow this past month they have also been pretty amazing. My personal life is in a really good place for the first time in a really long time and I feel so much closer to my family since I've been spending a lot of time with them recently. I think my relationship with my Dad has gotten a lot closer over the past few weeks. He is one of the funniest people I know and I think I get my sense of humor from him. The two of us have been having lots of little adventures the past few weeks since we are the only ones home during the day. Trips to the supermarket are never boring when we are involved! Cooking is one of the things I have been focusing on a lot while I've been off. It started out as a way to take some of the burden off Mag and keeping Jack and I from starving, but it turned into a really fun project. I so far have made a few really good dinners and I am working on building a small collection of meals that I am good at so one day I will be able to cook for myself or my own family.
In other news, next week is Mag's birthday and we ordered her a Coach bag. She has always said she wanted one but has never been willing to get it for herself. We ordered a basic black leather one and I really hope she likes it! I think she will be very surprised!!!
In conclusion, I mentioned in a previous blog that I was starting Netflix and it has gone really well so far. Having a movie to watch every few days has been a nice way to pass the time. I've also been going to movies quite a bit recently. Since I've seen a few I figured I would give my opinions on them so anyone who reads this will know if certain films are worth going to see/ renting....
I saw Slumdog Millionaire and it was amazing!!!! Definitely worth paying to go see and I really hope it wins best picture because it is a very unique film! I also saw Valkyrie which was very good as well. Since Tom Cruise had been kind of sucking recently he definitely redeemed himself in my opinion. As far as my Netflix movies I've seen Stop Loss, Stepbrothers, and American Teen. Stop Loss was an MTV documentary and was very good and definitely worth a rental. Step Brothers was a total waste of a rental because the only funny parts were on the commercials, while I do love Will Ferrel and his song at the end I don't think I would sit through it again. American Teen was a random documentary I came across during the trailers for Stop Loss so I rented it. It was about a group of teens in Indiana. It was kinda similar to an episode of True Life on MTV and it was pretty good. I would say worth a rental if you like True Life. So these are my movie reviews....more to come later = )
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