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movies, quiz

Just Too Awesome
Okay, this is far and away the best thing I have seen in a while. If someone has an extra $450 lying around and would like to buy me a birthday present, have I got something to show you:

The "Fish-n-Flush" Toilet Bowl Aquarium. How funny is that?

So what's been happening in the last week...

Once I spent all of Friday & most of Saturday doing nothing but sleeping (with breaks to drink more juice & go to the bathroom), I actually felt much, much better. The cold's not totally gone, but it's in that just a little bit of a scratchy cough stage.

Saturday night I went to the Muny with mom to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It's cute. Lots & Lots of dancing, and color coordinated outfits so you can tell who all the love triangles are without trying to recognize anybody (all the brides have a town beau and a brother beau).

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Heading into church on Sunday I asked Mom to try not to sit us near anybody, so I wouldn't germ 'em up. And while I think she was actually trying to do what I asked, she sat us a row behind people we know (parents of someone I went to school with) and a row in front of ONE OF THE CUTEST BOYS I'VE EVER SEEN AT CHURCH. Not fair. Why does she choose the week I'm germy to sit by a cute guy? All of these people were at the opposite end of the pews from us, and it was pretty sparse in church (nobody else in the three pews in question).

So during the sign of peace (NOTE: for those who do not follow the teachings of Cathol: shake hands, say "Peace" or "Peace be with you"), cute boy wanders down his pew (as there is nobody seated near him to shake hands with) and when he approaches I debate between the Don't Turn Around/Pretend You Don't Notice Someone Is There approach and the Shake Hands Anyway Plague Rat approach.

In the end I just turned around, put my hands up and said, "I'm sorry, I can't. I'm sick." Cute boy says, "Oh, okay." Big Smile. FANTASTIC dimples. And, come to think of it, actually more interaction than sign of peace.

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Monday we had potential clients coming into the office for a site visit, so we all had to be Ultra Professional. Our normal business casual dress code went right out the door for the day so we could all dress to impress (and hopefully land the account, make our numbers for the year and get a bonus). I must have mostly kicked the cold germs out, because I got several compliments at work.

That night at Jen's (Monday night dinner--Steak, Rosemary Potatoes, Salad and... wait for it.) she told me she agreed and she would have to dress cuter, too. Monika's b-day was Tuesday, so this week's dinner was a celebration of sorts for her as well. Jen, Bob & I took care of all the dinner preparations before Monika even arrived, so she didn't have to lift a finger. Jen prepped the steak, I prepped the potatoes, and Bob grilled it all (the rosemary potatoes recipe is from the Reynolds Wrap people and is REALLY good).

We wrapped up the night with dessert at Cyrano's. I have never been there before. All three of them kept going on and on about how they have the best bread pudding there. I have never had bread pudding before, but if theirs is the best, I decided I should give it a try. So delicious. I have been told I am now officially ruined for any other bread pudding, it simply will not compare.

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Tuesday I forgot it was a holy day of obligation (Bad little catholic girl. BAD!), and made plans with Jen & Jessica to go see Step Up (wigger kid from the bad part of town pairs up with ultra serious dancer girl when her partner for her senior project screws up his foot). It was CUUUUTE! I liked it, I really did. And it didn't have that lack of closure that Take the Lead (the Antonio Banderas dancing movie) did.

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Today was "Wear Whatever You Want" day at work (pay back for Ultra Professional day on Monday), and my John Cusack/Say Anything t-shirt got many positive comments all day. Plus I got to wear flip-flops, which is about as close as you can get to barefoot in the office (I've been told I am not allowed to be barefoot in the office).

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Tomorrow is Snakes on a Plane. Bob already got my ticket on Tuesday. I'm excited. I'm Jen's official girl companion for the evening, as Bob is insisting she go, and all the other people coming are boys--a set up we assume to see duplicated ad nauseum at the theater.

And in honor of Snakes on a Plane's imminent arrival:

(click the picture for a directory of more of these--I particularly like the taglines for Snakes on Plantains & Snakes on a Crane)



If you didn't know, the tagline above is a reference to Pulp Fiction
("What ain't no country I ever heard of!")

Haven't put up any quizzes in a while, and my results on this first one made me laugh:

Your famous last words will be:
"I dunno, press the button and find out."
What will your famous last words be?

You are: Root Beer
Ultra sweet and innocent, you have a subtle complexity behind your sugary front. Children love you, but so do high end snobs--when you're brewed right.
Your best compatibility match: Dr. Pepper
Stay away from: Diet Coke
What kind of soda are you?

You are: The Haughty Intellectual

57% Rational
28% Extroverted
42% Brutal
57% Arrogant

You are the Haughty Intellectual. You are a very rational person, emphasizing logic over emotion, and you are also rather arrogant and self-aggrandizing. You probably think of yourself as an intellectual, and you would like everyone to know it. Not only that, but you also tend to look down on others, thinking yourself better than them. You could possibly have an unhealthy obsession with yourself as well, thus causing everyone to hate you for being such an elitist twat. On top of all that, you are also introverted and gentle. This means that you are just a quiet thinker who wants fame and recognition, in all likelihood. Like so many countless pseudo-intellectuals swarming around vacuous internet forums to discuss worthless political issues, your kind is a scourge upon humanity, blathering and blathering on and on about all kinds of boring crap. If your personality could be sculpted, the resulting piece would be Rodin's "The Thinker"--although I am absolutely positive that you are not nearly as muscular or naked as that statue. Rather lacking in emotion, introspective, gentle, and arrogant, you are most certainly a Haughty Intellectual! And, most likely, you will never achieve the recognition or fame you so desire! But no worries!

To put it less negatively:

1. You are more RATIONAL than intuitive.
2. You are more INTROVERTED than extroverted.
3. You are more GENTLE than brutal.
4. You are more ARROGANT than humble.

Compatibility: Your exact opposite is the Schoolyard Bully. (Bullies like to beat up nerds, after all.)
Take the Personality Defect Test