Afternoon at the Movies: "Wanted"

I'm gonna cut to the chase and tell you that I loved, Loved, LOVED this freakin movie!!! I'm ready for it to come out on DVD or even get a bootleg copy just so I can watch it again. This film WILL keep your attention from beginning to end without any problems. It's humorous and action packed....you can't beat that with a wooden stick. One thing I will say is that there are a lot of scenarios that, in real life, seem a little far fetched but honestly those things are what make this movie so great. I won't give any of the plot away this time (surprising I know) but I will forewarn you and say that if you do not care for a lot of bullets going through people's heads and a lot of blood, then this is not the movie for you. What I do know is I wanted to be Angelina Jolie's character in this movie in THE worst way.....she's a bad bitch, period.dot. lol

One funny thing I have to mention is this guy that was sitting in the theater. He was SO funny and didn't even know it. This dude would just crack up laughing at the most random parts of the movie and what made it even worse is that he was loud as hell! lol The first time he did it, Z and I just looked at each other and tried to hold it in because we had the same question going through our heads.....what in the hell was he laughing at? I mean seriously, dude would laugh at the craziest lines like, "I'm gonna kill you"....bwahahahahahahaha. "Curve the bullet"....bwahahahahahaha. "Hello"......bwahahahahahahaha. This couple sitting behind us would also start laughing at the man because well, I guess you just had to be there but it made for an interesting experience.

Anyway, I'll reiterate that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. "The Hulk" was good but this was MUCH better IMO. And the theatric bullshit that is "The Happening" can't even hold a candle to it.

AR Gal rates this movie: Get up off yo seat!!

Hey There, Hi There, Ho There……..

……blame the title on The Steve Harvey Show. I was watching bits and pieces of it this morning. I just love Lydia Lyza Gutman, she cracks me up. Lol

To answer some questions from the previous post:

Freaky, no I didn’t go bowling. I was sore as hell by early evening so that maybe became a definite no. Maybe I’ll give it a try this weekend.

LadyNay, I eventually went to sleep that night. I dunno what was up with me that day. I was just wired up I guess. J

The weeks having been passing by rather quickly wouldn’t you say? I’m glad because the 4th of July weekend can’t get here soon enough. I’ve been debating about whether or not to take the Monday off following. Most people are like why wouldn’t you but I figure no one is going to be here at work (ie the boss) so that day is pretty much going to be a free for all. I think I’m gonna just save taking off for my birthday. It falls on a Saturday this year, so I think a 3 day-er will be just what the doctor ordered. Oh but wait, Labor is that Monday, so a 3 day weekend is guaranteed. I could take the Friday off and have a four banger! I’m down! Lol I’ve been searching for events going on that weekend but have found nothing other than Chaka Khan in Memphis so far. I love Chaka but don’t know if that’s the kind of concert I want to see though. I’m gonna have to keep looking.

Did anyone watch the BET awards? I’m not a regular viewer of that network at all but I tuned in about midway. The entire show was a m.e.s.s supreme from Rick Ross with his repurposed santa suit and man boobs to Lil Wayne taking off his shirt at the end *vomits profusely* I dare someone to try and prove to me that he is sexy……I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU and will call you a lie! Lol Did anyone hear those kids from Baldwin Hills reading the teleprompter? You couldn’t understand ish they said but someone please tell me why one of the girls read the ellipses. Ya know……………. She actually said “dot dot dot”. I almost fell off my bed ‘cause I was laughing so hard. Folks, BET is detrimental to your children’s well being…..block it from them! lol

I tell you I’m getting feeble in my old age. I’ve got one foot over 31’s threshold and I’m losing my mind already! Lol I called to schedule a hair appointment last week. I thought I had scheduled it for 7/1 so it would be right before the holiday and was extremely surprised when the reminder went off on my phone tell me it was for this PAST Tuesday. *sigh* What is I’m gone do??!! I need some help. Someone told me to try Ginkgo Biloba (sp?). I’m going to have to do something because my brain is slowly starting to disintegrate. Lol On a brighter note, my stylist told me I looked like I was losing weight. Hey, I’ll tip to that! Lol I’m just glad this work I’m putting in is paying off. Don’t ask me how much I’ve lost because I have NO idea. I don’t do scales. Just call me Queen Latifah…I’m a size trying to get healthy. Lol

I ate McD’s for lunch yesterday and my tummy started feeling weird about an hour after that. It felt like heartburn in my tummy, that’s the only way I can explain it. It was just weird. So once I got home, I worked out but my stomach still had that same strange feeling. Dummy me decided to take the dogs walking but I only made it around the block before I gave up (and that was a struggle in itself). Z told me before I left I wasn’t going to be gone long because I didn’t look right. Lol I got back to the house and just laid on the floor in the den for about 30 minutes and then got up a took a shower. I ended up sitting in the tub while the water ran (retarded I know) because I couldn’t take it. Then it dawned on me that this is the same way I felt when I ate that pizza a few months back so I did the same thing I did then. I checked to see if I had another toothbrush and proceeded to the back bathroom to make whatever this was get out of my body. Just like the time before, I instantly felt better, thank goodness! Z made me some chicken noodle soup that hit the spot and I went to lay down for the rest of the night. I guess it’s a sign that I need to leave fast food alone. I doubt if that will ever happen because I know me BUT if it’s any consolation I don’t eat as much of it as I used to. :-)

Fragment Sentences.......

I've been up since the crack of dawn....literally

Z went into work this morning @ 6 and I was wide awake

I went to sleep pretty much after I walked in the door yesterday

I slept 12 hours almost straight through with the exception of waking up twice to pee

Decided to go walk the dogs since it was nice and cool this morning.

We walked about 3 miles

Got back to the house and decided to clean up

Did that for an hour

Realized that my fav repeat on All Star Workouts (FitTV) was coming on

It was with some chick named LaDonna doing an Afro-Latina workout or something like that

I did that for the next hour while continuing to clean during commercial breaks

**Random Thought** Why do they tell you to keep working out during the commercial when all they know you are gonna do is sit down or do something else until the break is over?

Finished working out

Decided I hadn't done enough so I switched onto On Demand to do some crunches with Gilad

Dude has been around for a long time

I hope what I did made up for me skipping working out Thursday and Friday

Finished cleaning up

Washed the dogs

Ate lunch

Showered/washed hair

**Yes I ate before I got clean....I was HONGRAY!!! LOL

Starting washing clothes

Last load is drying now

I'm still not sleepy

Might try and take a nap anyway

Just my luck, I will sleep through the night again. lol

I hope not

I feel like I am missing stuff

No plans for tonight

Bowling was mentioned

Not sure how I feel about going

I have to be in a certain mood to do things and I don't think my mood says bowling

My mood is not really saying anything but to just be

Hmmmmmmm, we'll see........

Afternoon at the movies: "The Incredible Hulk"

Afternoon at the Movies: “The Incredible Hulk”

Z and I decided to double up on our movie going experience this weekend and go check out the Hulk film Sunday afternoon. I figured anything had to be better than “The Happening” and I was right. I was pleasantly surprised. It had enough action and suspense to keep my attention so that was a plus. I also discovered that the man that plays Bruce/Hulk in the movie, Edward Norton, is pretty fly for a white guy. As of June 15, 2008, he is my new white man crush. It was Kevin Spacey for the longest after seeing him doing bench presses in the garage with his shirt off in “American Beauty” but Kevin has gotten old and it’s time for his replacement so Edward is it. I know it may seem like I have weird taste but these guys make me swoon. You’ll just have to see what I mean, ‘cause dude looks sessy with his shirt off. What can I say? I’m weak for the flesh!! Lol

I won’t spoil it for those that have not seen it but the movie is basically about the military trying to track Bruce Banner down. He’s been in hiding five years and is finally discovered after he cuts himself and some of his blood gets into a soda at the plant he is working at. The person drinking the soda with his blood dies or something and so Bruce Banner is discovered. Really random I know but hey, it’s the movies. From there on out, there’s just a lot of running, shooting, and him going back and forth from Bruce to the Hulk. Speaking of Bruce, the original man that played him on the show makes a cameo (and he’s still just as beefy lookin as he was back in the day), as does Sam Lee (the guy that originated Marvel Comics). Also making a brief appearance is Michael Williams, aka Omar Little from “The Wire”. Okay, so it was more like an extra’s part as you just see him on the side walk during one of the fight scenes but hey I’ll take it. I miss seeing him on the small screen.

All in all, it’s a pretty good movie. AR Gal rates this one: I’m glad I got off my couch.

Night at the Movies: The Happening

I had mixed feelings about whether or not I wanted to see this flick but alas there was nothing on tv last night to keep my attention so off Z and I went.

The movie was scheduled to begin at 10:10 but of course that includes previews so I'm thinking after about 5 minutes we would be good to go. HA! The audience had to sit through 20 daggone minutes of previews and I will go on record as saying that it was annoying as fuck! As with any preview, most movies are either (1) already out or (2) have been playing on tv as well so as much as you don't want to see them, you just endure and hope that the last one that plays is the very last one before the movie starts. This was just like a bad dream played out in life. I damn near grabbed my purse and went out into the lobby to wait them out. lol I do believe I was in a cranky mood anyway so this didn't help. After the torture, the movie starts. Just to give a background of what the film is about. An airborn gas is suspected to be floating in the air in the NE part of the country causing people to kill themselves so everyone is trying to outrun it or take shelter and hide from it. Cool enough plot. I figure it could happen in real life (nothing surprises me these days).

I was pleased with the fact that they didn't make you wait for the "meat" of the story to be played out. The good stuff started happening pretty much in the first couple minutes. What I wasn't pleased with is that they touted this film as M.Night Shalamar's (that's what I call him) first "R" rated film. For what might I ask? A thin line of blood going down someone's head from a self inflicted bullet womb and watching what was supposed to be a horrific scene (it was anything but....trust me) of someone's arms being bitten off by lions at the zoo just didn't cut it for me....I'm sorry.

Even though the film was not intentionally meant to be funny, I found myself laughing throughout most of it. Case in point, there is one scene where the main characters are looking down on a group of people running into the home they just left. Well, they weren't running quite fast enough and the "the happening" catches up to them. One of the men in the group decides to off himself by turning on a lawn mower and falling down in front of it for it to run over him. Yeah, I know that's not funny but the way he fell down on the ground had me hollerin in the theater. It was kinda like how you would imagine Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather from "Men on Film" on In Living Color passing out....I swear! lol lol lol I also was gifted a lot of giggles from Mark Walberg in his delivery of certain lines.

I suppose you will just have to watch it to see what I'm talking about but I definitely wouldn't pay top dollar at the theater to see it. If I knew then what I know now, I would have been calling up my local Homeboy Network to boost a bootleg copy....either that or wait for it to come on cable. I should have known better than to agree to see this after one of my friends told me about the fuckery that is "The Strangers". Two...two....two duds in one! (shout out to "A Different World"). We almost went to see that ish last week too! lol

So anyway, you've been forewarned. Waste your hard-earned dollars at your own risk.

AR Gal rates this movie: I should have stayed my black ass at home.

If you are in need of a good laugh.........

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My black @ss just about fell out my seat watching this. Dude flipped the script and went from his professional Mr. Tibbs voice to Debo in about 5 seconds.

FYI...if you are at work you may wanna turn the speakers down or slap a pair of headphones on.

Back Home!

After two delayed flights, I finally made it home Friday evening around 7:30-ish. I'm sure there is a method behind the madness of airlines and flight scheduling but for the life of me, I will never understand why I had to fly alllllllllllllllll the way down to Atlanta just to fly allllllllllllllll the way back up to Kentucky. D.e.l.t.a airlines is notorius for doing this. I cannot recall a time, even when I was younger, that we did not have to fly into the hub in the Atl, to make our connection to another fly to arrive at our destination. If I took the time to sit and thing about it, I'm sure I could come up with a logical explanation but at the end of the day is still rather retarded IMO.

*sigh*

I didn't so diddly squat Friday evening and barely left the house once yesterday. I was in bed until around 1 p.m., (1) because I was tired and (2) because my contact scratched my left eyeball (I have gas perm's, ie I'm blind as hell!) so anything that was light and bright affected that eye. It's hard to open and even if you are standing close to a ray of light, this shot of pain runs from the scratched part of your eye up through your head. It's kinda of like when you get your eyes dialated but you can see. This has happened a few times before so I did what I always do, squeezed eye wash directly in my eye (I did this a few more times through the day), patched it up, tied a bandana around my head to black everything out and caught some zzzzzz's. lol I'm happy to report that this morning, all is well. Z and I were considering going to the movies to see "The Strangers" last night but I wasn't feeling 100% and didn't think I would be able to enjoy the movie with my eye the way it was so we postponed going to see it until today......maybe. :-)

The carpet needs to be cleaned so we (ie he) will be working on that later this evening. I will do my part in doing some run throughs with the vacuum. I still need to unpack my suitcase but that usually never gets done until the following week. Maybe I will be inspired to do it earlier this time around. lol

Anyway, I'm audi 5000 for now. Hope your weekends are going well.

Checking in........

So far Louisville has been as nice as expected. I haven't really had a chance to do much outside of the workshop since we are at the facility all day with the exception of lunch. By the time we finish up @ around 4:30-5'ish, most of the touristy stuff is closed.....even the zoo! Sheesh. I've still got one day to make it Six Flags though. lol

The workshop is going as well as expected. It's a workshop, it can be interesting yet boring as hell at the same time. lol I'm still overwhelmed and really have no phluckin idea what I'm doing BUT I am doing what I came to do which is to (1) get an understanding of the grant writing process (which I have done) and (2) write a proposal. My boss told me that she wasn't really expecting anything on the level of a seasoned grant writer, she just wanted to see how I write so she could better assess my skill level. That took some of the anxiety I had away before leaving but I'm still pushing myself to put my best foot foward. Please believe that I know these folks ain't spent all this $$$ for me to come up to KY to take this ish lightly. :-) So now we are past the lecturing/exercise point and we are writing our proposals. I intially started out by myself, then the facilitator paired me up with some other chick. I knew that wasn't going to work because our areas of non-profit were different but whatever I just rolled with it. When it came down to get to the bulk of it, we both decided that it would be best if we wrote our own individual prop's instead of doing a collaborative one. We still use each other as support here and there but overall I'm happier with the current arrangement. :-)

During my down time afterwards, I've been trying to fit time in to utilize the gym next door, do a little site seeing, eat, sh*t, shave, shower, and do some research/work on the proposal. I'm not this busy when I'm at home. lol

I mapquested Churchill Downs yesterday and took a drive to go check it out. I have oodles of pic's but of course dummy me left my cable cord at the house. I found a pic online that looks really close to one that I took yesterday. I tried to see if there was a way that I could sneak in to get better pics of the track but no dice. It's just as well though, with my luck they probably would have arrested my tail for trepassing or something. lol

Today I ventured downtown to find the Louisville Slugger museum. When I googled it to find the address to map, I was instantly fascinated because the home page shows a pic of the museum with a gigantic LS leaning against the building.

**Sidenote....ma.p.q.ue.st sucks major tittayballs! They give pretty decent directions until the end when you are close to your destination then they drop the ball so you're forced to find the crap yourself. Good thing I'm pretty good directionally (is that a word? Who cares).

Anyway, after taking a wrong exit, I still ended up downtown so I just drove around until I found Main street and continued to drive until a saw that big bat. lol After taking pic's across the street to get the full bat on camera, I crossed over to see the thing up close. I was on the phone with my sister and told her that I wanted to see if it was made of real wood or not. lol Much to my dismay, it is just tons of metal. If I thought I had enough time, I would try to run down there before my plane leaves to get Z one. I'm hoping that we will not be in the workshop until one o'clock like she says because my plane leaves a couple of hours after that. Even if she's not, I'm still leaving. I'm red.ta.go.home. I miss my man and my dogs and I am not about to miss my plane foolin around with this stuff. lol

Someone had mentioned that there was a Muhammed Ali museum/center/something like that. I didn't map it and didn't really feel like looking for it. Instead I parked the car to walk to the Ohio river to get some pic's of it. Maybe, I'll ride back down tomorrow to try and find the Ali place. I don't know why though 'cause it's gonna be closed....*sigh*

I'm hungry, even though I ate earlier. I had leftovers from The Cheesecake Factory last night. I wish I had something sweet to eat on. I've got a granola bar in my purse but you know as well as I do that's not the kind of sweet I'm talkin about. As much as I've been going on about wanting chocolate cake, I didn't even get any last night. I took one look at my plate of food and knew that wasn't gonna happen. I ate about half of my food and was stuffed!! Maybe I'll go get some tomorrow. Scratch that...I WILL go and get a slice tomorrow. lol

So anyway, that's what's up. Everything and nothing. I'm rambling at this point.

**Note to self: this is what happens when your sugar is low....must eat chocolate cake.

Hopefully the next time I post, I will be at home. I hope they don't put me on one of those raggedy @ss planes again that I was on the first leg of the trip. I can't stand riding in those things.....they make me nervous.

I'm in Louisville......

.....Kentucky that is. Home of the Louisville slugger (or so I've been told, lol). I'm here for work to take a grant writing workshop. Since that is part of my new gig, they felt it would be best if I get a better understanding of what the process involves. The workshop I will be attending is the best from what I've been told by co-workers so I'm hoping to learn a lot. Now that doesn't go without saying I'm not a bit nervous, okay maybe a lot because I don't know diddly squat about writing grants. I know what grants are and I know how to write in English so I'm hoping that gives me a bit of a headstart. lol

After a bit of a delay at the airport in Little Rock, I arrived safe and sound (as did my luggage thank goodness!)

Sidebar: I've had luggage that I've checked go lost before and on a direct flight no less. I'm here to tell you that shit ain't NO fun...AT ALL! After I went postal on the baggage claim folks and left the airport (still without my suitcase), I hit up the mall and Wally World to buy a few items to hold me over until I returned home. My luggage was returned the day after I made it back home. I suppose it was just good that my stuff got returned but it still sucked major tittayballs!

Anyway......since I will be here until Friday my suitcase was full of stuff that I just couldn't live without so of course it had to go under the plane. After seeing my bag and thanking the heavens that it got here with me, I went to the rental car place. The chick at the counter was trying to get me to do upgrades, gps units and all that jazz. Ummmm, no sweetie not unless it's free. I mapquested all my routes prior to my departure and I can learn a city pretty fast so yeah....thanks but no thanks. I told them just to point me in the direction of the main interstate and I was good to go. I was at my hotel about 15 minutes later. It would have been 10 if the durn sign to the hotel was facing in more than one direction. I actually passed the place because of that. Anyway, I check in and bolted off to find the center where the workshop would be and to grab me something to eat. The center actually took longer to find than the hotel because it is not directly on the street that it says it's on but off the street. I mean like waaaaaaaaay back off the street. I would explain further but I'm tired so you will just have to take it how I'm dishing it out right now. :-)

So here I am now....nervous, tired, and hon-ga-ray might I add. I ate at like 5 and it's durn near eleven pm here (I'm on EST) and I've got the munchies. If I were at home, I would drink some milk with Nestle hot chocolate mix to make chocolate milk. FYI......that is like the best little nightcap in the world! I know another thing I would be doing if I were at home right now....sleep. So that's what I'm going to do.