05.27.06
Posted in at 9:15 am by queent
The girly nerd has been anticipating the release of X-Men 3 for months. Despite the second one being a slight lt down in comparison to the first, and the fact that neither delve deep into the whole X-Men story, I still thought they’d done a pretty good job thus far. The boy and I were there Friday without delay. Of course the nerd and the girly-girl were in conflict again, but this time it was more out of disappointment.
I won’t spoil the movie but for anyone who felt one and two were a disappointment; you won’t be terribly surprised by this one. The acting hasn’t changed, nothing special there; the action scenes were about on point with the first two as well. But for those who are well versed in X-Men through the comic books, you will be thoroughly annoyed at the attempt to include integral parts of the X-men story without enough explanation, leaving holes and questions into how things came about. There are some discrepancies as well between the last two stories and this one that leave holes as well. Mind you, I didn’t follow the comic book as much as I know the story more from the cartoon. So if I can say there are holes just from the cartoon…well I think that speaks for itself.
Overall, it’s not a bad movie for people who don’t really know the ‘real’ story. It’s probably best for kids, being that the comic books are such throwbacks. But for true fan of the X-Men, especially you comic book fans, be prepared for a very, very loose visualization of what is now more famously known as the X-Men.
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05.25.06
Posted in at 9:14 am by queent
As a fan of the Bert Show, one of today’s bits was about how to properly celebrate your 21st birthday. I thought it was a really cute bit, until the intern whose list was being aired today included kissing 21 hot guys the night of celebration
Hold on, stop wait please. Kiss 21 guys in ONE night?! Ewwwww!!! I haven’t kissed 21 guys in my lifetime.
I can’t say that one race over another is prone to this way of thinking, but I only hear about it from one. Why is it that *blank* people think nothing of kissing perfect strangers? Not a kiss on the cheek greeting type kiss, I mean make out with the hottie you met in Vision an hour ago.
I think kissing is such an intimate thing. Honestly, I find it almost intimate that the actual act of sex. It’s such a deep soul-baring type of sharing. The mere thought of someone’s lips that I don’t know coming near mine… OMG someone better stop him before I tear his face off. Really, I don’t understand how anyone can kiss someone that they don’t have some type of romantic attachment to. If anyone can shed some light on this one, by all means, please do.
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05.21.06
Posted in at 9:13 am by queent
You know you got it bad when you get tongue tied just writing about someone
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05.14.06
Posted in , at 9:12 am by queent
Truthfully, I didn’t expect to have a great Mother’s Day this year. I realized early in the week that I was missing my mom terribly and wished I had planned to go home for Mother’s Day just to be with her. Of course I sent a gift and a card, but it’s not at all the same. Being single didn’t really help the cause either. I’ve always felt that Mother’s Day is really the only day I wish to be spoiled just a little bit. Just to have someone do just a little something that’s just for me. But I knew that too wasn’t in the cards for this year. So I walked into the weekend prepared to be a little bummed.
Thankfully, I was wrong. The weekend Friday evening with a little the boy greeting me with a flower and a card he’d made for me at school for Mother’s Day. He was bursting at the seams to give it to me. It was so sweet, especially to see it in his own handwriting and the picture to go along with it. From there we took a trip to the mall. There were a few staples I needed in my wardrobe and I set out to treat myself to them. Let me take a minute right here to appreciate my baby boy who survived the excursion to the mall like a trooper. He didn’t complain too much, and even helped me to pick out a few things, which is very uncommon for him. He doesn’t like shopping with me much; I can’t blame him…lol Anyway, we grabbed some dinner and headed home and just chilled out for the evening. Saturday, we cleaned house, vegged around some and finally got dressed and joined civilization around 3 in the afternoon. Again the trooper, the boy sat at the nail salon while I treated myself to a pedicure and then we went to visit Twin and the matriarchs of her fam. After canceling our plans to go see RV, we hit up Blockbuster, grabbed some dinner and headed back home. Eight hours and three movies later, I retired to my room and dozed off for the night listing to music and just enjoying the stillness of the middle of the night. After being treated to an early morning “Happy Mother’s Day”, I slept in late Sunday morning. I admit I kinda wanted to go to church, but it really was nice to sleep in. The boy took me to lunch this afternoon at Applebee’s and then to see Akeelah and the Bee. He enjoyed being able to say that “he was taking me out” for Mother’s Day, and that in itself made my day that much special.
It was a simple Mother’s Day, but it was a good one for me. I expected to be down and depressed, but instead I found myself thankful for not only my baby boy, but for my family and my friends who all are special to me and made me feel special as well. I hope every other mother felt as loved and cherished as I did this mother’s day.
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05.11.06
Posted in , , at 1:11 pm by queent
There are some days you pray for God to take the murderous thoughts out of your head. Today is one of those days.
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