i wonder if the people who say they'll keep you in their prayers actually remember to pray for you.
or to pray at all.
my grandma died.
i have no words.
for those of you who missed it, my memorial day three-day weekend could not have been better.
friday night, jeff and i went to go see indiana jones at the midnight screening at the cinerama. i love that place because the screen is so huge and the seats are so comfy. i have to admit though, i was tired as all hell when that movie started playing. i did like it though, i loved it all the way up until the end. the end killed part of it for me, because it was completely unrealistic and too much, but otherwise, good stuff.
saturday was vashon island. it was a bit hard to get up after getting home at like two or three in the morning from indiana jones. but we got up and jeff came to pick me up and we were off! we drove past alki beach on our way to the ferries, just so we could see it on such a gorgeous day and the place was packed like it usually is on days like the fourth of july. i don't remember seeing that many folks on alki in a long time.
thankfully, the line for the ferry went really quickly and we were one of the first on the ferry so we were one of the first to get off. i liked that. for the duration of the ride we were up on the top balcony, being hit pretty hard by the wind. little did we know we would wish for that wind when we were biking.... anyway...
when we got off the ferry we went straight to the vashon island bike shop and rented two bikes. we didn't have any idea where we were going so we just kind of picked a direction and went with it.
we took a little rest stop under a gorgeous tree and i was very sad that it was so hot. the sun was beating down on us and making me melt, in a bad way. but shortly after this photo was taken, we got back on the road!
when we got home, food was ready and waiting, and very noms. we talked about embarrassing things and jeff got to see photos of me growing up. in all of my mismatched spice girls lovin' glory.
and then we played boggle - the birthday gift his mommy got me - and we're tied. 3-3. i will win though. just gimme time. :)
last night was the schoolyard heroes concert. i chose not to bring my camera so i have no awesome and amazing photos. i do however, have awesome and amazing memories.
first band whose name i do not remember was alright.
creature feature kicked ass and i am getting all of their cd's so far today.
aiden blew so hard.
schoolyard heroes rocked.
creature feature was the surprise of the night, i did not know they were going to be so amazing.
schoolyard heroes ended with screaming theatre in a crowded fire - my favorite song - so i rocked pretty hard to that. second to last song was dawn of the dead. and she came up to me and YELLED it literally in my face. if i leaned forward half an inch i could have kissed her she was that close. she also came up to jeff and just poked him out of nowhere. i keep hoping she recognized me. the song lineup was amazing. the crowd wasn't too large so it felt like a very intimate show.
i walked away from that feeling very satisfied.
as for today... it is homework day and clean-up a little day. i don't have much to clean, and i don't have much homework to speak of, so i think it will be juuuuuuust fine. :)
plans for friday:
as soon as i get off of work, jeff and i are going to the midnight premier of that new indiana jones movie. i've got to admit, i'm not a big indiana jones buff in the least - but he is - so we are going. i've never actually given indiana jones a shot, so this will be his shot. i am excited to be in downtown seattle so late at night though because that's when it is the most beautiful. the premier is also being held at the cinerama and that is the same place we went to go see cloverfield - which was actually a really good movie that i enjoyed quite a lot. getting to spent a good portion of the night in downtown seattle definitely sounds like a perfect night to me.
plans for saturday:
thankfully, lydia cancelled this saturday's prose class so that we could get out and enjoy our three-day weekend. i'm very grateful for that. when i was talking to jeff, i happened to bring up that i hadn't been to vashon island in a really long time and that it was really gorgeous there. and we had talked about going bike riding for some time now, so we figured now was as good of a time as any! the plan for saturday is to take the ferry over to vashon island and to rent bikes from the vashon island bike shop! and then, i hope to be able to bike around the island; its only a few miles. i hope mother nature will be kind and give us good weather so our day is fun and enjoyable rather than wet and cold.
plans for sunday:
sunday is as sunday always was: clean up, laundry, take care of things, etc. it will hopefully be a nice day and it will hopefully be a calm and peaceful day. jeff is working and hopefully after biking around vashon, we won't be too sore because at 7 o'clock we have a schoolyard heroes to go to at el corazon! he isn't a big fan, but i am quite a devotee, so i am making a point of it to go. i am less than thrilled by all of the really crummy opening bands but thankfully they are headlining so that means their show will be the longest and the most spectacular. i am excited to see them, and also very glad that the next day is not a school day. i hate going to school with ringing ears and tired legs.
plans for monday:
monday is wind down day and study for test day. luckily, my last test of the quarter is this tuesday for philosophy and we're being tested on euthanasia. thankfully, he isn't making this one an in-class essay, instead it is a take-home and we only have to define the terms in class (which are usually really easy. i tend to miss points on the essay). i will still, of course, have final projects, but they aren't exams.
- ethics: final project on sexuality and self-image as it pertains to younger females.
- soc: analyzing socioeconomic status as it relates to learning and parental teaching styles. this study will be conducted in the form of interviews with 10 year olds and their legal guardians.
- prose: second hybrid that uses two or more different types of media.
i woke up this morning and i was beyond exhausted. i got up and locked the door after my parents left to go to work and i went right back to bed for about 40 minutes. after i finally told myself, "you have a job, you have to get up now," i managed to crawl out of bed and head over toward my closet and i had the strongest urge to find someone to play the game of life with.
i haven't played that thing in over five years and out of nowhere - i felt like playing. it is times like this when i wonder about the way my mind works. i think i'm going to go out and find a copy of that game and make jeff play with me on the weekend. vashon island biking. folk life partying. game of life. i can dig it.
the time has come, oh dear friends, for siff.
all of those neon bright signs that are popping up all over town in russian, japanses and english saying "new movies" - that's siff!
shameless advertising.
here's what i'm confirmed for so far:
huddersfield - 06/04/2008 - 7PM
choke (!!!) - 06/07/2008 - 4PM
it's hard to be nice - 06/09/2008 - 9:30PM
i'll see what else catches my eye. a lot of the movies from France are looking mighty delicious this year. also, no matter what the closing night movie is, i will go see it. and then - swanky party afterwards. i'll see if i can drag jeff with me this year because my usual pals - also known as nancy and ron! - are going to be in the rainforests of south america during this time, i believe.
p.s. if you didn't catch on - choke is the chuck palahniuk movie. based off of the book with the same name. i am thrilled! it is out! and i get to see it before it officially comes out (september or something, after the summer movie bum-rush). i can't wait. i can't wait. i simply cannot wait!
tomorrow is my birthday.
i am excited for it.
i hope to have an intimate dinner with the people in the world who matter most.
(also: i'm proud of jeff for not telling me what my gift is. though i think i know anyway!)
i couldn't work inside my house today. i kept looking out of my window and seeing how bright and sunny it was. seeing the birds crowd around the bird feeders hanging from the tree in our front yard. i wanted to be outside. however, today is homework day. i asked myself. what in the world is the point of having a house and a big frontyard and gorgeous backyard if you aren't ever going to use it. so i took my laptop and my homework to my backyard. brought a little blanket in case it gets chilly and found an extension cord in my garage (can't let my baby die now can i?). the lawn chairs are comfy, and i can hear bird chirping and see the sun shining on the grass.
and here i am. enjoying homework more than i have in ages. owning a house is pretty much amazing.
also, my homework assignment is an essay on if we, humans, are self-made. i'm writing mine using fight club (chuckie p would be so proud). my stance: no.
