Tuesday, May 31, 2011

back to your regularly scheduled posting (also, ten on tuesday)

I was sick for a week and didn't feel like doing much of anything except staring off into space. So that's what I did. Well, that and eat. But now, I should be posting again. Starting with today!

Good Ol' Ten on Tuesday -- link up with Chelsea over at Roots and Rings!

1. From your childhood, what do you miss most about summer vacation?
Hmm...not having anything to do? That's actually a lie, I had plenty to do in the summer. I was always at summer camp, traveling with my family or theatre. I was not a summer couch potato. But really, I just miss having a break from the "normal routine." Vacation is good, even if it isn't necessarily relaxing.

2. Are you going anywhere on vacation this summer?
I'm going to Boston/New England the second weekend in June! Other than that, summer is the busy time at my work, so I'll have to wait until the fall to do any real vacationing.

3. What foods do you like to barbecue?

I am actually not a huge bbq fan, but I do like a good grilled pork tenderloin or chicken drumsticks.

4. How do you celebrate the fourth of July?

Drinking! And sometimes fireworks ;)

5. What’s your favorite beverage to drink in the summertime?

Anything cool and/or filled with ice. Sweet Tea is always my favorite beverage, but a good Coke is also delectable.

6. What movie are you looking forward to seeing this summer?

It would be helpful if I knew what movies were coming out this summer? I definitely want to see the third Transformers. Even though the second one was a bust.

7. In the car: windows down or AC?

I grew up in Florida, so I am always an AC girl if given the choice.

8. Have you ever had a summer fling?

Hmm, yeah, I guess. I had one in the VI during college, and then a couple the summer before I left for Boston after college. But I don't usually do flings -- I don't really date for "fun."

9. Do you wear sunscreen?

Often. Pretty much any time I go outside specifically for sunshine. I know I should wear it when I go outside in general, because my skin is transparent, but I don't feel like smelling like sunscreen 24/7. My moisteurizer has SPF, though, and I always wear that on my face =)

10. Do you have any favorite summertime activities?
I really like just laying around outside in the sunshine. I'm also a fan of boats, but not living near the water/knowing anyone with a boat makes it hard to go boating. Anyone want to invite me on their boat?

Thursday, May 26, 2011

wee bit wednesday (a wee bit late)

It's Thursday, so sue me, but my nose is dripping like a faucet and my eyes are all itchy. Afrin is a miraculous drug that lets me sleep at night and breathe through my nose, but in return it has opened the floodgates. Lame.

(as always, you can link up over at LeighAshley's...but that's kind of in the past, now ;)

{one} what’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?
I haven't ever really been on a bad date. I've been on dates where I knew by the end of it that I didn't want to see the person in that capacity again, but I've never had anyone treat me badly. And I've never been out with someone that I just completely didn't connect with, so...sorry?

{two} if you could be any other person for one day, who would it be?
Natalie Portman. Because she's awesome. Or maybe my sister, so I could understand her better.
 
{three} what is your favorite kind of cheese?
ANYTHING. No really, I just love cheese. I am partial to cow's milk over goat's milk cheeses, though. 

{four} do you remember your 1st grade teacher?
Absolutely, as she was probably one of my most influential teachers -- though, I guess that seems a strange thing to say about someone who taught mini-me. She was the first person to get me on a stage; the first person to recognize that ability in me. I was Peter Pan at age 7, check it. Thanks, Ms. Wilson! (She was the principal of my old elementary school, now I think she's on the school board. She was mostly just awesome.) I remember planting a butterfly garden and making icecream in plastic bags in her class. Totally random? Yup.
 
{five} who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?
Nate or my mom.

{six} were you ever in a school talent show?
Mmm...I don't think my school ever really had a talent show, but I was in plenty of school showcases from elementary school through high school. Plus, I started performing with theatre when I was in 4th grade. I think that should count.

{seven} who is your favorite fictional character?
Captain Jack Sparrow. I am also a fan of a lot of Star Trek characters. Especially Picard and Janeway.

{eight} can you open your eyes underwater?
When I don't have my contacts in. But then I can't see, so what's the point? (I definitely could before I started wearing glasses/contacts, as long as it was a pool and not the ocean. Saltwater = pain.)

{nine} do you look at the keyboard when you type?
Usually when I start typing -- mainly because I don't actually type with the correct fingers on the correct keys, so I have to have some kind of starting point. This is true on the piano, too.

{ten} when was the last time you took a nap?
Uhm...last weekend? I'm not a very good nap-taker, though. They usually turn into nap-a-thons, where I'm asleep for several hours. The word 'power-nap' is not in my vocabulary. =P

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

coming up tails

The Good, The Bad and The Rhyming

The car got robbed, Nate got a job.
The car is sold, I have a cold.
I have some tea, my feet are stinky.
Monday is a holiday, it is almost the end of May.

I was going to try to write more than that, but I'm very congested and I hate it very much.

Ugh.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

disguise as a smile, well (ten on tuesday)

1. Have you ever used Craigslist? All. The. Time. We used it to find our current apartment and most of our current furniture. I occasionally use it just to play around and look for things I don't need.

2. Can you sew? I used to be able to; much better than I do now. I took classes and could sew a pattern when I was younger, but now all I can do is stitch things by hand (and not very well, at that!) I have a handheld sewing machine I got for Christmas than I'm planning to use to get back into it, but I have to find the time, energy and a fabric store. ;)

3. Do you pour syrup on your pancakes or dip your pancakes in the syrup? I don't use a whole lot of syrup, but I tend to pour. Or pour on the side of the plate, then rub the pancakes around in it...does that count as dipping?

4. Rain storms: I love them, as long as I can just sit inside and listen to them. Here, it's more likely I have to walk to work/home/anywhere else in them. That, I don't like.

5. Do you like swimming? Love to swim.

6. What kind of drink do you order at Sonic? Strawery limeade. (Sonic has the best ice EVER!)

7. Are you funny? I don't think so, but I guess a little.

8. At what age will your kids get cell phones? Hah. Probably earlier than they should. I am a firm believer that technology is good thing.

9. What’s your favorite vegetable? Green beans or brussel sprouts, but I also love me a good sweet potato.

10. Were you a Girl Scout? I was a brownie for a year, but I didn't even buy the uniform. It was one of the activities/social groups I tried out before figuring out I loved theatre in 4th grade. The others included gymnastics, ballet/tap class, art class and horseback riding.
(as always, link up at Roots and Rings with Chelsea!)

Monday, May 23, 2011

i'm a tiger, baby

Doing some "window" shopping on ModCloth and remembering I never buy anything from there because A) I'm cheap and B) everything I love everyone else loves, too, so it's always sold out.






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Le sigh.

BIG NEWS: My booboo got a job. He's working as a web builder for a company that builds websites for small car sales companies. Didn't you always wonder why they all looked the same ;)

It's a 9-12 month contract position and then, hopefully, he'll get offered a position to stay on. Or he'll be established enough to not need a 9-5 and just keep doing the graphic and web design thing, so we can blow this popsicle stand and continue on our journey.

I got some news last week about schemes that I'm excited about, but I don't know if they'll actually work out.  So I just sit here daydreaming, in the meantime. #imsomysterious

I'm feeling a little under the weather. I think it's just a cold, so I'm slamming the Zicam every three hours. That seems to be helping, but my body is FREAKINGOUT about having a virus (as a sidenote: this isn't terribly uncommon for me -- I've had reactions/allergies to viruses before that included hives, fainting, etc.) I haven't had any kind of virus in, like, seven months, so I think that's why this one is hitting me so hard. I feel vaguely okay, but my stomach is all wonky, and I can tell my sinuses are tender, even though there isn't really anything in them yet. Whatevs. I'm lying low until I feel all better.

Relatedly, Zicam is the bomb.

Friday, May 20, 2011

with two cards, like they've never met

Because it is currently the most beautiful day OFMYLIFE outside and I am stuck inside staring at the computer screen, I would like to leave you this tidbit of information:



In the most basic of senses. You're welcome!

(also, this explains to me why I like French Dressing: all the sweetness of ketchup, with the vinegar cut out by the mayo. And, why I don't like Tartar or Thousand Island: pickles!)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

maybe that's how books get written (wee bit wednesdays!)

(link up at Leigh Ashley's)
 
{one} do you watch the history channel? if so, what’s your favorite program?
yup! I think Nate likes it more than I do, though. he was a Pawn Stars addict, for a while. I enjoy a good American Pickers and special on some strange point in world history, though.

{two} what is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
depends. i love just sitting inside and reading, but there are so many rainy days here, they've kind of lost their novelty =P
 
{three} what does your dream house look like?
Nate and I were talking about this the other day, and I don't really know. But it would be pretty cool to live in a giant Victorian with secret passages! And a turret -- I would like my house to have a turret, thanks.
{four} what state were you born in?
Florida.

{five} do you have a change jar? if so, what do you use it for when it gets full?
We have change in a candle that we punched a slit in the top of. It's...uhm...crafty?

{six} what’s the first website you look at when you get on the computer?
Usually Twitter or Facebook. Sometimes my Google Reader, or my Blogger dashboard.

{seven} what is your favorite breakfast?
Over-Medium Eggs, Wheat Toast, Hashbrowns or Country Potatoes with Cheese, Onions and Mushrooms and a side of Cheese Grits. Oh, and bacon.

{eight} what’s the most memorable trip you’ve ever taken?
Probably the 5-month road trip across the US, though I have many memorable trips. I loved Ireland.

{nine} do you prefer your coffee black or with cream/milk/sugar?
I prefer it tasting like coffee ice cream, so lots of cream and sugar. And flavoring.
 
{ten} have you ever done a professional photo shoot?
Kind of? I took a modeling class when I was in high school, so we had several shoots with professional photographers during that. I wish I knew where my proofs were now. =P
 

wordless lunchdate













as you like it

It is a beautiful, goreous, warm day here in Seattle and I am very happy about it! I woudl be happier if I could just go find a patch of grass to lay a blanket on and read my kindle all day, but I'll take what I can get. It's actually supposed to be sunny for the next five days, until Sunday (including yesterday.) It's a reason for celebration! ::dances::







I'm in a pretty good mood, cause I'm down another .8 pounds this morning, which puts me at a weight loss of total of 5 pounds! And I'm certainly off to the gym tonight after work to keep that number dropping.

Also, I bought a new pair of sunglasses last night from Forever 21.


They -- and Instagram -- make me feel fancy! They're also awesome because they have this detailing on the inside:




The first pair I bought fell apart literally two minutes after walking out of the store, so I went back and finagled (and by finagled I mean, I asked the nice sales lady) myself another pair. Normally their accessories policy doesn't allow return or exchange, but they let me do it since less than 5 minutes had passed since I had purchased them. The screws holding on the arms were just loose, so we went back upstairs and found a pair that had tight screws and were on our way.

They also had these awesome linen pants in their Heritage 1981 line that I want, because they are only $25 and work-appropriate, but they didn't really have my size.



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I tried on a 29, which is apparently too big (I still don't understand Euro sizing, considering the rule of "adding 28 to your regular size" means I would be a 34...) and the next size down they had in the store was a 26, which would probably be too small, though I didn't try those on. I think I'm going to watch them (both in-store and online) and wait until I get my weight a little closer to what I want it to be. Online the largest size they have is 28, which is probably the size I need right now...but we'll see. I'm a gym go-er, you see. Imma lose me some more weight. And hopefully inches.

I also tried on this, and I like it, I just can't decide if the flare at the waist is right for my body.


Envision with a pink or red tank underneath. Also, please ignore the fact that I can't take a picture of myself in a mirror with my iPhone to save my life. You can see the shirt, that's all that really matters.

We stayed up to watch The Voice last night. It was over very fast and not terribly memorable, which doesn't necessarily bode well. Here's what I thought:


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(this is THE VOICE! Ugh, I hate their tag. Couldn't you have come up with something catchier than four notes that doesn't include anything more than seconds and a minor third?)

Team Adam: This pairing is unfair for anyone, but especially unfair because I really like Angela Wolff and wanted to hear more of her voice. But Javier is a singer. A SINGER. How can emphasize this any more. He SANGS. His control over his voice really is incredible, and Angela didn't sound terribly in control of hers last nice (to be fair, you'd probably be nervous too, singing in front of everyone in a boxing ring like that. I would be.) But she's just so adorable! I want to be her friend.

Team Blake: I'm sorry, but I hate just don't Jared Blake's voice. There isn't enough tone for me to dig my greedy little substance-searching fingers into (and ok, wow, it sounds like I'm on drugs.) He did, however, sound way better last night that during either of his blind audition songs. I also have to say that it's weird to have a duet as 'The Voice.' It isn't 'The Voices' or 'The Group.' That being said, I love Ellenowen's sound and will probably go download their cd later. They will probably make it on their own, because they are beautiful people. (I loved their blind audition song -- Falling Slowly.)

Team Cee Lo: This was really a tough call, because both of these guys have killer voices. I don't know if I think Cee Lo made the right choice, but going with the more unique voice is probably more what the show is about. I can't really get into the gritty, classical rock and roll voice (Nakia = Bob Seger, in my head) as much as the smoother R&B these days, but I can see the appeal of both. (as a side note: Cee Lo cracks me the hell up.)

Team Christina: I disagree with this choice. You give two people a song that clearly plays to the strengths of one and expect to be so impressed by the one whose strengths it doesn't play to and expect to be so completely blown away that you don't go with the first? I think that's a horrible strategy. I also think that Justin has way more flexibility and coachability than Beverly; his voice can do multiple genres. I guess maybe it's like the Tje and Nakia dilemma -- I'm just not that into the old rock voices. I mean, give me some good '80s Bon Jovi or Journey any day, but current Bon Jovi? Not so much. That ship has sailed.

All that being said, I would want to be on either Adam or Blake's team. This is kind of shocking to me, since I'm not a country fan, but I would want Reba's coaching, cause she is an awesome lady in the singing department. I also think it's very smart of Adam to have Maroon 5's musical director on-site to help him out. The man coaches Maroon 5...what else do you want?


What did you think of all this jibber-jabber? Do you watch The Voice?

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

all of the lights (Ten on Tuesday: Photo Edition!)

(Per usual, link up over at Roots and Rings!)

Yay for photo edition!


1. Your favorite piece of furniture in your home.


oversized chair -- free, from the CL.

2. Your favorite thing on your wall.


easy, because this is one of the very few things we have on the wall. it's a panoramic pic of Boston.

3. Your bed as it looks right now.



no, the bed is never made. and no, our comforter covers don't match.

4. Your pantry.


as close to a pantry as we got. this is the only (floor-level) cabinet specifically for food.

5. Your favorite piece of jewelry.


Toss up between this and this.


(i'm wearing both today!)

6. Your favorite book.


(not even kidding. this is my favorite book because it is all books. ok, fine. this is my actual favorite book:


 but my copy is all beat-up and weathered. it's also in New Hampshire, currently.)

7. Your most comfortable shirt.


express best loved tee. that's not me, and I don't look like that in it, but I am wearing it in that color! (does anybody else notice the hard line above her boob on the right? that looks suspiciously like photoshop to me!)

8. Your messiest room.

uhm....no, sorry. actually, most of our rooms are fairly clean, at the moment. now, if I had a pic of my room at home. or my dorm room. ooh, child -- you haven't seen messy.

9. Your house shoes.


house shoes = bunny slippers. i <3 happy bunny.

10. Yourself.

riding a dinosaur! what could be better?


thanks for stopping by! 

Monday, May 16, 2011

might be worth redeeming (meet me on monday)

Link up over at Never Growing Old! Just a quick survey, to start the week off:

1.  Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?
I prefer crunchy, but we never have it in the house. I don't eat it often enough to justify getting my own jar, and Nate doesn't do crunchy, so...that's what we get.

2.  What is your favorite color Rose?
I have to go classic and say red, though, I do love a good white, too. Not a big fan of pink.

(we're painting the roses red, we're painting the roses red...Alice in Wonderland, anyone?)

3.  Do you remove your shoes when you walk into your home?
Yes, but only so we don't have to clean the floors as often. (I'm not sure we would clean the floors any more often, but at least this way, we aren't wiping a lot of grime off our feet if we're barefoot.)

4.  What is your favorite season?
I like all the seasons for different reason, but I guess my favorite is Fall. I love the crispness is has, and how everything changes to warm colors. Just love it.


5.  Approximately how many hours a day do you spend blogging?
Uhm...not a whole lot. Maybe one or two. I get interrupted a lot, so those hours may span several. But the actual portion spent sitting and writing isn't usually too much.

things can be broken down

Now, I know that there are many things that can influence your weight on any given day: time, water/food intake, bowel movements (ahem,) lady times, etc, etc, etc. But, for the most part, I have been stable between 140 and 145 since we got to Seattle. The only time I lost weight at all was when I had a momentary/imaginary stomach illness that caused me to be nauseous for about a week and not eat much. Then, I dropped about five pounds in a week and weighed in at 135 (isn't it fun what not eating can do for you? =P)

In any case, I've been going to the gym a bit and using the MyFitnessPal app to keep track of calorie intake and burning, and just being more aware of what I'm putting into and doing with my body in general. We joined the gym about a week and a half ago. I've been a couple times since then, usually for about 30 minutes to an hour each time. I also walked around a couple days at lunch when I wasn't feeling up to going to the gym.

I weighed myself using WiiFit yesterday, (I usually use our scale here at work, because it looks fancy and accurate and digital,) and I had to re-do it three times because I didn't believe the number. I went from weighing 146.2 to 142 in less than two weeks! I'm excited and motivated.

And now I'm off to the gym for my half-hour lunchtime workout. The good thing about not sweating much is that in the walk from my gym back to the office, I cool off and dry off enough to change back into my work clothes and not feel too stinky. Wipe my forehead and neck with a cleansing cloth and I'm good to go! The bad thing about not sweating much is I overheat and dehydrate easily. I am all about the balancing acts.

How have your weight-loss/get healthy goals been going lately?



Friday, May 13, 2011

pretty pretty please

You guys, I don't even know what to do with myself.

I saw all the cries of Blogger being down, but since I haven't done anything except 1) use the full-body motion machine at the gym (awesome!), 2) eat, 3) work and 4) sleep, I wasn't really all that put-out by the fact that it was down.

My life is real boring and I am not ashamed.

But seriously. I was feeling slightly under the weather for the past couple days, so last night was the first time I'd been to the gym since we signed up. I used one of the full-body motion machines instead of the treadmill and y'all -- I am NEVER going back. I'm not really a runner anyway, but this machine can transition from stair stepping to elliptical just by how you move. It's fantastic. I burned 300 calories in 30 minutes. Then I had a big dinner and went to bed because I was pooped. I'm still pooped today. Just shows me I need to go to the gym. And maybe drink more water.

Today it is freaking gorgeous and outside, which is awesome except that I'm inside and the weekend is supposed to be crap weather-wise. I think Seattle should make their weekends revolve around the weather. No, hear me out: if there are two days of sunshine next to eachother, that's your weekend. So our weekend would have been Thursday and Friday of this week, and we'd work Saturday and Sunday. I don't really care what two days I have off, just as long as they are two days right next to eachother. It can be our flex week. And it only comes into effect when the weekend does not have at least one not-rainy day. I'll start a petition.

Hah.

In any case, I walked around for half of my lunch today just so I could get out in the sunshine. I'm also going to walk downtown to meet Nate after work (shh, don't tell him) and try and convince him to let us get sushi, since we got paid today. Well, I got paid today, I'm not sure if he did. I love getting paid every week =)

I have a headache which is either from dehydration or the fact that my ponytail is too tight. Or possibly from the fact that my TMJ is mildly acting up. I think that's my cue to stop chewing buckets of ice a day. Funny how it's my jaw, not my teeth, that started complaining first. Take that, dentist-man!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

into my soul (wee bit wednesday)

Link up over at Leigh Ashley's!


{one} what profession have you always admired?
Teaching. mainly because I have absolutely no desire to do it. It seems hard and thankless.

{two} what would the title of your memoir/biography be if it was written today?
It's All About Balance

{three} how far do you commute to work?
15 minutes, walking.
{four} are your earlobes attached or detached?
detached.
{five} do you eat the unpopped kernels of popcorn at the bottom of the bag?
No, they're too hard. (I feel like that's a strange thing for an ice-chewer to say.)

{six} what is the strangest gift you’ve ever received?
I've gotten many strange gifts, but maybe The Batman Handbook? I mean... I like Batman and all, but I don't want to be Batman.

{seven} what is one tv show that you wish hadn’t been cancelled?
Sports Night. Also, Freaks and Geeks.
{eight} what is something that you are saving money for right now?
Hmm...we're supposed to be saving money to pay off debt. But we've been bad at saving, so far.
 
{nine} what hobby would you like to take up?
Lots of them. Sewing and crafting in general I'd love to get into. I'd also love to get back into horseback riding, or windsurfing. Or rock climbing. I would like my life to be all about hobbies, instead of being all about work.
 
{ten} how many times a year do you get really dressed up?
Not..very often. Sometimes for birthdays. Sometimes for anniversaries. But are we talking, like, gowns? Because I'm pretty sure I haven't worn a gown since my Senior Recital...in high school. Unless you count our Winter Formal for SAI.
 

i've already been here (30-day writing challenge: day four)

(yes, I skipped day three. I can't find the inspiration for that topic right now, sorry.)

How do you look for something to help you see when you can't see?

People always ask me, "What does it look like?" How do you explain? What can I say that will make you understand something that is so inherently personal?

I see shapes. I see blocks and blobs of color. If you've ever watched an Animal Planet show that depicts how a cat or a dog is supposed to see the world, it's kind of like that. But less focused. There are no solid outlines, there is no definition. If things are small enough and far enough away, sometimes they just cease to exist. Especially words. Words are usually tiny, and always very dependant on definition. So if I can't see the definition, they just aren't there.

The blurriness causes my brain has this strange disconnect. If I can't see, I must look blurry to other people. But putting my glasses on doesn't affect how defined I am.

I went to the eye doctor with my mom in 7th grade, after I was having problems reading the chalk writing on the blackboard from the back of the classroom. I had my appointment, picked out frames and we waited while they fit the lenses.

I didn't really understand what had happened until we walked outside and looked around. I said, "woah" and my mom laughed.

"The trees have leaves on them!"

Maybe that's how I should describe it. Without my glasses, the tops of trees are green blobs. Like a little kid, drawing a tree. A brown trunk with a green cloud, floating on top.

With them, there are leaves.



(day four prompt: a pair of eyeglasses)

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

bad news bears

My beloved Kindle fell off my desk at work last Friday. I was resting it on my wrist-rest in front of my keyboard and it just slid right off. I inspected it right after it happened and it seemed fine, but yesterday, I discovered the corner now looks like this:



Boooooooo! =( It works fine, but I'm afraid to push on the corner too hard. It seems like all it needs is to be popped back into place, so the little tabs can do their job, but without knowing if the little tabs are bent or not, I am afeared. The part that's popping out is right next to the volume button (for when it reads to you,) but since I don't use that feature -- and haven't, uhm, ever? -- I'm not too worried about the button continuing to work. Maybe this is my cue to get an iPad. Too bad I can't afford one. Boo #2.

Also, I found a networking lunch for Nate to go to for $25 this afternoon. He should be getting ready to leave right about now. What's funny about it, though, is as we were at Office Depot getting business cards for him to make and pass out at this lunch, he got a call from a staffing agency (one that had contacted him waaaaay back in September of last year -- when we first got to Seattle) about a job that's closer to our apartment than mine is. It's laterally in the same place as my building, just across the area where Qwest and Safeco, their parking lots, and the train station are, towards our apartment. Kind of hilarious and coincidental. Kind of how our lives always seem to work. This could definitely be the world making up for our car getting broken into -- twice in one week. I would like that very much.

We also went to Fireworks after getting business cards to try and find a business card holder. They only had this one:



We decided is was fine, since he does graphic and web design, and can therefore afford to be a little quirky. I was going to buy Knock Knock's What to Eat Pad



but they didn't have it at that location, so I guess I'll have to get it from the location closer to work. If they don't have it there (although, I think I've seen it there,) I'll just have to call it a day order it off their website. Or maybe UO will have it, you never know. I just love that they make matching things, so I can put it up on the fridge next to our 'All Out Of' Grocery List and marvel. I might go during lunch. Or I might just wait. I'm so spur of the moment, can't you tell?

it's all uncharted (ten on tuesday)

Yay for another Ten on Tuesday! Link up over at Chelsea's blog. Fun times =)

1. If you could watch only one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Transformers or the new Star Trek. I'm also a huge fan of Love Actually and The Notebook. Ugh, can't I just pick one movie to watch from each genre? I'll go with Transformers.

2. Let’s say someone wrote a screenplay about you; what actor/actress would you choose to play you and why?
This is hard, because as an actress, I'd like to play myself in a movie. But, I probably wouldn't be very good as myself and that's not the question. I love Natalie Portman, but I don't know that she's the right choice, either. I would say either Alicia Witt (Urban Legend -- what a horribly wonderful movie. Did you know Jared Leto was in that movie?! Me neither, til just now,) or Laura Prepon (That 70's Show.)


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3. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in theaters?
My mom says the first movie she took me to was The Little Mermaid, but the first one I really remember seeing was As Good as it Gets. We had to leave because my sister got motion sick part of the way through.

4. Did you ever make out at the back of a movie theater in middle school/high school?
Not really. We weren't rich kids. If we were paying for a movie, we were gonna watch the movie! Plus, who goes to see a movie you don't really want to see?

5. Are you a Netflix-er, Blockbuster-er or a Redbox-er? (Or none of the above?)
Not really any of them. While we were staying with my Dad in Tallahassee on the road trip, we did Redbox with my sister. I tend to just...uhm..."borrow" movies. Yeah, that's it. Borrow them. Or we see them in theatres, if we're really that into it.

6. Name one actor/actress who you would give anything to have a dinner date with.
I would love to sit down with Anthony Hopkins, for the sake of the art of acting. But I'm also partial to James McAvoy, from a purely shallow standpoint ;)


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7. What’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen?
Uhm, Drag Me to Hell? I hate horror comedy. I've seen lots of bad horror movies, though. That's what happens when you watch lots and lots of horror movies. It's Alive (the remake) was one of the worst movies ever. EVER.

8. Do you sneak snacks into the theater when you go?
Sometimes. Movie theatres are expensive.

9. Movie theater popcorn: love or hate it?
Don't care either way. I love the movie theatre butter, but it's horribe and greasy. I'm not hugely into popcorn, in general, but it's nice sometimes.
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Mmm, butter-flavored syrup topping. Delish.

10. What is the all-time best Disney movie in your opinion?
The Lion King. I used to have the whole movie memorized. Not just the songs, the movie. But the songs are awesome, too.