Long Weekend

Hi friends!

As I'm sure most of the rest of you did, I had a long weekend. Which was much needed after being away last week.

While away, I got a phone call from my boss about my yearly bonus and it was more than I expected, YAY! It's enough to pay off my astronomical vet bills from when one of my cats needed emergency surgery, as well as a really large chunk of my debt. I made the promise to myself that if I got a decent bonus, I would buy myself a little present.

I had it narrowed down to two choices: a pair of Tory Burch flats or a Michael Kors watch. After much deliberation, I went for the flats.

Aren't they pretty???? Yes, cue my pretentiousness for posting that I can afford a $200 pair of shoes. Whatever, Sorry I'm not sorry!

Moving on, the majority of my weekend was spent doing some spring cleaning, some quality time with Harry Potter, and going to see this gem:

A friend of mine said it was good...and let's be honest, do I really need an excuse to look at Ryan Reynolds? No of course not.

I will start out by saying that I did really enjoy the movie. Denzel is always fantastic. I cannot think of a single role he has ever played that he didn't nail. You heard it here first, he is hands down one of the greatest actors of all time. Yes, ALL TIME. I dare you to argue. Ryan Reynolds however...really is just a pretty face. His acting chops leave much to be desired and this particular role seemed out of his depth. I hate to compare him to such a twat, but he has the same acting quality of repeating the same facial expression over and over again to portray a range of emotions, thus falling flat and bordering on comedic, much like Kristen Stewart with her lip biting thing. Ryan has a tendency to use the doe-eyed, slightly open mouth expression to convey every emotion. Oh Ryan, thank goodness you're so damn sexy.

In short, go see the movie because the plot is decent (albeit somewhat predictable), Ryan is hot, and Denzel is just Denzel.

Oh - and I also may or may not have gotten so bored Sunday night that I drank the beer I had in the fridge that I don't even like but got stuck with from a dinner party. Hooray for drinking alone!

I Swear I'm Not Dead

Hello to my ten(ish) readers!

I swear I'm not dead, I've just been travelling and seriously lacking any sort of interesting things to write about. I have been eating ALL THE FOOD and been doing nothing besides working, reading the entire Harry Potter series (for the first time, I know I'm behind) and half-assing it at the gym.

As much as I love to travel, I am missing the shit out of these little faces:

Yes, I did just write a blog post so that I could post pictures of my cats.

Cat lady 4 life!

Regularly scheduled blogging shall resume next week.

Song of the Moment

Take a Look, It's in a Book!

I have a goal this year of reading 70 books. I read 65 last year so I want to do a little better than last year.

I know what you're thinking. How the fuck do you have time to read so many books?? What the hell is wrong with you reading that much??

I really love to read. And I'm a superfast reader.

Yesterday I signed up for Goodreads. If you aren't familiar with it, it's like a pinterest for bibliophiles. You get to indicate which books you've read, rate them, and Goodreads gives you recommendations based on what you've enjoyed. You can also see what your friends are reading and make recommendations to each other. So it's basically a reader's wet dream.

When I first started putting in the books I'd read, I forgot to add one that I read over New Year's weekend, so Goodreads kindly told me that I was behind in reaching my goal of reading 70 books this year.

Fuck. I hate being behind.

I'm not going to lie to you and tell you that it didn't bother me because IT TOTALLY DID. Yes, I was that annoying girl in school who sat in the front (not just because I'm a dork but also because I'm super short and hate not being able to see over peoples heads). I even had to email a fellow Goodreads friend to express my extreme displeasure at being "behind."

Almost like the Asian F for me.

Well, in looking at my bookshelves last night contemplating what I was going to read next (because clearly I had to get my ass in gear and read an extra book), I spotted the forgotten book that I had read over New Years weekend. I put the book into Goodreads this morning and look at what it says now:

Your 2012 Reading Challenge Goal
You have read 7 books toward your goal of 70 books.
7 of 70 (10%)
Great work, you're on track!

You see? Great work! I am validated.

Just for fun:



This may have been where it all began.

Random Thoughts

It is Wednesday and therefore it is time for my random thoughts!

- I am only watching The Bachelor this season because Ben is the castoff from last season's Bachelorette, which I love to watch. The reason I do not watch The Bachelor is because I really hate girls, and watching a guy make out with every girl at every cocktail party makes me want to gag. This does not apply to such train wrecks as Rock of Love or Flavor of Love though. I have no legitimate reason for this.

- Not that I go around feeling my own ass very often (even though it is fantastic) I was cooking last evening when I splashed water on my hand. Rather than rip off a paper towel, I just wiped my hand on my butt. Then went back for a second feel because I realized in that moment that my butt actually felt kind of firm. This LiveFit program is actually good for something besides taking up copious amounts of time to lose absolutely no weight. Hooray!

- The latest online dating hilarity...a guy...whose screen name is
the name of a very sexy built actor by the way...messaged me on OkCupid. It was a totally normal message...yet he is 5'4 with NO muscle tone and a little buddha belly with short spindly arms (so he vaguely resembles a T-Rex). I'm not saying I need a guy who is bursting with muscles, but proportion is very important. Proportion is precisely the reason why I hate Katie Holmes. Her crooked face gives me the willies. So Mr. Hot Actor Screename got automatically deleted.

- If you have never tried the Cake Pops at Starbucks, you must do so RIGHT NOW. Especially the peppermint brownie one. It's only 170 calories after all. Not that I ever have just one...

- This article on the Hairpin got me thinking what movies I drop everything for when they are on TV. Reading through the list, I nodded emphatically to almost everyone's answers. It was then I realized that I really am a movie whore. My absolute "drop everything so I can watch it for the 100th time even though I own it on DVD" definitely include Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, the Notebook, Goodfellas, any of the original Star Wars movies, Breakfast at Tiffanys, etc etc etc. I literally could go on for days people.