The rain held off a bit today, so we headed out to do a bit of Geocaching (although it's starting to get a bit too cold for it, if you ask me). We managed to break our previous record of number of caches found in a day... with a total of EIGHT! Lots of trackables swapped around and lots of walking/hiking done. I probably should have worn the scarf over my face a bit more than I did, because my lungs have been a bit unhappy with me (and then, of course, I was an idiot and had cioppino for dinner. I'm mildly allergic to clams... combine them with a day spent breathing cold air and I nearly had an asthma attack. Blech).

On the way home, we swung by Azteca to grab some lunch... and I got my usual, the sopa de pollo.

( Day 88 - Mmmm... chicken soup! )

What I'm feeling sleepy Tags: 365 project 2009-2010

I just rewatched HP:GoF and while I don't 100% love the way it translated from the novel to the film (too rushed, too abbreviated, too much chewed scenery) I have to say that Cedric being killed in the books and the movie is just a stunning piece of storytelling. I mean, of course we have heard Voldemordt is evil and we've seen what he's done, but that one moment of just absolute business-like death is truly chilling.

I love you J.K. Rowling. I wish I could live in your brain.

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I've been busy. I wish I could say it's because my life is so interesting, but not so much. Mostly I have work (today was day six of a seven day week) and healing from my wrist and I'm trying to be more social (my therapist yelled at me)(which was fair)(crap, I have to call her).

I wish I had interesting things to say but it turns out the past month have been kind of meh.

Oh well. It happens.

Last night I went with the Scientist and fava_bean to see The Addams Family. Now, while I was predisposed to like this musical (hello, look at the cast!), I didn't expect to REALLY like it as much as I did. SO. MUCH. FUN. If any of you Chicago folks want to see it, get tickets ASAP before the whole run sells out. And if any of you New Yorkers want to go come April, I'd highly recommend it. It's just FUN.

( Spoilers about all kinds of things, if you care about spoilers for this. )

In conclusion, I definitely recommend this. I think they're still tweaking as they go (I could swear the woman playing Grandma ad-libbed at one point and almost made Fester lose it on stage). If I had the money, I'd love to see this again before it closes in January, just to see what changes may have been made. But seeing as how I missed both Spamalot! and The Producers when they did their trial run in Chicago, I certainly wasn't going to miss this. And I'm really, really glad I didn't. This is probably the most fun musical I've seen in years, hands down.

Where I am: Woodridge, IL What I'm feeling satisfied

ixchel55 has rec'd a bunch of stories by glacis so I'm whiling away the rest of the day...reading 'em! Well, except...

It's a little hard to read slash right this minute as the neighbors are putting up a rather large nativity scene next door. Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus are looking at me through the chain link fence. I'm like, "Look away, little Jesus...look away!"

It's too light out to close the curtains and I can't stop from glancing out the window. Oh, Catholic guilt...go AWAY!

eta...whew! The holy family has moved away from my window! Back to the slash now.

Tags: lol

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It's Skate Canada this weekend, which means comprehensive coverage on CBC. So this I'll be writing and watching skating and that's basically it. *happy sigh*

American Jeremy Abbott's short program yesterday was fantastic:



Jeremy's new coach Yuka Sato has had a great influence on his costumes as well as his skating, and I love the choreography by Shae-Lynn Bourne. That US men's national championship is going to be one to watch! US men have never been so strong. The short wasn't so great for Canadian Patrick Chan, who was clearly suffering from a case of nerves. He's usually so polished that I forget he's just a kid. He can't go to the GP final anyway, so falling in the short at this competition isn't a huge deal. I just hope he'll have a strong long program so he can feel good heading towards the Olympics.

Joannie Rochette was wonderful in the short, as was American Alissa Czisny. I was so pleased for both of them.

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Quick note about Vampire Diaries: I LOVE THIS SHOW. Seriously, I love it. I heartily enjoy every single plot and the characters push my buttons so hard. And that cliffhanger was truly creepy! Great sound effects. I can't wait to see more in the new year. I don't have any deep thoughts about it -- it's just pure entertainment.

What I'm feeling chipper Tags: figure skating, vampire diaries

Went to a fantastic Great Big Sea concert tonight (but then I don't think they're capable of anything less). It was a smaller venue than we'd seen them in before, although still decent-sized... and it was *packed*. It really was a better spot for them... much more suited to their style of music (the last GBS concert we went to at the Moore Theatre had the instruments overbalancing the voices so badly we almost couldn't hear them). They played some old favorites, a bunch of stuff from their most recent CD and one song that will probably be on their next CD. The guys were also really chatty this time around, which was a LOT of fun (although we did start to wonder if they'd tossed a few back before coming out on stage). I still can't believe how amazingly talented they are... watching them swap around so many instruments and swap around lead vocals. They're just incredible!

For some reason their accents seemed a bit thicker than normal tonight (although that may just be because a) we could actually hear them and b) well, as I mentioned, they were pretty chatty so we also heard them a bit more). And I'll admit, I think the Newfoundland accent is rather adorable (at least when spoken by Alan Doyle).

( Day 87 - Newfoundland celtic rock rules! )

I'm beginning to suspect I'm going to be a bit achy in the morning... it's really hard to go to a GBS concert and *not* end up bouncing around like a maniac.

What I'm feeling bouncy Tags: 365 project 2009-2010

Thinks there will be a lot of team movie!Jacob converts after this weekend

And yes, I'm talking about New Moon.

For as much as I disliked the first film, I loved this one (the Jacob/Bella parts anyway - which is like 95% if the movie). I'm an Edward girl as far as the books are concerned, but on screen, I'm a Jacob gal all the way. Taylor and Kristen have soooo much chemistry, it just sizzles on screen. Not to mention the fact that the boy is beautiful.

PS: Bella Swan, when you're done with that purple Target comforter set (the one I really wanted and procrastinated in getting, and in turn missed out on), let me know. Seeing as you've had it for two films now, I'd think it's time for a new one. And you certainly have the budget for it now.

PPS: Where did you get the henley you were wearing in the last scene? I'm sure I know it from somewhere, I just can't seem to place it.

So, Cory Monteith has a solo recording contract? Uh... Also:

And just as Glee is no High School Musical, Cory Monteith is not Zac Efron, his HSM equivalent as the jock who discovers he's just gotta sing.

You're totally right, he's not Zac Efron. Zac Efron can SING, for starters. Although I really did like Cory's acting performance on Glee this week, even if... ( spoilers )

Speaking of the Zefron, I'm so glad Me and Orson Welles is finally getting a theatrical release next week! I thought Zac was really great in this movie and Christian McKay was phenomenal as Welles. It was such an entertaining look at backstage chaos on Broadway.

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In other news, IS IT THE WEEKEND YET?

What I'm feeling restless Tags: glee, movies, zac

Both of these photos are a bit larger than my normal sizing, just so they wouldn't lose any detail... they're only 800x600, but I figured I'd give a bit of a heads up.

( Day 86 - It's a winter wonderland! )

( Bonus Photo: Spanning the Columbia. )

What I'm feeling sleepy Tags: 365 project 2009-2010

I am more than halfway through my required word count for Yuletide and am not quite done with the first scene.

"A thousand words" just seems adorable.

Thanks to this amazingly awesome spreadsheet I have located some other entertaining requests that I might tackle for stocking stuffers. karenhealey can attest to the fact that I seem to be flat-out incapable now of writing just a few words. (I do manage for sake of academic brevity, but that takes drafts. Many, many drafts.)

Hopefully everyone else's Yuletide work goes well!

And speaking of lots of words, I have about 15k between these two HP fics that have sat unfinished for a long while. I should really fix that some time.

In conclusion, my current music has absolutely nothing to do with my assigned story. Although it would certainly be an amusing pairing.

What I'm singing Big & Rich - Save A Horse (ride a cowboy) | Powered by Last.fm Tags: yuletide

Playing a bit of catch-up here. I must admit that there actually is broadband available at my dad's place... but it's a cellular modem on my step-mom's computer. Last night I was just too tired to deal with prepping the photo on my laptop and copying it over to upload, so you're getting it a day late.

( Day 85 - A bridge of two cities. )

( Bonus Photo: Driving across the Palouse. )

What I'm feeling sleepy Tags: 365 project 2009-2010