Stole this idea from Maggie and Emma:

Here are the rules:
1. Read the quote, guess the movie and comment.
2. No Googling or IMDb-ing. That’s cheating and that’s no fun.

1. I don’t believe in marriage. No, I really don’t. Let me be clear about that. I think at worst it’s a hostile political act, a way for small-minded men to keep women in the house and out of the way, wrapped up in the guise of tradition and conservative religious nonsense. At best, it’s a happy delusion – these two people who truly love each other and have no idea how truly miserable they’re about to make each other. But, but, when two people know that, and they decide with eyes wide open to face each other and get married anyway, then I don’t think it’s conservative or delusional. I think it’s radical and courageous and very romantic.

2. This is Cameron’s first nomination and he’s in extremely good company. Tonight he joins fellow best actor nominee Paul Newman for “Coot”, Clint Eastwood for “Codger”, Michael Douglas for “Primary Urges” and Steven Seagal for “Snowball in Hell”. Tamara got this one.

3. Love is the only thing that can save this poor creature, and I am going to convince him that he is loved even at the cost of my own life. No matter what you hear in there, no matter how cruelly I beg you, no matter how terribly I may scream, do not open this door or you will undo everything I have worked for. Do you understand? Do not open this door. amy got this one.

4. This hidden quasi-Jungian persona surfaced during the Agatha Christie-like pursuit of his long reputed soul mate, a woman whom he only spent a few precious hours with. Sadly, the protracted search ended late Saturday night in complete and utter failure. Emma guessed this.

5. No, I don’t think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That’s what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how. Maurine got this one.

6. Sydney, Congress doesn’t take this long. Emma guessed this.

7. To overnight 6 packages to Japan is how much? What? That’s in yen, right? DOLLARS?! Oh, you are deliberately taking advantage of people in a hurry! You know that?! connie got this one.

8. Go get the keys to that fishing boat and throw them in the water. No, wait. They might have another set. Just blow it up. Amy got this one.

9. Winter comes, you wish it was summer. Summer comes, you live in dread of winter. That’s why we never tire of travel.

10. The only true currency in this bankrupt world… is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool. amy got this one.

30. Beowulf +/-
when i saw the previews, i had no idea that this was an animated movie.
31. Into The Wild +
I like it when there are things about the main character that I don’t like
32. 12 Monkeys +/-
If I saw this back in 1996(?), I’d like it more.
33. Bottle Rocket +
… Wes Anderson’s movies seem to get more and more colorful, don’t they?
34. Mansfield Park +/-
Liked S&S and P&P more

I had to cancel our cable TV today. At first, I was upset about the whole idea (”INEEDMYTV!”), but I figured it was one of the side effects of living with Leila for four semesters. Other side effects include leaving the sink running when you brush your teeth just because you like the sound and “pre-showering”.

Everything is all cool and the gang now. I’ve convinced myself that it’s a waste. I usually go to the basement, flip through the channels for five minutes, then I go back upstairs and knit (WHILE WATCHING ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ON PBS… LIKE A FREAKING SENIOR CITIZEN). Lately, the only thing I will watch on cable is Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (when the fuck is he going to the Philippines?) and I can find episodes on youtube.

Anyway. I was afraid that the representative would try to keep me on the line forever and I thought of cancellation reasons that would make him or her uncomfortable. I was thinking of saying something about how we’re going to be homeless next month, but that’s a really sad situation and I figured I shouldn’t fuck with that. So I told the truth.

“WE CAN’T AFFORD IT ANYMORE.”

And you know what he did?
A) He sounded uncomfortable and sort of amused. Jackpot?
B) He offered me $10 dollars off of our monthly plan for one year, plus free Showtime for two months.

…

Now, I kind of want someone to call without really intending to cancel, give the “Can’t afford it” reason, and get the $10 discount.

I wonder if someone has done that already! Hmm… maybe that’s why he seemed amused?

Edit: Steven Tyler turns 60 today. That’s who I was thinking of. Wow. Aerosmith. Haven’t listened to them in while.

25. 30 Days of Night +/-
vampires were creepy… little girl vampire’s dialogue made me laugh and roll my eyes.

26. Hard Candy +
both characters were messed up

27. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest +
i tried reading the book a year ago and just couldn’t get through it

28. 10,000 BC -
my dad really wanted to see this. it was a lot worse than i expected. it was like a really bad mix of braveheart, apocalypto, and stargate. the only things that i liked were these boat sails.

29. Sense And Sensibility +/-
i tried to watch this a few years ago with my old roommates, but i got bored and went back to my computer. understood and liked it this time. still like pride & prejudice more.

It was easy to make and tasted okay. I don’t think I’ve ever had risotto before… so I can’t really judge. I’m not a big fan of making rice in a pot over the stove. I like the “rinse, add 2 cups of water, pop it into the rice cooker, press the button, leave the room” method.

While I was buying what I needed at the Stop&Shop, the lady in front of me in line started yelling at me. I scanned a bottle of ketchup and placed it on the belt when I heard her say something I couldn’t understand. I thought she was talking to the attendant and continued. As I started to scan my second item, I heard her scream, “YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO FINISH BAGGING.” Ugh. Really? The lady took ages to scan her items and then I’m supposed to wait while she takes ages to bag her items?

1. It’s the 12 Items Or Less Self-Checkout Aisle. People in this line practically have ‘HURRY THE FUCK UP SO I CAN LEAVE.’ written all over their faces.
2. It’s a bottle of ketchup. I’m sure the world will not implode if it touches your groceries. Take note that it is not yours, then shove it off to the side.

I can’t even tell you how much I hate this question. If you asked me this 10 years ago, I would’ve said that I would be graduated (Rutgers University) and that I’d probably have a job related to biology or chemistry. (and 12-year-old me still wouldn’t be sure.)

I hate saying “I don’t know.” because it just seems like a bad answer at a job interview. But seriously, I could be anywhere in 10 years.

I signed up for the monthly NaBloPoMo. The theme for this month is lists. I avoided blogging in February because all my topics could be turned into lists. Of course, now that it is March, I can’t remember a single topic and I didn’t have enough sense to write any of them down.

… so here’s a shorter list of movies for 100 movies in 2008
21. and then there were none (1945) +/-
this used to be one of my favorite books in the seventh grade. i read it last year and it seems that, over the years, i started to confuse it with Clue: The Movie. I thought the butler did it. Whoops. Anyway, I wasn’t too happy about the different ending.
22. snatch. +
I read or heard from someone that this was a bad movie. I had no idea that so many people really love this movie.
23. the darjeeling limited +
i definitely did not like it immediately like The Life Aquatic, but the more i sat and thought about it, the more i liked it. love the soundtrack. i have been trying to listen to more late 60s / early 70s kinks after hearing ‘Victoria‘ a few months ago. this movie made me want to find more Kinks songs. Also: Aux Champs-Élysées! I haven’t heard that in a while
24. the good, the bad, and the ugly +
it took me a while to get into the story. didn’t mind the length of the movie…