Penelope

I wanted to see this movie when it was out in the theater but it kind of disappeared quickly. I did manage to find a copy and burned it to DVD and watched it today. It was exactly as I expected, it was a cute romantic comedy, and a very sweet movie.

Synopsis:

Penelope is a magical modern-day fairytale about love and self-acceptance. PENELOPE WILHERN (Christina Ricci), born to wealthy socialites (Catherine O'Hara and Richard E. Grant), is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is "loved by one of her own kind." Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl is subjected to meeting a string of blue-bloods through her parent's futile attempts to break the curse. Each suitor is enamored with Penelope (and her sizable dowry)… until the curse is revealed. LEMON (Peter Dinklage), a mischievous tabloid reporter, wants a photograph of the mysterious Penelope and hires MAX (James McAvoy) to pose as a prospective suitor and get the shot. The handsome down-on-his-luck gambler finds himself falling for Penelope, but not wanting to disappoint her, he disappears. Fed up by this latest betrayal, and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and ventures into the world alone. She finds friendship (Reese Witherspoon), adventure, and becomes the person she was meant to be.

Doctor Who Season Four

The fourth season of Doctor Who started in the UK yesterday and won't be starting here for another three weeks, but with my connections I managed to obtain a copy of the first episode. Martha is gone (for now) and we got back Donna from the 2006 Christmas speical Runaway Bride. Alot of people really didn't like Donna in that speical but I thought she was cool. Totally different then Rose as we didn't see Martha yet.

The episode was good.. not the best, but a good solid episode. I laughed out loud alot. Donna's character though still loud, has changed and I like her alot better. Also at the end of the episode there was a HUGE surprise which made me say out load.. OMG!!!! can't wait for the second episode.

Renee's Birthday

Today is the birthday of one of my ex-roommates Renee. She was the first person I every came out too and for that she will always have a special place in my heart. Happy Birthday Renee

Galactica Returns

Well after a year of waiting we finally got the first episode of the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica. And I have to say it was worth the wait. I was a huge fan of the original series and came to the New Battlestart Galactica late. But one summer I watched all of season one and two before season three started and just fell in love with it.. it's much more grittier and darker then the original but a very cool series. So I was exited to see it come back and it was a great start to the season.. can't wait for the next episode.

New Coffee Table

Today Harry and I went to Ikea to try and find a coffee table that would work with our new couch. Since our couch has a chaise section our current coffee table was to long so we needed something that would fit in the niche. Well we get to Ikea and I think it was about a minute and we found the perfect coffee table. We continued to look at other tables but we kept coming back to the first one we saw and that is the one we got. We got home built it and it fits perfectly with our couch.

Taking the Day Off.. well sort of.

I decided to take the day off work today since things have slowed down a bit at my current job and I start my new job with no down time between. I didn't plan on going in but of course things change and I get a call at 6pm and they need 20 hours of tapes digitized in tonight. They did find a AE to do the actual digitizing but of course I had to go into the office and explain how to do it. So in the middle of TV night with several friends over I had to leave and go into work. Sometimes I'm just too nice. I spent a little over an hour there but by the time I got back I missed TV night and everyone was leaving. :(

John's Birthday

Today is one of my dearest friends birthday. John and I met many many years ago and became really close friends. Over the years we haven't spent as much time together or talk much but when we do it's like no time has passed and we pick up from where we left off. I wish you a very Happy Birthday John.. hope to see you soon.

Final Episode

Today I onlined the final episode of Big Medicine 213. It was a fairly smooth online but I'm glad it's over for now. Only have a few weeks left on this job before starting my next.

Kevin's Birthday

Today is the birthday of our friend Kevin. And it seem appropriate that Kevin is born on April Fools Day as he is one of the funniest guys I know. He and his partner moved several years ago to Florida but we think of them often. Happy Birthday Kevin.

Buying a New Monitor

Today Harry and I went out looking for a new monitor. We had gone out Friday to Best Buy and Circuit City but didn't really find anything and I didn't want buy one just to buy one. I wanted a good monitor but at a decent price. Well we went to Fry's Electronics today and we found this really nice and decently priced monitor right off the bat.

LG W2252TQ-TF 22"W LCD Monitor (10000:1 DFC, 2ms, 1680 x 1050) On Sale $279.95

With an ultrafast 2 ms response time and Digital Fine Contrast ratio of 10,000:1 contrast for sharp image detail, this 22" widescreen flat-panel LCD monitor delivers the stunning visuals you need for gaming and video viewing.

Got it home and hooked it up digitally but kept having issues and finally decided to hook it up analog just so I could use it and I would attempt to figure out why it didn't work digitally for me. It's a beautiful and big monitor.. I love it.