Last night I went and saw Iron Man again in theaters. It’s only the second time I’ve seen it, it was my boyfriend’s third time seeing it. We’re big geeks. I know. I worked all day yesterday, and then I went to frisbee, which was not a good idea because my feet were already sore enough, and then with frisbee, I spend 2 hours running all around a soccer field. But yeah, after, we went back to his house, changed into non-smelly clothes and went out to dinner and then to the movies. We were both exhausted when the movie let out but it was worth it to see it again. We saw previews for The Dark Knight and I have to say, I’m going to see it July 18th at midnight. I am so freaking excited for this movie!!

I’m missing a lot of other details but I can’t be bothered right now.

Day 2

Saturday was Ajemi’s bridal shower and bachelorette party. It was hotter than the hinges of hell and the building where we held the shower had no air conditioning. The food was fantastic and we played games. I think people were slightly miserable because it was so hot but overall I think they had fun. Brandie, Loni, Ajemi and I did, and I think that’s all that matters! She got a lot of great gifts and afterwards Ajemi looked at me and said ‘I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be excited to get gifts I can use to cook.’ Oh the joys of being a grownup. After the shower, we went back to her parent’s house and got ready for the party. We met at the bar at around 7, had a drink and then got on the bus and went bar hopping. We all had a great time, bar hopping, drinking on the bus and playing games. It was a great day, and we got home around 4am.

Day 3

Brandie, Ajemi and I went into Rockford to try and find bridesmaid dresses for Saturday. After about 2 stores we found some in JC Penney. The dresses are beautiful, and they’re red. We didn’t have to compromise anything, which is good because Ajemi was willing to settle, and you don’t settle when it’s your wedding. After the mall, we went to Panera Bread and then to Coldstone for ice cream. Brandie had never had Coldstone before so it was a treat! When we got back to her parent’s house we loaded up the car and just as we were about leave, the skies unleashed their fury. There were tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings all over the county. There was a funnel cloud spotted 3 miles south of the town and then another spotted right outside their town, so we waited it out for a bit and then left. We were on the lookout for funnel clouds/tornadoes all the way home but once we hit Rockford, it seemed to die down completely. I really wanted to see a tornado, or at least a funnel cloud.

Day 4

Ajemi and Brandon were both at work all day so I slept in and was lazy all day. It was fabulous. I know Ajemi felt bad but I didn’t mind at all. I’m not at home and I love to be alone so it worked out perfectly. When they both got home from work we went out to a bar called Fatty’s and had the best nachos I’ve ever had in my entire life, and then I had one of the best chicken sandwiches I’ve ever had in my entire life. The next time I fly out here, we’re definitely going back. After dinner we came back and watched Lucky Number Slevin, which I had never seen, and was a little wary of seeing because the name made it sound like a farce and I’m not into those types of movies really. But I was wrong and it was not a farce but a suspenseful crime thriller and it was utterly amazing. I definitely need to see it again to catch the stuff that I’ve missed.

Day 5

I slept in and watched television all day. When Ajemi got home we went and did some errands for the ceremony on Saturday and then we came back and made dinner. Green bean casserole is one of my absolute favorite dishes ever. Ajemi makes it with mushroom soup and I usually have it with cheddar soup but they are both so damn good. We watched Twister while we ate and then watched an episode of Army Wives. This week is flying by; it’s surreal.

Day 6

I slept in again; it was fabulous. I need to convince Ajemi that I’d be doing the same thing (lying around all day) if I were at home, or at the beach so it’s okay that she has to work all day. When she got out of work we went to her softball game and then came back and watched Knocked Up. I had never seen it before and it was absolutely hilarious. I need to buy it now.

Day 7

Ajemi and I got up sort of early, packed, got ready and did some errands. We went to every store you could possibly think of to get last minute items like…shoes for Ajemi to wear with her dress (sort of important), supplies for the centerpieces, and shoes for the bridesmaids to wear. After that we drove up to her parents house, and on the way got our nails done and did a few more errands. Brandon came up later that night after he got off of work and the foreign exchange student who lived with them from high school had flown in from China. There were bad storms in the area so we stayed inside all night.

Day 8

Today we got up, got ready and started getting things ready for Saturday. We made the ribbons for the chairs, and the centerpieces. It took us a while because we had no idea what we were doing. She gave the wedding party their gifts and I nearly cried when she gave me mine. It’s a glass heart with a clock in it, and inscribed it says ‘Time enriches friendship, and friendship enriches life. Dear Emily, may our friendship last forever.’ We went to Ajemi’s sister’s house to bring one of the bridesmaid dresses for last minute alterations. Her sister has a ton of birds and the parrot and the other white one (I don’t know the name of it) scared the crap out of me because they weren’t in their cages. That night was the rehearsal dinner. We went to the park and got our stories straight and then went over to Brandon’s brother’s house for a cookout.

Day 9

We were up super early to get our hair done. Our appointment was at 8am and we didn’t leave the salon until 11. We went back to her parents house ate a lot really quickly because we wouldn’t be able to eat again until the reception. We went to the hall after and got everything ready. Then headed over to the ceremony. We got ready inside a church, which was next to the park. We took pictures while we waited for the people to deliver the chairs and after the pictures were taken, we STILL were waiting for the people to deliver the chairs. The girls went back to the church to wait and at around 3:45 we went back over and saw the chair people driving away, with the chairs still in their truck. Brandon told them to get lost, they had found makeshift chairs while we were gone. The ceremony was beautiful, and Brandon and Ajemi were beautiful too. The ceremony ended just in time because it started to rain as we were getting in the cars to go to the reception.

The reception was something else. The food was AMAZING. People had a great time, beer was free and people danced. Ajemi looked like she was having fun, and so did Brandon and that’s all that matters! The entire wedding party each gave a speech before the meal, and we toasted, laughed, and cried.

Day 10

We got up relatively early, which is shocking. We went to drop off the tuxes and clean the reception hall. Ajemi and Brandon showed up and helped too. After we got everything cleaned we went back to Ajemi’s parents house and they came over and opened their gifts. After the gifts, we loaded up the car and headed to the airport, where I’m writing this now, waiting for my plane to board. The check in line for United was seriously a two-hour wait. I went outside and did the curbside check in, that line was about a 45 minute wait but it was better than the atrocity that was inside. Next time I fly in there, I’m only taking carry on luggage so I don’t have to deal with this hassle.

I miss you already Ajemi.

This has been a huge week, and thank god it’s almost over because once it’s over, that means I’m in Illinois! I’m heading to a friend’s house for dinner tonight, last night we played Ultimate Frisbee, which is also what we’ll be doing tomorrow. Ask me when I’m going to sneak time in for packing because I work during the day. It’s a jumbled mess on the floor right now. Oh well, it’ll get done before Friday.

There’s nothing else to report. It’s a blah day.

Yesterday I went to my friends new apartment and I was shocked by how amazing it was. She downplayed it entirely so when I walked through the front door, my jaw dropped. All new appliances in the kitchen, brand new painted walls, brand new carpeting, windows everywhere. It was so nice, and they got it super cheap. I’m so jealous, I can’t wait to move out, but right now, my plan is to stay home for as long as I can because I know my parents will never charge me rent and that way I can build up my funds.

I went movie CRAZY yesterday at Blockbuster. They didn’t have two movies that I actually wanted on the Previously Viewed yet so to make up for it, I bought 5 or 6 movies. Zodiac, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Into the Wild, Across The Universe, Pirates 3, 1408, Sleepy Hollow and the day before that I bought Under the Tuscan Sun and Rain Man at Target. I love movies. I’m patiently waiting for Juno, and August Rush to go to Previously Viewed but no luck yet. I’m impatient.

Everyone needs to read Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. They are unbelievable and so addicting. I read all three books in about 2 days, and they’re not small books. They are each around 600 pages each. I love vampire stories and I have such a crush on Edward Cullen. The movie for Twilight comes out in December and I’m DYING to see it now. They just finished filming the movie in the beginning of May.

The Red Sox need to step up their away games. They don’t seem to have a problem winning at Fenway but when they travel, they seem to lose and I don’t know WHY. Defense and Offense haven’t changed. I try not to let it bother me but it consumes me.

I don’t know if I posted this previously, but I saw Narnia last Sunday. You can read my review over at Six-String.Org, and if there’s a movie you want to review, please fill out the contact form and send it in! I’m hoping that the site will pick up because it’s nice to get opinions before you buy something. And it helps me keep up my New Years Resolution!

So there’s a lot of personal crap going on in my life right now that is stressing me out. I don’t want to get into it here but I wish that everything would just work itself out so I don’t have to be stressed. I want everything to just fix itself magically and for me and my friends to be happy. Is that so much to ask? The only thing I’m going to say is karma. I’m talking to two people specifically.

I was looking at LuLu and found a book that looked interesting, so I bought it. Dugout Wisdom: Life Lessons From Baseball is the name of the book. I love baseball so I can’t wait to read it! I need to start reading all the books that I have now that I’m done with school! I need to start reading Twilight but I have a feeling that once I get into it I’m not going to want to put it down, and since I’m the guest of honor, I probably shouldn’t hide away in my room with my nose stuck between a book. Although that would be a perfect day.

I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!

Last night at around 10:30pm, my friend called me and asked if I wanted to go out to a bar and I said sure. I woke up this morning realizing that I should have said no, no matter how much fun it actually was. I’m still sore from Thursday and now I’m super tired. Speaking of Thursday, I started playing Ultimate Frisbee with one of my friends and all of his friends. I forgot how much I loved that game.

I’ve discovered the wonder that is Radiohead. They’re not new to me, but I’ve never given an entire album a full listen. I did this weekend and went out and got all of their albums. They’re awesome! Speaking of discovering…I rediscovered my love for Robert Downey Jr. when I saw Iron Man on Wednesday. Fucking UNBELIEVABLE. You guys like it? I might be taking my cousin to see the new Narnia movie if he doesn’t have a makeup baseball game this afternoon.

Now that I don’t have college occupying all of my free time, I’m going to change this site around. I’m going to redesign the one page I have and try to add a plugin rating for the movies I’ve seen. Six-String provides in-depth reviews and possible spoilers and I don’t want to do that here. I want a simple plugin that gives me star ratings. Does anyone know of any good ones?

That’s all…I should go be, productive…or maybe just lazy.

And I just realized that my comments page looks all wonky. I don’t feel like trying to figure out the problem right now because…I’m lazy.

Okay so, finals are next week and then a bunch of other stuff so this site may just go on a little break. I’ll still be around, just not here.

Besides, this site is being wonky. Comments are broken and all of my categories were deleted and most of my plugins.

The regional theatre I work at is an affiliate with my university and there is one play a season that they have my university sponsor, and it happens to be the play that I wrote all those articles for. It’s a two person play, called “The Four of Us” by Itamar Moses. It’s not a great read but seeing it live on stage was unbelievable. The two actors, Bhavesh Patel and Jed Orlemann were fantastic.

Well, because my university sponsored the play, the actors and the artistic director came to campus for a talk back and my friend and I were the only two students who showed up. I was sad because they were expecting almost 50 people to show up and participate, but at the same time it was amazing because it was just us two, 3 professors and the actors. We just sat in a circle and talked about the play and what some of their favorite roles were. It was just so amazing. My friend and I were almost in a daze. We both love theatre and here are two actors who have been in movies, tv, Broadway and they came HERE. It was awesome to get advice from them and insight into the professional theatre world. I think they didn’t mind the intimacy of just 5 people in the audience because they were able to focus on one thing at a time. They told us that we need to go back and watch the play again so I think we’re definitely going to do that.

That’s my little bit lol, I just wanted to share.

I just got home from my internship. I’m increasingly annoyed. They cut my article out of the playbill because of space reasons but they included my bibliography AND they didn’t even tell me about it. It would’ve been fine if they had told me about it beforehand because I know the editing process and I know it can be a bitch to fit everything in there. But I had to flip through the actual book to see my name on the cover and none of my work in there. They should’ve just taken my name off it. That’s all I’m going to say about that.

This kid I went to high school with finished 24th overall at the Boston Marathon on Monday. He finished in 2hours and 25 minutes. That’s unbelievable. The marathon is 26 miles! He even beat Lance Armstrong by a LOT! Armstrong finished in just under 3 hours. There was an article all over my town’s newspaper today that’s why I brought it up.

I’ve lost 4lbs already, which basically means that it’s a pound a day. Not bad I think. I’m not cheating on the diet which is surprising because I have absolutely NO willpower. I’m going food shopping tomorrow to pick up some more stuff. I’m surprised, a lot of the stuff that is okay for me to eat, I actually LIKE. I like sugar-free Popsicles and sugar-free jello. Weird.

I’m almost caught up with all of my school work. It’s a three day weekend so I have time. I have all of my internship work done so now I can focus on a paper that is due on Monday. I still have to schedule final rehearsals with my actors even though I still haven’t met with one. The play goes up on May 8-9th and I still haven’t met with one of my actors. I’m grateful to have him though because he was the only one I could find! Other than these and my Theatre History final project, I’m pretty much done until finals and even those aren’t going to be as tough as I imagined. Then I’m DONE. Stupid of me, I picked a career path that needs an MFA, so grad school is a must. Eh.

This was a random post.

I started the South Beach Diet today just to see how much I can really lose because I’ve been slowly losing weight since I kicked up my exercise routine but I want to try and lose a lot more before June. So the first two weeks of the diet are really rigorous and I never noticed just how many food adverts were on the television, or how many television shows have food a primary focus in them. Maybe it’s just me thinking I’m starving because I’m on a diet. It’s probably a psychological thing.

Anyways, have any of you tried this South Beach Diet thing?