color blind carrots do not make me smile

i am back in the land of the living. i did not die. i have a horse. i start back to work tomorrow after a week off with a thirteen hour day. yipee. more to come on my week of fighting death that included 56 hours of not seeing another human soul.
ps. thanks for the verses...

“Bigger than a tumor,” said the lady in the tutu....

the world is once again icy. yeah. i finished unpacking all my books. i love books. books make me smile. rereading my favorite books from my childhood makes me smile. having male friends explore the idea of tanning before being in a wedding (erik) makes me smile. boxes of 96 crayons makes me smile. being sleep deprived makes me cranky, yet i still smile when i'm slap happy! owning season one of charlie's angels also makes me smile... a very large, amused with myself, sort of smile. :)

“Did Bravo really get turned down for a job at taco bell?” (random question of the night)

I wonder if you have to be famous to attend the Sundance Film Festival. If not, that’s my new goal in life. If it is, then my goal is to become famous. I’ve decided that Sundance hosts some of the greatest movies made. They are amazingly random with bizarre plots. Tonight I indulged in the film Tiptoes. It’s about a man and his fiancée who gets pregnant unexpectedly. Then it comes out that the man is the only member of his family that’s not a dwarf. No, I am not making any of his up! Since there is a great chance that the baby will be a “little person” too, we have the drama of the fiancée (the beautiful Kate Beckinsale) learning about the condition and coming to terms with it and the father being against the continuation of the pregnancy and then not being able to handle the situation, period. I do believe it was the best acting I’ve ever seen from Matthew McConaughey, though. In my opinion, the best part of these films is always the ending. It happens at a point that in any other film could easily be construed as half-way through the story, but not in these Sundance films, no sir! One moment you’re watching a pivotal moment in the life of two characters and the next second you’re being inundated with unwanted credits. What am I supposed to do? I once again will go to bed with an unfinished story in my mind and, by George, I’ll like it! I want Kate’s hair.
I did respite again tonight. Brian has downs and is around ten years old. Amanda joined us for dinner at Taco Bell. We had a very interesting time. And by interesting, I mean funny. Every time Amanda and I would laugh about something, Brian would yell “it’s not funny!” He referred to me as “cookie” and “sweetie” throughout the night. He also totally mocked one of the other children I provide respite for. That really had me rolling! Of all the people in the world to make fun of someone’s behavior caused by their special need, I didn’t expect it of him!
I get to go to a movie with Brett Bravo tomorrow. Sweet!!!

editors note: "tomorrow" has become "today".

my mom's a game show host

i have two walk-thru's scheduled for friday. not too shabby!
i just found out that dave and mandy powers are pregnant. yeah!!! i am so happy for them! the whole world's either pregnant, engaged, or courting right now. i don't know if i have enough time for all the weddings and showers that are in my future!
i took a sick day today cause i had a sick headache as of six this morning. i don't feel too bad though since work did an early dismissal of four.

all five times we have attempted to make pizza in my oven, the fire alarm has gone off.

i just informed my mailbox that ali=spam. oops... i should go back and correct that.
it's sleeting right now. bummer that i don't think we are going to get another crappy weather day this month.
as i am sure you can all tell, i'm in the middle of cleaning my house. i'm making a lot of progress in a hurry, in case you couldn't tell...
i'm ready for bed and it's not even nine. i think my body is way too in love with having mattresses at it's beck and call.
have a good week going to work, school, and for those of you who really have it rough: bowling. (sigh)

heck, yes! you don't even know!

Now it is time for Ambre's movie reviews. We will take this in small bites over a bit of time...

A Series of Unfortunate Events: I saw this depressing tale of a serial killer who is out to ruin and hopefully (in his opinion) end the lives of the three young children left in his care by an idiotic distributor of the estate with my brothers. It was way to dark for young children. characters are not developed enough for adults to care what's happening. All the best lines in the movie were given to the infant.
** (purely for effects and the fact that the children acted very well for the script they were given.)

Life Aquatic: A very random tale of revenge and finding oneself. Similar in style to the other movies made by these people yet more so. Warning: Tons of drug use and the female crew member is topless for 95% of her scenes. humorous if you enjoy dark comedies of this style.
**

Oceans 12: Very good movie. You could tell that all the actors were just having a great time making it. An enjoyable ride. More of an indie feel than the first one. My mother still prefers the original original.
***1/2

Meet the Fockers: I never could bring myself to finish watching Meet the Parents, but didn't suffer the same pain in this movie. The Fockers are an eccentric family with great love. Warning: mother Focker is a sex therapist. Expect jokes to this end.
**

Dodgeball: Okay, Erik. Here goes... This is my second viewing of the film. I first saw it in theaters in the nosebleed section surrounded by 14 year olds who found any joke revolving around the word "balls" to be the funniest thing they ever heard. After my second go-around I find my self with a slightly greater appreciation of the film. I never said it wasn't funny, I just said it was highschool potty humor- which most of it is! It does have some great lines though and is over-all humorous. I did find there to be a lot of unnecessary stuff in it. It really all boils down to me being highly offended by the glorification of girl-on-girl action which is only surpassed by the offense I take to people not being faithful to one person. Thus, the last minute of the movie totally ruined it for me. Sorry.
**

Stay tuned for more...

you have caught the scent of a lesser stag in your nostrils

I have finally discovered what the fifth season of Cedar Rapids is: "The fifth season is a time to enjoy life, to enjoy the other four seasons. " Thank you CR webpage.
I finally own my own bed. I slept like a baby last night. No more couches in my immediate future, praise the Lord. I think Dr. Cupp was getting tired of seeing me so regularly. :) I bought flannel sheets today (insert satisfied sigh here). I'm so happy!

it's cold out

go here (some of you will enjoy this more than others): http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/10/extension_quiz.php
I am a .gif - is anyone surprised? :)

dumb idea: pouring hot h2o on your car during a snow storm

my five male neighbors who live across the road from me shoveled themselves out tonight for the sole reason that they needed a beer run.
i called my work around ten tonight. the answering machine said it was tomorrow already and that we are required to come in to work, but that we can be a little late if necessary. i wonder how many won't show til noon?

ALIAS IS BACK ON AND IN FULL SWING!!! thank you, Lord, for small blessings...