Static Cling?

I don't understand why the government thinks we need to postpone the roll out of digital TV. They say there are 6.5 million households unprepared. Well, isn't that the choice of the households? It's not like we haven't been barraged with the media about it. I am sick of all the buzz and have been impatiently waiting for next month when it was all going to stop. Now we may have to hear it through June! There are approximately 300,000,000 people living in the United States. I say 6.5 million is a relatively small number to be worried about. If their TVs go to a static screen then maybe they'll get up off their asses and do something about it!

I Want To Thank the Academy...

Well, folks, were are full on into awards season. Have you seen the movies? I have seen almost all of them.

Up for an Oscar for Best Picture:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

My vote is Slumdog, although Frost/Nixon made the decision difficult. Best Actor is harder to predict. Frank Langella was very good as Nixon but you can't count out Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. I'm sure you are surprised that I saw The Wrestler. I was too but it was a very good movie.

As for Best Actress I wont even attempt. I haven't seen Rachel Getting Married or Frozen River. I'm not a fan of Anne Hathaway and I've never heard of Melissa Leo.

Supporting Actor and Actress never interested me but I bet Heath Ledger gets it for Actor. Robert Downey, Jr. did a fantastic job too so I think they should have a category this year for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy and Best Supporting Actor in the Creepiest Role Ever. Marissa Tomei should win for Supporting Actress just for appearing naked (not pretty!).

The rest of the awards are so subjective that I would never speculate. You know Wall-E will win for Animated Film. I haven't seen it because I didn't think it could keep my attention but the more I hear about it the more I want to see it. Hopefully I can before awards night, you know, with all the gown fittings and jewelry choices.

See you at the movies!

I saw more than movies on my Christmas Staycation!

The Prettys and I went to the Botanical Gardens to see the Chihuly glass. AMAZING! That's all I can say. Here are some examples...











































































































The pictures don't do it justice so you should go!

I Saw Movies - Yes, my butt is flat!!

Here are the movies I saw on my Christmas Staycation (not necessarily in this order):

Pretty Girl and I started off the holiday season with Four Christmases

We laughed through the entire movie! My husband (Vince Vaughn) is great, as usual!

Slum Dog Millionaire

Very awful, excellent movie (can they be both? yes!)

Seven Pounds

Again, very sad but excellent! I love Will Smith. I don't think he can make a bad movie!

Valkarie

Ok, we all know how we feel about Mr. Scientology. You have to admit, he is a good actor. This movie was very good. I had so much anxiety, even thought I knew what happened. That's a darn good movie!

Gran Tornino

It's no secret, ask the Prettys, I love Clint Eastwood. I have ever since Rawhide. This movie was very, very good. The only thing I didn't like was his voice. It is very raspy. Pretty Teacher heard this will be his last movie as a actor. I kind of have to agree because it really bothered me to listen to him. It was painful, like listening to Pierce Brosnan sing in Mama Mia!

Nothing Like the Holidays

What can I say. I love movies where the family is dysfunctional.

The Changeling



















Angelina Jolie was great in this movie, and of course Clint directed, so it could be nothing but good. Again, awful story, great movie.

The Day the Earth Stood Still



















What can I say. Keanu Reeves still can't act. He only has one facial expression and luckily for him this role called for him to use it thoughout the entire movie. I would have to say that I don't think any of these movies were bad. Maybe it was just my holiday spirit taking over. Who knows?

Well, there are three more movies I want to see before I go back to work. Let's see if I can fit them in.

Happy New Year - Whatever!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. New Years. It happens every year. A new year. Big deal. Right now I'm waiting for my pajamas to finish in the dryer. Yeah, that's right, they're flannel. I'm warm at night, how 'bout you? I know you are so amazed that I'm up this late, so am I!! Some idiots are outside lighting off fireworks and they will most likely burn my house down (OMG I live such a full life!!).

Anyway, I'm here to say that I am shocked an appalled at the new law taking effect now (since it's officially 2009) that if the word Arizona is covered up on your license plate you will get a ticket. Cuz DPS may not be able to tell where your car is from....What! Like the frickin' cactus isn't enough to give it away? Give me a break. I could understand it if it was an out of state plate that you can't see where it is from but come on people, are our DPS Officers that stupid that they can't tell an AZ plate from the rest of the world? Ok, sorry, we all know the answer to that!

You know, the last part of 2008 I think I got soft hearted. WELL I'M BACK AND I'M GETTIN' PISSED!! Let's really think about this one, shall we?????

Love Thy Neighbor

I love when the neighbors get into the spirit and adorn their homes with lights. Here are some of my favorites ( I know it's after Christmas but I've been very busy doing nothing!):


























































Well, it's almost time to take the lights down. Seems like they just went up!

Yes, Virginia, there is an Autumn!

Pretty Teacher thinks she is the only one that gets to see colors in the Fall. Well, I have news for her! Even though this is Arizona and it's hot most of the time and people have a tan all year long even if you don't want one and in the summer you don't have to diet cuz you sweat buckets daily there is a very brief window of opportunity to enjoy some fall colors.

I walk most every day and this is what I have been walking in the past few weeks:

And this:

And this:

Isn't it wonderful? Can you believe that in a mass of cacti, freeways and Walgreens, I actually live in this neighborhood?

Also, there is cool wildlife that live in my neighborhood. There are white egrets and blue herons. The herons are enormous. At least 3 feet tall. There is a huge pine tree by the lake that is at least 50 feet tall and the herons have built a nest. It is the weirdest thing seeing this head poke out of the top of the tree. And that's the mother sitting on the nest. When I went to take these pics they weren't in the tree but the white egrets were out and about so here they are. This one escaping my evil stare and landing in a tree:















And this one allowing me to pass by without freaking out (the bird, not me).















At first I though both sets of birds were only the parent and child but as I thought about it I figured there would have to be two parents in order to make the child (who said biology class was a waste of time?).