I am indeed a bookworm... so?

Oh goodness. Where do I start?

I'll start with my current favorite movie. Ten Inch Hero. I think it's a great movie and I don't care what anyone else says. Misa compares it to Mystic Pizza but I can't comment on that since I've never seen Mystic Pizza, but I'll take her word for it.

We rented Ten Inch Hero from Blockbuster the day it was released with mixed feelings. We'd heard, as in Misa heard, from a friend of a friend that the movie sucked.

To that I say 'Nuh Uh!'.

I know, my verbal skills are amazing! I'm brilliant I tell ya, I am! :)

Next.....

Oh yes. I am in a reading phase. I can't stop myself from wanting to read ALL THE TIME! No joke, I read at work every second that I'm not busy, I read when I get home and stay up too late cuz I can't force myself to stop.

Right now I'm reading books by Dean Koontz. I read one of his books years ago but hadn't read anything else by him until last week when Misa and I stopped by the bookstore after work and I couldn't think of any other author to check out. I have a fear of branching out to read new authors cuz I'm scared that I'll only find crap and that makes me sad. So I stick within the bubble I know. Eventually I'll break out though; I've gotten some suggestions from friends so I'm thinking that once I finish these last 2 books I bought I'll check out what my friends have said.

Did I mention that I bought 4 books last Friday and I'm halfway through the third book now? Yeah, I told you all I do is read. Well, read, work, school, eat and sleep. :)

I don't mind though. I'm liking this phase in my life where I don't really do much. It's been a great change for me so I'm enjoying while it lasts.

Oh, and I currently seriously dislike one of the students I'm forced to work with in my current team assignment. She is convinced that all of us in the team need to log in everyday to touch base. Um, yeah, not gonna happen. I have a life (ok, not really but she doesn't know that) and I refuse to log in everyday just so you can indulge in your power trip. Not gonna happen! Oh and most recently she's decided that each person in the team ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, NO AND-IFS-OR BUTS-ABOUT-IT, MUST turn in their part of the group paper by "NO LATER THAN 11:59 PM ON THURSDAY" because she "is the one putting the paper together and needs enough time to spell check, grammar check, compile, edit and post the paper by the due date" (which, FYI, isn't until next Monday).

Seriously?

She's lucky this is an online environment and I can't actually punch her. Cuz I'm pretty sure I would.

Repeatedly.

Do you see why I love books so much? If a character pisses me off I can just stop reading the book. Or throw it around, rip all the pages out and burn it if I want without having to worry about breaking a nail, or breaking a finger, or getting my hair pulled when my punch turns in to a fight. Oh, and I don't have to worry about the cops being called either (I know, I have my priorities in check).

*sigh*

Back to books.

I'm reading 'The Husband' right now and I love it! It's, so far, a great mystery (no blood and guts like 'Hideaway') and it grabbed my attention on the first page. Sometimes books take a little while to really get your attention but not Dean Koontz. He's got the ability to write so that I'm instantly hooked!

Ok. Now I've blogged. Back to my book. :)

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I remember but I wish I Didn't

A couple days ago reports surfaced that two very popular R&B singers were involved in a domestic abuse situation that left her battered and bruised and him wanted by the cops.

I was sad when I read about it because I'm a fan of both of them and their music.

But reading about what was allegedly done brought back some memories of my own that are better left buried.

If all these reports are true then I remember what it's like to be in her shoes, without thousands and thousands of people watching. It makes me feel sad for her because I can only imagine how much worse she feels with so many interested and intrusive viewers wanting to know and see it all.

I remember what it was like to walk out in public with bruises and cuts and having people I didn't know stare. I remember how badly I wanted to run and hide and not crawl out again until the physical reminders were gone and even then I didn't want to face anyone because I didn't really want to believe it happened.

I remember the feeling of helplessness and utter fear. The heartache and betrayal. The confusion of loving the person who was so mean and hurtful and wishing, more than anything, that I could hate him but I couldn't. Worse than all that, was seeing the pain and fear in the faces of those I love the most. My parents and my friends who so awesomely rallied around me and fought back tears of their own so I wouldn't see how much they hurt for me.

I'm not sure why reading about two celebrities that I do not know would make me remember so much but it did and I feel bad for her. I wish her the best of luck, whichever path she travels and I hope she overcomes this pain.

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Movie Madness

I met, what I'm sure is a very nice gentleman, at the gym late last week. He asked me out, I agreed but now I'm not so sure. I need to stop being anti-social and start dating again but I just don't wanna!!

Well, that's not totally true. I do want to when I agree, but when it actually comes time to get ready and go, then I don't wanna!

Plus I can't stand the feeling of a guy trying to be in my space. I don't mind chattin on the phone but stop asking me the same thing over and over and over and over again. If I answered you already, let it go. Geeze!

And what is it about Valentine's Day?

I HATE Valentine's Day.

It makes me CRAZY!

Plus, 2 guys I haven't talked to in weeks all of a sudden contact me again like we talked just last week. Um.... what? Don't email me and pretend we're buddy buddy when you're the one that got your panties all in a bunch over nothing and ask me what I have planned for Valentines Day.

As for the other one and the 1am text. Ha. You're outta your mind if you think that's going to make me swoon over you. DUDE. I'M SLEEPING! And I'm definitely not one of those 1am text-to-say-"hi" kinda girls.

And if the jackass from downstairs comes up to talk to me today after his schmuck behavior, I'm totally moving again. I dunno what it is with me or why I get the stalkerish type guys but dammit! Leave a girl alone, will ya? If you're mad at me then stay mad at me. Don't go weeks or even months and then pop back up and try to be a part of my bubble again.

Misa said that if Best Buy Guy appears in my office today then we're definitely moving to Seattle. LOL.

I know I sound cranky. I woke up to a migraine this morning so I'm kinda bitchy. Sorry.

On a good note. Misa and I went and saw two movies yesterday. Yay for Double Feature Movie Day!

We saw 'Push' and 'My Bloody Valentine 3D'. They were both AWESOME! No joke, I loved them both and 'My Blood Valentine' was just enough horror to keep you on the edge of your seat without making you want to puke and the ending was not at all what I had expected.

Plus, Jensen Ackles starred in it and well.... he's just YUMMY to watch!

Now comes 'Friday the 13th'! I'll be sad if the new version isn't as good as the original.

Ooo.... and then 'Crank 2' is due out soon too. HELLO Jason Statham! LOVE his movies!

Gosh, there are a lot of movies out that I still want to see. Yay! I hate when tons of movies are out and NONE of them are anything I want to see. Or I do and then I find out they're horribly lame *ahem* Burn After Reading.

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I WAS 18 or 19..... 6 or 7 years ago....

I might have lost all my motivation a few minutes in to my workout this morning but I think it was one of the best mornings at the gym I've had in AGES!

For 2 reasons:

1. I ran on the treadmill. I haven't been able to run in months and it felt good. I remember why I liked it to begin with.

2. He thought I was 18 or 19. Seriously, a guy at the gym thought I was 18 or 19.

I kid you not. He started talking to me yesterday and then we chatted again this morning and halfway through the convo was this lovely exchange.

His exact words:

Him: ''So how old are you''

Me: "I'm 25"

Him: "Wow. (eyes bulging) I thought you were 18 or 19. You look really young."

Me: (mouth hanging open and laughing) "Well thank you. That's very kind of you"

Him: "So you are an adult. An adult adult"

Me: (still laughing) "Yes, yes I am"

Then he asked me out to dinner and for my phone number.

I still can't believe he thought I was so young. Either that or he knows how to make a lady feel good. Haha!

Score another for the gym.

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A new level to the migraines

Because that's what I've always wanted. I've wanted them to shift and change and throw new challenges my way when they come on instead of just the blinding pain, loss of vision and sensitivity to light, noise and smells.

Ya know, cuz those joys just aren't enough!

Now I have vertigo. I didn't realize it until this morning when the vertigo started out of nowhere and I thought back to the last time I felt vertigo and you guessed it, it was the last time I got a migraine.

I know one is on the horizon. I can feel it building. I thought for sure it was going to start when I was getting ready for work this morning but nada. Now I'm in the office, trying to eat lunch, and maintain my sense of balance for the next 8 hours.

Yay.

Boss is out of town again so I'm on 8-8 duty today and tomorrow and possibly Friday too. And all next week too.

Yay x 2.

I just wish the migraine would come on already. I hate all the b.s. leading up to them. It's quite annoying. At least when they come on I can take some meds and get to the point of dealing with the pain but all the goodies leading up to the migraine is what really gets me. The nausea, vertigo, in and out vision blurriness, and stabbing pain in my skull is almost worse than the actual migraine pain.

F this game!

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