New item---#143 Solve a Rubik's Cube

The latest in a long line of super nerdy retarded things I want to do...



I don't want to be super fast at it, but I would like to be able to accomplish it, because up to this point I've never been able to. It's the epitome of nerdiness I know... but hey...lol

Let's All Go to The Movies...

...or stay home and go on a movie watching binge.

I've od'd on popcorn. If I cut myself right now I'd bleed melted butter. And, I can officially say I have a new appreciation for Turner Classic Movies because as of late, I have been on a serious movie kick. As it turns out a lot of the older movies from the Yahoo! list that I mentioned in a previous post, have been scheduled on TCM. Of the 100 films...I have about 60 that I haven't seen.

So... aside from The Graduate, which I watched earlier, In the last week or two, I've had a chance to screen:

• Annie Hall (Woody Allen at his most neurotic)
• Blazing Saddles (which if you haven't seen is absolutely hysterical)
• Grand Illusion (a black and white French WWI film)
• Double Indemnity (highly recommend)
• Maltese Falcon (...when you're slapped, you'll take it and like it. Humphrey Bogart was a pimp!)
• Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (Redford and Newman in the same movie--enough said)
• Nosferatu (the original Dracula movie)
• Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepurn. Such a lovely actress)
  

It crazy...watching these films, you gain a new appreciation for what makes a good movie without all of the glitz and glam and overkill. It's sort of the same effect as listening to older music. So, I'm no Siskel and Ebert (or Ropert) but I'm not doing too bad either...lol.

PS...My goal is to have the complete list done maybe by the end of the year or at least 1 year from when I put it on the list.

When Opportunity Meets Luck...

Yesterday it was announced that President Obama would be coming to speak at the university where I work. People who wanted to attend had to sign up for a lottery system. The only person on my entire floor who scored a ticket was....(drumroll please)...

I had great view of our President. Watch this morning's economic speech here.

Off the List- Eye of the Tiger

I went to Philadelphia yesterday. I had an hour or two to kill and couldn't resist a side trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a pic with the Rocky statue. And yes...I ran the steps. Lol. Didn't sing the song though.

Yo Adrian!

Mrs. Robinson, the original MILF

So, I bet you're wondering what the title has to do with anything...

Earlier tonight I watched The Graduate. It was on the Yahoo! list. I'd seen bits and pieces of it before, but never straight from beginning to end. I highly recommend it, but tell me why when I watched it...all I could think of was this...

Horseback Riding

This was not on my list...this is on my friend Des' "list." I went horseback riding this afternoon. She found a spot that gives free lessons on Sundays, so we met up and tried it out. I've never been horseback riding so I was game...

It was muddy from yesterday's rain, a horse tried to get my attention by grabbing onto my shirt, but it was actually fun. Surprisingly enough I didn't even do too bad. I got a horse that was pretty cool and I didn't bust my ass...I even managed to get my horse Twist up to a moderate pace, so I'll consider it a success. Here's me with my new "friend"


Des on her high horse...literally...lol


At the end of the lesson. Next time I'll have to remember to bring some carrots.

Off the List- Reason #776 Why I (Sometimes) Like DC

Actually this is not quite "off list"...this goes along with the "Do Something Unique to Each Season"

Today I went to the Smithsonian Kite Festival. This happens once a year at the beginning of spring and coincides with the start of the Cherry Blossom Festival. If you've never been, Cherry Blossom Festival is a big deal in DC...there are only about 2-3 weeks out of the year where the blossoms are really nice to see.

Despite the drizzle we have going on I managed to get some really nice shots of some of the several hundred kites that were flying.