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Ugh, I failed the internet again, guys. I haven't even been returning my mom's emails, and I can do that from my PHONE. Clearly I'm just too busy with my jam-packed schedule of watching Chopped and not moving anything into my storage unit.
I accidentally knocked over the $6 full length mirror from Big Lots that has been sitting in the hallway and it completely shattered. Glass everywhere. It should be clear to anyone familiar with my intense dislike of vacuums that whatever bad luck involved in such a thing is mine to reap immediately. It's actually still sitting there in the stupid hallway. And of course my stupid husband has duty and won't be home until god knows when, probably 6am or so, and of course I KNOW it's an utterly inexcusable idea to leave it for him to come home to and vacuum up for me after working 22 hours, but still I can't help considering it.........
Today can best and easily be described as UGH.
UGH UGH UGH.
I accidentally knocked over the $6 full length mirror from Big Lots that has been sitting in the hallway and it completely shattered. Glass everywhere. It should be clear to anyone familiar with my intense dislike of vacuums that whatever bad luck involved in such a thing is mine to reap immediately. It's actually still sitting there in the stupid hallway. And of course my stupid husband has duty and won't be home until god knows when, probably 6am or so, and of course I KNOW it's an utterly inexcusable idea to leave it for him to come home to and vacuum up for me after working 22 hours, but still I can't help considering it.........
Today can best and easily be described as UGH.
UGH UGH UGH.
[WARNING: This update will probably be long, and there won't be any pictures. Blah!]
So I guess I'm a bit behind in my updating.....there's not much new stuff going on to report on though. The boy is landside again, thank goodness, my trip to Virginia was fun (kind of) but mainly coming back helped cement a feeling, however temporary, of San Diego as home for now, and the show Big Lake taught me that Curly Sue was a John Hughes movie. I don't know how I never knew that, but it does explain why Curly Sue is such a kickass movie...!
Anyways, the night before my trip, I passed the time packing and indulging in a Harry Potter 1-4 marathon, which I won't pretend I didn't quite enjoy. Earlier the same day I made the mistake of watching Extract, which was, frankly, terrible. I'm not really sure what I expected, I just really like Jason Bateman. Then I watched He Was a Quiet Man, which I thought was really good! An excellent dark comedy that featured very believable character development, for a change, and a well-portioned dose of heavy, relatable themes, offset nicely by the right amount of whimsical, surreal elements to assure you it's not taking itself too seriously.
During my visit to Virginia, I agreed, unfortunately, to watch She's Out of My League, which is not only by default pretty lacking, but also completely loses its premise if you don't find Alice Eve attractive, as I do not. I will give them points though for at least making her "out of his league" in more areas than just looks. It made the movie slightly more two-dimensional than I thought it would be. Anyways, this is by no means a suggestion for ANYBODY to actually see this movie, but I did find that Jay Baruchel, who I really liked in Tropic Thunder, made it watchable, and Nate Torrence had some really bright moments. Later in the trip, my mom and I watched basically the polar opposite of the above movie, in the form of A Single Man, a stunning movie, carried almost entirely on Colin Firth's very capable shoulders, though Nicholas Hoult's eyes provide a command performance as well. Overall, it's hard to believe that this incredibly well-directed film is fashion designer Tom Ford's first! Fair warning: this is an incredibly depressing movie. Like, slit your wrists sad. Ultimately though, I thought it was really well done, and after a good night's sleep I was left with what I can only assume is the movie's deeper message (after "why bother, life is pain......), that you never know what life is going to throw at you, and that the unpredictability inherent in the human experience is the cause of life's most extreme anguish and most joyous heights and unless you accept the one you won't be able to embrace the other. It's more poignant and less trite than it sounds, honest!
Next time, on Movies with Fenchurch!!!!!
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Away We Go
The Lake House (I wish I were joking...........)
So I guess I'm a bit behind in my updating.....there's not much new stuff going on to report on though. The boy is landside again, thank goodness, my trip to Virginia was fun (kind of) but mainly coming back helped cement a feeling, however temporary, of San Diego as home for now, and the show Big Lake taught me that Curly Sue was a John Hughes movie. I don't know how I never knew that, but it does explain why Curly Sue is such a kickass movie...!
Anyways, the night before my trip, I passed the time packing and indulging in a Harry Potter 1-4 marathon, which I won't pretend I didn't quite enjoy. Earlier the same day I made the mistake of watching Extract, which was, frankly, terrible. I'm not really sure what I expected, I just really like Jason Bateman. Then I watched He Was a Quiet Man, which I thought was really good! An excellent dark comedy that featured very believable character development, for a change, and a well-portioned dose of heavy, relatable themes, offset nicely by the right amount of whimsical, surreal elements to assure you it's not taking itself too seriously.
During my visit to Virginia, I agreed, unfortunately, to watch She's Out of My League, which is not only by default pretty lacking, but also completely loses its premise if you don't find Alice Eve attractive, as I do not. I will give them points though for at least making her "out of his league" in more areas than just looks. It made the movie slightly more two-dimensional than I thought it would be. Anyways, this is by no means a suggestion for ANYBODY to actually see this movie, but I did find that Jay Baruchel, who I really liked in Tropic Thunder, made it watchable, and Nate Torrence had some really bright moments. Later in the trip, my mom and I watched basically the polar opposite of the above movie, in the form of A Single Man, a stunning movie, carried almost entirely on Colin Firth's very capable shoulders, though Nicholas Hoult's eyes provide a command performance as well. Overall, it's hard to believe that this incredibly well-directed film is fashion designer Tom Ford's first! Fair warning: this is an incredibly depressing movie. Like, slit your wrists sad. Ultimately though, I thought it was really well done, and after a good night's sleep I was left with what I can only assume is the movie's deeper message (after "why bother, life is pain......), that you never know what life is going to throw at you, and that the unpredictability inherent in the human experience is the cause of life's most extreme anguish and most joyous heights and unless you accept the one you won't be able to embrace the other. It's more poignant and less trite than it sounds, honest!
Next time, on Movies with Fenchurch!!!!!
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Away We Go
The Lake House (I wish I were joking...........)
Well, I lost a whole day today...I think that's the surest sign that you're successfully embracing unemployment without substituting a "social life". When it's around 6 or 7pm and you're sitting alone on the couch and actually exclaim out loud when you solve your confusion about why Eureka is recording on the DVR...
The good part is that makes tomorrow Saturday! I like Saturdays.
Here's a picture of one of my snakes (Lazarus II) being cute!
Anyways I knew I was forgetting something in my previous movie rundown. I had also watched Spread, which I actually liked quite a bit, mainly for the plethora of really hot sex scenes between Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche. Believe me -- I was skeptical too. But not only is the chemistry oddly there, but whoever was choreographing those sex scenes gets laid a lot, and well! And I don't normally even like Anne Heche! She's a close second behind Joely Richardson on the list of tremulous blonds who really piss me off.
The whole thing definitely did NOT make it any easier that Brandon is at sea for a stupid month. I think that was what prompted me to have my own personal Chick Flick Day, which included He's Just Not That Into You and The Devil Wears Prada, both of which I was shocked to find I actually quite liked. Again, I'm as surprised as you are, but lying about it won't make it any less true. I liked them. I liked both movies. I don't know why I thought continuing to say would make it less embarrassing...
Today I watched Greenberg, which was okay. I'm actually a pretty big fan of the slow-paced character piece, and this one did do a painfully good job of recreating the inherent awkwardness of every day social encounters as well as the dreamlike stasis that so often accompanies medicated mental illness, but...well I don't really know what to follow the "but" with. Maybe I'm mistaking the feeling of frustration it left me with for dissatisfaction, when really it just felt a bit too real for me to enjoy. I mean it had elements that can often lead to cinematic disaster (a slow, meandering plot and an abrupt ending without any real sense of revelation or completion) but none of that really bothered me. I seem to have lost my point amidst a forest of run-on sentences, so I think I'll wrap up for the night there.
I can't believe I leave in 5 days for my visit to Virginia! When I come back I'll have my bunnies!!
I MISS MY BUNNIES!
The good part is that makes tomorrow Saturday! I like Saturdays.
Here's a picture of one of my snakes (Lazarus II) being cute!
Anyways I knew I was forgetting something in my previous movie rundown. I had also watched Spread, which I actually liked quite a bit, mainly for the plethora of really hot sex scenes between Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche. Believe me -- I was skeptical too. But not only is the chemistry oddly there, but whoever was choreographing those sex scenes gets laid a lot, and well! And I don't normally even like Anne Heche! She's a close second behind Joely Richardson on the list of tremulous blonds who really piss me off.
The whole thing definitely did NOT make it any easier that Brandon is at sea for a stupid month. I think that was what prompted me to have my own personal Chick Flick Day, which included He's Just Not That Into You and The Devil Wears Prada, both of which I was shocked to find I actually quite liked. Again, I'm as surprised as you are, but lying about it won't make it any less true. I liked them. I liked both movies. I don't know why I thought continuing to say would make it less embarrassing...
Today I watched Greenberg, which was okay. I'm actually a pretty big fan of the slow-paced character piece, and this one did do a painfully good job of recreating the inherent awkwardness of every day social encounters as well as the dreamlike stasis that so often accompanies medicated mental illness, but...well I don't really know what to follow the "but" with. Maybe I'm mistaking the feeling of frustration it left me with for dissatisfaction, when really it just felt a bit too real for me to enjoy. I mean it had elements that can often lead to cinematic disaster (a slow, meandering plot and an abrupt ending without any real sense of revelation or completion) but none of that really bothered me. I seem to have lost my point amidst a forest of run-on sentences, so I think I'll wrap up for the night there.
I can't believe I leave in 5 days for my visit to Virginia! When I come back I'll have my bunnies!!
I MISS MY BUNNIES!
Went out Thursday with a few of the lovely ladies of SGSD to get $13 Friday the 13th tattoos (mine doesn't actually have anything to do with Friday the 13th, but it's the thought that counts...) and then some lunching. I felt freakishly awkward, as usual, but no one seemed to mind too much. Everybody is so nice!
In addition to a renewed onslaught of nightmares, I've been using some of my new free time to watch movies! I will now proceed to use free time to briefly blog about them. Yahoo!
Sunday I watched The Tall Guy with my Jewriffic homeboy Jeff Goldblum. It was a quite serviceable romantic comedy, with just enough weird British quirkiness to make you go "what?"
Then I watched 3:10 to Yuma, which I think was the first thing I actually liked Russell Crowe in. And like the 50th thing I've liked Christian Bale in, but that's hardly surprising. And that kid that plays his son? Holy crap. I'd like to watch him take a bath. Or something less creepy. [checks IMDb]...never mind, he's 18. So...I'll stick with exactly that creepy.
Today I made the unfortunate choice of watching Definitely, Maybe. It's not so much that I expected it to be good, it's just that bad things happen when you're left home alone and your cable package includes the Oxygen channel. Anyways, as anyone who's seen the preview knows, this movie features a decent cast performing outstandingly mediocre material and not much else. The one thing I was confused by is that the movie was made in 2008, and the parents seem to think it's early for their 5th graders to be having sex ed. What the fuck? They taught us sex ed in 5th grade, and that was in 1995 in Virginia. These kids live in New York City, shouldn't they be getting sex ed at like, age 6?
In addition to a renewed onslaught of nightmares, I've been using some of my new free time to watch movies! I will now proceed to use free time to briefly blog about them. Yahoo!
Sunday I watched The Tall Guy with my Jewriffic homeboy Jeff Goldblum. It was a quite serviceable romantic comedy, with just enough weird British quirkiness to make you go "what?"
Then I watched 3:10 to Yuma, which I think was the first thing I actually liked Russell Crowe in. And like the 50th thing I've liked Christian Bale in, but that's hardly surprising. And that kid that plays his son? Holy crap. I'd like to watch him take a bath. Or something less creepy. [checks IMDb]...never mind, he's 18. So...I'll stick with exactly that creepy.
Today I made the unfortunate choice of watching Definitely, Maybe. It's not so much that I expected it to be good, it's just that bad things happen when you're left home alone and your cable package includes the Oxygen channel. Anyways, as anyone who's seen the preview knows, this movie features a decent cast performing outstandingly mediocre material and not much else. The one thing I was confused by is that the movie was made in 2008, and the parents seem to think it's early for their 5th graders to be having sex ed. What the fuck? They taught us sex ed in 5th grade, and that was in 1995 in Virginia. These kids live in New York City, shouldn't they be getting sex ed at like, age 6?
Look, another update!
Okay, so it's not exactly weekly, but still a vast improvement over annual. Don't get too excited though, this is not going to be very high on the quality or content scale...
Anyways I had fun Thursday hanging out with people from the SGSD group...hooray! Spent most of today hanging out with my aunt in Encinitas, which was fun, though a bit awkward. I think I'm having some sort of awkward shyness relapse. Hopefully it'll pass.
Brandon left yesterday for the one month underway, which means at the moment I officially have zero friends who live in the city I inhabit. Kind of depressing. Fortunately Encinitas (home of the aforementioned aunt) is only half an hour away, and I have a very close friend in LA plus several old friends I'm hoping to reconnect with, so it's not as if I'm completely isolated.........but as for actual San Diego? Nobody who didn't leave with that stupid ship. This means that I really need to make some friends before the freaking 6 month underway. If only I can remember how...
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Upon review, I feel this update is unconscionably dull and pointless, even for a quickie sharing session. In a slight effort to remedy the situation, here is a picture of me squeezing through a tiny hole in an underground cave.
Okay, so it's not exactly weekly, but still a vast improvement over annual. Don't get too excited though, this is not going to be very high on the quality or content scale...
Anyways I had fun Thursday hanging out with people from the SGSD group...hooray! Spent most of today hanging out with my aunt in Encinitas, which was fun, though a bit awkward. I think I'm having some sort of awkward shyness relapse. Hopefully it'll pass.
Brandon left yesterday for the one month underway, which means at the moment I officially have zero friends who live in the city I inhabit. Kind of depressing. Fortunately Encinitas (home of the aforementioned aunt) is only half an hour away, and I have a very close friend in LA plus several old friends I'm hoping to reconnect with, so it's not as if I'm completely isolated.........but as for actual San Diego? Nobody who didn't leave with that stupid ship. This means that I really need to make some friends before the freaking 6 month underway. If only I can remember how...
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Upon review, I feel this update is unconscionably dull and pointless, even for a quickie sharing session. In a slight effort to remedy the situation, here is a picture of me squeezing through a tiny hole in an underground cave.
Hello world.
Yes, it's true! I am still alive, and in a stunning oversight, SG has not caught on to my once-a-year style participation and deleted me from its prestigious annals of pornography. (heh heh...annals...)
Anyways I am alive and kicking, and planning a sincere attempt at rejoining the world of the internet, so we'll see how it goes this time around. Here is the cheat sheet on what I've been up to:
I moved to SAN DIEGO.
I married my best friend.
I quit smoking.
I quit my job.
Ummm I think that's everything major. I guess I'll try to fill in some gaps...about 3 out of 4 anyways. I would hate to break any hearts elaborating on my matrimony. But I'm sure anyone with half a brain and remote knowledge of my dating history knows where we met.....
Yes, it's true! I am still alive, and in a stunning oversight, SG has not caught on to my once-a-year style participation and deleted me from its prestigious annals of pornography. (heh heh...annals...)
Anyways I am alive and kicking, and planning a sincere attempt at rejoining the world of the internet, so we'll see how it goes this time around. Here is the cheat sheet on what I've been up to:
I moved to SAN DIEGO.
I married my best friend.
I quit smoking.
I quit my job.
Ummm I think that's everything major. I guess I'll try to fill in some gaps...about 3 out of 4 anyways. I would hate to break any hearts elaborating on my matrimony. But I'm sure anyone with half a brain and remote knowledge of my dating history knows where we met.....
Anyways I've relocated to the West Coast, which involved quitting my job, which was extremely enjoyable and I highly recommend to anyone who hates their job nearly as much as I did. Quitting smoking is less elating, but I found out that I basically have a 100% chance of eventually developing COPD even without the 9 years of smoking I've racked up already, so there was really no good excuse to keep it up any more.
Well, I think that about wraps it up for the annual Fenchurch update hour. Hoping to upgrade to a weekly occurrence! We'll see how that goes.......
Oh and to my old Virginia friends, I'll be back in the area briefly around the end of August, so if you want to hit an IHOP for some quality catch-ups, give me a call! I know I went off the grid for a while, but odds are I miss you!
Me am pretty.
Set description.
Word to your boobies.
time lapse
News flash.
I am retarded. Anyways just figured out how to set descriptions on sets that are up for review. It took me a long time because [SARCASM] it's really tricky.[/SARCASM]
Set description.
Word to your boobies.
time lapse
News flash.
I am retarded. Anyways just figured out how to set descriptions on sets that are up for review. It took me a long time because [SARCASM] it's really tricky.[/SARCASM]
Alive. Updates soon perhaps? (Warning: the preceding is a no-guarantees musing).
Anyways I just figured it'd be kinda weird to have a set in the member review (which is making me feel very behind in the times...I have no idea what's going on now, as long as the basic math is still the same BOOBS+SERIES OF PIPES KNOWN AS INTERWEB = MONEY + COMPLIMENTS) without at least making some sort of half-hearted obligatory "whoo I'm alive blah blah blah" type entry. But yeah. If my set goes up I'll consider making some sort of part-time return from retirement. I just don't know how to find the time! I'll just have to pick something else to sacrifice, like my job, or doing laundry. Whatevs, I'll work it out. Anyways a big howderoo to all who still remember me and a slightly smaller howderini to those who don't.
Love,
Fenella the Absent
Churchy the Mighty
Anyways I just figured it'd be kinda weird to have a set in the member review (which is making me feel very behind in the times...I have no idea what's going on now, as long as the basic math is still the same BOOBS+SERIES OF PIPES KNOWN AS INTERWEB = MONEY + COMPLIMENTS) without at least making some sort of half-hearted obligatory "whoo I'm alive blah blah blah" type entry. But yeah. If my set goes up I'll consider making some sort of part-time return from retirement. I just don't know how to find the time! I'll just have to pick something else to sacrifice, like my job, or doing laundry. Whatevs, I'll work it out. Anyways a big howderoo to all who still remember me and a slightly smaller howderini to those who don't.
Love,
Fenella the Absent
Churchy the Mighty
