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Today I am grateful for:

1. Entertainment - It may be shallow, but I appreciate being entertained by good, quality television shows and movies. Of course, "good" and "quality" are subjective terms and what I find to be quality entertainment can be different from someone else. This came to mind today because Amanda and I watched Twilight. LOVED IT!
2. Patience - meaning, people with patience because I sure don't have any. I'm working on that, though, and some days are better than others.
3. I couldn't sleep this morning, so I decided to run errands - it was fairly early. As I was out and about I witnessed a beautiful sunrise. Had I not be driving, I would have taken a picture. I'm sure the other drivers on the road are grateful for the fact that I didn't try to take a picture and drive at the same time. Oh, so I'm grateful for beautiful sunrises.

“The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.”
--William James

Movie Weekend

The Happening wasn't very happening. It was horrible. Don't even bother going to see it. The acting seemed forced, which is disappointing because I really like Mark Wahlberg - The Italian Job, Zooey Deschanel - Tin Man, and John Leguizamo - To Wong Foo. The script didn't seem to flow - you know, like real conversations would never sound like that. And the plot? SPOILER ALERT - I think it was a 91-minute political statement on how we're destroying the planet - and believe me, it felt longer than 91 minutes. Not that I don't want to be eco-friendly, I do, but I think this was a little extreme. For someone who had such promising movies, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, his last few movies have fallen short. And I'm really not sure why it's being hyped as "his first rated R movie." Jeff made the point - before Amanda and I saw it - that is was probably so bad that this was the only way to get people to see it. So, in addition to having forced acting and a silly plot, it was really gross, too. So, don't waste your time OR your money.

Kung Fu Panda was great. I LOVE Jack Black - School of Rock, Nacho Libre, and The Holiday - how can I pick just one movie to reference him? In the first 5 minutes I was entertained by Jack Black's use of the words "Legendary" and "Awesomeness." Whether these were intentional references to How I Met Your Mother or not, I can never hear those two words again without thinking of Barney Stinson. Although there wasn't an earth-shattering, existential statement, there was witty dialog (as with most animated movies today, a lot of it was directed towards adults, not children - not that it was bad, most kids just wouldn't understand it), a good message, and awesome animated kung fu scenes. The thousands of children sitting by me seemed to enjoy it, so if you have kids - take them.

Movie Trivia

While I was in Kansas, my friend Laurenda showed me some of her favorite blogs where the authors had created a quiz using movie quotes. Since I love movies, I've decided to do the same thing. Below are quotes from ten different movies. Please feel free to make your guesses. As soon as I receive a comment with a correct guess, I'll post the answer. Bonus points (bonus = extra praise from me) if you can guess who said it. Did that just make sense? I never know...

1. “[T]hough it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.”

Much Ado About Nothing. Michael Keaton's crazy character.
--Good job Allison - I hope you remember your password so you can actually log in and post . ;-)

2. “I'm saying this with love, compassion, and the spirit of true sisterhood... you are full of [crap]!”

3. “You've got an overdeveloped sense of vengeance. It's going to get you into trouble someday.”

4. “All's I want is some peace and quiet!”
“Okay, I'll be quiet.”
“And I'll be peace!”

What About Bob. (Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss), Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) and the Marvin son, Siggy, while giving the peace sign with his fingers.)
-- Way to go Sara

5. “Next time you're talking to yourself, tell yourself you're single and end the conversation!”

While You Were Sleeping. (Said by a nurse, I think, to Sandra Bullock.)
-- Lots of bonus points for Sara

6. “My life is like death. My children are the spawn of hell, and you're the devil.”
“But baby, we LIKE you.”

Overboard! lolololol...this was me and you talking, not too long ago! Goldie Hahn's character to Kurt Russell's characters, whose "movie" names I've forgotten. ugh.
-- Nicely done, Laurenda. Character names are Dean (Proffitt, I think) and Annie - although Annie's the name Dean gives her - I can't remember her character's actual name right now... ugh!

7. “You've changed - you know that?”
“Yes - I suppose I have! How about this: Peace, love, dope? Now get the hell out of here!”

8. “You're in America now, speak American.”

9. "Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."

Back to the Future. Ummm...Mr. McFly...what is his name? He's played by Cripsin Glover, but the character's name is lost. Grrrr...again!!!...
ANYWAY! He's talking to Marty (after Marty appeared to him as "Darth Vadar" the night before). Love it.
-- Another right answer from Laurenda. And it's George, George McFly - he's your density, I mean, your destiny.

10. “I love you.”
“I know.”

Empire Strikes Back. Han to Leia, before he's frozen in carbonite. sigh. (OR! Return of the Jedi, when Leia is shot and they have this little repeat conversation outside the "fort" door thingy).
-- I'm glad someone caught that this could be either movie. In Empire, Leia tells Han she loves him, Han says "I know." In Jedi, it's reversed. Now, the original lines were supposed to be "I love you." "I love you, too." However, Harrison Ford felt that Han Solo wouldn't say that, so he asked George Lucas if he could change the line. One of the best lines of the movie, AND totally fitting of Han Solo, I think.

BONUS Quote (added 5/19): "It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage."