So on Saturday I went to see "Marvel's The Avengers" with some friends. As it turns out, huge summer blockbuster + opening weekend = obscenely long lines. I couldn't believe how crowded the theater was! We had originally planned to see a 2:20 show, but when we got there a little after 2:00, every seat had been taken except the very front row. So we ( Read more... )

I've been kind of depressed for the last few days, what with the bar exam looming (one week from Tuesday, ack!) and still no job. Last night, though, I went for a smoothie with Julie and commiserated with her for a while. It's comforting knowing that I'm not the only person in this position! I've come to realize that this is just a tough time in my ( Read more... )

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! Mine was low-key but nice, and I got some great gifts, most notably two tickets to see "Jersey Boys" on Broadway!!! I am super psyched -- I've never seen a show on Broadway before, and I love Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, so I have very high hopes for this show. My mom and I will be going in January, ( Read more... )

I'm interested in seeing the movie "Tangled" sometime soon, and in the course of my research (reading reviews and so forth), I discovered that this is Disney's 50th full-length animated motion picture! So, of course, that got me thinking about the other 49, and I found this list of them all, along with the year they came out:

1. Snow White and the ( Read more... )

I ordered a bunch of stuff online last week, and I'm getting pretty impatient for it to arrive! Here's what I bought:


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What do you do when you have no plans for the day? Apparently, what I do is read a book and a half. :) I finished The Mermaid in the Basement, a mystery set in the Victorian era, and I devoured the whole of Emily Gee's The Laurentine Spy. Spy novels with fantasy and romance = awesome!

Yesterday was a very good day too. Once again, I spent most of it ( Read more... )

This is my new favorite song to dance around like a maniac to:

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It's got a great beat, and the snotty lyrics make me smile ( Read more... )