Home sweet home!
I'm home! Whew. Survived my grandma's "The Mexicans are taking over" speeches and questions like "What's a blog??" She's quite deaf, so people need to speak very loudly for her to hear, and it was... You know, I feel like most of the stuff I say isn't worth hearing. So most of the time I'd just as soon talk at a normal level.
Also survived staying with my aunt and uncle, although that wasn't particularly difficult. I like them.
We went to see "The Holiday," and beforehand, when we were deciding what to see, Grandma said to my aunt, "What about that one you were talking about seeing earlier?" (referring to The Holiday) and my aunt says, "Well, I was thinking about that for you and me to see; I don't know if it would be good for the girls to see," or something like that. The movie is PG-13. My (older) sister and I are well over 13. So my aunt says to my mom, "I think it has sex. You know, premarital sex."
I feigned a shocked gasp. My mom said something like, "the girls are allowed to see PG-13 movies." Hehe.
So we went to see it. I liked it. I love Kate Winslet; I thought she was great (and gorgeous, as always). Jack Black and Jude Law were good, too. Cameron Diaz... I couldn't decide if it was the character or the acting that I didn't like, but I felt like there was something just a little off there. But John Krasinski was in the movie for like two seconds, ADORABLE as always, so that was cool.
We went to see "The Nativity Story," as well, which I didn't want to see. I was expecting it to be boring. I figured, I know the story, is this really going to be that much better than the pageant the second graders do at church every year? It was. It was very good, overall. The main thing that I didn't like about it was that I felt that it didn't delve into the characters at all. Like, I sort of came out of it feeling like I didn't particularly like Mary. I didn't dislike her, by any means, but I didn't like her. Now, I don't know how religious I come across as in this LJ, but I've been going to a Catholic church my whole life, although I'm not a member of the church (not baptized or confirmed). I've prayed the Hail Mary many times, and on the way home on our trip, as we drove through the tule fog and the rain, I was praying my little heart out that we'd make it home safely. I also share a name with Mary, which makes me feel like I have a vague connection to her. Anyway, I love Mary. So to see a movie about her and come out feeling kind of, "enh," about her, was a little disappointing. But really, the movie was pretty good.
There was a scene where Joseph gives Mary a fish to eat, and my first thought was, "Wait, pregnant women shouldn't eat fish!" and then, "Oh, wait, I guess, uh, mercury wasn't such a problem back then, maybe."
Also, although I knew the story and knew that Joseph takes Mary and Jesus out of Bethlehem to escape Herod's men, I either didn't know or forgot (or the movie made up) that it was the night after the birth. So I also wound up thinking, "Damn, it's gotta hurt like a bitch to be riding a donkey the night you've given birth."
I'm using this icon because my aunt put down the word "triad" during a game of Scrabble and I immediately thought of the icon. :-) We played a few games of Quiddler and I won at least the first time, but I think maybe both times. We also played a few games of Scrabble and I didn't do so well. Heh. Which I knew would happen! I'm bad at Scrabble.
We went to Sizzler one night for dinner and I saw a guy there who looked kind of like Chad Michael Murray--not enough to think it was actually him, but just enough to make me keep sneaking glances at him through the meal. :-)
We went to the mall and my grandma told my sister and I to pick out something that cost about $25 each, so we went to the bookstore and I got American Gods by Neil Gaiman (hoping that she wouldn't ask me about it, which she didn't, because, it's just not my grandma's type of book). That was only about $15, so we also went to Bath & Body Works and I got this peppermint body scrub. I haven't used it yet, but I do need to take a shower this morning, so maybe I'll use it today.
Anyway, we also went to another bookstore, later, and I found Anansi Boys (also by Neil Gaiman) in hardcover there for about $5, so I had my momma buy me that. I haven't started that one yet, but I'm partway through American Gods and am really enjoying it. I hadn't read any Gaiman before; I just heard about him left and right after IMToD aired.
So, I still have a number of Christmas presents to get for people. I have a gift card for my dad, a bowl for my brother, a necklace for my friend, but nothing yet for my sister or my mom. Damn. The bowl and the necklace kind of feel like half-gifts, also, so I kind of want to get a few more things for them.
I'm hungry. I'mma go find something to eat, and then... maybe go out to find presents, or else I'll stay here and continue catching up on the flist. Heh. :-)
Also survived staying with my aunt and uncle, although that wasn't particularly difficult. I like them.
We went to see "The Holiday," and beforehand, when we were deciding what to see, Grandma said to my aunt, "What about that one you were talking about seeing earlier?" (referring to The Holiday) and my aunt says, "Well, I was thinking about that for you and me to see; I don't know if it would be good for the girls to see," or something like that. The movie is PG-13. My (older) sister and I are well over 13. So my aunt says to my mom, "I think it has sex. You know, premarital sex."
I feigned a shocked gasp. My mom said something like, "the girls are allowed to see PG-13 movies." Hehe.
So we went to see it. I liked it. I love Kate Winslet; I thought she was great (and gorgeous, as always). Jack Black and Jude Law were good, too. Cameron Diaz... I couldn't decide if it was the character or the acting that I didn't like, but I felt like there was something just a little off there. But John Krasinski was in the movie for like two seconds, ADORABLE as always, so that was cool.
We went to see "The Nativity Story," as well, which I didn't want to see. I was expecting it to be boring. I figured, I know the story, is this really going to be that much better than the pageant the second graders do at church every year? It was. It was very good, overall. The main thing that I didn't like about it was that I felt that it didn't delve into the characters at all. Like, I sort of came out of it feeling like I didn't particularly like Mary. I didn't dislike her, by any means, but I didn't like her. Now, I don't know how religious I come across as in this LJ, but I've been going to a Catholic church my whole life, although I'm not a member of the church (not baptized or confirmed). I've prayed the Hail Mary many times, and on the way home on our trip, as we drove through the tule fog and the rain, I was praying my little heart out that we'd make it home safely. I also share a name with Mary, which makes me feel like I have a vague connection to her. Anyway, I love Mary. So to see a movie about her and come out feeling kind of, "enh," about her, was a little disappointing. But really, the movie was pretty good.
There was a scene where Joseph gives Mary a fish to eat, and my first thought was, "Wait, pregnant women shouldn't eat fish!" and then, "Oh, wait, I guess, uh, mercury wasn't such a problem back then, maybe."
Also, although I knew the story and knew that Joseph takes Mary and Jesus out of Bethlehem to escape Herod's men, I either didn't know or forgot (or the movie made up) that it was the night after the birth. So I also wound up thinking, "Damn, it's gotta hurt like a bitch to be riding a donkey the night you've given birth."
I'm using this icon because my aunt put down the word "triad" during a game of Scrabble and I immediately thought of the icon. :-) We played a few games of Quiddler and I won at least the first time, but I think maybe both times. We also played a few games of Scrabble and I didn't do so well. Heh. Which I knew would happen! I'm bad at Scrabble.
We went to Sizzler one night for dinner and I saw a guy there who looked kind of like Chad Michael Murray--not enough to think it was actually him, but just enough to make me keep sneaking glances at him through the meal. :-)
We went to the mall and my grandma told my sister and I to pick out something that cost about $25 each, so we went to the bookstore and I got American Gods by Neil Gaiman (hoping that she wouldn't ask me about it, which she didn't, because, it's just not my grandma's type of book). That was only about $15, so we also went to Bath & Body Works and I got this peppermint body scrub. I haven't used it yet, but I do need to take a shower this morning, so maybe I'll use it today.
Anyway, we also went to another bookstore, later, and I found Anansi Boys (also by Neil Gaiman) in hardcover there for about $5, so I had my momma buy me that. I haven't started that one yet, but I'm partway through American Gods and am really enjoying it. I hadn't read any Gaiman before; I just heard about him left and right after IMToD aired.
So, I still have a number of Christmas presents to get for people. I have a gift card for my dad, a bowl for my brother, a necklace for my friend, but nothing yet for my sister or my mom. Damn. The bowl and the necklace kind of feel like half-gifts, also, so I kind of want to get a few more things for them.
I'm hungry. I'mma go find something to eat, and then... maybe go out to find presents, or else I'll stay here and continue catching up on the flist. Heh. :-)