Life's full of surprises.

[chestnutcurls]

What a weekend! I had a pretty fun one. On Friday night Evan and I ate at McAlister's and then went to see Shrek 2. It was GREAT- I liked it even better than the first one! I laughed so hard. The only annoying thing was a guy sitting behind us who was pretending to have a mental/behavioral problem- he laughed weirdly and yelled weird things throughout the movie. I thought he really had a problem, so I tried hard not to be annoyed, but Evan saw/heard signs that he was just being a jerk. What possesses people to do things like that? Anyway, it was a great movie, and I highly recommend it if you need to laugh this week.

On Saturday I mostly sat around and read Shopaholic Takes Manhattan. Coincidentally I also watched Maid In Manhattan, which Kathy has on DVD. It was terrible. Kathy came home late in the afternoon, and we made a run to Garden Ridge together. Then she, Evan, and I went to a Chinese dinner with Helen and Andy, one of our Beverly Hills co-workers who was here for the weekend. (I'm told he's maxdank on LJ, but he doesn't post.) We had a great, funny time. My fortune cookie fortune said, "Your romantic fantasies are about to come true," to which Evan responded "No pressure there" when everyone turned to look at him. :) Then I had to say goodbye to Helen (she's moving), which was sad. Then the three of us went home, and Evan and I played Scrabble on the new deluxe set I got from Helen. It was fun having the letters stay in place instead of moving every time someone added a word.

Sunday we had church, went to lunch at Abner's, and then to Ryan's apartment to go swimming again. This week there were a lot more teenies in the pool area, so we got tired of it sooner than usual. Later we went to the new Super Target by his place, which I have avoided, lest my Target addiction take control of me. But the guys were there to keep me safe. :) All I bought were a few liters of their new sparkling flavored water. It doesn't sound that great, but I promise you, it's good. So far I've tried Tangerine Lime, White Grape, and Wild Cherry. It's calorie free, but I can't tell. Try some today! *cheesy commercial grin*

Today has been interesting so far. Evan's brakes blew out while I was on my lunch break and I went to help him. He said he might post about it, so I'll let him tell the story. Needless to say, it could have been a lot worse, even though it's never fun to have your vehicle break down.



This is the dove I mentioned last week. It's made a nest in the gutter on my parents' roof. I didn't want to startle it, so this is the closest I could get.


Here's a shot from inside, through the storm door. Sorry for the bad lighting.


Here's Helen looking intellectual at the Chinese restaurant we went to.

Comments

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

What is that harry potter in front of Helen????

It too tired the sparkling waters from Target. Or atleaset the lime. V. good. Need moooore.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

It's a box of Prisoner of Azkaban trivia cards. Isn't that cool? :D Hey, do you want to see the movie with us when it comes out?

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

WHere deoes one find Prisoner of Azkaban cards???!!!???!!!!?!

Thank you for the offer to see the movie with you but I've already made plans with some others. However, if those fall through (which since this person ahs the tendency to drop off the face of the earth for weeks at a time) I shall let you know!

I CAN"T WAIT for this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!

[derisive1.livejournal.com]

The busted brakes thing wasn't really that bad. I just came up behind a bunch of cars, hit the brake pedal, and BOOM! the truck lurched and I couldn't slow down.

No big deal. Except that it scared the shiznit out of me.

Anyway, it was a fun weekend, and Van Helsing is probably the greatest film (to mock) that'll come out this year... ;-)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Helloooooo... :D

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

Ooo... My first car did this weird lurching thing at a traffic light. I actually thought somebody rear ended me. It turned out my transmission was dying. I sure hope it's just your brakes, but you probably have no doubts, being a car guy.

[jmcphers.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for mockable films. They're just as good as actual good films, unless you watch them alone.

Are you gonna write that entry? Because I'm kind of curious about how you managed to survive unscathed from that sort of problem. (-: I don't think I'd have lasted 5 seconds in downtown Davis without brakes--there are seriously intersections every 50 feet here.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

He's probably not going to write it...I doubt he'll have time to get to the computer lab any time soon. God protected him, though, that's all I have to say about it.

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

We went to see Van Helsing on Sunday! I laughed in some probably not supposed to be funny places. I liked when the little servant guys caught on fire and were running around making weird noises. There were only 5 other people in theatre, it was great!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Oh I know! It's so hilarious. LOL.

[prncsssevo.livejournal.com]

Cool pics...as always! :-)

Man, I wish I could go see HP with you when it comes out!! I can't wait to see it!! Eeee!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:) Me too!

[laura8225.livejournal.com]

I love sparkling flavored water! In fact, I just finished off a Tangerine Lime yesterday! My favorite is still Tropical flavored.

Prisoner of Azkaban trivia cards! That's awesome!

And Shrek 2 must be really good. Everyone's been raving about it. I must go see it soon! I'm glad you enjoyed it.