Mike and I were sitting here working on his résumé. I was jotting down some notes on changes he needed to make.

Me (trying to remember): “Humvee… That’s… H…M…M…W…V?”
Mike: “Yeah.”
Me (now trying to decode): “Highly mobile… multi-wheeled vehicle?”
Mike: “Yup.”
Me: *makes wow, did they really need an acronym for that? face*
Mike: “I know. It’s like… as opposed to what, Highly Mobile Combat Unicycle?”

Bwaha. In totally unrelated news, Changeling finally came to Pullman! Off to the cinema we go. And it’s snowing. A lot.

LJ friend Amy just tipped me off to a deal on Amazon – the John Adams miniseries on DVD for $23.99. (Plus, if you buy some other eligible item worth at least $1.01, you get their free shipping.)

JA is totally worth owning and watching again and again and again. It gets the official PGB stamp of approval (which, yes, I just made up).

I’m not sure how long that sale is on for, so if you want a copy (or ten) – don’t wait!

I hate it when you can’t find out what movies will be playing at a theater beond the present week’s offerings. The theater over in Pullman has ‘coming soon’ listings on their website (and the film I want isn’t coming soon), but the theater in Moscow? Nada. You can’t get anything beyond the current week on Fandango, either.

I just want to know if Changeling is going to be playing around here, dammit!

P.S. Quantum of Solace in little over a week, woot!

Take tissues.

It was very good, but depressing as hell. I can’t say too much without getting spoilery. I recommend it, though!

One random note: The dishes Robert Neville uses in the film are the dishes Barrett got us for our wedding. :)

Guess what movie I’ll be watching tonight…

A must-see if you haven’t already. Though, you might have a hard time finding it to rent tonight. :)

Yep. The Po showed up a little while ago…

Mistaken identity, though. No fun! Turns out the officer (single responder) was looking for the other half of the duplex (wow… thank God I’m not Cory Maye) for some family drama relating to one of the visiting teenagers over there. Booooring.

The lulz came just now, when Mike and I were sitting on the couch, and I said, “That cop seemed like a pretty nice guy,” and Mike replied… “Yep. I bet he’s a perfectly nice guy. Probably donates to charity and helps out with the Boy Scouts and a bunch of other stuff that I would totally agree with. Hell – I’d probably buy him a beer! But when the order comes to go out and violate the Constitution, he’ll probably get right on it, and then I’ll have to kick his ass.”

Okay… maybe you had to be here.

On an unrelated note, we’re watching the PBS documentary PBS wouldn’t air.

“Muslims Against Jihad”. A Denmark Muslim was on a little while ago, talking about how his parents were insisting he honor-kill his sister for wanting to marry a non-Muslim or something equally ridiculous. Doubleyou-tee-eff. Really.

Summer Blockbuster Roundup

We saw Live Free or Die Hard the other day. Lots of ’splodey things, lots of Bruce Willis (swoon) and lots of Mac-nerd. I was pleased. Definitely worth the matinee price and 99% sure it’s worth the evening showings. Pretty much pure fun.

Now… as for Transformers: THAT MOVIE KICKED ALL THE ASS. I wasn’t a Transformers watcher as a kid, though Mike was. I expected lots of cheesy, unnecessary humor (a la the Spiderman trilogy, which I didn’t like), mediocre special effects, and an overall “kiddie flick” feel.

WRONG!

It was unusually pro-American (compared to other current movies), completely chock-full of some of the best special effects I’ve ever seen, and not cheesy. Period. There were a couple very brief moments of campy dialogue, but it was so overshadowed by the overall movie that it didn’t bother me at all. The likeable characters, were, the bad guys were, quite so, and… Yes. Very yes. Go see it, and see it again. It was great.

Wedding Countdown

This time, four weeks from now, I will be about an eight-hour veteran of the whole Mrs. thing. I can think of worse things to be. :)

Feedback request: any ceremony suggestions? Readings, write our own vows or not, etc? It’s all 100% up to us, since we have a friend doing the ceremony… I’m thinking perhaps a passage from Gates of Fire and something from letters between John and Abigail Adams. Maybe a Bible verse or two, too, though I don’t want to do anything too stereotypical. I’m a smidge infatuated with Proverbs 31:10-31, though, so maybe I’ll work that in.

PFT

I’m working up to PT with Mike (more on exactly why, coming soon…) but have a long ways to go. Still, I got 46 crunches in two minutes (yes, sucky, but considering the fact I haven’t done any crunches in… months – not too bad for Day No. 1) and am up to a 20 second flexed-arm hang. My upper body strength has been historically poor, but I’m making quick progress with the flexed-arm hang, so I’m pretty happy with that. I have not yet attempted a run. That is going to suck.

Was not very good. That’s really all I can say. Maybe worth the matinée price, but make sure you watch POTC 2 first (even if you’ve seen it before) or you’ll probably be a little lost.

Definitely the worst of the three, IMHO.

Ya like degs? — Degs? — Y’know, degs? — Oooooh, DOGS.

Mike and I are currently dogsitting for my friend Robby, who is out of town for the night. His big black lab, Parker, is parked (hurrr, a pun) in my living room, alternating between fearing Joey and wanting to eat Gipper. Somebody riddle me this – why do big dogs let Joey get away with being the little asshole he is? I keep a careful eye on them to make sure Joey doesn’t get eaten, but sheesh – he deserves it. Yet time after time, his bigger counterparts cower or avoid him.

Of course, this makes me want a big dog! I’ve been looking for one for a while, but Mike still isn’t sold on the idea. Hopefully he enjoys having Parker here, and he’ll change his mind… And my evil plans will succeed. ;)

PCU

We just watched PCU, which I’d never seen before. I enjoyed it. Then Daniel tried to watch Formula One racing, but I put my foot down about that… I hate car racing.

Easter

It looks like we’ll be barbecuing with friends, pretty low-key. I believe the Lutheran church I like is having a sunrise service, but I doubt I’ll go.

Work/School

I’ll be picking up a little extra work for Palouse Scoots, some more advertising as well as hopefully improving the website. I might eventually get into floor sales, depending on how busy things are. I’m going to have a hectic first few weeks of summer, because I’m planning on taking three month-long classes – nine credits of compacted courseloads. I’m hoping to not work at all for that month, but I’m not 100% sure how things are going to work yet.

Great or awesome?

I’m watching it for the second time, and it gives me fits. Maybe I should be an asshole lobbyist for a living.

ETA: The AdSense ads that are appearing on this post are ironic to the max.

I can never get that two and a half hours back, can I?

Wow. Unparalleled suckage.

That is all.