I'm so ashamed. I was about to pack up and go to bed early, but I happened to see that Titanic would be on TBS tonight. Of course, I have to watch it, despite seeing it 80 bajillion times already. Well, at least the second half. When my cousins and I would spend the night at my grandmother's house, we were only allowed to watch the last hour and a half. Apparently watching an hour's worth of hundreds of people dying horrifically is better than five minutes of nudity and simulated sex. Anyway, I know it's wrong, but I don't think I'll ever be able to stop loving Titanic. Despite the crappy dialogue, plot implausibilities, and Leonardo Dicaprio's man-boy face, it has such an epicness that makes it addictive. I love it when movies aim big and succeed. It's truly amazing that such movies are possible when you consider the amount of work and coordination that goes into making them. It gives me the hope that I'll live to see an amazing movie adaptation of an ancient epic.

Mood embarrassed Music "Where's Sven?" Tags: movies

My mother is a huge Star Trek fan, and since she has put up with all the geeky movies I've dragged her to over the years, I thought it was only fair to accompany her to the Star Trek movie on Mother's Day. I was pretty worried going into it, since I'm not a big sci-fi person (my tastes definitely lean more towards fantasy) and the only things I know about Star Trek come from the fragmented info I have gleamed about it from Futurama. But you know what? I actually the movie was pretty cool, in the same slick, popcorn movie type way Ironman charmed a lot of people last year. I was able to follow along fairly well, despite the fact that time travel always makes my head hurt. I could also tell that the actors were doing a great job fitting into their iconic roles, while still being fresh and entertaining. And, to sound really lame, I thought the score was fabulous. It's pretty rare for a movie nowadays to have a big, resounding brass score, and this one fit the "looking back to the past but geared towards the present" vibe this movie had going for it perfectly.

Today I'm doing lots of little things. I'm starting to work on a TBA creative project that is probably going to make me tear my hair out in about two weeks, but I'm feeling a creative drive that I haven't felt in a long time, so right now I'm in writer heaven. I'm also preparing the menu I'm going to attempt on Wednesday. Since I'm such a shitty cook, I'm going to do an "easy Italian" meal with lasagna, salad with homemade garlic dressing, and brownie sundaes. Yum!

It's only 1:30 and I'm already tired out, so I think a nap might be necessary soon. I haven't had a lot of downtime since being home, so I'm glad to have today to re-charge my batteries. For the next few days, things are going to be mighty busy.

Mood lazy Music Star Trek soundtrack - Michael Giacchino Tags: food, life at home, movies, writing