Sunday, January 6, 2008

Mark got ready for his holiday work party, and looked pretty sexy when he left. He was wearing this shiny black shirt (with purple highlights); I have one just like it. Then he was wearing this really cool, black leather pants, which showy boots, plus he'd shaved and done his hair. It reminded me of when we used to get dressed up to go to City Club all those years ago. It was nice to see him like that again, if only for a moment.

I didn't have time to nap before Chris came over, so I used the time to put up some new pictures in my room. Each new piece changes the feel of the room. I love it. It's therapeutic somehow.

I also got a myspace message from my friend Paul in California. This was just the day for messages from old friends. He said he'd been reading my blog, which is always surprising to hear from anyone, because I honestly don't expect anyone to be reading this thing - and people can't leave comments, though that will hopefully change soon. Anyways, he said he read about me burning Doctor Who dvds, and wanted some advice about that - but it wasn't clear if he wanted to know because he wants to burn DOCTOR WHO or something else. It would be neat if Paul was a fan too. ;-0)

When Chris arrived we noted that it's the first time we've ever just hung out on our own. We chatted a lot before we started and then again between the episodes. I had told her that I'd probably be tired very quickly as I've been going to bed around 8pm lately, but that I also wanted to stay up as long as possible, as I have to close the store tonight, I didn't want to be as tired then - cause that would suck.

Chris really enjoyed the episodes, and I really enjoyed watching them with her. Her commentary was so funny, and kept me awake for longer than I thought possible. I really wish Mollie had been there as I know she would have been as amused as I was! We watched "Cyberwoman", "Small Worlds" & "Countrycide". She's planning on watching "Evolution of the Daleks", "The Lazarus Experiment" & "42" this week, and then we'll get together on Friday to watch "Greeks Bearing Gifts", "They Keep Killing Suzie" & "Random Shoes".

Chris had said that Bryan was starting to have positive reactions to her Doctor Who episodes...and then he hated the "Daleks In Manhattan" episode so much that she feared we'd lost him! Yet another reason to hate that blasted 2-part crap-fest! But she asked me what episodes to get him to watch to change that, and I told her to get him to watch the rest of the episodes after her visit on Friday, as the rest of the season is fracking fantastic, and hopefully that will do the trick.

Chris told me that she & Bryan had heard from a friend that they trust, that AVP:R sucks beyond the telling of it, which really disappointed her & Bryan. I haven't really read many positive reviews of the movie myself, but many of the negative reviews cite things that they believe don't make sense or are a break with continuity, which isn't the case. Like...a lot of reviews count the PredAlien having Predator features as a negative because they think that Aliens don't take on aspects of their hosts - which we know they've done since at least Alien 3. They also mention the darkness of the film, and claim it's a cheap trick to cover the zippers in the monster suits. These movies are almost always dark - go back and watch Alien / Aliens to see what I mean. So...I'm reserving judgment until I actually see it, but honestly, all this negative press has lowered my expectatons, dramatically. My hope though, is that the movie makes enough money to produce another film, with a better script - it would be nice for the series to go out on a high.

I went to bed as soon as Chris was gone (at about 11:30pm), but before I drifted off to sleep I heard Mark arrive home, so I didn't have to worry about that. I had dreams about Torchwood, which oddly enough, I don't think has ever happened before. 10 days until new episodes.

I talked to Janice briefly yesteday and she told me that Grandma will be moved next door from the Saline Hospital on Monday to the establishment next door, for a month of therapy!?! That's going to suck. I doubt my Grandmother or Grandfather is happy about this, but if they can help her...I guess it's best. Janice didn't actually give me any news on her condition; but that sounds like they've diagnosed something. I'll have to get more information later; probably on Monday. :-0(

So I started reading that new Excelsior book and it kicks all kinds of ass, I'm happy to say. But then I decided yet again, that this is not the book I should be reading! lol. I'm so horrible about this stuff (apparently); I just can't make up my mind sometimes. Oh well. It's not like these decisions have huge consequences or anything.

So I woke up just before I wrote this. I'll probably sleep more later. I might work on my room for a bit now, or I might read. Oh. Just before I crawled into bed, I moved to shut off my computer, and Michael was online, so I said goodnight to him. Hopefully I'll get to see him sometime this week. ;-0)

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