Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Saw this at the dollar theater the other day and I have to admit I can't remember the last time i laughed so hard at a movie. Granted, I was in a very silly mood that night, but still. It tickled my funny bone anyway. A lot of that has to do with Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka who was pricelessly neurotic, crazy, and just plain silly. I didn't really enjoy the first Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie. As a child, I found it just creepy. So if you love the original movie, you may hate this movie (a girl at work did). And the grandpa (who I last saw in Waking Ned Devine) was great as well. All the cast were very well chosen and their characters well-played. If you're in a silly mood and you haven't seen it yet...watch it!

Go Astros!!!

World Series baby!!!

Music

At my former job in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, my office-mate (and co-worker, and friend) used to play DJ for us, and one recurring artist was David Gray. I haven't listened much to David Gray since then, but recently I copied a bunch of music from a friend's computer and guess what....there are a few David Gray songs on there! So as I sit and listen to them (sitting at a computer), it gives me nice warm-fuzzy feelings about sitting at a computer at a huge brown formica and metal desk.

Will I ever be able to listen to these songs and not be at a computer? We'll see.

Listening to: David Gray (duh!), White Ladder

yay fall!!!

Autumn is my favorite time of year. No questions. No doubt. I love the feel, the look, the smell...I love being able to live in my jeans again and wear long sleeves, sweatshirts and jackets. I love curling up under blankets and not because the air conditioning is set to sub-zero. I love not needing air conditioning; I never realize how stale the air is until I start breathing it fresh from outside again. I love hot apple cider and pumpkins (and pumpkin pie).

Happy Autumn everyone!!

Restlessness

Why is it that sometimes all I want to do is curl up with a good book. But usually when I can't. But when the perfect curl-up-with-a-good-book moment presents itself I feel restless and confined in my house. Is it the book? The house? The fact that I only slept four (interrupted) hours last night? The book, I can remedy. The house...well, I can go to a coffee shop or something. As for sleep, can't go back in time.

Just ramblin'

even though I don't live in Houston......

GO ASTROS!!!!!!!!

A difference

I enjoy rain most of the time. I have been known to applaud a rainy day even; especially if I don't have to get out in it. But I realize today that it makes a big difference when all of a sudden you live in a neighborhood where half the streets flood whenever you get torrential, downpouring rains such as we've been having the past few days.

But I still like rain.

Interesting names

Sometimes I wonder what parents are thinking when they name their children. Are they thinking at all? Granted, I've never had the honor of having to come up with a name for a child -- something they'll have with them forever. Or at least until they can legally change it. But who in their right mind names their kid

Nature
Tiger Lily
Shithead (for real, people. pronounced Sh-teed)
Emergency (also for real. pronounced eh-mer-gahn-cee, emphasis on the third syllable)
Cinderella Snow White (full name, first, middle and last)
And best of all....Douche. (why??????)

And none of these names are rumour. All witnessed first hand by friends of mine. Anyway. Just in case you need a Thursday afternoon laugh.

Listening to: Titan Moon K108, "You Go Away"