He's Just Not That Into You

Last night I saw my first film of 2009 in the theater- "He's Just Not That Into You". Rottentomatoes.com rated it 45%. Yahoo Movies gave it a C+. IMDB.com has not displayed its official star rating yet. I generally agree with these 3 sites on most movies. I realize that this is not a very unique film plot, and it is somewhat predictable and has its cheesy factor. BUT, I genuinely enjoyed watching it. Sure, I spent an entire day with a sick baby and simply getting away from a constant flow of snot was quite a treat- but I don't think that's the only reason I liked the movie. I liked the cast a lot; with the exception of one actress- Drew Barrymore. I feel kind of bad saying that, because I usually like her a lot. But I just felt that her acting was kind of overdone or something. Luckily she's not in the film enough to affect my overall opinion. My 2 favorite actors were Ginnifer Goodwin (from "Big Love") and Justin Long- who is extremely funny in a very natural and unforced way. Jennifer Aniston was ok. I enjoyed Ben Affleck. Kevin Connoly (from "Entourage") was very natural and delivered his character well. I find Jennifer Connoly (no relation to Kevin) to be very plain. I think she conveyed her character well, but nothing really stood out about her to me. Bradley Cooper (who is hosting SNL tonight) is very funny and charming, even if his character is kind of slimy. I really liked Scarlett Johansson- mostly because she has more curves than any other female in the cast. There is something Marilyn Monroe about her to me, which I enjoy. I also think she is a great actress. I have never really been in the dating world to be able to relate to their stories, but I still felt a connection with the characters. A lot of the situations were definitely realistic. I also like the "exception" vs. "rule" concept used throughout the movie (I can't really explain that - just go see it.)

So while this is not going to win best picture of 2009, I already know that I will buy it (previously viewed from Blockbuster, of course) and I recommend it for any chicks who are looking for a good (but not amazing) movie.

Have you seen it? Tell me what you think!

My Favorite Phone Pictures from 2008

I purchased a Sony Ericsson w580i Walkman cell phone last August. It had 2 features that were selling points for me: an mp3 player feature and a high resolution camera (high for a phone). These features only work if you buy a seperate memory card- which I did. Unfortunately, my phone is currently messed up and won't recognize the memory card, so I can't use either of these features. Annoying! I can easily live without the mp3 player, but the camera is something that I severely miss. I used my phone camera for SO many things: to take pictures of things that I wanted to remember to buy at some point (or things that I wished I could buy at some point), to take pictures of things that I thought were funny and weird, and to take pictures of Ryan and Killian doing weird and funny things- things that I would hope to blog about someday. So, techinically, you all are missing out because of my non-functional camera. Due to the phone malfunction, I decided to upload all of my phone pics to my computer. I am going to share my favorites with you.

Today I'll start with cute pictures of Killian and Ryan:

More to come...

Jesus is Everywhere

When I was in Primary (sunday school for children from age 3-11) I was introduced to the concept of "Would you do that if Jesus was here?". It was more of a threat used by teachers to make us behave during Primary Program rehearsals in the chapel. It worked for a while because no one wanted to misbehave in front of Jesus. (I also recall being told that Jesus was in the building with us at all times- that he lived there- so it made it very likely to me that he might drop by to check up on us in our classes.)

As I got older and left Primary, I continued to hear people ask/threaten "Would you do that if Jesus was here?" and it started to bother me. I began to think of things that I would certainly not do if Jesus was in the room, but these things weren't evil or sinful. For example: going to the bathroom. I would not go to the bathroom with Jesus in the room because it would be rude. I would not shower with Jesus in the room because I prefer my privacy. I would not pick my nose in front of Jesus. I would not pick a wedgie. I would not get dressed or undressed. The list goes on.

While I understand the basis of why people use this question- the same way WWJD is used- I just don't think it's a very good question. I remember it being used when leaders would talk about questionable movies. They would say, "Would you watch that movie if Jesus was in the room?" My answer to that question, no matter what the movie, is an easy "no"! I mean, come on: if Jesus was in the room, I would much rather have a meaningful conversation with him than watch any stupid movie. Or, if he really wanted to watch a movie, I would let him choose because he's the guest!

Anyway, I went for a while without hearing anyone ask one of these questions. While attending Enrichment last week, I walked into the bathroom and this is what I saw:

My immediate thought was, "Can I go to the bathroom if Jesus is in the stall?"