I apologize for neglecting my blogging duties, but I have been busy watching movies. My 5th Annual Oscar Bash is quickly approaching and I hope to see as many of the nominated films as possible. Here are the three I saw over the weekend:

1. Smokin‘ Aces. (not an Oscar contender, I know) This was on date night with the hubby (it was a compromise between Rocky and Dreamgirls). If you aren’t put off by lots of blood, it’s a great movie.
2. Little Children. Saw this with the girls on Saturday. Also a great movie, and surprisingly funny considering the subject matter, but I would probably classify it as more of a chick-flick. However, there was lots of sex and nudity, so you boys won’t be bored.
3. Little Miss Sunshine. Bought the DVD and watched this at home…an excellent film! I like Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell even more than I did before.

What I liked most about these three movies is that they weren’t predictable. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy my fair share of predictable movies, but the movies that really stand out in my mind are the ones where I couldn’t always guess what was going to happen.

Here’s a short list of some of my favorite “unpredictable” movies….The Usual Suspects, Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, Primal Fear, Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump.

Your turn! Tell me what movies you think are refreshingly unpredictable.

Today my horoscope read: “Be more present. Appreciate your body. It’s the perfect time to reflect on recent events, engage in flirtation and eat delicious, healthy meals. You’re a sensuous creature, so do something that helps you appreciate life.”

The 3rd sentence was most captivating, because it seemed a little hodgepodge, but let’s tackle it anyway.

1. Reflect on recent events – Here’s an interesting article from the news today. Apparently, Tigger (Winnie’s sidekick) has some anger management problems.
http://www.wftv.com/news/10686229/detail.html# Who would have thought that being a cartoon character could be so stressful that you would resort to beating up 14-year-old boys.

2. Engage in flirtation – Have you been working out? Maybe it’s the jeans, but your ass looks great. And your hair looks nice today too. Did you get it cut? It really frames your fabulous eyes. (Your compliment to me goes here) Awww….you’re so sweet. What a nice thing to say. You know, if I wasn’t married…

3. Eat healthy, delicious meals – KB and I had Mexican food for lunch today and it was delish! My shrimp enchiladas were to die for. Dinner was a little meal (since I pigged out at lunch) consisting of 1/2 turkey sandwich. As you can see, it’s either healthy or it’s delish…not usually both.

Well, I can’t say that I feel more sensuous, but it was a fun exercise anyway. I am still working on the remainder of my New Year’s resolutions…did y’all make any??

In the spirit of my decision to be more helpful in 2007, I think we should assist the fools who write spam email titles. I know, I know. They suck…we hate them…they clog our email boxes up with crap. But clearly they didn’t graduate from junior high…they can’t put together a coherent FRAGMENT, much less a sentence…and it’s probably the only job they can get. Spam might be less annoying if it’s grammatically correct, spell checked, and somewhat entertaining.

Ok, probably not. But here are just a few examples of stupid emails titles I have received this week. These people need help.

– pacesetter homicidal
– historical legal ethical political
– Be sure to read the related article, Stupid yoga tricks: let’s all copyright ancient yoga postures.
– cwmino
– swinging
– Some TV shows also have a free space for that.
– Amusing perhaps, but not very efficient if you are after some specific color changing water pipe information.
– DABB DBBB DCBB
– Mac check this.
– Greetings Sergio
– I don’t, and I have very little desire to even try (This is the only one I even took a peek at…they almost had me!)

So, here are a few ideas I came up with…I am pretty sure I would at least look at an email with one of these titles:

– The affair your spouse is having
– Great Aunt Bee has passed…you are in her will
– Sorry about your cat
– I can introduce you to George Clooney
– Top Secret…you can’t tell anyone!
– Update on that STD
– I have magic pills that will make your penis larger (LOL…kidding!)

Ok, your turn. What title would make you open an email?

But still pretty funny.

My friend Carol is getting married and we are heading to San Antonio tomorrow for a bachlorette party on the Riverwalk. Should be fun…hopefully S.A. will produce some stories as good as the Chicago trip (see “Chicago Rocks” post).

Here is something that had me laughing today…the guy who wrote this is a total hoot…make sure you read his idea for a reality TV show. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004061iggypop1.html

Yes, I have a little thing for Jon Stewart. His sense of humor is so on the money that I just can’t stand it sometimes. Earlier this week, he was discussing the Mark Foley fiasco, which somehow led into a short discussion on Iraq. He asked “what do you get when you cross a Hellhole with a Cataclysm?”

A CATASTROF*CK.

Isn’t that awesome? I haven’t enjoyed a made-up word this much since Stephen Cobert coined “truthiness.” Of course “Catastrof*ck” is my new favorite word of all time and I will be using it as much as possible. And it shouldn’t be too hard to throw into my everyday life. ha!