It's been a while since I've had a nice meaty post. Hopefully this will do the trick.

I had a loverly mellow weekend with Matt pretty much doing not much at all. I was one of the few that had yesterday off so my weekend was extended into 3 days which made it all the better.

On Saturday we headed to Stonestown to spend some of our hard earned gift cards.. My mission was to spend the Abercrombie & Fitch gift card I had and/or to find a fluffy light colored jacket.. lightweight and warm. We power shopped for 2-3 hours and I found my jacket at 60% off (!) at Macy's. Abercrombie was one of our last stops and I just can't believe how horrid that store has become. I remember it being more like American Eagle or Aeropostale, but apparently it's turned into Tweenie Party Inc. I was literally surrounded by cotton candy smelling pre-teens dressed as sluts with their moms in the background. Their selection of womens clothing was pathetic.. and I have no idea how I'm going to spend this card now that I've looked at their clothing. Yeeeuch.

After doing so well shopping on Saturday, we drove south and braved the atrocity that is Walmart in Mountain View. I had a $60 gift card in hand and was going to spend it all so I would never have to come back. We spent quite a bit of time there and Matt bought quite a few articles of clothing for mega-cheap. I had no idea how much that boy can bargain shop.. he did good. :) I purchased Raymond's Rabbid Rabbits (or something) and a few household items. There crowd that frequents Walmart never ceases to amaze me. Lots of moms yelling, babies crying, and old people hacking. But Matt and I fit in there somewhere, so I can't diss on the W-crowd too much.

Monday, after making sure Isabella was nice and cozy in her paddock (it's been so cold the water troughs have been freezing over!) we relaxed at home for a bit then headed out to see Children of Men. We don't go out to see movies much, but this one was definitely one to see. There were so many scenes that were just amazing.. that gripped you emotionally in good and bad ways. The one that is staying with me right now is a scene where the main characters drive into a refugee camp. The officers are just monsters and there is torture and beatings going on everywhere.. it was shocking and horrible. I just can't stop thinking about it because I know this type of scene can't just be a fictional one in movies. It's happened in one form or another around the world which is a terrible thing. Ugh. Anyways, it's a very good movie.. highly recommended! **Edit update: How could I forget ones of the main ending scenes.. it was a long extended scene, one take, where the main character runs half-life style through explosions, bullets flying, people every which way. 3 words, OH MY GOD. Just amazing.

One more thing - why is my name appearing everywhere in the media nowadays?? Matt and I were chatting about this last night.. in the movie we saw last night it's the main actress's real name and role name, and it was one of the character's names in 24! Could it be? An emerging.. an epoch.. the age.. of me?

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