Went to see WALL-E on Friday… it was great! A really fun, silly, sweet movie, that definitely showed off advances in both Disney’s storytelling ability and Pixar’s great ideas and animation.

And the short before the movie was really funny. Like, crying-because-you’re-laughing-so-hard funny.

So I’ve been eating the same brand of string cheese for something like 8 months now. And I just (as in, about 30 seconds ago) realized that there is a joke on each wrapper. Ha!

I saw a tornado on Saturday. A funnel cloud, I suppose, since it apparently didn’t touch ground. But it was pretty cool, since I’d never really seen one before.

Things are kind of slow here (although I’m still not managing to get much of anything accomplished), which is a nice change of pace from the April/May rush of travel and stuff. We’re not traveling again until we go back to Memphis and Huntsville for a couple of days each next month.

So I’m (finally, I suppose) listening to The DaVinci Code as an audio book. And i have this weird love-hate relationship with it. On one hand, it talks a lot (so far anyway) about Fibonacci numbers, which is interesting. And Phi. Also interesting. But on the other hand… I’m more than 20 chapters in, and I feel like most of the book so far has taken place inside the heads of each of the individual characters. Like, one character says something, which reminds the other character of a time when she was 10 and living with her grandfather, so she proceeds to think through the entire incident (5 or 10 minutes of the audio book), then resume conversation with the first character as through no time has passed (which, I’m guessing, it hasn’t). This would be ok, if it didn’t happen at least twice in every single conversation.

I guess the author is trying to make sure that we have all the necessary background information. It just seems a little forced or something.

Anyway. I will probably finish the book, just to see how it ends. I’m not sure how I think it should end, because I’m really not sure where it’s going from here. But, as long as the author keeps throwing in semi-interesting logic puzzles, I’ll probably stay at least interested enough to finish it out.

So, being 80 million miles away from home, I miss out on some of the good family drama. And some of the bad family drama, actually. Come to think of it, it probably evens out.

So I bought a box of Kashi chewy granola bars… they have more fiber, and more protein, and less sugar than the granola things I have been eating, and are full of whole grains and stuff instead of unpronounceable preservatives.

The problem? They taste like bird seed. Which isn’t as bad as it could be, I suppose. It’s better than cardboard. But not exactly what I’m craving when I reach for a granola bar.

I need some healthy type food that doesn’t make me feel like a bird.

“[Sex And The City] is so definitely not my cup of tea that, for me, it is not tea at all, and does not come in a cup.”
~Roger Ebert

In the interest of posting new content, here’s a meme (since I have no real content to post at the moment):

1. Father’s name ? Bob

2. Mother’s name ? Kathi

3. Favorite drink? Sweet tea

4. Tattoo? no

5. Body Piercing: ears only

6. How much do you love your job? generally, it’s awesome. Some days, I want to pitch my computer through the window.

7. Birthplace? Orlando, FL

8. Favorite vacation spot: Disney Cruise

9. Ever been to Africa ? Nope

10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? yes

11. Ever been on TV? Yes. I was on the news when I was a kid. My mom made me carry a sandwich-board type sign at a protest rally when Mrs. Ducacus came to campaign for her husband in Florida. Classy, no? My parents might still have that tape.

12. Ever steal any traffic sign? No.

13. Ever been in a car accident? a couple.

14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door

15. Favorite salad dressing? Ranch

16. Favorite pie? cheesecake

17. Favorite number? 6. Which probably makes me the devil.

18. Favorite movie? At the moment? Probably Jakob the Liar.

19. Favorite holiday? Christmas

20. Favorite dessert? anything sweet, really.

21. Favorite food? Pasta.

22. Favorite day of the week? Sunday

23. Favorite brand of body wash? Right now it’s Sexy Peel soap from Lush

24. Favorite toothpaste? Aquafresh

25. Favorite smell? Lavender

26. What do you do to relax? Veg on the couch. Sometimes try to be creative. But mostly just stare at the TV.

28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Ten years is a long time. Trying to picture myself in 10 years is difficult, seeing as I haven’t even planned whats for dinner tonight. Ha! Ok, so seriously, I imagine we’ll still be in Houston. In the same house. Workign more or less the same jobs (why mess with a good thing?) I’ll be slightly fatter, and probably still trying to make people believe that I’m 29. And I might finally not look like I’m 12 anymore.

29. Furthest place you will send this message? well… Since I’m not sending it, but rahter blogging it, I suppose it has the potential to go anywhere.

30. Who will respond to this the fastest? eh. No clue.