sally’s Neighborhood

Things I Loathe:

• Sneezing uncontrollably.
• Crying.
• People using your mug without permission, then not washing it properly!!!
• Taking the boy to the airport.  Sigh.
• Sour cream.  And mayonnaise.
  

• Rachmaninoff concerti.  Mmph.
• The boy.
• Near constant rain--it made for the perfect lazy day yesterday.
• Yesterday.
• Cheese dip!
  
• Getting to grow my nails out for the first time since I was 15.  I'll cut them soon, but may I just say I have fabulous nails?  They're strong, grow quickly, and not brittle.  Wish I could give them to someone who could use 'em.

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Okay, since all my neighbors seem to be doing this cool "Things on Tuesday" ...thing, I think I'm gonna try it myself.  (Pardon my being a day late on this... I'd planned to do it yesterday and just forgot.  Whoops.)

Things I Loathe:

•  Fashion magazines with a bajillion pages before the table of contents.
• Being too tired to fully enjoy the all-too-rare boyfriend time.
• That the boyfriend leaves in a week!  =(

•  Journals and magazines with the volume and number on the cover!
• Having any boyfriend time at all!
• That Brian and I shelled out some extra money to extend his trip.  (An extra week = worth $150.)
  

So, just finished Breaking Dawn.  (Two weeks after it came out!!!  I know, I know, what's wrong with me?!  I've been busy, damn it!!)  I shall probably write extensively about it soon, but for now... I have two weeks of neighborhood to catch up on.  

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"When was the last time you were at a wedding that had a death defying hike, rogue waves, a luau, ultimate fighting, a presidential candidate and a budding bromance?" asks Papi Chulo. For most of us, the answer is never, but luckily, Papi Chulo and Secret Agent Scotch took the time to Vox all the amazing moments during their unforgettable Hawaiian wedding on 08.08.08 so we could all take part in the festivities.

The story began last February, when Papi Chulo popped the question and  Secret Agent Scotch said yes! Since then, they've kept us in the loop about all the details, from the bride's veil to the wedding song to the final To-Do List. And throughout it all, they inspired us with their love for each other. (I'm pretty sure it doesn't get any better than knowing your future husband thinks you are The Perfect Girl.)

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Congratulations again to Secret Agent Scotch and Papi Chulo! Enjoy the Honeymoon!

~daisy 

Is anyone else suddenly and for no discernible reason getting an influx of private messaging spam on Vox?  I've gotten two in the last day, and it's really pissing me off.  

I've got me some Breaking Dawn!!!  (Side note:  at 12:07 I walked into Books-a-Million, was the last person to receive a book, and they seemed to be shutting things down after me.  What the hell!  They are too efficient for their own good.)  I'll not be visiting my friend The Internet until I finish it, which, thanks to my practicing schedule, will probably not be till Sunday evening.  (I fear teh spoilerz.)

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A short music post!

What I'm listening to right now:

The Last 5 Years (2002 Off-Broadway Cast)

Jason Robert Brown

Jason Robert Brown's two-person musical telling the story of a relationship between Cathy and Jamie--told backwards from the end from her perspective and forwards from the beginning from his.  Very cool, but ah, very depressing... as evidenced by the first song, which I love:

Still Hurting

Original Cast Recording

I always enjoy telling myself that I'm starting a new "segment" on my blog, so let's go ahead and say this can be a new segment--knowing I will probably never make another post like this again.

Final Fantasy VIII--FFVIII, for us cool kids--came out shortly after I'd gotten my Playstation and fallen in love with Final Fantasy VII.  FF7 I loved, but 8... 8 was something else for me.  It remains probably my favorite game of all time (perhaps even trumping the classic NES, Sega, and SNES games I love so much!), and although my gaming days are mostly over, I still can't think of FF8 without getting all squishy inside.  (For you other gamers, I know, I know--FF7 is apparently infinitely better, but I can't help it.  Nothing ever moved me the way 8 did.)  My most memorable moment of the game is the scene I'm about to post.  Now YouTube has made it convenient for me to watch whenever I want; back in the Day, however, I reserved a precious memory card spot for this video alone so I could watch it whenever I wanted.  (And I'll never forget the nice/nerdily cute guy who worked at Electronics Boutique who confessed he had done the same thing.)  Aside from the fact that this was just gorgeous animation (especially at the time; I think it still is), I love love loved the music, and the music of Nobuo Uematsu continues to remain that nagging inspiration in me:  "Don't score films; score games!"  Mmmph.