February Movies

Lots of movies this month since it's Oscar season!

17) Les Misérables (2012)
16) Life of Pi (2012)
15) Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)*
14) Lincoln (2012)
13) Amour (2012)
12) Argo (2012)
11) Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
10) Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
9) Django Unchained (2012)
8) The Fountain (2007)
7) Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la Novia) (2002)
6) 50/50 (2011)
5) Drive (2012)

*Not really a new movie to me since I saw part of it on the plane to Phoenix last October. But since it was a Best Picture nominee (and I fell asleep while watching it on the plane) I'm counting it!

January Movies

4) Rango (2012)
3) Puss in Boots (2011)
2) The Hunger Games (2012)

Resolute

I don't have a concrete list of New Years' resolutions, but I've decided to get back in the habit of seeing more movies. And since this blog is just sitting here doing nothing, I'm going to use it to keep a list of movies that I see this year. I already keep a list of DVDs and Blu-Rays I watch on my library's website's My Shelves feature, but there's no way to add new movies to that list.

I'm counting all movies I've never seen before on my list whether new or old. I'd like to see one a week, which seems like an attainable goal.

And the first movie of the year is:

1) Battle Royale (2000)

You Can Never Be Too Careful

A few weeks ago one of my co-worker's had her car window smashed and her GPS stolen. As far as we could tell, it happened between 4:45 PM and 5:45 PM on a weekday. No witnesses came forward to report the crime and the police officer who filed the report said that the thief wouldn't be caught and the GPS would never be recovered.

There are signs up all over the city about how you shouldn't leave stuff in plain sight, but when you're in a hurry or relying on your car alarm to deter a criminal, it's easy to ignore the warning.

So be careful when you park in downtown Cleveland. And if you need help, contact the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. They were a big help on a bad day.

Good Behavior

I (unexpectedly?) had the first week of August off. But, at least I went into the time off knowing that it was only one week since I'm starting a new project (at a firm where I have never worked!) the second week of August.

The highlights of the week were a girls' day with JB where we shopped and lunched and a day of beauty where I got a pedicure and a (free!) haircut.

Trend Setter

Two of my friends got their noses pierced this week. I like to think I inspired them, but I don't know if that's at all true since the only similarities in our piercings are the holes themselves. Both ladies got studs put in the right side of their nose, in the indent. My left nostril is pierced (about halfway to the indent), and I wear both studs and hoops.

I got mine done seventeen years ago(!) and wore it diligently for about 3 years. In the mid-nineties, I stopped wearing it for about a six months stretch. I don't remember the exact day I took it out, but I remember trying to wear it again and not having any problems. I started wearing it intermittently after that.

There seems to be a resurgence of people with noserings. Is it all because of me?

I Didn't Even Have to Use My AK

Today was a good day. This morning I got a call from my agency that my resume had made the cut for a new project, and that the employer wanted to bring me in for an interview today or tomorrow. I was told that if I made the second cut, I'd start work on Monday. I interviewed at 2 PM and was hired a few hours later. After having to take a project with a lower rate of pay for a few months, I was happy to hear that this assignment would be at my normal rate!

This afternoon I went to the library to pay my fine and get unblocked from borrowing books and DVDs (they block you if the fine is over $15). I gave the clerk my card and got out a $20 bill, but the cashier asked if I had a smaller bill. I gave her a puzzled look since I thought I should only get $3-4 change. She told me that the library had a special promotion for June where you could clear your account if you paid half of what you owed. I gave her two $5 bills and got two $1 dollar bills back. All 28 individual fines were wiped clean!

Then tonight, the east side contingent of our Pub Quiz team won the grand prize at Claddagh, which so happens to be a big screen tv! Since we're not splitting a television five ways, we'll be taking the cash option. Luckily, the cash prize divides into five parts quite nicely.