The first thing I did was to watch Toy Story 3. Yes in my world this is a new and (kinda) scary thing. For those of you who don't know, I HATE sad movies. If I think there will be a sad part in a movie, I avoid it at all costs. A list of the movies I've never seen: "Titanic", "Beaches", Any movie ever made from a Nicholas Sparks book, I've never even read a Nicholas Sparks book for the same reason, and "Fried Green Tomatoes". All classics, all apt to make me cry like a baby, so all avoided. I've been dying to see "Up" for the last year, but I heard that the first 10 minutes could reduce you to a blubbering mess, so I've avoided it ever since. That would be the case with "Toy Story 3". I had heard that it's sad and I had heard that friends had cried during certain parts, not just one part but multiple parts. (This is just not acceptable in the Kristen Rules of Movie Watching) Of course it's a Pixar movie, so I assumed that it wouldn't be TOO sad but even so, I wasn't going to see it.
But...I have a friend that decided that it was about the best thing ever! (She literally ooh'ed and ahh'ed throughout the movie, which is quite out of character : ) So she decided that she was going to force me to watch it, which is what she did. I thought that I had an out when I remembered that my DVD player didn't really work but (how lucky!) she had brought her laptop for this very reason.
I must admit, being the person that I am (I can cry at the drop of a hat: a Hallmark commercial can make me tear up), I was impressed by the movie, and (miracle of miracles) I didn't cry. It was a little sad towards the end (I promised myself I wouldn't ruin the ending for anyone who didn't have Jen to force them to watch it : ) but I resisted the urge to cry and actually enjoyed it! It was quite cute, but of course, all Pixar movies are. (Except "Cars", I just don't get "Cars") The best part of seeing the movie was that I have now earned the right to force my dear friend to watch any movie I so choose. "Gnomeo and Juliet" here we come! If you haven't heard of this movie yet, it's a modern retelling of (you guessed it!) Romeo and Juliet as performed by (Right, again!) CGI gnomes. It's sure to make my English teacher friend faint of heart. So, of course, it is the perfect revenge for making me break my cardinal rule of movie-dom! : )
After the movie, I did what I had planned on doing this week as well. I like to think of myself as a crafty kind of person. I like all things scrapbooking, as well as all kinds of DIY projects. One of my "bibles" when it comes to these projects is "Scrapbooks, Etc." It's a magazine about all things paper crafting. (Obviously!) Well, I read on Facebook this week that they were looking for submissions of holiday cards for their website. So I decided to send one of mine in. Here is what I sent:
The great thing about this was that I got to have my artwork where others would see and if I win the contest, I could win $100 worth of scrapbooking goodies. (Which is always a good thing!)
Lastly, it wasn't planned, and it certainly wasn't my doing but I also got to try liver this week, thanks to my liver loving mother...All I can say is, YUCK! Why anyone would choose to eat liver is completely and utterly beyond me! But I did it and it was DEFINITELY scary, so I thought I'd include it : )
Well that was the extent of my adventure for the week. Like I said it was quite boring, but it was something new, so that felt good! If you'd like to read about more exciting adventures next week, please oh please, give me some ideas in the comments. It's quite sad but I've sort of hit a road block...It could be the mounds of Christmas projects that I'm working on but my creativity well has run dry! So please, give me a hand, and I promise to live a more exciting life next week : )
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Baby steps. Baby steps. Here's some help for future entries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y584fdQldoI
For a boring week - you sure had a lot to say!!! R - says you don't get CARS how rude!
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