Movie Meme

I saw this up on Elspethm's blog. I was curious to see how much of a life I don't have.

“SUPPOSEDLY if you’ve seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account blog, paste this as a note. Then, put x’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up. Have fun!

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show (x) Grease (x) Pirates of the Caribbean (x)Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest () Boondock Saints (x) Fight Club () Starsky and Hutch (x) Neverending Story () Blazing Saddles (x) Airplane Total: 7

() The Princess Bride (x) AnchorMan (x )Napoleon Dynamite () Labyrinth ( ) Saw ( ) Saw II ( ) White Noise (x) White Oleander (x) Anger Management (x) 50 First Dates (x) The Princess Diaries (x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Total so far: 14

(x) Scream () Scream 2 () Scream 3 (x) Scary Movie ( ) Scary Movie 2 () Scary Movie 3 () Scary Movie 4 (x) American Pie (x) American Pie 2 () American Wedding ( ) American Pie Band Camp Total so far: 18

() Harry Potter 1 () Harry Potter 2 () Harry Potter 3 () Harry Potter 4 (x) Resident Evil 1 ( ) Resident Evil 2 (x) The Wedding Singer (x) Little Black Book () The Village (x) Lilo & Stitch Total so far: 22

(x) Finding Nemo (x) Finding Neverland () Signs (x) The Grinch (x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (x) White Chicks ( ) Butterfly Effect (x) 13 Going on 30 (x) I, Robot (x) Robots Total so far: 30

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story ( ) Universal Soldier (x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events (x) Along Came Polly ( ) Deep Impact () KingPin (x) Never Been Kissed () Meet The Parents () Meet the Fockers () Eight Crazy Nights () Joe Dirt () KING KONG Total so far: 34

(x) A Cinderella Story () The Terminal (x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie () Passport to Paris () Dumb & Dumber () Dumber & Dumberer (x) Final Destination (x) Final Destination 2 (x)Final Destination 3 (x) Halloween (x) The Ring (x) The Ring 2 ( ) Surviving X-MAS ( ) Flubber Total so far: 42

(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (x) Practical Magic ( ) Chicago ( ) Ghost Ship () From Hell () Hellboy ( )Secret Window (x) I Am Sam (x) The Whole Nine Yards ( ) The Whole Ten Yards Total so far: 45

( ) The Day After Tomorrow ( ) Child’s Play ( ) Seed of Chucky ( ) Bride of Chucky (x) Ten Things I Hate About You (x) Just Married ( ) Gothika (x) Nightmare on Elm Street (x) Sixteen Candles (x) Remember the Titans (x) Coach Carter (x) The Grudge ( ) The Grudge 2 () The Mask ( ) Son Of The Mask Total so far: 52

(x) Bad Boys () Bad Boys 2 ( ) Joy Ride ( ) Lucky Number Sleven (x) Ocean’s Eleven (x) Ocean’s Twelve ( ) Bourne Identity ( ) Bourne Supremecy () Lone Star ( ) Bedazzled (x) Predator I ( ) Predator II () The Fog (X) Ice Age (x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown () Curious George Total so far: 58

() Independence Day (x) Cujo (x) A Bronx Tale (x) Darkness Falls (x) Christine (x) ET () Children of the Corn (x) My Bosses Daughter (x) Maid in Manhattan (x) War of the Worlds (x) Rush Hour (x) Rush Hour 2 Total so far: 67

( ) Best Bet (x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (x) She’s All That ( ) Calendar Girls (x) Sideways () Mars Attacks ( ) Event Horizon ( ) Ever After (x) Wizard of Oz (x) Forrest Gump (x) Big Trouble in Little China (x) The Terminator (x) The Terminator 2 (x) The Terminator 3 Total so far: 76

() X-Men (x) X-2 (x) X-3 (x) Spider-Man (x) Spider-Man 2 ( ) Sky High ( ) Jeepers Creepers ( ) Jeepers Creepers 2 (x) Catch Me If You Can () The Little Mermaid (x) Freaky Friday ( ) Reign of Fire (x) The Skulls (x) Cruel Intentions ( ) Cruel Intentions 2 (x) The Hot Chick (x) Shrek (x) Shrek 2 Total so far: 86

It's official, I have no life!! I've surpassed the limit of having a lifeness. I'm not even done with the list! And I want to add that just because I've seen all these movies, doesn't necessarily mean I liked them all.

(x) Swimfan () Miracle on 34th street (x) Old School (x) The Notebook () K-Pax (x) Krippendorf’s Tribe (x) A Walk to Remember ( ) Ice Castles (x) Boogeyman (x) The 40-year-old Virgin Total so far: 93

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring (x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King (x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom () Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Total so far: 98

() Baseketball () Hostel () Waiting for Guffman () House of 1000 Corpses () Devils Rejects (x ) Elf (x) Highlander (x) Mothman Prophecies (x) American History X ( ) Three Total so Far: 102

(x) The Jacket () Kung Fu Hustle () Shaolin Soccer () Night Watch (x) Monsters Inc. () Titanic () Monty Python and the Holy Grail (x) Shaun Of the Dead () Willard Total so far: 105

( ) High Tension () Club Dread (x) Hulk () Dawn Of the Dead (x) Hook (x) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe () 28 days later () Orgazmo () Phantasm () Waterworld Total so far: 108

(x) Kill Bill vol 1 (x) Kill Bill vol 2 () Mortal Kombat () Wolf Creek (x) Kingdom of Heaven () the Hills Have Eyes () I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman () The Last House on the Left () Re-Animator (x) Army of Darkness Total so far: 112

() Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace () Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones (x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith (x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope (x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back (x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi ( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage ( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor Total so far: 116

() The Matrix ( ) The Matrix Reloaded ( ) The Matrix Revolutions () Animatrix (x) Evil Dead (x) Evil Dead 2 () Team America: World Police () Red Dragon () Silence of the Lambs () Hannibal Total: 118

lol.

one more!

I love this week. Not only did I get my sock blockers from the loopy ewe today but I also got my february january sock kit (sorry that I mistakenly called it the feb. kit. I got it in february, what's a girl to do? :P) from robyn's nest! In addition to my kit (which included a skein of yarn called vintage rose, stitch markers, a sample of soak wash, and an awesome pattern from mona schmidtt!!!!!!!), I also got a bag of ketchup flavored lays from Robyn for my fiance. Thanks hon!!!!!! Here is a better shot of vintage rose. I've been having a hard time getting good photographs lately due to the lack of sun the last few days. Pardon the poor shots that I have been posting lately.
And here is a much better shot of sweetheart. It's truer to its color than the close-up shot is.
Okay, I shouldn't be receiving anymore yarn now. Other than the seasons' kit (I think--I don't keep track!) and a package from my hot cocoa swap spoiler! :) Tomorrow (if not Friday), I ought to have a picture of a finished shawl--at least the knitting part. I'm going to hear Ray Bradbury speak tomorrow evening so who knows if I'll get a chance to post once I get home.

when it rains, it pours

I spend everyday wishing for yarn in my mailbox, right? Well, my wish came true today--threefold, in fact! :) I'm sure my fiance couldn't believe it when he collected all the packages.
This would be 'marvelous' the first colorway of the latest installment of the chewy spaghetti blue plate special sock club. The colorway reminds me of something but I can't put my finger on it.
Accompanying the yarn, was this really cool ball of yarn with needles which I now have hanging on my wall by my computer. It's so cute. Unfortunately, the person who makes these balls is on a hiatus. I checked. :( I also received a pattern and a new sheep tape measure. Oh and the yarn is a silk/merino blend. Sooooooooo super soft!
This is a close-up of 'sweetheart,' a self-striping yarn from Perfect Day Yarns. Sarah just recently had hand surgery so it's going to be a while before she restocks her shop. :( I don't think this picture is true to the yarn's color. I'll try to take a better shot of it.
I also picked up 'perfect day' from Sarah. :)
Now, does this colorway look a bit familiar? It's the colorway I picked up for my hot cocoa swap downstream pal. I just had to have a skein for myself. It is chuckanut drive from hazel knits. Though I purchased this skein from woolgirl.
I also picked up some of this which is matcha from painted skeins but purchased at woolgirl. Do you see the sparklies?? It's real silver!
Okay, I still have dinner to make and I'm about to start the edging for my shawl!!

crochet anyone?

Well, in order to complete my critter, I had to crochet some eyeballs. I'm going to let you in on a little secret about me. Prior to this little guy, I hadn't successfully tried crochet. I've tried it once or twice but was always unsuccessful and never really 'got it.' In fact, I've always tried to stay away from patterns that required me to do any kind of crochet because I never thought I could figure out how to do it. I kept telling myself I'd teach myself how to crochet over the summer--or @ least the next long break I have off from school. I was seriously considering just picking out some buttons and sewing them on as eyes. My fiance had already picked some out. Something inside me made me decided to give it a try one last time. With the help of this website, I learned how to do a chain stitch and I learned how to do single crochet! This picture is my first nice chain stitch.

I'm single crocheting, yo! :)
Sideways view of my three rows of single crochet. As for my thoughts..crocheting is hard and it makes my hand hurt. Here's the finished critter! My fiance didn't want to let the guy go. I had to tell him that I'd make him one after I finished my shawl...which I can now focus on again!
In non-crochet news, today was day one of the accreditation team coming to visit. I got interviewed with my partner. I was asked if I was a teacher asst. or an asst. teacher (yes, there's a difference!) and my response was that I was actually a co-teacher. Poor woman. She said she had no idea and no one had even alluded to that fact. She was a bit taken aback. Hope that doesn't count against us. They will still be with us through tomorrow afternoon and then we will not be having a staff meeting (yahooooo!!!) so we can all go complete our civic duty.

trying to make up for lost time

You know, everyday, I literally wish for yarn in my mailbox. And look what I got today! This was quite unexpected. I had remembered ordering it some time ago but hadn't even thought about the possibility of this yarn arriving on the first day of February! It's the February sock kit from yarn4socks. It's another light blue yarn. I'm not exactly fond of light blue so I guess I'm going to have to wait and see what I end up doing with this stuff. I originally ordered this kit because I thought it was going to be a lace pattern to go with the yarn..not a lace sock pattern. More yarn should be coming though...and my blocking wires as well!
I've been staying up the last few nights trying to get this guy done. He's not quite done yet but he's on the way. I started the scarf that goes with him but I didn't like the look of a plain garter stitch scarf. I did a mini version of the my so-called scarf for it but I frogged that about an hour ago. I dunno what kind of scarf I'm going to make but I've got to figure that out soon. Last night, I watched "The Secret." I hadn't intended to ever watch it because I watched the show on Oprah about it. The other reason I didn't want to watch it is because the basic principles of the secret are ones that I typically live by anyway..except to a higher degree. When I got home yesterday, my fiance had it on while he was doing some work. His new boss told him to watch it. He also already follows the basic principles but again, doesn't apply it to every aspect of his life (much like me!).
Well, as promised, here are my nominations for the You Make My Day Award.

In no particular order, I bestow this award upon Sarah, Arleta, Hakucho, Robyn, Jeanne, Knottykitty, Kendyl, Irene, Toni and Carole. Each one is unique in their own right and they each bring me something different. Sarah, yarn dyer extraodinaire has amazing lace projects, delicious hand dyed yarn, and a pair of cute and funny kids! Arleta was my first blogging friend. :) She is a super mom with three uber cool kids and she has the patience to teach children at her daughter's school how to knit and how to spin! Hakucho is an amazing knitter and chef (if you ask me!). She comes up with the most creative knitting projects I've ever seen! Check out her recycled plastic bag bags! Robyn is a mother of 1.5 children (haha..one's still in the oven, hence the .5) who has started her own online yarn shop and spends her days hanging out with a most photogenic young boy. She's a fantastic photographer and always has cool things to show off. Jeanne is a very talented knitter. I love going to her blog to check out what she's working on now and experience the same trials and tribulations when a project goes awry. Knottykitty is hilarious--and we've met in person! She's been in a bit of a slump but hopefully things will improve. Kendyl is someone whose blog I've just begun reading and I already love it. Not only is she an adventurous knitter but she makes you think too! Irene has a great sense of humor as well and she works for a newspaper. I love reading her posts and hearing about her latest experiment! Toni, where do I even begin? This is a woman who has decided to jump into the world of selling her own crafts. Not only is she a knitter but she also does embroidery and she makes fantastic ATC's. Last but definitely not least is Carole who is a teacher like me but she is a mother as well who makes the most thoughtful knitted gifts to most of her children's teachers! I wish I had a mom knit stuff for me!!
Now, here are the rules:
Give the award to up to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel so happy about Blogland! Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so that they can pass it on. Beware! You may get the award several times!

bad blogger

Yeah, if bad blogger were to be listed in the dictionary, at least one of the pictures would be of me! :( Much too much life going on over here and not enough time taken to record all of the life that's going on! There's been knitting, there have been yarn deliveries, lots of work-related reading, a class field trip, a bday party, an observation to prepare for, preparations for our masquerade festival @ school, etc. Where to begin?? Ahh, I'll start with some yarn candy. :)
This would be burnt cranberry from the Sundara Seasons Club. Can I tell you I'm soooooo glad I selected winter as my season of choice??
This would be my second installment of the zen string club. It is january girl. At first glance, I didn't think it was really my color but after some time, I could totally see this yarn in a pair of mittens/gloves down the line. We'll see. Or maybe even some baby knitting.
Sarah, of Perfect Day Yarns, had mentioned Keegan Lane Yarns to me (and has blogged about them as well) so I thought I'd check them out. This is bittersweet. I really, really love this colorway. I think these are currently the colors I'm into.
Okay...try to breathe. I know this colorway is gorgeous beyond words (at least in my eyes!) but I didn't buy it for me. It's for my downstream hot cocoa swap partner. I really hope she loves this yarn as much as I loved looking at it and holding it. The colorway is Chuckanut Drive brought to you by HazelKnits. Wendee of HazelKnits is so super nice! She had another skein of this for awhile but someone snatched it up. You can pick some up over at woolgirl though. :o I know, I'm an enabler. I managed to snag a skein for myself. :O
When shopping for secret swaps, I find it inevitable that I'm going to do a bit of shopping for myself. So pretty much everything that I had in my favorites listing in my etsy, went into a shopping cart. Including this which is Warm By the Fire brought to you by Emily Parson of Sophie's Toes.
And finally, we have some maroon handspun from yummyyarn. Did I go a little crazy? ummmmmmmm, yeah! Yarn is beginning to take over the apartment but guess what! My sister has announced that she would like to move out and get a place of her own. My fiance and I are all for it. (Is that wrong??) He was staying in his own place for a bit but lovingly turned the rights over to his downtown loft to his beloved daddy (or else he was going to be moving away, rarely to be seen again!). No ETM (Estimated Time of Move) just yet. I think she said possibly March. When she moves, that'll free up an entire bedroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've already been thinking in my mind what all is going to go in there. For sure it'll be turned into an office of sorts for my fiance. He also would like to put a futon in there for overnight guests. I might move my 'shelf' (which by the way looks very different from when I first showed you all!) to free up some space in the living room. All of his clothes will be moved into her closet freeing up my closet space for maybe more yarn. I know--like I need anymore excuses to get more yarn! Updates to come when the move finally happens.
I didn't only buy yarn. I found out that Knitting Lace Triangles had been realized and ordered one in a flash. It arrived in a flash too. It is a must have.
Now for some actual knitting content. I only have pictures of my shawl..and these pictures are 'old' as I am up to chart C. These are shots of the beginnings of chart B and a close-up of the design that was popping up. It's going okay. Although I have put it aside to finish up my thrifty critter (which is for my downstream hot cocoa swap partner). I haven't taken any pictures of anything else I've been working on but once it's done, I'll get some finished shots. I just ordered some blocking wires from joann's (half price--with a coupon!) and hopefully by the time those arrive, I'll be ready to block my first shawl!
Let's see...on the work-front, today I was observed by our Curriculum Director and she said I was amazing and she can see that the kids have really learned a lot. She observed me during ABC Centers. She also told my partner that I was wonderful. We haven't gotten to sit down and go over what she saw, what I could work on, etc. yet but in a nutshell, she said I did great. Yay! I wasn't really too worried about that but I woke up with a sore throat this morning and thought that it was going to get worse as the day progressed but it didn't!
My school is going to be visited by an accreditation team early next week. This team is going to decide whether or not my school deserves to be an accredited independent school. My school went through the self-study last school year and the beginning part of this school year was spent working on the accreditation report which was submitted at the beginning of December. As a member of the staff, I had to read said report--which, mind you is nearly 300 pages long!! The first weekend I had it, I read 263 pages. I haven't looked @ it since but now I'll have to spend part of this weekend finishing up the last 36 pages. We will be getting observed and we might even be approached for questions--hence the reason behind having us all read that blasted report. I'm not worried about it. I just hope I remember enough from what I read!
We took the kids on our first 'real' field trip and I have to tell you, never have I experienced so much drama revolving around a field trip particularly to the La Brea Tar Pits. Out of a class of 18 students, I think at least 4 or 5 stayed home (I can't remember the exact number anymore!). There were two main reasons for keeping the kids at home--fear of what is actually @ the museum and fear of whose car the children would end up in! In the end, we had 6 drivers and some of them only had 2 kids in their car. They wanted to just combine kids into one car and they weren't allowed. A couple moms wanted to just drive their own kids to the museum. Ugh. We're now done with field trips for this class--excluding our hiking trips which are part of the Science Curriculum.
I got invited to another student birthday party. This one was so much fun. There was a pretzel cart, a snow-cone cart, a lady who had a spin-art table, a bouncy house, a lady who did airbrushed tattoos, and Barbie was there and she made balloon animals! Since there were so many different activities in the backyard, the kids could just go from one activity to the next while their parents just hung out and chilled. The parents in my class are so much more relaxed in a social setting. Let me tell you. Here's a picture of the tattoo I got. The woman didn't have anything yarn related. lol.
As for Masquerade, it is by far the biggest festival of all the festivals held @ my school. So big that they're splitting it up into two different sessions--K-3, and 4-6. Our theme for Kindergarten is the Stone Age so our kids have to take on the character of a particular Stone Age animal. Who knew there were monkeys, bluebirds, and ladybugs during the Stone Age. Teehee. Apparently they were all around at that time! The kids choose the character for their particular time period and the fabric for their costumes. They help come up with their lines as well. We also have a song. It's a big production. 1st grade does Gods & Goddesses. 2nd grade does Native Americans/Mayans/Aztecs. 3rd grade does Medieval Times. 4th grade does the Renaissance. 5th grade does Significant Americans, and 6th grade does Ancient Civilizations. It's going to be exciting. I can't wait to see everyone's performances. Are you tired yet?
Okay, I am off to finish knitting up that little critter so it can get mailed off tomorrow. I know, I'm crazy..but it's the deadline!!!!!
Thank you to hakucho and Robyn for the You Make My Day award. I apologize for not making your days more often with my lack of blogging lately. I will post my nominations this weekend!

Hot Cocoa Swap Topic of the Week #2

Now that we're in the thick of 'Winter'... has your knitting changed to match the season? Are you moving on from dishcloths, and tank tops to afghans, hats and mittens? Has your yarn changed from silk or cotton to wool, superwash or heavier cottons? Honestly? No, my knitting hasn't changed to match the season. I think that has to do with me working on a few projects all at once though. I suppose we're in the thick of "Winter" but honestly--it's been 70 degrees here and we're already thinking spring is nearly here. I'm working on socks, my first lace shawl, and some baby items. I'm working with wool, a wool/silk blend, and cotton for the baby stuff. I can say that when summer hits though, there isn't too much knitting going on because it's so hot!