Getting to Know each other & Keeping Close

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So on Fat Tuesday I took a long look in the mirror and decided it was also Fat Jenn day. I let my gym membership lapse and have not been very good at exercising or curbing my appetite. So I have decided to take a positive step towards reducing my BMI. The treadmill will be delivered on Saturday. I will probably start hanging clothes on it on Sunday.

[Jess]

Good luck! I started running on Thursday, too.

Uggghhhhh

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Feeling a bit lonely lately - no one has been posting - we are in need of a shot in the arm! Like something, like, fun!

Here is what I am up to: Got a big week -

Monday - subbing for a professor at Baker
Tuesday - teaching a ceramics class
Wednesday - Parent Teacher conferences (this is my least favorite activity of the week - I hate telling parents how bad or good their kid is. Really, what is the point? Their kid has been going to school for 10 or 11 years now, they know what their kid is like!)


Thursday - teaching my own class at baker
Friday - if alive and walking upright and speaking coherantly, I hope to be home making the dog feel like I am not a stranger.

Just thought I would share - even the mundane. Where is everyone? Have you all been abducted by aliens???

[Jess]

^_^ Good luck with all that, Jenn! It sounds.... tiring. What kind of dog do you have?

Well, today my friend and I are going to get our hair done for the practice for her wedding. It should be fun, especially since the stylist has been my friend for years and I haven't been able to see her very often.

[Cici]

has anyone seen the new valentine daymovie?? I want to know how it is, it looks cute!

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My dog is a black lab pointer mix. She is a 70 pound cuddler with a knack for knowing when the refrigerator door opens . . .

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Cici wrote: "has anyone seen the new valentine daymovie?? I want to know how it is, it looks cute!"

I saw this a couple of weeks ago and I liked it. It is not as good as Love Actually but better than He's Just Not That Into You(actually way better, since I hated that movie!). I would suggest it, it is a fun night out. Eat popcorn!

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Busy week is over and am looking forward to a good night's sleep and an easy night off. Maybe I will get a pizza tomorrow so I don't have to cook!

[Jess]

I saw Valentine's Day! It was pretty good. :) It was actually about love, rather than "girl is always right and man has to make up for what he did wrong." :)

Sorry I haven't been around. I lost my entire hard drive yesterday, including the 14 page paper that was due. It wasn't the best of days.

I'm going to see "Alice in Wonderland" today! :) I hope it's not disappointing.

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Let me know how Alice in Wonderland is. I have never really liked this story. It seems it is just Lewis Carroll's acid trippy story. Our high school did this play last fall and it really stunk - but most high school plays do. I just don't get this story - is it a metaphor for something? Am I just stupid? I can't get a handle on it.

[Cici]

omg, i love alice in wonderland!!!i really wanna see tim burton's alice, but i'll wait til it's on dvd so i can just buy it!!! i do admit, lewis carroll was kinda creepy and prob a phedaphile or something, but i LOVE the story and I actually like the walt disney better than the book, HAHA.

[Jess]

I loved the books. It's not something I can really explain, but I just loved how fantastic the world was, you know? And the poetry. I love The Walrus poem.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland was okay. It reminded me a lot of The Wizard of Oz. Good queen vs. bad queen, in the end "you, you, and you were there" sort of thing. It was good, but... not as spectacular as I expected.

[Cici]

the guy i worked with went to see it, first of all I didn't know it was 3d, he said his eyes never adjusted to the 3d glasses, and he said johnny depp actually scared him, he said the character was just crazy and mean. I heard a while ago, which I find interesting.. the MadHatters were actually real, a long time ago anyways.. when the hat makers first started making hats they used murcery to soak them and from wearing the hats, it would actually make them go mad, eventually, from the mercery poisoning, thats where the name Mad as a Hatter came from.
But from everyone else they said the movie was great. This guy doesn't like the original Alice or Tim Burton anyways, haha.

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Finished my Baker class last week - now 2 weeks break and I am back at it. I have a pretty sizable pile of papers to check, but I can get to it pretty easily this week.

Went to see Green Zone with my favorite - Matt Damon - and I was pleasantly surprised. I usually don't like war movies, but I was drawn by the magic that is Damon. I was not disappointed that I spent $9 to see it, unlike Couples Retreat which we rented tonight for $5 and turned off 20 minutes in. Disappointing.

[Cici]

i actually bought Couples Retreat because I LOVE vince Vaughnn and my favorite movie is Wedding Crashers, and I just thought it was going to amazing, and it was just okay, awkward at a few parts, should've just rented!!!! I really would like to see Green Zone, is that a part of the Bourne movies???

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Not a Bourne movie, but moves along like one. This movie made me really hate our government for starting all this Iraq sh*t based on a lie - so many people have died . . .

But I still love Matt Damon, I may write a song about it.

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Cici, have you heard anything about Jennifer? How is she adjusting to the turns her life has taken? If you see/talk/write to her, tell her I hope she and the children are well.

[Cici]

Jenn wrote: "Cici, have you heard anything about Jennifer? How is she adjusting to the turns her life has taken? If you see/talk/write to her, tell her I hope she and the children are well."

I will! Thanks for asking! She is actually here visiting for a week, I visited with her yesterday and will see her a few times before she goes back!!! She needs to get back on Goodreads!!!

[Cici]

Jenn wrote: "Not a Bourne movie, but moves along like one. This movie made me really hate our government for starting all this Iraq sh*t based on a lie - so many people have died . . .

But I still love Mat..."

I LOVE action movies, so I'm sure I will like it. My favorite movies with Matt Damon are the Bourne movies, of course and I Loved Rounders, have you seen that one??? Thats with the playing cards. I actually enjoyed Jay and Silent Bob, too even though they're pretty dumb... haha.

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I think I have seen all of his movies - even Silent Bob and that terrible Mr. Ripley movie. My faves are Ocean's 11, Dogma, and the Bourne movies. I hear he is making Rounders 2 and a remake of True Grit (the original with John Wayne).

I need to get out more.

[Jennifer, Owner/Moderator]

Wow I miss you guys! Things have been very nuts here! I will be moving with the kids to Huntsville, AL in April! Wish me luck.
PS- has anyone gotten to see the new Disney Princess? The Princess and the Frog, sooo freakin adorable!

[Cici]

Oh yes, the Dogma and Oceans are good, too.
I still haven't seen Frog Princess but Angelina does want to see it!!!

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My last movie was taking a small group of 9th grade girls to see Remember Me with Robert "Edward Cullen" Pattinson. I thought it was pretty bad, but the girls liked it. My favorite part was when I went to get a refill on 3 large popcorns and several frozen cokes. Mostly I am the wallet and the sherpa on these outings. Next up: Cedar Point with the same group. I must not be learning. Pray for me.

[Cici]

I'm going to see H.I.M on Friday!!!! I am soooo excited! Too bad no one else likes HIM, I have to force my boyfriend to come with me!!!! Oh well! I'll still have so much fun! I can't believe I am going!!!!:D

[Cici]

Jessica wrote: "Got your message, Jen! I'm here, I'm here!!! Sorry I haven't been around. It's getting near Spring Break and I'm a Maid of Honor in my friend's wedding, so I've been busy finding a dress, getting i..."
I've heard of the show Dexter, I haven't watched it. But friends have been watching it and they're addicted to it, too. It sounds really good. I'd like to read the book, too!

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Cici wrote: "I'm going to see H.I.M on Friday!!!! I am soooo excited! Too bad no one else likes HIM, I have to force my boyfriend to come with me!!!! Oh well! I'll still have so much fun! I can't believe I am g..."

I don't get this. Please explain to my poor brain. Should I get this? Feeling dumb . . .

[Cici]

It's a band, haha... :D

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I have the whole week off from work and can you here me sighing contentedly from where you are?? I still have some work to do for both the high school and Baker, but I do not have do get up before the sun to do it!! And I can be in my sweats or even my PJ's if I want! Got out in the yard this weekend - my gardens are waking up. I am lucky life is good right now. I am sending you all warm thougts . . .

[Cici]

Thank you for the warm thoughts! The HIM concert was so much fun, I ended up get really close to the stage, the closest I've ever been at a concert, but luckily did not get moshed on, haha.
How was everyone's Easter?
The kids had such a fun Easter and had two egghunts and two baskets and lots of cool stuff. It's been sooo beautiful outside and that makes everyone so much happier!

[Jess]

Sorry I haven't been around. I'm trying to find a job and I'm also trying to find a place to live. In less than a month. It's really really hard. >.<

[Jennifer, Owner/Moderator]

Soooo who has read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?" Its at the theatre!!!! can ya believe it, I didnt even know they were making it into a movie! Also the "Diary of a wimpy kid" is out for those of you who have school age children ;)

PS- The ToothFairy was a hit with my seven year old daughter, nothing like a beefy man in tights playing toothfairy to please kid and recently single mom ;) ROFL

[Jennifer, Owner/Moderator]

BTW- THe Legion at the theatres is a MUST SEE, it was good, as was The Book of Eli

[Lisa S]

I've read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but I wasn't really impressed with it. The first 50 pages or so was really hard to get into, but it got better. I don't think I'll read the rest.

[Cici]

Lisa S wrote: "I've read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but I wasn't really impressed with it. The first 50 pages or so was really hard to get into, but it got better. I don't think I'll read the ..."

okay Lisa, that is how everyone is!!!!! I swear, everyone I know has either wanted to quit on this book or they have, but cross my heart it gets really, really good. Probably the first 80 pages sucked but I'm sooo happy I read it and I also read the girl who played with fire, the second book. My friend just finished girl with dragon tattoo and thanked me for warning her that the book sucked at the beginning because she loved it, once she got through it and can't wait to see the movie.
I hated the beginning because the author went into such depth about the business lawsuit and I didn't really understand and it didn't interest me at all, but as soon as he stopped it was pretty much kick ass :) Give it one more chance :) You will enjoy it :)

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Jessica wrote: "Sorry I haven't been around. I'm trying to find a job and I'm also trying to find a place to live. In less than a month. It's really really hard. >.<"

Good luck on your home and work pursuits - what kind of job are you looking for and in what geographic area?

[Lisa S]

Cici, I'll try it later. I promise I will. I have heard the second one was better.

[Jess]

Marquette, MI. :P Any job that will pay rent and will be flexible with summer classes.

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Jessica wrote: "Marquette, MI. :P Any job that will pay rent and will be flexible with summer classes."

Have you found anything yet? It is tough out there . . .

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Has anyone read The Red Tent? A colleague recommended it and I was wondering if it was worth it . . .

[Cici]

Jenn wrote: "Has anyone read The Red Tent? A colleague recommended it and I was wondering if it was worth it . . ."

that's funny! Kirsten just recommended it to me and said it's one of her favorites! I'm interested to read it too!!! Let me know when you want to read it, maybe we'll start it together and discuss it???

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Cici wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Has anyone read The Red Tent? A colleague recommended it and I was wondering if it was worth it . . ."

that's funny! Kirsten just recommended it to me and said it's one of her favo..."

That would be great! I will download it soon and we can read it together - do you have it yet?

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I saw The Runaways last night. It's about the all-girl rock band of the same name (Joan Jett and Lita Ford's band). I really liked it and if you are a rock and roll fan, I highly recommend it. Kristen Stewart was Joan Jett and very good in it. Check it out!

[Cici]

Jenn wrote: "Cici wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Has anyone read The Red Tent? A colleague recommended it and I was wondering if it was worth it . . ."

that's funny! Kirsten just recommended it to me and said it's on..."

I don't have it, yet, but wait for me and I'll get it soon!!

[Cici]

Jenn wrote: "I saw The Runaways last night. It's about the all-girl rock band of the same name (Joan Jett and Lita Ford's band). I really liked it and if you are a rock and roll fan, I highly recommend it. K..."

Yeah I wanted to see this movie! I'll wait for it to come out on dvd though :)

[Jennifer, Owner/Moderator]

Jessica wrote: "Got your message, Jen! I'm here, I'm here!!! Also, I have recently become addicted to this show "Dexter" about the serial killer who only kills bad people. It sounds... bad, but there's just something awesome about it.."

Jess, actually that is right up my alley! Do you happen to have the book info available, id love to read it!

[Jennifer, Owner/Moderator]

Lisa S wrote: "Cici, I'll try it later. I promise I will. I have heard the second one was better."

If your into veterinary work the government is paying full tuition, etc. to become a large animal vet for at least three years, then you can do whatever you want, like small animals, or sea animal... if your interested let me know :)

[Steven]

I know this isn't getting to know me but did you know they are going to make a Marvin The Martian movie next year. So awesome, I just read about it.
Ok about me. I'm a crazy book, toy, movie, comic, videogame, music junky which I think we all are. I'm a husband & father so I'm old crackers now :o) I think the Goodreads site is pretty kick butt and have to give it a HOLLER!!!
I also think all the people in here are way friggin cool and ya all deserve a shout out.
Ok so I don't really know what I'm supossed to write in here but I hope that was it cause that's what I had and, "That's all I have to say about that...Jenny."

[Cici]

Steven wrote: "I know this isn't getting to know me but did you know they are going to make a Marvin The Martian movie next year. So awesome, I just read about it.
Ok about me. I'm a crazy book, toy, movie, co..."

what kind of video games do you like? I don't have any new systems so I have been playing mariokart on the 64, haha. I do like the Halos for the XBOX and I really really want a 360 so I can play Halo3 and Fusion Frenzy 2 I also Loved the resident evils and I did beat the silent hill.

[Steven]

Oh my holy moley a Silent Hill Resident Evil person...so cool yeah I love those games as well. My daughter and I play Halo and Left 4 Dead a lot. Gotta love Mario...people at work call me Mario cause I used to wear a red hat and I guess they think I look like him too.

[Cici]

Steven wrote: "Oh my holy moley a Silent Hill Resident Evil person...so cool yeah I love those games as well. My daughter and I play Halo and Left 4 Dead a lot. Gotta love Mario...people at work call me Mario cau..."

OMG that is funny, Mario! I like the House of the Dead games too. oh and twisted metal and I know I hate clowns but I like to be sweettooth, the clown he has the best specials. Ghost Recon. what is that new game that your in afganistan, maybe the call of duty, that one looked pretty fun to play, but I need that 360. I also like guitar hero, though I can only play easy. and the wii sports are fun the boxing and bowling is my favorite.