Hash Browns, Theater Dilemma, and Fred Savage

First things first, I went to sell blood today. They have to screen you first I guess, but they give you $25 for screening. They gave it to me in cash! No waiting for a check! I have to say... it is GLORIOUS having $25! Actually though... I used $1.50 to get home... and I didn't have the change (I thought I was going to have to walk home... which I WOULD have done, but I was REALLY nervous about getting lost) so I spent around $1.50 on hash browns at Dunkin' Donuts in order to get change. So really I have $22. But still... gold.

And when I got home, I decided that I could use some real hash browns-- which may SEEM odd given that I JUST had some... but it felt like a natural progression of events at the time. Now I've never made hash browns, nor do I recall anyone I know ever making them, but they seemed easy enough in my cookbook.

WEEELL... they weren't awful. They didn't really taste bad at all, but they were relatively unattractive. Although I would obviously rather have unattractive, tasty food than attractive, disgusting food. Buuut I WAS having fantasies about making my kids bacon and eggs and hash brown breakfasts a la a June Cleaver-type wife... but what's the point of making a huge breakfast if it isn't attractive? Fantasies dashed.

Also, amongst other things, Matt generously gave me a free pass to the movies that he had!! So I went on fandango to see when I could go and see 500 Days of Summer! But it's not playing in the theater for which I have the pass!! So now I have to decide between my other choices. The Hurt Locker isn't playing in the theater either. So I have to choose between The Time Traveler's Wife, Funny People, and Julie and Julia.

So I really WANT to see The Time Travelers Wife, and it LOOKS pretty good and I LOVE Rachel McAdams and I'm entirely neutral on Eric Bana. BUUUUUT because I read it, I feel like I'm a BILLION times less likely to enjoy the movie. Plus, I could be ANGRY after the movie. On the other hand, it could be pretty good... I already know that I like the story. So do I want to use my ONE chance on that one?

Funny People... I'm inclined to make this one my choice because I instinctually want to see it the most out of the three. BUUUUT I fear I may have gotten to the end of my rope on the Apatow... although it's hard to say. Plus I haven't really heard anything too good about it. I imagine it's probably shmena... the kind of movie where you didn't regret your time (not that I would ever REGRET watching a movie... but you know what I mean) but you pretty much forget that you ever watched it because it meant so little to you. Is that worth my ONE PASS?

Julie and Julia... everyone says it's PRETTY good but it has some pretty big flaws. I'm honestly the least motivated to see it, although I have a feeling I might like it the best out of the three.

Then I thought, I'm really looking forward to Adam, the movie about the guy with aspergers and his relationship with a girl... it's with the guy from Confessions of a Shopaholic (Hugh Dancy). So I thought, I'll look up when that one's coming out and maybe save the pass until then. Turns out, it IS out! I thought it was going to be in regular theaters but it turns out it's an indie flick... which is weird since it seems to have gotten a lot of publicity and usually indies can't afford much PR. ANYWAY, it's out but NOT in the theater that I can go to!! AAAAAND in finding that out, I see that Paper Heart, the documentary (?) with Michael Cera and his girlfriend is ALSO out, but NOT in the theater I can use. What a TEASE!

Big dilemma. I won't make my decision lightly.

Also, Pat came over yesterday (long over due) and we (he) found a video of the prettiest tranny I've ever seen. If you watch the video, start at like... 1:18... it's not the tranny singing Whitney, it's the Mariah one. You'll see what I mean.

David Cross came out with a new book called I Drink for a Reason. I read a few pages that amazon allowed and it didn't seem too great. Some comedians are not book writers... which is fine by me.

Also, James McAvoy signed on to do a movie about a guy with cancer that's also starring Seth Rogen. Interesting! (heaven?)

Because of my new addiction to Surfthechannel.com, I ended up watching a LOOOT of episodes of Boy Meets World yesterday. Even the ONE episode I'd never seen because they wouldn't air it on the Disney channel because Cory and Sean drink in it. Buuuut that lead me to need to watch interviews with Ben Savage (there was only one, pretty much). So then I watched interviews of Fred Savage... and they were AWESOME! Albeit all from 1997-1999 (when he was like... 21ish). And they were mostly with Conan. But anyway, I have a huge celebrity crush on Fred Savage of 1997 through 1999. I may love more of him... but I can't know for sure. Both boys went to Stanford! Also, naturally I've progressed to watching The Wonder Years. It's a cycle.

Also, for seemingly no reason at all, I've had a mysterious obsession with the song "Lady" by Styx.

My brain's going to appreciate going back to school.