"The American"

A few days ago, Matt and I went to the movies and saw The American, the new spy movie starring George Clooney. We were in a small theater and there were not too many people. The person in front of us annoyed nearly everyone in the theater! He did a few really annoying things that I found out right disrespectful and led me to create a list of things I think people should NOT do in movie theaters!

First of all, if you’re going to be eating snack-bar items during the movie, make sure they are OPEN before the movie starts. I don’t want to hear bags ripping open when I should be hearing just a movie! Also, DO NOT EAT LOUDLY! This man had a bag of peanut M&M’s and he was biting each M&M in half and SUCKING the peanut out… loudly! It was gross, loud, and completely annoying. Plus the movie was a rather quiet one with out much dialogue so his peanut sucking sounds were magnified! Gross!

And just like you shouldn’t text or even have your cell phone out (the light from the screen is super annoying) you also shouldn’t TALK during the movie. Whispering to your partner/friend is one thing, but TALKING IN YOUR STREET VOICE is rude. No one wants to hear your commentary and lame, inappropriate jokes! This man must’ve made at least 20 comments throughout the whole movie. People were looking back at him and getting frustrated.

Stadium-seating theaters mean comfort. But for them to be comfortable for everyone YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR FEET UP IF SOMEONE IS A SEAT IN FRONT OF YOU. This man had his big gross foot up on the chair in front of him and someone was directly to the left of that chair. That person had to lean away the whole time! So rude. It bugs me when people are not aware of others and considerate of their feelings.

Have to go to the restroom during the movie? Hey, it happens. Try to sneak out and not obstruct the view of people for more than a few seconds. Don’t stand up and stretch first. That’s completely unnecessary.

Okay so my recent movie experience left me bitter… can you tell? :) These are just things I WOULDN’T DO at a movie theater.. so no one get offended, okay?

I just hope that guy doesn’t pop up to go see the new Ben Affleck movie The Town on it’s opening night because I’ve been dying to see that one! Does anyone else think that movie looks great?

Now that I’ve shared my list of things I do not think people should at a movie theater, please share some of your pet movie theater peeves! Or one of your worst movie theater experiences!

I can’t wait to read ‘em :)

Oh and P.S. If you have velcro shoes, don’t wear them to the movies and adjust them throughout the film. It’s rude. And obnoxious. And the rest of us are mad at you because of it! :D

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY!

Watching Cartoons...

Click more to see the rest!

To my sister… we grew up watching cartoons, Andy Griffith, playing peachball, posing barbies, rollerblading, fighting, getting along, sharing clothes, not sharing clothes, trick or treating together…

Devil and the Ghost. And Dad.

…sitting through two of Mom’s really long and hot graduations..

Us at Mom's Graduation

sitting through each others graduations… and bridal showers.. and weddings..

Us at My Wedding in Las Vegas

…and bad hair choices… (thanks, Mom)

Crimp Crazy

…and bad, really bad, clothes… (again, thanks Mom.. I know it was cool then but man, it was so not cool)

Flannel Madness

..and did I mention bad hair already?…

Bowl crazy.

We’ve done a lot since we were kids.. but you’ve done even more than me..

Brooklyn Bridge in New York

Holding a Lizard

Egypt

Paris

… and so many more unpictured places..

You’ve done a lot of amazing & interesting things in your 29 years while managing to always look pretty :)

Boots at a Wedding

.. and hide your secret love for weird garden gnomes ..

Garden Gnomes <3

You may be my only sister but you are the best sister a person could have!!

Happy 29th Birthday, Lindsay! You don’t look a day over 20!

Mom & Lindsay on the Beach

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Filterin' Fun

Sunday madness! And when I say “madness” I don’t mean it as the awesome madness that usually follows the words “Shoe Sale” or “Egyptian Cotton Bedsheet Sale”, rather, I mean the madness where you are slightly mad. Let me start from the beginning.

We woke up SO late again today, 10:30am to be exact, and while I felt really rested I also felt really pissed off that I slept in so late. I mean, half of the day has already been wasted! So frustrating. But then I thought I’d stop being a negative Nelly and said “well I got a lot of rest so that’s great”. Okay, moving on from that mini-dram. Once I sat up, I realized I had a killlleerrrr headache. I mean, did I drink two bottles of wine by myself last night and forget? Yeah, THAT type of headache. Once the hub bub and I went and got our coffee fix (along with a horribly fattening breakfast–Maple scones from Starbucks:

Starbucks Maple Scone

Delicious Maple Scone

–nearly 600 calories with nothing to offer but sugar and carbs! But I enjoyed it because IT IS MAPLE GOODNESS MY FRIENDS), I decided I would finish the rest of the laundry. Did I mention we have a ridiculous amount of laundry for two people? Because we do. I folded clothes, hung up clothes, carried clothes downstairs, etc etc for and hour and a half. This wouldn’t be bad IF I HADN’T HAVE DONE THE SAME THING YESTERDAY! Geez. At this point my headache grew, which meant my complete madness grew, so I drank a Lemon-Lime G2 and took a shower. In between cleaning house, taking apart my bike to put the new tube in the tire, and making teriyaki chicken sandwiches for lunch (we ate them before I could snap ‘em!), I ordered some clothes from Champion USA (and my headache went away!) I decided to give their Nike Tempo Knock off shorts a go, and I bought two of the tops I talked about here, like Skinny Runner’s. I also got a new running skirt, which I am stoked to try out since I love the one I have now but I’m wearing it out!

After lunch I made my classic snack, one banana with one tablespoon (and a little water) of melted Reduced Fat Peanut Butter on top.

First Bite is the Best! Savor it..

I'll say it again: She doesn't look pretty but she tastes SO good!

What’s left on my agenda? Well since today is a super exciting shopping, errand, cleaning day (sense my sarcasm?) we will be going to Home Depot to pick out paint swatches for our master bed & bath and kitchen, get some other not fun house junk, and I will be going grocery shopping. Yay. Just what I want to do in the heat when I’m feeling like a grumpelstilskin! (<–I don’t even know how to explain it!). Now I’m going to go take a quick run before I come back ready to create some new blog headers. But before I go, can I please share with you all THE MOST AWESOME THING IN THE WORLD? Ok, thanks, I think I will.

You all know how my favorite author is Emily Giffin?

Author Emily Giffin

Well, she is my favorite and I’m always hasselin’ people to read her books. I even got my friend Sera to go out and buy the first two books. Yeah! That’s how annoying I am! Her first book, Something Borrowed, was just made into a movie starring Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, and more hot celebs. Anyway, I’ve referenced Emily and her amazing books here, here, here, here, and here. Last night I commented on her Facebook status when she posted a picture from the old 90210 series. I told her I just met Tori and referenced my blog where she could see the pictures. Emily get’s hundreds upon thousands of comments on her posts so I figured mine would get lost in the sea of adoring fans and never actually be read by Emily herself. Understandable.

Then right as I was getting in bed last night, I decided I’d check my Facebook from my phone. And then I saw it. Emily commented on MY Facebook. MY FACEBOOK. ((Cut to me flying out of bed, down the hall, into the office and screaming like a mad person and forcing my husband to hear the story about a million times)). It is amazing. It has made my LIFE. Okay, not life since I’m only 25 but definitely made my year :) To see a little screen shot compilation of Emily’s sweet, nice, amazing comments, CLICK HERE. Please, indulge me a little and click. I have already told a bazillion friends about this incident. I guess you have to be a huge fan of someone to understand this, or maybe an aspiring writer who puts all her free time into a blog that virtually no one reads, but either way, try and understand the amazingness of this moment!

And in honor of this great moment for me, I will be holding a giveaway of Emily’s book Something Borrowed, which is currently being made into a rom-com by Hilary Swank’s production company.

"Something Borrowed" by Emily Giffin

It will start on Wednesday and be open all the way until the following Wednesday to give you busy girls an adequate opportunity to win this entertaining, heartwarming, intriguing, hilarious book.

ANYWHO. My headache is gone so it’s time to hit the pavement and get some stuff done! Happy Sunday, peeeeeps :)

UPDATE:

Went to the junior high (ahem, my ALMA MATTER) and ran 8 laps around the track. I planned a short run so this felt good and I was happy with it. I chose 8 laps because I remember distinctly being told by my 7th grade track coach that “4 laps equals one mile EXACTLY” so I thought, ok lady, I’m putting you to the test. So I ran 8 in hopes of getting 2 miles under my belt and it turns out she was WRONG. Okay, barely wrong, but still.

Total Distance: 3.31 km (2.06 miles)

Total Time: 19:36

Average Pace: 10.16 km/hr

Fastest Pace: 14.84 km/hr

After the two mile run I did a quarter of a mile cool-down walk. My calves felt really tight. Any suggestions on ways to reduce muscle tightness and soreness?

Track Runnin'

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My first celebrity encounter!

This afternoon my sister and I went to Sacramento, CA to go to Tori Spelling’s book reading & signing. It started at 2pm, we got there at 12:20 pm and WAITED IN LINE until 4:45 pm, when she signed our books and we took photos with her. It was totally worth it. She was very sweet & friendly. Mehran was kind of a buttnugget though!

Here’s my sister waiting (at the beginning):

Lindsay waiting with her book!

And then me patiently waiting…

With my new book, pre-signed!

And I don’t normally have a huge arm and look pregnant, but whatev. And now me and Tori’s main gay, Mehran:

ME and Mehran

And now me having a “convo” with Tori:

She's writing TO SHELBY!

And since we’re such good friends, we joke:

"No, Shelby, YOU'RE FUNNIER!!"

And here’s me papparazzing her (and her totally catching me doing it!):

Stop taking my picture please!

And my book:

"To Shelby <3 Tori Spelling"

Mehran’s siggie:

"XOXO Mehran (can't read last name!)"

Overall, a very cool experience. Donna Martin Graduates!

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Baja Fresh!

And for dinner, several hours later of course, we had grilled chicken on corn tortillas with lime & hot sauce. It’s a recreation of the Tacos Al Carbon at El Pollo Loco, which have white onion, cilantro, vegetable oil, chicken & tortilla. I left out the onion & cilantro, because Matt doesn’t like these things, and I also didn’t need the vegetable oil for cooking the chicken because it was pre-cooked grilled strips. Plus I just heated up the tortillas in the microwave, no need to cook ‘em in oil. I had two small tacos with one handful of chips and Matt had one taco with lots of chips. It was pretty satisfying.

Chicken & Lime on Corn Tortillas

And after dinner, feeling like we needed a ‘lil sugar, Matt and I went to McDonald’s and did something fattening & got ice cream! I got a medium and he got a large and it was so good! And now that it’s 8:15 it’s finally cool enough to go for my run and that’s what I’ll do. I may not be able to burn off that cheese and tortilla from lunch but maybe I can get rid of some of that ice cream calories! I spent all day avoiding these:

A few remaining temptations... I resisted!

…but then ate ice cream! Not that either are good for you, I’d still like to argue ice cream is the lesser of two evils. Anyone wanna back me up on that, just so I feel better?? :) Overall, I’ve had way worse eating days & not excercised so I don’t feel too bad! I had a healthy breakfast of Greek yogurt and fruit and my afternoon snack today was my faithful banana with reduced fat peanut butter:

Banana with a tablespoon RF PB!

Now it’s 8:26 & I’m off to go for a run & then a walk with Matt and Leon. Should be fun to get in a lil’ family time on Saturday night :) Also.. tomorrow my sister and I are going to Sacramento to Tori Spelling‘s book reading and signing!! I’m excited! Something fun & different and we are both REALLY hoping to get a picture with her! Her new book is called Uncharted TerriTORI and she’ll be reading passages from it tomorrow.

Tori Spelling's New Book!

More exciting news: I’m finally getting rid of this shiteous, hard to read, crapola layout and updating to WordPress 3.0! I am SO excited! It’s going to look way better and way more my style. YEAH BUDDY!

Hope everyone has a fun Saturday night!

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