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Nerds’ Night Out

So the other day, as Jonathan and I were driving to the movie theatre to partake in the headache-inducing 3D awesomeness* that is Star Wars Episode I, he starts belting out one of the tunes from the movie. Granted, there are no words** that I can understand, but he managed to replicate it fairly well. What I mean by “replicate fairly well” is this:

Ah, a voice like a nightingale. Or something like that.

I had mentioned to Jeff earlier that day that we were going to see it, and he tried to convince me otherwise. In his recent quest to “nerd” his wife, he was ecstatic to hear she would finally watch*** Star Wars Episode IV with him…but he told me he was adamant that she would NOT watch Episodes I-III, because they were horrible.

For the most part, I agree. Episode I has that annoying little kid, and JAR JAR FREAKING-DIE-ALREADY BINKS.**** However, you only get to watch Star Wars on the big screen once or twice, and I’ve never seen anything in 3D.  Oh, and it has that pretty sweet pod race and Natalie Portman wears some gorgeous costumes. So basically it half sucks and half doesn’t…or maybe it’s closer to a 70/30 split. Your call. In any case, it was my Valentine’s treat for Jonathan, since he was really excited about it being re-released.

This was my first experience with a 3D movie. It wasn’t bad – just weird. If I took the glasses off, some parts of the screen were blurry and some parts looked normal. With the glasses on, it definitely had a more natural looking depth-of-field…but I could tell my poor oculi were having a rough time of it. I don’t think the addition of the third dimension really added anything to the movie; in fact, I would have much preferred they digitally edited Jar Jar out and put a tennis ball on a stick in his place.

It couldn’t have been any worse, right?

Note: We will probably end up going to see the other films as they are released, even though I am loathe to give George Lucas MORE money after he crapped all over the original trilogy with the unnecessarily added digital junk.*****

*Awesomeness is subjective, of course.
**In English, at least.
***How she managed to never see it before now is beyond my comprehension. It’s like never eating a potato chip or stubbing your toe – how?!
****Can you tell I’m not fond of that character?
*****Sigh…Nerd world problems! 

allow myself to introduce…myself.

So I’m sitting here on my couch with stacks of holiday cards for my work all around me. I’m supposed to be stuffing them with hand-personalized gift cards, but honestly, my hand is sore and I’m tired of doing it. I’ll probably end up doing them all tomorrow.

That’s probably the first thing you should know about me: I am a big time procrastinator.

Sorry, time out. Just WHAT is going on in this movie. My husband is watching Little Fockers and I am SERIOUSLY disturbed by this scene. Ben Stiller and Jessica Alba are…uh…sensuously inserting some medical item into a patient’s…well, anyways.

Yeah, procrastination. Why do today what I’ll probably forget to do tomorrow? That’s been my general pattern for the past 25 years. Hasn’t exactly been the ideal life plan, but it’s what I’ve been best at. Hopefully this blog thing will help break this nasty habit and help me find some as yet untapped vein of creativity. I must admit, it’s like the third time I’ve tried to do a blog, so here’s hoping I actually stick to it and can find enough interesting topics to sustain your interest, dear reader.

So! Without further ado, let’s learn about Alyssa a little. You may have been directed here by me, or one of my friends, or some random Google search; however you got here, welcome! If you don’t know who I am, grab a note pad…there will be a test later.

You think I’m joking, how cute!

Lightsabers are cool!

Yup, lightsabers were a part of our wedding. Such fun!

Critical stats:

  • Height: 5′ 8″ Yes, I still wear heels.
  • Weight: Pffft don’t be silly! I will say it’s quite a bit less than the most I’ve ever weighed.
  • Hair color: Medium brown. I think.
  • Eye color: Hazel? Green? Brown? Not really sure.
  • Favorite food: A perfectly grilled steak with some awesome cream sauce. Broccoli. Chocolate.
  • Favorite drink: I used to love milk. I still do, but I don’t drink it as often as I used to. Now I love those sparkling flavored waters I get from Bel Air, they’re stinking delicious. Fizzy like soda but without the crap!
  • Favorite TV show(s): Doctor Who, Big Bang Theory, Bones
  • Favorite movie(s): Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones
  • Favorite books: Harry Potter, Star Wars Encyclopedia

Now that’s most of the boring stuff. Some of my hobbies include sewing, cooking, interior decorating, singing in the car until someone at the stoplight looks at me funny, driving too fast, derping around on Facebook, reading as much as I can, cuddling with my not-so cuddly kitty, laughing at fart jokes, playing video games with my husband, and generally being as happy as I can.

Any questions? Ask me (almost) anything!

 

 

Oh, and I was kidding about the test. Maybe.

 

 

Also, this movie (Little Fockers) is just ridiculous.