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chebutykin rocks my world. It seems she went digging through my Amazon wish list, found the one item I was most conflicted about... and then she bought it for me. I'm now the proud owner of a spanking-new copy of The Quick and The Dead. I'm conflicted about this movie because it has Leonardo DiCaprio in it... that's a big minus, even though he didn't totally suck as 'The Kid'. The overwhelming plusses for this movie is that it has Russell Crowe, Gene Hackman and Lance Henriksen (Lance played 'Bishop' in Aliens, and continues to hold a special place in my heart next to Christopher Walken and David Duchovny).

Today was a slow day. I stayed home because I felt lousy, and sure enough when I finally got out of bed around 10:30 this morning I had a good start on a migraine going. I borrowed some of Kestral's pain killers for my own nefarious uses and then puttered around the apartment after taking a shower. Kes was also home today, although if she had the day off or not is something I'm uncertain of. We both took a pause from our individual time-killing procedures to grab a quick spot of lunch, then back we went to idly killing time. Around 2 PM I decided to go lounge out in the living room. Since I've never been sober any time I watched "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" I decided that it would be an ideal time to drop the movie in. So I popped it in the DVD player and watched it all the way through, stone-sober. It's a pretty good film, by and large. I have a few nits with it here and there, but when I consider the overall age demographic it was aimed at (yes, adults can enjoy it too, but it was aimed most directly for the kids/young teens) I can't complain about it too vehemently. It also helped me kill a fair bit of time.

Tonight was dinner at the local family-owned Greek joint, then a quick jaunt over to Sam's Club for some groceries and other necessities. I'm not really looking forwards to work tomorrow, but I do need to get in there to get some work down. I have to finish writing my paper for the OpenView project so I can move on to other things. What's worrisome is we're only in February and I've already burned two of my five sick days for the year -- both for the same reason so far: migraines. I wonder what the rest of the year holds for me in this respect. If I'm back where I was in 2000 with headaches cropping up all the time because of the bogus crap I have to go through at the office I'm going to be in bad shape four months from now.

Additionally: I have been drinking a ton of caffeine lately. I find myself wondering if this is why I've been feeling so out of kilter lately.

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Comments

I don't know why I'm defending 'im, but--

[geloe.livejournal.com]

Leo isn't that bad. Honest. I used to despise him like I despised any teenage sex symbol, on principal. But then I saw him in Total Eclipse, realized he could actually convincingly play a fucked up French poet (and Rimbaud was supposed to be pretty, so it fit), even if he was the only one in the movie who didn't so much as attempt an accent, and here I gained a grudging respect for him. Not a bad movie, even if it is kind of a tragic, twisted love story. Though, okay, maybe I liked it half-because I got a kick out of watching Leo pound away above David Thewlis like nobody's business (I guess he lucked out that it wasn't a well-known movie, or his career would have gone kaput as far as his female fans went) -- but that's only a small fraction of why I liked the film. (Yes! I'm a Leo fangirl! It's a sad, disturbing truth! But only when he's gay! *sob*) ;)

On another note: Ye-es. Caffeine. Bow to the power.

[angelwind.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter is strangely addicting, even if I am pagan. I'm sure those of us who are the sane ones of this religion even wonder how cool it would be to have such a school exist.

Of course, I always have to wonder why those who do such powerful magic are always british. :P

Re: I don't know why I'm defending 'im, but--

[nonethewiser.livejournal.com]

Leo is also stunningly good in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". To boot, it's a role that has absolutely 0 hearthrob potential.
He's a sellout, yes, but not a bad actor.

[neko-chan.livejournal.com]

>>Additionally: I have been drinking a ton of caffeine lately. I find myself wondering if this is why I've been feeling so out of kilter lately.

*hehs and hugs the cat* I know that was only one fraction of your entry, but I couldn't help but reply to it since I had been talking to a friend last night at the same thing. He used to drink a ton of soda every day, and eventually gave it up due to inducing migraines. Maybe cutting back would help, although I like the occaisionally fizz myself once in a while. Yay caffeine!

[chebutykin.livejournal.com]

YAY!

Actually, Sam Raimi himself came to me in a dream and told me that you needed the movie. Seriously! He did!

I'm thrilled that you like your gift!

[duncandahusky.livejournal.com]

I'm now the proud owner of a spanking-new copy of The Quick and The Dead.

Sam Raimi rocks! I love his stuff, if only to go looking for his directorial trademarks (the phrase "Come get some", Three Stooges references, etc.)