Christmas in October

I don't usually like to support Christmas before Thanksgiving but when Hallmark is involved I'm willing to overlook anything. This weekend is part 2 of their Christmas ornament debut!

There's usually only a handful of ornaments that don't make the July premier, but there were some super cute ones held back until this weekend, like the timeless Gayla Peevey classic "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" ornament.

Every year I tell myself only get a few and then "a few" turns into 5 or 6. I only have 2 so far and for me that's pretty good. I'll see you in line with your Gold Crown Card!

Apple Picks

Movies! Movies! Movies!

September Recap

I have to admit I still haven't seen Fame, my "Shiny Apple" pick of September but I still have hope. It's #7 at the box office as of Sunday so hopefully it can stick around a little longer for me to get out and see it.

My rotten apple pick still holding on at #10 and has made 18 million already. I guess it's just my cold black hear that keeps me from seeing every romantic comedy that comes out; but to all the fellas who were dragged out to see it please tell me how it ended! :)

Onto the October picks.

Now if I had been a good little blogger I would have done this on the 1st of the month and my Shiny pick would have been The Invention of Lying. But I've already watched this movie and it sucked! I know, I know, Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Rob Lowe, these people are all funny but put them in a movie together and you would think the result would be a hilarious movie. I was so wrong. There were too many things going on, too many story lines, not enough funny jokes.

My new Shiny Apple Pick: Couples Retreat (October 9th). This pick sounds as cliche as The Invention of Lying with all the funny people in the cast, but I think this one will be better. Instead of subtle British humor this one will come right out with it. I don't really care for Vince Vaughn but I will watch anything with Kristin Davis and the previews have made me laugh, so I'm there.

Other apples to watch: Amelia (October 23rd). I don't care for Hilary "Horse Teeth" Swank either, and this movie is screaming give me another Oscar nod but I love a good historic biography. Boondock Saints II (October 30). See this post for further convincing.

Rotten Apple Pick: Cirque Du Freat: The Vampire Assistant (October 23). This movie is actually based on a series of books and it looks ridiculous! Enough with the vampires already and to drag Salma Hayek into it all with a beard none the less is just plain silly.

Grab a bowl of candy and I'll see you at the movies!

A kick in the pants

It's October 8th and what have I been doing with my life?! (I mean that purely rhetorical by the way)

It has been over 2 weeks since my last post and I said I was going to be better at posting too....tsk tsk I am so sorry. I truly love blogging but unlike most of the great blogs I read I don't have the joy of working out of my home and my evenings are spent working on pictures from my weekend job or sitting on the couch with my honey and my dog and then I don't feel like doing anything. So it's a struggle to find the motivation to get on here and share my thoughts.

But I will try again. Please keep the faith my 7 little readers!

So it's fall, the weather is getting cooler, I've already begun to wear a light coat in the mornings, boots on my feet, pumpkin spice lattes are being drunk and a trip to is being planned to a pumpkin patch for next weekend!

Let's also get excited about the hour long Office episode tonight. Jim and Pam's wedding! I have been in their corner since episode one and I can't wait to see how it all comes together tonight.

Since I've been a major slacker after I post this entry I'm coming back to talk about Sept. movies and what's on the cutting board for October movies. As we get closer to the Oscar season more good movies will be making their way to theatres so thank goodness for that.