2 Things...

So, I am looking forward to November more than normal this year. I mean, there's the usual joy of fall turning to winter, Thanksgiving, getting to wear sweaters, etc. But this year, I get to add 2 more things to my list....


Thing 1:

Oh, nothing too big, just a little thing I like to call Bond 22!!!! Quantum of Solace, baby!!!! True, the release date got bumped back a week and I had to re-enter it in my calendar but I trust it'll be worth the wait. November 14th, my friends. Mark it down. Until then...

hmmm....let the lust-fest begin....I mean...

Thing 2: There was a certain show that I got hooked on this year for the first time. I may have totally predicted the winner from his audition on. I may miss hearing him sing every week (I definitely don't listen to Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" the same way anymore). But, soon I can listen to him sing every stinkin' day. That's right, David Cook has got himself a release date. The album is gonna drop on November 18 and I'm gonna drop some dinero that day, no doubt about it.

a sad side note: when I updated my iPhone recently I did so on a computer that was not the one I originally had my itunes account on, and I lost my music from my iPhone...including my 3 David Cook songs (yes, I was that person...but at least they were 3 good ones-Always Be My Baby, Where the Streets Have No Name, and Time of My Life)

Come on November! (Though it's already halfway through September...how the crap did that happen?!?!)

livin' la vida loca

it's been awhile since i've posted anything here but well, it's been a crazy life...particularly this past week.

I started my new job. That's right, I am the Director of Fun for Stevinson Ranch Golf Club. Is there a cooler job title out there? I highly doubt it. And though I still don't fully know what I'm doing or what my job really entails, I'm lovin' it. I really can't complain. I'm living the life. I hang out at a golf course all day then hang out at a ball park all night and get paid for both. Multiple people are jealous of me and some don't even know it. But this week I averaged about 5 hours of sleep a night. I apparently am not as young as I used to be. Though, I never did well with 4-6 hours of sleep. I owned life when I got 0-3 hours. I freakin' rocked. oh well, I suppose that's what happens with age...though I really thought it was supposed to be the opposite. hmm..

top film of the summer so far=Ironman.
Indy was a good fun time but definitely not the best movie of the summer. Sex & the City was pretty good, way more emotional than I thought it would be. Prince Caspian was good and led me to have an inappropriate crush on Edmond. I think I'm over it now. Incredible Hulk was surprisingly really well done. I fully enjoyed it. Ed Norton is great.
Movies I'm still super stoked to see: Get Smart, Wanted, Hancock, and of course The Dark Knight.
Movies that look super lame sauce: the Love Guru. oh Mike Myers. Where's the genius behind Philip the Hyper-Hypo and So I Married an Axe Murderer?

also, I'd like to point out that thus far, my predictions have been right on. David Cook rocked his way to the title. The Giants are tied for 3rd in the NL West. go me.

and....i downloaded dr. mario on my wii. it's amazing. sadly, just the sound of the chill music brings me back. and the ability to play friends from all over is pretty freakin' awesome. though my skillz are not up to my 2004 BH 304 Dr. Mario Tournament Champion standards. too much work, not enough play. But if you have a wii, we should become wii friends and I officially challenge you in dr. mario and mario kart.

ponderings

• driving to the city yesterday i learned that this is Teen Driving Safety Week in our glorious state of California. what does that mean? really?
• i don't know if i have a happier place than the ballpark in san francisco. win or lose, my heart is filled with joy just walking in. though i could have done without the loss. if i'm bruce bochy, i'm making the fellas come in early and do some fundamental fielding drills today. but let's hope zito can turn this around and be the pitcher we paid for ( i say we, i had zero dollars actually invested, but you know what i mean)
• juno came out today and i had the great debate about which one to buy: standard widescreen or the fancy one with a digital copy. i went digital copy, only to discover today that in order to download the digital copy onto my itunes i need a dvd drive on my computer, which i don't have. dear lord: please help to to get a real good paying job so i can have a macbook pro. amen.
• i want to marry david cook and have a million babies. not actually because i am not a psycho stalker in anyway but his version and overall performance of mariah's always be my baby was that amazing. Overall, i was pleasantly surprised with mariah night. i was really worried beforehand because i love me some mariah carey (though my mom's repeat playings of the merry christmas cd did ruin it for me a little) and none of the singers are up to the mariah goodness. but the guys rocked it and even the girls each made it their own (besides syesha who just wants to be mariah). but the night did find me wanting to go to sleep listening to my music box cd.
• there really is something about keanu reeves that i can't put my finger on but i love and will watch in almost anything. i just went through EW's 24 keanu roles and was reminded of that.
• peanut butter and honey is a tasty treat.

why am i hooked?

so, i never in my wildest dreams thought i'd ever be watching american idol religiously, but that is in fact what my tuesday nights have become. this is the first season that i've watched from the auditions on. i got hooked around country week last year....when jordin sparks just blew everyone out of the water on a martina mcbride song. i remember getting goosebumps.

but this season. i kinda wish i had placed a bet with someone in the beginning because i have thought david cook was amazing since his audition. i just wanna go bowling with him, you know? boy has got skillz and i hope he wins, though in saying that i've probably just doomed him since nobody i cheer for ever seems to win it all (though i had picked jordin after the aforementioned martina number so maybe i'm only lucky in american idol).

my female pick is carly. and not just because she's got smith in her last name :) the lady can sing, but she really makes interesting choices in wardrobe.

and if michael johns makes the top 5 he owes it all to queen.