you can still be thankful in december...

I had planned on barging back into the blogging world for a Thanksgiving extravaganza. Then I got sicky...but I am still bringing it back. So, all the things I'm most thankful for in this glorious life (one week later):

grace. my iPhone. friends. laughter. taco bell. being employed. tomas de la cruz, my trusty jeep. good quality engrossing fiction. prayer. answers to prayer. unexpected answers to prayer. baseball. being alive to witness and experience the Giants as world series champs. DVR. spectre. the soreness after a good hike. living in california. family. friends that are family. enjoying the use of all 5 senses. the comforting sights and sounds from a VCR. sunsets. crossing things off my Super Random Life Goal List. the subtle brillance of Brendan Fraser. cooking with friends. live music. the Sigh No More album by mumford. cross-country road trips. laughing to the point where your face hurts. sleep. christmas joy. my rainbow flip-flops. HIMYM. not having all the answers. my babyniece. new experiences. things that don't change. star wars. facebook (for making far away friends and family stay connected). mountains. the ocean. ice cream. not being lactose intolerant.

I'm certain there is more but that'll do for now. Thanks, it's a good thing!

The Guilty Pleasures of the OOs

Or as I like to refer to it:

The

"I know I shouldn't admit to liking this movie but honestly, if it's on cable, I am totally stopping and watching it every time"

List

Also featured in the list:

"This makes me laugh WAY harder than it should"

and

"That plot line made absolutely no sense" (I'm looking at you, The Lake House!)

and

"Dear Lord, I'm such a girl sometimes"

and

"Yup, stuff blows up and I like it a lot"

and

"yeah, I still own it on VHS"

Here we go...

1. M:I 2 (2000)
2. Bring It On (2000)
3. Center Stage (2000)
4. Coyote Ugly (2000)
5. Dude, Where's My Car ? (2000) --sidenote: my first dvd I ever owned!
6. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
7. Get Over It (2001)
8. Serendipity (2001)
9. The Wedding Planner (2001)
10. Joe Dirt (2001)
11. American Outlaws (2001)
12. Crossroads (2002)
13. xXx (2002)
14. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
15. What A Girl Wants (2003)
16. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
17. A Cinderella Story (2004)
18. The Prince & Me (2004)
19. Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004)
20. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
21. The Ringer (2005)
22. Hitch (2005)
23. The Pacifier (2005)
24. Fever Pitch (2005)
25. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
26. John Tucker Must Die (2006)
27. The Lake House (2006)
28. Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny (2006)
29. Catch and Release (2007)
30. August Rush (2007)
31. Blades of Glory (2007)
32. Shooter (2007)
33. Music and Lyrics (2007)
34. The Gameplan (2007)
35. 27 Dresses (2008)
36. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
37. Definitely, Maybe (2008)
38. Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (2008)
39. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
40. House Bunny (2008)
41. Australia (2008)
42. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
43. 17 Again (2009)
44. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
45. Band Slam (2009) -- actually quality tween flick!
46. All About Steve (2009)
47. Fired Up (2009)

Yup. There it is. Out there in the blogosphere. I realize this could potentially come back to haunt me one day...but...tis the truth. I've seen 'em all....and enjoy them! Everybody's got their own list like this, no doubt about it!

I'm excited for new Great, Guilty, and Garbage to partake in!

Bring it on, Hollywood!

The 100 Favorite Movies of 00s According to Me

These are by no means the BEST (though some are) nor the most QUALITY or HIGH BROW...but these are the top ten movies per year that stuck with me most, one way or another, in no particular order other than alphabetical. Some would make it to the top of another person's The Crap list, I'm sure, but that's what is great about film and pop culture. There's a place for everyone and everything means something to someone. No matter how ridiculous the plot :)

The Year of 2000

1. Almost Famous
2. The Emperor's New Groove
3. Frequency
4. Gladiator
5. Memento
6. Miss Congeniality
7. The Patriot
8. Remember the Titans
9. Snatch
10. X Men

The Year of 2001

1. Ameile
2. Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
3. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
4. Monsters Inc.
5. Moulin Rouge!
6. Ocean's 11
7. Royal Tenenbaums
8. Shrek
9. Training Day
10. Zoolander

The Year of 2002

1. Adaptation
2. Austin Powers in Goldmember
3. Bourne Identity
4. Catch Me If You Can
5. Lilo and Stitch
6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
8. Orange County
9. Spiderman
10. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

The Year of 2003

1. Big Fish
2. Bruce Almighty
3. Elf
4. Finding Nemo
5. Freaky Friday
6. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
7. Old School
8. School of Rock
9. Something's Gotta Give
10. X2

The Year of 2004

1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2. Day Without a Mexican
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Mean Girls
5. National Treasure
6. Passion of the Christ
7. Saved!
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Shrek 2
10. Spiderman 2

The Year of 2005

1. Batman Begins
2. Brokeback Mountain
3. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
4. Crash
5. History of Violence
6. Just Friends
7. Pride and Prejudice
8. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
9. Upside of Anger
10. Wedding Crashers

The Year of 2006

1. Casino Royale
2. The Departed
3. Dreamgirls
4. Mission: Impossible III
5. Monster House
6. Over the Hedge
7. The Prestige
8. Stick It!
9. Stranger Than Fiction
10. Thank You for Smoking

The Year of 2007

1. Bourne Ultimatum
2. Bridge to Terabithia
3. Enchanted
4. The Kingdom
5. Ocean's 13
6. Rescue Dawn
7. Stardust
8. Surf's Up
9. 3:10 To Yuma
10. Transformers

The Year of 2008

1. Bolt
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. Dark Knight
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
5. Incredible Hulk
6. Iron Man
7. Prince Caspian
8. Quantum of Solace
9. RockNRolla
10. Tropic Thunder

This Year...2009

1. Avatar
2. District 9
3. The Hangover
4. Inglourious Basterds
5. The Proposal
6. Star Trek
7. Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
8. Up
9. Where the Wild Things Are
10. Zombieland

Ten Years...Lots of Hours...Too Much $...Good Times

Check back tomorrow for The Guilty List.

The Worst Movies of the 2000s

I've been sick since Sunday night. So, needless to say, I've had some time on my hands. And I went through wikipedia and the list of all the movies that came out this decade. And I made three lists: The Great, The Guilty, and The Garbage. Today, we begin with The Garbage. The Crap Movies that were made in the 00s. The ones that could have fed small countries instead hurt our minds and wasted our time. The only requirement to be on this list is that I actually had to watch it.

I present to you, in chronological order, The 33 Worst Movies I Saw in the 00s:

1. Down to You (00)
2. Someone Like You (01)
3. Cats & Dogs (01)
4. Down to Earth (01)
5. Driven (01)
6. Head Over Heels (01)
7. Sweet November (01)
8. Reign of Fire (02)
9. Walk to Remember (02)
10. From Justin to Kelly (02) *
11. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde (03)
12. Pirates of the Caribbean (03)
13. Little Black Book (04) *
14. Along Came Polly (04)
15. Bad News Bears (05)
16. Must Love Dogs (05) *
17. Sky High (05)
18. Stealth (05) *
19. Dukes of Hazzard (05)
20. The Guardian (06)
21. Material Girls (06) *
22. Bobby (06)
23. Because I Said So (07) *
24. In the Land of Women (07)
25. Spiderman 3 (07)
26. Shrek 3 (07)
27. Evening (07)
28. License to Wed (07)
29. Drillbit Taylor (08) *
30. Hancock (08)
31. The Ugly Truth (09)
32. Land of the Lost (09)
33. Bride Wars (09)

* = the crappiest of the crap

Tune Back in Tomorrow for The Great!