Movie Madness

Ahhh, and it's been *Movie Madness* around the Mags n' Me household... I've watched a few movies over the past couple of weeks, and I'm DL'ing a bunch more to watch l8r ...

I Hate Valentine's Day, I enjoyed this one, fluffy, fun, laughed quite a bit; Nia Vardalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding wrote it (!) and was in it (I think she's funny), I also like John Corbett, he always plays nice guys that are a bit lost, lol... Dirty Dancing Havana Nights, no dirty dancing, that's for sure, but it had some really good Cuban music in it (and geez I wish I could dance like that!!). 17 Again, not at all Freaky Friday (which was what I was expecting) but pretty cute, my little Chandler was all grown up there for awhile! Couples Retreat, very Vince Vaughn, funny as all get out, laughed and laughed and was happy I watched it - cheered me up when I was being a grump. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, not so bad, cute I guess really, happy nerds, daddy loves you and accepts you now because you saved the world and all that, cute despite the storyline.

Dear John, I was happy I went and saw this one, but when I saw Nicholas Sparks' name on the screen (The Notebook) I knew I'd be crying... true to that tears were shed, though that was made up for somewhat by the fact that Channing Tatum (pictures if you click on his name there) had his shirt off much of the time, haha... however, I did think the ending was pretty weak, I was disappointed with it. The Ugly Truth, I think I've seen it before, I thought so as I was watching it anyway, those little niggling thoughts of deja vu; but in any case I really liked it, Gerard Butler was so cute, I laughed out loud a lot in this one. State of Play, good movie, better than I thought actually, and nothink like I thought it was going to be... worth a download if you like Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck, which I do! Invention of Lying, loved that movie, I'm still thinking about it, really really liked it! Observe and Report, possibly the worst spent hour and 10 minutes of my life - why didn't anyone tell me???!

Alice in Wonderland in 3D maybe Tuesday or Wednesday after work, I can't wait to see Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter - I don't know which day though, I'll have to go home and (ugh) check my schedule!

Another Reason "I Heart Korea"

Well, Mags and I have a temporary treaty arranged... she will stop peeing on all of my things, and regardless, I will stop yelling at her when she does it, cuz afterall, she's just a pup, she's not trying to cheeze me off. I am also trying to make myself a bit of a more regular schedule since someone very doggy-smart told me that should make a big difference, and in all honestly it'll probably do us both some good!! We'll go back to running at the river in the mornings (I'll have to get some breakfast bars maybe) rather than the short pee-walks so that she's more tired out before I go to work, and I'll make more of an effort with her during my break times instead of another quick spin around the block - even if that's just playing fetch awhile down by the fountains!! I don't plan on making my weekend days so rigid, she'll just have to deal with it, but 5 days out of 7 is a start, right?? Seeing as how she's the pup and I'm the people, I'll do all the changing and she'll do a bunch more 'being happy' if all goes according to my new little plan. I have to say that I think I'M probably going to be the only one of the 2 of us that's exhausted at the end of the day, but surely that will make me sleep better too, right!!

When I woke up this morning it also started to feel like maybe the sinus infection is starting to lift. I have 2 more days of medication left, and I've already decided that if it comes back again by the end of the week (I'm not even sure the Dr gave me antibiotics, so it's possible!) I'm going into the International Clinic in Seoul to see a Western Dr and get it fixed right here - right now - no more messing around. Hopefully this will be the end of it though, that would make me very happy.

 So, now on to the new reason that I love Korea... It's 5 after 7 and I am waiting at the CGV theatre in JukJeon for "Dear John" to start at 7:30. I have my short vanilla latte from the Starbucks in the concession area, and I've been here about 20 minutes - if you want a ticket in Korea you have to come early, because shows sell out quick! quick! quick! especially the newer ones. Now this one has been playing here for some time now, but there's still a lack of tickets if you leave it until the last minute! In order for me to stay entertained, I'm standing here in the waiting room with a bunch of teens around me oohing and ahhing at my typing (over my shoulder breathing down my neck practically, it's quite funny). There's a whole bank of computers against one wall with a free internet connection for anyone to use, and I can pass the time by making myself (and you!) a note in the blog, because... well, because I can!! Internet connection complete with computer stations (not just free wifi) are available in all sorts of coffee shops in public areas, I think it's awesome - nobody messes with the connection or the computers either, which I don't think you could count on at home!!

Last weekend I went to Ori's theatre and watched "Percy Jackson," which was actually pretty good. Watching a movie on my own is an interesting experience, especially in this country, lol... while at home you might *think* that everyone is staring at you (if only because you're at the theatre on your own), here it's pretty much guaranteed that someone'll be staring, and it'll likely be nothing to do with the fact that you're by yourself... makes me laugh. Well, off to see the show (and grab some popcorn too of course!)... hope your weekend has been fantastic so far!!