*tigger bounces*

[dragon_moon]

Had an All Around Good Day today. Yay! My sis had the brilliant idea to take our Mom to go see Lord of the Rings! YAY! So, got to see it again today. Still highly impressed. Mom loved it and I think she may read the books when sis is done with them. *pleased* Then I want to reread them, because my memory retention sucks and they're huge books. (Well, one huge book. I've got the combined edition. It's a bit daunting looking at it all in one section like that!) lol.



Love the Fellowship even more on the second viewing. They all rock. I cannot wait to see the next two movies, since I'm sure they'll be as good as this one or possibly even better since we've got the setup with this movie and can maybe have some more characterization in the next one. The costumes and the settings are just mindblowingly good. They look REAL. I love it. :o) The soundtrack is very nice - I'm normally not one for mostly music only, but it works for this. It's moody enough that I can totally enjoy it.

Then we went out to dinner. Excellent, excellent food and a super cool waitress. Nice for a change! Usually you can't get them to come by or they smother you, but she was just wonderful. Then...French Silk for dessert. Oh my word. I didn't even eat half of it yet, it's that rich and nummy. Saving the rest of it for tomorrow. (Not the lemon meringue I wanted, but after tasting it that no longer matters. It's more like chocolate cheesecake with something special added. lol. yum). That was a very nice end to the evening.

Then, this morning got all sorts of scanning done and changed most my pics. Even remembered to save my old ones first so I can rotate later. Whoo! So, uploaded them to my journal this evening. The journals seem to be doing weird things though - like you go to reply to something, and then go back to the main journal part...but there's like all of today's entries missing. Hit refresh, and it's okay til you go to reply again or read the cut stuff. Weird.

What else? Stupid, stupid dogs ran off this morning. Not far, but still. The invisible fence isn't working "ALL" the time, but you never know when it is and isn't. So..they were good and staying in the boundaries, so I went inside. Next thing I know...it's MUCH too quiet. Go outside and call for them and they come running down the driveway from the landlord's. Grrrrrreeaat, guys. So, have to call up the company and see if they'll replace the little transmitter box. I hate electronic things like that sometimes - they break so easily or can be so inconsistent. Argh. So, Rocky got to be on the line outside and Nate had to stay inside. Silly dogs.

It has been so FOGGY lately. I don't care to drive in the fog. At all. I mean, sure, it's better than ice, but that doesn't make it enjoyable. Though, it has been nice to not drive through pouring rain for a few days. *G* It's just now it's that fog and that bitterly cold breeze that you have to contend with.

Well. I should sign off and read a bit to wind down before going to sleep. *nods* Uh-huh.

One of my favorite NIN songs, below:


The Wretched
just a reflection
just a glimpse
just a little reminder
of all the what abouts
and all the might have
could have beens
another day
some other way
but not another reason to continue
and now you're one of us
the wretched

the hopes and prays
the better days
the far aways
forget it

it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to
it didn't turn out the way you wanted it, did it ?
it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to
it didn't turn out the way you wanted it, did it ?

now you know
this is what it feels like
now you know
this is what it feels like

the clouds will part and the sky cracks open
and god himself will reach his fucking arm
through
just to push you down
just to hold you down
stuck in his hole with the shit and the piss
and it's hard to believe it could come down to this
back at the beginning
sinking
spinning
and in the end
we still pretend
the time we spend
not knowing when
you're finally free
and you could be

but it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to
it didn't turn out quite the way you wanted it

now you know
this is what it feels like
now you know
this is what it feels like

you can try to stop it but it keeps on coming
you can try to stop it but

(weird for it to just end like that, eh? They're probably right though...and since I don't have that album with me, I'll take their word for it. *G*)