Wit Beyond Measure

I just want to stay in bed and have my own Harry Potter marathon. And that's pretty much how I feel all the time.

My Life in Lists #14

Eleven Things I’ve learned from Mary Poppins:

1. Well begun is half-done.

2. Promises are like pie crusts: easily made, easily broken.

3. In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and snap! The job’s a game.

4. Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious: when the cat has got your tongue, there’s no need to dismay! Just summon up this word, and then you’ve got a lot to say.

5. When you’re with a sweep, you’re in glad company.

6. Practically perfect people never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking.

7. Never explain anything.

8. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in the most delightful way.

9. Close your mouth. We are not a codfish.

10. Never judge things by their appearance… even carpetbags.

11. Don’t fall and smudge the drawing.

there's a time for daring and a time for caution...

...and a wise man understands which is called for.

If you know anything about me, anything at all, you know my favorite movie of all time (right after "The Sound of Music") is "Dead Poets Society." Seriously, in a super duper as-cheesy-as-possibly-can-be way, this movie has impacted my life. I watched it again last night, and it is just so difficult to pick out my favorite parts.

My Life in Lists #7

Upon being reunited with most of my closest friends, I've been able to quote many a movies that we all hold near and dear to our hearts. We have lines that we say over, and over, and over again that still cause quite a giggle. Since I'm on this kick of making out lists, I thought I'd throw out some of my favorite movie quotes of all time.
Without further ado, and in no particular order...
1. "I don't know how to tell you this, but there's a chinese family in our bathroom." (500) Days of Summer
2. "I came down from that cloud REAL QUICKLY." Hairspray
3. "We could have been killed...or worse, expelled." Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
4. "That's okay, baby, walk it off. YOU'RE STILL HOT." Valentine's Day
5. "Sorry baby, didn't mean to...spit...on you." It's Complicated
6. "A mall? Where y'all think we're at, Boise, Idaho? Shooot." Adventures in Babysitting
7." I'd give her a HA! And a HI-YA! And then a OUU-WA! And I'd kick her, sir." Anastasia
8. "You don't smell like Santa! You smell like beef and cheese!" Elf
9. "I DON'T KNOW YOUR LIFE!" Baby Mama
10. "I don't know, but I think what I've got is something slightly resembling... GUMPTION!" The Holiday
11. "We're looking for his son Fabio" Finding Nemo
12. "The name's NWANDA." Dead Poets Society
13. "Don't put twinkies on your pizza." Heavyweights
14. "I look like my great Aunt Tessie. I SMELL like my great Aunt Tessie." Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
15. "This is as good as it's gonna get." Princess Diaries
16. "Mmmmmn...niiiiiiccccee." 27 Dresses
17. "Don't touch anything. You could get hepatitis." 10 Things I Hate About You
18. "You have this kind of problem? Yeah... of course you did, you saucy minx!" Love Actually
19. "Put some windex on it!" My Big Fat Greek Wedding
20. "Let me break it down for you like a fraction." Oceans Twelve
21. "Good Morning! Welcome to another day of higher education!" Pretty in Pink
22. "You go, Glenn Coco!" Mean Girls
23. "Only grown-up men are scared of women." The Sound of Music
24. "He makes me melt like a popsicle on the fourth of July." Little Rascals
25. "I'm bakin' like a toasted cheese-it!" The Sandlot
26. "Congratulations. I'm one hundred years old." The Proposal
27. "You are a lone reed, standing tall, waving boldly in the corrupt sands of commerce." You've Got Mail
28. "Is this like an RSVP thing?" Legally Blonde
29. "You're good James, but, you're just not good enough." The Parent Trap
30. "I used to be legit. In fact, I was too legit. I was too legit to quit. But now I'm not legit. I'm un-legit. And for that reason I must quit." Hot Rod

BABIES

As ridiculous as the movie BABIES may seem, it was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Some french group dedicated themselves to filming all four babies from birth until about two years. Bayar was absolutely my favorite. This kid is 100% grade-A Mongolian awesomeness. Somehow this kid always ended up doing the silliest things, all without a parent appearing to even be close by OR with pants on. But the REAL kicker with him was his older brother tormenting him to no end. And the poor cat that lived in their household suffered more trauma than anyone else. There was an unfortunate scene involving the feline and a very short leash. All in all, it's not exactly worth getting on DVD, but definitely worth seeing the Focus Feature film.

This happens to me all the time.

let's go to the movies

Last night I saw "Dear John" with a few sorority sisters. As an English major I have this somewhat annoying habit of typically, if not always, reading books before I go see the movie. (Now, one of my biggest guilty pleasures is reading Nicholas Sparks novels. I've read them all, and I run to my local independently operated bookstore each time a new one is released.) I always have to keep in mind that movies just can't capture every detail written in books, and I can usually accept that. Last night was the exception. I hated "Dear John." I mean flat-out did not like it one bit. Nicholas Sparks almost writes his books to be turned into movies. There's a basic plot including one tragic event, a cheesy romance, and a predictable ending. Done. End of story. How difficult is it to turn that into a movie? "Dear John" left out so many important and sweet parts, and substituted those with rubbish.

However, I saw "When In Rome" today with some of my bible study girls, and I thought it was sweet. Predictable (see a pattern?), but sweet. It was quite comedic and had a nice soundtrack, too. "When In Rome" was definitely not a disappointment, especially opening up with Jason Mraz's "Kickin' With You." Listen to it here.