I went to bed at 4am and woke up at 8am. :D

Thanks for all the nice comments about my LJ layout. :D It's optimized for a 1024x768 resolution, so those of you who use that size can see Draco in full Quidditch glory.

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You know that episode of "The Simpsons" where Lisa conducts an intelligence experiment where she pits a hamster vs. Bart? And she lays out a cupcake where, if you reach for it, it sends an electrical current through your body? And the hamster gets shocked once, then never goes back, but Bart keeps trying to get to it no matter how many times he's shocked, never learning his lesson?

Yeah. Today I realized that I'm Bart. The last, oh, I don't know, 5 or 6 times I've gotten a latte, I've felt ill after drinking it. Does that stop me from getting one, though? You'd think so, wouldn't you? Well, you'd be in for some disappointment. I thought maybe it was because I couldn't handle the whole milk that I usually get w/ lattes, so I tried soy milk. Then I tried nonfat. And today I tried 2%. Each time: I felt siiiiiick. And yet, even now, feeling queasy, this is my thought process: Since they all make me sick, I might as well get the whole milk version next time, as that tastes the best.

I ask you! Am I an idiot or what? But I loooove lattes. I don't get them all the time. The first two sips of a latte early in the morning ... ahhhh. And the pastries. Especially a Starbucks butterhorn. Man, so good. And this is a totally new development! I never used to get sick off lattes. What's happening?!

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Over the weekend, I saw two movies: "Finding Nemo," which was cute but nowhere near as good as people were saying it was, and "Bend It Like Beckham," which I loved. I didn't actually like the romantic subplot all that much (kind of predictable and clunky), but everything else was gold. I think this movie does for the Indian culture what "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" did for the Greek culture. And d00d! I liked Keira Knightley v. much in it. Quite a change from her character in "Pirates of the Caribbean," which actually makes me respect her more in that role. I don't understand the draw of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, though. I mean, he's v. intense and brooding, but he also looks slightly evil and I'm not sure he's really all that good looking. He'd make a great Draco, though.

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angiej's post about musical theatre has made me realize how freakin' long it's been since I saw one I loved. I've seen several here and there because of the free tickets I get through work, but "Cats" and "South Pacific" and "Annie Get Your Gun" just isn't the same. I missed "Rent" the last time it was here, and I was v. bitter about that because the first time I saw it I wasn't that impressed, and then I fell in love with it listening to the CD, so I've really wanted to see it again. And I also missed "Mama Mia" and "The Producers." This is another reason why I don't like living here; there's really only one theater that supports these kinds of productions. (Once when I was living in DC, my friend Lindsay and I hopped on a bus to New York early Saturday morning, watched a matinee and evening show, did the same thing on Sunday, then left Sunday night -- was so nice to have a friend as into theatre as I was.)

Anyway, but now am making a compilation CD of all my favorite songs from various musicals. I suppose I will simply have to content myself with this. *grumbles*