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1. Drove Jade to the airport early this morning -- 5:30am *shudder*. It feels like ages ago, or as if I dreamed it. (After I drove home, I fell right back into bed, you see.)
2. RENT was awesome. The musical itself is great, of course, but I have to admit I didn't have many expectations. I've seen a lot of musical theater, and tour casts are generally not super impressive ... but this production was fantastic. I daresay it was better than the first time I saw it, at the National Theater in D.C. The actors all sounded eerily similar to their counterparts on the Broadway Cast Recording (except for Mimi, but that is a Very Good Thing). Dan Rosenbaum played Roger, my favorite character, and he not only sounded great, he was cute to boot! Slightly too tall for the rest of the cast (he had to do a lot of awkward-looking bending), but his voice/looks made up for it.
3. Saw The Manchurian Candidate and Garden State. I enjoyed them both about the same, in different ways. TMC: Liev Schreiber and Meryl Streep were fab (but I'm tired of Denzel the way I'm tired of Kirsten Dunst -- overexposure), but the story/pacing left a lot to be desired. GS: Had a couple of funny moments, a couple of touching moments, and attempted to achieve some deeper meaning, but it never quite got there for me. I do give props to Zach Braff, though, for his efforts/achievements -- the guy shows a ton of promise. (Jade, I don't think GS won any Sundance awards; if it did, I can't find evidence of it anywhere.)
4. Have purchased Alias S3 and Angel S4 -- can't. wait. to get them! Also got this book. Jade found it and The Time-Traveler's Wife at the same time, but we had a devil of a time locating this one in retail, as it seems to have been self published. It sounds intriguing, and I'm always curious to see how a male writer approaches a "love story."
Dr. Abigail Ross is a woman with a problem. She's invented the Loop, a machine capable of sending people through time, yet she's the last person in the world you'd want to have access to all of history. An abusive father and murderous mother have left her a headstrong alcoholic, emotionally inaccessible, and completely incapable of love. Pity no one bothered telling that to her partner Zachary Walker, the timid history professor who has inadvertently fallen head over heels for her.
Too little too late, Abby discovers true love. But, with the typical bad timing of this pair of timecross'd lovers, the Loop is stolen, Zachary is killed and Abby finds herself in a strange new world where she is a second-rate technician and engaged to a guy named Paris. But Zach's death is only the beginning of their love… and adventures. Award-winning playwright Sean K. Thompson has created a thrilling new novel based on his successful stage play.
Timecross'd is your typical tale where boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl loses boy, girl finds boy, boy dies, and then the real fun begins....
5. I have a meeting in half an hour with my manager to go over my annual review. Any raises/bonuses/etc. will be discussed at this time. When I spoke with him earlier, he did not sound like he was in a good mood. With good reason, but still. I'm going to go in with measured expectations ... let's say 3% raise and 5% bonus. Anything less will be disappointing, and anything more will be a pleasant surprise.
Edit: So the raise was disappointing: 2.17% -- isn't that barely keeping up with inflation rates?? Not that I know what inflation rates were last year, but iirc it's an average of 3% each year ... right? The bonus was nice: 9.5%. Considering how much I've been spending lately, perhaps it's for the best. Sigh.
6. I'm thinking of getting a digital camera, but don't know much about them. I know, generally, that the more megapixels, the better. And that the form of power source (e.g., batteries) is important. Beyond that... yesterday, I saw a camera that had "effective pixels" and "recorded pixels." What the heck is the difference, and why do some cameras have it and some don't??
7.
You are a RAVENCLAW!
As a Ravenclaw and as an NTJ, you are intellectual independent, and value excellence in yourself and others. You are naturally curious, and can usually see many sides to the same argument or issue. You are driven to acquire knowledge and set very high standards for yourself and others. You excel at and enjoy strategizing, planning, and focusing on the big picture. You enjoy being challenged, and can accept constructive criticism without taking it personally. You are excellent at organizing yourself and others.
Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Typing
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2. RENT was awesome. The musical itself is great, of course, but I have to admit I didn't have many expectations. I've seen a lot of musical theater, and tour casts are generally not super impressive ... but this production was fantastic. I daresay it was better than the first time I saw it, at the National Theater in D.C. The actors all sounded eerily similar to their counterparts on the Broadway Cast Recording (except for Mimi, but that is a Very Good Thing). Dan Rosenbaum played Roger, my favorite character, and he not only sounded great, he was cute to boot! Slightly too tall for the rest of the cast (he had to do a lot of awkward-looking bending), but his voice/looks made up for it.
3. Saw The Manchurian Candidate and Garden State. I enjoyed them both about the same, in different ways. TMC: Liev Schreiber and Meryl Streep were fab (but I'm tired of Denzel the way I'm tired of Kirsten Dunst -- overexposure), but the story/pacing left a lot to be desired. GS: Had a couple of funny moments, a couple of touching moments, and attempted to achieve some deeper meaning, but it never quite got there for me. I do give props to Zach Braff, though, for his efforts/achievements -- the guy shows a ton of promise. (Jade, I don't think GS won any Sundance awards; if it did, I can't find evidence of it anywhere.)
4. Have purchased Alias S3 and Angel S4 -- can't. wait. to get them! Also got this book. Jade found it and The Time-Traveler's Wife at the same time, but we had a devil of a time locating this one in retail, as it seems to have been self published. It sounds intriguing, and I'm always curious to see how a male writer approaches a "love story."
Dr. Abigail Ross is a woman with a problem. She's invented the Loop, a machine capable of sending people through time, yet she's the last person in the world you'd want to have access to all of history. An abusive father and murderous mother have left her a headstrong alcoholic, emotionally inaccessible, and completely incapable of love. Pity no one bothered telling that to her partner Zachary Walker, the timid history professor who has inadvertently fallen head over heels for her.
Too little too late, Abby discovers true love. But, with the typical bad timing of this pair of timecross'd lovers, the Loop is stolen, Zachary is killed and Abby finds herself in a strange new world where she is a second-rate technician and engaged to a guy named Paris. But Zach's death is only the beginning of their love… and adventures. Award-winning playwright Sean K. Thompson has created a thrilling new novel based on his successful stage play.
Timecross'd is your typical tale where boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl loses boy, girl finds boy, boy dies, and then the real fun begins....
5. I have a meeting in half an hour with my manager to go over my annual review. Any raises/bonuses/etc. will be discussed at this time. When I spoke with him earlier, he did not sound like he was in a good mood. With good reason, but still. I'm going to go in with measured expectations ... let's say 3% raise and 5% bonus. Anything less will be disappointing, and anything more will be a pleasant surprise.
Edit: So the raise was disappointing: 2.17% -- isn't that barely keeping up with inflation rates?? Not that I know what inflation rates were last year, but iirc it's an average of 3% each year ... right? The bonus was nice: 9.5%. Considering how much I've been spending lately, perhaps it's for the best. Sigh.
6. I'm thinking of getting a digital camera, but don't know much about them. I know, generally, that the more megapixels, the better. And that the form of power source (e.g., batteries) is important. Beyond that... yesterday, I saw a camera that had "effective pixels" and "recorded pixels." What the heck is the difference, and why do some cameras have it and some don't??
7.
You are a RAVENCLAW!
As a Ravenclaw and as an NTJ, you are intellectual independent, and value excellence in yourself and others. You are naturally curious, and can usually see many sides to the same argument or issue. You are driven to acquire knowledge and set very high standards for yourself and others. You excel at and enjoy strategizing, planning, and focusing on the big picture. You enjoy being challenged, and can accept constructive criticism without taking it personally. You are excellent at organizing yourself and others.
Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Typing
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